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THE OMAHA DAILY BEJS : SATURDAY , FEBJRUARY 14 , 181)1 ) ,
itulrrd to R | O mild notice In order to HocMiro n I
lion Mr uiuur. . . . . . _ . , _
Hoc. X. HcctloiiZ.nrtletn I , chapter 61 , of Ilio
compiled gtntutitrOf In87 , In hereby repealed.
JIr. ) Dccli M IUIIA u ConloMtt
LINCOLN , Ncl ) . , Fob. 13.-i3icclat [ ) U TUB
Br.n.J--Mr. Dcch , the candidate for lloulen-
anttfovornor on the independent ticket , said
today thnt nnothCf contest resolution would
certainly bo Introduced. Whether It would
pass , ho would not attempt to sny. The leg
islature had no right to any thnt tlio contest
should not taUo place. In doing so , It overrode -
rode not only thn supreme court but nlso tlio
constitution. Tlio latter was mandatory In
Its reference to the matter , nnd the loglsln-
turo could notstoltlfy itself by acting In that
manner.
The resolution Iti question wns to hnvo
been Introduced in tlio senate todny , but ,
owing to the early adjournment , hud been
set ftildo.
Mr , Ktlgorton of South Omaha , the de
feated candidate for attorney gonural on the
Independent tlcke.t , snld that the Idonof
ngam reviving thu contest wa not outer-
tallied by thn former contestants , llowas
asked why , and said !
"Just for political motives. 1 have aban
doned the Idea and Imvu spolten with Mr.
Powers , Mr. Uoot , nnU Mr. Wolf , nnd I find
they are pretty nearly of my own way of
thinking on the subject. 1 liuvo not spoken
to JWr. Dcch , although I understand ho still
favors the contest. I buvo not talked with
Mr. Wright. , ,
"I have told the pcntlcmcn I spoke to that
wo could not get our opponents in n bolter
plnco thnn wo hayo thum now. They have
shown to the people that no matter whether
our demand was right or wrong they would
not nllow the matter to bo Inquired Into.
Now what better thing could wo have with
which to go bcforo tlio honest pcoplo of this
stutol That's why I am opposed to u contest
now. "
Holler I ) > r the Settlers.
LiNcor.v , Neb. , l-'ol ) . 13. | Special to THE
HUE. ] In response to the ( mcstlon which has
several times boon propounded to Mr. Lud-
den , that gentleman says lhat the commission
has not yet drawn any money from the treas
ury of the state to pay for the good * ordorcd
for the relief of the drouth sufferers ,
which latter amounted to about 910XX ( ) .
Mr. LucUlcn Is now bending out orders to
Piixtoii & Gallagher ai < < l McCorct , Hr.idy &
Co. of Omaha anil mills ut several places In
the state for both groceries , Hour ana meal In
the following quantities ; Oat moul , 1 ! )
barrels ; rice , 19 barrels : hominy , lit barrels ;
beans , 118 bushels ; Hour , 111,000pounds ; corn
meal , 107,000 pounds ; meat , 700 pounds. The
commission docs not supply tea , coffees or
sugar , tbo small supply of those articles
previously given bcinc intended for old nnd
feeble people. The value of tbo rice In this
order was 282.15 , liominy and meal , § Ii'.MiO !
each , and beans $283.20.
The mills from which the flour and meal
have bctm ordered are as follow : Cujbcrtson ,
Broken How ; Jaggiu it Schubert , Columbus ;
Queen City , Hastings ; Kearney nnd North
Pintle.
Tlio value of this last order of poods , owing
to a shade of iilfTcronco in the price of flour
at the several places mentioned , could not bo
given. The Hour , however , will bo furnished
cheaper than It could by any of tbo whole
sale ( ionics , the freight being saved on the
run from the trading point to the interior.
Claims Allowed.
T > lNcoiy , Neb. , Feb. Mil. [ Special to Tun
Bun. ] The house committee on claims has
allowed Ocorgo W. Davis , who wns Injured
by the boiler explosion at the Lincoln Insane
asylum In February , 1SSO , the sum of $3,000
in full for his Injuries. The snmo committee
recommended that John Lauhum , who llxcd
up the grounds around the capital , bo allowed
'
$1,803 , including interest , for'"extras. "
Btntu KnwH Killed.
LINCOLN , Neb. , Kot > . m. fSpcclal to TUB
Jlr.n.J The house Juillolary'comraitteo , nftor
giving the mailer a full hearing , decided to ,
indefinitely postpone all bills to extend the
ptay of executions in foreclosure of real estate
mortgages. Thomajority of the committee
wore convinced that such u law would not
only have a tendency to drive ont capital ,
but would clearly "Impair the obligations
of existing contracts. " nnd all laws of this
character nro prohibited by , the constitution
o th'e united States ? Chairman Shradcr of
this committed is strongly in favor of an extended -
tended stay law , and the question may yet
come upon the floor of the bouse as ho may
submit n minority report.
11io Haloon Mucuses.
LINCOLN , Neb. , Feb. 1 , ' ! . [ Special to Tun
Br.K.l The house committee on consti
tutional amendments have spent nearly a
week considering amendments to the consti
tution relative to the disposition of fees aris
ing from saloon licenses. At one time they
decided to turn these funds into the goucral
school fund of the state , but before n report
could bo flled they reconsidered the matter
nnd advocated putting them Into the general
expense fund. They were not certain that
this was the right plan , and ilnally the propo
sition to turn the license fees nnd lines into
the county chool fund rather than lot them
continue to bo apart of the revenues for edu
cational puriHiscs , was agreed to by a small
majority of tbo committee. It Is very evident
that no change will bo imiilo In the present
law.
Opposed to the Convent Inn.
LINCOLN , Neb. , Fob 13. ( .Special to Tun
BiiH.l The bouse committee on constitu
tional amendments has been unable to cmno
to any conclusion in regard to the holding of
n constitutional convention , and have agreed
to report tbo matter back to the house with
out recommendation ana transfer the tight to
the committee of the whole. The party pro-
liibltlonlsts appealed bcforo the committee
nnd strongly urged the calling of the conven
tion , alleging that they \voro ready and de
sired to at onro renew the struggle for r011-
st.l'utlonal ' prohibition. Mr. Cornish ( rep. )
pointed out the fact that our present consti
tution was strongly tinctured with imtl-inon-i
opoly doctrlnos. and conferred ample
power upon the legislature to con
trol all corporations. Ho also s.ild
that It strictly limited the number of public
officials unil kept their salaries within
reasonable limits , ami questioned whether anew
now convention would umft n constitution so
satisfactory in every respect. The inde
pendents nro becoming oxttcinolv wcurv of
of the importunities of the prohibitionists ,
and are feeling less disposed each day to ac
cede to their demands. The sentiment In the
house is clearly against the convention idea ,
nnd it is not the least likely that the proposi
tion can muster the necessary votes when the
final test comes.
AVorUl'N Kiiir Appropriation.
LINCOLN , Neb. , Fyb. lit. [ Special to TUB
BF.K. ] Governor Furnas of Brownvlllo ,
Euclid Miirtin of Omaha una A. G. Scott of
Ivonrnoy , representatives of the World's
Columbian exposition , have been before the
finance , ways and means committee of the
house. They asked an uppropriiUion of $150-
000 to enable the stnto to bo property repre
sented at the great undertaking. Several
members of the commltteo favored tha ro-
< iucst and others opposed It. Another moot
ing will Ixi bold. It is not thought that nn
appropriation of more than f 100,000 will bo
inado.
Soinoof thocommlttccmon held that au
appropriation of $10,000 ought to sufJlco.
Chairman Nichols favored allowing the
full amount asked liecauso in view of the un
happy advertisement which the state has TO.
ceived because of the drouth , n first-class
exhibit was dccinod Imperative.
'Tha main part of tbo appropriation is not
naked for until next year. Ten thousand
dollars , however , will bo appropriated for
immediate use to enable the stuto members
of the commission to undertake the prelimi
nary work Immediately.
The Flsli CominlKnlon.
_ LINCOLN , Neb. , Fob. 13. [ Special to TUB
BBK. ] Hon. , W. U May , the Indefatigable
chairman ol tlio Nubrnska fish couimlulou ,
left this afternoon with tbo committees on
finance , wuyn nnd wans and ilsh and game ,
and a largo number of .seimtora , for the state
lutchcrlcs nt tiouth Bend. The partv was
accompanied by M. E. O'Dricn ' , superintend-
onto the hatchery , The object of the trip
was to enable the legislators to see what is
being dona by the 1I U commission in pisci
culture ill this state , Many of the members
have novcr been to the hutchury , have no
knowledge , ns to what kind of a place it is
and in fact scarcely kuo- that such a place
exists in the state.
The appropriation asked for this year is u
fraction over $15,000 which Is to servo the
next two .veal's ' for salnrlri , tha excavating -
ing 1 * of now ponds and ttio erection
of some buH < 1lrfg.s. The amount l.s
considerably loss'ttan tlmt Bought two years
The demand for fish for river and pond
purposes U Increasing hi nil purts of the
state. It exceeded in ISStT that of tbo preceding -
ceding year , and the prosoht season it Is ox *
peeled will witness the greatest demand yet
experienced , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Appointed Illegally.
LINCOLN , Nob. , Fob.'lS. [ Special to Tun
UKK. ] Thoacnnto spent honrly nn hour and
nhalf discussiug n resolution by Senator
Chrlstoflcraoti that Hurry Clmffoo , a mruson
scngcr between the senate anil the govorn-
or's ofllce , bo placed on the pay roll of the
senate , The moVe Induced a discussion of
the multiplicity of employes now tmdor piy
the advisability of assuming vospon. lblllty
for the employes In other oopnrtmonts , ttio
respect duo the governor mid finally the
statement that every ono of the souato em
ployes had been employed or lured In an 11-
legiil manner.
This assertion was nm < 1o by fecnntor
Swltzlor of Uoiiglas , who showed that tbo
men nnd women no\y working for tlio
senate should have boon elected
by that body , whereas 'In point of fact
they had nil boon appointed by Individuals.
Ho had not bcforo objected to this method ,
but ho thought that men who hnd appointed
their own assistants nt the expense of the
senate should not show disrespect to the
governor by graining him a messenger to
work between that gentleman's ofllco niidtbo
senate. The gentleman also showed that it
was not the go-vornor who had inspired tbo
resolution.
Senator CurlstofTorsbn fought hard nlso for
'tho measure , but It wiU laid on the tablo.
Liked the .M < ; HMIIKC.
Li.scor.NNeb. . . Fob. 1.1. [ Special to Tun
Ilnu.J Governor Iloyd has received a letter
from Congressman McICelglun , dated house
of representatives , Washington , in which oc
curs the following !
Your oxcrllunry will plcaso accept my
hourly coiiRiutumtfom on your mossugo to
the loRlsliituie. It inrulsiiiy views from be
ginning to end , and I slncuiuly hop that the
present loulsl.itute may lo ) guvornud l > y your
aUvleo. Yours to count pn.
pn.v. . A.
Tin * Sonuti' .
LINCOLN , Neb. , Feb. ! . fSpcclal to TUB
The committee on Judiciary reixirtca
favorably upon the lolloxvmg scnntoilles :
No. 71 , relating to estates in dower ; No. 73 ,
relating to estates by curtsey ; No. 70 ,
amending sections 30 nnd 170 of chapter 23 ,
statutes of 1SSU ; No. 77 , amending section 10 ,
chapter 30 , statutes same year.
Tbo committee on finance , ways and
means , recommended the indullnito post
ponement of Nos. 10J , relating to fees , and
in , rognrding frauds ; also the passage of No.
B'J , regarding counties and county oOlcors ;
also No. 54 , relating to mortgagor * and inort-
gaorcos. which was referred to the committee
"
on" Judiciary ; II. K. 81 , regarding the is
suance of bonds : senate lllo No. 33 , levying
and collection of taxes , which was iudotl-
nltcly postponed.
Tbo commlttcoon medical legislation recom
mended tbo passage of senate lllo No. 79 , pro
hibiting undertakers from' putting embalm
ing lluld , without the consent of the coroner ,
into the stomachs of people who dlo felonious
deaths or under suspicious circumstances.
The committee on Internal improvements
favored the passage of illo No. 7H , repealing
section 8 of chapter 45 of tbo statutes.
Senate lllo No. U3 , relating to the registra
tion of votes , was recommended for passage
by the committee on immlclpil affairs.
Tbo commltteo on revenue endorsed senate
flics 107 , amending section lit of chapter 77 ,
and No. 81 , regarding oil inspection.
The commltteo on unitorslty and nnrmfil
schools reported favorably ou II. it , 10 , re
garding the library fund at the university.
On motion of Senator Keiper , the commlt
tee on Insane asylums was ordered to visit
the Institutions under Its care and the secre
tary of state to furnish them with transporta
tion.
tion.Senator
Senator Poynter introduced n Joint reso
lution that all articles of Incorporations of
banks hereafter bo stored lu .ttio ofllco of
auditor of public accounts.
Senator Stevens offered a resolution that
the old flag of.tUo senate bo glvoti to Stephen
A. Douglas post , Grand Army of the Ito-
nublic , North Platte , for post decoration.
Laid over under the rules.
The following Jllos wore read u first time :
No. 17 , appropriating fTS.OCO for the expenses
of the loKislaluro ; No. 151) , punishing fraud ;
No. 150 , rendering a mortgage of household
properly void without the signature of hus
band and wife or head of ttio family.
The following wore road a second time :
No. 153 , regarding tbo Issue of bonds ; No.
15" , regarding public schools In metropolitan
cltios ; No. 150 , gradd Juries j No , Mil , posting
names of railroad employes ; No. 117 , erecting
scales at station : . ; No. 145 , transferring cars ;
No. 141 , recounting Judicial amendment vote ;
No. 143 , usury.
Senator Poynter introduced a resolution ,
based upon the suggestion of Governor Bo/d ;
In his message , that Senator Ohristofferson ,
Dysurt and lirou'n be appointed \ \ committee
to investigate thaolllce3 of tlio oxecutlvo de
partments of the state nnd report to the sen-
ato. Laid 'over under the rules. It has
attracted attention because of the bubject
contemplated , as also because it originates
with the.independents and places a democrat
as chairman.
The present incumbents say they court In
vestigation , but tboro Is some danger that
others not now In oftlco may bo called on to
explain some fucta and figures.
Ijuislntivo Notes.
The members could not withstand the
temptation to go n-iishlng , nuct an adjourn
ment for this purpose was taken. A very
lanjo ( loloL-ation of the members wcntulon'g
with the lish committee to sco the hatchery.
Hon. A. E. Gout , county attorney , J. II.
Overman , a prominent merchant , and I. W.
Harris , president of thq farmers1 mutual in-
suranoo company of lilchurdson county , called
upon Kanrosontativo Vundcvcnter today.
Speaking of the Omaha charter today , Sen
ator Switzlcr said : "Omaha people are writ
ing to us for bills regarding charter amend
ments.Vo cannot glvo their orders atten
tion owing to tbo fact thut some of us , my
self , for instance , has thu aid of no clerk
cither as nu individual or a chairman of a
committee. Will you state in Tin : Buu that
the bills minting to the charter nro
Nos. , 1C , IHi , 07 , 110. the last
being the main ono , may bo procured
by addressing the secretary ol the senate and
( 'lviiig number required. "
Mr. W. P. Ourloy of Omaha , In behalf of
tbo Douglas County Bar association , arrived
this morning iuidlinl u conference with some
of the lawyers from Lancaster. ISuch or
ganization hud introduced a bill proposing to
do uwoy with the evils of the present jury
law and remedy the defects of the law of
1889 which prevented it from going into
effect Some of the minor features of each
bill were eliminated as the result of the con
ference , nnd both measures will bo merged
into ono nnu receive the support of tbo attorneys - .
noys from botli counties ,
"World's Fair Work Stopped.
CIIICAG o , Fob. 13. Tie ) work of grading in
Jackson park in preparation for the world's '
fulr Is at n standstill. Lute yesterday after
noon a lot of idle workmen , Undine they were
unublo to induce the Italians there to strike
for an'advunco in , wages , attacked them and
the Italians quit work In fear of another as
sault. They have boon dissatisfied anyway
with the wucos , .81.59 a day , saying that
many bad to wofirstnudlng'in water and mud
up to their ankles , and wanted $1.75. This
morning nnytlier largo , crcnyil of Idlers COD-
grogatod and maintained a threatening atti
tude toward the Italians , and the latter de
termined not to rcMimo work. The contrac
tors will rcsumo la a day or two and demand
protection. ,
A Short. Bank TclUir.
EVANSVIU.I : , lud. , Fob. 13. Charles Ulttor ,
teller of the First National bank , is short in
his accounts. U Is csUnmto4 that the doflcii
will reach $ .VK ) , . Uittor confesses to using
the funds and suys ho will iimlto tha loss good ,
Hitter Is the luml ; of tbo Schmidt nmslo
house In this city mid has established branch
concoins in Terra Hnuto and Owcnsboro.
Ky. Those houses \ > cro badly managed , and
not having money of his own to kcop thorn
going , the presumption Is thut ho appropri
ated the bank funds.
A Cool Sulolilo.
HUWATIU , Kan. , Fob. in.fSporlal Tele
gram to Tnr. BEK.I A clerk named Young
at Axtoll , Kan. , took poison this morning
with suicidal intent. Ho walked lute u drug
store and asked for rat pol.ton. Taking a
quantity of tlio bo * ho nsked if Unit wn
exough to kill n rat and wns informed that It
wouldlilll nil the nits In town , when ho said
"Goed-byo" nnd swallowed It. A stomach
pump was procuroJ nud used with tfooU ef
fect and ho may llvo. Ho was mnrncdi
Ai'Jt JA a EH jti:7'iritr.t TKN nM3h
'rim Illinois Democrat lu State-Minim'
Goes Itnek on Grovvr.
WASHINGTON , Fob. 13. ( Special Telo-
grain { to TIIK Hm.J : "Cleveland and
Springer" ; will not bo the democratic ticket
forJ8l-J. ! It will bo romombqrcd that the
Illinois congressman Inaugurated the Cleve
land boom nt the Thurman bnnn.uot t\t Cpl-
umbus , O. , a few weeks since , tt was about
.o'clock In the morning when Mr Sprfnper
aroused thu wildest enthusiasm , by declaring
that In choosing a candidate to represent
democratic u melplosiu lS' . > 'i the-party-would
not have to look beyond that banquet hall.
It wns accepted as nn informal nomination of
Cleveland and it tirousod the lumiuoters to
the highest pitch of enthusiasm. Air.
Springer wns the lion of the hour. Ho
wa invited into ; the wc-presldcnt's ' private
car on the way back to New York. Ho was
boomed for thospc.ilccrshlp ns representing
the Clovelnud Idea , but today Mr. Springer
hiiulod down the Cleveland coloi-s , mid If. an
other Thurman bnmntct was held tonight ho
\vould withhold the Cleveland panegyric and
tiomlnato a free silver man if ho nominated
any. In nn Intorvlovv todny Mr. BpriiiKor
stated that Cleveland's letter had put n new
aspect ou tbo presidential question. Ho be
hoved the democratic party wns unalterably
committed to the advocacy of frco silver , mid
that tlio future candidate of tlio purty would
have to bo a frco silver man. "Look forward
one year and sea what thu situation will
be , " said Mr. Springer. "Tho next house ,
overwhelmingly democratic , will pass n frco
coinage bill. The senate may reject the bill.
If they pass It , tt will goto President Harrison
risen mid oe vetoed , but In any event , the
silver Issue -will bo clearly brought before the
country , with the democrats of congress
united in supporting frco comngo. With the
party tuns supporting It , the question of
coinage Is certain to bo an issue at the next
presidential campaign. "
It Is , of course , Impossible to reconcile this
statement of Mr. Springer with bis famous
speech ot the Thurmaii banquet. The con
gressman does not even seek to reconcile it ,
lor ho views the letter Just us most of his
colleagues do as opening up an unroconciln-
blo difference between the ex-president and
his party.
Hardly a democratic member of congress
has cscaucd the Interviews on the Cleveland
silver letter , but the republican members
have been lot alone , for It has boon taken for
granted that they would criticise tbo ex-
president , liut there are some exceptions to
this rule. Senator McMillan of Michigan ,
for Instance , thinks that the Cleveland letter
will help him among tbo people , pnrtloularly
in the west , to some extent. Mr. McMillan
Is chairman of the republican stuto commlt
tee of Michigan. Ho said that if Cleveland
was tbo democratic nominee of 1802 he would
bo stronger in Michluan thnn ho would have
been without his nutl-sllvcr letter. The
senator thinks thai tha silver cry is n popular
wave xvhlch w111 soon subside nnd thattho
sober second thoucht of the people and par
ticularly of the business pcoplo will bo In
favor of the Cleveland idea ,
WITHSTOOD TIIK OHDKAI. .
Civil service reform and the civil service
commission have withstood n shocking ordeal
in the house of representatives during the
past two days. Yesterday the opponents ot
tlio commission succeeded , while tbo house
was in committee of the whole , in knocking
out of the legislative , executive and Judicial
appropriations bill the usunl salaries glvcu
the largo corps of examiners mid clerks in
the civil bcrvicc bureau , and today , while
the house was yet In committee of the whole ,
it simply gave the commLssIon one cxum-
incr , a stenographer and n messenger and
provided the annual salaries of ) , , MX ) each
for the commissioners. This was done , It
must bo remembered , when the ho.uso was in
committee of the wliolo , where no aye and
nay vote Is over Uikcn , nnd therefore the op
position of each member could not bo mudo a
matter of record. When th * house went out
of the commltteo of the whole and took up
tbo bill for llnul adoption tbo assailants ot
civil service reform changed their posi
tions as"thejV names jv'erb called
nnd they camd to the record. . iTHo
amendment yestcrdav knocking but ttio
salaries and clerks passed by a
vole of about three to ono. Today when a
record of the votes was taken the majority
changed the other way ; uid almost iwmi , , > ny
voted to give the commission n lump" appro
priation to bo expended as It wishes for
clerks , examiners , etc. , as yesterday voted
"
the other way. The record" has agnhi proven
n great civllizcr. Jt was oxpcctod , in view of
the lai'Ko number of members who will retire
from this congress , that the civil service
commission would bo given u sovcro drub
bing and that tlio reform , ns It is now
being conducted , would ho seriously
crippled. The only thing the house
succeeded In doing was torccordJtSL'lfin oppo
sition to imiking the civil service commission
nu independent bcdy , reporting ; to no execu
tive department unless it'was to Invest the
commission with creator discretionary pow
ers by appropriating so much money for a
given number of clerks to bo expended by the
commission within Its discretion. Altogether
the civil service commission has taken a step
forwnrd instead of going backward ,
roil ISSUING AIIMS TO WIISTFIIN STATES.
Senator Casey of North Dakota has pro-
scntod a Joint resolution , supplementary to
the resolution which some timoslnco bccaino
u law , providing for tlio Issue of 1,090 stands
of arms to tho'Rtiitcs of North nnd South Da-
Itotn , Wyoming , .Montana and Nebraska by
inserting after the word "rilles" the follow
ing , "together with nil Infantry equipments
necessary to their use in the Hold. " This
will provide the citizens of the states with
ammunition , side arms , etc. , so they may
talto the Jleld any time against marrauilliig
Indians , . From u report to congress by the
secretary of war , it is seen that Nebraska's
militia aggregates 1,1-H men , that of Iowa
i.Mt uud of Soiith Dakota-193 men ,
NT.IWVSKV I'OSTMASTKlia .UTDINICU.
Earl H. Calvin has boon -appointed post
master ut tbo now ofllco of Pawlet Deuol
county , and Joseph Growo nt Ulegc , Ghcrrv
county. The following postmasters have
also been appointed for Nebraska : Eight
TVlilo Grove , Cuss county , U * . Jiuiktus , vlco
S. Mailer , resigned ; Gilmorc. Sarpy county
T. Do Smith , vice S. B. Kiiapp , resigned.
MII-ITM.ANKOUS.
A favorable report bus been nindo by the
appropriation commltteo upon Senator Alan-
dersou'a amendment to the sundry civil ap
propriation bill appropriating ii0,0)0 ! ! ) to bo
inailo available immudintcly for the construc
tion of suitable buildings for u military store
house nnd ofllco nt the military depot nt
Omaha.
In the senate today Air. Mundorson offered
as amendments to tbo sundry civil appro
priation bill amensnro appropriatingfS.OUO to
reimburse the city of Lincoln for paving
about the federal building in that city ; also
an amendment giving $ .1,000 , to Improve the
square about the federal building In Lincoln.
The committee will also report favorably
Mr. MundcrMm's amondmrnt to the bill in
creasing to'tho extent of flOO,000 the appro
priation for the site and public building at
Omaha.
Representative Clifford today presented the
Joint resolution of the South Dakota legisla
ture asklne for an appropriation for the
drouth sufforcrs In that state ,
A favorable report has been made by the
house commltteo on mllltaryaffnlrs ujwiiMr.
Dorscy's bill removing tha chnrjjo of deser
tion ngalnst the military record of Patrick
Dimply of Grand Island ,
Kov. Tnther King of FnllS City , Nob. , Who
lias been hero for some time Jn conuixtion
with the enrollment of the Murphy family
with the Sac and Fox trlbhas. . left for his
homo. Pnmiv > . HIJATII.
osrr .i.v ovrjutmovsAIE ,
A Sensational NewHpupcr Report With
out Any Foundation.
PAXTOX , Neb. , Fob. 13. [ Special Telegram
to THE HUB. ] There is great indignation
hero over a report which is said to have
emanated from Ogullula that over ono hun
dred persons wore assembled hero for the
purpose of holdtng.up trains , a great niuity of
whom were armed with revolvers nud shot
guns , their object being to supply tboiiuolvos
with roul and other property , and , thut the
sheriff hnd notitlcd the gnng to disperse
otherwise bo would call uppn Governor Woya
for Mifllclent assistance to snnprcss "tliom
Ttio only excuse for tbli sonsatlonnl news ii
that about fifteen persons have been nrount
the Union 1'uclllo depot and It wm boltovot
that tholr object wns to "rustic up" n littla
coal. Tboro has beoa no violence nttomptov.
nnd none of the parties suspected of wantluj
coal are armed.
WnOMURDBREDMRS.COWLES ?
A Coroner's ' Jufj1 HtP Olatks Palis to An-
'r-tiA Question.
THE KNIGHTS 'OF ' 'LABOR ' CONVENTION ,
l/ i } *
.n ;
A Deputy MntMhhl Ilobbud A llixst-
Ings .lIIIHii'i1J lldiiHO Mak OH nn
< \NHigniiii > --\iiteN I'Vom Kre-
inont lAI/uut / tlio State.
a , Neb. , Fob. 13 ? ( Special Telegram
to TIIE HUE. ] The coroner's Jury In the
Cowlcs murder cnso today returned u verdict
that Mrs. Kannlo C. Cowlos cnmo to her
death by violence at the bands of a party or
parties unknown ; that tha killing WM felon
ious nnd further recommended that the evi
dence bofoto them Justlllod a thorough Inves
tigation nt the hands of the proper authori
ties. Detectives nro still nt work , but no
further arrests have been inado.
KulghlH of Ijiibnr Convention.
LINCOLN , Nob. , Fob. ! ! . [ Special to T.IIR
BEE. ] Last evening the opening session of
the stnto convention of the ICnlghts of Labor
was held at Bohunan's ' hall and the session
was resumed today. . The attendance Is very
large , virtually cvory assembly In the state
elng represented by delegates. In all a rep-
escalation of about two hundred laborers
rom over the state.
General Master \VorUmnn Powdcrly of
'hlladclphla is present nnd lends his benign
tresenco throughout.tho deliberations , which
ro , In part , tha consideration of proposed
oglslatlon respecting Nebraska laboring
nen In regard to labor measures. Era the
onvontion adjourns state ofllcers will bo
lected.
Tha press committee gives It out that there
s yet nothing done that may bo given the
lublb , all work so far being strictly private
nd of direct interest only to the niemuors of
ho order. It Is thought , however , that nt
otnorrow.'s meeting matters of general Inter-
st will be called up nnd considered , when
ho public will have nn opportunity to know
lartlally of what the convention Is doing.
lion. T. V. Powderly addressed nil immense
assemblage nt Itonhnn'an's hall this evening.
His speech was received with great en-
huslasin nnd greeted throughout with
iheers. Ho gave a rcsumo of the history of
ho Knights of Labor and the principles of
ho order. Ho dwelt for some time on the
nxatlon of suburban property where labor-
tig men build homos. Ho characterized It
13 lining industry. No man , said ho , has a
Ight to specv.lnto on God's ' green earth.
Usurious Interests and high rates of trans-
jortatlon were scored. Ha declared that
manhood was worth nioro than money , and
ot manhood in his state drew but ? l.'i ! ! per
lay or § 375 per year , which was less thnn the
egul rate of Interest on$7,000. This showed
nanhood as being valued less than money.
Kohhcd tbo .Marnlial.
FALLS CITV , Neb. , Fob. 13. [ Special to
TUB BEK. ] Last evening , about , 7 o'clock ' ,
nd while the occupants were at supper , a
neak thlof entoro < l the room of Deputy
United States Jlir.shal Hepflnger and Her
man Kucggo In thoTovlo ) block In this city
nd captured n sut ( oC clothes , about ? " ( )
vorth of papers , and.asmn of monoy. There
s no truce of the culprit ns yet. Mr. Hep-
iuger has offered i ) roiyard for his arrest.
Millinery
HASTINGS. Neb. , Fob. ID , [ Special Tele
grain to THE BnB.l-Tho millinery house of
axolbyVhlpplornado \ nn assignment to
ho sheriff this aftoVrfoon for the benefit of
heir creditors. The condition of affairs is
inknown. It was ono of the oldest millinery
firms in the city. -
. .1MV M - .1
Fremont. iSotes.
FIIEMONT , ' Nob. FobC 13. [ Special Tele
gram to TUB BftyJ L. > C. .Olson , an old
ottlcr'of thls"count iroslJlnsf near James-
own , died Iust > nlgh&fead-wlll bo buried next
ilonday nt 1 o'clock. *
Gus Scliragor , who fell yesterday and in
ured his limb , finds no 'consolation lu his
myslciati'fl ultimatum that ho will bo obliged
o lie pretty much In ono position for n
month or six weeks In order to bo brought
out In the spring in as good condition as
when ho foil.
The two burgltt'-s , Michael F. Swift and
Trauk Uttcrson , ou trlnl this week for going
brough Sickol's store , were found guilty by
the Jury , which returned n verdict a 13:30 : this
nfternoon. The other two of the lour , Harry
Thomas nnd James Itced , were brought up
'or trial today. Thomas pleaded guilty , and
Jeed nsked for and was granted a continu
ance to the May term.
Twenty-Two Years Old.
LINCOLN , Nob.Fob. . 13. The twentj-
second anniversary of the chartering of the
university of Nebraska will bo celebrated to.
morrow nfternoon nnd evening by a reception
nnd address. 'From 3 to ( S p. in. the public nro
nvited to visit the various ! departments , which
will bo open for Inspection , with tbo heads of
departments nud others on hand to direct
Isitors and answer questions. Cards of ad
mission to the buildings nt this time can bo
obtained without charge at the chancellor's '
olllco.
The evening exorcises nro free to nil nnd
will consist of the annual address , delivered
by President Penbody of tlio university of
Illinois , nna brief remarks by Acting Chan
cellor Bossoy , C. II , Gore , president of the
board of regents , and President Dungnn of
Cotuer university , who was a member of the
lirst board of regents of the state university.
Kired tin ; Jail Again.
LINCOLN , Nob. , Fob. < U ! ! . [ Special to THE
Br.u.j Marshal Mellck Hied complaint with
the insanity board this morning charging
Mary Briggs with boltig off her base , nnd
she will huvo her hearing before the commls
sloncrs tit 4 o'clock this afternoon.
For the sixth or seventh time Alary last
evening sot lire to the city Jail. This time she
tore ono of her skirts into shreds and threw
thorn on top of the stove. The ilames were
subdued by the oftleprs hi short order. It is
probably a good thing that Mary's time Is
out. Had she boon kept fn the city Jail much
longer her en tire wardrobe would have been
sacrificed to hordasiros to lire the jail.
ContcHtril Tobacco Slouk.
YOIIK , NOD , , ' Feb. 13. [ Special to
TUB DKB.J Several weeks ago a cigar
manufacturer namedNugent Jumped the
town in the mlddlo1' ' of- the night nnd left
numerous creditors to Vegrot his departure.
Ho took the precaution ttoforo leaving to turn
over his stock of"n'cj fyrs nnd tobaccos to
Georpo Corcoran orthislty , giving him
chattel mortgage oiwaUoin. Ttesterduy Shor
lit Shreek seized the goods on nn execution
against Nugent. MB. CVircoran promptly ro-
plovlncd them and enso wns tried before
1J1U > 1UL.'V4 liULU , tha | * * * > tt * u\ ujtiij
County Judge Mon'tKomory.who decided that
tbo title to the property and right of posses
slon was with Corconin :
'JI o Y. M. < ? , , { } - , < , ' < nii'oronco.
Nnnu.vsiu CITYV > - & . , Fob. l'l. [ Special
Telegram to Tim DTuwli The session of the
state Younc Men's Christian association sec
retaries' couforcncotoJCtfy was an Interesting
nnd larircly attondo3.bilo. ' Secretaries J. M ,
Bothwell of GruiuV AWnd , J. U. Carruthers
of YorkA. . M. Clombfaco of Fremont , K. 13.
(5rinin of Fairbury , A1. Nnsh of Omaha , C.
Al. Sprimjof Crete and \Vllllain Franklin of
Weeping Water \yoro ( ho spankers today.
The session will continue over tomorrow.
A Uceolvcc Appolntnl.
BnATiucr , Neb. , , Fob. 18. [ Special Tdo- '
gram to Tun HEK. ] Deputy United States
Marshal J. C. Emery was todny nppoltod 10-
coivcr of the roller mill property of Baling &
Voorhces , Filler , thW county. The property
wus taUon by tlio Noyvs milling company of
Canton , O. , ou a mortgage of t'J.OOO.
A Itello < jl'tlio AVar.
DIIOKBX Bow , Nob. , Fob. 111. [ Special Telegram i.r -
ogram to TiiHDEii.lTt-W.il. Darton of Bcr-
wyn hnd his left log amputated this morning ,
between the hip nnd kneo. The cause wns n
shell wound received during the war , which
i has caused him more or less trouble since.
Dr , M. .1. Qnhati of Grand Island performed
the operation , assisted by Dr. U. C. Tnlbott
of this rlty , and It wns very successful. Mr.
Barton Is u prominent ( Irnnd Army of the
Republic in ml In this section.
' Urnvo FlKlH with Snow Drifts.
.pjiAiuoN , Nob. , Fob. 1.1. [ Special to Tup.
Bniii ] Thn west bound passenger trnln that
loft Long Pine ut 8 o'clock p. in. Saturday ,
thb 7th , 'arrived nt Chndron nt 'J o'clock
Wednesday , tya llth , nftcr euporliunma ef
forts on the part of the brnvo boys represent
ing tlio Fremont , Klkborn .t Missouri Vnlloy
rond. The- passengers on this train sent them
nvoto of tbnuks for bringing them safely
through nud they doscrvo It. They over
came mountains of drifts , packed so hard
that heavy men could wall ; over thorn \\JMi-
out slnklnpr nnd that1 worn tnkon out In great
cakds moro llko Iro'tllan snow. Some of the
banks woru ten nud twelve feet thick. The
snow plow ITUW Jcopnrdized their lives at
every drift. Following nro the names of the
brnvo snow plow men : Conductor , Tug
Wilson ! engineer , iTohn Prltxusoi fireman ,
KdBrlggs ; brakomrii , Harkm and Isgrlirg ,
with twenty-one men snow shovelers. Crow
of passenger train No. II : Conductor , John
Snminons ; engineer , Milt Cnrltou ; llrcnmn ,
George Bnrnwell. '
Flro and Snow.
Buinvm. , Neb , , Feb. 18. [ Special Tcle-
grntntoTiiK Hnrf. ] The dwelling bf Post
master F. A. Webster burned to tbo ground
at 7 o'clock tnls morning. The members of
the family were all In bed , but escaped. The
contents of the building were mostly saved.
There was no Insurance.
No trains have been run out from bore this
week. The snow plow Is now nt Grceloy
Center , nnd probably the road will bo opened
tomorrow morning.
A Ueturn Hlioot.
Et.KHOUN , Nob. , Fob. 18. [ Special Tele
gram to Tin : BBK.J Jim Mnyhow U not sat
isfied with the result of yesterday's shoot be
tween him nnd Mark Turner. Ho challenged
Turner nnd was accepted for a $100 shoot , $50
a side , to como oft next week , on February
19. They will shoot at fifty birds each , from
two plunge traps ns bofore. There will bo
swcepstuku shoot ns ou the former occasions
No one Is barred.
Threatened Ijyiicliiuj ; In Missouri.
Poi'uu Bi.t'i'i'i * , Mo. , Fob. 13. SherifT
Gardner returned from Vienna. III. , this
morning , having In custody Marlon Long ,
who , according to the confession of Mrs.
Vundevcr , killed the lattor's husband. It is
known that nn attempt will bo made to lynch
the pair tonight , nna to pi-event this the
sheriff summoned n posse of armed men to
guard the Jiill.
Trains Ittihnliif1 ; Again.
LONO PINE _ , Neb. , Feb. 13. [ Special to
THE Bnn. ] A passenger train froinChadron ,
at midnight Wednesday nlcht was the first
train to arrive from the west since Inst Sat
urday morning , on account of the snow
blockade- The through passenger from
AVhitewooct nrrlvcd on time yesterday morn
ing , and schedule time has been restored ,
COt'EltSOIl HlltVS I'O&ITIOX.
lie AV1II Accept Any Kvplanntlon of
nir. "Wiitterson's.
Nr.w YOKK , Fob. 13. [ Special Tclosrrnm to
Tin : Bun. ] Governor Hill , who Is stopping
nt the Hotel Normnndlo , wns shown Mr.
Wattcrson's second letter this afternoon and
asked what , if anything , ho hnd to say
about it , .
"I huvo only this to add , " said the gover
nor , "Mr. Wnttorson novf afllrms that a letter
felt to bo offensive In its defense of mo and In
the motives and role Assigned tome
mo was infact , written by him and
in fact written nt the time of
its dnto. My reasons for believing
the letter a forgery were throe. First , I
have never * rdceivod It ; second , I thought
Kentucky go6d uinnnors would have required
| myrooeptrof.Um | letter and my nssont ocforo
the publication , and tblrd , it snys the writer
never held oHlca and I remembered Mr.
AVattorson'6 brilliant career in congress.
" 1 do not sock to fathom Mr. Wattorson's
motives and I accept whatever explanation
Tifliltt 1'llKFKttliXCKS.
"Who the Democratic legislators
"Want Tor the Next I'rrslilcnt.
Nr.w YOIIK , Fob. li ) . [ Special Telegram to
TIIK Bci.1 : The Hcralct this morning pub
lishes the reports of the canvasses In twenty-
eight democratic legislatures upon their pref
erences f6r president. The recapitulation of
returns from all sources show thntcx-Prosi
dent Cleveland Is favored by 1 , . " > 15 leglsla
tors , Sennior-cloctHill by IK ) , and that i)70
of the men approached favored no nindidato
or will not commit themselves. The states
canvassed are Now York , Massachusetts ,
Kliodo Island , Texas , Alabama , Kentucky ,
Colorado , Wisconsin , Missouri , Ohio , Kansas ,
Indiana nnd Illinois , where sixty-eight rnpro-
scntatlves and eighteen senators prefr-r Cleve
land : Arizona , Maine , Michigan , Nebraska ,
Arkansas , North Carolina , North Dakota ,
Minnesota , Connecticut , Montana , West Vir
ginia , Washington , Pennsylvania , Tennessee
nnd Oregon.
Double Hanging in Delaware.
DOVEII , Del. , Fob. 13. Jesse H. Proctor
and Frederick Young were hanged hero at
1 :5-'l : this afternoon.
The murder for which Proctor and Young
were hanged was committed August ! i8 last.
The victim was Stephen Lindsay , n colored
'
man eighty-two years old mid'a local exhorter -
hortor In the colored church at Media , Pa.
Hobbcry was tlio motive.
The two negroes slept fairly well and
breakfasted heartily this morning. Young ,
who had broken down badly after learning
yesterday that there wns no hopoof n respite ,
had recovered much of his nerve and said
that ho felt pretty well this morning.
Neither of the condemned men spoke
a word on the scalTold , but nftor
a prayer by Kov J. C. Cole ( colored ) and the
benediction by Hov. Ponlicld Fikes they
stood steady and unqunllingly while the
noose and blnck caps were adjusted nnd
their ICRS were being bound. At exnctly
1 : . )2 Sheriff Cole severed , with ono stroke of
his lintchot , the ropu that held the trap. The
two doomed men shot downward iivo foot
nnd died without n struggle , with every np-
penrnnco of having had their necks Instnntly
broken , About , ono hundred nnd lifty spec
tators gathered around thu Holds and on the
roofs of adjacent buildings witnessed the
execution.
Tbo AVool Market.
BOHTOX , Mass. , Fob. 13. | Special Telegram
to TIIK Ben. ] The demand for wool has been
good nnd the sales of the week : i,04S,000 ,
pounds of nil kinds. The market has boon
linn , but there has been but little dmnzo In
prices. In domestic wool the principal sales
have been In territory grades and have been
In the ranire of 4 H'KVflMc. Fine medium
Montana was sold to n coed extent nt * "J@
' On thq scoured basis the principal
wools thoru has been nolnlng of consequence.
dona nnd prices are unchanged. Pulled wools
have been in good demand nt super selling
nt40 ( 45c for-tho boat , ut HOiflllSo for fnlr to
good , , nnd , nt S'JOJ.SOQ for extras. Ohio and
1'cnusvlvnnla fleeces have been quiet , with
'
sales n't ni < ftiie ; ! for X. nt 3 ( : io ! for XX. nnd
U7@U8cf.orNo. 1. Michigan sells nt su&aoc ,
No. 1 washed ijpmlng Is tlrm atH'J(5f42c ( , Ohio
flno aclalna nra ut itOTuWc and Michigan line
doluino nt : Va3Uc. ( Salts of unwashed comb
ine have been mudo nt U7(3i'-'o ( : for quarter
nnd tlireo-ejghihs blood. Australian wools
hnvo been nctlvu and firm nt 30C < t4ic. There
tins been moro demand for foreign carpet
wools. . .
* If that lady At the leeturo thn other night
only know how nicely Hall's Hair Henowcr
would remove dnndrulT and Improve the
hair , aho would buy a bottle.
itomhnrdcd and Ilnriilng.
NuwYouK , Feb. 13. Flint Co. today re
ceived tba following cablegram from Chill :
"Plangua has been bombarded and Is burning.
The blockade has ceased at Valparaiso.11
A Forging Hunker.
PAIIIS , Fob. 13. [ Special Cablegram to
Tun BEE.J It bus been discovered tuat'io -
or Mnco or Dementi , the banker of this city
ivho absconded a few days ago , was tlio
forger of the telegrams recently noiit to Lon-
Ion ordering the snlo of largo quantities of
Brazilian securities.
JOHVt XKIVS.
Joined iiio Htui'eo Syndicate.
Four Donnn , In , , Teh. 13. [ Special Toto-
i-nm to Tin : lliu. ] The thrco big gvpsuni
stucco mills In this city have joined the syn-
ilcnto now Doing organized to control tbo
etucco bnclncsi of tbo country. Hamilton
Drown of St. Paul , who Is engineering tlio
combine , wns In the city today. Hu suvs the
syndicate has secured control of every
rymmn mill of any slza in the United States.
t Is proposed to operate nil the mills ns
tranches of n single concern , In which nil
nlll owners as well as outslilo capitalists
will bo interested. The organization of.tho"
L'omblno will bo completed about April 1.
An Atlantic : N'ow.spupcr riniuge.
ATI.IXTIC. In. , Feb. 13 , [ Special Tele
gram lo TIIU lii.j ) : O. M. Hobart mid
Bugeiio .lolinson have purchased the Atlantic
Hosscngur , they Inking possession Wuruli 1.
Tlio politics of the paper remain uneh ingod.
Iloburt and .lolinson nro practical printers
md will undoubtedly m.iku n continued suc
cess of the Messenger , which has boon ono of.
Lho stalwart , republican tupors of western
lown for twqnty-slx years.
Uncovered thu Cheek.
CKIUU K\rii > . , la , , Fob. 13. | Spccl.il Tele-
grnra to TIIK Uni.J : Henry IHclccl , the
young follow who worked himself Into the
ijood graces of Mary llargor and skipped out
n few days ngo with her pocketboolt contain
ing f.V ) in money and n $9K ( ) check , has been
captured nnd returned to thi ) city. The check
was all right , but the most of the ftX ) had
boon spent.
A Hamburg IMan Killed.
HAMIIUIIO , In. , Fob. l.'J. [ Special 'to THE
Bin : , ] Hunt Drown , a well known nnd
rospcctod young man hero , was accidentally
killed at Montgomery , 111. , whlto on rotito
with n trnln load of cnttlo for Chicago ,
shipped by G. L. Alton of this place. His
remains will bo brought hero for Interment.
Droppud Their Hull on u Foot UUCP.
Biuii.txoTON- , , Fob. 13. [ Special Telegram -
gram to Tin : Dec. ] Thrco farmers from Il
linois were Inveigled Into betting on a foot
rncohoro todny , Their man fell down and
ttioy dropped § 1,200. The cnso is being In
vestigated ,
Miss Bcssio II , Bcdloo of Burlington. Vt. ,
bad a disease of the sculp which caused her
hair to become very harsh nnd dry and to
fall so freely she scarcely dared comb It.
Aycr's Hair Vigor gave her a healthy scalp ,
nnd niado the hair beautifully thick and
glossy.
VLyil'SW TJIK IIE8T.
How Champion FilzHlnimoiiH Tnlkfl of
Ills AiitnKonlHtM.
CHICAGO , Fob. l.'J. ( Special Telegram to
Tun BIE. : ] Bob Fitzstimnons , champion
mlddlo-wclght pugilist of the world , arrived
in the city at U o'clock this morning from
Now Orleans , the scene of his recent bout
with Jack Dcmpsoy. Ho was accompanied
by Bill Woods of Denver , who vanquished
Mike Conlcy on lust Monday night nt the
Auditorium club in ISow Orleans and carried
off a $1,000 purse offered. Speaking of his
plans for the immediate future , Fit/.slmmons
said : "I have signed a contract with ficorgo
Clark to exhibit nysclf and take part in a
friendly set-to with Woods with soft gloves
wherever ho designates , during a term
of fifteen weeks , commencing on Monday
next , I will accept no challenges until after
the expiration of this contract , ihen I will
challenge the winner of tlio Jack Burko-Tcd
Pritchurd light , which takes place soon.
Pritctiard clnlms to bo the champion of Eng
land , but would bo nn oiisy mark for mo. "
Bob talked freely of Ills recent light with
Dempsey us well as of , his bouts with McCar
thy , champion of 'Aus raliaL and , Uphnn ,
champion of Now-Kn 'lnnd , 'and stated that
none of them gnvo him much trouble , nl-
though ho admits that Dcinpsey was tbo best
man ho over whipped.
fit Irriiif * Devolutions.
ST. JOHN ? , N. F. Fob. 10. Immediately
nftcr the reading of the governor's ' speech nt
the opening of the legislature todny Colonial
Secretary Bond proposed resolutions reciting
certain statements regarding reciprocity
negotiations -which will cause n stir in
Caiuula , the United States and England ,
During the discussion several of the most
notable conservative members expressed
strong sentiments in favor of aiiiioxlon
nnd In condemnation of tbo unfriendly
attitude of Caradu. The resolutions woio
supported by the opposition , passed unani
mously and sent to the legislative counsel for
concurrence. The preamble stntos that on
JulyS the Newfoundland delegates proposed
to the British government that Newfound
land should bn permitted to negotiate a con
vention for reciprocal traclo with the United
States. On September 8 this proposal was
ncqulesced in. On December 11 ! a satisfac
tory convention was arranged and accepted
on' behalf of the United States govern
ment by Secretary Blaino. Though
strongly urged by Newfoundland
the British government up to date
has declined to ratify tlio convention. The
resolutions declare that tbo house views with
profound disappointment and alarm the
failure of her majesty's ' government to carry
out Its solemn obligations to the colony nnd Is
nwnroof the Interference of Canada nnd can
not full to appreciate the snmo us n menace to
the liidependeiicu of the colony. The * mem
bers emphatically protest nnd regard the de
lay ns evidencing utter disregard for the
prosperity of the colony nna calculated to
permanently disturb the loyalty for which
the colony hr.s In the past been remarkable.
The people's remedy for the euro of coughs ,
colds , asthma , hoarseness , bronchitis , croup ,
InfUwnzn , whooping cough , incipient con-
biiiniillon , Is Dr. Bull's ' Cough Syrup , the old
reliable. Price " , " > cts.
To promptly nnd permanently euro rheuma
tism or neuralgia use Snluatlon Oil. Pnco
25 cents.
FurmorH Want lleolprouity.
LONDON , Out. , Fob , 13. The report adopted
by the dominion grapgo sots forth that wheat
was raised nt n disadvantage during the past
few years and the farmers are recommended
to glvo stock raising their attention , The
liopo Is expressed flint the barriers of a high
tariff will bo broken down between Canada
and the United States.
DenloH Itclng an Kmhrzzler.
Svs FIUN-CISCO , Cal. , Fob. 13. The Aus
tralian steamer Monownl returned today because -
cause ot broken sh'nfts. Among t bo passen
gers was Klchard Mandalbaum , who was re
ported to hnvo lovaiiled. leaving creditors to
the amount of over $ 100,000. This report ho
denied emphatically nnd said his trip to Aus
tralia was In tliffliitorosf , of private business ,
Mrs. Winslow's ' Soothing Syrup for chil
dren teething rests the child , nnd comforts
the mother. " " > cents a bottle.
Killed In nn KxpIoMon.
GOMIKX , Ind , , Feb. } 3. The Combinations
pulp and straw board mill ntElkhart ex
ploded last night with terrlfllo force , demol
ishing the largo brick mills and utterly ruin
ing tlio plant. Schuylcr Noswandcr and
( iickman were killed and two others badly
hurt ,
ruilwmikee's Klrst Lymph Victim.
MILWAUKKBVls. . , Fob , 18 , Mrs. Hading
Wendland , wife of mi Illinois physician , Is
the first victim of the lymph treatment In
Milwaukee. She died nt the hospital a few
days since. , but tha umtK'r has been kept
( juiet by the nbygldnns.
liOIIIII H llllK'HH
NKW YOIIK , Fob. lit. George flould stated
this afternoon Hint the reports In regard to
Jny Goulu's serious Illness were greatly ox
aggcratcd. "My father , " said ho , "caught
cold and his physician advised him to como
back hero , "
i <
Klrlkn \Vcitvci-N. .
FJU.I. KivKii , Moss. , Fob , 13. All the mill
weavers at the Cornell mills struck this
afternoon and WO looms are Idle.
HIS WIFE CARRIED A WHIP ,
A rdlthloss Chicago Husband BtooinQJ. .
Conscious of tha Fnot , 1 {
MOTIVES OF IOWA RESllBMISSIONlSTS , X * *
i Politician .Sums Them Up In tlic
AVonl "Dolny" - MIloM CoiiHlilurn
the AVar lo He Over-Ijlnblllly
ol'Struul
CiiiCAdo Office or TIIK URK , I
CHICAGO , Fob. 111. [ _
Carl Ilourlltr , n lawyer with an oflleo In
.ho opera house block , nnd who ivcontly cnmc
lioro from Now' York , wns coivhlded lust
night by hU wlfo , who found him hi com
pany with n traveling salesman named Phil
ips and two unknown woman , ono , of whom
is supposed to have boon Kthol Towno , who
ocontly became notorious by her trial lu In
diana for forgery. The cownldlng took place
loartlio ladles' entrance to the 1'nlmorliouao.
i'hilllps suited that ho first men Uourllulait
Monday night wlitlo out "painting
the town. " had become quite well
icqutntod with him and they had boon to
gether much of the time slnco tholr first
meeting. Ho snld ho hnd no Idea IlourlitJ
ivns married ami was greatly surprised when
ils wlfo appeared on the sceno. Ho furtbei
stated thnt ho did not know the natiio ol
either of the women Ilourlltz nnd ho hnd ,
been with , having boon Introduced to them
only a few minutes before the eowhldlng. Il
roiiiemborcd Hourllt/ culled ono Ethel and
talked to her about her recent trial in in-
dlaiiu , which ho did not understand.
TUB IIKMON VIIV.
M. II. 'Dent , democratic member ol
the Iowa legislature nnd n prominent
banker of that state , gives n very
plausible explanation of tbo singular don Ira
of the prohibitionists to have tbo question of
prohibition rosubtiiitted to tlio ncopln.
"The true Interpretation ol thelrnttitudo , "
said Mr. Dent this morning nt the Cirand Pn-
clllc lioUU , where ho Is registered from the
town of LoMars ' 'Is bo
, to found In the word
delay. They nro painfully aware t'int their
effort has proved nn nbsurd failure. Hut
llko a man nlrald of death , they cling to their
dying cause. Anything to prolong Us llfo
seems to bo their motto. Now If nt the next
legislature they , should succeed in having
passed n resolution rcsubmlttlngtho question
to n vote of the people the nrcscut
state of things would have nii assured llfo in
storoof at lens w two years , because the people
ple would not vote on the question until a
year nfter tlio legislature orders Its resubmis-
slon nnd that body would not reassemble to
act on the people's -decision until n year fol
lowing thnt. " Mr. Dent and Halleck W.
Seaman , nlso of Iowa , called upon Director
Ucnqrul Davis today and asked for n space
at thu exposition grounds. They urged thnt
Inasmuch as Iowa wns the first state In the
Union to make nn appropriation for world's
fair work that they should bo among
the llrst to roccivu n concession of
space. In addition to the $50,000 which
fowa appropriated last winter , her commis
sioners afllrm she will put .ibldo f.'OO.OOU moro
at the coming legislative session. General
Miles positively declined , today , to converse
in regard to tlio decision of the secretary of
war on Colonel Forsytho's case.
Adjutant General Coi bin after repenting
General Miles' denial to u request for an In-
tf'rvlewsald : " 1 think that General Miles
considers the campaign over. Ho will not
discuss the action of the secretary of war ,
much less criticise it. To do HO would bo to
sot an example ) of insubordination for tlio
army which would not bo becoming in n com
manding ofllcor. "
LtAIlll.lTV Or STItnKT HAII.WAYf ) .
Judge Clifford today instructed the Jury in
the damage suit ngalnst the North Chicago
street rail way company In regard td the com
pany's liability oil certain occasions thnt nro
of great Interest to the traveling public.
Edgar Cook , an veteran of the Crlmonn war ,
fell from n Wells street grip car and re
ceived severe scalp wounds and a broken
inn. The company sought lo 03capo liability
by showing that the conductor \yus insida
collecting fares when the accident occurred ,
but the court instructed the Jury that the
company could not escape liability by clnlm-
Ing that its servant was otherwise cncngcd
in his duty when Cook was hurt. Following
the instructions of tlio court the Jury found
a verdict for 81 , ( > & " > agnlnst the company.
( HlCAdO Wp.I. I'IMill.
According to Comptroller Onntmii's report
now In tha hands of tlio printer the ilnancinl
condition of the city is excellent. The state
ment shows accounts for the yenr nggrogat-
IngiV)5li3S.8'J. ) ! ! ' . A credit of $ : ) , ! ( XJ.OTa.'JS
In the general fund is shown. A yonr ngo
this fund showed n credit of little moro than
,000UO ( ) .
WI5STKHN I'KOl'I.I ! IX CIIICMOO.
Among the western peoploln Chicago today
were the following :
At the Auditorium F. W. Drake , Center-
vlllo. la. : W. D. Douglass , Cedar Uuplds ,
In. ; W. II. Goodwin , Jr. , Sioux City , In.
At the Pulnior- . 1C. Ptesscott , Helena ,
Mont. ; E. A. Sherman. Sioux Falls , S. D.
At tbo Grand Pacific .1. G. Lumbard ,
.TosuphGnrncnuJr. , Willi.unLondon , Omaha ;
K. S. Nelson , Dos Moluos , In. ; George A.
Mend , George M. Kcllojrg , Matt L. Fllnn ,
Sioux City , In. : William N. McCarthyGroat
Falls , Mont.
At the Shormnn W. C. Daniels , Lakotn ,
N. O.
At the Fremont M. N. Corlmtt , J. II. Cor-
bon , OnmhiiY. ; . H. Fiench , Cedar Haplds ,
In. ; Miss Clark , 1're.ston , lu.
At the Urevoort-S. U. Uigg ? , H. E. Gray ,
Omaha. ,
At , the Commercial N. Dinforth , Council
Ulutl's , U. M. l uschur. Lincoln , Nob.
At tiio Gore J. W. Kller.
At the McCoy 1C. M. Martongnlo , H. G.
Schollcld , Oinnbn.
At the Clifton Mrs. Brown , Omaha.
ATKINSON' .
Ladles who value a roilncd complexion
must use I'o/t/.ON'iV 1'owiiKii. It produces a
soft nnd beautiful skin , .
AlfXilSA'l ITS MA'lTKIt.
O'KeclTc VavorN Golnt ; on with tlio Im
peachment. I'riioeeillngH.
"Ilns It been settled yet what day you
leave the olllco t" wns nsked yesterday after
noon ofV111 English , deputy recorder of
deeds
"If It has , " replied Mr. _ Engllsh , "J know
nothing about It. "
"Then you never hnvo snld thnt Saturday
of the present week hnd been mutually agreed
on ns the time for severing your connection
with the oflloof"
"No , sir ; not nt all. I never hnvostatod
that the day for my leaving had been agreed
UIKW , for it nqver has , 1 expect to have to
leave this ofllco Just when H suits the pleas
ure of , lnmc3 G. Megoath Just when James
G , Mogoath says the word. "
"Do you expect that word will bo given
you soon ? "
"I don't think It will bo delayed very long ,
though Just wnon it will como I cannot say ,
simply because I have no imuns of finding
out. "
"IJo you consider It will bo necessary for
you to make nnyolTortat vindicating your
self after you leuvoi"
"Well , no , I do not.Vhnt nas boon In the
papers will , 1 think , stand for enough tu
save mo thnt tioublo. I don't blame Joft
Mcgcuth any , now that ho bus got into the
hole , for nnythlug that may bo iiecestary to
get him out. "
"Iltivo you heard any Intlm.itlon as to who
will boyoursuccossorl"
"Yes ; 1 understand It will DO a relation of
James G. Megcath , nnd that U all ; I have
heard no names mentioned , "
Chairman O'KeolTo sold yesterday that ho
wns in favor of going nlic.ul with the proceed-
in s ogalnst T. A. Alcgcnth. "Tho paying
over of 1,000 out of PJ.fiiiO.OO should malto no
difference , whatever , " snld ho , "and as for
myself it will not mnko nuy difference. "
SIR MORRHU MACKENZIE.
The eminent Throat Fpeelullst , iiy ; > 'Tlm
Hodun Mineral i'lislllltn ' ( Troche. ) , produced
from the Bodon .Springs by evnporiitlon , are
puitluuliirly snrvlcoablo In Catarrhal Inflam-
inntluii. Sore Tlunat , C'ou lis , llronuhltls ami
liiiiig troubles. I'orsulu by all ilrui ! l.stii. Ob
tain the fioruilno ( inly , wlileli liuvu thoilKnii-
turo nnd tostliiidiiliit of Hlr
with each liux. I'rlco We.
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