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    r A HE OMAHA DAILY EE.
TWENTY-FIRST YE All. OMAHA , FRIDAY MOKNJN& , JANUARY 1 , 1892. NUMJ3E11 198.
SPIRIT IS WIDESPREAD ,
of Union ami Confederate Vet
erans Want to light Ohili.
; 6 NAVAL OFFCERS VOLUNTEER ,
.ntl . American Military Men .Studying
T stirs In Uilfojio nnd Our llppro-
entiitlvrs Instructed to U'utch
Their Movements.
LNr YoniC Dec. fll. The Washington
In ( londcnt oraho Herald tologrnphs to
per as follows : Within the last few
btructloiiH ha o boon sent to our naval
, is at London , Pwis and Uomo to ac-
fho ( State department with the movo-
f Chill's asonts , both InOreatBritaln
'tho ' continent. Sitmhir Instruqtlons
jinn sent to the United States consu'.s
i iber of tbo most imporlnnt'lnarltimo
Europe.
i be the business of those ofllcials to
ilzo themselves with all the transac-
| ) ns 'it ' Chill's representatives. It is known ,
.u-ex implo , that Chill has boon quietly no-
: with some of the big manufacturers
tli i purchase of heavy ordnance nnd other
un < ens of war. It Is also known that
,1 of tho' brightest young mon in the
i army have been sent to Germany to
the latest modes Of war us they find
tlon in the kaiser's school of military
ig. The Chilians entertain a whole-
| -ospoct for the nrowoss of the Gorman
and for the military skill which It has
Id from the tlmo of the late Franco-
Ian war , nnd they believe that the in-
[ on which their own military mon will
> In Berlin will bo beneficial to" thorn in
fvont of hostilities with the United
or any other country ,
litonunt Ward , our naval attache nt
I was asked several weeks ago to send
li Navy department not only n full do-
lion of the Captain Prut , the formld-
Irulserwhich Is being bullion the Some
lo Chilian govern mon t , but to detuil the
fjss that Is being made on her , thonum-
i men engaged in her construction , tbo
, pf labor , und the earliest practical date
A'fToi she nould bo nmde rcndy for sou. Liou-
icnant WimHms probably done this , but ns
/et Ins report has not reached the Navy de
partment.
, The members of the administration believe
that they hnvo found a moans of affording
jirolcctio ! ! to the rofusoos at the American lo-
'gntion ' , oven in tno event of war. What to
, do with these people has bcon u porploxlng
problem. It * is now oxncctcd that in the
.jGvent of hostilities the "representatives nt
'Santiago of Huos'la and Franco will join in u
. ( i''quest to President Montt that tbo nine
Chilian refugees nt present under the pro
jection of Minister Ugnn bo permitted
* t'i ' Accompany him out of the country. It is
V - > o expected that the representative of Great
1 'tain will join hi this request. If so , it is
b"rd to sco.how the Chilian authorities can
lofnso it. At all events , thu fact that the
rofiijcos are there will not ptevent our gov
ern ! .cut from making waron Chili , if suchjnn
act > o dcomod necessary.
S. . conservative a man as Mr. McCroary of
Koi ucky , a legislator of long experience ,
Wh bus served for years on the nousofinancn
cor littco and who was chairman in the Fif-
llet. congress , said to mo today :
- " ' " 10 war spirit Is very general throughout
mutry. It Is not confined to the young
llet.ft. vy-ho have come upon the scene since
\ find it quito as prevalent among the
ft. rt of the north and south who served in
. .lu.i and , con federate armies. A million
3t > o men would respond to a call to arms.
fWould bo no trouble about the number
The only embarrassment would bo
to select. " ,
tin reminded , apropos of Mr. Me-
y's remark , that two of the best known
Itoflicorson the retired list have Hied
T application for icrvico in the event of
Jwith Chill. Ono of these is Admiral
Inas II. Stevens. The other H Admiral
luott , who also served with distinction
] 1801 to 1805 , nnd who was rotlrod aycar
Jwith the ran it of admiral. " Admiral
Itt is ( U years of ago , while Fighting Tom
luns is several years bis senior. But the
spirit is nulto as strong in them now as
Is three , docuucs ngo , when they were
I'll ns two of the bravest officers In the
, and tnoro is no question thnt they
fCt 'render a good account of themselves
lid their services ho required.
READY TO MAKE A FIGHT.
ng the Mlantononmh The lllg Fight-
lug Ship Itcuily For Service ,
w YoitK , Doc. SO. The repairs and al-
ns.on . the handsome harbor defense
vbo Mnlntonomah , have at last bcou
< t to an and , nnd on Now Year's day
> p starts out on a brief cruise in the
on of Gardner's Island for the purpose
f iC , ng her newly mounted guns.
, he Minntononnih Is moored at present to
* u < southern ' most dock at the Brooklyn navy
nrd no'ar the rod Iron hulk of the half built
Cincinnati , hnd where the big cruiser Chl-
t\va was anchored before she wont to soo.
f-.verythmg on the queer shaped , lowlylng
craft was moving nt hot haste this morning
Iu ntlulpatlon of the coming departure. The
, tc ( i if the now boilers and engines began nt
lock last night and will lo continued
bly for forty-eight hours. All this
full steam is kept on ami the engine
jery of the vessel is worked ; tojlts
* capacity.
co are only two things to bo done on
the Miamonomnh , tbo coaling and uro-
„ ng , and these were begun at noon
,5ov. ! They will bo pushed along and com
Hod by nightfall tomorrow. The antlci-
. , 1 trial of the big guns of modern typo
, u wtuph the Mlantonomuh has lately been
r , ro idod ib-viewed with the liveliest Interest
( .y naval exports and sciontifio men. Besides
ffoui ton-ltuh brcuuh-loading rlllos , two
hi'L'ipounder Hotchklss rapid firing guns ,
, nd two 117-mlllimitor Hotchklss revolving
1 oiumon , the Mlantononmh has the vary
JH v'ost thing in ordnance in the shnpo of the
two six-pound Dripgs-Sourodor rapid firing
icuuiions. These guns have never boon tried
i board of n United States ember boforo.
ov throw a six-pound , highly explosive
i iel ) ovcry fifteen or twenty seconds for a
tauco of ' . ' ,50.0 yards , and that with the
fiaatcst accuracy ; they can bo used 7,000 or
XX ) yards away.
' Tbo tests with the ordnance of the Mian-
lomah are meant to bo extremely thorough
elaborate. First Lieutenant Wuikar
' nat probably two wcoks will bo taken
b. the trials. When the tests are ever
expected that the Mlantonomuh as n
xr dofon.M ) vessel , with its modern guns
low water submerged hull , will bo a
uh for any of the largest Kuroponn battle
( nrdnor's ' bay Is the probable destination
i ot the Mluutonomah.Vhon she returns
In n tbo gun trials the ship's ontccrs think
* ho r .y be sent off on a cruise to the north
Atlantic ,
Hi/SUING POWDEIl TO THE COAST.
J.ti fC Quantities of Kilo | lvr 1'oruardi'd
to Sun 1 'runeUoo.
\VA8iiisoTox , D. C. , Doo. ill. Within ( ho
past two dayi 15,000 pounds of brown pow
der and 2--,000 pounds of gun cotton have
b on forwarded from the east to San Fran
cisco. The brown powder U intended for
the front naval guns and the cotton for shells
oi 1 > rpodoo9. lloyond these facts there
i iu tJlng to bo learned nt the departments
lils , rooming concerning the war promra-
non „
Sociotary Blaluo introduced the now
Trench minister to the president In tno morn.
Ijip ana then received the Mexican minister
nuil bCBor Montt , tno Chilian minister , at the
Ktiuo department.
Chill Aiuluu * for
Deo. 81. The Ue Chill
correspondent of the Times today afllrms , on
what ho declares to be the highest authority ,
that Chili would not feel humiliated in help
ing to the utmost of her power to terminate
peacefully and In n manner honorable to huth
herself and the United States thu conflict
which but for the lengthy and secret form of
criminal procedure fol'owcd In Chill , which
allowed constant nnd fnlso reports hostile tea
a good understanding to bo propagated
abroad , could never have attained such ex-
ntrgcratcd proportions. The correspondent
says it is evident there nro firebrands who
nro anxious for the Inauguration of a war
which would bo disastrous to tho.best inter
ests of both the countries concerned.
FORTIFYING SAN FRANCISCO.
Klnhorato Works Designed for That City's
Defense.
SAN FitAXCisco , Cul. , Dec. 31. For several
months past a largo force or mon has been
at work on military bluff , behind Pi. Point
on the Pivstdio reservation. Work has been
going on qulutly but diligently , it being
the beginning of tlio long planned
military formication of the harbor
and its approaches , and is bolug
performed by direction of the navy. The last
congress provided for about $200,000 to bo
used in improving the harbor fortifications.
It was not planned that this sum would half
accomplish the elaborate words designed by
the engineers In their report to the govern
ment , but it wns argued that it would mnko
a beginning which would be added to from
tlmo to tlmo by additional appropriations.
Hugo masses of masonry on Ft. Point bluff
form a part of foundations for the big guns
and their carriages. It will not bo three
months , according to reports from eastern
foundries , before ut least ono of these guns , u
rifle will bo in
ton-inch steel breech-loading ,
position. The masonry necessary for 0110
gun is nit done and that for
another nearly so. Some of the wall of
masonry , is made fifty feet thick , of
Portland cement and loose rock , from a hill
side quarry near at hand. The thickest walls
uro to protect .the magazine. At least " 00
rounds will bo fired by each gun. The first ,
gun thnt will bo mounted will bo fitted with
an improved receding or disappearing car
riage. There will be several of these in
various fortifications.
Thu Ito.ston ut Iiiulqnc.
iQfitjun , Doc , Ul. The Uiiltnd States
cruiser Boston arrived hero yesterday.
ItVX'S llEt'lKII' OF TllK WEEK.
AViirm WiMtlior IIus .Mmlo Seasonable Triido
rnnsimlly Light.
NKW YOIIK , Dec. Ul.-rlt. G. Dun & Co.'s
weekly review of trade says : The old year
has closed with a little more than the usual
holiday dullness in gonornl trade , but reports
as to the volume of holiday trade uro mainly
satisfactory. At Chicago it was the heavi
est ever known , at St. Louis unusually
largo , and in jewelry the biggest known , but
at _ Philadelphia and at Now Orleans not
quito up to expectations and at Ltttlo Hock
unsatisfactory.
At Boston bad weather has retarded trado.
At Philadelphia improvement is scon in
the iron business and reports from the west
are encouraging to dry goods dealers.
At Plttsburg pig iron Is stronger , finished
iron in better demand and the L'lass works
all in operation.
At Cleveland there is larger Inquiry for
rolling mill products , but the general trade
is inactive , especially In winter clothing aud
boots and shoes.
At Detroit unseasonable weather affects
general trade , but there is uioro demand
for it.
At Chicago receipts of wheat have doubled
In comparison with tbo samu week's last
year , and in corn , r.ve. dressed beef and wool
the increase Is u third , with some increase in
cattle and flour , but u decrease of a third in
liidos and a quarter in oats. Sales of gen
eral merchandise much exceed last year's.
At Omaha nnd Kansas City the car famlno
restricts the movement of products.
At St. Louis mild weather has a bad affect
on trade in woolens , heavy clothing and rub
bers.
bers.At Memphis trade is but medium , at Sa
vannah slackening.
At Little Kock and Richmond trade is much
depressed , and at Now Orleans light , with
comparatively poor collections at nearly all
southern portions.
The record of receiverships during the year
includes twenty-six railroads with ; ; , 159miles
in operation , a'nd $34,470,000 iu stocks and
bonds.
The mercantile failures for the year IS'Jl
indicate that the number of failures in the
United States is iy,27i : ns against 10,007 in
1SOO ; the failures in IS'.ll are greater iu num
ber than in any previousyoarsiuco the record
has boon kept by this ngonny , running back
to 1S57. In amount of liabilities , however ,
the figures are almost precisely the same as
these of the year previous , amounting to
JISO.000,000. The amount lost , therefore ,
does not exceed that of the previous your ,
whllo the nvorago of the liabilities of ouch
failure is f 15,471 in 1891 , as against $17,400 in
1390.
1390.Tho
The distribution of the loss In geographical
sections shows that the liabilities of failures
in the eastern states In the your just closed
were $19,000,000 , as against 27,000.000 last
year. In the mlddlo states tbe liabilities
were $07,000,000 , us against $75,000OJO in
1S90. In the southern states a marked increase -
crease in liabilities is noticed , as they
amounted last year to $ 15,000,000 , ns against
$ ' 27,000,000 in IS'JO ' , In the western states
there is r. decline of $3,000,000 in liabilities ,
which amounted In the vcar just closed to
? IS.OOO,000 , us against JSO.000,000 In tlio year
previous , whllo on the Paoitlo coast In 1891
the liabilities amounted to $9,000,000. as
against $7,000,000 In 1890.
The failures occurring throughout the
country during the last seven days num bor
S'J'.l ' , as compared with a total of 29.2 for lust
week. For the corresponding week of last
year the figures were ! 118.
EXTKKMlXA'fEn THE FAMILY.
IVcullar I'atiiltty Attached to u Kansas
IteMldenre.
ATCIIISON , Kan. , Doo. 31. [ Special Tolo-
gmm to Tun BHK. ] John Dolnny , n wealthy
farmer of Doniphan county , Kansas , took
sick a weak , ngo and died In u few hours.
The day of tlio funeral his vlfo was taken
Ul and within twenty-four hours she also
i"jd. Two sons In California were
Ulegr.iiihod for. They arrived in time
for the funeral obsequies of the mother and
yesterday both sons died , apparently of tbo
sumo dUoaso. It Is supposed that too cause'
of IhQ death of the whole family wAs the
moving into and sleeping in tbo rooms ol anew
now house they had just completed.
Cherokee Senate In Session.
TAIILEQUAH , 1. T. , Doo. 31. The Chorottoo
senate has elected T. M. Butllngtan nnd K\
C. Boudinet to represent the Cborokcos before
fore the United States congress during the
present session. Tuo sonata also took up the
negotiations with the United States , but
after a short tlmo adjourned. The opinion Is
that some attempt will bo made to reject the
proposition of the commissioners.
Troubles of Conductors.
Sr. Lous , Mo. , Doo. 31. Chlof CliirU of
the Brotherhood of Hallway Conductors u In
the city to have a conference wHh General
Manager Clone of the Missouri Pacific sys
tem relative to s.omo differences existing bo-
twcen tbo conductors and the Iron Mountain
road ,
Sti-iinuT Arrivals ,
At Baltimore SchioiJnm from Rotterdam.
At New York Nevada from Liverpool.
At San Dlopo The United States steamer
Charleston arrived oft port tonight. She is
anchored outsldo and will not outer tbo har
bor until morning.
* on u Itulil ,
Ala. , Doc. HI. A suoclal
from Fort Paytio reports that tolrty deputy
marshals fully armed loft thera nt 'J o'clock
for the scons of Monday night's tragedy ,
They carry provisions for a two d s ' cam
paign.
DUBLIN CASTLE BLOWN UP ,
Physical Force Party Believed to Have Re
sumed Operations in Ireland ,
NO LIVES LOST BUT MUCH DAMAGE DONE ,
Gun Cotton IMiiriMl Under tlio 1'rlvy Coun
cil Chamber Implodes Too Soon
Dynamite riot Discovered
In I'urls.
i.iy , Dec. 31. A decided senstitlon wns
caused In tills city today by well defined
rumor Unit tlio "physical force1' party hud
resumed operations hero and that their first
attempt had bcou mude agnlnst Dublin
Castle , tlio ollluml resldouco of the
Earl of Zetland , viceroy of Ireland.
It transpired that a number of workmen hnd
been employed In making allocutions lately
in and about the' castle. One of the plueos
which was bolus overhauled was the ofllco
directly under the room In which
the privy council holds Its meetings.
While the worumon were pursuing
their occupations there was suddenly
a tremendous report in the ofllco above re
ferred to which shook the building. Nobody
was hurt. The pollco were immediately
notified and began an Investigation into the
affair.
The drainage to the crmlo is very heavy.
The ceilings of the two floors above the
cellar were blown to ulecoi , the heavy beams
In some places being torn into small pieces.
The furniture in thoollloo beneath the nrlv.v
council chamber was completely smashed and
destroyed.
Tno affair created consternation among
the people living in nnd employed about
the castlo. All the dynaimto outrages per
petrated in London and other places in
Ucoat Britain were called to mind and
a largo number of people have no
other opinion than that the "physical force"
party has again put its policy of terrorism
into effect.
The Irish authorities Immediately tele
graphed to London , summoning assistance.
Colonel Majcndio , chief Inspector of
explosives of the Homo ofllco , and
the inspector of explosives of this
city declnro that the explosion
was caused by a largo quantity of gun cot
ton.A meeting of the privy council was to
have bcon held tonight and It Is supposed the
miscreants made some miscalculation In their
arrangements for timing the explosion.
Later it was announced that ono of
the principal clerks In the ofllco
of the chief secretary for Ireland had a very
narrow oicupo from'death by the explosion.
The castle oftlclals state that after the first
fooling of nlarm had passed away the consequences
quences of the explosion were found to bo
less serious than they had feared. An ex
penditure of a few pounds , they say , will ro-
p.iir the damage. The privy council mot as
usual after the explosion. Chief of Police
Mullen says that the force of the explosion
was exerted chiefly in an outward direction ,
and that it was possibly an explosion of gas.
WANT BETTER FACILITIES.
Sloans of Voting Appropriations 'n l''rimco
Are Too CmnhorHomo Now.
[ Copurtulited 1S31 liy Jiimcs Gordon Hennelt. I
PAUIS , Dec. 31. [ Now York Herald Cable
Special to TUB Buc.J It Is qulto-within
the bounds of probability that the French
constitution will ere long have to bo revised.
The republicans are much concerned at the
hltcnes which delay the annual voting of
the budget. Year alter year the
ministry presents tha estimates , and
after holding them in abeyance ever
ton months , about the mlddlo of
December the Chamber votes them and
sends them on to the Senate to bo ratified.
The Senate , not unnaturally , objects to being
hurried in Its examination of the estimates ,
so it has boon found possible to push the
budget through both houses by the 31st of
December , which has allowed the govern
ment to promulgate it by the 1st of January.
But the dlfliculttcs in the way of this ar
rangement grow steadily greater. This
vcar the budget wns not brought before the
Senate till tno Kith of December , and the
debates on the subject did not begin until
tho'J'Jth. The Souato has declined to vote
on the question In the thrco days thus al
lowed it before the expiration of 1891 , and it
has been found necessary to revert to
the expedient of voting by twelfths , a course
which many regard as ministerial heresy.
When for any reason the budget has not been
voted by January 1 , the government asks
permission of the chamber to collect proportionate
tionate taxes from month to month , or In
other words by twelfths.
In the present Instance ono-twolfth is all
that will bo asked f/"v as the chamber will
meet after the holidays , and it is hoped that
all the ostimutoi willbo voted before the end
of the llrst fortnight In January.
CHINA'S DIPLOMATIC VICTORY.
I'romUcft Made to lviirou'iiu | Powers Only
to lie Urokon.
VANCOUVER , B. C. , Dec. 31. The steamer
Empress of India has arrived from Hong
Kong bringing advices up to December 8 , and
Yokohama advices up to December 17. The
Shanghai correspondent of the Yokohama
Dally Mull says : "China has scored n grand
success In diplomacy * The riots of tbo Yang-
Tso valley would have called clown on her
head the wrath of European powers did not
the critical situation in Europe allow bor to
escape. Promises liavo boon made in pro
fusion , hut nothing has bcon done. The re
cent riots were attributed to tbo Ku Lao Lul ,
a secret society , but Ur. Grinith John has
learned incontrovertibly thnt the inllamma-
tory placards causing the riots did not oma-
uato from Hunan , but the prime Instigator
was Cliou Han , whoso action had the direct
sanction and approval of the provincial
authorities. It is urged that tbo European
powers should quell any tlunanoao outbreaks ,
and thereby not only strengthen the Pelcln
government , but inspire u tvspoct for Euro
pean rights. "
DISCOVERED A QUY FAWKES PLOT.
Ittnmliili lU'fiiBPt'H 1'luii to llhnv Up tlio
1'rt'iifli Chamber.
PAIIIS , Doc. 31 , Tlio people of Paris were
startled today by the rumor published In tin
Soldi and other newspapers that a plot bad
been discovered in the Russian colony , hav
ing for Its object the destruction of the build
ing in which the Chamber of Deputies is
situated , and also the building occupied by
the Russian embassy. The conspirators , It
wns said , had arranged to blow up
these bulldlntrs with dynnmito. Knowledge
of tbo plot came to the police In some un-
kunwn manner and an Investigation was Im
mediately sot on foot ,
The rumor must have had some basis in
truth , for many refugee Ruisiun.- . residing In
Paris and the suburbs have boon taken into
custody , A tiumbor of houses occupied by
suspects have been ourclicd bv the police
and it is reported that a quantity of incrlin-
Iimtmg documents were found.
Arcanum Kmhczzler Si
LONDON , Dec. 31 , James A. Shuforth , for
merly secretary and treasurer of the Royal
Arcanum Building and Loan association of
Brooklyn , N. Y , , arrested on the charge of
embezzling 20,000 from the association ,
today surrendered for extradition to the
United States.
_
In ( liu French Chamber of Urnutlra.
PA in * , Dec. 31. The Chamber of Deputies
today rejected the duty of itt francs placed on
petroleum by the senate , nnd n reed to a
duty of It ! francs on rellucd null T francs on
crude petroleum , the now tariff to go into
force on October 1 , ISM. The tariff bill was
then finally passed , nnd theO hambor ad
journed until Tuesday noxi , when the peti
tion of the Panama canal shareholders will
be discussed.
t
t'lTHldeiit Montt1 * Cabinet.
ICopi/rluMcil 1K)1 buJuuiM Oitiilmfdwff.l
VAUMIUIPO , Chill ( via ( Jalvoston , Tex. ) ,
Doc. 81 , [ By Mexican Cable to the Now
York Herald Special to Tuts BEE. ] The
portfolios tn President Jorge Monti's now
cabinet have been arranged as follows : Min
ister of the interior , Hainoii Barros LUCO ;
minister of foreign affairs , Vcnuro Blanco
Veil ; minister of Juitico , Juan Ciistollon ,
minister of finance , Francisco Vegara : min
ister oi war , Luis Pcrelra , and minister of
public works , AuguMln Edwards. Whllo
those ofllces have been offered to the gentlemen -
men named , the nominations have not yet
beau formally announced.
Searching tlio Convent * .
CITV or Mexico , Dec. 30. The search of
the convents continues. The district judge
and police today visited four convenU , two
of which wore found empty. The nuns were
arrested. Two ex-claustratcd priests' were
arrested yesterday but released. Two priests
have been summoned to clvo evidence. In
voices are made of all buildings visited.
The government Is sending troops to the
frontier. Bandits in the states of Mexico and
Uourraro are defying the authorities.
UtLr.'H IfAHEWELT. SVVVKIl.
He Kntortalnx it Largo Number of Friends
lit Albany.
AI.DANV , N. Y. , Dec. Ul. David B. Hill's
term as governor of the state expired tonight ,
and tbo ovout was marked by a dinner at
which Mr. 11 ill spoke about 5,000 words of
farewell to 150 persons , Including the state
ofllcials , Uovornor-olect .Flower and many
prominent state detnociats. Oovernor Hill
opened his address thus :
Mr. Chairman. State Officers and rnemlfi :
These are the times that try man's souls. I'ho
honr of partlnt ? from the comrades of u Ion ; ;
ami arduous labor h'us come. Never uguln
qiiito the sumo group. Now commands , sum
moning oce or another of us to distant fields ,
to a new Korvlcu , Never a-jiln the sumo
shoulder iitid shoulder tolich all around. A
link broken ; the group chunked.
It is not time of strife , either physical ,
moral or uolltlcal , that tests 'Inon's fortitude.
Most mun triko to contention like biiblos to
the r mother's in Ik. Unlnss wo found our
selves , now and then , btundliiK dauntless
and unwearied , knvo dcou In it jungle
of the shafts of political calumny and
the broken arrows of bowmen who hud inlssen
their murk. I suppose wo should have the sen
sation of discomfort and copiplatn of cold
foot. No , 1 cannot bollovo It Is peril or strlfo
that try men's fouls. Ills parting from the
tried and true comrades of a' long day that
wionchustho heartstrings.
Mr. Hill then stated that during the seven
years ho hnd boon in Albariytho state debt
had been practically v.'ipod dut $ ' . ) , -101Sot in
amount. Tncro had boon'a constant succes
sion of victories to the democracy , until now
the entire state govornmenUwns democratic.
Referring to his election to the senate , Gov
ernor Hill said :
Jly first emotion was that of every nthor
democrat , t suppose , who huM-lieon in Wash
ington since lbi. ( > where nnd" how can ho
most ollloleiitly rend away from Unit
enormous abrogation of too contrull/.ed
power , usurped from the stnto , usurped
fiom the people , the hideous huco
progeny of war debt and of licentious govern
ment partnership with the plutocrats of priv
ilege , lauvlmr nothing of the federal novorn-
muilt , except its' BiipolUed granted .powers !
nothing which u.m bo dona by. state governments /
monts , which can bettor bo tfoilo by munici
pal , by county , by nulgliboihi-VrtmoYornment ,
ntiil nioro 1eilously will -ItC' " und oven to
these neighborhood governments , nothing can
bettor bo reserved to the people , to tholr vol
untary nfcsnuliitions under the rule of justice ,
Inforced bv equal laws , nothing which can
better bo reserved to the largo liberty of In
dividual freemen.
Speaking then upon the wisest course for
the democracy to pursue in the present con
gress , Governor Hill continued :
Coiicornlni ; the tux power , and the coinage
power , which I suppose we must concede to bo
specially granted to the federal sovornmont.
and concerning recent abuses and misuses of
these powers by the billion-dollar congress , 1
have bud something to say. I trust ,
I will turn upon these abuses for the
coming year , upon Issues mudo by the bllllon-
dollarconiress noth Ins else and nothing loss.
The overturn of the billion-dollar conRies-
by un Immense popular uprising , by the elect
tlon of M\7 \ democratic representatives out os
Hi ; ' . ' , will not enable ono new line to ho written
by tbo present congress In the federal laws.
But the acla of the billion congress are now a
part lit the federal statutes , There they stund ,
flagrant. Intolerable. The senate , or the
house , or the executive can prevent a change ,
Two of the throe being rupillluan , actual lawmaking -
making to radians republican wrong doing Is
doubly barred. No repeal , n'o chaiuo except
what perfectly suits the republican wrong
doer. The housetcuu compel f rusullty In cur
rent appropriations. Speaker Crisp , Juilzo
llolnmn and all our good democrats In both
houses , will see to Unit. Dut Mr. Mills' bill ,
Morrison's hill , single bills , fioneral bills , re
peal bills , all alike are sure to bo halted at
the senate threshold und sluuirhtoiort In com
mon. Why ? Hecauso republicans , though
( Uilto us powerless as wo are now to puss now
laws , can sit still und do nothing ,
yet keep tit least until the 41 h of
March , JStKl. all they got by the
nets of thn hllllon-dollur congress und the
chance of saving thereafter their main booty ,
saving tholr tariff for protection's salco in
pla.'o of a tariff for revenue only , with pro
tection incidental ; saving their bounty and
subsidy principle ; saving tholr reciprocity
humbug , which la but a scheme to expand
state socialism nnd substitute the restrictive
bargains of diplomats for tlio worldwide
commerce of free men.
It's u bad lookout. Tlniorunson and they
counted on time to root their policy In busi
ness dislikes of change und to give these
wrong doings the air of rightful precedents.
What are wo going to do about It ? You and I
uml every democrat In Washington Is asking
himself Unit question. Slnco any demo-
cnitlu legislation proposed by the house
Is sure of defeat In the senate or
white house. Is u wlsor courbo open than that ,
democrats shall llrst send up for defeat what
will cost the republican party final overthrow
In the next , concessional and presidential
elections ? Now let us hold fust to the great
facts and pivot qur polley on these ,
Hero Is ono f.icl : Ilempcrntlu legisla
tion by this Kitty-second eonsross Is
( lulto impossible. I'iobiild legislation , of
course , Is possible ; 1 have no Interest
In that. Hero 1-i another fact. It is the Urs-
est with which onr iricitt loaders In congress
have to take account , The peup'o's verdict
lust year upon the billion dollar-congress und
all its works becomes un utter nnilltv and
empty wind unless the peotilo of the United
Hiatus , undeceived , unfooloij , stick to tholr
work again , come together iitlho ballot boxes
uml again on next.November thunder forth
the same Just verdict. ' t
.Shall the people's verdict on the billion-dol
lar congress l.avo oxe-ntlon qr not ? Shall tlio
democratic party , by Keeping botoro the neo-
plo the billion congress Issues of ItU ; naming
uiso und nothing loss Icedpi for the people
power to add to tholr r'urdlotiof 18U ) Its execu
tion of 1892 ?
How can that best bo done ? I-'Irst , pass no
frcocolnagu bills ; 'pigs : only * needful appro
priation bills , enforolng econpmy.
Second , ( Irupplo to undo Ibe work ol the
bllllon-dollarcongr'es.s ; demand repeal of the
Sherman silver law und tin ! two .McKlnloy
luws. No small Issues , no untimely Issues , no
now Issues , no other Issued. .Grapple to undo
the work of the billion congress. 1'ut the
country uml its silver lawn tind Its tarllV laws
buck whole they stood hefdru our party's mls-
udrcnturo In 1N:8 and betoruVbo Intamoiis ro-
puhllcun revolution. Ilomand this , und de
mand nothing bill thin , unirkciipon duinund-
Int , " this In congress , | n ouimtutu convontloiiM ,
In our national conventionland throughout
the canvass until sundown next November
bth.
bth.Tho characteristic feature of the present ,
political Juncture is that by hodlng : fast la
the Issues mudo.by th billion -dollar congress
during the canvass nlready preptirlng with
great energy throughout the union , the coIncidences -
Incidences of time , of public- Interest , of sena
torial election ? , of the elections of renrcsen-
tutlves and of the oxegutlvo arithiiuli that the
people's will , nu declared n yuar a o. can In
one year more ininicdlat-jly and thiouuhout
prevail. < _
Nebrnslains.VbroaiJ ,
OAt.vniiTOX , Tex , , Dqc. .11. [ Snoclal Telegram -
gram to Tim BKE | Socrotury of State
John C. Allen and.Attorney Ueuqrnl Hast
ings of Nebraska , accompanied by Messrs. * A.
Strong of Omana-ona ueutonant W. L.
Lowrcy of Lincoln arrived bore last ulght
and will spend overal days viewing the
jetties , hnrbor works and the city. The party
Is being shown much attention bv tbo Cham
ber of Commerce , ana was handsomely on-
tortaluod today ,
BLOODY WORK OF GREASERS ,
Rumored Assoissination of Qanoral Garcia
by His Troops Confirmed ,
THEN THEY JOIN GAFZA IN TEXAS ,
.Moit of Them Convlctnl Criminals nnd
lp | i r tn Character. * .Military Au
thorities Concerned Over tlio
Condition of AllUlnt.
MoNTcnnr , ftlex. , Doc. 31. News was re-
celvoJ hero Into last night confirming the re
port that General Lorenzo Unrcla , In com
mand of the troops in the Hold In the north
ern part of Mexico , with headquarters at
Micr , had bcon murdered by his command
and the ontlro force , numbering several hun
dred men under his immediate commandhad
gone ever to the sido. of the revolutionists ,
crossing ever Into Texas In a body nt a point
between Uoraa and Carrlzo. The private
soldiers in the Mexican army are nearly all
convlctod criminals who , instead of being
CIVCD a term In prison , nrcsentenced to servo
with the military. They are desperate char
acters and nearly all are secret sympathizers
with the revolutionary movement. General
Garcia -was one of the most prominent aud
ofllcicnt ofltcor. ' ) iu the Mexican army aud his
death at the present'tune is u serious blow to
the government.
Governor Roles has been In constant tele
graphic communication with President DIuz
all day , but the nature of the dispatches is
not known. Governor Uclos and the mili
tary authorities hero nro much disturbed
over tbo situation on the frontier. The
movement of troops through hero from tbo
lower part of the republic during the past
live days has been very great and the trans
portation facilities of the Mexican National
railroad have been insufllclont to accommo
date tbo heavy demand made upon them by
the government. The garrison hero has
rushed all its available troops to Nucvu
Laredo , from which place they have been
distributed along the right bank of the Ulo
Grando.
FEARS FOR CAPTAIN BOTJRKE.
AVur Iopurlnii-nt OlllclilN Afrulil Ills Forces
Are Outnumbered.
WASHINGTON' , D. C. . Doc. 31. Ofllcials ut
the War department nro watching the situa
tion on the Hlo Grande with deep concern ,
but without news from Gouiral Stanley , this
morning. They are apprehensive thnt Cap
tain Bourko's force may bo very much
outnumbered by the revolutionists ,
but they fool confident , that ofllccr
will conduct himself with all necessary
prudence and that ho will soon bo re
inforced.
Minister Romero said this morning ho had
heard nothing oxcapt from the newspapers
about the assassination of G.euoral Garcia
nnd the desertion of his troops"to the revolu
tionists. He did not credit the story , out
army ofllcors acquainted with the character
of Mexican soldiers on the frontier are more
inclined to accept it as probable.
Ilurrylntr Troops to the Herder.
Cmor MnXico , Doc. 31. At the War de
partment today it was ascertained that the
Mexican government was moving troops
from the Interior garrtsons-to strengthen the
array operating against. Garza. It 'is now
estimated that there are fully 3,000 soldiers
guarding the long frontier from Laredo to
Matamoras.
xnir Yomc Ln : < ! isi..iTii-K
Republicans anil Democrats Scheming on
the Course to I'nrHitc.
Nuw Yonic , Doc. HI. A morning paper
prints this : The republicans of Now York
are holding consultations regarding tbo recent -
cent contested election nnuHs In this state.
Senator Hiscock voiced their sentiments
when ho said last night at the Fifth Avenue
hotel : "It is wrong a monstrous wrong
which cannot bo tolerated. "
There was a meeting of the republican
loaders of the stata last night. It was hold
at the Fifth Avenue hotel. These present.
were Senators Hiscock and ox-Sonators
Platte and Warner Miller , Collector Hen-
dncks , Chauncoy M. Depow , Chnirmnn of
the Republican Committee Brookllcld and
Colonel George Bliss and Joseph Choato us
counsel. The subject was discussed in all its
hearings and the future action of the ronub-
llcan party was carefully mapped out. Just
what will bo done none of the gentlemen
present would say , but all were unanimous
in saying that every locitimato means should
bo exhausted before a surrender is made.
The goucral opinion is that the republican
senators will refuse to loin In the organiza
tion of tlio senate until tbo democrats are
prepared to act fairly , but no confirmation
from the leaders could be had of this viow.
Ono of them suidWo can only advise.
The republican senators will do Individually
what they believe to bo honest and patriotic.
No Bclllsh motives will weigh with them ,
and what they thlnK right they will do. "
The counsel for the rapubllcans have do-
cldod that immediately after Governor Hill
goes out of ofllco they will apply to Justices
Barnard and Edwards of the supreme court
for writs ot contempt against the live mem
bers of the State Board of Canvassers for
counting the My lord certificates from Duch
ess county , which elected Osbo , 'iie. This
act on toe part of the boai-J was not only la
opposition to the decision of the court of
appeals , but it was also In direct contempt
of the orders given by Justices Barnard aud
Edwards not to canvass that certificate.
An Albany dispatch to the World says :
Kumars are current everywhere that the re
publicans will attempt to establish a dead-
loci : by preventing un organization of the
state sen a to. Tboy cannot do this except , by
absenting themselves in a body , for it is
pointed out that if even ouo of them remains
in the cbatnber"wlth the sixteen democrats ,
by hla very presence as a protestor ho would
help tbo democrats to accomplish what be
would try tojprovont. Kvon though ths re
publicans went so far as to stay away in a
body , however , the democrats say they can
organize the senate because tboy have the
necessary constitutional majority. Seven
teen , a majority of thirty-two senators , nro
not required , they say. but a majority of tlio
senators elected. This year , according to tin
decision of the court of appeals and the dec
laration of the Htuto Board of Canvassers ,
only thirty-ono senators have bcon cloetod ,
There has been nooloutlon In the Twenty -
seventh district , consequently the sixteen
democratic senators are "a constitutional ma
jority of the thirty-one senators elected. So ,
no matter what tactics the republicans
adopt , tbo democrats will organize tlio senate
next Tuesday.
They Win Their Vlght With tlio Southern
IMclflc ,
SAN FHANCISCO , Gal. , Dee , 31. The trouble
between the Southern I'uclflo company and
the Order of Railway Telegraphers was set
tled today. Concessions were mudo on both
sides , but the result Is u victory for the teleg
raphers , wlio nro permitted to join the order ,
whllo the company withdraws tbo objection
able allldavlt and compromises the trouble
with reference to thu employment of student
operators. Nearly nil the mon who remained
out on strlUo or were discharged for Joining
the order are to bo reinstated by the com
pany. The , agreement botwmiu tbo employes
and tbo company wa * signed today.
IIciuUi ) of the Investigation.
LANSING , Mich. , Deo. ill.- The committee
appointed to Investigate the conduct of ox-
Secretary , of State Sopor , made an exhaus
tive report this morning , finding that Sopor
had distributed , contrary to law , 012 volume * ,
costing the state 11,1118' , that ho hud rondo
purchase ! of furniture to the amount ot Wl.
all of which was declared unnecessary and
extravagant , b.ut there Is practically no
evidence .showing lliathn proIItod personally
by these purchases , or received any money
for distributing the books. There are but u
few lettei > found stiowlnir the state funds
liavo iioon misappropriate ! . 'I'ho committee
says the amounts of the mlsapuroprlatlon
c.iti never bo determined. The demand upon
Deputy Rowley for $500 In fact was made ,
hut no examination was mmlo as to whether
It was the result of an agreement or not. It
is said thHro Is nothing In the result of the
Investigation upon which to b.iso a probable
successful criminal prosecution.
s.irn in : IP.I * < ; rio.v M.titNtt.
Philadelphia's 1'nultlve Hank President
Turned Into Trump.
Et.KTOX , Md. , Dec. .11. A flno looking man
of rather largo fiamo , wearing a handsome
black mustache and sldo whiskers and
dro.sscd as If ho were accustomed to move in
good society , entered the bur room of the
Elkion house herd at 0 o'clock Tuesday night.
Accosting the proprietor , Charllo Phillips , ho
bogitod the privilege of remaining In the bar
room until the closing hour. When closing
time came ho started out , remarking that bo
would have to tramp it again. Mr. Phillips
offered him n room in the hotel without co < t ,
which the stranger , after some persuasion ,
accepted. Before leaving ho said ho was
Gideon W. Marsh , Into president
of the Koystonn bank of Phil
adelphia , but asked Mr. Phillips
not to say anything about it. Ho also said
that ho Dad \vlfo and two children , but bad
not called to see them In passing through the
Quaker city. He had loft his vullso , with
Its contents , in Now York to pay a hotel
bill of $ ! , " > , reserving the right to tuko from It
n bible which his mother had presented him ,
acknowledging at the suir.o time that ho hud
not read It. In his cravat was a handsome
diamond pin , whlcti he said was a gift , and
under no circumstances would ho pawn it.
The man did not act like ono who had boon
drinking or was a crank and answered very
much the description of Mr. Marsh. At710 :
o'clock yesterday morning ho started do'vn
the railroad tracit in the direction of Baltl-
'inoro.
MOItK V.tltKLKSS\JSSS ,
Disastrous Hallroail Wreck on u Colorado
1.1 ne.
DHNVHU , Colo. , Doc. 31. A disastrous
wreck occurred this evening on the Joint
track of the Denver , Texas & Fort Worth
and the Union Pacific railroad a few mlles
north of Gr.inoros , Colo. Granoros is a small
station midway between Puobto and Trini
dad and also about 300 m.los south of Den
ver. This road has been blockaded by snow
for tbo past two days , and when the blockade -
ado was raised this morning two double
header trains were started , ono from the
north and the other from the south. The
station agent failed to deliver the dis
patcher's order to the northbound train , nnd
tbo conson.uonco was that the two trains
came together from opposite directions with
a terrible crash.
Fifoman H. Grilbb of Denver wns in
stantly Itilled nnd Mail Clerics Wolcott aud
Erboito and Brakeman C. P. Evans were
badly injured. The trains wuro heavily
laden with passengers , but as far as can bo
loarncd they escaped any sorlous injuries.
The lour engines are in the ditch nnd badly
wrecked , four mail cars uru a total loss and n
baggage car Is nearly demolished. The sta
tion agent immediately disappeared after the
wreck occurred and has not yet been found.
Standard Oil IturrolVmks Consumed by
. . . -M10 * 'fi" " 9'w , ,
.
- -
" * M.r w n * j h '
"BtvoXNn.'NrJ. , Doc. < -ThcCgioat' barrel
works tno Standard'Oil company at Consta
ble Kock hava burned aud the loss is esti
mated at ever 81,000,000. Tho'ontlre Bayonne
lire department quickly responded to the
alarm sent in. Over 40U mon , including the
police and flromen , fougnt the flames , but they
soon found out they could not control them
until the ontlro plant and an immense
amount of lumber around It were destroyed.
Next to the barrel factory were the chemical
works , which were saved after hard work.
The building was lillod with barrels , both
completed und unfinished , and about the
structure , which was : ! 50 feet long , 200 fcot
wide and three stories hiirh. there wore great
stacks of cut lumber ready to bo converted
Into barrels. The machinery in the burned
building was valued ut over ? -00,000. The
olllccrs of the company estimate the entire
loss ut between 51,000,000 and $1,500,000. The
company carries its own insurance.
JUS CONDUCT WAS SSAKKKIKK.
Arguments In the ( Irnvt-s 31 order Trial
NcarliiK tint ICnd.
Dixvin : : , Colo. , Dec. 31. Judge Belford
concluded his argument for the prosecution
In tuo Graves csso today.
Judge Furman , counsel for the defense ,
then made a brilliant argument , but failed to
touch upon many vital points made by tbo
prosecution against Dr. Graves. At the
conclusion of his speech court adjourned
until Saturday , wncii District Attorney
Slovens will make the last argument for the
prosecution , and It Is the intention of both
sides to allow the Jury to retire Saturday
night.
AVon Ity the Pubs Faction.
Fiiniu'oirr , 111 , , Deo. 31 , Judge Shaw of
the circuit court , today handed down his
decision In the Eshar-Dtibs Evangelical
church fight. Bishop Esuor brought suit to
eject the ministers of the Dubs faction at
ROCK Grove , Stevenson county , Brookvlllo ,
Ogle county , and Fairhavon , Carroll county ,
und for an Injunction to restrain them from
exercising their functions as Evangelical
ministers. This injunction was denied , the
court holding that the Dub * faction con
ferences , held in Chicago In 1S90-1 , ut which
these ministers were appointed were the
legal conferences of this state , The lust
Pennsylvania conference was declared legal
from the iiaturo of its call.
lluHlnrsH Troubles.
OTTAWA , Kan. , Doc. 30. Tbo llrm of J. E.
Forbes & Co. , hardware , bus made an as
signment , the liabilities being $18,000 , ; assets
unknown. The mild weather durng the
pant two winter seasons which affected trade
unfavorably caused tl.o failure.
QIT.IIIC : , P. Q. , Deo. 30. John Rltchlo ,
boot nnd shoo manufacturer , bus suspended
payment. Liabilities , $00,000.
NKW YORK , Deo. 31. The stock brokerage
firm of Henry E. Titus & Co. , nmdo an as
signment today.
Newell & Prcsloy , woolens and dross goods ,
assigned today with preferences aggregating
17,000.
Colorado's Output ol' I'rcelons MtitulH ,
DiiNVKii , Colo. , Deo. at. Tbo Rooky
Mountain News furnishes the following :
"Tho total output for Colorado for 1891 of
silver , gold , load and copper amounted in
value to $33,5 15,031. Divided Into ounces.
tons nnd pounds it IB as follows : Silver , 23-
10' ' 355 ounces ; gold , 217,053 ounces ; load ,
fi.l2s ) tons ; csppor , fir > 37,000 pounds. The
average price paid for silver par ounce during
IS'Jl was US.55 cents.
Kiinsns Senmillonal Trouble ,
Toi'KKA , KJin. , Deo. 31 , The moat san
giiino applicant for senatorial honors this
morning u -Congressman Perkins , but
Major Morrdll scorns to no in the load. The
last candidate to bo presented is William
Bucnan otiCansas City , Kan. The governor
will give no information except that ho will
multo the appointment this week.
llnvcn't llfiiril It In thu Hub.
BOSTON , Mass. , Dec. 31 , Local elevator
manufacturers deny uuy knowledge of the
reported combine ot western elevator llrms
and the rumored extension ot the trust to
the cast.
Wult AVhltmim Growing Wculior.
Pinupm.riiiA , Pa , , Deo. 31. Watt Whit
man's physicians state that the aged post is
growing weaker and that his lip * and general
features wear a pinched ad bluUU look.
RUSTLER KINCEN IS FREE.
Boldly Attacks a Ohoyonno Officer nnd
Walks Out of Jnil ,
OTHER PRISONERS ACCOMPANY HIM ,
All UctiilN Hull Ilccn Carefully Arranged to
the Kll'ort u SIICCCHS Nciiruh-
Injf 1'arlles Kail to Discover
the Fugitive ! * .
Cnnvr.NN'KVyo. . , Doc , Pi. ( Special Telegram - >
gram to Tint U KB. ] Three prisoners escaped
from the county jail this evening. Ono of
thorn Is U llliara Kingon , a noted Nebraska
cattle thief ; another is Charley Millar , the
youth who murderad two companions in a
box car at the eastern edge of this county in
September , IS'JO ' , and a colored nitm named
Johnson , who was bolng hold by the United
States authorities for giving whisky to In
dians on the bhoshono reservation ,
The county jail consists of n largo cage sot
In the middle of an oblong room. Within
this cage is n corridor which runs on three
sides of the square , nnd Into this Inner corrii
dor all the cell doors open. The Inner corri
dor is reached by n single door.
1'ouglit with thn Deputy.
At half past 5 o'clock this afternoon
Douuty Shcnlf Grlfllth , a slim built younfl
man , stood bc.sldo this door which was
opened whllo a "trusty" named Patkor col
lected the supnor dishes from tbo various
colls. U'hon Purkur made bU second trip ho
was suddenly followed by Klngou , who
rushed past him onto Grillllh. The young
guard was not armed , Tjul throw a lock at
him with great violence. This .missed
Kingcn , but lauded with discouraging force
upon thu abdomen of the trusty , who lost
Intercs * in the proceedings for some tlmo
thereafter.
Kingonntonco grappledwith Griffith , but
the latter wriggled out of his clasp and ran
out to the door opening Into the hall , where
ho yelled for help through the peep hole.
Kingcn was soon upon him again and brought
him to thu ground ,
Miller and .lohnson hud by this tlmo nr-
rived and a gag , which they had prepared
from a broom stick wrapped with a towel ,
was thrust into the mouth of the deputy
sheriff. His anus und legs wore than so <
curcly bound.
Very Dclllicrato About It.
The prisoners returned to tholr cells nnd
gathering together all their clothing and
blankets und tuning witti them the keys ,
marched out into the street. They were f ol
lowed by some little boys for several blocks
but were soon lost sight of. In the mean
time the trusty hud recovered somewhat
from the effects of his stunning blow and
released GilflUh who at once gave the
alarm. Deputy Sheriff Willies arrived
on the sccno about this time and scarcbiug
parties were sent in and about the city to
discover aomo trace of the jailbirds. Up to
midnight nothing had been scon of thorn.
They had evidently prepared for the break ,
ns they were warmly clad when they sot
forth except that tboy were tbo regulation
jail slippers.
The keys which they took awny with them
belong to all the cells In the lower corridor , to
the main hull and to the cage which is placed
above the lower tier of colls.
Miller is tbo youth of 10 who murdered the
two St. Joseph boys ITluhbaugti nnd Emerson ,
who were journeying west In a freight car.
He murdered them in tbo most cold blooded
manner for money.
fiullty of Murder.
Ho was found guilty of murder In tbo first
degree and -sentenced to be luingod , but his
case was t.-ilea to the supreme court , la
which it now rests. In a previous jiiil dollv-
ery last September Miller uscupod with
Purkison. the Seventeenth infantry corporal
who is believed to have murdered Hey Bauer.
P.irkisou has not slnco boon hoard of , but
Miller was readily captured the next day.
William Kingon was the daring lender of a
gang of cattle thieves tvho made their head
quarters at Goring , Neb. , clo.so to the
Wyoming line. They operated on Wyoming
cattle nnd made n great dual of money.
Kiugen was taken by force across the
Wyoming line and then arrested. This led
to some correspondence between tbo gover
nors of Nebraska and Wyoming. Kingon
was found guilty and sentenced to oigbt
years' imprisonment. His case has attracted
a great deal of attention. It is also iu the
supreme court.
ir/.i TIIjut
OlTlCE OP WlSATIlCn'BUIIKAU , 1
OMAHA , Deo. 31. |
The storm is now ever Iowa , with warmer ,
rainy weather In that section of country.
TOR'pornturo gradients in tbo west side of
the storm are decidedly steep and a oold
wave of considerable severity Is surging *
down the Missouri valley attended by snow
flume * and high winds In places. Fair , cold
weather prevails throughout the upper Mis
souri valley , where tbo tumnaraturos ore
holow.cro with rising barometer. The
storm has caused a notable warm wave ever
the Interior of thu country and which was
felt hero yesterday to an uncomfortable
degree.
llv reason of the passing storm Omaha ox-
ncrlcnced the warmest weather of the month
just closed on the last day of the month. The
temperature ro.so to 00 ° yesterday afternoon ,
but , In vorlllcation of the morning forecast , a
sudden changa occurred , and by 7 o'clock
last ( /veiling the mercury hnd fallen to ! ) o ° .
The month just ended adds another to the
list of warm Decembers. With the exception
of IbTT and 1SS1 , the last three Decembers
were the warmest of any since 1871. Last
month's average temperature was H5 = , Da-
comber 1800 it was a)3 , and December 1880
it WAS I)3. ) ! ) The amount of boat during the
month was ! )4'J = In excess of the normal for
December at Omaha. This decided excoxs
for the lattci part of the year more than
wiped out the deficiency during tbo
past cool fuuninor , so that the
lomperatura for the whole year was
still 47 ° In CXCCFS of the normal. Tbo aver
age tomprriiuro In December , us found from
the past iwjnty-ono years , Is ! ii ! ° . The ox-
Ironies of tern pa rat tire during last month oc
curred between Christmas and Now Year ,
2 ° in the morning of the iiOtjh and tX ) ° in
the afternoon of tho.'Hst.
With the single exception of (1877 ( ttho ore-
cipltntion last month was much greater than
during nnv December since 1871. It amounted
to 3.07 inches nnd the average Dccombor precipitation
'
cipitation , from tho'past twenty-ouo years ,
is only .U2 nt nn inch. The precipitation dur-
iui. the month was 1.00 in excess of thu nor
mal , nid ) for the whole year it wus 1,71) ) inches
in excess.
The following was recolvod from 'Washing
ton last nluhti
Hoist cold wave signal , Temperature , wjll
full about twenty dd ross or In ore by Friday
For Omaba'-mid Vicinity Much colder ,
with snow , followed by clearing weather ;
strong northwesterly winds during Friday ,
Fair nnd cold on Saturday.
WASHINGTON , D , p. , Dec. ai. The do-
nreaslon ever the eastern'alopo of tbo Kocky
mountains this morning"bus mqvod eastward
to the Mississippi valley , extending from
Texan northeastward to LaKa Superior , at
tended by light tains In the Mississippi val
ley , general rains in the lake region and rain'
or snoiv in the northwest , TnU aiotutbanw
is followed in the extreme northwest by a
cold wave , the temperature being from 10 °
to'03 below zero north of Montana. General
rains are Indicated for tbo central vallsys
and lake regions on Friday , followed by a
cold wave ; and clearing wcutbor on tiatur-
dav.
dav.For NobrasVa ThroatonlnK weather ;
snow : colder , with eold wave ; north winds ;
probably clearing Friday afternoon.
For North and South Dakota-Fair ; west
wlrtds ; occasional snows Iu east portion ;
uorth winds i colder , uxoopt in west portion
of North Dakota ; rlsiiiK tomporatuvo bv Fri
day uight.