OMAHA 'DAILY ' BEE.
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TWENTY-FIRST YEAH. OMAHA , SATURDAY MOllNING , FEBRUARY 13 , 1802. NUMBER 239.
j FIRST APPROPRIATION BILL
i It Was Passed by the Honso of Representa
tives Yesterday.
REED OCCASIONALLY SAYS SOMETHING
Congress Will lie Aknto \ Legislate
Again * ! thn t'lRnrrttn llubll Poitmnn-
tern Appointed New * Notes anil
WASHINGTON' , D. C. , Fob. 12. The house
passed Its Ilrst regular appropriation bill to
day nnd rcprcscntntlvos nro congratulating
themselves that at. last the regular work of
| io session has boon entered upon. Data
j ) provisions of the military academy tip-
| liroprlntlon bill remained to bo passed
upon this morning , but when the cjmtmttoo
of the whole reported the amended measure
to the house , the republicans demanded the
yeas and nays on ono or two democratic
amendments reducing various Items of
appropriations. They were voted down , how
ever , and the bill , as finally passed , contains
various reductions , aggregating in the total
About $4)5,000.
On motion of .Mr. DclUnap of Michigan ,
April 2 was set apart for eulogies on the late
M. H. Ford of Michigan.
The liouso then wont Into comtnlttco of
the whole on the private calendar. The first
bill on the calendar was ono for the rollof of
Louisa O. Lovoll of Mlsslsslpul , and other
heirs of John A. Qultman. It refers to the
; court of elates , for Investigation und report ,
the claims for the heirs for rent from the
United States government of the plantation
belonclng to them in Warren county , Miss
Issippl , known as the Palmyra plantation ,
nnn Lalco Place , in 1MI5. After n short de
bate It was laid aside with a favorable rocom-
monduUon.
The next measure In order was ono au
thorizing the postmaster general to credit
Alma Jonoj , ar. , last pojtmustor at Indian
apolis , In the Ilnal sottlotnont of his accounts ,
with the sum of $3,4:18 : , thu amount of loss
unstained by him by robbery.
Mr. Bvnurn of Indiana nuvocatcd the bill ,
contending that the loss occurred through
no fault of Mr. Jouos.
Mr. ICciMl'H Sarcasm.
This measure was mainly discussed all af
ternoon , and Mr. Bunn of North Carolina
finally moved thai the bill oo reported to thu
house with the recommendation that It be
laid on the table. Tliu result of a standing
vote was 05 to 75.
Mr. Hoed of Malnofrombls scat , suggested
that evidently there was a quorum present.
The Chairman ( sternly ) If the gentleman
from Malno will rise In hU place and address
\he chair and make that statement to thu
, chair , the chair will answer.
Mr. Head ( rising smiling ) If I felt entire
conlldenco In the chair I should not hesitate
to do so. The motion was lost : yeas. CO ;
nays , 101 ; and thu bill was laid aside with a
favorable recommendation.
The committee then rose and the Lovoll
bill was passad.
On motion of Mr. Cockran of JNow York
the n.omorlal conferences In respect to thu
late Representative Splnola wore postponed
from tomorrow until March 27.
On motion of Mr. PIckler of South Dakota
March 21 was sot apart for the dellverv of
eulogies upon the late .1. U. Gamble of South
Dakota.
The committee on printing reported and the
house adopted the resolution providing for
tbo printing of 0,003 copies of the president's
Chilian message.
The Aqulllii Jones bill than came up again ,
but without act Ion.
The house adjourned until tomorrow.
sinvin : MIN ANXIOUS.
They Demand un Knrly Consideration of the
Hliinil Hill Other Iti-ms.
WASHINGTON , D. C. , Fob. 12. Silver men
wcro circulating seine eight or ton potitlons
on the democratic side ot the house , urging
t. at the silver bill bo made a special oon-
. < " Alnulng order , and , It is said , had early
leourod about 100 signatures. Anti-silver
mon are urglne delay and are working to
nat end , In the hope that there may bo do-
velopmants which will aid their causa and
enable them to Und some way out of the
dlfllculty. Free coinage inoa say ttiat on
political grounds iilono , aside from momHary
principles , the sooner the issuu IB mot the
bettor. Tbn people's party m the house have
Joined with the free comago people In de
manding a promptconsldoratlon of thoDland
bill.
bill.A member of the rules committee said
thls.attornoon that lucre was no disposition
on the part of tbo committee to retard the
consideration of tbo silver question and that
the com mil toe would bo found disposed to
bring the matter to a conclusion in the bouse ,
and ho personally was of the opinion that It
would bo founa tboro would bo no filibust
ering ,
Flux In the United Stiitcn.
The superintendent of census has sent to
tbo press a bulletin on llax production , pre
pared by Special Agent Hyde , In charge of
the division of agriculture. It shown tbo
total area of land dtvoted to the cultivation
of flax In thu United States in 18SO to huvo
boon 1J18G93 ! acres , the production of flaxseed -
seed 10,250,410 bushels , and the total value of
till flax products $ 10.480,228. Although llux-
Bood Is reported from thirty-one states ,
Minnesota , South Dakota , Iowa and Ne
braska produced 80.0(1 ( pnr cent of the total
amount or 1,040,01 ! ) bushels In excess of the
entire production of the United States at the
census of 18SO ,
Condemning the Cigarette llulilt.
The ways and means commlttcoof the house
Will bo petitioned to prepare a bill Invoking
the paternal condemnation of the government ,
upon tbo cigarette habit. Representatives
Cockran , Cummlngs and Stablnockor of
Now York nil have In their possession bills
which they have been petitioned to intro
duce , providing for the suppression of cigar-
\ ctto manufacture by Imposing an Interim !
revenue tax of fie per 1,000 on all imported
or domestic cigarettes sold in thlb country.
Accompanying the memorial Is a , statement
which says :
"Clippings taken from papers throughout
the United States show that during the past
yeur there have been about 100 deaths of
young roon , mostly under 10 years of ago ,
from tbo olTeota ot smoking paper wrapped
cigarettes ; In some cases there have boon an
analysis of the stomach and there has. been
found add and arsenic , which Is largely used
In the manufacture of clgoratto paper. Thure
lias never yet been a cbomUt of any responsi
bility who has examined paper wrapped
cigarettes who has not most decidedly pro
nounced them Injurious. The Internal reve
nue tax Is now 50 cents par 1,000 on paper
wrapped cigarettes. To accomplish what the
different states have , and are attempting to
do , prohibiting joung people from smoUlnc
paper wrapped cigarettes , a law should bo
passed thlscongrosmuklng the internal revenue -
nuo tax til ) pv-r 1,000 on all paper wrapped
imported or domestic cigarettes. This would
place them at a price that children could not
pay and go further than any state IcgUlatura
can do , and meet with the approval of every
man and woman in the country. "
Following ttio statement ore the names and
former addresses of over 200 people of tuo
various sections of .tho United States who
havo. during tbo past year , dlca or grown
hopulotsly insane us the effect of the per
nicious habit ,
Uepresoutntlva Cockran will file hla bill
with the ways and means committee , of
, which he is a member , for auch uctlou as
that couimltteo may deem proper.
l'o tmi ter * Appulnli'd ,
The following nominations of presidential
postmasters have been decided upon and
will probably bo ent to the senate next
Monday : Samuel I ) . Dordor at Boulder ,
Colo. , vice Valentine Ilulsh , commission
gxplrod. La Harron U. WHUrd at CJrooloy ,
Cole | vloo U , II. Johns , commission expired.
Hanson H. Barnes at Casllo , Mont. , offlco
become presidential. Frank J. Nosbltt at
Hozeirmn , Mont. , vlco Oeoreo Budd , de
ceased. Joseph II. Reynolds at Hnrlan ,
Colo. , vice J , B. Ktutsman , commission
expired. Samuel F. Cole a I'olla , la. , vlco
J , II. Stubbcrrnnch , commission expired.
Wnnn Another Cabinet OMlccr.
Representative Stout ot Michigan today
introduced the following resolution :
VVhcrons , The ItoHdln. . f.phlph Valley , the
Jor iy Central , Dolawaro. ijickuwnntm &
\Vostern railways , operating lines In dlirnrcnt
Rttttcsnnil represcnllnz a iininlnal capital of
KWJ.O r.ltuo , the pliints of whluh could lie ilupll-
culcd nt one-half that sum , have effected a
combination.
Krsnltcd , I hat the committee on Interstate
ronimeicu bo roiiicstod | to Invostlznlo the
facts of thu case and report whether such con
solidations should not ho prohibited by n.-
tlonal law , mid whether a btiroiu of Inter
state transportation should not bo organized ,
headed by u euhlmsl ofltcor known as the sec
retary of commerce.
The secretary of state Is negotiating a now
treaty of extradition with the French gov
ernment. The now treaty will bo practically
the same In Its terms as the ono recently con
cluded between the United Stales and Urent
Britain.
1'ho military academy bill , as reported for
the committee on military affairs , appropri
ated ? 4M,79j. ( After passing through the
ordeal of the committed ot the whole thu
amount was reduced to t3M,00. > , and ut this
llguro It was passed by the houso. This is
$5,390. less than the amount carried by the
bill for thu currant llscal year.
The Treasury department today purchased
159,000 ounces of silver nt tO.QOOo and $0.0000.
m\vs FOU TIIH AIC.UV.
Complete I.lit of Chungs In the Heculur
Servtrn Vostiriliiy.
WASHINGTON , D. C. , Fob. 12. [ Special
Telegram to TUB Bui : ] . The following
assignments to regiments of oftlcors recently
promoted and transfers of officers are
ordered :
The superintendent of the recruiting serv
ice Will cause twenty-live recruits to bo us-
signed at Columbus Barracks , O. , to the
Eighteenth infantry ana forwarded under
proper charge to such point or poluts In the
Department of Texas ns the commanding
gonornl of the department shall designate.
The superintendent of the recruiting service
will cause fifteen recruits to bo assletied at
David's Island , Now York harbor , ns follows ,
and forwarded under the cliaruo of a non
commissioned oflleor : Two to Fort Monroe ,
Va. : three to battery B , Third artillery ;
seven to battcrv M , Third artillery ; llvo to
battery G , Fifth artillery. The superin
tendent of the recruiting service will cause
twonty-livo recruits to bo assigned at
Columbus Barracks , O. , to the First Infantry
and forwarded under proper charge to such
point or points in the Depart m int of Califor
nia as the couiiriandlng general of the de
partment shall Idoslgnato. The superinten
dent of the recruiting service will cause
thirty-five recruits to be assigned at David's '
Island , Now Ytrlc haroor , ns follows aud
forwarded under proper charge to Fort
Leaven worth , Kan. : Eight to company H ,
Seventh infantry ; flve to company A , Tenth
Infantry ; three to company F , Tenth in
fantry ; two to company it , Twelfth Infantry ;
seven to company G , Twelfth infantry ;
seven to company 11 , Fourteenth infantry.
Post Quartermaster Sergeant Rob
ert Fallen , now ut Boise Barracks ,
Idaho , will proceed to Vancouver Bar
racks , Washrf aMporUng upon his
arrival to ttio commanding oDIcer to relieve
Post Quartermaster Sergeant August J.
Morltz. Sergeant Morrilz , upon being thus
relieved , will proceed to Boise barracks.
Idaho , reporting upon his arrival to tbo com
manding ofHcor for duty.
The leave of absence on surgeon's certifi
cate of disabilttyi&fihled First Lieutenant
'James ' D. Glumftr. , assistant surgeon , Janu
ary 4 , ISiKJ , Department of the Missouri , is
extended llftoe'n dayj. Leave of absence for
two months , with permission to apply for an
extension of two mnntbs , is tr ran ted Second
Lieutenant Eugene L. Loverldge , Eleventh
Infantry , and by direction ot tbo sec
retary of war ho is authorized
to leave the United States. The
leave of absence granted First Lieutenant
Joseph T. Oyster , Firs > t artillery , December
23 , 1S01 , Is extended fifteen days. The leave
of absence grantnd First Lieutenant Henry
Kirby , Tenth infantry , January 8 , 1S92 , De
partment of Arizona , Is extended ono month.
First Lieutenant John C. F. Tlllson , Fifth
infantry , is assli/nod to company B of that
regimen * , vlco First Lieutenant James E.
\Vilson , Fifth Infantry , who will temam un-
assigncd pending the appointment of a regi
mental adjutant.
Western I'rnmoiifl.
WASHINGTON , D. C. , Feb. 12. [ Special Tele
gram to TUB BUB. ] Tha following Hit of
pensions granted is reported by TUB BEB
and Examiner Bureau of Claims :
Nebraska : Original Samuel M. Truax ,
Michael Beaver , Mahlon N. Brisack , John
Crouch , John Vest , John A. Henry , Ell Ben
nett , John Shaw , Willis Atleburg , Joel A.
Clark , John W. Preston. Charles Russell ,
Alex McKinuoy , Enoch M. Silvers , Lewis A.
BolUcr. Henry Ilarron , Jeremiah Vance ,
John D. Stnuffer , Wolfo'rd Koeoough , Wil
liam H. Smith , Thomas S. Craig , James H.
Blockhouse. Clement Day , William Mahlo ,
William McBoth. AlpheusValkup , William
Brancn , John W. Bonce , James Wallace ,
Ullsha Smith , Henry Romtgtre , Waller D.
Lawrence , Jumoa M. Cainm. Additional
Eleridgo O. Brown , Adam L. Tumor.
Moxicnn widows , etc. Florida N , Shep
herd.
Iowa : Oriclnal-Ltiko Beckett , Samuel
E. Storrott , William II. Lewis , Joseph W.
Paul , George W. Wcelibs. John Bailey , Cal-
vlu Moore , Andrew Balfour , William Syors ,
Samuel P. Cottroli , Milton Howard , William
Craig , Henrv R. Campbell , Albert Paddock ,
Joseph Barrlck , Morris Donohuo , John
Greenleo , Frank Dove. Ezra Dutton , Isaac
Oglcsboo , Harrison . Townsend , Cyrus B.
BoydstOQ. John II. Campbell , Irene B. Smith ,
Tllmau P. Eagcrlon , James N. Gurdnvr ,
Alfred R. Hayden , Nathan W. Tuppor , Con
rad Mooller , James Crawford , William Cun
ningham , Charles W. Odon. Alpbeus Plcicon ,
George Ilougham , Marcus Kenyan , John C.
Raymond , Edward A. Serufu , Thomas W ,
Bucher , Alvin F. Clurk , George It. Price ,
Thomas J. Brown , William II. Sutton , John
S. Mason , Thomas Carpenter , Isano Stout ,
Henry C. Poadslford , Albert Ogle , Abnor L.
Chandler. Renewal and increase Conrad
Kohl. Original widows , etc. Tabltha Pat
terson , Louisa Taylor. Hector A. Hlgloy ,
father ; Ellen Rlckard.
South Dakota : Original Lewis Fishhook ,
John W. Thompson , George G. Llmlloy ,
Ardent J. Roberts , John II. Riskgmelcr ,
George U. Boobe , Aaron Ivenon , Alvah T.
Brldgomttu , George W. Hall.
Stutuo lur ( It'iicrul Sherman ,
WASHINGTON , D. C. , Fob , 12. An appeal
to the Grand Army of the Republic for con
tributions to aid in the erection of a statue
in Washington to tbo memory ot General
Sherman has been inado by the committee
appointed at tbo meeting of the society of
the Army of the Tennessee last October.
cd .Siirlnu'i'r'ii Wool HIM ,
WASHINGTON- , C , , Feb. 12. The demo
cratic members of the ways and moans com
mittee held another conference today on the
Springer wool bill , but uo agreement was
reached. The committee will probably come
to a conclusion when tbo nbiont members
return.
Iuter t te I.inv Viol ttctrs Jiulirtfil.
MiNNEAi'bi.m , Minn. , Fob. 12. The grand
juryof the United States district court has
founa Indictments against the following per
sons for violating tha anti-trust law : U , F.
NoUon , S. F. MuNlght , Frederick Clare , aud
William H. H. Day. Minneapolis ; John Paul.
LaCross ; William Irvine , Chlppowa Falls ;
Eugene Shaw , Kr.u Claire ; Alexander Slow-
art , Wousau , Wls. ; Philip Rullloy , St. Paul ;
Frederick \Veyerhaus. Wlnona ; It. L. Mo-
Cornnok , Havward , Wls. ; W. J. Young ,
Clinton , la. ; G , H. Atwood. Stilhvater , and
G , S. Shaw , Kau Claire , Ball has been given
tn the sum of (500 each.
The Dcutli Hull ,
SAN FjitNCifrco , Cal. , Fob , 12. James G.
Fair , jr. , eldest ban of ox-Senator Full" , died
suddenly early this morning from heart
failure ,
IN THE HEARTS OF THE PEOPLE
Lincoln's Memory Honored on the Anni
versary of His Birth.
GLOWING TRIBUTE TO HIS CHARACTER
IHfttlhguUhcil Ononts nt the Mnrqitctto
Chili Henry I ) , intal : > ronk of Omiilui
Ono of the Orators-Othorn Who
AVcro I'rcBonl nnil Spoke.
CHICAGO , III. , Fob. 12. The Marquette club
celebrated tbo birtuday of Abraham Lincoln
with a banquet nt the Auditorium hotel to
night , at which covers were laid lor over 500
persons. The great banquet hall was re
splendent with olcctrto lights nnd appropri
ately decorated with lings , banners and festoons
teens In the national colors , with port raits ot
Lincoln , Washington , " Grant and ether na
tional heroes ,
Prominent republicans from all parts of
the country were blddon to the fo.ist , nnd a
number of raon of national reputation were
present. President Harrison sent a letter of
regret , In which ho said his duties at Wash
ington would not permit him to bo present.
Among others who were unable to respond
to thu Invitation in person were : Senator
John Sherman , Hon. William McKlnley ,
Chauncoy M. Dopow , Hon. J. Sloat Fas-
sett , ox-Governor Foraker , Hon. J. J. In-
galls , Hon. Thomas B. Reed.
The principal address of the evening was
delivered by Senator Shelby M. Cullom , who
has lately announced himself as a candidate
for the presidency of the United States , and
whorosnondod to the toast : "Abraham Lin
coln. "
Senator Ciillom'H Itemarks.
After sketching the life of the illustrious
president nnd relating many personal remin
iscences of him , In his characteristic man
ner , the honorable senator from Illinois , who ,
In the face and flgure strongly resembles the
famous man whom ho was eulogizing , pro
ceeded to controht the records of the repub
lican und democratic party. The former ho
characterized as the party of progression ,
and the latter of negation. Continuing , the
speaker said : " 'Don't' always has been the
burden of tho.domocratlo sous and is now.
At this moment it has a largo majority in the
house of representatives and is chorusing
'Don't. ' Mills , the great disappointed ,
Is saying to Speaker Crisp , 'Don't ; '
nnd Cleveland and tha mugwumps nro
all shouting at Senator Hill , 'Don't' shouting
singly and shouting in chorus. And standing
by himself , solitary ana nlono upon a high
point of objection , Ho'.mar. is crying 'don't'
at every person und at everything. Sir ,
while Lincoln lived the democratic party em
barrassed him continually with its 'don'ts 1'
It fusiladod him with 'don'ts' at every stop
of his Illustrious career , and 1 am sura that
If ho weru nmoug mnn now , venerable in his
eighty-fourth year , upon uvory suggestion
made by him ho would bo pelted with domocra-
tic'don'ts.'But if ho with in
, was us now per
son , as certainly ho Is in spirit , ho would re
gard as little as we do the opposition of tbis
organized objection to every progress and
would urge us to bold fast to the doctrine of
protection to American industry , as modlflod
by the policy of reciprocity. Ho would bid
us- also , 1 um sure , to hold fust to the doctrine
of honesty for honest people applied in stato-
mansbip so as .to bring about at an early
day the re-establishment of silver to its
former dignity as a money metal , the equal
of cold In coinage and tender. "
The address was punctuated toy frequent
rounds of enthusiastic applause.
Mr. ISstabrook's Speech ,
Senator Cullom was followed by Mr. Henry
D. Estabrook of Omaha who responded to
the toast , "The Mission of America. " Ho
spoka substantially as follows :
Our American poet , Sidney Lanler , wits fond
of reversing thu expression , "tho beauty of
holiness , " und calling It the holiness of
bounty. I am quite sure that there Is also a
baaiily of homeliness , and that there are per
sons of whom It Is tbo only adequate descrip
tion , Abraham Lincoln , of whom Senator
Unllom bus so eloquently spoken , Is such un
one. Ills mental and physical architecture
was decidedly uothlu. lint wlMuil there was
such u loveliness of character that his homo'v
face seemed'to have tbo radiance und beauty
of an ungol's.
Kxplalneil the IIoy < l Case.
Ho wai a republican , the quullty of whoso
republicanism , lllio that of mercy , was not
strained. Could I think that the quality of
my own republicanism nits of any possible
Interest to this orKitnlzatlon , the Murquctte
club , 1 would almost fancy my Invita
tion to appear thin evening was a
sort of Judicial process summoning
mo to confessional not that my
conscience accuses me of any political short
coming ; but recent uvontu have o Intimately
associated mo with thn lenders of democracy ,
not only In Nonrnska , but olso-vhorc ns an
Incident of my professional efforts on behalf
of ( Governor Iloyd und hla cltlzenshlp-tlmt
the suspicion might reasonably bo Indulged
of my loyalty und fidelity to republican prin
ciples. And film uladof this occasion , If for no
ether reason than that It allYmlH an opportu
nity to mukoMivovplanatlonof inyconduotln
this regard that my republican brethren may
deem necessary ; und in any event , to repel
onoo and forever so calumnious un imputa
tion. Tbo fact IH. that the only valid objoc-
llon over ureed nealnst Mr. Doyd UK u elf zen
was thu complexion of his politics which lire
democratic ; ami yet somu of the republicans
nut my wuy HO fur overlooked this aberration ,
ornbliqulty whichever It Is In the preeminent
nent virtues of the Individual as 10 glvo him
their voles and support on occasion. And his
recent trliunpli In tie republican stronghold
of Nebraska overcoming u potential miilor-
.Ity of''A.UOO and buluK uhoson as. the chief
executive of that nuto-hasno politiuul SR- |
nllleauce whatever ; nor m.iv a prognostic of
the future politics of the state bo bused upon
It , for It wusbololy und wholly a tribute to
the Individual as u u.tl/en , nnd when that
citizenship was assailed through u mistaken
notion of party policy , by certain barnacles
mabiiuoradliiK lu republican inline why , all
the lovn of fairness Intent In my anatomy
eatno to the surface and I stood fcrth to ulnif-
lunza tuo assallams-notonly its a lawyer but
as u republican ; for tbo love of fulr play Is u
distinguishing quality of republicanism
always and everywhere ,
The MUnlnii of America.
I trust that this explanation Is entirely aatls-
fuutory and will restore mo to republican eon-
lldunce. nut only hero but moro particularly In
Nebraska , and that It will enable you to listen
with equanimity while I address myself to the
principal subject I wus asked to Hpuuk upon ,
und that to the mission of America.
Of course our destiny us u nation is In-tho
hands of the Almighty , and wo can onlr sur
mise what Ills Intention Is concerning us , and
the mission wo are to fulllll uinong the na
tions of tno earth , by auaruful perusal of Ills
word ,
Our llttlo world his boon the theater of a
inlKlity vtriiKKlu. and be who cannot see in the
entirety of lu history u faint moiinlnz und u
divine 'Intendment prophecies fulfilled and
In the process of accomplishment Is an athe
ist to whom the marvels of creation are the
happonlnus of chance.
Tyranny ut the Durlf Ages ,
Thus satth the scriptures ; "And the whole
earth was of ono IniiKUuKu und one speech. "
Again. "And the sous of Noah that went forth
out of the uric wore Shem , Ham umlJuphnt.
and of them was the whole earthoverbpieiid. "
The bible alllnns It and science confirms the
statement , fl.em. Ham und Jiiphet Asia.
Africa and Kuriipo Founded by brotlio.ru , all
their posterity must have belonged to u coiu- >
mon brotherhood the dubccndantsot the same
progenitor of iouul : , pnrentugo ami of equal
rights. Hut through un Inscrutable ilo.ttny
they separated und founded continents ,
I'liinlllvt soxrorfuted und became the nucleus
of tilbes. tribes grow apart and became nat -
t ous. Then came u confusion of tongues , nnd
confusion womo confounded the nations
preyed upon each nthor. Thenoak wore de
voured by tlin Strommlpht ; made rUhf. people
ple sold Into uflllla-
were boridaxu-f raternitv , -
tlon , humanity , wuro forgot und prldo , urro-
6111106 und oppression held high carnival ,
apluo und murder wcro committed
In I ho name uf Ian ; torture and
coercion wurn the persuasive * of re-
llKlon. Viewed from the civilization of
tuJuy thu people of tbosu times seem liken
snuriu of berpents. knotted und couahimer-
uied , writhing In vououious and horrid pas
sion. Above the hlsse * of those > lp r IOIIKUOS
there rose u laugh drunken und liuoU-nt , It
was the laugh of tyranny , Through tuo
Iatt2h. and coming from hcnonlh.tlicro w.-is
hoard u groan. H was the gnmnpf tlin pee
ple. Through the groan niiilj ithroiun tbo
IiuiKli , und issuing from tbo depths of u soul's
despair , a fulnt prayer strittUcd ) up to
hcaon. . It WHS tha prayer ut Christianity.
rirnt Iteani of Ho iN ,
I.ol In the fur west reposnd .1 Ivlrcln contl-
nent \\orld wllhln H world. Tbo time was
ripe. The preparationsDflx , thousand years
were druwlnt to i * hciid. lleliold a bubble
appears upon thn stirfuco of the deep ; a
bicntb from heaven cuMId easily destroy It.
A wave could oiuulf IU A monster ot the sea
inl htcoino forth und wreck Itllui no-It
does not burst ! Itcomosl und the rlsine sun
paints In miniature upon Its .siirfnuc l.od's
urk and covenant , Itcomosl boil r I up within
Its filmy walls the rainbow promise of liberty
and hopo.
U , Muyllowcrl blossom of the ocean ! a Illy
"lolllmt on tbo wuve , " the fairest seaweed
that over drifted to un unknown shore. The
proudest war ship thnt over brlslluil with Us
inins has borne no nrdnanco so Inrlnclble as
thy crow's uluut hearts. England bud not
banished those bravo mon they hud ban
ished KiiKlundt And when they landed It
was to plcdgo the soil , tbdmsolvcs aud their
posterity to the suciod oauso.
\v lileiis Vindicated.
"All men nro created o.itiul. " This was the
Ilrst great Idea. Kn lund hoard of It across
the Atlantic nnd wus amused ut the erratic
notion. "Uuverntnontt dorlvo their ju t power
from the consent of the itovornud. " This wus
"nnother of those Brand Ideas rneliind heard
of It and became furious ; hence the revolution
which wns thu thunder upon Mount Slim ! ,
Tbo men of these days wore finv , but they
were all uroat , aud they were sulllolonl. 'the
war wus fought und thil now Ideas were vln-
dlcated To tit them to bo placed In tbo
foundation of the no\v \ remlblto they were
crystall/ed In u document drawn by Thomas
JclTorson and culled the Declaration ot Inde
pendence. It was tbo mostexlruordlnury po
litical code ( ivor fulminated ; but U wan not
Jefferson's , Hu but bold tno pen : the author
wns lu thu clouds. All the world heard of the
event. European labor shifted tbo burden
from Its shoulders for n moment and xtralnod
Its weary cvua across fie wuturs. It saw tbo
white bund of freedom hcckonlnr from the
west. I'rom ' nil purls at the Rlobo , < trom till
climes , from Eiuope , Ala , Africa , tbe pcoplo
of every nation , ch.iraoterund toiiKno. flocked
to render service In thu upbuilding ut so am
bitious a structure.
Sublime Character of the Epoch.
The work progressed , Now Ideas were from
timu to lime built Into the substructure , hut
ut lust tbo workmen disagreed und tbo de
struction of the temple so long predicted
Kccmed Imminent and certain. The north und
south dlllerod on the question Of slavery.
Sbcm und Juphot were disposed to make n
political sandwich of the desc-endantsof Ham ;
benco tbo rebellion , which was the corollary
of the revolution , lly Ibis moans the Decla
ration uf Independence .wns vindicated ; It
became something morn than a rhapsody of
words ; something moro thin a niaviillleunt
paradox. Three million people were mndo
citizens Instead of slave * .
Tbo place was IMvmouth IJocU the Gib
raltar of human rights n rock quarried by
Uo.I himself to become tbo cornerstone of anew
now republic. The noble and peculiar
structure wns begun. Wliat should bo tbo
material of Its new foundations ? Should It bo
gold , or Iron , or commerceH > r nobility , or
caste ? All these hud ueon'-trluq lii the eastern
hemispheie nnd hud provctfsiiid. And so It
wus resolved that the temulo they would
erect should bo built upon idaas.
Tbo Mibllmo character of ! this epoch was
Abraham Lincoln , the doarcsf name , nave one.
on earth , ut who- mention an jlnolf.iblc ten
derness warms the heart aud leathers to the
eyes. ' ,
Gr.int , Sherman , Sheridan tuo mighty bo-
rocs of the war have obeyed tbo trumpet call
nnd joined the armies of the dead. Tbo sword
bus been returned to its scubbird , but the
flash aud glitter of Its blnde.qulvcring through
the bloody olomls of buttle , wlllshmo upon ut ,
still like tbo rays of another fjun.
Must Ilullit UntluriiKly. {
Citizens , America , the tower and bulwark of
human liberties. Is still ln-praoessof erection.
It was our fathers'task to die for It ; bo ours
the harder task to llvo.'forlC Wo will not
survive to b&o It finished ; GodiTorbld that we
should survive to see It porlsbt
Tbo past Is history ; a rell Wboforo us , but
through tbo eossamerof 'Its 'tbxturo ' I behold
us In u dream the countless facea le.mlux out
of tbo futute , They , too , snail meet , to com
memorate the principles we cnlobrate tonight.
From the altitude of IS6\v , from this zenith
ot history , look out upon the world , Hehold ,
tbo American Idea Is everywhere triumphant.
Tbe world .Itself Is preparing to take an Amer
ican holiday. The wise i > lun , not only of ttio
Orient , but everywhere , are girding up tholr
loins and will follow tbo star of 6mplro until
It rusts above this city of Ohlcarfo this civic
Hercules ; this miracle of accomplUlimentstho
throbbing heart of all the teeming llfu and ac
tivity of our American commonwealth. The
people of the world are soon to receive an ob
ject lesson.In thu stupendous kindergarten
wo are Inaugurating for tholr bcuoUr. Even
Chili will bo here , and will loam , L trust ,
something of Christian forbearance and irood
fellowship.
Tyranny's Doom .Sounded.
Now , Is It possible that monarchy , anarchy ,
plutarchy , or any other iircby can lonij with
stand this curriculum ot Instruction ? No ; I
rouoat the American Idea Is everywhere triumphant
umphant-
England la u monarchy , to.bo surd , but only
out of compliment to an Impotent und uiud
queen. The czar ot Russia clings to his
throne. It U a huncoop lit thu maelstrom. Tbo
crumbling monaichles of the earth are hold
together only by tbo force qt arms. Standing
armies are encamped without each city. The
sxvord und bayonet threaten 'find retard , hut
the seeds of liberty have bu n caiiHiit up by
tbo winds of heaven und scattered broactu.ist
throughout tbo earth. .Tyranny's doom Is
sounded ! Tbe people's mlUortlum Is nt bund !
And this , tbis , under Gofi. Is tbo mission of
America ! /
Mr. Estabrook was followed by General
Ben Butler on "Tho World's Columbian Ex
position , ' and Hon. i Jonathan Dolliver on
"Our Party. "
WKA Til Ell Jt'UlWV. I h T.
OFFIUE OP WEATIIEH BUIIKAU , )
OMUU , Fob. IB. f
Tbo northwestern storm has rapidly In
creased In intensity as well as In dimensions.
Tbe storm area now covers the entire coun
try between the Mississippi rlvor and the
Hocky mountains and is central in north
western Dakota. It has raised the temperature -
turo very materially In thq upper mountain
'regions and western part of the Missouri
valley. Valentino reported a maximum of
50 = , Rapid City 00 ° , .Miles City 48 = ,
Helena o4 = and Assinlbolno 00 = . The
storm center will probably move down the
upper Missouri valley and curve cast and
northward over tbo lakos. Southeasterly
winds predominate in tbu upper Mississippi
nnd in the Missouri valleys. The cold wave
mentioned In the lust report has moved
across tha upper lakes Into , Canada. The
rising temperature preceding the approach-
tncr storm bus caused a moderation to snow
in Minnesota and Wisconsin , Elsewhere no
precipitation has as yet attended the storm.
For Eastern Nebraska Westerly to south
westerly winds , Increasing , in force , and
warmer weather during SatujiJiiy.
For Omaha and Vlclnl r Southerly to
westerly winds ; warmor.rl fair weather
during Saturday. i
WASHINGTON , D. O. , F6b. ] 13. For Mis
souri , Indian Territory.Oklulioma and Kan
sas Warmer ; south winds lijd. fair weather
Saturday ; warmer nnd.doudy . Sunday , with
rain or snow in Missouri and northeast
Kansas. yt '
For Minnesota and Iqwu-MJloudy weather ,
with ruin or snow and-warfnqr' south winds
Saturday ; snow Sunday tiuil colder later
than Sunday night. ! } *
For Montana Colder , northwest winds
and Hurries of snow , with probably a cold
wave. _
For North Dakota and South Dakota-
Cloudy weutocr and llcbtjsnows ; south ,
shifting to colder northwestern winds ;
colder und local snoirs .Sunday , with prob
ably a cold wave. '
For Nebraska Increasing'.cloudiness with
rain or snow and slightly , warmer south
winds Saturday ; snowt * una probably colder
Sunday.
For Colorado Fair \yeaiher Saturday ,
with increasing cloudluess/und rain or snow
Saturday night and probamy Sunday.
Sure ol ji Jleut.jUil.ai' I'Unt.
Pros poets are flattering f pr a very success
ful meeting of those Interested m sugar boot
culture ut the Board ot Trade this morning.
Capital Is roidy to start a boot sugar manu
factory in Omaha , aod.-tbe formers of the
surrounding territory are in earnest In their
determination to go.into to. ' ; culture ot the
sugar b et. When these Interested parties
moot today It is oxpootsd tluit the result will
be the completion cl plans ( or a big factory
In Omaha.
_
That coupl ! ot yours can. be stopped surely ,
quickly , by Piso's CUM for Consumption.
Pleasant , oWoeUve. 25c. All druggists.
PROIIIBS' ' CHAMPION TALKS
Bonntor Finn Denounces the Saloon in the
Iowa Legislature.
HE IS ANSWERED BY SENATOR SHIELDS
History of th Itrrctit Shilo Cumttlgit ! | Itu-
% | | ' < M | mill /iKHcrtlcill .Millie Tllllt
thoOilloim l.avv'U'lll ll Ho-
ut Once.
DBS MotNKP , la. , Feb. 12. The sonata refused -
fused the invitation ot the .Stuto university
to visit the Institution in a body. Among
the bills Introduced were the following :
Amending the law relative to taxes levied
for county purposes ; prohibiting selling or
giving tobacco to minors under 10 years of
ace ; conferring additional privileges on
cities and towns of 7UOO or moru population.
Senator Finn then resumed his speech in
opposition to the Schmidt license bill. Ho
said the saloon was the school of drunken
ness. Ho denounced the argument that the
law was not enforced. Referring to the mur
der of Haddock mid the pardon of Munch-
rath , ho said the penalty for killing
n man guilty of enforcing the law was three
months , while to kill a doc flvujmontbs was
pi von. Ho denounced the saloon ns the
wrecker of society ana homos , supported only
because of the money it brought In.
Senator Finn spoke for over an hour aud
Senator Shields of Dubuque took the door.
Ha assorted that In the last Uvo guberna
torial campaigns the democrat ! ) had
mndo prohibition the issue and had
promised rollof from the odious
law In case they came Into power , and they
wore bore now to redeem the promise. Ho
Raid the grout majority of the civilized wend
was opposed to such laws.
Men cannot bo made moral by legal enact
ment , but would bo so'lf proper efforts were
put forth in homos and churches , ho
thought. In the wholesale arraignment of
the pcoplo opposed to prohibition repub
licans bad denounced not oulv tbo demo
crats , buttho great majority of republicans
of thu nation. This is proved by the fact
tnat In only four stales of the union bavo re
publicans taken a stand In favor of such n
law. Moru than this , prohibition Is a rank
failure and farce In every state where tried.
Quoting from tbo government reports nu
showed that over 5,000 Internal reve
nue licenses were issued to peonlo In the
state of Iowa , whlcn is more than twlco as
many as were over issued when the city
was empowered to issue license to saloons.
"This shows the Immense amount of liquor
sold lu the state and all of It is manufactured
in ether states , and it is a rank Injustice to
Iowa people , " said he.
Replying to the charge that under the
democratic governor it only required the
punishment of three months for George C.
Haddock , Shields remarked that the com
mutation of sentence was made on the re
commendation of seventeen republican
senators , one of wnom was Finn. Later he
strenuously denied over naving signed the
petition for such pardon and denied the
signature when the poll lion was presented
by shields. Besides this , sixty-one re
presentatives in the lost house signed It.
Then he wanted to know if the democratic
governor was to be condemned by repub
licans for complying with thu request , of re
publicans. Senator Shields also quoted from
the criminal reports and showed the expenses
under tha prohibition administration.
Tbo house committee .on claims tbis morn
ing recommended favorably' the bill to recom
pense J. Le. Brown , ox-auditor ot suite , for
expenses incurred In his Impeachment trial ,
and a Joint resolution favoring the passage
of thu Dolliver bill to reimburse the Dos
Molncs rlvor land settlors.
Bills were introduced as follows : To limit
the number of votes in election precincts in
cities to 500 ; to exempt from taxation bonds
voted for the erection of public buildings ; to
provide for tno rollof of landlords by liens ; to
compel tbo erection of suitable appliances at
railway stations for landing heavy freight.
The report of the soldiers' monument com
mittee was ordered printed , after which ad
journment was taken until tomorrow.
Work of Alluded White Cap * .
OTTUMWA , la. , Feb. 12. W. L. Morris ,
xvho lives on a farm north of town , was
visited by three toughs lust night , about mid
night , who wore white mas s , claiming to bo
white caps. They went to the house ,
knocked on the door , and when It was opened ,
grabbed Morris , tiot ( his hands and took him
to the woods southwest of tbo bouso. Hero
a rope was put around his nork and ono end
was thrown over the limb of a tree. Morris
was pulled up from the ground and lot down
again , being told that if ho did not leave the
county today they would return tonight and
hang him. Mrs. Morris is lingering in u
critical condition as a result of the fright
given her by the scoundrels , Mrs. Morris
pulled off the mask of ono of the men and
recognized btm. A search has boon begun
aud they will probably bo caught tomorrow.
Minx I. imp MHV Kccover.
MvnsutiXTOW.v , In. , Fob. 12 [ Special
Telegram to Tun Bns.J Miss Julia Long ,
who was shot twlco last night by bar lover ,
Sam Kelly , who afterwards blow his own
brains out , Is prostrated and still su ( Taring
severely from her injury and nervous ex
haustion , but Is in a fair way to recovery.
The first shot slightly fractured the front
part of her skull. The affair caused great
excitement , especially lu the city schools ,
Miss Long being a very popular teacher.
Kelly's relatives have not yet been heard
from. Ho was of late years engineer on the
AUihison. Topeka & Santa Fc , then on the
Iowa Central. The verdict of the coroner's
Jury today was In accordance with facts al
ready given , _ _ _
OninriirtM Tor Old Sulilirm.
DuiiUQUi ; , la. , Fob. 12.Lookout post of
the Grand Army of the Ropublio at its
regular meeting adopted a resolution favorIng -
Ing the erection of cottages nt the Marshall-
town Soldiers' Homo for the wives and
relations of old comrades In preference to
tbo erection of either a monument or
memorial hall , Similar action was taken by
Hyde Clark post recently.
"llulio" Joiio * ( 'HBU Koltlcil ,
DCS MniNns , la , , Fob. 12. [ Special Tele
gram to Tun BEB. ] TUo Jury in the "Bibo"
Jones case , which has been pending the past
ten days on second trial , brought in a verdict
late toniirnt of murdur In the second degree.
The case Is thoputcomo of a camp meeting
row luit summer , In which several boys wore
badly hurt , ono fatally.
lima iMuioiiH In Hituxlmi ,
LTONS , la. , Fob. 12. The unnualfour days'
conclave ot the Scottish Rite bodies of Iowa
closed bore tonight with a special grand
banquet at thn temple. Ovur 100 Masons
were present fion thirty different cities of
lo\vn and Illinois. A class of seventeen were
put through tbo Thirty. second degree.
Klllril hy 11 Shotgun
NKWMAUKKT , la. , Feb. 12 , While u party
of men and boys wcro churlvarlng a uowly
married coupln near here , a shotgun ox-
plodea In the bands of J , E. Coombi , killing
him Instantly. A number of others were
badly injured.
O
lll.fTH tr/IIVII M.IKK VIMWKtt H.ll'l'Y.
Now Vork'n Oon'rnor JYiiBU on I'r ililun-
Ilitl 1'onitllilllty Tally.
AI.IUISV , J * . Y. , Feb. 12. .Tho approaching
presidential contest , as usual , u beginning to
color every ovout at this capital. Men talk
of it at all tlwc.s seriously , Indifferently ,
Jocularly. Wednesday night , at tbo dinner
given by Equator Brown , hardly anything
eUe was touched upon. Governor Flower was
there. George Irwln , ttio republican leader
it ) the senate , sat near , Having forgotten
his 'glasses , " ho borrowed those ot the gov
ernor to read aloud Lieutenant Governor
Shcohan's letter ot regret , Tho.r did not suit
his eyes.
"Uovornor , " ho said , handing them back
gravely , "I can't see anything
glasses but the word 'proMdon
piosulont. ' "
"You're eight years behind
thu governor.
Of i'0'irioj.horo ' was a laugh
laughs at dinner ) , but there
merriment Inter when the irovur
cd to thu toast to his health. Tn
other hints that ho might bo nmdo t
dut" r.l Chicago.
"This has been a good dinner.1'
his Jolly democratlo way , "llMt-rntoTS ? < r.
Senator Brown Is a prince of good' hillo'ws.
Them linvo boon many courses mid I have
llkrd thorn all. I ntn glad 1 came , but I don't
think 1 would have come if I had known the
last count ! lo bo a dish ot hot tnfty for the
governor. "
The governor , while waillne for the dinner
to begin , stood among the crowd In an adJoining -
Joining room. Ho declined n so.it , saying ho
preferred "standing muongthu boys. " Thcro
was no open talk about his nomination but
only veiled hints , the result niulnly ot gener
ous wtno nnd the publication In the morning
papers of Senator Vest's lotlor to ttio ban
queters nt Denver , whuroln ho spoke ot
Flower as a good compromise candidate.
References to the letter and its suggestion
wore the points that the govorno. ' said were
"hot tnfty. "
Senator Hill was not present. Ho came up
from New York late und found a mall of hall
n hundred letters awaiting him. When ho
first came back to Albany bis secretary used
to nut the Now York letters on top. Then
the governor was nnxlou * for now.s from his
own state. Now the Nov. . Yonc loiters go to
the bottom of the pile and those from ether
stales are opened Ilrst. .
"Now York Is all right , " the senator sold
to n friend todav. "Wo want the news from
outside now. "
JMKO.V nuisvir r.rni : STJUH.WK.
Jrulsh riilliinthroplxt , UlsgnlHril ns nn Im
migrant , DUcoxcrs 1IU AgPiilN * 1'i'rlldy.
SN FRANCISCO , Feb. 12. Jacob Ganzlgcr ,
a largo wheat dealer of Berlin who is now
here , Is authority for a queer story about
Baron Hlrsch. Ho says Hlrsch recently dis
covered that his agents In Now York were
not properly managing the lund of $10,000
per month devoted to Jewish immigrants ar
riving In Now York. Ganziger &ays :
"Tho baron learned that the commissioners
ho had appointed gave no help to immigrants ,
but pocketed most of the money sot aside lor
this benevolent purpose. The 'baron decided
to look up the truth of the charges by pro
ceeding lo Now York himself. The hotter to
got nt the bottom of the facts , no dlsgu'.srd
himself as a poorflewbrowanu took steerage
passage across the Atlantic. I was on the
same steamer with bin , but realizing that ho
must have had some secret object lo achieve.
I did not recognize him DV word or look
When New York was reached , ho wont to
the Dinnoypoys of Castle Gordon long with
the remainder of the Jewish Immigrants.
"Pretty soon the commissioners came down
and the bnron begcod of ono of them a little
assistance. Assistance was brusquely re
fused nnd bo was thrown aside by the very
men who worn handling his money. After
observing their haugtity , unserupuloui be
havior for a few days , tlio oaron quietly and
' '
secretly had them 'removed from thcir'posl-
tions and others appointed. He told mo ho
he Intended to have thorn prosecuted before
he leturned to Europe. Ho mn3d the neces
sary preliminary arrangements. "
CAKI : MUST iuc umn.
Ifarntent U Desiri-il for , M < > tllrlnc Full
j\plaimtlmi .Must Ho Minli' .
WASHINGTON , D. C. , Fob. 12. [ Special
Telegram to THE Bne.j If a patent is de-
slrod for medicine , scud statement of In
gredients with relative quantity of each and
manner of compounding , ft tbo modlclno Is
to bo patented the formula must be formu
lated. Most patent medicines ore kept secret
by tbo Inventors and only the trade murk
registered. This , however , does not prevent
others from using the same medicine with a
different trade mark. Under a recent de
cision of the supreme court of the United
States It Is extremely dlftlcult to secure the
registration of labels. A mere advertising
label cannot bo registered. In order lo bo
entitled to registration a label must possess
a literary value or certain artistic ceslgn.
In obtaining a trade mark or label the
formula of the medicine need not bo fur
nished. The best course to pursue Is to both
patent the compound and : ogistor the trade
mark. A label is a print or advertising slip
used to designate or advertise an arttclo of
manufacture. The entire subject matter is
covered by label registration. A label is
descriptive of the article to which it Is at
tached. A trade mark Is un arbitrary nnino ,
word orsVmbol , not descriptive of the ar
ticle to which attached , but by which the
goods of n particular manufacture are desig
nated from those of all others and by which
thu goods are known to the public.
TAKEN IN BY THE POLICE.
Tlirco Allrgpil Illuhuiiyinru and H Nncuk
Thlul io Cuxtmly.
After the last pay day nn the ! ) th at the U.
P. shops a quartet of shop men started out to
tatfo in the low side of life. The party con
sisted of John and James Haley , Thomas
Colomnn and Leon Bonnell. After loading
up pretty well the Haloys and Colcman
picked Bonnoll for n victim , nnd while ho
was so drunk ho hardly walk , it Is said they
robbed him of $10. Yesterday the trio were
nrroslcd by the detectives. They at llrat
denied all Knowledge of the affair , but after
nn hour In the sweat box confuted every
thing nnd told what they did with the stolen
money. A charge of highway robbery wus
placed against their names and the police
say they will bo convicted on their own evi
dence. .
James Dougherty passed by C. D. Brown't
store yesterday afternoon nnd tried to bor
row a can of oysters , A policeman saw tbe
act nnd sent James to Jail for larceny.
A drunken woman , who was booked ns
Mary Dee und who claimed to bo a Gypsy ,
amused the matron und Jailors yesterday
afternoon nt police headquarters by toiling
their fortunes and predicting all kinds or
good nnd bad luck for nor listeners ,
II. 15 , Fry and James vVard had a llglit in
a Tenth street resort yesterday afternoon
aud both men wcro arrested. Fry hit Ward
u blow on tbo cnook and loosened n couple of
tooth. When searched Ward bud a revolver
In his pocket and an additional charge of
carrying concealed weapons was placed
against his name on tbo pollco blotter.
Ifn Cun Shoot ns Well UK Play ,
Herr Xavor Scharwonka , who will glvo n
mailneo piano recital at the Boyd theater
next Wednesday , was In the city yesterday
unrouto to Denver , where ho plays on Mon
day. Scharwonku white hero was the guest
of Messrs. Cummings and Jones who were
bis pupils for years , bcharwnnka in addition
to being a brilliant pianist Is a true sports
man , hU work with the pistol being partio
ulnrly good , Ha has a wa < ; erin Denver with
a friend that ho can shoot the middle spade
out of the trav of spades twenty minutes
before his concert Monday night , to show
that bo Is not nervous In tbo least decree. It
will bo intoroning to kno\v whether the
master has so excellent a command over his
musoies or not , Arriving on the train which
Schurwonka teen for Denver was Miss Adele
Aus dor Oho , and the greeting between the
two famoua players was cordial in the
extreme.
ml In u Clicus ,
SIN ANTONIO , Tex. , Fob. 12. Bonlgno
Martina a Mexican clccus manager trailing
after Garza from Galan , Coahulla , finding
business bad In hln own country , essayed a
town in Texas und attempted to vraupglo Ms
entire circus over the Rte Grande a few miles
below Eagle Pass. Ho was captured and
brought to this city to answer to the federal
court , and his clrsus is in the bands of the
onicors ,
f , 'rlh Start * fur the Kant , t.
, BAN Fiu.sciboo , Cal. , Feb. 12. Marion
Hodipelb , the Glendale train robber , has
started cast in charge of Detectives liryain
and '
WON HIS BRIDE ON SKATES
*
Exciting Struggle Between Eivnl Lovora
With a Briclo ns the Stake.
HUNDREDS WATCH THE HOT CONTEST
lllclmril 1'nrsoiiM Victorious unil tin * Wc
ding I'ollmn An Aulul Uniting
lliidutoil liy llotli Mm Itcloro
the final Tott.
NORTH I'l.ux , Conn. , Fob. 12.Miss Altcw
( irovcrnnd Ulrhard 1'nrsons of Mllllugioii
Green wuro married hero n feu- evening *
ngo. This was the concluding chapter in a
romance of which thu principal features
wcro a Jacket whipping contest and n skat
ing match ,
Richard Parsons and Alexander Boyco ,
prosperous young farmers , began two yeari
ngo paying attention lo Miss drover , who was
17 yours old , very pretty und vivacious. She
apparently hud ns deep a regard for ono m.m
ns for the ether , and neither could satisfy
himself that his suit wus looked upon with ,
favor. As tha months rolled by the two
suitors began to oyu each other Jealously.
Parsons called nt the Urovcr homo last
May to Invite Allcu to attend u picnic. IIo ;
found that she had already gone wit If' '
Boyco. Pursons drove to the plcnld
grounds and manured to work up a
tight with Boyco. The friends of the
two men llnnlty got thorn nparu At
week later Pursons challenged Boyco to a
Jacket whipping contest , in whluh Jacket *
were to play no part , Tbo men wuru to eland
bare nbovo tholr waiststheir loft bunds word
to bo tied to their bodies , und they were to
thrash each otbur with walnut whips until
quarter was called for. Tbo won tad. sultoc
was'to allow the victor to win tbo band oC
Miss Orovor If ho could.
Parsons' challenge wns promptly nccoptcfl
nnd the contcsttoolt place in a barn in nrosuncd
of -.oreu ' friends of thu contestants. Tha
thrashing lasted until both men sunk to tha
lloor f rum exhaustion. Miss Urovcr , heurlun
of this affair , refused to have anything to da
with either of the mon , but they continued ,
so far us possible , their addresses to the
yoiiiic woman until shu once more smiled
upon them.
Two weeks ago she told Parsons nnd Boyca
that she believed she loved ono us well in
the ether ; that she had decided to bestow
her baud upon the man who could provo
himself most worthy of her In a skating eon-
test. This contest wus to bo on Colton'a
pond , u mile from MllliiiKton Green , and to
last two ovonlngs. Tbo sitaters wcro to start
from opposite sides of the pond ut T o'clock
and skate until 10. Parsons wus to do Ins
best to catch Boyco the Ilrst night. The
second night Boy en was to catch Parsons. If ,
ontwecn the hours mentioned during the two
nights , the men foiled lo overhaul c.ich other ,
the con test wus to go on every inpht until
onu of tbo men was caught. If Parsons
caught Boyco the Ilrst niijht anil if Boyca
caught P.u-jons the second night tbu contest
was lo bo continued two more nights , until
it wus decided which wa < the bettor ma-
Thn shores uf Colton's pond wci A nod
with hundreds of spectators when tli J on-
test began and tires \yero tiln arou / tha
pond. Miss 15rover witnessed the st Anglo.
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| 1 Tfn..f nftuc
The first night Parsons cuugbl Boyco ,
nearly three hours' hkatmir. On the second
evening Bovco fulled In his efforts and there ,
fore Parsons wus declared the winner.
Boyco teen his defeat veiy much to heart.
Mhs'Urovor scorned to bo wull satlslled with ,
tbo result and readily consented to an early
marriage.
fltOM lt.l\QUiJ' ItOAltlt TO MIM.W.
.StruiiKU Kvperleuee ill a Chicago Alan Wlllcli
Nearly Kmled ratully.
Cmcuio fiuumu oi' Tin : Hn ; ; , i
Ouio\oo , Ii.i , . , Full. 13. f
Archer C. Cracraft , superintendent of tin
Fidelity and Casualty company , attired iu
evening dress , a night or two ago sat down
with n party of friends to a sumptuous ro <
past. An hour before midnight a belated
pedestrian walking alone tbo Nickel Plain
railroad ties in that uloomy waste of Tblrty-
Ihird ward Icrritory south of Eighteenth
street , hoard a cry of "help" coming from a
swamp to tno a.istwurd of the track. Tin
un fortunate party in the morass wns found
lo bo Cracraft , who bad sunk so deep that
only his head and arms remained a Dove tha
yielding earth. It took throe policemen and
two citizens to got him out , How be gel
there Cracraft says ho does not know.
Sa\o < l Iroin an Anlul I'ate.
While the oody of Mrs. J. Wilson , who re
sided near Warsaw , 111. , wai being lifted Into
a collln , she throw both arms around thonocU
of n neighbor who wus assisting ut tha
funeral arrangements , Restoratives werd
applied , und In u few bour.s Mrs , Wilson was
iiblo to talK. She was conscious of every
thing that happened while In the trance , nnd
the agonies she suffered "while preparations
were being made for her burial wore awful.
It was with an utmost superhuman effort
that she was enabled to mane tbo movement
just , In time to prevent her being buried
alive.
Hold Work of Tlil 'lr .
Three thlovos assaultou "nd robbed Mr.
and Mrs , John U. Henteon of K1)7 ) West
Congress street at Green ami Congress
streets ut 4 o'clock ycstordav afternoon ,
After securing Mrs. Ilonlooti's purse , the
robbers knocked down her husband , who at
tempted lo defend his wife , and beat and
kicked him auoul the beau. Mrs. Henloou
caught one of the thieves by the coat-tall und
hold him until tbo arrival of tbu pollco.
Six youthful thieves were urn-sled whlla
quarreling over the division of their booty nt
UIU North Dcsplainus street. Ono of them
made a confession which clears up a iiumboc
of robberies that bavo iny.stlllod the police.
A 1'J-year-old burglar calling himself
Johnny Ulonnor was caught prying upon tha
money drawer In Frank Kane's baiiory , 478
Center avenue. In his pockets wcro found
several false keys , and all the Implumunti
necessary to open any ordinary lock ,
OiliU anil lends.
The representatives ot tbo wrapping paper
combine , utter a secret conference nt tha
Auditorium , are congratulating themselves
on tbo fact that thov gathered In three mor
factories , two lu Ohio and ono In Indiana.
Thero' are lifty-olght mills In t'ntt United
States engaged In manufacturing coarse
wrapper pupur , and ot these twenty-six are
in the trust , which has its headquarters in
Chicago.
Carl Peterson , a young traveling man now
In tha city , claims to huvo evidence which
will save from death Carlisle W. Harris , the
young student recently convicted In Now
York of tbo murdur of bin pretty young
wife. Ho 8ayibe * know Mrs. Harris through
n mutual friend to whom bo wus engaged ,
und that she told him shu used morphine
constantly for bor complexion ,
Nearly & ,00l > will bo forwarded to Colonel
John A. McCaull ns the result of the benotlt
given at the Chicago opera houso.
I'roplu In
Tbo following western people are in tbo
city ;
At the Grand Paeilllc-fJporgo E. Prltchott-
Frank Murphy , N. P. Foil. J , D. Hold , Mr.
and Mrs , N , B. Falconer. Omaha.
At the Palmer E. B. Woods , York ; Mr .
and MUs Brown , Sioux City , la.i W. A.
Brady , L. M. Keene , lj. D. Klchurds , Fro-
inont ; Julius Adler , Sovvurd : L. J. Wilson ,
Cedar Uuplds , la. ; O. F , WUtnur , Iowa City ,
Iu. ; D. H. Johnston , Council Blutfs.
At the Wellington ( Joorgo Lawrence ,
Omaha ; M. Burr , Anamosa , la.
At the Leland A , Barnett , O'Neill.
lion. W. F. Cody of North Hauo U In tba
city , on his way to Nebraska. F. A.
Villurd l'rr liluul ol tint Kdl m Company.
NLW YOIIK , Few , 13. The trustees of the
Kdlsou Uoiifinl Elofltrlcity company today
elected Henry Villard president. j