Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 7, 1893, Page 2

TR i THE ()M-AHA DAILY -BEE remained above the water was scrutinized a dozen times by a dozen pair of eyes, hut not ahuman body was visible. Like the good ship Jason, they had given up the struggle in the surf off Cape Cod. Twenty-four souls bad found their graves on those icy shoals, and the hospitable ship in which they had winde their home across the wide expanse of Inaian and Atlantic ocoans was now their tomb. The boy gave his name as Samuel Evans, and his age as 19, and his home as Greenock Scotland. In telling his story he spoke clearly and connectedly. » He said “T'ne ship Jason, Captain MeMillan, sailed from Calcutta in February last for Boston with a cargo of jute. When but a fow days out we encountered a terrific cyclone and lost our masts and also our first officer, Mr. Walker. As the Storm Approached. “We put in at the Isle of France and re. paired. We had fine weather afte leaving there nearly the entire passage. On Tues day morning it began to snow. Tho winds were strong from cast southeast. It was very thick. We could not sec more than three ship lengths from where we were. “Still hoping to weather the cape, we con tinued to crowd on sail, but at 15 she struck the beach with a crash and the main- top mizzenmasts went over the sides, and the ship broke in two amidships. About all the crew, ncluding myself, went into the wizzen rigging when we struck. When the mast went we all went with it. 1 knew no more until 1 found myself on- the sunds and was being pulled out of the surf. “Of all my shipnfhtes not one is left. Of tieir names, T knew but few. They were mostly Trish ana Norwegians. The cap- tain’s namo was McMillan and the wate's namo was Wilker. Both, I believe, belong in Greenock. The second mate, Goldbraith, and Boatswain Black were from Selkirk. Thero was John Callahan, Mike Mulligan. ‘Wiliiam Cotter of Queenstown ; O'Leary and Ross of Plymouth, kng.; Chris Neilson and Corse of Portland, Ore. ; Murphy of St. John, N. B.; Johnson and Henricksen of Sweden. ¢ all 1 can remember.” - LOOKS VERY SERIVUS. Revolutionists In a Fair Way to Cause Trouble, I1, Paso, Dec. 6.—The action of the Mex- ican government in proseribing American newspapers for publishing news concerning the troubles in the northern part of Chihua- hua is causing much comment in this town and it has strengthened the belicf that sometning serious has taken place in thay republic. Agaiu the town seems full of Mex- icans nov before seen here and they are much grouped together in earnest conversa- tion. Since Monday no news has come in from the scene of the trouble. That night a courier came in from the camp of Santa Ana Perez with dispatches to his agents here, but what their purport was has not been learned. Ho suid that one courier should have arrived here the day before him, and one the day before thut. Perez took the precaution of sending out four in succession in order that one would be likely to ive, and that one was to have started the day following. As only one reached here, the revolutionists in this city say that the other three were killed. The Mexican uuthorities are still saying through their official papers in Mexico that the whole trouble ended with the robbery of the custom house at Palomas, and that the robbery was:dono by a band organized in Texas. That this’ statement is false is " known to every man \vho knows anything about the matter. The surie papcrs are declaring that these: robbers have been arvested Adn Toxas. and’ an application for their extradition hasbgen made. Not one word of this is true. . & There have been 1o Arrests mide except thst of Viotor: Ochon wnd ho. was. not charged with assisting in that robbery. He was charged with having - hired men. fivting out soldicvs and seuding them into Mexico to fight against the - government. The language of the complaint made acainst Ochoa is proof that the Mexican government does not consider that the matter ended with the robbery of the Palomas custom house. Today theve are a number of men em. ployed in tais city in the secret scrvice of the Mexican government for the express purpose of securing she names of agents of Santa Ana Perez, the leader of the revolu- tionary forces in Chihuahua ‘The Juarez couriers of the noon papers wero arrested again today and their papers confiscated. After another apology from the governor, however, they were once more released - AT 11> OLD TRICKS, Mexican L Paso afte -Owams, Dec. 6.—To the Editor of Tuw Ben: The following parageaph taken from the World-Herald editorial page of last evening is characteristic of that paper Messrs. Krug and Metz have bes allowed a good deal of latitude in Omahn and itis pretty nearly time t they should confine their tentions to thelr own affalirs. It is the World-Herala's mett ing putronage. Itis used ofien to secure advertising and there are, in Omaha, fow merchants who will not recosnizo this club, which is neld over the heads of Messrs. Metz and Krug. The employes of the World-Herald huve been trained i this club swingiug business and from Hitcheoek down are conside expert Let n merchant advertiso in Tue Bee e clusively and Mr. Merchant will have this samo elub held upan front of him within a week's time Either Mr. Hitcheock or bis employe, or botl, us is very often the o will appear before him and say: *“Why don't you udvertise with us? Something may oceur which will make you wish you had givon the World-Herald your adverts- g You'd better reconsider it; wo can do You good.! And miany merchants o *reconsider,” ro- membering the vlackmall articles, for they were nothing else, which the World-Herald privted against Stonehill, who hud refused to advertise in My, Hitcheoek's paper A MENCHANT, — NOTICE. The first serics coupons will be run all of this wesk, so as _to ¢nable those subszribers who were not able to sceure the full set last week, to 2 the first portfolio. Those bers who have brought or sent in the six coupons published last week will not need to cut those of this week. Next Monday we be- gin publishing series two and each series from that time on will be printed only for one we making LVErY Ccoupon necessary to secure portiolio No, 2 and all others fol- lowing. d of obtain- SERIES ONE DECEMBER 7, 1893, THE BRR COUPON. World's Fair Art Portfolio. To secure this superb souveniv send or Lring six coupons of this scpies bearing oiffercnt dates with 10 cents in coln to AT POATFOLIO DEF'T, I in fivor of an extra se: | ther LY EIGHTEEN WERE THERE @overnor Waite's . Miners' Convention at Ralida Boores Almost a Failure, CHARACTERISTIC SUGGESTIONS PUT FORTH Inn Longthy Address the Head of the Centenninl Stato Proposes to Begin the Colnnge of Silver “In Legnl Ten- der Quantities,” SAL10A, Colo., Dee. 6.—Only oighteen dele- gates, representing ten mining camps, were present at the opening today of the miners' convention, called by Governor Waite to con sider his proposition for a special session of the legislature to take some action on behalf of silver, Many of the camps mentioned in the governo 1 sent no delegates. The convention organized with J. M. Me- Michael of Aspen as chaivman and Swisher of Breckinriage as secrets Judge C. . McCoy, in an address of wel- come, suid if the conventio favored calling an extra session the governor should recom- mend the enactment of a law authorizing the sesretary of state to purchase silver bullion and issue therefor silver certificates and to place tho bullion purchased upon the mar. ket; also a law for the coinage of Colorado bullion in Mexico. This Mexican coin to be a legal tender 1 this state for all debts, public and private, What Walte Would Do. Governor Waito delivered an adaress of 9,000 words outlining his views as to the sil- vor crisis and suggesting topics to bo con ered by the legislature. “The situation in this stato had improved somewhat siuce tho darkest hours last summer,” he suid, “‘but not over 4,000 of tha 45,000 miners thrown out of cmployment had yet resumed work. The right of congress tocom money is conceded, and that right is exclusive so long as the right 1s exercised,” the governor said. “This right was given to the general government by the states as a trust-—this trust calling for continuous coinage. ln de- fault of the exercise of the coinage right the trust reverts to the states or the people. By the passage of the enactments putting an cond to the free coinago of silver the rencral government defaulted in its trust “Competent legal authority held that the right of the beople to the free comage of silver had nover been taken awav. The extra sossion of the legislature should tako ‘tion to compel an adjudication by the United States suprome court of this ques- tion. The right of a stato to make gold and silver coin a legal tender in payment of all debts collectable within that state cannot be denied.” the governor asserted He then afiivmed that. this r foreign_ gold and silver coins those of the United States. “The remedy,” he said, “is for_each state to cnact that the silver dollars of the United States and of owr sister republics in North nd South America, containing not less than 11 grains of fine silver, shall be a lugal tender by tale, orat 100 cents cach, for all debts, public and private, collectabld within that state.” eht applies to s well as to Just n Few Recommendations In addition to his silver comage scheme Governor Waite suid he would make the following recommendations *That the state and county warrants, for the payment of which there 18 no mouey in the proper fund at the time of issuance, be exchangeable for atate certiticates of small denominations thit would doubtiess pass as currency among business men. *“That interest and penalties on judgments, lands soid for taxes, ete., be reduced. nhat a state bankrupe law be enacted. ““That the western par: of El Paso county be made a separate county, to relieve Crip- ple Creek of an unjust burden of taxation, “That state canal certificates be issued small denominations instead of amounts of #1,000 each, as the law now standas. Phat water rates of irrigation companies be regulated. ot the homestead laws be amended in the interest of homesteaders.’ The governor said. in conclusion, that he | would ubide by the action of the convention in regard toa special session of the legisla- ture, By a vote of 10 10§ the convention decided sion. A proposition to submit the question of U of the state to coin gold and silver to the supreme court of Coloradowas de- feated by a vote of 10 to 8 The governor announced he would call the | legislature together early in January. Threaton t1 Klanap ¥ Dixven, Dec. 6.—Before starting yester- day for Salida to attend the miners’ conven- tion, Governor Waite recerved a lettor warn ing him that the emploves at the peniten- tiary and other vesidents of Canon City were plotting to kidnap him from the train at some small station aud spivit him away to the mountains. The governor made his journey safely, but it is possible an atvempt will bo made fo carry out the piot on the re- turn trip. The feeling against the governor n that section of the state is very bitter, especially awong prison employes, on ac gount of his attempt to remove Warden Mc ON UNION PACIFIC AFFAIRS, Mink Discuss Fentures of the Company's Condition. New Yous, Dec, 6.—Mr. Oliver W. Mink, oncof the receivers of the Union Pacific, was asked by areporter of the Associuted press if the action: of the German bond- | holders of thes Oregon Railway and Navi- gation company In any way affected the worlk or plans of the receivers, “Not at all,” was the reply. several conterences wero b that representatives of the German bond- holders were he Ihe aim and purpose of these conferences must have been to de- termine upon some Line of action to proteet their interesis on this side of the Atlantie.” My, Mink admitted that payment of the December coupons had not been made. The Associated press roporter asked if there was any prospect of the December coupons being paid yery soon and Mr. Mink raplied there is no hikelihood that they wiil be paid at present, Presideat Clavk spoke as follows on Union Pacific matters today : “Earnings will show a considerable fall- ing off for November. We suffered the most seriously through the depression of the sil- ver industry. 1 do not see thatthereis wuch revival in business despite the repeal of thesilver law." When asked concerning the reorganization plan published yesterday, Mr. Clark de- | clined to express any opinion beyond the statement that government control would, to say the least, be an experiment. D Thres Coustus Arrested for Morder. Desver, Dee. 6.—Deputy Sheriff Delue returned this morning from the eustern part of Arapahoe county in charge of three men whoare charged with the wurder of the ! postmaster, Amos P. Beaman of Lansin, | Colo, two or three weeks ago. ‘The men are Herman and Tom Chase, brothers, and Freeman Chuse, their cousin. ‘The wurder was committed for the parpose | of robbery. ‘The preliminary trial will be | beld tomorrow. | . The arvests were mado av. Wray. Colo. It is stated that soverad prowinent persous not yet apprehended are connected with the murder, which 1s surrounged with much mystery. Clark and “1 inew d Last fall and ‘I'he board of directors of the American Sugar Refiuing company Lo- doy declared the following dividends, pay=- able Junuary 2. 18%4: On that portion of the preferred stook which is entitled to quar- terly dividends, 15{ per ceut; on that portion of preferred stock which is entitled to semi- annual dividends, 315 per cent; on the com- | mon stock u quarterly dividend of § per cent, s b B i, ooking fr Fraud. IKaxnsas Ciny, Dee. 6.—County Prosecutor Brown stated this morning that he would investigate the failures of the People's Guaranty Savings bank and the Security Savings Trust company. These institutions wont under at the beginning of last sum- mer's financial flurry. Various irregularities are charged against both. —_—— EVIDENCE OF CRIME DISCOVERED, Finding of A Skull on Ash Creek Causes Lively Specalation. Hot Sprises, 8. D., Dec. 6.—ISpocial to Tie Ber]—-A skull was brought to town yesterday morning by Henry Barkdoll, who claims to have found it on Ash creek, this county. 1t is in a good state of preservation and the man who owned it must have boen dead not more than threo yoars. There is much speculation as to who the dead man was, or how ho camo to his death, but thero 18 absolutely nothing on which to base an investigation. 1t is supposed by many to be the remains of one Zimmerman, a wealthy German who disappeared very mysterio! about that time. His friends made diligent search for him and failed to find him and it was then supposed some one had murdered him for his money. When circuit court convened shis morning A surprise was in store for the jurors as well as the public. The question was at once raised us to the legalisy of the marner in which the veniremen were drawn, the clerk of the court following that provision of the Inw that abplies to counties that have no civil townships instead of the law that es- ovides another mede of procedure for counties that may have any organized civil townships. The judgo at once dis- charged the grand jury, while the petit Jury 15 held for a fow trials in which the attor- neys have agreed to waive questions of ille- gulity in the jury drawing. A pleasant banquet was given Judge Gard- nerand a fow friends last cvening at the Gillespie, the result of an election wager. JRiniviiohs- Suiiodet Careless Handiing of Powder, OwENsBoRo, Ky., Dec. 6.—Riley Hughes, a miner employed at Taylor's mine, Ohio county. threw a wet lump of blasting powder on the fire at his home today. It exploded, and the fire communicated to a twenty-five- pound can of powder sitting in the room. A terrific explosion followed, blowing the house to utoms. Hughes, his wifa and five children were shockingly burned and mangled. M Hughes ana_her daughter arah died in a fow hours. The others are seriously injured, but it is thought will re- cover. The explosion was of such force that the people for some aistance around thought it was an earthquake. ———— Wiil Test the Stai ik Tax. ATLANTA, G, Dee. 6.—The Georgia houses have, by a voteof 121 to 15, passed a bill providing for the issue of currency notes by state banks, and if the present intention prevails the state will provide means and methods for testing the constitutionality of the 10 per cent tax on state bank issues. But three democrats voted against the bill, the opposition coming from third partyites and republicans. e R Mothodist Episcopil Chureli South. Hor Serings, Dec. 6. —The fortieth annual convention of the Methodist Ipiscopal Church South convened in Central churih today, Bishop John C. Keener, senior bishcp of the church, presiaing. After appointir g the various committees and the transacticn of unimportaut business a recess was takcn until tomorrow. e PERSUNAL PARAGKAPHS. Peter Stout of Sioux City 1s at the Bruns- wick. Crawford Moore of Boise City, Idaho, is in the ci P, Reed of Denver Windsor, Edward Bryan has gone to Milwaukee for a month. Charles T'hurlow of Colol the Paxton. Dr. L. W. Edwards of Lincoln is an valat the Arcade. W. J. Whitfield of New York Murray menu cards. Mr. C. Durr, of Kirscht & Durr, is recov- cring from.the grip, D. H. Stearns has returned from Topeka and isat the Paxton. T. J. Foley and wife of registered at the Millard. Rev. Frank Crane of the First Methodist church is 11l with the grip. Ex-Labor Commissioner Ludden of Lincoln is registered at the Merchants. “Tommy Burke, a well known New York traveting man, 1s at the Murr Robert Toot, jr., a prominent busing of Buffalo, Wyo. is a guest at the 1o Springs is at arri- perusing Sioux Falls are 5 s man is at the Dellone. % 3. P. Snyder and wife of Storm Lake are among the arrivals at the Merchants, Peter 1. Dailey and his “Country Spori" company left for Chicago Tuesday night. . S. Jewett of Kansas City, a gentieman of prominence in railway cireles, is a Paxton guest. - County Clerk Sackett returned yesterday from a two weeks' visit at his old home in 1llnoi: Nate Liliott was down town yesterday for the tirst time since he was taken sick, three weeks ngo. S. Waikausy, a Polish count, came in from Davenport yesterday and regisiered al the Paxton. He was interested in the ex hibit of Poland at the World's fair and is now making a tour of the west. Misses Chapm, Gilroy, Maddern and Deane, Julius Whitmark and Harry Counor, all of New York and members of “A Trip to Chinatown” company, sre at the Millard ne, Harry Gilfoil, George Si b} o. Morse of the same troupe are at the Merchants, August Uehlein, Eugene Wuesthaft W, and Kirchoff, jr., constitute a distingushea iy from Mitwaukeo, registered at the Millard. — The gentlemen are here - to look after their business interests in Omuha, Mr. Uchlein is one of the proprietors of the Seblitz brewery at Milwaukee, Among the state arrivals at the looal ho- tels yesterday were the following: Mrs, (. C. Duval of 'remont, John Keith of Nortn Platte, T. L. Phelps, C. W. Starling; A, B. ©. Demston, D, C." Woodring of Lincoln, I . Havris of Ashland, J. R. Anderson of Red Cloud, D, T'. Bridges of Grand lstand, Howoe Swith of McCook, W. C. Wentz of Aurora, J. M. Maxon of Beatvice, W. Mor- rison of Columbus, J. C. MeDonough of Ord. B. L. Bean of Tekuwmal, Brown of To seh, M. Neils air and . A, Mitter ot Fairbury At the Mercer: J. o McLean, Clarks J. Humilton, D las, Tox.; W. Buffalo, N.'Y.: J. A, Morris, Salt Miss Stuar Johnson, Shenan- deabi J. A. Morand, New York; M. De Lincoln: Mrs, T, B.' Hord, Ceutral Cit John C. Fetzer, St. Louis: (. & A Lincoln; E. 1. Smith. Chicigao; C. W, Smith, Beatrice: Mrs. A. D. Smith, Albuquerque Mrs. . ‘Waterbury, Mrs. L. A. Champion, W. L. Welsh, Council Biuffs; Jobn Brown. Chicago; C.'W. Pierce, C. A. Pierce, J. H. McClay, Lincoln; C. M. Rigg. Beat A Mekecs, Davenport. New Youk, Dec. 6. —[Spéelal Telogram to Tue Ber. ) —~Omaha: J. W. Paddock, Broad- way Centrali . A C. Carlisle, Windsor; E. €. Thomas, Savoy. e LOCAL BREVITIES, John Delaney was not areested. as has been reported. Jolin is au honest young man and an enemy of nis, who was arrested, gave the name of Delauey in order to hidé his own identity. Audreen, veturned yesterday from Milwaukee, where he succeeded 1 securing a lavge contract for putting in his fireproof shutters. He found competitors from all over the country there, but ecaptured the prize in good shajpe. “The Hoosier Schoolmuster” and the other poople will appear at Chambers' ncademy | this evening for the benefit of the Young Women's Christian associatio. They will be personally conducted by My. Preston K. Dillenbeck, and o pleasant evening is as- sured to all who attend. ‘Those wishing to join the Young Women's Christian association singing cluss, under the leadership of Prof. Torrens, are re- quested 1o meet av the School of Music, Boyd's opera nouse, Thursday evening at 80 o'clock sharp. The class will not be orgunized with lessthan fifty, Tlus evening a fair and sociable will be held at the home of Everett Buckingham, 422 North Thirty-first street, the proceeds of which will be given to St Paul's Mission church. A general good time is expected, as the ladies have provided oystors, ete., and several musical friends will sing and play during the evening. END OF THE LEWICH STRIKE g Both Sides to the Bitter Struggle Wera Wilfidg to Quit. CONCESSIONS MKDE'.BV MASTERS AND MEN Corraspondence heading to the Settlement Shéws the Terms of the Agreement— Employes Who Left Work Not to Be Discrimifiated Against. BrernLeney, Pa., Dec. 6.—The great strike on the Lehigh Valley road was declared off shortly after 8 o'clock this morning, both sides making concessions. This action was the result of a conforence be- tween a joint committee of mem- bers of the boards of arbitration of New York and Now Jersey and President Wilbur. The couferenco, which lasted three duys, was also participated in by the chiofs of the local and national labor organizations whiclr took part in the strike. The terms of the arrangement are embodied in the follow- ing corvespondence, which was made publio after the announcement that tho strike had been declared off: - Sourn RETnrEres, Pa., Dec, 6.-F. P, Wilbur, president, Lotigh Valiéy railway- Doar, Ste: Thestate boards of arbitration of New Vork and Now Jersoy desiro to know whether, If the oxistiug striko s declared off, the Leligh Val- ley Railroad company will ugree to take back as mny of their old employes as they can find pluces for without prejudice on account of the fact that they struck, or that th bers of any labor organizations; that In_er ploying the men formerly in its servico Ahe avallable timo shuil bo so vided ~ among the men employed they may feol they . ote . ughin enployment and selt-supporting; that making promotions herenfter the company will make no_distinction as between the new men now in its emiploy and.those re-employed i consequence of the seniority in_service ot otherwises that whon inthe employ of thiy roud committees from the varlous classes of employes from the branch of the service in which the aggeieved party is employed will be received and their gricvances considered and justly troated, and that in employing men in the future the compan willgive preferenco o foruer employes whon thestrike Is doclured off, We further think that to prevent misappre~ hevsions the Lehigh Valley Rullrond conpuny should contirm the rules posted by Mr. Voor- lioes August 7 last, as first vioe president of the Philadolphis ‘& Reading Railroad com-~ pany. e bellove that theso suggestions aro reusonable and if they ure accepted by your company the present strike will bo at once exterminated. Respoctfully yours, G. ROBERTSON, ir., of the Bourd of Arbitration and Med J. 1% MODONALD, of the New Jorsey State Board of Arbitration and Mediation. To this communication President Wilbur replied SouTi BETHLEREM, Pa., Dec. 6.—Gentlemen: 1heg to acknowledge your communication of this dute. The Lebigli company ugroes to tho suggestions contained therein and in tho cvent of the strike being declared off will abide by tham. Wo recognize und willingly respond to your modification of pur’ former anderstandlog that the available time may ho divided so that men re-employed may have sqme certain source of supbort. \We further, of course, confirm the -rules posted by Mr. Voorhees on Augdst 7last. Tho Lehigh Val: ley Ratlrond compariy resumed possession of iL5 lines on August 8, und the rules in ques- tion huve been reseinded. 1 am, very truly yours, S KD Winnvid, President. “Ihe strikers hewe have as yet received no ovders to work. Rassengertrains are very late this morning, . A bud wreck occurred at Port Bowley at 10 o'clock this morning. A mispluced switch caused an_eugine to run into two others owthe* opposite traclr, badly wrecking two of-the engines. One brake- man was budly injured. Golug Bick at Jersey City. Jersey Crry, Déc. 6.+-The officials of the Lenigh Railroad compauy at this place have received word thay, the strike has been sel- tled. Freight Agent, ‘Rund, yesterday re- ceived o number of:old men back iato the service and today jp number of old em- ployes asked bo ‘taken back. The freight tars are moyving over the tracks at the Commuuipaw yards. “The employes, who haye been out for nearly a month, ave greatly rejoicing that the strike is cuded. Most of them have used up most of their sayings and had they not been taken back they would have had a hard winter, as the chances for them to ob- tain work were slight. Wal ng for OfMicial Notice, Eastoy, Pa., Dec. 6.—The old_employes of the Lehigh Valley here and in Wilkesbarre have. decided not_to aply for their former positions until notified by the chiefs of the various orgauizations that the strike is over. One of the former leaders of the strike said that he understood that the com- pany had agreed to take back all of the old wen. Many of the nonunion men ave leaving. - L 1N A WHEEL. York Stato WHE Kansas Farmers Alliance and Industrial Union Having a Livety Thme. “Topka, Dec. 6. ~The morning session of the Farmers Alliance and Tndustrial Union was a secretone, It is learned, however, that forty delegates were present and that a lively fight is on. One faction wants to keep the alliance aloof from politics, the other, which is the stropger and is headed by 5. M. Seott, state alliance lecturer, wants an alliance league formed to disseminate populist literature in every school district and hamlet. The contest will be interesting and may be bitter. Scott has had this poiitical wheel within the alliance wheel in mind for a year, and is pushing it hard. ' He and his faction say it is no more possible to keep the aHi~ anco out of politics thati a duck from water. The usuul committess were appointed and the secret session adjourned. An open meeting wis held this afternoon and ex-Congressman J. (i, Otis delivered the ddress of welcome, The response was by S. M. Scott of Emporia. The president of the convention is W. S. Hannah of Ottawa; secretary, J. B. I'vench: executive clerk in tho governor's office. Meetin, 1 be held tonight and tomorrow. A lively debate was in progress this morning about” the adviss bility of glving or withbolding any new It was decided that formal proceedings should be furnished to the Associated press and newspapers by 4 committee consisting of President Hanual and Secrctary French, This news is not yet forthcoming. The night session was devoted to a dis- cussion of the North & South railioad. The following resolution was adopted: Resolved, That we are most heartily In sympisthy With the proposed plan for the von- o of u railroad from tho > to the Hritish the sume td be owned and operatéd Ly tho people, and wo hereby urge upon onr menborship and algthor people concerned in w reduetion of (gisportation rits, Uelr promptand heifvty co-dpeaition, aid request 11 officers of stufé) county Yuul suballlinces 10 bring the Subjesy bbfare thswmembership of tholl respectlve. ongunIzIGons at therr var onvenience. ¢ ——— CHARGED CULLESION, vy ity Ex-Solicitor Genansl Aldrich Draws Out of B Adpusait, Cuicaco, Dec. fh--When the bids for the stock of the defunct James H. Walker Dry Goods company wore' beiug received in court today ex-Solicitor f'_‘h“l\éml Aldvich, attorney for Mr. Walker, excitedly aununounced that he had reason to- believe that bids were being suppressed.i ¢ a¢ “L have jusv begn informed that there is collusion in this;pidding,” he said. My informant tells me thak Deering, Miliington & Co. of New York ar'e large creditors of the Jumes H. Walker toneern, and that Mr. Millington came ou here to bid a wmuch larger figure thau that he has submitted. He was approached, 1 am told, and asked to lower his bid on conaition that his claim, and that of a bank in which heis interested, against the firm would be paid in full. 1 think in view of these charges the sale should be postponed and an investigation made.” ‘The attorney had begun the examinatiol of a witness when James H. Walker ap- peared in court and requested him to discon- tinue the investigution. Mr. Aidrich at once announced his withdrawal from the case, with the remari that the judge could draw his own inferences. The stock was finally sold for #8810,000 to W. A. Mason, who will settle the claims against the concern on @ basis of 70 cents on the dollar. e Charged with Crime. Miss Florence Phillips called at police bheadguariers and asked the prosecutor W file o complaint against George Timms, & waiter at the Murray hotel, for boing the father of her unborn babe. Miss Philiips lives at the Omaha house and claims vo be 18 years of age, Yosterday afternoon a complaint was sworn to in police court by John Tomanicka, alleging that Joseoh Micsurd, alias Mitcheli, was guilty of the larceny of a box of glass goods valued at —— STORY OF A FORTY THOUSAND CHECK, George Gould Involved with a Pretty tie Stenographer from Chieago. New York, Dec. 6.—(Special Telegram to Tue Bre.]—The mystory surrounding the suit which has been brought by pretty Mrs. Zella Nicolaus agalnst Georgo J. Gould is as deepas ever. Tho attornevs for the lady, Messrs, Howe and Hummel, hint broadiy that Gould 18 using his millions of wealth to cover one of his misdoeds. This afternoon a story was_floating about Newspaper Row that Mrs. Nicolaus is o Chicago lady. She is & beautiful girl, with blonde haic and o delicious pink and white complexion. 1t is told that during August of 1502 sho was the stenographer presentat a meeting of rail- road men, Gould being among them. That young gentleman is said to have been groatly impressed with the lady—smitten, in fact, with her charms, The story that is toid upon the strects further runs that Gould persuaded tho young lady to come to New York, promising her more pleasant and profitable’ occupation than _was her's in Chicago. She came to New York. Later she came into possession of a check calling for $40.000 to bo paid from tho Gould wealth. That check was nover paid. Thatis wuy the present suit has been brought. Mr. Gould denies the story in its entirety. History of the Fair Blonde, Jovtet, T1L., Dec. 6, - [Special Telegram to Tie Bee,| —Zella Nicolaus, who has sued George Gould of New York for $40,000, formerly lived in this city with her hus- band, William Nicolaus. 1In July, 1800, Wil- liam A. Nicolaus' first wife died and at’ that time Nicoluus was at the head of the dry goods firm of Nashbour & Nicolaus of this city, and was wealthy. Inthe fall he sold out his business and went to Chicago. In February, 1801, he married Zella, a young girl 19 years old, of Logansport, Ind., and brought her to this city, where they lived in the Nicolaus mansion, on the West Side, They did not live happily together and wore only here two months when they went t0 Chicago, then to New York, where Zella left Nicolaus, ~About six months ago Nicolaus got a divorce from her in_Chicago. Bug little is known of Zella Nicolaus here, She was a beautiful blonde and attracted the attention of all. Mvs. Campbell, 120 Dearborn avenue, Chicago, is a personal friend of Zeila Nicolaus and visited her when she lived here. William A. Nicolaus isa_traveling salesman of a dry goods firm in New York now. e B i BOARDS OF REVIEW, Magnates of the Turf Settling Last Sum. mer's Trotting D) sputes. Cuicaco, Dec. 6.—The board of review of the American Trotting association today decided about a score of contested cases, the princival oue being the case of the famous free-for-all at Washington park last season. 1t was docided that -the protest of P. M. Dickey. owner of Lord Chnton. against the award of second money to Budd Doble's mare, Pixley, was not well taken. Dickey claimed that Doble's original entry was Belle Vera and that Pixley wus not sub- stituted within_the time required by the rules, The evidence showed that Pixley was substituted in ample time and the owner of Lord Clinton had to content him- self with fourth money, third having been wou by Hamlin's Nightingale. New Yok, Dec. 6.—The board of review of the National Trotting association oegan the secona day’s session of 1ts annual meet- ing at the Murray Hill today and continued the hearing of probosals. Schedule Committes Named. Cixcinyary, Dee. 6.—President Johnson of the Western Base Ball association tonight announced the schedule committec of the as- sociation as follows: Indianapolis, Milwau- kee and Kansas City. Manager Sharsig of Indianapolis is chairman of the committee. — SWUGGLED IN CHINAMEN, Twenty-Seven People Under Indictinent at Portiand, Ore. PORTLAND, OF ates grand jur ments against fourteen white for conspirin The United turned indict- twenty-seven persons and thirteen Chinese, to smuggle Chmes laborers into the United States from British Columbia. Those dicted were: Major John Wilson of Victoria. B. €., agent of the Mechants Steamship company and Nathun Blum, who pleaded guilty to smuggling opium lust woel; Wil- Tum Danbar, convieted of smugghng opium ; 1. P. Thompson, partner of Blum_and Dun: biir in the steamship business; W. L. Hol- man, a well known attorney: J Marks, a student in Holmau's office: Bannon, an attorney ; Captain John Ross of the steawmer Haytien Republic; J. S. Cotton, ex-collector of custows; Thomas Jordan, ex-captain of the inspectors of customs; C. B. Cardinell, ox-deputy collector of customs: C. J. Mulkey. ox-special agent of the treasury Ross, son of Captain Ross. The th Chinese indicted are well known merchants mong them Slid Back. the iuaman in the northwest. nished bail, 7 HES ONLY CRIME. Henry Greenwood Fays tho Arkausas 'en- anliy for Belng Black Skinned. Sr. Lovts, Dec. 6.—A special to the Repub- lic from Little Rock. Ark., says: News w received here today of the lynching of Henry Gireenwood, colored, by u mob of white men Cherry Valley, Cress county, Sunday morning. - The vietim was u peacen blo negro, aeainst whom no charge of law- losuess had ever been preferred. About twenty men took him from his residence and hanged him to the limb of a tree. During the excitement the leader of tho mob lost his mask and was recognized by Gireenwood's wife. Bob Wilson was the man. He was arrested, and on o preliminary exumination was refused bail and taken to Jonesboro for safe keeping, The nogroes are greatly incensed over the lynching and threaten vengeauce, s REQUISITION NOT HONORLED, Nebraska Embezzler Will Not Bo Returned, sewisarieny, 11, Dee, 6.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue BEE.]—Governor Altgeld today refused to honor the requisition of the gover- nor of Nebraska for the extradition of John Herring, who is charged with embezzlement, alleged to have been committed in Decem- ber, 1592, The governor finds that Herring was @ favmerand had simply failed to pay his rent. Iu view of the facy that there has been three sessions of the grand jury since the erime is alleged to have been committed and at noue of these sessions did the grand jury take cognizance of the matter, the governor looks upon the proceedings us merely an at- tempt to collect a debt throveh a criminal prosecution and refuses the warrant, Her ring is alleged 1o be in Carroll county, this state. Alloged In Hloos e Will Shut Down the Milis, Provipexce, Dee. 6.—The woolen mill owners today decided to shut down their mills altogether, as they could get no non- union men to take the strikers' places. This, it is belieyed, will bring about & settement of the strike, as the business men of the dis- trict have taken & band iu the conflict and will endeavor to induce the manufacturers e accede to the strikers’ demand: ey e Ranger Ready to sail, Sax Fraxcisco, Dec, 6.—United States ship Ranger came down from Mare 1sland last night all ready forsea. 1t was reported here she was going to Honolulu, though a correspondent at the navy yaras stated she was bound for Central Almerica. ‘The ofti- cers of the Ranger refused to say what is the ship's destination i e— Soeislists Opp-se New Taxes. BesLy, Dee. 6.—During the debate on the stamp duties in the Reichstag today, Hery Singer, socialist, said his varty was opposed $0 the proposed duties because the revenue in- | derived from them would be devoted to de. fraying the expenses under the army bills. Dr. Riedel, the Bavarian minister of finance, protested against Herr Singor's viows. He contended that nobody ought to allow his e:dmnulll\\llh regard to the stamp duties to be affected by opinions upon the l;rm_v bills, which had become the law of the and Dr. Miguel, Prussian inister of flaance, spoke in_opposition to the abolition of the differential duties on brandy and gave notico of his intention to present a bill against cer- tain reductions of those duties, - APTATN RILEY DEAD, Father of the 1o or Poet Passes Away At His diana Home, Ixpraxaronss, Dec. 6. —Captain R. A, Riley, tho father of James Whitcomb Riley, the poet, died at his home at Greenfield, Ind., this morning, of pneumonia, aged 74 years. James Whitcomb Riley arrived from Chicago, whero he was giving a series of entertain ments, nalf an hour after his father died Captain Riloy was a Quaker and a Iawyer. Ho orgunized the first three months' company at Greenfield for the lato war. Ho served in the logislature ot Indiana many years ngo. Vinogua, Wi Terhune, the county, aged . Dec. 6. —Judge William F. pioneer lawyer of Vernon 3, was found ‘dead in his bed at his residence this morning. Judge Ter- hune was associated with General Rusk and other pioneers in all matters of Vernon county in early days. Loxnox, Dec. 6.—Baron Clonbrock died on Monday. Ho was born in 1507, and was lora lieutenant of County Galway. Sterraant, Dec. 6.—~The minister of the tnrerior, Horr Von Schmidit is dead, LoNnox, Dec. 6.—Viscount Strathalen is dead, [ — PASSED 118 DARKEST DAYS, General Master Workman Sovereign on the Future of the Kuights of Labor. New Youg, Dec. 6.—James P. Soveroign, the new general master workman of the Knights of Labor, is at the Broadway Ceu- tral hotel. Hesays: “Ifind the order is good condition morally and financially. Thousands of men have left our ranks, but tho best element, the intelligent, tenacious, energetic men, have remained. There will be no decrease in membership on account of Mr. Powderly's retirement. ‘The order will no longer be used for o machine for selfish purposes. Harmony will be the watchword Wherever we can make friends it will be done. We shall meot the American Fedeta- tion of Labor and other organizations half way to emancipate American workmen from the wage system. The order has passed through its darkest days and I am certain it will increase again until the country is ours.” IN 4 BURNING MINE. Four Men Imprisoned and Liverating The: HazeLToN, Pa., Dec. 6.—A fierce rire broke out in the Crystal slope. operated by Pardee & Co., situated about a mile west of this city. Four men are closed in and rescuing parties are working hard to liborate them and bring them to the surface. The fames are shooting out of the mouth of tho slope and leaping high in the air, threatening tho de- struction of a fine Lreaker which has re- ceutly been built. There is little hope of saving the slope. The damage will reach 100,000 No Hope of LYNCHER KSUIT. Arrest of a Negro for Murder Brings Out the Kegulators. Sr. Lovrs, Dec. A special to the Post- Dispatch from Birmingham say: R. S. Smith, a storekeeper at Berlin, was clubbed to death and his store plundered last night. Bloodhounds took a trail to the cabin of Jack Smith, a negro, where some of the stolen goods were found. Of course, officers started for the county seat with the negro, but at last accounts a mob was in pursuit to lynch the prisoner. PRENDERGAST ON TRIAL, Mayor IHarrison's Slayer Comes Into Court Pale a Nervous. CiieaGo, Dec. 6.—Mayor Harr Prendergast,was placed ou trial today before Judge Brentano. When the case was called State’s Attorney Kern announced that the prosccution wwould be assisted by A. S Trude. The prisoner, pale and nervous, was brought into court and tie examination of veniremen was begun. It is expected that at least a week will be occupied in getting a jury. Burned to Death, Pirrssung, Dec. 6.—Turner hail, on the corner of Cherry and South Teuth streets, Allegheny, was partially burned tonight and two persons burned to death and two others seriously injured. The dead are Mrs. Carl Benninghoff and her daughter, Eimnma, L e Verdict for Fiitee) T usand. The federal court jury that heard the evi- denca in the case of Carnegie, Phipps & Co. against Richards & Co. of Omaha brought in_a verdict yesterday for the plaintiffs, fixing their damages at $15 L5, being the whole amount sued for - Queen Empress and 999 at New York. New Yonk, Dec. 6.—The New York Cen- tral Worid's fair engine %99 and the English ~ nis of Ocean Steamers Decomber 6, At _Southampton . from New York, —_— TELEGRAPAIC BREVITIES. ‘D Yesterduay the contest over the Wi beer awards was imdefinitoly postponed. Fire caused by a defeetive flue_did damago 10 the wmount of $50,000 at the Norfolk navy mestic, iy J. Catter of North Wilbeaham, Mass., has given #7,600 to the Colorado college at Colorado Springs. Vice President and Mrs, Steveuson, with a purty of congressuen, will visit (he position next week Two men we woundea by the ¢ on a dock al) Al N " One man kitled and three futally Injured is he result of an_explosion i a stuve: il at Blenheln, Ont., psterduy. employed by the Midiand hotel of Kansas City were arrested yesterday for violating the suunday law. Martin Norton, ex-councilman of Louisyille, who Kkilled Jumos 8. Smith on Thanksglving cay, has been indictéd for murder. Arguments in the Allly case at Little Rock WP Comme yeosterd: r Judge Sanborn's instructions to the jury willcove OO word Frank Tanzy, o vegro, was arrestod yester- day i Chileago, on the charge of haviig uur- dered two soldiers ut Dayton, O, on Octo- ber 10, ; i 3 *olice authorities of 1 Seott, Kau, have tl‘ln!:uu‘“ d thelr intention of following Gov ¢ Lowolling's suggestions with regard to nps. It is reported that the schooner J o Lake Ontario fleet is missing qanded by Captain Harrington crew of fou Joseph Turner, firel used the awful wreek has expressed his willingness witness stand. At Duluth the courts decided against Mrs, L who elaimed a right by common law marriage i (he estite of Milllonaire Hulette. She was Hulette's housekoeper At its Cincinonti session the Journeywen bLers union has decided in favor of Sunday "and of work hours from 8 . i 10 6 p. T WIth & boycott on b-cent shops. Bix thousand miners in the Monongabela valloy will demand 2% couts advance in pay. A'refusal on part of the mine owners to grai the advance will precipifate i strike. Marion Hover wax sentenced 1o tho pe tentlary for lifo at Bloomftiold, Mo., yesterda Ie had wurdered Matthew Vauadov bund of his paramour. Mrs, Vanado alrendy beeu sontenced At the trial of Annu Wagon ur- der of the Koesters family at Indianupolis, Churles Koesters was on the stand. e test fied coucerning the manner of his mother's deuth, and thet arsenic was found in her stomach by the coroner. Near Purkersburg, Pa., w strauger de- manded admittance to the house of Roger It eylinder Freeman Bho wi with u 0 of the cngine that © Battle Crock, Mich., 10 g0 on the { from the wener | Sepre | W communic Hoyt’s A Trip fo. Chinatown! I15TH STAEET THEATER. — TONIGHT AT 8 O'CLOCK SHARP, Helfen. Hoiny refused; ho broke i the_duor and crushed Beffen’s skuil With o gun. Soffen Is dead. The strunger is & lunatic, with pleuty OF money 16 B18 Possossion. OPENING OF THE CITY HALL Council Docides on a Date for the Formal Ooromonies, JUST FOUR DAYS BEFORE CHRISTMAS Ordinance Tatroduced Providing lor portant Changes In the Flumblag De- partment—Low Fuands Preced Ont ~‘Cleaning Up" Resolution, fm. And now the city opened to the public At tho adjourned sossion of tho city coun- cil, held last night, Mr. Prince resolution for the formal building on Decomber 21 ment of nino councilmen to look after allof the necessary arrangements and dotails, Tho resolution was adopted by a unanimons vote and Messrs. Prince, Braner, Eiw. lsasser, Mascall, Howell, Jacobsen, M Learie, Saunders and Wheeler were namod as the members of & commition to entertain the guests. . The fdea of Mr. Prince s to have the open ing during the evening, have the interlor of the building illuminated and the heads of all departments in their respective offices, In addition 10 this there will be flowers and nts in the rotunda and possibly a band of musico, < hall will be formally fathored a opening of tha and the appoint The City Print Tho bids for city advertising for the year 1803 were due, but the only proposition” for doing the work was from ‘Tue Diny Beg Beforo it was opened Mr. Munto moved that 1t be returned unopened and that the comp troller bo iustructed to advertise one week for competitive bids, Mr. Howell wanted to know the purpose of tho motion. Mr. Munro replied that if the bid wus opened and the figures mado public it would give compotitors an undue advantage. The other members of the council saw mn;u; in the samo light and the motion pre- vailed There was but one bid for fucnishing ico for city use during the nexu year. 'This was At the rate of 45 contsper hundredjwoight, 1t was considered too highand the comptroller was tnstructed to readvertise, W. W. Mace & Co. were awarded tract for tutnishing horso feed. Their prices wero as follows: Flay, §7.40 per ton; oats, 0 cents s corn, 34 cents per bushel, and bran, 70 cents per hundred weight. All of the bids for furaishing blank books and stationery were opened and referred to the comptroller for tabulation, with instruc- tions to report to the council at the meeting 10 be held next Tuesday night Replenishing Exhnosted Funds. The street lighting fund having be exhausted the sum of §.500 was placed In that fund by taking it from the general fund. It was discovered that the sewer main- taining fund wasexhausted. [n viow of this fact 1t was placed intact by giving 1t $1,000 al fund. The return of the appraisers, with the award of damages for the lots and lands appropriated for the opening of a boulevard from Ninth and Bancroft streets was adopted. The report provides for paying £24,300.55 damages, An ordinance providing for the opening of South Twenty-eighth strect, from Dupont Place to Castellar street, was read a third time and passed. The long-talked-of ordinance, providing for the widening of Locust, from Twentieth to Twenty-fourth street, was mrroduced and referred to the appropriate committee, Chunge In Plumbing Department Proposed. Au ordinauce providing for the creation of the office of plumbing inspector was int duced and referred. 1t provides that the in- spector shall have asalary of 1500 per annum and that he shall hiave au assistant, who shall receive $105 per month. By the terms of the ordinance tie plumbing depurt- mentis divovced from the ofiice of superin- tendent of buildings, and is made a separato the con | department by itself. The new milk orainanc sent to the mayor. 1t3 te rigid inspaction to be di of Health. Dealers ars taxed $10 per wagon and hand dea’ers at §2 per aunum each, To Clean Up Twico u Yeas This resolution was introduced by Mr. ‘e and refcrred to the Board of Health: Resolved, By the eity council of tho ety of L the mayor concarring, on_or hefore March and ilie 15th day of L year hereaftor t yor 3 bt shadl issue his proclnm- tion to tlie householders of the city desizuit- ing Monday of the first week in April, Tues- day of thesecond week and Wednesday of tho third week und Monday of the first week in October, Tuesday of the second week and duesduy of the third week as days on which said householders may pl o1l the streots and alleys of sald ity all rubbish and debris other thin house offal and sarbage, such vul- bish to be removed by the garbug ractor at the city's expense and froe of cxpense to the houscholders of sald ciry, and culling upon all householders to thoroughly clean up their ises and place the rubbish in such man- hat it can be easily removed Appointment of Defogutes Requosted. The state land co..missioner prosented a tion requesting the councll to ap- point delegates to the st irrigation con- vention. which convenes at North Platte on the 10th inst. The communication wus re- ferred to the committee on judiciary. Aresolution expressing the sy.npathy of the council to Mr. Speent in the death of his nephe i Specht, was offered by Mr. Suunders and adoptod assed and ms provide for s coted by the Board was of th SH IS NEEDED, and the system'’s wenkoned, you should tako ‘Dr. Piorce's Golden Medical Discov- cry. After *the Grip,” for in- stance, or in con- valoscénco from pneumonin, fo- vers, and 'other wasting discnses, nothing can equal it as an ap- iu-hllm(. estor ve tonic to Lring back bualth and vigor. 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