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OMAHA DAILY BEE
SIXTEENTH YEAR OMAHA , FHIDAY MORNING , DECEMBER 17. 1886. NUMBER 182.
SUMMING UP ITS F11TI1INESS ,
Lawyers Talking to the Jury in the Colin
Oatnphell Oase.
THE EVIDENCE ALL SUBMITTED.
Counsel For tlio Co-IlpspoiulcntH
Artjuc I'or the Ijndy and Ono
hprecli Mnilo in Defense
of the Lord.
The Tolln Cnmi > liPll Divorce.
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LOXIION , Dec. ir-Xevv , | York llciald
Cable Special to tlio HIM : . ] Tlm taking of
evidence in tic Campbell dlvorco case lln-
Ished todav , and thetilal was far advanced
towaid completion by the speeches of conn-
Eel foi the co icspondcnts. Only two wit
nesses xvcro examined , ono Ihc Duke of Marl-
borough'H business agunt , who corroborated
the duke's stalemcnU ic ardln certain vis
its lo Blenheim ; the othei , Dr. Bird , who
finished his testimony , denying all Impro
priety between himself and Lady Colin. Iti
parts Ills evidence was inteiestlng as show
ing very pccnll.u habits of lite.
int. man's KXAMIVATIOV.
You tecelvcd a great number of lutteis
from Lord Colin ? Over a hundred letters.
Foi thu most part dealing witli his s > mp-
tomsV Yes. I had as many as four In one
day.
During thu tlmo at Leigh court were there
\ any telatlons between ) on and Lad ) Colin
except those of a friena and medical man' . '
None whatever.
Xow , In regard to the story ot the letter
lonnd In your Instrument case liavo ) on got
thatcasoof Instruments with jou1Yes. .
Until Mrs. Duffy gave evidence , had ) ou
any rotollcctloti or knowledge ot tlio letter
In question'1 Xone at all.
After hearing her evidence , did jou open
the pockets of the c.aso to see if you could
find the letter spoken of ? Yes.
Yon found It1.1 Yes.
ltc.ul It aloud , please.
Date , December , lbC . Thcie Is a little
di aw ing of holly and Ivy , and nndcinoath it
the motto , "Kricmlshlp durability. " Then
follow the words : "My de.atest Maiy Du-
tcstiblu little animal : Many happy returns
ot thu day. Gobble up all thu lollipops If ) ou
please , but keep a box lei join humble , but
not too humble servant. ( Sinned ) , Gertindo
Lily lllood. "
Lady Colin was ten jcars of age when she
vv rote that letter V Yes.
The loiter was w i Itten toMrs. liolton , her
sister ? It was liom her that 1 got It. Shu
vvas looking up a number of old letters. I
asked her to give mo this letter. As 1 vvas
going down to Leigh court on the following
day 1 said 1 would have soiiio fun with Lady
Colin out ol it.
lldon oxei cairy about In any case a
letter from Lad ) Colin signed ( ! . i : . H V Cer
tainly not.
The presence of this letter In Di. Mini's
cato vvas considered , \ uuy suspicious Inci
dent. Along examination lollowed regardIng -
Ing Lad ) Colln's alleged miscarriage , but no
now facts weru brought out. Coiieeniing
Dr. Bird's going to sleep In Lady Colln's
loom , the testimony was as follows :
Wo heard ofour palng a long visit to
Lady Colin ono evening' ' Yes.
U ere jou there in the aliernoon ' . ' "V. es.
Did you eeo Iold Colin in the aftuinoonV
1 saw him at 7 o'clock In the evening ot that
occasion.
You dined there on Loul Colin's invita
tion ? Yes.
After dinnei did you go up ag\lu to Lady
Colin's room ? Yes.
Loul Colin did not stay at home to dinner'.1
Xo.
Xo.Lady Colin was ill , under the Influence of
opium ? 1 had given her some that aftei-
noon.
noon.When you went to hcrroom that afternoon
what happened ? 1 staod with her borne
time. Then Loul Colin came.
At what lime ? He came in about 11
o'clock.
AVh.it was said ? I cnnnot tell. 1 had gone
to sleep. Ho woke me up.
Do jou remembei thu eonveisatlon thai
took place ? 1 do not.remembei what was
t > ald.
.lustlco IJutt Did ) ou go to sleep in Lady
Colin's loom ?
Witness Yes.
Sir li. Clirke Was any objection oi com
plaint made by Loul Colin about join beln
theip ?
Witness Xnno , hut ho npneaied stirpilseil
to sio mu tiiere. The light was low anil
Lad ) Colin was veiy diovvsy. As I s\t in the
I'lialr 1 went to sleep.
Did II Htiike jou as an odd thing that you
Miould fall asleep In n ladj's nedtoom ? Xol
then ; bjitlookingb.acktowli.it happened it
may scorn so.
Did Lord Colin look surpiiscd ? Well ,
Ihu loom vvas datkand I thought beseemed
nirpiised , but I was thcie. .
Did ho put Ills sutptiso in xvouls ? 1 Have
no doubt that hu did.
LadvMiles also helped to amuse the aiidl-
rnceliy Di. lihd'H te.slliuonycg.udliig the
letter fiom her.
1 thinlc ) ou are a gieat ftlend of Lad )
Miles ? Ye- .
She addiosscd ) ou as llmv dear cuckoo ; '
jcni subset lb l j out sell "jour sineeu
cuckoo1 Yes.
You lust met Miss Uluod in ISs-lsro ;
Yes ,
ion fruiucntlv met hei at Mtatltu ; am
other parties ? Yes. 1 met her at a skaliin
party at Hcndon.
Did bho add i ess you as Cncklol ) Illid' '
[ laii htei.j Xo , 1 never heaulot It.
The Solicitor Guneial If otliei pooph
spe.ak dUri'spectfiill ) of Dr , lllul , thai H IK
u'.ibon why Ji id ) Colin should.
UI..MI.VI : ! , m 11,1 R'H riv.
On Ihu euneliislon of Dr. Bird's cvimlna
tlon.Geneial Ilntler'.s lavvet nnnoiiiiced tin
the general would not bo examlnul , IUKII
which the judge said shaipl ) .
"A gentleman In the situation of ( icncia
Jlutlei , looking to tlio cluimistances , might
t think , if ho Is an Innocent man , to loim
Into court , lsayth.it without thu lightea
hcsiiation , "
General Butler's counsel prote teit.a'i.iins :
this statement , but could obtain no modi
lication of it.
AlilUlfSstVO Uli : .ILUY.
The attoiney Keneiat then be an to , xdilte '
the jmy oi. belialf ol the Duke ot Miulbor
ough , He said thu jur ) wcto asktil to ruli
Lady Colin'n chaiacter bL'cnibe the Duke o
Mailborough was a man piovcd lo have beei
guilty ot acts of gross Imimnality. Aetuatei
hy n.othes of jealousy , Lord Colin hru
thought lit to txv 1st nnd distort the oullnar )
incidents ot his vvltu's life intouviilenco o
ndnltcry , Whatever might be flie sills fo
vxhleh the Duke of M.ailboiough had to ac
count , he had Iu that case sacrificed himself
with the etntaln knowledge that ho must sill
fmthrr Injure what character he had left. Hi
had not tlintnl. In the slightest degice fion
] Uitllng himself In Ihu box and giving a per
full statement. Mr. l-'lndlay had sug
thut It was nut rii'ht that such a Ind
thould bo mcetliiK and talking In soclct ;
vvitn a man of thu v\ell known climacteru
the Duke of Marlborougli. The jury would u
member that Lady Colin asked her husband ,
when slip received Instructions to tell them
to stop coming , whether he meant that she
vvas to cut them and rccojnl/o them In < o.
cicty. Lord Colin replied no ; that he did
not mean that. All he meant was that hu
did not like them to call because ol their evi
dent admiration for Lady Colin.
As totho Maiquls of Blandford's social in-
tcicoursc with Lady Colin. It was evident
that Lord Colin did not wish to terminate it ,
01 why did he , nftci he had given the Injunc
tion to his w re , visit Lord Ulandford's
hoii canddliio Ihire ? With regard to an-
othei point , he wished to put It to the Jury
what was tlieli opinion of the elm go pei-
sislcnlly maintained of adultery on such cvl-
dome as was before them ? If such Inter
com se as had bren shoxvn wcic evidence of
adultery , then It would necps ailly follow
that no man or woman In that kingdom
would bu safe. Thcie was a lady slaying
with her fathi'i and mother at Paris. She
casually met Lord Blandlord , whom she had
known a considerable length ol time In 1'ng-
land. Tliconl ) intlmai1) that occurred vvas
that which might bo expected fiom the'r ' vru-
vlons acquaintance. Unless they were
to lay down the dictum that any
woman who spoke to a nnn
who hid been Ihioughtho divorce con it must
bu held to he guilty , thcie vvas nothing In the
evidence acniti'l Lady Colin. As to the
I'm Is visit , It was in ovKlencuthat Lady Colin
knew she vvas being watched. Consequently ,
what lutlmae ) there vvas between herself nnd
Lord Blandfoul was such as she was not
afraid of being known. He mighty : that
the whole of the evidence which had been
produced was evidence of conspiracy , evl-
donee of pei jiuj , evidence of fomeiy. They
must give the Duke of Miulboiough ciedit for
this : That although he had heard the weak
ness ol the ease made out against Lady Collh ,
and tue stietKlh of the case she had madu
out , IIP came to the conclusion that whllo
hoping that Im would not ho obliged to tell
the circiimstaiu.cs under which ho went to
Piirllect , ho was detui mined that
if ho weru piessed ho would 10-
vcal all. Counsel wanted to point
out that the Duke of M.irlboiough
said that although there might be attached to
him in his present position another acknowl.
cdsement ot gioss immoiallty , still , lather
than purjnie him ell ho would stito the facts.
Then , In lugaut to thostoi ) of Queen Anne's
Jate , IthaU been said that a lady with a eolllo
log visited him theie and that that lady vvas
Lady Colin. Xo clmigo of thu kind had ever
been made against him befoie. Ho was vis-
ted there b ) his friends ami his familv , jet
10 admitted in eouit that there was a lady
visiting him theio who had .i collie dog. Ho
iad gone the length ot placing the name ol
.hat lady in the hands of Air. Flnlay. In the
' .atiso of juslko ho had acknowledged
another act ol gioss Immorality. 'J he lac tot
ils friendship with Lady Colin liom Ib t
: lovvn to the piesent tune had not been dc-
ned. lie would ask the jury on a consldcia-
Jon ot all thu evidence to come to n i oiicla-
slon that , hovvevui great his foimei guilt had
been , the Dul.o of Mailboromititvvas , at any
rate , innocent of oven slight Impiopnel ) with
Lad ) Colin.
OTitrii COU SI.Li vi.it ,
Mr. Gully , for Captain Shaw , and Mr.
Murphy , for General Butler , toiloxved with
short addresses , .simply denying thai an ) ev-
dence existed to hold their clients. The
solicitor general , for Dr. Uiid , spoke at
length. lie said that from the conduct of thu
case ho could see in the positions taken by
Loul Colin's counsel tnere weio thieo points :
1. That it a man and woman were alone
together In circumstances vvheio adultery
was possible , they were sure to commit It.
2. 'Hint If a man chaiged with adultery
does not deny it , ho confesses he is guilt ) .
3. That it a man chaiged witli adultuiy did
deny it , he convicts himself ot perjuiy as
well as of thu otlunse charged.
If such canons as these weie adopted , the
com t would bet omo the pest-honso ot modern
.society. It vvas monstrous that charges of
that kind should bo made on the class ot evi
dence brought foivvard on thu piesent oc
casion ; and then , vviien a man came in to the
witness box to deny thu clmiges , ho should
bu treated by voice , demeanor and gesture as
it he came simnl ) to perjuu ; himself. Let
the jury recall to mind thu charges made
against Bird. Ono of the chaiyea
w.is that ho had been guilty ot
adultery with Lady Colin ; the other
that hu had connived with Di. Hicks
eithci In proem Ing oi concealing n miscai-
ilage. On what soil of evidence were these
charges made ? The second charge was u
ciimiiKil one , nnd was put in incidentally
because Loul Colin seemed to have inked up
ovciy possible charge against aiibody con
nected with the matter. Ho then went on to
point out that although all these things weie
known to Loul Colin butoio tlio liist Dial ;
although ho had been suspicious , pieviously
of Blandfoul and Shaw , thoj had it in evi
dence Irom him that ho h.id not , al lh.it time ,
entui tallied any suspicion of Dr. Blul ,
Di. Blul went up sifter dinner to the bed
chambei , n warm and dark room , and tlieie ,
sluing in tlio chair , fell asleep What ton-
eelv able ground was there In that for sug
gesting that any improper famillaiity. in
deed ( u w out , had taken place between Dr.
JJiul mid Lady Colin ? The act his beint ;
asleep could not suggest that ho was indulg
ing In any wicked lamillailt ) , either In
demeanor or vvoul , uith Lady Colin , II
enl ) showed how the smallest things , tc
which Lord Colin nt the timu attached nc
Impoitmec , had been gathered to othei In
ouier to malco out a ease of suspicion
against Di. Biul Hu would utgo thai
no scintilla of evidence had been
011 oi cd with legard to the places alleged In
thu pvtit on. What was the date , and on
whose Ctldunro w ere they to rely ? If adultcrj
were alleged , then on what datn was it al
leged th.it It took place ? There was no sctap
of uvJdoneu that adultery took place it
C.ulo an Place , but there was opportunity
when he , a medical man , sat beside thu bed
of .x woman who was suffering so much thai
bin ) was obliged to IHO nn aiiod ) nu to obtain
iclief. Lout Colin could point to no date on
which he could suggest that ndultcrj
could liavo been committed except April
S , the date of travel to .Xoxvcioss ,
In U'n'urd to the cab story , there was IK
evidence then except that she went lnt <
Brook stieet with the medical man who h.u
been attending her niider.sueli circumstance :
that , ot all men in the world , hu wasthomoal
unlikely to have committed adultery with
her. Thu dliectlon of Loul Colin Campbell
to Lnd ) Colin that Dr. Blul should not be
allovve 1 to come into the housu vvas an Insult
tothevvlfu and nn insult to her medlea
attendant. Bi that malicious , malignant
acidulated nurse , Mrs DutTy , Loul CoIIi
had , during the month been convened to tin
bellel tint hU friend , advisor and cou nsclloi
had been untrue to the trust reposed In htm
'Ihu jmy , ho was sure , would not allow
chaises Mich as that made against Dr. Bin
to prevail unless suppoitc.it b ) clear aim dis
tinct evidence.
sravKis'o.ion rot IN
Mt. Finlu ) followed for Loid Colin In r
long and bitter speech. Ho said Lady Mile :
had snld Lady Amelia Watson was found
sitting on Lord Colln'b ktico , ho being in hi ;
night dicss , with her arm around his neck
She aftcrwauls ttald that a week later she
taxed Loul Colin tv Ith the fact that AmelL
\Vatsoii vv&s his mistress , and he reeled :
"Young men must have these little amuse
ments. " He Would not again comment on
the Improbability of Lady Miles' story ,
neither would he deal w Ith the prcuos'crous
story of the prajer-book In the
famous tliargo against Amelia Wat
son. H was ono btoujht for
ward with niter recklessness. The ) had
the cv Idcncu of DM. Godson and Gibbon , both
of whom had examined her , and both de
clared her to be a virgin. Lady Miles vvas
convicted , if ever a woman vvas convicted , of
bringing forward an infamous charge which
she must have known was untrue. The charge
was Hist suggested in older to pet Loul
Colin to wlthdiawhlspetltloii. Itvvas put for-
vvatd to shield a uuilty woman. Itvvas only
because Lord Colin would take no notice of It
that It had been hcaul of naln. It vvas
brought foi ward b ) Laity Miles In the Inter
est of Lady Colin , after consultation with
her , Itcndinsr extiacU from Lady Miles' let
ters , the counsel put It to the Jui ) whether
such vv ouls as "It you cannot divorce liei ,
let her divorce you , ' did not mean , "Go and
commit adulteiy,1' when , In the language of
Lady Miles , ho would get rid of a diagglng
chain and have a nice litlle woman for a
companion in addition to some advantages
In thcwav of iiiouev ? Thepioposat that vvas
made by Lady Miles vvas dishonorable and
Immoral. He declined to accept It , Could
the jmy have stionger evidence that the
adulteiy with Amelia Watson did not
exist , or to shoxv that Lady Miles in that
coriesjioiideneo was proposing that Lord
Colin should commit lulttlteij ? Loul Colin
had been cross-examined by the ablest coun
sel In Knzland , and , hu vontuied to say ,
had not been touched In one slnglo point.
Lord Colin had been to blame In some re
spects. In tlio fust place he was wrong In
putting lim ! clf In the way of conducting
dlspasc , as he had done in 1S10 and 187(1. ( Lord
Colin , ot com si1 , vvas vvtong In not leading a
perfectly chaste life. But icallv , to hpai the
attorney ucneial of Kiigland denouncing
him for the tiansgiessions of jouth , yoais
and ) ears before Ids marriage , as if he vvas n
monslei ot depuvity , was enough to uiaUo
one icgaid the oflenso as even more venial
than it was. It became almosl giotesn.no
when one reflected that at that moment tlic
attoiney general was supposed to bo express
ing the sentiments of the Duke of Marl-
boiough. [ Some latightoi.l It vvas liijtt-
llcious foi Lord Colin to dlsiegaid the advice
ot li lends and allow the maiilago to be
celebrated when the state of his health
would not penult thu oullnary life of
mauled people. It was a great mistake
on thupait of Loul Colin Throughout an
attempt had been made to lead the jmy to
suppose that Loul Colin vvas sulFei ing fiom
something in the nature ol a contagious dis
ease. But , alter the evidence had been given ,
the jut. \ knew them was no foundation for
that suggestion. When jhe mother of a
j'oting woman with whom a man vvasvoiy
much In love said the eneagomcnt must be
either on or oil , what could that boiegaided
if it weio nolpicssiiic of the most skill ! ul
kind ? The te ult was that Lord
Colin , with Ill-judged chivaliy , dls-
rcsaided the advice of his family
and ananged for the manlage. They would
leniembci that Mis. Blood said In thu wit
ness box that she knew he was suffering
fiom a fistula , )0t wilh that full knowledge
she insisted on the unn lace beingcelebiated.
Thcicvvas one point on vvliicliaBic.it deal has
been said in ordei to discicdit i.oul Colin
that he advised his ivlfo to use pre
cautions. At flic previous trial Lady
Colin said that it was under tlic advice
of her sister that she used piecau-
tions. Xow , undci cross examination ,
when asked for an explanation as to that dls-
pai it ) , shu c.ue the excuse that at the last
trial she wished to spate hei husband as
much as possible. Kind , good natiued
woman ! She hi ought against her husband a
series of foul and levoltinglaccusations She
was endeavoring to blast his reputation and
ruin his name. Sim left nothing undone
w nidi bklll or ingenuity could snggist. Yet
she wished to spare him as fai as
she could. Ho must call the
attention of the July ( o the
( act that the ihargu .against Loul Colin
of Having communicated a disease to his
wife vvas nevei licaul ol until Lord Colin
asked his wile it she was faithful to him ,
Lady Miles , witli legaul to that subject , used
expressions which showed that the whole
thing was a trumped-up Invention.
Sir Hussiill May 1 ask join lordship to say
whether anvthln winch ajui ) has found ti
be .1 tact is a trumped-up clmigo ?
JiuUo Ihave more than once said it i <
my duty to piohiblt anj qucsilons as to tin
lostilt ot the last dial. Tlieio was a spccla
jui ) and a jiuUc. A judgment was pie
nounccd , Iliat 1 understand Is appcac ! <
against ; but that verdict stands against
Loul Colin.
Mr. I'lnl.xy said he was not going fo ask tin
Jmy to review the verdict in thu pievious
ease. It was nt the /.ion lio\i'-e \ meeting thai
Loul Colin communicated to Lad ) Colin hi1
suspicious as to hei conduct. Counsel lieu
lead Loul Col In's evidence as to what took
place at that Interview , ami commented or
the fact th xt , In the com so of that eonveisa
tlon , Lady Colin said that If Lord Colin tool
thu mailer Into the divoicu eouit ho would
get the vvoist of It. The moinlnj.
afterward shocamu to lovxn and at once pin
heisclf Into Iho experienced hands of Mr
Lewis. Then theie vvas her utory about de
daring that if ho Insisted he would lind hei
dead on hei pillow in thu moining. 'Hinta :
another sensational stor ) which vvas a llttiin
supplement lo the vinecat stoiy and othei
horiois which had been Intiodiicod Into thh
cxu ) . Then eamo the unfair scene at Tlim
lousquaie. Befoie that took jilacu Lad ;
Colin consulted her solicitor , am
einie prepared with u paper which she
demanded that ho should sit'ii , Loul Colin
of course , refused to enter into any such bar
gain , particularly when Lady Colin was act
ing \\ith her solicitor , nnd ho was ultoguthc
w Itliout advice.
The com t hero adjoin ned , having that ar
ranged that the jmy should bo paid S" a da ;
for tnoh servlc.es , and should privately set
Lord Colln'b loiuicr house , Xo. 79 Cadoru
Btolnn .Mull Kounil.
[ Copui tuht IkWliyJainci < ; tiitlunl
B in s , i i s , Dec , U ) . iXexv York Heiah
Cable Spei lal to the BJK. : | This morn
Ing oneof the vvattcis at the Grand hoitl
while sweeping the reading room , distov
eicd behind the furniture three earelully Met
parcels containing about 1M > leileis am
postal cards , adduced fiom the L'nltci
States to Russia , besides a dtaft drawn b ) ai
Auifilcan him on a German bank , Th
vvheio was found to belong to a large batcl
of letters stolen from the Kngllsh and Amcr
lean mall train. 'Iho police believe that tin
perpetratoi of tha theft , who concealed then
at thu Grand hotel , must have been In Bins
bcls a day 01 two ago , and may be here no\x \
A Strike Settled ,
CIIICAOO , Dec. lO.-The dllllcnlty betwpei
thu ficlght conductors on the Louisville , Xev
Albany & Chicago railroad and the manage
iiu'iil of the road was amicably settled thl
mornlii ! ; , all conductors returning to work ,
noath oT ' Mai-tlialTT' . AVIIdrr ,
BOSTONDec. . 10.-Marbhall P. Wlldor.piee
ident ot the Poiuolojlcal society , died at hi
residence at Ho buiy this morning.
THE KNEVALS LAND BILL ,
enator Van Wjck Secures n Special Order
Tor Its Oomitlerntion.
A SATISFACTORY EXPLANATION.
The Motion Adopted By tlic .Senate
\Vltliont n Dlsscntinu Voice An
Knit Put to Malk-lotiH At-
tncks Capital XCVVM.
Hy an Unniiliuhtm Vote ,
WASIIIXI.TOV , Deo. 1C. fSuecial T
0 the llni : . ] Senator Van Wyck this after
noon put an end to n mean nnd vicious scries
C attacks which have been made upon him
) ) ' some ncwsuapcrs In Vobttka. . Uo did it
> y Inrcvur disposing of the question1 of his
icrsonal Interest In a bill , which Is now
tending In the senate , nnd nt the sanio time
idvnncltic the interests of his constituents ,
'his ho accomplished by some remark' '
vhlch weie so explicit , painest nnd forcible
s to leave no ground tor a teply. Ho said :
'The bill for tlm tellcf of settlers and pur-
hasers of lands In Xcbtaika and Kansas txd-
oinltiK the Denver St. , loc railroad was
nadoa stieclalouict foi Tuesday , but could
lot be leached as the unfinished business
he tenuio of ollice act repeal bill havlnc pro-
cdunep. Doiilitlnc If it can bo readied this
vcck , 1 will a < k to h.vvo it made a special
order for the second Tuesday of January
ic\t. In dolni : so it Is due to myself to
nake a simple statement. The land con-
emplated by this bill was entered by lioinp-
teaclnnd pic-emption nnd payment in cah
about sKteon ) ears ago. Soon theteafter
ho rallroid compiny claimed It ,
ml the secretiry of the In-
prior decided advciscly. Patents
x ere dnl ) Issued and tor ten ) ears or more uo
inestion 01 doubt was raised to the legality of
ho title. Tlio load became insolvent , and
sold nil Its assets , iiood and bad. This old
il.Um was sold , revived and tlnally tecolved
he sanction of the United States suptPine
louit. Upon this land taxes have been paid
npaily liftmen ) ears. Much of It has been
cultivated Into pi oductlvo and vnluible larms.
Upon some , chlldien have been bom and
bulled. The marshal , by oidci of the court ,
wasdlrcetcd to dispossess such occupants and
ovv tiers , when , to save their homes and pos-
slons , they accepted the terms of the
claimant , which was libui.il from onn whoso
.Itlu had been adjudged good by thu highest
ourl in the nation , and uald S3.CO per aeio to
make good the government patent The only
remedy then was to ask the tjovcrnment to
letuin the money paid to protect its own
title. In the Porty-scventh congress a bill
was Introduced by mjself , reported from the
public lands committee , and tailed in the
lioiise. The same bill , aftordlscussion , acain
passed the senate of the Forty-eighth con-
less , but failed In the house. The same bill
again passed the first session of this congress ,
and a bill substantially the same , with an ad
ditional section leported by the claims com
mittee of the house , could only bo considered
in that bed ) by the friends of the bill agree
ing in advance o mi amendment granting
; J.50 pel acio to actual settlers moaning
homestead settlers lint to all who had paid
the gox eminent cas'i ' only 51.B3 per acre.
The Nebraska delegation , upon eonfcience.
deemed It best to nccept the amendment
tathci than hive no action on the bill , ti list
ing to dlsagi cement on the cart ot the senate ,
and then , by n conleienco committee , iceon-
eiting if uossible the dilfeiencc , and so the
amendment passed thp house , then came to
the smialu and ihu public lands committee
lepoitcd to sttiku out the amended house
bill and inscit the senate bill ulioady passed ,
which ison the calendar. Hvvas a tact tin-
dei teed iu congress and out that I was an
owner ol a poll ion of ll.ese Jamts.and through
malicious falsehoods some pipers In Xo-
hrasK.i circul'ited the repot t that the setlluis
could bu pltd except that I Insisted that my
title should bo piotecled the .samu as others.
1 concluded summiuily to dispose ot
that falsehood by stating to thu lopresenta-
livu IncoiiKioss tiom the district vvhcio this
land is located that 1 would end the contest
b ) lecominundiiig the senate to accept the
house amendment and thus relieve ni ) ° eif
from an attack so false and vicious. Hut he
remonstiaied on thugiound that many other
innocent persons would bo injured. 1 de
terred the contPtnplaled action until lie could
ascertain jiom Xebuska the number of poi
sons wiongcd. Lcatiiing tlieio was a laigo
niimbei heaealn leiuonstiated against con <
ciiiiento by tlio senate. 1 also leeched a 10-
moustiance from citizens ol Xcbrnska and
loiind tint many actual suttleis antl cultiva
tors ot thu land would bo wionged. The
IIOU.M ; amendment only contemplatul S. ) . "
peracio to homestead settleis , whereas many
ot the ciiltivatois nl the land had ohlalneil
thesimo hy pinclnsefrom thee who had ob
tained the same tom | the goxeinmunt by
purchase , nnd these ceitalnlv had tbo same
equit ) as a homestead setllei , so that 1 was
thus piecludud from recommending the
housu amendment. To proti'cl insell from
c.iliimn ) 1 had no rluht to abandon thr
claims of thoto who had a le al and eiiilta- )
hlu demand against thu coveiniuent ,
My ownership of ? emu ot these linil
has bcon an open fact In Xehra = ka ,
lot it was made the basis ot an lufamou-
falsehood , bo also has It been an open fad
in tbo senate and the United Malt'b .supreme
court. Thucasool Van \Vjck \ xs. Knexiii ;
was the suit cairicd to the Miweme eouit tc
te.st thn questions involM'd , and It was de
elded that the government did not own tin
land It had many ) ears before patented. This
case has lieqnently been tcleired to In both
blanches ot coiwe- ) , and hu'Cfchlngly al
ludcd to hi all laud grant lailioads. In UK
committee loom ol thu public l.ind-
1 have distinctly stated binh ovvnei
shli ) and my relation to tluti bill ,
nnd In thu Portv-sovPUth congress , wheu
tills hill washrsteonsideipd after the hill ami
repott had been read , and bctoro any discus
slon , asill ho loiiiui in the record ol xolnuu
ll ! , part ! > , illsc session , page WJ , I said : 'II
m.i ) be niopei to state at the outset that I
iujsclt , becausu it tscluu to the sonalo that J
should explain mv own action , some ) eau
ago was unfoitnnato enoiigh to claimsomo ol
the veiy land mentioned between thu dates
named bctxveen the mil day of Marcl
and the nth day ol API II. lbt )
While Unit connection might bo o
such a natuie as not to justit )
mo In voting upon tills bill , It IM duo that 1
should statu the tact to the senate as 1 stater
it to thu committee on public lamU at tin
tlmo It was under fonsldeiatlon theie. Si
that In thu courts , commtltco room and sen
ate my relations to this land and this hi !
was open and well known , and 1 enl ) desire
to call attention to what was or might liavo
been known by any one desiring to bo In
foiiiied. I Imutnot only publicly ptoclalmeil
this fact In the committee mid senate , bin
have always retraluod from voting elthei h
tlm coiumltteo or somite. True , 1 have , a :
was my duty to tlio senate and to thocitUeni
of .Nebraska lnt rested , faithfully ohtalnui
nil the facts ana zealously piesented them ti
the cnnMdomtion of thu senate. I onlj
desire now to call attention thus publicly ti
the fact of my own relations to this bill nn <
bay to the senate that 1 Intend to leave tin
matter to their own sense ot justice withoii
liirthei suggestion , and If they can do amph
justice to the e who have trusted Implicit ! )
to thocontiact , good faith and honoi ol tin
government by excluding any claim f ma :
have from a bcnctlt by the operation ot thh
bill , 1 should not only advise but eheeifiill\ \
content lo siirli deteimlnalton. J enl ) as > l
justice toward some ot my constltitents , vvlu
nave been wiontn > d by thu courts or the gov
ernment , to ha > 6 this bill placed on the cal
endar tor early consUlei.ulon , so thatoppor
lunitv and time may be given should thosen
ate non-conrurfo-aiiu | iuement between tin
two houses. " V
The motion was adopted mid the bill madi
a special order foi the second Tuesday li
January without a dissenting voice.
BilNAronAN vvvrKSur.Mt > | i NT.
.Senator Van \Vjck \ Introdiued a bill to
day providing that Section a of thccojistltu
lion of the United States bpumcndcd so
that united States senators sti.illbe elected by
the people direct.
I'WSTOKFtCK rilANOr.S.
Jlenrv K. H'lodcs was to < lay appointed
ppstunstpr ot Manderson , Valley county ,
vlco KlchardV Phalr , resigned.
nntr.vTM'irvi. XOTI : .
Itppresentatlvo Weaver , of lown. was at
the whlto house to day , urging some appoint-
inonto.
\V. U. Hendrlck , of Wnukon , la. , Is horp.
A inarrlatre license was to-day gt anted to
ticorala N Folkner , of Lincoln , Neb. , and
Kiwaril P. Wten , of this city.
1 ! . V. Aukey , ot DCS Mollies , la. , 's ' at the
at. Jamos.
Lemuel J Stanton , of Iowa , a , " 1,000 clerk
In thu iiostolllce depaitment , has teslgned ,
The tariff tevlsrrs In the honso are grow
ing more coniidont tint the motion to take
up the t.uiir bill for conshlctatlon will pre
vail.
vail.The
The Omaha Xatlonal bank today was
authoibed to begin business with a capital
ofSlOO.OiKi. i : . b. l.on , piesldcnt , and Wil
liam M. Caison , eashier ,
David A. and Kbcn Smith , of Riphl City ,
bwectwator county , Womlnif , were to-dn )
allowed StWOb ) the seciet iv ot the Interior
for Sioux Indian depiedations In 1W- ) .
inAUii.\o ; TIM : I > HVII < .
The nirzy Itnllct Catolicw Sovcntccn or
lion's AVntulinion.
CiiicAoo , Dec. 10. I.OIIK before tlio cur
tain lose ID the opera of "CJaJatoa" and Its
afterpiece , Hubenstcln's "Hal Oustuiue. " at
the Columbia theater to-iiluht , a coterie of
lovvspapcr men was In force casting fnrtlvo
; Ianccs at every person who entered wearing
he slightest approach to ministerial cloth or
pgnlatlon clerical ravat. Seventeen of
/.Ion's watchmen had pioylously sent in n rc-
incst for tlio seats olTeted them by
ho Xatlonal Ofiora company in order to
obtain their opinion upon the propriety
of the ballet. Double seventeen seats
iad been asskncd to the mlnlsteis by the
nanascincnt , but central y to general expect
ation worn scattered throughout the house.
The theatre tupn were in gieatglco. Man
ager Mil ward Adams was certain thu clerical
irethrcn would be there In full foice.
'Why , " said he , "Prof. Swine Is foius ; Dr.
Thomas has been present two evenings , and
many of the othcts nio already favorably Im
pressed. " The llrst genuine preacher
traggling In among the crowd of laity , and
some who couldn't even claim that dUnlty
was Hev. Charles H. Ui\by. of Hyde
Park. Ho took three seats. Then Nov.
J. Ktishtnn , looking much as he did as secre
tary of the ceneral convention , yet with a
kind of "Miope-Htshop-Mcljaron-won't-bo-
hero" look on his face , stopped In and took a
seat In the section occupied by some Jeffer
son Park 'Sport1 } . " Itov. llenry G. Perry
diouped Into a seat us naluially as it It
were an "amen corner , " and aftei-
ward s.vld that he didn't believe the
bishop would caio anyway. Then them
followed , much In the same stvle as school
bos standing uu In a row waiting to Inter
view the fpinlo llov. S. K. O. Taylor , E. C.
Restock , C. Koeiner , Kabbi Ro entha1 , W.
llaitman , J. H. Mablo , David I'tler. K. a.
Tovvnscml , .1. S. Thompson , J. Spencer Ken-
nard nnd Hev. Miss Kalloch. Older veterans
of the ctoss were conspicuously absent. Mho
lirst part of the performance iv.is appaiently
unobjectionable. "Galatea , " the opera , over ,
then came the "I3.il Costume , " the polonalso
la Cossarj'io dance of the Almces ,
Spanish dance , grand adagio , etc. , almost
without limit seemingly. Owing to
the scattcilngof the mlnlsteis' seats , It w as
dllllcult to keep hack of their occupants. It
Is known , however , that some of them fled
bofoiu the brilliant ballet Jicvs. Kushtou
and Hostwick were among those who did not
remain. Those who did stay beelild as cor
neous a vission as John saw In the Isle of
PatiucH. l-'cliclta Carroll siilnning around
on one toe , Miles Mavcrolferand Vie describ
ing cinves that would pu//.lc n geome
trician in "La Cosaque. " Miles dp ( iilbrrt
ami l luri In the dance "Kspasne"
and an aimy of ninety-two pietty ballet gills
Kicking up tlieli heels In every fantastic
fashion imaginable , scaicely lescmblcd a
Sunday school concert. At the close , how-
evui , all present seemed to be well pleased ,
thomrh they conlmcd their piaiso sofaras
known to a vague eommandatloii of artistic
( 'fleets , not touching upon the fact that thu
costumes on the staire were of the regulation
tvpe , dlsplaingall Urn charms of voliituous ] )
Hmds in duo proportion.
Tlic Pall of an n
Xrvv YOIIK , Dec. 10. Special Ti'leci.un to
the HIL.J Tlm Uoild's St. John ( X. 13. )
special saxs : 1'plscopil cmle-j in > , evv
Biiuisvvick an ) agitated oxei the fall from
grace of the leWin. ! . Almo Deibrlssa ) ,
icctot of St. M.ntin's. He is onn oi n familv
ol pieachers and lawveis , all niilllant anil
eloquent men. William Is the ablest ot thr
irtinllj. but IIP eontiaited an iiiiconqticiablc
appetite foi di Ink. Some A ear- age he wa
lellevcd ftoiii his appointment In thepior
incpsaiid banished lo Sable Island as amis-
sionar.v Inelmgoof that dcsnlate gi.\VPaiil
of the North Atlantic ocean , tlio dismal scent
ol so many iiieatcatastiophtes. Jllstonir'o
gallon consisted of txventv pui ons atlaeiipil
to thellle-saving sc'ivlce. Absolnio piohllu-
tlon r Mgns theie , except when a vessel i
wteeki d with Honors on bo.ird , when all Ir.ind'
are slid to help themselves. 1'ho ruveieml
gentleman sentsomu ] jeais In exllo In ilih
lonelv spot , and It was fond I v hojied , had
had comiui'ied Ills appetite. Tvxoeais ogi
hocamo back tocivill/ation and delivered r
fiorlesof esocedinelv Inteiestinc Icctmes in
JIalifax on thu wt'lul stoiy of babht Island ,
Siib-eiuenllv | hovxas ajinointed to the iccloi
ship of St. Martin's , \\bercho foi month'
ciipilxated his congregation bv hlseloiiiience
Onobiindnv mwning he left the jiulnlt ii
vthatihis aiidiemu supposed was a stnK
o | Intoxication. Xmt .sundav ho vvas toe
drunk to pic.ich. Then ho came to St. John1
on a lesiihu since. Ho will bo tiled ecelcs
l.astlcally.
The CHM > oI'De. Mi-fi\nn. :
Xi w YOIIK. Dee. 10 , [ Special Telegram t (
the ! iii : . I Dr. MtJl ( ) nn was ealled upon hi
a leuoili'r ) esterday and ngaln asked t <
make a statement ol his Hide ot bis case. Hi
repliid that ho would like to di
BO , but was not nt liheity. Tin
Roman Catholic press of this city ain
Hrooklyn has , us a tule , lutialnud fumi ills
cussing the case , Mn tof the papeis enl )
rut cr to the inntler in thuit ncu.i column !
without giving mi ) ojihiloiiin ( ( thu matter
A Tribune it'pmtet ' called on thu eilltots ol
thu most prominent papers vpsloulay ti
obtain nn expression ot their views on thi
question , and found that nearly all of their
sided with the bishop ami believed that hr
nclcd pcifcctly tight in Iliu matter. Tin
liiooklii KMimlner , however , sides will
( icouaaml savs In u leading atttelo aboul
the anhblshop'a pastoi.il letter : "It In no
maniipr Interieies with them ( Mr. Ceorso-
theories ) although It wains neople againsi
what a good many Hiippo u to bu ( iuoige'1
theories. "
An Important itnllrond Hill.
\VASIUNUIOV \ , Drc , 10. Senator Pluml
today Introduced n bill providing that in
railroad or othei company oi cotporatloi
engaged In Inter-statu commerce shall have
or keep ollieu for , or otherwise
provide for , or permit the transfer upon tin
hooks of said corporation , of any portion o :
thu capital stock of thu same nt nnv plan
outfit ) ot thu state , bv ot tinder the laws o
which said corpoiailon was Incorporated
and alltr.inslets of stock ot any such corpoi
ittlou at an ) point 01 plaro outside the limit !
ot tlie.st.ite by wlikh the corporation was In
coipoialcd shall bo void.
Lost Kclioonorn.
liA.sooi ; , Me. , Dec. 10. The schooner I'e
dondo lett lieu ) tlm llth with lumber for Kas
Hoston , the schoonei Diadem Xovoiubor 1
with lumbci for the same place , the schoone
Alpine Xovembor Hi with lumber for AVood
Jllll , and thu schooner Annette Xovember 1
vvlt ilumber for Cohasset. The Hulondo I
piobably lost with till un board , as u XPSM
sinawuiing herda-tiiption is lepoitcd to hav
litcn sven off 'ihatiher Islands dea
Thu other v essela uamtd have not .been
from and aie thought to
RAILROAD LAWS DISCUSSED ,
Work of tlio Convention of Commissioners
Convened at Des Moincs.
NTER-STATE COMMERCE TALK.
mice "Mason .lumps on n
Kiulorsinjj IOI > | H nntl
U'ltli Itolti Kcct and It
In Dcrcnlcd.
\oitli\VPftcrn Itnllwnv CominlRsloiiprn
Drs Moivi.s la. , Deo. 10. [ Special Tole-
pram to the UIP. : ] The ooiiM'iitlon of rait-
enl commlssionpis for the noilhwestern
tales reassembled Inthoexpltol this morn *
up. Ypstcrd.u's proceeding had boon so
uucli ol a prcliminat ) cluincti'r that there
vas a gcnoial Inlcicst in what should be
lone to-tlav. Hill , In this respect , thu publle
vas somewhat disappointed. 'Hilt being a
ian Itory period In tlio inattor of laltumd
cgislatiDii , thpro siemed to bo a manifest ic-
nctancc on the part of the dlireient coiumis-
loners to takonny very decided stand on any
mention until aftci the national legislation
iroposed has had a chancu to bet ti led. In tlio
anguagoot Coinmlsslonei Becker. of Mliine-
ota : "We are all hainueieu by our
Imitation. People expect us to eoriect evils
li.it pertain to inter-slate commerce when
\c lm\o only state povvois , and cntlto to-
trlcted at that. "
The llrst order of bushings this mottling
vas a ici > ort from thu committee on "mil-
'oimltyof annual returns. "This committees
iad been expected to make some simgostlons
as to vv hot changes could ho made In older to
ccuro moio uniform returns from the
railroad companies on the subjects presented
> y law. Thu committee , thtoiuh Judge
'clker , of Colorado , reported that In view of
ho piobablo establishment of a national
commission for the icjtilutlon of inter-state
commeico , It would bo advisable to lease the
whole matter to a subsequent meeting of
lie commissioners of the several states , wlio
should cooperate with the national com-
nission. After some Informal discussion
on this subject Commissioner McDill , ol
Iowa , moved that an o\ecutl\e committee bo
appointed who should call at some place ,
nt a date to bo designated , a convention
of the commissioners of all tlio states and
lerritorles ot the northwest. This was agreed
lo and subsequently thu date was fixed at
thu second Wedni'sda ) In .luno next. The
committee on tlio subject ot Height classtti-
citlon reported through Commissioner
MeYay , of Dakota , that they weio not able
at piesc.nt to make any iccommendatlons except -
cept that tlio mallei should Ue left to a special
committee , who should endeavor to secuie
unllormity of classifications and icpnrttu the
next meeting of tlio convention. Tim com
mittee was Instructed to co-operate witli rail
road managers to this cud and .sou what
could be accomplished. The chairappotnted
as the executive committee commissioners ,
Gillette , of Kansas ; Bakci , of Minnesota ;
Hauling , of .Missouri. As committee on
classifications , Collln , of Iowa ; Groig , of Da
kota ; Humnhicy , of Kansas ; Beekei , of
Minnesota ; Cowderv , ot Xebi.iska ; Hauling ,
ot Missouii , hiid l < 'elker , ot Colorada.
Thn committee that had been appointed to
report recommendations on the subject ol
IntPi-stnto couimeico piesonted tlm lollow-
inir resolutions :
llesolved , That tlieeonvontlon of ralhoad
eommissiol'eis ol the .states of Iowa. Kansas ,
Missouri , NcbrtXHlca , Coloiado and Minnesota
seta , and of the terrltorj ot Dakota , while
regit'ttinir tlio dllleietires wlilch hue : oc
ciiricd between thu true friends ot intei-
statn legulation , loading to the failure ot the
C'ullom bill , jet \\o icjoice to Ic.un that thu
conference committee ol the &en.it and house
of icpresentatlvcs of tlio 'coneiess ot the
United Stales h.i\o agieed upon u measure
retaining the essential features ot the Cullum
bill.
bill.That It is the sense of this convention that
the Mate railway commissioners will not at
tain to thu full measure ut then usefulness
till they ate supplemented l > . \ a national com
mission having eontiol ol iiitei-slato com-
moiee , and that wo rcfrud any
regulation ol lates , based upon a pro
iat.isc.de of mile me , as detrimental to the
Intel cats ot our icspcctlvo states and leiil-
toiies.
1'endint ! the adoption of this resolution it
was suggested that two icpiusentativos of
tinlailioids pieseul bo United to speak on
thu subjects nmlui disiiisslun. Accoiilin lv
Mr i : . I' . Kiph'V , of Chlca o , geiiei.il lieight
agent ol tlio Chleigo , Binlington \ . Qulncy
loul , lead a eaielully mupared pipui on
' The 1'ioppr 15 isis toi Kreight It.ites " This
vvus Inllovvud hy apnper b > Mi. , J , \\r Midg-
Icy. of Cnlcago , commissionei ol thu South-
wcsti'in 1 ( illxvay association , on Hie subject
of "Pools. " It w.is an clabmatc .uguim-nt In
suppnit of tliu iiooiintr sjstem anil w is lis
tened to wilh great Inteiest , soxeial ol thu
cnmmlssionei s saying tli.it It gaxo them much
noxv light on thu snbjiM t. Then tollowe < liin
Intorma1 discussion ol Ihu topics taised , Mi.
Itlulcy and Mi. Mld.'lev answering mini )
questions about poollnir.cl.isslneatioii of lales ,
lout : and shin t hauls , ( te
On U'.assembliiii.'altei dinnei a little biee/e
was raised by tile intiodnUion ol tiiesoliition
deploring the evil ellVcts upon liillio.ids it
tin * pending intei-statu commeico hill should
be pissed , especlallj on account ol tlio pio-
vlslons iPiaulliig pool I UK and tlio long and
shoit hauls. This bmimht lo his feet Judge
Mason , one of thu Nebraska commissionei s ,
who spok'oeiy w.iiml ) against the resolu
tion. Ho decl.iied that thu pooling sMcin
was thu BH'.it enemy of Lincoln , and hi pt it
fiom having the adantaires whlih Omaha ,
ht. Joseph and Kansas City enjoved , and he
thought thu r.ilhoad men had st ilod enl ) ono
hldu oMhe ( | iiuitliu. Hi ) was lolloui'd hy
Collln , of Iowa , who satd lie belieuid tli.it no
sihtuii of aibitraij I , lies and easl-lion riili's ,
whether lixeil ly state 01 national IcKlsI.iilon ,
eoiild tin biiecessliil. and he was opposed to
thai le.ilureof any bill -Ite.i an 01 Ciillom
tli.it attempted to umtiol hy aililtunj Miles
Altei a little iiiuio talk the onendliiKU solu
tion wax withdrawn , and the convention pio-
cecded to adopt thu ono lesolutlou by tlio
eiimmitlco oulered II entriossea and sent lethe
the committee on Intel st-ito commerce in
botli senate and housu at Washington.
Thoroiueiillon then iicirud toreiijinmend
the holding ol a convention ot thu coiumis-
sioneis otiill HID slates MIOII after tlm iii > -
poiutiiient ot a national commissionei , II
confess pio\idus lor one , and then nd-
jouined ,
" Arrest Important.
MotxCm , la. , Dee. 10. | Jspecl.il Tele-
cram to tbo UIK. | The surest of Chailes
( landers , Implicated in thu 11 , id dock minder ,
nt Kansas City , jestenlaj , rovlu'd to n con-
.sldeuiblo cxient the Inteiist heiu In thu now
famous case. Duputh blieillf dameles stalled
this moraine for Kansas City to tnku ehai ? i !
of thu prisonn , and hheilll McDonald will
follow to niyht. It Is certain ( i.inilei-
\\lll pio\o nei > Impuitant witness lit tin
trial , and funn thu siati'inent of Olio Ctulblt
ills learned that Hisni.iicl ; , ( landers and
himself met nt the spot ol thu inurdei by piu-
arrniiKOiiient shorilj befoui the crlmo wa *
commltteil. and tli.it lltnty PeteiH , libmaich
and danders wentolf In onodiiection , whiU
( iiulblo wltlidiuw .shortly , Ono ol thu three
iolo\ed ! btho other two. wein MCII lij
( iielhlo aiiroic'Jiln ] lladdocl , . 'Jlio tlisl
one , lookni ) . ' like Itiainau-k , i.iUed his hand. .
nnd as ho lowend it Ihu I it.il hot \\\t
hied I ) } aloi'.fth putv. As lilsmaieU's state
nu'iil .U'rees with this one. luithci Itxinx thi' '
c'llinu H lion Ateiisduit , the iiujioit.ua o ol
( Jander.ine t ca.i ieulil > l > .i sicn. It is
hellcvt'ii , nlthou.'h tlu > olilcei , icttisito m U , <
uilotinltu sUtcniHiit , that ( iiclher and thu
olliei coiispiialoia at hun'i ) 11 ro spoiled ami
llkclj tu .nutted souii.
" "l lic , Ifulloriiiill ; , Noulcr. .
DKS.MOIM , la.lt.c li * f ijicnal rcle iaii
to thu KICK i \ luo at JJn > il.ljn tin mom
Ins dCstroK'd thocie.iint'n mil i I lo D (
Talbot and K , A. hpeiuei he/-- , nnMu <
ItMiiroucc. J' o thous-and iioundv < . ' ! Ui ' ( <
ready1 fOi fchlpmeut Was Ucsttoied. Una c
he adjacent hulldliiBs was i\ed bv throw
UK on biittcimllk , no waterS
Itolinnni Kllleil.
OTTTMWA , la. , Dec. ltV ISpfoi.il Tele
gram to the lr.John ! ; : | Duudlet , a switch
unit , was inn OMI by n ponj engine In the
Chicago , Hurllniton ; it ( Jnlncy ynuls at U
o'clock last tilsht and Instantly killed. UN
lead was mashed nnd his b.ick luoKen In sc\-
i.U places. _
Diiti 1'rnm tnliiitio. ) |
Dt nrijrr , In. , Dec. K Special 1'elc-
gram to tholtBi. . , PrtNldi-nt btUkney Is IIP-
rotlatlni ; tor an Inteiot In a Port Dodco
oal mine and Is tiollpuM tn ha\o courcil
ontiol ol the Mason ( . 'It ) > ( Pint Dodpe load
mid Will inn tialiis between Duhiiiiuc nnd
' "oil Dodceli Siiiniiot , and \ \ atciloon \
) elweln befoieilanuaij.aiMllon clO'etl
icie to-dnj.
IHC ItCMM'.sS CH.\Mi : .
Consolutatlon of Tin oo lluu\j < ! ialu
I'lrnm at I'l eiiuint.
Piir.Mos i. Neb. , Iti e. 10 ( Special tn tl o
IKI : . | An impoilant biisiues-i tians.ictlon
ook place heio to day. It w as the con&olida-
lon of ( lie three he.uj slain Huns dolnc
mslness In Ihls section of Xobtaskat \ > - W.
: . Wilson & Co.V > e. ( oNott X I'o , and H.
' . Moot chouse , The aitleies ot Ineoiporn-
ion lm\e just broil diawu uianu ] signed ,
L'IIO new llrm will be known as the Xje ,
VINoii , Morehouse eompanv. The Hiilhor-
/ed capital ol the compaiu It J > oOOtXO , with
n paid up stock of t'i.Vi.OOO. 1'lie buslnesR
\lll bo deallni ; In iiuln , Iiimbei , co.il and
Keylock. The Incorpoiaton me W. It. Wll-
uu , Ki > N > e , S. 11. Poison , ti. P. Mote-
iimse , 1'ruu 1'iied , I ! . II. .Schncldci , L. I ) .
iiclnirdsand L. M , Keene , the Hist luo
loliiK the boird of dlu-otors. The new ot-
transition will uo into elTect on .January I.
' 'remoiit will he headipiaileis toithocom-
i.iny nnd n new two-stoij brick building , to
iu used exclusively toi an olllee , lias alu-ady
iepn stalled hete and will be built at once.
I ho tliioo lit ins ale now operating elutiteeit
ievatoisnnd the new comnany will begin
iiisinc.ss Mlth this niimbei , ' 1 he points \vheio
hese elevators ate located .lie as follows :
Two at Ft cutout , one ouch at Mckeison ,
\Visaei , PelRpr , Stniiton , ( letiwntei , Aiun-
woith , Howellft , Clarkson , I mull , Coialca ,
Cresson , Mndsey , Cedar lllutli. Colon , Ce-
. The > ioio > 'i's ' ' to
esco , Davuy. eompinj ] ] vo
n nnd possess the countiy to tm liaveised
luring thu coming jenr bj the numeroiiB
lew rallioads to be built and extended
hioii h the btatc dining the coming ) ear.
Close nl'tha Duirj Conx entloii.
Smo.v , Neb. , Dec. 10 f Special Tolc-
Kram to thu HII : : 1 The piotecding' ' ? of the
lalrymen's comcntion to-ilaj was ono of
articular Interest. PiolesMii 0. I1. Ulssuy ,
of the stain nuhersllj , deliveied an addicts
on fuliyl and mi lie , showing ; thcu.ituruot
liesc oiganlsiiis and the piecautions nuces-
arv lor Iheh e\teiirinalion. lienlon Al-
Irich , nt Hiock , Neb. , In neaielullv pit'pntt'd
> .ipei showed how the funnel s who sell umln
no lobbing their larms. "Corn as u Milk
ind Uultei Pactor , " by lion. It. W. Kiirnas ,
> f lirownville , was a papui ot inactleal Im-
lottance. Tliuicsolution bo\cottin > ? all dc.il-
rs and landlouls who use olcnmaisailno
was voted down. 1 > . P. Ashburn's stroiiK
speech Iniluenced this action The new of-
iceis elected lei the ensuiii ! ! jou ate : Piesl-
lent , W. ( ! . Whltmoic , Vallej ; xitu presl-
lent , S. C. Hassetl. Clbbon ; Hccietary and
tieastitei , 11. H. Wing , l.lmoln ; boaulof
mancKers , D , P. Aslibmn , ( iibbon : .1. C. Mei-
nil , hulloiuX. T. llovPairmonl \ < ; illeinv
Kiche , OnmlmA.JonusMadl3on. ; CJIbuoil will
iild for the next meelins. A Iiiit ! number
ot new memheib wuie added to the associa
tion. The vlsltois weio fmiiished with eni-
lages bj thu cili/ens and dihen to the Sut-
toii cieamurv and other jilaees ol Inteiesl.
riiuallaii closed with n bamiuet and Itmo
siippui pienued b > the delt and sKllltul
hands of thu ladies ot thu Methodist and
allonal churches.
A Pur Healer Levied ITpnn.
Xi w ontf , Dee. Ifi bheilif ( Jiant to day
levied upon the piopeity ol Chailci A. ller-
liich , dealei in turs , undei attachment issued
on the application ot foielmi ciedilois , which
h.ivu claims to the amount ot fsHfi.S'fii lor
uoods sold and deliveied. llnpipii asked for
an e\ttnsion ol time and fiiinishcd a state
ment ol his allalis , irh'uii : his liabilities ,
foiolgn and iiomestlc , as S2il,01i3 and assets
$ ' . , b'il ' , shovviiiK a baiantp in liistavmof
OjSOS. nioml'Pil to pav 50 pi-i ei lit oC
the claims dm ill ! ; the picM-nt season at thu
i.ite ol 10 pei cent : i mouth lit * has failed to
n iv the last tlnou months' installimmls. On
Novembei ' he pive hisllahilitles asSill.d'.iy
and assets onlv sl'JG..N ) . Ills eudltorsbe-
liovi- that he has sucieti'il ri dNposeiiot ] > rop-
penv to the extent ol $100,000 and is about to
llspo--o of the lest of his piopuily with in
tent to dcliaud them.
Itcluseil to Answer.
Puii\iit PHI v. Dee. 10.-A healing vvaH
hold l ) > Attoinej Cuneiul Cas idy before it
not.li > public hc'io to-ilas foi thu puiposo of
obtaining testimony in an cqulti suit bej'un
in tlio common pleas point of Dauphin county
against thu consummation of tint nntln.ieilo
coal jionl , io-i'ph S H nils , ptcsidcnt ol the
Lehih ; Coal and Navigation ( omp.uiy , 10-
c < net ol the Central lallioad of New .leihej ,
nnd supposed to be scciutaiv ot the coil com-
hlnation , drclined ntiilci advice of ccik.n
s-el to ansvvui nnv ( inestlon uliulevd > n-
reinlinr tliesuhjed at Issue. Otliei witnes CB
lie' lined lo Icstitv btlm advice ot attotnevM ,
and Alloinev deneial Cassld ) then KIIVO
notice to the dplense to piodinu nil Ihen vvlt-
ni sscs. icupthci witli all pnpeis mentioned In
the subpn lias aNI.iiiIshiu. , In thu court of
common pli as , Tuesday next.
Tllf * I'liiiioiiN Ijonl Kinton I'htiitr.
I'll iMiriuj , Pa , DPP. HI ( Special IVlp-
Ciam to the llii : | The lamoiis Loul Union
ease was dec ided Imallv III til" UilltPd .Slates
ciicuit ? om ! M.stcnl.ij. lti.amn liom Arm-
hlinntf rniuitj , and has beini on lh docket
siiue Ihs ; . Tlie imislci'd lepoit liled about a
jeai IIK Isconliimcd , as Is also thu asslgn-
inc'iit ol shares ol the Into .lames HHHMI.
I'ndi i Ibodecice , MIK I > , It II , Klvinil , ol'
Union. Mis Kate L liiown and oiheis iret
f-ViOJ.OOO , Thu estale consists ot land In
Aimstioiu ; count ) , l'i IIIHJ Iv.inla , Iu Ne-
hnisltii , Miiini'-iota , .Mlssiiuii , and \Visconsln ,
town lots In Omaha , ban ) , Mocks and other
lealty and pcisomilty ,
A Djlnu Sliln
Cjiif vno , Dec , -f.spcdal Tulcsiam to
the llrr.J A Now VoiK special snys : " .Inhn
Itoidiis dlng. Ills liimlly liavo cndeav-
oied lo Keep the eiltlcal condition of hl
health : i stiict KCCKI ! , lor teasoim of morn
th in purely a MMillmdilnl nature , but at Jaat
lhe > have Klvi-n up fill hopes of his recovery.
Mi Kn.ah'rt | ihjMi i.uih si > Im ma ) dlu any
moment. He is niiin < iiim iiom C.UHCI of the
tlnoit. Mmllai In Unit which caused ihodiatli
ot ( lcnei.it ( iraut. An operation was m cully
pcifoimed , atvvhlch n ( onsldeiahlu
ol the jaw was u mined , but his Mi
continuo
A lc-lclll ) u AKlilfitt
Cvniiii'i' , Dee. in. K.iiiuctb 111 the north
jiait \Valocaiu \ leslstlti tnu collection of
chilli h tithes , In ono section of the country
tie lai nii'inevpuIlPil collection b.iilills liom
fai ins and on-ill tut them out of the dlHlnct.
It Is tuned tint Ihu u hellion amonc the
\ \ ilshmtn ma ) ID id to serious
'J tin Ito.idH Dlnafii i'- .
Ciiif v < .o , Die 10.Tho ficluhl a rnlH of
Clilan'o ( iist-hiitind load met to day
toioiisldci the new billet lading announced
to tii > into I'lucl J.uiuao 1. The Mhhigiiu
( Vniial , VYabiMh and ( l.ica o iV. Utand
'lunik fuimally .iiitioiu.ccd that thd ) would
n ' n t pt it. As it w is neccssjirj Unit the
I. . . i tin * a toptc'ii iiminlmonsl ) . If nt all ,
\r- ( li > 'i Illl etlll' dl-lll | | | l > | , ( s ( if the
n. iti. i siilppeio huve tieei ) pintestint ;
a iMri ihu ( ml cur : biutu it w.iu nut mui ' I
tiumd.
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