THE OMAHA ! DAILY BEE. SEVENTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA , SATURDAY MOBNJCNG , DECEMBER 24 , 1887. NUMBER 189 LOSS OF THE ALFRED WATTS , The Story Told By the Solo Surviv ors of the Crow. TWENTY-FOUR SOULS PERISH. A "WIscoiiHln Central Train Huns Into the Wood * Two Killed and MunyHcrlonnly Injured Oilier Casualties. Pinaster on the Drop. Nr.w YOIIK , Dec. 2J The story of the loss Of thoclipi > cr Bhlp , Alfred Watts , has Just been told by Oscar Linn nntTHonry Magnus solo survivors of the ciow of twenty-eight. The Watts , under roinnmnd of Captain F. H. Johnson , left Philadelphia October 8 with n full cargo of oil for Japan. October 10 n hurricane struck the vessel , raged for hours , fiwccplng the decks clean and tearing the yards from the masts. About noon u huge sea boarded thu vessel and Captain Johnson end twtntj'-slx men were carried away mid drowned. The two surviving sailors clung to broken ftxtureson themaln deck. The main mast snapped off close to the deck and the other masts followed. The ship began to fill , and soon the deck was flush with water. The men managed to get some brine soaked mo- visions and water fiotn the tanks. On Nov ember 21) ) , thirty-two dajs after , the bark Lbzlo Perry , of Yarmouth , took the two survivors off the water logged ship in an ex hausted condition. The Pen y was wrecked n few days later on a reef south of Hiirbu- docs , but all weio saved by an English Btcamer. Among those lost on the Watts was A. U. Oakford , of Philadelphia , a passenger. CarH 1'llrd In u Heap. Mu.WAUKri' , Wis , Dec. aj Uctwccn Fi- fleld and Phillips , on the Wisconsin Central road , a passenger train that loft Ashland at 7Klast : ! evening wan wrecked about in id- night by n bioken rail. Two fatalities and the injury of u score of passengers icsulted. M. Montlc , of Butternut , Wis- , attempted to get out of u window , when be fell and was caught under tho" car and crushed to n Jelly. Conductor Greenfield was caught between two timbers , "ills injuries will probiibly prove fatal. Thomas Mooney , of Ashland , was terribly braised. Thomas Schneider , of Ashland , lias a frightful gash in the head , and is badly scratched. Mr. Clemens , wife and three , children , of Duluth , are all b.idly bruised. Mrs. Sullivan , wlfo of Conductor Sullivan , received serious injuries. Her head and Rculp were laid open , A number of others wuio bruised and badly shaken up. The train was traveling at a high rate of speed , nnd the cars ran into the woods and wetc piled In a heap. Madly Shaken Up. CHICAGO , Dec. S3. Probably the worst slinking up over given a train load of passen gers without killing a single person outright occurred to the ISO people coming to Chicago on the Minnesota & Northwestern road this .morning. Near German Valley the rails had spread and when the train struck thu sjiot , traveling ut a good iato of speed , every one of the seven cars loft the tiack. Fully forty passengers wcio injured , five of them so-i- ously and two put haps fatally. The light list of casualties Is regarded as remark able In view of thu fact that the couches weio badly damaged and It is a matter of wonder nt least that none of them caught tiro. An other ictnatkabie feature is that the wicck happened Just after the tri.in had passed along a bridge ton feet high. Hud it occut i ed u moment sooner it would have made a catas trophe of feat ful fatality. Thu most painful 'Injuries ' of many were inflicted bybiokcn 'glass. A Miss Hunc , of Dubuque , la , was 0110 of those most seriously injuicd. The name ol.lho ( jther lady whoso injuiies may result fatally , is Mis. John McGuflln , of Vlrdcu , Dak. Miss Hunc was brought to Chicago and placed in charge of friends It Is stated that some of the passcngois made their way after the accident to Melton sta tion and endeavoied to send messages to ft lends nnd lelativcs , but the operator ic- fused to send them. Notwithstanding the accident Declined bofoio 10 a in.it was five horns aftuiwards befoio medical assistance in i ived , the doctor's car being bi ought upon the i egular day expi ess. Two Hundred ImltorerH In a Collision HOCK HUMUS , la , Doe. 2J. A tram on tin Cherokee & Dakota bianch of the Illmoi' Cent ml .camo into collision with a woil tiain , which had on board about twohundrcc trick laborers. Abli/zaid pie\ailed ut th < tlmo , which prevented the engineers fion discovering the danger until they wen within twenty jaids of each other. The en Klnecrs and 111 omen of both tialnavcrcbnill ; injured. Fireman George Davis , of Chetokce has since died. Many of the laboicrs an slishtly injured. Fatal Explosion. HILIFAX , N. S , Dec. 2J An explosion o djnuinitout a limestone quuirj' near Brook Held , Colchester county , this morning , killei four men , ono of them being Alexander Me Donald , propiietor of the quarry. They wer warming dj namlto mcvious to using it for blast when it exploded , It is supposed , froi overheating. A man and woman who wui present eseai > edwith slight injuries. An Hurt lily Shako. NEW Brnioui ) , Mass , Dec. 23. A dec rumbling sound lasting thioe seconds and in companicd by a ti cmor of the earth , was in tiied hcict shoitly after midnight. The di tut bunco urouscil thu people fiom their sice ; The shock w as felt at Acaishnel and othc towns in this vicinity. Niiour , U. I. , Doc S3 HeKits | fioi vm lous noighboiini ; points are coming. , in t the c-ITect that u shock of euithmiako was fe shoitly aftci midnight hist night. Opposition to llandall. CHICAGO , Dec. 'J.I. At a meeting cf tl tinllT leform league of this city this oveniii ; Prof. J. r. Cliillin , who announced hlmso as a mugwump , made a proposition that piotcst against the appointment of f ain Hamhill to u place oil thu wuy and mom lommitteo be drawn up. and circulate umojigst dciuocuit * lu. Chicago during tl holiday ipep > s. Jlo Miovcd ovciy prou jient democrat in the city would sign It. Tl proiMwltlon was wn'iiuly grootud and (1 chairman liibUiicted to picpnrothonieuiorif Seciolur ) ManniiiK'N Condition. A MUM , Deo. 2.1 At noon It was li lloved that Mr. Manning would sui\lvo tl day. Ho had brightened up a little and i tallied his lonseiousness Slow but stcac the weakening of his hj stem was notice hbt pulsu becoming intoimittcnt and sig fulling. Ho was btill taking u little stlumla ut intci \ nix. AUIVM , Doo. 23 Mr Manning's coin tinn shows no change to-night , except that is somewhat weaker. No Indictment Amiiiirit I\ew. NKW YOIIK , Dec. 1J. ! The giand Juiy ( ility considoicd the chuigcs made ugaii Henry S Ives and Churk < ti A. Stuj nor. Aft it adjourned Assistant District Attain Davis said the liuiuuy was most thoiuu ; They went into the whole history of Iv connected with thq Mineral Hangu rallixi i omiKiny and decided not to Iliul un Imli juent by almost a unanimous vote. To Invent l ute the OH Monopoly. OSIIKO-II , Wis , Drv. 23.rCongressm tiuciithurispicpailng u bill which he will trpdue o In thehoubo calling for the uppol incut of u contuuttco of Unco to luvcbtig ; Uic SUndaid oil monopoly. THE SALKCOMI I < KTK . _ \V. P. Storey's Paper In tlic Hands of Hnovvdcn and Went. CmcHoo , Dec. 2.3. [ Special Telegram to the DPR. ] The sale of the Times has been completed. The transfer is Just as peed ns made nnd nothing now icmnins to bo done except the fixing of the legal form by the court and the entering of the formal order by Judge Tulloy. Altornejs Welgley , Uoxter , Goudy and Jiidgo Trumbull had their hands full all the forenoon determin ing Just how the final steps In the case should bo taken , nnd after Judge Till- lei's court cndjourned at the noon hour the Judge met them In his chamber for a con ference. The consultation was merely to communicate to the court the agreement they had como to , and post him upon how to act. They said the settlement was nil ready to bo entered upon record us soon as the court should make its formal decision. The exact terms of the transfer were , of course , kept a close secret. Hepoilcis wcic baried from the room during the conference. Judge Tiiloy was seen this aftuinoon and said that ho would not enter any order in the matter until to-morrow morning. Later In the day Messrs. Snowden and West , the new propii- otors of the Times , latno Into court and signed the agreement , which had already been signed by the other parties to the matter. They then not 1 lied t lie present em ployes of the Times that the new manage ment would take chuigo of the paper to mor row. Attornejs Goudy and Trade had a long private confluence In the hitter's ' ofllco this afternoon. The occasion of the con sultation was the arrangement in the Times deal , which was brought to per fection in Judge Tulcj's ihamber in the forenoon. There was nothing for the two legal lights to do but anange the details of the older to be entered in the court as to the way the money is to be paid , Into whose hand it is to bo given and hotv the transfer of the piopctty of the piop- erty will bo effected. Judge Tully , after the moining confeienco was over , piomlscd to think the nmttor over to-night nnd enter the necessary older of record tomonow. At- toiney Trade , who was witness in the case , but ically represents the hulls , though not of ficially acting as counsel In thu mutter , said this afternoon that 57. > ,000 was the actual amount of cash to bo paid over by the pur chasers , wh6 will also assume about $ T > 00,0 ( > 0 woith cf liabilities nf the shape of mortgages. SUING FOR Mil AUKS. The Kaunas City HaMO Hall AsHocia- tion Ankcd to WLack Up. KANSAS CITI , Mo , Dec 21 [ Special Tele gram to the Bin' . ] Judge Slovcr to day heard the evidence In tho'case of Theodore JVIcKjm against.Chuclcs D. Axinau and otheis , constituting the Kansas City Haso Ball association. McKim alleged in his peti tion that ho subscribed tlnough his father , A. V. McKim , for twenty shares of the stock of the association and after receiving the money Axman , Helm and others founlngtho association conspired together to cheat him out of Ills shares and pocket the 42,000. Mc Kim testified that he lepc.itcdly asked for the stock , but it was icfused him.1 Ho stated that the stock was valueless owing to the mismanagement of Heim , Mcdges and others , and asked the court to grant him a Judgment against the association for if'J.OOO. Joseph Heim testified that ho never confederated or combined with the manager of the association to cheat Mc Kim out of his shares. AVhen McKim ap- picached him and demanded the shines he told him that ho could not issue unsubsci ibcd stock to him , us his lawyer infotmed him that if ho did so all thu stockholders would be held personally liable , but ho agreed to give him W.OOO worth of his own shares , which McKim refused to take. Judge Gill took the case under advisement FIIKIGHT RATKH DKMOltAMZKI ) . The AVnr Hot\\ecn thu AVnlinsh and Alton Koiulu Growing fiercer. CHICAGO , Dec. 23.Tho war on freight rates between Chicago and St. Louis raged ficicely to day , culminating tills evening in domoitilization. The Wnbush , having met the 10 per cent cut of the Alton , m ulo yesterday , later announced to its patrons that lutes by the Alton were 10 per cent less than by any competing line. This meant a lurthcr cut of 10 per cent , and the W.ibash instiuctcd its agents at all computing points with the Alton to quote lower lates than its i Ivnl. In consequence no one could tell what tales wcio in force nnd merchants could ship f i eight ut any iato they pleased. Not only tlnough. but intermediate ) latcs to bpringlield , Jacksonville and Dccatur aie do- nioi.ili7el. This is tiuo both of dead fi eight and livu stock. It hccins ccitam that thu war will extend , buforu long , into the passenger business and such extension will cut down rates to Kansas City and bejoiul , as well as St. Louis. IS IT MUUDHK ? Ail Old Man Found Dead nnd Hit Wife DyiiiK in New lork. NEW YOIIK , Dec. 2.1. James Miller , a ica estate dealer about seventy j-eais old , vvn found Ij ing dead this morning on the floor o ! his homo in West Sixteenth stieet. BCMC ! < him lay his wife , unconscious and dying Oi her face and head were several gashes. It i' supposed the couple wcio attacked am beaten bjr robbers , but the police mo Inclmec to think the old man died of heart dlscnsi and that his wlfo was unable to notifj' tin neighbors. They think hei exhausted coiidi tion duo to stui vatian , as nothing had beci heaul of the couple since Wednesday unti thu discovui j' made this moi ning. Millci w.i said to bu wcalthj1 , His wife , thu uelgliboi aj" , had been insane foi the past j ear. Sh w as taken to the hospital. ' " AN RNIlKKKIillll CAl'TUHIJI ) . i Fiank McN'caly Ilio Absconding Saci i' Hank Teller Caught in HalUa\ . HMtDec. . SJ. Fiank C McNenly for whom dctcctiv et > have been looking fo months , was cnptuied heio this morning Mc-Nealj's crime was thn theft , of ? 1S > ,000 h bojiids and $ .1,500 in cash from the Saco am Bicldpford savings institution of Saeo , Me , of which ho was teller. Ho fled to Kurop but i etui neit hero on the steamer Polynesia Sunday. His biother came huia from Sac and met him , ami the thcoiv is that hu too' awti.v thu bonds with him when ho letumci to Saeo , as thuj' were not found when joun MeNealj's baggage was scaicited to clay. StcnniHlilp Arrivals. to the Bi.E.J Airlvcd The Ncdcrlaiul , fioi Aiitweip N , Doc , 23. Au Ived The Ba tlcfiom New Yoik ; thu Hepublic , fiom No' ' o- York. o10 Pi.i MOUTH , Dec. 2H. Am veil The Rliiiu 10n laud , fiom Now York for Autwoip. Nivv YOIIK , Dec. 21 Ailived The Bo ly gcnlaiul , fiom Antwcip : thu Hermann , fioi it.lit Antweip ; thcbtutoot Ge-oic'ia , fiuu Gl.n lit . gow. ut gow.BOITOV , Dec23. . Auiveu-TliO fiom i KxteiiHlxi Lll'cl SnltH. MONTHCM. , Dec. * M C'lwiles K. Gcorg managing edltoi of the Drily Arkansas G 0. * ette' , Little Hock , has begun suits lu t ! c-ouitof the queen's bench , Quebec , thvouj : bai nster "f Ibis city , apuhist Hie Witness i er thihiitv , thuJuuiuiii of Ottawa nnd the Ci < L i'h. zi'n of OttavMi , on i barges of malicious lib < h. Dau.asc-t. hi each case aio laid ut ? I5OUO. > l | ' Unole Sum iiHan Arhltiator. ST. LOIM , Dec , at Latest advices fro Tniltqu.iU | t-ay th it 8ic.'iul | Agent Auderw gave the two contending f in t Ions clearly understiind jc > tenlay that ho w'ould gl tliHii llfti-clRhthouiii to settle their di/Tc / enccs. in. and that If at the en\l of that th the tiiiuulo vvus not iu1u ] > tid Ihe/Koviinmc v , ould btep iu and bctUcU foi' them. ONLY A NEWSPAPER "FARE , " A Washington Oorrospondont Rules Sherman Off the Track. , THE OHIOAN WILL LIKELY SCORE. A Poor Attempt to Make Political Capital Out or Some lIcmarkM Made at Justice Fleld'H Dinner Table. A Correspondent's Vivid Imagination WASHINGTON' BUIIPAU TUB OMAHA Bp.r , ) 513 FOI'IITI KNTII STIIPKT , , > WASHINGTON , D. C. , Dec . , i.1. ! \ A Washington sicciul In to day's New York World takes Senator Sherman out of ho presidential race. It announces with a gie.it deal of posltlvencss that the senator , while at Justicu Field's ' dinner lust week , unbosomed himself to his table companions and acknowledged that Mr. Blalno would bo rcnomlnutcd ; that ho recognized the hand writing on thu wall and hud determined not to allow his name to go before the convention ns u candidate. It saj's further that the an tagonism of the Cornell , Conkllng , Platt and Arthur factions in Ncw York to Sherman has made It practically impossible for him to become the icceptent of thu united null- Blalno forces. I called at Mr. Sherman's residence this afternoon and showed him the World's dispatch. It forced the senator to smile blandly us ho lead. When he had finished he said : "Tho whole of this busi ness is fudge. There is Just ono atom of truth in it , I attended Justice Field's din ner. Thoru the truth ends und ridicule be gins. I am not a candidate for the presi dential nomination in the sense of seeking t. I have not said anything , nor have I done mjthing to lessen the chances of ivlr. Bl.iiuo 'or icnomlnation or to bring about my own selection. I am to day , so far us presidential nattcis me concerned , iii the same attitude hut I have been. " It is not ut all likely that one of such nnt- jral sagacitj' , of such vvulo experience as Mr. Sherman , would "unbosom himself" at a dinner table , and still more unlikely is it that would talk of himself and his political fu- , uro at a dinner given in honor of an English man. Mr. Sherman has no idea whatever , and the thought has never entered his mind , of advising his friends to relinquish their Hope of his nomination or of icquesting theme : o keep his name out of the convention. His iiamo will bo presented to the convention nt Chicago if ho lives and keeps his health. Hu not onlj' does not see the "handwriting on ; ho wall" pointing to the rcnomination of Mr. Ulaine , but he would not exchange the possi bilities of his own political future for thos.o of the Maine or any other statesman. In fact , I believe that Mr. Sherman expects to 10 nominated himself cund without entering , hc field as an avowed candidate. Ono thing is certain , ho docs not anticipate the renomi- nation of Mr. Bluinc , while ho does not antagonize Mr. Blalno or his interests , or the honest efforts of thu fuendsof Mr. Blalnc , Mr. Shciman could not give the endorsement to another la.'ogmtloii of Mr. Blame , which the emphatic declination to have his own mime used in the convention would giv o. In regard to the alleged antagonism of Messrs. Cornell , Colliding , Platt mid the Aithur fac tions m New Yet k , It may bo said that nil of these are fi lends of Mr. Sherman nnd he has' ' received assurances from the three men named that they would approve of his nora- imitioniuid assist iu his election. But it is hardly necessary to discuss inniors of this character , us a statement of such importance as this would nt bo credited when coming fiom a private dinner part.v. In Washington the conversations which take place at private dinners aie alwajs considered of the most private nature , and no gentleman would hawk them about the stiects It is likely that during the hours the distinguished guests sat at Justice Field's boai d , reference was Joculailv made of Mr. Sherman's presi dential possibilities , but if such allusion was made thu senatoi in no reply used language which could be distorted with anj'iescm- blnnco of tiuth into the stor.ytelegiaphed thu Woild. The World dispatch is what is know n on Nuw spaper How as a 'fake , " and its i idiculousness has caused moi o smiles than ciedenee. The fi lends of Mr. Shciman iu Washington icgaul tins story as ono of a series now going the lounds of the democratic press Intended to disparage the elevation of thu Ohio man und force the renominutlon of Mi. Blame They openly asscit that there is a conceited movement on thu part of the democratic nuwspapeis to bung about thu rcnommution of Mr. Blaine , and to smother any tumlencj' that may rise to nominate Mr. Sherman. This is tliu most positive evidence of this combination that has been shown up to the present time , nnd Instead of discouraging the fi lends of the Ohioun , it will serve to make them firmer. 1101,11) ) MS VTTHr. CVl'lTOL. Extensive preparations have been made in official and private circles to enjoy the holi- daj s and especially to hail the incoming of the new jear. The departments will bo closed to-morrow at noon and will not bo opened until Tuesday morning. Thej- will close again at noon ono week fiom tomor row and open on the morning of Tuesday , January it The official programme for the usual reception at the white house was an nounced to diij * . It discloses vorj- elaborate arrangements and it is iutqicfed that there shall be n good time. It Ls announced at thu executive mansion , howev er , and among the cabinet ofileers that in event bf ex-Secietar.y Maiming died Jlio white house re ception and those to bo held bj these in official life will' .be abandoned. A great deal of concern is felt to-ulght over the condition of the ex secretary and the wire' aiu icsoitccl to vor.v frequently for the latest information. Representative Samuel J. Run ilall , of Pcnnsjlvania , has pone to Albany te see Mr. Maiming and to bo ut his bedside when death comes , should it occur. Pnuiiv S , IlrvTH. L Army News. * WASHINGTON , Dec. 2.1. [ Special Telcgran to the BKI * . ] Captain John T. Morrison Tenth cavalry , has been placed on the rctlioi list. list.Second * Second Lieutenant George P. Ahern Twenty-fifth infantiy , has been giantcd twi weeks leave. \ Sergeant William Irwin , Second e.ivuli j has been placed upon the rothc'd ( list on hi own application. Captain A. H. Bainbriclgc , Fourteenth in fnntrj' , has been ordeied to inspect subsis tfnc cat Fort Towiisenel , Washington terr tory. l > Captain C. J. DickejTwentysec end ir fan try , has been ordeied to .San Diego , Cal for medical treatment , The resignation of Second Lfeutennr James H. Waters , Tenth infantry , has boo accepted to take effect January lb , isss. First Lieutenant James Hrcnnan , Scvci tccnth infantry lias been gi anted fourmontli extension of leave on account of sickness. ' The success of the Aimy Co-operative Fa association is encouraging to its pipmotor Thu fiistccitillcato was issued in March c thupicscnt jear. und the association noi numbers 'J-Tl mcmbui s. An order has been received from arm headquarters , cllievting that ut posts , "whet the mwithly muster of troops has bee authorized , " officers in mustering troops c thc last day of February , Apul , Jun < August , October and December of cach.vea will chargu two mouths' army nsjlumduc omitting any charge on that account on tl intervening muster flajs. -ts Lieutenant J. Y. M. Blunt , of ttio Flfl cavalry , and Miss Mary Hnss weramurrii at the paisunago of Saint Matthrvy'schuii last ov tiling . The wedding wilti qujet , ou the nc.u relatives being present. ' . , Olio of Mrs. 1MI. Sheiiclaii's children hi the diphtheria. The other children hove been sent to General Kucklcr , their grand father. _ _ _ Nchraflkft and Iowa Pensions. WASHINGTON- . 21 [ Special Telegram to the BEE. ] The following pensions wcie granted Nebraskans to-day : Hannah E. , widow of Charles \V. Purely , Hojnolds. Mexican war John K. Isbcll , Fait mount. Original Charles W. Purdy ( deceased ) , Reynolds ; Henry Swartspagcr , Lodge Polo Increase George W. Gullford , Guide Hock ; William T. Mclvln , Plattsmouth ; George Davenport , Norfolk ; Byron Weston , Central Citr. Pensions for lowans : Mexican war- Jacob J. Decker , PcrU ; Philemon Town end , Kcndallvllle. Original-William Podlgct , Norwood ; Joseph Mitchell. Ottumwa : Val entino Mendel , Albin ; Benjamin F. Patter son , Avftca. Inci ease James McDouirall , LcMais ; James C. Furls , Mount Avr ; Svl- vcsterW. Bragg , Nova Springs ; Joseph 11. Young. Marjsville. lleissue William O. Duvis , Keokuk ; Horace O. Hawks , Marble Hock : John H. Bain , Newton ; Joseph Hast ings , Atlantic. National Capital Notc-s. WASHINGTON , Dec. a ) . The secretary of the navy has received an official IP- port concerning the- recent trial trip of of the United States schooner Chicago. The mean speed obtained during the six hours' run was 15 1 knots , imd the maximum speed for nn hour , 16 ; n knots. The mean hoi so pow er developed was fi$4 ( ) , and the maximum for an hour 5,284. The machinery worked smoothly for thccntlrorun , und though water was occasionally used on the Journals the en gines were not stopped or slowed down nt any time during the trial. The engines worked quickly and efficiently. Senator Sawjer , chairman of the senate postoflice committee , saj s ho vXill bring the subject of postal telegraph before the com mittee very curlj' after thu holiday recess. Five members of ithu present committee were members of the Forty-ninth con gress , which rcporttd the postal telegraph bill but did not rcpeit the extensive investi gation made bj' it * predecessois. Senator Sawjcr is non committal respecting his own picscnt prcdillctionfl.Ho supi > ortecl the bills reported by the Foitj'-eighth and Forty- ninth congresses , which looked to the estab lishment of a postaV > telegraph sj stem , but with the co-operatic * of private corporations. The chief of the bufeau of statistics in his statement of the impjits and oxi > ort8 of thu United States report thu total values of im ports of merchandise for the five , eleven and twelve months ended November ! ! 0 , 1SS > , ns compared with simlUir impoits for coi responding pending periods oi the proceeding jear , as follows : Five m nths ended November , 1887 , same period In 1880. Elo en months ended November BO , 1887. $ (150,708,81(1 ( ( ; in 18MI , 607,15' ' 087. Twelve mouths of lbS7 , $712W ! ,918 : h 1880 , Wr ) > 0JM)7. ) Ex- poi ts Five months ildod November : ) , 18b7 , tllll5.1247 ( ! ; in IS * , ! 00j75b23 , : Eleven months In 1887. tt 42. 143,311 ; in 18H , $637,9N- ) t.)7. ) Twelve moiithi in 1887 , ? 727,4GOGJ5 ; lu ' ' > , SW. > ,2GO,413. The congressional committee escorting the i cumins of the late iJcpresentutivo Moffatt , left this evening fo : Ibis homo at Ti averse City , Mich. Secretary Whitney has infoimed W. H. H. Smith , chief clerk < ft ' the bureau of steam engineering , that his services as chief clerk will not be needed otter January 1. Mr. Smith has been iu [ the navy department twenty years. ' . Appointed Uiilt < fU.States Marshal. WismsaToK , Detl 23. Major J. M. Wright , of Louisville , Ky. , has-boon up- pointed marshal of the United States su preme court to succeed John'O. Nlcolav' , who retires ted vote hipisclf to literary work. Major Wright is a graduate of West Point and was ut one timo'on General Buoll's staff. He was for some time an editorial writer on the Conner Journal , afterwards supeiin- tendent of the board of tiade. and later pies- idcnt of the Southern Exposition company. Cause of Secretary Manning's Illness. DeeUS ) Dispatches from Albany state that tl o illness of ex-Sccrctarj' Manning was caused in a great measure bj' thu bad diainagu 11 the tieasury building. Mr. Manning is the econd secrctarj' of the treasuij fiom Now whoso illness has been ascribed in i ' great meausure to the same cause. Judge folgcr s > at nt Manning's desk a gi cat pait of he time in the pi ivttto loom adjacent to the reception loom of the sccietinj' of the tiea sury. Isoxt to this small room there is a bath room and investigation nt the tlmu of Seciotaiy Folger's illness disclosed un extinordin.ily uiisiniitaiy con dition. A great many clui ks w ere also taken ill. The treasury department bus made such impiovemciits as scantyappropimtlonswould permit. Gas Iti Chicago. CIIICMOO , Dec. 23 r-Special [ Telegram to the UFE. ] The engineer in ono of the Chicago cage browei ics discovered j estcrclay that his engine was pumpm tilr from the lake instead of water. It'w as decided that the fault was with the receiving pipe , which was over hauled. The pump was started again but evinced the sumo trouble as befoie. He then removed ono of the valves opening into thu pump nnd approached it with u eandlo to examine further. There was an explosion and a blue Hume which immediately died out. The engineer had bqen pumping gas. A pipe was attached to the valve opening and a steadj' tiiunc of odorless gas has since been coming in from the lake. The CJbld Wave. MiNNFiroMH , Defc. 23 The cold snap of yesteiday suddenly changed last evening into a blinding bli77aul. This moining snow fell , but it was of light duration. No serious blockades aio jet reported , but trains are moi a or less delated. KXTKAOUOIXAUY CONCESSIONS : Theynre Granted Ily the Mexican Gov ernment to Induce Immigration. ST. Lei is , Dec. 2.f , It is announced at El Paso , Tc\ . , that thu Mexican gov ei nmont has giauted cxtiaordinaJ.v concessions to u real estate company to | induce immigiation to Mexico. The coinmny lias obtained title to 5T > , Ooofl < H ) acres of huid In the diffeiunt states , andpioK | > ses to establish agencies in all huge cities of Europe ami America. The govern' ment has granted exemption fiom taxation and duty to all settlers on these tiacts and lu sines pioper protection. The I1 IT Hccortl. HUIISOV , Wis , 1 ec. 2.1 A telegram wa icceived hure this mornfng f 1.0111 New Hlch mend , St. Clajr cou tv , Wis. , asking for as sistanco from the , fire dep.utment , as th ( city was being dcst ojedbytlre. Hudson is u city of l.hOO inhul Hunts on the Omaha louc eighteen miles from 'Hudson. On , Cm. Pa Dec. 2.1. The Wcstert Peniisvlvanla & Kow York railroad shop bullied this mot nine- . Loss , $100,000. \ - r - . TronlilcN. YOIIK , Dec. S 1. Andrew J. Shiiloy i as assignee of Hunt , Wuite & Co. , the di ; goods firm of Brooklyn , which suspcmlec Wednesday lust , file-d his bond f security this morning , of > < UHX > Shliley sajs tin Hun's stock is worth $150,000 Soi'Tii Nonw UK , Conn , Dee. 21 Fraul H. Hosc-oe , hhoo manufacturer , lias failed Liabilities. , * SO,000 ; asbott , , fJO.OOO. The Weallu-r ToDay. . For Nebraska : Fair weather , followed b ; light hiiow , warmer , light to ficsh winds generally southeily and becoming fresh t brisk northwesterly. For Iowa : Generally fair weather , wunnei picocdedln easUrn Iowa bv colder , light t fresh variable winds becoming southei ly , fo ! lowed by light snow. For Dakota : Local snows , warmer , execi : In northern portions , followed by Might ! colder , llgtpUo ficsh vaiiablc yviuds. THE TRAGEDY AT WAVERLY , Full .Account of the Circumstances Loading Up to It. GOADED HIM TO DESPERATION Yonnp KliiRsler Made the Oltjcut of McrolloiiH Persecution at thu Hnnils orUlllltiRH Talker or Goaded Hy His Runny. WATnui oo , la. , Dec. 21. There is great ox- citcmcnt in Wavcrly over thu attempted shooting of Lawjer Uilllngs by Mr. Kings- ley , and the lattcts tiugic death. About two years ago Kingsluy graduated from the law department of the Iowa Stfltw university with high honor. Ho soon Won u splendid reputation for business integrity nnd more mitutal ability than fulls to the lot of mostioung men. He entered the ficldof politics , was nominated by the republicans ' for county attorney , and elected to that'p'osl- tion last fall. His connection with I3il\lngs \ began when , about four months ago , ho purchased of the latter the homestead In which ho ( Hillings ) had lived for fifteen j ears past. When the day an ived on which Klngsley was to take possession Billings was not icady to go , and Kingsley entered thu house as a boarder. The only other mem bers of the family was Mr. and Mrs.BllHngs. There was feeling between the men at this tlmo over some niistcnotis trouble and Billings , it is alleged , was hc.ird to say : "I will ruin this joung fellow or bo ruined my self In thu attempt , " and his whole com so of action fiom that time to the date of the tiugcity scorned to piovo the depth of his hatred. A pretext was not wanting on which to begin his ciuel work ol blasting the young man's leputation. Thu follow ing shows how eafe'oilj ho grasped ut the chance to besllmu Kingsk\\'s fair name : A fihort time since a young girl in Waverly was shown to bo in u delicate condition and when questioned , named as her bctiajer a jouug man in thu ncighboihood Imposing on her ignorance , it is alleged , Billings induced her to sign an nfllduvit stating that that the joung man named was not resxnsible | for her condition , using k Instead , in the nflldavit , Kingslcv's mime. Billings made public the cruel slander and the quiet little city oT Wavcrly was sur prised and shocked. Billings' lllmsy trick was quickly exposed and justicu donu Kinpslcy through u counter aflldav it exonerating him. On hearing that his fiist plan had fallen through Billings' wrath knew no bounds. Ho sought Kingsloy In the Icttci's ofllco and ac cused him of undue intimaci with his ( Bill- ilig's ) wife while n boarder ut the hitter's homo. Stung bejond endurance Kingsley diow a icvolvcr and pointing it attliu head of his tormentor pulled the trigger , but the cap 'failed to explode and Billings started down stairs with Kingsloy in hot pursuit. When about half way down stairs Kingsley llrcd again , the bullet penetrating Billings' cloth ing , but being stopped by n brass i Ing ot ! his suspenders Ho lan out into the street shouting for help and calling on the crowd which gathcicd around to arrest Kingsley. A rush began towards Kingslcy's olllce , and those w ho first entered the room were horrified to find him lying on his back u corpse. A ghastly hole ov er the i ight ui o revealed the manner of his death inoio plainly even than the smoking i evolver. A coroner's Jury was quickly summoned , and the work of examination begun , while Bil lings was taken to Jail through fear of mob violence , Bremercouuty having proved on for- uier occasions that taidy Justice is somo- titnes too Blow. In conversation with u re porter to night Billings stated , and his wife corroborated his statement when questioned afterw ard , that Kingsley had been criminally intimate w 1th Mrs. Billings , ami to-morrow Billings will ptoduco what purports to boa : oufcsslon signed by his wife of said criminal ntimacy , anu further stating that Kingsley .s the father of her uuboi n babe. In support of this confession will bo intioduced an affi davit sworn to b > Billings eoiioborating the mum points mentioned in the1 confession Among thu papeis taken fiom Billings was n piece of notu paper on which was wnttcn n Mrs. Billings' humlvvi iting n request that must be at an apK | > intcd hpot at a late hour thu following night , and saj ing that it W.is impcrativ uly uecessai y that he come. She also w allied him that "M. " was suspi cious and enjoined caution. This , epistle oc cupied the upper half of the sheet. On the lower half was wnttcn such u icply as might have been expected fiom Kingsley noble and .high . souled. Ho icpllcd , suv ing that it would bu highly impiopcr for them to meet as sug gested in thu absence of her husband , unit asked in a manner indicating sui prise of what"M."vv"us suspicious , closing the note with a demand for an explanation. All lu all , the affair appears to have been fiom the beginning a deep laid plot to niln Kingsloy , and pcihaps at the same time to extort blackmail. Billings is said to bo ono of the best reodolavviers iu the northwest unda man who scruples ut nothing to gam his ends. Both weio men of splendid phy sique , tall nnd ppowerfully built. Billings is about ttftj-ftvo while Kingsluy is scaiccly twenty-six. The Jury will piobably not ren der u verdict before to morrow night. Bold Horftc Thlcvos. SiofCITV , la , Dec. 2J [ Special Tele- giam to the BEI : . ] A peculiar and bold bur glary occurred to day. A Dakota county farmer , named Sides , started to Sioux City with a loud of coin. Wlnlu ut Jackson ho left the team standing iu front of a stoic wliiluhu went in to tiansact some business. When ho rctuined to the stieet ho found the wagon gone. No one had seen thu team leave ; no one know whether they had bioken loose 01 been ill hen away. Mr. Sides atoncoiom- itiuiilcated with Deputy SheulT Biusstleld. Ho-went to Jackbon and tracked thu team to Covington and acios"s the liver to Sioux. Citv. but heio all tiack was lost. It is supposed that some gnu diovo the team to Sioux Citj , but w ho it was or thu vvhci eabouts of the team cannot bu leal ned. Senator CasM'U'H I'otltion. DFS Moists Iu , Dec. 2t - ( Special Tele- ( rtum to thu BIT ] Senator K H. C.issett , of Pella , tiled u petition in thu disti u t court of I'olk county this moming , praj ing that n writ of niaml.unus issiiu against Governor William Lariabco , Sccietaiy of Statu TianU D. Jackson , Tieasmer of State V. P. Tvvom- bli ami Auditor of State James A Lyou as a boaid of cauvasseis , commanding them to al once leussemblc and to canvass the lotmni fiom the rifteenth senatoilul distiict , com posed of Million and Moniou counties , tint to dechnu the icsult theieof , and to issue tc Mr. Cassott his cettificatu of election , "am in all things to pioceed diligently and act-nut lug to law" This is. i new tui n taken bv Mr Cassett , ho claiming that the boaid of can vassers , m oidcring u new election iu Ills ills trlct , had e\ceeded its power The < aso wll bo heai d iu thu dl tuct couit of this count ; Januaij 2 For AinerltMiiK , Mifioriu Y\i in , In , Dec. fit [ Specla Telegiam to the BFI. ] Mrs. Cuirio Lam Chapman spoke hei u to-night to a fait -sUe < audience , handling the subject , "Ameiie , For Americans , " in u musterly manner am holding her heaicis in rapt attention fo nearly onu hour and a half Mrs Chapmui jiortrajed the evils of Chincsu innnlgtutio and the debasing influence it was having o the jouth of the United Stales. She guv some facts and figuics showing that boy only eight j ears of ago worn habitues cj houses of piostitution. Taking up thu ) K > iil which thicatoii the peace and pie | > ciily c America , nho rcviowcd anarchy , MOciiUif.ii conunuuiHm nnd bosslsm in polities , etu. Sh favois the orjjnnhntlctn of a party fiat wl discountenance the uiu eiti IcUxl lir.n'igratio to our shores of n class which threatens our morality and boasted llbeity. Mrs. Chap man is the w Idow of an Iowa editor and Is n \ery jnodest , unassuming lady , of pleasant iiddi ess and easy manners on the rostrum , using \ cry little gesticulation , but holding her audience by the brilliancy of her logic. Hloux Clty'B Now Dally. Sioux CITV , In , Dec. 2.1 [ Special Tele gram to the BI.K. ] The tlrst number of the new dolly , the Sioux City Dally Stock and News Exchange , appeared to day. The paper Is issued in the Interest of the. stock yauls , packing houses and live stock interests of this section. _ ' - Died From llln InJiirloH. Gitis'\u.t , , la , Dec. 2.1 [ Special Telegram to the lliT.1 Chin Ho Jones , the eighteen- > ear-old lad who attempted to cioss thu Iowa Conhal track ahead of u freight ttiiln jester- day ami lost a limb In consequence , has since died from the shock i ccclved. scouciF ATJSCHUYM-U. : A DcHtrnctUo Flro ItanlnK At Mld nlKht DiiHlncsH HOUSCH llurncd. SciiUM.i u , Nb , Dec. 2. ) . [ Special Tclo- ginm to the Bi ! . [ Shoitly befoi'o 12 o'clock fire bloke out In Sutherland Bros. ' furnltuio store. I'rom this building the Humes spread to the Inn dw in o stole of Mohicek & Popular , and thu notion store of T. B. Tin rill and M. B. Krlckson , butter and egg depot. Unless tliu Hie is soon under control other buildings will go. It Is impossible us jet , to cstlmata thu damages. _ * Marriage , lllith nnd Death. NiiiUAtKt CiTiNeb , Dec 21 [ Special to the Bun. ] The sudden death of Dr U. B. Laish last evening makes the third uvcntful period in that family which makes up the sum of life and which occupied within tlneo thus : The man iago of a daughter on Mon day morning , thu blith of a child to a maincd duughtui on Tuesday , and now the death of Mr. Lursh on Thutsdiiy evening , the twenty- eighth iinniveisuiy of his imnrmge Ho leaves a widow and seven chlldien , Mis ried Smith , of Omaha ; Mis S Kellogg , of Pore ivul. Iu ; Mis J. C. Watson , at piesent in Washington ; John , who is ut present lu New Mexico , and Tiank , Paul and a daugh ter ut hnmu The funeral will t ko place on Sunday afternoon and will bo conducted by thu Masonic aider. No Fight at Delta. Niim\sKA Cm , Neb , Dee. -Special [ to the lU.i. ] The report of u murder at Delta , Neb , ciiculatcd on the streets lust night and telegraphed outside , proves to bo a canard cminatmg from the brilliant mind of Deputy Shciiff Huberlc , who had Just re turned fiom Dunbar , wheio he chinned to huvu hc.nd it , but later confessed ho puipo- tratcd it as a joke. Uncoil ! Votes Itnllroad lloiidn. LINCOLN" , Neb , Doc. 2.1 [ Special Tele- giam to the Bi K. ] The result of the election to-day In aid of the Lincoln , lied Oak & DCS Moines road was favorable to the bunds on a vote of 1,7U ( for the bonds to 88 against. The vote was light , the inopositlon meeting no organized opposition at the polls. 8KNT TO IMIISON BY MISTAKE. Two Men Whom the Grand Jury Had Declined to Indict. New YOIIK , Dee. 2.1 The curiosities of the law's w 01 k ings are illustrated In the case of two men now in prison who have the right to bo fieo December ( i the grand Jury heio considcicd tbo case of August II. Schult/ , charged with burghny und petit laiccny. There was not sufficient evidence to convict , nnd the case was ordered dismissed. The same day the enso against Chailcs Edwards , for assault , was considered. Tlicro was not sufficient evidence In this case either , and it , too , was dismissed. When u bill is dismissed by the giand Jury thn secretary of that body stamps on the face theieof the woul "dis missed , " the foieman puts his signutuio under it , and that ends thu mutter. By some oversight the secietaiy neglected to stamp the face of the bills in the cases cited , and instead stamped them on tbo backs The foreman did not see the woid "dismissed" wlicro it should have been htnmped ; thought that tiuo bills hud been found , and signed 'he indictments Thej weio sent to the istrict uttoinej with true bills , and no ono Viis the wifccr. SehulU and Kclwards wcie trough ! Into the court of geucial sessions to ilead to the indictments which it was sup- losed had been found against them. \Tot knowing that the grand jmy had 'ailed to indict them they both pleaded guilty. Schultz was sentenced by llu- order Smjth to the Klinha icfoumitoiy. Ed- v .mis. who pleaded guilty to assault in the bird degree , was sentenced to six months in he penitential y. They nic both servingtimo w.v , whereas , according to law , they ought o bo f i eo. The facts came out by accident. Ono of the grand Juiymen saw that they weio icntenccd. and remcmbeicd that the cases gainst them had been dismissed. Judge lowing , when uslred what was the remedy 'or the men , said they should bu hi ought back heio on writs of habeas corpus and for mally dischai god , us it was unlawful to im- [ u iton them unless they had been reguhuly ndictcd. Colonel Fellows took the same icw of the caso. Dilllgcnt inquiiy failed to discover who the lawyers in the cases were. IJHAVKS AT A BANQUKT. J. Sterling Morton TalkH to Bourbon Ituckn In Chicago. Cnic oo , Dee. 2. ) [ Special Telegram to the Bu' . ] J. SturllngMoiton , of Nebraska , was thu guest of Die evening at the monthly banquet of the Iioquois club last evening. Thu biavcs shut out the fail sex and abused the monster piotectlon. Mr. Moilon in hisre- minks iclatcd an Iioquois legend about the bravo who was taken up thu mountain and killed u gieat monster. Pichidciit Cleveland had also been led up thu mountain and saw the monster piotection below. Ho would kill H. Then Mr. Morton descended fiom thu legion of fancy and said that the question of tin iff taxation was a vei.y Kit go ono. Some people tinned from it be cause it contained HO inunj * lutiicato details , but it was u simple thing. It meant the tak ing of monei fiom thu people and piling it up in the tieasinv. It took money fiom many , and put it in the pockets of u few. Whatever congiess might do Mr. Moiton thought the pi esident'b mchsagu had uuiilo It impossible lor the lepublleuns longer to make the peo- pie believe that putting utax on a thing made it cheaper. Not only was a in ntectivu tin iff wiomr , it was unconstitutional. Money could bo raised by taxation wilj for purjioses of thu govcinmuiit. when taxation went f ml her it was unconstitutional. Mr. Mor ton , in another Indian stoiy , ildleuled Mr , Blainc's usseitlon that tobuico was u necfs- sit\amlsat clo\vii. Ho was vciy hoaist fiom buv C'lo cold , and his icmaiks were cut shoit. Soveial othuis spoke , and thu even in0 passed vciy cnjoiably. Should Hi * Owned Ity thu Go * , eminent CIIH uio , Deo. --Congi essimm Isaac Stevenson , of Wisi on ! n , who Is bound foi homo fiom Washington for the holidays , gall to a lepoitcr heio to day : "Tho postmustci general , Mr Vlhis , told Senator Sawjcr , uni mjself , ilav tx-foiu jrstciduj , that ho vvoulc iccommeml the t-rfUion of u govorniuuui building in all towns whciu postal icceipt ! A e-i o f.1,0011 , ami good , lire ) pioofhiick build high in tmvns of 15,000 Inhabitants costini , tKK ) c.u h. " Mr. Stcvciihoti added : "Ian iu favor of thu govei nment doing so , and tin picNcnt ( ongirss may uonsldur fauch a ques tlou. " Muidcird nt Sea. PIIII.AUCI niu , Dee 2J.- Captain Walton of the schooner Cruu-cr , icports thrtt on tin 20th Jnst his malu boaidcd the wicckei schooner Kelley , off Capo Hcnlopcn , am fc/im ) the < -uptuiii , Ta > loilylnxdcndon ilecl * ' 1 hero weio marks on l.is thio.it and hi ulse on his head. Oali'u | ! 'altOl thinkt ho wa murdcicd , , OVER A THOUSAND MEN OUT , Extonslvo Strike Innugnratod on the Rending Rond. A GENERAL TIE UP THREATENED. flcport That UpuurdH of Forty Thou * snnd Mi > rc Will Quit Work To-Day A Vain Appeal to the ConrtH. Oltjcotrd to Non-Unlonlstn. Piiii.\iFiviiM , Dec. 2.1. Over ono thou sand men employed by the Philadelphia & Heading lalhonil company , on their lines nin- ning fiom West Palls to the Port Richmond coal whaivcs , either as tialn men , coal men or ft eight handlois , quit woik this afternoon nt half past 4. This action was caused by thu introduction of a tialn c rew of llvo non union men to do woik upon which union men had been employed , but who had been dis charged. This movement w ill bo communi cated to all emploves of the road , and a gen- eial stiikc on all the lines of thu company may bo the icsult. The trouble originated jesteiday when a ciewof Height handlers en gaged In shifting oars loaded with flour to thu pier controlled bv thft Him of Charles M. Tujloi's Sons , refused to deliver Buy nioiu ficlght to thu Him unless non-union men cmplojcd In hundllnir freight should bo discharged. Suiieiintemlent Swelgurd Is sued an order dischniglng thu crew who re fused to handle ficlght , ami threatening the siimu punishment to other ciuws who would follow the picccdcnt. All the icmainlng force1 , whlih consisted of four cruws , refus ing to obey the ot dor , were discharged. The news of thu disclnugu quickly .spread und this afteinoon , when thu ciuw of non-union men was put to woik , uvery other emplo.vo struck. A lingo polke folio Is on bund to plot in t the i omp.ni.v ' > property. Kcpicsentntlves nf five assemblies of Head ing einplojes , whci huvu formed national district assembly of Knights of Labor , met to night nnd called a gincral convention fur to-moi mw afternoon It is asserted to night that word has been passed along the entire Keadjng svstem , and that the ! UlKH ) or-40,000 men lu thu emploj of the company will quit work to morrow. At the olllte of the Heading -company It is stated that the clear duty of the company as n common carrierto deliver mcrchundisu to whomsoever it is consigned without regaul to any question between the consignee und his emplo.vcs , made it uc csMiry for the com pany to order that cars bo moved In Port Uichmond , and if the men refused , to dls- chin go them. The same was tiuo of the tioubli * at Klbabethpoit , with Coxe & Co.'s coal binges. * An Appeal to the Courts. PIIII.VDU rill v , Dec. 2,1 Counsel for Coke Brothci s & Co. to clay asked Judicial iuteifcr- cnce in the coal minors strike , under n peti tion pi cscnted in the United States circuit court. The specific instance made is that the complainants had a contract with thu Head ing Coal and lion company for u largo amount of coaldellvcicd ficcat Elizabcthport. The complainants wished it loaded on' on of their b.ngcs , but the Heading company was unable to do so , olTuiing instead to deliver It in ti Heading boat with charges for freight. Thu putitloncts allegu that the refusal to load is duo to an illegal ccmspiiaey between certain Heading emplo.vcs and the ntiiking Luzerno lount.v miners and is done to hinder the pe titioners' business because they have refused to acecclu to the sinking Illinois' demands. An ordui was asked for the loading of the coal , upon the- ground that the petitioners needjiTOWpfreliof befoio .their barge is boy- cotteU away from Ellrabbthport , Judge But- let refused the i cquest. Ho miid the prop- < city of tlip Heading company will within two dnys piibs out of thu hands of a receiver and also that the petitioners have a remedy by u suit at law for any damngo they may sustain ut the hands of the iccelveiH. ItUlNKI ) AM ) 1HJ8EUTED. A Young Gill Allured From Homo and Left IViutllcHH. ST. PAVI. , Minn. , Dec 21 [ Special Tele gram to the BLP ] A sad c isu of seduction and desertion came to light in this city this moining , the victim being a joung Chicago gnl of icspcctublo paientagu mimed Gracie Woodfoul. Tour weeks ago Giaclo loft her homo w ith a vurietj' uctoi and since then has been living a life of Hhauie. Her father is an insuianco agent , the senior member of the film of Woodfoid & Kinsley , doing business nt ii'l Lnsallo sticet , Chicago , and icsiclirig in a new block on Noith Clarke street , two ilooisfiom Wisconsin , almost opposite Lln- 'oln ' paik. His family consists of a wife and Ivu gills the eldest daughter being Giaclo , uht turned scventc-on j cars of ug o. Gracie MIS , unfortunutelj' for hcisolf , of u wild nnd kittlsh disposition , und dui ing the f requent Absences of her father from homo , gievv cntnely beyond her mother's con- lol , staying out late at night nnd i tinning atomic ! with j oung men , but the nil extent of her folly and wickedness was lot known to her patent * . She gradually became a ficqucnter of low \ aricty thoatreg , ! ind tlncu months after became acquainted ? with a song and dance man named Hobert * James. Ho w as sc.ircely tw cuty j eai s of ago , but the girl's fancy was captuied by his per- , foinmmcs. Thu acquaintance lipuned iut < \ , oinetlilng inoio than fiiendship , und finally Jimies induced the ghl to go to Ins mother's iioiifco. and thoie , in the absemu of the old lady , ho wi ought her iiiin. Then her seducer suggested that as hu was going to DesMolncH to ill ! an engagement that sliu acccmjiany him , ami the gill icadily coiiHentcd. Tour weeks ago she loft her homo without giving any Intimation of her destination , and with- tut taking mi ) ' other clothing than what she woiu , and Hcd with Hobcit .lames. Them was not uvun tliu inducement of wealth inull nii held out as a bait to luru her from her ' viituu , fur the joung man with whom shu decamped possessed no tnoro wealth 'thiin the nveiugo vuiicty actors jHibsess , and from the day she loft" " with him neither bought her diess nor , juvvclrj' . Aftet u two w cults' stay In Dee Molnos. thu pair camu hero , .lames expecting to obtain an engagement hei oat ono of th the.itcis. They in lived two weeks ago ami Jomi'H hlied a loom. He failed to find em ployment and then tlo | joung man showcoV Ids truocolois. rinding his funds iininliiffL low hu made up his mind to dcscit the girl. ' and last Thuisciay livening he ( iliietlvstepijcct 'f down and out , leaving Gruciu | > eiiiiUuss und I alone in u stunigu tity. Thu rent of thorooni and also the gill's meals were paid up to Sunday , but w huu that wan clone she hud no. means of suppoit and would no doubt huvoj fallen into Htlll lower deitths of Infamy , hue foi her ensu ( omiiig to thu knowledge of > City Physician Aucker. vvlici exerted hlmselti to ojien communication with bur father and ind iiou him to take his daughtur home. The girl hei self docs not appear to bu greatly din- tiissed at her situation , but speak lightly of it. in TofElvA , Kan. , Dec , 21 The dispatches which have been and continue to bo 1'f about RUffciing nnd death in western Kansas lira false according to the best evidence that can be piocurcd in this city. Them have actually been two deaths In Kansas and two in Nebraska , and th < so InUfi been reported to niako a scale. Ciops In western Kansas huv4 been poor and thu grcut majority of settlers have been there but a short time and an/ poor. But they in o not In a starving condi tion by any means. The weather Is moderat ing , the thermometer ranging from 40 to I/O abov o zero. IhuCVnliul 1'uulfiu'M Dividend. Nr.w V'oiiK , Dec. 23. A dividend of 1 per rent has been dochned on Central Vucllio i uilw ay stock , payable February J , ' 1