Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAIfA DAILY Ultfe FRIDAY. MARCH 2. 189J.
operators had pravlounly given notice that
rates would bo reduced In the Jackaon-
Wellstown district to correspond with the
rate s t February 10 In the Hocking valley
district , which wan DO cents n ton , a re
duction of 20 centa At the conference the
oporntoru wanted the reduction to take ef
fect at once. The miners wanted It post
poned until March 1 , when the operators
nald they would recommend nn ncccptanco
of the reduction. Upon thla rock they
npllt and upon that the mlno/i were ordered
closed.
An the Mnmilllon miners are out already
Upon refusal to accept the reduced basin the
operators feel that there Is n combination
among the miners to force all Ohio opera
tors to piy more than Is paid In Pennsyl-
\nnla and Virginia mines. They claim n
contract to be guided by the Hocking valley
prices. They hold that the mlnern are
violating a contract and will not listen to
any further proposition from them.
A7JII.1 I'Oll inil.lttMV.
Colonel Ilrjant'H Itntlrpiiirnt and tbo Con-
nritiiiit | 1'romolloin Tim Itiillclln.
WASHING ! ON , March L ( Special Tele
gram to The Bee ) The retirement of
Colonel Montgomery Bryant , Thirteenth In
fantry , today on his application under the
thirty yearn' service law , will promote Lieu
tenant Colonel A , T Trench , Eighth In
fantry , to bo colonel ; Major Gcorgo M.
Randall , Fourth Infantry , to bo lieutenant
colonel , Eighth Infantry ; Captain G S. Car
penter , Fourteenth Infantry , to bo major ,
Fourth Infantry ; First Lieutenant W P.
Goodwin , Fourteenth Infantry , to bo captain
Fourteenth Infantry , Second Lieutenant
Gcorgo E French. Fourth Infantry , to be
llrst lieutenant Fourteenth Infantry , and
Second Lieutenant Frank Owen , Eighth In
fantry , to bo first lieutenant Fourteenth In
fantry , , , ,
The secretary of war today assigned Lieu
tenant Joseph C. Byron , Second cavalry , to
duty at the Danvlllo Military Institute ,
Danville , Vn , and Lieutenant A. G. Hammond
mend , Eighth cavalry , to duty at Doane
lollcgo , Crete , Neb. 'I he law HmltJ these
college details to 100. Ninety-seven have
already been made , nnd the three remalnlni ;
have been practically provided for. The
Bclectlon of college * baa boon made , but the
selection of the ofllccrs for them Is still tin-
jc *
The following transfers In the Fifteenth
infantry are made- First Lieutenant Will
T. May from company II to compiny K ,
First Llcntenant Robert C. Williams from
company K to company H , Second Llcnten
ant Harold L Jackson from company K to
company E.
Leave for twenty da > a. to take effect upon
Die adjournment of the eleventh Interna
tional medical congress at Rome , Italy.
March 20 to April 5 , la granted Colonel
Bernard J. D. Irvvln , assistant surgeon gen-
So much of special orders ns relates to
First Lieutenant Curtis B. Iloppln , Second
ravalry , Is revoked and ho will report to
Lieutenant Colonel John Andicws , Twenty-
llftli Infantry , president of the examining
board at Fort Leavcnwoith , nt such tlmo us
ho may designate for examination as to his
fitness for promotion. The following named
cilflcors will report to Lieutenant Colonel
John N. Andrews , Twenty-fifth Inf.intrj ,
president of the examining board at Fort
Leavcnworth nt Mich tlmo ns ho may desig
nate foi examination ns to their fitnobs for
promotion- First Lieutenant Frank F.
Eastman , Fouiteeiith Infantry ; Second Lieu
tenant John C. Gregg. Sixteenth Infantry ;
Second Lieutenant T human G Hanson , Nine
teenth Infantry ; Second Lieutenant Arthur
U. Foster , Nineteenth Infantry. Upon con-
rlunlon of their examinations Lieutenants
Gregg , Hanson and Foster will return to
their proper stations.
SltLHAUKKK'S I. 1' A.
It It I.llfrlj to Ciuiso sellout Trotililc Jn n
% Criulc Mllllln ItiBlinent.
MILWAUKEE , Mutch 1. An American
J'rotcctlve association low In Milwaukee's
crack regiment , the Fourth , IH exciting
military and hogl.il elides. C.iptaln West
of the Husk gunnl H charged with dis
charging several niejnbeis of the regiment
because they vvere members of the Ameri
can Piotectlve niisoi Inllon , and an Investl-
Katlon of bis conduct lias been ordered.
West Is snld to have admitted that be bad
( lone so , and claims taich action vuiss neces
sary to restoio harmony In the regiment.
It is furthei Bald that West'H predccessoi ,
( . ' .tnt.iln Bui ton , who lecently icslgned , was
n member of the Ameilcan Protective asbo-
clatlon and tilled up.bH company vvitb mcm-
bern of the association , tenting an up-
ilslng of Catholics. It li claimed by some
of West's mote neivous fi lends that be
tiropo-ied an Inv estimation with regal d to the
llot to pack the Wisconsin National guard
with members ol tbo anti-Catholic oiganl-
Ln , O. , March 1 Ed Dovllle
of Toledo , past state president of the
Ameiloan Piotectlve association , was beie
today to sen C. O Wlldesln , Htate piesldent
of the American Protective association , re-
Knidlng Wlldesln's determination to with
draw council No Z'a charter of Toledo for
the trouble over tbo purchase of ilreiirms
He charged that It. F. Heno and Editor
Kaucb of the Toledo Ampilcan founcd a
conspiracy to break up the council , and
asserts thnt Major G. U. Major of Toledo
did not purchase any of tbo guns ns
charged. President Wlldeslu will Investl-
Kale. _ _ _
Mr CJoodrlch Slightly Iinpro\id.
Charles S. Goodrich baa been for several
days very low from the effects of a carbuncle
on hla neck. Dr. Gllmore , the attending
phjslclnn , performed an operation nnd the
patient was last evening resllng oabler than
for a couple of days. . Wednesday night It
was feared ho would not live the night out ,
but those who were watching nt bis bedside
liqt evening report his condition Homowhat
better.
Wnnt Them In tbn Union.
Some months ago tire elevator conductors
organl/ed a , union hero In Omaha , but only
a small number of thoao engaged in the busi
ness cast there lot with the orgaulzitlon
Tlmy uro- now making n determined effoil to
got all of them Into the union and u thor
ough canvass of the city Is being made for
that purpose.
March 2.3 B894.
DICTIONARY.
SumUv mill Tinoo WooU-day
coupons , vv Ith 15 cents In coin , *
will buy ono part of The
American Knoyclopwllo Die-
tloimry. Send or brlujf to Iho
Beu OQIoo.
Mall should bc uUilrosso& to
DICHON\RY \ DEPAFiTVlENT.
SERIES THIRTEEN
M ARCH 1894.
T 1-1 EL B El
COUPON.
World's Fair
Art Portfolio.
To secure this superb souvenir
eoiui IT brlnf fiixrouponiof this
eojics bearing different date *
with 10 cents In coin to
ART PORTFOLIO DEP'T ' , ,
Bee Office , Omaha.
HE HAD HARBORED A VIPER
How a Now Jersey Colored Youth Requited ,
tbo Kindness of His Benefactor.
TERRIBLE TRAGEDY IN A QUIET HAMLET
Wltli Another Negro Hen Ilaker Murilcr *
u HlecpliiR Woman and Her llnbo
lloth In Turn Are Killed by
tbo Ilunbanil.
FRANKLIN PARK , N. J. , March 1. The
township of Franklin Park Is a slumbrous
ort of a place nnd has been for over 100
years. In fact , tliero hna been no
excitement hero alnco the tlmo when George
Washington , In command of a lot of ragged
soldiers , was known to bo In the vicinity ,
not long before certain llttlo events that
have been recorded In history In connection
with the records of Princeton and Trenton.
Not alnco then has tliero been any excite
ment In this llttlo place until this morning.
There were 400 people In the place , consequently
quently the loaa of four Is felt nnd the man
ner of their taking off Is aomethlng that
municipalities 100 times Ita alzo might
boast of If they were In the line of record
breaking for BoiiHatlons. In a word , two
negroes attempted to rob a prosperous
farmer. In I their attempt they killed a
woman nnd child and were killed them
selves , The woman would have been the
mother of a child In n few days If she had
boon allowed to live.
The Bilkers have long been held as socia
ble and reputable members of thla small
community. Old John J Baker has held
ground hero for farming purposes longer
than the oldest Inhabitant can tell about.
About two > cars ngo his second son , Moore
Baker , married a pretty blond named Lucy
Evana , daughtci of n neighboring farmer.
The settlement that the old Baker made
upon the young people Included a tract of
many acres and enabled the son to build n
now cottage upon the property. The couple
lived together up to today with the prospect
of living to n joyful age. This morning
came n crisis that could not have been .fore
seen , nor could any profit attach to the re
sult of Ita terrible conclusion
The old Bakers had , ns n port of protege , a
colored boy named Henry BaUcr , whom they
had taken in and helped since the tlmo he
was C years old. This boy has often been
employed by Moore Baker to do chorea
around his house. Yesterday afternoon
Moore Baker nave his colored namesake a
Job at cutting some wood and paid him for
It. After receiving his pay the colored chap
asked Mr. Baker to lend him $2 , saying he
would return It on Saturday The farmer
did not llko to sec the young man with so
much money nnd he parleyed with him.
AROUSED HIS CUPIDITY.
"Hen. " said Mr. Baker , "I've only got a
$100 bill ; If you change that for me , I'll
lend you the $2. "
"A hundred dollar bill ! " sold the negro.
"I never saw one Mr. Baker , let's have a
look at It. "
Ulth that Moore Baker displayed a note of
the denomination of $100 nnd several smaller
bills The nrgio said nothing , but went
away without getting his desired loan Later
in the day lien Baker and another negro ,
named Wlllard Thompson , a lad of 13 years ,
were been by Boyd Baker , a brother of
Moore , to whom they said they were going
to Da > ton , about four miles away , to see a
friend. They went to Dayton , as It has since
transpired , but they wont In a wagon drawn
by a horse out of Moore Baker's stable and
without Baker's permission. It was nt 10
o'clock at night that they blurted on this
trip.
trip.Exactly
Exactly whnt they did In Dayton Is not
konwn , but they certainly stopped at Wjnn's
saloon nnd had beveral drinks. They re
turned by the old plank road and turning off
It to the uorthward they drove to the Baker
barn nnd hitched the horse. That much of
their movements la known by many. What
they dlil afterwards Is told by Moore Baker.
About 1'30 this morning the negroes , hav
ing secured the axe with which Hen Baker
had made his half dollar In chopping wood
for Moore Baker during the afternoon , went
to the entrance to the collar of joung Baker's
residence nt the rear of the house and broke
It open. They had taken off their shoes ,
and In stocking feet climbed down the narrow
row- stairway Into the cellar , then up Into
the parlor on the first floor , nnd so through
an entrance that led to n stairway that
landed at the rear of the room In which Mr.
Moore Baker , his wife and child lay asleep.
Do > ou think they had forgotten the axe ?
Will Thompson had attended to that and
cairled the weapon close to his breast. They
sneaked up the rear stairway and crawled
Into the bleeping apartment of' the Baker
family. *
Mrs. Baker heard the noise , .nnd by the
dim light of a small lamp that had bcon left
burning saw the figures of the two negroes
enter the rear door. She became almost
paral > zed with fear , but uttered a faint cry.
Thompson , tlio hntcliet bearer , rualieu across
the room and smote her In the forehead
with his weapon. Not satisfied that ha had
killed her , ho struck her again. Mr. Baker
had not yet av.akoned , but the child. In a
crib alongside the bed was aroused , nnd she ,
a little ono of 14 months , set up a cry. The
wretch Thompson thereupon , with a swing
ing blow , crushed the Infant's skull to atoms.
BEGINNING OF A FEARFUL STRUGGLE
Now Mr Baker became aroused Ho saw
hit two enemies nnd iccosnl ed them both.
Ho rolled out Into a nairou space between
the bed nnd the wall and before he struck the
floor Hen Baker was upon him. The negro
grasped for Ills throat and a struggle which
cannot bo dcbuilbed In worda , but can only
bo'Imagined , ensued.
Mr. Baker Is a powerful man , and not
realizing w hat had been done to his loved
ones , but feeling he must do something and
do It quickly ho grappled with the negro.
Ho got to Ills feet and dealt Baker a blow
on the face that knocked him ten feet away
nnd on the floor at the foot of the bed.
Thompson , sealng that his pal was In trou
ble , rmdo a i ubh for Mt liaker w 1th the axe.
Ho swung the steel headed weapon llko n
windmill , and had It not boon that Mr.
Baker felt Its oncoming through a rush of air
made by the nssallant'H quick motion toward
him , the negroes would Imvo added ono more
to their list of murders Aa It was Mr.
Baker threw his head back and the sharp
edge ot the blade merely cut his left fore ,
head enough to make It biped. Now tha
farmer felt that ho wnu up against n double
game. Ho mndo u man at Thompson only
to tecclvo another slight ( ; ash on his cheek.
That did not deter him. however , and ho
mndo nn cffert to gain close quarters.
Coming cloao together , Thompson aimed
another blow down from over his bend ,
which , In the semi-darkness , failed to carry
straight. The handle of the ax came down
with all Its force on Mr. Baker'a light arm ,
causing an ugly swelling ,
Seeing the wretch had misted hla ulm
r.nd believing ho had loat hla head , Mr.
Baker grappled Mr the iix , They were now
near the door by which the negroes had
entered. After giving Thompson n blow In
the jaw with his right hand and Htagger-
Ing the villain , ho got his hand on the
handle of the ax and wrenched It away
to his own possession Thompson then re
treated toward the foot of the bed ngnln.
Baker followed him and dealt him a blow
on the head with the butt end of the N.
Thompson receded back toward the door.
Moore linker followed him , dealing blow
upon blow upon the head ua fast aa ho could
with all the force that was left In his ex
hausted condition
It waa not until they had reached the
door that the negro fell. When he fell
Mr Baker left him and went to look for
Hen Baker , This morning \\hun Thompson's
bed ) was examined It was discovered that
ho had no less than seven frightful gashes
on the chest und skull ,
The search for Hen Baker was short. The
negro had entered a 'small room whore
a gas atovo vum kept to twist off a piece
of the ttove to < ibo as a weapon. Mr. Baker
hoard his movement and went to the door.
Aa It was daik In that room Mr. Baker
did not enter. Ho called out ; "Como out
hnro , you black vllliln , " but there waa no
movement upon the part of Hon. Mr. Bnkor
then rail back for hla ( thotgmu
KILLED HIS OTHEIl ASSAILANT.
Hen Baker , on seeing him so away , crept
stealthily toward the door of the small
room , near which waa a stairway leading
down In the front of the house. Ho had just
roachcd the door when Mr. Baker cnmo
within sight cf him. Without a word Moore
Baker ghotildPrcd his gun nnd fired The
shot entered the negro's left eye , nnd ho fell
groaning to the ground.
Then Moore Baker ran bark to nttend to
hla wife and child. Feeling for them through
the running streams of blood ho found their
bodies vvcro still warm. Hla first thought
waa to got a phslclan. Running to hla
stable ho mounlcd a horse , dashed to' the
office of Dr. Hogan , half a mile nway from
the iivvful occurrences.
When Hognn reached the IIOUBO ho found
that Mrs. Baker nnd her child bad been
killed Instantly and that Thompson had also
yielded up to death. Hen Baker waa still
olive , but ho died about daylight.
Coroner Reed held nn Inquest , nnd nftcr
hearing Mr. Baker's story rendered a ver
dict of the murder of Mrs. Baker nnd the
child by the two negroes nnd of Justifiable
homicide on the part of Moore Baker ,
Jiilliv .Vfarloivo at Iloj il'H.
Ill this ago ot aggrcsalvo materialism ,
when mclo'drama and farce are running
rampant , It la n blessed relief to get n\voy
from the patter of the clover moderns who
dominate the stage of today , and for a time
bo permitted to breathe the atmosphere
which permeates Sheridan Know lea * "Lovo
Chase. " revived last evening nt Bojd'a by
charming Julia Marlowe and her exceedingly
capable company of players. Aa a
draiuitlst Know lea has some high
claims to fame , his "Vlrglnlus"
nnd "The Hunchback" remaining with ua as
brilliant successes , still holding the boards
against the hot house efforts of some of the
present school ot dramatic builders. In
point of the Imagination which springs from
the sense of beauty , however , Knowles was
not equal to some of the Ellrubcthan men ,
who , In respect to style , had so much In
fluenced him , but throughout his writings Is
observable a keen dramatic Instinct
acquired by reason of long association
with the footlights and a literary
style that was polished to A degree. Al
though hU comedy Is not so delightful as
his serious vein , being somewhat stilted and
written upon conventional planes , the "Love
Chaso" Is overflowing with mirth and spirit
of a past era 'tis true , but full of a hearty
feeling , with truth and human nature very
near the surface. Although not quite being
a classic , the "Lovo Chnso , " with the retting
and ensemble given It last n'ght by this
brilliant } oung artiste and her congeners ,
gives promise of attaining to the Immortality
which ono hopes nt leant It will secure
Miss Marlowe's Constance waa a perform
ance of singular grace and charm. She
brings to the part an enthusiasm that can
not bo too glowingly painted , while her pos-
Ulveness nnd her line artistic Instinct give
added force and symmetry to a very beauti
ful btago creation. What Miss Marlowe's
future Is to bo that future alone can tell.
At present It Is the ( lower-like youth of her
personality which Is most Interesting to the
close student of the clioma , although this
young candidate for the place left vacant by
the passing of Adelaide Nellson shows al
ready In her work the profound appreciation
of what labor will accomplish when con
scientiously engaged In. There was nottceabbi
a very great advance In her art slnco she
was In Omaha last , but there Is , of courrc.
still much for her to do toward the perfect
attainment of her Ideals , which , thank
heaven , lire the finest types , not only of
Shakespeare's women , but the best In all the
mimic world.
Equipped as Julia Marlowe Is with beauty ,
grace nnd Intelligence , the secret of her suc
cess is to bo found In the constancy of pur
pose which she evidences throughout her
repertoire. Some ono has very aptly
mid that "genius Is Infinite patience In
taking pilns , " nnd herein Is found the rea
son for the great honors which are In store
for the joung Engllhh girl , whoso early llfo
was spent among the glades that Words
worth loved so well , the green fields that
Southley and Coleridge know "when all the
world was young. "
It la very much doubted If any company
In America could give the "Love Chase" as
It was given last evening , for where Is there
a woman on the stage who could play
Widow Green with finer appreciation of Its
many possibilities than Rose Ej tinge ? A
veteran In the rnnka , of course , but a vet
eran who Is still fifty yearj young. Then
there was H. A. Weaver , sr. , as Blr William
Fondlovo. and there Is no one who could so
completely play the character as this other
"old veteran , " whose reminiscences would
make quite as Interesting reading as Bur-
loir's ' or , Harry Edwards' . Both these people
bore themselves with quietness and poise
which cannot bo too highly commended , for
they vvere the living types of those who
lived and reigned In London town when the
century was young. Mr. Henry Jcwett as
Wlldrako was quite as "horsey" as the part
demanded , a bit too rough at times , but
always manly , winning his mate In a canter
as ho deserved.
There Is a young woman In the cast , Miss
Eugenia Woodward , who Is quite In line for
a bright career , her assumption of the loveable -
able Lydla being upon n most artistic plane.
She reads with excellent style , and coupled
with beauty , Is endowed with fine Intelli
gence , necessary requisite ? to the successful
player of old comedy parts. Walter Halo
was a most acceptable Waller , while Mr.
Coleman made much of his part of Truo-
worth.
It Is not too much to say that the mag
nificent audience which greeted Miss Marlowe ,
filling the house from orchestra to gallery
In every part , never enjoyed a more delight
ful nor witnessed n better acted comedy
than the "Love Chase. "
"Under tlm City I.iinipi. "
At the Fifteenth Street theater last even
ing several hundred people found "Under
the City Lamps" about what It was an
nounced to be a realistic melodrama of
keen interest nnd many strong situations ,
faithful In every respect to American metro
politan llfo , splendidly played by a well
balanced company.
The author , Mr. Leander Richardson , made
no pretension to originality In the com
position of the piece , but It Is difficult to
conceive how a playwright oven aa skill
ful aa ho could with such a high
degree of success have Interwoven Into a
powerful composite whole the strongest fea
tures of a dozen stirring dramas first played
In real llfo on the streets of New York and
In the environs of the great metropolis , the
ma'ii thrpad of the story , however , being
from start to finish a counterpart of one of
the most exciting chapters ot crime in the
annals of the empire state. Mr. Richardson
and his friends are not wrong In attributing
to this fact the remarkable success ot the
jilay , this fcaturo being supplemented
by scenery painted from the reality , whose
faithfulness Is nt once recognized by everyone
ono who has observed any of the lower side
of Now York llfo Into vvhjch the IPeroIne of
the play the abducted child Is dragged by
the vllllans who kept her a prisoner for a
ransom.
But one docs not need to bo a Now Yorker
In order to appreciate the splendid perform
ance last night , nor does ho need to bo
acquainted with llfo aa It exists In a largo
city. The play la built .on u larger
biala than provincialism or even of
class. Whatever tha Betting , the main ap
peal Is to the human heart that knows the
strength of human passions , both good and
evil , nnd to the mind with a sense of both
the serious nnd the ridiculous.
The cabt was excellent thioughout. The
Fulton ferry house In the third act nnd the
rescue scene were very effective , the en
thusiastic applause that greeted the latter
testifying not only to the actor's part , butte
to the Intonso'nnd painful sympathy ot the
nudlenco with the mlsforutncs of the stolen
child. .
JMiKtonrl llrcx.
ST. JOSEPH , Mnrch 1. A speclnl to the
Dally NUVVB from Bplcknrds , Mo. , says thnt
tire destroyed the Itced hotel , n photograph
rallciy , store buildings , one rcMdcnce and
a lumber yard thin morning. The Uro
Htaitcd In tbo hotel building nnd caused
the lo. a of HOvoral thousand dollars.
Another special to tbo NOWB from Tnrklo
si > n ono ot the largest buslncflH buiiaca
In that city wax destroyed by fire this
mornlnir. This building was occupied by
Logan & Wadsvvortb as a Htorc bousi for
bugglea , wagons and agricultural Imple
ments nnd the lo.su was JJ.OOO , with ? ' 00 lu-
uiunco.
lUflHtriutlim of it I.lglithntivi.
GREEN POINT , L. I. , March 1-Later
repoi ts from Gardner's Isluml confirm tbu
leport of the collapse uf the lighthouse
during tbo gain of Monday. The Island IH
bttiiar.Urd fiom the main land by a teu-
rnllu uxpaiibu ot Uontlng Ice und full de-
tnlls of the disaster have not us yet been
obtitned It Is known , bow over , that
Frank Miller , the lU-year-old nan of Keeper
i Jonathan Miller , la buried beneath the fallen
I stone and timbers. He VVHH the only per
son In tbu htincture at the time of Ita
I uollupao
VICTORW BLAND
( Continued "from First Pago. )
Indeed , br the rtemitld of Mr. Mills , ho 'with
drew the rcsoltitluu offered yestordny ap
pointing Mills n temporary member of the
finance committee ! ' ' " '
Mr. Fryo then took tip his Hawaiian
speech. Ho severely criticized mount's
course.
Mr. Gray defender > Mr. Ulount.
On motion of SQiinJor Cockrcll the scnato
passed , with sundry amendments , the house
bill providing for Dim urgent deficiency ap
propriations. , ,
The sennto then took up the unfinished
business , the bill for the erection of a now
government printing office.
Without action the ROimto wont Into ex
ecutive ficislon , and when the doors wore
opened adjourned until Monday.
CIVIL Himvici : VIOLATIONS.
Secretary CurlMo Ar < lueil by tlin Coininls-
Him of llreitlihiK I bo l.iuv.
WASHINGTON . Muroh 1 Vlie civil serv
ice commission IMS transmitted to the sin-
ale , In rejpunsQ tj a reBolu'ion cf inquiry ,
n statement of inv/MtlKa lens lnce March 4 ,
1SSO , of various aliened vlolatltns of the
civil fccrvlco law. Tao feature < if t.u : re
port Is an atta-k fjeoretary Carlhle for
wholesale violation uL the requirements cf
the law , cuntalnad In u report of c cmiinta-
sloner lloosevolt , Political .UHtoss'iic-ita In
Kentucky under the Jlairlton lidmlnlMiu-
tlon are first d .jlt with. Convictions 'veru
seemed In rive CISIH.Thu dlsmltiil uf
Qaddls , a clotk In the Treasury di'pirtmcnt ,
Is treated o' by OomiuiciIoii'V 'loir.welt ' lit
some Irtish hi , \ Knter ut J intrtry . ' 1 , I'C'I.
Gaddls waa detilled to the civil service com
missioners , who were the report snjs , the
only ones capable of Judging of the efllclency
of his vvoilc. Iio novortlu'l'XH v s dis
missed by tin Trsi'Hiry depaitmuil , no
reason uqlni ; assigned. Thi > Troasuty de
partment iiuest'cni ' the rlsht of the com
missioner to Investigate the case , which ,
It Is chased was untie for poMteal reiumus
Resardlng the c.ise Commissioner Rcn.'elt
said :
"In view of the posf'on ' InltT. by the sec
retary < n hU lasi two letters , it seems me-
less for mo to further dloouss the matter
with him , a nil I rimmui 1 that the case
bo brought to th" allot.fern of the president.
On November 11 th- secretary , In ( fleet ,
tnKtis tt. < pdvllo'i ihat It Is not u vIolatMi
of the civil service law toemove a in in for
political reasons "
The want of means to effectually pursue
the work Is urged In closing the report.
com-nniATioNs ASi > NOMINATIONS.
Democrats Singled Out by tlin Ailmlnlslrn-
tlon for Preferment.
WASHINGTON , March 1. The senate In
executive session confirmed the following
nominations :
Granvlllo Stuart of Montana , en\oy ex
traordinary and minister plonlpotcntlar" to
Paraguay and Uruginy.
Registers of land offices : Thomas Jones
at Burns , Ore
Receivers of public moneys : A. R. Cowlng-
txt Hums , Ore
Postmasters Kansas William Walker , Jr. ,
Coodland ; nerzellus Strothcr. Abilene ; H. C.
Uolllns , Yatcs Center ; Ella Lawrcnson ,
Junction City ; Gr4nvllle L. IIudKlns , Cawker
City ; Frank W. Tryc , P.irs > ons : W. A.
Eaton , KliiRinan ; S. A' . D. Cox , Humboldt ;
Miles W. Blalne , Onage City ; J. M. IJarnes ,
Lyndon ; Sarah Marnold , Nlckerson ; Clar
ence Coulter , Blue Rapids.
The president today , , sent the following
nominations to the , senate :
Postmasters : Colorado George P. Salyer ,
Rocky Ford. Ion a Martin Barrett , Dun-
lap ; William 12. . LQWls. Charlton ; r. R.
McCarthy , Joffcrspn ; G. B. McFall , Oska-
loosa ; P. J. Clarke , Greene. Kansas J. F.
Waskey , Oswego ; James T. Hlghley , Garnolt ;
James J. McFarland , Clyde : Fred Lilt ? ,
Belolt ; William JIIsrman , Chetopa. North
Dakota John F. Ilogail , Nortwood. Iowa-
Bert J. Wcllman , Manchester. Nebraska-
Arthur P. Chlias/AVdyne. South Dak6ta
M. F. Bowler , CfjrotoiT ; Mary B. Thomas ,
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Deadnood. , /
NATIONAL riNANCKS.
Lnrgo Incrcnso In tlin Public Debt for the
.Month of.rcbruiiry.
WASHINGTON , March 1. The public debt
statement Issued today shows the net In
crease of the public debt during February
was $10,064,215. The Interest bearing debt
amounted to $625,872,000 , which is an In
crease of $40,831,910 during the month.
The debt on which. Interest ceased since ma
turity decreased $13,610 , and the debt
bearing no Interest IncreaseJ $1,395,189.
The cash balance shows an Increase
of $54.580,265. The total cash in the treasury
was $787,975,834 , an Increase of $49,595,681.
Of the total cash In vhe treasury , $107.029-
803 was gold coln$70.432,902 gold bars , $508-
570 07G stiver. $ SI,722J32 paper and $61,320,828
In bonds , minor coins , etc. At the close of
business today the nqt gold In the treasury
was $106,527,068 , and the cash balance $38-
662,364. The amount received on the new
Issue of bonds to date Is $57,427,90G.
Itenumed Tluilr sittings
WASHINGTON , March 1. The democratic
members of the senate committee on finance
resumed their sittings as a body today , and
considerable time was , spent In hearing Sena
tor Faulkner , who , In accordance with the
oxpiessed desire of the caucus that the com
mittee should hear all democratic senators
who might wish to make recommendations to
the committee , was Invited to attend.
It Is understood that Mr. Faulkner advised
a conciliatory and conservative move. It
developed today that the attitude of the
populist senators with reference to the tariff
bill was discussed In caucus The democrats
have enough votes to pass the bill If the solid
democratic vote can bo retained. But If
there Bhotild bo a break In the ranks the
populist votes have been counted upon to
make up any defection.
Scnbor Monies AVn In tbu lluttlo of Ilnllotft
Yeflterduj.
RIO DB JANEIRO , March 1. The elec
tions took place today and passed off
( Juletly. They were conducted In an en
tirely honest manner , neither soldiers nor
police being at the polts. Trouble had been
expected , but none occurred No official re
turns Imvo yet been received , but It seems
almost certain that Senhor Prudcnto Moraea
has been elected president and Senhor Vic-
torlno vice president.
Placards were posted last night , without
authority , nominating President Pelxoto for
the vice presidency. , Ho received but few
votes. The elections worn suspended In
Para , Desterro and Illo Grande do Sill , owing
to the fact that those places are held by the
Insurgents. Scnhor , , Monies will assume the
presidential olllco on ( November 15. It Is
hoped the result of , the elections will bring
the war to an end. ,
(
The foreign ships are all leaving the har
bor on account of , pip yellow fever and lack
of provisions. t
The report that Jhc- government fleet loft
Bahla yesterday Is dpujJtcd by officials hero.
Prudento Moraep. , who. It Is thought , has
been elected to sufgc.eiL President Pel.xoto , U
an excellent lawyer , about CO years of ago.
Ho was known um\er \ < the empire as nn nr-
dent republican ; \ \ | , and lives on
his largo coffee plantation In the state of
Sao Paulo. Ho Is now president of the
senate.
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.JmlKu-VVlnjc ciixcv.
CHICAGO , MnrclV 1. Ux-Jiideo Wlnpr con
cluded the closing -address for the defense
In the Coughlln case today. The closing
argument for the etuto will bo made by
Assistant Stute'H Attoiney Itottum. and tlio
case , U Is thought , will go to tlio juiy next
Tuesday. *
Miss aertrudo LQ Caron , daughter of the
famous Ilrltlxh aw , .It was learned today ,
la In Chicago and has several times vis
ited the court room ilurlntf the Coughlln
trial without her Identity being known.
She mrlveil from Loiulon three weeks ago
and Is visiting relatives bore.
A VII I Ulno ulth tbo Queen. *
LONDON , March 1 , The United States
ambassador , Hon. Thomas F. Bayard , and
Mrs , Bajard will go to Windsor castle to
morrow In order to dlno with the queen.
Mr. and Mrs. Bayard will pass the night at
the castle.
Oluo l.iuv t'luoiistltiilloiml.
MINNEAPOLIS , March 1. Judge Smith
htut handed down a decision declaring that
the law passed nt the lust session ot the
legHlaturo requiring ; nil olcomnrgarlno of *
ferod for snlo to bo tinted pink la uncon
stitutional.
It Auk * tlio Wr teni I'nspiiKcr Amorlnttoi
I.lnrn ( o llojrntt tlio Southern I'liclllr ,
CHICAGO , March 1. Chairman Caldvvcl
took under advisement the requsot of the
Atchlson railroad for a bo > colt against the
Southern Pacific by the Western Passenger
association. The feeling Is general that the
decision will bo adverse to the Atchlsol , and
that It will at once withdraw. By asking
the other association lines to boycott the
Southern Pacific , the Atchlson la virtually
asking them to go out of the California bus
Incss , and the California business happonri
to be Just now the chief source of revenue
for the association roads. They are na
turally reluctant to glvo this up , nnd If the
bojcott order Is issued there la small proba
bility that It will be fully observed by nl
the lines. Many of the roads are extremely
anxious to have the matter settled , am
heavy pressure will noon be brought to
bear upon the two parties to the fight tc
settle their differences. At the present dill
condition of traffic , the prospect of a War
Is not viewed with criunlmlty by lines likely
to suffer In the fight , and they are disposed
to force conservative Ideas upon the fighters
General Passenger Agent He.ifford of the
ChlcagOr Milwaukee & St. Paul , mnilo n
proposition this afternoon to Trafllc Man-
ugcr White of the Atchlson road to submit
Iho difference between the Atchison and
Southern Pacific to arbitration. Mr. Heaf-
ford asked at the same tlmo that the Atch
lson allow Chairman dildwcll to withhold
his decision upon the proposed Southern
Pacific bo > uott until arbitration had been
attempted. Mr. White replied that the
Atchlson would allow Chairman Caldwell
all the tlmo necessary to confer with the
Southern Pacific , but ho would not consent
to arbitration.
roit IXOISMVI : : OKAINCHAIMSUS.
Iov\n Shippers Suing tlio Trunk Lines for
Much Jtrlmto.
DES MOINES , March 1. What promises
to be one of the biggest railroad suits of the
west will come up nt the next term of the
federal court In Dos Molncs. The Northwest
ern Grain Shippers nssoe'ntlon , numbering
250 members , vlll bring action against the
Chicago & Northwestern , the Rock Island
and the Chicago , Milwaukee & St. Paul roads
to recover 2 to 3 cents , per bushel on nil
grain shipped over these toads In Iowa since
1S90. The claim Is based on the fact that the
Interstate Commerce commission In 1890
ruled that a rate of 17 cents on grain from
the Missouri river east was Just and equit
able , that for two months those roads did
accept grain at that rate and then advanced
the rte to 19 cents and later to 20 cents
The aggregate of the claims Is many uhndrcd
thousand dollars.
IliII'N Js"cw Sc Ijcinc.
DULUTH , March 1. The announcement
Is made here that James J. Hill has com
pleted arrangements In London by which he
will be enabled to Immediately carry out
Ills long contemplated plan of completing
the branch of his system from Fosston to
Diiluth , a branch which IB needed to give
htm a direct line from the head of lake
navigation to the Pacific coast. The line
will parallel the Mcsabe & Northern to the
range and then proceed directly west to
Fosston.
I'romUvil Them Concessions
CHEYENNE , Wyo. , March 1. Superinten
dent Dunaway of the Union Pacific , Denver
& Gulf railroad , after conferring this after
noon vvlth a committee of the Cheyenne
Chamber of Commerce In reference to the
train service of the Cheyenne Northern and
the freight rates between Chejenno and
Orln Junction , gave positive assurance that
the formci service of a train each way dally ,
except Sundajs , would be restored by April
1 and reasonable concessions made In freight
rates.
or ir/.v.v/.vc.
Victor L'Oclion Writes 11 Li-ttor to an Albu-
qucriiio ] Paper of Ills I'liins.
ALBUQUERQUE , N. M. , March 1. La
Oplnlona Publlca , n Spanish journal , pub
lished today the following lettei from Vic
tor L'Ochoa , the Mexican Insurgent leadei ,
who v\as reported Jtllled or wounded In
the last light with Mexican troops'
Febnmiy , 189 ! Senor Pedro Garcia do
La Llinmr , Kdltoi : Dem Friend After
having rubbed myself with a little brush
with the Pelons In which they killed forty-
three of my men I ordered n retreat and
that they bide themselves. Wbert > ou see
this I will be at where I am going to buy
arms nnd ammunition vvltli a view of
Best wishes to my loyal friends of the
prchs who arc defending our just cause ,
and don't become faint heaited for one
minute In your noble undertaking , I am
neither dead or vsounded , nnd much less
frightened. To win we must Ube tricks ,
but I have the hope tbo day will yet come
when our cause will triumph. You alteady
know me I myelf am astonished nt the
icsouicei nnd means the revolutionary com
mittee have , nnd for the reason v\o will
not spare any time or any means to combat
the usuipura of the rights of the people.
VICTOR L'OCIIOA.
Ochoa Is somewhere 4n the United States
buying arms.
riorco Couragn of n Woman Spi-klng Ito-
vriiRO on tint Man Who Wrongrd HIT ,
MEMPHIS , March 1. "Have you seen
inv glove , I think I dropped It. " said aiis.
Betty Wrench , a recently dlvoiced woman ,
as she stopped In front of a naloon on Main
street tonight. Before the man bhc was
addressing could reply she whipped out a
navy tKshooter and shot him through the
thigh. The min fpramr to IIH ! foot and
as bo did so another bu let was sent through
bis stomach , bringing him to the ground
In his lecumbent position he shot the
woman , through the hip and she fell within
a few feet of him. In this position both
pai ties shot at each other until theli pl -
tols were empty Tbo result vvaH thnt
the woman received nnuthci wound In the
arm and Ifa m'llously wounded , and the man
Is dead. The man VVJH J W Doming , a
saw ( Her fiom West Vliglnla , and had
alienated Mrs , Wrench's affections fiom
lier l.usband nnd then deserted her.
Howard Bailey of Keainoy Is a l'u\ton
guest ,
George H. Hasting * of Crete Is a Mlllard
guest.
J. H. Spulrcs of Grand Island Is at the
Arcado.
D. W. Wood of Osmond Is rcglsteied at the
Mlllard.
W. M. Robertbon of Norfolk Is stopping at
the Mlllard.
E. P. Mumford of Beatrice Is a guest at
the Dcllono.
E , L. Fulton of Elm Creek Is a guest at
the Merchants.
N , Dannofer of Stanton was an Arcade ar
rival jostenlny.
C. J. Crlstoy of Fremont was at the Arcade
cado yesterday ,
Edward Smith of Rapid City was at the
Mcrcdr yesterday.
J. I ) McDowell of Lincoln stopped at the
Mercer yesterday.
H. A , Hobbs of Bancroft put up at the
Arcade > estcrtlay ,
D. E. Mlsnor of Colby registered at the
Arcade last evening.
G. Clough nnd vvlfo of NIobrara are regis
tered nt the Dellone.
P. P. Shelly of Nebraska City stopped at
the Arcade yesterday.
George W. Lcldlgh of Nebraska City Is
stopping at the Dcllono.
D. W. Spurllng and vvlfo of Chadron are
registered at the Arcado.
F. M. Woodward nnd C. M. Johnson of
Lincoln are Paxton guests.
H. H. Laughrldgo of Grand Island patron
ized the Murray yesterday.
B. H. Noetlng of Nebraska City was an ar
rival at the Dollono yesterday.
A. McNclII of the Omaha Indian agency
was at the Arcade last ovenlng.
O. A. Illackstono and Joe Hoalea of Craig
registered at the Arcade jcstcrday.
II030 E > tinge and seven others of the
Julia Markivvo company are ut the Mercer.
H. E. Lanabuugh and R. S Burrow H of
Shurldan , Wjo. , are registered nt the Pax-
ion.
ion.H A. Messmore , John Mann and John
Pottlt of llassott are registered at the Mer <
chants.
HAVE FINISHED THE FARCE
Jncksonvillo Authorities Oonoludo the Pretense -
tense of Enforcing Law on Prize Fightore.
JIM CORBETT IS PRONOUNCED NOT GUILTY
rirtrrit Minium Tlmo Occupied by the
Jury In Wilting Out I ho Wrdlct
> o Ilrfi'iiM ! Mim .Made In
till ) ClIMC ,
JACKSONVILLE Fla. , March l.-At 3:51 :
this afternoon the Jury In the enso against
Jamus J. Corbott , charged with VlolathiB the
laws of I'lorlda by engaging In n prlzo nght
retired to make up a verdict. SKteen inlu-
utca later the Jury returned anil the forc
mnn handed the verdict to the state's attor
ney who read'c ; , the Jury , find the defendant -
fondant not guilty. "
A bioad smllo spreid over Corbett's faca
ns ho heard these reassuring words , nnd the
sports who crowded the court room would
have cheered had they not bcon Informed by
Judge Phillips when the Jury came In that
he would send nnv person to Jail for con
tempt who dared express audlblo approval or
disapproval of the vordlct.
Charllo Mitchell was present when the
verdict was atinouneed. nnd ho leaned over
and grasped Corbett by the hand and wills ,
pored congratulations. Mitchell , of course ,
considered the verdict In the light of n prac
tical acquittal for himself.
The proceedings leading up to the verdict
were \ery tame. Court convened at 9 30
a. m. and the statu resumed the examina
tion of Its witnesses. The attorneys for the
prosecution tried to elicit testimony to show
that the light was brutal and to make the
witnesses admit that fiom very brutality of
the contest Corbett and Mitchell must have
harbored malice against ono another. The
state , how ever , did not make much headway
on this line and then attempted to Introduce
the check for $ . ! 0,000. which Corbett received
In public after the nght. All the witnesses
had seen a plcco of paper handed Corbett ,
but all were Innocent as to Its character.
Jaek Kcefo , who was ehief of police when
the fight occurred , and supervised the affair ,
was questioned about the chock. Ho was nt
the theater when It was presented. When
asked If the paper was not a check he said
he did not know
The state rested hero and the defense
announced It would Introduce no witnesses.
Argument was then begun. The attorneys
were brief and when they concluded Judge
Phillips charged the jury. The gist of the
charge' was as follows.
"It Is Immaterial whether It was a glove
contest or a sparring match or boxing match ,
If It conbtltutcs and amounts to a light as
already denned It Is a violation of the law
of Florida against fighting by previous ap
pointment , ns the court has already stated.
In considering the guilt or Innocence of the
defendant under the second count of the In
formation charging assault and battery , If It
appears from the evidence that the blows
wcio given aa a result of a compact which
the parties mutually agreed upon and en
tered Into and consented , the court Instincts
jou that If biich blows were given In a con
test which In the usual course of things and
being carried on In such a manner as would
not Inflict bodily harm or Injury to the per
son , the consent of the person receiving the
blows excuses the assault and battery , and
the defendant under such circumstances can
not bo found guilty of assault nnd battery.
But If the contest in which the parties were
engaged In was of such a nature aa , being
can led In such way as In the usual course
of things would cause bodily harm or Injury ,
and the blows were given with the Intention
to cause bodily harm or appreciable bodily
pain , the consent of the party receiving the
blows Is no defense to the charge of assault
and battery , and the party can be convicted
of assault and battery under such circum
stances. "
With this charge the jury retired and soon
reached n verdict of "not guilty. "
The Impression here Is that the whole
thing has been a farce. Corbett left for
Now Oi leans tonight with the 'After Dark"
company. Mitchell Is here and will remain
until the case against him Is cither tried or
nolle pros ° , ed. _
CKIC : > TON si'ours IN : IAKNIST.
Governor J iikioii's Warning ( } ult > tly Ig
nored liy tbi ) "Atlilctli" Cliih.
CRESTON , la. , March 1. ( Special to The
Bee. ) The Cicston Athletic club Is havlpg
the same trouble to pull off the McCoj-Ryan
welterweight fight that the Jacksonville club
had in the recent contest theic. The light
has been very extensively advertised to take
place at the opera hoiuo In this city on
March 10 , but Goveinor Jackson writes to
the sheriff of this county "I sincerely hope
that , for the good name of Crcston , Union
county and the state of Iowa , jou will see
to It that this fight or glovo- contest docs not
occur. I will assist to the extent of my abil
ity In any effort jou may adopt to prevent
this fight. "
Sheriff Davenport has all along been ap
parently willing that the fight should cotno
off , until ho received this communication ,
since which tlmo lie has announced that he
would use every means within his power to
stop the fight , and would ask the goveinor
for the company of state intlltla btatloncd
here If It became necessary. On reeelpt of
the communication from the governor , the
sherllf served the follow Inj ; upon President
FltzslmmoiiB of the Athletic club "You
uro hereby notified not to proceed further to
hold the glove contest or light to the finish
us advertUed to take place In the city of
Creaton March J or 10 , 1814. The Instruc
tions given mo by the governor will be
Btilctly obeyed. "
President FHislmmom has addressed n
communication to the sheriff Informing him
that the club did not propobo to vlolito any
law , nnd that If the sheriff Interfered with
the contest or stopped any of the club's ar
rangements , ho could expect that his bondsmen -
men would bo sued for damages.
The club has employed the best legil tal
ent In the city , and under advice of counsel
today announce that the fight will take plcco
just as advertised. Among the members of
the club are ticvoral city officials , Inelu.llng
tlio city attorney The latter docs not heal-
tate to Hay that there Is not a doubt that the
light will take place Just as advertised Ho
savs nlbo that thorn la no law in the Iowa
statutes preventing a glove contest , and ( hat
is thin ultalr Is to bo with flvo ounce gloves
there la no doubt of the c'ub'b ' legal right to
pull It off.
McCoy Is hero In training and Ryan Is to
arrive tomorrow The former oxprcssoj him.
self as confident of his ability to boat Ryan.
[ 'resident FltzslmmoiiH says tonight that the
light will como off , oven If they have to toke
It out of the city , but that ho IIUN no doubt
of Its occurring Just aa advertised. H Is esti
mated that 1,500 people will witness the mill ,
riNisuii : > .
\itgiixtlno unit King Manage to I'till Off u
right i t llnitliiRH.
HASTINGS , March 1. ( Special Telegram
o The Bee. ) A couple of sportively In
clined youths named Augustlno and King ,
ospoctlvely of Hastings and Lincoln , were
o contest In a friendly manner last night
vlth gloves for n purse of $200 a aide and
ho lightweight championship of the ututc.
i'ho affair was to bo held In Dutton hall ,
aomowhoio about midnight. About half
mst 10 Chief of Police Wuiuer appeared on
he scene and ordered the ring torn down ,
'ho order waa obeyed , but atlll the Hportu
vlio were piepared for a fight were not dis
jointed.
'Ihey fought ten rounda thla afternoon
ust oiitslilo the city limits , north of the fair
grounds. Thu decision waa given to King ,
vlio had tfcu best of the fight from start to
finish. Augustlno had his right wrist
> adly sprained King challongea any llght-
veight In the state for u purse of from $100
o $500.
filliiiorii 1'alrly ( ! onqtiori > il.
CHICAGO , Match 1. U la tlut'genornl ver
dict on the mooting last night between Stan-
oii Abbott , the lightweight champion of
England , and Harry Gllmare of Chicago , that
nt last England hud sent over lighter who
V.HH worthy to muot any one in this country
n his class Abbott la a hard llxbtur GIL
noru stayed five rounds , but ho did llttlo real
flKhtlng at any time , and the call of tltns
tvvlco saved him from belntr knocked out
before the Html blow waa struck.
The blow which did I IIP work was ono from
the loft , which ciiURht Gllmore nqmroly on
the Jaw. Ho fell at full length , and only
the quick rising nnd falling of his chest nn
ho breathed KIIVO evidence that any llfo re.
mnlncd Before Gcorgo Slier In measured
tones counted the fated ton seconds , nnd nt
ho pronounced the last number , till morn
nlowly arose to n half nlttliiR posture nnd
gazed In n bowlldcicd way about him. Itn
was helped to n chair by his seconds , nnd
with the aid of a llttlo cold water WAR coon
rovtved. Abbott was surrounded by his
frlcnda nnd Bhowerod with concr.ttulatluna.
His friends wanted to carry him off the
Rtngc , but ho InHlatcd on remaining until
Gllmoro had recovered aufllclontly to know
what was going on and to shako hands with
him.
HAVII : > A I-AST JIIAIII : .
Stanford INtatn Anurded I'o < ne * lou on u
T < i bullal folnl.
SAN FRANCISCO , March --In the all-
pcrlor court today u decision was rendered
In favor of the Stanford entato In the suit
brought by W. A. R. Loose to recover the
trotting mare Illmln Rose from Senator
Stanford. The decision Is based purely upon
the ground that Loose's claim la barred by .
the statue of limitation.
The suit was based upon the fact that
Senator Stanford bought tlio brood mare
Beautiful Bells form Loose In April , 1SSO.
By her sldo was the colt I Hilda Hose which
had been foaled February " 7 , 1SSO. The
purchase price was $1,200 , and Loose main
tained It did not Include the colt. Ho de
manded the mare In 1S90 , nnd when the de
mand was denied ho commenced suit asking
for possession of the mare , or her value ,
$50.000 , nnd $25,000 damages for unlawful
detention. Senator Stanford's testimony
show oil that negotiations for the mare wore
commenced by him long bcforo the colt was
foaled , but dropped nnd finally taken and
consummated In April. Ho nlwaya believed '
It Included tlio colt Illmln Ruse Ho kept
nnd trained her nnd raced her for jears , and
his claim had never been qunstlnncd. The
court held that though the colt may not have
been Included In the sale , there was a con
versation from the tlmo ho commenced to
use and train her If Stanford did not con
vert her then to his own use , ho dltl n llttlo
later when ho raced her ns his own The
statute of limitations commenced to run
from the tlinu of this conversation nnd
therefore Loose's claim had bcon barred long
bcforo ho commenced his action.
NVrdliiiiii'x > im 'I In atcr.
HOT SPRINGS , Ark. , March 1 Danny
Nccdlmm , manager of the Hot Springs
Athletic club , has purchased the Glebe
theater and arranged a match between Jim
Barren , the Australian welterweight , and
Tom Lansing , the champion middleweight
of Kentucky , to bo decided March 9. The
contest will bo for a purse of $1,000. "Dutch"
Nelll , It la said , will challenge the winner
of the contest.
j\ fin : jiiosf ar.titKKT.
I'rlrrs Discouraging to tlin Siller Itumilnc
on a 1'uo Tradf ) ISiinls.
CLEVELAND , March 1.-Tbo IronTiade
Review this week says : The feature of
the week In Iron was the purchase of
bilge blocks of Bessemer ore by tbo Carne-
filc Steel company and other buyeis , mak
ing the total thus far bought for 189 ! de-
llveiy something less than 2,000,000 tons.
Pi Ices ate on the basis cstabllBhcd by the
recent Noulo sales , dlscoui aging to the
seller and giving little satisfaction to th * >
buj er , Hlnce J ± 7"i for GoKcbec llessemer and
prices propoillonatcly low for Wi million
ores means that tbo Bessemer pig and tbo
vvliolo llne of steel pioducts aio to be on
a fieo trade baslw for months to come , and
that labor hardships are to be prolonged ,
with no Immediate pioml.se of better
things.
Viewed from another standpoint these
huge sales of the prlmaiv materials have
an aspect le" s dl icouraglng Tlio b isls
of cost having thus been llxid for furnace
men , they may In turn be nblo to stimulate
nioic Koncioui ) Imjliif , ' for futuio needs
anipng tbeli customer . Outyldc the ore
muiket the week developed few changes.
* .aiidl IIKKIM ! anil ICtilihnl.
DEXTER , Mich , Mnich 1-O C. Gregory ,
assistant cashier of Gregory & . Son's pri
vate bank , was found unconscious In the
vault of the li ink this morlng He bad
been sandbagged and the vault lobbed. The
thieves seemed $ . ' , r0
Coinmeaiiis Mhool Ii dlratlon.
The Commcnlus bchool building on the nlto
of the old Hartman school will bo formally
dedicated nt 2 o'clock this afternoon. An
excellent program has been prepared. Mr.
E Kosovvater will deliver an address.
Will Not ItaUn tlm SliMiincr.
MEMPHIS , Feb. 28. The underwriters
bnve decided not to lalao the sunken
steamer Ohio She will be wrecked. A
lot of damaged cotton wan brought here
this mornlus and will be sold.
CRIME IN tIOtI EU.VCEJ' . ' H ii
not strange thnt some psoplo do
wrong through ignorance , others from
n fniluro to investigate ns to the rjgfljjjs
wrong of a mutter RttVTtTs atr mgo ,
that individuals iiTitTllrms , vvho arofuily
nwnio of the rights of others , will per
sist In porpotr.itlng fraudj upon thom ,
Iligh-tonod , vvoilthv mivnufrcturlng
films will olTot1 nnd ell to rot ill mer-
chttnts , urtlcloB which thov Itnow to bo
infiingoinontsqu the rights of proprie
tors , nnd imitations of wall Icnown goods.
Wo w.int to sound ti note of warning to
Iho retailers to bowiro of such imita
tions aud simulations of ' GAurn.t's Lrr-
TMJLivcii PILLS. " Wlion they uro of
fered to you , refuse thorn ; you do not
want to do wrong , and you don't want to
Iny yourself llablo to u lawauit Ben
I'Ynnklin said "Honesty is the boit poli
cy" : it is just as true that "Ilonosty U
t'hobost principlo. "
THURSD\Y , ROVTVQTIIREEHIOHTS
MARCH 1 JJVJAU O SAL MAT >
PARTIES
OF 20
OR MORE
itr.oiuvn
ThuruUny KvenhiB
bl'IXJIAL
"Tho Love Chaso"
PRuOUAMb I'rid ty io. : . nnd b itunl.iy Matbion ,
BEARING "Romoo nn-Uullot"
NAME OF Satunlny Kvcnlii ?
HOSrBaiid "Twelfth Night"
GUESTS. rif"Hones or blonkH of HP itn w 111 bo
liclil toonlei b > mall , wbnor 'phono
I'rlciH Klrot door * l and $1,00 ,
balcony 73o nnd filia
THREENIGHTsfiOYD'S COMMENCING
Monday , March 5tli.
Tlio UlHtliiEtilHliul American Aclronn
EFFIE ELLSLER
by
Criiilc Went on , Ilnlxirt Unmet , C , W. Uoul-
ili > clc null u Hpoebillj Nnleutail
Monday , I'\cnlnio nnd Wednesday
Mntlnco
ThoSonson's T \ / T > TT C %
Orimtest I B I I \ f I { i
Dnimatlo J ' -S JL X JL VJ
Success Written by Robert Drnuol.
HI'KUIAH I'HIOKI ) WKONIIblMY MATINKB.
IleHt nwi rviil HO ilu Mo nnd 'jSu
WrclnuHday Uvunlntf , by npuol.il rcnuext , IIAKKL
15th Street Theater I I > C S
TONIGHT
LUANDKK IMCHARDSON'S
ma si'iaTAJUJAR : MKI.O-DRAMA ,
UNDERTHECITY LAMPS.
MA-TINER HATUItDAV.
_ _
15h * Street Theater I l'01 > ultii ! ;
X
MAO.NIKICBNT bC'HNIC IMIODI'CTION.
MATINCR