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2 THE OMAHA BALLY BlflEi'JTHUKSDAY ' , JANUAHY 30 , 181)0. ) THE HALF CANNOT BE TOLD DoatltuUon Amoiiff the South Da kota Fnrmora la Wldssproad CORN IS THE MOST NEEDED Clothing nml Mnnkpis or All Klints Also In Oront lle | tiost How Ilnomors Arc Trying to Jllilo the fuels Send Us Corn ' or Wo Perish " Oikaco , Jan 20. Nora Marks , " who was specially detailed by the Tribune to in vestigate the condition of the Dakota set tlers , sends the following , dated Ucdllold , S. H. : Tosco the worst form that destitution takes in Elinor county \ou must go twenty miles from hero , far from the railroad tracks nml telegraph ofllccs Farm houses ore fur npart , roads nro infrequent and the loose enow ' m drifted in the tangled prulrio grass bo that It is Ulfllcult to got through Wo struck straight ucross the prmrio yostcrduy in a light cutter nml wcro nblo to roach only five farm houses m three hours and get hack to town Hut a hundredth part cannot he seen The farther south ono goes in this nflllctcd I country the worse tlilngs „ gro r. At the var ious stations you pass through you may see faracr * loading up sledges with n few bush els of coal from the cars that stand sldo- tracked Tno horses are not nblo to haul any mora even If moro could ho bought nt a lima You can count every bono In their starved bodies You can sco them In the Melds standing in groups and shivering or poking tholr noses under the snow ford moutliful of grass Curtalnlcss windows ot deserted form houses look back vncautly It Is ruroly you meet a sledge , and then it is 0110 loaded with coal , never with grain or liny In the houses the floors nro bare , a blanket ts a luxury , 11 milt of woolen underwear unheard of , and thcru Is n total Inciting of shoos und stock ioga of a hind that will keep out the cold and wet It Is ol no use attempting to descrlbo a family hero and there ; in every farmliouso it is the same The drought was spread evenly over nil the fields of grain Dcstitu- tlon'/ollowed in its track The clothing of these new settlers Is worn out , rations are low , feed for the stock thcro is tiono , and money is absolutely unknown Credit is n thing of the post Tl is a rich farmer In Miner county who hu a dollar in his pocket or who knows where the next 0110 is to come from , " said a merchant in Carthujco to mo this morning "I ha\o known them to ask for credit for u spool of thread or 5 cunts' worth of salt I cant give-it. My shelves nro empty and I cant gut credit 1 have $20,003 worth of goods scattered amoug the farmers tnat I cant get paid for The merchnntsof Dakota can t curry the farmers over this time I'm a ruined man , and half the business in Car thugo and the towns in this belt Is also Thu ouly salvation lor us Is for these furmors to bo kept here That is the only chuneo to keep tlio towns going and get the merchants reimbursed If the fanners leave they carry thtbo debts with them and wo can never reach them The farmers have not nil the H sympathy so far , but look yourself at the H towns nud sco what Is coming " H I did look 'Ino streets were dcscrtoJ H Merchants In nil these towns in Miner H county 10 msldo theirstores guarding empty H shelves If farmers wcro in tnwu it was to H Get the railroad company's coal , never to H on.v ; perhaps to ask lorn sack of Hour of H the county commissioner if they could con H HUcr their pndo so fur It would not talto H much to imagine the noble red man in uiulls H turucd possession of the pretentious busl- H iuhs blccks and Queen Anne cottages H "It Is j urtly irrigation and partly legisla- H tlon against land speculators tbut is needed , " H continued the merchant For nineteen H months w | Ave hud no rain nor.dow during ; H the growing season Corn dadu' ' .t' grow afoot H high and grass dried up " , ' ' ' H / ' . What laneeded the worst ? " H ' Corn for ( the slock " H I never knew before how human beings H could nlcad for dumb animals , and it is shfo H to say that nothing In thu wuy of clothing , | provisions , or corn und bay could bo shipped H ' .to any town in nineteen counties in South H Dakota und lluil a place where it is not | needed In Carthage some supplies have H been received , but in Howard and Canovu H farther south , scarcely anything bos been H sent in Goods can be consigned to the rc- H lief committees of all these places H .Ilia following is an ollieiul list of the couu- H ties that suflcrcd lrom drought , made by H Governor Mullotto for the couimlssion Run H to St Paul nnd Minneapolis for seed grain : H c Aurora , licadle , Drown , Davidson , Fuulk , H Hand , Hanson , Ilydo , Jerauld , Kingsbury , | Lake , McCook , Miner , Marshall , Potter , H Sunborn , Spink , Sully und Walworth , Fig fl urcs nro given in this report of the numbers B ot neres under cultivation in each county , fl The ilellclt of seed grain alone rcachos 433- H 210 bushels or moro than two thirds of the H total amount required The counties will H take sumo measures to purchoso this , but H hero are l0dOJO people to bo clothed and fed H and tbousuiids of head of live stock to bo H kept allvo until the next crops nro gathered H Thu immensity of it is startling H This condition of things is the ono topic of H conversation among the mass of the popu- H latioiv to whom a solution of the proDlom H menus salvation In thu lurgo places that H wear u surface prosperity by reason of the H largo number of transient gubsts and the H gorgeous speculation It Is carefully sup H pressed • So far o. certain class , who find It H to their 'intcresl to do so , have succeeded in H controlling the reports that have bcon seut H As I stooped In Huron today on my way H north oneof these men who bad been read H ngtbo report intha Tribune upproachud mo H See here , ' ' ho said , you musu't tell such H things " * H Hut I saw thorn with my own eyes , " H VWint'if | you did ! It will ruin , the couu- H try-for this td bo known No ono will como ° H H What do you want any moro to coma in H fori Thcro are thousands here now who nro H on the vcrgo of starvation " H It dovelopcd that ho has some land to sell H nud.thought mo obtuse not to see the adT H vantnga < of his finding customers This state H oMhlngs cannot bo kept coiicoalod lung , H though desperate efforts are being made H To lllustrute , dlspatchos wcro sent from H Huron to outside papers dunylng in to' .o , M without Bucclfying what statcmont I had H made , my whole story bof Jtu u line of it was H in print It was slmpLv discovered that I haa H sontimtureport and they know thu facts H well enough to deny thorn beforehand They H know of uctly what to deny In the moan H tlmo the Dorcas soeioty of Huron Is going H rignt ou foodlng the hungry and clothing the H ' naked of Hoadlo county They are calling 1 for shoci and stockings , blankets and llali- H tiels , and the Northwestern and St l'aul H roads are lopging to bring in COO.OOU bushels H of'Corn for nothing H , VIlotv much business have you nowl" I 1 asked a-railwuy oDIcUl H . "Kushing : bringing in twlca ns much frco H ns wo got paid for " H Hut it Is good land , if there Is plenty of H rain next year South Dakota will blossom 1 like , tbo rose In good seasons wheat and H oats stand so thick hero that the straw cuts 1 solld.jind a field ot corn would ambush au H nriny I hear stories Ilka this from moa who H hare been here six and eight years , which H explains their lalth in the soil through Ull H this discouragement Now thu cry tbrough H nil this land is : Send us corn or wo per M | Arrnnclnii liir Ilonils H Cmcioo , Jau 29. Governor Molletto apd | other prouiluunt South Dakotaus wore iu | the city today They have boon at Miuno- | upolia.uod' St Paul and now coma to Chi B cage arranging for bonds which South l'a- H katu counties iiropo o to Issue to ralsu mouoy H to buy seed wheat for furmors J lifn Ciroiilutlmi C.lrouuiBcrlheil , H PiULiUKU'iiu , Jau . Dr Hradloy , 1 manager at the weekly edition of tne l'hlli- H w ilolpbla Press " , waa today sentenced to live 1 years In the penitentiary fur the einboizlo- H mont of about f.i,000 of the papers money H Kllloil I y a Viuloua Bow | Wxveiiuv , O. , Jan 27. Mrs Hoggs of this | couuty while returning homo through a Hold 1 last oyculng , was attacked by a vicious sow B lieforo asslstdnco reached her sha was so BVI horribly mangled see caunot recover , mi : rivr.ui : : manao uish Tlio CoiiMn To Ito IMirstird In tlio Wrtnl lii.lmicllrtii Suit Nr.w YoitK , Tan , 29. The league buo ball managers met today nnd decided that Wards trial should talio place in February The arbitration board docidoM that tbo Cleveland club could hold Cody of Des Moines Several coiiiplnlnts from players were received among them ono from Tim O'Kourko , who said that the Peoria club owed him on Inst seasons work The secretary was instructed to ascertain the fact9. Charles Hewers said that the Sioux City club owed him money and ho wanted to bo pild or released The board released him and adjourned The National league meeting began at 3 o'clock and lasted several hours 1 he spo- lal committee on law reported on the Ward injunction ciic , and recommended tint they bo authorized to direct the prosecution ) ' not onlv In New York and Phllndelph'n , of suits to Unal conclusion , but that suits Jn equity be instituted In every state and federal court In the United States that may bo necessary to obtain proper Jurisdiction to restrain re served league players from giving their services to any other club The report was adopted John Wnrd said this evening that the lcaguomtght.pushtho suitngnlnsthlm as soon as it saw lit , lie is conlldcnt of winning Justltm O'Mriuii * ! Korninl Orllor New Yoiik , Ian , 20. Today the formal order of Justice O'Hrlou denying the injunc tion asked for by tho.Metropolitan exhibition company in its suit aguiust John M , Wnrd was seltlcli , nud this morning at the Fifth nvoiiuo hotel theto is being hold a moating of the league magnates Will Mud ill 1 llriilhci'liootl , PiTTSiuuo , Jan 2'J. The managers of the league club here nro going to sue the man agers of the brotherhood club for conspiracy and ? 40LKK ) damages laukttMi in ( Ioihi'm Iown UosToy , Mas3 , Jan 2'J ' Peter Jackson , the Australian , exhibited before a Boston audience tonight In n sparring contest with Jnclc Ashton of Providence The exhibition was very tame , but won ninny compllmonts for Jackson , John L , . Sullivan was a h pec tut or NATIONAL UUlLtllURS 'Ilia ICIght Hour Question Loft to Lo cal IlodliH St Pacl , Jan 29 The National Uulld- crs' convention concluded here today , 'lho eight hour question was discussed this fore noon Several ntuo ndments to yesterdays resolution wcro offered Finally a suhstl- tut o. as offered by a Hoston dclegato nnd ndoptodsaylng : "Ttccognlzlng the ugltatioi ? for shorter hours the Natlonnl Association of Builders declares ttiut as n central body , representing ao many different constituents , it Is not competent or proper for it to dctitio n certain number of hmns for building trades generally , but thaiit , nhould bo loft to the local bodies to adjust the number of hours of hiDdr astho circumstances nnd conditions dictate , but wo believe this body should per sistently nrgo upon the local bodies the es tablishment of n sjstom of payment by the hour as an absolutely necessary safeguard " Resolutions were adopted endorsing arbi tration - Tho'next convention will bo held in New Yorlc Hosblutions , were adopted discouraging sub-conti acting and providing for the organ izing ot local and state societies "ftone CoutractorH St Paw , Minu , , Jan 20. The Missouri Valley stone contractors association resolved - solved today to give place to the National stone contractors association The consti tution and rules for the new body wore adopted , including the clausu makinc any contractor having-anything to do with prison labor ineligible to membership This bars out a number of heavy contractors BhOCKAAKS Ajl > FLOODS , The ltallroad Tracks Alio at Clear and " the AVatPrs Kulisidinic ' San FnA cisroCalJan.29. : It now Booms probable that the great blockade on the Sierras will soon bo over The railroad oftl- clals think tlio blockaded trains will reach hero today The trains have two weeks mail on thorn The high water has gene down " all over the state and washouts and lana slides nro generally repaired The greatest damage has been done to roads and bridges The blockade on the California & Oregon still continues , with little prospect of break ing It for a week yet There is no com munication north excect by steam or The United States revenue cutter Hush took a lurgo amount of muil matter to Portlaad , Ore , last oveninir , the regular line of steamers refusing tbo compensation offered by the government . Thu rotary plow broke down yesterday afternoon in' n drift , remaining near Cascade The plow had been working for fifteen days continually und it was thougnt the big tna- chlno would hold together until the road was cleared An army of shovolers has been put to work Mrs McVeun , wife of Surceon MoVcan ot Jefferson barracks , died at Truckeo Monday of diphtheria while on ono of the delayed trains , . Dniitli oi' the Mexican Mitlucr San Fiunoisco , Cola , Jan 29. Yosterdav Luola.Scarettu , tbo Moxlcan midget , said to be the smallest human belli ? in the world , a passenger 'on u blockaded train , died of gastric fever Information this afternoon shows the blockade adeon the Central Puciflo still unbroken , though according to the latest reports the only part of the track which is blocked now lies between tunnell 13 nnd Truckeo , wbcro snowslldes this morning covered the trade for a short distance It Is expected this will bo cleared In a short tlmo and that trains will bo moving this morning High winds are rising and sweeping over the snow clad mountains with driving fury , and tbero's danger that other slides may occur at any tlmo „ The slluatlonin the northern part of the state remains unchanged and tbero is no hope of opening the road for some time It is feared inanrod | miners who have lived alone in the mountains for years huvo fullen victims to thu terrible winter Three Cinnamon IVrlsli DuTon Ft..AT , Cala , Jan , 29. Throe China men were killed by a snowslldo today . * - < VKTCRS IS ALU B. Several French I'rlests Report Hav ing ; Met tlio Kxplarer , Zvnziiuii , Jan 29. A. number of French priests have arrived at MullndU They state that they rocoiitly mat Dr Peters , the Ger man explorer concerning whoso death many csnlllcting reports have been received at Koki He was iu good boalth The condi tion of 'Kmln Pasha has greatly Improved , The private commercial house , at Hagomova of Vobsch and J'anI , acting In behalf of tTui ( Jcrinun Cast African Company , Is founding commercial faclorlos ou iaq west coast sys tem If the project proves successful it will urleg about the destruction of the monopoly of trade which the British and Indian mer chants have held for centuries . . . . . . ' , - . ,3 hii lleatn Urpqril Lot'isviu.K ' , ICy , Jau , 29. Colonel John Mason Brown , one * of the most prominent lawyers tu tbo state and a man ot natlonul reputation , died this morning of pneumonia Ho was a leading republican and was promi nently mentioned for associate Justice of the supreme court before Judge Brewers ap pointment Bkui.in , Tuu 29. Prof W'estphol , the noted mental specialist , la dead DhTitoiT , J mi 29. Ohurlcs Edward Lester died this afternoon , aged eighty He wut a prominent abolitionist rithr Henry Ward lleechor , Wendell Phillips , Uurnson and others , and was cousulgeaeral to Italy under President IHerce • ' Iiilliiupcn hprunitlnz Vibnxa , Jan , 23. The Influenza epidemic at Qruti is spreading There were ten deaths from the disease during the past week " have broken tub combine A Plcoo of Nowa 'Wh' .oh Excites the Knl'way World FORMAL NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL The l'io4itcnH or tlio Union I'nnUlo mill Northwestern dive Tllolr Hi'.i- films Tor Qiilutiiu I lie Grntlu- uicn'rt Association filvrn lis Death Hlnw Cine oo , Jan 23. , Spoctul Telegram to Tiik Her . ) The Interstate Commerce rail way association , better known us the gen tlcincn's association , " Ims 1ut last reached the end of Its rope It received Its dcatn blow yesterday , formal notice being given by the Union Pacific and Chicago fc Northwestern railway compnnies of their wlthuniv > al from the same ' 1 ho action of those roads had not been cftlclally promulgated by Chairman Waikur up to last evening , nnd couse < ) uontly was known only to the nresidents of the roads nnmedlatoly Interested , who were pn- vatoly Informed by Chairman Wallccr Thut the announcement of the nction of these companies caused intense excitement Is put tlut : it mildly All itny the presidents of the various roads in the association were con ferring togctnor as to the course to bo pur sued by them under lho circumstances T hose who wcro asked their opinion as to what steps would now bo taken said that they would go ou with the association notwithstanding tha nction ol the Northwestern and Union Puclllc roads But this can hardly bo moro tnan u bluff Without the Northwestern und Union Puclllc It would simply be Impos sible to continue the associations existence , as moro than half the roaus hi tha territory of the association are now on the outside The Chicago , St Paul & Kansas City nnd the Wisconsin Central were never very loyal to the association , and it is quite certain that they will at once follow thu example of tbo Northwestern and Union Pacific The re maining roads may agrco to stick together and net in concert , in fact they have done so ever slnco the announcement was mnde of the alliance between the North westoon and Union Puclllc But for the roads to continue the nssociution is out or tno question To do so will simply place them at the mercy of their compet itors not members of the association It is feared that the collapse of lho gen tlemen's association might also causa the dissolution os the trans-Missouri and west ern freight associations Nuithcrtho Union Pacific nor the Northwestern can remain members of the auxiliary associations The same causes which led to their withdrawal from the "gentlonion's association will op erate ngninst their actlnjr in concert with the roads composing these minor associations President Charles Francis Adams of the Union Pacific , in his letter to Chairman Walker , says : "itofcrnng to the decision made by you nt the moating of the Interstate Commcrco rail way association , held in Now York the 14th inst , to the effect that the contract entered Into between this company aud lho Chicago & Northwestern company was in violation of the terms of the agreement unrtor which the association was organized , I am instructed by the directors to inform you that in their opinion the decisiou places the com pany in a most difficult position As I un derstand it , the purport of your decision is that the control of trafile Is a matter of proprietorship of the lines In other words , the existing distribution of compatltlvo trafllc may bo nffeoted to any extent by the construction of new lines by members , parties to this association , or by the leasing of lines already existing ; but under the arti cles of the association it cannot ho affected or coutrdllod by contracts between lines members of the association irrespective of the association I ant directed to inform you that if this decision is final , it would in the opinion of the directors , place this com pany in a position which a proper regard for the interests of the stooicholders' would not Justify The Union Pacific Is unwilling tel I continue in any association except in' strict . conformity with'thoTules thereof With u view , therefore , to prevent incurring penal ties on its part , 1 am directed by the board or directors to give ynu a formal notice of lho withdrawal of this company therefrom , to take effect at the expiration of thirty days from the data licreof.3' • . The letter of President Hughitt of the Chicago & Northwestern , likewise giving notice of the withdrawal of that company , says : "I understand your dcfclslonas bolding In effect that no change can bo made In the status of railway 'Unes members of the asso ciation in any manner airectly or indirectly nffecting the distribution of compoutlva traf fic unless it bo done by some ono having proprietary interest in existing lines It is proper for mo td say that ttid directors did not understand that by becoming a party to the Interstate Commcrco association agree ment they had so sacrificed their power to make contracts Mhoy therefore entered into agreements with the Union Pacific rail way company , scrupulously observing , us they believed , nil the provisions of tlio Inter state Commerce [ association agrcomunt It being , however , your opinion that by so do me they have violated that agreement , it only remains for these companies , therefore , to give notleo of formal withdrawal there from to talto effect nt the expiration of thirty days from the date thereof " The Fremont , Hlkborn & Missouri Valley and Sioux City & Pacific railroad companies nro also included in this notice of with drawal Chairman Wulker has called a special mcoting- the Interstate Commcrco railway association for February 11 to consider the action of tha Union Pacific and Northwest roads rojds , as well as to consider and net upon the report of the commlttco appointed nt the last regular meeting of the presidents to rcviso tbo present methods and organiza tion WILL NOT I1U CONsiIDKHBD ' Governor TlinycrM Kcquzst for n Ile- Uiiction In Grain Uuteis CaiCAOo , Jan 29. ISpocial Telegram to The Uek.1 Tno letter of Governor Thayer to the Nobraskn roads requesting a reduction # in grain rates from Nebraska points to Chicago cage , St Louis and eastern markets is not likely to receive consideration , frefm the Trans-Missouri association Several roads have considered the matter independently and replied to Governor Thaver'a letter , stuting that under the present circumstances and considering the existing lo 'w rates it is impossible to afford the farmers of Nebraska any further concessions in freight rates , Some of the roads have stated that they will glvu the matter further consideration , but none , so far as known , have extended to Governor Thayer any hope of relict The Trans-Missouri association , during its ses sion in this city for the past few days , lias been studiously silent upon the subject In deed , so far as tin record shows , no mention or suggestion of any kind has boon made to wards the consideration of Governor Thayer's request It is likely that so far as tha Trans-Missouri association is concerned the letter of the chief executive of Nebraska has passed into history Upturned UnHuiiHll nl , ' , New Youk , Jan 29. The Mineral Range railroad company has Hied complaint in the federal court that Its judgment of $500,000 against Ives , Staynor otal had'been roturuod unsatisfied , and prays that 'Ives' & Stuv- nors assignment bo docraed null and void and a receiver appointed m u Will InvcBtlgttio Willi TroOpj Lexinotox , Ky , Jau 29 , The Sharp ntles of tills city have received orders to bq ready to march to Harlan comity Tbo oc casion is tbo apprehension ot trouble thcro when the circuit court opens • The legisla ture has ordered an Investigation Into tbo troubles In thut county and It will probably ba made while the troops are there Chicago's Fund Ilnubleil Chicago , Jan 29. The worlds { air execu tive committee today decldod to increase } ho Chicago fund to tl0U0OO3Q by issuance of $0,000,000 In bonds Bond OlforluvK / • Wasminotox , Jan 29. [ BneclatTelegram to Tub Bec , | Bonds offered : 114,003 ut LOW , mmmmmmmmmmmmm " ' ' ' "SU * " ! " " " " A WUMMHt.D WOJIAN Slic rollout | Irr Belrnrer nnd Puts n • Bullet In lllm Ttior , N Y. , Jin Special [ Telegram to ' 1 iin Bek.j On Thursday last a woman giving the naiHi'fct Mlimlo McGrath nppllcd to the police in this city for assistance to Hint Kdwln Firth who ' , alio said , had wronged her She saiil llmt she resided in Chicago and that she had there secured n dlvnrco lrom her husband in order to iiinrry Firth Six month * are | t'irtli suddenly left Chicago nnd she bought a fivo-shootor bulldog pistol ' nnd followed b iui to Troy She wrote n note to him today asking him to meet her nt her rooms in Hlver sSreet lie did not come and she stnrtod out.tu . find him , Sha met him in Concress street and followed tilm to the cor ner ot Broadway and Fifth uveiiue , whore sha shot him in thu head , She then stnrtod for police headquarters to surrender herself , but was overtaken by nn ottlcor To Super intendent W lllahl she told the same story that she narrated on Tliursduy about Firths wronging lior She was taken to Jail Firtb wns carried to his residence Ho has a wife nnd two children His wouud is not regarded us futnl Dr Flador extracted the bullet Firth denies that ho over promised to mnrry the woman , it tins been learned that tha woman's ' maiden name wns Mlunlo Drain nud that her married name was Mrs Henry Warneck , She bus retained John J , Hnlll- gan of New York us counsel Ho und pre viously bcon retained by her to bring suit for seduction WHSTHP.N I'AClllNH INTHUnSTS Tlio Increase Over Last Season Piwich lho Million Iolni Ci.scinnati , O. , Jan 29. [ Special Tolo- grnoi to Tub Bkc | Tomorrows ' Prlco Current wll say : Whllo the past week has not come up to the preceding week In the number of hoes handled by western packers it shows n large gam over the corresponding period last year , carrying the incioaso for the season bejond the million point The total packing now reaches 6,255.000 hogs , aguinsl 4,230,000 a year ago The returns for the wcolc itidicato 393,000 , compared with $135,000 , I the preceding wcelc nud 250,000 last year Ilaea ism | Igta Chlcatro I,77V > 1,075,100 KausivsCltV , - iVJ7,00) ( W > ,00J Omaha , -J7S.t)0 ) mrt'JJO St.Louls SIYJ.OU ) 24) ) , ( 3 lndiananolU S.H.0.K ) ' Sll.lKM Cincinnati , , 2 < is.00l aM,0H ) MllwauKeo VP > , V0) ) t000J Sioux City S13.0J.I 10VOOO Oodnr ltapid3 . ' 1J7,0 10VN0 Cleveland . . . . . . . . • SJ.OKi OJ.OOU JiOUlsvllla ffj.OOO 131,000 Ottumwa , le.mX ) ( W.OOJ Keokuk , 14.000 3siO0 St.Jo oph 70.IWJ W,0JO Nobiaslra City 73,000 71.000 All others 710.0)0 TAW ) > LEAGUH INVESTIGATION Mayor Cushion ol' Omalin Elected Chairman Dethoit , Mich , Jan 29. The commlttoo nppolntcd to audit the'accounts of Treasurer O'Ueilly of the Irjsh National league began its labors today * V , Mayor Cushlng of Omaha was elected chairman It was decided to hold an open meeting The questloniivus asked why the auditing wns to bo done ' President FltVgcrnld said a long time had elapsed since the lust convention ; there had been continued postponements of the next ono , at the request ! of Parnell nnd others and Dr O'Kotlly considered It duo the friends of lrelund in America that they should have a clear statement 6f his stewardship us a matter of business and for his satisfaction T ho committee decided to make a detailed elimination CANADA IS LOYAL The Commonsj OM-jinlly Settles All Doubts Ottawa , Oaf , Jan 29. Mulock's loyallty motion carricd , .jn th _ o , commons tonight In supporting It , Muloc.k said tbo talk of the ' American press regarding factional differ ences m Canada , anxiety for annexation , etc , is badly hurting Canada \C'h ' lIe there Is no truth In it ho wanted the motion adopted as an official dellveranco'of opinion on tbo subject - joctLaurlcr Laurlcr , tha leader of tbo opposition Btiid thcro wits no Question of the loyallty ot Ca nadians , bijt if Canada was ever to become a nation she could not retain her relations with England PAHNELiLi'H MOTHER The Irish Leader Refuses to Talk About Her Trouble ? . PmtADELPiiu , Jan 29 Tbo Press gcablod Its . London correspondent to ask Parnell about the reported destitution of his mother , l'arnell could not uoseen , but bis solicitor said : "Parnell doesn't ' care to discuss this Btory , it is constantly crouplng up Ho Is an nf- fectionate , sou and tbat'a enough for the American people to know Ohio's Scnato in Ucudtonlc Coliimuus , O. , Jan 29. The senate is in deadlock today in tbo Marquis-Lampson con test for the lieutenant governorship , and the democrats are holdjug the sonnto in session to nwnlt the arrival of Senator Howell , who is away on indefinite leave Thcro are seven teen republicans and the same number of democrats present The republicans insist on proceeding with the contest , but the dem ocrats ask postponement , to which the re publicans will not agree At 8 o'clock this evening another demo cratic senator arrived and business pro ceeded The republicans will carry the case to the supreme court if Lampson is ousted , on the'ground that the maiority Is not con ducting the contest in accordance with the statutes Ucnth or Mrs Vlerlliij Chicago , Jan , 29. | Speclal to The Deb ] Mrs Caroline Vlorllng , movhor of Alder man Frank C. Viorling of this city , and of Mr Vierllnp of Paxton & Vierllng , Omalin , died nt 9:53 : Monday night at her homo , 3700 Indinnaavonuo The cause of her death was hernia , aggravated by Iiifluema About two weeks ago Mrs Vierllng caught a cold while out ridiug and the next dav was con fined to her bed She was conscious to the last and called tne members ofbor family to her bedside and guvo each her parting kiss and blessing In Mrs Vierllng Chicago loses unothor of Us pioneer settlers Sue was born in Saar-Union , France , March U , 1823 , * 1 ; j . f-mr-- Itnbucd tlio I'oor nnd Needy LaPoiite , Ind ' , Jan 29. [ Special Tele gram to The Bb i % Adalbert L. Brown , who has been in business here years as an insur ance , real estateaid ) loan agent , lias snipped , leaving debts oX.tMly FJQOOO Many of his victims are iioorr pcp-ple who can little afford to lose a cout Oop widow allowed him to invest for her lwavhusband's Hfo Insurance Ho invested it JOj own pocket , ijovcral insurance companies are losers m Grnnite 1'nvinc ; Jor Phiitsinoutli PtATTSMOUTiiN < ib , Jan 28. | Special to The Bee.J Thecity council hus passed'an ordlnanro for tho/iiirraatlou of a now paving district The malarial to ba used will bo Sioux , Falls premie , This will pivo Platts- mouth , when tyuis fil , pearly a mile of granite - ito paving , „ / , , y , . ' • ' Arrested In Canada , 131'pfalo , Ny Y , Jau , 29. Schoolmaster Frederick Fcund [ who loft this city last week to escape punishment for seducing a four teen-year-old girl pupil , was arrested In Toronto onto yesterday , Ho expressed a willingness to return to Uuffalo , Foil Down ' the feliaft IIuiiLEr , Wis , Jan , 29. Two men were fatally and two seriously hurt last night by being precipitated to tbo bottom of the Mont real mluo by the breaking of a rope as the , * wore nsccnalug ; Uo shaft Frll Into nn Air Hole DuiiCQUB , la , Jan , 29. Louis Pierce , aged slxioon , and Bert Clark , aged nineteen of Kusi Dubuque , whllo skating on tbo river touigbt foil Into an air hole and were drowned , * . aHaHMHHHHBHHHH | THE MYSTERY IS DEEPENING Another Ohaptor in the Lllllrtrd Hotel Hulolde Onso IDENTIFIED BY THE WOMAN Mrs Iinrry II , Conk , After Itrncnteil Denial , Now Asserts Posl- thelv Tlint Ho Wm Her llushntiit Which Story Is True ? After so many dins of assorted mjstillca- tlon and apparent indecision ns to the Iden tity of the corpse of the man who rogistcrcd at the Mlllaid hotel ns B G. Cook , Chi cage " nnd who committed suicide last week , the woman , Mrs llarryII Cook , ot this city , called nt Ilenfey & Ileafy's undertaking rooms last evening about 5 o'clock and In the preaetico ot the coroner and two other wlthesscs made n posltlvo declaration that the body was Indeed that of her husband , and arranged for tlio burial of tno body nt 2 o'clock this afternoon So far ns her outward nppcaranccs , her speech und her actions go , it has taken this woman sovernl dnys to fully arrlvo nt bar conclusion that the body is that of her litis- band , the father of at least two of her chil dren , the uiun with whom she lived for some eight yenrsj nnd this , notwithstanding that uvery feature or the face , every exterior part of the body Is almost perfectly frco from marring of any sort , however slight , nnd that its color has thus far changed but from the Hush of life to the pallor of death Certainly a moro surprising cuso would bo difficult , perhaps impossible to Imagine When Mis Cook announced what she said was her final conclusion in tbo matter , and through friends principally , it Is stated , her father , who lives in Toronto , Canada nrranccd for the burial expenses , then Cor oner Hnrriguu Btapped aide nnd gave her permission to bury the body Not as significant , but simply as a matter of fact , it may bo stated that Mrs Cook did not nuuear at the undertaking rooms nnd niako the Html declaration referred to until after she had learned that answers had bcon received to telegrams sent to Chicago , and to Kingfisher , Oklahoma , calculated to throw mora light on the Identification of the body The tolegrnm to Chicairo inquired of Bush , Simmons & Co whether tholr travel ing man , G. M. Koch , whom the corpse was said to resemble , was missing The firm answered that tholr Mr Koch was ulivo nnd well and selling goods iu Crete , Neb The me3Sago sent to King Fisher asked whether such a mnn ns tha deceased was there , and a negative answer was ru- turncd After carefully inquiring re garding the auswors to these toleirrams , then Mrs Cook came forward as stated TIME TO WARE UP A Few Plain AVords to the Sleepers ol" Omaha OHinA , Neb , Jan 29. To the Editor of Thu Hue : The recent attempt to get the stuto fair located in Omaha developed the fnct that Omaha buslnoss men , generally speaking , are Indifferent to the interests of the city Very few men attended any of tbo meetings to aid in securing the fair The mnjorlty seem to think that a few real estate men , a few jobbers and the newspapers will do nil the work for Omaha , subscribe all the mqneyaud wako them up to icap the bcuo- llts when fairs or fnctorlcs nro secured , They ( the sleepers ) nro making n great mistake und Omaka is now suffering from sleepv St Joe methods of reaching out uftor manufactories " Largo wholosato dry goods and clothing concerns cannot find a better opening than Omaha , and jobbers in these lines " say they would welcome oil who come , behoving it would helo them If the business men of Omaha , meaning bankers , wholesalers , retailers , hotel livery mon , real cstato , manufacturers , railroad men , con tractors , builacrs , cmuioyes nnd all others , will take hold and do what they can or the tenth of what they should do , Omaha will outstrip all competing cities because it has more natural advantages than any other ono Shall wo fold our bands and let tha northern railroad project die und lese tha trade of northern Nebraska and Dakota ) Shall we fold our hando and let our fair and exposition possibilities die ? The time has certainly urnved for Omalia people to get "a move on themselves , " or got out of the procession When n public meeting is called they should attend , this means every man In Omaha If a good enterprise wants to como to Omaha all should take an Interest in the matter and pull together How ts It nowl Tbo location of Omaha has forced it to grow and it pushed men nboad , A shrewd and wealthy manufacturer of Rochester , N. Y. , told the wntor that ho had visited all the western cities r.nd it scorned to him thnt Omaha was hotter located than uny other ono and with such push as tha citizens should have , ho bclinved Omaha would have 500,000 ncoplo Inside of fifteen years Yours truly , A Max District Court A. Meyer has commenced six foreclosure suits against C. C. Spotswood to recover on six notes of $120 each , secured by mortgages on parcels of land in section 4 , township 15 , range 13. Louis Bradford , William Strong nnd wife , and Amos and Itilla Phillips nro made party uofundants and cited to apuoar und show what lntorost they have in the properly W. S. Hyan has also brought five suits In foreclosure against C. C. Spotswood on five notes for $120 , each secured by mortgages on parcels of land In the same section as above William II , Taylor , guardian of Charles Waterman , n minor , has applied to the dis trict court for permission to sell a lot in Flor- enca belonging to his ward , which the school board is willing to pay S00 for Mrs , U. II Lucas applied for a writ of mandamus restraining Constable Houck from levying on her household goods to sat isfy a judgment obtalaed by Ileyman & Dcicbcs The application sets forth thut she Is not possessed ot household goods of the value of J50J , and Is therefore entitled to ex emption The constable is about to proceed to sell off the property , und n writ was Issued - sued directing hint to call In three freehold ers and aopraisa the property If it does not appear to be worth $500 or moro ho shall im mediately rcloaso it Countv Court ' William C. Ityan of Hmerson , the keeper of a general store , is In hard luck He is made the defendant In the county court in suits brought to recover for goods sold and dollvorod Schneider & Loomis bava a bill for 3105 80 ; Darrow & Logan for J99.25 , and tbo J. T. Hoblnson Notion company a bill for JS23.20. Avcrst & Tnfilnder secured a verdict against N. O. Brown for * 51,55 for services rendered , They sued for BOO An Ex-1'illrol Driver Arrested Nols Turkelson , ono of the men who for n lpngtlmo was driver ot the police patrol wagon , was arrested last night ou the charge of assaulting A. Weinberg of 700 South Tenth street According to Wein bergs statement another boy went Into the ' store nnd purchased u plug of to- acuo While the deal was bolug made young Turkelson attempted to steal tome knives Ho was called down by Weinberg , when Turkelson showed light and struck the proprietor Hence the arrest • Ijosoa 1-inli Anus Alvln Swan , the man who was accident ally run over at North Platte by a Union Pacific engine , was brought to Omaha yes terday and placed in St Joseph's hospital Dr tiulbralth , the Union Paciflo surgeon , found it necessary to amputate both his 1 arms , but has hopes of the young mans re covery , A Prominent Uluffr Citizen Dead John ' T. Baldwin , a loading citlzon and one 1 pt the oldest residents of Council Bluffs , died at 11 o'clock last night ot heart disease Mrs II L. Beaver left yesterday for Salt ; Lake city , where abe will make her perma- ppul rejldciica t ASUISEM-hNTS. Salvlnt closed a very successful three nights ougagoinent nt Boyd's last ovonlng , His farewell uudlenco wns nmagnificent one , both in sue nnd quillty , und the great iirUst could not have well been anything but well pleased with the veritable ovation It nc corded him Any attempted analytical criti cism of Salvlnl's impersonation of Samson , tha hcio ot tha most thrilling of nil thu bible stories , could only result In n failure , aR It was simply grand , 'lho iiuJIenco was car ried nwny ns If by the resif tless force of ti cyclone Halvtul Is most ndiiilrabh * fitted for the character ; of collossnl Mature , of nwe- inspiring mien , and with n voice thnt resembled the ruinblo of distant thunder ntter a summer storm , or thu soughlnn ot tno ovenlng winds through the foliage of the quiet woodland , us ho willed , was something that at once entranced ench nnd every nu- dltor Any ether actor essajlng such an lumorsonaiion could not well iipooar other Minn ridiculous : whereas the incoinparablo Italian star fulfilled the Ideal not only In the vision , but In the comprehension , oyer | ow onng ull lcficettnn by the grandeur ot his rage and the inexpressible pathos of his de spair and degradation A * a pregustullon of his matchless powers ot gesticulation nnd declamuton comes Ins btoodctirdltrg ro countal to thu nsscmblcd Israelites of his encounter with u Hon nt tin ) outset of the firstact A mare fervid nnd thrilling pleca of pantomime could not ha imagined thiiii his cloctrifjlngplcturo of this fierce und bloody Htrugglo Ono docs not need to under stand the luuguagu in which the episode is re lated to fully appreciate the fluctuating phn7es nf the striiaglc , nnd when nt lust ho IIIuus thu limp und lifeless caress from him , und stands erect in lho sublimity of his giant proportions , with eyes omitting porcept'blo ' rays , and mighty chest upheaving like n turbiilontsen , tha spect.iclu is fnirly paralyz ing , and it Is moments baforo the entranced uudiunee remembers thnt it is un upproprt nto juueturo to burst forth in uproarious up- plauso Then he gives another exhibition or his disenptivo elocution In his narntlvo of the manner In which Ills heathen wife has betrayed him nud enabled his enomles , and her countrymen , to solve und revile the secret of his hetculeun strength The vol canic outburst , In which ho promises dlro ro- vengoupan them fur their porjidy is bsvond the ordinnry uowors of portrayal It Is superb His sonorous prophoslos of the woes that nro to tiefall Phllistin tills the theater with a baleful moiody His fiery denouuciatlon of the Philistines who nro tlneatonhig his deercpid sire with death ut the finale of the second act is stu pendous In Its savage fiery , nnd when he duslies among them with the jaw bono of an nss , " nnd scatters thorn like chaff before the gale , the scone is one of ineffable excitement Last evening the largo audit , neo utmost arose as a single individual in the vigor of their nopliuso over this thrilling piece of work Tha Bccncry , which nUvn.vs adds so much to good theatricals , is generously supplied by this admirable company , commencing with the high table land in Zorati The valu of Tim nath , Delilah's house , and the Tcmplo of Dagon nro especially interesting and real istic In the latter , as Sampson sits a woe ful cat > ti\s , until that supernal puis3anco ngain swells his giant muscles , and he puslios asunder the great stone pillars that brings destruction to his foes and death to bimsolf , the climax-is ono for the sentient pen of u Dickens , Hugo or it Bdlwcr Tne cast last night was a strong one George Fawcett , as Mauaob , Samson's father , was pathetic and llfo-liko ; Thobnl , Edward Snuder ; Noriuli , Elmer Dalamntcr , nnd Sulem , Edmund Day , wcro all good Larulch , the Prince of Guza , John Mnlcne wns a line piece of uctjug , while Zambres , by Lnclus Henderson , would have been difficult to improve upon Mny Brookyn's Delilah is susceptible of some improvement , but , on the whole , was iu consonance with the rest of tnls evenly balanced company That most beautiful of nil comic oiieras , Ermine , " was preseuted by the Aronson company last night In better style than ever before on an Omaha stattc Miss Helen Lament acted and sang the title role splendidly ; n moro charming Juvotto than Miss Emma Hanly could hardly bo imacined , while Graham and Do Long as the two thieves were delightfully funny Miss Lament is duserving of-extondod mou- tion Her work socms to have some pecu liarly pleasing fascination about 11 that grows upon ones disposition Her modest ways , coupled with an effective , well trained voice , easily captures the admiration of un audience Almost every num ber she sang last night was oucorod The luluby called forth tremend ous applause In addition to Miss Lnmont's abilities as a vocalist , she surpasses other artists lu the matter of dress , not only ns to the richness ana beauty of her costumes , but tbegracoful , becomiug manner in which she wears them It would bo quite diulcujlto descrlbo the comicalities of Graham and Do Long They are blight geniuses , and to gether certainly know bow to keep tbclr auditors interested and en tertained DeLong's ' efforts In this opera show him to bo un imitator of Francis Wilson , which , upon the whole , is not entirely crcditablo to bira Miss Laura Milljrd , a clcvor young woman , as Cerls ; Miss Genevieve Reynolds as tha princess , Miss Muinle Curhie who represented a young officer ; Lloyd Wilson as the marquis , nnd others of the cast carried their parts well , and the chorus was very strong A great feature with this company is thu gor geous scenery i' uses to stniro its productions ; also the olegunt costumes wore Thosecond act of "Erminie" tnkes place in a ball room , and tlio pink scene for thnt Inst night was undoubtedly the handsomest spcctaclo that has ever been witnessed hero The orches tra was llkcwlso very line , and attracted considerable nttentlou All In all , the largo , fashionable audience thut filled the Grand had an evening of rare enjoyment A Mnil Dog tenrc A number of pls'tol shots in the vicinity of Twelfth street and Capitol uvcnuo about 2 o'clock this morning created considerable ex citement and commotion among the Inhabi tants of that quarter of the city It was found that a dog belonging to a colored bar ber named Morrison had suddenly gene mad nnd lho poor mnrkmanship of the policeman made it necessary to fire about a dozen shots before ho was finally dispatched Jnilod for FliiHtlnc John Raymond and James Nash had a desperate perato light last night whllo under the influ ence of liquor on lower Tooth street Both mon were placed under arrest At midnight n friend of Raymond's put up a ball bond of $30 and ha was released , to nppoar this morn ing Nash remained In jail ever night A llnftcrtor ( Jamri-ed In GeorgoCasBy , allhs Breen , a deserter , was gathered in by Officer Stioupyesterday The fellow had been placed in custodyu few days ago for disorderly conduct und sentenced to jail for one day After being roteosod ho was identified by Shoup as a deserter aua was rearrested ' ' * Foil from uu Elnvator E. Schreon , an employo fen the Ames building nt Slxtoenth nnd Furuam streets , fell from an elevator yesterday nftornonn and wns badly Injured Ho was removed to his homo In Omaha View Kent's PJiim The discovery that the olllco of street com missioner in cities of the metropolitan class was wiped out by the lust legislature , bos caused considerable surprised nnd excite meat ninong the council and city officials The amended charter of 18S9 contains no provision whatoyer for the oflica , and tha city council has not created tliu position either by ordluanco or resolution No such oftlcu exists , and tbo money expended by thu street commissioner last year averaging $ .J,000 par week , waste say the least , with out legal warrant City Attorney Poppleton , when asked for an opluion on tUo AUDject , said : "As the charter now stands , there Is ccr talnly no such nu office HI * possible , how ever , that u mUtako bus boa made und the section inadverteutly omitted from tbo printed reports of the hill An examination if the original records at Lincoln is being made I cannot offer au opinion as to the result of the expenditure by the street com missioners department until I ascortam whether tha oftlco has reall ) been abolished 1 or not " ' . . . . Acting Mayor Cliaffeo was asked what ho thought of the lo allty of the expenditures by the commissioner uuuor existing clrcum stances O " he said , "I thmt wo have n street commlssinnor all right ' 1 here way bo such i n thing ns appointing him by a resolutloa , H j on know " Was ho nppolntcd by ft resolution I" " 1 think you'll Had thnt ho was , " _ Hx-Clty I'lcnt Southard , who has mounted V * guard over lho city council records for many H a day , said i M "I dent romcnibar thnt the lata stront H commissioner was appointed under n rcsolu 4sfHiifl Hon lie was appointed by Mn\or Bronteli / B and confirmed by the council just the s me/ as nnv other appointee Bo was in ofllejr H wliou ho wns legislated out of It , hut nobody seemed to know anything about It No , llicrn was no resolution of the louucil appointing - H pointing him , that's certain " Ono or the funny things iu connection H with this discovery , " sain u wag yesterday , M "is that Kent , the Into commissioner , know H nil the time thnt ho had nn official head , hut H with another lavel head kept the matter In himself us long as ho was nblo to draw the M pay of the oillco , and then , well , ho let lho Whole thing out " S-OUTTt OMAHA NOT EH I llie Live Ktnok Cut Bate H Notwithstanding the Illness of Acting H Prcsidont W. N. Babcock during the lata H Irolght rate uneasiness , ho has been scdu- H IousIa wmchlng every move nud doing every < " " ' M thing posslbld to protect the Intoicsts r M South Omaha lie has been In con M stant telegraphic correspondence with the H general uiannuors of the lallroads , and H Immediately on the announcement of the u H tended cut on live stoik rntcs from Kansas City to Chicago , laid the Interests of Omaha H and thu plnlu rights of this section before the railway officials , and respectfully hut llrir.lv requested justice and fair treatment Assuring answers were received iu overv H ease nnd compliances as positively guaruii H teed us could bo expected rhonowllvo stock schedules , which look H effect Sunday , wcro disappointments to all interested in the prosponty of lho packing B and shipping interests of Omaha M Immediately on receiving copies of thu * * * M0flfl schedules Mr Balu-oclc tclogrnph' H. It tMiBHl MeCullough , ttenoral traftlc manager 6t thu Chicago & Northwestern railroad company ; A. C. Bird , trafllc manager agor of the Chicago , Milwaukee & St Paul ; Paul Morton , general rrolght agent of the Chicago , Burlington .1 Qulney , and William Sago , freight traffic malinger of the Chicago , Rock Island .t Pacific , and pre sented the rights and Interests of Omaha so that there cm ho no misunderstanding thciu a by the rail wit v officials ' • " L Mr Babcock says : The stock schedule v * * applying to lines west of the Missouri river will not give the rcllof exrectcd or desired to enable South Omaha to compete with Kan sas City The now schedule gives n I2j } * cent rate from Kansas City to Chicago , nnd adds thu local rate from nil points in Ne braska 'J'his is ull right When the local rates to Omaha arc the same as these to Knn • sas City , but when the rata to Kniisns City Is higher thnn to Omalin , and the Kansas City rate is made to apply to Omalin , with the 2 % cent rate from tbo Missouri river ndded , the whole to bo divided on cqtnil per contagc , Omaha shippers are compelled to pay a rate consldprably higher than the rate to Chicago via Kansas City The advantages of Kansas City over Omaha may bo well illustrated by a compar ison of the rntcs nccordlng to the pro rata distribution , Whllo shipments from Gilmore moro , fifteen miles west nf here , via Kansas City will only pay 12 ' cents from Kansas City to Chicairo , the same shipments via this city would make , according to the pro ratn distribution of 00 per cent to the roads east 10 pur cent wu > ( t of the Missouri river , a rate from South Omaha to Chicago of 10 4 per cent of the through rate Schuyler , seventy five miles west of here , pays 12 } cents from Kansas City nud l.l per cent of the through rate , and Grand Sri Island , 150 allies west , would pay only 12 1 vflfllH cunts per hundred for shipments made via \ * > flB ] Kunsas City , while the anio shipment via SJ Omalia would bo taxed 1S.S per cent of the _ VBV pro ratu rate According to the present HJ schedule , Omaha Is nt a dlsndvantngo , com pared with Kansas City , of from 2 per cent uu of the pro ratu rate cast from the Mis souri This the shippers from this point eanuot stand , for thu simple reason that Chicago establishes nnd rules the markets , both at Kansas City nnd this point Uuvors at this poinUmiist'pny + the name prlco for stock whether it comes from the north or south Platte regions Iu order to compete with Kunsus City shippers from this point roust have the sumo ratu in fnrco from Kansas City , or the pro rata rate froln hero must not oxecod the local rate from Kansas City If this be not done the stock discriminations against this point will not cease Will you not make this rate ! I should think this could bo accomplished by adjusting the pcrcontago between the lines cast and west of the Missouri river " Work in > n's L'litertnlnnicnt , South Omaha ledge No CO , A. O. U. W. , had the ledge rooms full Wednesday nightof brethren from Omaha and Council Bluffs nrcapting the loduo's invitation to spend u fraternal evening In the Magic city . /WhJ The committee , consisting ot Messrs C. V ttHHJ \V. Miller , George J. Seltzer Jacob Jaska- " lok , Samuel D. Rover and William B. Stonshoff , had undo every preparation to entertain the cunsta The eVening was suuiit in social intercourse , humorous and Instructive addresses and a wall enjoyed banquet Notes About tin ; City James Kully is sick with pneumonia , Yesterday 101 cars of ice were received lrom Cut-Oft lake for the packing houses MnjorJ S. Williams yesterday received a telegram from Natcher , Miss , Informing him that his sou , Clove , was dangerously ill Mrs Jullu Haifiold has rcmovod from Lake City , la , to this city Duniol Rynn Into of the B. & M. , has ac cepted a position as night car Inspector with the Union stock yards company , filling the place of Michael Gorman , resigned About People KJwnrd Kane , jr , who has beeu ill for some time , loft last evening for a months visit with friends in Denver ' " George Guess of Kansas City is in thgeity • SI visiting his sister und brother-in-law , Mr ' * • and Mrs Charles E. Mori is Undo O , P. Sullortbergor of Newcastle , _ . - Wyo , is the guest ot Rov.Robartl .Wbeolerr ' Miss Martha Hatfield of Lake City , la , is visiting her brother , John Hatfield , Land Tweiity-sliilh streets * vo n . _ , j t X Terr ill It ) Kplilnmlo fiijToxas Kansas Citt , Mo , Jnu.,29. nlSiocialTclu | , gram to Tim Bee.J Advlcos from/jpook county , Tcx „ tonight are that a tcrrjhjn npj- demlc Is raging there , the symptoms of which rcsomblo these of spinal monlncjtls . The strlckon die in a few hours , Twoiity- flvo deaths occurred yesterday from the dis ; , ease The physicians of tbo suction aiq powerless , and the disease is spreading ut a * great aato Many ol the people hr.vflHod and others uro preparing to lieu to localities not yet visited by tno plajue ( I'ntat I'uHiionger Collision , Bi.noiiamtos- . Y. , Jan 29. passen ger train at the Oswego depot tonight was run Into by another express train from the roar Particulars are uioagie , but three persons are reported killed POWDER . Absolutely Pure \J This powder nerer varies A marvel ot par rn H strength amWrholetomsnujH Xoreecunond • i. H than the ordinary kinds , und cannut be sold n -v W u > aipetltlou Mltti tOu multitude of low tekt " ' Bhort weight uluiu or uhopnat4 powders , S . only Oi Ull 1 JIM ltUTAI , ItAICIKU i'OWUKUO * 103 Wall St , N , V.