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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-03-20
FAVORITE sons
GOV. M'KINLEY AND SENATOR Az
LISON ARE THEY.
Ohio Republicans Become Enthus-.
sastic Over Their Candidate for
President, While Iowa Republic.
ans Are Equally ~ Enthusiastie.
Over Their Candidate for First
Place on the Ticket.

) : III Hr IL F.
Columbus. March IL. = The Grand
operl house was packed long. before
the Republican state convention was
called to ORDER. Chairman lckes said
the Ohio Republicans last year prom
ised to make Bushnell a governor,
ForaAc' a senator and support Nc
Kinley for president, and they were
here to carry out the third part of the
trinity. Senator Foraker devoted his
speech on taking the chair to eulogiz-
ing the nomination Of Mckinley, dur
Ing which the widest scenes were
witnessed. 1t was some time before
routine business could be proceeded
with. Then kilograms were read from
other state conventions, and greetings
sent In reply to all, all pledging sup
port to Mckinley. After the appoint
ment Of the usual committees the con-
vention adjourned until tomorrow.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-03-20
crinies ana Crlmi..ls.

Mabel Sullivan, twenty-eight years
Of age. was murdered In Patterson, n.
] She was a music teacher.
Andrew Wharton, horse trader of
ct. Louis, murdered his wife. Whar-
ton accused his wife ct going with
other men.
Charles, Pustalka, wife murderer
Of New York was sentenced to death
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-03-20

CulIeU StdteS UAAuS-Snlp AAuAuAUS SAS
gift Of Gen. de Lafayette chapter
daughters of the American Revolution
Lafayette, Ind.
People Talkes About.
Gen. William Aioffat Kelley, promi.
nent in the war Of the REBELLION Is
dead ut Philadelphia, aged a years
Congressman. William Whitney
Rice died of heart disease ut Worces.
ter. Mass.
Rev. Amos Hill, aged 90, preacher
of prominence in the Quaker ministry,
died suddenly ut his home In Carthage,
O.
The Brices are going to Newport to
live, and have leased the $5O0.OOO villa
that belongs to William Waldorf As
tor.
Charles Carlton Coffin, who became
famous as q newspaper correspond
ent in the war of secession, is dead in
Boston.
George NJ. Sheidley, one Of the pio-
neers of Kansas City, Mo-, and q very
wealthy retired capitalist, died at al
advanced age.
Miss Marion Crawford. the artist,
cripple and protege of Fanny Daven-
port, Patti, DR.. Sayre, the Ast0r family
and other people of prominence, died
In New York and was buried in Miner
Va, o.
Harry Pillsbury, who returned to
New York from st. Petersburg, has no
excuse to offer for his failure to carry
off first prize at the Russian chess
1,,,< H. 10 ~
better If given another chance.
Miss Elizabeth, the 4-year-old daugh-
ter Of United States Revenue Collector
Stackhouse of Burlington, Ia, cele-
Lrated her first birthday. She was
born February %. 1892, and will not
have another birthday until she is II
years Of age.
1T would begin to appear as though
there was some truth in the state
ment," says London correspondent
Of the Philadelphia Ledger, (which l
have hear from more than one quarter,
tc the effect that Lord Dunraven has
been for the past six months barely
responsible for his own actions"
Edwin F. Uhl, ambassador at Ber-
lin, will go to Grand Rapids, Mich,
with his family to remain a week be-
fore leaving for his post. The common
council has rendered the use of the
city hall for public reception. and as
soon as he can be heard from the ar
rangements will be made for it.
Munsell White, we'll known in the
South and for years q resident of New
Orleans, died at the residence of f. l..
Miles, his brother-in-law, in Nelson
county, Ky. He was son of Capt.
Munsell White, famous in ante-bclllm
days for his patriotism and liberalitv,
and his mother was daughter Of Gen.
De La Ronde Of Louisiana.
Herr Liebkncckt, the veteran social
list Of the reichstag, will have to serve
four months Imprisonment for insult-
In the emperor, after the reichstag
adiourns. He cannot be imprisoned
while the session lasts. and as he ex-
poets to leave for visit to England
before the body adjourns, he will rot
be placed behind the bars for some
time.
Mahmoud Bey. who has been arrest
ed for his affiiation with the young
Turkish party, is about thirty years
old. As q boy he was extraordinarily
nimble. He used then to chase half
trained pony about the paddock Of
his fathers house, mount it with q
leap and gallop about without u SEM
blIncc Of fear.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-27
NAILS ROBBED In NEW YORK
Envelopes f'om Which Money Has Been
Taken Found in the Water.
MERCHANTS LOSE HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS
poStotiicc inspectors Are Looking for
the Robbers, Who Are supposed
to lie on Their Way to
Some Foreign Lnnd.

NEW YORK, Dec. @6.-Thc World tomor-
row will publish the following, Several bus
incss firms that had wondered why impor-
tant letters. containing large sums Of money,
had been delayed in the mails have received
the letters, but not the enclosures. stained
with the waters OF the bay, In which they
had been tossed Tor two or three days be-
fore being picked UP. The letters had been
opened the money inside transmitted by
the firms correspondents In Chicago Gin
Cinnati, San Francisco. Philadelphia and
Pittsburg taken out. after which the thief
had dropped the letters into the bay In
vcstgation made at the postotlce confirmed
the story The robbery is evidently one OF
the largest and covcrest ever known in the
history of the department, and the total loss
reaches many thousands OF dollars Tho
postotlicc officials admit this much, but de-
cline for official reasons to say anything
further 1t was learned the mail bags were
stolen at a depot in this city from western
express that reached here Tuesday; that the
letters were carried away, and that the
thieves boarded an outgoing steamer and are
now on their way to Europe or to one of the
southern ports,
An that | am at liberty to tell" said
Postmaster Dayton today, lis that these let
tors were found in the bay just of Concy
Island having been dropped by an outgoing
steamer. That is all we can tell at present
There has been a robbery and the postoillce
inspectors have the case in hand"
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-27
SOME PROPOSED CHARTER CHANGES
Fifth ward Kiclkcrs' Club Makes It's
IN Ii Ia.

The Fifth Ward Kckers' club held meet
ing last evening at Erfing's hall to discuss
proposed changes in the city charter There
was a large attendance and the various
changes were debated at length The club
voted to recommend a change in the num-
Der of councimen from eighteen to nine
and that they be nominated by wards and
voted for by the entire city, the council
men to receive 81 200 per year and be re-
quired to devote their whole time to the
affairs of the city. II was also decided that
they should give a bond of 10000.
Another change recommended was to abol-
ish the present Board of Health and create
one composed of the city physician, mayor
and chief of police.
The sections creating the Office Of build
ing inspector and city prosecutors were rec
commended to be stricken out, and the one
relating to the Fire and Police board
amended to restore the appontive power to
the governor.
The meeting recommended new section
providing that the salary attached to any
office created by ordinance should not ex-
coed $3.50.
Another proposed amendment was to the
effect that no franchise should be granted
except by two-thirds vote of the electors
of the city.
A resolution was also passed calling for
the enforcement of the present provision OF
the charter which requires that the wards
shall be set off as nearly equal as possible
in point of population
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-27
LOCAL BREyITIEs.

A meeting of Cuban, sympathizers is
called for Wednesday evening at Washing
ton hall. .sVu
The Omaha Guards will give their regular
drill next Monday night at the armory on
Capitol avenue. The, prize to be contested
for is handsome gold shedal.
Vesta chapter No. 6, Order of the Eastern
Star, will give an entertainment and social
at Masonic hall Tuesday evening, December
20, for the benefit of the order.
The annual dinner of the Omaha City
Mission. Industrial and Sunday school VIII
be given at Masonic hall next Wednesday
noon. The committees havIng the matter
in charge are meeting win considerable
success in securing proytsiolg.
Three prisoners were arraigned in the fed
eral court yesterday. Gus Samuelson and L.
Schoinest for cutting timber on the Fort
Randall reservation. and Elmer Campbell OF
Steele City for selling liquor without
government license. They each pleaded not
guilty.
Mrs Ellen Hart. living at 1920 South
Thirteenth street, was removed yesterday
to ST, Josepha hospital. where she will re-
ceiye treatment for numerous burns caused
by the oyerturning OF a lamp. The accident
occurred on the evening OF December 10.
The woman was severely burned about the
hands, body and legs.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-27
HOLIDAY BUSINESS IS LIGHT
Railroads Shed Tears Over Nonarrival Of
Christmas Traffic,
POSSIBLE TWo-CtNT RATE tXClTss FEAR
officials Cannot Discover the Pro-
motcrs of the Idcn-Pncifc Coast
Through Rate IRREGULARITIES
May lie Adjusted.

CHICAGO, Dec. 26.-The roads running
out OF Chicago were much disappointed this
year over the amount OF the holiday traiic.
1t was smaller than for several years past,
and the general opinion had been that 1t
would be heavier than ever before. The
Canadian excursion business, over which
there has been such row and which usu-
ally reaches its climax at Christmas time,
has panned out not over so per cent of the
usual amount, and proves not to have been
worth all the fighting and squabbling that
the western roads have been doing with the
500 the Canadian Pacific and the joint traf-
tic lines in order to secure what they con
sidered their portion of the business.
Railroad officials are much worked up
over the effort that will apparently be made
at the next meeting of the Illinois legisla-
ture to get the roads down to maximum
of cents per mile in this state. They have
been making efforts to find who is behind
the idea, but have not been able to secure
the information they desire Some of the
roads declare that the central idea comes
from the Board of Warehouse Commission
ers. but of this they admit they have no
direct or tangible proof.
1t is likely that meeting of the trans
continental lines will be called for
an early date in this city. There are
several Irregularities in the matter of
through rates to the Pacific coast that are
sadly in need of adjustment and the com
mittec which put in two DAYS last week
working on the question of circuitous routes
is about ready to make its report to the
association. The matter may be settled with
out meeting being called but one or two
of the roads are loaded up with charges OF
one sort and another and they wish to fire
them off in good shape and it is possible
that they will insist upon a meeting being
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-27

Robert Perry Dies md the Efficacy
OF rnstcMrisnI is 0mesti0mcL.


BALTIMORE, Dec. 26-Robert Perry one
of the eight boys bitten by mad dog on
December 1 and subsequently treated at the
Pasteur institute. New York, died today OF
hydrophobia. This makes the third victim.
Robert Henry and Conrad Eppers having
died from the same cause within the past
week. All the boys were taken to the in
stitule and treated within forty-eight hours
after receiving their injuries and all who
have thus far died were bitten in parts OF
the body unprotected by their clothing.
NEW YORK, Dec. 26.-Dr Paul Gibier,
who followed the boys to Baltimore from
the Pasteur institute in this city after they
had been discharged as mmunized from hy-
drophobia returned tonight. He refused TO
say anything about the death of Robert j.
Henry and Conrad Eppers, two of the pa
tients, from rabies. Dr. Lablade of the in
stitute said that the deaths of the boys did
not prove that the Pasteur system was a
failure.
I'VE do not" said he, absolutely guar
antee that our treatment will prevent hy-
drophobia, any more than that vaccination
is an unquestionable preventative against
smallpox. About one patient out of 200 we
have treated have died while so per cent of
those otherwise have died. We cannot tell
whether innoculation has been effective
treated Eppers was bitten about the head
and neck, which were the worst parts of the
body to be bitten. The boys were not
brought to the institute until four days
after they had been bitten, instead of being
sent here Immediately. Had they come here
at once, | believe their recovery would have
been assured"
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-27
BOYS IMAGINATION is VERY GOOD
Tells u Wierd Tale of Murder Which
Proves q Fiction.

A son of Henry Born, barber at Sixth
and Pierce streets, is possessed of a most
vivid imagination. Yesterday he told his
father that while playing under the union
Pacific bridge down in the bottoms he saw
a woman run wildly out of a shack near
by pursued by a man. The man had re-
volver and proceeded to empty it into the
woman's back. She fell to the ground, spat-
tered by her own blood, and the assassin
coolly wping the dust off his gun. walked
up the railroad tracks, leaving his victim
where she had fallen. The police were nOti-
fed and two detectives detailed to work
up the case. They went to the house indi-
Gated, but found nothing except several hun
CRY ours and some people who did not speak
English. Henry, jr., will be rewarded with
a medal as soon as a good thick piece of
leather can be secured
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-27

Denton Succeeds snyder ns Local
Agent for the Rock Island.

AS forecasted in The Bee of Thursday.
George II. Denton of Council Bluffs will be
the new general agent of the Rock Islands
freight department in this city sketch
of him was given at that time He will
enter upon the performance of his duties
on Tuesday next though his appointment
is dated January l. 1897.
First Assistant General Freight Agent
Snyder, whom Mr.. Denton succeeds, will
leave for Chicago to assume his new duties
in the general headquarters of the road on
Tuesday. His desk was pretty well covered
this morning with cOngratulatory letters and
kilograms from all parts of the country,
especially from Philadelphia, where he was
formerly connected with the Philadelphia
& Reading railroad. To a Bee reporter Mr.
Snyder said yesterday: II dislike to
leave Omaha. My relations with the rail-
readers the shippers, the press and the
public generally have been most pleasant
during the seven years I've been here and
rather hate to break away. Yet one can
hardly refuse such an appointment. | hope
that my successor shall be received as well
as | have been"
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-27
ANNIVERSARY OF LABOR TEMPLE.
To BE Celebrated with an Entertain
mcnt December 70.

little over one year ago the laboring
men of Omaha conceived the idea of having
place they could call home" where the
different labor organizations could meet
with lodge rooms, reading rooms, reception
rooms etc. Out of this idea grew the La
Dor temple, which was opened to the public
January l. 1895. Being the first institution
of the kind established in the United States.
it has received notice in all the labor papers,
and has thus widely advertised Omaha.
During the last year the Labor temple
has been great benefit to the large number
of unemployed men in the ranks of labor A
free labor bureau has been conducted by
Superintendent Scott and has been the
means of assisting many worthy men in
their efforts to secure a chance to earn an
honest living.
The board of directors has arranged to
give an anniversary entertainment Wednes-
day evening, December 30. The following
persons will take part in the program: Miss
Bay Brewer, elocutionist, Council Blrifs
Mr.. Joseph f. Barton, soloist Mrs b. Ev-
ans, accOmpanist; Henry Schieber, either
Charles II. Keefer, pianist: Mr.. Harry Burh-
ley. soloist Howard Bruner, elocutionist; ;
Robert Linberg, pianist, and Mrs. H. II.
bawkinson banjo.
The board of directors will keep "open
house" that evening from 6 p. m, and the
Ladies auxiliary will serve refreshments in
one of the halls at the close of the enter
tanment.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-27
MRS. sTILLwELL COULD NOT COME.
Kent ut Home by the Illness of n
Child.

IT was announced by the local section OF
the salvation army that Mrs. Stilwel, wife
of Major Stillwell would be at the bar
racks last evening. Major Stillwell is conf
mander-in- chief of the southwestern divi-
sion of the army. with headquarters at
Kansas City. Word was received just before
the hour of the meeting that on account OF
tho serious illness of child the speaker
could not be present Stan Captain Anthony
Merriweather, also OF Kansas City, was pres
ent and gave a short address on the work
accomplished by the section over which he
had charge. A special meeting will be
held at the Second. Presbyterian church
Twenty fourth and Nicholas streets under
the auspices Of the army Monday night, at
which CAPTAIN Merriweather will speak 1t
is expected that all the Salvation army corps
in the city will be present. Captain Merri-
weather Is making a tour Of the state and
expects to leave shortly for Fremont, where
he is booked for special meeting next
Tuesday afternoon.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-27
BARTON PUT UP FIVE HUNDRED
Donation to Help Along the Free Sill
yer Cause.


The Legislative investigating committee met
yesterday morning at 10 o'clock in the rooms
of the Jacksonian club. Those who expected
to be entertained with some clever stories
of how the politicians handled the various
moneys that came into their possession dur
ing the recent campaign were disappointed.
The witnesses who were expected We're
either out of town or still celebrating
Christmas day. None were called and after
few minutes of deiberation as to how
best to proceed the anxious iTquirers ad-
journed until o'clock in the afternoon.
Guy C. Barton was the only witness ex-
amined at yesterday afternoons session of
the legislative inquiry. He was on the
stand only a short time, but long enough
to tell to what extent he had aided the LOST
cause. He testified that he had personally
contributed the sum of $3.50 to the demo-
cratic state committee, and donated $3.50
more to the managers OF the free silver head
quarters. This was the import OF his testi-
mony. and after he had delivered himself
of this no was allowed to step down.
The inquiry then adjourned until Monday
afternoon, December 2S, at o'clock
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-27
ATLANTIC q PACIFIC FORECLOSURES.
Final Decree FiIed in the circuit
Cnmri ut Snn Ernnclscn.

fInnI Decree t1lcd IN the circuit
Court at san ErnnclSco.
SAN FRANCISCO. Doc 26.-The final de-
cree OF foreclosure and sale Of the Atlantic
& Pacific railroad was nled in the United
States circuit court today. This is the last
of series Of similar DEGREES which have
been made in spts in the same parties and
for the same action In every district in
which the insolvent Atlantic & Pacific has
property. 1t is ordered that unless the sum
of $25S2 Si3.l is paid by the railroad to its
debtors within thirty days the entire prop
erty shall be sold at auction at Gallup,
Bernalillo county, ~ NJ.
The foreclosure proceedings were insti-
tuted by the United States Trust company
of New York to recover the interest on an
issue of bonds. The bonds were in two SETS
aggregating the sum OF $l6,000,000 with in
terest at per cent, payable annually. The
issue was held In trust by the Mercantile
Trust company and was known as the mort
gage on the western division of the railroad.
A second issue, with terms similar, was
taken by the Boston Safe Deposit and Trust
company The suit came up in the United
States circuit court in this city on October
3. 1896 before Judge Ross, who appointed
owen n. Marion to take testimony in the
case at Los Angeles. Marion has filed his
report and consequent thereupon, Judge
Ross has filed the decree Just mentioned.
The bonds, aggrcgating $l2,OOO,OOO, delivered
to the Boston Safe Deposit and Trust COM
pany, have bcen decided to be subordinate
to the first issue. 1t has been decided by
the court that after The proceeds of the sale
have been received the complainants dis
tribute to the holders Of the first mort
gage bonds the sum of $S3, $3.50, the first
balance due. II Is further ordered that un-
less the rebate be paid within thirty days
the sale shall take place as above mentioned,
the proceeds to be used in the liquidation OF
hn Df hn
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-27
UNITING THE noRsrsuornS UNIONS
state orRnniSntion Perfected at n
ncccnt Mcctlnn.


In response to nearly 500 invitations Is
sued by Master Workman w. \. Watson OF
the local Horseshocrs' unlon sent to nearly
all the prominent horseshoors throughout
the state. there congregatcd in Labor temple
Saturday evening, December 10. repre-
sentative body OF this craft MIR. Watson.
who is state organizer for all the various
unions throughout Nebraska, has long been
considering the project OF combining the
unions into central organization, The per-
fecting OF the scheme has been one OF no
small magnitude on account OF the scattered
condition OF the unions aud the fact that
they We're not very strong numerically.
About twenty-five representatives ot the
trade were on hand Saturday afternoon, and
at 1880 they were called to order by w, a,
Watson, who was selected as chairman.
The presiding officer delivered short ad-
dress, in which he outlined the object OF the
meeting, and then invited suggestions as
to the proper method of perfccting the new
organization. The afternoon was taken up
largely in these discussions aud shortly
before adjournment those present were ad-
dressed by Governor Holcomb and Mayor
Broatch The speakers gave their approval
to the project and promised their assistance
in Curthering it,
At . o'clock the body adjourned after
an invitation had been extended by local
hardware firm for those present TO parttci-
pate in a banquet at the Commercial CLUB
rooms. At the conclusion of the banquet
the men once more assembled at the Labor
temple and the work Of halloting for the
officers was in order. W. 4. Watson was
elected as president, with c. II. lsard as
secretary and treasurer In connection with
the remaining officers it was decided to elect
a vice president from each legislative dis
trict of the state. Those selected were; j.
D. Spragins Falls City first vice president;
=. ]. Mellia, Gretna, second vice president,
j. w. Edwards Norfolk. third vice presi-
dent; G. H. Gates, Lyons, fourth vice presi-
dent; j. Wooster, Hastings fifth vice presi-
dent. and Il. j. McDermitt, shelton, sixth
vice president. Each sub-oflicer was vested
with the power to act as organizer for his
district, and to report progress at times
ordered by the president, After commit
tee had been selected to draft a constitu-
tion and bylaws, the executive committee
was ordered to call the next annual meet
ing for such date as 1t might select in Sep
tember, 1897
One of the most important features of the
new organization will be the establishing OF
schools of pathology at the headquarters
of the various districts in the state. The
local union has for some time past conducted
college of this description at the Labor
temple. which has been productive of eX-
cellent results. Lectures on the pedal treat
ment of equnes, with demonstrations by
prominent veterinary surgeons and others,
will be given from time to time as soon as
the new body takes permanent shape.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-27
Railway Notes and Personals.

Miss Wilson OF the Union PaCfcs ex-
ecutive offices is visiting friends at Chari-
ton, la.
Travelling Freight Agent John Barron of
the Union Pacific is in from a short trip over
the Nebraska division.
Charles Anderson of the Rock Island S
city ticket Office and Mrs. Anderson spent
Christmas day among friends in Daven-
port, la.
Chief Engineer Pegram of the Union Pa
ciic has returned from a trip OF inspec-
tion of the new steel bridges being erected
at Payette and Weiser, Idaho.
General Agent Kuhn has just received an
elaborate set of fine menu cards, adorned
with steel plate engravngs, for use on the
Omaha Chicago through trains.
Fred j. Baker formerly connected with
the Union Pacific ticket office in this city
and now passenger rate clerk for the 500
line in Minneapolis spent Christmas day
with friends in Omaha