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The San Francisco call., 1896-12-25
HIGH REVELs IN THE NAVY.
An Episode at Rio. in Which Americans
and British Engaged.

ana br1Iisn Engaged.
"Well," said the retired naval officer,
chuckling over his "reminiscences, "the
greatest bringing together in a common
cause of the British and their American
cousins that ever saw was back in 1885.
in the harbor of Rio," quotes the New
York Press.
'The American flagship Lancaster had
beer ordered over there from the Euro
pean station, and when she got in by the
Sugar Loaf there was the little British
gun boat Ruby of the gem class. The Lam
caster had been obliged TO stop on the
African coast for some dIploma attic reason
before she got to Rio, and her officers were
glad to be alive again.
I'VE blew off the whole wardroom mess
OF the Ruby that night to the best dinner
our cook could put up, and then went
ashore with the Britishers to see the town.
We saw it.
About o'clock in the morning the Of
ficers of the Ruby invited us to go aboard
their ship. Some idiot spoke of the time
Charlie Beresford painted out all the signs
in Portsmouth. We had no paint except
that with which we had been painting the
town, go a council of war was held, and
we concluded that it would serve every
purpose If we took all the signs in the
Rue d'Ovidor and carried them aboard the
Ruby.
.'This we did. A little police officer
tried to interfere. but we pitched him. into
the gutter. The little wardroom of the
Ruby could scarcely hold our spoils. As
1t was late when we got aboard some fell
lows elected to stay where they were all
night. As for me 1 never care to carry a
joke too far, and went back to the Lancas-
ter, so as to be ready for duty in the morn
IN All
made as we ratified them down in the
Ruby's wardroom. The Captain of the
Ruby2 Oh, he was all right Onr captain
had been entertain ing him.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-25
EUREKAS's MIRAcULoUs Escape.
HhtTled around Revolving Shaft and
Comes Out UnSn.jured.

Comes Out Umanjured.
EUREKA, CAL, Dec. 94.-Robert Cope
land, an engineer at Mckay & Co.'s Occi-
dental Mill, had most wonderful escape
from death this morning. While working
about the shafting his clothing was
caught and he was whirled about on a
horizontal shaft, which revolved only
fifteen inches below and parallel with a
heavy timber to which it was hung. In
some unaccountable manner Oopeland's
body was drawn to the shaft in such
way that it lay lengthwise on the shaft,
enabling it 10 pass between the shaft and
timber without touching, and after a
couple of revolutions the cloth gave way
and the body dropped to the floor. When
picked up Copeland was found to have
been divested of every stitch Of clothing
save his shoes and stockings, and even the
legs of the stockings were torn off evenly
with the tops of the shoes. Except for a
number of severe contusions and abra-
sions and general soreness, Copeland is
uninj jured.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-25
Funeral of Charles Bruoh.

SAN JOSE. CAL, Dec 24-The funeral
Of Charles Bruch, pioneer resident Of
this city, took place this afternoon. He
was native of Germany, aged II years.
He came to America in 1853 at once
coming to California. After short stay
in San Francisco he established black
smith shop in this city. A widow and
four children survive him.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-25
Election Contest Case Ad3ourned.

SAN JOSE, CAL. Dec. 24.-But little tes-
timony was taken in the Kelsey NJ cLaurin
election contest this morning, and an adj
journment was taken until Monday morn
ing. d. M. Stanley was the only witness
examined. Kelsey's attorneys claim to
have gained eleven votes for the contest
ant so far, or within three of enough votes
to make the contest tie.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-25
NO RAID By xAQUIs.
Sensational stories That Alarmed tn,
People of N0gdIes.

Sens dttomat StOrtss That Alarmed The
People of Nogates.
NOGALES, a. T., Dec. 24-Reports
relative to the presumed Yaqui raid on
Sonora are based upon statements that 8
meeting of Yaquis ard their sympathiz-
ers was recently held sixty miles south
west of here, at Las Molinas, Alta Dis
trict, Sonora IN which raid on Nogales
was discussed, no definite conclusion be-
ing arrived at. An assault on some point
was considered advisable. This alarm was
aggravated by gathering OF renegade
horsethieves and cutfhroats in the neigh
borhood of Old Glory, thirty miles west
from here, who were thought to be Yaquis
Careful scouts by United States troops
failed to find any gathering OF Yaquis or
our side of the line. No raid on Nogales
Is anticipated here.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-25
YANcoUvEh rERRoRIz ED.
Hightcaynsen tn Posscsston of the Csts
Dan aud Nflht.

VANCOUVER, B. c., Dec. A.-Vancou-
yer is terrorized by gang of highway
men who are operating here in broad day
light and defying the police. Some thirty
or forty men have been held up at the
point of the revolver, afternoon and even
ing, in the center of the city by different
are also subject to all sorts of indignities
while being robbed. at o'clock yester-
day afternoon, however. was the boldest
attempt yet. A man called at the home
of R. q. Ferguson. Mrs. Ferguson came
down. and at point of pistol was compelled
to deliver up her valuables. The police
and detectives are ridiculed for their in
capacity.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-25
f. 7. Holland Die, of HI. 1mjuries.

SAN JOSE, CAL, Dec. 24-F. T. Hol-
land, the painter who received serious in
juries by the breaking of scaffold yester-
day, died at an eary hour this morning.
He was hurled distance of twenty feet
and sustained a fracture of the skull.
Holland was 81 years of age and native
of Maine. He leaves a widow and four
C hildren.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-25
s,..pected s,psndler Arres,sd.

STOCKTON, CAL, Dec. 24-Late this
afternoon Deputy Sheriff Black arrested a
man named Ostrander. who is wanted at
Coulterville for obtaining money under
false pretences. Ostrander came to Stock
ton this morning and Black, who had a
description Of the man, was apprised of
the fact. He followed him all day, but
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-25
Burglar. Working around Modesto.

MODESTO, CAL, Dec. 24.-The store of
Yaple & Ripon, ten miles north of here,
was burglarized last evening while the
proprietors were at supper. The till was
opened and $500 belonging to the post
Office, Wells, Fargo & Co. and the firm
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-25

EXTRA edition of Christmas Town Talk
on sale at all newsstands to-day. The
regular weekly edition will be issued to-
morrow morning.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-02-29

Rnincs Excise Biu VIII Easily Pass
the senate.

the senate.
ALBANY. Feb. 2S.--In a senate repub-
lcan caucus II was shown that the Raincs
excise bill was sure Of thirty-two votes in
the senate, which lnsures its passage by
that body today. The principal features
Of the measure are
Abolition OF all local excise boards on
April 30. 1896.
Termination of all excise licenses June 80,
next
a salary OF 5000, deputy at $4,000; three
spt cial inspectors at $4,000, $4,000 and 81
600; sixty inspectors at large at $1,000 and
expenses for all.
a bureau at Albany with clerical help.
FIRST class license for saloons. clubs and
hotels, at $500 in New York, $3.50 in Brook
lyn $500 in Buffalo and second class cities.
and graded according to population in
others.
Gives one-third of the net revenues col
lected to the state and two-thirds to the
coprties.
Allows county treasurers except in counties
containing cities of the first class, fees
rarging from l per cent to per cent. the
latter in country districts.
Prohibits all-night licenses and the sale
of liquor on Sunday. except in hotels with
meals. This prohibition extends to clubs.
Fine for violation of law is fixed at not less
than twice the amount of license.
Allows local option in towns only and not
in nscities.
Compels posting Of liquor licenses in win
dcws of saloons.
Prohibits saloons within 200 feet of a
church or school,
Allows courts to review applications for
llcerse, also petitions for revocation of
licenses,
Omaha daily bee., 1896-02-29
GROWS OUT OF THE BIG FIRE.
Deere. Wells & Co. File II Suit Against
the milwaukee, Hallway COmnnmN.

Deere. Wells & Co. File u Suit Against
the milwaukee, Railway Company.
The petitions were filed in the United
States district court yesterday by Deere,
Wells 6 Co. in the threatened big damage
suit against the Chicago, Milwaukee & st.
Paul Railway company for the destruction of
their big implement warehouse by fire last
December. The amount sued for reaches
the handsome sum of SIPS 1888, and is the
total loss sustained by the implement people
at the time Of the fire.
The petition recites that the defendant
railway company, after negigently permit
ting the weeds and grass to grow upon its
right Of way. which caused the destruction
of the implement building and its contents
by permitting its employees to set fire to
some papers and other litter which it was
desired to destroy, and that the fire was
built on the property OF the railroad COM
pany. which approaches very close to the
warehouses of the plaintiff, and that through
the negligence Of the employees the fire was
permitted to get beyond their control and
be communicated to the buildings which
were totally destroyed on December 13.
There are two counts in the petition and
both recite the foregoing facts In both the
presumption is that the fire was first com
municated to the warehouse and factory of
the Combination Fence company, located on
the west side of the street, and that the
flames reached the Deere, Wells & Co. build
ing by crossing the street.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-02-29
GET ANOTHER BOY FIRE BUG
Police Add Second Alderman to the Col
lection Under Arrest.
OPERATIONS OF THE GANG EXPLAINED
Members Give Details of the Methods
OF Entering ana Firing Houses
and Then Making Their
Escape.

A fifth boy was implicated with the gang
of four young frebugs arrested Thursday
night for burning a dwelling house on Fifth
avenue. The boy is Albert Alderman, an
older brother OF Harry Alderman He was
arrested yesterday upon an Information
sworn to by Chief Templeton of the fire de-
partmcnt, charging him with setting fire to
a vacant dwelling at 2iS1 Fifth avenue on
the night of January 80. The older Acker-
man boy is about 10 years of age, few
months younger than the Bethers boy. The
police officers and Chief Templeton felt sat
isfed that the building was fred by some
of these boys, but no positive evidence was
secured until yesterday. when the younger
Ackerman boy confessed that his brother
and Jake Bethers had set the building aflre
by procuring oil waste from car axle boxes
and putting it back Of the lath in closet.
after kicking off the plastering. The boys
said II generally took about fifteen minutes
for the fire to show from the outside after
tncy applied the match, when they were care
ful to close the closet door. This would
give them ample time to get cut of the
house ard away from the neghb6rhood be-
fore the fire would be noticed.
All five OF the boys, Jake Bethers, Harry
and Albert hckerman Fred Truax and George
Brasse. were arraigned before Judge McGee
by the Judge at some length. Each was
ready and willing 20 confess for the other
hnys and sought to shift the responsibility
for dropping the lighted match into the
wlsps Of hay, but all admitted carrying the
hay and helping to place it back Of the plas-
tering. After getting portion of their
stories the further hearing of the cases was
postponed until today
Chief Templeton thinks that the two
houses whch the boys have admitted they
have burned were not the only ones, and that
Bethers was the real leader In all Of the
crimes. At almost every fire in that portion
OF the town where these boys live. where
the origin Of the flames was such a mystery
that II pointed to incendiarism, young Beth
ers was always the first person to meet the
chief at the scene and was always ready
with a story about seeing somebody run
from the building few minutes before the
fire broke out. 1t may be impossible to con-
meet the boys with any other acts Of incen-
diarism, but the belief is strong that there
are several other cases. Several months ago
dwelling house belonging to Mrs. Noack
and occupied by her at the time caught fire
in closet. Jake Bethers was on hand with
lot Of information which he cheerfully
gave the chief, which, in the light Of the
present revelations, creates a strong sus-
picon that Bethers did the work by getting
into the house without attracting attention.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-02-29
TOWING A MlLE-LoNG RAFT.
The Passage from North Carolina I
PhiIndeIphin Nude In Six Weeks.

The Passage from North Carolina to
Philadelphia Made I'm Six Weeks.
A raft Of 500 yellow pine logs for use as
piling in the construction of some of the new
Delaware river piers, says the Philadelphia
Record, has just arrived here from the coast
of North Carolina, and the transportation of
this huge unwieldy mass of timber through
waters exposed to storms was no small feat
This is said to be, the first raft ever brought
from North Carolina to Philadelphia, and the
logs are the largest sticks of timber ever
seen in this MARKET Some of the piles are
ninety-five feet long, and the average length
for the whole lot - eighty-two feet. The
sticks measure from twelve to twenty-five
inches in diameter at the putt and eight
inches and upward at the small end
1t required four tugboats to tow this raft
from the starting point to this port. 1t was
very tedious work towing long raft through
the rivers and canals in North Carolina, and
required six weeks time to get 1t to this
city The raft was put up in chains, each
pile having two iron rafting dogs to hold II in
the chains. Fifteen piles were placed side
by side and fastened together, making one
section, Of which there were forty-two in the
raft. When thess forty-two sections of tim
Der were fastened, together they reached
nearly a mile in length.
On the way up the Chesapeake bay storm
into harbor until the storm was over. Tow
ing the raft over the North Carolina sounds
was risky work. These sounds are very
broad, shallow bodies of water, and when
any wind blows 1t kicks up a choppy sea
which would tear raft to pieces in a short.
time. The dangers in towing RATS are such
that it is impossible to have raft insured
In any reliable insurance company at the
present time.
This big raft WAS brought here by Charles
Fraser who has had considerable experience
in handling piling He was present when the
first tree was cut for this raft and remained
ON the ground until the whole lot was RATED.
Then he came up with II on the tugs, and II
proved very pleasant trip.
Several dealers in timber and piling were
doubtful about the success of the attempt to
handle such mass Of logs especially at a
time of the year when high winds and storms
are Of frequent occurrence, but the safe ar
rival OF the great raft has demonstrated the
complete practieabiiity Of the scheme.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-02-29
RAN AWAY WITH HIS GIRL COUSIN.
Bank RObber Lynched in Texas Had
nm UnsNvOry Record.

NEOsHO, Mo-. Feb 2s.-The news of the
bank robbery at Wichita Falls, Tex, in
which Elmer Lewis, formerly of this place.
was implicated and for Which he was lynched,
has just reached this city. Lewis was a
son of James Lewis, and had always lived
here until about year ago when he went
to the territory. Later he returned and left
last fall taking with him his cousin Miss
Lula Hunter. He was never known to be
engaged in lawlessness of any consequence
but always wanted to convey the idea of
being bad man, and the news caused no
great surprise. The father is master me-
chanic in the Neosho fouIury at this place
and for a number of years has been leading
a quiet life, although he was implicated in
a highway robbery in this county d number
of years ago, for which he served sentence
in the pententiary. The authorities of Wich-
ita Falls have been authorized by the father
to give him decent burial, stating that he
would pay all expenses. Nothing is known
of the whereabouts of the young woman he
took from here with him.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-02-29
SHOT IN PLACE OF HIS FRIEND.
story from Missouri that SmaclSs of
the Improbable.


CHICAGO. Feb. 2S.-A special dispatch
from Springfield, Mo-, says: President Homer
r. Fuller of Drury college announces that
he has received singular proposition from
wealthy Massachusetts man, whose identity
he would not disclose. The man offers
Drury large sum of money if he will verify
the truth of a war incident which is alleged
to have taken place in Missouri. and which
If true, the Massachusetts man thinks equals
the story of Damon and Pythias. The presi-
dent announced that the college would ac-
cept the offer, and he requests the students
to help him secure positive evidence If such
a thing really did occur.
The story is that in the early part of the
war detachment of confederate troops in
Missouri took about 400 union prisoners.
Twelve of these prisoners were lined up and
shot without provocation by the confederate
officers. Upon hearing of this act the com
mander of the federal regiment drafted
twelve confederate prisoners to be shot in
retaliation. AS the line was being formed,
young man, named William Lear, stepped
forward and asked permission to take the
place of one of the condemned men, who was
his friend. The request was granted, and
Lear was shot in place Of his friend.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-02-29
SPECIAL NOTICEs-COUNCIL BLUFFS.


NEW YORK, Feb. 2S.-John Mackln, the
murderer OF his wife and mother-in-law,
tried TO kill himself in the Jail in Jersey City
today. In searching him at the station last
night the police had overlooked a razor
which Mackin had concealed somewhere
about his person. With this weapon he cut
his throat, and would nave soon bled to death
had not a jail attendant heard a gurgling
sound proceeding from the murderers cell.
Maekin was removed to the hospital. His
recovery is doubtful Morris Connors, the
father Of Mrs. Mackin, whom Mackin shot
when he killed his wife and Mrs. COnnors,
is very low. The bullet is lodged in the
throat OF the old man in such a way that II
is almost impossible to remove 1t without
causing the patients death.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-02-29
For Poll. Wells, Pardon.

The houee committee on pardons has unan-
imously voted to recommend the pardon of
Polk Wells, who is serving life sentence
in the penitentiary at Fort Madison for the
murder of Fitzgerald. a guard.
Wells was originally a member Of the Jesse
James gang and was captured in Wisconsin
in 1888 by Dan Ferrell, then sheriff Of Mills
county. He was convicted on the charge Of
bank robbery and was sentenced to twelve
years in the penitentiary. Just after his
term Of imprisonment began he made his es-
cape with other convicts, and in doing so
chloroformei Guard Fitzgerald, who died from
the effects Of the poison Wells was re-
captured and sentenced to life in the pen
itentiary. Since his recapture he has been
an exemplary prisoner and the application for
his pardon has met with the approval of all
the prison officials.
Friends Of Polk Wells have promised that
IL he Is pardoned he will not write book
and Will not go on the lecture platform, but
will settle down at Fort Madison, where he
has sister living. and will spend the rest
Of his days in that town.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-02-29

Some interesting facts regarding the Naval
Service were recently given by prominent
official. ID. A. Grosvenor says: Some
years ago received an Injury to the kid
neys. At the time was barely able to
get about. suffered great pain, and at times
passed blood with my urine. l got better,
but for three or four years I. had trouble at
times. Whenever | took cold l felt the
trouble, and very often | suffered severely
and was troubled in passing water was
fiji ally persuaded to try Warmers Safe Cure,
which effected complete cure, and since
that time have had no trouble or weakness
whatever in the region Of the kidneys.
am well, sound man today"
This great remedy has never once failed
In fighting these complaints. Its effects
are unequalled and
Omaha daily bee., 1896-02-29
ELECTRIC nitters

Electric Bitters is medicine suited for any
season, but perhaps more generally needed in
the spring, when the languid exhausted feel
Ing prevails, when the liver is torpid and
sluggish and the need OF tonic and altera-
tive is felt. A prompt use of this medicine
has often averted long and perhaps fatal
bilious feyers. No medicine will act more
surely In counteracting and freeing the
system from the malaral poison. Headache,
Indigestion, constipation. dizziness yield to
Electric B!tters. Only hfy cents per bottle
at Kuhn 4 Co.'S drug store.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-02-29
Davis, only drug store with registered clerk


A very pleasant social event occurred at
the Grand hotel last evening. A number Of
the members Of the High school gave a
class dinner, to which an equal number of
the High school girls were invited. The
dinner was served in a private dining room
In the usual faultless manner OF Landlord
Clark. Prof. Gelenbeck's Banjo club CT
Omaha furnished the music. The affair was
agreeably new and interesting. Toasts were
proposed and responded to after the last
courses were served, and the healths OF the
young women were pledged in glasses of
strong lemonade.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-02-29

Not few who read what Mr.. Robert Rowls,
Of Hollands, Va, has to say below, will re-
member their own experience under like cir
cumstances: Last winter / had la grippe
which left me in lew state of health.
tried numerous remedies, none of which did
ME any good, until / was induced to try a
bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. The
first bottle of it SO far relieved me that l
was enabled to attend to my work, and the
second bottle effected a cure" For sale al
25 and so cents per bottle by druggists.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-02-29

General" Kelly and number of speakers
from Omaha last night concluded the series
of meetings that have been held at Dame
bro hall during the week. At the close OF
I e meeting a sooialistic section was oIglI lied
with a membership Of sixty.
General" Kelly will meet DR.. Ferrin
next Wednesday night in debate on the
subject Of socialism against popuism, and
on Sunday night. March s, Mr.. and Mrs.
Kelly will speak at the DeLong mission.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-02-29
NO PARADE OF BLUE AND GRAY
Prominent Grand Army Leaders Op-
DOscd to the Idea.

WILMINGTON, Del, Feb. 2S.-National
Commander Walker, who attended the ses-
sion of the Grand Army Of the Republic at
Newark, this state, has freely expressed him
self on the proposed meeting of the blue and
the gray in New York. He said: There
10 not loyal union soldier who would ap-
prove of such thing. Loyalty deserves its
reward and treason and treachery should al
ways be punished. There Is a broad distinc-
tion between union soldiers and confederates
and so long as / am the head of the Grand
Army of the Republic this distinction shall
be observed so far az this organization is con-
cerned. l would not for minute favor any
suggestion that would offer to place union
and confederate soldiers side by side in
parade, wearing blue and gray uniforms, even
though they both marched under the flag OF
the United States"
Omaha daily bee., 1896-02-29

Here are the words Of Mrs. II. p. G.
Carnes, one of the best known ladies in
Butler, Pa, which are given for the benefit
Of all ladies. For eight years was a con-
slant sufferer from female weaknesses in
the most aggravated FORM Medicine did
me no good. and at times 1 felt that death
would be welcome relief. But Warmers
Safe Cure was recommended to me by my
druggist and I was persuaded to try 1t. l
was astonished at the marvellous change 1t
made, even before / had finished one bottle.
am now feeling we'll and strong and am
able to attend to all my domestic duties"
This is only one case among thousands,
but II is sufficient to prove that this great
remedy can always be relied upon to relieve
and cure. That is why 1t is so universally
recognized as
Omaha daily bee., 1896-02-29
Hot He'd Sash.

We have 1000 hot bed sash which we are
going to. close out. They won't last long.
How many do you want? We will make you
price that can't be duplicated c. B..
Paint, OIL and Glass company, Masonic Tenn
pie, Council Bluffs