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THE OMAHA ! DAILY BEE.
TWKNTY-SKCOND Y1UH. OMAHA , WEDNESDAY MOflNlNG , DECEMBER 28 , 1892. NUMBER 101.
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FEAS1 MR ) I'LAMtS '
Orchard's Furniture Store Furnishes a Ban
quet for the Fire Element.
HIS ESTABLISHMENT WIPED AWAY
Only One Wall of the Palatial Store Left ir
Its Position.
CONTINENTAL BLOCK ALSO DESTROYED
Freeland , Loomh & Co.'s ' Clothing Steel
Gone Along With the Carpets.
BUSY NIGHT FOR THE DEPARTMENT
Called Iron. Small Hla/rs tti lluttlii With I
Florc-n Cotillugnitleiii How l-'iirliinrn
Worn lliifllril ) | In 111:10 :
nnil Siniilic.
Fire played havoc with the two big bullel
Jugs on the northeast corner of Fifteen ! !
and .Douglas streets last night. The foul
Mefry bride structure occupied by S. A
Orchard's immense furniture establislimen
was entirely gutted , and the flame's CJ
tended lo the Continental building em th
corner , destroying the two top floors , use
for oftlces and apartments , and resulting i
Krent damage from water em the lowe1
floors , Iho clothing stock of Fre-elanel
Lrfiomls iV. Co. suffering heavily. It was th
largest lre ! > that has occurred in Omah
since the elestructlvo hardware lire lasi
March , the total losses being I'sliniutcd a
something near ! ( )0UOi ) , ) , only partly covere
by Insurance.
The flro was ellse-overed at ll.n : o'clock an
burned furiously for nearly two hours , nfti
which Iho Humes gradually subsided. Thoug
the firemen worked hard , und their effort
were well directed , nothing availed to extii
gulsh the bhuo In the Orchard building ami
wasonl.s with the greatest diniculty that tli
lire was prevented from spreading furthc
than it did.
Started In Orrhuret'H.
The lire originated in the ! Orchard buile
ing. Olllcer Godoln declares that he passtv
the store less than live minutes before tli
blaze broke eiut. After passing Ore-hard
ho had time to walk down to the corner t
Fourteenth and Douglas streets and was n
the point of crossing the street when he hear
aloud report , rcscmhllmr the explosion of son ;
combustible , ami the crash of falling glas
Turning suddenly , ho saw smoke pourin
out of tliji show window of Orel
ard's store. Before the ofllcci1 coul
reach the place , running at full speed , tl
Interior of the store was already in a blaz
An alarm was immediately turned in , I
which the entire fire department respomlci
In an incredibly short time twelve strcan
of water were be'ing thrown upon the bur :
Ing building , but the flames mounting tl
elevator shaft , quickly iiscended to the- Hire
upper floors. The furniture , bring of a'ver
combustible milniv , fed the ( lames and mae
n magnificent bla/.e.
In less than half an hour after the alar
was turned in the tire had extended te ) evci
portion of the structure. All hope of savin
the building or its . rmtents were abandoiu
and attention was turned to saving the a
joining houses. Toward the cast Fe > ley
place was imt seriously menaced. The Co
tinental block em the corner , however , w ;
in imminent danger. A thick Hi
wall separated the Continental bleu
from the Orchard building ai
the firemen at first hoped that the flam
could be confined to the burning steiro.
door hael been e-ut throutrh the lire wall , i
fording a means of communication betwe
the two structures. Thin the lire-men foil
burned down , and immediately took prom
measures to prevent the lire Irom penetr ;
ing the Continental block from that point.
( "null of railing I'lor-i.
Ono after another the floors In the Orcha
building caved In. Heavy Iron pillars f
down tlu-ouu'h Iho building , bearing wl
them pieces of ( laming timber. As the
t ° rlor work began to fall in the nlaze seem
to bo dying out. While * the stock amif \ \
wood fixtures were being consumed t
building was in a sheet of flame , but wh
the lire began on the heavy timber the MHO
obscured its brightness. The firemen we.
busily pl.ijfng their hose on the burnl
Ktructure , and the Uro appeared to bo line
control , when there was a loud shout fre
the vast throng assembled in the street ;
witness the work lif devastation.
A thin sheet of Maine hael elavted uy fn
the roof of the Contiiienlal block. Soon aft
the windows on the top lloor throw e
an omiiioiiB red light , then there v
u crash of ghiss ami the flan
burst out. The top Hew was quid
ablaze and iho clock tower on the corner
Iho building wrapped in lliimes. Af
burning for about half an hour the lov
fell crushl'ii. " to the ground. The' efforts
thu lire department worn then diivctcd
having the Continental block , After tin
hours hard work the * flames were * check' '
but not until the two upper storien wi
wholly destroyed , the furniture on the see-i
floor was badly injured and the stock of I
Frcehmd , Ixiomis company , Unown as 1
Continental Clothing company , on the grot
Ileior , was seriously dumiiri-d | by smoke ) n
water ,
WOIIKIN < ; ON A.soniiii ; run : .
mid IIU .Men AVer" HMX.V'i .
They MlHeo\cic < l thei lilt ; Illure- ,
While the department was wen-king hi
to put out. the flrei in the rear of a two
hand furniture' store at Mtt South 'I'lilrleei
Htrcnl KDIIIO one in the erowd discovered i
flames from llio Orchard butldlng and De
Heard , the lire reporter , wadcel In thwi
the four hit-lies of water on tu ! > lloor anel t
Clde'fs Oallliran and halter that lheie\
another flro. The two ollliialK immcellat
Jumped intei their slnlghs , ami after order
nil of the apparatus at work to follow e.xc
the chemical made all hnsto to the be-cne.
The hllpi'cry i-oads maelo trave-liug vi
linrd and by the Umo the chief and IIH !
slstitnts arrived the wholu n > of of the bu
ln ( ? wan OIIP imitis of flame , l-'i-om the fr
and iho rear of the building the flai
| xmrod forth fi-om rollar to ninf , and wl
( 'hlef ( iiilllgan Jumped out nf Ills slelgli
iTiHiRlus sircot ho s.uut a glance thai hci
vork was necessary , 'ind ' he fairly wall
on air IIK ho rushed to Die Uro box at
corner of Fiftnenlh and Douglas .slrce Ih i
pulled in a bccond .itarm. followed Inn
iliutt'ly by a general alurm.
The first nuichhio up wanchen.le-al Ne :
( aiitulu Wlndhvlm looked fora munien'
tin' lire and then e'Ut loose his machiiir i
trl'-el ' lils best tu deaden tin' lire * on
( ri-o-inel llewr by using plenty of chcntl
water , but by Hie time Wludliclm had
Hun laid in and ixunmeuctel piiij Int ur.
show windows the fire had hurst through
the roof , and Just us the first hose company
laid in its line the roof fell ,
Inteiinrly llnl Work ,
Some idea of the terrible speed of the tire
may bo Imagined when one knows how html
and fast the firemen work when it Is neces
sary. Hefore hose could be * , brought up the
alleyway in the rear of the building the
whole structure on the alley , from lusemcnt
to roof , was one mass of llame and the heat
in the alley was so Intense Hint it wusn
hnrel matter to get plpemen to
play on the walls , which were
liable to fall at any moment.
The half dozen Hues of heavily Insulated
decide ! wires sewn caught from the heat
and overlapping flames , and before being
turned off were completely ruined ami fell
to the ground. Caplaln ( iravcs of hose' com
pany N'o. 11 stood lu the nlleywny with u
two-inch pipe in bis hands and threw the
stream up the area way l > clwe > cii Iho
Orchard block and the C'eintlnental building ,
and tried to cool tlio walls and thus prevent
the fire from spreaillug.
One of the most gallant Incldriits of the
fire was the dash made by hose company
No. II ) through the alley. This company
laid in Its line from n hydrant at Fourteenth
and Douglas streets mid started up the alley
Inward Fifteenth street. The heat balked
the horses , but a word from Assistant Chief
Sailer caused the driver to lay on the whin
and the greys galloped down the alley , past
the flames which nearly singed their hair ,
into air free from smoke onto Fifteenth
street.
Tno big aerial truck was run up close te :
the gutter on the cast side of Fifteenth
street and as close as possible X > Iho west
wall of the Continental building. An efforl
was made to raise t ho big humor , but tin
wires were in the way and had to be broken
down before the ladder anel a line vf b ° st
could bo run up. IJv the time trucks Nos , 1
and 2 got into position the lire hail Broker
through the west lire wall of the Orchare
building , and was spreading across thu rooi
of the Continental block.
WHAT U-AS UISTIU > VII > .
Description eif the Hiillillni ; iinel tile Store
Thut 0 . ipli-il It.
The Continental block was the property o
James II. Hyers of Leavenworth. Kan. 1
was IJWxlIU feel in size and four storie :
high , and occupied the entire quarter of thi
block at the northeast corner of Fifteentl
and Douglas. The half of the building occu
pyiug the corner was built llvo year
ago for the present occupants ! , the Contl
nental Clothing company , e > r Freeland
Loomls & Co. , at a cost of ? S > , ( ) ! ) ( ) , and tool
its name from llio firm "that occupied ll
The other half was built two jears ago , like
wise for the present occupant , S. A
Orchard , who moved in twe > years ago his
September. That part of the building
which was of the same style of architecture
cost I. > ,0K ( ) , the difference in prlco being elute
to the fact that the other half was upon th
corner and had two street fronts , while i
alsD had the tower , which has been such
familiar feature of that corner.
The corner was leased by the clothing coir
pany on terms that provided that it shoul
maintain the insuram e , and it carried $70
000 on it. Mr. Bjers carried the insurance o
the oilier part of the building , and i
amounted to only $20OIX ) , so that the entii
building , costing $ i(0iKHi : ( , , was Insured fc
I'elt 1'iilsely Secure- .
The Orchard store was completely guttce
and the fire was wen-king its way over th
top of the lire wall to the roof of Ihoporlinnoi
cupied by the clothing company , before an
great concern .seemed te > bo felt rcgardln
the stock in that building. The crowd , an
even the occupants of the various flooi
of the building secmcel to take it f (
granted that there was no ( Linger of the Hi
getting n hold on that portion of tl
structure , and it was not until the roof e
the older portion was actually ablaze th :
they bestirred themselves very aetivel ;
Kven then , when the water th :
was being poured upon the roof began I
work its way down through tl
ceiling into the store room on the lowe
lloor , the fi-eling prevailed Unit Ihe tire hi
spent itself and was pr.ictically under co :
treil , anel' the suggestions e > f Fire Conimi
sinner Hartman , w ith refere-nco to movii
emt the stock , culled forth the asset-til
that it woulel result in a pi-eater loss UK :
would be caused by alitlle watei. It was n
many minutes , however , before the water wi
coming through the coiling us if it had bee
a sieve. There was a wild hustle for rubbi
overcoats anel umbrellas , which were spro : :
over the stock em the table's , in the she
cases and on the shelves , but as thu wati
poured down in streams ; it wi
seen that this imperfect pr
tcction would amount to nothing and the e
I , tire force of the employes
the establishment , together with 11 numb
who volunteered their services , began i
moving the immense steick across the stre
to a vacant store room , and In half an hoi
the removal hael been very successfully a
complished. The stock wns very consider
bly damaged , both by water and its uncei
monious removal , but it was by no means :
mue'h us would have ! been Ihe case hael
been allowed to re-main where it was.
The stock was valued at $12xx > . and w ;
Insured for $ S.i,000. The annual Invento
was In progress , having been begun yesti
day , and at the time the fire broke o
several of the clerks we're ! on the sc
end floor engaged in that wor
The sloe-k wan at low water mar
which point is reached about the first of Ju
nary and the first of July. TJic stock l\
months ago amounted toi17r > .IKH ) , hut the i
suraiii'o at the present time it : as much as
ever the case , as the firm carries its ov
insurance above that figure. Samuel GUI
hie , mummer of the establishment , was ear
em thu ground ami personally superintendi
the removal of the stock.
.Mr. Orchard Illicith'ucd.
Mr. Orchard was at the lire at Thirteen
and Howard when the' alarm of the great
hkiM ) was turned In , and as soon as 1
learned where it was- hastened 1
warel Fifteenth and Douglass
fast as possible , lie could , of court
do nothing bat watch the lire' , in
maintained his hclf-pocf.os.deiu as well
could have been expected under the circu :
stances.
lyi'ho store wns ahhi/.o from top to bottc
when ho arrived , and ho i-caU/cd that t
stock must be' a total loss. Ho exhibit
the greatest concern about the safe , and I
sought Chlot ( ialligan to pour water on tli
part of the ruins where the safolay , anil ke
it as cool as peisslhle. This the chief pro
iseel lo do , and assured Mr. Orchard th
as soon as the ) lire in the other part of t
building was nmh.'r conlvol ho would dirt
mow attention in th.i safe' , hut that it w
not Ktifo to send men Into the building.
When aske-el about his losses , Mr. Orcha
said that hn had not taken no-ouul of ste
anel could not fiereforo tell just how mil
, s there was in the storo.
Wo were to have begun taking uccou
tomorrow , " ho said. "Wo always hiivonbei
fit0,000 In stock em hand at llio rmt ot t
year , and It would have amounted to a lit :
moro than Unit this year. 1 remarked e > i
yesterday that our stuck on . ha
tills your would he' larger than o\
'before. It wus insured feunbc
fMi.iXH ) , nil through local nften
und it will imikp my loss fully flkl.WKi ubn
the insurance. Wo hael about 111,000 wet
, of flxtuix'H , and they wore but lightly
surod , In comparison to the stock , 1 do :
think there wan over Ki.uiKl em them , Wo h
just fitted up an art room , and 1 hud be
thinking that iho Insurance was not lieu
enough , but hud made up my mi
th.it I could afford to carry some of t
insurant iujself. 1 Imvo never had u 1
before. , and 1 uptoc | > o that is why I had L.
in the way of thinking Unit I didn't in.
so much insurance as some iieoplo carry 01
stock of thill sUo. Tills will bo u very hca
loss on me , and 1 don't know yet what 1 \ \
do in Iho way of starting up again ' (
stock is totally destroyed , so ihoru will
nothing luft on hand lo bo disposal of.
[ CONTINl'KII UK ! ( ECO Nil I'AUB.J
ON AN ANGRY SEA
Drilling Voyage Across the Atlantic by the
Steamship NoordlamL
SHE WAS DISABLED IN A TERRIFIC GALE
'nMFiiRrrs Drltcn I'r.intle by " 'right tmn !
friini Sinking by Ooolne mill ( iood
Scamainlilp Her I'ropollpr Slmft
Ureilcrii MIIO.MIIcH Irom l.nnil.
Txwnox , Doc. Li. The American line
steamer Olito , from Philadelphia , Doeetnbei
4 for Liverpool , p.isscd Brow Head today
She hail in tow the four-masted Hclghu
steamer Xoordland from Now York , Ucconi-
> or 1-1 , for Antwerp.
The voyage of-the Noordlnnd was tempestuous
tuous almost from the hour of leaving Sandj
Hook. The winds blow almost i
lurricano and the ship had mtiol
linieully la making headway llirougl
.ho waves , Sotuo of the passengers
.voro . so apprehonslvo of danger that thej
could not bo Induced to retire at night am
sat about the saloon dozing at intervals
ready to take to the boats in the event of ui :
Accident , although the boats could have
lived only by a miracle in the terrible seas
The waves tossed their icy foam on tin
ileclcs until the lower ringing was covcroe
with a congealed frosting and the deck itsel
was like a skating pond. The only comfor
or security was in the cabins. Captaii
Nickels , his onicers and crew , spared n
pains to secure UIQ safety of the ship , tun
the sailors never shirked an order , howove
perilous and painful.
U'licll the Accident Ore-urri'el.
The Nordland labored along successful ! ,
until Thursday evening. It was a bitte
cold night and the passengers were congral
ulaling themselves upon gradually nearln
t lie end of their voyage. The steamer wa
in longitude IS degrees fW minutes west an
latitude f > 0 degrees 10 minutes north. At
iu the evening a tremendous crash wa
card and the vessel quivered from end t
nd. The passengers who were sitting u
were tossed about like nine-pins , several i :
them being thrown to the lloor. Sever :
terrllllc blows resounded , one after the otbci
as if the vessel were being struck by a g
gantic hammer , which , indeed , was the fae
for the propeller shaft had broken.
The fright of some of the passengers wa
pitiful to behold. They rushed hither an
thither , delaying the ofliccrs in their effort
to get nt the cause and extent of the ( lisas
tor. Captain Nickels know well ODOUR
what the sound meant , and with a reassu :
ing word to the passengers ho hastened I
investigate. The vessel rocked furiously
while the broken shaft seemed about 1
crash through the ship at every coneussioi
Water rushed into the. tube , menacing tli
stoke hold and the engine rooms , and tli
panic stricken passengers thought for
\yhilo that the vessel was about to sin !
.Several minutes elapsed before word wi
given for the engines to stop.
At the Mercy of theSale. .
The Noordland lay helpless , tossed by U
gale , and as the water rushed in tliei
seemed imminent danger of sinking. Tl
pumps were manned and put to work , cvei
man of the crew being summoned to dnt.
For twenty-four hours continuously tl
pumps were kept at work and the water w :
prevented from gaining on the worker
Then the passengers wee : informed tin
they were not in present peril.
At the time of the accident the Xoordhn
was ittil ) miles west of Quoenstown. Tl
crippled steamer was sighted by the stoai
ship Ohio , which left Philadelphia on tl
same day that the Noordland left New Yoi
and needed assistance was at once oxtcnde
The voyage to Qucenstown in tow w ;
attended by much ilifllculty and the contin
ous stormy weather made it necessary
navigate with caution , but the Xoordlai
arrived without furthoracciilent.
An examination showed that the fractu
of the shaft was six feet inside the stern.
The steamship Noonlland was towed in
Qiieenstown harbor by the steamship Oh
at 7 o'clock this evening. All the pusscnge
were on deck , waving hats and h.mdko
chiefs and cheering. The passengers we
removed to shore by u tender. All showi
.signs of the anxiety which they had .suITero
and some of the elderly steerage passengo
were hardly able to walk. Several womi
fell on their knees and cried the niome
they were landed.
Frank Shea , a llrst cabin passMiger. no
stopping at a ( Jueenstown hotel , told his c
perienco tonight :
Story eif u
"The llrst two days put of Xew York we
fairish , though part of the time a heavy s
was running. The weather then grew i-a
idly worse ) . On the night of the accident i
were making alioul twelve knots an hoi :
The ship was railing heavily and most eif tl
eabin passengers were below sic
Five or .six of us were In the smoking rooi
talking about how wo should pass Christm
In Antwerp , when there was a terrific eras
and wo were thrown from our seats into
heap on the floor , The vibration of Iho sh
almost shook us from our feet as wo starti
feir tlio door. It seemed as if a gigant
hammer was pounding the ship's be
torn. When we geit outside we saw tl
captain coming from the engine rewm Tl
passengers cumo running on deck , hi :
dressed and while from fear. V/esurround
Iho captain nnd ho told us that the ma
shaft was broken , hut there was nn inline
iato reason for alarm. Tlioolllcorswho we
not busy below walked about among llio pn
sengers and encouraged all to believe th
there was no danger. In u few minutes v
learned that the engineers , " ! at a grc
risk to their lives , hael fouml the two sti
plates and the phnmiier blocks had smash
llio gland of Iho engine. The bulkheu
however , had been kept tight. Tlio vc'.ss
pitched and rolled terribly , so that wo HII
wo could not trust to the boats in case tl
worst came.
Tenllilv Aheroied ,
"Wo were Just becoming ca liner when i
i saw tlio crow rushing through Iho stcera
carrying bedding , mats nnd carpets to
stuffed Into the tunnel box. Wo all knc
then that water was coming in. Xobo
slept that night , The women sat crying
Iho cabins nnd tlio men crowded the sine
ing room to play cards anil talk over t
situation , Wo all were badly frightime
The vessel rolled terribly ami with eve ;
roll came a tremendous thump , as If u pic
of the shaft was loose and smashing thin
in the hold. The sails hue ! been spread , li
they did not steady Uio ship noticeably. \
knew wo were far from iho track of t
transatlantic steamers , ami no ono wen
huvo guessed that our chances for life ) wi
moro than two la live.
"Tho crew worked heroically at t
pumps for twenty-four hours ufler tlio in
dent , and ut the same time the rnglnci
t-r were busy at the shaft , fixing plugs and ti
ing lo pruvont a further influx of watt
. , Eventually word was sent out that the Hi
„ i of water had been checked. Wo had plen
. , ! of food anil waler , and therefore , with fall
| i j favorable weatherrwimlel huvo been ublo
hold our own for some lime. As the sea w
still too rough , how-over , for nny Ufa bo :
wo were a gloomy lot. Friday was uuovci
i ful. The tables were laid an uyal ; , but fi
I , j cared to cat.
. . -'At 'J o'clock ( in Saturday nunnlngt
t lookout yelled : 'Light ahead 1' 13 very bo
, j ] turned and listened eagerly for the IK
„ j woiil.Slio's u steamer'wan the next wi
v ' Wo all tthook hands and i-luvrcd and ma
tl ran about shouting ferny Wo all romahi
tlJ on deck the rest nf the nlifhi watching 1
J ) Ohio's lights. At liijii'-'htYlitf tn'oni' ' Jy a
pa&scd a hawser.
t j
' 1 I DllllcilltVoik oflliu ltcie.ur , .
"At that time and subsequently our po
was full o.f water and despite the oxpr
stems of cni-ouragi'mont ovury onuwasan
ous. The strain caused by the heavy
was so great Hut after llvo inlnu'es (
hawser broke. Heforo another liawi
could bu pushed , nine hours clapnud , U
second hawser broke , a.dd also the thlrel.
On Sunday morning othar hawsers were
fixed and us thd wenthar had Improved
incantinie they held until wo reached the
harbor. "
The steamship Ohio proceeded to Liver
pool this men-Mint : . Mejst of the steerage
passengers were taken back and will live
Nlwaril until further orders nro received.
Probably the Newdlanel will then procce'd
lo Antwerp , whcro she will bo completely
overhauled.r
liMM About the Uiuhrln.
s , Dec. J7. Anxiety is felt over the
nonni-rlvnl nt New York of the Cimur.lcr
Umbrla , which saiteel from Liverpool De
cember 17f and , allowing for stormy wcathcj- ,
should have reached port at les.ist two days
ago. Apprehension Is so serious Uiat rein
surance has been begun.
The oINcials of Hie Cunard line say thej
have no doubt that the Umbrla's delay If
duo to the breaking down of her engines.
TO 31 , 1'ASTKtm.
Seventieth Itlrthelny of thr I'limon * .Siivnnl
I'ltlv Olmrrvnl.
[ Ce'J'Hr't/'ilfl ' ' / ' IKtHni Jnmts ( Jnrtlan HtniKtt.1
1'Aius , Dec. ST. | New York Herald Cable
Special to Tun Hnn.l The 70th ainilver
stiry of the birth of M. I uls I'asteur , UK
iHstimulshed biologist and chemist , was
celebrated today with great pomp and un
disturbed by the political scjiiulnls of the
hour. M. Pasleur was given a magiiillcenl
ovation. * The famous savant entered tin
hall leaning on the arm of M , Carnet , presl
dent of Ihe republic. The speech of the
ICnglish surgeon , Sir Joseph Lister Hart
was loudly applauded , especially that purl
in which ho said he admired M. I'.istcur as
much foHils Integrity as for his selentlfii
attainments.
M. Pasteur was so moved by the ovntloi
which ho received that ho was not able li
speak , and his son read his speech. Tin
aged scientist sobbed when ho spoke of hi :
wife and relatives.
Then the various delegations filed by ti
congratulate- . The most applauded wen
the Copenhagen and Stockholm delegations
The scene was most Interesting. It wa
regretted that the united scientific societle
of Herlin were not represented.
The Panama inquiry was continued todaj1
Yesterday no ono was arrested. There Is i
report that the medical export who per
formed an autopsy on the body of Huron d
Mciiiach had come to the conclusion that th
baron was poisoned and had not committei
suicide. Moro revelations are expected li
regard to the sudden d'paths of several per
sons mixed up in the a'ffiilrs of the Panam
Canal company. THere are some coine
deuces which are remarkably curious an
disquieting. The peoplei , however , are sonu
what quieter. JACQCKS ST. CniiB.
STAUTMNfii HUMOUS.
Now Kove'liillons III . | lie I'mmum Uiim
Sriiinl.it I'roinUed.
LONDON , Dec. ST. The Chronicle's Par !
correspondent says : 'Two ' sudden dentil
may form the subject iof a special ineiuir ;
He hesitates to mention the person's name :
which are given as me.ro conjecture.
The startling revelations made by e :
Detective Amiel haves , bee-it revived. Tli
correspondent dccluiMSjthat in answer to a
advertisement In Figaro , ho ( Amiel ) was o
fered money lo murder Dr. llerz. Ho coi
tinues : "Amiel aske ; mo. to publish Ui
story , but when 1 sciutjfor him I found tin
ho was dead.1
The Oaulois compares the unhealthy Pai
mini scandiil to the scandals of the period e
Hohan , and says that the diamond necklae
allegation made against Mine. Carnet wi
probably not lead to the disirraco of a big
onicial.
"A cartridge similar to that used in tli
boulovnrd Magenta outrage of last sprinj
was found today , ctose to the do Ucinau
residence In the Kuo do Lisbonne. "
The Standard's Vienna e-orrespoii'len
says : ' -Frcm-li detectives are shadow-In
Mile. Dupoin , friend of the Iato Huron el
Kelnnch. Her various Journeys botwee
Buda Pcsth , Vienna and Hucharcst are su ]
posed to huvo ccmneotion with importai
docunients deposited in one of the cities. "
The Paris correspondent of the Telegrap
remarks upon the fact that no denial hn
been issued lo the story thntM. Kibot , upo
hearing of M. do Freycine't's interview wit
M. Andrieux , asked do Frcycinet to ivsii ;
and ofl'ercd the war ] > rlfollo to iinothc
statesman. M. do I'Veycinet , It is said , r
fused to resign and appealed to Presidei
Carnet , who supported him.
Ono of Ihe experts who assisted D
Brouardt at the do Hclnach Inqmxit sa.\
that the result may bo a surprise to ever ;
body. If lie had to make an oath on the sul
Jcct. ho would not say. ho adds , that Hurei
do lieinnch was poisoned.
I'KL'KIIAY ri'KCllASIXC AI13IS.
She Will Demand SalMld-llem feir IIIHII !
OM'ered I InConsul. .
[ FtiliurlflMr.il 1S3 ! IniJiiiiifi Roriloii Uoinclti ]
Vvi.rAHAiso , Chill , fvla Gulveslon , Tex.
Dec. ST. [ By Mexium Cable to the Ne
York Herald Spechi.l to Tin : Hiu.l
meeting of the cabinet was he-Id today :
Santiago to disous.s Iho diplomatic co
troversy caused by the Guerrero hidden
The Herald's correspondent at HucnosiAyri
telegraphs that u meeting of , the Argenlii
Cabinet waa hold last night to discuss tl
explanation which Minister ( luerrcro gu1
of his objectInimblo jiamphlot , anel al :
to formuluto a demand that Chill withdra
Guerrero as minister to the Argentine H
public. Your correspondent at Uio do Jai
eire , Brazil , says it is reported that a batt
buss taken place between llio policet anel go
eminent troops In Hio Orniulo e'o Sul.
Tlio Herald's correspondent at Montovidi
telegraphs that the government of Urugua
bus conlrated for a supply of arms and wi
materials to bo dollvwcd within a mont
Urugiwy is pivbarlng to mill
D u demand mioiii "Argeiitlnu for ll
Insults offered thd { "ruguuyan consul 1
the rovolullonists i'n Uio province
Corrientes , I Icnrni that lb rovolutionis
uro mooting wllh grout aue-cess nnd that tl
government at Huunps Ayres Is trying
suppress 1 hem. Nihva received today sa ;
Unit Claudio Vicuna hiul invited leueling fe
lowers of Uio lute ) President Hiilmncedn
attend a meeting to be helel In Mcndeuu
Argentine ,
HoKton Wool Murliel.
HUSTON , Mass. , Dix-'J--Demand for wti
steady. Sales : Ohio and Ponnsylvaii
ileeco soil at 2T ( ; 28oifrX ( , o for XX , 2U (
for XXX and abevvo- and ICUi feir No.
combing and washing. In territory woo
Uiero have been Rules of ilno nn a si-oun
basis ut Mo , und mexlluui at ! ) Tf JKM , Toxa
f Ciillfornlii and Oregon wools arounehangoi
f pulled wool Is in steady demand at IWC" ; ! !
y for washed. Australian wool Is firm hi
a foreign rni-pat wools are in steady request.
Mor KtuikiiH IMe'ctlon ContrstK.
Toi'RKA , Kans , , Dec , ! . * 7. Two moro co
tests of republican Heat 6 in Uie Icglslutm
by dofealcd-popuflst candidates were be'gi
loelay. Ono Is against Hem. Solon <
Th atelier , scnalor-oleut from Douglas count
thu ground of contest being alleged frai
v : and Uu'otlior isnigniiist A , C. Sherman
| j | Sliawneo county , the gi-ouml nf the acid
, . bi-lng jhut Kherman , at tlie tlmu nf Ills ole
,1 , I lion , was post master at Itossvlllo am ) then
by L'oiil
k Hiuui.r.y. S. I ) . , Deo. 1,7.A family nam
"
liabiiiusHcn , living five nillcs west ot tl :
plae-o , waa asphyxiated by coal g
lasl niffht The fuir.ilv conslnled of hi
mind , wife and Infant child. The irtoth
and child died nnd ihu father's chance *
livini ; are Hllght.
IN FAVOR OF THE DEMOCRATS
Wyoming's ' Celebrated Election Contest Do-
cidecl in the Supreme Court ,
LEGAL RETURNS FROM CARBON COUNTS
Thoxr Certified To by the .luMIro * if tin
1'earo Must lie I'niivaiM'el b.v Sluto
ltoird : of Ciinvn crA
Tim DerUlon ,
Ciiiivr.Nxr. , Wyo. , Deo. ST. [ Sptvlul Tele ,
pram to Tun Br.i : . ] .lustlcoConaway hamlet
the decision of the supreme court on the do
murrcr to the petition of Bennett and Chap
iiiiiu to compel the state board of canvasser !
to count Hanna precinct in Carbon county
Chief Justice Oroesbock and .lustico Merrill
concurred In the opinion. County Clerli
Uoss hud sent in one sot of returns and tin
two associate Justices of the peace n second
Koss' returns did not include Hanna preclnci
on the ground that the returns purporting t (
bo from that precinct did not show tlu\\
were the returns of any election held in tin
county. The state board counted the ah
struct of the county clerk , thereby defo.Uiin
Bennett and Chapman.
Demurrer of thu C'MimisiliiK lloiril. :
To thu alternative writ of mandamus Is
sued by the court the state board of canvass
ers demurred on the following grounds :
First The petition and alternative wrl
do not set forth any circumstances Vendoi
In ? it necessary that a mandamus shouli
issue originally from the supreme court.
Second The fact of the petition and wrl
indicate that this court has no Jurisdictioi
in the case.
Third Neither the petition or writ stat
sulllcient cause of action. Neither the poll
tion or writ state sulllcient facts to entitl
plaintiffs to the relief prayed for.
Tno llrst objection was waived. The second
end was urged on the ground that end
house was the sole Judge , under the const :
ttitlon , of the quulilleations The objectio
was overruled on the ground that the dc
cislon affected merely the state board t
canvassers , leaving to the house of reprc
sentatives full and final Jurisdiction in th
matter. The third mut fourth grounds c :
the demurrer were considered together , be
ing similar in nature.
The court quoted many authorities in it
opinion. The llrst question raised was
"Did the clerk err In making a separate al
struct and rejecting Unit of the Justices c
the pence ? " There had been conlliclln
opinions urged as to whether the clerk coi
stituted the board or it consisted of th
clerk and two Justices of the peace of cqu ;
power. Concluding an exhaustive discus
siou ot the point , .lustico Conaway said :
"There can hardly be a difference of opii
ion that the weight of authority coincide
with the reason and policy of the law. Th
rights of the people in choosing their ofllcei
nre certainly safer in the hands of a cai
vasslng board of three persons of dilTereii
political parties , when practicable , than i
the hands of one man. It is easy to see ho' '
absolute authority in the important and de
ic.ate duty of canvassing the vote i
the counties , respectively vustecl in a sii
glo otllecr in each county will result 5
eon Hiding views of law and duty and divers
practices in different counties. In on
county the votes of precincts would bo re
fused on one ground , in another county on
different ground , us affecting their iiuthci
ticity. This evil will evidently be counte
acted to a considerable extent by the boar
of canvassers organized as indicated , i t n
suits from these views that the two Justici
of the pence whom the clerk of Carho
county took to his assistance in eanvassin
the vote of Carbon county together with bin
self , constituted a board of canvassers ft
the county that the action of the majority i
them was the action of the bo.ird ; that tli
abstract made by the Justices of peace w.i
the onicial abstract of the votes of the pn
cincts of the county ami the 0110 that shoul
have been made b.v the county clerk. Th :
ho did not do tills must not bo allowed to ill
feat the operation of the law or the right e
the parties or the people.
Actc > il III IViTert rali-iii-h * .
' The comity clerk has acted with perfei
fairness from his view of the law. Ho hi
placed the canvassing board , and through 1
this court in the possession of the exac
facts as to the acts of himself and associal
canvassers in making the canvass of U
Carbon county vote. We must , consider tl
copy of the abstract made by the two Ju
ticcs of the peace as the ono authorized 1
the action of the majority of the board ui :
as the legal and official returns to tl
state hoard of canvassers.of the vote of tl
county.
"it results that the st'ito board has nc
canvassed the return < of the vote of tl
county , but another apparent and umr
thori/.ed return. Their duty to canvass tl
true return is ministerial and may bo eo :
trolled by mandamus.
"Tho demurrer is overruled. "
When the court reconvened in the nfte
noon Judge Yamleventer , counsel for tl
respondents in the mandamus case , filed n
answer to the petition of the relaters , ]
answer to Hennett's petition it is argued 1
was not regularly nominated and there wei
irregularities in certifying lo his iiomln
tion by the county clerk. In Chapman
case the same allegations are made , bosidi
the additional ono that he is not a eiti/.eii i
the United States and , therefore , lueliglb
to onlco.
A demurrer was at once Hied by A. I
Campbell , saying Iho state board of ca
vassors had no authority to Inquire into tl
eligibility of a candidate , that , therefore ,
was a question that could not bo eonsldore
by the court.
.liidgo Yamleventer road many decision
all tending to show clearly that iho cour
were In the habit of declaring void the elc
tion of ofllcers for Irregularities ,
An adjournment was taken to Thursdi
morning , when a decision on the demurr
to the answers will be handed down. -
lleneTlU tlin Cattlemen.
UAWJ.IXS , Wyo. , Dec. yr. [ Special Tel
gram ' TUB Urn : . ] A largo number
stockmen uro in the city from the sever
ranges In Carbon county. They all rcpo
all kinds of stork doing exceedingly we
with no losses during thu Iato snow stow
the snow being a blessing , allowing UIL
Hocks and herds to ruiigo far back from ll
streams , nearly all of which are frozen u
where there is oxrollent grazing. Shci
men are starting Iholr ( locks toward the di
on countr.\ ' , where thuy will remain the b :
unco of the winter.
Iti-si'ncil Ills Di'cMiui.
CiinvKXNi : , Wyo. , Dec. --Special [ 'IV.
gram to Tun HiiThe : ] mandamus ca
brought byi. . Schalk , candidate on ti
domoerjtllo ticket for county eommisslom
lo compel Clnrk Hess to count the retur
from llaiina precinct , was argued ted
licforo .ludgo Scott , who reserved his doeisl
till the dcrlsUm of the supreme court nn t
same question In a similar case might
hail. _
U'eu-Ji ol C'lirycimo Thlitruu ,
f.'imvKNNE , Wyo. , Dee. 47. [ Special Te
gram to TUB Br.r . ] The city has for t
I patit week boon infested with a gang
ihlcvt's , who havi ; broken Into many housi
( hough in no ease making a largo haul ,
addition , tlu > bogus chi'uk p.isser him bi ; >
umund and no less than half admen cliizij
have been \litlmi/.ed by useless checks vai
in ) ? In aiiKnmts UK to * .M ) . '
Struck ii .Scum of A hi itoi ,
CA3i'iu : , Wyo , , Uoc. -Special [ To
; 'ram to Tun UUB. jAt j a depth of forty-li
feet today the MuConnell Asbestos ccnnpa
struck a solid twelve inch seam uf usbest <
H is the biggest strlko yet made lu thu i
bcetos ilclu , rin.-ro arc U5UOO pounds
asbestos ready for shipment on the moun
tain.
COI.lt ir
llcinrt | * of KunVrlni ; mill Dcnth I'riini the \ ' . \ -
Ming lo\v Trmpcrnliirc.
WirniTA , leas. . Dec. 4JT. Snow fell again
last nlqht and after a nrlef Intermission be
gan again tills morning. Kullroad trafltc
throughout the state is badly demorall/ed.
Trains all pulled by two locomotives and arc
still badly behind time or are stalled alto
gether. A fright ful loss of Mock Is reported
In "No Man's" land and olsinvhoro.
CiiAiu.r.sTON , S. C. Dee. 'jr. A blizzard
struck Charleston this morning , and for the
llrst time within the past fifteen years the
house lops wore covered with a thin coating
of snow and sleet. The orange trees in the
city are injured somewhat and will probably
bear only one crop this year. They usually
bear two crops.
Foil-nil : * * MONIIOB , Ya. , IVo. ST. The
worst blizzard in twenty years struck this
vicinity about midnight ami the snow bus
been falling ever since. The electric car line
to Hampton Is blocked and navigation is sus
pended.
UHTIIOIT , Mich. , Dec'JT. Within the past
two days two person" have lost their lives
because of tlie cold weather. They were
Charles Mellwaln. a laborer , and Michael
Dm-oss. an expressman. The former was
found dead in an outhouse' , while the latter
met his death In a lumber yiml , both men
having been frozen while under the intlucneu
of liquor.
HruoNS. . IX. Dee * . 2"-Intensely cold
weather has prevailed hero and throughout
the ,11m river valley for the past three elays.
The thermometer registers from'0 = toUvc !
below zero. Great suffering is re-ported from
many directions.
PiTTHiirmi , 1'a. . DeeST.Tho Allegheney ,
Monongaliela and Ohio rivers are frozen ovet
and river trafllc is entirely suspended for the
llrst time in many years.
Wn.MlxmoN , N. O. . Dec. 27.Snow cover.
the ground hero to the depth of scvei-.il
Inches , nn almost unheard ot thing in this
section.
, t
KOUKKPUU.KIt'b .11 r.VI FICKXCK ,
lie < ; l\c Another ( lilt of u .Million Dolliin
* In the Chlc-HK" t'lll\i'l > tly.
CHICAGO , 111. , Dec. 'Jr. .John D. Kockofcllei
has made another huge gift to the University
of Chicago. The sum is understood to be
over gl,000.HX ( > , but the exact Ilgurcs are nol
given out.
For the last two months the trustees n :
the university have baen endeavoring to per
suade Mr. Rockefeller lo give them J'.OOO.OO !
in order to carry out some of their cherishet
plans.
The New York capitalist objected lo giv
ing that sum outright , but submitted a propo
sition for a vast sum to bo given , providiiij.
certain plans which ho suggested bo carrier
out. This proposition was submitted to the
rustcos today.
" 1 cannot give you the exact. Ilgurcs , '
said one of the trustees this afternoon , "bu
I will say that through the generosity o
Mr. Rockefeller wo huvo now a fund whicl
will enable President Harper to enrr.s fur
ward the institution on the broad basis
which ho conceived for it. "
Nnw YOHK , Dee. 'J7. President Harper o
the University of Chicago arrived in thii
city today. In an interview as te ) John D
Koe'kofoller's million dollar Christmas gif
to the university he ! said : "Fora Christ
mas gift it is about the biggest on record
Air. Kockefeller has be-en very Kind to tin
university and wo think it especially grate
ful that a citi/.en of New York. should dis
play such munificence loan institution u
Chicago. " _ _
/ / / : ir.is .t j-\iiTiii.i : < is i.orr.it.
Sail I'\pcrleiicr of n I'rclly I.Itlle Trend
( ilrl.
KANSAS CITV , Mo. . Dee. 27. Keiuo Du haute
a pretty French girl , after having made ;
journey across the ocean ami half wa ;
across the American continent lo marry he
sweetheart , started on her return home : thi
morning , the victim of her faithless lover.
Mutual friends started a eorrcspondcnei
between Mile. Dulmute and Felix Dumis , i
Frenchman who came to this country in isu
and bought a ranch In Oklahoma. 'I'll
correspondence leel to the engagement of th
two , although thcjy had never BCIM
each other. Finally the day was sc
for the wedeling and Mile. Duhaute , wh' '
was a governess nt the time , in an ICnglish
man's family in London , started for Amerie ;
to meet her intended husband. The meotini
place was to have been the ofllco of Frenel
Consul Lang. Mile. Duhautoarrived prompt ! ,
on time , but M. Dunns failed to put in an i\\ \
pourunco. Consul Lang wrote to the turd ;
lover , and received reply from Dunns thiith
hael I'hanged his mind and that he did no
now clcsiro to marry Mile. Duhuute. 'J'hi
drove the little Freiu-h woman to distractio :
and she threatened to commit suicide , bavin
no friends in this country and no means t
return home. Consul Lang informed her mis
tress In I ondon of the situation b.v euulo an
the latter cabled funds for Mile ! . Duhauto I
return to London. She started on the home
ware ! journey today.
FJto.ii nn : n.nus.
Dlsnhlrel and Ililllercd Vesm > ls Arrlxe In Ni"
VnrU Ilurlior.
Nr.w YOIIK , Dec. 27. Kvery vosse > l jha
creeps battered ami storm tosse'd into thl
harbor tells of heavy gales ami tre.icheniu
seas.
seas.Tho
The big French liner Normandie , nearl
three elays overdue , eamo ste-aming int
quarantine today. Hho'litllo resembled thu
stateily , well groomed leviathan that lei
llavro on the 17th. ' Ice was on herln sheel
ami clusters of fantastic icicle's hung all eivc
the ship. Captain Torent , her cnmmamlei
said it was one of the wildest voyages helm
ever experienced.
The Fulela , which left Genoa December ,
also hael a tough 1ime . Uur decks wei
Hooded , and ono huge ) wave smashed he
heavy port Hfu boat.
The steamship Rotterdam , which salle' '
from Rotterdam December II ) , was rovrre
with a ragged coat of ie'o from ste'in to steri
Ono of heir lifo boats was 'jimtshod.
Kovcral vesseils arrived jnmi Kouth Ame
lea , and all badly slorm-teissed.
inr.it ix i-jfi Mnrnr.ii'tt A H.MS.
I'letliellei luclelunt ill n llalli'ollil Depot i
Kuilhiix Clly.
KANSAS C'ITV , Mo. , Dei' . 27. The 11-elay
otel child of an emigant named Carl Yulel
died in its mother's arms at the union dep <
today. 'J'lio child was born at sea and coul
not partake of nourishment. The miilhi
was unaware of the infant's death until In
atte'ntlem was callesd to It by a polle'cma
When Hhei dlscovcreel the bubo was deael hi
grief was pitiable. Klio ami her husbai
were nbsiilutely ponnlluss und had liael i
breiiilifaHt. A subscription was maelo uji f
them among the people ; in thes waiting root
and the coroner took possession of iho de ,
baby , and they were se-nt on their way
.lennfngs , Kas. , their destination. The ha !
was buried in potters field ,
.MaehlmiVooihoi lte'i-4.
Cnic.uio , 111. , Joe. 27. Delegatns to t !
1 third annual convention of iho Murhii
Woodworkers' Internatioiml Union of Ame
lea went into r.asslon liero today , nearly 2
strong.
The proceedings are presided over by Jol
Grrscn of St.'lxniis , while the other etlllco
lirosent nro ( jcne'ral Yico Presidents Frai
lloae-oesk of Omaha , and Frank Frank
Chicago , and Oi.'iiural Secretary Thomas
ICIddo of Chle.-ago.
Thu report ! ) pivsenteil from the goner
district organism show that the organl/
tion hag received many ae'cesHloiis to miji
p d'.iring ' the past year and is in an c
y prosperous miulItU/n.
Xuw Vnrk
Nr.w YUIIK , Dee , -Spevlal [
TUB llti'.JICxe'lmngo was rjuoted as follow
Chicago , TO to bll cents * premium i lle/.sUiu , p
to 10 cents premium j St. Louis , par ,
uv lOne
Ono of the Lincoln Asylum Eobbors Taken
Into Ottstody ,
EXPRESSED NO SURPRISE AT BEING HELD
Hi'Srnnrel to Think the U'liole I'
U'ns llrKiitnr-rriMillnr Uxpcrlonro
of n Lincoln \Yniniiit with
OhrlHliniiH ItiililiiTii ,
LIXCOI.N , Neb. , Dev. ' , ' 7.- [ Special Telegram
to Tin : llKK. ] Oorlmm Holts was arrested
at Nebraska City today and brought to Lin
coln this evening by Deputy Sheriff I nng-
don. Hetts was formerly a member of Iho
coal linn of Helta .t Weaver of this city , and
held for some time n contract to supply the
state Insane asylum with coal , Ho Is
charged with having obtained money under
false pretenses , and his arrest is the out
growth of the recent Investigation by the
grand Jury , Ho expressed no surprise when
placed under arrest , but said that slneo ho
had heard of the arrest of the other parlies
concerned in the asylum contracts ho had
expected to bo gathered In himself. Up to
this en'cnlng lie had not succeeded in secur
ing ball , but expected to before morning.
A somewhat exciting eplsodo occurred in
Lincoln yesterday afternoon , the facts of
which were learned only by accident this
evening. Yesterday being n general holiday
most of the business houses were closeel nil
day. Shortly after the noon hour Mrs. San
derson , wife of the proprietor of the Colum
bian tailoring Iwuso on O street , went to
the store in seaivli of her husband. The
door was locked , but she s.iw two strangej
men Inside. She went up the front stairs of
the block In which the store was located
and then by descending a rear stairway she
gained tin ingress to Hie building. She asked
the men what they wanted. One of them
replied that they were sent for n
package , ami at the s-.imo time picked
up n bundle of elolh and started for tho'door.
Mrs. Sanderson Intercepted him and ho
brutally struck her in the face with his
clenched list and knocked her down. The
curtains in front were ilewn mid as tha
woman lay there In a dar.eel condition ono o (
the fellows , with an oath , proposed that
they take advantage of her defenseless sit
uation. 15y this time she had recovered and
springing to her feet she secured a largo
pair of cutting shears and prepared todofcml
herself. Springing to the side of the win
dow she apparently pressed n button in the
wall. One of the men asked her what she
had done and she replied that she had called
the police ; . The ruse hael iho desired effect and
the men decamped. The facts were not re
ported to the police , Mr. Sanderson not car
ing for the publicity.
I.-ATAI , IIIHEI.INCTON WUKCIC.
iniIii : C'n-w Kllh-el In u Colllslein with
Slock.
McCooic , Neb. , Dec. 27. [ Special Tele
gram to Tnr. Uix. ] Engineer Andrew Cum-
miiis and Fireman Baxter Goodrich , In
charge of a locomotive attached to a gravel
train , were killed this afternoon six miles
west of here. The engine was derailed by
running over a number of horses. The fami
lies of the vicims reside at Heel Cloud , from
whence they recently came. The track wns
cleared by midnight and tralllc continued.
I'Otl CATTI.lt KTK.ir.lXa.
C. II. Iliiye * I'ulled ill Clile'iigciltli Stolru
Se ( > et ! III III * I'otsKcssIult.
ST. Loi-is , Mo. , Dec. 27. This morning C.
II. Hayes arrived nt the National stockyards
with nine ears of Texas cattle , which ho
turned eiver to the Western Live Stock Com-
missiem company for disposal. Now ho la
languishing in a ce-11 at the 15ast St. Louis
police station and will bo called upon to
answer a clmrgo of cattle steullmr.
Mr. Snow , inspector for the Nor.hwcst
Texas Cattleraisers association , noticed that
a number of cattle ! which Hayes brought
with him wcrei branded with the "hash
knife , " this brand belonging only te ) the Conti
nental Cattle company , and proceeded to in
vestigate the matter. Ho found that the
cattle had been solel but the money had not
been turned over to Air. Hayes. Ho then
sent for a deputy sherifT and that worthy
escorted Hayes to the station on a charge
of stealing e-attle.
.lustico Wilson held Hayes under $ S50
bonds. Ilclng unable to give the bond ,
llaye-s was locked up.
There were twcnty-nlno hand of cattle and
ono steer identified as belonging to members
of the association.
-o-
HOVTOItS IX IHSKHIOX.
.Meeting of tlui Wi-stCrn Society of Olmtvt-
rlclaiis Mini ( iynriKMileigUlH.
KANSAS CITY , Met. , Dec. 27. The Western
Society of Obstetricians and Oyncacologlsts
met in annual session hero today , with fifty
members present from states west of the
Mississippi river. The day was consumed In
the reading of papers upon technical sub-
jce'ts , by Drs. Mitchell of Topeka , Kan. ;
Slireoves of Dos Molncs , In , ; Sutherland of
Hcrrlngton , Kan. ; Richmond of St. Joseph ,
Mo. , and several local physicians ,
Dr. Joseph I'rlco , the noted obstetrician
from Philadelphia , on his way to the Pacific
e'oast , is.stoppiug over to attend the society's '
meeting , and will tomorrow perform ft
delh'ato operation at the city hospital which
the members of the society will witness.
Among other noted physicians present uro
Dr. T. II , Hawkins of Denver and J. 13 ,
Summers of Omaha.
I'scapei of n Notorloim JMlHKlnhlppI Dcupe-
ruelii ,
JACKSON , Miss. , Dec. 27. Uroeiks Story , the
noted desperado , has at last succeeded in
making Ills cse-apo from the stuto ponltcn-
tlury hero. This Is the fourth attempt. His
lust attempt was only a few clays ago , when
in company with three othorcemvhits liawua
discovered ellgglug a hole under the prison
walls. Ho wus then placed In u cull em the
ground floor and In Irons. Notwithstanding
these prfcautlems , ho dug through his cell
and , alter stealing a gun and a supply of am
munition , by the aid of n rope lot himself
down b.v the ; side of the walls und Is a t'rco
man. Bloodhounds were put on thu trace. \
Hewis put Inthe pcnticnlhiry for ten years
for reihhing the c-xprc.ss company at Durant
oightccn mouths ago.
( 'o ! one do I'artnerH .Meet ,
DiNVin ! : , Colo. , Dee , " 7 , The State
Furmors Alllnnro and Industrial union met
lf ro today and were In session until Into
tonight. After the flection of ofllcerH
lengthy resolutions wc.ro adopted , among
them being thu recommendation that the
state should own the coal mines and the Irrl-
g.ition ditches , and also that convictx bo cm-
ployed In the rt struction of the dltchcu ,
Woman suffrage ) was approved of , and the
declarations oftho Oeulu and St , Louis
paltforms rcaftlrmed , The iilllanco wlllcom- „
pluto Its * work tomorrow.
Killed HiniMiir ,
LUVIBVJU.E , Ky. , ! > < - , 27. Louis Lovl of
the linn ot Lovl & noslny , exunmls.slon mex--
chants at liVMiVj Fourth street , and a
widely known man , shot himself In the ,
head this morning , drath following In
stantly. Milanclioly brought on by the elan-
gcrmm illness of Ills vrlfu U the only cau *
' . < fur .u Inw.vn.