THE OMAHA DAILY BIJE ; 31ONDA.T , MARCH S3 , 1H11 ,
would never cheapen their coat prlco to them.
Hut what they do want Is reduced rntoi on
things they raise nnd soil nnd nn the mala
Jirtlcies of use , sucli as are usually trans
ported In carload lots.
i "These nro the facts , nnd it no freight rate
j > lllls piuscd , or If ono of those unwieldy and
Illegal ones ROCS through and comes to grlof
It U rough morality , It Is not dlfJlcult to ice
Svhcro tlio rosmnaiblllty will rest.
, "If rattier tfcim meet us with a fair proposi
tion to piwa your bill , simply providing for
'nil the articles the farmer cares any thlnjr for ,
iron hold out for the untlro portion of these
hills for political prestige , or for a name ,
then with yon bo the consequence * . But wo
Insist tbopeoplo of this elate slmll not ho do-
wired Into ttio belief thntwo f.ivor nny cor
poration or oppose nny Just law on this sub
ject. And \ve , therefore , reiterate heroin
Ihis formal wayourpoaitlon on this subject.1'
InlcrcAtltiR T linnn
TJNCOI.V , Neb. , March 2) ) . IKpocial to Tirn
Bur. , ] The next move ontho part of the cor
poration strikers to defeat railroad legisla
tion will co'no up in the house on u resolu-
.itionflxinija tlmo for final adjournment. It
[ Is thought hy many that this resolution will
> ho sprung tomorrow , though It la evident
'thntlt ' xvlll only he Introduced as n fouler ,
nnd not with nny Idea of belntradontcd.
The senate could not IcRally adjourn for
nnothor week. The governor can only nd-
oourn the legislature la case of a dlsiiKrco-
[ inoiit of the two houses , and tlili , of course ,
'cannot ' liappon until u concurrent resolution
| j > rovldirif | for an r.djournmont sine die Is
passed by the houso.
The leading Independents In the house do-
clnro they will novcrpuss a sliiRlo npproprla-
tlon bill until the Bcnnte deadlock Is broken.
ntul notion Is taken on the pending railroad
hllll , and show letter * Irom their constitu
ents fidvMnn thorn to hold the fort and prom
ising to put In tholr spring crops nil right
nnd , If necessary , inaito up n donation for
their bcnctlt , and chip In at the alliance
tacctliif * to puy their ox pensos.1
-All this Indicates that seine mighty Inter
esting tlmos may ho expected at the en ultal
If the deadlock continues ,
Taylor Non ICst.
tiNCot.x , Nob. , March 'J'3. ( Special Tclo-
feram to Tim Bnn. ] Congressman McKclg-
linn has retiirncil from Council Blurts , whcro
ho wont with several Independents to find
Senator Taylor. Ho says that ho is satisfied
that gentlemen left that city for parts un
known. ilo iilso reports that Bergonut-at-
lArms Derby , who wont for Taylor , also Is
nick with trip ut the Ogdou house hi tlio
Bluffs.
_
Ti'l Ton Thin .Morning.
Lixcoi.v , Neb. , March 2) . [ Special to THE
BiiK , ] A truce has boon declared till tomor
row mornliiK at 10 o'clock ' In thottctiato dead
lock. There Is now no doubt that then the
( iidepondcnts will tnako im effort to force the
Oossauo of thoNowborry bill. Congressman
JlcICeighan la hero to help thorn.
University * H New I > epnrturB.
CIIICAOO , March 22. The Nortlnvostorn
University at Kvunstoa today announced au
mporlant now departure , It li thatflfty-ono
full new scholarships will bo created , corro-
n pending with the senatcrial districts of 1111-
j.ols , ntul the state senator of each district
has the right to a nomination to a scholar
ship. The Intention Is not only tomakotlio
university represent the whole state , but tlio
scholarship * nro also to to an acknowledg
ment of n debt duo the people In return for
the exemption from taxation ot the univers
ity property. The plan h In line with other
popular stepn taken under tlio administration
of President Henry Wade Rogers.
Williamson dosing His Ncrvo.
SinAt.H ( , Mo. , March 22. Tom Williamson ,
who was sentenced to ho haiiijod yesterday ,
hut was granted a stay of execution pending
the supreme court passing upon his motion
for a now trial , has become a changed man In
the last twenty-four hours. Heretofore In
has been cheerful nnd amiable , but today
when n reporter attempted to Interview him
ho dashed u cup of water In tmfnconnd posi
tively refused to tallr , even on religious topics ,
whim have boon his hobby for sonio tlmo
past. If ho Is ref used a now trial , which Is
almost certain , It is bollovcd ho wlllnmkoa
confession , when murders other than the two
ho was convicted of will bo cleared away.
Murdered nnd Thou Hurneil.
x. Pa. , JIarch 23. The residence
of N. P. Tobln , the leading merchant tailor.
hurnod this morning and Touln's remains
wore found In the ruins. The body was In a
crouching position , the head resting In a pool
of blood , with finger marks on the throat nnd
every indication that ho was imirdored.
Burglars' ' tools were found about the place ,
and ho probably discovered them nt work.
Two years ago a great .sensation wm created
hy the JlnUlng of the dond body of Tohln's
daughterMury In ltmx Island sound , and
the mystery surrounding her violent death
has novcr been uxpUlncd.
Thirty Years Intliol'on.
OQUAWA , 111. , JIarch 23. [ Special Tele
gram to Tun Dii-T.ast ] evening after an
exciting trial of two weeks Barnum and
William Brown were sentenced to thirty
years in the penitentiary for tlio murdorof
their bvothor-ln-law , Oeorgo W. Holly , at
Boper'a Mills , 111. , last December. The Doys ,
aged twenty nnd twenty-four , had gone to
got their sister's clothes , she having been
driven away by her husband , Hollr. In a
controversy that followed Bnnwm blowout
Holly's heart with a shot gun at close rango.
For Murdering Itnoiuor Couch.
"VVicaiTA , Kan. , March S3. The trial of J.
C. Adams for tlio rnurdor of Captain W. L.
Couch , the noted leader of so many Invasions
of Oklahoma , openud yostortlay la the United
States district court. A. vast number of
pcoplo from Oklahoma occupied the court
room and exhibited the groatoit iniorost in
the proceedings. The attorneys of Adatns
will try to snow that It was the hypodermic
Injecting of morphlnovhioh caused blood
poisoning nnd consequent death. An entire
day was expended Inputting a Jury.
A. Court Ctork'H Crookedness.
ST. PAU , , Minn. . March ± i.-Stato Public
Examiner IConyon has llled his report on the
big steal of .1 ny P. DavLs , deputy cleric of tlio
St. Paul district court , who ran up a tre
mendous hnnknccount through forged Jury
curtUlcatesT Mr.Kunvo&'js method of exam
ination was to check the Jury cortlllcates
against the dully record la the district court ,
nnd ho thus discovered that Davis has con-
A-orted to his ownuso $31,800. Davis' pecu
lations began In November , 1SS7 , and were
kept up steadily for more than throe yoars.
; 1'at rluliln Coin l 'oiirtiscn Years
WATSKKA. 111. , March 23. In the circuit
court hero today , Philip William Peacock , a
boy'18 years old , was sentenced to fourteen
years in the penitentiary for lulling lus
father , William Peacock , The murder was
committed near the vlllego of Ashkum , Iro-
quols county , in May , 18SO. Tlio woiioon
used was a revolver , and the evidence
showed that the boy placed the revolver near
the forehand of his father , who was asleep ,
nnd 11 rod , dontU resulting In ; \ ftnv hours.
They \\vtvu Not Orowiicil ,
TACOMI , "Wash. , Mnrch 22. Misses Llizlo
nndNelllo Klines ol Huron , S.D. , and G. W.
Treoso and \V , L > . Bartlett of Moinnouth.Ill. ,
who left In a small boat Thursday and wtio
wore thought to have been drowned , nrrlvctl
In this city lust nl ht. OivliiR to rough
weathorthoy stopped'.Thursday und Friday
nights on nn island near here , wboru the
yuchtln g club had a club houso.
To Hush thn llailot TCnform Hill.
SriuNoriKMi , 111. , March 2'i. It Is the In
tention of hotli political parties to secure the
passage of the ballot re form. 1)111 as soon ns
possible with an emergency clnuso la order
that tha bill will go Into effect In time for the
Judlclivl elcvtlon lu Juno. A member of tlio
committee on elections a ? Id today that thov
mcpcctGd to report the bill to the house
Tuesday ,
Ullluit lilt ) Wife iTiufTrled Knloldo.
Ci.EVtu.XP , O. , March Hi , Oeorpro T.
Harris , a farmer Hying near Caldwell , last ,
evening cut hli wlfo's throat with e butcher
kiilto while Jho vat ) > rei > nniic sunnorand
then Attempted sulcldo. Mrs. Harris Is dead
and tha hualund ciuuol recover. Jealousy
wm the ause , ,
IOWA RAILROAD ASSESSMENT ,
The Past Week's Hearing Fall of Intoroal
to HawkojD Peoplo.
VALUATION OF ALL PROPERTY VERY LOW ,
9
Home Dig Improvements Coiilcm-
plated Ncnr Dca Mo lues Immbcr
Intcrctln of Alifslnslppi lllvor
Cities Tnrcutcncti.
DES Moi.xp.3 , IA. , March 23. ( Spoclal to
TUB llKB.lThopwt week hM been particu
larly full of .interest to Iowa people on the
railroad quMtlon. Tlio hearing before the
state oxccutlvo council rcijardlnft miosa-
ments , reports of which have boon given
quito fully m TUB Tlr.r. , tias teen of the ut-
inn.st Importnnco and may bo productive of
good result * In inoro direction * than one.
The facts and figures thorom brought out
servo to show that thoajsscjiroont valuation
of property of all kinds Is very low , not
over 1 ! ) to 20 per cent on the average ,
nnd that farm lands were ussossod
nt a higher valuation than almost
nny other olasi of property. Dut
this h offset by tbo amount of exemptions
granted farmers , which IncluJo the growing
crops nnd all stock younger tlmn six months
on January I , which in this corn arowitigand
ho ? raising state means raoro than throo-
fourths of the gross earning of the farm. A
argo amount of personal property , Including
moneys and credits , escapes usscsiinont en
tirely , through the carelessness ot assessors
mid tbo ease with which the average Amor-
lean citizen can nfllrni that ho has nemo of
those doslrahlo attributes of Independence
and thea scrawl his name to an alleged affi
davit to that effect.
These matters having been brought so
strongly to public attention by this hearing ,
ana hclng now n matter of sotnl-ofllclal re
cord. It Is very poislblo they will receive the
attention ofthocomlnglopialaturoand bo radi
cally remedied , lint so far a ? the hearing
will have any oiTuct upon the assessed valua
tion of the rail ways this year , it is not bo-
lloved It will hnvo any. In fnct , your
correspondent has it upon the authority
and opinion of n member of the oxccutlvo
council that the aggregate assessment of the
railways of Iowa will not bo raised to any
great extent. A few of the leading : trunk
lines , liico the Hock Island , Northwestern
and Milwaukee , will have a slight raise , hut
others which have been running nta loss will
bo lowered enough to offset any increase.
Those who argued before the board In favor
of an Increasu wcro laboring under a false
Impression regarding the powers of the
board. They favored assosimenl upon tlio
stocks nnd bonds and terminals of the rail
way companies , when in fact the law does
not contemplate nor warrant nny such pro
ceed Ing.
The board seems to bo in a delicate posi
tion , for if they niako no change they will
Incur the lasting political omnlty of those
who are crying foran Increuso ; nnd if the in
crease Is granted as n sop to the farmers , the
railways will turn their political batteries
full upon them. But since n democratic
is thohoadof the council the -
governor at , T-O-
publicans nt least will not be sorry to see him
retired upon this Issue.
There arcsomo interesting side lights to
this question of railway taxation , among
which Is the development that some of the
most urgent advocates of an Increase of rail
way taxes nro either men who have no wealth
to tax , or who have so far succeeded in
eluding the assessor or evading1 his quostlons
ns to inulcothoiv own payment of taxes a
more bagatelle.
OTIll'lt KUI.HOU ) SUIT BUS.
Some tlmo ago J. S. Wyllo of Davenport
complained to tlio railwav commission that
ho was being overcharged hy the Milwaukee
company forswltchlngcara'from that place
to Oakland , a distance of two miles. The
old question of what is a switch came up ,
the company claiming It was not a switch be
tween thesotwo places but n haul , and that
they were charging the commissioner's rate
for llvo miles or loss. Thereupon the board
put in a two milo haul rate , which the road
refused to rccoguUo and prepared to light it
out in the courts. The commission mot the
Issue so vigorously that the company con
eluded discretion was the host part of valor ,
and a few days ago gave notice that If the
proceedings were quashed they would put in
the rate at once. The commissioners arc
o.ulto proud of the victory.
The DCS Molnos < Si Northwestern company
has put in n-1 cent passenger rate , because of
the recent complaint from Rockwell City
against it of discrimination wMchtha board
Investigated nnd ordered discontinued. Now
the people of that place nro ngalu dissatis
fied , and aslcs for the removal ot either the
station at Kads or Lohrvillo to the crossing
of tbo DCS Moines & Northwestern and Chicago
cage & Northwestern , so they cuu make easy
connections with tlio latter road and the
Chicago , Hook Island & Pacific , which have
lower rates , verily , tbo people nro hard to
please ,
Some big railway Improvements are un
doubtedly contemplated in this city and vi
cinity In the near f utnro. The Dos Ttlolncs
& Kansas Cltj company has In prospect the
erection ot a now depot , trcight house and
repair shops , besides umoro elaborate yard.
The condemnation of pronorty desired for a
slto is now In progress , unit the improvement
will follow closely. 'I'ho execution of three
deeds a few days ago by Conrad You.igor-
man and wlfo to the Huwkoyo Investment
company , of a tract , of land embracing ! JOO
acres lying on both sides of the Kock Island
trade three miles west of the citj' , at Valley
Junction , for a consideration SlO.V-i.MI , re-
uows tbo suspicion that this land will In the
near future uo used for the erection of great
shops by the Kock Island , and the removal of
similar establishments from Stuurt and
Brooklyn , the union depot project is Just
now In status quo , but will more than likely
be brought to a realization this year.
IOWA. M'MIICH INTEHKHTS.
Ono of the chief industries of the Missis-
slppi cities of Iowa Is seriously threatened by
the introduction of a bill In the Wisconsin
legislature , the object of which , or at least
tbo effect ol which , if passed , would bo to de
stroy the entire lumber Interest below St ,
I'aul or the mouth of the Chlppow river , A
Davenport.dispatch explains the matter ns
follows : "Tlio bill In question demands that
no loose logs bo floated down the Chippewa ,
and secures to load mill men on It the right
to erect a hooin for their convenience in sort
ing their low. In the ftrstphicolt is Impos
sible to lloat brallod logs out of thoCliip-
powu , nnd they can only bo handled wlicr ,
loose , In the second place the boom men
tioned is Intended merely to blockade tVio
rlverso that the local mill owners can hold
back the logs intended for the lower mills at
their pleasure , thus subjecting those mills to
n continual Hhortnge. Eitbor feature of the
bill Is fatal to the lumber Interests below
named. JMills at Dubiujuo , Clinton , Daven
port , Muscatlne , IJiirllnijton , Fort Madison
nnd Keokiik , In , ; Rock Island , Molina and
Quliicy , III , and Hannibal and St. Louis ,
Ale , will bo uiYcetod and ultimately
closed If the measure Is carried into effect , ns
SO per cent of the logs that are cut by thorn
comooutof the Chippowa. The withdrawn !
of that amount of competition from the man-
lit acturo ol the lumber that irocs to supply
Iowa , Nebraska , Kansas , Colorado nnd the
Paltotas will throw the ontlro business into
the hands of the up-river combination that is
engineering the scheme and result In a largo
raise In prices. An Interesting feature of the
matter Is ttiat tbeso loivor mills nro notmoro
purchasers of lojfs on the Uhtnpowa , but
they own the land these competitors nro trv.
Ing to shut them on * ol. All the lower mills
nro united la lighting the move. It was in-
tempted last year to mnnlpulato railroad
rates to the. sama end , but the interstate
commission intorforrori and the effort fulled.
The money Interested In the lower mills ,
whoso destruction is aimed at , Is reckoned
hy scores of millions. "
An A < minprl < m of Authority ,
FAUS , Wash. , March 2i An
Indian farmer at the Couor d'Aleno reserva
tion , claiming to to acting under order * from
the secretary of the Interior , is ordering- all
tntruoors oft tlio reservation. Many rofmo
to obey his orders , The reservation will not
bo thrown opoti until the presltiout issues his
proclamation.
Mnrto Fun > f tUo Fiusulty.
H.XKUKNCK , Kan. , March J. Baldwin
City , the stiat of Mcthodlsu lu Kansas , U
much worked up today ever the arrest of
David Amsdom , a prominent student of
Bnkor university , located at that city. The
complaint was Hied by Prof. Mnrkhatn , In
the Interest of the university , charging
Amsdotn with publishing nnd circulating an
anonymous paper , Illlod with silly sayings ,
directed to the faculty of the university.
Tbo idea ia to have Amsdem reveal the
real publishers or suiter the consequences
himself , _ _
II M.I , A\J ) VflZSJJUMOXS.
rUnUlonn Will Ifisitn n Clmllcnco oti
Ilchair of tlin Korincr ,
DALTI\OHK | , Md. , March 22. William Mul-
doon , who arrived from Sin ITrancisso wltlL
Jnko ICIIraln last night , will tomorrow pub
lish a chatlougo to Fltzslmmons , the present
champion middleweight , to meet Jim Hall ,
the Australian middleweight. MuMoon says
ho 1s author izcd by .loo Thompson and Joe
Hnrrls , the Australian bookmakers , to haok
Hull forl5OOUo $ J5,000. Fltzslrnmons Is
now in this city and ald tonight that ho
would probably accent. A purse of $15,000 ,
has been offered by the San Antonio club for
the fight.
CUIOAIIO , March 2'2. The prospect of a
fight bctweon Hall and Pit/.sdnuions , judg
ing by the Indications hero , appear to bo dim.
A dispatch from Hall's backers intimated
that FitzsImnioiiR' forfeit , posted hero , -would
bo covered by last Wednesday. Up totoiiUht ,
however , nothing further has been heard
from Hall or bis bnekors.
Kenmlo'n Iliiokrrs 1'osta rorfolt.
Mi.vxEiPOU' , .Minn. , March 22-Charles
Ivonmic's backers have deposited SJOO forfeit
with the Twin City athletic club forlCenmlc
to light llyan at 140 or Kerrigan nt IK pounds ,
RVO ! or take two nounds. These two mon
nro preferred , but all other 140 and 133 pound
men are embraced. In the challenge.
Carter Chnllutigc.s Solmcfcr.
CHICAGO , March 22. Eugcno Carter has
challenged Jacob Schaefcr for the champion-
shin of the world nt M-lnch balk line billiards
and $300 a aide , subject to the rules govern
ing the Ilrutiswlck , llalko-Collcndor company
championship emblem , and has put up 251)
forfei it.
AFlA MUST UK
Kut Ono \Vivy to Oot Hid or the
Italian ( ) rnmil-/ntl ( > ii.
Loxnos , Jvlnrch 22. When General Phil
Sheridan was in Europe ton years ago he
became particularly Interested In the Walla
and other Italian sccrot societies through his
association with Italian generals , whoso mis
sion it was to tear these societies out of Italy ,
root and branch. Sheridan visited Italy and
was given practical demonstration of the
power of these societies by the
violent measures to which the gov
ernment wasoompollcd to resort tote
to destroy thorn. In the 'Sheridan party
<
was an Irishman r.amcd St. John Brenon ,
who accompanied 'the general 011 his
journey through Italy , acting on all occasions
ns his interpreter. After Shorldan went
homo Urenon remained In South Italy five
years ana made n special study of the secret
criminal socioilos. Ho Is now living In Lon
don , publishing his book and poems. Mr.
Brenon today said ;
In lynching the Ma Ha riinUns the Now
Orleans people took the only coursooponto
them if they wished to rid the city of this
murderous gang. Italy treated them In oven
a worse manner. I saw thomshot down in
the streets of Sicily Hlco mad-dogs dozens of
thorn at a time. .Their e.mg was absolutely
exiled from Italy and took rcfutro In
America. I have hoard from an official In
Italy who is In a noltion to Know that tin ?
Matin gang is quite as powerful in Noiv York
as It is in Now Orleans. Under Bourbon rule
this criminal society originally nourished In
Sicily. It was partially suppressed , or at all
events Its baneful Inlluonco weakened In
Palermo In 1600 , when Garibaldi took tlio ad
ministration of tbo city , but it rcassumcd
such dangerous proportions in the Island In
18IK ! that the Italian government sought by
c'ery means possible to root It out of the
country. In this endeavor It was baf-
llcd for years , but finally , by adopt
ing the severest repressive measures ,
to which the Ts'ow Orleans episode Is
nothing , It managed to inaho itlmpoislblofoL
thoMailato remain nny lonccr on the Island.
They mlsratod in largo numbers to Now Or
leans and Now York. 'Ibis was not accom
plished without heroic public effort. The
Matin hml powerful political pressure ut Its
command , which made them secure for
years.
Imustglvoyou an idea of what the Rlafla
really Is. Many nobles of the wealthiest
families of Sicily wcro members of It some
from sympathy , others from fear. It
tl inured from the Camorra society in the faot
thnt it had boon always leagued with
brigandage. For thnt reason Its ex
istence was to dory the law and to
despise the judiciary of the country.
The Matin controlled elections , boycotted
when itwas in a mirth fill mood , butos arulo
it robbed and assisted indiscriminately the
purposes of plunder and revenge. It has a
coda of honor called Oincrta , which means
thn cede of mon who have blood In their
veins by which all who are members of the
Mafla bind themselves never togivoovidcnco
in a court of law and never to seek af law re
dress for nny Injury. It has certain axioms
which guide the Maflosi , ns the members of
the society are called. I will mention a few
of tholr articles of association :
A gun and a wife are things wo novcr
should lend.
Hotter far an Influential friend than ton
ounces ( $255) ) in the pooliet.
The gallows Is for the poor , justice only for
fools.
fools.He
He who has money ana friends holds jus
tice by the buttock.
Testimony U good 0.1 long ns It does not
harm your neighbor.
In alliance with the Malta Is a nubsccrot
order called Kratellanzo. who arna band of
assassins whoso motto is , ' 'Sweet ' is the wlno ,
but sweeter still Is the blood of the Chris-
thin. " Tlioir acknowledged god Is Areml ,
which is the name of the playing cards of the
Sicilians marked with gold money. It there
fore slgmllos gold. Doubtless It is this sub
division of the Mafla that Is the pest of .Now
Orleans. I am satisfied from personal letters
that the Italian government and Italian
pcoplo , save those who outwardly are influ
enced bv party feeling , admit that the citi
zens of Now Orleans did right In iiunlshlng
in a summary way , these wretches. They , la
a measure , imitated the methods adopted by
General Pulluvlclnl wlicn ho successfully nut
down brigandage In Caldria by shooting
wholoanli ) not only the Mafia brigands , but
these who gave thorn shelter. In ISMln
Messina Camorra was scotched by killing
without trial and lynching at ono coup
twenty-nine of the worst members ot this so
ciety. Against this kind of justice the Italians
made no complaint , but on the contrary ex
pressed thanks to the government for ridding
the islnud of a class that tcriifi6d law abid
ing citizens.
1'atlicr JMiinorlttu In Mad.
New OHM-UNB , La. , March 23. Fnthor
Manoritta , the priest of the Italian parish
cdiurch , Is Indignant ever an Interview , with
Mayor Sbnkespoaro published m n St. l culs
paper. In it ttio mayor advises Consul Corto
against bad company , and says ;
"ThatllUle priest what's his name , Mnu-
orltta Is a bad man. " Tlio prlost thinks
this nn unjust attack upon bis character nnd
hns written to the Italian minister at "Wash
ington tor counsel m to the steps to take to
vindicate his character. It is said Father
Manoritta contemplates a libel suit against
the mayor.
Tno Italian citizens ot Beaumont , T c. ,
telograp hod to Huron Favn , the Italian min
ister at Washington , that they had boon
threatened and were menaced with violence.
The baron telegraphed to Consul Corto ,
whoso jurisdiction extends to Texas , to invos ,
tlgnto the mnttor and take action. As u pre
liminary stop Mr. Corto sent a dispatch to
Oovernor Hogs. Tlio latter promptly ans
wercd that ho would invcstignto at once , ant
it tbo reports wcro true the Italians woulc
bo protected with all the power of the state
L'ltalo Americano , thoolllclal organ of the
Italian colony , appeared this morning wltl
an Issue do voted largely to the massacre of
last Saturday. Therulwon the first pngo
urn turned and tbo paper has the nppearanco
of deep mournlntr. In a leading article in
English It snyi If tbo authorities are not h
accord with their sworn duty , ns Is shown
by their permitting the massacre , they
should resign , If the Mafia oslstn and prac
tices or oiunteU murder It should bo gottoi
rid of , but popular force ihould bo employed
after , not during the * low procoai of the
law.
( rPlTT ? n DPfVT I TMftYT T"1 III 1A
TATE RtCUilTION FAILED ,
lomoring Pollco cjtrol From Kantai 05tl
Did Hot Help Prohibition ,
OSTLr EFFORTS AT ENFORCEMENT.
Vliat tlio ri , > Kf < n < jt vo Committee ! ) ls-
covered nii < P leooiimieiiiletl-Sn- (
loom and ( fJinibUg \ \ Dens Hun
\Yldo Open In Sir Cities.
, ICnn. , Mnrch 21 [ Spoclalto THE
Jcc. ] Printed copies of the reporter the
egislativocommittee thnt investigated the
\-orklng-of the metropolitan police law aw
vallablo , and tha conclusions of the commit-
oo can now bo gotten at. This comnilttco
consisted of Jlvo moa IDumbauld , Fontnoy
itulKcnton , alliance men ; ifork , a ropub-
Ican , nndNoeley , n democrat. It ww thor-
ughly n committee Intondoil M develop If
losslblo any virtue that might exist In the
aw. Voluminous correspondence nnd
oplous testimony tnkon is printed In the ro-
iort , showing clearly how thorough the In-
estimation was ,
Atcluson , Kansas City , ICan. , Fort Scott ,
Lcavonworth , Topcka and Wichita , the Kan-
as cities which como under the provision of
bo metropolitan police act , furnish strong
vidcncoof thoInonicloncy of statutory pro-
dbltlon.
Bailey P. Wngccnor , whllo mayor of
Vtchison , had a long correspondence with
jovcrnor Humphrey , forming the basis "of
ho Investigation. In this Mr.AVagRoner
charged that since appointment by the ROV-
crtior of police fommissioncrs In 1SS9 ,
'joints" for tlio sale of lliuior were run ( an
ivorngo of forty ) and lines wcro systomat-
cally collected from them. These lines secured -
cured the owners of tno joints immunltj-
from arrest. Other charges of similar nnturo
veromndo. IJeforo the comnilttco Mr. I3cn-
ilng , u member of the police commission
of Atchison , tcstiilcd that tipplinc shops ,
gambling dens and houses of prostitution
i.ild regular linos. Evidence explanatory
vas given by prohibitionist ! ? , republicans
nid democrats. All expressed the bcllof that
t -was impossible to enforce the prohibitory
aw m Atchison , and that It was In the interest -
est of society and tlie city to hnvo laws exe
cuted to rcguluto and not suppress the sale
of liquor.
Similar expressions were obtained from
the other places. In M'opoka during ten
nonths from .April 1 , 18'JO , $1,200 , was col-
' OQtcd as lines from liquor sellingf.j30.25
'rom gambling nud Wir.si'ifroni houses of 111
fame. The city clerk testified , to a police ex-
pendlturoof $ lfl. ) > tj.aforono year , overall
collections. 11. II. 0. Soarle , polled judge ,
ostlfled the number of drunks In his court
ind not diminished nny. In Wichita over
* 1O,000vero collected from the saloons nnd
gatnbHtiBdons.
Tn summing up the committee thus sots
forth Its conclusions ;
"Your comnilttpo Has hoard no testimony
hat Induces it to'believe that the prohibitory
aw has boon enforced in any city of the
state througli the agency of the metropolitan
lolicobr nny other nnehinery of the law. In
all of the six cities , flues , or forfeited recog
nizances called lines , are Imposed. There Is
usually nofurthcr punishment Inflicted. 1'ho '
statute , which impoibs a line of SlOOand Im
prisonment for the o/rensoof / sellntr ! liquor Is
abrogated by ordinances that impose $50 or
SlOOonly without Imprisonment , rccognlz-
anceboing forfeited ! the offense Itself Is
hereby compromised In a manner which. If
done by any other pKclal notion , \vould boa
jarbarous crltno , The moro vigorous the
effort mndo to force prohibition la the cities ,
bo more irresponsibly and debased n'ro tlio
nen engaged in the to flic , the morodccept-
vo their devices , 'and ' secluded their places
of business ,
"The authorities of Topekn , have made a
nero doterinlm'd offovt-ta .enforce prohibitory
awsthati anvclty. f itpclass , as has been
already shown. They are expending 415,000
ior nnr.umof the taxpayers' ' money in OJTCOSS
if all the rcvonuo oftho police department of
the city , and yet the alnta , drunkenness nnd
criino have not been banished. In the other
flvo cities the system has been merely self-
sustaining ; but it is dearly made so through.
ho encouragement It plvw to crimes and
misdemeanors- , through lines Imposed , which
are given the semi-recognition of n license ,
and when the lines are not collected for the
public treasury the temptation to brlbo the
loliceis increased , and the Illegitimate joint
omains through that influence.
"Tho system Is so absolutely divorced from
all responsibility to the people that the oftl-
corsexorctio an Independence in the Interest
of crime by not Informing themselves of tuo
character of the city ordinances , nnd when
, hey do , neglect or refuse to enforce then.
Your committee conclude that Ills a mistake
o establish dual governments in small cities ,
jut as the senate has refused to repeal Iho
aw authorizing the appointment of commis
sioners , wo can only condemn the general
id ministration of the metropolitan yohco law
of the state an d petition tbo governor.
"Your committee therefore recommends
.hattho governor bo memorialized in the ex-
jrciso of the discretion whicti Is placed In
dm by the statutes , to withdraw the appli
cation of the metropolitan police law from
.ho cities of Ivnnsas and leave these cities to
; ho enforcement of their own police regula-
Jon.
Jon."All
"All of which Is respectfully submitted.
"LuviDu.Mn.vi.D ,
" 3. F.NKKMsr ,
"B. F. POKT.VJIY ,
"W. M. KEXTO.V ,
"E. D. YOUK. "
Tlie I'eoplo'H Party of IVUHSUH Issues
Its Alniiilt'hto.
TOPEICA , Kan , , March 23. The work it
done and tbo people's ' party manifesto U
ready for the consideration" the public.
When the monitors of the cominlttco dele-
; atcd to uroparo It arrived In the city Thurs
day nictit , each ono of them was cot-tain that
the document would bo ready within a
few minutes after thocommlttoo assembled ;
that the meeting was only a matter of form
now , as the true history of the logUlatlvo
session has already bcou prepared.
The committee met yesterday morning1 and
was In session all day and far Into the night
and It was not until this morning that It was
arranged to the satisfaction of each Individ
ual comnilttooiiian. The manifesto Is a com
bination of many mnnif03toos. Nearly every
member oftho coinndttoo had written a docu
ment which ho thbuij'jit fitted the case and It
was the business of , ( ha whole committed to
pick out the best o'f , cadi- ' and uulto the pieces
In onH grand whole. . , But ono copy waa pre
pared and this wn9 divided between the Kan
sas Farmer and Allllance Advocate. Itwas
the original Intention , ol the committee to
print It In pamphlettonp , bo fore giving1 it to
' "
the press ,
The manifesto ccnitMns aboutflvo thousand
words and much b'f It h good alliance doctrine.
It begins by ffMhR ah account of the organi
zation of tbo lioufcbIt continues by telling
of the election of lu.ll. [ Suo.v HS state printer
nnd Judge \Villlau { Aj-l'efler as United States
senator. Of tlio result of the senatorial elec
tion the comnilttcjo' commends the nlllunco
representatives a" " follows )
"J'ho schooled republican politician * , of tlio
land were gathered lit Topeicaand.our atcpi
were dogjed by > Milred Hessians * at every
turn , with otTort of cash and political honor ,
but without effect. Wo point nt this with
pride , ns demonstrating that the chosen rep
resentatives of ttio people's party havoprovon
the falsehood of the rule of the rlns poli
ticians 'that every man has his price.1
"Wo found upon tlio atatuto boolean largo
number of laws creating board * of commis
sioners , state agents , etc. , which seemed to
have been placed tneru for the ox press pur
pose of providing places for favorites rather
than for any bcnotlt to the state , but wo
have found it Impossible to repeal these laws
with the senate and executive department
making a bitter light against abolishing these
sinecures. An attoinnt was made on the part
of tlio house , in good faith and without any
attempt to cripple any state inttltutlon ,
penal , chnrltnblo or cducatlpnnl , to rcduco
the expenses to something llko an equality
with tbo earnings oftho average citizen of
Kansas. Tbo attempt was mot by thoaenato
with an absolute , refusal to consider nny
proposition whleh reduced the wages or ial-
ry of employes of stnto Institutions , which
vorc under republican management.
" \Voprojonthcronftor n comparison ot np-
iroprlations made two yean ago nnd the np-
iroprlations made nttlits session. The sen-
ito insisted on higher npprooriatlons , except
n the proposition to appropriate ? ( KOOJ ) , for
Ho relief of tbo pee pi ) ln the western part of
ho stnto who were Buffering from the so vow
routh of last year , nud nn appropriation of
lie , ! * * ) to provide for the destitute Insane
vho hnvo for years past been confined In the
aunty Julia of this state , -which was defeated
> y the sonato.
"Wo hnvo not forgotten thnt during the
routh in sou th eii torn Kansas In 1SGO sov-
iral northern state legislatures appropriate !
argo sunn of money for the relief of the
icoplo , but when the people's party passed
bo bill in the house for tbo purpose of
'cllovlnff ' western Kansas from a Him-
nr Inlllctloii tbo senate discovered
hat such legislation wni unconstitutional
nd nn amendment -was Insisted upon by the
ounto thnt the different counties In the west-
irti part oftho state remain responsible for
ho seed gr.iln sent to them , and the prlco
hereof must bo returned to the state Irons-
ry. Whllo responding to a call from the
i.astcrn part of the state that bounties bo ox-
ended them In. ISOO , every republican ronre-
cntatlvo nnd senator refused to appropriate
I for tbo relief of the suffering In western
"U'ho letflilnturo of this session has not re-
tilted In what wo desired to accomplish , nor
n what the puoplovoultt hnvo had the right
o expect from us had we boon in power In all
branches ot the state government , "
The manifesto then proceeds to give a list
of the peiicml bills passed by both house und
onate which has already been published ,
and which bocoiao laws. The list
of the bills passed by the house and not hy
ho senate U to bo given In title. Among
thorn Is the history oftho world's fair appro
priation bill , the blnmo for tbo failure of
which Is laid at the door of the senate. Tlio
oport continues :
"Tbo appropriation for the next two years ,
vuilo thousands of dollars sinnllcr than In
ho yews passed , lias boon swelled by neces
sary Investigations and by the impeachment
of one of the republican district judges of the
stato. It bccnmo the duty of the present
louse , forced upon them by the republicans
Ivingln the Thirty-second judicial district ,
o investigate the chargca of drunlicmuws ,
raud , etc. , preferred npalnst Judga
Hieodosius Botldn. The investigation re-
ulted in the preferment of articles of
mpcachment for high crime nnd misdo-
monnors. After tlio Impeachment had ween
ordered by the house ho attempted to follow
ho recommendations of the republican re
vision committee of the senate to abolish
ho district In the judicial apportionment of
Carnai. Atthosamo time , to relieve the
itato from tbo cxnoncss of an Impeachment
.rial , a bill was passed by the house abolish-
ug the Thirty-second Judicial cllitrict.
The senate refused oven to consider tbo bill
vhich would nave saved the enormous
expenses of impeachment and Immediately
organized as a high court of impeachment' .
fho expenses of Investigation and imi-jach-
nont simply Increase the regular npproprla-
Ion ot the two years. In addition , the house
ustituted the investigation of ' the construe-
Ion ot the state capitol , on which $2,300 , ( XJO
i.ivo already been expended , and at ttio ti mo
of adjournment discovered that the end was
lot reached , and that further Investigation
ihould also bo had , and the expenses of such
nvestlgatlou also have been added to the
rest ot ttio regular appropriations. This retort -
tort will be printed.
"Tho notorious Conovvillooxploslonof two
rears ago eamo prominently before this lenis-
ature , and a legislative committee , composed
of senators and representatives , was np-
lolutcd to examine the facts relating ; to such
explosion , nud the investigation Is yet in
complete , but the expenses cnnbon'ddod to
bo legitimate rccular expenses of the bien
nial period. The rocular appropriation un
der republican rule for the two years ending
JunoM , IfeDl , was about § 3,250,000 , ; then add
the deficiency of $1150,01)0. , ) making thd total
expenses 1,000,000. The appropriations
made by the present legislature , Including
the deficiency made by the legislature of ISS'J ' ,
amount to 3,000,000 , , a savlne of 81,000,000
n current expenses. They also Include
ho expenses of this legislature and carefully
estimated current oxrtcnses of the legislature
of 1803 and the payment of all bids to June
JO , Islet , that the legislature of 1SS9 left as
debts against the state , the expenses of
boards connected with every charitable , edu
cational nnd penal institution , augmenting
.ho total to $1,500,000. , A.11 of these bills so
'ar ns they carau to the attention of this
oglslaturo have been provided for and paid
by the people's party In the bouno. "
The document gives the senate's codifying
committee's enormous expenses nnd its fall-
ire to accomplish anything. The statement
ias a "comparison of the economy between
; ho two bouses. Who submit the fact tliat
.ho sennto with forty mombcra had 118 em
ployes on its pay roll while the nouso with
a membership of 125 had only eighty-two ,
making a difference of129 per day In the
cost of the running of the two nouses. " In
conclusion the manifesto saysVo : can
safely say in refutation of the charges made
by our political enemies and given such wide
circulation that , wo did not consider or pass n
single bill that could in any way , directly or
indirectly , disturb the relation , of debtor and
creditor or jeopardize the collection of debts
or to repudiate any honest obligation , and
with this brief nnd careful summary of only
n few of the important measures considered
nnd passed by the house of repre
sentatives during the thirtieth session
of the Kansas legislature , with the
action taken thereon by the senate
wo Icnow that -we can safely say to every
bustneis iiitcrostln thostatoof Kansas thnt
wo hnvo carefully tried to protect the same
in the interest oftho people of ourstrae , and
they cannot fail to sco how unfortunate It
was .and in the future will bo , to bnvo a re
publican senate whoso only business ohjoct
Is to obstruct honest legislation In the Inter
est of Iho people of this state and to check
mate the action of the pooplo's chosen repre
sentatives , and wo commend this review to
tlio honest consideration olour people and a
candid world. "
_
JDKVJKd Mltf * . VISITS' SltHlY.
Carlyido . Harris Tliinkt * His Wire's
fotheir Is Crazy ,
Rlarab 93. [ Spoclal Telegram
to TUB BCK.J Carlyslo W. Harris , the
young medical student , who Is susulclonsly
Involved In the death by morphlno
poisoning of the pretty Ocean Grove school
girl , Helen N , roils , has boon sm
ponded by the authorities of the college of
physicians and surgeons pending the Investi
gation of the terrible charges made by the
dead girl's mother and uncle. Ills case lias
also been placed ia the hands of the district
attorney , \vhowllldccldo by Monday whether
the evldoncois strong en ougli to bring to the
attention of the grand Jury. Tlio accused
young man came to the district attorney's '
ofllco todny , in company with a rich mint ,
tlio moment ho heard of the charge ,
nnd offered ball in any amount , hut Mr ,
Nlcolltold til m to jjo homo , nnd said that If
ho wanted him lie would bo summoned in
duo timo. '
In on Interview young Harris snld that
Mrs. I'otts was certainly crazy.
"Itlstrue , " ho said , "that Helen and I
were recently married , and It is true that a
criminal operation was performed on Helen
last summer , but It was done by Dr. Troves-
ton , her imelo. without my consent nud
ngainst my wishes. "
A Surgical Operation Cannes Dentil ,
M.wouTAir , Ill.Mnrch , 22 , Ida , the llfto
year-old dnushtor of Henry Miller , a well-
known farmer ol Clinton county , died at her
homo , near Queen's lake , last night from the
effects of an operation performed upon ono of
her eyes. The case lias attracted consldora-
bio attention among the rncdlcnl fraternity ,
A small tumor appeared on the left eye bnl
about n year ago and was the cnuso of mud
suffering to the young Indy. She
strenuously objected to the rcmovii
of tbo eye , nnd every effort was mndotosnvo
It. The movement of the Jaw excited the
nerves and caused great pain. She corisc
quontly dfllnoteat anything for over ayour
havimr lived on milk nnd soups all that time
She was reduced toamero skeleton on m1
count of her forced fasting , Thoeyowas removed
moved a few days ago by a St. I.ouis oculi.it
*
The vounc lady runted after the oucratioi
had been performed , and grow HOHIO bettor
Yesterday , however , she was taken worse
and died In great agony In .1 . short tlmo ,
Kx-Tronsuror Wonilruffs
r-.iTiK nbcic , Ark. , March 2"J.--Tho com
mitten which has been Investigating the
shortaso ofejcTrousurorVoodrult has com
plated Its labors. Tbo total amount , Includ
Ing state and school scrip , to bo explained
and accounted for Is fcXJU.7-Kl.83.
PEACE AHOJC THE INDIANS.
Major UoLaugliHu Gives Ills Opinion of
the Situation.
ANOTHER OUTBREAK IS NOf PROBABLE.
Ghost Dancing n aiihiKof thn 1'AHt ,
und No DiKtnrltfiiK Inllitvnucu
nt 1'rc.iPtit
Tltuin.
tKOtc , N.D.March , ! i2.-lKpoelal Tclo-
toTur. Iii-Mr.Jor ! : .Tamos McL.atifh ;
llnof Standing Mock , theme tsuccessftiland
experienced Ir.Jlan agent now lu thoservlco
oftho ? ovoriimontlias furnished your corre
spondent a succinct statoment'of the present ,
situation on Ihn frontier. Ilo says that the
ghost dancing tormlnnte.l with the wtir laat
December. Therow.is no general attempt to
continue thnt exciting p.vstlmo among the
Siouxat Standing Uoek itftor the death of
Sitting Hull. Ilo H confident that the dance
wlllnotbp resumed on tlio reservation this
spring. ThereHniboonvcryllttlncommuni
cation between the Standing lioclc Indians
nnd tboao of the Kosobuu mil l'lno-HUio
aRcnclesslnco the tlrat of tlio year , which la
nn Indication of pcaco. The Indians have
only boon partly dhnrtnod. md it Is not ex
pected Unit a complete disarming will Inko
place this spring unless thoyhocoinu turbu-
lunt again. Tlio Sioux are divided Into two
dlitlnct clasoi thoio who nro willing and
determined to wont , and those who will not
accept the prholplcs of clvill/attnn nnd bo-
conio good Indians. Them JIM about 17,1)00 )
Indians nt the Uosobiid , I'iuo lildeo ,
Ohqyeuno River , Slim Jim ; lioclt nnd tivlh'li-
boring aKPiielixs. This Inr-ludes Nortti and
South Dakota and Nebraska. Tlio line oC
communication amonfj the .wagoi during ;
the Dcconiber campaign extended from
Nebraska to Manitoba. Had the wnr lasted
nny length of titno there would have been
lighting on both sidei of tlio M.tnitoba line ,
as well us atBUmlliifj Hock and Pine Itldijo.
Wajor McL.ntuhlin : thliiki It li the Intontlou
ofwostof thoSlouxto proceed 411 Idly with
their farniiiiK operations , nud ho knows otuo
disturbing Inlluonees that nro nt present
affecting them , Hols fwnk to say that tbo
recent reports of a probable uprising are
greatly exaggerated. It is probable that
tbo next trouble experienced will
bo with the Shoshonen , who live
Just across the line In Manitoba.
They have a very b.ul disposition toward the
United Status , and have bjcono : imoluiit on
account of their residence in another coun
try. These troublesome rods wcro formerly
inhabitants oftho United States , but nftor
the New Dim butchery , in which thov wcro
the lending participants , thuy settled across
tha lino. They have always kept nn a sort
of relationship with the Ual < ota Kioux and
are constant breeders of mischief. Trie co
operation oftho Canadian author ! ties should
bo secured this sprinp : In terminating the
incnniiclng n pcct of the Shoshoncs. The
public dcmniidi that the troops that were re
moved from the Sontli U.ikota njjencies at
tbo approach of cold \vo.ither b3 returned.
Major MoLmughlin thinks tlio protection Is
insufficient , nnd that tlicro Is also a general
fcclliif ; amonn the suttlon thnt the manace-
mcnt of the Indians ought to bi transferred
to the war department In oraer to com
pletely divorce the service from politics.
After exnressing the utmost conlldcncc
that the Indians at Standing1 lioclc are peaco-
alilv disposed , Major Mcrjiuirhlln said :
"With rosardto tbo reports affecting the
Rosebud , Pinoltidgo ana Gheyonno Ittvor
Indians , ! consider thorn greatly'exaggerated ,
but ! am not In a position to Jndfro with a
certainty as to the attitude of the Indians at
these nKenolo3yotI | do not entertain auy
fcara that peace \vlli bo disturbed In that
part of the country. "
TO JIK It VII1 JKIt
Preparations I'd tlio Funeral of JJn\v-
New YOIIK , Mnrcli 22. The body of
Lawrence Barrett , the actor , lay to-day In a
room ovhrloolilntr Broadway in the Windsor
hotel , -whore 1m died IViday night. Mrs.
.Marshall Williams , Mr. liarrctt's youngoit
daughter , arrived nt the hotel yesterday
afternoon. She vas accompanied by her
hushand , and was summoned from Boston by
telosrapti last nljjht. The other daughters
are in Kuropo , Mrs , Joseuh Anderson In Lon
don and Bnronuoss von Itooder In StilttRarU
They have been notified oy cable of their
fntKer's death ,
Joseph Levy , Mr. Darrott's business man
ager , has cnurce of the funeral arrange
ments. The funeral will take place Mouday.
Services will bo held in this city lu Iho
inornlnp , nnd then the body -will ho taken to
Boston for interment. Services will alao DO
held in the latter city , nnd tbo remains will
bo laid to rest In Forest Illll cemotcry.
A number of tolognumand lotion of condolence -
dolonco were received from various parts
oftho country. Immediately after Mr. .Bar
rett's ' death word was sent , to Edwin
Booth , at the Players' club , but he did not
call at tlio hotel until 11 o'clock this morn
ing. .tie wont t once to the room whurohls
dead partner lay and seomoil to bo plunged
indcep grief , ilr. llnrrett's death \vas a
Ki-cat shock to Mr. Booth. The Broadway
thcatro was cloocd Saturdjiy. IVIr , Booth
\vlllprobiiblydisband the company , n hols
notenjoyiuK Ito bestof Health niiddousnot
care to continue without Mr. Barrett. The
engagement was to have closed at the II road
way next Saturday , when the company waste
to have taken the mad , Mr , Booth will
probably Unishouttlia week at the Broad
way and tH on tauo a much needed rest.
do I'reHscd t o
CIIICAOO , Mnrch ' .8. Charles iiutton , n re
pairer In tba employ of the lire alarm tele
graph service , entered an Italian barber shop
and seutlnff himself In chair called on nny
member of the Mnlla in the shop to give him
n shave. Ilo also announced that ho had a
band in settling the Now Orleans trouble.
The Italians , upon hearing tins , fell upon the
customer en inusso. boatlna Button so badly
that ho will probably dlo. Three of tbo
harbors have boon arrested. Button , it Is
thought , waa not In No\v Orleans and was
only attempting to bo funny.
Capture of an Arlcnnnu.fi .t
HIIKNArk. : . , March 22.- Officer T. U.
Clancy and Marshal Fitzpatrlck of this piano
effected the arrest Saturday night of a dcs-
porate character , who Is chni'Ked with having
klllea n follow llshwinau several days ago
near Aihport , Tonn , The ofUrors were noti
fied by the captain of tlio government boat
Orntiatn that ho had soon Million , tlio mur
derer , Hi nsulff , innkliiK bis way down tlio
river , und that he WM heavily nrined.
The oftlccrs were lu formed thnt n giiv
plolous mdlvidiml hud lauded on this
side in n skiff. They put on cltl
zons' ' clothes and went to the landing
placo. The man was called out of the skiff
by ono of the disguised oOlcorsniul the other
oniccr pot bot\vecn the suspect and hi * uuiff.
Mullen Inv.imo suspicious mid was cmtonvor-
liifr tomnke lilnway back to Ills hoat. Ho
wns Immediately covered by thn pistols of
thooniccrs. whermipon ho submitted to ar
rest Ho Is now in Jail ut this pluco await-
IIIK the -arrival of ofllcors from Tennessee.
Ilo claims Hint ho kilted liU pnrincr In nelf-
dofcnso , but ns the murdered man's trunk ,
which contained money , win found hrokon
ot > un nnd Iho money ( nine , it Is thought the
murder was committed for gain.
KA/VV AT WAll.
The Int rod notion ill'ZMoliii"lonid ! lints
l.tMiilM t o Itlomlslird.
ITIIIC.V , N. Y , , March l3.-A ! dim cully has
arisen iwtiveou the upper nnd under classmen -
men at Cornell university which Is lllcelyto
bo aiigmuntod and C.IUHO trouble. I'or ono
week the sophomores nud freshmen hnvo
been wcarlnp mortar-board hats with a class
button on top. AM effort was jnailo to Induce
all the classes tondopttho motnr-bonrds , hut
Iho Juniors anil seniors refused , Yes <
tordiiy morning the suvoral souhomores went
to rodtntlon , Icavlnglheirnnrtar hoards In
Iho hall , \vtien they were dismissed from
cliidithuy found that their prized hats had
boon stolen , A mail lot of hntlcss sophs
wnlkeil up and down the campus looking for
the thief , but to no avail. Last night they
learned that , n certain pvoinlnont Junior
helped the ncbeiuo throuijh. tate In
the evening they went to the house
on Iluffiilo street whcro the Junior
lined and rapped. A man came to the
iioor , and thu sophs pounced upon him ,
blacked his oycs , hroko his nose , nud left him
badly done up. ltturnud.outth.it the wiivy
junior had asked a senior to go to the door ,
nnd ho It was who received the pound inc.
Tlioscnioi1 class consider It an insult to their
dignity unit the feeling between lho.cla.sscs
Is growing Btrongur. J'ho Innocent , mortnr-
board Is the cause of all the trouble , nud
ninny hnvo to RO.
A ICnnsiiH City Collapse.
KIXSAS CITY , Mo. , March ! 2.-Thostockof
M. II. Dickinson it Co. , book dealers and
stationers , the lartrost concern of the kind
west of tlio Mississippi river , was taken , uos-
sassiou of tonight , by the slicrilT under a
chattel morttfui-e hold hy tlio Union National
bank. Assets about ? 100IWU ; liahilltled not
known.
A XX < i UMKJlKX"rS.
The original Hanlons open for ono wenk's '
onfjnpcment at Uoyil's ' opera liouso Alon-
day evening nnd ivo diinng their stay the
usualSatiirdny matinee. " .Superba'Ms their
now spcctaoulnr trick pantomime. The name
of tbo Hnnlon lirotlicrs lias never yet been
coupled with a doubtful performance , much
less a failure. They hnvo traveled the world
ever several tiinos , have studied outnovoltv
after novelty , and have gained
a reputation sis producers which
none others can roach. Their "Lu
Voynpj on Sulssu" was a mnrvcl of stngj
tricks nnd mechanism In its day. Then came
"Fiintiisnia , " moro wonderful and full of
beauty. And uo\v conies "Suporba , " the
verdict or other cities In reference to which
Is t.liat it casts the others so far In tbo shndo
that they nro iilinost forgotten. "Suporba' '
Is tbo result of three years of hard work on
the part oftho Hanlons. Thov did not. tflvo
It to the public until they bad it so fully per
fected that , they felt safe In trustliiR tholr
reputations In it. The company Includes
Oeorgo Melville , tbo clown , .Arabian acn >
bats and ( Jrccian pilety annces.
Tjcttci * on a l'oMLnie Stamp ,
\Vhon the postmaster ut the littla
country olllco in Elllng-ton , Conn. ,
onoiioa his mnll bng ono day last week : i
fitnglo cancelled postage stump foil out.
Ho looked ainony the letters to eco il
the stamp hud como from any of thoni ,
but they were nil right. Then ho ox-
nminoil the back of tlio stump to see 1 (
tlio gum was Btlll on It. Ho found thnl
Mrs. J. IT. Irviss of Shnkor Suulon in
this stutp , had exorcised her inRonuHy
and strained lior ovoBiglit by writing a
lottoron the back of the 'staiini. On
ono cdg-o was a-Binnll inar/jrin / of white
paper , such as Is always found on the
full sheet of stumps , and on this was
written tlio address , Misa Lizzlo L.
ICibbe.
An / AnelentVi'npon. .
An old Chinese miitchloclc has boon
{ , 'lvento the Stnto Mlniiifr Buroiiu , with
u curious assortment of nccoswien to it ,
Tlioro is a carlfitlgo box with eight
bamboo cartridges , u powder flask and
bullet pouch. Tlioro tire ubout twulvo
loot of fuse coiled up ever the hammer ,
which is operated- pulling a string.
The gun Itself is n very Inou'cnsivo-
looking weapon , but the owner says it U
ro.sjionsiblo for the death of ut least ono
I'Vonch olllcor , who wns killed at the
battle at tlio islnnd of
Jlid ol'u Ilrokon IJrart.
A genuine fiso of n man ( lying from n
brolien heart , \ , is before Dr. JJroiimm at
the St. Louis nui'guo. Just before Pat
Connolly , ag-od thirty-live , died , lie
oxcldlmod : 4'OhJ my raotliorl my (1 ( oar
mother ! " "V\7hon \ the hourt of Connolly -
nelly \vus oxjiinlned It was found Unit
the njiox WIIB olonfjutod nnd burstod. No
causols asslsrnea axcoptgriatdualo the
death of tbo ugod inotboi1 of tlio do-
coitscd. 1'ho vordiulvusdcutlicuusoil by
a ruptured hoart.
1'lios.
Concord Aronijor : Dlnny wim inspoct-
Inpr a pack of oariln in u btiuk room
kimwn but to afow intimiitus. .After n
rlKifl oxuminiitlon ho said to tbo pro
prietor :
"Aloriartywhutlathlra marks on tbo
backs of tlio cardsV"
t4Ob , tblm is lly Hpcels , " was tbc
reply ,
"Well , bopfor. you luivo some high.
toned Hies bore , " Kiild Ulimy , "for they
don't fresco nny tiling but kings and
queens. * '
Detroit Free 1'ross'i " .Shooter must bo n
fool. You say ho ottered Hanger $1,000 , for
his bird
"Yos , butUaiDfor was n bigger fool , JIu
wouldn't lalco U. "
a. good sprliid mfdlclno wo confidently Hood's Snrsaparllln is prepared from Bnrsv
recommend Hooil's R.its.iparlUu. liyitsnso Dniidcllun , JIaiurikQ ! ; ) ) < ; ) t , Juniper
the blood la purlllcd , enriched ftid vitalized , licrricj , and oilier well knmvu
Hint tired feeling Is entirely overcome ami rem > Hlrs ! , hy a combination , j mporllon anil
tlioliolo \ body given strcngih and Tiger. ptnucs ) peculiar to Itself , and by hleli tliu
Thn iippctlto IH icitorcit and sharpened , thu lull medicinal value of nil t'.io ' Ingred
UiECSllvo organs are toned , tlio Iddneyi and uted l.uecur ; > l. Jlcnco It postcsscs suj.
liver In vljorated. It ) ou have nu\cr tried and positive curative poucr.
Purifies
dq to thh Aei : on. II h a thoroughly lioneit " ICvery aj'tlnt ' ; for years I have nado It
nnd icllnllo pifparatloii , jmroly vcKutable , practice to lake from llirco to flvo bottles of
ami contains no Injurious Ingredients what . .u .
ever. Tliomnndi wlio huiro taken It vlth Iho blood aiidtlioroiiglilycloangcn tliosystcw
bentflt testify tolls poaillarcuratlvo power. of all Impurities. That languid feeling called
"I take Hood's ' Sarsaparllla as n Hpilng 'spring fovcr,1 , will ucvcrvNItthg system tliat
tonle , and I rrcomiiirnd itlo all who have has l.ctn jirnpcrly rnrcd for by this never-
thntmlHcrablo tired fetlliiKO. . rAitMBUK , falling rcmcdv. " W. II , I.-VWIIKNOK , lldltor
310 lirldBO Street , Urooklyn , N. Y. Agricultural Diiltcmliit , Indianapolis , lud.
Makes the IOO Doses
Weak Strong One Dollar
II foil dcc4 ! tolnko Ilooil' Karinp tllla , Hour'ifiAr | | > rllUli gUbf drots > t < ti. S
a lodupudloUuf qy oilier } iinr lLu. 'fofS ' * . J'r * ( ii41 > ; l'I. U ui ] A CoI JFllI ,