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Omaha daily bee., 1888-02-27
Captureu a Murderer,

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, Feb. 2j.-[Special Tele-
gram to the BEE. THE police of st. Joseph
believe that they have in their possession the
murderer of Frank Matson the Dane who
was found dead in the Smoky Hill river near
junction City, Kan. Matson, it is thought,
was murdered for his money, it being proved
at the coroners inquest that in December he
had $40 in money and fine gold watch.
Other facts go to prove that he was murdered
at that time. Matson was last seen in com
pany with Fred Blackburn and his wife, who
were camping out near Junction City. On
last Thursday night a man by the name
of Fred Blackburn was captured by
the police in this city, havingoin his posses
sion bundle of clothes which had just been
stolen from clothes line. He was tried and
sentenced to six months Imprisonment in the
county Jail. Blackburn and his wife came to
st. Joseph from Fort Riley, Kan, about De-
cember l. The junction City Dispatch says
that the Blackburns, who wen e last seen with
Matson, left about this time for Fort Riley to
work on the improvements being made by the
government there. In view of these facts the
police are confident they have the right man
and have telegraphed to the authorities at
junction City informing them of the fact.
Blackburn's wife was arrested at o'clock
this morning.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-02-27
Not included in totals.
SMALLPOX IN CUBA.
An Epidemic of the Disease on the
Little Island.

New YORK, Feb. 26,-[Special Telegram to
the BEE. An American travelling in Cuba
writes from Havana under date of February
16 that smallpox is raging in Cuba to an
alarming extent. A protest, he says, from
the local board of charity to the mayor of
that place draws attention to the fact that
between last May and January of tins year
1900 persons have died of the plague in
Havana. and during the same time 1000 have
fallen victims to it in otherparts of the island
Regala and Quanabacoa, at the harbor
of Havana, are full of the disease and the
authorities, according to the protest quoted,
are doing nothing to quell the epidemic.
Recently it was discovered that the only at
tempt at hospital in Havana was
a shed IN which forty-eight patients were
cared for by negro attendant, whose only
provisions consisted of few quarts of milk.
Quarantine Commissioner Nichols and Sec
retary Mllen said to-day that they had no
official reports of the small pox epidemic in
Cuba and did not know of any special quar-
antine regulations upon vessels arriving from
Cuban ports. Meantime two lines of steam
ships, carrying as many passengers as they
can, regularly ply between this port and
Havana, Santiago and other Cuban cities
without any quarantine detention or special
examination upon their arrival here.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-02-27
Bad Fire at Sioux City.

SIOUX CITY. Ia, Feb. 26.-[Special Tele-
gram to the BEE. l-Kingsnoth & Buxton's
livery stable was completely destroyed by
fire this afternoon. The fire originated In
the harness room and spread with great ra-
pidity, the building being in flames almost as
soon as the alarm was turned in. Tho
stable was the most extensive in the city and
the loss about S25,0O0, believed 10 be fully
covered by insurance. A violent wind
threatened to spread the flames for time,
but it was finally gotten under control, only
one other building, that Of DR. Douglas, hav-
idg been burned. About fifty horses were
taken out of the barn. Fifteen of them arc
badly scorched six of them so badly that
they will have to be killed.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-02-27
"NEWSPAPERS."
An English Clergyman Pays Compile
ments to the Press.
Coptrioht 1855 On James Gordon Be,lne,t.I


tCoppri0ht fSSS bp james Gordon Bc,nctt.I
LONDON, Feb. 26.-IN York Herald
Cable-Specal to the BEE. More blizzard
weather. The only living Londoner appar-
emily happy was the polar bear at the Zoo.
The metropolitan Sunday is therefore saddcr
to-day than ever. Hearing that Rev. Stop
ford Brooke, who has a species Of Independent
Episcopal church in the Bloomsbury district,
was soon to visit New York, | attended upon
his ministrations this morning and inter-
viewed him. His church is fashionable
one, but his congregation was low i'm figures
to-day, like the thermometer. He warmed
his audience, however, with a capital sermon
from Luke xi.-about Martha, the care
full and troubled, and Mary, choos-
ing the good part. Giving an es
sayist much like the late Rev.
Henry A. Giles, of Boston, and speaker
who makes rhetorical sketches as n word
painter upon this contrast of the two sisters
in connection with the opposites of worldly
worries and salvation seeking and one can
readily imagine what fine elocutionary SER
mon was produced.
After the sermon ended Mr.. Brooke had
very little to say in an interview respecting
his American intentions. He expected to en-
gage in a short lecturing tour, of which the
details were now arranging. His state of
health demanded some change of scene. He
is well built, very tall, healthfully hurley,
with a courtesy Of manner and a smile very
winning. He invited me to his evening dis
course, which was on "Newspapers.n The
evening congregation was a large one. Mr..
Brooke spoke for an hour and a half. The
general scope of his discourse was in defense
of them in general without detail or specih-
cations. He argued against the usual flip
pant illusions to the press in common
conversation or dramas, etc. He gave
the newspaper high position as
teacher of the people and claimed
that even a fippant and what Carlyle called
"frothy gazette" had its uses in appealing to
certain classes, who thus began reading by
being attracted because themselves tiippant
and frothy, and thus they were led on to
wishing for and reading better. He con-
tended that the newspapers adapted them,
| selves to the local or popular taste Of the
neighborhood of their circulation. Their
| errors were instigated often by popular de-
mand. He said the newspaper aided books
| of science and discoveries. For instance
Darwn's theories were put twenty years
ahead of their ordinary book growth by
newspaper discussion. The newspapers con-
stituted the condiment to the larger feast of
reason.
His whole effort in logical sequences and
| apt illustrations, tended to assign to modern
| newspapers of the highest grades the very
| first places over all educators. The dis
course is to be published in pamphlet shape.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-02-27
The Feeling in philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 26.-In spite of the ad-
vices from Pottsville and elsewhere, the
opinion seems to prevail among the Knights
of Labor here and Reading that any man
who goes to take the places of the brother
hood men on the Burlington road will go on
his individual preference and not under au-
thority from the knights of Labor. Master
Workman Kelly said emphatcally that the
knights as body would not make an effort
to defeat the brotherhood. Others said they
favored rebuking the brotherhood for their
past unkindness by staying away from Chi
CagO.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-02-27
A Woman's Divorce Mania.

MINNEAPoLIs, Feb. 26-[Special Telegram
to the BEE. Another one of the series of
actions which Anna Zolalka has brought
against her husband, John Zolalka, for d-
vorce was on the special calendar yesterday.
This woman has sued for divorce several
times before and her husband has been
successful in defeating them. The woman's
efforts to get divorce extend over ten or
twelve years Some of the attorneys in the
case say the woman has mania in this d-
rection. The defendant is farmer at Hop
kins. His property is valued at about S5O, 900
Omaha daily bee., 1888-02-27
PERRY S. HEATH.
Gossips About Blaine.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26,-lSpecial Telegram
to the BEE. That Mr. Blaine is now clear
outside of the way of the range OF prcsi-
dental possibilities no one in Was hington
seems to doubt tonight. The last interview
with him, cablea from Florence and pub
lished to-day, puts at rest all of the hopes
that he intended to secure a, denomination
and accept as the unanimous and persistent.
wish Of his party. The staunch Blaine men.
in Washington now acknowledge that their
leader means TO force himself, if necessary,
out Of the presid ntal race and that he
Omaha daily bee., 1888-02-27
Dominick Going to England.

New York, Feb. Especial Telegram
to the BEE.l-The report that Dominick
McCaffrey, the Pittsburg puglist, had sailed
for Europe is confirmed, much TO the sur
prise of everyone here. His intention is to
make match with Smith as an "Unknown"
for the English championship and for heavy
stakes,
Omaha daily bee., 1888-02-27
Light Losses IN Range Cattle,

DENVER, Colo, Feb. 26.-Presdent
Head, of the International Range association,
who has returned from an extensive trip
through southern Colorado, New Mexico and
Texas, says the reports in circulation that
the loss on range cattle this winter will reach
from 80 to 10 per cent are false. The losses,
he saws, will be comparativelY light.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-02-27
Started After Situations.

PoTTsvILLE, Pa, Feb 26-A number of
the striking engineers and firemen of the
Reading railroad IN this city and Palo Alto
have left for Chicago to take service with
the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroad
in view of the impending strike Of locomotive
engineers on that road
Omaha daily bee., 1888-02-27
Weather Indications.

For Nebraska: Fair weather, slowly ris-
ing temperature, light to fresh northerly
winds, shifting to north.
For Iowa: Fair weather, stationary, fol-
lowed by slowly rising temperature, slight to
fresh northerly winds, becoming variable.
For Eastern and Southwestern Dakota:
Warmer, fair weather, light to fresh variable
winds, becoming southerly.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-02-27
The Fire Record.

BUFFALO, Feb. 26-The Curtiss building
was destroyed by fire this morning. The
loss to the various occupants and on the
building aggregate S370,000. The Express
newspaper and Mathews & Northrup print
ing and lithographing company are among
the heaviest losers.
SHREVEPORT, La, Feb, 26.-Ihe Tilley
hotel was burned last night. r. c. Craig, of
Cincinnati, was burned to death.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-02-27
England and Turkey.

PARIS, Feb. 26.-Le Temps reports that
England is negotiating with Turkey for the
cession to England of Salonca and an island
commanding the Dardanelles, England guar
anteeing to the sultan the possession of Stam-
boul, with the immediate district of the Boss
phorous, Dardanelles and aD the Asiatic
provinces,
Omaha daily bee., 1888-02-27
McGeocb "Cornered. ~

CHICAGO, Feb. 26-[Special Telegram to
the BEE. Mrs Mary T. Libbey, of Ken
wood, and Peter McGeoch, of Milwaukee,
the celebrated lard ''cornerer," were quietly
married this afternoon at the residence of the
brides sister, Mrs. Dexter G.. Browne. There
were only ten or dozen intimate friends
present. The newly welded couple left for
their Milwaukee home at O'Clock
Omaha daily bee., 1888-02-27
Searching For Scabs.

READING, Pa, Feb. 25.-It is learned here
tonight that an agent of the Chicago, Bur
lngton & Quincy railroad has been in this
vicinity several days recruiting striking
engineers and firemen of the Reading rail
road whose places were taken by brother
hood men, to send them to Chicago in case
the strike should occur on the western road.
1t is said he has obtained IL promise Of quite q
number to west.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-02-27
Prince Ferdinand's Position.

CoNsTANTISoPLE, Feb. 26.-Nelidorff, the
Russian ambassador, handed the porte to-day
note on the illegal position of Prince Ferdi-
nand of Bulgaria. The Count of Montebello
and Herr Won Radowitz, French and German
ambassadors, also visited the porte. The
supposed subject of their visit was to sup
port Nelldorff.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-02-27
Wreck on the Canadian Pacific.

ST. PAUL, Feb. Ca serious accident oc-
Cured on theCanadia Pacific at Sudbury juno
ton, east of Winnipeg, Thursday. A broken
rail threw one coach, the dining car and
sleeper of the west bound train off the track,
the dining car crashing into the coach All
of the sixteen passengers in the coach were
injured, six severely.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-02-27
Close of the Revival.

SIOUX CITY, Ia, Feb. 26-[Special Telc-
gram to the BEE. MIR. Moody closed his
revival meetings to day. There were threa
services, each one attended by immense
crowds. Hundreds OF people were turned
away from the DOORS Mr.. Moody leaves In
the morning for Sioux Falls. pek-
Omaha daily bee., 1888-02-27
Steamship Arrivals.

E New YORK, Feb, 26,-fSpecial Telegram to
the BEE .l-Arived-TheU Umbria, from Liver
pool; La Champagne, from Havre; the
Scandinavia, from Mediterranean ports; the
lie Erden, from Rotterdam.
HAvRE, Feb. 26,-Arrived-La Gascogne,
from New York,
Omaha daily bee., 1888-02-27
Cold in Dakota.

Sioux CITY, Ia, Feb. 26,-[Special Tele-
gram to the BEE. Intense cold and high
W inus are reported from various points in
southern Dakota, again blocking or seriously
delaying trains on nearly all the railroads.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-02-27
Return ofthe President.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-The presidential
party arrived at O'Clock this morning from
their trip to Florida and the south. All ex-
press themselves as delighted with their trip.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-02-27
Four Women Killed in a Panic.

WARSAW, Feb. GA panic was caused in
the Jewish synagogue yesterday by false
alarm of fire and in the struggle TO escape
four women were killed and sixteen other
persons seriously injured.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-02-27
THE CLEARANCE RECORD.

TIC FIHHHCIUI IFUHSUCVIOHS OI VI1C
Past Week.
BosToN, Mass, Feb. 26-[Special Tele-
gram to the BEE. The following table
compiled from dispatches to the Post from
the managers of the leading clearinghouse
of the United States, shows the gross ex-
changes for the week ended February 25,
1885, with the rate per cent of increase or de-
crease as compared with the amounts for the
corresponding week last year:
Omaha daily bee., 1888-02-27
A Conditional Promise,

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 26.--George l.. East
man, national organizer of the Knights Of
Labor, ls authority for the statement that
the executive committee of the Reading rail
road strikers have notified General Manager
Stone, of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
railroad, that in the event of Il strike on his
road and the failure of Chief Arthur to with
draw the brotherhood engineers who took the
places of the strikers on the Reading road
they will send him 800 engineers tomorrow
morning
Omaha daily bee., 1888-02-27

The Knights Want Revenge.

CHICAGO Feb. 26-General Worthy Fore
man Richard Grifiths, of the Knights of
Labor, said plainly this evening that the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers need
not expect the knights to keep their hands
off. Mr.. Griffths was seen at his home this
evening and talked unrestrainedly of the i'm.
pending strike in its relations to the Knights
af Labor. He said: 1.-THE knights are lockers
on"
"How about the manner in which the
knights were treated by the brotherhood dur
ing the Missouri Pacific strike two years ago!
Did not the brotherhood then replace about
two hundred X. Of l.. strikers'"
Eyes, they most certainly did,
"And do you not think but for this action
on the part of the brotherhood that the strike
inaugurated by the knights would have
proven a success"
"There is very little doubt on that point.
The same thing has just happened in the
Reading strike, as every one who reads
newspaper knows. just as soon as the strike
was declared on, the brotherhood began fill
ing vacancies. These actions on the part of
the brotherhood do not naturally tend to
cement them and the knights. Tit for tat is
a game that people of our day like to indulge
in and don't see why knights should be ex-
ceptions. Ii the locomotive engineers in our
body see fit to accept positions
on the Chicago. Burlington & Quincy rail
| road most certainly they are entitled to DO as
they please. 1t is a matter resting entirely
| in their hands, and with which we, as a body,
have nothing to do. The adoption of retail
tory measures is not new thing, and
| honestly admit that l would not be surprised
| if they were brought into use by the knights
Thus far, however, no action that i know of
has been taken by the Chicago knights"
dispatches from Reading state that the
engaged by the Burlington people,"
'Is that so! Well I'm not surprised in
| the least, and now, since that is the case, you
| may look out for similar order Of things
herpD
Omaha daily bee., 1888-02-27
At Kansas City,.

KANSAS CRY, Mo, Feb. 26.-[Special Tele-
gram TO the BEE. IA meeting of the Kan
sas City division Of the brotherhood of Lo-
comotive Engineers was held this afternoon
and the order for strike on the Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy TO take effect at 4
o'clock TO- morrow morning read and endorsed.
The Kansas City, st, Joe s. Council Bluffs
and the Hannibal & st. Joe to day issued a
statement that until further notice no perish
able freight would be received. The Chi
cago x Alton will carry passengers CT the
Burlington bound for Chicago. The Bur
liagton officials here say that they are ready
for the strike and that it has been. deter
Omaha daily bee., 1888-02-27
At McCoOk.

McCooK, Neb., Feb. 26.-[Special Tcle-
gram to the BEE, About two hundred Bur-
lington engineers and firemen are stationed
at McCook. All trains, both passenger and
freight, will be left at division stations. The
men at this point seem determined that this
strike shall settle the long mooted question
between them and the company. There will
be no noise or display but when the boys are
called to go out on their runs tomorrow
morning they will not respond. Passengers
No. east bound and No Is and No. 3 west
bound, will remain in the yard. here until
some one can be secured to run them out.
The brotherhood of engineers has offered the
company 10 run its mail train if SO requested.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-02-27

LINCOLN, Neb., Feb. 90 Special Tele-
gram to the BEE. The local brOtherhoods
of both engineers and firemen have been in
session to-day and at this hour are holding a
meeting, at the local headquarters of the
road. Superintendent Calvert was at his Of
flee during the evening hours, but nothing is
divulged rs to the course the road will take.
The central position which Lincoln occupies
in the Burlington system in the state makes
nearly two-hundred engineers and tiremen
residents here and II strike will temporarily
stop work for a large number of employees.
Some eighty trains arrive and depart from
this point and other roads here are preparing
for extra business.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-07-28
JESSE POMER0Y.
The Boy Murderer Raises a Legal Question as
10 His Solitary Confinement.

BosToS, Mass, July 27.-Jesse Pomeroy, the
boy murderer, now serving a sentence in
Charlestown. recently evolved a smart plan to
release himself from the solitary confinement
in which he has passed a number of years. His
restless mind. as the public knows, is always
engaged in devising means Of digging his way
out through the massive stone walls between
him and liberty, and in several of his attempts
he has almost succeeded. This time he raised a
very pretty question as to the legality of soil
tary confinement. which legal men have watched
with great interest. Within the past year he
has made q careful study OF such law books as
came under his notice. He hit upon an old pro-
vision of the common statutes which forbids
any court from imposing q sentence OF solitary
confinement for more than twenty years at q
time.
This Pomeroy referred to the prison commits
sioners. The Attorney-general, however, de-
cliued TO relieve him from his confinement. on
the ground that the provision of the statutes
binds the court only in imposing a sentence, aud
that there is no limit TO the constitutional power
of the Governor to pardon or Hence,
as the death sentence Is the greatest known TO
law. sentence OF solitary confinement for life
must be considered Communication.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-07-28
I.yuched In Dakota.

WAHPEToN, d. II, July The body OF l..
S. Elmer, who so cruelty murdered pretty Mary
Korbel. hangs suspended from the bridge over
the Bots de Sioux river. A masked mob OF 100
determined men overpowered Sheriff Miller and
his deputy. broke through the cages and took
the murderer out. The mob was we'll organized
and headed by resolute men of Wahpeton and
Breckinridge. The sheriff offered all the
physical! resistance his 26O pounds afforded. but
did not attempt to shoot or fight, because the
mob were all his friends and said tho life Of the
murderer was not worth the life of a friend.
After the banging the mob quietly dispersed.
and the hundreds Of men and women who wit
messed the banging went home satisfied. Elmer
said he did not know why he had killed the girl,
and was sorry that he had done SO. When
asked If hs wished to pray. be said, NO"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-07-28

OF the war. and ne rendered valuable service to
the United States in capturing the confederate
transport Planter, with q large quantity OF
stores aud munitions OF war IN Charleston har-
Dor. During the hostilities Smalls. ct great
personal risks, ran the gauntlet Of the forts
around Charleston. and successfully piloted the
captured vessel 10 the Union feet For this
reason he and his crew received 81. 500 If he
had been a white man he would, probably, have
been paid than and there tbs appraised value of
tho vessel for distribution to the crew. He asked
Congress- to pay him for the vessel, and his
claim has been pending for many years.
There was o small attendance IN the House to-
day. and Mr.. Cannon called up for passage
the bill to appoint a board of navy officers to
ascertain the value OF the captured prize and
authorizing the Secretary OF the Treasury to
pay to Smalls one-third of the amount, thus as
certained. and the remaining two-thirds to the
crew or their heirs-st-iaw. Mr.. Dible, CT
South Carolina, obieced, and the bill went
over. Mr.. Cannon gave notice that be will call
for the regular order. and hereafter none OF the
private bills for Southern claims should be taken
10 out of their turn until the Smalls case is
disposed of. Republicans generally will stand
'by this. Mr.. Smslls was undoubtedly elected
10 the Fiftieth Congress. but was defrauded out
OF his seat, and although the hearing "a his case
was finished in COMMITTEES weeks ago. there has,
as yet. been no report upon it.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-07-28

ST. LOUIS, July IA peculiar sequel to the
Hsymarket riot has developed here. Charles
Fredericks, a middle aged German, lived with
his wife and daughter in Chicago I'D to May.
1856. Fredericks left his home on the night of
May A TO attend the Haymarket demonstration.
During the riot he was badly injured, was con-
manned there in a critical condition several
months. 1t was reported to his wife that Fred
ericks had been killed, and she came to st.
Louis. About a year ago she married a man
damed King. Fredericks traced his wife here.
walked into the house. and notified King who
he WAS. The woman clings TO King. and will
endsavor to secure legal separation from Fred
ericks, who insists on renewing the relations OF
husband. Fredericks has been arrested for dis
turbip2 the peace of his wife, who now AYERS
she will not again live with him.