FHE OMAHA DAILY H
FIFTEENTH YEAR , OMAHA , THURSDAY MOILING , DECEMBER 3 , 3885. NUMBER 140.
HIE NATIONAL MAIL POUCH ,
The Department's ' Expenditures Increased
nntl Revenues Hednced.
VILAS1 FIRST ANNUAL REPORT.
Contioxcisy Jlcttvocn tlio 1'ost-
anter ( i'oncial and the Hlcani-
whip Companies The Pacific1
Mall Thi ! Cnrrlpf
The Postmaster conoi.il'H Kepoi ( .
WASHINGTON , Due. 2. Tlio annual report
of ( ho postmaster general shows that tlio to"
tal levenuo of tlio poli > nicc department dur
ing the last tlseal yearwasSIVW n , nml
the total expenditures SlfMSO-J.lS * , leaving a
iash deficiency of S7OIIH3 : , or , \\llli the
ntnount credited Pacific ruilioids , a total de
ficiency orSd.'Hl , . " ! . This dlffoieneo Is due ,
Hist , to the dccie.i'-c of the levenncs , which
amounts In totnl only to S.'JI7Sls ! , ; and , sec
ondly , to an Inct ease of tl ! expenditures to
the extent of S < W'i"V , of which FO.OU.rW
lm\clcun ) In ( ho cash disbursements nud
SUIjlf ) In the cost of tninspoil.itIon upon
Hie Pacific railroads. Chlclly thn decrease
of levenuohave resulted from Urn tlltnhiish-
incnl In thi ) rale of. Icttei JIOIKC Irom3 to 2
cents upon thu half-ounce , which wai the
unll of weight dining the pcilod , while the
lneiea o of e.xpenditmcs has arisen pilucl-
pallv from the natuial inuic.t'-cot malls to ho
( . auled and the mUural extension ot the MM-
\ Ice , although other causes havocontilbutcd
-omethliig to both elfci ts. It is thought Hint
aicttiinof biislno s prospeiity will ( -ceitic a
sin plus dm hit ; the ensuing y car.
'J lie prlnolp il icsiilts of the Incrense of the
milt ot weight of Hist-ehss matter , from a
Inlf oiiiue loan ounce , uie.igeiieial Incicase
In the u eof Hie mails some dceie'.ise ol the
piopoitlon of letters wcldim : ; less than a
liali-ounce , a sulking increase of those
woUhlng moio than u hull-ounce , and MHIIO
tondonov toinall. nioiclhan foimcily , scaled
pile ls Instead ol unsealed. 'I ho lossofiove-
iine foi the > ear liom this cause Is ostlmited
lit < -WW , < XX ) . 'Thn induction of the rate Mom 2
cents to 1 cent per pound of second < Inss
in liter stilkcs oil one-naif the lovcnuofrom
this somce , and , MI fat , thcie Is no Indiiatlun
of nny inprked IneieTso In the ( | iiantty ( of
Hitch matter to compensate the loss.
Tlicie haslteen adceie.isc in both the do-
incs'llcand foiclgn iiionej onlor business , le-
stilllng liom the general depiosslon in trade.
Over ti\c million postal notes wcie Issued ,
averaging each , JrlVJ.OOO . In
Ices.
The special dollvcty sjstem has met with
public lav 01 , and , the post in liter general
sayn , pi ob.ihly should bo extended to nil ot-
llces and to all klndsof iniill matter. It Is
Biiggeslcd that postmasters and theli clerks
at small offices be aulhoi bed to delivci buch
Ic'lleis.
The bicndi between the department and
( ho American Hteamililp lines is taken up.
-Aftei citing tlio piovlslons of the ait ot
JUuich U , I&SA which authnii/ul tlio poslnns-
tci geiici.il to entei Into contracts for the
tiaiispoitatlon ol loiei.'n malls , alter legal
advertisement , \\ith ( ho lovviM icsponsible
blddei , at a rate not cxceedlinrfiU cents a nau
tical million tlio tiip each wax actually tiav-
olcd between the tcimlnal points ; piovlded ,
that the malls so contracted should be canted
on Ameiican steamships , and tliat the
uggicgato ot stub contiaets should not
w.eculonoiialf of the sum ot S8O.K,000 ) nn-
pioptiated , iho leport shows that onlj the
i outer , between New Yoik nud Havana , and
between han Fianci-eo and Japan and
China , are navigated by moio tli.in one
Ameiican company ; and tlicrcfoie it was
idle to udvcitiso lor a competition which
could not be had. 'I ho icpoit shows the dif
ficulty of adopting tlio many plans suggested
for securing legitimate competition for the car
rviug of tlio malls , 'ihe postmaster genetal
did not consider the adoption of Ihe mileage.
contract plan compulsoiy , and declined to
iiiuko such contiacts dining the recess of con
gress. _ Jt was thought best to .send the malls
by the swiftest whips coveting the dcsiiul
mutes , using sometimes the voxels ol one
line and .sometimes of another , as they weio
available. It was held by the ilcpaitmcnt.
after thoioiigh Investigation , that the rate ot
sea postage , ! ) cents per pound lor papers
ninHijf tents pci poiiml lor letters , was n
inopei leinuneiatlon for the serv Ice of carry-
lug the mails , but ; the desirability of showing
this friendliness ol the government to Ameri
can lines was deemed millhlcnt vvau-ant tor
extending to them the full Inland and sea late.
' 1 ho postmaster general fcajs that in declin
ing to make .veaily contents ho 1 1 oi'- > not
lendet a decision as to the policy of snbsldl/-
ing Ameiican bteanibhip , eomiianles. Ho
b.ivs :
Much has been said about employing the
postal iipiuopimtlon to aid Ameiliancom-
nieue. When congrobssliall deslio to Invest
thepo tolllcodepaitment with caio for that
object It cannot bo doubted It will easily
choose language which will plalnlj convey
the puiposo and Impoaothe duty. Until then
that depaitment cannot ilghtfully employ
the moneys appiopi luted for the postal sei-
vhc-lo M'euiu oblc"H ( not Intrusted tolls
caie , however meritorious in themselves.
It may lie piopeily further observed of this
that dining many > cais the practice 01
granting pecuniary aid to Ameiican lines
was pniiticd atsogieat n cost and tobo little
advantage that It was long hlnco wholly
abandoned ; that , when followed , congress
had dliected it , and If that body designed Its
icnevMil , piesumably It would again have de
clined Its pmpo.Hc.
'I ho Mcamslilp comninles runnln ; ; to the
south and to Asia rejected the otier of sea
and Inlnnd postage , and after August 1 they
icfiiscd to cany mail except to toielgn coun
tries with which they hud contiacts. This
caused much unnojanco to the depaitmenl ,
butvery little Inconvcnlenco to the public.
let\veen ( New Voile and Havana Ihobcr-
vko Is stated now to bo tlneo times n week
Instead ot two as foimeily , and within u
hhoit time It Is expected to be lessoned In
time to about hoveiiiy-tonrhouis , u gain of
n day and a hall ovei the time of Monitors ,
'J he Auhtmlian mall has not been peelally
Intel united , mid a new company has under-
lalten the .seivlm innloi contract with Now
Xenland foi tlueo .vears.
homo dclii.vh and inconveniences Imvo
arlKcn between New Yoik and Colon , ban
J'nuiciseo and Japan and ( 'hlnaLand to the
west coast nf .Mexico , by the roniMil of the
Ktcllin .Mail company , and homo between
Now Yoikjind Vone/uela by the like action
ot the Ited D company. lAicnt the > e , all
the toielgn mniU aio transoifed ] elthei In
the same manner or a better than dining the
last > ear.
J'nily action by congiess Is verv desirable
to provide sueh means as it shall deem appro-
in Kite to relieve tlioliiconvenleiuei Mistaincd
on tlm ionics Indicated. The depattmont
uvognUch Its obligation to the ImMiifss men
of the countiy who have toichornecumplalnt ,
with but few exceptions , nitlier than maiil-
U'bt u willingness to see thegoveinment com
pelled to a course vvhlcli , iiimii caietnl eoiibld-
cratloii. had been dccldcit inexiiedicnt and
iinwUo lobe pursued. Th y HID entitled to
the eaillcbt jiractliublo icliof v\hlcli can bo
Biven.
\Vhatnv er measure of compensation or po >
cunlary aids-hall bo deemed npproiu late , It Is
woith.v of heiloiisconsldenitlon wliether the
Bteunishlps which have the protcctlmi of
thogoveinment should bo siilfcied to icfuso
theli bcivlro if the compensation piovlded
shall bo I'.stivmod unsatli < tiiutor > . Tint
hhould bo conclusively dcteimlned by cun-
. by tlio depaitmont.
Thoiepoit U aecompaiih'1d ' by the complete
rorie'pondonvo U'twecn the department and
the hUtainsldp compuilcs.
The revenue for the no\t fiscal jear Is ci > tl-
mated at frUVX0.)0 ! ) , mid the e\i > eiulltui-es
nn estimated at SfW.noo.UX ) .
Ol thu 174 dtle.1 where the cairlor Bysteui
Is In o ) > en\tlon , only seventeen rcalUo moio
Int-al postnxxi tlMii tlieexpeii e of thoecnlco.
Thirsmvluxat N vv Yoik was SI , 131,500. at
Chicago , SIM.OOO , at I'hlladelphla , S'
Fiom tlio ll < iv > ols or the Ocean.
SAV FnNcibCo , Doe. 2. H. Oieencbanm ,
United Statto consul at Samoa , In a letter to
the Merchnnt's " KxchaiiRe , of this city , wiya
nn 1x1,1)1(1 ) "uover bcfoit ) rei > oited has been
tliiiiun up by the sen about foi ty miles oir
the Tonga Ulnnds , bailng timauU 1'ljll , In
the ti-ack of Califoinia vc OiS. It U two
milts lung and 'OU feet hl h.
IOWA H
of the Cnittomcti's Con-
\iMilliin \Va\orly. .
\V\vi in \ , Ir.\va , Dec.-1. [ Special to the
Hr.i . ] 'Ilm town t > tock Hreoder's a"'oclation
convened \VnveiIy to day with a largo at
tendance of noted stockme'i of the fitato. An
address of welcome was deliver , d by K. A.
DaU'on , of IhUilty , which is responded to
bj llrnry Wnlhce , eilltor of tlio Homestead ,
DCS Molnes. and Col. John Scott , of Nevada ,
The pieMdent of the association , D. M.
Molnimer ? , delivered the minimi address
wliiib was followed by a paper by C. P.
Claikson , nu'ikiilturnt editor of the PCS
Molnes Iti-xMir. hubject : "How to Stock
the 1111111. " Tlieovenlngiesslon was devoted
loan iiddiess by President J.tigh Hunt , of
the agiienltiirnl collcve , subject , 'Tiieslde
.Studies' * anil an addicts In 1 , . S. Collln , of
Toil Dodire , suhlect , "Ailvanta 'es of Turin
Life ovei Anv Other. "
In the niotlngot Iho shoi thorn breeders
last night It was dicided to miso a tundto
duplieato the ptomlnms won at the next tat
slock show In i IdiMHo In Iowa breeder" . In
oidei to encourage lompclltlon In this stale
In tills line of impiovcd cattle raising.
A Minister Acquitted.
DJ : iloisr- , Iowa , Dec.- . [ bpeclal tolho
Hi 1..1 A judicial conference of the .Method-
l t npHeopil chinch convenedln this city to
day to tij thecaso of 1'ev. . ) . il. Hveily of
the DCS Molnes conference on A chaige of
Impimlent conduct unbecoming n minister.
The coiiferenco was composed of seventeen
clergjmen from the DCS Moliuw , Iowa , and
noithwe < tein Iowa confeiences , presided
overbj HMinp W. X. Nlndu , of Topekn ,
Kansas. A lower court had lound Mr.
r.verly gulltv and sentenced him to sii'pen-
Blon tioin Ihe ministry lor one jeai. I'he
appellate court heaid thecase nigued to-da > ,
Kev. .MeK'endico btuiut ot Cliaiiton pro--o-
cntingiiml Helanoiv Miller < il" this < ii > for
thedek'iidant. Tlio court decided bj a vote
of l.'l to 4 to lou'ise the ilndlng of the lower
com t anil thus acquit Mr. Kvuily.
Accident nt , P.ielllo Junction.
PAriric JfNr IION la. , Dec. .1. fSpcclal
to the Ui.r.J About t o'clock this inoinlug a
switchman named Piank Smith was se.\eiely
injmed while making n lining switch in tlio
jnnl. In giving tlio black to enable him to
pull the coupling pin , the engine bumper
o-vcilapned that of the car. Smith's leg was
caught In the squec/e and n piece of flesh
about two inches wide was tuni liom the an
kle to the ( enter ot the thigh. The unlortnn-
ate man limped unaided to the depot , vvlieio
he fell exhausted liom loss of blood. A doc-
toi waspromplh summoned , and after buiil-
nslnB' and stlli hing Iho injuicd limb , applied
lestoiiitlvesaiid Smith letuined to conscious
ness Ills injiiiics aie not dangcious , but
will keep him housed lor homo vvccl > s.
A I'liKlllgt'H Iiiinl ) 7i'oUeii.
fir < i M OINKS , Iowa , Dec. 2. [ Special to the
ISi.uJ Jack Keele , the noted middlevreIH'ht
champion , ol Chicago , hns been In the citj a
few ila\b to meet Hmke batuuhiy ni.'htas
nn unknown. To-night , while engaged In a
filcndlj fctifllc , Keele tell and broke his leg.
Store
Di:9 : MoiM.3 , la. , Dec. 2. Two stoic buildIngs -
Ings belonging to Davis & Friend , wore
burned at 1 ndopemlence to-day , hess SI , 000.
InMiicd In the vKtna of JIaitloul and
1'henlx of Uiooklj n.
nurruunn TIIU MAIN.
A Slc'aiuloat ) Dlovvu to AtoniH 1)y ) nn
n\plosloii of Nut in-ill Gnu.
1'iiTSiifito , I'a. , Dec. 2. At Hen's I Ianrt
thh morning , about ! ) o'clock , the tow boat
Iron City was blown to pieces , killing one
man and Beriou-ly Injuiing blx others.
The boat was stuck on the bai at the head
of the Island In the Allegheny liver. The
crew , numbering six men , were blown Into
therlvci. The englncei , ( ieorge Ashton ,
was instantly killed ; i' > ed Jackson fatallv
iijiaed and otheis berlou ly. 'Iho vessel
bullied to the vvatci's cd.tc , and is u total loss.
About (1 ( o'clock In the evening the lion Citv ,
In limning down the ilver , was Mviinir
on to the bar where she went
badly ngiound. just over the main
pliw of the Philailolpliia (5as com | > ai .
All the evening nn to Ihe explosion the vessel
tried to Inck oil into deeper water. Shortly
after a o'clock an cllort was mule to get otf
Iho bar. The engines weio forced to the
littlest capacity , but the bullets could not
stand thn picssino and collapsed. The con
cussion tram the explosion was terrliie and
woke the upper end ot two cities. Pieces ot
the vessel weio blown limn the middle ot thn
livci vvlieio the boat was gioinnled to the
Allegheny side , WX ) hundred j aids away. A
put of the cabin alighted on the loot of
lieiduV tanneiy , dlicctly opposite on the
Allegheny hide. 'Iho boat took liio and
burned rapidly to the watei's edge. The
water was bhallovv and the cievv , with the
exception of Asliton and Jackson.
easily icached tlio bar. Within n tew
minutes altci thcilvci banks and Island be
came thickly cioivded with people. A tew
skills that could be seemed weie at once Idled
with eager crews of re ctiei- , who had has
tened to the hceno ot the disaster. The Mir-
vlvois of the crow weio taken fiom the cat
and taken to the Allegheny shore , vvlieio
ovcijthlng possible was done tor them.
James Ontslcar , the owner , Is .said to be se-
veielv Injured. The lemains of ( ieorgo Ash-
ton. the engineer , were removed to his home.
'Iho lion Citj was built in this city eleven
jeais ago , was ! V > feet long and ! 35 lect wide.
Hoi COM was 810,000.
LATIIU The wieck of the Iron City this
morning was can > ed by natural gas. The
boat sti tick the gas main and inptuied il.
The gas caught liic fiom the fin mice and an
explosion ensued. 'Iho injuicd ,110 doing
well , except Ciitlbrach. who will die. Tlio
boat is Insined for ? J,000 In Loulbville Hull
companies. _
now IN / Tciiuiicii.
ADopObCil I'rlcM thu Cause of Illot.
OOH lU-lijiioiis Uproar.
DETHOIT , Dec. 2. Another scene of tre *
mendousupioarnnd oxeltementoceuircd this
moinlng In St. Albcula , the 1'ollsh Catholic
chinch. Jlothmasscb vvcrodiovviud In jells
and bci earns of women who sacked the
chinch and pelted Iho pilesU with chunks of
diy mud and stones. Duo of the now priests
was attacked on the steps of thoallai ami Ids
priestly tobes torn fiom his back by the intu-
rlated women. The nrlesUs then lied tortlieir
lives Hurioinnled by : > 0 policemen. They ran
at full bpeed across the street to thn priest's
house amid a thovvorot Mones and bilckbats.
hev oral rioters weie airestcd by the police.
The btreets became n howling mob at dark.
r.ilhcr Knlaclnskl , the deposed priest , ap
pealed on the bcene , and was Inslantly hiir-
lounded by women and children ,
who MbM'd his hands and \ovved they
would never have nny pi lost but him.
Kaladiibk ! pciaiiidcd them to leave the
Micot. All Is now quiet , but moio violence is
likely to follow unless the bishop ic-stoiea
Kidiiehibkl to Ids chaige.
to Helease Hint.
NKW Yonic , Dec. 2. Jtulo'oO'Ooiinan to
day denied the motion to lelenso n liiltlbh
subject named Augustlno McDonald fiom
l.udlovv stieetjall , vvhcro ho ho has been con-
lined bl ifi o 1570 foi refusal to pay the fees of
l.nvvjcis Hovey and Dole , who hcciiied for
him pavment of n claim for nc.uly b-txooo )
which ho hnd against the United Stales for
cotton destrojed during the late \var. Judge
O'tioriuan bald : "if ho has Milleied long
Imprisonment In the case It has been by hU
own fault. 1 xeo nothlmj In his conduct now
to entitle film to tlio extiaordluary Indul
gence of the court. The question booms
to bo whether the defendant by obstinate dis
obedience oftho mandate ol 0110 court and
by equally obstinate ciuluiiniie of the pen
alty Imposed on him by iinutlior will Micccexl
\\eaiinij out the tuitnoilty ot the law. "
Nclirauka I'ostninhterH.
WASIUNOTO.V , Dec. a The postmaster
general to-d.iv appointed the follow Ing fouith
chivs postmasters ;
Nebraska : D < u-boy , John I.asei illampton ,
'J. ' t. Ho , ; . ' ) : Howe , Hn. AUU Sleveiibon ;
Ida , .lameb L. liutts.
TIIE WORK OF BLACKMAILERS ,
In a Scheme to Bring Odium ou a
Oitizenof Fremont ,
COLUMBUS' SLEEPING BEAUTY.
A MIM lloqiiest to Lcmo Town Uy n
VlKllanuo Committee Ci ImU
Jiols Sentciiccil at Wnlioo
Nolii.iska Specials.
An Atti-inpt at Ulnokniall ,
Fnr.vio.N-r , Xcb. , Dec. 2. [ Special to tlto
Uii.J : : The atiest of Peter Pcteiluttgh last
nljrlit for the alleged lirlntt oftlto houses ot
piostlttttlon , which hive been burned within
n short fipaco of time , has tinned out sery
dlflercntly than vvas anticipated by tlio two
snldo detwtlve ? who weto working tip the
case. They also 01 tested one MeKaught , who
has during most of the pist summer slept
with Peletbaugh in tlie bain of Arthur
Trnesdell.
The examination of Pctcrbaugh came it ] ) at
0 o'clock this moinlnp , MeVattclit turning
btates evidence , claiming that ho was paid by
Mr. Tiuesdelt 100 for butnlmc said liouses-
Mr. Tmesdell isouoof Ficmoiits most prom-
'nent ' men , and has In the pist been very ucl-
tlvo In uelpint ; to lid our city of tlie mimor
ens bignlos. TliU com so h is made him some
enemies amoni ; a class who think that one of
the grouch ta nis In building up a town Is
to ciowd in all the houses of pio-tittuioii and
gambliii' , ' dens Unit can tlnlve In Mich eitv.
Mr. ,1. ] ' . Flick , the detendanl's counsel ,
by a llttlo sh.up cross ex iminatlon , ele.trlv
inoved to eveiy one , the India1 Included , that
the whole tliini ; was rahtlcaled and done toi
thcpmposool blackm tilim ; Mr. Truesdell.
Mi. Peleibaugh was thereupon dischaiijcdj
and .Mi. MeN.iuslit vvas Immediately anested
foi peijuiy.
At noon thru1 was considerable talk of
Blvlnij Pntlcs ami Dobbins , the detectives , a
coat of IM rand fealhen , nml a flee tide upon
a iomh ? mil. At tne conclusion of tlio testi
mony a lush was made lot Paiks and Deb
bins , but wiser counsel ptev , died , and they
wereallowed to piss out of the court loom.
The1 } lost no time In inikliu the1 lirst train ,
but were arrested by the shciilf beloie they
had icached the depot. Little Is known ot
the man Dubbins , but PaiKs is a piotessiotml
dead-beat , having been anestod and ineai-
cerated in the countv jail bv the pumiiclorof
the Xew Yoik hotel for not paving Ids honid
bill ot ? il. ! Whit will be done with Mc-
Xauglitand thotvvo detectives It Is haul to
say.
Tlio Sleeping Ueauty.
TIIEMONT , Dee , 2. fbpeci il to the 15ii : . ]
Mis. Day , the metaphysician , who .lias 10-
tnrncd tiom Columbus , In an interview witli
n Tiibitne icpoiter conccrnlns Miss Pliilo-
ineim Dibhncr , the sleeping beauty , whom
she saw , said :
"It was live weeks asto vesterdav since the
uirl went to sleep and she h.us awoke but
once since that time. Thecaso lb attiactinir
much attention in that m Uhbothood , and all
over the country foi that matter. People
dtlvo foi miles to see hoi and the pnonts aie
becoming somewhat vexed witli the thion
of curious who ( omeaiid have decided to al
low only those to son hei who me thoinrlit
able to assist hei. Thc'Kirl now tikes noin-
isiuiient ren'til.iily. It consists ot wine and
milk. When 1 called her by name her fate
Hushed , showing that she was conscioif to
some extent. Her evelids aie in a constant
llnttei and lemain clo-ed. It seems that her
muscular syslem has entirely lost Its tune-
tious. bhe is a very piettypfil. Drs. Kvans
and Mai tin , ol Columbus ate attending her.
Of com so the case bailies them , but 1 do not
know that they have expressed an opinion
ono way or tlie othei. "
The YiRlInntN' KcquoHt.
Cur.nnitTsox , Neb. , Dee. 2 , [ Special to
the I3ji : : . ] This mornlm ? when Attorney
lianks reached his olhcc he vvab astoiilshed
to Imd posted on his door a notice icrpicbtini ;
his dGpirtuio tiom this place within the next
forty-elicit hears Tlio notice had been
placed there during the night , and to it was
appended the slgullicant sijrnatme "Vigi
lance Committee. " Mr. Banks Is chained
with accepting fees trom several ( tilferent
P irtles for contesting the same piece of land.
This character ol business has been eairicd
on foi a long while and the residents of this
locality aio thoroughly amused and detoi-
mlned that it must stop or somebody will die
at the handbof Judge Lynch.
Another Railroad.
FiirMOXT , Neb. , Dec. 2. [ Special to the
HI.K. ] At a meeting of tlie boanl of dlrcetois
of the Fremont Cential Nebraska i.iilioad
an executive committee consisting of L. D.
Itichards , K. h , Iirnard ! , and J. J. Haw-
'borne ' , was appointed to look after the early
coiibtiuctlon of the load. It Is proposed to
tollov the old Finvej over Into the Maple
Cieek , when thev ' will KU west , following the
.Shell cieok , uml'ihen uoith and west Into the
Limps. The old survey inns moro to the
urn ( Invest , but It will bealiindoned and go
further south on account of a branch of the
Piemont , Kllihom it Missouri Vallev bulld-
IHK fiom Scrlbncr. The money toi the con-
stinctlon ot this line Isat the command of the
eomp my , and It means hiibiiicbS.
Sniindcrfl County Sentences.
WAIIOO , Neb. , Dec. ! . [ Special to the
Br.u.J Tlio followim ; cases were disposed of
by the disti let com t at the present session :
State of Nebraska vs. Alexander Klmbraiuh ,
dialled with assault with Intent to kill , de
fendant entered a plea of guilty , and receiv ed
theicon a sentence of two yeaisin the penl-
tentlaiy.
In : lie case of the slate of Nebraska vs.
John llrodeskv , chained with larceny , de-
lendatit enteied a plea ot millty mid leeched
a sentence ol ono yeai In the pciutuitl.uj.
It will be lemembereil that Kliiibiau 'h Is
the man who stabbed \VIllIaniUopernear \
Not th JJend last August.
Judges Tliruny and I'oit aio this week exchanging -
changing work.
Arrc'Hteil for Soiluolfon ,
nr.ooviixirrov , Neb. , Div. 'J. [ Social to
thu Ilhi : . ] Henry Wilghtman was to-day
anested for sedimtlon. The victim , It is
claimed , Is Miss Miuy Murphy , who vvoiked
at the house of the young man for some time
last fall. Thoyoani ; lady Is now ptivnant ,
\VrIghtman \ claims ho Is not the author.
Miss Murphy Is a very pietty and modest
young Kuh. Wilghtman projioses to mairy
her to settle the mattei , though theie Is a
t' Impression that ho is not the guilty
Wymoie'H Street Itollvvay.
\VVMOIIK , Neb. , Dec. ' - ' . [ Special to the
IlKU.J Tlio "tVymoio it IJIuo Sptlnzs fitieet
lallway , tlio lirst to bo projected , built and
operated in ( ia o county , lias now been In
good vvoiklngonlei tor ono week. 'Iho rnad
lias n call v tlneo miles of track , all steel rails ,
well equipped with rolling stock , and the
receipts tints fu have exceeded the expecta
tions of all.
A Now Toinpernnoo .Scheme ,
MANitvrr.vK , Kan. , Dee 3 A call has
been Issued licioisigned by several hundred
residents of this and adjoining states lorn
national convention of "anti-saloon republi
cans. " to bo held in Toledo , Ohio , November
.7 , issfl. Tlm call diiocts that piliimiles beheld
hold In al ) precincts on April 2 , and county
conventions on May ft , lei the election of
double the number ot delegates entitled
under the call ot the republican national con
vention. The ( rail declares for Immediate na
tional prohibition , but doc-4 not Intimate
that a national ticket will bo nominated ex
cept In the altet native of the failure of the
republican party to do so.
TUP. MI'.VU'AX Ilino
A Hovoliillon In.iiigiti'ntcil l y
rollllolnuo ,
Vtrt(5 ( v.naN'ttovo Leon , Mex . Dcv
3.-SpoMnl [ to the I'Er.i-Tltcie is lltlle
ch.inge In the Eltttttlon hero to day. The
i-evolutlonarypaily under Manuel Hodorlguez
pulled up stakes here at noon to-day and
man lied tovv.nd Monterey , not being able to
catch up vv Ith Uov. Scpuhed.iwho N suppo ed
to ho under cover nt a ruiclic called nnt.i
Kosa near the boundary Him of the slates of
Nuevo Leon and Coahulla , where ho is safe
for the present. The minor tint Ocn. Wler
would iclievo Ren , Keyes us commander of
the fedoial forces at Montcicy Is without con-
irmatlon. Gen. P.eycs'.vlllbe sustained by
the president , and tlio fedctal government
will appoint a military Kovcrnoi over the
Plate or Nemo Leon , without a doubt , this
K'cms to hive been tlmobjict In view tiom
the lirst. The prcscnt.iilmltiMiatlnn are do-
liiKtlielrutmost to establish good govern
ment and it Is tlioticht this will bo accom
plished win lithe lust one ot ( Jon/ales' regime
will have been wiped out. The people aio al
most unanimous In their Minpoit of this
nieastne , and a moio Intelligent exccutlvo
will heiicclorth take the iclus of power.
'Ihorevolullonatv pnty aie still Increasing
theli loiccsand will be on tlte aleit for the
possible resin left ion of Hie govemoi. Un
Ihe other hand several of the small towns
along'thenorthern states me oiganlii ! [ ! men
toeome to the governors rescue. Col. Xtia-
7iia , ( Jen. Naraujos'Mvretary nt Luiipa'as Is
now at that place lecrultlinrincn lei tills pur
pose , \\ldle ( ieii. Naranjos. Ocu. Trevlno and
! oveinor-I'lect Cendio .Mar/a t'atola of
Nuevo Lciiii , aio In the City of Mexico con-
fening vvilh the piesident in the .11110 intei-
est. it is not expci-ted here , howevei , that
they will accomplish nny thing. The omnium
peojile aie but sfi hdy intvicMod In the pies-
eat political distuihincc. U is wholly the
worlcot politici inseiltand diled bv the lead
en. 'Ihe battles , to called , aie meielv skir
mishes. The men encaged on either side aie
iightlin : foi dally wafos and not for their
piinclplcs. Thev make up In noise what
thev lack in execution. The inteiestsof the
Mexican National railway which traverses the
stile have not sitireieil in thc.slk'hlcst device.
Tinille , both irel 'lit and passenger , goes on
as usual.
Tin : Ai'Aomo oL"r iu\R.
Thu Hloodthlrsty Itodskhm
Intr hy AVholeHiih * .
Dnvu.vo , N. M. , Dee. ii. Two men weio
killed by tlio Indium last night neai Solo
monville , Atl/ona. Their iiodies werofound
bythestagediivoi on hlsvvay to Fort Thomas.
This 11101 nine , Ucn Ciavvford , sheilff of
( ii.iliam county , Arizona , and two others
weiealso tcpoitod killed , but not coiitiimed.
Tivday the hostiles were lu tiie nelghboihood
of Duncan. They attacked section
men at woik on tlie railioad , hut
the men escaped. Two cattlemen
are repoited to have liec'ii killed near Duncan
today. Militli Horn Clilton and a patty ot
clti/ensaie In liotputsuit.
Later dispatches st do tiio" two men who
weie killed by tlie Indians nen bolomon-
villo were the Wiight hioihcis , pioneeis ot
Aii7ona , living at SantA.hrse on the Cila
rivei , and a dispatch liomVilcox ( oiiinms
tlie killing ot bliciill lon ! Crawfoid , ol ( ! ia-
liam lountv , by tlie ApacliCs. I'hc Indians
are divided into bands of nfteen to tweutv.
Tlie killing ot blierill Crawfoid haseieated
the wildest exciti'iiientt men , women and
ehlldien Mcclng in all dltcrtioiis and couilcis
being sent out to wain sutlers.
The bodies ol tlie two Wiiglit brothers vvoie
hmiihly mangled. The Indians pissed on to
Coion.ida i.inehe , on ( ilia ilvei , at U u'duck
this iiioiatng , and at thatuilaco killed two
catllei'iien , 0110 named Dlcli'Jlayb ' , the name
ot the othei unknown. -
A Notahle GaihcriiiK of Tieiulini ;
Tillers of tlic Soil.
INDIA NAi'oi.is , Ind. , IJce. 2. The Farmeis'
National congress of. thlj United States met
licio tfhday In annual session with sixty dele
gates , Kansas , Yliglnia , Iowa , Illinois , Ind ! .
ana , Kentucky. New Jersey , Missouri , Mis s
IssJppI , Tennesspo and Minnesota belmr lep.
lesented. Thuofilccisme : President , I'obert
Ueveily , of Viiginia : vice presidents , A. H.
Smith ot Kentucky , A. J. MeU'hiiter of Ten-
uobsce , J. H. Conner ot Indiana , and K. C.
Field of Mississippi. Tlio preiident's ad-
dicsscallcd attention to tlicdejiiossion in the
prices of various products , tj malicious lcn'ls-
lation ic auling sheep husbandry and to the
necessity lei vat ions legal retoims. Ita-ks
lor three measmes lor the bciioat ot the ajil-
eulttiral Interests the creation ot ascciet.uy-
shlp of a iicnlliireas a goveanment dujiirt-
iiient. extension of the benefits of tlie signal
service , and bitppiesslon of pletiro pneumo
nia among the catllu of the countiy. The
congiess is a notable one In being composed
ofanumbcrof tlic hngesl anil wealthiest
planters and faimerot tlieiountiy.
rUh SUICIDC.
A Thirtccn-Veni'-Old Deliberately
PolsoiiH Illmseir.
ADY , N. Y. , Dec. : . [ Special to
( ho Uii.J : This moinlng Doudd Kennedy
Stuart , a liJ-yeai-old son of Di. George A.
Stuait , a well known physician of this city ,
committed filicide by \\allou li > 'r ndiamof
hydrocvanioacid. Iho day befoic vesteiday
yonngStiiait ran out of a stoic cio-tingthc
door so violently that the glass in It wasslmt-
teie'd. Complaint wis m ulo to his fattier
who told the boy last nlgltt that he Intended
to send him to the house of correction. The
same lineal had been made before and the
boyevldentlybi'lleved tliat il would heeatiied
out , for he told his. sislei that ho Intended to
jump into the canal. Yesterday morning
Donald sat In the breakfast room with his
sister waiting lei the morning meal. Sud
denly ho ran out ot the loom , nxclilmlng , "I
want to go up stairs a moment. " A few min
utes atteivvaids ho staggered Into the loom
where his sistei was and cried , " 1 am in
anrony , " and In a few moaienls expired. Tlm
fatliei of the boy Is almost dlslini ted over the
sad event and had done nothing but wulk the
stieetaall yesterday.
Mattcra at
FmMiuito , Dec. 2. The stilKlngprcsciln-
tion glass woikersvlio have hc'cti out
overuycar , today compromised by accepting
a 10 per cent leductlon lnwagcb. ( The strike
was against a 20 per cent * reduction , unit the
men held out Inmly until to-day. They will
retiimo work In tlneo lactorh > < heie at once ,
The ticlght hrakcmcn on ueaily all the roads
In the two cities aio joinliu In urge numbeis
a secret organl/atlon knirtvn us the Hrake-
men'b League , VN Inch was recently eslahlished
In the west. Branchi-sani'iow ' being formed
In all p iris of the stale. The object and alms
aio fo advance ami protect the Interests ol
brukcmci ) . j . _
A AVreck ofa > ( Jlo Ii < la.
BuxrAT.o , Dein. . , fljih'ii ' m. It was an-
nouiiecd hero at an eaily hour thi.- ! morning
that the St. Louis exprtss train on the Kilo
railway , which was bound for New York ,
last evening , was wrecked nfar Scio. So tar
II has been Impossible to eibUin any thin/ hut
the most mea.'io details of tlm aichlcni. It
isreportcil. hovvover.thnt'four sleeping ca-s
have been burni d , and the englneei Is ; a d to
be missing and has prolnhly bicn kll.cd.
The are has IK-CII got under control and the
tmcks are now being cleared. Later repoitb
say all the passenger am re'iorle'd ) gate.
The IlIlnolH Kuldicra' Home.
ii.NfiriKi.K , Ill.tDc'e , ' - ' . Qulney vvas selected -
lected as iho location for : thu Illinois .Soldiers'
and Sailors' homo today by the commission
which has been so Ions ariivlng at u decision.
Skipped Without PayltiK His Dehtn.
i'oiiK , Dee , 'J , County Cleik James
F , D. Ciano of Webtehesterioiinty , has dls-
uppeaiiHl leaving dUits to the amount of
&XIM > . iie i believed U > bo In Tox.n ,
The I'ubllcin'i-ht IncrciiM-d.
vVA in.suov ( , Dee , . ' . Tin d'bt statement
Issued this alt nioonvUU in UMb' U Slls7 ,
LOCAN A LOXC NECK AHEAD ,
Opinions of Goveinora on tbo Subject of the
Senate Presidency.
INTER-STATE COMMERCE BILL.
llio ric lileitfh Coullal Parting \Vltli
a Uopttblte'ait Olllcc Hohlcr Yos-
'H Appointments
oral \VnsliliiKlou News.
The Ketiato P
Nuw Yoim , Dee. ' - ' . [ Spechltotho Hrr.J
The \Voild has dl'palelies gh Ing the opin
ions offievenil governois as to Iho succession
to the prIdeiiev of the < enato In a telegraphic -
graphic leltei , ( leu. falotieniau > s :
"The dlllleiillv appeals to bo chnigcibte to
theneuleit oftl'ie I lilted States > > cnitu at Its
last S'sslon to elect u piesldcnt pie tern. Had
Mich election been held them U littlt doubt
that Senitiu IMmiinds would have been
elected. II we ( annotlmvo a democrat ten
ndlng vlfe-pn-slilenl , llieeountiy will bo silo
il lalmuiidsbhall have been elected. "
Acting ( tov. l.atm'hton. of Nevada , sus :
"In mv opinion John A. l.ftgnn would ! ) the
peisoii toelect us vlee piesident. It nm > bo
looked upon us a com-esslon to * HI line , but
that need cut no ligmeat till. In this stnlo
I.ogan would he a tavoilte with the people1 ,
piovidcd his Ideas upon the stiver Is-no were
iavorablc to Iho mining Interests
ol the Mule1. At piosent the west
Is thoiouehlv limbed on the silver
question , and It takes jirecedenco ovci ove-
iv thing , even ovei the Ciiineso question in
Nevada , Semtoi Jones , whn is a staunch
silvei man. has a huge lolloping heie , and
wanted to be indorsed as a mallei ol state
plido bv the people.
(5ov. I'ongiee , ot \ eimont , thinks public
will should be "ubseivod bj the election ol a
conservative democrat.
( 'oveinor Algol , ot Michigan , MJS : " 11
teems ittlim , ' thai l.oin. ; above all othcib ,
should Kecivethis lavol.
Htibbaid , of 51 IniiC'ota. expressed the belie -
lie ) that LO.MII wouM be eleeteil.
( Jov. Hill , of New Yoik , v\ould cxpiess no
opinion.
( iov Peirj , of Flotlda , pavs : "If tlie nujor-
Itj pieleis to go coutiyj to the sentiments
ot the majoiitv of tlio people , it cm best be
done bselei , ting Senatoi I.osan. " ;
lov. ! Wood , ol Oicgon , thinks elthei Lo
gan , KdmuniNoi blieiimin would be batiblac-
torj to the people and the senate.
1'iifV for n Depaillnj ; Ofllclnl.
\ \ ' -IIINC.IO.V , Dee. - ' . On thodiy follow
ing tlio Inauguration of Piesident Cleveland ,
Mi. CIa > ton McMlclnel , ni.irsh.il of the Dis
trict of Columbia , pie = ented his wiltlcn
resignation ol that office. Since that time
MuMUhacl hasunde repeated requests to bo
lelievod at the ear'lcst convenience of tiie
executive. Todnj the piesident addiosscd to
thcmaishal the lolloping auto i-aph letter ,
with permission tomakc it public :
Cxrrnrivn M VNSION , Washington , Dee.
2. Coi , . CI.AV ION MrMjrn M.I. Dear bli
I have this day deteimincd to appoiiitas
vom siiice > soi in the ollice ol maihhal ot the
Distiictot Columbia . Albeit A. Wilson ,
ot Ibis city. Miavooverj assuianco that be
will continue in the legitimate and ollluial
iinic'tions of the olhco tlie .same clean
im thuds and admlralile system whicli yon
have maintalncil. 1 bespeak for him the
coiisldeiatiim and kindness which yon have
expressc'dyotirsell as willing and anxious to
extend to your successor. It is my atlsfac.-
tion to assure you that youi discharge of
\oiir oiliclal duty has been all that eoiild Ije
deblred , and that youi thou hlnlncss
in siwgcstini : and your ability in ex
ecuting mej"uies lot my peisonal
eomloit and p.easiue ate fullv appicclatul
and will LK > pleas intlyiemembeied. 1 thank
you for join willingness to cuntinue In 1 10
ilischargo of your duties beyond the time
when you dcshcd to icliie , at my solicitation
and tor my ease and convenience. In pci-
mittlng you , at yom imn icqiicst , to be re
lieved ol the duties of yom ollicial place. I
desire to expioss the hone that success and
piosjieiily may attend all vom nndci takings ,
and tliatiomlort mavattcnd yonrUituie way
ol life. Yours , \ery slnceiely ,
( ii.ovi.n CMVII.AND. : :
Ijngnn the Coming 3fan.
"tVAsniNorov , Dec. 2. [ Special to tlio
15in.j Everyday stiengthoHsthclmpiessIon
that Logan will be made president of the
senate. The only mattei in dispute is how
ho shall bo elected. Opinion seems to favor
the plan proposed by Senator Congei , vU :
Licet a senator piesidcut pie tern In order to
sweat In Lo aii , and on the follow ing day
elect the latter to the chair. It is conceded
that ( ho senate can change tlie piesident pie
tern as olten as It chooses. Another way
would be to adopt the Fenyitieccdont and
oiler a resolution deckiilng that the oath of
ollico bo administcicd to ( ien. Logan and
then dcclaio him elected president pro.tem.
There is another pieccdent analogous to the
Feiry case to bo found in the Thirty-fifth
congiess. At tlio special session which as
sembled on .Man hi , IS'iT , tlio senate passed a
resolution diicctlng tlio oath of ollico to be
administeicd to Mr. Mason and tliat he bodo-
elarcd piesident pie tern. Mi. Mason had
In en i liosen president pro torn at thu pre
ceding session , but his sen.doiial teini hav Ing
oxpned with that session and he having been
re elected to tlio Semite , bis appointment afl
piesident pro tern was theicby lendcred uee-
ess.ny.
Culloni on lutci'-Slato Commerce.
WASiriNorov , Dec. 2. [ Special to the
Hin. ; ] Senator Cnllom Is picpiilntiaieport
on Intcr-statocoiumurco Invostigntionsby his
subcommittee , and will liuoi the appoint-
mi'iitof a committed to have genoial super
vision and legnlatiiu of intei-stato com
merce. He will propose the strongest kind
of legislation to ptovciitcxtoitionatoohaiges
and unjnstillscrlmln ition in ratcsas between
dilfeient shippers. The system of relnto will
also be condemned , and legislation suggested
to break up that pi m tire. Attached to the
repwt will bou bill designed to put Intoof-
tcct the views of the committee , unit the passage
ago of this measiiro will bo urged upon the
senate. Cullmn expects to have his iciiort
ic.uly torpn'sentatlon by the second week of
the session , ami It will bo olfeied befoio Ilia
holiday iciess. Investigations ol the com
mittee , Mi Cullom savs , Inivo shown thut
almost vv ilhotit exceptionthe business men of
the < onntry f.ivor the pass.uo of the commis
sion hill , and that ho Is prcparlnga laiift
which will lediico the revenue b0,0jiiK ! , ( ) ( ) ,
and that he will Introduc It at the earliest mo
ment , hmh a measure would Im ntetty like *
Iv to pass unless stabbed to death by ant I-
lEaiidall people thiomjh theli personal halted
of him.
Presidential Appointments
WAPiu.Nmo.v , Dee , 2. The president has
appointed Albert AVllson \ , of Washington ,
to bo United Stales maislial for the Distiict
of Columbia. Wilson Is president of tlio
Fliemeirsliisuraneocompiny , vlto ptoshlcnt
of the Metiopolilan Hallway company of
Washington , and adhectoi ol the National
bank of the Itepubllc ,
'Iho piesident to diy appointed Hoiaio II.
Mooioc'ollectoi of ctistom-i for the dlstiict of
Dulutli.
_
Ilotui niiiK' AUnovv ( ledgenieiilH.
WAsiiiXTuN ( , Doc , S Colonel John M.
Wilson urilu'd from Iiullaiiapolis | o day and
went dlii'ctly to the executive mansion and
dellvcreil Mrs. licndrtcks kind nckiiowledio-
mentr ! of tlio piesldent'H autograph letter
and of Iho mebsagound lloweis scut her by
MUs Cleveland UJKUI thn death of the vice
piesident.
Two Mon Scalded lu Doalh.
WASIII.VOIOX , Pa. , Dee. 2. In a collision
between two irclght trains near hero tinlay
on the lialtlmoie it Ohio rallioad , John
Itlder and Prank Snyder. both trainmen ,
wtiii bcalded to death , and ( hit'oothcjs , Joint
Mini-Is.I. O , It'jno.cls and Frank Dean ,
weio badly iuana'leu.
* viii.srijiu :
Omalia't , XVicstllnj ; < ) fr"prlii > ; I
at Mclhoiti no , Aiixtrnlln.
Svv I'nvxcisro , Dec. ' - ' . Private advices
tccclved heie ii'iuuts the death of Claieneo
WhMler , the clmmplon Uraeeo Kom.ui
wiestlcM , known ns the "Kums Cy-
dime , " nt Melbourne , Australia. No pai-
[ Thp nlove tolejiam was icrelvod nl this
office at an e'.uly lioui this moinlnu. It wilt
be a surprise to every lewler of the IM it , and
espi-clnlly to those who have lived In Omaha
for n ilec.Tde pis ) . The notice Is all the moio
to bo deplored coming as It does < -o eon after
the icport this pnpci published a short time
ago , liamelv. his defeat of Mllloi In Mel
bourne' , uflei an unincicdcnicd stiucgloof
eight bouis.VlilMloi started out upon his
gicat caie'ci as the gteatest of wrcsileisin
this city , lie was "ilKeoveied" by Itob
( iiccn , pitied n ilnst Chilslnl on short
notlionnd tlncw him. and then , nothing evei
blond between him and the reputation which
nature and skill ntialiiicd lilm ( o attain.
iicpnso nud Piolilliltlou.
Philadel ] > ! ii.i Times Tlio juoof ofllio
pmtillnir is in the eating , ami the statis
tics Indieate that in the Mate of Xebnts-
ku which lias lovsn , to the cist of il anil
K tns.is to tlie vonlli of it , the hifjli lleonsi )
law has been moiv sneees fiil in ic'Kulal
hij { ami roMrainiti the liiiuor trafllc than
the constitutional pioliibltion of the two
lie-lull belling states Nebiask.i Is trjing
the expei tmeiit of eontiollinti the liquor
tr.uio hy what is Known us the blocMiinb
1 tw , a compound nt piohibition and Iiimii
lieoii'-e with a loe-il option ntlaehment to
re iilato its application The result of
its woikiii'js s-o fur has been the adoption
of the piohiliilcjiy feature in the country
disti lets anil hi h license in tlie towns
and cities. The licenses and lines im
posed under tlio act go to thu suppoil ot
the public schools.
Taking the two cities of Omalin ami
Lincoln , the fotmer tltu latgesl in the
slate , and the latter Iho capitnl , as fair
examples of Iho wet king yM.eni , the re
sults are ceitainly enooui airing. In
Onialm , in which the population is moio
than halt loivign ami likelv to boantago
nibtio in prohibition , all classes have enlisted
listed tltc'iiiselvos in seeing that the high
licciibe features ol the law with all its ao-
comi ! in.ving penalties are enforeod. The
icsiilt has been the closing of liftv-bovcn
ot the \\tn-l silooiis , in spite of tlio laet
that the town has increased wonderfully
in population since the enactment of the
law. The income to the city liom the
saloons that are open amounted la t
year to lir,27ij ( , stillicicnt to p ly
libeial nalatles ( u the ono Imiulied
nml tliiily teacheis of the iiublie
hehoolsand leave upw.nds of jriO.OiX ) to
paj the other neeess.uy bchool oxpoiises.
hi addition the power of the saloon
as a political foico has been biokcn , the
saloon koeiioH umloitaking to elect a
shei ill'anil getting beat moio than two
to ono at tlie election.
In Lincoln , the capital of the state ,
with it2J,0)0 ) inhabitants , there aio
twenty-two licensed s-iloons , or ono to
eveij thousand In Quaker Philadel
phia thole aio upwaidb ol 0,000 licensed
places , or ono to cverv one hnndiou ami
liftj inhabitants. The Lincoln baloon-
keeneiny ] $1,000 , each for a license ; the
I'liiladelnliians pay > )0. Does anyone
behove that if the saloon licenses heie
vv ere adv.ui ( ; d taono thoiibaml dollars ,
or Ihe Ilnndied dollars oven , that the sa
loons would bo moio numerous than the
bakoiics ami giocenos combined1 The
statement comes fiom the piohihition
states that , while prohibition is pretty
well cnfoiecil in the country districts.
it is nn entire failure in the tow lib anil
cities , Iho places in which lirjuoi is sold
being lar moio numcious than in Iho
cities of Kebiaskn , wheio high license
pievails. while the authorities got next tone
no luvcnne at all Irom its salo.
Thc"-e ligmei ceitainly convey a le on
to the temperance refoimors ot our own
and other states. ] f \ } } < r\\ \ \ liecnsp piove
a snceefes in Nebraska and inohibition a
pulial : or total failure in Iowa and Kan
sas , would it not , bo bettor to agitate for
high license in Pennsylvania , and New
York and other Males wheio the subject
is becoming prominent , than to exhaust
all the lotorm enoigies in nn attempt to
attain impossible pi ohibitoryenactinents ?
Half a loaf K bettor than no bread , and a
liiph license law that can he enforced
will do moio to if strain Iht ! evils of the
liquor tiallio than piohibitory laws that
cannot bo enforced oven if eincted.
Twaln'H Comrade In Armn.
In the Century for December , in a
paper entitled " ' 1 ho Piivato History of a
that Failed " Mark Twain
Campaign , 10-
lates his expoiienco as a uonfedoiato in
Missouri in 1801. The following is a.
sketch of Iho oigani/ation of Ins company -
pany and of one. of his lollow boldieis :
'I was visiting in tlio biiiail town vvhuio
mj lie hoiid had been fipent Hannibal ,
Mai ion county. Several of ns got to
gether in it pccret place by night and
fot'ined ouiftclves into a military com
pany. Ono Tom Lyman , a ionng follow
ot a good deal of spirit hut of no military
oxpiuicnco , was made captain ; 1 was
made wicond lieiilenant. Wo had
no first lieutenant ; L do not
know why ; it was long ago. Tlnue
vvoto fifteen of us. HythoadvRo of an
innocent connected with the oig.ini/.a-
tion , wo railed ourselves the Marion
Hangois. 1 don't remember that any ono
found fault with the 11:11110. : 1 did not ; L
thought it Rounded quite well. The
young follow who pioposed this title was
ptu haps a lair sample of the kind of Mull'
wo weio made ot , lie was young , igno-
lant , gooil-niitiiied , woll-nieaning , triv
ial , full of lomance , and given to lead
ing fliivah io nnvt'lii and binging foi lot n
love ditlii > s. IIo had HOIUO jiatltotio little
nickel plated , aiistouratio niBtlncts , and
detested his name * , which was Dunlap-
detested it , juilly because it wati nearly
ab common in that region as Smith , hut
mainly beoaiiso it had a plom.ui
sound to his car. So ho tried to
ennoble it by wilting it in this way :
d'Unlap , That contented Ids eye , but
left Ills car unsatislicd , for people ) gav o
the now nanio the sunu old proiiiincia
tion cmplnibis on the fiont end ot it
Ho then did the bravest thing that can ho
imagined a thing to make ono shiver
when one lemumbera how the vvoild is
given to icbonting shames and alleola-
( ions ho began to vviilo IUH 11,11110 so
il'Un ' Lit ) ) . And ho waited patiently
through the long Btoun of mud that was
llimgat his woik of art , and lie has his
rovvard at lastj for ho lived to see that ,
name accepted , and the emphasis put
w hero ho wanted It , by people ) who had
known him all his life , tend to whom tlio
tribe of Dunlaps II.IH been as familiar as
Iho rain and ( hit Minshino for foit.v years.
.So biiro of victory nt last in the
courage tliat can wail. Ho said
ho had found , by consulting so mo
anolent 1 lutH'licluoniHe.s , tliat the naino
was lightly and originally written d'lJii
Lap ; and said that if it wcro ( raiiblatod
into Dnglish it would mean IVtur.sun :
Lap , Latin or Creek , ho said , for stoiiu
or look , hinio Us tlm i'lench , pioiro , that
is to bay , Peter ; d' , of or < fiom ; tin , n or
ono ; lienco , d'Un Lap , of or fiom a slono
or a 1'etur ; that is to bay , ono who is the
son of a Mono , tlio son of a Polcr-Peter
son. Our militia company went not
learned , and Iho explanation confiincd
them ; so thoyoalled him IVteison Dim-
lap , lie pioved iisolul to us in his vv.iy ;
he named our camps for ns , and ho gen-
ci.dlv struck a rumo Unit was no'slouch1
a thu bojss ili. "
TURNING AGAINST THE TORIES
Late Returns from the L'nglisli Elcct'oas '
Liberal Victories.
STUFFED DALLOTS IN TYROHE ,
Itiitnoi < ) < > ( ' Austrian and Husslau lu
trjfvrenco In thi. Ililkan > t qR -
Kin 17 Thetiavv SnrrondcrM
I'oielj M NCMVS.
The Pnilliitncnlni.v KleiM loon ,
Nt vv VOIIK , IK-c. 'J. [ Special to the 111 r. ]
A London cable siys ; The Times com
ments on the election as follows : "The toiy
tide reached Its hclirhl on Saturdxy , but tlm
ebb Is unconscionably defciicd. Tlie gains
and IO PS of Mouthy about bitauro each
olhoi. If theicNuK'aln It Is In favor of Iho
coii < nivatlves , Tou lesults In the liicntford ,
Deveieon , Middlesex and I'psom divisions
of Siuie.v show Immense toiy stionsth
in the vlilulty of London , and londct some
twenty constituencies vvoi o than doubtful ,
onvhleh the liberals h id eounte'd. 'J'ho lib.
i'inls aio liiiidini ; tlio new volets In tlio not lu
counties , like Chester , Dmiiam and Yoik
shire , with somn ifiltm , hut these nio falily
offset by lory alns In the south and east , and
In LiiKii hlre the liberal losses aio piovlous.
'I heie Is likelv to he a si-ainlal about John
Dillon's defeat In Ninth 'lyione. L M.
Haley tcli Kraplis Hint the tCKlsttation Hbts
Ihi'ie were sinned with names union when
tlio lovli-lmj baiiistcis closed theli iiispcc'
"
tlOlls.
LONDON , Dec * . .1Tlie iclinns leeoivoduii
to ! o'eliK'k this afternoon show the liberals
to have gained W seals to dnv.
Lovtiov , Dec. 'J. Up toil this evcnlii,1 ? the
liberals h id elected 'Jis membcis , the i oiiscr-
vatives tl > J , Iho nationalists r . Tlio lory
net train Ins been ivdniedto : > s seats. The
liberals aio jnbll ml ovci theli late successes
Losnov , Dee. n. Counties continue to
veoi to\vnnls the libel aN. In vesteulay'.s
pollim ; the liberals gained ! J7 and the eou-
scivatho- sens A leatme ot the elec
tions In Iieltml is the extinction of tin ) Iilsh
libetals. They have not relumed a Mnglo
memlK'r Io date.
Pol tlio ilial lime since tlio bc innliiK ol
the elections theto is a likelihood of the lib
cuds oxiccdln , : both the toiles and P.nncll-
Ites It Isadmltled that Saturday's vole will
decide the contest.
Tlio AVup In tlic East.
CoxsrvAiiNori.i. , De" - . The poito has
given notice to tlio Halkan conlcreiico to
day of Impending mllllaiy action on the part
ot Tmkey in easlcin Koumelh. A connell
ol Tmkish Konei.ds was held. They adv lncd
the pcrmincnt oceupalion of Iho Halkans bv
Tnrltov , fcaiim ; Unit Knssla would ahsoili
liuUaiia. and Austria do the sumo with
beivla. Tinkish tioops me now eiileihiK
eastetn Konmeliii ni.u the DulKiiilan fion
tier. 'J'lio tiooj.uo > vveaiiiif ? a headgear In
stead of the fe/ .
LONDON , Dec. 2. Dlsp itches fiom NIss.i
report a council ot war wiis held thi'ie to
il ty. Klin ; Milan , Col. Iloivatov Itch and the
Aiistilaii ueueial , Albml weiopiosenl. It is
icpoiled ( ! en. Albori Insisted upon the bei-
vmns mainlainiu adolonsi\c position until
tliey aie blumidj reinlotced In ease wur shall
be icsmucd. Austilnn tiausjiorls of all kinds
aie Roiny to the fiont and a fevensli leeliiiK
e > \1sls. Active militaiy piepaiatlons ; .lio
.
llii.tin.vnn : , Dee. 3. Kumois "aro cnuont
hero tliat the UulKarlans have saeked ami
bm iied Pilot. Tlm Bulgarians have itifuyil
thopioposals ot the Seiviaim to vvlthdi.ivv
the aimiesto tlmli irt-pecllv'o teirlloiy and
piolonj , ' the aimlsllcc to Pchi nniy.
CoNs-iAXnxoi'r.i : , Dec : t. Heimiis have
reached heie thai tlm Uitsslan Ocneial Igila-
tlelf is on the way to llul.tcaiia.
Pnii.i.ii'roroi.is , Dec , - . ' 1 ho Koveinindnt
has nidered that agents sent liero by the
poilo shall be tiealed as private IndlvldiialB
with evciy ruspicl , but they aie not to bo rcc-
ognl/cd In an olliclal capacity.
iel'd i\eciitlon ,
: AI , , Dec. 2 The defense ol ( ho
Dominion government on the execution of
Kiel Is published. The document , which
cov cis five columns , Is in the shape of a 10-
jiott jo the privy council by the minister of
justice , Sh Alexander Campbell , and icvlovvs
the whole subjeec In an exhaustive mannei ,
declaring that acroidliif- the anthoilllcs of
tlm Ji'oman Catholic chinch lu the noithwest
lliel wns not entitled to any meicy , his mo
tives belmr juneiy meiceimiy , he hcliiKill -
liiK at any time to sell out the Metis (01 ( a lew
thousand dollars. 'Iho document Nays the
iiuc-llon as to Ids sinity Is satlstactoilfy set
tled. The repoit denounces Kiel Im haviuir
lai-edtho Indiairtribcsof the noithwesl , ami
tin having been the dliect cause of the In ht-
t nl massacre ol alaiire inmibei of persons ,
inclmlini ; two Catliolic inlbbionarles.
ArTalffl In Tonqiiin.
Dec. 2. ( Ien. Do Cottrcy , com-
mnnder of the Ficnch ( roops In Tomjuln , ban
ti.'lo.-jiaphod to the war ofllco dcmniiding a
eatc'KOilcal denial or icply conlliniliih' the in-
moisof an Intended o.acuitlon of Tomjuln
by France. If the icpoit is true , ho Bay.s , the
will bo a revolt of the natives and a
massaeie. 11 ( ho goveinuiont wll
mthoil/o him to contradict the persln'tent
inmois , howevei , ho will pledge himself ( o
bpecdlly paclly the delta , ( ien. Campcnon ,
udnlslci ot wai , teleKiiiphcd In icply that Iho
Koveinment and ministry ot war will
strenuously defend tliooi'enpulon ol Ton-
qiiin and complete tlie eoiiQuest demanded by
Ucn. Do Cotticy.
Pcrti'H Internal Tioiililos ) .
PANAMA , ( via Oalveston ) , Dec. 1.It h
said hcto that den. Igleslassiniendeicd to
Cacerei nt Lima at 'J o'clock this afternoon ,
and that Senoi Knseblo Sauche/ has been
nanud piovlslona ! presidint. Kveiythliifc
lias been nnanp'd , A ( ommlsbloiier has
been iiamrd to take commaml ot tlm govern
ment and to Isstto onlt is Im the holding of
ejections. Amnesty tor all lias been ilcclaicd ,
'I'liehavv a Prisoner.
Loxnox , Dec. 2. A dispatch icccivcd
fiorn ItaiiKoon at noon today bays the King
of lUtimah is pioccedlnK to that city on ii
liiltlbh.sleamei 'I hr > announcement of the
occupation ot Mandulay by the liiitlsh Isof-
llcially conliimeil ,
KASIIOOV , Die. 'J. The king of lUirmah
pei.sonnllysuiieinleicd himself toOen , Pcn-
deruast , ( ommnndei ot tholliillsli Invading-
loiee. Jio has anlvcd In liiltibh tenltuiy ,
Died In Deljt.
, Dee. 2 , It has been ascei tallied
that KliiK Alfonso died in debt , Ills ex-
pe uses foi s < > veinl yeaiH have ovccedcd the
.imounts allowed him by the civil list. It in
denii d that the late Kim ; had an Insurance
upon hhlllo. _
Tlio Parly CanotiscH.
WAPHI.VO ION , Dee. u. A caucus of demo.
cratlc icpicscnlidhcH will bo held In Iho hall
of thohoiihcof rcpicMiitativos on Satmdny
evening to belect candidates foi the vnrlouu
olllces under the next house ,
Senator sin rmaii willpiesldont tlioiop'ib- '
Hcan .senatorial caucus on Filday ,
Tlio I-'oolstopH of Tlitilr leather ,
LOUISVJU.I : , Die. 3 , The ury In the case
of William and Ilnmplnoy Ilcst , ehnrccd
with the iiimder \Vllllam lialloy ( colored ) ,
letiiini d a vcidlc-t of not xullty nt Lancaster ,
Kentucky. to-nh'lit. ' 1 ho father of the Heat
boys kilhd seven men and ulwaya muiiagccl
to e.M'ape
Weather I 'or To-Day ,
Mis orm VAi.i.UV Kair weather ,
statlonniy tcniicKiture | oxi'cpt In ccntml nnci
HOI t'u'i n poiilon * , slightly colder , winds be >
io am , ' > iiiabln.