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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 19, 1889)
* _ _ _ _ B BI I The Omaha \ I Daily Bee 1 H _ I NTNir/PTCTCNTTT VTCA1 ? AH AT rPT-TTTlJRTAV ) MORNING \ TITCORMTITCR 10. - 1880. - NTTftmiriT ? 18 > . . .1 OREGON SHORT LINE BONDS H m H The Union PnoifloDlrootoroto's Plan H of Reorganization f _ H H HOW THE STOCK WILL BE ISSUED , IBB MB B Bnrcrnl Miles or ttio Jdno to Do Mntlo H Biniulitril Gauge Other Iitipur- H tant Improvntiicntii Oou- K tcinplntcd B B The Union t'noillo Director * . H Boston , Dec 18. iSiccial | Tolcgratn to H Tin : Hkb.J The directors of the Union Panl M cillo railroad hold tliolr regular quarterly B meeting today , when , among other importrn jP ant business , it was announced that the Ore ruii Short Line ft Utah Northern ptoposcs K to offer to each holder of fitly shares of its B capital stocic the opportunity to subscrlbo B far one bloult costing $1,000 , nnd consisting BB of the following securities , viz : $10,000 OreBa B • B ° n Short Line & Utuli Northern railway BB company ronsolidatcd G per cent bonds , duo BB April 1 , 1010 , three shares of its capital stock BB ntftSJ , and three shares of stock worth BB tliB,5UU. If to this is added the estimated BB vnluo of the bond , namely , f'Jil , ' - - " ' , it npponrs BB that each holder of II fty shares of the capital BB Btuck of tlia Oregon Short Line BB & Utah Northern railway comp BB pnny will have the opportunity to BK purchase nt a cost of 81,000 n block of scenrior BB tics whoso negotiable vatuo is estimated at BB tll,775. ! ) On this basis ttio right attaching0 BB to each share of stock will be woitJ about BB tin ' 1 ho directors then voted thnt ench holder BB of 100 sharcs\f Union l' .iolilu stock bo given BB the right to subscrlbo for ono block costing BB (1.000 , and consisting of # 1.000 Oregon BB Short Line & Utah Northern railway BB company consolidated mortgage 5 percent BB bonds duo April 1 , 1011) ) , and four shares of BB Oregon hhort Line & Utah Northern rail BB way company stock If the uew'consolidated BB bonds sell ou the sumo Interest basis as Ore BB got > Slioi t Line railway company 0 per cent BB bonds , which aio now selling at about 111 } , BB they will sell at about 00 f ' 'J ho call of the BB Orcgou Short Line stock is . " 0K < and four BH shares of stock nro wortn $2.14. If to this Is BB added5 • ! for the bond , it appears BB that each holder of 100 shares BH of Union Pacific stock will have the right to BH purcliaso for fcl.000 a block of securities of BH the valuu of ? 1I0,0 ! ' 5 'i'ho books of the Ore BH gen Short Line & Utah Northern railway BH company nnd of the Union Pacillo railway HH company , it is expected , will bo closed JnnuT BH or-v ' ' r"r t' ' , ° purpose of these subscriptions BH U ho Union Pacillo company nlsoniinoiiiiecd BH that the funds derived from the sale of BH blocus will bo used by the Oregon Short HB Lire .t Utah Northern railway commny In BH widening the gauge from Ogdcu to BH McCamcron , so ns to make ono standard BH gauge line from Hutto un the north tlirouirh BH ball Lnuo City to Milford on the south , in BH building the proposed extension from Mil Hf ford to Pisclic , in Nevada , u distance of HB about ono hundred and forty-six miles , and H _ | in mailing on the main line of the compan HI many much needed imiirovemonts ueccssiv H _ | tated by the greatly inci eased movement of- HV tonnage The Union I'aeillu will also pro H _ vidj funds to extend the Choyonnii & North H _ crn to the north to a connection with H _ the lines of the Chicago & Northwestern HI The principal of the now bonds is payabio Hi April 1 , 1010. The issue is limited to SA000 ' per milo of cmnplutcd railway , with tire H [ ' visions for issuiug additional amounts when H _ Dccessaty for terminals and second tracks , Hi not exceeding $25,000 per milo of douule i H _ track , and is secured by u lirst mortgugo on Hi 1W miles of railway , which will ha immedt- HJj ntely raised from the lien of the Utah Central 1 H _ f first mortgage ( nnd by second mortgaro Hi with provisions for the retirement of all un- | HJ deriving llrst mortgages ) ou the remaining HP 1.715 miles of the Oregon Slioit Line & Utah i HJl Northern railway company system The 1 HL prompt payment of interest on the llrst day Hi of April and October of each year is guar HJ nnteed by the Union I'acillo railway com H _ pany under a trufllc agreement HJ | A SciiHutional Humor BE Cine oo Dec 18. | Special Telegram to 1 BB Tub Uib ] The scheme reported by a local I BB paper , according to which several railroad 1 BB ' companies aroondcavoVing to get control of BH thn contract for digging the great cr.nnl BH which is to bo an outlet for ( Jhlcago's scwori V ago into the Mississippi river , nnd also a H canal capable of floating the largest lake H vessels , is looked uinn | ns too frivolous to bo B glvon serious considonitlon by the recently BB olcited dramago commission Nearly all of BB the commlssionors uxprasscd their views on BB the report today , nnd all treated the matter BB na If It ucre mcro street talk Bf No ono beliovcd that the railroads would B _ combine to curry out such a barefaced B schema as to sccuro the contract for digging B | the ditch and violate the provisions of the B _ dralnago law by not making it navigable ' Bl Judpo Pcndcreast , who led the citizens B ticket at the election for drainage trustees ' , Bl said today that ho bad heard of tno talk , but B > had supposed it was a continuation of the B _ uiiiny rumors thnt were started on election Bl day to defeat the measure Ho had sup ' B _ posed that the rumor hud died , and ho knew B nothing moro about it until ho Bl law It iu the morning papers ' B However If the railrouds or any other B lnilucuces have schemes of Jhls kind , " suid B _ Judge I'rcndergast , "I am about thn last per B | son that will bo iiiformod of the mutter uy Bl the schemers , but if such schemes , exist I B _ will discover It pretty near us soon as any B _ ono on the outside , 'ihero was undoubtedly B _ hostile opposition to thn passage of this bill Bm traceablu to railroad antagonism " BB " 1 cannot Imagine how the railroads In ' tend to cany on their plans , " said \V. II ' , Ilussell , ono of the domoeratlo trustees clcoted This is the llrsll hnvo heard of it • , rJ hero Is this much about it , ho woven'I ho luw lays down Just what shall bo done and gives us the dimcnslous of the work Wo will have comuo- tent engineers nnd lawyers to advlso us , and every detail will bo performed under | our supervision uud the advice of those ublo supervisors , and I cant sco bow such u Bcheino can ho worked , " Vlro President I'urdy of t'uo Chicago , Hock Island and I'aeillu ruilway said tliero was no truth In the report "I wish to give the story and every prut thereof uu unqualified ' denial , " Mr I'urdy sunt , Such a thing has never ovou been spoken of or thought of ' There is not the stichtcst fouiidutiuu for thor r pori " Son tn Ke Appointmiiits Bt JosEl'ii , .Mo „ Dec 18. [ Special Tolo- ( trani to Tjiu U/a : . ] Some very luiportaut Santa Po appointments were announced hero today O. II Urowii of Topcua , formerly asslstunt general freight agent , is promoted to bo general freight claim agent , with of fices at Topeka His territory embraces the Atchison , Tooeka & Santa Po and lines operated west of the Missouri rlvor ( J. It ( Hudson , late general agent of the Atchison ( , Topeka & Santa Po at 1-1 I'aiO , Tux , has boon appointed usslstant freight agent of tno Atchison , Topeka und Sauta Po at lopeka , vice O , II Drown , promoted , lIlHucitvoil by Dliisnniiions Cmctoo , Dec IS The Western States Itailwav Passouger association was dis- tolvcd nt the meeting of the general maua- gcrs this afternoon Ten days ago at a , meeting the mattorof its continuance was put into the hands of the general managers bocau&o of the withdrawal fiom membership or the Uurlington & Northern and tha Mlun'oapolls & St Louis These roads absolutely rcfusod to remain as mewboi'i unless the Wlsconsiu Centrul 1 ( bowed up Its secret contructs ou passcugor I business In accordance with thouirrocmeui I This the Wisconsin Central refused todo.ond to cap the climax today absolutely refused 1 to j remain at a member of tha association unless { it were ullowcd differential faros uud I ; uoloss the fast trulus ou direct Chlcago-St. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Paul lines were withdrawn A rosolutlon was almost Immediately passed dissolving tin os cciotlon nnd throwing the whole blame \ on the preposterous demands of ono of the members " It wns nlso voted Impos- slblo to form nny now association unless the Wisconsin Central moderated Its doinands The Western States association lias been tin largest nnd most important In a rate preserving sense of any passenger associa- Hon In the country It is doomed almost Imposslhlo to maintain rates without the In fluence of an nssocmtlon , and the western and southwestern Hues will undoubtedly form n new association , leaving the north western ( lines to light out their own Balvath Hon < V Mfw IrotilRin Cntc no , Med 12. | Special Telegram to The Hkc.1 The general managers of the Interstate Commcco association wore today confronted with a now problem in their almost boneless attempt to soltlo the voxaco tlous ( question of Nebraska nnd Kansas rates A delegation ot Topeka merchants , headed lij J. N. Stricklcr , tircsidont of the hoard of trudo , was admitted to the meeting and strongly J urged the request that the sum of thn locals from the Missouri river to Topeka and from Topeka In western points bo made the Bamo ns the through rate from the Missouri to the western points It wns urged that tfio merchants in Missouri river cities , owing to tno advantage of through rales , were en- nbled , to undersell Topoltti merchanls In ler- ritory tributary to and west of Topeka The geueral managers promised to give the nint- tcr tnelr earnest consideration , butthrrois not much likelihood of their gianting To- pokn's ( request , As ono of the iiinniicers put it : Every point , llttlo and big , could with equal Justicu urge the same re quest | i und wo can not afford to lot \ other complications , got Into our Nebraska and Kansas proulem It is onougli ns It is to drive us all into the Insane asylum ; " Chairman Walker urescntcd the schedule ol rates prepared by himself and Chairmen Pnithrfrn , Midgloy nnd Plnlov and which was to apply to the Omaha and Lincoln basis i , as already established , but no action was taken on the schedule The general managers will convene again tomorrow , when it is hoped the whole mutter cau bo ar- ratigod ; ' The Atchison llritluo Charter St J04KMI , Mo . Dee IS ISpocial Telsi , egram to Tup Hub | In lftSO James N. • Uurucs , Daniel Hurncs and O. C. Uurnes of St Joseph , ana Edward Post , Ounoral H. P. Stringfcllow and L. M. Hriggs ot Atchison , Kan , were granted a charter by the United , , States government to build another bridge across the Missouri rlvor at Atchlsou Today this charter was transfsrroi to the Atchison , Topeka & Santa Po railroad com pany , and that company will at once com mence lo build a new steel railroad bridge at that ! point which will cost ? l , 'Joa.00O. 'I ho old bridge at Atchison Is owned by Clevo- lane 1 { parties , and as there are soverul rail road . companies wlncn are compelled to use the | bridge tolls have boon made very oxorr bitant It is the object of the Atchison road to . ( become independent of the bridge com pany , , and when their now bridge is com pliitod [ , they will divert allot their east bound trnHlc over at Atchison Instead of Kansas City The bridge will bo completed by Sop tduiber next The IJ & O. hlrcclnn Baltimohi' . Md , Dee 18. The annual ineoting of the Haltimoro & Ohio railroad was liold today Charles P. Mayor was elected president by a unanimous vote I.ONGENiCKIClt O.N JUS BAIL . Hot Words nntween the Judge and ; Juror Culver , CiiiOAao , Doc 18. [ Special Tel gram to i , The Hub.J According to all accounts tliero was ti lively sccno in the states attorneys of- flee today Ex-Juror John Culver , in comi pany t with his friend , Hanker Keen , called on i Judge . Longoneckor to talk over the reports ' In ' the pnpers about the verdict and the se vere criticisms which have been passed upon 1 the stubborn juror The door of the pnvato ofllco was closed when the visitors ontercd , but i the conversation which took place In- side was so loud that It could bo heard out Bldo in the corridors Mr Culver's out stretched t band , It Is said , was overlooked by Judge Longcueckor und there was an uwk- ward pause Mr Culver then broached the Cronln i Jury question nnd the air immediately became | sulphurous Mr Culver heard Mr Longcncckcr j use some vigorous English i during , the course ot the trial , but the , strougustof , it was mild compared with what he | heard pour forth from the lip of the states , attorney today The visitors did not stay long Once duiingthe ( interview Air Culver alluded to tbo I fact that both himself and the states attorney , belonged to the sauio church , and 1 bo ; addressed the irate attorney us a brother | " The fraternal appellation was instantly and forcibly repudiated Mr Keen ventured to interpose , but Longenecker turned to him and Informed him that no out side interference was necessary , whereupon Mr Kceu subsided Both gentlomeu ] wcro pear the door by this time and Mr Longenoekor opened It In such a manner us to leave no doubt ns to what ho meant They stepped outsldo and took their depurturo What hnvo you been doing with Juror Culvpr I" asked a reporter of the irate states attorney "I have not been doing anything with him i , nnd I do not want to have anything to do with him , but Ill ' bet he doesn'tcomo around 1 hero very often in future Ho wont ' call mo brother nsrnln in n hurry , you can bet on ? that , " and Mr Longoneckor turned ou his heel and busied himself uiuoug a pllu of papers ou his desk Allefforlh to Und Mr Culver later on proved futllo Juror Ui'iun later called upon the states ot- > tornoy and the two had a long consultation ' - Mr Hryan declined to state what called him to the ofllco , except that it was an n matter personal to himself , thouitu counootod with tbo case Ho gave , however.somo intorojtlutr facts anout the Jury room proceedings , 'iho flrst ballot on the irullt or innocence upon ail the live defendants stood about halt for conviction und half for acquittal The sec end , leaving Heggs out , was 11 to 1 for con vicilon With Kuiizo loft out there was still | 11 to 1 , and then the ballots were tukou on the other three defenduuts soparuto Then wus It seen that ono man wus asking for tha [ acquittal of ull the live defendants " 1 keut no truck of thn nuiuberuf ballots , " oBald Mr Hryan "It wus not the number : but thn outcome I was Interested in , but ns I remeufber It only a few more ballots were taken oeforo the one Saturday noon , when the obstinate Juror voted for conviction Wo spent the time In argument The llnai ifballot , as I remember It , was tlio thirty Jiltli tbo ono which settled the whole thing " Mr Porrcst visited his clients at the Jull toJuy aud bud alongcoulercuco with them > in the lawyers cigo , us Iho place where the prisoners consult with their uttornoys is called Mr , Porro&t had some document to which each of the ptlsoners in turn afllxcd : his slgiiuturo Just what tbo document might bo was the subject ot some oonjecturo by the nowspuner men present , but Mr Per rest refused point lilank to reveal its pur lspose or nature Some oi\p. said that ono of the sentences of thu paper read thus ; When the public mind shall have bcoonia calm and dispassionate , " und from this it is nrguud that the document was an npi eal to the Clau-ua-Uac ! for uld or to the public for sympathy Jfaul ) n a 1(1 ( Lin ex llritniii , ICiNOiTox , Ont , Dec 18. Many eminent persons this ovenlug attended the Queens 1 university Jubilee Sir John MauDonald , re " plying to the toast , The Dominion Govern : inent , " declared for Hritlsh connection and held that the majority of the people favored it Iiuiu and misfortune , he said , would fol- low the severance ot Canada from Great Urltain i WAN IS ULOOIJ j | A Now Jersey iliinlncsft Man I'njree I i . to Kill mi Kneiiiy IUckkns.ick , j I. J. , Dec 18 , [ Special Tel egram : to Tun Hbe.1 Alfred Smith , ono of tin lend I nir buslnes men of this place , today openly challenged Joseph Unhinaii of Englewood - wood to fight n duel "I , will hnvo your blood or you shall have mine , " exclaimed Smith to Hnhmnn in the Hnckcnsack hotel before n crowd of people , The trouble between the men grow out of thoMoyor-Huhman slander suit , whl h wus sot down for trial in the county court hero today The case was settird nt the last mo ment by Hahman retracting u charge ho had made against Mrs Emmn Meyer , wife of the proprietor of the National hotei of this place Hahtnan also apologized to Mr Meyer in the presence of a few prominent residents und agreed to pay the costs of the court , $ .V ) , and Meyer's counsel fees of $2. 0. Huhmuu had In public spoken ill of Alfred Smith and Mrs Mover A'ter the case was ; settled Smith sought Hahman and found him In the Hackensaek hotel An exciting scene followed , the tlvo men tnnhlntrchnrgcs 0f cowardice and lying against each other They i were finally led awav by friends , Smith , claims ho will have satisfaction if It costs hi in his life , and Huhmun has ordered his counsel to bring suit agnlnst Smith i Uoth nro prosperous business men ThonlTnlr has caused much excitement hero nnd many persons fear theio will bo scrlouB trouble between tbo men HP TllADUCKl ) HIM SISTCH . A Newark Snloiinkoepcr H. orson M'lilppcil Hy n Woman N'r.w itK , Dec 18. [ Special Telegram to Tnu Heii.J Prank Miller , a young salcontl keeper , was publicly horsewhipped this nftcr nuou by Eva Hayes Per several hours the woman had loitered about Millers residence ot Pair street waiting for him , nnd several times she sent messenger boys to the house saylug that n man wanted to sco Miller on the : corner Her object was known and n dozen sympathizing men stood on the street waiting for Miller tc come out of the house When ho op- poarcd she dashed at him and dealt him n blow over the face , Tbo man seemed paralvred for a moment , and then , realizing the situation , started on a run with the woman iu ' pursuit Ho eluded her by running into JJj alley Eva's sister nnd Miller had boon engaged to bo married , and the wed ding was set for November 23 last A few davs before tnat time it was learned that Miller had married aud wns living with his wife on Pair street Miller spoke ugainst the girls ' oharnctor , and this | aroused the iudignation of bor sister and led ] to tbo thrashing • KiilhtRorSuttlern PicnttB , S. D. , Dec , 19. [ Soocial Telegram tD Jim Hee.1 Governor Mollette , bolng asked regarding the rights of settlers to oc- copy a milo square opposite Picrro on the 1 reservation before the land is opened , stated that ho thought the agrcotrjont entered into heretofore by the government and the Northwestern railway would glvo the com pany the llrst ritrht to occupy a milo square , or as much as needed for railroad pnrposes , alter which the rlchts of the settlers living tliero migtit bo recocnized , provided tbo government I ornment did not decide to clear the laud of everybody j : before opening What action | might bo taken in the matter was doubtful I in ; his mind , however _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ A Mouth Dakota Town Burned Hunox , S. D. , Dec 18. [ Special Telegram i to Inn Ueb.I The town of St Lawenco , 1 forty miles from hero , experienced a do- structlve fire last night Nine business i bouses with most of their stocks were ! burned The total loss is probably fii.OOO , insured for R5.000. A special train carried ' the Huron tire department to the sccno , ar- rivmg in time to save the romalndor of the city Only n Iiitllo Famine Watehtowji S. D. , Dec IS A mooting of citizens from different points in the state . today adopted resolutions declaring that South Dakota and her resources had boon grossly | misrepresented by the stories of : destitution winch had been recently printed j throughout the country Wtulo a partial failure of crops lias occurred In sovi cral countico , caused by local droughts , the resolutions say , such u fuiluro in so small a degree does not Indlento destitution in South i Dakota nny moro than the establishment of puolio j soup houses for the poor in largo cities indicates i universal destitution therein And 1 in ' so great an area as South Dakota tbcro must ' be in some localitlos partial failures of crop3 cacli year , • O Caught With Stolen Rnntli Denver , Cole , Dec 18. Dotectlvcs last night arrested Pritz E. Newman , alias Ernest ] Hoffman , whllo trying to dispose of Indemnity I bonds amounting to 8 0,000 des tincd | for the Anglo-Novada nssuranco cor- poratlon , of Chicago The bonds hud been sent j bv Prith & Zollars , insurauco agents of this | city , to Chicago , nnd are supposed to have ] been stolen from the Wolls-pargo ex- press while en route through Kansas Now ; mans story is thnt tbo bonds were givoa to him i by a tramp The police put no confidence In his story Developments in the London Ecnndal London , Dec 18Asn result ot the so- crot ' examination In connection with the West End scandal before the magistrate of the How street police court Moaday last a summons has been issued for the arrest ot a solicitor named Arthur Newton , a clerk in his enibioy named Tayior nnd an Interpreter named DcGaln for conspiring to uofoat Jus- ticc It is understood Newton obtained funds for Hammond , the proprietor of the CIovu- land street house , in which the scandal oc : curred and for whoso urrost u warrant was issued , and assisted him in teaching Amor- lca- . nit By n Mnd Dotr Cincinnati , Dee 18. A special from Port Recovery , O , , says : Pivo children , whllo on their way homo from school Monday evening were attacked by a vicious dog , Each unfortunate child has developed symp- tons of hydrophobia , and but sligut hopes uro ontortuiuud for their recovery , lirmidecl iih n Hwlndlor , New York , Dca 18 The publishers of Prank Leslie's newspaper have learned Unit ono Churles W. Wilson bus been swindling people In Nobruska and Wyoming by claim Ing to bo ttielr agent and so getting money for subscriptions and advertising They say ho is uol known by them Collided In ( lie North Spa LoMov , Dee 18. The stoaraers Leerdam , bound from Amsterdam to Huouos Ayrcs with 400 passengers , and the Gnwakinsla , bound from Calcutta to Hamburg , collided in the North sea today aud both sauk All on ) board were saved • Rlrnmxliiu Arrivals At London Sighted : The Teutonic , from Now York At New York The Anchorla , from Gins gow gow.At Glasgow The Circassia , from New York , , The Wnatlior forecast Per Omaha and Vicinity Pair weather Per Nebraska and Iowa Pair , stationary tempcraturo , northerly winds , Per South Dakota Pair , lower tempera turo , northuily wiuds Stilt Art ip Powdorly Pitisiiuito , lo , Dec , 18. A dispatch from Scottdale says : Edward Callaghan has ln- stated on the conspiracy case against wat derly bolng pressed and a warrant has been lisuod for the labor leaders ' arrest THE LOVEJOY DEDICATION , _ Only ] a Nominal Sum Required of the Rocolvors BoudsmoD 7" THEY PROfESTED IN VAIN , His Sureties 11 ml Frequently Asked Thnt IIo Ho Uomnved A Hill l'ro- vlttlni ; for the Piilnrgcinent ol' lilnuoln'n 1'oattiflloc , Washinqton Uiiiieui Tim Ovaiu Hbb , i 013 PoUllTEENttt SritEKT , > Washington D. C „ Dec , 18.1 Mr Peter Schwcnck of Norfolk , Neb , the representative of the bondsmen of Lovcjoy , the , defaulting receiver of the Norfolk land . ofllco , hns been spending sovornl weeks iu this city in an effort to secttt-o a sotllouient oi tlio defalcation , Senators Paddock nnd Mnndorson have held repcatod Interviews with the secretaries of the lntorior andtrcasr ury ' In regard to this matter The case Is a very peculiar ono In that the secretary of the interior refused for a long time to remove Lovojoy In response to tlio repeated pleas of his ' bondsmen that ho was a common drunk ard and tliat they believed him irresponsible and were conlldont thlit the Interests of the ' government would sudor at his hauds Subsequently when the onica chaugod hands the hondsmon were unable to ascertain for six months from tire land ohtco whether Lovcjpy's nccouuts were balanced , nnd wheu the information came the receiver had ubu sconded , leaving a deficit of $ .30,000. Schtxcuck followed him to Dakota and suc ceeded , in wresting from his possession 117,300 , , which was returned to the govern meat , lcavmtj n dellclency of something less than $17,000. His twenty-eight bondsmen , many of whom nro smnll farmers , feel outr raged that after their unheeded protests and demands for the removal of Lovojoy they are now hold for his rascality owing to > the ] necligonco of the government They have presented their case to tbo attorney general and tbo secretary of tno interior , who have agrocd to u compromise which recognizes the negligence of the government , and agrees to cancul the Judgment upon the i receipt of n very much smaller sum than originally found duo from ttio bondsmen Senator 1'addoek was toduy informed by the secretary ot the Interior thit the settlement oapers have boon appioved by him and by tbo solicitor of the treasury , and that the i documents in the case had been forwarded to tbo secretary ot the treasury , whoso apr irovnl is | iio forma mid a matter of course The developments in this case Induced I Senator Paddock to introduce a bill which is i now in-tho sonnto committee aud which pro vldes for an auditor of the , Und ofllce , who ) shall promptly settle all uccouuts of rccoivt ing ofUccrs In the interior department , and I especially of the genural lnud olllcc , in order , that bondsmen and those : interested may bo ) promptly informed of thestatusof the ac'j counts of the parties for whom they are oft llclally responsible ItUOMMEND _ UNDT The solid Nebraska delegation In congress called upon the president today to urge the : appointment ' , of Juage E. S , Dundy of Omaha to succeed Judge 1)fewer , on tlio United I States i district bench Tho'president said { ho • Intonded-to recognize the principle of pro J motion in tilling these positions , selecting men from districts to bo placed ou tbo cir cults Iho delegation left tbo white house fcoliug 1 very encouraged by their interview TWKNTV THOUSAND1 TOIt LINCOLN , Senator Paddock today introduced a bill in the 1 senate providing for nn impropriation of $20,000 j for the enlargement of and repairs in and , about the federal building at Lincoln , the 1 money to be expended Under the dircc- tion of the supervising architect of the treasury , , in conversation , the senator said : The growth of Lincoln lias been such us ) to 1 demand increased facilitlos and the transi action ' of federal business | n tho.Capital city of ' our state , and the certuluty of a still 1 greater growth and development in the near , future make it , m my opinion , impera- tively i ncccssarv that the government should afford i facilities commensurate with the in- ereaso i of business I shall push the bill and I use uvory effort to secure Its early consid- i oration by the senate committee on public buildings 1 nnd grounds Mr , Con neil will do the i same in the house andjwo have therefore good j hopes of its uassage It will now bo in i order i for the nooplo 'of Lincoln to consider < the nature J of the on- largomont and repair ? which they desire i and to communfento formally to the supervising I nrcnitect of tlio treasury their views and recommendations ns to tlio same This ! should bodonoas expeditiously as possl- bio in order that tbo senate committee and house committee may have ofliclal rccotn- mendations upon which to work AN AVALANCHE OF DILLS At last the motion for a call of the states and territories for the introduction of bills prevailed in the house today There was an uvalancho of measures , presented and although I- though several hours were spent in the call It could not bo completed , ft Is likely that several thousand bills will bo introduced be- fore the call is completed A wagon load of them were presented today , bo many that the ciciks could'mako noarrango- inent of them and they were piled np like so much waste paper I could not see all of > thorn , but got tbo gist of these of most inter est to The Hens readers Measures were introduced by the Nebraska delegation as follows : Hy Mr Laws Appropriating ? OT,000 for the erection of a public building at Hastings ; for the relief of certain onicers of the volun- teor army and other purposes : to amend an act entitled "An act lo ' uuiend sections 2203 • uud 2301 revised statutes of the United States in relation to settlers ollldavits on prc-omp- tion nnd homestead entries , improved Juno (1 , 1SS0 , so as to authorize the atlidnvits to bo made before a county Judge ; to amend an act entitled "An act for the reltof ot certain settlers ou public lands and to provide for the repayment ot certain fcos , purcliaso moneys and commission pfcld on void on- tries of publio lands , " upproved Juno 10 f , 1880 ; to amend uu act entitled "an act to amend uu act entitled * iiu i ; t to encourage ; the growth of timber on tbo western pralnos : by defining the length ot time for cultiva tion " I By Mr Connell Authorising the exten sion and enlargement of.tila present postof- llco building at Lincoln , j 4d the construction of a sultaolo addition thereto to cost $ .200,000 I. ; ulso a nuinbor of piivnto bills ; also for the relief of Churles II Newton , John Little , II Williams Gi'otl'O W. Padgett ; to remove the charge of desertion in tips cusoot George \V. Madden ot Lincoln ; providing for thu con j struction of a government building at Heat rice . similar to the bill Introduced ! by Senator MamlersQti , except that It Increases the amount ) of the cost ; to riOO.OOO ; requiring trimscrlpts of Judge ' meuts in United Stutvsf'courts to be Hied with the oulcors . . county having cuargo of tlio Judgement records ; relating to postmas ters of presidential olllcesi providing for the | erection of publio buildings for postofllcos In > towns nnd cltlos where the receipts for the three years preceding . , . were f3,00u annually ; refunding certain sums of money In connec tion with the late reservation of the Otoo isand Missouri tribes of Indians in the stutos ot Nebraska and Kansas ; for the sale of lands in iho Pawnee reservation In Ne- brasku ; for the erection pf a public building at Fremont | to amend section filaSof the ro- v * vlsed statutes In returonce to the organiza tion of national banks ; for the erection of , [ public building at Grand Island ; providing ' for the survey uud sale of the Islands in the Plalto river In Nebraska ; ' a poneral bill to . granting ponnlous onicors and enlisted men in the nrmy aud navy ; to J | provide for the disposal of Port Sodgewlck | military reservation ; for erecting a oub lie building at Kearney ; for the issuing ot circulating notes to national hanking a so- clatlous ; for the erection of a publio build ing at Norfolk ; to require United States circuit and district Judges to instruoi the Jury in writing iu certain cues ; granting pensloat X. Mary A Engan , widow of Captain Eagnn ; Andrew . Pcrgusoii , P. P. Uvhn , Henjamin Hewitt ' John McCool and William II Web ster < ; to place Colonel Edward H. Lcib on the ! ' retired list ; nlso the following patulous : Prom tlio citizens of Oklahoma asking for organization as a territory ; from the carI. pernors nnd Joiners of Kcnrnoy asking that the worlds fair bo located tit Chicago ; from the citizens ot Nance county praying for an amendment of thn law for the sale ot tha fj ; Pawnee reservation ; from the soldiers nnd sailors of Nobrnska asking for tlio pnssago oi the Grand Army pension bill ; from the soldiers and sailors of Custer county No braska ' , asking for the pissngo of the Grand Army pension bill i.NTiioiii'cnn iiv lowt MrMiirns Measures were introduced by the iown delegation ns follows : Hy Mr Henderson To correct the muster of ! Joseph U. Dorr , formerly colonel of tlio • Elirhth ,1 Iowa cavalry ; declaring unlawful trusts nnd combinations Iu restraint of trade | nnd , , production ; establishing u prison bitT rcau ; creating an additional Judicial circuit tc bo known ns the Tenth circuit , wnich shall ' Include the districts of Minnesota , Iown , , Nebraska South Dakota and North Dakota , the Eighth circuit to include the districts | of Missouri , Arkansas , Knnsas nnd Colorado , the present Judge of the Eighth circuit to rotnain for the Tenth circuit ; regulating < the salaries of the several Judgis of the United States by llxlng them nt fci.uOO , payable monthly ; vnrlous private nnd general - oral pension bills ; also a bill providing u pension list for telegraph operators who served during the Into war Hy Mr Gear Appropriating $100,000 for n publio building at Hurllngton ; nmondinir the net authoring the construction of u railroad , wagon nnd foot passenger bridge across the Mississippi \ rlvor at or near Hurllngton ; for the reliot of H. P. Moody .tCompmy ortheir logul representatives ; for tnu relief of the College of Physicians and Surgeons ul Kco- kuk ) and compensating it for the loss of college - logo and hospital buildings by lire whllo used by United States troops during the late war"also ; a largo numborof pension bills and several for war claims , Hy Mr Sweeney Per raising revenue from tlio use of publio lauds for stock ruis- Inc liy Mr Lacy To rcniovo the charge of do- sertlon against Gardner Dodge ; for tuo cor- ; rectlon of the miMtor and the rollof of Charles Owens ; for the relief of James II Holland , Hiram Avery and Joseph Lesson ; also a largo number of prlvnto pen sion bills , nnd a bill prohibiting the formation of intoistnto trust * * andtrndeconsDlracles ; creating a consulship ' at Huenos Ayrcs By Mr Huycs Amending and altering an 1 act entitled "uu act authorizing the con struction of n railroad , foot und wagon bridge across the Mississippi river at or near Clinton , Iu " approved July 10 , 1S33 ; for tno ! relief of John Kane ; extending the porlod of limitation 1 for claims for back pay to J. P. Poster ; for the relief of Thomas S. Brooks & Company and Evans , Nicolls.t Company ; directing the secretary of war to amend the ' record of II Holmes nnd granting him an honoi'tihlo I discharge ; amending iho military recordol P. M. II Deferrost ; also a number of pension and other private bills nppropn- ating § 150,000 for a publio building at Daren- portj'authorizlng i the uppoinltiiont of clerks 1 to the senators and members of the house of representatives UyMr. . Conger About n dozen private J pension I bills and measures to inoreaso the pensions of the persons named ; transferring ; the weather service of the United Stat03 signal - nal service to the department of agriculture ; defining lard and imposing a tax upon and 1 regulating the manufacture , sale , importation - tion nnd exportation of compound lard ; do- claring unlawful trusts and combinations in rostralut j of trano and production ; increasing \ the j pension for loss of both eyes or both feci to § 100 per month ; to pension prisoners of j : war ; extending the provisions the law gi { anting pensions for disability and \ j for the roliet of the dopenaont relatives of soldiers ; granting arrears - rears J of pensions ; to pension women enrolled - rolled ] ns army nurses ; incrcasingtho pension for j minor children ; for the erection of a postoMce | building ut Dcs Moines Hy Mr btruble Appropriating f > 00,003 for j a public building ut Sioux City ; cstab- llshiugu j uort of delivery at aioux City Uy Mr Kerr Amending the intcrstnto commerce < law by prohibiting the transportation - tion t of intoxicants into prohibition states , appropriating i $200,000 for a publio building at Cedar Kupids ; providing for a United i States ! reformatory ; ( or the establishment of a national court of arbitration between ttio United 1 States , Great Uritain , Prunco and other ( countries Hy Mr Dolllver Granting a condemned J cannon and carriaeo to Opcdyke post , Grand Arroyof the Republic ; for the erection ot J publio i building at Foit Dodge to cost siojooo ! Uy Mr Gilford of South Dakota Granting thn i right of way to Sturgis & Port Meade > motor i line a ross the fort Meade military reservation i in South Dakota ; to rcimburso J. H. Uertrand , Jr , for the loss of property by 1 Uro in the destruction of the postolllco at Mandan , S. D „ September25 , 18b8jto accept and : ratify an agreement by the Sisscton and iWahpoton bands of the Sioux Indians und granting a right of way for the Chicago > , Milwaukee & St Paul railway through their reservation in South DakRtu ; for thu relief of settler * upon the Wnhpcton and Crow Creole reservations in South Dakota ; grant ; Ing a pension to John Petrio and Brown Tyson OIlEATEn TITAN CONOItESSSinN Ono day last week a very prominent news paper owner nnd editor from the northwest visited the white house and nskod the ap- , poiutment of a friend to a local position "Uavn you secured the endorsement of , your congressman ! " Inquired the executive , "No , " roplicd the editor Well , it would bo best to do that , as by courtesy the republican members have ro- fcrrcd to them the appointments in their own districts " Why , " exclaimed the editor , "I nnd the applicant nro citizens , and citizous malto congressmen I Would you have tbo crcaturo igroutor tliun the creator ! " • The same incident , occurred during Prcsl- | dent Lincoln's ' term of oulco and the editor , who hailed from Baltimore , pro in ply ro- celved the appointment ho sought Mr Lin- coin said tlio retort given to his question was unanswerable , KEAIII BEED Speaker Heed has accomplished wonders In the early announcement of his principal , committees There have boon very few in- stances in the history of the government where the speaker has been able to unnounco his standing committees before the holiday recess , and tlio oldest moinbor does not recall - call the announcement of the four or flvo loading cominltloca so early after the elcc- tion of speaker us has Mr Hoed A llerco struggle Is expected over the adoption - tion of a Bet ot rules to govern the house Speaker Reed anticipatca this , and it moved him to take the early aotiou he has taken in the formation ot committees , The reeulur work of the house nnd committees can now proceed whllo the wrangle goes on ever the new sot of rules The metal the republicans urd made of will soon bo tested Several of their number have shown an Indepcudcuco : which lias caused their colleagues to suspect that they may not stand firm ; but it is the > purpose of the leading rctiublicxns to ngree ! < in caucus upon oxtromu partisan moves , so > that should any ono refuse to stand by the programmo ho wllj bo regarded as a bolter , Spellbinders would bo interested In look ing in upon the proceedings ot the house dur- Ingtho dlsousslon of the now set of rules , The highest forms of rhetoric and oratory will become common and the shurpest ropartco will bo practlcod Air Hoed has demonstrated iu some side remarks he hns made from the speakers chair tbathewjll not no silent lu these contests , and that though ho may abbreviate bis remarks they > will bo to tbo point Ex-Speaker Carllslo , sluco the death of Sunset Cox , will bavu to tight the battleb of tbo democrats almost alone IIo is the recognized leader and lias no ono to help him who can give him real support On tbo republican side there are forty men whoso tongues cut like razors und [ whoso wit and wisdom are ever ou top , NEW l'OSTMA TKHS bTho president tout to the senate today tbo following nominations of postmasters i oNebraska Prank Grlggsby , Alma ; Michael Murphy , Grand Island ; August Prank , Humboldt ; li , 11 Hove ? . Arapahoe ; E. V. Moore , Uonkclmau : Miss Miniilo Wall , Lays City ; Judeon Graves , Nellfhj j , T. D. Edwards , Stromsburgl II M , Dotrlck , York Iown Charles A , King , Glonwoodt O. II Unlit , areenvltlo ; O. K. Kennedy , Villlsca ; J. W. Sattcrthwnlt , Mt Pleasant ; J. 1) . Hrown , Missouri Valley : Arthur P. Brown , LeMurs ; A. H. Hnrnos , Albl.i ; J. II Duffus , Port Madison ; 11. ( I Doollttle , Sibley ; II II Palmer , Ucd Oak ; W , G , Power , Mt , Vernon South Dakotn J. I ) . Tones , Ipswich ; H. P. Campbell , s'loux Pulls ; W. S. Howen , yank ton ; K. K. Gregory , Pierre ; W. 11. Whuolor , Deadwopd TiMr FCiiEtimxeitvNcirs Tlio time schcdtilo of star mail routes in Nebraska < has been changed as follows ! Pickrcll to Hanover -Lo.ivo Plokrcll rues days , Thursdays and Saturdays nt 10 a. m.i arrive nt Hanover by VJ80 p. m , ; lonvo llnnovcr Tuesdays , Thursdays and Satur days , nt 12:15 | i. in ; arrive at Pickrcll by ill ! l 15 p. m. llarr'sbmg ' to Cl\do Lenvo Hiirrlsbnrg Tucsdnys and I'rMays ut 10:15 a. m. ; unl\e nt Clydo by 13 tn ; leave Clyde Tuesdays Uud Saturdays nt 7 110 u. m. ; nrrlvo at Harris burg by 11:15 : a. in MliriLLAVKOUS The tariT ( bill introduced In the house today , . . by lloprcsontatlvo Dockery Includes tlioso sections : of the Mills bill relating to umber , and wood , wool and woolen fubries , carpets and , clothing , A bill containing the outlines of the nn- tlonal . school law was Introduced today by Ingalls it provides for tlio appolntiiieut of a national board of education consisting of ono member from each state ami territory and the District of Columbia , who shall have charge of nil the imiclilucry of the school , system , the districts of which shall bo cstab8t lislicd j wherever the parents of twenty-eight children nsk for Iho nppoiillmont of a toachoj All Instruction shall bo lu English , . Ucpicscutntlvo Pavsou today Introduced a bill . appropriating S75.000 to bo Immediately available for the pimioso of paying the mom hers of congress their Balancs who lost by the Silcolt dofulcatlon It charces the in- vestlgntion commllloc witli thedutv of trans ferriug thn assets ot the nlllco to the United States treasurer , who shall bo instructed with tlio disbursement of the same Any private , deposits nf the niembcis found in the safe are tn bo held by the treasured subject to the disposition of tno court of claims Representative Hambrougli of North Dai kotu j today Introduced nn amendatory act nd- . nilttitig tno now statca which provides for specillc . grants of llands for educational pur- poses . und for public uulldlngs for tbo new states Sorgennt-at-arms Holmes did a very popu0 t lar , thing today when ho appointed Colonel Thomas . Cavanntlgli of Vormunt to bo deputy sergoaut-at-arms . of tliu house Colonel Civ- nnaugh . was deputy sergeiint-at-urms of the house of the Poitv-soveuth concross Delegates Dubois and Carey of Idaho and Wyoming made arguments today before the . senate committee on territories in favor of bills to admit their territories Into slate hood At the conclusion of their arguments Chairman Plutt was instructed by the com mitteo to report the bills to thu senate when it reconvenes on Jnnuury 0 , with fuvorablu recpniinundutioii In the senate today Senator Wilson Intro duccd resolutions of the national grange praying for the passage of nn act prohibiting the j adulteration of food , drugs , and liquors . G. P. Scart of Grand Island is in Washing . ton on his way homo from Now England , wlioro . ho has been to ralso funds for the pro posed i new Haptlst university in Grand Island Mr Scarf says he has been very successful in his mission The loading ehiofs of the Sioux nntton had a conference today with Secretary Noble in the j presence of tlio members of the Sioux commission , the Indian bureau ofllcials and J sevorul , western senators The Indians nskod fora resurvey of ono of the boundary lines of the reservation , aud that they ho conipen- sated for the ponies appropriated by tlio United States troops in 1870. Tlioy nlso asked tor moro schools aud that Indians bo employed iu positions about the reservations Wlion practicable , , AttorneyGenor.il Miller today appointed Charles H. Aidrich ot Chicago a speoiul as- sistaut attorney for the department of Jus tice , to have clinrgo of suits to bo instituted ' against n number of subsidized railroad com panies for fniluro to comply witli the rcquiro- ments in respect to the maintenance of sep orate tolograjih lines and other features Pehhy S. Hkatii • Worlds Fnir Pine WAsmsoTON , Doc 18. Committees repro- scnting Chicago , St Louis , Now York and J Washington met tonight for tno purpose of . uerrcoingon , a common plan to bo presented 1 . to congress for the worlds fair , leaving the question ' of site to bo decided in congress A senator said that it was the purpose of the senate , to pass oh the worlds fair site within sixty , days Some fear wus expiessed that the - house committee might not be appointed before the holiday recess and it was finally agreed to urge ttio speaker to onnounco the committee before adjournment Tno question of the size ot the committee provoked a lengthy ; discussion The Now Yorkers favored a committee in which each of the contesting f sites should have three mamburs friendly to | them with the chairman uncommitted Judge Walker of Chicago thought ench city should have the selection of only ono mom bor Congressman Springer expressed his willingness to leave tbo whole matter with the speaker , whoso fairness could 1 bo relied upon Finally tbo mo1 tion offered by Springer carried that o committee roprcscntiug each of the four cities bo appointed to wait on the speaker aud request linn to secure a mooting of tlio committee oil rules with a view to having it report on resolutions to crouto a committee on the world'B fair on Saturday next and that the speaker bo requested to appoint the committee before the adjourn ment for the holiday recess Tlio committee is as follows : Commissioner Doaglas of the District of Columbia Congressman Uolden of Now York , Mr Hittof Illinois nnd Mr Prunk of Missouri e .7ud < ; o Brewer Coiillrnioil Washington , Doc 18. The following nominations were confirmed by the senate yesterday s David J. Hrowcr of Kansas , associate Jus ; tice of the supreme court , by a vote of 52 to II ; William Walter Pliolus , minister to Gor- many ; Thomas 11. Anderson of Ohio , minis tor to Uolivia ; Frederick Douglass , minister to Hay tl ; A. Loudon Snowden of Ponnsyl- | vauia , minister to Greece ; UobertS MeCor- mick of Illinois , second gecrotury of legation nl Loudon ; Frank vV Palmer of Illinois , , public printer ; Evans Ulako of Illinois , con , sul at Crcllcld The negatlvo vote on Judge Browcr's con flrniutiou is said to have been cast by Hlalr , Wilson of Iowa , Cloquitt Allison , Chandler und Pcttlgrew Senator Edmunds , it is said I , declined to vote , . CaHOiof ilusj'init Inflitonzi Niw Yoiik , Doc , 18. A number ot cases of Itusslau inlluonza are reported today , Boston , Dee 18 , A prominent physician said today that there are a dozen cases of ' influenza In Boston and that there is good { reason to boliovu tbo affection will become gcnoral iu thu city , m A ht f'nnl Cnrpot Pillurn St Paul , Minn , Doc 18. [ Hpoclal Tolo- > gram to The Beb | The Ollvor Baker ear pot house was closed this afternoon by press ing creditors The cause ot the failure Is gald to bo dull times and too much computi- tion , Mr , Baker places his ussots ut 150,000 , which are mostly tied up In real o tate His liabilities are not heavy , but their amounts are not stated , , • Halt Lakn'H Ilondlors Salt Like , Dae 18. Several moro arrest were made today in connection with the recent - cent ( loyciopmejits before the graud Jury All gave bond _ An Illusion Dispelled KANSis CiTr , Dec , 18-MIss Mnudo Car ran , who has been supposed toba ono of the most faithful workers for various charltablo associations In this city , was arrested lust night for shop lifting The police found over 11,000 worth of goods stored lo bor residence HE NURTURED HIS NEMESIS , I " i An hnboollo Bon Kills His Floudleh i Old Futhor Jj DEEDS OF A MAN POSSESSED | An niilo r Brother or Kmll Gitontlior , .j the ht Louis ' l'utrlolde , Tolls / J Jnlo of I'ntcrnnl Cruelty Tlint i linn NdHiviil I A Bnrhnrous Uld Jinn 1 St Lo-iis , Mo , Dec 18. A horrible tnlo | ol alleged barbarous cruelty by George A. 1 Guotitlior , the defenseless old man who was J slain by his sixteen yo.ir-oltl son yesterday , 4 Is . rolntcd today by Charles Guenlhur , the ] cider brother of the murderer The sons story brands the dead man ns n 1 savngo llcnd incarnate who delighted iu acts "j ol itihumnnity tonatd his childieu Among m other barbarities ulleged was the obalnlng | up ' of his children In dismal apartments , 1 uudo , and whllo lu that condition torturing J tlioin with nil the cruelty practiced In the In- S qulsition , , , ' 4 "I hnvo not llvod at homo for live years , " | said Charles Guenlher "I loft homo nftor | ono period of slow torture that made mo dcs- pcralo I hud done soinothlng that my | . father , did not like It was a small oITciibo , .3 but ' the futhor way my tortured mo f would have mndo any ono bellovo 1 that either he wns crnzv or t hnd coinmtttod | sniiio terrible crime My father made mo go 5 ui > stnirs with him to u loom in the back purl of the house Hero ho brought out i Borao , chains and when 1 caught sight I of them I sot up uu outcry , but 1 no ono heard mo Mv father • • lioiitcd to < mo to stop that infernal noise and nhou ; i ho found lie could not frighten mo ho - Jumped , at mo and wu had a regular Ilglit Ho tlnnlly got the better of me , nut ! by threatening to do mo cveu greater violence comiiollcd tno to keep quiet Then ho began to bind mo with these cliulns Wlion I * thougut ho had finislicd ho teen up another ; ono and fastened it around my ' neck und fixed it so 1 could hardly move mv ' head | , Tnun ho iuf me , during which I suffered - fered , fiendish tortures After the lapse of a ; few , hours he came up stairs with u bottle - of whisky Ho released mo from the chains ' nnd compollcd mo to strip from head to foot until I stood before him , Tticn ho chained mo , up and took a piu and began pricking mo with It until 1 was rod with ; blood fiom ho.id to foot My father then ? wet his Angers from the bottle nnd rubbed ever what Bccmcd to mo every sore ho hud ' . male on my body Ho did not rub it nil ' ever my body at once , but would rub over a small sjiaco until all the stuff had | j been rubbed in , when ho would wet his lingers ngaln nnd rub in , another place The pain cannot bo told nnd was oxcrueiating i must have fjlntca from weakness und pain , for I remained In * that room all night chained up and did not * ' know j , anything until next dny about noon when I was released After that I ran away " " , i The boy Euill who is held for beat * ing j , his father to death acts like nn imbccllo , and it is beliovcd lias A been driven insane by the cruelty t $ . of his father nnd the tragedy yesterday Today . ho fulled to recognizers own brother , and when appealed to utmost suppllcatlncly for recognition tbcro wus u silly smile about f * | the boys mouth i $ 3 FOUGHT WITH SKIN GLOVES . | Austin Gihlmns ICusily Knocks Out ' Mikn Cushlug Nbw Yoiiic , Dec 18. A kid glove ilg , lit to A a finish between Mikn dishing and Austin il Gibbons took place this morning near Stamford - J ford I , Conn Three hundred sports witnessed af the t contest , Including John L. Sullivan $ Gibbons i was in the pink of condition , whllo 1 Cushing , . was far from It Gushing Imagined J ho was going to hnvo a walkover uud drank * freely j to within an hour of ttio light The $ icsult was he got pounded nil over I the , ring nnd knocked down ngulu 9 nnd : again Seeing that ho was In for it , ' Cushing < tried to Ioso the light on a foul , , atiiulngfoul j blows repeatedly , and failing to got u decision on that , butted Gibbons with his head many times But Dominion McCaffrey was referee und would not allow j him to get off that way At ono time iu tbo' , fight ' Gibbons held Cushing off with his bund lA mid smashed a couple of his euomics outside ' of the ropes In the twenty-fourth round t Gibbons knocked Cushing out i A Penrfiil Wreok , . * WAi.sr.Nnuita , Cole , Doe 18. A froiglit on J the I Denver & Rio Grundo , made up of two < engines in front nnd twnnty-two cars ol • * cattle , and ten freight cars and a rabooso 4 and ' engine in the rear , brolto in three parts 1 four miles W3st of here , the uiiddlo section i bolng 1 without a brakpinan The engines I ran , about three mlles at tlio rate of over a < j railn ' a mlnuto down grade when the middle ) | section overtook the first soctlon , The first | engine cscngod , but the second engine was instantly ovcrwnolmcd in u great mass of li flying wreckage which buried the eugineor & uud fireman bjnouth it , killing them in- ' 1 stantly Seven cars of cnttlo aud eight cars of luinbor were piled up iu tlio wyick nnd nearly nil of the cattle killed or horribly I mangled Two brukomeu were also severely , i injured * i A Triist'H Itol'iige , j Boston , Mass , Dec 18. A Hartford , J Conn , Bpecial suys : Tlio report from Now 3F York thul the big sugar trust is prepared to I transfer Its nssots to a corporation If the ' | court of nppoals pronounces the trust illegal ft Is known bore to I mi lea to that the trust will JS seek refuge within the sheltering arms ot * g ithe Commonwoulth roflnlng company , which * 1 was churtored by the Connecticut legislature J last winter uud nuthorizud to own und con } duct sugar factories and rellnurlus uud to < transact business of allkinds appurtaining to sugar , including thu holding of the stock • * and property of corporations having un.v ro- } lutlon to sugar rolliilng ] whether iu Con % tiecticutor ulsowhero * - , % llonorlni ; Htnnloy M Kanzhiaii , Doa 18 , The Indian committee 'Jk hero today presented Stnnloy with a silver a , casltot containing an address praising his H energy In opening Central Africa to coai- • % iiiorce Btanloy gracefully thanked thorn jkl for the unlqiio compllmant nnd dwelt upon Sj the prospects for the early commercial do- % veiupmnnt of the Hritlsh East African com"V' - pany's territory Ho urged the Importunco J _ i < of connecting Moiubazu on the const with jfe Victoria Nyunzubya rnlhvay which would 31 pnss into the heart of the region all parts of * 3 | which teemed with u densu populutiou un M would consequeotly oi > oti for Europea If manufactures * vast markets uow dormant aud vS uukuuwn , j | * " ' A Hoiisntiiiiinl linnd Kult li' ft St Paul , Minn , Dea 18. [ Spoelal Tolo'S ' | gram toTiiBBKK ] Ileal ost-itociiclos were | § greatly ngituted this afternoon by the filing m of 11 suits to quiet title to property valued nt Wt more than (5,000,000 , Ttio land lies between M Marslinll nnd Stunborry uyonues In tlio fl | heart of the line residence district of the * ' M city The suits nro brought by Augustus It 13 Barnard und many others ugalnst Joseph D. M Dunn Henry Duuiorry und tliolr wives , who m owned the property iu 183 , and whocu heirs m now turn up with ulleged gjnd title to it , 4 { , i Will St in Up Again 'j St Louis , Mo , Dee 18. The Western "j ) Nail mills nt Bollovilio , III , which hav * ' been ciovd nearly a year , are to be ttartftl 1 up aguln January L < J