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THE OMAHA DAILY BEEi SATU11DAY. DECEMBER 15 , 1888. HUNG HIMSELF IN HIS BARN , A Prominent and Wealthy Farmer Commits Suicide. ROYAL ARCH MASONS ADJOURN I'lres nt Lincoln An Old Soldier nun Over l y the Curs Columbus Wins n Suit Other Items. A Farmer HtilcJdei. BAIISKSTOV , Neb. , Dec. 14. [ Special Tele gram to THIS BnE.J--N. B. Durkee , n promin ent nnd wealthy farmer , anil nn old resident of thin county , committed suleldo by hanging himself In his burn , this nftcrnoon. Mr. Durkco lives ono mlle nnd n half from Bnrneston. Ho was well liked and respected by nil who know him. No cnuso Is awlgncd for the rash net , except that ho was lu n violent lit of indisposition at the time. lloynl Aruh Mnsotm. HiUTiitcc , Neb. , Dec. 14. The Grand Chapter of Koyal Arch Mnsons of Nebraska closed Its annual meeting hero last evening with the election of the following ofllcers : M. R G. II. P. , Charles A. Holmes , Tecum seh ; U. E.D.O. . H. P. , Milton J. Hull , Edgar ; h. K. G. 1C , Frank II. Young , Ouster ; grand scribe , J. 11. Dlnsmorc , Sutton ; grand treasurer , II. 0. Clark , Omaha ; prnnd secre tary , ' , William H. Bowen , Omaha ; chaplain , Jacob A. Hood , Schuylor ; lecturer , K. H. Richardson , Crete ; captain of hosts , Robert E. French , Kearney ; principal sojourner , A. W. Crites. Plattsmouth ; rovnl arch captain , James Tyler , Lincoln ; master third veil , K. E. Lowemnn , MiCook ; master second veil , John S. Mi-Clary , Norfolk ; master llrst veil , Chris K. Pierce , Plattsmouth ; grand steward , f C. II. Willnrd , Auburn. Fremont was deslg- j > natcd as the next plnco of meeting of the grand chapter. The grand convention , Order of High Priesthood of Ngbraskn , elected the follow ing ofilccrs yesterday ! President , James A. Tullcys , Red CloudflTlcu president , Samuel I' . Davidson ; chaplain , Frank H. Young ; treasurer , Charles A. Holmes , Tecumseh ; recorder , William H. Bowon,1 Omaha ; master of ceremonies , .Tamos Tyler , Lincoln ; conductor , Robert E. French ; her ald , Clnirlcs J. Phelps : steward , Udwin R. Richardson ; sentinel , Charles A. Holmes. Grand council of royal select masters elected the following onicor ? for the ensuing year : M. 1' grand master , Frank II. Young , Ouster ; D. R. deputy grand master , S. 1' . Davidson , Tecumseh : Comp. Prln. conductor work , Jnmui Tllbcrt , Omaha ; Comp. grand treasurer , M. J. Hull , Edgar ; Comp. prnnd recorder , W. A. Bowen , Omaha ; Comp. grand chaplain , J. II. Fox- worthy , Lincoln ; Comp. grand emit , of pimrds , C. C. Rittenhouse , Hastings ; Comp. grand conductor council , A. E. French , Kearney ; Compt grand steward , L. D. Richards , Fremont ; Comp. grand seutl- , uol , Jesse Richards , Beatrice. How Blrs. Wilcov Was Shot. O'NniLL , Nob. , Dec. II. [ Special to THE Bun.J Several witnesses have been exam- nnilned on the part of the state in thu Wilcox case. Mr. Townsend , the llrst to reach the ! house after the shooting , testified that ho was a short distance from the house when ho heard the report of the revolver. In a minute or two Wilcox rushed out exclaiming "I shot my wife , come quick I" Witness ran to the house , and found Mrs. Wilcox lying on her back ou the bed with a pillow under her head , with n covering over her as though she nad been sleeping. She had a dress on and an under-garmcnt. There was a rent three or four inches long iu the dress , and not so long in the undcr-parmont. Both dross nnd uudcr-gnrmcnt were badly powder-burnt nnd blackened. Wilcox threw himself down by the bed nnd implored his wife to sneak. Sbo moved but slightly , and was dead in u short timo. There was a wound as of a bul let Just over her heart. Dr. Shore , the or coroner , nnd Dr. Eisaman. who examined | j , f and probed the wound , testified that the ball struck Just over the heart , about two inches , passing downward , en tering the upper part of the heart. Mr. Blinco , n gunsmith living Just across the road from Mr. Wilcox , said ho sold Wil cox n revolver about four days boforotho shooting occurred. On the morning of the shooting Wilcox brought the revolver to his shop and said it did not work right. Blinco examined it and found nothing the matter with it , and told him it was nil right. Wilcox took It and the cartridges and went out. Mrs. Blinco hoard the shot about ten minutes after Wilcox left the shop , us stated by her husband. Mr. D. W. Jones corroborated the statement of Townscnd. The trial will probably continue nil of this week. Fires at Lincoln. LINCOLN , Neb , , Dec. 14. [ Special Tele gram to Tins BEE. ] Between 8 and 4 o'clock this afternoon the handsome suburban resl- doncuof Mr. J.C.Williams , nud the two residences that adjoined him on the north , were discovered to bo on flro. It occurred during the absence of the family , but hard work enabled the neighbors to save every thing of vnluo on the llrst floor. Before the arrival of the engines , however , the flames engulfed the entire building and the sharp south wind drove the lire into the buildings on the north , and displto the valient efforts of the firemen , they too were soon doomed. The great strenmo of water thrown upon the burning buildings sooined to have no effect. The household effects of the gentlemen who Hjf lived on the north of the Williams1 residence , * however , were saved , but every timber of a the buildings was burned to ashes. The loss " is estimated at $12,000. Two of the ucsl- donees were among the llncst in that part of the city , the other was a small story-nnd-n- half building The origin of the flro is un known. The llrcmon hardly-had timn to turn around before the lire alarm was ngnin | , , turned on and another run was mailo , the * pas works having been discovered to bo on & lire. The winds wcro driving the flames rapidly through all parts of the main building , and wticn the engines arrived they had made such headway that it seemed nn i impossibility to save it. Great danger followed - * lowed the liremcn in their efforts , The chances were against saving any portion of the works. If the lire should penetrate the walls of the east wing of the building or reach the retorts or reservoir , several lives hung in the balance. An excited throng Uuug around the burning building. Ttio suspense was great. An explosion was talked of and expected by many , but the Btcadystroam of water and bravo work of the flro brigade prevented n greater catas trophe , but the main building was ruined. The engines nnd machinery , however , es caped injury. The flro was caused by the bursting of the oil pump. Just over the en gine. The loss Is fully $10,000. At times It seemed that the water supply would fall to r meet the demand. Ho Was 1'lnyliiR I'OSNUIII. O'Nniu. , Nob. , Doc. U. [ Special Tele gram to TIIE UKE.J It now transpires that ono J , Loftor , of this county , who wa ? re ported to Imvo shot himself on last Friday evening , at his homo in the south part of the ' county , was only playing a game for syra- f s pathy and to bring his wife , who had sued f or divorce , back to him. It is authentically reported hero to-day that ho produced a sere spot on his side or breast with sotno sharp Instrument , and then shot the revolver into the floor , it was the wonder of the people hero that ho should attempt to shoot himself , and now they mo still moru puzzled to think ho would make such n break. Your corre spondent 1s also Informed that his wife Is living with him nnd will probably withdraw her suit for a divorce. Pop JiloKglng n Hcliool Hoy. Ilmwo.v , Nob. , Dec. 14. ( Special to TUB nc .l Our neighboring village of Chester is having quite nn excitement over the pun ishment of a pupil in their school by the as sistant teacher , ICrncst Furrolt. The facts , as near as can bo learned , are as follows : f no twelve-year-old son of AU. Lindsay dis obeyed ono of the rules of the school mid in jmnlalmiont for doing so was trlvcn borne ISO with a rawhldq whip. The boy is quite seriously marked ami his limbs are badly swollen from the effects of the flog ging. The father of the boy caused Pnrroll to bo arrested this morning. His case wll' be heard before the Justice at Chester. Columbus AVI us n Stilt. Countnts , Neb. , Dec. 14. [ Special Tele- qrani to Titc BKC.J Judge Sullivan , our clt ) attorney , received information from the supreme promo court to-day that the suit wherein the city of Columbus wni plaintiff , and the Hart ford Insurance company defendant , was do ciilcd In favor of the city. This suit wa brought to recover the occupation tax levied by the oily , which the company refused to pny. The action was decided against the city In the district court. The council is Jubilant over the decision. Cnnilit In the Act. N' , Neb. , Dec. M. [ Special Tel egram to Tun HHR.I The store formerly owned by M. M. Clmso & Son at Huiplor , but mn co tholr assignment , In the hands of Turner , Frn/ier it Co. , of St. Joseph , was burglarized last night by the Chase sons and their pals. They were discovered in the net , surrounded bv citizens and arrested. Four of them plead guilty and wcro bound over In the sum of JT > 00 each. Two others will have their trial Tuesday next. AVoir Acquitted of Murder. AMIIOS , Nob. , Dec. 1 1. [ Special Telegram to TimllER.l There hai been great interest manifested in the cavi which has been on trial in the district court the stnto vs Wolf , charged with murder in the second degree. The Jury this morning returned n verdict of not guilty , which gave general satisfaction to the many friends of the defendant. John M. Thurston , of Omaha , made an eloiiuent and convincing argument , tlmt carried the Jury and listeners by storm , Miller & Har ris , also of Omaha , were 'among the uttor- uoys for the defense. A PitHtor Installed. BniTiitfc , Dec. H. [ Special to THE Bnn. ] The First Presbyterian church hold their annual mcetmij yesterday. They passed a resolution to Install liev. J. M. Mills at a salary of ? 1TH ( ) per year. Mr. Mills has satisfactorily supplied the pulpit for the past two years. The matter of creating a sinking fund for the purpose of building u church and parsonage was talked of. Hon. .T. E. Hill , who has been nn elder in the church for the past Uflcuu years , was re-elected. A Bis Hotel For Suporlor. SurEitiou , Neb. , Dee. 14. ( Special Tele gram to Tin : Bun. ] At a meeting of the citizens izons of Superior lust evening It was deciited tii organize u company under the laws of the Htato , for thu erection of n magnilieent hotel structure on Central avenue. The meeting was largely attended by thu prominent citi zens of the town , and great enthusiasm pre vails. Steps will bo taken at once for tno vigorous prosecution of the work. Ono or two hotel men nru already on the ground , anxious to take the management of it when completed. I'ytliinns Oi-uani/.cat Ilrnlnnrd. Bu.uifAui ) , Neb. . Dec. 11. [ Special to Titn BEE. ] Last night District Deputy Grand Chancellor Murphy , assisted by the David City nnd Seward lodges , of the Knights of Pythias , instituted Brainard lodge , No. 105 , with thirty charter members. After the do- prees were conferred , a banquet was piven in Coxe's hotel. Representatives from Fre mont , Lincoln , Linwood and from many other lodges were present. Stolen Ovcrcnnt i" Ills Possosnlon. BI.AIII , Neb , , Dec. 14. [ Special to Tin : I3KB.J A man giving his nauio as Wulff was irrcUed here , to-day , for having in his pos session nil overcoat belonging to Peter Siert. tie claims to have bought the coat from two strangers , whoso names he does not know. rlis case will come up iu the county court ou Monday. . An Old So I ( tier Killed. J3UNKI.E5UN , Neb. , Dec. 14. [ Special Tele- pram to Tire Br.E.1 A. H. Nordyke , of Hag- er , was run down aud instantly killed by the eastbound passenger train , a few miles west of this place , this afternoon. Ho is n inan about fifty years of ago. nnd an old soldier , drawing u pension. It is thought hu was deaf. Ho has relatives living at Haigler. M. K. Gliurnh Fair Closed. B vitNBSTox , Nob. , Dec. 14. [ Special Tclo- gram toTnu Bun. ] The M. 13. church society closed their fair last night. It was largely attended. One hundred and sixty dollars vas the result , which will go towards build- ug a new church. W. C. T. U. in Session. FAIUMONT , Neb. , Dec. 14. [ Special to Tne Her. . ] The Fillmore county W. C. T. U. is n session in the M. K , church at this place , laving convened yesterday. A largo nuui- jer is in attendance , and a very interesting programme is being given. Stole $1OO. BAnxnsTOX , Neb. , Dec. 11. [ Special Tolo- grarn to TUB 15ii.J A young man named Fred Frisk , employed on the farm of John Thompson , living five miles from Barnoston , stole f 103 this afternoon of his employer , nud loll for parts unknown. A number of people in the neighborhood are in hot pur suit. Most men , otherwise strong in body and mind , will become unhappy and break down when afflicted with rheumatism. If they would only try Salvation Oil they would Und relief at once. Price 25c. Thousands of bottles of Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup have been sold by "W. II. Brown & Co. , Baltimore , Md. Fntnl Accident on Shipboard. PARIS , Dec. 11. Two men have been killed nnd many others injured by the breaking of i capstan on boari' ' thu torpedo boat Japan at Toulon , ii'or Coiiulir * nnd Throat Disorders use Bnow.N-'s BHONCIII.U , Tuocnr.s. "Havo icvcr changed my mind lospocting them , except 1 think better of that which 1 began hinklug well of. " Hov. Henry Ward Uoedicr. Sold only in boxes. A Defaulter's Wlilsky Sold. LOUISVILLE , Dec. 14. Onu hundred bar rels of whisky belonging to James W. Tate , ho defaulting state treasurer , were sold at a atlon to-dav at nn average price of 80 } cents icr gallon. The whisky was sold on an at- the state. A French Duel. PAWS , Deo. U. M. Mnurol and M. Clom- enccau fought a duel to-day. M. Cleuienccau was wounded in the shoulder. SCROFULA Is that impurity ot the blood which produces unsightly lumps or swellings lu the neck ; which causes running eorea on the arms , legs , or feet ; which develops ulccra In the eyes , cars , or nose , often causing blindness or deafness ; which Is the origin o ( pimples , cancerous cereus grtwtln , or "humors ; " whichfasten ing upon the lungs , causes consumption and death. It Is the most ancient of all diseases , and very few persons are entirely free from It. HouBCean CURED By taking Hood's Sarsaparllla , which , bjr the remarkable cures It has accomplished , lias proven Itself to bo a potent and peculiar medicine for this dliease. If you suffer from Gcrolula , try Hood's Barsaparilla. "livery spring ray wlfo and children hare been troubled \ \ \ \ \ \ scrofula , iny little boy , three years old , being a tcrrlblo sufferer. Last spring ho was one mass of sores from bead to feet. We all took Hood's Sarsaparllla , and all have been cured of the scrofula. My little boy is entirely free from gores , and all four of my children look bright and healthy , " W , 0. ATJHIHTON , I'assalo City , N , J. Hood's Sarsaparilla SoldljiUJrugijIiU. 0ljiUfor ) . rropireilgaljr bjr C.I. HOOD & CO. , Apotliccarlo , Lowell , ilajj. IOO Doses Ono Dollar iS IOWA MANIAC'S ' FREAKS , Ho Sharpens Up His Knlfo mid Starts on the Wnrpnth , HIS VENGEANCE SWORN ON ALL. A Short ItelRti of Terror in the Town of South English Some Now Le nl Features Hawk ey o Notes. SWOPO Vcngcnnooon the Town. SDns MOTNKS In. , Dcc.l { . [ Special Tele gram to Tun HUB. ] The town of South English is considerably excited over the threats of n crazy man named William McGce. Ho had a good sized pockot-knifo sharpened very sharp , with which ho was making his throats. He was permitted to run nt largo until the passenger train came In , when ho boarded it , knife In hand , swear ing vengeance on all that opposed him , when Dr. Nusiuin boarded the train and persuaded him to get off. Ho then parted oT ( up town. By this time n warrant was Issued for him and an ofllccr with n posse of men started after him. Wlion they overtook him they had to knock him down with clubs before they could tiiho him. Ho was brought before Judge Pratt and was pronounced tempo rarily Insane , Sunstroke in the army , with drinking and gambling , nro together thoug.it to bo the cause. Rome Kino PolntH Involved. Dns MOIST.S , In. , Dec. 11. [ Special Tele gram to Tin : Biu.J-A : cnso involving some now legal features is now being tried at Muscatlne. Alfred Loathonnun , the nine-year-old adopted son of D. P. Leather man , of that city , was sentenced to the state industrial school n day or two ago. The father was desirous that such nn arrange ment should bo made , and the boy was to have been taken there Tuesday night. Rev. George 1C. Hover , superintendent of the American Educational Aid association , with headquarters for Iowa at Davenport , hap pened to bo in Muscatino and nt once inter ested himself in the boy's bohulf. At his rcquesiJiis removal to Eldora wan delavcd until ho had time to SWOUP out a writ of habeas corpus , which was served Just in time to save the boy's being taken away. This association is purely benevolent , Its object being to llnd homes for indigent or orphan children , and to llnd such children to till the homes. II H five years old , and has provided homes for 000 children. The case was argued this morning , the questions at issue being two , viz : First , that the commitment issued by Police Judge Eaton was illegal in not having the legal guardian's consent entered therein , and second , that the police Judge has no legal authority to make such com mitments. - Thu Judge sustained the llrst point , and n further hearing will bo had on the other. Kvpolletl From tlin ministry. DBS MOINES , la. , Dec. II fSpacial Telegram - gram to Tin : Bii : : . | Members of the DCS Moincs conference who were members of the appellate court of the Mcthoiist Episco pal church , held at Indianapolis , returned to-day. They heard the appeal of Rev. W. F. Laidloy , of Jefferson , a Methodist minis ter who was charged with adultery. He was llrst tried by his district conference and ex pelled from the ministry. Ho too'.c un ap peal to the nppnll.ito court , which in the in tervals of the four years between the gen eral conferences hears all such appeals. That court was composed of delegate * from seven Mcthotlist conferences , with Bishop Merrill , of Chicago , presiding. Two days were consumed in the trial and the court , by a vote of t-.velvo to seven , refused to grant a new trial or reverse the nnding of the lower court. Luidley will thereforeretnain expelled from the ministry. He had bcnm arrested md indicted by the criminal court for seduc tion , but ho set up the statute of limitations ind the case was dismissed. The Iowa mem bers of the ecclesiastical court were Rev. J. R. Horswcll , Wintorset ; Rev. T. McICen- drce Stuart , Corning , and Rev. Dr. Emory Miller , ludlanola. Sioux City's PostoIHoa Strucrjjle. Sioux CiTr , la. , Das. 14. [ Spscial to TUB BEC. ] The contest for the Sioux City post- nastcrshlp has broken out , although the commission , of the present democratic in cumbent does not expire for nearly a year. Candidates are drumming the town wich pa- -itions. The leading candidates are E. R. Kirk , who was Incontinently bounced from /tiopostofllcsby tha now retiring adminis tration ; Captain J. G. Culver , n popular dry goods merchant ; J. H. Bolton , who retires January 1 from the ofllco of county olerlc ; J. M. Bolton , present Buporintsndcnt of the railway mail service at Sioux City , and R. 3. Chase , a one-legged veteran. The rivalry jetween thesocandidates is llvoiy.but triendi .y , and they will have plenty of time to set- .lo it. There is some claim that there is cause for the removal of the present post master , but the better opinion is that ho will bo permitted to servo out his term. A Fire at Mr. Vcrnon. MT. VnnxoN , la. , Dec. 14. [ Special Tolo jram to Tun BKU ] The largo house owned jy George W. Young , and occupied by Mrs , Thompson , took lira and burneu to the ground yesterday. The flro originated from a defective flue on the roof and burned very slowly , consequently nil the furniture was saved. Two of the volunteer iiremen were mrt. Ono received a very severe cut above .he forehead from a large piece of Hrowood which was recklessly thrown from a third- story window. The other is very much strained by a fall fiom the uorcb in the roar. The Druggists. WATKBI.OO , la. , Dec. 14. [ Special to Tim BKK. ] A move of considerable magnitude Is low going on among the druggists of the Htato , It is no less than the resumption of iquor soiling , which , in a majority of the counties , was discontinued on the expiration of permits taken out under the "old law , " or about October 1 , of the the present year. The movement is a general ono , yet the notion is moro readily explained by noting its ) rogrcss in this county , ono of the first to ssuo penults under the now law , which Irugglsts maintained was so stringent In Its > revisions that no self-respecting man could vork under them. However , us the trade n liquors was in nearly all cases profitable , and in many cases the most proiltnbln part of ill the trade , two months' loss of thU profit ms aided somewhat the druggists to over- ook the harsher features of the law. At n nccting of the Black Hawk County Drug gists' association last summer uu agreement was entered into by the members , bind- ng themselves not to soil intoxicating Iquora under the now law governing the truftlo. This agreement remained in force until * December 1 , and was faithfully ob served by all the parties thereto. But there was n leak somowhoro. Saloons were closed , druggists had ceased to soil , "tomporanco billiard halls" were interdicted , and yet uoino men would persist in casting shame on ; ho prohibition law by getting as drunk as .hoy had ever done before the enactment of .ho . first prohibitory statute. This secret work was quiet but effective , and it sot several classes of poonlo to thlnk- ug , and among these were the druggists. At u meeting held in this city Wednesday , the obligation was dissolved , and a number of the druggists have circulated their poll- Ions with n view lo applying for permits at the next ( January ) term of court. It Is a fact rarely disputed by bust * uoss men that where liquor is sold heir trade Is likely to grow in volume , so that it liquor U sold in Ulaolc ilawlc county , the equilibrium of county .rado can bo preserved only by liquor selling n contiguous counties. This reactionary novo Is spreading , and before many months .ho dread of the now law will have been lost .0 a largo degree , It is an open secret that dozens of thrlv- ng towns encourage the sale of intoxi cating liquors with tbo Intention of attract- ng trado. These places , however , are m nearly every ease , the center of a foreign colony , the Germans usually predominating , Tbo board Of commissioners of the Iowa soldiers' homo at Marsballtown was in ses sion there yesterday transacting regular mslness. Everything la running smoothly. 1'ho total number of inmates is a little leas than three hundred. Until recently that number was flxqd vs the highest iwsMblo number for winch comfortable provision could be made ; 'Ihit'bv ' changing nrotind and economizing space it Is now announced that flT > Q can bo taken care of. Veterans are arriv ing nt the rote ot two or three n tiny , nnd over thirty applications nro out that have been favorably pas-icd tiixm , It Is antici pated that oy January 1,18 9 , the Institution will bo crowded to its full capacity. Among yesterday's nrriraU was Louis S , Owens , of Louisa county , a llttlo fellow who stands sir foct live Inches in his stocking feet. Dropped Don'd While Wnslilnp. DEI MOISKI , Tn : , Deo. 14. [ Siccial | Tele gram to TUG BncJ Mrs. Charles Morton , who , with her husband , ia employed in a restaurant nt Dcnlson , was found dead in the rear of the premises. She hnd boon doing the family washing , and just at noon she complained of a bail hondacho. When It was suggested that she quit washing and hung out some of tlio clothes , she at once took up a basket of clothes and went out side. Not more than llvo minutes after ward her husband went out nnd found hi wlfo lying head llrst in the clothes basket only three articles being Hung on the line She was dead when found , although ther Wsu , yet u slight flutter of the pulse. Hurled In a Woll. GILM . \ , In. , Dec. 11. [ Special Tolcpran to TUB BIH. | John Crooks , n laborer of tin plnco ; was buried in n well to-day while en paired in digging It deeper. Ho hnd gen down twenty-thrco feet , when It caved In Help was summoned. Ho was reached in a hour and u quarter , but was dead. A Conductor Killed. AXVMOSA , la. , Dec , II. [ Special Telogrnu to THE Bun , ] Conductor Jots Quinn , of th Milwaukee road , whoso regular run was fron Moitticello to Dnvunport , was killed las night at Stone City , near hero. Ho was un coupling when ho foil , the train passing over him. Ho leaves a wlfo and one child. A ColllHlon on the Iowa Central MASON CITY , In. , Uoc. II. [ Special Telegram gram to Tin : Bnis. ! A collision occurred 01 the Iowa Central near GKToril this morning One fireman was seriously injured and the engine and several freight cars were badlj wrecked. T1IOSK SCHOOL D12SKS. Morrow TolN How He Worlced For the Grand Kapids Firm. The school board Investigating committee met again last night. Only two of the eight asked to appear before thu investigators made tin appearance , Thesu were Messrs. Ferguson nnd Morrow. The latter was called nnd ho staled that he was an employe of the school board , aud hail uuiuntcd himself from work to assist the intioduction into the schools of the Grand R-ipids seiiool com pany's desk. Ho acknowledged having had { .uppers with certain ( number * of the board , nnd said no had been sent u check for # T > b > the agent of the Grand U ipids company. Ho had also introduced Iho irjout to members ol the school board. The agent had also toll' ' him that ho would low nothing by watching the Interests of tho'company. He had , however - " over , "used no undue mtluenc3 with any mem ber of the board. , Mr. Ferguson , manager for Shivei-ick & Co. , said that he was the acting local npent for thu Grand Ruplds company. Ho had in structed Clnncny to evil on curtain members ot the board bcc-iuso tlmso members were patrons of the llrtn aUd ha I voted for their desks. Ho had neVci' see i any money spent and didn't know of any one having loceived nnv. nnv.Tho committee conclude i the in vest ! gat ion and will make their report to the boaid at the next crenoral meeting , winch lakes place next week. . . , Kiiroul ! : All trains due at th'd B. & M. nnd Union Pacific depots Wi'ro reported on time ycbtur- day morning. So far as beard from the Golden Gate special is making titae to n dot. Three new engines reached the Union PaciHc yarus yesterday morning. No. ( itij and COi are from tne Rome works and 04 from Pittsbmvr. Tnoy are all freight on- gincj. The west-bound flyer was unusually heavy vestorday morning , and loft the Union Pacific depot as u doublu header. Switchman Will Irving is off for a vaca tion , having joined the ranks of the married men. There was a qniot little wedding tit the residence of the bride's parents , on Wednesday ui > rnintr , nnd the Rev. Mr. Dawson - son pronounced Will and M.ss Nannie Craw ford man and wife. Mr. and Mrs. Irving will be at home Dccumbjr 25 to their friends , ut 72J Pituco street. "Worse Thnn tv Klro Alarm. One of the most dreadful alarms that can be pounded in a mother's ears in produced by croup ; il read f til because it is ( lantroroub ; the moro dreadful because the life of a loved one in in jeopardy. Clramherlains Cough remedy is 'a never failing safeguard against this dangerous dint&u. : Ita reputation as a preventive anil cure of croup is fully and iirmly establish od. In fact , it i's ' the only' remedy which can always ho i-elicd upon. Sold by all II usual I is There was another meeting of the Hnscall faction of the council Thursday night at a resort on Howard street. The object was to comparcnotus as to the prospect of electing the great defeated a > president of the council. Rj- ports were not very encouraging , nnd sprnic ing of the delusion of the couspiratow , n leading ofllcial i 5tcrday said : "There is no chance for Huscall being elected. I toll you , it would bo tin outrage for nny council to put Into tlio president's chair thereof a man whom the people had snowed under by 3f , > 00 votes , No eighteen men have a right to do it nnd no eighteen men Imvo the courage to Insult the paoplu In- doing it. Then ; are two men who hold the key lo the situation. They will bo held responsible - sponsiblo for their action and I am sutisliud their action will ba all right. .They mean to do what is good. " "Who will bo elected ( " "I am satisfied it will bo Mike Leo. " Later Councilman-Elect Wheeler was soon and in response to an Inquiry xaid that ho thought Mr , Lee would be elected president , The motto of California means , ! have found , u. Only in that land of sunshine , whore the orange , lemon , olive , fig and grape bloom nnd rlppn , and attain tholi1 highest perfection in mid-winter , are the horba and guia found , that are used in that pleasant remedy tor nil throat nnd lung troubles , SANTA. ABII3 the ruler of coughs , n&thmu and consumption. The Good man Drug Co. liuij JNJOII appointed agent for this valuable California remedy , and Bolls it under a guarantee at $1 u bottle. Throe for &J.50. Try CALIFORNIA OAT-K-CURE , the only guaranteed , cure for catarrh. $1 , by mall $1.10. . ItiiNincss CINCINNATI , O. , Dee. M. Otto Rauchfuss & Co. , wholesale druggists , assigned to-day. Assts , $15,000 ; liabilities , $50,000. SICK HEADACHE Positively cured by ' these Lltllo Tills. CARTER'S They also relieve Dis tress from Dyspepsia , Indigestion - ITTLE digestion and Too Heart } IVER Eating. A perfect rem edy for Dizziness , Nausea , PIUS , Drowsiness , Had Task' lu tli Moulh , Coated Tongue , rain In the Side , TonriD UV K. They resti'ate the Dowels. 1'urely Vegetable. SMALL FILL SMALL DOSE. SUAU PRICE , CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS The Nicaragua Canal Bill Taken Up in the Houso. AN EFFORT TO LIMIT DEDATE. Tlio It end I nc of n Statement Imputed to tluduo Unly Stirs Ui > n Breeze A Ilollilny Itcccss Kesnltitlon. House. WASIIIXOTOS , Deo. H. Mr. Warner of Illinois asked unanimous consent for con sideration of the senate bill , mipronrlatiiiR ? JoOOOU , for the imrdmsoof u site for n iniblio building In ICaim * City. Mr. Ulountof Ocorgiii objected. Mr. Hooker of Mississippi Introduced n concurrent resolution providing for a holiday recess from Friday , Dec-ember HI , to Monday , .Innuury T. Kef erred to the committee on ways mid means. Mr. dimly of Mimourl moved that the house RO Into committee of the wtiolo on the private calender for fuither consideration of the Nlcaiugua cnnnl bill , nnd pending this motion moved that nil debate on the bill and amendment * ) thereto bo limited to forty min utes , Mr. Hlount of Georgia raised a point of order mtuinst the hitter motion , contend)1 ! ) ) ; that Iho debate could be limited only on a spccilled net-lion of thu bill , nnd not upon the entire measure. This point was discussed nt considerable length , in order to settle the question , Mr. I'ayson of Illinois offered an amendment providing that the bill shall bu rend by HcclUm * , the dob.Ue on the lirst bee- lion being limited to thirty minutes. Mr. Wilson of Minnesota , rising to n question - tion of privilege , sent to the clerk's desk and had read nn nitlole from u New York news paper iloolnrltii ; that two elements were united npiinst the Nicaragua caniil bill the agents of thu Pacific * , railroads anil the attorneys of the Panama canal company piviiiK un Interview with iludtfo D.ily on the subject , intimiitiiiK that tin1 gentlemen who had ottered nincndinents to the bill Messrs. Wilson of Minnesota , Cobb of Alabama , Hhind of Missouri mid Splnoln of New York wore seeking to defeat the bill by in direction. Messrs. Wilson , Ulntul , Spinola and Cox In dulged In si very lengthy discussion of this article. Lobbyists weiv severely bcored , nnd Mr. Slilnola took occasion to any that wliilo ho had no Improper charges to nmko against Judge Daly , all measures with which that gentleman had been associated since his re tirement frum the bench had been of a very doubtful charai'ter. Mr. Cox rehented nn attempt to fix reproach preach on Judge Daly in connection with the interview. Finally the matter wus dropped and Mr. Payson's resolution adopted , and the house wont into committee of thu whole on the Nicaragua ! ! bill. Mr. I'ayson ottered an amendment provid ing thati all shares , stocks , bonds , certifi cates , nnd other securities ahull be issued from the principal ofllco In New York , and shall b < ? disposed of onlv for cash. The amendment was defeated by a .tie vote , but it was agreed that a veto be taken In tlio house. Mr. Spinola offered an amendment limiting the capital stock to 5100,00J.OIX ) , and the amendment was supported by Mr. 1'uystm and opposed by Mr. lia.viu1 , of Pennsylvania , who declared that the bill would be passed this session If it occupied every Friday. The committee then arose , and after an hour and a half spent in a vain I'ffprt to secure n quorum upon the proposition to limit the debate , the house took a recess , the evening session to bo for consideration of pi ivatc pension bills. Thehou"u remained in session nn hour this evening , thu tune being principally con sumed in an effort to seUTo on some method of proceJniv for the consideration of private pension bills , but as no agreement could be arrived at , tne house at 8:30 : adjourned until Monday. A COKSK1. ' AN1 > A ISIR. They Prevented 11 Double Trajjecly nt Itlair Ijnst NI IK. ili.Aiit , Nob. , Dec. U. [ Special Telegram to TUB Bui ; . ] While a largo number of people were on their way to the opera house last night they were startled by the report of a revolver tired tvvico in rapid- succession in the rear of the dining-room of the Commer cial hotel. AU investigation disclosed thut Peter Stewart did the shooting , and his w'fe ' , Hlla Stewart , and himself were the targets. 'Stewart has been u resident of Ulair for the Pjist twelve years and was , until some live jours aijo , u well-to-do , sober nnd industrious 'citi/cu. About that time he commenced to drink and then to abuse his family. In a short tlmu his wife began proceedings for a divorce. The case was pending u lonj. time in the courts at Omaha. In the meantime Stewart commenced to llvo with his present wife , who then was married. Sho. also com menced divorce procoodingB , and upon the termination of both cases Stewart and the woman were married. Since then they have lived u rather eventful life , quarreling and separating for short periods , until about two months ago , when tuu.y broke up house keeping and Mrs. Btoiv.irt wont to work nt the Commercial house. She fcocms to have refused to have anything further to do with him , nnd last night about S o'clock lie walked up to the rear door of the hotel din ing-room , which is partly of glass , and openi on to the street. Seeing her landing in the room ho beckoned her to tlio door , and then asked her if she was going to the show. She simply shook her head in the negative , when ho at once fiicd at her with a thirty-oisrht hull-dog revolver. The ball struck the steel spring of her cor set nnd was stopped , ttimply making a dent in the Ilosh and doing no further liurm. Thinking he had killed her he immediately turned the pistol towards his heart and tired. Thu ball hi ruck n rili in a glancing manner and uasscd around his body , lodging somewhere - where in hia back. Hoth will recover. I'cr.sonai I'nracrnphfi. Ike Cohen is registered at the Paxlon. H. M. Freest nnd wlfo , Chicago , nro at tno Paxton. J. If. Tasslg , Now York , is n guest nt the Murray. J. Elliott , Jr. , Marlon , la. , is registered at the Murray. H. Kothschild , New York , Is a guest at the Mui rary. G. W. Ilifrulnii , Chicago , is registered at the Murray. D. M. Lewis , Atlantic , la. , is a guest at the Mlllard. Louis Moycr and wlfo , Lincoln , are guests at the Paxton. A. F. Washington and wife , Buffalo , Wyo , , are stopping at the Mtllara. O. S. Higlow , Undlted States array , and wife , l'ori Niobrara , are at the Paxton. J. J. Foster , advance agent of HIco it Dixcy's Adonis company , was at the Millard yesterday , Mrs. A. Eddy , of U'akeflold , Neb , . Is visit ing Mrs , J. H. ( Jroeii , wife of the well known city passenger npent of the Chicago , Mil waukee & fcit. Paul , Jlosford's Acid I'hospliato Imparts Renewed Strength nnd vigor where there has been ex- hnustioii , _ Tlio The efforts of the Lndios1 Musical society to provide appropriate music upon New Year's eve promises to he most successful. Mr. Young has organized a very excellent chorus of about forty voices , who are mak ing rapid progress in the study of some of the "Messiah" music. Better soprano voices it would bo difllcult to seouro than Mr. Young has under hla control , nnd the alto part , though limited in representation , is su perb in quality. The oamo can bo said of the rnnlo voice parts. The next rehearsal occurs to-night at the Moycr muslo hall at 8 o'clock. A Small Blaze. Tlio flro department was called to SJxth and Cass streets yesterday afternoon by a blaze in the kitchen of a restaurant kept by Mrs , Schwartz. The flro originated from nn Dvor-heatod flue and was quickly put out by the chemical engine , Tha damaje is esti mated BKNT VOll TUB I'OLICH. A Dornllcd Kngliic anil n Wedding Tarty Crc.ito Homo IHstm-bnnce. At 13:30 this morning Information was con voyed to police headquarters that there was some trouble on Iho U. & M. track adjacent to Fairbanks' lard rollnory. A detail of men was sent down under the command ot Cap tain Cormack , hut their services wcro not required. Switch cnijlno No. t > 9 had been derailed on nn open switch at the foot of Woolworth avenue nnd Second street , The switch Is ono used by both Union Pacltlinnd U. & M. cmnpanlc * , and is never looked. Close to where the accident occurred Is a shanty kept by n man named Oarry , nnd there happened to bo n wedding party there Just nt the tlmo the ac cident occurred. The pnost-i went out of the house to see what had occurred , nn-.l In dulged in some good-natured bandlago at the expense of the "scab" engineer nnd nrcinnn , who became nlarmrd and summoned tlio police The derailment was evidently the result of nn accident and did not i-ull for tlw imstory that was en deavored to bocastiiround it by uncertain gen tleman who sported a cob pipe and n week's growth of bi-ard , and who displayed many of the car marks of a Pinkerton man. A 'Irillo To. ) Hcallotlc. CIIVII.VNII : : , O. , Dec. M. During ho pre sentation of u border drmnant S-indtisky , O. to-night by n traveling company , tbroo In dians engaged in n quarrel in the dressing room. John Lingerer , the stage manager , interferoJ , nnd was struck with tit toiwdmwk nnd shot nt nnd llred nt in turn by tlio In dians , lingerer was forced to retreat , and his wife grabbed bis pistol , discharging a blank cartridire In the face of ono Indian , who llred at her throe times , inlllcting a slight wound. Uy this time Iho mulliMico began to stampede , nnd four policemen car ried the redskins to the station , where they were locked up. Gould , Snitc and tlio U. P. Sued. TOI-KIU , ICiui. , Dec. 11. [ Special Tele gram to J'ni : 13ii : : . ] Suit was commenced to-day in the United States cltcuit court against Jay Gould nnd Uussell Sago , trustees , and thu Union Pacific railway , to compel them to execute a release upon 50,000 acres of land in this state , which had been conveyed by the Kansas PaciHc railway company to Gould ft. Sage , to secure nn indebtedness of JOOOl > ,000 , The iniritnsorM of these lauds Imvo made nllthoir payments upon the lands' , but the trus-tccs veluso to convoy to the pur chasers u legal title. A Minnesota Plan In fjnek. Ln ru : FALL * , Minn. , Dec. 11. fSpccial Telegram to Tin : Bii : : . ] Edward Davoy , of this city , has received a letter from a Lon don barrister stating that an aunt of his who recently died in that city loft him i''jI.OJO. . or fp.V.O.OO : ) , all invested in British consols ; also a valuable tract of land in Noitb Car olina. Tlio Piisscnucr Itato War. CHICAGO , Dec. II. All the lines interested in the passenger traffic between Chicago to St. Paul nave notice to-day that on Decem ber 24 rates will bu restored to the figures in existence before the war broke out. No steps have bucn taken to restore rates to Omaha or Kansas City. A Colored Janitor Tliefc. BOSTONMass. . , Dec. 14. Samuel Allen ( colored ) , janitor of the Columbian National bank , was arrested to-day charged with thu arceny of a bag .containing $ IOJO in gold , which mysteriously disappeared from thu teller's desu two -eeks ago. He confessed , and all of the money was recovered except ? 3 ( ) . Allen always had a good reputation and is a leading member of the African M. " . church. The Popular Vote. AiNSMOitTii , Neb. , Dec. 12. To the Editor of Tin : UiJi : : Please publish the popular vote for president at last election to settle 'jets. Suuscmiitiit. * f Harrison , 5,113,935 ; Cleveland , .r > , fi'l.y.Vt ! ; Fisk , 21-VW1 ; Streetcr , UD.GU ; scattering , 0,010. ] Advice to BlotSiors. ' Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup should al ways be used for children teething It soothes thu child , softens'the gums , allays all pain , i cureswind ; colic , and is the best remedy for Jiarrlicua. iVj a bottle. IJPUVC of Absence Granted. Leave of absence for twenty days , to take effect December 20 , has been granted Cap- uin P. Henry Hay , acting judge advocate , United States army , acting judge advocate , Department of thu Platte. TUB CPU UTS. United States Court : . The court adjourned yesterday morning until the afternoon , no Jury being ready for service , The case of the United States vs It. A. Hubbard for passing counterfoil money will be called Mondnv. William D. Mead , Jr. , hat commenced suit npnlnst George .1. Paul nnd OuMav B. Hen- gen to foreclose mortgage on lots 12. 13 nnd t-l , block ! , Hcddti-kpark addition , this city. Tlio nliilntilT In a resident of Now York , nntt allegciTlmt ho holds a mortgage on the property for . . , , The United States district attorney li.vi Lewis , James McKinzle , W. D. Arnor , L. , I' . Owen , Julius Knnet , .Innu's Munccr , K. Taylor , Jcsso Logno nnd James Stewart. There not being ovidoncn enough lo convict , the prisoners were discharged. Charles Gnnin , A. H. Itathio and S. H. Ayurs , employes of the B. t& M. , will bo tried In the United States court next Tucs day for derailing a train ut Hn.u rico during the engineers' strike last summer. Morris Hhernet- and his partner , Strnmp , were lined ? 3 nnd cents for selling tobacco without u govoi nmont llconso. Yesterday afternoon Judge Dnndv gnvo judgment for thu plaintiff in the Mollall vs Tleimin ease. Two weeks ago a Jur\ gave u verdn-t for SI , 400 damages against thu de fendant for injuries Inllkted on Mrs. MolTatt's late hushand by thu defendant by expelling him from the house bo routed from Tlonian whilst suffering trom tj phold fevor. Ira Barns , of Alliance , Neb , was yester day brought Into the city n prisoner of thu United States marshal , and will bo tried for selling liquors without n government license. Five witnesses for tlio prosecution are alsn in charge of the marshal. At the instance of the Merchants' National bink the case of Lowo.v vs Cole , In which the $7 ,000 deal is involved , has been reconsid ered aud the casu iclnstatcd on the docket. District Court. Fred W. Gray began nctlon against Iloia Fanden and others tft recover WS5 on a prom issory note. Thu same i-oniphiiiiant also asks judgment against William l.atoy and W. Benson lor $3,5T > 0 on a prnmUsoi-1 , note. Count * txiurl. Frederick Moss was nnpolntcvl adminis trator of the estate of Joseph Schiller , de ceased. In the ease of Povckc Bros , , vs Butt , Jud cnicnt for 5350 was rendered for the plaintiff. _ Police Court. Councilman Ford was lined ? 1 nnd costs by Judge Berlin yesterday for leaving his horse untied in the public streets. The case against Constable Paul Stein was continued to December IP. The Hiugins case was also postponed to another day. About Zulu Mnpnelic Oil cures i-inp bone , sjiviii.spraiiisotc. , ) ! Ask your druggist. AMUSHMUNTS. Minstrels ) ' was the reigning entertainment in Omaha last night , the stages of both op era houses being occupied by this popular amusement. Beach it Bowers' minstrels were at Boyd's , playing to an audience of moderate si/e. The company has homo good material in it , and it adheres more closely than some of the other organizations do to the old style of performance , which , when raideied by thoroughly good people , is far more enjoyable than minstrelsy with tbu modern innovations. The special features piesunted by this company are clover , but as a whole the entertainment of last night can not bo unqualifiedly recommended. The truth is them has been rather an exccs.9 in this kind of entertainment tno present sea son , : ind It is not surprising that the public , grown somewhat cloyed , is losing interest in it. * 1'rotect Yourself and Knniily By keeping n supply of Zulu Magnetic Oil for rjieuinutism , uprains , etc. , nnd Zulu llcnhny Ointment for cuts , buriib , sores , etc. Ask your druggist. The Imiincer Art < "olliction. The Lininger art collection of paintings will be on view to-morrow from 10 n. in. until 5 p. m. There is no admission fco charged. 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