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THE OMAHA [ DAILY
FIFTEENTH YEAH , OMAHA , FIUDAY 3 ! OH NI KG , NOVEMBER 27 , .1835. NUMBER J.H5.
MAY PEACE ATTEND HIS REST ,
The Death of Vice President Hendricks aucl
thoDfty ofthcTunerali
"THE PRINCE OF POLITICIANS. "
The Presidential Succcssoin tlio TLemo of
Conversation.
ACTION OF HIS COLLEAGUES.
Committees Appointed by tlio Senate ami
House to Attend.
MESSAGES OF CONDOLENCE.
A Iny nCl'linnkfl Mlnuloil Wllh Sorrow
row The llooslei1 Capital Draped
in Hiil > lo TrlnimltiKBTlio
Action ,
The DlstiiiKiiMif.'d Dead.
INDIANAPOLIS , Xov. "ii. Flags on all pub
lic buildings aie at Imlf mast this morning' '
and forces'of men arc engaged In putting up
various Insignia of mourning out of respect
lo the memory of Vice Picsldent llendilcks
who died last evening. In several of the city
churches to-day Thaiiksiivlng services weio
turned Into memorial service- ) , and Blshoji
Knlckeibocker , of tlie Episcopal church to
which Mr. Hendrtoks belonged , abandoned
bin services allogctliiv. Early this morning
Hon. W. H. English iccclvcd a dis
patch trom the Korge.int-at-arms of
the Unitul Slates senate , asking for
Information about Iho time and place
of the funeral , of which he will take charge.
An answer was no ! letuined immediately as
arrangements had not been made. At Mrs.
Hcndrlck ! ) ' suggestion a number of promi
nent gentlemen , personal and political
friends , weio called in to consult over the
matter. A committee consl'-llng of Sennlor
Harrison , W. H. KngllMi and Chief Justice
Xlblock of the supreme couit , wat appointed
to take general charge of the arrangements
for th ( ( Mineral and public meeting.
The body which \AS embalmed this morn-
tit IT , will remain at the icsldence until Sun
day noon , when It will bo removed
to the court feon.so to lie in slate
until Monday evening. Local military
companies mm u detachment of the regular
ainiy aie doing gunid dutv. The funeral
fi-rvlces will ho held at , St. Paul's cathedral
at noon Tuesday , ir. Jencks , rector , and Dr.
Fulton , of St. JiOiii ! ) , olllclating. The ser
vices will bo those ot tlie EpKcopal'church ,
and there will bo no sermon or memorial ad
dress. The burial will be id Crown Hill
cemetery , noithof the city. ( ! ov. ( iruy will
issue- memorial proclamation to the citizens
of the slate this evening , and the state hoiiso
is already covered with emblems of mourn
ing. All the public ollleesaiid business houses
Iieie will bo clo.-ed on the dav ol the funeral.
Tim general committee , selected nt Mrs.
Hpudrieks'suirne.slloii to arrange for the fu-
iiiM-.d of the dead vice piesidcnt , met this
evening and appointed the necessary sub
committees to perfect nil arrangements.
Senator Benjamin Hanlson called the meet
ing to order , and on hismotion lion , William
11. KnglNi was chosen president. Jtwasde-
elded to appoint a committee of til teen , with
Senator Harrison as chairman , to receive tlio
president unit other distinguished gentlemen
who will bo heio to attend the fnnerul and a
general committee of tidily was appointed to
attend to all the details of the funeral and to
do everything In their power to make the
memorial services attended with all tlic
maiksof respect and esteem which Mr. Jlen-
dilclis' fellow citizens desire to pay
him. Of lids committee lion Oscar
y. Jlord. law partner of the deceased ,
was appointed chairman , and It was divided
Jnto iwessiry sub-commUtces. The funeral
Will take place at noon on Tuesday , the pro
cession leaving thn house at 11H5 o'clock for
trho church in the following order :
Military Companies.
Civic Societies.
Picsident. Members of the Cabinet and
United States Senators.
J'all Bearers.
Hearse.
Family Carriages.
Slate , County and City Olllcials and
Citl/ens.
The body will be placed In the casket on
Satuidiiy morning. It. is of cedar , covered
with black velvet and lined with white satin ,
with silver trimmings. Alter the funeral the
body will bu placed In a marble vault at
Urowii Hill cemetery , noith of the city , near
Hendilcks' private lot , elevated above n com
mon level , anil In the center of which is a
granite * column forty feet high , plain and un
covered , cxecpt a simple Inscription ,
"Thomas A. Hendrlcks , " near the bottom of
thn shatt. Hern Ids son , his only child , is
burled. It. H. Parks , the sculptor , will arrive
from Chicago in the morning and take a cast
of Hendricks' face , to bu ucil in making a
marble bust of him.
Around HeiiCrleks' family residence all
day was n crowd of cm ions people , who
watched the solemn tread of the uniformed
sentry marching up and down In front of ( lift
house , and the coming and going of sympa
thetic fihiiids and relatives who called. Mrs.
Hendricks stayed in her room all day. and
saw but few people , but the pallors down
Muirs were tilled with callers , who wore 10-
celved by her biother , Stephen W. Morgan
nnd his family , ana Dr. Jeuckes , lector of
the church. Site talked candy and compos
edly with her friends , only break Ing down
with outbuists of grief once or twice. The
house was darkened and everybody moved
nbout with quiet tread. In thu large double
parlors , where Hendrlcks was accustomed to
bee ids filends , wcro many articles with
which they weio very familiar. An old
fashioned portrait in oll.palntcd when thu vice
president was a young man. Is on the
wall , The features had a boyish look , free
from earn and anxiety. On n table
were several panel photographs token re
cently , one that was particularly noticeable
on the day preceding his Inauguration us
vice-president. In a bland In u corner was n
collection of canes , twenty or more , which
had been presented by admiring trlonds , and
Home of tliom were iinlquo in design and
inscription. The library cubes , In which
were many valuable And rare books , were
] ust as ho left them when he. had occasion
Jlomluy evening to look up some works of
reference ,
The body lay lirtlio parlor chamber upstairs ,
nnd few weio allowed to see It. The em
balming process to which it was subjected
this morning had been successfully accom
plished , and on the face there was a look of
contentment and free ; ' , m from cant. The
features weit > wonderfully natural and un
man ed by r suggestion of ghastllncss. In the
room adjoining where the vlcc-prcsldcnt died
was his private desk , covered with papers
niul letters , which had not been disturbed ,
and a half written sketch of his public and
professional > _ . . -i. t _ - * ! - career . . . I. . . . , ! which . _ . , . ! . . . * ho . . . ! . .I. was . ! . . . preparing _ * l. _ - . _ _
for publication In n book containing the pro
m-dings of the snrv.'vlng ' members of the
convention which framed thu constitution of
Indiana In 1&V ) , and .sketches of Its members.
The decorations of the room were plain and
conventional , and the windows were dark
ened. Within , nil day long , sat n faithful
colored fcei vant , who had been In thu family
for years. There was no pretentious display
of mourning about thu premises , only u few
folds of cnipu on thn fiont door above the
bell. Just one block away the slate house ,
with Its largo flag at half mast nnd all its ex
terior draped In mourning , stood out in bold
relief , But till its otllces wcro closed , and
'public ' business for thu time was entirely
Suspended.
Among tlio callow at the residence to-dny
wcro Governor Uray , thu state ollicors ,
judges of the supreme court , and committees
appointed by various legal nud fraternal or-
.i. '
Slate Treasurer Cooper to-day std.il Mr ,
Jlcudrickjj was rather moio jolly than
usual tU the reception at bis house
on Tuesday evening , idtliouisli bo then
laid privately to Mr. Coonor that
It was an effort for him to talk. Ho com-
Vlftluvd of lndigct < tlon , and on that account
declined to eat anything , llui-aul , tuillii-r ,
that he bad caught cold in Chicago , nnd this
Jiad overcome Ids othei wlso'execllent
In every way , although laboilug under an
iiiliruilly , he endeavored to make his pres
ence a pleasure to all.
Governor Orny's Proclamation. *
IsniANAi'oi.ts , Ind. , Xov. 25. * To-day
Governor Gray issued the subjoined procla
mation : Thomas A. Hendrlcks , vice-presi
dent of the United States , dltd at his resi
dence In this city yesterday afternoon at 4:15 :
p. m. H Is asowas GO years , 1 month and 18
days. The people of the state and nation are
bowed down In sorrow and grief ut the terri
ble loss and calamity that has bcf.illen them ,
In the morning of the day ho Is wllh Ids
friends and acquaintances enjoying the
blessltiL'Sof life in thu evening of the day
he Is lemovcd from amongst us without n
moment's warning bv Him who dot-Ill all
things well. A long , busy and eventful life
has 'Just closed , but the recoid he has bc-
nueaihed to ids country 111 live ns lonir as
tlie history of our country Is preserved. 'Ills
private character was above reproach and
Ills many virtues will be emulated ,
his goodness of heart admired and bis mi-
melons deeds of charity and kindness re-
mcmbeied with proloiiud gratitude. To see
him was toadmiru him ; to miet him was to
respect him , and to know him was to love
and honor him , His public bei vices were not
less patilotlc than his private viitneseiu
conspicuous. The tormerare monuments to
his wisdom nnd lofty statesmanship , and
while our tiee Institutions are perpetuated
they will remain as stars In Hie lirmamcnt of
our own republic. Hisenorgv , industry and
ability have lett their Impression in tlie ex
ecutive departments of the government ,
were asscitcd In the halls of legislation , and
us a lawyer of eminent standing me recorded
in the annuls of our luiisjirudencc. His life
illustrates the possibilities of an American
citizen. Meriting nnd iccclvlng the confi
dence of his fcllovvcitlzcns he rved at an
early nire one let m us a member of the lower
hoiiM ! of the general assembly of this stale.
lie was u member of cougres.4 two
( ( .THIS , n commissioner ot the general
land oflleo. n United States senator , governor
of this stale , and Dually elected In IbSl to the
second highestolllco in Hie itltt of llmpeople.
A life so exemplary and full of devotion to
the demands of Ids counlrv biings forth
universal commendation. Wldle.edeploru .
our loss as n nation and state , let us remem
ber \ \ ' fullest sympathy the suf
ferings of his family and filends In their .sor
row and bctcuvcincnt.
Thn dlsUniruishcd dead will lie in state
in the corridor of the Marlon county
com I house from Sunday noon next until the
following Monday alteinoon Therefore , 1 ,
Isaac P. Uray. governor of the state of Indi
ana , do heicby Issue this pioclumution re-
iptcntlng that at the hour of l o'clock noon
on the lirst day of December. JSS5 , the day s > et
apart for the burial of the distinguished dead ,
all citizens meet in their usual places of wor
ship and public assemblage and theie engage
In Mich services as may to I hem seem upjuo-
prlato to the .solemn occasion , ; the Dags on
all public buildings of the state to bu dis
played at half-mast and all places of business
to bo closed from said hour until the hour of
- o'clock in the afternoon , and recommend
ing that all public buildings of
thu slate be draped in mourn
ing for a period of thirty days ,
from Ibis dale , and that during the day afore
said all such buildings be r-Ioscd and all pub
lic business be suspended , to the end and
purpose that the people may have and enjoy
the fnlle.sl opportunity to do honor to the de
parted statesman nnd make such recognition
of his public and piivato virtues nsinavto
them seem best nnd most consistent. Tlie
adjutant general will prepare and have issued
all necessary orders to the various military
organizations to meet at their armories for
.ippiopriate military honors to be made
during thu day.
In testimony whereof 1 have hereunto set
my hand and caused to be nliixcd the seal of
the state , at the city of Indianapolis , this Ufith
day of Xovembcr , A. D. , tyS ) , and In the
Mxly-ninth year of the state ami tlie one
bundled and tenth year of the independence
of thu United States.
ISAAC P. GJIAY.
JJv the Governor :
> VIM.IAM It. MYIMJH , Secretary of State.
Action h } ' the Senators.
WASHINGTONXov. . SO. About twenty
of tlio senators assembled nt 11 o'clock this
morning upon invitation of Senator Ed.
muuds , In the judiciary committee room of
the senate , to select a committee to represent
the senate at the funeral of tlie vice presi
dent. They selected the following com
mittee : Senators Edmunds , Sherman , Harris
'
Allison , Voorhccs , Pugh , Cullom , Gibson.
Conger , Ulalr , Duives , C.imeron and Vest-
Most of the senators named were at Iho meet ,
ing. in addition there were present Senators
Logan , Merrill , Wultliain , lolph , Van
Wyck , Morgan , Jones of Aikansas ,
Berry , Coekrcll and Hansom. There
were expression of sorrow on all hands , but
In view of the near approach of the meeting
of the senate no formal or eulogistic speeches
were made. The chairman ot'the meeting ,
Senator Kdmiuuls , and Sergeant-at-Aims
Camuly , wcie authorizing to make thu neces
sary arrangement for transportation and on-
teifainmcnt of tlie committee.
There was also a meeting of twenty-live
members of the house In the speaker's room ,
at which the clerk of the house was author
ized I o request the attendance at the funeral
of the following members ni ; representatives
of the house : Carlisle , ItuudulJ , Hiscouk ,
J.ong , 1'hclpn , Hepburn , Browne , Bynam ,
Monirion , llolman , Heihert , Blunt , Baibour.
Hewitt , and Geddcs , General ( Mark notified
by telegraph tboso of the gentleman named
not in tlie city of their selection , and re
quested their attendance.
Tlio I'rcsi.dential Succession.
WASIIIXOTOX , Xov. 'JO.Special [ to the
Ur.i ; . ] The question that has been raised by
the sudden death of
VIco-Precident lien-
drleks is the presidential succession , and ut
thu present time tlie.io Is no preMdent pro
( em of the nonatu mid no speaker of the
house. In case of Cleveland's death the
question who would temporarily succeed him
would come up , and an effort was uuulo ju < t
before the adjournment of the senate In
April last to elect n president pro tern , but it
was not accomplished. It was said by a sen
ator that it was thought It might probably be
construed as n discourtesy to Hendrlcks lo
elect a republican as president pro tern and
thu matter wua not iircfscd. llciulrlclcs at
tended to his dutk'.s every day and afforded
no occasion for tlio services of npiesldent pro
tempore. This doubtless morn than Iho wish
not to bu discourteous to the vleo president
made the senators relax caution and prevent
adjournment without the election of a pre
siding officer pro tern. But this repetition of
thu condition of affairs ot'.u president uiuljio
jiresldlng olllcer of the senate or speaker ol'
thuhousohas put it beyond doubt that the
matter of presidential .succession will receive
immediate attention upon the meeting of
congress It Is said that Senator Edmunds ,
who was president pro turn of the senate ,
does not dcsho re-election. As soon us the
announcement was made of Hendrlcks'
death , the republican Rcnutors concluded
without reflection tlmt Edmunds would be
chosen again to Ids former place , but slnco
then the tide has t-et In for Logan. As there
Is a piosjiect of nomu rivalry o'ver the matter ,
the senators t.ro reluctant to express an
opinion on thu subject ,
The reeling in Now Yoi-lt.
XKW YOIIK , Xov , M. When news of the
death of Hciulrlckn reached Grcystonu on
Wednesday night , Tlldeu had gone to bed ,
and it was not thought best to disturb him.
When ho iiimo down tobicakfast this morn
ing ho rend the news. It was a great fchoc-k
tohlm. for Ids lelatlons with Hendricks had
bcenot the most friendly nature. Hendrlcks
had otten been a visitor at Greystone , Til-
den tit once directed tlio Jlnfr on Ills tower to
bo run up half mast , anil listened to scud a
ine-ssage of condolence to Mrs. Hundrlcka.
Thb goncml fueling In dcmocratta Mrclcs
to-night In regard to Urn taking off of lieu-
drleks IH that of heaity and qilcl-SDo | ; ) < cn iv-
Kret , Whlleull rCRrels have a groundwork
In the question a * to. who will ba Ids sue *
ecssor as president of tlm senate , in republl-
cat circles thu hcllcf Is otieucst expressed
thru tien. John A. Logan or Hon. John Sher
man will bo elected. Both Tammany and the
County dcmucruvy will hold meetings to-mor
row to take action , and Irvine hall x , "M " ? c *
Saturday. Looal district .associations area.0
holding meeting for llko purpo = es.
From Sympathetic Friends.
INDIAx\roi.i , Xov. 20. Menaces of con
dolence were received this mofnlng by Mrs ,
Jlctidiicks fiom all over the countiy , among
which weie the following :
Gnr.vsTON'i : , Xew Yofk , Xov. 2 < 1. Mr . T.
A. Hendrlcks : I am Inexnrcsslblv shocked
by the surprising mid painful Intclllgetien of
the Midden dosing of the career of your bus-
luud. He bus lallen with honors thick upon
him and in the a-Miie of his popular esteem ,
In your personal bereavement , 1 deeply sym
pathize , while in common with the whole
country I deploie the loi-.s of Mr. Hendricks
as a public calamity.
SAMni..T. : Tttm.v. :
Br.ooMiKOTOK. 111. . Xov. ' .iri.--Mrs. Ilen-
drlcks : Accept for Mrs. Davis and myself
our heartfelt sympathy In this hour of your
greatest sorrow and dcepc-t bereavement.
DAVIII DAVI .
CniCAoo , Xov.'JO. Hon. W. H. English ,
Indianapolis : 1 hear with emotion of the
sudden death of our old colleague , Vice-Presi
dent Hendrlcks. Yourself. Mr. Hendrlcks
and myself served together in the thirty-
third congiess. 1 saw much of him iifler-
waids as commissioner of the general land
olllce and ns I'nltcd States .senator
from the state of Indiana. Tliomrli opposed
politically , our personal relations were
always of the mo > t friendly and cordial char
acter. In public life heiis honest and Incorruptible -
corruptible and never In any schemes or
job . In private life lie was always honored ,
esteemed ami respected by all who know him.
I intend to pay my tribute of respect to his
memory by attending his funeral obsequies.
E , B. W.YSHiirrix.
WASIH.NV.TO.V , Xov. a ) . The sympathy of
Mrs. Spriimeraud myself Is extended on this
your meat bereavement and the nation's Irre
parable loss. WILLIAM S. Si'Jii.Niu. ( :
WAMII.VOTOX , Xov. 2 ) . The Japanese
minister , Klktil , sends Ills very sincere - > ym-
pathy to Mrs. llendilcks on her beieavement
and Ids deepsoirow at the death of the vice
president , for whom he entei tallied the high
est personal respect and regard.
Other similar messages were received from
Senator Dawes , of Mat > saeliu > ettConitress -
men Ward , Kleiner and Cobb , of Indiana ;
John K. Agnew , of Xew Vorf ; S. Corning
Judd , ol' Chic.igo , and ninny others. It was
decided to-day not to have a po-t mortem ex
amination ol the lemiins. Mrs. Hendrlcks
not thlnlciiiL'it necessary , as she Is satlsiied
tlmt her husband's death was the result of
paralysis of the heait.
Among the many telegrams of condolence
that came this afternoon were the following ;
Xiw : VOIIK , Xov. 'jn.-Mrs. T. A. Hen-
dricks You have the heartfelt sympathy of
Mrs. Hewitt and meir in yoitrgieal ser
row. I regret deeply that 1 am not able to
attend the funeral. AIIIIAM S. Ilnwrrr.
WASHINGTON , Nov.-U Mrs. T. A. llen-
dvlcks I beg to offer you my Mncciu condo
lence and sympathy. A committee of .sena
tors will come on to the funeral.
Gio. : K. EDMUND" .
Xi'.w YOIIK. Xov. ) . Mr-f. 'JA. . Hen-
drleks Ono who Is suffering just as you me
s uds you her teiidcrest sympathy.
Mns. Gr.o. B. McCr.ni.i.AN.
Comments on His liil'c.
Xiw ; Yomc , Xov. 20. Tlie World's repre
sentative last evening interviewed Henry
Ward Bcceher , who said : "While 1 regard
President Cleveland as the prince of. states
men , I would call Hendrlcks the prince of
politicians. Cleveland has f id filled every de
sire of those independent thinking men who
sought to secuie his election. He lias en
deavored toerve : the people , not
party alone. On the other hand Hend
ricks has ever Idcntlllcd himself with
that class of men who subordinate every-
hing to party. Ho was a staunch believer in
be rtilij that 'to the victors belong the spoils. '
While the lamlly of Mr. Hendricks has the
deepest sympathy , my heart is filled with
thanksgiving tlmt President Cleveland and
the government at Washington .still lives. "
Jay Gould baid that llendrick's death
would not affect the national interests of the
country. There are sixty-live mil
lions of people who can take
care of themselves in every emergency ,
and the death of even the greatest man
among us would not cause a ripple. As for
the market , ho did not believe tlie news
would effect it in the least.
The World editorially says : "The dc.itli
of the vice-piCbidcnt will materially affect
the situation in ( lie senate. Factional oppo
sition to tlie national administration lias
been urged by the Jess scrupulous members of
the lopublican majoiity. It was felt by the
people that Mr. Heudiieks' Influence , ability
and strength as presiding oHiccr would be
a wholesome restraint upon those who advo
cated and a valuable aid to those repub
licans who would deplore such an
unwise policy. Jt. is tobofeaied that with u
republican in Hint important position conservative
vative resistance will bo weakened and the
will of the more violent senators will be In
greater dang r of pre.vailing. "
Then follows a tribute to Mr. HendrickH.
closing thus ; ' 'His ' public eaiccr was full of
honor , and his private llfu was without
btain. "
ThoTilbnneconcedes hone.stv of jmrposo
to Ilendiicks , anil adds : "Of conciliatory
ways and winning manners ho was probably
the most popular man In bis party , and came
nearest to rejire.-ciiting Its true views
and honest wishes. Unfortunately it
cannot be said that he has left upon the coun
try any impress for good. His excessive cau
tion never led him in advance of his party ,
and his vigorous Intellect was not used to
uphold thti government during tlie war. tt
was unfortunate that Hendricks did not per
mit tin- choice of u president pro tern ol the
senate at the last session. Xelthcrhouse now
has a presiding omcer , and should anything
happen to the president thcie would lie no
QUO \\lio could become his uuqiu-t-tioucd suc
. "
cessor.
_
Sorrow at. Washington.
WASHINGTON , Xov.ii. . The woik of
draping the various public buildings with
ino\trning \ emblems was beitiin to-day , but on
account of tin-boliihix and the stores all be
ing closed , and the consequent Impo.s.siblllty
of obtaining mourning i-'oods , very little pro-
K'M s Is being made , The drajilng of the
white house. Interior and state , warnndnuvy
depailmcnt buildings , is nearly completed ,
i'or the same reason , probably , but few stores
or dwellings In the city arndceoraled. Flags
all over the city lloatcd at half mast all duy.
At the treasury department telegrams poured
In liom custodians of public bulldlng.s
Iliroughoiifthecoiintrv , asking to bu iiuthor-
I/.cd to drupe the buildings under their
charge witli emblems of mourning. Tele-
giapblc uuthorl/atlon was sent , in about sixty
cases.
Trllimos ol'Sympathv.
Mo.NTfloucitv , Ala. , Xov. 2 > V At a
Thanksgiving service at St. John's Episco
pal church lo-duy thu rector , Jlev , Dr. String-
fellow , said It was a causa for thankfulness
that the country co'nld furnish for public life
such a man as JlcndrlckN wno , while high in
state , was an hiimblu Christian. Dr. Stiing-
fellow was for years rector of thn church In
Indianapolis ol which Hcinh'icks was senior
warden.
MosTiir.Ar , , Xuv. 2rt. The American cltl-
/.ens of Montreal will send a floral tribute to
be placed on the collln of VIce-President
Hendrlcks. Thn American Hag was flying at
half must from several buildings here to-day.
Action in Chicago.
CIIIOAOO , Xov , 20. The Iroquoli club lo.
day held a meeting , and appointed a commit
tee to draft resolutions icga.ding the death ok , '
Vice President Hendrlcks , nud following
with a general discussion of Mr , Hendihks' ; '
political eaiecr and the vacancy caused by
Ids death. Melvlllo W. Fuller delivered a
short but eloquent addiess eulogistic of the
dend.statesmen. Several other clubs held in
formal meetings and it was apparent every
where that the death of the vice pieMdent
was still the principal subject for comment.
Killed His StopfuUicr.
XASIIVII.I.I : , Timn. , Xov. 'JO , Yesterday
morning , near Union City , while handsln
the employ of R M. Brown were cutting
timber on bis farm , John liackctt , .tho col-
ou-d foieiuan , ordeietl lib : Ktep.son , John
Hawkins , to inovo a log. Upon Ids lefnsal
to do so 1m was told to leave the place. This
ennigcd Hawkins , and seh.ing an ax , ho cut
Ids Mopfiither In tlio throat , almost severing
tlio bead , and killing him instantly , The
murderer gave himself up.
LIBERALS ROYALLY' ROOTED !
Overwhelming Couscrvaiivo Gains Reported
in the British Electoral Contest.
GLADSTONE TRAVELS BY NIGHT.
Alc.inmln * Victoriously Ci'ois ii a the
Son-Ian Frontier nt tlic llc.nl of
Ills Troops The Dencl
of Hpiiln.
Tlic lliiKllsh Mlccltnito.
LONDONS'ov. . a-J. fSijodul to the iu : ]
Theelecibn which be an on TuiMday has
proved tn Iw a seiic' * of s'jirprl'-es. ' Two days
polling has overturned cvory , liberal ealeula-
tkm and shattered llb.'tal hope.- * . Just over
one-fourth of the whole' IIOUJ-P of commons
has been elected , but the indications of the
general result are regared as decisive , as the
iioronghs that have voted reiueent every va
riety of urbane constituency and every cor
ner of the klng.lom. iihi set of the current
Is one way. Where over n boioupli was
doubtful the torles have cariicd it. Where
ever a liberal majority was invincible , It has
been greatly reduced. Accur.ile coiupail > ons
with previous elections are dlilicnit to make ,
because the whole electoral sys
tem has been remodeled , but where
comparisons are possible the result
Is nnitorm. Liberal icalhs seem only eddies
in a stream. The pitiful majorities of John
lirightover Lord lt&iuolph [ Churchill and
Charles Dllke over an unknown opponent
have spiead not less of u dismay among the
liberals than actual defeats. Hugh Clnlders
and tihiitt Lcfevre , the two es-cabluet olll-
eiaU , were voted down In one day. LOSMS
Tuesday In typical boroijuhs like Hatli , Col
chester , Warungton , Illbckburn , and above
all Cambridge , correctly ; foreshadowed still
more uppatllng disastersyeMerday. Crushing
conservative majorities are reported in Liv
erpool , Leeds , Sulfoul , Shelllcld and Hrlgh-
ton. and Indeed lory gains overywheie , with
baldly any Important liberal gains to.seton" In
the old boroughs , except Portsmouth , York
unit SalNmry.
Net conservative gains in two days are thirty
seats , ciiual to sixty votes in a division of the
house. This computation includes 1'urnel-
itcs. Xor can the iullucnce of the Irish vote
in a constituency > ct be estimated. ( . ! . J. ( jos-
chens' immense majority over a partisan of
Chamberlain's comes.from a division in En-
dinburgh , where woilcing men are most nn-
merou'i. Sirlt. Harrison , a bound liberal who
was lately lord provost , wins in smother di-
vNion of tlie hiime city in spite of a bitter op
position from the nulical caucus. In shoit
the conservative i caution everywhere visible
tlui ! > far. Is largely a revolt against radical-
Ism. The mo > , i. dc < pled moderate liberal has
come to the front , and the middle clashes who
were a majority In the old elec
torate , are returning tha verdict against the
paily which sought to deprive them
of political ascendency , and threatened the
security of their cherished institutions. Lib
eral losses In boroughs were expected , but on
no such scale us this , nor docs nny estimate
of liberal gains In counties pretend to coun
terbalance them. The catastrophe of defeat
is now deemed Inevitable.
LONDON , Xov. SO. The1 tory reaction is
still unchecked , and the enthusiasm of the
conservatives is unbounded and contagions.
Great crowds gather > ln the neighborhood of
the bulletin boards and cheer the announce
ment of tory successes. Gladstone is tcartul-
ly chagrined over the result , and has aban
doned all hopes of .more than the barest
liberal majority at best. He has arranged to
leave Scotland on Sitinlsiy , travelling by
night mail in order toavpid awkward demon
strations on tlio way. ' lleturns show 118
liberals , 1K ( ) lories , ntitTlO 1'aruelUtes hnvo
been elected. Liberal frftlns so far aiefl seats ,
and the torles gain VJ seats ;
The War Irr the Balkans.
LONDON , Xov. as. A 'dispatch from llcl.
grade says King Milan denies he will abdi
cate. Advices from Sofia say the Servians to
day sent a second rlag of truce to the Uul
garian lines proposing 'armistice. ' The Bul
garians icfused to entertain the proposition
until the conditions teamed yesterday were
complied with. These conditions wro evac
uation of the Widdin district by the Servians
and settlement of the amount of war indem
nity to bo paid by Servia. The onward march
of the ihdgailan forces continues.
LONDON , Xov. 'JO. A dbpatch from Sofia
states the Bulgarians report 'J.OTO Servians
were killed at Widdin.
SOFIA , Xov. 'Jfl. At 4 o'clock this morning
( Thursday ) 1'rince Alexander , at the head of
50,000 Bulgarian t loops , entered Servian
territoiy. ( treat enthusiasm prevails in tlio
army and throughout Bulgaria.
Vir.NNA , Xov. iw. Servia is rapidly en
rolling her reserve forces , and Is bending
them to the frontier to meet the Bulgarian
forces which are advancing upon 1'irof. Se
vere lighting in the neighborhood of T/.ari-
bred was reported to-day , and latest accounts
represent thu Servians retreating. The Aus
trian government has dispatched it.s minister
at Belgrade to visit I'rlilce Alexander , with a
view of dissuading him from an invasion of
Servia. The Itusshui authorities are sending
surgeons and medical stores to the aid of the
suffering Bulgarians , i"
Tim Spanish King' * ) Death.
MADKID , Xov. 30. So'nor Canovasdel Cas
tillo , has returned from u visit to the- queen ,
who has summoned fieuor Segastoga to form
a cabinet. Alfonso absolutely refused lo al
low the doctors to hold n consultation. His
mother and wlfo were obliged to Implore
him to permit tlio doctors to attend him and
when they entered thu chamber he again tie-
pieclaled their visits , vlih-h ho said would
cause alarm In Madrid. Hyperdermie iujee *
thins were made in order to Induce sleep.
The queen and Dr. Camlson watched by the
king's bedside throughout the night. The
scene when thu last sacrament was adminis
tered was deeply imprcMive. Tears coursed
down the cheeks of all piesent. When
the king expired ChrlMlana , who was
tearless , with a wall of anguish
cried , "Alfonso ! Oh ( iod , ho answcis not !
Alfonso I" ljuccn Isabella Knelt , ciying ,
"Holylrgln , have , , mercy , " When the
daughters arrived thorn was a scene of grief
on meeting their mother.
Tim body of thn king is dre cd In the uni
form of a captain general , 1'pon the breast
are Austrian unit Nrmitsli crosses ) . The
king's features are thin iiinl have a calm ex- '
pie.tslon , as If in sleep. The members of the
royal family arocontfniumsly receiving visits
ot condolence. Tlmprinititc. and the govern
ment have mude urrangetilcnU for a solemn
mass to-morrow , iu the jiresence of the
royal family , utter tvlihih the body will
bo borne in state toMadild. The clergy will
mectthuicmalnsatlliel ilfskirts of the city.
and the procession | 1 pass through tlie
streets lined with troops The body will lie
In state thicodaysin < th hull of the Columns
wheie the body of yuwii Mercedes lay. All
roblemen have closcd'1hlir houses and shops
and the theatres will iVruulii shut until after
Ihofunciul. < ! iins are llrt'ii ' every half hour ,
1'easuits Hock to thn liralucc. murniuilng ,
"J'oor ijucen ! Voor-ehlutrcn ! " The hope
that a posthumushetr ( o thn throne of Al
fonso may bo born Berjes to buoy up bus- ]
nelson the bouiM > .
1'Anis , Xov. aa-Unte.Barilla has started
for Spain. Jt is believed ids jmrjvj.se is lo fo
ment a rebellion.
MADIIIII , Xov. ai. The. population Is or-
deily. The tii > t reserve force , consisting of
loo.ood men , will probably bo Mimmoiicd to
organize the vaiioiis fiuttlons. Troops In
Catalonia , Castile and Uisfcjy will bo rein-
forced.
AlAiiuiD , Xov , 'JtlWCardinal Benavlde.s
heard Alfonso's confession ut 7ai : : a , in ,
Wednesday. Ho ndutnUtcrrd ) to him thi )
last sacrament In the pre cuco of ( } iic * ii
Christiana , evQucei ) , Isabella , and other
members of thu royal family , and fcoveral
inenilx'rs of the hoii-u > hold. The king besircd
to bee lilh ilatiKhtPrsf w'vre in Madrid at
the time , They were , .telegraphed for but
arrived too Jato to HHJ their father alive. 'Hie
king died in-lho arms/of Queen Christiana.
All pre.sent weru protoundly affee.teil. Tim
cardinal and ex-queen wept , and thu Infanta
Isabella fainted , ( Jueen Christiana subse
quently covered the body will llmms , anil
tor a long time refused to leave HID chamber.
IK , Vov & . A nuniuer of CarlUt
chiefs met a Bayonue , and rO'olvctl to tnvalt
oiilers from Don Carhn. Meanwhile pie par
titions me being made fora Cat list ii < lng In
Spain. French prefects have been ordered to
cbxuly walcli the Fr.in i-K } : iNh frontier.
MAOJUD , Xov. ) . Scnor C.\nova * went to
Rl Tardo again to-day and piesetited the uis-
Urnatloiis ofthe cabinet ministers to thu
Queen ,
A petaid exploded to-drty under a e.ife In n
street adjoining the 1'uert.i Dot Sol. The
windows in the \Icinity were shattered and
three persons In lured. The explosion canned
great alarm , Koinleen arrests have been
made in conned Ion therewith.
TFfB l OI li'S 3YOIiICAIj. .
Attilndo of tlio Cluifuli Toxvard ( iOT-
criiiiiRiitB and Civil Iilberty.
BAI.TIMOIII : , Mtl.Xov. . 'M. The pope's
encyclical , now for the first time translated ,
leverses the policy of 1'ope I'ius IX. , whose
encyclicals invariably condemned modern
civilization. After condemning anarchy and
lawlessness It declares that no form of civil
government Is condemned by the church so
long us it lias nothing icpugnant to catholic
doctrine and is wisely and justly managed.
Wldlelhe church holds It unlawful for other
kinds of divine worship to have tlie same
rights In tlie state as the Itonian catholic , it
docs not condemn those governors who , for
the sake of some gre.it good or to pieyent
some great evil , patiently tolerate each form
of worship. Xo one should bu compiled
against Ins will to embrace the catholie
faith. In speaking of liberty the encyclical
avs :
Whatever tilings In the stale chielly avail
for the common safely , whatever have been
usefully instituted against tlio licenses of
princes , consulting all the interests of lite
people , whatever foiblds the governing people
ple to Invade into municipal or domestic af
fairs , \ \ to preserve the dignity
and chaiacter of man in preserving the qual
ity of rights in individual clti/.uns-ol all
these things the monuments of former ages
witness the catholic church to have always
been the author , the promoter or the guar
dian. * * * The saying that the ehnieh
Is jealous of the modern political systems ,
and repudiates In a mass whatever tlie dis
position of these times has brought forth , Is
an Insane and contemptible calumny.
The church , thu letter says , disapproves of
sedition. Shell \ gladly accept whatever
may happen to extend tlie lange of knowl
edge , and will studiously encourage those
who aie concerned with the Investigation of
nature. A foe to iueitness and sloth , she
earnestly wi-lies that the talents of men
should , bv being cultivated and exercised ,
bear still richer fruits.
The encyclical exhorts all catholics lobe
fervent in their love of the church ; to reject
without hesitation whatsoever is inconsistent
with that love : to use popular Institutions ,
as far as honestly can be , to the advantage of
tiiilh and justice ; to labor that libeity of
action shall not transgress the bounds
ordained hv.the law of nutureiind of ( ! od : so
lo work that tlie whole-of public life shall
be transformed into a Christian image and
likeness.
Opinions tending toward naturalism or
rationalism are condemned. Jt is declared
unlawful to follow one line of conduct , in
private and another In public. Concerning
matters merely political , it says , such as in-
( pilry Into the best lorm of government and
civil regulations , ( hero is room lor disagree
ment without harm.
AXOTJJKIi SS
Somi-wlmt ItoKciiihllnc ' 'O "Good
VUIIIIK Ainu Who Died. "
ST. 1'AUi , , Minn. , Xov. .20. Walter B.
Smith , paying teller of the Second National
bank of .St. I'aul , has skipped , taking with
him S-1,500 of the bank's funds. This occur
red Sunday night , but has just become pub-
JUv ; 'JIiwuj u.puvJwarr who has joined the
'
unify .o'tbahK'oinders who have fallen before
temptation Is described as ! ] J years old , well
educated , of line personal appearance , and
was the apparent possessor of no bad habits ,
leading a regular and Industrious life. JIc
came to St. 1'aul two years ago from
theCatham branch of the Merchants' bank
of Canada. Ho brought with him high letters
of recommendation , especially one , which
was from Mr. Ireland , ol the Canadian Hank
of Commerce. Jlowasat once employed In
the Second National bank , and worked rapid
ly Into the i ontidcuce and trust of his em-
ployers. Ho joined St. Paul's Episcopal
church , mingled in the best society , and took
a good social and business position from tlie
start. As told at the bank , there was Satur
day afternoon , In the ordinary course of
business In the bank , a package of 50,000
placed in Mr. Smith's hands , and. prcsuma-
nlv , was placed by him In the depository. Ho
lett the bank at tuo usual hour , was seen In
his customary places until Sunday afternoon ,
when he disappeared and has not been .von
since. Monday morning when tlio bank was
opened and he was absent his accounts were
gone over and found to be exactly correct , ex
cept that from the 85,000 package he had been
intrusted with Saturday 5 1WO , was gone. His
books were faultlessly kept , and show no evi
dence that he had attempted to "doctor"
them. Ho simply stole the inoncv. It Is
thought that indebtedness Incurred by the
bursting of a real estate boom bubble in Win
nipeg , in which ho had invested heavily , led
him to the appropriation. It is tlie impression
he lias gone to Australia. Smlth'.s family are
of high standing and respectability. Ho
was soon to be married to a young lady ol
high social standing In this city.
WASHINGTON NKWS.
Synopsis of the Comptroller of Our-
rcncy'fl Annual ICoport.
WASHINGTON , Xov. 'JO. The annual re-
poit of 'the comptroller of currency was
made public to-day. It shows the total num
ber of national banks In existence to bo,727 ' ,
the largest number ever liefoio in operation.
The comptroller calls paitleular attention ( o
the fact thai thn banks are not organized es.
jicclally for the purpose of issuing circula
tion. He says it Is believed the national
banking system will be continued even if thu
associations rtrganiml under it cannot issue
circulation at a profit , lnur much as
experience has shown it Is for ( lie
host interests of the public , us
well as the hanks , that this business
should ho carried on under a gener.il law ,
having effect throughout all the different
stales. The comptioller believes the con
traction of national bank circulation will
continue unless some legislation in had
which will Increase the profit Urn national
banks derive trom tlio issue of circulating
notes , lie proposes that the fix on
Ihu circulation ' * bo removed , unit
that the amount of clioulatlon which
national banks urn permitted to issue ho in-
-rtfH Un.lhu ) wr.vulii | ! of the bonds depos
ited by them. Thu report refers to the fact
that although them has been a contraction in
national bank notes ihn clicnlatlng medium
of the country has been Increased
bv silver dollars and silver cer
tificates. The compttollor enya
continued coinage of the standard silver dollar
lar under the present provisions of the law
is in UXTC.SS of Iho-icquiicmcnts of the
country , and IM liable to bring business to a
silver basis and cause lomu degree ot Jinan-
clal distil ! banco.
The VtOlMilllnii in I'erli ,
J.iitA , Nov. M.A great beii atlon has been
caused hereby receipt of n telegram announc
ing Uoi ) . Caceres , with his entlro army , has
&nrj > rl-cd and occupied the town of Clilclu on
the 23d Instant. A fter his retreat acios.j the
livernt Huaiipjuiipa , followed by the govern
ment troops. Curi'iei ' ciicumvcntcd the latter
by completely cutting oil' the government
force , The government commander oC the
town mmiui.1'd to escape. It was reported
vesterday Cacerei : had arrived in San Jlulzo
on the load. to Lima. The city iiilnsulllclunt-
! y garuiioncjl owing to all troops having been
dispatched lo thupro\inro : ,
A J'l'oniliiont .Man Dead.
J-nriCA , X. V. , Xov. 20Hon. . Jeremiah
Wi iIglit , member of the forty-fifth , foity-
bixtb and foityeveulh > congress , principal
owner of the iJwight farm ot many thousand
acrc-s In Dakota , and propilclornf railway
enterpilti , dk-1 at Doden to-day , : i'cd ;
years.
CATTLKMHX'S CO.VGIIKS.S.
The Cow I'linohcrs Spend Tlinnkglv
injf in Waves of Oratory.
Sr. Lot ! * , Mo. , Xov. ' > ! . The fourth dny's
session of the convention of the Xatlonai
Cattle and llor c ( .rowers' association w.xs
opened wllh prayer by Ilev. S. W. MarMon
in which touching reference was made to Hit
death of Vice President Hendrlcks1. Befort
proceeding to business resolutions werepw
ficnted by King , of I'tah , expressive of tin
deep , * oirow felt by the nssoclnflon OUT tin
death of the vice piesldenl , which were
passed , and a copy ordered to bo forwauletl
to his wife by telegraph.
Tlie committee on luvlslon of the constitu
tion rcpmtcd an amendment to the article endues
dues , nxlng the admission feoat 830 for avso-
editions and the annual dues at S3 for Indi
viduals and $13 for associations , A fuithcr
amendment empoweis the executive committee -
tee to determine tlio date ot holding the next
convention , Both amendments uero ear-
ilcd.
ilcd.H.
H. M TaylorofXew Mexiconuent of the
United States htnoan of antmnl Industry ,
read n paper entitled , "Practical Measures
for the Protection of Kungo Cattle
fiom Contagions Diseases. " The panel
urge. * the most stilngeul quarantine
icgulatlonsavralnst states known to harbor
Infected cattle , and to generally inereasVd
scope of the powers of the bureau of animal
sentalhcs of the American Hide and Leather
association on the subject of branding cattle.
riiespecial older being tlio matter ol re
commending tlio appointment of a national
plcuro-pneumonhi commission , It was then
taken up.
JJyncrson , of Xe.w Mexico , yesterday of-
fened as -substitute for thoicsolullon ie-
questing ( lie president to appoint a commis
sion of live practical bleeders , a resolution
leaving the matter In thu hands of cotigicss
without restriction. This provoked a spirited
debate , dining the course of which Dr. Solo
mon , chief of tlio bureau of animal industry ,
defended Ids bureau with some seveie re
plies to the gentlemen who had attacked
him , especially Messrs. Wasliburne and Coy ,
ot the Chicago Live Slock ICschunge. Jlo
operated in harmony wllh the cat
tlemen of the west and with
power properly iucicased , ho m.iintaincd
the bureau would soon remove all vestige of
the dreaded pleuro-pncumoula. and keep it
and other disiMsis from ( lie herds west of the
Alleghenv mountains. Jtynerson'.s substitute
was Dually adopted without dissent.
The third resolution of the committee's re
port , leqticstlni ; congress to adopt , measures
providing for regulation by quarantine of the
splenetic or Spanish fever , was unanimously
passed amid great applause.
A pa per by Ii. < ! . Head , of Colorado , favor
ing railroad shipment of ealtle as the best ,
but in view of inadequate facilities and the
uncertainty of shipment at certain seasons ,
urging the keeping open of tlie national
nail , was adopted as part o ) ' Iho icporl of
tlie committee on resolutions to bo forwarded
to congress.
The subject of branding was made1 the spe
eiul older for to-morrow.
ELOPING FOU LOVH.
Tlic Cra/.o Strikes n Clay Drummer
and n Kloli Voting Girl.
CMVKI.AND , O. , Xov. VS. Last March
Felix Hedmoud , u Buffalo drummer , ran
away with and married Jennie McKlroy , the
belle of a small Indiana town. Since the
elopement they have lived here. About thu
same time J'hil Sunders man led n handsome
girl in England and brought her here. The
two couples lived bldo by side on Harvard
street , this city. Mrs. Sanders was dashing
and pleasure seeking ; Mrs , Jlcdmond re
tiring and fond of/home' . 'Her husband was
ellk Mrs. Sundurs , and-thooutcome of the In
timacy of the two families WAS an elopement.
Yesterday Jicdmoml and Mrs. Sanders ran
away , It Is thought to J'lltsburg. Mrs. San
ders took all the ready money she could lay
her hands on , and both lull letters behind
that show their guilt.
BISMAHCK , Dak. , Xov. S5. The daughter
of Mrs. Ellen Easton , a wealthy widow of
this vicinity , eloped this afternoon with a
young man named Duncan , who had been
employed on tlio farm. The mother came to
the city and enlisted the services of an olli-
cer , but all attempts to captmc the eloping
couple werti futile. Jt was rumored tills even
ing that they were seen near Iho Missouri
river bridge ju-t buforo tlio arrival of the
train , and it Is thought they boarded the
train at that point in order to go cast with
out being stopped. Tlio girl , who Is 18 years
old. has a lortune of SD'i.OOO awaiting her
maturity in Scotland , and other property
will fall to her fiom numerous wealthy rela
tives. Duncan is poor , and has been an or
dinary laborer in this locality for several
yean ; .
WAVES AXI ) AVIXI ) .
A Traveling Combination Taken the
Coast , by Storm.
Xnw YOHK , Xov. i.O.From dilferont parts
of tlie city and from towns and villages in
the track of the great storm of Tuesday ie-
ports continue to coino in of devastation
wrought. Although Individual losses are
large in only a few instances , yet tlio injury
done by wind and Hood is so widespread
( bat the aggregate losses is very great In
deed. The' damage at Long JJranch
and along the Xew Jersey coast ( s greater
than at Ihst reported. Several cottages suf
fered nioro or less , and the giouuds ot many
others were sadly torn. up. Wider in cel
lars still bother the people in Iho sticets near
the liver front , and trouble Is experienced
at many of the ferries , owing to tlio fact that
thu high tides raised tlio bridges fur out of
Ihu level , in the low lands west of Jersey
Citjsomeof the railroads wci still I'm ( her
damaged by the Hoods.
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PKAOI3 I'JJJIOHKD OX HIGH.
The Western Pool Carve Their Tur-
icoy Harmoniously.
CiiK'Aoo , Nov. 'JO. [ Special to Iho Bii : : . ]
The dillieu ty between the Milwaukee .VSt.
Paul and other loads In the Western Fielght
association , which threatened to break up the
western pool and cause another dlsastious
trelght war between Iho western roads , has
been comjiromlsed , and It Is understood that
peaceful relations will at once bu restored ,
The pioj > o ° ilion made to the Milwaukee. &
St. J'aul that its dressed meat business from
Omaha to Chleago , under the Hammond con-
Iract , should bu accounted for to thu pool at
iK emits per Idu pounds , which isIK cents
loss than the agreed tnrllf rate , has been ac
cepted.
.Murdered In Ifcr Sloop.
Xr.w YOJIK , Xov , a ) . Mrs. Jloulin was
found dead In bed yesterday with twenty
fie ° h wounds from a knife on her head
Charlie and Ousslo Boutin , aged ! and < i
years , awoke first and found their mother
dead , while Chillies Moulin , their father , was
sleeping soundly at her side. The Boullns
lavobecn kcoinga ) sailors' hoarding hotiso
on Cai lisle street for a number of years. Both
drank to excess and frequently had bloody
juarrels among themselves and among their
sailor boarders , lioulln denies all knowl
edge of thn murder. Ho says he went to bed
at 11 o'clock hint nltl'l and found his wife
tslcej ) . Hu immcdlutely ' .vent to sleep and
knew nothing morn until awakened bv ids
little Min , when ho saw his wifu dead , lion-
In and a number of sailors weie arrested ,
Fifteen Poi'sons Jtrownod ,
LONDON , Xo'v. SO. The JJiltlf.li steamer
Aurora , while leaving Harllepool for Siivnn-
mh yc.stciday , struck a rock In the harbor ,
subsequently proceeded , and foundered
\\ithlnlwohours. The rw.v loll the vesso
n three boats , The lirM boat with nlno men
amlcd safely , When the second boat reached
ho slioro thcro were only bix men in II , the
hruo others bavin ; : been diowned. Tlio
bird buul , containing twelve persons , is
Hissing.
The thiid boat of tha steamer A iirora has
iuided safely.
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'Weather for ToDay ,
Mlssouil Valley Slightly wanner , cloudy
weather ; local inins ; southeasterly whub , be
coming variable.
OUR NEIGHBORS IN O'NEILL ' ,
Sulntantinl Growth and Itnprovomont of
Holt County's Thriving Capital.
A MILD CASE OF HORSETHIEF ,
Pat toe. a Postmaster , Klceocil by n
Sliiu-pri' Tlio Victim nf the
Ituilroad ll-.ii-M nl. Itlalr
Nebraska Specials.
I'Yoni lli > ll County's Capital.
O'Nr.tu , , Neb. , Nov. 'JO. [ Special < o the
lir..j ) : Two years have wrought : i gro.it Im
provement In this pretty vlllaiu--tlio metrop
olis of lloll county. At tlic eommeiuvinont
ot those two jeurs theie wore few very tow
siibstantlnl buildings' here , but now they
are seen in ovcry putt of town , and inon
who know \\ltcreof they speak s.iy the boom
has hardly begun , and that two nioro years
wlHplaco O'Xeill InaiUancoof nny other
city In the extreme northwestern pint of No-
hraskii , uinl taklnsr tlio past ns u crlluilon ,
tlu'lr assertion * have 'more than the sub
stance of myth. ,
Among the many sub.-dantlal buildings
erected during the jiasl season , ntul as yet
unoccupied , iiro the cur.it iiml school houses ,
both two story brick structures , situated on u
pretty eminence Immediately noilli of the
buslines oonlerof the town. These billIdtugs
would do cicdlt to ii plnce niiicli Itirccr than \
O'Xelll , unit to commonwealths older and
wealthier tlian Holt county , lint they are
none too good or line for the I'sthnablu people
ple who niiiko Ibis plnce their home.
There wns n verv Interesting ease at law
heie last week. The furls In the cute , as
near as your correspondent could learn , were
these : Some weeks ago a couple of men from
Xiobrara. eame over" to Saratoga postofllee ,
this county , niul traded some woithlcfcs not 01
to t'attee ( thepostmaster ) fora teafli. J'rlor
to eonsumatlng the trade , Wilson , ono of the
pal ties from Xiobrara. represented to Mr.
I'attec that his partner In the trade , Shoofelt ,
was si well-to-do farmer of Knox count y who
owned n farm , well slocked , near Xlobruru ,
luMhles carrying on an extensive bnslne.ss In
that.town in agricultural Implements. Upon
thc. e assoi lions , Mr. 1'atteu tiirncil over tils
team and accepted the valueless paper. A
few days after no had business In Xfobrura ,
and while ( here made Inquiries about this
Shoefelt. The inquiries developed ( lie fact
that theti ! was such a man there at ono time ,
who did a little painting for a living , niul
who ran in debt to everyone whom ho could
get to trust him , but that he had never owned
even a hoof of stock. Upon these facts be
coming known to .Mr. 1'attee , he bait Wilson
uiiesled for obtaining floods ( stock ) under
false prutciiKCs , and at tuo dial U'il.son Was
bound over to the next term of tlio district
court. Jt is believed the ease will never come
up for trial , as Mr. Puttee told your correspondent
pendent Wili-oii admitted to 1dm he hud done
wrong , and In that case a settlement will un
doubtedly bo effected.
Tlio Victims of I lie Itluir
OAKLAND , Xeb. , Nov. art. ( Special to the
ButH ] has just come to light that , the mnn
killed near IJIalr Sunday evening by the pay
car , lives four miles north of Oakland , \villi
John Hanson. Mr. JIanson took thisiilan
into his family when he. was 7 years old 'on
account , of his brother being insane , ami , ho
has been with Mr. Hanson over since , until
about ono week auo. He left for .some rea
son unknown. Ho was about ! Si years ? ( ild-
strictly temperate In his Habits , amr'a man
well liked In his community and in Oakland.
It Is thought by .some , ' hn. was" ItlsmlCr at the
tlmohelett home. His nnnui was James
Hanson. Mr. Hanson started lor Blair to
day to investigate the mutter.
AVuiitH the Omaha Northern.
WAV.M : , Xeb. , Xov. 20. [ Special to the
Hm : . ] Wayne has a now rnilraail excilo-
ment. A corps of Chicago , St. I'nnl , Miniiu-
tpolis & Omaha railroad engineers have
made headquarters hero and nr Kiirvevjng ; a
'
line towards Yankton.Vuyno wants'no
branches if she can get the Omaha Northern.
Aaioxc THE TURKS.
lloinnntlo Htory ol'Txvo Young Amoi-i-
oan IMlHsloiiarloH.
BOSTON , Xov. ' 20. A romantic story comes
from Constantinople concerning the little
Itarty of missionaries sent to Turkey liom
this vicinity by thii American board six
months ago. Among them wax Dr. Graham ,
an estimable young man , n doscendant.of
IJoboit lintce , anil a graduate of the Univer
sity of Michigan. Knrly last summer ho vol-
nnteerrd to go to Turkey as n missionary
| ) hyhlciixn. Tlio olllcors of tlio American
lioanl Wrc ( ; very glad to train HO valuable
i recruit , but the young man was un-
mairled. It is an inllcxi lo rule , of
I he American board not to send single
young men to the mission fields , buu I ho ser
vices of unman led young women are readily
iicceptcd. Dr. Graham was urged to provide
liimself with a wife before the time of willing ,
Oct. 8. The young man hadn't thought s > erl-
ously of matilmony. He certainly had no
specllle plans made. Ho did. however , make
an carnestscarch fora wife during the few
\\ecks's interim. The details ol his .search
no one knows but himself. At all events ,
thu lliuo for his departure cnnin and ho was
still wifeless. The American board declin
ed to employ him , and ho declined to gout
Ills own expcnsa. Ho selected Alii-
tab. Turkey , us his field of labor. He
Mined from Now Voile with the rc.st of
the party. Among his fellow missionaries
was Miss Kiln Bray , u young woman of.Si
years , of great attraction of mlndund person ,
who lor MIIIIO tlino had been a teacher In
Mount Holyoke seminary. She was us-
signed to Ailnna , TurKey. A mutual attach
ment sprang up between Dr. Graham alid
Miss llray hi tlio course of the voyage , The
loiuancoculminated In the manfago of Ilia
couiile at Constantinople on ttio 1st lust.
Itotli Mr. and Mrs. ( indium will go to Alntuh.
J'hu American board will now piobably
malco both husband ami wll'o Its missionaries.
To lie Ilaniiotl ToIay. .
JJ.\rn.iK : ii : ) , X.V. \ . T. . Nov. ai All ur-
rangcmonts are compleied for carrying Into
! fleet the sentences to hang thoslxKroK l.ako
ind two 1'alllcfoid Indians. The gallows
was tested this afternoon mid worked Mils-
factory. The execution takes place at 8
( 'clock In the morning. The prisoners uro
uostly resigned. Wandering Siilrlt , leader
it the Krog l/.iko ini ; sicnt ; , is delimit and
says ho would do now if free us he did in tlio
spring , lift "ays h" hides Ihu white man.
oiuo Indians are In Iroiu thu country , and
sentries are doub in i-oiihcquitiicc. Kln'al
cllglous services wnl bo held with the piis-
niers to-night. Xu speeches \ \ ill bo made on
ho gallows.
Neil liar Hy XoiHell. .
SAN FRANCISCO , Xov , ao. It Is stated that
Senator James 0 , Fair and Jniuci
, ' . Vlood nro each cndeivvorlng
o obtain control of the < South I'acllle Coauj ,
allioad , In which each own block , and Hat
Hcuator Fair offered Flood n bonus of 3J > 0,000
o name a figure : it which ho wouhl buy or
, cl. ) This neither of them Is willing to do ,
A icpoit in connection with the mailer Is
hat \Vababhrallroad Is desirous yf ticcur *
m.r the .South I'aclliu Coast railroad aian
mtlct on the I'aclliu coast , iiml that Ihii
ouipany has an agent huio for that purpono
Hiipposod lliat All Are host.
CIIVKI.\XI ; , Xov. 20. To-day whllo the
ug James Amadeus was ton miles oil" Clcv- *
and on 1/ako Krle , lookliig for tows , Captain
Thomas Dyer observed a capsized ve.sj.el. Jt
iroved to be the tliien-mustcd hcbooncr Illyh-
and Maid , ot 'Tort Stanley , Out , -Not a soul
\tisou tioaid. The masts and rudder wcib
gone , and the cabin hu'l IHH-II washed away ,
t is iiipohrd ) that Captain Oliver and hU
\\obous.uhotinlled tills vu&sei all season ,