T1IK OMAHA. DAILY HKEn'MIUlSDAY , JANUARY o , 18M ,
STILL STICKS TO PANAMA
Lo Figaro Insists That America is Only Try
ing to Frighten Franca ,
ITS COMMENTS ON PROPOSED CONDITIONS
Thinks the Kent Thing tn Do U to Walt n
( 'nnllrinntliin of tlio Keport Ait-
rft ot thn I'lirnpi'iii
Co in pn n J.
Jama ( Ionian Jlennell. }
.Inn. t. [ New York Herald
Cable Special to Tun Urn. ] I'i-jiro today
publishes nn nrticlo which is attracting con
Bldcrablp nttcntloii. It first of all quotes the
Herald dlspatchc announcing the conditions
vnon vv hleh CoIomlKi mlglit transfer to a thlnl
ji.irty HB i ight concerning the Panama canal
and then gooion to say It has good ground'
for believing that the conditions cabled tc
the Europe in edition of the Hernld have nol
before been btought to the notice of any per
sons hero having authority to accept or re
fuse them.
"Consequently , " it sas , "It would bo pru
dent to await n confirmation of this now
furnished by the Herald , for Americans arc
in the habit of letting loose occasional ! )
In Trance n ballon d'essai Sometime !
it Is to dlscour IRO us to complete
ourselves the work of the Panama cana !
by threatening us with an Imaginary com
IKjtltlon , whicli is almost ildictilous , of tin
Nicaragua canal ; perhaps also to test tin
chinccsof getting a better bargain will
Colombo by seeing how our government
is affected by the cnuncl ition o ;
these hypothetical conditions North Amer
icans are very Jealous of the Panama canal
The great ad vantage tlio European com
pany has In tlio eesof Colombo Is Its free
dom from the danger of the political slttta
tlon which would constantly thrcatci
them In the case of the United States coin
pany. Wo aio qulto sure the Colom
lilnti authorities will beery firm in opposing
nny conclusion by the United States of tin
terms announced In the Herald. In short
the conditions cabled by the Now York Her
aid , "sont suspects , mals s'clles cmnnnicn' '
renlloment do bomota cllcs dovraient , ctn
1'objot do fort expresses reserves. " Will
these words cuds the Figaro aiticlo.
PA\OIJINJ LINKS.
Chilian ( 'innpinleH Ini lliu il to DUcrlmlnuti
AculMHt tin ; Onlli il Mltc * .
[ Copurlulitctl IvniiuJumn ( Innljn llcnnsU. ]
VAI.VAUAJSO , Cnllih ( Galveston , Tex. , '
Jan.1 [ By Mexican Cible to the Ncv
York Herald Special to Tut : Bur : 1 Th
Chilian nnd Hngllsh companies lunniugu ]
the coast to Panama have notified shipper ;
tliat after rebruity 1 no goods to or fron
Now Yoik w ill be granted thiough bills o
lading by way of the Pacific Mail line
This action benefits the English line
through Magellan straits , w ho expect to do .
largely increased business by way of Livci
iwol.
Domingo Cana will shoitly bo sent n
Chilian minister to Aigentitio in place o
Scnor Guorieio , who w ill resign. Chill ha
purchased a 1,000-ton aimoied ciulsor froi :
the Annstiongs , and a 9"ton ( ) tor petto vcssc
built for Tin key by Green of London. Th
ton ti acts for the put chase of the -vessels ha\
.been confirmed in seciot session by congicss
Scnor ISvvircs , Paraguaan minister a
Wpntoyldco , li is published : i. denial of th
story of an ullhnco between Paraguay am
Chill
Uruguay is suffering from a piolongc
drouth.
PAXAMAvia Oalveston , Tex. , ) Jan. 4-
[ By Mexican Cable to tlio Now York Hcral
Special to TJIL BEB 1 Advices receive
fioin Costa Iliea say the boundaiy ciuestio
between that country and Nicaiagua hn
been reopened and theie is a prospect of wa
between the two countries inconsequence
A body of Costa Uican s.oldici-3 have take
jwsscssioii of ten itory claimed byNicaiagur
nnd Costa Uica has convoyed to Nicaragu
an ultimatum which the latter country i
not disposed to agteo with She is piepai in
to defend her lights and the outlook i
grave. _
ST1UKINC OIJIIMAN MI.MMIS.
Tlicy llctiiiiio Itlotoiix nuil Criato 3Iiin
HlNtiirliiiiicpx.
BEIUIN , .Tan. 4. This has been a day c
Itcen anxiety in the Saar distiict , where th
striking mineis and Icadeis Inlvo made
'desperate attempt to sivo their cause b
spieading tenor and threatening open coi
flict.
In Putlingcn this nioining 200 stiikci
raided houses of the men who had refused t
join them , diagged out and bcatsavern
nnd smashed the window s.
In Forbadi a mob , starting out with
Blmllar pin pose , was stopped for .1 momer
by a priest , who licggcd them to bo icasoi
nblo and not inlliot puulbhmcnt on the vvorl
ingmcn for trying to suppoit their famiHc :
Tlio prlrst sjioko agnitistanairhists and the
a shower of stones fell around him. 'Hi
mob made u nisli for him , but ho s ived hln
self by limning away. Tlio mob bioko u fo' '
windows , beat two mineis who had refuse
to quit and dispersed.
At tlio pit numhois of men are still woil
ing and mining officials have been in constai
.danger of being killed. Many of the suikei
uio aimed with lovolveis ami it fovv witli i
lies , und they have been Hi ing iccklc.ssly !
'tho nelqhboihood of the pits.
A mooting of ii.OOO sti ikers was held toda
jieur Saiir-Louls. Flvo men and thrc
v omen dellvcied violent Imiiangucs Aftc
the meeting Inoko up the mob divided int
three bodicH singing the Marhcillesand boo
Ing nt everybody icspectublo looking.
All the npuakcrs denounced with speci ,
virulence thocluigv , who have Inclined U
Imtied of the uimichlsts by counselling moi
ciatlon.
At Emlorsorf the stt Ikers ha\o asked tli
mayor to propose to tlio mine owners fi
them a compromise.
Reports fiom Sa.ir-L.uis tonight ute to tl
effect that despite the bombast of the leai
ors and the ujipuicnt tcspoiiblvcncss of tl
men , the sttlko is weakening. Tlio still
tug mlnoiu aio stiffen Ing keenly fiom tl
Bovcrlty of the w eather and the oxpoctc
contribution fiom Knglund , l-'ianco mi
llulgium have not coma In. As tha men wei
unprepared for thn strike , they must eitlu
toturn to w oik soon or starve.
Sir. Illllun JIal.oKiiu iariu : t IMi-u la Thr
llfhulf.
Dum.is' , Jan. 4 The ovletcd tenants' cot
mission ivsuutcd Us session today. M
Dillon made an earnest plea In bohulf of tl
reinstatement of evicted tenants and pr
duccd statistics showing that a number
, good settlements nad been made tlu-oiij.
the plniof campaign between the Ian
lords nnd their tenants. The scttlemeu
had been brought about through the goi
Aeeuso nnd good feeling of landlords und tc
( n\lt8 , Even upon the Olphcrt estate ,
mournful memories , sottluments had bet
"cotno to and there was a prospect thut tl
.evicted tenants would bo reinstated. Kove
'thcless , Dillon Informed the commission th
thcro wcro thousands of evicted tcnan
-whoso condition w us so pitlablound dcbpora
thut U constltutcHl u immure to the publ
PP4CO , and ho urgently advised that mou
x urea bo adopted for their rollof , both on tl
ground of humanity nnd publicsucuilty. .
Dillon nUospoko so vet ely of those Ian
lords who nro apparently endeavoring to ci
Jxirrasa the government by mo relic ;
.evictions ut this sovoroseason. Dillon state
'that the tptal amount received front u
sources for the support of evicted loan
M under the plan of campaign was &H,000.
t In a recent Issue of the Manchester Ou.ir
, 'lan , Mr , W. O'Bileuguvt * tl following II
f evicted tenants by landlords within ft
> cnod of two or three days :
County Mayo Nine families evicted from
.heir cabins In the frightfully congested dls-
rlct of Bohaun All for rent arrears and nil
n destitute condition with no means for
uluro supiwt
County CoikDistrict Inspector t angliorn
mil thirty armed i > ollccmcn broke through
the roof of the hmiso of n respecliblo tenant ,
near Sklbbercen , nnd evicted the family
vhtlo the fnthcrnnil mother veto both Ivlng
11 and n demented daughter roiming about
ho scene. ' , singing Three other tenants on
, ho simo estate ejected.
County .Moiiagnnuilad Homestead of John
'MdCenna. on the Ankctcll Orovo estate
mlled down and rayed to the earth anil the
'umtturo broken In pieces by emergency
urn : n ncighlxirlm ; tenant sentenced to
seven da > s In Jail for digging McICcnnn n
ncal of potatoes on his land. The liouso of
nnothcr tenant , Mar ) McKcnni , was also
torn down
County Clalr Captain Crookcr , sub-
sheriff , with a force of billUYs and riflemen ,
who had iiccn engaged all the week In
wholesale seizures in vaiious puts of the
ountv , left Kiinls at midnight to sclro the
tenants' ' calllo on the notoilous Bodle estate
of Colonel William Gall.iglmn. And so on
Irom county to county and from day to day
\Vrrol < on nn Anitrliiti Itiillroid.
VIBNXA , Jan. 4. A passenger train from
, hls city collided nt Kanaizsa today wllhn
iissonger train from Stuhl\velssenbtiig
Caiialz.s.i Is a junction of the two lines nnd
'ho engineer of the Vienna ti.iln , misunder
standing thi ! signals , i.in at half speed on
; ho track ahead of the Stuhlvvclssonburg
: ralu , which vvas moving twenty miles an
lour. In tlto crash the latter train ploughed
through thice coaches Illlcdlth passcnccia
i'lic ) were completely demolished , liight
lussetigois weio killed Instantly , live sus-
tallied injuiiosof which the ) probably will
dioaml ten weio wounded severely , but not
moi tally.
_ _
von nn : .
IUt of ChmiKCY oT Inipnrliiiiro In ttio
Icrguhkr Servile \Vilenli > .
WASHINGTON , D. C. , Jun.I. . [ Si > ecial Tele
gi.nn to Tm : BUB ] The following uiniy or
ders weie Issued today
A boaid of oflle-ers is appointed to meet at
Madison 3 J , macks , N Y. , to consider the
\\holu subject of the s.mitar ) condition of
that post in connection \vithlho lecentept-
demlu of t\pliold fc\er , nnd tepott to the
secretary of war what measures are neces
sary to establish Madison Barracks upon a
sound sanitary basis , nnd especially in respect -
spect to the supply of water. Detail for the
board Colonel Clnrlcs C. Bai tlett , Ninth In-
fanty : lieutenant Colonel George M. Stein
berg. deputy suigcou general ; Cuptnin
Ciosby P Miller , assistant quaitcimasler
Tlio junior member will iccord tlio proceed
ings
Tlio following changes in tlio Seventh cav
alry ate made. Second .Lieutenant William
F Cl.uk , trom troop F to ttoop U ; Second
Lieutenant Robert Sew ell , fi om tioop 1) tc
troop F.
Second Lieutenant Chatles G Dw.vcr ,
Tvvority-llrsi infantr ) , is detailed sis iccoider
of ihu examining bo.u d convened at Fort
M\cr , Va.tcoSccond Lieutenant Ilenrj D
Todil.Jr/lhirdmtmoiv.
Lieutenant Colonel Udwin V. Sumncr ,
Eighth cavalry , is detained as a member ol
the army icliiing Ixmd at Washington
baiiacks , ieo Lieutenant Colonel Guy V ,
Henry , Seventh cavalry , lelieved.
Tlio bo.u ds of oflleeis coii\ened at tlic
places and by the oideis specified for the
examination of officers to determine then
Illness for promotion aio dissolved , vl/
Foil Custer , Mout. ; Fort Lxxivcnvvoith ,
Kan. ; Foil Assiiiaboine , Mont. : Foil
Le.ucnwoith , Kan.
UlLcavoof absence for one month with per
mission to apply for nu extension Is grantee
Second Lieutenant Gcoigo E French
Foiuth infantry.
Second Lieutenant Ellwood W. Evans
Eighth cavalry , no won leave of absence , wil
pioceed to Fort Mjer , Va , and ropoi t it
poison to the comnumliiiK olllcer of thai
post for assignment to tetnpoi.uy duty will
troop II. Eighth cavaliy.
Tlio leave of absence gi anled Captain
Clarence A. Steadman , Ninth ca\alry , is e\ .
tended fifteen days.
The retirement from active service o :
Colonel Hodiiey Smith , assistant paymastei
general , is .innoiiiiLud Colonel Smith wil
pioceed to his liome. The supuiintendent ol
the recruiting soi-vicc will cause thirty re
emits at Columbus Bairacks , O , to bo as
signed to the third artillery and forwards
to the Department of the East.
Mmomoiiln ofOrr in StiMiiiuis.
At Southampton Arrived Havel , fion
New- York for Bicmcn.
At Fastnot Passed Teutonic , from Now
York for Liverpool.
At Copenhagen Arihed Polaria , fron
NowYork. .
At Lizaid Passed Illinois and Pcnnsyl
van In , from Philadelphia for Antwerp
Sighted Penland , fiom Now York foi Ant
weip -
At Delaware Cape Passed In Btitisl
Pilnecss , fiom Llveipool for Pliiladelphia.
At Now Yoik Airivod Westeinlaiul
fiom Antwerp ; Weimar fiom Bicmcn
Bothnia , fiom Livci pool ; Rtiihbenhuk , fion
Ilaiiibmg ; Vecndam , fiom Itottoidam.
At Philadelphia Anived Biitish King
fiom London and Swansci
1'ol-rlKII.
Tliu Ituilln ( ( iiiespomlrnt of the Times suy >
tit it two ficsh cases ofcliokia vvero tcMiortcc
Adlsp-itili from Rutohlt/.i.on tlio Dndpcr
siiystliut flftoun mcnviuio Mlli'd by a mini
0IOSOII | | till 1C.
Kiliapu continues ( o hiitrurfrom lliu cold
Near Uronstailt , Uussla , sovc'ral soldlurs wuri
fro/i'ii lo death ,
llnmbuiu still continues to bo a breed In ,
plni o for cholera , and now cases and death
< n curovoiy cl.iy.
Queen Itivimt Christina of Spain has slgnoi
tliucoinmlislnii of tlio iliilSu nt Alinoilov.u ilu
V alloy sis nilnlstiT to Washington.
linn Uobi'itT. lilncoln , the American mln
Istur , nlioliis boon \Mtlnj tlui Unltud Stutu
on U'UM ) of ab-.i.'iici < , Imsaitixoil In l < oiidon.
Miss UIIJIIM Uiijli-i of Il.illlinoio and SI
I'lilllp Ilmui Iliiun i'citon : of Kn/Uml IIUM
In mi unlit d in maril.MU at I.oinlon , KiiKluuil
It is said Unit nuiLli adilltloiiul Infoim itloi
has bcun sufiiioil In tliu I'liiiiuna c mil case
and that moiu uiiu ts nlll Ins m.ulu In a da'
in o.
KiiKllslinicn In tlio Sandwich Miindi rout linn
pfililclously uctlvu In Ihuli ciHlMiMr-
poison the natho mind an-iln.st tliu Uultri
t-latos.
Tlio oiitKnhu of Lord Salnlmry's and tlio In
coming nf .Mi. Cliulstmio'n iidinlnlstrallonha-
biiillj upv.oi Ihu plans nnd pollilunf ine'lani :
In tliu miittui of statu aid to cmlKiants.
At a nioolliu' of thn illicclorsof the lloitm
nssiiclatloii u u'dluliona
adoplrd uifilnKi'niiiu" iti ) ii'iUMlthu hhormiii
iii'tof IHDOlnsorm u-.ll lulatuitotliupurulms
of .slhiT bullion.
Tim htanilaid'h Paris coriusnoiidtnt si\
tlmlu iiimoiMih cnrriuiL In I'arls that Si
Ch'iurnci'aii liuil buon aniMiMl In connci'tloi
with tlu < I'anuma canal scumlal. Tliu rimio
h is not IH-I-II coiitlrmeil.
Thoiiopo lias boon unusually Iriltatcdlr
tliu collui- | of his jirojrct to appoint u immcli
to the Dnltiil htatos for \\hlili Arrbbhlio
Iruland had hccurcil I'loslilent llarilson's per
mission , sajs a Itomo coiicbpondunt.
Aihlci-s fioiii ht. NU'liolls mo to tliu ofToc
that that port Is ciouilul with disabled \vs
holn , n MI bi'lni ? thnro nt ] ) ro < < cnt undureoliiKiu
lulls of dainiiKcn rod'lvi-il iliulii ) ; the n tun
lit'uty gulfs , ilunyof tliuissuls iiipint sou
ini-ii loit liy bulna washed from the decks | j
heu > ytteiH. : _
Dommtlc.
Fte art lingers , an ll-yeai-old boy wll
Kll h'dn pliijninto Ina qiiuirul , has bi-on uc
unit toil iifiniirdtirliy u VlttslnirK , 1'a. , Jury.
hniallpo\ has brolcvn out UIUOIIK ilio convict
jit the liiilti-d Mates peiilk'iitliny , MeNu !
IMaml.islilngion , All PLTHOIIS luivu bee
vacclnati-d.
V , 11. Thiiyor. ajnuilor of Memphis. Tenn
liasnmilu an asslRiiniint. Tim amount pit
fi-rrcd un'Kit > Kiito * J4HU.OOO , feu > oi.il sum !
stori's are Included ,
Tlio transatlantic oil sloatnei Iloart'runl
ri < poited alKindoiu'd In mlil-oLCun , bur cro1
liiivlnu bci'ii ri'scuod by tliu Mcumor Aoonva
ow nud liy the Ileui CreeK Oil company of 1'ltU '
burs. 1'a.
liuilrodd men and t-hlupors are plmised o > e
thoiiroiiieetof the UnUed Static lotullatln
uuiitnsl ( anuda for her discrimination. Th
utfort will bo dlrcctud uiialnst thu ( Jaiuulla
riillroud pawing throuuh UnlU'd fatutos torrl
tory.
The Rupromo rourtof IViiiiiyhunU Ima dt
cldod Unit thu llluu luws of Unit state nru I
force ut the pifhont tlmu anil lius sm > talni >
the dcuUtim of tlio lower court In the cuso i
Thoiiias Mattbows of tlio 1'ltUburg Sumlii
Leader , convicted of publishing u paper on th
hutjbatii.
A conunlttop unpointed by the locomotlv
the ( iiilf. Coloiadu X Hantu I'
and tlio mumiK iment nt that road bis ui
ranged u new bcbtnlulo for the coming jca
Thb culitulna but tow clauses not embodied 1
the agrcouiout wbloliliiu boeuotlect twoycui
J
[ CON-TIM rn FIIOM nnsr PAOK ]
ritlon todny , nil the member * being present.
But little business was transacted.
Tn the Broken Bow case. In which Byron
Blair petitioned for an elevator site , n com
munication was read which stated that Blair
had pcifrctoiT n Icaso of one of the
elevators already built nt Broken Bownnd
that therefore ho u at content to let the
mittor rest The cocretarles hnd already
liuestlgateil the case nnd had decided that
the railroad should furnish the alto for an
elevator whuno\er Ulnlr wanted It. The
matter was referred back to the secretaries
for notion.
In the Laurel ease , In which the sccrc-
tailcs recommended the erection of n depot
nt Laurel , n small station on the Chicago ,
Kt Paul , Minneapolis ! t , Oirmna road , In
Dixon county , tlio findings were approved ,
and n communication front the companystat-
ing that the order would be obojed , was
placed on IIlo.
Messrs Benton and Hill , the retiring mem
bers of the board , were tendeied n vote of
thanks for their services.
Tlio secretaries weio requested to lepoit
the status of the warehouse business to
Commissioner Hutnphioy for fututo action
and the lio.inl adjoin nod.
SOMI : 1'ito.ir.uTS.
JtlllM Itonily to Ho Introduced nnd Their
Uhnni.ru.
LINCOI.V , Neb , Jan. 4 [ Special Tele-
gum to Tun BEH ] It may bo n relief to the
general public to bo informed that there are
a few people nt tlio state liouso today who
aic thinking of something aside from Jlio
hope of oftlco. For Instance , a well known
lady of this city was present today with the
topyof n bill extending municipal suffrage
to women alicady piepaicd , and a laigo
number of printed copies icadyto place in
the hands of tlio mcmbcisas soon as ttioy
weie toady to settle down to work. Tlio
bill wnsdi.iwn by Mis Zara Wilson , a lady
who shines with Ada BiUcnbender the dis
tinction of being a practicing nttoiiiey be-
foie the state Louits She asks simply for
municipal sutTiage , and in her canvass for
suppoit has addiesscd .1 letter lo each of the
members of botli houses ,
She admitted to TUB Bnr tenoitcr that
thoiopllesaheadv iccuUed wcro somovvhtit
discouraging. With but few exceptions ,
those who had the courtesy to icply put
themselves on iccoul , is opposed to the bill.
In this connection the name of Senator
Corrcll of Thtij or county has been mentioned
as a prob iblo advocate of the bill , but he as-
suied TUB Bni : repmter that he would not
favor any moas'iio looking toward woman
sutl i age Hostated that ho had woikcd for
the success of the mc.isu.ic , w hen it was sub
mitted to the people of the state several
jp.irs ago , and tint he regarded thu verdict
then as llnal for the present generation.
I'or Coimtj AstosHor.
Among the important bills nlictdy pie
piled forpicscntatlon in the sciisitc at the
e.uhest favorable opjiortutiitv is onepioviil-
ing for the election of u county assessor. It
will bo his duty to fix the assessed -valuation
of all the ical estate m the count ) and to
appoint" deputies to assess the personal
properl ) subject to regulations laid down bv
himself He is to hold his ofllce for a term
of two jcais the same as the other county
ofilccis , but the deputies aio to bo appointed
each j car. The author of the hill believes
that his plan w ill do aw ay w ith the uncqtt il
assessments bo ficiiucntl ) complained of hi
ever ) county in the state.
Another revenue billlikely to be picscntcd
c.uly in tlio session is the timc-honoicd and
familiar bill providing for the taxation of all
property at its actual valuation. Its fea
tures aie so familiar und its advantages and
defects have been uigued so frequently that
comment Is unnecessary.
Tlio banks of the state w ill como in foi
their full share of attention. Speaking ol
the subject n well kiiownmeinbersaid today ;
"I notice l > y the report of the proceedings ol
the recent meeting of .the'Stato Bnnkcis
association as 'printed hi' TUB Bon thai
two .vears ago when the independ
ent legislature was in session the
Bankers association thought it best
not to hold its annual convention for feai
tint its deliberations would atti act toomucli
attention and have a tendency to piovokc
unfoAorablc legislation. So instead of a con
\entlon they appointed a well known banket
fiom Sow aid to take charge of a buieau n ;
this city and the executive council reported
with no Itttlosatisf.ietion that the work of tin
buieau had been v ei vsnu cssful in waidingof
unfavorable legislation You may bo assureiJ
that the present logislatnro will cnaeivor tc
enact some needed legislation In regard U
the taxation of the bnnks in this state am
the bill will be so drawn up that it will be
almost impossible to ev.ulo Its pi o visions. "
Will Tux Telephones.
Another pioject that has already assumei
shape is in the foini of a bill piovidmg Urn
the telephone companies doing business ii
Nebraska shall bo subject to taxation b ) tin
State Boaid of Equalisation , just as tlio tele
graph companies in enow assessed. One of
the friends of the bill suid last ovcMiing.
"At present the telephone system of tin
state is assessed only in the cities , and tin
counties got none of the benefit. The tele
phone company now doing business in tin
state has lines divetgiiig fiom Omaha to al
most every county In eastern and southeast
cm Nebraska. ' 1 hero tuo humlicils of miles
of line outside of the cities. All w o hope ti
pass is a law making the assessment of this
company moio equitable to the people of tlu
counties tluough which tlio lines pass. "
lirjau on thn Hump ,
There was no busier man among the lobby
ists in the senate than Congressman Bryan
Ho hasupp.uently foigotten his position .u
a member of congiess and puts in Ills w holi
time lobbing for his election to the Unitci
Statcssen.it- This afternoon itvv.lsdinl
cult to determine which was the moro active
Br ) .in or Tobo Castor , nnd it w as quite cvl
dent that such oldtlmeis as Bill Doigan am
Ficd Olmstcad wcto not in it witli the su.ivi
congressman w ho claims to represent the
United States in the national legislatuic.
A democratic ofllcinl said this afturnoon
"Biyan would show a gicat deal moio tast (
if he would conllno his log rolling to his
ofllco in tills city. Ho is making lespectuble
domociats veiy weary with his public exhi
bition of tlio tactics of thu common lobbv
istsAn
An independent member of the senate nisi
siid ; "lliun is winning neither the le
.sport nor the suppoit of the independents b ;
his ptomintuicn in the lobby , "
Congressman MclCelglmn is equ illy keei
for HiipjiorL on bis ambition lo icpiesent UK
people of Nebraska In the senate , but hi
seems to show much moro consideration foi
the people of the st.Uo and the ofllco hi
holds than his younger and moio uusophisti
catcd colleague. It is suggested that per
hups It is McKcighan's gicatcst sticngth ui
a candidate that impulls Bryan to foigot tin
dignity of his position and uisputo witli tin
men who are after the janltorshlp and simi
lar places for the attention of the members o
the bcnato. No other < amlldu to for the Him
shows the eagerness or persistence dlsplnyei
every day on the floor of both houses by tin
junior member from Nebraska.
Will Ha\n'lhilr Owu.Jtiilgtta.
The independents nro profiting by their ox
peiiencoof two j cars ago when they suirerei
somewhat for want of good legal advice
This deficiency will not exist dm Ing thi
session us arrangements have been made I
have one or two of the independent dlstric
judges of tha state here during each Week o
the lexislaluio and Judges B. Nov illoof Noi ti
Platte , Bush of Beatrice , Alf of Madison
Bates of Yoik and Wlu-olnrof Polk will ) >
familiar figures hero during the uoxt thio
months. Some of them are hoio now , and I
is stilted that they aio drawing- charge
against certain olllolals high In uuthoilt ;
that w 111 coma up for investigation later or
The republicans proiioso to have Ciieate
Norton svvoiuin lisa member of the hous
and when the appropriation bill passes h
will go down and iliaw his pay. Ho will b
sworn In on the strength of the rului } } of th
sum omo com t.
Up to the present time thlity-two rooms a
thu Capital hotel have been occupied by th
tUu'ction of the lobby und charged. up to th
railroad account.
rimming thu Smmtoriul
It Is a fuct , known to , a fovv on the inside
that two state officials narrowly escaped in
dictmcut at the hnmla of the grand Jury ic
ccntly in session heic , and that one of tliei
only dodged It by two votes.
la discussing the senatoiial fight , Senate
Puddock'sfiiends claim that the Issue wi !
llniuly como bet \voen him and McICelghav
while others assert thut U will nanovv dow <
to n fight bctvvp < fi M KclghnnnmlTItinitan
.lay Burrowa s lid todaj that If Van Wyck
entered the senatorialraeo ho would nlsosli )
his castor Into the same ring Van Wv ek Is
now east to look after a law suit that comes
up In Geneseo oiyifta i Now York , alxiut two
weeks hence. Wfit-n In Lincoln last Katur-
daj ho was nsf regar-illng \ his candldac )
for the United States senate , nnd replied.
"Ono campaign Is quite sufficient In one
year. ThecondlfJijus ore not much changed
since November ? hitd the Influences which
secured the electlorjupf a rcpubllcin go vet nor
then will probibly boas iiowcrful torctmn
n republican nou.l'ii *
Afler tlinUitvnrnnr'fl llonnt.v.
Governor Croiinss-lms received TW ajipHca-
lions forniipointjiiani to the Various posl
lions within his gift , and in many of the
cases tlio claims of the applicants have been
backed up by committees which h.uo called
upon him in person The judicial ti .lining of
the governor-elect has made the weighing of
nil matter < t u second nattiio to him and every
sltor takes hope from this earnest con
sideration that his claim will be u lucky
one. It is stated that the patronage nt the
ROVCinor'sdlsiKisnl will bo distributed by
congressional districts
sldniic'il Mr. Strlcklrr.
An incident occurred at the Lludell this
evening that shows that even in the inde
pendent ranks the sweet bells of hnimoii )
are jingling all out of tune. C II. Plrtlc1
who Is making the light of his life for the
seerotar.v ship of the senate , has all along
been conscious that theie was nn under cur
rent of opposition within the ranks of his
ovviipaity. Enlisting the sinpath ) ami sup
ixnt of W. II. Dech , ho started after tlio
man who was quietly working against him.
and soon unearthed him In the per
son of V. O Stilcklor. Ilio wotdi
which followed made the atmosphere of
the room of a strong bluish cast , and If
wouls cut moio than sidn deep , somebody is
fooling prott ) sine tofilght and that some-
hod ) is not Dech , cither. In languicen
great deal moio emphatic than polite , Uocli
admonished the little Omaha nttoine.v to
"remember tint from this day foi ward and
foiever I will have my kiiifo out for j on I
will prove to the pcoplo of this state that
> ou are not an independent , nnd I want It
under stood that If ) ouaro to bo consldeied
an Independent , then from this day forward
1 am not"
Stilckler is not at all numerous around in
dependent heddqu.trtors tonight.
STUC'IC
Printers Got Into n Snap
Tliroupb Sluirp DvnIUii ; .
LINCOLN , Neb , Jan 4 [ SpcclaliTclegram
to Tun But : ] Timely action on the par t of
the State Printing bond this nftcinoon
squelched a little scheme for mulcting the
state trcasuty of boveial thousand dollars
For ) eats it has been the practice of the
printing board to incorporate in the contract
for p ) luting the senile and liouso files
a ptovlsion to the effect that all
p irts of pages and "nccessaiy blank
pages" shall bo ch aged for as full
pages. This proviso contains the sccict of
the c\tiiiiiu anxiety of the several punters
of the state to secure this particular con
tract , for an examination of the files for
) cars > hick icvc.iLs tlio fact that the number
of pages upon vv hii h but one or two lines
appcir , as well .us the number of ncccssarv
blank pages hasalwavs formed a prominent
part of tlio work , ill requites but little
mocha n teal ingcnmt/vi upon the part of the
knowing printer to nlakoa page lun o\cr a
fovv lines i i
This year the agreement for bids on this
class of work made no mention of the fact
that p irtt. of pages or nocessar ) blank pages
would bo paid for at full page rates The
contiact was let to the punting house of
Pace , Williams & North of this city at a
price so far belowf alii other competitors that
ninny weie suipiwcdi Other bidders , who
woie not on to thu scheme , weio at a loss to
Know how the Htm could get enough out of
it to make it a paying contiact.
.Sui iirliril xho Irlitprg.
After the woilc/ had beeii let to r1 'e ,
Williams & North , jtlio contract and bond
weie prepared at tb s ol ce of thci attonio.v-
goneiol. No rcftjuenro was made to puts
of pages bjjinjr.f paid for at full page
rates. Tlio contract oven failed to
specify that "necessary blank pages" should
bo ohaigcd up as full pages , but simply pio-
\idcdtluitthovvoikshould be paid for at
the rate bid accoiding to the advertisement
When the successful biddeis examined tlio
contract they at once noticed the staUlmg
omission , and went to the attorney gcnci-il'b
office to call attention to the oversight. They
yv ore consider ably taken back to loam that
thcic had been no oveisight. The contiact
had been draw n in duo legal form , and in
pel feet accordance with the toims of the ad-
\ertisomcntwhichhad guided the film in
making its bids The printers begged and
expostulated and threatened , but the deputy
attorney genet al who dtcvv tip the contiact
was obdurate , and ho was backed in his
obstinacy by the attorney genuidl himself
That piece of obstinacy saved the state
many thousand dolluis and taught eager
biddois for state piintlng that a time hid
come at last when the mteiestsof the people
should receive consideration befoio tlio
w islies of prosperous publishing houses would
bo subserved by qwistionablo transactions
llxoil It to Suit.
Ono of the contractois took the contract
nvvay and several das later biought it bick
to the state house piopeily signed upon
their pal t and stated that it was satisfac
tory to them. They mfoimcd the printing
board tli.it tlio 01 igiiml contiact did not In
clude a provision that foimor contiacts had
alwajs contained ami said that they had
had it inset ted , The members of tlio bond
accepted thu explanation and signed tlio
conti.ic.ts. Tliis aftei noon they Icaiucdtho
signillcanco of the interpolation A meeting
of the board was hold and tlio following
icsoliitlon adopted :
Wheie.is On tliu nth d ly ot Derombor. 1892 ,
the pilnlhu boaid ot the statu of Nt > -
biaski iMitcicd Into n lontiact for und
on bolntlf ot tlui state of Nebi.isk.i vUlli
I'act'Vllllains & . > orth foi printing the
si'ii.ito und liouso Illrs of tliu tucnty-
t hlrd session of thu le lslutuiu of the stuto of
rsi'hiasUn ; nnd
\ \ heuas , h.ild contiaet does , notroriesnoml
v\llh the conditions contained In thu aUci- (
tlsuinent foi bids for siii'h piintlng , nmjth
tliooilnln.il d 1.1 ft of contiact dru n , thuiefoiii
bo It
KesOhed , T - ' nald conli net Is hereby can-
citlled , annulled nnd set aside : and
That I' ice , Williams .V ? soilli bo lequliod tn
niter Into a nu\v ronti ict that .shall comply
vttth tin ) tei nisunil I'ondlllons of thn notlcii foi
bids , nnd outer Into anuiv bond foi thu faithful
pci foi manco of such contract
Acoinpaiison itf tlio contract signed by
the bo ud with the caibon copy of original
on lllo in tlio oftlco of attorney general shows
that tlio second page hnd boon taken and
another ono pieparcd on piper of similar
quality und toxturo. Tlio style of tlio t ) pc
coi i esponileil with tlio oiiginil but there
vvoio many inaccuiacles easily detected by
any ono w ho took tun trouble to muko thu
compaiison. u/
- TTtTT * -
IT WASN'T WH.MAM8.
I'ollcu ( Jo to r.icllliv.ilnnctiuii on u 1'alsi
jhront.
Detective VUaul nful Officer Hussoll wont
to Pacific Juiictliii ) > < ycstctday for tlio puiposc
of ! dentifing a cojcucd man supposed to be
.Too Williams. WJtcyi the officers reached
the junction the man > had gotta to Platts-
mouth and was folltAvfcul. Ho was overtaken
thuio and piovcd' ttfbo fioorgo Timpsou , a
fiicndof Wllllims. wljo dicssod eotisldeiii.
lily like the muideWr. Tlio police totut net :
empty handed , ' ,
It is the trcnPrA1 ! Impiesslon niouni
the pollco slftlWn tint William !
is com e.i led boraowlieio in or nc.ii
Omaha and Is bein& infcld by colou-d people
' 1 ho reason for thlsMiv'that ' so many coloicr
pcoplo call ut the jail mid aslowhat tewarc
isofloted for Willlanls.
V y mitumlly thd police infer that soini
ono in town knows the negro's whciuabouts
and is willing to turn hlmovor to the author
Itlcs If tlicio is mon y enough in it. So fai
no i ovv aid Is offered. If the man is in toui
the detectives or police vv ill surely got bin
and If anybody Is concealing Wllllami
hoping to got a reward und it Is found on'
trouble wilt follow.
Stoln T o Wutftieii.
Some time Monday afternoon a thief en
tered u resiclcncoatl'ivcnty-sixthand Hamil
ton sticots and stole two watches , one i
handsome gold timepiece set with dlu
mends , and the other a cheap one. Ho be
c.i mo f lightened ufter leaving the house am
brought back the moro expensive ono
Officer Keysor located the thief ycstenla ;
afternoon and got back the toraalntiig watch
Ho proved to bo n young boj * and ho ma ;
not bo prosecuted.
CAUGHT IN A DEATH TRAP
Many Chicago Firemen Badly Injured by an
Explosion of GM ,
NARROW ESCAPES FROM AN AWFUL FATE
Hrmo Wiirkof Chief Swccnlo mill IIU Men
In HfMiiilnjThrlr Cinnrnilps nl i
lire In the It moment of n
1'rlntlnp House.
Citicvoo. Ill , Jan Shortly befoi-o n
o'clock this afternoon a ten iblo explosion of
iiatui.il pas w locked the lower p lit of the
great pi luting establishment of Dotiohuo ft
Henncbciry , on Dcaiboiii street. The acci
dent oecmrcd during the progress of a small
lire , and over a seme of ilicmcit. Including
Chief Swcenle of the lire deputment. were
seriously Injtuod Tvv o men tu c d ) lug.
x. t.t't nf lniirril. |
UfssM.i.HMIS ; , tli-cman. binned about the
head and Internal injmles Fatally injuicd
( ivti.voiii'ii , TIIOMVS. fireman , intcinal in-
jiities and face almost butncil off. Will die
Tlio following weio seriousL ) , but not
fatall ) binned *
UnssuSwuAiE , chief of the Ilio depart
ment
PVIHICK O'Mvi i.in. Iho mitishal.
Ciivui.t s Svutnmi K , captaiu truck No I.
Jens Mi OOVM.I > , captain comp my 10
rui ii-iiii K J iv vrotiit , captain comlniiy al
Mvtnis faciiv , recruit fori21
1'vr Mtiti'itv , lieutenant comp uiy 10
J. C. I ; VIN , licittenttit insurance pitrol.
.Ions' DOM iv
MVTTIILVV Kocit ,
WIIIIVM PDIIOX. .
Mien vri. Not. vx
TIIOMVS Nhviss.
JOHN UIIVMS.
,1. V Kn.un , fireman.
Citvitt.Es riKvtiNn , llieman.
Envvviii ) KfTrnsnit , tlmekcopor.
JOHN Siiurnnr. piessm.tn.
Auitvr GNVTT , picbsman.
Ci.ivrov Ct.nvKLVMi , laborer.
.Ions rAiiituni , hiboicr.
IIKSlv Sciiuornrii , laboicr.
A. Mt I.I.VMlaboicr. .
UNKNOWN viv\ , employed by the Gas com-
p.mv .
The explosion was in tlio plate vault ,
which is located immediate ! ) beneath the
sidewalk , which is foi mod by heavy lion
flames co\eied with glass and iion. Dining
the call ) put of the afternoon thtoe em
ployes of the Natuial ( ias lompaii ) had
been nt work In this vault miking connec
tions that weie to bo used in supph ing the
boiler plant with fuel As a ptccaution the
doon of the vault weio closed.
ItUi \vreil tlin I 'I re.
Shoitly before ! l o'clock Tot email llobcit
fitangor of the piess room , whicli adjoins
the vault , noticed II lines in the \icmit ) of
the In ick wall which extended Irotween the
pi ess loom and vault. These ( limes had the
appearance of ignited gas that had csiaped
through the pat titlon walls Without wait
ing to open the vault doois , the foi email
gave an alnun of flic.
When the foi email i etui ncd to the biso-
ment some ono threw open the vault doois
Instantly thcio was an explosion and nearly
all the omploes who weio in the vicinity ,
about ten m number , weio tin own to tlio
iiooi , all sustaining mete or less bcnottb in-
junes
AVithin a few moments mcmbcit. of the fire
insutanco pattol and hose engine comp inics
were on the spot , headed by Chief Sw conic
Tlio bquad of liiemen rushed to the b iso-
nicut and had no s > ooncr reached the
vault door than a second and stronger
explosion followed , and all the
men weio bulled to the floor or
aei oss the loom to the wall on the opposite
side , which they struck with tori illc force.
Seveial of tlio men weio tendered senseless ,
ami the llames , whicli had ignited their
clothing , loisted their hands and faces in
Iho most horrible manner. Other Hi omen
wete close behind them , how ov or. and for a
lew minutes , the fliowas left to take c.uo of
itself while the injured men wcro icscited.
Another llvploslim.
' * fet e one-half the men hid been taken
out and while the bascinentwas full of men
working with desperation to sue theii help
less coinr.idcs , came a third explosion , moio
tenilic than oitlicrof its predecessors , and
the \vould-bo icscuers vv'eio laid beside tlio
men w horn tlioy had como to assist. The
alic'.idy loosened iiou work unciing the
vault w as toin fiom the fastening under the
sidovv alk.
Fiesh food for ITio gas was ahead ) at
h.ind , and a score of gallant liiemen spi.iug
into the vault to lescuo tlio men who had
been Injured. Undotciicd b ) the danger of
another explosion and cheered on by
Svv cenio , tlio liiemen woikcd as only men
can work when their own lives and the lives
of othcis aio tiembllng in tlio balance. Ono
by ono the butncil and battered men weio
diagged fiom the basement and as the last
ono was jbaken out Svvc nie called :
"Now out foi your lives , men. "
Tlieio was a rush for the upper lloorwhich
was made Just in tlio nick of time , for a
font th explosion occur red , nc illy us bid as
the othcis , which gave Chief Sueenio a
scorching.
Chief Sweenio notified the Natuial Gas
company to shut off the gas at once. In the
meantime ha had his wounds partially
dressed , led his men into the hose attack on
the flic and made shoit work of it. The
gic'.it building , however , had been badly
strained and toin and oveiv pane of glass in
the building w as bioken. It will cost ? 20,000
to icpalr the damage done.
Theio weio usually about 600 people em-
plocd in the building , but then ) was no
panic among them The ) weio for the most
IMit out of the building befoio the ilist explosion -
plosion took place , and none of them were
injuicd. 'Iho injuicd 111 omen vv cio removed
to neighboring ding stores , vvlieio temporary
relief was applied , and they weio then re
moved to their houses or to hospitals.
MIlM'rH CiiiHhciI In Di.ltli.
Sriui.u , Mo , .Ian 4 A lion Iblo mining
catastrophe occurred in a coil mine within
the city limits this afternoon Sown miners
weio ut work in tlio forty-foot level when
Ute slate roof commenced to fall , Stonovvull
Jackson was pinned down by the falling slate
and the other mineis inn to his lescuo , when
the timbers gave way , and Geoigo Blown ,
tlio leader of tlio icscucis , was instantly
killed by tin eo tons of lock falling on him.
Thuolheis were moio or less seriously in-
juied. A falling limber crushed the lives
out of Jackson nnd Blown Tlio most soil-
ously injuicd 1110 Elijah Tines and Isaac
llujnes. 'Ilio bodies of the two dead mlneit
have not been recoveied
Hit ; I'lrti In llriiiikljn.
BnooM.Y.v , N. Y , Jan. 1 This city had
another disastrous Ilio tonight In whicli u
block of frame buildings bounded by Broad.
way , Halt and Law ton sti eels , was almost
entirely a\\ opt away , entailing u loss ol
,
Joseph H. Ityun , dealer in furnltuio ami
caipctb was thoowiierof most of tlio build.
Ings Hi ; estimates Ills loss on tlio buildings -
ings und t hull * contents at $150,000. Mrs ,
CaiollnoSkillman , tlio ovv nor of the othei
buildings lost WO.OOO ; J. A. Daniel , dr )
goods , lost > f.iOooo. Insurance small.
I'litiil Artlilriit on Ilia Alii lilffan Ccntrul.
BAY CITY , Mich. , Jan. 4 The "Cannot
Ball" passenger ttaln on tlio Miuhlgui
Ceutial railroad was derailed this mornlnp
near Saghmw. Ono section hand was fatall )
uiu&hed and several otheis weie slightly in
juieil. A section hand became rattled and
opened thu svv Itch when the train came up
thus derailing It.
Wrc-i k on the ; Iliiltliiiuru & Ohio.
PiTTsnuua , Pa. , Jan. 4. Two vvoik train !
on the Baltlmoio & Ohio road came togcthe :
near Buenu Vista , Pa , , tills afternoon and i
largo number of CM is wcro demolished. Tin
vvicck took lire and all the cars weio con
sumcd. Uiiglneer ITune and Conductoi
Pcncgay were slightly huit by Jumping.
Wrecked by the Kxjilotlcm of Gnu.
Tuor , N. Y. , Jan. 4. An explosion of leak
ing illuminating gas wrecked the four-atorj
building at tlio corner of Fern nnd Thlnl
streets today Hermann Hits nnd wife' and
Mm M D Dickinson were b.idl ) burned
nf Prior Siiltrr , HIP Wrnltliy Dc
Alnlnrs \ \ I p Murilrror.
Dr.s MIIINI-.S. TL , .Ian 4 - ( Special Tele
gram to Tun Bri : I Peter Sutler , the i Ich
old Get man fnrmor , wlm niin-dorcrt his wife
dtirhi ? a quanvl hist week , added to the tcr-
i iblo tragedy toda ) b ) committing suicide In
the cwmt ) J ill.
Thcio wore four oilier prUoncrs In the
s imo cage , nnd ono of thein hnd ] u t used a
razor to shave himself. Sutler secured tliis
ami , going into a d.uk cell , slishod liis
tliro it tvv ice , h ill"SPVOI ing his head from his
body. Ho stagcered out wlipio Ills com
panions were and died in a fovv seconds
I lo had prob tbl ) contempl ited suicide' , as
ho occupied the eat ly mot mm ; in wilting out
a statement concerning his propertv and in
forming his ft lends of Ills intention of bid
ding them nil fatvvvell One of the singular
ft'ntmosof the statement , whkhshowcd the
old man's insane love for moncv , vvas men
tion of the thought that his murdPied wifes
funeral expenses wicht to be paid nut of her
own b ink account. Ho made no confession
of tin1 foi met * ci line1
1\\n i\prlt : ItuiKhirH t'apllllTit.
Slot \ Cm. la , .Ian 4 [ Special Tele
gram to TIIK BKI : | John O I.ear.v and .loo
Wind wcro ni-iestcd hen > todav while Irving
to dispose of stolen goods It was found lit it
tlte.v had been about a vacant liouso east of
the e-ity A search of the pi dulses disclosed
sov CM al hundred dollars woith of clothing , a
( iimntltv of d ) namlto. some line di ills and
other burglar tools hid behind a foundation
Tlio clothing has been Iilentlllril uspaitof
goods stolen fromstoiosnt Cliutei O.iUOto ,
tailon , Salix nnd Sloan in this stato.
The postofllees were i-obbed ami
safes blown at T.uton and S illat the time
the burglaries wore committed A laigo
qu unity of stamp * was found coiiccaled in
the lining of O'l.ear.v's clothing. The men
will bo turned over to tlio United Hilton
nnlhoi Itlcs The police.iro now galliot lug
up a latgo iititntit ) of goods that the men
had ahead ) disposed of.
lint mil ) Klll.-d.
SiibCITI , la . Jan 4 [ Special Telegram
to Tun Btn : ] Mrs J M Nichols v\as sluiek
by a Chicago , Milwaukee & bl Paul train
while crossing thu tracks at ti grade crossing
this molding to go lo her homo on Bacon .no-
nuo ami instantly killed.
Mi. CIHIIO'M llnxlviil.
If onoof these eail ) Methodist pro.ichois
who weio accustomed to preach the gospel
under tlio most unfavoiablo cltcitmsl.mces ,
and to audiences not always distinguished
for Uielr intellectuality , wore to dnip into
tlieriist Mc'llindlst ehuieh ami watch the
ioviv.il In progicss llicio.it is haul lo say
wlielhei lie would bo most suipi ised at the
comfort iblo pewsthe ornamented pulpit and
the magnitlceut pipe oiganortho languigo
of Iho picacher mid Iho conduct of the con-
gicg.ition The shouting and wild excite
ment which characteriwcl Methodist re
vivals a generation or two ago have entirely
dis ippe ucd , and In their place is a clear and
simple exposition of the plan of s ilv.ition on
Iho pail of Iho pistor , ami an cxhoilatlrn to
all to accept Cluist as a personal s iviour.
Th.it these methods are appiedited and
that the ) aio effectual is shown by Iho
fact that the attend tnce is increas
ing niglill ) , ami Hint many have
alie idv oxpiesscil the intention of leading a
Christian life List night Mr Ciann spoke
the of "Ruth " Faith lie lid.
on subject , s . is
simply believing tli U God will do what Ho
has said Ho will do It is an act of the will
as is repentance Kcpcnt nice consists In
turning fiom evil and doing that which God
commands , nnd faith consists in believing
that God will do what Ho has piomiscd to
do for these who lepenl. Tomorrow night
Mr Crane will pi each on ' 'The Atonement "
Wont Slc-lRh Ithllni ; .
Two HUle bo.\s , 7 and 10 i oars old , stole .1
hoi so and culler ) esterday afternoon from
William Bo ) , 1818 North Tvv cnti-fifth slrect ,
and enjoved themselves ridimr for two or
Ihroo boms. Uho matter was loported and
last night the elder of tlio pair , John DIi-
moncl , vvas at rested and locked up for being
Incottig.ihlc. Youm ; Di inioiul is a tough of
the liist waler and has caused hispiients
anv uniout of tioublc It is prob iblo that ho
will bo sent to Iho lofoim school.
- -
C night Ii. Itcilil.
For Iho lust six weeks Ihe iiolieo l
been looking fora colored man named Will-
lam Redd and last nighl he was caught.
About six weeks ago Kcdcl discoveied
some furniture in : t bun near Twentieth
and Webster slieets ami ptocecdcd to sell it
to u Cummg sheet second-hand dealer.
Aflcr Iho B ilo Redd sojomued for a while in
Iowa , bill came hick ) estuida ) to view Ilio
nuns of Ilio big flio and was piomplly
nabbed by a blue coat.
ArlcnnsiiN Cliolrnl CIIHI" ) .
TjiTTti : HOCK , Atlc. , Jan. 4 Dr II D. Ged-
dmg , p ist assistant sin gcon of the United
States in.n mo hospit il sei v ieo , in com ci si-
lion vvilh an Associated press rcpoi lor today -
day , denied emphatically that ho has over
said as has been icpoited abroad , that ap
pearances in the penitentiary eases hcie ,
supposed to bo epidemic , indicate cholci.i.
The examinations for bicteria .uc .still in-
complete.
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CiiminliiH-IIIII.
HOIAOM ; , Cole , Jan 4 [ Special to Tins
Bn.j John B Cummins and Miss Anna
Hill were man led licio Sunday oveiiing by
Hov. Father Townoy Mr. Cummins is eJcflc
of the distiict coutt for lids county and the
btlde is onenf the most accomplished and
amiable ladies of this city , farmer ly of
Cuitis , Neb
riit ! > u.\.ii. r.ut tait trni.
Mr T. S Pott , tiavollng agent of the Chi-
f.igo Tribune , is in Iho cil ) .
J. r Cauoll , editor of the Cliocnno
Leader , is in Iho city em onto oasl
Mr T S Armstrong , editor of the Butte
( Neb ) Giuottc , was a caller at Tun Bin : of
fice ) csteulny
Charles A Altlmiis and TlieoiloioO Moo
loft for Atchison , Kan , lo attend school ) es-
lei-day tiftcinoon
Mr. and Mis A W Claw-ford of Pcotia ,
111 , aio visiting their patents , Mr. and Mis
William Stadelmaiiii , at 14JJ South 'J'went-
clglith stiect.
Mr , Kclgar Wessel , founeily liavoling rep-
rescntatlvo foi Max Meyer & Co , is now
lra % cling in Texas and Indian Tori itory for
Itothcnbmg & Seliloss
Senator Paddock is ut tlio Meicer Ho is
ono of the lending stockhnldoi sin Iho Omaha
Stt eel Kailway company and attended a
meeting of the dheclois ) esteiday
Dujmty Hulled Stales Miushal Hopllngcr
loluined ) cslonlay fnm 1'aiis , Tex , vvliuio
ho went to an eat. tlio Co ) hi family , niiosted
two vvceku ago upon n cliaigo of .stealing ami
disposing of .stolen cattle
Homy Itlnor , troasuiur of the Bulldeis
and TradeiH exchange , aicompanled by his
wife and childien leave todav for a vvitilcVn
slay at Molioso , 1'la. A slop of a few da.vs
will bo made at bt J Juls und anothur at
Atlanta , ( ia
At the Meteor II A. Weaver , Giles
Shines , J M rrancoom , V 13 I'hss. Now
Yoik ; 8 N Kllno , Toledo , O ; James MeCov ,
Wisconsin ; J. K Byern , Chicago ; J. K.
Mooio , St I/mis ; J. H. Poleison , Uiand
Island ; M. A. Brown , Kcatno )
Nr.w YOIIK , Jan. 4 ( Spelal Tdegram to
THIS BBiil Omaha * T , D Bloeker , T. .1.
Blockcr , ifolol Uailholdi ; T. C. Otablo , li
C. Kcrr , Hoffman.
SOME PECULIAR CONTESTS
Olay County Citizens Airing'a Number of
Old Oases.
WILLIAM M. CLARK S STATEMENT
IIr > ! ' ( | ( - t < the. Count ) lit I'rtr
oiid Time u SnUrj Ijirnrit Srvrrnl
YiMrs AK li ) IIU Sncco riil
Oninrnt. | |
Ci.vv CnMr.ii , Neb , Jan 1 [ Special to
Tun BIT. ) The i-outost ease of Pholni
against SelfUln for the oftlco of Bitpervlsor of
Ix'lcoster township was clodded jostonlny hi
favor of Iho Indopendcnt oandldato. as th-st
show n by the rctui us. The recount of thn
ballots made nn change in the result In thn
cascof Cl.uk , Independent , against Kpporson ,
republican , for the ofllco of county attorney ,
n stipulation wiisimiile between the padlcj
thai so far us this count Isconcoiuod they
would each walvo the light to Introduce tos.
t hiiouv nnd submit tlio tiuostloti on a uvount
of the billets , each icscrvlng the light of
appeal on points raised us to the logallt ) of
billets So far llvo townships have been
canvassed without developing nnv important
c hinges
The most interesting put of the contest
business has just eomo to light , however , by
the liling of a bill againsl Iho count ) ny
William M Clink for Si.tM" for salai ) and
inteifst from .l.imi trv. 1SH , to .latiuarv , 18s
This 1 01 m of cinlco was filled b ) B P
Mdyinoy vv lie vvas olccled as a lopubllcait
over Mi * . J"1 ! irkusademocr.it bv about WO ma-
Jot Hv Mr. Ct.nk alleges In his petition
that Mr Mol moy vvas Inellglblo lor the
icason thai ho liadoiilv been n icsldcnt of
this slate from Jul ) 1 when liow.is ol cot eel
in November. It Is now four ) otrs simo
Mdxiic ) < ) 's loini of oftle'O cliHi-d and until
the piesent conlost mania moso his llllo hud
never been questioned.
SciiMutlon > 1 Dcvoliiiiinniitn rroinlsoil.
HASIINOS , Neb , Jan I [ Spodul 'Pole-
gram to Tin : Br.r.Tho \ petillon of IMwaul
W. Mason asking a dlvoice ftom Ills wife
Anna B Mason and for Iho custody of the
two minor children was tiled with Iho clerk
of the distiict com t today Tlio potittonal-
lesies infidelity mid names Del.ivan S. Cole
as the other p.tit.v Cole , who vvas
n well known wealthy Hastings elti-
yen , was found m.vstcriousl ) immlcud In
ti hov el on August 1 and despite the offoi ts of
the coroner's jut ) and officers , sufilclcntctl-
deuce has not been collected to warrant tin
mrest Mis Mason flguicd prominently bo
foio the public as the supjiosed woman in
the case and at Iho lime Iho excitement was
at its height M A ll.ullgan , attoinov for
the pl.t ItiltlT , was Colo's counsel in ills life
time.
One-mill Oihl IVlltiWH.
Oscrot.A , Neb , Jan. 4 [ Special to Tim
Brr. . ] Rising Star ledge Independent Older
of Odd Fellows installed their new officers on
Monday evening1 , the following well known
brethren representing tlio grand oltlccrs ,
acting as installing ofllcers S B Moffet ,
Ki.iuel master , A N , .la ) , as vieo giaud ; T
H. Saundeis , as grand scci clary ;
12 Hartlc as giand licasmcr and J. W
Conklvn as giand maislml. Thov Installed
S A Snider , noble KI mil ; Dr S O. Whaloy ,
vice grand ; W. F. Miller , sect clary , and C.
G Gyllii.ir , tiiMsuier. Theio weio thirty-
seven ot the bicthrcn piesent. Tlio ledge
his sevenlv-fotir mcmnors and Ihoy expect
lo run the membership up to 100 dining thu
piesent term. _
C'la > < 'oimt\
CI.VT Ci'NTi-.n , Neb , Jan. 4. [ Special to
Tnr. Bi.r ] The Clay Count ) Agricultui.il
societ ) held its annuil ineotlm ; IUMO jester-
clay In tha coutt loom , and in connection
conducted a coin exhibit Quito a nice dis
play of coin was brought in The following
weio elected as oflliets of Iho society for
the ensuing jc.ir : Piesidcnt , B W Canrii-
bcll ; flist vice iicsidont , B H. Dnuu ;
tieasuicr , W J. ( i.ndiner ; secretary , W. B
Smith ; general superintendent , B. H. Dunn
Annual I'lccthm < > r
> rnnvroM , Neb , Jan 4 [ Special to Tun
BEE ] At Iho annual meeting of the Fie-
moiit Bi owing c'omp my Ilio follow ing'ofllcois
weio elected for the ensuing sear : .Toliu
Dcin , pic'sidont ; John M. Diels. viio picsl-
ilent ; Ij. P. I/usoii , ticnsuror ; 1C N. Moore ,
sectct.iry : directors , John Del n , L P. Uu-
son , John M. Dicls , S F. Iliimmi , Oswald
M.uiler.
Flro lit Ciiliin.
COION- , Neb , Jan 4 [ Special Tolcgiam to
TUB Bns ] The homo of Mis Gcoigo Rand.
ono mile 1101 th of Colon , was destiocd by
fhe this moining. Searcely an ) thing was
s iv ed of the household effects and clothing.
Thooiigm of the Ilio is supposed to haa
bei-ii a defective pipe Aid will bo given by
the neighbors until slio can aiiaiigo for the
fuluiu. _
1 urged u I.irniri'H Namo.
CVHUIU , Neb , Jan 4 [ Special Tclcgtam
toTiiulJLii ] S F M.ilono eamo licic fiom
Kansis a few days since and cashed Ivvn
small ilieclxs , to which ho had foigcil Iho
name of Walt Nutter , a fanner living near
Utidkotl Ho was aiiesled toilu\ , and ,
waiving ox imiiialioii , was commuted to jail
to aw alt the i onv onlng of the disliicl couit.
.Must Ausurru Si iliniH 1'liuigc.
RusnviM B , Neb , Jan 4. [ Special Telo-
giam to TUB Bt'K.J Ida Hutu ell , a gill
about 11 ! liviiit , ' six miles vvosl of bore , loday
Hied an information witli County .luclgfc
Bullock chiiBlng John fi Wood , \ounf ,
man about 16 years of ago , with illegal pir *
outage. The hearing will bo had toinouov *
Nl linlHlill'H .MilltKIIK" Illdl litcdlllHH.
ritrsioNr , Neb , Jan 1 [ Special to Tun
Hi'r-l'ntm ] mortgages lllinl. ! iJ ; amount ,
S.-'S.O'M ; icle.ised , * iS , amount , ? -0,10ti/ ! )
Town and i Hy moitgages filed , ! ) , amount ,
7I > SI 7 , leloised , 'M ; iimoiml , Wt.TU ! Bl.
Ch.itlel moilg.iges filed , lllii , miiotmt , $ IC-
( Xj 01 ; released , 07 ; aiiinunt , frT.ir.l.u',1.
Ilinli-r u .SitMIIIII - .
NEW > IAX Gitov K , Neb , Jan I [ Special to
TIIB Bun ] The Nuvv Cia today changed
hands , It. Prvor and son buying the enlho
pilnllngouuil. The paper will iccelvo an
other name .
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Vi IITIIII ririniirii'N Olllccirn.
The -voluian Iliumcn held a ineatlng in
Cliiof Galllgan'H onieo in tlio e-itj hall last
night nnd elected the following ollleois :
Pic-blilcnt , Max Mo.vcr , llrst vieo piceldenl ,
M. Can , second Alee inoHltlc'iit , Julius Clos-
hey , eoiresiiomling Hecnetnrj , Ilimiy ICos-
leis ; llnamlal sociolary , Joseph Biownloo ,
ticasmor , tJhailes Coffmau
Chief Galllgan vvaHiipiHilnted chahtnan of
n umunitliio of Iho on national oigaiii/ition
ofutoran liiomen Other matloiH pel tain-
ing lo lliooigtuiiMllou vvuio biought up , but
no attion was taken
h limy ItiiiiillU ,
GAI.\ISIOV : , Tex , J.iii 1 A special fiom
! < , ucilo lo the Nous says Deputy Miushal
Guercia who escapid fiom the bandits BOV-
oraldus blnco is now In the city Hotiuyii
most of Iho bandllf ) are from Moxluo , They
Imvo oiganl ed on aiogiihir milllnry basis
and aio u > iului'lliig Ihuu campaign In a war
like manner , They say Ihuy mo iloteiinlncsel
lo fight ut any time tinbody who inteiforei
with them , and Undo Sam's bo.s must glvu
them u w Ido boi th.
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report.
ABSOLUTELY