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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : Til UK SD AY , DECEMBER IU , 181)1. ) WESTERN BASE BALL MOVE Now Association lo Ba Form 3d Which ! Euro of Eucoesi , EASTERN FAKE QUICKLY tXPLODED TOWMHMentioned In thn I'hllr.dulphti l.onKiio Deny Any lCno\\lo < tin of tlio Plan Mnilin/inn | Ath- lutlo Club Troul)1cH. ' CutOAno , 111. , Dec. no. [ Special Tolcgron to riiffBiiii.j Thu Herald , commenting 01 the movement to fornl n now western league iiys ! "Lovers of the national gumolnth WMI will be plonscd to hear that n slroni effort U to , bo mada to reorganise the \Veit orn association of professional uaso ball club ou a stronger basis than aver. The Amerl can association broke thn b'icit ot tbo Watt orn league by enticing Milwaukee Into it ranks late last season. The projpocl for Western nnsoclntlon In IhK ! was up lo a fev days ago decidedly blue. With the consol tdatton of the League und the Anrorlcai association oatiju achnnpo and the outlook fo the reorganization of the League' * prlnulpa nliy Is now full of nromlso. Hvor slna the eventful meeting ot Ir.dlmmDolls Inter cited parties have boon cnnvansltig tlv Bltuatlon. Undnr the old roximo thu Wnat orn was unable to hold Its playura to thol contracts , but since peace Ims been doclnrec the country has boon Hooded with gooi players , and unless the Western Is restore ! to life or n noiv central league U organize ! scores of players will bo out of employment ploymont , The tlmo Is ripe for n nov Western association nnd there nro plenty o cities that are cauablo of supporting club' ' run on an economical basis. The days n huge sauirloi nro numbered , unit bualnos : men who ur\interested In the sport roall/i this fact. Tha' salary list will bo Hop down , and with other expenses reducci in proportion , tbo minor leagues in 1393 an cJitaln to mauo money. " lli.lllfi LIKi : A HOM I.V Hall Yarn fctnrtcd In I'hUndcl lihtit nnd Very Quickly Do ilrcl. Puinnuu'niA ' , Pa. , Doc. 30. The Ino.ulr < ; > thb morning snyn n base ball league ha < been organized to take the place of tba Amor lean association nnd already has clubs nnd ground In Boston , Now York , Philadelphia , PUtsburg , Columbus , Chicago , Milwaukee nnd St. Louis , The organisation is not in- temlod to bo antagonistic to the twolvo-clut league. Its promoters rocognUo the fact that thcia is room for another such organization. Mr. D. T. Garrison , the well known mill owner , It Is said , will back a eUlb In this cltv' In the proposed now base ball league , nnd J. M. Vnndorslico , who was connected with the loeal Player's league club , will also bo interested in tlio now scheme , provided it comes to n head. Tliattliero , is an mvltlng location for n second club in this city up ono will question , but unfortunately the conditions nro not sa favorable clsowboro Lon KnlL'ht , wbo was supposed to bo In Boston working up thnt end , was aeon today nnd ho did not appear to bo enraptured with the idea of locating a club tlioro. It is said that only the association grounds nro avail able there for ball purposes , nnd that under the terms of the amalgamation that cannot be again used for ball playing , unices Mr. Princu Is willingp ; sucrillco the sum nwurjed him by the new league. For the same reasons President Williams of the Chicago associa tion club could not place a club m the now ussoolatiou. COLUMIIU < > , O. . Dee , 30 , The information of the organization of a now basa ball league to bo known ns the United Association ot i\ Basa Ball Clubs , with Columbus as a mem ber , Is in the nature of a surprise. Magnates nero kno\y \ nothing about it , and uro Inclined to glvo the story but llttlocrodence , although thpy ro willing to itwnltdavrtopmcnts , They tlony all connection with any such scbomp , PiTTsnwui , Pa. , Doo. 30. The story rram Philadelphia of the formation of a now ball InaguQ In which I ittsburg > vas to bo repre sented is logardod here as a hoax' . No person could bo found who had any Knowl edge of its proposed formation. Prominent base ball people said they did not think anyone ono in Pittsburg would bo foolish enough to invest their money In a second club as the ptesont organi/ntlon bad always been n losing venture. MIMVAUKBB , Wls. , Doo. 80. President Iverson or the Milwaukee Base Bull olub alU today that RO far ns Milwaukee Is con- roruou ; there Is no truth In the Philadelphia laiiguo story , Milwaukee wil | Jpln the \Vtjitgrn nHsooiution or a central league pio- pofltul bv Prostd&nt Williams of Columbus. ThiS Milwaukee ball club directors hold a pcoreUmectlng this evening and decided to scud representatives both to a meeting called for . 'nnuary 7 next nt Chlcnco for the forma tion.'ot tha. United association , mid another nicotine nt Kansas City to reorganize the \Vestern association , Those delegates will not pledge themselves to enter cither cucuit. Milwaukee's base ball experience- . . with the American association has boon a caution to thu local magnates to go ahead carefully , but the sentiment seems to be very jiujcli In favor of the plan louncbod by tha Philadelphia men this morning , * ' ay ATirKriv Mnfihuttnn Bndly Involved nnd Many < 1' Its Memborj Leaving. B\Y YOKK , Doc 30. Wall street men wbo nro members of the Manhattan Atnlotio club unnouncod today that they were dissatisfied xvltli the club's management , Tnoro nrn about soventy-llvo of thorn and most of thorn intend to resign nt the next meeting. A Bpooch made In the Innermost circles of the club by Treasurer Storm few days sincg had disturbed thorn. Mr. Starm , then announced - n nouncod that all members worq tosponsIbU ) for tbo debts of the club , This ne'ws was followed by the announcement today thnt tuo Jlrmof Parlc&Tllford had declared Us Intention of sutug the club for a bill ot $10,000 , fuo for whiskies aud other goodies. Other suits , are also ponding. The milkman lias ouo for $ r > , tH)0 ) , nnd the baker aud the cnudlfcstlckmnkor for considerable sums. It WRS definitely asserted that all firms htwlng blljs ngaliit ) the club would brmg-.sult to re- covor-tbu amounts dun tlioin. < According tp tbo Wall street klukors Inter est oil the $ rr > oQOO first , mortgage bonds , dijo NoVember 1 , has not been paid. There is n second issue of bonds' amounting to $ J50,000 which is no\v held by the hanks us collateral for notes amounting to SIM.ooo Usued by Treasurer \Valton Storm for current ox > ponses. Over IbO members icalgnod from the club lnt month because of the club's Unauclal entanglements. A month ago over OOP uiombops were posted on the olUcttU liujlotln as behind in ( heir dues aud house nccount.3. liia circular discussed today by the Wall * Btroot mombora of thn club a committee which they appointed "finds that the largo Homing indebtedness of f J75UOU is the result of wasteful and extravagant oxpendltuios which should not have beou countenanced uy tbo board of officers and governors. " t tJiittiniuiK. o. N. J. , Doo. 30. The traok was sticky and heavy today , Klrst nice , ono ixllos Lon strldo won , Al- plsoa. colt , seuoud , Uiivor tlnrji , Tlmoi HMV , Socoud race , four und n , hult rnrlougai Ilia 1 % YiHil111 * " ! ' .V ? * ? & Wit. nocoml , fauuU ) 11 ! . ubbatd colt , third. Ttmui UWW. Ihlro rivce , lvo Inrloius : Itmh won. Censer ocoivO. Uunianeo thlnl. Tlmoi mwul twutth racu. ono mllot Oradimtowon , Count Luna socoad.llaylor third. Tlmoj WHs. VUth raoo. llvo nnd half furlonsus I'un- § , r , w wou..o , W. t'pou Kocona. Salisbury third. Sltlili.r'IJ } * > > ov n furtonuss Justlco won. John HloUoy cQoud. nonmur thltd , Timui I la * , _ , 'I lit * for 'loday. TUeb ) ore people vvhq tbluk theao horses good , show tp win. touay at Qutton- I , Ilawkstonq July Q. A War iiko7 mtnmmiir 1U11 , > V. * i Ron-.rwruvlttn. * ft , Stnrtor CaldwMI YWUK. Peq.yi-4aiue UoldwoU today AU ouwQuiDfltwllh the Uudinu County Jockey club and the Saratoga Kaclng assocl tlon , In accoVdanca with which tin will Act < ulartor only on tracks managed by the clubs. The contract U for two years , cot maticlng.Fanunry 1 , ISM , nnd Mr. Cnldni will derive n yearly salary of $2 * > ,000 , Llnonln ARilnnt Dinnhn. OMAHA. Joo. ai. Totl > o Hbortlng Dlljor TIIK IIKK : In roplv to the challenge from T. Illokny , capttiln of the Lincoln tug of-wt toiitn , I hiivo only to nay thnt I nccopt tl N IIIO nnd will pull his team n miituh Nti Yoir'nnlitlit lit the Collsoum , two bunt pill iii t of tbroiv ml under the rules thut go' orncd thu lute tournament luiro. HANR Nr.nt.K , O.iptnln of the Denmark TniiofViir Tcnni. The nbovo was tolcgrnphod to Managi Hlckoy.'ilt Lincoln this morning , to whit the following reply was received ! I.tNfor.N. Nob. , Uoo IP. To ll/uis / Ncblo.Cni tain Omaha's Danish TiiK-of-Wnr Tuan Your terms nro uirecablu , and I will bo t : hand at tlio upoulllctl tlmo. January I , an proceed to pull you'n l ) by thn root * . T. J. Ilicitnv , Onnlnln of Mncoln'u Uliamulon Tiu-of-Wt ' 'Idiim , And so the great match is ratified , nnd c next Friday evening the patrons of the Cell Turn will probably wllnms ono of the mo ; stubborn toils of science nnd bru : strength over witnessed hero. 'Lincoln In a powerful team and it will inquire the a forts of Hercules to beat them. Tlio Hants tram of this city , however , Is composed of tplcndid sot of men giants every ono i them. They wore tbo second best team ' the Into tournament , only biWlng sustnlno ono defeat , that nt the hands of the Invlnc bio SwoJos , and It took them two hour * nn fiftuen minutes to accomplish thU , ao nonrl wet o the v matched. On this occasion Ca tain SJobori ; nf the Swodosr will bo on linn to challenge the winners for $ IU , )0 ) n Hlde.an tlio prospects nro good for sovaral lutorastln tugs In the near future. llyan mid NuL-dhani Mntohril. Cuic\oo , , III , , Doc. 30. [ Special Tolograi to THU BKC.J Tommy Uynn nnd his biekn covered Danny Needham's ' forfeit of $31)0 ) I telegraph yesterday und the fight Is now fixture for sonm tlmo in Aluich. Itvnn leave today for the Hot Springs to got into cond tlon and wlt | remain there about three week Then lie will return to Chicago and go mi acilvu training. The Cull fornin , Puctlio an other San Francisco clubs are bidding ft the tight. The California , which offers inirsu of 0,000 , U so far the highest uiddc In nddltlou to the nurse tboro will bo n bi of W.OOO ( Sich on the side. Uynn expect * t again best , Ncoilham and will bo liberal ! baclrod by his friends. Kill lord nnd llrowor to Meet A aii HAiinisnujia , Pa , Dee. 30.E. . D. Fulfot pf Lookhavon , Pa. , and Captain John 1 Brewer of Castleton , N. J. , nro to moot bi fore the traps In this city pn Now Year dnv. The conditions of the match nro H livu birds a man , to bo shot at under Hut llngham rules , with a thirty-yard risi clghty.vard boundarv. Twolvo-boro gun will bo used. The stokes nro $ , "iOO o side. Snnlord's NcvvTr.Unor. ' SVN FIUNCISCO , Cal. , Doc. 80 James DUJ tin , the well known trainer , has boon op pointed trainer for Senator Sanford's Pal Alto stables to succeed Charles Marvin who recently accepted n position in the east WKltK British Troops Oouupy the Town o Ilunza vVit'iout Oppodtlon , Cw.cirrrv , Dec. 30. Advices from Gllglt the British advanced pojt close to tlio bar lers of Cashuiero , from which base of gpera tions the British forces hava boon oporatinr jgnlnst the Hunza , and Niger tribesmen nates tuo advance movement recently in uiguratod by the British hns been pntfrel' luccessful and that tha town of Huuza hai tieen ocoupiod by the ndvanuo column. N < jppoaition wns pitored by the tribesmen ; noy having boon thoroughly defeated in tin iovcial engagomeuts which have hlthorti iccurrgd and the submission to British au hoilty is now complete. Thn British wil low be nblo to complete tboir work of con itructmg u road from Gllglt to the Pamir , vlilch tUolInnza and Niger tiibosmon sought P prevent , and this , upon the completion ol , ho road froin Cashmere to Gllglt , will afford \n oiisy moans of access fpr the British ti .119 Pamir , the country nqw in dispute be- .woon Great Britain , Russia and China , ' The state of Hunza ) lcs on the sputhe'rr lope of the Hindoo Koosh , back of whlcb los the Pomir country , au elevated table and and. known as the "roof of tuo world.'i 'Turkey Iiitprvcnus lor I'enco PAHIS , Dae. 3J , The Turkish grand vizier las asked M. Rlbot , minister of foreign nf- airs , to rouow the relations of Franco with } ulgarln , which were ruptured because ol he expulsion by the Bulgarian govornmenl if M. Guston Cmidnuim. , n French journalist , rom h t country. The grand vizier , in referring the request , snvs the Turkish ovurnnumt will pledge Itself , should the ro- utiona between the two countries be re- umod , that all matters iitToctlng foreigners u Bulgaria wlll , bocommunlcntou tothoporto nd to the representative of the country con- ornod before further notion n taken. C.iniida Will Snoit Be Free. LONDON , Dec. 30. Truth today pub- ishos au article on Canada's fututc , diawn ut by the trouble in Quebec , stating it is he manifest destiny of the dominion to bo- omo a now United States or become nt- aqhoa to that republic. "Tho change is in- vltablo , " the paper says , -'and the sooner it Sours the bettor. The emancipation of tha omlnlon and Its absorption by the United iUUos would bo n benefit to the Canada * and Isoto Great Britain. " Thu paper further sava Canada pnca froo. Lustralia would soon follow. Tun Weeks' Terrible Since. VIKN.VV , DOQ , 30 , Alottor has boon pub- shod hero describing the ton weeks' ' alogcof 'emeu by Arabs. Tba town was under ombardmont dally whllo n terrible fnmlno rovailod thoro. Wbon the Turks relieved tie city n general butcherv of prisoners oc- urrod on both sides. . . Kill nnd . PAIIIS , Doo. 30. Fivo'mon serving terms f imprisonment In Montp'eller have inuao teir escape. Tbo .warden of the prison and no of tha prisoners , who it is supposed jfusod to join tha others , were found India WnntH n lu' BOMIUV , D.OC , 30. The In-Jlun Notional jngross , ( n session at Nagpiir , has adopted resolution declaring uecasanrv the ostab. ihment of n luglslatura iu India , to which 10 Indian people shall elect ropresonta- \os. , , it Horrlbla BUDA PBSTII , Deo. W.A raplokor In hls ty today found n largo loaf of bread.whloh , [ ion examination , wa * found , to contain agmeuts ot an Infant's 'body. Tno whole ass bad boon well baited. TO I'UOrKCT HUSH. uhlunk At Prluiio'H License Hun ; ; Up t u Crudltor'H Huiiiosl. | The. Board of Fire nnd Pollco commlu. oners sat as u license board last night tear ; ar prntuits nnd grant llconsos. Fol- wlng Is alist of thq llcoasoi granted ; mos Koblnson , BW Webster street ; Jacob undrock , 1WH South Six teen th atraof , J , ' . Fox , 513 South Thlrtoenta nttvot ; Moy- hun , 'Jill South Fourteenth street ; L. iracht it : Co.10 ? South Tontn btroot ; urlUHossen , 10i5 Huword street ; Gustnv udlofTt > Oi)3Cumlng ) street ; Matt Hetfland OJ Leavouwprth strq t : LowU Hermann , 13 South Tenth alroot ; John I. Kerns , 91,1 ) itth Fourteenth slroot ; William IColbe. 0 South Thirteenth , street ; Morln ft Con- . ay , IWl North Sixteenth street ; James H. oVaguo , 1500 Farnam street ; H , H , Stock- au , 130f Douglas atreut. A protest , against Anton WObbor 413 orth SUtecuth street , was hoard. U was aimed by the police thnt Webber had sold luoron Sunday , besides obstructing tno ow to his saloon by curtains ami slum In 0 front windows. Thq application wa * tuned. Frank Sauttor , who k op iv saloon at9i3 ancrott street , wa refused a llceuso bo use It was proven to the tatUfactlon of the rd that the. plaoo had boon opoaouSun- iv. There was a protest In ngalust F , Schroder , 01 IJumlnii tNot , foe allQvrlnc hf faucua 4 outbuilding * to rumuiu tn comllllorf. Upon tlio promise ot the appllcai to make repairs the application was grantc * Schlank & Prlnco , proprietors of th Wludsor hotel , were next on the list. . OU treasurer John Uush filed u protest chargln n flagrant violation of confidence. The toil monv ns brought out showed that Troasun Uuoh had gtvon Schlnnk & Prlnco tlmo I pny their $ IUOO in 18IK ) fnr agreeing to wet for Hush during olccilon. When the 1st license became duo Treasurer Uush nccoptc 1500 in cash nnd the balance in notes Iroi the applicants nnd nvo tno ordinary rocolp by which moans they were nblo to ubtnl their llcenso for 1801 , It seems thnt only 3lf on tbo f.Vnoto ) ) tuts boon pnld up to dat nnd John Uush therefore protested again ; the granting nf the license. It was shown that the applicants for u 1 cense for 18'JJ were Mesdames Schlank an Prlnco , nnd not the heads ot the house. Soin of the members of the board thought Ilu they should not bo called upon to collect oJ bills , but they laid the matter over nftflr secret talk until 4 p. in. today , when u dc clslnn is promised. One of the commission orsstatoq that the'decision was delayed i order lo glvo Schlank & Prlnco time , to pa what was duo Treasurer Uush. ; Fuller & Piokard who applied for n lioiti ! to sell liquors nt 1&l.r > Dodge street , hn a hard row to hoe. Four of the surroundln ahopkoopors protested because they clalmc a saloon would Injure their business. Seven property ouncrs In the vicinity , nmong-thei representatives of the Itobort Hartls ount unit Jonn A , Croighton , protested nn claimed that Vlio location of a saloon nt tb numbnr mentioned would Injure their pro ] 01 ty. Tbls casn was n long drawn out ono an tbo attorneys for both sides did their best 1 rattle and confuse the witnesses. In ovcci tivo sonslon the board decided to hand daw a decision at 1 p. m. todav , nt which time ai other meeting u 111 bo bald to grant license : HILL .ll'l'K.lt. Till : Siun\v Mon and Half Breed Irtdlnn PiKiinn , S. D , , Dnc. 30. The mixed bloo Indians and the sauaw man ore so abjorbo with the government's allowed outrage upo them by depriving thorn of the lands and ra tions-tliat they nro wllllnif to go any longt ! to bo rolnstatod. The Mixed Blood Indians Right Association of tbo United State : just organized at Fort Pierre , will I extended to n membership of 100,00 and may Include the full bloods. Tb claim that bv the Sioux bill , the constitut lo and by every act of the government since th first treaty with any Indians until this present ont hour that they were especially so rcoos nizcd under the Sioux bill , and tbnt they in to nd to sou whether what has bean dona wltl thorn is the result of misrepresentation am fraud or not. The association is mailing bag of Us circular letters to the numerous Indliu nations of the United States. They claim tha there will bo a prompt response to all that i asked of tlio mixed bloods. Artist Bernard P'ruo. YAXKTO.V , S. D. , Dae. 30. [ Special Tele gram to THE BKE.I A dooreo of divorce was granted todav by Judge E. G. Smith of ttil : judicial circuit to Louis Bernard ot Mayunco , Germany , , the well known landscape painter Barnard claimed desertion as the ground fo his separation. Ho was married in Gormnnj in ISUJ and in ISS2 his wifa loft him aud thoj have continued to 11 vo apart- over since There are three d&ughtors , nit nbovo 80 yean of ago , with the mother. Bernard has lot' ' the city , nnd will raturn nt onoo to Germany Killed Whl u Log Itollliir. MOO.ST STKIIUXO , Ky. , Doc. 30. Jqro Lit tle , the famous Broathit county outlaw , wa ; accidentally killed near Jackion nn Monday \v hllo rolling logs. , His cant hook slipped throwing him down , and an Immense lot rolled over him , crushing every bnno in bu body nnd mashing his head to a pulp. Little was the loader of the famous Little-Strand \\urafQwyoarsnGO In Broathit county ant had twenty-six bullet holes In his body a thu tlmo of his death. Within the last yoai or ao Little had reformed and was loading t quiet , peaceful life. ' } < L I'.tlAGIt.4.PUS. A. A. Pope of Rod Cloud Is at the Arcade , H. D. Watson of Kearney is at the Mur ray , O. A , Goodrich of Grand Island is at the Pnxton. W. H , Rood of Arapahoe , Neb. , is at the Arcade. L. U. Cottrell of Sownrd , Nob. , is at the Arcade. J. W. Goodbard of Elkhorn , Nob. , is at the Dollono. G. A.-Bush of Lincoln Is registered at the Dollono , John Uooso of Broken Bow is registered at tbo Mljlard. It. W. Fisk ot Grand Island Is stopping at the Muriny. H. O. Smith of Exeter , Neb. , is stopping nt the Mlllard. Plorson D. Smith of St. Edwards , Nab. , is at the Paxton , James A. Cline of Mlndoa , Nob. , is stop. ping at the Mlllard. Nathan N. Hall of Plattsmouth is regis tered nt the Arcado. E. A. Wiltae of Ponder , Nob. , Is regis tered at the Paxton. F. M. Eaton and B. E. Strong of Gonava , Nab , , are at tbo Mlllard. C. E. Brady of Fullerton , Nob. , Is so- njioslorod at too Mlllnrd , Mrs' MoSpader is qulto sick at her rasi- Jenco on iSlcholas street. A. B. linnkoy nnd S. A. Hlghton of Aldn , Nob. , ore stopping at the Paxton , H. C. Haasmoynitd wlfoot the Hotel Uiloy at Plattamouth are nt the Murray. John C. Tomplaton atid C. H. Fuller of Grand Island are stopping at the Dollono , Mrs. S. S. Hadloy , F. B. Hndloy mid N. O. Dowon of Cedar Rapids , Nob. , nro domiciled it thn Paxton. f. E. Johnson of Lincoln U at the Mlllard. Mr , Johnson is ono of the pioneer * of Nebraska - braska , tmvini ; landed with his parents at [ Jrownvlllo In 1835. Ho continuously resided m the old Nonmba county village until about year ajp. Joe Morton , the llltlo colored son ? and lauro artist of the EUen Miuoo , was upba- 'oro Judge HaUlay yoitarday , charged with Igntmg , and duncod himself to liberty again. Sheriff Boyd nnd Deputy Grebe wont to Lincoln yesterday morning to take Polor ilogloy ami Charles Wilson to the pdnlten- , iary , uud E'limaSasorto the hospital for the nsuno. In police court yostordnv aftornoan Polo IVurd was oo'.ivlotnd of atuallni ; a coal from Urs. GoliUtein , Eleventh and Capitol nvo- mo , and was sentenced to thirty days in thu : ounty jail. William Jamis , n notorious saoalr thlof , vas ftoivteuced by Jud a Helsloy yoitordav uornlng to thirty days in the. oountv lull. luring twenty of which nl $ bill of fnr'o will lonsist of bread aud water. George Shelby had a trial in police court oslerauy afternoon on the charge of roslst- ng an ottlcor. Ho was lined fii and costs. Us attorney gave , notlco fet nn uppo'al , and ; tlolby\yas roloosod on ball. Henry Biidwoll nnd Andrew Curry , the nds who were implicated in tapping tha till f a butcher nl Sixteen In and Ciraco st roots 'uesduy night , were bound over to tbo dls- rlot court yeatorday afternoon bv Juduo leboioy In the sum of $50 each. A llttto baby in n basket was loft on the rout door btopj of the Convent of Moroy , 'Iftconth and Vlutnn streets , about U:30 : 'clooic last niRhl. The sisters took the llttlo nu in and cared for It und notified pollpo oaduuarters. Au Investigation wilt bo mudo oday. Ltttlo 9-year-old Bonny Hnlllday , colored , nis , taken to police hoadijuarters yesterday fternoon and turned over to the authorities s Incorrigible. The lad has made his arents n great dent of trouble lately , and a boon frequently picked up on the streets t night by tbo polico. Judge HeUlov bold oung Halllday to the district court In $50 ondt , At , Trinity cathedral. ElBbteonth stcoot nd Capitol avenue , there will ba a dqvo ignal service on Now Year1 * eve ( Thuridoy ) tlls3Uu ni. , tastiaB until , fifteen uilnutq * ftor mldnlsht. Tbo beautiful solo , "Ulpir i t Wild Bells. " will bo uug immedlatoly f tor the oaluie * hava unnouncod the birth of louowyoar. On Now Year's day tboro ' 111 bo a colouration oT tha holy coramunlga t Un. to. [ BROKEOOW- TERRORIZE ! l/.l / _ 0d-Tima ! Fight Between Jaok Sindarsi Bill's Sou. AXES AND GUNS PLAYED QUITE A PAR 3(1 ( - * / . Intorforciiuo of nVoinin wtili iyiro I'uts Her llus < buiuU/j JJnomy.to Kllelit Biiotcnx Bow , Nob. , Dec. .10. [ Spool to TUB Bnn.J William Uotlmore , a son the notorious "MM Hill , " mid John Hondo flon throw this city. into n stnto of terror tl other night by Indulging In a personal o counter in which axes anil BUI pluycd a protriTno'iil part , Outtino \vas under tho. influence of tlquo llo claimed thnt Jol'in.Baiulorsoti took h money away front 'him 'when John and Jt Sanderson carted hlnvorf to his boardit placa and loft him.'Lato In the evening Dot mora mot Sanderson In a bURftv with nnoth man going homo andl demanded his mono Sanderson told litm to como In the house at ho would glvo It lo1' him. Whan tb ( pot In the yan ) , Sanderson picked up on i am ! struck Uotlmoro In the face with tt handle , the nx living off from too force of tt bloxv. Dctlmorn recovering , wont at Sat dcr-ion nnd Itnocktfd him down. Sanderson crlus brought his wlfo with n butahor Icnlfi so Dollmoro said , and ho lit out for M Benjamin's whare DO nad boon ( jnthoriii corn. Sanderson then armed hl.-sself with shotgun nnd wont In search of Do imoro , terrorizing n tmlf dozen fan Illos by his bloodthirsty and vl lalnous actions. Two old Indlos were i badly frightened that for n tlino their hvi despaired of. Ho wan dually nrroitod ai : bound over In tbo sum of $1,500. The who city is greatly Incensed over tbu matter , ur fears further trouble. Sanderson , it Is sail swears ho will burn Mr. Benjamin's hdu ! and poison his stock , if ho harbors Detlmor Dotlnioro is a peaceful citizen , but o cnslonallv goto full. Ho claims 10 bo a son i Wild Bill Hlokok , the old-tlrao well know frontier scout , ana is able to take care of hit 3elf if the worst comes to the worst. cnitn I' Nebraska Nnsbys Hold n Convontio and Orunnlzn. LINCOLN , Nob. , Doe. 30. [ Special to Til Bmt.J The state convontlou of postmastoi of tbo fourth class , bbld'ln the fedaral coin rooms , adjourned last evening after offectin a permanent organization. Tno fnllowln ofllcors wore elected : C. AI. MoGrow c Palmyra , prosldant ; Henry B. Taylor of Foi Calhoun , seerotary , ana W. W. Hopkins c Oakland , treasurer. The ubovo nainetl gor tlomon were nbo chosen as delegates to nt land the national convention of postmaster of the Untied States which will bo hold 1 Washington , D. U. ( on January 1 I. The fo ! lowing were elected HS alternates : A. 1 Hager , ExotoriJ. > W. Gnodhard , Eluhori am' ' F. P. oiJJazlaton , Douglas. lla olutlons wore o passed thanking 0. Brown , publisher of tb United States Mall , far his earnest offorti li behalf of fouftbsclass postmasters ; als appiovlutfof tbojalll introduced in the nu tional legislature by Hon. U. P. Kennedy o Ohio relating ) .p tjio compensation of fourth class postmasters. " The convention unnnl mously endorsed Postmaster General WUHII maket's olTortsito ' .improve the service , am respectfully requested hU aid in their endeavors doavors to obtajn 'moro satisfactory systoo of componsatlou/fjijr / postmasters of the fourtl class. A votpof thanks was tendered ti Postmaster ( leer , of Lincoln for courte ilea roeolved - . < find al oo the pros : Tor eomplimtjqtjary notlcps. Au u aessmont ofi 0emits ! . oni > oacl " fourti t glass postmaster "of the stqto , wa made for "tho pu pose of dBfr ylgg the expenses ponses of the 'dcloxaloi to Washington am othec locIdontnJUpxnoQaos connected wltl the oraa lrailpXAn qarnoso , appeal -wa : made tp ull./posVniuatars in the stuto to respond spend In a Spirit tit liberality in order thu thoobJoctaJsought'hin.ijbo'aftttlriod as speed Uy us'possiblo.t'i ' tfl . ' f 11. * r nreocls. NioiWAitv , Nob" , Dee , 80 , [ Special to Tin BBS. I ( "feat excitement pravnlls hero ovoi the Vdcent decision of the Interior depart ment , that the child of an Indian mother ixni white father follow * tha father's citizenship , A largo portion cl the Ponoa strip was taker by white men wlthjndinn or half broeil In Otan women nnd their children. Thov plaroi themselves nnd their 'children on the sanu level with the Indian Und took'tho sainu pro portion of land us the reddest Indian on th ( reservation. , flow th ? land Is being con tested and some Of ( ho tlnost pieces wll probably go to the thrifty wutto settlers Ono family , by moans of- this , has 8r.oo aero ; in a body , all of which. ' is now in contro versy. Most of the white men tnico the matter tor very sensibly , out some of the hall breeds are qulto angry. They will , ol course , hnvo the privilege of IOU acres ol land , but not 'AM acres to each head of family and eighty acres for each child. Out for li GiurroNNob. . , Deo. HO. [ Special to Tun BKE. | On December 15 two young men ol this place hired n team and bupgy of J. T. Connoss to KO to Button for a keg of boor. On the evening of .tbo 17th Connoss started In search of them , following them into ICan- as. After several days search Qonness re turned with no positive Information ns to their wheroubouts. A reward was offered and telegrams sent to different points of Kansas and Nebraska , ' but no clew was ob tained at the runuwnvs. On thoovenlng-of Docomboa 21 Frederick Fostonmd Samuel Shatter , the two young men with Cannes ? ' team , came biclt to CJrafton. Liter , Foster twd Shaffer were irrosted on the charge of stealing the prop- jrty. They pleaded gulltv to petit larceny md woiosomtenced to thirty 111 the county lull. Improving tlioVnt r Works. NKIIIUSKA UITV , Nob. , Deo. 30. ( Special ' , o l'nu BKIS.J Nebraska Qity people were us- mrod yesterday of an improvement ' " the valor works system of ihts. city , which will jo of Inostlniiiblo advantage. Some time igo IIo . D. P. Uolfo vyas appointed receiver if the company. Thicomp-iny has boon jrippled by oxtoijslvo lltlgutlon , t > a that It ins been impassible to , ox tend tbasystom us loslrcd. Mr. Uolfo , as i-ccoivor , has recently nado aupllcutlnn to tha courts to bo allowed o uiuko some ImproyomenLs which are con- Idorod neceasarjr uud , has been granted the lermlsslon. Tho\njntrai't was lot yosturday or n largo bolloV'afid onclno house , the con- It-notion of WbWh ft'ill be begun at once. Ho las aho placed" tfn order with a St. Louu } Inn for un elyhtVUfour-horsa power onulno , nd boiler. ' lnjuroil. OVCUTO.SNeb. . , Deo. HO. [ Special to TUB ) KB. ] A team nttlumod ton lumber wagon , Irlvou by lU-yoar-old Clarence IClotrmau , hllo crossing tha'pjllroad hora today , was truck by a passing freight engine. The tragon was caraptotuly demolished , one burse illloa nnd tbo,3(3rtvor probably fatally In ured The boy was | muodlaIy ( placed upon bo trolu aniltaubn to Lexington for medical ttondanco. " * " > Dond ItxJIlH Cornllnlll. Pl.VTtE UsvTitiHjeNob , , Doc. 80 , [ Speoial 'ologram to Til o ii Martin Molliok , a ole , was found dead" tn his cornllflld , four iltos north of this" pluoo , today. The sup- osltlou Htftat be was Under tha inlluoncoaf a.uor and. laid down Christmas night and led with cold Union I'jtiltlu IlvaknuKiii Hurt * PIATTK CBXTKII , Neb. . Deo. 30. [ Special 'elegram ' to TUB Bep-l-rBoney Spieco , o roUemap on thb Unipn Pacific rallroau , was ixught botweo thq UrawVpadt Q ( the oars > day at "thU viand. Ho Was taUou to his orao at Columbus on a apodal train. Ha i y recover. \ - > . .Vv Mill. EIIKVVILI.P , Neb. , Dec. 0. [ Spoqml to 'UK ' BEB.J The Urst cArload of inntorlal has rrlvod formo In constructing the Kudyvlilo iroal milt and eight carloads are in transit. he mill U being built by a Denver svn- Icats aad will cost when completed 430,000. * capacity will pa lOOU biuhoU of gralu nor day. The ncnttNltlon of this plant ha boon nproat stimulant to tlito tu vn nn nlrondy the pulsoof activity and improve tnont U felt , Hovornl liuslnots houses wl | soon bo oroctcd. The Wood Ulvor Imnrovc inrnt company will soon commonuo the oroc lion of nevornl line rotldonco * for thn use c ofllcert of the milling compinv unit n tuimbo of cottages for the use of their omployos. Slio Iiiilioroil 'loo Hunt. UxiVRifntv P/.vtr , Nob. , Dec. ! ( J. fSpo cial to Tun Bi-.H.l Mri. Bessln ICmbreo , wlf of n young student of the Wt'slovaii mil vcrslly here , WDS yoitcrday adjudged fiuan at Lincoln and committed to the luvtuni. Pew sadder clruumunnces attend any caus of sorrow than thoio In tUK Instance. In th summer the young ! unbind came hero frou Pnlmvra , Neb , anil built a comfoitabl liome , the effoi t tnltiii ? the last cent of hi earnings. Hither last full ha moved with til wife , intent un being cdlimited in tha collog nnd entering the ministry. In connection with the school work , ho ic cclvod the appointment of Muthodlst pnsto at West Lincoln mid Union plaro , an adjoin Ing suburb. Ho labored faithfully und hard Ho was uccompanlcd In his travels nnd vhtt mtr by his wifo. The labor pt-oved too Inn for her. Despite thn fact that within threi months she Is to become n mother , she ha1 denied herself the home quiet and rest dui such a condition. As n result the stinln ha < completely crazed her , nnd she Is Inday ox hibltlng dangerous tendencies. The yotuif man U wild with grief. During some tlmo past tbo unfortunnti woman has acted atranuuly nt intervals Last Sunday , while with her husband n West Lincoln in n prayer mooting at n prl vnto house , her mind brokd completely down and she was brought homo almost n maniac so wild did she become1. The grlufstrlela't husband declares he will never preach nn other sermon , nnd his religious faith Is tro mondouily shaken bocnuso "tho prayer o the righteous shall hoil the slok" did-uoi uvail him In this sore need. Tliuy KHVOP War. sK OITV , Neb , , Doc. 33. [ Special to Tim Br.Hf ] Company C , Nebraska Nn tional guards , held a lively mooting Ins night. The news of tbo prospective trouble with Chill hns nronsed the martini spirit of UK company and the members are unanimous u Offering their services should trouble bt realized. Company C was nno of the tlrst tc don its war piint'-nnd march to the from when thn Indian troubles broke out lust win- tor. Tboro nro thirty men enlisted in the company und nl the next mooting n recruit Ing comtmtteo will ho appointed to gather In now recruits. Two now men were taken It : last uigbt. Land HnlcH in ICnov County. Niommtv , Nob. , Dec. 120. [ Special to Tut BKK. ] There will bo ar. unusual largo sale of lauds In Knox county Jnnunry 'J nnd 4. The gi eater port of thorn are foreclosures of tax llaus rabout fortv nnd tuoso uro the very bast lands to bo found In tno pountv. They were selected In 1871 In a nootlun of country that parmlttod of cash untrlm , nnd have for n number of > oars boon cMlod spec ulators' land. A good niece .of land can bo had vary cheap and with it good title. Knlvhta < > r tliu Ot-lcnt. ASHLAND , Nob. , Dec. 33. [ Spacial to Tun BISK.J Last night fourteen members of the Oriontallodgoof Springfield came to this city nud organized n led o. The Orient was conferred upon bovonteon candidates. At IS o'clock a banquet was hold nnd a general jollification indulged In which lasted till morning. Tno biothers from Sprint-Hold re turned today well pleased with their night's work , Ofllcors of the now ledge will bo in stalled in the near future. Tuisli ; With a Itui-glnr. WAIJ-ACP , Nob. , DJC , 30 , iSpeclal to Tun Ui5Kl A burglar was discovered last night In tno drug store of Van Titburg. Assisted by I. W. riullinger the proprietor began n search for the intruder.Wn.HoV.in Tllburg had gene for a'lantern ' the burglar suddenly uppnarcd nt the door and with leveled icvol- ver ordered Hulllnger to stand baoit. As tbo thief turned to osnnpo'Hulllngor fired at him. The man stumbled and foll.'but immediately rose nud lied , Arroitoil lor Korcerv. TECOMSBK , Neb. , "Dae. 30. [ Special Tolo- Brum toTitE BEE. ) Today W. J. O'Orady was urrostod , for tryfng to pass iv forged Uhook for $3aiO , suppaspd to bo druwn by Bryan ICnvanaugh. one of Johnson county's best farmers. O'Orndy ' being nskod why ho did this , answered , "I was drunk and didn't Unow what I was doing. " Off lor l/lnooln. FREMONT , Neb. , Dec. 30. ( Special Telegram to TUB BBB.J Slxty-Ilvo toacbOH of Dodge countv left Fremont today for Lincoln to attend - tend the State Teachers association. They marched to the Oenot in a body , displaying tbo prize banner awarded them a car" ago for the largest attendance. They aio de termined to bring It back. 'they Kn.loyt-d v , Nob. , Dec. ! ! 0 , [ Special to TUB BuE.Ghristmas ] dav was qulto stormy w'itn moro or less snow hero. The Christina * en tertainment nt the Baptist church was n praml success. The .ixorclsos consisted ur n cantata entitled "Frost Quean , " nnd Santa Cluus. This , with iv splendid tree , mudo the occasion highly enjoyable. Astilaiul'H Postiu f > tcr P , Nob. , Dtio. 30 [ Special Tole- Krnm toTiiK BEK. I Alex Loverty , the local postmaster , finds his position not so nice a thing as ho'once supposed and has concluded to resign. A subscription paper U being circulated to bnvo Hou. T. J. Pickott. jr. , the former postmaster of four year * ago , re instated. Tliay Uaiii Miiboro 1 K ic ! Ottior. NumiAaKA Citr , Nob. , Dec. 3J. [ Special to-TUB BBB. ] ChrUtmas day Mayor Ireland presented each of the policemen w'lth olo- pnnt turkeys , und yoitordav the mayor re ceived aifiuo silk hat , a present troui thu force- H'.IATS JtlU lt.l3l.Klt.li. AiinrclitHt GricC Brlii.-H Suit Against Ohfuai o I'ollou OlIluurH. Cuidvoo , 111. , Dec. 30. ThomnsCirief today finally carried out bis throat of suing Pollen Captain Mahoney nnd Inspector Lewis for ? 3. > ,000 damages. The suit is based on the raid .Xuo poUco. , made a fu\v \ waoks nga on GriaTsi half in'senrching for anarchists. In tbu excitement door wcra forcibly opened nno llacs and other property destroyed. Chief of Pollco McClaughroy paid all bills presented for the dnmaga done , but Grief takes the position tbnt the police interfer ence was malicious und without warrant. Ilu clnlms that the trespass resu.'todin the death ol his daughter , who was lyingin bed seri ously 111 at the time. 3IU.I.KII. Ilu Will Grind All \Vbont Fran ol Intoiidiid Tor KnsHlnn ItolloT. x , Pa , DJC. 30. B. F. Isonbor if this city publishes a curd in the local lowspapors addressed to farmers of limit- ngton county , In which ho prapoias to grind Frea of charKo all the grata brought to him , ind in addition , donate one busUcl for every .on given by others aim send tbo flour to thu itarvinp liusslans. The Ponnsvlvnnln will taUu all Hour to S'aw York , from , whom It will bo immodi- Italy loaded on the Russian relief vessel. It a believed that.tho Ur t oar load wilt ba ihlpped from thin city within ten diiv . S7 IAcoBs , * CUItKS HUHKI SPRAINS. BRUISES. OhioAMlMjlallway. Office Prcildcnt and 746DoJptilaStT et. Balllmore , ild , ( Icneral Manager , J n'yl8.1890. Cincinnati , Ohio "My foot suddenly "I waj bruised baa- turned and gava ma Ijrlnhlpan'lildtxb ) a vary levetoly fall and luffercdio ankle. Ilia tpralncU application of KU % r lr , St. Jacobs Oil Jacobs Oil mulled at complotelj- cured . OUC4 In atttllef fiom. inc.Vu. . C. HARDEN , pain. W " W PfABOIIY , } femb ref 6t/tto _ .egUlature. TUB CHARLES A , YOQEIEU CO. . D lttaor . Ud MUST HAVE SATISFACTION < oatp'icitious in tha Oh llau Matter D.s cimed by the Oalj'not , PRESIDENT HARBISON REMAINS FIRM Ho Will Iny tlip Situ Ulon llcCorn Con Unrly % c\t Work nnd Mnlco Public Seine Very Sploy NKW YOIIK , Doc. : ! ) . Tlio Herald Wash Ington spoclnl states it wus duvolopcd a yesterday's cttblnot niootlng that the rofu- iruos nt the American legation In Hantlngc are proving iv great source of embarrassment to thu cabinet , In the event of lioittlltlos between rtio two conn-trios It wouldof course , bo impossible for this country tu afford Ihoa any fuithcr protection. International luu furnishes nn procodnnt for safe conduct bolnt granted under such circumstances. In the event of war , Mr. Egan would be glvou his passports und permitted to lenvo the countr.v In safety , but not so the refugees. Mr. lip.in can not carry them with him , and It would be little less than barbarous to turn them loose upon the streets of Santiago. It seems , too , that the refugees , nsldo from the International phase of the question , arc proving themselves u whllo olopimnt on Mr. Kgnn's ' hands. They Insist upon being on- tortalned In the most ' hoApltnblo fashion , nud they scorn to fool 'that their right to the bu.U which the legation niturds Is unques tionable. It Is rnthorn groiusijuo featutuof the itflnlr thut Mr. Kgan , who lolthor drinks wlno nor uses tobavco , is compelled to spend liberally of his income In providing these luxuries for the "ofugoos. it is qulto pi-ob- nblo that tlio government will reimburse him for the additional expense thus Incurred , but this can 'only be douo through congres sional action and If COIIKIess falls to appro priate the money Mr ! Epau must stand the loss. loss.From From the discussion in the cabinet it IB evident thnt President Hairlson has not nbatcd his determination to secure satisfac tion fiom Cnili. The question of nrbltiutlon \\aainuidontnlly considered , but ns I have pointed out In tbcso dispatches , It is not In- aumhent upon this government to tnko the initiative , I learn that President Huirlnon Intends laying the matter befotc congress some lima next weak and is having copies muJo of all the correspondence bearing upon thu present rtllllculty. Congress will mcoi on Tuesday , and It Is piobabio the full text of nil the coriuspondcnco will speedily follow. I urn assured by a gentleman who bus read the lotlerh and telegrams that nave n.issod between the Stnto departmental ! ! ! Mr. Kgan , the Stuto department aud Mr. Montt , Mr. Egnn and the Chilian foreign office , that it will make what ho charactoiues as "spicy reading. " Ho tolh mo that it will give the Amoilcnu people ) n bettor opinion of Mr. Egan than they have thus far unlnod from the public prints. It will show ho hns ex hibited a dlM'rotiou far beyond whnt was expected - pocted of him ; that ho was pluckv mid courageous when his communications' the Chilian foreign ofllco demanded such u course , and thut ho has proven himself , gun- orally speaking , a clever and astute diplonvaU Kocolvclt N'o OnliTH to Hurry. BcTiir.Riir.M , Pa. , Dec. 30. An ofilulnl of the Buthlchom Iron company said thlt morn ing that they had iccclvcd no notification from the Navy department to hasten thu munufacturu of armor plates for tbo coast lofonso viasol Monterey or any other vesjol , * nd had no other evidence fromcovernmentnl lourccs that hostilities with Chill were oloso it hand , To Test Mon tor Oitni New YOIIK , Doo. ! ! 'J. ' The members of the : row of thodoubloturrotod monitor Mlunton- linah were busy yesterday lining the bunk- irs with 'oal preparatory to the test of the .on-inch guns nnd the hydraulic machinery ) f the turrets at Gardner's bay this week , 'arponter.s were also ut work tlttiug wooden Maomonts u round the basq of the turrets to .brow off the seas thnt may break ovpr tbo lacks. The ammunition for tbo big- guns ivill bo put In the magazines today. It will : onslst of fifty charges.of powder and fifty ounds of shell. The reduced charges .vhloh . will be used consist of IS'J ' pounds of irismatic powder each , while the full charges s -10 pounds. The aholls weigh -1S-J pounds. The gun * weigh twenty-seven nnd ono-hnlf tons each , iiro III feet In lonRtli and hnvo a rapacity for piercing 'JO. 11 inches steel nt the muzjlo. VIIIU'I NKb.lTORailll' . lA > rnlcor nnd Hhrrmtn'fl Koran Pro- | ) irltiR ( or lltn ifti'iiKR'1 * * Coi.tniMM , O , , Doo. 30 , Tlio contest for oftk'os lu the gift pf the two branches of the legislature which convonns on Monday * ui'xt h overshadowed by the senatorial t\rupglo for n successor to Senator Sherman in tin ) United StuUH suimto. The candldatos are ox-Governor Korakor and Senator Sher man , who wishes to succeed him * self. The ox-governor with a full force of workers , nilived nnd began iictlvo operation1 * last night , and Senator Shot man will cumo In from Washington to morrow. Thu .loiutorinl caucus will prob ably bo In-lit Thursdrty of next week , nnd the two branches will veto nomiralolv for sena tor January I' ' , and on Joint ballot on the lyth. The managers of both sides are claim- lug enough votes to Instira the rnuciiH nomination. There are two candidate * , for tpenkor of the hotisn nnd the nonntorlat .linoa uro prottv closely dr.iwn In this contest , nnd ufalr ludtuitlou of thu rohitlvo strength of tlio senatorial candidates will bo had Satur day night , when tlio house caucus is to bo held. 1 ItlMVli i * Iff AKir JtKXWO. Sniitn Ko and Atlnntlo . Paulllo TlMlllI Ijlllll Oltt. AMHJQUKHIJUI- , M. , Dae. 111) ) . Both tno Santa Fo nnd Atlantic & Pacific roads nro troubled with serious snow blockades. No eastern malls havu bjou received hero over the Santa fo rou'.o for four days. Passen ger trains uro blocked in thu Katon moun tains , nnd In tha vicinity of Springer. There Is n bloukndo on the Atlunllu it Pacific between Grants nnd Cliavos , nbjut 100 miles west of the city. The snow storms in the mountains nrn reported ns something unheard of for several years , nnd .storlos of irroat suffering nmoue the towns In the mountains nro in circulation. 1'I.UXtllll ) l.MO 'fill : tttt'Kll. Three Men Klllud and Ono Fatally Iii- Jnriid In n Itnllroid Aooidont. LvOiUNOE , Ore , , Doc. 30. The fast mall train on the Union Pacific was wrecked near hero last night. Engineer Law , Fireman George Miller nnd n tramp named Xumlnsky wore killed and nnnthur tramp named Signer received fatal Injuries. It 1s supposed In rounding n curve the head or.gino caused the rmls to spread , precipitating the onglno , mall nnd baggage car into the river , n dis tance of hfty feet. The remainder of tha tinln kept thu track , none of the passengers being injured. " * PoStolllOC TIllOVOH AlTL'MtOll. Sr. P\ui , Minn. , Dee. 39. A.spoolal post- onico Inspector , together with Deputy United States Mawlnl Sheehan , rounded up n gang of postollloa robbora In St. Paul this afternoon wanted for burglary of the post- ofllco at Coffcovlltc , Kan. , of stumps and money two months ago. The meu were traced to this city , where H. 1C. Elliott , ono of the supposed ringloidorc , was nrrestad late this afternoon. It is expected other arietta will follow. When Elliott was arrested i sensational sccno took place , the woman with whom ho was living snatching bis photograph from the ofllcers und tearing It to pieces. Kuilroiul rtilidliiK or the Vaixr. Nr.w YOIIK , Dec. 30. In Its issue this week the Engineering News will state that 4,093 , miles of new trade have boon laid In the United States during thu yonr , a decrease of 1,574 miles from the previous your. Tbls bilngs the total mileage up to 171,100. Tried to Thaw Out DynniiiUc. 5 MIWVUICKI' , Wis. , Doo. 30. William and Albeit Walters wore killed und ono man nonoUslv injured by the explosion of dynn- nilto which they were thawing out nt a quarry west of the city. Kntnl Wpook IK Ohio. AM tAXCi' , O. , Dop. 30. A wreck occurred near Salem this morning on the Plttsburg , FtVnyno & Chicago road. Eighteen cars were destroyed and three men wore hurt , two fatally. Cents a pound for VAN HOUTEN'S COCOA ( "Best & Goes Farthest" ) seems.to be high. Let us compare it with 'the price of Coffee : 1 lb. of good coffee costs at least 30c. , makes 31 hall-pint cups. 3 " " " " " therefore 90c. , " 93 " " ' 1 " "V. If ! COCOA" also aOe. , " 150 ' is the Cheaper Drink ? - 93 cups of Coffee , Sold by every Gioicr. m ( EUROPEAN LETTER , ) i . , MARK TWAIN. 1.1 TUB Of't'ICKIl THOUdllV IN THE SUNDAY BEE OF JANUARY 3.