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p THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : WEDNESDAY , DECEMBER 24 , 1890. HIE CONTEST AT NORFOLK , * IfToita to Show That Defective EegSstration Rendered the Election Illegal. THE OBSTINACY OF THE ENUMERATORS , A I'renoher mid a Lawyer Create Con- ftldrrnhli ; Am linemen ! IMItuIicll , tlio Desperado , Appcarn nt lulncoln. Noitrot.K , Nob. , Dec. 23. 'Special Tele gram to Tun Br.E.J This was the llrst daj of. the election contest made by John II Powers ngalnst Jnincs E. IloyJ , so far a < Norfolk is concerned , testimony being taken n.t to the manner In which the late election in this city and township Is concerned. J3y agreement they sittings are hold in the polla court room in tbo city hull , Hanker .Tumo : Stuart of Madison is the notary selected on be half of the contestant , whiloUounty ; Attorney Mapcs serves in a like capacity for the con testccs. .Judge Allen of Mieltson conduetce ho raso for Mr. nvcrs , while Judge Craw ford ofVcst Point nnd Judge Hnrncs ntu John U. Hayes of this city appeared for tin contcstcca , Twelve witnesses were examined Including the mayor , city clerk , city attorney members of the Norfolk election board nm others , but so far but llttlo ot Import nnco hns been deduced. The malt effort has so far been inado ti show that by reason of a failure to rcgistc the voters , the election in this city mid town ship was illegally held nnd that by reason o this failure to register fraudulent votes wen cast and received by the election board. Sldi attempts have also been made to prove tha the women who peddled tickets wore smokei out of the polling place or were compelled t leave on account of Improper language usci In their presence ; thattwoout of three nm ties wcro present at the polls all day whos business It was to forcibly take tickets fron voters and replace them with other. , niv thntnn independent lender was com polled b ; threats to leave the polls nnd cease workini for that ticket. Success has so far persist tntly refused to crown the efforts of the nl Jorncy for the contestant. The main stum tiling block has so far been the trouble li Jndlng out the number of Inhabitants tli late censui will show for Norfolk. li. U. Mlllignn , census enumerator for th First and Third wards , refused point blan ! to state thonumbor of inhabitants ho founi in that territory anil fimllnir that threat wcro of no avail Judge Allen ordered th notaries to commit the witness to Jail for con tempt , hut the notaries did not feel that the ! tilgnlly bud been seriously Injured nnel re fused to obey orders. Kov. .1. AV. Jennlng' Hie enumerator for the Second unel t'ourt wards , was then called but positively re fused to bo sworn until thoontn was so modi fled that bo promised to tell the truth , th whole truth and nothing but the truth , nbou every tb tiui that ho didn't refuse to tostlf upon. 'With tnls compromise swear agree to , the minister went on thu stun but ho proved about us satlsfactor a witness as the other enumerate ] A refusal to answer a question asked b Judge Allen led to n lively tilt between th preacher ni.el lawyer , in which the lattc came out with very mucn milled feathers an furnished the spectators with an ubuudanc of enjoyment. The list of alleged fraudulent voters has s far Included three names , among which Is tht of 11. \Vhyiiian , who nai only been n res dontof Norfolk for ten or eleven years. Th evidence will nave to take a decidedly di ferent turn tomorrow if the contestant make ut a case bore. Not Quick BUUWEU. , Nob. , Dec. 22. fSpeclnl to Tu BKB. | This town was trenteel to an unusui proceeding lu the county court yesterda ; Henry C. Wilde , formerly an Implomei dealer of this place , was arrested last Satu Uuy on Information from O'Neill ' that ho wr wanted there for passing bogus chocks nn doing other tulngs equally mean. Ou Sui day morning , soon after the arrival of nn ofl cor from Holt county , WllUo's attorney mad application to the county Jtulgo for n writ ( habeas corpus , which was granted , Tl ; Holt county officer got nn intimation that writ was being Issued and nmelo a break f ( Holt county , tlio sheriff of Gat-field count giving chase with the writ , and overtoo them in the north part of the county. Tli case was then called for hearing , nnd ( if ti an exciting legal tussol between Hull , ntto : noy for the officer , nud Burttoy , attorney f ( tbo prisoner , the Judge decided that \Vihi would have to go back to Holt county an tell why ho wrote his checks when his ban account was on the wrong stele of the ledge The officer loft this morning with him. , laek Mltchell'N LINCOLN , Nob. , Dec , 23. [ Special TelegTa to Tun BKK. ] Jack Mitchell , a tough we known hero , whllo in the Yellowstone coui try recently got Into n fight with a despornt ! known as "Mustang Jim.Vhllo the tw wore playing cards a desperate figl ensued and Mustang Jim shot Mltche three times iu the head at Blubbed him once in the neck. Mitchell sei BOveral bullets Into thu desperado's boc from the effects of which lie elled and wi burled yesterday. Mitchell was arrested e the charge of murder but managed to brei' ' Jail and escape. This afternoon Jack was : Lincoln a few minutes nnd nlthough his foi was almost covered with bundaces lie wi recognized by some of his old pals. It is n known in what direction ho Is Hying. Tlio AVrockcr Arrcntixl. BKATinrr , Neb. , Dec. 83..Special Tel gram to Tin : BEE. ] The hearing of the thr Liltlo brothers , Dave , Jim and George , a rested last night for placing an obstructli on the track which caused the fatal wreck the south bound Union Pacific near Holme villo Sunday morning bus been sot for o'clock tomorrow morning. Tlio brothe have tae-ltly confessed thu t-rinio. The pri cipal was Uuvid. the elder of tbo trio. T boys bear a hard reputation , nnd George h already served one term In thu pcnltentla for rape. The body of Bridge Inspector ) H. Merccr.who died lastnlght of his Injurii was shipped to Ada , ICan. , today. Killed by n Kick. Fur.MoxT , Nob. , Dec. S3. [ Special Te to Tun HIK.I : The son of Fred Koyln , dairyman , living u , mho southeast of the ell mot with a fatal mishap yesterday nftornoc About 4 o'clock the boy's dead bojy w found lying I" a Hold near t houso. He had gone with team of horses to water at t woll. Ills long absence boiue noticed t cause was investigated. One horse was tl to a i st and tbo other was running lee The uoy wna lying by the side of the wnl trough with his ueck broken , Murks of jury under 'tho chin proved that ono of t horses hnd kicked him and killed him. New Ijeulco of Kr.Anxnr , Nob. , Dec. S3. [ Special Te gram to TIIK HEE. ] A Masonic orgaiilzntl was yesterdny organized at Culluway by t election. , of T. II. Young , \V. M. ; M. Ci nelly , S. W , , nnd A. J , Mc.Murthy. J. The now society will bn known as Dolli lodge. The lodge has ilttcen charter me bora nnd they have applied for a dlspen tion. Caltawny Masons are keeping up w the procession. An PJ.ATTSMOUTI' , Neb. , Dec. 23 , ( .Special Tim Due , ] The patitlon which was ji pouted to the board of county commission for the removal of the county sent to Lot vlllo has been offset by a remonstruuco behalf of tbo citizens of 1'lattsmouth and i eastern portion of the county , and tuo ce inlssloucrs huvo postponed the tlnul hour ot the petition until January S9. This. II believed , will kill the effect of the petition the Cog-4. P , Neb. , Bee , 23. [ Specinl Tclcgr to TUB BKK. ] Edward Metinlre , wl working around a corn sheller today got band fast in the gearing which so compM wangled it that amputation was nccessa Ho Is now nttho Monti hotel under Uio care of . physicians. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Notlitnit Startling Uncovered. KiiAKXBV , Nob. , Deo. 23. [ Special Tclo- grain to Tim DiiE.j Evldonco was taken hero today before tlio state bonrd of trims * portntlon on the complaint of A. J. Oustln on discrimination In rates npiilnst Kearney and in fiivor of HnMltiKS. Tlio Union 1'aclflo and Kearney ft , llluck Hills railways wcro tnado defendants , Air. AVultney , ponoral f rcirrht Agent of tlio Mlssourlrivcrdlvlston of the Union I'nclllc testified In substance tlrBt the old scluilnlo for Hastings wan too low ntid tliat recently It hnd boon withdrawn nnd a now ono made , placing Kearney nndllnst- Ings on a corresponding basis anil that the present tariff t is a rcasonnhlo otic , Several business men of ICcnvnoy wore exnmlnptl on thu merits of tbo case. Mr. ( .Justin ndod as bis own attornpy npalnst llnrtiumi und Dry1' ' en attorneys for the Union Pacific. No startling discovorlo.svero inado. Tin : nKsviT AT Pnriicll'H followers Ailnilt Ills Crash * Injr nnd Hopeless Ool'ont. ICtLKiawr , Doc , 23. [ Special Cablcgrnm to Tnc line. ] in splto of the cxcltcmoiit caused during the past wccK by the political strut'- RO | which lias boca tnltlug place In this nar- Iliiinontary district , mid though the actual re sult , of the battle foufihl between the 1'arnell- lies nnd nntl-1'arnollltcs was practically In doubt up to the hour of noon , there was llttlo or no oxcltcmciit ; hi tlio streets of Kilkenny this morning. 1'enco tind quiet outwardly at least seemed to rci'n ( on nil sides , the streets being the miletest portions of the town , Opposite and about the court , liouso a small crowd withered , Messrs , 1'anioll , Hnrruicton , Redmond , Scully , Itcnness.v nnd Healy were uisldo the e-ourt house at nn early hour awaiting with varying emotions the uctuiilniinounccmcnt of tlio result. Shortly after noon itwas oniclally announced that llonncssy was elected by 1,141 ! majority. Though the Pnrnellllcs claimed up to the last moment that victory was hovering over their banners , the defeat of their candidate was virtually admitted long before tbo close of the polls yesterday. In view of tlio almost vital importance to both sides of t.ho oxi-ltliiR political contest Just < lecldod , it Is claimed that hotli parties deserve gre.it credit for the fact that no collision took place between their followers , nnd that tbo last day of the campaign at least was conspicuous for Its almost entire absence of personal abuse which has recently been exchanged by broadsides between the follow ers and opponents of 1'arnell. During the morning , as has boon the case since the polls closed , tbo door of the "count ing room" in the court house was strictly puurded by police , but there was no attempt to create any disturbance. Shortly before noon Dnvltt cnmo out from the courthouse and told nn Associated Press reporter that he could accept It us a fact that Mr. Henncssy's majority would bo about 1'JOO , and that the I'nrnollitos had suffered a hopeless and crushing defeat. Immediately nftor the sheriff had ofllcinlly announced , the result of the polling the Par- nellitcs present moved In a body to the front of the court house and then with a cheer hoisted 1'urncll upon their shoulders. Par- tiell was upon the point of mnklug-a speech when Tlihothy and Maurice Healv appeared. Trail bio immediately ensued. Finally Par- neil , in order to prevent what scorned likely to bo a disgraceful row , nskcd the police to induce the Healys to with draw. Tlio pollco promptly acted upon I'arnoll's suggestion and the Houlys were prevailed upon to depart. 1'arnell resumed his speech , saying ho would not bo turned aside from his determination to do his duty to Ireland. Seeing that the result of the contest in North Kilkenny was brought aboul by conspiracy , I'nrncll added , ho would gc through Ireland fighting every election and felt conlldent of eventual triumph. Scully will lodge a petition protesting against the election of Honnessy on the ground of undue influence on the part of th ; priests. Over two hundred votes are dial longed by Parnollltua. OWA1O.V. Ho 8ayn That tlio Influence of tin ' 1'rioslH Dnlcatcd I'nrnell , CIIICAOO , Dec. 23.-Special [ Telegram ti TUB Bii2.Johii ! F. Finorty , tbo recognize ! western leader of the I'aruoll faction of tin Irish-Americans Is.not at all cast elowu bj the result of the Kilkenny election. "In no manner should It bo deemed a fore shadowing of the outcome of tbo elections t < follow,1' said ho , "for In no other part of Ire laud are the people so Ignorant a ; la the Kilkenny district which in dudes the inlnos near Castle-Comer The result of yesterday's election show ; that 1,503 eligible voters failed to cast thcii ballots. This fact indicates plainly tlm' ' naught but pressure could have kept s < many away from the polls at a time of sucl general excitement. That pressure was tin priesthood and the 1,800 voters were Pnrucll Itos. So that tbo sentiment and the desire ol the people Is evident even though It la no expressed in the ballot box. Had the 1SO ( voted , Scully would have boon electee and Puruell would have been vie torlous. Hut as I said , this olcctloi must not bu taken us an indication of what 1 : to follow. For not only are the people in tin other parts of Ireland more Intelligent , bu us each day goes by Purnoll grows stronger. ' "Was the action of the priests in accordance anco with Instructions received from Homo)1 ) ' Most certainly. Since 1853 no such i light as the priests have juat made has beei known. The strength they have demon strnted has bad great influence , and to tin fear they engendered In the minds of th ignorant voters of Kilkenny the falluro of tti 1,800 was duo.11 Davitt Attnuka Parnoll Attain. LONDON , Dec. 23. Michael Davltt's news paper , the Labor World , today renews it onslaught upon Parncll. The Labor Worli says Parnoll is n greater- danger to Irelnni than any outside enemy. No foreign fore has ever so endangered Ireland's ' liberty am honor as this ne\v pretender , unmltignte trickster nnd unscrupulous enemy of libert ; nnd democracy who attacks Ireland's hond In its most vital part and who betrayed , trust of honor committed to his care. The Labor World continuing says Panic' should not lie permitted to bold the powc which ho abused and which would rcndc Ireland's condition minor her dictator wars than that of n South American republic. IMoCnrtliyitOH Hojoicc. DuouN1 , Dec. 2i. At the first meeting c the McCarthy ito committee today , every bed present was lllled with enthusiasm over th result of the contest is North Kilkenny. SMM/fKS "VltttJI 'IltK 'J E. The business portion of the town of Azalli Mich. , was burned , involving a heavy loss. The business portion of Alexandria , Mo was destroyed by lire yesterday ; lossfJ5OOi , , The schooner Mary Kllen. from Salisbur ; Is reported lost together with a crew of llv men. men.A dally panor will bo started by the in tlonal committee to bo edited Dy Wllllai O'nricn. Parnell was greeted by friendly crowds t most stations on tils journey from Kllkcmi to Dublin. The jury In the case of Walter Hortoi charged with the drowning of his wife ntS Paul , Minn. , brought lu u verdict of m guilty. The British ship Talookdnr from Calculi to Londqn was sunk in a colllsslon wll another vessel. The captain and twcnty-tu of the crow wore drowned , The city board of education of Chicago t night unanimously rtfled down the propos tion that extracts from the bible bo ret daily In the public schools. A paper assorts that the now reaper m o biniUT twlno trust will on the tlrst of thoyei discharge snveral thousand men from tl s factories and ofllcos throughout the countr Quito a severe earthquake shock was ft la tlm vicinity of Knoxvillc , Tenii. , th morning. Many persons wora aroused fro sleep nnd In the MirroundlngWwus the pc pie report that houses were shaken. Van Houtcu's Cocoa Pure , soluble , ec iiomlcal. Given Away. All liidlos calling at the odlco of tl American Fuel Co. , 215 S. 16tn streo ( Boyd's opera house ) will bo beautiful scrap book. Demurrage Sticks in the draw of the Trans portation Association , DIRECTION OF THEIR FIRST ATTACK. Another Hitch In tlio Settlement oT Ijlvo H ( > K Kutci Two.Hnllwjiy Statements IMiDllglicd Mini- .tigcf-H and rivvltoliinon. CtiiCAno , Hec. 03. ( Special Telegram to Tun HUB. ] The National Transportation as sociation , composed of the board ? of trade of nil the principal cities In the United States except New York has adopted a new plan U In Its platform. Hereafter members of the association , nnd they nro nearly 00 par cent of thu shippers of tbo United States , will re fuse to bo bound by any railroad decree which affects their rights , They will also demand that such Icghlnt ton bo n matter oi conference and that the roads as well as the shippers bo bouud by the result. The first attack will bo mailo on the cor service asso ciations. Under their corporation a snip per Is charged $1 n day de- inurrngo for delay over forty eight hours in unloading cars. In regard to this , Conimlsioncr liilubnrt ) ; of the Chicago freight bureau , said today : "Our members have dully to pay lar o sums ns demurrage. This charge U all right , ns otherwise the shlpncrs would use the cars for storage and greatly inconvcntoneo the railroads. Hut how does the shoo lit the other foot ! Hero is a complaint from one of our member * that n largo shipment of Hour was six week * on the way from Minneapolis to Chicago , Wo pro pose to even things up by demanding and en forcing pay for this delay. In nil such cases wo will see In future that the Jug has twc handles and not bo the ono-sldud concern It is at present. Cases uro now being prepared nnd if the roaus do not come to time wo will force them to by state nnd national legls- lation. " _ Ono Kind ofKol > ato. CIIICAOO , Doe , 'UH. [ Special Telegram to Tun Bui ! . ] There is another hitch In the settlement of rates on live ho s nnd their dressed product. The settlement of Satur day was reached by the agreement to puj Fowler Bros. $30,003 to rolcaso the Alton from Its contract to carry packing house pro ducts from Kansas City to Chicago nt an IS cent rate. The firm nt first demanded $ 0,000 hut finally accepted 'SUO.OOO , Now some of the roads declare thla payment amounts to discrimination airninst the other packers and that It would open wide tlio dooi for a new system of paying rebates In ad vance. Said n well known railroad attorney of n competing road : "Everyone knows that If the Alton line not made the contract another roai would. The purchase of the contruci is as legal as buying a pound of sugar. It is the Intent which shows the guilt in this case The Alton was Instilled in making its con tract , but n similar one made now for tin purpose of paying advance rebates would be Illegal. Some of the roads nro disposed U make trouhlo over the contract , but In view of tbo settlement mailo Saturday and the ad vancoon January 1 they won Id consult thoii own best interests by leaving : matters alone. ' Jfpw York Central Statement. New YOHK , Dec. 2lt. f Special Telegram t < TIIK HUE. ] The passenger committee of the Trunk Line association mot today. The quostlan of equalizing' immigrant rate ? throughout the country was discussed. Tin action of the committee will not bo made known for several days. Following is UK statement of the Now York Centra & Hudson Ulver and its leasce : lines for the quarter ending Docetn her 31 ( estimated ) : Gross earnings $ 'J,528.r)00 ' : operating expenses , $ ti , ! > 30,10 , ; < ; no earnings , Wa 3,800 ; first charges. ? > , tM,4K ( ) : protlt , Sl.lTT.O'JO ' ; dividend , SS'JV ' S'J ; surnlus For the six months ending December 3 : ( estimated ) : Gross earninps , S18.r > ' . ,7H ! : operating expenses , (12,473,1(80 ( ; not earnings , * K,1 19,108 ; llrst charges , & ,1X.4CO ! ; profit $1,0122,708 ; dividends , $1,783,500 ; surplus 81U4.1W. iV Ttnliiiico Itomnlns. New YORK , Dec. 'J3. [ Special Telegram t < THE Br.B.1 TheJfoUowing Is the stutemcn of tbo year's business of the Lake Shore S Michigan Southern : Gross earnings 820,874,200 ; expenses , $14,139,200 ; net earn ings , 0,035,000. After deducting declare ! dividends , etc. , n balance of S.4'-.OlO is left The annual icport of the Michigan Centra railroad inado public today shows gross earn ings for that road and the Canada Southen of $14.840,000 ; expenses , $10.510,000 ; net cam ings , KJ.-'U.OIH ) , and suplus earnings , $1,372 , ( WO. After deducting the snare of the Can ada Southern and the amount of the declarec dividend there remains a balance of f 102,090 After division as per traftlc agreement am deducting the declared dividends a balanci remains of $283,045 for the Canada southern Ilailrond Dividends. NKW Youic , Dec. 23. [ Special Telograr to Tins Br.E.J The Lake Shore & Mlehl gun Southern railway company declared i semi-annual dividend of " per cent and ai extra dividend ofyt percent. A year ng they declared a regular dividend of 2 per ecu and an extra dividend of 1 per cent. The Canada Southern railroad comnan , has declared u regular dividend of 1 } { po cent. cent.Tho directors of the Chicago , St. Paul Minneapolis & Omnna have declared a rcgi Iar semi-annual dividend of 2 per cent on pre ferrcd stock , payable January SO. Book close December 31 and reopen January 31. To Itcgiilnto Wages. CHICAGO , Dec. 23 , A conference of gonort managers of western roads \vus held toil a relative to the demands of switchmen all ovi the lines for n uniform scale of wngos. Tb switchmen in Chicago heretofore have DOC paid by the hour , their wages aggregating i the day ! ! 0 to 00 per cent more than the eln wages in small cities. Tlio managers n rec upon n scale by which wages outside of th switchmen should bo within $ ou month < the Chicago .wages. A Klvo Crnt Hednotlon. CIIICAOO , Dec. 28. Representatives of tl Illinois lines mot today and considered th now schedule of rates on live stock prepare by the stale board of railway and warehoUs commissioners. They found on taking u that the schedule makes about fi cents pe hundred pounds for a distance of 170 mile on shipments within the state. The schodu : will prouably bo adopted by all lines. tboVabawti Wants , CIIICAOO , Doc. 23. Surveyors now engage in running a line from Chicago to Milwaukc are reported to bo working under the dire tion of the Hock Island road. The line the are mapping out follows the lake shoi closely. The Hock Island Is said to ho ntuloi to get part of the lumbar trnftlo to the sout west nnd other branches to the interior < Wisconsin are projected. APiihlloViuehnusn BUI. Tbo board of directors and the commltt < on grain and live stock of the Omaha boat of trade held a meeting yesterday of tcruoc at whleji thoj- discussed the matter of socu lug the passage of u law for the regulation < public grain elovateirs. Secretary Nusbn r ported that bo had visited Chicago and i.-o forred with the secretary of tl Chicago board of trano concerning tl practical operation of the Illinois law regi lilting public elevators. Ho had a copy i the Illinois law and thought It would 1 about the thine needed In Nebraska. After some further discussion of the ran tor the president was authorized to appoint committee to draft a bill which will bo la before tbo legislature. linliruyuro'M Men of Journalism. Piins , Dec. 21 ! . Labruyoro , the annrchi Journalist who aided the iinmleror of Goner SillvcrskofT , Anarchist Padlewlski , to cscap vas placed on Trial today together with ilmliuno Dun.uqnv ; , | who concealed Pad * owlskl lu her . , , liiiso ( ) after the murder , during the oxoy hyitlon Lnbruyero said ho onsldcrcd ho ad done something which vould raise the .sj tus of newspaper report- ng. Iloconfcssdd , to having received : tKK ( ) runes for expenses , but altliotnih hU xponscs wcro , otdy 633 frntics ho could not ccount for the rpiualndor. Tbo procureur oiitended that kuhruyero's solo motive was o advertise lilmsICmnl thereby earn money , Judgement was df to/rcel. Cliey Invade the KcsorviUlou nnd At- tnok's-trny ImllaiiH. CIIP.STOX , S. I > . ? : ( Vla ' Unpld City ) , Dec. 23. The situation is ' 'practically unchanged. Severn ! troops of cavalry have been out ehns- ng small bands of Indiana , but no casualties are reported. It Is reported a great deal ol 11 feeling nnd trouble Is being caused by ho cowboys lying near Iho reservation no ami shooting nt any Indians who may tip- tear. There Is no doubt the Indians nro the irinclpal aggressors , yet since the arrival ol .bo soldiers the cowboys mid ranchers have > ecomo very bold nuel iiro molesting Indians nstcnd of confining themselves to the pro- octlon of their homes , The department Military commander lias given orders to dts- inn any of these settlers who may be caught nvadlng tbo reservation for the purpose oi ittackiug the Indians. Killed by the liidlnne. Pir.uuc , S. I ) . , Dec. 23. Frank Patterson from Midland brines n report of three white ncn killed by Indians In Pratt county. A 1'rlHonor Ihirneil to Dentil , DunuqUK , IB. , Dec. 2lt , Dan Brannan , 1m- irisoncd m the Kmmctsburg Jail , set Iiro to ho bed clothing while lighting bis pipe and icrlshcd in the Humes. An Iowa TrotliiiK Circuit. CKDAII Il.u'ius , la. , Dec. 23. An Iowa trot- Ing nnd pacing circuit , Including Davenport , owa City , Dubiique , Cedar Haplds , Council fluffs and Independence , wns organized : oday. Meetings will bo held In July ami August nud purses amounting to J103.000 will bo given , _ I n d lu ted for Kooil 1 1 n B. Dns MOINISS , la. , Dec. 23. [ Special Tele gram to Tun Br.E. } The grand Jury this morning returned indictments against Alder men and ex-Aldermoa J. 1' . Smith , F. T , Men-is , II. H. Reynolds , J. C. Macy , M. Drady and George W. Sheldon on the charge of conspiracy to defraud the city out of about f 1.000 by false bills , entries and warrants , Some of them wcro recently acquitted on n charge of wilful misconduct in ofilco. They wcro all arrested and re leased under bonds of $1,000 each , Indictments wore also returned against ex-Constables William Kellar , J , Calleudar. C. Uurelick , O. U. West. G. 1) . Hamilton uiul George II. Cleggett on the charge of conspir acy to defraud the county by means of false pretenses and fictitious names in making re turns for informations ami warrants novel served , and by agreeing .together to obtain small quantities of liquors from violators ol the prohibitory law , so that each of the con stables , searchers niVU spotters could draw fees from innumerable cases at their pleas urc. O. C. West , .Prank Pierce and G. 13 , Hamilton were also indicted on the charge of blackmailing , and George Cleggctt foi making false , return df a warrant. All the parties wero'placcd Under bonds for trial The grand Jury is still at work on charges against Justices of the peace for conspiring tc swell their fees , nnd It is likely some of then will bo indicted , thoUgh there is a difference of opinion ns to whether they can bo con victed or not. _ _ TIIK ILKIXftrS ItllOVGUT , It la IlCKinnirig to Ho Ilcgnrded r Sei-lotis State oi * Airalrn. CuiOAOO. Pee. 23'.r rl Special Telegram te Tins BEC. ] The uwmguUn Illinois Is getting to bo a serious ' tlilhg , In central Illlnoh there has beeiionj'Keno | fraln this fall line that was not a.Umivy one. There was hul llttlo rain during the suiqiner , and now every creek in that part of tbo state Is dry , Pannors are hauling water for tliulr Block , [ in unusual tiling for this tlmo of the year , The thermometer has been below the freezing point but two or three times , and there Inv been no snow or Ico. There has been lie freezing of tbo ground at nil and hi some parts of the country plowing bus boon elone the past week. A large number of cistern : uro dry and many welly have given out , * The Woe > l Market. BOSTOX , Mass. , Dec. 23. [ Special Tclegrnir to TIIK Bui : . ] The demand for wool has beet fair and the volume of n-ade of larga proper tlons. In Ohio nnd Pennsylvania , fleece ; there have been sales of X at JlKHS''o and o ! XX and above at ; @y4. Michigan X can be bought ut 2'Jc nnd sotno choice lots nru belt higher. In washed combing and dclnim lleccoa there have boon sales of No. I comb iuc at 'I'J.vt TJc , of Ohio line delaine nt ! ! 0 ( < ci7 : < and of Michigan line delaine at 34@oc ! , UH washed combing wools are oltorcd nt 20@'JS ( for one-quarter blood and nt29C ! 30c for three eights blood , Territory wools are seillm Drlnci pally nt COo clour for line , at 57(7i5So foi fine medium nud at 55fif ( > i > c for medium Texas , California and Oregon wools are it fair request at previous prices. Palled wool have been steady out quiet with sales o choice super ut 40@45o ; of fair to good supei at SOfgyjo and of extra nt 22@yOc. Forclgi wools are tlrm and unchanged. Mexico Hcvivlng. CIIICAOO , Deo. 23. [ Special Telegram t' ' THE BEK.I II. C. Payne , direct from th City of Mexico , where ho Is ono of tbo mos prominent business men , reports that th recent general stringency in the money mat hot has had no appreciable effect In the re public on the other side of the Hio Grande "There was at 0110 time a llttlo conservatlv talk , " ho said , "but any ono wanting to boi vow money found no difilculty in get ting enough to satisfy their desire nud at the regular i-ato of Interest , 1) ) per con ! Yes , tbo rate used to bo 8 per cent , but tli increase was made about seven months ncc long before any signs of this stringency cj isted. Business Is good In the city of Moxl co. Collections are fulrlv easy and tlio pro ; poets excellent , and so long as Diaz remain president It Is not likely that any change wl occur. " Mcrrltt'H Beat Contested. SrniNoi'iKi.n , 111. , Dee. 23 , Notice of cor test was served tonight on Edward L. Mei ritt , ono of the democratic members-elect t the legislature , by L. W , Coo , a voter of thl city. Coo claims Itiai Mcrrltt is Incligibl under the constitutkuj anil bases his claim o the allegation tbut'Merrltt has not been fc live years n resiJgiit , of Illinois , clalmln that n few years ago ho loft Illinois nnd b < came n resident of iNobraska. Merrill donlc the truth of the negations. The contest 1 looked upon as am.nttempted offset of th Hock Island and Adafna county cases , lo Mouth. DAN.SILI.E , Vn , , ecjlil. iSpecial Tclegrai toTiiR BKK. ] A shocking tragedy occurre1 hero today , EdwafeJCnoch ; ! } , a railroad mm and James ( ! ravt tjei carpenter , wcro in saloon and both undm-ttho influence of Hejuoi They began to quarrel about sotno trivli matter and ( jravclV Insulted Enoch when th latter knocked him down und litorall stumped him to doothlwitb his heavy boot- Gravctt's faoo wi nfushexl and he died al most instantly. HflruJh was arrested. Flro Idinlt Ordinance The council passed tliu 41ro limit ordiuanc last night as agreed upon at Thursday's ' coi fcrenco. No other business of importune transacted. was _ _ The ueath Hcunril. WOOSTEU , O. , Deo. 23. Hov. Dr. Jatm Black , professor of language at Wooste university , duxl this morning ugod Ilfty-fivi A Hrakumnn Injure. 1. Prank Baldwin , a brnkoman , whllo mnl ing connections in the Missouri Pacific yard ; had his foot run over and cut off , Mothers will Und Mrs. Wluslow'i Sootl Ing Syrup the best remedy for their chlldi/ji 25 cents a bottle. Dr.Blrnoy , nose tuul throat , Heo bltlf NON-Pll 1 Mil UKU Afl Mr. E , Rosowntar'a Ohttnotorlzatlon of the Bankers anil Business Mou's ' Association , NOT OPPOSED TO PROHIBITIONISTS , Tlio People , Jln'.voveiDisapproved of Their lotlnxls ami tlio Ijlcn About Omaha Suiun of the Ijlbellons l'ui > er.s. The cross-examination cf Mr. E. Hosewator by the attorney for the eontesteo in the guber natorial contest took place yesterday inoru- ing , Mr. Leo Kstcllo doing the questioning. TIIK BKI : did not send out any democratic tickets on the day of the election or the day before. Mr. Hosewntcr cross-examined : The busi ness men's ussoclatlou never discussed the candidacy of uny ono individual before or nftor either of the stnto conventions. The majority of our ofllcers were republicans but there was a fair sptlukllng of eleinocrnts in the association. Mr. Boyil was never dis cussed nt nil. Wo did pretend to know what the democrats might do. uuel never took their probable action into consideration. There always has uecu n strong nntl-Uoyd element hero in Omaha , There are two factions of the democracy the packing house faction nnd tbo slaughter house faction. The latter were against lloyd. It , was well uu'derstood that prohibition would paralyze our sctioois , crlpplo our business Interests and depress real estate as it had in other cities. Also that It prohibition curried , the number of saloons would multiply and that witti our present machinery wo would not to bu able to enforce prohibition uud it would relegate us to the old condition of low dives as in the times of low license. It was well known that the Ihiuor trafllo was unre stricted across the river nnd that on Sunday afternoons hundreds of men went over from Omaliii and indulged iu debauchery in the dives over there. The saloons hero wcro pretty thoroughly dossil. In the past year the condition of things In South Omaha , It is said , have been loose , Tlioy have n lower license and a proportionately greater number of saloons , Recently they have been making un effort to enforce the Sunday Slocumblaw. My understanding of the way the saloons are conelucted In Council Blulfs on election anys Is that the saloons are entirely unrestrained in spite of law , and are carried on unlawfully ut all times entirely at tlio option of their proprietors. Ono of the object ? of the Bankers and Business Men's association objects was to prevent lawlessness and a state of anarchy that would .follow tlio un lawful suloof liquor by a largo number of dealers , and to prevent a like condition In Nobrntkn. I was chairman of the executive committee of this association , nnd as such en tered into a contract with Mr. Koggcu , as the association Instructed mo , I have a copy of tills contract. Ills position wast hat of general organizer , and afterwards secretary. His business was to organize auxiliary associa tions throuchout the state and map out work therefor. Ho had ten or twelve men undnr him , with pnictlcally the same duties. No instructions wore given Mr. Kosgeu In favor of any particular candidate , but if ho acted in this way wo had the privilege to cancel his contracts on llvo days' ' notice. Ho wns not to dabble in politics. Everybody was free to vote and act as they pleased so far as individual candidates wore concerned. Our ono object was to defeat prohibition. The instructions to Mr , Koggen wore never modified so fur as political candi dates wcro concerned. The Personal Eights league must have been organized sometime last winter , or at least a long tlmo prior to the calling of any convention , Its primary object was to oppose the adoption of the pro hibition amendment. A committee of clergy called upon mo last spring to enlist my as sistance to prevent the passage of the com pulsory educational law , nnel that was ono of tlii'ir premier objects. The question of indi vidual candidates. I uncMtnnel , was to be loft out of all the work , their object being to prevent legislation considered derog atory to the public welfare. Mr. Boy ! received the largest majority over received by a candidate in this county.at the , late election , His position on the question of statutory prohibition had much to do with this result. In case the amendment curried , ho was committed to enforce the law to tbo DoU of his ability. If defeated he would not sanction any law for prohibition miring his term. For this reason , ho Is undoubtedly In debted for his largo majority. He is ono of the eldest citizens in the state , and has bad a large personal following , nuel hiw done nuie-h In building up our city. His following did not wholly consist of democrats. Ho has had many republican friends. He has always boon elected by republican votes , as ho had many democratic enemies , If Mr. lilehards had taken Uovd's ' stanet on prohibi tion , I don't ' think Boyd's majority would have been over 5,000. As fur as Powers is concerned , I don't ' think it would have hud mucn offecl , one way or the other. I have al ways taken an active Interest in politics , long before over going Into the newspaper business. I havu attended all the elections for the pust seventeen or eighteen years. Took an active part in the elections past in 18M-'o"r-'i ( > 3 und IW. Was hero on the last election tiny , November 4. Wmnt the polling places the whole of the day , save brief Inter missions for meals. Most all the business houses wow closed , and the saloons had all boon closed by order of tbo mayor , iintl Isuwnonoof them open. Saw no drinking or drunkenness about the polls , which I con sider rather remarkable.Vhorover I wont the election was so quiet I was really sur prised nt the lack of excitement. At one or two polls there was considerable loud tnlldng , badinage between ticket peddlers , discus sing tlio so-called bogus tickets. That was about all. There were not many people Inclined to vote for the amendment anil It wasn't much of nn effort to get votes against It. The repub lican voters particularly seemed to have llttlo todo. People came with tickets prepared. The only thing the non-workers did was to work their Jaws in idle discussion nnel bantering. The question of duvislng some measure to give every regis tered voter his vote was discussed , and I think the "number" system wns devised by the Personal Hlgbts league , llrst started by the discussion in tbo papers about the proba ble lack of time for all those registered to get in their votes , on account of tlio unoquul eli- vlslon of tbo registration districts. This "number system" wns adopted to expedite the voting. As the voter approached the p 11s ho was usked tils name by an agent ot the Personal Hights league and given u card , upon which was his register number. This agent stood lifty feet or so from the polling window. Some days prior to the election 1 went before the county commissioners and advocated the appointment of a prohibi tionist on the election boards of each ward. I did this also two weeks previous to the elec tion. Ten days after my visit to the commis sioners 1 published a card opposing thcsa appointments , as 1 had changed mv inhul in this proceeding , for I began to think that they would abuse their privileges iu an at tempt to keep legal voters from voting. There was qulto u resentment felt In the community ntrolnst the manner of procedure of the prohibitionists , but none ugainst the prohibitionists simply because they were pro hibitionists. It was against individuals who were known to have written inflammatory nnd scurrilous letters und donn nil sorts kof scoundrelly work. What originated the feel ing toward the prohibitionists was the cow ardly und lying articles published In prohibition papers and circu lated heic , tliolr vindictive assaults on Omaha , denominating it the scarlet city , the Sodom of America , uiul that wo had stuffed the census. Their agents and papers catno m naturally , for a gee > d deal of execra tion nt thu bunds of tbo jicoplc. Tno paper , the New Ilopubtlc I think IB on TIIK HKK'S exchange list , I believe. I also Itnow of the I.iiie-oln Sunday Morning Cnll , It Is on our exchange list. I have seen the dally tiumblc lice , uhio the Now York Voice. The Humble ) Doe was lli-at issued a few days before tbu election. The Voice wns kindly sent mo per- sonnlly with n big red hand on It. These were among the publications responsible foi the feeling against the prohibitionists. Tnc Humble Heo was thrown about promis cuously by boy sever the city u day or two be fore tlio election , it bad no legitimate circu lation , of course , nnd I was too busy to pay much attention to it at Una tlmo. A representative of thu contestant made a motion that all Mr. Hosowatci-'s testimony re lating to these papcra bu stricken out , ns ho had tostltlei'l that there was no feeling against the probl- Pecu I iar lYftiltar In combination , proportion , iwrt preparation ot Ingredients , Hood's S.irsapii- rlll.i POSSCMCS the curative value of the best known feme- JJP dies of the YORotablo rnOOU Sklngdom. 1'ecullnr In Us strength and economy , Hood's B.-usaparlll.i Is the only medicine of which can truly bo said , "One Hundred Doses Cue Dot' Iar. " 1'ccullar In Its medicinal incrlls , Hood's Sanaparllla nccompllslics cures hitherto un known , the title of "The greatest blood purifier over discovered. " 1'ccullar In Its "good name nt home , " there Is more of Hood's Sam- p.irllla sold In i.oucll iiran of all other blood puriners. Peculiar In Us phenomenal r e c o r d ol . salcs abroad p i no othcrS CC-W 1 1 CS a preparation ever ntlalncel so rapidly nor hold BO steadfastly the confidence of nil cl.wos of people. Peculiar In the brain-work which It represents , Hood's SarsaparllU com bines all the knowledge which modern roHoarchw | + ealf ' " modlc.il science has BO I LSclI developed , with many years practical experience lu preparing medicines , Ho stno to get only Hood's Sarsaparilla Sold l-r nil dtiiKKljts. JtitlxforfJ. I'rcparcdontr by C. I. IIOOI ) A CO. , Ai > otiuMrt ] iLowcll. Jlai * . | OO Douos Ono Dollar tlonlsts , nnd the matter wui consequently liTi'lovuut. The motion was overruled. The witness identified the Sunday morning Cnll of November 'J , Is'.W , containing the ur- tlclo headed , "Aliarchy reigns In Omaiin- Appalling condition of public morals in Ne braska's whlslfy-soaked'metropolirf , etc. , etc. , cto. , ' which article was introduced lu tes timony. A copy of the Bumble Rce , Voice , nnd other papers were identified , and Introduced as evidence. These contained scurrilous ar ticles against Oitmh.i and her citizens , includ ing the paper with the article headed ! 'Molin Dale Stand Up , " "A Damnable Plot , " "Jour nalistic Prostitutes. " "Aiiarchlit Dallios. " The objection of the contestant's represent ative to the Introduction of ttie Bumble Heo was overruled. Kov. Mr. Crnno testified that ho visited the polls on election day In tuo interests of the prohibitory amendment , mid that bis tickets wrro wrenched from his hand by Tony Her ald. This bo alleged was at the second pre cinct of the Kighth ward. On crosH-exaiiilnntlou ho said ho bad not been molested or in any way Interfered with when bo went to vote. He also testified that bo peddled democratic , republican , inde pendent and prohibition tickets , all with the amendment In them. Ho found the sumo on- posltion to Hoytl and Uichnrds that ho did ugnlnst Powers. All opposition wns directed toward the amendment , John Dale tostllled Hint ho resigned from the Phu'iiix Insurance company because ho considered the company boycotted by the business men of Omaha. This was brought about , ho said , by John Hush , who claims to have a letter written by Dale statltm thattbo census of Omaha bail bt-on padded from twenty to twenty-live thnusniut. lie denied having written n letter staling this actually , but ho did write to a friend that it was n street rumor Unit the census had been padded. Ho further stated that his business relations with tbo city press were amicable and pleasant , nud lays tliostrcss of the whole thing on Hush's mistake. All humors of the sculp , tetter sores and dandruff cured , and fulling hair chocked ; hence , baldness prevented by ' usinR Hall's Vegetable Sicilian Hair Uciie'wer. The now offices of the Great Rock Island route , 1U02 Sixteenth and Fnrnnm streets , Omiiha , iiro the lino.it in the city. Call und SOD them. Tiokota to nil points east ut lowest rates. Go On a Visit. Hero Is n clmnco'to go homo and visit the old folks during ; thu holidays. The Union Pacific will soil on December 1M , 2. . and HI , 18UO , uud January 1 , 18H ! , round triii tickotn to nil Kaunas and Ne braska points for one and one-third faro for the round trip , good returning1 Janu ary C , 1891. Tickets at lowest rates and su porlor accommodations via the great iloulc Inland route Ticket ollico , 1G02 Six teenth and E'arnum streets Omaha. Di'.Blrnoy , nose nnd throat , Ho Struck the Wrong Man. NBW YOKK , Dee. til. fSpoclnl Telegram to Tun Uii : : . ] Mrs. lCatoBrounof [ Itarlan told her husband today that a yoimtr man hud tried to kiss heron the street. Ho becaino furioiib and started out to liud the fellow. In stead ho fell in with a quarrelsome laborer named Thomas Shcoliy. The latter assaulted the Irate himbuna and 11 light followed , in which a pick ami a shovel were used. Shcchy had his skull fractured and Ilrogan his head badly cut. The latter was held to await the result of Sbcchy's Injuries. To Nervous Dooilitntod Men If you will send us your address wo will send you Dr. IJyo's Celebrated Voltaic Bolt and Appliances on trial They will quickly restore you to vigor , manhood and health. Pamphlet free. VOLTAIC BEI.T Co. , Mai-shall. Mich. _ Old Folks ut Iloiuu. They will bo there and expecting a visit from yon at Christmas time , nud tlio Union Pacific will Boll tickets on lu- oombor 21 , 23 uud 111 , IS'JO ' , and January 1. 1S)1 ! ) , to all Kansas and Kobrnnkn , points at ono nnd ono-lhh-d fnro for the round trip , good roturnlii' ' until Janu ary 5 , 18 1. Kadi Got I'Mvo VenrH. Pan.AmiM'im , Dec. SU. Ellis P. Hard , who pleaded guilty to embezzlement from the Wncoln National bank of Lincoln , Pn. , and Franklin W. Hull , convicted of aiding and abetting him In the embezzlement , were to- oay sentenced to live yours' imprisonment In the penitentiary. Hard was cashier of tlm bank uud Hull ono of its depositors , llanl allowed Hull to overdraw his account almost 5IO.OOU. _ _ Itomarkcd by li , C5. Joiner of Allen P. O. , Illllsdalo Co. , Mich. ! "Nothing gave my rheumatism such quick relief as Dr , Thomas' Klcctrio Oil boliisve It infallible for rliou- niatlcs. o Holiday Jlxciit-nlona. On December 21 , M and ] , 1890 , nnd January 1 , 181)1 ) , the Union Pnclllo will Hull tickets to all points in ICunsas nnd Nebraska ut ono und one-third faro for 1 tliu round trip , treed rotuniliitf until Jim- uiu-y 0. 1891 , Jlomembor thu dales. Ari'ivulH. At New Yoi-k-Tho steamer Servia from Liverpool. Absolutely Pure , A. orearn of tnrtar baking powder , Highest of lonvealngitrongtb U t ) . Government Ito- Vort Aui ; . 17,1S1U Don't r SHO w WINDOW ! THE SUCCESSFUL CONTESTANT for our $20 Suit Prize was Mr , Joseph Getncr , 1306 North iSth street , this city. We promised the public ANOTHER SURPRISE , and here it is. Wednesday , Dec. 17 , We will place Something in Our Show Window But we won't tell you about it here , because we want you to SEE IT IN OUR SHO W WINDOW AND NOT HERE. We will cheerfully answer all letters of inquiry from out of the city. The $50' Overcoats For $10 Which at present are allt , : go [ in the newspapers and in your mind ] we never had , but we have biggest trade we ever had in our 36 years' business experience in Omaha. We own our goods as low as any honest merchant in the world , and we are clos ing them out at a very small profit , to make room for one of the finest Spring stocks ever shown in Omaha. DON'T FORGET THE SHOW WINDOW. Call oil us before ymt buy Clolhing or Fu r n f s h i ng Goods ! ! ! Jl will pay you / ! ! By the way , we just got in an immense line of Holi day Neckwear , one in a box , if you want them for a present [ and no fancy price on them ] . The choice of our stock is going fast. Come soon. Cor. 1311) ) T/ie Oldest House in the Stale. ' DON'T FORGE'J THE SHOW WINDOW.