OMAHA ! DAILY BEE
.JlTXliJ 10. 1871. OMAHA. THURSDAY MOUNIN'Gr. DECEMBER . .
23. 18J)7 ) TWELVE PAGES. SING-LID COPY JFlYE OEXTS.
LOOKS TO THE BEAR
China Turns to the Bnsiian Government
for Advice.
CZAR'S COUNTRY IS ITS ONLY FRIEND
Russian Fleet Given Permission to Winter
at Port Arthur.
CHINA TRYING TO NEGOTIATE A LOAN
Applies at Et. Petersburg When in Need
of Money ,
INFLUENCE OF G EAT BRITAIN IS NIL
IWnNltliiKtoii AuthurltleH bounded nn
to Attltiiilc of Uiilti-il Stnli-N To-
unril Complication * III
i the Par Kant.
PEKIN , Dec. 22. The Chinese government
bus granted Russia permission to winter a
squadron at Port Arthur. Great Britain de
mands a quid pro quo It concessions have
been made to other powers It has been
suggested that the Chinese and British occupy
Wcl-Hal-Wel Jolntlj. At Klao Chau baj Ger-
many remains unyielding and the consuls , '
arc divided as to whether It should be- peace
or war with Germany. China regards Russia
ts Us only friend , and Is asking Us advice
alone Drltlsh Influence Is nil , hating suf
fered greatly through the failure of the loan
negotiations. China Is now negotiating a
loan with Russia The laltrr demands the
dismissal of the British railroad engineers In
north China , and It ts probable that It will
be granted The German drill Instructors w ill
lie dismissed at the expiration of the con
tracts and will ha replaced by Russians
Kuslsan officers have already been appointed
to drill the armies of north China.
ST. PETERSBURG. Dec 22 Ici a strongly
anti-British article today the Novosto sas
"In consequence of the pretension of England
to compensate herself for the Russian occu
pation of Port Arthur by the acquisition of
Port Hamilton or Lazaroff and In view of the
possibility of the disturbing action of Japan.
Euro'po stands en the brink of grave diplo
matic complications. It Is therefore well to
recall that the reinforcement of tlie German
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squadron In the Pacific permits Russia.
France and Germany to effectively present
a disturbance of the balance of power be
tween these three powers on the one hand and
Great Britain and Japan on the other , such
as might be produced by violent seizures
of territory. "
The Novosto expresses the hope that the
Isolation of G eat Britain In regard to the
other European powers will "paraljze Sier
notions sufficiently to permit the preserva-
tlon of peace from the dangers threatening
it at the prescat moment. "
In eplte of official denials it Is regarded
that Port Arthur and Klao Chou bay were
promised , to Russia by a secret treaty.
SOUNDING THE UNITED STATES.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 22. It Is understood
tht the authorities here have "been " ofllclally
sounded as to the attitude of the United
States toward the corrt > llcatlons In the far
east , with a view to learning whether
American Interests In China were regalded
es sufficient towarrant any acthe step by
this government. From what source these
Inquiries como Is not disclosed. If from
Great UrKaln It must have come through
Colonel Hay , the American ambassador , as
the British officials here have received no In-
Btructlcna as to the Chinese situation. It Is
'well ' understood , however , that Great
Britain would look with fa\or on any acthe
step Iby the United States which would serve
OB a check far the advance of Germany end
Russia. The Brl'.lsh Interests In China arc
ten times greater than those of Germany ,
Russia and the United States , and jet , wlh |
Germany mill Russia firmly located on
Chinese soil. Great Britain U left In a sort
of cul-de-sac. It Is known also that the
Chinese authorities would welcome a move
ment toy the United States and that this has
teen communicated to the officials here.
Although these soundings , for they amount
to nothing more os jet , have not taken
official form , they liayo been sufficient tote 1
Kiln a pretty general understanding as to
the attitude of this government. This , In
brief , Is that the United Sttacs has no In
terest In territorial extension now going on
in China ; that It will not land at any of
the coast ports of China , as German ? ' and
ItUEela foave done , and that Us only concern
* Is to guard established American Interests.
AMERICAN TREATY PORTS.
These American Interests appear to be
ben.
much greater "than " Is generally known.
There are the following American treaty
ports In China : Canton , Chco Fee , Chins
Klang , Chlng King , Too Chow , Hal Plong ,
Jg.n
Hankow , Hal How , Idling , KowKlang , Lung
Chow , Mcngstu , Newchang , Nlngpo , ChaKhol ,
Shanghai , Aalwul , Schow , Swatow , Tien
Tain , "Woncho-wn , Wu Hu and three other
ports on the river west of Canton recently
aildoJ. At each of these plates there are
'American ' settlements and an American
reservation In which Americans may own
property ana try their civil ana criminal
vases before their own courtb , conducted to )
'American ' consuls.
VIENNA. Dec. 22 The Deutpohe Zeltung
eafl : "The United States , which from Its
geographical position lies a greater Interest
In Ihp opening up of China than all can
fiowers together , enroot possibly consent to
JtB i > artltbi : or to a dlv-Isbn Into spheres of
Influence without having a voice In the mat
ter. It would bo a great mistake to under I
estimate the strength of tvo United States , I
mid a partition of China would be Impotwlble ! ,
Without America's participation. The Euro- I
peaa powers will do well < o give tlniclj attention
tention to the Just fisplpittona atvl Interests ! Ii I
or the United Slates. " i
L.ONDOX Dec. 23 The Pekln correspond ,
cnt of the Times tajs "The Chinese ' are
l > rovlslccilng Port Arthur , and will rcccn-
struct the forts there , Russia supervising ana
furnishing the inane ) . The Ruuo-Chlncae i
bank , which U the agent of the Rumlan
government lies offered 120.000 Berdan rifles
nvlth pa > mert flve > rars hence , Chlni has
accepted' the proposal"
A not In1 r HnnU fur Honolulu.
HONOLULU , Dec. IB ( via San- Francisco ) ,
Dec. 22. Announcement has been made that :
another bank will be established In the city
phortly after the first of the > ear. The new :
concern Is to be a breach ot the bis I'sUn .
Hanking company. This company started 1 In
Tien Tula and has branch banks established
la Hone KOBE , Arnoy and other cities In
China. One of the officials of the Chinese
banking company will arrive In Honolulu
noon alter the holiday * to complete all ar-
kB aitaU fee tb opening of tbo banlr.
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Intercut * Deiiiniiil Clone Itp-
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DUDA PEST , Dec. 22. In the lower house
today Baron Danffy , the premier , speaking of
the bill providing for a provisional proton-
Ration of the auglelsch , declared at the out-
Gct that he could not accept the resolution
of Kossuth demanding the establishment of
a permanent Hungarian customs regime by
January IE , 1S3S , but the premier declared he
would accept a motion to publish , so soon as
possible , the data for the establishment of"a
commercial treaty with Austria. He
pointed out that Hungary had the
right to establish an Immediate cus
toms tariff If It was to Its Inter-
ret to do so , but he considered the compro-
mlso arrangement with Austria more advnn-1
taceous If It could be arranged with due
regard to Hungary's Interest. That , however -
ever , was doubtful. The government nev-
crthcless , the premier continued , desired to
give Austria time to recover Itself and did
not wish to cause a state of confusion- the
harmful consequences of which were In
calculable , The present bill did not In
fringe on Austria's rights an * he added that
the government would act vigorously agjlnst
attempts , similar to these of the Relrh
rath , to prevent them becoming a law. Thle
caused an uproar , after which the premier
concluded by appealing to the house cot
to create difficulties , as Hungary's Interests
he pointed out far from requiring It to
loosen Its relationship with Austria , re
quired that Its ties with the latter country
be made closer and stronger. This state
j ment was greeted with applause from th ?
j rightists ; , but caused an uproar among I
leftists.
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nil IIiiRllNh I'rlxon.
LONDON , Dec. 22 Vladimir Burtso , edi
tor of th& Naro do Voltes ( one of the people )
the Russian who was arrested at the British
museum and remanded at Bow street police
court on December 16 charged with endeav
oring to persuade several persons on various
occasions to assassinate the czar , was
brought up and remanded today in company
with the man named Welzbeck , printer 01
the piper mentioned , who had subsequently
been arrested An Incriminating article In
the Naro jo Voltes was produced In court In
It the writer declared that the policy of the
Russian revolutionists was the same as the
terrorists of twenty years ago , and pointed
out that Czar Nicholas had already three
j ears' trUl at a period when the revolution
ists' campaign ought to bo summed up In
the word , "regicide" If he had been as-
sasslnated on the day of the funeral of Czar j
Alexander II. , the article continues , "either
a revolution would have broken out or a lib '
eral constitution would have been declared '
A new autocrat , according to the writer , j
ought to be given a jear , and if he did not * j I
grant a constitution within that period ho
ought to be attacked without pity.
Both prisoners were remanded.
jrlCMNVUV MCIH12S THIS DECISION. |
Yvtnril VII Hint tint Dominion
\HkviI Tor.
OTTAWA. Dec. 22. The Canadian govern '
ment received tonight a communication from
the arbitrators appointed to deal with the
claims of Bering sea sealers against the
United States government for losses caused
by the .seizure of their vessels , submitting '
the award. The arbitrators were Judge King
of the supreme court of Canada and Judge 1
Putnam of the "United States.
The award is $464,000 , with two reserved
cases , that of the "Black Diamond , " for
$5.000 , and the "Ada. " for Jl.OOO.
It will be remembered that In 1894 the
United States government offered $400.000
and that Canada claimed $450.000. After
ward a compromise was reached and the
amount placed at $425,000 , but congress re
fused to vote that sura. The present award
la virtually what Cauada formerly agreed to
accept , with Interest ,
ItcJcctH Itctnllutorj Tariff.
BUENOS AYRES , Argentina , Dec 22. The
Chamber of Deputies has rejected ! the retal-
latory tariff against the United States , whltn
was outrmltted by the finance committee tut
voted to Increase the tariff on petroleum
three ccntanos , gold. The declaration was
made in the Chamber that the tariff should
not be hostile to imports from the United
States.
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1'rlnee IleniuiiiliMl for Murder.
LONDON , Dec. 22 Richard Arthui
Prince , the super who assarslnated William
Torres , the actor , outside of the Adelphl the
ater on ThursJa ) last , was brought up on
remand at the Bow street station today ,
charged with the crime , and was egaln re
manded The court was crowded with theat
rical people
Kllleil lij Tire l > nni | > l'M > lolon.
DORTMUND. Prussia , Dec. 22. An ex
plosion o ! fire damp took place today at the
Kaiser 1 Stuhlrwol pit with terrible results.
Eights corpses have hccn brought to the
surface and several men Injured but living
There are five
THVIN COI.I.mKS WITH A STACii : .
Three Tntnloiiiiilril nnil Man ?
OtherM Injitreil.
NEW YdRK , Dee. 22. Twenty persons
were Injure. ! , three perhaps fatally ,
grade crossing on the Delaware , Lacka-
nana & Western railroad between Passaic
and Delaware N. J , , tonight. They were
In | a stage which TV as' struck by a train.
The victims , all of Pagfalc are.
William Crane , driver , arm and shoulder
broken , Injured internally , probably fatall ) .
William Jloran , head and body badly cut
skull believed to be fractured.
Charles Swenkle , skull fractured , face
cut , and Injured Internally.
Seriously Injured : Michael Durns , Lena
Hennett , Michael Ernest , John Hay , Paul
Jeffrey , Harry Johnson , Margaret Kitchen
Samuel tMcAlpln , John Nixon , George Rpb-
, Hugh Tobln , William RobcrW , Nellie
Washdke.
In addition to these several were slightly
hurt. % .
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NEW YORK. Dec. 22. Sir Charles Tup
per , former prime minister of Canada , was
a passenger on the White Star line steamer
Majestic , which arrived here today. SI
Charles said ho found the feeling abroad re
gardlng < thc Dlngley law as ono of great ob
jectlon and 'thought 4he features of tha
measure 'were drawing Canada aud thi
mother country closed together every day.
The Klondike and British Columbia gol.
field * , he thought , would draw a great dea
of IlrltUh and other capital Into Canada
which would receive a like Increase of r ° ? u
latlon.
Suloliltat till lAgeilouilin. .
i-AGO. Dec. S3 , Mrs , Janes Forrest
O years of age , committed suicide today
by tnrovvlngf herself head foremost from ft
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STAMPS FOR EXPOSITION
Fostoffico Department Officials Decide to
Favor Omaha.
SUCGISTIONS FOR DZSIGNS INVITED
Ao ( Intrtiilftl ( n S'liprrxPilo tlic
Ilir IKHIIC of tlie Co ! % orilinoilt ,
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WASHINGTON , Dec. 22. Postmaetcr Gen
( eral Gary hu ? decided to order a special Ksue
of stfcmpa commemorative of the holding ot
the TranRmlsslsslopl ExooslMon at Omaha
next > cai. This Is done at the request of
persons prominent In the management of the
exposition. They will be of the denomination }
of 1-cent , 2-cent , 6-ccnt. 10-ccnt and $1. I
Suggetftlore for cfoslgns for the new Issues
will bo r-'celved at the Post-
office department from any person who
desires to submit them. There will be no at
tempt to withdraw from sale the regular Is
sues with a view to the exclusive use of the
new stamps , as was the case during the
World's fair , whea almost All the postal bus
iness was transacted with the Columbian
stamps , but they will be freely supplied )
whenever there Is a request for them from I
I
postoffices. The new scries will be different [
In color from the existing ones , so that they
will be readily distinguished.
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WASHINGTON , D < ? c. 22. ( Special Telegram -
gram ) Word has been received from Com-
mUslcuer Blckford , representing the Depart
ment of Publicity and Promotion In connec-
tlsn with the Transmlsslsslppl Exposition ,
that he bad a satisfactory interview wlfi
Governor Prank Black of New York In rela
tion to a commission from that state. Gov
ernor Black stated he would consult boards
of trade atnl other commercial bodies and
would appoint a commission at once. Com
missioner Blckford write , ? that toe governor
Inquired carefully Into the scope and magni
tude of the expedition and expressed the j
opinion that the several branches of com .
merce and manufactures ought to be repre . j
sented CQ the commission and that tae en
terprise merited a commlcslcu ot high stand
ing , which ought to be formed without dela )
Senator Thurston has received a letter j
from ( Assistant Secretary Vandorlip of the' '
Treasurj department , in which he su > s It will 1 |
DC impossible to prepare the Omaha postofflce
building for occupancy before Februar ) , the
delay being due to tae Impossibility of getting -
ting the furniture ready by early Januar ) as
the department had full ) Intended. The con-
tracl for the furniture was let upoo , a basis I
of being reidy by Mi ) 1. Vanderllp sai3 ,
ofho
however , that everthing will be done to rush
tbo work on the furniture and hopes to have
it in place by the last of January.
The commissioner of pensions today ap
pointed Dr. Tred Wllcox to a position on
the board of examining surgecoa at Hebron ,
Xcb ; also R. C. Grlgg on the board at Os-
ceola , la.
Senator Kle's efforts to effect the re-
movul of Xathin P. Johnson from the pcsl-
tlon of Indian agent at Sisseton , S. D , bavo
resulted In failure. The seaator called on
the executive today and urged that Johnsui
be removed. He called the prep.deot'a atten
tion to the fact that Johnson bad been appointed
tiiPC
pointed without consulting republicans of the
s'ato and that on that accoun Ao was oo-
ectluiablo to them. He further Informed
[ he presldtut that reports to the Indian of-
ilco showed that Agent Johnson was dom
ineering In bis disposition and Uiat the ad-
mirrlstiatlon of affairs at the agency since
rohnu.n took charge have been unsatlsfac-
.ory. Too president wus firm , however , end
Informed the senator that Johnson would be
retained. It is understood that Senator
Kyle's candidate for the place was Jlr. Llnd-
qulst of Wllmot , S. D , who is now In the
rlty.
rlty.Most
Most of the members of the bouse commit
tee on public 1-iiuls will rcmln In the city
during the holldas. Meetings will be held
and much time will be given Co consideration
ot tbo free homestead bill. Mr. LIndqulst
of Wllmot , S. D. . who Is in the city , will
appear | before the committee tad urge the
necessity of an curl ) reprc of the bill Ui
no
order that relief may bo extended to needy
settleru lu Nebraska and South Dakota. Rep
resentative Cdd ) of Minnesota slid today that
ho would endeavor to tovc the bill reported
: o the house by the middle of January.
T , A. Drown , state commltteeman of Drown
county , South Dakota , who has been to Har-
rlsburg to arrange for accommodations for
tbo South DaKo'a ccmmanderles of Knlgbta
Templar at the triennial conclave , came to
Washington today to see Senator Kle. Tbo
senator said today that Brown's nomination
as receiver ot the land office at Aberdeen
would be sent to the senate upoothe re
convening of congress In January.
Dr. Alcozo D. Snyder of Onward , Ind , lias
been appointed physician at Pine Ridge Ia-
di > o agency , S. D. , to succeed Dr. Beatty ,
resigned.
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WASHINGTON. Dec. 22. Impressive fu
neral services were held this afternoon over
the remains of Miss Leila Herbert , daughter
of ex-Secretary Herbert , whose tragic death
yesterday shocked both the capital and the
country. The services were held at St. An
drew's Episcopal church , and were conducted
by Rev , Dr. Perry , The floral offerings were
magnificent and numerous , and completely
hid tbo black clotti casket containing the re
mains. The casket bears a heavy sliver
Olato with the name of the lamented ) oung
woman , tbo date of her birth and death.
The honorary pall bearers were : Senators
Pettus and Morgan ot Alabama , Dr. S. u
McCurry. Secretary of the Navy Long , Pa-
master General Stewart of the navy , Chief
Naval J Constructor Hlchborn , Charles J , Bell ,
Colonel , WInthrop , Admiral Ramsey and Cap
tain Charles O'Neill of tlie navy.
The active pall bearers were : Lieutenant
Gllmoro of the army , L. A. Shaver , L. I-1
Flnney , T. II. Clark , Representative Plow
man of Alabama , John W. Wright and Lieu
tenant Sutherland of the navy.
The services were conducted according to
the rites of the Episcopal church. The choir
sang. "Lead , Kindly Light , " and "Nearer ,
My God , to Thee. "
Justice White of the supreme court and
many persons prominent In the army aul
navy , diplomatic and social circles , were
present. This evening the remains were
taken to Montgomery , Ala , where they will
be Interred en Friday beside tlioBe of ber
crn
mother Secretary Herbert and Mr. Mlcon
his son-in-law , accompanied the remains.
Cunndlmi Parliament In February.
OTTAWA , Dec. 22-Tho Canadian Par-
sj beta sMlcd
civil. SUHVICI3 i.v\v boit cute inn.
Supreme Court lit Illlnclln StiNtnltiM the
MennnreJ
CHICAGO , Dec. 52. TTiesuprome ( court of
Illinois , sitting atSSpMngfleld. handed down
a decision today upholding .tho constitution
ality of the civil eon-Ice law of the state. The
decision was rendered In a mandamus pro
ceeding brought by the attorney general of
the : statt to eomrl Chief Klpley ot the Chicago
cage police force to make- appointments from
the classified list furnished by the civil ser
vice commission. The decision U sweeping
1c 1 Its nature and upholds the attorney gen
eral 1t In all the claims he makes In behalf of
the law.
The fight between the chief of police and
the civil sen Ice commission arose over the
:
fact : that when the present municipal admin
istration came Into poncr the chief of police
made his appointments without consulting
the commission and claimed he bad a right
;
to do so The attorney general at once
:
brought an action to compel Chief Klpley to
abide by the list of the civil service commis
sion and this he must now do.
The decision also settles the question of
what constitutes "heads ot departments" by
stating that the head of any department Is
the man In charge of that department. He
Is declared to be exempt from the operation
of the law , but this exemption does not ex
tend to his subordinates. Hereafter the
ma ) or Is privileged to Appoint the head of
each city department ahd the civil service
commission will control the remainder of
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the offices
AH the appointments which Maor Harri
son and Chief of Police Klpley have made
since they entered their present positions
are ' , < wlth the exception of the heads of de-
partments appointed toy the mayor , now un
der this decision rendered Illegal , and the
chances are that the commission will In a
shcn. time Inaugurate a grand house cleaning
that will lake hlb position from every man
not appointed toy the commission. In the
police department a hurricane will s\vcep
through the upper ranks , and but few of the
commanding officers will be allowed to re
main unless they pass their examinations.
Among the positions heretofore filled b )
the ma ) or and affected -by the decision aud
brought under civil service are Assistant
chief of police , four Inspectors of police , six.
teen police captains , secrctar ) of police , prl.
vato secretary to the chief of police , assist
ant commissioner of health , secretary-
health department , city electrician , superln
tcndeut of water olHce , chief clerk of water
office , water assessor , deputy city clerk
chief clerk In city clerk's office , deputy cltv
collector , twelve street BWcoping Inspectors
sixteen street foremen , secretary departmen
of public works , superintendent ot streets '
superintendent of special assessments su- j i
perlntendent of maps , superintendent o'
sewers , qhlcf engineer ot street department
and numerous other posi-llona of less 1m-
portancs.
IN\nil SIUU 01' IILAVCO'S -METHODS.
TnellcM Vlo | > < -il. to' Ilrlnn I cacito
PHILADELPHIA. Dep. 22. The Press to
morrow will publish'a seaaalTohal letter
written to a resident oMhhj city "b > a dis
tinguished resides'of { HA > ana , -Ahose name
Is withheld for obvious reasons. The letter
sas In part :
. "Dr. Congosto , who Is the .Machlavelll of
General BJanco , has several schemes In
store , but the most Important are the fol
low Ipg ,
"Jle has sent an emissary to New York to
Join one of the fillbusterlpg expeditions and
reach the army under Gomez He Is to find
out the depots of arms and the hospitals
When an occasion presents Itself he Is to
murder General Gomez. * His recompense for
this will be some thousands of dollars.
"Another scheme Is - lth reference to over
tures to be made to those fighting In the
fie'd for Cuban liberty- Jose Rohan In the
former uprisings showed himself to be a
Spaniard of the Spaniards. Now his son
Luis Is the leader commanding the Insurgent
brigade In Sagua. For this crime the father
was expatriated and sent from Sagua to
Havana , where he novv resides. Dr. Con
gosto knows that GeneralGomez , has issued
a proclamation ordering every leader to see
that all emissaries 'who ' may present them
selves with propositions of.peace that are not
based on absolute Independence shall be sentenced -
tenced to death. Ho adds that all "infrac
tions of this order shall be considered
treason. Now Dr. Congosto has conceived
tbo Idea of sending the father to the eon
with provisions looking- ) autonomy , plac-i
ing the son in the posltlonjof cither shooting
his father or being himself declared a
traitor. The poor old man refused , but I
know not how long he mawithstand the
pressure that Is tbcing brought to bear upon
him.
'The last scheme Is as follows : Dr. Con-
gosto Is endeavoring let secure the sen Ices
of some prominent man In the United
( States. This man Is to come here and on
his return to the states'Is to declare that
autonomy Is an established fact , peace de
clared and other foolish things as If this
could alter the real state-of. affairs and as If
! onsul General Lee were not hero to tell the
truth. And , by the "bye. " I very much fear
that If this gentleman ( Lee ) does not take
bis departure In good time be Is running the
risk of toeing blown to pieces. "
HUM. iini'oiiT KOH CATTM : SIAKKKT
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CHICAGO , Dec. 22. W. P. < Anderson , stat
istical agent for the Union Stock Yards com
pany , said today : "The shifting of feeding
localities and unusual advances In stock cattle -
tlo prices have during the listseason brought
more cattle ID eight than usuil. This has led
to erroneous Impressions Concerning the
probable number on feed for future use.
Figures from tbo very best sources show that
there arc not 10 per cent more cattle on feed
now than at tbo corresponding period fast
) oar , while there Is sufficient data at hand
to eay that they will average three months
) ounger and 10 per cent lighter lu weight
when marketed for slaughter. For nearly
tbo same reason , 'with changes caused by
tariff legislation , the number of mutton
sheep on feed for market has been overestl
mated , " '
suuicnixj roit A LOST
I.ooUInc Up the WliiTCiilioulH of n
DENVER. Colo. , Dec. 22. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Mrs. Alice Parish a school teacher
of Auburn , N , Y. . called at the Health de
partment this morning , desiring Information
which might lead to a trace of ber brother. L.
L. Roy , a tclegrcprer. who disappeared from
Ithaca , Neb . on August 19 last. Mm. Paris
wai hopeful that a tour of the hospitals or
mortuary records might solve tfoe iu ) tery ,
Neither was availing She attributes ber
brother's suddn flight to dementia , aud fears ' .
that be wzqdcred away and perished. Roy's
father , J. L Roy of Auburn , offers a reward
of 1250 ( or Information relating to bl ? wbere-
iVATCIIISC THE WHEAT FIGHT
Battle on the Board of Trade Has Many
Local Spectators.
MUCH INTEREST IN THE GREAT STRUGGLE
Letter ami Armour IlufTrtltiR Dultnrn
nnil Mini ? LcKKcr Light *
Ilutivocn the Two Giant *
! of lit1'lt. .
Much local Interest Is felt In the big wheat
deal now In progress In Chicago In the
process of which the millions of Lev I ZcWcr
Loiter of Washington and those of Philip D.
Armour of Chicago are pitted In what seems
to be n death struggle for mastery In the
wheat pit. Young Joseph Loiter cf Chicago
represent ] the Letter millions , but his
Indulgent father assures the anxious public
that he endorses all his eon has done ; that
ho Is proud of the boy , and that he expects
to BCO him a great man one of these das
aud winds up his endorsement b ) saying the
) oung man has plenty of money to 'buy ' all
the wheat ho has contracted for , and all that
will bo delivered to htm by the last day of
the year. Which Is all probably accurate.
Each day Bees Phil Armour deliver more
bushels of wheat to joung Mr. Letter , and
each day sees Mr. Lelter's broker hand a
check to Mr. Armour's broker calling for
anjwheio from $350,000 to JOOO.OOO.
When the tap of the bell one week from
Friday announces the close of the ) car of
grace 1897 on the Chicago Board of Trade ,
It will be accompanied by the groans of
broken speculators. There are shorts , but
honi many and who thev arc Is not known.
But 'the shorts must cover and where they
are < to get the wheat Is the question. Mr
Leltcr has It In plenty , hut what ho will
sell It for depends altogether on his mood ,
and that mood Is as jot Mr. Lelter's secret
It Is the biggest deal ever attempted , and
will mean millions of profit to the operators
One thing the general public does not un
derstand , and which should bo made clear. Is
the term "contract" wheat. Last July the
Chicago Board of Trade changed Its rule on
the contract grade anci now enl > the grain
that will grade No 1 northern spring erNe
No 2 red Is eligible for deliver ) on contrac
on the Board of Trade. For Instance , If one
sells a thousand bushels of wheat for Decem
ber delivery no matter how much wheat he
owns , he must deliver It of this specified
grade , settle. '
or Nebraska's big wheat crop
Is not eligible It Is good enough to make
excellent fiuur , and Is useful for all purposes
to which the great cereal Is put , except fo
contract delivery on the Chicago Board o :
Trade Nebraska's crey grades No. 2 hard
nnH ? Cn 3 rprl.
SUPPLY OP CONTRACT WHEAT.
( Only about 15.000000 bushels of the con
tractgrade was harvested this ) ear. Of
Hil * Phil Armour controls the original supply.
Fully 3,500,000 bushels have been used by
the millers , as much more is now held in
store In Chicago by Leltcr on delivery from
.Armour , and nearly as much has been ship
ped abroad. According to accepted esti
mates there is barely 4,000,000 bushels of the
contract grade left In the country , and this
Is controlled by Armour. So the diffi
culty of the outslflers settling at any bet
ter terms than Armour and Lelter care to
announce it 111 be leadlly apparent.
Lelter makes no secret of his Intention to
send abroad the wheat he now owns. This
Is a legitimate business enterprise Armour
Insists tbat his business
of an elevator man
warrants htm In delivering all the wheat he
can sell to Mr Lelter at any price tie can
secure. It Is the belief among the well pealed
market men that the price would be dropped
by Lelter but for the fear that
the minute ho puts the price down
Armour will begin to buy back
bae wheat. This Is the only consolitlon there
\t \ for the fellows who have been caught be
tween tbo two giants.
There Is another feature to which very lit
tle attention has been paid When settlement
time comes In May there will be music
Lelter and Armour are bath going Into
this cptlon , and the probability Is strong
that when settlement time comes In May
there will be no contract wheat In the world
lot held by these two magnificent operator ?
if , then , on Tuesday , May 31 , 1898 , there
ibould happen to bo two bushels of wheat
laid for delivery 0:1 : that da ) on the Chicago
Board of Trade , end there Is only one bushel
In the country , and Mr. Lelter or Mr. Armour
> wns that bushel , It Is practically assured
: liat the man who Is one bushel short will
pay a handsome price for It.
( AFFECTS ( RAILROAD TRAFFIC.
The great game has indirectly had Its effect
on the freight traffic of Nebraska and Ion a
railroads While it has not been enormous
the quantity of wheat moved out of Ne
braska ' through Omaha during the first
'went-two das of December has exceeded
: ho quantity of 1ti
wheat
ever shipped through
here during the entire month of December
of any previous ) ear. Just how much It ex
ceeds previous
December movements cannot
foe stated for the very good reason tbat
no one knows but the elevator men repre
senting : Armour , and they are not giving
out their figures for publication today.
Competent freight officials in Omaha uni I-
'I formly agree that aho wheat that has passed
through here during the part of the month
so far passed exceeds all previous Decem
ber movements They differ as to the reason
for this. Some maintain that the Immense
purchases 'by ' Armour have had nothing at
all to do with the large amount of wheat
shipped out of Nebraska , but say that the
largo shipments are merely the natural re
sults of the production of the largest wheat
crop ever grown on Nebraska soil.
Other freight men take the view that the
control of all the high grade nlie.it of the
northwest by Armour has left nothing but
the wheat of Nebraska , South Dakota and
Kansas for the millers. The millers cannot t
secure the more highly graded wheat , foi ) !
that Is practically controlled by Armour for
deliver ) to tbo Lelter syndicate. As a result
tbo millers ara forced to take wheat of this
part of the country. U Is the shipment of
this wheat for the millers that has Increased
the shipments through here during the pres
ent month. The Milwaukee and the Burlington -
ton railroads have felt the Increase in the
wheat shipment * more than any other rail
roads , these being the two lines principal ! )
ueed by the Armour company. In the state
tbo Union Pacific and the Elkhorn road * re
port but slight Increases In the wheat move
ment , but alcng all the lines of the B & M.
Bstem there U noticeable a much heavier
movement of wheat than during any previous
December ,
AnderMoii'H Tflnl Co -lulled ,
NORFOLK , Va. , Dec. 22 , The trial of
'John Anderson , cook of the schooner Olive
Pecker , for the murder of Mate Baynjlcrs ,
was concluded today and the cafowent to
the jury at 5:30 this afternoon. The court
baa adjourned ujilU Jojavrrorc JWrfliTJZ/
THE BEE BULLETIN.
Weathfr rorocuM for Xtbrn k
Kalr , Warmer , \ \ > tfrlyVlna .
I. C'lilim Cnlln on Ilimln for llrlp.
r.ipoMtlon Stnnip AV III lie I ur < l ,
Coininrnt on the Armour Uhr.tt Deal.
llnrrt-tt Scntt Ilnnil Cine Derided.
3. Argument * In the llnrtlry Cn r.
Nrlirnskii llnttcr Makers Mrut.
> nu York nt tlui i\iioiltloii :
3. Another Knit Knn on L'nlmi I'arlllc ,
Wp torii Union Auk * for More Time ,
4. IMItnrlnt nml Comment.
Wolrott Tlirriitenn to ItmlRii ,
5. Nrgrn I.lfn nt Kxi'nMtlnn ,
I'.li rtrlc'lium llavu n ( ! rUniice. .
0 , Council llluffn iornl Mnttrrii.
> nr of thp I la ) ) Shite.
7. firm-nil hmv of the I'urtlirrVo t.
8. Mrrrhnntii rtrnooil with Ilnllitiiy Trnilo.
II. 1'u.hliiRWork lit the Kxpntltlon.
I'lnn * for IlrlilRc * Over the I.IKOOII.
Clirlntum * Hooks nt the I.tlirnry.
Ticket Acent llm n Clone Cull.
10. Ilnnk SnrludliT llnnllng In Held.
11 , Commercliil unit I'liuineliil Neus.
IB. Work of Now York LINi Suvem.
"Sinn With llio Plus lint. "
T < - mprnnre nt Omnliiil
Hour. Den. Hour.
R n. m . 1 p. in
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7 n. in . . . . . . 4 it p. in
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sn < iLii. TO M VIIYVIM.I : Mtmniu.
Demi Man nnil Mr . .lo i-e Wore 111
Oiniihii eiliienilii ) .
MARYVILLG , Mo , Dec 22. ( Special Tele
gram ) The sensational Killing ) esterday of
R. C. Montgomery by John J Jocc In Mary-
vlllo Is now almost the only topic of conver
sation In northwest Missouri. The criminal
relations which for a number of ) cars existed
between Montgomery and Mrs. Joyce have
now become public property. It has been
leained that Montgomery and the woman
went together to Omaha Wednesday of last
week. She Is now In Coin , la , as a tele
gram received toda ) from her asking about
the tragedy Indicates.
The trial of the case will undoubtedly be
one of the most sensational In the state's
history. The defense will enter a plea of
Insanity Joc ? signed papers this morning
that place a mortgage of $3,500 In favor of
James B Robinson on his fine farm. He
has retained W. C Ellison to defend him
A fen hours after this mortgage was filed
for record suit for $5 000 damages against
Joct > was Instituted In the circuit court by
JudgoS. R Beech on behalf of Montgomer's
three minor children. This suit attaches
Jojce's land and any or all moncs belonging
to him that may be In the possession of
James B. Robinson or the Nodaway Valley
bank , of which he Is president. Joce's at
torney cannot bo paid until this suit Is
finally settled.
The coronet's Inquest was held this afterti
noon aud the jury returned a verdict which
names Joco as Montgomery's sln > er. Dur
ing the Inquest a post mortem examination
was held and the ball with which Montgom-
cry was killed was found lodged in his aorta.
CHACKEK MH.V AimV\CU IMUCCS.
Flrxt Itexult of the Ileeeiit Cninbliin-
tlnu of Mnniifni-tnri'ru.
NEW YORK , Dec. 22 Tje Times tomor
row will sa ) : '
Tno largest corporations engaged In the
cracker business , the ( American Biscuit and
Manufacturing company , the New York Bis
cuit compan ) and the United States BUcuit
company , who have been negotiating for a
combination for some time , have announced
a general and marked advance In prices of
their products. The new price list of the
American company , the New York comfan )
and of Harris & Holmes cf this cit ) , also
largo manufacturers , sho.\s an advance over
the lowest prices reaoied during the rate war
which prevailed some time ago of as much as
30 percent for certain brands Tic heaviest
Increase l'i In staple goois The advance is
much less pronouuccd In the finer grades of
goods , which are of mo2t common table use ,
the Immediate Increases ill them being slight.
It was stated at Park & Tllfcrd's today that
the rbo In Lac wholesale price of the high
grade biscuits was not enough to affect ina-
terlall ) tbo retail prices. In most cares It
was said the retail prices would not bo
marked up at all , and the management did
mt think that the average consumer would
ever realize that there had bccci an advance.
IIIOT TAKES I'ICU I.N COl HT HOOM.
Two Mi'n Serlonxl > Injured mill Three
Ilelil for Jliuiler.
M'ARTHUR. O , Dec. 22.-A sensational 1
trial has just ! he n concluded here before
Justlcci 'Horton. ' IA > riot occurred Oi the court
Uouso during the trial today. Within the
temple of justice six men were arrested for
1 participating In a row. Two men were
seriously ani probably fa'ally wounded
Elijah. Brown received fix cuts , < oe eight
Inches long and two Inches deep. He VM.S
cut < o the backbone Tlyly Toctcrs was
struck with an eartiicn spittoon and his
skull fractured. David Donahue , Nelson Er-
vln and Henry Tooters were put under a
bond of $1,000 for murder cad 'tho ' o'bers
were discharged. The alleged Intimacy of
Elijah Brown with a married wimaiVYUS
tbo cause of the Hot.
' wiouiAn IMUI > M : AUK > wKta
In r inn I e. County 1'ropoxeK to lie at
the KxjiONltloii.
CHEYENNE , Wo , Doc. 22. ( Special Tele ,
gram ) A mass meeting of the citizens of
Chtcnne will be held IICTO next Wednesday ,
to aaa.n a plan by which La ramie county
will bu represented by un extlblt at the
Trani-mUslsslppl Exposition. The last state
legislature failed to make an appropriation
for a Wyoming exnlblt , and the several coun-
of the state are arranging to make dls-
| pla > s by Individual contributions.
Acdir Hnlellnv Unlit ;
NDW YORK , Dec. 23. Actor t ; . J. Ilnt-
cllffe , accused of beating liln wife , was con
victed of assault In the third degree. The
jury came In at 1 o'clock thla morning ,
MovrinenlH of ( li'i-nii Vennelx , Dei' . UU.
At New York Arrived Amsterdam , from
Rotterdam ; Majestic , from Liverpool ; Ak
Bterdum , from Rotterdam ; Wllhelm dcr
Grosse , from Bremen. Sailed New York ,
for Southampton ; Hthlopla , for Glasgow ;
Frlesland , for Antwerp ; Edam , for Amster
dam ; Alerla , for Marseilles.
At QueeiiHtovvn Arrived Rhnland , from
Philadelphia , for Liverpool ,
At Naples Arrived Augusta Victoria
from Novv York. Ballul Massalla , for New
York
At Liverpool Arrived Pavonla , from Bos
ton ; Teutonic , from New Yoik , Sailed
Walesmnd , for Philadelphia.
At Copenhagen Arrived Htkla , from New
York.
At Southampton Arrived St. Louts , from
New York ; Trave , from New York , for
liremen.
At Philadelphia Arrived Belgenland ,
*
Supreme Court Gives Opinion in tbo BarroU
Scott Case.
REVERSES DECISION OF LOWER COURT
Additional Signatures to Bond Do Hot
Invalidate It ,
BONDSMEN CANNOT ESCAPE LIABILITY
Responsible for Breacho3 of Oonditions by
Their Principal.
SAME POINT INVOLVED IN HARTLEY CASE
Opinion In Keiulereil li > JuilRC Hnrrlt
KOII. the Oilier Tno Jnlinen Con
curring I'nll Text iif the
I Sjllnltux. >
LINCOLN. Dec 22. ( Special Telegram. )
Thp supreme court has reversed the finding of
tlie district court ot Holt county In the- case
brought against the bondsmen of the Ute
Barrett Scott , treasurer of that county. The
lower court held that the bond was Invalid
on account of the changing of the bond after
It was presented for approval. The change
consisted In the addition of other sureties ,
the Hoard of Supervisors insisting that the
sureties on the bond us original ! ) presented
were Insufficient The supreme court reversed
this decision of Judge Chapman , iwho tried
the ease , holding that the additional nlgna-
turcs , which decreased the liability of the
original bondsmen , did not absolve them from
Its obllgatlcas. The eamp point Is Involved
In the Dartle ) bond.
The opinion Is by Judge Harrlsca , the
other two judges concurring A dissenting
opinion Is given by Commissioner Irvine ,
which Is concurred In b ) Ian and Ragan.
The iult js aralnst Scott's bondsmen for
the recover ) of $90,000 , acid during the pro
ceedings In the district court or Holt county
a motion was made by the attorney for the
bondsmen to Instruct the jury to bring in a
verdict for the defense. This was done , and
the count ) aj pealed to tfie supreme court.
It Is said that the hasty Instruction by the
district judge was what Intensified the feel
ing that resulted In the murder of Barrett
Scott. The sllabus of the opinion handed
.Imv n tnAlv IB 00 fMlniio.
SYLLABUS.
1. By Compiled Statutes , chapter x. sec-
tlon ( I 21 , a county board Is empowered , according -
cording to circumstances to require the
treasurer either to give an additional bender
or : to Blvo additional sureties on the SUB-
sistin ? bond.
2. Sureties executed n county treasurer's
| bond ' with the above provision In contcmplh.-
tlon and forming a part of their contract
and they lire not releused from liability
on the bond by t'he ' board lequlrlMK nd-
dltional burettes.
3 It Is not error to exclude from evidence
a written Instrument , the making and con
tents whereof are admitted by the plead
ings.
4 To entitle one elected to any oftlco requiring
quiringan official bond to be Inducted Into
1 olllce , his bond must be approved and filed
for record before his Induction artd vvltliln ,
the time fixed by statute.
5 While thf rule last stated prevails In
actions in which it becomes neces nry for
the claimant of the olllce to prave hla strict ,
legal title to tlio oflice to show that he la '
the officer de Jure such as actions of quo
warrnnto , or to recover the fees from a
party who during the term for which the
officer was e'ected held the office as a de
facto otllccr and received such fees , in ac
tions on olllclal bonds for nllepcd breaches
of the conditions thereof n very different
doctrine prevails and Is applicable.
CANNOT KSCAPU LIABILITY.
G The requirements of the statute In regard -
gard to approval of olllclal bonds Is for the
benefit and convenience of the pub'.lc and
not directly for the treasurer or his sureties ,
and where the bond tins been executed and
delivered within t'he ' time preicrlbed by the
law , though not approved , or not until a
date after the time prt-scribed and by vir
tue ot the l > end and Its delivery , the ,
I urer has obtained possession of the ( /illcoj /
'
and received the fees and emolument the |
sureties cannot escape- liability for nny of
the breathes of the conditions pf the bond
by their pilnclpal because the bond was
not approved or not BO until a date with
out the time prescribed by law.
7. The olllclal bond of a county treasurer
with the oath endorsed thereon tuna filed
within the statutory limit for such act ; it
had not then been approved nndvaa not
approved until a dnte bejond the limit pre
scribed , He entered upon the duties , of the
olllce , and during the time ho continued
herein received the fees and emoluments
appertaining1 thcioto. In nn action on tbo
> oml for nn alleged breach of Ita condi
tions , held , that the fact ! of the lack , of ap
proval nt the time prcFcrlbcd by law iwai
not matter of forceful defense for thfa sure
ties on the bond.
TITS THE HARTLEY CASE.
S. One who holdii iyul performs the duties
of an olllce and recelv es th * feel and emolu
ments thereof by virtue of an election or
an appointment thereto or under color of
richt l a do facto olllcer find not a mere
Intruder
9. A JH.TSOM who wiiH holding the ofllce
of county treasurer and WHS ro-eltcted or
elected for a pecond and succeeding term ,
( lied a bond will the o.tth of olllco endorsed
thorcon within the time fixed by IUIA. The
bond then , however , larked approval and
wan not nppiovcd until a date without
the time flxud b ) law forVuch nctlon. The
treasurer continued In the office. Held ,
that he nn In the olllce as of the now term
under color of right nnd vvus nn olllcer do
facto ; nnd the sure-lien on the bond vvero
precluded or ittoppsd from dciilng tbat
ho WIIM In po-Wii.Hloii of the olllco of the
second term nnd de juie.
10. The futt that an olllclal bond has been
approved does not of Ittelf constitute of
evidence tlie delivery und acceptance of
the bond ,
11. Quare , are approval , taking and sub
scribing the oath of ofllee , t-ndomed on tbo
bond and Its tiling for record constituent
elements of UB delivery , the filing- being
the dominant one , and If It IH within the
limit of time prescribed by statute und the
approval of a later dale , and beyond thut
of the limit , doc-H tliu approval relate back
to the tiling ?
12. The derision la the cane of Cutler
agulnst Itobertv , 7 .Neb. , 4 , examined and
distinguished ,
ATTOHMJY ( HSNKII VI. SMYTH T.U.ICS.
ThIiiKH ( hiDeelHliiii 1'ruelli-nlly Set- r , ,
tle the llurlle > Cn e. '
Attorney General Smyth was Informed ) * st
evening by the clerk of'the supreme court of
the decision In the Barrett Scott case , but lie
I did oot know just how much ground It cov
ered. The telegram stated , however , that > '
the state had been uphold on every point that
had been advanced , nd the attorney