Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DA1LT BEE : . SATURDAY , DEOEMBEE 2,7 , 1800 ,
WANS HUNTING FOR COLD ,
The Reported Rich Discovery of a Mahnska
County Fannor ,
A NUGGET WEltillING SEVENTY OUNCES ,
Bulcido ol'nu Innaiio ninti nt Mount
IMraHtint A Ijlttlo Olrl UnrncU
to Di-Jilh lit Onluilotisa
> < Joxvu.
DBS MOIXI , la , Doc. 120. [ Special Tele
gram to Tim IJHE. ] What in claimed to boone
ono of the blgst ( flints of gold has Just been
niado in Muhiwkn county , Illuck Oiik town *
nhlp. The plecobt what Is supposed to bo
solid gold , weighing seventy ounces , was
found by a farmer named Hnllowinnn on the
cilgo of a Hiindl creek. The farm upon which
Hwas illsi-ovored belongs to Mr. Funson , a
liromlnwit land owner In that part of the
ntato. Hollowrnnndld notreall/o the vnluo
of the piece of nrlght mctnl that ho curiously
picked lip , but some of his Mends stlggostol
that hu have It tested. Ho took It toaPella
jeweler , who pronounced It to bo gcnulno
gold , if this in true it will bo worth not less
than tl.100 or ? 1'J)0. ( ) The people In that
bectlon are naturally excited over the ilnd
und nro looking for more nuggoU of gold.
An IIIHIIIIU Afun Snlolilcs.
MOUNT I'n\s : vr , In. , Dec. 20. ( Special
Telegram to TUB HP.B. ] This afternoon nn. .
attendant of the insane hospital was out
walking with a patient named Swotik. When
near the railway station a passenger train np-
proachcd. Kwenk , heretofore ijulot , became
unninnni'cnhlu , broke from the attendant ,
inn U > the sUtlonimil throw himself in front
of thu engine , The entlro train passed over
lilm , notorlng both legs and otherwise horri
bly mangling him.
A < hlld Itiirnctl In Death.
OsKAtoo-n , la , Deo. CO. [ Special Tele
gram to Tun UKI : . ] The four-year-old
daughter of T. C. Ilalloy was burned to
death yesterday while playing with lire.
Fnnml Drntl In the Itimil.
IxttKriiXiiKXCi : , la. , Dec. 1M. [ Special Tel
egram to Tun Dun. ] Sylvester C.ildwoll ,
popular and prosperous young farmer , \vm
loutul dead on the Wustbtirg road last night ,
TIe had Htartod for the district Christmas
ttco well Indcn with gifts the evening before.
llelng missed from the festivities on that
evening und Iho day following , u search was
instituted with the ahovo result. Ho hail
been dead about twenty-four hours when dis
co vereil , A well lilted purse ana a cold
ivatuh were found on him , banishing all idea
of foul ulay.
Jntc ; rrHl ing Stnt ImluH ltco ' ( ; ( by thu
HIM ( Minor Aiiunlciin Ri-iiib'.lus. |
\VAHIMN ITOV , Deo. ! ! ( . The bureau of
American republics has received n dls-
pitch from the Argentine Republic giving a
nriuf Bummary of the commerce of that coun
try for the jeur ending June ! ! 0 last. It np-
pears that notwithstanding the revolution the
imports for the year amounted to $17fl , ( ) . ' > 5,000 ,
nnd tlio ox ports to $1I > 'JU7,000. ' ( ! The wheat
crop for the year has been enormous , and
probably will bo the largest over grown In
the country. During the year USU.OOO emi
grants landed nt Buenos Ayres , of which
number 1011,000 had tholr passage paid by tlo
govern raojits.
Information Is also received bv the bureau
, that the government of Colombia has signed
n contract with .1. L. Churry of Milwaukee ,
"Wis. . for the completion of the Gnucau "Val
ley railway from litioim Ventura , the chief
port of Colombia , to the cities of Cnlll nnd
wanl/iilos , with the privilege of continuing
the roail to the Quit oIDuricn , on the north
ern frontier , JSinwdor. on thu south , mid
eastward to' the nnvlgablo waters of the
.1 Amuzpn river. Thin road , when completed ,
"will gtvo a portion of Colombia that
Is voiy rich in both agricultural
nd inlnontl resources access to tide
wator. Tlio government guarantees nn In *
torcst of 5 per cent In gold for eighteen years
\iMiu | nn expenditure of J.WttX ) ) In gold per
inllo uiul the exclusive privilege for seventy
yiars or operating a railway within twenty-
four miles on cither side of the route sur-
vftyod and accepted , the title to all gold nnd
other mines that imiv ho discovered within
the tvunty-fourmllosllmltnnd freedom from
all duties nnd taxes fui'ten jours.
The riH'ommenilntions of the International
American conforcnro for the establishment of
nil A merle-nil monetary union and the Issue of
Comuipn nlhor coin has been ndoptod by nil
tlioAmerican republics except Ciuatomnla ,
Uruguay unit Paraguay , which hnvo not yet
boon hwrd from. The that meeting takes
place nt the department of state Wednesday ,
January 17.
tt 111 Give the Pool it Trial.
PIII < U < IO , Doc. 0. [ Special Telegram to
Tint Hn.j-Chalrmon Walker , Finloy nnu
WUlgloy , who xvlll have charge of the northwestern -
western passenger pool , will meet next Mon
day to Oeeldo on the percentages which each
line shall tnko. It Is conceded that the pool
i isnotns strong ns the one In the southwest
on freight , ns the Albert Lea line onti with-
draw. on rtvn days' notice , white other lines ,
the Bt. Paul , Northwestern , Wisconsin Con-
tnuV UurlliiKion & Northern un < l Chicago ,
Bt , Paul it ICunsau City must give ninety
days' notice. All the lines seem disposed ,
however , to give the pool a fair trial. The
chairmen nlono Will know Iho percentages
ns the pool will ho a blind one.
Cannot Catoli thu Hand it ,
NKW YOIIK , Dec. 2G.-Sp [ cInl Telegram to
Tim IliiK.l-A dispatch from Havana says :
Although the government has offered MO.ftO
for Manuel Unrcla. dead or nllve , during
nearly two months nothing has been dona
and hucontlnuos in und bwitcd sway in his
territory , in view of the statement of Gen
eral Potuvlgo that ho has fully two thousand
ineuonhlH truck , it scemi strange that ho
has not been caught , Is'ot only bus the
loader not been caught , but the shameful nnd
dtscracflful fact must go on record that the
authorities have given up nil hope of over
catching the murderers of the family of Fer
nandez , whoso two daughters , wife and thtvo
sons were killed and whoso money wasstolen.
Iteporiccl Knvnrohljr.
WASHINGTON' , Deo. -KoprosonUittro
Cutchoon , from the committee on military
nltulrs , today reported favorably to the house
the lilll that passed the senate souto days ago
to os tnbllHh a records and pension ofilco of the
war department and appoint the onicer MOW
in charge of that work a colonel In the nrniv.
In its report the committed states that the es
tablishment of tha oftlco will facilitate the
work of the pension burouu nnd of nil
bronchos connected with or depending upon
the ixxnmlnutlou of the records of the volun
teer .
army.
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A Stilt Imka Kiiiliirr.
SAi.thvKr , Utah , Dee. -Snocial [ Tele
gram to Tin DUE. ] S. ICellnur , a retail dry
goods dealer in this city , made an assignment
today with liabilities of $47,000. The assets
will not bo known until an Inventory of thu
Meek is taken , but it Is bcllovcd the liabili
ties will bo covered. The f allure is aitrluutcd
tolnjudlcioui buying nud bad management.
I'arnl Collision UetvvfOii Strcnt Cnm.
PitoviitKNTB , H. 1. , Doc. W. An accidental
collision between two street cars this mom *
ing during n dense suowstortn caused fatal
' injuries to the two conductors uud shook up
the passengers badly. _
Ji'por * Innuiilntud with thn loniph.
M\tiiit ) > , Dec 0. Two persons suffering
from leprosy , who WOK Inoculated with tha
Koch Ijnipti , are reported to be apparently
rapidly Improving since.
\VillNuTP - ItcnUt Agnlii.
CLOIN , ICnn. , Oca W. 0. C. Jones , while
reilsting arrest , wiu shot and Instantly
Idllod br a constuble.
The Heath Hcoord.
PABIS , Dca 20 , Muio. ItouiK'r , widow of
Kugeno Hotipor , Nntjolcoii Ill' friend , advis
er and minister. U dunil.
UOI.IUIIIA , S. a , Deo. W. D , Slnuwon ,
chief ju.itlio of the uprcmo court of South
( 'tirollnn , died nt hilionlo In this city this
inornlng of heart disease.
I'AIII , Doc. yil-'l'hu wife of flaron ilanss-
man , well known as the prefect of thoSoIno
under the late UmperorNiijioleon , died today.
JT VOUIIM HIMWiiV *
floury FnlKorllicd nt llio Chlon o
linllcry Meeting Unpnlcl.
Cuicuio , Dec. 2V ( [ Special Telegram to
Tin : llKK.I-Tho money subscribed at the
C'hlrngo meeting , where the Irish envoys up-
pealed for nld for Ireland's ' evicted tenants ,
has not vet been paid up. There area largo
number of subscrloers who were at tbu meet
ing nnd requested that tholr names bo put
down for good round sums who are do-
llnqucnt. 'ihecxcnso given for this failure
Ui pay Is that they desire to Know how the
present conflict between 1'nrncll nnd his
former colleagues will result. President
.lolin V. Glarko of tlio Hibernian bunk today
said : "do far , 1 have received only i7,000 of
the subscriptions for the battery meeting ,
and \Vcdnejjday I forwarded n draft for
$ i'jOOO to Joseph K. ICennoy , member of
parliament , and Alfred Webb , member of
parliament , at Dublin. The gentlemen wcro
designated as trustees 6f the fund for ovieted
tenants , a nil I have a letter of instructions
signed by nil the Irish dclogutos.itmthorixing
mu to send the money to those gentlemen ,
There wns at llrst some question between
Mr. John Dillon and Mr. Timothy Harring
ton ns to thu purpose for which the money
should be used. Mr Harrington favors Mr.
I'aniell's cause , and , I presume , was anxious
to know \\hnrotho money would go. At a
con Terence of the delegates it was decided to
send the money to the ovlcted tenants fund
nnd HO satisfy nil parties. Mr Kenney Is In
favor of the McCarthy party nnd Mr. Webb
Isoti 1'nrnoll's slue. I nm holding nearly
$1,000 to liquidate somooutstanding accounts ,
floated by Iho visit of thu employes , but pro
pose to send along the money as fast ns It
comes in. "
Tlio Irishiii'ii In l < Vnncc.
PAKIS , Deo. 20. [ Special Cablegram to
TUB IlEic.1 The Temps announced that ,
after ttio meeting between 1'nrncll nnd
O'Hrlcn , n formal conference of tno Irish
lenders will bo held. Among those who will
take part iu the deliberations will bo Messrs.
McCarthy , Powers , KodmonJ , O'IColly ,
Scaton , ICennoy and Arthur O'Connor. The
aim of the conference will bo a reunion of the
two sections of the Irish party , based on the
temporary retirement of Mr. I'urnell from
the leailernhlp.
Thu Debate assorts that Mr. 1'arnell will
come to this city without having made a pre
vious arrangement with Mr. O'Uricn fora
meeting , 'iho ' paper further says that Mr.
O'Urien does not expect to discuss tbo posi
tion , with Mr. Purnell personally.
Changes by the IViinsylvniilii
licnp I'eoplp GiiuHHlnur.
Unicioo , Dec. 20. [ Special Telegram to
TUB Dun. ] The Hallway I'ross llurcau says :
"lIcBlnnlng with an offensive and defensive
alllanco with the Viuidorbllts tuo Pennsyl
vania road has made such changes In Its
policy of late ns to set all its competitors to
guos.Mng. The most astonishing change
niaterlilizcd today In the receipt by western
general passenger agents of HooJs of letters
from ticket agents of the Pennsylvania road
s lying they wcro in the Held with commis
sions and asking what was now being paid.
To railroad men , this change Is more signifi
cant thau nny other. Hitherto the Pennsyl
vania has instantly discharged any of Us
ngeiits accepting commissions. The receipt
of the lotturs stnrtud talk on nil sides relative
to the mo re liberal policy shown of late by
the I'cnnsylvnnln and the concensus of
opinion IH that It is duo to the ncgresslvo
action of the Baltimore & Ohio. The latter
has , in the last few years. Invndcd the Penn
sylvania's territory and In many eases faitly
divided the business. This was made possi
ble by the conservatism of the Pennsylvania
nnd the negrosslvo liberality of the Balti
more & Ohio. Kvoryono is now looking for
some sensational coup by the Pennsylvania.
Tlio Y onr'n Construction.
Citioxao , 111. , Dec. " 6. Statistics compiled
by tlio Kalhvay Ago show that construction
during 1800 , amounted to about O.OSU miles ,
as against fi,200 , miles last year. Over li.OOO
mllo.s of the year's ' construction are in south-
em states , nnd over 1UU , ( ) in the southwestern
Htntos. The northwestern group shows 1,0)7
miles , duo largely to active building opetii-
tlons of the Northern 1'acltlo and Great
Northern roads. _
The St. Pnul Approves.
NKW YOIIK , Deo. CO. At the regular
monthly tiiNtlnit of the St , Paul directors
today the president's agreement was ap
proved.
A I'lan VJneiirlhcd to Flood tlio Coun
try with liogiis Dollars.
Pmsnuiifl , Pn. , Dec. lit ) . A conspiracy to
fluod the United States with counterfeit Ml *
ver dollars has been unearthed. Nineteen
persons are already under arrest , und SI , 100
In spurious coin has been secured. The money
was brought from a central depot
in Now York to Pittsburg by a
gaiiR of Italians employed to pass it.
The money was all in silver dollars nnd they
nro the best counterfeit standard silver dollars
lars OUT made. Two Italians and their wives
were arrested \\hllo trying to pass some of
thu spurious inoni'y. The nouso where they
lived was surrounded 'nnd llfteon other Ital
ians were arrested and the counterfeit money
scoured. According to the Information given
by the prisoners , similar gangs have been
sent out from New York toother cities , but
tno men could not tell what particular cities
nro being operated.
A Dakota Flro.
Sioux FAI.I.S , S. D. , Doc. 20. [ Social
Telegram to THE Hun. ] A lire broke out In
the South Dakota planing' mill in nn unknown
manner this evening. The throe-story frame
building burned like a tinder box nnd within
half an hour was reduced to cinders and
ash os. It wns owned and operated by A. O.
Almos , who estimates Ids. loss nt j7.XX ( ) , with
JJ,50l ( Insurance. The ( lernian-Ainoriciui ,
I'hcuulx of Ilmtfiml , Vluridx of London ,
Niagara nnd Connecticut are each caught for
IUH.I. The lire throws twenty-live men out
of employment.
Makes 11 llorrnw.
PTrrsuuim , Pa , Uec. 20. A meeting of
bankers and business men of this city , who
hive loaned CieorgoVestInghonso \ $500,000
lately , wns held today. An advisory board
of live wns elected to not with Westlnghouso
In placing tha , $ .VXOl)0 ) , ) nnd managing the nf-
fairs of the coini.mie.s | requiring the loan. In
an interview ono of the ubscrlbors stated
that VYestinghouso was negotiating a jr.OO-
( XX ) loan In the east whim his competitors In
business prevented it. The loan was being
made to tldo over Vho present stringency.
Appointed Indian CimiinlsHlnnors.
\\'ASUINOTOV , Doc. 20. The president today
appointed E. IDarvvln James of Now York
and Phillip 0. Carrettof Pennsylvania mem
bers of thohoarl of Indian commissioners ,
vlco Messrs. Morgan ( resigned ) uud Clinton
11. lTisk
Another House Adjimrnnicnt.
WASHINGTON- . 2rt. About llfty mem
bers wen ) present when the house vos
called to order this morning. It was agreed
that when the house adjourn it bo to meet
Tuesday uoact. Adjournment was then
takou ,
Killed l y n I'owdor Kxiilonimi.
NKW York , Doc. M. An explosion oc
curred this morning In the cartridge house ol
the American forcible powder company at
Lake Ilopatcong N. J , Two workmen were
killed Instantly.
Kirn UlpexOut n Town.
PiFHiir , S. D. , Deo. M. It U reported here
that tire Imt night wiped out the town of Keo
Heights , about mtv miles east of here on the
Northwestern railroad. No particulars can
bo obtained ,
THE CONTEST AT INDIANOLA ,
Nothing of Importance at tha First Daj'a '
Swwloti ,
NARROW ESCAPE OF A WELL DIGGER.
Ilnyc * Cnutor Hankers Ilctiro from
Ilusliirss 'llio Train \Vrot5kers
I'lentl Not Guilty 1'wo
MttloKircs.
Neb. , Dec. M. [ Special Tele
gram to Tun I3KP..J The lloyd-l'owcrs con
test wns opened up hero toHav before Notaries
C. D. Cramer nnd B. C. Hallow. Hut ono
witness was examined , und his evidence related -
lated to only mutters at Iloldrcge. Nothing
of importance was developed.
A WulliUuucr Injured.
BVNCHOFT , Nob. , Dee ! 20.Spccinl [ to TUB
DEICon : ] Cramlull received n scvcro scalp
wound yesterday by a bucket falling on him
uhllo digging u well. The bucket fell forty-
two feet , indicting a wound moro than three
InchesJong , Ur.mdiill wits brouzht to town
in un linconsclous condition. Tncro Is no
serious danger unless Inllaminatlon sets in.
Minds up Crnci'TnUy.
HATKS CBXTKII , Nob. ( via Culbcrtaon ,
Nob. ) , Dec. 'JO. [ Special Telegram to Tins
Ur.it.l-K. I ) . Ltkoi nml A. A. Hatch , pro
prietors of the farmers1 and Merchants'
bank of this plneo , have dissolved partner-
shin nnd will discontinue the banking busi
ness Mr. Likes goes cast to accept a position
with his brother , a capitalist of DOS Monies ,
la. Mr. Hatch will remain bore und wind up
the affairs of the bank. AU depositors have
been cared for and no one will lose any
money , as the bank has been conducted in an
honorable way and Its alTairs will bo wound
up in a like manner.
Tlio liltlk'H Hiiy iNot Guilty.
BIUTIUOK , Nob. , Dec. 20. ( Special Tclo-
gram to THE DUE. ] The hearing of Duvo ,
Jim and George Little , charged with wreck
ing the Union Pacific passenger train near
Ilolmesvlllo , Sunday morning last has been
sot for Monday next. The culprits wcro
arraigned before Justice Uraig Wednesday
evening and plead not guilty. Tno death of
Dridgo Inspector Mercer put too serious a
pha.se on the wreck for the plea of guilty as
llrst Intended. So the case will go into the
court on Its merits.
Saved llio Cliy.
FIIKMONT , Nob. , Dec. 'M. [ Special Telegram -
gram to TUB I3iBl : AtI o'clock this after
noon , during the prevalence of nn excessive
high wind , Crook & Swan's ' drug store was
discovered to boon lire. A prompt response
by the lire department put out the blnzo be
fore much daningo wns done. Owing to the
high wind the citizens were thoroughly
alarmed for the city's possible fato.
A Ilt'atrlen
BKATIUCK , Nob. , Dec. 2(1. ( ( Special Telo-
frram to THE BKK. | Tno Senate restaurant
was damaged by Ore at noon today to the ex
tent of $100. The lire was caused by the
overturning of a gasoline stovo.
A f > nthcrliitoi thn Farm ,
Si'iusovir.w , Nob. , Doc. 2J.-Spccial [ to
Tin : Koprcsontatlve-olcct ] H. M.
Hinkle entertained n party of his Springfield
friends at his beautiful farm homo , four miles
southwest of here , last ox-enlng. The follow
ing were present : lion. II. C. Loiter artd
wife , Dr. J. C. Miller nud wife , J. W.
Marshall and wlfo , C. F. Calhoun nnd wife.
Dr. J. B. LIchtenwallnor and wife , C. 1C.
Spearman and wlfo , I. L , . Freeman nud wife ,
Colonel E. P. Swain and wlfo , S. O.Z.ovell
and \\lfo , W. II. Liddard an.l wlfo , Mr. Allen
LIchtenwallnor of Horold , S. D , , ami .Miss
Maud Crochotfof Olotha , Kan.
Mr. Hinkle is n successful farmer and'a
friend of tlio furmor in the true sense of the
word , and will not only represent the inter
est of the farmers , but thu interests of every
other legitimate business. On the" question
of llnimce Mr. Hinkle is sound , believing
money a commodity and worth what It will
brine accenting to security offered. Hois
an nblo debater , and will no doubt bo heard
from during the coining term of the legisla
ture.
Republicans Victorious.
BEATIIICF , Neb. , Dec. M. ( Special Tele
gram to Tin : HER.The | evidence In the
Frank Collins senatorial contest cnso was
concluded today and an adjournment taken
to tomorrow afternoon. The legislative con
test of Tlind Williams vs J. W. Faxon and of
J. W. Huston va J. A\ . Williams were dis
missed tills afternoon by Iteferees O. P.
Fulton and S. D. Killen , before whom the
cases were being heard. The plaintiffs in
each of the legislative instances nro the de
feated allinneo candidates ana the defendants
the successful republican candidates.
Dorsey at Homo ,
FIIKSIONT , Nob. , Doc. 2rt. ( Special Tele
gram to Tun BIE. : ] Congressman Dorsoy re
turned homo from \Vasnington today to spend
n few days durltifr the adjournment of con
gress , looking after his private business.
Dr. Ilnriiluuii Dond ,
PAWNEE CITT , Nob. , Doc. 20. [ Special
Telegram to Tun BKE. ! Dr. Burnhnm , well
known in southern Nebraska nnd northern
Kansas , died at his residence in this city last
night.
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JT.IA'T TJtKES.
Special Aucnt Ca Id well of tlio hand
Oflleo Makes Ills Keport.
WASHINGTONDoc. . 2i ) . Andiew Caldwell ,
special agent of the general land office , ap
pointed to make nn Investigation ns to cinnt
treea ( secnioiaglgantcn ) in the Stockton nnd
Vusalla land districts in California , reports
that in the Vlsalia district there Is ono binall
nnd one largo grove of giant trees. The lat
ter is the Virgin forest aud contains over
1'JiX ) giant sequoias and many moro small
tieos. Some llvo years ago n co-operntivo
colonv located about forty entries In the
neighborhood and are constructing a load to
this timber twit. The colony it Is asserted ,
numlH > rs nliout six hundred members nnd has
recently engrafted the Bellamy idea as its
leading nttrnctlon. There is danger , the
agent believes , that these iieoplo , if unmo
lested , will soon destroy this most wonderful
and perfect body of glgnnten In the world.
In a table giving the number and si/o of the
trees In thu groves visited only thosu of 45
feet in circumference and more , measured ! !
feut from the ground , uro classed ns giants.
Of these J.tlTS wcro found. Forty-four nro
over SO feet iu circumference and several
are more than UK ) foot. Ono is 10(1 (
foot In circumference or moro than
thirty-tiro In diameter , Secretary Noble has
requested the secretary of war to station a
company of cavalry in the Toquslu national
park nnd another in Vosemite park to pre
vent depredations on the mammoth tree
groves , It ls stated that the so-called Bel-
lamy colonists , who have in part perfected
title to the lauds on which ttieso trees stand ,
have expressed n purpose to hold their claims
in bpltu of all opposition.
Uotnllatioii.
MAPUH > , Doc 20. [ Special Cablegram to
Tin : HKR. | The decree Issued yesterday by
the minister of finance declaring that Spain
must follow the protection movement la
America by Increasing the duty on many im
ports , 1s discussed in this city on nil sides.
There nro many who approve of the step
token by the government , but there nro oth
ers who do not look upon the move with
favor. Following are two examples of the
soverl'y ' of the now tariff : The duty on
brood innres 1ms been increased from ii'i
shillings to ' > IDi. The duty on wheat Hour
has been increased from Ib shillings lo 3Ci.
Arrested for Kniuczileincnt.
Ai.iu.s-y , N. Y. , Dec. SO- Unmet \V. Tal-
cott , head bookkeeper for II. W. Sago t Co. ,
lumber dealers , was arrested this evenlne ,
cnargcd with embezzlement. The amount of
hU thefts U not yet known , but It U believed
that It will run lifipiSfn ( nlo the thousand * .
Smro It Co. ' * coi\UUeitlal ) clerk , .Toioph 1) .
Abbott , who Uillcil Inpisclf December it. was
nUo aa embezzler ami Talcott li itiiown to
have been worlcli/g"M / collusion with him.
Dion Bouccicnulb lent his genius nnd expo-
rloncoln adapting tbbfarro comedy "Lend
Mo Your Wife , " fortlho .American stage and
Uolaml Heed la duvollng his talents to popu
larize nnd porpctunt6itho plcco.
The largo house nt/Hoyil's / last night gave
evidence of the fact that. In so fur ut least as
nonularlty Is concetruild , thiMilmof the genial
Holnml had been oltn.lncd.
As a piny , the pwcn Is ineffably superior to
nine out of every toti of the kind on the road.
Homo of the line ) of Captain Ahnor Turbo * ,
the character sustnlned by Mr. Heed , are far
above the plane of funo comedy. They are
certainly too far ooyond thu range of the
character , but thov nro so admirably
'
read by Air , lleed as t'omuko thohiiinorall the
moro Irrepressible. As the Captain Mr. Heed
appears iu a now role. It is essentially a
comedy rolo. Ills in some respects exagger
ated , but it IB nt thd sumotitno ndmlruuly
conceived nnd most artistically delineated.
With all its humor nnd Krotosiuioness there
nro m times excellent bits of diameter work
which are moro orless observable in every
thing that Mr. Iteed ilocs. Like all his other
pieces , "Lend Mo Your Wlfo" is n pro
nounced success , It is intended to provoke
laughter , and It serves Its purpose most ad
mirably. There is not a sooor scene In the
piece , nnd as n consequence the audience
roars almost from the rise to the last fall of
thu'curtaiii.
Mr. Uoedls supported bynn excellent com
pany.
THOUIILiai ) WITH CONSUUCNOE.
An Allowed Hur lar Ucturim to Omaha
to bo I'liiiisljoil.
Bill Newton's conscience troubled him so
much that ho cnmo all the way from South
America to Omaha to give himself up to the
police.
There seems to bo n soft spot Is Bill's '
head. lie relates that on the 22d of lost
March ho burglarized Sam Snydcr's pawn
shop nt Tenth nnd Harnoy streets and stele
two revolver * , two watches , two coats nnd n
grip. His excuse for nbt getting more plun
der was because Snyder opened the front
door and then ho went out the back w.iv.
County Attorney Mahoney filed a
complaint nguinst Newton , charging him
with burclary. The man will plead guilty
when arraigned ,
Policeman Johnson was shot in the arm by
Snyder on the same night of the robbery. He
wont to the pawnshop to investigate the
mutter and was stmnjlrijjnt the broken win
dow when Bnydor ilrod , thinking that the
thief had returned.
Newton Isn healthy-looking vounp man nnd
seomsto hoof sound mltul. Ho related to a *
reporter for TIIK BKB how ho had worrloa
and suffered mentally for the crime , nnd that
it wns the only theft ho had over committed.
He llrst wont to "California , from there to
Toxns nnd Mexico , and then to South
America. Ho was now willing to go to the
penitentiary , where hoeould lotirn a trade.
PITY TUB I-OOU.
Supt , Ktahonoy AVants Awslstanco to
Knnblo Him to Cam Tor Tliem.
Since the opening of'tho now hospital the
number of appllcltnU for admission to the
poorhouse has incrctisiid In a marked degree
and the Increase In'tho duties of the olllcoof
poormaster , incidental to the change In loca
tion , hnvo been such , tnat Mr. Mahoney will
nuiko application to thd commissioners for an
assistant or a ci6r * . The care of the
largo building neeo.sMtfttcs the constant pres
ence of a governing' ' haiul , nnd the dutKU of
the down town oQlco also require the pres
ence of some ofilciaMbp greater part of the
day , so that Mr. Majjonoyhas concluded ho
has good grounds for nn application for as
sistance.
Ho reports a uiarlccfl'deflcloncy in the num
ber of applications' for rollof as c6mf > urou
with the numborusualat this tlmoof year. Ho
has only about s6vonUi-llvo families on his
list , whereas , lnslv < i iilia. had -about double
that number. Fifty tons-nf coal have suf
ficed to supply the demand , during the past
month , but last December overono hundred
tons w'cro required.
This falling oil is attributable entirely to
the mild weather and every sudden chnngo
sends a flock of applicants to the pool-master's
olllco.
Wanted In Several Places.
Edward A. Iso , the man now doing n year
In tho.ioliot penitentiary , will ba released In
May. It is the Intention of tlio authorities
hero to bring him to Omaha on a requisition
as soon as ho Is released. Ise is the man who
swindled the proprietors of the Windsor
hotel out of his board bill and also succeeded
In cctting them to cash a worthless $75
check.
The crime for which ho Is doing time was
committed In Hock Island , III , Ho is also
wanted in Ohio.
Captain Mostyn has received a letter from
the penitentiary authorities and will go to
Jolletln May and demand the custodv of Iso
upon the strength of the requisition wnlch
was granted him nt the time. Iso was ar
rested in Grand Island , after ho had com
mitted fraud in Omnha.
Mr. R. H , Ritchie , the general agent of the
Chicago & Northwestjroad , was on Christmas
presented by the attaches of his oftlco with a
magnificent cane of beautiful mid imported
wood highly finished and a solid silver
head of beautiful design nnd chasing.
The gift wns accompanied by a letter con
taining nn eloquent expression of the esteem
In which Mr. Kltchio Is held by his associates
and was signed by the following gentlemen r
D. E. ICitnball , D. L. Sturgls , O. F. West , I ) .
\V. Albridgo , J. C. Noff , U. W. Johnson , G.
G. Def.eo nnd .T. Mellon. The hoys nro happy
and Mr. Ritchie is in-o similar state of mind.
On initiative Imprisonment ,
Frederick Guuu has splendid chances for
spending the winter months In the county
jail. Thirty days ago ho was arrested and
convicted of larceny. "Ills outdoor existence
was as many minutes as it takes to rldo
from the county totho city jail. On the
same charge ho waj again committed for
thirty days , and whoil lie shall hnvo served
this term , ho will hayo to answer for seven
complaints of the sumo kind. This worthy
is the chop lioiibo flunkey who entered several
residences iu daylight and stole nothing but
clothing. t . _
Still nn the I toad.
John Stoddard of Keokuk , la. , ono of the
*
oldest engineers on thaRock Island system ,
spent his Christinas li { Onubu. John is a
familiar character rpi fiff railroad men. Ho
has pulled a passenger train for tjio lost
twenty-seven yeirs"tmkl although ho is sev
enty ) curs of ugo hftwll bus n regular run
nnd U considered onac-fjtho safest and swift
est engineers on tlto'fonj.Vhlloheroho
was the guest of his lUunhter , Mrs. Frank
Woolloy. '
Notes Auj'nf ' the City.
Hon. John AlcJifUloti has returned from
Ashlnnd. ? " *
Mrs. Foxworthy"iwlfe of Judge Fox-
worthy , of Lincoln 'J foturned home.
Colonel John K. Yuwt of the G. II , Hammond
mend force has rtftb } > ucil < from Hammond ,
ind. v. , , ; :
Suiicrintcndont A. ' 0 , Foster of the packIng -
Ing linn of Svrlft & Co. has returned from
Ashlnnd.
Superintendent .Tnw'es 'Vilos , Jr. . of the
Omaha packing company , . Is out of the city
on business.
Mr. nnd Mrs. Perry King of ralrfleld , la ,
on their wedding tour , are the guests of Post
master and M
Frank Smith , chief clerk of thoCudnhy
consignment department , la sick ut his home
in Omaha with pneumonia.
M. C. . Cook spent CtjrlMums In Schuylcr.
David H. Campbell iu Kansas City nnd Pat
rick J , McUrath in Chicago.
Mrs , A. I ) . Young , with her son Elinor of
Ml ml en , is visiting her dimzhtor nnd son-in-
law. Mr. and Mrs , George II , Brewer ,
Cioorga K. Jonto his been promoted to bo
agent of the Missouri I'aclllc , vlco Agent J.
M , Ciallnhcr , promoted to bo stock agent with
headquarters at Omaha.
DUN'S ' REVIEW OF THE WEEK
A Good Weolt in Spite of Holidays and
Snowstorms
DOUBTS OF MONETARY LEGISLATION ,
Unslcr Money Mnrkctn In All Dlrcn-
tluiiH and GiMiern'Iy Kavornhlo
HcporlM-Only Natural Hack-
iuj : \VhuluHatltiK. .
NEW Yonic Dec. 20.-Spcclnl | Telegram
to Tun llr.i-U. : ] 0. Dun & Co.'s ' weekly
report says : Business h.is progressed as well
as could bo expected In awook broken by the
Uliristmns holidays and a gro.it snow storm ,
The holiday tr.ulo wns rennrlMuly heavy
here and at nearly all other points good ,
which I * by no iiienns evidence thut the tight *
ness of the money market springs from any
general embarrassment of business or Indus
try. The volume of payments through the
banks continues larger , thought but about 3
per cent larger than a year ago , Ualtroad
earnings thus far reported for December
shows a gnln of about 4 per cent over
those of tha same weeks last year.
Foreign trade is very heavy in splto Sfof
causes which wore expected to insure a ma
terial decrease. The uncertainty In regard
to monetary legislation nnd its possible en eels
Is still the great obstacle , but even this has a
luss disturbing influence than it had a week
or two ngo , as the prospect of unwise action
seems more remote. The money markets
have generally grown easier during the past
week , not only at the east , but at some of the
western nnd southern centers ,
Reports from other cities disclose no Ijn-
nnrtnnt change In the condition of trade.
Wholesale business naturally slacltons and is
quiet nt this point in the year nnd the
Indisposition to net Is rather Increased
by thu tardiness of collections. At Dostou
prospects are considered better for the trade
lu woolen and cotton goods. The conditions
at other eastern cities have boon not essen
tially different , though nt Pittsburg Desso-
iner Iron has sold nt flO.'i'i ' , the lowest prlco
for the year , and all pig iron is at bottom
prices. Manufactured iron is In fair demand
und rails unchanged. The Hint glim trade is
quite active , -with fewer hands Idle than for
months past nnd the window glass trade Is
fair. At points further west expectation of
Improvement nftor January 1 is general ,
though the trnilo is quiet in wholesale lines
but fully up to last ) ear's. At Kansas City
the trade is quite good , but cattle and hog ro-
coiptsaro light. At Lincoln , Nob. , business
exceeds that of last year , though fears of
state ICRlblation against lenders tends to in *
crease the prevailing stringency. At Denver
the demand for money is lighter nnd
the supply equal to legitimate needs.
U Salt Lake the monuy market is extremely
close and the outlook unsatisfactory. At
other poiuts in the northwest the monetary
situation scorns rather bettor.
Reports from the south also indicate some
improvement. Manufacturers at Louisville
are fully employed though money Is very
close. Trade nt Atlanta improves. Cotton
Is moving more sntlsfuctoiily and at Gnlvoa-
ton receipts exceed those of last year. Now
Orleans reports a fair trade , l.trger receipts
of cotton , the crop being thcto estimated , at
7,700,000 bales and good receipts of sugar
ami molasses with steady prices. Through.
out the soutli ! ho llctlcious prices maintained
list summer anil fall for cotton have caused
some embarrassment , being followed by the
inevitable decline as the magnitude of the
crops became known , but more than 5,000,000
have already passed out of the hands of pro
ducers , mainly at fair uncos. It is especially
encouraging that , thus far , there has been so
llttlo embarrassment nnd so few failures
among the important manufacturing
works recently established in that section ,
\Vhllethosituationoftholronnnd steel in
dustry shows no improvement the fact thut
the closiug weeks of the year are passing
without nny serious sot back gives oncour-
apomont. There is anxiety ns to the demand
which may appear with the new year , since
It is generally perceived that many works
must remain idle for a time unless there is n
decided increase in consumption. For most
finished products the consumption is even
now so great that In nny previous year it
would have been considered eminently satis
factory. The exception is the steel rail busi
ness In which a crisis nnd destructive com
petition seem imminent , a provisional agree
ment made during the p.tst week in this citv
having been defeated by the refusal of an
eastern mill to sign.
The woolen manufacturers are clearly en
joying a larger demand for most products
since the importations wcro checked , hut as
yet no considerable , improvement in prices has
been found practical. The readjustment of
Iirices in the boot and shoo and leather Indus
tries scorns to bo progressingUirly with less
prospect of any serious embarrassment.
On the whole labor has never been
more fully oinnlovod thnu In the latter part
of IbOO.
The monetary situation grows inoro "satis
factory because treasury disbursements con
tinue and arrivals of gold have given nlil and
the enormous excess of merchant ) iso exports
over Imports is felt. In throe weeks of Do-
ccmbor exports from Now YorK have been 7
nor cent greater than last year , which would
liulicato heavier exports than in nny previous
months , while the Increase m exports hns been
but 2 per cent. Theao facts point to un ex
cess of exports as largo as the $ ' 17,000,009 of
last December , nnd In November ttio ex
cess of exports over Imports was moro than
$ ' ! . - > ,000OOa
There has not boon much ac
tivity In speculation this week
thoupti com has fallen SJ/c and oats le and
cotton .J-Kio. Wheat Is % o higher , coffee } o
and oil 4'4C. The stock market has been left
to the professionals , who have chosen to debut
but little until the new year has pogun. It
U by all classes believed that thu monetary
pressure will cease soon after January 1 for
a time nnd if no disturoing legislation comes
trade may bo expected to revive with vigor.
It Is a good sjinptom that Instead of in
creasing toward the end of the year , failures
have become less Important nnd less fro-
Ptiont , The business failures occurring
throughout the country during the last seven
days number 5KU. as compared with a total of
J04 last week. For the coTespondlng' week
for last year the llguios were 2i8.
Hlvth Ward licpiilillcniiN.
There were hut about a dozen members of
the Sixth ward republican club present last
night nt the regular weekly mooting nt the
headquarters on Lake street. Louis Little-
field , the vlco president , called the meeting
to order , and Peter Grant was chosen secre
tary in thonbscnce of the official Avho usually
performs the functions of the seribo for the
club.
club.Mr.
Mr. Llttleflold suggested that inasmuch ai
there were but few present , the meeting had
bettor bo adjourned without taking up the
business that should have been transacted.
Matters of considerable importance were
liable to co mo before the club , nnd in that
case there should be a full attendance.
Mr.V.P. . Morrow was present and was
opposed to an adjournment until ho had boon
given au opportunity to answer some of thu
charges ttiat had been made against him , and
for which alleged offenses ho had been re
quested to relinquish his place as a member
of the executive committee and withdraw
from the club. He began a sioech | upon his
loyalty to the club and his work for Mr.
Doyd , but other meinborsof the club objected
to the hearing of tiny talk of that kind before
the matter comes regularly before the club.
Mr. Frank Spore , the other gentleman who
has been no tilled that his resignation ns a
member of the executive committee nnd his
withdrawal from the club would bo accept-
nblo to the majority , was present und wan ted
the investigation , or Inquisition , or whatever
the club proposed to do , sprung right there
and then. Hut a motion to adjourn wns put
nud carried with the understanding that a
full meeting of the club will bo called for
next Trid.ty night , nnd the charges against
Messrs. Spore nnd Morrow will then bo heard
und a disposition of their cases will bo made ,
An Allowed iOmt > czzcr. !
Charles Fishbach was arrested nnd lodged
In Jail lost night at thu instance of Mr.
Hoscnkrnntz , the commission merchant , who
charges Pishlnch with the embezzlement of
funds.
A Diamond lo lcr A nigtiH.
NBW YOHK , Dec. ! . William 11 , Satnllfer ,
dealer in diamonds and tlno Jewelry , assigned
louay.
Be Sure
If you ti.-ivo nmdo tip your mini ! to buy
Hood's Sarsainrllla do not bo Induced to take
anj otlicr A llostcm lady , \vhoo example. U
wctlhy Imitation , tells her experience bclowi
"In one store wlicro I went to buy Hood's
Ramparllla tlio clcik tried tolndnco motitiy
tliclrowii Instead of Hood's ; hotolilmotliclr's
would last longer ; that I mlglit take tt on toil
To Get
days' trial ; tlint If I did not like It I need not
pay anytliliiK , etc. Hut lie could not pro allen
on mo to change. I told him I had taken
Howl's Sirsnparlll.n , knew what It was , was
untuned with It , and did not want any other.
When I began taklni * Hood's Harsaparllla
I was IcelliiK real miserable vllli dyspepsia ,
and to < tcak that nt times 1 couU Jiatdly
"S
stand. I looked HKo a person In consump
tion. Hood's 8arsap.irlll.-i did nio so imieh
good that I wonder at myself sometimes ,
and my f tlends frequently speak of It. " JIus.
ELU A. OOFF , 61 Terrace Stieet , Uostoii.
Sarsaparilla
olill > rnlldrtiKRlits. JlialxforTJ. rrcpro.l o
y C. I. HOOD A CO. , Apoltircarlci , Lowell , .Mi
10O Doses Ono Dollar
A I.nr o Attciidanco and
( Nuit cM.
Thol'alnco blllinrd touriinnicnt opened yea-
triday afternoon In the presence of a largo
crowd of spectators , 'iho flist contest was
between "Mlnnlo" Cnlin anil Harry I'nrrlsli ,
00 points , 1'arrish receiving a CO point handi
cap. rullowliiK I1 * the score ;
Calm 7 , 13. 1 , 1 , 5 , 1 , 5 , 0 , ! ! , 0 , 1 , 1 , 2 , 3 , 0.
7 , 0 , ' . ' , 0 , 1 , 8 , 1 , 11 , 1 , 0 , 0 , 1 , 0 , 13 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 8 ,
. I ) , 0 , 1 , 0 , a , 7 , 7 , 12 , S , 1(1. ( 0 , 2. Total , 200.
Jest run , 127. AvantgoItf. .
I'nrrish-0 , IS , ! ! . H , 1 , I , 2 , 1 , 15 , 0 , 10 , 3 , 3 ,
0 , 0 , 0 , 2 , 0 , li ( , 5 , 1 , B. 1 , 1 , 0 , 0 , i ) , 8 , 1 , 0 , 0 , 1
0. 0. 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 2 , 0 , 0 , 1 , 10. Total , 121.
Host run , 10. Average , 2 1-10.
The game in the evening was between
Churllo Beck anil W. E. Mu ner , 200 point *
ii | > . lleok won by a score of 200 to 133.
LccU's best run , 12 ; average , 3 7-1) ) . Mag-
ner's best run. 10 ; average , 30-10.
The contest this afternoon will bo between
Harry Parrlsh mid U'lllinm llulo. 200 points
up , und this evening Calm vs Halo , Halo to
receive n CO point handicap.
The Wool Market.
BOSTON , Mass. , Dc c. 20. iSpeoial Telegram
toTlin BiiK.l Thcro has boon n qulot mar-
Itct for wool , the sales averaging well , foot
ing up 2,000,000 pounds of all kinds , Nparly
n million pounds of this amount Is Toxns
wool. Some largo lots of lull wool have been
sold nt ! Si'i1c and spring at 21@2 Ic. T'orri- .
tory wools h.ivo been quiet nt COc clean for
lino. flSc for fine medium and 5jo for medium ,
while In Oregon and California wools there
has boon nothing doing. There has been a
good inquiry for Michigan X fleeces , with
sales nt .JS SSOc. Ohio llocccs have been
selling In small lots r.tJUtfMJo for X and at
aatglMo for XX and XX'nbovo. . Northern
wools have boon quiet at 3Sc for Ohio and at
! lc for Michigan. Comolnir dolulno tleeocs
hauo boon in moderate demand nt preivous
prices. In pulled wool * fair sales have been
inado at405ofor ! best super , 338c for
fair to good snpor nnd UJcRSUc for extra. For
eign wools have been quiet but llrm.
K. N , Crane of Denver Is at the Casey.
O. D. Carpsiitor of St. Louis is at the Pax-
ton.
11. C. Patterson of Boston is at the Mur
ray.
ray.II.
II. II. Bancroft of Salt Lake is nt the Mil-
lard.
II. J. Kobblns of Shelton is at the Mer
chants.
M. W. Lynch of Madison , Wls. , is at the
Gisoy.
William H. Dailcyof Philadelphia Is at the
Faxton ,
D. H. Galloway of Chic.igo Is in the city ,
at the city.
II. H. Wilson of Lincoln Is in the city , nt
the Paxton.
W. K. Robinson of Baker City , Oro. , is at
the Mlllard.
H. Mlddloton of Choycnuo Is In ttio city , at
thoMillard.
I ) . M. Tarish of Chicago is registered n t
the Murray.
C. H. Howard of St. Louis was at the Mil-
lurd Init night.
W. H. Flsk of North Platte wits at the
Cftsoy last night ,
J. II. Smith of Portland , Oro. , was at the
Pnxton last night ,
U. S. Paddock of Fort lioblnson was at the
Murray last night ,
W. H Morritt , Jr. , of Des Molnes Is in the
city , nt the Murray.
A. L. S | > e.innan of Springfield was at the
Merchants last night.
John U. Higglns of Grand Island is in the
city , ut the Merchants.
J , S. Rykos of Cheyenne was in the city
last night , at the Merchants.
Mr. T. C. Brainerd of the Pnxton is con
fined to his loom with a slight Illness.
Mr. B. F. Gucrtin h.is succeeded Frank
Fnherty as chief clerk in Dun's Commercial
Agency.
J.V. . Johnston of Tckamah Is nt the I'.tx-
ton , having Just returned Irom a three
months' visit nt Belfast , Ireland.
Leon .1. Klein , society editor of the Kansm
City Times and Kansas C'ity representative
of the Sporting News , is In the my.
Oeargo W. Lasburg , secretary of the Fair-
bank investment company , loft yesterday for
Now Hampshire , where ho will visit rela
tives.
Miss Emma Monzingo , assistant to Scciv-
tary Connojcr of thu board of education , loft
for Coin , la. , vostordtiy nftcrnoon , where she
will spend her vacation with her relatives.
L. 1' . McClarrcn , ono of the editors of the
Sioux falls , ( S. 1) ) Dally I'ress , was in the
city yesterday on his way to the western part
of tuo state to look utter soiuo business mut
ters.
ters.K.
K. L. Lomax , general passenger agent of
the Union Pacific , returned yesterday iiftor-
noon from a week's absence in Chicago ,
where ho attended u meeting of the p.isscugcr
association.
H. A. Xelclo , ono of the boomers from Port
Pierre , S , D. , Is In the city for a few days.
In speaking of matters in his country lie
states that the Indian troubles have knocked
the real cstato market cold. Fort Pierre Is n
new town on the recently opened Sioux reser
vation , at the mouth of Bad rtvur , a stream
that tlows from the bad lands.
Frank II. Fuhorty , chief clerk of U. G.
Dun . .t Co. of this city for the p.m four
years , has gone to Uonvur , where ho will ns-
sunio the duties of city reporter for the sumo
company. Mr. Kuhorty's connection with
the O malm olllco ha > been of orodlt to him
self nnd satisfaction to nls employers , und
his promotion is the result of ' '
POWDER
Absolutely Pure ,
A ore&mof tartar taking powder. Hlihrat
( lea\enlii2itronxtU-U U , Qoreraineut Ite-
yort Auj. IT , l
i SIlff.TOKI
FOR
OUR PRIZE
OF
Worth of Goods ,
From Our Store , is
Thos. Scanlan ,
2116 California St.
TheyfiaijTieUs
But They
Can't ' Beat Us.
There has never
been such a sale in
the city of Omaha as
we have had on our
overcoats since the
prices have been re
duced.
Will continue the
sale at the past phe
nomenally low pri
ces , as we determ
ined to make the big
gest record in an
overcoat sale in this
section of the coun
try.
You supplied with a
cheap coat , with a
fine coat , with a
medium-priced coat ?
| if not come to us a
we will save you 2
per cent on your
purchase.
Our underwear de
partment we have
been way below any
other house in
the city for the qual
ity of wear we have
given. And
IT.
Is a well established
fact by this time that
Hellman will not be
undersold. We shall
make another cut in
our underwear de
partment which will
be so marked as to
close out even the
last undershirt and
drawe r s in. our
house.
Our $8 , $6 , $7 , $8
and $1O overcoats
will be cut 1O per
cent more.
That will make them at
prices less than they can
be bought at wholesale.
"We are in it with
all our might. "
\ .
Cor , 11 and Farm ,