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srl'AnI.JISII1 JUNE In 187.1. OAIL'l'UESDAY ] ' tOflNI Gj , JANUARY 1 , 1895. - SiNGLE COPY JnVE C ] N'l'S. 1 . I
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HARMONY IN TiE CAUCUSESthe
0. L. Richrm1s Will Do Speaker and John
O. Waton Presidtnt Pro Tom.
BUR1tNGTO BALM FOR TOM MAJORS
lI1Itlroft. * enclnh 'nlkhlJ ot ( Ohln ! Their
Hetentrll Cnllltnlo n H.ulllet . n
ni 1hlclco : ot Tll'lrI'llrcelltlul
uT JI Invothun. )
LINCOLN ' ] eC 31.-Specnl ( $ Te1egrau- )
Tho'republcnn caucUS meL aL 8 II. m. nL the
Lindehi. John Irllr or Buralo ( county was
caled to the chnlr. The bal wns started
rolling by the nominaton ! or C. I. . Richards
or lebron , representing Tha'er and , Jcrerson
cotltes , to bo 8penker or the house. Ito
Went through whooping , the acclamation
features attending the nomination or Wntson
to be presldenL ) or tim senate being duphidr
cad ( In the case or his colleague. As slated
last night , W. M. Oedlles of GralHI hlnnd
was put through , with 1 rush for chief clerk
of the hotise although there was a vote
taken In which Gcldes , won hands down. At
this Juncture friendship ceased and candl-
Ibtes came lP to the scratch on their merits.
P. A. Inrrlsol of Pawnee City was named
lust assistant cierk.
With the exception or chaplain , over which
was vageo a lonl contest , the other olcers
were put through In quick thne. ' \ ' . W.
$ Schoenberer ot Aurora was nominated for
sergennt-nt-orms and A. G. Tyier at Olalnln ,
Keith county , followed a good second for
fret assistant .
Than there was a short sharp and de-
cisive struggle over the IJstma8tershlll ) , and
when the news was brought out to Jnmes
Durden or Iaden , Webster county , that
ho was the lucky contestant , ho shook hands
with a number of friends and sale ho woull
telegraph the news to hIs wire. For en-
grossIng clerk , W. J. Pemberton of Itteharit-
Eon county , received a majority ot nih the
votes cast. Thn came the nomination for
sccond assistant sergeant-at-nrms , the choice
taiing to J. T. Zeliler of Lln oln. I
Next In order calo a long struggle for '
' chnplaln. The candidates were numerous ,
hut M. T. Mazt of Ciiiiaway . Custer county ,
received the favors ot the caucus and was
decnrC1 nomlnel' . A moton to adjourn was
made at this juncture , hut It was headed
off by the suggestion that a committee ot
three should bo named to act with a corresponding -
spending senate committee In the mater of
arrangements for the election of a United
States senator. This committee comprises ,
T. C. Munger of Lancaster , Hanlolt leNlt' '
of 'Vebster anti , Adams , and Alrel S.
Cooley or Casso The chairman then entertained -
tamed a g motion to adjourn and the eie'ator
did the rest.
AMONG TI SlmATOHS.
There was n tight male on Jim Sedgwlcll
for secretary or the senate In the senatorial
caucus helll this afternoon. I was not unD
expected , but the warmth of the contest cxb
ceded his expectations anti he pulled through
Iy a very close voto. Wih John C. Watson
of Otoe , candidate for president pro tei1.
the reverse was theirs Ito was nomInated
by Orlando Tert and chosen by acciamaIn
tion. F.V. . harbor of Grand Island , was
ncmlnnted for first assistant secretary of
the senate , and A. H. Kein for second assistant -
sistant secretary ot the sennte. For clerk
t o committee ot the whole. II. M. Clark
, ot nundoro eOllty earl'ted off the perslm-
, man H. Q. Stewart was named for 5crt
geant-at-arnis. and 1r Williams for first aso
slstunt. The light for postmaster ot the sen-
lto vas between A. C. Wright , recording
cferk In the ofce ot Governor Crounse , , ,
34 Wenthelwax , 1 crippled veteran who
made his canvass on a Imlr ot crutches
Quito a number ot ballots were tnllen.
Wrght ! ) gaining for a while , but n tidal
WIVo' at last swept Weatherwax bcyond the
seventeen line , and ho was safe , hIgh and
dry.For
For second assistant secretary ot the senate -
ate A. H. Kein ! ot Falls City was named
! ' ho following were then smoothly passed In
rovlew nnll received the favor of the caucus :
For .sslstlnt doorkeeper , Charles S. Irund-
zle , Tecumseh : enrolling clerk , John E Hllo :
engrossing clerk W. 11. Pool : chaplain I
B. lncAnyael , Cambridge : bill clerk , A. B.
WOOI , Gehring : Janitor , J. Knight : mail
carrier , W. W. Carter Lincoln : custodian ,
L. Yates , Omnha. ,
Senators Crnle of Douglas , Graham of
Gnce and Mcleeby of Nuckol , Webster and
Franklin ' , were named a commitee to take
action regardIng the election or a United
States senator. At 10 o'clock the caucus
adjourned.
. - I BURLINGTON BALM VOlt AJaHS.
Tomorrow morning , I Is stated , a com-
mlteo ot three will meet to arrange n grand
banquet In honor ot the great defeated Tom
Major at the hotel I.llcoln , There wi be
flowers all music , toasts and , responses , and ,
I Is understood , I variety or cholco roasts
ot the winning opponents of Majors . The
money for this Is nol salll to repOse In the ,
Burlington coffers.
IN TI LODmES.
The rIse and full or Charley nlg Is Just
now 1 lively topic or conversation In the lob.
bies. . That Ilg had the cal for clerk or
the hOle was a foregone conclusion for se\- :
( rn1 weeks back , all his misfortune In being
knocked out of the box Is deprecated to n
wide extent. lint I was not wide enough eI I
save hIm , and the triumph of Geddes of
Ornnd . Islanll or cCur e awakens a chorus oC
"I told so'o , " . '
you Late developments In the
history ot Charlie's dllcomfturo reveal tills ; .
$ s , ' tact that the Gage county delegation went to
llerB over his candidacy , and the addition ci
a strong protest trom the mayor of Wymoro I
1 Dut On the finishIng Itroke.
The cnnvus : for minor appointments wi I
begin tomorrow In 11ead earnest. The debris :
of "has be ens" nnll "would have been , " wi I
be swellt away ant ! n clear field afforded the
8warm of alllllcant8. I remains to be s.3e1 1
whelhr or no the recommenllnton of tl
secretary of state to the elrect that one-haIr f
the enrolling clerks could be dispensed with I
In the hout' and senate will exert any
potent erect In the line or economy , ' 'he ) rS
, clarion tones of Secretary or Slate Alen !
ringing out for relrenchment and reform Is
bnlod ) with n glad and decidedly wild sue -
prlse among the hosts at solols now congregated -
gated In I.lncoln Preparatory to the opening
of the Twenty-rourlh session at the slate
leglllture ,
YOUNG WiE WOlmnS ,
The JoInt candidacy of tIle woull.11 page
of the house and senate Is i now on , The
city , II filled wlh o's. ( 'ch armed Tba I
bunch ot cards , and they urge their claims
among melot anti Infuental friends 0'I
memlers with n persistency worthy of old '
Cmlllgneu , The cigar stand privilege , I i t
Is undertood , has been given to a couple or
young lady students of the university by ;
Secrotlry ot State Alen , I Is not stated
what masculine will act n censor of tho' '
qualIty of cigars they arc to purvey. .
Tllere Is nothing In the statement ot a
Lincoln mornllg otal of the flurhtngtoi Ii '
Inrlngton'
lrUIWIY that Judge 10icomb came dow a '
( coin Urol.en low with anent little recigna -
ton In his Inside Ilocllet. lie 1110 reallna-
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211s resignation ' . te
reslgnalon today ) , and may not dO ao
uIIU ; Thursduy morning.
The caucus ot the Inllependeuls was n
" rather Informal shale. A number of them
"bet together ( and dlacus9cl lllans for future ,
effort ' 1 legislation rather than tile HalIte : '
Q ! Losbtbte candidates for conqlttmentar ' '
coml'lmentary
roteL
John ( Watson was elected d'ltrlc at -
torey fur tile Second district , Including ,
1.ancuter. Cabs Nemaha anti Otoe countlel u ,
tn 1818 : vas re-elected In 1881 , counte
course of his practIce Prosecuted the notori
UI Quinn lohannon , Ind Hoffman , the
train wrcker , who was afterward hange&
l * was eJect d to th& lellslature In 1881
frol Otoo county : was re-elccled In 18S9
and served 8 speaker of the house. Il e
' vas re-elected In 1891. ' le
\1 anti aga'n In 1893 I ,
t2r WltBon Is pow proteslor ot crlmllisl law
at the '
university
LEU-PULUiL9 I l'OnCE.
I J ; freely circulated In the lobbies tht :
n number or railway leI are to ho pulled
wit h I series of scarecrow booilo his In
the way or threatened itntl-rallway legisia-
tion . There I Is that the mArionetes plncel ,
In official 181ton by the n. & M. Rre ex-
pec ted to obey the wire pUled Rt n. & M.
hcnllqunrters.
I i Is dllcult to OC how the present legis-
Inturo can nvo'll enacting some judIcious !
IIgl81nton In the WRY ot providing seell grRn
and reell for the drouth-slrleken farmers nnll
stock raisers In the north\'ester part of
the stnle. , \1 accounts agree that there Is
an imperative demand rdr 80me/hlng / In this
lin e. That It wi be ouch pro\'hlenlal ail
as will immediately reach the ones for
whom It Is IntenllI , , wihout suffering the
nsunl rnkeor In its passage through the
hands or accredited agents , h a mater which
shollll he closely looked to hy all IJartes
Int erested .
PItOOltAM I OF' TIlE ' DAY
Tomorrow at noon both houses or the lel- :
Intlro wi b caled to order. Lieutenant I
Oo\rnor Majors will tiePtde over the de- '
lberatons or the sennle Secretary oC State
Ali en wil cal the house to order and In-
'ulre its further Pleasure. The senate will
elect John C. Wnteon presllert , pro tern and
other noon , ofcers , . I uitay ibid nil the after-
The reception 10 the newly electel , state om-
dr s wi occur In the senate chamber Thurs-
da ) " noon and e\nln .
1ho house wilt elect n speaker and other
orcers , but neither the house nor senate
\11 l bo In working order , unti conllitees
are nppoiiutcil. , , 'fhe new officers will have
to waiL untl the two belies meet II joint
session , canvass the vote east at the last
electol nnd declare the resul , This sviii
plohnbly he done \dneslln } ' . There arc one
or two contests to ho seted In the house ,
buL It Is not anticipated , front the COl III ex-
Ion of that hody , that It wi take long to
set tie theta. Governor Crounso will selll / In
his , filial leoslge , anti UO\lrnor Holcolb
wi renll his Inaulal Thursday noon.
HNOSTlms ON TilE ItAMl'AGE. '
"Havo the republicans not got through
Ht vindicating Alien , Hlmhrey and
lil 3stiflguu for the complicity with Charley
M Iosher antI 11 iorgan In the 40OOO
cel house Job amid the rotten condition
or things that existed In the Lin-
coln Insnne a8ylum all other institutions two
years ago ? " This rather startling question
va s propounded by a prominent ant-ring re-
Ilublc:1 : to n member of the lelslaturo who
comes fresh from the people \ Into the smoky
and tainttd atmosphere uf a crowded hotel
rotunda.
, "What makes you talk that way ? " ex-
cl aimed ' the legislative tenderroot. ' 'I don't
see why we /hould reopen that disgusting old
so re. "
"Hight you arc. Any man of horse sense
woall suppose that we have had enough ot
the vindicating business by this time , but It
seems these fellows vhhi let ,
telows wi never up They
CRmo very Hear dumping the arty last year
when they downed - Maxwell to vlmuitheato them-
sa lves and this year they actually did suc-
ceell In defeating the head of the ticket when
\ ' : e could have carried the state by 30,000 for
any candidate excepL the mnn who was forced
exceP
on us by this state house ring. "
" 1 cn't yet understand what you refer to , "
said the man fem tao rural precincts.
PUHSUED IY RAIIWA ) SLEUTHS.
"You can't eh ? You ain't posted , then.
Don't you know that these wreckers and
boodler have been pursuing every member
of f tim legislature who had taken an actIve
hand In the investigations and Impeach-
ment two years agu. and are still doing It ?
Don't you know that these sleuth hounds
( ursued Chitirley Iecld y" , at honest and
straight a Jan ns ever was In any legislature -
ture ? The set nil the railroad heelers
anll boodle men Uon Keckle and nearly all
the republican papers ot tle county played
c coyol nl his heels until they hInd him
downed , although the burt republIcans of
the county wanted to solid hIm back to keep
on In the good work. "
The tenderfoot epressed surprise nl these
revelatons. "Wnn't Kecldey downed be-
cause he refused to support JUdge HarrI-
son ? ' .
"That was only I pretext , " retorted the
frst speaker "It you had lived In this state
as long as I havo. you would know beUer.
D idn't Captain Stcldes bolt flame and run
agnlnst Jim LaIrd In 1884 , and yet he was a
good enough republican this year to go
t tuinpln ? 0 , yes , the York county pallers
that t hounded Keellloy had to han some e'xe
c use for their vilitkation of Keckiey . and o
they attacked Keckley's repubhicattism. Those
of f lS who live In that neighborhood. know
what nled" those pap rs. 'Ve know every
ono of those yelpers had I railroad tag on
him , either at the D. & M. or the Eikhorn.
They get pap to keep them alive . and that
man m Johnson , who has been drawing $2,000
II year ns secretary of the rnlroad commls
Ion , makes them dance Ilio so many puppets.
You don't know Johnson do you ? Well , ho
Wel
Is i time side prtner of Colonel Aler , and has
done nothing else for four years than roping
In i and fixing country editors lie furnishes
ready made editorials for more than H'
country papers , and thcse papers are taken
car\ t of by the railroads . This man Johnson
got his soft Job through the state house ring
nIl he does tile secret Imllug ot the mar
who lIke Kecldey have given the ringsters
trouble. " rhl/ster
. \TTACK OF TIE STATE . HOUSE JUNG
"I can't understand yet whnt
unlerstanl you are
driving nt , " said the nes'-flei1ged Inwmnker.
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"I didn't you could since '
Illn't suppose you dOl't
know the Ins and outs at the state house
gang and penitentIary crowd as 1 do Did
Dil
you rend that attack on Da\le3 In this mnorn.
Ing's Wonlti-llerald ? " mor-
" \el , whnt oC I ? "
"A good deal ot I ! The Werld-leral
hns been the Olnn or the state house gang
for two years 'fhat man Metcalf , who was
down hero two years ago , was cllel-by-jowl
with those felows anti played Into their hands
whenever he could . The thing was so plain
that all the decent democrats and p01)011815
populsts
of the legislature were 1lsgustell , huL Met-
let-
calf Is only doing the work ot his boss and
Johnson ' clnlms that hI has a string to the
boss that he cnn pull lt any thne , Now ,
what's the , object or the attack on iavlesi ?
Ja\'les
It Is another aUempt to down I lan who has I
the courage to stand up against 1ishonesty In
our own party. It Is rather cheeky for that
mongrel sheet to charge that Davies had as-
sllo the republican party n year ago. Since I
a/o.
when hns time
repuhlcan cnsclpncu ben put i
Into the keeping ot ' '
liryan's
Ir'nn's demo-poll crgami ? 1
Down In old Cass Davies pahses for a pretty '
good republican. lie was elected by n larger
majoriy than anybody on time republican m
legislative ticket . I nut not working his I
racket for the spealerhlp , , but I think ii
Is contemptIble to abuse thIs Iln unler pre
tense that nosewater Is working for him ,
when Rosewater has not been down here nt
all and the loc.rolng and buldozing has 01 I
been done by the sang , "
Just tbe'l the tMher anlmnted talk wns ,
interrupted by a well known lobbyIst , who
invited tile tenderfoot to follow him upstnlrs
Into ono or the parlor expressly reserved by ,
the corporatiomu pool which Is now busiy engaged -
gnled In organizing tile legislature. About
this pool your correspoldent will have ; SOI -
thing to say In 1 fet days. It comprises ;
comblno of all the Crnchbed coporatiomti S
In the state , with nn offensive and tlerenslve
alliance wih the railroads and Insurnnce
lobby _ _ _ _ o _ _ _ _ D. 11. 1\
'Cwo 1'pI081011 ot Onlllt ( : ee..ar ) . .
I LON , Tex , Dcc 31.-Cracksmen uterly I !
demolshed the vault and ute of the Elgim )
bank , Two explosIons ot mlynamuhte were
d'amle nee- ,
esa ' , ald were so heavy that besides btcw-
Ing to pIeces the \'oul and safe , the rurnlture
and floor were also badly splintered . The
heavy reports awakened cItizens and the look ,
out for the thieves was c11Iturll. The nllrm
wa given to the timre3 men In the bank , how _
ever , anti tley eecaped. Th mnn captured
gave hb muate as A. H , Foster. The three
who Ccapet secured 10 . nioney
l'"t Oper'stora I" .Ic'eL Wediuuiauiiy / .
PITSHUIO , Dca 31.--A mcelng ot the
con OIIttlorK of 'hll district wile lel < I
itere ' VeuinesJuy to take action Ihe
lr"ldnestu ) tllo acton on r i-
stilt ot the Jolnl ( OI'.nton of miner and
operators last Fridal' . At this meetnG rep-
reoelltath'ea c operators on the Joint eon
mltl pf In\eatcalol will bl mmmcd. A
mar. 'ly Qt tlo operators favor the Idea ot
1 cuttjnltteo , to lmivtttitUI the cOridiliQu ot
niftitul , In lImo district amid. cQndltQn
ntuh Ih\ an < revert recon
len * tor for beterln It
FARMERS ARE PERSISTENT
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Agrarians , Arc Not Re1nxing Their War on
. on American Oatt1e ,
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S A SIMPLE CO\FLCT OF INTRSB [
Great COlllerelnl IIUAO' nt IRlbur ! RII
J:180\rhero l.alorlnl ASAhllouly
tl HI"O time Emt"r
lolO\'ct ,
WAShINGTON , Dee 31-I Is stated at
the Agricultural oepnrtment that the agri-
cultural , ) agrarian party In tile German
empire , broulht nUout the prohibition or the
importatIon to Germnny or live cattle , dressed
beef , canned beef and other meat products :
front the United States Secretary Morton
says the handed proprietors In German are
the protectionists who teach 1lclnle'lsm In
"hllh 1ulch. " They desire , he says , to exclude -
elude all competition which may arise front
the fertile lands at the United States. In
IJroof ot his position the secretary gives out
the following extract front the ( morning cdl-
lon of December 7 , 1894 , No. 572 , ot the
"Ireuz" ( Neue Vossl9he Zeltunl ) , published
at lerln , which Is the acknowledged leading
organ ot the agrarian Interests :
"The business frms ot hamburg , Interested
tn the Importnton of American cattle , arc doIng -
Ing everything In their power to remove the
prOhibiion which was enforced on - - account or
_ nm _ _ _
the danger of dlsea9 . Experts went to
Bnllall for the purpose of obtaining Inorml- I
' thou , as the experience derived there about
the Importaton or cltteand to the sur- I
prlse or no onereturel home with Ihe most :
tl\'ol'nble news , ' Englishmen , who look for
diseases everywhere anti for this reason have
made the German business life a burden for
years , btnle that they are or the opInion L
that 'Texas fewer' has no dnlgerOu charnc-
ters and Is not contagious nt al , It Is to he
hoped that the Hamburg gentlemen will be :
mlotnllen I it they are of the oplion that this 1
eptsm , which front their standpoint , Is cash ) ,
explained , wi be shared by the responsible
nuthorltes , The ' Danzatc business Interest
was warned , when I formed the Idea several i
months ago ot replacing the exportation ot
human beings ( emigrants ) with the Importa-
tlon of cattle.
ton le. The conservative and agra -
nan press had already , nt that time . callet I
caled
attention to the considerations against I t
on account of the danger ot infections : but ,
as Is always the case , 10 Impression wns
made The 'New Course' lCaprlvl's ( ) , had
pampered 'business' In so far as It was not o fan
nn agricultural character , to such an extent
tlat t the business people had the Idea they
might 10 nnythlng Theretore , the catte
steamers were built , and the bal begnn to
roll. That this prohibition , coming sooner
than anybiiy could have anticipated , Is ills -
agreeably ( elt , wo are ready to believe , buL
we are all the same convinced the Hamburg
business Interests will bear this loss beUer
than the German agricultural Interests cou11
bear the importation of dangerous all cent -
tigous diseases , and we . timerefore sincerel y
hOP' , ns already stated , that the Englsh
travelers' experiences of the Hamburg 'ex- :
pertL will bo shelve with the records as
'valunble material' In Berlin os elsewbere. "
BIDS IWlt UUN CAlunOI S.
L arge Number ot FIrmS CompetIng . nUh
Considerable Range In t'nlco
WASHINGTON , Dec. 11.-Bids have bee
opened at the War department for supplying
nine or more disappearing gun carriages tor
Iho t ten-Inch coast defense rlfie.s. . The bids
were as fQpws : Pond Machinery compnny
ot Now York , $14,27 each , first delivery I yn
ten months , and one every two months ' then - -
afer : Philadelphia Engineering work ,
$1&,300 each , one In fIve months , and one
every month : Dethlehem Steel company : 1 ,
$1&00 , one In tour months , two In six mcnths
amI oni each month thereafter : Fnrrel Foundry -
dry and Machine company of Ansonla , Conn I ,
$15.74& , one In nine months , and one per
month afterward : Robert Pole & Son con -
p any . Baltimore , $1696 , one In tour months ,
two In six months , and then one per month :
Wilam Cramp & Sons , Phlallelphla , $16,000 ,
one In lour months , and then one per month ] :
South work Foundry and Machine company ,
$16.2&0. one In nine months , two In t\el'e ,
and one every six weeks afterward : Welmi or
Inchlne works , Lebanon , Pa" , $16,35 ] one In
six months. and one every In every two
months m : Builders and Iron Foundry , Providence i-
dence , $16,500 , one In six months , and one
every two months : William Todd & Co" ,
Youngstown , A" , $17,900 , one In five months ,
nnd one every six weells : ! organ EngineerIng -
Ing I company , Alliance , A" , $1,278 , one In four
months , then one per month As the tin 110
lme
at delivery Is nn important factor , some cal-
culaton Is necessary before an award can be
Iwarl
mnde. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
, FOSTER'S POSITION UNlNOWN.
Capaciy no Will ( ueUt'y In time ? ogotit I-
tons I Matter of SpeculatIon .
WASHINGTON , Dec. 31.-Speculation tn
dIplomatic circles Is active regarding the
capacity In \hlch General Foster will figu no
i n the mlegotlations between the
negotntons two beihige 'r-
cut powers. I Is thought unlIkely that ho
will take part In time conference , as to do
so m ho must bo appointed by Chinn p1cm ii-
potentary , 'nd doubt Is expressed , whether
under international usages a foreigner could
bo appointed 1 conferee for either naton ,
I not commissioned as n plenipotentiary he
might be presenL at the uegollatonK In the m
subordinate capacity ot secretary , but It Is
doubted whether a diplomat who has been
secretary of state and United States minister
to foreign nations would care to plar an Interior I -
crier hart
No Intormaton hns been received nt the
Chlneso legation regarding the emperor's re-
honed action In depriving 1.1 hung Chang
of military authority and ouperedlng him
In command by 1lu Kun YI , viceroy or I.lang
Jlng , Mi- Chung of ( hue legaton said today
thaL ho thoughL It possible that the a : ft.
el-
peror hnll relieved the vIceroy for the ( Ilres-
enL of hIs cl\1 duties and desired him ir
devote hil entire attention to military opera-
tions . lie expressed surprise at the Itory
sent out that the Chinese minister haul , accompanied m -
companied ex.Seeretary Foster on hIs trip"
remlrklng that tile new minIster was sti i
nt Washington , and had no Intention of going
wih Mr , Foster .
, onltNG TUI ! rn'l SA'EItS.
1'1:1 to Jlio Thol a Jelclt I'entherl
Olherl' Neatl.
WASINGTON , Dee . 31.-I.leutennnt
Frank n , Newcomb ot the United States
revenue cuter service and assistant In.
specter of the first and second life savin !
districts , acting under instructions of Ui en-
eral Superintendent Kimball of the life Si av-
ing service , has Investigated and made a
report on n scheme having for its declared I
object the benefit of the life savers along
tile Atlantic ccast. The plan has resul ted :
In tIme publication ot 1 "historloil souvenir ,
of the life saving service ot the Um'il t d '
Unied'
States , " which , without IL Is prohibied , wi
be put on sale at the several life caving sta-
Lions along the coast . I Is i alleged that I
less than 25 per cent of the amount p aId
by sympathetic subscribers ever reac lies
the life saver themselves , and tllt the " . . -
maIning 75 per cent goes Into tile lcketl I r-
the promoter. The whole fcheme Is con-
demned by the life saving oflicial . amid It
may bo that steps will be taken to prevent
any one connected . with the service from
having anythIng further to do with the mat-
tet ,
Jub for me " al CuUurtt.
WAShINGTON , Dec 3l-The Civil Sc Icy-
lee cmmluton will hold examinations 0/
JlnUIU ) ' 1 next , In this and other II'ge
cIties , where the baN has competcnt examiners -
aminers . provided applcatons are tiled a
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once , for bite omce of fisim l\uJt. at St
per nnnum , nMlltnnt car nr 'ehJer. $ i.
al1 statistical Ier agent . nt $1JOI . for the
United crIes , States commissiotsot - , , $10. ) Ish-
Sherry Wino \ l Innlsh.
WASIINOTON , Dec. 31.\8herr ) ' wino wi
bo higher' In prIce , accinciing to UnIted
States Consul Adnms a . Cn'liz. ' lie reports
to the State department that owing to n
11l' prlng , to ph'loxerll nlil lack or rendy
rell'
mone.b the grape grovi4 , the vintage of
!
rale "Inta/I
ISI shows n frlw ' ' " II quantity , ,
even nI comapareul with ast } 'enr , which
\vnic bllow the aVIII""thd decrense being
estlnlted nt one-thini last ) 'elr's 1lllue-
ton , On the other hand , the qualIty of
the new wlnl I ! \el' Imlelor anti much
above time a\'erale. and " sales have been
matte at $0 111 butt , whtch Is much above
the average price or recent 'enrs.
< hRlro for tin ( ) ritilhologl.t.
WASIIINCITON . Dec. 31n eXRtnlnnton
will be held at the roms of the Civil Sen'-
Ice cOlllsslon 01 January 15 , for nn a-
plslant ornIthologIst anll ornithologist clerk
In tile Del'arlment of Agr . 1urr. 'fho "aI-
Ir ) ' ot the former IJosltln Is $1,00 . amid of
bite later tCCi ) tier tUitIOn ) . 11.lcants . re-
siding nwny from Washington ma - be ex-
nmlned at sonic or the Inrl citIes , where
thl commission hal comlletent boanls , IJro
\ 'hdod 1llllcnlons ! are iiLtul at 011ce.
Mtiu'ttit'mt , for ! lUlt itaCorni.
WASII GTON , Dec. 3t-hon. J. C. Ian-
nlng oC Montgomery , Ala" , his receIved
comlunicatons from people throughout the
pOlth , urging him to cal , together reprotic'
sentathes .of al the souther. states for the
purpose of'orl"llzlnl n ballots right leng\w
Mr. lannlng wIll soon 1'uo n cal for n
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conference oC thoql ta\'otlng the tuoveist
n1nt , to meet at New Orlenns January 18 ,
Ib : . _ _ _ _ _ _ ' _ _
Uncle " ! , ' ' . . .
Vlclo un 1'/'ln : 1mitert't
WAShINGTON , Dec. 3L - Untel Stntes
Trc/lrer : loran today . mall'l 29,03
checks , aggregating $6S3.,401 , In 1) 'mcnt ot
tue Interest due Jnntmar , ' 1 1805
lm JIluar 1 185 , on United
Stntes rellsterel 4 per cent consuls of l'Q7 '
aUtl bonds Issued to the Pacilc Railroad
conipamy. e
01\111 Lip I Chid lrrllsllI < : ,
WAShINGTON , 1)ec. 31. . - oephus Dan-
leis , chief clerk of the interior department ,
will probably tender his i'eilglntun to the
secretary oC the Interior in IL few \ days , In
order to devote his entr ntentul to the
IHlper of which he Is owner anti editor , iL
RaleIgh , N. C. I
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JURISTS EXCU. C NU1 O . .n's.
, Jldlos HUldy and -j" l dlerou ! ' l nlaJo In n
Splrlcll PaAAIo , ntf" % ' I"
ADWOOD , , S. D. , , Dec. ' 31.-(8peclal.- ( )
At the convening of time Unite States court
In this city on Friday afternoon , Judge E ,
Dunlly , who was presiding , aslcd for the nt-
tellance of every member oi lho Lawrence I
county bar , and when thei haul aosembled I
laid before thel the fotloi'ht ' & rmarlmble
letter from Judge Edgerton whose Illace he
hns been taking for the past term , : '
LITTLE HOCK , Arle. ; Dec 18 , 1894-
Iloit. Elmer S. Dun ) " , Jutie 'U 8. Court : I
Slr-1 am Informe this . dI by leter i
from Mr. Pcnllr that you hnd Issued an '
order for [ jury nt Deadwood. ' 1 had already - 'I ,
ready Issled nn order for the .same. '
Volt seem to think you can ' emittrels' Ignore' '
me In all things In my district. You ad- ,
Journed the court nt Dqodvood , and '
joure COUlt ltdwoo ga\e
mete no lotpe ot"the s\nc. \ You seem to
have a determInation to annoy me In e\el'
possible manner : to tall ! advIce of and. fol -
low the directions of my nmies. folI
asl.c for 'OUI' Islgnment to' ' aid me In
ho1lnl the tert lt Deldol ( but not
t supplant and displace nl ) I thought 'Ol
a considerate and honorblegeteman , I.
shah be glad when the of ' ,
shal whel Uir If 'olr as-
slgnment exph-e I llrder. I Oven In , ) misV ,
poor health. to hol "my - ' " tens than to
be BUbjected , to such uuuimunl praetie '
. luch utuRual , eJ'
Jlct :
Yours , " A. :1 . , GEt'ON ; . " . I
In answer to the above , Judge DundY'wrtc
the following . which he also aqblnittel to the
members at the bar : Jtmiued
CHAMBER OF ELMER ' S. UNDY. U. 8 1.
DISRICT JUDGE , OMAHA. ( eb. , Dec. 24. ,
1 894-Hofl. A , J. Edgertop . U. ' S. District
Judge : Slr-I have thl day recHv , your val i- :
ued favor , o [ the 18th Inst. , Inled at Lltti e ,
Rock , Ark. 'To productIons , S a most re-I
marlmble one . -and , as it . Is , signed "A J.
Edgerton , ' Judge " 1 suppose It must be ,
treated as'a 'judlclal 'orllel ; judgment or
decree ; " otherwise you might think 'I cci i
some Intention ot "nnnoying' ) "OU. But han
honor , 1 must say that bud''ou not slb'lcd
It 8' "judge" I should .teel like trcatin in i
. treatng
I I the same as I do such productions eman- I
a ting from other cramks. At trst 1 thought
I should pay no alentlot : 'to' ' ) 'our angr y
screed " but when you let ' 'our anger get
the bettor of your judgment , us you did
In l this Instance you cai elect from mo
nn answer tn kind. cal '
You commence I war .ot' ' word , wlholt
just cause 01 decent prcteJt , and If you
wish to contnuo It yow , mnY find yes
to receive af 'wel I to give. After looking
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over tbe "decree" carefully , X conclude that
you are stiffening more. ; ( cool' ' mental In-
friy f than from more.from" : becuse ;
of this conclusion It may be that I ought
not to write YOU at null until I have some 1
evidence oC the fact that rou have some
lucid l Interval . Adjoullng the court without
Informing I you and the ovdOr directing juror
to be drawn Is mid" the pretext ft waking
maldng and slb'llnl the "older' as "A J.
Edgerton , Judge. " Your true reason Is vet
thinly disguised I Is . beIjause you yer
In i another limtCe . "you" ( I ) . : ake advice oC
amid follow the directions 0 ( . my enemies , "
This Is the Bccret or your hostlty , and no
denial can change the ta < t" Now , IC you
expect me to favor your frlendB and igmioi
Ilnorc
01 punish your enemies , simply because they
were or are such , then YOImI8jU1 d the
object ot your wrath. In discharging my
olcial dUteR I try to lconv neiher enemy
nor frlenll In this respact ' , 1 may be alt 0-
ct nlo-
gethel Illle you. I thlnkll.nm. ?
Now sir I expect to batlil Deadwood on
the 27th InRt" , to close up ! me mutters connected -
nected with the court . sol that even.thlng
may bl In good shape fpl the 1"ebIIUI'y
term. When 1 Iench t'leo ' 1 propose to
lay ) 'otmr "onler" before the Deadwood bar ,
111 have them decide whlther or noL they
want me to hold thC ' bruary ten of
the curcult court I they want nie to hold
I , I will be held , if I I 1m ohio to get there ,
unless YOI can , In the 'nleqntmo , manage
to get my assignment m'e'olced.
If these little pleasanlre , though somewhat -
what tmmiimmammcl . are to termInate with this ,
the second chapter . then'I "bid thee IL long ,
Just farewell , " but It the lame are to be
contlliell , 1 hope YOI % % ' 1 , my dear julge ,
eonsilel' mo a ' volunteer for three years , or
dlllng the war. " YOlrH ;
mum 8. DUNDY
After the letters lund been"I'cad ex.Senator
O. C. Moody arose anti state that the members -
hers of time bar were perfecty satisfied with
Judge Dunly and the maiher In which ho
transacted the business . ' \ ofUile court , and
made a motion that ( ( h& Je vet to preside at
the February term ot Ue toilrL The iaton
was carried unanimously .o Jude Edgerton's
course hns caused much &avrso : comment
among members of the liar ' ; \rso
1
GWIUU ( IT'Jf ! ( l.al.I.
Wi Selt u 'Frtiin Lo.sIto .Nf r:111 : Jmiui it-
turf i. :
ATLANTA , 01 , : ec. 1. - Ex-Oovernr
Wllnl J , Northen Is iieauln4f n movement
to bend corn ! Georgtu.tp the staring
people ot western Nebras $ p,1 , Is rneetl
1 meetng
! li1t
with alsurance ot SUCC"I , , Ott January 1&
I long freight train wl Pll out of Atlanta -
lanta laden with he Ilvqr ; and golden grain
as n New Year's present floni the oVi nr-
flowing bins ot GeorGa to tle Im emptr cribs
of suffering Nehraskn. Uovrnor Northen
has kept the wires wal11 1'1 ( ' telegrams to
time mlor of mill the citIes [ flll towns In i
Georgia , asking them to gi'p' out oC their
IUJeral/undlnce to the lrco fumlies of
Nebraska. lie has also sent dIspatches l to
the leading railroads if ( Jeorgin , aking
thel to enter the gel work by grntng
free tranbportaton to such corn aK Is
shilipell over their roads IQ the Bufterers. In
reSJonso to lucIte requests iiecjtmue received
assurances from Plealle Hofman ot thl I
Seaboard Air line , ( root thQ Atlanta & Welt
Point ralwuy anti trdm the 'Veslern &
Atlantic , offering their freight facilities free
and such other n'lulance U/ may b ) In Ihelr
power . 1Ia'ur nrOWQ , or Grrolon ajisw era
( he uppeal us folo\5 :
"YoUI' t.legram rech'eltbls moring , and
tile appeal \\nt ttralght JP my hert ,
Whie 10ne ' II fllu'ce. wttati'yop usk 11t
OOtl has "
bountrul" ble'Cd our country
' 'Jtli . I hlo the .telegram usnemounced lit
wih. lt
each church , unit ne pastor ot the Uahl List
church appointed a commitee to soil Icit
help for the stifterera. 1 will appoint solcit
.
milee3 In each district through the county : ;
for the same Iturpose. "
Ilurpoe
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NE\ ' YORK , Dec. : U-\ heavily bui
tan ot & years , stooll Ihauhered , gnias led
8ml tnncd. who ltyletl hirnaef tot Otto rge
hl13el 11
DOUherty of Dakota . has ef taken to the
hospital 10 Le examined Is lo his 1anly.
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! SOCIALSTS , WON \ \ A VICTORY
Outome of the Fight Against the 'rcwors
Demonstrt3 Their Power
SUICIDAL TO IGNORE ThEIR TRIUMPI
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: orth ( ( rIRn ( layette , \uthnrl ) for ( lie
StRtmuolt the lelchstl ! Wi Nut 10
Jhsol\rll . loull' ' Site Alt-Uo\nlu-
tular ) " lUll lie 1Pfcuteti.
L LONDO , iec 31.-A. , dIspatch from
lie nlimi says thnt the North Oerman Gazette
denies lint the Ietclutag w:1 : be dissolved Ir
the antrevolutonnry bill sholil he re-
Jectclt The paper also warns tint cOlntr } '
alalnst the fallacious contenton or sOle
va ers that the socialists were beaten In the
strulgle wlh the brewers . On the contrary ,
It says tmt tile jubilant article tn tile soclnl-
Jt paper the Vorwaerts , by no means Indl-
cntes the full extent of time soclnlst vIctor } ' .
The nonsoclnlstc part or time cOllunl } . , I
alls , cannot possibly evade time necessity of
lerenllng their own skimis No power of
the state cnn guard agaInst the consequences
of the sulclal policy ot Ignoring the social-
tstc triutitplm
The Brewers' association has made nn em-
Pim atic nlmlsslon that the fact of n worll-
man beln ! a socialist Is no reason for not
emplo'lng him. The assoc'aton has also
a8sente,1 , to the tormnton of a court or ar-
bit ration , to be compoell hnl of emlllo'ers
nnd hnl ot emplo'es.
Ills SIST U A Jl.\tttOJ SS.
I ! Jurdororhtnr.1 11 , Jnl nt t'mimmeotmuer IR8
Arl tncrlle liolmutiveM.
I VANCOUVER , H. C. , Dec 31.-Tho Ilen-
tit ) " of Ashtorl , who murdered his wife ali
chi iid amid nUelpted to bake his own life on
December 22 , has ben party dlsco\erel by
his PrIvate .
papers. These papers show that
Ashford's sister Is a marchloneso , her mnlden
name being ElIzabeth lowers. Ashrord's L
renl name was George I relerlck Flowers.
The papers and letters disclose the fact that
the Flowers family Is possessed of great
w ealtim . and that n sister of the murderer ,
wie to Ethel lowers , Asimforil's 5ecoIII I
daugbter , a largo estate In Englatiti. She 1
cnmo Into her estate on her 18th bIrthmday
This accounts for the remark ot Ashrorl : :
" Vhmen I nm gone all but gthel will hnve to
wi
beg on the streets , " also for his ntemlJL to
shoot every one or his chidren but Ethel
Ashford on being reprlunnled for resentIng -
Ing some prison discipline slid Indignanty :
You fellows \\1 find out who 1 am before ;
this trIal Is o\'er. "
Ashrord disgrace his famIly by I succession -
sion ot wild sprees and squandering his for
tune , As he was I prominent Cambrilge
graluato and one ot the lenders In aristo-
cratc society his actons created scandal ,
and as disgrace fololed some ot his escapade
he tried to sink his Identity. He drotpet
his title , trends and old droppll .
be came a cOlmon soldier , joining tim Ioynl I
Irish Fusliers In India under the name of
Ashtord us"ers marrying the daughter ot the
farrIer of 'tho ' regiment wb.o Imew his past
and was willing to overlook everything.
This Is time story that Is being 1I\'el , pm ! lt
here h by those who have been investigatin
Im'estgatng
the cnse. There Is n romance to-II 'tatl Is I
al most startling. : But the fact that the 'nnmes
nro ) wlthhbd leflds l an aspect of dbubt ns to
Is autimentlcity. The Peerage gives no clew
as to who ' this famous sister of the murderer
might be. The name Flowers does not apepar
In i the peerage at all . and the name Flower
only appehrs In 'one instance , and In this case
there appears to be nothing to connect the
' tamOy with the man In custody here , except
'f or two insignifIcant coincidences. When the
n urderer entered the army , accordIng to the
story told today , lie chose nn IrIsh regiment
In i which to ; enlist and the name that ho took
was Ashford. The one lone Flower who appears -
pears In the Peerage Is an Irish peer and his
nnme Is Viscount Ashbrook. But there docs
not appear to have been any lady In the tnmly
iv imo marrIed n mnrquls Another pllnt which
an examination ot the Peerage dIscloses Is I i
hat there Is no one of tile marquises now '
lving l who married a lady with the no'i
Floler or Flowers.
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OAJlE INTO I'UUT DlSAULJ
Sllllplll Serluusly IamaJco Aloll the
: cwroUlltafl Coiat. : :
ST. JOINS , N. F. , Dec. 31.-Two damaed
Iteamers arrived hero this morning The firm it
was the Boston City from Lndon , December
16 , for Halifax. She reports 1 fearful exper I-
enco since leaving port. The steamshIp only I
had h a lght cargo ot about GOO tons and she
roled terribly when time seas were heavl
She experienced tub worst gale of her pa 5.
sage yesterday forenoon when abont 130 mies
f rom here. Her spare propeller broke adril t .
tore up her deck and crnshell through the
starboard side Then when she rolled to port
the propel r careened across the deck and
drove through the port aide . The seas ruslled
In i through thesl two. holes nt a fearful ra to
a nd It was feared that the steamship wonl I
s ittic . But thnnks to her steam pumps the
Boston City managed to Ileep above water
until she made thIs port.
The other damsged steamer arriving toay
was the Drltsh steamship Lord O'Neil , Ca iy-
lain l Ferris , from , Baltimore , cn December I ! ,
for Dubln , which put In short ot coal The
' Lord . O'Nel tried to make this ) ort Inst
week , but contrary gales drove her 200 mies
Off time coast and she then trle : ! to contnuo
her i voyage across the Atlantic . She wns
compelled to abandon time attempt on nccount
ot the strong contrary winds which pre\'nled mitd
The Lord O'Nel wIll ship 260 toni or coal
here Her deck , bulwarks and stanchons nre
dalaged hy the seas which constantly swept
her decks and her crew was utterly exhausted
when this port was imiade Time Lord O'Nel
wilt bo delayed about three days
CULL ) ANU WJ ' UIr' 1 0ANU.
Severe Storml SeOI"1 Over time Jllld
Ind Iurrolodlul Sri" .
LONDON , Dec 31.-Tbo weather Is c01
throuhoul Great Britain and gales of wind
and snow are generally reported. Several
trains are snowbound In Scotland . Between
Klndrace anti orslnartln a passenger trnln I
has \een locked In the snow since yesterdsy ,
In Scotland the snowstorm was nccompanled
I by lghtning , A terrible gale Is ragIng over
South Durham and another storm la sweeping
the coast or Essex , doing much damage In
the eastern part of that country. The sea Is
very high and much damage has been done to
shipping. The gale In lisa chnnnel ! comitint lea
and the lifeboats at various pOInts along the
coat have accomplshed Jy heroic roscue/
'fhe Hamsgate. Kent , lifeboat crew rJUI to
sea at midnight mind did not return until sOle :
tle before noon , brInging ashore , however ,
the crew of the schooner UnIon , wrecked on
the Goodwin sands At 10lyhead the bad lea
ot len or the crew of the Britsh bark Oueo ,
wrecked on the ( 10lyhead breakwater yesterday -
day 10rnlng , have been washed nshore.
1311413/tO , Spain , Dee 31- heavy g ale
ha prevailed over the southern ! I.t , of
Spall for the past two days , Interrnlilng
tele/raphlc commitummicatiomi. On Clue , roast
heavy seas have been running , 0111 miumhi era
of vessels hnve been selklng heltr 10 port
front time violence of the storm ,
'fhe bodIes or 0 man and u woman who were
los In the storm have been found near
Drogheda. Ir land.
I'rnhlont "eoto 1'0111101.
MONTEVIDEO , Dec. 31.-A rUler has
reoched here that ex.I'realdeat I'elxto of
Brazil Is very sick. Aceo ding to the reports
which have reached her many' people In
lo believe that he hiss been poisoned , but
others Bay isIs Illness I due merely to an
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acc ident . In any case tt 8eCms certAin that
his condition Is serious
UAOI IS UI.\\STOI'S % 'Oihi)9.
, , .limi ! l'reA8 of 1.11101 t'rlreOAM 10 "rRr nn
Ilclllrnt In 'nr.
IONnON. 11cc. 31.-ln an article Ilcallcl
"Sh oimhil "Onlltone lie Mtmzzletl ? " the Pail
Ial l Gazette regrets Ir. Gladstone's speech
at Inwnroen emi Saturday last to the Ar-
men Inn association oeltatons anti nys :
"T he queson 110es not
! affect a hanMul of
Armenians only , but It easily involves the
peace or I uroJe , The rorllln Powers tlo not
Inoerstnnd Mr. Ondslone ns we 110. They
see In hll n still oslble premier an.1 his
)
)
Inbrhl,1 , words wi infinitely increase the
Illculle ! . " Time St. Jnmties's Gazette refers
In a shnlnr veIn to ( Mr. Oalstone's titter-
ances and calls him "a grand old mlschler
tan ker. "
l'enmt'u , 00"1111'11 11111 l'rcsst't I. %
LDIA , Pern , Dec. 31.-Time Iovernlcnt Is
unable to UIJress time rioting hero which
occurs daily. The Iteohile are stnnlng all
) )
becoming lesperatl
SOIO shoJs on the outsldrls have been
100tll ) Soldiers threaten to go over to
Genernl Plerola the rebel
, leader , unless they
get somcthln to cat soon ,
Setutemit'e , , , r 'mmptmuiiu lreyf.ms Itejeeteli ,
P 4ltlS , 1)ec. 81.-Time appeal of Captain
flr e3'Cims , etitemicctl to ha ( ImIporteti for life nnl
to be incarcerated itt a fortress after imaving
bee n comivictcml of treason in ilisclotlng mi-
iior tclmt milItary ilcicuments to ( tie represemita-
tiv es of a foreign nation , was hearui by time
mui hitary couimtcii of revIsion today mind was L
lmn amilmmmousiy rejected.
'I'tim gimmu ic Formmt us Ne ir 1 I it glimui.
' i'OKOIIAMA , 1)ec. 31.-It is reporieti that
tim e Tommglmaks ( rebels ) of time Corean prnvInC ! ! :
of Cimoilado imave foulitled a new kingdom
mia nicd Kalmiami. it is adtietl that a miuemmiluer :
of time Ming fiutnily lmns imeen emithlrolieti at t
kim mg. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
1.iri mm Tim tm rst num (1 , me t tie lcclu ml.
QUEENSTO\\'N , 1)ec. 31.-Mr. Lonimi A .
Ai
Ti murston , liawaihami mrmimiister to ( he Uttitet i
StAt ates , is a pm'.ssemiger on ( lie steatnshii 1
At mratmia , which aiietl imemice for New Yer C
ye sterday. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
ltuaeulmuu l'imtrht'immmi Itt'flnrry iiiinmiet.
IIEI1LIN , Dec. 31.-A dispatch rccelvct I
lmo re anmtoummces timat Ityclilovaki timid Sayets ,
gr eat petroieimm relilmery at liatoimmit , in timi I
llh ack sea , lbs beemm burtied , Tue loss ii S
en ormitotls. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
( huuireJmtiI t'miusc'i mi Fmiir NIght.
LONDON , Dec. 31.-TIme pimysician in at -
te ndance impon Lord liamidoiph Cimimrohlll nmm -
Il ounce tilat time patient lmas passed a fal r
-i1.4zeslr.L Glrs TIlE lI.IJZXiS. (
' ' lloltt 'l'lmemui Iluutti bite Comtrt leciiie S
Their ( ) WIiPritIll.
SAN FRANCISCO , Dec. 3l-Umiiteii State 5
M nrsimnl Baldwin has beemi Itimpoimited U I'
U nited States Circuit Jumige MciCenna t 0
ta ke charge , as receiver , of the proceed a
re sulting ft'omn tiui sale of mt vmtluabln col I-
k ctloti of diamonds , whIch recemitly locate d
a rnrt of tIme stocic of l3ravermnnmt & flosk i _
tti an , jewelers , doimmg bilsimiess itt tiuhs cit , .
T he valuables in question liriti liceti ( leimQ * t.
It ed s'itim the First Nattomimil batik of Clii Is
ci ty itt the name of Lotmimi flrmtvertnan , a
r elative of one of time llrmn. 'ntis action I Is
t hu re3ult. of p , sttlt begun in the Unite 'ii
S tates circuit court by tlax 1'reunil , ii' No' ,
Y ork , diannond merchant , who uthleges ( iii r
b hroughfcudlnt.meprcsentutlotis Urayci N
m an & Boleinanobta1ttcdrtsimrl'.lnseif'nn ' itt
o ther. New York merchants , ivhoso clalIC s
h ave beemi asimigmied to him , diamonds vaitmt iti
a t $ l5.500 : ( lint timese diamonds were Cemented
v ented into 'inone' null ltooic accounts , iiti
t he sante fratmdlmlemitl ) ' transferred to Lou Is
B ritverniati. Jutigmuent itt tue sum of $350 Ii )
is prayed ( or , anti It iii , jetnantitmI , timut Bra' I'-
e rman & lioslemami be comtvictetl and put : ) -
is hetl for ( lie penitetratiomi of fraud. Ilrave r-
m an & ] ioimIemmiamm failed several weeks mig'
T he mcmi COniPOsing ( lie firm came imere fro : ;
N e' ' Yorlc , where tiiey had been engng Id
i n bite jewelry hUslne , two years ag 0.
A fter secimring mu. comtnercial rating of 86,0 00
t ile ) ' hInt little ( iiilicttltY imi Procuring a U ig
mm tocic of goods.
o.i''ii vu H' , azisEINo.
'esuels Lost in the L'acltic Storm Are Tart m
lug Up Sifo mud Sottimd ,
SAN FRANCISCO , Dee. 31.-Time bark C 0-
I umbla is safe on top of ( lie water , Site wi as
s ighted December 28 about ten miles west of
P oInt Arena , headed for San Francisco am it )
c oming along at a good speed. Time schoomi en
J eanle Wand brought time tiews of luer safe I ,
i nto port.
Time Columbia left Port lllakely Decemb er
5 for this port with a cargo of lumber. SI ito
i vas thougimt by seafaring itten to iuave caug lit
t he full force of ( ito recent stormn and tb ny
w ere apprelmensivo for lien safety.
The ship .9. B. l3roivn , another of tim owe rue -
d ue fleet , lmas passed Poimit Iteyes on tier w ty
t o the harbor. Several timnes a luip imas be en
s ighted far out at sea that was reported as
( lie J. 13. BrOwn , but the lcippers sghtlng ! ii er
w ere never quIte simre of imer identity. Now It
i s definItely settled amid all the vessels th at
were out on tIme storm have been account e 1
f or , except the bark Domuinlon , wilichi left S tin
Francisco December 0 for Tacotna in bal1a 5
S ilo was light and wouid be imard to mana ge
i n a gale ,
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IUJIL IX l'lJN.'i1'LI'4XI4 ,
_ _ _
h r. Ihicgol iiimd W'llllimim Ebbber 1lghmt ( ) v or
time loetur's Vlte ,
IIASTON , itn. , Dec. 31-Dr. W. L. flog oh ,
a prornimmemit nitysician of flloomnsbury , a fi .v
u ndIes fromn lucre , amalVihlhamn IJImbier of Pit Ii.
adelplmia fotmght a duel at Bloomsbury eat 'l y
Sunday morning. Tile trouble was jealou uly
over Itiegel's wife , Itiegel received two U ad
wounds in tile CrOWn of his head anti I 'mis '
coat vaa nierced wltiu bullets , Ebbier mita do
a narrow escape , a book in imia pocket pi re
venting a bullet front passing through I his
body. TIle parties tire well comtmiected a nd
time affair immimu caused quite a sensation.
1'ka ) Sluncutmuky Simot by Cmtrry.
BUTTE , Mont. , Dec. 31.-"Pke" ) Santlusi r (
an old-timer in nortimermi Monapa ( and d iii-
coverer of time famous Gold Bug groimp mmUm tea
of tile Little 'Rockies , was shot and killed in
bite mining camp bearIng imis namne by han 'ey
Curry. The macn imad been enemies for a iv-
end years and the report is that When ( I mey
met ) 'esterday Sandusky was time first io p
a gun , but It missed fire and Curry shot it
dead. Time dead man was about GO years
age and was well known in nearly evi : ;
memlmilng catnhi in blue west.
S.
C&umigiiti 1mm Cliii Sister lluummk Failure.
BLOOMINGTON , Iii. , Dee , 21-Tue faihi ure
of the banks at f3later , Mo. , caught many mmn-
ployea of time Olmlcago & Alton railno atl ,
Train Dispatchers Wimito mmml ( ] ossetto w ceo
caught for $400 and $800 respectlveiy , ivi lilo
liogie Imati $200 deposited , Engineer Mimi cn
hoses $7,000 , time savings of years , and I ,
gineer James Wetton $4,000. L It. l'nlee I ;
deposited $15,000 in the hank a few we eks
prior to Its collapse , Intending to pay foi r a
farm which lie Imad purchased.
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] Iit'xIeili 11uilroitd Extcmiiomi. ,
MONTEREY , TeL , Dcc , 31.-It is upon ted
here tilat time rUe Urande railroad , wU rich
now' runs from Brownviiie to Point hal bei ,
itt Texas , Ii to be extended In a direct lIne
to this city. Jose Celaya , the president of
the road , iuas beemi here for several days , and
it Is reported lie hIss mnado the neceos ary
financial arrangements for ( lie building of tIle
road.
li'crv to JIire Ilsemi IIarrietl 'l'o.imurrus 5 ' ,
MOBILE , Ala,1 Dec. 31.-A special to the'
News from Monroevlhle says : D'as LI ettmu
killed iuis sweetheart , Lizzie Smmiith , by al tub-
bing tier , ( hen cut lila own throat antI d iou.
Tue couple Were to be married New Vii ar's
day and Metta' jealousy of tii attention S . t.f
lmls tuweettleart's former lover caus 'd .
deed ,
P ARKIIURST SCORES I3YRNES.
Sa ys the Loxow Committee ths Shrkca Its
Duty Concerning Him ,
tIT HER CORRUPT OR AN IMBECILE
l'uu rkluutrst mliii lila FrIeuid lhmiva hlmiul
Iiyrmiu'e lit Timeir Mimmut's Eye Ever Since
limo Crumsiumlo Comiuutuenccii nni lIe-
gret to See Itlimu i.ctt htmL Now ,
Nfl't'OICIC , 1)ec , il.-Mr. l'nrliuurat to-
mii giit gavu oimt tue siultjoimieii stmuttittielit aftor' '
it ltaui beemi react before time exectmtivo coma-
mi tten of the Society for ( ho PreventIon
of Cnimne amid emidorsetl U ) ' ( limit boityt
' 'itt stmitimtg itt ) ' Pttsitiomi totmchmimtg certain
qim eatiomis now lyimig before hue htimbiC ) umilnul ,
I camimiot express myself too appreciatively
of time m'plemmnhiil work timat has beemi ulomio
by time semiabe comuntittea mimiul its talented
co timinel , There lms beemi created thlrough.
th eir iiistruuutetitahity an epoch iii the history
of our dlt ) ' amid timero Imami been secimred at
tim e Polls a umiumimicipal royal itt iomi t hun t ivotmld
ha vo been immthiosslbie except through
th eir ageticy or time agemmey of a
mciu uihtmr kind , amId it is bmmt jtmst timiut wo
go fmmrbimer timmimi this miumtl recognize time ivork
of timis couimmiitteo mud of Its coumn'sel as being
tim o iliiltmetico wlliclm is ccmmutributiuig'ory
la rgely I 0 alma ilmi r mum miicipmil impheavals
tim roimglmout time entire coimlit ) ' . Mr. Litsow's.
co mtiilttee. Mr. Goff mutt lmi associates , do
no t sttinml iti tieetl of our comiitmiemttlmttlon ,
bt mt it is a nleasimro its welt as a duty to.
ac cord it , cmiii it Is muccorded wltim carmiest
co rdiality.
"Matters luau brett so long a timiie camiiitmcted
in emitlmo thloroimglmmless timat ire hlath evemi
fo rgotteti timat ire Immiul ever lueett distrustful.
h tmL bite itt Novemember ( hue immc1Ication vero
cl ear tiuat time imuvestigation was tint fluBbed
to Its close imi time incIte energetio amni umi-
sp anitmg utiamimier tlmat Imati beemt followed ump to
( l Imit tide ,
"Iii view of till thmis , i'.e ore jumstIfled in
sa yimmg , that wimtlo time eonuiiilttee stood imp
to the rmtck titmignifleemitly tiirougli nil tIi
ot luer portiotts of the Investlgatiolts , they
fli tmcimel mit tIme crisIs , As long ago mis when
M r. Moss ummimlertook to middmmce eridemico
a gainst Mr. ilyrties bum a direct tmtmiminer time
im ivestigatlotu comtmmmiitteo eltramig to liryne's
a ssistamice. Now , is that iuot a tlmimig to ho . ,
d elmuted : ? Their mitthtittie ivas imustammtly recog-
mmst lzcil I ) ) ' tlmoso Imi attendance tutmd distinctly
stT titetl 1mm tIme jotmrmmals of the miext mmiorning.
T ime liursult of Iltics tlmat utight possilmly have '
c omitlitcteti to time real inwartimiess of Byrne's
c ontiimct miii clmmirmicter .vmimc discoimragetl-dis- ' '
c ourageui as it Imas been dIscouraged in ( ito
Cl itiC of no otlmer tmtnti , ' ,
"Now time ltresummmiptiomt is on time sub of tile '
s tmperimitemmtlemmt beimmg as cmitnimial as amiy
o ther inetmiber of the force ; so ( limit time lies-
It amicy to Ilamidle imitmi \Vhhhiatns was handled
c ould not liroceed frommi any prior convictiami
o f lmis Imumocence. Wherever they have uitrunk
i n tlmeIr woric tiuey have foitnd rot , amid
w iletimer Bryuies is rotten or not ime has leen
1m m rot for timirty-one ) 'cars , anmi 11mm b'ttt time . .
e xecutive tIm rot for time blat two ars. The
i' resuniptiomt therefore was against Iiltn , so.
m ite ImidislOsitiott to hmammdlo thior'jtg'.ty imiOst
U nve beemi groimnded In otluer eomisidtiratiomts
t iali that of hims presumable immmmoceiic.
"There are ivays in iviiich Mr. l3yrnos bath '
h ut tile committee irndeT obbigmstlns and to
t ! udt degree destroyed thdlr ipdepencommcum. 'ro .
( h tlegreo In wlmldli they obtaimied litip fmin
Mr. liryttes , time ) ' pmmt thetmisolvus practically i
u nder obhigatiomis to flroiect imimit. Now I
k mmow time language tlmat flyrnes used touching
I'p recisely tills point , amid whiet I read it , I
k ne' ' ' everythIng was 'up' so far mis a square
I umvtigation of imlmn was concerned. This ac-
c eptance of it lund tnortgnged tiu cotumnittee.
t o ( lIflt extelit miii OflO peculiarity of a snort-
gage is tiunt It imas to b paiti off or fore-
c loned. In tiuis connection it oitght to be
s tated timat Moss declares hue miever kmtew or
s uspected timmit Brynes was furmmtsiming in-
f ormation to ( lie' comtulUeo or to counsel ,
a nd that It was well kmtownm timat lot w'oimltl
sm anction sucim action , Ilyrnes imas repeatedly
m ittemupteti to play tlm sammie ganio with the
Society for tile I're'.mtIot of Critno , but weave -
h ave rcftmseci to ally ourselves with a man
wimoma we believe to be more than any oneS
man responsible for the cotiditloti of the do-
partment. ,
"We of time executive commnittec , fell that
oimr fight during the past three yemirs lies.
been pre.emmiinentiy a contest witim Mr.
Byrnes. Ito imas kmiowa perfectly ivell that
our only intention imas been to secure the
enforcemiient of law in this city , amid yet ho
has doggcn our steps front first to last , anti' '
has omitted mm efforts to discredit us in the
estimation of tile comnmttttttity. If the exocim-
( lye elemmient of tIme polce departmtment imutit ,
been able to accomphiuthi its purpose , it woulmi ' '
itave cnmtmiiied bite Society for time l'reventiomt
of CrIme , ( lucre would imavo been mme Lexow'
comrmnuittcie , and Grant would luave boon mayor
today , imistead of Strong , "
Tile mmtutomtient proceeds timus : "Our agents , ,
ictitig itt tlmo legitimnato dimucluargo of their
tluiies atm representatives of a society char-
bared by tile state , ivero ittobbi'd a year and ,
mitore ago by time totmglus amid thugs , ivim.
mcprtutg to blue mild of hiyrnems timid his depart-
tnent wimen ire pressed them uncomnforttmbhy
at time Essex Market police court. TIme pa.
iera itext tnormiing were full of details of tito
omttrago , but Mr. Byrmies , on exammiimiatiomt ,
was unable to discover tiultt army outrage imad
been cotmtuuiitted necessitalt'ig action on his
part , antI imi timat way oit .mi amnitmomicememit ,
was made timat ( hue imgetmns of our society
need not look for ofllcimuh protection , nnct
ivere to be cottsidereti cmi legitlomate prey. "
"Now tilat is Iiyrmmos ; lie is thu man we
imave lied steadily in our eye for timreo years.
amid ila humid us us securely In lila eye. As ( hue
comnmutumiity Jenows , our wont lies meamit notim-
log but ( ho os'ertllrow of misrule In this
cItY. flyrmmes iia lcmiown titsut us well mis time
public , ammul yet ito imas fougbmt us , Now , wimy
hues miot the senatorial coinmnlttee , through ,
its cotmmmsel , made Limetnmuelves familiar with
timeso mutters ? "
"We luavo urgeti timat Mr , J3yrmie smimould ho
caked wimetiter nior to the aemmcmtoriai in.
vemutigatioti lie' haul know of the rottominesa.
of time pohica force. Ito was or lme was not ,
If lie was , amuti still kept ills illoutIm itimut , im.
was ttmimcimealcably vileI anti It ito was itot , lie
was unspeakably lmnbeciio. Now why did
imot time comnmnitteu ) lmislat tiuat Mr. 00ff , in. .
his characteristic ntmmnner , aiuouid broil Mr.
Iiynnmes on timat bifurcate tlileunmmia ,
MORE LINEN 'to 1il VAblIF.D ,
Oilier lepmsrtmeflta of Now YorK Munlol.
pmullti' to 180 lmmvestlgusicmmi.
NEYOItK , Dec. 21-it is settled that '
time Chamber of Commerce will d mnan4 ( ion *
tile incouning legislature hue appointnenti of
commmtittoe ivitii full power to inveatigati'
tile municipal departments of bluis city , a' ( lii
senate commiltee luas Investigated the pohic. . 4
department , '
A mcetirug of time cimmimnber iua bepn cahl d ,
for next Thursday anti at tluat sueetltmg cx-
i'residemit Cluarbes Stewart ipiflhi , wi0. ) is
chairimmami of tue committee on municipal re.
fermi , will hiresent a report , uakiimg apeciflo
ciuanges against several departmpenis , , ucImd
resolution aelcing for a iegiahatiye Inyestfga , .
lion , f C
Mr. Stmiitii refuses p say iyha ' 1h9 charges.
are or even in wimat department , but. lie has '
tnude timla mulatemmiemit ;
. , j lies been saul Illat lIme cornmissionera
of accoumuis imave autioity O ipalce all tii
investigations neces.ary. Tuls is not so , This
rotiimnissioners of accounts ' Uf CII auditing
comtmmnutteo ; they can pass upon tIme books of'
a department. What iyo watit Is ab open amn2
full Investigation to Iuow what into ve boa ,
eeL amid timote who gr * not. Ve want to"
knosv in wiiat otlmer depantnemits bribery ai1
corruption exist an' $ time comimuiuiomues i'
accounts are 1101 Iti a hi9htt0fl to flail that
" 'FUt' muttr has been discuistn
and we iu3ve coutue to time comichti"
time piuhh good IuntJme iqyssi
I ' iii ' ' L tm legItdt
body to t'.y It GO , "