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THE OMAHA 'DAILY ' EE. TWENTY-FIRST YE All. OMAHA , FRIDAY MORNING , JANUARY 1 , 1892. NUMJBER 198. SPIRIT IS WIDESPREAD , K , . Bujantls of Union nnil Oonfotlenito Vct- erana Want to Tight Ohili , D NAVAL OFFCERS VOLUNTEER , till American Military Men .StudyIng 'I oil fit In iui-0in : ] ttnil Our Itppro- Iimtrnrtuil to Watch Tlirlr Movements. Yom \lec. 31. The \VnshlnRton in iiondcnt oIV.lio Herald telegraphs to per as follows : Within the last few structlons have been sent to our nnv.il n , Paris nnd Homo to uc- f'ho ' Sluto dopinjttont with the movo- f Chill's agents , both InUrcatBritaln ' the continent. Slmtfnr instructions inn sent to Ilia United States consuls iiborof the most imporlnnthnarltlmo 11' ' Europe. i be the business of these ofTlclat.i to kin ilzo themselves with all tbo transac- | ) ns il Chili's representatives. It Is known , , u'ex i > nplo , that Chill has boon quietly no- itliii.t4 with some of the Dig manufacturers th i purchase of heavy ordnance nnd ether ens of war. It Is also known that l/c. . il of tha brightest young mon In ibo 111 i army have boon sonl lo Germany lo iho latest modes of war us they find lion In the kulsor'o school of military ig. Tlio Chilians entertain a whole- [ aspect for iho prowess of ihoOorman and for Iho military skill which ll has kd from the tlmo of the late Franco- Jan war , and they bollovo that the in- [ on which their own military man will i In Berlin will bo beneficial lo lhom In h'ont of hostilities with the United or any other country , [ itonunl Ward , our naval attache nt i was asked several weeks ago to send li Navy department not only a full do- lion of the Captain Prat , the formld- frulser which is being bullion the Seme to Chilian government , bul lo detail the Jsss that Is being made on her , the num- mcn engaged In her construction , the .of lubor , und the earliest practical data vnoi she could bo made ready for sea. Lieu tenant Wuru'hus probably done this , but ns let Ina report has not reached the Navy de partment. The members of the administration bollnvo that they have found n moans of affording protection to iho rofucrcs nttho American le- 'gattou. ' oven In Iho ovenl of war. What to ( do with thcso pcoplo has been a perplexing problem. It Is now expected that in the . .jovont of hostilities the "representatives at Santiago of Hussln and Franco will join in u r'iciest , to President Monti that Iho nine 'CtJ.ilan ' refugees al present under the pio- tci-tlon of Minister Egun bo permitted 't iccotnpnny him out of the country. H is t > u expected that thoioprosontatlvo of Great I .uln will join in this request. If so , It Is II rd to sec how the Chilian authorities can tcfusa it. At all events , the facl Unit the rofi 7ccs are there will not piovcnt our pov- orm en I from making war on Cnill , If suchjnn act o deemed necessary. S conservative a man as Mr. McCreary of KCII ucky , a legislator of long experience , wh bus served for.years on tbo nouso flnnnct * cor ilttco und who xvus chairman in the Fif- llot- COHRI-OSS , said to mo today : IM'lio war spirit is very general throughout wiu try. It is nol conllnod to tlio young ( yho huvo como upon the scone since \ I'.tid ' it qulto as pruvulcnt among Iho M of tha north and south who served in , , ti > j and , confederate armies. A million iso men would respond to a cull to arms. li would bo no trouble about the number fct . _ iij. ) The only embarrassment would bo to select. " , mi reminded , apropos of Mr. Mc- , -y's icmark , that two of the best known ll ofllcors on tbo retired list have tiled ' application for lervlco in the event of I with Chili. Ono of these is Admiral Inas II. Slovens. The ether is Admiral { uott , who also served with distinction 1SOI to IS05 , nnd who was rotlicd a year ( with the ran it of admiral. ' Admiral lit Is 01 yonis of ago , while Fighting Tom Ions is several years his senior. But the Ispirit ifi atlilo ns strong In thorn now as Is Ihreo , docudos ngo , when Iboy were jn ns Iwo of the bravest oftlccrs In the , nnd tnoro Is no question Ihnt they fd render u good account of lhamsolvcs lid their services bo required. HEADY TO MAKE A FIGHT. UK tlio Mlantonomiih The Illjj right- In .Ship llL-udy I'or bi'rxlvo. ' YOIIK , Doc. 30. The repairs and nl- ns on the hanilsomo harbor defense , ho Malntonomuh , have at last boon -I to an end , mid on Now Year's day > p starts out on n brief cruise in iho on of Gardner's Island for Iho purpose > c ng her newly mounted guns , he Minnlonomah Is moored al present to ' southern most dock nt the Brooklyn navy ard near the rod Iron hulk of iho half built 'Cincinnati ' , luul where the big cruiser Cbl- ro was anchored before she wont to sea. Everything on the queer shaped , lowlyfng cri'ti was moving nt hot haste this morning in Hlelpatlon ot the coming departure. The , ti - ' > 't the now boilers und engines began nt look last night and will ' .o continued bly for forty-eight hours. All this full steam Is kepi on and Iho engine aery of the vessel is worked.to ; lts . capacity. 10 nro only two things to bo done on iho Mianionomah , the coultng nnd pro. C , ng , uud these were begun nt noon n. ' ' . They will bo pushed along and com Hod by nightfall ipmorrow. The unllcl- $ d trial of the big guns of modern typo tl Which the Mlnntoiiomuh has lately been ro idad Ik viewed with the liveliest Interest y ituvnl exports and sclontlila men. Besides foul ton-liuh breech-loading rlllos , two thru-pounder Hotchklbs rapid tiring guns , ruiu two ! l7-mlllmitor ) IlotehUIss revolving unnuon , the Mluntoiioninh has thu very ju vest thing in ordnance in the shape of the two six-pound Drlggs-Sohrodor rapid tiring cannons. Thcso guns have never been tried n board of n United Stales cruber boforo. ov throw n six-pound , highly explosive iort every fifteen or twontv seconds for n tanco of 2fiQO yards , and that with the catcst accuracy ; they can.be used 7,000 or XX ) yards away. 'L'ho tests with the ordnance of tha Mian- lonuih are meant to bo extremely thorough elaborate. First Lieutenant WulKar ' int probably two weeks will bo taken a the trials. When tha tests are ever expected that the Mlantonomuh as n jcr dofen o vessel , with Us modern guns low water submerged hull , will bo a cl for auy of the largest ICuropoau battle I , . .4. * ( ardnor's bay is the probable destination of the Mlautonomah. vVhon she returns In n the gun trials iho ship's oftlcers think t"iL r y be sent off ou a cruise to the north Atlantic , IU,3HINO POWDEK TO THE COAST. I. " tfo ( Jnantltlr of i\plonl\va : l-'oruardiMl lo Situ I'rancUco , WASIIINUTOX , D. C. , Deo. Jl. Within iho past two days 45,000 pounds of brown pow der and 22,000 pounds of gun cotton hare been forwarded from the east to San FranCisco - Cisco The brown powder Is intended for the proat nuval puns and the cotton for shells in 1 irpedoos. Beyond those facts there I > u ( Mug to bo learned at thu departments iils roornlug concerning the war prepara- t on . Hociotary Blalno introduced the now 1 rvinch minister to ihoproildcnt in tno morn- lup ana tuon received the Mexican miiiUtar uuJ Senor Menu , tno Chilian minister , at the htiuo department , ' Chill Anslou * for I'citce. ' X.O.NBO.V , Deo. Ul. The BantlOKO do Chill correspondent of the Times today nftlrms , on what ho declares to be Iho highest authority , that Chill would not fool humiliated In help ing lo the utmost of her power to terminate peacefully and In n manner honorable lo both herself and the United States the conflict which but for the lengthy nnd secret form of criminal procedure fol'owod In Chill , which allowed constant nnd falsa reports hostile tea a good understanding to bo propatrated abroad , could never have attained such ex- ntrgcrntcd proportions. The correspondent Bays It is evident there nro firebrands who nro anxious for the Inaugurallon of a war which would bo disastrous to the host inter- csts of both the countries concerned. FORTIFYING SAN FRANCISCO. iialorito ; ; Works -iliiod l | for That Defense. SAX FIIAXCISCO , Cul. , Dec. 31. For several months past n largo force of men has been at work on military bluff , behind Ft. Point on the Pjisdlo ! reservation. Work has bron going on quietly but diligently , ll being the beginning of the long planned military formication of Iho harbor nnd Us approaches , and is being performed by direction of the navy. Tbo last congress provided for about ? )00,000 to bo used In Improving the harbor fortifications. It was not planned that this sum would half accomplish iho elaborate words designed by the engineers In ihelr report lo the govern ment , but It was argued that ll would make a beginning which would be added lo from llruo to tlmo by additional appropriations. Hugo masses of masonry on Ft. Point bluff form a part of foundations for the big guns and their ciirrlng'es. It will not bo three months , according to reports from eastern foundries , bcforo nt least ono of tbeso guns , a Ion-inch steel breech-loading rifle , will be in position. Tlio masonry necessary for ouo gun is all done and ihat for another nearly so. Some of the wall of masonry. Is made fifty feet illicit , of Purilund cement mid loose rock , from a hill side quarry near at band. The thickest walls nro to protect .the magazine. At Iciut 200 rounds will bo fired by each gun. 'Iho first gun that will bo mounted will bo fitted with an Itnpiovod receding or disappearing car riage. There will be several ol these in various fortifications. The Itoston at liiiliiic | , Io.rto.UL' , Doc. 31. Tbo United States cruiser Boston arrived hero yesterday. j > v.\'s Jtinin- mi : wcuie. Warm AVo.itlirr IIus Mitile Si'ason.tblo Trnilo L'niismtlly Light. Ni\v : YOUK , Dec. 31.-rK. Q. Dun & Co.'s weekly review of trade snys : The old year has closed with a lltlla moro than the usual holiday dullness In general trade , but reports as to the volume of holiday Irado uro mainly salisfaclory. Al Chicago it w.is the heavi est over Known , at St. Louis unusually largo , and in jewelry the biggest known , but Philadelphia . and at Now Orleans not qulto up to expectations und nt Llltlo Hock unsatisfactory. At Boston bad weather has retarded trade. At Philadelphia improvement is seen In the iron business and reports from the west are encouraging to dry goods dealers. At Pittsburg pig iron Is stronger , finished iron in better demand and the class works all in operation. Al Cleveland Ihero is larger Inquiry for rolling mill products , but the general Irado Is inactive , especially In winter clolliincr aud boots and shoes. At Detroit unseasonable wnathor affects general trade , but there is moro demand for it. At Chicago receipts of wheat have doubled In comparison with the same week's ' last year , and In corn , rvc. dressed beef and wool the Increase Is u third , with some Increase in cattle and flour , but u decrease of a third In hides and a quarter In oats. Sales of gen eral merchandise much exceed last year's. At Omrhtt and Kansas City the car famine restricts the movement of products. At St. Louis mild weather has a bad effect on trade in woolens , heavy clothing uad rub bers. bers.At At Memphis trade Is but medium , at Sa vannah sluckenlne. At Little Itock and Richmond trade Is much depressed , and at Now Orleans light , with comparatively poor collections at nearly all southern portions. The record of receiverships during thoyoar Includes twenty-six raihoads with 2,15 ! ) miles in operation , and $81,179,000 , in stocks aud bonds. The mercantile failures for the year 1891 indicate that tlio number of failures in the United States is 12,273 ns against 10,007 in lbX ! ) ; the failures in 1SU1 nro greater In num ber than in any orovlous year slnco iho record has been kept by ihls agency , running back to 18.17. In amount of liabilities , however , the figures uro almost precisely the same as these of the year previous , amounting lo $15)9,000,000. The amount lost , therefore , does uol exceed Ibal of Iho previous your , while Iho average of the liabilities of each failure Is J15.471 In 1891 , as against $17.400 in 1S1K ) . The distribution of the loss in geographical sections shows that the liabilities of failures in Iho eastern states In the year just closed were $10,000,000 , us against S27.000.000 last year. In the middle slalos iho liabilities were $07,000,000 , ns against ? 7fi,000OJO in IS'.tO. In the southern states a marked in- crcaso in liabilities is noticed , as they amounted last voar to $4.r > ,000,00i > , as against ? . ' 7Ol'0UOO ' in 1SUO. In the western stales ihoro Is r. decline of ? > ,000,000 in liabllllles , which amounted In the vcur Just closed lo $48,000,000 , as against $50.000,000 in the your previous , while on the Pactilo coasl In 1891 the liabilities amounted to $0,000,000 , as against $7,000,000 in 1890. The failures occurring throughout the country during Iho last seven days num bor 3'W , as compared with n total of 293 for last week. For thu corresponding week of last year the figures were 3 IS. r.XTiit3irx.iTKi > Tin : j-\i.tirr.y , IVcullur 1'iitiillfy Attached to u Kansas llcslih'iici1. ATCIII OX , Kan. , Doe. 31. [ Special Tele gram to Tin : BKI : . } John Dolany , a wealthy fiumcr of Donlptinn county , Kansas , took sick n week ago and died In u few hours. The day of the funeral his vlfo was taken 111 aud within twenly-four hours she also G" Id. Two sons In California were egraphod for. They arrived In time for the funeral obsequies of the mother nnd yeslerday both sons died , apparently of the Hntnudlsoubo. U Is supposed that ttio cause of the death of the whole family was the moving into nnd sleeping In the rooms of a new house they had just complqlcd. Cht'rokcn Scimto In Srislon. Tun.cQi'Aii , 1. T , , Doe. 31. The Cherokee scnato has elected T. M. Butllngtan and K\ C. Boudlnel to represent the Cherokee * before fore the United States congress during the present session. Tee sonnto also took up tlio negotiation ! ) nlth the United States , but after a short tlmo adjourned. The opinion Is that some attempt will be mudo to reject the proposition of the commissioner * . Tronhles of Conductors. Sr. Loin , Mo. , Doc. 3l.-Chlof Clark of the Brotherhood of Hntlwuv Conductors u In tha city to have n conference wlUi General Manager Clan : of the Missouri Pacific sjs- lorn relative to tome differences existing be tween tbo conductors and the Iron Mountain road , ftriHiiiT Arrliiil * . At Baltimore -Schiedam from Rotterdam. At New York Nevada from Liverpool. At San Dlopo-Tho United States steamer Chuilcston arrived off part tonight. She Is authored outside and will not enter the bar * bor until morning. Mai thai * on it Hull ) , . . . . Ala. , Doc. 31 , A suoolal from Fort Payne reports Ihat tulrty deputy marshals fully armed left there at 3 o'clock for the scene of Mondav night's tragedy. They carry provisions for a two days' cam paign. DUBLIN CASTLE BLOWN UP , Physical Porco Party Believed to Have He- Bumetl Operations in Ireland , NO LIVES LOST BUT MUCH DAMAGE DONE. Clmi Cotton 1'Inroil Unit r tlio 1'rlvy Coun cil Cliamlirr Kxplodrs Tim .Soon Djiiiiinltu riot OlitcotcruU In 1'nrls , DUDMX , Dec. 31. A decided sensation was caused In this city today by u well defined rumor that tlio "physical force" party had resumed operations hero and that tholr llr-it attempt had been mudo ngulnst Dublin Cattle , tha official residence of the Karl of Zetland , viceroy Of Ireland. It transpired that a number of workmen had been employed In making alterations lately In and about the' castle. One of the places which was boln ; ; overhauled was the office directly under the room In which the privy council holds its meetings. Whllo the workmen were pursuing their occupations there was suddenly n tremendous report In the ofllco above re ferred to which shook the building. Nobody was hurt. The pollco were Immediately notified and began an Investigation Into the affair. The drainage to the castle is very heavy. The ceilings of the two floors above the collar worn blown to plccos , the heavy ooams In some places being torn into small nieces. The furnlturo In the olllco beneath the orlvy council chamber was completely smashed and destroyed. Tno affair created consternation among the people living in and employed about the castle. All the dynamite outrage * per petrated In London and other places in Great Britain were called to mind and o largo number of pcoplo have no other opinion than that the "physical force" patty has again put Its policy of terrorism Into effect. The Irish authorities immediately tolo- graphcd to London , summoning assistance. Colonel Mnjendlo , chief Inspector of explosives of the Homo ofllco , and the Inspector of explosives of this city acclaro that the explosion was caused by n largo quantity of gun cot ton. A meeting of the privy council w.is to have been held lenient and It Is supposed the miscreants made some miscalculation In tholr arrangements for timing the explosion. Later It was announced that one of the principal clerks in the oftlcn of the chief secretary for Ireland had a very narrow oicapo from'death by the explosion. The castle ofllclals stuto that after the first feeling of nlarm had passed away the consequences quences of the explosion were found to be less serious than they had foared. An ex penditure of a few pounds , they s-iv , will re pair the damage. The privy council mot as usual after the explosion. Chief of Police Mullen says that the lorco of the explosion was exerted chiefly in an outward direction , and that it was possibly an explosion of gas. WANT BETTER TACILITIES. Moans of Voting Aiiroprliitloim | lit J'nmco Are Too CiiiiihcrHonin Now. [ Copyi lolitetl 1S01 bu James ( Jordan Ilcnnf.lt.\ \ PAHIS , Dec. 31. [ Now York Uoratd Cable Special to THE Hic.J : It is qultowithin the bounds of probability that the French constitution will ore long have to be revised. The republicans uro much concerned at the hitcnes which delay the annual voting of the budget. Year tutor year the ministry presents ths estimates , and after holding them In abeyance ever ton months , about. the middle of .December the Chamber votes thorn and sends them on to the Senate to bo ratified. The Senate , not unnaturally , objects to being hurried In Its examination of the estimates , so it has boon found possible to push the budget through both houses by the 31st of December , which has allowed the govern ment to promulgate It by the 1st of January. But the difficulties in the way of this or- tnngomont grow steadily greater. This vcar the budget was not Drought before the Sonata till tno 10th of December , and the debates on the subject did not bopln until the 'J'Jth. The Senate has declined to vote on the question In the three days thus allowed - lowed it before the expiration of 1S9I , and it has been found necessary to revert to the expedient of voting by twelfths , a course which many regard as ministerial heresy. When for any reason the budget has not been voted by January 1 , the government asks permission of the chamber to collect proportionate tionate taxes from month to month , or In other words by twelfths. In the present instance one-twelfth is all that will bo nskod ( r" , as the chamber will meat after the holidays , and it is hoped that all the ostimatoi will'bo voted Dcforo the end of the llrst fortnight In January. CHINA'S DIPLOMATIC VICTORY. 1'roinlseM .Mudo to Ihiropruit 1'ouors Only to 1)0 llrokun. VAXCOLVKR , B. C. , Deo. Ul , The steamer Empress of India has arrived from Hong Kong bringing advices up to Decembers , and Yokohama advices up to December 17. The Shanghai correspondent of the Yokohama Dally Mall says : "China has scored a grand success In diplomacy. The riots of the Yang- Tso valley would have called down on her head the wrath of European powers did not the critical situation in Europe allow her to cscapo. Promises liave been made in pro fusion. but nothing has been dono. The re cent riots wera attributed to the ICa Lao Lul , a secret society , but Dr. Urlflith John has learned incontrovertibly that the Inflamma tory placards causing the riots did not emanate - nato from Hunan , but the prlinu Instigator was Chou Han , whoso action had the direct sanction and approval of the provincial authorities. It U urged that the European powers should quell any Hunaueio outbreaks , and thereby not only strengthen the I'ekln government , but inspire u t'pspoet for Euro pean rights. " _ _ DISCOVERED A GUY FAWKES PLOT. UllHxIlIU llffllKOfH I'l.lll to HllllV Up tllO 1'rrni'li ( 'lmmlii'r , Puns , Doe. 31 , > Tuo people of Paris warn stAi-tlod today by the rumor published In tin Soleli and other newspapers that a plot had been discovered In tha Russian colony , hav ing forks object the destruction of the build ing in which the Cham Dor of Deputies is situated , and also the building occupied by thoHussuin embassy. The conspirators , It v/ns said , hud arranged to blow up thcio buildings with dymiimto. Knowledge of Iho plot cumo to tha pollco In some un known manner and an Investigation was Immediately - mediately set on foot. The rumor must have bad some basis in truth , for many refugee Kd3slan residing in Paris and the suburbs have bean taken into custody. A number of houses occupied by suspects have been searched br the pollco nnd It Is rouortod that a quantity of incrlm- documents were found. Arcanum Kmliozzlrr Siiriemli'm , Loxnox , Dec. III. Jamoa A. Sbuferth , for merly secretory and treasurer of the Hoyal Arcanum Uulldlng and Loan association of Brooklyn , N. V , , arrested on the otmrgo ot embezzling FJO.OOU from the association , today surrendered for extradition to the United States. _ In thu 1'rt'iirh Clmmbor of Dcpiitlen. PAHIS , Deo. 31. The Chamber of Deputies today rejected the duty of 1M francs placed oa ' petroleum by Iho sonnu- , and nuroed to a duty of I'J francs on rcllucd and 7 francs on i crude petroleum , the now tariff to go Into force on October I , 1SOJ. The tariff bill was then llnally passed , nnd theO hamber ad journed until Tuesday next , When the peti tion of the Panama canal shareholder * will be discussed. rn' lilciil M ntt' Cabinet. U'lipl/rfy/itfd / IHOI lii/Juinc * ( innlitl lleiinrtt. ] VAMMIIAIHO , Chill ( via Uulvoston , Tex. ) , Doc. 31 , [ Bv Mexican Cable to the New ' York Horald'-Spcclal to THE Bnn.j The portfolios In President Jorge Monti's now cabinet have been arranged as follows : Min ister of Iho interior , Uotnon Barre * Ltico ; minister of foreign affair ? , Vcnuro Blanco Veil ; minister of Ju ! co , Juan Citstcllon , minister of finance , b'rancisco Vcgani ; min ister ol war. Luis Pcrelni , and mlnlstur of public works , Auguatln Edwards. Whllo those ofllccs have been offered to tha goiillo- mcn named , the nominations bavo not yet been formally announced. Soitrrlilng tlin Convents. CITV OF Mexico , Dee. 30. The search of the convents continues. The district judge nnd police today visited four convents , two of which were found empty. The nuns were nrrestod. Two cx-claustr.Ucd priests' were arrested yesterday but released. Two priests have been summoned to civo evidence. In voices are m ail o of nil buildings visited. The government Is sending troops to the frontier. Bandits In the states of Mexico and Oourroro are defying iho authorities. itrr.r.'s I'AIIIWKL Ho Kiitvrtiilnx it I.iirgo Number of lit Albany. Ai.mxr , N. Y. , Dec. 31. David B. Hill's term as governor of the statooxplrod tonight , and the event was marked by a dinner at which Mr. Hill spoke about 5,000 words of farewell to 150 persons , Including the state ofllcials , Governor-elect .Flower and many prominent state demociuts. Governor Hill opened his address thus : Mr. Clmlrniitn. State Olllcers and Krienils : These are the times that try nion's souls. The hour of purlins ; from the comrades of a long and arduous lubor has come. Never iicaln qiilto the same croup. N'ow commands , snni- inonliu uco or another of us to distant fields. to u now Morvlcc , Never ataln the Hamo shoulder and shoulder touch nil mound. A link broken ; the group chatucd. It Is not tlmo of htrlfo. o'.thor physical , moraloriiolltlc.il , that lasts men's fortitude. Most mun t iko to contention like bublos to tlio r mother's in Ik. Unless wo found ourselves - selves , now and then , standing dauntless and unwearied , knee ( Icon In u jungle of the shafts of political oalmmiy and the biokun ariows of bowmen who had misled their 111:11 : k. I suppose uo should have the sen- s-itlon of discomfort and complain of cold foot. No , 1 cannot bollovo It Is nurll or strife Mint try men's souls. It la uartlng from the tried mid true comrades of u1 long day that wi ouches the heartstrings. Mr. 11111 than stated that during the seven years ho had boon In Al Daily tha state debt had been practically wiped Out $9 , lil,8"l ( in amount. Ttiero hao' been a constant succes sion of victories to the democracy , until now the cntlro state govornment'was ' democratic. Referring to his election to the senate , Gov ernor Hill said : My llrst emotion was that of every other democrat. I suppose , who IIIIH Tjcen In WiiHli- liUton blnco lbO" where and how can ho inott olllolently rend away from that ciiormimo abrogation of too cuiitrnll/a < i uower , usuipod from thu btnU > , usurped fiom tlio people , the hideous hneo progeny uf war dubt and of licentious goorn - mcnt partnership with the pliitocntsof prlv- lluia1 , loavlnz nothing of the federal novorn- nioui , except Its Hpcctlit-d Instated powers : uotlilnK which can bo done by , stdto Uovorn- inonts , which can bettor bu iSono by inunlil- pul. by county , by imljrlitif.hi.yrt government , ami tnoio H-nlously wut He and ovim to tbeso iielKhborliool governineiits , nothing can butler bo reserved to the people , to tholr vol untary associations under the rule of Justice , In forced bv equal lu s , nothing which can bettor bo recurved to the lar o liberty of In dividual freemen. Speaking then upon the wisest course for tbo democracy to parsuo in tlu < present con gress , Governor Hill continued : Concornlii'4 the lax power , and the coinage power , which I suppose we must concede to bo specially granted to the federal Kovornmonl. and concerning recent ubiibus and misuseof those powers by the bllllon-doll.ir congress , 1 IIOAO had something to say , I trust , I will turn upon those abuses for the coming year , upon Issues mudo by the btlllon- dnllurcun jicss nothlnjiolso and nothing less. The overturn of the billion-dollar conKies- by an Immense popular dprlalng. by thu elect turn of 17 democrat lu representatives out os 3A ; will not enable one new line to bo written by the present congioss In the fedeial laws. liut the nutu of the billion congress are now a part of the federal statutes , Thcio they stand , flagrant. Intolerable. The senate , or the house , or the executive can prevent a uliunKc. Two of the tin oo being rupilllcan. actual lau- miiMn to ndie - > lopublicaii wrong ilnlni ; Is doubly baned. No repeal , no eluiu'o except what perfectly suits the republican w 1-0114- doer. i'bo hrniselcan compel frugality In cur rent appropriations. Speaker Crisp , Jiulco llolmun and all our oed di < niocr.itH In both houses , will sue to that. Hut Mr. Mills' bill , Jlorilson's bill , slngln bills , Roncral bills , re peal bills , all alike are sure to bo halted at the scnato threshold and nlaiuhtoiod In coni- mon. Why ? Because republicans , though quite as powerless as wo are now to pass new laws , can sit still and do nothing , yet keep at least until the 41 h of March , 189.1. all they got by the nets of the bllllon-dnllur congress and the chance of savltiK thereafter thulr main booty , saving tholr tarllt for protection's sake In pla > o of n tarllV for lovonuoonly , with pro tection Incidental ; saving their bounty and subsidy principle ; sa\lni ; their reciprocity humbug , which la but a schema to exp-iml state Boclallsm and substitute the restrictive b.uzalns of diplomats far the worldwide coinmuice of free mon. It's a bad lookout. Time runs on and they counted on tlmo to root their policy In busi ness dislikes of change nnd to give those \vroni ; dolncs the air of rightful pieccdents. What are wo ( 'olng to do about It ? \'on and 1 nnil ovury democrat In Washington Is asking himself that ( junstlon , Since any demo- cr.ttle legislation proposail by the bouse Is sure of defeat In the senate or white house. Is u wlsor course ! opcm than that democrats shiill llrst Bend up for dofimt what will cost the republican party Una ! ovcitlnow In the next concessional and presidential elections ? Now let us hold fa.it to tlio ureut facts and pivot qur policy on those. Hero Is one f.ict : Democratic legisla tion by this Kitty-second conzioss Is ( | iilto Impossible. I'lubiild loslslatlon , of course , Is possible ; 1 bavo no Intoicst In that. Hero U another fact. It Is thu 1'iis- Obt with which our Blent loaders In coiiKross have to take account. The puop'o's verdict last year upon the billion clollar-conKrcss and all itf works becomes an nuor nullity and empty wind unless the people of the ( lulled .States , undeceived , nnfoolod. Rtlck to their work usaln , cumo together lit the ballot boxes and again on not. . November thunder foith thosamo Just verdict. > Shall the people's verdict on the billion-dol lar congress l.avo oxi'-utloti or not ? Shiill the democratic party , by Uui > pln haforo the people ple the billion coniirusn Is uc-j of lt-0. nolhliiK uisu and nothln los keifpl for the pcoplo power to ndd to thulr rurdlotiot 1HUJ Its oxucti- lion of IWit How can that best be donet first , pass no free colnnKu bllU : 'p ins only * need fill appro priation bills , onforuliiK cconpiny. Sucond , Urupplc to undo ( lie work ol the ' bllllon-ilollarconr'ow ! demand repeal of Iho bhermau silver law and tM two McKlnloy laws. No small Issues , no nntlinuly Issues , no now Issuer , no other Issued. .Urupplotu undo tbuwoik of the billion odfxsross. I'ut the country and Its silver laws and Its turllV laws back wlieio they stood beforv our party's mlb- advcMituro In IhaSand buforvino Int.imous ro- pnbllcun revolution. Domaml this , and de mand nothliiK but thin , amfUctip on demand- Ink' this In cpncrots , | n oni'niito | conventions , In our national convention , iand thronubont the canvass until suiidoun next November BthThe The oluirnctorlstlo fonturo of tbo present political Juncture is that by huulliiK fast In the Issues made by th < 3 bllllnndollar conuruHs Ourlni ; tbf canvass alioadv pruparlni. with U'roat energy tliroiiKlioiit thu union , the co- Incldenecs of tlmo. of publlu luturost. of sena torial I'li'ctlouf , of the uluctlnna of represen tatives and of the executive ariihiiuh that the people 'n will , UN declared H year am can In one year inoio immedlutyly and thioughont prevail , * Abroiiilt CUI.VBSTOX , Tex , , Dqc. Dl. [ Special Telo- Bram to Tan 131:6 : Sccrotury of .State John C. Allen and Attorney General Hast ings of Nebraska , accompanied by Messrs. ' A. Strong of Omaha < ana Lieutenant \V. L. Lowrey of Lincoln arrived dore mst night and will spend ovoral days vlowlng Iho lollies , harbor works and thocltv. The narty la being shown much aueutlon bv tha Cham ber of Commerce , and was handsomely ou- torUluoJ today , BLOODY WORK OF GREASERS , Rumored Assassination of Ganor.il Garcia by His Troops OonGrmed. THEN THEY JOIN GAFZA IN TEXAS , Moat of Thorn C'onxlrti'tl ( 'rlnilnaU unit Dcnpcriito ( 'haracti-rn .Military Au thorities Coiierrnod ( Hi-r the Condition ol A mi Irs. MnsTntinr , Mox. , Doc. 111. News was re ceived hero late last night confirming the re port that General Lorono Garcia , In com mand of tha troops In the Hold In the north ern part of Mexico , with headquarter- MIor , had been murdered by his command and the entire force , numbering several hun dred mon under his Immediate commandhad gone ever to the nido-of the revolutionists , crossing over Into Texas In n body at a point between I to ma and Currlzo. Tim private soldiers in the Mnxlc.in army are nearly all convicted criminals who , Instead of being invcn a term In prison , ore sentenced to servo with the military. They nro desperate char acters and nearly all nro secret sympathizers with the revolutionary movement. General Garcia -was one of the most prominent and ofllctent ofllcors In the Mexican army nnd his death at the present'time is a serious blow to the government. Governor Koles has been In constant tele graphic communication with President Diaz all "lay , but the nnttiro of the dispatches Is not known. Governor Holes and tha mili tary authorities hero are much disturbed over tlio situation on the frontier. The movement of troops through bore fiom the lower part of the republic during the past live days has been very great and the trans portation facilities of iho Mexican National railroad bavo been Insurtlclcnt to accommo date the heavy demand made upon them by the government. Tbo garrison bcio has rushed all Its available troops to Nucva La rod o , from which plneo thny hove been distributed along the tight bank of the lilo Grando. PEAKS FOR CAPTAIN BOTIBKE. War Depart men t O/lIclaM / Alr.tlil HU Forces Are Outnillilbcird. WASIIIVOTOX , D. C. . Deo. 31. Officials itt the War department nro watching the situa tion on the Uio Grande with deep concern , but without news from Gon&ral Stanley , this morning. They are apprehensive that Cap tain Bourko's force may bo very much outnumoorod by the revolutionists , but they fool confidant ihat oftlcor will conduct himself with all necessary prudence and that ho will soon DO re inforced. Minister Romero said this morning ho had heard nothing except , from the newspapers about the assassination of General Garcia and the desertion of his iroopi to the revolu tionists. He did not credit , tha story , out army ofllcors acquainted with the etnracter of Mexican soldiers on the frontier are more inclined to accept it as probable. K Troops to the Hnrilur. CITV or MnXico , Doc. 31. At the War de partment today It was ascertained that the Mexican government was moving troops from the interior garnsons.to Btrongtheti.tho ' ' army operating against Grtrza. It'is'now estimated that there are fully 3,003 soldiers guarding iho long frontier from Laredo to Matamoras. _ xnw voiiK LiaiHL.iTiri : J Kepiibllcans und Democrats Scheming on thu Coutsu to I'lirMiu. NBW YORK , Doc. 31. A morning paper prints Ibis : The republicans of New York are holding consultations rogardlng tbo re cent contested election results In tills stato. Senator Hhcock volcod their sentiments when ho said last night at the Fifth Avanuo hotel : "It Is wrong : a monstrous wrong which cannot bo tolerated. " There was a meeting of the republican loaders of the state last night. It was hold at the Fifth Avenue hotel. These present were Senators Htscock und ox-Senators Platte and Warner Miller , Collector Hen- ( tricks , Cuauncoy M. Depow , Chairman of the Republican Committee Brookflcld and Colonel George Bliss and Joseph Choato as counsel. The subject was discussed In all its bearings and tbo future action of the repub lican party was carefully maupod out. Just what will bo done none of tlio gentlemen resent would say , but all were unanimous C \ saying that every loeltltnato means should bo exhausted before a surrender is made. The general opinion is that the republican senators will refuse to 1oln in the organiza tion of ttio senate until tbo democrats are prcpaied to act fairlv , but no conlirmnUun from the loaders could bo had of this view. Onoof themsuld : ' 'Wo can only ndvlso. The republican senators will do Individually what they bollovo to bo honest and patiiotlc. No sclllsh motives will weigh with them , nnd what they thitm right they will do. " The counsel for the republicans have de cided that immediately after Governor Hill goes out of ofllco they will apply to Justices Barnard and Edwards of the supreme court for writs ol contempt ag'iinst the live mem bers of the State Board of Canvassers for counting the Mvlord certificates from Duch ess county , which elected Osbo ; nc. This act on the part of the board was not only In opposition to the decision of the court of appeals , but It was also In direct contempt of the orders given by Justices Barnard and Edwards not to canvass that certificate. An Albany dispatch to the World says : Humors are current every whore that the re publicans will attempt to establish a dead lock by preventing un organization of the stnto senate. Thov cannot do this except by absenting themselves In n body , for It Is pointed out that If oven one of them remains in the chumber'wlth the .sixteen democrats , by ills very presence as n protestor ho would help the democrats to accomplish what ho would try tojprovont , Even though thj re publicans went so far as to stay away In n body , however , the democrats say they can organize the senate because tL'oy have the necessary constitutional majority. Seven teen , a majority of thirty-two senators , are not required , they say. but a majority of tha senators elected. This year , according to the decision of tbo court of appeals and the dec laration of the State Board of Canvassers , only thirty-one senators have been elected. There has boon nooloutlon In iho Twonly- seventh district , consequently the slxiuon democratic senators are n constitutional ma jority of tbo thlrty-ono senators elected. So , no matter what tactics the reimblicans adopt , the democrats will organize tha sonata next Tuesday. _ _ TMrjtOK.tl'IIKItS I'lCTUltlOUS- They Win Tliclr right With the Southern 1'acllle. SAN C'IIANCISCO , Gal. , Doc. 31. The trouble botwcoti the Southern I 'acldo company nnd the Order of Hallway Telegraphers was set tled today , Concessions were made on both sides , but Iho result Is u victory for the teleg raphers , who nro permitted to join the order , wbllo the company withdraws the objection able affidavit und compromises the trouble with reference to the employment of student operators. Nearly nil the mon who remained out on utt Iko or woio discharged for joining the order are to bo reinstated by the com pany. Tha , agreement between tno omployoii and the company was signed today , of the Invalidation. LANSIMI , Mloh. , Deo. III.Tlio committee appointed to Investigate tbo conduct of ox- Socretary.of Slate Sopor , made an exhaus tive report this morning , finding that Soper had distributed , contrary tolaw , 012 volumes , coating tbo state (1,1113 ; that ho had /undo purchases of furnlturo to the amount ot 1021. all of whlon was declared unnecessary und extravagant , but thuro is practically no evidence showing that hn profiled porjonnlty by thrso purchases , or received any money for distributing the books. Them nro but a few lcltci > found chowlni ; the state funds have been mlsnppruprtat M ] , The committee says the amounts of the misappropriation can never bo determined. The demand upon Deputy Koivloy for $300 In fact was made , hut no examination was made as to whether It was the result of an agreement or not. It Is said there la nothing In the result of the Investigation upon which to b.iso a probable successful criminal prosecution , s.irn in : HMA nuno.v ji.titsn. 1'Iilladelplila' * I'liullUn Hunk Pi-oslilrnt Turiu'd Into it Tramp. Er.KTov , Mil , , Dec. 31. A flno looking man of iMlhor largo finmo , wearing n handsome black mustache and side whiskers nnd dressed as If ho were accustomed to move In good society , entered the bar room of the Elkion house hew at 1) ) o'cloclc Tuesday night. Accosting the proprietor , Cbarllo Phillips , ho hogKOd the privilege of remaining In the bar room until 'ho closing hour. When closing tlmo came ho started out , remarking Ihat ho would have to tramp It again. Mr. Phillips offered him n room In tha hotel without.cou , which iho siranger , after some persuasion , accepted. Before leaving ho said ha was Gideon W. Marsh , Ute president of the Keystone bank of Phil adelphia , but asked Mr. Phillips not to say anything about It , Ho also said that ho mid n wlfn und two children , bul bad not called to sea them In passing through iho Quaker clly. He had loft bis valise , with Its contents , In New York to pay n hotel bill of $ ! . " > , reserving tbo rlghi to tuko from It a bible which his mother had presented him , acknowledging nt the same time that ho bad not read it. In his cravat was n handsome diamond pin , which he snld was n gift , nnd under no circumstances would he pawn It. The man did not act like ono who had boon drinitmg or was n crank and answered very much the description of Mr. Marsh. At 7:30 : o'clock yostoiduy morning ho siarted do-vn the railroad lruci < In the direction of Balti more. uoin : v.iiKU&SXIXS. Dlsastious Itallrimd U'rvclc on it Colorado IInc. DcxvKit , Colo. , Doc , ill. A disastrous wreck occurred this evening on the Joint track of the Denver , Texas & Fort Worth and the Union Pacific railroad n few miles north of Gr.uioros , Colo. Grnnoros Is n small station midway between Pueblo and Trini dad and also about 200 ni.los south of Den ver. This road has been blockaded bv snow for the past two days , and when the blockade - ado was raised this morning two double header trains were started , ono from the north aud the other from the south. The station agent failed to deliver the dis patcher's order to iho northbound train , nnd Ilia consequence was that the two trains came together from opposite directions with a terrible crash. Fireman H. Grubb of Denver was In stantly Itilled nnd Mail Clerics Wolcott and Erbolto and Brakeman C. F. Evans were badly Injured. The trains wuro heavily laden v.'ilh passengers , bul as far as can bo loomed they escaped any serious Injuries. Tbo four engines nro In thu ditch und badly wrecked , four mail cars are a tolal loss and n baggage car Is nearly demolished. The sla- tioa agent Immediately disappeared alter the wteck occurred and has not 3-01 been found. Standard Oil Iturrol Vorlts Consumed by the FiiTlufls. _ . , , ' ' t rc TBtYo'xxr.'N. J. , Doe. < u'Tho groat'barrol works the Standnrd'Oil company at Consta ble Hock luvo burned ami the loss Is esti mated nt ever $1,000,01)0. Tho'entlre Bayonne lire department quickly responded to the alarm sent In. Over Ida men , including the pollco and firemen , fougntthollamcs , but they soon found out they could not control them until the entire plant and an immense amount of lumber around It were destroyed Next to the barrel factory were the chemical works , which were saved after hard work , ' Thu building was' llllod with barrels , both completed and unfinished , and about the structure , which was : ! 50 foot long , 200 feet wide and three stories hlirh. there wore great stacks of cut lumber ready to bo converted Into barrels. The machinery in the burned building was valued at over $200,000. The ofllcors of the company estimate the entire loss at between 51.00J.OOO and $1,500.000. Tlio company carries its own insurance. jus coxnucr ir.i.s .s.v.i/ Argnmi'iitH ill thii ( Inncn Mnrilur Trlnl NVuilug the Und. DRNVUII , Colo. , Dec. 31. Judge Belford concluded bis argument for the prosecution in ttio Graves c.-.so today. Judge Furman , counsel for the defense , then made n brilliant argument , but failed to touch upon many vital points made by tbo prosecution against Dr. Graves. At the conclusion of his speech court adjourned until Saturday , wnen District Atlornoy Slovens will tnnko the last argument for Iho prosecution , und it is the intention of both sides to allow the jurv to rctlro Saturday night. Won Ity till ) Dulis IMutlon. Fncnrour , 111. , Dee 31 , Judge Shaw of the circuit court , today Handed down his decision In the Ether-Dubs Evangelical church fight. Bishop Eshor brought suit to eject the ministers of the Dubs faction at UocK Grove , Stevenson county , Brookvlllo , Ogla county , and Fuirliavon , Carroll county , und for an injunction to restialn them from exercising their functions as Evangelical ministers. This Injunction was denied , the court holding thai the Dubi faction con ferences , held in Chicago In 1SOO-1 , ut which these ministots were appointed were Iho legal conferences of this stnto. The last Pennsylvania conference was declared legal from the nature of its call. IlllNlnrsx Tremble's. OTTAWA , Kan. , Doc. , ' 10. The llrm of J. E. Forbes & Co. , hardware , has made an as signment , the liabilities Oolng $18,000 ; assets unknown. The mild weather tlurng thu pant two winter seasons which affected trade unfavorably caused tbo failure. Qt'RiiKC , P. Q , Deo. 30. John Ultchle. boot nnd shoo manufacturer , has suspended payment. Liabilities , $410,000. NKW YOIIIC , Dee. 31. The stock brokerage firm of Henry E. Titus & Co. , made an as signment today. Newell & Presleywoolens and dross goods , assigned today with preferences aggravating M7.UOO. Colorado's Output of I'rrcloiiH ZMiitulu , DKSVKII , Colo. , Doe. 31. Tha Kooky Mountain News furnishes the following : "Tlio total output for Colorado for IS',11 ot sliver , gold , lead and copper amounted in value to $ 'Hr IS,03l. Divided Into ounces , tons and pounds It IB as follows : Silver , 23- 102i.r)5ounces ! ; gold , 217o52 ounces ; lead , 03,12s tons ; copper , r , f > 37,000 pounds , The average prlco paid for silver per ounce during 18'Jl was Ob-M cents. Kansas SmiHiitloiml Triiubli' , TOI'KKA , Kan. , Doe. 31. The most sangUIne gUIno nppltcai.t for senatorial honors this morning is ox-Congressman Perkins , but Major Morroll scorns to uo in the load. Tuo last candidate to bo presented Is William Buchan of Kansas City , Kan , Tha governor will glvo no information except that ho will mulco the appointment this week. Hu\'ii't Htnril It In Iho Hub. BOSTON , Mast. , Dec. 31 , Local elevator manufacturers deny auy knowledge of the reported combine ot western elevator linns and the rumored extension of the trust to the cast. Wult Wliltmun OrouliiK Wcuhnr , PiiiLAPtu.niu , Pa. , Deo. 31. Walt Whit man's ' phyilclaiiH stale that the aged pool la growing weaker and that his lips and general feature * wear a pinched uud blulth look. RUSTLE HINGES IS FREE , Boldly Attacks n Ohoyonno Officer and Walks Out of Jnil , OTIICR PRISONERS ACCOMPANY HIM , All llelalN lluil UFPII Carefully Arranged l Miikn tinimirt ; it Hiicoeni-Hcarcli- liiK rarllt't I'ull to DUcotur I ho \Vyo. , Doc , ? ! . ( Special lolo- gram to Tin : UKB. ] Thrco prisoner * escaped from the county jult this evening. One of thorn In U Illiam Kingon , a noted Nebraska cattle thief ; another Is Charley Allllor , the youtn who murdered two companions In a box car at the o.tsteru edge of thl * county In September , 1SUO , and a colored nun named Johnson , who wan balng hold by the United States authorities for giving whisky to In- dlann on the bhoshono reservation. The county jail conilsis of a largo cage sot In the middle of an oblong room. Within this uago is n corridor which HUM on throa sides of the square , nnd Into this Inner corrii dor nil the cell doors open. The Inner corri dor Is reached by n single door. J'ouglil ultli the Deputy , At half past 5 o'clock this afternoon Deputy Shcrilf Grlflltb , n slim built younn man , stood bcsldo this door which was opened while u "misty" named Patkor col lected the supnor dishes from the varloui cells. When Parker made hU second trip ho was suddenly followed by ICtnpon , who rushed past him onto Grllllih. The young guard was not armed , but throw a lock at him with great violence. This .missed Klngen. but landed with discouraging force upon thu abdomen of thu trusty , who lost interes"In the proceedings for some time thereafter. Kingenat once grappled .with Griftlth , but the latter wriggled out of his clasp and ran out to the door opening Into the hill , where ho yelled for help through the peep hole. ICingcn was soon upon him again and brought him to the ground. Miller nnd Johnson had by this tlmo ar rived and n gag , which they had prepared from n broom stick wrapped with u towel , was thrust Into the mouth of the deputy sheriff. His arms and legs were then se curely bound. Very Di'lllii-rato About It. The prisoners returned to their cells nnd gathering together all their clothing and blankets and talcing wito them the keys , marched out into the street. They were fol lowed by sonic little boys for several olocki but were soon lost sight of. In the mean time the trusty had recovered somewhat from the effects of his stunning blow and released GrlflUh who at once gave the alarm. Deputy Sheriff Willies arrived on tha sccno about this time nnd searching parties were sent in and about the city to discover some trace of the jailbirds. Up to midnight nothing had been scon of them. They bad evidently prepared for the break , as they were warmly clad when Ihoy sot forth except that Ihoy were Iho regulation jail slippers. The keys which they toolc away with them belong to nil the cells in the lower corridor , to the main hull und to the cage which is placed above tbo lower lier of cells. Miller Is thu youth of Hi who murdered the 'two St. Joseph boys , Fluhbaugh and Emerson , who were journeying west In n freight car. He murdered thorn In the most cold blooded manner for money. Guilty oraiimlor. Ho was found guilty of nun dor In the first degree and sentenced to DO hanged , but hit case was t&kcd to the supreme court , la which It now resls. In a previous jail deliv ery hist September Miller escaped with Parkison. the Seventeenth infantry corporal who ib believed to have murdered Hey Buuer. Parkison has not slnco been heaid of , but Miller was readily captured the next day. William Kingon was the dating lender of a gang of cattle thieves Who made their head quarters at Goring , Neb. , close to the Wyoming line. They operated on Wyoming cattle and made n great deal of money. ICIngcn was taken by force across the Wyoming line and than arrested. This led to some correspondence between the gover nors of Nebraska and Wyoming. Kingen was found guilty and sentenced to eight years' Imprisonment. Ills case has attracted n great deal of attention. It is also In tbo supreme court. n'llATIIKK FOIlKC.ltiT. OlTICE Ol' WBATIinrt BOHKAD , 1 OMAHA , Deo. ill. ( The storm Is now over Iowa , with warmer , rainy wcuthor In that section ot country. Temperature gradients in tbo west side of the storm are decidedly stoop and a oold wave of consldorablo severity is surging * down the Missouri valley attended by snow Hume * nnd high winds In places. Fair , cold weather prevails throughout the upper Mis souri valley , where tbo temperatures are below roro with rising barometer. The storm tins caused a notable warm wave ever the Interior of tno country and which was felt hero yesterday to an uncomfortable dogreo. lv reason of the passing storm Omaha ex perienced the warmest wouthor of the month just , closed on the last day of the month. The temperature rose to00 = yesterday afternoon , but , In vorllic.ition of the morning forecast , n sudden change occurred , nnd by 7 o'clock last ( /veiling the mercury bad fallen to 8.1 = > . The month just ondcd adds another to tha list ot warm Decembers. With the exception of IbTT and 1S31 , the last three Decembers were tlio warmest of any since 1871. Last month's average tompcrnluro was ! ) : > = > , December - comber lb)0 ! ) it was ai = , and December 1889 Uwnsll3. ! ! The amount of heat during the month was 'J4'i = > In excess of the normal for Dot-amber at Omaha. This decided excess for the lattct part of the year more than wiped out the deficiency during the past cool Miminor , so that the tomporatura for the whole year wa still -17 ° In excess of the normal. The overage - ago toinprr utiro In December , us found from the past uvjnty-ono years , Is ytl ° . The or- trotnob of temperature during last month oc curred between Christmas nnd Now Year , 2 ° In iho morning of Iho UOyi and 00 ° in the afternoon uf the iilst. With the single exception of 11877 ttho pre cipitation last month was much greater than during any December since 1871. It amounted to 2.07 Inches nnd the average December pro * cipltntlon , from tbo past twenly-ouo years , is only , iW of an inch. The precipitation dur- Ice the month was 1,00 In excess of thu nor mal , and for tha whole year it was 1,70 Inches in excess. The following was received from Washing , ton last nlirht : Hoist , void wave signal , Tom Herat uro , wll | fall about twenty depress or moro by Friday For Omaha'-mid Vicinity Much colder , with snow , followed by clearing weather ; strong northwesterly winds during Friday , Fall1 and cold on Saturday. WAHIIIKOTOK , D , p. , 'Deo. 31. The do- prosslon over the eastern ulopo of tha Hocky mountains this morning'lms moved eastward to the Musliiippl valley , extending from Texas northeastward to LaKu Superior , at * tended by light tains in the Mississippi val ley , general rains in the lake region and rnlu or anoyv In the northwest. Tula disturbance la followed In the extreme northwest by ft cold wove , Iho tompuraluro boliig from 10 ° toW : = boow } zero north of Montana. General rains are indicated for the central valla ; * and luke reruns ou Friday , followed by a cold wave and clearing wcuthor on Satur day. day.For Nebraska Throateulnn weather ; mow ; colder , with cold wave ; north wlnd j pwbably clearing Friday afternoon. , For North and South Dakota-Fair ; vmt Wlrids ; occasional enows In east portion ; north winds ; colder , uicopt In west portion of North Dakota ; rising toinporaturo by Fri day