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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 4, 1894)
THE OMAHA DAILY DKE : THURSDAY. JANTARY I. 191. THE DAILY BEE COUNCIL NLITFS OITltEi NO. 12 PEAllIj STREET cr to any part of the cttj II. W.TILTON - Manner Ei.rt'imvr < J BmlnnwOnicc No.43 ' ' ' r's1 Night Dlltor No.23 MKXTIUA. Boston store , cloaks , blankets , underwear. Milton Nobles appears at Dohany't Satur day In "Tho Phrunlx. " It N reported that hog cholera Is mak ing ravages In the eastern part of this county. Will Winters , formerly of thU city , was recently married to Mis * I.emoru of St. Louis , wncro ho U now living. Jefferson Garth entertained delightfully a few of his young friends Tuesday o\ening at his home , 107 Seventh street. John U Witllg and Miss JosephinaSmith , both of this city , were married last evening at the homo of iho bride's parents. Thn members of Iho Dodge Light cuards are icqticstcd to meet at the armory thl * monilnc at S o'clock to attend the funeral of James K. Titrgerald. Regular conclave , Ivauhoe commandery. No. IT , Knlpht Templars , this Thursday evening. All visiting sir Icnlghls cordially welcome. By order of eminent commander. The work on the McCormlck warehouse has so nearly been completed that business will be commenced In iho offices tnls week. Th ofllcc stock and fixtures will bo moved o\er from Omaha today. Jennie , wife of Daniel Ferguson , tlio Rig lake policeman , died nt 11:10 : o'clock yester day morning of pneumonia , after an illness of two weeks , aped Ki iears. The Innrnil will take place tomorrow afternoon , at 2 o'clock , from the residence , at Big lake. Rev J. H. Davis of the First Baptist church Is conducting the meetings at the DcLong mission this week. He has con- lunted to give the mission ten days of his time. The meeting stalls out under re markably favorable circumstances and Mr. Delxjng and His jo-workers are confident of great results. Next Mon lay night "filorlana. " a now Comic play , is to be given at Dalinnv's It Is said to bs Intensely funny. The Sun says U has proved irr"sistiblo in New Yolk , where It scored another triumph for Cnarles Froh- inan. H Is somewhat of a reminder of "Jane , " as it similarly mixes up servants , masters and mistresses In a confusion of identities and Incidents. S. J. King of Glcnwood has Identified the harness that wat , found at the house near Weaver's brick yaru as some that was stolen from hU barn several weeks ago. Smith and Roberts , the thieves , after assaulllng Con stable Baker , Hod , and arc said to have crossed Iho river into Nebraska , at Blair. It Is reported that bo- foie going to Nebraska they jeturned to the house and that ono of them stood watch while the other went in. They were teen b.v the neighbors , but regarding them as deHperate.characters the neighbors did not feel like Interfering with them in their plans , . l'.iriii fur Kent. The "Treynor'1 farm , in Lewis town ship , Poltawattninio county , Iowa ; 110 acres in state of cultivation , largo brick dwelling , largo barn and all modern im provements. Apply to George S. Troy- nor , on premises , or to cither W. II. Treynor , I. M. Trey nor , Dr. V. L , . Trey nor , Council Blnlls. Fur sale , household furniture all this week at31G Broadway , upstairs. Domestic soau is the Dost riilUiOX.lt. JMJMU/MJ'/lf. Born To Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Dcvinc , a daughter. Miss Rose Fearon of Jacksonville , 111. , is in the city visiting her sister , Mrs. L. A. -Devinn. A. T. Elwell has gone east , having re ceived a telegram announcini ; that his father is lying on his death bed at his homo in Now York suite. A. W. Askwith has received news of his mother's death at her homo in Omaha , at the ago of SO years. Shu formerly lived in this city. Funeral services will be held in Omaha this afternoon at 1:80 : o'clock at the residence of her son , C. A Askwith , 1S17 North Seventeenth street. .Mrs. D.ilbey. who lives on.Ridge street , has been called to Hamburg , la. , by a tele gram stating that t\vo of her relatives had been badly burned by the explosion , o r-u lamp. J. ,1. Crow , ono of the oldest settler' ; of Pottawnttnmle county , died recently at his homo in Mimien Misses Mabci and Florence Robinson left Tuesday moi'iiinp for a week' : ! visit with relatives at Clarinda. la. All entertainment will be given at Hughes' hall for the benefit of the Christian homo on Friday , January 19. A _ prize of a line gold watch will be given to the one who sells the greatest number of tickets. Secure your" tickets nt tlio Y. M. C. A. rooms on Friday , this week , at 3:00 : p. m. Ua\o you seen the new gas heaters at the Gas company's ollice ? Had n Cartridge In Ills rip- % Ben Harrington , ono of Sheriff Hazcn's deputies , is convinced that smoking is a harmless habit , nut will not deny that It Is positively injurious to the health when mixed in duo proportions with gun powder. He tat down yesterday morning at his fireside to enjoy n quiet suioko in confpany with his pipe. The blue smoke- had hardly gotten started on Us heavenward Journey when there was a sharp report. The nlpo Howinto a hundred fragments und Harrington Hew into ono largo one , which foil on tlio' floor In a half insen sible condition His chilurcn , in playing , had carelessly dropped a pun cartridge Into his tobacco box and ho had acci dentally put it into his pipe when ho filled it. The cartridge had become warmea up to the occasion and decided to make itself known when the explosion took place. Mr. Harriucton was not hurt , although the bullet , In making its escape from the fumes oi the tobacco , grazed his head and buried Itself in the wail near at hand , The bullet undoubtedly saved his lifo by hying off al the proper tangent , for If u had varied an Inch from the course it took Mr. Harrington would undoubtedly bo attuning his voice this morning to harmonize with thosu of the other angels. Ho has strictly sworn off smoking gunpowder , and In the future cays ho will bo bRilsllcd with smoking the siuion pure weed. Ladles , If you desire absolute peace In the kitchen ask your grocer for J. C. IIofTnmyr & Co.'a Fancy Patent Hour. Trade mark Blue Rooster. Ask your grocer lor Domestic soap , Unit Ono Out. Judge Smith snout an hour and a half pleasantly , but not very profitably yesterday Iu examining Jasper Methcany with a view to asccrtainlm ; what was the amount of his assets. Justice Swanson of Honey Creek was the instigator of the move , as ho hau rendered a Judgment against Methcany which the later had never liqui dated. Motheany has been awaiting a hearing Iu Justice Vicn's court for some days past on the charge of selling or secreting a wagon on which there w.is a chattel mortgage. Vlcn tried Iho case , and yesterday dis charged Iho defendant. As soon as this case was disposed of ho was brought bnforo Judge Smith on an attachment and required to exhibit his wealth , HU pockets contained just 1 cent , and that ho was allowed to keep in case of uoccislty. No Information could bo ob tained as to any other property that ho might have , and lie was finally allowed to go. George S. Davis , prescription druggist Buioko. T , I ) . King Jt Co's Partagas. Domestic soap is the Nh\\S \ \ MtOM COUNCIL BLll'h ' Motoi Company Anxious to Settle the Fate Question. WILLING TO MAKE A SEVEN-CENT RATE Cltliont Inlereitril In the Mor-mrut Not ' Inclined to Accrpt B CompromUo no More I'tivor.ililn tlinu ThU Vroponltlon , An adjourned conference will be held at the city building this morning at 10 o'clock between the city council , the director * of the motor company and the com mittee of eight from the Nickel Faro club , at which a settlomeny of the diflercncci between the motori company and the citizens is looked for. During the last few days a move has been madciby the company which seems to bo a bid for popular favor. An nnnouncemert was made yesterday through the local paper which has po cd as the advocate of the company that commutation tickets would be tmt on sale very shortly at the oftlco of the Chicago , Uurllngton & Quincy road in this city. This announcement proves not to have been made by the card , for inquiry at the ticket ofllco reveals the fact that no such arrangement has been made with the Bur lington people , although a proposition hue been submitted to them by the irotor company. It is understood that these tickets are on the basis of 7 cents a ride , and arc limited and tiontransferablc. The city council has already put itself on record as dct-rmincd not to compromise on any such terms , and Mayor Lawrence , in con versation on the. subject yesterday after noon , stated that such a pioposltlou would bo tabled without consideration. It Is thought that the company has sprung this deal at the present time In the hope of currying favor with certain persons who are known to bo not very actively in favor of a straight 5-ccnt fare. Votrrn of the Third iinil Fourth \Var l Msikr llcrotmneiiil Ulom In the Cniinrll. A largo number of citizens of the Third and Fourth wards , together with the repre sentatives of the other wards who were in terested in the motor question , met at the court" house last evening in accordance with the call Issued by the nickel fare club. Emmot Tinlcy presided over the meeting , and speeding were made by W. F. Baker , C. M. Il.1rl , T. K. Scott , Spencer Smith , and James McC.ibc. By the terms of tne proclamation issued by the committee of eight a few days ago , "the time for peace has passed , and now is the time for war1 and last evening's meeting furnished the first intimation of what tlio bridge company may look for in the way of an at tack. In the course of Mr. McCabe's speech ho read the two ordinances given below , and suggested that they bo sent to the council with a request that they bo passed im- . mediately. ' 1 he first bill read as lollows : An ordinance to prohibit tlio usu of the streets of Council IllulTs by strum car vom- panlrs moved by electric , horse , btoain , or oilier motive iiouer without : i franchise from llilscity and Itnposln : a peualty for the vln iitlon of this ordinance. ] lu It 01 dallied by the r/jr.imon council Tf thu city of Council lfiTs ! , In. : rir W-Timt no person , corporation , lii in , joint stuck company or any association of pffr-o.is sliulllthout n franchise from the city aiilhoiUIn thu Mime , opur.iteor mo\o upon any street , iiventic or alley within tlio corpunio limits of this city : iny struct cai conveying passenger or passunuurs moved by elect lie , liui > e , steam or other motor power. Second Kvi-ry person , corporation , firm , joint stock comptin } 01 association of prisons directing or authorizing thu moving of any struct car on any t-treut , n\euuo or ulluy ullhln thu corporate limits of this city In violation lation of section 1 heicof t > liull bo Kiillty of a inl-dcmcunor and bu punished by u Hue In the sum of HUU for each and every sucb viola tion. tion.The second bill read as follows : An oidln.'nicp piovlilms fora license fee on poles used by street car c4om | > ; iiil"s In Council Ultins , In. , U-.IIIK thu ovurliuad or trolley s- u-iii of moilvi ) propulsion , uiul providing n penalty for the violation thereof. He It oril.iln-J by ilia common council of the citv or Council Ululls. Iu. : Mr > t- That every person , corporation , flrin. jolnthtpck company or other association of persons operating astieut cur linn \\liliinlliu corporate limits of Council lllulls , uslmt thu trolcy or oturhcad ystum to necuro motive ponor for the propulsion of UN cats shall bo and Is hereby ifqulied to pay to the city treasurer thu sum of Sj per year fur each p.Iu by It used In support of its syatutn of wiius. Said llcenso feehhall bo paid monthly 111 advance , oiu-tnclflh of lliu fuouach month on or before tlui llrst iltiy of each and ovrry month and the lir-a payment shall l > o madi ) within three duys after tills ord I nance-1 ukcs died. Second -E\ciy person , corporation , firm. Joint slock company or other association of persons operating or maintaining u street our liiKMif the character described In i-ection 1 hereof , u ho shall full , neglect 01 refuse to pay on I he Hist day of each ami every month the llcensu fee required by section 1 huio- of on any polo used In support of Us system of wires shall ha mility of u niisilo- nicanor by reason of such failure , neglect or refusal and shall be punished by a fine In thu sum of S'-5 for each polo fee unpaid at the clatu \\licn such fee Is duu , and a like penalty shall nttahi to eveiy failure , neglect or refusal so to pay. After the speechifying had all been gotten out of the way W. A.Vooa came forward and read a short resolution statin ? that it was the sense of the meeting that the two Jon-going oivUuanccs bo passed by the city council at once , and that the council also take immediate steps to create penalties amounting to tne sum of { 100,000 on the 3-cent faro ordinance. This resolution was adopted unanimously. The attorney for sine motor company was in the room during the evening , but as he was not called upon for a speech ho sat there merely as a very much interested listener. Trjln ; to bettlr. The city officials are trying to settle the suits brought by Fred Krucger for damages for fatal Injuries to his wife , alleged to have been the result of n broken sidewalk at Iho corner of Washington avenue and Mam street. In ono of the cases Krueger was allowed $700 damages by the Jury , but the case was appealed and is still hum ; up in the supreme court. In the second hff got a verdict of $1 , and a now trial has bocn ordered on account of the action of one of the Jurors , who went out and got a driak after the case had been submitted and before the verdict was rendered. Not long ago Krueger disappeared with about $100 be longing to the 'j'reubuna sicioty of this citv , and John Lindt , his attorney , is canting his weather eye about in llio hope of catching si''ht of a fee. At u secret session of the council he offered to dismiss both suits for fl.00 and pay all the costs , which aggregate 3T > r > 0. The city declined to pay him that amount , but offered him $900. Thcro iho matter no v stands , but a compromise Is probable. Siitrnr Corn ! Miinr Corn ! Try the Council HlulTs ( sugar corn. The best in the market. Absolutely no chemicals used to bleach the corn white. It IB young , tender , sweet , clean and wholesome. You are cordially Invited to attend n Kooiublo in the CpncrcifiitioiiHl church inirlora this evening. Admission , JOc. Hofrestimcnls , ice cream and cake , 15c. No Ovcncrr Appointed. Tno Board of Supervisors were In sos } sfon acalu yesterday , most of the day's business being confined to a routine nature. The contracts with the Woman's Christian association and St. Bernard's hospitals , for the euro of pauper Patients , were renewed for an other three ycara ou the same terms as In the old contracts , paupers suffering from any disease excepting smallpox to bo taken care of at the ratu of rJ per woelc. The question of who will be the overseer of the poor is still an open ono. and It seems to have overtopped the tariff and all other questions that are at present agitating the inmda of the American people. A largo portion of iho American people seem to bo candidates for the position , to Mio eves of Iho Euporrlsom , who see behind every tree and lurking In every dark stairway a candidate with a thumb and forefinger that arc itching fet buttonholes. The board has given it out cold Hint the election will not talto place until the candidates have learned to control their anxiety , and that the one finally selected will bo the ono who has most etlcctually Int them alone between now and the time the board adjourns. This announcement , It Is thought , will hnvo a tendency to clear the track and allow the board to transact Its business In peace. U was rumored on the street last night that tlio Board of Supervisors had stolen a inarch on the candidates and had hold an evening session , at which the va cancy In the ofllco of overseer of the poor was filled. The gentleman whom the report mentioned as llavlnir been struck by lightning has not been considered a can didate , or at least has done no very active electioneering. A member of the board was seen late last night , but he refused toafilrm or den.v the report , saylnir that there would bo plenty of time for the people to find out about it in the morning , and accompanying the remark with a wink. Chninhrr * ' Dniicln : I'r.irllco. For bcplnners , every Monday. Junior class , -I p. in. ; nunUs , S p. m. Advanced junior class every \Vci1 nesdnV 4 p. in. Assemblies every Wednesday 8JO : ! p. in. His elegant academy in the Shuj art- Bono block can be secured , with elevator services , for parties and miiflcalcs. Apply to Mr Winters at elevator. The best of miibic can bo furnished far all parties. Marrltign l.leemr * . The following marriage licenses were is sued yesterday by the county clerk : Nntno and Address. ACP. j.T.V. . Wltttir. Council Bluffs 2.r > I Josephine Mnlth , Council Itluffs 17 I Mlcharl risher , Omaha 43 ( Josephine Dealing , Omaha 23 J L. 1) . ( Jrove , I'ottawattnuile county 22 I Sarah K. i-cott , I'oUawattamle county.- . 20 After January I. Brown's C. O. D. grocery will close each cveninir at 7 o'clock except Saturdays and Mondays , Ask your grocer for Domestic soap. THUS LOVE IN GREENLAND. How .Murrlucc nnil Courtship Are llrought About In the r r North. Since the Danish missionaries have gained the confidence of the natives of Grocrfland marriages in the far north are celebrated by the representatives of the church. In a recent issue of ono of the Danish papers one of the missionaries gives the following- account of the way courtship und marriage are brought about : The man calls on the missionary and says : "I wish to take unto mvself a wife. " "Whom ? " ' asks the missionary. The man gives her name. "Have you spoken with her ? " As a rule theanswer is in the negative , and thn missionary asks the reason. ' Because , " comes the reply , "it is so difficult. You-must speak to her. " The missionary then calls the young woman to him and says : "I think it is time that you marry. " ' But , " she replies , "I do not wish to marry. " "That is a pity , " adds the missionary , "as I have a husband for you. " "Who is he ? " asks the maiden. The missionary names the candidate for her love. "But ho is not worth anything. I will nat have him. " "However. " suggests the missionary , "ho is a good fellow and attends well to his house. He throws a good harpoon , and he loves you. " The Grftenland beauty listens very at tcntively , but again declares that she will not accept the man as her husband. "Very well , " uoos on the missionary , "I do 'not wish to force you. I shall casilv find another wife for so good a fellow.- " The missionary then remains Hileut , as though he looks upon the incident as closed. But in a few minutes she whis "But if it " pers. you wish "No , " answers the pastor ; "only if you wish it. I do not wish to overpersuade you. " Another sigh follows , and the pastor expresses the regret that she cannot ac cept the mun. "Pastor , " she then breaks out , "I feat- he is not worthy. " "But did he not kill two whales last summer while the others killed none ? Will you not take him now1' "Yes , yes , I will. " "God 'bless you both , " answers the pastor , and j'oins the two in marriace. Cnnldn't St ind Ihn rickaulnny. Cincinnati CommercialGazette : Mayor Joe Rhinuck of Covington last evening related to his friends an amusing adven ture of the day bofcre. A colored woman , burdened with a lusty , squall ing baby , called at his olllce. "Am dis do mayor ? " she wanted to know. , "It am , " responded the chief execu tive. tive."Den "Den jest yon sit down and write mo a pass to Pruitts , Ky. . " she ordered , without any palpable waste of words. His honor explained that this was not ono of bis prerogatives , and that her request would have to be laid before the chairman of the council elief commit tee. tee."It "It does , eh ? " asked madamo. "I'so got to catch dat 2 o'clock train. Gimme dat pass or I leave do baby ! " She made a motion to drop the pickaninny into Mr. Rhinock's lap. That settled the argu ment. She got the pass. n IA Tiiint UIKVA t > r.t. I'nlr and Warmer Are the Predictions far Neur.inkn Today. AVASinsoTOX , Jan. 8. Forecasts for Thursday : For Nebraska Fair ; warmer in western portion ; variable winds. For Iowa Snow , followed durmc Thurs day bv fair weather : colder ; noitherly winds , becoming variable. For South Dakota Fair ; warmer ; varia ble winds. Loral Itccoid. OrncsoFTriR WBITIIBII Buiisiu. Ouuu , Jan. 1 ! . Omaha record of temparaturo and rainfallcompirod with corresponding day of past tour years : 1894.1893. 1892. 1891. .Maximum temperature 10 = 'J43 3UO 40c Minimum temperature. 143 & = > 100 IBS Average temperature. . 1(3 ( = 143 283 21)3 Precipitation T T .00 .00 State.neut showing the condition ot tarn- porr.luruanJ prooipitatlou at Oui.iha for thu day and smco March 1 , Ib'JJ : Normal tetnporiilure 203 IKilri'U'uev for Hit ) dav 40 Uolk'leney nlnco March I 1033 Normal precipitation (13 Inch Deficiency for tlio tin v 03 Inch Uetlcluncyblncu.March 1 0.37 lujhus Itopoits Iroui Oihrr Mutluns nt 8 I * . .11. "T" Indicates trace. "Below rcro. UIUUQK E. HitxT. Local Forecast OSljUt. RAILROADS Alp | IN CONTROL Said to Have Formed'/a / Combination in Iowa to win. HOW THE LEGISLATURE NOW LINES UP f. . . _ Lateit Pool Formeit Includes lion. John II. ( Icnr for | tlin Senate nnil Henry Slouc lor thn Homo Dns Moi.vns , Jan. IV fSpwIal. Telegram to Tun I ) EH. ] A lnrRo.tiuinberof republican members of tlio Ipgialnturc en mo In today , but tlicro are still some twenty or thirty ab sent , some of whom may not reach here be- I'oro Saturday , iron. JU H. Conln 1ms not arrived anil his senatorial beam has nine- tlcally collapsed , thouzli ho may show up with n strong following should the balloting bo protracted. Congressman Perkins is ou the way , but will hardly reach the city in time to oo effective work before Friday. The ad vantage of bcIiiR early on the ground with a strong force of workers Is now appatcnt. Hon. John IJ. Gear , by taking umo by the forelock , Iras been away in tlio lead from ttic first and has been steadily galnlnc nil day , though lie it still some twenty votes short Uonbuni is about ten rotes behind Gear and his other com petitors have been otillrelj distanced. U'ork ol tlio Ciilltotili. It is now conceded that Cummins is practically out nf the race , the railroad sup port that he counted on not having material ized. ized.A A strong pool has been quietly forming all day , which will includn Gear for the senate and Henry Ktone , the railroad candi date of Marshalltown , for speaker of the house. This combine hns already roped la n half dozpn farmers , including Hoover of Blank Hawk and Urooks of Hoone , Con gressman Perkins controls euouch votes to let the combine win should ho release them" early in the light. On the other hni'd , should Perkins object to trie organization of the house in this manner , and hold his forces well together , the cham-os for Van Gilder of Warren or WycltoJI of Appauooso for speaker would 1)3 mntcrialh improved , and Hepburn's chances to win the senatorial prize would incrcuse correspondingly. It is very uncertain as to what Perkins may do , but it is practically conceded that by throwing his strenctti to Gear he can secure his nomination. Does Perkins prefer Gear to Hepburn is the unknown factor in tile problem. Major Lacey of Oskaloosa is holdinc his forces well in hand and steadily winning votes as second choice. Wholesale CronKeilncis Clmrceil. Sioux CITV , la. , Jan. a. [ Special Tele gram to THE Ben. ] The grand jury is inves tigating charges of misappropriation of funds made against members of the County Board of Commissioners. The claim is that fraudu lent returns of road work were made by road supervisors working under commissioners and that largo suras of money were pro cured in this waybytjio commissioners and supervisors. Charges have also been made to the grand jury. against two constables and ono justice of thepeace. . It is alleged that tney arrested a'Jargc number of prosti tutes and saloon peepers on indictable offenses and instead of holding thorn to the grand jury caused , tins entries to be dis charged for want ol prosecution , upon pay ment of the costs in casQs and that in other instances money \vas _ taken to settle cases. Will Lot the LfcirTnku UH Course. Four Donon. laVJari. I ) . [ Special 'lele- gram to THE BEE. ] Pity Marshal I-arson of Dayton , who was snot in the riot Monday ntcht , died this morning. Excitement , which ran high yesterday , cooled off today , at.a people are willing toilet the law lake its course. Ten men are now under urrcst. Larson made an anjV nortem statement positively identifying Ins murderer as one of the Winters boys : ' 'The ' statement has not yet been made public , and it is not pos sible to ascertain which one is named. The preliminary hearing will be held Monday. Popul.tr Fireman .fumpf , to Dentil. Booxc , la. , Jan. 3. [ Special Telegram to THE BEE.I This morning passenger train No. 8 on the Chicago & Northwestern came near having a collision with a ' " freight in the west" part of this city. Fireman W. C. McGuire of the pas senger jumped and struck his head against a fence post , crushing the skull and killins him instantly. McGuirc was a very popular railroad man , widely known from hib contri butions of poetry and prose to the Fireman's Journal. - liy I'onr Health. CEHAU KAPIDS , la. , Jan. a. [ Special Tele gram to Tun Bcc. j Joseph Unginglic , a Bo hemian farmer living six miles from this city , committed suicide by placing a revolver in his mouth and blowing the top of his head off. Poor neallh , it is believed , had pro duced temporary mental aberration. Diiunqui ! .Meruiiiirut Acs I cm. Dcurqrc. Jan. 3. J. and A. C. Christman , for"forty-six years in the dry goods business in this city , today made anussiTDment ( with out profeiencei. Liabilities about $30,001) ) ; assets estimated at the sumo amount. Xournslta and lo n 1'nople IVril. DESMAHK , la. , Jan. 'i. [ Special Telegram to TUB BBK.I Gustave H. Struvo of Oxford , Neb. , and Miss Huth I'latts of this place were married at 1 ! p. in. today , at the home of the bride's parents. THE ROUTED KiNO. Merry l.obencula Mini Ills nighty Ituxom Qupmtfl. The members of the Colonial Institute assembled on Tuesday at Whitehall rooms , bays the Blackburn ( Eiif , ' . ) Times , to hear Mr. Archibald 11. Uul- quhoun , the first administrator of Mashonaland , read a paper on Malabo- land. Mr. Colquhoun ave an interest ing description of Klncr Ln Benpuln. "Lobonifulu literally 'The Denfendor , ' and the bearer of mahy grandiloquent titles , suuh as 'The Great Elephant , ' 'The Eater of Men. and 'The Slubber of tne Sun' is 00 years of age , suffers from gout , and Is enormously fat and un- wieldly in person , which tends greatly to diminish his otherwise kingly appear * anco. IJo is close upon bix feet , weighs nearly twenty bttjno , and rarely takes physical exercise ; , uHlionirh he has in ' his early days been , 'actlvo and power ful. He is a man of extraordinary char acter and ability with great power of ' " " ' work. , The description's ' of L.obengula's per sonal appearance Vnngo botwi.cn that of a moat truculent &nd' ' blood-thirsty- - ago with a 'deadlycruel' look in his eyes and a pleasant ihlld-miumored old gentleman , with'a winning , childlike smile. It is probafcly wito to adopt neither of these extreme portraits , ll'ls natural disposition i&iaid by thono who know him well to bo not cruel ; but the exorciho of uneestrjiUied despotic power , surrounded by intrigues , has led to in- dllTorenee to life whonoqcr it seemed to him a matter of policy , or , a * not unsel- dom. Holf-prcscrvuUon. Relations and friends at the Matabelo court alike have been removed when found to bo 'Incon venient.1 In his cattiu kraal with his body wrapt in a colored blanket and feet swathed in dirty tlunnol bandages , in the mldfat of dirt and discnmtort , and surrounded by skulls of slaughtered bullocks and many pariah dogn , the king was fre quently to bo feeoti. The chief queen , Lodkay , is typical of eighty others. Her masaivo form on the oecrulon of a 'war dance" in 1690 was partly clothed in a colored cotton sheet , while from her waist hung a black goatskin kilt. The head was encircled with a cell of pink beads , the neck with tin , brasa and iron chains , probably taken in s > IUP of tl.e many raids on the Mnthnnas who , un like the Matabele , have some skill In working in these metals ; on he ankles and arms arc moro Iwad * . When In state dross during the 'war dance' the tiuecns pre ent a picture of bright and effective coloring. ' " BOSTON'S FORTIFICAT.ON3. Work ( lolne rortraril on the Now DC- Irnnr * In the llnrliur. The first of the now series of fortlflcn * tlous-for the defense of Boston harbor is now practically completed , suvs the Hasten - ton 1 ranf.erip' , . This ) Is the mortar bat tery on Winthrop Highlands. All that remains to be done on the construction cf the battery ltclf is a little grading along the front. Insult' the works the guns have not yet been put In position , and this w.ll not bo done until spring , as the platforms will liuvo to bo put in , and this work cannot bo done during the cool weather. This is essen tially a mortar battery. It has no sighted guns in lib equipment , which coii-ilsts of sixteen 1" inch rilled mor tars. It is situated just back ot the highest part \VinthrOt ) Highlands , and is in appearance a largo oblong mound forty feet hiirh and about liOO.\l. > 0 feet in area. In it are four largo plt , which look a good deal like the crntors of extinct volcanoes' , ' ' 'hoy slope down tit a sharp angle until within about ton feet of the bottom , when a vertical wall of masonry takws the place of the curthcnn embankment. 'J'he disposition of the e pits is like that of the spots on a four of cards , and it is in them that the mortars are nlaccd , four in each pit , The entrance to the battery is 'on the north side through a low archway. This , like all the others in the fortilleation , has an arch of concrete over it nine feet in thickness , with twenty-three feet of earth over that. It would be Impossible for any vessel which could reach the lo cation with her lire to break through this defense. Passing1 through this archway , we reach the lifst , or north- eusteVly. of the mortar jilts , and another archway of a similar kind connects it with the corresponding pit on the south east corner. These are the two pits nearest the water and the front of the fortification , but they are not very near it , as seventy feet of earth and masonry separates them from the outsidn world. Half-way through the connecting pass age is another passage , running at rigrrt angles to it , which connects with the two westerly mortar pits. Half way between the two sets of pits , and directly in the center of the forti fication , are the magazines , which run off at right angles from the connect ing passage , one to the north and the other to the south. They are carefully arranged so that there shall bo no con fusion in getting out ammunition in times of haste , and open into the con necting passage at two different points , the north mugazine supplying the east ern pits and the south magazines the western ones. In connection with the maga/.ines arc several good sized rooms for the handling of the ammunition , and these may also be u > ed as quarters for tlio men. The two westerly pits are similar to the other two , except that they are open on the land bide. No earthwork is necessary here , as no fire could come from this side. This buttery ih u mo t important ono as , from its position , it commands the entrance to Boston harbor , through Broad sound , and to Lynn harbor. The guns have a range of six miles , and no vessoll , however heavily armored , xy/nild dare to come within tnis range. The mortars are designed to throw shells up ward so as to fall on the deck of a vessel whore she can be lightly armored , and are arranged so that the whole sixteen can , if necessary , be concentrated on ono point , and fired at once by means of elec tricity , dropping sixteen 12-inch shells on the deck of a vessel. It was originally proposed to have another battery of the same size and equipment close beside this one , but it is probable that this plan will bo changed and the battery be placed some where else , just where is not now known. It is certain , however , that there will be a number of these mortar batteries around Boston , as there are 12S of the mortars to bo disgosod of. It is prob able that another one will be begun in the spring , at some location which is not yet deciaed upon. ntuM , runtil ! Suit of thn InCrrstutu Commitslou Hint Will Come Jlfinro the ' iiprcine Cmirt. WASiiisuToxJan. It. Ex-Senator Edmunds of Vermont is in Washington preparing u brief in an important case to be argued before - fore the supreme court. It is the appeal by the Interstate commission from the decision of Judge Gresham before ho became secre tary of stite , in the case against \ . G. Briscom , J. S. Keefe and W. U. Stirling. Those men refused to answer the questions of the commission rcgaidmg several differ ent railroaas and the alleged violation of the interstate commerce law in allowing the Illinois Steel company certain privileges that were not accorded to other citizens. Tney also refused to shuw the stock books of the company and other papers ccmandcd by the commission. Suit was brought under section I''of the law to compel the witnesses to comply with the demands of the commis sion , this section providing that in such cases application should bo made to a court of the United States to compel witnesses to answer. Judge Gresham held that the portion tion of the section which requires courts to use their process to aid inquiries before the Interstate Commerce commission is null and void. Senator Edmunds is assisting the attorney ccneral in the casoand Charles S. Holt is the attorney for the defendants. The case was set for argument on January S , but as it is desirable to h.ivo the case hoard before the full court it is probable that it will be postponed until ttie existing vacancy is filled. I'oUoned by < leiid Chcrno. BIIIMINOIIAM , Ala. , Jan. 8. Daniel Web ster , wife and two children , boys , were poisoned at their homo near Millvilio yes terday by head chccso eaten at supper. TOLEDO'S ' FIERY VISITATION Over Oac Million Dollars Worth of Damaje Was Done. HARD STRUGGLE OF THE FIRE FIGHTERS lttE 01114 Cnllr 1 I'ptn for A t- unco mid l'ctiinitly lUMpomt I'luO \J ti.ttrtl liy ( < i > . ul Work An I'.t. t. inato of tlio I. out i. ToLr.no , Jan , ft Fire tonight rained a loss of over Jl.OOo , WO. H broKc out a few minutes after 0 o'clock hi the elov.vtor of t\ Is' , Qua } le & Co , , on the river , froutlnir in Madison and Water streets. The cause is unknown. An explosion of tluit C.IUMU ) a general alarm. Tlio elevator with Its con tents was entirely destroyed. A strong north wcit wind carried the flames across Madison street to lliu eluvator and business block of C. A. King , which Is also destroyed. The flames spread westward across AVatcr street to the rear of a live-story oitslne s olock , known as the Chamber of Commet-o building , owned by Hon. 'J' . H. IJrmvu , ami occupied by the Western t'nlon Telegraph company , the American District Telegraph company and n largo number of oflkcs , which were also destroyed. From this building the flames spread south to thu next building , live stories litch , occupied as a museum and itiuatcr , known as "Wonderland , " managed by C. 11. Mooro. I'noil Inr the I'luinon. The next building south was the whole sale drus house of West & Traux. which , is also a total loss. A strong flro wall chcciccd the ( lames in this direction. To the west they leaped across Summit street , the chief retail street of the city , in- jurinz the Hartford block , but the lire was hero checked without great damage. In the rear of this building is the ofllcc of the Postal Telegraph company , the manager of which removed all the apparatus possible , thus cutting of ! all telegraphic communica tion for a time , as the Western Union ottico and Instruments were destroyed. The block on the nortli nest corner of Miid- ison and Water streets , diagonally across from the Qalde elevator , was also destroyed. By U o'clock the fire was fully under con trol. Although the wind has shifted , the llro commenced working to the north , along the river Iront. Thn Young & Backus ele vator. the first building of the kind built in ti.e city , caught fire , but it withstood the fury of the Dames. I'stliuntcil I.o . It is Impossible to obtain n correct list of insurance , but it will nggrecatc perhaps three-lifths of the total less , which amounts to fl. ' . ' 00,000. The principal losers are : T. P. Brown. Chamber of Commerce , $ ' . ' 00OOJ ; F. N. Quayle k Co. . elevator and con tents , $100,000 ; C. A. King A , Co. , elevator and stock , $ bG.r > 00 , fully insuicd ; C. U Lwe estat , Wonderland building , $40,000 ; J. II. A'oorc , museum , SJO.OOO ; West te Truax , wholesale drugs , building , ? : )5,000 ) , stock , JT.'i.OOO : Second National bank , fiT > , - 000 and $200,000 in currency In the vaults , thouirht to be sale : Spitzer & Co. . bankers , $20.0Ja , and a quantity of bonds in the vault , possibly lost. The losses of the other tenants of the Chamber of Commerce building uro heavy. U he Western Union lost 25.000 ; Union Central Life , $1.VKX ( ) ; Baker & , Huber , architects , $30.000 ; F. O. Fallis , architect , S'Jfl.OOO ; A. B. Sturgis , architect , $20,000 ; American District Telegraph , $20- 000. _ Detroit llndly scorched. DETROIT. Jan. a. Fire started from some unknown cause Is the third story of the T. H. Hinchman & Son's wholesale drug house about 6:30 : tonicht. The cntiKO four stories were shortly beyond saving and the firemen airected their efforts to saving adjoining buildings. The Hinchman building extended throuch the block from Jefferson aveuue to Woodbrldgo street , with an addition on the Woodbridge street end. Adjoining tlie latter is Standard ! Bros. , wholesale hardware , which also huf- fered heavily from fire and w'.uer. W : II. Eagar & Co. , wholesale sugar dealers , sus tained a loss of several hundred dollars from fire , water and smoke. Another building , occupied by Louis Blitz & Co. , fancy glass manufacturers , was somewh.it damaged with small loss on thestocir. The Hinchman loss on building and stock will probably reach tlfk.,000 : insurance , $115,000. The Standard ! stock ami builaing uero valued at $115,000 , nearly covered by insurance. o R lic4 ol Jtilrili ! III Irnlnnd. . It is now 300 years since Sir Walter Kaleitfh lived In Ireland , but , according to Sir John Pope Hennery , nutny traces of his residence there can btill bo RCCII. The richly perfumed yellow wall llowors that ho brought to Ireland from the Azores and Iho AfTune cherry are still found where lie first planted tliemby the Blackwatcr. Some cedard ho brought to Cork nrc to this day growing' at a place called Tlvloi. The four venerable y.ow trees , whoso branches have grown and intermingled into a sort of summerhouse - house thatch , arc pointed out ah having sheltered Raleigh when he llrst smoked tobacco in his Youghal garden. In that garden he also planted tobacco. A few steps farther on , where the town wall of the thirteenth century bjunds the gar den of the warden's ! houu , is the famous spot whore the first Irish potato wus planted by him. In that garden ho gave the tubers to the ancestor of the prcbcnt Lord Southwell i by whom they wore spread throughout the province of Mun- sler. IN CHILDREN For over two years my little girl's life was made miserable by a case of Catarrh. The discharge from tne nose was large , constant and very offensive. Her eyes became inflamed , the lids swollen and very painful. After trying various reme dies , I gave her wapsj The first bottle - tle seemed toIfiaaSSlJaggravate the disease , but the symptoms soon abated , and in a short time she was cured. DK. I , . B. RITCIIEV , Mackey , Ind. Otir book on lllooil anil Skin Diseases mailed tree. B\nrr Si'Kcinc Co. , Atlauta , ( ia. for Infants and Children. Hulniitcd to children that Ciibtorla cures Colle , Constipation , I wotnmcnil It no jjicriort muy prebcriptlon Bour Stomach , Diarrhica , Kructatlon , Lnou-ntoma" H V An. uci , IL. D. , Kills Worms , glveu bleci > , luid jirc.'njtes dl Ill So. OiforJ U. , UruokJyu , N. Y. Without injuilouj trxx'lcatlon. "The uio of 'C.istori. % li to universal nnil 'Tor Kc\eral years I Have recommended Ita merits so well known that U seems n work your'Casturla , ' and shall t-lwnya continue tc of supererogation to enJorno it. Tow uro the do so ( vi It has Invariably jinxlucfJ beneficial IntelllRfat famUlon wtio do tiot Levji C'ucturia results. " Y Itlua cafcy reach , " EDWIN- . IVnDin , U. I\ , CAJIUIS lUr.rvx , U. P. , 12Dth S14TX-1 and ith A\c. , Vow York City , J.'cw York City. Tna CE.VTACU COMFAKT , 77 Jlt-niu' Bmicrr , New YOKK Crrr , KNOWLEDGE es comfort mid improvement and tends to personal enjoyment when rightly uwi. The many , wlio live bet ter than others and enjoy life more , with Ics3 expenditure , liy more promptly .vidj.ti"c U o world's best products to the needs of physical being , will attest the \alue to heal tb of the pure , liquid laxative principlon cnibiaccd in the remedy , Syrup of Figs. Its excellence is due to its presenting in the form most acceptable and pleas ant to the taste , the lofrcsbing and truly beneficial propel tics of a jtcrfcct lax ative ; * ? n"ectuatly ciciitiHing the system , dispelling colds' ' , headaches Mid foyers and permanently curing constipation. It hns given salicfuetion to millions and met with the approval of the medial profession , because it acU on the Kid- nev3 , Liver ami Uowels without weak ening them and it is perfectly free from every objectionable substance. Pvrup of Figs is for sale by all drug- gi-U in COc and $1 bolllcs , but it is man ufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. only , whose name is printed on every package , also the name , Syrup of FigN and being well informed , you will uoi > accept any bubstilulc if oilered. SEARLESSEARLES , SPECIALISTS Nervous [ Private anl 400UBE Special Diseases. muas > TIT Tumwi TUIA xr nv < m itioii I'ri'c. Wo euro Catirrli. AUDI oaioiofthi None , Thro.it , Jtoii St3m\oU , Xilvnr. Blood , Skin and Kidney Ultoisoi. Female < male WoaetuasiDi , Jjiit Mauhoail Stricture , rlydraooto , Vcrl305ldto Tims. I ISTCI.A A\n UKTU * UI."KIU curoJ without pulnar dotontlon tro'ii bulnet * . Gallon or address with sfnip ( or clreuliri ten booit and rwelpts , llrat stilr.vay 3ntti or pail- onica. room 7. Dr. SeirJes & Seirto , /V J 8w nnd Complete Troatiaent , conslitltie of BDPrOSITOlUKS. Cnpsnlea of Ointment and two IJoinscif Olntmoct. A noror-folllui { Cure forPllei of every nature BnJdeprco. ItninEeeanoporatlon with tie kulfo or Injections of Carbolic acld.-wllcli ar iioinf ul and eoldoui n permanent care , and otcn resulting In death , onneceoaarr. Why endure thlo torrlblo dioeasc ? Wo euarantoo O boxen to oura unv caso. You only pay for benefits received , tl n box , 0 for 13 by moll. Otnipli free. GuaranteesIssn-- ' ' - , by apanese Liver Pellets thojrroat LTVXR andETOMACU KEOUIATOll and DLOODFUHIFIER. Small , tulld and pica-tact to * V , especially adapted for cLUCron'auso , OODoiea IS cenu. GUABAirTEES l ncd only by K u hn & Co.Solo Agents , Omaha , Ncb < CHRISTMAS MEATS The most for the money and best In the city. If you vant to sou the lincst display of meats , llsh. came uiul poultry , and if you want to pet the best meats for the loass money , eo to Pokoruy's nuw market , 833 Broadway ( Meschcndorf's old stand ) . Here's prices that tnllc. Ho.id thorn ana sea if II is necesbary for anybody lo go hungry : Roast beef from Oc to ' .L' ; boiling beef from Sc to Cc ; sirloin steak from 10 : to 12c ; porter , house steak from llc ) to 1-c ; rouud stcnlt from Sc lo lOc ; ribs and chuck bleak from Ca lo "Kc ; corned beef from 4o lo Oo ; clou * ( boneless ) , Cc ; pork chop. ! * , lie : pork bulls , lOc ; sail pork , lOo ; mutton of all kinds from Cc lo lUc ; veal of all kinds from 7u lo 12c { pork sausages from 80 to 1V ( ; California hams. 7c ; bacon , l'JljC ; lard from 8 c to 12a These price ? are subject to chanc ? . AVe make our own sausages ( all kinds ) . Wo sell Aiisoi.uTEi.y CIICAI-CU than any market in town. AVc have the largest and finest fish and. paiLO display at lowest possible prices. A , F , POKORNY , 333 Broadway SENSIBLE PRESENTS USEFUL PRESENTS. Presents that can be used as well as looked at. Skutcs , Sleds , Curving SatS , Cutlery , Silver Plated Wnro , Christy Knlvca , Fancy Tea nnd ColToo Pots. PrjCBS away down. P. C. DoVOL , 504 Broadway SirasS Bilarl ! ) rft foilcnil couru. lljj/ui -JJJ-7-3-'J , block Council HlulT * Iu Special BL'JrVl : DO YOU know lint Day Ac Hutu tiavo no in cholfo Jur.-.uualu rull and f.irJun uuj noir tliUcltyi 1I3TKACT3 and loaim Kami and city pronjr'.r twin-lit and bold. I'usay A. Tliu.uan , Cim.ul AIlMAr.Kraniovocl.conspiiole , valuta claim iy clftunuU. UJ Iturnu , ul Taylor's trocar/ , GUKATliarratii ; two norm , tiiHldorliy llmlU ) rtiinu and HWIIIB. an U inuHt tw bold Un-u- uldu , McUgUoni. Co. , Uouucll lUulIa.