Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 4, 1892, Page 1

TWENTY-FIR HOW COURT SECRETS LEAK. ' YEAR. Employes Not Always Responsible for Pre- mature Publications, OTHER CHANNELS OCCASIONALLY USED. the Boyd-Thayer Decision in Officiat Announce= Work Was coln Comment, Xn Obtalning Done Wasiisaroy, D, C., Jan, 3.—[Special tele- gram to Tue Ber, |—The castern press, which was so thoroughly beaten in the advance publication of the Boyd/Lhayer decision, is moralizing today, over the crime committed by somo one in laying his hands on that “Ark of the Covenant,” kuown as the supreme court. Some of the newspaper headings a amus| “Court Secrets For Sale.—A Su- prome Court Decision Published before it was Renderod.—President and Judges Shocked.—An Iimploye of the Court Sells the Judgment in the Boyd-Thayer Case to the Nowspapers who Publish it in Advance.” That is one samplo, This is interasting if trao, but who knows positively that an em- ploye of the court was tnvoived! It was not ancre than six months ago that a serene high- ness of tho bench blurted cut iu front of the Treasury department the gist of the forth- coming decision in the Buffalo Natioual bank case. Of course it got to Buffalo before the printed decision and then followed serious questions as to the fidelity of the supreme court cmployes. To be sure the Boyd case is more in detail, but what of that! Why mayn’t some slecpy justice walking up Newspapor Row iu solemn monologue have been overheard through some of the windows and doors of that bivoof information seekersi It is safo 10 say that 0o one of tha fow correspondents who a weok ago wero let into the secrot that the Nebraska caso decision had been written and could be procured, has any idea ‘where the information came from. How It Was Conducted, As s usual in cases requiring the greatest secrecy there were soveral parties stretched along tho line between tho sources of the news and its outlet. 1t is not probable that the party who made the arrangements at one ond knew who furnished the news at tho other. If he was acquainted with his business, he certainly did not. The secvet was well kept by the correspondents, who woro picked out i1 evory case as men known to be reliable and who could bs depeuded unon not to break faith by prematuce publication of the forth- coming event. No one kuows who delivered the copy. There was no handwriting to be ideatitied by subsequent investigation, That it was an abst ct from a carefully prepared opirion was 1 rtain, and the details were such as to carry conviction that there was no mistako iu the result. Some people 1nsist that as high as §00 was paid by enterprising correspondents for its exclusive right for their ci , and that some one divided over $1.000 as the result of his labors, All theso things are, however, maf ters of mere surmise. Of course there is to be an investigation, aud there is likely to be music around tin ears of the employes when the investization does start. © Very naturally thie advance publication has created consternation among the justices, It is feared that unless the leak is stopped and summary justice dealt to the offender some deeision will leak which may have a decided boearing upon the stock or money matlket. It is even said this afternoon that one of the members of the court ‘is disposed to de- mand the dismissal of every employo unless the combined force of clerks and stenograph- ers find out between them and report to the court who is respousible for tha publication. Not siuce tho publication of the first message of President Hayes before it was sent to cou- gress has anything occurred to so disturb the president or the supreme court, Treatics sometimes leak out prematurely, but it is raro that a supreme court opinion sees day- light before 1tis officially announced, eated Consternation, LINCOLN COMM Capital City Citizens Don't Understand it, but They Commend The Bee's Enterprise, Lixcory, Neb., Jan. 3.—[Special to Tue Ber,|—The enterprise of Tne Brg in secur- g the decision of the United States supreme court several days before that august body had intended to make it public is still the theme of discussion in Lincoln. The pablic here has almost unanimously settied down to the conviction that the news is genuine, and the quidnuncs who yesterday were loud in their denunciations of the “‘fake”, as they wero pleased to call it, aro today discussing with sober earnestness the probavle effect of the decision upon Nebraska politi The comments of some of Lincoln's public men may be epitomized in a fow brief paragraphs: Hon. G. M. Lambertson—It is hard to un- derstand how any news of the decision could got out in udvance of its actual annour ment. Hbore is no court that guards its se- crets so curefally us the supreme court. 1 am, however, inclined to give some credence 0 the report, for there is an air of accuracy and circumstantiality about it that s it eredit. Hou. 7. M. Marquette—The veport may or may 1ot be true. If true, the fuct of its coming out in advance of the reading of the opinion in open court and not fn decordance with the invariablo rule of the court is, to say the least, surprising. Hon. N. 5. Harwood—The report is so cir- cumstantial in its account as almost to pre- clude the idea of its being & hoax, The re- ported decision, however, is what I have anticipated would be the decision of that court, prouided it held jurisdiction of the case. Hon, J. H, Ames—Nothing but the appar- ently circumstantial character of the accounts bas a tendency to make it appear creditavle s a foreshadowing of the future decision of the court, but, even o, it cannot be regarded as in any sense authentic, because tbe in- formation could have been obtained, if at all, from forbidden and therefore untrust- worthy sources. Judge W, G. Hastings of Salino county was 1n the city and commented as follows: “1f the decision of the supreme court should bo as rumored, it will certainly be some- what of a surprise to tho bar of our part of the state. It seems to me that a great majority of the lawyers of all parties were expecting & confirmation of the decisiou of our court. The people of my vicinity, while no longer taking an interest in the litieation, seemeod to have protty generally acquisced in the aceision of our court,” i ON SUPPLIES. KING United States War Vossels Diego M- Sy Dieco, Cal cruiser Charleston began taking oun supples of am munition from the craiser San Francisco this worning. The latter vessel dispiayed a red flag at the foretop masthead when the trans. fer of powder commenced. The San Fran- clsco then bewan taking on supplies, the first item being 85,000 gollons of water. No order has been received yet, beyoud re- quiring the vessels to be ready for sea at & moment’s notice. It was stated yestorday that the San Francisco would be the basis of supplies and operation iu the eveutof trouble with Chiil, and that the entire Paciric squad- ro, including the Boston, would rendezvous 4t this port. 1t was also reported last night that General MeoCook bhad made arrange- wments for quarters for three companies of ardllery, which would shortly be orderod ere. Drove n Silver Spike. Karuesvel, Mioo, Jan. 8—The Pacifie extension of the Gireat Northorn road was completed into Kallespel Friday, the last rail being laid ncross Main street at noon in the presence of 8,500 people, A silver spike made here of silver dollars contributed by ladies, was driven at the ena of the track by an old pioneer. This was a signal for an outburst of pent-up enthusiasm, An address of welcome to J. J. Hill, through his representative, the track layers, was made, after which the contractors and their crews, numbering over 200, were escorted to the hotel, where a banquet awaited them. Kallespel, though but eizht montas old, has a populution of oyer 4,000 people, and is the only prominent city along the line of the Pa- cific extension. 'Tho bringing of track to this city completes 205 miles. S THE W Orrice or Wearnen Boneiv, | Ostana, Jan. 8. § The northwestern storm has moved east- ward north of the United States, and 18 now crossing Manitobn, Its influence is felt turoughout the Missouri and upper Missis- pi vailleys. Generally fair and moderating weather has prevailed. Rain is reported only from Oregon, Southerly and southeast- erly winds prevail over the central valicys, but in the upner Missouri valley, now in the rear of the storm, they have shifted to north- westerly, though'as yet without any material change in temperature. For Omaha and vicinity and continued fair weather, followed during the latter part of today by north to west winds and slightly colder weather. WasmiNaroy, D. C., Jan, 8.—For Missouri Yair ull Tuesday right; warmer south nds. For Towa south wiud For Nebraska and the cooler; west, stationary tmperatur northwest winds, For Colorado—Fair till Tuesday; warmer west; cooler by Monday night; in the east variable winds, For Kansas —Fair, ature; west winds, Slightly warmer w Generally fair; slightly warmer; Dakotas—[Mair; ty stationary temper- Lt DOUBLY ID. IFIED. Sly, the G dale Express Robber, Recog- nized by Some of His Vietims, s, Mo., Jan. 2. —Adelbert D. Sly, “the alieged Glendalo train robber, was today doubly identified as having connection with the uwow famous robbe This morning Salesman Jacob Grandwonl, of a local furni ture house, on confronting the prisouer, positively declared that Sly was one of the men to whom he sold the furniture of the Swan avenue house, whereln the detectives found the clues by which the gang of thievos were traced. A balf hour later Sly met Adams press Messenger Mulrennan, who was in charge of the express car robbed Novem- ber 30, Sly has resolutely denied ever hav- ing scen the messenger before. Messenger Mulrennan stated that Sly was one of the two en who had taken the leading part in the robvery, that he had done the threaten- ing ana had placed a pistol at Mulrennan’s head and taken his watch from him, The engineer and flreman of the train which was robbed, at the Four Coarts this afternoon, immediately picked Sty out of a crowd of five mon asthe man who was on thetender of the eazine the night of the robbery. E —-— Guttenburg Under Water, Gurresnuia, N. J., Jan. 2.—The pouring rain and cold wind scemed to stimulate rather than dispgrse the avdor of tho regu- lars and_the crowd was fully as large as usual. The track was almost covered with water. First r Lond Sec urlongs: Censor we tle Fred second, Strategs third. Tin Third race. six furlon St Pancre. nweight second, John Hickey thira. 1:20, Fourth ruce. Baylor second, won, Time: Woodeutter won, Tlme: one mile: Ninua Archer third, Fleurette won, ird. Time: none. Verlid won, Ol five furlong: omd. Mohi Sixth race. on sceoud, Birthda Colnage of New Silver Picces, Wasiisatoy, D. C., Jan. 2.—The director of the mint will inaugurate the new year by an issue of mew silver coins, balf dolls quarter doHars and dimes, bearing new de- signs. The mint at Philadelphia started on 1ts coinago of these pieces today and the mints at San Francisco ana New Orleans will start as soon as the dies reach thom, The silver used wiil consist of uncu rent coins now in the treasury awaiting re- coinage. Tho director hopes to recoin at least £1,000,000 of uncurrent coins under the existing appropriation, and when it i3 ex- hausted congress will be urged to make a deficiency appropriation to conlinue the comage. o b R Cold Weather in the Northwest, St. PAry, Jan, 2. —Very cold weather is re- ported on all the railroad lines, especlally in North Dakota and Moutana, where the ther- mometer is far below zeroas far west us Livingston, Oan the western division of the Omaha the temperatuve ranees from 2 to 6 degrees above zero and in Wisconsin iv is 4 below. IspreyiNG, Mich,, Jan, 2.—All day New Year's it vained heavily, but last night 1t turned into snow. At dayligt this morning over two fect of snow had fallen. A high wind is drifting it badly, and many streets are impassable, Ria Guatem Ciry oF MEXico, Jan, 2.—The government organs clalm that Garza, the revolutionary leader, has beeu driven beyond the Rio irande. Special dispatehos received here from Guatemala announce that considerable riot- ing is taking place in the streets of Quesal- tenango and GGuatemala, two of the most im- portant places in the republic. and that the probabilities favor tho election of Senor .ainfesta to the presidenc Tne dispatches suy. bowever, that the police ciaim to be able to keep order, Committ Srerixarien, 1L, Jau rman, aged about 25 years, committed suicide tonight. He came here Wednesday with a woman, she deserted bim Thursday. The mun said Lis name was J. A, Miller. He told some parties that he worked in the Alton yards at St. Louis, others that he was em- ployed in the lead works there, He left a et addressed to Ella Coftit, care of Mrs, M. S. Strawn, Alexander, Ill, That is sup- posed is tho uame of the woman he came bhere with, - . Paul Will ¢ In, Sr. Pavy, Mion, Jan. 2.—At o meeting held here today John M. Benuett's proposi- | tion to put a base bail team in St. Paul was accepted. Mr, Benuett will attend the meet- ing to be held i Chicago Junuary 7 and if tho proposed central league is organized St. | Paw will apply for membership. | - Stelnw st the First, HAvANA, Jan, 2. —Tsohigorin wou the first game of the cless mateh against Steinmetz after thirty-one moves yesterday. The opening was an Evans gambit. B Hanged in Tennessee, i Coarranooaa, Tenn,, Jan. 2.--Jesse Frier son was hunged at | o'clock this morning for the murder of OMcer Musgrave in Decem ber, 15X Busiuess Falluso, ELponano, Ark., Jan, 2.—Alpkln & son, general merchants, have assigned. Dilities, $40,000; assets, $10,000, — Gesaler's Magio 116310 headuches in 20 min utes, - Lia- @ Wafors. Cures a | concentrated in AU Al druggtan | tnaler OMAHA, DISPOSING OF THE INDIANS. Efforts to be Made to Place them All in the Army. EXTRA INDUCEMENTS WILL BE OFFERED. ents in Ohlo Belleved to Foreshadow the Ieturn of Eeneral Sherman—Hill De- clures Cleveland to by of the Race, 13 FOURTEE T STREET, WasmNaroy, D, C., Jan, crotary Noble aud ex-Secretary of War Proctor are so well pleased with the exper ment of culisting Indians inte the military sorvice that it is stated they will advocate a step at the hands of congress looking toward the enlistment of quite all the Indians able to bear arms, and will cndorse some plan whereby extra inducoments may bo offered the Indians to become soldiers. At prasent they aro given the same inducenfents that are offered civilized men. It is neld that the Indians not only make gosd soldiers, but are educated intho army, and since it tukes them out of the “pension roll” of tke gov- ernment and the range of warriors against the government, it would be wisdom to pay thiem extra to bocome soldiers, and offer ex- tra inducemcuts in the way of cducational facilities, At presont there aro about 2,000 Indians in the army. In the samo connec- tion it is proposed to do sometning to break up the tribal relations existing among the Indians, and induce as many as possible to take lands in severalty. Itis believed that they may thus be taken completely out of the range of savage warfare, Hill on Cleveland, An intimation comes from Senator-elect David 2. Hill, that ex-President Cleveland will decline to have his name come before the democratio nominating convention for the presidency this year, Hill has told afriend, now in this eity, that M. Cleve- land caunot get the nomination 1u tho first place ana wust know it, and secondly, he believes the expresident has arrived at'the conclusion that he could not be elected if nominated. Mr. Hill will resign from the senate if ho secires the presivential nomin- ation, und_thua ask Governor Flower to appoint exPresident Cleveland to the sena- torial vacancy. This is the program by which the ex-president is to be placated, Sherman’s Return Quite Certain, Thera is much congratulatior hero over the result of the Olio speakership contest, which is beliovea to foresnadow with certainty Senator Sherman’s re-clection. Senator Sterman’s defent would have beon consid- d u vational disgrace by bis associate he only surprise at the capital is tne very small margin by which the Sherman forces captured the vantrge ground and assured the future i the senatorial caucus First Assistant Postmuster General Whit- tield and Cougressman Bellamy Storer of Cincinnati returned here this afternoon, from the capitol of Ohlo, whero they have' beon for some days. working in tho interest of tne re-election of General Sherman. Hoth are contident now that his success is assured, by the caucus election of Laylin, for the speaker- ship of the lower house of the legislature. Miscel Senator Dawes is preparing a bill to ame:d the law alloting lands to Indians in severalty 50 that the United States may rent to white farmers about half of each lot hela by an Indian on condition that the white man shall break up for tillagea certain number of acres. Itis hoped in this measure to give the Indians an object lesson in industrial ac- tivity. Gorieral Frank Wheaton, U. S. A., guest of Senator and Mrs. Mandorson. Miss Mary Neely of Mount Ayr, visiting lier sister, Miss Marguirit 902 Third street, northwest. 5 Mrs. Colonel A. G Brackett, 1726 Q street, uorthwest, announces that she will be at nono Thutsdays durine the season. Mrs, I M. Hubbell of Des Moines is with Mrs. Brackett and is receiving attentions from many Towans. Mr. George McCaig of Omaua, a student at Privcoton, has been spending a portion of the boiidays in Washington. P.S. H. ELEVENTH C aperintendent Porter Gives n Few Figures —progress of the Work., Wasnixaros, D, C., Jan. 8.—In a report to the secretary of the interior, dated Decembor 2, 1891, Superintendent Porter, of the census burcau, says he thinks 1t is safe to estimate the cost of printiug the Eleventh cevsus, as at present mapped ouv, will be, relatively speaking, less, certainly no more, than the “Tenth census, This estimate 18 based on the law as it stands today. Should congress order larger cditions of these velumes, the cost will bo accordingly increased. Allowing for the amount of money uuex- pended, the per capita cost of the Eleventh census up to this dato has been .73 cents while for the Tenth census it was 9.93. ln- cluding the amount paid enumorators and supervisors tho total cost of tne coliecticn of the data for the Eleventh census has been £,600,38. Suporintendent Porter says that not only was tho cost of coilecting statistics of manufacturers, mints and mining, vital statistics, ete., increased under the present nct, authorizing the superintendent of census to 'withdraw schedules from enumerators and use other and more ofticient methods, out the pay for collecting the agricuit: ural schodules was likewise increased by congress. Should the Eleventh census therefore, show when comploted a slightiy increased per capita it will, the superinten- dent says, be due tothe ever growing popular demand for local and minite informatior and to the botter work, botter methods and better pay allowed for collecting manufac turing and agricultural schedules. Superintendent Portor expresses the beliof that the censas work proper can all sbe finishod and ready for the printer by the close of 1502, and that tho totul cost, exclu- sive of printing and fArms, homes and movt- gages, will not exceed #7,000,000, or a trifle over 11 conts per capita, #s against a total cost of about £5,000,000, or about 10 cents per capita for the Tenth census, an wcrease of 1 ceut. Tms, he says, will finish up the work within the next twelve or, at the most, eighteen months, in ac- cordance with the original plan, with- out a sizgle outright or even partial failure. 1o brief, the cost of the Ilevouth census, when eompieted, exclusive of printing and farms, homes and mortgages, will be about 1 cent per capitamore than the th, an - crease of less than tne interest wuen the cost of Nintn and Tenth censuscs. The work of the office is well advancod, and fourteon of the twenty-five divisions of the census office will bave ed to exist 5000 after the new year, s 1 them the work has been completed, ‘Phroe other divisions will exist only’ in name, and, in the aggre- gate, employ but fifteen or twenty clorks. ‘Ilie offics force for the coming yeur will be the divisions of “pobalation, agticulture and manufacty loiddd DOWN BY AN OUCEAN RACER, s Conduct of the Steamer's Captain Makes no Attompt ut Resoue Loxboy, Jai. §.—-A steamer, believed to be the Red Star huer Nordland, which sailed from Antwerp yesterday for New Yari, ran down the British bark Childwell off the Wiel- ingenen lightship and cut her tépieces. The I sank aud five of bor crow were drowned \0 steamer coutinued on her voyage with- out offuriog assistance, Tho Great Bastern company’s steamer, Ipswich, rescued the captein and the remainder of the crew, who were found elinging to the only rewaining mast Wasmixarox Buneav or Tae “r.l‘.} neons, is the In, is Neoly at COST OF TH cur Heart i To Be Remelted fnto Ba BBExLy, Jan, §.--Arrangements have been completed with Austria-Huugary to de- movetize tho silver coin kuown as vireins , 8 zeito of the old Germun-Austrian MONDAY MORNING, The total amount in eiren lution In Giormany is estmated at 75,000,000 marks, Geimaoy ageees to withdraw and molt 1o bars thaler pieeas to the anount of 50,000,000 marks, while Austria will buy up 000,000 marks and . make up for de- terioration will pay Gerriany 3,500,000 marks, Tho operation will extem over three years and the bars will go to the silver mariet 1n London. The agréement is certain to revive the silver discussion in the Reichstag when the thalor bill is presented by the govern- ment. ronetary union. ——— - SEARCHING TH. Killed nt_ Nushvill's Big ¥ The Loss. Nasuviie, Tenn,, Jan. 3,—The scenes sur- rounding tho ruins of the big conflugration have been most interesting today. The fulling of the high walls complotely blocked College streot, and ahmost filled up the two important alleys through the block. All the electric cars that usually run up College street have had to adopt vn eatirely different route. The weather has been froezing for two days, aud at mony places avound the five, near whore the engines stood last night, can' be scen great sheets of fce. I'he gutters, too, are ull frozen up, and College street, for some aistauce below the ruins, is a regular sheot of ice, the boys are using for a siide today, The weather weather, nowever, could not dampen the interest that is being taken in the city’s mistortune. All day long crowds have vecn surging around the sceno, thous- ands having come in from the country to s=o the ruins. The poiut of the maiu interest has been the spot where the brave firemen wero srushed to death by the falling walls, Workmen have veen digging und shoveling the orick from over the place all diy today as fact as they ceuld be sufticiently cooled to be handled, and a thrill of horror went through the crowd when it was annouuced that one of 1he boaies had been found. So it had been found, or rather what there was of it, A bluckened, shriveled up, smoking, shapeless object wus lifted out and born with uncovegred heads from the ruins. The w8k was coutipued, and it was not loag until another body was reachod and carried out. There yet remained one, howeuer, and the men, though tired, immediately resumed their labors with rencwed zeal to reach the body of Captuin Cowdy. The houts dragged on, but it could not be found, and at uight- full it was still under the debris, while big bonfires burned on ull sides to light the men at their labors. Several of the wails are still standing, and one especially; the two rear corners of the seven-story Warren block wore standing to their full ‘height, a_deadiy menace to all who dated to come within 100 feot of thom. For two days a northwestealy gale has been blowing at a rate of twenty-five miles an hour, and this regdered the firo depart- ment almost powerichs to check the flames, which reacked a height/of 200 feet, Nashville was proud of the buildings that ore destroyed last, night, and espectully of the new furniture block: thut was ooly built two years ago, aud jtis hoped that a block at leust as good will again be erected theve, ‘The loss is now estimated to have amounted to about $475,000 with insurance of 307,200 und possibly $20,000; 1aofe to be heard from. The three men killad were Captain C. C. Gowdy, Harvey Ewiug and Stokely Allen. When'the bodies of Allen and Ewing were recovered from the ruins today their heads, arms and legs were burned off. They were only identiged by oits of clothing aud bunches of keys, Three V - BLOODY STREGT FIGHT. Florlda Men Resort to Knives, Shotguns and Revolyers to Settle a Dispute, GreesviLie, i, *Jan, 8.—Messengors coming in here by pravatd conveyance today, briug the news of a blpody strect fight Jast Thursday in Perny, Yorty miles south of here, in which Robert Parker and John K. Garnto, ex-county judge of Taylor county, were killed, and Thomas Walters so badly injured that he will probably die. ‘Walters and Witliam Parker got into a dispute in front of J. M. Harton’s store and Parker finally cut Walters across the abdu- men with a long bladed pocket knife. Wal- ters then fired his pistol at Parker but with- out effect. Parker ¢ot his shotgun from nis wagon near by and the fring became gen- eral. By the intervention of RRobert Par- ier, a brother to William, Marion Murphy, both armed, and of Judge Garnto who tried to stop the fight, Walters put three pistol shots into the body of Robert Parker in rapid snccession and both fell dead in the road. William Parker let go both barrels of bis gur at Walters, but both charges hit Jupge Garnto full in the stomach and he was takeu insensible to a store. Walters snapped his pistol at Parker twice while the latter was shooting at him with his gun. Then he returned into u store near by, grabbed some cartridges from a shell and was on nis way back to the scene of the trouble when he became oo weak from loss of blood to travel. tie was picked up by friends, ‘The coroner's jury in the matter of the killing of Bob Parker found that Walters Killed him in self defense. Early this morning Judge after suffering iutensely for days. larnto died, nearly threc —— WATCHMAKERS' TROUBLES. Threaten to, Strike Should Wages Be Cut Dow Evaiy, I, Jan, —Three thousand operatives of the Kigin National Watch company stand ready to strike, and ouly await the signal to- auit work, Several bundred skilled workmen in two depart- ments walked out yesterday, and, unless all signs fail, the strike will be gencral. Noth- ing else \vas talked of last night. Groups of men met on every corner despite tho hitter cold, and discussed the situation, Two weeks ago there were rumors that a general cut down was coutemplated by the management, These rumors were verified onthe pay day following, when tne om- ployes found thoir wages decreased from 15 to 40 per cent. Tue employes of the jewelry room at once quit work. They were theu told by the officials that the reduction would be made up in the next pay roll, and then the old scale would be in force, but they wero not satisflod with this promise, and the one seutiment expressed is that a strike is inevitable, ‘The assertion is also. made that 2,800 em- ployes of the Walthany Watch company are organized and about te strike on account of a recent reduction in their wages. - SIBERIAN RAILROAD, They Their Dificultics Encountere Protecting the Wdrkers with Troops, Sax Fraxcisco, Gak, Jan, 8.—A. Pistoff. chief engineer in chadge of the coustruction of the Ussuriand Amwmer divisions of the Siberian railroad is {n/the city. He says the Ussuri division is ovar 200 miles long, reach- ing to Crafski. Over b000 soldiers, conviets, Corean and Russiat jgubjects are now at work on it. Next yeap there will be 7,000, It will take twelve yeams to finish the entire roud. “We bave had to egnstautly protect the surveyors,” said M, Pisoff,* and builders of the Siberian road, and bave now eighteen vattalions of troaps,ef 1,000 eacn. Nine squadrons of cavatry and o brigade of trtill- ery of six batterigs. We need them all, too, for theroad runs close to the Chinese frontier and the country is in an bxtremely turbulent state. The other divisions have been sur- veyed aud the line ‘has baen extended 1,700 wiles easterly from St. Potarsburg." e e Closed Up the Bank, PiitapeLiiia, Pa,, Jan. 2.—Bank Commise siouer Krumbhaar today took possession of the Coutinental Trust aud Fiuance company of this city, cloved its-doods and will apply for the appoiutment pf o recelver. Pl P Dewikenness, A discase, treated as such, und permanently cured. No publicity, No 'infirmary. Home treatment. Harmless and effectual. Re by permission to Burlington Hawkeye. d ¢ stamp for pamphlet. Snokoguon Chemical Co,, Burtizgton, lowa, in Building 1t— JANUARY 1892, TERRIBLE DEATH OF A CHILD. Mangled on the Tumbling Rod of a Corn | Sheller. WITNESSED BY THE HORRIFIED FATHER. Ity Little Frightf Body Wi 1 Velocity nent Found Co irle War A R und With d of & Citizen Tne or- Sewarp, Neb., Jan. 8.—[Special to Be e A frightful accident occurred ye: day afternoon on the farm of Chnarlos L. Lyon, about five miles northeast of Seward, by which his little son, between 4 and yoars of age, was alwost instautly killed, Mr. Lyon was engaged i shelling corn and his little son attempted to climb over the tumbiing rod of tho sheller, when his clothing was caught by the rod, whirling him around it with frightful velocity, his head and body striking the ground with great force, A physiclan was sont for, but the little fellow was dead bofore te arrived there, mproving Wood Ri River, Neb., Jan, 3.—[Special to .|—An effort is being mado to have the Union Pacific raiiway plant trees in the vacant block immediately north of their depot and turn it into a park. This will add greatly to the appearance of the town. Herry Riesland, an_old residoat of Wood River, died at his home in this city on December 27, nged 75 years. Mr. Riesland was a native of Saxony, Germany, and camoe to this country when 29 vears of age. He was marriod to Miss Caroline Bausbock in 1847, Ho was tho grandfather of thirty -two childron and great-grandfuther of threa. He was a member of the German Evangelical church and was licensed as a preacher of that denomination in 1868, A Masonic lodge was place December 2 lette of Beal Cement Lodge U, oighteen members. Root, W. M.: M. R. Abbott, S. W.: W. B. Keri, J. W.; James Jackson, treasurer; Stephen Jonus, sacrotary: J. 5. Thomas, S, D.; J. W. Honnold, J. D.; William Thofpe, tylor; R. Glilispie, S. S, Smith, J. 8! J. M. Weldon, a promitent farmer of this township, is danzerously ill with lung fever at his resideice south of town. The Oxnard Beet Sugar company, who have leased large tracts of land adjoining the city, are making oxtensive preparations for raising beets during the coming seasou. They will give employment to several hu dred men und a large number of teams, which will add materially to the prosperity of this thriving community. Quite a pumber of the ladies of Wood River kept open housc on New Year's day and entertaiuod their callers i a very pi aut manuer. Woon Tue B instituted n this and Custodian Leo [t is known as and starts out with ofticers are: R. R. Columbus Covvamus, Neb., Jan. 3.—[Special to Tne Bes.]—Editor Bixby returned from Denvor Thursduy, where bo had spent the holidays, and is agalu 1n his offic Soveral. of the young yeur party, and kept open Thorston hotel Friday. Hon. J. W. Lovgeof I'remo States consul to San Salvaaor, city Thursday, ; G. W.. Brown of Cedar Raolds was visit- ing his many [riends in Columbus \Wednes- day. The grip has struck Columbus, and there seems to be enough to go around. There are a great many cases, but so far no fatalities. Paul Hagel, son of William Hagol of this city, had a catavact vemoved from his left eve in Omana last week. This young man, who has been blind nearly all his life, is now about to regain the sight of at least one eye. The Sous of Veterans drum corps aro arilling every week under an able instructor, provariug thomselves for the cucampment in this city next month. The force in County Clerk Phillips’ ofico are busy preparing u stutement of the mort- gage indebtedness of Platte county. men gave a loap house at the United was in the Niobrara's Prosperity, Niourara, Neb., Doc. 31.—[Spocial to Tuz Bee. | —Niobrara closes the vear with a most hopoful outlook. Its industries have pros- pered beyond the expectations of their pro- prietors, the cauning factory doing the bost for six years and the pork packing house now being at the height of its work. ‘The artesian well was bogun about tiie middle of the pres- ent month, and is now 300 feet below,.. The coutract cills for 700 feet, eight-ineh boro. s soon as a flow is secured a flouring mili will at once be erected, and during next spring aud summer maius will be laid for a complete system of water works. Notice to lot owners has already boen published pro- viding for an extra tux fcr grading of streets and extension of sidewalks. The new impetus to trade due to the set- tling up of the Ponen reservation with fifty sottlers has given the vusiness community anew hold upon the town’s future. There has not been much building during the year, but thero is not a vacant building of " any Kind here. Nebraska Mortgages, Hasrixas, Nob,, Jan, 8—[Special to Tuz During the six months frem Juiy 1 to January 1 lasy, the farm mortgages filed in Adums county have aggregatea $177,750.97. During the same period the farm miortgages satisfied aggrogated §224,015.22; or §46,225,25 more than those filed. lu these six months but 13 sherift’s deeds on furm proporty were given, The city mortgage filings amounted 10 $112,748.50, and tho releases $30.132.63. For the month of December the farm tilings were £34,742,50; roleases, §50,504.52, gages filed, $21,080.50; satistied Tuenrorn, Neb., Jai Br The following is a co of the mortgage indebtedness as appoars on record in Thomas county for the month of December: Farm mortgages filed, one, $100; releasea, none; chattel mortgages filed, six, $1,058.80} releascd, five, § Nobraska Cily News Notes, Nennaska Ciry, Neb., Jan [Special to —A large number of the society oeyotees were pleasantly entertafued last evening at Highland Place, the elegant home of Miss Irene Simpsou. The cutertainment was given in honor of Miss Fannie Wilcox of Lincoln, who i3 the guest of Miss Simpson. George Robinson of Chicago, formerly conneoted with the trm of Jay Morton & Co. of that city, has accented the position of Lead bookkeeper at the cereal milis i this iy, The ladies of the African Methoaist Eplis- copal sewiug circle gave an entertainment ut tho ohurch last evening, which was well at- tended. Able aaaresses were made by Rev. Parks and Colonel W, 7. Jones. Seotin's G, §:071a, Neb., Jan, 4, al to ik ~The T, B. G. Ransom Fost, No, 86, Army of the Republic, had a pablic tion of ofticers at the rink last evenn, officers of the post for the ensuing year aro A. W. Simpkins, commander; L. H, Mallery, seulor vice commander; J. A. Bilyen, junior vice commander; H. H. Sprecner, officer of the day; S. Wilcox, adjutunt; L. L. McCoy, quartermastor; J. Jouner, chaplain; Willlaw H. Swan, sergeant; John Van Tas sel, outside guard; J. J. Miller, sergeant mujor. A fine luuch was spread by the wives of the members o' the post. Speeches were wado by Caplain Henvy, Elder Burbank, S, Wilcox, Judge Lewis und otber membérs, The roster of the post contains forty mem- bers. AR, Ber.) Grand installa- The Improviog the Schools, Yonk, Neb., Jau, 1.—|Speciai to Tur Ber, ) ‘The York school board bas introduced as o permament feature the teaching of music in tho schools and hus engaged Prof. Parks as oue of the regular corps of teachers to teach musio, passing from room 10 room at a regu lar bour =od ¢*Vling the pupils for about 1 | tifteen minutes in eaq £ w. The musie course is for three yea % h torm's work being lnid off as inan{ = subject in the | course of stugy. The | & nary trial for | the last threo months hi_. == 1 & very suc cessful one and hus shows® 3. results, A They tmproved 147 wlon, Wanoo, Neb, Jan. 8\T\ 5 cial to Tae Ber.)~The holiday sead®% = s ovidently been enjoyed by most of t£ & noo people. A large numbor of the ¥ 2, folks aro at tome from collogo spending @, on. It has been a dull day during the | +2 reck when oneor more weddings ha\ & been au- nounced, Tuesday evening Miss Treno Lobaugh gave a Kgh flve party toa numoer of the youn people at the rosidence of J. M. Grifiith, W. 1. Alexander won first prizo and Miss | Mabel Collins sccond while I'red Nichols took the booby prize. hursday nmight Mrs, J. A | by Mrs. Charlos Purky, wave Thero were nbout fifty present Mr. and Mrs. J. Manners celebrated their fortieth wedding au niversary eve, A largo number of their friends were invited to spend the ovening with thom. A pleasant time was enjoyed by all present. Tywuty of the young men of the city gave au olegant bail at Winters hall Thursua; night. Music was furnisbed by the o orchestra. Leiter, assistod a calico t Ttems from Gibh Ginnox, Neb,, Jan. 8.—[Spectal to Tng Bie.|—Rev. George VanWinkle, vastor of the Baptist church, was called to his home at Washington Court House, O., F'riday, by the dangerous illness of nis mother., The supper and ball given by ths Sons of Veteraus on Now Year's eve was a complote succoss. L'he proposition to establish a race course and stock farm at this place is veceiving con- sideratie encouragemont by locat stock men. Rov. Dr, Leonard, pastor of the Metho- dist church, has dedided to do some mission- ary work at home by holdine divine services i the billiard hall. ‘Lhe meotings will be held thoro twice a weal, Arrangements avo being made by those in- terested for holding the farmers’ county in- stituto at this place on [Pebruary 1, 2 and 3, Prof. Canfieid of the stato university will be present avd give n lecturs on ‘‘Science Ap- plied to Parming.” Complain of w Car Famin Lixcows, Neb,, Jan, 3.—|Special to Tue Bee. | —Brooks & Marguadt, grain firm at Avoca, are after the Missouri Pacific ratlway company. They complained to the State Board of Transportation that Avoca was being discriminated against and that they proposed to sue for $400 damages. It was claimen that only fourtean cars were sot out at that station during a given period. The Missouri Pacific answered by stating that an investization was just what they wanted. Iustead of fourteen cars being the total number, they showed by the records that fifty cars wers given that town. In order to aisprove discrimination the railroad company sent to the Bozrd of Transportation o tabulated statement showing the number of cars left at stations along the line north ana southi of Avoca. Thut statement has beon Sent to complaing parties at Avoca, but they have not yet answered. Exonerated the v wn, Keansey, Neb., Jau. 3.—Special to Ti Buk.|—The investigation which hus been pending for somo timo relative to the war record of H. H. Soeley, the county clerk, has closed and Mr. Seeloy is exonorated from the churgo of desertion. Mr. Seeley will take charge of his oftice this weok. Morey and M. P. MecDonaid at- meeting of tho State Teachers in Lincoln last woek. R. Halmos of this city has accopted the of excnange elitor of the State Vincent aud wife visitod on New s doy with friends in Council Bluffs, E. Prank Brown and wife spent the holi- days with relatives in Fort Dodge, In. H. E. Dunn, cashier at the Union Pacific freight depot, has veturned from a visit with his parcnts at 7 Yo Your, Neb., Jau. 8.—|Special to Tn: Bee.] —St. Josepl’s Catholic church at York was dedicatea Saturday by Rt. Rev. Bishop Bon- acum of Lincoln, after which forty-five of the young people of the church were con- fivmod. The sisters of the Ursuline convent had a splendid dinuer waiting for all who partici- pated whon the exercises were over. The unew church is one of the most commodious and elegantly finished places of worship in the central part of the state. carly Frozen to Death, ob., Jan. 3.—[Special to Tue Brk]—A negro tramp was uearly frozen to death in a hay mow Friday night, He was discovered early in tho morning and thawed out vefore linal congelation. Several of the Salvation Army of Omaha bhave been holding services here, waking Livoxss, quite an interest in religious circles. Will Take Charge at Fremont, Fresoxt, Neb,, Jan. 3.--|Speciul to Tus Bee.|—~Rev. Dr. J. C. Qumun and Mrs, Quinn arrived 1 night in Fremont from Anaconda, Mont. De. Quinn tak charge of St James parish, this city, and now enters upon his dutics as rector. TRYING TO GET THE €O Kansns City Promised the Support of inent Democrats—Money Ruised Kaxsas Civy, Jan. 3. —Kansas City is doing her utmost to secure the democratic national convention, Sixty thousand dollars has boeu vaised as a means to tuut cnd, and enough wmore money assured by the representative business men of the city to swell the nmount t0 £100,000. Senator Vest has pledged his efforts in be- hal¥ of this city, and tonight & committee of three, appoiuted by the convention, and cou sisting of Judge John W. Henry, George I, Putnam president of tho Commercial club, and James Hayman lett for Washington to lay the claims and superior advauteges of Kansas City, as the fittiug place to hold the convention, before the democratic nationaj committec, Before the committee depar judge Henry received a dispatch from ational Committeemar J. G. Prather of St. Louis, stating that in caso St. Louls did not enter the race, he would supvort the claims of Kansas City. It is not thought likely that St. Lows will be an applicant for the con vention, and 50 Judge Prather's wssistance is virtually assured. ‘The cowwiitee has also been assured that it will go poforo the national committee with better chances of success than any other city Later in the month & committes of nine- tecn or twenty will go to Washingtou to ress still further the claims of Kansas City, ‘Phe facilities for entertaining the conven tion and the attendaul crowds ure excellent, and, altogether, the cnnuces of attracting the convention o this city seem excellent, e « by i M A switeh, ALnurQuesque, N. M., Jan, 8.--A freight train was wrecked on the Atlantic & Pacifie road at Querino canyon, sixty miles west of here, this morning. A defective switch at that place throw five cars und the engine from the track and they rolled down the em- bankment into the Rio “Puerco river. Eu- giueer Neil Evans was instautly killed and Siloa George and Brakemau RRobert Hinman are futally njured, TON, rom- e - Mills Returns to | Wasuixaros, D, C., Jan. 8-Representa- { tive Milis bas so far racovered his health as to be able to undertake a trip to bis home in | Texus, whither ho startod today, accompa- ied by his son. He will be absent from the ¥ probably ten days or two weeks. No sripping, no nausea, no pain when Do- | Witv's Little Early Risers are taken, Small plll. Safe pill. Best pill, DeWitt's Littie £srly iilse YR 10r Lho liver, New Yoar's | s NUMBE R 201 ANEMINENT WRITER DEATH OF Emile de Lavelege, Belgium's Groat Political Economist, Sucoumbs to the Grip, A NATIONAL CALAMITY4 HIS DEATH em of King 1 Italy old for the Dece the Fale—A sail Gy do Maupas- sant’s Fronzy, e and Daring LCopiprighted u James Gordon B Buvs Jan, ¥.—|Now Y Cable—Spocial to Tur B polititical economist and writ Laveloge, died today at a friond’s house at Doyon, near Licge, suddenly during an ate tack of influenza, Ho was well known “turoughout the civilizea world beforo being callod to the chair of political economy at tho University of Liege. He treatod of every subject from the most abstruse socialistic theories o questions of law to tho orizin of Norweglan myths. He wroto English as well as ho did F'reuch, contributing to English periodicals, also to Harpers. Ho was frequently inter- viowed by the Herald on great Kuropean questions, tho last t about two years ago on the anti-slavery congress and regulation of vice. He was a member of the I'rench fn- stitute and months azo zas vreated a varon by King Leopold I. WAL the time of his death he was carrying on in the columns of tho Indepandence Bolge a big discussion with Frere Orban, liberal leader, on the revisiou of the Belgian consti- tution. Along sige of his obituary the Inde- pendenco Belge publishes the last article, dictated yesteraay from his deathi bod to his daughtor Margaret. His death causes a great public sorrow, as Belgium can hardly lose a greater man. King Loopold, on learning the nows, ex- cluimed: “January was always an ilifated month for me.” The king loses inLavolege a friend on whose counsels he yraatly relied in tho political crisis the kingdom will go through this year. The king, although suf- feviog bimself from influenza, telographed condolence. Lavelege will cortainly bo given a publio funeral and great posthumous honors, Ho was a bright conversatioualist. His only de- fect was his oxcossive stinginess. Ho always wrote on post cards to save half a penny. et i Herald o great Bumile de FAIR, Rowe, Jan. 3.—]Now York Herald Cable —-Special to Tk Bek. | —Tho commissioners for the Columbian exposition, Messrs. Bryan Higginbotham and lIves, had an audience with the marquis di Rudini, being presented to him by the American chavge d’affairs, The marquis veceived them kinaly. Though I do not believe Ttaly will bo officially represented at Chicago, he promised to do all i his vower to help them, and intimated bis inten- tion of sending a ( Ambors of comuerce, asking their suppor "no commissioners are to be raceiyed by the ministevs of commerce and public iustruc- tio i It is with vegret I tell the Herald readers that American avt 1y soou have to deplore tue death of gue of its most fanpus and besy appreciated exponents. Randolph Rogers, the famous sculptor,1s danzerously ill of pulminitis at his residence, Villa Rogers. ‘I'he Tribune has a vrivate dispatch from Brindisi giving an account of the bravery of Paul Jaume, a lor on board an American vacht at anchor there, who jumpad wto the water to rescue an [talian bov at the risk of his own lit The sous-prefect of Brindisi was on board the yucht. To au geuntlewan who offered Jaume money, he replied: “Merci jo ne fais ane man dovoit.” Do Maupissant's 7y, LCopyrighted 1872 by James Gordon Beinett.) Panes, Jan. 2.--[New York Herald Cable Special to Tue Bes.|—ilrnost Keenan is reported ill of influonza, but not seriously so. Le Figaro this (Monday) morning says that Guy de Maupassant, the well kuown Iiterateur, attempted to commit suicide at Cannes on Fridny nignt. He fired volver shots at his head during un atta delirium, but a servant bad taken the pre caution to draw the bail and do Muupassant was oot injured. Then, with a razor, he tried to cat his throat, inflicting a bad, but not fatal, wound in the neck. He s reported to b3 now much calmer, ——— PARISIAN NEWS ANG GOSSI pterview with Senor Matta—Favors Rq procity with America—Items of futerest, Pans, Jan. ‘'he Voltairo priuts an in- terview with Senor Matta, late the Chilian minister of foreign affairs, touching the com- position of the new cabinet in Chili and the policy that tho goverumaut proposes to adopt. The new ministry, said Senor Matta, is coustituted with the view of protecting the interests of Chill while at the sume time its endeavor will be to inspive foreign gov- rnments with confidence in its stability, e government, added Senor Matta, would command a large majurity in congross and woula thus bo able to institute without delay necessary measures of veforin, Among the measures to bo introduced in congress at an early date were bills for the re-cstablishment of a gold currency and the restoration of the public credit. Senor Matta in conclusion apid increase ol Chilian t The influenza has clain another dis- unguished victin in [mile Louis Victor de Lavelaye, tho noted Belgiun writer on political economy, whose death at Lioge 1s announced today. A correspondent of tho Associated pross has had an interview with M. Pierre lo Grando, member of tho Chamber of Deputios und ex-ministor of commorce, on the suvject of the commorcial treaty negotia- tions between K'rance and tho United States, In the course of the couversation M. le Grande said : 1 am opposed, ou principle, to treaties of commerce, as 1 consider them dhngerous instruments for the governmeut 1o handioe. Hut if the ministry bas decided to enter into new contracts in the face ot the clearly expressed desires of Parliament to the contrary, 1 will be happy to learn of the conclusion of o treuly with the United States. The friendly feeliug [ per- sonally entertain for America is well known, crything tending {0 WOreuso our commer- cial relations with Americs will have my warmest approval. 1 believe that France and the United States will profit from re- ciproeity, for both are naturally adapted to follow un idevtical policy in economics as well as in politics." The Jourual Des Dobats questions the fn- tention of the czavina to v DParis, The governmont nas not been sounded un the subject, Mr. Bryau, the Chicag: writes from Rome that he i audicoce with Premier Rudini, and that he received most encouraging assurauces of a desire on the part of the Itahan governmeut to send an exhibit to Chicago. Commmssioner McCormick has been pass- ing the bolidays in Parls and will return to Kugland tomorrow, In un interview with an associated press represontative today ho said that he did not wonder at tne lively interest taken by the Paris art world in the Chicago fuir; for the paiuters and scuiptors doubtless know that the English artists are straining every nerve to make s fine dis- play. The Euglish avtists he said, wean to iry to secure a largo share of the Amorican patronage, now monopolized by French artists, Van Ho always. predicted a fair commissioner, - uten'sCocoa—""Ouce tried, used