Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 9, 1892, Page 3

HE OMAHA BEE. COUNCIL BLUFFS, OFFICE: - NO. 12 PEARL STREET. Deiivered by Carrier to any part of the City, H. W. TILTON, - MANAGER. S PHONEs | Business Ofico No LEPHONES § NYghWt Eaitor No — MINOR N, Y. Plumbing Co. Council Bluffs Lumber Co, coal. Crafu's chattel loans, 204 Sapp blocy, ‘The funeral of Michael Carev has been postpoued until 2 o'clock this afternoon. The German Schutzenverein will give its fourth annuel masquerade ball at the Ma- sonic templo Thursday evening, Jaouary 14. There will be a postpoped meeting ol the Royal Arcanum at their paviors this evening for the installation of officers nad other busi- ness of importance, A meeting of Christian workers interested I the establishment of u city mission Sun- day school will bo held this evening at S:4 o'clock at the Union iission, 714 Broad- whay. Ired Stone, the colored man who stole a pair of pantaloons from a Chinaman n few days ago, was given a sentence of thirty days in the county jau in police court yestorday. There will be a meetin Iar Lodge No. 1 { the Good Temp- her hall Monday evening. All old membs are earnestly re- quested to be present. The object of the meeiing is the reovgenization of the lodge in Couneil Blufts, Ex-County Treasurer J. M. Plumer has been presented with a fine writing desk as a testimonial of reward, from E. B. Bowman, William Mardin and Claude Dye, who have been connected with his oftice since the be- ginning of his udministration. Justice Hammer performed three marriage ceremonies yestorduy. The partios were as follows: Joseph Hoffman and Rebecea A. Graybill, both of Pottawattamio county Petor A. Frederickson and Aana K. Thomp- son, both of Council Bluffs, and A. C. Renolds and Sarah J, Patrick of | The last uamed groon gave his age as 74, while his bride was a buxom lady of 43. Charlos Lawson was administering a thrashing to his wifo yesterday morning in the alloy back of tho police station. He claimed that the woman needed all she got, but Oficer Murphy, who had witnessed the matinee performance, thought possibly he needed something ho hadn’t got, and ran' him m. He will answer to Judge McGee this morning on the chargo of aisturbing the peace Mrs, Elizabeth C. Chrisman died yester- day afternoon after an illuess of three day from la grivpe, aged 6 years. She was born 10 Washington county, Virginia, and has been a resident of this city many years. She leaves threo daughters and one son, all of whom were present when the end came. The funeral will occur Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock, from the family residence, 1411 See~ ond avenue, It is stated that Joseph Bell, who was recently married, has deserted his wife and left the city. Bell was marshal of Manawa a couple of ‘years ago, and has been the hero of many an escapade in which women were more or less mixed up. He achieved con- siderablo distinction by the regularity with which he used to make the rounds of the various newspaper oftices, cane in hand, after his latest adventure had come to light. He is thought by many to be slightly out of his mind, and bis strange actions are accounted for in this way. A special session of the district court was held last evening by Judge Smith at tho Grand hotel for the purpose of hearing the arguments of the attorneys in the case of L. W. Tulleys, et al, againsi the Anclo Ameri- can Mortgage and Trust company, on tho motion to dissolve the injunction issued sev- eral weeks ago restraining the oficers of the company from holding a meeting or trans- acting auy business. The hotel was chosen as the place of meeting on account of the ill- ness of Attorney Johin Y. Stone, he being unable to leave kiis room. Attorney Breen of Omaha appeared in bebalf of the defendants. After the arguments the case was submittod and taken under advisement, The Board of Supervisors was occupied most of yesterday with routine business, such as ‘receiving reports and accepting bonds of officials in various parts of the county. The contract for the building of oridges during the year commencing April 1, 1592, was let o D, S. McCannon of Numa, on condition that he furnish & bond of £,000. Judge Mc(Giee was busy investigating the strong points of the cheese trade yesterday in the superior court. The case of Bleiler & Zimser, s Wisconsin livm, against J. C. Bab- ler of this city, was on 'trial, in which the plaintiffs are suing for the purchase price of a lot of Limburger and other brands of cheese whicn they delivered to the defend- ant. The latter cluims that the cheese was too strong to be used even as cheose when ho got itsand he objects to paying for it on that ground. Only about §30 is involvea. —_— Lost—DBunch of five keys on round ring; one brass, three door and one emall chest key. Return to Bee office, Conncil Bluffs and get reward, . The only kindergarten in the city 1s in the Merriam block, next to the Young Men’s Christian association. Experi- enced toachers and only one-half usual rates arve charged. | Davis, dvugs, paints and stationary. | Reiter, the tailor, 510 Broadway, has all the latost styles and new winter goods. Satisfaction guaranteed. | r SONAL PARA RAPHS, T J. Cady, who hus been dangerously iil for some tume past, 15 now slowly recovering. Judge A. Larimer and daughter of Sioux City are visiting friends in Council Bluffs for a few days. Colonel J. J. Steadman left for Des Moines yesterday to install the officers of Crocker post, Grand Army of the Ropublia, J. G, Tipton was out of doors yesterday after a ton days’ siege with la gripps, which narrowly escaped turning into pueumonia, Josenh James is slowly improving after a long seige with lung fever at bis home on the corner of Sixteenth avenue and Ninth street, Misses May and Dorothy Watts, who have been visiting tho Misses Benueit, corner of Witlow avenue and Bluff street, returned to Neola yesterday, Misses Eunica and Cherry Wells, daugh- ters of Lucius Wells, who havo beon danger- ously ill for the past two weeks, are pro- oounced by their physicians on the fair road to recovery. A telogram was received yesterday from Mount Pleasant announcing that Miss Laura Cole, a sister of W. T\, Cole of Lhis city, is lying at the point of death from pneumonia, caused by 1a grippe. Mr. and Mrs, Cole and Mr. Jay Cole left for that place last eveniug. Miss Cole is well known in this city, whera she formerly lived, and has many friends who will hope for her recovery. e Dr. F. T. Seybert hus removed to the Grand hotel. “Pelophone 85. —— Jarvis 1877 brandy, purest, safest, best, i Carman Feed and Iuel company, wholesnle and retail hay, grain and feed. Special prices on huy and grain In car lots. 706 Main street, Council Bluffs, ——— ried in Haste, A marriage liconse was issued Wednesday svening to Harry Jeffries and Myrtle Mo: both of whom gave their place of residence #s this city. They applied toa friena for Jirections 1o a place where the matrimonial knot could bo tied, ana were taken to the houso of a clergyman, where they were put in a suitable condition for enjoying wedaed bappiness. To the same friend they con- fided the fuct that they had been acquainted only & weelk, the bridé having come from her home in the country, becowe acquainted with Jeffrie ranged tho flu‘ulhninlrlos wnd paid the parson all in that time. ——— Drs. Woodbury,dentists, next to G nd hotel; fine work a specialty, Tele, 145, g Walnut block and Wjoming al, resh mined, recelved daily Thatcher, 16 Maln, NEWS FROM COUNCIL BLUFF Ernest Oullis' Religious Pretensions Failed to Bave Him from Jail, HE WAS FIRST CHARGED WITH VAGRANCY. ¥ Dise the L slar Note und Regarded H1 ua Guilty of Theft—His 1 ver Record, vere Fruest Cullis, a young man who wears habituaily a frightened look on his face, was caught yesterday morning coming out of a ¥oom in the Merriam block, and was arrested Officer G, L. Martin for vagi y. He has been seen loafing ubout the building for somo time past, and as a number of articles nave been missing of late, it is supposed that 1o knoivs where they have gone, When he is brought up in the police court for a hearing this morning he will huve a chance to plead to a charge of larceny from a building, an information having been filed in the superior court by Mrs, O. Beach, accus- ing him of the thelt of $1G in cash from her house, Cullis has been stopping at her houso for several weeks past. When Mrs. Beach and the young man wero brought face to soon after the arrest, Cullis turned to his landlady anda said: “'I am a member of the Young Me Christian as- sociation and the Salvation army; do you think the Lord will ever forgive you for making such a charge against one of his fol- lowers Mrs, Beach didn’t know, but thought she'd try it, and the younz mau was led into the juil. "His reputation for bouor and morality is not all it might ve, in spite of his religious connections. About u year ago he was at work in a plumbing establishment here, and decided to leave for Denver. The day beforo his intended departura his employer founa him in a pawn shop trying to sell some plumbing tools that did not belong to him, and had him arrested. He was discharged upon giving up the tools, aud soon after left for Denve Aft a fow months he came back to Council Bluffs and entertained his friends with tremendons stories of how he had amassed u small fortuno already from the savings of his $10 dollar a day salary as plumber, to which he had added a large sum each month by playiug the organ in one of the leading Denver churches. For some reason or other he never chose to return to Denver, however, and his friends have been led to believe that his stories were mostly made up out of whole cloth, e Pra 1 smauking. Ten years experience, fit guaranteed without change of seam or no pay; prices $3.00 to $5.00, ladies please cail. Mesdames Barnett, M. A. Fair, M. G. Triplow, 525 South Main, second floor front. ——— Must Put Up or Be Shut Up. The case of L. Ottenheimer, the clothing merchant who was brought up before Judge Smith a couple of weeks ago charged with contempt of court in trying to evade legal process by smuggling his goods out of his back door to Omaha at miduight, was de- cided by the court yesterday. The decisien contar ; but little comfort for Ottenheimer, and he is now rustling around to get the money to keep him from stay- ing in the hotel of which Sheriff Hazen is the new landlord, When the case was on trial the fact was brought out by Ottenheimer’s testimony that he had received $176.95 in cash and two notes of $500 each from a man named Solomon of Salt Luke, U. T, to whom he claimed he had s>ld the gooas. He was unable to account for any part of this amount, and on cross-cxamination his testi- mony contradicted itself in a very inferest- ing manner, Judge Smith in his decree ap- noints Sheriff Hazen receiver for the part of the proceeds of the sale unaccountoed for, ana orders Ottenheimer to tura over to him the money. Tu default of payment being made as di- rected, he orders the sheriff to take him in charge for an indefinite length of time, and to confine him in the county jail for con- tempt. In making the decision, however, the judge remarked that the clause relating to imprisonment would have no particular effect, at least until Ottenheimer had had plonty of time to get the necessary funds to- gether. T. C. Dawson, attorney for the de- fense, gave notice that the case would be ap- pealed to the supremo court, so that in all probability Mr, Ottenheimer will not be com- pelled to sleop in the county jail at present. The Boston Store, Council Bluffs, Ta., closes overy ovening at 6 p. m., unless Mondays and Saturdays. Mondays 9 p. m., Saturdays 10 p. m. Fotheringham, Whiteluw & Co., Council Bluffs, Ia. ARt e Weo have our own vinayards in Califor nia. Jarvis Wine company, Co. Bluffs e —— e Took the Lead, A couvle of blushing young ludies called on Deputy County Clerk Fenlon yesterday with & request that he show them his stock of marriage licenses. She was promptly fitted out with one that suited hor, and her name was inserted as Allie E. Kahn of Chicago. The young man’s name was William E. Hel- ler, and he came from Milwaukee. It is cus- tomary for the clerk to require the presence of both parties when tne license is issued, unless one of them 15 personally known to be truthful, this precaution being taken to pro- vent minors from taking out licenses under pretence of being older than they really are. ho girl was pretty and Fenlon was sus- ceptible, and the result was that the rule was waived in this case, and the license was issued upon her oath that her iatended had veached the ripe age of 24. | Commercial men, Hotel Gordon the best $2 house in Council Bluffs, | Javyis wild blackberry is the bast | Royal Nelghbors in Convention, The head camp of the Royal Neighbors of America is in session in this city. The order was started a little over a year ago, the local camp being the first in the field, and several suborainate camps have been organized, with a prospect that there will be many more in the near future. The order is com- msml of the wives and daughters of the odern Woodmen of America, and isin- tended as a Indies’ auxiliary to that society. The following officers were elected and in- stalled yesterday: Supreme oracle, Mrs, Eastman of Omaha; supreme vice oracle, Murs, E. B, Manchester of Lincoln: recorder, Mrs. J. R. Carrothers of Council Bluffs; head receiver, Mrs. P, J. Hennessy of Coun- cil Bluffs; managers, Mesdames Van Gilder of Omaha, E. E. Adams and S. H. Filbert of this city. e Walnut block coal, #.25 per ton, De- livered anywhere in eity. Carman’s 706 Main street. ———— Swanson Musle Co., Masonig temple eatidt M RECENT ARMY OKLU RS, 1§ in the Regu- lar Service Yester Wasniyaroy, D. C, Jan, |Special Telegram to Tur Bre.|—The extension of leave of absence granted Kirst Lieutenant Heury C. Cabell, Tenth infantry, December 9, is further extended fifteen day The leave of absence granted Captain Clarenve A. Stedman, Ninth cavalry, November 20, is extended one month. The leave of absence granted Captain Abner Haines, Jr., Second infantry, Decomber 1, iy extended twenty davs, First Lieutenant Francis H. French, Nineteenth infantry, will report in person to the superintendent of the United States Mili- tary academy, West Point, N. Y., February 1, for duty at the acadeny. Captaln Thomas Fobey, Fourteenth iuhnr(, baving been found 'tncapacitated for active service by an army retiriug board, will proceed to his howe, and on arrival there report by letter to the adjutant general of the arwmy, Trerigatio lonvention, MELENA, Mont., Jan. 7.—The state irriga tion conventlon organized today by the elec tion of S, T, Hauser as permanent chairman. The real business of the convention begius tomorrow, THE THE SITUATION IN K OMAHA NSAS. Somebady Commits a Serlo ernor Humphre Torexa, Kan, Jan, 7.—It |s that some one s committing serious blunder, that may have a disastrous ending. It is now certain that arreats will be peaceably made whenever the man wanted can be found, for the presence of a soldier is a great persuader, So far the prisoners are practically un- provided with bedding, aithough the nigh are severely cold, and it will soon be impo sible for the town o feed them, so ‘tuey must be kept alive on_the rations issued to the troops. Colonel Roberts has sent word to Srrinefield that he will receive no more prisoners ifthoy are not provided with bedding when sent here, This order has beendrawn out by a very apparent necessity. He is considering the advisability of ordering an- other company from the eastern or cent part of the state so as to have sufficient pro- tection in caso of an attack. He will prob- ably do so tomorrow, as he has the authority from thovgovers It was necessary today to get out of the county two detectives who, as members of the ailiance, became memvers of the vigil- ance organization that killea Dunn, Thel lives ave worth but little as they haye given the information that leads to the wholesule jssuing of warrants of arrest. By morning both will be in places of safe Quiet ut Springtield, At Springfield all is quiet, aithough tho contest case 15 now going on to determine tho fight for sheriff, 'T'ne alliance candidate was counted in by & majority of thirteen, but frauds in counting the votes in this, Seward county, are not new things, and the recount- ing shows that false returns were made from one township suficient to change the actual result. Guyman, the sheriff- clect, and who escaped when Dunn was killed, went over today, and the probabili- ties are that ho will qualify, although alii- anco members of the people’s party have declared that he would never live until the 12th, the day he should go into office, Having protection, he provably will at least enter s Blunder—Gove % Orders, evident upon the discharge of his duties though how long te will last s & problem that no wsurance company would be found willing to place a risk upon. What- ever the outcome, and the end will be reached this week, new fuel wiil boadded to the flame now smouidering, Another and new feature has been added. Willam V. Dunn, the I7-year-ola son of Sheriff Dunn, will return here Saturgay after his father's burial for the purpose of settling up matters, as he says, with a quict but dangerous look in his eyes Banded Together for The six men who escaped at the caunyon battlo have openly declared that they will hunt to death every man concerned in the disgraceful affair, and young Dunn has joined them. They feel bitterly the murder, and this foeling is intensified by the knowledge that the body of the murdered shenff was robbed of arms, wath, jewelry and money, proving that outlawry, in fact, must be dealt with. Thereis the same feeling that followed the Wood's murder prevalent that the guilty parties will eventually escape unless sum- mary justice is udministered. Wicnifa, Kan., Jan. 7.—General Murray received a telegram from Governor Humph- rey tonight, ordering him to proceed with all the force under his command to Arkalou at once, and place himself under orders of Ad- jutant Gieneral KHoberts. All the deputy United States marsals in Kansas and Indian Territory are centering toward Arkalon. Governor Humphrey added that he consid- ered the situation at Arkalon most serious. - ING THE SOL3 TERS. Tennessee Miners inan Angry Mood—Blood- shed F Mevpiis, Tenn., Jan, 7. —Brigadier Gen- eral Carnes, in command of the Tennessee militia, now stationed at Briceville, returned to the city today for the purpose of transact- ing some important private business. In speaking of the situation at the mines the general said: “The outlook for a fight 1s pretty good, that is, if the miners’ threats amount to anything. They are very much excited and may be led up to the fighting point, The presence of the troops, they say, is an insult to them and they openly declaro an intention to resent l‘}\'m‘( day while I was thero parties of them would post them- selves on the creck opposite our camp and jeer at us and threaten to ‘come and see’ us oue of these nights. “Last IFriday some farmers came into camp aud told me that there were 2,500 gath- ered at Briceville, a few miles distant, and swearing they were going to wipe us off the face of the earth, he camp and stockado are situated ina basin surrounded by mountains, snd their plan was to take @ position on the high ground and pick usoff like rats. They might do some damage in that way just now, but by the ond of the week the block will be comploted and the troops will be sscure. The wen are in good spivits,” AMUSEM, ngeance, THRE T “Madame Favart," There is comic opera and comic opera. For several years past wo have had a deal of a sort that is little better than burlesquo set to tunes. One of its chief offices is to affora a vehicle for kuock-about comedians and pert soubrettes to perform their autics with an accompaniment tu mark time, Horse play masquerades as comedy, und the music is secondary. In “Madamo Favart,”” now running at the Boyd, we havea return to the genuine ar- ticle, and those who believe in maintaining the dignity of the arts must be disposed to lend it thé encouragement of a kindly con- sideration. The opera is the produc:of Of- fenbach, and, while the first act is some- what dull and slow, the other two are filled with merry measures, many of them bright and tuneful. ‘The secret of Miss Pauline Hall's vogue in New York some years ago is not apparent from her Madaume ['uvart, which, mayhap, does not give har fuli opportunity to display her musical abilities, Whiie theroe was nothing remarkable in Miss Hall's effort last evening sho sang with spirit and evidently ploased her audionce. [u the last act she rendered her part in & duet brilliantly, and, barring & stiffness in dramatic action, her evening's work will pass as agreoable and acceptable, George C. Boniface, jr.. an old favorite, takes tho role of Charles Favart. The lines do not afford wuch opportunity for a com- edian and he helped them out with a some- what exaggerated action and a nasal drawl that is reminiscent of Louis Harrison. Of course it is possible to be hypocritical about this, but, really, it overstéps the limit so very little —ana after all, who expects abso- lute consistency or fidelity to life in comic opera. Mr, Boniface's cleverness was un- doubtedly one of the cnief enjoyments of the pevformance. His part called for very littie singing. John Brand is a virle baritone with a good voice and fair acting and made a pleasant contrast to the customary effominate tenor. William Biaisdell hardly graspea the possi- bilities of the noble roue he was catled ou to portray, ana oceasionally forgot to maiutain the semblance of senility, but it is a bit re- markable that he did so well, for he Is only 24, He interpolates o song, “When 1 Was o Boy,” that discredits the performance and adds nothiug to his reputation. ‘The chorus was strong and well drilled. ‘The costuming was rich aud handsome with- out being gorgeous. T'he orchestration was by the musicians connected with the theater and deserves special commendation. Taken #s & whbole “Madame Favart” is interpreted by a capable company and makes an enter- tainment calculated to give very general satisfaction. A B ey The American stage is respousible for much that is peculiar, much that s wildly lurid, but “‘A Bavrel of Mouey" quite caps the climax of nightmare offects with @ stationary engive, an immense fiy wheel, and the belting upon which the poor and friendless heroiue is lashed by tho desperate demon of the play. The actors aro quite as lurid as the drama, which in the vernacular of the stago is styled ‘“the great American character comedy,” but which, with entire coherency might be called ‘‘Sketches of Unreal Lafe; or Characters Afflicied with Dementia, Josguin Miller's Son SAN Fraxcisco, Cal., Jan, Harry Ml ler, son of Joaguin Miller, the “'Poet of the ' wus sentenced to two years' im- P ont today for holding up & stage Mendocine county sowe weeks ago. Recelver Appolute: Wasnixaroy, D, C., Jan, The comp- troller of the curroncy today appoiuted M, Lows Hostetter of Iroquols receiver of tue Huron Natlonal bank of Huron, 5. D, DAILLY BELE \TURDAY HE WAS NOT READY T0 DIE. a | Exciting Scenes at the Txecution of a Murderer in Mexico, ALMOST KILLED THE CHIEF DETECTIVE Desperate Attempt of the Co pe from the Soldiers—He ¢ the Word for the Fatal Volley ~A Mexican sto to [Copyrighted 1892 by James Gordon Bennett.) Crry oF Mexico (via Galvbston), Jan. 7.— [By Mexican Cable to the New York Herald al to Tue Ber.)— A most tragic scene was enacted iu tnis city this morning at the execution of Jesus Bruno Martinez for the murder of an old jeweler named Hervandez in the calio de Profesa abouta year ago. Profesa street 1s one of the most prominent thoroughfares of the city, and at o'clock in the evening Martinez and four men entered Hernandez's store, gagging and pinioning the old man, who was taken into an ioner apartment and placed upon an iron cot. He made a noiso and Martinez entered and killed him by stubbing him eleven times, After this the stors was looted of its valuable contents, The city was shocked over the crime as it seldom fs, and within two months Martines and his companions had been captured and sentenced, Martinez to death and his ac- complices to from sixteen to nineteen yoars’ imprisonment. This morning Martinez was executed in Belem prison under the following starding circumstances: er Murd v, The prisoner, on being conducted to the place of execution, gave the customary em- brace to the judge who had sentenced him and the prison oficials. Then, complaining of boing cold, he was handed o blanket. He then stepped toward Miguel Cabrera, chief of the secrot sorvico police, who had been instrumental in bringing him to justice, ap- parently to give him information concerning where the unrecovered jewelry from the robbery was hidden. As soon as he had reached a convenient spot near Cabrera, he said: “They are well placed in Pucnte Blanco’ Hehad hardly said this before Cavrera noted a movement of his arm, s if to take something from under tho blanket. Suddenly Martinez threw the blanket aside, disclosing & loug knife which, sa quick as lightning, he attempted to plunge into the breast of Caorera. Che latter sprang backiward, receiving the knife of his assassin in the muscles of his left arm instead of tho broast. Caorera ran awusy with Martinez closo on his heels. Cabrera’s hat fell off, and the soldiers who 100k up the pursuit nearly bayonetted him, belicving he was Martinez As it was ho was cut in the neck. Determined to Escape, Martinez, finding that it was usoless to pursue Cabrera, jumped Into a small diteh and ran toward oneof the walls thatis 1u course ot construction, but, was hit by a gun in the hands of a soldier. This did not stop him, and he reached tho wall, which ho des- perately attempted to scale, but was balked. Major Manuol Gutierez Seamora and Mig- uel Alenria had a terrible fight with Marti- nez before they were able to disarm him, and before the battle was over Matinez had knocked the Jatter down, his knife passing through the officer's overcoat. After this sceno Martingz pleaded for his lifo for his mother's spke, and was told that no one present could interfere to prevent sentence beiug carried out. Ho then asked that bis mothier be seat for, so she could see bim die. This was also refused and ho was conducted tou place near the wall, where ho was shot. Died Dead Game, He refused to have his eyes bandaged and tolda the gend'armes of * the guard after the officer in command had gven the order for them to level their guns that he would give the word to fire and in effect did so after placing his hands over his heart by saying “Fuego.” The guns were fired at the pris- oner's command and after spinniug around several times ho fell. ‘Tne bullets that ponctrated his body not haviug caused his death, a solaier stepped forward and gavo the “tiro de garcia,” but still life was not extinct. Two more bullets were shot into his prostrate body before the physician pronouncea him dead, The body was placea on a litter and re- moved from the court. ey Mode clul Shams, ‘When a woman listens to what color “fashion dictates shall be her hair, she gives ear to an element in our modern life.that is making society more and insincere every uay, writes Dr, Tal- mage in the Januury Ladies’ Home Journal. I sometimes’ stop to marvel what this olement called **fushion™ has done. Through its teachings its de- votees are made so insincere” that you scarcely know when tobelieve them and when not. They ask you to *‘come and call,” and you do not know whether or not they really want you or not. When they send their regards you do not know whether it is an expression of their heart, or an external civility. One learus to take almost everything said by these people af a discount, Word is sent, “notat home,” when they are only too lazy to dress themselves. They say *‘the furnace has just gono out,” when in truth they had no fire in it all winter. Thoy apologize for the unusual barrenness of their table when they never live any better. They decry their most luxurious entertain- ments to win a shower of approval. They apologize for their appearance, as TR CTAmATH I T e IEG home they look just so. They would make you believe that some nice skotch on the wall was the work of a master painter. On a small income this **fash- ion” practically teaches us that we must make the world believe that we are affluent, and our life becomos a cheat, a counterfeit, and u sham, William Harman, a resident of Titus- ville, Pa., committod suicide a few days ago from a melancholy conviction that he was his own grandfather. Hove is the singular letter that he left: I mar- ried a widow with a grown up daughter, My father visited our house very often, ol in love with my Stepdaughter and married her. So my father became my son-in-law and my Stepdaughter my mothor, hecause she was my fathor's wife. Some time' afterwards my wife had 4 son. He was'my father’s brother- in-law and my upcld, for he was the brother of my stepmothor. My father’s wife—i. e., my stepdaghter—had a son, He was, of course, my brother and in the meantime my grandehild, for he was the son of my daughter. My wife was my grumlulolfu-, , because she was my mother’s mother, ' T was my wife’s hu: band and grandehjld at the same time, And as the husband ofa person’s grand - mother is his grandfather, I was my own grandfathor, iy, On the roof of n meat store in Sulom, Muss., u clothes lino was stretched, and on it a wet handkerchief was hung to dry. This was seized by the wind und und an elected wire; by means of its dampness, this handkerchlef con- ducted the electricity along the wire and hrought it into communication with other wires, running along which it resched the water pipes in the cellar, From these the eleetricity sprang to the stoye, on which stood a kettle of boiling fat, to which it com- municated %0 strong o light that & workman who was near thought the fut was burniog. In attemptiug to tialee the kottle from the stove ne re- coived un electric shock which threw bim uguinst the wall. Pale with terror JANUARY 9, 1892 the man ran into a room back of the workshops Another workman, tryin to bring him a glass of water, turned the brass faucet of the water pipe, and was immediately thrown against the furthest corner of the room. Ior sev- eral minutes everything appeared to be turned into « gulvanic battery: the nails on the walls were red hot, the water pipes spouted out flames, and even the iron bands of the water pail showed signs of disturbance, Finally the cause of the commotion was discovered and ended, ns soon as the wire was freed from the embrace ot the wet handker- chief. - THE WORLD-OLD PROBLEM SOLVED. Ewmin ¥ ¢ Source of Iondon Times: Those who arve inter- ested in the geography of Atrica will rejoice in the ntric wanderings of Emin Pasha, for according to the latest news he has solved the world-old prob lem of the ultimate sonvce of the Nile However, we have heard the ¢ 80 of- ten during the last thirty years that we | must receive the news from Emin Pasha with some reserve. According to the information which Las reached Beriin, Emin Pash and Dr. Stuhlmann, travel ing in the region between Lakes V. torin, Tanganyika and Albert ard- have discovered n new river named Kifu. This river. which it is concluded has its sources in the Uhha ountry. ly- ing to the east of the north part of Lake Tanganyika, about 4= of south latitue, would have a course of from 220 10 250 miles, and flows into the south end | of Lake Albert Edward. It is not stated that Emin and Dr. followed the ve no Stuhlmann have actuall river. ed course of the doubt encounte it on their journ from Viccoria Nyanza towards the other lake and followed it down to its mouth. If the course which they lay down for it is correct, it wiil compel us to alter the hydrography on our maps of this region. There is no mention of the Lake Kifu, between Tanganyila and Albert Ed- ward to be found ‘in oxisting maps; and it is well known that the African na- tives rarely distinguish between a river and a lnke—Nyanza, in the language of Central Africa, standing for both. The still iarger lake, Akanyaru or Alexan- dra Nyanza, as Mr. Stanley named it, may probably also have been removed. No'white traveler, so far as known, had ever seen it; Mr. Stanley placed it down on his map from native report. It may simply be an expansion of the Kifu, and not the source of the Kagera, swhich flows into the west side of Victoria Nyuanza, The Kagera will thus lose much of its importance nsa remote feeder of the Nile, and the Kifu may possibly become its southerly source. But it should be remembered that when Mr. Stanley was marching north- ward to Victorin Nyanza in his great journey across Africa he came upon a river in about 5° south latitude wkhich he belioved flowed into the south shore af the lake under the name of Shimeeyu, Mr. Staniey struck this river at only one or two points, and these may really have belonged to different rivers. At all events on the most recent maps ths Shimeeyu1s sharply deflected to the east from its mouth in the lake, d there is no river rising in 5° south luti- tude which flows into the Victorin Ny- anza. Probably we bave not heard the last word about the ultimate sources of this strange river, about the position of which Ptolemy after all was not so far wrong. We have first the Kifu rising in about 4= south latitude, run- hing into Lake Albert Edward, issuing thence as the Semliki, and feeding Lake Albert. There it mingles with the Vie- toria Nile from Lake Victoria, and to- gether they issue from Lake Albert as the White Nile, which, beforoe it reaches Khartum' is augmented by a multitude of tributaries from the west. Whether the Shimeoyu or the Kifu be its most remote southern feeder, the river ows through 36= of latitude. The full details of this journcy of Emin will be awaited with interest, especially if he continues to fill the blanks on our maps and complete our knowledge of one of the most remarkuble rivers of the world. - A Puritan City, Toronto is most probably the strictest Sabbatarian city in America, and very fow cities in any part of the world are more rigid, All business is suspended on Sunday, all stores are closed, it is oven forbidden to sell newspapers or soda water, Secu There is nobedy to whom this country is under greater obligations than to the pioneer settler who braves the hardships of the fron- tier and builds up American civilization in the wilderness. The farm that is promised to such a settler when he shall have created its value by his own exertions is small com- pensation for the five years of toil and isola- tion,from human society, required to perfect a claim. It is due to the pionecr that when he has completed the hard couditions on which his homestead 18 promised to him he shall re- ceive bisroward without unnecessary trouble ordelay. The government means that this shall be accomplished, but its inteotions are often better than its execution. The huge mill of the geueral land office, with its whirling maze of wheels within wheels, can have no personal relations with individuals. 1t can deal only with fucts of record, aund it deals with those by wholesale. The govern- ment means to do the tair thing by honest settlors, but how is 1t to know which are honett ‘That has been a hard question. In the dis- posal of the public lands, more than in al- most any other part of its work, the govern- ment has been the prey of swindlers. It has been robbed by speculators of hundreds of millions of acres that it meant to reserve for settlers. Aud so in self defense it has been compalled to adopt the rule of treating every man as & rascal until he has proven bimseil honest. This gives the simple homesteador a ratier rough road to travel, If ameddling or ma- licious neighbor chooses to question the good faith of bis location on his land, the progress of bis claim comes to u stop 1n the general land office and it takes a skilled Washington attorney to start it forward, But how is the pioneer in his cabin among the sequoias of the Sierras or in_bis dugout on the blizzard swept plains of North Dakota to know where 10 look for » skilled Washington uttorney, and especially for one who is trustworthy and reasouable 1n his chargos! The case of a settler who finds his claim blocked through some technicality that threatens the loss of his home offers the strongest possivle appeal to public sympathy. If there 1s any way of helpiug such a settier there ought 'to be no hesitation in making use of it, I'ne Buk Bureau of Claims was organized to afford assistance in just such cases. It places the inhabitants of the remotest valiey of the west on au_equality with the residents of Washiugt It assures every man who hos honestly complied with the lund laws of tho United "States prompt attention to his claim on the part of the authorities, and in olmost every case a favorable decision, It dons all this fora fee which an ordinary lawyor would charge for merely giving ad- and asks no payment until the patent is actually issued. It givesadvice free, whether to & cliont or to anyocay else. Nobody ask- ing an opinion is under any obligations to put bis case in its hands. 1t examines every claim submitted o it, aud when 1t vonsiders one without merit it frankly says so and de clines to handle it. Tug Bree Bureauof (laims has already thousands of setuers from the ex- actions of iwresponsible and ucscrupulous clalm agents, It is doing a work of human ity. The western homes in which peace and security have supplanted uncerisinty und appreheusion arve the best wituesses Lo the value of it services, | troops at Tangie SERIOUS MENACE 10 PEACE. | Tewfik Pasha's Taking Off Opens the Bgyp- tian Question Once More, FRANCE MAY ASK ENGLAND TO GET OUT. This WL Probubly Lead to a Division of Europe Tnto Two Camps--Situntl rowing Rapldly. At Tangiers is Worse [Copyrighted 1892 by James Gordon Bennett.] Panis, Jan. 7.—[New York Horald Cable Special to Tie Brre.|—The khedive, Tewlk Pasta, died of influenza at 7 o'clock this morning, after & three hours' Iliness. £ The English will never find a more docile tool than the late khedive, whose reign will bo associated in bistory with their usurpa- tion of authority in Egypt. His death has reat political importance to Burope. 1t wiil raise the whole Egvotian question France will in all likelihood make Tewfik's death & pretext for demanding Englind's evacuation of Egyptian territory. England will certainly decling to budge, on the ground of the great youth and inexperienca of the new ruler, Abbas Pachia Europe will b split into two camps on the general 1ssuo. Inone camp will be fonnd England and the membars of tho triple alli- ance, while in the other wo shall see France, Russinand Turkey. ‘Taken in connection with the preseut Enelisn intrigues in Morocco and the rumored landing of British , the question is disquiot- ing. Jgypt almost caused a Kuropean war in 1840 It is to be hoped that it will not lead to one at tho present junctu Abbas, Tewlik's succossor, is said to be anti English in his tendencics. Notn ¢ Thne articles on Bismu peared in the Herald, b and commented on by the & which huve ap- been roprinted whole European press. They are still making a sensation. The Nord Deuts Alogemeine Zeitune, which was one of the first to republish the articles, distinguishes itself by the virulence and irony of 1ts remarks on the subject. “Some of the German orgnns, it obsorves, “have given another touctring proof of their nationcl German fetish worship of ever thing foreign by reprinting and discussing a story published in the vapers of tho Paris boulevards and fructificd by the American craving for sensation, It dealt with the Ger- mav affairs in general, and more particularly with the relations oxisting butwesn the German emperor and Bismarck, and it was treated as if it had been the most serious matter in the world. French blacaue and Yunkee humbug, lowever, ars not the au- thorities to which Germans should turn for enlightenment about questions which are nearer to the hearts.” The Nord Deutscher Algemeine Zeitung is still a reptile sheot. It has merely changed its master. After crawling at the feet of Bismarck, it now criages to the little em peror. Its insults cannot of course hurt the Herald. Tbe more 1t scolds the suver will it be that the Herald articles have made a deep impression. Begins to 1 Affairs in Morrocco becin to look grave. An occupation of Tangiers by England scems possible. The movement of the various fleets in the Mediterranean should be watched carefully. ‘The striko of the urbaine jehus continues. JACQUES ST, CERE. NOT REASSURING. Turn of Events In Tang] ous Trov LCopyrighted 1892 by James Gordon Bennett.] TANGIERS, Province of Tangiers, Jan. 7. — [New York Herald Cable — Special to ok Bee.]—An absolute state of an- archy exists hore, and the bashaw cowers within his citadel. Sir Charles Evan Smith, British ministor, sent an ultimatum to the minister of foreign affairs, that unless the sultan took energetic measures to defend the towu Inglish sailors would be landed. The minister roplied that 400 cavalry were within two days’ march of town, alss 1,000 foot soldiers, coming from I French, Spanish and Itulian residonts re- sent the vigorous action of the Iuglish, be- lieving the British ministor wishes to avail himself of the local trouble to repeat the coup here he played in Zanzibar. French and Italian war ships are hourly expectod. “The British vessels Thunaerer, Gosshawk and Grapler bave boats ready to land blue moment, The rest of the British ved to be at anchored off Cape Spartee, ten miles distant, Hix Attitude Con i LCopyrighted 192 by James Gordon Bennett.] Bnrusseres, Jan, [New York Herald Cable—Special to Be A sensation has been caused by a curious case which will confirm the king of Belgium in his resolution to never sanction capital punishment, A man named Wouters was last mouth sen- tenced to five years' penal servitude for at- tempting to rob und strangle s old lady hwing here, He was condemned on the evi- dunce of thé lady’s servant, who swore 10 his identity. This morning the servant called on the prosecutor du roi and coufessed she had perjured horself to save the real crimi- ual, her lover, who had threaioned to kil her if she botrayed him. Wouters was at once sot at liberty, with an apology for the judi cial error committed. Tho guilty man was arrested, Figaro's statement that the king of the Belgians bad been asked to mediate between France and Bul, is donied here. Even if asked, the king would refuse, as his award rs May Mean Seri- would either offend F'ranco or the triplo alliance, and thus become danger for Bel- Riuw. Requested to Report, | Copyrighted 1892 by James Gordon Bennetl,) PaxaMA (via Galveston, Tex.), Jan. 7.— [By Mexican Cavle to the New York Hevald Special to T —Admiral Coverville of the F'rench floei, who arrived yesterday at Colon aboard the flagship La Nainde, denies that he is n possession of official instructions from the French government, but ad- mits that he was requested b{v the members of the committee of the Chamber of Deputies to make a semi-official report of the stata of proservation of the company’s materinl. He says that hia in- sight gives him & favorablo impression of the management of the liquidation. The conservative party of Costa Rico bave put Dr, Jose Liena in nomination for the presidency. e 3 Gordon Bennett.) ~[New York Herald Ho We \Copurighted 1592 by Jan Moxre Canro, Jao, 7, Cablo—Special to Tue Bee.[-Wells, tho celebrated English plunger, turned up again tonight. His system went wrong. After losing 80,000 francs, he went to get more monoy, but did not reappear, however. T 1l to Vo Miss, | Copyrighted 1892 by James Gordon Bennett,) Rose, Jan, 7.—(New York Herald Cablo— Special to Tue Bee,|—The pope 18 suffering from a mild attack of influenza. He did not celebrate mass himself yesterday for the feast of Epiphany us is customary. Queer Names for Political Parties, Baltimore American: In 1644 there was a split in the democratic party, the more radieal and progressive section of New York calling itselt the Young Democracy ov **Barnburners,” while the other, of conservative ideas, was known as “Hunkers,” The former ident itself in 1548 with the “Iree Soile who advocated the abolition of sl wherever congress had the tional ght to do so—the vory constitu- non-in- terference of congress with the slave states, but the prohibition of slavery in | . The nume ‘‘Barnburn- to be derived from the story Lis barns of rats the territ ers” in sa of a Dutchmun who rid by burning them down, the **Barnburn- | advocating the extormination of banks and corporations to root out the abuses it wus alleged they cxercised The nawe ‘“‘Hunker” comes from the ers’ | grec Bl lang word “hung,” home, the original derivation being the Ducth word thonk.” Another derivation is from hunks or chunks, the spoiis of office, the party was possessed of. This party was 80 called for its adheronce to homestead or old principles. In 1848, when efforts were made to reunite the Cass aud Van Buren democracy, the Cass Hunkers of the national school of politics were the Hards or Ilardshells, favoring strongly the excontion of the fugitive slave law; the Softs, who wanted union at any price. but ulso wero also anti-slavery af this time, in- cluding the remnants of the Van Buren and Adams party of 1848 The Silver Grays und the Wooly Heads wero oppo- site fections of the old Whig party in New York state. The latter derived their sobriquet from their intorest in the megeo and his liberation, being closely afilinted with the abolition party of Garrison and Wendell Philli The Silver Grays, the conservative wing of their once withdrew from o mass mec auso of a disa- ble moasure, and as they did so, 1t that some of the opposition appoars murked their doparture by an - allusion to the gray honds of the objectors—and the name stuck. R Bat a G 1y Girl “Lam not old, Mes. Mary A, Livermore, nged 90. ~ %I was at a’little gathering of people some four yonrs ago in which were Dr. Holmes und Mr. Whittier. They got to talking of ages. Whittier and Dr. Holmes wore then 80, to which thoy confessed. ‘By iid Mr, Whittier to me, ‘you { ot siid how old you are.” 1 was then appronching 67, and when I tola them Mr. Whittier said: ‘Got theo along, get theo along. Thou art but a widdy girl, " "CHURCH SOCIALS and all manner ¢ —~HOME — Entertainments! FOR SCHOOLS AND SOCIETLE tozether with Fireside Games and suggestions for Unique Parties are to be found in the ages Monthly Social Only 50c a Year. Samples 100, Address: Home Enertainment (.. COUNCIL ho BLUF: COUNCIL B_UFFS STEAM DYE WORKS All kindsof Dyoing highest stylo of the ono [n the Fadod and stained bries minde to look us zood as new. Hed athers cleaned by stoan In first-clns mun- ner. Work promptly done and deliverod in all parts of thg country. Send for vrice list. C. A, MACHAN, - - PROPRIETOR. 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