Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-23

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Sale Of the duluth Transfer Railway com
pauy has been ordered by the united states
court TO satisfy claims, reorganization
Corrigan. Mckinley & Coz OF Clevelout
have purchased the Rluc iron mine. az
Ncgaunc, Mich, fer EOOoQ, and Wi WorS
it to It's fullest capacity
Top,ka's largest hail was not big cuouy
for the crowd OF cuban sygpalhizers w4icA
gathered TO hear ex-senator Martin, Gov.
crnor-clcct Lccdy and others,
Fire caused a loss OF $1,000 IN Wal
bridge q Co.'S hardware store In Buffalo
n. Y Ten or twelve Other tcnants of the
buidiuE suffered minor losses.
George SANDS and Mary go TnegP SogI1g are coS on
tcrfoit money I'M Hobokcn Two witnesses
failed to identify Mrs, Knapp.
General L, c.. Armstrong of the Dawes
Indian commission has presented a report
at Washington. 1t is accompanied by the
new treaty with the Choctaws.
Colonel Clegg and Henry Roth died at
Bcnwood, o., making five deaths from the
drinking of poisoned speakensy whisky Ar
senic was found in Sciberts stomach.
The United States and Canadian deep
waterway commissioners have closed the
to the secretary OF state at Washington.
William h. vossburEh post, Grand Army
of the Republic. of Newark, n. Y" has of
There are 100 able-bodled men in the post.
John Ryan. a Chicago peddler murdered
his sister Catherine by crushing her skull
with base ball bat He then set fire to
the house. The police believe him insane.
President-elect Mckinley left Chicago
for Canton last night with his wife. He
declares his health much improved and
that his rest has done him much good.
Roasted coffee has been reduced another
half cent a pound i'm New York The fight
between the Arbuckles and the Sugar Re
Two children of Mrs. Christine Carlisle
at Wakefield, o., Tommy, aged ., and
Ruth aged 4, We're burned to death at
their home during their mothers absence.
Mrs j. SUPPLIES sugar house, on the Cath
arlnC plantation. near the WhitcCastle plan
tation. which cost N0,OCO has been destroyed
by fire, together with 800 barrels of sugar.
Fred Joblinsh and his son. were murdered
and his wife wounded at Madela, MINI,
by the hired man. who wanted to marry
Joblinskis daughter The hired man is still
at large.
Ex-Congrcssman w. II. Hatch is dying
at his home near Hannibal Mo. He is
suffering from Brights' disease, and his
physicians say he may linger three or
a Wichita merchant has brought suit
against the receiver of the Ada Rchan
silver statue for $1,000 damages because
of the failure of its owners TO exhibit in
his store.
The Wyerhaus lumber syndicate of Ash
land Wis, has purchased large tracts of
pine lands in northern Wisconsin. The
purchase involves 10000 acres at the price
of 100000.
The will of the late Henry Pierce, ex-
mayor of Boston. has been filed in pro-
bate Upwards of S2,OOO0O0 i'm public be-
quests were distributed. Harvard college
gets $4,000.
Canadian commissioners at the deep water
convention at Detroit, Mich, are as en-
thusiastic over the project for a deep water
way from the great lakes to the seaboard as
the Americans.
Louisville & Nashville's new fast train
service into the south went into effect Sun
day night. The train from Louisville car
ried sleepers for New orleans, Memphis,
Jacksonville and Atlanta.
w. j. Bryan passed through Chicago on
his way to Atlanta, Ga where he will de-
liver, a lecture on Wednesday on, Modern
Land Marks" returning to Lincoln for the
business mems banquet on Monday next
Eighty-four Cinnamon arrived in San
Francisco yesterday on the Belgic, from
Yokohama and Hong Kong. They were
quarantined on account of smallpox in
several Oriental ports.
Iron and steel men met again i'm New
York, but failed to reach an agreement.
one element favors the making of CON
ccssions to the Bellare Steel company
and another element opposes this.
The New York court of appeals has re-
fused to reopen the case of the stock
holders of the New York & Northern rail
that road under foreclosure proceedings.
The Baltimore Chamber of Commerce has
adopted resolution declaring against the
recognition of the independence of Cuba.
The Board of Trade has also passed reso-
lutions opposing the proposed action of
congress.
Colonel Sol Miller of Louisville Ky, an
eX-confederate soldier has asked the gov
ernor and adtutant general what penalty
would be meted out to members of the
State Guard who should enlist in behalf
of the Cubans.
Deputy Coroner Lloyd of st. Louis has de-
cided that Mrs. Cecelie Franklin. keeper of
a fashionable boarding house, died from
pressed on all sides for debts, and they be-
lieve she committed suicide.
Several weeks ago General Harrison
to his wife. He offered a reward for its
recovery and yesterday received a package
from Chicago containing the watch. He
refuses to say anything about It,
Mayor Simral of Lexington. Ky, has re-
ceived letter from Charles Umbers of
Dunedin, New, zealand, Informing him of
George Lewis Clark supposed to be the
George Harris of Uncle Toms Cabin.
Miss Mollie Carte testified in the Franz
murder trial at Dayton. o.. that the pris-
which was read in court, he offered to marry
her The last of them was written on the
then rested its case.
Assistant Secretary Wike has left Wash
ington for New York, to be present at the
trial trip of the new Ellis Island ferry
for the emigration service He will go
forward to Florida to look into operations
of the flibustering expeditions
James j. Cooney. eX-notary public. testi-
fled at San Francisco that Senator Fair had
taken deeds for the Mrs. Craven will to his
office and had acknowledged his signature.
He could not explain how one of the deeds
names Matte Craven, while the entry
in his book was "Nettic" Craven. although
at that time he did know Mrs Craven.
Rev David Kirkpatrick. a Universalist
minister of Rochester, n. Y, has been ar
the street and on her refusal threatening
to arrest her. Kirkpatrick says he was en-
deavoring to obtain material for series of
sermons on the ten commandments relating
to the moral and social question.
Mrs Hannah NJ. Hilton. widow of George
n. Hilton, a prominent Cincinnati lawyer
was found dying at her home i'm Cleve-
erty for two years. Her husband lost a
fortune through "A lawsuit involving the
ownership of 1000 acres of land near Lin
coin, Neb.
Foreign.
In Brazilian quarters in London II Is
denied that Brazil has any claim on Vene-
zuClan territory.
Hon. George Edward King has been
gazetted as British commissioner for the
Bering sea arbitration.
Ludwig Hcgale, manager of the Con-
stance branch of the Imperial German
marks. The total defalcatiors amount to
$4,000 marks.
Letters received in Honolulu from Min
lister Hatch at Washington and Minister
Cooper at Boston predict that the annexa-
tion question will be brought up at the spe-
cial session of congress
The impartial of LaraZ the nominal