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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-03-12
PERSONAL.

j. +. Lucas, Central City; M. B. Hoxie,
Grand I.lanl; Miss Jennie MoLouth and
J. d. Seaman, Kearney; j. w. Moyle,
Blair, Geo. @. Newman, wife and child,
Lincoln; b. Davidson, Fremont; Samuel
G. Owen and Thos. w, Lowry. Lincoln,
are among the Nebraskans at the Paxton
yesterday.
Mrs. r. G. Clarke and son, and Mr.. and
Mrs. G. w. Young and son, Of Denver,
are at the Paxton.
Geo. II. Thompson. the Plattsmouth
architect, will leave this afternoon for Mil.
waukee.
W. B. Wilibank and family. Of Toledo,
are guests Of the Paxton.
K. NJ. Allen, Of Schuyler. was guest ol
the Metropolitan yesterday.
G. H. Lyons, !of Peoria. was at th,
Metropolitan yesterday.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-03-12
A LOFTY FLIGHT.
Eleven Lives Lost by ths Burning
Of a Border Boarding
House.
Frightful Calamity ia a Rail-
road Camp in Black
Hills.
Special Dispatch to THs Bss.

Special Dispatch to THs Bss
DEADwooD, March 11.-Hood &,
Scott's lodging shell at Brownville
wood camp, the terminus Of the Black
Hills & Fort Pierre railroad, burned
at midnight last night. James
Chalmers, Thos. Finless, r G Wright,
Lewis Hanson, Peter Hanson, A. Zen.
necliffs, Harvey Wood, w. IL. An.
drews, Chss. Hammonce, Fred 7.
Peters and Samuel Hays were
burned to death. Four others, names
not known, were seriously injured.
Tho origin Of the fire Is not known.
The building was one story, with a
loft, whore the men slept, accessible
by ladder, usually occupied by
thirty dodgers, but last night only fif.
teen were In the house. There was
one window ia the loft, bat only four,
badly burned, were saved by jump.
ing. Two of these must have legs
amputated. The fro is supposed to
have originated from kindlings left
near the stove, on which Goals fell.
Peters slept on the ground floor with
i FIVE feet Of the door, but the flames
spresd SO rapidly he could not escape.
The bodies of eleven victims were
chsrred beyond recognition.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-03-12
reported yesterday include one At the
house of Mr. Hyde in North o naha.
THE Old WORLD.


Special Dispatch es to rus Bys.
PARIS, March IL --To-day's arrests
number fifteen. At meeting of the
Masons Yoes Gugot, who presided,
said the Bonapartists headed The mu
tiny on the Esplanads des Iuvslades
Friday, This remKfk was followed
By an uproar, and free fight ensued,
daring which Gugot was assaulted.
At q meeting of socialists yesterday,
at which to.day's meeting In the Place
Del Hotel Ds Vile was decided upon,
1t was determined to invite all social
lists to great nesting In the Champ,
De Mars on the 18Th irst. Violence
towarns the police and troops was
urged. Louise Michel is In hiding to
void arrest.
A meeting of 1000 persons was
held to-day to protest against the
action Of the chambers Of deputies In
adopting motion declaring that tho
chamber having confidence In the
government reject the proposal to
consider the matter Of revision of the
constitution, Prime Minister Ferry
having declared the subject would bo
made cabinet q 1estion. The meet.
ing adopted motion favoying revision.
Several deputies belonging to the ex.
treme left were present.
The police dispersed several groups
OF socialists IN Place do rHolel do
Vile They made no resistance.
Fifteen hundred persons afterward
reassembled, but the police and
mounted municipsls again disperOed
them and arrested FIVE persons. The
crowd Is now marching to rlace du
Trone, which Is guarded. The caval.
ry charged twice, knocking down and
crushing several men and boys.
English police allegu that John
Walsh wss.seen In Phoenix park or
the night Of the murder. Walsh was
arrested ct Havre.
Frank Byrne intends to 20 to the
United States and settle down.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-03-12
1ELEaKAPH NOTES.

Special Dispatches to TIIE BEE.
Journeymen tailors In Denver, arc on
strike fer higher wages.
A break reported 10 the French cable
225 miles out from Duxbury, Mass.
A cremation society, with . capital Of
100000, Is to be formed In Chicago st
once.
Two hundred seals were seen ON ice two
miles south Of Heath Point, Antioosti,
yesterday morning.
The Sprin yfeld. iron company have de-
cided to engage new men to supply tho
Places OF the striRers.
Charles Daugherty entered shooting
gallery in New York, seized large target
pistol and blew his brains out.
Senator Fair passed through Chicago
yesterday on his way home from Washing
ton. He Is still suffering from malaria.
A drunken father in Hall county (Ga.)
named Herting poured o shovel OF hot
Goals on an infant child, which was burned
to death.
Harvey N. Follansbee, defsultIng treas
urer Of the Boston police relief association,
was indicted by the grand jury for embez-
Element Of $4,000.
At New Richmond, Cam, John Nc.
Quarters house burned with his wife and
child. The wife's father, aged SO, died
soon after leaving the burning house.
The Academy Of Music and Horti-
cultural hall of Philadelphia, have been
engaged for the Irish Land League con-
ventiop, April 25th and 26th. Parnell,
EsRaR snd Davitt are expected.
Mrs. Lucinda Forman, widow, aged 81
years, and maiden daughter, 81 years old,
living alone on their farm, fourteen miles
from Indianapolis, were murdered Friday
night. One of the bodies was found out.
side the house; the other In the kitchen.
An ak was the instrument used to accom-
the deed. No clue to the murderers.
A student in the Kentucky state college
named Fugate, while drunk, furnished .
charge of four other students while the
police were called. When the police cams
the four students, armed with rifies, re-
fused to give up the prisoner, hut after
some arley they were suspended and also
Fugate.
Miss Dora Inez Calvert, who married
ex. Governor Sprague, was last Monday
divorced by the Csben county Nv. Val
circuit court from John Calvert. travelling
salesman fJr Cincinnati book house.
Her maiden rame was Weed. Her parents
were from the east. She had hvsd ut
Gusyndotte since the war, whore she re-
sided till divorced. She is % years old.
and Of attractive appearance
Judge Gresham, of the United States
district court Of Indiana, has decided the
suit Of the state auditor against the Pull.
man palace car compaI y for t. xss on gross
recsi, t., according to the law Of 1881, IN
favor OF the 'leeping car cJmpany, on the
ground mainly that the state had no taxing
power of the company, which was Great
urs of foreign jlrisd ction. The tax, he
held, Yves unconstitutional, as interfering
with Inter state commerce. over which the
United States alone had control, The
taxes snd'penalties involved amounted 10
about 800, 900.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-03-12
GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.

Special Dispatches to The Bnn.
ROME, March 1.-Two ladies', the
last descendants of Amereea Ve,puc-
clio, VINO gave the name OF america to
the Western Hemispha., are now
begging that . pension M Sea crowns
poo montiss which sA ,,s.l tc
their family by the republis of Flor.
ence in 1e90, be restored.
vienna, March 1.-THE comman.
der of the French squadron in the
Madagascar waters has been ordered
to blockade the shore and occupy the
several ports Of the island, but not to
send troops into the interior.
BADEN BADEN, March 11.-Prince
GortsohAkoff, ex.chsncellor of the
Russian empire, Is dead.
ATHENS, March 1.-THE chamber
Of deputies adjourned until the
10th inst. out of respect to the
memory of the late M. Ooumoun-
douroo, ex-prime minister. A public
funeral Is proposed.
ST.. PETERSBURG, March lit Is
stated the police were warned from
Paris OF a plot to murder the car. A
lady was arrested at Charkov. A key
WAS found on her cipher documents
which had been previously seized.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-03-12
TWO FUNERALS.
The Lowest and .ROughest Ele-
mentS of New York on
Dress Parade.
Burial of a Strangled Young
Murderer and the Mur-
dered Pugilist.
Re marhnble Gatherings OF Charao-
ters Familiar co tho Polioe

Special Dispatch TO THn Bsn
New YORK, March IL, There were
two notable funerals In this city to-
day. Both were of tho lowest order
and were well attended by the rough
est element. One took place from the
late home, on Twenty ninth street,
and was that of tho strangled young
murderer, Michael Il. McGloin.
When living be was looRed after by
the police, and dead they still fol-
loved MIN. The cortege attracted an
immense throng,. who followed 1t
until little mound In Calvary ceme-
terry marked his last resting place.
The other was In the most mis- cradle
Of the squaiid part Of Canal street,
and from wretched tumble down
rookery. Early In the day the hard
ened Bowery roughs AID the gaily
bedizend female companions began to
gather In numbers. They thronged
the little square on which the house
where the dead man lay fronted and
the constant theme of conversation
was ''Poor Jimmy Elliott" On the
second floor lay the body of tho dead
pugilist in cloth covered oakepl
oasket surrounded with flowers,
over It hung mourning trim
mings that hung over the body
of Cornelius j. Vanderbilt. At 1:30
ak pail bearers wearing high hats,
white regslias and mourning badges
entered the room. Among them were
"Jaok" Stiles, Elliott's friend and
baoker; Charlie Johnston, Jimmy
McGlynu, ex.Alderman jimmy Dunn,
"Red" Lsary, 'Shsng" Draper, Chief
Msgin, Of Philadelphia, and Matt
Grace. As the casket was car
ried into the street Q number of small
boys began to cheer but were quickly
hushed. The order of procession was
taken up. Following the hearse
came the pail bearers aud about 1000
men and boys; following this were
about one hundred and fifty coaches.
At the Seventh street ferry to VIII
liamsburgh, four ferry boats made two
trips each to transfer the crowd. After
tho uEual Catholic services at Calvary
cemetary, Jimmy" Elliott was placed
In his last horne, and the crowd found
Its way back to New York. In tho
procession were Jas. Lewis, of San
Francitco, "Abe" Coakloy, Dan'l.
Dwyer, of Boston, and large deiega-
tions from Baltimore, Philadelphis
and Cincinnati. Every well known
thief In the city was present. A large
force of police prenerved order.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-03-12
BLOODY DEEDS.
A Crazy Policeman Kills a Su-
perior Officer in New
York City.
Cory Picnics at Other Places.
Sp ,cial Dispatches 10 The BKl.

Sp,cia, Dispatches 10 TIE BM.
New YORK, March 1l.--At half
past IL o'clock this morning Officer
Patrick Casey, Of Hunters Point
p lice, killed Roundsman Richard
Comisky. The murdered roundsman
was sitting at his desk In the First
precinct converting with two officers
when Casey entered 1t was noticed
he was under the inf 1ence of liquor
and acted strangely. He entered the
rear room and called in the two
off ,ers to help him fix his
pistol They did co, showing it in
his pocket. Casey walked out to
where Oomisky sat. When within
two feet of the unsuspecting Comisky
he halted and said, "What do you
follow me 80 for?" Comisky replied
it was to make him do his duty.
Without another word Casey drew a
revolver and fired, the ball entering
halt an inch below Comisky's eye.
He fell back dead. The murderer
was instantly secured and hurried to
the county jail. It was fortunate
thing for him, q within fifteen
minutes q thousand people gathered
and, under the impression that he was
still in the station made strong effort
to get hold of him. II is supposed
Casey was in a state of insanity when
he shot Comisky. On the way to jail
he manifested great fear, laborlne
under the impression every one
wanted to kill him. Comisky Is q
brother of the chief of Hunters Point
fire department and was unmarried.
Casey has q wife and two children. A
strong guard was posted about the jail
tonight as open threats of lyIchinl
were made.
FARRELL, Texas, March ia
great sensation was caused here by
the alleged dying statement oi Samuel
Finley, an express agent, of murder
and arson committed on traveller
name not given. The body was Gre
mated. The matter Is being investi'
gated.
PITrsBURa, March 1l.-Georgs
Klrsch was found dead In his house
on Brownsville avenue this morning
Two brothers are accused OF the
crime.
New YORK, March 11.-Ssvera
Italians were drinking and playing
cards in tenament honse to night
A dispute arose. One was stabbed tc
the heart with a shoemaker's knife,
The murderer was captured.
LONDON, O., March 11.--John G
Tracy yesterday murdered his brother
in-lsw, David Glllinevater, cutting hi
throat with an axe.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, March 11,--Nt
further developments In the Foreman
murder case. No clue to the murder
ers yet. 1t Is supposed they are per
sons we'll acquainted with the neigh
borhood.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-03-12
MORE SCARED THAN HURT
The Result of Virgins Big Wind
on the North Atlantic
Coast.
a Local Storm Of the Usual
March Calibre.
Special Dispatch 10 Tns Ben.

Special Dispatch TO THs Ben.
CHICAGO, March IL The storm
predicted by Professor Virgins, the
Canadian prophet, struck Nova Scotia
on schsdule time Saturday morn.
Ing. 1t extended southwark, with
diminished strength, as far az Long
Island. No serious damage was done,
owing partly TO the fact that all eea.
ports we're watching for 1t.
AT Halifax tho tide was the highest
known sinoo tho 1860 gale. Much
merchandise was swept from the
whsrves. S.esmoys and sailing ves-
cells In the dock, wero all secured with
extra hawsers, yet strained their fast-
enings terribly. One broke its me or.
ings and smashed her bowsprit. She
was finally secured again. The effects
Of the storm there prove not as serious
IA expected. At the south end of the
city part Of the wharf on which
Howelis foundry formerly stood was
blown away. O.her wharves and
property on the water line suffered
only slightly. The chatting Of vessels
was q1ite bad and the heaving up of a
few plsnks 10 the wharves make up
almost the other damage. Vessels at
anchor in the harbor rode tho gale
with triltpg injury. Shipping report
only trifl,ng damage. Elsewhere at
Nova Scotia nothing unusual was
noted. The tide has subsided.
The severest storm known for
years prevailed at Waterloo, Qaebeo.
Saow began falling yesterday after.
noon and continued throughout the
night, the wind bio wing q gale all
day. The snow makes traffic OF all
kinds impossible. The roads will be
blocked for days. In the middle Of
the forenoon two shocks Of earthquake
we're felt, passing east to west, caus.
Ing great alarm. Tho storm Ii now
abating
Quebec reports the storm OF las,
night was not very strong but 90
companied by q heavy fall of snow.
The roads are again all blocked. To
night another cold spell set In. Very
high water to-day In st. Louis aud st.
Charles rivers. Considerable dam.
age to property was done.
Montreal reports the heaviest snow
of the season. No storm to-day.
The steamuhip Devon from Bristol
to New York reports strong variable
Winds the first four days out. Or
March 3rd on the eastern edge of the
banks u terrific gale act In from the
southwest lasting 4S hours. The
weather was intensely cold. She pas
Bed twelve large icsbergs and sailed
through fifty miles of field ice.
ST. JOHN, N. b March 1.-THE
storm subsidized at 3 o'clock this morn
ing. The tide was higher than usua
tat shis fine II ,the rear. The Sci
broke over several wharvos. Lltti'
damage done.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-03-12
Church A anniversary
spsclsl Dispatch 10 THn Bee.

NEW YORK, March 1.-THE ninety
third anniversary of Forsyth Street
M. L church was celebrated to day.
Among those present were Mayor Ed
son, Rev. w. IL. Garland. Of San
Francisco, and Rev. Louis Hswkins,
Of Illinois. In this church the Lrsc
tics Of inviting penitenss to the altar
origlnsted. The grandson OF the orig
inator, Rev. Albert 8. Hart, eoa-
dueted the evening services.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-03-12
THE TELEGRAPH BILL.
An Act to Prohibit ExJortion ana Dis
elimination In the Transmission
Of Telegraph Dispatches.
Be 1t enacted by the Legislature Of the
state of Nebraska:

Be 1t enacted by the Legislature OF the
state OF Nebraska:
SECTION l. That all associations,
whether the same shall have been or
may hereafter be organized or incor.
porated under the laws of this state,
or by and under authority of any
other state or territory, OF
by authority of the United
States, whose object and purpose Ia
the transmission, collection and dis
tribution of dispatches by telegraph,
shall bs subject to the regulations and
restrictions hereinafter prescribed by
this act.
SEC. 2. Every telegraph company
and every press association or corpo.
ration engaged In the transmission
collection, distribution or delivery of
telegraphic dispatches, either for pri.
vate use or for publication In newspa-
pers, shall within thirty days after
this act goes into effect file In the office
of the secretary OF state statement,
certified to under oath by Its preAi
dent and secretary, or two of Its Off
GERS, embodying the following infor
nation, to.wit: The name of the as
ISOLATION, amount of capital invested
character of the business, to
gether with a true copy of Its srticlel
Of incorporation, or articles OF copart
nership, with regulations and BYLAW
then In force.
SEC. 8. 1t shall be the duty Of thu
secretary of state to issue o oertificat,
to every association or corporation
| that has filed the statement required
by the second section of this act upon
payment of FIVE dollars, which certi6-
cate shall convey authority to such as
sociation or corporation 70 conduct IL
business within this state, under th'
restrictions and penalties imposes
herein.
SEC. 4 Every telegraph company
press association, or corporation en-
gagged ia the transmission, collection
and delivery Of telegrsphio dispatches
that shall refuse or Iail to comply witt
ne above provisions within the tim
pre- escribed, shall forfeit its right u
carry on the collection, transmission
and delivery of dispatches for publ
cation or for private use, ands fur
thermore forfeit to the county wher
such business la carried on, for eacl
and every day it SO continues In VIC
lation of this act, the penal sum c
one thousand dollars, to be recovere
In any court of oompstent jurisdiction
and 1t shall be the duty ..ot district a,
torneys to prosecute such violations c
this act at the expense Of the respet
tive counties wherein said act Is vic
lated.
SEC. 8. All telegraph companies an
associations operating telegraph line
In this state shall transmit and forwar
all dispatches directed to newspaper
or private individuals, or public of
GERS with impartiAlity In the order
which they are received, and use du
diligence In their delivery without di
crimination - to any person (
HVrW six 4E7h h191
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-03-12
A Telegraph Decision.

CHICAGO, March 10.-Judge Drum.
mond has rendered final decision in
the case of the Mutual Union tele-
graph. He emphasized his former
opinion that tho mayors action in
cutting the wires was unlawful and
actionable, but held that as the Mutual
Union's rights had terminated under
the charter, the court could not order
the wires repaired, or prevent the
city from carrying out the ordinance
whicn prohibited the stringing OF
wires.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-03-12
The increase OF Divorce.
Special Dispatch TO The BBs.

NEW HAVEN, March 11.-Rev. S.
r Dyke, secretary of the New Eng.
land divorce reform league, delivered
lecture In Center church this even.
ing, In which interesting statistics
were given concerning the increase OF
divorce, not only In New England
sts.es, bnt also in other parts Of the
United States. In Connecticut, In
l849, there were but 81 divorces: now
the average is 440 each year. Over
G.OOO women died In the United
States each year from attempts to de-
troy unborn children. The lecturer
held that monagamy only could main
tain the social fabric.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-03-12
A Gift to Bos ton.

BosToN, March 1l.-Dr. Eben
Tourgee, who, sixteen years ago,
founded the New England Uonserva.
tory of Music, now the largest music
school In the world, has presented the
institution to board Of trustees, who
accepted the gift on behalf of the
city and will take possession as soon
% the necessary legal forms are oom-
Piled with.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-03-12
he Htill Survives.

bpecIM Dspatch 70 TBH BhH.
NEW YORK, March l1.-Early this
evening it was rumored an attempt to
"lay out" Harry Hill by Elliot's
friends would be made. Harry, hear
Ing the rumor, staid at home. A
policeman patrolled the street in front
OF his theater but hiA services were
not needed.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-03-12
Down With Royalty.

NEW YORK, March II "A meeting
OF shoe manufacturers to-day de.
termined to resist in tho courts the
royaly demand of Donald, Mckay &
Co. for use Of their machines. a large
amount of money was raised for the
purpose. The compsny's patent ex.
pired July 6, 1879, since which time
over $3.50, coo has been paid them.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-03-12
The Voice Of Trade.

Special Dispatch to Tns BHs.
BosToN, March 1.-THE Central
Trades and Labor union passed reso.
luti ons denounoiug the attroks of Sem
ators Anthony, Plumb and Hale upon
Columbia Typographical union, Wash.
ington, and thanking Senators Voor.
hees and Conger for their efforts In be-
half of organized labor.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-03-12
A Fear in st. Louis.
Special Dispatch to THa Rxs.

ST.. LOUIS, March 10.-A fear of
Wigglns' storm has reached here and
about 100 fishermen, who operate on
the Mississippi and Illinois rivers from
st. Louis to Peoria, are said to have
all taken their nets out of the river
until Wednesday next. The weather
Is cloudy with rather high and gritty
wind.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-03-12
ENGLAND.
Special Dispatch % THB BDn.

LONDON, March 1.-THE follow.
Ing are the names of the survivors OF
the steamer Navarro, which foudered
Thursday, Who were landed at Maasluis,
South Holland: Mathiesen, Carl
Stark, Jorgen Sorenssu, Gunder
Tol!efssn, Gavald Gunvaldsen, And.
reas Qaensen, VIM. B. Sanderson,
John A. Hughes, John Wright and
G. Roberts.
The Observer states that Jndah p.
Benz smin's health permitting he will
probably accept a judgeOhip.
Committees are being formed for
the purpose of freeing Parnell's es.
tstCa,