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ILY SIXTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA , THURSDAY MORNING , NOVEMBER 5. 1SSG. NUMBER 1(30 ( NOT SAUCE FOR THE GANDER , Suspended District Attorney Stone Applies lor Reinstatement But QotsLcft. HIS CASE SIMILAR TO BENTON'S President Cleveland DeolaroH the He- Iiulillcan an OlVenmvc ! Partisan On the Bntno Oronnds That , the Democrat \Vnn No KrpnbllrmiH N'roil Apply. WASIII.NHION , Nov. at. Tlio piesldent makes public Iho following eoriesuondeiicc : Pinsiifno , Nov. If , tssfl. Hon. A. H.Jar- laud , Attorney ( Jeneral Sir : I have lead the correspondence between the president nnd Hon. M. H. llcnlon. bulled States attor ney , connected with lil.s restoration to ofllce. In which It appeals that ho wus suspended I mm ollico for tils apparent no.'Iect of olllcial duties In making caniiiiilmi speeches. Pic- Miiinubly my suspension was ordeied for the same icason. I desire , thoiefore , to state the facts In my case 1 made but two speeches prioi to the lecelptof the outer of suspension : one at liutter , in an adjoining county , on tlie livening of Oct. 1 , and one at Kittannlng , a town neai Plttsburg , on the e\enliu of Oct.2. 1 did not leaxe Piltsbun : for Butler until nearly I o'clock , Oct. 1 , and retuined on tlm moinlug of the M about t ) o'clock. 1 left Pittsburg lor Kittannlng Satuiuay , Oct , 2 , about 5 o'clock p. 111. , and leturned the same night. Upon both tbe above dates the United States courts here were not In session cxcepl a shorl time in tlie morning each < tay for ordinary business. I was in at- toiidanco upon the courts during their sittings and did not leave the city upon either occasion until long alter tlie courts had adjourned. On October 18 the United States district court began Its session at Pittsburg for the trial ol jury causes , a petit nnd grand juiy ticlng In attendance. Horn October'J until October 181 was eiuagcd In the picpar.uion of causes for trial , and from October IB until October 27 , the date of the receipt ol the order of .suspension , i was en gaged In the trial of thoiu causes. Neither liming this period , Irom October & to Octo ber 27 , nor nt any other lime , did 1 In any particular ne.-lect the duties of my olilce. These statomeuls may bo verified bv Inquiry ol any otllcer of our courts. 1 feel it my duty lifter reading the coriespondonce ot the pies- identaiid Bunion to state these facts in jus tice to myelf , and icspectfully request that this communication bo refeiied to the presi dent. 1 may also statu that 1 did not think that mal ; in IT an occasional campaign speech to my nclglihots , while not neglecting the duties of my olilce , would bo a violation ot the president's order ot July 10 , Ibyj. Very lespecttully , your obedient servant , WAI. A. STOXI : . HIE I'UKSinr.XT's HIIM.Y. KxirL'TiviMAXsioN. : Nov. 2:1. : Hon. A. II. Carland , Attorney General , Dear Sir : I have rend tlio letter of the istti iust. . writ ten to you by William A. Stone , lately sus pended from oflice as distilct attorney for the western district of Pennsylvania , and tlio Hiibjoct matter to which It lofers has received my carefulconsidciatlon. I .shall not Impute to tlm writer any mischievous motive In his plainly erroneous assumption that ids case and tlintof lienton , iccently suspended and lelnstated , ic.st upon the same state of facts , but prefer to regard Ids letter as containing the best statement possible upon the ques tion of Ids loinstatciucnt. You remember , of couise. BOOH after the picsent admlnlslia- tlon was installed , and I think nearly a year nnd a half ago , 1 considered with you cer tain charges which had been prelcricdauainst Stone as a fedeinl olllcial. You remember , too , thai the action that we then contemplated was withheld by reason of the excuses mid explanations ol his friends. Those excuses nnd explanations Induced me to believe that Stone's retention would Insure the faithful performance of ofliclal fluty , and that what ever olTensiue paitlsanship he might deem justifiable In other clicumstances , ho would , ( luring his continuance In olilce nt bis re quest under nn administration opposed to him In political creed and policy , content himself with tbe quiet and unobtrusive en joyment of his political privileges. I cer tainly supposed that bin sense ot propriety would cause him to lelraln from pursuing .such a partisan com so as would oiilyollend nnd Irritate the Iricnds ol the administration who insisted that ho should not b.t retained in oflice. either because ot his personal merit , or In adhciance to Ihu methods which for a long time prevailed in the distribu tion ot ledeinl ofllces. In the light of a belter system , and without cousldcimi : his political aflllations , hione , wluin per mitted lo remain in olilce. became part ot the business organi/atloii ot tlie present admin- istialion , bound by ON cry obligation of honor to assist , within his splieie , In Its sueeo-islul operation. Tills obligation involved not only n proper performance of otliclal duty , but certain good faith and fidelity , widen , w Idle not exacting tlio least sacrbice of polit ical principle , forbade active paitlcipntloii In partisan demonstrations of a pronounced type , undertaken tor the purpose of advanc ing partisan Inteiests , and conducted upon the avowed tlieoiy that the administration of the government was not entitled to tlm con fidence and respect of tlio people. There Is no dispute whatever , concerninic the fact that Stone did join others who were campalglng the statu ot Penn sylvania In opposition to tlie admlnistiatlon. It appears , too , that lie was active and piominent w lib noisy enthusiasm in nttend- unce upon nt least two huge public meetings : his speech was hugely devoted to abuse and misrepresentation of the admlnistiatlon ; that Im appioved nil this and actnallv ad- dtesscd meetings himself In somewhat the same strain ; that ho attended such meetings away from his home lor the pinposoof mak ing such addiesscs ; nnd that ho was adver tise d as one of tlio spcakcisat each ot said meetini.rs. 1 shall accent as true tlie statement of Stone that tlm lime spent by him In thus deiiioiistiatinghls willingness to bold a pro- litable ollico at the bauds ot an admlnistia tlon which ho endeavored to dlscicdit with the people , and which dad justly ovcilookcd Ids previous offenses , did not lest In neglect ( d oidlnaiy olllcial duties , hut Ids conducthas hioiighttnlitlitsuchanunfiioiidliic.sstnwanl ! thondiiilnlstiation which he pretends to servo , nnd ot which hu Is nomlnallv n pan , ami such consequent lack of loyal intcte.it in Its success , that tlie safest and surest minranty of ids laithlnl seivlco Is , In my opinion , en- tliely wanting. Ills couisu In INclt Is such ns should not have been enteied upon \\lillu maintaining olllcial iclatlons to the adminis tration , It also leiiewsand revives , with tin- mistal-able Interiiietntlon ot their ehanictci and intent , tlie cliiirges of offensive partisanship - ship lieietotoie made , ami up to this time held In abeyance. Stone and othti.s of like disposition are not to suppose tliatpaity lines aie so tar obliterated that tlio adminis tration of the government K to be trusted , In places high or low , to tliosu whonggrcs- Hively and constantly endeavor , unfairly , to destroy the coiiudcnco of the people in tlie party icsponslblu for such admlnistintion. While vicious partisan methods should not ) > e allowed lor partisan purposes to degrade or Injure the nublio service , It Is my belief that nothing tends so much to discredit our elforts In the interest of such service , to treat fairlv and ueneioublj the otliclal incumbency of political ojipo iients , as conduct such as Ishcio disclosed. The pi'ople of this country certainly do not icinifrtMlio best icsults ot administrative en deavor to be reached with such ast-neles as these. Upon lull consideration of nil I have before mo , 1 am constrained to decline the application ot Stone foi his icinstatcmcnt. 1 eiielo-ii hN letter with this , and desire you to uciiualnt him vv ith my decision. Youis veiy 'lU''i ' ' } ( iltovrit UutVULAND. OAIIt.AXD TO SroXK. IIKPAltTMI'M' OK Jl'STICK , WASHIXO- 'iox , Nov. 24-Hou. William A. Stone , Pitts- burg. Sir ; 1 am directed by the piosldent to say to v mi that after consideration ot j our \etterot the 1Mb lust lib will not revoke or i ban go the order heretofore made suspending lounsdistilet attomey for the western dis- lilet ot Pennsyhaiihi. Very icspectfully. A. II. UAIII.AXD , Attorney ( Jeneul. Too Much Kentucky Whisky , l.orisviu.i : , Ky. , Nov. 21. In an article which the Louisville Cornier-Journal will publish , letters fiom 230 registered dtstiU Idles , It is shown that there Is nsuiplusof the Kentucky product amounting to S.000,000 callous , and that the piouuetlon shall ) > o cut down 0,000,000 nallotis iroiu Hint uow proposed. TIII5V Strange Aotlon of the New York Hoodlcr's ilnry. Niw : YOIIK , Nov. 21. At 11:40 : the jury In Iho McQundu case came Into the room , and Foreman Lynn stated they had not agreed upon n verdict , nddlng , "We have remained the same since 12 o'clock Monday night. " Rccoidcr Smyth said he did not think It was worth while to keep the jury loinier , and nskcd tl'.e district nttornov for his opinion , Maitlne thought If tlm status of the jury re mained unchanged since 12 o'clock Monday night , they had bettei bo discharged , The recorder thcicupon discharged the jury. Maitlne then nddies'ed the couit. Ho felt ho litid performed bis whole duty in the mat ter , and Ids assistants had worked manfully. They had presented the full case , nnd he was nt u loss to understand how the jury or aay body could fall to ngree upon some verdict. Ho tell the lesult ol this tilnl was a public calamity , and the ca u should bo called fern n speedy le-trlal. Ho therefore moved fora new trial Monday next. N'eweombo thought he needed more time lor n now tilal. The iccorder thought that the lawjers had ample preparation . nnd Im theielore granted the motion tor n new tilal , lo begin Monday next at 11 a. m To the general surpilso it was learned that the tii.st ballot taken by the jury nt midnight Monday had .stood nine tor acquittal nnd thiee for conviction. There were only three ballots after that , all of which stood the same ! The three who held out for conviction weie Lounsberry , Dotigheity ami l'iy , nil of whom aio commeiclal men. The scene about tlm court house was one of excitement , nnd the iccepllon ol the announcement of the status of the jury was anything but Mattel Ing lo Iho nine who could not see conviction In the evidence. The general uxpiesslon has been , .since the close of the evidence , that tlio only hone for Mctjuado was that the sympathy of some juior had been vvoiked on by New- combo's plea for his wlfo and clill- dien , or that some juror , dlsiMistcd nnd distrustful of Informers , ( Kullgralf and Dully ) had entlielj disregarded their evi dence , or. Hint some juror , hopeful that his net would pioduce rccompcncc. would disre gard his oath nnd vote without legnid to evi dence. McQuadc was lemandcd to the Tombs. It is rumored that the jury was tampered with , but the authorities do not cicilil tlie minor. Trial oCIUotcrs. Mn.wAt'KKi : , Nov. 24. The trial of eleven defendants chaigcd with rioting at Milwau kee garden , May G last , in defiance of Mayor Wnllber's proclamation , proclaiming nira'ust unlawful assemblages , is now fairly under way. Yesterday afternoon and this morn ing a largo number of wit nesses , piinclpaliy police ofliceis , were intioduced by thu prosecution. They all gave testimony of a damaging character against the defendants. More witnesses were produced by tlie districtatloiney when Judge Sloan interpo.icd and said It would be only wasting time to swear any nuno men. Ho said the prosecution had already proven their case and It now remained for the defense to present their side. Counsel for tlio defense objected to the ludce's summary manner of doing tilings when the Intler lold them ttio state had made out acood case and lie would charge the jury accoid- Ingly on the evidence thus far iivcn. Ho said they had a right to appeal it dissatisfied with his ruling. Council tor the defense then stated they would endeavor to prove tills afternoon that the de fendants weie peaceable eitl/eiis ami had niciely assembled nt the Milwaukee uarden out of curiosity. Witnesses for the defense nro being examined this afternoon. Amonir those who were placed on tlie stand this morning was Mayor Wallber. He tes tified to the Issuance ot the law and older pioclamatlon nnd lo having visited tlie Mil waukee garden tlio day of the riot. Inci dentally , the mayor said be had never turned over the city to the state authorities. Cattle KiiiK Swan'H Rail Spec. CIIICAOO , Nov. 21. jSpeclal Telegram to the IKi.J ! : A. 11. Swan , thehlgc.ittle.man , is said to have been very neatly taken in by n well known Chlcagoan who is now in Kuropo. This latter gentleman a member , by tlio by , of all the clubs here went to Kmopo to sell cattle lanchcs to rich aristo crats ot England and the continent. Ho cabled Swan , one of whoso ranches he had , that he had Hie propeity sold tor a splendid price , and he gave In detail the wav In which payments were to bo made. Swan had some p.utncrs in tills venture , and as soon us lie got tills cable ho skunicd around and boughl out on liberal terms bis partners' interest It turns out now that the Chicago man wasn't ns straight as he should have been. The first payment was nol made , nnd when called on for explanation , the well known club man said , rather weakly , thai the trade had fallen tluoudi. This left thu iiiillioiinlro.catllGinnn in a bad way. Ho hid .shouldmud his pait- neis' inteiestsand had gotten lull. Hut Swan was only one of the men taken in and done lor by tills elegant Chlcairoan. Illalno HnnliH Kilinundfl. NKW YOIIK , Nov. 21. [ Special Telegram to the IfFi : . ] The Woild is making a gieat adoovci its report thai Hlnino neglected to take Senator Kdmnnds' piollcicd hand when tlicy met by accident at Aithui's funeral. It says that when Hlnino appeared in the parlor of Aithur's house. JCdmnnds lose anil said , " ( iood morning , Mr. Ulalne , " anil offered his hand. Without u show of recognition. Kl.ilne passed him by to shako bands with Colonel McMIchael. Kdninmls appealed sur prised , ifl ilno expressed leL'ret at the occur- lenee , and slioitlv niter left the homo. With this stoir as a basis the World has in- teiviews with sevcial icpubllcaiis , not known as admircis ot lilaine. Itotb Rlaiiio and Kdmuiids retired to .discuss the matter with the lepoitcrs. No More I'IIIH and Oallfl. Cinr uio , Nov. 24. [ Special Telegram lethe the llii.l : : Members of the board of Hade , who hnvohoietofoio been trading In "puts " nnd "calls" can go homo and give thanks to- mortow for pilvlle.'os which they liavoheie- toioiii enjojed , bill will have to console them- sehes by icllecllng that the tlmo tor iiululg- iiiB Isp.ist. Secietary Stone , In nccoidanco \\lthaieiolutloii adopted by the illrrctnis yesteidny , announced Hint alter tlio 25th insl. trading in puts and calls bv members would bo piohiblled , mid all violators punished iiudei iho rules ot thohonid. Tlm rules pro vide suspension or expulsion , at Hie discio- tlon of thediiectoiy , I'ceding the Army. W isius'iriox , Nov. 21. In his annual re port to the secretary of war Ceneial Mac- 1'eely , commisbary Keneral of subsistence , says his buteau expended i',1i ' ! * > ,000 during the last ll-cal year , leaving abalanco of SfiOy , . 000. The average contract pi Ice ol fiesh beef du ilng the year was b..H , as against 0.15 cents the preceding year , Subsistence supplies amounting In value to S10b.Ji weie Hans- feiied to the Interior ilopaitmeiit during the vear tor the maintenance ot the Indians. The geneial recommends that congress be niged to piovldo for HID enlistment of one rook to each iroop , battery , company and depot of iccinlU , aim a cook mid baker lor each { 'utrbonod post. Tata ! ICnllrontt Wreck. CHICAGO , N'ov. 24. An accident occmrcd on the Notthwcstern railroad , west of Mayweed - wood , near this city , between 0 and 0 tills molding. A series of cattle trains bound for Chlcau'o held the Hacks near the point men tioned. The toi wnrd train was broken in two and before the sections could bo recounted the icar portion was oveitakeu ami inn into by Hie second train. The caboose nnd two ears weio smashed into splinteis and it. C. Paul , u drover , was killed. Tlio engineer and lireman escaped by jumping from the englnot Tlio wreck wns bathed In the blood of a number of steeis killed. Old Wheeler Hailed. Cnvr.i.\M : > , O. , Nov. 2l.-Wheeler , the old miser who was bound over to tlio com mon pleas court yesterday vvitltout bail for murdering his vvlfo , was released to-day on ball b'y Judjjo McKiuuey. VAN TOK'S ' PLAIN TRUTHS , His Position as a Republican in the Senate Clearly Defined , WHY THE ISSUE IS BROUGHT UP. Hold nnd Unjust Decision or tlio Police Commissioners on the Kcccnl Scantlal Otlici * Af- nt X Nchraika'H Senior Sonnttir Talks. WA IIIXOTON' . Nov. 2-1. [ Special Tele gram to the Hr.R.J This evening's Ctitlc publishes n talk with Senator Van Wjck on the senatorial outlook in NVbraskn , in which he says : "Only the outposts have been cap tured and wo are still on tlie picket lines as far as the scnntoilal contest is concerned. The preliminary battles have been well fought , the veullct ot the people secured , the election of n republican legislature accom plished , and T have settle 1 down in Wash ington nnd will watch the rest of the con test at long lange nhd very cheerfu lly. Everything looks hopeful , but tlieio is still n battle to be fought , and the opposition is de termined and Influential. It is rather prcnm- tine for mo to discuss what my couise would be In a closely divided senate. Jt would bo what It has always been. 1 have no apologies to make , no reforms to promise , no excuses to plead. 1 guess 1 have been n good enough republican for the mass of the icpubiican voters , and I expect always to bo so. Questions raised as to my partisan fidelity aie not sincere. It is not for tieason to party principles that 1 am ar raigned In fact , but for tieason against the rule of monopoly and corpoiatlon power. If I bowed to the money kings there would bo no question as to my paity fealty. A icpub iican leader in the scnntc can refuse to inlso his voice In behalf of n republican candidate for the presidency for fear ho would have to say uncomplimentary things. That Implies no lack of pai ty loyalty , but simply shows that tlds good senator , like Washington , can not tell a lie. Departures from party lines , far greater than 1 have ever made , go tinre- bukcd. 1 am a good enough republican for the masses , but as I incur the opposition of the monopolies and moneyed Intel ests it Is easy enough to question my political integ rity when tbey want to pull mo down. lilalno and Kandall can make the same speeches in Pennsylvania , Atlantic coast re publicans can assail u lepublican for tieason who don't accept all their doctrines of finance and tarilT and everything else , but this dissent don't throw any doubt upon their republicanism farther west. lam denounced as unfaithful to my patty lor advocating free lumber , but republicans in my part of tlie country don't think that unrcpubllcan. They aio trying to use this party question against mo in my own state. They me sayinc that it is plain to see why the democrats want Van AVyck when tlie senate Is cloe because they icly on him for help. This plea is not sin- ceie. Thev know that 1 am a irood enough republican nccoiding to any stnndaid that could bo applied in the senate. They know that 1 am not on the leiice. They know what I have done , and they can infer what 1 would do. My course In a. new senate would be what my course in tlie senate has always been , nnd nobody that was honest and nn- trammcicd by corporation Influence and monopolists' money need complain or have apinohension as to my actions. " SCANDALOUS I'oi.icc nnnsiox. The commissioners rendered their decision to-day on the police investigation. It Is characterised as the boldest piece of injustice ever perpetrated on the public. Some time ago Lieutenant At nold claimed that liis chief , Major Walker , during a conversation with the lieutenants , instructed them to look after congiessmeu , and should they discover any thing crooked .as regards their habits , to re port to him. Auiold spoke of this to Ids sergeant , but enjoined seeicuv , which tlio latter did not heed. The btorv came out and nn investigation wasordeied. Walker and tlneeor tour lieutenants swore that 110 such suggestion was made. Arnold and another lieutenant , wholiad hetetoforeoecn regaided ns enemies , testlgco that such nn outer was promulgated. There weie other minor facts , but the case hinged on tlie lieutenant's testimony alone. The commissioners' report dismisses Ar nold and accepts Walker's icsignation , Tills is a curious state of nllairs , for it is very obvious that eltliei one or the other should bo exonerated , wheieas tlio prosecuting witness ami defendant are both convicted. They also state In tlio report that Ainold was guilty of misrepresenting public men. This uoes entiielv out ot tlie iccord , which is not allow able at law. The fact is thnthomlsiepresented no one , only told the truth ns to a noted .statesman , who was known to have sta\cd In a house of ill repute lor two weeks. The commissioners also sus pended Lieutenant Kelly for three months for false sweating. Tills is considered ridic ulous , for Kelly swore to the same tacts as did Arnold. A lesolution ol hnjniry will be intuuliicedby Congiessmaii A.uns , of New Yoik , when the house meets. The lawyeis ail agree that it Is the most abominable de cision that ever came under their notice , nnd that there was no evidence on thu face ol tiie recoidto wairant tlm dismissal of Lieuten ant Ainold. It is said tlie commissioners submitted their repot t to the president , who appnned bcfoie making It public. OMVIIANIM : > N TIII : IXIUAX. President Cleveland is opposed , or at least questions , the policy ol nlloting lands In sev- cialty to Indians. Dr. T. A. Bland , editor of the Council Fire , will , with authority , this week quote the president as sayintt on this subject : "It is the wish of this administra tion that a coircct Indian policy should pie- vall a policy which shall , as rapidly as Is sate , make Indians clti/ens with homes in se\eriltv. : Hut we must not go too fast on tills. Wo aio perplexed by tlio fact that fiiendsof tlie Indians do not agree on this \ilal question , 1 have been v. . sited by committee mitteeof associations who uige the immedi ate division of Indian lands and tlm opening ot Indian icservatlons to settlement by iho whites , I s'lht to one committee who called upon methat if the icscrvatlons were opened the woist and not the best class of our pcoplo would null In. 1 svant honest and ellicicnt agents in the Indian torvlce , but when 1 10- move nconupt agent , committees come down upon me , protest against and denounce me for It. " We said : "Red Cloud nnd his pcoplo are much pleased with their ncwa.gcnt , Colonel ( iallnghor. of Indiana. " "Yes ; 1 nave heard so. " ho responded , "and leainestly hope that he may do Ills duty tiiithfnllv , foi if ho fails us 1 don't know what to do. Helms a good oppoitunity to make a noble iccord. I hope Im may do so , If 1 could get good agents for nil thu In dians , men of ability , hone.sty , and nn earnest desire to do rMit by the Indians and advance them ns rapidly as possible In Chris tian civilization , 1 should have no fenis ot success. Krlends of thu Indians do not help mo in tlds matter. 1 wish they would. Thu pay of Indian agents is so small that men who are qualified for tlio position must go Into tno woik in u spirit of saciilico if they go at all. " I'OSTAT. CirAXfr. . The following Iowa postmasters wore appointed to-day ; T. J. Montgomeiy , Camp , Polk county , \leo K. Vaiiliorn.iesigned ; Samuel Uurgess , Medora. Carroll county , viceMagcle Kouertson , resigned. Oliver P. Klbben has been commissioned postmaster at Cuitis , Neb. After December I scivlcoon the star mall loute from Kairlield to Itlchlatid , Ja. , will bu cm tailed to omit Hlchland , and end nt Jiakcr , docie.isliig the distance bix uilloj. Now United StAtcsMaii. WASHING i ox , Nov. 2Tho ) commissioner general of tlio land ollico has sent to the offi cers of the senate and house of i cpresentatlvca copies of a map of tlie United States recently prepaied under the direction of tlie general land ollico. Kach senator will receive for distribution nbdnt thirty copies , and each rcnresentathu about ten copies. 1 . Nebraska and loivuVnatlior. . For Nebraska and Iowa ; fair and \\ninier \ \ t-ather. IMllH'AItlNO FOR ATTACK. rtalomn'f ) Defense1' Ilclng Strength ened In Case Kilasla Moves. M INS ? liy Jrtinc * ( frtnlim lt'nnttt,1 K , Nov. 24. [ New York Herald Cable Special to the Hun. ] 1 ha\o just had nn Interview with Captain Knne , Itrlllah naval attache , who has arrived fiom n tour of observation round tlio Ulack Sea. Ho lias seen nothing to warrant tlio assump tion that Kussia is meditating any immed iate hostile nctlou. Russian officers , how ever , speak openly of nn aihance to be made on the Uosphroits when the iron clad licet Is ready. Captain Kane docs not consider Russia's ua\al position in these waters form idable. Great preparations for defense mo going on at Hatnuin , Tlm largo fort at the enhance is being extended In older to mount six heavy guns in addition to the present armament. A now battery on the northeast .side ot the bay lias been begun. Karth works have also been tun iii ] along thnshotcto the westward , bo ns to pie.vc.lit any hostile land ing between Batomn and the Choriic rUer , whlrh lotms a strong barrier In that dliec- tion. Russia will force events when she is ready , at tlie lirst favorable opportunity , but this will not come before next year. The RnlKariau Qncfltlon. CoN TAXiixoi'i.ENov. ! M. ( irncrnl Kaul- bars will instruct Nelldoll , Russian nmbassa- doi here , In all details of the Bulgarian situa tion and will guide him In icgard to the election of the new prince of liulgarla. Nel- Idolflms not yet received authority from his lovcinmciit to raise the question ol eventual Russian occupation of linlgnrln. Tlio Tuik- Ish government continues to sent war ma terials to Adrlanoplo and to strengthen the formications of the Dnrdinelles. Stanley's Iintcst Scheme. I.OXDOX , Nov. 2-1. Pievlous to his depart ure for America , Henry AI. Stanley expressed n willingness to undertake the command of a. non-military expedition from Kast Africa lo Uganda and endeavor to Induce the king of that countiy to relieve Kmln lley , the ( ! er- man , who with H.OOOKgyptlans was at last ac counts holdineWady Haifa against the hoslile chief. Stanley piomlspd to place his wi vices gratuitously at the disposal of the British go\eriiment and without entailing iiuon them any responsibility for the safety of his person. The scheme has been submitted to the foieign secietaiy. A Chicago Ijnwycr In Nowjrnte. LONDON , Nov. SI. The trial of Harris , alias Oison , Smith. Skinner and other names , who was arrested October 10th on the charge ol defrauding Harris , Fanrnhnr & Co. , bank ers , of t'200 , by means ota lorged letter of credil from a Chicago bank * , resulted in the prisoner's conviction and sentence to live yenis' penal sei vittule. Tlie man's real name Is Skinner. He Is a lawyer , and it is said was a piominent practitioner at tlie criminal bar in Chicago. _ The Dutch in . HEHUX , Nov. 24. The Cologne ( ! n7ctto has a letter from Singapore saying that tlm Dutch have met witli severe icverses In Achicn and arc now obliged lo ncl. strictly on thu defensive. Their sufferings liom disease are described as intense. Achlneso pirates , it is stated , have smuggled in a supply ot ni ms and have opened a regular siege on Hie Dutch coast. _ _ llcdiicing Kronen Estimates. PAins , Nov. if. In the chamber of depu ties to-day M. Sadl Camot , minister of finance , lotused to agtee to the reduction of 000,030 irancs on tlie credit for the finance ministry. A division was taken and the re duction was appioved by a vote of 411 anninstoy. The result was announced amid intense excitement. Italy \ \ ill Submit. ROMI : , Nov. 24. In a letlcr lo the Russian government under date of November 15 , Count di Robilant promises that if all the other powers will accept the Russian candi- dale for the Bulgarian throne , Italy will also give her approval , but ho insists that tlie can didate should be pioclaluicd by the bohianje. Torpedo Boats for Italy. LONDON. Nov. 24. Tlie Italian government lias uiven orilcis to n Herman builder at Klbing tortile construction of ten toipedo boats. Waiting for tlio Verdict. CIIICAOO , Nov. 24. A special to the Inter- Ocean from Itloomlngton , III. , says : "Cap tain lilnck , one of the attorneys for the an archists , mysteiiotisly disappeared from Itlooinington this morning and as myster iously reappeared In the city this atternoon. Uu would give no information as to whcio lie had been , but quietly joined his associate law yers in their weary , silent watch for a de cision Irom Chiet Justice Scott upon tlie ap plication fora supersedeas in Behalf of the condemned men. Notwithstanding Captain Ulack's reticence It is learned thai hesecretly seemed a cairlago and , driving into the country , boaided the tialn that left Hloom- incton at2lO : , a. in. , for Ottawa. There he visited the clerk of the Illinois supremecouit und made niranvemeiits with that olllcial to be on baud all day Thanksgiving , so th.t ; .should a supersedeas bo granted by to-mor- low , the eleik would belli readiness to take the timber steps necessary to slay tlio execu tion. Defalcation Rrowing , HOSTOX , Nov. 24. It is stated that expeit examinations of Reed's accounts have ali - i wiily brought to light proof of moio extensive crookedness than was at llrst believed. Thu lact that he had been using the sin pins of the load lor pi ivate speculation seems to have been established , and it has been dlsco\eied that he had given notes upon the company tor considerable sums. One for S'-V-OO has tinned up , and tlio company has advcitlscu for all notes against them. At tlio present time the olllcers of the road arc all at sea us legardsthe lull intent of liccd's defalcation , tlm amount now being placed ut from fx' . to Important ICailroud Decision. Toi'KKA , Kan. , Nov. 21. In the United States circuit court , yesteiflny , Judge lirown presiding , the application 'of C. It. Venner ror a restraining older to prevent tlio Atchison - son , Topi'ku > t Santa Fe rallioad company fiom extending its line to Chicago and also to enjoin it fiom ciinraritii'ing the bonds of the Atlantic it Pacific company was argued. The couit infused to grant the icstrainlng older us to tliuCliiento line , and Inloiiued counsel that no ttiither argument need bo made on ( lie subject. Thli morning he also decided the Atlantic it Pacjfic caseIn favor of tlio company , ictuslng to crant the 10- straining older , Kx-I'reHldont ArtlSnr'n Will. .Niw : YORK , Nov. 21. Counsel for the ex- editors of the will of the late Chester A. Arthur to-day piocuied aHiordor fiom Judge Kookstavor , ot the court j > f common pleas , for the issuance of citutlon Ifor piobatooftbo will , made letin nable ono week from Satur day. The ex-president's will was executed Match y , lss . it w'.is witnessed by Rastus S. Ransom , .lames O , Reed nnd James S. llrlu'gs. It states that thu heirs and next ot kin are Chester Allan Arthur and Kllon llerndon Aithnr. Mrs. Meiilioy is said to lm > o been appointed guardian ol the daugh ter. The will has not been tiled , Famous Indian Chief * Drowned. IJisMAiicK , Dak. , Nov. SI Jt is icpoitcd lieie thnt seven Indians , Big Thunder , the Crow chief , among the number , weio drowned while attempting lo cross the Mis souri river at a point about ten miles north of here , Dig Thunder was one of the most famous chiefs of tlm ( 'row nation , and his son , Wbltti Kagif , Is said to have been witli tlie. party when the accident oocuired. The. Indians were crossing to join a band of their tribe which started out to wrenkengiMiice. on ( he Sioux who killed a number of Ciows t \ crul da } H ago. MINISTER MANNING'S ' SPREE , Ho Fnlls By the Same Old Bottle That Scdgwiok Iluggod. THE AMERICAN COLONY SICK. Mexican Hospitality Too Much I'oi- ttio Mnu I'i'oin Louisiana anil a Pour Dnya1 Drunk Pol- IOVVH a Dinner. A Hcrincl to I lie Scdavvlok Scandal , CiiifA o , Nov. S4 , [ Special Telegram to the Hr.n.J The Times this mornlin : prints the lollowlng special fiom the City of Mo\- ice : The American colony In this city Is inoloiinilly agitated and woiked by uu alT.ilr which became public to-day ami which touch es American pildo to a degree even surpas sing tliu Sedgwlck aftalr. 'I'lils story In brief is to the effect Unit the new Amciican min ister , Hon. Thomas II. Manning , ol Louis iana , has ( 'alien u victim to the lolentloss enemy of 31 r. Sedgwlek. , lust how the full particulars Imvo become so thoroughly known docs not appear for the icason that no one ileshcs to assume the responsibility of llrst making known the condition of tliu minister. Last Thuisdny nfteruoon Mr. Manning atlondcd a dinner Riven In his honor by M. L. ( iuliaid , one ot tlm leading members of the American colony , and son-in-law to the Into Minister Morgan. Culraul Is n Louisiana Kicnchman and at picsent holds the. lespotisiblo position of neneial manager of the Mexican Telephone company. Many of the most distinguished Mexican politicians nnd bankers wore pres ent at the banniict to meet the now minister. At tliu conclusion of the banquet Judge Man ning icpaiied to his rooms ami was not again scon on the stioel until to-day. Friday , Satuidny and Sunday Judge Mannlugfwns icported by the secretary ol tlio legation ami others as being 111 and confined to his room. It is now stated , however , that the dis tinguished gentleman , dining the four en tire days iollowlni : the banquet , was in a frenzied state and continued to Indulge so freely that his secretary nnd the lnterpiol r could not male him rcall/c what he was doing. Yesterday rumors of his con dition began to leak out , It is thought through set mnts , nnd possibly tluough the Inter preter. The .secretary ot the legation called on un old member of the Amciican colony nn U together they finally succeeded , by n lib- eial use of medicines , In biingiug the minis ter to icalUc Ills situation. As boon as Man ning realized what had transnired his secre tary visited the newspaper olllces nnd corres pondents and tried to induce them to say nothing about the matter. The seci 'tary made his lounds yesterday ( Monday ultei- 110011) ) out met with such poor success that ho advised Manning to call In a moie experienced triend , who knt'W the newspaper men. This gentleman , who is an Amciican. labored haul to .suppicss mention ot the alfalr and succeeded lor the time being , by making strange pledges in the name of Judge Manning that the occurrence would nut be repealed. Owinsr to the tact that the minister's vile nnd daimhter weic duo toniiivo by this morninir's ti.iiu , they suppiessed the stoiy piovidcd the matter did not become noioilous through the city when luithcr attempts at concealment would be Impossible. This airangenient was made last evening , hut to-day the matter has be come so thoroughly spread over the city that the corespondents consldeied themselves released item their ngiecment to withhold It from the American papers , especially as telegrams had been received meantime from papers In the United States , showing they liad cognizance through the same source of the affair. . Judge Manning Rent word that lie had determined to lace the music , nnd bad nlieady cabled Secretary Bayard the whole truth ami would abide the result. The minister leels his position keenly. His es timable wile and daughter ai rived to-day , and tlie news was told them by the judge himself. Guirard , the pcison at whoso ta ble the banquet oceiiricd. is the some j.i-ison who introduced Knvoy Sedwlck to the iiiem- beis of the famous jockey club. It Is thought on all sides that the unfoitunnto event will in all piobablllty lead to the caily icsignation ot Minister Manning. Western Passenger Association. Cinr.voo , Nov. 24. At a meeting ot tlm Western passenger association to-day an agreement was leaelied upon the issue of thousand mile tickets. A strict definition of the manufacturing and commercial Unas to whom the/ are to lie sold was agreed upon , and also that the signature ot the buyer must bo attached In the presence ol the company's agent. There were some minor dillerences reg.ii ding the payment ot commissions and the lestrictions to bo placed upon the Issue ot tickets by connecting roads , hut no disputes which will prevent the foimatiou of a pool. ( ieneral Manager TalniUL'o of the Wan.ish not haviiiL- been hoard from on the question of the method of dividing peieentages , nn adjournment was taken uniil Tuesday next. AppralHnjr Quarantined Cattle , CiucAdo , Nov. 21. One hundred and twenty-live head of quarantined cattle at the Harvey faun , where pleuio-pneiimonla in this vicinity llrst made Its appearance , weie appraised to-day by the .state live stock com missloners nt S'-K per head aver.ige , Owncis ot the catllo at the Phieiiix distillery have bean thicutcniiij. ' the commissioners with legal proceedings for having appraised their cattle atonlv S'i : per head , and this after noon the commissioners ollcird to let them do their own slaughtering and nmiKet the beet , the btatoagieelng to pay S4 per head for the bet vice , and pei mil the owners lose- erne whatever in addition the cattle would biing. The otfer was declined. - A Railroad Chant ; 11 units. SAN KitA.Nrisro , Nov. 21. The entiie capital stock ol the South 1'acilic Coast rail road , between San Fi an Cisco and Santa Cma distance ol eighty miles , was to-day Iranaleired to the Southern Pacific company and Pacific Impiovement company. Tlio transter placed tlio two latter companies In immediate possession. The iimount paid can not be leat lied , but it Is believed to be between sf-1,000,000 and i0WOOoa ( The Southern I'aeiiic company puichascd the property which appertains to tlio inllioad nnd its operation. It Is stated that no change in tint munauemeiit ot the South I'aclflu Coast rail- toad will ho made nt present. Incident * of Daltola'K HisMAiiric , Dak. , Nov. 21. All ell'orts to lind Scott , the stnjro driver , who was caught In the bllward of Monday , have been futile , Hols now nearly foity hours late , and It is believed that bo perished. At noon yostcr- dny Mull Carrier Vales stinted out with a dtlveraml attendant to look for Scott. There ate also loports thnt several miners at Minis weio lioion dining the bli//.aul , A Gorman womnn and thieo chlldion escaped death hv hitting quietly in a depletion of uatth nnd allowing the snow to toi m n wall ot protec tion about them , A large lorco of men nro now at woik dealing the iallio.nl tr.icUs and wagon loads , Tlio Hi ah Midland Incorporated. SALT J.uu : , Utah , Nov. 'JI.-Aillcles of Incorporation of the IMah Midland railroad were hied with thosocietary ol thtr territory to-day ; capital , 85,000,000. 10 per cent , paid in. Tlio incorporatore aiosomo ot the best known men In the teiritory , Including (5oernor'est ( , ox-Governor Murray , John Lawrence. W , S. McCoimlck , .1. If. Auei- bach , 1' . 11. l.aiinan. ol SaUsbure : U. W. Lawrence , ( ! . 11. Krb , John A. tjiosabcck. norn Quits Iho CmcAf.o , Nov. 21. The Chicago base ball club noit season will not have tlio services of ( Icorge P. ( ioie , the well known center lielder. lie was iclcascd this evening by President .Spauldlng al his own request , and will go to New Vork to play with that club. Tlio reasons toi the change Imvo wet been Prado public. Spaulding expresses lilmself contident that Kelley vUllplay with theCUU cagos. THU NKW _ NAVY , IUil POP CoiiMti'iiutliiK ( tin Vessels Oponetl and IC\aniiiuMl. AVA itl.Nnov , Nov. SI. About thieo dozen gentlemen assembled In tlio ofllco of tlie sceretarot the navy to-day to witness the openine of proposals for the construction of tlio three ciulscrseaik , Baltimore and Charleston , and two gni boats. Secretaiy Wliltnev lead tlie bids as follows : Ciuiser No. J. 1,000 tons , nimplete : llnrlan iv llolllngs\\otih company , Wilmington , Del. , ? t.vJ , ) W ; rnion lion wotks , of San l-'ian- Cisco , Sti : , ( KK ) ; Ciomp \ : 8ons , ol riilladel- Phia , ( under special bid pio\dlng ! for theuso of euirliitsol UN O\MI deslgiu , $ tltNXM. ( Cuilser No. 0 , ( > omplee ( , arcoiding to dopaitmcnt dcslmi : Ciomp V Son" , sl.LW.ooo ; t'nloii lion Woiks. il.OU.'iOO ; special bids providing for the fonstiiH'iioii of tlio cnclncs of the vessel aflei their own designs weie put in by the Italian , V llolllngswoith companv at M.KXi.Oio. mid by Ciomp A.Sons at M,05UOX ) . Ciulser No. : t , complete , accoiding to de- imrtmcnt specillcatlons : Ciomp V- Sons , sisij.ioo ( ; rnlon Iron \\oiKs , sitlsooi ; ) : 1'arlan ' lUdllnirswoiili company , under special bid , using their own engine designs , 51 * ) , ' /UU * ( iiinhoal No. 1 , complete , nceoidlnc to de partment designs : Cmules I feeder Ar Son. Italtlmoio , t4'nixH ' ) ; Columbian lion wotks mill Dry DoeK company , ol H.iltimoie , TJOCronip ; A- Sons , special bid. usinu' their own engine designs , St"iHi ( ( ) ; Charles Kecder > Vr Sons submit special bid tor machlneiy nloncat SIS'i.lHH ' ) . ( iiiuboat No. ' . ' , complete ! Only one bid , the Columbian works nt S'117,000. Korsiip- tdylnc tlm engines am' ' maehlneiv tor this boat Charles leedcr ! V Sous bid Sio.ooo and A. J. Humscy t Sons , Kaltlmoie , fcwi.uoo. Tlie nwaiils will not bo made for some davs. Secietary U'hltnej said lie was well satisfied , except with releienco to eiuiscr No. 1. for which no bid had been received within the limit of congiess lor the outside cost ol the boat. The only solicitude he ever had nioso fiom the fact thnt the conditions Imposed upon bid- deis In the way of speed of ships was much more exacting than ever before. Ho feared the Ilmlll fixed lor the. cost ol the ship would be exceeded on tlie tin ee large boats and on No 1 gunboat. "Wo shall be able , " ho con tinued , "to let all but the -t.OOU-ton ship to lespousihle parties within the limits llxed. " The i sect ctary added that the bids weic only about 15 per cent higher than thcso of ves sels of similar sl/o nnd chaiacter eonstiucted abroad , which lie consideied a fnvoiable showing. The Navy'i Cost. \VAsiu\o ION , > iov. 21. Tlie gioss amount ot estimates for the diffcient nav-y ymds ami stations , as shown uy the annual report of Kear Admiial Harmony , is S7isotKO : , made up ol the lollowing Items ; Improvements , Sri.4i8oi ! : ; ) ; m-nernl maintenance , S474IK ; 10- palrs and picscrvatlon , Sl,2-tOU7r ) ; navnl asylum , Sh7CH ; civil establishments , S7bfXl ) , l-'ailurcs. NEW YOIIK , Nov. 2-1. Haker it Clark , wliuiesaln gioceis , made an [ c-slgnment for the benellt of their crcditois to Cl.ueiice F. llrdse\c ! , with pieteienccs amounting to 81 ,000. Tlio linn has been existence over thirty-l'tYO years and always had a lanro business. Daker. one of the linn , said that If time was giautcd tlie linn could pay 100 cents on the dollar. He said his1 liabilities would not ex ceed Stsy.ooo , w Idle the assets would icacli SIMJ.OOO. Most ofthocieditors are inclined toi'i\o the linn time. NKW YoitK , Nov. 21. At tlie close of busi ness to-dav at the stock exchange 1) . A. Hall. the New Yoik member ot the Itoston Hun ot 15. Moise As Co. , announced ( lip tniluie of Ids linn. The failure is said to be caused by the discovery of inegulaiities bv the soiilor member In Boston. Jiall has little or no liabilities outstiindlng on the stock ex change. Tlio Storm's Victims. Dr.TiioiT , Nov. 24. A special to tlie. Free Press from Frankfort , Midi. , says : George Loud , owner of the lost barges , and Henry Comfrcy , brother of a lost sailor , aio heie. Thev recovered two bodies the cook , John Davlson , ami Thomas Walters , both of Port William Conneis , ot Sand licnch , was buried lieie yestciday. Tim iiroiicller Maiiistiipio lelt tor the straits to tow tbe C. 1 } . Jones to Chicago. Ktruclc by 11 Train. Svuvrt'si ; , N. Y. , Nov.iM. JeiryJCalahati , his wile and son , nged twelve , nnd Mrs. Foley of Lafayette , N. V. , werestliick by ; i train here on the Oswego k Syracuse lail- road this afteiiioon , They weio driving home from the city. Mrs. Calnhnn and bei son weie instantly killed and .Mr. Calahan nna.Mis. Foley latally injured. Douliln TrnKCdy at Wichita. WICHITA , Kan. , Nov. 21. An aged man named Jelfeison Itromley , who koptniail road boai ding house on Water stieet , this city , about noon to-day , as the lesiiltot a quaricl. shot his wife and ( hen killed him self. Ills said they quaiicllcd olten and bitterly. A Misslnu hohoonor. Ni.w ILvvr.x , Conn. , Nov. 2-1. The schooner Annie U. llolli-es , witli a cicw ol six men , left Mobile , Ala. , loity-scveu days ago with lumber lor this poit. She has not been spoken since , nnd is thought to have foundered. Noyro Hnpl&t I/ynolicd. MoNrriiMiiiv : , Ala , , Nov. 21. The Adver tisers Itandolph , Ala. , special says : John Davis , a negro , who outraged n while woman near that plate a lew days ago , was lynched last night _ _ HliHlcntH1 Tliunkhuivliiu Cclchi-atioir. Mi-s Ureenlee , principal of the Leaven- worth seliool , introduced u pleasing feu- tuve yesterday in the form of a Tlmiiks- giving closing service , by the pupil.s of llioTAiiiul I ! H Armies. 'J'lie services were of an iiniisiiully intorostins nature , eoiidueivo of benulil to those who partici pated in tlio pro rammo MS well as to tlio pleasure of the spectators , The response of DiirenU to the invitation to bo present was not very llalterinir. The following jiro niinnio was successfully jirunented ! I'liOliKAMMi : . Song "America" . 1 Jy tlie School In&tiumontal l Duct . i I' " ' " 1 1 Ol IlbUrgCI j Mabel Katon. Origin of Than Kcglvlng. . Luther Leineiiring Selected Keadlin. " . I ne/ Alison Story ot Miles Standlsli . liy the School Song "Aiinin Laurie , " . Hy the Seliool l'ajcr ) , The I'llgrlms . Kied John A Story ot Virginia . Stella Harmon Paper , Landing of thu Pilgrims . . , . Lida Loring Paper , SmUh'b Adventures . . Jenniu Donaldson Music , Instrumental . Lo\is Tiellscho Itccltatloii-'Thinking It Over1 . . CliailiiiHullock Story , The Day Uetoro TlianUsglving. . . . . . . : . .Julia Davis Paper , Voyage ol the Pilgrims . . Magciu O'Tooln Song "Auld Lang Syne" Hy the School Paper , Karly Colonial la ) > s . . Fiank Templeton Paper , 'Ihu Pilgrim Fathers. . Willie lluehler Jnstiiimentai Duct . ( Luln Hornbfiger Song "Home , Sweet Homo" . . l y the School KlccnbCd to Wed. .Fud e McCnlloelt issued inarrliigo licenses ycstenlay to the following parties : Name. Ilesldcncc. Age , N.C.Thompson. . . .Omaha . S3 Karen Anderson. . . .Omaha . - ! Albert Kuca. . . . Omnha . : : i MTiy Hawse . ( Jinalin . "t John \V. \ Sullivan. .Hawlins , Wyo . .a Magulo Hiauslield. , . Louisville , Ky . : W. 11 , Hill . Oimdin . : il Kdna CajMiu. . , . . , .Oinahu . , . 2-1 James M. Coidou . . .Cnr.son , la . " . 'J ' Laura Ilulton. * . * . . .Itandolph . 1'J ' Cit'o. Jny . . . .Shenandoah , la , 2 : : ( ju-truite Smith . Omaha , , . 24 STRIKING FOR BEEFSTEAK. Chicago Capitalists Planning for a Meat Highway to Omaha , AN AIR LINE TO PORTERHOUSE , Incorporation oftho Clil r.ij ; < > , Kcoknlc V Omiihn Itallrond to He Hnitt Dy the Proprietors of the 111 ; ; I'lH'klni : Houses. On to Omaha. CmrAoo , Nov. 2-1. ( Special Tclcgiam to the Hiu. : ] Local papcis this morning state an Important development has been made In what is supposed to be the piobable transfer fiom this city to Keoknk nnd Omnha of a gient pan of Its ptcsoiit tindo In live MOCK nnd piovlslons. Patties altendy In- Interested at these points in packing and canning houses Messi.s. tfols Moirls , piesldent of the Kali banks canning com pany , nnd Samuel W. Alleilon , with "Dia mend Joe" lEoynolds , who Is owner of both rallioad and steamboat lines , and nil three millionaires , have loimed a coipoiatlon to build u bee line from Chicago to Omaha. Aitlcles of Incoiporation of Hin Chicago , Keokuk .t Omaha railway , coveilm : so much of the line ns lies In the state of Illinois , were liled tor iceoid In the otllco of the secretary of stnto at Springfield yesterday. The company will also nt once bo organized In lown under the same name , so as to secure authoilty to con struct n toad Irom Keokuk to Omnha. In doiiiL' this n corner of land lying In the stnto of Missouri will necessarily bo crossed by the bee line , but Mr. George W. Kretzlngcr , who Is attorney as well as technical Ineor- poratorand director of the road , said that , under tlio corporation law prevailing In. Iowa , Hie company could bo organt/cdso Hint It could also go Into MIssntiil. "You can get poilerhouso steaks thiough Horn Omnha to Chicago , ' said one of the iucorpoiatois , "cheaper1 than you can S'Mid sleeis. The di rect i onto is selected for tlio purpose of reducing Hie cost of shipment to the lowest possiblepoint , while availing ourselves of a cheaper ; maiket for cattle. Theio is no ( liiestion nt all about the load being built. The line is to bo as nearly an air line as possi ble , without icspect to towns or local points. Tlio Illinois line will be Irom about forty to fifty miles shorter than any preseii' , load lo Keokuk. The road will be eonstiucted on bed rock ; theru will bo no speculation about it , for it will bo built by the pai ties them selves who pi oposo to advance the money and piocced with the construction as rap idly ns possible. " ; Arrested For Porjrery. Nonroi.K , Neb. , Nov. 21. ( Special Tele gram to the HIK : 1 A Kansas ollieerni rested L. H. Case , n tanner near this city , tor tlio alleged forgeiy of a deed to land In Cheiokeo county , Knns. , louryeais ago , and lelt with his prisoner lor Kansas this morning. Case came here three yeais ago and opened a law olilce , but closed it shoitly aftcnvaids and puichascd a farm near the city , and has been living on it quietly. Four or live days ago County Clerk John T. Ventch , of Columbus , Kans. , arrived with a requisition from tlio governor and has since been looking for Case. Ho says Case was in partnership with a man named Kdinundson In the law business In Cherokee county , nnd while they were together lie nlleges tlinl Cnse foiccda deed to a H20 acic tiact in that countv and Dlmundson ceilltied to It as a notary public , Veatch had been looking lor Case for several yoais. After his aiiest Case tried to insti tute liahe.in coi pus piocecdings , but gave it up and went away ( | iiietly with tlie olllcer. Convlctod ol' Jlohhcry. NI.UIIASKA CITVNeb. . , Nov. 20. [ Special Telegram to the Hir. . I The trial ol Kdward Shannon for robbeiy took place to-day , last ing the whole day , over Hilily witnesses being sworn. The prosecution was lepio- sentcd by District AHoiney Stiode , who wad assisted by J. Stillsoii Potter , while Mi. K. T. Kaiisom , assisted by Col. V. P. lieland , looked after the Inteicstof Hie defendant. The crime which Shannon was charged with occmrcd on the evening ot Sept. 28 last , and consisted in irnnotiiiK an old man by the name ot Coldsbuiy and inhhliu him of somij SM'.i. Tin ! juiy vu'io out five minutes and bioiicht in a vcidict ot gulltv. The judge passed senleuco at once , giing him thieo jeais in the lien. CoiileMtH Tor Legislative Cni.ii : , Nel ) . , Nov. 21. [ Special Telceiam to Hie 15i.i.J : Krantnnd rishbuin , elected to Hie lower house fiom this county , have been served witli notices of contest. The Laiihnm fellows however , weio one day too late tor service on Duias , the senator-elect , and diopped theii cudgel. Affray at Trenton. Cm siox , la , .Nov. 2. , . ( Special Telegiaiit to Hie lir.i : . I Al Jlughes shot Nelso Hoguo witli a double-hand shotgun nn the uticut to-day. Ho escaped on the Chicago , Ituillng- ton A : Quiiicy tialn , and was cnptuicd and put in jail at Alton. A io\v occuned in a saloon between the men , When Hoguo left the saloon Hughes followed , seenu'd the gun , and shot both liairel loads at him. 1 Im-'hes wns alive this moiliing but not expected to live. Ho ue is a haul character. He shot and killed the maishal heio some yeais ago. Youthful Itur larH Drill ii j : , la , , Nov.BI. [ Special Telegram to the Jlr.K.J John Thompson and Washing ton Drooks. aged eighteen , weio arrested at Uiadloid , ChleKiisav,1 county , yesteiday , chained with bmglail/ing the lo lolllce theie two weeks iu . andbioiiglitheio lodiy and lemanded to jail by Unlled .Stall s Com- mlssionei llobbr > . The Carroll County C'nnrl llont-n , CAUIIOI.I. , Li. , Nov. 21. [ Spi-clnlTelcgiaiii to tlio Hir..l : The binrd ol mipeivlf-ois yes terday adopted HID plans for the eouit hoiiso piesented by J. C. Cocllliine , ol Chicago. Stcainor HOSTO.V , Nov. 21. A dispatch fiom liar- ilngton , N. S. , says tlio Iliitlsh steamer Su- linn , fiom Antwerp for Huston , is nshoio at Cjpe Sable. llAiirAN. . S. , Nov. 21-Tho sleamer Sallnu will piobaUly bu u tuliil wiccK. The crow was saved. A Durky'H Hanoi ) of Dualli. Niw : Oiii.iiANH , Nov. 21. A special to the Times-Diiinoeint Irom St. Mnilln'K , sab : At a nemo ball near Ure.iux llrldg.Alica O/ell , colored , wns shot and killed and I luce others werti badly cut. Kotir ne iou * weio niieated chawed with Iho ciimu. Ktciunor on l 'ire , Livr.ni'ooi , , Nov. 21. The Jninnii line steamer , "City ol Cliestei , " wliich miiveil hfio November 22 fiom New Yoik. took tire wbllo lying at iho docks. ISoth vessel and cargo were badly damnued. l''r < iiu ( iAiVisioN : , .Nov. 21. The emplf > > c8 of : this Missouri Pacific laiiioad in Ibis city and at San Antonio to-day adopted icsolutMi | of lespect in memory of thu late Vice President H. M. HOMO. New HainpslilroV Now Honator. Coxconii , N. II. . Nov -Covernor ( utrlei lusapM | > lntedev-inernor ( ( Clnincey , of Manchester , I'nited .States senator to till tile vacancy occasioned b > the dcutu of Aus tin F. Pike.