I The Omaha ' Daily Bee I
i NINETEENTH YEAS OMAHA , MONDAY MORNESFG3 PEOEMBEK 30 , 1880. NUMBER 102 ; i -if 1
I ABLOW ATT1IE WIlISLiYTRUST
H | It In Struck by the Corporation of
j E Nobrnaka Olty
H WEST POINTS PROSPERITY
K Peculiar Mr-tliods or a I'rascautltiR
K Attorney A Fnrniors Good For
M tunc Gossip 1'Yom Fort
B llihinsuti
H Wnr nil the Trust ,
j B Nejiiiapkx Cut , Neb , Dee 29. [ Special
B to Tjm Hp.b.1 The papers In the proposed
m suit ngnlnst the Nebrnsku distilling coin ,
B pany to ho brought under the nnti-trust law
H passed by the lust logistaturo have boon pro
B pared by Hon J. C. Watson nnd forwnrdod
B to Attorney Qonornl Loose to bo illed in the
BB auprcmo court , and n strong effort will bo
HB made to bring thoenso to an Immcdluto trial
J The suit la brought ostensibly to test the
B9J now law , but practically Is Instituted In the
B9J direct interest o ( Nebraska City by Mr
BB WnUou upon the request of the citizens to
BB sco whether the large ptlo of useless brtelc
BB In Nebraska City , owned by the distillery
BB trust , can not bo made of sorao use to the
BB city
BB The papers in tlio1 suit nro of great longtli
BB mil cover every point In the case It nllogos
BB that the Nebraska distilling company of
BB Nebraska City Is a corporation duly organ
BM lzcd under the laws of the state for the uur-
BB pose of carrying on the business of inanufnc-
BB turlng nnd sale of alcohol spirits and other
BJ liquors ; Hint for the purpose of establishing
BJ and maintaining a monopoly of the business ,
BJ the defendant on or about the day of July ,
Bl 1SSS , combined , confederated and agreed
Bl with the Willow Springs distill
Bh lne company of Omaha , and with other com
Bl pouIcb In otbor states , and organized what is
Bfl conimonlv called tlio wlilsky trusc , under
Bl control of a board of trustees , who can rcgu-
Bl late at will the production and prices of ul-
Hh cohol and other spirits in Nebraska una in
B | the United States , and has mid docs urbi-
Bl trnrlly limit and tliminish said production
Bl and incrcaso said price , and that by entering
Bl lute said agreement the dofeuduut violated
BH too law and abused its cowers , and so has
HM forfeited tbe charter und bccoino liable to be
Bl dissolved
B From the second to the ninth count in the
Bl causa of action the paper uvors that by the
B | nfoicsald agrncmnnt the defendant com
B | mlttcd an act ultra vires and transcended its
Hh charter powers and usurped und exercised
Bl a privllogo not conferred upon it by law ;
B , tbatdorondant ugrced to divide prollts , but
Bl oJ' uniting with other distilleries suspended
B | business , but is still sharing in the losses
Bl xnd prollts , and is controlled by said board
B > of trusteed contrary to provisions of section
Bl 8 of the nut uador which it was created a
B | corporation ; that for past year defendant
Bl has failed to niako , llle , nnd publish a report
Bl required by the laws of Nebraska , and since
Hi Julv , ISjS , not ninnnfacturod or sold any
Bl alcohol , etc , and still falls * o do any busl-
Bl ncss ; that the pooling of the distilleries
Hf was for the purpo o of establishing
Hf ana maintaining u monopoly of tlio manu
BE facture and sale of alcohol , and of controlling
Bk the iunrkot nnd diminishing the production
Hf and enhancing the price of.alcohol , etc , nnd
Hb- - " " sold defondaut has continued in such uu-
HE lawful pool slnco July , 168S. Wherefore ,
Hh plain tilt prays Judgment that the defendant ,
Hi the Nebraska Distilling company , bo dis-
Hf ; solved , Its charter vacated and its corporate
Hf existence annulled , that it bo onjoiucu from
Hp * * acting as a coruorution and that a receiver of
Hi its property be appointed and the property of
Hi said defendant bo sold as under a mortgage
He foreclosure by the receiver according to law
HE and practice of this couit , and the proceeds
HI of sale bo brought into court by such re-
HB coivcr nnd paid Into the common school fund
Hi of Nebraska City or Otoo county or the state
Hi of Nebraska , as tbo court shall direct , and
Hi ) for such other or different relief as equity
Hi may require '
Hi Tuq suit will bo entered by the nttornoy
Hi ] general , who will bo assisted in lho prose
Hj cution b.v Watson k Scofleld of this city in
Hf ) behalf of Nebraska City
Hi It is said that the dofunao will assert that
HJj the institution hero was operated at a loss ,
HM which wus the reason for shutting down , but
Hfj this wilt bo denied by posltivo proof to the
HJJ contrary , and it is also clalmod that a number
HJj of iocal capitalists stand ready to nurchaso
HM the distillery and run It In tbo event of a
HM favorable decision on the suit
M Flourishing West Point
M West Point , Neb , Dee 33. [ Special to
B Tub 13ee. ] West Point is the county seat
B of Cuming county and Is situated on the Elk
BV born river In the mldstof a very fertile agri-
BK cultural region The successful growth of
BB the city may ba attributed inoro to this fact
Bl than to any particular boom that the place
BB lias over received
BB An impetus was given to its growth on tbe
Bm7 coming of the Fremont , Elkhorn & Missouri
BK Valley railroad , which has resolved itself
M ; Into a steady forward movement No town
H In the state can boast of inoro substantial
B internal improvements The past year has
BB soon many now buslnoss blocks built , while
H tbo whole city Is dotted with now and liund-
H sorao dwelling houses , varying in cost from
B $500 to ? 2u,000. Especial credit is duo to the
H enterprise and taste displayed by Fred Son
H nonscholu.and D. C , Giffort In the erection
BK of their commodious nnd elogaut prlvato
BB rosldcncos
HMj Alt classes of business are well ropro-
H lonted , the business mon of tbo plaeo being
B noted for their ouergy , ontcrpriso and firm
B financial standing Among the leading gen
B oral merchandise doalcrs wo may mention
H the names of It Uoldsmlth , Stloren , Klein &
m Jormau , C. Itosonthal and ICahn & Knhn
B The flnaucial basmoss of tbo city Is rcpre-
B sonted by the First National bank , with 11.
K K. Valentino at tbo head ; the West Point
1 Natlonnt bank , prcsldod over by William
H ( Btuefor , and the Nebraska State bank , roM -
M ccntly organized and managed by K. M.
ft Kloko , Dr T. D. Thompson uudJ L. Uakor ,
M all sound tlnuucial buslnoss mon ,
Mi As uu ludox of the buslnoss bore the fol-
MJJ lowing record of shlpaionts speaus for itself i
ft Corn , 1,000 cars ; wheat , SO cars ; hogs , 400
H cars ; butter , ' . ' 75,000 pounds ; eggs , 1-00
Hf cases ; homo manufactured paper , 1,000 tons
Hf This is cxoluslvo nf the amounts shipped
" . by the farmeis which In soma cases exceed
HI tbo amount shippou by the dealers thein-
I selves ,
I Tlio small stiipmenU of bogs may bono
I counted for by the fact tbut the swine dUI -
I case swept off inoro than half of the hogs
Hf which should have boun marketed this jcar
f The citizans of this pluco uro Justly proud
Hf of ttielr busy , thrifty little city , at tholr mcr-
I chants , their druggists , their representatives
I of the art prcsarvativo , their churches aud
I tholr professional mon ; especially are they
| proud of their manufacturing facilities
| 'lho West I'tlat creamery company is one
f of tbe most extcnsivu ostablishmonU of Its
I Uiutl in the world About tlfty men uro
| furnished employment by this company ;
H 2,000 acres of laud are necpssary to sustain
the 1.500 head of storU owned by this mam-
j moth establishment ; -toj cows uro kept , in
j milk and these , together with outside cream
bandied , turulsh au output of 207,000 pounds
of gllt-cdgo butter The company puys for
materials , hay grain , etc not produced on
the furin , over W,000. (3S,000 of which goes
| to the furmors In tbo vicinity ; a.ooo tons of
coarsa feed , t > 00 tons of ensilage and bO car
loads of grain are consumed on the place
All this for an entorprlso yet lu its infancy
speaks well for ibo push aud vluck of its
j managers
j The W st Point water power and land improvement -
> provement company Is another of the enter
prises of which our citizens ore justly proud
'
1'uoKlkhoru at this place furnishes 1,200
korso-power , of which only a small partitas
'
thus far been utillrod Klovcn water wheels
are in place , furnishing power for a paper
mill with a capacity of 1,200 tons of paper
annually ; n brick kiln , turning out 0,000,000
brlcK anuunlly , equal to any made In the
state ; a planing mill , equipped with all the
modern machinery : an elevator with n
capacity of 10,0X1 Bushels , nnd a grist mill
with n present capacity of fifty barrels per
dny.Work
Work will soon bo commenced upon n new
flvo.roller mill , 40x00 foot , with a capacity of
100 barrels dully
Material Is now on the ground for two
residences , destined to cclipso anything so
far constructed
A steady , healthy growth Is the motto
Tno town Is far enough away from the future
third city of the United States not to bo nb-
sorbed b.v its far reaching tcntaclna nnd with
n rapidly developing manufacturing interest ,
nn etitornrlsing class of business men , a rich
agricultural country , an ucconimodatnig rail
road working for the Interests of the whole
community , nothing can prevent this plaeo
from ranking among the tlrst cities of the
state
An KrutluItiorndv. .
Dakota Cur , Neb , Oca 29. [ Spcclol
to Tug Ur.rj.l In the case of the State vs
William Ammerman , who is charged with
highway robhory , County Attomoy K. W.
Frnzer refused to prosucuto Ammerman ,
nnd tbo nttornoy for the dofeuso tried to
throw tlio case out of court After hearing
the evidence Judge Wilber bound tbo
prisoner over to court nnd openly told the
county attorney that ho ( the Judge ) hoard
the county attorney say in the presence of a
dozen persons that ho would not prnsecuta
William Ammnrmnn , as ho knew nothing of
the eiisoTind did not want to know anything
about it
It is only about two weeks ago that the
county attorney refused to lssuo wnrrntits
for Mayor John Peyson n ul Clcorgo Cassell
of Covington , and Sheriff Hrasllold wont to
District Judge Harris , who appointed Gcorga
Fair to Issue the warrants Why Mr.-Frazer
rofuscd to prosecute Ammonium remains n
mystery to nil except the county attorney ,
The evidence was exactly the same as that
given against ouo of tbo prisoners who is in
our Jail now , ho being Ammcrmnn's asso
ciate in the crime charged , nnd the county
attorney prosecuted sini nnd succeeded in
getting him bound over to the district court
Kerr Itolilnson Notes
Fokt Komksox , Neb , Dec 29. [ Special
to The 13ei.1 Mr U. S. Paddock was pre
sented with agold-hcadodsnakowoodcanoou
Christmas morning b.v bis clerks
Lieutenant C. W. Taylor was presented
with n handsoino watch and chnin by the
employes of the quartermasters department
on Christmas
A short time ago Corporal Willtnmlhomas
of F tronp Ninth cnvalry , whllo fooling with
a revolver in the compnuy quarters , uccl-
dentally sshot ouo of bis comrades in the
head , nearly killing him Thomas was tried
by court-martial aud today commonccd on
Ills seuteneoof ono year in the guard house
and to forfeit to the United States $10 of his
monthly pay for that period
Mrs Alary I'arris , wlfo of Sergeant Parrls
company C , Eighth infantry , is dangerously
ill with brain fever , and Is not expected to
llvo
Units Fertility
Atkinsojt , Neb , Doe 29. | Spaclal to The
Uhe | John A. Slaymakor , a fariuor near
this city , this week received $275 in cash
from two of the largest scod firms in the cast
as first premiums on vegetables raised bj
him this year from scod purchased of them
Last year Mr Slaymakcr took in MO In
premiums , nnd tbo year before $25. When
it is remembered that competition for tbeso
premiums was open to the whole United
States and Canada , the Importunco of west
ern llolt'county and the fertility of its soil
come at once to the front
PoHtofllnu Uiii'ulnriz-'d.
Giiibon , Neb , Dee 29. [ Special Tele
gram to Tue Uuc ] The safe in the Gibbon
postoflleo was blown last night and about
$123 taken
WOUKIXG rolt A JU11Y.
Slow Work in the Uolyolco White
* Cnt ) Oaio
Holyoke , Col , Dec 29. [ Special Telegram -
gram to Tim Bee I No progress was made
yesterday in the evidence in the White Cap
case Tbo court took additional evidence
last night as to the corruption of Juror
Peterson , and on the convening of court this
morning discharged , the Juror from further
service and ordered tlio eleven remaining
Jurors already sworn to try the case to ro-
muin as they wcro in the Jury box , and said
that the defendants should be entitled to ox-
erclso challenges upon them aguln , and
further said that each sldo would bo placed
In tbo original position as to challenges ,
eleven Jurors being already in the box to
begin with At this point tbo defendants
counsel filed a motion for dismissal upon the
ground of tbo Jeopardy of claiming that a
jury bad boon sworn to try the case and
evidence taken a whole day , and that there
for o the defendants had been placed la
Jeopardy , and tbut all the court could do
after It bad dismissed Juror Peterson waste
to dismiss the case After extended
argument the court overruled the motion ,
holding that tbo defendants had not boon in
Jeopardy , that the otbor jurors had not boon
discharged from tbo case and that the oiso
was still on trial Defendants counsel thou
Hied a motion for a chungo of vonua based
jon the grounds of premdlco of tboinliabit-
u us of the county of Phillips against thorn
and tluil they could not have a fair trial
This motion was overruled by the court because -
cause it was not Illed in the appelated time
and becuuso it did not state facts suoiciont
to warrant the court to outer a chungo of
venue The court then ordered unopon veil
ire of thirteen Jurors returnabla Monday
morning and ordered the parties to proceed
to examine tlio olevoii Jurors already in the
boxforcauso 'lho jurors all stated that
tboy could try the case and render a verdict
the same as if they bad not hoard tbo testi
mony the day previous , The defendants
counsel moved to dismiss the eluveu Jurors
for causa because tboy were already in the
tury box and tholr names wore nut drawn
ono at a time by chance , The court bold
that this had boon done when they were
originally drawn into the box and overruled
tbo cnultango for cause Tbo court ad
journed to 0 u. m , Monday
Tipnon • fib * Treuchery
/UNZinut , Doc 29-The consular court
has heard tbo evidence of Stanley and
Uonny In the Emln relief committees action
against Tlppoo Tib Tboy testified tbut
Tippoo Tib broke his contract with the view
of obtaining nil tbo stores and ammunition
belonging to the oxpoJitiou , and that Tippoo
Tib's nephew executed sorao natives who
wcro trying to ic-vlctualtha oxpoJitiou , thus
causing a high rate of mortality among Stan
ley's followers , They also accuse Tippoo
Tib of Drovlding 430 manyomas in Juno ,
1683 , with the ulterior object of deserting
Stuuloy The court ordered Tippoo Tib's
agent to retain the 10,000 damages cluiuied
by the relief committee
round J < iznn
Lawkexck , Mass , Doc , 29. Today the
body of Miss Sarah Nichols was found
frozen in the ice of the Morrlmaa river Miss
Nicuols disappeared from Lowell Christmas
eve She resided in llelvldero nnd was
recently swindled out nf $1,000 by Charles
Metcalf , to whom she had u long time been
engaged This caused dospondoacy und led
to her suicide
• Iteaav for Business
New Youk , Dee 29. Two special senate
committees arrived hero tonight and will
begin hearings this week Ono has becu-np-
pointed to look Into our trade with Canada
The otbor will examine witnesses reijardiug
the exportation and consumption of beef ,
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Tim cLiiiAno.Ncn : iiiicoiti ) ,
Flnnnclnl Transaction * or the Coun
try For tlio I'ant Wcok
Boston , Dec 29. | Special Tolcgram to The
Ure.I The following table , compiled from
special dispatches to the Boston Post from
the masngors of loading clotrlng bouses
of the United States nnd Canada , shows the
gross exchanges for the week ending
December23 , with the porcontngcof incrcaso
and decrcaso , as compared with the corresponding
spending week in IbSS
_ _
CITIES CtEAIUNaS 3 R
New York fcrtrtwc.iij'j 1.5
Hoston sjksiii : ! : 8.8
l'hlladolpnln CJtM " > .07S IdJ
ClllcagO . ' . , ID.tKKI.UJO , ) , ;
Kt Luuis lll IUI 'l/J 4,2
Sin Irunclsco 1VHO.II2 13.1
Now Orleans lUMI.tr , P.O
llaltlmoio l.MMV-lH " . <
Pittsburg 12,51I0 ) 15u
Cincinnati t > ,7iwo > n 0.8
IvMisasL'lty 7,7W.2. : ' > 7 1.0
Louisville KinS It.8
lroldcnoo 6,12INJ ) 1S.1
.Mlnuealiolls 4(7. > , ' . H U.2
Milwaukee 4 , 7i' , ( uO 7.0
Detroit 4O.I7. < llll 13.5
M. Paul au JU.K 1.8
Omaha 3,889,745 25.6
Denver , ) , TOM-U 23.1
CIovcImhI 4,21:1.511 : ill.n
Momphls : uwtMI ! • r >
Columbus 2,1174,2(11)3.0 (
Indianapolis lrl8.U ( ) 2.7
Klrhmond ] , BJ7lU7 11.4
( iahestnn 1,4'iVlU Ji.4
i'ort Worth l/DMiSS OT.5
IVorln ] , ir , f > J7 2.8
Diiluth l.rai.Otlu 22,4
Hartford ] , fXH,2il 0.8
• StJosopn Jl lUff !
Portland , Me UJJ.OJO 7.8
Norrolt l.tni.i.211 S.2
Now Haven IUW 'JIS 7.7
Sprlngtleld liliKtt
Wilmington 6-W.vn 6.1
Worcester H1\W 1B.S
Syracuse 7U' .iJ0J 15.1
Lowell S3. . .4T5 1B.1
Des Moines 62-\7IH 12.0
llrand ItaDlds MI.I9I 3.2
Wichita mK 10H
I.os Angelas tA\'lli 1U.2
TonoKa 3Sn.U7 13.2
• llfliralo i KM/ril
• Portland Ore 1,622,001
• Nushvllle 1,58(1.757 (
Sioux City 0.I5.27U
• Illrnilnglmm 717,542
• Seattle 7iBh : >
• Tncoma tt3Ta
• Mnntieal 8,877,017
Halifax 1.152,857
Total i'ai7.P58,249 2.1
Outside New York , 311IW5,2)0 ) 0.4
Not Included In totuls ; no clearing house t
this time last year
MOIU3 IiOMJUN SCANDALS
Society Circles About to Receive An
other Die Shook
( Copwrfoht 18891 > | / Jiitnu Oontoii IlcniutM
Lojdo > j , Dec 29. | Now York Herald
Cable Special to Tub Bee I Another sen
sation , ( mother great scandal , will bo publio
talk in London in a few days , perhaps to
morrow , because coming out after months of
quiet gossip in the clubs Tbo subject of the
ecand 1 is a.woll known Journalist and so
ciety man Ho writes well , has made faino ,
attends big bauquots , furnishes the princi
pal society gossip for the London
World , aud is author of a column ontitlcd
Celebrities at Home " .Ho Is also the right
hand man of Augustus Harris of the Drury
Lane thcator , and urrauges his social func
tions and his artistic meetings , as bo is
known to tbo leading literary , aftistio and
dramatic people of London
The Bcandal will coma to the publio Uko a
thunderbolt from a clear sky On Deccmbor
14 his portrait appeared on the tlrst page of
Vanity Fair , the place of honor devoted to
distincutshcd personages The subject of the
scandal has left for Paris , and Vanity
Fair apologizes for publishing his portrait
Sympathy is expressed In tbo clubs for Ed
mund Ynton , who , of course , know nothing
of his assistants former career It is said
that the scaadal concerns bis record years
ugo whllo in the Bengal service
The present outburst was preceded by the
questions ; Wby was ho forced to lcavo tbo
Bengal service ) Wby was tbo Investigation
hushed I Tbo reports as to the nature of the
charge vary Itovoltlng inferences of an
oriental nature arc alleged , and society
circles will be shocked
UN IN KAIINK3T.
The Great Northwestern Passenger
Unto Wnr
St Paul , Minn , Doe 29. [ Spoclal Tele
gram to The Bee ] The great northwestern -
orn passenger rate war begun yesterday by
tbo Burlington & Northern is on in earnest
The Chicago , St Paul , Minneapolis &
Omaha line announced today that It would
begin selling first olass tlckoto to Chicago
for $9 and second class for $7. The Omaha
line printed and posted its notices today in
order to bo ready to meet the cut on January
1. Leading railroad mon predict that all the
Chicago lines will bo in tlio light in a week
and that first class tickets can soon bo
bought for loss thun $5.
Into tlio Frny
Kansas Cxtt , Mo , Dec 29. ISpcciat Telegram -
gram to The Bee.1 Tlio general agent of the
Chicago , Milwaukee & St Paul hero bns re
ceived notice to make a reduction of $2,50 in
the first class rate to Chicago and i'i.OO in
the second class rate to that city This is
done to offset the reported Burlington &
Northern cut on northwestern ratna Of
course the announcement of this cut In the
southwest will bring all other roads into the
fray and a general reduction is imminent
The MllwauUeoofllcials assort that tionorth |
western rouds have stirred uu the muddle ,
caused u general demoralization , broicaup
the Western States association and that it Is
now time for the retaliation There Is no
telling what will como of the trouble as re
gards western and southwestern rates
TO FURNISH 1.MW1IMA.TION.
The Great W ork or tbo Civil Service
llnrorm Com 111 ttrr
BorrAi.o , N. Y. , Dec 29. SUorman S.
Hogers , tbo local member of the commlttoo
of llvo appointed recently by the national
civil service reform lenguo to examine into
tbo management of the federal ulvil service ,
today says :
"It was hardly contemplated that any im
portant action would bo taken by the com
mittee until the first part of the coming-year.
The general schuine of the movement , " ho
continued , "Is for the purpose of furnishing
information of every kind tending to show
the people the boncllclal character of civil
service reform Wo will certataly find some
things which need correction , und expect to
find much to ( .ttest tno fact that civil ser
vice reform highly beneficial in its nature
to the publio at largo As soon as tbe people
understand this It is our expectation tboy
will not allow the movement to ba crippled
for means to sustain its stutlon Tboy will
provide for It tbo sinews of war "
StciwnWiln Arrivals
At New York Arrived on the 23. Tbo
Aller , from Bremen and Southampton ; tbo
Wisconsin , from Liverpool and Quecslown ;
tbo State of Alabama , from dlasgow ; tbo
Etruria , from Liverpool
The Venuam , from Rotterdam , arrlvod'
without the ( Jiubrla , from Now York , at
Quecnstowu ; the City of Borlln , from Now
York , at Quecnstowu ; the Persian Monarch ,
from Now York
Off the Lizard ; The Pennsylvania , from
New York , at Antwerp
Sailed from foreign parts i Tbo Norman
die , from Havro , for New York ; the Hugiu ,
from Havre , for New York ,
r
THE TARIFF A LOCAL ISSUE ,
Hancook's Maxim Improsslng the
Wuys find Means Oommlttoo
TELLING THE OLD STORIES
Advocntcs or llljh , Protection Bring
1111 New Knots to Llfjht lfrnuilu-
lent Kniry Patent Western
Ciiiigresainoii
Wasihsqtos Buiinuj Tan Omaha Hen , )
813 FouirrnENTit Stkbbt , >
Wasiiixotov D. C , Dec 29. J
The commtttco on ways nnd moans Is hear
ing again the same old stories it has heard
so ultcn concerning lho necessity of protec
tion for the industries of this country , but in
its hearings so far bus not learned ouo now
'
fact or obtained n single now idea The
result is only to demonstrate how decidedly
right General Hancock was in defining the
tnrlft to bo a local Issue The same mon
have abpoarod and have made the same
speeches they made two and four und eight
und twelve yours ago nud the com
mlttco will report tlio aamo bill that
was reported by thu republican minority
at the Inst session of congress , keeping up
the si stem of protection on all articles but
sugar nnd reducing the revenues from 140 ,
000,000 to $50,0JOOOJ by taltltig the duty off
that and removing tlio internal revenue
taxes from tobacco , fruit , brandies and nlcu-
hoi used In the nrts An attempt will bo
made to pass what is known as the Hewitt
administrative bill , " a reorganization of the
custom servlco , aud the Aldrich bill to
prevent undervaluation- the appraisement
of merchnndiso , neither of them being polit
ical measures
another ANAnciniST petition ;
I hear that a monster potltion Is coming
into congress signed by people in all parts of
the country usklng fortho , passage of a law
prohibiting the organization of social , politi
cal or military organizations that
uro intended to bo a monaco to
the peace and well being of
communities und ulso prohibiting the use or
possession by such organizations of fircurms
or ammunltiun This means anarchists and
socialists The petition assorts that there
uro in tbo city of New York not loss than
twenty-llvo thousand and in Chicago not less
than tliroo thousand mon Wbo are organized ,
cquippod and in military trnimngfor tbo pur
pose of forcibly resisting tba laws and de
stroying property , und that they are spread
ing pernicious and dangerous doctrines utnong
the foreign born population cf the country I
have not hcatd of any such petitions from
Chicago or the west being received ,
iius mimisox
Mrs Harrison made nor first nppoaranco
In publio slnco tbo doathlof.hor sister at the
dinner given to tbo poorchiluren of Wash
ington by thu Christmas ; club on Saturday
afternoon , and with her iduuqhtor remained
a spectator during the concert by tbo Marino
band and the Punch and Judy show that
followed Mrs Harrison-was not in mourn
ing but were u gown una ibonnot , of lustro-
loss Dluck silk Mrs MclCco , her daughter ,
wus in colors Baby MclCeo would have on-
jojed tbo festivities , for about two thousand
hungry and ragged , . youngsters swept
like a cyclone through sfacVs of sandwiches ,
turkey , sweet potatoea apple pie and ginger
bread and groaned wh/h / tha stomachache <
for hours after , but it was thought wisa to
follow Dr Gardeners advice and keen the
presidential pot from exposure to cnickun-
pox scarlet fever and possible contagion
' 1 ho president returned ut 10 o'clock last
night rrom his voyage down the river He
Baw where his ancestors u < ted to live , heard
Senator Edmunds und General Huwley toil
a lot of stories , but did not kill any ducks
WESTEltN C0KOIIE9SIONAL ASSOCIATION
Within the last few days tbo glass panel
In the front door of tbo old mansion of Ad
miral Sands , which lias boon a fusblonublo
boarding house for sov&rul years and adjoins
the Shoroham hotel oa the north , has boon
ornamented with a legend in gilt letters
winch roods : Western Congressional As
sociation " This appears to be the result of
the enterprise of Cougrcssman Carter of
Montana , wbo has already gained hero tbo
reputation ho has long had In his own
country of being a rustler He concelvod
tbo idea of forming anorganization of north
western congressmen , tot the purpose of
concerted action for the benefit of that sec
tion , and upon consultation it was dooidod to
enlarge Its scope and mako'lt ' wide enough to
take lu the senators , members aud delegates
of all the states und territories west of the
Mississippi , regardless of ago , politics or
previous condition of servitude So tbo coin
mitteo quietly secured ItB present quarters
in a three-story bouse with fourtcon largo
rooms The ofllceisaro : President , Sen
ator Stewart of Nevada ) vlco president ,
Hepresontativo II O. Hansnorougb of North
Dakota ; secrotury , Hepresentutivo Thoinus
H. Carter of Montana ; treasurer , Deloguto
Caiey of Wyoming
Our objects in inaugurating this associa
tion , " said Hepresontativo Carter , are
manifold Wo have no desire to use it for
Influencing sectional legislation , but wo waut
to promote a general social and commercial
intercourse between tbo people of the west
It looks towards a dcVcloumont of tbe natural
resources of thrtt vast section Wo are now
rules which will admit of the ex-
Preparing
lbitlon of the choicest collection of the min
eral productions of the west , us well as far
us possible of the agricultural products All
of these must of course ba in the most com
pact and attractive forms Wo will have
reading and writing rooms , The association
will bo supported by the voluntary contribu
tions of Its members , nnd wo desire to have
on lllo every periodical publication west of
the Mississippi Wo look to the enterprise
and publio spirit of the pub.ishors to furnish
us with their publications gratis We want
to make this tboopon headquarters of trans
Mississippi , who can have their mall ad
dressed here , can wrlto their letters and mcot
their friends here and who will bo expected
to leave their addresses lu our registers ,
The vurlous western delegations will have
the use of the roomsfor ] meetings uud
caucuses j
Congressmen can make appointments hero
far mnro conveniently tbau in hotel lobbies ,
or lu their own rooms or houses The many
advantages of sucn a bouso as this make it
all the moro struDgo that nuch u place has
not been Inaugurated oars ago We are
happy to state tbat the pjeject is already a
success , and that Irrespective of party , tbo
representative of tbo trans-Missiaslpplau
section are coming Intoitho association "
rBAUDUI.3.NT . IWTlir TATENT
The ' commissioner of the general land
office expects a report tomorrow or tbo next
day from the committee that has been inves
tigating the recent frauduleut patent for the
entry in the Duluth district , The testimony
shows that the issue of.tho patent was di
rectly solicited and its expedition onglnoorod
b.v Luther Harrison , ono.af the Washington
attorneys of the ring that lias been running
affairs in the Duluth landcftlco during the
recent administration This tostlmouy was
given under oath by tbo recorder of the gen
eral land oulco a recent nppolntoo
and tbereforo necessarily entirely un
connected with the old ring by the
young woman who handed the cbbcs
nut for patent , and tbe woman
wbo compared the patent after it was writ
ten Those.witnesscs all testified ' hat tbo
patent was expedited at the Instance of Harrison
risen upon some spurious pretense made to
the recorder It fuithcr appears that the
patent was discovered In the local land
office after Its transmission from Washing
ton , by tbe resident attorney of Hartman
& Mallett T , 11. Chew , und was immed
iately taken out , recorded and the various
conveyances thereunder also put on record
for the purpose or complicating the title and
if possible puttlug it beyond the reach of
future reclamation Indeed it appears that
several of the conveyances wore recorded
two days after Hartman & Mallett bad un
dertaken nnd promised upon tbo Indigmant
demand of the corutnlstloaor of tbo general
land office to return the patent Tbo at
tempt to break the crushing force of the
'
tostloiony only liclpod to rlvot moro
securely the chain of proof which
made their complicity In these nofanous
transactions absolutely conclusive This
consisted in the production of , as gomilne , n
mutilated Hit and 11 tolcgram , the tatter be
ing subsequently shown to have had noth
ing whatever to do with the expedition ol
the patent nnd It was In fact received sev
eral davs after the case had been made
special and was nlroady In the bauds of
the patent wrltor
As rornrds the methods In vogue among
the employes of the general land ofllco It
was qulto a significant fuct that nlthougti
orders existed reiterated by successive com
missioners , tlmos without number peromplor-
lly forbidding the borrowing of money by
thorn from ultornoys practicing before the
ofllco , the local banks are fullof notes drawn
by divers of such employes and oudorscd by
complaisant attorneys , whoso confiding
friendship for thu nuthors frequently lend
them to endure without particularly loud
complaint the catastrophe of a protest
A CANVAS DtOK SIMlOSIUJI
Colonot Tom Ochlttrco , Judge Beverly
Tucker and John Cliamborlalu termed n trio
Inst evening in the roar room of Chamberlains
lain's hotel Colonel Ochiltrco hud lu front
of him n lnrgo chafing dish umlor which
three alcohol lumps burned brightly and
from whoso lop cama the stonin of stowing
oysters Ochiltree is uno of the gourmands
of the capital , nud knows as well as any liv
ing man the proper way to cook terrapin ,
prepare ovsturs or baste u canvas back duck
' • John Wlso , " said Chamberlain , sent 1110
a clipping thu other day written by Sandy
Oriswoldof The Omuia Beu In which ho
criticises very sharply mv statement that
the true canvas back is not found at nny
great distauco from the Chesapeake I wiib
perfectly well aware that canvas back ducks
are Bnnt lu Illinois , 111 the celery beds of Min
nesota nnd also on the Platte lu Nebraska 1
have hundreds of so-called western canvas
backs expressed to mo for comparison with
those of the Chesapeake I luivo cooked
thoin for senators and representatives , preparing -
paring them with ull the care that I give to
those found m our waters , but the fact of
the matter is that so far as the delicacy of
the llavor Is concerned , there is no compari
son netwoon the birds Today tbo Havro do
Uraco canvas back Is selling for $14 11 pair
Otbors go begging in this tnarkot Why is
this ? It Is only because no other so-called
canvas back possesses the peculiar
quality of tusto that is found in the
canvas back of Havro do Grace
The climate , the surroundings , the feed , nil
unite to give to our eastern canvas back duck
a subtle something which cannot bo found
elsewhere The proof of the pudding is in
the eating and the proof of the duck is
found by the taste "
"I remember well , " said Judge Bovorlv
Tucker , when I was a boy that the Potomac
mac , ns well as all the Inlets of the Chesa
peake bay , were covered with flocks of can
vas back ducks I have muny a time , as a
boy , bought them tor 25 cents apiece , and ro-
moinbor that on my fathers plantation there
was a rule that a negro should not , in quar
ters , oat canvas back duck moro than twice
a week Later , I have time and time again
gone to the markets and bought for 81.25 u
brace of canvas backs woighlng as high ns
seven and a half or eight pounds During
thu war , when tbo l'otomao was patrolled
and no bateaux wcro allowed on the river ,
the canvas backs multiplied with astonish
ing rapidity , but now they are , season by
season , growing scarcer I am an old man ,
but 1 expect to llvo to see the dny when they
will bo practically extinct on the Chesa
peake , und ono of the greatest of all delica
cies will bo no moro obtainable1"
Next to the ennvas back , " said Colonel
Tom Ochiltree , as ho threw a pinch of pepper
and a dash of salt Into his Lynn Haven Bay
oysters , "u good terrapin stow Is in my Judg
ment tno grentost of table delicacies Of'
the four styles of cooking terrapin I de
cidedly prefer the Maryland style , where
cream is used in tbo stew , and the dish Is
afterwards flavored by 11 wino-glassful of
Madeira "
Justice Miller of the supreme court , who
Is ono of the best Judges of terrapin , prefers
to any that cooked at a place on the avenue
here Chamberlain , who is sitting opposite
us , can , if bo will , put on the apron himself
and superintend the Job There is only ono
place in Now York City , where torrnpin can
bo secured that is Ut to cat , and that is at
tbo Munhattun club None of the hotels
sco in to uudorstund the manner of making
this delicious morsel A five-inch terrapin
is about tbo right szo It is more economical
than a larger or suialler ono The main
thing in tbo preparation of torrnpin Is to sco
that tbo meat is wall cooked ; that there Is no
tlngo of scorch about the preparation , and
that the seasoning is in the proper proper
tions " Peiiiit S. Heath
NOT CONFISCATED
Do 111 Pedro Still Holds His Brazilian
Property
WASinsiaTOJT , Dee 29. The Brazilian
minister today received a cablegram from
Barboza , minister of finance , regarding a
statement repeatedly made that the pro
visional government of Brazil had confis
cated the property belonging to tbo em
peror It says : The property belonging to
the imperial family has not been confiscated
On the contrary , a decree has guaranteed to
allow the Imperial family the term of two
years within which to disposa of its prop
orty "
The Brazilian minister and Captain
Maurity , dolcgato to the maritime congress ,
who was present when the Associate
press preoortor called to sco tbo mlnistor ,
declared it their firm belief tbut tbo republio
wus assured boyoad a question , Itcports of
trouble , they said , were all batched up In
Lisbon by enemies of thu republic With
regard to the reports that Gorman und
other colonists had petitioned their govern
ments for protection against tba decico of
the pinvislouiul government , Valonte and
Captain Mauilty said this was a mistaken
understanding of the intention of the governments
ernment's decree issued , which dcclurod
all roroignors resident within tbo
cquntry at tbo time tbo ro-
publio was proclaimed to bo
citizens of Brazil unless tboy should prefer
to contlnuo their altogiunco to tboir native
country , There was nothing compulsory
ubout it There seems to be a growing feel
ing here among Brazilians In support of the
republio and of opposition to the monarchy
This feeling apparently is duo to a consider
able cxteat to the supposed attempts ut inter
ference on tbe part of Uuropoan governments
with Brazils national affairs Even these
Brazilians who were formerly devoted to
Do in Pedro and for sonio , time wore not
friendly to the now government arc uow
strong adherents of the republic
Cheers for the Queen
Bounty , Dee 29. Tbo native congress at
the final meeting confirmed the resolutions
previously adopted and appointed a committee -
mitteo to press its views upou the English
people , The Mohammedan delegates asked
time to consult their coreligionists on cer
tain questions It was decided to hold tbe
next congress In Beugul in lSJO The dele
gutes separated with cheers for tbo queen ,
Bradlaugh , who has attended the sessions ,
promised to bring up tbo Indian matters iu
parliament at thu earliest possible moment ,
A FpnrtMimn Terribly Irjurr-d.
HimoN , 8. D. , Dee 29. [ Special Telegram
'to The Bee.I Peter Hassmlssen , living
near Iroquois , In tbo castorn part of the
county , whllo hunting yesterday was terri
bly injured by the accidental discharge of a
gun The load entered his mouth , cutting
away a portion of tbo tongue , breaking the
Jaw and cheelc bone , nnd tearing uut the
teeth , making a wound that may prove
fatal
Itohcrt Garreti'h Illness
Baltimoue , Dee 29. Mr Itobert Garrett
Is in very poor health At times ho Is very
much depressed , aud occasionally becomes
very excited Ho is still at bis country
home Uplands , " near Cutonsyillo His
frlendB have not been eucouraged by the
reports from physicians , especially us bo has
been unwell off und on lor two years
TUG PACK THAT KILLS
A 1'roinMntr Young Chlunuonn
Uiilnod By Winnnml Women
Ciiic.um , Dec 29. A sonsatlou was caused
at the Palmer bouio last evening by the nr-
rest of ono of the guests , Prank Audrows ,
the proprietor of the C. II , Strong company ,
1S5 Madison street Andrews is now in the
Insane department of the detention hospital
nwaillng Ills examination tomorrow before
the tnsano court His sister swore out tlio
wnrianlon which ho was arrested
Audrows Is ono of the best known about
town mon In the city , nnd when Homily
Sheriff Glo.ison nnd Uotcctlvo Hynn walked
blm through the Palmer rotunda last even
ing the place was buzzing with oxcltoinont
'lho unlortumita owns the company which
makes all kinds of tooth powders , tooth
pa to , fancy soaps , otc , nt the corner or
Madison Btrcot und Fifth avenue The con
com Is an old uuu wealthy ono , unit It Is said
that from ono tooth soap alone Audrows gets
* 10,000 it year Hu is comparatively a young
man , has hosts of friends , enjoys all kinds
of sport , Is generous to c fault , but for some
time bo has been hntullcappcd by traveling
at the pace which ultimntelv kills
A story was told about him ut the Palmer
lastovonlng which rotated bow bo visited n
number of saloons iu the city not long ngo
Ho would enter the barroom , call for a bet
tloof champagne and ono glass After uu-
corking the bottle ho poured Its contents
Into the small glass , Soon the little cup was
filled to ovorilowlng , but Audrows did not
mind that Hu kept , pouring tbo sparkling
fluid Into the glass , covering tbo veneered
counter and Uoor with the costly stuff
When the bottle was empty ho drink
the bit in the glass , paid the bill ,
and loft for another saloon , where
the same trlcic was repeated Similar stories
regarding him reached the oara of the man
agement of the Palmer house und when ho
begun to not strangely a few days ngo a
watch was put ever him Yesterday morn
ing the Bound of a violent debate was heard
in his room , 314 , and It was thought that An
drews had u visitor nnd was arguing with
him Presently hoc tine from his room un-
rccauipanlod His room was searched , but
no ono was there Andrews hnd been shout
ing to himself At noon bo entered his
room , and iiuothor apparently heated
discussion was heard Then Clerk Hil
ton sout for James IUmagc , Andrews
bookkeeper , and told him that his employer
act d ns though ho was demented By this
time Andrews was so wild that ho was called
from his room nnd the door was locked It
was thought ho would do himself bodily
barm if left alone Ho would have nothing
to say to his book-ltooper and the latter nt
once wont to Andrews sister , who procured
a warrant for lho unfortunate mans arrest
Andrews wus calm when the officers enmo
for him
What do you want me fori" bo asked
"To take you to tlio dotontlon hospital "
"Do they say I'm insauol"
Yes > '
All right ; I dent believe it "
Upon arriving ut the hospital ho would not
touch nny of his personal effects When
nslcod for his valuables ho did not move
Hero I am , " ho Slid "If you want any
thing on my body you will have to get it "
Ho remained like a bronze statue whllo
the attendants looked through his clothing
Lust evening Miss Andrews said her
brother wns placed in an inobnato asylum
In St Louis a year or so ugo ,
but ho wns soon discharged , and
seamed perfectly cured Last summer
Audrows figured in Judge Horton's divorce
court It sonms thnt whllo traveling in
Switzerland a few years ago bo met the
flnunco of n foreign nobleman und fell in
love His uttontions were rcclproeatod nnd
ho finally married the womnn uud brought
her to Chicngo After a few mouths she
became tired of blm and sued for u dlvoico
It was at the time ho was In the asylum , und
she won bor case and $10,000 besides
INFLUU ZA'S VlOlIMS
An Illinois Doctor JIns a Violent
Attack
Ciiicaco , Dee 29. | SpecIal Telegram to
The Bcn.l The Russian Influenza scorns
to bo settling down In several of the towns
In tbe vicinity of Chicago It is reported to
bo very mild , however , at all poiats except
Uockford , where a number of patients nro
seriously UL Dr Clinton Helm , a promi
nent physician , has the most pronounced
case In that city and his tcoudition is bucIi
thnt two of his brother practitioners are 111
constant attendance upon blm Last night
u morphine injection had to bo used to subdue -
duo the violent muscular spasms consequent
upon the fits of sneezing una the coughing
from which ho suffered
The Grin on Cleveland
Ci.evfmnd , O. , Doe 29. Kusslan influ
enza is qulto provalcnt in Cleveland All
classes of people scorn to bo affected , and
some are compelled to talteto tholr beds No
serious results apprehended
No Slirns of Improvement
London , Dec 29. 'lho opldomio of In
fluenza continues in Purls and there are no
signs of improvement In Munich the dis
ease is Increasing In Berlin it is accom
panied by dengue fever attended by rheuma
tism and a rlso of temperature Many of
tbo officers of the Berlin garrison aroaflectod ,
and about one-tblrd of the military workmen
at Spanduu uro ill with the dlsoase ,
It Benches Spnln
MADnin , Dee 29 Influenza continues to
Bpread and has appeared in most of the largo
towuB of Spain
APPROACH OF TUB oTOiUI KING
Hcports of Blizznidy Wcntner from
nil Over
St Padx , Doc 9. Wlntor weather is re
ported us Laving sot in generally throughout
the northwest Heavy snow has fulloo ever
a wldo area , and trains are delayed at many
points The gentle snow fall wlilcli ruuehod
the Twin cities yesterday evening strength
ened into a gale of theblfzzird porsuaslon
later and ruged furiously until morning
Loss nt * lilfo Fonrcil
H01.VOKB , Cole , Doc 29. [ Special Tclo-
gram to Tiid Bee ] Atorrlfio snow storm
commenced hero today at 2 p. ro , , and now ,
at (1 ( p. in . It has turned Into u blizzard of the
most dangerous form Tbo wind Is driving
It from the northwest at a great rate of spend ,
while the air Is filled with line particles of
snow that drift into buildings through the
smallest of crevices Much suffering of
stock Is anticipated during the night , and the
Erobablo loss of human life * , as many farniors
ave boon in town toduy attending court und
have attempted to go long distances to their
homes
_ _ _ _ _
In 'loxif" .
San Antonio , Tex , Dee 29. The first
genuine norther of the season made itself
felt this morning nnd thu mercury has fallen
27 degrees in twenty-four hours
A ncnulno Blizzard ,
HunoN , S. D. , Dec , 29. [ Spoclal Telegram
to Tub Hee ] A terrible snow nnd wind
storm prevailed hero lust night , tbo worst
slnco tbo memorable storm of January 12 ,
1637 , Rain toll from early morning until 8
la the afternoon , when It began snowing and
the wind changed to tbo north The storm
extended over a greater part of tbo stute ,
and wus u genuine blizzard No trains were
sent out last night or today ,
m
The Weather Forooast
For Omaha and Vicinity Fulr weather
For Nebrasku Fair , warmer by Monday
night ; variable winds
For South Dakota Fair and colder Mon
day morning ; warmer Tuesday morning ;
winds shifting to kouthorly
For Iowa Fair una colder In castorn portion
tion ; polder iu western portion Monday
morning ; followed bv warmer Tuesday
morning ; northwesterly winds ,
< *
A WHOLE FAMILY CREMATED , 1
The Pnronta nnd Bight Ohlldron 1
Burned AHvo j ,1
\ $ >
HORRIBLE MICHIGAN TRAGEDY I
Humors That the Carelessness of - if
lntn\lonteil Pnronta Mny Have J ri
Boon the CutiHo Only flj3
Two Ksuniic 1J |
IJInvon Victims lif
DnnioiT Mich , Dec 29. A calamity not |
surpassed In tbo ununls of the country cc- ' IVL
cur red at a o'clock this morning nt Huron fiu !
town f W
A family nnmed Gross , consisting of the * ;
parents nnd eight children , with n visitor J :
were consumed lu n burning dwotling , j ;
' 1 beodoro Gross nml wlfo returned from a aiij
dance near by at 13 oclock At 2:30 : am | 'j |
n sou , Theodore , Jr , returned from , - jJ
the Huron stamp mills , where 3f |
ho is employed Ho wont Into JK
tlio house nud went to bed Shortly utter ho ffl
was nualiened by his brother Nicholas , who Fifl
heard screams coming from an ndjolnlupl wH
room , occupied by three sisters and thrcd vH
litllo brothers , They ran to the door nnd ft I
found the room n muss or flames Smoke - * M
nnd 11 ro were ascending the stairway and 'iJ
the boys escaped by jumping through a win -i
dow They reached the ground seriously cut ,1
by glass and but scantily clothed 3
Ono attempted to enter the house ou * -
the giound floor , where the father , mother %
and two children slept , but wcro driven 'J
back by the flames that enveloped the build i\
inf SI
It was impossible for the spectators who < jj
quickly gathered to save the iu mutes They 4fl |
were compelled to stand by mid huur their -fi | |
ngonlzing cries In the course of tliroo 111
hours a searching party wont over the rooms Mil
nud discovered the charred remains ol eleven j B
bodies distinguishable only by the size of the | 'B
bones "jfj
They were gathered In a sleigh box and N
deposited iu a public bull The victims wild ' |
wcro killed wcro : sRI
THKODOKU GROSS , aged flfty-soven. a ll
Ills wlfo , aged forty-sovcu. a
CATIIEUINr2 ,
JOHN , XS
TONEY , M
MARY , fi
LIZZIE , J
JOSEPH , . 1ji
MICHAEL , Mil
LENIEullehlldrcnof Mr andMrs Gross , $ m
LENA ERBST of Lake Liudon , a cucsb jfl
The ages of the young people ranco from 31
two to twentytwoyearB. . There is no ro- ia
liable Information as to bow the fire started J If
Theodore Gross , jr , says It might have 31 !
originated from a lamp that bo supposed ho > ri |
extinguished before ho wont to bed , 11' '
There ure rumors that the dreadful nccl- ma
doutoccurred thiough the carelessness of the - I
parents , who uro alleged to have returned -fa
homo Intoxlcatod from the dance I
ALAS UUA/.1I/ , BKA/.lli ! %
The Last WordH or the DeaJ Em- S
press -a .
)
OroiiTo , Dec 29. Dom Pedro hns rccelvod *
many lulegrams of condoleuco on the death
of his wife ' Among them was ono from J
Queen Victoria When It became , ovldcat "H
that tlio end wus rapidly approaching the 5 '
ex-empress was udvised to summon her con %
fessor Although in great agony she replied : "v %
Yes , but wo must await tbo emperor Ha §
will give Instructions " Her last words "j
were : "I regret that my children and s
grandchildren uro not around mo , that , ! 3
might bless them for the last time Alaa *
Brazil Brazil , that beautiful country I I 'A
cannot return there 1" j ;
Doin Pedro rose early this morning and > ! ;
attended mass Ho wns greatly dejected 3 |
and so weak that his doctors were obliged to a
support him Much axioty is loll for his
condition s
When Dom Pedro w arrived beside his dead %
wife ho knelt and kissed her forehead Ho |
appealed unable to move and did not speak * .
for twenty minutes Then ho said , "I have
experienced the most bitter trial r
Gad could inflict upon mo Her faith
ful and uffcctlonuto companionship <
has sustained mo for 'fortj-stx years j
Gods will be done " A
Then noticing his wifo's eyes worn still
open he lost command of himself and ex- /
cluimed : "Is it possible these deur , kind
eyes will novcr agulu brighten when they „
boo me " s • !
Having closed the e/ollds ho reverently c ,
kissed thorn Ho then asked lo bo alone and )
so rcmuined for a long time , after 4
which ho became calm and usked tbut ull ba ' 4
kept quiet unlil the Lisbon fetes were oudod A
The news hud , however , already been sent 2
everywhere -a
Later in the evening Dom Pedro sent dls'a
patches announcing the death of bl * * 5
wife to various mnuarchs The Brazilian ' = §
miulstor has notified the provisional govern %
ment In Brazil of tbo death of tbo ex-em- t
press 4
Today the body was cmbalmod and trans , Ji
ferred to the Cbapelle Ardcnto , l'bo in- i
terment will bo la the Pantheon rf
A Heartbroken Dnuglilor 'S
Madiiid , Dee 29. When the Count and J.
Countess O'En arrived hero this mornlug %
they were ignorant of the death of the ox- / ;
express of Brazil , and there was a heart A
rending scouo at tbo hotel when tbo news of f *
the death of her mother was broken to the i
countess - \
Queen Christiana came to the hotel to offer ' < H
bor condolences 'Jl
Pursued hy Spirits , 'jf
San Mati.o , Cala , Doc 29 , James Flgort , %
a woll-drossod and apparently wealthy man , "ft
supposed to bo from San Francisco , created |
nn excitement In n Catholio church tonight , 1 1
by cointnitlng suicldo Ho arrived this after " j l
noon , und rushing to Father Cullaghan , fM
throw himself op his knoss crying "Sava I' ' l
mo , suvo me I'm going to die Evil spirits y m
are after mo " The prlost calmed blm and f l
directed bim to a hotel , Figurt appeared 9 1
again at tbo ovcnlng servlco and wub very J l
devoted At tbo clnso ho calmly rose , drew fiH
a pen knlfo , und cut bis throat before any -M l
ono could interfere He died within flva isB
minutes without Breaking a word It U JsH
thought bis mliia was utfectod , H l
Mnriloroil in 'I holr Sleep , ' 'III
Boscoiiel , Wis , Dec 29. Betwceu 3 and 4 H
o'clock this morning Jerry O'Noil and wlfo f > sl
were shot in bed by au uukuown assassin at 1 1
Mt Sterliog Two duughtors In an udjoin- | |
ing room were awakened by tbo shots , but .liH
when they reached the bedside thu parents H l
wore dead There is no clue to thu perpd- , ' H
trulois of the crime , us the O'Nella , whp fliH
were well-to-do furmui s , are uot known to 9 1
have bud au enemy TO I
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Glailhtono'H Four Kcora Years MsB
London , Dee 29. Tlio olghttotb miniver- D l
sary of Gladstone's birth absorbed 60 uiuolj * i ! |
attention us to make of this quiet Sabbutba ill
day of national remembrance Telegrams 1 1
end letters of congratulations and admira'lsH
tlon poured Into Hawnrdon from not only all l H
quarters of England , but literally from all 4iH
purls of the world All the members of tba J1H
Gladstone family branches were gatnored at 3 l
Hawarden to meet and greet their eminent i H
kinsinuu ' tf H
Wurllkii Arabs J H
Kanziiiar , * Dee , 29 , Mujor Wisiman with " : H
a force nf men and several steamers baa - |
gene to meet the attack of 0,000 Arabs on ' IH
Pangaul The Arabs , who ire led by Be- ' . H
uiauehor ] , attaokod a German detachment 'J H
two days ago , wounding ouo officer sua lull > ; H
ing several meu , H