Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 15, 1891, Page 2

HE OMAHA DAILY BEE, SUNDAY, NOVYEMBER 1b, 1801-TWENTY PAGES. FOR ONE THOUSAND POUNDS, | Pony Moore Bays Ho Will Back Slavin Against Eullivan, IS NOT SAYING ANYTHING, bank and had an interview with Mr Brown, who locked the safe and then snid it was impossible to open it without knowing the combination. While con- versing with Mr. Brown, Hobbs stood with his back to the dial and withk one | hand bohind him unlocked the safe and pronounced the lock worthless, Hobbs began lock-making for himself in Cheapside, London, and in time the business grew enormously. In 1860 he came to New York, but retained his in- terost in the firm of Hobbs, Hart & Co, In 1866 he was placed in charge of the Union Metallic Cartridge Works, at Bridgeport, Conn, - SHYSTER LAWY How the Noble Profession of the Law 1s Warped. Chicago Tribune: *‘I don’t see how we are going to get around that woman's testimony,” said the first shyster lawyer “What’s the matter?” asked his part- ner. “*1 have reason to know that she'll teil a straightforward story that we'll find | hard to disprove “Then wo'll hav ter.” But her character is excelient.” “Can’t you discover anything shady in her past life?” “Not a thing.” *Oh, well, perhaps it’s better so, Tt excites and rattles a good womun more than it does a bad one, and thut's what we want.” “But the judg shyste Oh, hang the judge. We'll make no direct attack—just do it by inferenco vou know,and they always permit that.’ ““But she can disprove any statement wo make.” “Statomen itement!” he exelaim- “*Who's going to make a stater I guess you nover practiced inthe police surts, did you? There's no use giving nce to disprove anything, Tl sxamine her and hor if she didn’t secur a div | o former husband in make hor mad and she’ll rin dignant denial. Then I'll tell h answer ‘Yes’ or *No,” and it will » her worse than ever She’il fir answer ‘No,” and I'll ask herifs sure. When she gets excited over this Uil say: ‘O, all right; all right. T was afeaid it might have slipped your mind, Letit drop.” That will break herup worse than over, but I'll drop the sub- ject and ask herif it 18 true that she cloped with her father’sconchman when sho was 17 years old. That will scttle her sure,and as I won't give her a chance to0 say more than *Yes’ or ‘No,’ the jury will be convinced that there’s something wrong. Moreover, she’ll be so excited and mad by this time that she’ll be practically at my mercy and the fores of her evidence broken, ““And her reputation ruined. " **But we’ll win the case.” “Woell, of course; that's what hired for.” They shook hands over the com pact and the shyster was afterward quoted ns saying in a political speech that the at fault with the judicial system of country was the difficulty experienced in gotting respectable women to take won, | tho witness stand even in trivial cases 12 io couldn’t account for it except on the won theory that they hadn’t the desire tosce Fime: | jugtico done that men had. FIVE USEFUL RECELPTS. SLAVIN He Maintains a “Dignified Silence” at Putney—Pe kson After Him-—Speed Othe or ng and Sports. LCopyHght 1891 by James Gordon Denneit.] Loxnoy, Nov. 14.—(New York Herald Cablo—Special to Tuw Bir.|—~The Herald correspondont at Liverpool telographs that he saw Pony Moore tonight, who said o us he got to America he would back agalnst Sullivan for £1,000 or more and the samo amount for Mitehell. Slavir, who is at Putney, continues to maintain u dignified silence. Slavin oattack her charace APEED RING, Gloucester's G Groveest was fair. Results First raco, fiftoen ing: Capstone wos Luna (the favorite) Timo: 1:41% Second rice, six and selling: Zingarl won. Mu second, Luon third. 1 Third race. one (the fayorite) won. Soq third, Melthwood an 1481, Fourth ra onn: Appomitiox Tubbor socond, C drawn. Tin FIfUh ruce ing: Danlol Today's going | 11- | it | drawn. ixteenths of a mile. Krance s ( ehird, Lannes fourth (th furlon o ¥ protested the first Howara , Fleminzton Houri drawn. Time: e, soven-elehthe of wmile, handi- ho favorite) won. Iniie wn third, Young Grace ine-sixt B won. Ceusor second Hands O (the favorl rry Russell Ixtcenths of mlio and PJIL drawn, of o mile, | judze ) un rthena, od Juzzot 5 8ixth selling ond, Ani buri 1:26% Sold Another Great Colt. FrANkLiy, Pr., Nov. 14.—Tcday Miller & Silveray, proprictors of the Prospect Hill stock tarm, sold to Charles and Franklin Ridgloy of Springfield, 111, their great Elec- tioneer colt, Conductor, for £35,000 cash and ten reserved services. As tho horse will commund a stud fee of 00, the price paid is equivalent to £0,000. Conductor last year won a phonomenal race ear-olds at Cleveland, beating the best country, and making arecord of 2:25% in the sixth heat. This yoar ho has not been startod in a race, but he has trotted quarters in 30',. Ho 1s by Blec- tioneer, sire of minety-clght 2:30 trotters, and of the holdors of ¢l records from the yearlng to the champion record of Sunol 2:08. His dam is Sontag Monawk, who bas produced seven trotters in the 2:30 list. Guttenberz Out of Shape Gurressero, N. J., Nov. 14.—Near the outer rail the going was good, but along both stretches near the inner rail it was wet and 50, First race, five furlon 's: Houston won, May D second, DukeJohn third. Ting: 1:05. Second race, six furlongs: agot Abun it second. Uncle Sim T1n Third 1m0 wo T g, Fourth rac Lizzie second, fth ruce, Littlo” Frod” socon ry third, nsk Dalosman Tine 1 wa ar won, third. To- third. co, six and one-half furiones Dulsyrian second isbury Kimborly Zonoblun 1 third. one mil furiongs L Laila Mabel ime: 1 Sixth race, soven furlon Onaway second, Six Ray third won, 1 Iharmaceutical Era. For Red Hands—Apply every nighta cream consisting of 10 "ozs. lanoline, ozs. vaseline oil, 1 grain vunillin, 3 drops otto of rose, Corn Salve — Yellow wax, 6 oz} Venice turpentine, § ozs.: pure resin, salicylic acid, balsam of Peru, of cuch 4 vaseline, 1 0z; the whole melted ser a water bath and stirred until cool, Freclkle Wash—Mix 10 parts alcohol, wrts orange flower wator, 2) glycerine, 1" part sulphocarbolate of zine, and suflicient rose water to muke 100 parts, Apply the wash twice daily. For polishing silver show cases whiting and ammonia, made into a paste | and applied with soft rags. After wip ing it off witha dry cloth, some n-sixteenths of a | V lightly moistened with petrolatum, ond, Lady Black- | which has a tendency to proveat tavn ing of the silver surface. Itarth Worms in Flower Pots.—These carth worms are the pest of the thrifty, tidy housewife. She is informed by the Pharmaceutical lra that she cun rid the flowers of them by sorking the soil with a warm decoction of quassia or worm- wood and powdered horse chestiuts After o fow moments every worm will come to the top and be removed. A Rest at Any Prive. A story is going the rounds on the South Side, says the Chicuzo Inter Ocenn, which makes o weli-known ciety young man and a millionnire's preity daughter the principal characiors in u rather laughable comedy. The young man. who is noicd handsome bearing and winnin accompanied the young lady to hor | on Friday ovening, and, us all truc loy do, lingered yot little whiloat the rate Commodore Alfred C. Hobbs, one of | to have a lover’s tete-u-teto with his fair the retired manufacturers ot Bridge- | companion. The night was beautiful, port, Conn., died on tho 6th inst., after | N0 one near to intrude, and above ull, he an illness of six months. e was born | loved! Wiy shouldn’t sho kiss him? in Boston on October 7, 181 When With maidenly modesty sh efused, yours old he sccured work in a large | He implored. She still held from lockmaking concern in w York. | him that which would fill his cup of While thore he invented a lock which | happiness. The request wis repeated was superior to any other in use, and | several times, and g0 cngrossed did picked all locks of ‘competitors which | young man bycome in woving ho fu wore brought to him. Ho becamo ac- | 1o notice the approach of w purc inted with Day & Newell, tho bank | step. makers, and took cntive charge of | The old gentleman, who had boen solling their locks. It became neces- | there himself, and did not cave to in- sary to prove to baukers that the locks | trude upon the happiness of the youny thoy wero using wero not secure, and, | couple, quietly stepped behind w” con therefore, ho mude « set of fine tools, venient rosebush and waited, thinkir the use of which he opencd tho the young man would soon loay and safes. thiz'he was mistaken. The lover ts His fivst onll'y ta bank in Stam- | ried over tho request until the patience ford. They had in use a padlock which | of the old gentleman was exhiusted. A was considered absolutely safe. It huld | voice the couple well koew aroused an iron strap over the'keyhole of an | them from their happiness in w tono of Audrews bank loclk, which had cost the | impatient anger by suying: bank $150. In addition they had a | ‘“Alice, kiss the young idiot, and warded lock, making three locks, uhy of | him go home!” which was believed to bu quite secure, — Aftor a long appeal 1o the directors it was decided that if the locks on the out- s do door and the vault could bo opened Garfiett Results, CuioAGo, AL, Nov. 14.—Garfield park race First ra Time mile: Je o Belle “thira. Tim, . Third ruce, thre Rico won, E 1, 1 i . Fourth race, mi d ono-sixteenth: Annie Brown won. Churehill Clurke second, klia Blackburn third. Time: 2015 Fift wree-fourt s of o seliine: Spectitor Annio Anna third. mle: antio ile, second, wts 1 ot Nashville, Nov. 14, ~Weather nce fuie. Rosults seven furlongs: Portu ond, L third. Going at Nisnvitie, Tenn., clear and cold; utter irst race, se!llinz, gueso won. Rosa T1m 3. Second race, sollinz. fifte milo: oro won, J. Iy burn third. Thiw: 115, Third race. freo handicip, one won, Joo Cirter second. Sun b Thy 1:46, ‘ourth race, eleven-six ths of a mb Goldstone wor ania second, Lord Willow- brook third. lo: Hyly mer third High Price t s SAN FiaNasco, Cal. Nov, 14 —C. J. Will- fams of Indopendence, Ia., owner of the trot- ter Axtell, offered $25,000 for tho privilego of breeding ton mares to Arion, Stanford’s 2- year-old colt. Jackson Will Go Him One I BostoN, Mass., Nov. 14 -Today Captam | Cooke received a telogram from Peter Jack son at San Krancisco, in which the latter ac- cepts the offer of a 10,000 purse for a meot- ing at the National ciub, London, with Frank P. Slavin, HE BO: Fents of Hobb:, the Greatest of Lock- | ickors. - for voied = CRACKER, e ied al 1 lot - . Smoked While Sleeping | “Talk about the cigaretto hubit,” said n two hours withoul Injuring tho locks | foio"h st the Hoventh Avenue to w Pitts they-would purchusc i new one. Mr. | ovesayruci was that of o man who drifted Hobbs oponed ull four locks in- twenty- | inte the hotel last woek, He antiofpatod threo minutes. ! fashion, and_appeared in what may Hobbs visited noarly all tho banks in | tjia oustom twanty-five years from Lou the United Statos. In 1818 ho saw i ro- | it Joudness of dress oni tEupo ward of 500 olfered by Mr. Woodbridge | 4y uing the Inst three or four sours, Tha of Porth Amboy to any oue who would | by per covered weed was in his mouth ull open & loie juss pution p in the | {ho time, the only oceasion when ho Merchants’ Exchango reading room in | wotid remove 1t being for the bu Now York. Hobbs went to Now York | tie® of lighting & fresh ‘ono and had thirty days in which to open | \ith the ola stub, [ supposed the safe, within which hud been placod a | Yourse, that he took n rest whon sle check for 8300. Flo ononed 1t the next | fur' huy evidently he didn't. for one mllu!\uu-;l‘n%;);m'-lnl'l‘)m 3300, London | morning about § ¢clock tho bell in his Mo April, 1851, Hobbs went to London | yoom rang; the porter went up, uand 10 examine a wondorful lock made by | whon ho tume down he convesed n mos Braham, There was a standing offor of | o o oroe i Ina 200 guineas to nuy one who would bo nble | S35 {rom his dudelets to the effoct that to open it without the key. A committeo was n{)]minw«l, long articles were pub- ished in the newspapers, and the trinl bogan. It took Me. FHobbs fifty-one hours 10 pick the lock, and there wus u cou- pleto overthrow of tho locks in gonoral uso in Eoglund. Willlam Brown of Livorpoal was inventor of a later lock which was on the safe of Hrown, Shipley & Co. gl baukers, and in order’to opon it the let: | yse Haller's Barh Wire tors of & word were seloctod frow i dind | borses, it never fails to cure on the door. Mr. Hobbs called at th | wud old sores, ues as up it once a corpse would be waiting for & claimant in the mornin Altor breakfast the young man thanlked m for the cigarettos I sent him, and they saved his life, for he had run out of smoking material ‘ut midnight, and his tho | Misery had become so great ut o'clock | for cigarettos that suicide was | only used | yltornative,” Lil cuts, wmont for b | of | if u package of cigarettes wero not sent | add | | those in Englund | | | | | empire WILL-NOT IGNORE IRELAND: English Gonservatives Exoerioncs a Ohange of Heart in Irish Affaira PROGRAM WHICH THE PARTY WILL FOLLOW England’'s Big Warships of Little Practicnl Use—Their Heavy Guns Worthless—Have No Use McKintey Law. Are for the [Covyright 1801 by the New York Assoctatel Press.] Npoy, Nov, 18.--The executi commit- tee of the conservative associations has drafted a platform to be adopted at the party caucus, which opens in Birmingham Novem- ber 23, as the final program of tho party for the coming eloctions. The distinetive name given to tho National union not apply the inclusion of the iiberal uunion clement. The caucus will ba purely conser- vative and will consist of joint delegates drawn from the English and Welsh stituencies, Tbe executive comumittee, in view of the momentous character of the resolutions, as embodying authoritative party utterances, have boen long dis ¢ them and finally approved them yeste A perusal of ad proofs of tho shows that the leading proposal concerns Ireland ana discloses the fact that the con- servative leaders have resisted the appeal of an influential scction of the party to iznore Ivish affairs. The conference will bo asked to endorse the intention of the ministers to extend local government and promot tectnical education fn Ireland. As ac cession to the labor vote the con ) witl declaro in favor of tho principle of labor representation, and will ronserva- tives to support labor candi who appeal to enter publie li lines. A resolution proposed by H I, an eager advocate of imperial fedevation, who has just recurned feom America full of weatn sgainst the McKinlev law, favors a preferential tariff throughout the British the adoption of which will not com- wit the party leaders. Next, the *oun mun, one vots” principle is denounced, while it is dezlared that tho batlov act must be amended to exclude illiterate voters. Lord Salisbury, Prime Sec and Sir J. B. Gorst will_deliver addresses at the moeting. The_liveral uuionists, under the leadership of Mr. Chamberlain, will tertain tho delegates. “The couservative bribes to the labor vote wit energizo the Gladstonian movement to cstablish a * labor candidate fund.” Mr. Schoadborst finds thut srauts of money to labor aspirants are targely wanted. It is reportod that: Andrew Carnegio offers to place in the hands of & trustee a large sum as the nuclous for the proposed funu tariling evidence has been laid before the labor commission in regard w0 the condition of the operatives in the textile tradesin Lan- cashire and Yorkshire, Tho British admiralty the growing record of son Eoglish conforence does con- ussi day. ne solutions upon no Pos Vincent, M v ry Matthews much ex defects io the war ships. Five vessels have recently been ofliciully doclured to bo carrying unreliable guns. [n_the 100-ton gun’ on the ironciad Ben Bow, which has been in commission only 4 fow wecks, a crack developed in the inner tubes after ivga few rounds of 960 5 each, consti tuting the full service char Sunilar_ac ts have happencd to guns on the Vic toria and Saus Pareil, I'ne duc de La Tremoilie and Noulles, prominent Orloanists, havo arri At the Sheon houso for a conference with the comte de Paris in regard to the charges against tho daue d’ Orleans in_connection with the Melba divorce case, Tho aune Q' Orleans insists that his reiations with Mme. Melba have been purely platonic, the duc Published in Lon'on. Loxbox, Nov. 13, —The Chronicie's Vien: correspondent says that the Austrian gov- ernment will shortly abolish the probbition of tho imnortation of American pork into Austria and Hungary The Chronicle’s Shanghai correspondent savs: Quictude prevails beve, but in Hu. the people are scothing with discontent kely to break into Tevolt ntany mom oS W 1'in the Tohang riots. The American 1 bas left in the cruiser Charleston for Honolulu. Ho has been from the first very bellicose toward tne Chin and has not concealed his belief that ex me meas- ures are necessary. It is understood thut under cover of tho protection of Americans he will seizo Honolulu in the namo of his govornment, Death i ruel Surt: Pans, Nov. 13 —-News was received hero today that a fishing lugger which had been caught in the furions gales which have been provuiling m the English channel, haa been iriven ashovo ot the village of Berek-Sur- Mer, near Boulogne, One after auother of her crow suceumbed to the warring elements until sixteon of them had been swept to their deatn by the res: s the € Gt £D 10 A CRISP. ite of a Fam'ly of Four—They Losc r Lives in a Fire. Corumnus,0., Nov. 13,~Tho whole Botherd family, father, mother and two children wore vurned to doath fire that destroyed row of choup i housos early this mort wg The wholo family being destroyed tho fact was notdiscovered until this afternoon when the tiromen found the four bedies, The fire occursd at 4 o'clock in the morn. | ing and neithor the firemen oc the polic Knew anything of tho loss of life until their attention was called to the fact by a friend of the burned family. As so0n s the dis- v was made the police and firemen were at once notitiod. Wien the firemen climbod into tho they were greeted with a horrible sighr, T'he father was on the floor with his eldest daugh ter in bis arms. ‘They were both burned w o crisp. Mrs, Betherd, the mother, was lying partially on tho bed and partially on’ tha fioor. Her body was perfectly nude, It up peared as it ull of her clothing had been burned off and hev flesh cooked by the flames, Tuo other two childron were Iving fuc downward ou the bed where they nad met their death. The loss by firo was about 15,000, in no voom he Rtecort, Do, Minn, Noy. 13.The fires on the tho coal docks,which have already done dam- 2o wmounting to $100,000, took a fresh start is morniug. The docks of the Northwest. orn Fuel company caught tive and are blnzing underncath the “coal. Laborers are busy saving what coal they can, Sev oral oiles of coal twenty feot high and thirty feet or movs in diameter have sunk s the dock beneath was burned and othor large piled are a mass of red fire. Two fire tugs and a city ongiie and fire apparatus of tho Lake Suverior Elovator company. sisted oy 200 men, are fighting the fire, 105 i3 hard to estimate, but cannot be thun $150,000. Torino, O., Nov. Fire brok his afternoon i the lumber yard of Biils o Koch on the Ohic Central uoeks, East wnd dostrogod abont §15,000 worth of lumbor before 1t could be got uuder coutrol. The lumber was fully irsured. About 30 feet of the dock, which is built on piles, is burne \he water's edge. It was worth betwee 10,000 and $10,000. whi Ohio Central ‘road. sured. lass : out The dock vaonal. 18, The session of mission committen | Dr. Buckley CLeveLaNp, 0. N the Mothodist today was unusually 3 and Bishop Fitszerald had a debate which bocame very personal before it was inter rupted. The distribution of the appropria- tiou for homo missions was conti siderable dobato taking placo aod the Indi ued tions, - Causod by a Broke Cavenr, Tex., Nov, 1, I'he s vasscoger train on the Houston & ' Contral was derailed last ni ght between here ang Hammond. A broken rail caused thu wreck. ‘Tores coschas turnsd upside dow » .t @ Pall:nag sleapar was turned over ¢ wilsiiled, but tho following | wore badly injurdd sii Jake Abrvams, C. B, | Lystergotic, W. Geagjudge A. k. Fierman, I residents of Toaslh Y N T— PADSEECTU 19l Of The Bee Miréiin of Claims, Building, Omaha, Neb, Under the directien of San rancisco Daily Examiner, 'Wy'R. Hearst, proprietor, associated with THE Bre Bukeav oF Crais, under the diroct{on of Osums Dury Beg, Omaha, Neb.; and Ploneer Press Buroau of Claims, under thedivection of the St. Paul Ploneer Press, St/ Paul, Mian, Pension, patent,'postal, land, Indian dep- redation and customs,claims prosecuted with tho wreatost expedithm at the lowast possible expense, ‘his prospactus relates to pensions. terested in aclaim of any character, send a statoment of facts to Tne Bee Buneav oF Craiws, where the same will receive careful consideration and prompt attention, NSIONS—Wil0 ARE ENTITLED, All soldiers of the United States ol bility of a purmancnt na- | wure, whether wound, injury or aisease, while in the service or iine of duty, are entitled to pe it rates v from #4 to 72 pe month, according to the nature and severity of tho disability ADDITIONAL. Soldiers who draw a pension moro disabilities, and are at the suftering from other disabilities the service and liwe of duty, may ditional pension therafor, sife. No one Bee It in- Soldiors who incurred dis sion for ono or | samo timo fncurred in obtain ad INCUEASE Sotdiers pe month UNDER OLD LAW sioned at loss than 820 por , and wholly disablea for the perform- of ‘manual labor by reason of on account of which they pensioned, are entitied to _increase of pension to that amount per month, and 1f e disability is such that thdy require the vegular aid and attendance of another per- son, they in pension at the rate of i per m Any p ier under tho old law, whose disubility hus increased since date of the issue of s last pension certificate, may ob tain an increase of pension proportionate the increase ot his disability. ADDITIONAL SEW LAW. pet than month for d 1y ancurted in the sory who are also sutiering from other uisability of any nature, not dud to viciou . habits, m obtain adaitional pension under the' 1 Tuois peosion commences from date of filing the claim and cannot exce per month, The new law is of spocial ad- vantage to this class of pensioners, for the reason that if they havo a disavility other than that for which they are pensi Loy my obtain additiouat relier from date of fil ing claim, and il, in the future, the disbility for which they were orignally pessioned underthe old 1aw increases o siich un oxt as to_entitio them to more than D month, they way surrender their ponsion under the new law and resumo the pension under the old law at such increased vate as mway be proportionate to the degree of ability at that time, Pensioners at less than §12 per month, de siring increase of pension, will find it to their aavantaze 1o apply under both the old and new law, for the roason that any increase up 10 312 per month will date from the day tho clain is filed in tho.pansion bureau, whereas claim for increase-under the old luw, will secure incrensed pension auty from the date amination, wiich, on account of the work 1 the pension-burenu being very much ved.is usaatly somo months alter the date 1th o Soldiers lod at less 812 the dis- ASE 01 NEWILAW PENSTON. Any invalid pensidner: under tho new law receiving iess than 312 per wonth may ovtatn an increase of pension Whenever the disabil ity on account of which he is pensioned in creases in severity fon material extent, or he vrocure additional pension up to 12 per tn on account of any now or additional disability which hg bhuas incarred since his Lust medical examingtion or which is not in cluded in bis present porsion certificate. BW LAW. Any solaier of ! the’ United States who sorved ninety days.ar more in the war of the vebellion, aud was hoporably discharged,may obtnin penston under =he LoW law It LOW sui- fering Irow any disability of 4 permanent na- ture, not duc {0 vicious habits. This pen- sion witl commence from date of flling the clim, and the rate of pension is from %6 to $12 per month, according to tho degreo of dis- ability for tho performance of manual abor. Iitie to the' pension ¥ dependent upon u serviee of niuety days, an hotorable dise wod the present oxist of a| disavility, physical or meutul, uot fuo to vicious habits, which causes a partial inabil ity to perform manual laboras a means of live likood, equal to the dogree of disability re- quired W cntitle a_pensioner under tho old law to & pension of 86 per month o more. it @oos not, matter what the disability is, if not due to vieious hubits, whether woind. injur or disoase, nor is the time and vlace of the rizin or ineurrence of the same in any wiy orlal. Titlo to pension under this law s no way ondent upon the soldier’s peeuniary i nstances, The fact that ho is ablo to per- form skilled o professional lavor to sueh ian extent as to cnablo him to oirn i cowfor support, or the fact that he has an in sufilcicat for his support, has no bea; 1z upon bis titlo to pension under this lay WIDOWS. The widows of soldiors who died from dis- ouse, wound, or injury mcurred in the United 1tos service aro eutitled to 12 por month, nd $1 additional for each child under tho » of 16 years, to date from the day of the except in cases where the aeath ocenrred prior to Marel 10, 1555, when the raie i3 % per montd up to said date and 12 per mouth thereatter. WIDOWS' NEW LAW, The widows of soldiers who servod niuoty s o wove in the late war and were bono bly discharged are autitied to panston und the new Luw at the rate of 8 por tnonth, and wdditional for cach child under the aze of 16 years; provided, thut the widow was mar- ried to Lho soltier prior to June 27, 159), and is now dependent i whole or in part on her owu Labor for hor support. "Phis ponsion conmnences from the date of z the application therefor, and is payal ier the soldier’s death was caused by diseaso or injury incurred in the United States servico or nat Widows may obtan pension under tho »evr law ponding the settlement of thoie elaims to pension under tho old law without losiug auy rghts which acerne to them under the oil T If o widow receives u pension under t ow law, and afterwards ostabhishes her right 1o 4 pension under the old law, she will receive pension for the whole perlod from the date of the soldier’s death, loss the pen sion which nas been paid to her i the menn- timo unaer the new laws i otber wor will receivo an aaditiodal $i -per month for the wholo of the period during which she drew pennsion under e pew lav, ud in wddi- tion thereto, pension'from the date the sol- dior died to'the date bfithe commencement of the new law pension: CUBBOREN. a soldiar or: sailor of tuo lato xignating in the sery- Jeaying 10 widow, his a soldinvs death, Whenove war dies from cause, ice and Line of dut cuildren un lor sixtep years of ag titied to ail the pensign 10 which the widow would havo heen aptitipd were sho tivin up o tho dute the Youngust becomes 10 ye of mge, In case OLgBhyemariage of o s dier's widow the peigiou which snuo has beea drawing or to whith sho would otherwiso bo eotitied, 15 payasletd‘the ehildren und. 16 yours of ago at the date of ber remarrisge and continues. ungid,the youngest child reachos thio ago of 1 yours. Childven have tha sgwo rights undoer tho new law, 1o matter ., what the canse of the soldier's death, provided they have nov sufti cieut lucome rom sources other than their own lubor for their cowfortable support, ex- cept that tue pausion does not commey unti the date of filing @ elain ther PARENTS of soldtors who died in the | ard from aisease or injury, inating in the servico aud abtain pon at the rata Provided, e ebild o'y H purents ftery wuse 1uLY, Wi any v line of 812 L dier l¢ the soldior at the time of his death, has no bear ing upon their titlo to pension under tho new inw DEPENDENCE, The department hold that a widow, child or parent is ‘‘dependent’ within tho meaning of the law, if obliged to 1abor in any manual capacity for the purpose of obtaining # living, or 18 not in receipt of an income of £100 or moro per year from sources other than their own labor. T'hie new law provides that the ponsion of children who are permancntly helpless shall contiaue during the period of such_helpless- ness, or tho lifotimo of tho ehild. This pro- vision extends to cases of children who are already on the pension roll undor eithor law. MEXICAN WA, Survivors of the Mexican war who were employed in the military or naval sorvice of the United States for a period of sixty days, or wore actually engaged in any battlé in said war, and honorably discharged, and who are now over the age of 2 years, or are subject to auy disubility for the performance of man. ual labor are entitied tow pension of 8 per month, Widows—Tho widows of survivors of the Mexican war are also entitled to ponsion at ate of &5 per month, provided that they buye not re duro over the age of G2, or if und we are suffering from any pliysical or mental disability, or ent upon others for support LAND WARRANT Every soldier and sailor employed in tho service of the United States for the perlod of urteen days, or engaged in any battle in 1y war of tho United States prior to Ma L 18 \itled to Lounty land wa s, provided they have not re tho samo, or'if thoy have received v for less number of a: then they are en- titled toa warrant for such number of acres us witl make in the aggregate 160, In caseof the death of the soldier or sailor without re- ceiving such bounty land warrant, the widow 15 ontitled thereto if she is not married. [ there b no widow, or if the widow has re- marricd and her husvand is now living, title to the above bounty land warrant wili vestin the children who were minors on the 5d day of March, 1% I'here aro thousands of ex-soldiers, widows of soldiers, chiidven of soldiers, and purents of soldiers who ure entitled to pension under the provision of the 1t pension laws, whicl™ afe mwore liberal and more generous thau at any time horetof he clmms of such will receive careful and diligent atten- tion, and may ve prosecuted to settlement with the | sible delay by Beg Britear o Cras, Bee Building, Omaha, Nob. HOW TO APLY FOI PENSIONS Tuk BEE AxD EXAMINERBUREAC 0F CLATMS as originally organized for the special pur. so of affording claimants vnder the Indian depredation act of March 3, 1591, the means ot reliet from the exhorbitant charges of un- pulous agents and attorneys who bhad been charging their clients from 331, per cent to o0 per cent of the amount of their claims, but so many ex-soldiers and the widows and orphans of soldiers offered their claims for prosecution that it bocame ovident that the field of usefuluess of the bureau was 1ot confined to the interests of claimants on account of the depredations of Indians, and the scope and plans of tho burean have boen enlarged to et tho constantly increasing demand ior its services in behalf of the sol: dier publie “The bureau does nothing by halvos, and as 500 as 1t was decided that the elaims of sol- diers and their heirs mastoccupy a large share of its attention an ¢ rt was made to secure the services of an expert and thoroughly re- linle attorney to whom could be safely o trusted the delicate and important interests of its soldier clients, and whose work would meet their expectation. [n this the burcau lius been cminently successful, having se- cured the services of Mr. Carroll . Judson, iate special examiner of the pension bureau, who vesigned his ofticial position under the government to take coarge of the pension cluim businessof Tig Bee BUREAU OF CLAIMS. Mr. Judson has spent nearly half a life- time in pro - cuting claims of ex-soldiers and heirs. He briugs to the clients of the Bureau the frouts of many years’ experience in the prosecution of their claims, and a thovough kunow'edge of the practice and methods of the pension bureau gaiued through his oficial position therem, Thousands of dceorv'ng, and in many in- nees, needy e: terans of many tierce battles, and the widows and orphans of such, bavo often felt themselves justly en- titled 1o retief and assistance at the hands of the government which they so nobly fought for in the hour of peril, yot have not applied for pension or other allowances due them for the stmple reason that they were not familiar with the tape’ requirements of the gov- crnment, and were not personally acquainted with an ittorney ent in Wasuington or elsewhere, who was in possession of the technical knowleage necessary to enabie him to travsact the busiuess properly, and were unwilling to entrust a matter so delicato and important to any of the thousands of agents aud_attorneys ‘whose pretentious circulars ey wero réceiving constantly ; while many otbers equally deserving and o whom a peri- sion would bé at least a partial relief from the burden of arduous ¢ mwanual labor, - formed under the aifiiculty und pain incident to discase and advancing age, have failed to apply foc whe pension which is justly duo them, breause they were not aware of their vights and gaivileges under the pension laws. It is forthe beuefit and aid of the above classes i particular, as well as for the assist- anco of any and all ex-soldicrs and their heirs, that Tue B Briear or Craivs has added 10 its business the prosecution of pension claims. The atteation of all ex-soldier: widows, children and b ts of soldiers is invited to the article entitled “Ponsions Who are eutitled,” which they are requested to read and consider carefully Any iuter- ested person who desires advice as to bis or ber rights under tho law, s also invited to forward to the principal offices of the Bee Brreav of Ciaivs, Bee building, Omaha, ehrasia, a full statement of tho facts in tho and ol the natu, of the elaii, when the s of the clum will be carefully mvosty 1 aud a thoroughly reliable opinion @iven as Lo the title of the sender 1o pension or in- o rease or additional pension. Whenever it is found that any applicant for udvice is justly entitled to pension or au udditional allowancas from the government, the proper papers will ba prepavea for execu- tion aud forwarded to him by return mai, without ctiarge. If the applicant theu desires the services of the bureuu in the prosceution of his claim,ho will execute papers sent him according to instructions, which will bo mailed there. with for nis guidance, after which he will roturn them to the the oftice of the bureau, and upon their arvival there the claim will be promptly filed in the proper depsrtment and prosecuted to pletion at the earliest practicavle date and with the utmost care adl dil No will bo made in any pension claim the allowance of the samo, and then only the legal fee fixed by law, L In clnims for inerease of pension, the feo chavged by this burcau is onty §2, payable ouly in the event of the sllowaice of the claim, In other claims the amount of fee varios socording to the rutureof tho case and tho law upon the subject Whenever the statement of facts prosonted fails to indicate the existence of ajust sud valid elaim, the applicant will bo so advised. Tue Bee Brerear or CrLaivs has for its ob- ot the securing of “justice to veterans' and their heirs and will unde © no clains that are manifestly w out merit or illegal, 1f unyoue to whom this circular comes wishies w copy of the same for the information of any comrade, neighbor, friend, or any number of then, the suine will be cheerfully mailed 1o each person whoss name and nost- of) address ho sends to ' jre Burneau ¥ Cratys for that purp Address all communication Tue Bre Bukeat or Crans, OMLHA WILL RIISE THEN, 50,000 Tos | ton. Raiscs & the Cony al,, Nov. 15.—The lo finance committee having in chary the col- lection of funds to securo the holding of the uational democratic and republicau conven- tions heve, has received a total of 0,000, which was the s sidored necessary us o basis for effort jade in v 0 San Francisco word SAN ErANCIso, € cu Al depend- | ro the loguti 10 conyentions here. Car ¥ catencd 1w the other SILVER ~ CITY'S BIG . FIRE. An Towa Town Almost Wiped Out by Flamee. ENTIRE BUSINESS BLOCK CONSUMED. Fanned by a Fierce North Wind, the Citizens Were Unable to Con- trol the Flames—List of the Losses, Siver Ciry, Ta., Nov, 13, —[Special to Tue BEr.]—A few minutes aftor 1 o'clock day morning fire was discovered i Pullman & Hettinger's hardwaro department whieh fanred by a florce north wind, soon envel oped both buildings in flames. Thoe entire business block was consumed and was only checkea after destroying tao ‘I'remont house, Towards the last tho efforts of tho fire com pany were centored upon the lumbor ofice and sheds belonging to C. G. Greenwood & Son and the livery bava just aoross the alley from tie Tromoni house. After a desverate struggle they wero saved. Had thoy ca fire the entire residonco portion of the city on tho east side would have been destroyed. The scene this morning is a most gloomy oue. What was yesterday a block of business houses, all dofne n lively husiness, is today a mass of smouldering ruins. T'he loss 13 in the neighbornood of 15,000, divided as follows: Pullman & Hettinger, on stock, $20,000; insurance, £13,000. Georg Puliman, on buildings, 26,0003 insurance, §1,000. C. Piumber, on building, £1,000; no insurance. Robe.t Caldwell, furniture, clothing, ote., nbout 300, also $240 in cur rency. Henler, on 'building and house hold™ goods, §1,400; insurance on building £00. H. C. Mass, on building and stoeck, 82,000; insurarce, $150. K Kunkle, on buila- ing and £1.000; insurance, #100 wy Dr on houschold goods, amount unknown. Siiver City bank, on building and furniture, $300; insurance, £100. W. A. [llis, on building and goods, about £,000; fuily in sured on stock, only partially on buiding, J C. Christy, loss $1,500; msurance, $00 cach on building and stock. L. Hettinger, on building and household goods, £1,200 to $1,50; insurance, $300. stor- Phey Want tec Des Moies, Ta,, Nov. 13.—[Special Tele- gram to Tig Bre.] - At the stato veterinary couvention today there was a largor attend ance than yestorday, and the discussion was lively on the use of eloctricity in their prs tices uud especially as to the treatment and leading symptoms of pneumonia, This after- noon the convention was honored by a visit from Governor Boios and President W. M. Beardshear of the agricultural college. The governor heard arguments in favor of the passage of a bill proposed by the association for the benefit of its members and protection of the public from quack horse doctors. ion Towa Farn Des Morses, Ta., Nov, 1 pocial Telo- gram to I'n: Brex, | —The executive committee of tho Towa farmers alliance, which has boen in session in this city the past week has re- districied the state, roducing the number m eleven to nine, The following_ district organizers wero clocted: 1. A. Booth of Moviile, W. D. Forbes of Wall Lake, W. E Bell of Mavion. John Howatt of Clinton, H. B. Barnes of irfield, G, H. Severence of Dawson, J. M_Gallagher of Neola, W. T. Litler of Lake City and 4. W. Witbam of Des Moines. Allia ce. 1,000 For a iife Four Do, Ia., Nov. 13.—[Special Tele- gram to ‘Cur Bek|—Ia the United States court here this morning tho jury rendered a verdics for $4,000 damages in favor of Mrs, M. B. Kelly of Manson agaiust tho Ilinois Central Railway compan Mrs. Kelloy sued for £,000, claimng damages to that amount becausc of the death of her husband who stepped from a trostlo ut Couneil Hill, I The verdict was based on tho fact t the company was negligent in not providing a railing in such a dangerous place. Train Wrecker Captured. Stovx Ciry, Tn., Nov. 18.—[Special Telo gram to Tue: Bee. | —Dave Cummings was ar- rested horo touay charged with having caused the wreek of a Sioux City & Pacific vassengor train last January. The wreck was caused by the removal of rails and the engincer and fireman were 1y injured Cummings had been aisehared from the cm ploy of thio road. Ho has been watched, m the other day confessed to an be removed the rails which caused the wre Striking Miners Successtul, Rorr Dongr, I, Nov. 1 pecial Tole- gram to Tk Ber.|—The big strike among tho coal miners of tho Lehigh, inaugurated last spring, is endod. The Corey Coal com- nv has finally conceded every point de- manded by the strikers and tha men have roturned to work, signing contracts by which thioy will recoive1 por ton for mining all the sar_around. Tho fact that o coal famine was in prospect hero is probably responsthle for the company's concession. k hool House Burned. rixas, Ia., Nov. 13,—[Special t About 4 0'clock yesterday morning discovered in the school houso or Ha Ber.| firo was tho hill An alarm was at once sounded but nothing could bo done, as the ‘fire was well unde headway when firstseon. The five staried in the lower room but its origin is unknown Tho building was insured in the Homo [n- surance compauy of New York for At the Muzzle of Hevolvers, Neora, In., Nov. 1 to Tue Bre,|—1Th of the Rock Island depot was at supper two unknown men walked into the waiting room and presenting revolvers at the only passen ger thore, a Mr. Blotcky, formerly of Neola, domanded his money. Thoy got §12 and flea Officers aro seagching the ncizhborhood for them, Dead, Nov. 13.—[Special Tele orgo 1. Gou city, died this illness. Wo was wor law pactner of Ho was 42 Prov Davexronr, In, gram to T Brr prommeut attornoy of morning after threo days leading republican and for Alfred Sully of Now York years ola. inent Lawy this Aleate oailed the Dotroit Breworles (limited) and anothor oalled tho St. Louis Browories (limited), woro formod for tho purpose of carrying out the scheme. Gill olmims thab Greon has not accounted for §5,000, which amount was received in tho sale of the An- heuser-Busch breweries by the latter. The dofondant donfos tho agrecment. A NEEDED BUREAU, Tho orzanization of thy naw crart of 1 olaims at Denver last month and tho a nouncement that the court will hold sosston {n that eity on tho 17th of Novembor givo promise that tho long-voxed titles in the western territories and stato will soon bo in afair way to settlement. Tho disputod titios under tho Mexican and Spanish grauts havey proved especially troublesome in Arizona and Now Mexico, Thoy have delayed settlament and investment in some of tho fairost lands of the southwest, and have proved annoying in the districts farther to tho north. After much agitation and complint congress was induced at tho last session to provide & court for tho consideration of this business, and it will soon bogin to work: I'ho organization of this court gives Tum Bee Brrear or Craivs a chance to extend its usofuluess. It will tako claims under this law and prosecuto them for porsons who do not know whom to engago for tho service Tho business ontrustod to the bureau in Washington is boing prosecuted with energy. The Indian deprodations, patent, land wining and other claims Yeforo the courts and departments are being pushed as rapidly as possible, with no delays on accunt of the large amount of business which has been sont to the burcan. The larze amount of claims n trusted toits eareis a standing proof of the esteom and contidence in which Tue Bre is held by the public which itserves, It is lik wise a domonstration, if one was roquired,of the need of such an organization. Tho revelations in regard to tho Loomis agency which have been published recently o oven furthorin tho same direction. Whon u man sought for by the police for nearly a year on a warrant for embezzlement can set up as o claim agent, flood the western coun try with cireulars and roceivo assignments for soveral million dollar's worth of ¢ it appears that thore is littlo protoction the claimant who sends to an unkuown rep: tative. The men whoassigned theirclaims to Loomis would have had small chanco of their seeing any of the money if that schomer had beon given timo to cotlect th claims. When such risks aro run and men who are not ablo to go to Washington and Know no one there must hire their attornevs at haphazard, the need for a bureau to pro- tect the people and do their work at reasorn- able rates is apparent. ‘The approval with which Tur Brr enter- priseis roceived by journalists and publio mon s as gratifying as tho response of the public. DENVE! - MURDER the Trial MYSTERY, Arrangements f " the Al leged Mu of Mrs. Barnaby. PROVIDENC 1, Nov. 13.—District Ats torney Stevens of Denver aud J. H. Conrad, son-in-law of Mrs. Josephine A. Barnaby, for the murder of whom Dr. T. Thatcher Grave will be tried in Denver on the 24th instant, lofu this city tonight for New York, having oceupied two days i the examination of w nesses from Connecticut and this state td ap- pear for tho prosecution. Supermtendont Cornish of the Boston Pinkerton agency has been in cousultation with them, and as tho result of their invostigation it is said that the zovernment will introduce forty witnessos at tho trial. It is said cousiderablo evidenco has been secured from Danivisonvilic and neighboring towns in Conneeticut, which, it i3 claimed, reflects seriously on Dr. Graves' reputation while residing there, based upon allegations of malpractice. District Attornoy Stovens says that tho trinl will probably occupy four weeks and that Judge Rising, one of the ablest and most prominent jurists in the west. will pro- side over tho trial. Tho counsel for tho sovernment will includo District Autornoy tovens, Judge Bedford and Thomas Ward, jr., chiof assistunt in the attorney’s depart: mont, while Dr. Graves has rotained tho law fiem of Wolls, Macom & Iurman, Colouel Dan R. Ballou of this city will bo associatod with tho defondant’s counsel. “This_evening Colorel Ballou brought a ciril suit for livel ngainst John H. Conrad in the sum of $100,000, vased upon an articlo published in an evening paper upon tho alieged colluston of Colonel Ballou with I Graves iv securing possession of Mrs. Ba: aby's property. DPostmaster C. H. Georgo was accepted as bondsman and the case will come up for trial at tho April term of tho common pleas court. e RUTIS SPOON. Father Acknowledges and Thanks the Donor Puitankieuis, Pa, Nov. 13, —Ex-Presi- dent Cleveland has written a letter acknowl- edging the receipt of the spoon presented to Baby Ruthat tho last diuner of the Clovor club, in accordanco with tho custom of tho organizotion of senaing such a gift to each littlo one born to any of its members, Mr. Cleveland is an honorary member, Mr Cloveland says v not believo that the ordinary and ex- pected Joys of now paternity soexelusively pertain tothe ineldent itself ind will 5o cons pletely i1l the eup o S haDpinoss iy ve no room fi gratification not ceossautily growing out of tho situation. Ab o Whilo | intend 1o be entiroly joval Iy wonderful ehild wiileh his come to lome, T will not be de the satisfaction in acknowleaging thi pleasure attending “her advent has atly enhanced by the delicate romeni- Braned by the menbers of the Clover club ot the mother and ehiid, 5 to my good friends of tho eluh ol parents, who ask upon the futtire granl wirs vory sineorely GROVER CLEYELAND, —-—— TROUBLES, v lion LArLway T on the e System. 13.-A conferenco 1 today between commiticos ropro- senting all the trainmen, except the engi- ueers and ficemen, of cho Southern Pacitio system and Goneral Superintendent Van Viick. The conferenco lasted all day, but s0 far as can bo learnod no progrods wis mado in the situation, which threatens o strike on tno entiro system from New Orleans to San Francisco. The trainmon are still making efforts to bave the enginecrs and fivemen join . some demund so that skould a strike bo ordered the entire systom would be tied up. There is always friction between the engineers and the road, nud should they join with the other trainmen and their demands be refdsed the greatest striko er seen on the American continent will ensuod-—ono which would tast the strengti eatened Strike Entire uthe Houstoy, Tox., - MISSOURL'S CHOIOE, M. Ha Its Favorite f aker of the Next House, Lovts, Mo., Nov, 13.—The exccutive commiltee of the democratic state committee 2 committee of the Missouri branch of the onal Damacratio ¢ Missouri o ion of of ¥ ex and the executi 1b, tho eress lelegation, together with the exc with a a 10 stato wproforeace for Willlam H. ateh of Mis sourt for speaker of the national nousc of vepresentativos, Hateh has formally a clared himsolf u candidaio for that position. rransterved o Uruguay. Wasmixaros, D, C., Nov. 13.—This ing the Brazillan minlster ived patch from his government 1o notify the Brazlian ininistor of nis transfor to Uruguay was made of any troublo in the provinces the minister is convinced thut the condition of affairs cannot be serious. He Is iu con stant communicatton with tho winiste foreign uffairs who, ho says, would certainiy inform him at once'of any Lmportant chiang republ one member ominont aad leac als informally exprossed roc requesting to Mexico Wants an Accounti v Today an | was o mines and Jartnership was ¢ Denver, Colo. ‘They els, bre tn K options on h and place th glish syndicates. of both sides, just as the Knights of Lavor striko did he IRISH L i€ Handiwork of Irishwo hibited at the World's Fair, Cineaco, IlL, Nov. 18.—Tho countess of Aberdeen has unfolded a plan which prom- 1508 t0 add a very sttractive foature to the Columbian exposition. In compuny with the earl, and their danghter Marjorio and at- tonded by Bishop Metiolrick of Duluth, the countess today visited the convent of tho Sacred Heart and proposed to bring o nums ber of Lrish girls to Chicago, install them the convent under the curo of the sisters and havo thom miko i baautiful exbivit of Irish and noedlo work for the fair of 1543, The project was enthusiastically received by tho sisters Tho couutess of Abordeen thea paid hor rsspects to Archbishop Foehar whom she outlinod hor design. Tho prelato was wuch dolighted with it and promised to aid ner in the extent of Lis powe - TOUK POSSESNION OF Bold Tramps Make Things Lively i Indinn 0 Be Kye 10 A TRALY. | ceoded In o) ) DaNviLLE, Tnd., Nov. nps of all sizos and aesceiptions are overrunming this partof the state, oste al d pped at a small s tered the train of ik tay w west bo passenger train t »boos came out of 1 for a short tin conch, 'They u : ¥ domandeq anted and bad the passengers thor ting the mob after a vory stube si08 ladies of th oughly frightened o horn fight,