Omaha daily bee., 1893-12-19

ment of all the Wisconsin Central first mort
gage interest coupons maturing January l.
The Schultz Furniture company of South
Milwaukee made nm assignment Yesterday.
Assets about 100000: Liabilities the same.
Louis PasGuet OF Chicago was arrested at
Ora wfordsrille, Ind, yesterday for forgery
and an attempt 10 swindle three banks OF that
city.
James Talbot OF Butte, Mont. a specialad-
minis,rator Of the Davis estate, denies that
any settlement has been made in that famous
case.
The river coal miners met at MononCahela
City, Pa, yesterday and unanimously agreed
cents for mining coal.
Birdie Patrick of Fort Smith, Ark, aged Is,
Yesterday shot his sweetheart, Ina Dodson:
and two other women and then put a pistol
ball through his own brain.
The depot AT Fort Gibson, /. T., was robbed
by masked men sunday night and both mail
pouches and considerable express matter and
the cash in the Office carried off.
The outlook in the strike district of Phila-
delphia was much brighter last night, and it
Is thought II settlement will be reached within
sixty hours and the mills started.
Montgomery II. Lewis appeared in the
criminal court at Independence, Mo-, yester-
day TO answer To indictments for embezzling
from the Lombard Investment company.
The congressional committee on elections
held a short session yesterday and postpon d
all the contested election cases before il,
eleven in number. until January Q, 1884.
Fire in the Office of the Kansas City Times
caused "a panic among the employees, The
aIliAE w NlS iiNAl a "a biiNA otA
one person was hurt during the excitement.
A Pitts6urs; Pa, paper has a sensational
story to the effect that the big Carnegie steel
plant at Homestead will be closed down indeti-
nitely in all its departments on December %.
\ negro exposition was opened at Augusta,
Ga, yesterday with great rerem9ny by the
negroes OF that city and vicinity. The speaker
of the day was Rev. f.. x. Carter, colored, of
Atlanta.
The handsome new home of the Woman's
Christian association AT Philadelphia was
formally opened last night with appropriate
ceremonies, The structure was erected at a
cost of 10000
The National Wall Paper company filed its
articles of association with the secretary Of
state of Missouri yesterday and received a
| charter authorizing il to transact business in
that state with an office in It. Louis.
Officers OF the Chinatown police squad OF
Denver sunday night discovered Il Chinese
leDer in a deep cellar on Wazee street. The
man Is 65 years old, and for two years had
been confined To This foul pit, which had
neither windows nor ventilation.
A special from Bristol, Tenn, says the dead
bodies of Waiter shannon and Mrs. Ann Davis
were both found In bed this morning at the
the woman's husband, has been arrested, but
lie denies knowing anything about ii.
The attorneys for the New England Safe De-
post and Trust company have filed an inter
cago In the foreclosure proceedings of the
J~arvis-Conklin Mortgage Trust company
against the Northeast Electric street Hallway
company.
A petition has been presented to the United
States court al Milwaukee in the interests OF
the receivers of the Northern Pacific, asking
that the court order To each OF them, as com
pensation, the sum OF $4,000 per year. The
matter has been taken under consideration by
Judge jenkins.
Officer Isaac Robinson took the stand in the
C~oughlin trial at Chicago yesterday. lie testi-
fed TO having noticed that on the night of
May 7, 1889, the shutters on the Carlson cot
tage were closed and intact. On the night OF
May II lie again noticed them and saw that
one had been torn away.
At White Weight, Tex. as a result OF the be.
trayal OF the plot, last night a burglar. giving
the name Of Gus Carroll, was fatally shot, He
postofice, in which IL was located. One OF his
accomplices weakened and officers met the
gang with the above result.
In the Prendergast trial at Chicago yester-
day Attorney Wade for the defense an
nounced that Henry George, who was to be Q
witness, had lodged service and could not be
called. Other witnesses were missing anC
court adjourned for "a few hour : To allow the
defense time 10 bring in medical experts.
A. h. Low, q juror in the Meyer trial at New
York, was seized with an epileptic fit Will,
Attorney Brooke was summing up for the de
today. Ii developed that Low vas once AN in
mate OF Blooiningdale insane asylum. Thi,
new feature may result in a mistrial for the
defendant.
Many OF the American Federation OF Labol
delegates have returned TO their homes ant
but three-fourths of them were present a
A resolution was adopted den0uncing the &C,
uon OF the Chicago police IN refusing 10 allow
the unemployed TO meet on tue Lake Front
last summer.
A special from Florence. Kan, says: ]. +
Todd, state labor commissioner, made "A muir
derous assault with a loaded cane on j. l.
House, editor OF the Bulletin, ON the depot
platform yesterday morning. Todd went M
behind House who was talking with a friend
and hit him over the ear. The latter crap,
pied with him, threw him over against truck
and was %pummeling the life Out OF him wheI
the crowd separated them.
The McKane case has taken two suddel
turns that were a surprise TO the prosecution
The first was when, before Justice Cullen. Nc
kane's counsel Insisted on the right 10 cross
traordinary grand jury. After some discus
sion Justice Cullen OF brooklyn decided In hi
favor on this point. Thus II may be a day o
two before this grand Jury may be selected
The other surprise WAS before Justice Guile
also, when he refused 10 hear the argument OF
the order 10 SHOW cause ~hxhtay should no
be granted.