Mil mMmiMttiXIlimiMJIIIllllIllBBMirrglfc 1 I IhlJIfWfT V- - -i--J-'ft'-"tiBt '"I'M I ikHMfJ,ffW!WiMB?nSffHWMMIP,ffMiPsgWBiWtmasm rfcRfflrto- iydPfe jtERrr!iJ3f JSRSBtSDifiSl rH'. x SATTOPXYDEGEMBER" 'cSrj; " w. T 'v-Sr4 fl? " ' ji-U ...- - ' V " r2 I "MANTLE OF S NOW Buries the North and the East From One to Four Feet Deep on a Level. NEWYORKWASTHECENTER From Xoriolb Southward the Storm "Was Keplaced bj Heavy Eain. PKSXSTLYASIA WAS IN IT, TOO. fcntuiY Manitoba and the Kalmy Xortlnvesl Evidently Escaped. rCI.I. EFFORTS FROM MANY TOIXTS Sw Yonrc. Dec 20. To-dav's storm on tl-e.ater as much worse for navigation i thxir the heaviest fog. Everything in the hue of steam craft was luierrupted, and the movement of vessels propelled br sail was suspended altogether. The snow fell so rapidly on the upper bay that even those rusty guardians of the customs service, the reenue cutters, hung close to their wharf adjoium; the Statcn Island ferry house, and did not venture out. A peculiar icature of the storm was that, while the wind was unusually violent on the iand. there wjs scarcely any on the water. The sea, too. was as smooth as the upper Hudson m u'idsumiaer. aud the snow was li-.t in complete possession. A dispatch from Point Pleasant, X. J., savs a heavy storni of blinding snow is rag ing alour the entire coast from Sandy Hook to Cape May. The air is so thick with snow that it is difficult to look any distance out to sea. Telegraph and telephone wires are 'ou n, and it is feared there are wrecks along ti-.c coast which have not yet been reported. On tms account Superintendent Havens h .s ordered the entire Hie saving service alone the ooat to patrol their beaches and looh. out for wrecks. rears Tor the Vessel's Safety. The name of the schooner ashore on Deal Beach is Yale. She wants no assistance iroui the men of the lile saving station. The tea is very high, and fears are entertained for the vesel's sa'ety. Kcports coutinue to be received from all parts of New York Slate, showing a heavy lr.Uofsnow and consequent interruption of trCic. In the Mohawk Valley the storm is unusually severe. At 6 o'clock this even ing more than eight inches of snow had fallen at Amsterdam, and it was still snowing hard, liailroad travel is greatly delayed, some of the throuch trains being from fwo to three house late. West Snore freight trains have been stalled in the snow this afternoon, and the Bangers have been started out. At Lockport the fall of snow has been con tinuous throughout the day, but is not heavy. The snow is not drifting badly. Temperature in the morning was reported at 10 n'-ovc zero, aud at 1 o'clock it had risen to2j'J. At Ithaca the storm continued throughout the Jay, with street car tra&c suspended. At Watcrtown suow has been falling rap idly, accompanied by mild breezes. The thermometer last night was 5 below, and this morning 4 above zero. At Concord, X. H., snow began falling early tnis morning, and this aite'noon was several inches deep. The indications are mat the storm will be the heaviest of the winter. The storm is heavv throughout the State. The Coldest of the Season. At Bangor. Me., and vicinity, this morn ing was the coldes of the season, the mer fitrv ranging from 32 below in Bangor to .'j in the surioundint: towns. The tem perature is rising, with indications of fcUOW. At New Brunswick. X. J., a heavy North east lil zzard, accompanied by a steady tall of snow, has prevailed since 4 o'clock this morning. The snow drifts ara increasing graduallv. Jlcports this afternoon show that nearly the whole country is enveloped in the storm. Jt rages iroin Maine to Texas, and Irom Manitobato Georgia, From Norfolk south west it is a rain storm; from there north and northwest, a snow storm. Northern Sew York seems to be about the center of the disturbance. At 2 o'clock this afternoon the weather cUrk was unatlc to give any encourage ment. He said that there was every indica fon that the two storms would meet to-night somewhere a little north ol this city, aud that the general stcnu is rapidly developing into immense proportions. In conclusion the clerk t.aid: "There is evcrv likelihood that the railways will be generally blocked north and west, and that a serious aud dis iwous couditinu of things is to result from from tiie storm." AT THE RATIONAL CAPITAL. Pedestrians Compelled to Yvalk In the Street Car Tracks. WaiIiixctoj., Dec 20. Washington his experienced the heaviest snowstorm in rear-, and this morning travel of all kinds as almost suspended. The snow was ten 1-ches deep on a level. Street car riding was precarious, and pedestrianism, though preferable, was no luxury. In the residence portion ot town the sidewalks were not geu na'Iy cleared by the hour lor the movement Irom the breakfast table to the office desk, and so the plodders had to take the middle ti .lie streets. ar tracks formed the most convenient promenades, and all the morning they were li'..c great arteries of humanity, pulsating jo one general direction. Government clerks were universally late, the punctual ones being so lew and far between that the watchmen at the door, late themselves, s ared in amazement. SLEET AT LEXINGTON, EY, It Knlns Electric tViret. or All Kinds, Dam. aglusTlicni 810,000. Lexington, Ky., Dec 26. The heaviest ! storm of sleet ever known here occurred yes terday afternoon and during the night Shade trees- and telegraph and telephone poles were broken and miles of wire were down. The city fire alarm system was en tirely ruined, many of the boxes being burned out. The Western Union telegraph wires were down, and not until 9 o'clock this morning had Lexington any communi cation with the outside world. At this writing there is but one wire in operation between Lexington and Cincin nati. The electric street car lines were oadlr damaged. The loss will be about J10.000. DAMAGES NEAR DUNBAR. Somo of tho Effects of the "Worst Storm in Itecent Tears. tfPtriAI.TEI.ECCAK TO THE OISrATCK.t Ditnbar, Dec 2G. The snow-bound trains on the Fayette brauch are extricated and are beginning to run again this even ing. A huge snowdrift in the Mt. Braddock cut, two miles sonth of here, held one train all day. They ran into this drift before they knew what they were about, and stopped very suddenly. Seven engines and 60 labor ers were employed all day to get them out The snow storm of last night was the worst known in years. Heavy damage to property is reported, cut the full extent can not be known to-night Tlrc'nla Snow Two Feet Deep. Statjnton. Va., Dec. 26. Snow ell yesterday and last night to the depth of eight inches, followed by sleet. There are two feet of snow ou the ground blocking all the country roads. TJNIONTOWN IS SNOW-BOUND., Trains of Two Railroad Imprisoned In a Ifarrow Cat. ISriCIlL TEZ.EGB.1U TO TBI nlSrATCIT.I Uniontoavn, Pa., Dec. 26. TJniontown is snow-bound. Greatdrifts line the streets, aud the sidewalks have been cleaned barely enough for pedestrians to pasv Travel was blockaded on portions of Main street nearly all day. Trains on the Southwest branch of the Pennsylvania and the Baltimore and Ohio railroads, havb had trouble to get through the cut at Percy and at points south. The Southwest has been blocked all day. The wreck train went up at noon to dig out the train which leaves here at6'0 A. 51. for Fairchance, and which was stuck in a drift at Bedstone. Late this afternoon the track was cleared and the train was able to proceed. Last night's storm, although one of the severest ever known, has not done great damage as far as reported. AtLemontthe brick boiler and engine house ol'McClurc & Co. were wrecked. The new jail here was slightlv damaged, some of the slate being blown from the roof aud some glass in the sky-lights being broken. TWO 8TREET CABS COLLIDE. As a Kesnlt of the Storm the Horses of One Kun Away. Pkovidcnce, Dec 26. The violent snow storm which set in here this morning resulted in a bad accident on the Plainficld street end of the Union Railway. The snow covered the tracks on a steep grade on that thoroughfare, and when a car was coming toward the city at 11 o'clock the brakes failed to work, and the horses stam peded down the hill toward the city. An other car was just turning into the switch at the junction crossing, and a collision could not be avoided. The conductor, named Alex. "Waterman, rut his horses loose. The horses on the west-bouud car were both ground under the wheels ot Waterman's car and were in stantly killed. Waterman was thrown from his car and had his head split open. There is little chance that lie will live. Con ductor Atwood, of the west-bound car, had both bis arms broken, was injured in ternally and will probably die. None of the passengers were injured. VERMONT CLAD IK WHITE. The Worst Storm for Many Tears Block ades Traffic Butland, Vt.. Dec. 26. Snow began falling in Rutland this morning and has continued steadily all day with little pros pect of cessation. Reports from other sec tions of the State indicate that the storm has been the heaviest of the season. Railroad traffic has been greatly impeded. Boston trains were discontinued on account Of the storm. Reports from Summit Station, on the Cen tral Vermont Railroad, state that tBe storm this afternoon was the most severe in many years. Snow is steadily falling and threat ens serious interference to railroad travel. In Rutland the snowfall is the lightest re ported in the State, and horse cars are run ning. TRAINS STALLED IK MAINE. Street Cars Almost Blockaded in Portland br Drifts i'ormins. Portland. Me., Dec 26. A heavy gale is blowing from the northeast, with the mercury 10 above zero. The snow has fallen fast since noon and drifts badly. The horse cars are running with four horses. The trains from the West are out of time. The western division Boston and Maine 1 r. M. train from Boston, the 3:30 train from Portland, and another train are stalled at Wells, and it is not known when thev will get in. The express train over the Grand Trunk from Montreal, due at S:i5, is said to be stalled at Montreal. SNOW TOLLOWED BY RAIN. Itailroads Centering in Baltimore Having a Hard Time. Baltimore, Dec. 26. The heavy snow storm of last night was followed by ram, which lasted well into the afternoon. Balti more and Ohio officers report from four to six inches of snow on the road near the Ohio river, and from six to ten inches on the Harper's Ferry and Valley branch. On the Pittsburg division the trains are having a bard time, and all are considerably delayed. Engines are at work trying to keen the trackscomparativclyclearof snow. On the third and fourth divisions but little trouble has been met. LIGHTER AT SPRINGFIELD, Bat All Trains Are Belayed and Snow-Plows Are in Use. Springfield, Mass., Dec 26. The storm here, while not particularly severe, reached such a point as to delay travel greatly, all the railroad trains being late and the electric street cars rendered almost useless before the end of the afternoon. The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad suffered most. By means of the snow-plows the street railway tracks were kept open. The fall averaged about ten inches up to 8 P. M., with no signs of abatement. CYCLONIC AT SEATTLE. Several Vessels Break Away, Two Men Killed and Honses Demolished. Seattle, Wash., Dec. 26. A violent wind storm prevailed on Paget Sound yes terday. Several vessels were broken from their moorings. Telegraph lines were pros trated last night by falling timber, and Jos eph Bell and Magnus Nelson, two laborers, were killed by trees striking them. A number of plate-glass windows in this city were broken, and several frame build ings were blown down. TEN INCHES AT BINGHAMTON.' w Electric Car Lines Disabled and Horse Itontes Impeded. Bingiiamton, N. Y Dec 26. A heavy snow storm set in about 3 o'clock this morn ing and has been raging with uninterrupted furv since About ten inches of snow has fallen, bat, owing to the light quality, no serious results are reported. All the electric car lines in the city are tied up and horsecar travel is impeded. A ROUNDHOUSE COLLAPSED. Four Locomotives Buried in the Kulnsand Three Men Hurt. Albany:, Dec 26. Two sections of the root of th New York Central Railroad roundhouse at West Albany collapsed this alternoon under the weight of snbw. Three men were injured. John Reddy was taken home, and one of the others was taken to the hospital with a crushed shoul der. Four engines are burled in the wreck. WORSE THAN THE OTHEB. The Depth of Snow at Bedford Will bo Two Feet This Morning. nrjtCTAI. TXLXOSAXTO TUX DISPATCH. 1 Bedford, Dec 26. The storm which reached Bedford last night exceeds the one last week. It was accompanied by a high wind. The snow at this writing is 18 inches, and will by morning be more than 2 feet deep. Ten Inches in the Coke Regions. rSMCIAL TZLXaBAV TO TUX DUPATCH.r Scottdale, Dec 26, Another Jieary snow storm vlijtcd the r-oke regions to-day. Some telegraph -wires were torn down and the telephone wires were badly crippled. Travel on all the railroads was obstructed. The extent of the fall was about ten inches. FOUR FEET OF SNOW. Reports Sent From Little McKcesport Cap tho Climax. rsriciAL Txi.xaK.ui to the diei-atcs! McKeespoet, Dec. 26. Thertfare about four leefof snow" here, and the railroads, particularly the Baltimore and Ohio, are in bad shape: Reports from the top of the monntains say there are from four to six feet of snow at Sand Patch, and that but one train has come in from the East It requires from three to four engines to take a train up the mountains, and little, if any, freight is being handled to-day. The street car line here is completely snowed up, and many people are unable to leave their bouses. Other Reports Condensed. CHICAGO This city is not in it Cikcinkati Snow ten inches deep. St. Paul Thermometer ZEP above zerc St. Louis Snow one foot deep on a level. NEWBEno, N. Y. A blizzard is In progress. WrLKESBAitrtE Traffic is blocked on all sides. Pierre, S. D. A 40-mlle cnlnook wind is raging. Louisville Sleet and snow took possession of the city. Ltsdokvills. Vt. Thermometer 40 be low zero (Christmas night. Buffalo Thursday nlgnt the colaest of the season 10 above zero. A NEW STOBT by JOAQUEJ MILLER will begin In THE DISPATCH of SUNDAY, January 4. Don't miss the opening chap ters. A LURID CHRISTMAS. THREE FIRES THREATEN THE DESTBUC TI0N OF DEADW00D. Two of the Blazes Were Incendiary A Large Hotel and Many Stores and Dwell ings in Ashes Railroad Graders on a Spree and Kiotonv Deadwood, S. D., l)ec. 26. Last night, at 10 o'clock, an alarm of fire was tamed in for the First ward, and an extensive hog pen was entirely consumed. Another alarm at 1:30 this morning from the same ward an nounced a fire in the frame hotel of C. G. Fargo, and the flames were quickly communicated to the adjoining buildings, the fire being beyond the reach of the hoce or the department A general conflagration followed, destroying a blacksmith shop, a grocery store, a livery stable, John Reuter's general store and a number of residences. Most of the personal goods were saved, but the loss is folly 523,000. Again, later, the fire alarm was turned in irom the Third ward, the Keystone Hotel, largest in the city, being ou fire. This fire threatened the destruction of the city, but was within reach of the department and was soon extinguished. The first fire was clearly the work of an incendiary, the second possibly so, but the third happened from a defective flue. There has been no rain or snow worth mention since early last summer, and everything is dry, and the high winds that sweep down upon the town continually threaten the out break ol fire Forty policemen paraded the streets last night Upward ot 1,000 graders from the railroads were in the citv on a spree yester day, and in order to quell their disturbance the Mayor had ordered the hose turned on them. It is thought that the first two fires were set by some of the graders out of re venge Ugly run-ors prevail that threats have been made to lay the town in ashes before morning. FALL B1VEK RE ACHING-OUT After an English Plush Manufactory and Thinks It Has It rSPKCIAX. TKLXGKAX TO TBI DISrATOIM Fall River, Dec 26. It is not im probable that a factory for manufacturing will be established in this city in the near future, at least that is the impression of many capitalists. George F. Mellen, of this city, who is in London, sent a marked copy of the London Herald of De cember 19, to a local manufacturer, in which is a statement that the firm ot Sir Titui Salt & Sors, Limited, of Bradford, England, has decided to estab lish a factory in America. Mr. Mellen read the articl and immediately wrote to Sir Titus, informing him of the advantages Fall River offered for the establishment of such a factory. Several letters have passed be tween them, and Mr. Mellen, in a private letter to a friend in this city, says be has every reason to believe that Sir Charles Stead, one of the firm, will visit this city, after his arrival in New York next week. Local manufacturers and tradesmen and citizen generally are much interested in the affair, and when Sir Charles visits this city he will be well received. It is said that a site will be oflered for the new company ia case it decides to locate here TRAGEDY OF THE WIRES. The Dreadful Death of an Electric Lineman at Denver. rsi-EciAi. teMlOKaM to the DisrATcn.i Denver, Dec 26. Charley McDonel, an electric liuemau, was instantly killed this afternoon while at work at the top of a pole. The man had worked for some time, bat by some accident part of his person came iu contact with a live wire, and he instantly experienced the fatal shock. He was seen to reel by his fellow workmen and clutch at the air with one hand, the other grasping the iron pincers with which he worked. In an instant his body fell forward, and his disengaged hand grasped a live wire. Soou thousands of curious eyes were gi-zing upon the dreadful spectacle. The inanimate form leaned forward and pressed down upon the wires, but before assistance co'uld be ren dered the most sickening feature of the whole tragedy was presented to view. A smell as of burning flesh was distin guishable, and when a blue smoke, caused by the burning flesh, arose from the mau's hand, there was scarcely an eve that did not turn irom the scene, &nd a shudder swept over the crowd, and in the presence of thousands the poor man was horned before assistance came. FRANK G. CARPENTER will publish an interview with Joe Jefferson in THE DIS PATCH tomorrow. A paper for the peo ple. Twenty-four pages. . . BLOWN UP BY DYNAMITE. A Scapegrace Husband's Revenge on His Deserted Wife. Washington, Ind., Dec 26. James McBride has been arrested, charged with blowing up the Jenkins Hotel and store at Plainsville, this morning, with dynamite. After a long absence he leturned to Plain ville on Thursday and learned that his wife was working at the Jenkins Hotel. He went to see her, and was refused admit ance, she running upstairs. This is sup posed to have angered him and led to the deed. He is a tongh character, about 40 years of age, The explosion took place at 2 o'clock this morning.' Jenkins' total loss, in cluding the- store, will be $7,500; insurance, 55,000. A number of guests were in the hotel at the time, but all escaped with slight injuries. Watterson on the National Committee. Louisville. Dec 26. At a meeting of the Democratic Central Committee of Ken tucky held on the 26th of December, 1890, Hon. Henry Watterson was unanimously elected to succeed the late Henry D. 11c Henry as a member of the National Demo cratic Committee of the State of Kentucky. Jl stumbling - block In the World's Fair Act of Congress Causing Einbarrasment, AKD A SOLUTION ASKED FOB. Tho Attorney General's Opinion on Powers of lha Presidents. The C0KGBESS MAY HAYE TO DECIDE. Washington, Dec. 26. The following correspondence in regard to the World's Fair at Chicago explains itself: Tkeasury Deparment. i Office of thk secretary, Washington, Dec. 17. J Tho Attorney General, sir: The Board ol Management of tho World's Columbian Expo sition is seriously embarrassed by tne construc tion that has been placed upon certain provis ions of the act ot April 35, 1800. It is desirable, If possible, to overcome the difficulty by exec utive action under the present law rather than encounter tho delay, should any bo made, for Congressional interpretation. Section 16 pro vides, among other things, "That the President may also designate additional articles for exhi bition." By section 18 tho sum of 1200,000 is appro priated for tho purpose of paying the expenses of transportation, etc, ana for "the expenses of the commission created by tho act. and other contingent expenses, to bo approved by tho Secretary of the Treasury." An Opinion Asked For. Your opinion is therefore respectfully re quested as to whether under these provisions the President is authorized to "Designate additional articles for exhibition" not already In the Executive Deoartments, and to authorize tho employment "of Dcrsons outside of the departmental force to prepare and take proper care-ot such articles as be may designate, and perform anv other nece'sary duty in connection with the Government exhibit. , r There is also a difference of opinion as to the disposition of the fund of f 1,500,000. provided in section IS of said act. Inasmuch as two wholly independent bodies are now disbursing from this common fund, the Board of Management representing the Government'exhiblt is unable even to estimate approximately what portion ot the wbolo sum. aside from the (100,000 set apart for the Govornment building or build lues, will finally bo at its disposal, and hence cannot decide on what snle to project the Government exhibit. will therefore thank you to advise me me whether, in yonr opinion, the President has the power, with or. without the oonsont of the National Commission and the Board of Man agement, to divide or apportion said sum be tween them. Respectfully, William Wisdom, Secretary, The Attorney General's Beply. Department of Justice, ) Washington, Dec 22, 1S80, i The Secretary of the Treasury: Sir The letter of the 17tb, requesting my opinions upon questions arising under sections 16 and IS of the act of April 2o, 1S90. entitled. "An act to provide for celebrating the four hundredth anniversary of the discovery of America," etc. has received due consideration. The princinal question presented is whether under the provisions ot said sections, the President is authorized to "Designate addi tional articles for exhibition" not existing in any of the executive departments, and to fmploy persons outside of the departmental force to prepare and care for such articles as may be so designated for exhibition. Section 16 provides for an exhibit by the Gov ernment. Tbere are to be taken from the Ex ecutive Departments, the Smithsonian Institu tion, the Fish Commission and National Mu seum, such "Articles and materials as illus trate," etc; and the Board of Management is provided for and Is "to be charged with the selection, preparation, arrange ment, safe keeping, and exhibition of such articles and materials as the heads uf tho several departments and the directors of the Smithsonian Institution and National Museum may respectively decide shall be exhibited in said Government exhibit." It is further pro vided that: "The President may also designate additional articles for exhibition." The. President is Not Restricted. In view of the magnitude and importance of the proposed World's Columbian Exposition, and ot the independent and specific authority granted to tho President, It is Improbable that Congress intended to limit the action of tho Executive to merely supplementing the selec tions of the heads of departments and said directors in a field where their own n:ht to select is unrestricted. 1 am therefore of the opinion that the power vested in tbe President includes, but extendj beyond the departments and institutions named, and that be is author ized to designate such additional articles for exhibition outside of any department as he may deem lit and proper. .The act does not impose the duty of an ap portionment or a division of the moneys upon tbe President, and I do not deem It advisable at this time to determine what rights the President may possess in the Dremises in virtue ot bis general executive authority. It is prob able that the attention of Congress should be called to tbe question of tbe division and ap plication of tbe moneys to Unappropriated, so that uch legislative action may be had as Congress shall decide to be proper. Very respectfully. W. H. H. Miller, Attorney General. A NEW STOKY'by JOAQUIN MILLER will becin in THE DISPATCH of.SUNDAY, January 4. Don't miss the opening chap ters. A PLEASANT EVENT. Governor Beaver Presented "With, a Hand some Silver Service. rErECIAl. TBLEGRAM TO THE niSriTCIM Habbisburg, Dec. 2G. Governor and Mrs. Beaver celebrated the twenty-fi th an niversary of their marriage this evening by giving an elaborate dinner, in which the members of the Governor's Cabinet aud their wives participated. A magnificent silver service, costing about 5800, was pre sented to the Governor by ex-Secretary Stone, Attorncv General Jlirkpatrick, Ad jutant General Hastings, George Pearson, Private Secretary to the Governor, and John Lockhart, Executive Clerk. Mr. Stone nude the presentation speech, which dwelt largely on the pleasant rela tions which had existed between the Gov ernor and his official family. Governor Beaver made a felicitous response. A TROUBLED CONSCIENCE Leads a Burglar to Return From South America to Justice tsrZCIAL TELEOIUSI TO TUB DISrATCH.l Omaha, Dec. 20. The conscience of Bill Newton troubled him bo much that he came all the way from South America to Omaha to give himself up. He told the County Attorney to-day that on the 22d of last March he burglarized Samuel Snyder's store, at Tenth and Harney street. He told bow be had suffered mentally for the crime, and that it was the only theft be had ever com mitted. , He first went to California, from .there to Texas and Mexico and then to South America. He says he wants to go to the penitentiary, where he can learn a trade. MURDERED BY THE C00E. A Prisoner's Christmas Viands Were Unpal atable and Ho Protested. AliBUQUEBQUE, N. M., Dec. 26. Yes terday afternoon Samuel McCowan, a city prisoner, was stabbed to death by James, Mullen, the jail cook. While the prisoners were eating their Christmas dinner McCowan objected to the conking, at tbe same time dashitjg a hand lul of salt into Mullen's face. A fight en sued, during which McCowan was stabbed in the heart with a butcher knife iu the hands of Mullen. Tho murdered man was a bully aud was arrested as a vagrant A ITEM: TEMPORARILY EHP.AREA8SED. A Large Lumber "Firm In Detroit Mortgages All Its Property. Detboit, Mich., Dec 26. A stringent money market has caused the temporary embarrassment of E. W. Xeecb & Co., lum ber dealers, who occupy extensive yards south of Michigan avenue. Yesterday they filed two chattel mortgaees to secure .in debtedness aggregating 539,000, and repre sented by 15 promissory notes about to be come due The mortgages cover all .the stock, ma terial and machinery connected with tbe firm's lnmbetyards. Tbe creditors do not appear to fear an approaching assignment, one stating that the firm's affairs are in ex cellent condition, and. that their assets are greatly in excess of indebtedness secured by the mortgages. COLLEGE REFORMS. CHICAGO'S NEW UNIVERSITY WH.L BE UP WITH THE TIMES. A TJst of the Changes From Worn Out Methods Proposed by the Organization Committee ProC Harper, of Tfale, "Will be the First President. Chicago, Dec. 26. The Organization Committee of the new University of Chicago snbmitted their report this evening to a meeting of tbe trustees of tbe institution. The scheme embodies the ideas of Prof, Harper, of Yale, who is expected to be the President of the University. The plan was discussed two hoars by the trustees, and was then formally adopted. The effect of this action promises to be far-reaching, in view not only of the methods introduced, but by re ison of the extraordinary financial backing they will have, owing to the large ness of tbe "endowments provided for the University by John D. Rockefeller and others, In substance, Dr. Harper's scheme pro poses that students be admitted to the Uni versity at various periods of the year, rather than all at one time; that provisions be not made passing all men. good and poor alike, througb the same course at the same time; permit men to be absent during portions of the year when they can best provide means for continuing their course; furnish greater stimulus and incentive than now exists for original investigation; make it possible for students to study bookkeeping, stenography, etc, in addition to their regular studies; make it possible to dispense with instructors when they have shown themselves incompe tent; permit greater freedom to students and teachers in the matter of vacations; to use other teachers than those in tbe Univer sity; provide opportunities for teachers and ministers who cannot attend a college to avail themselves of University advantages; allow large freedom in the choice of subjects; place the work on a level with any other in stitution, and provide for the University's administration in accordance With the truly American spirit. The institution will have three depart ments, with the whole of the country as a field of work. MADE A PARTIAL CONFESSION. The Partner of Hughes, the Bogus Divorce Lawyer, Makes Disclosures. New Yobe, Dec. 26. William H. Butt ner, the former partner of W. Duryee Hughes, the "bogus divorce lawyer, made a partial confession to Inspector Byrnes to night at police headquarters, where he has been kept since his arrest He said that he was guilty oflarceny, but not of forgery, he merely'receiving the money under false rep resentations. His partnership with Hughes was formed on June 14, 1888, but was subsequently dis solved. While the partnership fasted they distributed advertisements throughout the country. It brought them hundreds of clients and their records were kept accu rately in booSs adapted to the pur pose. He related how, in several instances, some of the firm's clients, after receiving the decree of divorce, learned the utter worthlessness of the de cree, and made so much trouble that he and his partner were compelled to refund their fee, which was never less than $100. He said that one of the victims was Rev. Mr. Harper, a colored clergyman of Jersey. RAILROAD BONDS IN LITIGATION. A Snlt Against a Texas Road and a Trust Company Remanded. New Yobk, Dec. 26. The suit or Jennie Mayer and Edward Milius against tbe .Denver, Texas and Fort Worth Railroad Company and the Mercantile Trust Company, of New York, which was begun in the Supreme Court and removed to the United States Circuit Court, was to-day, by a decree, remanded to the Stite courts. Judge Wallace decided that the case had been removed without author ity of law. The suit is for the recovery of money on bonds issued by the construction company, and a temporary injunction was granted by the Supreme Court restraining the defend ant from disposing of the bonds. A TEXAS BANK FAU.USE. The Maverick Bank of San Antonio Makes an Assignment. Sak Antonio, Te3, Dec 26. The Maverick Bank, of this city, closed its doors this morning after a heavy run that has lasted three weeks. Sam Maverick, sole owner of the bank and its business, made an assignment of all his property, real aud per sonal, to Reagan Houston. The liabilities, according to the schedule filed in court, amount to 841,164, and the assets are footed at Sl,789,Jlu. ANOTHER PACIFIC RAILROAD. Tho Great Xorthern Intending Its Line Across tho Rockies. St. Patjl, Dec. 26. That it is the inten tion of the Great Northern to push its line through to the Pacific Coast there can be no doubt. ' The contract for building the extension from the summit of the Rockies to a point bevond the Kootanie river has been let. This makes tbe extension from the main line at Havre, Mont, about 500 miles, the first 125 of which has been completed and turned over to the operating department HAWAH'3 DELEGATE CHOSEN. Ho Will Represent the Island Kingdom In tho Monetary Conference. San Ekancisco, Dec. 26. The steam ship Australia arrived to-day from Hono lulu. On the 13th inst; the appointment was an nounced in Honolulu nf Hon. Henry Garter, Minister to the United States, as delegate from Hawaii to the International Monetary Union, to be held in Washington. THE B. & 0. CONFERENCE. The Result of the Negotiations With Train men Still Unknown. Baltimoee, Dec 26. The Grievance Committee of the employes of tbe Balti more and Ohio Railroad Company were at the Central building in this citv, and another conference with Vice President King and General Manager O'Dell, took place. The parties in conference are entirely silent about the result. TnC HOME can be made brighter these long winter evenings by adding to it a copy or THE DISPATCH. Get to-morrow's 34 page Ismo. ., IMPERSONATED THREE POLICEMEN. How Footpads Secured a Large Sum of Money From a Victim. Cleveland, Dec 26. At Fosforia, last night, three highwaymen impersonated offi cers, arrested Frank Myers and robbed him' of $1,300. Myers resisted after he found be had been victimized, and was knocked senseless. General Spinner Dying Slowly. Jacksonville, Dec. 26. General F. F. Spinner has failed perceptibly since Wednesday, bnt there is nothing in his con dition to warrant any prediction as to the length of time through which his sufferings must continue. He is simply dving slowly. THE MEDLEY OF IDEAS Represented in a Mid-Winter Council of Queer Religionists WHO DESIRE TO SAVE S1KHEKS. Date of tbe Second Coming of Christ the Chief Subject THAT IS TO HE SETTLED UPON IBrr.CIAt, TELEOIIAM TO TBI DISPATCH.l Findlay, O., Dec 26. A queer relig ious convention began a five day's session in the town hall at Blaffton, a village 16 miles west of this city, at 7 o'clock this evening. The gathering is composed of faith cure believers, Sanctificationists, Second Adventists and the advocates of several other peculiar doctrines, and meets as the third mid-winter convention of the Ohio Christian Alliance. It is claimed by the delegates tnat the Alliance is in no sense an ecclesiastical body or in any way antagonistic to the churches, but is a fra ternal union ol believers on Jesus Christ as a Savior, sanctifier, healer and coming Lord. ' To this end the meeting is to promote the wide diffusion ot the tenets of faith em bodied in salvation throuch Christ -for all who believe; complete salvation through Christ for all who fully yield themselves to him; Divine healing through the name of Jesus for those who believe and obey him; Christ's personal and pre-millennial com ing are to afford a bond of union and fellow ship for all who hold this common faith and life. The meeting of the convention to-night was largely preliminary and tbe actual work of tbe organization will not becin until to-morrow. Tbe proceedings will be carried on alternately in English and Ger man, and it is not expected that the conven tion will adjourn until New Year's morning, as arrangements have alrtady been made for a watch-night A Very Notable Gathering. Over 300 delegates were present at the opening meeting to-night, and a more inter esting crowd from a worldly point of view could not be imagined. Faith Cure people were consulting with Sanctificationists, Second Adventists with Christian Scientists, and disbelievers in any of the doctrines were crowding the mourners in an effort toN get a front seat, while over the whole assem bly an air of queerness prevailed, which made tho-gathering seem anything but a re ligious convention. The personal appearance of the men and women attending the meeting as delegates would immediately impress a stranger with the fact that the convention was remarkable in more ways than one. Tbe women largely predominateintheconvention and have mnch to say in tbe exercises. Advocates oi the doctrines to be discussed during this gather ing of ''specialists" are present from all over tbe country, among the most prominent being O. M. Brown, of Oberton, O.; A. E. Punk, of New York, President of the Ger man branch of tbe Christian Alliance; Charles Warren Eyder, of Providence, E. I., a leading Sanctificationist; C. H. Mc Donald, of Boston, a faith cure evangelist, and many others of lesser note in the world, but not in their own estimation, judging from tbe frequency with which they sought the presiding officer's eye dnring the open ing exercises of the convention, and de manded that their views be embodied on the organization. Visible Appeals to Sinners. Over aud behind the table of the presi ding officer, who to-night was B. P. Lugibihl, of Bluffton, O., were banners bearing the following inscriptions: "Let the sinner come and learn how rich a feast the Lord has provided for all those who put their trust in Him;" ''Christians come and make an everlasting covenant with God and enter into a closer relation with our adorable Lord;" "Let the sick come and learn of Him who-bas born our griefs and carried onr sor rows;" "Himself took our infirmities and bore our sickness," (Matthew, viii; 1G, 17); "Let all Christians unite in asking the Lord to make tbe place of His feet glorious, that sinners may be converted, believers sanctified, the sick healed, the coming of Jesus hastened." Three sessions a day of the convention will be held, commencing to-morrow morning at 9 o'clock. The first meeting of tbe day will be devoted to business and the afternoon and night to addresses, lectures, discussions, and interchanges of opinions on such doctrines and topics as are held in common by the delegates. The second and personal coming of Christ will engross the attention of tbe convention more fully thau anv of the other features, andlt is expected that some sort of a declaration regarding the probable time of Christ's coming will be promulgated. As the meeting has brought together a large body of radicals in their respective beliefs, the discussions promise to be as re markable as the gathering. TRAIN WRECKERS ON TRIAL. The Prisoners Are Accused of Operating Durinc the Great Strike. Tbot, N. Y.. Dec 26. In the trial .gf John Heed, one of the alleged tram wreck ers, this afternoon, Detective Robert O. Pinkerton testified that Keed made a state ment to him after his arrest, without any inducements or threats. Counsel for the defendants objected to admitting Beed's statement to Pinkerton on the ground that it was not voluntary. Jndee Griffin allowed the defendant's counsel to cross-examine the witness to show that it was not involuntary. Pinkerton denied that he ever told Heed that be would get Mr. Bissell to come into the room to assure Keed that whatever in ducements might be made would be lived up to. He also denied that Bissell had given any such assurance. Counsel for the defense, questioned the witness in regard to the grand jury proceed ings, attempting to show that Keed was then regarded as a witness and not as a de fendant, and an objection to this line of cross-examination was sustained. Pinker ton denied paving told Beed that he did not need counsel, because the attorney for Beed would look after his case. He also denied anv knowledge of Beed having received whisky from tne detective. The crime with which Beed and others are charged, is the displacing of a'switch on the Central Hud son Bailroad. Tbe alleged crime was com mitted on the same night that the express was robbed, near Castleton, during the strike. HOT A WEDDING, BUT A FUNERAL. An Occasion of Happy Festivity Turned to One of Mourning. Minneapolis, Dec 26. The proposed happy Christmas celebration of tbe golden wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Bbbert Evans, Sr., parents of Bobert Evans, Jr., has be-, come oneof mourning instead. The mother died suddenly on Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Evans had been stopping with relatives in Owatonna, Minn., for several months, and it was in that city Mrs. Evans died. The remains were brought to Minneapolis yesterday, the funeral occurring this morn ing Irom her son's residence1. Eleven chil dren came from different points to celebrate the anniversary, but are left to mourn in stead. THE PACIFIC MAIL SERVICE. Steamers Which Carry Letters From Amer ica to Australia. San Pbancisco, Dec 26. Hawaiian papers quote an announcement in the Syd ney Herald to the effect that the Union Steamship Company's steamer Monowai would leave Sydney December 26 for San Francisco, to replace vessels expected to be withdrawn at the termination of the Oceania Stesmibin Com6anv's contract for mail ser- .. -TJ'i vice between the United States and 'Aus tralia. The Union Steamship Company has another steamer, the Mararoo, which, to gether with tbe Monowai, would be well suited for the service. The Oceanic steamship Zelandia, which was to have left Sydney December 20, is stated to be the last vessel of that line to perform service between tbe two coun tries. She will touch at Honolulu on tbe trip here. ASPIRES TO MONOPOLY. A ST. LOUIS CORPORATION CLAIMS THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT To Use Hlotors Propelling Electric Street Cars in the United States A Litigation Blvallng That of the Bell Company to Follow. Sx. Louis, Dec 26. It is announced here that the Adams Electric Railway Com pany, of St Louis, will within tbe next two weeks, enter edit against the Thomson Houston, the Sprague, the Short and other electric railway companies whose systems are now in successful operation, lor infringement of patents covering the fundamental principle of propelling cars with electricity as the motive power. The claim upon which these proceedings are to be based is the official record of the Patent Office Department in Washington, backed by legal opinions from the most eminent patent lawyers in this country to the effect that tbe Adams Com pany holds tbe patent under which every successful electric railway system of the country is now being operated. Dr. Wellington Adams, of this city, the inventor of the electric motor used in one form or another on every street car now being run ly electricity, and the patent for which is owned by a local coinpanv bearing bis name, has just returned from Washing ton He brought back with him certified copies of all patents of any description granted for devices applyinc to electric street railways, together with letters from patent lawyers in tho National Capitol, stating that the St Louis Company, as the pioneer in tbe electric railway field, holds the one pa'cnt that covers the vital principle now being used by all great' systems, such use direc iy infringing upon the Adams patent The suits will involve claims against the various companies aggregating millions of dollars, and should the cases Be decided in the Adams Company's favor, will mate that corporation the greatest electric monopoly in the world. It is expected the litigation will be second only to that between tbe Bell Telephone Company and other companies in opposition to it A SCHOONER IN PERIL. Her Captain and Crew Fulled Safely Ashore on a Buoy. Deal Beach, N. J., Dec 26. The three-masted schooner Yale, bound from Boston for Baltimore, tried to enter Sandy Hook Bay last night for shelter from the terrible storm, but to avoid coming ashore nere she' anchored just outside of the inner bar. Her officers displayed no distress signals this morning, evidently believing thit she would outride tbe gale. Captain Edwards, of Life Saving Station No. 6, at tbe foot of Deal lake, tele phoned to the Captain of Life Saving Sta tion No. 5, at Elberon, and he came down with his crew. The sea ran high and pounded and bat tered away at the schooner with terrific force. A big wave tore off the vessel's rud der, and then one of her two anchor chains parted. A life line was shot over the rigging, and soon a buoy was bringing the crew ashore. Captain Alexander Simpson and the crew of seven men were drawn ashore. To-night tbe schooner was still on the bar, but she .had been terribly racked by the terrific on slaughts of the sea, and the huge combers were breaking over her upper deck. She is owned by Captain Hutchinson, of New Ha ven, Conn., and is valued at about $30,000. She left Boston nine days ago. THE HOME can be made brighter these long winter evenings by adding to it a copy of THE DISPATCH. Get to-morrow's 34 page issue. NO SALT ON THE TRACES, A Beaver Falls Street Car Line Prevented From Clearing Its Boad. fSFECIAI. TELEGRAM TO TUB DISPATCH. 1 Beaveb Falls, Pa., Dec 26. When the Beaver Valley Street Car Company be gan to salt their tracks in "New Brighton to day in order to remove the snow which fell so freely last night, Mr. Beeves, the Super intendent of the line, aud the entire crew operating the salt car, were arrested for vio lating an ordinance prohibiting the placing of salt on car tracks. They were placed under bail awaiting a hearing, and the car has been returned to tbe stables, and prob ably no further attempt will be made in that way. This will shut off all travel between this place and New'Brighton by the line until it is cleared by other means. Business in con sequence will be greatly retarded, and tbe people are kicking. THE KING IN CAIJJ0HNIA. Kalakana Will Visit Nameroas Pacific Coast Towns on His Way. San Fkancisco, Dec. 26. King Kala kaua will leave here to-morrow afternoon for Southern California, to be gone ten days or two weeks, when he will return to San Francisco and take his departure for Hono lulu. i During his absence he will be accom panied by Colonel McFarlane, Boval Chamberlain; ,CoIonel Baker, of the suite; Lieutenant Blow, of tbe Charleston, and one or two others. A special car has been placed at the King's disposal by the rail road company. Among the places he will visit are Los Angeles, San Bernardino, San Diego and Santa Barbara. GRASPING AT A STRAW. Kean's Creditors See a Chance of Saving at Least 8 12,000 or Slu.OOO. Chicago. Dec. 26. This afternoon par ties representing the depositors and creditors of S. A. Kean & Co. left for Newark, N. J., to see if tbere may not.be a slight chance of redeeming something more 'from the ruin. The bank had bargained for $250,000 worth of bonds in the Newark Bailway in con junction with the Philadelphia Title and Trust Company. The deal wa not com pleted, and of the bonds soifie $18,000 worth remain unsold. It is the desire of the unlucky creditors to have the deal completed, if possible, and realize what money they can out of the profit accruing from the speculation. It is but ajslim chance, and at the most the re turns will not be more than 12,000 or 810,000. GOLD FOUND IN IOWA. A 70-Ounce Nugget Fonnd Near a Stream in Dlahaska County. Minneapolis, Dec. 26. A farmer named Hollowman, in Mahaska county, la., to-day found a solid gold nugget weighing 70 ounces on the edge of a small creeE on his farm, and it is believed that a heavy de posit 'of the precious metal will be found on investigation. A DUEL WITH BOWIE KNIVES. One of the Part Jes Will Die and the Other is Badly Wounded. Florence, Wis., Dec. 26. Joe Heiden and John Neumer fought a bloodly battle with bowie knives near Keys Lake. Neumer is so badly nV tbat he will die, and Heiden is severely stabbed' in several places. . i. A WOMAN SCALPED By Her Hair Being Caught' in a Piece of Machinery; TOO DAZED TO FEEL AHT PAIS". An Effort to Save the Scalp dj Graftine It on Again MAI POSSIBLY PE0VB SDCCESSPDD ISrECIAL TXLEQBA1I TO Till DISPATCH.! New Yokk, Dec 26. Mrs. Minnie Wilck, the wife of Herman Wilck, who owns a steam laundry at Twenty-third street and First avenne, is 24 years old and good looking. At tbe laundry she superin tended nearly 30 women, who are employed there. The laundry is in the top loft of a factory building and tbe place is filled with all kinds of machinery. It was about 7:15 o'clock when Mrs. Wilck got there to-day aud only three or four of the employes had . arrived. She noticed tbat one of the windows was open at the top and that tho snow was drifting in. She got up to close it. The driving shaft of the laundry runs across the room near the center, and one of the wheels tbat turn with it is close by the window. A set screw, projecting a little, binds the wheel to the shaft. Mrs. Wilck' sprang lightly on the window sill, which.-, was only two feet from, tbe floor, and closed the window. She glanced out for a moment on the snow-covered scene below, and then stepped down. Scalped by the Machinery. In doing so she threw her head back and her hair touched the projecting head of the set-screw. One turn and the screw had a firm hold, and in another moment the woman was standing on the floor, scalped. Her soft, thick black hair, which she wore in a great coil, had been torn off entire, with the skin and the left ear. She did not faint, and after the first scream she did not utter a sound. She hardly felt any pain. The shock was too great. She simply . stood . dazed, wbile a little stream of blood trickled dowu her face. The boundary of the wound was a line from between the eyebrow, under the left eyebrow and the left ear, around the back of the neck", up over the right ear, and theu down to the nose. Mr. Wilck rushed, through tbe blinding snowstorm to Belle vue Hospital, three blocks away. It did not take long for an ambulance to start. He ' told the driver where to go and with clang inc gong, the ambulance raced up the street, Wilck following as fast as he could. The driver passed First avenue and continued up the street in the wrong direction. The Husband Imploring Aid. Wilck ran after the ambulance and shouted himself hoarse, but tbe wind was blowing so fiercely in his face the driver did not hear. Just then an ambulance on its way to the hospital turned into Twenty fifth street. Wilck ran out into the street and implored the driver to turn about and drive to the laundry before it was too late. This ambulance had hardly reached the place when the first one came rushing back and the driver explained tbat he had mis-. nnderstood the directions. They carried Mrs. Wilck down stairs. One of the women had stopped the machin ery immediately after Wilck ran out and had taken down the scalp. This was wrapped in a piece of paper and was taken to the hospital. The woman was put in Dr. Walter Wood's ward. There was just a, chance, tbe Doctor thought, of saving the hair by grafting the scalp on again. So ' after washing it in a warm solution, he sewed it in place. Just a Bare Chance for It. Dr. Wood said to a Dispatch reporter: "The woman will in all probability recover, but I am afraid the scalp will not grow on. It was half an hour old when I got it, and there was just enough chance to. make it worth the trying. The chances are that it will grow around the line ot suture and make the wonnd smaller,-but I fear tbat the greater part will die. In tbat case it will lorm a line and drop off, and we' shall bave to take a piece of skin from another part of the body and graft it there. That can easily be done. If the scalp should grow on the hair will continue to grow, but if we have , to graft skin there the woman will lose her hair. At any rate, the scalp makes a good dressing for the wound." Mrs. Wilck has no children. Her hus band is well-to-do and she has a great many friends. Her niece sat at her bedside the. greater part of the day. When Wilck told the story to tbe reporter he showed him the wheel ia which the hair had been caught. Spinning around with the set screw was still a little coil of black hair. RULED BY AN EXPLOSION. A Wisconsin Man Meets His Death In a Flr ata 1'ubIIc Hall. Wetawatjga, Wis., Dec. 26. Fire broke out in Lawler's Hall at Fremont' early this morning, and soon got beyond control. As the fire reached the lower story, which was used as a saloon, an explosion occurred, blowing out the front of the building and killing Orrin Ennis, who was in tbe structure at the time for the purpose of removing goods. His bodv was entirely consumed, only a few bones being found. The are also destroyed two adjoining sa loons belonging to Hildebrand Brothers. SPECIAL CABLES covering all the news of Europe are a special feature of to-mor row's 24-page DISPATCH. THE CLARK MILL STRIKE. One Department Will be Opened and Em ploy Abont 1,000 Girls. Netvakk, N. J., Dec 26. Notice has been posted on the gate of the Clark Thread Mills that work will be resumed in the. twisting mill on Monday. This will give temporary work to-about 1,000 girls for two. or three weeks, until the supply of cottoa ou hand gives out. Thisidoes not affect the condition of the striking spinners or the locked-out corders or framers. The girls will probably accept the work. Generous contributions are pour ing in for the striking employes. A Lumber Firm Must Fay Damages. Portage, WiS.. Dec. 26. The jury ia; the case of Mark Haley against tbe Jump' Biver Lumber Company for damages for personal injuries received by an accident in ' a lumber camp, brought in a verdict of $15,000 for the plaintiff. The case will be appealed. i Three Killed in a Ballroom. Tbenton, O., Dec 26. Edward Galli. gher was shot through the heart, John Oli ver was killed by a blow in the forehead with a stone, and Henry Ingalls was fatally wounded at a dance here last night. The trouble started over a woman. No arrests. Dress Goods Bemnants. The accumulation of short ends, from single pattern down, tfie choice goods of the season, that collected during the great Christmas season. Put'out to-day At mere fractions of former prices. A great opportunity for watchful buyers. Such low prices on such choiee goods were never known before. JOS. HOHNE & CO. '8 Penn Avenne Stores. New Year bargains in iadies, gents' and V" cnildren s unaerwear ana larnismng goods at Arthur, Schondelmyer & Co.'s, 63 and 70 Ohio street, Allegheny. B.&B. Upstairs. That's where it occurs to-day. and this evening. . Bead display ad., this . oaper. . . ' Bogos & Buhl. 1 jMkfMSiLiMMi yjkfe 34!tvJ& c;if-. rrtrtiafthiffar'-r V-'f IH9XEi
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