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THE OMAHA ; DAILY BEE.
TWENTY-SECOND YEAR. OMAHA , MONDAY MOUN1N& DECEMBER 26 , 1892. NUMBER 18.9.
DUBLIN'S ' DYNAMITE OUTRAGE
Police Officials Declare That it Was Not
Done for Political Effect.
TO GRATIFY A DESIRE FOR REVENGE
KM limit-lit OvrrllioAfltilr Still Ciititlniif *
No Cliim lu Ilin ( Iiillljr Persons
1'ollco Arlhrly ul Work A
! ' < Opinion ; Kxprc-mtetl.
DOTIMN , Dec. 25. The first report that the
explosion last night outside of the apart
ments at l-jxclintigo court was a ixilltlcal out
rage IH dented today by the police , ( .icncr.il
opinion is that the bomb or Infernal machine
was placed by the person with a personal
spite against the detective force.
The report , which proves entirely untrue ,
was circulated that Irish Secretary John
Morley wns pawslng the station at the time
of the explosion and received serious in
juries.
The apartments In the castle known nsthc
chief Bcrelar.v'a library , overlooks directly
the scene of the explosion. This portion ol
the castle. Is the only portion that could be
approached by anyone without passing the
gates of the rastlo yard. The gates arc al
ways guarded by sentries , and would , in the
event of an explosion In the yard , bo at onci
closed , thus preventing the escape of nnj
culprit or culprits.
Detective ( .Irceno. who passed the scent
shortly before thu explosion , Kays ho saw
lying on the pavement beneath the ofllci
window what appca.rcd to boa brown parcel
with a half used citfar smouldering beside It
but there was nothing to excite bis sus
ph'ion.
His believed in some centers that tin
motives of the culprit or culprits was revenge
vengo for the refusal of the government t <
release the imprisoned dynamiter Daley.
There have been no arrests In connection
with the outrage , nor have any clues bcei
discovered , though the police arc seeking tc
ferret out the guilty.
AUI j to Prt'ttlilrnt , Ctcvi-liind.
Ifniiiirluhlril IS1) ) ! lill . ! < < 'iioi ( IniilunI.'lilKf.l /
P.um , Dec. 25. ( New York Herah
Cable Special to TUB Ilr.n.J The Kuropeat
edition today published a letter from an
American resident of San Diego , Cal. , urging
Cleveland to coino out with a statement let
ting the country clearly understand that ho
will maintain gold payments , as undoubted ! ;
ho means to no , and that ho will buy golt
whenever necessary to keep the nationa
treasury prepared to redeem In golt
ltn silver dollars at any moment
The letter also contains very sensible
iblo suggestions on tariff reforn
and says -it should not be attempted in tin
hurry and baste of an extra session , bit
upon some well considered plan : In otlie :
words , nut to cut the dog's tail olV an inch a
a time , _ _
lie 1'rcjvliid Will Not Iti-ilRii.
LONDON , Dec. 20.- The Paris corrcspondon
of the Dally News says : The report that M
do Fruycinot will i-esign from the cabinet i
unfounded , or at least premature. M. d
Freycinot is incapable of offering bribes , ye
ho shut bis eyes to the doings of thos
around him , hut hois careful not to f\ivo ol
fense. If ho had been as exacting of mora
Ity in others as in himself , bo could not hav
worked several years with Rouvier. M. d
Frtiyeinot's worst weakness is his Incapacit
for righteous indignation.
STOCKHOLM , Dec. 2. > . The famine In th
government of b'leabory threatens to cam >
an exodus of the poor people. Hundreds hav
gene to the coast of the Gulf of Bothnia t
Book means of emigrating. Uleabory Cit ,
is crowded with starving peasants. In tli
Interior t bo people are reported to be dyin ;
by scores. _
Tui-lve Kri'sli CiiHex of Uluilcni.
IlAMiii-uo , Dec. 'St. Since Friday ther
have been twelve fresh cases of cholera an
three deaths In the city. One death yestei
day \Yamlcshcck. .
ir. / .s / / ; .v ro.v SOUIKTY.
OuUlflo of I2\i-dith < ; Clrrlcs It U Lively an
< ! ii ) .
\V\ IIISOTOND. . C. , Dec. 25.Notwitl
standing tlio quietude lliatu'cigns hi oxeei
tivo circles at the capital , the holiday so :
son Is as lively as usual , the events transpii
Ing In the world outside the highest onicln
ranks , making compensation for the deart
otthcm thero. The December galtlcs quit
beat the record so far , and the last week <
tin ; old year WHS the liveliest of all. Durin
the past week , Miss Lleber , daughter of tli
Judge-advoeatc-gc.neral of the army , an
Miss Wileox , daughter of Mr. and Mr
"Whitemoro of Chicago , made their debuts ,
Tlio coming week will bo made up of onto
talnmcnts for tliooung folks at home fro ;
school , in addition to the debunlantes an
younger daughters of Vice President Mortci
will give a party to the members of the
dancing class.
The white house will remain closei < i
Now Year's day for thu. third lime in its hi
lory , The first occasion was during Ciencri
( i rant's second administration and was 01
of respect to the memory of tlio second wil
of the late General Bclknap , at that tin
secretary of war , who died on the UOlli (
December , 187-1.
The death of the Hawaiian minister , M
Allen , during the administration of 1 'res
dent Arthur , was the reason for the ollu
tlmo that the white house was closed to tl
public on the Jlrst day of the year.
cn.txisn in' .1 li
TriiKlriil I.'iulliiK nf u Sehool Itiiy'n DNpu
In Ohio.
CINCINNATI , O. , Due. 25.A dispatch fro
lUeArthur , O. , tolls of a tragical ending of
school boy's quarrel. Tlio children of SI
Hey Dilgo and P.carl Datro. farmers in Jac
son town.shlp , had a imimvi. Dllge , tint
hearing of it , went laat Thursday night
JDutro's house , armed with an av , On boh
admitted , lie almost Immediately began
murderous assault upon Dutro. The latt
made a vigorous defense , linally lighting hi
off , cutting him severely with a corn knif
Dutro wax arrested , found to bo insane at
ordered removed to thu Insane ward of tl
jail ,
Last night ho sot iiro to Ills cell , and tl
sheriff's residence with the jail were d
Btroycd. All the prisoners except Dut
were rescued , but ho perished. Flam
communicated to tlio court house , and win
thu account closed U was In danger of il
btructlon.
Commuted SnlilihVlilfn Drunk.
L VKUAH , X. M. , Doo. 25. Robert Youii
nn ex-foreman of the Great Hullo ranch ,
this county , ended a prolonged spree I
fatally shooting himself through the hen
nt the Central hotel last night , lib fatb
Avas a candidate for covcrnor of Texas soi
years ago on the prohibition ticket , and upi
Ids death the son canto Into possession
about * i0XxVbllo ! ( ) \ on his sprco , YOUI
squandered * l , ( il , and vlbited the towns
Trinidad , Colo. , and Clayton and Sprlngi
In this territory ,
It Wiu u Cmmicl ,
t'unvusxn , U'ya , Dec. 25.--Spociul [ IV
gram to Tin : Urn , ] The killing ol' the H
men at llyattvllio a few days ago Is nmloul
edly a canard manutucltircd out of win
cloth. Huff ami Nutchur , the two men i
iiortcd killed arc in Buffalo nltvo and wi
The whole story originated In u cow bo1
fertile Imagination. Walker , has not bci
In the basin for tnrcc months , .
Ouptiiln ( irci'Kiin'H Cant- .
' WASHINGTON , D. 0 , Dee , -MajorSan ; ;
of tlio Inspector general's department , li
made a rejwrt to the secretary of war la t
cu e of Cuutalu Fnuik Greegaa , tiooo
artillery , In command of the post nt fireat
Schuyler. N. Y. While official Information
In regard to the rcmirt cannot bo obtained , It
Is said that there Is no evidence shown of
brutality In Grecian's treatment of Ills com
mand , In view , however , of some feeling be-
Iwtfuii Orrchan and his men , ho will proba
bly bo transferred to some other station.
Somn of the llnd IVattirm nf riilrsij-o'it lloll-
ibi ) ' Celeliriitliin.
CmrAfio , 111. , Dec. &V-Tho spirit of
"Peace on earth , peed will to men' ' was not
unanimous In Chicago today , as the described
accidents would show :
At his boarding house this morning John
T. Ryan , nn Englishman , blew his brains out
with a bullet frohi a revolver and died soon
afterward. Ho bad played the races and bo-
coino broke and despondent.
Andrew Benson , a teamster , celebrated
Chrlstman eve by wholesale ab orptlon < jf
liquor and ushered In Christmas morning by
slashing his throat with a knlfo.
Anthony Lavelle was splitting wood early
this morning and called Ution his stepson ,
Joseph HOSH , to got up and help. Hess made
no reply and Lavclle invaded Iho bedroom
with nn ax. A tight folluwrd and Lavello
was fatally shot.
Steffano Albert Ino early this morning saw-
two men in the store of his employer and
nl once began to shoot , with the result of
lodging a bullet In the skull of Lieutenant
Clark of the Pinkcrton agency and badly
frightening Watchman Watson of that In-
htilullon. When hi ; realized thai ho was in
the business of killing Pinkertonshe stopped
tiring , gave up his pistol and , as he says ,
was Immediately hammered almost into in
sensibility by llio men lo whom ho sur
rendered and by the police olllcers who came
in later.
James Williams , n negro 25 years old ,
bait recently shown a dcsiro to become
n b"llerman , and at the earnest solicitation
of Hev. 1) . M. Allen of the Free Methodist
mission , promised tonight to confess his sins
and give himself over to a new ruler.
Accordingly ho appeared at the opening
services of Iho mission this evening. His
first sunlcnco captured the audience. " 1
have a horrible crime on my soul , " bo shout
ed , and went on to relatelhe folio wing story :
" 1 was horn in Paris twenty-live years
ago. Al the age of 11 , I was seal as a
servant to a man named LeVuarvne , who
with bis wife , lived in an elegant house on
one of the boulevards. 1 lived with him
continually until about four years ago , when
one morning ho was found murdered. Some
liino after Iho property was sold by llio
widow and she lofI France. The Pans po
lice were unable to discover the murderer.
It was through mo thai it was done , and 1
am llio real murderer , while an innocent
man is now confined in prison.
"While 1 was in the employ of LaVaurvne ,
a limn named John LaFayetle fell In love
with LaVatirvno's wife , and she reciprocated
and'dcsirod lo marry , bill tlio husband stood
in the way. 1 formed a plan to rid them ol
him and ono nlghl a hired assassin cut La-
Vannne's throat. Kwu the wife was igno
rant as to who did the deed. 1 went tel
l ouisiana nnd some titno afterward La-
Fuyotto followed , accompanied by the
woman. I then committed another crime
and put the suspicion on LaFayeltc. He
\vna tried and imprisoned in tlio peniten
tiary at East Baton Kouvc. I did this
because 1 was in love with the woman my
self. 1 have religion now. 1 want to get in
tlio golden gate and 1 want to see LaFayette
freed. I went to Texas with the woman ,
Iben left her and came here , "
Ho finally seemed lo realize that he was
talking lo the police , and when asked what
crime ho committed for which LaFayette
was suffering , ho refused to say , aiid Lieu
tenant Hartnett locked him up.
Charles Fields was taken to the hospital
tonight horribly burned about the legs am :
lower part of the body , the victim of * i
Christmas joke.
in'l'ho boy had gene to sleep in a uniform nol
exactly titled for street wear. Oscai
Fitli , a fellow boarder , conceived llu
idea of tarring thn lugs o :
Fields. Ho" melted the tar am
deftly smeared It on. On Fields awakening
an acrimonious debate ensued , and Filh was
invited to get Iho tar off or something wouk
I befall him. Ho rubbed Fields' legs will
kerosene" to loosen the lav and Drough :
a llghled lamp to survey the progrcs :
made. He pul llio lamp too close to tin
legs and an explosion followed. Field :
danced around Iho room like a madman
howling , and Filh , after gazing at the bias-
lug contortionist for a few seconds , fled
Other boarders put out the fire , but no
until Fields had been frightfully btil.no
fatally burned.
A Hock Island train ran down a had
driven by Patrick Magiiirc , and in which G
H. Barnelt was riding. Both men wen
killed instantly , both of Barnc-tt's legs belli ;
toin from bis body.
i'1.1-.itiiJi > Mtit. s.fro1.1.r.
lletUinitlnn of Dr. .Medlynn Itecehed I'nvor
ulil.v Tlirou < ; Iimil tlin Country.
WASHIXUTOX , D. C. , Dec. 25.Mgr. . Satoll
is mucb-gr.Ulflcd by the general expri'8
sious of pleasure with which the rcstoratioi
of Dr. McOlynn has been received througli
out Hie country. Ho deplores the fact , bow
ever , that in some quarters efforts to fa :
into a blaxe the embers of the old contrc
versy and hopes that these will cease , as th
past has been forgiven and should bo foi
gotten * To recall is cruelty to him and dis
respect to authority.
Hegarding the press dispatches to th
effect that tlicro is dissatisfaction amen
American bishops owing to Mgr. Satolli'
presence in America , and that the feeling a
Home has been dampened by reports of th
New York coiifi-rence , the abjegato's privat
advices nro directly to the contrary. Tli
Vatican has made known itsdetermlnatlon t
uphold its legato against all opposition.
Inferring to Iho report that Prcsidcn
Harrison was morn favorable to diplomat !
relations between the Vatican and th
United States , Mgr. Satolli said tonight tha
il wits not founded on fact , that the pres
dent had received the legato merely as th
pope's icprcsentatlve al the dedication c
the World's fair.
. .s'jirrjuir.v TIIK MIX us ,
.Muhtilim'K ( Jreutl Topper .Millet Will ho lill
lor it .Month ,
ANACONIU , Mont. , Dec. 25.Tlio Anacond
Copper Mining company laid off IKX ) men till
ovcning , the Diitlro force thai had bee
working the Anaconda and St. Lawrcnt
mines at Butte. No more ere will bo sbippc
to the smelter at Anaconda for about thirl
dajs. Marcus Daly was seen ami conllme
the report , and said furlher that It was
necessity as the company was compelled t
rotlmber the mines , and Unit they would r. .
sumo as soon as that work was finished. II
said that tlio copper market had nothing f
do with Iho suspension.
Some tlmo ago tlio Chambers symllcal
mines of Ibis company suspended to nllo
the rctimbcring of their main shaft , and tli
work Is well under way. The company o :
peels to start shlpncnts ) to their smelter 1
February 1. In the meantime they have n
hand at limit1 ere bins at the smelter som
: tlKM tons of ere which , taken with the Hi :
dust that they an ; now cleaning up , will ru
the works at Anaconda till the syndical
mines are ready to resume.
The. Death ( toll.
Binn.Eiinsi : , PJ. ; , Dv. 25. II. Stank
Goodwin , burgess of South lletlilchOni fi
eighteen terms , and general siipurlntcmlei
of the Philadelphia .t Heading system , dii
today of heart disease , aged no jcars.
Kvtx-vii.i.i : , Ind. , Dec. 25. William I
Hoelker , a well-known traveling man ai
member nf Iho llnnof Knclkcr Brothers. dU
hero yosteixlay of consumption ! Ho will I
buried with honors of Knights Templar I
1.U Vatlet commandory.
Nmv Colii IKKHK | | > -
SAI.T LuaCiTV : , U. T. , Dec. 25-Spocl [
Telegram to Tin : BEB. ] The Nuvajo Spring
U. T. , great rush to thu gold fluids In soul
orn L'tah continues. Tlio miners are stati
to bo washing out $20 a day , Six liuiuln
incu Uuvt ) already loft for the uuw Held * .
Items of Interest From Various Points of
the State.
SYRACUSE VISITED BY A DISASTROUS FIRE
Hell & llnrltn'H Store mill It * Stock of llooiln
lr troy -d llrtnllx of Scvi-rul Inter
esting Sorlnl lIveliM of
fsn , Neb. , Dec. 25. [ Special Tele
gram to Tun lieu. ) Fire was discovered
this morning about : t o'clock in Ht-ll &
lluettc's saloon. The alarm was at oiu-o
given but before assistance ronld reach the
spol the lire had gained such headway that
it was entirely beyond control. The building
and contents , valued atJ1.UIK ) . are a total
loss. Insurance $1,501) ) . The origin of the
lire Is unknown.
'fill : I.INCOI-N STItlKi : .
Striking t'rlntrrft of tin-ilimrnitl ( Illlep Ilnvo
theSyinpiilliv of t.iihorliiginrn.
LINCOLN , Neb. Dec. 25To the Kdltor of
Tun Br.n : The primers' strike in this city
has enlisted the sympathy of wor1ctngm.cn ,
not because the printers are members of the
union , but bccauso the working people be
lieve that this strike Is one for fair wages.
The men who have walked out of Iho Journal
olllco have for years been working In this
city at wages far below those thai have pre
vailed in Omaha. Sioux City and St. Joseph.
Now , concede that Omaha is a much
bigger town tlrm Lincoln , It is only
fair that the printers working here
should have as good pay as
llinse working in the cheap-labor Missouri
river towns and in the Iowa town that does
not have within HUM ) the population of
Lincoln. The Omaha printers. 1 am told ,
now net 40 cents for night composition and
! ! T cenls for day work. In this town the
pi inters only get ! ! 5 cents for night work on
the Journal , a differenccof nearly 'W percent
In favor of Omaha. The Lincoln papers do
not pay one-tenth as much for their tele
graphic new-s , editorial and reportorial service
as do Omaha papers , yet tlio subscription
price of the Lincoln papers is as high or
higher than Uial of Omaha papers. U stands
to reason then that they ounhl to be able to
pay as good wages to their compositors as
the latter can get al-Sioux City. St. Joseph
and'l'opeka.
The publishers of the Lincoln Journal say
that they are not making money. Whose
fault Is IU Surely not that of the men who
set the type. The fact is that ono of the
papers nero has been published by a couple
of adventurers who have no capital of their
own and are making a living out of the men
who work for them. The other paper has
been the state organ of the Lincoln ring and
its proprietors have always had a pull on
stale patronage , county patrontigcnnd every
thing in sight. Its editor has been drawing
S'lt : ! ) ) a year as postmaster of Lincoln and
the concern has been feeding on railroad pap
and doing corporation work If anybody
can afford to pay good wages it Is a paper
like the Journal.
OLD Tvi'o , NOT A. STUIKKII.
Kntcrtiitneil tlieC'lul ) .
COLUMBUS , Neb. , Dec. 25. [ Special to Tin :
Br.c. ] The Pleasant Hour Mystery cluli
was entertained by Mrs. D. C. Ivavanaugh
and Mrs. C. D. Kvans at the home of the
latter Friday evening. The hospitality ol
these ladles is well known , and never have
they appeared more charming than on thif
occasion. Dr. and Mrs. llvans had spared
no pains to make their pretty homo still
more attractive. The floral decoration *
were beautiful. Cypress , holly , chrysanthe
mums and ferns made tlio spacious rooms
seem some scene from fairyland. Thu man
tels and chandaliers were entwined will
cypress and holly , sprays of mistleloo givinp
Iho true Christmas ring. Mrs. F.vans wore
a handsome gown of amethyst silk-diamonds
Mrs. Kauamiugh looked charming in blacli
silk. Among the guests were : Mis. Join
Pollock , yellow silk decollotle : Mrs. Barber
'cream crepe , white slippers ; Mrs. Sullivan
red wool costume ; Mrs. D. C ! . Martyn. blacli
silk : Mrs , Hoen , orange silk , black lace
diamonds ; Mrs. .1. K. Nortb , black s.itin
Miss Baker , cream silk , entrain ; Mis :
Chambers , Nile green silk. The royal pi'i/.es
a silver match case aud liamlsume jjlovo but
tenor , were won by .1. T. Cox and Airs. .1. 10
North. The consolation by O. T. Roen am
Mrs. D. F. Davis. Miss Kittle Kavanaugl
presided up stairs. ICach guest was pre
seated wllh a small bouquet of holly am
chrysanlhemnms.
lllalr Milfoil * iotcrtiln. : :
BLAIIC , Neb. Dec. 25. | Special to Tin
Bui : . ] Jordan Commaiulery , No. 15 , Knight :
of Templar gavoa reception to about 200 Invit
ed guests hero Tuesday night. It was ono o
the most successful events of the season
They have their ledge room fixed up in ver ;
fine shape. Tlio commamlery numbers abou
sixty of the best business men in town. Tin
following committee attended to the details
Hcceptlon Sir Knights Jesse T. Davis
John Swnrtz , Hubert A. Smith , Charley K
Cull , Luther W. Osborn. Hofreshments-
Slr Knights Frank llarriman , Kinsley C
Houston , Kdgar A. Stewart , Harry Illglcy
Arrangements Sir Knights Kdward C
Jackson , Henry W. McBrldc , Frederick W
Kenny.
Those present from abroad with ladle
weroS. S. Skinner. It. 1C. Smith. .1. F. Kills
K. C. Houstin , C. T. Dickinson , G. W. Green
.1. P. Ijitta , K. B. Atkinson ofTekamah , Neb.
H. 1C. Kgglcston , A. Blachskmo of Craig. C
1C. Cull , Ira Thomas of Oakland , A. T. Hill
10. A. Yeaton of L.ums , W. M. Center o
Bancroft , James Foley of Omaha , Job
Stelts of Ciclirlnpr , and It. Allberry and Jmlg
Barnes of Norfolk.
Ne\tH Irnm Ahhlfiml.
Asili.ASi' , Neb. , Doc. 25.--Special [ to Tn
Hrx. ] Christmas passed off quietly at Asl
land. ICxcrclses were held in all th
churches. The exercises were mostly by ih
children of the Sunday schools.
Swift t Co. , will begin to cut ice Monda
morning with a force of ir.o men. 'I lie lev I
of a good quality and Is about twelve Incbo
thick.
Arley Hlnkloy , son of a prominent farmr
living four miles east of Ashland , was sever *
ly cut while chopping wood yesterday. Th
ax slipped and cut Hlnkley on the wrist. 1
cut the leaders of the hand and il is though
ho will be a cripple.
Arrangements are being made to form a
eastern Nebraska high school foot ball assc
elation. Delegates will nfpot hero Dcceinhc
! 10. Hoprcsentatlvcs will bo present froi
Omaha. Lincoln , Beatrice , Nebraska Cltj
Crete , YVahoo , Plattttinouth and Fremont.
Ira J. Durrin , a prominent farmer iivln
six miles west of Ashland , was buried Fr
day. Mr. Durrin's death was mourned by
great many friends in Ashland.
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lloyil C/'oiinty'H ri-oKrfs
Bt'TTK CITV , Nob. , Dee. 25 [ Special t
Tin : nisi : . ] For nn Inland town , the growl
of nutto City In tlio past year stands will
out rival In the west. Within two yoai
what was formerly a part of the great Slou
.ixsurvatlon has been converted into onu i
the most prosperous counties In the nortl
west. In Butlo City $200,000 has been spei
In bulldlngb and improvements In llio pa :
year , but that cannot bo compared to tli
improvements of the yrar 1S1M , The chance
for a railroad are extremely flattering , an
next.season transportation via the Mlssou
may give relief from the exorbitant rati
thalDxist at the present tlmo. The pro
purity and boom of Boyd county is din-oil
traceable to the fuel that tlm soil of th
locality cannot bo excelled in addition t
plenty of wood , water and gra s.
llrramu Violently Iimine ,
KWINH , Neb. , Dec. 25. [ Special to Tl
HUB. ] Yesterday , a German named Ca
Hounlchbcn , living six miles wesl of Kwhr ,
hocamo violently Insane. Ho Is about i
years of ago and a bachelor. Hisaclloi
have been considered strange for some tim
but no positive indications of insanity \ve.
noticed unit ! yostcrdayj His conslstant
theme Is religion , the greater portion of Ills
tlmo lining devoted to rr'fttchlng ' and pray
ing. Ho was taken to OjNclll to await tlio
action of the insanity bonrd.-
AVrnt I'oinl Xr > 4 Nntr .
\VRT POINT. Neb. , Dec. 25. [ Special to
Tin : BEK. ] Dr. Van Ackern's wife arrived
from the old country Thursday , and tlio
couple will makofcthelr home vlth Mr. nnd
Mrs. C. .1. Kadlslu"
Mrs. Charles Bnrtels Is the recipient of a
handsome piano with all tlio modern im
provements , from her mother for n Christ
mas present.
Adolph UwUvljc died Wednesday morning
In this city of typhoid fever , contracted
while skating. The funeral took place Fri
day morning. Hev. Mr. Pearson ofllclatlmr.
Deceased was in his 2flthvc-ar. ,
Ludwig Kosi'iithal spent a part of this
week In Lincoln intending Ihu session of
state bankers.
Kdinund Krause lias been considerably do-
ayed In his work Of building the court vaults
> y the non-arrival nf the Iron and steel work
vlilch bus been delayed by strikes at the
ron works.
Two young ni"n by the names of Enoch
oslyu and John Tienry were taken to the
nsane hospital Thursday by Sheriff Gallin.
i'he former was a butcher al Bancroft , the
alter , a boy , of Wisner.
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Ki'iiriii'jr County I'riMprc-tn.
Wit.cox. Neb. , Dec. 25. [ Special to TIIK
lm : . ] 'Wileox is ono of the most thriving
owns in southwestern Nebraska. II Is sll-
lated on an eminence In the southwest cor-
icrof Kearney county , with n population of
iboullJOO. Ills a good trading point , all
clnds of business being represented and the
juslncss men are wide-awake.
The roads leading to town arc lined with
cams hauling corn frohi the steam shelters
hat are running in the neighborhood. There
ire two large elevators hero thai are taxed
o llielr utmost to take care of Ibis corn.
There Is also crib after crib being built to
ecclvo the ear corn.
l ocal buyers are paying f ( ! per cwt for
logs.
The Wilcox District Fair association or-
; anl < cd hero last fall has built one of the
icsl mile kite , tracks there is in the state ,
md the lovers of line stock appreciate the
ntcrprise , as is evident from the constant
low of strangers Into town looking for land.
Many of them have bought farms , paying as
lianas from Sl.OUOto $ fi,6 0 a quarter. All
.his country needs la honest toilers to till
.ho fertile soil , and abundant crops will
) e their reward.
I'hlttsiuoutli Notei of .Vcnvs.
PMTTI.MOITII : , Nob. , Dec. 25. [ Special to
I'm : line ? ] Christmas eve was approprl-
ilely observed in the city by Iho different
huruhcs. Fine programs were executed
mil the entertainments concluded with the
listribulion of presents from the Christmas
trees ,
At a meeting of AnctctrS Order of United
Workmen lodge No. SI the following olllcers
were elected : Master workman , George F.
I louse worth ; foreman , C. N. Butler ; over
seer'Henry Gering ; recorder , P.P. Brown ;
linancier , D. C. Morgan ; receiver , Fred
Murphy ; guide Charles Hydberg ; inside
watch , C. Ayrc ; outside watch , M. N.
'irlllltli ; trustee , F. J. Morgan ; physicians ,
Drs. 1C. AV. Cook , T. P. Livingston and li
D. Cummins. After the election a banquet
was served by the degree of honor.
Judge Chapman has fixed the following
terms for holding courl Iho coming year in
lliis judicial district : 'Cass county Jury
terms , Febru-iry 23 and September 25 ;
equity term , May 1. Otoo county Jury
terms , March 27 and Noyembcr 0.
( Jot ItfMiliiirK JCotirtanil I'rfsoimlft.
GoTiiKNuuuu , Neb. , Dec. 25. [ Special to
Tun BEE. ] Mr. E. C. Kinncy of Denver ,
civil engineer in tlic construction of the
power house aiid lake of this place , slopped
off Friday and looked over Iho work left
some lime ago. He was well pleased with
the progress mado.
Mr. J. M. Wombold , ono of the directors of
the Gothenburg Water Power and Invest-
miMit company , who has been stopping at
this place for Ihe lasl month , accompanied
by liis son Harry , left last night for theii
home in Applcton , Wis. Mr. Wombold is
quite a wealthy man and expects shortly tc
close out his entire business in Appleton ami
return to this place and make it his fulurc
home. '
Miss Nellie Ppark of Ibis city is visiting
friends in Nelson , Neb.
( iotlienlnirK Odd lYllowH.
GCTiiENiiuim , Neb. , Dec. , 25 [ Special U
Tin : Br.iThe : ] Odd Fellows organized i
ledge at this place last evening. Cox.ai :
ledge instituted the organization. A. H
Wier , grand master of Lincoln and foui
other grand olllcers wcrq present. Visilinj
members from other lodges were present a :
follows : Judge Little , T. L. Warrlngton
W. H. Hamilton and J. Eagarof Lexington
J. S. Hoagland , W. H. Johnson , A. 13. Hunt
ii.gdon , John Alexander and K. B. Warner o :
North Platle ; C. B. Dodson of Kearney
1'jUgcno A very , Thoinas'Hoblnson , U. li Fur
goson and W. S. Carson , Gibbon ; J. M
Shively , C. H. May and J. P. Gage , Fremont
nnd L. A. Bowman of East Springfield , Pa
After instltuling the ledge the member :
partook of an elegant supper.
.Nt-linislm Wedding Helix.
'
EWIXH , Neb. , Dec. 25. [ Special to Till
Hr.c.J Ernest C. French and Miss Maudi
WcsteoU were yesterday married , Hcv. .Mr
Bates of Valentino omVIating. The ccrcmon ;
was performed at the residence of tin
bride's mother , in Iho presence of Iho rela
lives of llio contracting parties and a fcv
friends. The bride and groom are higbl ;
respected In this community.
HASTIXOI , Neb. , Dec. 25. [ Special to Tli :
BCB.J John McGralh.'ii.well ' known travel
ing man , and Miss Grace Green were mar
rled here last ntelit.
( 'oalc .Modern Woodmen IHeet Olllcers.
COAK , Neb. , Dee. 25 , [ Special to TUB Br.u.
Artesian Camp , No. JOO ! ) , Modern Wood
men. on the night of December 20 clcctei
the following olllcers for Iho ensuing year
Consul , Dr. E , T. Blade vice consul , N. B
Yarwood ; banker , J. W. , Smith ; clerk , IS. L
Winsor.
.11 MX
-Mjslerloin Trajieily II | nrhs thu 1'c-oplo e
Clevi-litiul ; O.
CI.RVII.AXI : > , O. , Dec. 35. What will pro !
ably end In a double , murder occurred earl
Ibis morning at tlio , homo of Thcodor
Blakosly. A strangijr'callcd and asked t
bco James Fox , -wrts'shown up stairs t
the lalter's room. A few moment
later the Inn'mlc's' of Iho lowc
floor heard a siaiillo and Mr. Blakcslo
went up to sco what was Iho trouble. 4
short llmo afterward the stranger cam
down , and after telling 'Mrs. ' Blakcsly to g
up stairs , took his doparturo. The woma
found her husband and Fox both lying I
pools of blood whlrh was llowin
from terrible wounds on tlio hcai
inlllctc'd with a ha.t < : hed. Both me
are still allvo , but wllh'no hopes of recovery
No mollve for Ihu crime has developed.
man named Patrick Moran , a fellow-worl
man of Fox's , has bft-n arrested on suspicioi
hut ho denies that no was near the housi
Mrs. Ulakcsly hays ho is the man who a
tempted to see Fox early In the evenlnj
Much mystery surrounds the affair.
.11.1 xy HTMK inunrxiiu ,
Kinking of n Jupiiiirbo Man-ol-Wur Only
IVw of llnr ( J i\v hnvt-il.r
SAN Fiuxrifcco , Cal. , Doc. 25. The stean
ship Oceanic brings details of the loss of
Jap.nisa nnn-of-waV , whl-'h was lost in Hi
Inlund sea by collUInn with the steamshl
Havenna. Karly ou the morning of Novell
her 2 ! ) the man-of-war C'liishlmaka
was run into by the Kiivemm u
the short ) of tlio dlstiict of Itoam
and won t to Uui bottom Immediately. ( .
the crow of nhiL-ty , only xlxtc.cn , Includiii
two oillcers , were saved. The Itavenm
which was also badly injured , tnin.sfvrrr
her passengers to the Kmpruss of Japai
Iho cut Into theChlshlmakaii's hollers wi
followed by an explosion and all of the re
cued passengers were lujuruii.
TO AVOID FUTURE STRIKES
World Fair Patrons Will Be Protected by
Organized Labor ,
THE PROPOSED LEAGUE OF TRAINMEN
They Will 1'itnn nn AimilRumiiteit . \ icli- :
tlon to Control HIP Viu-tmn Orilcru
During tlii * Cnttinilihiii 1U-
posltluu.
CntiAii KAfiiio , In. , Den. 25. All the rail
road orgaiilntlons with the exception of the
switchmen , It Is said , arc to once more form
themselves Into an amalgamated associa
tion. The meeting for the purpose of this
amalgamation will take place here December
2(5and ( will bo composed of the following :
locomotive engineers , locomotive firemen ,
trainmen , conductors and telegraph oper
ators.
It Is said the object of this amalgamation
Is to prevent any railroad strike that might
occur during the timeof the great exposition.
It Is feared that , owing to dissatisfaction
already expressed among the organizations ,
strikes would ensue on many of the promin
ent roads of the country If the various
brotherhoods were left to their own discre
tion.
tion.P.M.
P.M. Arthur of the engineers and D. G.
Ramsey of the telegraphers , who held a con
ference on the subject a short time ago ,
agreed that If any organization wont out on
a strike during the fair public sentiment and
prejudice would be so strong that It would
end In the dissolution of those organizations.
Kvery state In the union will send dele
gates from each organization , and many
have already arlved , including drand Chief
Arthur and Grand Kamsey.
.MAXirtiATii ; : > nn : UAI.I.OTS.
I'r.tiuN .VIIi'Ri-il In I ho Klrclloii lit
Sloiiv City.
Sioux CiTr , la. , Dec. 25. [ Special to Tun
Hr.i : . ] The contest instituted by .1. .1. .lor-
dan , the defeated candidate for county
auditor , against C. A. \ * . Olson , the success
ful candidate , has developed startling frauds
in the recent general election in this city.
All party tickets arc printed on ono ballot
and the voter indicates the candidates he
desires to vote for by marking a cross oppo
site their names. In the First precinct of
the First ward .Ionian ( { allied sixty votes by
the canvass bccauso of tickets voted
double for both parties to the con
test. Fifty-ono tickets were voted for
Olsen and marked all through with
black pencil marks except the cross opposite ;
Jordan's name. This was made with a blue
pencil , and evidence of election judges show
that the marks were made after the can
vass. In the Second preelncl""of the same
ward nine tickets marked straight In black
lead pencil has blue scratches opposite
Jordan's name. In the Second precinct of
the Third ward fifty-two tickets had been
treated in the same manner.
Itfthe Third precinct of the same ward It
was found that sixty-two straight republican
tickets had been folded in a bunch and
not counted at all. The ballot box
seals lu this precinct were also broken and
the number of votes in the box exceeds the
registration while about thirty more tickets
voted for Olsen , republican , were found that
had boon mnrked-lii two colors of load pencil ,
thus killing the vote for Olsen and other
republican candidates. The marks in this
precinct opposite. Jcrdan's name were loops
while all the other marks were crosses. A
fraud of 200 votes * in favor of Olson was
found in the Second precinct of the Fifth
ward , where the poll books were
marked up that many votes over the
number cast for the 'ofllco of auditor.
Two country precinct boxes were found open
and the seals broken , and in each of these
Jordan gained twelve votes , the exact num
ber which the recount shows the tickets ex
ceed the number of votes cast as reported by
tlio election clerks. Bo far the frauds in
volve over -tUD tickets and but half the pre
cincts have been canvassed. Jordan is not
accused of perpetrating the frauds , but if
suspected , as he had the appointment of a 11
election judges and clerks and the custody
of the ballots. No arrests have
been made , but a great deal ol
evidence Is being accumulated and arrest ?
arc expected momentarily. The case wil
bo carried from the contest court to the dis
trict court where it is probable that all pre
edicts , in which irregularities were fount :
will be thrown out on the recount ignorcc
and the poll book returns accepted. Tin
wliolo fraud was exposed by the use of blui
pencils in marking up tickets on which blncl
pencils were used by voters.
SSlXa CUMMISSIHXEIlii.
South Amvrlruns Who Il'ivn u Cns fni
I'ri'NliIi-nt llarrlHOii In Arliltrntr.
WASHiJtflTox , D. C. , Dec. 25. Some spcou
lation is going on in oftlcial circles over tin
whereabouts of the commissioner of tin
Argentine republic , appointed to represen
that country In the matter of a settlement
of the Mlssiones boundary , which is in controversy
trovorsy with Urazil.
The Brazilian commissioners have arrlvc.l
in New York and are awaiting the appear
nnceof the Argentine delegation , which ha ;
been expected for some time. News of theii
having left Uucaos Ayres lias.rcachcd tin
United States some time ago , so they shouli
have been hero ere this. It is said they ari
spending the holidays in Europe , when ar
rangeincnts had been made for present hi ]
t be meril soft lie controversy to thoprcsldcn
of the United States , to whom the countrlc
have referred it. The question Is the growll
of the sessions of the Pan-American congrcs
of 18S9-OH , After that body adopted resoln
lions in favor of compulsory arbitration a
an expedient In avoiding war , Hra/il was al
most the first state toad upon llioliigh mor.i
policy which had been proclaimed.
The establishment of the Brazilian repul
lie was followed by an era of good feeling
President Feodora sent Minister of Forcig
Affairs Hacajuva , to Montevideo and Bueno
Ayres on a mission of peace , nnd while o
the mission he made , was subsequently coi
dcmncd by the Brazilian government. Th
question bus been finally submitted to Pres
dent Harrison for settlement , who hns th
responsible olllco of adjudicating nation ;
titles to the working Held of the heroic Je :
ults and the battlegrounds of ono of th
strangest wars in history.
IIOHAVK ( HiKKhKY'S I'.lltTXKH.
( irnonil Svvaln Olrlinilns IIU ( iiililunVci
lUiiR In N < i\v Vorlc ,
SI.NO fiixo , JJ. Y. , Dec. 25. General . ( aim
B. Swain of this village and hiswifoceli
hrated their golden wedding quietly hero ti
day. They were married on Christina
evening , ISl'i. Oeuoral Swain has a romarl
able history. Ilo began 'life after Icavln
school , as an jipprentlco in a pi in
iiigoflii-e In 1SI1I. Horace Oreeley workc
with him. Later General Swain anil M
( Ircelny went into partnership , but dli
solved In 1810. The llrm was known n
Horace Oreeley , S'Co. They started tli
Ix > g Cabin and were co-editors of it. ( lei
oral Swain later edited the "I.lfo and Lettei
of Henry Clay. "
fJroiior.iowN , Ky. , Dee. 25. Uobci
Hainey , colored , of Cincinnati arrived hei
last ovenlni ; to spend tlio holidays with h
aged mother , whom ho had not seen for sen
cral years. A few minutes hoforo ho rcaclu :
tlio house his mother's dress ignited from
steve and she was HO burned that she ilk
soon after , and without rccognl/ing him.
rrit Arrcttcil ,
WKIIII PITY. Mo , Dee. 25- . lee ant1 Kit
Hei nolds have been arrested at Joplli
charged with making nnd patting counte
Xult dollars aud. halves , A quantity w ;
found upon their persons. Marshal Plgott
Invaded their shanty this morning , captur
ing the dies and niptals. They have Hooded
this section with the spurious coins , Joe Is
an ex-convict , having served a two-years
sentence at Jefferson City for assault.
.1 r THt : HL.IIXK int ini\ci : .
I.holy IntrrrU Kvlnrcil by tlin Slrk M. n In
Ills Ur.tmlrhlldrrn.
WASHIXUTOX , D. C. , Dec. 25. Inquiry at
the Blalno residence at 0:30. : this evening
brought forth the answer that "he was doIng -
Ing very nicely. "
Mr. Blaine's ifurso said that this had been
Mr. Blalno's best day since the relapse
of ono week ajro. Dr. Johnson called on the
patient nt 5BOp. : m. and found him very
comfortable.
Mr. Blalno took a lively Interest In the
presents that were Interchanged in the fam
ily and made particular Inquiry about the
gifts made to his grandchildren , in whom he
has lost none of the Interest that has al
ways characterized him.
Mr. Blaine was made cognizant durlm : the
ilay of the friendly attitude manifested In
him in all portion * of the country and In the
rank and tile of the i > olltical parties. He was
deeply affected and expressed his gratitude
frequently. It Is sitld that In his great anile-
tion IIP has been moved most profoundly
by the kindly expressions which have
reached him from his political opponents.
He has been heard to remark that ono of
the griefs of an active public career are the
animosities engendered , but that thos.- <
griefs were as gentle as descending snow
flakes as compared with the wounds created
by the Ingratitude of men who were the
beneficiaries of his bounty. The public men
were few who did not carry their scars to
the grave.
Christmas day In the Blalno household
was passed in a manner befitting a Christian
Sabbath and the condition of the revered
head. It was a happy day. in that the be
loved husband and father was still spared to
them. Pathetically significant , indeed , were
the vacant chairs , but no part of the depres
sion felt at tin1 absence of those who do not
occupy them was permitted to enter the
home. _
.WK.V.S r.i f
JiulKO Sprcf Drclilrs u Ciisn A iilnst the
( ! riirflii Cclllr.ll.
M.\rox , ( .la. , Dec. 25. Judge Speer of the
United States court rendered a decision
yesterday In the case of the striking tele
graphers of thu Central railroad against the
receiver.
Judge Speer said that the fact that a man
was a member of a labor organization was
no reason for his discharge. On the motion
of the strikers , asking the court to reinstate
them in their positions , Judge Speer decided
in their favor , so fur as to order the receiver
to replace all the men except these whoso
positions had been lllled. In ono sense this
Is a complete victory for the labor organiza
tions , inasmuch ns It establishes tlio pre
cedent that a laborer cannot bo discharged
for the sole reason that ho has allied himself
to labor organizations. Judge Speer said
that there had been very inconsiderate
action on both sides.
ICIiM'trlc l.lniMin'M Mrlltr.
Toi.ino : , O. , Dec. 25. A strike lias been
declared of all the electric linemen in the
employ of the Toledo Electric Light , ' West
ern Electric Light and Power. Toledo IClec-
tric Hallway and Consolidated Street Hail-
way companies.
The men demand an Increase of 10 per
cent in wages. Although the stviko was
not ordered until ! l o'clock this morning , tlio
men wont out last evening. They guvo no
warning of what they proposed to do , and
the city was unaware that there was any
trouble until the lights all over the city went
oat , and the street cars were slopped.
The linemen held a meeting lasting nearly
all night and Dually decide I to light until
the companies granted their demands. All
day the companies had men out repairing
cuts in the wires which caused last night's
darkness. Cars arc running all right , but
the city is still dark and the strikers are
cutting faster than repairs can bo made.
/.sr.s .it' i1/ ; : .
. Mexican Trnnp limited by : i Smull liiinil
from tin ; I'nlU'tl Slato.s.
Nr.fovo LAIUI : > O , Mex. , Dec. 25. H is now
definitely known that there is at least one
band of revolutionists , numbering about 200 ,
on Mexican soil. A dispatch was received
here last night from Guerre stating that : i
detachment of Mexican soldiers stationed
live miles from Camargo were attackctl
yesterday morning by the revolutionists ,
The soldiers were so greatly outnumbered
that they attempted no defense but retired
in panic-stricken order to Camargo , when
tlio remainder of their troop were stationed
The revolutionist * kept up a constant lire or
the government soldiers , but have not yel
attacked Gamargo. It is reported that several
oral soldiers were wounded ,
Reinforcements have linen ordered t <
Camargo and a bloody battle will en.suo UH
loss the revolutionists again seek refuge 01
United States soil.
C'lipturril l > y I'nllril Shitrs Troop * .
OAI.VKHIO.V , Tex. , le - . 25. Special to tin
News from Hlo ( irando city says : Unitot
States troops overtook a body of revolution
Ists In camp at Homa Blanca , about nhu
miles from Koma , In this county and routet
them yesterday evening , capturing sovera
overcoats and other property. Bcniti
( luerra , a Mexican ranchman , who lived nca
there was killed in the melee.
SKKKlXtl 1'KXIili.lXVK.
\Vlllluin Million \V11I Tulici AilvnnluRr ol III
( 'oiiiinlsHloii UH n Deputy Miiivdr.il.
CoiTEYVii.i.i : , Ivan. , Dee. 25. Christina.
eve in this lively town is bristling with ex
citRincnl over the appointment of Wlllian
Dallon as a deputy United States mar
Mm ) . It is said that Dalton has dcclarci
now that ho will square himself wltl
some of bis old enemies under the gills
of law and there are many such h--rc
Among others , Dalion has It in for the nowii
paper correspondents. Ho devotes much o
Ills time now to standing about the railroai
station , making what IK ; calls "gun plays" anew
now comers. He is hard after 0110 Chapman
who is charged with horse stealing. Ai
companying D.ilton's commission was i
warrant for the arrest of Chapman
Chapman is the man Bill was rcportci
to have killed somu days ago The hors
alleged to have been stolen Is the ono Kmmo
Dallon rode Into CoIToyvlllo for the memoi
able raid of October li , and the warrant wa
issued at the Instance of survivors of tli
Dalton gang. Thu appointment will giv
Dalton a chance to kill Chapman. That h
will arrest him no one believes , for Chapma
is considered a bravo man and would bo
dangerous person for William to tackle.
CllltlfiTM.ttt lXHIf UHtli ,
ISithy Until Itrineinlici ril I'roiiilni'iit .Men n
thu llotnU.
NKW YOHK , Dec. 25. PrtMdont-le : ! <
Cleveland and Mrs. Cleveland celebrate
Christmas In orthodox fashion. In the mori
lug they attended the Central Prcsbyteriii
church and in the afternoon thny received
few callers and the Christinas dinner w ;
Nerved at (5. (
Baby Ruth's slocking was hung up t :
Christmas eve , and a lot of presents wci
awaiting her this morning.
A number of well-known public ; men spot
Christmas day qulutly at thu hutuls In th
city.
Secretary of tlio Treasury Oh ark's Fostt
arrived al the Fifth Avenue hotel this mon
lug and spent the day quietly hi bis loom.
Robert T. Lincoln , minister to Knglnm
was at thu Murray Hill hotel , arriving Sa
unlay , and will remain for two or three day :
To a reporter , Mr. Lincoln said : "I am r
my way to I/ondon to complete my term i
service thsro. I expect to Hull on the To
tonic next Wednesday. My wife at
younger daughter will KO with ino. "
COLD CHRISTMAS WEATHER
OuttSug Wind and Blinding Snow in Differ
cnt Parts of the Country.
VERY SEVERE IN THE VICINITY OF ST , PAUL
Denver UiUnj" " I'erfeel Spring Dny With
l.lttlo linllcittiii \Vlntn-to HMurU
the Holiday Celelirallim ut Other
l'olnt .
ST. PALM , , Minn. , Dec. IV. . The northwest
today experienced the coldest wouthor
registered so fat- this \vl ti > r.
In this city this morning the. moreurystood
at Ute \ 18 = below 7.ero. The weather
throughout the day was bright , hut bitterly
cold with a cutting wind.
Fergus Kails reports 25 below i Wlnncpeg ,
22 ; Moorehoad. 2lSalnt ; Vincent , 22 ; Duluth ,
1" ; uterosso , 12 , and Bismarck 17.
It appears to bo slightly wnriner lu the fur
northwest. .
At tl o'clock this evening the thermometer
in this eity registered u degrees below
zero.
lisvr.u : , Colo. . Doc. 25-Denver Is enjoy-
tug perfect spring weather , probably i\s
pleasant u Christmas as has over been ex
perienced lu tills section. Although there IB
some snow on the ground , the warm sun of
yesterday and today lias melted it consider
ably , and tonight at II o'clock the weather Is
clear nnd mild.
ST. LOUIM , Mo. , Doe. 'AY--Tho ' thermometer
went down to 1 degree below roro.
CiiK'Acio , 111. , DPP. 25.-Today was the
coldest In the last three years. At ll o'clock
this afternoon the meivury was far below
x.oro and steadily descending , a wind going
nt ! I5 miles nu hour from the north adding to
the uncomfortable atmosphere.
Niw : Yoitii , Dee. 25.A biting wind , drlv-
ing sharp particles of snow before It , with
the mercury around the 20 ilesssr.iarlc , was
the record of the weather hero today.
The stnuship Hermann , which plys be
tween Antwerp , lloston and this port , left
Boston Friday. She had himlly got out to
sea when the wind began to blow briskly from
the northwest and brought with it the won %
weather , C.iptainMc.ver , the skipper , says , ho
experienced. The inbmindistoamers were all
late today ami arrived incrusted with ice.
OlV Block island , the Pilgrim and City of
Tainiton met with a big blow. Their paildlo
boxes were so lllled with ice that the wheels
turned with difficulty.
Lorisvit.i.i : , Kv. , Dee. 2. . Snow began
falling at 2 o'clock this afternoon and for
three hours there was a steady fall. At 0
o'clock tonight the temperature was 20 de
grees above zero , having fallen II degrees lu
in three hours.
Km-oMiitereil Itonuli Weiitlu-r.
Ni\v YOHK. Dec. ' .V. . The steamship Saalq ,
from Bremen , which was duo to arrive hera
on Saturday , entered quarantine tins after
noon. She carried lilt ) cabin and 210 steer
age passengers.
Captain King reports that the trip was
one of the roughest he has overexperienced. .
The weather was extremely eold and contin
ued so until they were near this port. The
steamer was completely coated with ico.
During the entire voyage the passengers
were compelled to remain under deck , but
none were injured.
itKi'fun'Kn TIIK nisK.n HTHIKK , > -
Aliijor Cencnil Sniiwiloii of the Ktutti Uuiiril
SiiliiulU Ills tteporl.
HAiiuisniJim , Pa. Dee. 25. Major General
Snowden , division eominanilcr of the ua-
tional guard has submitted liis nnnual re
port to the adjutant general. Considerable
space is devoted to the Homestead a Unit * . <
General Snowdcn says : "There is no
doubt that the presence of so largo a force/ /
so startling In its sudden and unexpected
appearance , preserved that part of the state ,
and , perhaps , the country at largo from dis
turbances such as we have not heretofore
witnessed and the Jlrst brigade contributed
v
Us full share. "
Referring to the service at Homestead , ho
said : "Tho good faith of the Amalgamated
association might bo well doubted. Whtltf
open resistance ceased , their scouts with
drawn and the eonsriipl of the press
stopped , the false government erected by
them came to an end. yet for some tlmo they
kept up their system of intimidation. Largo
crowds assembled suddenly and as promptly
dispersed , but not without abuse and Insult
heaped on the soldiers. These affronts were
berne with forbearance and discretion , and
their self-possession and strict obedience to
orders is worthy of the highest praise. "
As ( o tlio IIIIIIH Kplsodr.
The major general doubts If the sheriff
could have raised a posse with numbers or
physique enough to oppose them. All in
ferior arms sent there would have invited
opposition.
Of the lams episode ho said : "Tho at
tempted assassination of Mr , Friek led to
gre.il excitement and tumult In Pltlsburg
and some apprehension In camp. Guards
were doubled and Colonel Hawkins , In par
ticular , was notified to bo on the alert. In
the stale of war then prevailing , lams' act
was mutiny and treason and Colonel Slrculor
would have been justified in using measures ,
if necessary , upon the spot , in fact , an officer
failing to suppress mutiny is liable to aovcro
punishment.
"A fire-brand is no more dangerous In a
powder magavino than a mutineer or traitor
in the ranks. It was necessary to get him
out of tins camp at once , or hit ; presence
might lead to open sympathy- perhaps
opposition to his confinement. It is a source
of great gratification to know thatthucourso
pursued by Colonels Stroator and Hawkins
lias been fully vindicated in a court of law ,
and the legality of the division commanders'
ordersustainod by tha honorable ! Judge who
tried the case , strangely enough , being the
first ono tried out of all these resulting from'
nn event which Involved riot , murder and
treason. "
.Siilelileol'ii
Covi.sinoN , Ky. , Dec. 25. This morning
during mass at St. Alulsliis Roman Catholic
cliurc.h , Ueriiard Schwalon , a young priest ,
but recently ordained , committed sulcldo in
bis room In the church residence , by shootIng -
Ing hiinsolf with a revolver. The cause (9 (
despondency and a hereditary' tendency to
insanity.
Tim I'lni Itt-c-ord.
Mii.WAt'Ki ! ! : , Wls. , Doe , 25. Two flres oc
curring ahuu.it simultaneously this after
noon , destroyed the Kecnan Hour mill and
the plant of the fiencral Knitting and Fly-
net company. The loss of the lutter is (88.-
000 and the former flf > 0M , ( ) ( ) , The Urea nro
supposed to jiavohcon incendiary.
ll'/.l 7'// Kit rfu j'.f/.B- i
.North U'linU Will Itloiv unit It AVIll Ua
Gnldi-r In tlin Htutu Today.
WASIIINHTON , D. C. , Dee , 25 , An oxtcnsivo
area of very high pres.suro is moving rapidly
houlheiiHlward from Iho Dakotas.
For Nebraska and lowaClcncrally fair )
north winds jcohlur.
For the Dakotas -Fair ; variable winds ,
l.oeiil Iteeoril.
Omen or THI : WKATIIKII BUIIKAU. OMAHA , J
DiHX'JS.--Omaha rncoul of tompcraturo ami
rainfall compared with correapJivJIng day of .
past four years : '
18Q2. 1801. IHflO. 1880.
.Muxlnuiiii leincriiliire. | ) 12 lie HI : = > 040
.Mliilinnm tiiinpurainni. ( i- -I3 11 -U3
.
I'lTclpltallon . 01) ) , C4 ,00 .00
Hfitwnenl sho.vliri thu coiiUlthnof tern-
pcraiurunii I pruiplfilioa atOnulu for thu
ilay ami sluco March 1 , Ib'Ji.
Normal tcinii''raturo . , . 233
Deficiency for Iliu lav . T . iios
llullcloncy hlnc-u March 1 . 200 °
Normal precipitation. , . 03 liifiu-u
IliMlch'iicy for tlio ilay . , . , . .00 Inclie *
Uollulvncyiiliicu March 1 . 9,07 luchc *
Uuonoe 12. HUNT , Loual Forecast Ottlui