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H * NINETEENTH - YEAR OMAHA , TUESDAY MORNING t , DECEMBER , , 31 , , 1880. , . NUMBER 11)3 ) ; i M m
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A TALK WITH DOS CARLOS I.
Portugal's Young King Rooalvos an
Amorlctm Doloyatlon
HE FAVORS A POLICY OF PEACE
lion * Ho Would Solllo tlio Trouhlos
. Between Ills Country nnd
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Knglnnd An Arbl- *
' trntor Wnntcd
' Portucnl'H Now Monnrcli
| Cnp/HoM ) ISW till Ji\mt * tlar&nn lUmitUA
Liatio.v , Dec 80. fNow York Herald
Cable Special to Tub Beu.1 Don Carlos I. ,
the young Portugucso king , lias recovered
from In grlppo and gave mo an ntidlcnco
today 1 was received at ! ) ocloclt With mo
were presented Admiral Wnlkor , Captain
Kobson of tlio Chicago , Captain Howell of
tlio Atlanta , Captain O'Kuno of the Hoston ,
Fine Lieutenant Staunton , Commaador
CbailwIcK of the Yorktown , Lieutenant Com
mander Knox , Lieutenant Bradbury and
Captiln Hold , all under charge of the popu
t lar American minister to Lisbon , Dr
George U. Lorrog , ono of the
kings favorites Dr Lorlng has done
much to weld the cntento cordlnlo hotweon
Portugal and the United States , and to for
ward the Interests of Amoncan cltlroaB nnd
their rights In a llrm yet diplomatic manner
The entrunco to the Holonicn palace Is not
Imposing , but the beauty of the Interior
amply compensates for any external plaiu-
dcss To approach the kings room wo
mounlod a marble staircase into the leading
hall On onclf side were the roynl servants
In heavy liveried red ami gold , several
carrylrfg old fashioned sllvor halbirds pn
which were embossed the arms of Portugal
Wo had not to wait long Within a few min
utes of 3 o'clock the doors of the roynl
drawing room were thrown up , and the ad
miral nnd his ofllecrs entered , For some
tlwo the king talked with the admiral , ask
ing about the voyage , oto Minister Lonng
mauo sovcrul toinarkB to stlmulato the con
versation The king was dressed in a long
frock coat of rough black matoilnl , and alto
gether In mourning , llo said ho hid ro-
covorcd from his illness , which was by no
means serious Ho coughed several times ,
but whether it was the grlppo or nervous
ness I could not uiako out . Than ho shook
hands with the ndmiral , the minister and the
officers with a good hearty grip
Twas preparing to leave lileo the rest when
the King stopped mo , saying In English ,
which ho speaks perfectly , "I wish to Bpoak
to you nnd thank the Now York
Herald for tlio unprejudiced nnd
broadminded wny in which It has treated
the Portugoso diniculties with England "
. I replied : The New York Herald has
only done you Justlco from a perfectly Inde
pendent point of vlow , wbon the whole
English press was clamoring against Portugal
I
gal without knowing much of the subject
they wcro discussing I went to Scnor Bar
ros Gomes and got a declaration of the policy
, - - which Portugal wished to pursue His
_ frank replies to the Horuld cleared up a
1 great many misunderstandings between
) Englaud aud Portugal I suggested to Scnor
• ' Barros Gomes urbltratiou , and perhaps tlio
United States woula bo the best arbitrator "
Yes , " said the king , keenly , arbitration
would bo the boat means of settling the ques
tion General Grant arbitrated for us once
' f before , and the position of the United States
i onablcs her to act excellently as an nrbt-
' trator In such questions "
, After a conversation with the king upon
politics , ho shook hands heartily again , as
suring mo of his gratitude for the artlclos In
i the Herald towards a peaceful solution of
tbo African question
A SWELL LONDON WEDDING
Marrlnito ol' BIr Gordon Cunard nnd
1 MIsh Kdilh Howard
i [ Copi/rfoftt / lSSliu Jamta dor Inn llennM
1 London , Dec BO [ Now York Herald
' Cable Spoclal to Tub Bee I Tlio marrlago
of Gordon Cunard , surviving son of Bach
Cunard , bart , and Miss Edith Howard was
\ the event of today The wedding was in St
Michael's , Chester square A fog made It
I as dark as night without The Interior of
ilia church was a brilliant spcotaclo , the
Christmas decorations still romalning The
, Lancashire and Leicestershire friends of the
brldo and bridegroom mustorcd m great
; t force The oniclatlng clergy were Canon
Fleming , rector of St Michael's , and Rev
I A. G. Lawloy , MA The bridegroom was
nttendod by T. Butt Miller , his
best man The brldo was conducted up the
alslo by lier brother , George Howard
She were a dress of rich white Indian silk ,
full court train of the same inatorlal , and a
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bridal veil of richly embroidered lnco fast
ened with diamond stars In her hair were
o run go blossoms aud a magnltlcont tiara of
diamonds , She had no bridesmaids , but was
esquired by tlireo little boys , Master Herbert
Lcatbam , nephew of iho bridegroom , nnd
I Masters John aud Esuio Howard , nephews
of the brldo The llttlo follows were dressed
in light blue plush costumes as bubbles
They acted as train bearers , and the effect
was novel and striking At the conclusion
i of the service , from which was emitted the
I usual address , a reception was hold at No 11
Wilton street by the brides mother The
wedding presents , cholco and numerous ,
were displayed at the conclusion of the de
jeuner Mr aud Mrs , Gordon Cunnrd'drovo
to Victoria station for Brighton to spend
the hoiioymoon
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A. OBANl AFFAIR
Tlio Dinner Given by the Now King ;
1 nnd Queen or Portugal ,
[ Copurlffht Itxt bJainct \ flordi i llonui' . \
t LisnoN , Dee 30. [ New Yoik Herald
Cable Spoclal to Tub Hbb ] The diuner
at AJuda palace last night was a grand
affair Tnoro were 200 guests , all lu full
uniform At 8:30 : o'clock tbo lilug , wearing
tbo uniform of a generalissimo , and Jowollod
decorations of the three high orders of Portugal
tugal , entered the antechamber with tbo
wlfo of the premier on bis arm Ho was
followed by the queen on the arm of the
j\rchduko Eugene , Next came Dou Al
fonso The dining room tables were spread
with historical gold phto ornaments , statu
ettes una other relics of Portugal
grandeur brought from Brazil The
f king sat between the wives of tbo
premier ana tbo Spanish minister
Oipo , lto the king sat the wife of the Amen
can minister , with the premier on her right
and too grand chumborlaln on her left At
tbo queens table > at the nrchduko Kuijeoo
on her right and the nuncio on her loft At
tbo table were Admiral Walker , Captains
llobson , O'Knuo and Howell , Commander
Cbadwick , aud tbo American minister and
Mme Garcia The queen were a tiara of
diamonds und a velvet drees ever a whlto
satin petticoat co > crod with old point lace
Her uocklaco was a largo emerald poadant
sot with diamonds Mrs Lorlng , the Amer
ican ministers wif o , were u beautiful Pansan
drees of whlto tatln brocade , the front and
sides embroidered with gold , and n long
train fastened by a gold cpaulou In her hair
wcro a whlto fcathor and diamonds Both
the king nnd nucon spoke to Admiral Walker
and requested that the ofllecrs bo introduced
and conversed with them in n charming
manner
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OLD 8 CO HISS
Cooks Comity Attorney Brings Up
tlio Boodle CisrB
Chicago , Dec 30. A score of suits Involv
ing lnrgo sums nnd pending against Cook
county slnco the days when the boodle
ring commissioners were sent to the states
prison , nro to como to trial under rnthor
quocr conditions The county board today
received a communication from County Attorney
tornoy Tcrhuno In stibstanca accusing there
tiring county attomoy , Bliss , of refusing to
glvo til in any informotlon us to the boodle
cue lu question Tcrhuno ulso loaves it to bo
inferred that Bliss ha taken documentary
evidence pertaining to the cases from the
county attorneys ofllco It Is further charged
Bliss Is about to enter Into partnership with
an attorney representing the chlof boodle
claimants Bliss , in an Interview tonight ,
denies that ho has made away with papers
and assorts thcro was novcr any documen
tary evidence turned over to him
Sir Pnt'iioll lJxnlnlns
Dublin , Dec CO Mr Parnoll has written
n lottcr to the Freeman's Journal In which
ho says ho has received no notlco of having
been made n co-respondent In the suit
brought by Captain O'Shca against his wlfo
for divorce Ho declares that Mr Houston ,
secretary of the Loyal and Patriotic Union ,
instigated O'Sliea to tnstltuto the proceed
ings in order to diminish the damages which
may bo awarded to Parucll in his libel suit
acalnst the Times
LoNitoN Dec 30. Mr Houston has writ
ten a Iottor denouncing tbo stntomont made
by Mr Parnoll In his letter to the Freeman's
Journal , that he Instigated Captain O'Sliea
to bring the suit for divorce against Mrs
OShca Houston says he had no knowlcdgo
of the action taken by O'Shoa ' until bo saw
the announcement published in the papers
Saturday
Loniion , Doc 30. An attempt was made
today to lntorviow Captain O'shon regard
ing the statements made by Parnoll In con
nection with the formers dlvorco suit
Captain O'Shoa refused to discuss the
matter , but said ho advised Parnoll to as
sume the usunl position of co-respondent nnd
to allow himself to bo served wllhacltatlon
Captain O'Shoa subsequently Btated there
was not the slightest truth In Parnoll's as-
sortlon that the suit had been Investigated
by the Times Neither the Times nor Mr
Houston , ho said , know anything of the
action before it became known to the public
In proof of this nssortion he produced a let
ter from the editor of the Times dated last
evening , asking him to confirm or correct
the report that ho had died n petition for dl
vorco
Htcnmslilt ) Arrlvnls
At Philadelphia The Switzerland , from
Antwerp
At Huvro La Bourgogno , from Now
York
At London Sighted : The Holland and
Helvetia , from Now York ; the , > State of
Pennsylvania , from New York for Glasgow
At Queonstown The Ohio , from Phil
adelphia
At Now York La Champngno , from
Havro ; the Ponnland and Illinois , from
Antwerp ; the Adriatic and City of Chicago ,
fromLlvorpool ; the Island , from Stottm
At Liverpool The Michigan , from Boston
A Oaiinainn ExnrcsHion
MoNTimxr , Doc 30. The Gazette fore
shadows that tno government , which meets
In January , will frame legislation necessary
to extend the modus vlvendi The article
says :
There is hope of reopening negotiations
with the United States , if not directly in con
nection with tbo flshorios , nt least in relation
to tbo reciprocal intorchungo of products ,
and in that event It will always bo a great
and Important advantage to have the tlshery
quostlon in such a shape that our rights can
bo firmly lnsistod upon "
Tim New Viceroy Talks
Dunr.iN , Dee 30. Tbo carl of Zutland , the
new viceroy of Ireland , in reply to an ad
dress , said ho rojoiccd that thu condition of
Ireland was so far different from what it
was when Lord Londonderry , the late vice
roy , was welcomed to Dublin In ,1S30. The
happy results that had been achieved In
duced the govcrnuiont to norsovero
The " ho said was
government , , san
gulno of further progress towards the pros
perity , peace and contentment which all do-
sired "
Glad of the Ilopirt
Beiilin , Doc 30. Letters published in the
, Krcuz Zeltung dated Aden , December 10 ,
refer to a communication from Dr Peters ,
In which ho announced that ho was In good
health nnd good spirits and said ho was glad
ho had been reported dead
London , Dee 30. Lieutenant Rodatnan
of Peters expoditlon sent n dispatch from
Addo-um-Boruch-Koval dated Novcmbor 23 ,
to Lieutonunt Bochort , in which ho warns
him not to behove tbo gloomy reports about
Peters and hlmsolf , as they were both safe
nnd sound
Tlin GRrmnn Annrolilsts
EuiuurEU ) , Germany , Dee 30. The trial
of nlnoty-ono socialists accused of belonging
to a secret society and conspiring to disturb
the public peace ended here today , Doputics
Bobol Grillouburgor and Schumacher und
fortv-four others were acquitted Uoouty
Harm was convicted and was sentenced to
six mouths Imprisonment A number of
citizens were convicted and sentenced to
terms of Imprisonment ranging from four
teen days to llvo months
Bnro.li U its Bcorohoil
Pajus , Dee 30. During a performance of
Joan dAre by Sarah Bernhardt last
night the pvro used in the play became ig
nited from the surrounding flro , Mme
Bernhardt , who was on the pvro , rocolved
no injury from tbo lire , but fainted Two
scene shifters were seriously burned whllo
extinguishing tbo fire
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An Emnoror's Sorrow ,
Opouto , Doc 30. Dom Pedro continues
utterly prostrated The doctors advised thnt
efforts bo made to rouse him by conversa
tion , but ho does not respond to anv ones
questions Comto and Comtess D'Eu ar
rived hero today , Tbo ox-omporor's meet
ing with his daugbtor was of a painful char
acter
Mlsslonnrloi Massacred by Natives
Paiiis , Doc 30. Intclllgonco has been re
ceived bora from Obook , a French settle
ment on Tajurah bay on the east coast of
Africa , that two French missionaries who
were traveling from Zeilah to llarrar under
an escort of eight guards were attacked by
natives and all murdered ,
Tim Now Hlnhopi
Rome , Dee 30. Tlio pope has prccenctzod
the following bishops in America : Marty ,
Sioux Falls : Scardetn , St Cloud ; Vande-
uoycr , Richmond ; Macgolorlck , Duluth ;
Stanley , Jamestown ; Cotter , Winona
Tno ( Situation Serious
Biiosscm , Dec 30 , The situation at Char
lerot is serious There are now 17,030
strikers Grout scarcoty of coal is reported
Salisbury Horloiisly 111.
Loxnox , Dee 30. Tbo Marquis of Balls
bury Is seriously 111.
llond Offerings : .
Wabiusqton , Dee 30.-SpecIal | Telegram
to Tun Be .1 Bonds oSerod : $2,500 at
* L2d.
TO PROTECT THE BIVALVES ,
Oystora Will Ohlofly Occupy the At
tention of Maryland Legislators
THE VICE PRESIDENT IN SOCIETY
HIrIi Priced Magazine Iiltornturo
Illaokluirn'H Now lint A Joy to
tlio Street ArntM Army
News nnd Notes
WAsniNoioN Bunnirj Tin : Ouitn Ban , |
513 Fourteenth Shiest >
Washington I ) . C , Dec , 30.1
The Maryland leglslaturo assembled
Wednesday aud there will bo several matters
of national lmportanco before it Within
the last few years ttiora has boon such a
ehango In the political comploxlon of the
legislature that the democrats will Had It
hard to rule as they have done Tno present
leglslaturo Is only about one-half democrats
and among tbeso are man who were cloctod
ns reformers , nnd by voting Independently
reducing their Btrongth really to a very
small majority , too small to carry out parti
san nioasurcs or to bo blind to public opinion ,
The first thing for the leglslaturo to do
will bo to elect a Unttod States senator
Some months ago , Just nftor the leglslaturo
was elected , Senator Gorman nnnouncod
that hU side partner , Governor Jackson ,
was to succeed Senator Wilson , but
when the tlmo enmo to count
the votes the boss of wliiryland
politics got frightened and found publlo opin
ion aud his own constituents wcro averse to
his scuemo and dccltncd to put tbo whole
power In his hands , for they know Jackson is
no mora than n tool for Gorman Senator
Wilson , although ho cannot bo claimed to bo
owned by Senator Gorman , is still inde
pendent enough to satisfy the eastern shore
men , whom bo represents , and thus keeps
Gorman from having the entire power The
most Important bill to como before the legis
lature , and the ono perhaps of greatest na
tional interest , is that In regard to the pro
tection of oysters Unions something Is done
by this loglslaturo tbo mignillcont oyster
beds of the Chusupoako bay and its tribu
taries will bo completely destroyed and the
great industry which supplies so much
food In this country and furnishes
employment to so many people in Maryland
will become oxtlnct At present oyster
dredging is ngrnbcamo Everybody trios to
get what they can und in n way that suits
tnem best nnd the Indiscriminate catching of
oysters haa so Injured the beds that their
destruction is imminent and legislation is
nocessury The bill to bo presented to thb
leglslaturo is to provide protection and a
method of cultivating and pi mtiug of young
oysters so nsj to nropagnto the bivalves and
increjbo rather than destroy the beds An
other measure will bo the now election laws
An attempt will bo made to adopt the Aus
tralian methods The reformers hardly
think this will bo done , although Maryland
will got some sort of an election law this
winter High llc3nso is another quos
tlon to como before the assem
bly and will oauso much discussion
Tlio plan is to license all saloons In largo
cities51,000 u year and saloons where Door
only is sold at $50. ) in towns of from 10,000
to 20,000 Inhabitants $700 for whisky nnd
$400 for bcor saloons , whllo in smaller towns
the liconoo will bo fiOO and $ io0iespectlvoly.
The republican reformers huvo great bono
nnd the democrats are determined to fight
it
run vice pkesident nisontvcs
For the first time In history the vico-prcs--
idont maicos the oillcial announcement that
ho will rccoivo calls at his rcsldenco on
Now Yonr's dny and gives nntico of thoordor
in which the callers should como to pay thcir
respects This notlco is nearly nn exact
copy of that Issued by the prosidcat for the
guidance of the official ceremonies
ut the whlto house und provides that
the cabinet shall como lirstto bo followed by
the diplomatic corps , thn International Amer
ican congress , the supreme court and otber
Judicial bodies of the district and senators
and representatives in congress and ofllecrs
of the army nnd navy and murino corps
This announcement has created a great deal
of surprise because it Is unprecedented , but
it will probably bo compiled with , as the vice
president is so much respected nnd Mrs
Merion so much admired This notice Is as
much as to any , too , that the Mortons will
bo tbo leaders of fashion and society In
Washington for the next fo .ur years and
everybody acknowledges they nro perfectly
competent to bo such Unlike uuy ladles
who have commanded the social
army bore Mrs Morton Is prepared -
pared by tbo oxporierico of not
loss than twenty seasons in tbo court circles
of Europe and the very best society in Now
York City , Her long residence abroad , her
long familiarity with the otlquctto of court
life and her extensive acquaintance among
tbo crowned heads and nobility of Europe
make Mrs , Morton tbo best authority on so
cial forms and usages in Amorloa
rlUVATK OALZICMj IB HHOKE
Information comes from Ohio to the Grand
Army of tbo Republlo that Private Dalzoll is
in distressing ctrcumstancos and has con
tracted debts that ho can never nay Thcro
is no dorbt that ho had assurances through
Konator Sherman and Corporal Tanner that
ho would bo appointed to bo commissioner
of pensions and contracted some additional
expense with that expectation The president
has denied several times that ho authonzod
any such understanding , but both Senator
Sherman and Corporal fanner are posltlvo
that ho did bo It the appointment had
been given tbo private could have lived in
luxury at government expense , but now ho
has absolutely nothing and the only property
that ho owns , wlnob is the llttlo bouse bo
lives In ut Caldwell , O , , Is pledged for a
mortgage for all It Is worth , and Is likely to
be Bold ever his head unless something is
done for his relief , und a number of tils
friends have undertaken to ralso a purse to
lift this mortgngo , which is , as 1 understand
it , tl.700 , and they appeal to the members of
the Grand Army of tbo Republlo who are in
bolter circumstances to contribute
UIOH PltlCKU MTUIUTUBE
Tno North American Review paid Mr
Blalno and Mr Gladstone each tlS00
for tbo articles that appear in tlio current
number , which is nt the rate nf $130 a | ago
Tbo ordiuary writers rccoivo f3 , f io or $13 50
a page from this magazine uccordlhg to the
value and character of tbo contributions
This is ut the rate of from 3 , 3 , 4 audi
cents a word , there being about 300 words to
the page , but the two distinguished gcnllo-
mon who contribute the articles in the cur
rent number rccoivo about 30 cents for every
word in each of their articles This Is as
high a price as has often been paid for pen
work , but the Into Tborsdyko Rico once
offorcd Bismarck $1 a word aud the pope ti a
word for all tbo manuscript they would
furnish the North American Review
IILACKUCIIN'6 NEW HAT
The Hon Joseph Grcndonvveld Blackburn
of Kentucky has a new hat It is attracting
considerable attention nnd causes remarks
Irreverent youth who do not suspect that
the wearer : s an United States sonalor aud
the successor to the seat once occuplod by
Henry Clay cry out as ha passes ; III
mister , whora did you get that bat ) ' * and
Blackburn looks around Indignantly and
wishes that bo could wbistlo out the bears
to cat them , as Elijah the prophet did But
it Is from his colleagues in tbo senate that
he has to endure the most guying Black
burn says the hat was made for lilm by ono
of his constituents , and loves to oilatu upon
Its virtues and ndvantugos which are not all
vuiblo to the naxod eve It Is of the color
of a half ripe pumpkin and the pattern sug
gests n cross breed botwooit a Mexican
sombrero and the bungalow of an Bast
Indian rajah ,
Anur NOTES
By direction of the secretary of war tbo
unexecuted portion of the sentence imposed
I
bv a general court-martiol 3fov. 13 , l&SS , I
department ' of the Platte , Is remitted in the
case of Frank EwlngtroopGNinth cavalry , |
and ho will bo rolcasod from confinement at
the military prison nt Fort Loavcnworth
Frederick W. Morris , company F , Twelfth
Infantry , now with his company nt Foit
Abraham Lincoln , N. I > . , will bo sent to
Hot Springs to onalilo.hlm to enter the army
and navy general hospital at that point
Alfred K. Sllvorthorno , noting hospital
steward , will , upon his return to his station
( Fort Omnlia ) nt the oxpiratlon of the fur
lounhTjrantod lum August 30 , 1SS9 , proceed
to Fort McICInncy , Wyo
Leave of nbsenco for foiir months on surgeons
geon's cortlflcnto of disibllltv with permis
sion to leave the department of the Platte to
toke otTcct on or about Uanunry 1 , 1800 , Is
granted Captain Patrick Cusack , of the
cavalry
Captoln Frederick E. • Efstoenq Twenty
first Infantry , will proceed from Fort Mon
roe , Vn , to Fort Uiloy , Kan , in connection
with the ostnbllslimontof two canteens , ono
for the cavalry command nnd the other for
the artillery [ battalion atthat , post Upon
the completion of this duty , unless othcrwiso
dlrootod , ho will return , to his temporary
station In tins city '
Tbo leave of nbsancd granted Captain
Henry Cattlln , Second Infantry , December
13 , 1839 , department of the Platte , is ex
tended two months
Pciiitr S. Ueitu
A IjUDICXIOUS M1HTAK.U.
Jtiduo Grcshnm Nnrrnwlr Escapes
Arrest on n. Clinrgo of Insanity
Cmicaoo , Dee 30. [ Special Telegram to
The Bee | Frnnk Andrews , the wealthy
young merchant who was placed in the de
tention hospittl for the insane Saturday
night , was not taken before Juduo Prondor-
gast today The warrant for A ndrows'ar
rest domnnds that the man bo bold until
January 2 , whloh is the regular day for the
Insane court to incot
Audrows has so for appeared very ra
tional Ho says that ho had been drinking
hard of late , and that smoking and high
living have hdd something to do with Uo-
ranging his mind
A ludicrous mistago was made Saturday
night bv the deputy sheriff who was sent for
Andrews Ho was directed to room 318 ,
Pulmcr house , and , outcrlng , found a gentle
man rocllning on a sofu reading This gen
tleman on being informed that n wairant
was out for lus arrest as an lusnno person
ronmrked that it was very funny news to
him This confirmed the deputy In the belief -
liof that ho had a crnry man to deal wltb ,
nnd ho spoke Boothlngly to the gentleman ,
asking him to como along The supposed
insane man objected , and on his rising from
the sofa the deputy wasthunderstruck | to
sco the well known Judfto of the United
States circuit court , Walter Q. Grcshum
Andrews had changed his room on Saturday
Tbo deputy rotrcatcd as gracefully as possi
ble under the circumstances -
THI3 OHIO.VOO ANUtCUlSTS
Tlio Pollen ConfidentThat They Hnvo
Been F.flVctnally f qiiolchod
Cmcvoo , Dec 30. ( Spoclal Telegram to
Tnc Bic ; | The anarchists of New York ,
snvs n dispatch from that city , are working
nnd rovlvlag tbo bomb-throwing agitation
they began in'thls city before the Hnymarkot
riot Their latest work Is 'in ' the line of mil
itary training and drilling • with muskets
The Butno dispatch says that a bill will proba
bly be presented in congress ? to put a slop to
this drilling The police -In this city , however -
over , claim that no suoh secret work is being
carrlod on hero A detective who was prominent -
inont in the work of forcotlng'out the reds
said todav :
"Wo settled tboso followsvso effectually In
iho year and n half following tbo Haymurkct
affair that there has not been a drill of any
kind slnco At that tlmo the anarchists were
alarmingly numerous , and largo bodies of
blg-whiskorcd lire-eaters , led by such fanat
ics ns Parsons , mot In different places
throughout tbo city Wo got the inside
track of them und c.ther captured and dis
persed them or conllscatod their muskets
After that a law was passed by the legisla
ture making It unlawful for bodies of men to
bear arms without the aulnorlty of the state
The anarchists word evidently thoroughly
suppressed , for there hasn't been a gather
ing of the kind slnco , nod wo hnvo kept a
pretty Bhnrp lookout for thorn all tbo time ,
Some of the leaders wept to Now York nftor
they found wo were determined , and it is
those men who nro starting tbo agitation
there now "
The officer also said that : a careful watch
is being kept over thosa who are kuown to
have bcou connected , with the men who
were executed in 1837 , and that anything in
tbonnturoof secret meetings and agitation
cannot escape tbo autbqrltles
Tjistoninu to Clioinfoal Men
Wasuinoton , Dec 301 Tbo ways and
means commlttoo having assigned today for
the hearing of gentlemen Interested in the
chemical Industry , there was a largo contin
gent of such gentlemen present when tbo
committee met at 10 ojclock this morning
Many statements worn laid before tbo
committee objecting to the reduction in duty
on different chemicals II B. Rosengarton
of Philadelphia advocated tbo restoration of
the duty on qulnlno W. D. Ferris of Now
York urged thnt the duty bo kept up on cas
tor oil F , Rawollc , muujifacturorof glycer
ine and alcoholic varnishes , argued In favor
of nDolishlng the tax on all alcohol J. Car
roll Beckwltb , president of tbo national frco
art league , advocated tbo total abolition of
the duty on works olarC
Tomorrow the gentlemen interested In the
manufacture of glass and earthenware will
be heard , •
Nebrnslca , and inwa Poiudon * .
Washington , Dee 80. ISpecial Telegram
to This Bee.--Pensions granted Nobras-
leans as follows : Original invalid Thomas
E. IIaskattTrenton ; Hugh Hunter , Omaha ;
William Crooks , Stookham ; William M.
Robinson , Auburn ; Charles H , Smith ,
Arabn Increapo Jacob N. Lltz , PapiUton
Ponslons for Iowans ; Original invalid
Andrew J. Ross , Contervillo ; Isaao W.
Winslow , Woodward ; Jbhn Drew , Daven
port ; Fred O. Rose EnosdBarucit , Chester
Hold Increase Alfred Gi Brann , Tipton ;
L. E. Ayrcs , Des Moines ; Alex W. Trout ,
Perry ; Thomas G. PegrlmJ flrlnuoll ; Henry
Brooker , Menlo ; Wolf Miller , Yorktown ;
Marion Fuller , Van Wert ; James B. Dixon ,
Eagle Grove ; Franklin . - Tburber , Des
Moines ; Daniel Downs , 'Oskaloosa ; Nich
olas Uglow , Clearfield Restoration Samuel
P. Thomas , Palmyra iRelssuo Justin L.
Remington , Cambria Oriclual widows , eto ,
Minora of William Jones , Hancock ;
Mary A. , mother of Johri Davis , McGregor
llo Was Too Smooth
New Yobk , Dee 30.-Mudgo Luwreuco of
tno supreme court handed ! down n short
opinion in chninbors today ] In which ho Bays
in effect that Colonel WUhani W. Dudley ,
who Is suing half a dozen flow York news
papers for alleged libel in the publication of
"blooks of five letters , cannot expect fav
ors from the court when ho persistently re
fuses to obey its orders This decision was
handed down , In Dudloajwictlon against the
Press Publishing combwRWorld ) and de
nies the motion by plalilj&to vacate the or
der for substituted servfejBn him In order
for his examination t&Two the trial to en
able tbo defendant to Pmrmo an answer
The Judge says t "Bjn&ngiug this actiou
Dudley has subjected UuDli to the courts
Jurisdiction and now % K to vacate its or
der Hut as he ttoops flHput tbo territorial
limits of the state and | Hes to obey tbo or
der of the court bo cauTJ Bbo beard affirm
atively In apposition toU Baler
Tlio Woathpj Mrcosst
t
For Omaha und Viclaity t'uir weather
I'or Nebraska , IowuHd Illinois Fair ,
warmer , southerly winds ? '
For South Dakota Light snow , warmer ,
southerly winds ,
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LOVERS OF RETROSPECTION
A Distinguished Gatborltiu Assem
bled at Washington
THE HISTORIANS SYMPOSIUM
Erudite Papers by tlio Distinguished
PartlclpanlH A Visit to the *
Library or the Stnto Do *
pitrttnciit
The HUtorlonl Society
Wasuinoton , D. C , Dee 30. At the second
end days session of the American Historical
association Dr Geode , usslstant secretary
of the Smithsonian institute , rend n paper on
the origin nnd early history of our notional
Bclontlllo Institutions Dr William A. Dun
ning of Columbia college followed by read
ing n paper on tlio Impeachment and trial of
President Johnson The speaker said In
the iuipcncbmont proceedings western people -
plo took a. leading part , whllo eastern mon
wore lukewarm , The explanation was thut
Senator Wade of Ohio was booked for
succession in case Johnson was removed
Wade was not n hot fuvonto nmong eastern
men Gcnoral Marcus J. Wright of the war
records ofllco delivered nn nddress on the
trial and execution of John Brown In con
nection with the cbnrgo ofDr Vnu Halst
that Brown did not have a fair trial General
Wright cited the ovtdonco of Setintor Veer
bees as to the fulrnoss of the trial The
paper closed with a full account of tno
oxccutlon written on the ovemug after the
event by a witness
In the afternoon the party of historical
specialists , members of the association , by
invitation , visited the library of tbo state do-
partmcut and wcro shown the numerous his
torical collections belonging to tbo govern
ment A now method of preserving iinclont
manuscripts attracted special attention and
cordial commondatlun
The first paper i Lnd at the evening session
was by William II , Wood , president of
Brown Univeisity Historical nnd Kconomio
associalmn , the topic being , Economic and
Social History of Now Englaud , 103O-17S0. "
The paper succinctly narrated ccunomlo his
tory of the Now England colonics up to the
tlmo of the adoption of the constitution , nud
the ground wus taken that our ludepondence
was duo chlelly to tlio rcsistanco to harsh
economic laws of the English government
The paper concluded :
"No of of democrat
theory government , no plan
ocrat , autocrat or theocrat carried our cole
nics to the formation of the republic The
economic resistance of strong citizens to the
stamp acts and similar measures won these
magnificent rights of freedom which devel
oped dually lute thosplondldpoworof United
States "
Tbo second paper was by Hon William
Henry Smith , gcnoral manager of the Asso
ciated press , on the correspondence of the
Pelham family and tbo loss of Oswego In l' . . ,0.
The papers of Thomas Hellos Polham , duke
of Now Castle , who was In publlo
lifo forty years , have become accosslblo onlv
rccontly nnd throw now light on historical
questions Mr Smiths paper revealed the
corrupt methods of tbe administration in
vogue at the beginning of the French-Indian
war , to which must bo attributed the loss of
Oswego
Theodore Roosevelt of the civil service
commission road a paper on Western
Movement During the Revolution " It
took the ground that the recent American
liistorians.dlsplayod utter ignorance of west
ern history tomparnblo only to English
ignorance of western history The westwas
actually won while the l evolutionary war
was going on , The Declaration of Independence -
pendenco no moro affected Illinois than
Canada or Florida Illinois was
wrested from Great Britain during
the war The expedition sent against
Canada under Arnold failed , while
that which sent itself under George Rogers
Clnrko to conquer Illinois succeeded
The statement of Roosevelt as to the absence -
sonco of permanent Bottlemonts west of
Pennsylvania before the revolution provoked
an interesting discussion , several holding ho
was in error President Mason of tno Illinois
society , however , was in general accord with
Roosevelt ,
TO INFLUENCE LEGISLATION
The Topi-lcn Insurnnco Company Pnys
Iinrce Snnis fop Thnt Purpose
Kansas Citv , Mo , Dec 30. ISpecial
Telegram to The Beb.J About a month ngo
Mrs Lizzio Blnford of Topeka , Kan , who
held at (3,000 note of the Topeku Insurnnco
company , sued for a receiver for the corpora
tion , and Judge Guthrlo of tbo district court
of Shawnco county , ( Can , appointed Judge
E. Sutton receiver , and ordered the delivery
to him of all books , money and notes of tbo
company Sccrotary A. P. Fuller refused to
part with tbo books containing facts regard
ing the disposition of money , nnd was or
dered at once to show cause for his action
Today ho appeared before Judge Guthrjeand
was examined by his attorney , but nothing
devolopcd Rccoivcr Sutton then began n
cross-examination , when , after much ques
tioning , he swore thnt the company paid to
Hon Frank Glllotto , present republican
state senator from Kingman$100 , and on an
other occasion $ 150 to infiuonco legislation
To J , R. Burton , republican rcprosentntlvo
from Ablleno , und a candidnto for United
States senator to succend Ingalls , tbe com
pany gave four or llvo notes ho was not cer
tain which of fSOJoach Burton deposited
the nctos In the Hunk of Topcua for collec
tion , and f'jbl.85 ' was paid and oudorsed on
them In addition tbo sum of $13 was paid
us Interest These notes were signed by wit
nesses and the president of the company Ho
declared the notes were not binding against
tbo company , but added , "Tbo directors of
the company authorized mo to make these
payments to Burton " The wltnoss suid
that on February 33 last , during the session
of the leglslaturo , Burton wus paid 350.
Judge Sutton then tightened the scrowB
nnd moro revelations were mudo Fuller
testified that W. P. Harknoy of Willlneton ,
somotlmos called the republican boss of
Kunsns , was paid $153 for "bolp In a caso'1
about that tlmo The case was one brought
ngniust Commissioner Insurance Web
Wilder , to enjoin him from revoking the
charter of tbo insurunco company Hackney
was not a member of tbo leglslaturo but a
lobbyist C. A. Coleman , clerk of the house
committee on Insurance , was paid tM a
month as salary for services rendered in
keeping tbo company posted on bills intro
duced or about to bo Introduced affecting the
Insurance business The following cash
payments were made on Burtons notes :
May 3 , 1181.85 ; Mu.V 14 , 1160 : Juno 8 , $150 ;
July 5 , 5U0 ; July 8 , $150. Fuller tried to
guard himself by frequently asserting that
the payments were made as attorneys fees ,
but being pressed for a moro direct reply bo
acknowledged that they wcro "to Inlluunco
lagislutioa " Tbo bearing will bo resumed
Friday , when oven morosonsatloual develop
ments are expected
ninqtiot to Drawer
Lbatenwohtu , Kun , Dee 30. ISpecial
Telegrum to The Bee , | Hon David
J , Brewer , lately appointed nsaocoito
Justice of the United States supreme court ,
was given /arowell banquet at the Delmon-
ieo tonight Covers were laid for 150 guests ,
who comprised the cream of the legal talent
of tbo state Toasts were responded to by
Hon E. F. Ware of Fort Scott , II J. Den
nis , state librarian Hon George It Peck of
Topeka und the distinguished guest of the '
evening Tbo affair was tbo most elaborate
ever occurring In tbe city Judge Brewer
leaves for Washington Wednesday , New
Years day
Konrrd llo Wus Murdered ,
Bloominoton , III , Dee 80. ISpecial Tele
gram to Tub Bee.I M , O. Patterson , a
prominent contractor , lajt Tuesday drew
it.000 from tbo bank to pay off the workmen
of tbe old soldiers orphans borne He was
seen to Uko a ktrect car for Normal , bat
*
slnco then nothing lias been scon of htm nnd
it Is feared ho has been murdered His fam
ily resides nt Decatur , and Is greatly nlnrmcd
Pnttorson is a man of about fifty years of
age nnd in good circumstances , nnd thcro is
no conceivable reason for him to go away of
his o\vn accord
\
AN INSURANCE SWlNDtiHU
Ho Ilonps n Harvest From South
Dnkntn Fnrmor .
St P\m , Doc 30. A special from Sioux
Tails , S. D „ says dotoctlvos nro hunting for
Dexter C. Turner , who nccordlng to the
futomcntsof State Auditor Taylor , Is on
of the most nccompliscd Insurance rtiscih
that over operated In this socUbn of the
country
Turner came to South Dakota In
Juno this jcar representing hlmsolf
ns state agout of South Dakoln for
the Citi'ons' Llfa association of Chcroicoe ,
la Ho Immediately proceeded to organize
the state in n systomatio mntiiior , to solicit
Ufa Insurnnco for his company Agents
were appointed among the farmers and la
boring clnsscs An attractive fonluro of his
plan was to issue a conjoint policy covering
both man and wlfo nnd In some Instances
the entire family Buhlucss came pouring
In at nn enormous rate , notes or cash being
taken for premiums from the policy holders
or anything that could bo squeezed from
their customers When n note was taken it
was sold at wliatovcr figure the focal bank
was willing to pay for it The company
Tumor represented had no mithority to do
business in this stnte , nor did Tumor or any
of his agents have a ccrtltlcato of authority
Their work has been a fradiilcnt scheme
from Its lucoptlon The amount of business
done U onormotis , and policies written will
roaoh 51,000,000. The matter has been
placed in thu bunds of the county attorney
of Davison county , wbo will Instltuto pro
ceedings in the United States court for the
collection of fines against thnt company which
nio $10,000 for each policy written Half
of this amount will go to tbo Informer The
stnto attorney Is gathering evidence every
day , which goes to prove the swindle perpe
trated by this Turner is n gigantic ono The
country has been worked thoroughly and his
receipts from his nefarious worlc must
amount to many thousands of dollars The
notes taken by him wcro short tlmo notes
and m some cases where ho could not sell
them ho has obtained Judgment mralnst par
ties The notes of course nro null nnd void ,
but innocent parties held them to a largo
amount and must suffer Turner is nil old
offender In this line
Tins south pimuti : dee -meus.
They nro Prcparlnu for Another In-
vnHlnnot'tha Slouv Ki-servntlon.
• Pienitn , S. D. , Dec 30. [ Special Telegram -
gram to Tnn Beh.1 Today the fifty boom
ers who tried to take possession of the milo
square across the river from this city on the
Sioux * reservation Siturday morning , as
sembled and reorganized , but tbo same
officers nnd leaders still remain Tnoir
names are Flickering , mayor nnd city engi
neer ; Goddard , marshal ; Coupe , recorder ,
and Reed , attorney Hon J. YV Shinn , a
former member of the Ohio lcfilslaturo , and
II P. Robio , editor of the Signal , are two of
the leaders They dlscussod at length their
futile attempt to take the tract , and finally
appointed tlireo mon named Hughes , Mc-
Cracken aud Mlloy as a committee to go
ncross and see what could bo dona in case
they Bhould Ogata dctermino to establish
their town of South Pierre on the mile
square .
A mooting of tbo committee and clts ! > cnsqt
Fort Pierre was held this afternoon , at
which the Fort Plerreites denounced the
boomers m the strongest terms and throat
oiibd , if thev made another raid , that blood
shed would bo the result This has damp
ened the nrdor of some of the South Pierre
boomers , but u great majority of thorn Bay
they will go back , nnd n secret mooting Is
going on tonight to consider how Dost they
can overcome the force at Fort Pierre ,
which town is now guarded by sentinels ,
Tbo boomers mean business and will capture -
turo the mliosquare townsltc if It is possible
Their lawless actions are condemned by the
people In Pierre , whoso sympathies nro with
tbo residents of Fort Pierre , mnnv of whom
hnvo lived there for flttoon years The
boomers are evidently making better pre
parations to go back , and nothing but several
companies of troops from Fort Sully can
prevent them from going on , as they are de
termined , seeing fortunes In sight when the
reservation opens Tbo military and in
terior departments have boon appealed to to
prevent the trouble which la expected every
hour
The storm hns cleared und all tbo boomers
who fled uml got lost have como In safe
Several of thorn were badly punished In the
fight Saturday morning
DISCOURSE iY
So the Conduct or thi Clioroltoos Is
Gharnctorlzd
St Louis , Mo , Dec 80. What purports
to bo a synopsis of tbo Chorokeu commis-
fioners' report to congress is printed hero
It characterizes tbo dilatory tactics of tbo
Chcrokoes as gross dlscourtosy to the gov
ernment and denounces the action of tbo
cattlemen in making fictitious bids for In
dian lands , The report recommends the
government to avail Itself of its undonlablo
right , under sectbn 15 , of the treaty of 18Q0 ,
to settle civilized Indians on unoccupied
lands in the Chorokco nation propar and the
paymoot of such as shall be agreed upon by
tbo Indians , or In ease of tnoir disagree
ment , the price per aero to bo fixed by the
president
By the payment of $3,500,000 to the Chcro
koes fully 10,000,000 acres now occuplod by
the tribes west of tbo nlnoty-sixth degree
could bo opened to settlement , whllo on tbo
other band $7,000,000 expouded for the
Cherokee outlet would only sccoro C.000.000
ncros , inferior in quality to the lands now
owned bv tbo government , but occupied by
Indians who have no title to the soil but
only the right to occupancy at tbo governments
ment's pleasure The commissioners also
suggest tbo opinion that the alleged Cherokee
keo nation , " with laws passed und udmlnls-
torod by whlto men who are really United
States citizens , has become extinct by virtue
of long continued mtor-marrlago bctweon
Indians and whites , and ask If a strict sense
of justice warrants tbe disposition of Indian
annuities nnd other revenues equally among
whlto United Stutcs citizens aud full blooded
Cherokces ,
A IIYDHOl'HOlllA SOAIIK
Sevcrul Cows Near Atchison Hilton
hy n Mnd Dnix
Atchison , Knn , Dee 30 , [ Special to Tun
Bee | There is a hydrophobia scare nmong
tbe farmers west and southwest of Atchison
A mouth ago a mad aog ran through the
neighborhood and bit a great many other
dogs acd a ( number of cattle , among tbe
latter several milch cows The matter
created the usual sensation , but as there wei o
no Immediate results It was forgotten On
Friday interest in it was revived Ono of
tbo bitten cows , belonging to a colored man
named Jackson , who lives on a dairy farm ,
went mad , Jackson managed to get his olbor
cows separated from the rabid cow , but only
after a narrow escape to hlmsolf.Ho ven
tured Into the pasture and the cow took after
him , chasing hm | all over tbo enclosure , and
ha finally took refuge in a tree Here the cow
held him pnsooor for several hours , until a
neighbor succeeded in throning a lassooovor
her borna This drew her attention to tbe
ether man , and Jackson escaped , The roue
was then secured to a tree , and thus held a
prisoner the cow were her llfo out , Jack
sons misfortune causes others whoso cows
wore bitten to take alarm , nnd there is a
shortage In tbo milk supply of the nelnhbor
hood , as neonle are naturally ufrald to drink
milk coming from animals that may have tbe
rabies •
THEIR PECULIAR POLICIES ,
An Open Letter to the Now Yorlj
Lifo Insuranoo Company
THE COMMISSIONER PROTEST
Ho ChnrnctrrlzcN the Policies of thf
New York n * MlHlondlnc UuIivIb
and Kiisnnrtnu : An Eva
sion or Law
An Inntirnnco < | tml > l > lp
Boston , Dec E0. Inxuranco Commissioned
Merrill has written an open letter to Prcifc
dent Beers of the Now Vorlt Lifo iiisuranca
company , ono of tbo Inrgcst llfo Itmtinncs
companies In the world , pointing out what
bo calls the unlawful actions of said TTiTa
pnny Ho chai ges the company with Issuing
n misleading policy nnd making unfair div
crimination among Insurants ' 1 ho cominin
sloner Bays rccontly there came to the tiotlcq
of his department a , form of policy lssu > ) d by
this company called ' Ordinary llfo distrlbih
tlon policy " '
A careful examination of this policy , hi 5
says , shows It to ba not wholly lnconalsloni ' :
with the spirit of the staluto but i
contrary to Its language , while lit
provisions render 'it unfair , nils ,
leading and ensnaring Under Its tours
nnd In the practice of the company dtscrlml *
nation is made among insurants of the same
class , nnd insurance Is provided in a inuutiof
not permitted by law Besides being unlaws
ful the tonus and conditions attached render1
it to the inexperienced applicant very coal ,
plicated ana liable to misunderstanding and
deception
Thcro is , ho snys , no possible udvantuga In
its Intricacies to compensate for the confusion *
und'llablllty-to crier aud disappointment of ]
the insured , nnd the only apparent concclva
bio reason ( or the manner of constructing
the premium Is to enable the company to
evade the law aud continue thu forblddon re
bate practice
Ho further snys : "Thcro is no end to tli9
variety of plans of insurnnco which may be
devised , but tlio distinction which separates
that which is permnnent from that wnlch Is
spcculutlvo Is always plain , and the law fort
bids an old line company from makitig any
contract , the performnnjo of which is con
ditioned upon the methods of tbo assessment
companies Now a scheme of this sort Is ro *
vlvod , aud if earned on to the extent proi
posed threatens to nffect Injuriously the bus *
iness of llfo insurnnco in general "
It is clear , the commissioner BajB , tint tills
schcuio In its gcnoral outline is such a. do-
pnrturo from the established principles of ;
advance pavment or old Jiuo lito insurnucq
ns to justify under tlio law restraint ol
Its prosecution by any company authorized td
operate within the commonwealth Anotliov
objection to this policy Is that It violates the
stututo forbidding rebates umong oolicy
holders of the same class If tlio issue of
policies is allowed to continue , not alonO
will the particular compiny whlcli iidoptg It
suffer in character nnd in tbo quality of its
business , but all companies will bo compelled
to struggle too , singlv , under unjust compe
tition or adopt a similar unlawful scheme to
tbe general demoralization and loss to the
whole lifo Insurance interest
Major Benjamin CaleT , Now England man
ager of the Now York Life insurance com *
pany , said today that ho had received a copy "
of the insurance commissioners ' circular but *
did uoo think it incumbent upon him to . sny
anything , inasmuch us It was addressed to .
the president of the company . '
President Beers of the Now York Life In ,
suranco company tonight sent the Assocla- " •
ted press a letter in reference to tbo commu
nlcallon of the Insurance commissioner ol
Massachusetts In It ho says the policy and
its terms of piyment have oeen well con
sidered and the plan is , beyond question ,
perfectly lcgltmato ana safe , and bus no
resemblance to tlio assessment plan There ,
is absolutely nothing in the policy which Is j
covered or secret and it makes no 'discrlfni- *
nations wbatevnr
SKNATOIt Vl'JS'l'S ' COMMIXIISC
Kxanilnatlon of WIlnnnHrs 'at New |
York i
New Yonit , Dee 30. Senator Vests committee
mitteo on dressed meats mot hero this morn
ing A number of largo dealers in export - <
cattle woio present Ono of these , T. Kast-
man , e.ild the Interstate law bad taken away
tbo stimulus to cattle dealers to ovnda the
law Certain car companies dlvidod thbir
mllcngo with the shippers , thereby virtually
cutting the rate The experts of cattle this
year increased 40,000 head and moro may bfl
expected next year ,
Bernard Ucinouko , a dealer In cattle and
canned meats , said bo buys cattle In Chicago
and pays tbo liigbost price for bis purchases
Ho would not say the meat wus the best in
the market Ho said every part of a beef
was utilized , including the blood , hoofs , eto ,
Tbo not profit on a beef was about $1.95.
William Ottmnn said ho was doing bust ,
ness at a loss now Ho averages a profit ,
however , tno year around of Ua a pound
Ho brings stock from Chicago
Henry Satin snid the best moat came from
tbo west Eastern meat was classed as ]
second and third rate The wltnoss baa '
been in business twenty years und never ' '
rocolved any bonoflt from any railroad of
car company which ho patroulzod
X Criminal A niuilt *
Sioux Fali.9 , S. D. , Dee 80. ISpecial
Telegram to Tim Bee ] A warrant was
issued tbis afternoon for thu arrest of Wil
liam Jackson , an Inmate of tbo county poor
house , upon the ohnrgo of attempted rnpa
upon an elght-yoarold colored girl , also an
Inmate of tbo poor bouse The circumstances
of tbo assault are very revolting , nud but for
tbo tlmoly appearance of ono of the officers
of tlio , institution the outrage would bavo ;
been successful Jackson was n track " * .
walker on the Milwaukee road between this ;
city and Keycs and was tukon sick wtt | . e
pneumonia about a month ago and taken to -
tbo poor farm , The llttlo girl has been oi
the poor farm for three years Tlio evidence
against Jackson Is very strong , und from a
reliable source it is learned that tbis Is not
his first offense
m
Doc d of u MlHorcnnt
lUvANi , Dec 80. Last ovcnlng thousands
of people assembled on tbo grounds of the . ,
Club Almondarcs to witness the firemen's J
'
exhibition , the object of which was to ralso
funds tor the flro department A two story i
wooden oulldlng bad been erected which
was to bo set on flro , As tbo torch bad been
applied and thu firemen bad taken their
places In different p..rU of the burning
structure is was discovered that tbe water >
supply prepared bad boon tampered with by
some miscreant The firemen were obllgod * j
to escape from the building as quickly as - ;
posBlblo , boiiio being oouipolled to throw .
themselves from tbo roof Twenty-two were '
Injured , three futally , \
Tim O. A , 11. Profits
Chicago , Dec U0. The Grand Army men
of Illinois will profit by tbo dissolution of ' {
tbo Western States Passenger association
The stats encampment is to bo held at '
Qulncy next March and tbo association re
cently nuttioi lzed a ruto of a faro and a
third for tbe round trip Today tbo Bur-i ;
lington and Wabash notified the council i
that they would inuko a rate of ono fare for • * * * ,
tbo round trip ;
CnuBO of iho Wreck
Ciniir.ESTON , W. Vn , Dee 80. Twentyj
six pussongers on the Chcsapeako & Ohio
train wrecked nt White Sulphur Springs
Saturday have slgnod a paper stating that In
tholr opinion , after examination , the causa
of tbo wreck yvas rotten tics , defective rails
aud too high u ruto of speed
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