THE OMAH DAILY BEE.
SEVENTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA , THURSDAY. ( MORNING , DECEMBER 29 , 1887. NUMBER 1C
Torrlblo Stiicldo of n. Highly Ro <
epoctod Iowa Farmer.
INSANITY CAUSES THE DEED
Davenport's Trade Display a Gram
Success Meeting of Teachers
at Cedar UapldM Other
Hawkeyc Htntc News.
His Own Crcnmntor.
CAMBIUIHIE , la. , Dec. 28. ( Special Tclt
gram to the HKK. ] This morning Williat
Wilson , a well-to-do farmer and highly re
gpected cltlrcn living one mile- west of Can
bridge , set llro to his barn and perished I
the ( lames , Mr. Wilson bus been Insane fo
BO mo tlmo and had been closely watched b
friends und relatives , but this morning h
succeeded in evading his watchers with th
ubove results. Ills body what there WH
left of it wns taken from the burning bulk
Ing. His legs and arms were burned of
liusldes the barn a largo quantity of cor
and hay was burned. Mr. Wilson was aboi
fifty-five years old. Ho leaves a larg
family. Ho has many friends and relative
In this community , all of whom were great 1
shocked by his sad death.
Mooting of Teachers.
CEDAII RAPIDS , la. , Dec. 28. [ SpecialToll
gram to the liKii. ] The city Is full of tencl
cru from all parts of Iowa attending the ui
nual meeting of the State Teacher's assocli
tlon. Five hundred had been enrolled th
evening. The work of the day bus been ca
rlcd on In sections and many able papct
. have been read and discussed. This evenin
the association was given a formal wolconi
In the opcru house. A floor was laid over tli
parquotto and the house was beautiful !
decorated by the ladles of this city. Mus
and promenading was the order of the evei
Ing. Addresses of welcome weie dclivore
by Mayor Eaton and President Charles. <
the city school board.
Denies His AVithdrawal.
Dns MOINES , la. , Dec. SHI. [ Special Tcli
gram to the Hin. : ] The report 1ms bee
started that Hon. Josiah I. Young , rcpubl
con candidate forthoscnato in tliefiftcciit
district had witmlrnwn from his contest wit
Mr. Ciissutt. Senator Young telegraphs
a denial of the rci > ort and says bo is in th
flght to stny to the end , confident that h
claim to the scat will bo sustained.
Billings Growing Nervous.
WAVKIILY , Iu. , Dec. 23. The sixth day (
the Klngsloy Inquest finished with the clo
ing of Hilling's testimony In the case. Ho hn
been on the stand since Saturday mornlni
and during all that time has.bccn closcl
crossnmestloned by E. A. Dawson , a mcmbc
of the jury , chosen to assist Coroner Ford i
bringing to light the particulars of Klngsloy
death. During this tlmo Uilllug's positlo
has visibly weakened. Ho has admitted ha'
ing forged signatures to uftldavits , ana e :
plained the making of the notes und mor
gages by saying that ho believed at the tin ;
that his wife was soon to give birth to
child , whose father ho believed Kingsley t
be. Ho said ho intended that the proper !
should bo used for the support of his wife an
the child. Ho admitted , however , tin
In the meantime ho had changed his mini
and At the time of the shooting did not hi
Hove such to bo the case. This Is believed t
bo a ruse adopted by Hillings to remove whr
might bo considered a reason why ho shoul
have shot Kingsley. Little that is new wn
brought out. The testimony consisted simpl
of repetitions und amplifications of facts a
ready known. Hillings is visibly nervou ;
and has the air and manner of a man toi
jnented by a guilty conscience. Thoug
there is some talk of violence , the sobci
minded citizens who form the great mujorlt
have determined that * the law shall bo a
lowed to take its course und the matter 1i
sifted thoroughly. Mrs. Hillings will b
placed on the stand and other witnesses wi
follow. A story was circulated that Hilling
had made an attempt to cut his own throal
but there was little upon which to base sue
n rumor , save the fact that Hillings 1m
asked for a carving-knife and been rofusci
Davenport's Trmlo Display.
DvvnxrouT , la. , Dec. 23. The mercur
marked 13 deg. below ? cro this morninj
There was a strong wind from the west an
snow drifts in the streets were three fc <
high in places. Despite these obstacles tl
parade of the Iowa Traveling Men's Protci
tlvo association was n marked success. Tl :
procession was two miles in length an
headed by the city council , Company A , low
state guardthen came the DuvejKjrt businei
men's association of 10 ( > members. Davenpoi
post , Travelers' Protective association , !
strong , carrying fans and wearing straw hnl
and linen dusters over fur caps und coat
The trades displayed represented nearly ever
manufactory and wholesale house in the cit :
Home having six teams with us manj float
In lino. Altogether there were 2 (
Honts , wagons and sleighs representln
the different Industries and nearly ono thoi
sand men on foot carrying banners and en
blcnis or devices Illustrative of their buslnes
The line moved from 10 to 1:20 : o'clock an
was ono hour In passing a given point.
This afternoon a formal reception wa
given the traveling men at the opera housi
Mayor Clausen delivered an address of we
come , which was responded to by F. V
Smith , state president of the Travelers' Pri
tectivo association. P. O. Pmdcll , of Xenli
O. , national president , delivered an orutioi
und Charles 10. Hanks , editor of the Amci
lean Traveler , recited "The Drummer Hoi
day. " At the banquet to-night DOO covet
were laid.
Iowa Htntc Touchers' ANSociatlsn.
CKOAII RAHIIS , Iu. , Dec. 28. The Stnt
Teachers' associationMK , ) strong , Is In scssio
hero , There was a grand citizens receptio
this evening ut the opera house.
Accident to tlio "Cannon Ball. "
MiNXKAi'OLis.Dec. 28. Tlio "Cannon Hall
express which left Chicago on the Albert Le
route yesterday at 12:05 : p. m. , run Into
snow drift near Kly. In. , twelve miles froi
Cedar Rapids , at 2:30 : this morning. Hofot
the drift could bo cleared away a freigh
engine drawing a eabooso dashed Into tli
. rear of the eabooso , telescoping the dlnln
car and crushing the ends of nearly all th
cars on the train , as well us dumaglngtho set
end engine , the train being a double hcadei
Several people were seriously Injured un
many suffered bruises.1
Tlio Illinois Improvement Convention
CHICAGO , .Doe. 28. A meeting of the exet
utivo committee appointed by the Illinois In
provcment convention at PeoHa in Octobc
was held hero this afternoon to determln
| what action should bo taken during the prc :
ciii session of congress to further the watei
way convention between Lake Michigan i
Chicago and the Misslnlppi river via the 111
noisViver. After considerable talk the hi
ivus endorsed to bo offered to congress. Tli
bill provides for the selection of u commis
slon of five , two to bo engineers from th
army and three from'clvil life , the latter to I
paid K ,000 a year. The duty of this commi-
Blon would bo to lopk ufu-r the work of uial
ing plans and , surveys foftho canal
An Km'bcczlrr Pleads Guilty ,
NlW UUU.S-JWICK , N. 0. Dec , 25.-Major A
M. Way , indicted for the embezzlement o
140,000 from the Empire Uulldlng-and Loa
company , pleaded non vult contcndro to-da
" 0 was remanded lor sentence. . .
TIIAKPIC CKXiniAMiV IlKSUMKK.
Practical Collapse ofthe Strike on the
Heading lload.
Kr.unxo , Pa. , Dec. 28. Coal and freight
trafilc by this morning was firmly re-cstab-
llshcd on the main line of the Heading rail
road. The notice of Chairman Lee , of the
executive committee , to assemblies of
Knights of Labor , revoking the order
to go to work and once more
culling out the Philadelphia & Heading men ,
has not yet reached Heading. The Indica
tions are that the meeting of the Heading
rullroad men , which has been called here
for to-morrow for aggressive measure ?
against the company , will bo sllmly attended ,
It is estimated that from flvo hundred tc
eight hundred employes of the Heading rail
road have lost their | > osltons ! because ttiej
had cither refused to obey the company's or
dcrs or helped to foment und encourage the
strike. Fully W ) per cent of the crews pass
Ing through this city uro new men.
Men Still at Work.
POTTSVILLB , Pft , , Dec. 23. Notwlthstand
Ing thu fact that the Knights of Lubor leader :
lieie declare there Is n general strike- all alotif
the Heading railroad , there Is no pcrccptlbli
Interruption of operations here.
No Trains Moving.
ST. Ci.Aitt , Pa , , Dec. 23. A single coa
train has started out of Frackvlllo branch
this morning. The Heading railroad com
pany employs some twenty-five crews am
engines on this branch in the transportatioi
of about eighteen hundred cars dally , whicl
are hoisted over the Mahanoy plane when it
operation und sent through hcie.
"What Manager McLcod SayH.
PHILADELPHIA , Dec. 23.-Qcner.il Managci
McLcod , of the Philadelphia & Heading rail
road company , said this morning the opera
tton of the road Is almost without obstruc
tlon. Ho said that the men were not gener
ally obeying the order of the Knights of La
bor to quit work again because the coinpan ;
hud publicly guaranteed them protection , am
that there were sulllcicnt men ut work t <
carry on the operations of the road properly
A leading official of the company dechtrci
that ho had not he.ird anything In rcfcrcnci
to tho.rcported order for the renewal of tin
strike and said he doubted the issuance- .
such order.
In this city trains seems to bo running n
usual and to casual observers 110 indlcutioi
of trouble would appear. With the excej ]
tlon of coal handlers at Port Hichmond thcri
docs not appear to bo any troubii
and diligent inquiry has failed ti
reveal the true situation and althougl
the order for tlio strike is generally believei
to have been issued , this material point can
not bo definitely learned. Dispatcher Good
man. ut Port Hichmond , said , ho had bcci
told by u number of men thut if there wns an
other order to strike they would probably no
obey It.
A Misunderstanding.
POUT UICIIMOXD , Pa. , Dec. 23. A numbc
of men engaged at work ut the Heading com
pany's ' coal wharves hero again quit worl
tills afternoon. The train dispatcher , how
ever , states that seven engines were laid ol
by the company's orders ; that the mci
thought this meant u strike and many lef
work , but they arc going back as fast as the ;
are told the facts.
There was a feeling of uncertainty hero all
day and thc.ro was some hesitation abou
going on a second strike. Still , it nppcarei
that some sort of order had gone forth , am
ut noon TOO of the coul handlers quit work
The leaders claimed they had gone on i
strike , but the representatives of the com
pany denied this. This has been the sltua
tion all the afternoon. The crows of tei
Heading collieries have been discharged fo
insubordination , in refusing to take vessel
out when ordered to do so.
Stiainokln Knights Still Out.
SIIAMOKIX , Pa. , Dec. 23. i'ho Headinf
railroad Knights of Labor hero are still ou
and declare they will not return to worl
until their discharged associates ut this placi
are reinstated. Three train crows of non
union men arc at work , but there are thirty
five locomotives without crows. The collieries
in this locality nro all idle owing to the lacl
of transportation facilities. The rnilrouc
strikers , however , declare that the miner
will go on n strike as soon as requested to di
so. Good order prevails among the strikers
A NAIIUOW KSCAPE.
Thrilling Experience of Section Mcr
On the Denver & Itio Grande.
DnN visit , Colo. , Dec. 28. [ Special Telcgrair
to the Hue. ] A party of ten men working
under Section Boss Stephen Horn , on tin
Denver & Hio Grande railroad at a point
about ten miles beyond Littleton , had a thrill
ing experience yesterday. Nine of them es
caped Injury but impressed with most un
comfortable feelings , while the section boss
was very severely Injured and had a narrow
escape with his life. From what can b (
learned of the affair It seems that a Imud-cai
laden with rails was being unloaded ut the
place mentioned and the men were all u
woric when n switch engine "running light1
came around a curve suddenly und dashed a
a high rate of speed und with frightful forci
into the vehicle. Such was the force of tin
collision that parts of the hand-car wen
hurled skyward over twenty feet and wtien
they descended , did so with an nwful crush
Parts of the car struck Stephen Horn , th (
section boss , breaking ono of his legs and in
Jurlng him otherwise very seriously. Hov
thu other uicu escaped being hurt is con
sidcred almost a miracle.
The 1-iubor Party.
NEW YOUK , Dec. 28. [ Special Tele
gram to the DEE. ] When the now genera
county committee of the united labor part ;
organize next week it is said thut it will ccas
to bo a "labor party : " "Of course , " said on
of the projectors to-day , "it will appeal ti
workingmen. But that is not merely to me
chanlcs and lawyers. There Is a feeling h
some quarters that worklngmcn did not sup
port the party to any great extent at the las
election and nn effort will bo made at semi
future convention to change the party1 !
name. The idea .will bo to make the lam
question with a single tax the leading fen
turo. Tills will bring about n schism , to wha
extent no one knows. " The couimittco to revise
vise the constitution of the party in this cit ;
have been at work since the last meeting
Many changes will be mado. Many nctivi
members of the party are of the opinion thu
no presidential candidate should bo nominate !
next year on account of the tariff limitation
which will occupy jrcpular attention.
A Pacific Cable Scheme.
OTTAWA , Out. , Dec. 28. [ Special Telegran
to the BEE. ] A reporter learns at the department
partment of marine and fisheries thut owinf
to some misunderstanding between the Do
minion and Australian governments , the sail
Ing of the Dominion government steamc :
Alert has been indefinitely postponed. Shi
was to have left Halifax this month for tin
Pacific to make a survey from British Col
umbia to Australia for the proposed cable
What the trouble Is cannot bo ascertained
The two governments were to curry on tin
survey Jointly , the Dominion government ti
furnish the steamer nnd the Australian gov
eminent to defray expenses. Every arrange
incut hud been made for the Alert's depart
urc , and the delay 1ms caused much disap
iwintmcnt to the projectors. This cxpedltioi
was to form part of the Fleming kchcme , bi
which it wus projiosed to connect British Cot
umbla.Austrulla and India by an ocean cable
ami which hud been promised tuo support p ;
all tlio governments concerned.
Steamship Arrivals.
. NEW YOUK , Dec. ; 23. [ Special TelegViUr
to the Be. ] Arrived The Savona , frou
Hamburg , imd the Franco , from London.
. Pi. ) MOUTH , Dec' . 23 : Arrived The West
'crn Land , from New York for Antwerp.
rnilllVO III TATTPV r IIVP
dUULDS ILL-LOTTEN GAINS ,
Proceedings to Bo Instituted Com
pelling Him to Disgorge.
THE PACIFIC ROAD COMMISSION
Forecasting the Probable Ilcnnlt of Iti
Forthcoming Hcport on the
Condition of the Two
Great Corporations.
'Jay's Thieving John.
Nr.n- YORK , Dec. 2 < . ( Special Telegram t (
the Br.i--Sevcrul months ago the World pub
llshcd some Inside facts ns to the probable ten
or of the Pacific railway investigating commit
tee. In this statement the evidence that hai
been secured in regard to .lay Gould's ' manlp
ulntlon of the Union Pacific road was brough
together nnd a strong case made out agalns
him. It was shown that while ho was n d !
rector In the Union Pacific , after buying u ]
the Missouri nnd Kansas Pacific systems
with the announced purpose of forming i
competing line to the Union Pacific , ho hai
forced the directors of the latter road to comi
o his terms and millions of dollars worth o
stock for which ho had paid comparatlvel ;
Ittlo , was transferred into the Union Paeifi
nt par. It wns shown that ho hud profitei
by bis manipulations nearly $10OUOIX >
uid that Husscll Suge , Sidney Dillon am
ither Union Pacific directors had shared t
some extent in these profits. The Intlmntioi
was given that the commissioners wouli
irobably recommend that the governmen
bring suit , as partner In the enterprise , ti
comncl restoration of the money of the com
> nny. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch an
lounced Sunday that this is to bo done. Th
statement is alleged to bo made upon the bcs
uithority. It is said that the president ha
letcrmlned to instruct the attorney generate
to bring suit against Gould , Sago & Co. ti
secure return of $10,000,000 which they an
charged with having unjustly taken out o
the coffers of tlio Union Pacific. It is furthe
said that President Cleveland has hud sev
crul conferences with the commissioners ii
the hope of being able to rcconcilo the radl
cal report of Commissioner Pattlson with tin
moro moderate report of his col
leagues , Commissioners Anderson and Lit
tier , and that it is probable that bu
ono report will bo submitted to congress
This alleged otllcial statement , made m i
Wall street paper that is regarded as tin
organ of Mr. Gould , Is copied : "Wo ari
authorized to say that the Pacific railway in
vestigatlon committee will report very favot
able for the Union Pacific ; that the road is ii
excellent condition , that the. debt ought to b
extended fifty years at 4 per cent , and tha
honest men arc running it. Of the Centra
Pucitlo the report will say that the road 1
run down , business and equipment diverted
that the company does not want un extension
nnd will recommend thut if the company re
fuses un extension , that the Thurmun net b
so amended as to take all the net earning
for the government. Mr. Pattison rccom
mends a government receiver for both roads.1
This story was submitted to Commissione :
K. Ellery Anderson lust evening , and ho wa
asked to say whether it truthfully outlinci
the reports of the commissioner. When hi
had read it through ho said : "It would , o
course , bo very improper for mo to divulge
the contents of the reports that have bcei
made. I may say this , however , that in wha
you have shown mo there is something. o
truth and something of crrror. It is no
strange thut some things in the reports hay
leaked out , as they have now passed througl
more than a hundred hands. "
"Will you indicate , Mr. Anderson , which i
the fnlso and which the true i"
. " 1 will say this , " said the commissioner
significantly , alter a pause , and indicatini
the paragraph quoted above , "thatl can't un
dcrstand how thut sentence came to h
written unless the 'ailthor has seen souv
parts of these reports. "
"So Commissioner Pattison really pro
poses to annul the charters of the rondl"
"Yes , that much has como to bo general ! '
known. "
"And you are opposed to such a course ? "
" 1 oppose it on legal grounds. The govern
ment cannot possibly annul the charter of i
road , which charter bus been received fron
n state , us in the case o
the Central Pacific , which came Intc
being through the stuto of California. Tli
United States cannot try n man for murdc
committed in the state of Now York , am
they cannot annul a charter which they dn
not give. That is my understanding. Semi
way may have been discovered , but I havi
not learned of it. "
"And it is proposed to sue Gould , Sage.am
the rest to recover the $10,000,0001"
"Thut I must decline to say. In the stor
that the World printed some months ago
however , it stated the facts very plainly , am
looked with some clearness into the possibill
ties of the futuro. "
COMMERCE WITH CANADA.
The Proposed Union DIscnHscd at tin
Boston Merchants' Dinner.
BOSTON , Dec. 28. Among the promlnen
gentlemen who attended the banquet of thj
Boston Merchants' association at the Vcn
dome hotel this afternoon were Senator
Hoar and Dawes , Congressmen McKcnna , o
California ; Rogers , of Arkansas ; Hitt , o
Illinois , and Brcckonridge , of Kentucky , am
n largo delegation from different provinces o
the Dominion. The post-prandial exercise :
were opened by Hon. Jonathan A. Lane
president of the club , who extended n we ]
como to the visitors and in appropriate word
announced that the commercial relations be
twecn the provinces and this country wer
nt present of such an Important nature as t
demand the attention of the merchants am
consequently the business men of Boston hai
invited the eminent and distinguished gentle
men from the provinces and halls of congres ;
to participate in a discussion of this question
krastus Wiman , of Now York , sx > ko ii
favor of commercial union and said If tin
United States would profferit , Canada wouh
accept it. Congressman Hitt , of Illinois
spoke in regret of the absence of Hon. Hen
Jumin Uuttcrworth , of Ohio. In the coursi
of his remarks ho said : "Those who res
upon the text of a treaty will not yield tuei
rights. This question will never bo scttlo <
upon lines which wo have followed , nnd ti
settle it wo must extend our lines moro lib
erully than has over been done before. It I
the opinion of a largo number of public mci
that reciprocity , full und complete , or com
mcrclal union , if you cheese to go further
will be the solution of this problem. "
Hon. John McDonald , n merchant ol
Toronto- , expressed the c atonthat It is thi
duty of nations to advance reciprocity in uc
cordutico with existing rights ,
Hon. J. W. Longloy , attorney general o
Nova beotiu , said : "Tho fishery interests o
Nova Scotia uro great , but the people risi
above the wretched consideration of fish
\\e want free , unrestricted Intercourse will
the United Stutes , even to the extent of com
mcrclal union. "
Hon. Peter Mitchell , M. P. , an editor o !
Montreal , said : "Canada has no desire foi
annexation , for her people uro true to tin
mother country. "
Mr. Chamberlain snld , without right , th <
other day , that Canada may po. "Now,1
said the speaker , "when Great Britain suyi
that Canada may go. she will go with pleasure
uro and in n hurry. "
Among other speakers was Congrossmar
Dingley , of Muine.
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Ask Protection from Scalpers .
CHICAGO , Dec. 28. The Central Traffic as
fcociutlon has authorized Commission ? !
Blanchard. { o prepare amendments to bo sub
mlttcd to congress io amend the inter-stati
act. A move Is to be mndo to Insert provls
Ions which will protect railroads'from th <
fraudulent- misrepresentations of freigh
-shippers in regards > the classification o
commodities shipped , and to prevent tin
sale of railroad tickets by any except author
Izcu ngenis o ( companies ,
V1CTOUY FOR THE CABLE.
Judge llrcwcr IleffcHcs to Grant the
Injunction Asked.
LEAVESWOHTII , Kan. , Dec. 28. [ Sprcla
Telegram to the BR .J Judge Brewer , of tin
United States district court , sitting In chum
bcrti to-day , gave a decision In the case of the
Omaha street rallwa company vs the Otnaln
cable railway company refusing to grant r
temporary injunction restraining the lattci
from building a cable road Into the streets ol
Omaha , and remanding ttio case to the gen
cral term of court.'The case was really i
question ns to whether any one but the stree1
railway company had a Hght to occupy the
streets of Omaha with a railway. The cable
company will therefore continue to build It :
Hue. j
8TKKPIJE CHASING.
Something Aboiit the Sport ns Pur
Hitcd in Bngland.
{ CofvrtoM IfSibtlJamtf ( Ionian Rcimrft.l
LONDON , Dec. 21 [ New York Heruh
Cable Special io\ \ the Bin. ] Amorlcar
lovers of hunting and steeple chasing wouli
have enjoyed a racing 'and boxing day a
Kempton park , not l r from Hampton court
Kempton park is to London , as to location
what Jerome park , has been to New York
Kempton steeple chasing , which began s
well , was summarily ended by Jack Froa
to-day turnlngtho thermometerto2 , ' < degrees
which marks "shocking , positlvelyshocklng !
cold weather. Upon boxing day a largo nuir
her of steeple-chasing men , Including seven
travelers , crowdcd around a dry ditch , on
taking the off side , 'pno the fence , to witncs
the Jumping there. The combine
ditch and fcn'co has the vcr ,
unholiday nonio'of "Tho Scnro"-
not so much because of the mishaps whie !
have there happened , for no fatal acciden
has ensued , but fitfin the shape of the dltcli
The lookers-on , peshaps , came in the spirit o
a famous Englishman , who , years ago , dail ;
attended , named Van Amburgh , but no dis
aster occurred , and nine riders took the jinny
This ditch is four feet deep A combine
ditch and fence , though artificial , is contit ;
ually met with In numerous hunting coun
tries and if any servant or second horscma' '
refuses to put his horse at n leap of this sot
ho would lose his place. Steeple-chasing
however , seems to hnvo become entirely dia
nssocinted with fox-hunting und is mostly ii
the hands of clever coteries and combination
who find the training of a costly thorough
bred racer to get ( quickly over easy fence
nnd a firm graveled course is the surest wa ;
of gaining pecuniary success.
The Crown Prince in Good Shape.
[ Ci > i > urtoM JSS7 bu James Gordon Rcmidt.l ,
SAN HEMO , Dec. 28. [ New York Hcralc
Cable Special to the BDE. ] Dr. MacKenzii
leuvcs to-morrow morning , but will retun
from time to time as occasion may require
Ho says the prince Is now free from the dls
agreeable sensations which troubled Inn
from the beginning of the year to the inlddli
of November , feels well , is hopeful and ii
good spirits. Sir Morrell will carry awa ;
with him a highly satisfactory impression ate
to his illustrious patient's general symptoms
but ho again most emphatically expresses hi
conviction that It is qulto impossible ut thi
stage to decide what is the exact nature o
the disease ,
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Plane.Mfaio Pope.
[ Copyright 1881 ImtJamc * Gordon BenntitJ
ROMI : , Dec. 28. ( Now York Herald Cabli
Special to the BKE. ] The pope will no' '
hold another consistory until March , whoi
ho will celebrate the anniversary of his core
nation. I have just returned from the vati
can , where I am assured that the elevation o :
Archbishop Williams to a cardinaluto wll
depend chiefly upon himself. Apart fron
this the only news nbout the future cardinal :
Is that they will include the archbishops 01
Cologne and Purls. The latter is cxpectci
here to-morrow. There is excellent author
ity for stating that the archbishopric of Mil
waukce will bo divided and Archbishop Ken
drick , of St. Louis , will shortly bo given i
coadjutor. _
The French In Xcw Zealand.
LONDON , Dec. 23. Advices from Auckland
New /.calami , say the French have unnexcc
Baitaca. The native chiefs refusing to sub
in It , n gunboat bombarded the villages and :
proclamation was Issued stating that the nn
tivcs would bo punished and finedTinless the ;
submit to French authority.
Jtusslu's Pacific Policy.
BEHI.IN , Dec. 8. The Post publishes i
telegram from Vienna saying that Princ
Lobanoff , the Russian ambassador there , hn
assured Count Kqlnoky that Russia is pursii
ing a policy of pence , nnd that the conccntra
tion of Russian troops on the Gallcan frou tic
is not Intended.
Rumor * About the Emperor.
BEIILIN Dec. 28. Telegrams huvo been ro
ccivcd hero to-day from New York nsklni
nboutEmperor William's health , nnd stutlni
that rumors are current in that city that h <
is dead. There is no foundation for sucl
rumors.
Peace SalTl to Be Assured.
LONDON , Dec. 28. A dispatch from Berth
to the Exchange Telegraph company says i
is stated that Austria , yielding to the pressure
uro of certain friendly powers , has mndo ad
vunccs to Russia , by which continued peaci
is assured.
Churchill's HuKBtan Visit.
ST. PcTEiisiiuiio , Dec. 28. The Moseov
Gazette , commenting upon Lord Randolpl
Churchill's visit to Russia , says : "His visl
will dispel his prejudices. Ho will find m
trace of aggressive plans against India. H <
will discover readiness on the part of Russii
to solve all questions in accord with England
full guarantee being given for the security o
India , provided England does not oppose
Russia's legitimate interests in Europe. "
Canada's Now Governor General.
LONDON , Dec. 28. The Manchester Courie
states that Lord Stanley , of Preston , has ac
ccpted the governor generalship of Canada.
Phoehe For Governor.
CHICAGO , Dec. 28. [ Special Telegram t <
the BEE. ] A St. Louis dispatch says Misi
Phoebe W. Couzins , ex-United States mar
shall , has announced herself a candidate foi
governor on nn independent prohibition plat
form. She is a bright , intelligent woman
very earnest and eloquent In her speech um
of no small ability as u politician.
Petty Tyranny.
LONDON , Deo. 28. Corcoran , printer to the
Cork Examiner , has been arrested on the
charge of printing In that paper reports o !
meetings of proclaimed branches of the Na
tlonal league.
Gladstone ) RinuarkN for France.
LONDON , Dec. 23. Gladstone embarkci
ui > on the channel steamer at Folkstono or
his way to France this morning. Ho was
cheered by the crowd which had gathered to
see him oft.
Germany Will Take a Hand.
CoNsTANTixdi-us , Dec. 28. The Germar
ambassador haj officially informed Kuiml
Pasha , president of the council of ministers ,
that Germany will givo. Austria' active'milf
tnry support if Russia should provoke wai
with Aubtrta. . .
TWO VERY FLY DETECTIVES
They Attempt to Blackmail a Nebraska
braska Oity Clerk.
THEIR BOLD SCHEME EXPOSED
Story of the Fall of Lou Thurman-
Ruin Wrought Bjr Wlno and
Women A $15OOO Dam
age Suit.
Bogus Detectives Attempt Blackmail
NEIIIUSKA CITT , Neb , , Dec. 28. [ Specln
to the BCE. ] Several weeks ago a man fron
Lincoln claiming to represent n detective ns
sdclation and giving his name us Cole , cam
to Nebraska City to fish for suckers. Lnt
developments show that ho was very sue
cessful. His scheme wus to appoint n rcprc
scntntivo of his association In every town Ii
the west. Ho wus "recommended" to a dozci
or moro young men of "detective ability.1
Some smooth talking , n $10 membership fee
nnd the work was done. All went wcl
enough until several of the young men trici
to put their "ability" to uso. Among the $ t
detectives was a young doctor , C. H. Ahrcnd
who Imagined ho had fame by the coat-tail ?
He sent word to a well known dry good
clerk that ho wished to sco him upon 1m
portant business , The young man called am
was told that the doctor was n private dc
tectivo , that the clerk was susplcloncd o
robbing his employer , and It was intimntci
that a money consideration would put
quietus upon further proceedings. Th
young man objected to the doctor's scheme
aud expressed his opinion of the detective Ii
forcible lungungc. Later in the day Chnrlc
Burn , Sit ) detective No. 2 , called on the clcrl
nnd udvised him to "fix" the matte
with Detective Ahrends und save trouble
At this point the young man's employer , Mt
J. W. Gilbert , was called In and denounce !
the entire business as a blackmailing scheme
Steps were taken to bring suit against th
"detectives , " but when wanted last night i
was founn that Dr. Ahrends had suddenl
loft for Canada , leaving his effects behind fo
his creditors. Frank Dillon , another of th
innocent lot , tricdto enforcohis 10 authorif
by arresting a mnn lust night , nnd for hi
trouble spent the night In jail und this morn
ing contributed # 15 to the school fund for im
pcrsonuting nn officer. There nro a numbe
yet to heur from , but it is thought they ar
in hiding. _ .
Wine anet Women.
NEnnASKA CITV , Neb. , Dec. 28. [ Special t
the BEE. ] Lon Thurmnn , whoso death wa
announced in the BEE yesterday as havini
occurred at Council Bluffs , was well knowi
here , and the history of his life is a sadly in
tercsting one. A few years ago ho came her
from Brownvillo with a young wife am
child , started in business and was ono of th
most respected and popular young men in th
city , but cnrds'and loose women got the bes
of him. His wife secured n divorce and h
married one of the women of the town , wh
already had three husbands. Ho then opcnei
a saloon nnd gambling den , nnd went froii
bad to worse until even his last wife wouli
recognize him no longer nnd procured a dl
vorce. Lon , with the help of some friends
then made nn effort to "bruco up , " nnd sue
ceeded so well for a time thut ho was glvei
charge of the Grand Central hotel ahd rai
it successfully for some tlmo , when ho agaii
took upvith his late wife , and together the
turned the hotel into a house of prostitution
A serious shooting sc.rnpo between his wlf
nnd ono of the inmates , growing out of jeul
ousy .of each other , which occurred sooi
after , resulted in the police closing the hous
and ordering nil parties concerned to lenv
town. Thurmnn frequently returned to th
city , but was always driven out by the pc
lico. His death is no surprise , and there i
hardly one tear dropped over his sad ending
though once his friends were without uuui
bcr.
Building a Bridge.
Nr.niiASKA CmNeb. . , Dec. 23. [ Special t
the Br.E. ] Owing to the largo increase ii
freight business at this point the B. & M
transfer boat has been found inadequate t
the demand , and the company this mornini
commenced the building of n pile bridg
across the river , which is intended to serv
until the permanent bridge is completed
The wholesale firms nnd packing house
have complained heretofore of the uncoi
tainty in transferring , claiming it had
tendency to diverge to Omaha und Knnsn
City trade from Iowa and Missouri rightfull
belonging to Nebraska City. The bridge wii
remedy this nnd give firms hero a bette
chance to compete with Omaha for low
trade.
Faith in Advertising.
NEHIIASKA CITV , Nob. , Dec. 28. fCorrc
spondenceof thoBEC.l The Nebraska Cit ;
board of trudo are making arrangements t
do sumo effective advertising between thi
and spring. A number of newspapers in al
parts of the country will be patronized to thi
end , and it is proposed to send a good mai
out on the road to "talk Nebraska City , " dis
tribute circulars and put up posters calllui
attention to her advantages and prospects.
Sues For $15OOO Damages.
LINCOLN , Nob. , Dee. 23. [ Special Tele
gram to thcBEE. ] William Green , former ! ;
on employe of the B. & M. road , to-day begai
suit against the corporation for $15,000 dam
nges on uccount of injuries which ho claim
to have received while nt work on a wreck
ing car at Woodlawn station In October last
He alleges that , owing to negligence on tin
part of the company , ono of the stay ropes o
.the derrick broke , allowing it to fall on him
breaking his leg and inflicting other injuries
AHKESTKDFOU PKUJUUY.
A Case of Interest to UcHidents of Ne
uraka City.
KANSAS CITT , Mo. , Dec. 23. [ Special Tele
gram to the BEE. ] Samuel Porsel , who wa
arrested by order of Judge Gill last week fo
perjury , was placed on trial to-day befon
Justice Worthen. Owing to the absence o
several important witnesses the casowa
continued to Jan. 2. Judge Gill nnd the entiri
clerical force of the circuit court were sub-
pccned and were present nt the trial. A
the timoPerscl was arrested Judge Gill re
fused to state the particulars of the case
To-day they were given. Soon after Perce
filed a petition for a divorci
from his wife In which ho nllcgrc
hat ho hud heennrcsidentof Jackson count :
for ono year and the whereabouts of hi )
wife was unknown to him , n letter was received
ceived by Circuit Clerk McCoy from Thomai
Johnson , of Nebraska City , Neb. , nskltif
whether a divorce suit had been filed cntltlci
Persel vs. Pcrsel , and , if so , to send copies ol
the petition. Circuit Clerk McCoy compiled
with the requesH nnd a short tlmo afterwards
Johnson came to Kansas City nnd stated thai
Persel was his brothcr-In-lawund his pnrtnci
in a general merchandise business in Nebraska
braska City , where ho had always lived ami
was living at the tlmo with his
wife. Clerk McCoy handed the written state
mcnts to Judge Gill. When the case wus
called in the circuit cshrt this mornlnt
Perscl went upon the ttnnd nnd testified that
ho hud resided in Kansas City over n yoni
.and did not know the whereabouts of his
wife , all of which was taken down by the
stenographer. When Perscl finished his tes
timony ho was placed under nrrcst by Judge
GUI. Persel Is a man of good Bttuiding in
Nebraska City und Is well connected.
1 "
A RerlouN Charge.
Conic , Dec. 28. Three girls under thirteen
years of uge , inmates of the Good Shepherd
convent , have sworn out Information before
thoinayor of Cork charging n retired mili
tary officer , who Is nt present holding nn im
portant government jKisUlon with criminal
assault ,
GKNKH.YL. MAUMADUKB DKAD.
Governor Succumbs to An
Attack of Pneumonia.
CITT , Mo. , Dec. 28. [ Specln
Telegram to the BEE. ] Governor Mnrmnduk
died ut the executive mansion hero to-night ui
twenty minutes of 10 o'clock. The govcrno
was taken 111 Monday , and the disease , ncuti
pneumonia , rapidly developed In spite of th <
efforts of his attending physician , Dr. A. C
Davidson , and Dr. Young , superintendent o
the Nevada asylum. The governor rcccntl ;
returned from Europe , where ho spent sev
eral months for the benefit of his health
Ho was in St. Louis during the seven
weather of lust week and is believed to havi
contracted the dlacuso at the time.
The governor died surrounded by his Im
mediate relatives his niece , Miss lolu Har
wood , Colonel and Mrs. D. iv. Marmnduke ,
Mr. nnd Mrs. Leslie Marmaduke , of Swec
Springs , and his private secretary , Hon. V
C. Ynntis. To-night was the dnto for tlu
fancy dress ball which the governor give *
every Christmas to tlio children of Jeffer
son City , and some 250 Invitation !
had been issued , some to friend
in St. Louis , Kansas City , St. Joseph am
other places. Last night all were notillci
by wire that for the present , nt least , the b.il
would bo postponed. 'Governor Marimuluki
wns elected governbr of Missouri in 1SSJ am
his term expires in 1883. His admlnlstratloi
has been reasonably popular und his demlsi
is sincerely deplored. Ho has for thirty yean
been Identified with the history of Missouri
[ General John S. Miirmuduko became gov
crnor of Missouri January 1 , I88T . Durlni
the war he served In the confederate army
where he gained his title of "general. " Hi
became known as n man of unflinching nerve
nnd in September. Ib t , fought u duel wltl
General Walker of Memphis , also In tli (
confedcruto service. Walker and Mu'nnn
duke were officers of the same rank , bu (
neither would rccogni7o the other ns his su
perior. Hot words ensued , and the duel wa
the result. The conditions of the mectini
were that the men should use their side arm
ut thirty paces , advance , und fire until ono o
both were killed. At the third shot Walker fel
mortally wounded , dying without uttering i
word. Shortly afterward Mnrmaduko sue
ceeded to the. command nnd conducted thi
confedcruto retreat from Little Rock. Dur
ing this retrograde movement the llghtini
wus almost continuous , nnd the rccklcsi
bravery displayed by Marmaduke was attri
butcd to remorse. Since his inauguration a :
governor of Missouri he got into a disputi
with Mayor Rainw.itcr , und n duel was im
mincnt , but the mutter was amicably scttlci
by friends. ] _
Other Deaths.
NASHVIM-K , Tcnn. , Dec. 28. John J. Little
ton , editor of the Nashville Review , who wu
shot by Bunks last Saturday , died this morn
ing.NEW
NEW YOIIK , Dec. 28. Judge Hapello , of tin
court of appeals , died hero this afternoon.
BOSTON , Dec. 28. Mr. James D. Hurd , o
the firm of HougHton , Mlffiin & Co. , the well
known publishers , died yesterday.
Ciuouio , Dec. 28. George H. Wansur , foi
many years n prominent citizen , died till
morning aged sixty-eight years.
LONDON , Deo. 23. Death is announced o
Sir Robert Montgomery , K. C. B. , formerl ;
chief commissioner of Oudo und licutcunn
of .
Punju.
_ _
CHICAGO'S GAS FIND.
Chemical Investigations Expected t <
Result. In Important Developments.
Cincvno , Dec. 23. [ Special Telegram U
the BEE. ] The 'excitement caused by tin
natural gas find 'at Coobe's brewery hn
cooled down n llltlo , but is likely to be re
nowcd us soon ns the report of the expert
comes to hand. Professor Long has not ye
made any report upon the sample secured b ;
him. Mr. Winunco , the great Pittsburg nu
thorlty , is expected to present nn elaborate
explanation as to the causes and quantity o
'
the gas late this afternoon. In the mcant'tnn
Mr. Sorcn Mathison , analytical chemist , ha
gone as far as anybody in his investigatioi
into the nature und quality of the newly dia
covered mime. This gentleman , whoso ox
animation is not yet completed , reports tha
the gas contains carbon io acid gas , oxygci
gas and carbonic oxido. It remains to hi
seen whether or not any other imporlan
chemical elements are present in it. Mr
Mathison is of the opinion that the gas i ;
caused by the decomposition of vegetable matter
tor , cither living , in the form of suhmnrim
plants , or dead , in the shape of sewerage ci
garbage , or both ono und the other. Hii
theory is that the gas produced from sucl
source has been separated from the water b ;
agitation to a sufficient extent to produce i
flame. The Cooke company , however , huvi
received sufficient encouragement to induci
them to take measures for the protection o
their rights , und last night , at the instance o
Alderman Wctherall , an order was passed b'
the city council granting all the protectior
that the city can offer in the way of polici
supervision nnd otherwise. There is a stronj
feeling among the aldermen to-day that tin
only way out of the gas difficulty is to lighl
the streets by electricity. Alderman Clarn
will bo the champion of this measure ant
will urge , when the annual appropriat'on is
made , that from $100,000 to $150,000 bo se
apart for un electric light plant. His idea I :
to place u thirty-two-candlo power light ii
every ono of the present lamps on the streets
and also have a few nro lights in the more
public places. It is believed that this measure
uro will meet with very general upproval 01
the part of the aldermen.
Mrs. Astor's Bequests.
NEW Yomc , Dec. 23. The will of the lut (
Mrs. Charlotte Augusta Astor was filed to
day with the surrogate. After the bequest !
to relatives and iwrsonul friends , she made
the following provisions : Woman's hospita
of the state of New York , $25,000 ; St. Luke's
hospital. $25,000 ; Young Woman's Christuin
association of this city , $25,000 ; Childrcns'
Aid society , $25,000 ; for an industrial school
on Avenue H. , $10,000 ; Hampton norma
nnd Agricultural institute ut Hampton , Va.
$25,000 , nnd the sum of fc > 5,000 to the domes
tie and foreign missionary society of the
Protestant Episcop.ilachurch of the Unitci :
States of America , one-half to bo applied te
the education of the Indian boys and girls ol
south Dakota , nnd the other 'half to repuli
nnd for the enlargement of the schools in the
same district , A number of smaller Dequcstt
nro made to charitable institutions In this
city. The bulk of Mrs. Astor's estate Is bequeathed
queathed to her husband , John Jacob Astor
Will Celebrate the Kvent.
MINNEAPOLIS , Dec. 28. The completion ol
the Minneapolis , Sault Ste Marie & Atlantic
railway to connection with the Canadian Pa
cille at | Sault Sto Marie , Mich. , opening i
new , short and direct line from Mlnncapoll'
to the seaboard will bo signalized next weoli
by the shipment of 100 carloads of flour from
five representative mills. Each mill will load
a train of twenty cars , which will bo decorated -
rated with flags and lettered banners ,
Found Guilty of Manslaughter.
POUT TOW.NSEND , Wyo. , Dec. 28. Frank
Fuller , who killed Archbishop Soghcrs on
the Yukon river In Alaska last December ,
has been found guilty of manslaughter and
sentenced to McN'cill's Island for ten ycuia
und to pay a fine of $1,000.
A Dnlntli Klnvator Oponcd.
DUI.UTII , Minn. , Dec. 23. [ Special Tele
gram to the HEE. ] Elevator H , the massive
now building , commenced receiving wheat
to day. It Is the finest , but not tyo ( largest
elevator , in the world. It cost nraVly half u
million. Capacity ubout two million bushels.
-
Freight Trains Collide.
RAOINC , Wis. , Dv'u. 23. Two freight trains
on th ? Milwaukee road collided white back
ing up at Western Union Junotion thin morn-
Ins. Hotli cnbopscs and several CM * wore.
wi ecked and burned. Two brulccrncn were
injured. . . . . -
* * i
BOREAS' BITING BLASTS ,
Roporta of the Various Points Hit
By the Blizzard.
THE NORTHWEST'S FROZEN NOSE.
Manitoba Sends Down n Gcntl *
Zephyr Which Spreads n Frigid
HI rente Over Several of
Ilic Urent States.
Wafted From Winnipeg.
Sioux CITV , Dee. 28. [ Special Tclcgrna
to the lfiE. ] To-day bus been ono of th
coldest of tlio seuson. At 8 o'clock till *
morning thermometers at various parts of
the city registered from 15 to 18 degrees be
low/cro. It modified soino.what during the
day , but did not get much nbovo zero. The.
trains uro nil Into. The Illinois Central
trains uro running hours behind hand.
Some of the trains duo yesterday did not ur-
rlve until to-day.
Ciui'Aoo , Dec. 29 , The cold wave which
came down from the northwest yesterday
hovers over Chicago still and the prospect * ,
are that the mercury will drop still lower.
At 0 this morning the signal service ther
mometer registered 1 deg. above. At lf > .
o'clock reliable spirit thermometers marked
8 above. At the hour mentioned the signal
service had not received a single roK > rt from
the west or northwest , indicating that the
weather must bo very sevcro.
OMIKOSII , Wis. , Dee. 23. The tbcrmoinc-
tcr fell 'JO doc. during the night , being Obo-
low rcro at daylight , and was accompanied
by a keen wind and very light snow , which ,
drifted considerably. Trains are only
slightly delayed. The weather moderated ,
boinuwlml by 10 o'clock.
LCuossi : , Wis. , Dec , 28. The cold snnp
developed into a regular blizzard in this vl-
clnltyiyostcrdiiy with a fall In temperature.
lu t night to It deg. below zero. Railroad
officers report heavy drlftlngs of snow along ;
their respective lines during thiv night , and
to-duy'H trains are delayed ubout two hours.
The expectation if that the cold snap lit
Increase In severity by to-night , which will
freeze up the Mississippi river sufllcicntly to-
admit of safe crossing.
Mi.NNiurni.is , Deo. 23. The tcmpcrntur *
this morning was 11 degrees below zero , cle'iif'
and but little wind. The storm of yesterday
does not appear to have touched northern
Minnesota or .Dakota. Very little snow felL
hero yesterday. Telegraph communication-
in the northwest Is uninterrupted and no-
blockade' } are reported except slight ones in
the southern part of the .state. Duluth re
ports the coldest weather of the season -it-
degrees below. Hrainerd reports 30 below
yesterday. The indications are that the cold
snap will moderate somewhat to-night.
HI.OOMINIITON , 111. , Dec , 28 The mercury ,
was ten below hero this morning. Weather
cold and bright. The Illinois Central mall ,
train is live hours late and all mails are de
layed ,
WIXONA , Dec. 23. The blizzard struck thia
city Tuesday evening , causing a drop in the
mercury to"17 deg below zero. The weather
is clear and cold this morning with occasional
light snows. Hepoits from surrounding'
country up to noon to-day Indicate no stop
page of trafllc by the storm.
CINCINNATI , Dec. 28. The thermometer
this morning was 1C above , a fall of 23 deg.
since yesterday afternoon.
MAKSUAM.TOWN , la. , Dec. 28. The thciv
momctcr early this morningmarked 18below. .
The hiiow fall was not heavy but high winds ,
pave the roads some trouble. All trains ,
throughout central Iowa are more ore less
delayed but the roads are open ,
DuiiUQttu , la. , Doc. 28. The temperature
was 10 below this morning. Trains ,
arc late in all directions. The passsengor-
train on the Illinois Central from the west
duo at ! ) : ! ) last night , arrived at 7 this
morning. No trains running between Waters
lee and Sioux City. Trains on the Milwau
kee & St. I'uiil railroad from west of Mc
Gregor are arriving six hours behind. Trains ,
on the river roads uro running , though behind -
hind time ,
MILWAUKEE , Wis. , Dec. 28. Trains on alt
roads running into tills city were all from
ono to flvo hours late this morning , in consequence
quence of the blirrurd which raged in this ,
section throughout the night. Snow fell to a.
depth of llvo and ono half inches and drifted
badly. The temperature at daybreak'Svas 3
degs. below zero , and at noon the mercury re
corded dcgs. below. The ? ere line runs ,
from Lake Superior south to Milwaukee , and
southwest to southern Wisconsin. Coldei ?
weather is predicted by the local signal ofll-
ccr. A wild snow storm is raging on the >
upper Michigan peninsula to-day , und train ,
blockades will bo the result ,
SiMiiNOFtBi.DIll. , Dec. 28. The cold wave
bore down on this city last evening from the ?
northwest. Thn mercury had stood about 10f
degrees above zero dtiring'tho day , and this
morning it wns 10 degrees below. Railroad ]
trains have generally arrived and departed )
nearly on time.
PKOIIIA , 111. , Dec. 28. Following the lighft'
snow last night the mercury fell to 10 degrecrf
below yero , and to-day is the coldest of thd
season with the prospect of still lower tern *
peruturo to-night. Trains uro nearly all or *
timo.
CKIIAH Ru'ins , la. , Dec. 28. Nearly nil
trains are delayed by the blizzard that Is now
raging in the northwest. The thcrmomctod ,
was 15 below this morning and 8 above al
noon. I
Du-ENiwtT , la. , Dec. 28. A cold snaft
struck this place- yesterday afternoon , the !
mercury falling 42 degrees In twenty-fourf
hours , registering 12 below yero this morning
lit 0 o'clock. Trains uro nearly all delayed
those from tlio southwest several hours.
MIISUATIXE , la. . Dec. 28. The thcrmometei
is 12 below , which is the coldest of the sea *
son. 'I ruin communication is open wltn
Chicago , but no trains have arrived frora
Kansas City since lust night. A snow block *
ado is reported about sixty miles southwest
of hero ,
ST. Louis , Dee , 2S. From 2 p. in. to 0 Insti
night the mercury dropped 1 ! ) degrees , witM
Hurries of snow und a strong wind. Early
this morning the temperature was at zero ; '
and later in the dny rose to 14 above. N <
reports of extreme cold reached hero fro
southern points.
Huiti.iNCiTON , la. , Dec. 23. Lnst night wn
the coldest of the season. Tlio thcrmomotc
this morning rcgisteicd 10 below zero. I'd
sciigor trains on the Burlington , Cede
Hupids & Northern railway were fdxtoei
hours late and freight trains were abandoned.
On the Chicago , Burlington &Qulnc.ypnsgen <
ger trains from the west weio all lute am'
many freights were laid out. i
KANSAS CITV , Dee 28. Tlio weather her
has moderated considerably since lust niphfl
and was 15 degrees above zero at 10 p. m. '
ports from Kansas stuto that no snow ha
fallen to-day and that the temperature I.
slowly rising. Trains arc now tunning ubcul
on schedule time.
DKNVKH , Dec. 23. The bllzynnl that ha ;
spread out over the middle states passed eve
Colorado Tuesday with but little force , tin
mercury not going below ? ere , and very llttl
snow fell. Stockmen report herds doln
nicely , with a prospect of smaller loss thu , .
for several winters past , the grass being unX
usually good for this season of the year.
Tot'KKA , Kus. , Dec. 28. The weather ha1
moderated , the thermometer at 0 to-night be * '
Ing 10 degrees above zero.
Weather Indications.
For Nebraska : Fuir weather , followed b/ '
snow ; light to fresh easterly winds , boconW
Ing fresh to brisk southeasterly ; rising ten1 !
peruturo.
For Iowa : Fair weather , followed It *
western portion by light snow , nearly stay
tlonury followed bp rising temperature , JlchJ
to fresh variable winds becoming southV
easterly.
For Dakota : Colder , followed by slightly
warmer fair weather ; light to fresh vuriablor
winds. r
The Pnpn'H Presents.
PAIIII , Dec. 23. The Unlvers 'says the offerings :
ferings already received for the papal lubllc *
mas. * amount to t'00,000. , .