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The Omaha Daily Bee I . , . . NINETEENTH YEAR OMAHA WEDNESDAY MORNING , DECEMBER 25 , 1880. NUMBER 187 ; I ALL PARIS IS SNEEZING , H PharmnolBta mid PliyBlclans Reap H lag Harvest B QUININE THE POPULAR REMEDY H Aristocrats mill Dclloato People Most V I.Ulilo to the 'UIhcuoo Children B iCompnrntlvry tinmtinc Coin H plicntlons Arising H The liifliiru7a ( Iiinlintod H < CV > jrMil j | i&0 huJamtt ( Ionian lUnnell ) H Paiiis , Dec 24. [ Now York Herald Cable H Special to Tub Bee.J "Wo lmvo never B hud a bettor business limn slnco ibo cpl- B domic begun There lias never been suUi a B rush for medicines for many years , ' ' said M. mW Roberts , n fasblouablo cbomlst In the Rue do H Ln Paix W Pharmacists of all denominations lmvo M told mo that tbolr business has been much B Increased by the Inllucnza and a B majority of patients lmvo been foliow- H ing pcrscriptlons for the malady a la inodo H PhysiclnnB tiavo also bcon busy , although H many of them lmvo been laid up with 'la H grlppo nt the Bamo tluio I have known B pcoplo to unit six or eight hours before they H could rcceivo attention A pharmacist in H Franco does not malco any suggestions to B patients , as It Is not allowed In this country They cannot prescribe The only thing ho docs when nsked what to take for n HBv very bad cold Is to suggest quinine , HBA nntlpyrlo mid chlurldtno An exceedingly HBJj good mlxturo Is composed of amoniatud qul- HBJ nine with a small quantity of aconite Chlor- HBJ < idluo is Inrgoly prescribed because It stops ' HBJ' the cough It is good to talto ut night , for BBH > lnstnuco , tun drops in a wino glass halt full HBA of water , for it will'sootuo the patient and HBv enable him to pass a reasonably good night HBk "I do nottbiuk that the men suffer as much HBJ from the ninlady us women , because woman's HBt nervous system is mora rcadilv disturbed tban thatof man Tim most distressing part i of getting well is the cough , which remains ' r with the patient nftcr the influenza has dls- HBB appeared The dlsoaso is practically broken i in a few days , but the cough may remain a BBBJ , week or ten dayB longer " HBBt "Wo never take our hands off the qulnino HBB bottle nowadays , " said M. Bcral , a chemist , HBB to the Herald correspondent HBfl "Is quinine the popular remedy for the In- HBH flucnzal" HBB Yes ; quinine and nutipyrno are slmplo HBB remedies Quintno alluys the feverishness HBB Wo find great sale too for nconlto pastilles HBH and aconite syrup : At proscnt wq do not do Hflfl much of anything except , for 'la grippe ' Not HBB for many years have wo had so much work HBV to do Wo sell quite as much to people who HBfl think they uro going to have It as to those H who have already taken it " B "Do you fill many prescriptions for the B convalescent ! " | Yes , some ; it is well to take snllcytato B | of sodium It is something Uko antipyno , H though I baliovo its effects are mora pcrma- B sent Mary cough nrescriptlons are made of B morplnno and codeine , but qulnino is the B popular remedy for pcoplo who doctor them B selves , and it Is taken for two or thrco days B Another good thing for the pain in the hoaa H arising from the cold is a preparation of car B bolic acid und ammonia for inhaling ' ' B M. Swan , Hue Cnstlgllouo , a chemist , dur- WW ing a conversation on the Influenza , said : H "It seems to mo as it every other disease H had yielded to the epidemic All our pre h scriptlons have been for It and most of our B customers have had It in a mild form Some B of thorn have taken simply doses of quinine , B but notedly bypophosphlto of qulnino In all H such cases patients have either escaped It nl- H together or bavo It in a very light form , BBBB not lasting moro than twelve hours It ts BBBH taken as a provcutivo in doses of two pills a H dny of ono grain each , because they are equal H to two crams of plain qulnino It appears BBBB also that quinine is taken during the con BBBB vnleseent period , and when administered H with food it will never disagree with the H stomach Judging from the prescriptions H wo lmvo made , the treatment for the epl- H deuiio appears to bo purgation and soporl- H Acs Qulnino mid antipyrlo are generally H Ur Hogg , Champs Elysccs , a chemist , was B next visited In answer to some questions B bis reply was i B "Wo have done nothing lately , but attend | to Influenza prescriptions Our employes B have worked from S o'clock in tbo morning B until 11 o'clock at night I have three mon B constantly making cachets I think that H mild weather is bettor than cold and snowy B blasts to decrcaso tbo epidemic , | for there are fewer chances la BVB mild weather of having catarrhal acclacnts H The prescriptions are about tlio same for H everybody If 1 were 111 I would take an- H typrlno As for provcutivo doses , they are H ull humbims An epldemio of this sort will H have its run , no matter whether ono tries to H prevent having it or not So fur quinine H and autlprylno is tlio general prescription " H Tbo Herald correspondent had considora- H bio dinlculty in getting an Interview with M. H Equlgnon , director of the Pharinaclo Nor H mule , Hue Dronot The rush of customers is H io great ] u t now that M. Kqmgnon has for H the lnsl fortnight been obliged to help bis H nsslstants , H What are the medicines most frequently H prescribed for the cpldomiot" H "Sulphute of qulnino and autlprylno H Doses vary according to the ago and const ! . B tution of the patient Some doctors also H prcscriuo calming draughts fortlio Influenza H These are usually syru ) of codclno and B syrup of opium , besides which H such tonics as qulnino and wlno H of cocoa are frequently given H Wo have also a number of picscrlptlons to B make up calling for tine tics and purgatives H This shows that doctors who prescribe thorn H era anxious to clear out the digestive orgaus H and give the patients fresh stomachs Such B are the general character of the various pre B tcrlptlous for the iniluonia that have passed BBfB through our hands " BftVB Pharmacies Contralo • Ilomcpathlc , lu BBwfl Huq du Helder , has for its cus- BftfB tomors a great tunny of the Bhinlcg BIB * lights Instead of the rush and bustle of BBB tbo establishment In the Iluo Drouot , the B Herald correspoudout found ttiero the calm B H and trauquil atmosphere of tbo salon or B-B-Bj Faubourg St Germain In reply to the first B question Direct ox Lion Kcorn said i BBBH The homepathlo treatment for tbo epl- BBB domlo is Invariably the same This treat H ment Is as follows : At the commouco- H incut of the malady either aeon j ito or baptUa tincture Then , If B cerebral sjmptoins manifest themselves , H bolladonua Is given , whllo Pulsatilla Is pro B lioribod if the erratic jialns are stationary BftBBl ! Ithus toxicum Is givou during convales- BKBBIt ceuco This treatment invariably leads to B-BMBj prompt recovery , I may also add that it J When the first chill appears acontto is Hl promptly taken the malady Ms nipped BftBMBI In the bud In tbo first pluco it seem * B _ , , - . - ' ' { MMhm h i mM _ BBVBBC a i ggggsjnMHBBaBBHBBVBWBBBHB3 ns far as Parish concerned , to bo very much mora sovcro nmong tno rich than among tno poor pcoplo It scorns to attnek weak per sons In profcronco to strong nnd exercises amore moro powerful notion over organisms that offer the least resistance moro particularly these that nro in the habit of coddling themselves Louvlcr Is accustomed to ths sudden thangos in temperature , which wo have been experiencing of Into nnd these have therefore less influ ence over his robust constitution Ho there fore escapes colds and the other dlsagroonblo effects of the inclemencies of the unusually wet winter which scorns to ho the principal cause of the epldrmic In support of this nssoitlon 1 may mention the fact that very few members of the police force have been nttncltcd by the epidemic It is precisely sargeatits do vilto who nro most exposed in season and out or season nnd who consequently are most accustomed to tlio inclemencies of the weather , Another curious fnct deserves notice If I may Judge by the proscriptions tint oomo Into our place other nnd mora common forms of disenso nro on the decrcaso I am , however , inclined to bellovo that this diminution comes from the fact that these who nro very properly called maladies imaglnulros" ha\o for the present thrown over their pet diseases In fnvor of the Influenza " Chomlsts in the Quartlcr dos Hallos uro undergoing n veritable siege It was onlv with the grontost dlfllcultv that the Herald corrosuondont could lnduco nuy of them to lay aside their pestles nnd mortars long enough to give him the bonollt of their Ideas on the subject ofthoepidemic Some of them oxpresscd the bollof that fully sixty per cent of the population of tholr quarter liad been nttacKcd by the Influenza "It ts coldon time for the chemist , " con fessed ono of them During the last fort night our receipts lmvo quadrupled I have been told on good uuthoiily that the Pharamaclo Normalo took in on ono day ns much as 5,000 francs As for myself I am bo busy that , although It is now tl o'clock I have not had tlmo to cat mv breakfast , so you see it is nn ill wind that blows no ono good , As far ns chomlsts nro concerned this epidemic is a most excellent stroke of good luCK " Ibo quarter of Paris where the epidemic is apparently raging nith the greatest severity Is the aristoeiatic Taubourg St Germain At the Phaiamacia Uoinot the Herald correspondent was assured that nearly everybody in all the stately mansions of the Paubouig had been attacked by the epi demic For oxnmplo , " said the chemist , "at a certain hotel in which there are no less than forty persons , there is only ono not laid up with the Influenza It has only been ten or twelve days slnco the epidemic dcclarod it self In that quarter At first It was very mild , but now it is complicated with other nnd moro sorlous complaints , especially bronchial troubles Six days ago wo had haidly an order for blistcis Now wo are obliged to prepare a dozen or moro every duy and the number is constantly on the In crease It is a curious fact that iu cases of children the epidemic proves very benign and short in duration The acutenesi and length of the illness increase with the ' age of the patient " ' The students of today have very llttlo In common with the Bohemians of the days of Henri Murgor When they fall 111 they take as good care of themselves as any of the bourgcoiso of the capital This , how ever , does not prevent thorn from catching tbo influenza , " said M. Pcliosso nchemist in the Rue des Ecolos , whoso shop Is ulongsluo the Sorbanno For moro than a week wo have boon overrun with orders My place Is never empty All my nsslstants have had the epidemic So , too , have my shop boys What wo have tbo greatest call for is asolutonl have strongly recommended for use during the catarrhal period of the complaint This is a solution of benzoate of soda , which gives great satisfaction as an expectorant 1 have noticed that the complications , which have Increased In number during the last few days , are nearly all cases of pneumonia or similar maladies It is in the bronchial organs that the chlof dungor lies Congestion of the lungs is also to bo feared As for the assertion that the Influenza has caused otuor maladies to disap pear that is , I think , u rash assumption What malady has It caused to disappear ! There was very Httlo sickness In Paris two weeks ngo For six months previous to the influenza wo were doing nothing It was "trevo do ' . Let lcxpositiou us hope that this truce will soon begin apain " BAliSl roil HIS OltUlSES Tlio Pelican Club Will Oivo Slaviii a licit and Purse ' tCopi/W ht ISS3 bu Ja nisi GorJou Tfemifi1 . ! Lom > on , Dec 24. [ Now York Herald Cable Special to Tub Hee I Slavln mny have been robbed of a rinir victory over Smith but ho Is almost universally acknowl edged as tbo champion of England The Pelican club decided today to present him with a bolt and purse ln recognition of bis pluck , Ho visited Capol court today and was given a tremendous welcome John Homing , who was Smiths manager , publicly announced that all connection between him and Smith bad ceased Slavln will make a good thing of tbo fight , ns purses are being subscribed on every hand Smith is keeping dark , fortunately for him How Stanley Should Ho Treaiod DntuK , Dec , 24 , The Wosslscbo Zoltung bus an intorostlng article on Germanys at titude toward Stanley , in which it says that It Gorman enthusiasts for colonial develop ment should attempt to follow the lame at tacks upon England by assailing Stanley they would provo themselves moan spirited people in the lowest sense of the word In the reception of Stanley the pcoplo of Uor- lin should not allow themselves to bo in fluenced by any other footings than these of admiration for his courage , resolution und achievements They must honor him as u guest of the empuror and as tbo greatest living African explorer , Tlio Irish Land mil London , Dec 34. It Is stated that the Irish laud bill has reached the final staga of preparation It is said the bill deals with nil districts alilio and will enable the tenuut farmers of Kerry , equally with these of Ulster , to purcliaso.thoir lands if their land lords are willing to sell As to tbo financial aspects of the scneme It Is believed that tbo principles of tbo Astibouma act will bo re produced in the new legislation Itis thought that the bill will bo supplemented by ma chinery which will enable the whole uurdou of the schema to bo cast eventually upon tbo shoulders of local authorities , The Pops K'colios the Canliun . Home , Dec , -4. Ills holiness , the pope , re colved today the sacred'college ofjcardlnnls , the supreme council or ssouto of the church In addressing tbo chosen body of advisors the pontiff said : "In these times , when the church Is assailed and persecuted because it Is the great stronghold of faith , and truth , it Is a consolation to know that among the children of the church themselves there Is perfect unity , " His holiness announced that ho would shortly issue an oncyclial letter de fining tbo duties of Cathollca m this crisis NEW FEDERAL ELECTION LAW Henry Cftbot Lotlcro at Work Upon the Moaauro DISPOSING OF CONTESTED CASES Provimoii to lie Mmlo to Itnvo Tlinso llctwccn Congressmen Declilcil In tlio Court ? Miscella neous Slattern Washisotox Hukkau Tub OtinA Hun , 1 513 roUUTEBSTIt STUEKT , > Washington D. 0. , Djc 21.1 [ Henry Cnbot Lodge of Massachusetts , the new chairman of tlio house committee on the methods of electing presidents and moin- bcrs of congress , Is spending his vacation formulating u bill to lay before his colleagues after the holiday recess Tlio mcasuro that be has m hand will contain features from sovornl of the other bills thnt liavo been proposed , but will moro csppclally aim to take the contested clcitlon cases out of con gress nnd have them decided ln the courts Of course it is Impossible for congress to dlsposcss itself of n constitutional authority to dotcimino the titles of Its own members , but there Is no reason why the contests for scats should not bo flist heard by an Impar tial judicial tribunal , whuso decision would furnish n prima facia tltlo to bo acted upon thereafter by congress upon Its assembling The necessity of soma such "movemout was ; never so npparent ns now , when there nro sovontcon disappointed can didates contesting the scats of these who were fortunnto enough to obtain certificates from the election boards These cases will uot bo decided In a judicial manner , but the two parties will divide as they do in nil ox- topt tbo most oxcoptionnl cases , the demo crats seeing no right or justice on the side of the republican contestants nud the republi cans vlco versa At no time is the house so violently partisan ns when it tries nn election case , nnd not only are the facts lost sight of iu nearly every Instance , but the present sj stem leads to the most bitter partisan struggles that occur in the house and consume - sumo no end ot tlmo Ono of the grcutcst temptations for disappointed candidates to bring contests ln the house of roprescntallvos Is their expectation of getting a liberal ullowanca for expenses , nnd a man who has nothing else to do can simply busy himself In taking testimony to show that his political opponent has no right to bis scat , then como to congress with the evidence , remain here all winter wntchlng legislation and put in a bill for (5,000 or $0,000 , expenses It is believed that very few contestants would appeal to the house from a regularly established tubunnl , and that the great ma jority of the contested cases would bo aban doned , hut for the pernicious practice of paying such llboral expense accounts MISCLLtANnOCS The comptroller of the currency today ap proved the selection of the First National bank of Kansas City as reserve agent for the First Natlonul bank of Sterling , Neb : also the United States national bank of Omaha as reserve agent for tbo First Na tional bank of Wlsnor , Neb ; nlso the Third National bank of Now York for the First National ot DoSmct , SD ; also the First National bank of Chicago for tbo First Na tional bank of Primghar , la There has been no rcunblican consul gen eral appointed for the City of Mexico as yet The ofilco is vacant The postmaster general has appointed fourth class postmasters for Nebraska as follows ! Blackbird , Holt county , G. G. Kennedy , vice T. P. Mullen , removed ; Dor chester , Saline county , A. K. Peterson , vice J. W. Townsend , rcmuvod - Every thing has boon very quiet here today in official circles , for the departments all closed ut 1 o'clock as usual , and nearly every one whoso homo is not at Washington took the cars to , spend Christmas with his family All the attaches of the white house were pleasantly retnombored by the president nnd Mrs Harrison today , each being presented with a haudsomo gift , accompanied by a card conveying the customary salutation Private Secretary Halford acted as Santa Claus and distributed the presents Senator and Mrs Stanford have Hhown their usual muniflconce today by making a great many pcoplo happy The senate pages each received a crisp ? 5 bill on Saturday and all tbo district messengers and postal boys bavo today been presented with glo vos , scarf s , a bag of candy and a SI bill , whllojovery chari table institution in the city has rocolved u largo sized check signed with tno senators well known autograph Pimar S. Heato A SAD OllltlbTMAS A. Pennsylvania Faintly or El nil t Per sons Found Starving CoNSBLLSViLi.il , Pa , Doc 24. A very dis tressing sight was witnessed here this even ing A family of eight persons , consisting of the mother and father and six children , were discovered iu a starving con dition noai- Meyer nnd brought here to bo sent to the county home The guunt faces of the older people and the hollow eyes und hungry looks ot the little ono3 elicited much sympathy from the spectators , ' but little money or assistance The parents had oecn taken 111 from fovcr and as they lived in an isolated place the children could procure no aid Their icondition was accidentally dis covered by a farmer The family had reached ruou a stage of hunger that up to to night it is thought that none can recover Must Chanuo Iih Name Rostov , Mass , Dec 24. rSpocIal Tolo- cram to Tub Ueb ] Judge Holmes of the supreme court decided this morning in the case ot the International Trust company vs the International Loan nnd Trust company that the defendant will ho enjoined from doing business in this commonwealth under Us present name , us It conflicts with that of the plaintiff His honor intimated that it might * be that if the defendant added the words "of Kansas City it could use its pres ent name , but ho did not settle that point , und the case will go to the full bench on ap peal , as tbo defendant Is most anxious to ra tlin the name International , as next year it will begin placing its bonds abroad No llnpo for Imprisoned Miners Six Anoiievs , Cala , Doe , 24 , There Is no hope ot rescuing the sixteen miners who were burled by the cavo-ln at the Utlca mine in Angeles Sunday , The working parties have found two dead bodies , but will not bo able to reach some ot tbo other victims for several weeks It is believed all ot the six teen men were crushed to death by the fall ing rock Ibis afternoon the surface of the mine at Angel Camp , iu which the disaster occurred bunday , bur caved down to u depth of forty feet und the cave extends along the vein from the north shaft to the south shaft to a width of thirty foot This manes It acces sary to stop all work of recovering the bodies There is little doubt that the hoists have been drawn lata the cave Hintix Falls Liquor Ueillnri Filled , Sioux ' Falls , S. D. , Dec 24. [ Special Teleg ram to The Bee I Captain C. II Van Tassel , deputy collector of the rovouue de partment for South Dakota , collected in fines (100 from the liquor dealers ot this city this week During the last year a large trade has sprung up * between the Sioux Falls liquor dealers nud Iowa parties , and this was carried on under tbo retail Uconse The col lector appenred suddenly on the scene and succeeded Iu collecting the amount sUtod ot the dealers , who felt rellovcd to get off so easy , Slruok by a Train nnd Killed Conskllsvilie , Pa , Dee , 24. A woman carrying a small baby was struck by a train near hero this evening The woman was fatally Injured uud the child killed SHOT IIIS BTKPlATIinU A Cliicnco Hey Protccitn Ilia Motlior From Drttnkrit Abuse Chicago , Dee 2lSpoclai | Telegram to The Bek.I Englobert Weiss wa * . fatally shot by his stepson , Jacob Uogtit , this morning whllo the latter was protecting his mother from the drunken cruoltjjof hlsstcp- father Wolss has always bcon very nbuslvo to his wlfo and young Uoght hns been fre quently called on to interfere In his mothers behalf Soon after midnight Weiss cuno homo in nn unusually qunrrelsomo mood , nnd shortly after young Hogbt heard his mother crvlng for Help Ho entered the room where the couple were just as Weiss was endeavoring to throw his wlfo through the window , which ho had broken Young Uoght interfered and this , nugry stcpfuthor turned on * , hlm The young lnnn nt once drew his revolver and shot Weiss in the breast , tlio bullet entering the right lung Ho will dlo , _ Till : MllUSIl COMPANY WINS An Important DocIrIoii Hendornd Ity liulgo GrCNhnin IxnttXAFOMs , Dec 24. Judge Grcsham today decided a case of general interest ln tno suit brought by the Brush Electric com pany of Cleveland against the Fort Wnyno Llcctrlo Light company for infringement ot the Brush patent upon the so-called double carbon lamp The case has been vigorously prosecuted nnd defended , nnd hns been pend ing nbout thrco years All of the claims of the Brush patents are sustained , six in nil , nud declared to be infringed These claims cover all the night electric lamps used for sticot Hunting where two or moro patents of carbon nro employed The patent was nttacked by the dufonso mainly on the grounds thnt Its clnlms were too broad and sweeping , but this defense did not nvnll , The elect ! io lamps controlled by this patent nro used tlnoughout this country nnd , In fnct , the world over , wherever street light ing by electricity Is had AN KXPOKTl.Va KXPUKIMRNT An AtohlHon Grain Dealer Propones to fillip Direct to Glasgow Atchison Kan , Doc 24. [ Special to The Bec.J John M. Cain , a wealthy miller nnd grain dealer of this city , will this week load twenty cars with corn as a trial expert ship ment direct from the Missouri river to Glas gow , Scotland Mr Cain Is at the head of a project on the Missouri rlvor to organlzo an export grain company In handling both grain and flour to foreign ( markets Mr Cain has heretofore mot with difficulty In the matter - tor of freight rates and excessive brokorugo nt the seaboard Ho bolloves ho can bill through to final destination and save both tima and money It is ah experiment , but if this shipment is successful a company will bo formed to make it a regular business Nebraska , and Iowa Pntents Wsiiinqton , Dec 24Y-ISpccial Tolcgram to The Bee ] Patents were Issued today to the following Ncbra knus and Iowans : Frank Boden , Mason City ] Neb , baud cutter and feeder ; John M. Ferguson , Charles City , In , , folding chal ; John Gloiscr , Manilla , In , halter ; Charles W. Leonard , Willow Springs , Neb , straw burner ; Thomas MoAdon , assignor ! of one-half to G. Smith , Little Sioux , Va\ combined stock cutter and rake ; NolsonD Mctz , Hudson , 'la , , seeder and planter ; Samuel A. Otte , assignor to himself and lUJBrodsky , Plover , la , mechanism for operating churns ; Theo dore Ponsar , Tnlmage , Nfjp , grain scalper and grader ; John A. Pestle , Endicott , as signor of one-halt to CBJUice , Steel Citv , Neb , implement for dishorning cnttlo ; John H. Prlestloy , Meriden , In „ potato digger ; Samuel Sunders , Montezuma , la , sled The RuRHtau Inlluonzt Washington , Dee 24. The United States charge d'uffalrs at St Petersburg reports that "la grippe or the Russian Influenza first made its appearance in Russia about the middle of November Publio attention was called to the largo number of persons falling ill from the same symptoms of fever , severe pains in the head , buck and limbs For lack of a bettor name-tho malady wus called influenza , " but It shows signs of a typhoid character , though not of a malignant nature The disease soldotn lasts longer than two weeks and in most cases Is very light Often the effects are moro unpleasant than the complaint itself , The cause of tbo complaint has never been satisfactorily ex plained Fully two-thirds' of the population of St Petersburg were hllllctcd and not a house escaped Its visitation Nebraska ami Iowa Pensions Washington , Dec 24. [ Special Telegram to Tiie Bee.J Pensions granted todny Ne braska ! Orlglnnl invalid Samuel Benson , Superior ; Caoharlah Gordon , Rlvorvlow ; Edward L. Dantlnvillo , Exeter Iowa : Original invalid Daniel Woods , Newell ; Casper T. Husband , Shell Rock ; Samuel Dedrick , Mltehellvillo ; William P. Nelson , Cantrel ; Alfred H. Cross , Hillsdulo ; James G. Gordan , Soldiers homo ; William S. Moore , Marshallvillo ; ' , Charles Wcsthoff , Nashua ; Richard Cool , Fontanollo Increase Gideon L. Evans , Richland ; Thomas Nich olson , Brighton ; Joseph Sohwartz , Burling ton ; Daniel Phelps , McGregor Koissuc nnd increase Eldrldgo S. Wiloy , Turin Original widows , etc Minors of James L. Rich ' Corn For Fuel In Kansas Kansas Cut , Dee 24. A speciul to the Star from Topeka says thousands ot bushels of corn are Doing burned for fuel In north western Kansas In some places the market pneo of corn is loss tban 15 cents per bushel , whllo coal Is 25 to SO cents The corn makes oxcollcnt fuel The corn crop on hand in that part of the state is Immense In all the prlncloal corn providing counties it is stacked up in great racks without pro tection of any kind , it haying been impos sible for the last thirty days to obtain cars tn move it in Every railroad is short from 500 to 2,000 cars Investigating tbo St , iliouls Counotl St Louis , Dee 24. Thai city council has appointed a committee ' tb investigate tbo charges ot boodle in ths p ' assaga of tha re cent gas bill A majority.of the commlttco Is composed of the opponents of tbo bill The frnnchiso , privllc'fteJ" and property of the St Lauls Gaslight cdinpany were today sola at auction to tha Latlnde Gaslight com pany for 11,000,003. * ( _ ' s > Coining Baptist Conference Minneapolis , Doc 21. AVonferenco uoon foreign missions is to bo1 held in the First Baptist church in this city January 1 to 3. About sixty-eight thousand Baptists in the flvo states of Minnesota ! , Jowa Wisconsin and the Dakotas will ba represented This is the first mooting of tha kuid In the west The conference will include laymen , Dcnlnl of Sir CliirlBs Tnppor , TonosTO , Dee 24. A'cttlfto dispatch on the authority of Sir Charles Tuppor denies the statement that a.modus vlvendl with tha United States in this matter ot the fish eries dlsputo would not bo renewed by Can ada owing to President Harrison's falluro to act ainllgnnnt Diphtheria naginj- . AniyiDEEN , S. D „ Dec , 21. The superin tendent ot the state board of health has gone to Eureka , the corner ot tbo great Russian settlements , to take measures for tbo sup pression of malignant diphtheria notv raging among the Russians , ' thirty deaths bavo already occurred , . Tbe Weather Forecast For Omaha and Vicinity Fair weather For Nebraska Fair , lower teuiperaturo , northerly winds For Iowa Fair , lower temperature , north erly winds For South Dakota Fair , lower tempera ture , no rtherlyjvlnds NEWS FROMOVER THE STATE An Epldomlo of Dlpthorio , ProvnUs at North Platte THE PAWNEE BANK ASSIGNMENT Cnsbler Smith Secretly Withdraw Ills Intcrcit A ltuiglnry nt Or- lcnns Saunders County TcnuhcrH Meet Diphtheria at North Platte Noimi l'r.ATTK , Neb , Dee 21. [ Spoclnlto The Bee ] The dondly diphtheria has begun its trend in this city and n general nlnrm is felt over tlio situation The publio schools were closed Wednesday last aqd services in most ot tbo churches suspended yesterday Heretofore there has been some thing of carelessness If not recklessness lu the iutorcourso of affected famlhos with the general public , it is hoped now that with proper sanitary precautions the epidemic can bo chocked But two deaths have oc curred up to the present time , both joung children , nnd there are not moro tuun three or four pionounced cases reported Wnlino Schools Watioo , Neb , Dee 24 Special Tclogram to The Bee I The Wuhoo publio schools closed Friday for n two weeks vacation School closed with Christmas exercises Tno rooms were all docorntod In elegant style with evergreens , drawings , oto The dnv was visitors day and 300 visitors enjoyed the exercises In the ovonlng n lecture was given by Superintendent Hughes of the Schuylor schools on the subject , "My Boy " The lecture turo was instructive nnd was well attended and well rccoived 'Iho Wuhoo schools , under the supervision of Supciintendont Biadborry , are flourish ing snlondldly There are nearly 700 pupils enrolled , notwithstanding the diphtheria nnd scarlet fever that have been prevalent in this vicinity A Bloomliiirton Merchant Closed Out Bloomi.notov , Neb , Dee , 24. [ Special Telegram to The Bee.1 Luther P. Hill , a dealer in general merohantdso nt Nnponeo , six miles west of here , was closed out last ovonlng under a chattel mortgage given to Paxton it Gallagher of Omaha for ? 'J00. His total assets and liabilities are not yet defin itely unown , but it Is thought that the lia bilities will considerably exceed the assets Ho had been In business for hirasolf about six months Too much competition and in sufficient capital are assigned as tbo causes of the failure Snundcrs County Teachers Wahoo , Neb , Dec 24. [ Spoclal to The Bee On Saturday a teachers association was held m Wahoo which was the largest gathering of the ltind ever held lu Saunders county Sixty-live teachers participated lu the exercises and discussed live educa tional topics Much credit is duo Superin tendent Dodloy for the excellent condition of our county schools , and ho was justly elated at the success of this his lust meeting Ho loaves the office with the good will of the pcoplo and teachers A Beatrice Itlnzo Beathioe , Neb , Dec 24. | Spcclal Telegram - gram to The Bke.J A new house belonging to J.U , Ponroa In tiio southwest part of the city was destroyed by an incendiary fire at 1:30 : o'clock this morning Loss SI,500. in surance $1,000. ( Frank Harper , ono of the volunteer firemen , bad his left hand man gled so badly while pulling a horse cat t to the fire as to necessitate the amputation of three of his fingers this morning The in jured man is a member of the firm of Harper Brothers of this city Smith Got from Under Pawnee , Neb , Dec 24. [ Special Telegram - gram to The Brn | Since the bank oxaml- ner's statement In Tnn Beb today it Is de veloped that S. E. Smith , cashier of the broken bank , drew out his interest m the In stitution sovornl months ago , yet it does not appear in the examiners statement nor was dissolution of partnership published Hemp stead claims ho will satisfy nil claims even though the creditors must wait until ho earns it , eaffiSSSUliirclnry at Orleans Oiileans , Neb , Dee 24 [ Special Tolo gram to TnE Ble ] The general store of McGeachen & Larimer was entered by burglars last night and some clothing and jewelry was taken They first entered the cngino house of the waterworks und ob tained tools and pried off tbe cellar door lock There Is n clue and the burglars will probably bo caught Sudden Drop in Provision * . Hloominoton , Neb , Dec 21. [ Special Telegram to The Bee | A section of shelv ing forty foot long in W. J , Knoper's store ln this place fell forward this afternoon , whllo loaded with canned goods , groceries , glass and queenswaro , Involving a loss of between $300 nnd $400. The faulty construc tion of the shelving was the cause Clmrced with Stealing a Buggy Keaiinet , Neb , Dec 24. [ Special Tele gram to The Bee.I Last night thieves stele a now buggy from Harvey Crosscut of this city , and returned it before daylight this morning broken , William K. Taylor und Harry Wilson were arrested today and are held on the charge of the thof t. The Hohh Brothers Discharged Nebraska Cm * , Neb , Dee 2-1. [ Special Telegram to TubBee " ! Tbo Hess brothers , principals in the recent shooting BTapo in Wyoming precinct , were discharged this afternoon at the preliminary examination Sovcral perjury cases are threatened to grow out of the matter , Modern Woodmen nt Itlsin * ; City RisiNoCixr , Dee 21 | SpecIal to Tno ' Beb 'J _ Two excellent camps of the lodorn Woodmen of America have boon established in Butler county this month , ono at Ulysses and ono at Rising City , The membership is from the best material and tha camps will undoubtedly Increase in membership rapidly Horse Thiol'Hound Over , KHAitNEr , Neb , Doc 21. [ Spoclal Telegram - gram to The BEE.l-rToday John Bennett , a sixteen-year-old lad who was captured re cently at Sutton with a stolen horse , tha property of Mr Hayes of this county , was bound over to answer ln the district court Died From Ills Injuries Wahoo , Neb , Dop 21. [ Special to The Bee ] Frank Hlcdlk , the Bohemian whoBe neck was dislocated by being thrown from a wagon last Thursday died this evening Ho never regained consciousness after the acci dent Tlio Hey and Gun Hloominoton , Neb , , Dee 21. [ Spooial Telegram to The Bee.J A thirteen-year- old son of R. D , Stewart , living about eight miles south of hero lu Kansas , was found dead yesterday afternoon about two miles from homo Ho went to herd cattle , taking with hlui his dot ; and gun He was found by a neighbors boy lying by the road dead , with bis faithful dog by his sMo guarding him The dog had to bo clubbed away from the Dody , Ono sldo ot his face was badly torn by tbo charge of shot A trail ot blood leading from tbo body to the gun showed that be had walked halt a mile towards home after being shot The ground near where the gun was found indicated that the boy and dog had been playing , and it Is supposed that the hammer was ralsod and iu scuffling the gun was discharged , Inflicting the fatal wound OAIiliAGIIAN MAI ) . Ho CnlN General Muster Workman Poudorly n Scoundrel Seninton , Pa , Doe 24 IMwatd Callag- han , who achlovcd so much notoriety throuph his efforts to have General Master Workman Powdorly arrested , today wrote n letter directed to Judge Archibald , P. J. , " but the contents were addressed to Alderman Fuller It Is In part ns follows : "Scottdale , Pa Alderman F , Fuller , Scranlon , la Mv Boar Sir : Your falluro to endorse the warrant for the nrrest of Powdorly Is a flagrant violation of your onth of ofilco The chnrgo of conspiracy is spoclllo nnd clearly nnd distinctly sot foith in the in formation made before Squire Konor of Giccnbiirg , Pu 1 cm pro\o the charge , and as for Powdorly bringing counter elmrgoB against mo , toll him I will bo only too glad to confront a scoundrel llko hlui If the war rant for arrest was lu accord with mv sworn Information I sh ill hold you and Judge Aichlbild responsible for obstructing nn Officer in the discharge of his duties A A111TMJ OF BLACKSMITHS Four or Them lu Mnrylnuil KiiRngo In a llloodv Affray , Do\eh , Do ! . , Dec 24. At Hartley , n small town In this county , Fred Mass and Alexan der Dill , who run a blacksmith shop , were carousing this nftornoon with sovornl friends , atnons whom were Gcorco Peterson and John Hovoy , of Dover Peterson , who is nlso a blacksmith , taunted Mass with the assertion that ho did not know his business Ibis angered Mass and ho struck Peterson nnd n ccnornl fight ensued Peter bou cut Mas with n razor , the blade pissing through the loft lung Petersen nlso slhshcd Dills ' throat ln n fearful manner Mas died iu a few minutes and Dill is dying Peterson escaped hut a posse is in pursuit , nnd friends of the murdered men swear they will shoot Peterson on sight Hovoy , who was badly hurt during the fight , bus uijs- tenously disnpocarod HUNTING FOR MUllDUItnitS Grcnt CTcitomont in Tarcntum U\cr the Klllliifr or Mrs Ituttorr Tahestum , Pn , Doc 24. The oxcltomont over thorobbory of Paul Uuttort's Jewelry store nnd the brutal murder of Mrs Ruttcrt last night still continues Armed posses are scouring the country for the thrco murderers A man named Clutus was fouud secreted In the bushes near here nndarovolvor with one empty chamber was found on his person Ho protested his lunoconco , but barely escaped lynching before taken to tha lockup PiTTsnuno , Pa , Dec 21. Officers In search of Mrs Uuttort's murduiors this morning came across thice suspicious char acters near Braddock After n Bkirmish , during which several shots were fired by both sides , the men cot nway Threats ot lynching uro freely Indulged tn If the men are caught THE WOOL MAHKCT No Clianso Noted and a Steady Trade In , Proeres * . Boston , Dec 24. [ Special Telegram to XnE Ble J There has bcon no change in the wool market A good steady trade has been in progress and sales have been made nt previous prices Ohio X has boou selling nt 32o , XX nt 34@35o and No 1 nt 3T@33c. Michigan X is in good demand at 30c. New combing is firm at 40c. Ohio fine delalno 35@3Uc , and Michigan Quo delalno 31 ( < i35c. Territory wool has been selling at DSfflOOc for line , JS@5 c tor lluo medium and 50@S3c tor medium Texas , California and Oregon wools remain the same Pulled wool is steady Foieigu wools remain firm Circular by Chairman Walker Chicaoo , Dee 24. Chairman Walker of the lnterstato Commerce Railway associa tion has sent out a circular to the members reminding thorn that in vicwot the antici pated dissolution of the Western States Pas senger association that the obligations of the presidents'agreement in respect to passenger rates and regulations are not affected by the changes which may Occur ln the relations of the lines to auxiliary associations Ha urges them to lake no uctlon not authorized bv the presidents agreement and calls attention to the rule prescribing the manner in which outside competition may be mot Several awards were made today by Chair man Walker The application of tha Iowa Central for authority to make a rate of 12 > f cents on flour from St Paul and Minneapo lis to Peoria was allowed An adverBo de cision was given on the request ot the Iowa Central for equalization of drayage charges nt Newton , la The request of tbo Chicago , Santa Fa & California road for permission to apply Mis sissippi river rates on certain commodities shipped via Princovillo in connection with the Rock Island and Peoria line was not granted The same road was authorized to make a rate of 22 cents per 100 pounds on live hogs from Kansas City to Chicago . St Joe Will Protest St Joseph , Mo , Dee 34. [ Special Tel egram to The Bee I The announcement has been somi-ofllcially made hero to the effect that the accounting offices of the St Joe & Grand Island railroad were to be re moved to Omaha January 1 , nnd consolidated with the Union Pacific Tonight J. W. Walker , president of the board of trade , tcl- ogruphed Charles Francis Adams , prcsidont of the Union Pacific , at Boston , asking him to withhold the formul order of removal until tbo protest of St Joseph can bo heard , stating that ho would file tbo same at once A ICnilrond Humor Denied , New Yoiur , Dee 24.-Tho officials of the Wisconsin road and the directors of the Northern Pacific deny the statement that the two roads will bo consolidated under ono management nnd ono name after January 1. Altered Cheoki and Konttlio Money NewYohk , Dee 24 , John Williams , sec rotaryof the Ramel Conloy Iron & Stool company and also representing the United States scaled postal card company at 200 Broadway , has not been scon at his ofilco in three weeKs , and business mon who know him say ho is confined in an lnsnno asylum Edmund Huerstol , treasurer of the Ramol Conloy company , bad obtnlnod attachments against Williams for $4,000 for money loaned In his affidavit Huerstol alleges that Williams us secretary of tbo Ramol Conloy company wilfully and fraudulently altorcd checks and appropriated money to his own UbO Thrco Fallnra nnd a Boy Drowned Vallejo , Cala , Doc 24. A boat contain ing eight sailors from tno United States fish commission Btcamer Albatross and a crip pled newsboy left the Albatross at the Mare Island navy yard last night and started for Vallejo The night was dark and the tide running strong and the boat upset when near the United States steamer Thetis A boat was lowered from the T'nclis and Ave men were rescued , fiilluiMiz i nt Kansas City Kansas Citt , Mo , Doc 81. [ Special Tele gram to The Bee.1 Tbo first established case of Influenza in this cttyitvas reported to night Dr , O. W. Adams , a woll-known physician , was stricken In the of ternooii Ho wus taken to AlSaints' | hospital , where ho now lies under care His temperature Is 102. Adjourned Oyer Chrlstiuax Helena , Mont , Dec 21. Both houses ot tbo rival legislatures adjourned until Decern , ber 27 without any now developments aris ing in tbo political situation Murder and Suicide Ottawa Ont , Dee , 81. W , Ford of Lange Graudlca last night killed his wlfo and at- teumted to kill bis daughter and sUtor-lnl law fulling iu which ho tired tuo house and cut bis own throat , TIIE RIGHT TO CATCH SEALS , I Secretary Windom Propnroa an H Advertisement For Bids AVJ PRIVILEGE TO BE EXCLUSIVE , jH The Con 11 not io Hun For Tvtauty ' M Years nnd a Itli ; Bond KiMiulred M For Its Faithful Per Bl foi inuiico HI Protecting the Seal Fisheries | Wasiiinotov , Dec 21. Secretary Win * M dom this afternoon prop.irod the following : BVJ advertisement , Inviting proposals for the H | exclusive light to catch seals In Alaska : H The secretary of the treasury will ro- H ccltosoalcd proposals until 12 o'clock noon M on the 2Jd day of January , Ib'JO , for the ex- < - > H olustvo right to tuiio fur seals upon the H Islands of St Paul nnd St George , Alaska , BH for a term of twenty years from the 1st . BJVJ dny of May , lS'Jt ' ) . agreeable to the provision ; ! Bj | of the BtututCH oi the United States In ad- > M dltlon to tlio specllio requirements of i 'HI the statutes the successful blddor will bo M required to provide n suitable building for a M public school on uneli Island , and to pay the BBJ expense of maintaining the schools therein BJ dui'liigu period of not less than eight months HI of each year , as may bo requlrod by the sec -Bj retnry of the tre.isuiy ; also to pay to the iu- . Bj habitants of said Islands for labor pel formed BJ by them such Just and proper compensation . Bj ns mav bo provided by tlio scerotnry of the , ticasury Iho number of seals to ba tnkoit U for their skins uinu the Islands during the * , j ear ending May 1 , 1SU1 , will bo limited to ! 00,000 nnd for the succeeding jcars num- > hers will be determined by the secretary H of the treasury , lu utcordnnco with the pro fl visions of tlio law Mho right Is reserved to , B ! reject ntiy and all proposals rot deemed to Ibo ' bo in iiccordnnco with the best lntoicsts of M the United States and the Inhabitants of f j said islands As a guaranty of good fnith * M each proposal must bo accompanied bv a 'ff j properly certified check drawn on a United II btntos national banit , pajablo to the order of IB ] the secretary of the treasury , in the sum of \m \ $100,000. The check of the successful bidder , | 1 will do rotaluud nud foifoited to the United W i States unless ho execute the lease nud bond jK ' required by law KH ; This differs from the present lease with 'WL the Alnska commercial company ln reducing , H | the catch during the first J car fiom 100,000 JH to 00,000 seals < | H HLOPI3D WITH A LiAWYnit \JM \ A St Joseph Society Ijndy Can sen 'flW Quite or Sensation IB St JosErit , Mo , Dec 24. [ Spoclal Telegram - , H gram to Tin : Bee.1 Quito a sonsutlou was Ifli caused this afternoon bv the announcement JBhI that Miss Ltlltc Rcod , a young lady very iWM prominent In soeioty , hid eloped with Arfff ; thur Hulctt of Wellsvillo , Mo , nnd was mar Hi ricd to him Sunday night in Leavenworth , "HO Kan , Miss Reed is a very beautiful young HE lady and it was generally uudcistood hero HI that she was soon to become the wife of the ; | 1 junior partner In ono of the largest dry IHI goods houses of St Joseph , hence her mar El riago to Hulctt has caused considerable talk i 'BI At the last session of the Missouri statu leg H islaturoMiss Rcod obtained a position as "mi engrossing clerk at Jefferson City , wbcro - H she first mnoo the ucqunlutama of Hulctt , fJH who Is a rising attorney at Wollsvilla and a tafl son of Congressman Hulott of Montgomery -F < Bb1 county On her return from Jefferson City % ffji she obtnlncd employment as bookkeeper 'Wi with the commission house ot W. H. Ross & aQ Co , 118 South Second street , where she was JB at work up to Suturdny night Sunday * morning Mr Hulctt arrived in the city mid " • he uud Miss Reed started out ostensibly to < 'B tnko a buggy ndo The ride , however , only extended as far as the uulon depot , where jB the young couple took the train for Leaven -M worth and the next her family hoard of her - , . B was a telephone message to tbo effect that Am she was now Mrs Hulett Mr Hulctt ro- il turned to St Joseph tonicht with his bride , f. and they will spend Christmas with her IB parents , after which they will go to Wells § M villa to reside | BJ ADVEHT1SI.\G PAYS ' % M This Fnct D.Hoovered by ths Tnv- * payer * of a Kansas County j Kansas Citv , Mo , Dec 21. ISpeclal Telegram - % gram to Tub Bel' .I By a failuto to adver- J tlso tbo snlo of $77,000 worth of Wyandotte 'I county , Kan , , floating Indebtedness and road I bonds , the commissioners of that county have * | lost to the taxpayers something llko $10,000. , Vj As the laws of Kansas do not make tbo advertising - ? vortising of bond sales obllgatoiy , the com A missioners proceeded to Bell the bonds , which bear 5 } $ per cent nnd run for thirty years , to jt the Fidelity Trust company of tills city for % Wi 2)i ) per cent premium Other investors hero f Bl und elsewhere know of the bonds , hut it was ifll expected that tbo sale would surely bo ad- IB ] vertlsed Ono company stood ready to offer sm 7 per com premium , and ono capitalist now JB oilers the Fidelity company $ J,800 for Its % M bargain There is considerable bitter fuel mm ing over the mutter ainong.investors and ' 'Mm Wyandotte county taxpayers The bonds of II tha } county are regarded us gilt edge IB Mitchell's ltnilroad Facilities | ' , l Mitchell , S. D. , Dee 24. [ Spoclal Telegram - H gram to TnE Bee.1 Mitchell continues to tjH manifest the liveliest Interest In the lm- JbB provement of her railroad facilities A mootHIV ing ot the business men was held last night to consider plans tor hastening the construe * ! r" | tion of a projected extension of the North gJBJ western from this city to Wheeler , Clmsmix SB ] county The bolicf obtained that the North m\ \ western woyld'build at once If the ndvan- BJ tugn of so doing was understood , and that it c'm might bo , a committee was appointed to * U visit St Paul nt an early daio and lay the a B matter before the officials of the Northwest Jl crn company 'Iho commlttco Is J , S. FosftB tcr , L. W. Adams nnd J , N. Crow % Wnrd nnd thn Now York . Sufl New Yoiik , Dec 21. [ Specinl Telegram Jflfl to Tnu Bee.1 Last night tha payers in the HH suit brought by tbo Now York baseball MB club against John M , Ward were served Wm\ \ Tbo vast amount of material that has bcon -Jb : ? consumed in the getting up of the papers iB shows how careful the several lawyers who % U have charge of the case have been Every fl point is covered , and so far us can bo seen ' 'SB there Is not a loophole for escape , 'Iho club ' \m will ask for a permanent Injunction and not % l a temporary ono , as at first intended Tbe * , B popular shortstop accaptcd them gracefully tJIfl and assured the young man who scrvod them al that tha summons would be answered * 3 promptly The papers are returnable Jauu- amm ary 0 in the supreme court , 1 | Arrested Tor Umhozzlomont SjB St Josei'ii , Mo , Dee 21. [ Special Tele * " wM gram to The Dee ] The Buchanan county Wm\ \ grand jury today returned an Indictment SjjPJ against Henry Schumakor , charging hint WH with embezzling funds belonging to the IhI wholesale liquor house of James Walsh & > ? § Co Schumuker was formerly employed as ' ' . "Am bookkeeper by Wulsb & Co and his accounts HJB were found to bo short $ -00. ! Ha made this ' jMB sum good by turning over some property to $ Hfl the firm , but subsequent oxainluutlons indij IwM cato that his shortage is much larger than ; fiM the amount stated above , A warrant for his J9J arrest was issued tonight tH A Cold Wave Flying Kant ' ifll Chicaoo , Dec ' 24 The signal service bu- "W/m reau has been advised of the approach of a sBH cold wave It Is now In Dakota moving In C ,3HB this direction at a rate which will bring it ' H here tomorrow or the next day after with a livfll temperature of ubout IS degrees above zero JH Il will affect the states of Minnesota , Wis9H consia and Illinois , and later spread east iBI bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbBBBBBBbIbS