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HE OMAHA. DAILY BEE
TWENTY-FIRST Y K A R OMAHA. MONDAY JANUARY 25 , ] 8i)2. ) NUMHKR 222. f
WILL WAIT FOR HER
Ohili's ' Orack Wnr Ship , the Prat , Will Be
Intercepted by the Philadelphia.
BATTLE WILL BE OFFERED THE CHILIAN
Bho Will Not Reach Her Destination
s t Without n Tight.
SOME STRONG WAR TALK AT WASHINGTON
Assurances That the President's ' Message
Will Go to Congress Today.
ENGLAND TRYING TO PRESERVE PEACE
InilliMitlniM Tim I HID TUiittcrlngs of Diplo
macy Will Hi ) Diouncd In tin ) Clash of
Arum Urvrliipmcnts of tin ) Ilist
Hay In the Chilian Iiiiliriigllii.
WASIIIXOTON- C. , Jan. Sl.-fSpoclnl
'relegram to Tin : Unu. ] An oxcitlng im
petus was given to the Chilian situation by
the publication this morning of double loaded
( statements to the effect Unit the United
States steamer Phlladolphla had boon or-
dorcd to the straits of Gibraltar to Intercept
the Chilian war ship , Captain Prat , now in
course of construction at u French ship yard ,
nnd which was to bo hurried off to Chill for
its finishing touches , lost the French repub
lic bo requested to hold her ns an enemy of
the United States ; that an ultimatum had
been sent Chili which meant war ; that Chili
had demanded the withdrawal of Minister
ICgan , and that Minister Moult would bo
glvon his passports if the demand for Egan's
recall was acceded to , and that the changed
condition of affairs might result in the with
holding of the correspondence which Is
ready for transmission to congress tomorrow.
Tnoso statements nro nil made In a vein
most positive and created n decided bonsation
in some quarters , but did not nppoar to
ngltnto ofllcials , although tha presoaco at the
white house this morning for some time of
two cabinet ofilcers in consultation with the
president operated to give them credence.
\VII1 < i to Congress Tmliiy.
It Is stated upon authority tonight that the
situation has not materially changed during
the past wcok and that the Chilian matter
will all go to cougi'oss tomorrow.
The much talked of "ultimatum" which
was sent to Chili a day or two ago was a ra -
Iteration of the demand maao last October
for reparation of the wrongs committed
nqalnst our sailors in Valuaraiso. The pres
ident notified Chili last week that he would
Bond the correspondence had batweon this
and that country lo congresson Monuay nud
that slio would have time to make
any further stalomont she might have
lo make und which slio mUht want
to appear In bis document to congress ,
Then the matter would bo out of the bauds
nf the diplomatic oniccrs of the government
nnd in charge and under the direction of con
gress. Ho doslrod that Chili should have
full knowledge of the situation. In this notice
tico ho rcslatcd the domaad made for repara
tion in October. This last message Is now
loforrod to as an "ultimatum. "
SiitfRfMril KXIIU'H Jtcctill.
The other day Minister Moult stated to
Secretary Ulalne , officially , that Minister
ICgan was non persona grata , and suggested
that ho bo recalled as n moans of t > ncuring n
proper apolo etlcal message from the Chilian
government.
The reply made by the piesldent was that
It did not bccomo Chill lo object lo our dlplo
inallo representative uutil she had made
amends for her wrongs , lie said that it
would bo the nropor thing for Chill lo flwt
repair the Injury she had done and then
make her objections to Minister ICgan. Thus
far , and no farther , have there bnon stops
lukon during t'jo past week , and they do not
niter the well known status of thnaso. .
It U ofllclally denied that the United States
Philadelphia has been ordered lo proceed to
Gibraltar lo intercept the Captain Prat , al
though It Is not unlikely to bo true that such
u move Is being mado. If the Canlaln Prat
was allowed to bo completed in or taken
uway from Franco whllo our affairs with
Chill are in stutu quo , It might prove a very
unfortunate circumstance to this govern
ment.
AHlolc'H | or War.
Apologies or war should bo recommended
to congress by our government nt onco.
Later thcra was n rumor hero thr.I Chill nad
tent a conciliatory message to the State department
partmont , which amnunto'1. to a satisfactory
apology , No oftlclal confirmation had been
obtained. At the State department the
rumor of an apology was denied.
Itlsknovtli , and has been Known for several
oral weeks , that Mr. ICgan's presence at tbo
Chilian capital is a source of Irritation to Ihe
Chilians. If ho were absent , It Is said by the
Chilians , negotiations ton-aril n peaceful set
tlement ot the controversy might progress
moro rapidly and satisfactorily.
The president has practically glvon Chill n
last opportunity to yield to the demands of
the Unltod States ana give satisfaction foi
the lialtlmoro aifair without appealing to bo
forced to act. lie has Instructed Minister
1C gun to nsu the Chilian government wha
Is going to bo done , und whether i
Is proposed to do anything at all
If , in answer to Mr. Kgau's request
any expressions ot regret or promUos
of reparation are received the United States
will give n reasonable time for Iho fulllllmen
of Iho promise , and much loss will bo lakci
In satisfaction for the outrage than If this
uouutry Is put to the necessity ot rcsorUuj ,
to a show ot force to obtain justice.
M'lll irrcnmi InuiiiMllati ) Ansurr ,
Minister Kgnn Is evpocted to urg o an in
mediate answer to the inquiry , and if It is
not fortQComlnc In a few days the president
will assume that Chill will not do anything
until pressure Is brought to bear.
Secretary Tracy Is firmly convinced that
at last a show of force will bs necessary to
bring the Chilians to tornis , lie seems to
agree thut > fur with the prevailing oplnloi
among naval ofllcors that the Chilians cat
understand no arguments unless baclted u
by furce , und his present plan contemplates u
naval demonstration in the limnodiato vlcln
ity ot Valparaiso , participated in by twelv
thlps. Upou the arrival of Admiral Ghorard
at Montevideo with all those ships It will b
made with great promptness , and It Is believed
lievod that iho presence of these ships li
Chilian waters and the knowledge that tnor
are ou thulr way will have a very soborlDj ,
effect on the Chilian diplomat *
Kvery preparation U being made for thl
demonstration and for the vessels' reception
Great quantities ot coal are being purchasci
and stored where the vessels can got at 1
whenever It Is wanted , and the dep&rtmun
1 * giving n'ecltl attention to tbo problem o
oallng at sea , which will have to be ro-
orlcd to much of tbo time In case of hoslll-
lies. .
SITfATION IN C1IIM.
d'sKlmlOirvr-Tlipy Will Itcply To-
iiiorriiMto Our fltlniutuin ,
SiXTiAfio DF. Cniu , Jan. 24.-Tho excite-
nent over the imbroglio with Iho Uniled
Stales Is growing rapidly. The Valparaiso
ncident Is the all-prevailing topic of convor-
atlon , and the probable results ot n war
between Chili and the Unltod Stales nro
agcrly discussed. Whllo it cannot bo said
hat the oxeitomout has reached Iho stage
hat Is commonly known 03 a "war fever"
yet the natural martial Instincts ot the
Chilian people are without doubt greatly
aroused. " "M < . > *
H was definitely ascertained today that
Senor Pcrclrs , the Chlllnn minister of for-
clgn affairs , baa sent , to United States Minis
ter K au n formal notification that thu
Chilian government will reply tomorrow to
the note containing the ultimatum of the
United States government to iho effect lhat
liplomatlo relations ot the two countries
mist cease unless the offensive nolo .sent out
by Senor . .Malta regarding the lialtlmoro
liTmr bo Immediately withdrawn ami repara
tion bo made for iho nitack upon- American
sailors In Valparaiso. It Is also learned Hint
the llrltlsh minister to Chill has received in
structions from his government to offer his
services as a mediator to prevent a war
between Chill and the Uniteu Slates.
Coal lor Ihu rii-i-1
SAN FiiANi-isco , Gal. , Jan. SJ. The United
Stales government has chartered the big
Southern Pacific steamer San llunlto and
will dispatch her to Chill with a cargo of
coal. Friday aflornoon agents ofthe gov
ernment purchased Iho entire cargo of the
British snip Uowdolu. which recently
arrived here from Cardiff. A large torco of
mon was put lo work transferring coal from
the ship to the slcamor. The work will bo
prosecuted dav and night until the ban
Honito's holds are tilled to the batches. 1 ho
San lionito will carry n cargo of over 4,501)
tons and is expected to make tno run to
Chili in loss than n month. She Is tuo largest
carrier on this const nud can steam fully
twelve knots nn hour.
AVsxrlH at .Miiri ) Inland.
VAI.C.IO , Cal. , Jan. 21. Tno single turreted
monitjr Comanche was taken from the buoy
in mid-stream and towed alongside the
wharf this afternoon. Moro work will bo
required on her than was thought nt llrst.
I lor dock la in bad condition. The work of
preparing her for active spa service has
already begun.
ThoChnrloston is In Iho largo stone dry
docK , and her bottom Is being scraped.
The Baltimore was brought alongside the
quay wall today , her repairs being almost
complete.
Cellini ; Out Touilor.
SAN-TA CmCal. . , Jan. 21. The powder
works of this city received a dispatch yostur-
day from Washington to rush lUo work of
manufacturing Government powder to the
full capacity of Its works. The probability
is lhal nn increased force will be put ou next
week.
H7/I.SKT TltVST M.l'
Oiu-Htions AVIili-li InturrsttlH * Stiickhnlilers
In Ihn Concern.
CmcAno , III. , Jan. 21. It U learned here
thntonoof the most important mattor.5 con
sidered at Iho Into mooting at this city of the
directors of the Dlslillora and Cnttlo Fcetl-
ors company was the releasing of the real
estate on which many of the company's dis
tilleries nro located. The company owns
olghty-flvo distilleries and Is operating only
eighteen or twenty of that number. When
thu purchase of the plants was made by the
company the land on which the distilleries
wcro located In ninny instances was leased
'
and not'purchased. The Distillers company
was plvon the pnvllocro of purchasing such
real cslnto before January 1 , 1S93. If
the purchases nro not made betoro
thnt date the real estate must bo again
Iraicd for another porioU of five years at a
revaluation. 11 Is estimated that between
$3,000,000 and $1,000,000 will bo required to
purchase Iho leaseholds of the company , and
tno question considered by the directors was
whether now securities to that amount
should bo Issued or dividends .should bo sus
pended until the purchases had been made
out of the earnings of iho company. The
matter was not definitely sotllcu nt the last
mooting , 1 it is understood that il will
como < jp for iho consideration of tha board at
the Puoria meoilng , Fcbuniry 10. There are
n number of "trust" distillers in this city ,
most of the : . , on leased land , and the owners
of the land are anxiously awaiting a settlement
mont oC iho matter.
iiori : I'on nn. aii.iri : * .
( rounds nnVlilcli Ills Attorney lise : Ills
CIiliiiH : Tor u Nuiv Trlill.
DRNVRII , Colo. , Jan. 21. Quito n sensation
was caused hereto-day by the unfounded report -
port that Deputy Sheriff James \Vilson , who
hod osconod Ur. Graves from Iho court-
bouso to the county Jail , and lo whom Iho
doctor Is said to have acknowledged his unlit
in poisoning Mrs , llaruaby , had retracted his
statement , nnd said tha' Ihn doctor had not
confessed anything. Mr. Wilson emphatic
ally dunlss tlir.t ho has made this retraction ,
although ho says ho has been aslicd to do so.
Judge Furimm , altornoy for Dr. Graves ,
says la a is confident of a new trial for his
client , for ho has discovered n point on which
lo urge 11 roIu-Kring. Hosavs Judge Uislnt ;
erred In his instructions to Iho jury In that
ho Instructed It to return a vwillct of guilty
If they thought iho doctor bad committed the
crime , notwithstanding the circumstantial
evidence was not complete. Judge Furman
has unearthed n Mmllar set of instructions
In an old case hero in which the defendant
was convicted , but was granted a now trial
by the supreme court on account of the erroi
In the judge's Inntructlous.
It U ii Work of Art.
Piiii.AiiEi.ruiA , PJ. , Jan. 21 , Tbo memorial
window placed in St. James Episcopal church ,
Twenty-second uud Walnut streets , by
George W. Chllds to the memory ot iho late
Dr. J. Henry Morton was unveiled yostorda >
afternoon In the presence ot many of the
relatives and friends of tbo former rector.
After a short prayer by Kov. Dr. HlanoharJ
Mr. Chllds pullad oil the screen of Iho beauti
ful piece of art. The window is iwouty-llvo
fool bleu und twelve feet wldo and Is a mag
nlllcont Illustration of the "Todeum. " On
the right of the window is a ilguro represent
lug the church triumphant , and on the left
the church militant. In tha center are
groups of figures , while above is a beautiful
picture of Christ. At the bottom is this In
scrlplion : "To the Glory of God nnd In
Memory of Henry Jackson Morton , I.I ) , ,
Hector of this Church for Moro Than Fifty
six Yours , this Window is DodiratoU bv
George W. Chllds. " The window is made o
Amcilcau opalescent glass and Is the work of
Multland Armstrong of thin city.
It Wa * it ( in-ill Show.
CHICAGO , 111. , Jan. 2-4 , Last night nt
Hooloy's theater nil similar records were
broken by HIchard Manstiold's closing bouse
The advance sales for the occasion were tbo
largest ever known at the tboator , surpass
ing oven the phenomenal "takes" for
Augustlu Daly's company nnd Mr. nnd Mrs
Kendal lust season. As for the Jlnal per
formance , the engagement of four nights
whlcn last oveulug lerrnln tcd , was bv far
tbo most successful the famous actor ever
had In Chicago , To show his appreciatioi
and to publicly mark what becomes a historic
engagement in this city , Manslleld presented
Manager Powers with a magnificent
tot with rubies aud diamond's.
Nturkmcii Killed.
TnrcKEK , Cal. , Jan. 21 , Two stockmen ,
named C. A. Nelson nnd P , V , Sander * , wore
walking on top of a caitlo train today wheu
ibo tram entered a snowshod nnd the men
were knocked from tbo train. Nelson was
Killed aud Sander * fatally Injured ,
t ITTI 1' 1MM TIM' tllinAltfM rv
LIllLh MIM PROMIShD
Alliance Measures Have Not Developed lu
Congress ns 'Expected ,
NTERESTS OF FARMERS NEGLECTED
With the Inception of.n 1'cw Snlit reusnry ,
WiirclioiiKo und I'lirni-t.oan .Sclirnii'n
Allot thol'lirrntrncil Itldlrnlons
Legislation Has I'iillrd.
WAsniNOTON Bunnvu OP T.ic BF.E , 1
WASHINGTON , 1) . C. , Jan. 21.1
To the surprise ot everybody and the dis
appointment of many , very few "Mighty"
measures have boon Introduced Into the
lower house of congress so far in this session ,
It was expected that the conglomerate mass
of politicians aiU statesmen and demagogues
in Iho house would bring about many curious
propositions in the way of legislation. These
who were cleciod upon Independent tickets
were especially expected to present many
ridiculous propositions , but so far they hnvo
been confined almost exclusively to n , few
measures looking toward the subtrcasury ,
warehouse und farm-loan schemes.
H has boon remarked on every hand that
the farmers alliance advocates have boon
very niodoit in tholr demands for legislation
up to this timo. The scheme presented from
Madison ccuuly , Indiana , by Senalor Poffor ,
pronoalng a loan of $100.000,000 upon real
cstato security in the Hoosler state , was
probably the moat glaring , wlld-oyoJ sehomo
which has como from the alliance so far. It
was expected that the Stanford 2 per coat
project would bob up in various forms , and
that there would bo many proposmons for
Ihu abolishing of national banks , nnd the ox-
cosslvo Issue of greenbacks and the creation
of Hat money , but altogether nu examination
of the thousands of bills which hnvo so far
been introduced into the two houses fails to
reveal any considerable excess of unreason
able demands ,
It Promises I.Ittln Kcllnf Now.
Considerable disappointment Is shown in
both of the old parties ever the dearth of
legitimate propositions from Iho alliance
members lo relieve Iho situation umong
farmers. It was sincerely expected nnd very
much hoped that this now blood in the legis
lative hull * would suggest some stops which
would really assist the farmers , for It must
bo admitted that the creat majority of men
in congress would gladly pass bills to help
the farmers , 1C thny could do so without tak
ing any unfair attitude toward other inter
ests. The trouble heretofore has been that
mon have remained in congress so long that
they have drifted nivny from tholr particular
affairs at homo aud Imvo been unable to sug
gest measures outside of the usual line.
The alliance and independent parties railed
greatly nt , the republicans especially during
Iho last campaign , and claimed Ihnllho parly
which lias been so long in power had ne
glected Us duties in falling to take care of
the farmers. Enough men were ulectcd on
the farmers' ticket lo inalso a wls.0 counsel
in congress , for ever forty occupy
seats in the houso' and claim lo
bo Iho special representatives of the
farmers. The men , it was believed ,
would put their heads together and present
some measures which would bo so reasonable
and just ns to command the greatest respect
from both of the old parties. There is sincere
disappointment in the absolute failure to
present , any measure which would bo consti
tutional or just , or which would In the
least degree aid the rural classes. The
trouble seems to have been that the special
rcproscntnlive * misroprosenlod Iho condition
of affairs in congress and the efforts of the
republicans in the past when they were upon
Iho hustings in the last campaign.
Very many mlsstatements were made.
Demagogical lecturers nnd agents wont
nmong the farmers arid represented thnt the
republicans had done this thing and Iho ether
thing and loft undone this and that , all in
opposition to the true interests of the farmer.
When the farming classes were misled and
elected their roprcsentallyes the loaders noi
logolhor hero and , nf lor looking Ihe Held over
carefully , practically came to the conclusion
that they hud misjudged.
Interests nt JFiiriupra Npjclpctnil.
At this lime there la nothing before either
house In tbo interest of Iho fanners which
has anv commendablefonturo In it , nnd
which hns thn least show of Hnal adoption.
Among nil tbo hills which have been pre
sented not n single ono Is practical. These
thnt hnvo faint EUggcslions of practicability
nnd justice are completely submerged in im
practicable and unjust and unconstitutional
projects , which lann iho measures out of the
line of possible adoption.
It socms to have occurred to the farmer
representatives that it would bo wlso for
them to act together and agree upon a line of
measures nnci then to submit them to export
legislators , and constitutional lawyers In tbo
two houses lor revision. If this process was
carried out there might bo some meaiuros
which would command respect and support
from both parties , for it must bo admitted
lhat any rospcctablo measure In the Inierest
of Iho farming class will pass without
material opposition In cither houso.
It is the extreme nnd ridiculous
feature of a bill that kills the
good qualities lu 11 , and it scorns that the
butchers have boon occupying the watch-
makers' scats whenever an effort has been
made to prepare legislation for tbo farmers
in any part of iho country ; for thuro Is not
the least trace of skill or intelligence as to
legislative process in any of the bills which
have boon presented by the special roure-
seutatlvos of iho farmers.
Some Wild rinunrlnl Schemes.
It has been loft to some of iho older mem
bers of the hoitso to present the most Illogical ,
if not the most ridiculous , propositions , nnd
after all , tbo alliance and Inoxparienced
members have shown greater wisdom in
not presenting auythlng , If they are not able
to present something plausible. An Ohio
member who has had great experience lu
legislation proposes to loan the surplus of
the government to national banks at the
highest rate of interest possible by advertis
ing for competitive bids. The complaint
against Unltod Slates deposits In national
banks has been upon the principle of resting
public funds in the hands of private parties ,
nnd the proposition of the Ohio member
meets with greater opposition from the antl-
uulionnl bank clement than tbo present pol
icy of the government In keeping llvo ac
counts with the national banns for the con
venience of federal officers ,
A North Carolina member would erect
monuments to all the distinguished ofliccrs
in the two armies as fust as they disappear
from the active ranks of life ; while Senator
George wants the Interstate commerce law
amended so lhat n basket of provisions mav
bo sent by freight from one section of the
country to the other at the same rales which
Iho railroad companies may ba permitted to
churco for a whole train load. Representative
Ilurter evidently believes that the old law
authorizing state banks to issue circulating
notes U in effect , for ho wants to glvo the
states authority to collect ono per cent tax ,
upon the circulating notes of banks , tbo same
as is collected by the Federal government
upon the circulation ot national bank notes ,
laimbiT on Hit' I'Vvu I.Ut ,
A favorable report is to bo made this wcok
from the house committee on ways and moans
upcn the bill of Mr , Bryan of Lincoln , plac
ing lumber on the free list. Tbo measure *
makes all grades of rough lumber frco , but
retains a duty upon lumber upon which there
has been Invested labor ol consequence.
Planed or finished lumber Is to pay a duty of
2 } centj a l.OOQ feet , board measure. If
finished on ono sldo and tongucd 11 H"to pay
50 cents per 1,000 feet , and 75 cents if finished
on two aides ud tonguod. Paving pasts ,
railroad UPS , telegraph poles of cedar and
sawed boards , und all forms of sawed cedar
whlcn protects the southern Interests alone ,
will pay a duty ol 15 per cent a 1,000.
Voneorinp li to pay 20 per cent , and tbo
present duty U to bo retained on furniture.
TtiQ Nobruuau fculs very much gratified
over the rcspoot which 1ms been paid to his
bill , the lint onoo't causcquonca Introduced
by hi m. ,
I'lMtmnstcr ll&lironlc ] indor : < rd , '
The Foils City poslofllco CUSP , which has
boon n bone of conicitlon for long nud weiry
months , Is tlnally soUIed bv Iho retention of
Postmaster Hoioroo , Ilis'nauio will go into
the senate and l > q promptly confirmed. In
ml the mass of protects and objections , there
were none which nfroctett his Integrity or
his cniclcncy. The whole trouble seems to
have been that Judge Ucavis nnd n few oth-
ori preferred someone olso. Aa Mr. llol-
brook had already been appointed , tie re
fusal of the prc3ldont to send his name in to
the senate would Imvo been equivalent to n
refusal. Senator Padlock , wnen requested
to Intervene , wrote lo Falls City lhat ho
must insist upon a strong cnso being made
out analnst Postmaster Holbrook , nnd on
unquestioned testimony It a demand were
made for his absolute removal ; nnd , In the
absence of such testimony , ho should lust
upon Holbroott's nomination nnd confirma
tion. The preat mass of the papers Ir. the
Holbrook discs endorse his standing in his
party and his oQlcloncy ns u public oOlcial.
Kx-Mayor H. 0. Cushltieof Omaha is In
the city and brings tidings of the great pros-
purity In Xebra kn. "I thluk that Cleveland
is the choice of the masses of deaiocrallo
volsrs of Nebraska , " ho said , "though there
Is some opposition to him among tbo poli
ticians. The only way the democrats could
carry Nebraska wouln bo by n combination
with the farmers alllnnce. If Its members
should vote ns tlioy did prior to the adoption
of the Australian ballot system they could
"
carry Nebraska enblly as "against both the
old parties. How life now system will alter
things remains to bo scon. "
Tun Iowa Ilepubllcan association of this
city will hold a moating In the Grand Armv
of the Republic hall tomorrow night which
promises lo bo a lively gathering. There will
bo some talk about the socreiary's annual re
port , which was road nt u meeting on the
23th of December , This document was very
spicy reading for the ultra civil service ro-
lorms and mugwumps , and was not lacking
In interest for tho.'publlo lu general. But the
most striking circumstance In councction
therewith wus its wide circulation among
oflico holders who claim the shcllurlng wing
of the civil scrvlca commission us a protec
tion from the advances ot worldy polllician ? .
The association , by a special resolution
unanimously adopted , directed the secretary
to send n copy of the report to every person
in Washington who is from Iowa or claims
that stale ns his home. The idea is to lop oil
of the department lists the nninos of all
ofllco holders who do not bolonu to Iowa who
claim to bo residents of the Mute in order to
maintain pfllcinl Hiatus. Names of these who
should oo dropped may be road.
Judge John II. Drake of Sioux Falls , S. D. ,
Is hero.
Mr. Dunning , n prominent druggist of
Sioux Falls , S. D."Is here , the guest of
Senator Pottigrow , his broihor-Iu-law.
P. S. II.
_
ACTIVITY AT IJKOOIvl.VX.
AVorli Ileing Done , at 11ml Xuvy Vnril Arma
ment of tin ) I'locl.
New YOHK , Jan. ' 23. The atmosphere nt
the navy yard today was almost as hazy as if
a bank of war foffhnd swept over it.
Some of the ofllcors ridicule iho idea that
there will bo any conflict between the United
States and Chi ) ! , while , on the ether band ,
some are less sanguine that there will bo a
peaceful termination of the present contro
versy. Preparations are going on ut the navy
yard hero lo put Iho vessels in condition to
moot an omcrgoncr. "
The llttlo torpedo boat. Gushing is having
some of her torpedo tubes put in place. She
lies at a convcnlont'placo and is likely to lie
there for several wholes.
The work of fitting the monitor Mlan-
tonomah Is being pushed ahead at present
nnd it is said the ship was ordered to bo
ready February1 1.
The single turrotcd monitor Knntuckot
slill lies IR the granite dry dock , whore she
is being made ready for sea.
The orders to Hoar Admiral Ghorardi , the
commandant of the north Atlantic squadron ,
to go with the flagship Philadelphia und the
gunboat Concord to Montevideo , is looked
upon by Iho ofllcors as anticipating the presi
dent's message to congress , nnd the probable
action upon It. The two vessels have sailed
from Barbadoos and are now ou their wnyno
South America. The orders to these vessels
may bo interpreted as meaning that they
shall continue on lo Chill.
Acling Hoar Admiral Waluer has also boon
ordered from Montevideo lo Valparaiso with
the Chicago , Atlanta aud Bennliigton. When
Admiral Ghorardi reaches Chill ho will bo
the senior officer present , hence ho will oo
In command of nil the forces present. The
flcot will then consist of the Philadelphia ,
Chicago , Charleston , Baltimore , San
Francisco , Boston , Atlanta , Yorktown ,
Concord and Benulngton. n fleet of a toinl
tonago of .aQ2Z und mounting ninety largo
breech-loading rllles a * a main batlory and
121 rapid-firing Hotchkiss and Galling guns
ns a secondary battery. If the Newark
should bo ordered to Valparaiso she would
add twelve largo brcocu-loadmg rllles and
seventeen guna in the secondary battery ,
and all of these vessels of the new navy
would inako u formidable fleet against the
Chilians.
In a lalk wllh Secretary Tracy n few days
ago on the Chilian matter ho remarked that
should there oo actual hostilities there would
bo needed at least -iiU.OOO men for Iho ship ] ,
but ho quostiohcd ' 'whether so many men
could readily bo obtained for active
service. Ho remarked that the onllst-
monts were so slow lhat It was necessary
lo adopt something more systcmallu Iban iho
present method of roci'ultlne. ' Ilo expressed
hlmrclf In favor of the plan suggested by
Captain Henry Urbon , commandant of the
navy yard , In a report to Socrciary Tracy In
October , 188U.
On Tuesday the president submitted to
congress a communication from Secretary
Traoy accompanied oy the report of the
board of u&vy ofllcors appointed under
the provisions of the naval appropriation
bill lo select a suitable situ for a dry
docit nt some point on the shore of the
Gulf of Mexico. Secretary Trncy sayx that
ho approves the selection on the right bank
of the Mississippi river lu view of the con
ditions found by the commission to exist
thero. This rosnrvatlon has now 1191 feat
front on the river and u depth of 2,830 , feet.
As for a navy yard , additional ground would
have to bo purchased and could bo done at u
reasonable price.
AT ITd AlJSTlNATIO.V.
I U
Sufii Arrival of the 3Ioii1iiri > y'i I'll. ' < uii nt
Suh fruiii-lMru. cn
S \xFiiAXciscq , C'ai. . Jon. 23. The twelvo-
Inch rifle , the first gun of its kind turned out
by the government'for Iho now navy , und
designed ( or tb6 coast defcnso vessel
Monterey , tno construction of which Is
ranidlv approaches completion , arrived in
this city this mornlp ? ; haying loft Washington -
ton January iy. J.C. Hardy , of department
quartermaster's'.ofilce , who \Vas detailed to
take cturgo of Ufairuusportatlon of the big
gun , turned the h'uVO.'weiipon oror to Captain
Clark , Inspector cf ordnance from Mure
island navy yard.'who , after carolullv ex
amining I uo gun , .turned It ever to the Unio'i
iron works where tuo- Monterey Is building ,
The examination uy Captain Clark demon
strated lhat tho. bit ; gun stood thu jojrnoy
well , not u flaw being visible in any part of
It. The car will bo TOturnei ) Immediately to
Washington for nuothpr twelve Inch gun
nlso destined for tbo Monterey.
Oniml Couemiiliiii * t < |
TANOIKII , Jan. 24. The sultan of Morocco
has granted permission to Great Britain to
erect a somapiioroon Cape Hspnrtcl , ou iho
norlhwest coast of' his dominions , nt the en
trance to the sirulu of Gibraltar. This con
cession is made on the condition lhat in tbo
event of war tuq semaphore must bo closed
at the demand oil any IJurojieau power.
About
TASUQUA , Pa , , Jon. 24. The west Lehlgh
mine lire , which has been raging for some
time past and which has thrcaicncd to de
stroy iho entire mammoth vein , is now under
control and IT nn fros.li outbreak ot fires
occur within iho next two weeks It will bo
oxiiugulsod , wont resumed.
? \K\T WFFK
j iiuAl u i4ijl\ .
Forecast of the Business that Will Be
Transacted by Both Houses ,
CONGRESSMAN STUMP'S ' CHINESE BILL
It Absolutely I'rolilbtts the Coming of ( Mil-
l\r r l.iiliorrrs Into the Country Tor
Twenty Years Wellington News
nnd l.osslp I'or u lny >
S' , T ) . C. , Jan. 24. The courco
of proceedings In congress during the ninth
week of the session depends largely upon the
manner In which the president's mcfuago nnd
the Chilian corrojpoudonco nro received. The
probabilities , however , nro strongly against
the matter being precipitately taken up for
consideration toy olthor branch of the na
tional legislature or any discussion of
the subject Immediately on receipt
of the president's message. The
usual Informal course doubtless will
bo followed In each house of congress by ro-
forlng the message and the accompanying
correspondence to the appropriate commit
tee. Pending consideration in committee the
mcssngo and correspondence will bo printed.
After member * have thus had an opportunity
to inform themselves from the ofileiai history
of the trouble some may doilra to bo hoard
on the floor ; but tha disposition of the most
Inllnontial men in the souato ntul In the
house Is adverse to any unusual haste in the
consideration of the subject. It expected
that the promised mcssngo of the president
and all the corrospondenca relating to our
trouolo with Chill will uo sent to congress
tomorrow. Such U the intention of the ox-
ccullvo this ovonlng , and unless the cases
should suddenly assume some now phaio re
quiring an addition to the message , it will bo
laid before both houses and road In both of
them tomorrow afternoon.
lu the senate the hill reported by the joint
committee on printing , proposing an extensive -
sivo revision of the present system of print-
lug and distributing public documents , is the
special order for tomorrom. In view of the
tact thai the bill was killed In the house
during the past woclt , tbo scunto will prob
ably take up the well known Weil atut fa
A b rn claims , which were under considera
tion when the sonata last adjourned ; It IH
the purpose of the friends of these claims to
kcepihom steadily before the senate until n
vote is reached upon the bill of which thov
nro the subcct ] matter. The printing bill , it
is thought , will ba taken up laier in the
weal ; , and some time may ba devoted to
public building bills and other mcasuros uf n
local character , ana to the consideration of
presidential nominations in executive session.
The newly reported cede of rules for the
house of representatives during the Fifty-
cccond conirross will bo the principal topic of
discussion in the house durinir the weak , un
less a debate on tbo Chilian controversy
should Do unexpectedly precipitated. Owing
to the political issues which may be reviewed
on this subject , nnd the lively debate over
the rules , It cannot bo predicted how long n
time will intervene batwccn Iho taking up
and the adoption of tuo now coda.
The npnropriatlons committee is preparing
an urgency deficiency bill to continue Iho
worn of the census bureau , and it will prob
ably bo ready for consideration in the house
during the week.
The military affairs committee Is in session
almost every day on the army appropriation
bill or Iho military academy appropriation
bill , . atJU within the next tun days ono ot
luu&o measures Is cxpoctod to bo on tLo cal
endar ready for consideration at the > vlll of
the houso.
TIIKV ML'ST CO.
To.\t of the Chinese Kxclnslvo HIM Intrci-
ilui'cil hy Mr. Stump ol Maryland.
WASIIISOTOX , D. C. , Jan. 21 , Hoprosenta-
live Stump of Alarytacd , the chairman of the
house committee on immigration , has pre
pared a bill absolutely prohibiting the com
ing of Chinese laborers into the United
States lor a period of twenty years , which
ho will lay ceforo the committee at an early
day. Mr. Stump has considerable knowledge
of the effects of Chlneso Immigration , having
been a member of tbo house committee of
congress that visited the 1'ucilio coast and
conducted an Investigation into the subject.
Ills bill Is a long one of eighteen sections ,
nnd is drawn with careful attention as to de
tails. Mr. Slump Invite * criticisms of any
features of the bill from persons interested
in iho subject. Its principal provisions are
as follows :
"It Is mndo unlawful for n period of twenty
years after the passage of this act for any
Chlneso laborers , whether tbo subjects of the
Chinese empire or any oiher foreign govern
ment , including these now hero and these
who may hereafter leave the country nnd at
tempt to return thereto , and tljoso who have
never been horc , or having been hero have
departed therefrom to como within or cross
the boundaries of the Unilod States or to
como to , or within , or to land or remain nt
any port of or place within iho United
States. This provision applies to Chinese
laborers who come to the United States for
tbo purpose of transit only , us well as to
thosa who como for any other purpose. The
coming of any Chinese persons other than
laborers is also absolutely prohibited , except
as hercuftcr provided for. The words
'laborer or laborers' ' nro to bo construed to
mean both skilled and unskilled labor. "
Some Cuifilllloin JnipDsril ,
"All Chlnosa , other than laborers , desiring
to pass through or over any portion of the
Uniicd Status In transit , or to visit tha coun
try temporarily for any purpose , will bo ro-
quircd to obtain a permit from iho Unltod
States consul at the nort of departure ,
specifying iho object , etc. , of tbo visit , nnd
containing a porcanal description of tliom-
KCVCS and of ttioso parsons accompanying
llioni.
"Any Chlneso merchant now residing In
the United Staler , and doing a business of
which the sales amount to at leasi $10,001) ) par
ypnr , doslrimr temporarily to visit abroad ,
will he allowed to return to the Unltod
Stales , provided ho oslabllshcs satisfactory
cnldanco of tbo above facis before his do
parturo.
"Nothing contained In the act Is to prevent
the coming Into the country of Chinese per
sons who may buly accredited to iho United
States government ns ministers plenipoten
tiary , ambassadors or other diplomatic rcpro-
sentalivcs , consul general , consular nnd com
mercial ugonlH ana oilier officers of the
Chinese or other governments , traveling
upon iho business of their government vvlih
their immediate families and body nnd house
hold servants ,
"Tho master of any vessel knowingly
bmging Into Iho country any Chinese prr-
som > In violation of law .will bd liable to pun
ishment , and every vessel whose master
knowingly violates any of the provisions of
the act will bo doomed forfeited to tbo Unltod
Htates.
"It Is inado the duty of all Chinese parsons
now in the United States to register before
an ofllcor of the Unltod Stales within llvo
months nftor iho passage ot this act , and to
apply for a resident certificate , gruntlnclhcrn
permission to remain within iho United
States. Persons found thereafter unprovided
with a certificate , us required bv iho act , will
bo liable to deportation unless they can show
mat oy some unavoidable cause they had
been unable to procure their certificate and
thai they were residents of the United States
at the tlui'J of Iho passairo of this ucl.
.MlVrtlne Comiiiiin Carrlurx ,
"Ills made unlawful for common carriers
to transport or for any one to employ any
Chinaman who does not first exhibit his cor-
tlllcale for rogibtratlou as required by the act ,
"Whon a Chinaman is convicted of uny
crime by u I'nltod States court , or of viola
tiou of liny of the provisions of this act , and
ordered to bo deported to China It may be
lawful to order and dltcct that the convict
pay u line not exceeding } . ' > 00 and costs of
convlcuvu nud , deportation , In case of fail-
>
tire to do so ho shall bo compelled to la ' *
upon seine government \vork long cnougn ' 'f
satisfy said line niul costs at the rate of
par iln.v nnil costs. r"\- \
"Tho penalty for the commission of cHnvfeft'
against the United Slates bv Chinese pJr fi
sons ( except those of n capital imtnro of ilffi
first decree ) shnll ho ilcportatlon to China.
"Any Clilimso person entering the L'nltoi *
States b.v way of contiguous foreign terrltorj
shnll bo doomed as having cotno direct froit
China and shall bo deported to China , unless
no claims to b , ? , or produces ro.isonnbln proof. .
that ho is n citizen of such contiguous foreign
territory.
"No stnto or Unltcil States court is hereafter -
after to admit Chinese to oltl/cnshlp. "
I'nyllicl.mt S.til Tribute nl Iti'sprct
I'miri-iil ( Vrpmiml < " < ,
WASHINGTON- C..Tan. 21. In aecordanr-o
with too very distinctly expressed wish ot
the late Justlco Joseph l . Hi-ndley , the
funeral services held hero today over his
body wore plain and sltnplo In the extreme ,
and this will also bo the character of the llnal
services In Newark , N. .1. , tomorrow. The
sorvicoa wcro hold at his Into resilience ,
Third and I streets , in this city. Suvo for
thonumbnrof distinguished people present
Micro was nothing to indicate that it was the
funeral of ono of the highest ortleors of the
government or tnal thuro was anything moro
romarliahlo In the nchlovomonts of the man
to whoso memory these pro lent were gathero.l
to pay respect Minn may bs said of every man
who has quietly ami modestly In pri
vate llfo earned the respect and
esteem of his associates. There were only n
very few Mowers. The casket , covered with
black cloth , with nicliol triiumlniM. nnd
bearing u small silver plato , was laid in the
library , and hero were assembled the wife ,
chlliiron and relatives of the dead Justice ,
His late associates on the bench ol the supreme
premo court , who aetoa ns honorary pall
bearers , and n quartet from ono of tno
churches. The t'oublo ' parlolM of the family
residence connected with" the library , nnd In
these two largo rooms wcro gathered the
ofllciatlnr.- ministers and as nmnv friends as
they could ho'.d. Among thcno friends wcro
Vice President Morton , Mrs. Harrison niul
Secretary Ilalford , .Senators Dawes , Hour ,
Higirlns , MoPnerson and Allen , Attorney
General arc ! Airs. Miller , Secretary Husk ,
Solicitor General Tuft , Assistant Attorney
General Maury and other well Itnown por-
sons.
sons.After 2 o'clock the Hov. Dr. Harilott of the
Now York Avenue Presbyterian church , of
which Mr. lirndloy was a member , stutou
that they were gathered to pay the last
tribute of respect to the dead man. The
iiuartot then sane "Asleop in .losns , " after
which Kov. Or. Hamlin of the Church of the
Convonnnt road the burial sorvloo of the
Presbyterian church. This wus lollowed bv
the singing of the hymn ' 'Nearer. My Oed ,
to Thee , " and iho' service closed with n ,
prayer , and then bancdiction by Dr. Bart-
lett. The bodv was borne to the hearse bv
the active pall bearers , followed by the jus
tices of the court , who were the honorary
pall bearers , the family and relatives and
others.
The proression moved to the I'onnsylvanla
"
railroad station , whcrj the body was "placed
on the congressional limited express , which
loft hero at-I o'clock. The relatives went to
Newark , N. .1. , on thn sanio train , but , the
justices of the court will not leave Washing
ton until early tomorrow morning , when all
of thorn who nro well will take a train to
Newark in time to be preieut at. the intor-
mont.
The remains will bo met at Newark on
their arrival there at SMI ; o'clock tonltrht by
frienils of the dead man and will probably lie
in the North Dutch church ovcruieht and
uutil 2 o'clock tomorrow , when tho'last rites
will t.ako place and thn body bo interred.
John Craig , n colored man , who for moro
than twenty yoais was the judge's inos-
sengcr , has , at the request of tno family ,
been excused tomporarilv from duly at thn
court in order that tie may sit tin in thn
church tonight with the body of the man on
whom ho waited for so many years.
n'KA niKitV > H/a1.i.sr.
Orncc \Yi.iruiit \ : HniCAU , \
O.MMIA. Jan. 24. |
Generally fair weather prevailed over the
country yesterday. Westerly to southwest
erly winds have predominated in the Mis
souri valley. The warm wave noted in yos-
tenlav's paper Is In progress eastward ever
Iho western districts. At Rapid City the
temperature rose tofiS = > yesterday , atOmana
and Sioux City toIS0 , nt C.'oncordla to 00 = ,
and at Wichita and Dodge City to < U = . The
northern storm l\as \ moved into Canada ,
causing n general rise in tcmporatnro over
the northern and central portion of ttie
country.
[ 'or eastern Nebraska Continue d westerly
winds anil warmer , fiiir weather on Monday ;
fair on Tuesday
For Omaha nnd vicinity Wanner , fair
weather during Monday ; fairTiiosdav.
WAMIINRTO.V. D. C. , Jan. til.- For Missouri
and Kansas Generally fair ; south winds ;
fair until Tuesday.
Minno30tn nnd the Danola' Fair until
Tuesday ; sllglnlv cooler ; northwest winds.
For Iowa f.rid Nebraska Fulr until Tues
day ; west winds.
For Colorado Fair until Tuesday ; vari
able winds ,
The storm has moved from Laiio Superior
to Ontario. The 4iron of high pressure has
remained nearly stationary' in the middle
plateau region , diminished in extent. Snow
ilurrlos have occurred In the lower Inko re
gion. The temperature has fallen In Now
England and generally olsowhero. Tno
temperature will remain nearly stationary or
rise slightly. _ _
Stiiti'mciit rriini ll.m. Worrrll.
PiiovniixB : , H. I. , Jan. 21.Mrs. . K. L.
Worrell , in nlotior to the Jouanul , through
Attorney tJfivid K. Koso of Chester , Pa. ,
denies that she over saw or hart communica
tion with Dr. Martin who attended Mm ,
Bnrnaby in San Francisco , olthor with or
without Mrs. Harnaby's consent , Tbo.so San
Francisco utorlos huvo not yet boon contra
dieted by Mrs. Worrell nor tins her state
ment of what occurred there npnonrod In
print , the reason being thai these interested
in the prosecution of Dr. ( irave.s thought it
bobt to keep iiulcL until after the trial , ex
pecting the defcino to have the San Fran
cisco pcopto there.
Itolilit'il li.v Ni-KI'iim.
VicKsnntn , Miss. , Jan. 21. The Rtoro of
Aren/ & Taylor , proinlnont morclmnts at
Warronton , was entered last night about S
o'clock by three negroes , who , after making
snmo purchases , draw pistols and robbed thu
proprietors of money nnd valuables to iho
amount of fUJ. The highwaymen nro sup
posed to bo membur.i ot it gang opera ! lug In
ihli vicinity for some months past.
( luvo Him mi Ov.Ulnii.
nr.ur.i.v , Jan , SI. William II , the new
king \Vurtemburt. . ' , arrived hero today.
The emperor mot the umir at tnp station and
cordial greetings were exchanged between
the two monarch * , TLo kin ; ; wus Iho recip
ient of a popular ovation.
.i.v.voj .vr/.i//.v/'v.
The novelty nf Mr. Uobjon's ongasioment
at lloyd'ti now theater the laltor part of this
week will bo his production of Oliver ( ! c > lu-
Mnlth'a cleguut comedy , "Sho Sloops to
Conquer. " The llrst performaiiros of this
coined ; Ivor given In Omaha will bo on
Thursday and Frldav evenings next , Mr.
liobson p.ppcaniiB ns Tony l.ump'clii. "The
School for Scandal , " "Heir at Law" mid
"Old Hearts ana Young Face.s , " * which
were so successfully rovlvod last sciion at
Dal.v's , 1'almcr'n and the Lyceum thealora ,
bhowcJ conclusively that not only has- the
public taste for Ihoso Una old coufcclios hold
ilnn , bui thut it is very much on the irim-aso ,
In view of these facts , Mr. Stuart Kobson
this scusoji Is b'lviug a tluonroduotlou of
that sterling and Intensely humor on a old
comedy , "She Sloops to Cominor. " On
Saturday afternoon ind ovonlng Mr ,
and his oxcollunt company will upp nr In
"Tho Henrietta. " The solo of seals for 'bo
entire ungugvniont will opuuV < -anoiiiii ;
morning ,
SRAXD ! ISLAND'S PROGRESS
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'
Interests of the Oity Boiurf
j . Properly Quardod.
" *
% . \T HER CITIZENS PROPOSE TO DC
. , ' ? : ' il
JJfrtvo im : > rU Mniln to .Vsalii Scrnro Itt4
Aiimml statu Ur.iml Army Itcmiliin- .
iaitcm : ( MplliilI
< ! otlirnlmri's .
ISIAXP , Nob. , Jan. 31. ; Special to
Tin : Dec. ] If any one ever entertained thd
opinion that the business mon of Urami
Island wcro Indulging In n Kip Van U'lnklo
nap , that impression was boosted tip to a
greater altitude than Uilray's kite oveif
reached , by the enthusiastic gathering ot I
Saturday night. When Mayor Hayden c.tllotl I
that mooting ho started the bull of progrosV ( , '
slon rolling with n creator rapidity than over.
The resolutions regarding the Paddock bill , '
for a $ oOOiK ) building have already boon ine i * i
tlonod lit Tin : Uin : , ns also Iho steps taken to
secure eastern mail nt an earlier hour by n'i i
now St. Joa & Clraiul Island train amt ta
have an understanding with the Hock Islnnuv
k
This city wants the Kock I'lnud nnd will l
offer good Inducements. 1
Since this was such mi excellent opporl
Ulnlty the matter of the next reunion was
nlso brought before the meeting. KespltW
tioiu wcro unanimously adopted malntalninp !
H. I1. Mobli-v as elulrman of the reunion1
oonumtteo for the ensuing year and thanking
him nnd the members of tlio conuntttoo for
the excellent work performed during the last.
year , acknowledging the grand success with
which their efforts have beau crowned. Thus
thu quiet steps winch may have been takou
In other cities to romwo the hoUlug of the
Grand Army of iho licptibllc reunion ntsomo
other point hnvo bean promptly met. ( Irnml
Island has fiil'llled ' her contract in the past ,
and under the management that ijowprevalls
sue will continue to do * o In the tiAliiV 1a ; . 'J'
World's Fiiir Commissioner Moblcy then
intiodncod iho matter of a local World's Ian.1
comm issiou and the mayor was appointed to
select a committee which is to go ahead with
the work of organlzinc the same. This com
mittee will bo announce. ! in n few day : } .
Several such organisations have already been
formed by the local commissioner In the
northwestern part of the stuo and Mr.
Mobloy is upending u great Moid of time in
planning his work.
The Hull Telopiiono company's wire joining
this city with the circuit it now has was ills-
cussed , the mayor reporting that the comprtny
would submit n proposition in n few wcoks.
The city moans business In this matter. She |
wants to ho connected with Om.iha and Uln- \
coUi and If the company will not do what is
right stops will likely bo tahon to put them
off the main streets' . S'ich at least Is the
prevailing sentiment.
The advisory committee oa the IU > ptlst
college nutter submitted an Informal report.
Steps will bo talcon at omvj to clear the college -
lego of incumbraiu'a nud put it on its fool.
The meeting adjourned until Saturday night ,
February ( I.
It Was clcarlv the dubut of n now spirit of /
progression which has ta'tea hold of the loyal f
citizens.
Columbus Nous > tiix. ( *
Coi.i'im i. .s'ob. , Jan. 21 , [ Special to Tun
Hni : . ] 1 ho fuhoral of Mrs , David McDulToo ,
which took plnco Tuesday , was conducted by ,
Uiikcr post 2o. 9 , Grand Army of the Ko-
public , of which organization Mr. ? .Iclulfco (
is a member. *
Mrs , John Stennoman , aced 20. died Thurs
day noon of la grinpo , nttci an Illness of only
two days. She was not considered dnngor-
OIM , but took suddenly worse and died
within an hour.
I'Yank ' llagcl and J. K. Ivilinn returned
Friday from the firemen's state convention
at Fremont. They were delegates repre
senting Kngino Company No. 1 and .tho
1'ionoer ( look and Ladder company respect
ively.
V , N. Stevenson , proprietor of the Colum
bus creamery , intends soon to commence the
publication of a monthly journal ilevoted to
the interests of Iho creamery and dairy
business.
The irrepressible I3oc Hlxby , editor of the
Sentinel of this city , has a place on the pro
gram of the Nebraska 1'reas association
meeting nt Fremont next wcok , and will
read n two-column poem. '
Mrs. James llannon. who 1ms resided In
this city for moro than Iwenly-llvo years.
died Wednesday night from nu aggravated
case of thu grip.
OIll'rl ( ilMIIllMIIV I'oHl.
OsrKOM , I\ub , Jan. SI. ( Special to TUB
llii.J : The mombori oC J. F. I toy n old 4 post ,
Cirund Army of the U'jpubllc , have had u
heavy debt hanging ever their hall for u
longtime , but nro now rajolclng that they
huvo paid the last dollar and It Is free from
debt. They Intend to llx it up In Iho spring ,
take out the old stiigo nnd Hcanory , partition
oft into two rooms so that the Woman's Ke-
lof ! Corps nnd Sons of Veterans can each '
have a mco homo to mem lu ,
There will bo a largo attendance of the
Veterans and Woman's Itolief Corps , and In
fact nil of the old boys and girls , at the
department encampment at Columbus next ,
inont'i ' ,
'rho farmers of tliU countv arc so elated J&
ever HID success of the farmer * Insurance ) /r- / *
company of Grand Island Hint they an ? going '
to cct up n farmers ! nsur.i < ice company at , *
their own. They had Ihu preliminary meeli i '
ing last Saturday , elected olllcer.s ami expect i
touponthulr looks nnd wrlto insurance uc
once. '
_
Jrilli'i : llur\i-sl at Si ran ; ; .
STKIMI , Nob. , Jan. SI. [ Kcocinl to TUB (
I KI : . | Strung has lost by death two of her ,
oldest citizens within a week , llu first being
MM , Miller , the mother of F , J. Miller , ox.
cashier of the First National hank of
Gcnovn. She was horn in Indiana seventy -
lour ynar.i ago and cumo to Nobraika when
It was in it'i Infancy. The ether was ( Jeorco
Flnistor. IIu was born In Knu'lnml In De
cember , IS'J1 ' , emigrated to the Uiiltad Stains
utan early ago , settling In Michigan. Ilu
was married In IS..1 nnd came to Nebraska in
1S7,1 , Ho was located three miles norlhoast '
of the iirosont tjv/nslto of Strang , ivhero ho
resided until his death , Mr. Kin Is tor nerved
Ihreo years In Ihu lalo war in pilvatu In <
company 1C. Nineteenth Michigan infantry ,
being actively ongairod In BCVCI-U ! of thom6st
sangutnaiy battles of iho lobclllou. ThodO' '
ceased was a charter nwrnbor of Vlckshiirg
post No. i.T)7 , Grand Armv of the Republic ,
and was ono of the finv who workoil Initli-
fully for a long time to gut it organized hero.
lllulr rr
Ul.Alll , Neb. , Jan. ' -Kpoolnl [ to Till !
HISK.I The Womon'ii Aid and li-Jliuf society
will hulu UH annual masting at the roildonco
oJ A. Castottor , Friday , January 23 , at
o'clock , p. in.
Tno IJltur DauRhtors of | { ehol/ai ! will give
n dime soclablo nt the rosidanco of I'orry
Kcldons Thursday evening , January lib. Tuny
lost their paraphernalia In a recent ( Ira itml
are laking this moms to niisa money to rn-
plomsh Ihu stock ,
Kov. John I'owor attawlou tbo bamiuct
given by the Modern Wood me. , camp ol Ken-
nard , Nob. , 1'Vlday ovoalng and delivered an
address.
J , II. Wuldnof tills nltico rocolvod tha first
prmuliimon VVyundottu chickens lust week
at iho annual Umuha poultry show.
Tha German * of ihisi vicinity ilvo ; their
liauvorem annual ma iijueradc null next
Thurday evening , January - \ A big time U
expected ,
NiiurUini'ii ill iliinhilii.
JrsiATk , Neb , Jan. L'--Spfcclal ( | to TUB
HKK.J VVodnobday the eportHinon held it
hooting tournament hero. The trap shootIng -
Ing conbUtod of blue rocKs and live | ) igcon .
Thad Hants und Charles IlolUworlh iU-d ,
in n malch of hvo birds.
H. L Urns s wont down to Lineal. Moudav\
Mrs M M. Frow and OaufUtor , Mr * . I'J *