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OMAHA DAILY BEE. SEVENTEENTH YEAK. OMAHA , Fill DAY MOANING DECEMBER 30 , 1887. NUMBER 195 jri SELECTING THE COMMITTEES , ! Speaker Carltelo Busy at "Work Making Thorn Up. OBSTACLES TO BE OVERCOME. A Talk With Senator Khcnnnn IlcRnrtl- IIIR tlic Conflrnmtlon of Lamar The Fight Growing Moro Interesting. A Difficult Task. WASHINGTON HUHEAU TUP. OMUU Hen , I Bin FouuTEBXTii STIIEET , > WASHINGTON , D. C. , Dec. 29. J Not a half dozen members or senators were about tlio capital to-day. The whole building was deserted with the exception of n very low employes and Speaker Carlisle. The latter was in his private room working on his committees , which ho will announce when the IIOUHO meets on Wednesday next. The tiling that has vexed the speaker most Is the construction of the committees so as to accomplish or defeat certain proposed legisla tion. Ho desires , above all things , to map out n certain policy for the house , and this can only bo done by a proper composition of the committees. Ho hud but little trouble in determining the committees on ways and means and appropriations , bnt some of the less Important committees have given him unmeasured trouble. For Instance , the state department has'a policy which It desires to Imvo carried out In the house and wants the committee on foreign af fairs to accord with It. Mr. Helmont , who was the chairman of tlio commltteo in the last house , represents the department's policy , and his retention has been requested ; but difficulty has been encountered by the chairman In selecting a committee that will work In harmony with Mr. Helmont. Ho showed so much arbitrariness In the last congress that most of the members who served with him declared they would not bo on the committee again If ho was at Us head. Moro of the same trouble was experienced ns to the committee on Pacific railroads. The chairman of this committee In the last house , however , has vanished , and the second end man upon It , Mr. Crisp , of Georgia , has gone to the head of tlio commltteo on elec tions , so that the trouble will end thoro. Mr. Outhwaltc , of Ohio , who wan third In rank on the committee In the Jast house , and who is a student on the Pucitlu question under Judge Thurmun , will , in all probability , bo chairman of the committee. The speaker has been casting about with consid erable vigor to form another com mltteo on education which will , ns the last ono did , lay the Hluir educational bill on the table. A good deal of concern has been shown by him In the construction of the committee on bunking and currency , also. The comptroller of the currency and the hec- retury of the treasury have some propositions on the subject of national banks and the cur rency which the administration desires to have carried out , and tlio responsibility rest upon the speaker in the selection of the com mittee. The committee on labor in the last I congress gave the speaker a great deal of * trouble , and ho has been working with a view to selecting ono which will act In har mony and that will nofbring out any "dan gerous" propositions. LAMAIt OX Till ; TENTER HOOKS. Senator Sliorman's announcement a few fluys ago that ho would not vote to confirm Mr. Lnimir has attracted n great deal of at tention and brought out much comment hero. The senator's expression was made in a let ter to n club in Ohio , and carried with It re gret that the outlet foretold the confirmation of Lamur. To-day the senator was asked what his basis was for opposition to the con Urination. Ho said : "I do not feel at liberty to discuss them outside of executive session. You will sco that I carefully avoided entering into the reasons in my letter to the Uuckcvo club. Tlio subject had been much talked nbont and the people felt a deep interest in it. It had been reported In Ohio that I was going to vote for his confirmation , HO I felt it proper to tell them howl should vote. I do not , know how other senators may voto. If I did I could not speak of it , but I shall vote against his confirmation. Of course people till over the country nro Interested in the matter. I don't know what these folks ( democrats ) could luwo been thluklng of. There nro enough reasons why ho should not bo con firmed which force themselves upon you without any discussion. " A very vigorous effort Is being made by the friends of Lamar to bring about his continuation. Three of the four daily newspapers nro devoting a good deal of space and considerable jwrsonnl frol- Ing to the cause , while nearly all of the eight or ten weeklies Imvo been induced to fall into line and shout for Lam in- and denounce these who talk of voting against him. This morning's Post says It would advise these "Few republican senators who intend voting against the continuation of Lamar to follow the example set by Sherman and Sabin and tell In advance what they propose to do , otherwise the Irouclml rules of the senate will forbid their saying after they have voted Just how they did voto. " In another column the Post denounces the re publicans most bitterly for "A display of partisan proscription that is tantamount to personal persecution ; " that , "stripped of all the redundancy of verbal drapery In which the opposition to Mr. Lamar Is disguised , it amounts to this ho was a confederate simply that nml uothiug more. Air. Ltimur continues to refuse to receive the congratula tions of his friends until his nomination has ccon confirmed by the senate. The light Is prowlnp interesting , but Lamar will be con tinued , in all probability. THE 1IUI.KI.KY-H1I.I.\EI ; ESCAPADE. The sensations produced bv tlio elopement on the 20th hist , of Degrasbo Hulkloy and Miss Uessio Hlllyor and the subsequent ap plication by the young lady's father to have the marriage of the young people set aside on the ground that the hctmso was procured by misrepresentation and fraud , were suiv- pleuicntcd to-day by the dismissal of the suit. No explanation is mudo of the action In withdrawing the suit , which was entered In the courts , but It Is learned that the law yers on cither side and the parents of the two young runaways have been in close consultation dm ing the past two days. It Is supposed that they have dually concluded that it Is better for the pair to remain mar ried , ami they have become reconciled to the situation. The bride and groom are to bo received with the customary welcome. Hut this dismissal of the suit to-day created wide spread surprise , and immediately set society tongues wigging. Affair * appear to have grown very i-ompllcated. So far as the rep resentations by which the marriage license wa procured and the willingness of the young woman tire concerned , it is not known that any light has been thrown upon thoM M subject. ' 1 hero U no change in the situation us viewed by the parents of the bride , and the friends of both parties are womlcriiitr what has changed the determination of Judge Hlllyor , who was bent on having the marriage annulled. b annulled.DOES DOES NOT INTEND TO HESKJN. Commissioner of Indian Affairs Atkins to-day teliVu Star reporter , who asked him if the rumors about his resignation were true , that behre his wife diedhu had thought of resigning am had mentioned the matter to his friends. Ho has not , however , ten. dcrctl his reslgnat-on mid has not abandoned any intention of do > , g so. HO felt that the attention which the insincss of the oftk'e re quired was u benefit to Mm in diverting his wind from personal mat\crs. \ IOWA MATTE1ISxi > MEN. Ex Representative Heptuni. of Iowa ; arrived - rived hero last evening antijeft for his homo tonight.Vhen I asked hltt\vhut there was in thu report that he would k < s a candidate for the senate to succeed Mr. Wilson hoi "Nonlmr-- n { ° t n iVandiduto and .11 don't knpw that my friends urn rauu0 mo ono. My name has been used iMhat connec tion by mouth a few times , however" Mr Hepburn said ho como hero on private busi ness. ness.Mr. . J. S. Clarkson , editor of the DCS Molncs Register , has been in the city a few days , cir culating among Iowan.v nd others. It Is said that ho is looking around In the interest of Senator Allison and Mr. Ululne for the presi dential nomination. He Is for Allison ilrst and Hlalnc Is his second choice. John Fulton , of Davenport , who was made n doorkeeper at the Instance of Jerry Mur phy In the last congress , will bo dropped from the rolls when the liouso meets next month. Doorkeeper Hunt says ho will keep no ono on the rolls whoso Influence Is not In the house and that he will appoint no one except upon the recommendation of members who voted for him. him.AT WOllK OS A Tllltrr MEfllE. . Representatives Mills and Hreckcnridge , of Arkansas , were closeted all day to-day in the room of the committee on ways and means , at work on n tariff bill to bo by them Intro duced soon after the holidays. Of course no body can tell what the bill will bo those two free traders will hatch , but It Is safe to say that It will not be one which they expect to pass. It will almost surely bo a bill to trade on , that Is , It will demand a great , many tariff reductions whloh will bo dropped from It to secure some compromise between the two democratio factions. The bill Is to bo introduced at the carliestopportunity to head off or at least to como In with the republicans , for whom Hrowno will offer the bili spoken of yesterday. PEIIHY S. HEATH. Army NCWH. WASHINGTON- . 29. [ Special Telegram to the BEE. ] Post Chaplain Hrant C. Hammond mend is relieved from duty In the department of Texas and ordered to report for duly at Fort Douglass , Utah. The extension of leave of absence granted Captain FrankB. Hamilton , Second artillery , November 80 , Is further extended twenty days. Captain James Vf. Pope , assistant quarter master has been assigned to duty as comman dant of the United States military prison at Fort Lcavcnworth , Kan. , vice Captain Oscar I * . Blunt who , nt his own request , lias been re lieved from duty. Captain Ulunt is ordered to Hoston , Mass. , to assume the duties us post quartermaster at that station , relieves the ofllccr now temporarily acting. Pensions Issued. WASHINGTON , Dec. SO. [ Special Telegram to the Hr.n. ] An increase of pension has been granted to James 15. Chick , of Chester , Neb. Neb.Pensions Pensions have been granted to the follow ing lowans : Mexican war Jeremiah H. Merritt , Big Hock. Original-William J. Sullivan , Leandow ; John W. Hurleson , Ashuwn ; Thomas G. Kelly , Ottumwa. In crease James Long , Pittsburg ; Henry G. Makcbau , Mount Ayr : Hcbert B. Kamsey , Floris ; Asahacl E. Gri.swold , Osage. Rels- sued Samuel E. Hcdrix , Allertou. PoHtnl Changes. WASHINGTON , Dec. 29. [ Special Telegram to the Hen. ] James E. Hlgler was to-day appointed postmaster at Imperial , Chase county , Neb. , vice David G. Hincs , resigned. Paying Interest on Bonds. WASHING-ION , Dec. 29. Treasurer Hyatt has mailed all checks In payment of interest duo January 1 on United States bonds , amounting to 68,414,000. , BASKIiY DECEIVED. How a Young Polish Girl W.IH Dupcil By a Countryman. DULUTII , Minn. , Dec. 29. [ Special Tele gram to the BEE. ] Mary Walunsyhanis , front Russian Poland , aged twenty , arrived in the city on the night express from St. Paul at an early hour this morning , but the story of her wrongs and sufferings was not fully known until this afternoon. The facts are that she left Suwatkand , sailed from Hrcmcn on a North German Lloyd steamer to Now York. Her Intended destination Is supposed to bo Plymouth , Pa. , where a half brother named Peter Walen lives. During the voy age she fell iir with a young Polandcr named August Cushimm , who cultivated her ac quaintance and started with her from Castle Gulden , having previously Informed her that Chicago was but a mile or two from Plymouth. On the Journey westward , when n few miles from Cleveland , young Cushman , who had been In the United States previ ously , told her that her ticket was no good beyond Cleveland and offered to got n correct ono for" her to save trouble. Without hesita tion she'handcd him all the money she had , 400 rubles paper money , worth about $175 of our money. Ho got her n ticket to Wabash , Ind. , and told her his brother would meet her there and give her n cheap ticket to Chicago , and the balance of her money in American coin and said ho had met his two sisters in the depot mid would go no further. The girl went to Wabash and found n man waiting who gave her a ticket saying Chicago was Just a little way beyond and her brother would meet her there with money. The ticket , however , did not stop at Chicago but read to JUuluth from Wubash. When the poor girl arrived hero she was bewildered and very hungry , having no food for three days and no money. She thought she was In Chicago when she pot hero. She is with Polish people and will bo taken care of until relatives can bo heard from , but is quite sick from suffering and worry. The UUzzard. MINNEAPOLIS Dec. 29. The thermometer was 20 = below at 7 o'clock this morning , which was clear and still. No serious delays nro reported to trafHc. In Dakota the weather is much colder and there is more intcrruiv lion to business. Watertown reports 32 ° below zero. NEW Yonic , Dec. 29. There Is serious in- terruptlon to the transmission of cables and telegrams on account of the damage by yes terday's storm , most of which is along the Atlantic coast. Hinnr.AMi LIQIIT , Mass. , Doc. 29. Ono of the most severe southeast gales of the season prevailed last night , ami this morning it changed to n high northwester , with a rapidly fulling temperature , and at sunset was blow ing more than sixty milesaiihour. To-night is very cold. NEW YOIIK , Dec. 29. The cold wave which struck this city lustnlght is still hero and the wind continues nt a velocity of thirty miles an hour. The lowest point reached was 14 degrees above zero. The highest velocity of wind was forty-eight miles an hour. Colder weather is predicted. FiiEiiEiucK , Md. , Dec. 29. The city was visited early this morning by n most violent wind storm which unroofed many houses and uprootea many trees. LvNcmitmo , Vn. , Dec. 29. The weather was extremely cold last nigt and the ther mometer registered 18 > above zero this morning. Reports from the southwest say the weather is very cold and the thermome ter registered below zero. L CAXAJOIIAUIE , N. Y. , Dec. 29. A blizzard struck the Mohawk valley to-day. The barometer Is down to zero to-night and the \\eatlicrgrowing colder. ViJiEVAni ) HAVEN , Mass. , Dec. 29. A heavy northwest > lo prevailed hero to-day. GAINESVILLE , Tex. , Deo. 29. Vv"l ! ! ! > im E. Wake , dry goods merchant , made an assign ment yesterday. Liabilities , 1 22,000 : assets. $1(1,000. ( SAN FiiANCi < co , Dec. 29. The liabilities of Mend & Co. , who fulled yostciday , amount to tiW.ooo ; assets , $400,000. NEW YORK , Dec. 29. Notice was read In the stock exchange this afternoon announc ing the dissolution of the ttrm of Simpson i Lo , , and this was followed by thu suspension of Alfred Sldiiuin. One of the partners of both were members of the stock exchange. Tobacco nnd Whisky. LOUISVH.I.U , ICy. , Dec. 29. [ Special Telegram to the HKB. ] In an interview last evening , Senator Heck .said that con gress very probably would repeal the tobacco - bacco tax. Ho thought it likely , also , that a change would bo imvdo In the whisky tax , making it payable when the whisky Is .with- drawn for consumption. The reduction , ho thought , .would amount to from fCO.UOO.OOO to f 100,000,000 , probably tlio last flguro/1 ; . A GUILTY WIFE'S ' CONFESSION , Sensational Testimony Before the Coroner's Jury at Waverly , la. MRS. BILLINGS TAKES THE STAND Her SlmniclesH Story of Criminal In * tintncy With Young KliiRMlcy A Wai-runt For Her llunljund Other Iowa News. Confessed Her Guilt. WAVEHLV , la. , Dec. 29. [ Special Telegram to the HUE. ] The coroner's Jury that Is ex amining Lawyer Hillings , charged with .tho murder of County Attorney Kingsley , will probably arrive nt n verdict to-morrow morn- Ing. The father of the deceased young man to-day swore out an Information charging Hillings with murder in the first degree , and a warrant in accordance with it was served on Hillings in the lull this afternoon. The prisoner was taken before the mayor nnd his preliminary examination was fixed for next Saturday. All the startling developments of the past two days seem to preclude the theory of the defense that Kingsloy commit ted snicldo since Hillings has already admit ted that ho forged papers In Klngsley's ' iiamo to break the young man down. Popular in dignation against Hillings Is so strong that ho has to bo kept under guard nil the while. On the seventh day of the Inquest the most importantant testimony offered was that of Mrs. Delia A. Hillings , wlfo of M. E. Bill ings , who was on the witness stand n good part of the afternoon. Mrs. Hillings is about twenty-eight years old , and Is somewhat dis posed to embonpoint. She Is quite a good looking woman , nnd through the whole ex amination she preserved a wonderful degree of self-possession , and her answers were for the most part quite positive. She first detailed the fact of her being away from homo eight days prior to Decem ber 21 , and that she hud como back to Wa- vcrly on receipt of a message by telephone , telling her that Hillings was under arrest. She also told the number of times she had sccnjher husband since he had been in jail , nnd also who were present at these times. She was then shown the revolver which was found by Kingsloy's body after ho was killed. She stated positively that she had no recollection of ever having seen it be fore. She , however , identified the revolver which Hillings had. Ho cleaned it thoroughly on December 18 , and told her that when ho came back from Dakota ho would get some cartridges for it. After considerable questioning In regard to their going to Washington territory the witness was shown the letter written by her to Kingsley , stating that her husband was going to bo gone and asking a meeting. She looked nt It and said positively that it was not In her handwriting , and that she never saw it before , but said that she had learned of Its existence from her husband on Friday last. She was shown the other letters that Billings admits he wrote as decoys , and said positively that she never wrote them or saw them before , but that she had been made aware of their existence bv her husband. Among the letters submitted to her was the one in which Kingsloy was asked to pay her $25 a month to support their child. This let ter she was equally positive she never wrote. She also denied having signed what pur ported to bo her confession. She said she hud known Klngsley from about the 1st of last May , when ho came to board with them. Her attention was then called particularly to the events of September 21,1887 , on which day she alleges Kingsloy had improper rela tions with her. She says her husband told her that ho was going down the road that day. She then stated that about 1:15 : p. m she went down to Kinsley's house. When she got there she found no one at home , but went in , as she had a key that was given her so she could go to the liouso to practice on the piano. She said she had been there only u short time when Klngsley came in. Ho asked if the girls were gone , meaning his sister and a young lady boarder. She told him they were gone. "lie then came up to mo , " she said , "and kissed mo on my lips. I said nothing. Ho then went into the Kitchen to eat his dinner , and I went In and stood in the door of the bath-room leading to the kitchen nnd talked to him. After ho finished his dinner ho pushed his chair back , took hold of my hands and pulled mo down on his lap. Then ho put his arms around my waist , caressed me and patted mo on the face. " "Well , what did ho say to you ! " "Oh , ho said I was awful nice , and I can't tell what else , but that was about the gist She added that ho proposed something im proper. She then claimed that she granted his request , after which they went into the sitting-room. "He then said , " she con tinued , "that ho must be going , nnd put his arm around my waist and wo walked to the door , when ho kissed mo again and then left. " She further stated that she played on the piano about ono hour , and then went homo , meeting her husband on the way. At this point the inquest was adjourned until evening. In her testimony Mrs. Bill ings has contradicted Billings. Ho said that the Intercourse took place In the bed room and that ho saw her pull down the window shades. The evening session was devoted to an attempt to break down Mrs. Billings' tes timony , but she maintained her self-posses sion and answered the questions very calmly. She said that Billings on the evening of the day of her meeting with Kingsloy told her that ho was suspicious of them , She said bho denied all Improper conduct at first , but finally admitted it , and told him what hap pened that day. She further testified that she told him that they met in the bed room , nnd not in the bath room. This is more in accord with the Billings stntcment. She said ho expressed great sorrow and asked her to toll him whether she and Kingsloy had ever been Intimate before. She said they had , nnd told him where nud when. Arguments Finished in Caseat's Cose. DES MOINCS , la. , Dec. 29. [ Special Tele gram to the BEE. ] The executive council finished to-day hearing the argument of at torneys for Senator Cussat , who wants the board to count his vote and give him the cer tificate of election on his majority on the fuco of the returns. The board had held that an excess of bullotn had been reported from three precincts , which would require a now election in these precincts. Then Mr , Cassat's friends claimed that there was not an excess of votes ns alleged , but a mistake in reiwrting ; The singular fact was developed to-day that since the Ilrst act of the governor and council sev eral private citizens , acting without authority , had broken the seal of the ballot box at ono of the contested polls in Albia and that it was upon their unonlcial return that the claim was made of excess. It would havp been easy enough to have put ten votes of the alleged excess out of the 7 , ' y , nnd then to Imvo reported that the vote corrcsp udcd with the return. The at torney general says hi\t it was burglary of the ballot box , and while th offenders evi dently had no Intention of doing a Illegal net , their report under the circumstances ht" no force. The executive council took the whole matter under consideration nnd will probably decide to-aiorrow whether or not to recall the proclamation for a new election. Mr.i Young says cmphuticallj ihuthohns not withdrawn , and will contest the sent with Cassatt on other grounds if the now clcci.'sn goes against him. Cassatt was the author of the celebrated coal screening bill which has been up in the legislature twojvlnters , and is supposed to bo backed by General Weaver In his attempt to capture the labor vote. The contest is attracting state attention. Kloux Cltj'H Proposed fti Sioux CITV , Dec. 29-i-Spee4al [ Telegram- to the BcK.1'ord was received hero to-day , from Coot'iessmau StruMe"regarding the bill for an appropriation for a public building for Sioux City. Congressman Strublo stated that In his opinion itvould \ bo impossible to get a bill through congress appropriating more thun $ 150,000 for'thls purpose , inasmuch as the members of the house appropriation csmmtttce wore opposed to n bill for a largo amount. It U the opinion if President Cleve land would not sign n bill if passed for a larger amount. SioUx City representatives wilt meet Senator Wilson in DCS Molnes next week and confer with him on the subject. Tampered With the Returns. OTTUMWA , la. , Dec. 29. [ Special Telegram to the BEE. ] A sensation was created in the contest for auditor to-day. The township clerk Is a democrat. On Sunday after the election eight ballot boxes of this township were opened and the ballots secretly re counted byj. R. Burgess , representative- elect , J , C. Jordan , alderman , and O. D. AVray , assisted by J. M. Murray , deputy postmaster , and Ira Myers , all prominent democrats. Shortly after the democratic candidate for auditor filed his bond and this contest is the result. The clerk told the whole story on the stand this morning. The Iowa Teachers. CKDAH KAFHDS , la. , Dec. 29. [ Special Telegram to the BEE. ] In the State Teach er's association to-day J. T. Plckard , of Iowa City , was elected president ; S. M. Cast , Indlanola , Lou M. Wilson , DCS Moincs , and O. H. Mcrson , Grumel , vice presidents ; F. M. Cooper , Seward , member of the executive commltteo ; A. C. Uoss. secretary ; Dr. King , Mt. Vernon , and J. C. Yokum , Charles City , members of the educational council ; Super intendent Sabin , delegate to the national edu cational convention. A Brewer Arrested. Sioux CITT , la1 , Dec. 29. [ Special Tele gram to the BEE. ] A new move was made by the Law nnd Orderleague to-day. H. Selzcr , proprietor of the Selzcr brewery was arrested , charged with selling beer. Ono of the members of the League said that n dispo sition was shown to give the breweries a reasonable time to close up their business , nnd that the brewery prourietors went before Justices of the pence and promised to sell no more beer In Iowa , but failed to keep their promises. _ Not Guilty. NEW HAMPTON , la. , Dee. 29. [ Special Tel egram to the BKB. ] The Jury in the Frnnzcr murder case returned u verdict of not guilty late last night. RA1IAVAY BUILDING. The Present Year the Greatest of All in Increased Mileage. CHICAGO , Dec. 20. Tfio Hallway Age , in a review of railway construction for the year 1887 , will soy to-morrow that 1887 has sur passed all other years in extent of railway mileage constructed in the United States , the total so far reported reaching 12,734 miles. Keports yet to comb will probably swell It tenet not less than 13,000 miles. This is all new main line track , sidfl tracks or relald track not being counted. The greater part of this prodigious Incrcasq of railways has taken place in a few western states. Kansas leads with a total of 2,070 miles. Ne braska comesnext with 1,101 , , Texas 1,055 , then the following : Colorado 818 , Dakota 700 , Michigan 700 , Mon tana 010 , Missouri M\4 , Indian territory 449 , and so on. Many 01 these lines have been very costly , as , for Instance , these over the Hocky mountains ir.fColormla , the Southern Pacific's extensions. northern California , Atchlson , Kansas ( Vy & Chicago extension , the Northern Paciftb'B , woik In the Cascade mountains , etc , Cvoful estimates show that not far from * 125OqDOl)0 ) have been expended on lines completed during the year , counting buildings , etc. Thp money which has thus been expended furnished temporary employ ment to a vast army of workmen and has given permanent employment to another army of probably 06,000. The extensions of the year bring the | railway mileage .of the United States to 180,710 miles. m KILLED THEM BOTH. A Wlfo and Her Paramour Shot Dead By an Indignant Husband. ST. FIIAXCES , Ark. , Dec. 29. William Her- rig , a wealthy planter , for some time past has been Jealous of the attentions paid to his wlfo by William Matthowson , and ho forbade him to come to his house. This was disregarded by Mutthcwson , and on Tuesday ho called and Invited Mrs. Hcrrlg to tnko a drive with him. While the woman was getting ready Herrig shot and kljlcd Mutthowson nnd then forced his wife t $ drive to Matthcwson's liouso with the dead body. On her return she found her home in mimes and was shot and killed by hcf husband. Herrig then fled. * * Closing thotJloor On Murphy. PITTSIIUIIO , Pa.f Dee. 29. [ Special Tele gram to the BER. ] Francis Murphy , the tcmpcranco apostle , is experiencing consid erable .trouble here in securing places in which to hold hls > meetings. The churches have been closed against htm , and the old city hall , where ho has held forth since his return to the city , will bo devoted to other uses next week. Ho will probably bo com pelled to discontinue his work. There Is much the of citizens ill-feeling on part many zens against the church people for closing their doors , but they stand firm with no pros pect of relenting. The result will bo ns stated some time ago that Mr. Murphy will seek another field in which to labor. Another liomn. Nr.w YOIIK , Doc. 29. [ Special Telegram to the BEE. ] School Inspector Hayes , ono of the proprietors of the Metropolitan Job printing establishment , received u package last evening. When he opened it there was a grating sound , a flash and a cloud of smoke. Mr. Hayes discovered a box full of burning matches andplecesof metal. He extinguished the flames and found H bomb seven and one- half Inches long by ono inch In thickness with seven cartridces insldo. A fuse was. coiled so that It would bo ignited by the matches which lighted upon opening the box. The bomb was sent to the jx > ltco , who will make inquiries. Hayes has no idea who sent it. The box was marked : "T. Hayes , com pliments of cousin T. S. " "T. S. " Is an in timate friend , but tho. writing is not his. Xew York Hospitals Opened. Nrw YOIIK , Deo. 29. ThoSloano matcntty hospital and the Vimderbilt clinic adjoining the college of physicians nnd surgeons were formally opened this afternoon. After prayer by Kev. Dr. John Hall , Prof. T. Galllard Thomas delivered an address reviewing the history of the two institutions and explaining the work to bo done thero. Leading physi cians pronounce the buildings superior , for their purposes , to any in this country or Eu rope. The two buildings are gifts of the late William H. Vaimerbilt's children. Proceedings For Disbarment. CHICAGO , Dec. 29. Proceedings have been commenced before Chancellor Tulcy asking for th.o disbarment of E. G. Asay , n very prominent a nbcr of the Chicago bar. The charges , preferred "by Attorney Sigismund /.clsler , lute of the anarchists' defer.K > ' 'O _ that A say received f 00 with which to sett'lo the case and that ho converted it to his own use. Avay enters a general denial. . A Itoud to Change Hands. .IxniAXArous , lid. , Dec. 29. It is probable that the reorganized Indianapolis , Decntur & Springfield railway will soon pass Into new hands. President Luckey and other officers of. the Peoria , Dccatur & Evansvjllo have been/making , .an inspection of the line and reached hero to-nlfcht. It is believed in rail road circles that Mackay will certainly so- curo.tho road. . TERRORIZED BY A PANTHER , The Feline Said to Bo Making Things Lively at Dunbar. HORSE THIEVES IN OTOE COUNTY Depredations Occurring Almost Nightly Nebraska City Charity- Attempted Mulcldo at David City Nebraska Teachers. Havoc Created Dy a Panther. NEIIIIASKA CUT , Neb. , Dee. 29. [ Special Telegram to the BED. ] A report reached hero this evening from Dunbar that a panther Is at largo In that neighborhood and has created considerable havoo among young stock. It was seen this morning making an attack on stock and a hunting party is now in pursuit. Otoe County Horse Thieves. KKIIHASKA CITY , Neb. , Dec. 29. [ Special to the UKE. ] Horse thieves are again re ported abroad in Otoo county. A few days ago several head of horses were reported stolen northwest of the city , but there was no clue to the thieves. Last night 0. 1C. Urown , a farmer living near Unadllla , re ported that a valuable horse , together with a saddle and bridle , had been stolen from his stables , also no clue to the thief. Otoo county seems particularly cursed with horse thieves , and the systematic and persistent stealing would Indicate an organized gang somewhere in the county. Little less than a year ago n similar raid was mudo through this section and many valuable horses were stolen , but the organization of a vigilantes commltteo among the farmers put a stop to it for the time , though none of the thieves were ever discovered. _ A Cnse of Mistaken Identity. NEIWASKA Cur , Neb , , Dec. 29. [ Special to the BEE. ] Postmaster McCralg a few days ago received a letter from a Mrs. A. Mattls , of Mlllersburg , Pa. , inquiring concerning Mr. J. I. True , whoso history , mysterious disappearance from homo and discovery after twenty-flvo years , was published in the BEE several weeks ago. The lady says his description and part of his story leads her to believe that Mr. True Is a brother of hers who left homo some twenty-five years ago and was reported to have been killed by Indians , but of which no authentic report hud over been received. Mr. True , who resides in Cass county , some fourteen miles north of this city , upon hearing of the Jotter , dis claimed all knowledge of the sister , saying that ho never had a sister , and further that his former home In Pennsylvania was Mlfllin- burg , instead of Millersburg. as published. Ho leaves for Pennsylvania in a few weeks , having learned that some valuable estates were awaiting a rightful heir. Tried to Hang Himself. DAVID CITY , Nob. , Dec. 29. [ Special Tele gram to the BEE.J A farmer named Frank Harry attempted suicide in the Jail last night by . .twisting a rope from strips of his coot and attaching .them to the rods over his cell. Ho was nearly strangled to death when found by Marshal Townsend , cut down and placed in a different cell. Later in the night ho made apother attempt by tearing a blanket in strips and making another rope. Again the officer cut him down after severe strangulation. Ho is badly used up but will likely recover. Remembering the Poor. NEBRASKA CITT , Neb. , Dec. 29. [ Corre spondence of the BEE. ] A noble work was done nmong-tho poor. during Christmas week by the charitably inclined. General and Mrs. Van Wyck headed a subscription list which resulted in a neat sum , nnd was distributed among the needy. The good work was headed by Mrs. Thomas Morton and Miss Jean Mor ton , nnd the city's poor were better provided for than many of them ever were before. Iiamoreaux Yager. NEnnASKA CITT , Neb. , Dec. 29. [ Special td the BEE. ] Miss Anna Yager , a very pop ular and accomplished young lady and n gen eral favorite in Nebraska City society , was united in marrlugo this afternoon nt her father's residence , ate miles south of the city , to M. E. W. Lamoreuiix , a young busi ness man of Talmage. They will bo "at homo" at Talniago after February 1. Accident at Weeping Water. WEEIMNO WATEII , Neb. , Dee. 29. fSpccial Telegram to the BEE ] This morningbetween the hours of 4 and 5Mr.Norman Coonu farmer residing ono mile north of town , while cross ing the track with his team , was run into by a freight train. Ho had ono leg broken and sustained other Injuries. Both horses were killed and the buggy was broken to pieces. Mr. Coon is a line old man nnd his many friends are in deep sympathy with him. State Teachers' Association. BI.AIR , Neb. , Dee 29. [ Correspondence of the BEE. ] The Northern Nebraska State Teachers' association began its second annual session here Tuesday evening , December 27. The address of welcome was delivered by the Rov. Alonzo Rogers , of this city. After the address , the president of the association , D. A. Cooper , delivered his annual address , which was as follows : Ladles and Gentlemen : Our association is in session for the third time. Wo are not , therefore , a very old association of teachers , nor arc wo an association of old teachers. Perhaps it were better for us if there were more veterans in the profession among us to give thq benefit of their varied experience , nnd their wise counsel. Yet it will do to con sult on the great question of education , to advise ns to the best plans by which our methods of washing may bo improved , and to freely exchange our opinions on all the questions of the day which directly or re motely bear upon the improvement of our system of public education. For this wo have met and I trust wo maybe able to prove ourselves as worthy of the confidence , esteem and honor of the people as any convention of American citizens. No more important in terest was ever considered by a convention of American citizens than the ono upon which we have met to deliberate. By education wo do not mean simply a knowledge of reading , writing nnd arith metic , but that development of mind which communes when the child can have nn idea and which goes on with time and through time , and which wo can neither stop nor re tard. From Its deep influence over man , it has all ages been n mutter of nutlonul consideration ; and governments have prospered or decayed in proportion as they have watched with cure and fidelity the education of the young. "That plan of education which will produce the best results Is the ono for which wo seek that plan which in most complete In all its parts , which will develop and bring forth in perfect symmetry nil the seeds of purity which God has Implanted in the human or ganization , nnd give them so luxurious n growth that the evil passions and tendencies to which wo are heir will bo smothered into final death by their outspreading foliage. "In our multitude of labors In the school room we must not forget their mind forms only n part of the delicate and beautiful structure committed to our care , and wo must . Let Us bo in earnest. Wo come hero to dp battle , but not with the calculating ferocity of the scientific boldier of war. Our army's mission Is to lead to discovery and attain ment , to reveal the hidden way and develop the unknown law. , In the rush anil clash of antagonisms it discriminates .bytwecn the right and wrong , the good and evil , nnd fills the highway of prosperity with n brooding glory. It Uushes down the cobwo'bs of ere- ' utility , stirs in the currents of events , treads o\vn the bulwarks of tyranny and raises the temples of learning. It arouses man , stim ulates his energy and ambition , widens the focus of Important eras and touches with a crimson light the mountain peaks of history. It surveys the domain of philosophy , animates truth , quickens life , and as It marches on ward marshals doctrines and events nnd brings out of them light nnd Justice und lib erty and truth for the world. " On Wednesday morning the convention met nt 0 o'clock. Miss Amanda Olson , of Tckamah , rcadutmpcron "ThoKindergarten ns n Factor In Primary Work , " In the course of which she said : "With what should edu cation begin ) Pestnlozzl said : 'Things not words.1 Things before Idens ; first the thing then the symbol. This thought has revolu tionized the school systems , and was the cause of the birth of the kindergarten sys tem. Froebel invented the twenty gifts which form the ncucleus of this system. Within the last ten years u distinction be tween the gifts and occupations has been mudo by Hartman. The first ten nro culled gifts , the lust ten occupations. The gifts uro intended to give the child , from time to time , new Ulcus in u munner suited to his compre hension. The occupations give the child the material with which to work out his ideas. The kindergarten material , If used rightly , Is capable of becoming n means of education. The first gift consists of six soft worsted balls of three primary and three secondary colors. The ball excites the child's curiosity. It is the symbol of motion , life , action. It rests , moves and has an in visible center. It is given the child ; ho re ceives Impressions of its form , size and ma terial from the hand , and color from the eye. By its use every muscle of his body has ex ercise nnd strength , while the Intellectual nnd moral faculties are being developed. " Miss Olson's paper gave evidence of thorough study nnd preparation , nnd was heartily applauded by the convention. After Miss Olson's paper was read Prof. L. J. Crumer , of Columbus , spoke on the sub ject of "Uniformity of High School Work. " This was followed by a discussion In which Messrs. Bead , Emery , Backus and Smith participated. "Tha nlan adopted by the con vention was to have fill stnte high schools preparatory to the state university , nud a resolution elution to that effect was adopted. F. B. Backus , of Columbus , was elected secretary and the meeting adjourned. A LOST CHILI ) . A Ten Year-Old's Mysterious Disap pearance From the St. Joe Depot. ST. JOSEPH , Mo. , Dee. 29. [ Special Tele gram to the BEE. ] Pearl Lccmastcr , the ten-year-old daughter of Mr. ann Mrs. Louis Lecmaster , of North Second street , suddenly disappeared from the union depot waiting room about 0 o'clock last evening and no trace of her whereabouts can bo obtained. Mrs. Louis Lccmastcr , the mother of the child , had left her for a moment to go to the ticket office to buy n ticket to Wallace , where her husband is at work. The little girl was left playing with a largo doll nnd appeared perfectly contented. When the mother re turned to her scat the child wns missing und no one knew when she left. Seurch wns im mediately instituted , the police being culled to assist , but so fur the search has been fruitless. Mrs. Lecmaster seemed confident that the child would bo returned to her. Mrs. Leemastcr was seen by a reporter last evening and seemed confident that the child would bo found. She said thnt tlio police had told her her daughter will bo returned to her by midnight. Her husband , she saidhad been working nt Wallace , but hud taken sick und she was on her way to sco him. Her daughter was largo for her ago and was dressed plainly and hod on n red hood when she left. Mrs. Leeinnstcr remained nt the union depot all nigTit-ituthehopo of obtaining some clue to the whcrcuG&ut-ojLhor child , but nothing was learned. Ofllcor Mitchell , who is stationed at the union depot , stated that the child had been seen on Fifth street , walking toward town with her doll in her armsbut this rumor is not authenticated. The fcur is expressed that the child will bo frozen to death unless she Is taken in by some kind-hearted personand the mother , who now believes the child lost , is nearly frantic with grief. When she loft the depot she was dressed warmly. The search has been con tinued to-day , but no trace of the missing child can bo found. Thirty Days Alter Death. ROXDOUT , N. Y. , Dec. 29. [ Special Telo- grnm to the BEE. ] A novel case has been decided by Judge Kcnyon. In ISSrt Charles G. Meade , of Rochester , held a claim of J2.T against W. A. Davis. Davis gave Meade the following note : "Thirty days after death I promise to Charles Meade $25 , value received , Will A. Davis , jr. " Meade took the note , ns ho afterward claimed , without noticing the word 'death ' , ' " supposing the usual word "date" hud been written. Atthocxplrutionof thirty days Meade demanded payment , and the account not being forthcoming brought suit. He bworo thnt ho understood the note wns to bo paid thirty days after date. Judg ment wns rendered In his favor for the full amount. Davis took an nppcul from the judgment to the county court. In revising judgment rendered below Judge Kenyan , re ferring to the note , says : "Its terms are un ambiguous and certain. Its payment does not depend upon nn uncertain event. Death is certain. Parole proof was not admissible nnd will not be permitted to change the time of payment of the note. The maker still lives and the note has not yet been matured. " Maria's Mysterious Cruise. NEW YOUK , Dec. 29. [ Spcciul Tele gram to the BEE. ] A dispatch from Key West intimated that the steam yacht Maria , that has been cruising mysteriously in south ern waters for the past month , was loaded with arms and ammunition consigned to the revolutionary forces of Honduras by Marco Aurello Do Soto , of this city , a former presi dent of Honduras. The dispatch was shown to Consul Jacob Halz last evening. Ho said that ho had noted the information nnd whllo he put llttlo credence in the story , ho had cabled President Hogram the substance of the dispatch and warned him tn ho on the lookout for the Mnriu. A few days ago the ' Maria put Into Key West and laid'in n stock of provisions and water for an extensive cruise. On Saturday she sailed ostensibly in search of hidden treasures on the Hon duras coast , hut it is feared by some of the Honduras representatives on a far more war like mission. The time for such an expedi tion could not bo worse chosen. Governor Marmadiiko'H Funeral. ST. Louis , Dee. 29. The funeral of Gov ernor Marmaduko will take place at Jefferson City at 3 p. m. Saturday. The honorary pall bearers will bo five ex-governors of the state , Governor Morchouso and live judges of the supreme court. The active pall bearers will bo eight personal friends , from various pai ts of the state. A salute of seventeen guns will bo fired at sunrise Saturday morning , accord ing to the militia regulations of the stato. Lieutenant Governor Moichouse was sworn In to-day. The state officers held a meeting this morning and adopted resolutions p.ivlm ; a high tribute to the good qualities of tlio' do"- eeused and extending sympathy to the family. The Flro liccord. FEIIOUS FALLS , Minn. , Doc. 29. The high school building with'all its contents burned this morning , causing a loss of (35.000. In surance $20,000. The loss reaches * 10,000. The Mercury Was ao below zero during the fire. MiXNEiroLis , Dec. 20 , The northwestern elevator , nt Ada. Minn. , wusTjumed thla uf- ternoorf. Loss about S'iS.OOO. Provincial Appointments. Wixxii-EO , Dec. 29. Senator Schultz , ono of the oldest settlers in the Red river district , has beC'1 appointed lieutenant governor of Manitoba , aim'Ji * cph Royal , member from Provrnchcr In the DoiirioA. ; ! | ; arllamcnt , gov ernor of the Northwest territory , The Coreau Kmlwssy. SAX FiiANcisco ; Dec. 29. The Coican em bassy arrived hero yesterday on tho. tteamcr Oceanic , which is now being detained in STATISTICS ABOUT STRIKES , Commissioner of Labor Wright Hands In Bis Report. FIGURES COVERING SIX YEARS. A Comprehensive Document Which Will Attract Widespread Atten tion Among Worklngmctt of All Classed. Something TiaborlngMon Should Read WASIUNOTOX , Dec. 29. Commissioned Wright has submitted to the secretary of the Interior the third annual report of the bureau of labor , which relates entirely to strikes anil lockouts for a period of six years ended De cember ill , 1880. This report is regarded as of special Importance , us It Is the result of the first general Investigation over made by any nation of the facts concerning strikes and lockouts for any extended period of time , or for any wide extent of territory. The report covers about' ' seven hundred printed pages nnd gives the details of every strike nnd lockout occurring in the United States during the period named. It exhibits facts belonging to each industrial trouble for each locality where trouble was found with out attempting to decide or establish upon the connection between them. A tabulated statement shows the number of strikes oc curring the last six years to have been 3,003 , number of establishments Involved 23,830 and general average number of establish ments Involved In each strike 5.7. In 1887 , the roi > ort says , there were , ac cording to the best Information obtainable , 853 strikes , the details of which are not available. The building trades furnished 6,060 of the total number of establishments engaged In strikes. The total number of em ployes involved In the whole number of strikes for the entire period is shown to have been 1,318,024. The number o' employes in the establishments before the slriiiC ? oc curred was llV.Oir ( ! ! > , while the whole nuifi- ber employed in the establishments involved after the strikes occurred was 1,0:1(1,247 : ( , a loss of 25,793. There wore 103,033 now em ployes engaged after the strikes and 37,4 3 were brought from other places than those in which the strikes occurred. In 2,183 es tablishments lockouts were ordered during the period named. In these there were 173,095 , employes before the lockouts occurred and 109,43(1 ( after the lockouts , while the number actually locked out was 150,548. There were 13,070 new employes secured at the close of the lockouts and 5,083 were brought from other places than those in which the lockouts occurred. An examination of the tables appended to the report shows that New York , Pennsyl vania. Massachusetts , Ohio nnd Illinois "rep resent 74.74 per cent of the whole number ol establishments affected by the strikers throughout the country and 90.80 per cent 61 the lockouts. These five states , it is stated , contain 49 per cent of all the manufacturing establishments and employ 58 per cent of the capital Involved m the mercantile industries of the United States. The result of thq strike , so far as gaining the objects soughn arc concerned , nro shown to bo as follows : Success followed in 1,047 cases , or 40.59 per1 cent of the whole , partial success in 3,004 ori 13.45 per cent of the whole , and Jalluro. fol- , gaining their uoints , 100. or 8.71 per eentji partially succeeded , and 1(05 ; ( , or 50.80 per < cent failed. As to causes or objects of strikes , It is shown that Increase of wages was the princi pal ono 12.44 per cent. The other leading causes are given as follows : For reduction of hours ; against reduction of wages ; for * increase of wages and reduction of hours : against increase of hours the total for the five lending causes being 77.83 per cent ; all other causes , 22.17 per cent. Disclaiming absolute accuracy , the re port gives the losses of employes and employ ers resulting from strikes and lock-outs as follows : Losses to strikers during the six years covered bv the investigations , 551,810- 105 ; losses to employers through lock-outs for the same period , $3,182,717 , or n total wngd loss to employes of fcV,04SS82. ) This loss occurred for both strikes and lock-outs in 24,578 establishments , or an average loss of fci,415 , to each establishment , or of nearly $40 to each striker involved. The assistance given to strikers during the sumo period , so fur as usccrtninable , amounts to $11,325,057 ; to those suffering from lock outs , $1,105,538 , or n total of Sl.430,595. These amounts , however , tho. commissioner hays , are undoubtedly too low. The em ployers' losses through strikes of the six f years amounted tu $30,7:12.053 : , through lock outs $3,342,201 , or n total loss to the estab lishments involved of fcH.liH.OU. Besides completing the field work for this report and the compilation of Information , the bureau has carried on almost to comple tion the investigation begun last year con cerning the moral , physical and economical condition of the working women of great cities , and has continued its investigation into the cost of the distribution of the great staple products. It bus also undertaken , ac cording to congressional instruction , the col lection of statistics of murriugo and divorce ) In the United States , a report of which may bo submitted before the close of the present session of congress. A Nebraska Hwlndlor. PiTTsnuuo , Dec. 29. Within the past forty eight hours the Pennsylvania White Lead company of this city has received bogus drafts from Bcntrico , Hustings , Grand Island and Lincoln , Neb. The drafts nro for $75 each nnd are signed by M. Harrison and , * . M. M. Lewis. The firm claims that the two men are ono nnd the same , nnd that ho hna been traveling through the west bovcral months representing himself as their agent. His schema is to sell small dealers a bill of go ods at ridiculously low rates , after which ho requests them to honor u small draft from his employers us ho is short of funds. The request Is generally grunted and us soon , as ho receives the money ho disappears , only to' turn up tit some other place. / A Hullet In His Ilruln. BOULIIEH , Colo. , Dec. 29. [ Special Telftf gram to the HEE. ] R. H. Freeman , a well- known and popular bookkeeper-was this morning found dead with u bullet hole In the right ear. Mr. Freeman had been enjoying " himself the day previous and went homo somewhat under llio Influence of liquor. HIa wife und children were uwaltlng his coming nnd something that was said so infuriated him thnt ho drove them out of the house. Ha went to his room und luid down on the bed , ' where ho was found this morning. From the Indications his death was suicidal. Thu re volver with which the deed was done luv by his side.Tim bullet hud tnken tin upward direction nnd penetrated his brain , producing Instant death. * Chinese Immigration. SAN FHA.NCISCO , Dec , 29. At a mass mect Ing of prominent citizens lust night , presided over by Mayor Pond , resolutions were adopted asking congress to at oiico clthce modify the existing Jaws regarding Chlnessj Immigration or else enact new laws offeci' tually excluding the Chlnesu from any oiii trunco whatever Into the United Stutes , coni sidcrlng exclusion the only remedy. Copies were sent to the president mid to the pmldi ing officers of thu.scmito and house. Tie | First Frci'zo. ' AUSTUC , Tex. , Deo. , 29. Henry Wise , * farmer , wns yesterday found ftozcn to dcam ' ' ten'miles fronl t'is.plucc. ! This is the flrstt death liy freezing-whloi ever occurred in thift
