Nebraska Newspapers

    2 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY ; DECEMBER 30. 1888.-SIXTEEN PAGES.
EXCEEDED HIS AUTHORITY ,
Burvoyor McLnughlln Llkoljr to Bo
Rebuked.
DES MOINES MIVER LANDS DILL.
Cleveland Thought to Look More
Favorrtbly Upon It NehraNSa
Btihoiil IinmlH Paddock on
the Itiuik FnllnroH ,
xoTOsHuiiKvo TnnOMUiv linn , 1
513 FOUIITEEXTIISTHKKT , >
WASIIINOTON. D. C. , Dec. 29. I
The dispatch from Dubuque announcing
that Surveyor McLauqhlln had sei/cd a
quantity of stained glass , imported for the
Cat hello cathedral , nnd that ho had an
nounced hi determination to fight the decision
of secretary of the treasury , allowing the
Importation of that glass , created a great
deal of amusement at the treasury depart
ment this afternoon. In the absence of the
serretarj , no action was taken , butns soon
as Mr. Faircluld returns to his duties , on
Monday , provided ho is ofliclally notified of
the action of the surveyor , that gentleman
will hoar from him In avcry cmphnt'c man
ner There can bo no doubt of the right of
tho- secretary to admit free ot duty the
stained glass In question , and tbo surveyor
has exceeded his authority in such a manner
us to bring down upon his ho.id an onleiul re
buke , which may take the form of n sum
mary dismissal. It is a long , while since a
case , exactly similar to this , has occurred in
the treasury department , but within the past
week two or throe ollleials have found their
heads in the basket , on account of just such
tricks.
TIIK itivr.u LANDS HIM. .
The advocates of tlio bill for thu relief of
the settlers upon the DCS Moines river lands
expect to secure action upon that measure in
the senate before the end of January. Sen
ator Wilson will call it up before the tariff
bill Is considered , if ho can possibly
do so , otherwise ho will give notice that he
will ask its consideration us soon ns that
measure is disposed of. Tlio bill will prob
ably go through the sennto just ns it passed
the house , uud will bu presented to the pres
ident for tils approval or veto by the middle
of February. The Impression Is crowing
that the president will not adopt the s.ime
course towards this measure that he adopted
in the lust congress. Itissaidthnt ho has
been eonvinco-l that his action then was ill-
timed ; but it may bo these assertions are
erroneous , nnd that ho will again disapprove
of it. In that event , the members of the
house commiucu on public- lands arc confi
dent they can pass it over the veto.
A I'llllMATflll ! HCVOCATION .
Somewhere about u year airo the deputy
commissioner of public lands of thu state of
Nebraska cmno to Washington to look after
the Interests of the school hinds of the state ,
and it was claimed that while ho was hero
several sections which should go to the state
had been opened to settlement. There were
in particular three or four sections in Chero
kee county which it was asserted the state
had selected , nnd in rcs | > onse to the request
of Senator Munderson and Uepresentatlvo
Lnird , tlio commissioner of the neneral land
ofllco suspended all entries on these sections ,
pending the action of the state authorities in
proving their claims. Some weeks ago en
quiries were made at tbo hind oltlce , concern
ing thc'stntusof these lauds , by Senator
Mundorson. Commissioner Stocltslager has
just replied that the state has been requested
on two separate occasions to make
its case before tbo ofllce. To the
Ilrst communication no reply what
ever was received , nnd to the second
the response was defective , In not showing
that thu state was entitled to the lands
claimed. The commissioner added that as
his demands for proof have not been com
plied with , he lias revoked the order of Jan
uary last and has restored the lands to the
public domain. Senator Manderson at once
requested the commissioner to reconsider his
action , in order that the state olllcinls may
make the necessary proofs , ns ho regards thu
revocation of the order ns premature.
NriUtASKA IIA.XK FAIWIH53.
The reported wholesale failures of Ne
braska banks , which have been announced
in the Associated press dispatches from
Kebraska , have caused somccominent among
people who know very little of the situation.
Senator Paddock was asked by Tin :
Bin correspondent to-night what ho thought
about the situation and whether in
his opinion there was any great danger to bo
apprehended. The senator replied that the
general laws of the slate are , as indicated in
the dispatch , not as stringent as they ought
to bo , but that It Is equally trno that most of
the private banking houses and incorporation
laws nro among tlio best in the country any
where. The reported failures are of banks
that have been In existence only a short time
and with but little capital , and less standing.
Owing to the enormous growth of the popu
lation of the state within the last two years ,
the demand for banking facilities , especially
lu the new towns , has been great , and it
would bo strange indeed , said thu senator , If
theru were not some wildcat concerns floated
us a consequence. The senator soys that in
his knowledge the failure of the National
Bank of lieu Cloud , is the first of the kind
nmong the national banks of thu state in the
past twenty years. Ho regards the national
banks of Omaha , Lincoln , Beatrice and
other principal towns , as ranking as high as
these in any other part of the country , cap
ital and business considered. The senator
says that the people in the east need have no
alarm as to the situation of affairs iu Ne
braska on account of the failure of three or
four of thcso concerns , which had neither
character nor standing , as they don't indi
cate n want of prosperity. Senator Paddock
says that he thinks nn examination of the
statistics will show that the failures of
banks and business houses in Nebraska dur
ing the past llvo years is proportionately
much loss than those of any other state in
the union.
AIISIY MATTCHS.
By n general order issued by the adjutant
general of thu army to-day , furloughs to en
listed men ( non-commissioned officers of the
general staff oxccptcd ) may bo granted by
department commanders for two months ,
and by division commanders for thrco
months , The general of the army may
grant furloughs not to exceed four months.
Department commanders may grant fiu--
loughs for ono month to non-commissioned
ofliccrs of the general stuff. Applications for
furloughs of a longer period must bo referred
to the adjutant general for the decision of
the secretary of war , PKIIHY S. HIIATII.
The Stained C < ln s .Seizure.
WASIIINQTOX , Doc. 29. The treasury de
partment has no information touching the
reported seizure of the stained glass window
imported for the Catholic cathedral at Du-
Duquc , la. , by Surveyor McLaughlln , of that
port , nud Is not advised as to what theory the
surveyor basis his action upon. It is cus
tomary for the secretary of the treasury to
issue orders for the free admission of works
of art. or church regalia , as ho is authorized
to do by statute law , and in thu present case
the secretary has so far exercised his discre
tion as to permit the transporting of glass ,
stained window , from tha port of entry to
that of delivery , lieyond this the treasury
department has not gouo , nnd the reported
utterance of Surveyor McLuugbliu is u mat
ter of surprise to the treasury.
Sentcnoo Commuted.
WASHINGTON , Doc. 29. John Irvin , who
was convicted at the February term of the
district court of Wyoming of mall robbery ,
and sentenced for life , has had ids sentence
commuted by the president to Imprisonment
tor ton years , making Ills term expire Febru
ary 20,1SV9. The commutation is based upon
his excellent conduct during the period ha
has already * orvod. and UIMIII the strong
recoinmotiJaUous of Influential pcrbous in
the territory.
IViiBhlneltm Hrovitles.
Tbo secretary of war has extended tbo
tlrao for the reception of proposals for the
construction of nine pneumatic dyuamlto
gun for coast defences to January 15.
Mora than twenty thousand' poor children
were given a sumutuous Christmas dinner
to-day by thrco children's Christmas clubs of
"Washington. Mrs. Cleveland , Mrs. Folsom
and Mr. Ulchati ) Glider , of The Ceutury ,
were among the visitors.
At the request of the acting sooretar/
Irur , AUcruoy aouoral Garland butt In-
fitructcd the district attorney at Austin to
lake the necessary isteps for the legal de
fense on General Stanley , of the United
Stales army , recently nrrostod in that city
while In the execution of his onicial duties.
The president to-day removed Edward
Cushlntr , collector of customs nt Helfast , i\lo. ,
and will nominate his successor In n few
days. Tlio cau.se of Cushing's removal is In
formation received at the treasury depart
ment that ho had been accepting money from
applicants for positions m bis ofllce in return
for favorable action upon their applications.
TIIK IOB I'AliACH.
St. I * n ii I'M Carnival Committee Km-
ImrruNsed Ity Lnuk or Funds.
ST. PAti. , Minn. , Dec 20. ( Special Telc-
praui toTnc HIK. : ] The failure of the city
council to appropriate the funds required to
supplement those already in the hands of
the carnival committee , may place the asso
ciation lu nu embarrassing situation. The
matter will bo considered nt the next meet
ing of the council , which Is set for next
Tuesday evening. That being Now Year's
night , it may bo diflloult , if not Impossible ,
to got a quorum. If no action is taken at
that time , U seems Improbable that the
palace can be completed before the opening
day. C. E. Joy , the architect of the paUice ,
said to n reporter this morning : "If wo
could begin work AVodnesduy morning wo
would have twenty-one days In which
to build the palaco. It could
be done by that tlmo by working nights nml
Sundays , provided no unforeseen difficulties
wore encountered. The contractor has been
practically settled UK | > n though the contract
can not bo let until tha council makes the ap
propriation to cover the expense. The con
tractor is ready to go to work within nu hour
lifter the contract Is signed. "
President Van Hlyko says that the con
tractor who built the palace last year reports
to him that there Is n sufficient thickness of
Ice in Pickerel lake for use In the construc
tion of the palace. "Everything is at a
standstill , until thu council makes the appro
priation asked for. "
JIOHUlHIiK LONDON MUUDICliS.
A YOIIIIK Iiad Hrutnlly Killed and His
I Jolly Mutilated.
LoxnoN , Dec. 29. The mutilated body of
n boy was found In an out-house at Hmdford
this morning. It was recognized as that of
John Gill , eight years of age. Tlio boy had
been brutally murdered. His legs mid arms
hud been chopped off iu a rough manner and
tied to his body. His cars had been cut ,
there were two stab wounds in his chest and
his heart and entrails had been
torn out. The remains , when found ,
were wrapped In n rough covering. The po
lice believe , from the clumsy manner in
which the body was mutilated , that the. crlmo
was the work of drunken lads whoso imagc
ination had been inflamed by reading the no-
counts of the Whitechapel atrocities. A
milkman has boon arrested on suspicion of
having committed the crime The murdered
boy had occasionally accompanied him on his
rounds. The prisoner was the first to recog
nize tlio remains.
The murdered and mutilated Body of
another youth has been discovered ut Kcigh-
ley , nine miles from Uradford.
The accused milkman , whose nmno is Bar
rett , was taken before n magistrate this af
ternoon , nnd was charged with uoing the
person who was with the boy when last seen
alive , and when he was missed , the milkman
was asked if ho knew anything about his
whereabouts. Ho denied any knowledge of
him. A bloody sack nud knife fitting the
wounds in the boy's chest , have been found
in the prisoner's lodgings. He has been re
manded for trial.
THK IRONY OF FATE.
The Superintendent of the Ward's
Island AHyluin HCCOIUCM In-mne.
Nnw Yonic , Dec. 29. An evening paper
soys : "Notwithstanding the carefully
studied efforts to keen it from the public-
knowledge , it has leaked out that Dr. E. G.
MacDonald , general superintendent of the
insane asylum at Ward's island , has become
insane. It is hoped that the affliction is only
temporary , and that the once brilliant mind
of so great a specialist will bo restored to its
normal condition , but thu prospect at present
is not encouraging. Dr. MacDonald bus for
many years been one of the universally
recognized authorities in this coantry on the
subject of insanity and its treatment. It
scorns like a true exposition of the irony of
fate that ho himself should have been visited
with the uflliction that no ono was supposed
to know better than he how to cure. Mae-
Donald was ono of the experts whoso testi
mony convicted Guitcau , the assassin of
President Gurfield , and it is noteworthy that
ho is another of those who participated In
that trial and who have apparently fallen
under the ban of the assassin's curse. "
Y. W.C. i . Notes.
Prot. James I. Goruthcncy , gymnasium
Instructor , will conduct the 4 o'clock service
for wen to-day iu the concert hall.
The sale of reserved scats for the music
fund concerts begins on Tuesday morning.
The first is the ladies' quartette on January
7. The tickets are $1 for the three concerts.
There will bo a New Year's reception to
every young man in the city Tuesday even
ing. He sure to call.
Educational classes start next week , In
Spanish , French , elocution , stenography ,
German , bookkeeping and penmanship. The
literary society will also bo organized on Fri
day in the lecture ball at S : 15 p. in.
A new class will be started in' the gym
nasium on Wednesday from ! 5 toI o'clock.
The first lecture In the gymnasium lecture
course will be delivered by Dean Gardner on
the inth in tlio concert'hall. The lecture Is
free to every young man in the city.
On the 23d Hon. Samuel Phulps Lolnnd , in
his celebrated lecture on "World Making , "
will open the Star lecture course. This is
free to members.
A Ilcnvy Sentence.
Private Fognrty , Company 1C , Second
infantry , for applying a scurrilous epithet to
n noil-commissioned oQicer , was sentenced
"to carry the log" lor sixteen days , com
mencing at rovcllp , walking nn hour , resting
nn hour , alternately , from that time until
sun-set ; also to spend fourteen days In a
dark cell , nnd to forfeit ono month's pay.
Tills is the first ins tan co of Inflicting the
punishment of carrying the log In the Second
infantry since the regiment was stationed nt
Fort Omaha. Thu practice of this manner
of punishment was quite customary for a
few years after the war , but recently has
been almost entirely done away with.
Knilronil NOICH.
Mr. E. C. Harris loft Ir.st nipht for Nor
folk , where he will undertake the duties of
telegraph superintendent of that division of
the Frotnont , Elkhoru & Missouri Valley
railroad company.
It is announced that Mr. W. F. Look , su
perintendent of the Sioux City & Paclllo
railroad company , has rusiriicd Unit position
for one of a moro rusjwusiblo character ,
It Is assorted that Mr. Halsoy , general su
perintendent of the Fremont , Elkhorn &
Missouri Valley railroad , has resigned his
position , to tuko effect February 1.
Ijaiinon Challenge * ! .laok ou.
HOSTO.V , Mass. , Dec. 29. Captain Cook ,
of the Police News , telegraphed the follow
ing to the California Athletic club : 'Moo
Lannon challenges Jackson to fight
to a llnlsli under the same condi
tions that governed the Jackson-
McAullffo battle , except that the loser bo
allowed WOO for expenses. In the uvout of
the California club offering a purse for Lun-
non and Jackson , the latter will want a fair
length of time in which to train , " No an
swer has as yet been received.
*
A Younn Mnn Suicided.
NEBHASKA CITT , Nob. , Deo. 29. [ Special
Telegram to THE HKB. ! Harry Oakley , a
young man , committed suicide this afternoon
at Palmyra , by hanging , No causa Is as
signed for thu act ,
*
Carried the Suit ) Into the Yard.
LAKCASTIIII , Pa. , Doo. 38. Uurglars last
night entered the residence of Jacob Wurful ,
in Marysvillo , mid carried a safe weighing
over one thousand pounds to the roar yard
nnd blow it opeu with dyuuiaiU ) , securing
ever GOO.
THE BALD KNOBBERS ESCAPE
Eight Mon Bronk From Jnll at
Ozark , Missouri.
HISTORY OF THE ORGANIZATION.
Moil or tlio flloinlcr of the Hnmls
arc Devout Clniroli .Members
Tbo Cfccn - Kilo u
Kllllnc.
Cut TlifoiiKli tlio AVnH.
OZAIIK , Mo. , Dec. 29. ( Special Telegram
to THE Mm : , j The Hald .Knobbera hnvo oa-
capcd. ICight men have vanished from the
Jail. D.u-e and Hill Walker refused to leave
their cells. John and Wiley Muthows , two
condemned Knobbora awaiting execution ,
are now breathing the blue nlr of freedom
nnd skipping by the aid of frJcmls to the
secret gulches of the O/.ark mountains. Out-
sideconfederiitos cut through the brick wall
and oKjned | every door nnd cell with dupli
cate keys. Sheriff Johnson and . Deputy
Fisher locked everything solid last night ,
but at ! l o'clock this morning every door below -
low was open and a bole in the brick wall on
the south side shows that outside help had
been given. At ! ) a. in. Sheriff Johnson
heard something unusual below and rushed
down , pistol in hand. "Walker , the man who
would Imve been oxctutod yesterday mid not
tbo governor interposed , called out to John
son ; "They nro nil gone but pa and mo. "
Johnson immediately got out n posse mid is
in hot pursuit.
[ Press ] The four Hald ICnobbers who
were sentenced to hang for the murder of
Charles , Green and William Edens , on Mnrolt
11 ] , 18SD , were : David Walker , better known
in Christian county as "Hull Creek Dave , "
AVilliaui Walker , his son , John Matthews ,
mill Wiley Matthews , his nophow. Noiio
of the condemned have reached their fiftieth
year , mid William Walker is not yet nineteen
years of age. The condemned wore to have
i been executed on May 18 , 1SSS , but on appeal
to t the supreme court , escaped the gallows
temporarily. Lnst October , the supreme
court nfllrmed the decision of the Christian
county circuit court , and fixed December 23
as : the day of execution. The sensational
.
trial turned attention to the Hald Knobbers
from all quarters , and tlio history of the
organization was made public. Taney
county , Missouri , is noted ns the birth plnco
of Hald ICnobbism. Early day lawlessness
caused the formation of leagues for the pro
tection df hfo nnd property in this wild
country. Tlio Regulators Ilrst came into
prominence , when thu notorious Frank and
Tubal Taylor entered the homo of Mil
Dickonson in Forsythe , Mo. , and murdered
the inmates. They wore captured by the
new Law ami Order league nnd lynched.
Captain Nat Kinney , who was killed at
Ozark not long since , stood at the
head of the organization at that time.
Christian county , winch adjoins Tanoy , first
adopted Uald Knobbism in 18i5-SG. Dave
Walker was the first leader , nnd the mem
bership soon reached between three hundred
and four hundred. Each new comer to the
county was invited to Join the order , and the
majority did so. There was a fearful ordeal
for the candidates , who expected to bo intro
duced into some fraternal society cqmposed
of neighbors. Ho found himself in the dark
recesses of some lonely wood or ravine , sur
rounded by hundreds of masked men , who
imposed upon him a blood-curdling obliga
tion , the infraction of which was punishment
by death. Once in , ho could never get out ,
and had to remain in that section of country.
The first work of the Knobbers to attract
attention was the Chadwiclc raid. Chad-
wick is a small town situated at the
terminus of the St. Louis mid San Fran
cisco extension from Springtiold southeast.
A saloon was started there and utter
demoralization ensued. A.fU .r due warning
from the Hald Knobbers , which was disre
garded , ono bright summer mornlncr in ISi'O
the raiders entered Chadwiek mid emptied
the liquors into the streets. Later on this
was repeated and tlio tralllc broken up.
There were numerous visits by the band on
petty offenders , but nothing occurred to at
tract widespread attention until tlio Oreen-
Edcns affair , which terminated in the down
fall of Hald Knobborism. The Grccn-Edons
killing 1 < occurred in March , 1S37 , at a iioint
eight miles southeast of Ozark , near Edcns'
dwelling. John Evans was whipped bv the
Hald Knobbers for misbehaving in church.
1C
Old man Edcns , a friend of Evans , inter
fered nnd received four blows with a whip
before Chief Walker could interfere. This
so enraged Edcns that ho fearlessly con
dcmncd the Hald Knobbers , and on the
night of March 10 , 18S7 , the band met (
to consider Edens1 offenses. There
wore twenty-six present , mid after u
brief deliberation they proceeded to Edens'
residence to uunish the inmates. They were
mot i : with resistance and iired several volleys
into i the house , killing William Edons and
iC
Charles Green bis brother-in-law
, - - , and seri
ously wounding old man Evans. In the
melee young Walker was shot In the leg.
The outrage brought about the culmination
'Jf public indignation , and Xueh Johnson , the
fearless sheriff of Christian county , with a
picked 1 posse , started after the murderers ,
and within forty-eiirht hours had all , save
Bill Walker , .tinder arrest. Ho was cap
tured three weeks later in Douglas county ,
where he had gone for safety. At the time
there was no jail at O/.ark and the prisoners
were taken to Springfield , Mo. , for safe
llc keeping. A jail was promptly built , how
ever , and the Hald ICnobbors transferred to
Ozark. From this placotwoof their members
escaped last night.
The Ilrst hearing of the Huld ICnobbcrs'
case was in August , 1SS7 , but Chief A'alkor
was not tried until April , 18SS. In March ,
18S7 , three of the prisoners confessed , so the
trial of Dave Walker was merely formal.
Ho admitted the assault of the Hnld Knob-
ber on Eden's homo , but pleaded be did not
arrive until the shooting had ceased. Ono
of the most peculiar features of
Hald Knobborism Is that n majority
of the prominent members of the band are
devout church members. Especially is this
true of Chief Walker , who was a temperance
advocate and generally devout. Ho cannot
see yet that the Hald Knob regulators were
other than the champions of right , who made
a fatal but unavoidable mistake in the Green
E < lcn killing. He has asserted confidently
all along that he would never bo hanged ,
Inspected thu UnsHngs AHyluin.
HASTINGS , Neb. , Dec. 20 , [ Special Tele
gram to Tin : Urn : . ] A visit of the public
buildings committee was made hero this
morning to thustato hosplUl for the incurable - ?
able insane for final rojmrt on the completion
of the building , after which the committee
hastily departed for Lincoln. It is under
stood that the committee is favorable to the
acceptance of thu building , which Is about
ready fqr occupancy.
Crow Honored.
HOSTOS , Mass. , Doc. 29. The chamber of
commerce was crowded on the occasion of
the presentation to Captain Jnmos and his
life-saving crow , who did such noble work on
this coast during tbo recent storm , of the
fund contributed as a testimonial to their
bravery. The fund amounted to about M,7CO. ,
In addition to this , humane society medals
were presented , and the sum of $170 added.
Tlio ICnto Attains Disaster.
Mr.Mi-uis , Deo. 29. The local inspectors
Imvo almost completed the investigation of
thu ICnto Adams steamboat disaster. From
statements made by William Hlanker , first
clerk of the boat , they find that the Adams
had 107 persons on board whun BUO took llro.
Of these , l&i are known to have escaped ,
leaving fourteen lost. The Inspectors have
not yet concluded their Inquiry into the causa
of the disaster , They are satisfied , however.
the tire originated in u sack of cotton seed
forward of the boilers.
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DES MOINES , In. , Doc. 23. ( Special Telegram -
gram to TUB Hun. | The Low Smith Wall &
Paper company , of this city , assigned to- n
duy. Littbmtlos ubout 130,000 : assets about no ni i
WA TS TO CO.HH UOMU.
Itcncflnlnl KITcct * Mxpcctotl
Doilio4tl $ .Surrounding * .
HASTINOS , Neb , , Dee. 20. [ Special Telegram
gram to Tin : \\p.rn \ \ ] The friends of Jmno <
Lnlrd expect bis immediate departure from
the Springs for1i < iino and look for his arrival
in Kansas City to-dft.v onroutc. This Inovoia
made nt his owtt rwiucst nnd It is believed
that homo surrptiriQings will have u bcncllci.il
effect on hi * colMmon , which is the cause of
much uneasiness here , more because there
has been no improvement than that ho has
actually grown worse.
I'H
Itlttrr Fo"H < ri r Airnlnsl AVImloy.
LoriCITV , Xa6r' , Deo. ! . [ Special to THE
Hnc. ] The publlc'feellng ncninst President
E. E. Wluiloy , of the Sherman County Hank
ing company , U becoming Intense as the
cloud of mystery which line surrounded the
institution clears away and KOIIIO of their
transactions nro brought to light , mid many
of their staunchest friends see how they
have bocn confldenccd mid their savings of
years been swept away in the settlements.
County Treasurer J. 1C. Pearson Is the
greatest sufferer , as he had deposited f'Jl.OOO
county funds , nn'd fiow un accommodation
note for Wi,0i : ( ) ( turns up in the Capital Na
tional bank of Lincoln. For nil this Whaley
turned over to hun Jl.tiOO and SIMM ) in
the Loup City roller mill , As Mr.
Pearson will bo called upon to
settle with the county commissioners on Jan
uary ! 1 , iss'.i , nnd could not raise the neces
sary money , ho to-day made an assignment
of nil bis property to his bondsmen , which
simply protects them ,
About two years ago Messrs , Theis , Wha
ley and others , formed the Loup City Uoller
Mill company , with Kit > , OiH ) capital stock ,
with \ Mr. Whnloy president , Theis and Wha
ley 1 taking one-half the stock.
1i About two months' later Mr. Whaley
called one of his best friends in , mid in a
very confidential way told him that he liml
1i favored 1 him in many ways and lie appreci
ated 1I i it , and wished to reciprocate , nnd pro
posed I to let him have ten shares of this mill
stock without n dollar cash , simply taking
his 1t 1 note and allowing tbo certificate of stock
1i to t bo attached to the note as the only secur
ity i , guaranteeing the party from any loss
whatsoever , and representing the mill to be
doing n prolltablo business , and th'j certifi
cates of the stock properly registered. " In
this way he secured several thousand dollars
in I notes. After the reorganizing of the band
ing i company about a year ago , ho proceeded
in I u similar ninnnci' to dispose of several
shares of that stock. Noiv some of those
notes turn up m the Capitol
1I
National I Haul : of Lincoln nnd will bo col
lected. 1 A representative of that bank is
here 1 with SHOOO of those and other notes.
The 1t liabilities now foot up over $ TUHX ( > uml
the t returns nro not nil in. The assets will
probably I turn out to ho nothing moro than
the half interest in the mill.
Much confidence was placed in the finan
cial condition of the bank and attaches ,
through the known responsibility of the
vice president , John Hoguo , whose property
it is i estimated at over $125,000 , but it now
turns out that Mr. Hoguo had but u small
| interest , in it. Mr. E. S. Hayhurst , a hard
ware merchant nnd stockholder , had dis
posed 1 of all but $1,700 of hia own stock , but
1v his advice friends had taken stock , which
will probably be lost , but which Mr. Hay-
hurst will make good , considering them
debts of honor , uml thus bankrupt himself.
However , it is to be hoped that Mr. Ilny-
hurst'3 credit may not he injured , as his
business ability is well known. This above
facts coming to light have aroused great iu-
dmnation.
Politico nt tliu Capital.
LINCOLN , Neb , Dec. 20. [ Special Tele-
cram to THE UKK.J The corridors of the
Capital hotel wonrpractieally cleared nt 11
o'clock to-night. Until this hour the speaker-
ship canvass was unlimited with hopes fluc
tuating as some of the lesser lights announced
themselves out of the swim , and ready to go
over to sornn one of the more prominent can
didates. The H. & M. is on the eve of
dropping Olnifetcad , Who has persisted in
making a despicable canvass , resorting to
falsehood frequentlyt ° reach the goal. Mc-
Hride nnd Culdwcll Iiro practically down and
out. Culdwcll 1ms lost his nerve. It now
seems that the tie-ups that tnnko the man
will be made before the dawn of Monday.
MoBridc drove the first nail in Olmstcad's
collln to-night. The attempted coalition be
tween Nesbitt mid Lindsay , this evening , to
defeat Howe missed connection. Lindsay
has left the Hold for the chairmanship of the
judiciary committee , and Nesbit modestly
states that ho has no hankering for the empty
honor. It is generally conceded that Church
Howe will bo the temporary presiding officer
of the senate. Wells , of the Crete Vidette ,
has withdrawn from the race for chief clerk [
of the senate. Seeloy now has the Held all to
himself. It is understood that Wells gets
the clerkship of the committee of the whole.
Parkinson has a walk-over for sergeant-at-
nrms of the senate.
Kobbius , of Valley coihity , is nt the Wiud-
.or.
I3rnd Slaughter arrived to-nisht and is as
happy ns a clam nnd hugs everybody.
Tlio Situation Growing Intorc.stliiji
LINCOLN , Neb. , Dec. 20. [ Special Tele
gram to TUB HEE.I The candidates for
speaker of the house of representatives are
all on the ground. At least half of the mem
bers-elect of both houses are also hero. Ca
det Taylor , accompanied by a small-sized
lobby from Omaha , arrived at 10:15 : this
morning. The cappers are plying tbeir trade
sharply. The feeling grows that tbo fight
for the spcakcrahip lies between Watson and
Cady , orVatson mid Dempster. Some of
the most active members of the house mid
senate ndviso gome into caucus Monday eve
ning to umko the speaker , the chief clerk ,
first nnd second assistants , nnd to name Mnn-
derson'8 . It i that
successor. * apparent Man-
derson's following fears a combination that
may prove dangerous to his candidacy If immediate
ii
mediate action is not taken , They propose
to nominata him with a grand dash.
The friends of Howe and Kaymond claim
tholr man has a walkover , Hut llttlo Inter
est , however , Is taken in the organization of is
the senate. Everything is in the bwlm and
the fight waxes warm.
to
gram to Tin : HBI : . ] Unusual interest has
been excited iu Hastings over an attempt to
revoke the saloon license of L. Frlelin for
selling liquor on Sunday. The case was b.
brought before Mayor Yocum , who decided stfr
ho had no jurisdiction , A conviction was ob frII
tained Dcforo Justice Vinegard , mid the mat tl
ter will now bo brought before the council , tlO
which is anxious to hiivo demonstrated its O
power , to revoke a license that It ban given. stC
Sued a Saloon Tel
D.vviu CITV , Nob. , Dee. 29 , fSpecial .Tel ole
egram to Tun Hin. : ] Mra. William Hlair , of of
Uutler county , dntcred suit yesterday di
against Martin Nowotny , n saloon keeper , II
' tl
mid his bondsmen , of' David City , for $5,000
111
damages sustained by being thrown from 111W
the seat of her wagon , Last February ,
while driving from David City to her 'furmj B
aho was overtaken by somu drunken farmers ti
who were racing their teams and ran into tidi
her , throwing her off the seat. difi
fin
Hunting an AlxlnuleU Child. ui
DAVID CmNob.rf Doc. 2'J. ( Special Tele on
gram to Tin : HEI : . ] Miss Mary Turnoy ar
rived In David City this morning In soared of
her nephew , Eddie Phillips , seven years old ,
who was ubductcd from his mother at Wis-
ncr , Neb. , by his father , who is partially de
mented , Letters from friends say the boy is "
ut David City , but ho cannot bo found. Thu
mother U distracted. Mrs. Phillips lived in
Omaha up to u abort time ago.
A Largo Heiilty TrnnHfer.
NOHKOMC , Neb. , Dee 20. [ Special to TUB of
BEE. ] The largest transfer of real estate
over mode In Madison county took place hero i
.last week , The syndicate owning what Is
known as Park addition sold It to another of
syndicate , and it will bo organized on the to
sumo principle as South Omaha. Induce
ments will bu offered to manufacturing com
panion to locate , and tlio property , consisting
of 400 acres , will bo kuowa us Eust Norfolk.
Base Ball Prospoot3 nnd lulorostlns
General Notes.
THE COMING BENCH SHOW.
Hykei-fl Arriving , the Crib Chit ) , the
Pariuolee-llukor .Mntvli , I ho Trap
Shooters , and n Hutch of Mis
cellaneous Local .Squibs.
Next Season's I'rosneots.
It Is the general opinion thoughout the
country that next season is going to bo n
great ono for base ball. On this pros | > cet ,
nil the clubs of the different organizations
are making elaborate arrangements for nu
anticipated incrcaso of patronage. Huso
ball , like the theatrical business , always suf
fers from nu unusual political excitement ,
and last year the presidential election proved
n decided counter-attraction. Hmss bands ,
street parades , pyrotechnics and blatant
stump orators cut great swaths in the bjx re
ceipts at the different ball parks over the
country. Next year will be an off ono polit
ically , mid the people will have plenty of
time to indulge iu their favorite pastime , the
great national game. President McCormick
is very confident Omaha will liberally sup
port the very excellent team that bus been
gotten together , nnd that we will have better
bull tiiin | over before. If ho had not been
possessed of this confidence he never would
have accepted the presidency of the Western
association , or iipmn consented to Interest
himself mid spend his money in the further-
unco of the sport. If the rnoo for the pen
nant during the coming year is eloso uml ex
citing , the prospects are that every club will
inalie monuy. No club will have n wull < -
ouor , mid It will occasion no surprise to wit
ness at least llvo of the teams eoinu down to
the finishing wire lu u bunch. Milwaukee
will bo very strong , nml Minne
apolis gives promise of n team of
giants , Omaha's chances will depend on
her steadiness nml team work , and with all
the old demoralizing element eradicated tlio
best Jinjires think she ivill bo ubio to hold
"
her own "with the fastest company in the
association.
It is believed that Lovett , the great
twirler , was moro of u detriment than an
assistant to the team last season. Ho was
considered headstrong , conceited nnd arbi
trary , and hadn't u real friend iiivtho team.
In every game ho lost he had words with ono
or more o f tlio playjrs , and on numerous
occasions they nearly came to blows. For
every fancied uiispluy ho "roasted" the
luckless player , mid continued his abuse
until they left the dressing room. That
fostered a bad feeling , nnd it crop
ped out invariably in all close contests.
Hut Lovett was not the only demoralizer.
There wore one or two others , and fortunate
ly they will not uppear here next season.
That old cliciuo has been separated and scat
tered to the four winds , and next year good
feeling and fellowship should reign In the
Omaha team. With hnrmory and team work
lor their motto.thcy will prove a combination
hard to down , and the game will flourish
here.
Cost of the Hall Club.
Last season the Omaha team played 120
games , sixty-two of which were played upon
the homo grounds. A recapitulation of the
receipts and expenditures is subjoined :
llliCEIl'TS.
Gate receipts S 31.031 Ot !
Lovett's sale 3,50000
Sale of privileges 550 00
Total $ IIS.CSl 0:1 :
Players salaries S 2(1,773 ( 79
Manager's salary 1,220 00
Improvement of grounds 2UK ) OJ
Incidental expenses S,071 00
Total $ 33.105 09
These figures leave a balance in favor of
expenditures of ? 2.-IS4.0.'l , which is about the
size of the season's experience.
.The capital stock was ? 15.0iK ) and during
the season twenty-nine players were on the
pay roll.
Denver AVIll He Admitted.
A. L. Thompson , president of the St. Paul
club , who was appointed a committee of one
at the late annual meeting to visit Denver
nnd investigate ns to the feasibility of ad
mitting that city to the Western Association ,
has been vested with power to make a final
decision , which is in favor of the admission
of the mountain city. Mr. Thompson ex
Dresses himself us highly pleased with the
irospccts of the Colorado metropolis.
TinDogH Coining In.
Manager Ingram , of the dog show to open
January 1. 1SS , at 1 IB and 115 North Fif
teenth street , observed yesterday ; "It would
lie amusing to you to read some of the let
ters I have received from people out of the
city , giving the points of their dogs and in
quiring whether they were proper animals to
enter for exhibition. Now this is just what
the bench is for , to give people a proper
understanding of the points in then-
dogs , their breeding , etc. , that they
may bo able to judge a good dog when
they see one. Following are a few of the
different classes already entered , but the list
is growing every hour , and I wont under
take to give you u complete statement : Air.
Murnnd and others have entered fox ter
riers ; Mr. Hichards and others .setters and
pointers , all classes ; Mr. Carlow , Irish nnd
bull terriers , ton entries in all ; Mr. Graver ,
two pair of beautiful pugs : Mr. Maehr ,
Newfoundlands ; Mr. * Llchtenborger ,
Italian greyhounds ; Morrison nnd Floyd , the
fastest greyhound , Clothesline , in the world ;
Mr. Ornlnim Lavcrick , setter3Mr. ; Smith and
Mr. Gallagher , Gordon setters ; Al White , of
Plattsmouth , Clumber spaniel ; Mr , Uuther-
ford , four mastiffs : Mr , Shane , skyo ter
riers ; Father Colanon , a handsome mastiff ,
relative of Fred Grant's inodul dog of this
breed ; live St. Hernards are entered from
Silver City , la. ; Miss Lfeio Cnnliold and
others. Mexican hairless and Chihuahua dogs ;
Messrs. Hurdoek , Chcssapealtc spaniels ; Mr.
Green , the same. So you see the initial show
going to be a success uml if thu puonlo
manifest a proper interest In it I will give
tbem n show next year that will bo a credit
tbo city. "
The Sl.x-Day Clinse
The six-day bicycle chase , which was to
have opened up nt the Collossoum to-morrow ,
has been positioned. This was brought about
by the foreign professional riders them
selves , as Manager Prince received letters
from Crocker , Nilson , Dlngloy , Knapp ,
Ilardvvick , Wbittaker and others requesting
that tbo race bo set for a later duy , as it
would bo impossible for them to reach
Omaha nud got in condition for such n long
struggle In such n short time , mid of
course their request has been granted.
Those men and four or five
others have already entered , and will
reach this city this week. W. J. Morgan ,
! London , England , and the champion Jong
distance rider of the world , arrived lust
night ! , and has already gone Into training in
thu colossuum. Mr. Morgan is a inodul
athlete , and he predicts that the coming ntco
will bo u great one. Ho says the rldurs all
over the country nro anxious to see Omaha's
splendid | new colosseum , and they feel cer
tain that there will Ixi big money In the six
days chusu hero. Hesldes thu many pro
fessionals who will make the start in this
race , there will bo four or live local riders ,
and the public will do well to keep their eyes
these men. They are in constant train.-
ing , and will make a croditublu showing In
the raco.
A Great Shoot.
The much-talked of shooting match be
tween Frank Parmeloo , of this city , ana
"Kid" linker , of the Huffulo Hill Wild West
combination , takes place to-morrow after
noon , on the grounds of the Omaha Gun
club , and will undoubtedly attract u
largo and enthusiastic crowd of look-
ers-ou , It is thu shooting' ' event
the year in this purl of the country , and
fully Justifies the extraordinary interest that
being taken In it. Tlio match is for # 00 n
side , 100 blue rocks each , live invisible traps.
Hon. IV. F , Cody , himself , with u delegation
North Platte sporting men , will ho hero
see the race. Parmeloo has boon practlu-
ing Industriously recently , but with an ox-
ceptlon or two bus shown up la bad form ,
nnd his friends ara Just a trifle leary as to
thu outcome of thu contest , iiaker , too , has
been busy with bU gun nnd report says ho
has done nome wonderful work , Hut to
morrow will toll the tnlo.
At I IIP Trap.
The shooters are taking advantage of this
pleasant mid-winter weather to keep their
hand In. There were several line shoots on
fho club grounds yesterday afternoon , the
scores of which will be found subjoined :
The first event was n 100 blue rock rnro
between Frank Parmolne and George W.
Ketchcui , which resulted ns follows :
Hit. Mlsi.
Ketchem Oft . (
Pnrmelco SO tl
Fallowing this oumea live bird shoot , tlvo
birds each , modified Kngllsh rules , cntraneo
f.1. The score :
Hardin 1 6
Hlalto 1 fi
Gwlu 1 1 1 1 1 0
Keteham 1 1 1 0 I I
Parmaloo 0 1
Ellis 1 I
Hrown 0 t
Hunt 1 I
Converse 1--II
Duinont 0010 1 2
Field l-i
Hockenberg 1001 t ; i
Itardin , Ulako mid Gwin divided first
money : Pnrnialeo shot out thu Ho for second ,
mid field for third.
Another similar match was won by liar-
din , Hunt , Ellis nnd Gwin clinching second
mid Dumont and Hlnkn third.
Hardin , who hud bis shooting clothe * on ,
also won a 25 blue rock rnco bv a score of 21 ,
nmong ten entries , mid divided first In three
additional live bird shoots. * .
Match Team Shoot.
There will bo a llvo bird match this after
noon , nn the northern suburbs , between
David Ktubbt and William Hardin on ono
side and John J. Hardin and Gonrgu
IvPteluim on the other. The shoot will bo
twenty-live birds to n limn , modified Hnglish
rules , for $50 n side.
Mlscollaneon-4 Sports ,
A. (5. Courtney , of thu Lefevre Arms eom-
panv , Syracuse , N. Y. , is lying very sick nt
the Milfard.
There will be a big turkey shoot nt Coun
cil Bluffs New Year's day , and a large itele-
gation of Omaha shooters will go over.
There will ben grand sweepstakes shoot ,
live birds and blue rocks , on the irrouuds of
the Omaha gun club to-morrow afternoon.
Flashes From the Diamond.
Milwaukee will let Walsh go.
Milwaukee 1ms resigned Shenklo.
Genius bus signed with Springfield.
Treadway has simied with St. Paul.
Minneapolis will nlay no Sunday games.
The Kcnch bail will bo a tiille livelier next
year.
St. Paul has two six-footers , Morris and
Treadway.
The American association is talking of
signing L'mpiro Fessonden.
St. Joe will have a better team than now
clubs usually have the first season.
Strange us it may nppear a large flock of
geese were seen flying' north last evening.
P.itsoy Fnllon lias been spending the holi
day week with old friends nt Jefferson , Mo.
Dr. A. II. Worlcy bagged three line gob
blers with his little rillu at the shoot yester
day.
day.Hug
Hug Holliday will bo one of the stellar ut-
yenr.
The Milwaukees have certainly secured a
team for next season that looks like a pen
nant winner.
The next tune Dr. Sprague attends Jn
turkey shoot he is advised to take along an
ax instead of a gun.
There is some probability that Darling ,
Pettit and Sullivan , of the Chicago , will bo
released to Minneapolis.
G. W. Ketchem is in great blue rock form ,
ind is smashing the birds right along with
the best shots in the cty.
Omaha should have a "ladies day" next
season. This is a impular feature in all the
American association cities.
Jack Crooks is making a strenuous kick
against playing with Omaha for any less
than he received last season.
After all Jim Hart is not to manage DCS
Moines. Ho will act as busiucss manager
for the Chicago league team.
There is n general desire on the part of the
hooters to see Colonel Frank Parmolcc and
lohn Petty pitted against cacn other in a
hundred bird nice.
Hon. W. F. Cody ( Huffalo Hill ) will be the
ucst of ( Jeorge Canfluld to-morrow. Ho
comes hero to witness the Parmelec-Haher
shoot in the afternoon.
Morgan , the champion long distance bi-
; yclo rider , of London , England , lias arrived
n this city and gone into training for tbo
great six days race at the Colosseum.
In a letter to Vice President Hardin ,
Coonoy expresses himself as well pleased
with coming back to Omaha. Ho is in Crans
ton , K. 1. , and says bo's very lonesome.
The front nago of the Sporting Life is
adorned this week with a cut of Tom Lovett ,
which it styles as Hrooklyn's famous now
pitcher. When did Lovett become famous *
Certainly not in Omaha last season.
Tlio local pugs have again relapsed into a 1
state of quietude. There ure no lights on or 20
any immediate prospect of any. Jake Eng
lish ICilram and Charlie Wind Mitchell , tli
however , will be on hand in February. ot
Nobody is better satisfied over the way matters th
vii
ters terminated nt the Western association
im
meeting than Denver and St. Joseph. Dave
Howe , of the former place , said that Denver fawi
peoplo- wore woll-nigh cra/y to see the game wiY
of base ball , and that it was the intention to
put in ns flue a ball park as any In the west
ern country. Dave said that while ho did not
know whether he would win the pennant or
not , ho was going to get a club that would gn
make a strong bid for it.
Catcher Enrlo still continues to do proal otl
work for the All American team on the Aus- otlMi
Mi
trailian trip. The expedition will likely re
turn by the way of tno Indian Oeean , the is
Sue/ canal , the Mediterranean sea , and visit isbe
both ICngland nnd Ireland , where they will be
play a scries of games. The players with I in
tlio expedition will have some reason to feel roi
proud , for not ono man in ten thous.md even
makes a tour around the world as they will ah
have done when they again reach America. Im
This stupendous enterprise was n master sa
stroke on the part of Mr. A. G. Spnlding. ociwi
Omaha Outbidding Chiuaco ,
Cnr.KiinTiN , Dec. 2'J. [ Special to Tin :
Hr.i.l : The first train load of cattle ever
sldppod from this place nnd marketed in Tlw
Omaha leaves to-day. As a feuding point w
Crdghton occupies no meun position , over a Jui
thousand head of steers being fed in and near .In
the town this winter. Up to this year the nnt
bulk of them have boon sold in Chicago.
However , the above shipment would sec in to tin
Indicate a change in favor of Omaha. be
ha
An Occupation TJI.V Levied.
Hi'.ATiui'i ' : , D c. 29. ( Spccal ioTiuHii.l- : : _ Ju
The council bus made un order levying an
occupation tax of $10 per your on each insur
ance company doing business in the city.
Anv company refusing to pay the tax will bo gn
debarred from doing business. As there am bu
about eighty companies represented here the Co
revenue will ttu quite u help to the city' * bu
finances. The supreme court has lately de tin
cided this tax to bo constitutional. Wil
Postponed I ho Funeral. mlLa wi
Sioux FAM.S , Dak. , Dec. 29. Last Sunday Late
the three-year-old child of L , P. Oleson , of
East Sioux Fulls , dlod from , dropsy , and
iirepiirations were made to bury the child on
Tuesday , but us the ground was very slippery tote
from a violent sleet .storm It was postponed to-
to the next day. The body showed ovldimcos Ju
of returning life. The color would fre
quently como into different parts of the body and
and then entirely disappear. Tlioro were no '
U-'l
also other evidences of lilo. The funeral is -
Th
now indefinitely postponed , until it Is de
cided whether or not the child Is dead. Bit
up
The Prei . , . . .
NnwYouu , Dec. 29. The conference of
tha Presbyterian Southern and Northern
gri
' committeewas reported
General Assemblies' , in
as progressing favorably ut the close of to
tory
day's session. In I'm ' morning the southern
men deliberated uiono , as did also the north- torn
urn men. Jn the afternoon the opinions of bnH
both sides were brought together uud the Ho
session adjourned until Monday.
car
NehriiHkn Sheriff1 * 10 Sleet. over
LINCOLN , Neb. , Dee. -lHpedal to Tin :
Hnu.1 The sheriffs of the stitu will moot at
Lincoln Jauuary 'J , lu the district courtroom , cuWB
at 2 o'clock. WB
IS A MARTYR TO HIS FAITH
A Strnn go Scene WHnossod In nn
Omnlm Synagogue.
THE CRUCIFIXION OF CHRIST.
Knhbl Alevnmlor Advance * Some No\r
anil Novel Idrns llcunrdlut ; II ,
Which Prove Quite I'lipop-
ular With Ills Flock.
Wont OiU thf Hank Hour.
Almost mobbed for punching n new doo-
trine.
Think of it !
Tills Is not n sentence from n history of tlid
middle nges , but describes nu actual occur
rence In tills center of modern onlighlou-
incut utiil liberal ideas. H happened yester-
liny niul proves conclusively thtit the rongra-
gallon of Hussinn .lows which worships at ,
Twelfth nml Howard street * is extremely
conservative In matter * of faith and doctrine. - . .
Tim Uev. Aloxundpr is in clmrg "f Mus uj
llltle Hock. He Is admlltedly versed in nil
the tenets of Ills faith. The. t'hristnnis
chimes that rang out on Tuesday last led Mr.
Alexander Into n new train of thought ,
niul yesterday ho gave expression
to them. Ho drew a pen picture of the ri'y
of Jerusalem as it WHS eighteen centime *
ngo , aiul ho spoke of the procession that
wound Its way to Calvary. Then In- went
further , and said It was not the I'hnst that
was iTiieilled , but one of his followers ,
named Simon Potijr , and trouble followed.
The | records of 1. MM yo.ira bad led his con
gregation to believe that tbev were
responsible for the crucifixion , and they
were loth to have that belief swept
awa.in . oao short sermon delivered in
Oiualia. Some of tbem olJectcd , and Hev.
Mr. Alexander argued , but his arguments
were short-lived , and In a lew moments ho
sought safety In tlight. That loft the con
gregation to themselves , and they took up
the question where he dropped itnut at the
back door , lint at the point whether or not
it was Simon Peter that was crucified.
.Most of the arguments were carried on
in tlio KUSSIIIO tongue , and it was impossible *
to report them , but O nicer U'bito interpreted
them in his own way. Ho was on dnti on
Howard street and saw a few of the congre
gation coming out in an undignified manner ,
iiiul at once deemed it his duty to call the
patrol wagon. Ho called It , and it came , but
not a minute too soon , lor the congregation
were nt fever heat , and if loft
to themselves tlioro would doubtless
have been a tragedy. Hut us it was
the tragedy was averted , and two of thu
loading debaters were carried to the dun
peon cells on Fourteenth street. They gnva
the mimes of Goodman nnd Munsky to the
pollen court clerk , and on hcnring the ovi-
deuce , as only a Uussian emi give it , Juilgo
Heika lined Mr. Munsky ? r > mid costs. That ,
however , leaves the trouble lust where it
Htnrtcd , and the congregation is .still divided
on the question as to who it was that was
crucified , and whether or not their nnces'.ora '
were responsible for the act.
An interview with several leading Jewish
citizens on the subject revealed tlio lact thtit
while they consider Mr. Aluxnndur a learned
man , they do not admit his right to bo a
rnbbt or lonelier , and look upon him ns ono
that is liable to sow discord In their coiirc-
gallons.
TUVING TO itKAT OMAHA.
Slonx City Kndcavorlng i > Secure tlio
Wlnonn & Southwestern.
Four Doniii : , In. , Deo. 2'J. ' ( Special Tele
gram to Tnii HIK. ] Sioux City is making
tremendous clTorts through its booming com-
milteo to divert the Winona .V Southwestern
road from its purpose of building to Oinului
and , . induce it to make Sioux City its Missouri
river point. They claim tu have nearly won
. ,
tbeir t point. Representing tlio feasibility of
getting into Nebraska , over tlio Sioux City
bridge , which is open to all roads , instead of .f-
turning over nil business to tlio Union Pa- <
ciile at Council HlulTs , has won their caso.
Sioux City is extremely anxious for tlio line ,
because it will furnish them a line east independent -
pendent of Chicago. The Delaware & hack
nwnnnu sy.stx.nn owns the Grooulmy &
Winoifn road , and is already reprusentoil In
the directory of tbo Winonn it Southwest-
urn. 'With ihcso roads joined a line of pro-
liellcrs will give tlioai n Hufl'ulo and Now
York line connection with the far west.
Omaha will evidently have to bo active , or
its' lively neighbors up the river will boat it
in this enterprise.
AVIiat ( lie Law Unforced.
DM MOIN-KS , In. , Dec. 2' ! . | Special Tohv
pram to Tin : BIE.J : The governor has written -
ton a letter to the county attorneys of the
state , of which the following is a sample-
JOWA EXIMTTIVB OrFH'c , Dr.s MDINHS ,
DiAl . 27 , IbSS. Mlle P. Smith , Esq. , County
Attorney , Cedar Kanids , In : Dear Sir-
desire to direct your attention to section
, chapter 28 , laws of tlio Twenty-second
general assembly , and similar provisions of
ttie laws of Town. regulating railroads mid
other common carriers. Should you at any
time become satislled Unit the law is being
violated by any railroad company doing bus-
incss in your county , I trust you Will not
fail to enter complaint before the grand Jury
with n view to securing nn Indictment.
Yours ( respectfully. WIJ.I.IAM L..nnicr. .
Clarion Citizens .tiilillnnt.
MASOS CITY , la. , Dec. 23. ( Special Telegram -
gram to Tin : HIH. : | The citi/cnsof Clarion
an jubilant over the prospector securing un-
other line of railroad tbo KniiHiis ( Uty , Den
Mollies it St. Paul. A preliminary twrvuy
now being made between Ibo two latter /I /
points. Thomas Howen , of Miniioapo Us , has { m
been looking over the prnpo cd route and /
project meets with llattering approval. The I
route is almost nn air line , nnd would shorten 4
the . distance between Clarion and St 1'aul
almost one-fourth , which would imikn un
important saving In lumber nnd freights , to
say ; nothing of the advantages Unit would
occur from having dlivia coiiimuiiiualton
witli DCS Munich HIM ! Kansus City.
.s In I In ; ilinlliiliiry.
Dr.sMoiSKs 1 , Dec. -.Soiiul ) | | : Telegram to
Tin : HUB. I fiuorgo M. Giechrist , of Vintnn ,
was : to-day nppnintcd by the governor us
Judguiit the Soviwtoonth distrust to HUCOCCI !
Judged , O. Kinno , who I'osignoil to buuomi )
mamigingodltor of thoJe * Moines Lender.
The resignation of .ludgo C. T. Oranger , of
Thirteenth district , to take effect IJoceni-
beryl , has been acceiited , Imt the vacancy
not been Illled. Judpn Granger liui bisen
clonted to thu supreme bench to succeed
Justice Heevera.
Mr nt a Conl Mlno.
FT. Donoii , la. , Doc. ! > < .i. ( Special Telegram -
gram to Tin : Uii : : . ] Tlio dump houses , shaft
buildings , cruahorH and ongmo rooms of
Collins Uros1 , coal mines , near this city ,
burned last night. The llro originated in
refuse of the engine room while the
watchman was nway. It will roqu Ire four
weeks to rebuild , during which tune " 00
miners will bo thrown out of employment.
Loss , JIO.OJO ; insurance , Sl.SJO ,
'K. la. , Doc. 20. [ Special Telogrum
Tin : HKI : . 1 Two men were urrontcd hero
to-day , for bowing open the sufoof NJo
Jungloss' BUiro nu the night of .NovenUor ' 1.
abbtractlug u largo amount of money and
notes. Hotb have served tornm in fho ixml-
a-ntiiiry and iiifutu ) to give their minion ,
They loft the city immediately after the bar-
glury , returning yesterday. Tl.o evi'Jeuco
ufralnbt them Is complete.
In ili ( !
CTTUMWA , In. , Deo. -fSpnclnl ) Telo
graintoTin : I5iK.Oeorgo ! ) Jone * was caught
the shafting at HaeUsnan'n ' Furniture fuc-
at JO o'clock thii * morning and hUcIotlies
otr , except , his sliW.it. Ills uruiviti
broUen. head cut and buOly bruised all over ,
will recover. .
C'hurlo.s Johnson , a mule driver , fell off hi *
in the I'hlllipa uoal mlnos mid was run
mid Instantly killed till * morning.
J'uy water tux thin wcolc. Suva C per
cunt illricoiint anil avoid til a J'Uih lit thu
wntor oMluc nuxt Munday.