Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 29, 1891, Page 4

4 THE DAILY BEE. E. ROSEWATER, Epiton - PUBLISHED MORNINC EVERY 18 OF SUBSCRIPTION, ne Yeur TER Yally Bee withont Sunday) Juily and Sunduy, One Year x Months o Thiree Mol Bunduy e, Orie Bnturdny liée. One Yoar Waekly Bec, (ne Year. 8800 10 0 5 00 250 / 200 AL 15 100 OFFICE The Bea Buliding. Bouth Onuhi, corner N and 2ith Stroets noll BT, 12 Ponrl Street 17 Chamber of Commaerce 1, 1 and 15 Tribune Bullding Washingto Forirteenth streot Omaha, SPONDENCE reluti CORR communieat yrial matier sh dltorial Departnie to news and 1rossod te the BUSINESS LF fness letters and remittances should wd 10 The Bee Publishing Company, Drafts. ¢ Moo ordors 10 be made payuble to the order of the cc DAny. The Bee Publishing Company, Proprietors THE BEE BUILDING 0F CIRCULATION, s BWORN STATEMENT Fratgof Nelrasin Qoo i rachick, “Secrotary of The Bok Fubliahine (ompany, does solemnly sweur hut the dctial cireniation of T DAILY BrEe for the woek ending Deceniber 25, 181, was follown Funduy Mondny, Tileads Wednertuy. lec, 7. .. T Thorsdny. Dee. &4 F i griduy, 1o : Vo o AR aturdny. Doc i 280 At R Dee. 20 Do, 21 Dec. 22 o 24,077 0. B, TZSCHUCK, Bworn to Lefore me and subscribed in my presence this2ith day of December. A. D. 1801, BEAL N. P. Fr1 Notary Public The growthi of the averace duily ¢ircuiat on of Tur Brr for six years is shown invhe fol- Jowin: tall Av o CHRC January.......[1 2 | February Mareh. T80 [ 1801 18701 {20815 i 7| 140400 19,080 15 W 81|18, 180 10243 18,55 20,301 |2 18,053 1873 | 20,082 18158 13, 18154 18, 18044 18 18,08 | 19410 2,18 18,223 20048 24T . 1015 it 14349 13041 THE Chilian war talk will probably end in a few naval courts-martial, but nothing more serious. THE young banker who values lots worth 81,000 at 3100 would be a godsend 10 the corporations as a wurd assessor. BY sticking to its principles a fow years the Bichloride club will save money enough to ercet a magnificont club house in Omaha. SHOULD Senor Garza of Texas and Moxico continue in nctive business the army can employ its leisure time a great deal nearer home than Chili. EpwArD M. FIELD refuses to take food, drink or medicine. If he hud heon as obstinate about taking other people’s money it would have been better for the good namo of the Field family. THE St. Louis Republic uses to be comforted. 1t calls Speaker Crisp a peanut politician because the Georgia statesman gave forty-four chairman- ships to his friends and only nine to the Mills men. PILING will be in demand for the post- office site in the spring. The folly of selecting swamp land for public build- {ngs ought to ba apparent now and it should make the city council cautious about evecting a libvary buil in a creek bed. ACCORDING to the Cloveland Leader John Sherman can alroady vead his title clear to re-election. But the Cin- cinnati Commercial proclaims to all the world that Foraker is in the lead and will get thore. You piy your money and take your choice. THE friends of Roger Q. Mills re- pudiate the rumor that the champion revenue reformor is sulking. They in- sist that ho is merely suffering from a sovere cold and intimate that whon he roturns to his seat in the house Crisp and hig followers will wish he was sulk- ing. LESS than a year ago three Nobraska congressmen went to Washington to ask congress for an appropriation of $1,000,- 000 for the relief of their destitute con- stituents. Today those constituents aro collecting n train lond of grain to be shipped to the starving peasants of Russia. Honest New Yorkers would feel better over the approach of the end of Governor Hill’s administration, if it were not for the fact that the new gov- ernoris o cronture of the old one. A breathing spell with Pay-the-Freight Jones in the executive office would have boen & groat relief. WHILE Senator Paddock and Assist- ant Secrotary of the Treasury Crounse are in the city they should visit the site of the new federal building and see for themselves the rank injustice and im- propriety of placing the structure flush against Sixteonth street with the back yard on Seventeenth, PERHAPS Itis not amiss to remark that Mr. Andrew Rosewater, civil engi- neer, predicted that water would be found at the depth of from thirteen to fitteon feet on Block 86 when the ques- tlon of postofice site was before the Treasury department at Washington, and that several jprominent gentlemen at- tacked his reputation most viciously be- cause he ventured to make the predic tion. CHARL GLEED of Topeka, who is named as u possible successor of the late Senator Plumb, s & young attorney of great popularity in his state. In 1880 he was employed in the general passen- ger offico of the Union Pacific in this city where he mado many friends among the railway people. Afterwards he held responsible positions in the Santa Fe genoral offices and was for soma time managing editor of the Denver 7'vibune. For several years he has been practicing law with success in the Kansas capital, He was an intimate friend of the late sonator and is the probablo legatea of the strength of Hon. George R Peck who has withdrawn from vhe race. Peo- ple in Omaha who know Mr, Gleed will be delighted to see him attain the honor of United States senator. The pre-eminence of Senator Carlisle the democratic ability and states- all hands. He sonservative man, lacking may forco but h defined ions on all pu The ounsol of such a man to his party ought groat weight, and of Mr. Carlislo the much Kontucky of manship, is concaded on is o ful, some it of leaders among today, in hat be, in and ag ving slic questions, rrossiven: well convy has been of the J it will huve under the somowhaut changed con- ditions, which seem Lo have man, Hill and Ceisp the party directors, tain, | Senntor Carlisle ndvises his party not | to with the this time, and he gives sound rensons for | Ho does not think the ma- | pusiness people of the | in favor of further with the to cavry the influence in di ting course potent demo power made Gor- | is un meddle silver question at the counsel jority of the United States are of islative interference [ rency ut present, and it is his opinion are full of danger to the country., One the of silver, which he worse for the people these is for the free American would b of coinage of | | | | that some of the propositions suggested | | | | product | thinks | in one respect at least, than any plan yet adopted, as it would giveto | the the difference be- tween the bullion value and the coin value of silver, which ought the it A speaking, the people, as has boen the the thirt years, Asked what he proposo, Mr. Carlisle said that every dollar in cir lation among the peoplo should be good us any dollar t forms the basis of our trade, domestic or international, and he would let the mat- ter stand as it the future muy develop. said the Kentucky senator, tako of his own st when changes oceur, or are about to oceur, in the relative values of the different kinds of he can, genorally, mina owners ail to go to governme or more pi case during past on would ar us circulates or | is now and see what “The capitalist,” Sean always care inter currency in circulation, because in- anticipation of snch changes, convert his monoy at any time into the valunble kind of currency and hoard it in order to realize the premium, while the laborers, and in fact the peo- plo \ly, have nothing to hoard and ave compelled to receive from to day in payment for their labor and ity products just such money as the law mukes L tender, whatever it may be.™ Those ave sound views, the adoption of which by the demo:ratic party would undoubtediy be to its advantage, but what is the promise that the counsel and the opinions of Senator Carlisle will re- ccive the consideration from his party ropresentatives in congross which they merit? Will Mr, Bland. chairman of the coinage committee, or any of the othor four or five democratic members of that committee who were placed on it bocause of their known devotion to tho policy of free silver coinage, puy any attention to the advice of the Kentucky senator? Will senier Crisp, who in making up the coinuge committeo clearly indicatod his sympathies with the free coinago advocates and his willingness to have this policy made an issue, give heed to the admonition of Seauator Carlisle? Probably not. All the indwcations are thata bill providing for the free coin- age of silver will be introduced, with the chances favorable to its su 38, in the house. This would be the logical result of the election of Mrv. Crisp. It is manifostly a prominent feature in the program of the faction which made him speaker, and it cannot abandoned without seriously impairing the prestige of that factic and reducing its chances of accomplishing the princi- pal object it has in view—to defeat the nomination of Grover Cleveland for the presidoncy. The good counsel of S ator Carlisle will be wasted upon a ma- jority of the representatives of his party in congres most be Vs su PRONPLOTS FOR THE NAVE. y Tracy is said to be very 1 satisfied with the genevral composi- tion of the committeo naval iv The chairman, Colonel Herbert of Alabama, has been a member of the committes during tho last three con- gresses and is in fuvor of incrensing the strongth and effectiveness of the navy in ships and Me. Elliott of South Cavolina is in sympathy with this policy, us also is Mr. Cummings of Now York. The four republican membars of the committes can be relied upon to vote for libaral appropriations for increasing the navy. Thus there is an assurcd majority of the house committos on naval alfaivs favorable to pitting thoe naval establishment of the United States in a condition to meet any emergoncy either for defense, for the protection of our commerce, or for the enforcoment of our vights, Of the other memoors of the committee, saveral my Yo sufoiy assumed, by reason of their location, to be well disposed toward the poticy of building up an adequate nuvy. In hisannval ort the secretary of the navy stated that the estimites for increaso of the navy for the comin your amounted to $12,300,000, which is 35,300, house on armament. | resped THE OMAi1 .. a number of torpedo boats, but doubt- less the country will have to wait foran other congress to provide for thes less something urgent should oc I fuvorable action by the present ongress. Public is unquestionably | largely in building up u navy capable of defending our coasts and pro- ‘ ree on th In- telligent opinion everywhere is agreed that this country can no longer depend upon isolation for immunity vlications with other countries, und that a8 we go on extending commerce and multiplying our relations we must bo prepared to and maintain our | rights, and to command from all nations, the strong equally with the weal, that t and consideration which us, and which the United States extends to every othor nution, whatever its con- dition, comp sentiment favor of tecting our comm from com- | | our | assart wro due GMAHA The Nebr AND ITHE WORLD'S FAIR, sk World's Fair sion will probably begin active work in \izing the state for the Nebraska exhibit immediately after the ney Perhaps the Nebras National commis- year, v members of the commission will also perform sorvice in that divection, It is nerally conceded that the state appro- priation is small and should not only be increased by the next legislature, but gonerously supplemented from pablic-spirited and special organizations for the promotion of the state exhibit, Omuhn desp interest Nebrasku exhibit. She should ri mple fund of hor ownand request a special allotment of in the N braska building whe and figures her rvesources aund future prospects mny be attractively shown. Being but 500 miles from Chicago a very large proportion of the foroign visitors may be induced to continue their jour- west as this civy if we shall manage to excite their desire to visit us. An Omaha World’s Fair organization should be undertaken forthwith. With a member of the National commission, a member of the Ladies’ Board of Commis: sioners, and a member of the State com- mission all in our midst, we should be able to accomplish somethin for this ity, especially, while assisting in mak- ing a creditable exhibit for the state at large. altogether too should be citizens in the ise an nas a spac facts concerning COT OFF 1., XEATELRS, The first duty of the new county and municipal governments is to apply tho pruning knife to the city and county pay voll. The Board of Education can perform a service in this direction also. The city council should appoint a spe: cinl committee immediately after its organization, charged with the particu- lar duty of ascertaining just how many deputies and clerks are needed in each of the departments. This committee should reduce the force where necessary and cut sularies where they ave too high. In some instances consolidation will be found practicable. Forinstance, it hardly scems necessary to maintain the street and sidewalk Inspaction departments ns distinet organizations. A strect com- missioner and one deputy shouid be able to supervise the work of both. In other branches of the service similar consoli- dations can be made which shall lop off supernumeraries and save money to the taxpaye “The county offices will also bear overhaulng. A majority of tho now Board of County Comm! { cannot aiford to ignore public sentiment and hesitate (o cut off supernume There is a strong and well grounded convietion in the minds of the peopte that our county, municipal and Board of Education pay rolls ave full of wasteful leaks, and they will never bo satisfiod until the contrary is proved or the ex- travagance abandoned. ssioners Tie fact that Secretary Blaine at- tended a dinnev in honor of the new president of Chili and proposed his health, together with the official assur- ance that the Chilian nment in tends to be proper sented at the Columbian expo ave incidents which ought to go far toward convinc- ing the country thiat there is reiliy no good veuson for apprehending serious trouble with Chili. The fact is that the intelligent opinion of both countries is opposed to any conflict, und desires that overything be done consistent with the self-respect of each country to avoid a vupture of friondly relations. That seliish influences have beon actively at work in Chili creating a public sonti- ment hostile to the Unitad States is not to bo doubted, and it has unquestionably been more or less successful, but it must not be supposed that the men who con- trol the affairs of that republic ave all victims of prejudice and ave so inconsid- erateand unreasoning us not to know that the greatost mistake Chili could possibly make would be to provoke a war with this countr For her to attempt to carry on such a conflict single-handed, and iv is not possible to from could hope for ussistance, could only result in disaster see whonce she 000 loss than the appropriations for the current year. A still further reduction will take place in tha following year, which will substantially complote all tho work in progress under existing author- izations of congress. In view of this the seoretary suggestéd that it would seem that some new construction might properly and safely be authorized during the presentsession. Tt 18 probable, how over, that all that can sufely bo ex- pected from this congress are sufficient appropriations to eavey on and comploto the work already in progress, and the country is to be congratulated upon the fact that theve is fair promise of this being done. Of courso, in the event of an extraordinary demand upon the navy, which quite possible, if not probable, would un doubtedly regard commenda tions of the secr the na in the matter of the con struction of additional ships, but othe wise the spirit of ec and nothing more will be done than o is congress tho tary authopizing of nomy will provai make provision for the vess of construction. These lo the formidable buttle ships authorized by tho last congross and sevaral erulsers that when completed will be Anest in the world, portant that the $ now in course in \mong the It is muo.fostly tructed should be cons to her, and the ambition of her people l to make Chili the foremost country of | the southern continent would be defonted | for a century tocome. The Chilwns are | @ high spirited, brave peopie, us their | history since they cast off Spanish dom- ination abundantly shows, but they are not devoid tho instinet of prudence, and, giving them credit for thoss qualities, it is safo to assume vhat they will not plunge their of common sense und of which would certainly be most ealam- itous to them. matter are confusing, but we arn in- | clined to think that those which hold out the promise of a peacaful settlement of tho entitled tide Roports regurding this issuo best to con- ! Eiffol tow JUDGE NEVILLE'S fumous cun be utilized as a restaurant and wait- country into a contlict, the consequences | DAILY P ———————————— | for the Mills bill | bauch whico ended in a few skaters be for the who will thems ing room enjoying rink. ves Sam's ANOTHER nity woek has Lo ot the 1 is overdrawn $30,000 o and still notody road fu nows w county 5,000, 15 been stru Waran b teactor on the federal bu if the weather is favc BEE: .['TUKSDAY, tectod skating rink can be maintained thore during the remainder of the winter, — he SUourged Koy a8 City If thera s any senurgo undor the sun with which Russia ‘s not been or is not now affiicted, unless (t'bs cholera or yellow fever, tho correspondents do know its namo. Words cannot depict the horrors of the pres- ent senson rmpire. Times TR O Watch the Gymnastics, @hije-Demoerat, Eight of the ten. democratic members of the ways and means committes were mom bers of the Fiftieth congress, and all voted It will be interesting to see them repudiato this rocord in accordance with the presen® wishes of the leaders of thoir party. i s Results of fepunlican Policy. New York Recorder During ten montis of this year our exports of American products were worth §720,552, 000. In the corrasponding poriod last year 360,520,000 was the value of our shipments. The gain®is £),022,000, or 105 par cont Thus our foreiga trade, as woll as our noms industry. flourishos under the republican polt tion and reciprocity. - Napc Chicago Times. The farmers alliance of Kansas purposes starting a joiut stock bank with an enormous capital with a view to taxing up and refund- ing at a lower rate of interost all tho mort- 2ages on the farms of members of tho alli anco. A good many smail imvestors of tho cast who havo put their savings into bonds based on Kunsas farm mortgages, and have seea thom stay there, will ba glad that tho fariners are going to flud ovt just how it is themselves. conism. -— A Startling Performance. Sopringfield (Mass.) Republican. One of the candidates for Sonator Plumb's place, an attorney for tho Atchison railroad, has withdrawn from tho contest av the cor mand of the company. This isan extraor dmary performauco—the first caso of rocord probably whero a railroad company has ob jected to having its attornoy n the senate, As the Chicago Timo: if the ex- ample should be imitated by the other roads vesignations from the upper branch of con gross would bo as pleantiful as water in the Gould stocks. obsorves, ot Millions—Try it Oat New York Sun. Whother sudden joy often kills anybody may be doubted, but tho suddon acquisition ot mouey is probably at least as apt to prove fatal as typhoid fever or diphthoria. The casc of the young man in Minnosota who noard the other day of his accession to a barony and a fortunc, and. receiving re- mittazco of $5,000, incontinently bogan a de- days with his death, proves the dangor of an attack of sud- den wealth on a woak character. Tho risk is wreat, but few would bo wise enough to pray to bo delivercd forever from the chance of it. e S SHEDDING RED IN Chorus New Yors Recorfler or fight ! Philadelphia Record: The hendline in the newspapers yesterday, “War with Chili Im- winent” did not have any kindly Christmas meaning init. Itis pleasant to thunk thav it is merely a scara announcement. Only 1n- concelvable foily and fatuity could induce the Chiliun government to engage in such a topeless contest upon such insufficient rea- sou. Philadelphia Record: Tho result of the Chilian government's investigation 1nto the Valparaiso riot goes far to confirm the opin- fon that it had its origin in a drunien sailors’ vow. Most of the'seamen of tho Baitimoro who participated in the riot woro aliens, and the country has some knowledge of tha ‘man- norin wuich theso seamen conduct them- elves whon ashore in u foroign port. It would be difficult for the governmont at Washington to_make out of this affair a cause of war against Chili, great as is the eagerness for & fight whica the oflicers of the navy betray Philadelphin Press: Wo sin that her (Chili’s) frank avology it unnccessary 1o prove her error. but the United i3tates, the most forbearng of uations, cannot permit her seumen to e mobbed and insulted, ber legation to be tesiegod, and her just demands for repar- ation_repulsed with scorn, One thiug is certain—if war does come, it should not ond until the three provinces torn from Peru— Tucua, Aricaand Chacua—are restored to the powar from which thoy were ravished in a war without justification, excuse in its origin, or mercy in its trinmphs. Chicago Herald: Altogether tho goveru- mont's preparations, whilo not yev far advanced, seem to bo well conceivod. The one point’ where wo will be weak, perhaps, 181 the transportation and making avail able of aland force. o accomplish that vill require o flect of transports_with sk powerful enough to act as an efleient con voy. Tuo naval vessels ‘wve have are nono nany or powerful 1o take caro of tho 1 navy one. But 1n the event of waw, a land fores need not be employed until itis necessary. The navy alone can make things lively for a year at loast, and by that timo tho Chilians will, porhaps, have come to their senses. ‘o Chili: Apologizo ely trust will render Wasl optinist 2ton Star: No man can cultiv s miind on'a pess.mistic stomach Somervilla Journal: Amatour Palntc paring to operate)~Oh, what w view artist! Possimistic Porter (unstin ing hisload)—=Yes, and only us two to Look at ! Puck: “Did you have a g ner. fnmy: o bot [ did! medicine after it. od Christmas din- I had to take four kinds of Lito: Yesi but chitdren? Mrs. Y.—Children? thinking ot? are Amork Mes, huve they any Morcy ! No, Indeed ans—not Ieish What aro you Wiy those peonie EUPIEMISTICAL, Kate Iii's Vashinton. Ho cal s his wifo hard names? Oh, no— P sure e wouldn't dare! He only described her As “the curse of a v New York Hernld: Rosallo—I BAYE i imitn Prob)s6 to e Barlow—Do yon'ifways accopt then Rosarie—Woil, 48 1thoy propose party 1 do. always ke theater Now York Sun: “Miss Van Wrinklo—What SIx hundred dollarsfor that antigue? Wiy Thiat's Just twico ay much as you asked for ity month’ wgo saiesman--Rut, old was then, madam, it's just twice as Dotrolt Freo Pross: “Your wifa lofua very ambizuous Wil pemarked the attorney to the widower. SThat's stranze, dectively, "It wis tive.” husband, re when she' was roplied the never so Kate Flold's Washington Miss Mooro sun s very charm o—But | tha: too prominent: § Tie—\Which chdrd Sho—1he chords He {fht sho made those chords her nock, of course Washington Star: 101 the old story.” suid the plekpocket Wio wis arrested for Deing i Dosavs$0n Of 4nother nran’s wate “Whitt do’ you wioan?! wsked the po'icomin Lot into trauhle 0y having oo wuch tims 0y hands. TRANSMUTED. Phitadelyhic Press, Ha had gold In store s million o more, Aud e offered 16 all to hor Motaphurienilz, of course, you see, As ty's Filles aver In o s lvery ton dltod hiw her owng 5 AONG UAL WiN, YO K OW i and siiver plus, W 3 0w & DECEMBER 29, 18Y1. CHILIAN SPIES ~ ARRESTED. They Try to Survey Sa1 Francitos Harbor ard Looate Torpadoes. SUSPIC 0JS HELD AS CHASACTERS, Assistant Statos of Chicago by Enmity He S91p. Plot to Assassinate Attorney Elliott Criminals W Has Inen ose Curcaan Brngar or Tae Ba CHioa 1L, De 3 One of the officers on tho staff of Gen oral Miles, whose regiment is stationed at San Kraucisco, recoived a telegram from a brother ofticer last evening announcing the arrest by the police of that eity yesterday of two foreiguers, one a Spantard and the othor a native of Cuill, The two men were arvestod on a charge of vagrancy, which probably can not be sustained, as each is well supplied with money and the possossor of an elaborate wardrobe. The telogram to the local army man from the San Fraucisco oMice says thoro 18 little doubt thoy wore engaged in collecting data rogarding San Francisco's p for protocting hersolf in case of an attack by a naval force. Ln the harbor of Saa Krancisco thore are plauted a largo number of the most dostructive kinds of torpedoes, each nocted by wire with a tunnel under an excavated cnamber which leads to a large room in which each torpedo that is planted out 1 the bay is represented by a wire. In the room, an officer of the navy 18 constantly on duty, as 18 also a man on tho biuff above. I'ho efforts of the strangers to got some plan of this compara- tively unknown iweans of protectineg the harbor of San I'rancisco hove confirmed in the minds of naval officers the suspicion they had entertained for some days that tho pair were omissaries of the Chilian govern went. A later disputeh roceived from San 1'ran- cisco says: *Diligent inquivy horo shows that no arrests huve been made hereof alleged Chiliau spies.” Plotting to Kill an Ofticer. Hounded by threats of criminals whose enmity bo has incurred in the line of duty, Assistant States Attorney William S, Elliott, jr., hes at_his home suffering from nervous prostration. Within the lust two weeks a deop laid plot to tako his life was revealed by & prisoner in the county jail, and although every precaution has been taken, it is feared that the dauger is not yet past. ~ Elliott ad- mits the truth of the story about the plot, but rofuses to give any details. Another Greit's Hall Resolution. At a meeting held last night of the various trade organizations resolutions denouncing tho recent polico raid on Greif's hail wore mnade. The following resotution was adopted, the preamble therelo setting forth that the meeting 1n question was poaceable and law abiding in ev and_that the raid was in violation of the rights of American citizons : . Resolvad, That a committeo be appointed to Jay before the grand jury the facts of the raid and our protest against it. Odds and Ends. Negotiatious are on foot looking toward the absorption of the Mutual Fuel Gas com pany by the Chicago Gas trust. Ever sinco the organization of the Mutual company in 1859 it bas been a thorn 1n the side of the oid cas company, and from timo to time des- verate offorts’ have been made by the latter oithor to obtain control of the company or rostrict its uso below a paying basis. The police of the Thirteenth Street station will be called upon within the next twenty- four hours Lo answer to a charge of brutally assaulting the members of the GGerman turn verein at the Ogden Avenua ball, uear Twelfth strcet, on Christmas night and fore- ing them to close the festivities, The turne say they were attacked by a crowd of toughs, and when they called on the police for assist: anco the latter joined the rowdies and beat the turners unmercifully and compellad them to put out the lights and go homo. W. H. Hinrichsen of Jacksonville, who was one of the Springer ‘‘boomers” at Wash- ington daring the speakership contest, and who passed through tho city on his way nome, says thero is a strong movement amony lilincis domocrats in Washington to make General Palmer their candtdate for the presi- dency. Miss Minnie Huckberger negotiated a max riage throngh a lawyer with a wman in Paci- waukee, Wis., named H. J. Secord, who rep- resented that he had great wealth, She bad never seon him before the marriage, and when sbe learned that he had deceived her she loft and returned to Chicago tho same day. Now Secord has employed Chicago do- tectives to kidnap her and return her to Packwaukea, B P, Hutchinson returned to Now York today after u stay of forty-eight hours, dur- inajwhich he went out only at night. Della Blakomen went hunting for Kate Lowis, and scoing a woman on the strect whom ‘sbe took for IKate, shot her. She found the woman was a stranger, apologized, but was arrested, Western People in Chicago. The following westorn paoplo ara city At the vand Pu Cedar Ravids, [a.; C. C. Joy At the Palmer—J. C. Snarp, Omaha; J Maun, O'Neill, Neb, At the Wellington—R, mout, Neb. * Atthe Leland ander, Omana, At the Audito¥um —W. W. Baldwin, Bur lington, Ta.; W. . Auld, Guido Rock: M. and Mrs. 5. D. Barkalow, Oscar Vandorbilt, Des Moines, Lo, Rt. Kov. Bishop Hennassoy of Dubuquo is a guest at the Grana Pacific, Will iKoenig of Omana passed through tho city this evening on his way to New York for a suort visit. . A visions con n the Mrs. C. Waelch, Sioux City, la. P B. Schneider, Pr . A. Benson, F. E. Alex- ON F Thrilling Experience of Passengers on the City of’ Bridgeport, Briveeront, Conn., Dec. The steamer City of Brudgeport left New York Saturday at 3 o'clock as usual, her fifteon passongors littie roalizing tho thrilling experionce thoy were to undergo. Nothing extraordinary nappened on the trip until the boat reached a point off Norwalk, It was then that the pas- sen observea fl s bursting from the floor of the vig cabin. In a secoud tho wildest excitoment prevailed. The passengers,mostly and children returning from a tour in New York, wera panic stricken, ‘Thore was a rush for the lifo pre servers and women fainted. Maay of tho men ou board lost their presence of mind and tnought only of themselves, some securing three or four preservers while helpless womeu and children had none, Ths officers of the noat were unsuccessful in their offorts to restrain the passengers. Tho crew was ordered Lo the pumps, but the latter could not, be made to work' for several min utes. “In the moantimo the flamos, which sturted at the bottom of the 5moko stack, gained cou- sidoravlo hoadway. ‘Tho captuin ordered the pilot to bead for the Connecticut shore and to keep within three minutes' run of land, aud the ongineer to proceed at full steam. 'The crew worked at the pumps for half an bour and succeeded in extinguishing the fames, The gers could not be prevailed upon to remove the life preservers fustened about their bodies until the boat reached hor wharf in this eity, when toe flames again burst out and for th2 second time were extunguished As quickly us possible the passengers were landed, Many women had to be transferred in carriages to their hom sufferivg with hys. teria. Many passengers say tho thao ht thoir last boun had come. ‘The pipe about the smoke stack had fallen from 1ts place and the overheated chimuey fired tho wood work, whioh was fanned into a blaze ) lamuge to the steamer will not exceaed 000. The { ofcialsfof the company ure roticent about the | uceident, women shopping 1S - pyland’s Yoathiul Giant Md., D S~ William W, g Maryland, cele- annivarsary Wittig, brated his s At bis home the b 0¥ 1 eventeenth birthday in Feostburg, Alleghany county, vesterday. ‘Ihroughout the county he has vosed as a glant. With his parents be moved to I'vostburg in March, 1875, For the last two yoars he has boen erowing at the rate of a baif inch a month, His height is 6 foot 41 inches, and he weighs 185 pounds. Hoe wears a No, i'y hat and a No. 11 shoe. His hands measure 14!, inches around the knuckles whon closed, His ehest measuros 44 and his waist 41 fuchos. He has always enjoyed good health and possesses an enorinous appetito. fe lifts 350 pounas with easo, is of o happy disposition and a groat favorite with the boys of the town, When angered he is a ‘‘torror. IND STRIP, TORE DOWN THESTARS tussian Oficers Capture a Schoc and Lower the Color Sax Fraxcisco, Cal., Dec, 28..-Cap! Alexander McLean, late commandor of the Amorican sealing senooner James H. Lowis, bas arvived from Siberia and is quartorod at Angel island. He brings with him a frag ment of an Amepican flag which cut down from the st head of an Amorican vessol by the sailors from tho Russian cutter Alert. Captain Meloan tells this story W were twenty-five miles off Copper is land when, on August 2, the Russian cutter Alert bore down on ys, and without any pa loy seized the James Lowis and placed d prize crow on board. The American flag was floating at the mast head, and evea when tho halyards wero cut 1t was no easy matter to get itdown. A young RRussian sailor at last climbed to the mast head and cut and tore down all ho could of it. I regardod this action as an insult to the American govern- ment, and said so, but the Russians on board scemed bound to get the colors down, and tho crew of the Leswis, being prisoners, were unable to prevent it. Wa supposed wo were on our way to Viadivostock o staud trial for being found fit Russian wuters, As soon as the American flag was torn from the mast, tho Russian col ors were run up. ‘The portion of tho Amori can flag eut from tho miast was throwu ubout the dock and torn in small_pieces, which were thrown overboard. The romaining ragged pioces at tho mast head still flow to the breezo and remaived thero until the schooner was formally confiscated at Viadi vostock, where. the name dames H. Lowis was obliterated and a Russian namo put on Wo woro nevor tried by any Russian court but we woro keptas governinent peisoners Viadivostock for over two mouths. We were free to roam about the place, but not to loave Siberia without the necessary per- mission. 1 mado formal protest to the kKus- sian oflicials against tho confiscation of o schoonar, but 1t was without avaml. At last they got tired of foeding us and gave us pe mission to getout of the country, which we did in short order, As soon as we reached Nagazaki, I complated to-the U nited States consulthere, I put the mattor bofore the au l!l(‘v ties Washiugton and shall begin ac- tion: for damages agaiust the Russian gover: ment.’ in T0 CAREY FOUD TO RUSSIA, 1s Will Probably Send the Old Constellation. New Youk, Dee. 25,1t was statod at the navy yurd yestevday the vessel that woutd probably be sent to Kussia with the contri butions of flour and breadstuffs made by the people of tho United States in aid of the famine sufforers was the Constellation. Thevo are three other vessels suitable for | this purpose—tho Monougahela, the James- | town and the Portsmouth, all of them in the training course. The two latter ave at Nov folk and the Monongahela is on the way from Gibraltar to Barbudoes. The Coustella- tion is at present at Aunapolis as a practice ship for the cadets ana_could readily be put into commission. The Consteliation is one ot tho vessels of the original navy, having been built and launched at Balimore on Decem- ber 7, 1799, Her first cruise was as flagship of the Mediterranean squadron,commanded by Captain Stophon Decatur in 1805, She was afterward rebuilt and 15 now o full rigzed ship of 1,110 tons_ displacement, This vesscl was selected to carry tho Amoricar exhib Lo Paris in 1557, L 1840 she earried a car of provisions to the famino_suffere land, sailing from bere on March viviog at Dublin on April 20, afier an usually stormy voyage. This was the voyage which Vice President Levi P. Mortou took 50 generous an mterest in, but without letting his name be m public. In aletier 10 those who wero rec ing the contributions he said: *You are authorized to anuounce that a gentlerian per- scually known to you, who declines to bave his name made puvlic, offers to pay for one- quarter of the cargo of the Constellation if other parties will make up the balance.” —-— PrrUL Navy Oftic: un- COWBOYS Ca A anary. Thoy Fire n Dude Drammer and Make the Lidies Sing AN ANTONI0, Tex,, Dec, 23, —Half a dozon | cowboys ook possession of a southibound passengor train on the [nternational & Great, Northern rauroad, forty milos north of here, last night. They boarded the train at Buda station and their first act was to force u Cbicago drummer off the woving cause he wore a red cravat and a high iat. They then made a uumoer of youug ladies in the Pullman conch sing for them, enforcing thewr demands with drawn pistols. | “They ruled the train for twenty miles, when they stepped off at & way station. SHOT OUT TH PRINC EYE, Accident for Which the Duke of Con- naught is Kesponsible. Loxnoy, Dec. 28.—The wjurios from which Prince Christian of Schleswiz-Holstein Son- derburg is suffering are the result of an cident. The members of the royal fam and the queen are spending the Christmas holidays at Osborne house, Isle of Wight. The day bofore Christmas' the party went hunting. Tho bicds rose between tho Dike of Connaught ana Prince Christian. The former fired, but unfortunately did not aim bigh enough. Thres shot datered Prin Christian’s face, one destroying ono eye. - Formed a Temperance U Missouri VALLEY, Deo. pecial to Tik Bre. [—Mrs, C. M. Woodward, assc- ciate superintendent of the railvond depart ment of the Womaw’s Christian Temperauce Union, addressed a large congregation in tho Metnodist Episcopal chiurch of this eity yes day. In the evening, union services in’the interest of railrond men were beld in tha city hall. . Tho hall was crowded to overflowing. Mrs. Woodward held the attention of the people for more than an hour. A Woman’s Christain Temporance Union will bs organ- ized as o result. nio; Hundr cd Thousand £ h Waniestows, Va., De A statement of the affaws of Rosenberger, Spendlar & Co., the Now Market (Va.) bankers,who had branches here and in two other towns, places the combined shortage at §100,000. -~ on Bird itocks. 'he Mariue department a shipw W is rocks in the gulf, It g o Froneh lugger i tow days ago. Embezzlement Case Withdraw Luwiy, Pa., Dec. 25.—Tho reported embez- 7lement case of James Dewalt against Pool & Co., proprietors of the Irwin bank which recontly failed, was this morning withdrawn by tho prosecutor. AW y Cast Quenrc, Dee has heou notified that cust away on the Bird is thought they bel which left St. 1 rkish Bath, 25, —While tem- the grip Newoll J, Rome, N. Y., und porarily insane from Minor, nged 65, living at | such was 1ot the cas od out for sealing in | SU¢h was not the ca | Smith nad totd them that Chicago as an auditor, commnittad suieido in a Turkish bath ostablishment hore toduy by shooting himself In the right breast with w 12-callber revolver. Mr. Minor came horo n weok ago from his home at Rome, where tis mother and sister resido, to audit the ac counts of the Armour company's branch ! office in this city. Awmoug the dead man's | effects was the foilowing not Docombor 1 was fn_good health on wpuber 4, wnd emperste. 1 or the inst fort« NiEhE have suil from the vrlp. which has used e i NEWELL J. MINOK S, 1801 - NEIRING AN LAD, psational & wrder Trind Witnesses for the Defense, Desvin, Colo,, Do, 2%, —In tho Barnaby trial this morning Dr. Graves was rocalled to tho stand aund his cross-examination was resumed by Stevens, The aoctor thought he was in Deaver after his brother's doath for two or thres days: ho did et Furman while there, Mrs, Bar kind woman, but she was not casily mflu enced. Dr. Graves denivd having toid Mrs, Hickey that it Mrs, Barnaby took her monoy out of his hauds ho would bave her sent. 1o an asylum, Th letter which the doctor had sent Mrs, Barnaby at San Francisco, but which was roturned to bim through the deaa letter of s again the subject of inquiry by thy ating attorney. The ouvelope of this stamped with 3 cents. ‘Lhe con tonts, as_oxhibited i court, did not wei enough to require move than the ordinary lcent stamp. The prosecution insinuated that Dr. Graves had replaced the oviginal matter contained in the euvelope withuletter which would md nim _in his defense, Tho doctor, howaver, gave his word of honor that When asked whottier on his return to Providence from Denver with A Barnaby's romains had drawn a check on her funds for §4,000, tho doctor could not remember, Several other thiu Dr. Graves could not recall, or did not kuow anything about, although they concerned his d s in the matter as avent Mr aby. e prosecution here o thoi cross-oxamination of Dr. Graves The defonse then caused a slight surpriso by introducing Daniel Smith as a witn Smith was the hostler who washod Mr. Wor rell’s buggy the nightat contained the bottly of whisky for Mrs. Barnaby. Smith hus pre viously appeared as n withoss for the pros cution, and then swore that he had not tas pered with tho package containing tho bottly while it was in the livery st Ho was pu upon the stand today, and, contrary to the cxpectations of the dofensd, reiterated bis former statement that he bad not opened the package. ‘'he dofenso then introducea throo wit nesses to impeach Smith's tostimony, but did not succeed to any great oxtent. k. I Bertram was the first of these witnesses, 11 sworo that Smith had told him that he had taken a drink from tho vottle of whisky while it was in the stable, and that iv wa good whisky. Isortram, -on cross-oxaming tion, then admitted ho fad beon undor arr st three times on aifferent charges. The other two witnesses testificd the bottlo bavo been easily tampered with whil stable, The testimouy of the above witness would ot have been admitted had not onoe of th torneys for the defonse given his word that tho defonse had learned of this tostimony only Suturdey last. Tho attornoy afterwards Imitted to Judge Risiug that it migtt havo been @ few days earlier that ho had hoard of it. Mrs. John Conrad was called in rebuttal, and swore that. Dr. Graves had told her that ho thought Edward Benauett, the sutde, had sont the bottio of whisky. A fow umimportant witnesses w examined, when the court adjourned. - IN FAVOR OF DEF Denver's Be not 1 Judgo naby was lottor v that could in the 0 then ENDINT. Suit at Law Which Recalls the Panic 3 ant the Drew iailure, New Youk, Dec. 25.—The action of Isaac H. Bailey as assignoo in tho bankruntey of Danicl Drew, to recover cortain securitios which Drew assigned veforo his failure to his son, William H. Drew, has veen docided in favor of the defendant by Law- rence of the supremo court During the panic of 157 el Drew be came heavily involvod. o thon held se- curities of tho par value of $1,3i4,000 und of an_actual value of §1,454,000, 'which he as- siened o his son. 1o wont, into bankrupto, in 18 Bailey began action against the so individually and as executor of s father's estate o recover these sccurities, alleging tho assignment had been made in view of im- pending bankrupte Lo INITENT UPON THE SCAFEGL. on of an Olive Springs, Man for Murdc Nasuvitie, Tenn., Dec TLem Jones was hanged at Olive Springs this morning for the murder of his wife and chilaren June 20, 1890, Jones fled and, disgoising himself, worked as a horasman ou a Texas ranch for three months before he was caught. The prisoner had becn county superintendent of schools and a deacon in the Baptist churel, and every effort was made to have a respito granted, but the governor refused to favor him. O the scaffold bo said e had killod bis wife and children while under tho pa:sion of drink and hoped to bo forgiveu; that if he had to live longee hife would be a burden, as the ehosts of his dead family would rise up boforo him. Justice D P Execu - Found sourt Puitaneienia, Pa, Do The aoad body of u youne giri named Ellen Winter was found in a broom factory this morning lying ou the floor in a pool of blood with her skull crushed. The police havo arrested Jotn D), Hauey on the charge of murdering the picl cavs ago Hanay votraved tho girl and lately'the ¢irl has been making froquent culls upon Haney for monsy (o support her child, and, it is suid, ho had made threats to kil he, Wheat in the Northwest Mixxearonss, Minn., Dec. 3. —The aggre gatestock of wheat in the northwe: osti mated at 570 bushels, an incroase for tho week of 2, 10 busbels. A your ago H‘m northwestern stock was 21822000 bush- els. ckling Coloncl Jones, Chicaso Tritune, Soma or tho ablo democratic editors appear to consider it a committeo of ways und mean- nesses, QUK CHOLR. Musical Record. Thera's Jane Sophi And Ann Maria With Obediak, And Jodeklah, T our choir, Aund Jane Sophia soprano sings So high you'd think her voice had wings Tosoar above all earthly thing When she leads off on Su While Ann Mu chol Lings out in such Warmonious vo Thiat sinners I the chiren rejolc And wish she'd siug til Monduy, Then Obedial's tenor high 1a nnsurpugsed beneath e sky; Just hear hin sing “Swoot By wia By, And you will sit and wonder; While Judekinh's s profound Govs down 50 low (1) il And wakes the ochoes uios i round, Like distant rolling thunde ALk not to us of Patti's tume, OF Nicolint's ten Of Cary's a1to—bit o name Of Whitney's pondurons 40 They sIng 1o more ke June sophi And Ann Marka, Obedlah iployed by the A mouz Boof company of | And Jodekinh Than cuts sing i1ke Highest of all in Leavening Power.— Latest U. S. Gov't Report. Rl Baking Powder ABSOLTELY PURE {