Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 17, 1893, Page 2

TTIERITRA ST A TR 2. THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAX DECEMBER 17, 1893-TWENTY PAGES, CULE AND UNION PACIFIC | Ulose Traffic Arrangement Will Exist Be- tween the Two Systems, ALL DIFFERENCES AMICABLY SETTLED How the Reorganization May Be Efected Who Will B the OMolals g —Gossip a8 t of the K Overland” Men View. The conference between the officials of the Union Pucific and Receiver Frank Trumbull of the Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf system has terminated. Messrs, Trambull, Deuel and Wild have returned to Denver. Before feaving Mr. Trumbull appointed the ofticials of the Union Pacific officials of tue Denver & Gulf to act until ho can organize his force of employes to operate the road under the direction of the court. ' Auditor Young, for the prosont at least, will have charge of the accounts of the Unton Pacific, Denver & Gulf, Mr. Frank Hills of the audiung department of the Unior: Pacific having been assigned to the duty of preparing instructions as to tho manner of handiing the business for Mr. Arumbull. Mr. Hills was asked if the transfor the property would make it necessary to reduce the force of clerks in Union Pacific headquarters. In reply he said that while it might be nec sary to lotout one or two men, the force of clerks now employed by the “Overland Route” would practically remain the same, the only noticeable change being that the work would bo somewhat_dimimished when the complete soverance of the roads became an accomplished fact, While a theoretical transfer of the proper- ties has been made, the logal Lransfer, it is thought, will be made Monday, providing the papers in tho case can be prepared by the time Recoiver B, Ellery Anderson, Gen- teral Manager Diclinson, Superintendent of Motivo Power McConnell and Superintend- ent Nichols leave for Denver, which will bo this evening or Monday. Close Traffie Agreement. At yesterday's conferences Mr. Trumbull _stated that be had no desire to work a hard- hip on the Unlon Pacific inso faras its ‘Denver conncction i8_concerned, probably <recognizing that the Union Pacific could got “into Denver via Cheyenne quite as soon as by way of Juleshure, and the conference ro- ssulted Tn a close traffic agreement between tho roads s Thore were amicable differences of opinion rogarding cortain properties to bo trans- rred, but by the time tho con- rence ended all the little difculties “were patched up and the Union Pacific will pursue the even tenor of its way, aided by Receiver Trumbull, who made a decidedly ifavorable impression upon the Union Pacific Tofticials. A Union Pacific oMeial, speaking yeste ‘ns to.the lines along which the would probably organize the Denvor Gulf, said: *“For the number of miles which _will be mcluded in the systom Mr. Trambull will probably appoint a gen- -eral manager, who will also act as general .superintendent. There will be a freight and passenger man presumably who will fill both positions, an auditor oventually, a car ac- “countant and minor officials to manipulate “the road. I believe Mr. Trumbull means to /&0 slowly 10 the matter of reorganization and {will aim to select capable men to the posi- tions. of Gossip ns to Officers. . ‘“I'have heard some talk of M. ‘ superintendent of the mountain division of “the Union Pacific, being made general supor- intendent of the Union Pacific, Denver & , Gulf, but matters have not peogressed far enough to hazard a prediction as to who will be asked to help the receiver manage the };l'olwr&,\'. I have just rned that Mr. J. J. urns, formerly with the Union Pacific .88 purchasing ~ agent, has resigned his position -as superintendent of the first ,division of the Denver & Rio Grande, “which may indicate that he will have something to do in connection with the Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf. Mr. Tram- bull has several railrond favorites in Den- #ver whom he will undoubtedly take cave of, ; but until the transfer is made it would be premature 10 sveak of probable appoint- ments. T believe Mr. Deucl will have charge * of the operating department of che new or- -ganjzation. Beyoud this 1 have no ideas.” Wild May Do General Frelght Agont. .. From sources believed to be authentic it s stated that Fred Wild, assistant general * frelght agent of the Union F t Denver, « wilk be wade general freight agent of tho _. Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf, and will prob- Ably be succcedaed at Denver by D. B. Keeler, now at Fort Worth, Mr. Keeler has desived 8 change for some tume, and as he stands high with Mr. Munroe itis safe to umoe ~that this change will be made. Mr. George sAdy, general agent of the enger de- partment of the Union Pacif ted for the position of general passenger agent under Mr. I'rumbull, although Mr. Wild may « be asked to tale charge of both passenger and freight departments for o time. ln the light of recent events, however, this is not thought probable. Deuel, CAN CROSS THE RIGAT OF WAY, " Emportant Decision of a Rallrond Question i by n Kunsas Court, + Kaxsas Ciry, Dec. 16.—The Star's Jeff son City special say. Judge Burg filed “ an importantopinion this morning in division # No. 2 of the supreme court in the case of the ¢ Kansas Suburban Belt Railroad ¢ pany against the Kansas City, St. Louis & { Chicago railroad and the Chicago & Alton - railroad. This is an action on the pavy of J the Beut railroad against the other roads to condemn a right of way for its double track across the lunds and tracks of the other ! roads, the latter holding that a grado cross- . Ing thoone used would be dangerous and materinlly interfere with the use of defend- [ ant's property. The court holds that the two railvo; i use their tracks subje com- 1s can t 10 the power of the state 1o authorizo the construction of other * rallroads across their tracks whenever the public welfare may require. One road has + 1o right conferred upon it o acquire the ex- . clusive uso to cross the right of way of au- other, but it nas the power Lo cross the right of way, and the compensation for damages ! to be fixed by commissioners, ‘The mode of 4 erossing is o proper subject for three disin- terestod commissioners Lo pass upon and an adjustment of damages may bo referred to o | Jury. : TRUMBULL'S ORDERS, Take Charge of ths Gulf Tonlght at Twelve clock, Drxve, Dee. 16.—Recoiver Frank Tram- bull of the Denver, Toxas & Gull railvoad returned from Omaha today. Touight he - lssued o civeular saying that he would take charge of the Gulf road tomorrow at mud- | He Wil Road « & night. Oficers and employes are to continue ¢ a8 heretofore and will report to My bull at this place instead of to ofic Omaha and Boston, H. Michelsen has been appointed us secretary and chief clerk to ¥ Reeeiver trumbull, but for the present no & other appointments will be mude. L. Bliery Anderson will arrive in Denver on Tuesaay and with him will come General % Manager Dickinson of the Union Pacific. A conference will be heid and data will he turned over to Receiver Trumbull, by which all of the rolling stock of the Gulf will be collected. Trum- als at Rallrouds Blockaded. INDIAN Riven, Mich.,, Dec. 10.—Fourteen inches of snow fell last night. All passen- * ger tralos are from two to eight hours late and loca! trains have been abandoned. All s $he snow plows on the railroad ure working the blockade. The storm is general and it * s still suowing. 8 Decided for the Wabash. Peau, 1nd,, Deo. 16.—-An important de- . elsion in favor of the Wabash rvailroad wus | rendered lust night by Judge Caprou. Judge , D. D. Dykman of Logansport brought the 5”5 The case was tried some weeks ago yyewn uader advisement. T'he decision setties the lease of the Wabash company from this_city to Butler, ninety miles, form- ing the Detroit-St. Louis connection. Tho case has been a bone of contention for many years. Dykman's interest was tiwenty-six shares out of 30,000, UNION PACIFIO TAXES, That Ralirond Company Resisting & Claim At Kansas City, Kan, Kaxsas Crey, Doc, 10, —~1In the court of com- mon ploas in Kansas City, Kan., the Union Pacific Railrond company filed suit to re- strain the county treasurer from collecting the city taxes extended against the Union Pacific taken into _the city by the ordinance of two yearsago. The company alleged that the property is not legally n the city and that tho city has no suthority whatever to leyy and collect the taxes in question, The property in question is partly assessed in the city and partly in the township. The taxes for’ the past two years were com- promised last fall by the agreement of tho ccunty, the township and the city, and the suit is' brought not simply to actermine whether or 1ot the property 1s in the city or in the township. The taxes involved are about §,000, - SIEVENS ON Npeech of the Ex-Mi ter Before the Mids diesex Ciab of Boston, Bostox, Dec. 10.—Ex-Minister Jobn L. Stevens of Hawail tonight spoke on the Hawaiian question befora the Middlesex club, a republican organization. Mr. Stevens aroused great enthusiasm among the mem- bers when he appeared to speak “IPor more than sixty years,” he said, ¢ our great statesmen ha seen the gre commercial value of the Hawaiian islands to the United States. Only the, pigmies among our public men asserted the counter propo- sition. Many now living will see the day when the northern Pacific wa! will bo plowed by a nation of 250,000 Americans, The islands arc at the cross roads, and the; constitute an indispensable coaling and feed- g station which can be made impreg- nable.’ ) Continuing, he gave a glowing deseription of the islands, thoir products, spoke of the policy the provisonal government was en- deavoring to maintain, described it as liberal and good. Hesaid: “I'ho influence of the u of Kalakaua and Liliuokalani was corrupt and_demoralizing. ‘I'he restoratiou of the queen would throw the natives again under tho political control of the men who bave been the curse of the islands for the last tweny-five years. It would be a public crume. Claus Spreckels is opposed to the policy of the provisional govern- ment in dividiag up the lands. He wants them kept for the raising of raw sugar, It is not pleasant to mo to be obliged to speak disugrecable things about any of our Wash- ington rulers, but the right of self-defense is the first law of nature. Blount's investi- gation was ex-parte and partial. He pre tended to accomplish in a few days that which I “tool two years to investi- gate. He practically ~ saw only on of the islands and that was Owah where the royalist and_hoodlum settlemen predominates, Kxcepting for a juuketing i with Spreckels und some 1t men toa plantation, he did not see anything of the four other large islands, two of which are important and strougly American in sentiment. Iivery one acquainted with the people sees how one-sided Blount's report is. s of bankers, lawyers, respectablo and judges ‘were ready and _anx- tify, but they were not asked. “In fact Blount ignored most of his coun- trymen and accepted thestatements of those under the influence of the British minister. .He did not dream that every Lour of his stay was under the espionage of the minis- el The document in Blount's report sizned by the queen’s favorite (Wilsou) was written for Wilson by an Englishman of bad repute. “The commander of the Boston was largely governed in the matter of landing troops by the dispatch of July 12, 1887, from Secretary Bayard to Mivister Mor The tenor of this was as follows: ‘While we must abstain from interfering in the domes tic affairs of Hawali, yet obstructions to the channel of lezitimate commerce must not be allowed. American citizens must be pro- tected in their persons and property by the representatives of their country’s laws. Wo must promote the reign of law and the respect for orderly government in Hawaii, “The minister and naval commander wers thus made responsible for the protection of order 1w the islands to an extent further than Ihave attempted to go. Favoring annexa- tion after the de facto government was put m power, I simply stood in the lines marked out by Marcy, himself a democratic secre- tary of staté.’ He negotiated an annexation trety in 1854 and said: ‘It seems to be in- cvitable that the islands must come under this government. 1t is ta be hoped the day is not far distant when American patriotisi will be strong enough in Washington to pre- nt party politics from crippling our foreign poliey, when we shall show a united front to forcizn rivals, and thus stana grand and in- vincible before the whole world.' " — VIOLATED THE CIViL SERVICE LiW, HAWALL Prosecation Recommended to Bo Brought Against Ohio Politicians. WasmiNaros, Dee. 16.—The civil service commission has made public its report as to the investigation into the alleged political assessments at Toledo, O. In the case of I, W. Rickenbaugh of the republican central committee of Toledo the commission recom- mends that Rickenbaugh be prosecuted under sections 12 and 15 for having solicited contributions in the postofice. It is further recommended that J. C. Rike, secretary of the board of examiners, be prosecuted under the same sections. Rike's o will be brought to the attention of the Postofice department with the recommendation that he be discharged from the Toledo board of cxaminers, and the commission will ask the postmaster general to put Scott Gibbs in Rike's position. The veport shows that Squirem, secretary of tho local republican commission, and~ Hood, secretary of the local den.ocratic commission, also secured coutributions. but_in such a way that they cannot be held, On this subject today Coni- missioncr Roosvelt said: ®f am pleased at havi gouten at these men, beeause it helns me to make good my promise of a year ago, Then Twarned all porsons who might bo trying to make politieal asscssments that, though they might cover up their tracks, I should do my _best to get at them whon achance arose. Nexc year, when the con- gressional campaign 1 on, there will doubt- less be much more determin effort to com- wit the offense, and the commission will e deavor in every way to publicly expose what is being done 1 evasion of the' law to securo punishment of the violators, and to warn every government employe that ho needs not contributo a single cent toany political party unless bo wants to, and that his posi- tion would not be jeopardized by the re- fusal.” To1eno, Dec. 16.—J, C. Rike, secrotary of the civil servics board of cxamiuers in tho ‘loledo postwfice, denied in an inter that he was guilty of soliciting campaign funds. His name appeared alovg with thirty others of the republican commiitee at the top of the letter head upon which the cirou- lar for contributions was printed, but he disclaims any respousibility. -, W. Ricken- baugh denied any knowledge of the circular, although hie admits it was circulated over his siguature. R ENDOKME L. Topeka's Police Board Takes Actlon on the Famous Tramp Clrenlar, St. Lous, Dec. 16,~A Topeka, Kau., spe- cial to the Republicsays: The Topeka Met- politan Police Board tonight passed a resolution in harmony with Governor Lewelling's recent “tramp circular.” It reads: nor Lewelling, on aber, issued un executive cireulut 10 the bourds of police counissioners of It S8 urging thei 1o b lenfent with the unem- ployed wnd ur ate and to dosist from further arre 1D as “Vagrants” because of enforeed idleness, und also ury lug the abo- 1itlon of the “rock pile™ and “bull pen” as & ent for the erime of belng poor; thereforo be it Resolved, That we heartily concur with the govornor T his offorts t afloviate the condi- lon of the poor and unfortunate, and that we herewith instruet tho calef of police and the ofticors under him to permit the uncuwployed entre freedom in golng and cowing, and to assist thewm as much as possible in their un- | fortunate condition. o Lesolved, Thit the rock pile and bull pea immediately bo abolished sud that the acting wayor and Councll be laformed of this fact. the 4th SCHAEFFER STILL A WIZARD He Wins the Last Gamo of the Great Tri- angular Matoh from Ives. BROKE EVERY RECORD IN BILLIARDS Magnificent Display of Forfoet Playing e Runs the Game Ont in Six Inn His Opponent seored hut Fifty Points. New Yerg, Dee, 16.—The largest crowd of the week assombled at the Madison Square garden tonieht at ‘the closing game of the Schaeffer-Slosson: 1ves tournament haef- forand Ives played and the game was the flual and decisive one of the contest. Will- iam Mouiton was the referee. Schaeffer won the bank and spot ball. He was successful on and seemed to have fallen into his strokoe immediately, but ho contrived to pick off only twelve. The bails were left in a very bad way for Ives, and he failed to count Schaeffer satled in greatly in earnest and pulled out fourtecn open table shots, failing on a simple carom. Ives got thom near the upper rail and began to get interested in the nice exhibition of balk line nursing. He became 8o inter- ested, in fact, that he failed to get the balls out of balk after making thirty th ho score was then twenty-six to thirty-three in his favor. Schaeffer cracked ‘un inexcu able duck egg and Ives, who was apparent in a state of lassituae as yet, rolled thom around for ten and stoppod on a misena. For the second time Schaeffer passed, failing to hit the object ball, and there were some groaus over the poor playing when Ives made ouly four, Started His Big Run, Schaeffer then went to work like a man, In the tenth shot he ot the balls securely anchored on the lower rail and he began to play the nurse with a superb lightness that he had not before displaved during the week. He used his cue as though it were a feather and the ivories seomed scarcely to move under the magic touch. Young Ives brought his teeth down hard on his mouth- ful of gum when the Wizard passed the 100 ke, but Jake went right on with the work, encouraged by terrific plaudits of the crowd whenever he made a quarter of u hundred. When he passed the 200 noteh cheers rang out all over the hall. When he, stiil perfect fresh and with a grim sort of a smile on his face, passed the 300 mark, the assemblage rose as one man and shouted for fully tive minutes. If he could hold out Schueffer would equal, if not surpass, the big “‘an- chor” nurse run (463) made by young Ives in the Chicago tournament. Irom side to sido of the table he walked, mopping his fore- head, but cool and imp. had completed 350, and yelling itself hoarse, his attendant was wa quafl from the teacup. With renew: he went back to that table and began n, Ives would occasionally rise from his seat and step rapidly to the table, looking at the balls eagerly for a minute as though to question the legitimacy of their position. But there was no hope “for him in these in- spections. The balls might as well have been glued to the table. Excited the Audlenc “Tlree hundred and ninety-nine out the marker, and the crowd, in un- speakable state of excitement, began to hold its breath for the next announcement. [t came, and the roar that followed was nos 1o be suppres: for another five minutes, MeanwhilesSchaefferimbibed another dose of his mixture and went back to the table. Ives never took his eyes from the table as the scoring went on. “Four hundred and chofield, his voice a livtle tremul~ . Schacffer stood still for a single seco. nervipg himself. “Four hundred and i six!" “almost shouted the popular *“Bud, Easy-going and quiet men who love the game of billiards do not often make such ex- hibitions of themsclves as they did when this announcement was made. They were not content with giving forth yells, but stood on their seats and waved uheir arms wildly about them. The men waved their handkerchiefs in a joy which they only felt by contagion. Schaeffer atonce made another stroko with that wonderful cue and went on with his work. When he got to 550 Schaeffer was tired. His movements from one side of the table to the other were laborious. The perspiration »voured from his face and his big silkk hand- kerchief was almost in constant use. He made sixty in the same space of time that he had made those last sixteen. “Five hundred marker. Schaefier wiped h aown his cu table intently. When Ho Made the Last Shot, “Five hundred and sixty-six!" It r, and Ives bolted for the anteroom, Schaeffer struggled to got. away, but he was corralled by Maurice Daly and a give a few of his exhibition the comparative shortne f the evening's game. He was und strain such as few menare put to, but hecourteously acquiesced. The crowd sat down under great excitem. and watched him throw the balls on the with bis cue and bring them back to carom; make masse shots at the end of the table! make double cue drives and follows ; making shots such as only a man who is born to the thing could dream of accomplishing, The crowd went away satisfied that Sehaeffer had proven himself the master, but it was the concensus of opinion that the anchor nurse 18 henceforth doomed in big billiard contests. Schaeffer beat the world’s. record big run, having outdor Healso beat the average attained by the great Vignaux of France, who has never been equaled heretofore. ‘The average was Schaeffer's tonight in six _innings was Just 100, Ives, who only scored in his five nings, averaged 10, Score hueffor—12, 14, 8,0, 0. 50 Ives—0, 83, 3, 10, High vuns--Seh: chose the the break ke walked to where ing and took another fifty-five!" called roared the hands, laying he while, and looked at’ the was ov in his Ives by a clean 110, 600. , 566; Tves, 83, How They Finished, In the study of this table Jacob 's right to the title of champion found : Schaef- will be 2 H d 3 H & PLAYERS ] "4ua 30d] Slosson. . Lost NOKRIS AFTER MITCHELL, orts of the Detective to Collect a Debt May Bear Fruit. SruixcrieLn, O,, Dec. 16.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee]-Detective John T, orrls says he if on the eve of getting even with Charley Mitchell, who, he alleges, owes him §200 for services to Kil- ram and his party at the Richburg (Miss.) fight. After Norris got them safely to New Orleans they laughed at him, He has been after Mitchell ever since and had bim arrested when he landed in New York last May, but failed of conviction under a technicality. He now pronoses, uu- less Mitchell settles, which “Bud” Reno has said he would not do, to stop the coming fight at Jacksonville,. He has a requisition and all the necessary papers from the goy- ernor of Mississippi for Mitchell's arrest and intends to serve them on the eve of the fight. Norris said toaight: “b will make it as disagreeable for Mitchell as possible while ho is in America. He cannot give bond when I get him. Habeas corpus pro- cleudmg; must be resorted to, and that takes time." Chess Tournument. W York, Dec. 16.—~The games in the Aifth round of the faternational chess tour- nament resulted as follows: Halpern against Albin; Albiu won in sixty moves. Ettlinger ugainst Hambuw, Phildora; Ham- baw won in forty-four moves. J. W. Baird agalust Hodges, Scotch Gawbit; Hodges won in twenty-sevon meewes, Showalter against Pillsbury, Ruy Lopez: Pillsbury won in thirty-eight moves. Délmar against D. G. Baird, regular opening. The score after the fifth round stood: Albin and Pilisbury, 4 each: Hodges, 8: Showalter, J. W. Baird, 215 each; Eitlinger, Hamham, D. H. Baird, 2 each; Deln.ar and Halvern, 11 each Knocked Oat by Dixo Patenson, N, J., Dee. 16,~The four-round glove contest between George Dison, cham- pion of the world, agfi Australian Billy Mur- phy tonight ended i Murphy being knocked out in the third roudy NDS TAMMANY. Richard Croker Glves Out Publication Naw York, Dec. 16, —~A formal interview with Richard Croker, chief of Tammany hall, was given out for publication today. Tho feature of the interview is that it is largely personal. He starts out by saying that he invites an investigation by the legislature, thon follows a circumstantial defense of Tammany hall. The chief makes the decla- ration that he does not possess a dollar that was not honestly carned. “If those who charfe gtherswise," ho s: significantly, ‘“‘would eonly make specific declarations, I wonld find means of compell- ing them to prove their charges.” He follows this up by declaring he will under no circumstences withdraw from the leadership of Tammany. He believes the people are satisfied with his sort of action With réference to tho resolutions recentiy dopted by what is called tho independent Tammany organization, he denied s sambling houses and other criminal resorts arc assessod for political purposos thero is not a gambling cst town, and in the first time for thirt such a thing can ba said. He acknowledges that he advised the passage of a law that would close tho pool rooms. He says they were 2 nulsance and they disgraced tho city. Nme-tenths of those who visited the pool rooms were clerks, who would drop into @ poul room: and iose their monoy. As to Dr. Parkhurst he says: T have never said anything against Parkhurst, and Twill tell you why. I have respeet for a man who tries to do what ho thinks is righty and I think the doctor is that kind of a mun, I'hat is whero he differs from those broken down politicians we have been talking about, 1 don't like to say anything about his work personally, and shall not. His methods arve simply a matter of opinion. Personally I don’t think they are wise.” As to the charge he got his money dis- honestly, he says: [ wish you would bring the name of a man who is willing to make charges and be responsible for it. I notice they are careful to avoid saying things they might be called upon to prove. There has. been a good deal of this irresponsible kind of talk during the past yearand [ have said nothing about it. 1 have_just let them o and talk as they please. 1 don’t propose to let anybody put me on the defensive when I have nothing to defend. 1 haveno apologies or explanations to make “for what 1 have got. ISvery dollar of it was acquired hon- estly and privately. I have never asi.ed for or received a dollar from any person engaged in unlawful pursuits in return for my influ- ence, and 1 have neve ked for mor re- ceived a dollar from any corporation for any such purpose. g 50 far as I am conéerned, 1 have been in volitica for thivt and [ dofy anybody 10 s ongfully. I have prevented others from doing so on more than one occasion, and that fact ac- counts for many of, these tack: Every- body who has any sense will know a corrupt man will get into offfee: occasionally, in spite of the utmost vigilwnce. I can say that when such & man hfis' got in through Tam- many aund I have Shéard of it he got out quicker than he gobi.” e GOMPERS RE-ELL DEE, Opinions for ED, Presideny ot tho Federationeof Labor for tho Twelfth Thne. Cnicago, Dee. 16, —Samuel Gowpers was tonight elected president of the American Feacration of Labot for the uwelfth con- secutivetime.' THS movement on the part of the western ® delegates to bring the presidency of the federation from the cast, where it has remained for a number of years, to the west, failed when the matter was submitted to a vote. John McBride of the United Ming Workers union from the state of Ohio, was the candi- date sclectea to take up the fight against President Gompers. When announced the result wus 1,314; McBride, 1,222 majority, 92. During the after- noon President Gompers was given an oppor- tunity to defeud himself and the officers of the executive committce against charges brought up, charging them with appropri- ating the receipts of a publication, issued in the interests of the order. The outcome was a resolution completely exonerating Presi- dent Gompers and his co-workers on the committee. A communication was received from Grand Master Workman Sovereign of the Kuights of Labor asking that the federation appoint three delegates to meet with representi- tives of other organizations to discuss, labor questions, The delegates were in- clined to believe that this was an attempt on the part of the Knights of Labor to regain a stand with the federation, A motion was made that the convention go into an execu- tive session to discuss the communication, but the motion, aftera hot debate, was lost. Aftevwards, without the expected opposi- tion, the invitation of the Knights of Labor was accepted. Then the motion to gointo executive session to consider relations with the Kunights of Labor was again made and carried and all outsiders were excluded, while the delegates discussed Mr. Sovoriegn and his order, The officers were all re-clected as follows: Pirst vice president, P. J. McGuire, Phila- delphia ; second vice presiaent, €. T, Drum- mond, Fort Wayne, Ind.; third vie: presi dent, James Brettel, Pittsburg; fourth vie president, William H. Marden, Boston; sec- retary, Chris Evans, New York; treasurer, J. P. Lennon, New York. —— INSANITY IN THE FAMILY. Chosen Testimony of Prendergast's Mother Trinl of the Assassin, Cuicago, Dee. 10.—Mrs, Prendergast, mother of the prisonck, was recalled in the trial of the assassin today and testified that there had been insanity in the family and that Prendergast’s grandfather had been confined in a lunatic asylum. Tt was announced that Henry George will testify, either in person or by depositions, as to the correspowdence he had received from Prendergast regarding his single tax the- ories. The spondence, the defense claims, gives evidence of the prisoner's in- sanity. After testimony by, Prendergast's brother, who considers Lhi‘\f&k.ws(n insane, the ceurt adjourned untdl Monday. t the He Had any Possessions, A party named Charles Kidd was found ou “Twelfth and Dodge blfbots last night. Ho had in his posscssion 1o pieces of a silver tea service, a looking glass, a music box, an ulster and a vl\luuhlq #utaway coat, ull of which, it is suspect was stolen property, His arrest followed, 4 the goods' are de- tained at the police station — WEATHER FORECASTS, Fair and Warmer § hat Nebraskans May Expect Today, WasmiNaroy, Decylfi—Forecasts for Sun- day: For Nebraskasaiv; warmer in ex treme northwest portion; northwesterly winds, becoming variable. For ' lowa--I"air; waraier; northwesterly winds, becoming variable. For South Dakota—Fair; ern portion ; viriable winds, Local Record, Opricr oF T WEATHER BUREAU, OvAua, Dec. 16.—Omaha record of temperature and rainfall compared with corresponding day of past four years warmer in east- 1598, 1892, 1891, 15890, Maxtmun temperaturs 442 250 809 443 Minlwuni wmperature, 02 119 803 269 Average tewperature.. 262 182 842 860 Precipltation 00 00 00 00 Statement showing the condition of tem- rature and precipitation at Omaha for the 885 and since March 1, 1503; Normal ter Delciency for the day. Deficiency since March 1., Normul preeipitation ’ Detlcioncy for the day . 08 inch Deficioncy sinco Marck: 1 6.95 inches GEORGE E. HUNg, Locul Forecast Ofiiciad porature 2 .08 tnch HILL WAITING 0N THE JURY Fate of Ono of Akeson's Slayers Will Soon Bs Known, SOME THINK HE WILL ESCAPE DEATH Closing Seones of the Trial Very Interest- ing—Hundreds of eopte Flock to the Court 1toom to Hear the Argumer Pratrasovtir, Neb, Doe. 16 Telegram to Tur Bee. ]~ The procecaiugs of the day in the trial of Murderer Harry Mill brought to a conclusion the most: exciting criminal action within the court annals of Cass county. Nover, according to the carli est settlers of this county, has a erlino ex- cited as much genoral attention as did the murder of old Matthew Akeson on the night of November 1, and never has a trial oceu pled attention so widespread as the arraign- ment of one of his slayers, Since the commencement of the trial the avtendanco has been unusually large, and a though Cass county boasts a magnificent and, spacious capitol building, the iarge dis- trict court room at almost every session has been utterly unable to accommodate the audienco which daily flocked to the trial, Instructions to the Jury. This morning's session was formally com- menced at 9 o'clock, when Judge Cha oponed o voluminous document and therefrom s instructions to the jury. instructions were clear and_ concise f the lawyers present d the ablest within their knowledge in defining the points to be determined by the jurors. Twenty-five minutes were requivad to com- plete the reading of the instructions Byron Clark followed in the opeaing ment for tho state. In acloar and logical mauner ho recited the details of the nris- oner’s guilt, as proved by overwholming tos- timony presented by the state, and after sking for the conviction of the accused he closed his addross, which had occupicd some forty-five minutes in its delivery. Matthew Gering came ucxt on behalf of the prisoner. His was a masterly appeal. Mr. Gering hasa_reputation for cloquence, and his address of today conclusively proved that the reputation was earned. It was the speech of his life. After two hours he con- cluded with a masterly peroration. Many stern men, including a few of the jury, were moved to toars, Closed for thoe State, It was then almost 1 o'clock and court adjourned until 2 in the afternoon, when County Prosecutor Travis took up the clos- argument for the state. It was a stron able and argumentative address, and r flected great eredit on the speaker. Mr. Travis concluded at 4:15, and ten min utes later the jury retired to the equity coutt to fix Hill's fate. The many who have hoped that the death penalty would be jo- flicted have all along argued thava verdict would be reached a short time after the re- tirement, At the present hour (10 o'clock), the jurors are still in conference and the larze crowds on the street who have resolved toawait the verdict before retiring, generally agree that the punishment of Hill, if ed upon, will not be worse than life imprisoument, Throughout the aay's proceedings Hill's usual _courage was woefully lacking, He sobbed like a child and very few were the moments when hie was not in eears, Hill Al Broken Un, Tue Bee correspondent called on him in the county jail this evening and he was the picture of utter dlsconsolation. When in- formed that the jury was still out he cheered up a trifle, buta’ few moments later again broke forth in tears with the remark that it was little consolation to kuow that the jury mizht sentence him to an imprisonment for life, as tie would sooner die on the scaffold than suffer life incarceration within a peni- tentiar; Benwell. his companion in crime who will be tried next week, was in a more cheerful mood and when handed a cigar through the grating of his steel cage struck a match im- mediately and commenced puffing with an airof contentmenr. Benwell does not, like Hill, court death rather than a life imprison- ment and ho received the intellizence Ui Hill's fate was still unknown with an air of supreme satisfaction as be jointly concluded that a long session of the jury might mean an escape of death punishment for Hill and that his own punishment would not be greater. [Spocial Tho Many ared thom to bo rpru- e — FOREIGN MINISTEKS TALK. They Guardealy Express Themaelves on the Wilson Tarlr Bil), roN, Dec. 16.—The British am- bassador, Julian Pauncefote, is keeping himself and his government fully informed coucerning the tariff developments. Only st aweek copies of the ways and means committe bili were forwarded to the Brit- ish foroig office at London. A represent tive of the Assoelated pre who called at the British embussy, was asked by Hon Alan Johustone one of the secretaries of the embassy, to submit the exact questions he wished to submit 1 the ambassador in writing. They were as follows: “Will the ambassador favor the Asso ated press with a brief expression, to be used with similar expressions from other em- bassies and legations, as to the interest taken or attention given to the revision of tho tariff, as it contemplatcs broader and more intimate commercial velations betwee Tnited States and Great Britain or the This M. Johustone submitted to the am- bassador and returned with the following ansy “The ambassador regrets to inform the Associated press that he deems 1t inexped! ©ont to express an_opinion on the internal legislation of the United Statcs.” Prince Cantacuzene, the Russian minister, talked most eutertainingly concerning the wariff question, as it related to RRussia,but he woula make no reference to the question as a phaso of American legislation. ‘Ttie min- ister suys that he regavds the protective poiicy us essential to the developing of the industrial and manufacturing interests of the country and regurds such developments as outside the bounds of scutiment and abstract theory and one of plain business caleulations, 'This statement, however, the minister restricted in its upplication to Russia, 4s he would not discuss the Amer- ican situation, wor Don 13, de Muruaga, the Spanish said the treaty conferved many al benefits on the United States American flour admitted to Cuba at a much lower rate of duty than before and this feature has resulted in the shipment of thousands of barrels of Americau flour to Cuba, On the other hund, Cuba received a benefit in the remission of duty on raw sugar. Now, however, there aro indications that a duty may be restored on raw sugar. As to tobacco, also, the commeroial relations between the countries would undoubtedly be aided by a reduction of the duties, but the indications are that tobacco will be one of the articles on which an increase will be made. At the residence of Baron A, Von Saurma- Jeltsch, the German ambassador, the sub- Ject was discussed from the Geviman stand- voiut by an oficial of the embassy. “Germany would be glad to 'extend her trade with this country,” said ho. “At the present time the balarice of trade is strongly in favor of the United States, as Germany buys very heavily of your grain, pork and weats, while this country makes 1o corre spouding purchaseof the zoods of Germany ‘The McKinloy tariff further restricted the comumerce between the count 1t is to be hoed the new tariff will be in the divection of enconraging commerce between the two countries, but the drafts thus far submitted give little evidence of materially changing the present conditions, as they appear to cling to the policy of protecting local indus’ tries against competition At the Chinese embassy little could be learned as to the interest taken in tho tariff. It was said by one of the officials that uo active interest 1 the subject had been taken by the minister. It was added the minister fayored a development of the commercial relations aud regarded Ching as a fruitful field for American enterprise -~ Colorado Bandits. CoLorapo SeiiNes, Colo., Dec 10.~Five occupied by Frank Atherton, over the Iix chango National bank, early In answer to a query one of the men said A tologram for you." Atherton opened the door and & gun was thrust in his face. The men tied him to the bed and ransacked the room, obtaining mo and jowelry worth about $500. Atherton is munager of the Cripple Creek stago line and it is thought the men believed he had considerablo bullion. o MK this mornine . LIGUT OF Tl TROUBLE Tamedo Dinz, Mesican Consnl at Bt Paso, Talks of the Revolntion GaLvestox, Dec, 16.—~A News special from Taredo says Senor Lamedo Diaz, Mexican this city, was questioned today re- he receat statement from Bl Paso that a lotter had boen received from the state of Guererro to the effect that a body of revolutionists, headed by General Ner, had 1ot surrendered, ha him deserted, but trary the revolutiomsts recontly tured and bung General Vincento Vilada of the federal arr Diaz said: “The statements in the telegram are absolutely bsurd. The state of Guerrero nt is i most complete peace, ( who, armed against the local government of the state, was immediatoly reduced to subjoction and was obliged surrender with his followers, who were very few in numbers. as not a single villago sanctioned his action. He 18 now confined in the wili- prison at the City of Mexico subject to trial. General Vilada is the constitutional governor of the state, and is peacefully engaged in the performance of his official duties. ‘The state of Chibuahua is also at beace o twenty-eis ht men from the American side of the Rio Grande woent into Mexico and assaulted the small settlement of Palomas, which numbers some ten or twelvo shanties or jacales, {n tho iutercst of colonization, and not for any other the Moxican government had establist Palomas a branch of the Paso custom house. The raiders took all they could lay hands on, including what the cus- tows employes kept for their support, somo 20 in all, and skipped Lincouraged by their success they went on and attempted the same action ay Casas man, but the inhabitants of the town pro- venled it oy attacking the assailants, routed and dispersed them, and they were obliged tocross the Rio Grande into the United States, *This 15 tho history of the Palomas revol- ution, pure and simple. ‘There is no such 7 connected with the Plans and proclamations attributed to him as well as to ral Neriare ot El Paso manufacture and the work of parties interested in Mexican agitations,” e o TERDAY'S DEATH ROLL James Black, for Fifty Years Prohi- hition Lewder, Heads the List, Laxcaster, Pa, Dec, 16-—Hon. John Black, for a half a century prominent as a is dead ate of that party consu , nor s under con cap YE leader of the prohibition party was the fi nd president, in 1872 Chief of Police Sehmid: CreveLAND, Dec, 16.—Jacob W, Schmidt who, for almost a generation, was at the head of the nolice department of this city, and widely known in police civcles throuz out the country, died this morning at 1:30 o'clock of pnetmonia. He had been con nected with the Cleveland f et Ly-six years and was appointed superinte 1866 and served iv that capacity until July 1, last, when he resignad on account of iil heaith, for Phit Dwyer, Jr, Los ANa Cal., Dee jr.a sonof th from New York to this coast about a month ago, died v the Westmimster hotel lost uvight. He had been ill for some time past with consumptio TELEGE1CHIC BrI ostic, Denver police s arresting every vagrant found in the city limits. The chief of palice of Topeka, K ing olittle attention to_Gov tramp proclamation, ana one or two of the wanderers. While Constable Childress was serving pavers at Gunte Marshall count yesterdny, William Beil walked up with and shot'him, killing him instantly. Secretury Carlisle ppointed Polk John- ston of Louisvill 1 ugent of the Treasury dopartn 3 assigned to the charge of the Chica o division of the . A slight explosion occarred yestorday in the open hearth dep: the Pennsylvania Steel works at Steclton, Piv., caused by slug running into a piv of wilter. ' No damage was done. At a meeting of the Western Passenger asso- ciation lines yosterday it was deeided to do- cling to Issud transportation (o unemployed men Chicago who are anxious to return to their homes. Vaillant, the French bombithrower, about fiftéen_yeirs ago, for three months. i sojourner in Santa Fe, N. M. Ho taught the cneh language and by that means made a nty living. In view of the want and destitution pre Ing throughout Chlcago Mayor Swift yester- day issued aprockunation eilling upon ci s for aid in the efforts to alleviate the suf- g3 of the poor. It was rumored thut Robert Garrett, ex- prasident of tho Baltinore & Ohiowas dying M n., 18 pay- Lewelling's very day arrests Zun s¢ afl- fe € was found, however, to be untrue. Whiid M. Garrett s not in the best of health, he is | not dungerously ili. Treasurcr Biddle of Kansasis making efforts | to compel the city of ence 1o pay interest o1 #100,000 Stat university bonds on which, through some technieality, interest payments have been neglectod. In the conspiracy caso 1 yostorday he government rested its case. The defense opened its caso by an effort (o ponch the tostimony of Blum, the govern- \Us chief witness. Vice President J. ( chairman of the v o n call for L0 consid plan of reor ton whieh s been completed, A boiler ut the rod mill it New ploded Priday night, fatally scalding Frod rick Gettholiz, the fireman, and seriously in- Juring Waltor Caston and - Alexunder Kerr The cuuse of the explosion s not known. John Jacobs, an_unemployed baker, on East Washington stroet, Fort yesterday fired two bullsts info his wi and then put o third into his own bo Womun will probably recover, but J di at Portland, Ore., m MeCullouzh of th rganization cou coting on stle, Pa., ox- living uy s will meating of the unemployed in Rochestor, Y., lust night broke up In a row. The soctudists tried to run the meeting and inty duced sivty pi olutions demandis the city and stato officiuds glve then work or onoy vens, colored, . Foster coun ing. Givens was of poison stock and with the intention of pofs sehool well. s body found tied tc and filea with bullets, The unknown tramp killed by an offco Danville, while attempting: to escapy aftor belng arrested on suspicion of havine drugged and robbed w man, 115 now known, wis e Jamin Petrle, forme port, 1L, and well cot Chief Harrls of tho ¢ duy reconsidercd his d - wissions o the three lal agents who were olected by the council to negotfite the Chorokee bonds, and the council thls evening took steps towards impeaching b, W. 1L, Getehel, a horseshoer, was fined 815 by @ jury In i justice court at Kunsas City for liig worked at his trade a woek g last Sunday. 8ol MeNames, g cnploye of Geichol, was triod immediately afterwards by another Jury In the same court und fined 20 und costs fora similur ofleise. x-Clty Tre P early Iy trec surer Bliss and ex-Deputy City Suror Jumes Hadley of Denver, who u under indictments for forgery, Iateeny und nbezzlement of tha city fuids while they wore tnoflice about four years ugo, have dis- ared bocause of & fear that the cases will 1ght up wgain ty in | vy the bridge at Leavenworth T witich the. Burlington rond s in will be ready for business. By the con of this Dritgo wil dificulties ast yuirs provonted the teansact LS Ll woon Leavenwarth and sastorn poluts will be wiped out. | Advyices trom Hurrishurg yesterday state o cyelone visitnd that town ut 8 o'elock Friday night. Much property was destfoyod, but TEre was nolods of 11fa and no one: i furid The debris of the damaged and wroeked b ings lterally encumbered tho streets 1oss will b ahout 320,000 Judge Cullen of the New York supre court Lias signed an order to show eause why @ stuy should not be granted in the case of John Y. MeKane and his” ussociates, adjudge gullty by Judge Barnard and fined §250 ench and sontenced 1o thirly duys in Jail. The order is roturnable Monday. | Wo | masked men knocked at tho door of & |«\|||l;7‘ 1S ; B | | | | lent in | but ne refused to give auy figures exc | combinea | when Iiteh NI Wt et e Ty —— . LUFF WILL NOT WORK Liquor Dealers Are Losing No Sleep on Account of Hitchoock's Protests, DECLARE THEY WILL NOT BE HELD UP In View of the Decliion ot the Courts and the World.1te « Cownrdly Posie Prefer to Tho Bee. ton They Advers The bluff made by Mr. Hitchcock, in fiting Drotests ugainst two suloon keepers and druggist who published their applications for a liceuse in Tnw Livexisa Bee, foll very flat yesterday and cannot but fail in its pur pose of frightening applicants into contrib uting §3.25 each to the deploted treasury of tho World-Herald Saloon keepars and drugeists saw through the bluffer's schemo at and were ioud in their denunciations of - the despicablo mothods resorted to by Hiteh OX10rt monoy from them. Thoy the fight of last yoat, ock howlod himself hoarso bor cause T B filed protests acainst appli. cants who had their notices published in the World-Hovald, They remember the fight before the Board of Fire and Polico Commis- sioners and in the coarts and romember how Hitcheock wais boaten at every tura, both in the matter of circulation and in his contens ton in court that the moraing, cvening ind Sunday eaitions of a newspaper constituted but one paper for the purposes of legal advertising, ek to recalied Disgusted at Hitchoock's Nerve, The men wh r remembor e vequesting liconses this all theso things and they are more than disgusted at the nerve of the man who now attempts another fight on the samo issucs on which he was 8o in- gloriously defe Mdayear ago. They know as wellas Hiteheoek o that he cannot winand that bis latest move is simply & piece of despicable, dirty work on his part in the hope of frizhiening them into patronizing his sheot. The scheme won't wovk, The applicants intevested will not aliow them- selves to be blackmailed in the mauner pro- posed. and will let Mr. Hitcheock sink some more of his uncarned money in trying to cstablish his clum, Motz Losing no Steop. The application of Fred Metz, jr., was ono of those protested by tho World-Herald, Neither of the members of the firm, how- ever, is losing any sleep over Me. Ifitche cocl’s declavation war. Mr. Charles Metz said last night that they regarded the protest us a monumental exhibition of nerve, ich would not bave a particlo of , effect. “We are pay tention whatéver to the protest,” sa Metz, “as we do not of any importance whatever, wve strictly oboyed the divections of the Board of Iive and Police Commissioners and will get our lic Lhe World-Herald cannot bluff us advertising in that heet yo into Rofu _“The protest was no news to me. Mr. Hitehcock told me that he would enter a protest unless we advertised in his pape wsiced him for 4 statement of his cuculation, Dt the his papers ing to the decisions the license bourd, each constituted a separate 1 to Stato Ciremation. ation of all \ecor courts and the papor When I said that i the issue of 16.—Phil Dwyer, | paper, he said that he did not care for Judge noted turfman, who cime | KKeysor or his decision. Wo must advertiso protest aginst our We refused to be bluffed and cx- pect to getour license just the same, We will deposit our | e money next week and i ks paper or he would | proceed to fight it out. Judge Beunett of tho court of appeals of Kontucky, st Frankfort yesterday Landed aown the court's decision 1n the Lwo cases a! fecting the right of the Frankfort lottery and other lotterles to operate in that state.” The court holds that the franchize of the lotiery company, It [Lever hud sny, is void. here Thursday mor Ford Recommends a Destination. Patrick Ford, who runs a saloon at Penth and Davenporc streets, is one of tho men whose abplication for u license has been pro- tested by (. M. Hitehcock on the grounds of insuficicnt advertising. Mv, Ford has a mind of his own and a forcible way of ex- vressing it. He has been in business too long 1o allow himself 10 bo bulldozed or blackmailed. When asked yesterday what he provosed to do about Hiteheock's protest bie veplied, with characteristic forco and di- rectness “What 'l I do? to go straight to - out of me,” T'll tell that young dude He'll not get any $3.2 g 4 Sent it to the Open Door A new born babe was discovered at the northwest corner on ‘Tenth stree: and Capi- tol avenue last night about 10:30 o'clock by Jolin Shannon. ‘The 1nfant was wrapped in 10 old blanket ard upon a call from the cen tral station was conveyed to the Open Daor I'he parentage of the child remaius a mys- tery. SOl rAnAG rr ONA 1S, Mr. A. Strauss of Chicago left for bome, accompanied by Mr. Sam § this city. Mrs his ommer of Steve S. Day ing ith her parents and friends. Day will be here Christmas e I1. Gillespio and . W. Norris, for- merly with the Frank Wilcox company, aro now to be found with I 13. Norris, the shoo acaler at 1413 Douglas street, where they will be glad to meet their friends. At tho Mercer: Charles ( Moines: A. MeLeos, Davenport, 1 L rkay, mes 1 Pleasanton; W ( dall, Omiahi 5 ¢ Land, Neb.; Major ( of Chicago arvived spend Christmas Mr. Steve S, k, Des 3 Jamey fiuson, i W. Ran! Rodman and lady, Ok 0. T Cummings, cit, 5! Graha feston, Neb.; J. . Kehlg Chicago; Miss Mary Avtell, Sun Diego, Cal. | 12, Murphy, M. Dec, city; A. H. Marshall, Chadron; £1. D, Pettibone, Minneapolis; J. N, Hadley and wife, Colmcii Blufs; Mrs, Howard Crill and daughter,:Clavis; W, H Brown, 5. N. Wheelock, Chicago; O. . Rick avds, Lincoln; A. H. Wherry, Ablantic, la.; M. J. 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