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THE OMAHA DAILY JJI3K : SiN : ? ! ) , DBOE.MIHJJR 22 , 185)5. ) 3 PRN P1GTURE1S PLEXASANTL'Y AND POINTE1DLY PUT CAIIIIAtin KOIt IIAIT It's iifcd for n Rood many thlinzf-soinc- ! ! ' "eM , ' . c'Rorf-ihey ' suy.-bitt wo know It not When you Invest In a genuine Kuv f\t . \ $ * Ot-nr llavunii Cigar nt $ j , $ r 33.23 or $ .1.50 box ' a of Ws , you ilun't get caulugo leaves though the prltiu does Indicate It wo Ruarantei : them to be first clni = . In every rrFpect , for tliny come from the besrt fac tories the world has ever known. Robertson Bros. , Cigars ( ' " ; Pri8 ( ! )21cs' ) * stust RIPS UP THE ROCK ISLAND Latust Phase of the Lincoln Vrcok ? Oaso Reflects on the Company. SENSATIONAL AFFIDAVITS ON FILE Cliar en ( lint Dnvlh' ConvletlotiVim SceurtMl hy I'urehitxeil I'urjury Set Ilefore tin- Court by the Coiivlot'N Attorney * . LINCOLN , Dec. 21. ( Special. ) S&mo rather sensational affidavits were filed today In the district court against th ? Rock Island Railroad company. An attempt la being made to show that the conviction of George Washington Davis of wrecking the Hock Is land passenger train In August , 1894 , was , brciight about by the rankest kind of perjury and purchased evidence. The aflldavlts arc In support of a motion for a new trial. One of them Is signed by J. C. McNalr. It late to the effect that he talked with the wife of Cleorgo W. Kullbrlght , a short tlmo e'ncc , and during the conversation she asked him to accompany thsin down to Kansas , offering him transportation on the Hock Island road. Simaloo exhibited to him a certificate of deposit for $200. He understood from her talk that her husband hau received this money for changing his testimony against Davis to stronger Informations. McNalr says the FullbrlghtB are now visiting in Severance , Kan. , and went there on transportation fur nished by the Hock Island. 1) . A. Hller makes allldavlt tint wmetimo during the holjdJys of 1S9-I. Andy Hattan , formerly a section bobs , told him about hav ing , on the night pf the wreck , taken the claw bac , which cut so Important a fliiuro In the evidence agilnst Davis , from the tonl house of McKlnstry , foreman of the uctlon on which the wreck occurred , and taken It , together with a monkey-wrench , to the scone. He want to the portion of the bridge where the train left the track and hurriedly removed a brdken angle-bar which would have certainly shown that the wreck was an accident , and not one caused by human agency. . Hattan had hidden the angle-bar where no ono .would .ever find It. ASSERTS WITNESSES WERE BRIBED. Bally Rlley also swearo that Witness Full- bright had told him that he received ? 200 for his testimony , and all the transportation ho wanted from the Rock Inland company. P. C. Wllcox and Joseph Tlce make affi davit that WltnJso Cralghead told them thi ho was to have'$1,000 If his evidence results In the con-.lctlon of Davis. Cralghead was t iww witness In the last trial and swore tha Davis hrd confessed to him that ho hac. wrecked the train. Medore Martin , in another affidavit , swears that In Juno last , ho heard Juror J. C. Smith say that Davis was guilty and ought to be hanced. In his volre dire Smith had sworn that he bad never expressed an opinion on the case. There are a number of other affidavits of similar Import. The defense has been glvn until Monday to file counter allldavits. Th * new ohowlng by counsel for Davis creates considerable excitement In local circles. Ru mors have been rife for some tlmo that the Davis Jury had returned a verdict that was bought and paid for. but na one had an Idea that uth htrong affidavits could be brought Into court. , . , . . , Another personal damage suit against the Hock Island road was up for trial today , that ot J. A. McOraw , who sues the road for be ing run Into by a tralrv while he was taking aim at a rabbit. Ho asks for $20.000. Congressman Strode Is homo from Wash ington. When he left ho supposed' the house would adjourn on Friday , but-as the senate did not concur he will likely return at once. Mrs Strode , who was quite 111 when she left , Is somewhat better. Speaker Reed' had the Fourth district congressman down for the committee on elections , but ho has made n request to bo left oft that particular commit tee. There are thirty-four contests , and the position would Involve endless toll. The Akcrson reward case was settled In the district court this morning. Akerson re covered Judgment from ex-Chief of Police Cooper for the full amount , $300 , with Inter est. Akerson paid the reward to Cooper and Detective -Malone , and was then obliged to pay It again to Joseph Conway , under an order Issued by the county court. Hon. W. S. Summers , ex-deputy attorney general , has been retained to look after the Interests of W. Morton Smith In the federal court. Smith Is required by Judge Dundy's order to show causa by < the 2Gth Inst , why ha shall not bo punished for contempt In publishing his editorial opinions on the Out- calt case. SMITH IS INSANK. Governor Holcomb today Issued nn order for the transfer of Harry R. Smith from the penitentiary to the- Hospital for tha Insane at Lincoln. The Board of Insanity has passed upon Ills case and declared him to bo Insane. In January , 1895 , Smith was sentenced from Lancaster county to n term of four years for burglary. Smith Is 21 years of age , and was born in Peorla , 111. The examining board , comprising the gov- crnor , secretary of state and attorney gen eral , has passed upon the depository bond of the Merchants' bank ot Lincoln , and ap proved It for J25.000. The governor's private secretary , Benton Marat , left today for Houston , Tex. , to be abient two weeks. He was accompanied by Mr * . Marat , whoto he-alth Is not of the best , K and a change of climate has been recom mended for her by the family physician. She may remain In Texas for a longer period. Governor Holcomb today approved the bond for $2,000 of 0 , D. Caspar ot David City , re cently appointed a me-mber of the visiting committee of the Soldiers' and Sailors' homes , Omaha people In Lincoln : At the L'.ndell MUs Short , Miss Usher , Miss Howland , A , L. Frank , Richard Snoll , J. H. Butler. At the Lincoln F. M. Crowe , H. N. Woods , J , M. Richards. Colle e Iteeeptlon Interrupted. GRAND ISLAND , Neb. , Dec. 21. ( Spe cial , ) Shortly after the convening of over a hundred ttudenls of the Grand Itland Busi ness college and their friends last night for the purpose of celebrating the closing of the fill term , one ot the ttudentt. Miss Berlin H.uiley ot this city , was taken III vltli acute Inflammation and snvslllae of the tongue and larynx. Phyvlclana were at once called ind the patient came eo near to ( uffocatlon that It was at one tlmo feared that the operation of tracheot my would have to be performed to lave her. She \v s cafcly brought out of her condition , how ever , and at 11 o'clock could be taken home , where ehe U now retting eaitly. Toe re ception wu indefinitely postponed , IT'S TII13 LAST CIIA.M'K Only two moro days to get fine furs nt pi-Ice. " unknown In the annuls of the fur trade Attiakhan capcf , lnte t style , $20.00 gnnncnl ? , fO.75 eloctrlc seal cape. ' , the J10 sorl. only $21.SO black marten cape ? , best quality , latest style , In this cale forfSi. Hvcry article in th store same way Mon day nnd Tuesday. G. E. Siiukert , Fiirrls r , 15th and Hartley. 1MIOMOTIXO SIIIXHV'S INTI3HUST. Irrigation Convention AilnnlN lleno- lutliiiiH Kuvorultle < K Hint Clly. ' SIDNEY , Neb. , Dec. 21. ( Special. ) During the state Irrigation convsntlon In this city Wednesday , the following resolutions were adopted , Indicative of the feelings of the delegates toward Sidney : Whereas. In the management of the details of this convention and the hospitality and enthusiasm of Its populace , the city of Sidney linn toniona at d Us caparlty und Interests In all public matters tor the devel opment of this section , nnd Whereas , We have learned that the Sid ney military reservation , adjoining the city of Sidney , with Us grounds and buildings , IIHK been abandoned n a military post by the United Slates , nnd n bill Is now pend ing In the congress of the United States , asking thai Bald reserve bo donated to the city of Sidney for educational purposes , WJioreas. We , recognize the great Im portance to western Nebraska of such nn Institution OK the citlzsns of Sidney pro pose to establish , there , be It Resolved , Uv the third annual Nebraska State Irrigation association. In convention assembled , that we heartily endorse this movement for the- cession of the Fort Sid ney military reservation to the city of Sid ney , and we Join In an earnest r iueat to the congress of Iho United States for such action , and urge the representatives from the state of Nebraska to press said bill tea a speedy passage. TOM ) OP XUMEHOUS FOUGEHIHS. lion ( rice .11 nil TeHtlllen to a Nmnlier of Crookeil Denlx. BEATRICE , Dec. 21. ( Special Telegram. ) Ex-City Clerk J. T. Phillips went on the stand again today In the second case of the state against Hawkins , and testified to Hawkins' sharing the proceeds of the forged and fraudulent warrants. 1'hllllps said the' forged bills through which Mayor arable's signa ture was procured to the , warrants were de stroyed the night of their arrest. Phillips admitted on cross-examination to forging sev eral warrants on Mayor Schultz and then re fused to testify further , as It would have a tendency to criminate himself. He says he wants to tell the whole truth , and that he has received no promise of leniency for turning state's evidence. Judge Bush decided that Phillips must testify under cross-examination , as ho could not testify for one side alone. Phillips said Hawkins did not forge any of the Norcross warrants. Court * was''adjournea until Monday. Hellenic College Term Closed. BELiLEVUE , Neb. , Dec. 21. ( Special. ) liellovue college closed a very successful term Friday , and will reopen January 7. Dr. D. II. Kerr , president of the college , will spend his vacation In the east , In the Interest of the Institution. Misses Coon , Holtorf and Seward , Messrs. Tactens , Jones and Borglund , all of Omaha , vere entertained at Elwlna hall this week. Dr. J. E. Crothers of South Omaha spent Tuesday with his brother , Prof. V.'llliam brothers. Miss Haltle Eddy , one of Omaha's teach ers , Is spending her vacation with her par ents. ents.MUs MUs Helen Longsdorf la at home for the holiday ? . lluyxe Murder Trliil Concluded. WAHOO , Neb. , Dec. 21. ( Spjclnl. ) The Basyp- murder trial ended last night , when the jury , after being out about seven hours , returned a verdict of manslaughter , but rec ommended that lie be given a light sentence. The case of Charles 0. McCord , who Is charged with burning the town of Ceresco , Is on trial today , A grand social was given 'by the pupils and teachers at the High school building last night. An excellent program was given nnd refreshments served. Joseph Fisher. Frank Harry , Annie. Mor row and Mamie Mills , students of the > State university , came home yesterday to spend the holidays. O. A , 11. l' ni ConiiiicnilM Clevolnnil. HASTINGS , Dec. 21. ( Special. ) The fol lowing resolution was adopted unanimously at the meeting of Silas A. Strickland post Friday night : llu It resolved by the members of S. A. Strickland post. No. 13 , Department of Ne braska. Grand Army of , the Republic , that we hereby heartily Indorse the patriotic utterances of President Cleveland In hlf special message to congress regarding me enforcement of the Monroe doctrine , an ll applies to the contention between Great Hrltluti and Venezuela , nnd , commending him fnr nobly stnndlnir up for Americanism , and assuring him that the Grand Army Is with him In this' matter , "Dent-on" Collier Convicted. RUSHVILLE , Nwb , , Deo. 21 , ( Special Tel egram , ) Judge Uarlow finished a week's term of court today , disposing of about 200 coves. Wllilam B. , familiarly known as "Deacn" Collier , was convicted of stealing a bunch of cattle from th ? Spade ranch anil sentenced to one year In the peniten tiary. The case of the Indian , Fast Thunder , and Ma ton , Plenty Bird , charged with the. killIng - Ing of the Indian policeman , Red Horse , were continued , .Jury t'oiilil Not Asrree , GIIAND ISLAND , Neb. , Dec. 21. ( Spe cial. ) The jury In the- case of the state against William Eagan for burglary , which went Into the box Thursday evening at 0 o'clock , had not returned a verdict at 11 o'clock last night , and was discharged at the latter hour. A new trial of the cas > o with a special jury will ba held artsr the holidays. Eagan Is the young man whoIs accused of robbing Frank Adams' confec tionery store and stealing { 29. Wedded lit WIlMOIIVlIIC. AVII.SONVIM.iE. Neb. , DJC. 21. ( Special. ) Among -the pleasant events In town last week wan the- marriage of Miss Cora Austin to Dr. F , U. Johnson Wednesday ovinlng. The bride la one of WlUonvllle's moat brightly accomplished ladles , and Is the estimable daughter of Mr , and Mrs. S. A. Austin , a member of the firm of Austin liros. ' grain company of this place and ' . Hi'iiilley. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ( rnfton lli'rlviil Hervlee , OIIAFTON. Neb. , Dec. 21. ( Special. ) Re- viva ! meetlng art still In progress. List night Augustus Nash spoke to a crowded licuie ( men only ) on the "Fait Young Man. " At the 1111 : time Miss Daniels conducted a meeting for ladles only In the other church. On Sunday thirteen persons confessed conversion. lloy Kbnt Wlillc Iluuiliiir. UEHLW , Neb. , Dec. 21-Spsclal-Ve ( ) - terday , while Eddie Even , a lad of IS years , was out hunting rabbits , he stood his gun up against * tree while he stooped down to scare the rabbit from under an oU I'tump. Whlli doing no hU gun fell down and was dUchtrKol , the tall taking effect n lilt right arm. ' " O - r/ < tfpip1 TUB IllKA IS TII1S- Plano stools , plnno chairs , plnno benches , $1.00 , $1.50 , $2.60 up to $7.BO for the hnr.d- somcKt plnno chnlr In Omaha , something new , seen only nt our store. Hero are special prices on stringed Instrument ? . A good mandolin , American make , worth $8.00 , for $3.G5. A good guitar , American make , worth $15.00 , for $7.00. A good banjo , standard make , worth $22.00 , for $11.00. A good violin , complete outfit , worth $25.00 , for S10.00. Then there are crayon , oil , water color , china and pastel materials and art nnd music sundries by the thousands. A. Hospe , jr. Music and Art , 1513 Douglas St. KILLED IN THE SAND HILLS Nebraska Ranchman Assassinated Near Alliance by Unknown Men , PROBABLY THE RESULT OF AN OLD FEUD lloilv Found Ulildli'd Midi IlullctH \cnr Ills lloiiiv Hail llfi'ii .Mlxcit l'l ' > lu .11 un y DllliCMlUIUH. ALLIANCI3 , Neb. , Dec. 21. ( Spsclal Tele gram. ) The news reached hero today of the killing of William M. Helm , which oc curred at his home , forty miles southwest of here , about dusk Thursday evening , but the corpse was not discovered until yesterday morning. U Is supposed that he was opening the gate to drive out his cattle , when he was fired upon by two or more unknown parties from ambush and Instantly killed. The body was riddled with bullets and the horse that he had been riding shot. Ho has been engaged In dlmcultles with neighboring ranchmen of the sand hills at various times nnd was generally feared. This Is supposed to be the result of some of these trials , and whllf there are parties suspected , nothing Is absolutely known at this time and no arrests will bo made at present. He was of middle age and came formerly from Texas. There has been an old feud among certain cattlemen In that part of the county for a long time. About two years ago Helm and a man named Jackett had a difficulty , In which Helm shot Jnckett's hand off , and Helm has bsen in several other shooting scrapes. The coroner started for the scene of the murder this morning and will hold nn Inquest. II cor Kit f 7.11 ( I oil I'lnn I'crfocttMl. NEW YOUIC , Dec. 21. H Is announced by ofllclals of the Texas Pacific railroad that the reorganization of the White Oak railroad has been computed under the name of the 131 Paso Northern railroad. Gould Interests bought this road and made General Manager Thorne of the Texas Pacific Its president.- The line will be com pleted to whits Oaks very shortly. The Reading junior securities protective committee , having decided to adopt the mortgage reorganization plan , the trust companies that have received deposits of bonds under the agreement have been di rected to return the securities to the own ers. The Individual members of the com mittee , who hold a majority of the bonds , will now deposit them subject to the Mor gan plan. Making : I'oTVdrr for tlie Government. SANTA CRUZ , Cal. , Dec. 21. The powder works here Is rapidly filling an order for 125,000 pound1) of government powder or dered a month ago. Government contracts nro frequently filled at the works , but no orders us large ns the present one has ever been received far this time of the year. Men ore working day and night to fill the order. Whether this rush has anything to do with the scare no one Is prepared to say. Durlnir the vear mnnv * n fft wlh iiirr rr.n ur.der the supervision of naval ofllcers , have been made at the works. A smokeless powder plant has been put in and the works are prepared to turn out nn Immense quan tity of powder at short notice In case war If declared. o IloHtllcx Took ( o the Itock.s. DENVEll , Dee. 21. A dispatch was re ceived today at army headquarters from General Wheaton- who ! s now In Arizona , whlchi says : "On the 10th Inst. hostile rtncgade Indians were surprised by the troops that had been following them since the llth , nnd they abandoned their ponies and took to the rocks , regardless of trail. The country Is rough and they probably will be able to elude their pursuers. I have ordered pursuit continued until hopeless and If not successful will have menaced locality patrolled by one troop of cavalry from Kort Grant , to be ro'.leved monthly. I p.m conlident that olllcers and men have made every effort possible. " ItnlNoil Vive Kept In Twelve llourH. ST. LOUIS , Dec. 21. fho Mlesl.-slppl Is Btlll on a rampage , having risen twenty- three and two-tenths feet since Thurs day evening , when the gauge Indicated two > nd three-tenths. This Is a rise of live feet for the twelve hours endlns atI o'clock this nfternoon. The sudden rise al most depopulated Little Oklahoma , the "quntter settlement nt the foot of Decftrehan street. No business was trans acted on the levee today. Whole Finn 11 > .SufTocnted. PHILADELPHIA , Dee. 21.-Four persons were suffocated by n fire today at the home of Andrew Johnson , 21 Parlmm street , In the southeatBorn eectlon of the city.- The dead are : Andrew Johnson , uged 30 , nnd his three little children , JOSEC. aged a ; Lena , aged 5 , and Dora , aged 3. The mother. JInry Johnson , was pent to the hospital In an unconscious condition and Is not expected to live , HoMtoii'H Improvement * SiitlNfnetory. SAN TOANCISCO. Deo. , 21. Thc crulfer Philadelphia , which left hero a month ago for target practice at Puget sound , and to test Wnshlntton con ) , has returned to port and wll ! romuln hero until further orders. The cruiser lUislon , which went to sea yes terday to test the Improvements recently made In her engines and armament , has re turned after a satisfactory trial trip , \ot Vet Iteiioheil n Settlement , CHICAGO , Dec. 21-Tho lines of the Tranrconllnemal association were In session all day dlrcusslng the matter of rules on Utah and Colorado linslnetH , over which th ; Union Pacific and the Denver & Illo Grande have been quarreling for some time pust. The matter will bo taken up ugaln un Monday. I.eoii Turned Sliite'x Kvlileneo. CHICAGO , Dec. 21 , Hy direction of the dtute'8 attorney , tlje Indictment against Hurry I < eon , the alleged diamond swindler , was dismissed today In order that he might appear as a witness against his late busi ness asfloclateB , Alvnh W. Ketrham and Daniel P. Kberham. Churned ivltli DrnnlieiineHH. SAN KHANCIBCO , Dec. 21-Lleutenant P. J , Werllch of the IlagBhlp Philadelphia will be court innrtla'ed nt the Mare Itland navy yard next Monday for drunkenness while on duty. The court mnrtlal la by order of Admiral U A , Ueardelee. Mue I'rUonerM Ri > euie , MARION , O. . Dec. 21. It was found this morning that nine of the twenty-two pris oners In the county jail had uw d tbelr way out during the night. The others re fused to escape. Oonrlftfil of Holiblnur the Mlut. CAItSON , Ntv , , Dec. 21.-After being out five hours , the jury In Die Heny mint case brought In a veidlct of guilty. Heny will bo sentenced Tuesday morning- , ALWAYS A nnnssv stint ; There's nothing like a line patent leather keep them for nice at the Iftst moment you find your slices ready The full dress- cloth top-In exclusive etyles nre our specialties none can excel , us on cither quality or price when It comes to men's patent leathers no more can they on new styles In slippers Men's Homcos , $2 nnd up. Drexel Shoe Co. , 1419 Farnam I'ATBU'S UlJAIj ESTATE I1EAI , . TriiiiNiietlou of One of the I Surly lloomcrM in the AVe.st. There were tome big real estate transac tions lu the west many years ago between the owners out here and eastern capitalists. There were no such things as trustu or syn dicates then. The malls were ; too uncertain to rely upon for negotiations , nnd the tele graph was , of course , unknown. It was at that time that the river was the great highway , and steamboats were the car riers. There are yet psople living who recall the days when most of the great transactions of the day occurred en river steamers. The stories of how gambling flourished on boats are still fresh , and appear In the newspapers of the present from tlrno to time as reml- nlecent literature of the days when the gam bling houses were floating palaces. But. it seems to have "been forgotten about business transactions that were negotiated on the water. The Chicago Chronicle records one which will serve as an example of many. There was a man named Pateo who In his day was the millionaire ct the section In which he lived. H was a slaveholder to some extent , but most of his wealth lay In land. At one time he owned half of the town where he lived , which has since become a thriving and substantial city. He also had landed possessions elsewhere In the state , and some In territories which have since be come states. Besides all these , he was one of the first merchants In the section , and at one time he had the name , o ( .almost every man In the county on his Jiqqlts , for those were the days when men had yearly accounts at the store ? . This man was also , the banker for such men as had money o" put away , although " though there were few. , , . Pateo had communications with several men In New York respecting the purchase of some large tracts of real 'estate In the west , which tracts were lie' property of Patee. It was about the first , transaction of that character In that part.'of. tjie country. After some preliminary correspondence It was agreed that Pateo should go by boat from his town to St. Louis. , ' ' Th'6 trip down , In a good stage of watr , consumed about ' three and a half days. The'captyallsts from the east were to meet him fat the old Plap- tsrs hotel In St. Louis , a landmark which has only dlsappsarpd In the last few1 Vfiars. Their end of the Journey was the , more'arduous of the two. , , a The day after theJr meeting.lllcy all took a 'steamer froih" SV" , "Louis"and aiLtlifc boXt. proceeded on 'Its way to Palce's town 'the capitalists Iron * .the cast ana the'western ' millionaire exa'mlned maps atid charts and discussed towns. Pateo had ' $ uch evidences of title as were necessary In those days , but which would not satisfy a Chicago real estate dealer of the present time. It took the boat a week to make the trip. Arriving at the end of the journey the eastern capitalists went to such portions of the real estate as were convenient. But they were not treated as guests , as they would be now. On the contrary , they took every precaution to keep their movements secret. Id It had been known that land-buyers were In the com munity every man In that section who owned a quarter section would have been at their heels. Having spent several days In the vicinity the capitalists took a return steamer ror St. Loulo. The transaction had not been closed , so Patee returned with them. The proposi tions and counter-propositions were gene over again , and a few hours before the steamer reached Its destination the deal was closed , Up to that time there had been none of that "heart flro lighted at the taper of convivialIty - Ity , " as Dick Swlveller would , put It. Patee was a cold , calculating and Inflexible man. He was small , stooped and cautious , and as he approached the consummation of a trade ho had a manner that was nut unlike that arcribed by Dickens to Uriah Hesp. He was noted for his impecunloslty and Insistence , and of course he was , an abstainer of the most pronounced type. ; I Too deal having taken place , aa above stated , and no "conwlvlallty" having been hinted previous , and as the eastern capitalists felt that they had no great bargain , they Intimated to Patee that , Inasmuch as he was probably the greater beneficiary In the trans action , possibly he might feet inclined to "set 'em up , " Pateo rubbed his hands gleefully nnd In formed the capltallitf that he was about to propose that they accompany him to his stateroom , where they might Indulge unseen and have their own tlmp. They followed him , and , the steward having furnished glasses and water , the millionaire pulled his big carpet sack not such as travelers now lisa , but an old-fashioned carpet sack from under his mattress , opened It and drew out a tin box , which he opened and handed to one of the capitalists with the request : "Gentle men , help yourselves , and I will follow you. Drink hearty. " The box contained Seldlltz powders , the drink of the millionaire of the west. And that was the "conwlvlallty" .tendered to the first real estate speculators who ever left New York to buy tracts of land out west. Petroleum In _ A peculiar fact In respeflXvUi' petroleum Is the difference of cGndltlonsrUttrtiT which that oil occurs In Russia and America. In the former It Is found In stra"talof the tertiary period , usually a formation resembling a qulcqsand , and at depth's ,6iJJonly a , few hundred feet. In our own raUntry It occur * at great depths In the older' compact sand stones and limestones. American oil yields a very large proportion , 'jfty about 70 per cent , of Illuminating oil | ? xec4)y ) suited for combustion In cur ordinary ) .nil lamps ; the Ilueelan oil produces far liP3 < PA Buch ol land a larger proportion of hlgli'fiagg lubricating oil. The Riibalan Illuminating oil alto re quires to be burned In a molded form of lamp , wltb a more perfect ) . draught , In order to overcome Us tendency tp , nrduce , > a emoky flame , and It Is largely tliluct which has prevented the consumption- Nubian oil for light abroad. UUi . . i'ur Vm-n fur Aluminium. "Perhaps you may doubt .Jhe veracity of my statement , young man/1 said a well known aluminium manufacturer to a repre sentative of hardware ) recently , "but It Is , nevertheless , true , Uiat'we ar > making ar tificial arms and legs of aluminium , and ar tificial earn have already been constructed of that metal. As an adjunct to the science of dentUtry , U nmli no recommendation , HE long uio In this connection being a guarantee of Its popularity. Yea , U Is being uiod In a great many other waya.aluo ; for horseshoes - ' shoes , army equipments , racing shells , cookIng - Ing utenslli , and It entering largely Into the construction of yachts and torpedo boats , and , In fact , U bslng adopted wherever U Is possible. " The queen's household IB a Urge one , con- uU'tlng of just under 1,000 pertone , for the maintenance of whom the' nation cell apart the sum of 500,000 every year , Mobt cf the offices ) are 8lnecur s or fixtures for life. AM , TUB COMKOHTS OK HOMK Have their drawback ? just the same ns the auction underwear nnd hosiery that n man Is onceIn a while guilty of buying oh , but you pay It was cheap Indeed It was wo say was because now It Is not worn out long ago. We'll sell you two winter shirts and two winter drawers that will wear you three winters at such prices that the wearer of auction stuffs will be out inoro dollars than you How about Christ mas ? Albert Cahn , Men's Fitnilslicr. 1322 Fornrm St REJECTED THE COMPROMISE President Welsh Vetoes the Settlement with the Striking Employes , CROWDS WERE IN AN UGLY MOOD More Illotlnpr Thnii 'on Any .liny Since the. Trnotlitii Strike Com menced No CurH to He Hun on Sunday. PHILADELPHIA , Dee. 21. The strike on the Union Tiactlon lines , which was declared off by the labor leaders nt 1 o'clock this niornlng upon a proposition sent them by Mayo ? Warwick , on the authority of traction officials , represented by Thomas Dolan , through Rev. Dr. Bailer and George Qrlfilths , a committee of the Christian league , was , a few hours afterward , when the'men re ported for duty , declared on again , and Is tonight as apparently hard nnd faot as ever. Thftro was obviously a misunderstanding era a mistake In the Interpretation of the propo sitions submitted to the strikers en one sldo or the other. Thomas Dolan Is a director of the Traction company , and has been active In the management of ths affairs of the company. Mayor Warwick says he dis tinctly understood that Mr. Dolan had full authority to act for the company , and that Dolan acquiesced lu the agreement. The proposition was accepted , the strike called off and at 2 o'clock In the morning , Mayor War wick stated the troubles were at an end. The mayor was still felicitating hlms'elf ' when , at 3:20 : In the morning. Mr. Welsh filtered the mayor's clflce and , ap president of tlu Union Traction company surprised him by making the statement that he could not ngrea to the compromise bccau&o he had hired 1,000 men to take the places of the strikers , and they could not be displaced. Mr. Welsh was most prsltlvo In his declaration and de clined to rscede from his position. When the strikers went to the various depoiu to take out their cars they wer * dis mayed to learn that there had been no orders for--their reinstatement , and that they were virtually "locked out. " The result of Mr. Welsh's reversal ot Mr. Dolan's'action Is aild. to be the widening cf the breach which Is known to be existing In the board of direc tors of the Traction company. The exciting Incidents have had such an effect on Mr. Dolan's nervous system that he is reported nick In bed tonight. NO CARS TODAY. There will be no cessation of hostilities to morrow , as the traction management , aftc-r seeking the advice of the director of public safety , has decided not to run any cars on tha Sabbath. This Is undoubtedly a wise prs- cautlon , ns the strikers and' their sympa thizers , In their present mood , would prob ably make , serious trouble. As a result of the strikers' failure < to re turn to their places there was more rioting today than at any time since the strike be gan. The men and their sympathizers wc-r * very angry and thcro were outbreaks of mob violence in at least twenty places , all ac companied by ( lie throwing of bricks and other missiles. Many people were hurt , but none seriously. The police authorities were constantly on t'no alert and as soon as word was received of the gathering of a mob a detachment of mounted men would ba sent to the scene and the crowds dis persed. Scores of cars entered the depots with all t'no glasses broken nnd the wood work battered up. Toward afternoon the cars which liad been running regularly In the morning hours were gradually with drawn and at nightfall not a car was on the streets. All the cars sent out during the day wore escorted by heavy details of police. The firrt disturbance of the day occurred at Forty- eighth street and Grand avenue , where rail road torpedpcs were placed on the tracks. Three cars were stopped. While the mo'.or- nian and police on the car were removing the obstruction a mob attacked the rear car and broke every window. Tlu conductor was knocked senseless by a clone thrown by a boy. The arrival of a squad of police pre vented further destruction. Similar disturb ances occurred at Forty-first and Spring Gar den streets and Twenty-fourth and Chestnut slici'ts , nil tli * glara In several cars being broken. The situation tonight Is graver than at any time slnco the strike began. Up to the proicnt time there has bfien no really serious rioting. Now , however , owing to the alleged breach of fallh on the part of the company , the strikers and their sympathizers arc' becoming ugly , 'and It would take but very little provocation to bring on an alarmIng - Ing wtate of affairs. Indignation against Picsldent Welsh Is general. The strikers' committee this afternoon Issu'.d d statement In which they say : "We went on a strike only as a last alternative. First wo mnilo every effort at a settlement of our grievances. Repeatedly did we ask hearings at the hand of Mr. J. L. Welsh and other street railway ofQchils. Courteous and respectful letters were sent to them. Com mittees of the employes waited on them. Our only answer was the discharge and bluck list. Our right to organize has been dc-nled and all our efforts teem to be In vain. Wo are still ready at any time to submit to arbitration , .We are opposed to all turbu lence , violence , rioting and public dUordcrs. " The following order , signed by General Manager Beetem , Was posted tonight : "All employes ns per our pay roll on December 1C who will apply for work Individually and without any conditions other than those ar ranged by Mayor Warwick and this company will be received on Monday before 12 o'clock. " Foot Hull In Africa. Englishmen are proverbial for taking their games with them Into whatever part of the world they go , rays the Manchester Quardlcn. Golf , as we know , Is played In the shadow of the pyramids and in the very heart of the Himalayas , but foot ball In the middle of "Darkest Africa" Is something of an Inno vation. Yet foct tall is rapidly becoming pop. ular on the chorea cf Lake * Nyassa ; and at Kotakota , which a few years ago \\as notori ous OB the- greatest depot for ulavc-s on the western chore of the lak * , mixed teams of black and whho meet every Saturday with in much regularity as do our homo teama , though the loojl chronicler omits to cay whether Rugby or amoc'atlon ' has won the nuflragtB cf the Nyasua , teania , Kllleil n .Shnrlc. A curious thing occurred on the lart home ward voyage from Australia of the Pacific and Oriental Royal Mall ( learner Himalaya , when the ship , wbllo itcamlng up the Red sea , ran Into and killed an norrnoun shark. Tha tea was dead calm at too time , and the brute mutt have been bilking In the tun upon the surface , as they often do , when the ship struck U. WIVIil. A lll'Vl'IMi 150- We'll sell you n mighty1 peed shotgun for $ S , nnd n hundred loaded shells for Jl.-5. All kinds of guns , nlr guns , ammunition ? , revolvers , marks , gun nnd rifle cases at greatly reduced prices. Smith .t Wesson revolver , double action , automatic ejector , R2 to 3S callbrs. for } 2.M. Wu have revolvers vers priced ns low ns " 3c now. W flobort rlllcs > , J1.90 Winchester repeating rifles , 32 , 38 , 41 calibre , $ I1.S < 5. Everything In the store eut down to reduce our $20,000 slock of sporting goods , Columbia mclnl polish. Mail orders tilled. Cross Gun Co. , Sportliiu fioods , 116 S. 15th St. POKKll 1\ HACK HAY. KiiMhloiiiilile HoNloiilnnN llnve Gone Grnxy Over the Amerlenii ( Slime. Very few prople outside certain clrclea ol the Back bny have any conception of the extent to which poker playing I carried In that section , says the Boston Herald. The whole locality Is divided Into "sets , " and It Is customary fcr each ono to hold a session at bin or her hous ? nearly 'every night In the week. The usual hour for beginning play Is 8 o'clock , nnd it Is customary for the ladles to drew for the occasion , while the gentle men not Infrequently nrr y themselves In full evening costume- . The standard limit.Is 10 cents , one reason for making It so email being that conscientious shall not feel that they are gambling. Generally there are three hours of play , after which the hostess asks her > guests to a light repast , conolstlng of sardines , crackero , chses ? and sweetmeats. Bottled beer is the favorite beverage , but thcro are Instances on record wher ? some thing stronger has been Indulged in. A great many society psople of both sexes drink rum punch , lemonade dashed with whisky and plain gin. The usual time devoted to re freshments Is fifteen minutes , aa all ar ? anxiouii to get at the cardo again. It frequently happens that seven and eight players are present at a sitting , and when everybody , "btays , " the cards fall short , which necessitates gathering up the "dead wood" nnd filling out the hando from It. There Is a well-grounded superstition that these dlscardy have been robbed of every thing of value and that to draw from them Is equivalent to throwing the chips Into a red hot Eft > ve. To In a measure meet these exigencies eleven and twelve spot cards have been added , making the pack consist of sixty cards Instead of flfty-iwo. Another Innovation Is ths "rlngdoodle. " A rlngdoodle Is declared when a hand has been called and fours are shown. Then fol lows a round of JacU pots , the holder of the winning hand starting them. Blue chips are put up to correspond with the number of players. Of course a round of Jack pots would be equivalent to a ringdoodle , but It comes easier to some players to pay on the Installment plan. Then a regular round of Jacks Is declared when a full hand Is shown. Two are never allowed to play in the mod ern game , no matter how good their hands may be. A Jack pot always follows. There are also buck Jacks and Jacks on the slight est provocation. It has now become the custom to make a discount of 6ne red chip for every Jack pet.When the time has crept en toward midnight the keeper of the kitty announces that a round of consolation Jacks will he played. The chips are di vided Into a number of piles corresponding with the number of players , and the extras ire placed In the- center of the table with the Individual contributions. Thcro are few sets audacious enough to play a id-cent limit , but It has not yet tran spired how they figure out safety from the charge of gambling. When society plays poker thcro Is always a bg ! supply of cards on hand. If luck runs badly for a player a new pack Is demanded , but It Is rarely for tune changes her plans. Another characteristic of society poker Is to be found In the limited memory exhibited by the players. All the winners are unani mously declared to b ? the luckiest persons alive , that they never lose , while at the four or five previous Fittings they have coma out behind every time. There can bo no sys tem In society poker , owing to the- small limit ; It Is virtually a show-down , and to those who ara the luckiest In drawing cards go the winnings. One of the mysteries of an experienced poker player is how women can keep the run of their cards and at the same- time carry on a lively conversation about Mrs. So-and-So's last baby , the com ing changes In balloon sleeves , tld-blts of scandal , etc. , but they do It , and the cases are rare where the liveliest talker misses coming Into a Jack pot or sweetening. A MONTANA WIM > MAN. He Him DIMVII the Strlflext Giiiue. mill Devoured the Meat Hnw. John Pettlngill , the Wise river "wild man , " who was exhibited eJCTo months' ago lu a Butte museum , died last Friday between Silver Star and Iron Rod , at the cabin ot a man named John Dulclna. Pettlngill had been tramping through that country sincehe left Butte , i.uys the Inter-Mountain , and on Friday last stopped at Dulclna's cabin and apked for something to eat. Dulclna asked the man to go Into the cabin and he would get him something to eat. Pettlngill Raid all he wanted was some raw meat. Dulclna gave him a portion of a shoulder of beef , which the man devoured. After eating ho as/Ited permission of Dulclnn to take a nap outside of tha cabin , and , rolling himself up In his blankets , ho laid down. Some time later , when Dulclna went to arouse him , he found that the "wild man" was dead. The body was brought to Silver Star , and was burled last Sunday at that place , Pettlngill was a peculiar character. Ho had been living In the Big Hole country around Wise river for many years and re fused to associate with anybody. He made occasional trips for tobacco to some ecttle- ment , but once his' business was transacted he hastily left again and refused to bo In terviewed , He ( subsisted entirely on raw meat 'secured from animals which he killed with a club. Ho was practically fearless , and he had been known to run down Jack rabbits and other iiwlft game , and after se curing them tore them to pieces- with his hands and devoured the flesh , Ed McKlnstry , when game warden , dis covered tha peculiar man while hunting on Wise river. Some time later a number of Butte men of a speculative turn of mind Induced Petting ! ! ! to come to Unite and ex- h'blt ' himself. He could not be Induced to sleep under a roof and every night wandered over to the foothills , south of Rocker , and made his bed on the earth. One night while searching for a place to sleep he fell Into a prospect hole and was eo severely Injured that ho shook the museum business and civ ilization and wandered away without tell ing the managcri ) where he had gone. Nothing Is known of Petting ) ! ) ' ! early his tory or relatives or his reatona 'for adopting tuch a wild life. He was bald to bo the owner of a band of hones up In the Wlco river , and was alia said to know where a rich gold ledgt existed In that country. Homo two years OKO a Butte man was hunting there and ran across Pettlngill. The Butte man was well supplied with tobacco , which lie shared with the "wild man. " In return Pet'lnglll gave the liulte man a small sack of ore which he took to an assay office In this city. The ore was enormouily rich In gold , and assayed something like 100,000 to Die ton , A number of searching parties left Uutte to discover the lead of the wild man , but were unsuccessful. Mara lodge. Knights of Pythias , will in- till officers New Year's night. iM3itsn.v.v ! A Hcnl good articles can be lind for a vrry small sum Hero arc n few things that W will buy-pair god ! ear rings-pair gold sleeve buttons pair cuff pins small gold breast pin small gold locket , ( also blun enameled ) gold fcntt pin -gold cross gold charms emblems of all orders peatl card en9 silver Illllgrce ear rings tortoise shell bnck comb gold cye-glas ? holder gold eye glass chain-Bold bangle and a great many articles tlmt arc worth moro than the W asked for them. Mandelberg , JHWKI.HR , N. U. Cor Ifith&Fnrttnra TIRED OF THE SACRIFICES' Foreign Houses Send Buying Orders to Their Now York Agents. STREET HAS STOOD THE BREA WELL Only One HOIINU of Any Prominent ) ? HUN ( ionH Under Heavy ( iolil Shipment K.xpeeted hy llu ; Mlilweelt Steamer , NEW YORK. Dc. 21. Wall atrost , cspe > clally In the Immediate vlcln'ty of the Stock exchange. Is ordinarily oni Saturday after noon ono of the least frequented and most quiet strcsts In New York. Today , however , almost until cvMilug , crowds of people thronged the neighboring streets nnd groups of members of tha exchange and curbstone brokers were gathered In Wall street , Broad and Nassau streets and Exchange Place , dis cussing the happenings of the day. Consid erable satisfaction was expressed over the news that buying orders from Europf had been received by pome of the representative foreign houses for execution on Monday , nnd U was predicted that foreign capitalists and Investors would speedily realize the folljr of sacrificing tlulr American securities. The general Impression was thai the ex treme tension had been relaxed and that , with reasonable leniency on the part of the banks , a quieting down would occur Monday. The point Is made that , considering the sudden HESS of the break , the street has come out In better shape than could have been antici pated , as , with perhaps ono exception , none of the failures had been of the first clatu. The great question confronting the finan cial community next week will be that of the probabls extent of the withdrawals of gold from the subtreasury for shipment by the midweek steamer. Estimates range OB. high as $10,000,000 to $12,000,000 , but no , definite information is obtainable. Treasury officials were not surprised at the size of : the estimates , but declare that President Cleveland will not hesitate to Issub moro bond ? . If necessary to sustain the gold re serve. It was almost Impossible to obtain reliable exchange quotations , but It was al leged that sixty-day bills were/ practically unsalable. Foreign bankers said the Im mediate course of events depended upon the amount of unsettled foreign credits out standing. This , of course , there was no. means of determining. Bank presidents denied again , In the after noon , revived rumors of a call for a meeting of th ? presidents' or clearlnc house commit tee , but tuld such a meHIng might bo among the possibilities next week. They will bo governed , Ilko every one else In Wall street , by the developments on Monday - - day and Tuesday next. Isaac Seligman , of the firm of J. & W. S. Seligman & Co. , said today : "The talk of war , of course , Is rl- llculous , but the temporary excitement which followed the first Indications of pasaU jlo hostilities was natural. In my opinion t will noon pass away , as raon as people coma to look at the situation soberly and ntelllgently. The break In the market at ; ho opening this morning was natural , owlne/ / ' .0 the unfavorable reports from abroad and the continued pressure for sals of Ameri can securities on the London market nnd the panicky feeling hero. I think the worst Is over , however , and although there may b3 temporary setbacks , I look for an Im provement from this tlmo on. " William Sherrer , manager of the New Yorlc clearing IIOUP ? , said ho hoped that the out look would improve within the next few days. Ho thought the talk of war a mis take and tuld that the amount of money lost during the last two days would liavo. purchased the wJ-.ole Venezuelan territory In dispute. Ons Minute- Cough Cure Is harmless , pro- Immediate roHults. COMMOiN SENSE CURE. PVItAMIU PI MS CIJHH CUIIUS l' PHUMANI'3.VI'Iy HV CUUIXfj THIS CAUNIS. HemiirltnMe Itemed- Which IN Ilrlntf. Comfort to TlioiiNiiniU of SuiTerei- , Probably half the people who see ttili arti cle suffer from piles , it Is ono of the com monest dlneaties and ono of the most obsti nate. People have It fur yours and Just be- cauao It IB not Immediately fatal they neglect It. Carelessness causes no end of luffbrln ? . CarelcasneM about BO simple a tiling av piles has often caused death. Hemorrhages oc cur from no apparent cauua and loss of blood death , HemorrauheH npnnr Hirin - surgical treatment , often canting death. Piles are simple In the blglnnlog and easily cured. Thuy can be cured evun In the worst. manes , without pain or lots of blood , quickly surely and completely. There la only ono remedy that will do It Pyramid Pile Cure. It alaya the > Inflammation Imemdlately heals the Irritated nurface and with to'itlnued ' treatment reducea the dwelling and iiuta thc- membrancu Into good , sound , iic-alt.'iy condi tion. The cure U thorough and , permanent. Here are wme voluntary and unsolicited testimonials wo have lately iccelvod : Mm. M. C , Hlnkly , C01 MUslislppI ttuot Indlanapolli , Ind , , aay * ; Have been a suf- frer from the palri and annoyance of piles for Often year * ; the Pyramid Pile Cure and Pyramid Pllln gave mo Immediate relief and In a short lime a complete cure. Major Dean of Columbus. Ohio , iaya ; I .vlth to add to the number of certificates ate to ( he l > Jnefltu derived from the Pyramid Pile Cure. I luffered from pile * for forty yearn and front Itching ptlei for twenty year * and two boxes of the Pyramid Pile Cure I aa effectually cured me. Most druggUts aell Pyramid Pile Cure or wll | Rtt It for you If you ask tliem to. It la one dolar per package and la put up only by the Pyramid Drug Co. , Albion. Mich.
