THE OMAHA DAILY BEE
EIGHTEENTH YEAJR. OMAHA. THURSDAY MOK&ING. DECEMBER 27 , 1888. NUMBEK 195
TWO MORE BANK FAILURES ,
Ono nt Loup City nnd the Other
nt Claries.
CLEAN AND COMPLETE SWINDLE.
Thn W. It. Morse Concern Fnllo to
hliow Any ASHCIS The Sher
man County Institution
Will frohnhly Settle.
Itnnk Failure at I/onp City.
Lori- CITY , Neb. , Dee. 20. [ Special Tele-
pram to Tun llEn.1 The Sherman County
Banking company of this city tnadrjnu assign
ment this morning. The immediate cause
was the demand of the county treasurer on
them for the county money deposited there ,
amounting to about $1-1,000 , which they wcro
utiahlo to raise , nnd President Whalcy turned
the bank over to the sheriff , without consult
ing with the board of directors. As yet
nothing can ho ascertained as to the liabilities
or assets , although It is rumored that the
nfTnlrs of the institution are in good shape.
It U thought depositors will bo paid In full ,
ns the directors arc men of considerable
means , 13. S. Hnyhurst , a hardware mer
chant , mid also a stockholder in the bank ,
will bo one of the heaviest losers. The Loup
City Milling company will also lose heavily.
M. Mellor , general merchant , will bo a light
loser , besides many other small depositors.
Cashier Thicss hns been in the east for
neverul weeks. No ono seems to know what
hns brought about this state of affairs , but it
was probably caused by other investments
which turned out poorly.
A Bunk Failure nt Ciarks.
CKNTIIM. CmNeb. . , DJC. 20. [ Special
Telegram to Tin : Bii : : . | The banking house
of W. K. Morse , at Chirks , failed to open on
Saturday morning , and the failure of the in-
btitution is now announced. The liabilities
are placed at 480.000 with no visible assets ,
everything having disappeared. The Mer-
rlck county treasurer had SI2iXI on deposit ,
the C'lnrkH school district , $1,0011 ; Oskamp it
HuincH. of Onmhn , $ J,0'JO ; State Treasurer
Wlllord , $1,1100. As the facts dovelopo the
excitement and indignation increases , and
the end cannot ho predicted. Morse is under
the cure of u physician who will allow no ono
to see him. _
li. V. Allirlsl.t Xot Ito pitislllo. :
Ur.i > Ci.ofii , Neb , , Dec. iiO. [ Special Tele
gram to Tin : BKI : . ] From a reading of the
report of the failure of the Hcd Cloud Na
tional bank In Tin : Bin : of yesterday , it might
bo inferred that L. P. Albright , the former
cashier , was directly responsible for the fail
ure. This Is erroneous nnd should bo cor
rected , From and after the date of Mr. Al
bright's retirement as a stockholder , Mr. M.
B. Kdlcman assumed charge of the bank , as
cashier , Mr. Albright having no connection
therewith whatever. Mr. Kdleman , there
fore , was responsible ( whether through hick
of experience or otherwise ) for allowing the
Ital Cloud Milling company to overdraw
their account , wliich was tlio ultimate cause
of the bnnk'H suspension. It is stated by a
director , this morning , that the amount over
drawn by this company , and wliich the bank
will hove to assume , foots up to fTiO.OOO.
Whether any or nil of this amount is
secured is not stated , but it was on their ac
count that the suspension came. As Mr. Al
bright was in no way connected with the
hank during Mr. Edlcman's term of super
vision und central , ha can in no way bo held
responsible , nnd though'tlie former telegram
did not GO ? tate or intimate , the omission testate
state that Air. Edlcman had succeeded Mr.
Albright , might lead to a misunderstanding
of the facts. The bank examiner thinks it
Will bo Hcvcnil wocks before n statement can
bo rendered.
jUrownvllIe Items.
UROWNVUJ.I : , Neb. , Dec. 2rt. [ Special to
Tin : Bnn.l The event of the season hero
was the marriage on Christmas night ot Mr.
A. H. Davison , of Denver , Colo. , 'and Miss
Cora Gates , of tnis city. Miss Gates is a
graduate of the New England Conservatory
of Music , Boston , nnd is considered one of
the lincst vocalists in the west. Besides her
many other accomplishments she is also
quite an amateur in painting. Mr. Davison
is prominent in banking circles. The affair
created no little interest , nnd guests from far
und near wcro present , over EOJ invitations
having been sent out. The presents wore
numerous nnd expensive. Mr. and Mrs.
Davison left , for Denver , their future home ,
this mornhiK.
Christmas was appropriately observed In
our various churches , with good musical pro
grammes and Christmas trees.
Our lown has been infested forsouio time
with a gang of footpads. Ono ol our prom
inent citizens , Mr. T. A. Bailey , was hold up
on the street by three men and relieved of
i.VJ in cash , nnd notes to the amount of fiiOO.
The Hcd Cloud Bank Failure.
11iu : Ci.oun , Neb. , Dec. 20. As nearly an
ran bo learned the Hod Cloud National bank
owes Its depositors about $30,000 , nnd it is
also understood that they have other liabil
ities amounting to something llko (50,000 ,
but ills almost impossible to get hold of the
facts , as National Bunk Kxnmincr Griffith
is now in charge of the concern. It is cur
rently j'cuorted this afternoon that ho has
found the assets to bo largely in excess of
the liabilities , and advises the ofllcluls to
open i'p the bank as soon us they can get tlio
consent of the comptroller to do so. The
bunk wns capitalized for ifiO.OOO. The prin
cipal creditors are reported to bo at Kansas
City , Closa times and n failure to collect its
outstanding paper are the prime causes of
the failure.
DeWItt vs C. B. Bailey.
DMVIIT , Neb , , Dec. 20 , [ Special to Tin :
Due.Tho ] district court , In session at Wil-
lior , under Judge Morris , adjourned last Sat
urday till January 7,1SVJ. The most notlco-
ablu feature of the late session was the great
number of criminal eases furnished by the
village of DoWitt. Mho most important of
these riifcs was that of the village of DoWitt
vs C. B , Balloy. Bailey formerly ran a sa
loon hero , before tha adoption of local option.
Ho then started a flour and feed store and a
Boculledtemperance billiard hall. " The
town board plica up a number of counts
against him. Twenty of thcsa wcro proven
in the Justice's court , end upon each ono he
was lined $100 and costs. Bailey then np-
pealed to the district court , A test case of
ono was made und both the village ordinance
nnd the decisions of the lower court wcro
Kustnliu-d , but ho will appeal to the sup'i , mo
court.
Tonoheru'
Coi.t'Mms , Neb. , Dc. 2(5. ( [ Special Tolo-
Brain to TUB Bii.J : The North Nebraska
Ter.chera' association convened at the opera
housu this evening , The house was tilled
with teachers and citizens , A much larger
attri.dunce is expected to-morrow. The
president , K. A. Kitrltflit. of Albiondelivered
un excellent address. The Mlstes May and
Nrlllo North , assisted by Xuru Morse , enter
tained the touchers for the balance of the
evening with recitations. The evening's
Iirosrummu was Interspersed with inuslo by
the high school choir.
Hnow nt Ijonp City.
f.ocr CITV , Nub. , Dec. J. [ Speci.il to TnB
HtK. ! ] SnoW to the depth ot four Inches foil
between S p. m. yesterday and this morning- ,
Tim thermometer has fallen several decrees ,
but Ilicio Una wind.
Illahia Appointed.
ArovsTA , Oa. , Dec. 20. George Marble ,
has appointed lion. James 0. Ulaiuc , nmoni ;
ether commissioners to attend the ccntcii-
nit ! celcbratinn of WuHhhiRton's Inuugurn-
Vion In New Vcrk cu April 'JO.
LOGAN'S U KM A INS.
Trnnnfprrc l to Their VIml Hcstlnp
Placein ijogan Cliupcl.
WASIUSOTOJ ? , D. C. , Dec. 20. The remains
of General John A. I > ognn were to-day re
moved from Hutchlnion vault In Kock Creek
cemetery , where they were placed n week
less than two years ago , to the new Logan
rhapel In the national soldiers' homo ceme
tery. Thcro were present at the removal
John A. Logan , ] r-i and wife , Major and
Mrs. William Tucker nnd their son Logan ,
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Shcp.ird and Miss Mary
Brady , of Chicago ; Mr. nnd Mrs. A. II. Mul
let , Mr. Hall , formerly secretary to General
Logan ; Hov. ( I. II. Curric , of this city , and
several artillerymen who for nearly
two years have kept constant watch over the
remains. The transfer wns made without
ceremony , nnd an the little company were
ready to leave the cemetery John A. Logan ,
Jr. , In a few words , thanked the guards for
their watchfulness and fidelity , and pinned
on the breast of each n gold medal bearing
General Logan's head In has relief on ono
side , und an inscription on the other , hang
ing from n bar bearing the word "fidelity. "
Logan's remains will bo encased in a stcol
casket , and rust on a tiled floor In the center
of the clmpel , visible to the public through a
heavy grated Iron door.
WKSTKHX PACKING.
The Prlc'o Current's Kcvlnw of the
Output ol' Product.
CINCINNATI , O. , Dae. 2t ) . [ Special Telegram -
gram to Tin ; HKR. ] To-morrow's Price
Current will say : Fifteen prominent points
have handled 250,000 hogs for the week ,
compared with IHO.OOO for the corresponding
week last year. The approximate packing
for all points hns been 300,000 for the week ,
against SOO.OOO last year , and n total of
2STO.OCO since November 1 , against : t,5 5,000
a year ngo. The movement of hog < tlio past
week has hardly boon up to expectations. A
few houses have closed temporarily , ex
pecting to start again after the 1st of Janu
ary. Packing from November 1 to Decem
ber 20.
. Km : 1 to date. | l.w. | HW7.
Chicago 7 10. ( KM
Kaunas City. : iHTi.uuil
ir > . ' ) , tii i UUI.UU , )
St. l.ouls 1(18,01)0 ( )
Indlnnupolls. SM4.0 10
Cincinnati I''U.CO )
Milwaukee. . ItiT.OJO
Ci'dur linplds IKVII8
Cleveland .
I.oulsvlllu 170 , ( X )
HlonxClty. Ill I1W.HB 4H.I1.0
Ottumwa
Ki'okuk. Iu L'U.8 10 .
St. Jouph itv/u
Nebraska City. Neb
iMUIlDKUICI ) 1JV THIS MIN'IbTElt.
Fatal I1 Inht In 11 Country Church in
MACOX , Ga , , Dec. 20. At a country church
in Coffee county a few days ago u man who
was disturbing public worship was killed by
the preacher In charge of the church. Thcro
had been considerable trouble about the re
tention of the pastor , who was voted in for
another year. Ono of the members most
bitterly opposed to the pastor approached
the pulpit where the reverend gentleman
was sitting and engaged in conversation
with him. They became very much excited ,
and finally the member began to
strike the minister , accompanying his
blows with vile epithets and also
spitting in the minister's face. The minister
drew n knife and stabbed his assailant re
peatedly. Women screamed nnd men looked
aghast , while the unfortunate man fell down
by the pulpit and died. The friends of the
minister hurried him away , and it is re
ported that he fled the country.
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The TnrlfToii Packing Mouse Proiluctu
CniCACio , Dec. 'M. Chicago packers claim
that they have been discriminated against
liy western railroads in thp adjustment of
rates that is to go into effect January 1. The
new tariffs make a higher rate on live liogs
than on packing house products from Kan
sas City and Omuha to Chicago , thereby
giving tlio packers at Missouri rlvur points
nn advantage over Chicago packers. It is
claimed that these two classes of freight
should take the same rate , or that if any
difference is made a higher rate should bo
applied to live stock shipments. The Chicago
cage freight bureau has taken up the mat
ter and will lay the complaint before the
interstate : commission.
A Noted Morse Dead.
NEW YOUK , Dec. 20. The Turf Field nnd
Farm , in its current issue , says : Tno fastest
of the Hamblctonian star stallions , Startle ,
Is dead. He was a bay , bred by Charles
Buckman at Stonyford , got by nisdyko's
Hiiniblctoninn , out of Lizzie Walker , und
wns foaled In 1S(57. ( He obtained n record of
2 iKO as a three-year-old , and then was sold
to Uobert Banner for $20,000. He never
again started for a purse , but. ho trotted ut
the old Fleetwood trnck in Sl ! : ! > , n perform
ance equal to 2:17 : on the present track , and
went to the hiilf-mllo polo In ! :0i : ) ' , n:09 ! ! :
gait. The trouble with Startle was an ulcer
in the mouth , caused by u bad tooth , und the
stallion laterally starved to death.
* An Kx-tudjo Snlcitlcs.
CINCINNATI , O , , Dec. 2(5. ( Ex-Judgo Robert
A. Johnston shot himself through the head
this morning at his residence. About two
months ago his wife , daughter of the late
Judge Swing , died after a long illness. Since
then Judge Johnston has been broken down
with grief. After dinner yesterday ho
visited the grave of his wifo. This morning
about 7 o'clock ho nroso and , without dress
ing himself , took a revolver and deliberately
fired a ball througli his hcaJ , causing in
stant death. There Is no cau o for the act
except the loss of his wife. Ho was about
sixty years of ago. _
A Human I' ' lend.
EscASAiu , Mich. , Dec. 2(1. ( Tlio Mirror
given details of a horrible affair Just made
public. From an Investigation made it ap
pears that Dr. W. W. Mnllikcn , who has
been practicing modiclno hero for many
years , has been hi the habit of debauching
chlldrt'ii , many of them us young as
ten years. The evidence against Mnllikcn
is of so pronounced a character that the ac
cused was arrested and put under bonds of
$1,000 for a hearing. He has disappeared
and forfeited his bonds. It is charged that
no less than forty children have suffered
rnm Mulllken's cruelty.
A Negro Hiot.
MnMi > iu , Trim , , Dec. 20. A private tele
gram was received hero to-night buying there
was n negro riot In progress In Luniar , Miss , ,
'and asking that some Winchester rifles be
Rent on the first train. Lumar Is Just twelve
miles bouth of Grand Junction , Term , , on the
line of the Illinois Central railroad. Every
effort has been inado to got at the facts , but
no response to telegrams sent bus been ro-
cnlvcd up U ) midnight. It is ru'norcd that
two whites and flvo negroes have been killed.
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The AVfiinna & Southwestern.
MASOK CITY , la. , Dec. 2 V [ Special Telegram -
gram to Tin : Bci : . ] Work on the Wlnona &
Southwestern is being pushed rapidly for
ward. It was supposed oy many that the
road would uot lay any truck In Iowa until
railroad legislation won In some way settled ,
but Engineer Morse U now making an In
spection preparatory to commencing work In
the early sprinj ; , A surveying party is at
work establishing n route between this city
nnd Osagy.
Death of Ilonrdinan Smith ,
ELMIIIJ , N. Y. , Dec. 20. Hon. II. Hoard-
man Smith , ex-congressman , ex-Justice of the
supreme court , and father of thu present Jus
tice W , L. Smith , died at his Uomu In this city
Ibis learning , Ho was t > lxty-two years old.
A Heavy Snow Storm Throughout
lown nnd Missouri ,
DELAYING RAILROAD TRAFFIC.
The Snow li Drifting Undly in Places
Serious IJOHS to the Telephone
nnd Tclcfcrnph Companies
nt KniiAiiH City.
Snow nnd "Wind Storm.
Q CHICAGO , Dec. 20. Signal service ofllccr
here reports n cold wave coming from the
north 'and northwest , The thermometer will
fall from 15 to 20 degrees by to-morrow
morning.
A heavy snow storm , accompanied by n
high wind , has prevailed nil day at Cedar
Uaplds , la.
As far as heard from , the storm extends
throughout Iowa , Northwestern Missouri ,
nnd partof Kansas. Throughout the most
of this region a wet snow is falling. In the
neighborhood of Kansas City it has taken the
form of sleet. About noon to-day telegraphic
service between this city nnd Kansas City
was almost entirely prostrated. Since then
some Improvement has taken pluco.
In lown ,
MASONCirr , la. , Dec. 20. [ Special Tele
gram to Tun Unn. ] This section has boon
visited with a heavy snowfall to-day , In some
localities assuming the appearance of a bllz-
yard. Kast of Kmmottsburg to the Dakota
line there is an average fall of one inch ; be
tween Kmincttsburg nnd Chickasaw , about
aix Inches ; east of Chickasaw to the river ,
about two inches. Trains arc all on tlmo
and no blockades reported.
WATERLOO , la. , Doc. SO. [ Special Tele
gram to Tin : HBIJ.J A genuine blizzard , the
llrst of the winter , reached hero early this
morning. Over a foot of snow has already
fallen and the storm continues unabated.
The snow is drifting badly , nnd great delay
in travel nnd shipping will result throughout
the storm's track.
Dns MOIXKS , In. , Dec ; SO. Snow began
falling about 10 o'clock and has continued
pretty steadily over since , accompanied by a
stiff wind. About n foot uf snow on the
level , but badly drifted in places. Uailwny
travel is not much impeded. Temperature
falling.
At Kiiimns Cily.
KANSAS CITY , Dec. 2(5. ( Last night's sleet
and snow storm worked havoc among the
wires. The telegraph companies escaped
with the usual embarrassments , delay and
roundabout service. The electric light com
pany loses ? lfiOO , and the railroads suffer
temporary inconveniences. The heaviest
loser is the telephone company , which esti
mates its loss ut $ iOOOJ. To-night it is grow
ing colder and the snow fall has increased.
In Minnesota.
ST. PACL , Dec.20. From the mild weather
of the last few days a change has come , and
to-night n big snowstorm is raging in the
southern parts of both this state and Dakota.
Chamberlain , Dak. , reports the Missouri
river still open and the weather to the north
is milder than in the states to the south of
hero.
DK LiANGTUY WINS.
An Interesting CaHO in n Kansas Dis
trict Court.
TornifA , Knn. , Dec. 20. I Special Telegram
to THE Bnn.l A casoof unusual interest was
decided to-day in the district court of Ueno
county ; entitled , tlio Bank of Commerce of
Kansas City vs. Mrs. Alarquetto P. Do Lang-
try. The defendant , who was tlic wife of a
prominent French officer , came to this coun
try about five years ago , having fallen heir
to a largo fortune. Soon after her arrival
she formed the acouaintanco of Mrs. Minnie
H. Lloyd , n clerk in the interior department ,
who ( rot the French lady very much interested
in cattle raising as conducted in Kansas , as
suring , her that a fortune could easily bo
mudo in the business. Finally the two em
barked in the business on an extensive scale :
Mrs. Lloyd contributing her knowledge and
experience against 118,000 capital furnished
by Mrs. Do Langtry , with which they pur
chased a big ranch iu Ileno county. In a few
months this amount was exhausted nnd $12-
OOJ moro was put in the business , and later
another largo sum was furnished by Mrs. Do
Lnngtry. The case decided to-day was an
action brought by the bank to recover the
sum of $22,103 on n promissory note assigned
by Mrs. Lloyd ns collateral security , and a
dioision was given for Mrs. Do Lungtry , It
developed in the toe tlmony that the enter
prise had been a total failure , and that Mrs.
Do Langtry sunk a largo sharoof her fortune
in it.
The BicAtilifrc-.Taclcsoii Prize Fljiht.
Nnw Yoiiif , Dec. 20. The following dis
patch was received from tlio California Ath
letic club , San Francisco :
A prize fight for u 1,500 purse offered by
this club between Joe McAulilTc , champion
of the Pacific slope , and Peter Jackson , the
heavyweight champion of New South Wales ,
will bo fought Friday. The betting Is 100 to
80 on McAullffo. If John L. Sullivan re
fuses to light Jnko Kllraln for f'0,000 and the
Police Gu/.otto belt , which represents the
champlonship.KMcAuliifo , the Pacific slope
chnmplon , will/take Sullivan's placo.
'
Kennedy AVnnts u Now Trlnl.
Dunufjuu , In , , Dec. 20. [ Special Telegram
to Tun llKB. ] The attorneys for Barney
Kennedy , the wife murderer , hnvo nearly
ready an appeal to the supreme court for anew
now trial. Kennedy's execution is set for
March 1 , next , nnd the court moots in Janu
ary. Kennedy has already had two trials ,
conviction and the deatli penalty following
in both. Ills attorneys think , however , ho
will got nnothor , mainly on the grounds that
one of the jurors was drunk during thu trial.
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"Will How AVith Gniulnur.
New Yoitic , Dec. 20. William , J. O'Con
nor , champion oarsman of American , arrived
in the city to-day. Ho will start for San
Francisco with George W. Leo In two weeks
to row Jake Gaudaur for ? 2,000. O'Connor
said that ho would leave for Australia on
March 7 to row Searle. the champion of the
world , for $5,000 a side and the champion
ship cup.
Thoj' Wcro Not I'rcHnnt.
LONMIOX , Dec , 2J. A dispatch from Malta
says that neUhcr the Duke nor the Duchess
of KQinburg was present at the theater when
the attempt was made \o blow up the build
ing with u bomb. The Russian csnsui ut
Malta , who was arrested for complicity in
the attempted outrage , has been released , as
thcro was no evidence whatever against him.
California' * Knliifull.
Sitf FIIANI-HCO , Dec. 20 , The rainfall
throughout California up to the present tlmo
has been considerably in excess of tho.avcr-
ago rainfall for the first two months of the
rainy season , and Is largely in excess of the
total rainfall of last year for the same period ,
Opposed to
s , Deo. ' . > 0. The senators and deputies
of the republican groups held a meeting today -
day and adopted resolutions In favor of the
candidature of M. Plcrro Uaudln against
General Houlangcr.
Ono 31 ore Victim Die * .
Lot'isviu-K , Ky. , Deo. 2fl. Miss Mary
Wcnnard , one of the viclims of the railroad
collision ut Bardstown Junction Monday ,
died this
TO ItlllNG llAHiTlbADS TO T1SIK.
Sonntor Cullom PrcpnriiiK an Inter-
Stnto Conunorcfr | JIIl Amendment.
WASHIN-OTON % Dec. 20. [ Special Telegram
to TUB BEE. J S n toV" Cullom is devoting
most of his tlmo to studying up the Inter
state commerce act. Certain amendments
to the intcr-stato commerce bill have been
proposed by the senate , which the house Is
expected to concur In. Another amendment
has been proposed to the bill , which if en
acted Into law , will materially strengthen
the administrative feature of the bill. This
amendment proposes to protect individuals
acting ns complainant against raifroads for
violation of the bill. The railroads and com
mon carriers , to rt great extent , pay little erne
no attention to the law now in vogue , and do
not fear any consequences attending viola
tions. The penalty for offenses against
the law Is n Una of $5,000 , nnd this
fine In any case , If collected ,
all goes to the general government. What
the amendment proposes to do is to give an >
flno thus collected to the complainant in any
case , so as to offer some inducement for tlo-
tcctlng and convicting common carriers
violating the law. This is the amendment In
contemplation by Senator Cullom at the re
quest of shippers and others interested in the
enforcement of the Intcr-stato act.
MAUHIED HIS MAID SERVANT.
How o "Wealthy Old California Widower
ewer Cnnscil a Sensation. ,
POMO.VA , Col. , D c.,20. This town has haO
n social sensation In the marriage of Daniel
Hamilton , a wealthy widower of seventy-
nine years , to a young English servant of six
teen named Allco UriRhani. Hamilton and
his married daughter. Mrs. Unstian , came to
Cucumcnga , one of the colony towns near
hero , two years ago. . ' They hired Allco , who
was pretty und a good worker , as household
servant. Old Hamilton mudo much of the
girl and taught nor to read and wrlto.
Nothing was thought of this until a few
weeks ago , when ho suddenly asked Mrs.
"Uasthin what kind of ft wife she thought
Alice would make him. Mrs. Hastian dis
charged the girl , who cumo to Pomona nnd
wrote to her old admirer. Ho made arrange
ments for the marriage , which took place
yesterday. The bride nnd ancient groom
then returned to Cucumeiiga. Hamilton says
ho will build the handsomest house in the
place. Ho owns much property In Brookl.vn
and i3 well known there. Ho has four chil
dren , thirteen grandcaildrcn nnd ono great
grandchild.
mVOItGED PUO.H A SERVANT.
The Callow Son of a Wealthy Mother
ItliiHt 1'ay Alimony.
NKW YOHK , Due. 20. A pretty servant
girl , a boy of sixteen and n fortune figured
Monday in the Brooklyn city court. Hurry
Stuyvesant Kearney Was being sued for nb-
solute divorce by MrtVy E. Kearney. His
grandfather lived in an aristocratic part of
this city , ana at his death le'f t nearly S'JO',000.
The boy's father recently died , likewise
leaving property in which Harry \vill have a
half interest. Miss Cearuuy was a waitress
in his mother's house. Harry fell In love
with her. nnd the ] > air\yero secretly married
in May last. Thpy returned to the house
nnd lived together , but Harry's mother did
not know anything about the marriage until
a month later. Thera was a terrible storm
over the affair , and the upshot was that the
mother-in-law discharged the daughter-in-
law from the house and cautioned her never
to outer again. Tlio indignant mother
thought the best thing to do with Harry waste
to pack him off-to Sti .Thomas , Out. There
ho struck up an acquaintance with a girl
named Kato Scott. It * court to-duy Harry
admitted the mantagtho ; trip to Canada
nnd many other unpleasant things , and cor
roborated the plaintiff's testimony. Judge
Van Wyck grantedjiri absolute divorce , nnd
decreed that Mrs. "Kearney should receive
fL'OO per year alimonyi
The 1'rcsltl
IxniAX.vroi.is , Dec. ,20. General Harrison
.was able to-day to give his almost undivided
attention to work in his library , being inter
rupted by but few callers. Ills mail does
not diminish ana it requires a good deal of
his time. Presents still continue to arrive
by mall and express. Some of them nro
from old friends nnd others are from , stran
gers. His health remains excellent and ho
is able to get through an astonishing amount
of work. The weather was stormy and dis
agreeable , but it did not prevent him from
taking his usual walk.
Senator SpoAnor arrived during the after
noon nnd went at once to the residence of
the general , where ho remained until quite
late , ho beiug the only caller of special prom
inence. Ho was passing through the city
and stopped off to make the call. The gen
eral said there was no | K > litical significance
in the visit. The afternoon receptions will
not bo resumed ulitjl after New Years.
Tlio Practice Will Bo Discontinued.
WASIIIXGTON , Dee. 26. Complaint has been
made ut the treasury department against the
action of the surveyor of customs at Kansas
City , Mo , , in requiting a bond for the pro
duction of bills of lading , in addition to these
attached to the , immediate transportation
entries of goods 'forwarded ' to that port.
Secretary Fairchild has informed the sur
veyor that the determination of the question
ot the ownership of merchandise in such'
cases rests with the collectors at the port of
first arrival , anil haj instructed him to dis
continue the practlCffDf requiring ether evi
dence of ownership than is furnished by the
transportation entry and accompanying docu
ments , , *
Troubles.
LOUISAII.I.C , Ky.k-Dec. 20. W. C. Kaye ,
wholesale boot nndshoo ; dealer , bus assigned.
Liabilities , fflO.OOOSassots. not given.
Lot'isvn.i.K , Ky.i .Dec. 23. W. C. Corn-
stock , until lately , 'lessee ot the Mammoth
Cave hotel , made on assignment this morn
ing. His assignee "gives no figures.
PiTTsni'iio , Doc. kO. ' Executions were is.
sued to-day asralnsjrKobert C. To'.tnn , of the
firm of Tottcii & Co. , Iron founders and ma
chinists , for JIH.O/rj , The cause of the om-
barrassmcnt U not known. It Is asserted
that it will not affcet'tlio firm.
PrnpnrtoH to Kotrcnt.
SUAKIM , Deo. 2pi-iA deserter from the
rebel forces reports' that thcro are many
wounded Arabs in Ifandoub. Osman Dlgno ,
he says , Is sending 'liis women to Erywort
preparatory /retreating to the Nile.
Friendly sl'ioksstrongly urge the British
authorities to udvnpce upon Hundoub. Chief
( lumilubas offer * to Ipnd a force of 1,000 war
riors' in co-oporatltifi with the British , nnd
promises that Qamiin Digna , if once expelled ,
will uot bo allowed to return.
Killed IllH WfD's ' Paramour.
ST. Louis , Doc.33. Tuesday night in
the little village of Old Mines , in Washing
ton county , Leon ic/ih returned homo and
found a man named Purvillo Hover with his
wife. Dean 'pnkrufed un ux and struck
Hover three blows op the head , crushing the
skull nnd killing hfrf Instantly . Dean gave
himself up to tha sheriff.
Kohert O rrptt JCnvini ; Jlnd.
Ilixowooi ) , N..J c. 20. [ Special Telo-
gram to TUB T3es. Robert Garrett had n
violent spell whilp 'out ' walicing yesterday
afternoon with h s attendants. The latter
: iud much diniculty In removing Mr. Gnrrett
: o tho.Millur mansion , where ho was confined
n his room. Dr. Jacobs Immediately placed
Urn under treatment.
The I'Aiiumu Ciinnl ,
PANAMA ( via G'ttlveston ) Dec. CO. Work
m the canal continues , although in some scc-
.ions labor has becn , reduced. Altogether
! , OJO men hayo bou discharged in the past
, wo months owlutf to disputes between the
canal company and contractors. The high-
'st authorities consider total suspension of
.ho work as very Improbable. There are
now about 0,000 laborer * ur.tually engaged on
the work * .
PLUNGED SIX HUNDRED
Further Details of the Wreck on
the Midland.
ONE MAN'S REMARKABLE ESCAPE.
Twenty-Four hives Arc Now Known
to Ilnvc Hccn host in the John
11. llanim Disaster Other
Casualties.
Down u Precipice.
LHADVU.I.I : , Cole , , Dec. SO. [ Special Tele
gram to Tin : HKI : . ! The details ot the wreck
which occurred on the Midland road yestcr-
dny evening , did nut roach hero until this
morning. The freight train for Aipen loft
hero on the usual time , nnd when thirty miles
from here , near Limo Crook , nnd irolngdown
n steep grade , the engineer attempted to m >
ply the air brakes , but they would not work ,
the trnin meantime going faster and factor.
Tno engineer then climbed up on the the
bailer in order to bo ublo to escape
when the crush came. The brakcman , L. F.
Harlnnwho was standing on the second car ,
attempted to apply the brake , wlillo the lire-
man , Hubert Martin , who was standingut Mis
place , saw no chance to Jump , as the train
was running about sixty miles an hour. In
the second car from the rear
train another brakcman sat uwult-
lirg his terrible fate. Faster
and faster the lll-futcd train swept down the
track nnd suddenly rounded a short curve
and then plunged into the sldo of the moun
tain. The force of the shock was fearful.
The rear freight car was thrown bodily over
the others , and landed in u heap near the
engine. The engine was broken into small
pieces and practically annihilated. The
shock was so terrible that great pieces of
timber weighing COO pounds , together
with several cars wcro hurled down the
precipice Into the river ( WO feet below.
Engineer Croughllngcr , who was riding on
the boiler , was thrown a great distance , and
escaped with only n few bruises. Hrnkcmun
L. R llarlan , who remained at his post at
tempting to check the train , was buried
under the aebrls , and when his body was
found it presented a terrible appearance. His
head was crushed , his right arm was gone
and his face was out into slices. Martin , the
lireiimn , was found near the boilcj. The un
fortunate man had been badly scalded , sev
eral lingers wcro gone , both legs were
broken below the knees , nnd every bone in
his body fractured. The ether men on the
train wore badly bruised , but not seriously
hurt. _
The Mnrtilchciul Fire.
MAununiAi : : > , Mass. , Doc.i. . The lire
which wrought such destruction last night
was gotten under control at 3 o'clock this
morning after having destroyed between lifty
nnd sixty buildings in the business portion
of the town.
The most reliable estimates of the total
losses are ? SOOOGO , and 1,000 or more mnn
thrown out of employment and many fami
lies rendered temporarily homeless. Thirty-
seven structures were destroyed. Thirteen
were dwelling houses , twelve shoo factories ,
and thirteen miscellaneous buildings. So
quickly did the flumci spread that whole
blocks wcro ruined in fifteen minutes. It is
now estimated that between eight and nine
acres wcro burned over.
Charles Choutc , who broke bis leg by
Jumptnq'from the second-story window , is
the only injured person "reported. The heat
on all slflcs was so intense that the curb
stones were cracked and crumbled and car
rails were twisted out of shape. The water
supply was inadequate. None of the manu
facturers think it possible to build this winter
and there is a general feeling of depression
in towil.
A. Fatnl Accident.
DKNVKII , Col. , Dec. 20. A fatal accident
occurred this afternoon , on Fifteenth street ,
which resulted in the instant death of four
men ard mortally wounding two others. The
Denver Gns company had 10 men employed
excavating n ditch six feet deep alongside of
and underneath the track of the cable car
line , when suddenly the truck for an entire
block fell , crushing tlio hfo out of and im
prisoning the men underneath. Men were
immediately set to work removing the fallen
track , and the lour dead and two badly
wounded were removed. The other men
escaped with more or less bruises. It is not
yet known whether any more arc underneath
the track or not.
The Chrlstmns-Trcc Caught Fire.
MILWAUKEE , Wts. , Dec. 20. A four-year-
old son of Emil T. Lcidel , n letter carrier ,
was burned to death yesterday morning. Mr.
Lcldcl had gone to the postofllca and his
wife stepped'out to the grocery. During her
absence the little boy got out of bed nnd
started' to light the candles on a Christinas
tree which ho had seen illuminated Monday
night. His night .dress took lire , aad to escape -
capo his mother on her return the little fol
low ran buck to bed again with his clothes
still burning , The bed clothes took lire and
wcro burning rapidly when the mother came
homo in time to rescue another child sleep
ing In the bed. The little boy was horribly
burned about the body anil died shortly
afterwards.
A Sanlit ClniiH Fatally Burned.
DANVII.I.I : , 111. , Dec. 20. Christmas even
ing a few families , consisting of the imme
diate , relatives of F. W. Smith , jr. , a conduc
tor of thoChIcago& Eastern Illinois railroad ,
gathered at his house for Christmas festiv
ities. Mr. Smith took the partof Santa Clans ,
covm-ed himself with cotton batting , and had
cotton batting whiskers to his false face. In
lighting the candles on the Christmas tree
the cotton batting became ignited. Mr.
Smith run out of the house a living mass of
Homos , licforo they could bo subdued ho
was so horribly burned that his recovery is
not anticipated.
The Ilnniiu
Nr.w Om.nAW , Dec. 20. The total loss of
life so far by the burning of the steamer
Ilannu Is placed at twenty-four. Of the in-
lured men lii tlio hospital four or Hvo will
illc , among them ( livens , the sailor , who was
Lho hero of the disaster. His fnco is horri
bly burned , nose gone , and eyes burned out ;
Ills left arm is completely burned away , and
Ills loft Bldo and leg charred.
The funeral of such victims as have been
recovered took place to-day , flags of steamers
in the harbor being placed at a half mast.
The Bnlhltnir Collapsed.
VOIIK , Pa. , Deo. 20. While a Christmas
entertainment was being held last evening tn
.ho hall at East Prospect , this county , the
julldlng collapsed and ! iW ) people were
uirlcd by the broken timbers from the second
end to the llrst lloor , To add to the terrors
of the bitmition u stnvo set 11 ro to the ruins.
A largo number were badly bruised nnd cut ,
jut fortunately there were no fatal casual
ties , und'Oiily a few wcro seriously injured.
Jumped I tin Tr.iok.
HRI.KNA , Mont. Doc. 24) ) . The morning pas
senger train on the Montana Central jumped
ho track nt the outskirts of this city , owing
o uu open switch , killing the fireman , Jack
tloorc. and Deputy Sheriff Lalhrop was
jadly burned , the stove having fallen on him.
All the others escaped uninjured ,
Certificate of Klectlon Issued.
WABIIIXCITOX , Dec , 20 , A special to the
> est from Charleston , W , Vn. , says that
Governor Wilson to-day Inucd certificates of
election to Congressman-elect Pcndlcton
dom , ) from the First , and Wilson ( dem. )
rum the Second district. Certificates wcro
not Issued to congressmen from the Third
tuid Fourth ditliicls.
3 maroiucAii ASSOCIATION
Fifth Annual Meeting of the Society
In Washington ,
WAIIUXOTO.V , Doc. ' H5.- The American His
torical association , recently incorporated b.\
act of congress , began its lifth annual meetIng -
Ing this evening in the lecture room of the
Columbian university. William K. Poole ,
L.L. D. , librarian of the Nowberry library ,
Chicago , ns president of the association , de
livered the opening address. Ho said that if
the history of the United States wore pre
pared on the principles taught In the histori
cal department of the .lolin Hopkins uni
versity , such n history would rocngnUo
the fact that a largo and import
ant portion of our country lies west
of the Allegheny mountains. Few of the
eastern historians , ho sntd , had been tall
enough to look over the Appalachian range.
Thonorthwostnbounded In unwritten his
torical material , Dr. Poole o.illcd attention
to the fact that publications purporting to bo
the journals of the continental congress
were tint what they professed to be , but
worn selections imido on some capricious and
incomprehensible principle. A new nnd re
vised edition of the journals of the conti
nental congress was needed for historical
study. In closing his address Dr. Poole said
there wore many manuscripts of great im
portance to thlscountry In European archives.
11. F , Stevens , au officer of the late depart
ment , residing in London , for twenty years
has been enL'ugpd at his own expense in the
work , copying and arranging these records.
Successive secretaries of state had recom
mended congress to make appropriations for
the purchase and publication of the Steven's
papers , but nothing has ever been done.
Stevens tfbw proposed to Issue live volumes
of thews papers nt u cost to each subscriber
of fVK ) . A great government like ours , Poole
said , should not reqnlro students of its own
history to supply themselves witn this mate
rial nt private expense.
Professor George 10. Steward's "Work on
Local Constitutional History , " was described
by his colleague. Dr. A. G. Warner , of the
University of Nebraska.
PAUl'1311 IMMIGRATION.
Testimony Before the
Committee at Detroit.
DnriiotT , Dec 20. Chairman Ford re
sumed the immigration investigation this
morning. Charles A. Ward , collector of
customs at Port Huron , said that at present
there was no inspector to detect immigrants
of the criminal , pauper , or insane classes ,
There wore instructions to enforce the law
to prevent the importation of laborers under
contract. Complaints had boi-n mndo of
Canadians working on this sldo of the river
nnd living In Canada , and in several in
stances this had been stopped.
It. H. Day , of Port Huron , agent of the
Sarnia it Duluth line ol steamers , testified
that he had observed n great many Canadian
laborers como over every year In the. fall nnd
go back in the spring. They worked in the
lumber woods. There was no attempt made
to prevent paupers and criminals from coin
ing over.
Sigman Simon , of Detroit , president of the
Wuyno county board of poor commissioners ,
testified that si largo number of Canadian and
European paupers and lunatics were thrust
on their hands. These would remain in the
house until it could bo ascertained where
they came from. Did not know for certain
that the Canadian officials had helped them
to cross the line , but many paupers Bay so ,
The alms house now contains from 1,500 to
2,000 inmates , nr.il.tho . insane asylum con
tains about the same number. A largo portion
tion of those arc aliens. If it were not for
this state of affairs there would bo no oc
casion to cnlargo the county poor house ,
which is-now " belli ; ; done at an expense of
1
Tho'onlyTvitncss examined this afternoon
was Deputy Collector of Customs Choistnnco ,
of Detroit , xvho testified licit ho hns exam
ined the custom entries ol kits of tools within
the present year mid that there wcro 474.
Twenty-seven nor fcnt-ot these were car
penters' tools. There were 2,033 entries of
emigrant's household effects.
THIS BTOIiKN BONDS.
A Council Bluffs' Citizen Indicted by
the Chicago ( rand Jury.
CHICAGO , Dec. - ( ) . The grand jury , after
considering the stolen bond case , in which
Lawyer Cutting was so prominently impli
cated , to-day found two true bills of burg
lary and two of receiving stoled property ,
knowing the same to lie stolen , against each
of the following : W. F. Shaw , Henry Ploss-
ncr , C. D. Taylor and Otis Corbett. The hit-
is Shaw's father-in-law , and will bo brought
from Council Bluffs , la. , to-morrow , the
requisition papers having been obtained nnd
forwarded.
Inspector Bonlleld testified before the
Ljrund Jury nnd told his discoveries in the
2uso. Ho saiu , he had recovered nil the bonds
taken from Kellogg , Johnson it Colin , Warn-
pold & Co. , and was ordered to produce
them , which ho did. The bonds wcro imme
diately identified by their owners.
Honts .Jiilen Vernn.
LONDON , Dec. 20. [ New York Herald
Cable Special to TUB Bnn.l The perform
ance of Jules Verne's hero , who went around
: ho world in eighty days , has been supassed
> y an English post card , which has just re-
.urncd from its Interesting travels. It was
nailed by a gentleman October 10 to a friend
n Hong Kong by way of the United States
and Yokohama. It reached Hong Kong No
vember 23 and was redirected to London by
way of Hrlndisl. It wasjdlspatehcd November
.25 and reached the original owner Monday
nonnng , within sovonty-llvo days , The card
only cost ; ij f pence.
Want a Kccoiver Appointed ,
CHICAGO , Doc. 2(5. ( .1. N. Eddy , president ;
\ ? . F. Shaffer , first vice president , and Curtis
A. Lugh , secretary , to-day ( lied a bill asking
'or a receiver for the Columbus Building nnd
Savings association , and for an injunction
estrulnlng W. Shuw. its manager , from
transacting any further business for It.
Shaw is tlio man arrested some days a o for
K'gotiuting for the return to their owners of a
ot of stolen bonds. The petitioners declare
that the association is bOlvcnt and there is
very little evidence of octirlly for $ H,000 ,
which It appears has been loaned by the as
sociation ,
Ilr. Carver's Hioot.
MiNXKAi'OUs. Dec. 20.--Dr , Carver , in his
bird day's ' shooting , broke , up to It p. in. ,
" ,1IO ! balls , nnd missed Ml. II ! * record for
three days is 2 < ! , r)3.j balls hit , about 2.r.OO ,
iclow the average of 1,000 a day , which will
> o necessary to insure biiccjss in his attempt
to break 00,000 balls in bix days. To-night
lis physical condition is bad. His head
and arms are much swollen , and ho MilTej-.s
; reat pain. It is not boliovcd io will be ublo
o continue to thu und of thu week.
An Unprovoked Murder.
Sioux CITV , la , , Doc. 24-- | Special Tele
gram to Tin : Hnn.J A man by the nuruc ol
iwan to day shot and Instantly killed Will-
am Myers , a young man living near Akron ,
a. The murder was deliberate and ab&o-
utcly without provocation. Swan is a worth-
ess character , and accustomed to swagger
mil make threats. Ho met Myers , and ,
Irawlnu a revolver , shot him before he
raised u hand. Myers1 family reside ut
ralrio du Chlen , Wis.
A Crliiiliuil Conspiracy.
ST. PcTi'.nsuuuo , Dec , ' ! . The second In
quiry into the recent accident to the czar's
rain at liorkier results in attributing the
disaster to a criminal conspiracy. All the
cei'.ntly discharged railway employees will
hortly bo arrested.
A Mlf-Hourl 1'acfflo Chnncc ,
ST. Levis , Doc. 20.-C. M. Ituthburn will
uccced W. J > . Doildrulgo as superintendent
of tlio Missouri Pacific lines iu Kansas ami
TO BE WHITNEY'S ' SUCCESS tf
The Navnl Officers Working for
Thomas , of Illinois.
COLORED CATHOLICS TO MARCH.
A Hcinnrknhle (
inthcrlni-Condemn *
tlon In the Treasury Dopirt-
inciit Spcn
Candhlnti'H.
WASIIIXOTOS Buiimr TUB O\uni BBC , 1
618 FOVUTKRNTII Sri B iT , I
WASHINGTON , 1) . O. , Dec. 20. |
There Is nn organized movement on thd
part of the naval officers In this city to Ki > cm > 6
the appointment of Congressman J. 0 ,
Thomas , of Illinois , ns secretary of the navy ,
if possible. Captain Thomas Is very popular
among this brancli of tlio service , and at n
member of the committee on naval affairs ot
the house of representatives , hat always
been active and earnest in looking after their
Interests. They think that with him at tha
brad of the department they will bo well
taken cnro of.
A IIIM : un ; uu.i : n\Tiiiniso. : ;
Thcro will bo a renmrkablo gathering la
Washington on the 1st of January next ,
composed of 000 delegates representing the
colored members of the Catholic church in
the United States. The ohjoct Is to start n
boom for the church among that race , mid
Curdlnul Gibbons is to prciluu over the ses
sion.
STOM'.N CINCKI.I.KI ) NOTIS.
The officials of the treasury department
had another shock to-day when word cadib
from the Central National bank , of this eliy ,
that the rucfivinir teller of that institution
had taken over the counter another of tha
cancelled notes which bore evidence of hav
ing paused through the redemption division )
In the present instance the note is of the f 10
denomination , und it Is rognrdo.l as more
dangerous than the other , which was u
twenty , because there was so many moro or
the tens in circulation , and it will
bo so ninth the more easy for
the thief to dispose of his plunder.
The treasury people nro utterly ut n loss to
trace the notes back to the person who stold
them. Under the present system It wnH
considered impossible that any of the re
deemed notes could bo abstracted ,
but the reappearance of two within
a week indicate ! ; that there are more out , and
further , that the stealing is of very recent
date. The system of eheclcs now in use was
inaugurated some years ago , utter u very suc
cessful raid by one of tho-mcii employed'to '
HCO that all redeemed notes were properly
destroyed. In those day It was the custom to
burn all redeemed obligations in the presence
of a committee of three. Constant work ot
this character made the committee cureless ,
and it soon devolved upon ono of the three , to
see to nil the details. He had things all bin ,
own way until ono day the little son of ono
of the others said : "Pa , what Is that man
putting Inhis pockotl" It was discovered
that he was pocketing bunches of half notes.
His house wns found to bo literally filled
with thcso halves , and ho had n habit of sub
stituting the cut notes for whole ones when
ever the opportunity presented Itself. It was
estimated nt tlio time that lie had stolen
SoO.OOO or $4' > 0,000 before ho was discovered.
si'CAKKiismi' CAXiHDATi : * ) , '
Three now candidates for thu spenkcrslllp
wcro brought out to-day uy their friends , but
neither of them mean business. Ono of thorn
Is Mr. Henry Ctibot Lodge , the young | aml
brilliant literary member from Massaehu ;
setts , who m probably intended to divert !
some of the Now Enchind votes from Mr.
Heed. The second is John M. Fiiniuhar , of
Buffalo , un old nrinler and ox-president of
the Typographical union , who is ono of tha
most useful men in thu house , but will not
gel much support for the speaker-ship ; and
the third is Thomas M. Baync , an old mem
ber of the Pennsylvania delegation , who
worships before the throne of Mr , Blulno ,
and is always fighting thcCamerons. Buyno
bus been making up to Quay lately , und-ia
wcl ! along towards the head of the VjnnsylJ
vuniii procession at present. Ho probably Is
seeking a good committee.
AMKIIICAX lllsrollICAI , ASSOCIATION.
The fifth annual meeting of the American
Historical association commenced this even
ing in this city nnd will continue over to
morrow und Friday. William M. Poolc , LL.
D. , curator of the Newbcrry library at Chicago
cage , delivered the opening address , and
papers on American biography by General
James Grant Wilson , nnd an local constitu
tional history by Prof. George K. Howard ,
of the Nebraska university , were road tills
evening.
MISGT.M.AJJr.Ot'S.
Ex-Senator Davis , of West Virginia , wilt
not go into the cabinet of Pro.sldont-Klout
Hnrrison , although ho Is u very warm friend
of that gentleman , und their families have
been intimate for many years. Davis Is n
democrat by profession , but ho is as thorough
n believer in protection us Pig Iron Kclloy
himself , and Senator Gorman is for that mat
ter , nnd McPherson of Now Jersey , and
Brown of Georgia , und Voorhccs was until
recently. Ono of the motl convincing docu
ments thu tariff league over published is a
speech that Voorhccs delivered at Atlanta ,
some yours ago , and millions of copies of It ,
huvo been circulated throughout the United
Stntcs.
It is rather amusing to ruud in the Even
ing Star , nn interview with un anonymous
Iowa politician , who announces us n most
important pointer for ISO" , that John N. Invln ,
of ICcokuk , In.bus purchased a controlling In
terest In thu Chicago Times , and will tujca
the management of that paper in the interest
of Senator Allison , for I ho presidency ,
Tlio comptroller of the currency has ap
proved the selection of the Commercial No
tional bank , of Omaha , : is reserve ) ugont for
thu Schuyler National hank , of Schuyler ,
Neb. Pnnny S. HIATII. :
Patcntw to AYcKtorn Invcntorg ,
WASHINGTON , Doc. 'M. [ Special Telegram
oTiir. Buii.J The following patents were
sailed to inventors : Kdmund Bucklcw ,
Swan , la. , car coupling ; Juines P , Butter ,
Wayne , Neb. , pit , ' iiurscr ; William B. and J.
{ . Conln find W. H. Collln , assignors to T.
\ Conln , Bliss , Nob. , well sinking machine ;
Janiel B. Davis and J. J , Fislmr , Larumjo ,
Wyo. , car coupling ; Orlando Huffman ,
assignor of one-half to T. K. Brnwnn , Friend ,
Neb. , animal trap ; Ohiviui C. Langscth.
Irnnd Forks , Dak , Insecticide ; Fred Mun-
; er , Alliinico , Noo. , plow hlmrpcncr ; John
ihullo , Hebron , la. , neck yoke , I
_ _ _ „ , _ fc m | , m-.mm
KniisnH Tonclier-i , "t 9J
Toi'p.KA , Kan. , Dec. 2(5. ( [ Special Tole-
; ram to Tun Bun , | Tlio Kansas Slutd
I'eachurs' association convened In this city
o-day , the attendance bolu/ / ; larger than over
inforo nt an annual convention , The address
if wnh'Oino was delivered by lion , II. U.
Welch , und the response hy Dr. Lliiplncott ,
chancellor of the univoruily. H. ( > . Larimer ,
( resident of tlio association , delivered an in-
cresting annual address ,
Tlio Wuitthcr InitlitatloiM ,
For Nebraska : Fair , continued low tern-
) oralun % , folijwo | > l Thurfiilay by wSrmcr ,
out h westerly winds , becoming variable.
For Iowa : Llgnt snow , continued lov tern-
leralure , followed Thursday by slightly
varmcr winds , becoming southwesterly ,
Kor Dakota : Fair , continued low tempera-
urc , winds becoming variable ,
Mndi ! WIM Contest.
IlALTiMOitn , Dec. 20. Sydney F. Muddt'h
republican candidate for congress In tha
'iflht'Maryland district , has , through his
ounuel , sent notice to Barnes Comnton that
10 will content his seat In congress , Muia (
alleges fraud In counting the votes.
.
i
KtRaniBhli ArrirnN.
At Now Yors ) The Wyoiuli > st from Lfr *