THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : THURSDAY , DECEMBER 1893. AS CLEVELAND'S CHAMPION Alabama's Senior Senator Said to Bo Con sidering the Unpleasant Position. WANT MORGAN TO LEAD THE DEFENSE ttolli tlio I'rc l < lent nnd Secretary of Btnte Are AiixKiit * tlmt the llntremml sen ator .Should .Support tlio Ailinlnli- triitlun'n liiinrnlian 1'ollujr. DUIIEAU or THE n , ) G18 FOCHTCKNTII STHEF.T , > WASIIIXOTOX , Dee . , in. ) Tf Mr. Morgan of Alabama , chairman of the sen mo committee on foreign relations , defends the actions of President Cleveland townnl Hawaii , as has been intimated by Hint gentleman lli.it no intends doing , Itvill create pi-eat surprise. It Is true tlmt Mr. Morgan U the brainiest representative of his party In congress , nnd bfllug : il the head of the foreign relations committee , which has solo jurisdiction over nil questions relating to lntcrtmtlon.nl aTiiIrs ( , ho milir.nlly drifts into the leader ship of tlio ndministration side of tlio problem , lint his omlncnt ability and con- * l > lcuous fairness have marked him as ono who would nsium ? a strictly Judicial at titude nnd point out the proper course for thoadnilnlHtrntlon to tako. On account of his great learning in International affairs nnd his record as an Ini | < urllal advocate In nil qiicitlnns involving the standing of the United States nbroart , President Harrison selected him for the licring sea commission. I'o wig nlso requested by a republican no > ministration to servo on the International monetary conference. Ho ban on a number of occasions been pointed out as suitable tnnbci for judicial structures nnd ns A con spicuous jurist , oven when considering u question tinged with partisan prejudice. Senator Morgan led the fight which was taken up by President Harrison in favor of the Ntcar.igim canal being inndu n property Interest of the United States and completed nt the expense of our government. In short , ho has been the conspicuous democrat In congress who has for many years stood up in favor of Americanism and the broadening nnd strengthening of our International prin ciples. 'Jlcvaluiul mill ( ] n > ft1iiiitTiint Him. U has been nn-opon secret about the sen- nta for many du.vs that the administration lias been soliciting the good olllccs and sup port of Senator Morgan in tlio Hawaiian dlfllouH.v. With him the president nnd Sec retary Oieshaui have felt that they could manngo to make something of n showing of good intention before the country ; but with him against them they know they would oo without any real support. It will tuko a direct announcement from Senator Morgan himself to make the Intelligent men In Washington understand that the Alabaman would so fur retrace his stops in favor of American progress and the upholding of our Hag on the seas and In foreign lands as to support oven in a feeble degree the un- American policy which this administration has introduced on the Sandwich islands. The administration has been In n stew over the selection of its defenders In con gress for several days. Unfortunately the men who huvqllgurcd us "international law yers" and thinkers upon foreign relations have not been the most popular , if indeed the strongest men in the democratic column. The administration lias singled-out and sum moned to the white house or Stuto depart ment the strangest democrats in congress nnd requested them to taltc the leadership in the Hawaiian donates. Some of them have frankly acknowledged their inability to compass tlio subject , while others have 'flatly refused to enter the small list of de fenders. In any international discussion the republicans nro so much stronger than the democrats in congress that , even though they were on the wrong side , they could outwit and moro than master their adversaries. Tlilnlts It Wilt Ho Forced. "I think you will bo surprised at the rapidity with which the Wilson tariff bill will bo forced into law , nnd disappointed over the few amendments which will bo , mada to that measure after it leaves the ways and moans committee room , " said Representative Henry U. Johnson of Indi ana , one of the brightest and most effective of the many strong republicans in congress. Mr. Johnson said further : "I am afraid that manufacturers and others intcstcd in the republican principles of protection have bcon depending too much upon the republican minority in congress. They have boon hoping , if they have not really been expecting , that wo would bo able to secura material modulations of the Wilson bill after it merges from the ways and means committee and then the tinanco committee. Of course the republicans -would bo only too glad to"savo as many of their republican principles us possible , but U docs not now appear to bo within their power to avail anything , on account of the exceedingly largo democratic majority. You can add every protection democrat in the house to the republican side , and then the free traders will have a majority of ilfty or sixty. You can add to the republican side In the senate the two or three democratic cratic- senators who nro credited with in clining toward protection , nnd yet the frco traders in the senate will have a clear work ing majority of four or live men when they como to consider the tariff bill. I think the republicans have miscalculated the inten tions of the democrats in respect to a re vision of the tariff. Wo have seen so much wrangling nnd confusion and lack of har mony among the democrats that wo have until recently believed that they would bo uuablo to stuud together upon any subject. Wlirrn llemucniry Looms Up. 'When It conies to taking tlio life blood out of American industries the democrats will stand together almost as ono man. There will , of course , bo found individual democrats who will contend for un addi tional duty upon this or that article manu factured In his district , but the odds on his own aide will be so heavy against him that ho will bo voted down. It is my judgment tlmt the bill will become law substantially as it will bu reported from tlio ways and moans committee room. There nmy be chnngcs in the measure when it roaches the flnunco committee , nnd , as wo have said , It may bo dlsllgiired , distorted out of its original semblance , but the frcO trade fea tures of It > vll | not bo nutoriully injured , "Tnc democrats at llrst were inclined to bo leisurely ubout getting their tariff bill into law , but they have shifted their track and Intend to facilitate or expedite the work to the greatest possible degree. They really havu an Idea that when the Wilson bill gets Into law It will revive husinoa , but they realize that commercial aftulra uro going to bo disastrously dull until there Is u readjust ment of the conditions under the Wilson tariff law. The democrats realize that there cannot bo a readjustment before the election of another congress , next November , but they uro c-oulldont that everything will bo ' In full blast under the new tariff law by No vember , ISUt ) , and their only hope is to win a victory in the next presidential contest. " To llellove lrllniuent Saltier * . Hopf'sentatlvo Mercer has contrived a plan for relieving the settler * on the Pawnee reservation. Tlio act of 18TO opened the reservation to settlement and the uct of 18'JO forfeited all claims to cutrlos for nonpay ment. Land Commissioner Lumoreaux has informed Representative Mercer tlmt under the act of IS'A ) thcro is no authority for at tending thu time of payments. There la be fore congress u general measure making extension - tension of time for payments to the gorttrn- ment by unfortunate settlers , and Mr. Mer cer has made a canvass and in'orms Tun ilKK correspondent that the bill will likely be so amended as to include the settlers on the Pawnee reservation who nave been unable to moot tbulr payments. lUllwujr Mull Hrrvloe Kxteimloui. Changes have uoon made in the railway mail service iu Nebraska ana Iowa , to take effect July 1 next , us follows ; Weeping Water to Lincpln , Missouri Pacific railway extend service to bocln at Union , covering that part of the route between Union and AVccplntr Water ; Nebraska City to Auburu , Missouri I'nclfto , extend this route from KubrasUu City to commence at Gilmoru Junction , covering that part of the route between Nebraska City aud Union ; Musca- tlno to Wlut Cheer , la. , Burlington , Cedar Ilaplds k Northern railway , from December IS Instant , embrace Hayllcld , Muscntlno county , on thu route between Muscatlnc nnd Adam * . Kicking on Police SnrTclllnncr. nittcr complaint is being made by these who frequent the capltol because nt a ccr- Uln hour during the afternoon all the en trances to that great building except two are now closed , and the tuo points of egress and Ingress nro guarded by n cordon of police. The now order of things requires persons to do u great deal of extra walking about the capltol. Thcso extraordinary precautions are taken for the purpose of guarding against anarchists and villainous cranks who might attempt to repeat the scenes In the Chamber of Deputies at Paris last wcelt. Itrntlnc on IIIx Ax. National Committccman Tobias Castor stated to THE NEC correspondent tonight that ho did not anticipate any important chnngcs in Nebraska oftlces until some tlmo next week. Postmaster General IMsscll is now at his old homo In Bufmlo nnd docs not ititond to return hero before next wonk. Mr. Castor thinks u postmaster for Lincoln will not bo named until Mr. Goro's commission xpiros , .vhlch will bo on next Tuesday , the S'tli ' lust. Mr. Castor says ho has made no 'Irect recommendation yet for the Lincoln nice aud will not till the postmaster gen- Tal returns. Postmasters apoolnted today ivero : Neurasui Pleasantdnlo , Seward : ounty , ISlla Lynch , vlco E. H. Lamlls , re- novcd. Iowa-Abbott , Hardln county , II. II. Stor- enbcrg. vice J. H. Geothan , removed ; Angus , Boone county. Knoch Lewis , vlco H. j.Thou.as , resigned ; Eld ridge , Scott county , 'oter Schwarz , vlco F. V. Van Eps , re- Ignud , South Dakota Martin Valley. Custer county. G. N. Miner , vlco Mary E. Hailoy , resigned. Wyoming McotcoUo , Big Horn county , Mrs. Mary UWoller , vlco Mrs. U. B.Wilson , cslgnod. Idaho Aroo , Alturas county , U.W. l''orrls , vlco G. E. Ferris , resigned. 1'crnonnl Mention. Judge Keavls of Falls City is In Washing- I : on on business before the supreme court of ' ho United States. Lewis II. Snaw of Omaha and Dr. T. M. ' . .vnn ot Grundy Center , la. , are ut the Howard. Representative D. B. Henderson of Dubuque - buquo , la. , writes to a friend in tills city that ho is slowly recovering his health at Hot Springs , S. D. Ah old wound , from which Colonel Henderson has suffered since the ivar , and which resulted in thn nmputatton of one of his legs , has recently given him so much trouble that a second amputation is "eared to bo necessary. Colonel Henderson now believes that this will bo unnecessary. Ho holies to begin ills congressional duties after the holiday recess. Declined the Appointment , Henry E. Lewis of Lincoln , who was yes terday tendered the receivership for the Citizens National bank of Urand Island , wired Comptroller Eckels his declination this morning. Mr. Lewis gave ns his rea son for declining the position ltnK | > rtnnt busi ness engagements. Comptroller Eckels stated to THE BEB correspondent this evening - ing that ho had n number of men iu mind for the place , but that ho had not reached a conclusion us to whom ho would next tender * the appointment. The commissioner of pensions today ap pointed members of pension examining boards in Nebraska as follows : At Se'vurd , II. B. Cummiss-and C. W. Doty at O'Neill , Drs. J. P. Gillegan nnd F. K. Murphy. Ilepresentatlvo Moiklejolm has a bill be fore the house committee on interstate om mcrco extending tlio time in which the Ne braska , Central bridge across the Missouri may bo finished to March ! J , 18UG. The time has been extended once already. HEATH. Airulrs nt Tvcumsoli. TJICUMSEH , Doc. IS. [ Special to TUB Bns.J Mr. and Mrs. R G. Borland of Sterling spent Sunday with .relatives in this city. Frank S. HeadricK and wife ot Humboldt are tlio guests of the lattcr's parents , Mr. aud .Mrs. Orlo Paine. William M..Brown of Gaga county was married to Clara P. Sliowey of Pawnee county at the Methodist Episcopal parson age by Ilov. W. B. Alexander , this city , Tuesday. C. Ferguson spent part of last week in Lincoln. Mrs. Elmer Frank of Omaha was the guest of Mrs. C. B. Scott lust week. Walter Bouton and Harry Tnlcott have gone to Lincoln to attend the Normal uni versity. Mr. and Mrs , J. C. Cummins are entertain ing their daughter , Mrs. K. F. Stewart of Adams. Mrs. It. G. Kimblo is visltiug her relatives In Kansas City. , Dr. H. C. Williams of Lincoln has located in this city lor the practice of his profession. Ilov. J. G. Sebltemunn , who recently rn- sltrnod the pastorate of the Baptist church iif Mils city , has received a call from iho Baptist church nt Subetha , Kan. , nnd de parted lor the Held of his now duties last Friday. Frank Craft , the young German farmer who disappeared so mysteriously between suns last spring , leaving u wife and two children and one of the best paying and im proved farms in tins county behind , has turned up halo and hearty and is again at the head of his family on tlio old form. Ho refuses to state where ho has been or what cause ho had for his curious behavior. Miss Lulu Hcdrick is still lying danger ously ill at the homo of Miss Surah Craw ford in Lincoln. Her father , mother and brother are at her bedside. M.IDK .I.V 1311'OnT.lKT HEWS COMPACT. I'rriss SnoiirrH iho London Times Mirclat Service Kxcluslvcly. CHICAGO , Dec13. . Mr. Walter NefT , the London manager for the Associated press , today entered Into a eontract with the Lon don Times for the exclusive use , of all special news received by that paper. Tlio urrango- mont Involves a copyright of the IIOXTS under the International act and tlic assignment of the American copyright to the Associated press. Jtlualo ut tlio V. Al. C. A. This evening the association brass band moots for rehearsal under the direc tion of Mr. Welilemeyer , lender of the Fort : Omaha bund. It a sunlclent number of good musicians agrco to take a thorough course in band inusle , Mr , Weldomcycr will bo engaged as permanent loader. The orchestra , under the direction of Mr. Thomas J , Pen- nell , moots for rehearsal Friday , o\enlng. This Is a grovrwp organization , The choral society , under the direction of Mr. Torrons , meets Saturday at U p. m. and is planning to talco up soiiio special music. Itnov. ' numbers forty members and is growing. lien nicy Cotton Mill Sold , KUAUNBY , Dec , 13. [ Special Telegram to TIIK llKi : . ] The Kearney cotton mill was aold this afternoon as advertised nnd was bought in by Stephen A , Jenlcs of Massa chusetts for himself and others for $114UtX ) , There will bo a now company organized and Mr. Jonlcs says the mill will bo running to Its full capacity as soon ns possible proba- lily about January 1. W. W , Cumnock will remain hero us manager as heretofore. llctult nf u New ( > Nior Ural , CI.AY CEXTEH , Deo. 18. [ Special to THE DUE. ] The Exchange- bank ofOng , Nob. , yesterday obtained judgment against S. M. Klilor , John 1 * . Hodges , N. M. Graham , G. n. Iy > bb and George Cinnamon for IT t.Gtl , In Clay county. This is supposed to be part of the indebtedness of the populist paper , which originally was edited by ICrio Johnson , nt this ulace. Tinrth J.oup Irrmullon Work. NoiiTiiI < ourNou.Dcc , 13. [ Special to TUB BKK. ] The North I-oup irrigation canal is boomuig. Tliero are over thirty toatna at work on It now. tbe open weather this sea- sea being very favorable for It. Tlio pros- ! > ects are now that the company will have the water hero by July I , It will cost about 550.000. Itnrslur * ut btoele CUy. STEELB CITT , Neb. , DJO. 18. [ Special Telegram to TUB BEB. ] The store of O. O. Audrews ivas robbed lust night of a general assortment of clothing and Jewelry. The burg lars forced a window to gain catrnsi-o to tlie building. It is not thought to have been the work ot professionals. CREATED MUCH COMMENT Llnojla People Not Satisfied with Dismissals of Asylum Owes. QUESTIONABLE FEATURES OF THE TRIALS .Offerer One of the Accused to ranil li ! ! ilenco Ncccitnry to Convict III * Coin- ptnilon Itefuicil l y the State' * ItcprctcntntlTD. , Dec. 13. [ Spcclill to TUB BCB. ] The notion of the county attorney In dls- missing the cases against the asylum bood- lors has created n great deal of comment In Uncolu. Aside from the Immodlato per sonal friends or the a'ccusod the goucral sen- tlinent U that the county attorney has evaded hta full duty In the promises. It Is n well known fact that ouo of the indicted men made a direct proposition to turn state's evidence and glvo to a Jury the whole con spiracy to rob the state , and that the county attorney declined to accept the testimony. The man was Frank O. Ilubbnird. After ttio Investigation which led to the indict ment was commenced Hubbard left the state and went to I'ortluml , Oro. When ho was indicted ho was not arrested , for tlio reason that ho could not bo .found. Later In the winter ho returned to Nebraska for the purpose of giving hlmsolf up , with the 'Understanding ' that ho would bo permitted to glvo his cvldonco against the men who had been indicted. Ho went to Crete where ho engaged the sorvlecs-of Attorney F.I. Foss. The attorney malio a spectllo propo sition in writing to the attorney general offering Frank Hubbard's testimony for a guarantee of Immunity from punishment. At the thno the proposition was made it was expected that tno attorney general would assist in the prosecution of the in- dieted parties. KoTuacd the livlilpnco. - When the attorney general learned that ho was not to Uo permitted or invited to assist in the prosecution ho addressed a letter - tor to the county attorney of Lancaster county , making ttio proposition submitted to . him by Hubbaru and his attorneys. County ' Attorney AVoodward declined to per mit Ilubbard' to glvo his evidence against the accused men and put his declination in writing. The proposition to him from Hub- bard's attorneys and his declination to accept the ituiio are both in writing and both have been weserved for any emergency that may call for their production. Hero is a statement of fnctsihat | the county attorney will have to answer for to the people who'cntrusted him with the oBlco ho now holds. Ilubbard was' a straw mixn in the whole conspiracy to dofrauci the stato. Ho received but a few dollars where the men at the beau and front of the conspiracy ro- colvc-d hundreds. lie was , as n prominent attorney of this city who is in possession of all the facts in the case expresses it , in ore sinned against than sinning. Ho was but the instrument in the hands of the men who were systematically defrauding the state and hud ho been guaranteed immunity from punishment for tlio $30 and odd dollars which ho received and permitted to give his evidence on bohalfof the state the county attorney would have been in possession of the positive evidence that he now complains he was unable to procure. Trmli that Wore Merely Farces. No one in Lincoln except the beneficiaries of the frauds pretends that the trials were anything but farces from beginning to end. The county attorney and his assistants , Messrs. Sncll and Gilkcrson , presented the evidence at their disposal in as forcible a manner as any one could have done. No body disputes tnat. Nobody challenges the eloquence of the arguments nindo by the state's attorneys. .Everybody admits that the cases were i. as ably pre sented as possible under the circum stances. But the character of the testimony offered by the defense and the flimsy pretexts - texts given tao Jury upon which to hang verdicts of acquittal have excited the de rision of all honest people in Lincoln. For instance , bank tellers who daily pay out largo sums of money over the counters toolc the stand and swore that lliov could not identify signatures of men who almost daily transact business at their banks. In one case it was proven Unit certain supplies had been sold to ono of the contractors for so much. The testimony of the man who sold the goods , of the drayman who hauled them and of thu man who received them all cor roborated the fact. The defense made no attempt to prove to the contrary. Tlio state proved that iho bill had been raised before it reached the state and that the state board allowed pay for more supplies in this instance than were actually delivered. And yet the Jury brought in a verdict of acquit tal. Another Msnlllcint : Instance. On the evening after the evening that ono of the indicted men was acquitted ho stated to tlio roprcscntativo of THE I3nu tnnt while he worried n great deal over tlio matter ho had never for a nihuito believed that ho would bo convlotod. "I staid at the court house last evening. " ho said , "waiting for the verdict. After awhile I hoard our fellows cheering In the jury room and I know at once that tlio fellows who had been hanging back hid como over to our fellows' sidu. " The general public is very apt to doubt the sincerity of men who are placed on n Jury upon their oath that they are unprejudiced and have no interests in the matter except to render u fair and impartial verdict , and then become so enthusiastically impressed with the evidence in favor of the accused that they can bo moved to cheers in tno jury room. sample of Lincoln Opinion. Of the three daily newspapers in Lincoln ono of tticm , and the publio need not bo told which one , has nothing to say this morning concerning the action of the county attorney in dismissing the cases. The evening pupoi-3 , however , express themselves very forcibly upon the matter. Tno Evening News says editorially : The dismissal by tlio county attorney of the asylum cases Is u ( Itllng urnllng to what has utmost ronuliad' the proportions of UHcrciim- 1ns fnrrv.Vlillo opinions nmy differ us to vrhothur It would or would not ha a usule wnstiuif money for the utato to once more ut lensl endeavor to t.ooiiro a conviction , thuro will linnlly bo any dltrou-nco as to thu ull't-ot such a btup must iitiuussuilly havu upon thu morals at public oltlcluls. In lluu tliiowlni ; down Its arms bucuuso the Urst insuuli was unsuccessful the stttto 1ms displayed u pltl- uljlo nnnlcncM a weakness that not n few norMins do not husltutu to nay would not have been displayed hail the du- ft'iuhint.s been oilier thun they wora , or Jacked thu powciful Inlliienco that wns lielilncl these men. Thu ulTuct upon Iho man In public ofllco who limy ho pObsiused of thuiluilrotobluud thu public by the iiiuny llttlu schemes that can bu practiced cannot bo other than vicious , an It louvos tliom opjn to Iho temptation ot the liivtiHtiiient , vrhllo hold- lug out usort of uiuiifMty tlmllf lurkv enough to not on" the II r t tlmo they will not bo t rouhlud anymore , * * Hut the fiirco IseiUod and uurordlns to tlio record * the sfitu lius nothoun defrauded , the two criind juries did not dis cover any uvlclcnres of fruinl , tliu lim-stlKii- llons by the Hoard ot Public Jmmls and linlld- InjtN mid the logUlutlvo committees wore founded on faUu testimony , and some ono owes an apology to some ouu. Jtellef Ifrpjrtment In Gatirl. Ttio BurliuEtqu Volunteer Hollef depart ment is In court again with a defense which lias become almost threadbare , but which still servos its purjwso wtion the B. & M , company nus to dual with Us employes , If is mudo the defendant In a case brought by ono Ooorgo Oshorno.an employe of the B. & M. , who was Injured while in the service of that company. Ho sued the company for damages and secured 237.50. Ho then brought a-jit against the relief department for tlio amount ho was entitled to by reason of his membership. The relief department comes into court today with the smnu old stereotyped answer to the effect that Inas much as Osborue had commenced a suit against the company ho had forfeited his rights to hisuccidont Insurance by the terms of His application for membership. The de partment also asks that the gull bo dis missed on the grounds that It has no legal exlstouco and therefore cannot bo suoa. the City ot l.mciiln. The Springfield Bailer and Manufacturing company has commenced u suit in which the city of Lincoln and the administrator of the estate of iho lulo F. C. Sliole-i iiro made Joint defendants , Tlirfclty had let aeon- tract for the crrctldfi : lot a standplpo to tls Sholcs , agreeing to pqy Jilm ? 11,3 0 for the work. Snolcs turned around anil let t ha contract to the Springfield company for $7,000. Hi died a monthtago , Ic.ivln ? a bal ance still duo the company of $2,013. The administrator refuses to' Jtay the claim and the company brings fciiltu accordingly. The city attorney makes xius vcr that it nnd n contract with Sholcs whereby he was to hold Cio city harmless from tiny suits arising out of the construction of thJ standplne. It nil- mils that It still owes.tlio Sholcs cstnto $ iWJ and It is ready mid willing to pay the amount to the properpftrues. All it wants Is ! a legal decision directing It to pay the money to one party or the other. ( lo < ilp nt the State llonsp. The Board of Public Lands nnd Buildings visited the State Hospital for the Insane near this city this forenoon for the purpose of. Inspecting tlio now roof ordered by the last legislature. The case of John Haldcman agalnat John Ncwham has reached the supreme court from Unis county. 1 . li. Bcardsloy , ofllclal stenographer for the State Dnard of Transportation , Is seriously 111 with the grip. J. W. Johnson of the board of secretaries Is also conIInod to his room with the satno fashionable winter complaint. The adjutant general's department is being removed to the third story of the capltol building In the largo rooms in the north end immediately orer the supreme ourt rooms. The no\v \ quarters are nindo icccssnry by the largo number of war relics hat cannot now bo displaced for lack of paco. OLD .SITTIIHS : : no.voitii : > . A ( lam * County Moncrrs Meet at Ilmtlncs In Annual b * Mon , HASTINGS , Dec. 18. [ Special to THE BEB. ] 'ho AQams County Old Sottlprs association mot In Hastings yesterday forenoon and all ho mouibcra agree that the session was ono f the most successful over held by the > ocly. At 11 o'clock tlio association met In Dtitton's hall , with president Jacob tVoostor iresldlng aud Sam L. Brass of Juniatn act- tig as secretary. After n short business session It was ordered that the next mooting > o held in this elty the second Tuesday of December , 1S04. Dinner was served to all ittonding the meeting In a sumptuous man- lor. On reassembling in the afternoon ludgo U. A. Batty welcomed the association , o the city , A. K. Hull rcsponrllnc. A num.- ) er of Interesting addresses followed , ox- Adjutant [ General A. V. Cole of Juulata toll- ng his oxpenotices as a grasshopper suf- 'urer. Lovl Boyd glvlne some Inlcrestlug and imuslng anecdotes of early times , nnd Mesdames - dames A. II. Boivon , O. C. Itogers , G. 'I. Urown and Van Doraarlc , pioneer ladles , tolling of tlio trials of housekeeping in the raw duys of the county. Sam Brass of lunlatu spoke on the "Organization of Adams County Considered ns a Mutter of History , " nnd tlion the program was closed by n number of Impromptu speeches by old timers. Much credit Is duo the loi.il com mittees for the enjoyable manner In which all the ceremonies were conducted. .MASONS 91 HUT. Jinny I'romlnttnt Member * of tlio Cruft In SeHilon ut York. YOIIK , Nob. , Dec. la , [ Special Telegram to Tun BKE.The ] council of loyal and select Masons of Nebraska convened in this city yesterday afternoon andcontlnuod in session untU 4 p. m. this afternoon. The grand chap ter of Koynl Arch Masons then began its meeting nnd-will coulitjuo in session until tomorrow evening. . The order of priest hood was conferred ilppn about twenty Masons this afternoon. A sumptuous banquet was given tonight. There are about seventy deldsates present , among whom are Great High. Priest Robert li. French of Kearuby , Thrice Illustrious Master Writtonhouso of Hastings , Com panion L. D. Ittch'urds of Fremont , Mr. Henry of Columbus. Brad Slaughter of Fullcrton , and U D. Woodruff of Lincoln. ONcusneci lioin llilsin. TECCMSEH , Neb. , Deo. 13. [ Special to Tun BEE. ] At the opcrd Ti6uso Sunday evening Patrick Welch , a * traveling lecturer , suokc on "Komanism" to a , crowded bouse. In the course of his remarks ho gave his several reasons for denouncing Romanism and be coming n Protestant , as ha was at one time a Calholio priest. Ho ' 'exposed" and censured Catholicism to his heart's content. At the close of his lecture he anuoucced that he would , on the following ovcnlnir. address the people on the subject Confessions , " at the court houso. But when , on the next day , he went around to see the county commis sioners use of the court room was refused him. Being determined to deliver the lec ture as announced , Mr.VeIch went to the opera house manager * expecting to outrage their hall , as ho did the nlcht previous , but his lecture had to bo indefinitely postponed. Swindled tlin MfTclinnt. McfJonL JUNCTION , Neb. , Dee. 18. [ Special to THE BEE. ] J.V. . Hetrick , dealer in im plements , wants to renew his short acquaint ance with ono S. P. Dean , who represented himself to bo a traveling salesman soiling post augers. Dean was n little short on change , us the "houso" had not forwarded him his salary , and ho induced Mr. Hotrlck to endorse a draft of $15 on Good & Cndy , Woeplog Water , Neb. Dean got his money from the bank hero. The draft was pro tested .by the Weeping Water bank because after diligent search it could find no Good & Cady. I'rumont Nntoa niut I'orBonuli , FIIEMOST , Dec. 13. [ Special to Tun BEE. ] United States Senator Allen has boon in the city visiting his son and daughter , who are attending the Fremont Normal school. Ho loft today for Washington. The Fremont Manncrchor society dedi cated itsuew hall on D street last n it'll t. Spe'cb and Blrdsall , the Christian evange lists , have closed their services at tlio Women's Christian Temperance union toiu- plo.Tho The gentlemen of Golden Hulo Kcbokah lodge entertained the sisters last tilght , doing alt the work. MOTO3DGE Brings comfort Afyj niprovoment nni ( ends to personal enjoyment when rightly used. Tbc njiiiy. who live bet tor than others ono , e/ijoy / life more , with less expenditure , . liy more promptly .vUj-.ting -rarW'aJttst ' products to the needs of pliysfcaVuoing , will attest the value to healtluif. the pure liquid Ir.xative principles embraced in the remedy , Syrup of CFigs. 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