TTTK OMAHA DAILY BEE : TUESDAY , DECEMBER 19 , 1893. ft PAP IS RUNNING LOW NOW NebrasVa Patriot * Must Be Content with tbe Crumbs Afforded at Home. GOVERNMENT JOBS ARE HARD TO. GET Becrrtarle * Jlliorll nnd Hinitli Am aol la R llnrrj to Motr , nnd the Heart of lobliis O lor U Sxd- delicti Thereby. WASHINGTON Btniiuu or Tiic BEE , ) M3 I'oujiTEEXTii Sinner , V WAMIIXOTOS , Dec. 18. ) Tobias Castor wn nt the State depart- went today to see Assistant Secretary Uhl with reference lo the applications of n num- dcrof Nebraska democrats who want con- tulatcs. but that headsman hnd gone to his home In Michigan to spend the holl- dns. It Is learned In another qunr- tcr that Nebraska will receive no more general appointment * like con sulates , no more positions outside the state President Cleveland says that when he gave ,1. Sterling Morton the secretary ship of agriculture he gave thn state of Ne braska more general i > ntrunago than she was entitled to , nnd the democrats out there tntist be content with their land ofllces , poumastcrtihliis and other places within their own state mid must not expect posi tions abroad or here In Washington. Thus Castor's nole will not reach any outsldo per- ilmtnons. .Smith In hi No Hurry. Messrs. Castor and Morton have nskcd Secretary nokoSmlth tohnmedlatoly remove the land ofllccrs at Alliance. O'Neill , Lincoln and McCook , but there Is no assurance as to when action will be had. They may bo re moved soon , nnd the Incumbents may servo sotr.o time jet. Chareesof offensive parti- Hiinship. incompetcnc.v , drunkenness or al most anything else , have been filed against some of the Incumbents , but Secretary Smith appears to bo not willing to move just yet. The contest over the Lincoln postmastcr- nhli ) continues. It appears that Itepresent- ntive Bryan is reinstating himself with the administration , nnd ho may .succeed In se curing the appointment of Ldltor Calhoun. If Bryan falls to name the man It will bo Huff , who has been recommended by Castor. Morton Trim lll < Iliuul. Secretary Morton was at the Interior and Postofflce departments the other day for thn purpose of reinforcing Castor's demand for places. The national commiUecman had not succeeded In doing anything too much and was depressed over the outlook. There are about 100 postonlces in Nebraska which have been presided over by republicans lor a period of four years , but the commissions of the Incumbents have not run four.vears. The olllces have since President Cleveland's first term had more than ono postmaster each. Some have had ns many ns three postmasters , the others had two , After serving one , two or three years the republican postmasters under President Harrison died or resigned , and other repub licans were appointed. The last commis sions have considerable time yet lo run. Some of them have two or three years .vet. Postmaster General Blssell has so far re fused la pass upon the question of whether the time the offices shall be held by the re publicans shall date from the period when the first republican commlesiou was issued or the last one. Iil fell llonnce 'Km ? Tills is a very important question. If the time is to date from the Issuance of the llrst commission , then theio will bo.several hundred , tnuybo thousands , of republicans to remove at once for presidential postofllccs. The Nebraska democrats have been urging a decision , ana * nothing can be done until a decision is made. Il is not likely Hint there will bo any presidential appointments made after next Thursday , Vrheu congress adjourns for the holidays , buloro the session is resumed in January , as the appointees could not bo commissioned till their nominations wcro confirmed by the senate , which will not be in session. No one can be commissioned to u presidential ofttce during a recess of the senate , unless the nomination bus been continued. Kehruskuns nro hopeful that some land ofilces and possibly a surveyor for tbo | > ort of Ouiahu may be named on Wednesday or Thursday , although action by the senate could not then be easily had before - fore the holiday adjournment. It should bo stated in this connection , to correct an error in a BEC special , that Tobias Castor had nothing to do with .serving th3 demand lor the resignations of the surveyors of the ports ofOnmhu and Lincoln. Secretary Cirllslo had determined to call lor those resignations , in connection with many others , some time before Mr. Castor came hero , and ho says ho hud no communication from Nebraska rinf ) - crallc nationalcommitteemen on the f ubjeot. MniKlrrtnn ou ttin Menace. Senator Manderson says ot President , Cleveland's message of today on the Hawaiian question : "The message , with its misapprehension of facts , distortion of conditions , confession of partisan desire to besmirch the last administration and admis sions of diplomatic imbecility , is a most impotent argument in defense of a bad cause , Making faces at the last administra tion and calling Minister Stovccs bad bamcs wilt not call tiienuentionof Americans from the lamentable fact that the present administration is endeavoring to sup plement the'exUllng government , the stepping stone of n republic eilher by a separate autonomy or by annexation to this by a monarchy with a dissolute queen as a monarch. She cannot bo replaced upon the throne save by force. 1 ho logical conclusion from thu message just received , following in the line of Secretary Oresham's loiter and the annual message of the president , la that this government will apply the needed forco. "Tho most marvelous siaicmeni of this extraordinary document is that this forcible restoration of the deposed queen by the present chief executive using the armed forces of the United States 10 accomplish HU purpose now depends upon Ihe question whether the queen , when she is restored to absolute power , will deal wlih clemency with the oMIcers of the provisional coveru- incut. The pitiful admission Is made that the queen will not agree to a general oral amnesty to those who deposed her She thirsts for vengeance , and the president says a chccK has come to his plans because of her bloodthlrstiDess. If il is right and justice for us to restore her to her throne , what right have we to impose conditions and deprive her in ad vance of lhev rights of her sovereignty ! If vre are to make her again a queen , let her be every inuh ot a queen. The American public It tired of this opera botitTe perform ance. U is about time for the ringing down of the curtain. Seabrooke's 'Isle of Cham pagne' is a respectable first-class power by the sldo of that which Secretary Gresham is seeking lo rehabilitate , " 1'roN ttlui ; A call' " the t , ad Keductiuu. The Carter White Lead company of Omaha lias written lieprcscntatlre Mercer a pro test ugalnst the tiroposltioa In the Wilson bill to make pig lead , a raw material , pay 1 cent i > cr pound duty. The company holds that the reduction of the duty on whllo lead is in no proportion to that placed upon the raw material , and that the distinction is ocainsi the manufactured article. The company bays thai , while believing in low- figures for raw material , It also belinves in piotcctlou to labor and that the taking of only 1 cent i > er pound off the raw material and making such heavy reductions on tne manufactured article Is a discrimina tion against tbo manufacturer which the latter raunol bland. In Ihe Otnaha factory the aprago price paid labor is 'M cents au hour , while its competitors abroad pay but Scents an hour. In view of the fact that U5 percent of the expense of reducing pig lead to white lead Is labor , the i-eductlou , the company says , should be no greater on tbe manufactured product than the raw material , and tbe company asks Mr Mercer lo present tbo protect against the discrimination ana request a readjust ment. A lUt of the independent white leaa fao- torlet in tbo country Is attached to tbe pro test , in which it shows that the Omaha 1'liut U the largest In the United Stales out * stdoot the trust , nnd that the production in this country is 89.000 tons of white lead a year , while the requirement * nro $0,000 tons per year National Hank Affair * . The comptroller of the currency has been advised of changes in the oftloers of the na tional banks as follows : Nebraska The I'ackcrs National bank of South Omaha , F. J. Morlarlty , cashier , Implacc of 1' . 1' . Brink ; no assistant cashier In place of F. .1. Mori- nrlty. Iowa The First National bank of Fort Madison , Joseph A. Smith , vice president , in place of Charles Urowstcr : James Pollard , cashier , In place of J. C. Brcwster ; no as sistant cashier in place of James Pollard. The First National bank of Waukon , W. J. Mitchell , president , in place of B. F. Boomer ; O. J , Hagcr , cashirr.Ein place of Allen B. Boomer ; A. T Nlerling , assistant cashier , In place of W. J. Mitchell. Soulh Dakola-Tho Black Hills National bank of Itapld City , no cashier in place of \V. V. Price : George B. Mansfield , assistant and acting cashier. Utah The First National Dank of Provo. Walter R Pikn , vice president , In place of S. S. Jones ; D. A. bwan , cashier , In place of W. H. Duzenbcrry. Reserve agents for national banks have been approved as follows : Nebraska Bankers National of Chicago for the First National of Coiad. Iowa Omaha National for the First Niilonnl of lilanchard ; Chase National of Now York for the First National of Dunlap ; Merchants National of Chicago for the Citizens National of Wlntcrsot. South Dakota Bankers National of Chicago for the National Bank of Dakota , Huron. Mrlktclolm and the Short Line Under. Representative Mclklcjohn , who Intro duced the bill for the extension of the char ter of the Pacific Short Line Bridge com pany of Sioux Cltv , organized for the con- slrucllon of a bridge belwecn Iowa and Nebraska at Sioux City , said to TUB BEE correspondent today that the bill was ln < t reduced by him at the request of Hep rcscntative Perkins of Sioux City , who desired to have him look after the measure while he was absent on his senatorial candi dacy , Mr. Mclklcjohn , knowing lhat the citizens on the Nebraska side vie re anxious to secure the construct ion of a bridge at that point , unhesitatingly granted the request and filed the bill for an exlcnsion. Ho has been , however , through telegrams , peti tions and loiters , advised that whllo his constituents earnestly desire the con struction of the hridcc , they are op posed to an extension of the charter to this company. The charier was granted in ISS'J for four years and in lb'J3 was extended to IS1.1 ! , but they say the bridge has not been constructed , and that if any extension of the charter Is c ran ted they want a bond from the company to insure the completion of the bridge within a year. Mr. Mciklejobn fully explained the situation lo Mr. Perkins , saying that ho would represent the desires of his constituents on Iho exten sion ot Ibis charier , ana the measure was reintroducedt'loday by Congressman Per kins , who assumed all responsibility for Iho proposition to extend the charter. ItevrrBPil a N l > ra ka liccttlon. In the supreme court of tbe United States today Associate Justice Shtras delivered the decision of the bench in the land case of Seth E. Ward , plaintiff In error , against Eln.er G. Cochran , which was appealed from the United States circuit court of Nebraska. The case involved twenty acres of land in the suburbs of Omaha. The court , hero re verses the decision of the court below. The supreme court holds that the action of the court below misguided the Jury and led it to overlook essential questions involved in the issue it was trying , that whether the ver dict below as a special , not containing finding sufficient to. support the judgment , or as a general one rendered in pursuance of imperfect instructions , it must be reversed and the cause remanded with instruction to award a venire do novo. Fruit uf Cmtor'n Labor. Fourth-class postmaslcrs for Nebraska were loday appointed as follows : Halnler. Dundy county , E. C. Sherwood , -vice A. C. Welch , removed ; Lamar , Chase county. A. G. Brecso , vice L. D. Huffman , resicned ; Star , Holt county. S. A. Cobb , vice C. U. Johnson , resigned ; Touhy , Ssunders county , A. B. Chanek , vice Leonard Glassburn , re signed ; Wabash , Chase county , Stephen Hulfish' . vice G. A. Hay , resigned ; Warren- ville. Madison county , James Powell , vice A. M. Geycr , resigned. Luna 'Matters. s The assistant secretary of the Interior today affirmed the decision of the commis sioner of the general land office in the pre emption contest of Louis Labounty against Kate Richmond from North Platte , leaving the land in possession of Richmond. In the senate today Senator Carey called up and secured the adoption of his bill open ing to settlement under the homestead law lhp abandoned Fort Bridger military reservation in Wyoming. The reservation is located in the western part of the state nnd covers about 100,000 acres. J'rrtonul Mention. Reprcsentalivo Hainer's lillle dauzkter is quite ill. She has been threatened with diphtheria , but has passed the danger point. None of the Nebraslca delegation intend going homo lo spend the holidays. Ne braska's three populists are yet absent from their seats in congress. O. II. Pnilllps is in the city visiting the ex-mayor's sister. National Committceman Castor expects to spend the Christmas holidays at his Ne braska home. Ho does not expect any im portant appointments for bis state before January. E. H. Sharp , a well known resident of Cheyenne , Wyo. , is hero on business before congress. Ho says that Wyoming is the only state tn the union for the hustler. He is at the Howard house. Ptuur S. HKITH. sx TO THE juicx. I > r. Meyer's Case Nearly Ended Iltt "Vic. tlin" Declared to Be Alive anil Illtllnc. NEW Yonc , Doc. 18. The case of Dr. Henry Meyer , charged with tbo murder of Ludwig Brandt by ipoison , was given to iho jury today. Why the sensation promised in Lawyer Lewis S. Chanter's speech in opening the dofcnso failed to materialize is explained by a person familiar with the facts. He says : "Brandt is not dead. He was traced to New Mexico and there lost. He is afraid to reveal himself , as he is wanted in a dozen cities for as many crimes. Hence the de fence could not produce him. All Meyer Is guilty of is defrauding the insurance com pany by getting a body at the morgue and representing it as Brandt's. ' H.ITE THKIK J.TES irniK urx.\ . Itrltltli Are Keeping Biculfleautly Oulet About Hawaii , Kay * ( Jenerat Traojr. NEW YOIIK , Doc. 1 $ . Ex-Socreiary of the Navy B. F. Tracy lias returned from Europe and proposes to turn his attention to John V. McICane. GenerafTraoy was secured as associate counsel with Edwin M. Shepard for the purpose of prosecuting McKano for alleged violation of the election law. General Tracy was asked what the im pression in London seemed to be in regard to the Hawaiian situation. "The most notice able feature of the matter lies in the fact that they are keeping very quiet about it iu London , " he replied , "And bow do they like tbe Wilson tariff bill I" "They seem to be very much pleated with it , " said General Tracy , Another Herd ol Buffalo. DENVER , Dec 18. A state deputy game warden has found another small herd of buffalo , larger than the ono found in Lost Park last summer , in North park , Iloutt county , a region more isolated than any other part of Colorado. Tbe herd is said to consist of two dozen of tbe rare animals. They are very tame , and are fed regularly by some of the few farmers who inhabit the lonely park. These people have constituted them&vlvus special protectors of the herd. Its existence was kept quiet through fear of the agents of taxidermists and of globe- trolling hunters. Ruoutae Full Time , Pnii-iWELvnu , Dae , ! & . The Hockford Knitting- company , manufacturers of under wear , started their mills in this city today on full tiuio , employing 123 Uauds. CAN MANAGE THINGS ALONE Lady Officials of the Home for tbe Friendless . in Court , PREFER TO DESIGNATE THEIR ASSISTANTS Authority of the Hoard ol Tablle l.niidn nnil HaHdinc * to Control llunr l'o l- tlon * QtiPitloneil Mr . It , C. Trttlmnny. X , Dec. IS. [ Special to Tun HER , ] The mandamus case In which the Imlv man agers of the Home.for the Friendless seek lo compel the Stale Board of Public Lands and Buildings to audit and approve the vouchers submitted to it , came up before Judges llnll and Tib be Us of the district court today. Thn principal witness upon the part of the lady managers was Mrs. K. C. Mnnlcy. In her testimony , which was very voluminous , she staled that the lady managers had never denied the right of the Board of Public Land nnd Buildings to make rules and regulations for the government of the Homo for the Friendless. They did claim , how ever , the right to employ their own assist ants and to name their executive ofllccrs without Interference upon iho part of the Board of Public Land : and Buildings. Mrs , Mauley also went Into details showlnc the methods of conducting the institution. The attorneys for the Board of Public Lands and Buildings will base their defense upon Ihe provisions of Ihe statutes , which recite that " .tho government of the said home shall bo by and under the supervision of the Society for the Home for the Friend less , provided , however , that nothing con tained herein shall be so construed as to prevent the Board of Public Lands and Buildings from establishing rules and regu lations for the government of such home in any manner. " Altar the Urn ? Men , The first of the cases against the drug mon of this city for selling liquor contrary to the rules of the excise board came up be fore Judge Walers this forenoon , when S. A. D. Shilling was arraigned. He was defended by Attorney Holmes , while Assistant City Attorney Selllck appeared for the city. The witness against Shilling was a man named W. A. Bales. He was formerly employed in the B. & M. shops ut Havolock , but has been out of worlt for some time. On the Sunday of December 'J ho went to Shilling's drug store in company with a friend named Hardy and purchased a half pint bottle of brandy. On cross-exiiminatiou ho admitted that ho testified that he hnd been hired by Mayor Weir to collect evidence against the druggists. Suspended Hit Sentence. Justice Norval of the supreme court this forenoon issued an order suspending sen tence in the case of .Tohn McAlcer , who was on December V convicted of embezzlement in the district court for Butler county and sen tenced to the penitentiary for one year at hard labor. Justice Norval also signed an order for McAleer's release on $1,500 bonds. McAleor was the local agent of toe Omaha Elevator company at Brainard nnd was ac cused of converting to hls.own use nbuutf50 ! belonging to the company. Ho was tried and convicted. He endeavored to secure a new trial , but the court below held that the first trial had been properly conducted. He now comes to the su | reme court and asks for a new trial on account of alleged errors of the court below. Pending an examina tion by the court be will be released on ball. tiosslp at the State House. Governor C'rounse went to North Platte today to attend the irrigating convention. Articles incorporating the North Loup Ir rigation and Improvement company were filed with the secretary of state today. The incorporatorsare : Samuel McClellan , S. S. Smith , H. N. Davis , A. H. Babcock , K. W. Black and W. E. Gowcn , while the capital stock Is f : > 0,000. The Sidney Live Stock cptnpany was in corporated today with a capital stock of $2.000. The collection ofwoods from every quar ter of the globe is being placed in the rooms of the State Board of Agriculture this afternoon. The collection is not only hand some and unique , but valuable. The Smithsonian institute at ono time offered Governor Crounse fJ.OOO for the collection. Industry Ileincnrporatrd. The Kearney cotton mills liavo been rein- coroorated , articles having been filed with the secretary of state this afternoon. The mills were recently sold. Reliable parties from Kearney insist that the mills were being run at a satisfactory profit , but that the eastern stockholders desired to got the enterprise entirely in their own control. To this end the mills were shut down and finally sold by order of the courts.It was bid In by eastern capitalists and the now company was incorporated today. The in- corporalors are : Stephen A. Jcnks , James H. McMullen , J. N. Murdoclr , Jerome Malblc , George and Walker Cumnock and Charles N. Brown. The capital stock is not to ex ceed (300.000. The mills will be managed by Messrs. Jonks , McMullen and Brown until January 15,1S'.I4 , atwhich time a new board of directors will be elected. Heard In the District Court Itoouif. In Judge Hall's court a now trial was re fused in the cases of lams against Vanholt ana August against Spiesberger. Tbe libel suit of Robinson against the State Journal was dismissed and the costs taied up to the plaintiff. The case was dismissed without prejudice , leaving the plaintiff au opportu nity to commence another action. A. A. Wheeler was given a judgment against Con stable Mallory for $ TU. E. M. Lamb today fllod a complaint with the clerk of the district court in which ho claims that one W. \Veems has absconded With foO of borrowed money. John Green laid a complaint befor e the court today In which ho takes exception to the judgment given Ills wife for the fore closure of a mortgage upon-curtam lots. Mr. and Mrs. Green were at one time the star performers in a divorce courf'aud the case arises out of the settlement. McCool Ne Notel , McCooii JUNCTION , Neb. , Doc. ' 16. [ Spe cial toTUB BEE. ] Hev. Piltner.'evangelist from Lincoln , and wife are holding revival meetings at the Union Baptist church. A number of conversions have been made. The attendance is largo every night. C. S. Clason anc * family moved hero last week. Mr. Clason was a member of the firm of Clason k Fletcher , Lincoln. County Superintendent of Schools Frank lin will probably bo employed , after January 1 , to teach the MoCoolc High school. George Holdeman , principal ot the McCool schools , January 1 , will be sworn in as county super intendent , having been elected to thai office this fall. lleatrice llurclar' * Work , BKATIIICE , Dec. 18. { Special to TUB BEE. ] The Omaha store at this place was broken into Saturday nlcht and a small amount of money and dry goods taken. The thief u.ade his entrance by getting Into the hallway on the second floor of tbo building , breaking a pane of glau in the skylight and letting him- elf down with a small rope , attached to u doorknob in the ball. Announced Ihelr Ueputle * . PE.NUKU , Neb. , Dec. IB. [ Special to TUB BEE. ] Tbe different county officers-elect hare announced the names of their deputies for tbe coming year. G. H , Smith will be deputy clerk ; J , J. Lynch , deputy treasurer , and E. J. Tadlock , deputy sheriff , T. C. Cahney has sold his Interest In Hotel Peebles to J. J ? . Peeble * . ' ' Fractured Hi * Nknll , NoiiTit BEND , Neb. , Dec 18. [ Special Telegram to TUB BEE. ] Ed Harding , whllo driving from Ames , was thrown from bis wagon , fracturing his skull and otherwise injuring him. Ho was moved to St. Joseph's hospital at Omaha. Ho it not expected to live. I'leaunt doclal JCveut , VOKK , Doc. 18. [ Special to TIIE Be * . ] - Saturday evening Mr. and Mrs , H. B. Dibble celebrated the twentieth anniversary of their marriage. At 6 o'clock tbe guests baa assembled and a bountiful repast was served. It was decidedly the most exquisite thing uf the lemon here After the feast Miss .Te < ile j Conawity reminded thtf bride and groom that a fifth of a century ofdhWr wedded life was passed and at the clospqf a verv pleaMng lit tle speich presented > lr Hnd Mts. Dibble.ln behalf of those presOMt/ih very handsome china berry set. Mrst Dibble very sweetly expressed her thanks for having been so kindly remembered T > ? her friends. Mr. Dibble then gave the 'company their homo for the evening. After.Ibis the hours until midnight were spent in nappy social Inter- roursc , Interspersed jwiW > music by Mrs. Jeffray nnd others. - < Trenmitrli PeHxinHI Mention. TccfMsr.li , Dec. 13-m pfcclal to Tnn BCE. ] Mrs Belle Tlbbetlshaygone to Omaha to spend the winter witty lior daughter , Mrs. John McDonald. Mrs. S. U. Scavcr entertained thirty-five ladles at her home last l > idny , the occasion being a birthday. Warren H. Holmes of Omaha is visiting relatives in this city. The five primary rooms of the High school gave a very Interesting exhibition ut the. Optra house Saturday evening. The enter tainment consisted of sinking , reading , dec- latimlions nnd calisthcnlc drills James W. Hurrah was married to Miss Sarah Heckathorn at the home of the bride , this city , last Wednesday evening. Miss Julia Dew cntu taincd a company of friends nt her home Friday evening In honor of her guest , Miss Lcona Ofllll.of Kearney. Ernest Parks , having finished his appren ticeship in the jeweler's trade with his uncle , W. H. D. Ludlow , of this city , has gone to Stelnaucr , Pavvneo Oounty , where ho wtll embark In business for himself. The Misses Jessie Davidson nnd Jennto Bardm arrived homo Friday from the semi nary at Forest I'ark , III. , to spend the boll- da.\ sat home. Hev. H. G. Klmblo , who recently resigned tbe pastorate of the Uiiivrrsaltst church here , closed his labors last week and left Friday for a visit with his parents at Topeka , Kan. , his wife having preceded him a week before. About the Urst of thoyear they will go to Lynn. Mass. , where the reverend gen tleman will re-engage In church work. A son was born to Kev. and Mrs.V. . H. Talbot Friday. Nelinwka Hey Mint. ISEIUWK * . Neb. , Dec. IS. [ Special to THE BEE. ] Yesterday afternoon a party of boys went skatiug on the river at this place , hav ing , as Ihey supposed , an unloaded gun along. One of Ihe boys In sporl pointed It at James Banning and pulled the trigger. It proved to be loaded , and the full charge of shot took effect in his cheek , tearing it in n most frightful manner. It is thought that he will recover. Kr rney Dry ( leeds btoro Cloiea. KEAHXET , Dec. IS. [ Special Telegram to TIIE BEE. ] The dry goods store of William M. Spence Si Co. was closed today by mort- gaces. Mortgages were liled aggregating $7,000 in favor of eastern creditors. NOT LltfED BY LI LI [ CONTINUED FUOM sccosn i-ian. ] "The message of tha president is one of the most able and statesmanlike be has ever submitted to congress. It seems strange indeed that any portion of our people should Insist upon recognizing the illegal anil revo lutionary acts of Minister Stevens and the provisional government.1 Mr. Outhwaite , democrat , of Ohio said : "Tho message is ono of the strongest and clearest of Mr. Cleveland's state papers. It forcibly nnd plainly puts before the people the reprehensible conduct of our former minister to Hawaii incultivating , the scheme of securing the islands for this government and his violation of international law in using the armed forces oJ-our navy to assist in overthrowing the government with which we were at peace. " ' Ulvei No Additional Light. General Burrows < Jf Michigan , one of the republican house leader. said : 'The mes sage is simply a rehash of what has already been given to the public , nnd throws no ad ditional llcht on the subl'dct. " General Catchincs of Mississippi : "It is a strong and clear document , and establishes the case of the government beyond con troversy. " J Mr. Hitt of Illinois , tbe leading republican member of the Xoreignl affairs committee , said : "The message'seeins to be practically a repetition of the clamorous Gresham letter against Minister Stevens.- " Mr. Bellamy Storer ot Ohio , one of the republican members of the foreign affairs committee , said : "The president ignores most characteristically the demand of the senate and house for this information , ncd gives it only because he deems it expedient to shuttle the responsibility over on con gress. " Governor McCreary of Kentucky , chair man of the foreign affairs committee , said : "It Is unanswerable ou the subject to which it refers. The president in the last para graph of his message says he will be much gratified to co-opcrato in any legislative plan which may be devised for the solution ot the problem before us which is consistent with American honor , integrity nud morality. Tni is a wise and patriotic sentiment and should bo satisfactory to all. " Senator Teller It seems to me the presi dent has gotten himself into an awkward predicament , and that the only way out of it is to back dowu. Ilatlfec-Ue in Harrison' * Boots. Senator Carey I would rather be in the boat of the Harrison administration than that of the present administration. The former administration cannot bo accused of doing other than encouraging the overthrow of u monarchy , while tne instructions of President Cleveland co so far ns to say he is willing to use all his executive power in the restoration of tbo late queen if she submits to certain conditions. Mr. Ueed said : "I don't see why wo should Impose conditions on the queen. If wo oerpetrnted a great wrong and outrage , as has been claimed , we should right it without imposing conditions. " Representative Geary of California , mem ber of the foreign affairs committee , said : "It has been plain from the first that Ste vens was in the wrong , It does not need tbe testimony of the queen or her supporters to show clearly that the United States was in a conspiracy to overthrow the existing government. " Uoal Oil Lamp Krplodeil , At 7 o'clock Sunday morning the saloon owned by Fred Fuller , Twelfth and Capitol avenue , was discovered to be on fire. An alarm was sent in from the patrol box on the corner and tbo department arrived promptly. The flro was located in tbe lunch room , where soup is made over a gas stove. A bracket lamp is kept burning in this room near a dumb waiter. This particular lamp was filled and trimmed as G o'clock in the evening nnd w as loft burning all night. It is supposed that the fire was caused by the lamp exploding , as the woodwork nearest the lamp was burned more than that at any place else. As late as G'iO a. m. people In the butcher shop next door looked into the saloon and everything was fail right and the lamp was burning as < iu ual. Inside of half nn hour the lamp burjtnnd the blaze gained considerable headwayhjfpre the firemen ar rived. The flames sto , ) ip the shaft and did considerable damage flpMairs. Fred Fuller , the proprietor , says tnat the only way no can , Account for the fire is by the laiim explosion. lie said that the ga $ stove was shut off at H o'clock in cthe evening ana tests of the pipes mid since the fire show that not a particle of gat1 escaped. No one was in the place nt "the1'time " and had not been since ruidnlcht. ' ' ! ' Mr. Fuller's loss will-amount to 11,800. He carries tl.'JOO InsuHifcpo on fixtures and furniture Tne building Is owned by Acme Wilson and is uroteclo < r-by Insurance to the amount of (10.000. all" tit viirpi t in Tni 11 nt pivn BENutllS TRIAL BEGINS Harrj Hill's ' Companion Must Answer for the Akeson Murder. HIS COUNSEL CLAIMS SOME SURPRISES Some Inniciiltj Likely to fle Kiperlenced In Sccntlnc Jury Ilopct ot the Accused Ono Clinnce Hn IIrjr rd Fnlr. Pi.iTTSMot'TU , Dec. IS. [ Special Telegram to TUB BEE. | The trial of John Ben well , the partner of Harry Hill In the commission of the Matt Akeson murder , was taken up In district court this morulng promptly at 10 o'clock and the examination of jurors was soon under way. In addition lo the regular panel 11 special venire of sixty men hns been called , and from these the court ofllccrs figure that n jury will bo secured but they were mistaken. Previous to the examination of the Jurors Mr. Gcnng stated the defendant's full name was John Blnwell K earns , nnd he requested that the state conduct the case against the prisoner in that namo. The defendant's counsel feels quite con fident that the prisoner now on trial wtll bo more fortunate than was Hill , who yester day wus adjudged cullty nnd his punishmcut fixed at death. Mr. Gerlng claims to have sonic surprises in store for the state , and be even talks of being able lo secure a verdict I'or acquittal , According to the present prospects it will provo a nioro difficult matter to secure a jury than was experienced in empaneling the Hill jury. Both the regular panel and the special venire of sixty wcro exhausted at 3 o'clock in the afternoon and Judge Chap man , after ordering the clerk of the court to summon another venire of fifty , adjourned court until 0 o'clock tomorrow morning. At the time of the adjournment the state bad four remaining peremptory challenges , while the dofcnso had twelve. Ilopra of 11 111' * Companion , Benwcll was pufHng vigorously at a cigar when THE BEE correspondent called at the county jail tonlghl. He did not wem at all dejected and , although he lactttt the courage nt first displayed by Hill , It is not thought that he will break down so completely as did Hill during tbo Irymg ordeal uhich the latter experienced last week. He appeared confident that ho would get off with a lichtcr punishment than did his companion. Hill was lying on a cot in a side apartment within the big steel cell , wrestling with n severe headache which , according to Bonwcll , wns occasioned by a visit of a delegation of Indies during the afternoon. They had ad vised him to write homo to his mother in South Carolina informing her nf his awful fate. The thouchl of sending such news to his home brought ou a spell of nervousness whlcn resulted in a headacho. Benwell's only hope Is thai Hill \\ould go on the stand and admit , as ho did to TUB Ben correspond ent , that he fired the fatal shot. The two prisoners are not on friendly terms , because of the confession which Ben- well made in Omaha the day after their ap prehension , shifting the blame on to Hill , and lor this reason Bcnwell has not asked Hill to take the stand in his behalf. Ho will trust to his counsel to ask of Hill this con cession , and if ho does it Benwell's neck may bo possibly saved. The statutes pre scribe that an abettor Is equally guilty uith the principal and that his punishment may be the same , atid for this reason County Attorney Travis will spare no effort to secure the infliction of the satno penalty on Benwell as he did on Hill. Al'VLI.U ULVlt VUStCKUT. Although laboring under the manifest dis advantage of lukewarm support the Anollo club gave a really well rounded performance last evening ht Boyd's to an audlcnco that filled tne opera housa. But the crush of past seasons wus noticeable by its absence , and many of the well known people who have given earnest and enthusiastic en couragement to Ibis well deserving organ ization were abseni , a fact much com mented upon by those who have watched the growth and development of the club since its advent into tbo musical life of Omaha seven years ago. The Apollo club has stood for the best in music in this city for several years ; it hns seen Omaha take an advanced position along musical lines and throuch its influence and under its auspices It has given music lovers an opportunity to listen to the magnificent Thomas orchestra , to hear Seidl nna Dam- rosch at their best , while many of the fam ous singers of the ago have appeared under the patronage of the club. It has ever been a hard working body of singers , who love music because it is music , without any thought of the pecuniary advantages that might ensue , giving their titno to the work of the chorus cheerfully nnd loyally , sinking self that the ensemble might be perfect. Last night's concert , which Inaugurated the seventh season of the club , was in some respects more of an artistic success than others have been. There were a number of now faces in Ihe chorus , the organization seemingly llttlo suffering from tbe loss of thosn whose duties made it impossible to give up three or four nights a month for re hearsals. Taken in its entirety the program was an excellent inaugural number , intro ducing to an Omaha audience two well known singers who havn moved westward with the lido that set in when Chicaco was made the World's fair city. Miss Effio Stewart and Mr. William Foraue. the latter having been heard here with Sousa last season. Miss Stewart sang two numbers prior to her work in "The Bride of Dunkorron , " the exquisite intermezzo from the "Cavaleriu Hustlcanu" and "An Audalusian Maid , " which won an encore , the sincer responding with "Miuguillo , " by Hubert Bunning , playing her own accompaniment. Miss Stewart is purely a dramatic soprano , with a method that at once marks her n pupil of Teledoux. Her voice is of a rich quality , particularly liquid and melodious la the lower register , which , bv tbe way , Is almost universal these days with concert sopranos. She sings with charming grace , her work throughout being thoroughly in keeping with her reputation , which has given her a high place both in Now York and Chicago music circles. Mr. Foraue is ono of the very best tenors heard in Omaha for several years. Ho has a wonderfully sympathetic voice , which ho uses with fine discrimination. For him tech nique lias fovv difficulties , and he sings as if ho really enjoyed giving pleasure to others. His rendering of the ' -Salve Dhuora , " from Faust , was a vocal gem and showed the artist in every note. The club appeared at its very best inTwo Lovers , " by Heckt , a finely written florid composition , with a rythmic svvibg that won a hearty round of applause. "The Bride of Dunkerron , " by Henry Smart , given by the club at a previous con cert , ranks among the very strongest can tatas written. U is full of beauty , based upon a tradition , the scene located at tbe castle of Dunkerron , on the coast of Kerry , which has also been made the subject of u ballad by Crofton Croker. It abounds in spirited and romantic choruses , sometimes interwoven and responsive , with finely drawn orchestral passages full of tbe feeling of the seas , gracetul melodies , and well-writ ten solos , it ranks i-ith tbe best works given by the Apollo club. 1 he orchestra under tbe direction of Mr. Torrens , with Mr. Herbert BUtleras concert Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report. Baking Powder ABSOU/TELY PURE master , win n treat to listen to and pave promise of what music lovers might expect to hear in the future with much more regu larity than now , when people get tlrci making money nnd turn their attention to the rausp * . Although the. l > ras was n bit assertive nt limes , the orchestral Intcrmerzo in the " .Bride of Dunkerron" wa < exquisitely pla.vod. ns was also the "CnValeria" number for Miss Stewart. As a whole , barring n few bud attacks on the part of the chorus , the program wns clven with artistic feeling , the soloists quko distinguishing themselves. * FIRE ANDP01ar : 21ATTER9. Cninnilmtloiiprft Will Alert Today to .Set Tinifi for llfiarluc rrolpitn. A short mooting of the Board of Tire nnd Police Commissioners was held last night. Various communications wcro road and dis posed of. Among them was a finding by the city council Judiciary commlttoo. relative to the contention between the uo.ird and the water works company , with reference to the Inadequate supply of water furnished tlio city for flro protection and insufficient tires- sure from the hydrants. A test wns recom mended. The matter was referred to the fommlttco ou laws , ordinances and regula tions. The request of Matron Cummings for the restoration of her old salary wns refused In concurrence with the findings of the city at torney nud the committee to'which the mat ter had been referred. Mr. Council main tained that the only iKnvcr of appointment to this ofllco under the statutes was vested in the mayor. Jailer Bobout , tn a communication to his chief , which was In turn submitted to the l > onrd , complained that the electric mnchlno In the jail wns out of order anJ that foul nlr accumulated until the odor was almost stifling. Referred to the committee on t > roi > - erty , with power to act. Ixjave of absence for ten days was granted Police Alnrm Operator \Vllllaui lug. G. M. Hitchcock's four protests against the granting of saloon licenses , because llio applicants advertised In Titr. BEE , were then taken up. Attorney Slmcral , representing the applicants , stated that his clients , es pecially Mr , Ford , stood ready to submit their cases at once. Commissioner Hartman suggested that the treasurer's receipts for license money ought to be deposited with the board before a hearing was hnd. Mr. Smith asked If the attorney's idea was to mnko a test case of Metz's , to which Mr. Sltncral replied in the affirmative. The board decided to meet tomorrow about noon to set the time for hearinc the protests. In exocutlvc session. Chief Seavey was re quested to turnU'i to the board the mimes pf all saloon keepers who have violated the Slocumb law during the year. Officer Brady was ordered to appear before the board to receivo'a reprimand for his failure to report at the proper times while on duty. I.utcst Instruction * ol tne Pope ot lEomo to Jilt Clergymen. BAI.TIMOKE , Dec. IS. The pope's latest en cyclical , dated Rome. November 1 , 1M > 3 , has been received by Cardinal Gibbons. In sum marizing it the cardinal said : "It strongly recommends the earnest study of the sacred scriptures to clergymen and students , and the study of eastern languages , those in which the text was originally written , with a vicxv to the better understanding of the text of the scriptures In order to meet the objections of adversaries of the scriptures. " Lee X1I1 exhorts the priesthood of the Catholic church ana , in particular , its patriarchs , archbishops and Bishops , to whom the pontifical is addressed , to study the bible. Two principal reasons impel the pope to take this step. The ono is his desire to see this glorious source of revelation more safnly and more abundantly opened for the use of the "Lord's , Hock. " The other is his unwillingness to "toleralo that the same should in any way be violated by those who either by impious daring openly attack the sacred writings or impruden tly arc scheming new and fallacljus doctrines. " Ho relers his readers to II Timothy , ill , 10-17. "All scripture Is given bv inspiration of God and is profitable for doctrine , for reproor , for correction , for instruction in righteousness , that the man of God may bo perfect , thoroughly furnished unto all good works. " The encyclical says that tills is Goa's In tention to prove by the examples of Christ and the apostles. Jesus , the writer shows , was in tbe habit of appealing to the bible for his own legitimation and dtvino origin. In instructing his disciples he led them to the s.tme fountain. The writer warns the preachers of the whole Catholic church against preferring to use their own rather .than God's word and wisdom , and soverel.v inveighs against the abuse and lack of biblical study and research. To Ho Tried for iturglnry. Sheriff Cavannaugh , who has been in the city since last Sunday , returned to Platte county last night , baviug in charge Henry Pierce , alias PIcrson , and Lars AVoistongar , arrested here last Sunday. Both prisoners will bo tried on the charge of burglarizing Mr. Corcorau's sloro at Humphrey on the night of December 12. Airaut ft00 ! worm of the stolen property has bepn discovered through the assistance ot the local detective department. KNOWLEDGE Brings comfort and improvement nn ( ends to personal enjoyment when rightly used. 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Paxton Block , Omaha , No' ' ' , _ _ . _ _ _ . _ . _ And all tli Iralu ot KVIUS WEAKNKSSKS , DBBIL1TV , KTC . ttmliH- company llifiii In moil QUIOKI..Y and 1'KIIMA- NKNTLY ft'KKU. Ki'll STJIKNOTH anil tout Clv.Mi to every part of HIH boly. I vrlit H nd it- curulr | ukWi r'KKK lo any Hiitfercr the prcwrlii lion lh.itim < J me of tlie < a trouble * . Aillnin- , II. WKUiliT.Muvle U'alt-r , jx l.'U , M-ir4li il MIchliTKl. htuoktiuldorn' Mnrtinc * Omaha A. r.lUiorn Valley Hullnay Coniptuir ; Notice U hereby cUuii tliat tbr annual IIIUPI- Ine ciftboktockholdera of Hie ( ( malm A. Klk- horn Valley Hallway rompuuy.for the elcclluii of kitu-n directors and tlut t minuet Ion of micli other liLUlnej.ns nmy lawfully rome htifoia the meelliie , will be brldul thu olliru of Juliti M. U'liur.lou , 1'iilon I'acMHu building , Uiualix , Neb. , iitxm WemieMluy. thu 3rd day uf Jan uary , 1894. ut IU u'clwl. M. in , Tim Hock transfer l iU will lw rlixucl tru UavB Iipforit Urn date cit tlio nivrtlii ) ! . llottou , Doc H , 1HU3. Ai.cx iln.i.ui , Hocieluiy 1) ) Ud 'JOI _ htocUliolUrr * ' Mrrtmc. Union I'levulor company of Uinuha. N < ilu | Uhutohy given tliat the annual timeline thu ktorLhuldui-K of the t'nlcm Kloalor t-u. pany , for the | > uru > e ol elei'tlujf tereii dl- rurturk and ( .uoli uthui limincn us may proii- erly uouio before thu innelluis. will be liold nt Ihu olUcu ( if John M. Tliur ton t'nlou I'acltio uuK , Omaha. Nob. , UOOTI Monday , tlie 1st day ill January , IblM , between the liuura uf IU o'clock a. m. and 0 o'clock p. in. At r.x Mil. I. AH , Huston , Uuceiubor ID. lbrJ3