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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. EIGHTEENTH YEAE. OMAHA. TUESDAY flIOENTNG FEBRUARY 12 , 1839. NUMBER 242 THE LAXITY OF THE LAW , It Kllla Every Business But the Liquor Trnfllc. PROHIBITION'S SORRY FAILURE. Whisky null Ilccr Under I'lutltloua NnincH No Ilcvciiuo from the Bale Tfl\en "lull nnd I'lopcrly Low. A Glance at. Manning , In. This town boasts o ( n i > opulntion of 1,200 people something less tluiti were numbered within her limits three years ago. There is n dull nml listless aspect hanging over the entire place , wholly different from the Bccncs of thrift mid business to be met with everywhere In towns of Himllur dimensions In the state of Nebraska. Why la this ! Ono mil/lit say that it is nil Imagination , if proof to the contrary were not so plentiful. It Is n curious mutter of speculation , nny- wny , why Iowa towns nil appear so loan nnd cadaverous , and Nebraska's so Jolly nnd rubicund. Manning Is built upon n hill of consider able altitude , and commands n birds-eye view of the encompassing cornllclds nil the scenery thuro is and which Just now uinldst a disheartening drizzle of sleet and anow'and rain , presents an extremely bleak and dreary appearance. It has been quite ti lively burp , nnd in ono BCIISO , Is still. It lias u planing mill on a Lilliputian basis , two peed sized elevator. , nnd Innumerable small shops and stores. Still business , In all the well-deilncd chan nels of commercial life , is at an exceeding low ebb , and the merchants and tradesmen Bit idly about waiting and watching for spring. "In Manning , " remarked a well known contractor to mo last night , "prohibition has affected every branch of business but the liquor trunk1 , which nourishes just as vigor ously as over , while every other trade and profession , sewns In the last throes of disso lution. The town as you can sec for your self is full of empty store rooms , and those that are occupied arc not doing anything like the business they did before the law came into effect. I liuvo llteiully nothing to do. liit ) lay around and suck my thumbs , and watch what little property 1 have to keep it from molting away. Heforo the law was passed the town derived u material benetit from the saloons in the way of rovcnuoninountingtoanywlic.ro from ? 4X)0 ( ) to $4fiO ( per annum. Now weclon't get a cent from this source , still there are Justus many saloons , and they tire doing even a brisker business than over. What makes the burden doubly hard to bear is the fact that this $ -1,000 is now made up off of the taxpay ers. Why , I own a business room , which now stands idlu acrosstho street therewhich was valued at $ " 00 only , and yet I am com pelled to pay $ 'J5 taxes on it every year , al most as much as it will real for. What do you think of that a tax of 5 per cent in a town like this ? Yes , sir , 1 lull you wo tire hoodooed from some cause or other. " I bore goodnaluredly with this plaint for BOine lime longer , and then after supper , having previously received the necessary pointers , 1 sallied forth to see the town. The first place I happened in was u saloon on the corner of Front and Woolman streets , nnd presided over by a big raw-boned , largo- mouthed muscular Dutch woman , known far nnd wide as Molly Locke. On llrst stepping into the place ono might well think that ho hud made u mistake , and Instead of getting into a place of human occupancy hail entered the cmbrouchuro of n Chicago sewer , so sti fling Is the aroma of Llmberger cheese , gar lic , onions , stale beer , and that multifarious cflluvia that exudes from the customary habi tues of the place. On the left side of the room stands an oldfuslikmcd pigeon hole bil liard table , with a few tipless cues In a rack nt its head , and n dozen or more of dirty , greasy balls scattered promiscuously over its rent and riven surface. On the other side of the room is an equally dilapidated six-pocket billiard table , a good mutch for the untcde- luvnian relic Just described , only ono leg is missing , ami the dismembered cor ner rests upon n three-logged stool. In the rear of the apartment , shutting off a corner , is n ragged calico screen , stretched upon n clothes-horse , nnd which obscures from the view of the delectable crowd almost peren nially ranged along the bar or about the de crepit billiard tables , a dirty gasoline stove , on which situ n colossal pot , llllcd with steaming and odoriferous wcincr-wurst. The bar is nn anomaly of antique architect ure , n big , square , box-liko counter , painted n muddy blue , nnd stuccoed over with rosettes mndo from versl-colorcd tissue paper , with n sardine can full of matches on ono end , nnd a spreading platter of vinegar , sliced onions , and potatoes on the other. This is the free lunch the tempting appe tizer which Molly lavishly sets forth to tickle the palates and exclto th'e thirst of her customers. When I entered the place last two hercu lean Dutchmen were seated in the sawdust in the middle of the floor , with their ponder ous feet braced against each others , and their horny hands tenaciously glued to an ux handle. They were trying their strength toe the beer or " 13. U" , us beer is relig iously denominated in all the saloons in Manning. The test of this trial of skill nnd muscle was that the ono pulling the other from u Bitting posture to his feet was declared the winner , and It devolved upon his opponent tenet not up the Inger. I was an interested spectator tater of this game until ono double-limed Gorman' , who reminded mo more of some of the enormous quadrumuim of Central Africa than a human boine , had outpullcd his nntagonlst no less than seven times , and had swallowed as many tumblers of "U. H. " I then ordered n mug of the stun myself , nnd ns I stood tlioro apparently lingering over it In the fullness of content , I inquired of Molly if she wasn't afraid to sell boor in mien an open way ) "Mo , " she exclaimed , opening with her lit tle sleepy eyes , and wiping her Hubby mouth with her apron , "vliy I doan soil ony peer dots vas " 11. 13. , " und netting else. It vus ogln da law for to soil dot peer. " "But you keep whisky here , lee , don't you Molly 1" I continued. "God liu Hecmal , naw naw risky , dot vas verso as peer but I pod some goot bitters , some barb-vlro , some lemon-shusc , mid colic medicine , ns ilu pays call um , bud no vlsky. Vould you try him I" und snu made n motion to roach for u bottlo. "Yea. Molly , I'll ' go you one give mo some barb-wire. " She poured out the stuff with greedy nlnerity , and of course 1 found It Just what I know 1 wouldan execrably vile brand of rot ten razzle-dazzle. I was anxious by tins time to get Into the fresh air , nnd bidding the sly old Dutchwo man good nigtit , went forth. Next In Importance to Molly's place U a Imscment further up street and on the oppo site side , appropriately called "tho dlvo. " It la n tough Joint run by u young fellow named Christ \Vclsc. It Is u dark , damp cellar , n "dive" in the fullest nnd most ro bust senna of the expression , surpassing any thing of the kind in Omaha or any other large city , and Is a crying disgrace to the village of Manning , and the great prohibit ory state of Iowa , A ramshackle bar , reek ing In tilth , a couple of pool tables , and u half dozen deal tables used for card playing , constitute the furniture of this hole. Here the youth of the town eoiigrccato nnd their baelmnullan carousals arc the talk of the town. Whisky and beer are dealt out hero ot all hours of the day and night and with n contempt for the law that Is supremo. U is not only a rendezvous for boys rlono , as there ore plenty of udult soaks nnd loafers hero und they glory In "the dlvo. " John Alberta , once the Icadln ? saloon keeper hero and n man of considerable re puted wealth , still continues to run u "lush ing ken , " notwithstanding the discouraging fact that his whole stock , consisting of $700 or (600 worth of whiskies and wines , was Belted by the authorities about a year ago nnd turned Into the gutter , I was in his place last night and this morning , too , and Loth limes found It crowded with beer- drinkers nnd hlgh-flvo players , who sccme > l to bo doing no ono nny Injury , only enjoy ing themselves ns the stolid Teuton is wont. Alberts also handles whisky , but under the pot names by which It Is known nnd called throughout the town. frank Oniner , the man tried nnd acquitted in the district court nt Omaha sonic months ago of the charge of killing ono Ryan at iSonth Omaha on the evening of July Ulnst , is also In the business hero. Ho calls his place the farmers Home. It Is a cheap boarding house , gambling den and saloon combined. There Is ntiotlicr similar Institution under the Strong hotel , run by ono Christopher Eioklcs ; then there is .the Milwaukee ex change ; Sam Hrcckenbrldgo , a nrivato resi dence with bur attachment , and two drug stores , nil of which handle the stun openly and in dcfllnnco of the IHW. At the depot this morn Ing I saw n truck land of beer kegs , nil full , billed to Joseph U alter , Tcmplctnn , a little burg six miles east , nf this place , nnd where , I nm told , about the same condition of things exist. And such is Iowa's vaunted prohibition law. DISSATISKIKD WITH l-'LOQUKT. The Krcucli I'rcmlor'H Popularity nt Low Kbit. | Copjr/iM ; / tS&huJamti ( Jir.l m H , iui'.t.1 ( PAWS , Feb. 11. [ Nev York Herald Cable Special to TUB BKI : . | An examination of Saturday's vote In the chamber on the priority of the scrutln d'urrondissctnent con- llrms the views already expressed in the Herald as to the weakness of the cabinet , forty-six republicans voted against adopting the opinion supported by F loquet , notwith standing the fact that the president of the council hud said ho would not consent to re main in ofllec If the result of the vote was unfavorable. These forty-sis republicans , with but few exceptions , belong to the radi cal party , and in the list appear such names ns those of Henry Mnret , Camlllo 1'ollatini nnd Miller. The radical organs mnko no concealment of their dissatisfaction at the attitude taken by floquct in Saturday's discussion. Camilla Pcllnttn , in an article in La Justice , whose political course is directed by Clemen- fcnu , ironically said that the cabinet ap peared possessed of a suicidal monomania , and that its llxcd Uea was to commit hari- kari. M. Sigisinon Lacroix , In the Hadleal , was not ono whit more Indulgent for flo quct , and the Langarc deplores the mistake he committed , f loquelhns Incurred tne dis approval of these on whoso support ho has a right to count most , and has not had the good luck to lind compensation in the sup port of the moderate faction of the republi can party. The moderate republicans are not feeling ut all satisfied with him. JACK , TUH Iliri'jail , CAPTURKD. Tin ? Wliitccluipol fiend Una Down nt Dundee. LoN'nox.fcb. 11 The body of a woman concealed in a wooden chest , was discovered to-day by the police of Dundee. The abdomen was ripped open and the body otherwise mutilated. The chest was so small that the murderer had been compelled to squeeze the body into it. The husband of the woman has been arrested on suspicion of being her murderer. A despatch from Dundy says that the murderer - doror of the woman whose mutilated remains were found in n chest there to-day , is W. H. Uury , husband of the victim. 13ury was n resident of Whitcchapol , London , and his an tecedents which have been traced , suggest that ho is "probably Jack , the Kipper , " and that he is subject to ills of murder mania. A post mortem examination held on the body of the victim proved that the woman had llrst been strangled , nnd her body had then been mutilated , the abdomen being rip ped open , und the legs and arms twisted and broken. Hury says ho left Whltechapol three weeks ago. He refuses to say why ho left there , nnd acknowledges that ho Had no business requiring his attention In Dundee. He says that he and his wife drank heavily last night before retiring , and that ho does not know how ho got to bed. Upon awakening ho found his wife lying on the lloor with a rope nroufid her neck. Actuated by n sudden mad impulse , for which he cannot account , ho seized a knife and slashed the body Upon reason returning ho was alarmed nnd hastily crushed the body into the chest where It was found , thinking to lly und make his escape. He found , however , that ho could not leave his wife's remains , and ho iinally resolved to inform the police. The theory of the police ofllcluls is that Uury's wife .know the facts connecting him with the East End atrocities , nnd that she took him to Dundee in the hope of preventing a recur rence of the crimes. SNUBBED THE L-I5G1SL-ATUU13. Governor Church , of Dakota , Closes Up Jlis Olllce. BISMARCK , Dale. , fob. 11. In his message to , the house of representatives Governor Church attacked hls > predecessors bitterly , and the legislature returned the attack with equal warmth , and then postponed their final answer till Monday to get It in better shape. After sending in his message ho closed up his office , widch Is considered as a direct snub by the legislature then in session , und could not bo found by the ofllccrs "of the house. As the message w.is considered very Insulting , there has been much talk about tholnaller , nnd Indications of action looking to his prompt removal by the Incoming pres ident , are very pronounced. It Is held that the closing of his ollico while the legislature was sitting is sufficient ground for asking for Immediate dismissal. Representative Jones says he will offer a resolution on Monday asking 1'rcsldcnt Harrison to remove Gov ernor Church at o'clock on the afternoon of March . Killed n Cntliollo Priest. MBIII-IIIS , fob. 11. father Anliflold , priest nt St. Peter's Catholic church of this city , was stabbed to tha heart this morning by n crank named Will Ucovcs , The priest had befriended Hccv.es , having procured his release from Jail. It seoma that several months ago Hecvcs , who is a young man well known about town , was confined In Jail on account of mental troubles , father Ash- llcld visited him In jail and was Instrumental in having him released after u short confine ment. This morning nt 0 o'clock Hooves rang the boll of the house , and when the door was opened ho pushed the porter aside and wont direct to father Ashflold's room. The porter thought him drunk and ran to the station house near by for n police oftlcor. When the two re turned they found Hooves sitting on the lloor caressing the head of the priest , who was dead. It was evident that Hooves hud stabbed him while asleep , as the bed was covered with blood. Three wounds , Just over the heart , wore found , any ono of which would have been fatal. The weapon used was an ordinary pocket knife. When asked why ho had committed the deed , Hoove * : re plied , "God had told mo to do it. " Plunged Through flio Ice. DAXVIU.B , 111. , fob. 11. [ Special Tele gram to Tut : BEE. ] During a blinding snow storm yesterday , Charles Grimes and wife , Jacob Grimes and wife , Dug Cole , Mrs Fan- nla McMalton and Miss Annie Leo , wcro baptised and Immersed In the Guttcrcdgcst branch , near this city , by Hov. Hedge , of Cathn , and Hov. John Lee , of this city. A largo hole was cut through the Ice for the occasion. The converts wore all very thinly dad , und after the immersion they walked shivering In their wet garments to their home * . Ono of the women curried a two months' baby In her arms. A BERTH FOR LONGSTREET , * It la Reported That Ho Will Succeed Hosocrans. ALGER SURPRISES HIS FRIENDS. lie llns No .Knowledge of Harrison liver Seriously CotiHldcrluc Him For the CiililiiRt InniiKiir * ntion Preparations. WASHINGTON Htm&vu Titn OMUU 61 ! ) FouiiTRnxTii SrnnriT. I WASIIIN-OTON , D. C. . fob. U. ) A report comes from Gainesville. fn. ! , that , General Longstrect , the famous confederate chieftain , Is to succeed General Hosecrnns in the oftlce of registrar of the treasury , n posi tion that does not require much energy or ability , and whose duties consist In the occu pant writing his signature at the bottom ol treasury notes , drafts , warrants and United States bonds. The registrar la the chief bookkeeper of the treasury also , nnd has three or four hundred clerks under him who arc trained to their work. ALnnu's buiiritistxu STATEMENT. Senator Stockbridgo to-day received n letter from General Alger. dated nt Detroit on last Saturday. Mr. McMillan , who Is elected to the United States to suc ceed Mr. Palmer , had returned to Detroit from Indianapolis before this letter was written , General Alger states to Sunutoi Stoekbridgo that ho does not expect to go Into President Harrison's cabinet ; that ho has not solicited the position , nnd docs no' know that General Harrison has seriouslj considered his name at any tlmo. This in formation has created great surprise among the Michigan republicans in Washington , as they expected to sao their re cent candidate for the prcsidentia nomination at the head of the war department under the incoming udmlnis Iration. They have now given tip all expec tations in tint direction. Honator Spooner , of Wisconsin , expects to make his third tri | to Indianapolis this wceit in the interest of ex-Governor Husk , of Wisconsin , for a place in the cabinet. Since it is understood that ex-Senator Miller , of New York , docs not want the secretaryship of agriculture , Gov ernor Husk's name is to bo urged with great persistency for that position. The Wisconsin friends of the governor are not aware to night of the letter from General Alger , and when they learn that that gentleman docs not expect the war portfolio , it is probable that they will direct their attention to that position , which was their llrst love. This evening your correspondent asked Hep- resentativo 'McKinloy , of Ohio , who ho thought would bo tlio next secretary of the treasury , and ho replied : "Ex-Governor fos ter , of Ohio. 1 rcnllr believe that the posi tion will settle down upon him after ill. He is eminently llttcd for the place , nnd his ap pointment would plciise the country at largo as well us the state in which ho lives. " While ex-Senator Platt was in the city to day he told a friend that ho thought Now York would be passed over in the make-up of the cabinet. IXAUGVISATION I'ISni'AHATlO.S'S. fifteen hundred men from the regular army and the militia of the District will escort cert the president and vica president-elect to the cupitol on inauguration day. Between forty and fifty thousand men will bo in line when the chief executive und his vice prcsi dent are escorted froiri" the capital to the white house. It is to be the proudest pageant ever witnessed In this country , or any oilier , not excepting the military and civic displays upon Iho coronalion of the czar of .Russia , nor the crowning of a king ] nor an emperor. An immense stand of scats from which the public will view the parade ( by paying from Si. 50 lo $3 n head ) are being erected all along Pennsylvania avenue now , wherever a vacant plot of ground can bo found , also aronnd the treasury and other buildings occupied by the government. Hundreds of carpenters are employed putting up the scats , which resemble these at a base ball park or n fair ground. If the weather three weeks from to-day should bo pleasant hero the seat dealers will make n fortune. The police arrangements for Keeping Pennsyl vania avenue clear , are complete. There will bo gorgeous decorations along the line of the parade , which is fifteen squares in length about a mile and a half. TIIOMl'SON'.S ' PrtOSl'KCTS. Ex-Civil Service Commissioner Edgerton , who was oflicially decapitated on Saturday , was about the capital to-day , and n report was current that the two senators from his state , Messrs. Voorhcss nnd Turpie , would load the opposition to the conflrmalion of Thompson. The Indiana democrats in the house uro somewhat indignant over Edger- lon's removal , nnd at least two or three of them do not hesitate lo say Hint the appoint ment of the South Carolina man is the re sult of a trick intended to keep him in ollico under the incoming administration. Tlioy say If Thompson had been appointed lo fill the vacancy already existing on the board , that ns between the two democrats , Edgcr- Ion and Thompson , who would bo members of _ Iho commission upon the advent of President Harrison , the Indiunian would bo retained. It is ascertained that the de sign of the administration is to have the nomination of Thompson called up on Iho iloor of the senate before the committee acts , nnd by dint of unequal slrencih secure con firmation before the republicans have had opportunity to irct their heads logctlier and agree to unitedly oppose his confirmation , President Cleveland told Kdgorton that n sulllclcnt number of republican senators would support Thompson to make his con flrmalion sure. Ho was not calculating that he might offend the Iwo senators from In diana by removing their friend Edgerton. The prospects lor confirmation are not ns bright now ns they worn at the time Iho pres ident had his interview with the ex-com missioner on last Friday. TllOMrSON A.NI > CIVir , SCIIVICB. An Incident is related by a republican member ol the house from North Carolina which shows Mr. Thompson's regard for the spirit of civil service reform. The member says : "Not long ago I was very anxious to have a woman from my state appointed to n position in ono of the departments. She had passed nn examination , but her name had not been certified by the civil service commis sion , so Hint she was ready for opiwintment when culled for. I went to Thompson and told him that I wished ho would have the commission certify to her examination nnd then have her appointed to ono of the depart ments. Thompson thought I was a demo crat , not knowing much about mo In any respect , and ho told mo to go to Oberly , n democratic member of the civil service commission , nnd tell him that ho ( Thompson ) wanted Iho woman's name certified , so that he could have her ap pointed to u position , Thompson cautioned me not to go near the republican member of' Iho commission , because ho said Lytnun was n republican , und If lie knew Ihat a demo cratic departmental official wanted the name certified It would not bo done. It was to mo u humorous proceeding. I did go to Lyman , nnd not to Oberly , because I presumed thut I would get moro encouragement from n re publican than I would from n democrat , nnd because ! know that when I went to Oberly , ho knowing that I was a republican member of congress , would not do what I wanted of him even for Thompson , It amused Lyman very much , nnd ho told mo that this thing had been going on for months ; thatnamos were bolnc'hastlly certified to the departments after examinations , so that appointments could bo mudo for political reason ! ) , MI.N'Oll TOPICS. The secretary of the Interior to-day af firmed the decision of the commissioner of general land oftlco holding for cancellation the pre-emption entry of John W , Drayton , being the northwest quarter of section 10 , township 23 , range 8 west , in the Niobrara land district. The senate to-day confirmed the nomina tion of Sidney I * . Wilson to bo pension agent for the District of Columbia. Mr. Wilson is the father of Lewis Wilson , clerk ol the ju diciary committee In the Nebraska senate. Ho lost both legs nt Gettysburg. An order was Issued nt the postolflcj de partment to-day rescinding the order of o recent date respecting through registered mail pouchns between Sioux City and Omaha. The ixjuehc * will bo dispatched via the Cedar Kupidft t Council Hlufls nnd the Sioux City & Missouri Valley railroad postodleo service , commencing at oucc. Pr.iutv S. Hc.vrii. UNMKUCIFuTi IHSASTHU. Apparently In the Wnko of the Ohio Western Conl Coninttnv. CoLUMiins , O. , fob. 11. The failure of Gllddcn & Curtlss , of Boston , nnd the sub sequent attachment of the Ohio Western coal company , created considerable excite ment and uneasiness In Hooking valley , where the property of the company Is lo cated. Saturday was pay day with the Ohio Western , but the men received nothing , Shutting down will throw nbout seven hundred men out of employment , nnd the outlook for n speedy adjustment of affairs is not good. A strange fatality 1ms been connectcil .with the property out of which the Ohio Western grew. James L. Uurkey , who committed suicide in u St. Louis hotel , was harassed to the last by Iho thoughts of Iho fortunes he had lost among the Hock ing hills. Gcorco Lee , who killed him self in n New York nolcl , was liauatcd In his dying hour by the spectre ot ruin In the coal fields of Ohio. Hoyal M Pulslfer , founder of the Hoston Herald , took his own life HOUIO months ago , and though ho had many other business complications , ho , lee , soiit-'lit Hie fabled spot of gold that was going to be buried at the foot of the western rainbow. The Standard Coal nnd Iron com pany , out of which thu Ohio Western groiv , was a colossal affair with n capital of ( " > , - ( KHtMX ) ) . This is the company in which .1 times G. IMnine and Steve Klklns were Interested , holding $ ilJOO ( and & 0.000 in bonds respec tively , and f. L. Harper , president of the Into fidelity bunk of Cincinnati , had 00)00 ( ) It is understood that these holders still have their bonds. New YORK , fcb. II. Tlio Ohio Western Co.il and Iron company , by Chester GrU- weld and George S. Thermatn , its vice presi dent and secretary , respectively , made an as signment to-day for the benefit of its cred itors. Tlio company is doing business in Oliio , and had an ofllco In this city , in Colum bus , O. , and in lloston. There nro no prcf- orencQs. Uradstrcet's reports thut on April ! ) J , 1SS7 , the company was "not understood to be enrnlnjr Its interest account as yet , and is being nursed aloac by these holding its se curities , which are largely owned by banks and trust companies. Its future depends on the disposition of its managers. According to the company's annual report on January 10 , the liabilities were l.I.OUO.COO , of which Iho bonded dabt was iU.U'J'J.oao , and other debts , with collateral security , $ ' .110,000. The assets consist of 7hK ( ) acres of coal land in the Hocking valley , valued nt100 or 3300 per acre ; about UOJ houses , three l.irgo stores , -IOJ railroad cars , four miles of track , three coal mines fully equipped , tour fur naces ami a largo amount of miscellaneous equipments. " = Failed" > r $ OOOOO. UOSTO : ? , Mass. , fob. 11. W. M. Browne A ; Co. , wool dealers , have failed. Liabilities about SJO.UOO. A. PIlECAUriO.SAItr MEASUHE. Steps Taken to Protect American In terests In Panama. WASHINGTON' , fob. 11. The senate in se cret session , passed the following bill , to en able the president of'the United States to protect our Intcrcsis In Panama : 13o it enacted , etc. , that there be and Is hereby appropriated qut of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated the sum of 4250,000 to enable the president to protect the interests of the United States , and to provide for the security of the persons nnd property of the citizens of the United States at tlio isthmus of Panama in such manner ns ho may deem expedient. It is learned that the committee on forei gn relations had rcceivol no news of nny out break at Panama , but , deeming it best to bo prepared for any that might occur , it had decided to ask for the passage of tlio bill at once us an independent measure , rather than risk the delays and uncertainties attending an amendment to the appropriation bill. The troubles feared are such as are incident to the discharge , in a body , of laborers \yhoso means of gaining a livelihood are thereby cut off , and who , in their desperation nnd disj tress , may resort to violence and bloodshed. It is understood that it has been deemed wise by the authorities of the United Stales , Great Britain and other nations having largo numbers of iheir citizens o-nploycd on the Panama canal to arrange for bringing them home in case of a wholesale discharge , nnd not to suffer them lo remain on tlio isthmus in destilution and want. To provide for this the sum of 5'JjOODO was appropriated. After a number of appointments favorably reported by the committees had been con tinued , the question of moving Ihe injunc tion of secrecy from the proceedings in con nection with the consideration of the British extradition treaty was taken up. To Ibis lliere was considerable opposition. The mo tion finally prevailed and to morrow a record of proceedings covering a period of two or three years will bo furnished to the press. A IiroHOUGHJjY HAD 31AN. Spy lie Cnrnn's Course Diirlni ; ho Missouri 1'aulflc Sii'ikc. SciiANTON' , Pa. , fob. 11 , [ Special Tele gram to TUB BEI ; . ! Lo Caron , alias Beach , the informer now testifying against Parncll in London , tried lo distinguish himself in this counlry three years ago during the great strike on the Missouri Pacific railroad. General Muslov Workman Powderl.y of the Knighls of Labor said In regard lo him ; "I have no personal acquaintance with him , I nm glnd to say , but I have good reason to know ho IK an unscrupulous , dangerous man. During tlio strike on the Missouri Pacifle railroad three years ago I received a commu nication from Lo Caron in which ho found fault with the peaceable methods of the men along the line of that railway. In that communication ho staled that the only way to var.qulsh Iho com pany was by omploiinff force and slriking at the pocket through wholesale do- slrucllon of the property. Ho expressed n desire to become acquainted with men whom ho could trust along the line of the Missouri Pacifle railroad and who belonged to the Knights of Labor , inlordcr that ho might ex plain to them the use of a certain explosive which ho claimed to bo master of. ilo as sured inn In his loiter that if I would give him the names * of good , reliable Knights of Labor he would put himself In communica tion with Itiom , and If they would bo guided by his advice tlio company could ha crippled In twenty-four hours' by blowing up certalu bridges and culverts along the road. I took no particular notice of the communication further than to lllo It away. I regarded the writer as a crank , but I took precaution to warn our men against him. " Kansas Pcnllentlnry Framli ) . KANSAS Cirr , fob , 11. The Times pub lishes to-day the /ao-sitnlla of a secret agreement entered Into by various parties accused of fraud In connection with the ICansas penitentiary -coal contracts. It has been alleged that the state of ICansas has jcen defrauded of largo sums of money by collusion between coal contractors and the joard of directors of the Kansas peniten tiary. AgntnBt Oklahoma. WASHINGTON , Fob. 11. The senate com mittee on territories had the Oklahoma ter ritorial bill under consideration to-day. Dhlofs Bushyhcad and Harris , of the Chero- see nation , have protested against the pas sage of the bill , nnd Mr. Hey , their attorney. spoke in opposition to the bill. Hey will continue his argument Wednesday , when ex- Senator McDonald will also epealt against the bill DR , KELLY SHOT FOUR TIMES Attacked By Two Mon About a Mlle From Norfolk , WHILE RIDING WITH HIS WIFE. llio Wound * Xtioitgli Serious Arc Not Neocssnrlly fntnl Illn Wlfo Uninjured The Hot-so Killed. Anilitmlicd nnd Slior. Noitroi.K , Neb. , fob. II. [ Special Telegram gram to Tim BCK. | This city was thrown into great excitement this afternoon between 4 and 5 o'clock by the report brought lute town by E. 1) , Hammond , n nursery man , living out near the hospital , to the effect that Dr. Kelly had been shot. The doctor drove , to town with his wife this afternoon and was returning when a couple of men drove out of n grove about n niilo from town nml commenced shooting n < him with revolvers. Getting by thorn ho drove nt a rapid rate towards the hospl till. They turned , and putting their horses Into n run , continued their shooting , follow ing him for half or threc-quarlers of a mile. Ho was struck Iwico in tlio arm , and once in the shoulder , the ball probably fracturing the bone , nml a fourth shot passing through his coat collar close to his neck. The doctor is very seriously , but it is thought not dan gerously wounded. The horse w.is probably fatally shot. Sheriff flynn. Policeman O'Banan and others Immediately mounlci horses nnd started for the Junc tion , where they found nnd ar rested the would-be assassins , brought them to town and put them in the lockup. Thov will be carefully guarded to night to prevent any attempt at rescue. The men who did the shooting are : i brother ol Caroline Soudlor , and cither his brother-in- law or some friends. The excitement increases rather than de creases , as the facts become known. The charges against Dr. Kelly for causing the dcutli of tlio Soudinr girl are now familiar to the people of the st.i'u. ' The doctor is under $10,0(10 bonds on this charge. The feeling against him on the part of certain classes , particularly the relatives of tlio girl , has boon very strong , and threats of violence have been made. There is , however , nn sympathy with this attempt to murder Dr. Kelly. It is felt that the courts are able to deal with the case. The Jail is strongly guarded , and no trouble is anticipated. At this time Ihc condition of Dr. Kelly is believed lo be grave , while his wife is greatly prostrated. An Artesian Salt Well. L'INCOI.N , Nob. , fob. 11. [ Special to Tun Biuj The little village of Unadllhi is inn furor of excitement over the discovery of an artesian wcl1 that gives up salt water. This thrifty village is located 'in Otoe county , about twenty-live miles cast of Lin coln , and aside from this city Is the only place in Ihe state that ever went wild over Iho iiiea of furnishinir salt for Ihe world. No sooner had the discovery been made than some enterprising citizens of the burg com menced to cast nbout for evidences that ; the well nilcht bo turned to practical account. Prof. Nicholson , of the state university , has Just analyzed n botllo of the water and sUUos-Uiai-it.oiily contains about 2 per cent of salt , but that it is of a very pure quality. It is certain Ihnt If this is true Iho well will not prove to bo a profitable one , and that the find will bo as barren as the average coal lind in the state. The well is on the farm of Charles Darnmn. It is 2SO feet deep , nnd quite 100 feet above the creek level. A Ilrcalc Kor Ijllierty. LINCOLN , Neb. feb , 11. [ Special to Tun BKK.I At 9 o'clock yesterday morning , Brooks , Williams and Wattle , three of the toughs of the chain gang , made a break for liberty , which came well nigh proving suc cessful all around , nnd did for one of them. The three bloods have boon kept chained to gether for the past two or thrco days , nnd crowded into a 5x5 cell. It seems thut this did not suit their aesthetic tastes , and they succeeded ill prying the door from Its hinges with a plow coulter. When the hall door was opened by one of the attachas of Iho po lice slation llioy made a concerted break and gained the streets , ono running east , ono running west and the other south. Police men Pound , Green and Pierson happened to bo at hand , gave chase und the two lirst named officers e.iught their men. Picrson's man was fleet of foot and escaped. Teachers' Association. NEOI.A , Neb. , fob. 11. The Teachers' association of Nuckolls county held a most successful meeting hero this afternoon under the leadership of County Superintendent French. Miss C. E. Gorloy gave n vfcry Hue address on primary work and kindcrgurdcn methods , using a class of little fellows to illustrate her ideas. They "U'hlwped Tholr Mother. UIIOWNVH.LB , Neb. , fcb. 11. [ Special to Tun BUK.J Two men named jTimplo wcro arrested here last night for beating their old mother nearly to death , Great ex citement prevailed fora while , and there was danger of rough handling. They wcro tried this morning , lined and given until 4 p. m. to get out of town. They "dew. " Kearney Speculators. KUAUXEV , Neb , , fob. 11.-Special [ Tele gram Tin : to Bci : . ] About sixty Kearney people will bo present to-morrow to buy up the first lots offered for sale in Chuppcl , the prospective pounty seat of Doul county. The county seat election will bo held to-morrow. iirownvillo Him : i Paper. Bnowxvii.Mj. Neb. , fob. 11. [ Special to Tins BKII.J The Brownvillo News , a weekly paper , Mr , Dunnan , editor nnd proprietor , Is the latest addition to our town. The Jirst Issue will appear this week. Vivo nl NcliraHlfn Cily. NijiiitASKA CITV , Neb. , fob. 11 [ Special Telegram to Tun BKK. ] The residcnco of A , Waddington on Second avenue was de stroyed by lire this forenoon. Loss about $ . ' ,000 ; insured. WILIJ MAIIIIV'AN' AMIOIUGAN. iioiilariftcr to Wed n St. Louis Girl AVIion Divorced. ST. Louis , fob , II--The Uepublle this morning announces that It has good reasons to believe that if General Boulungcr , the central political figure in franco at present , obtains a divorce from his wife , ho will shortly thereafter marry the divorced wife of Joseph D , Lucas , of this city. The lady In question was , ' before marriage , Miss L''annio McLaren , daughter' of Colonel nel CharlcB McLaren , an old and iiroinlnent citizen of St. Louis , She Is a very handsome and accomplished woman , nnd llrst met thy general in Now York in 18S1 at a reception given to the delegation of French notables who cuino to this country to participate In the celebration of the ccntcn- ilal of the battle of Vorktown. Ho Is said o have been much impressed with her beauty on tlmt occasion. Later ho met her again in this city and It Is said he has im- irovcd this acquaintance siaco Mr a. Lucas las been In Europe. Killed Kor $2.50. MOUNT VuiiNOif , 111. , feu. 11. In a quarrel regarding the settlement of 12.50 between Tom Hawkins and Crate Patterson , the lat er was cut hi the stomach , aud will probably die. A PIUCK ON THK1H 1113ADS. Iico Glnjr , ? Ioy Dan and Leo Voo Aflk Protection from Itlgliblmlcr.1. KANSAS CITY , fob. II. [ Special Telegram toTiiullBR. ] Tltcro is u serious trouble brewing in this city between the Chinamen , that Is daily growing more Interesting , anil threatens tragic results. It started last f rlday , when Leo Glng was arrested on a charge of grand larceny. Tlio warrant was sworn out by Wall LOP , who , with Wuh Sing , run gambling dens under the gulso of laundries , nt 32 < J and 3W West fifth street. Wall Lee claimed that ho had won $100 from Lee Glng , and that tlio latter nfterwnrds grabbed tlio money nnd ran away. LPO Glue's story IM that lie was playing In Wai Leo's establishment aud lost considerable money there , and finally there was tlOJ of his money wagered on the board ngainst n similar amount be- lonuing to the proprietor. Ho claims that nt this stage of the game ho discovered that he was being cheated and that hn then took his own money aud withdrew. After Leo Cilng's arrest ho was released on bond furnished by Leo Voo , and the case was sot for trial to morrow morning. Leo "Voo nnd Moy Dan are friends of Leo Oing , nnd they determined to cause Wall Leo and Wnli Sing trouble. Friday night Moy Dan visited ono of their places nnd took part In the game. Ho hail deliberately decided lo lose his money , and marked n silver dollar , which was losl al most as soon us ho laid it down. The dollar wont Into the cash box , kent by the proprietor , and Moy Dun then uulotly slipped out. Ho wont to the police station , ami as ho talks good English it did not take him long to tell what was going on at the places Kept by With Lee and Wall Sing. A raid was ordered , nnd Iwenty-nino players were captured besides the proia-1- etors. The informer , Moy Dan , told the ofllcers to bo sure and get the cash box , and his marked dollar , together with his testi mony , would nid materially In convicting thu gamblers. The box was secured , nnd the marked dollar will cut a considerable figure In the trial which takes place to-morrow. To-day throe very excited Chinamen vis ited Chief Spoors. They were Lee Ging , Moy , Dan and Leo Voo. They wanted pro tection from the chief , as they fear they will be Killed. They siid : that Wall Leoand Wall Sing had offered il.SOi ) for their three scalps or $000 for each of them killed. They claim to bo sure of this , and they further said tlmt In response to telegrams sent to San Francisco , highbinders are on the way here from that city to kill them for the pre mium otferod. The chief referred them to the prosecuting attorney. T1IK IMII3SUJKNTS' An Interview With IVcHidiiiit. Hujjliitt ol' the Northwest cm. CHICAGO , fob. 11.Special [ Telegram to Tin : Hr.i.j President HuRhltt , of the Northwestern road , was asked this morning what progress had been made in securing signatures to the presidents' agreement. "The roads which did not sign immediately have not signed since. Wo expected to have another meeting of the presidents this week , but I have learned that it would be impossible for seine of them to at tend , and the meeting will bo put off until next Tuesday or Wednesday , " Mr. Hughiit had not heard lately from President Strong , of the Santa f o. Ho is in Texas nnd bus not secured the signature to the agreement of Kansas City , fort Scott & Gulf , neither has any word been received from the Chicago , Burlington & Northern. The Illinois Central lias not changed its refusal to sign , and the Chicago , Burlington & Qutucy will not , sign until the signatures of all the others are an- surcdtTho feeling has all along prevailed among the general ofllcers of the roads that the presidents' agreement would not mater ialize. Unless some way of bringing the backward roads into line can bo invented at Iho coming meeting of the presi dents , it is thought that all effort to form the inter-state commerce association will cease. In this event , IJeccivor MoNultn , of the Wnbash , is fearful of not only a crash la railway stocks , but also of a disastrous financial crisis. The presidents are , how ever , intenscly'inleresliid in Ihe formulion of the agreement , nnd stronger canvassing than ever will be done before next Tuesday. TII10 F1HE KUCOKI ) . Intensive Chemical Works Destroyed An Oil Illuzc. PHILADELPHIA , Fob. 11. The cntonsivo es tablishment of James Wcyth & Brother , manufacturing chemists at Nos. 141'J and 141(1 ( Walnut street , burned yesterday. 'The building was completely gutted nnd the loss is estimated at $ T > 00,000. It was insured forever over $300,000. The lire created Iho prcatest excitement in Ihe neighborliood. families hastily packed up their most valuable pos sessions and moved to safer quarters. The guests of the Hotel Stratford wcro alarmed and many of them moved out. The theory generally advanced is that two combustible chemicals came in contact and started a lire , which spread rapidly through the cel lar. During tlio progress of the fire the cen tral portion of the double building fell , bury ing several firemen. George Showers was taken out dead and Abraham Savory and William Buzzard wcro injured , the latter quite seriously. Thu loss on the annex to the Hotel Strat ford , which was partly damaged , will bo about $100,00,1 , ; covered with insurance. New Yowc , fob. II. A lire broke out in the Standard Oil company's works at Con stable Hook , N. J. , last night , anil the main buildings and tank burned for several hours , Kill-Von-Kull , nnd the lower part of New York bay were highly illuminated. Attempts to quench the flames on the part of the fire men proved fulilo. The loss is estimated at between ? 50OdU and f 75.000. UiiildincH | Iliirneil. MINOR , DuU. , feb. 11 fire destroyed six frame buildings occupied us btores this morning. Loss , $12,000. Thrco buildings were blown up lo check the progress of the lire. The Death Kcuord. NEW YOIIK , Fob. 11. A cablegram to the Catholic News of this cily announces the death of Cardinal John Buptistc Pltra , who was second in rank in the sacred college. He was made cardinal March 10 , ISiiit , and was one of the six suffragan bishops of the Honmn pontiff. WASHINGTON' , Fcb. 11. Colonel Henry j ; Hunt ( retired ) , governor of the soldiers , liomo in the District of Columbia , died this morning of n complication of diseases. Ho was In his sixty-fourth year , Colonel Hunt fought through the Mexican war and was twice promoted for ualluntry. Ho was promoted to major on May 11 , 1 Mil , ind commanded the artillery on the extreme loft at the battle of Bull Hun , After suc cessive promotion , ho was appointed chief of artillery of the army of llio Potomac , nnd on July (1 ( , lwfll , was breveted major general of , 'oluntccrs for "faithful and highly meritor- ' ous services , " At Goltyhburg 'It was Gen eral Hunt who concentrated the artillery lire uno Plckctt'H famous division and almost an- illiiluled it. Ho was retired as a colonel In SSI ) and appointed governor of the National Soldiers homo , in tills city. The mivv department Is informed thai [ { car Admiral Chandler , commundmg the Asiatic station , died at Hung Kong yesterday 'rom un attack of apoplexy. ' * The Signal Kervlee. WASHINGTON , Fob , 11 , The secretary of war to-day transmitted to the house the state- nent of the chief signal ollico of tha army. setting forth a very satififaotory condition of ho signal corps' nnd the inenicicney of Iho ircscnt lieutenants of Hint corps. General Ireely urges the passaue of a rcarguniz-ilion bill for the improvement of thu service gen- , orally. an Alignment. DiJAinvoop , D. T. , Feb. II. [ Special Tele gram to the Hue. ] B , II , Koliorn , dealer In clothing , to-day made an assignment to P. D. O'Brien. .His liabilities are 10 > WU. TRIED IT AGAIN AND LOST , A Burlington Fhumolor Moukoya With the Dttzn Saw. CLEANED OUT BY BUNCO MEN. Palmer S.nui'llleos S. , OOun ( tli * Altitvnl'GullltiiHty-llia Brown Murilor Trial Oilier lo\vn NOWH. Huncnril Kor Vivo Tliouinml. BUUI.IXIITON , In. , fob. 11.-Special [ Tolo * grnm to Tin : Bii.j Luke Palmer , sr. , for llfty years a resident of Burlington , worth nbout WoU.OOO , nnd reputed to bo one of tha shrewdest financiers in Iowa , fell a victim to bunco men on Saturday to the tune of Jo.OOO. The particulars have , until thin morning , been guarded closely. The game employed was 'but n slight variation of the llrst bunco game on record. The men who played It were J. f. Connor , known the country over us "Dyed Heddy Connor , " be < uuso of his fiery hued mustache , and G. W , Kelly , alias -'Big Nose Kelly , " and n third p.il. The first pair are the same who worked u state onicial at Toueka , Kan. , three ) years ago for $ l2Wtl. ) They came into town at 11:00 : Saturday morning ; nml wcro nt once spoiled by un oflleor nnd warned lo leave. They ate ti hasty dinner , spotted their victim , and introduced him to a room where nil alleged Cincinnati publishing house was o inducting n lottery. Palmer was induced to ploy and won $ oK)0. ( ) As usual in such cases , ho was obliged lo prove his financial responsibility by producing the equivalent of the sum ho hail won ; so ho stepped around lo the first National banl ; , drew $ , > , OJO and laid it on the green cloth , This "reference" was satisfac tory , and tlio old man , holding another cliani'o in the drawing , tried It ngiuii ; this time , of course , losinir. He kicked as Iho dealer raked hH lucre off Iho hoard , but unuv.iiluiKly. ICclly , Connor and their partner left town at-UI : ! p. in , , goIng - Ing toward Peorln , but ns , through Iho old man's stupidity , ho having bound himself to keep silence until Monday in the hope of re covering the money , the swindler have too long u start lo bo easily captured , IColilird n Grnvc. Dns MniNr.s , la. , fob. U. [ Special Telegram - gram to Tun liii.j : It tvas discovered this evening that a grave in Won Jltuul cumclery had been opened and robbed. A lady's slipper - per near Iho mound gave the clue. Opening the grave , the collln of Mrs. Groves , who was buried a few weeks ago , was found empty. Active search for the body has been made , but without success. A clue was found in a medical college , but tlio body in vestigated had been inutilalod beyond recog nition. In tlio Hniutu of the Jury. MASON CITV , la. , fob. 11.- Special Tola- gram to Tin : BiiJ Tlio Jury in the Brown murder case retired at1 : 0 tills afternoon. The judges instructions wcro very lengthy , but are considered fair and impartial , Al U o'clock the Jury is still out , and u disagree ment looks probable. The defendant mani fests much uneasiness , and she , with her aged father and uncle and a number of lady friends , are closeted awaiting the proceed ings of the Jury. A Fatal Mine Aoohlont. Dns MOINKS , In. , fob. 11. [ Special Tele gram lo Tun 15ic.J A cage containing' three men fell at the Cook & Carey coal mine , near Mitchellville , to-day , from the breaking of machinery. It foil to tlio bottom of.tho shaft , ninety-five feet , killing Gcoi-go Hop per , of this city , instantly , und injuring his son nnd another miner , William Reynolds. A .Fimncr'H Fnlnl Drunk. f OUT Oonnn , la. , f eb. 11.fSpnclul Tele gram to Tnr. BF.K. ] Michael L. Calligan , a prominent farmer living six miles east of this city , returned homo Saturday night drunk , and falling downstairs broke his neck , dyin { j instantly. XI114 TASK. COMPM4TED. Harrison Snul lo Ilnvo Snlccteil All ( lie Member * ol' His Cabinet. INDIANAPOLIS , fob. 11. There is reason to believe that tlio prcjident-elcct has about concluded the task of selecting his cabinet. Whether or not all the favored eight have received their formal invitation is not known , hut tint ho is now putting the finishing touches upon the cabinet nnd turning his attention more especially to his inaugural address Is tlio opinion of his most intimate friends. Mrs. Harrison continues lo rooelvo a largo number cf loiters. As many us Uvonty-Ilvo came to her this morning , the majority unking her to intercede with the general to secure the writer nn oalco of some kind. In uccorpancc with the rule adopted by licr shortly after the general's election , she con signs nil letters of an ollico seeking char acter lo the waste basket. General Har.rlHon's visitors to-day were from widely different sections Massachu setts , Washington Territory , and Now Mexico ice bchiR represented. Oelesuto-olcctJohn W. Allenof Walla Walla , Washington Territory , f poke urgently on nohalf of his people for the admission of Washington territory , nlotiR with Dakota and others , stating thut the lieoplo wuro united and nnxloiis for stnto- liood. James A , SpraiHing , of Sunla f o , N. M. , managing editor of the Now Mexi can , called to advocate General Powell Clay- Ion for n place In the cabinet. Spradling is nn rnrncst advocate of state hood for NJW Mexico , und vigorously repels the charge that tlio people of that territory arc not prepared nnd nblo to successfully as sume an independent government. Tha statement widely published that the ofllcial records of tlio legislature and courts ro kept in tlio Spanish language only , ho do- el u res is u falsehood. CHURCH MUST GO. I'lio Dakota IiiHljituro Heady to Da AnyCliInt ; lo DtiTont Him. BiiMAiicu , Dak. , fob. 11. The war bo- .ween Governor Church and the legislature s Htlll on. A resolution was adopted to-day which will have the effect of cutting oil ono w. v the governor had lo return the Jiro of tlio legislature. This resolution lectures that no communication foreign to .ho business of the legislature and the torrl- lory sliull be read to the house , und tho. spouker and clerk ura made tlio solo Judgca of wlmj > reports shall bo received. The avowed purpose of the resolution is to prevent - vent the governor .from making nuothor such titlark us the ono on Saturday , when he "wont for" .ho legittiatuiu nnd his own predecessor , The 'liullng in the mutter grows moro hitler all ho time , and Ihoro Is once moro seine strong alk of adjournment until the successor of Governor Church sli.ill have been ap- loinU'd. This action hud nbout jcon given up until the recent engagement , ind now the republicans In the house nml ouni'll nn ) willing to do almost anything to dufual Governor Church , Tim " ( ) ' * " . ' Condition. Cinc.uio , fob , 11.--Tho Chicago , Burling , .on ft Quincy railroad company to-day issued Us statement of earning , and expenses for the month of December nnd the year 1888. Pho gross earnings for the month were JlriTi ( ) ( : , un Increase of f.'J | .r over these of ho corresponding period of the previous car. Thorn was un Increase of $ , ' 119,018 In ho operating expenses and n decrease of : nittl : , In the net earnings , for the twelve nontlm ending December . ' ! ! , the gross earn- ngs were W J.760 107 , a decrease ol J.'I.TbO.OIO. . vhilo the ntu fuming * were { D.1-0,051 , a do. reuse of { 0,3M,14r , us compared with 1BS7.
