Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 2, 1893, Page 2

= . wroed hulls were placed beneath him and set [ afiro, Appalling in its Nature, | Words to describe the awful torture in- | ficted upon_Smith cannot be found. The | wtory appalls one with its fearful, awful terror. The negro for n_long time after starting on the journey to Paris did not realize his plight.” At last when he was told he must e the most aw ful death by slow torture that numan mind_could conceive, he begged for protection. He was willing to_be shot and wanted Marshal Shanklin of Paris to do it but he was told that he would be burned to aeath, His agony was 1 writhed in bodily and mental pain and ir ticipation. Scarcely had the traiu reache Paris than these tortures commenced. His elothes were torn off by piecemeal and scat tered in the crowd, peojle catching the shreds and putting them away as mementoes Sickening, Disgasting Cruelt The child's father. her brother and two uncies then gathered about the negro as he lay fastened to the torture platform and thrust hot irons into his quivering flesh Every groan from the fiend, every contor- tion of his body, was cheercd by the thickly sackod: crowd of 10,000 people. The mass of Peings was 600 yards in diameter, the scaf. fola ng in the center, From his feet and plenty of fresh on rolled up and down awful, He plended and hot_irons, being at hand, were mith's stomach, back and arms. ‘Then the eyes were burned out | and irons were thrust down his throat. The men of the Vance family wreaked vengeance, the crowid Xkinds of combustible stuff around fold, poured oil on it and set it afire. The negro rolled and wriggied and tossed out of the mass, only to be pushed back by the people nearest him. Turned Shudderingly ed out again and was thrown back but the legs the having piled all the scaf: Away. He tor Hundreds of people turned away vast crowd still looked calmly on z People_were here from every part of this segtion. They came from Dallus, Fort Wortn herman, Denison, Boubam, Texurkana, Fort mith, Ark, 1'ten or fifteen came from Hempstead county, where he was captured ‘ me in was loaded to its utmost capacity and there were demands at many points for special trains to bring peo ple fiere to see the unparaileled punishment of a fiend foran unparalleled crime, and when the news of the burning went over the coun- try like wildfive at every country town, anvils boomed forth the announcement, In less time than it takes to relate it the condemned man was wafted beyond the grave to another fire hotter and more ter ble than the one just experienced. Curiosity seekers have carricd away already all that ‘was left of the memorable event, even to pleces of charcoal, Motive fo The cause of the o the Crime. was that Henry when a deputy policeman, in the course’ of his duty, was called to arrest Henry Smith for being drunkand disorderly. The negro was unruly and Vance was forced to use his club, ‘The negro swore vengeanc saulted Vance. In his P venge he last Thursday grabbed up the little girl and committed the crime that he will never again commit. The father is prostrated with grief and the mother now lies th's door, but she has lived to see the slayer of her innocent babe | suffer the most horrible death that could be conceived ime REMOVED A LANDMARK. ¥ire Destroys the Old Northwest Boor BooNe, Ta., Feb, 1.—[Special Telegram to ue BEE.]—A 4 o'clock this afternoon the Lincoln hotel was destroyed by fire. The building was a la wooden structure, built twenty-five years ago by the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad company, which still owned it. It was operated by J. Swilson, ‘who owned the furniture. The building also contained the railroad waiting rooms, ticket office and bagg: rooms. It was entirely consumed, though much furniture and ne: all the valuables were saved. The building was not insured, but was worth less than £5,000. There was $3,000 insurance on the hotel furniture, which was valued at £6,000. The hotel will not be rebuilt, though the Northwestern will probably put up a good building for the division offices and depot. For the present a passenger car is being used as a walting room. Des Moixes, Ia., Feb. 1.—Fire here last might partly destroyed the old Equitable block, one of the most prominent busine and ofice buildings. The fire was started by the explosion of a gasoline stove. It, spread from the second story into the third and fourth stories, Among other interests damaged wus the office of the Daily News. The damage is great, especially by water, but it is covered by insurance in almost every instance. CnicaGo, 111, Feb. 1.—The Chi destroyed by fire last night. s of large paintings of the Paris exposition, which were viewed through a spectroscope. The loss is §30,000. It was elaimed by some spectators that a woman was seen in the blazing building, but the police could find no traces of her body and doubt the story. Curyexxe, Wyo., Feb. 1.—-Fire almost wiped out the town of Gillette, on the Bur- lington road in Crook county, Sunday night. Among the buildings destroyed were: Rigby’s drug store, Green Front saloon, D. ‘W. Lewis' saloon, Christen: dance hall, a Cninese laundry, a bakery, Mitchell's grocery, the Windsor hotel and Rice Bros'. ry store. ‘The loss is in the neighbor- 0od of $100,000; no insurance. Gillette was built during the railroad boom days and the buildings were frame. n Depotat 2tetd DEFEATED THE RULE. Yale Will Allow All Sorts of Stud Athletic Teams, New Havey, Conn, Feb. L—Fifteen hun- dred members and alumni of Yale university crowded into Alumni hall tonight to take final action on the rule hmiting wembership on the athletic teams of the university to undergraduates who have never registered at other collegés. The ratification of the rule in question involved the athletic exist- ence of four departments of the university and indireetly whether the members of the | university would support the captains and | manugers of the four athletic teams of the wiiversity ina movement -of paramount fmportanc s on Her MeCormick of last fall's :alled the meeting to order | and statod that the object was to consider | the action of the captains of the four ath- | Tetic teams of Yale, conditioning membe “shipon their teams as follows No iher of a te spoclal student, shull be eligibl graduate who has r other university or colloge, uate who 15 not pursuing a '« requiring attendane ast three years After discussion a ballot was taken, result- ing in 502 votes being cast against the ratifi- eation and 440 for it. Thus the rule and the efforts of the leaders of athletics at Yale were defeated. ‘The athletic leader interviewed and stated they were surprised At tho result. They did not know whether whey would resign. department or nder- any andergrad- degre Prize Fight In Court, Kaxsas Ciry, Kan., Feb. 1.-A question Arose last night among a crowd of sports as $0 the relative merits of Sam Baxter and Ben Recms, two local colored prize fighters To settle the question it was arranged that Baxter and Reems should meet forthwith. No suitable place for fighting being availa- ble, the sports broke into the eriminal court und there the men fought to a draw ina three hours battl . Cut His Head with u i A coupleof “dead game sport. rumpus in Mme. Foster's resort on lower Dudge strect last night, and for a time had thoir own way. When the fight was at its height, Johu Barnes, a grader, living at Twenty-seventh and Leavenworth, chipped in and was hit over the head by a 'beer bot- tlo and badly cut. The Foster woman was arrested for assault, and after Barnes' cuts had been dressed he was held as a witness, A DRl ey The Death Roll SrrixovisLn, 1il, Feb. £—A telegenti from Danville announces the death from pneu- monia of Phoecion Howard, He was oue of the oldest newspaper men in the state of Tllinois and fifteen years ago was considsred one of the brightest political writers in the west. e was reading clerk of the state + semate at the time of his death, Eleven Indep: WORK OF THE LEGISLATURE Futile Attempts at Fusion on Joint Ballot the Only Feature, DEMO-POPS COULDN'T ELECT A SENATOR donts Greene—Cold Weather Stops the ate's Work —Very Busy Day In the Lower 1cus Non Lixcory, Neb toTue Bk oped no st Feb 1. ~[Special Telegram oday’s joint ballot devel prises, though it brought many The radical differences of opinion among purtisans of the same brand were shown in the party votes, but it was ail along the line indicated by last night's cau There were present 130 legislators, the absentees being Clarke and Crane. The following was the result of the ballot as an nounced by the lieutenant governor. changes cuses, Paddock Thurston 12/ A Majors i 10 bawes Alien HOOE. 7/ Batley A Vorton rounse Powers B/ ¥nompson Poyd Hastin s Harlan ... 2 was a wholesale change among the ndents, and & majority of the demo t to the lutest nominee of the popu us, W. L. Greene. This was not sufficient, however, to off-set the defection caused by the bolting of several of the popu lists, and Greene was unable to reach even independent high: water mark The disaffected populists threw their votes anywhere and everywhere except to the caucus mominee, [Farnsworth remaining with Powers, = apparently being de termined to die with him in the ditch. The other independent bolters were Dysart, Harris, Kruse, Soderman, sns and Stewart, who voted for Allen Hall, who vent to Thomp- son; Mullen, who went to_Judge Allen, and Sheridun who voted for Hinman, but who changed to Greene when the call'y pleted, and he saw that the Kearne, date had no chance of election. The demo- crats uot voting for Greene were Babcock, Mattes and Withnell, who voted for Frank P. Ireland; Hale, who went to Bogd, and North, who swung to Morton. The' following were the changes among the republicans: Burns, from Paddock to Thurston; Calin, from Furnas to Thurston; Davies, from Paddock to Reese; Howe, from Furnas to Paddock; Johnson Reese to Harlan; Keckley Harlan; Keyes, from Paddock to Reese Kloke, from Paddock to Thurston : Lob from Simonds to Paddocl; Wilson, from Pad* k to Thurston Those passing when called were Goss of Doug man and Woods, Immediately after the announcement of the ballot the joint convention adjourned Little Legislating Done. to transact any count of the low Ther indeps from Reese to their name s, Rickett were Soder The sei was unable business this morning on temperature of the senate chamber. Another pagze was appointed, and after the joint con- vention an adjournment was taken until to- morrow, IN THE HOUS Legislation Advanced Rapidly by t Working Members, LiNcoLy, Neb,, Feb. 1.—[Special to Tne |—All of the members of the house, with the exception of Crane, were present at the session this morning. on as soon as the body sottled down to bus ness over the motion of Watson, left over from the preceding cvening. relative to re- jeeting the report of the committee of the whole with reference to house roll No. Van Housen's Michiganizing measure. n's amendment to strike out the enacting ciguse was - defeated, nowever, and the réport of the committee wasadopted and the bill was ordered engrossed for its third reading X House roll §No. debtor manner House o Hard 49, Cornish’s judgment bill, was disposed of in the same roll No. 57, Barry's | tive to farmers’ institutes, was indefinitely postponed by a vote of 61 to 19, after a long and hard fight had been made by the friends of the measure. Chairman Woods of the committee on school lands and funds submitted a report of the investigation of the sale of certain school lands in this county in December, 15%0. The report reviewed the whole transaction and censured John Steen, ex-commissioner of public lands and buildings, for the incorr and careless manner in - which the sale was advertised, the advertisement having been in the same form as for a lease, when it should have stated that it was to be a sale. The report was adopted without a dissent- ing vote. The judiciary committee reported in favor of placing on the general file hou: 163, Higgins’ bill limiting the juvis justices of the peace to their own town ships, and No. 73, Horst's bill amending the code of civil procedure; and recommending the passage of No. 172, Higgi; bill, gi another judge to the Twelfth judicial trict; and No. 138, Watson’s supreme court commisgion bill. All four went to the gen- eral file, WIIl Vote on Woman's Suffrage. Tho committee on miscellancous subjects returned No. 212, Lingenfelter's woman suf- frage bill, without recommendation, Keckley moved the postponement of the bill, but McCutchen amended by moving that it go to the general file, and thither it went by a vote of 45 to 38, The same committee rccommendod the passage of No. 214, Kessler's bill prohibiting the use of gas for' illuminating purposes in public inns or hotels, but the report was knocked out, and on mution of Felton the bill was indefinitely postponed. ‘The members were shivering in their seats by this time, and Porter's resolution in- siructing the fireman to go to shoveling cos and keop up steam went through by an en- thusiastic vote, The report of the committee on public uds and buildings, indefinitely postponing No. 194, Barry's bill proyiding for u state convention hall'in Lincoln, was adopted The committee on revenue and taxation d in favor of indefinitely postponing , Dickerson’s bill requiring the exhibit it bonds to tho assessor, and ' bill requiring the listing of property in the state in every county through which the road passed; adopted The same comnittee reported in favor of the passage of No. 5, Barry's bill, providing for the more specific listing of property for o, ens’ bill, designating able projler ). 146, Merrick's bill, gulating tax levies; adopted. Took the Minority Report. The committee on constitutional amend- ments submitted a majority aud minority re- port of No. 80, Woods' bill, providing for a constitutional —convention. The majority recommended its indefinite postponement and the minority recommended its passage. Gerdes moved the adoption of the majority eport and Woods moved the adoption of the mihnl;iby recommendation. The latter pre- vaile The ssne committee reported in favor of the indefinite postponement of No. 14, Soder- man’s bill. for the submission of the question of a constitutional convention ; adopt The committce on revenue and taxation commended the indefinite postponement of No. 127, Sissou's bill providing for the assess ment of property at its cash value. Adopted ‘I'iere was no other business on hand, and as it lacked but a few minutes cf the time duo for the joint eonvention, a wotion to take a recess was defeatea, and the members kept their seats to kill the interening time. Sehappel started a hymn that he used to sing in the good old days when he went to church, and was receiving considerable as anco and encouragement when the gavel fell roprovingly, to remind the singers that the devotional services of the morning had been coucluded some time before, After the joint couvention the hou: Jowrned until 3 o'clock, Durlug the Afternoon. At the afternoon session the house re solved itsolf into commistee of the whole to consider bills ou the general file, but rose immediately and revorted that by unani- mous consent the motion to go into com- mittee of the whole was reconsidered. The committee ou benevolent institutions of York. from | + Welch, 8100 for $10,000; Decombe A discussion came | | ®00: Hargreave Br | 6th of JTHURSDAY, FEBRUARY recommended Kesson's bill, cemete for Adopte The committee on corporations mended the passage of No. 99, Oakl defining teros used in section statute r ing transportation. Adopred T'he report of the sime committee favoring the passage of No. 131, Oakley's bill, making it unlawful for railroad companies in the state to actus the agents for mauers of conl, was adopted The committee on miscellaneous subjects recommended the passage of No, 100, Kess- ler's limited woman suffrage bill. The report was adopted and the bill went to the general file. Felton offered a_resolution setting forth that whereas the first committee appointed for the purpose had resigned, the speaker be instructed to appownt a committee to proceed with the investigation of the oftices of the state treas irer, state auditor and the insane asylums. Burns ouered an amend ent requiring the Teport to be submitted at least ten days be fore adjournment. It was acceptea by the mover and the resolution was adopted. On First Reading. The following bills were introduced : By Lockner—Providing that no person hold more than one lucrative public office at the same time By Van Duyn—Appropriating $1,650 for the relief of Benjamin F. Baughn, wnose horses and cattle of that value were killed by order of the state | veterinary in 1850 be cause affected with glanders By Jensen—Appropriating £15,000 to pro vide for the building of a pathological laboratory at the State university By Keyes—Providing for the appointment of fish and game protector By Keyes —Amending th lating to game and fish By Lingenfelter—Appropriating $7.495.73 for the relief of Scott’s Bluff county, for ex- pense of the trial of George S. Arnold for murder in July, 1889, By Keckle Amending efections By Olson to insurance. By Dimmick—To protect utee their right to by the passage of No. 153, Mc. tting aside a part of Wyu the burial of old soldiers. com s bill, S7 of the riminal code re: the statutes on Amending the statutes relating employes and dlong to labor or- T'he house adjourned at 4:15 o'clock 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. until MOSHER'S PECULATIONS, Exact Sums Which the ¥ nt Has Se LixcoLy, Neb., Feb. 1.—[Special to Tur Bee.]—Just before noon today the grand jury made its formal presentment against President C. W. Moshér of the defunct Cap- ital National bank, and was discharged. The indictment contains thirty counts, and covers seventy pages of typewriting. It als covers ailegations of misappropriations of funds by the accused aggregating about 000. The first few counts relate to the issue of certificates of deposit for large sums of money which he falsely entered upon the books in smaller amounts, the dates and amounts of which are as follow June 27, 1801, making false entry upou the books, showlng the receipt of £100 from some one not named, when in te of deposit was issued for 22, June 10, 1801, certificate issued to C. Hammond for 3,000 and £300 credited to him on_the books : June 10, 1891, C. Hammond, 2100 for £,000: De- cember 23, 1880, J. B, Hill, $100 for £0,00 December 10, 1860, J. 1. Hill, $100 for June 1, 1801, 'C. Hammond, 8100 for une 10, 1801, John A. T. Hibb: 00; June 27, 1801, C. 8. Wee 2,100 August' 5, 1501, J. E. Hi T August 17, 1801, J . £0.000: October 3, 1801, Hattie 2100 for £1,100; November 18, 1 £100 for 0,000; November 25, Capital National restered. Hill, E. Carson, 1, J. E. Hill, 1301, D. B 23, 1801, 5; Decembe for $37,114.75; Mayer Bis., 1,000 for 311, 1802, LaSalie National bank, 3,000 for £5,000; November 7, 182, ame, 33 for £,000. A number of the other counts charge him with having marked the word paid upon the bank’s record of bills receivable in the cases of the following notes: Western Manufac- turing company, thirteen notes, aggregating §62,500; J. V. Chandler & Son, one for 2,000 F. C. Sholes, one for $500; F. W.and O. H. Hohmaun, one for $1,000; Adams & David- son, one for §1,430.65; Camp Bros., one for 5., Seven notes, aggre- gating §35,000; H. E. Lewis, two for $1,200; W. H. Dorgan, one for #4,500; Stull Bros., one for #5.000; Exchange bank of Cortland, two for #.,000; Burton & Harvey, one for £3,000; South’ Stave Lumber company, one for $5,000: Willism Frohn, one for $1,500; T. C. and H. chsen, two for $,500; C. H. Meeker and R. O. Phillips, one for $2,000; . S. Johnson & Co., one for #5,000; A. Vennum, one for $1.000; Gran Ensign, on for 0; South Fork Irrigation company, two for .,000; Reusch, one for #1,000; Chicago Lumber company, one for £3,000; W. R. Dennis, one for $1,000; Tychs Reusch, one for $1,000. Other counts charge him with m: mg the bank’s balance book to show tha had a balance to its credit in the Chemical National of New York of $33,083.76, when in fact the balance was but £3,08 This was on the 16th of Decempe In another ade to appear $37,544.52. till another count shows that he falsely orded the rediscounts of the bank at $7,032.16, when they were in fact %32 656,87, The indictment further shows that on the nuary, 1803, Mosher issued a fraudu- lent certificate of deposit to J. E. Hill for 8150,000, and that he has embezzled and mis- apppropriated funds aggregating £250,000. The indictment sets up about every charge that could be made out of these facts. Hill, $100.75 for &3 Hill, 811 UNABLE TO MAKE A CHOICE, Result of the Votes In Various Legislatures for United States Senators. HereNa, Mont., Feb. I.—Today's vote for senator stood: Sanders, 31; Clark, 23; Dixon, 12. Bisyarck, N. D., Feb. 1.—The senatorial ballot today resulted: Casey, 31; Kingman, Smith, 8; Walsh, 3; Benton, 39: Pinkham, Cueyesse, Wyo.,, Feb. 1.—Two senatorial ballots were taken at noon today, resulting in no choic Ovymria, Wash,, Feb. 1 nochange in the senatorial —~There te has been There Was No Trouble. Toreks, Kan., Feb” L—The expected trouble between the republican and populist houses did not materialize this moruing. he populists did not attempt to eject the republican: No business of importance was trunsacted by either house during the fore- noon session. When the republican house reconvened a motion to adjourn until tomorrow was made and carried, and the republicans hurriedly left the hall, not giving the populists an op- portunity to eject them, as had boen planned. The republicans will follow similar tactics tomorrow. It is believed the popu- sts will attempt to exclude them from the house when the hour for assembling arrives, in which event the long expected collision may take place. lans Desire Annexation. Sacramento, Cal., Feb. L.—The senate to- day adopted 4 joint resolution providing that whenever the Hawaiian government shall signify o de its territory be annexed by the United States, tha California con- gressmen shall endeavor to bring about such result. and it is the sense of California that no other power than the United States should obtain control over the islands. Repealed the Miner Election Law, LaNsING, Mich., Feb. 1.—Today the houso passed the senate measure repealing the Miner election law. The Miner law pro vided for the election of presidential electors by congressional districts. - o . Boss Burglar Captured. New Youk, Feb. 1.—J. W. Mitchell, under arrest here, confesses that ho has committed over 100 burglaries near Newark, N. J., within the past year und a half. He adds that ten or twelve years ago Ho robbod a bank in Chicago of $10,000, with which he made a trip around the world. Returning out of funds, he resumed the practice of his profession, Bl A New York Exchange Quotation NEw York, Feb, | Telegr Tk Ber.) —Exchange was quoted as follows Chicago, 40 cents discount; Boston, 5 cents premium to par; St. Louis, 25 cents pre- mium. XIOUS [T} FIND CAMERON President of Hastings' Oity Oouucil Belioved to Have M5mmitted Sui NO TRACE O'I-'I THE MISSING MAN‘ vide. 1o Writes to His Wife and Daughter of His Intentfod¥—Friends Unable to Agredlon the Suhject— NeBkaska News. Wi HasTINGs, gram Neb, Feb. 1 to Tie Ber.| [Special Tele All day a searching party, under the lead of Chief of Police Wanzer, has beon ransacking the suburbs of Hastings in an endeavor to find the missing president of the city council, Charles Cameron, who disappeared shortly after his dry goods store was closed by the sheriff on Monday last. The police authoritics acted on the theory t meron has committed suicide. They that he did not leave the city on any train on Monday last, as he was known by all the conductors running out of the city. Then he was supposed to be a morphine eater and the package he took from the safe might have been that drug. A arop letter to his wife instructing her how to care for his life insurance, and bid ding her goodby, supported that view On the other hana one to dugghte saving that he found it hard to leave home. ave encouragement to those of his friends who refused to give up hope and who be lieved that he was well and had gone to his old home in Canada, win ntinue the Search, Mayor C. C. Crittenhouse stated that in the event_ today's search was unsuccessful a much more extensive h would be made tomorrow. In common with the other ity authorities he helieved that Mr, Cam- eron would be found by the side of some ha, stack, either dead from cold and fatigue or else from the effect of some drug like mor- phine. Mr. Cameron's friends, who beleive that he is still living, have advanced the theor that he crawled into o box caron a freigh train_ which left Hastings for the cast_bes tween 6 and 7 o'clock Monday evening. They contend that whild he is well known in the state, yet with the at and hat he wora ed observation, especially when once outside of Nebraska. However that be, he certainly did not wish his family to suffer_temporarily, as a roll containing 8100 was found ina bureau drawer. Mr. Cameron carried about $24,000 life instrance in old line companies. Much of this he had carried for year SUNDAY SCHOOL WORKERS, Nebraska Representative nual Session at ¥ Famsray, Neb., Feb. 1 ccial to Tie Bk, ] —The twenty-sixth annual meeting of the Nebraska State Sunday School tion will convene in this city Junc 6 and re- main in session thrgd days. The ina are that the attendance will be large rogramirranged is as follow. Tuesday Afternogn, June 6—2:30, assem- bly of delegates greeting; 3:00, song sovvice, praise and prayer; 4:00, president’s address; informal conferenga. Tuesday Evening—7:50, song sery welcome addre: 8:00, response; 8:15, dress, William Reymolds; closing remar announcements. Wednesday Fopefioon —6:00, early pr meeting—one howr; 8:30, conferenc of workers; 00, what h convention done . ,for Nebraska? 0, reports from counti reports of committees; 11:00; nermal class work Wedn 0. song service 80, prima a8, work ;. 3:80, tempe: in the Sunday schook: 4:00, address—W. Reynolds;5:00, question drayer Wednesday I vening—7:30, praise servic 8 tne book we study; 8:45, the teache; work—William Reynolds. Thursday 100n—6:00, early prayer and praise service; 8:30, cenference reports, election of officers nud plans for the coming year; 10:30, new schools—where nceded; 10:45, hand to hand work in our country ai8tricts; 11:00, work before us. Thursday Afternoon—2:00, praise service; 2:30, souls won; 2:45, souls gathered; 3:00, souls nurtured ; discussion on the above; 4:00, prayer service, Thursday Evening—8:30, song service; 8:00, address, William Reynolds; conference ud closing remarks, “Thirteen speakers of state and national reputation are already secured for the meet- ing. Their names will appear later, Nebraska Mortgage Indebtedness. Gexeva, Neb, Feb. 1. —[Special to Tur Bre.]—The following is the mortgage in- debtedness of Fillmore connty for January: Number of re zes filed, 12,715; city, chattel, 185, § 586.22; released, real estate, 78, #41,971.97; city, 11, $4,001.15; chattel, 221, &3 Of real estate mortgages 211,708.50 were for part purchase price of land. Although the mortgages exceed the releases, yet the showing is very good indeed, considering the fact that more mortgages matu n January than any other month in the year, and as nearly all of the real estate mortgages side of purchase money were renewals, w the releases of the old mortgages are from thirty to sixty days old before they Considering everything, the show ter than last month, when every c mortgage indebtedness was reduced. 1| Meot in An- The Will Keep Open on Sunday. Fresoxt, Neb., Feb. 1.—[Special to Tue Bee]—At the annua’ meeting of the Christian Park and Assembly association it was decided that the gates should be kept open Sundays during the Chautauqua this summer, and the following named persons were elected for the coming year: Presi- dent, C. M. Williams; first vice president, R. B. Schueider; second vice president, Rev J.T. Knucky; third vice president, C. C. Crowell; secretary, Ross Hammond: treasurer, D. A. Lumbard ; superintendent of rounds, James Balding; general superin- tendent, Rev. George M. Brown. Arthur Gibson, Joseph A. Illliott, Oscar Glidden and William Carroll were elected trustees, Three Stockmen Injured. Famyoxt, Neb., Feb. 1.—[Special Tele- gram to Tug Bee}—At Exeter the ea bound Burlington passenger came in con with three stockmen standing on the tr: They seemed to haye. become paralyzed on seeing the approachin train, and ‘did not move. One man recejved a broken leg, and the other two were sgyerely bruised, but not otherwise injured. Act k. Rosult of & Directory War, Hastixs, Neb., 'Wob. L.—[Special gram to Tur Bek. | -5 a result rectory war whichi: has made Hastings very li Tele of the di- the city of elyifor a couple of months, John M. Wolf sued John H. Gleun today for $2.000 damages. Fhaiwar was hot and fast and Glenn waded mt'Wolf in a manner that was verfectly appaHing. General Thuyer Not Pennlloss. LixcoLy, Neb., Feby 1.—Ex-Governor Johr: M. Thayer was qdesiioued concerning the report that he was Without funds and a sub- Ject of the bounty f s frien, He denied the stories in circLjtion in_eastern pa and requested the Associated press to deny that he s penniless or broken down physi- cally Cripple Nennaska Crey, Neb Telogram to Tur Ber.| prominent ¢itizen who has been loc for years, fell upon the pavement this even ing una broke his knee-cap. The injury will cripple him for life if itdoes not result ulti mately in his death Feb. 1 George Aird Nebraska's Death Roll, Bratrice, Neb., Feb. 1.—[Special gram to Tue Bee.|—Mrs, Robert Creighton, aged 76 years, moter of Mrs. A. Rand and Mrs. C. B, Dempster died at the home of the ormer this morning. The remains will be taken to hor old home in Danaee, 1L, for burial e —-— Dr. Haddock's Murder Recallod. Dexves, Colo, Feb. 1L—~The ecelebrated | | Haddock murdor, committed in Sioux City, I, some yewrs ago, came up in singular manner today during the progress of a divorce suit. Mrs Emma Drummond was on the stand testifying against her husband John Drummond, from whom she desired o separation. In going over his history she d that Drummond had roceived from her | mother £2,000 to silence a man whom she know only “Bull Dog Dick." and who possessed some inf sgarding the murder of Dr, Haddock - TWO IMPORIANT DECISTONS, Liability of a County Re Index an Des Moises, Ia., gram toTie Bee. | pstrament. Feb, 1.—[Special “Tho supreme court today HE WANTED THE INSURANCE Druggist Raley Arrested on a Oharge of Arson, HIS STORE SET ON FiRE PURPOSELY Porter Calloway Says He Was Hired to Do the Work by His Employer - Another Negro Under Arrest Claims He Was Asked to Do th . rendered two important decisions, one in the case of A. H. Shipley, appellant, against | John H. Reasoner, from Madison county growing out of the notorions Bohemian oats fraud. ~ The plaintiff sued to recover on notes given for oats and sold to Reasor who, it is alleged, was a party to the trans 1nand knew of their fraudulent character. In the lower courts the jury was insteucted that the defendant was entitled to the notes and it was only to determine their value. The supreme court holds that the notes | were fraudulent and of no value between | the original partics, but in the hands of an innocent purchaser were good and collect able. The defendant is held to be an inno- | ceut purchaser because of the solicitation of the plaintiff that if Reasoner would buy them he would malke them good The other was that National of Suther lant, Ainst Isaa volving ~the liability of a county v corder for tailing to index chattel mort gage immediately upon its filing, causing loss to innocent parties he defense was that the recorder had all he could no at the time and was not able to reach this particular documg The supreme court holds that he | should have postponed less important work | and_indexed this mortgage, and is therefove | cas: bank of the First | and appel Clements, in liabie for damage. Des Moises, [a., ram to Tie Bre. | ppellant, Polk dis Cobeen & Co. Louisa, district tional mont dis b, 1 ance [Special gainst St irmed ; Sourte wr Black, appellant, affirmed; Shenandoah Na nst Ayers, appellant, Fr rict, reversed; White against Pear pellant, Cass ' district, rever: Brintnall wwainst Brizgs, O'F district, McDonald & Co Union Railway company, lant, Council Bluffs superior court, firmed; Renken, avpellant, against Frank, Lyon ' district, aftirmed ; Ellseworth against Campbell’ Bros. & Co., | pellant, Hardin district, reversed ; Wernli appellaut, against Collier, Plymouth district, afirmed:; Shiple; appellant, against Reasoner, Madison district, affirmed; lowa Live Stock company against Lewmal, Cass district, dismissed ; Shellhammer, appellant, inst Jones, Cass district. reversed; First tional bank of Sutherland, appellanc, inst Price, O'B strict, reversed Brickmakers in Sessi Des Mores, Tn., Feb, 1.—[Special Tel to Tie Bre.|—The state convention of tl Towa Brick and Tile makers began here day. The attendance was curtailed by the severc weather and blockading of the rail Among those enrolled are: €. B, Bent- ama; W. E. Berry, Guthrie Center; Thomas B. Swell, Williamsburg: J. M. Wolfe, , Mo.; M. C. Bredenstein, Tifin: J. M rris, Des Moines: W. . Sidney, Frank- fort, Ind.; D. W. Stookery, Cedar’ Rapids; Johnson Brothers, Kulo; ' Linsey ~White, Lynnesville; J. A. Kerr, Ames;J. B. McHosc Boone: K, Smith, 'North' English: McHose, Grinnell, Nearly all the members ccompanied by the Reports were made by Bentley, Berry, Small, Wolfe and others on condition of tade, extent of | manufactures and prosy for ‘the future. Discussion of kiln work followed until noon | adjournment. This afternoon President | MeHose delivered his address and Robert, | Goodwin spoke of the manfacture andisale of drain tile. The scssions will continue to- | morrow. roads, od Sha [Special Teleg -Recelver Allison of the W, tern Home Fire Insurance company. which | le an assignment two years ago, made his 1report to the court tod: He report vor of allowing 118 policy claims, agzre- £45,430.88, and rejected 32,655.48 on Eight claims for $11,809.958 were not considered by him, making a total of 259, in claims inst the company on its Besides these he réports $15.000 in 1ims for refunding premiums on unexpired insurance and claims of Edwin Philbrook | and G. W. Kingsnorth of this city, aggre- gating 230,000, for services render % ceptions to the receiver's report were filod on but thirty of the rejected claims, time for so doing has expired, so that the total unpaid oliabilities not to exceed $100.000, while assets foot up $152,300. All | creditors will be paid in full and stock- | holders will realize 50 per cent on their in- vestments for stock. Coming Out in ¢ Stovx Crry, Ta., Feb. 1. to Tue Ber.] um Blew His Head OfF. Des Moixes, Ia.,, Feb. 1.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee.|]—Andrew Nelson, a Swedish farmer near Douds, Ta., committed suicide last mzht. He was exceptionally prosperous and held in high regard by the community, and temporary insanity is the only explanation of his act He left his family, gun in hand, ing he was going to shoot a rabbit. A report was heard, and the family, on going out, found his body with the head nearly blown off. In one hand was the weapon and in the other a barrel s with which he had sprung the trigger. Probably Fatally Slu:ged. Booxg, Ia., Feb. 1.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee.|—J. Baldwin, who runs a restau- rant in Moingona, near here, was mysteri- ously assaulted and sundbagged whiie going into his own cellar. There are fears that he will not recover. His assailants are un- known aud no eause i for the deed, Unearthed a Skeletod INDEPENDENCE, 10., Feb, 1.—[Spe gram to Tue Bee.|—A skeleton w earthed today under a basement floor of a blace that had beeu a saloon for thirty y The le were severed above the kne supposod the vietim was murdel money. It is xd - for NEW 1ELEPHONE COMPANY. Organization of an Association with a Cap- ital of $K0,000,000. Cuicago, TlL, Feb, 1.—A new telephone company with ambitious plans, a capital stock of $30,000,000 and two men of national celebrity among its directors, applied for in- corporation at the oftice of the Illinois secre- tary of state this afternoon. The name chosen is the national Telephone comy conspicuous members of Major Wilhwm Wamer and Richard C Kerms, warner is the ex-commander-in- chief of the Grand Army of the Republic and Kerins is the well known railroad magnate and Missouri's member of the republican national committee. other directors are: Dr. K. M. Har t Smith, the inventor of the telephone; Ingalls of Chicago; George R. Peck’ of Topeka, K Charles M. K L. Stone, John Blake, Howard M. Holden and 'Webster Davis of Kansas City, sud D. J. Younz, Charles M. Ferre is president of the com any, Howard M. Holden vice president, A one sceretary, and o prominent Chi- cago man, whose name withheld, is treas. iter- two Harrison nd the the sdirectory are is The Harrison involved in o phone company tested beforo Unitod Stat the Bell comy claimed On the 30th of May, secured patents covering cs. The incorporato give service for one-half charged President Ferre said a circuit between New York Cleveland, St. Touis, Lo Pittsburz, Philadelphi: more und from there back to New York. This | crreuit will cost £10,000,000, but we expect it to yield hundsome dividends. Oue of the most important features of our new system is t we expect to entirely do away with the tele phone girl. We do this by a system of auto matic switchboards. In conjunction with the telephone we will have a new system of telegraphy, by which messages are written out and an' exact facsimile trausmitied to the receiver,” patent was some time ogo lawsuit with the Bell Tclo: The case was hotly con supreme court of the was the first in which suffered defeat, it is the and ny e 1802, Mr. Harvison | the entire United claim thoy can “We will construct Boston, Buffalo, , Cincinuati, Washington, Balti | 408 South Thirteenth str | yesterday | propounded | story told by him, but by | special at 2 o'clock this morning for Crete m | didn’t | arson oa the druggist, had Druggist E. V. Rale at , stepped off the ast evening into the ofticers, who were . doing business B & M train at Crete outstretched arms waiting for him He is wanted conn to of in Omaha on the charge ing sot fire to his m str store, Ihe f which re charged with rmer's vlace of morning. arns dru Raley and his causing broke out in the business aboat 4 o'clock The fire department was just returning from Hanscom park and were at the druy; » in remarkably quick time. The damage was confined to less than 50 porter Looked Ve The attention of attracted to the pe oxistir in = the questioned Calloway, who slept in The pegro told a plausibl teen awanencd by the and smoke, uand on getting found the verturned. He had been able to dr nd get out. The chief was not satisfied with the negro's tale and had him locked up to await_further develop ments. He still maintained the story first told by him. During the afternoon Calloway was taken from his cell and led upstairs to the oftice of the chicfof detectives, He was | placed on the rack and a series of questions He was asked concerning the | origin of the blaze and au first maintained a dogiedness that boded vo good result from | the ofticers’ point of view. He repeated the | adroit questioning | finaily saw he was cornered and gave up the | whole story. He told all he knew about the origin of the fire and completely surprised the detectives. In short the negro confessed that he was guilty of arson and implicated his employ E. V. Ralc he sustance of the story is that hie had been taken into the confidénce of Raley. Susplcions. ire Chief Galligan was ilinr condition of affairs place, and he closely | the Promised a Sum of Money. " ain sum © to the place | r that the rted stove. The druggist promised him a ¢ of money if he would set fi in some way and make it appe flames had caught from an overh Insurance was the object. Enough confl dence was placed in Calloway's story to war- f Detective Haze in having - | wn up charging both Calloway and | y with arson and also chapg] ey | with inducing Calloway to commit a crime and aiai il abetting him in the commis- | sion of the same In te his story the porter dropped | hints that led to the belief that another | negro named John Ready was implicated | and ofticers were at once sent_out to arrest him. Ready was easily found and ught | to the city jail. He also was pl | questions and without any hesitanc | what he knew. He asserted that Raley had | offered him money to set fire to his drug store and tha’ ne had almost agreed when he became frightened and refused to do the job. He produced letters corroborating his Statements. They were from Raley and of: fered him *'a good chance to make some money easily.” This was enough for the police and_ watch was sot for Raley who spent yesterday in Cre A telegram was | sent him informing him of his loss and | he was not expected here until this morning. | Mr. Raley probably wasn't surprised to learn | that his store had been burned and started | home at once. When he stepped from the train last night he was very much surprised, however, for a couple of the city’s sleuths read a warrant o him and then conveyed the druggist to the police station, where he | will have to answer to the allegation in tho | complaint in court Not t First Suspicious Fire. 1 It will be remembered that about two | months ago the drug store of Raley & Hui- linger, 1507 Farnam street, was almost totally troyed by fire one cold night. This fire started in the elevator shaft in the | rear of the store nd before an rm was | turned in the whole rear partof the building was almost totally destroyed. A heavy in- surance was carried on this stock of goods also An investigation was made at the time by the fire chiefs and the insurance adjustel into the origin of the five, the insurance | men thought it rather strange that a fire should gain such headway in such a short time. [t took some time to go into the mat- ter, but the case was at last settled. Tt versons had be rroom of the store at least twenty minutes before the policemen discovered the five. It was the suspicious circumstances sur- rounding the Farnam street five that led to | the investigation yesterday with the above | results. At the police station booked as suspicious characters and will be arraigned this morning when the more serious charge against them will be pr ferred. all the men are Raley's Le The letters written to Ready by the drug gist and referred to by him in his talk with the detectives ar: %o tonight Job-Re Stock when you find out the Burn this up Cierk, Neb., Jun, 27.—John Ready: pretty cold Weather and I wanf you to bo careful about keeping things warm. “Kecp the floor elean around the stove as it was when 1 left. Yours in huste, H. B RALEY tors. John Ready: Let her an—and do a good insur: on the is a fir This 1s one After I Ch Detective Haze left on Tue Bre order to be on hand early so to be in ahead of any habeas corpus proceedings, as Raiey has rolatives in Crete who had signi fled their intention to get him outat any cost Raley’s father is a wealthy, respectable man and will do almost anything to save his son from going to the penitentir Calloway’s Startling ¢ After a little persuasion Calloway last night consented to tell all he knew about the fire and gave a detailod statement of his transactions with Raley. He said SIfirst saw Mr. Raley in his store on Monday morning about 10 o'clock. He told me what he wanted mo to do, and said he would give me %0 and a_new st of clothes He said T to do the job Monduy and that he ave town. He said he guessed someone would telegraph to him if the store burned down. [ saia all right Monday I was to set the store afire, but 1 Yesterday m z I thought it was 1 good time and [ ¢ How did you do the work!" was asked by Chief Haze. “I swept up all the rubbish ween two counters on one side of the store avd put a lot of straw between the counters on th other side. Tlit them both with a mate aud then pulled out one of the legs of the stove, thinking it would fall over,but it didn’t as it caught against a post and was only part tipped over. Raley didn’t say when he | woula give me the money or clothes, but 1 supposed he meant he would when 1 did the | job. “The nogro Ready the letters that s ns ession. who gave to the polic i to fasten the ceime o been working for that day he was | he refusod to | Monday because, b On said him up to discharged set the plac fir Calloway's statement was taken in writing and in the presence of two witnesses read to b “That's just the when asiced if it was way it "he said orrect was, - SUCCEEDED BY STRYKER. \n Muhoney Turns the Poor House Over to Nis Successor. new man handling the ty poor farm, s B, St having stepped into the superinte and John J. Mahoney having stepy The change took place yesterday and ) uninteresting affair. | ly in the morning Stryker wandered over buildiag and knocked at the front AMairs There at the ¢ is a dency | d out. | it was | | | the | political prisoners," | store at 3 o’clock this 1 | Iast ni | | pl the knock tryker walkod WB{rom his now am Mr. Stryker to look after this and as he opened the door in. After stamping the sno boots, he romarked: ‘[ and I have come over house of yc 1 hav Mahoney | at home.* | Stryker did not need a socond invitation for he was there for business. His overcont was hung on Mahoney's peg in the hall rack and his overshocs wore tucked under Mahoney's table. in arm the | two men, Mahon and Strykor walked about the buflding and down the corridors. Stryker was introduced to the | employes and ‘some of the patients, after Which he signed for the county property and | was duly declared installed as the superin | tendent Mahoney was invited to ramain to dinner, and not having any homo of his own he ac cepted. After the meal was disposed of, Mr. Matoney and the members of his family left the building and went out into the cold . OPPOSED T0O THE BILL, ‘(d...u- Mr. Mahoney answored | heard of you before,” suid My “Just walk in and make yourself on Arm rs of the Irish Natio posed to G Citeaco, 101 cireuiar M. V. Gannon of Omaha | dents John P, Sutton of Lincoln, N | tary, and William | York, treasure has the Ivish national \fter carefully s the which will i the parliament, they have arrived at th sion that it is a more intended that even the through parliament eaguo Op- lottor prest b, secre of N out signed by Lyman been sent by that enge) Siys the te Gl present home rule stone soon Britisn conolu mass of lezal vorbiye faction to any party crs do not hope to get it , and that it ned for an excuse for shelving the Trish question Even should it pass, it is totally inade quate to the needs and desives of the coun try and would loave Ircland with but fittle cmblance of home rule. 1t is so hedged about with conditions that it is short of ey 1 the measure of 1858, Under it the make-be partiament would [ entively wmerey of an English with practically unlimited powers, w soldiery and armed constabulary to enfor his wishes. 1t is recommended that clubs be formed everywhere to work for Irish in dependence as the only thing acceptable to the race Did Not Demun NEW YORK, Feb. 1 —Joseph Ryan, corre sponding secretary of the National Pedera tion of America, today denied that the pres ident of the National Federation of America had called a meeting of the divectors to con sider the release of political prisoners, “We regard the question of amnesty to hie said, “as secondary and inopportune. T'he political liberty of 4,500,000 15 of more importance than the per sonal liberty of the twelve men now in prison The pressure upon the liberal ministers for their release was unwise and impolitic, as it put & weapon in the hands of the tories to defeat the more important measure of home rule, The home rule bill, if passed, will bring a geueral amnesty for political of fenders. 0 give no satis prom is des heir Relense. Dene DrnLiy makes a manifesto issu National League of the text savage lender. The Ameriean league hoisted by its own petard, says the pape It evidently had arranged with the lrish wing to denounce the bill, or bad, the duy after the bill was introduced. There apbeared to be some blunder as to the date of introduction, and the manifesto was aunched prematurely, thus spoiling the gue’s little plot. Journal the of u is eman's sterday, by - - pt O s Jag. Sergeants Ormsby and Shoup found a man south of Hayden Bros,' lying in the alley rming nearly frozen to death. The unfortunate was taken to the jail and medical assis led laid ance ¢y He was intoxicated and had probably down iu the snow to sleep. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS, 0. P. Perley prominent resident Broken Bow, arrived in Omaha pesterday George P, Moore, secretary of the De nver White Lead works, & last evening Ira P. Higby, proprictor of the Watsou house of Nebraska City, is paying the metropolis a visit D. D. Frazee, of the stock of Frazee & Bouge of Sioux City, came in ht, and will remain several days ar- anging for the opening of a place in this y. Mr. Harry Shriner and Mr. James McCal left Omaha yesterday afternoon on theiv way to Paris, where they intend to spend some years ia studying French art. They sail from New Yor k Saturday morning on the Etruria. At the Mercor: L. M nan, Chicago;Albion Smith, Cincin Charles Nunemacher and wife, D, M ansas City; H. R. Spellman, Clinton Levich, Onawa, la: Frank Baughman, Davenport, Ta.: R. K. Hill, Chi cago; John M. Dills, Seribner; O. J. 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