THE OMAHA i DAILY BEE.
TWENTY-FIRST YEAR. OMAHA , WEDNESDAY MORNING , MARCH 23 , 1892. NUMBER 270
BUBD BADLY BATTERED
Progressive Mon of Both Parties Attack the
Hetrogrcssivo Silver Bill.
QUESTION ONE THAT WILL NOT DOWN
llnrtcr of Ohio Illtn It llnnl Coinage Kntlo
Miut Ho l Close Accord lth Mar
ket llullo Denounced liy
i Dumocrats.
WASIIIXOTOS , D. O. , March 22. * lho do-
.liato on tbo Bland free silver bill opened la
tha house this afternoon. Ulnnd , the nutboi
of the bill , lea the debate in its favor ,
Williams ot Massachusetts , * the nntl-
free coinage democrat , made the opening
speech In opposition.
Bland , in opening the discussion , said
the bill proposed to take the mutter of coinage -
ago back 10J yoar.i to the double standard
initiated by the wise founders of this gov
ern mont. They provided for the
free coinage of both cold and silver ullkoand
that the silver dollar should consist ot 971,01
grains , precisely the same ns called for In
this bill. To maintain this equality the
necessary silver would bo put on tbo same
piano , as to the tssuo ot certificates at tha
mint , ns gold. Bland presented n teller from
tbo director of the mint siylng that $13,003,00 ;
could bo coln'cd every yoir. Bland , continu
Ing , sal J that to maintain this equality thi
bill provided lhat coin notes issued ot
the deposit of gold bullion mlgh' '
bo redeemed In silver , or vici
versa , as the treasurer might prefer
Bland said ho would inovo an amendinon
providing that.coln notes shall bo Issued a :
vapidly as the mints found It practicable t <
coin bullion. Ho then explained tbo last sec
tlon of the bill , providing that whenevoi
Franco opened her mlats to free coluugo o
silver at a ratio of lf > K to 1 , thoUnllod Stute :
should adopt that rallo , and united nttouttoi
to the act that for seventy years Franco had
by her open mints , ilxed the price of bott
metals and Kent them on an unvarying parity
of 15J to 1. To allay any apprehension thai
mlcht arise because bt the French ratio bcinf
15' 10 1 , while ours was W lo 1 , It was pro
posed that the United States should ndopl
the ratio of 15tf } to 1 whenever Franci
did so.
Deceiving Themselves null the Country.
Continuing , Mr. Bland declared that ttu
action of iho government of iho Unllci
.States on the silver question had boon an In
vltatlon lo Europe lo go upon Iho gold stand
nrd.Vo began silver demonetization ii
'
18TU , un'd In all our efforts lo ruslori
sliver wo had bcon defeated by limitations
When a free coinage bill was passed In tin
house in 18T8 by a two-thirds majority am
sent to the senate the same idea ol an inter
national agreement was injected into tin
question , nnd meanwhile wo provided for Ibi
purchase of from $ -,000,000 lo ? 1,000,000 i
month. The last congress passed an net ti
purchase $4,500,000 of silver monthly and it :
friends proclaimed that it was done in thi
inlorestof silver. In the interest of silvei
ho opposed that bill and said the < oatlamei
wcro deceiving themselves nnd the countrj
nnd Hint silver could not bo brought to pai
in any such manner. Tbo law of 1STS com
pcllod tha coinage and use of thu sllvo
dollar. ' The law of the last congress use (
ibe'bulllon for what I As moro dead capita
In'thq " 'treasury , which might as well bo a
thotintlom of the Potomac. Was the Unitoi
Stuto.s to1 lie frightened by the action o
pther notions f Because they were aomonotiz
. .jri ttU'er and going to a gold standard , mus
th United States follow suiU This sllvo ,
question wns ono that would not down , oe
cause It was ono that the American peopl
well understood. [ Applause. ]
In conclusion Mr. Bland said : "I appeal ti
tbo gentlemen on this floor to lay usldo aver ;
Idea of party exigency , every Idea but tha
which Is right and just , nod to cast thol
votes according lo Iho dictates ot their ow :
consciences nnd to tbo pledges they made t
the great productive masses of this country
If they do that this bill Is safe , this cause t
won. " JArmlauso.J
Mr. Williams of Massachusetts ( dam.
forcibly opposed the measure.
\ / In the opening remarks Sir. Williams sal
ho was acting in behalf of a cause which , s
far ns ho knew , knows no party , but Is mor
a question of patriotism on both sidos. II
said many roombors of the house would foe
obliged to vote for free coinage , nltlionc
they did not believe In It , because thoifccr
Ftituonts had so instructed ihom. CouMdei
nitons which now weighed with member
would not weigh in local conventions mi
local committees. Ho believed that an upprc
elating standard was better than a llucluc
tine standard , boiler than n constantly fal !
ing standard. It had been sal
that us wo had. free silver coin
ngo .before ' * 3 without dlsastrou
results , why should disaster now follow thi
bill ) Ho desired to remind the Atncrlcai
people that the monetary conditions of tb
world bad entirely changed since 1873 an
were now lioyond onr control. Gold Is th
Btnnoard of nearly all the nations of Europe
When wo dcclaro for the free coinage of all
vcr , gold will go to a premium. Premium o
gold is discount on silver. TPO rest of th
world \\ill ilx n depreciation upon silver at
cording to the markets of the world and on
standard will then bo TO cents to the dollai
That menus repudiation , throwing this coui
try Into a dishonest settlement of every del
contracted upon its present gold basis. [ Ai
plauso.j In concluding Mr. Williams pn
scntcd the substitute bill at the * minorlt ;
providing for an international monetary coi
ferenco.
llurler lilts It Html.
Mr. Hartcrsald that slnco 1S73 wo have 1
the eighteen your * minted i723.000.OOU 1
gold alone , an average of over $10,000,000 pc
year. Now , under thu Qland bill this woul
cease , and free coinngo would drive out ot
gold and leave what roinivlnod marohundisc
ns wheat , corn and cotton uro. Unlimlto
coinage of gold nnd silver on ih
basis of 10 par cent of silver to
of gold would ilrivo out thu gold , because
would undervalue It , Gold soils In all parl
of the world for 22.SH timed Its weight I
liver , and ir , under free coinage , wo enl
glvo it n value of 10 , all human oxporiom
shows wo would bavo no gold In clrculatlc
after the president signed a free and ui
limited colnnco bill. This bill Is called a fn
coinage bill. It Is not such In any propc
icnso whatever and It Is , pure and simple ,
bill to compel tbo people of the United State
10 buy the entire product of n most prosporot
and flourishing Interest , iniall In the numbs
of Its members , but very rich In dollai
Mid cents , nt a prlco which glvi
them on the cost of the producttoi
11 staled In tha language c
ordinary production , u protective tarl
or bounty of over 143 per cent. [ Applause
Not content with Ibis enormous burdc
which tbo bill places on the 03,000,000 of ot
people in uo way Interested in owners of si
vor mines , it proposes to make us the vlrlui
purchasers ot all iho silver produced in tl :
world and at 129 cents per ounce , while mnc
of it costs not over 3T cents porouuco , and
great deal of It , nf tor deducting the prolll
on the lead products , not over 5 cents to i
cents au ounce.
"I submit that nn equally mad proposltlo
never secured the assent of any leglsli
yvo body In the world , and if
passes this houio , now that Its provl
ions nro laid bare , it will bo
record which will coma back to plague an
shame Us members down to tbo hour wbc
they RO Into tuolr cofllns. If wo are to hnv
coinage aud tree coinage wo mubt follow lai
end precedent. Wo must aim lo do as th
country has always done before , nndasevoi
other nation has done , and that is to mat
the coinage ratio in close accord with tl
inaruot ratio. I Applause. ]
lluukruptcr the I'roipect.
"We would , but for this Bland dlscusslo :
bo getting over from Europe { 15,000,000 c
(20,000,000 of gold par month , but Instead i
this Europe Is sending back our stocks at
eocurltio * by the ream. Her purchases of
quarter of a century past ro coming back I
every steamer , aud Instead cf gold reachli
ur shores It pours out and away through
very channel. Continue this wild craze
or free silver nnd fair crops In
Curopo next year will bankrupt tbo United
Stales , Neglect our present groit onporlu-
liy , and who can tell when it will come
gilnt Lot us counsel nnd compel wlsa nnd
irudont notion now , toJav , Instantly , nud
hose who como nflcr us will praise our wls-
om nnd bless our memories. Neglect this
pportunlty nnd Iho nnmos of these whoso
voles fusion ruin on our land will rot. I bog
o bo forgiven It I have said a word that
itirts Iho feelings ot any member of Ibis
louso. It has not been by Intention or wish
o uttrr n syllable which would fall harshly
on nny car , but I have been so wholly ab
sorbed In the fearful consequences to my
country which must follow this class of leg-
station that I may bavo forcotten mon whllo
denouncing tlio measure. " fApplauso.j
In the uourso of Mr. Hnrter's speech n
ralhor liiughublo Incident occurrad. Ho wn- <
sdcnklng of the silver Intoro.sls taking the
luullc by the nape of the nock , and ns ho
wmplctcd his sentence ho brought his hand
down upon Mr. McKalg of Maryland , who
visibly retroalod from such n pracllcal lllus-
.Mllon. Mr. Hat-tor apologized for his un-
ntentlonal violence , but thought botlcr to
move A few foal forward so as not to insult
.ho gentleman from Maryland.
Mr. Raynor , nlso n democrat , said that the
inino owners , who were flvon $ IBOOJ,000 a
roar moro prollt than ho was now malting ,
could well nnord to Inundate congress
with whole libraries ot literature nnd
employ a host of lobbyists to advance
nnd pro mote this scheme. Who would
; ot this money when the mints
, vore opened und 70 cents could bo coined
nto a government dollar ) Would the people
rcclvo any of It i Not n clipping of an cuglo.
Hvery dollar of prollt. Instead ot going lo
.ho government and through the government
Lo tha people , as it did now , wouldgo down
into the pockets of Nbvnda and Colorado
millionaires. [ Applause. ]
Iff Senator Mill * Now.
Mr. Abuer Taylor ot Illinois then took the
Iloor , but yielded to Mr. Tnicoy of Now
York , who announced to Ihe house , amid
loud applause , tha election of Roger Q. Mills
to Ihc senate. The tar lit men wcro particu
larly enthusiastic In their applause.
Mr. Taylor then offered nn amendment
lhat all pensions shall bo paid In gold. He
said ho represented the only party that was
opposed to this measure"the , repuollcan
party , lie admired the democratic party foi
the facility with which It could got on both
sides of a question. lie denied the right ol
the gentleman from Massachusetts ( Mr.
Walker ) to speak for the republican committee -
too on coinage , weights und measures.
When the bill reached the ether end ot the
Capitol and was up fotn vote the gentle
man would probably bo nominated in
Chicago ( Hill ) who would likely bo In the
cloak room or out on an excursion. [ Laugh-
tor. ] Then the democratic party would
straddle Iho question. Tbo gentleman from
Missouri would tell his people that ho was
for free coinage and his mugwump Irleml
from Massachusetts ( Mr. Wulkor ) would tell
his people that ho was against free coinage.
Such was tbo facility with which the aorno-
crailo parly got on both sides of n ques
tion.
tion.Mr.
Mr. LInd of Minnesota , rising to n point ol
order , said that the gcntloman from llliuol ?
had referred to a colleague ns "u mugwump. "
Ho suggested that this was out of order ac
cording to a report ot the commlttco on print
ing submitted yesterday , f Laughter. ]
Mr. Boutcllo of Maine sarcastically Inti
mated that ibo chair might not have heard
the remark.
The speaker pro torn. , Mr. Richardson , cus-
tallied the point of order , nua Mr. Tayloi
acquiesced in the decision.
Continuing , Mr. Taylor said that the bill
was designed to make 70 cents' worth ol
silver equal to n dollar. This would ennblt
the wealthy class to pay its laborers 70cents
worth of silver for a dollar's worth of toil ,
If this measure were over enacted into law
it would have n greater effect upon the
finances of the country than any bill lhatbac
ever been previously passed by congress. He
congratulated the house bnd the country thai
aUlast the intention of the framers of this
bill had boon discovered. The majority re
port showed conclusively that their purpose
was to plice this country on n silver basis
[ indict it stand side by side with India , Mexico
ice and China.
Din'urcnt from Twenty Ycir : Ago.
Mr. Hopkins of Illinois said lhat if the
demonetization net had boon n mistake thai
wns no reason why this congress should to
day reuionotizo silver. The condition !
of this country were adjusted to t
gold standard , nnd 'ho know of r. <
greater calamity which could befall tin
country ihnn that this bill in its presoni
form should bo enacted into law. The sllvei
question wns a-j entirely different questloc
now from what it was in 1873. The remono
tlzatlon of silver would bcncht only twi
classes tbo rich silver mine owners and thi
bullion holders and speculators. Durhi )
tbo Fifty-flrst congress it wns demon
strated thut It was n syndicate o
Ihcso mlno owners which cstab
llshed a literary bureau In Washington ant
sought to create n sentiment In favor ot tbi
white metal. Ono of their stool : argument :
was that moro money was needed for busl
ness , and owing to poor crops this argumoui
found ready attention In tbo west. Ho hai
taicen pains to nnalyzo this argument. Ii
1UISO wo had $15 per capita of money , and
every ono would admit that that was a prosperous
porous business year. Slnco then there hac
been u great increase In the clrculatlnj
medium , until wo had moro money pcrcaplti
ttian England , rich us it was. Franco wa
pointed to as a country with mori
money per capita , but Franco bai
no such banking facilities ns ours
nnd checks were almost unknown , Wi
should tnko heed of iho experience of tin
Argentina Republic , which hud a sot estates
states ou the same calibre as the democratic
llnaucicrlng. Uo protested ugalust the bll
as a hardship 10 Iho laboring men ncd nisi
to the soldiers nnd sailors ou the ponsioi
list. By this legislation the dcmocrnllo part ;
in the house proposed to scale down the pav
ments to pensioners $23,000,000 nnd ho wu :
not sure that ho would not see pensioner
protesting against this kind of logislullon.
Mr. Couiplon offered nn amendment to thi
bill lo restrict ( rco coinage of silver to tha
produced by mines of the United States-
tbo American colnngo proposition.
Mr. Epos of Virginia , a member of thi
committee , supported tha bill , Tbo majority
had great respect far foreign governments
but were not willing to regulate iho rlghls o
the people of this country by a rul
lo bo laid down by foreigners , H
assorted lhat thsro had boon a long series o
Impoverishing tlnancial acts of whloh In
worst was the demonetization ot silver atth
instance ot iho foreign money lenders am
American millionaires. These rich men wor
crushing iho life out of the rank and lllo o
the country.
Mr. Stevens , Massachusetts , said thl bil
excited In the minds of the peopl
ho represented und as far as b
kuaw In Ibe minds ut all the peopl
of his state and tbo community froi
which ho came , a profound apprehension
It w.us unsound finances , would Pring core
merl'ial disaster , industrial prostration am
moral culpability. It was u democrat spcuk
ing from a democratic standpoint that b
felt obliged to raise his voice agnlust tbi
measure which proposed one of the noa
stupendous propositions ever presented ton
American congress. The public credit wa
to bo used to enable a rtnc of sliver specu
Inters to unload their products upon th
American people. ( Applause. )
The house took u recess until 7'tOtho : evening
ing session to ba for debate on Ibo sllvo
bill.
IN THK SKN.VTK.
MUiUilppI ii in ) ColiuiiMu Hirers Jtavlfftitloi
HllU-Wiiltliiill mill Woods.
WASHIXOTOX , D. C. , March 22. The cro
doutlaU of Mr. Walttiall of Mississippi fo
the terra beginning March 3 , 1895 , were pic
sauted and placed on lllo. Mr. Turplo , rls
ing to a personal explanation , sent to th
clerk's desk and hud read tha newspaper re
port of an interview with Judge Woods o
Indianapolis , in which Juago Woods spok
of Mr. Turplo In his opposition to his con
flrumtion , us playing the part of u bypocrlti
be ( Mr. Turplo ) having always bnrao bimsel
toward him as personal friend and bavin
OX SECOND
WILL GO TO THE JURY TODAY
Final Scenes in the Yocnm Murder Trial
at Hastings.
1UNDSEDS OF PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE
Strong Appeals Miul i for tlio M found Mb.
crty of Vim I'lrct'n Shiyor tlow the
. .TuryinenVero Aiructcil ( Ion.
cull Nchnnkn .No Notri.
IUSTIS09 , Ntb. , March 2i [ Special Tele
gram to Tun BCB.J The district court room
was not largo enough to hold the Immsnso
crowd of people who wished to hoar the ar-
cumcnts In iho Yocum trial today. The
morning audience was placed at COO by com-
lotont judges nnd at TOO In the afternoon ,
ilundrods were turned away nt the afternoon
session unable to got oven within hearing
distance of the speakers In the court room ,
About a tenth of thu audlonco was composed
of Indies , who sat together In ono corner of
.ho room. Insldo of the railing sat Mrs ,
Van Fleet , the widow of the victim of iho
homicide , his son , his brother Henry nnd
two slstoM-ln-law , Mn < . Henry Vnu Fleet
nnd Mrs. B.vors. Near Captain Yocum sat
his wl'o and his daughter ana his brother
Josoph.
Ex-County Attorney John A. Cnsto llr.st
addressed the Jurv for the stnto. Mr. Casio
spoke lor over two hours , reviewing the testi
mony adduced by the state. Ho ridiculed
the plea of Insanity of the defense und the
story Miss Alice Yocum told her father on
the nieht before the tragedy.
J. G. Tote- master workman of the Ne
braska Anclont Order of United Workmen ,
pleaded for the defendant. As ho said in the
beginning , bis plea , which was Interrupted
by the noon roct-ss , wns directed to the sym
pathies of the Jury. In th'o afternoon Mr.
Tata's plea luovcd many of the audience to
tears and evidently moved the jury much.
General A. H. Bowun made n twenty-live
mlnuto argument nlso for the defense. W.
I' . McCroary was iho sixth speaker , the
third for the prosecution. While ho argued
for the fultlllmontof justice ho m.idua touch
ing plea on behalf of the widow and orphan
of the deceased which had the effect ot
bringing moisture to iho eyes of both Jury
and audlonco.
General C. J. Dil'.vorth , commander of the
Nebraska Grand Army , dwelt at Icmgth on
the misluko Gnnt made in his testimony and
pleaded strongly for the upholding of vlrtuo
by punishing the slanderer. Genorul Dll-
wortb concluded his space ! ) after U o'clock
and an adjournment was taken until U
o'clock tomorrow.
J. B. Strode of Lincoln will close for the
dcfenso tomorrow and Judge Batty for the
prosecution. The case will prob.ibly go to
the Jury by tomorrow noon. The keenest
interest Is taken In the result ot tbo trial
nnd business is suffering much In certain
lines in consequence of the largo attendance
at the trial. _
Lincoln OiliU mid ICnils.
LIXCOLX , Nob. , March 22. [ Special tc
TUB BEE. I The Slnto Journal company
brought suit against H. S. Brown for $ -Oi !
In district court today.
The case brought by Ambrose Eddy against
the Farmers and Merchants Insurance com
pany to recover on a policy on his house on
Twenty-fifth street , which was destroyed by
lire some time siucu , was settled and dis '
missed this afternoon.
Extensive preparations are being made foj
the republican rally on Thursday evening , at
which lima Hon. John M. Thurston ol
Omaha will deliver an udorcss.
Charles Webster , the Highland townshif
farmer who has been arrested several time :
within tbo past week upon warrants sworn out
by his wife , was arrested again today upon
another warrant sworn out by the same
lady.
Deputy Sheriff Hoagland was this lift or
noon engaged in disposing ot sonio 20U lots In
Cottage Park addition under orders ot the
district court. _
Kulhvay Kmployua Organize.
NOUFOI.K , Neb. , March 22. [ Special t <
THE BEE ] The Norfolk Railway Employe ;
club was organized hero under the supervl
sion of Henry Kiiodotl of Om hi , state or
ganizer. The club starts out under most
favorable ousplcos with 105 charter members ,
which will bo doubled in thirty day * . The
order is composed of the rank and Ilia of rail
way employes of all roads , all thoio abovi
agents and general foremen oxcludcd. The
otllcers elected for the ensuing year are ac
follows : President , Frank Koaoh ; vlcu
president , J. A. Wllloy ; secretary , W. U ,
Paulson ; treasurer , II. J. Lotford ; executive
committee , B. F. Dunn , Robert Craft , J. C
Aid ; state delegate , H. C. Matran. .
XtMIliitul lor Iluutrlcc.
BiUTnicr , Nob. , March 22. ( Special Tele
gram to Tuc BEE. ] An important mcotinf
of Beatrice capitalists was bold at tbo Audi
torium this afternoon to consider the projec
of building a larco hotel at the corner of iClli
and Fifth streets on the silo of tbo oh
opera house. Tbo meeting was largely at
tended and tbero was every ovldclico of determination
termination to make the project a fact. I
is proposed to erect a live-story strnctun
with seventy foot Irontago on Fifth nnd 151
feet on Ella street. The hotel will comprlsi
eighty rooms and will bo thoroughl :
equipped with every modern convenlonco.
Improving thu II , M.
SKWAIID , Nee , , March 22. ( Special to Tin
Br.K.1 The B. & M. is making arrangement !
to change Us lines of road at this place , so ate
to avoid the necessity of heading or backliif
into the depot , which has boon done for several
oral years. To bo Castor is hero looking of to
the right of way , and the engineers nro golni
over the line for the last , timo. Work wll
begin as soon as the weather will permit
The proposed change will necessitate tbi
building of now depols ,
Kouurcl'H Xcw Kuttirprlao.
SEWAIID , Neb. , March 22. ( Special to Tin
BEE. ] The coo pipe factory of Greonwooi
will be moved to Seward In about two wooke
Seward citizens furnish a now building 24 :
CM , two stories high , for the use of the com
pany. George T. Aldmi , ono of the host o
business mon , takes a half Interest In the enterprise
terpriso , which will employ a force of abou
thirty people. _
Heath Jloll.
BEATIIICE , Nob. , March 22. [ Special Telegram
gram ( to Tim BEE. ] Andreas Pcnnor , th <
leader of the Menonlnte colony of this sec
lion and an old resident of southern Nc
braska , died here today of ullmcnta Incldou
lo old ago , The deceased was 83 years oh
and was n natlvo of Prussia.
Graml Isliiml Iliirflurn CuptnriMl ,
Gitvxii ISLAND , Nob. , March 2J. [ Spccla
Telegram lo Tut : BEE.J Last night a Unloi
Pactttocar was broken Into und goods to tin
vuluo of $100 stolen. The parties were caugb
aud will bo tried tomorrow morning ,
Mtlffiitloti at NuUuii.
NEI.SOS , Nob. , March 22. [ Special to Tin
BEE. I District court convened here thl
morning with Judge W. G. Hastings on tu
beuch , Tbore are 11(1 ( cases on the docket.
York' * Xvw Dully ,
i'oitK , Neb. , March 22 , ( Special to Tin
IiCE.1 York has a now dolly , thi Dall ;
Press , H 1s edited by Casper and Hawul
and will bo strongly democratic- .
Captured u Kentucky Outlu\r.
MtiiDLBUuiiouair , ICy. , March 2.1.Tb
sheriff of Bool county , with a posse , has car.
lured Berry Turner , the uotorious outlaw o
the Turner faction , ut tbo point of Winches
tors.
_ _
ItGapportlDiimont I'ncoiutltutloiiul.
Miuisox , WI . , March 22. The suprom
court declares the assembly , senatorial an
congronttonal apportionment by Iho last log-
tsUturo unconstitutional ,
The law Is ilaclarodjunconstltutlonnl because -
cause the districts as laid outdo not conform
with iho provision of thovcoustltullon that
districts shall be boundo V by countvprcclQOt , ,
town or '
A FTKIt $1X1 % VB. I ItS.
Documents Discovered In n Denver \Vnrc-
IIOIIRO AVlll Make Soinn People Itlch.
DEXVCII , Colo. , March 22. Albert Poole , n
lurchascr of auction nnd unclaimed stocks ,
tvlng nt 1814 Central street , has In the di
rect line of his business brought to light a
'ortuno for somebody. As n result of this
.hero Is trouble In tlia mountains for somo-
joJy else.
Tlio reason of It nil Is that Colonel Henry
A Itman cams to Colorado In July , IS , ' 7 , and
from a number ot mining deeds , pro-omptleii
certificates and other mining papers ho Is
supposed to hnva engaged In speculation in
mines. It would nlso son in from these papers
that bo had amassed considerable property
nnd also that ho wns an exceedingly caretul
man as lo Iho records ot all his movements.
Ills every action h distinctly trncoablo from
thcso papers In the possession ot Mr. Poole ,
dated from the tlmo ho arrived In
Colorado , In ISWj up to r.lne years njo ,
when seven boxes and Ono trunk arrived In
Denver en route to Maysvlllo , this state , nna
here remained , owing to tbo failure of the
owner to make his npponranco or orders to
further forward thorn. The boxes have there
fore been In the storage rooms of the Uonvor
& Hio Grand o warehouses for nmoyenrs , and
were put up nt public auction on the 24th day
of February , 1SOJ , by the railroad company.
Ninety dovs Is the limit of holdlnn bagg.igo
before selling ut auction , nnd tt Is somewhat
remarkable that this' particular property was
held for n period of nne years before selling.
Poole bought In this collection of household
goods for the sum of C-IO. By far Ibo most
Important part of tbo' purchase Is about -'OJ
pounds ot documents and letters which
will apparently oatablish a claim to
Colonel Altmon'n heirs , who are said
to llvo In Pennsylvania lo n largo fortune.
Among them nro deeds for mining claims
ftttuatod for the most part in the Nevada
mining district , Gitbln county , and ccrtill-
cale.s of stock In valuable properties , situated
in tbo oil regions of Pennsylvania. Those
constllule. n part otiwhat Poole has already
opened , butthcro'nro bundles which have ns
yet not boon disturbed since Colonel Altman
bound them togothdr over nine years ngo.
The oil stocks mentioned , nnd which are re
garded as exceedingly valuable to the owners ,
nro now believed to bo worth some $103,000.
There are 7,000 shares in tbo Continental Oil
company , now consolidated xvith the Stand
ard Oil company. Among the papers Is n
mining contract with an English company
representing $400.000. Many of the mining
deeds are In too nnmo iofV. . H. Allnian ,
Colonel Altman1 ! } brotner , who has already
bcon found and nomhiuulcalcd with.
Henry Altinnn s6omstQ have engaged in
all sorts ol business enterprises in the west ,
railroad construction- among other things.
It is believed ho was , lost on his last trip
across the Atlantic. Cqrtnln It is that his
death must have -boon .sudden , or some ono ol
his relatives would hey been apprised of the
whereabouts of the property. From the tel
lers found it appears tbat ho was the head o !
a considerable family , ; the children of which
must , now bo mop nndiwomcn. The turning
up of the heirs and rolntivos will very prob
ably furnish some Interesting facts.
AVnr Ship ; ofiTlifco > utlon .
StxDicao , Cul. , March 23. The orulsei
Yorktown enlerod 'the ' b.arbor today frorc
Callao , which port she left March 4. She
will Icnvo forSant , Francisco toraorroWj
Commander 'Evans ' s\t'alos. " that' the cruisoi
Boston is also en her way upv and , is.ax :
peeled lo arrive hero within flvo or six days.
Captain * Evans also rc.porU that th'o French
man-of-war Charaplafti nnd the English Hag-
ship Warsprito. are to.bc expected In a ten
days. The Champlain will remain for some
time.
_
Colorado's World's 1'ulr Delegate.
DENVEII , Colo. , March 22. HOP. F. J. V ,
Skiff , who was a .member of iho state boarc
of World's fair managers and the Coloradc
representative.In tUo national committee
sent in his resignation some tlmo ngo nnd it
was accepted , though ho did not resign hi :
position us chief Of 'lha ' raining bureau. Or
Saturday last tbo executive committee held
n meeting nud ox-County Clerk Joseph
Smith of this clly was appointed to succeed
Mr. Skiff.
t
Caught 8mtiBJflii > K Molnrfl.
CHICAGO , 111. , March 22. Smuggling fnlsi
teeth Into the Unitoi States Is the cbargi
laid against Dr..Emam Holwlg , upon whosi
domicile today two .federal oftlcers descended
Over 5,000 ot the contraband molars wen
found in her aparlnjciits. The uccusod is i
widow of middle ago/who has a shlnglo ou
as a physician , . tuk admitted having sole
some of the tooth , ftd'd nu invostigalion o
the possibly ox ten shre- frauds is bolng made
Croiiln CUM ) llcrullcd.
CHICAGO , 111. , Maych 22. A dtvorco sul
was begun today'by ( Mrs. Ella Burllngham
wife of tbo Oak street druggist whoso dc
parture for Europajdurlng the Cronin excllo
mont caused much comment. The coupli
came to Chicago in IS74 with onlv S50U , ant
now Burllngham Is worth $75,000. Belle
that defendant is about to start for Europ
with anolhor woman' Is the grojna advance ;
In the wife's bll | for divorce.
Dcpruvcil Vontli.
CHICAOO , III.- March 23. The depravity o
some of Chicago's youths was made eviden
when the police descended on a pool root
which for some tlmo has been running undo
the Haymarket theater. The only Inmate
were thirteen boys , all under 15 years of aic
but tbo regular operations of such place
were going on , in full blast.
ScinuXJr.iln T.eft In Itiiftaln.
ODESSA , March 22. tt is oftlolally state
that a reserve of 0,000,000 quarters of gral
remain In the Caucasus from iho crops o
1801. The winter and spring sowings prom
isoan abundant yield , which , It Is hoped , wll
stave off a renown ; ! of the famine In the oven
of extensive blight , f
op Movements CIUIMO Alarm ,
VIBNNA , March ' 'ifit Is reported that a
a result of n council ; o/ofilcora at St. Peter :
burg , General Gourk4wlll again assume th
offensive on the 4\ustro-German frontiers
The movements of jlpp Russian troops ar
causing serious alarjoj , .
Itutlllcil Hie ; Maple I.cuf r.ense.
ST. PAUI > Ilun ( , idarch 23 , The direo
tors of the Chicago , ) dt. Paul & Kansas Cit.
railroad today ratfljwJ the lease of tha
property for ninety-moo years 10 iho Chi
capo & Great WtBlch1 , which has tormlno
facllltios at Chicago , j
Klin ply a I'oUftonl I 'a try Tale ,
DETUOIT , March SJi-The Tribune ( reput
lican ) saya D , B. Hjjl has Informed Mlchl
gan friends that hOIa | jiot n candidate for th
presidency : thut bo. deplored to n delegutloi
who visited him ho know ho could not b
elected , _
Hunker Onciih re'ii Affulri.
Sr. PcTKiwiiunq , 2\Inri-h \ 22. Tbo llabllitie
ot Ihe insolvent BuiiKor Guonzborg nro 15 ,
000,030 roubles1 ; assets , 14,000,030. , A r
celvor will bo applied for ,
Koliloumu AB UK limlCl.
GIIEXAPA , Spain , March 2J. The Morqul
of Porasollco was found assassinated In hi
room. The cauto is tmknpwn ,
Aiitw * r TrKln 1'lrnu I" Troulilc.
ANTWCIIP , March 22.- The failure of a
Important grain 11 rm Is announced. Atiothc
bouso Is ID dlfllculty.
I'rlnco IIUmiirpKU Ilettcr ,
BEHLI.V , March 23. Bismarck U repovci
ID ? .
FORMED A HARRISON CLUB
Representative Republicans of Douglas
County Moot at Elkhorn.
ACTIVE WORK FOR THE CAMPAIGN
AVrilno lnj % Starch 30 , the Members AVIII
Aiuemhlo ill Vallry to C'eiiitliuin the
l.'IforU ot the OrK nl/i tIon Other
rolltlc.it Nrlirnvlcn
EI.KHOIIV , Neb. , March 2i. [ Special Tele-
; rum to TIIE Dr.E. ] Today there a somblod
icro a representative body of tougl. county
republican ( . The mooting was called for the
purpose of formulating and oorfectlng the
permanent organization of a republican club.
I'ho following preamble was presented :
Wo , ns the republican * of Douglas county ,
'cclliiK Iho nuuei-ilty of tlioroiiKh ( irganl/a-
i Ion In order to promote Iho Interests of the
iiarty , organlza uuriolvo * Into a loiiuhllcan
O.IRIHI for the rural products to 1)0 ) known us
tlio Uoiinlas County Harrison Itopubllcun
ciiih ; mill be It therefore
Heiolvcd , That till leunbllcans nro In
lutv bound to work for iho In
terests of Dotrilas county mid the city
of Omalm , In brlnitlnx thu ( iitostloiis ofr. \ \ -
liortince before the pcoplii and not In the
[ oust iintaRonlxliu the Interests nt ultlicr. llo
It fvrther losolvtsd that nil qucttlons of Intor-
" t to this pa it of the statu or In the nation lo :
thoroimhly discursed und prnsctitud to the
nuss of InilllToraiit voters aliu further that Its
iiiL-inbcr.ililp shall bo men of urovi-ii loyulty
to the republican p.'uty , lliloltty to principle
und ot well known honesty ami Integrity.
It. C. Tlmmo .of .loffcrson precinct and
John C. MoArdlo of Mlltard precinct were
elected president and secretary of Iho club
respectively. The couuliy precincts and
South Omaha nro represented on the club's
executive commit too by Its chairman on the
county central committee.
Excepting McAralo , Union , \Vost Omaha
Bast Omuha , South Omaha and Clontnrf all
the rural precincts were represented In the
mooting. Thu president and secretary will
drafi a constitution and set of by-laws to bo
adopted nt the next meeting.
Isiac Wilts of Jcffcrjon William Van-
dorben of Mlllura and J. C. Koblnsou of
Waterloo precincts were appointed as mem
bers of th'o executive committee vice the
regular appointees resigned.
Isaac Nayos of Waterloo , G. 11. Willlaun
of ElKhorn ) County Suparlntendeut Hill ot
Waterloo and J. C. MoArdlo of MillarJ al- :
drowsed the meeting on the political Issues of
the day.
Wednesday , March ! 13. nt 2 o'clock p. m.
the club will moot ut Vallov. A full repre
sentation of the rural procolncts Is desired.
York's Independent Tlcl < ct.
YOUK , Nob. , March 22. | Spiiclal Tele
gram to THE BEE.J A llttlo excitement was
created yesterday afternoon by posters bolng
circulated announcing mi independent con
vention to bo hold at ; i p. m. for the purpose
ot nominaticg a city ticket. It was sup
posed that tticro would bo none but there-
publican ticket in the Held. The convention
met ns per call and nominated this ticket :
Mayor , A. b. Thomas ; city clerk , C. 1 > . Car
penter : treasurer , J. T. Allen1 city engineer ,
A. Mndnlu ; councilman , First ward , O.
Frold ; Second. W. Kromser ; ThlrJ , J. H.
Cowell ; fourth , Carl Xlmtnorer. There is
no fear expressed as the republicans have u
good ticket ana it will bo elected.
Itcil CIouilS City Ticket.
Cu > ui > , Neb. , March 2J. ( Special
Telegram to THE Bee. ] At a caucus held in
this city- tonight iho following were duly
nominated : Mayor , D. B. Spanoglo ; clerk ,
Jeff Ward ; treasurer. HonrvCook ; councilmen -
men of north ward , C. Potter and D. J.
Meyers ; south ward , Joseph Kublck and Ed
Pulsipher. _
JiOTJI llUXOltAltl.K tSiXtrK3lKX.
Pugs Jiccoino Angry "ml Cull Krucli Oilier
Ilurd Xiiines.
New YOHIC , March 22. Last evening Char
lie Mitchell and Frank Sluvin took a cab and
rodb down to Miner's ' Bowery theater in
tending to hire a box from which to witness
Corbett's boxing exhibition. Several friends
wcro with them. Offthe lobby is a barroom
Into which Mitchell strolled while his man
ager went to buy tickets. There was Cor-
bolt at the bar. Mitchell strode ferociously
toward him and It is ufllrmna mado'somc
abusive remark that caused Corbctt to intl-
mnto that Mlrchell was not behaving as a
gentleman. According to Mitchell's friends
the talk ran thus :
Mitchell I met you hero and treated you
llko a goatleman.
Corbott Why , Charlie , Charllo ( In n paci
fying tone ) .
Mitchell ( la/ing asldo his cane I'll fight
you hero or I'll go down stairs and light you
now. Why don't you lay nsuto your canol
( Jumping for Corbotl's ' cano. )
Corbett I woa't Hpht you here. I'm n
gentleman.
Mitchell O , you ure , uro you I If you arc
a gentleman why don't you use mo as such !
Corbott I will sign articles to light you in
the spring.
Mitchell Your'e a fighter , aren't youl
Now what will make you light you
( using a string of epithets ) . Now will that
inako you light !
Uorbott at this partially turned , so Mitch-
oil's friends say , and was covered by hii
friends who took him away , whllu Mitchell
wont out of tbo house.
Before going down to the Bowery theater ,
whore the rumpus with Corbott took place ,
Mitchell and Sluvin played pool at the Hoff
man house , Slavln finally accusing Mitchell
of cheating , and they full apart in this wnv :
"You'ro a liar , " yelled Mitchell , gracefully
poking with his cue Slaviu's hat , which woul
spinning across the room.
"I'm Insulted 1 I'm Insulted 1" ycllod Slavic
dancing about.
With a string of oaths Slavln called
Mitchell a cur and n coward , adding ; ' 'You
are afraid to tight mo ; you were afraid tc
light Sullivan. You did not dare to put lit :
your money against him. Ho would pound
ibo sawdust out of you If you wore man
enough to put up vour dukes to him for twc
square rounds. You're a coward. "
"You'ro a blower , " gasped Mitchell.
"You'ro ' n Jay. You did not dare to Hshl
Sullivan. Ho would pound tbo head off you ,
Take that - "
Mltcholl'a blow was about to fall when
Billy EdwartU separated them , und In a fou
minutes they mndo up and wont to the
Bowery to flnd CcTbott.
A morning paper affirm * that those wordi
were used by Charles Mitchell in a talic wilt
its reporter yesterday : "Sullivan Is a nlci
chap , Isn't hoi Ho can't ' light n little bit
Ho U a bitr. fat stift lusher. John U Sulll
van isiigood'for.nothing-drunkard. Ho 1 :
afraid of me , that is all thora Is to tbat. "
Working lor lloinii Jutcrost * .
KEAUSEV , Nob. , March 22. ( Special Tclo
gram to THE BKE. ] A delogatloa fron
Logan , Custor county , waited on Presiden
Hamilton of the Kearney & Black Hills roat
today , ashing him to extend the Una ti
Gandy , via Arnold , Custer county. Thoj
guaranteed alargo bonus from Logan county
and townships In Custor county througl
which the prospective road passes. Tui
railroad ofllcials hero treated the delegate :
with duo courtesy , driving ihotn to iho cot
ten mill and other places of Interest. No In
formation could bo had as to how soon tin
road would bo Dullt. They returned full o
hopo. The Logan county delegation wa :
bended by J. P. Unndy and Hon. C. D
Schracder.
J'lnt D | tl
HOT SriiiKcs , Ark. , Mat-oil 2' , ' . Eight bun
dred people witnessed the tlrst < > amo boUvcei
the Chicago and Cleveland National leagui
clubs yottorday. Chicago had the best o
the eamo until Iho eighth , when by luck-
batting the Clcvclunds scored cloven runs.
Tcxui Cork * U'ou tlio .Main ,
SAX ANTONIO , Tex. , March 27. Texas woi
the intPrdlatococking main , the birds oolong
Ing respectively to J T. Sledge of Arkansas
nod John Wllklns of this olty. The first two
Ights Sledge won ; the other four were won
3.r Wllklns , Each light was for n pur.io of
f.0. . The llflh fight , which lasted ono hour
mil flvo inlnutoj , was the best over noen In
foxM and the oulsldo bols amounted to
$ -,003.
Itonilitor Club UnnrgntiUrit.
Tlio Oraahn Gentleman's Uondstor club
met at the Mlllard last ovonlng for iho pur-
ioso of reorganization , which WAS offcctcd
jy the election ot the following oftlcers :
Ittchand Smith , presidentD. . T. Mount ,
vlco president ; O. O. Edward , secretary ;
Jeorge Wcldon , treasurer.
A commlttco , consisting of Dr. Sprnguo
and William Snydur was appointed to draft
resolutions In memory iof the late John F.
'
Boyd.
On motion of Will Crary the owners ot the
tnlr grounds will bo srcn nnd an effort made
to lease the same for one year.
A committee , consisting of Messrs.
Uurkett , Mount nnd Terry , was appointed to
make arrangements for the Saturday imut-
neoi. A commlttco consisting of Messrs.
Mount , Sprnguo nnd Day , wns appointed to
draw up u now constitution nud by-laws , mid
submit tho'snms to the next moollng.
The members ot Iho club are as follows :
0. O. Metcalf , W. C. Prltchard , W. W.
Mnco , Charles Unltt , (5. D. EJwnrds , H. 1C.
liurkott , 1 { . Kunath. J. Flaimyhan. J. 1C.
Van Gilder , A. MUlalrd , William Snyder ,
1. C. Eager , D. T. Mount. B. Slllownv ' , A.
W. Nnson , A. P. Johnston , U. Wells. 'J. F.
. _ . .
v-/ * ( > | > t iijm. it * ituuiiikiuktit i iiii.o JL1II"
scow , Hnrrv McCormlck , Chat Kcdlck , W.
II. Mallory. II. T. Riddle , Charles Barnum ,
William Williams , Brad Slajghtor , Gcorgo
King , II. C. Terry , Bill Paxton , jr. , Colonel
Sharp , J , 1 , Cameron aud George W. Sterns-
dorf.
Five now members were elected. W. II.
HenUman , James McDonald , Harry Weldou ,
H. C. Chamberlain and William Flaming.
Adjourned to meet next Tuesday evening.
( iuntlciiiiiii ( ioorg" IHSIIIM u Uhiillungr.
Mew YOUR , March 22--Spoclai [ Telegram
to THE BEE.J Mr. Slossou sent tonight ibis
dispatch to Chicago :
"Frank C. Ivos. champion bllllnrdlst , Im-
porlal Billiard hall , Chicago : Will allow
you $250 for expenses lo play for emblem in
New York. Sure of $ ' . 1,000 'house at Lenox
Lyceum. Please answer.
OioiiiK F. SI.OSSON. "
Slossonsatd : 1 > I was not very much sur
prised lo learn lhat Sclmcfcr was defeated.
The Innings were reported in my room hist
night , and when Iho result wns announced
there was considerable surprise manifested
among my patrons.
"I toll you Ivos is n coming man , nnd nl-
Ihough ho won iho match with an average of
10 , that Is no criterion. .A man who can av-
oroeo yo or 40 in his pracllco game Is danger
ous. I tun practicing with Foss almost every
day , nnd I hope to bj in trim very soon. I
expect to hear from Ivos In a. day or two
about our match , and I hope ho will bo wil
ling to play In New York. If not , of course
I will go to Chicago. "
To Change Cuniiilluii ( iiunr l.nvi. :
TOIIOXTO , Out. , March 2' . ' . A bill looking
to the preservation of lish and to the proteo
lion of game and animals has boon introduced
bv members of the urovlnclal Rovei'nmont.
The first bill provides thai tourists shall not
catch moro than ono do/tsn bass or moro than
thirty speckled trout or liucon pounds ot
speckled trout in uduy. The second bill pro
vides for n cioso season for game gonorully.
from September in to Deetfnibor 15. nud for
deer from September 15 to December l5. !
Hunting with dogs Is to boallowed only in
Ihc latter half of that period. The number
to bo lulled during the season will ou limited.
T. . A. I.i\lcs" 1'rotcst In Court.
CHICAGO , III. , March 22. L. A. Davles'
celebrated suit against the Kentucky Ti oi
ling Horscbroadors' nasociallon wa- placed
on trial In Judge Bronlano's court today.
Davlos is suing for u $500 purse won by Roy
Wilkcs at the Lexington meeting in the fall
of 18SO. The National association Iniposdd a
$1,000 fine on Davies , and Iho Kentucky
association withhold the prize money as an
offset. The nlalntlff claims tbat the tuo
corporations were separate , nnd that the
Kentucky association had no right to act as
collecting agent of the national body.
llcnrli .Show : tt Nt. l.ouU.
ST. Louis , Mo. , March 22. The largest and
most successful dog show ever hold In St.
Louis was opened last night nt Armory ball
under the management of W. G. Ingram , the
well known dog fancier of Omaha. 'I'ho en
tries nro In the neighborhood of . ' 100 and In
clude some of the tlno.it specimens of dot's to
be found in the country. The attendance
was Irtrgo and fashionable , the hall being
llnely adapted for tho-show and iho arrange
ments perfect.
I'otight Flvo Itoiuulii ut Norfolk.
Nonroi.K , Nob. , March 22. ( Special to
THE BEE.A | prize Hpht tooic ploco hero
Saturday night in Jack Riley's Turf ex
change , between a colored man from Minne
apolis and a Norfolk darkey , Flvo rounds
were fought when the local pugilist was de
clared the winner.
Everything Oulot lit C' . P. It. Strlko 1'olnta.
Wi.NSii'EO , Man. , March 22 , The now
feature of thu slriko situation toduy was the
btrlko nt midnight by tha trainmen on the
eastern division from Fort William to Chalk
rlvor , making 2,030 mllef of the road over
which the tnko now oxtanJ' . Sann fur
ther dUiurbttnco was reported at Rnt Portage -
ago last night , but nt all other points , ns far
as can be ascertained , everything was quiet.
At Fort William there has baon very lltllo
trouble nnd the yard stuff , wlilcli had gone
out with Iho striking trainmen , have nearly
all returned to work.
'Ihe company expresses n wllllnci.css to
reinstate any of the strikers who wish lo re
turn to work.
Up to the present time In the territories all
the trains have boon kept running and freight
on the road Is being moved but slowlv.
Mounted police nro stationed all along Ihe
line there as a preventive measure , but there
has bcon no indication tbat their service *
will bo needed. The troops In Winnipeg
have received orders to hold thcnuolvoH In
readiness lo visit Rat Portage if necessary.
South DiiKoluiiK Troubled ,
CiuMiip.Ki.Aix , S. D. , March 22 , Tomorrow
will see the bitterest factional battle ovoi
fought in the northwest. Trains arriving
this evening have been crowded with dele
gates and others who will attend iho conven
tion. The feeling batweon Iho Pctllgrow
and Mcllolto factions Is giowlii moro in-
tonne nnd a llerco batllo will bo waged foi
supremacy In iho stute. As n result of the
bitter feeling tbo attendance will bo lafyoi
than at any previous convention In Iho state ,
The chief Issue is whether the delegation tc
Minneapolis shall bo instructed for Harrlsor
or go unlnstruclcd , iho latter being the do-
slro of the Petilgrow men , while Govnrnoi
Motlolto and his friends are supporting tin
president.
llo Dofnu't I.lUc It ,
MiNNEAroi.jp , Minn. , March 22 , The flrsl
annuul mooting of tbo Mississippi Vallej
Lumber Manufacturers association was hcli
ibis afternoon at the West hotel , Aboul
forty delegates were present. PrcMdcnt H
A. Nelson in his address condemned In bars !
terms the In.lictinontB that were recently
found in the United States court nt SU Paii :
against him and the directors of the ussoclu
lion for an alleged violation of iho anti-trusl
law. The following olllcers were elected
President , B. F , Nelson , Minneapolis ; vice
presidents , W. H. Laird , Wlnona , und Wil
liam Irvine , Chippown Falls ; treasurer , It ,
L. McCormick , Haywood , Wls.
l-'oniul Under l'l\o I'cut of Nnuiv.
DBXVEII , Colo. . March 22. A Republicai
special from Ouruy , this state , says : Tlu
body of Larry Heath , who was carried uwuj
yesterday in the snow slide ahovo Iroiiton
was dug out today , Ho was under abou
live fuetof snow In the mlddloof the elide
whlcu was COO feet wldo. Deceased was U."i
years of ago and leaves a wlfo and one child
% 'OIHBITION STAYS IN IOWA
* i *
* * * * \
.V' Patch High License Bill Knocked Out
' ' 'sr ' in the
, Legislature. *
REPUBLICANS VOTE AGAINST It
I'nrty Lines Strictly Drawn nntl Tour Vote1 *
t.arldng t Mnka tlio Mciiiuru il.u ,
CrottilsVltnes7llio riiinl
Dr. ? MOIST. , [ . , Mar.:1i : l2. ! Prohibition.
itlll lives In town. The Uatch hlgh-llcenso ,
local option bill wns tlofontod In the house <
this morning by n strict party vote , ovary
republican recording his ballot In favor yt
ludollnltcly postponing the measure.
At the opening ot the house the steering
committees of ibo two pantos were busy scb-
ing that every ono was on tmnd to vote on
the Gntch bill when it canie up us the special
order. Stovoy ( rop. ) , who has u leaning for
tuo bill , was called homo on account of the
death of Ills mother. Docks , ono ot the same
sort , was nlso absent , Holiday , who had
been sick" several wcoki , made his appear
ance. It was pretty well understood that
the democrats would vote for the measure ,
nnd although the republican caucus had nbt
bound Its members against the bill , tbo
opinion prevailed that all would vote
ngnlnit It.
The housn first considered the bill to com
pel insurance companies to pay the full
iitnomitof the policies In case of losses. Tbo
bill finally"passed. . The only amendment
roado was to pinifo companies Insm-lcg
against lightning como uudor the .sumo rule.
liy this tlum the chamber was tilled with
people who wanted to see how the llconso
bill would uo treated. It had bcon
mutually agreed that no speeches
stiouid bo made. The majority of the eoni-
mlttco ou the suppression of intompcrnnco
had reported the bill for Imlulluito postpone-
incut. The democratic ; minority rocoin-
montlod Its pushing. VVhon the bill was
called up Mr. Dayton wanted to put
It over until tomorrow. ns ono
domocrntlo momOer was absent. This
was resisted by the republicans and
It was decided to settle tlio uiaitor at onco.
Mr. Dayton moved that the minority report -
port bo substituted for the majority. To the
snrcrisoof everybody Mr. Oraw/ord rose
and said that ho was there to cxpross the
wish of his constituents In his vote , but ho
was sure prohibition was not horcattor to bo
the settled policy for the republicans.
Uo also said the Catch olll would work
nculnst his Gorman constituent ! ) and would
allow tlio Germans of the river counties priv
ileges which would not he given to bis pee
ple.Tho
The republicans howled for the question
and tried to make Mr. Crawford sit down ,
but ho had tlio Iloor ana denounced the re
publicans for their unwillingness to listen
to him.
The roll w as called on the proposition to
substitute the minority report. THO motion
was lost 40 to .7i by. strictly partisan
voto.
voto.Tho
The vote on indefinite postponement was
the sanio , except the position of the parties
was reversed.
The ivsult wift greeted with applausp by '
the republicans. _ t , „ . - *
Sioux Clly'H I'r
Sioux OITV , la. , March - [ Special Tclo-
cram to Tnu Br.n.In ] hislntiiigural address
Mayor Pdlrco last night sla'tled his auditors
by declaring that ho would enforce the pro
hibitory law. Ho said : "I feel Ills my
duty to say that it will tro iny endeavor to
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enforce the prohibitory law-t * lho same ex
tent and as faithfully ami impartially 05 the
ordinances of the city and other IttWff of thy
state uro enforced. " * , " * " "
For two years them has been nu ordina'n'co/ '
thai where a llccnso in the shape of&Ott-
month was extorted from the liquor sellers
r.o prosecution would follow and public sen
timent was overwhelmingly in favor
of It. Mayor IMrco's pledge Is
111 a talk of the town anil the saloon men and
sporting classes are prapsvlng a nln to inovo
across iho river to Covlnglon in Nebraska ,
TltUVllltB Or Kit fJlKIHUT HATES.
iiiHtcrn : ItoaiUeenteu of . . .inlj ; to Abide
li.V Ilic .Yjjri-mni'lits.
Cineuno , III. , March 2J. Rumors of cut
rates on east-bound freight have boon flying
thick. Tills has boon especially the casd
slnco the statement of the oast-bound ship-
mcnts ( or the last wcok was given out show
ing that so 1110 of the strong lines fall behind
some of their woakcr competitors in the
amount of business handled. The Wabash ,
for example , carried nearly 4OOJ tons moro
freight , than the LaUo Shore , while the Chicago
cage & Erie aid not fall 1,000 tons behind the
Vabasu. There nro a number of railroad
plllcials who do not hesitate to pronounce thlsl
almost conciuslva evldeuco that rates are
being cut , and lines Unit are supposed to bo *
especially guilty In * this rospeet are the
Wubash , the Nickel Plato , the lloosac Tun
nel route mid Lttblgb Valley. One snipper
inada ttio statement toduy that there Is a cut
of not less than 12 cents per 100 pounds engrain
grain from the Mississippi ilvor to the At
lantic seaboard , but railway men gcneriHty
think this must bo an exaggeration. It IB
sold that the Hour rate is also being .shaded ,
Host -bound freight shipments by all roads' '
last wrck amounted to 80,010 tons , against
01 ,455 for the preceding week and 7II.11B ! for
the corresponding week last year. The fall
ing off Is said to bo duo to iho uoavy Know
storms in the oust or temporary I'lipalrmonts
to the frea movement of tralllo. The ship
ments 6f Hour , grain and provisions from
Chicago to the souhoard by the lines In the
Central TIM flic : association aggregated during
the week ! IIIM2 loin , against -17,1" ) I for the
preceding weoic , a decrease of 12,002 tons ,
und against I3,3i0 : for the corresponding week
last your , Q decrease of 8U3 ! ! ton * . This Is
the lint tlfno slnco the crops began to mbvo
last fall thut a decrease has been shown 01
compared with the statements of the preced
ing yoar. Of the total tommgo the Vnndor-
bllt lines carried 50 pop cent , the Pennsylva
nia line * 21 per cent , the Chicago At Grand
Trunk 20 per cent , and the Baltimore & Ohio
0 per cent.
HKA'lllKK fUltl'.C.tnr. ,
OTFICK or Wiurncn BUREAU , 1
OMVIIA , March ' . ' 3. f
Fair weather with rising temperature now
prevails over the ontlro western sections ,
Tbo recent fciiocv storm has moved over tlio
upper lakes Into Canada and It Is now snow
ing at St. Marie and raining at Detroit.
An area of moderate high pressure covert
the western states and a low area U becom
ing moro pronounced in iho cxtromo north
west , The latter will bo preceded during
the next few days by warmer , sprlagllko
wouthor.
At 1 p. in. the temperature at Mlles City
was 60 = end at Assomborno5'J = . Freezing
weather prevails from Nebraska , Iowa and
northern Jllluols northward.
For Eastern Nebraska , Omaha and Vicin
ity Continued fair weather : warmer ; west
to south winds durjng Wednesday ; warmer
and probably fair on Thursday.
WASIIIXOTON- , C. , March 23 , For Iowa
Fair ; sllghtlr warmer ; west winds.
For Missouri Fair ; wanner In northwest ,
slightly colder In southeast portion ; variable
winds.
For the DaUotas Warmer ; fair ; soutboait
winds.
For Kansas , Colorado and Nebraska Fair
and warmer. _ _
Hurley Hunk Itolilmrj- Uo Looked Into *
AHIIMXD , WIs. , March 22. The grand Jury
convenes next Monday to Investigate the
charges of boodllng against tbo county board
and certain county oOlcials. Among other
thing * , the county road contract and the
Hurley bank robbery will bo looked Into. It
Is stated tbat It Is llltoly ouo member wild
turn Hate's evUleaco.