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THE OMAHA ILY BEE. . . . . . . MflU jBL JB. a i * % hB JL -.A. Jlk Jft. JB.JL Jfc * . EIGHTEENTH YEAii . OMAHA. TUESDAY MOEN1NG. DECEMBER 25 , 1888. NUMBElt A RED CLOUD BANK FAILS , The Notional of that City Forced to Oloso Its Doors. DUETOGROSS MISMANAGEMENT. A lloRiii Plnkrrlon Detective Huns Awny With Another .Man's AVIIc and n I. IK Itoniil Kill A Colored Hcrnpe. Hod Clo-id Hunk Knlliire. Ciot i ) , Nob. , Doc. 21. ( Special Tclo- Brnm to fin : lit r J Although not entirely unexpected , n notieo posted on the front door of the Kc'il Cloud National brink , this morn ing , announcing the closing of that Institu tion , caused something of u Btir In the city , , A few days ngo when theicihiont directors wore presented with a statement of the con dition of the bank , and were nskod to sign It , they refused. Their reason for fto doing Is tald to have been because of u refusal by the other stockholders to carry out the condi tions of u siilo entered Into about September E , when L. P. Albright , then cashier , nnd ono or two others sold their interests. This refusal to sign tlio statement created uncai.lncsn nmong the bank's. ' Omaha nnd Kaunas City coi respondents , who soon had representatives on thu ground looking into the matter. The moro thvy tenuhe.il the moro serious the trouble grow. The first In timation the public had of the real extent of the trouble was on Saturday , when it became known that the drafts nmilc by the bank had been protested , and on * their presentation nt the counter they announced their Inability to pay them , and closed the doois before the regular hour. Your correspondent ttien called upon the olllclals , who said they foil Riiro of being able to open up this morning in good condition. This they did not do. The real cause of the fulluco , 11 is generally sup- poHcd , dates back sovciul weeks , and is us follows. About thoIstoT ScptomberL. P AI- bright , cashier , was confronted with the fact that the Itcd Cloud Milling company owed the bank about f lsOOU. which amount they \vcio unnblo to pay and unwilling to secure. The oitlcors of the milling company then cnmo forward with a proposition to buy Mr. Albiight'H stock and part of his father-in- law's ' , which they did , Mr Albright accept ing in p.ut pavmcntflii.OOOof the bills rcceiv able of the bank ; ptcsumably being paid for the bulanco by checks on the milling com pany. In order to appease the balance of the stockholderswho clamored to be released and to have their stock bought , u bond was on- teicd Into by the now stockholders for the puichnso of the stock of Lovl Moore nnd ono or two others , nil heavy holders. Wo are informed that the sixty days In which Iho bond waste to run was allowed lo puss nnd no transfer was made , hence Iho would-be sellers thoughl that , by refusing to sign the statement , thov could form a compliance with the terms of the sale. Besides the ; ? 18,000iibovomentioncd , It is supposed that the milling company , whoso representatives gained control of the institution , have succeeded in getting still deeper into the bank , The bank is now in the hands of the National bank examiner , T. M. Gnftltl ] , who nrrivud this morning , nnd to whom much credit is duo for his prompt and decisive ac tion. Ho Is as yet unable to furnish a state ment of the ussels or liabilities. Neither of the other city banks will suffer nn\ incon venience in consequence of Uii5 failure. The cullie Iroublo is tiaccablo to inexperience , nnd , what may prove worse , u corrupt use of the baa It's assets. Didn't fay His Board. Pi.ATTSVouin , Nob. , Dec. 24. [ Special Telegram to THE BEE. ] A man named Daniel Graves , who has been passing him self off here us a Pinkerton detective , Bklppcd out the other day , leaving the landloid of the Kiddle house in the lurch for about ? Mi of a board bill. It is known that lie has been paving attention to a ccrlain married woman here. Mr. Kiddle , learning that ho made his headquarters at Omaha , accompanied Sheriff Eikonborg to that city In pursuit of him. Mr. Ulddlo returned homo soon after , leaving the sheriff there , who found him In company with the woman In question. He. was arrested and brought to this cltj Sunday morning. If the facts nro exposed moio Iroublo will probably follow. AV.Ibcr Itouis. WILIIEII , Neb. , Dec. 21. [ Special to Tun BI.B , ] The district court adjourned for the holidajs nflor ono week of very busy work. Quito a number of criminal cases weio dls posed of , together with u few civil cases of minor Importance. Shot iff Barton took six criminals to the pcnltontlnry Ihis moiiilng. They were scnlenccd as follows : Kd Sim- DioiiB , John Clark nnd John Kclley , Ihrco ycuiscach : the last mimed for grand lar ceny. Michael Cnre.y and Charles Williams plead guilty to burglary and pot ono year each. The noted Bnlley , of DoWitt , allowed but ono ot his eighteen cases for soiling Whisky without llccnso to come up und the decision being adverse ho took an appeal to the suincmo court , as a test case. Couit sits again In March. Snd C.THU of Inminlty. BKXKCI.MAX , Nob. , Dee 24. [ Special to TUB linn. ] Ono of the saddest misfortunes In ( ho history Benkohmm has just befallen ono of the most respected citizens , F. H. Lytlo , of the hardware firm of Lytlo Bros. & Co , Ho was taken suddenly with a lit of Insanity , smashed up ovcri thing within his reach and broke his safe with n sledge ham mer. The firm is in splendid cir umstanccs , having u largo store hero , as also onn In Mc- Cook. H is f i lends have taken him to Lin coln , hoping ho mav bo bcncfittcd. Mr. Lvtlo is n prominent Knight of Pythias. Ira Alwood , of Hniglor , who broke into the store ot Turner , Frazicr & Co , und gave bond for his appcaranco In the sum of $ . " > 00. fulled to appear , and his bond is declined forfeited. Six Yoni-H for Iiusr CHUTE , Neb. , Doc. 24. [ Special to TUB 13n.l : Dug McGuIre , alias J 13. Moore , ono of the noted Quintan gang ot burglars , will loin his pal , noddy Wilson , In serving n term in the ponltontlary. Ho was found guilty of breaking into and carrying away from the Star clothing house , of this city , Thanks giving evening , goods to the amount of about fSOO. Upon lids finding , Judge Morris sen tenced him to serve six yoat a at hard labor in the pen Itont lury. This Is McGulro's second end trip to the pen , besides having gone through a course of training ut the loform school. Alleged DcllliMnont. Nnnri VSKA CITT , Neb , , Dsa 24 [ Special rolograra to Tins HLB.J Lena Hurd , ( col ored ) this evening bworo out a warrant for thorn-rest of George Thomas , also colored , on a churgo of rupo , Thomas has a family , and the girl has a very unsavory reputation. Wiookcd Snlloi-H SAN FUANOISCO , Deo. 24. Advices from Honolulu report the anival of the British man-of-war Hayiclntho from Tahiti. The Ha.vlclnthe rescued nt Maiden island two phipwrccheu crows of twenty-four men of the Herman ship Hermann and the Swedish bark Virgo. The vessels were wrecked on the Island November 27 , A boat containing the cnptuln , mate , ccrpciitcr nnd two KCUIIICH of the Vli go capsized und all six wore drowned , All of the Hermann's crew es caped. _ Torlult lilt ) Hall o , DCJ. 24 Graltkau , the Mllwnti- boc mmrchUt , whom the supreme court of VVIsconslu docldaJ would have to servo the remainder of his tcntcnre , to-day said ho would probably fcUy hoio nmt forfeit his ball. lie iqlu be would muemulfy his boiiihmeu. Pour Men Instantly Killed nnd Sov- ernl llndly Injured. Hout.nmt , Cole , Deo. 24. [ Special Tele gram to Tun BRHA ] terrible explosion oc curred at the Hastings saw-mill , four mile from Gold Hill , on Saturday last , resulting In tlio instant death of four men nnd the scald ing of another , who will probably recover , al though ho is badly injured. The mill hands hnd gone to work early and , being desirous of doing n big day's -work , they fired up with low water in the boiler In order to get n full hnul of steam. They hud secured a pres sure of 115 pounds , nnd as the boiler was foantlng , cold water was pumped In , causing the explosion. Andy McDonald , tweutj- thrco years old , had his head blown off. Hi body was found Immediately afterwards , but his head was not discovered until afternoon , when , In removing the debris , It wni found Ijlng In the pit under the fly-wheel. Ho cnmo originally fron : North C.nollnn. A. Barnard , twenty-four jcars old , n single man , was killed instantly , and his face was badly mutilated by the living fragments. Nodlott , thirty eight jcnrs of age , married , leaves n wife and ono child three wecits old. Ho was killed Instantly. Niles , formerly from Kansas , leaves a wife and live children. Mike Barnard was lmdl > scalded , but ho will recover. 'I'ho force of the explosion was ticmendous. and the report was hciird for miles around , The boiler was was shattered into small fragments , nnd these were scattered over a wide urea. 'I'ho mill and Its machinery wore ruined. Thieo other men woio In the mill at the time , and they , heeding the warning of danger , mnilo their escape In safety , but the olheis were nol nblo to take advantage of the notice of Impending disaster , nnd they lost their lives. Tim ANAltCHlSTS. An Injunction Askc d l < or to HcMraln I'olic'/lnU'rlVroiicc1. CiiHAdo , Dec , 24 Corporation Counsel Green nnd Assistant Knight finished to-day the city's reply to the bill filed by the anur chists In support of an Injunction restraining the city from Interfering with their meet ings. The reply asserts that the Arboltcr bundsoclcti , pressing the Injunction suit , was organized for unlawful purposes , and that It agitated principally the destruction of existing forms of society. It further re lates that the Arbeiter bund held n meeting in Mueller's halj. on the evening of December 0. This meeting took the place of the advcitiscd ono in Greif's hull , which hnd been closed by the police. There wcro inside nnd outside - side guards for the hall door , and it was thought that only avowed anarchists were admitted. There wcro present 1EO men and sixty women. To save themselves they mot under the name of Kelchstag-Vercin. Albert Curlin addressed the meeting in Inccndia-y and unlawful language. He bald the bund had failed to accomplish its puiposc , but that it would continuo m existence and in the end bo successful m Us object , the killing of judges and Inspector Bonllcld. Wednesday the Arboitcr bund will file its answer , and Thursday the application for authority lo sue for an injunction will bo aigucd before Master-in Chancciy Wmdcs. More Stolen Itonds 1'ccovorcd. Cine vao , Dec , 24 Shuw nnd Plcssnor , nnestcd Saturday in connection with the Cutting bond case , were arraigned in the Armoiy police court this moming. Inspector Bonficld stated to the justice that Shaw on Saturday had given him information which enabled him to recover bonds valued at $2,100 , which were stolen from Kellogg , Johiibon & Bliss on 'April 27 last , and that this morning Shaw had turned over to him $ ,1,000 in bonds stolen from Cohen , Wampold i\i Co. nt about the sumo time. The inspector asked that the hearing bo postponed till De cember 20 , the date fixed for considering the cases of Taylor and Lawyer Culling for complicity in the same theft , and that the bonds be made heavy. The reiiucsl w.is nc- ceded to and the bonds in each case were fixed nt S.-,000. Both pnsoncis have made further state ments to Inspector Boullold. Plessncr stated that ho knows there was an organised band of burglars at work , and that they not only committed the two buiglaries already irentioned , but ulso the Henry W. King & Co. job , which was soveial months later. Ho "Got KVIMI. " Si'iuxavM. ! ! , Me. , Dec. 24 On Thursday night John Hornier , a French Canadian , ngcd thirly-llvo years , was convicted of cruel and brutal treatment of hfs wife and was fined $14.50. During the trial ho was hoard to threaten to "got even" with his wife. On Saturday morning the doctor called to see Mrs. Hornier nnd found her Buffering from poisoning , which her hus band said she had taken despite Ins efforts to pi event lior. Iho next day It was learned she was dead. An examination of the facts seemed to show that on Friday night , while the woman was still suffering from poison ing , Bcrnicr beat her cruelly und thrusl her out of doors into the bitlcr cold. She crept back and ho beat her again. She died Sun day. An Inquest will bo held. The deceased leaves three little children , the youngest only two months old. The SlDays' Shoot. MiVS'EU'Oi.ts , Minn. , Dec. t4. ! [ Special Teloginm to Tin : BIB. ] Dr. William G. Carver , the famous rifleman , began his six dajs1 shoot at the Washington rink this morning. Ho will try to break his own nnd the world's record of tiO.OOO glass balls in six dnj s. As bOiue people have charged that the cartridges are loaded with shot , a single gialn of which would break a glass b.'ll , wooden balls have been secured and Iho mark of every bullet can bo plainly traced Another condition is that a twenty-two calibre lillo Miull bo used. This Is a smaller bullet thnn the maiksmnn is accustomed to The only difficulty , ho says , ho will encounter will bo shooting too fast on the first dnv. This caused a partial paralysis in lbS4 and utmost lesnlted in the doctor's death. Up to 1) ) IS this evening ho hail broken t > ,150 balls The ahoot continues until midnight. The Alt. 1'leasanl Implosion. MT. PJ.IHIAM , O , , Doc. 21. None of the wounded la yesterday's explosion have yet died , though 801110 are in a critical condition. About n thousand pounds of powder exploded. The dynamilo in lUo mngazmo was fiozen hard and did notcxplode.or the whole village would luivo been destroyed. The explosion occurred utnboutU-ao , tearing a largo hole in the ground uiul wrecking many house. " and buildings in the vicinity. Charles Glcck was blown to atoms , and Km or twelve other men were seriously injured. The shock broke man.v windows in and around Mt. Pleasant und Emerson , and knocked oft cou- stdciublo plastering. Accident on Iho Itroolclyn NKVV YOIIK , Dec. 24 A train loaded with passengers on the Brooklyn bridge ran into an empty train nt the Brooklyn end of the structure about 0 o'clock to night. The front platform of the moving train was Hinushcil , ns was the foot of John McWil- llums , the brakeman , A ouiii ; woman ro- ceclvcd a contusion on the head. No ono else is lopoitcd Injured , Gone Homo for ChrlsUiuiK DC i n JIT , Deo. 24. Congressman Fold , chairman of the special committee oil immi gration and labor , arrived hero ycaturda.v morning. Ho begun his Invc&tigatlnn this forenoon and continued till noon , when ho left fur Grand KupUls to stay over Chi-Mnim at homo. _ Colonel Cosler'K SniUlcn Doith. New Vontf , Deo. 21. Colonel Charles B. Coster , well known In Gi nd Armycliflcs and formerly pension OR'nit In this city and Inur collector of Internal revenue , illud ou the street last night from heart UUvane. THE SAMOAN COMPLICATION , Utter Disregard of the Rights o American Citizens. CHRISTMAS IN WASHINGTON President null Mri. Clcvplnml Wll lint Their Turkey Without Com- j anj Contllctlinr ItejiorlH of Lnlrd'H Condition , WASHINGTON nuuiuu Tits OuuBEE. , I 513 FOUHTKKNTII STHEF.T. WASHINGTON , D C. . Dec. 24. I Some of the lending Get man-American citizens in this city nro very indignant over he utter disregard of the rights of Amcrl cans In Samoa , which Is exhibited by the present head of the state department. One gentleman , who has carefully watched the reports from that llttlo kingdom , expressoi the opinion to-night that the United Stales had played the braggart in the case of Haytl whllo acting the coward in dealing with Ger many in the Samoan affair. "This Is per haps due , " said this gentleman , "to n dcslro to plcnso the Gorman-American population of this country , but it Is n wrong idoa. The Gci man-Americans do not desire to see the intorestsof the United States put in Jeopardy in that iinpoitant point , nor do they desiie to see German supremacy established thero. The idea advanced , of a government by lor- cign ministers for Samoa , Is absurd in the extreme , but this country should tnko n hand in the mutter and Immediately establish n piotcctorato over Samoa , If this was done there would bo no more fear of German aggression , or of the trampling under footol the rights of Americans. There me a greai many Americans on the Island of German birth , who owe allegiance to the stars and stripes , and they do not caio lo sco the standard of Germany Hooting over them again. " CIIIMSTMAS IN W4SII1NOTOJT. Christmas will bo spent in Washington in n very quiet manner , so far as social fcstivi tics nro concerned In the higher circles of society. The'Prusldcnt and Mrs. Cleveland have decided to remain nt the white house throughout the day , nnd ns they alone they will have their Christmas dinner without company. Thcro have teen no elabo into preparations , but the usual amount of holly and misletoo decorates the private looms of the president and his wife , and Iho gaudner in charge of the green houses has been nil i sing some particular ( lowers industriously for some weeks in order that Mrs. Cleveland's penchant for lovely blossoms could bo gratified to the highest degree possible. The Misses Bayard are in the city , but have made no prepara tions for social festivities until after New Yeai's. Mrs. Fahchild , after enjoying her Christmas dinner in Washington , will leave for Now York on Wednesday and icturn on the following Monday , in order to be present at the Now Year's reception which is al ways held at the white house. Mrs. Endl- eott left with the secretary on Friday for New England , nnd will spend Christmas in her Massachusetts home. Mrs. Dickinson , wife of the postmaster general , has several guests hero from Michigan , whu will en liven her house to-morrow , tmt thcro are to bo no festivities other than these confined to the members of the family nnd their guests. Mrs. Vilas is still too ill to think of the social affairs of the nation and Mrs. Whitney is the only one of tno cabinet ladies who has anv programme for Iho week. Mrs.Whilnoy will give a german on Tuesday evening , which will , of course , bo a very enjoyable cffair lo all lliose so fortunate as to receive cards. The affair is to bo a childrens' parly in honor of ono of Mrs. Whilney's lillle nieces , who is a guest at the house nt pres ent. On Saturday Miss Molty Vilas , the president , and Miss Pauline Whitney , secre tary , will bo in their clcmcnl as officials , as Iho Children's Christmas club is to follow tlio course adopted during Mr. Arthur's ad ministration und will keep up the cuilom of supplj Ing the poor children of the city with a substantial dinner on Saturday. Your correspondent , this afternoon , took some pains to ascertain from the business men of Washington what effect the ele'clion had had upon the Christmas holiday trado. Without exception the mci chunls on nil the principal streets never before had such busi ness , and the How of money into their coffers was simply unprecedented. Nearly DO per cent of the business houses of Washington nro conducted by democrats , and they would bo the last to admit that Iho piospccl of re publican ascendency had been beneficial to ihcm unless It was absolutely true. On all sides Iho merchants admit that they could account for the increased trade only by the fact that it was an Indication that everyone expects the next fourycars to bo more prospeious thnn the last four have been. Ono man , m particular , who has been u quite liberal conlnoulor to dcmociatic campaigns in the past , If the re ports to that cftcct can bo relied upon , said to your coriospondent to-night : "If I had any Idea how beneficial the election of Harrison would have piovcd In my business this year , I certainly should not have taken the pains that I did to secure his defeat. As H is , I have recovered entirely from the feelings which I had on Iho 7tli of November , and financially 1 am bottcroffto day Ihan I should have been If Mr. Cleveland had been elected. I don't know why it Is , .but trade in Wash- Inglon Is better than it has been before since the war period. Everybody seems willing to spend iiioucj , and wo are icupiiig the bene fit. Limit's COMIITION , Reports from Kutcka Spiings , Ark. , ns to the condition of Congressman Laird are very conllictim ; . Ono gentleman infoimod mo to night that ho hud received word from that place to the olfcct that Mr. Laird's condition was exceedingly serious ; tint he was threat ened with brain fovcr , and thai these around him wcro genet ally alarmed over his symp toms , and feared the woist. On the other hand , Mr. Lalul's man , here , told mo last uight that ho had just icccivcd word to the effect that Mr. Laird was in a very much better condition than ho had been for some time , und thai Iho prospects of his early ro- luin to Washington wcio exceedingly bright. CANADIAN ANM\ATIO.V. : Inasmuch as thcro has boon a great deal of talk lately nbput Canadian annexation and the division of the Dominion into states of u size lit to go into the union , It might bo of interest lo know something of the vast coun try to the north of Iho United States which , politically In no way related to us , is so In timately tied up with the prosperity of the United States. Canada Is often looked upon us a bleak , bairon territory lit to produce little besides lumber , " furs und skins. Yet within the conllncs of the Dominion there are vast areas or agricultural lands capable of pro ducing corrals in bulllcicnt quantities to sup plj the entlie woild if crops in all other coui'ues bhould fail , And In minerals it woi id scorn to bo even richer than the United .Slr.lcs. In this city this week have been two gen tlemen connccicd with the royal commission on thu icsourccs of Camilla , These penile- men wcro John Chailion. M , P. , chairman of the commission , and Archibald Blue , its sec retary. They cnmo to Washington to inquire Into the methods of the United States geological logical survey and to gather all the Informa tion obtainable relative to the mining statis tics and the tinning lands of thu United States and the variou , , states and territories , They were very well received here , and have gone on lo Birmingham , Ala . lo witness the tents of u now bjhtcm for i educing sulphur ous and other rcfiuelory oics , which are now of little value. Borne of tlioso ores were shipped f.-om the mines at Coclull , Out. , to iiirminffhum , and are thcio to bo tested , If the uuv ; noccss prove * to bo anything near ns valuable as Is claimed , it will revolutionize the work of reducing refractory oreB , and will enhance the value of millions of Jens of Iron ore which nro now consldercdialmost useless. After their visit to Birmingham tbb gen tlemen will proceed to Pittsburg to look into the mining operations thcro , nnd will then return to Canada and prepare their report to bo submitted to the Canadian legislature. Mr. Charlton , in conversutlon with jour correspondent , said this commission was ap pointed for the purpose of c : amlnlnK into the mineral resources of the Province of On tario nnd for making suggestions for the bet tor development of the mines , "We have besides sides the copper regions about Ludburp am Vcrmllllon , coal regions between Vet million nnd Lake. Huron , the mining regions along the north shore of the Gorglnu bay , ns fa west ns the Sioux ; the counlry north o Luke Superior , the silver district west o Port Arthur , and the gold region of the Lake of the Woods , the Iron district on the Mln ncsota border , and the iron und phosphate mines of Eastern Ontario , nna the Goodrlcl salt district , nnd the petroleum da posits In the viclnltj o ( Pctrolia Wo have taken the ovldcnco of minera : prospectors and property holders , and have compiled a vast amount of information as to the resources of the province nnd various mattcis connected vv'ith their 'development The result of the Investigation shows thai Iho Province of Onlario has vast , almost Inox- haustablc , mineral resources In Iron , copper , nickel , gold , silver , galena , plumbago , salt , phosphate * and prolroleum , and , probably , the finest quarries In Iho world of marble nnd frco stone. Several mines have been established , nnd have already proved ex tremely profitable in Iho vicinity of Port Arthur. Ono old minor whom wo met bore , Captain Nichols , was connected with Iho mines in Colorado forycars , nnd he informed mo that if Iho same deposits exisled in the Centennial State the country would bo wild with excitement. I don't think there is any doubt that Ontario in many respects Is the best supplied In mineral products of liny portion of America , and with some changes In the Canadian mining laws , I havenodoubt that Canadian mining operations will become ns extensive ns these on this sldo of the bolder line. " Virginia republicans Intend to present one of their number for a cabinet position under President Harrison , who commands the highest possible respect of the good citizens of the Old Dominion. Ills name In Tludge Robert W. Hughes , of Norfolk. Ho is about sixty-seven years old , nnd was appointed by General Grant to n position' on the federal bench. IIo ran for governor in 187. ! and made a magnificent race. lie has been a staueh republican over since the war , and by his Intelllgcnco , kindly disposition and uniform fairness is idolized by Iho best people in all political parties , social classes and business elements. IIo belongs to no fnclion , is not wound up in any of the political or social entanglements which so thoioughly complicate most distinguished men in the state , and it is Bald that Ir's preferment will be asked by the best men in the stale , without regard to party lines PEHUV S. Hi : vni. Preparing for the InniiKiirntion. WASIIIXOTON , D. C. , Doc. 24. Quartcis have been engaged at the ATlington hotel for General Harrison and party prior to the m augurntton ceremonies next March. There will bo in the party General Harrison and wife , Uussoll Harrison nnd wife , J. R. Mc- KeOjWifo ana two children , ex-Senator Suuu- ders , of Nebraska , nnd wife ( parents of Mrs. Kussoll Harrison ) , EV , Halford , private secretary , wife and daughter. On tno morn ing of the inauguration they will go to Willnrd's ' hotel ou Pennsylvania avenue and occupy a parlor on the second lloor , where they will view the procession ns It forms , In accordance with the precedent established by Andrew Jackson , ana. observed by every president , but two , since then. President Cleveland will call for President elect Harri son at the Willard and escort him to the capitol. _ " Internal KcvenY/o / Collections. WASHINGTON , Dec. 21. Collections of In ternal i ovcnue during' the first ilvo months of the fiscal year , ending June 30 , IShO , amount to $53,091,73 < 5 , being an Increase of $1,231,180 over collections during the corresponding spending period of last year. The receipts from spirits were fc29,800iG4 ! , an increase of > lI > 75b54' from fermented liriuors $10,405- " ) b5. an increase of f54,3lft ; from oleomar garine $313,053 , an increase of $211,817. The receipts for November hist were * 107,4ll jroater than those for November , 1SS7. . * Surrendered the Steamer. WASIIINOTON.DCC , 24. Secretary Whitney , : o day , received u cable mossasro from Hear Admiral Luce , in command of the United States steamer Galena , at Kingston , Jamaica , saying that Iho American steamer Haylicn Republic , rccenllv fclo/cd at PoitAuPrinco by Iho Huylicn authorities , has been sur- rendcicd to him upon demand. Christ man at Washington. WASHINGTON , Dec. 24. President and Mrs. Cleveland will spend Christmas quietly at the white house. All the departments closed nt noon to-dav , and government busi ness will bo suspended until Wednesday morning. THIS KAT13 ADAMS [ Jptvvcon Thirty-live nnd Sixty Were tiost. McMi'ins , Tenn. , Deo. 21. There is noth- ng of a startling ualuro to report concern- ng the disaster of the Kale Adams beyond what was mentioned in last night's dispatches. William Donohuo , ono of its clerks , came up , his forenoon from the wreck. IIo was in tho.jawl with Clerk Corbctt when it cap sized and Iho lust he saw of his colleague ho was iloallng down the river clinging to a small ladder. Donohuo managed to catch on lo a bale of colloii nnd was swept out inlo , ho current nnd rescued six miles below Commerce by nogioos on tlio Arkansas hide of the river. Ho wiys Corbett may possibly iivo been rescued further down the river. I'ho loss of lifo Is not yet definitely known and the prospects are that the exact number Irowncd will never ho accurately stated. i'lilrty-fivo is the most conservative cstlmuto. Dutof a paity of fifteen while laborers which jourdcd tlio steamer only two are said to iavo been saved. If this be true , inil there are no means of substantiating the facls , Iho loss of lifo may be sixty , as many ipgrocs who were on Iho lower deck lost heir lives In attempting to swim ashore 'rora'tho boat. The steamer and her cargo voro valued at 5145,000. The steamer Kate Adams conveyed Presi dent Cleveland und wife fiom West Memphis o this city on the occasion of their visit to bo south , Turned Out in .Scant Clothing : . NKW Yoiik , Doc. 24 , A scoioof families , among thcnl many women and childicn , in lioir night clothes and ono Infant , wcro uincd shivering into the street on account of u lira In an Hast Hroudwa/ tenement lust light , nnd the wonder Is that there was no oss of life. But for u ilia escape and the bravery of several lads In mounting it , some of the lodgers must have been burned to leath. As It wus , two women woio severely scorched , ono so soilously. that t > ho was car- | cd to a hospital , though she will not dlo of ICT Injuries , Half a dozen other lodgers uf- cicd minor burns and bruises. ThtJ K-rtnlt of nil Old I'oud. ST Louis , Mo , , Dec. 24. Infoi mutlon comcH from Dcnlsnn , Tex , , to the effect that Diidlcy Lmtrc.ll shot and killed J M. Moycr , i nil mortally wounded John Christian , ut larncyvillo , Chlckasaw nation , jcsterduy. 'ho killing wits the result of un old feud. IlrltUli ItrriidstnfiH. LOMIOV , TJeo. 24Prices of English wheat ro in buyers' favor , but thcie is no notable hUDgo. Counlry Hour has fallen Od. For- Ign wheat U vveak ; prices nt Liverpool dc- lined Id per cor till , Oats I'd lower. Cotn ind oarloy cuch Ud THAT LETTER FROM DUDLEY , The Opinions of Various Indiana Politicians Regarding It. WILL BE HARD TO MAKE A CASE. This IN tlio View Congressman MJMUIII Taken iluilco Suite Sn > s ItVns Only n Trap Set for tlio Dcmnc'rntH Tim Dueller , Ind , Deo. 21 Ex Senator McDonald , Congressman llynum nnd n dorcn or moro democratic office-holders , ar- rlvod from Washington to night to spend tlio holiday ? , Speaking at the Dudley letter , Congressman Bynum expressed tlio bollof that the government will have ; dlfllculty in limiting a case against him. Emery LJ. Sellers , United States district attorney , whoso resignation 1ms not yet been accepted , was In the city a few hours to-day. Ho snjs ho occupies rather a strange position. The president has not accepted his resignation , neither has ho been officially notified that ho refuses to accept it , and un less ho assumes that llalloy's nomination has created n vacancy , ho is still district attoiney of Indiana. .hid 1:0 J. S. Suite , of Frankfort , I ml close friend of Sellers , nnd who is familiar with the insldo history of Indianopolls , la out in an interview giving a new reason for Sol Icrs' resignation , which , ho says , ho has from Sellers direct. Judge Sulie says : Mr. Sellers talked unreservedly regarding the Dudley letter , and said ho was satisfied , the Sentinel had fallen into a trap set , for the Indiana democrats by Dudley ; that tlio letter - tor was written with n view of having it reach as many democrats as possible ; that no better medium of circulation among democrats could bo obtained than the Sentinel ; that only one letter was written , and that ono sent where it would certainly fall Into the hands of the Sentinel ; that it was Dudley's Intention to divert attention from New York by that letter and cause the democrats to concen trate all their funds , as well as their best ctloits in Indiana , thereby enabling the re publicans tin carry New York , which they did ; and that the letter was no unimportant factor in such n icoult ; that no such letter was over sent to or icceived bj the icpubli- cau commlttccmen ; tint ho expressed this same opinion to the leaders of kis party , and that the Sentinel is mad because of the blunder it made. " Judge Claypool. assistant United States district attorney , HI an interview this even ing , intimated that something of intcicst might be said about the Dudley case if the law did not impose silcneo icspcctinir jury room developments. Acting District Attorney Bailey sajs the government has made good progress and has great amount of evidence , ami that it is not all against the small-fry. COUUTlil ) TUIKI'V YUAHS. A Ilreacli-of.l'romlso Suit KudM a Famous I.oiu Affair. BOSTON , Mass , Dec. 24. Miss Catharine Teresa McCnery , of Lowell , has given notice to John H. Bukrick , of an action against him to recover ? r5OJO m n breach-of-promiso suit. Uoth are well known , Miss MoEnory being the daughter of an old and wealthy Irish resident of that city , anil Bukrick , a largo merchant nnd manufacturer. Recently ho has been engaged in the railroad business In Boston , and is interested in the Putnam nail company. Ho is well connected and wealthy , and is descended from the early settlers of Now England. The two have been "keeping company" now for about thiity-llvo voars , and were prominent liguics nt theatres nnd | iublic assemblies , many people oven suppos ing that they had been secretly married. Miss McEnory Is highly edneatcdiind in her j outh was much sought after by the jising young men of Lowell and its vicinity. It is said that there wcro decided objections by the relatives of both parties to their mnrriapc on account at the difference in religious beliefs. ltls , lso said that the refusal of Miss Me- Encry to give up Hukrick caused a disagree ment with her relatives , and she left homo in consequence. Hukrick now refuses to marry his aged llancco for reasons unknown , nnd she has accordingly brought her suit. Gen eral Ben Butler \ \ ill plead her case. PATALi KAIL 110 A l > U'KEOK. Two PussiMiK'rn Killed ami Thirteen In.juroil tu Kentucky. LOUISVILLE , Ky. , Dec. 21 The through lassengor tiain to Nashville and the soDth on the Louisville & Nashville railroad ran nto the Knoxvlllo branch passenger train at Uardstown Junction , twenty ilvo miles south of this city , this morning. Two pas sengers Wcro lulled and thirteen injured. The killed aio Mrs. Marv Pcrdlns , of Old Dcps- sit , ICy. , nnd Willie Houston , of Water Creek. ICy. Engineer MoPherson and Fire man King are thought to bo fatally hurt. The investigation of the railroad wreck at liaidstovvn Junction shows that the con- luctorof the first and the engineer of the other train disregarded regulations. The conductor of the llrst train , which had been delayed and was running on the following Tain's time , should have sent back n flagman with torpedoes , but faded to do so. The en gineer of the following tram had instiuctions o approach the station under full control. ills train this morning was going ut full speed thirty-live miles an hour. AnHanlled Jty a Nefjro. SiiAWNFinovvN , 111 , , Dec. 24 Clinton Oarrctt , a white man , was assaulted today jy a negro , named John Price and fatally In ured , I'rico lied , and when about n mlle 'rom town met George Francis and knocked ilm down and lobbed lihn , securing a binall sum of money. ThosherllT organl/ed a posse of 100 men , captured the negro and lodged ilm in jail. 11 Gnrrelt dies to-night there vill bo a lynching. To night a negro , who vas defending Price and aouslng tlio injuied vhlto man , was set upon by u crowd and oughly handled. Wnuloil tlio ChriHiniiiH KANSAS CITV. , Mo. , Dec. 25 As Moses Wright , a Jlftccn year old boy , was passing ho corner of Fourteenth and Vine streets on his way homo at S o'clock to-night , with omo Christmas package ) , a man ordered ilm to hold up his hands nnd almost immed- atcly fired at him. The bullut ci.tcicd the ight a\o and came out near the car. The vound is not necessarily. fatal. The mis creant escaped and the boy docs not know vhcthcr ho was a white man or u negro. "Tho KIIIK'H Fool. " CiirAflo , Dec 21 The llrst ' Anioiican pro- luction of "Tho King's Fool' , " light opera by Adolph Nucller , which Is having such a pho- lomcnal run In Vienna , was given heioto- ilght at the Columbia theater under direction of Herr Hutnlch Coin-old , A largo audience vns present and the verdict in the main wus uvoiublo , The music seemed of it much ilghcr grudo than in the avcrago work of Imilur prctoiihlans , The scenery and cos- umes wcrocri brilliant. lilllnl ! ) I ho Curs. BINOIIAMITON. N Y. , Dec. 24 Henry and ohn Van Wormur , brotheis , where killed by i tram near Onconta this afternoon while valuing on the track. Condi ! Ion. LoMO.v , Oec,2l. To night's bulletin about irlght is unfavorable. It is announced tint ) ui gh are ini worse condition and ho in : weaker. A MYsTiiuors : Charles T. Clement , n Prominent I'.trK" ? lnn , Missing. F\nno , Dak , Dec. 24 [ Special Telegram to Tiu. BFK. ] Clias. T. Clcnuvit , a post com mander of the G. A. It. and treasurer of the board of education , disappeared sonic two weeks ago , nnd rumors of defalcation hnvo been Hfo. The facts scum to bo that s.omo- timougo a traveling man named Tnvlor , rep resenting a Chicago firm , it Is claimed did Mr. Clement n personal Injury , the extent of which none but panics directly interested seem to know This hud been constantly prrjing upon his mind until , it isbclleveil , the constant stialn has rendered him temporarily arily Insane. Helms often been orheatd talking to himself about the affair , referring to Taylor in u manner which showed hatted and vindictive spirit. A short time before his do- purtuio , Mr. Clement said "Should I over meet Tnvlor thcro IB llttlo question in my mind what the consequences \\ill bo For my family's sake , I hope that 1 may never meet him " On December 0 , Mr Clement informed his family that he wns going to St. Paul nnd Minneapolis on business of n personal nature Ho took no change of clothing nor bnggngo of nnv kind , In his haste forgetting his o\or shoes , nnd wearing a light overcoat. A let ter was received from him next da > , in which ho said ho was going to Chicago. On the Oth a letter was received from C'hl cage , nnd that is the last heard from him December 1ft lion H. D Twomey tele graphed to Matt Pinkoiton in Chicago full particulnis , and authomed him to take hold of the case at once , which ho did. No tiuco can bo found of him Miico December 111when ho dined with C. D. Whltehouso , an old Fnrgo fnond , whom ho Informed that ho was going to take the night train for Fargo. A WOMAN'S l-'ATAl. U'UATll. She Stalls n Nelf > | itioi * mill Cuts Two Cliililieu. Soxtr.itscT , ICy , Dec. 24 iSpecial Tele gram to TUB Brr. ] A trivial qu.urcl be tween two women near hero Saturdav re sulted In the fatal stabbing of ono ot them and the serious cutting of her two clnldicn. Mrs. Frank Stevens , wife of a well to do farmer , rented a patch of ground to Mrs. Burchfield. The latter fell behind in her lent and n quarrel was the result. Yester day Mrs. Hurchllcld was in her Hold with her two children , u boy and a girl , aged ten and twelve. Mis. Stephens approached and after n few words pulled from the folds of her iltess u bowlo knife and savagoli at tacked Mrs. liuichlleld , stabbing her in the breast nnd under the left shoulder blade Mis. Buivlillold's llltlochildicn rushed to their mother's assistance , when the mad dened nmii7on tinned on them , cutting both severely hut not dnngetously Tlio wounded woman and childen were taken to their home. Mis. Huichlleld's wounds must necessarily provo fatal. Mrs. Stephens was an estud. The PrcMdeiit-KIcct. iNDiVNU'Oi.is , Ind , Dec. 21 Notwith standing the general publication this morn ing that General Harrison would hold no re ception during holiday week , he had a greater number of visitors to-day than usual. Aside fiom the laigo number of callcis , the general was kept very busv with Ins mail , which has greatly increased during the past few days. Numcious little presents of an inexpensive character ai i ivcd to-day. Ex Senatoi Henrv G. Davis , ot West Vii emin , arrived in the city last night and was an early visitor at the Harrison residence this morning , deputing for homo on the noon tiain. The presence of ox-Senator Davis has given nso to considerable news paper speculation regarding that gentle man's politic1) . Upon the authoiity of Gen eral Harrison , it may bo stated that Senator Davis' visit had no political significance whatever , nnd politics wcio not discussed. Senator Sawyer , 01 Wisconsin , stopped over ono train to-day on route homo from Washington , nnd sncnt an hour with the prealdcntrcloct this afUutioon. It in fair to presume that the great lumberman warmly endorsed Governor Kusk for the wai poit- folio. Ex-Senntor Rounders nnd wife havoio turned to Omaha , nnd the Hnnison family will pass their Christina" alone. Absolutely Untrustworthy * LONDON' , Dec. 24.V dispatch to the Telegraph graph from Xunnbnr , says : All repoits from hero purpoiting to glvo the details of th meeting of Stanley and Eniin , are nbsolutely untrustworthy. Even the place of meeting is unknown. Humors of German aggression nnd pro spects of a conquest are exciting the natives , between Stanley Falls nnd Albert Nyan/.i , and also tlnough the UJiji region to the cast coast. Jail lU't-iikeiM Shot. VirKbuutn , Doc. 24. At 12 o'clock last night , the city marshal , McMnhon , shot A. G. Clay and Newton Dolan , wlillo they wcio attempting to break into the jail for the pur pose of llheialing a prisoner named Green , charged with soiling liquor , who was to bo tried to day. They had nearly succeeded in breaking the door down when the marshal lircd. Both men aiu badly wounded. Killed liy His Nenlicxv. GADSDKN , Ala , Dec. 24. Jcsso A. Taylor , an old and highly respected citizen of this county , was to day shot and instantly killed by his nephew , Arch Cr.veo , a young man about twenty-live yeais old. Taylor was trying to prevent u dllllcully between Cra co and a man named Lancaster , when the former turned and placing a pistol against Taylor's head , shot him dead. Consul Arrested , VIENNA , Doc 21 The Tagubhitt has dis patches saying that thoKusshtn consul at Malta has been ai rested on suspicion of hav ing placed an explosive shell in the theatre there while the Duchess of IMInburgh was present. The consul i ofuscs to answer qnos lions. The English authorities bolluvo the alTnlr is the outcome of u nihilist con spiracy. A NilHllVllll ! Itl.l/,0 , NASIIVILI.K , Tcnn. , Doc. 21 Baxter couit , the handsomest olllco building In Nashville , burned to-night ; loss , $100,01)0. ) Judge Matt W. Allen was , nt work on the sixth door when the Hi o stalled and managed to light hl way to the second lloor. thtough the smoke und flnmin , where Hi omen rescued him. Ho is BcrlouBlv burned. Tim Chicago < > | > TI ; llotmo Keopiinod. CIMCMIO , Dec 21. The Chicago opera house , in which , Bincc the Jlio ten days ngo , n small army of decorators and llttuiH have b en ut work repairing the damages , reopened - opened tonight with ICir lfy's"\Vntor Queen " The mtei lot of the house has been completely redecorated in a very attractive titylo. thii LONDON , Deo. - - ! . Robert Cunningham Graham , member of parliament , addressed n mceUiig of unemployed workmginon irj. mid night last nigh ' . A piooosslon of workingmen - men , which arrived from Konnington was attacked by the police und disperseIt ) is icportcd that a severe rttrugglu took plaso be tween thu police and paiudcrs. liii ) inj ; AVnr Soru , Doc. 51.The fov eminent has Higiicd a contract , 'with ICrupp for a nulliun Irani'S woith of shells , and IH negotiating with the1 s.imo muniifaciui cr fnr the jiurcliusi ) of eighty now battciies. St < * auihtili An IvitN. At Now York The Moravia , fiom Ham burg ; tlio Horvla , fiom Llvtirpjol , At Bremen-- Tim Kms. from New Yni k. At , Huiniurri ; Iho U'loiund , Itoui New York. PARALYZED IN IDE PULPIT , A Mnson City Minister Stricken Down Whllo Pronchlutr * WARM WEATHER AT DUBUQUE , Hros. AVarolutiso at KeoUulJ Knlded hj tlio Police and a Ainoiint of lloer Selrcil Other limn NOMN , With Cir , la , Dec 21 | i Special Tele gram to TUB HKI : j Them was quite a com motion in the M U. church \esteuln > morn. Ing. A huge audlnncu had gathciod to listen to a Christmas scimon bi Dr W Franli Paxton. After announcing the hymn ho seated himself in his accustomed place , but after the hymn was sung the pastor re mained in his neat The nudicuc" sat in spell bound nma/emcnt forfullj tlvii minutes , when It was discovered that ho was suiTciing I 10111 a initial paralysis of the brain , and was unconscious Ho was can led to his home nnd Is now recovering. Illinois Sel/dd. ICrokui > , In. , Dec. 21. ( Special Telegram to Tin : Hri : . ] The police to-daj sul/cd TOO enilith hiri els , fifty lour kegs and nineteen cas.es of bcor in the stoioroom of GUH Loisy it Hros , brewers , of Peoria , 111 Last July asci/uio was imule at the sumo place and goods rcplovmed. Tlio case was tried in the supciior couit and a decision in favor of Loisi rendered. An appeal was taken and thecaso is pending ' " tlio .snpjcmo couit. A similar ease is also under consideration iu the federal court Lelsy dues not neil pro hibited bevctnges to DO drank on the prem ises , but only in the original and unhrokcu packages In this case uiplovin will bo pr.ijed lor nnd tin injunction asked lestraln- Ing the prosecution fiom fill ( her interfctuuca with Lcisy's bus-muss. A Fatal Pall. Gnni.NPiri.i ) , la , Dec. 21. iSpeelnl Tele gram to Tun Ui.i : | Satuulav , while some boys wore plavlng In a hay mow , Hal Myers , a sovencarold . son of ,1. J. Myers , of the II rm ol Myers Hros. , lumber dc.deis , sllppcit fiom the mow and fell to the giound , a dis tance often feet. Ho did not co , and snld ho was not much hurt , but complained of feeling sleepy. Ho walked homo , but In the evening giew more and moie drowsy and bo- Uin to get chilly. Ho wont into a comatose lO.ulltion nnd all attempts to aioiiso him proved futile and ho died before midnight. J'icnicin at ! ) ut > uuc. Dimijin , In. , Dec. 2-1. [ Special Telegram 11 to Tin : HIM. | A Hummer picnic was held to day nt McICnight's springs by the young people of this city The gentlemen were linen dusters and stiawhats A steamboat exclusion to Ncal's island is planned for to- moriow , with Ice cicam ami stinwbcriics , paiasols , sun bonnets , etc No such Christ mas weather was over seen hoio boforo. Meicniy sixty in the shade. Suicided. M \nr\no , la , Dec. 21 - [ Special Telegram lo Tin : BI.B. ] Marion Hush committed sui cide hero last evening by hanging himself to atrcom his door yard , using a rope from one of his chlldi en's nleJs to nctomplish the deed. Ho loaves a wife and four childion. No caus can bo assigned , as he was indus trious and temperate , and luippi in Ins fam ily iclutions. An Old .Soldier ftH4im.LTOvx ] , la. , Deo. 1. [ Special Telegram to Tin : Hrc. ] J. H Spcers.im old soldier and mall carrier , has been dmehr.rgeil to make way foi a democrat. The veterans are much stincd over the mutter. Dry Kiln Uurncil. Four MAHISOS , Iu. , Doc. 21. [ Special Tel egram to Tin : Biu ] The dry kiln attached to the sawmill ot the Attic Lumber com pany was destro\ed by flroestoidny morn ing. Loss , $10,000 ; insurance not known. Koiuid ( Juiliy. GINEVV , 111. , Dec. 21. In the enso of ; Haucioisen , chief of the "Q" dynamitera , at Aniorn , 111 , who has been on tiial hero for several days pist , the jury has ictui'nea a verdict of guilty and fixed his senlenco ut twoyoais' imirisonmont. | The olllcials of the Chicago , Burlington & Qulncy i.iilrond company s iy they had hoped for a longer tci m , but they are novcr-tlio-luss pleased with the vonlict. There woic two counts In the indictment , ono tor unlawful use of dynamite , the least penalty for which , under the statute , is Jlvo years ; the other was for conspiracy to use dynamite , the penalty for which is only two years. The jury con victed under the lightosl count It was evi dently u compromise vet diet. An appeal has been prayed for by the counsel for Hanoi cisea und the prosecution of the cases ngainst Bauorelson'8 co co conspirators in the stale courts , and against Hnuciciscn and liia confederates in the federal courts will depend somovvhnt upon the action of the appellate couit in Hanoi cisen's appeal. John A. Biodciiek , 0110 of Bauoiclsen'H co- dcfcmlunUs , who Is now In jail hero , was seen aftei the nnnauccinent of the vcidlct. Ho said , when lold the resull of the tliul : "Well , thoi have convicted an Innocent man , and I could have proved that if they liad-lakcn me on tlio .slund. " "Why dla thov not use you as n witness ) " "Well , I do not know It appeared that the piosccution did not want me , and said thu defense could not have mo , seeing I wus In the custody or thu United Stuics. tins Several IlrnnuhOR In Indiana. iMHAS'U'oi.is Ind , Dec 24 I'ho aircst of Charles F. Cutting , of Chicago , and the flight of W. I'1. ' Shaw , for swindling tin ) stockholders of the Columbia Building mid Loan nsscciution , has developed the fact that the association has several blanches in In diana. At Marion the stockholdcra lese $ l(00 ( , while at 'J ipton the workmtrmon held Htock to the amount of0 00. ) Other placoa nro vet to hear liom , and it IK thoight the total amount Involved will be a. quarter of it million. _ Advnnro In liueH. ! Cmc\no , 111. , Dec. -Passenger lates to the north wtst , wttHi h.tvo been out for Bovoral wo k , WO.M advaneod to the regular rate this moniing. January 1 , I&sO. nabsongnr fuics I'lom I'lii.ago to Coun il Bluffs. Omaha , Kansas C'ltv. St. .Tousph , ' .tchmou nnd Lcr/onworlh will bo advanced to il'J.ISO llrst elass. Uatos from Chicago to points bo * twccii and buvond the above named ter minals will , on the 'fiamo date , bo udvunccil to the lates shown in the Chicago rate shoot , iu effect December 1 , lo&8. A 1'anil Accident. DLLI ill , Minn , Dec. 23. This inornlnp , whllo a gang of wsn were at work tit the Ohio Coal coinpanv's doc ! ; , onu of the Idnc , holding (100 ( tons of coal , burst and bulled John . ( nekton and Join : Oleson inulfci tlio Both wcro l An Illinois lt'u/i < . CHI.OOSII.NOIOV. 111. . Uec. : > . ( . - A rtro at Minlcr , Tnoowcll umatv , II | c moriittjfUo - Htioycd ono botcl. t-.vo irrciery * trres , two saloons and a In my tlidilo. L" u fit',000. ' For Iowa and Vobraika : I.l/ht snorr , followrd 'J aesdiy by ful.'i coi.l.'r1 , l-'or Fuir ; blii wluilit.