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f " p " I . X f * ' ' ' THE OMAHA DAILY BEE ; TUESDAY , DECEMBER 15 , 1891. TUG FOR GLORY AND PELF , Men of Musolo and Beef Strain f jr tba Honor of Homo. CHANCE FOR THE TV/ELVC-CLUB LEAGUE. Alcrtltic nt IniJIniinpollH Toilny Will HrUlo the QiirK < li > li-OoorK < " lei ISInnclio ! n Mi-ltln Oilier KportlilB Nc . By 8:15 : last night quite ' . ' ,000 people luul assembled at , tlio Coliseum anil the prepara tions for tlio first event of the Intiriiatlonnl lujr-of-wnr content Ix'tfuii. IMoivo S. (1. ( V. OrUwolU iinil the Juilirm iippoarcJ upon the platform eotntrurlw ! longtliv.lso In tlio mill- dlo of iho auditorium so that an uninter rupted vlovv of It wa * possible ! from all points of the crowned lloor and pallcrlov The nppoiirnncn of llio officials In the con test xvm proofed with an outhurst of shouts , which wororcnowctl with ten fold vlisor when Mayor Cushlng mounted the platform and addressed tho.toam tlr.iwn up I" UatUo array boforohlm. LUtlolInwwa * wasted In ( jot ting down to buslncsi. A roar ( jrootod the Kigantlo Gorman tenm aj they marched on the platform and took their stations at 0110 end , while the hand played "Dlo Wacht nm Hhoin. " Another preat shout and "ThoStar Spangled Banner" by the band Introduced the stalwart ton who wore to oppose the Teutonic Blunts. These were soldiers from the fort , under command of Captain Jack Klnncman. The Inch nnd three-quarters rope was held in the inldulo by an iron grip , while the Ger mans In their spotless whlto shirts nnd black trousers nnd thosoMicri In their uniform of blue trousor-j and whlto shirts dropped down on the bauuncd lloor and planted their feet firmly aRninsL the slaw nailed six inches nparl nnd affonlinir Irumonilous piuvhn n to luu pulling loams. A short speech 1 > Uof- eroo Orlswold , plodpltiu n fair fold and no favor , and the pistol cracked for the .start nnd Mannpdr I'rmcn krockoJ the iron clasp on the rope loose. " 1 "o r lilfi ! . The roar that wont up from the crowd as the opposing athletes Lent every nerve nnd muscle In the tcrrilUr.trusfRlo was nevcrsur- passda In th < buHilinir. A white hnndlterthlof tied on the rope marked the middle. Two white painted lines in the floor of the platform , fourteen feet npart , Indicated the length of the pull. When tno handkerchief came over cither of tboso lines the team on the ether sldo lost. The stout rope stretched several inches ns the rival nthletrs tueged with all their might and main , but It was five minutes before - fore the handkerchief moved an Inch , and then it was towards the soldiers' line. A quarter of an hour elapsed nnd no change. Then there was ton minutes mojo of super human oxortlon on the part of Germany , and the whlto llaff cro-scd the center of their side. It was lost around regained and it sot the Teutons and "tlielr adherents wild , and the very rafters shook with the yells of tip- and the shouts of encouragement on Slauso . Thus Inrh by Inch the terrific struggle continued till in exactly ono hour the systematic Germans li.id pnllo.l their sturdy opponents just four foot toward the goal. goal.Tbrco feet more remained and It toolt forty-two minutes and tlihty seconds moro before the handkorcuief on the middle of the rope appeared over the whlto boundary line on the Gorman side and the heroic servants of Uncle Sam stood up defeated. The piiil lasted just ono hour and forty-two minutes , which Is thirty-one mlnutoa longer than any pull on record. Tlircc Ittvrly 1'ulls. Coco more the rope was placed In the iron Krlp. The band played "God Save the Queen , " and the Ktiplish team , ton stalwart boys under the union jack , stepnod on the iplatform and received an ovation. The band 'played ' a Danish nir and the representatives of Denmark , in black , took their positions .facing Johnny Cull. The Danes ! uro a hondsomo lot of men nnd athletes from head waters. The snnio formalities as in the lirst bout were obsorucil , nnd in two minutes the Danes had the sons of Albion dragged across the fata1 lino. They were hauled forward at a gallop umldst the wildest cluvrinir. The next wns tlio Hwcdos against the Scots and they made a forcible sotto , but at the expiration of twcnly-llvo minutes the Caledonians were beaten. The final bout was between Ireland and Bohemia , and nl'lioupli the Irish nro the heaviest team in th content and the Bohmn- lans the lightest. the latter pulled their uurly nutagonlsta across the line in a fraction less thnn live minutes. Tonight and as Mayor Gushing predicted in his address a tremendous crowd will bo on hand to partitipato in tlio excitement. Germany will be pitted against. Sweden , 1 America against Scotland , Kngland against 'Bohemia and Ireland iiRiilust Denmark. i.ir.ir/ ; . .ClmncoB Tor tlio Twplvc-Cliili Ijcngue Are Now Very nrlnht , iNnUNAi'oi.is. Ind. , Dec. 14 , The outlook for a settlement of the difficulties botwccn H-lio two major basn ball associations is most promising. The dclegatos nro many of them lioro now and the gvnural expression of all is that thoru will lie : i cnmiromiso | and the twolvo-club loliRuo ze 3ins prouablo. The oommtttoo wnloli will represent the league at tomorrow's meeting is John T. 3) rush of the Cincinnati league club , H. Kob- Jnson nnd O. II. liynic. The Interests ol the fiMoclntlon arc In the liandsof delegates from each club. Chru Von Dor Ahu and Ciuorgo Wagner tire the representa tives that mot tliu league committed in the conference * that luivo so far boon hold. Tlio committees liuvo gotten lie further than an uureemciit to report u plan for a twolvo-ciuti league. This , it Is un derstood , will oo composed ol Boston , Nuw York , Brooklyn , Phil-delphla , Baltimoroand Washington In thu o.ist , and I'lttsburg Cleveland , ( Jhicaco , Cincinnati , St. Louis nnd Loulsvlllo in the went. The last named club may bo changed , for Columbus is mak ing a hard light and wauls to romam. Mil waukee has no representative on the ground There la to bo a consolidation of the clubi ii Chicago , Boston ami I'nllalclphin , under the plans which have already been widely discussed. President Williams of the now Chicago Association club is the only man , it is stiid , who will try ' ° kick over the traces. Ho nan spent considerable money in signing IToffor , Kuslo and utlirra , nnd will hold out uiilf-ss thU Is paid him ? 'Ivory body is rend y to comiuomlso and ono hint ; Is certain , the crTortu for an amnlpama- tlon nro not to bo 8j.oUi.Hl by sillv bluffs on the part of the renrtusuntailvoi of thu othur Association. ' President Williams of the Chicago club prrlvod hero at 11 o'clock tonight. JIo Is limiting u hittttr lljrht against Iho consolidation , alihongh ho favors tin nmlcablo scttloniciil. Frank Hough of the Philadelphia Pi ess is with ) ilm and tocotlior lury mo mailing .somolm- tiresilon. What to ilo with iho ninth club is iho muddle the association Is confronted with. ITho views of thn caMurii delecratos who are pxpeotod on thn turly trains may uhanuo the Bltuution entirely. J1.I.VKI VIIK I in Itlmiclio Ituyn a Mco I lok- lull t'rutiilcili UriiKK'tl'iH- ' Fiuxcisco , t'.il. , Dec. H , ( Jcorgo L.a Blanche , iho inarlno , and Alexander of San Krui > clsco , mot In n finish fight at the OccMonial clnt ) tonight for n F'J.UOO purse. D.muy Neodlmm was Vii force. La Illanclio was seconded bj At Butler and Hilly Smith ; Graggains ny Martin Murphy auil Patsy Ilogdii. Grajt- nalos outclassed Ii llloncho iu height and roach , but the latt > r iHjesoased grentor riiij ; oipcrlonco. I-a Hlatirho was the favored U > Iho betting. In the first round ( Jrupgnlns got in two U oed ouoa In the wiml. In the second Graa- cnlns got Iu u hunt loft and riuht on his op ponent's JRW. The Mirinu's stonriuh a > rod from the visitation * hy Graggnins1 lofi Tlio third \va a rcpntltion of the scroml From the found to the oghth the Mirln > was frequently Jarred ( n the wind and ono of his rushes wat stopnod with a Straight loft on the chin. In the sfiventh the Marino fell to the floor from thoforco of a toft hntid punch on GragRaln's onr. In the tenth the Marino ro.achi-d Grag- galn' Jaw with a hard right , and Iho latter replied with a right hand body punch. Honors were oven in Iho eleventh. Iho twelfth to the seventeenth were fought nt close quarters. Both Graft- gains' eyes were hndlr visited , nnd ttioro was a hcavv lumn In the center of hu forolicad. La Blaneho wa-i bleeding at the mouth. In the fourteenth Graggaln.s cleverly stopped La Blanche's sxvlng bv a Jab on the nose , and In the fifteenth ho sent the Marino rolling with a left on the jaw , In the seventeenth the Marino rushed : Graggalns aludod him nnd ho fell through the ropes. When La Blnnoho nroso ho limped badly , assortlnc his right log was Injured. There wcro cries of "h'oul" and "Falio. " Pandemonium ousuod. Graggalns rushed on the Marino , who hung to the ropes , and punished him right nnd left , the referee cmleavovlng to separate them when tlio round closed. In the eighteenth Graggalns nearly knocked La Bhiucho out , when the police stepped into the ring , ordering Iho fight to ston. ston.Tho The roforco said Graepalns had been doing most of the fighting nnd ho would nwntd him the light. The crowd hissed , but the club abides by the referee's decision. v Hold * Out. GUTTBVIIBIIO , N. .1. , Dec. II. Track In line condition. Klrst race , six furlongs : ricnrolto won Altlqulppa second , Sir Kao third , nine. Second race , flvo furlonjrs : Noomliiy won , /inolila second , Ohaitruiist ) third. l.mu : 1OI : { . ' 1 hlr race. sU and a half ftirlonss : Auto crat won , Toano st-eonil. Sir Goorjto third. Tltno : 1:315 : $ . l < 'ourth race , ono and nn uluhth fiirlimz : I'olliain won , Oloster second , CiiS'iula thud. Tlmo : Ji.VtM. Klfth race , llvn and a hnlf fiir'onirs : I'liux I'as colt , won , Knapsack second , Molveover third. Tlniu : 1OU. : Sixth rnco. slfurlonss : Cllnnx won , Piir- ] llng second , I'stollo third. Time : 1 : > . Will Kill tlif TIMI-IC. CIIICAOO , 111. , Dec. It. An important move was made tonight In the crusade against the Garlleld Pant track. The city council , with only ono dissenting voice , adopted an order extending Jackson boulevard ard Huss avenue. The thoroughfares named would cut ncrois at right angles through the raring course , rendering further Jockeying or pool soiling at iho phico Impracticable. , Tips lor To lay. Following are tlio horses looked on as likely winners at Guttonberg : 1. Itojioator Maity It 2. Once Ataln I'rlnco Howard , n. TMSSO I'anhandlo. 4. Ivlniberlv Now or Novor. ! > . Itusll DnUo-IUillpsu. C. ( lolieiulan Flielly. TAKKX J-'ltOjT llIi ; A8\T.V3l. Kdwiird M. Klold Air -slctl and Placed in Prison. Nuw Yowc , Deo. II. Edward M. Field , the senior partner of the defunct firm of Field , Ltndloy , Weichors & Co. , was arrested today by three of Inspector Brvnos' detec tives on a warrant Issued bvJudgo Martin of the court of general session ! ! . Field was taken at the private asylum in which ho has been confined SIHLO the collapse of the linn. Ho was arrouod on n charge or larceny in the lirst dogrco nnd wiib taken to police headquarters tonight. The warrant was granted on an afllilavlt submitted by District Attornov Nichols. Immediately on the issuance ol Iho warrant the district at torney summoned Inspector Byrne * nnd placed the order of Iho court in tnat ofllcur's bonds. From the orders given by the district at torney it would seem that ho docs not nluce ab- solutn credence in the belief that Field was so insuno as to bo irresponsible for his acts. When detectives arrived at the asylum at ti o'clock , Dr. Granger refused point blank to deliver over his patient to them lie finally consented however and Informed Field , who wont with the ofllccrs In a closed cirriago to the depot , and was brought to this tity. Ho will bo arralgnoi bcfoio Judge Martin to morrow. District Attorney Nlcolsgw o out the fol lowing statement tonight : "In view of the repeated charges made in the now-papers , I deemed It my duty , without awaiting a com plaint 10 bo made by someof the parties Interested and said to have boon defrauded. Mr. Field may bo Insane ; if ho is , it must be proved as a defense to the indictment In the usual way. No man over charged with a rrlrao can avoid prosecution by being com mitted to a private insane asylum. " IIMATfl llKAI'l" J.l3tlOiS. Iowa CItizou Thinks U'H f.'oput.ition Worth nt Lonst $1O)1)U Di3 ! MOINES , la. , Doc. 1-1. [ Sporlal Tele gram to TUB BED. ) In the district court to day the case of Ira II. Stubos against U. P. Clarkson , editor of the Btato Register , wns begun. The suit is for alleged slander and $10,000 damages Is asked. The suit Is based on remarks said to have been made n year ago by Mr. ClarKson iu the presence ol others , derogatory to plaintiffs character for probity nnd honesty , and was caused by a claim filed by Stnbbs against the ostnto of Mr. Clarkson's father. Aftorsomotostimony had been glvon the defense iiovp.1 to instruct for the defendant , which motion was argued. They claim that no case is made n < the words used were oral nnd not of themselves under the law slanderous. No decision bus us yet boon rendered. _ Voterui < on iuotnr Iiil. DAVKNPOIIT , la. , Dec. 11. [ Special Tele gram to Tun Br.u.J Jamosf T. H.iyinond dlo J hero today , ngou ( > 5. Ho came here thirty- eight years ago from Ohio and was or.o of the first conductors on the Hock Island road , remaining in continuous sorvlco over tlnrt- 11 vo years. _ Urfiiiiatiou | of lud i ; 1C I line. DEsMoiNKS , la , , Dec. U. The governor today received the resignation of Judge Kiiitio as Judge of 0110 of Iowa's judicial cir cuits. Ho wns elected to the supreme bench at iho last election. His successor is not to bo appointed before the flwt of the next year. : J.G The IJoinl ) Tlirouor I.en n LtMtor Ho- voiiliu ; * Ills Plans , HOHTO.V , Mass. , Doc. U. Mti. Norcross , mother of the bomb thrower , has granted a reporter the first Interview Im.t slnco the news was broken to her. Slio nuid at thu be ginning that thora had boon found on Satur day , on Henry's uftlco dc.sk , a letter nd- d n * sed to her. "My husband , " said she , "brought it homo to mo soalod. We shut ourselves In our room at once and opened It. What it contained none mil , us two know , I will say , however , it removed from our minds any duubt that might have romulnod as to the identity of iho bomb thrower. It makes certain thu theory that Henry dropped iho bag of dynamlto in Mr. Sago's ollleo. " Although Mrs. Norcross would not glvo out the \vbolo letter , tlio reporter succeeded In learning thai its opening sentences were : "I go to Now York today to got Sl20JiKU If I do not succeed I shall kill myself. " ifAf > Tii > A ni'.tit.ixi ) n.ii ) , A Servant Girl Posm UN u Hluli M ui's Daughter. MKKIDRX , Conn. , Dec. 14. Fred Hubbird , an employe of the horse railway company , mot a young servant hi Dr. Dohcrty' * familv laatsummor. Ho thought she wa * a daugh ter of the doctor and the girl foiturcil his tic luslon. Ho proposed marriage and thov were wedded hvst August , Two \\oeks aio Hubbard dlicovorod tlio trick which hud boon playoJ UIMII him. His. wlfu confo-ssud und informed him that her maiden numa was Agues Honui and that her trluiuis llvsil in Now llavon. They qunrroled and Mr- Ilubbird wont to her Now Ilnvon homo Hinco then alio lias sued Hubbnrd fur nan- summrl und caused his umist. TUo cano will como up In pollco court nu\t WoJnoi- day , Mrs. Hubbard Justttloa her action on the ground "that she llkod Hubbird und wonted him. " Competition tromblua wnoti Jios. oj > on urlcea ou pliiuoa und BROOCH r INTO DISREPUTE , Receiver Asked for tbo Nebraska Morlgago and fnvjstmont Ocmpany , VERY LITTLE LOSS WILL RESULT , After ft Career ot IMvo Yearn the Dlrcotorn of thn OrKiinl * ' Compelled to U hid Up IIH Afr.ilrn. Fiii'.viovT , Nob. , . Dao , II. [ Special to Tim BII : : . | At n meeting of the directors of the Nebraska Mortgage aud Investment com pany , hold in this city this morning , nn ap plication wns made to the United States dis trict court for tlio appointment of n receiver for that concern. The r > obraska Mortgage and Investment company was a heavy llnanolal concern which had done business for nbout llvo years , having a paid up capital of f JV,000. ) Its management wns In the hands of C. II. Ton- cray , through whom It has boon brought into disrepute , ho having wrecked It , It Is nlloeod , b.v gambling on the Chicago Board of Trade. Ptotldonl Dorsoy has been devoting himself for the past nix months to straightening out ItsalTalra and wns gradually placing it nn a hiiro foundation , but eastern stook and paper holders who had hocorao Impatient wore moved to force it into thu hands of a receiver nnd the action taken this morning was ut their request. An olllcor of the company stales that the concern owns sufficient real cstato nnd othur property which , if sold at fair values , will pay every dollar of Indebtedness nnd fifty fctits ou the dollar to shaioholdors. Cleric Walker of the United States district court has been asked to ho appointed receiver. UI.Ul VI * AXl > ItUllUKtt. St. Paul Cltl/.on Coinp-llod to Hand Over HIM Valuables. ST. PAI-I , Nob. , Dec. -Special [ Tolo- trram to Tin : Bir.J This morning as A. J. Henry was driving to town from tils farm with a load of grain ho was attacked by a younc man nnmod ISiain Lomis , who pre sented a revolver with the usual highway man expressions and demanded a small amount duo another neighbor. Mr. Henry hud only 50c nnd a grain check , which ho was compelled to fork over. Tno chdck for about fSUO Mr. Henry endorsed , and came to town In time to learn that it had been paid , the partv cashing it having beat bitn in. A warrant was issued and young Lomis , who has served time In the ICenrnoy reform school , was arrested and is now In charge of oflicers. He promised to kill the shurift or any ono else who attempted to arrest him. The case promises to furnish sensational de velopments. _ 'I hrco PI itlHin nth Pr.uT-nioL'Tii , Nob. , Dec. 14. [ Special Tel egram to Tin : Bin. ] This morning about 11 o'clock Nels Bllscn , n Swede , working in tha freight repair shop of the B. & M. , while working on the top of u box car slipped off on to the trucks below. Ilo was picked up and assisted to his homo nnd it was thought that ho was merely badly bruised about the back. This afternoon the man complained of feeling vorv badly and could not move the lower portion of his boJv. Frank Lcvir.gs , an apprentice in the boiler shop , bad a rod-hot rivet dropped on the side ofhisfaca this afternoon , severely burnine the lobo of his left car nnd the sldo of Ins neck. This evening at 7 o'clock .Toll" Monroe , a .switchman in tha B. & M. yards at this point , was instantly killed utulo coupling freight cars. One of iho cars ho attempted to couple was u Hat loaded with heavy oak timber which projected over the end of the ear , and as he stopped between them his head was caught by ono of the timbers and completely nuihed to plecos. Monroe is a young man , unmarried , aud'has1 bonn switch ing for the company only about llvo months. Hilrey on Trial. UEI > Cl.ori ) , Nob. , Dec. H. ( Spacial Tele gram toTunBKi : . ] U. V. Shiroy. ox-troas- uror of the Nebraska nnd Kansas Farm LOE.U company , had his preliminary examination today before Judge SVost. The ct.nrgoas in two counts , the first charging Shuey with cmbe/i'ling $ M,000 and the second charging him with making away with 15OJO. Shlrey appeared calm and collected , and did not scorn to bo much troubled. An 'adjournment was taken until tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock In order to give the state tinuto make the cliargo moro specific as to date , amounts , otc. Hnw Sloan UJipc 1. BI.UII , Nob. , Doc. It. [ Special to Tun BUB.J It has boon discovered th-U It was nn oa y matter for a friend to roauhi anything that was two and a half or thrco feet long through a window that is located near the air nolu in the cell and between the stone wall and the i/ino scanMIng that lines tbo cell occupied by the burglar -Morrison. HIMICO it is undoubtedly n fact that Murderer Sloan hud outMdo help in escaping from Jail , although nothing has been discovered that wnusud so far. No trace as j ot that hoems to bo authentic rns reached thu officers hero. KmOmnli ( ' KouroiK , Nob. , Dae. H , [ Special to Titq BKI.I : Tomorro\v evening Hon. Frank Puls of Iiosklns , Wiiyno county , will ship from Norfolk to Omaha a train load of fat stock , consisting of cattle , hogs nnd sticop of hh own feeding. This i.s the llrst train load of stock ever fed and shipped bv nn individual from this part of the state and Superintend ent Reynolds has agreed to furnish Mr. Puts with a special train for the occasion. Mr , Puts considers Omaha the best market to ship to. Hluo Ilill'H Hotel ISuriiDil. BI.UK HIM , Nob. , Dec. II. [ Special Toio- gram to Tins Biss.J The Central hotel burned last night. The building was half consumed. The estimated loss Is ff,000 , with mi insur ance un the building in the Springfield of $ SUJ ; Homo of Now York , J500 ; Gorman of Fivcport , 500. On furniture , In the Homo , 1JU ; G rnun , SJ'X ' ) . The cause of thu lire Is unknown. HIM Mind Unhalnncod. NKIIUVSKV Cn v , Neb. , Deo. II.- [ Special to Tin' Bun. ] John Smith , the man who attempted sulcido in this city last week , has become violently Insane and requires con stant watching. Sunday night ho escaped and later was found lying in the mud In the street , entirely naked and almost dead , hav ing removed all the bandages from his wounds. SUIT 'r Convention Delecntps. ' SruoMsnuuo , Nob. , Deo. 11. ISpecial to Tin : . BKI ; . ] At a mooting of the Boird of Trade of this city the following gentleman were selected as delegates to the beet biicnr convention to bo bold at Lincoln , Nob. , De cember IT : Louis V. Hukell , J. L. John son , I. D. Clmmborlnln , I. Hoasiiati aud W. n. Nichnl. Calhoun'x N'ow Ohiiruh. Oi.vin , Nob. , Doc. 14. | Sp3clul to Tim HEP. | Uov. J. H. Bross , superintendent of homo mucous for the state of Nebraska for tnu Congregational church , dedicated a now Congiogatlnnal church at Calboun Sunday. The i-nuruh coat f 1,01)0. ) It U clear of all Indebtedness , Arrested tor Shooting n liny. HnituvN , Nob. , Deo. 14.-Special ( Telegram - gram toTiin BBK.J Kd Springer , a notor ious character , was arrested hero today by iho sheriff of Hurt cpmitv for shooting a boy at Mondamln , la. , lust Monday ulillo attend ing a diiiico. Springer will be tuhen to lown tomorrow. Diphtheria Mill b | > r < < ; ulinc. NemittiKA CITV , Neb , Dec , II. ( Special to I'lih HiiK.I U was tlicmctit at one ttmu that the efforts to prevent tbo spread of diph theria la this city had boon successful , but yojtcrday throe mure easui were reported. Another Competitor Ni IIIUSK * CITV , Neb , Doc It Special to T n lien , jThu j Board of Trade hat decided 0I / to nnko an olTortt \ > , infcuro the location In this city of the Sliwmmloah Normal school which wns recenUntjfstrovcd by flro. The clmlnnan has toloRrnnhed President Croan for the privilege oNrompotlnK nnd the presi dent has signified hivnUlltiKiioss. Storitilnt , nt , 1 Imwoot ! KI.MWOOII , Nob. ppo. 14. [ Special Telo- ( jrnin toTiin nKR.J-jr.It'ls snowing nnd storm- In ? lioro , A furious ale prevails. cunr. 'J rouble I'onrccJ.jJii Jhc Indiana Fields The Crostqi ifutlo Trouble. Blum , Ind. , Doc. . 1.10-Thc situation In the bituminous coal rogoniof | , Indiana , In which 20,000 minors are on a strike , Is a gloomy ono for the strikers anilIts outcome may bring the wolf to the dooCoTnmny n dolvor In the bowels of the onrth in adjacent states. The Indiana strike Is ono of desperation , accord ing to the storloa told by the men , nnd car- talnly the outlook Is ono of pinching hunger , if not actual .starvation , cold and nakedness. The mine operators say that the present strike is in violation of nil agreement made b.v the men last Piii-lni , ' not to ask for an nd- viinco In wages for ono year , mid that , In vlow of that fact , tnov will not negotiate with the strikers. The latter say that the mlno OH nors took advantage of them In the spring when they were not prepared for a strike to force them Into signing nn unjust scale , and that In refusing to keep that con tract any longer than nccc nry they nro no moro blnmnblo than they would bo to turn " upon a hlghwav rpbbor "whenever oppor tunity oiTerod. They declare ihul iho minors of Indiana have boon moro oppressor ) nnd ground down than these of any state In the union ; thattholr wages have been loss ; tnnt thov have been subjected to all sorts of op pression ; that their condition was little bet ter than that of Uussinn convicts in Siberian mines , and that they struck for moro decent treatment in 'sheer desperation , preferring starvation to further oppression. Though their commTUoomon are trying to hide Iho fact , It is nevertheless true that many of the men nnd their families are al- ro.ulv on the verge of starvation , subsisting on one meal a day , and have been doing so for two weeks. The relief received thus far has boon very scant , and In some places the strikers are totally without fuel , the mine owners having undertaken to freeze thorn out hi' refusing oven to sell them coal. In the face of nil this , however , the men talk with grim determination , iinu say they will light it out to the death If needs ho. There is hope , however , that this will not bo neces sary , as the national executive board of the MIIIUM Association of the United States has ut last recognized the stnko and approved of it. nnd has issued n call to nil of its members to contribute to the relliif of the strikers. This broadens the scope of the light. It has been stated that mine owners In ndjolninc states liuvo bean supplying con tracts for the Ind [ nun mine owners. This will bo investigated by the board , and If It cannot bo chocked in any other way the miners in those states will ba called out also. Federation of Labor. BiiiMixoimr. Ala. , Doc. 14. The eleventh annual national convention of the Federation of Labor convened this morning , being called to order by President Clampers. About 150 delegates are present from nil parts of the United States aud Canada. Only routine business wns transacted today. President Gompers addressed the mooting. Iu concluding he sni J f The porpelultv oklhouins.tltuUons of our country , tbo fri'Olom of the eltl/un and the ni.in. tbo uiiiduni upon the nhouldurs of onr sisters , the crv of tjje youiis and Innocent children tor relief , demand us to do all In onr power , to o\ort every oil or J we me capable , to brim : a bout a condl t Ion uf nlTa Irs moiorat ional and hum.me. and rel'ove us from thu sllKtii.i of cainli'sMii'x and IndllVorenco to thcso great wrongs byhleli \\o a'to surrounded. At the conclusion ofHho president's ad- dtess the convention went into executive session , and the doOis weio closed , the usual committees wore appointed and General Sec retary Chris Evans tlien presented his annual financial report , fn .doing so , ho said the trades union movement was doing n noble work in the line of rufonii , but still was not making as good progress as it .should. The report proceeded to state that , during the term ending October ill , 1SU1 , 210 chatters bad boon issued t&Duulons , in thirty states. Charters bad also Been granted to ten na tional unions , " making a total of 250 during tbo vuar. The financial exhibit showed re ceipts of the cards , 21,810 , total expenditures 31:1,100 : , leaving a balance of 83.1fi7. Of the total expenditures nearly t-fiOO represented lo.ins and donations to orgRiuzalions on stiikes. Only 54.000 was spent for salaries. Urowinit Serious. CunsTDD BUTIX , Co'o. ' , Dec. II. The com mittee appointed by the miners mot with a committee fiom the operators today und n proposition was made to arbitrate tlio difll- cultios now existing. The operators pot t- tively refused to compromise thu matter , nnd declared that the men should return To work at the cut rate of 05 cents n ton or not ft all. The minors nro almost penniless , and if llioy do not got to work soon their families will bo in actual want. The men dcclaio they will starve before they will accept the reduc tion nud will fight until dead before they will allow blacklegs to ba brought in to take their places. Sheriff Shares tonight declared that the situation is growing moro serious every hour. Ordnred Them Out. Svv Fiuxcitco , Cal. , Deo. 14. Acting Deputy Grand Chief Itumsov of the Order of Hallway Telegraphers of North Amonca has issued an order for n strike of all members on the entire Paclllc system of the Southern Pacific compnnv , beginning tomorrow morn ing. Tbo itnov.meos nio stated to bo the Southern Pncillc's opj > oiltlon to the Order of Kallwav Telegraphers nnd Its demand that the telegraphers sign itii allldavlt that they nro not members and will not become mem bers of the order. 'I ool. f 10 fitrilctTs' Pno" ! . TOIT.K v , Kan. , Deo. 14. Information has been received hero to the cffeot that the Southern Pnclllo railway has supplied the plaeei of all the striking telegraph operators with now moil and that the Western Union put in new men nt Ul Paso. 7C.I.V.S.1.S cno ! ' ' I'nuiii'iwri , . Uufnvornhlo Weather Snltl to Hnvo Produced lmistrous : RPMIIIH v ATCIIISOX , ICan. , Dec. U. [ Special Telegram - gram to Tin : Br.K.1 Ex-Governor George W. Gllclt of Atchison , who 13 n member of the Stnto Board of Agriculture , says the prospect for n wheat crop in northeastern Kansas is worse than bo bus ever seen It. Drv weather nnd Intasowlng nro the causes. Governor Ullek has been engaged I'l milking an investigation of the condition of thu wheat crop for the past ten days. Victim of itluhwnyinon. ATMIISOX , ICnn. , pocy , 11. ( Special Tele gram to Tim Bcn.J il. M. Johnson , n young farmer of Parnoll , this county , was assaulted on his way to churcj ; ly ; unknown persons lasl night nnd robt)6d ) , . i HU assailants evi dently thinking tboy. had killed him placed blm on the railroad- track from whence ho was lescuod b.v u track walker llvo minutes before train tlmo. 'Johnston ' is in n precarious - carious condition. " NA1TJRALRU1TFIAVORS. Vanilla A Of portoot purity. LemonI Lemon - Of uroat etronsth. AlmSnd If enemy In their t,3o Roseetc.r ) Flavor na delicately and dcllclously no the frooh frultt FLORIDA'S ' AWFUL TRAGEDY , Women nud Innocent OhiUlron Murdered autl Mu'.ilated. FIENDISH CRUELTY OF THE MURDERERS. Mon mill IlloodlioiitulH senrcliliiK for tlio MniiHicrH llcrolo Struualo or One of tlio Victims Itluuily SeencH. J icicsoxvu.t.i ! , Fla. , Dec. 11. It has boon Impossible to establish telegraphic communl- | I cation with these at the scoiio of the tragedy near New Smyrna. The following facts , J ] I however , nro well authenticated. The sccno of the murder wns nt the house of Franlc J , I'ocUwood In the tvntcr of nn orange grove , on the Ij.iults of UllUboro river , eight miles south of Now Smyrna. 1'at'iuvood Is n natlvo of Louisiana , uut lm lived near Now Smyrna for neatly llftoon roans. The names of the parsons murdered nro Miss A. II. Druco ot Now York City , Fran it IJ 1'acU- wood , 1 years old ; son of E. J. Piickwood ; Mrs. T , 13. ilatcti nnd her boy , 0 yut old. Tbo house was entered Frulav night throtlRh u window , the Intruder * smashing the sash and trln-is in ordur to KOI In. A ghastly sight mot thooyos of the lirst visitors to the promisor Saturday inoniiiiir. In ono corner of the main room , on tlio lloor , lay the body of Mrs. Hatch , shot through the left oyc. In the s.unu room , lying on Iho bud , wns the Body of her son , shot under the loft oyound with his throat cat from ear to oar. In an "adjoining room , lying on the lloor , wns the Body of Frank Pacirwood shot through the head and with his throat also cut. In the same room , lying upon the bed , was the body of Miss Bruco. Her person had boon out raged nnd her skull mid fnco had been smashed With some heavy woapon. Her taco had also boon shot through and her throat cut. cut.At the entrance of the broken window a largo revolver was found , two chambers of It having been emptied. Ou the bed by thu sldo of the body ot Miss Bruce lay a double barreled shotgun with the stock broken into splinters. On the bed near the body of the Hatch boy lay a long bladed butcher knifo. Ao Clue to the Murderers. No clue to the murderers has yet boon found , butthroo tramps seen in the neighbor hood are suspected of the crime. A lariro posse headed by Deputy SheiifT Dlmick started late Saturday night to scour the coun try for the murderers. Hoboory was undoubtedly the purpose of the murd'-rors , but the extent of their plun der is as yet unknown. Some of the occupants of Park wood's ' house had bcon there only n few days , aud the amount of money and valuables which they had in tnoir possession is a matter of conjecture. So far , In the dispatches from Now Smyrna , no mention is made of F. J. Puck- wood us being in the house at the tlmo of the tragedy or of appearing on the sccno there. There is n rumor that ho was killed uUo and his Dody concealed , so us to throw suspicion on him as the murderer of the others. Hu has n nephew in this city who gives the follow ing information : "Mr. Frank J. Packwood owns n largo orange prove , eight miles south of Now Smj rna , on the bat.ks of the Hlllsbaro river , and only n mtlo Irom the ocau. Ho has livoii thory for fifteen youra. All the Puckwood family originally came from Louisiana. There are several brothers in this stato. Frank's wife was u Miss Bruce of Now York city , nnd she died when her boy Frank was u llttlo baby. Immediately niter his mother's death his aunt. Miss A. H. Bruce , of Now York , came to Florida to take earo of him , nnd has since made her homo with tno child and his father at the orange grovo. Who Mrs. T. D. Hatch is f have no idea. I never heard the name before. Miss Bruce , the murdered woman , was about 35 years ol ago. " . \liilllnj ] ! ; Sights. Ono of the first men to reach thn scene after the alarm had been given thus tells the story of the crime "When wo reached the house wo all crowded around th broken window and peered in. Befoio our ejes was nn appalling ( poetaclo. On her buck , by ho window in a peril of blood , lay Mrs H < M'h with a pistol ball wound on tnn inside corner of her loft ovo. Hoif.ico was blackened with pov dor. Thu other bodies lay near her. When the crash came sno had ovldontlv bucn near the \vliulou. When the murdoier en tered , bur littiu son. frenzied with fright , had probably fled nnd sought rufugo Iu the bed clothes of a bed lounge PI the loom , ilo was torn from these , shot over the loft eye and his throat cit in three places , tils head was almost so/orod from his body. Tbo bed clothes wore stained ciimson , "Whilo the nuirdorci was entering the window Miss Bruce had apparently secured an old pistol which was handy and fired at him. The ball took effect in the window frame. The muraurcr , heedless of this on slaught , continued his terrible work. iMmlo a StrucTKlo for Her Life. "By this time Miss Bruce had gone to the clcsot and secured a double barreled shot gun. She levelled it at the murderer as ho approached , but unfortunately both hammers snapped on shells that had boon exploded boforo. Ho overpowered her and accom plished his devilish purpose , probably aftnr Killing her llttlo nophuw. "After this part ot the tragedy the murderer - doror shot her through the right check , tno ball crashing through her teeth , striking the wall and fulling on the bed. Thcio must have been another struggle for the possession of the gun. Ho toro It from her grasp and swinging it iirouna his head with both hands clutching the barrel drove the stock against hnr face with terrible forcu , The blow struck her botwccn the forehead n d nose and crushed In her skull , Kvory hone in her face wns broken. Then with n keen bread knife ho stabbed her In the nock , cutting out n square section of lloili nud lliilahlni : with two terrible gashes on hcrthto.it. "Frank f. Packwood , a beautiful llttlo roldeii h ilrcd child of 5 years , was found on the lloor at the foot of tlio bed with his t broil cut. His features had been mm rod , The floors of both rooms had boon completely covered with blood and the mattress on the bed on which Miss Bruce lay was soggy with gorn. On the curtains and walls blood was spattered thickly. When the notu'h- bois later on began to clear up the ; picmlsoa the blind had to bo carried from the room In dipping. It wns then scooped up Iu masses and thrown outside ; the remainder was sopped up with cloths and the spots were scrnbl.ed and strewn with flour ; but oven this did not ludo the biooil evidence of the crimp.1 A Now Smyrna special" to the Times Union tonight says : "Tho conviction Is urowlng hero that the murders at the Packwood house were committed by somebody belonging to this neighborhood , or ut least fnmlllar with the promises and surrounding country. " Shot While Ili'HlKtluR Arroit. DRS Mni\R , In. , I)0 ( % 1J. < - | Spoclnt Tele- pram to Tun nr.n.j Sim Deardon , a tough character , was shot and seriously \voilndcd In two places last night by Policeman Skin ner , who was attempting to arrest him and others In n notorious resort in what Is known ns the "Whlto Chanol" district of Mio city. Decrdon assaulted Skinner with a coupling pin and then startuO to run , hut was halted bv the policeman's revolver. Ho will proba bly recover. _ _ J'lillSUX.ltt I'.tll.KIH.ll'Jll. C. H. Thomas of Ficmont is at the Hellene. II. M. Wilson of Sioux City Is nt the Mur ray. ray.John John M. Thurston was in St. Louis yester day. day.Mr. Mr. II. Kller of Ynnkton , S. D. , is In the city. 0. E. Tebbotts of Fremont Is at the Mil- lard. lard.M. M. L. Eaton of Fnirbury , Nob. , is a 1'axton guest. H. U. Horth of Grand Island is nt the Paxton. W. A. Fisher of Red Oak , In. , is nt the Paxton. P. P. Clayton of Wisnor , Nob. , is at the Mlllard. S. B. Hoynard of Grand Island is at the Mlllard. J. F. Allen of Fremont was at the Murray yesterday. Barrett Scott of O'Neill is registered nt the Mlllard. E. B. Brain of Bassott , Neb. , is stopping at tha Millnrd. Ccntaln Osborn nnd wife loft yesterday for Now York. George E. Dunlngton of Falls City , Neb , is n Millard guest. Julius Hector of Walnut , la. , is sequest ered nt the Millard. 1. I. Imhoff of Sutherland , Fla. , is regis tered at the Paxton. J. O. Hlchardson nnd wlfo loft yesterday by the \Vabash for St. Louis. Charles B. Allen of Lincoln was among yesterday's arrivals at the Murray. W. S Hoot , Aliss Hoot and Miss Stowell of Cleveland are stopping at the Murray. T. Corcoran and Theodore E1. Hunncwoll of Fremont are registered ut the Dollono. E. I'1. LyonsJand John Sellatloy of Fair- bury. Nob. , are stopping at the Paxton. Colonel II. H. Horst. n prominent capitalist and mining man of Butte City , is stopping at the Paxton. J. A. Hcimbaugh nnd Miss Iloimbaugh de parted last night bv the Northwestern for St. Paul , Minn. W. F. Ford is among the South Dakota arrivals at the Paxton. Ho is registered from Dead wood. \ \ illiam Whlttakor of the law department of the Union Pacific railroad , has 'returned homo from Canada. Jnmos McMomes has lately visited Sioux Citv , In. , and Lincoln , Nub. , in the interests of tlio Canadian American of Chicago. Mrs. A. A. Campbell , Mrs. W. A. Black and daughter and Mrs. J. L. Baker of West Point are aixong the giiQsts at the Dellono. M. W. IConnard and fumilv have gone to Battle Crook , Mica. Mr. Konnnrd is seri ously ill and has gone for medical treatment. General Finnic Wheaton and family , have accepted an invitation to occupy a box at the benefit for the Open Door at Boyd's Now theater Friday December IS. On December 10 Mrs. James McMonfes nc- compantoil by her 1-yoar-old grandson re turned from her four months' visit to rela tives nnd friends in Watortown , Stonoy Crook and Hamilton , Out. Mr. John W. Ilayos of Philadelphia , gen eral secretary of the Knights of Labor called upon THE linn yesterday. Ho expressed agrocablo surprise to lind so complete a newspaper ofllco , which ho took great In terest In Inspecting throughout. Uov. Dr. nnd Mrs. John Gordon loft for the cast yesterday afternoon. After spending Christmas in Pittsburg they go to Washing ton , D. C. , wlioro Dr. Gordon is to road a paper at tno annual meeting of the American Society ot Church History on "Tho Papal Bulls DIstributlng'lii America. " MM. Gor don will spend a month with her sister , Mrs. Dr. Humlin \VnshIneton. . Dr. Gordon expects - pocts to occupy his own pulpit iu the Wost- mlnstor church the lirbt Sunday In Janunrv. ' In his absence the Uov. Piof. M. B. Lowrie , . D.D. , will preach December at ) , nnd Vlco President Ilughos , of Tabor college , Dcccm- her " 7. MR. SAflNDERS IS SAT UPON , Ambitions ot nn Aspirant for Political Favors Rudely Flattouod , SMALL CYCLONE IN COLOilED CIRCLES , Cluiiriiinn Cyrus I ) , lloll the Tnraot of n Gicnt ltoil ol'IiiuaiidcHUuiit Oratory Kiito of n Hi'port. There was n meeting of the Afro-Amoricati league nt the All lean Methodist church last evening for the purpose of hearing the report - port of thoromn.ltteo appol'ited at a recent muss meeting of colored people to present thu name of Prieo Saunders to Shcriir-oiout lioiiiiott as the choice of the colored people for deputy sheriff. As at the previous moot ing Mr. Cyrus 11. Bell presided and ns ho wns the chairman of the commlttco read the roort. | According to Mr. Boll's report Mr. Bennett refused to appoint Price Saunders to any position because ho had takou a dlsliico to the man when hu lirst aw him , and because ho had already promised to appoint Mr. Krncst. The report went on to condemn Mr. Bennett for entering Into any agreement to appoint any ono until the result of the mass meeting was known When Mr. Boll had finished reading the fun commenced. 'Iho question of the adoption of the committee report was what opened a light which got pretty hot before adjournment. Mr. WyMo opposed thendoptipii. Ho said : "I expected to hear a report of the action of the committee and not a tirade of abuse leveled nt Shorilt Bennett and several of our prominent colored people , The mass meeting did not appoint tliat committee to go andurito up a long article censuring thu sheriff because ho refused to appoint the man the chairman wns hustling lor. What wo want Is to got a colored man n position in the sheriff's ollleo and with that object first nnd foremost in our minds wo should sink all individual fueling or preference. If wo can not agree on a man how can we expect Mr. Bennett to I" liounolt CJlvt-H His HOUMOUS. At the conclusion of Mr. Wylto's llttlo talk Shorilt Bennett , who was sitting In the icar of thu church , arose. and addressing the chair said that ho roalbcd that tlio colored people had not boon treated fairly in the distribu tion of public patronage and ho decided im mediately after his election to make a place for soiuo member of that race. Ho also thanked Chairman Bell for making him out a liar by misquoting some statements made during the Interview with the committee. Mr. Be nott wns loudly cheered as ho sat down. Then a half do/on men ronrosouttng both the Krncst and Saunders factions Jumped to their teat and demanded n chance to spank. The chair llnallv icstorcd order and recog nised Mr. A. D. White who stnrtod out by saying : "I never saw such an infamous report brought in by men who claim to bo intelligent. Why , out to Mr. Bennett's house the com mittee was nicely received nnd handsomely entertained. They smoked his Hnvanns null drank his wine , nnd then have the audacity to como Into the meeting and road such n re port , which grossly misrepresents the facts. 1 do not ballovo that it Is the wont of the committee sent out thoio , but is the splto work of ono man nnd you all know who ho Is. Mr. Bennett lias been the first man to open the way for Iho colored people to got public positions , and to bring In such a report is a damnable shame. " Then the clamor for recognition com menced again , but Dr. Klckotta got the lloor and sailed in. I rico Saunders .Sojiiclohod. "Tho report ns drawn up , " ? nld the speaker , "may voice the sentiments of tlio committee , but it's tbo work of ono In dividual. This shall bo a mutter of record nnd those who endorse such an infamous paper will dig their own political graves. Hero is Price Saunders , held up as a candi date of purity. It's preposterous. I liav'o been in Third ward politics long enough to know Saunders and his black record. The adoption of the report means the sulcido of every Afro-Ameilcan in Nebraska poll- tics. Bo cautious about the stop you are about to take. If iho Saunders Inctlon wns loyal , it would quickly ondor.so any man of our rnco selected by the sheriff. But instead it shows a disposition to run thu thing or break up the plan entirely. " , Excitement was Increasing every moment ; EOino cheered the doctor nnd others hissed. Mr. Watson spoke next and throw hot shot into the Saunders outllt. Then a motion wns made to lay the report on the table , lloll ruled the motion out ol order and then there was a great kick. Dr. Hlckotts asked Mr. Bell if ho wanted to go on record ns making such n decision. Boll was willing , nnd the doctor hotly re marked that ho did It Just because ho had the power. That rather knocked thu chairman out and ho called Dr. Stephenson to preside while ho got down on the lloor to defend Himself. Again Mr. Bennett spolto and told why ho had decided upon Mr. Krnest , and stated that ho nnd given his , promise and was going to stand by it. A motion to that effect was made and seconded ended , nnd then the Saundcrs side had a short inning. Argument on both sides ran high for n time hut llnallv came to a voto. About throe-fourths of those present stood up to vote In favor of the motion. When thu nays were called Price Saunders itood un. nil nlono. Ho was loudly hissed nnd thu nifotlng broke up amid considerable con fusion. 17 us. Be sure and buy your Holiday Gifts now while the stock is at HIGH and the price at LOW" water mark. Herewith a few suggestions of the things we have to offer. Silk Embroidered Suspenders. Silk and Flannel Embroidered Silk IVTufflers. Night Robes. Smoking Jackets. Silk and Linen Initial Hand Dressing Gowns. kerchiefs. Bath Robes. Colored Silk Handkerchiefs. House Coats. Full Dress Neckwear. Gents' Jewelry. Gold and Silver Mounted Um- Besides numerous articles that await brdllas. your choice at prices ranging from 25c to $25 Gents' Street and Dress Gloves. s In our stock of Men's , Boys' and Collars and Cuffs , Children's Overcoats and Suits Silk , Lisle and Cashmere Me we offer you the greatest value that your rino Hosiery , money ever bought. N. B. 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