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Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-14
LABOR LEADERS IN CONVENTION
National Federation in Session VIII
niscLMs LmnnrimnL TnmicM.


CINCINNATI Dec. 13-The auditing com
mittee of the American Federation of Labor
completed its report today, which will be
reported to the convention tomorrow. There
are pre1ent tonight ninety-fve delegates, in
Guiding the full corps of officers. The cessions
will continue day and night. except Monday
and Tuesday, when they will be held during
the day only. Monday night the delegate
will attend the thelter as guests Of the
management. On Tuesday night they will
attend a mass reception at Arbeiter hall The
election of officers will not take place till the
closing hours of the convention. Neverthe-
less, there is talk already of some opposition
to the reelection of President GOmpers. The
man spoken of as his competitor is w. r.
Prescott Cf Indianapolis, president of the In
tCrratiOnal Typographical union. There Is
no acrlmony in this opposition and at present
it does not seem formidable. a variety of
questions for discussion or acticn will come
before the convention. Among these is that
Of the eght-hour working day. Efforts will
be made to provide for the agitation of this
question and to secure speedy favorable
legislation on the question. This subject is
likely to be the important topic.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-14
MISSOURI MOB LOSES a CHANCE.
Alleged Murderer at TiptOn Taken
Out of Reach in Time.

Alleged Murderer at TiptOn Taken
out of Reach in Time.
TIPTON, Mo- Dec. ia mob appeared
at the county Jail here late last night and
demanded to be shown the cell of Sam
Vaughn. who was arrested yesterday after,
noon, charged with having murdered his
aunt, Mrs. Nancy Birdson Sheriff Born
fearing violence, had previously taken
Vaughn to jefferson City, and when he as
surcd his visitors that Vaughn was not in
the Jail the mob dispersed. Mrs. Dirdson
was murdered Friday evening at her home,
four miles from here, being shot to death
while standing in her dooryard. Robbery is
supposed to have been the iGotye. Vaughn
was arrested on information furnished by
his wife and her father, named Williams.
They stated that lie left home early Friday
evening, taking his gun and stating that he
was going turkey hunting He did not re-
turn until l o'clock in the morning. His
clothing and his gun were found to be
bloOdstained, and it Is now learned that he
was seen in the vicinity of his aunts home
on the evening Of the murder Vaughn has
bad reputation.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-14
nnouEATnnD nEn DODY TO SCIENCE
woman Physician Leaves Curious
VII NftCr Her Dcnth.

WASHINGTON Dec 13.--The late DR.. Car
olne Brown Winslow, the well known woman
physician who died this week, left a will
bequeathing her body to Howard university,
to be carefully dssected by the woman med
ical students for the purpose of advancing
her knowledge of anatomy. After that she
desires that the several parts of her skeleton
should be wired together for the use of the
Miner Normal school of the District founded
by her friend Myrtilla Miner, the skeleton
to occupy the place in the school the founder
designed that her skeleton should occupy
Dr. Winslow desired this disposition of her
body because the laws Of the country re-
qure that every medical student shall OBJ
tain and dissect one human body before he
or she can graduate or receive a diploma
and because there are no methods provided
by which such bodies can be legally OBJ
tanned. eNcep. by bequest or sale by the
owner previous to death. If the trustees
of the university declined to accept the be-
quest the body was to be cremated. It is un-
derstoOd that the university did decline to
receive the body and it was accordingly ere
mated and the ashes will be inferred.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-14
ZIG STRIKE OF PRINTERS PROBABLE
Trouble at Kansas city Reaches IL
Very Criticnl STAGE.

KANSAS CITY, Dec. ia critical stage
! seems to have been reached in the contest
| between the union printers ana the employ
! ing job printers of Kansas City, who are or
gari2ed in the Typothetae The trouble be-
gan several weeks ago. when all the en-
ployers forming the Typothetae opened their
Offices to nonuuiOn men, because of the re-
fusal of the Printers union 10 withdraw
boycott against a nonunon printing Office
the propretors of which belonged to the
! Typothetae. In one Office all the union men
have been laid off and their places filled by
nonunion printers. As a result the Typo
graphical union, at a meeting today, voted
unanimously TO open a cooperative job
printing Office to give employment to its idle
printers. This action was taken upon the
advice Of the executive officers of the Inter
national union, and there is no question
that the local union will have the support
of the international body In the struggle that
is TO follow. II is COINeded that with the
opening of the first cooperative shop will
undoubtedly follow the discharge of every
union job printer in all the offices owned
by members of the Typothetae, and "a bitter
fight Will be the result The union printers
are said TO have made all their arrangements
to open one cooperative shop at once, and
to follow with at least three other big Of
ilccs as soon as the Typothetae shall declare
a lockout
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-14

city Authorities Make an Effort to
Stop GumblinG.


CHICAGO, Dec 13.-The war between the
city authorities and the poolrooms has de-
veloped into active hostilities, and all the
rooms that were opened were raided yester-
day. The gamblers claimed that the law did
not prevent the placing of bets in Illinois,
If the money was sent out of the state before
being actually used for betting purposes.
The city legal department for time held
that the police had no right to interfere, but
yesterday the police were told to 20 ahead
Warrants were taken out against thirteen Of
the resorts. and every detective connected
with the central police station, besides
number of patromen, were sent out to make
the arrests. This action was taken after In
spector Fitzpatrick had notified the keepers
of pooroomS that unless they closed their
places within an hour they would be taken
in custody.
Eight of the pOolrooms against whom war
rants had been issued took advantage Of the
warning and closed their places. The re-
naming five did not comply, and at the eX-
piration OF the time given them by the police
these places were raded In each resort
scOrces of inmates were CoTralled and ar
rested. All Of the prisoners were taken to
the central police station, where the name of
each was taken. and then they We're released
on bonds. Those charged with being keepers
of the places were taken before Judge Tuley.
where their bonds were fixed at $1,000 each.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-14
nut THEY'RE GLAD irs ALu OVER.
Long Distance Riders Feeling Fairly
Wrn AFfpr tbp nuCg.

NEW YORK, Dec. lS.-The men who
finished in the siN-day bicycle race left the
track Saturday night in a pitioblc condition.
They were apparently human wrecks After
twuEty-four hours rest the majority OF them
looked as well as usual Few Of them COM
platuld OF the effects Of the tremendous
strain. These who were the leaders said
today that hey suffered only from saddle
calls and numhnoss In the hands and wrists.
No man could have told that Teddy
Hale had been riding six days, and had Gov.
cred 1910 wilCs with less than eight hours
sleep, and yc, he finished The race in fright
ful agony. Directly after the race a physt-
clan examined Hale aud found that he was
in excellent condition. He slept well until
5 a. M. and then ate his uwu breakfast and
Luwsitus as Ntll and then went to sleep
again. Tie was awake again at p. m.
Even Rice. who was In worse COult-
tuu than any of the men, was feeling well
today. lie went to bed at l a. m. In the
Putnam house and awokC at a, IN. lie
could not remember much about the race
ana tangled things up bit, but this soon
passed away. Rice gained five pounds in
weight during the race, H0 himself would
rot believe it, and went to the scales be
fore ho would accept the gain He said he
was sure that he could ride eco miles. Rice
viii return to Wilkcsharrc Tuesday, and he
says he will be at work as usual on Wednes-
day.
Heading. the soldier who finished third,
was III today. The hard race brought on an
old trouble and he was in great pain. His
physical pain during the last three days
was greater than that of any Of the others.
But his mind did not wander SO much as
some OF those who took part in the race
Saith. who looked as II he were losing
flesh gained nine pounds. Moore was pretty
badly bruised up in the contest. After the
race Schoch rode to his home.
Major" Taylor was taken to Brooklyn.
The colored lad had his legs strained in
collision just before the close of the race.
Harry Maddox went to his home in Asbury
park feeling little the worse for the CON
test. Hale, Rice, Reading and Moore had
about eight hours sleep during the race.
Hales average speed was about fifteen and
one-h half miles an hour.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-14
mns. COOPER mas 4 DEFENDER.
Satisfied Her Friend Wa. the Victim
of "a ncmrmI ed DmmGhter.

ROCHESTER, n. Y, Dec. l3.-Susan b
Anthony, president of the National Woman's
Suffrage ISOLATION, who spent the summer
and fall campaigning in California, was
panied to learn upon returning here from
Boston, of the sensational death of her
friend Mrs, Sarah Cooper of San Francisco
She said: Mrs. Cooper and I were very in
innate friends. Her friends did not in any
way desert her, as alleged, because of her
action in the Brown matter They all be-
lieye as | do, that nothing can be said pluis-
ing her too highly. | saw her meath ago
and at that time she was not hroodng over
the snu0s of former friends Her daughter.
Hattie was suffering from nervous prcstra-
t!Cn ana melanchola the result OF uyerwork
and brooding over the suicide OF her father
several wears ago. ! think the report that
Hattie turned on the gas without her
mothers knowledge Is the true one"
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-14
LODGE BILLS RIGHT OF WAY
Friends Of the Measure viii Not See it
sidotracked.
SENATOR ALLEN HAS SOMETHING TO SAY
NcbrnsIn's Scnior Member Promises
nn Interesting Tnii< on NcStcrp
Politics nnG People Who Conn
pose the pupuIist Parties.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.-Thc Lodge I'M
migration bill, as the unfinished business" d"
will have the right of way in the senate
each day after > o'clock until disposed Of
and the friends Of the measure have an
nouuced their determination not to cease
their labors in its behalf until vote shall
be secured upon It, II is impossible to say
how much time viii he required on tho
bill. but Senator Lodge is hopeful that no
will get it through this week, Senator Glib
son OF Maryland has announced his purpose
to talk in order to defeat the bill, but ho
declines to say whether he will resort to
other tactics in order to defeat IT, Those
opposed to 1t conccdc that the bill will pass
If 1t should reach a vote,
After the immigration bill comes that pro-
viding for homestead on lands formerly oc-
Cupicd by Indians as reservations. The pres
ent homestead law does not apply to these
lands. and Il is claimed that the fact that
it does not has cost many settlers their
homestead rights. The question Is a vital
one in many portions of the west, and has
been particularly prominent in oklahoma.
Senator pettigrcw Is the especial champion
Of the bill, and he will show that IL was en-
dorsed by the national conventions of all the
parties last summer. The bill will be Wig
orOusly opposed. as 1t is claimed its enact
ment into law would cost the government
no less than $25,O0O,OOO. 1t is probable these
two measures will consume the greater part
of the time of the senate this week, and 1t
is quite possible they may not be disposed Of
The bin providing for the election of scna-
tors by the direct vote Of the people is
special order for Monday, but it may so over
to a future date.
Senator Allen of Nebraska, probably, will
occupy the floor for a short time tomorrow
in sppprh on his rpSOiut ion concerning
the validity of contracts. He is expected to
say something in his speech about The policy
OF western states which have elected populist
state administrations, and to pay his respects
to some of the critics Of those states. The
Nebraska senator is also likely 20 call up
the Dingley bill at any time There is
possibility that congress may. on Thursday
or Friday, adjourn until after the holidays.
The Cuban question may furnish sensa-
tion at any time.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-14
YOUNG STUDENT COMMITS SUICIDE.
sterling w. Turner Kills Himself at
Nnmde erhiIt IniNcrsity.

NASHVILLE. Dec 13.-Today about u
o'clock Sterling w. Turner of the junior
class of VanderhHt university committed sui
eide by cutting. hiR throat with razor in
his room, but it was not discovered until 3
o'clock by some o, his companions, who went
to his room and -fnding to get in forced an
entrance, finding Turner dead in pool OF
blood. Turner was % years old, president
of the University Young Mems Christian as
sociation, living at Wartrace, Tenn, and was
suffering from the effects OF over study.
TOLEDO, o., Dec. 13.-Edmund r.. Wright,
the son OF Thomas II. Wright, prominent
insurance man OF this city, committed sui
eide today by shooting himself in the heart
over the grave of a Mrs Osborne, supposed to
be a sweetheart Of his lie held the crucihX
in one hand and the rosary in the other. He
prepared for death by going to communion
this morning
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-14
FAILURE IN BUSINESS.


A large number of men are unsuccessful
in their business because OF some small
habi tor habits that rob them of the vi
tality necessary to push a business as it
should be.
The man who is thoroughly well and can
plan with a clear brain and work out his
plans with a healthy body is the one who
will be in the procession when his neighbOr
has to drop out.
Some men can stand hurtful habits better
than Others but when one finds out that
he is aiing little each day, let him remedy
the trouble and have the machine work right
for that is the sure read to richness and
happiness.
Or. J. r. Pennington, Chicago Summer
School of Medicine 1O3 State St. Chicago
says: The Postum is received, brewed
and used up. l like it very much The
only criticism | have to offer is that 1t did
not last long enough"
Coffee interferes with the digestion OF
many people who find it hard to give up,
although they know 1t hurts them 1t is
easy to do without coffee if one can have
Postum, the grain coffee. This has the
deep seal brown color of Java and changes
to the golden brown of thick Mocha when
cream is added. 1t Is made of the pure
grains wheat, etc, and is nourishing and
fattening. and IS true health coffee. 1t
can be drank at every meal without any
of the i'll effects of coffee Made by the
Postum Cereal Co., Limited, Battle Creek,
Mich.
There is but one genuine original Pos
tum Cereal coffee with multitude of imI-
tations offered as 'just as good"
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-14
CLEVELAND orr roR \ DUCK uuNr.
viii spend II Few pays In south Cur
oIinn waters,


WASHINGTON Dec. 13.-President Clevc-
land left Washington this evening for a
shooting rip in South Carolina waters. lie
was accompanied by Captain r, ID. Evans,
Commander Lamberton and Dr. O'Reilly, his
physician. The president is considerably IA,
tigued from the labor involved in the prep
aratiCn OF his message and is in need Of
recuperation, so It is probable he will be
absent from Washington at least a week
The party started by rail for Georgetown, ).
c., where they viii board the lighthouse
tender Wisteria and proceed to Winyap bay
where they will be the guests of the shoot
ing club.
RICHMOND Va. Dec. 13.-Prco!dcut
Cleveland arrived here at 7:l0 this evening
Five hundred persons were at the station
to greet him. President Cleveland came cut
on the rear platform of his private car and
shook hands for fifteen minutes. He invited
Postmaster Cuiliugsworth ana several prom
inent citizens 30 the car and they remained
his gucstg until 1880, when the train de
parted. Mr. Cleveland said he did not know
how long he would remain in South Carolina.
Ilin stay he slid, would be governed by the
need CT him in Washington.
PETERSBURG, Va, Dec. 13.-Prc5'dent
Cleveland and his companions passed through
tonight at s o'clock In the private car Cornet,
en- route to GEORGETOWN. $. G.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-14
TRIAL OF THE FAST NEW CUTTER
walter q. Gresham stands Up We'll on
the Official Test.

CLEVELAND, o., Dec. 13.-The ofica
trial of the new revenue cutter, Walter @
Gresham, took place yesterday and proved
highly satisfactory. For about two hours
under a steam pressure of 100 pounds and
the screw making 1856 revolutions, the speed
average was 1876 miles an hour in ten
iathoms of water Changing the course
twelve fathoms was reached, and the reyolu-
tionS ran up to 167, the speed increasing to
2O.7 miles an hour. Getting into fifteen
fathoms, the engine turned up rs high as III
revolutions, and the ships speed ran up as
high as 2l.1 miles an hour. The vessel VEG
turned while going at full speed with the
remarkable result of renewing her course
from due north to due south in | minute
and 10 seconds, without apparent heel
Nearly the entire day was consumed by the
trial, and the distance travelled in the tests
was over 1875 miles The trial was conducted
by Captain John w. Collins, engineer-in-
chief of the revenue cutter service assisted
by Inspector Jcffries and an efficient STAFF
from Washington.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-14

Commissioners MiIIcr's HcDort for the
Year Ended Last June.

Ncur Ended Inst June.
WASHINGTON Dec. l3.-The annual re-
port Of Commissioner Joseph s. Miller of the
Internal Revenue bureau shows the receipts
for the fiscal year ended June 30. 1896, to
have been STAG, $50 G15; for the fiscal year
1895, $l43, ,2iG,O77; for the fiscal year 1894,
$147 ,lGS,449, and for the fiscal year 1898,
$lbl ,OO4 $3.50.
The receipts during the last fiscal year
from the several s1urces Of revenue and the
increase or decrease in each as compared
with the fiscal year 1895 are given as fol-
lows: Spirits. SS067O07O. increase SSO74i3;
tobacco $50 ,G29 increase 81 006 721; fer
monted liquors. $33,7Si.235, increase S2li3,-
G17 oleomargarine, Sl,2l9. 1872, decrease $751;
77S banks and bankers, Sl3i, increase Sl3i;
miscellaneous, $ii5,llS, decrease $lS2, 600.
Tho estimated receipts from all sources Gur-
ing the current fiscal year are $3.50 600.
The commissioner alys: Il desire to call
attention to the marked Improvement Of the
service in the field since the classification
OF the civil service law Of the employees in
that branch OF tho service. This IS noticeable
In thOss districts in which there has hereto
fore been a disposition on the part Of subor-
dinate employees to enter into colluslon with
persona engaged in the Illicit manufacture
and sale of distilled spiritp. Under the old
Ordor Of things the subordinate empl1ye
looked forward to nothing better than his
employment at a small compensation dur
ing the period Of his assignment to duty at
a distillery. As result he frequently be-
came careless in the discharge Of his duties
and In SDme cases sought to increase his in
come by actual collision with tho dstiller
to whose premises he was assigned such coll
lusiou having for ito object the defrauding
of the government of its revenues. Under
the present conditions the employe has
learned that a strict compliance on his part
with the law will place him IN the line OF
promotion"
The work performed by the revenue agents
during the year Ia given 40 follows Num-
ber OF registered distlleres seized, 90:
Illicit distller.es seized and destroyed, 1876
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-14
MAcEo's SUCCESSORS ARE NAMED.
Rios Rivera VIII Take Command in
Ihn nlnnI. do Min I,rnNlnnc.

WASHINGTON, Dee. 13.-The succession
of General GaIixto Garcia to the lieutenant
generalship of the Cuban insurgents and of
Major General Rios Rivera to the command
OF the forces in Pinar del Rio, both of which
were held by Macco, are fixed upon prac-
uically as ccrtainties by the Cuban deleEa-
tion here. Senior Quesada in charge of the
Cuban Junta in Washington, says these two
viii almost beyond a doubt be determined
upon. Both men are noted Campaisncrs and
have made strong records. Garcia is now
so years Old and his achievements in the
revolution are history and Rivera, like
Maceo. was a pupil Of the veteran, Com
mander-n- Chief Gomez, and was his associ-
ate during the ten-years war, and, unlike his
late companion, he is white. He is a Wig
orous fighter and is one of the most highly
cultured men on the island. He is still in
the Pinar del Rio province.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-14
WHEN THE RECESS SHALL BEGIN
Conference of Ways and Means Conn
mittec SMEgcsis MchncsGnN.


nittec Suggests Wednesday,.
WASHINGTON Dec. 1S.-lt has not yet
been decided when the holiday recess shall
begin, but ye. at the conference of the repub-
lican members of the ways and means COM
mittee a date as early as Friday of this week
was suggested 1t is even probable, however
that the recess will begin about Wednesday
Of next week and continue until the Monday
after New Years day. This week. except
tomorrow which is District of Columbia day
and an hour of Tuesday. which has been set
aside for the consideration of the bill to
transfer the present right Of the Atlantic e
Pacific railroad under its government charter
to the mortgages when they reorganze, will
be devoted to the consideration of the army
and legislative appropriation bills. The for
mer is completed and the latter will be put
in final shape tomorrow 1t is the eXpecta-
tion of the leaders that both these bills can
be passed before the recess. should any
time remain it will probably be given to the
committees to call up such bills as they have
on the calendar.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-14
THINK HE is a WESTERN CRIMINAL
PcnnsyIyanIn Police Arrest II. H.
UrnCiIcy as a suspect.

ALTOONA. Pa, Dec. 13-A stranger call
ing himself p. II. Bradley is under arrest
here as a check swindler and it is said he
is wanted by several western railroads for
forging railroad passes. 1t was first thought
that he might be Dyer the abscondinS New
York bookkeeper, but that theory was set
aside by the arrival from that city OF a
detective, who failed to identity him; Brad
lev deposited in the First National bank in
this city a check for $500, drawn on bank
In Dayton. handbook in which the de-
posit was credited was given him, but he
was told not to draw against 1t until in
formation from Dayton had been received.
He ignored the warning and bought dia-
monds and clothing, exhibiting the bank
book Learning of these transactions, the
bank officials caused his arrest. lie Is held
pending the receipt OF more detailed informa-
tiOn from the west.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-14
Country Roads ImpaxsnbIc.

FREMONT Dec. 13.-(Spccial)-T warm
weather Of the past ten days has placed
the roads in such condition as to make
travelling very difficult and there have been
fewer farmers in town than usual. The frost
is nearly all out Of the ground and the free2-
ing and thawing every day had made the
roads on the bottoms in many places so
heavy that it IS almost impossible to haul
heavy loads. Corn is very heavy, and the
cobs so soaked with water that it is difficult
to shell. The yield is proving fully as large
as was eXpCCtel
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-14
Mnmrn niscnss rnIitics.

FREMONT, Dec. Especially
was the subject considered by the Woman s
club yesterday afternoon aud much interest
was manifested in the papers read. Miss
Princess Crowel read paper on Hamilton
as a Statesman" explaining the principles
of federalism which he advocated ana his
services in securing the adoption OF the con-
stitution. Mrs. Ross Hammond delivered a
speech on the origin OF political parties,
which was replete with interesting iuforma-
tiOn. Miss Hicks read a paper on the ''Lo-
cation Of the National Capitol" There were
also several musical numbers on the pro-
gram,