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2 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , FEBRUARY 2 , 1S00. SIXTEEN PAGES TB I CHARLES SilEPARD GUILTY H .A Vordtct of Murtlor In the Flrot H Dccvoo Roturuod bBBj H HE IS REMANOED FOR SENTENCE H An Aiirorn .lury Mndx llonry Thorn M liill Guilty or KlllliiK "WHIInui H Ilurrctt Other Nc > H urnskn News H Murder In the First Drirroo H Pup.vont , Neb , Fob , 1. [ Spoclal Tolo- H / > rnm to Tne Hep I The trial of Charles H Hhcphnrd for tlio murder of Carlos T. H l'ulslfor lit Croivoll , which has occuploil the H nttcntlon of the Dodge county district court H for the entire woolc , clpsod this ovenlng H The wltncssos oxnmincd' todaY for the state H wcro Jntncs Colder , Sheriff Mallory and H Hess L. Hammond In addition to these a H written confession , Rlgnod by Shophnrd mid H wade by him Immediately utter his ledge H ment In jail , was submitted mid offorcd In b evIJcnco Another witness , who obtained H nn exclusive Interview for Tun Her that | natno evening , testified to that fact nnd cor- Hl , roborntcd nil other confessions which wcro H made by the prisoner nftor Ills capture The B narration of these confessions wcro listened | to with breathless sllonco by the crowd H which pnokod the court room At 10:30 : the | state rested Its case , | The defense called as wltnessos lr , Sum | roors , James Ooldcr nnd William Shcphard , B father of the prisoner By thrso It was B nought to provo the Insanity of the prlsonor , H which effort proved futile H The arguments In the cjso occupied about | three hours this evening Attorney Franso , B for the defense , uslcod the ] ury to return a B vordictof murder tu the second dogrco , has BjBBf lug this request upon nllcgcd insanity and BBBM the confessions of his crlmo by the defend BKBB * ant being iniido made under Improper tnllu- BKBH ' onccs and tha stress of great excitement HJH t The Judge charged the Jury and sent thorn BjBjBJ out at 0 oclock BjBjBJ Broclaoly at 10 minutes to 10 the Jury nn- BKBB noUnced that n verdict had been ugrocd BjBjBJ upon The court room at this time was still BKBBj ] iiickcit with spectators , who wcro loitering BjBjBJ about expecting un early agreement of the BjBjBJ Jury Judge Mnrshull was summoned and BjBjBJ the prlsonor brought In from Jail Just before BjBjBJ the jury filed in and took their scats In the BjBjBJ box The verdict returned was murder In BKBBj the first degree , and when the vonlet was BjBjBJ j announced the prlsonor retained that same BjBBfl stolid indlffcrcnco shown nil through the BjBBb trial Tha prlsonor was remanded into the BjBjBj custody of the sheriff nnd will bo sentenced BjBBb tit Bomo future tlmo Furst , Shophard's ' BkVJflj liartnor , will have his trial at the March BKVJ _ { term of court H ! llonry TtiortUilll Found Guilty fl AvnouA , Neb . Feb 1. [ Special to Tim H j 13ke. ] The case of the state of Nebraska vs H Henry Thornhllt , charged with the murder H of William Alonzo Uarrott , on July in 1&39 , H terminated today , the jury returning a vor- H diet of murder in the first degree The H ! facts surrounding the case ware fully given H ii in Tin ; Upi : at tha tlmo the deed was com | | tnlttcd William linrrett lived twolvn miles H ! Boutli of Aurora.nnil while bo worked around H , tbo neighborhood nt day labor , his wife re- H ' Bldod at bomo and took care of the place H ' Henry Tliornlilll , n former paramour of Mrs H . llarrett's , returned to this county about HbbB [ that time und tniulo his homo with Mrs 1 Parrot ; . On Saturday , July 13 , William | j Barrett was shot with a shotgun and in- II stantly killed in his own house Thornhlll B * . , acknowledged the deed , but said it was to Biivo Mrs liarrott'a life Ho had been to town and on arriving at , the Barrett place , heard'volccs , and on looking In tbo window I saw Uarrott have bis wife down on the floor and with a knlfo In his band , intending to kill her Ho immediately went a half mlla BJBBB through the mud and rain , borrowed a sbot- gun ot Tom Cross , saying ho wanted to kill HBVH a dog , but on receiving the gun said it was a H I two-legged dog Ho roturncd to the house H | and shot ilorrett through the window The H , ovldonco sliowed that it was a wilful , pro H meditated murder In the llrst degree , and H the Jury returned a verdict accordingly H Four ( Jays and a half wore needed to get a H Jury , 103 Jurors being summoned The state used three days in giving ovldonco and then H rested tholr case 'L'lio defense put no wit HBVH ileuses on the stand and rested also The 1 Jury was out ono hour and thirty minutes | Union I'acills Negllgenuc H Mohuoe , Neb , Fob 1. [ Special to The H Hke.I Tbcro cunie near being a serious nc- H cident hero yesterday Fred Snyder , a H young German , was n passenger ou tbo af- H tornoon train for Monroe , which is a Hag | station For some reason the train did not H stop , aad in attcmplng to Jump from the inov- H ] ing train ho was tnrown violently to the H \ * " ' ground on his head and shoulders Owltif H to the late Hi aw the ground was soft , nnd ho H escaped with a badly bruised shoulder and | Bpollod suit of clothes Monroe people are H gottlng tlreu of this kind ot treatment by the | railroad company Ono yoarugo the farmers B of this vicinity paid the Union Paclllc $914 | for the purpose of shipping their grain from B here They , have built an elevator und B snipped ever two hundred cars of craln , nnd B an yet the Union I'acill'i refuses to even build B n platform for the accommodation of passcu- H gcrs Mr S , Alexander , it farmer living H three miles from lioro , says if they are too H poor and want more aid from the farmers H hero , ho will give thorn a car of corn and pay H the frolgnt In Omaha if they will only send H directions Ho dept like to see a poor rait- H road company sullur for the common nccos * H Harios of lifo There Will soon bo another H legislature elected , and the furmori uro do- H lermlnud to spend a littln time In trying to H elect mou that will work for their Intoroils H instead of some railroad attorney This H thing of giving IX bushels of corn to got ono H to market is bringing them to sea that It it H time to look out for themselves H All liiBtiranon 3Ian Arrested H liEATiaci : , Neb , Fob 1. [ Special Tole- H gram to Tub Heb.J M. K. Chauman , a well H lenown insurauco man of this city , was ar- H rcstod Into last night at the instnnco of No- H mnha county parties , charged with obtain H ing money under falsa pretenses , the com H plaint being that ho received money for pro H mlurns for which bo failed to dollvor policies H Chapman was rolcased on a writ of habeas H corpus this morning and remanded to the H custody of the sliorlft of Gugo county A H motion to quash the writ has been on trial H all day and was adjourned this ovenlng uutll H MonUay morning ut 0 oclock Chapman H { gave ball for his appearance U is believed _ that when the trial occurs that Uhupuian will H bo ublo to clear himself of any criminal In- H tent in the matter An effort will bo made H to have the case tried here | A UellKhtful Kvent j l Tek\maii , Neb , Feb 1. [ Special Tolo- H gram to Tuk Hhi.J : On Friday ovenlng a H most'delightful event occurred at the First H Presbyterian church Twenty years ago the H ] > rcsent building of the Presbyterian socloty H tvus erected und it was now proposed to H build umoro commodious structure , Mom H bers and friends gathered to bid faro well to H tbo old church The event was celebrated H with opprourfatu exercises lupplemontod H with a BUUtH'r nerved by the ladies aud'so- H clcty free tn ull who came The society has H received Jl.OOJ by the will ot the Into Jauo H Paul to aid In the erection ot a now building H und by liborul contributions from members H und friends of thu church an amount has H been sccurod sunicieul to build uu olugunt H cdllico upon the present sitq of the building , H t-nilui'o nt lloairlo ; , H Heatuich , Neb , Feb 1. [ Special Tolo- H cram to Tun Hee.J The oxtennvo confec- H tionory and fancy fruit establishment ot H Johu W. Harper & Uro , was closed by crod- H Host this morning Liabilities about * 5DO0j H usseto prouabb' $ ! ,0C0 , The failure has boeu H the toplo of central comuieut all | day It is H thought that the failure 1s complete , al- H though the atom was open this eronitig lor H tha sale ot tbo pcrUhablo products with which It has boon but recently stocked The fiata Is being made under the supervision of nn agent ot the mortgagee nnd will bo con tinued until the stock is disposed of Uni versal regret is expressed ever thR- allure ns the establishment wns ono of A'juetnir ' " popular In the city , as wcro the propriowf , " Ilnntrlcft I'olincmcn Arrcstcil liBATittcc , Neb , Fob , 1. | Special Telegram - gram to Tim Uek | The two pollcomon , Smith -aad Wilson , who were honorably ac quitted last night ot an nltompt to extort n brlbo frodi nrptlsonor , were arrested ogatn this ovonlnr charged with robbing a chrome drinVir ! d on | 90 , whom they arrested on the ovenlng y , Jnnunry 30. It is nulto evident that these odicers are being made the vic tims of n fcries ot malicious prosecutions because of their zeal In discharging tholr du ties without retard to the social stnndlng of the offender The popular sentiment of the city Is decidedly In favor of the oftlccrs nnd the opinion is freely expressed tonight that this last nrrost Is nn outrage on worthy and ofticiant ofUcors The oftlccrs prom ptly govo bail for tholr uppoaranco Tuesday next Knox County Finances NioiiitAitt , Neb , Pob 1. | Spocl l Telegram - gram to Tub Ucn.J After a thorough fcx- nmlnntlon of the treasurers nccounts , the 11 nanco committee of Knox county have found ox Trcasuror William Saunders'nc counts correct , nnd the now treasurer signed the receipt of fjy.iKRJ.Ol on Thuisday , which ho turned ever iu cold cash , that being the total amount belonging to the county 'I ho Btuto has ? 2rlit)9.7i : besides this , which Is ready to bo turned over ns soon ns the state ment is accepted ICeyn I'alin Ciiuntj't ) Uolri Noiiiiex , Neb , Fob I. | Speciat to Tun Ini ! . | Tlio interest in the recent discoveries still continues to bo the ono absorbing thoiiio It Is a little too early In tha season to do much , but with the uavent of spring nothing will bo lost uudono to demonstrate the truth or falsity as to the country being rich In mlnornls That wo have gold and silver there If no question , but whether in paying quantities remains to bo seen Completed ( lie Ino Harvest CitEiaiiTos , Neb , Feb 1 ( Special to 1 nn Hei : . | The Fremont , Elkhorn & Missouri Valley railroad company has Just eomplotod Its Ice hnrvest hero The company has boon lit work shipping out icont the rate of fif teen to twenty enrs per day for soma time Over three hundred cars was the total out put Iho Ice nvoraged twenty Inches lu thickness An Alllnnon lilVi > ry Stnblo JSurnnd Almancb , Neb , Feb 1 , [ Special Tolo- grnm to Tub Uee ] At about 13:30 : o'clock last night the livery stable of ( Jus Anderson was discovered to bo on Uro , and in .a short tlmo wns burned to tha ground , consuming ono team of horses valued at $ lS00 , with tiOO insurauco Origin unknown THE NEW liANO DISTRICTS Are They DeMlirned for tlio Henefit of the Homesteader . ' Gisnr , Logan County , Neb , Jan 01. To the Editor ot The Uee : In The Bur of the S3d inst comment was made on tha bill to create two additional land districts in Ne braska The Uee says : "Tliorn ought tp bo no dolny In acting upon the Paddock land office bill It Is In the highest degree unfair to compel poor homesteaders to travel n hun dred miles or moro to make an entry or com plete n proof , " and you urge NobraBka's rep resentatives In congress to use every effort to secure tha passage of such bill It Is very plain to mo that the editor of The Ucr did not in such artlclo thoroughly understand the Drovislons of Senator Pad docks bill or the situation ot the country It is designed to affect So I horowitli send you a map defining tno boundary of the North Platte land district as it now Is Also defining the boundary ot the Uroken Uow land district as contemplated by Paddocks bill It will bo seen that such act provides for the organizing of a now district mostly from the north oart of the present North Platte district , such proposed district being about ono hundred and forty miles long ( by about forty eight mlles wide ; and the bill proposes to put the land office at Urokon Uow , at the extreme southeast corner of such district , in fact Senator Paddock has taken great pains to form a Jag in the boundary lines so as to run far enough south to take Uroken Bow tuto the now district Now * If any ono will take the trouble to look on a map whereon such proposed district boundaries are marked ho will at once conclude that such district is not pro posed tor the bcncllt of the poor homo homesteaders therein , but solely for the purpose of booming Uroken Uow and pro viding two more government ofllccs for our worthy senators friends That is about the slzoof the bill , and that is all there is In it so far as the Uroken Uow district Dart of tbo bill is concerned Tbo AUIanco district I know nothing about If the bill passes congress as it isl it will bo n greater hardship for a majority of the Bottlers in the UroKon Uow district to go to Uroken Uow to uttond to their land nBIco business than it Is for thorn now to go to North Platte They will havu to trnvol further - thor and over worse roads Settlers thirty mhos north of North Platte will have to go by wagon sovonty-tive miles across the coun try to the Uow , while settlers a milo south of the How will have to go olghty miles by wagon to North Platte Settlers in .tbo western portion of the district will have to travel from ono hundred und twonty-llvo to ouo hundred nnd fortv miles to gut to the How , when they uro not mora than seventy flvo to nlnoty mlles from North Platte If Btich arrangement is for tbo bonctlt ot thu poor homesteader , then mav the Lord pre serve und protect them from bcnellts of that nuturo There is no mora necessity for this bill thnn there Is fur nn appropriation of 61,001)- 000 by congress for u > bridge across the bouth Loup river Tbo land onlco business , ns shown bv thu records , has decroused in this district wilhiu the last four years moro than U00 per nent It roqutres a rogistcr , a receiver and throe clerks to run a land oftlcc The ofllce at North Platte wnB run with that force during 1SS0 , and the greatest voluuio of business in the history of such oftico was transacted that year During last year (13S9) ( ) tliero was not a third as much business in tha same oftico ns in 18S0 , yet the same force was employed Now take half of the business of tbo North Platte onion and put It at Urouon Uow In the bauds ot two moro government ofllcors and three moro clerks , und ono can readily sea that wo will have four government ofllcors with a salary of f 1,000 each , and six clerks sucking their thumbs mora than half ot tholr time The pooulo ot this county , most of which county is within tbo proposed new district , have sent a written protest , giving the facts as they are , to tha committee on public lands in the Iiouso , and wo bopo that Senator Paddocks bill , so far as it provides for a Uroken Uow district , will recolvo the same treatment it did last wlntor , HOMESTBAIIEK , t • Lectures On Kllnrln Chicago , Fob I. [ Special Telegram to The Uee.1 Under the management of I'd- munu W. Hnllantyno ot the bureau of pop ular and actouviflo lectures , ( Joorgo Kennun , the celebrated Iiussiau and Slbormn trav eler , will begin a series ot , lectures at the Central music hall iu this city on Fabruary • i. In tils lectures ou "iiussiun Political lOxllcs" Mr ICennan Is oxpcclcd to produce letters and other documentary Information confirming the special report ot the Now York Tribune some time ago of the heart less massacre ot political prisoners in SI- borla by Russian authorities The subjects of other lectures will bo Camp Llfo In Eastern Siberia , " . Mountains and Mouu- taincars ot tbo Caucasus , " a Journey Through Southeastern Hussia , " " .dvou- tures In Northern Asia " I'cler Wise lioiiutl Over GHBKhBiwno , Pa , Feb 1. Peter Wl o , a lubor leader Jajntly charged with Powdorly with conspiracy by CaUiitliso , was given a hearing this afternoon and bound over lu thu sum ot ftSOO , Bays Its Hlitluulous Washington , Fob 1. Handall hoi made public n statement that the effort made to blaulo Carlisle for tno non-reporting of the rules from the committee oa r < iei is- ridiculous ifTEARLrSO EXClTlNG " il Compamtlvoly Qulot Day In the House SOME TAME FILIBUSTERING Fighting Stilt Coiitlnuos , but the llonrbons Are Merely Kccplnc Up n.Hravo Show-to Cover ftontoiiitilntcil Ketront Onlsldp Interest on tlio Wmip Washivoton , Fob I The Washington publlcsccuistohavotakon it forgr.iutod that the great parliamentary struggle In the house Is practically ended and that tha ex citing scones of the last few days are not to bo kept un , because tha gnllorics , while pretty well flllort nt the hour ot mooting toj day , did not present the Jammed npnearanco of jcslcrday At the close ot the p cr the speaker directed the clerk to read the Journal of yestordnv Ono of the reading clerks proceeded to do so , and when he came to the ohrnso Yeas nnd unys , otc , " Air Mo- Mlllan interrupted and required that the read ing bo iu full The speaker ordered that it bo done The reading was closed at 12:20 : p. m. nnd Instantly Mr Spnngjr was on bis foot with a motion to correct the Journal , Mr McKlnloy was not ao prcclpltnto , but ho got uu slowly and moved that the Journal bo approved , calling for the provio us ques tion un that motion Tbo speaker rocogmzod Mr McKlnloy , Ignoring Mr Springer , but Mr Springer wns not to bo ignored and immediately made a motion to adjourn , "in vluw ot the fart , " ho said , that wo have no rules " The sjiealtor put the question , but sovornl democrats demanded the yeas and nays nnd that interesting exercise was proceeded with The democrats did not rofrnin from voting , After the roll rail was eomplotod , as the speaker was nbout to nnnoiinco the result , he wns stoupod by the demand from Mr McMillan that the recapitulation of the vote bo road Thut also helped to consume tlmo , uud It was 1 o'clock ' when the vote was announced It was yoa3 , 1)3 ! ) ; nays , 158. So the house refused to adjourn The next step In the procedure was the call for the provlous question on Mr McICinloy's motion to approve the Journal of yesterday The yens nnd nnys were demanded und ordorcd This time the democrats did ro fraln from voting , and it became necessary for the sooakor to note the names ot these present who deelinod to vote As the speaker arose to announce the result of the vote hu was Interrupted by Mr , Docucry , who asked whether it was not proper to have pairs an nounced The Spcakor The chair thinks that the tlmo that Is being occupied precludes the announcement of pairs The speaker thun announced the vote yens 101 ; nays , none Shouts of "no quo rum cumo from the democratic sjdo , but the sneaker paid no heed to them , declaring that the question was now on the motion thut the Journal of yesterday bo approved Mr Springer interjected a motion to ad journ , but was Informed thnt the chair would not ontertuln it On the sponkor again declaring thu question Mr Ilolman demanded the voas and nnys The vote re sulted yeas , 100 ; nnys , none , and the journal was approved Mr liland moved that all sick members bo excused , adding that there was no necessity of their presence , as the speaker could count a quorum Mr llo well railed up the Sinith-.Tackson election case und Mr Crisp raised the ques tion of consideration Tha speaker declined to entertain it Mr Crisp nppaalod The speaker declined to entertain the appeal Mr Crisp then said that under protest ho would proceed Mr Springer I rise to a parliamentary Inquiry . Tbo SpeaKer Tbo gentleman from Georgia has the lloorand the ohair hopo9.that gentle men of his own party wIU retrain from in terrupting him [ Laughter on the repub lican side | , Mr Springer I desire to ask when n motion to adjourn will bo in order The chair said yesterday ho would Indicate when the proper tiniu came [ Laughter on the democratic sldo | The Speaker The chair hones the house will be in order , so us to listen to the goutln- man from Georgia Mr Crisp offered as a substltu to for the resolutions of the majority of the election committee thrf report of the minority declar ing that Smith was not elected from the Fourth distriot of Wast Virginia und that Jackson had boon elected and was entitled to rotnln his seat Ho wont on to say that his sldo of the housefelt , it right and proper to enter u protest nguinst being required to uct on the contested election cases in the absence , within the moaning of the constitu tion , of a quorum of the house Mr Crisp then defended the course of bis sldo of tbo bouse , Justifying it particularly on the press reports of the recoit republican caucus to the effect that this nnd other elec tion cases were to bo disposed of under general parliamentary law In order to increase the republican majority , and that thun the rigidity of the now ccdo was to bo relbxod , Mr McKlnloy declared that there had boon in that caucus no discussion whatcvor of this or tiny Other election case and that no resolution , no instructions and no ' expres sion of opinion bud been passed or glvon there on the subject of contested elections Mr Iowell nddod that Mr Crisp hud had personal information from him the day after the caucus that the newspaper Btatcmout of it was not correct * Mr Criso udmltted that fact , but said the statement had appeared In many papers anil bad never been denied , Uesidcs , thera was a corroboration ot it in the fact that although the republican leader ( McKlnloy ) hud assured the house on the Sth of January that thu new endo of rules would bo re ported within a week , no rules wcro yet re ported A discussion as to the responsibility for the delay in reporting the rules took place at this point between Mr , McKlnloy and Mr Carlisle , the former attributing It In part to the fact that Mr Carlisle had boeu prevented by illness from attending the meetings of the committee , and the latter stating that be had been absent only two 4 days on account ot Illness , and declaring his readiness ut all times to meet with the committee on rules , and oven expressing a willingness to havu the comumteoreporttbo rules to the house without reference to him Mr Springer In order to glvo the com mittco on rulc3 a chance to report I inovo thut tbo Iiouho adjourn The Speaker The gentlomnn from Goori gla has the floor Mr Crisp Whatever vlow tbo house may take , it is plain that if the committoa on olccliona reported this case with undue haste the committee on rules has not been in too great a hurry Mr Crisp then proceeded lonrguo the contested election case At the close of Mr Crisps argument Mr Howell took the floor Ho Isold bo was glad to Und out ut last why tbo tlmo of the house had been wasted for so many days , ' The Iiouso had bcon told thnt It had boon the in tention of the minority to meet this con tested case by discussion and without delay uutll they found a statement in a republican newspaper as to the Intentions of tha repub lican sldo of the house , and yet Mr Crisp admitted that he had bona promptly informed by a colleaauo on the committee ou elections that there was no truth in that news paper stalomont Now ho ( Uowoll ) would call uttcntlou to another newspaper state ment published widely so long ago as Sep tember last and published on the authority of the democratic loader of the house that It was the intention ot tha minority sldo to resist by every means known to parliamen tary law the unseating ot any democratic member whoso seat was contested and that , to ) without refcrouco to the right or wrong of the case Mr Powell wont oa to discuss tbo facts in tbo contested election case and spoke until 8W : ! , tboro being.uo lougor any time rule tu the house Then there was a motion to adjourn , mads on tbo democratic side , but was voted down by a viya voce vote and Mr , O'Ferrull proceeded with uu argument in favor of Jackson's rigpl to ' tbo seat After Mr O'Forrall had beau speak ing moro than half an hour ho stopped and suggested that ho be allowed to fluish nis nrgumont Monday , Ontbis | there was much confusion and finally Mr O'Ferrall was directed to go ou with his remarks Mr O'Forrall said as the facts iu the casu were not known to the uiemotsrs be would proceed to read from the printed record iu tha case or would ask Jie clorlc to rend It Tha speaker ruled tlia It could not bo read There was consMlprnbln contest over this point Finnllyfiittor much confusion nnd excitement , It wasjfcrocd that onch sldo bo allowed thrca hoTrsfor the debate on Mon day , nnd with that understanding , but none ns to the time ot taking the vote , the house adjourned i m A DHNlAIi OP IlKSTltUTlOV South Dnkotnb | ieRislnturo Incited Over AlleirjAl P'nlse lleports Piknui , S. DrFou ! . [ Sooclal Telegram to The Usb.1 Excitement lu Plorro among citizens and legliUilLuo members Is golting Intense over the great cry going abroad , ap pearing principally In the Chicago pnpora , ever tha alleged starvation In South Dakota In both houscsol the legislature today strong resolutions wcra passed , each house con demning such reports ns absolutely fnlso , nnd the members trout each court } ' where destitution Is said tu exist made speeches denying positively that tholr constituents were needy or starving , with the oxcoptlon of two counties Miner nnd Faulk where it wns owned some destitution hnd existed nt the beginning ot the winter , but the claim wus made that tbo county wns taking care ot nil enscs of wnut nnd no outside aid was needed After the mat ter had bcon freely discussed n rosotutiou was Introducqd strongly condemning the course of the Chicago papers In printing sensational correspondence from the stnto regarding great starvation nud Instructing thu states members In congress , If such stories were persisted In and not at once de nted , to work nnd vote ugaltist Chicago for the worlds fair , bociuso of tholr slnudor of tbo state A resolution was also intro duced warning nil people In the east against contributing anything to tha self-constituted solicitors who nro now In the cast bogging goods and money to send to Dakota destitutes , stating thut they were Impostors nnd doing this for their own personal gain A case has just come to light iu Hughes county , where a party has been receiving goods nnd money from the cast to distribute among the sufferers , but which hns boon converted into personal use exclusively The nnmo of the parts * has boon suppressed , but it is known thnt ho U a farmer and a correspondent of several prominent eastern ugrlciilturul papers , " through which ho makes strong appeals for nld to Hughes county suf ferers , when the facts provo that no suffering has oxtstcd this year As soon as a little more evidence is accumulated the au thorities will urrest him and make an ex ample If nuttcts are not at once set straight In Chicago and other eastern papers the citizens of Plorro , with members of the lcglslaturo , will at once take extreme meas ures to put n stop to tha lying reports circu lated , considering It has already done untold damage to Immigration to the state Sou ill Dakota Timber Tliioves CttAMIlEHLAIN , S. * D , " Fob 1. [ Special Telegram to The Uee I The citizens of Chamborlaln are considerably worked up owing to the fact that some persons , presum ably Indians , are cutting llvo timber on land which Is given to the city by the government ns a public park It is a violation of the Jaw and will be stopped If possible A FAITHl < Ulj STEWARD The Trust of I-VUher O'Kuilley Most li'nittij'nlly Kept ' Detuoit , Mich , Tab 1. The auditing committee ot the Irish ] National league of which Utchard C. Cushlng , mayor of Omaha , Is chairman , made a report today nn account of Dr Charles O'Koilloy , the treasurer The rcuort is addrossotlTto President Fitzgerald and Is signed by al ( . thomombers | of the com mittoo It states : "Wo examined every account with care , comparing the sjufo with letters , of remit tance nnd other sources of Information in order to test its accuracy tVo also compared In * detail these accounts with the credit sldo of the cosh books and the original vouchers ot expenses , end wajt'epprt that la each In stance we found thoi'coiTospondonca complete ploto and a roqliwtto' ' * and satisfactory voucher ou fllo for every expenditure Your commlttoo find that the treasurer roportcd at the last national convention in \ugust , 1SSB , a balance of * 21S35.7S ; that ho has slnca received from all sources , as shown by the schedule herewith submitted , the sum of ? 2)7,932.70 ; that ho has paid out for oporatlvo expenses of all kinds the sum of $22,233 27 ; that he has remitted to Ireland as shown by his vouchers the sum of 8237,213.03 , and presents for the examination and inspec tion of your committee a certificate of de posit In the Peninsular Savings bank of Detroit - troit on the 1st dnv of January , 1S90 , for the sum of $20U35.22 , thus accounting for a 11 Bums recolvcd In u manner unanimously up- proved by your commltto , "Wo nro led to say that upon the score of economy and honestv the league is to bo con gratulated upon the admlrablo manner in which Its linuncos have been administered by Dr O'iloilloy ' to whom a deep debt of gratitude is duo for the onerous and responsible - sponsible duties so faithfully discharged by him • "Wo r ccommend that a detailed statement of all the receipts and dlsbursomonts cov- orcd by this report bo published in pamphlet form and distributed to the various branches ot the laaguo and also the names of all con tributors " The commlttoo adopted the following reso lution : Resolved , That wo respectfully request Prcsidcut Fitzgerald to issue a proclamation to the Irish race in America In keeping with the spirit nt tbo cablegram from our na tional representative * in the motherland , urging upon them renewed energy and to again manifest as in the past their unalter able devotion to Charles Stewart Parnell and tne principles of homo rule , ot which ho is the able , fearless and lucorruptnblo champion and the Justly recognized leader of our race " A PENNSYLVANIA HOUKOIJ Tlio Grcnt NottliiKtinni Hlinft De stroy ed Minors Kntoinboil Wii.kesiioikk , Pa , Feb 1. A fall of rock took place ut tha Nottingham shaft of tbo Lehigh & Wilkesbarro coal uilno this morn ing which drove the accumulated gas Into tbo gangways whcio ten men hud boon at work with naked lamps , and an explosion followed . John Crossin wJULnJa-mulo was burled bejiV r boTo c ' k. Ills body has not boon recovered William Itoborts , a driver , is also itft > ii ( ( . John 1) . Humphries , a miner , died whnV bolng removed to the mine His body was burtt/uUto.a crisp Joseph Dunson , the Are boss ] jvns burned on the face and hands ; his " Injuries are said to bo fatal Joseph Jones was fatally burned and David Fox was so boUly burn ed tUat his re covery is doubtful ' < " * ' It is learned that ill addition to the casual ties already rcportcd'as having occurred at Nottingham shaft Ifidffy that flvo mou are iinprlsonod in thotfrfmio , and there is little hope ot their being taxon out alive It is not Known when thoa oiltslao will bo ublo to roach these meS''tllo'UKh it Is firmly bo- llovod they are all diriJ The Nottingham "idYaft , which was the greatest anthracite1 toil mlua in the world , is nearly u total wrecfi > . It had nt ono time an output of 3,000 Was a day and netted the Lbhigh & WilkosbarrdCpal company f500,000 , profit last year , ai1- i i A Cilllil $ ) dtl by Hat * . Kashas Citv , Fob 1. The Infant son ot Mr and Mrs Uoeves died today from wounds Inflicted upon it by rats some time during last'n fght The doctor in describing the wounds said : The dose was1 eaten en tirely off und horrible wounds appeared on both cheek bones The scalp bad bcon pnawed through In pne place ' so Jho bralus were oxposcd , Tha child Ilvod only a few hours after it recolvod ItsJpJurleJ Nebraska Man'q Ashullpnu SentonqnU Chicago , Fobt-l. Jainos p'Conuoll and James O'Day , two toughs who attempted last December to rob M. S. Goodman of Uoatrlce , Neb , but were routed by that gentleman With revolver , were today sent to the penitentiary for two and a hat , [ year * each , ' another cur on i xienses7" } The Asalsttint Oounty Attomoys nnd Physicians Bohonrtcd NO AUTHORITY TO EMPLOY THEM Commissioner Itorlln Rnvs If" tbo Statutes nro Not Htilllulent Steps Blioulil Ito Taken to Cnnngo Them Tlio County Coininisnlniirrs Tha mcotlngs of the county commissioners are beginning to bo celebrated far and wldo as scenes of great cxcitomcnt Yesterday afternoon the lobbv wns crowded with curiosity seekers , minor county officials , contractors nnd aspirants for offlco , Chairman Anderson wns absent on account of mi attack of la grippe , nnd Mr O'Kcuffo was chosen tomporury chairman The llrst diversion was caused by n resolution Introduced by Mr O'Kooffo , stating that ns Mr Coots hnd tendered his resignation ns superintendent of the county hospital , it was ndvlsablo that the board ap point ono thoroughly practical nnd competent man who shall net ns superintendent of the building , and that nil other help be dispensed with with.Mr. Mr Berlin Biippcstcd thnt the board close up the building entirely nud dlschargo ovcrybody Ho snld It was costing moro thnn the Door farm , nnd the county was not deriv ing uny bcncllt from it "Mr , Chairman , " exclaimed Mr llorlln , "I think the sooner wo close lip that monument of shame the hotter it will bo for nil concorncd Wo would gain by giving the thing nway I therefore move that wo close up the build ing entlroly and dispense with nil the help There is no work going on and no necessity forunv ono out there " Mr Turner was anxious thnt his protogo , tha engineer , should not bo dis turbed , and wanted him appointed us watchman and superintendent Ho stntod that thu engineer was tha most expert en gineer nnd mnchlnist in the county , nnd it Wits necessary Hint the board nppoint u first class man to watch the building Ho there fore moved to insert the name of the on- glnoor , J , W. Hussoll , In the resolution The motlou was declared out of order nnd Mr , Hoi'lin's motion to close tbo building was put and lost , Messrs O'Keoffo , Turner and Corngnn votiuir against It Mr Turner then repeated his motion and it was carried , as was also the resolution , Messrs Turner , Corrigan and Uorliu voting for it The county clerk was Instructed to ndvor- tiso for bids for doing the county printing for the coming year Three bids for building a bridge ncross the Little Paplo were opened and roforredto the bridge committoa A bill forX > for holdlnga postmortem ex amination on the man Cook was prcsentod by Dr Galbralth and certified to by the coroner The resignation of W. S , Husband as con stable of the Fifth ward was accepted and C. W. Allen appointed to the vacancy A petition from u number of citizens nslc- ing that tlio board pay tha city's shnro of grading Luke street from Thirty-third street west to Institute boulevard was referred to the committee on roads The bond of J. Levy as Justice of Iho peace of South Omaha , the successor to II McKendry , resigned , was presented and up- proved A number of bills and claims were re ferred to the proper commlttoes Appropriation sheet No 17 , of the gonornl fund , came up for the llrst reading This Is the shoot containing the monthly salaries ot all the county officials Tbo reading pro ceeded , and when it was eomplotod Mr Ber lin moved that the Item ot > u for an as sistant county physician be stricken out , as there la no authority for the payment ot an assistant county physician Mr O'Kooffo ' stated for the Information of tbo board that tbo board had authorized Dr Keogh some tlmo ago to appoint an assistant , nud tha board would bavo to pay him In the disoussion which followed it ap peared that Dr Keogh had aDpointod Dr Vance as successor to Dr Harrigan , buthad noglectcd to notify the board ot bis action Mr Uerlln said ho did not wish to bo un derstood as opposing anybody , but the stat utes did not authorize the board to pay an nsststant county onysician , and ho only do- slrod to see the law complied with as far as possible Lot us tomoly with the law , " said he , and If it is found to bo not sufll- ciont for the needs of'this county wo can lake steps to have it changed It appears that the board has authorised tbo employ ment of thoassistaht to the county physician , and 1 will thurotorochange my motion to cut oft tbo assistant county physician uftcr this dotn " Mr Uorlln's motion prevailed Mr Herlin thou stated tn.it ho saw two Items on the appropriation shoot which were contrary to the report of the flnanco com mlttoo last week These Items wore for the salaries of two assistant county attorneys at & > 0 each , and ho moved that tboy bo stricken out , The statutes wcro again quoted as being against tha employment of assistant county nltornejs The county nttornoy may have assistance In the prosecution of a case , ued may select any attorney ho bcos fit whenever It is necessary , nnd upon presenta tion of u certificate from tbo Judge before whom the case Is tried the bill for services must bo paid by the board After some discussion the motion was changed to cut oft the heads ot the assistant county attorneys after this date , aud also directing that lha county nttornoy bo notified The motion curried The appropriation shoot was then passed The request of County Clerk O'Malley for six extra dorks to prepare the county tax list was called up It bad boon referred to Mr Corrlgun's committee , but no action bad been taken The list must be prepared by Aprltl und has not been commenced Mr Uerlln ipovcd that tbo county clerk bb authorized to employ llvo men , who shall bo competent men and used to thut sort of business " Mr Corrigan said the countv clerk was under bond , und ho thought it reflected upon him to say what sort of men should be em- plovod This brought Mr Berlin to his feet again , and ho Mated that the work is very Import ant , and ono good man could do moro than twenty poor ones These men would hnvo to work In tbo recorders ofllce , and there was no time for fooling Ho know of good being refused work on this tax list , and they might as well stop it now , as at any other tlmo , Mr Uorlln's motion prevailed F.x County Clerk ttocha was present , and it wns moved by Mr Turner that ho be al lowed the $15.00 deficit in the fees of the ofllce for the laBt quarter The motion car ried The county clerk Is allowed $2,500 per year , provided the fees of the oftico will pay that and the salaries ot his attendants Mr Koelio told the commissioners some tlmo before fore the close ot thu year that the fees would not meet the expenses , and ho would bavo to cut it down , but the board told him they would mnko good any deficiency and matters wera allowed to goon Dr Keogh came In nbout this tlmo and asked to bo allowed to explain his position He stated that his predecessor bad bad ono assistant when there was a population of only 75,000 , und he was of the oplnlou that no man could do the work alone Mr Uorliu said ho did not doubt that Dr Keogh earned all the salary ho received , but since the doctor hnd appeared before the board hu would bavo to call attention to some things ho had not intended to monllon , "Tha city charter , " said Mr Merlin , allows the city to appoint and pay as many city physicians and assistants as It sees lit , but the county is allowed to pay only * JO0 per year for a couuty physician ; novcrtholoss the county Is noiy paying the county physician $150 per month and two usslstants at (50 and S30 each " He did not wish to bo understood as suggesting that anyone should resign , but bq himself was iu the same boat , and if ho did not like it he could resign his position Dr Keogh said the statutes did not pro vide for cities like Omaha Since hd bad held tbo ofllco tuo expense ot keeping tbo city sick had been greatly reduced Mr , Uerlln hero asked if tbo coutty is supposed to take care of tha city sick The doctor started to reply uud Mr Uerlln moved that the board adjourn Au adjourn ment was taken until 2 oclock HIDI'iWAIiK lUOIUNU , How It Must Ho Done In , Omnlin lleronftpr In nddltlon to the requirements of the board of public works regarding bidding for sldownlks published In Tnu Uhr , the follow ing have bcon adopted Wooden walks shall ba built In nccordnnco with the general plans nnd In all cases to the exact hotghth nnd line glvon by the sldownlK Inspector In all tha wains 4x1 stringers shall break Joints In the center nnd rest upon brick , plncoit on n solid foundation , support ing the stringers at intervals not excocdlng six feet None ot the stringers shnll bo loss than twclvo foot long except when necossnry nt the ends of the walk , and the Joints shnll bo squared at the ends This pnrt of the work must bo nccptod by the Rldownlk In- Bpoctor bofora any planking Is laid The planking must not bo moro thnn eight Inches mid not loss than six inches wide , nnd of a length equal to the full width nt the walk Minor instructions nro then iiinda ns to tha laying of the planlts und the nulls to ba used , The contractors shall mnko such cutting nnd lllllng ns Is necessary to bring sldowalks to proper grndes The contractor shall lay such crosswalks nt-Intersections ns ordorcd , said work to bo paid for by tha lineal foot out of the goncrul rund of the city ot Omaha If property owners do not on notification remove obstructions , fences , etc , the con tractor shall remove same Where driveway appears plans shall bo modified tu suit , under thu instruction of thu slduwnlk Inspector All debris must bo removed nnd If sidownlk Inspector remove same , no estlmato shall bo allowed until the city Is remunerated Con tractors must give sidawalk inspector twenty-four hours notlco when his sorvlcos nro needed AiNOTiunt koijsom limit ilor Appenrnuoo NcopRBitntcn the Ito appraisement of tlio Postolllce Slto Another meeting of the appraisers ot block B0 , condemned Inst summer , for post oflleo purposes , was held nt the government building yesterday on account of the np- pcarnnco of Mrs Helen Ferris , n Folsom lioir who hau been overlooked in the previ ous proceedings This necessitated a rcap- pralsuniont of the property , nnd the stntua of nffalrs Is in as advanced a stngo ns last summer After rolnspectlng the property , the appraisers returned to the United Stntcs court room , where the chairman declared that if any of the property owners had nny- ttilng to say they would bo hoard Mr Nllcs It , Folsom , ono of the Folsom holrs , arose and declared that neither ho nor bis brother or ais'cr ' wcro satisfied with the apprnlsomont of their property They did not consider that the appraisement wns on a par with that of the neighboring lots Mr Folsom doclnrod ho would never accept the appraisal made Mr Uyron Heed snld that ha appeared for Niles K , Folsom alone , and not for any other of the claimants Ho thought that the appraisal made was not moro than llvo- eighths ot the real value of the property The appraisars thun wont Into executive sosslon , and after nn hour and a half's dis cussion decided to nbldo by tholr previous decision _ STRUCK nY Til 13 SUN The Cause Wbioli Lett to the Death of Lieutenant MotTittt Lieutenant William Moffatt , G company , Second Infantry , whoso death in Washing ton wns announced m Fridays ' pun , wns born In Now York At the time of his death ho was about thirty-flvo years of ago Ho was second lieutenant and had been with the regiment nbout llvo years , having Joined It at Fort Spokane in lbST ) . The regiment wns ordered to the department of the Platte in 18b0 nnd G company Captain Kellar , with another company was stutionod at Fort Niobrara , in this stnto There it remained some time , but shortly aftar its arrival Lloutonant Moffat suffered from eunstroko and was more or loss inca pacitated for dutv Softonlng of the brain followed Mr Moffatt remained with his company at Fort Omaha for about two years afterward At times ho became flighty and at others violent , so much so that bo had to ' bo sent to Washingjon where his death oc curred Previously to Joining the Second , Moffatt bad served two enlistments as bugler in the Twenty-first and also in tha Sovuntoenth infantry , having bcon thence promoted to the position of second lieutenant in 1S70. Ho leaves a wife and three chlldron at .Walla Walla It is not yet known whore his remains will bo buried Honril of Survey A board of survey hns been appointed to meet at tha quartermasters depot iu this city nt 10 o'clock a. m. tomorrow to report upon the condition of cortaln articles of quartormnstor's stores Invoiced by the post quartermaster Fort Laramie , Wyo , to Cap tain John Simpson The dotall comprises Mnjor William II Uoll , commissary of sub sistence ; Major Daniel W. Uonbam , Seventh infantry , inspector of small-arms practice and Cnptaln Douglas M. Scott , commissary of subsistence Ohio Club Aununl Unnqurtt Members interested in the Ohio club re ception nnd banquet will uttond a mooting Thursday , Fob 0 , at 8 p. in , nt the Y. M. C. A. lecture room , to make arrangements for the same All members In arrears for an nual dues and all Ohioana not members wishing to Join the club , the fee being ft , will please remit to tbo clerk to become eligible to attend the banquet The man agement says this will bo ono of the grand est rccoptions and oauquots over held in Omaha Ilevonuo Collectors It Q. Stewart , late deputy marshal ot the United States district court , succeeded Mr Jacobsen as deputy collector of internal revenue at Hastings yesterday Mr Peters , the collector of the district , will bo formally transferred from temporary to permanent collector when nn official can bo spared to oversee the transfer Personal Paragraphs ' 13. P. Fountuln of HioKon Uow is in tbo city llonry lien rich of Crawford arrived In the city yesterday on business W. C. Utoolcs of Ucatnco is tn the city ou buslnoss H. K , Fox of Fremont is a guest at the Casey C. Ii Uoyco of Beatrice is stopping nt the Casey , II H. Uontnger and wife ot Waterloo uro among tbo arrivals ut the Casey , 13. G. Rust of Grand Island is " at the Casey , N , A , Davis and Joseph Hcrshoy of North Platte are registered at the Casey II C Itountrco of Lincoln Is registered nt the Murray Mr Samuel Gamble manager of the Con tinental clothing house , leaves for the east this afternoon on u business trip , visiting Kochestor , Boston and Now York Ho will return about March 1. At the Barker : J.N.Love , Fremont ; C. n. At wood and wire , Now York ; P. A. Johnson and wife , Das Moines ; I ) , 13. May and wife , Chicago ; II 11. Hall , Worcester , Muss ; F. L. Stona and wife , Crestou ; C , C. Phelps Kansas City ; P. N. Hull.Clovoland . ; CN Fogg , Lincoln ; J. A. Kehoo , Platte Center ; C. Chrlstcnson , Hastings MarK Mr Coad aud wife of Fremont nro guests at tbo Murray , It J. Heed ot Superior is stopping at tbo Murray . ( Charles U , Allen of Lloooln is a guest at the Murray , J. 11. Hollows of Weeping Water Is regis tered at the Paxton Mr Itobert Kasson , for eleven years a member of tbo firm ot Puxton , Gallagnor & Co , leaves Monday for Liucoln , where ho enters tbo firm of ilnrgrcavcs & Son , whole sale grocers - 1 1 • Worlds Pair Mat lord Washington , Fob 1. The special house commlttoo on the worlds fair spent two hours in going over the draft of u bill prepared - pared by a sub committed The Chicago men were not satisfied with the rata of progress and endeavored to procure another meeting this afternoon , but failed , Wilson firesontod a draft ot the bill prepared by the ocal Washington oomnnttca und gave no tlco that It would be presented to tbo house as a substitute for special committees bill , CLEVELAND VERY CONFIDENT II - * % BI Tariff Reform the Cry to Level the H'l Protection Wall 3 Hb THE HEVOLT OF NEW ENGLAND , / H Mo Soon tbo Ynnkoo Mnuufnctiircrf H Deserting tlio ItoriuhlloHii ltnuks H for tbo Itourbnii Camp A Hj Homily on Ballot Iloform H Tim Kt-l'reslilent as a Ironiet H Nu.nviM.ii , Tunn , Feb 1. Tha American H tomorrow will contain n lengthy Interview H with cx-Prosidont Cleveland hnd by lMltor H Corinnck H Iu NUbstnnco Mr Cleveland said he felt H moro avifldont than ever before of the tn- H umnh ot tariff reform ou the lines mnrkod _ - B out by the domociutlo party Defeat had " " < only strengthened the purpuso and Increased H' the energy ot tariff re formers and the con B lldunco iu the result of the next contest np- m , pcared to grow as signs ot dtssonsioiis H : appeared In the protectionist ranks , Ono ot H the most serious troubles the rcpuultcau Hi party wilt have to oncouutor is the revolt of Hi tbo Ne.v Lnglnnd manufacturers against tha H republican policywhllo several uorthwestorn H states uro now held doubtful lu the ropublt- H ; run column only by ronson'ot sectional pro ] H ] The bloody shirt did valiant scrvlco In the B last campaign tu counteracting the nfToct of H tariff reform arguments , and unless that H could again save the republican party fromr - " \ L doteat nothing else could ' "M RM The republicans of Now England nnd the V northwestern states who have been hoping H for a reduction ot the tariff at the hands of B the republican party are bound to realize B sooner or later that that hope is In vain j B What then will they Tlol They nro already bV beginning to roallzo ttiat the party which aV persists In a course hostile to tholr Interests BEi Is their enemy uud the party which s BK is llehttng to glvo them what K' they want is their friend no matter It it docs BM ] contain some confederates aSI Cleveland said ho hnd thought the rcpub- VI licans might mnko nn offortto conciliate I the low tariff sentiment in its own ranks , VI I but tbo indications now oppoar to bo to the Ba contrary The republican uarty leaders evidently - dently thought It wlsor to stand by the con WJ tract with the protected manufacturers than Hj ! to endanger the solidity of tbo powerful Bj combination which had helped It so of ton to Bj i victory by departing a hairs breadth from H the letter of the bond B , In the course of tha conversation the qucs Bji tiou of ballot reform twns touched upon aud fll Cleveland Interrogated the odltor iu regard Hi 1 i to thu details ot the Dortch law in Tennessee h\ Ho is Interested in the question nnd Bill J it Bat was the most important reform attempted BBt foryenm Asked If ho thought the cause of Bj | tariff reform would profit by such legislation , Ba V ha said : Bat Honest government would profit by It , and _ B ! so would every woi thy cnuso The f ran BB j chiso is not debauched in the intoicst of good BBi laws und houost government It Is by these , BB > ' who bavo a special interest to subsorvo at BB1 the peoples expense aud not by these whoso TJi 1 interests are In common with tbo sBl masses thnt the ballot is cor- _ MB * ruptod There uro no rich and \ TBbV' powerful corporations Interested In buying , V iBWfi " floaters or coercing their employes to vote v ,4BBftBLf for tbo reformation of our tariff laws The sBBBV powers of coercion nro employed upon thu - BhBmB other side nnd tariff reform , as all other reBBBBj forms , must depend upon the uubought BBBj suffrages of the peonle If the people uro BBV capaDlo of self-government , and are to reBBT main so.thoro cannot bo too many safeguards BBJ/ about the expression of tholr will " BBF UIG PACKING HOUSG VlllK W A Destructive Coiillngrntlon In a BBl Kansas City Ilnnt Bfl Kansas Crrr , Kan , Fob 1. A disastrous flro occurred last night in the plant ot the BBJy Kansas City packing and Chase refrigerator bT company The flro started shortly after BBV1 midnight In tbo lard room of the hog BB i killing building from an unknown BBi cause Tha flames spread from I that building to the ouo occuplod BhII by the fertilizing establishments It bocauio BBl evident that both buildings wera deemed and ' ? the firemen turned tholr attontlon to saving fl-9 the adjoining buildings Iu this they were VI successful , but tbo other two buildings were BBl wholly consumed Loss , $100,000 ; insurauco BBl umply covers the umount hBei * . BMiL llnrr's ' Bribery Chnrges BhBBI CiuitwiSTON- , . Vn , Fob 1. The com • " s mittco appointed to investigate the charges BJ ) of bribery preferred by Houresontntlvo jBJj Harr this evening-oxaminod Harrwhocor- B ) roboratcd his statements and Pddod thut Bat Stollings had stated that f 1,800-was to coma BJj . from Golf , nnd ho could have the ofllca of BB ' initio inspector it Goft was elected StullBB i inrs will bo oxamlncd Monday , BB BB From the Grave of tbo Grnpblo BB Kaxsas CmMo. . , Fob 1. Asyndicnto In BB which It II Corrigan ot this city is inter BB ostod , aud in which it is also bollevod BB Stephen U. Elltlns has an Interest , has BB acqulrod that portion of the Now York Graphic riot sold and will within a fortnight IB launch In Now York nn evening paper , to bo BB naniod the Uopublio Politically it will bo Bfl republican Bb Adjourned Till Tuesday BH Oiiahi.usto.v , W. Va , Fob 1. The Joint Bl session ut the lcglslaturo adjoumod until M > Tuesday next No vote was taken today , JBli pending the Investigation ot the bribery --r - aa L cliargo mudo by Dologata Harr t4BBj Three Killed and I3mht Hurt _ VV Halle , Fob 1 , In a collision on the rail * BB way hero today three persons vera killed BK nnd eight lujurod , BJj • K URI3V1T112S. BK Carrie Calsom was arrostcd for stealing BBJ $11 from Annlo liclnlz and u gold ring from BM' ' City Engineer Tillson Thu case was sot SB for next Tuesday , BBJ ) Deputy United Stutos Marshal Lyon returned - ! ' turned from Lincoln yesterday with 300 sum K inous issued against Omaha parties lu the BM' Holfenstoln suits BJf Ira Hlgby , chief clerk of the Murray hotel , fl has aocopted the management of the Transit Bw house South Omaha , but will still reside la B this city and retain bis Murray olerkahip B A. F , Hosoho of Omaha succeeds 8. U. BK Fenno as solo proprietor ot the Transit BB There will bo a mooting of the L. A. C. 13 , BY socloty tomorrow , Pobru < try S , at 8 p. ui , 1st B the vestry ot the congregation of Israel , oa K Harney street , for which a most Interesting BJj programmo has bcon prepared BM Key J.C , StougUtou of Hock Klver conference - | once , III , pastor lu Chicago , visiting Ins fll daughter , Mrs Key.V. . K. Beans , will - BB occupy the pulpit of Trinity M. 13. churoti ou * BB Sunduy evening BB ? The council commltteo nppolntod to examine - B amino the forces in the various pity ofllces BB und see if tbero are nny Buporlluous clerks BJ that may bo dlspensod with met yesterday Bjf afternoon and decided to make tbo Invest ! H gatlon on next Wednesday , B Amoudod articles of incorporation wera BJj filed by the Nebraska Central Hallway com MI puny increasing their capital stock from Hi 11.000,000 to 1,500,000. M The Howard Loan and Trust company was Hi incorporated yesterday with a caultal stock H > of 175,000 by John Lodwlch , Charles F. H ( Shaw and LeGrant F. Lodwlch S Hov , Q. H. Shlnn , pastor ot the Unlvcrs- J' ' ahst church , wus expected to arrlvo in Hjl Omaha last week but unfortunately was do- Hi taluod by slcknoss in his family > The Omaha dun club held n general st oot Hj at Gwin & Dunmlre's irango on itho ether Hf slda ot the river , yesterday afternoon B Llllio Donuhoo , the woman who was flli brought t o the county Jail from rtouta . HI Omaha yestcrduy , Is now In Jailer Miliar , * > v Hi charga and is becoming sober The Jailor is ' 1' Bi of tbo opinion that the woman is foolish , IbbH Nothing has been hoard from her Iricnus .JvflBfl Ilia Death Jtcoord , B New Yoint , Feb I , Preston W ro , ) t , , Bf the famous chess player , is dead , . MB ] bV