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Vi THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : TIirRSIUY , DECEMBER 7. 1833. HONORED SOLDIER IN BRONZZ' ' He/0 cf the Mtr can War and the EetdUra Immortalized at Last UWEUNG OFCENEfiAL SHIELDS' STATUE. IlllnnU . linn- Her It sanl ftirNio , Jtunory of Jlrr Sontx Hon. nnil llltxtnrl auil -MlMiifiotn r jr l.orlnc TfiUulo to II \VortU. . . . * . Dec. . Anottur Sijaw wn added tins afternoon to the Uistir.stnjhed nrriy of < varnor , statesmen owl inveuJ rs wh so moiumenis , erected to Statuary hail of Iba I'niLcJ States capital , symbolise the regard la vrhutt tbey are h KI liy at ic.ist ono state in the union. General James Shields , who was thus honored , was the favorite of thrco states and hi * ashes rest in Misuari , bat Illinois , by recommendation of Us legisla ture deemed tbat hU statute should be one of the two which It is entitled to place in Statuary halL Illinois , therefore , had the chief place in today's ceremonies , but Mis souri and Minceaota also took advantage of the opportunity to do special honor to the memory of their soldier of bj- ono days. Appropriate reremoniM and addresses by representatives of throe states marked the vnvet.iD ; : of the statue. The ceremonies bccan at 1 o'clock with a small street parade , which was an incident rather than a feature of the occasion. A. troop of cavalry a ad the artillery band stationed in this city escorted tha speakers and guests from the Metropolitan hotel to the capitoL Following the military were carriages in which were Governor AltgpM and staff of Illinois. Governor Nelson an.1 staff of Minne seta , Governor Stone and staff of Missouri , the members of the Shields statuu commis sion , the family of General Shields , the committee on nrranRements anil the execu tive committee , veterans of the Mexican war Members of the Grand Army of the ItepuMIc and of the Emmet Rnards of this city brought p the rear of the procession which moved to the c.ipitol. Ilxercl * at the Capitol. Tbe exercises at the capitol began at 130 , \vhcn Mr. bprincer presented to the house the formal resolution accepting the statua on buhalf of congresi. Advocating this. Mr. Sprim-Er , in a brief speech , reviewed the life of General Shields and paid a plowing tribute to bis noble qualities. General John C. Black followed and Mr. Cannon of Illinois , Mr. Bland of Missouri and Mr Hall of Minnesota also paid feeline tributes to the memory of the man upon whom such distinguished honor was con ferred today AVbile the or.ntio.is were beina dslivered the consmittse of arrangements entered the house and at tha conclusion the members of the house and the visitors tiled out to Statu ary ball where the unveilinsj took place. Mr Condon cf Chicago delivered a long nddrcss in eulogy of General Shields. At the rnnclusion of his speech Miss Katharine J. Shields , the daughter of the general , drew aside tha white drapery that veiled the statue , and in heroic bronze the form and Upure of tne general stood revealed. The principal oration of the day was then delivered hy Governor Alt eld of Illinois. Representative Tarsney of Missouri fol lowed with an address , wtiich evoked great enthusiasm and applause. Senator Turpie closed the exercises. The statue of General Shields stands be tween that of Richard Stockton , a hero of roralutionary times , acd that of General Pnil Kearney , wno fought and died in the rebellion. It is a full lenirtn figure in bronze , OJ a niarblo pedestal. On the front of thu pedestal are the words : GEXERAL JAMES SHIELDS. WACRIOR. JCRIST. STATESMAN . On the left of the pedestal is the coat-of- nrms of Illinois , on the back the Minnesota coit-of-arms and on the left the coat-of-arms of Missouri , all in bronze. Miiatd'a Varied Career. The career of General James Shields forms n fascinating chapter of American historj. It combines the ever-charmin ? incidents of pioneer life , the thrilling record ot Jndian warfare , the dash ana recHless enthusiasm of a Custcr or a Kearney in the Mexican war , supplemented and rounded out in the war of the rebellion. Add to this his recorJ as a senator from three states and as a law yer and Jurist ot notable attainments , and we have a. career as rare as it js heroic , ad- mirabln as a whole , inspiring patriotism by its unsclflih devotion , ana model in public and private rectitude. The fighting quali ties which were the marked characteristics of General Shields in the battlefield , and forum had their Inception in his native land Ireland. Born in Tyrone county ho ' imbibed the lessons of resistance to tyranny on soil hallowed by tbo darintr exploits of Owen Roc O'Neill in historic Duncrannon. Coming u > America in 1SJC , at thoagfcof 10 , ho settled in ICankasklz , 11L , then an out post of civilization. Later be moved to Belleville. There in the early MOs he ran Tor congress. Lyman Trumbull ran against him. There was a third man in the field. His name vras Bob Smith. Bob had only four votes. But they were the balance of power. On the second or third ballot he was to have given them to Shields. Had he done so Shields would hava been elected. But Trumbull , supposedly learning of it , turned his following over to Smith and elected him. Tha Llucoln-SliloltU "Duel. " Shortly after this Shields wa * elected auditor. According- > varying accounts Shields and Lincoln were rivals for the hand of Mar } ' Todd , and a challenge to mortal combat was the outcome. Shields being tne challenger. Ex-Congressman Morrison of Illinois gives this version of the absurd affair , illustrating Lincoln's appreciation of the ridiculous : 4 > I don't remember tbe details , " the colonel said ' 'but somehow other , or Shields and Lincoln got into a row. Some one tola Lincoln that ho would have to i&hljShields. Dueling was the proper thingIn these days , and , although 1 don't fancy that Lincoln took much stock in the code , he made a virtue of oeccsslty or of custom , and after being told that there was no help for it , aid , * 'Oh , well. 1 will flgnt him. ' "Some cue astted Lincoln his choice of weapons. " ls it m.v choice ? ' Lincoln hskod. "And upon being assured that It was , bo replica. 'I choose broadswords. ' "Shields bad no experience with broad- words. But when ha heard that they werti to be tha weapons , he exclaimed : ' 'All ncbu I am a swordsman , and faith , I'll kill 'im , so I will. ' ItluuU of Duata. "Well , the fight vras to take place on Bloody Island. That bit of land is not down ' on tha map by that name. It wa juit off St. LouU , about midway between the Mis souri and Illinoii shores. A. great many duels were fought there. Tom Bentoa fought Lucas there , sad because of Its being the scene of so many a fight it became known as Bloody Island.Yhen Shlelai and his party arrived they found Abe Lincoln > with his bsck to tuetn swinging his broid- VTord la long , savage sweeps , sUabing the ( wigs and bushes. One of the party watched him a minute acd declared taat tba fight oould not go on , Lincoln turned and asked. the reason. * * 'Why ' the individual ' , replied , 'some one dill get hurt , I don't inmd guns. Them Is pome chance then. But with these murder- 1 ana-looking suckers why , the tint thine you know one of you would get a poke in the > ribi and that would settle you. ' i "Lincoln was willing- Uku him chances and so wa * Shield * . Button reit wouldn't listen to it and there was no duel. That la the nearest I aver knew ot the saner of hut country lighting a duel. " Shields wu elected to the circuit bench and presided to the ) general satisfaction ol tticaa who had occasion to comef before him. But he didn't like It. There w&sn't enough action In it for him. Be prcferrod politics. H * reamed tn bo zr"ttlngmnra at trbst trs * comine to htm wfalis playintf tin gaae of politics. HshMn- JIr * rn. \Vh rn th Mexican war brolro oni ShfeMt R t a wmmis'ioB from President Pl w M lrte4 < l * r general. Ho vrmt to Hlisoia tn Master trooi s ami rrmrehed at ibeir head lo Jlpxfro Mrxk' i was encr l in three d rtr- lions nnd the three seetkms were 10 meet. Shfcrhls tra * nitti tfe nor'.hcm one. After eainc IM ) milci wiihmit pctttae a flint ho a kd leave to J tri the nnhllne i-nlutan. He jtnt lu and pet * uv r > : l.v xroundexl in battle , Kvo. ButhedWn't miml ibo ballets. They wHMle vreet i sn- for him as they whistled throtiKh tne air. At Ccrro Ojttle be was scverelj' wonnded while leudinc nfe men , but bo refused to quit the field lie advutH-od to tha charge , when lie irai struck in the chest by an iron imprvlMt tbnt passed throueh his luntjs. He f ll late th irms of Olest > y. aftcrTrard t'nilr l htutos senator from Illinois , nnd was carried from the battlefield lu nil appear- anit-s lif lir < sVhon sorct ; ot his men wrro aboHt to rcnwTo blra from the fiela General HhicMs sahl "I am of no further use to my country You arc. I ay me dowa and let ma die" ' Fortunately his fears were not vcriHed , for by the aid of a captured Mexi can surgeon t&ceeneral eventually recovered Irrmi his tearful Avound. Obituary notices appeared afterward in nearly all the papers of the country , so con- nnced were his brother offlcers of tha Im possibility of his surviving such a terrible vvound. For wccws he Uiy at the brink of douth. The army sunjeons bad civen him over for death when a Mexican doctor said ho would lire if ha would lot him remove the coagulated blood from the wound. Shields , as a kill or euro remedy , told him to try , and a fine silk handkerchief was worked in and linall.v drawn through the wound , re moving the cxtrarasated blood , when day light could bo seen through the hole. In two months he was acnln in the saddle. For his gallantserviccj on this occasion he was brovettcd major general , and bis comniandinir oBicers Generals Twlzg and Scott both mentioned him in most lauda tory terms in their official reports. Four months afterwards he led the celebrated charpo of the brave "Palmettos' " of South Carolina , and the gallant Now York Volun teers at the battle of ChcruUusco , where the Mexicans , according to tne oflieial account of Santa Anna , lost one-third of their army. On the 13th of September ho was in the thick of the light at Chapullcpec. His horse having been shot under him. General Shields fought on foot , bareheaded and in his shirt sleeves , leading his brigade , sword in hand , with a bravery that has mada his name imperishable In American history. Shtelrtii at Cttiipulepec. In reply to a question asked him while sen ator \Vaslnnijton. . whether the painting of the battle of Chspulttipec over the senate staircase , where he is represented ai stand ing in his shirt leaves , was a fancy sketch , General Shields said'No ; wo were taken Just where we stood by a photographer who followed the army to take sketches when ever he could. It was afterwards trans- erred to canvas. The incident which it commemorates was one of the most notable ind curious in my history. I had been or dered by General Scott to make a demon stration on the City of Mexico from the Cha- juitcpcc bide I gathered up the magnificent Palmetto rcziment. Colonel Butler , the Mounted RiBes , the Kew Your volunteers ind O'Brien's battery , and led a sudden dash ulong the aqueduct towards the city. The enemy gave way. and , seeing that , wo pressed them all tne harder to pre vent reforming. General Scott , who intended that General Worth should take the city by the San Cosmo route Instead of the Bel en route , saw from the heights that I was makiair rather rapid progress , and Immediately detar.hed two aides-de camp to stop me. Ididn't want any message from General Scott at that precise moment. General Scott , seeing that we were still pushing ahead at a breaknecK pace toward the city , sent General Quitman to me , and my borso having been shot unfler me. L was ou foot explaining to General Quitman that it would be madness for cs to desist from our advantage , nnd that General Scott never would have ordered it if he knew how gloriously wa were advancing. Oh ! but ho was a gallant soldier , that General ( Jaltman. and a prcncrous one , and instead of ordering me back he tola ms toga ahead. So on wo went and in less than twenty mlnritei we en tered the city gate and uutiuled the first American flac in , the city of Mexico ! the ilag that was borne by the gallant Palmetto regiment. The artist happened to pet his camera in focus just while I was talking to General Quitman , and so I apprehend U is a more correct battle piece than the most of those that ornament our public buildinirs. " s Stonewall Jackson. After the Mexican war he came home and ran for United States senator. Lincoln was running , too. "Shields won. He stuck to Douglas In the ICansasO cbraska fight and when he came up for re-election he was de feated. He then went to Minnesota. He had not been there long before he was elected United States senator from that state. Ho served his term and then , the war breaking out. he got a commission as brijradler general and went to fighting once more. He fell in with Stonewall Jackson and gave Stonewall about thu jharpest drubbing he received during the war. It is a matter of history that Shields was the only commander who defeated and routed the supposed invincible ? in the south. It was at Winchester on theSSdof Alarcn , 1S62 , Shields was the-ranking officer under Gen eral Banks. While the latter was absent In Washington , and Shields in command a hasty retreat was ordered from Winchester for the purpose of drawing out Jackson. It was successful. The battle began early on the morning of tne 23d. Be fore sundown the confederates wera driven from the field and routed , leaving 300 pris oners and LOCK ) stand of small arms. For ; nis brilliant victory Shields was officially complimented by * the War department Early In the fight Shields was severely wounded in the aaoulder and was obliged to issue his orders while resting to a hospital tent. tent.The combined wounds of two wars com pelled him to resign his commission in Ibtt ) . At the conclusion of the war he resided for a while in California. Returning to Mis souri he was appointed to an unexplrod term in the United States senate , serving two years. General Shields' last public appearance was in Brooklyn , N. Y. , October , 1B73 , where he delivered a lecture for the benefit of the yellow fever sufferers in the touth. He died at Carrollton , Mo. , July , 1373. Senator Vetfn Eulogy. Tba principal address was made by Sena tor Vest of Missouri. He said ia part : "Missouri thanks Illinois for placing in the capitol the statup of General James Snields with that of Abraham Lincoln and all ner mo > t distinguished citizens. It is evidently suggestive that the great common wealth which honored them both' should bring here the statues of Lincoln and bbiclds , always political adversaries and at one time personal enemies , out never divided in their Jove of country. "It augurs well for the future whnn the petty divisions of political opinion are thus obliterated and the people of our country of all creeds , civil aud. religious , can , so long as the government exists , look upon the marble Images of 'those who itlfferod in methods but not in motive , and of whom the Impartial ludgmeatbt their countrymen has declared that they 'dcservo well of the re public. ' ' Of all the eminent men whose names will bo found ia our country's history James Shields alone has represented three sov ereign states in thu United States senate. It is equally significant that be came to the senate on each occaiiou reoruftentiag the same opinions and policies on public ques- tioni , Cast in heroic mould , earnest in convic tion , s stranger to fraud and Duplicity , this soldier-statesman ia the most Illustrious Of those Irish-Americans who have baptised in blood their allegiance to our fren Institu tions. Illinois , Minnesota and Missouri hon ored him especially when Urine , and the whole union now claims bis glorious career as a common legacy , but in Missouri , among the people who loved him above all others , rest his ashes. We will guard them well , for in our broad domain never has there been a life which bettjr Illustrates American manhood nor sheds more.laster on tbo Amer ican name , " letiituary ol Vfulimctoii'c Death. RJCUMOXD , Va. , Dec. 8. At the llfith annual convention of the Grand Lodge of Masons of Virginia last night Grand Matter William W. Pleasant addressed tha conven tion and among other thing * ald that amujcumenU should be mada for celebrat ing appropriately In 1B99 the 100th anni versary of the death qf George Washington , who WM once grand matter of Virginia. TRTIXC TO RELEASE SCOTT Fri di of ths Holt Ocndtj Treasurer Beaut to a Desperate Game. THEY WLNT EEFCRE THE COUNTY JUDGE Tin If Plnn lllockeil liyan Injunction from the Dlttrlct Court < cott Only Xeni- In.illy In .tall Imitating Moiltrr In Conflnemei.t. O'Nwt u Dec. 0. [ Special Telegram to THE BEE. ] This morning the curtain dropped on Another scene In the pre.it Barrett Scott case. I > ot being itl < Ued with the action of Judge Kincaid. sustained by the supreme court , in placing Scott's bond at f7U , < X , his lawjers smjght to take advantage of Jutlpe Kincaid's absence ny golnjt bofora the county Judge to get aniline on the sufficiency and the acceptance of a bond which had the suspicion of tcluc largely stuffed. County Judge Bowen seemed willing to take the responsibility of acting- , and on. Friday morning the work of Justification began , but County Attorney Murphy ap peared on the scene and objected to the Jurisdiction of the county Judge , alleging that Scott had made application to the dis trict court to bo admitted to ball and as that court had not adjourned he contcn&ed that if the county Judge approved such bond the sureties thereon would not bn liable and the bond would 02 null and void. The county judge overruled the motion nnd pro ceeded to take sureties. This manner of procedure conttaucd until Tuesday evening. Monday County Attorney Murphy prepared injunction papers and went to Chadron that evening , where Judge Kincaid was holding court and Tuesday ap peared before Judge Ivincaid and a ked that the county juclze Do restrained from acting in the matter. Judges Ivincaid ana Jointly sustained the county attorney and signed a restraining order prohibiting the county Judge from acting , service of which was made on him this morning. Scott is yet in the hands of his frisnd , the sheriff , and is perambulating the streets , playing the Mosheract to perfection. AfTiln at rrrmoiir. FREMONT , Dec , 6. [ Special to TnK BEE. ] One of the Murphy triplets , little T > jroy , is thought to DC fatally ill The total enrollment of the city schools/ 001 in the primary department , 345 in the grammar department and HI in the High school. The members of the Fremont turnvcrcln that gamed such great fame at the last na tional ntctinR at Milwaukee arc cutting forth great efforts to place themselves upon a higher plane the coming year than ever before. They have continued Hon. John Dcrn at the head , nnd have employed Prof. Iseurnberger as their instructor. The officers cect ! l for the ensuing year are as follows : John Dern. president : G. C. Kerkow , vice president ; C. F.V. . Paul , sec retary ; Johu P. Haraan , treasurer : CH. . Plambeck , George F. Loochen and Rudolph Motter. trustees. An effort is being made by the city council ana fire department to concentrate the dif ferent fire companies of the city In order to make their worJi more convenient and. less expensive. ScattemJ as they arc now over the city , an alarm brines out the whole force , regardless of the importance , ex tent or location of the fire , and as teams must be emnloyed to pull each apparatus it makes the system very expensive , as well as unwieldy. it is argued that with the apparatus all in ono building or close together one or more companies may do dis patched as required. Steps were taken at the last meeting of MuPherson post. Grand Army of the Repub lic , toward holding a joint Installation of the officers of the four patriotic societies of the city on New Year's night , when it is desired to stock a "Christmas tree" in the interest of the npcdy families of soldiers in the city. A. committee , consisting of C. W. Hyatt , H. A. Williams , S. r. Stiles , H. F. Gumpert and Anson Olds was appointed , with power to act in the premises. Hank Knbbrr * Still at Liberty. LES.IXGTOX , Neb. , Dec. C. [ Special to TIIE BEE. ] The robbers who entered the Dawson County National bank vaults are stilt at larrp. Many items of great value were left by the thieves , among them 5000 in stamps and some valuable Jewelry. Cash alemo seemed to bu what they -were after. There was also much of value in the postofHce , through -which they passed to get at the vault. By an explosion of dust hi the C > exington roller mill Frank Boorman , head miller , nar rowly escaned death , being badly burned about the face and arms. Prompt work alone saved the mill from burning , as tire started in several places immediately after tne explosion. The attorneys for Walker , the convicted murderer , have entered a plea , for a new trial. They bas their claim upon the fact that the Judge in giving his instructions stated that death alone would be the result of a verdict of guilty , while under the new law the jury can recommend imprisonment for life. The judge will decide the motion Thursday. If this decision is adverse to the defense the case will nndoubte-lly be ap pealed. .Melhex ) * ot I'lijHlciuii ( Jumtlnnetl. DAKOTA Crrr , Dec. 0. { Special Telegram toTnc Bsc. ] The eldest son of John Me- Kinney , aged 24 years , of Walker's island , this county , died yesterday under mvsteri- ous circumstances , which will probably lead to the arrest of the attending physician , who was practicing without registering in compliance with the law. Tbo young man wns taken with pains through bis entire body from getting wet and a Dr. Hamilton was called. He administered morphine in jections at frequent intervals and the patient went to sleep , which condition he remained in for twelve hours and died. Dr. Hamilton is from Iowa and is attending to the prac tice of his son , H. G. Hamilton of South Sioux City , while the latter is visiting , in Wisconsin. An investigation will follow. DemUe of Strernl Nebr.uka I'eopl * . ScnuTLEii , Neb. , Dec. 6. [ Special Tele gram to TOE BBE. J Mrs. E. L. True , wife of one of Scbuyler's most prominent citizens , died at her homo at an early hour this morn- big. big.Wocox. Wocox. Neb. , Dec. C. ( Special to THE BEE. ] After a brief Illness C. iC Held died yestwday morning. Mr. Held was a pro gressive farmer , living just south of town , a member of the board of directors ot the Wilcox District Fair association and one of its most enthusiastic supporters. NEBRASKA Crrr , Dec. 6. [ Special Tele gram to TUB BEE. t Jerome B. Pratt , a resident of this county since 1S5Q and. a prominent farmer of Otoo countr , died at his home near this city today , aged ( Si. UluolTrtl Iba Attactimaut. PEXOEU , Neb. , Dec. fl , [ Special to Taa BEE. ) The attachment proceedings insti tuted by Kingman & Co. of Omaha against P. H. Bender , the Pender hardware mer chant , was yesterday dissolved hy Judge Norris in thu district court. Tbe attach ment grew out of the sale of the stock of Weiser Bros , to Mr. Bender , the creditors of the former bringing the action. Eugene Joule , a young carpenter of this place , has been appointed by Captain Beck , United States Indian agent , superintendent of the shops at the Omaha Indian agency , ut a salary of { TO per month. The grocery & tore of F. W. Gretmough was dosed yesterday by McCord , Brady & Co. of Omaha. It was a small concern. llojrtl Cuuutjr Conir ti. BCTTE , > eb. , Dec a [ Special to THE BIB. ; Tnree contests for offices were started be fore the county judge Saturday , viz : S. P Jannaou against W. Stanalford for sheriff , B. L. Chambers against .frank Russell for county treasurer , an IT. H. White agains M. T. Roweand for county clerk. For the omce of sheriff the contestant alleges tha tha votea in several precincu were countts wrong , and the other contestants allege Ir regularity in the method of ho.ldlat : the elec tion. in three or four precincts. Poultry bhotr ml li Doc. 6. ( Special to THB BIB. ] Tha third annual seisloa of the Southern Vc-hraska Ponitrr and Pet Stock associa tion opened ncrc-yestentj.vvand thn day was takra cp in receirinir and classifying the entries. This mornimc Betters wem In n lltlo mora orJcrtv Miswr. anil the air was Hlrawith the craws of a h o.-lrc.l ihormich- ired rooster * Two huhdnil anil Hflv fowl * ire on exhibition , anil J&ore arc cxppotcd. Tne nnrnmi meeting fore Iho election of officers will IHJ held ThUEsday night. The work of Judainff the entries has be < un and will continue until about "Friday mornlBtr. when it is expected tha. awards wHl bo Opmm .Joint TropMrttr Fl i il. HASTINOS. Dec C [ S | edal to THE BCK.J Charles Young , the Chinaman who was arrested for running an bplurn Joint , was fined ifl and costs yesterday morning by tno police Judge. An effort wilibe made to break up the practice of ouiutn umpktng , which ap- le.irs to be much more common in Hastings .h.nn was imagined. Itiuir .Nrw * Nolp . BLAIR. Veb. , Dec.fi. rSpecial to TllBBBE. ] Mrs. E. A. Stewart garo -bugle party" Tuesday to about twenty married ladies. The city council at its last meeting in structed the city attorney to draft an ordi- nancu creating an inspector of weights and measures. _ Oorpnln M rcautlln dinner. OSCEOI.A , Neb. , Dec. G. ; St > ecial to Tnn BEE. ] H.V. . ICcnnard & Son have pur- cnascd the drug stora of Kunkoil Bros , and will take possession an soon as an inventory can be taken , which was beirun today. Wlntrr Uhe.it I'rn ircM ( iootl. .McCooL Junction , Neh."ec. 0. tSnocial to THE BEE. ] The prospects fora large yield of winter wheat next year are verv flatterinc. Fanners say prospects arc peed on account of the late rains and early snow. S > IIE S.lf'En TI1RKK LITEI. Jlrs. Toy'i Mnrjof \Vlnt AVa to Ilaro Followed the Crnutn Mnrilrr. CUICAOO , Dec. 0. Mrs. Andrew Fey has told another sensational story regarding the death of Dr. Cronin and gives the names of three more men who she claims were to be killed by the alleged conspirators. Tha three doomed men , according to Mrs. Fey , were ex-Judge Richard Prendergast , John Finnerty and a Mr. Con way , a real estate man. She also gave the names of three other men who , she says , were implicated in the conspiracy and had as much Ui do with it as Couirhlln. All these points were given to Judce Wine and Attorney Forrest last sum- mcf but MM. Fey says that they persuaded tier not to cive them to the public and used the argument that her husband would bo handed If shs did. "Last summer I grow so miserable , " said Mrs. Fey , "that I could not stand it any longer , so I weutdmvn to Attorney Forest's office and told him the whole story every thing. Judec Wing was there and heard me. When I finished they both began to bee me not to siy a word. ' ' Mrs Fey is reported as saying : "After Croain was disposed ot they beiraa making plans to do away with the other three. But 1 told them positively that if they nttempted to kill anybody else I should certainly tell the story. Consequently they made no lurther efforts to dispose of the other three. " Here Mrs. Fey paused suddenly. "All I want is a chance to tell _ what I know in couri and then my mind will be at rest , " she concluded. Mrs. Foy's Stories have ex cited much comment and 'wide difference of opinion. Yesterday , ea-Jndge Wing , of the counsel for the defence. , referred to her in court as a "delirious and almost crazy woman1 to which remark -the prosecuting attorney earnestly took exception. Judge Tuthlll rendered , a decision today in which he intimated that the testimony of Mrs. Fey will be admitted. Judge Wing ot the defense had moved thai in the address of opposing counsel , opening the case , they be instructed to omit refer ence to Mrs. Foy's storynn. the grouna that her evidence is incompetent , because It im plicates her husband. Judge Tuthill ruled that the state's attorney could refer to the ttory , but innst omit MrsJFoy'a name from his speech. , "I am. Inclined to the View taken of the prosecution in thia matter. " said tnccourt _ , apparently referring-to the admission of Mrs. Foy's testimony , "but I will reserve my decision until later. " John F. Finertv doe's not appear to place much credence in the report that he was one of the three men singled out to die. "The story is too ridiculous odiscussn said Mr. Finerty. " 1 do not consider the matter worthy of comment. " Ex-Judge Prendergast. also mentioned by Mrs. Fey , declined to be interviewed on the matter. After the decision of the court upon the admissibility of Mrs. Foy's testimony At torney Scanlon began the opening speech for the prosecution , and he was still talking when court adjourned until tomorrow morning. Chance * In Station Itenultant on Promo tion Announced from Il Hdfinnrterit. WismxcTos , Dec. 6. [ Special Telegram to TUB BEC.J Leave of absence for three months is granted Colonel John S. Poland , Seventeenth infantry- The retirement from active service by op eration of law of Colonel Charles Page , assistant surgeon general , is announced. First Lieutenant Alfred B. Jackson , Ninth cavalry , now on leare of aosence in this city , will reiort to the superintendent of the recruiting service. New York City , to conduct recruits to the wast. The following assignment to regiments of officers recently pmmoted arc ordered- Colonel William U. Pcnrose , nromourd from ieutenant colonel , Sixteenth infantry , to the Twentieth infantry , to date from Novem ber 2d. vice Otis , appointed brigadier gen eral , will proceed to Join the Twentieth in fantry and will report by letter to the com- nanding general. Department of Dakota ; Lieutenant Colonel Edwin M. Coates , promoted meted from major. Nineteenth infantry , to the Sixteenth infantry , to data from No vember 23 , vice Penrose. promoted , will pro ceed to Join his regiment in the Department of the Colorado ; Major Clarence E. Bennett , , promoted from captain. Seventeenth in fantry , to the Nineteenth infantry , to aato from November 2s , vice Coates , promoted , will report by telegraph to the commanding general Department of the Missouri for as signment to a station ; Captain Charles St. J. Chubb , promoted from first lieutenant , Seventeenth infantry , to the Seventeenth infantry , company F , to dat from Novem ber 25. vice Bennett , promoted ; First Lieu tenant Arthur Johnson , promoted from second end lieutenant. Eleventh infantry , to the Seventeenth infantry , company D , to date from November 2 , vice Chubb , promoted , will Join his proper station , Fort D. A. Rus sell.Vyo. . The .following transfers in the Eighth in fan try are ordered ; Sooond Lieutenant Frank Owen , from company B to company D ; Second Lieutenant\Juoques \ DC L. Lafitt , from company D to company B. Lieutenant Lafitt will Join thn company to which he is thus transferred. The ] eavu granted Captain Goorga Mitch ell. Second artillery , Is exttinded one month. Tne following transer i4n the Fourth In fantry are ordered : Cauuin George O. Web ster , from company 1 tocompanv U : Captain Charles W. Mason , from company U to com pany L . > The following transfenin the Sixth cav alry are ordered : First Lieutenant Augustus P. Blocksom , from troou A.to troop H ; First Lieutenant Charles B. . .Gatetvood , from troop H to troop MiFirst Lieutenant Thomas Cruse , from troop H to troop A. i Teleeraulicr * > ( . uniceri. ST. Louis , Dec. 6. The protastiva boird of the Order of RsU way * Telegraphers for the Missouri Pacific-Iron. Mountain system has elected W. V Powell of Wichita , Kan. , president. W. T Birrow of Uttle Uwk. secretary and treasurer Tha board for tha ensuing year consuls of tne following ; U. E. Gllien , St. Louis : \V. V. Powell , Wichita , E. T. Balding. St. Louis ; W. T. Barrow , Uttlo Rock ; E. C. Barretl Sodalia , Mo. ; F F. McClellon , Arlington. Colo. ; James Martin , Omaha , GeorguU'ooIoyCoffeyriile , Kan. . W. It Davidson. Tori Soon , Ivan. ; C. F Alalone. Bauer , Kin. , aad S. F. GUe * , Pleasant Hill , Mo. . 1 Dr. XcGijrun fur Awbauador. yv YOBK , Dec. a. Frienns of Rer Dr. McGlynn , so rumor says , have written to Mr. Cleveland recommending his appointment as ambassador to Italy. vi rtif prTI r\PiT7'\Ti\ AX" . FAILED TO DEbUND Tie & tin Burl HtuUfa K r * if Stn- NO INSPECTORS WILL BE REMDYED Or. 5amer rrnmltM In lrpn 1t n ( 'lipcli t * I'njr n I'o ll > l Ilrlleit and tlic Force Wilt > nt Uo Itr- ilnced. Although UitTpolitieal ax * was And deftly wleMed. It dkl not desi > tHl with the leHing effect untKHpnteil by the deoa > - itators at yesterday's session of the B snl of Health. Mr. Howoll. Mr Mc1 > eario and Mr.'Dun- can were pretwred to tirtavniUito Dr. Towno and Chief inspector Shc-erar. On the other hand. Mayor Benils , Chief Scavey and Dr. Somers were fully as determined that it nhould not be. As tha mult of thp tie vote on the proposition to dispense with the serv ices of Mr. Sheerar , and Dr. Somers' mag nanimous offer to maito good any overlap In the health fund In case the council refused to do so , both the chief inspector and Dr. Towne will continue in the service until tbo new year at loast. An Equal right. When the board -vas first called to order the real strength of the respective forces was developed , anil it was equal. Mr. Howell wanted tbo minutes corrected so as to eliminate the words asking the council for enough money "to continue the present force of the board.1 His desires In this respect - spoct went unheeded , the vote beta ? a tic. Then Chief Seavey moved that the board ask the council for fcWO additional , to con duct its affairs for the remainder of the rat-nth. Lost inother tie vole This mo- Hnn XM fnlnic ! ( rf 1111 hr thw nhiofciih Gnu that the whole matter go over for two weeks. Result , the same lost on tie vote. On these questions .Mayor Bemis , Chief beavey and Dr Samari votoi yra anl Mr. Howell. Mr. McLearie and Mr. Duncan nay. Wnntril To trap and sliccrar ti > Uo. Ihpn Mr. Howeil's motion , made ia an ex ecutive session Monday , was taken up. It contemplated the laying off of Dr. Towac and Inspector Sheerar. Dr. Somers said that at the present time the force is reduced to one man less than it was last winter , and that In sotno respects this session is the most important of the year lu the work of the department. He said further that Dr. Towne and Mr. Sneerar had kept the records , and that it would embarrass the boara to prepare its annual toport without the assistance of those gentlemen. Ha thought that there was every reason why the present force should no continue , ! . Chief Seavey could not sec the propriety of making any changes , as the present board and force Had served harmoniously together. He thought that any chances contemplated should DO made by the new board , which will be ushered into existence with thn new year. Mavor Bemis said the only question _ in his mind was the probable ahoriazc in the fund , for which the mernocrs would be liable on their bonds. Dr. * omem * Offer. Here Dr. Somers said that he would make up personally any overlap that mitrhtoccur by reason of the retention of the entire force. He would place in the hands of Mayor Beinls a certified checs for SWJ to back up his word and in case the council failed to provide the sum necessary the chccic should be forfeite.1 to the health fund. Mr Duncan objected. He said he did not know that Dr. Somers would pay the amount and he declared that a movement among the memoers of the force was on foot to maKe up whatever sum was required. Dr. Somers said that the statement was false and that the ony ! movement he heard of was Meat Inspector Frank's offer to do nate ? 20 of his monthly salary in case it was accessary to maintain the" present force until the first of the year. Mr. Howell stai Kl that he was voting to suspend Mr. Sheerar only on account of a lack of funds and-jstmld gladly vow to rein him when the new board went in. Chief Suavey wantcd to know why Mr. Howell did not pick on an inspector who e services are not so valuable Co the board. Mr. Howell replied that discussion wras useless and that he was in favor of remov ing those Dest aole financially to stand it. All > "eckiia veil. Mayor Bemis said he voted against re moval with , the understandinc that Dr. Somers would deposit the promised check. The vote on removal stood as follows : For , McLearie , Hoxvell and Duncan. Against , Mayor Bemis , Seavey and Somers. Tor Ills Brother. John GaaL. a resident of West Newton , Pa. , is desirous of obtaining the address of ais brother , Icnatz , or any information lead ing to the discovery of the latter's present whereabouts. Iznatz Gaal , a native of Schmollnltz in Hungary , with a friend named Jacob Gideon , came to this country in IsiK and scttlca in Cleveland , O. In IS5U be went west , and it has been ascertained that bo chose Nebraska as bis home. Sines then nothing has been heard from him. The party who rccompinied him to this state was a friend named John BaUascn. F < ilare ! < Ht MlnueapolH. MINNEAPOLIS , Dec. 6. The Clark-Dickin son Furniture anJ Carpet company , incor porated some time ago , has assigned to Jerome S. Beach. Liabilities and assets not yet known. Albert E. Horton. a furniture dealer , has assigned to James T. Morris , who filed a bond for JW.OOO , Creditor * of Mr. Horton have applied for the appointment of a re ceiver and it is tboughtr ± ha assignment will not be allowed to stand. MOTODGE Brings comfort and improvement tends to personal enjoyment when rightly used. The many , who live bet ter than others and enjoy life mere , with less expenditure , by more promptly j j-t.t:22 Uia orid's best products to the needs of physical being , will attest the value to health of the pure liquid laxative principles embraced in the remedy , Syrup of Figs. Its excellence ia duo to its presenting in the form most acceptable and pleas ant to the taste , the refreshing and truly beneficial properties of a perfect lax ative , effectually ctean&ing the system , dispelling colds , headache * wid fevers and permanently curing constipation. It has given eatUfaction to millions and met with tlie approval of the medteal profession , became it acts on the Kid neys , Liver and Bowels without west cuing them and it u perfectly free from every objectionable substance. Syrup of Fiss i * for sale by all drug gists in GOc an JS1 bottles , bat it is man ufactured by Uie California Fig Syrup Go. only , whose name U printed on every package , also the name , Syrup of Figs , and being well informed , you will not accent any substitute if offered. * THE : + JHIRO Wt mo.tj Hut wHjcub ) lioJii-ics , ha-rHeS , a Wit iMau live ivilfytn/F taxesand , livaivUfjc-jl- tolls : VVft wiavjltvfc wilfjcvfuotuia , ivrjcn Tarficojs Out ciuili'zed > n < u CAvniol- live ivil avl * Next to the foolishness of trying to live without Soap , is tin great unwisdom of living without which is acknowledged to be far better than any other kind. Sold everywhere by enterprising grocers. Made only by N. K. FAIRBANK & CO. , Chicago , RUGS. These goods are the finest collection or makes ot the various exhibitors and were brought into this country under the favorable customs arrange ments for World's Fair exhib- * its. We call special attention to the exhibit of Animal Rugs from M. Granwaldt , St. Peters burg , Russia ; also to the Turk ish and Persian Antique Rugs. In addition to these we make another special sale of Smyrna Rugs at S3.00 aud $3.75 and Moquette Rugs at 75c , $2.10 and $2.85. This will be a great Rug sale. 1414-16-18 Douglas Street. Or : . U the only SPECIALIST VBOTEEATS Ai PRIVATE DISEASES aad DEBILITIES of MEN ONLY , Wcmrn Eicl-dtd. experience Circular * free. Brain Workers often , work too hard and too lone. Then come * djrcpep&io , inionmU , nervou * prostration. But not if. .Nerve Beans are tutd. They are purely vegetable and of marvelous jxmer. "A box U eDOU b. " Allilrugsrbu.orb'mail JI. NERVE BEAN CO. . BUFFALO. N. Y. ' i Caurrt4 frowu O All droruu. SPECIALIST PrniclfliiC of NEW EHfl Consultation Vtrr , of ail Chronic , Private and Nervous Diioajak.riu Id ! ( sr < * nui Ut u TfcoflaUy THE VT. IBS * II Y MAIL , - .VU nrc < > wlui alanip. Jjr par tieolari wMc'iw .1 b MJIU innncnrHl jj . if O lior-ijl , omsj 111 d lotli trei. : Ornm.V..J OF ALL may bo cored. We treat ail sexual disorders of men. Four out of flvo who sntfer nenronsness , mental worry , attacks "the blue " bat of * , are _ , . , paying tbs ponally of iNtT' lLisearir excoRaee. Tlia \3'2 \\dK * & alarm of Impo- _ * w1l w fo'T. be exbunitlou o , . 7i ; f v.//l / r ,1 Sill/f SuerraattnrrhudL , maybe < 9 fl S3 E ? O 'a * 'rtt' ' W-W'nM V > U fi i ± . LJ mnlrmte ffncute for onr/rcc tealtd bockPERFECT liOUI1 ERIE MEDICAL GO. , Buffalo , A CACI > . Ovrin ? to tbo stringency ol tha t'me ' , I hare reduced ray regulat- ch.irt'ci to ca.4h pattaaU to exai-l ly ono half of the orinted ocutUt a fee 'jul E. T. ALLli.V , M. D. E > Q nn 1 K r Su - KootaSOl Paxto OU > & 1 < t-i sal