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% - - TilE O\AJIA \ DAILY BEE : S1 : fDA Y L 1EBItUA1IY a , 1895. 3
IIL TON IS HOLDNG OUT
Has Neary Five Thousand Dollars D3lcng-
lug to the Stt3 General Fund.
EX- IL INSPECTOh'S ' OPEN ACCOUNT
Oat or omco Wlthont Sot"Unr thc ! lltcr
or roc. Colect"1 or Exprnic ' l'Ild
-Surl"u" In IIl . Innds :
J101 1 to 10 I.nrro ,
LINCOLN Feb. 2.-pecla1.--Yesterday ( )
L. P. lIllian wao slate oil Inspector. Today
he has been succeeded by J. II. Elmlston ,
who asumr the duties ot the office thIs
morning. And yet there Is much for Cltzan
Hiton to .10 beforE he can read his tWe clear
to an honorable discharge from thc lervlce 01
the state. There are several Ilto maters
' . connected vtl2 bin Rlmlnlstraton ( that have
nn ugly look . Ills IrleOls have kept them
under cover , but they must now come out.
In the frt place , Ilton ! Is charge with a
deficit of $1,122.29 Irem hil frst years ' term
of office. Although this Is a broad : state-
d.:1 : mcnt It Is lusceptble ot proof. hilton was
madc chIef oIl Inspector In the month of JanuarY -
uarY , 1893 , by Governor Crounse , and he at
once aS9umtd thc duties ef his omce. lie
Inptcted , approved or rejected ( oils , according
to the statutes In such cares made and ( pro
vlded. lie appointed deputk , set them at
work. alow(11 their expense vouchers. lie
collected the feM from the oil compnnlcs-l0
cents for eaeh barrel of oil Inspected , whether
approved or rejected. Frcm the Ices he re-
'rvell his own salary and expenses. together
, vlh the salarieS and expenses of his ileputics.
All these things were done according to the
strict letter ul the law , but at thc further
strict observancu ul the law Iltlzen hilton
balked.
The law requires the chief oil Inspector
to make nn annual report In detail to the
governor. It also requires him to make a de-
taied report 01 his receIpts and ( expenditures
to the state auditor. and If there Is any
excess over the salaries nod eXllen ! S , he Is
required to pay th amount of such excS Into
the state treasury , for the benefit of the gen-
eral fund.
fund.HIS
HIS FIST YEAR'S WOnK.
On January 17 , 1891. after he had bern
chief oil Inspector for practically a year ,
hilton addressed a brIe note to Auditor
Moore. In which he stated that during the
year his department had Inspectt 122.32t
barrel ! of oil . and had received $12,232.50 In
fees. Of this amount he had paid cut for
Blarles and ( expenses $9,110.21 , leavIng a bal-
nnco of cash on hand according to h:6 : own
statement , of 312229. According to the
- ' \ statutes as they are read by ordinary people
hilton should at encl have turned Into the
state treasury $3,122.29. hilton himself recognized -
ognized this requirement cf the statutes by
paying a part of that sum Into the state
trea&ury. On February 15 . a month , prct-
L cal ) ' , alter he had fed his memorandum re-
port wIth the audItor . hl paid Into the state
- . treasury the sum of $2.000. retaining a balance
. i In his own hands to the amount of 112229.
4 There Is evidence that hilton did not pay
the amount Into the treasury until he had
been severely and ! repeatedly prodded. I Is
known that the state was anxious to commence -
hence proceedings against him and that
Ilton only escaped these proceedings by the
frIendly intervention of Governor Crounse.
who personally explained tltntllilton ! would !
ICY tile slate treasurer .OOO ami retain
the 1122.29 ns a guaranty against any pos-
. slblo deficiency In the year 189 I , then just
commencing.
c From that day to this Hilton has failed to
pay the balance of the amount remaining In
his hands Into the state treasury. Ho has
' . venture no explanaton : for his refusal to do
: r so ; His frt ntls claim that the law only
provides that he slll turn over any excess
of fees for the whole of his two years' term
of omce. Under this mine construction of the
law any county officer might possibly decline
to turn over fees In excess of hIs yearly salary .
ary on the ground that the fees collected dur-
Ing the ensuing year might not make up the
full amount of hIs prospective salary. hilton
simply discounted any possible defcency : In
189 by retalnng ! money beonglng : to tim state ,
t ; collected In 1893. His strongest defense ts
that he had the sanction of Governor
Crounse.
Crounse.HS SECOND "EAR WAS WORSE.
: Ex-Inspector Hion has been as lax In his
observance of tile law during the past year
as ho was In 1893. Although the law requires -
quires him to file his report "during the
month of January " he has not done 50. He
was notified three weeks ago that his successor -
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cessor had been apponted : and that J. A.
Edmiston would take charge of the office on
. . ( f February 1. but hilton allowed the wh01e
month to pass without complying with the
law. Yesterday he stepped out of his oft- !
clal position . never to resume It again. lie
left the office owIng the state nearly I not
more than $5,000 , and no one Insisted on his
making a final settlement. Ho merely informed -
- formed the auditor of publc accounts that
he would be In "some time next week" and
tme
make his report. lie made the somewhat
desultory excuse that 110 could not make a
final report until his deputEs had finished up
their reports for the month of January.
Inquiry reveals the fact that at least lour
of the deputies . Ross , Imme , Drown and
Daugherty. hall ! fed , reports up to Feb-
ruary I , before hilton relinquished his grasp
upon the omce.
The exact amount for which Hilton Is Indebted -
debted to the state cannot b& asertalned to-
night. On November 30 last he fed a report
wth ; Governor Crounse , In which ho stated
that his department had Inspected for the
year 1894 , up to that date 12.247 barrels of
eli , and had received In fees $ l4.224,70. Of
this amount he ) had expended $10. 3G.02 , leavIng -
lug a balance In his hands at that date . Ne
vember 30 , 1894 , of $3,783.G8. . This. with his
deficiency for 189. makes 1905.97 that
Hiton owes to the utate. To this amount
must be added the fees collected In excess of
expenses for the month of December , 189 ,
and January , 1895.
Hilton fed a bond with the secretary of
* . state according to law. I Is In the sum of
. $20.000. and hs ! sureties are Richard Dace ,
' W. O. Walton , E. A. Stewart and J. A. Mc-
Jeen.
At no time sInce he has been state inspector -
: specter of oils has Hilton compiled with the
law which requires him ( to make a detailed
report of all expenditures. His failure to do
50 was a constant source of annoyance to
Governor Crounse. who InsIsted upon such a
report and who demanded It of hilton last
Derember. I hilton fell ! such a detailed
a- report the executive office Is not aware of the
'V fact
TEST 011. MUST STAND.
Nebraska has had a law regulatng the
sale of Illuminating oils for twenty years.
The original act was passed by the leglsla-
lure of 187t. and that law Is to be ' found on
page 27 of the sessIon laws for that 'ear.
That law absolutely Prohibits the sale of
Illuminating oils In the state that wi ignite
at any tellor.tura below 10 degrees ahren-
iielt . Any dealer who offers illuminating oil
for solo that will Ignite under 10 degrees Is
made subject to a fine of not less than $100
or imprisonment In Jai not exceeding twenty
lays or both , at tim discretion of the court
Any manufacturer , refiner or wholesale
dealer , acting I agent or otherwise , who
shall sell oil for Illuminating purposes that
will ignite at a temperature below 10 degrees -
grees Is subject to u fine nOI exceeding $1,000
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) or Imprisonment for not more than twenty
days , or both.
Such Is the law on the statute books , and
the law has been violated every year since
Its enactment.
II 18&7 Senator Conger introduced ! a bill
_ known In that session as senate file No. 10 ,
; providing for state Inspection of oils. This
; bill Is the one now on the statute books.
" , . Senator Conger's bill 11rO\'lled that tile chief
oil InsPector all his deputies should test
, g I every barrel of oil ofered for sale In Ne-
C brilka , and the inspectors ; were directed to
> ) l "reject for illuminating purposes such of
" . them as will emit a combustible vapor nt a
I , temperature of 100 degrees. "
t I , 1 ha been charged that the bill originally
8 feed wili the old law aa far a8 the 10
, . , , degree test WI concerned , but that It had
been juggle In the engrossing rodm. 'l'hls
la a mistake The bill as I was originaly
Introduced by Senator Conger was found In
the vaults ef the secretary 01 state's once tills
afternoon , and It corresponds with that part
, s 01 the present law which authorizes the In-
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specter to approve any illuminating oil above
the 100-degrl teaL
TWP lllid. $ I'ASS 'lt IOU I .
Some Worlc 10no ilythle Short S.turlay
Se , lon or tile I.cgIs1atur.
LINCOLN , Feb. I 2.-(8pccll' ( Telegram.- )
ollowlng the roil cal In the house this morn-
Ing , Walt sent around ! a box of cigars among
the members as a token of appreciation ot the
handsome compliment paid him In Chap-
man's resolution of yesterday relating to the
girl twins recently added to his family. The
secretary ot the senate appeared with a
Communication to the erect that the senate
had appointed a committee of three-1atii-
bun , Telt and Sprecher-to confer wIth a
similar committee from the house concernIng
an adjournment for 1 week The speaker
appointed Allan . Mattson and Higgins as
! uch house committee.
On the cal for bills on third ! reading , the
following measures wee actell upon :
House Roll 77 , by Sutton 01 Douglas , providing -
viding for a submission of the question ot
the discontinuance of township organization
by a vote ot the electors of the county.
l'assed-71 to 16.
houSe Hal 233. by Pohlman , providing for
a military head for the state militIa , con-
slating of the adjutant ( general , brigadier
general two colonels JUdge advocate general -
oral , ranking oncer of the artillery and rank-
Ing officers ot the cavalry , ' commissioned as
such hy the commander-In-chief. Iassed-
78 to 3.
Walt of Ooe Introduced a resolution that
tile form 01 contract for public printing
recolmeOled by the committee on prInting
be transferred to the secretary of state , and
that lie be authorlzd to adopt I On suspension -
pension of the rules the resolutIon was
adollted. The honse then Rljournell until 2
o'clock p. m. Monday .
Among the new bills Introduced today ( Is
one hy Merrcle of Gage 1ouso Hol 4t4 ,
maldng an approllrlaton ) ) : of $50,000 for mIdi-
tonal bullng8 ( to the Nebraska Insllute
for Feeble Inded at Beatrice. This makes
the sixteth measure for building appropriations -
tons for state Inlutons now pending In tile
iloUsa aslllnA for $132,000 In all . and Lincoln
still to hear from.
Brocllman's bill . house Hol 453 . Introduced
today provlde that In cities of 100.000 people
or over all aplcatons for liquor licenses shal
bo PUblIshed In daily papers having a circu-
laton of 5,000 and over.
In the senate this forenoon a few reports
from standing committees were receIved.
Owing to the absence of many senators on
cOlmltteo work no further business was
transacted anti ( an adjournment was taken
until : Iolliay afternoon at 3 o'clocll.
WORK OF TIlE SI NATE.
The senate transacted but little business
during tile less than two hours that It remained -
mained ( In session this lorenoon. Several
Important committee meetings had been set
for 1 o'clock and but few senators were
at their desks during the brief sessIon.
Nearly an hour was consumed with the reatl-
lug 01 yesterday's joural.
The commitee on counties anl ( county
boards reported favorably on Watson's bill
allowing county commissioners $3 per day
for their services but providing that In
counties of less than 70.000 population the
commlslsoners shal not receive pay for more
than forty ( lays In any one 'ear.
The commilee on municipal affairs 11rc-
sonted a favorable report on Holbrook's
bill . creating a board of Park commissioners
to be appointed by tile judges of the judicial
district In cItes having moro than t.OOO
and less than 25.000 Inhabitants : also upon
Holbrook's bill , empowering cItIes of the
same class to purchase ground for parks
and to Issue bonds for theIr Improvement.
The Judiciary committee presented a num-
her of reports. several bills were Introduced
and read for the first time , aCer which the
senate adjourned until Monday afternoon. I
hILL FOR A STATE PRINTER.
Among the new bills Introduced yesterday
was one by Rouse of Hail . House Roll 430.
which provides that the state audi-
tor , secretary of state and state
treasurer shan comprise a printing
board with power to appoint a supervisor -
pervisor of public printing . who shan be a
practcal printer He Is to hold omcs two
years and all publIc printing Is I to be sub- .
ml d to his inspection . and he Is to give
bonds and securities for the faithful performance -
formance of his duty. The bill Is a long one ,
covers the whole ground of state printing
and prescribes type and quality of paper
which shal be furnished and designates the
style In which tile printing shan be executed
The bidding Is to be conducted on lines which
tend to secure actual competitIon and prevent -
vent collusion.
CUIE 'S LATI 'n' I'UUPOSED L.1W.
liii Visa for lemovlnJ the rtumbln : In- '
peetors from Control ot Hoard or lIoatii.
LINCOLN I eb. 2.-Speclal.-Among ( ) the
bills prefented by the members uf the third
house from Omaha Is the one drawn up by
If. Cohen of the Central Labor union of 'the
metropols , and Introduced by Senator
Sprecher at Cohen's request. The bill Is intended -
tended to override the provision of the pro-
pose nlW , charter which reconstructs the
Board of lIeaItIl. by taking tile plumbing
inspector away from the board. The pro-
visions 01 the bill are as follows :
"In all cities of the metropolitan class there
shal bo a plumbing Inspector appoInted by
the mayor. with the approval of the city
council. No ana shall be eligible to the posi-
ton of plumbing inspector or assistant
plumbing Inspector , unless he shah have
served an apprenticeship uf three full years
at the trade of plunihillg aOl In addition ,
shall have been actively engaged In the
plumbing business as a journeyman . master
or Inspector of plumbing continuously for
the last five years next proceeding his ap-
pointment. The plumbing Inspector shall
have tile enforcing of all ordInances relating
to plumbing and house drainage , and shall
also bo a member of the board of health.
During the absence of the plumbing Inspector
the assistant plumbing Inspector shall have
full authority and power to perform nil the
duties of said office . The plumbIng Inspector
shall receive the sum of 1.800 per annum.
Tile assistant plumbing Inspector shall re-
ceive the sum of $1,500 . per - annum. -
JESTElN 1'Lilu'l .s .
Veteran. or Cue Late . " 'ur Hemomberol by
tile n.ner,1 ( iovcrnlllont.
WAShINGTON , Fob 2.-Special.-pen. ( )
slons grallted Issue of January 21. were :
Nebraska : Original-James Dare Gates
Custer county : Wyke Elliott . Omaha Doug ]
las county. Renewal-Isanc N.
Floyd . Beat- '
rice Gage count ) . . IncreaseThomas Beat'I 'I
Iraino Corns Keyl Pal1 county , Reissue I
-Irvin U. Emery Valentine , Cherry count ) . .
Marcus M. Stall lS , Table Hoc , Pawnee
county.
Iowa : OrIginal-Luther J. Main New Vir-
Ainla , " 'lrrcl county. Restoration and re-
IssueJohn Stoudmour Aiburnette. Linn '
count ) . IncreaseUernhnnl Veith . Kpokuk , .
Lee county : Devlil D. Regner. Des Moines
Pulk county. lteit4Stle-Daviti G. Rummel
Jamaica Guthrie county. Original willowS . '
etc.-Malgaret SI'11. Oxford Johnson
county Widow Indian wars-Htbecca John
son , Des MoInes , 1011 count ) . .
South Dakota : Original-Samuel H. Shank-
land , Custer Custer count1'
North Dakota : Orhtlnal-Uobert Newell .
WI18ton Williams cOlnt1' . Newel.
'Colorl'o { : OrIgillnl-Slleneer M. Hlebert ,
Crested Ilutte . Uunnlson county : John D.
.
Carter , . Walsenburg , . Hueltano - county .
( J'.1.iLLI1' l"UUSD SUT GUILT .
. \1 the ( IUArqultud In Iho Grolnd fr
Ilsllelelt Evleieiice , .
CHICAGO , Feb. -The trIal of ex.State
Senator John F . O'Maiie ' and
O'Mall ) seven mem-
bel' ot the so.cahletl sang , Including " : I a-
Jor" John Sampson , under one of the In-
dlctmpnt8 lOlHI In the North Side election
assault eales , Wil calIll In Judge wlng's
court today , Tile prosleutioll state that
after lue consIderation I hnl been decided
that there wal ot sulclent evidence to
convict. 'fhe ' , under
jury undtr instructions tram
the court gave a verdict ot not guilty
without leaving their . seats . suly
lUg CIlt'lns " 'cr" NOI uhll.
l > ITTSIUUO , Feb. 2.- ' nonsuit was
granted today ill the suits of WarIng Dros.
asalnst the J'ennl'I'anla railroad for
$1.6.C. A suit for n.50.0:0 : was entered for
alleged rpbates ilue lor freight on oil
shlppel. TWO millIons wor3 Isle 1 ( 01
ages for discrimination against < the ilrm.
Jourt'cl years eiaped hetwcen the time ot
the alleged dlscl'hnlnaUon and the lhllng of
the ! Ul8. 111 Judge Slone today deided
thut tor this reason there were no grounds
for action
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buddtn leath or flit arl Ship Illhl r ,
MI.W AtlI I , I eb , 2.-ClliltUln Thomas
F. Davidi'ou. one of the best known shipbuilders -
builders und vessel owners on the great
lakes anti pNsldlnt of the Wisconsin Sleam-
Ihlp camp an ) died suddenly today , aged 07. '
now \ SUPPLiES ARE lEtD UP
Wlrehouscs nt Lincoln Filled with Fee
While RundreJs Starve.
GOODS DECAYING \ IULE PEOPLE SUFFER
\LE
Sevclty-Sevrn Car I.ORds 1ol b1 tile n. 8
: I , . \I nlt11 hll'plnl Orders rrom L.
I' , Ltlliefl-UlliOfl P.elno Still
Innllng Helc Free
LINCOLN Neb. , Feb 2.-To the Editor of
The nee : I have read your article at today
In The Dee showing up tile shortcomings 01
the State Relief commission. Your conch-
slons are eminently right In compauy with
Ur. Saddler of Alma , Neb. , we vIsIted the
n. & :1 , freight office yesterday , and were
there Inlorme.1 by the agent that twelve cars
loaded with supples for the destitute were
then In the D. & :11. yards , and about three
car loads were In the freight depot , besides
what was then stored In other wareilouses
We proceeded to a building said to belong to
the Duckstar brothers. There we found
from statements mntle by the party In charge
of salt buIlding sixty car loads of supplies ,
which the /en In charge said ltatl been there
front one to two weeks Those supplies were
coml10sell of four , whet , corn , oats , corn
meal , beans potatoes kraut nnd a large
amout of groceries and clothing. The 110ta-
toes , about one car load , were frozen hard.
The Ilrout , In barrels sonic of which were
bursted and were leaking badly. We were
Inlormed that one carload had been shipped
out of this warehouse on January 30. Wo
then visited another warehouse owned by
Kendal & Smith. There we lountl two car-
loads of supplies , mosty clothing . 'a few
quarters of fresh beef , unsalted anti I'ackel '
away wih the other supplies . This lot 01
supples showel ill tinly that the proper care
was not being given theme were informed -
formed by the ii. & M. agent that no more '
free billing coull be hal of his company ,
but on visiting the Union PacIfic freight
depot we found that company loading supplies
on free bluing orders . aud that there was then
In possession of the Union I'aciflc company
one carload : of supplies on track In their
yards willie Irol statements made to us
by those In charge wo found seventy-seveil
carloads In tile hnnds of the D. & 11 com-
pany. The Parties In charAe stated that their
company was ready and willing to ship
these supplies whenever ordered to do so by
L. I' . Ludden , and wh UISC unprecelentel
circumstances existing hundreds of letters
' Ir - th west 01
are daily arriving re-al \est , ninny
them written In the most heartrending language -
guage , asking In the name of Got and suf-
lerlng humaniy that alI may speedily reach
them and theIr destitute people. And these
are words of truth so help le God. I
CAPTAIN W. Ii. HUNTER.
ONLY TOOK TWlNPY-1'OUR VA YS.
Tlmo Neccs.uy : to ( / hlpmcnt or uo-
lcr to Us iiCtiiltltI0l1.
ST. MARTINS RECTORY SOUTh
OMAhA. Jan. 31.-To tile Editor of
The Dee : Apropos the general criticism
of the Nebraska State Relief commission -
mission , I should like to contribute
my mite. On January 5 last I was entrusted
wIth the sum of $17.50 by thl guids of St.
Martin's Episcopal churlh to provide four
for the needy In western Nebraska I was
told by the president of the relief commls- 1
slon that by rending my money to : lr , Ludde I
I should get good four for 90 cents per hun- !
dred : that the four would be purchased at ,
the nearest point t the place of distribution , '
anti that the railroads would thus have . a less l
anl '
distance to' ship. Accordingly , I sent to Me
Ludden on January t my check for the
amount requesting him to purchase four and
send the same , subject to the order , or Rev.
George A. Deecher of SIdney ( our clergy-
man atthat point ) , for , distribution
at the same time writing Me . fleecier of
this fact. Mr D. wrote at once to 'Mr. Lud- ,
( len . directing him to send four to him at
Sidney. On the IGh Inst. Mr. Deeeher re-
cevel : word Irm Mr. Luden that four would
probably be shipped that day On the 25th ,
Inst. I received a letter from Mr. LUdde1.
which had mIscarried by being sent to the
wrong address , acknowledging receipt of my
check and stating that the quality of four
sent was such and such : that the grain of
four was cut In two In milling : ono-hal used
for pastry flour . the other hal made up Into
'a four of such and such qualities . whIch
was good enough for anyone , etc. I at
once remaled this letter to Mr. lleecher
asking him I the four had been received
on the 29th Inst. Mr. D. replied , saying
that ho had read Mr Ludden's communica-
ton with Interest : that the four had not
yet arrived : nor even a bill of lading
of the same ; that ! r. Ludden
was evidently too busy to send
it . but was not too busy to go Into a descrip-
ton of various processes of milling ; that pee-
plo In Cheyenne county were not 50 curious
which end of the grain the four came from
as they were anxious to see the flour.
Now , I submIt this query to The Dee : I
It takes twenty-lour days for the Nebraska
relief commissIon to ship $17 worth of flour .
how long will I take for them to save a man
from starving ? Respectfully yours
IRVING P. JOHNSON ,
h'E6LECTEI ) TII Dtn'ITUTE :
101lror0 l'ooplo Complain that the State
Relief Commission I at Fault.
IIOLDREGFI Neb. , Feb. 2.-Speclal ( Tele-
gram.-Tho ) County Relief commIssion has
rented rooms In the Central block and Is
distributng goods to tIle destitute Monday ,
Wednesday and Saturday of each week. There
Is a great deal of complain against the
State Relief commission , as only two boxes
of goods have been received here from that
s\Jrce \ , and the most of the contents of the
boxes were unfit for use and had to be con-
signed to the rag pile. All other goods distributed -
trlbuted have come through the varIous
churches and charitable institutions and many
feel Indignant nt the way the State Relief
commission has treated the county committee -
tee In withholding goods from it.
Miss Frary Mather , a teacher In the public
scilool went to the secretary 01 the school
board last night after school anti obtained her
order for January services ; She then handed In
her resignation as teacher , to take place ha-
Illetliatehy as she hall secured a better posI-
ton In Denver and was going there at once to
begin worll. The teachers are all under con-
tract to remaIn until the school year ends
and the school board promptly acceptell the
resignation , but ordered the treasurer not to
cash the order Issued to Miss Matiler
lOcust " 'orll lit North 1'111.
NORTH PLATTE , Jan 31.-To the Editor
of The Dee : Calls for assistance
upon the relief stores here are becoming -
coming more numerous , and Investigation
shows there Is much need for
showl nec provisions antI
fuel among the destitute farmers out In the
sand hills. Farmers along the Plate vale '
are , however , In comfortable circumstances ,
the requisitions for help coming altogether
from those who have ben unable to IrrIgate
their ( arias. Many of these , however , are
worrying through the hardships of winter
without asking for help some denyIng them.
selves the necessaries through a reluctance to
accept assistance. I Is the exception , and
not the rule . that supplies are nlisused
Every precaution Is taken to insure a Just
alIt ! equitable distribution among the deservIng -
log poor A large proportion of tile supplies
supples
received have been conslgnel to the pastors
of tile various churches here , and thes o\'er-
taxed len are pEronaly supervising tile work
of relief . This place has become tile cen-
teal supply eaton for a large scope of country -
try , larmers livIng as far as fifty miles distant -
tant from railroads coming here for help
The provisIons consigned to the county com-
mluluner are distributed to the needy larm-
era of this county , but the relief stores operated -
ated by the churches give to citizens of this
county and adjoining counties Impartially , the
question of need beIng the only one raised .
F' . M. SOMEHS.
I Wil Nut I 1'110.
INDANO.A , Neb. . l eb. 2.-To the Editor
of The Dee : In the State Journal yesterday
I a special branding a a lake the telegrnm
which appeared In the state papers of the
29th regarding the death 01 Postmaster Smith
Smih
of Box Eider , The report In 'he lieu the
:8tl was correct The report In the Journal
1 day later was 90 per cent false . A man
residing In Frontier county , a few mies from
Ilex Elder vostonce , died Thursday , Janu-
, II
ar ) 24 , of lung fever riiiic3c of proper foot !
and clothing. A wife nniiitwo small children
are left In destitute ) , eircumstances. Box
Elder Is nol In Frontir'cinty , nor was this
man Smith POslnutttt r1c./nt ; reported ( to the .
Journal. I It .
thitSlNfl , n.t'th. . ' Tlll""S ,
1'ittnioitii Ofcer 1' . I't to 1.ko Some
. \rrr. , lt Iliijp ! I"nco Snvn.
PLA TTSIOUTI : "b. Feb. 2.-Spcdal (
Tctegram.-The ) authortrs arc hopeful of
runnIng - to earth the 'l/qlls / who kindled ! the
two fires down on theblgisland , ! In the river
below this city , which .dMtro'cd the homls
of Tim lcCarthy and , qhlrle9 Conant . 1
has como to light that' ' McCarth"s house was
broken Into before the fire , and some blankets
aOl two maUressC taken . A path made by
draggIng away the mattresses can be plainly
traced In the snow out to the road , where they
WEre evidently place In 1 wagon. The au-
thoriies arc searching houses In the nelghbor-
hootl ! ot the island ( , anti a9 the stolen blankets
and mattresses are minutely described by McCarthy -
Carthy there Is good reason for believing that
the authors of the two fires may be located.
Residents of 1latsmouth anti ! this vicinity
are well pleased over the acton of the lower
house of the slate legislature In voting to
Indtfnlely postpone the bill introduced to II- !
\'Ido the agriculural Foolety funds In all
counties where there arc two or more fairs.
Representative Cooley of thl9 county Intro-
duced the bill In the Interest or n laIr held
In the western part of the county In wilich
nelghborheoJ the author of tile bill reIles.
The Cass county fair Is a Ilatsmouth InstI-
tuton , and its officers are elated over the
fate of the bill.
Ne otatens are tInder way for the sale of
tile Plalsmouth Journal by Is owner , C. 1.V.
Sherman to Barnhart & 1001. late proprietors
01 the Nemnha County hiOrald. The pro !
p ct\e purchasers arc newspaper men of wide
experience. The Journal Is the only demo-
erotic organ In Case county. )
. ,
Cass cunts mortgag recorll for the month
or January Is : Farm property fkl , $30,3S5.65 :
released , $35,291.20 ; town property fed , $ 8.-
411,62 : relen.ed. $4.889.80 : chattel mortgages
flied , $16.901.GI : released , $41,317.15. The
chattel mortgage record Is the best scored
'In any one month In this county for the
past several year&
'iviioI.a ) ' \ \HI'11'XIATI'n. .
T. I. JoolhTarlh , " Ito 1111 Child OTercomo
by ( II' rrum IStle.
GREEI.EY C1TE1t . Neb . I eb. 2.-Spe- (
cal Teiegram.-T. ) H. Hoelwarth and wife
were found In their r or this morning about :
10:30 : unconscious , caused by gas from a
stove. Their little child , 1 year old , was
dead by their side. Their little niece made
the discover anti ' the alarm.
) gave Every-
thing possible Is being lone to restore them
to consciousness but at t p. m. there are
serious doubts of theIr recovery. Mr. lioell-
worth Is one of thl leading merchants 01
Greeley Canter
Inlcr.sthll Revival at I.yon"
LYONS Neb. , Feb. 2.-Speclnl-Thl ( ) re-
vival at tile Jethodlst church Is still grow-
Ing In Inlerest. There have been over forty
converslous. A great many are turned away
each evening not being able to get Into the
cilurch Rev. T. L , Webster Is assisted by
Miss Drown and Mrs . lerrlck 01 Omaba.
'Vet Snow itt Uctilceinittil.
BENKELMAN Neb.1 rob. . 2.-Speclal ( Tel- !
egram.-A ) very wet snow began falling at G
o'cock. with no s'gn of abatement This In-
sures Dundy county a , sure crop and wi
put a quietus to aid In y ars to come.
Schools Cinsed on "reoout of Scarlet l'"o\'cr.
HASTINGS , Feb. : ' 2.-Speclal ( Telegram.- )
On account of tile Ilurerous cases of scarlet
fever In this city . layOr I McEhinney ! issued
orders today coslnt all the Sunday school
In the city tomorroW.1
\ , _ t , r ,
Lo.1'12vEs cJ Idx1UQU.1 IWTET
. , : OIUUJ..UfU.l :
LONG PINE , F'eb . , 0.-fflpecial-Wititn ( .
, the last .week : thls.'tOW11' ot : thc ! beautiful ,
ChautauQua grounds hit suffered tlih loss by
fire of its ' pride ; "The Dwineil. " Shortly
after midnight last Sunday moi'nln smoke
and flames were discovered ' at the ! rear of
the building near the flue to the range : I
spread slowly at first . but before the fire
company had arrived It had crept and traveled -
eled through many cracks and crevices to
such an extent that It was Impossible to get
water upon all the names and soon the en-
tire building was ablaze 'he fire . In spite
of I strong wind was well confined to the
one building. ali the firemen are praIsed for
preventing further disaster I may also bi'
said to the credIt of our fire department
and water system that alhough a dozen
different fires have occurred since the com-
pleton of the water works In each Instance
the fire has been confined to the building In
which It originated and only twIce has loss
to any extent resule < When the water was
turned upon the Dwinel I was considered
that I would he easy to overcome thIn lire
and not until suddenly the whole buiding
was burnIng In the upper floors was It
though wIse to remove the urnlshlngs. Thy
that time It was possible to save only what
was on the first floOr . and all of that was
removed without much harm. Absolutely
nothing was resclell from the upper floors .
where all the family wearing apparel was
left to be consumeth lrH , Showers was fortunate -
tunate In saving e sealskin clonic which Is
n
all that remains of her valuable wardrobe.
Misses Dale Gilman anti Kate Joiner .
cousins of Mrs. Showers were glad to es-
cape with even their nhht robes losIng
ever other article of clothing antI helonA-
ings Mrs. Tilurber daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Showers now visiting In Omaha was
not here to save . even her clothes which
were packed away on the secoll floor . The
loss of the personal property Is consitlerable .
with no insurance. but the building was In-
surcII for $1,0. The.Queen of America and
the Manchester will havE the loss to pay.
Thp destroying of the Dwinel house Is
looked upon as a great calamity to IonA
Pine : I also Is a misfortune to the transient
public. who del hte < to make the house
their home anti ! r. and Mrs. Showers always -
ways made I a homo to those who had the
pleasure at stopping there I was conceded
to he the best hotel In the slate west of
Norfolk and none better outside of Omaha
barring size. I enjoyed a reputation tar
and wide. All the many Chautallua visitors
remember the Dwinel nod will regret to
learn of its fate. Mr. Showers promises the
town a new sixty-room hotel with all mod-
urn appointments antI will commence construction -
Itrueton Its soon RA work on the big Irriga-
ton cnnnl II sturtell. Af there seems to be
no doubt but that the big ditch will be put
under way the moment sprln opens un . It
may not be long ere a new and magnificent
structure wi occupy the site ot the old
Dwinel I.
Dwinel. . M. Bates hal Ilurln . tile wtelt removed -
moved his family from Vlientnl to ibis
.Iact. where the\ will continue to reslile.
Dr. Bates Is a missionary of the Enilcopal
church anti has many charel , In tills t1rt
or the state to whlrh he pays regular visits .
ills principal motive In taklnl up a resl-
dencp here II to giye Mra. Bates. who Is
troubled with rheuinitlsm , the benefit of
these curative \ rheumjllm . .
"at(1
I E. ' T Itlm' DOItEU.lT.
I'alr "ut SlghlT' , with North \Vintk
I. NthrAI ' !
WASHINGTON ; 'l { . 2.-The forecast for
Sun < 1Y II : ,
For Nehrskl , 1 8911th Dakota and KnnFas
-I.'alr : slghtl' cohiler : north wlnlls.
For Colornlo-yfr hlbly fair and slightly
colder : northeast 'wtnh4. '
For Mlssourl-Fblr : oller In the northern
Portion ; sontheus , iwl1. becoming north.
cr1 v.
erlY.For Iowa'GenJaIW ( air . except snow
flurries In the , "trame eastern portion j
colder : north winj1. . ,
LC.LJfcnr" . , \ ,
OFFICE OF TIm WEATHER BUREAU ,
OMAIA. Feb. 2.-rnaha record of temper-
ature and rainfitUqqppareci with the corresponding -
responding day of tie 11ast tour years :
189j. 1894. 1893. 1892.
Maximum temperathre . . 31 3 7 42
1Inlmul temperature . . 0 19 ' 1 23
Average temperature . . . 16 28 ' 2 2
AveraAe
Precipitation . . . . . . . . . .01 .0 2 .21 .0
Condition o temperature and precipitatIon
at Omaha for the day and sInce March I ,
its :
Normal temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Deficiency for the day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Normal precipitation . . . . . . . . . .02 Inch
Defrlency for the iitiy . . . . . . . . . . . 01 inch
Total IJrecfllatou since March I. 16.37 inches
nelclen y since March 1. . . . . . l .Ollnches
( ; o\l WIIO I'rumlel
At the signal $ tat9n In tills city the order
to hoist the COlt wave fag was received
during the afternoon . thl telegram stating
that the IfCUI' wOlld droll 20 denels he-
tors night . thus bringing the temperature to
about ( degrees below c ero.
n.olnl Stove 11. . I.
A gasoline Ito\e exploded last night In
the rooms In the third star ) ' ot the brIck
block at 810 North Sixteenth btreet The
lire was Put out before any damage was
done
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CAUGHT IN TiE ELEVATOR
John Mockenhlupt Dangerously Injured nt
the LIncoln HoteL
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ONE OF MOSIER'S ' VICTIMS LOSES IS MIND
Lulo Ioyer , Who Lost ten\ly In the
Capital NationaL Wreck , t.comes n
Jnvlll Mniae-.Tnken ' from
10mo to tile .hyhlm ,
LINCOLN , Feb. 2.-Speelal.-John ( ) Ioek-
enhaupt , one of the boil boys at the Lincoln
hotel may die tram tile elects of Injuries
receh'el this morning In an elevator Mock-
enhalpt , who Is a new boy at the hotel ,
about 16 years of age , heard the elevator
bell ring , and knowing that the attendant
hat ! not yet arrived , entered lie ( cage and
turned the valve The elevator hid not move
as the pressure had not yet been turnell on.
lie Eat Ilown to walt , forgetting to turn oft
the valve , and as SOOI as the pressure was
applied the elevator began to glide upward.
Mockenhaupt malle a jump for the cage al11 !
tried to scramble Into I , his body resting on
the floor 01 the elevator , and his legs hanging
olltsitie. For soml reason he coul ! not draw
himsel Into the cage , and when It reaehell
the next floor above the elevator was stol1\ell
by his body ! willie the \resure contnuel ( to
give I an upward impetUs . thus holding the
boy as In a vice. Dr. Crlm was calell anti
pronouncell the Injuries serious but as they
are of an internal nature tune alone can
dlEclose the nature anti ! extent of the bo"s
hurts.
WANT TiE DEPOT OrE ED.
The people 01 Hock Springs precinct , Clay
county arc complaining to the State Board
of Trans\ortatou against the action of the
Kansas City & Omalm road In refusing to
keep the depot open. They say the refusal
Is a direct \Iolaton of the agreement entered
Into at the time the Precinct voted j.OOO
worth of' bonds to the root ! . The depot was
ClOSe(1 last October anti has not since been
opened , the road mnlntalnlng that the smal
amount of business done did not warrant
them In keeping It open
MOSIIER VICTIM BECOMES SANE.
: IOSlER VICTI D
Since Loull Meyer retureJ from his east-
era trip , over a year agC. when It was known
front softening 01 the
that ( he was suIe ring solenlng
bralit anti would never recover he has been
kept at 10me by his laml ) ' . Ills wife was
averse to the Idea of taking him to tie asy-
ltllii . Until today ho has been doie , but
this morning 10 became violent alit ! unman-
ageable . and the family sent for the police.
Chief Cooper and two o cer found Louie
In the cellar wih 10 clothing on , except his
night shirt. On his refusal to cOle out 01
the cellar . It became necessary for the officers -
cers to carry 11m upstairs. The commIssioners -
ers of insanity found him Insane. " 'hle be-
fore them he was very violent and this afternoon -
noon ho was taken to tile as'lum. Losses In
the Capital National bank and other banks
are said to have unbalanced his mind.
OTHER LINCOLN AFFAIRS.
At a meeting of the Commercial club this
afternoon plans were discussed to make the
Lancaster county laIr fully the equal ot the
State faIr at Omaha.
Memorial exercises In honor of the late
lion. T. M. larquett were held In the district
court this morning . Judge Hal presiding.
Eulogies were delivered by C. E. Magoon . P.
M. hail . S. D. l'uII. F. W . Collins . J. L.
Caidwoil . J. W. Demeese , S. J. Tuttle and
C. O. WIleedon
' Sheriff Miller left today for Houston Tex. .
armed with the ' necessary papers to bring
back Charles Siiumate who was arrested yes-
terday afternoon at Crosby Tex. Shumate
Is wanted here to answer the charge of seduction -
duction . preferred against him by J. D. Oney ,
guardian at Shumatc's victim .
AShLAND l'EOI'L INVIGN.\N1'
, , , ift 8 Co. , Irnportrlen to Harvest lee In
I'rer"renco to 10lo Labor.
AShLAND . Feb. 2.-"Speclal.-Thls ( ) city
Is again wrought up over the Swift and Corn-
pany Ice plant. This time the indignation has
been aroused by the acts of the company
When the trouble arose between Swift and
Company and the Ashland Mill and ElectrIc
Light company last fall. over the filling of
the pond from which Swift obtains Ice , .
the citizens took It upon themselves to afslst
Swift In every way possible to fill the pond
and now , when the time has come to employ
men . their foreman , a foreigner , absolutely
refuses to furnish work to an American until
all the Imported Swedes have been put to
work then what Is left Is given to the first
that come , and now as a result , Ashland
has become thoroughly disgusted and the cit-
Izens are ready to petition Swift to employ
the laborIng class of Ashland before they Import -
port men. An exciting time Is expected at
Ashland any moment now as the employes
at the plant will not venture Into the city
after night for lear of violence on the part
of some of the men deprived of work who live
here.
About n week ago Ashland's generous peo-
pIe collected a carloall of provisions for the
drouth-strlcllen sufferers of the west and
leaded It Into I car for shipment , and now It
stands nt the depot waiting the acton of the
railroad company which Is asked to carry It
to its destination. The company refused to
do so until the charges arc prepaltl One
carload of relief at this tine , surely will re-
turn five car of tramc when another crop
Is raised In Nebraska.
Last night at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
George Robinson was given a party of the
highest type In honor of their daughter , Miss
Minnie , who had reached the age of 20. The
house was beautifully decorated with fewer
and evergreens throughout , which gave a de-
IghUul effect. Many were present.
The State University Dramatic club made
Its first appearance In this city last night In
the college farce "Chum6" arid the stirring
drama "Open Gate " They were greeted
wih a large itouse Tile club came highly
recommended by Chancellor Canfeld of the
university , and proved well worthy of the
recommend as the members' work shows
tile expenditure of a great deal of labor and
talellt
At the bore of Mr. and Mrs. David Dean
yesterday afternoon . from 4 to 7 was given a
reception by Miss Nellie Dean In honor ot
the "Delta Delta Delta" or the State uni-
versity . to which all the Ashlanll "bloods"
were invIted . excluding the correspondent ot
The Omaha lice
Miss Maud Brush entertained a number of
her young friends last evening In an "At
Home " to which over forty were Invited .
E. P. Putny has loaded his household
goods prepartaory to moving to Arkansas ,
where he has Investell heavily In lani
A. W. Dssel , operator at the B. & Id. depot -
pot , returned yesterday from an extensive
trip through the east , where he visited rela-
tives. Mrs. Judd March returned home today from
Beatrice where site has been engaged with
Goldgrabber's Boston store , In tile capacity
of clerk.
Deputy Sherif Frank Whlloclt let last
evening for "ahoo wlh Dennis Potinger ,
who will servo out a sentence for coal steal-
lag at the B. & 1. depot In this cIty.
County Superintendent George Fancy of
Cass county was ill thc city yesterday , spent- ! .
log the day wlh John D. Hobbins , student of
the high school
The revival meetings at the Methodist Episcopal -
copal church are being well attended under
ito management of Hev. J. W. Sabrook.
JtIlotller Newspaper rur York ,
.nolher NeIYI'I'
YORK , Neb , Jreh. 2.-Speclal.-York ( ) Is
once more possessed of two daily papers . On
list evening I Messrs. Dey & Co. publishetl
their first. edition of ( lie York Daily Vidotte ,
svilicil Will he In the future published daily ,
except Sunday , in tills city , Tue size of
the paper Is 9x12 , aiitl , thougil anlahl , Is a
newsy little shoot , In Its salutatory it states
tilat the itohitles of tile same will he repub.
iican , Iuring the Inst rear there have been
tilroe dailies started iii tills city , First
was the laiiy News , publishieti by Duncan
Sinitil , WhiCil 501110 time ago discontinued
business , then the Daily Morning Press ,
whlldhl after citauging lIltildS fliufly tliiies
gave up ( ito struggle , anti last of all , thougil
not least , comes the Daily VIdttto. 'the
firm Is CoilliOltUl of energetic anti ilartl-
working peollie , anti are ( lie editors of the
Monitor , a monthly , entirely devoted to re-
liglon , 'File first edition was "chuck full"
of news , all of tito latest events of the city
and vicinity , From the encouragement and
so many subscribers already received1 the
firm will , without ( lOtlbt , be successful in
their new enterprise.
Last night at the Baptist church an interesting -
teresting leCttlre was tiehivered LI ) ' Rev , 0 ,
IV.Vootiy , on the "Negro itt Ancient Ills-
they. "
TIle firm of Johosall Bros. & Co. , Ilave
tiispost'ti of their stock to Messrs. L1IkCS
& liankine , who will continue tllO blisiness
ill the future. Both of tile gentlemen are
frOtil Motlilt Pleasant , In , The firm of Johnson -
son Bros. & Co. have for a long time bten
resitients silt ! business men of tills lilace.
ASi64 TIi ii COUit'l' FOlt l1t,1EF ,
Frci Iioielnittti Fitessult for iitorco Un-
drr l'eelliiamr Clreliittnnerq ,
IJEATRICII , Feb , 2.-Specinl ( Telegram , )
-A petition was flied Ill tito district court
totlay wherein Fred liobehiiinn asked for a
divorce from Maggie liobelman , seltliig tIp
as grounds ( hint the defendant hati been previously -
viously lilarriell to Moses Elliott , who Is
still living and ( roil ) Wiloil ) she 11115 never
been divorced.
hiobelman went to Omaha sonIc 11)011(1)5 agO
and through a fortune teller lllade tile ac-
qtiaintance of tile Elliott WoIllall anti brougilt
her to ills ( aria ill Gage Cotlnt ) ' , marrying
her solnotinle nttern'nrti , inter Elliott got
track of tlte coilille , followed tileln down here ,
ilali (11011) errosteti for bigamy , alIt ! , lIlian
prciiiiliflflr ) ' ilcarlllg , tilt ) ' VCTO baCIllI ! over
to await a sItting of tile ( liStrict coUrt , liobel-
lila , ) , being well-to-do , eucceetied in givilig
tile bond of $500 required and was reicaset ! ,
tint th t'OilIfllt stIll renlaills in jail.
it t'tit of t ho % 'ctik at VrcllIoIlt ,
FltllONT , Neb. , Feb. 2.-Speeial.- ( )
Postmaster Carroll anti Ills ofiice force arc
hill ) ' preparilig to move illto the new llost-
omcc building at the corner of llroati and
Sixth streets , reCeIltl ) ' COtlllleteti niiii approved -
proved by tile itlslCctOrs train the Uiiited
States Treasury tlepartlllellt , The move will
be matlo Molitia ) ' night , alter olilce hiotlrs ,
RevIval lileetings have been going on for
501110 time at the Methotlist diltirdil of tills
city , 1111(1 ( last evening Rev. F' . M. Sissoii con-
tiucteti the first of a series of nteetiiigs for
iflell. Tim next nleeting of tile kind viii be
hiciti next Friday evening.
Tll Bachelor Girls' Mtis c club met last
night with Miss Mtttlti Ttiriler , anii tile gen-
tiellleit frieiiils of tile incliliors ) WeI't' ittviteti
to attenil anti were royally ciltertaineti. A
flute allisical program was riltleretl nut ! re-
fresillnents 011(1 flIllCS intlulgetl iii. It was a
very pleasant affair , thiorougllly eiijoyetl by
every ilarticillant.
The coiiirnitteo of the county hoard of
supervisors on bonds anti settielileilt have
coinpleteti chlecking tIp tue books allti ac-
Cottilts Cf the variotls county ofllces , fintlilig
them all in excellent COnthitlOll.
Tile Congregational Ciltirch society is preparing -
paring to give an untertainineilt on'ash -
ingtoll's birthday , % \'ilOlt a ClIortla will Sillg
( trIll ) ' SOil5 , anti adtiresses will be lilado
upon Wasilington anti Lincoln. An Orlgillal
poem will lIe rcati.
Tile degree team of Centennial lotige No.
59 , Independent Order of Ott ! Fellows , vili
go to Dotige , Neb. , next Ttiesday evenIng to
assist Grant ! Secretary I , 1' . Gage in iiisti-
toting a now Otiti Fellows' lodge there.
Harry Markeli , for the last year the efficient -
ficient secretary of the F'remollt Youilg
Melt's ClIristian association , expects to go
to Newark , N. .1 , , aitti become assistant state
secretary of tile Young Mon's Christian as-
sedation of New Jersey.
Mr. anti Mrs. C. C. ilevoritige of this city
will depart soon for Provitionce , It , i. , where
they will ho lromlncnt features as singers
for a state temperalice revival , They wore
engaged several months last year in tern-
peranco work lit New England ,
Orti l'ersoiat Meiltion ,
ORD , Neb , , Feb. 2.-Special-lI. ( ) B. flab-
cock and family returaetl to Ortl alter a few
weelca' visit in the eastern part of thIn state.
11011. A. Id. itobbills went to Llilcoin
Wednesday evening.
H. T. 1)earlnger has just. finished harvest-
lag ilis ice crop.
Tue citizens of Valley county met at tile
court haute for tile lUrPOSC of organizing a
county central relief commIttee. I'eter Mar.
tenseit was elebted chairman and Charles A.
Muon secretary.
At a meeting of the supervisors sub-relief
committees were appointed for ( lie different
precincts of Valley cotinty.
It. M. Laverty returned ( coin Columbus
Monday evening , where ho had been attending
an Epwortlt leaglle meeting.
Clarence El. Pile of Lincoln has conlinc-uced
a series of meetings for tile Cllristian brethren
of Ord. They imvu theIr meetings in the
court roont each evening. Tiieso Illeetings
will continue from three to five weeks ,
Charles Phillips has returned to his home
in St. Paul. Mr. Phillips ilas made a host of
friends in Ord durIng his short stay.
Dr. J. 0. Shtarpe returned from a week's
visIt to Omaha Tuesday.
Day of I'rayer lit lIiliovuo College ,
I3ELLEVUE , Neb. , Feb. 2.-Special.--Tuio ( )
day of prayer for colleges was duly observed
at Jiellevue college. After religious services
at the college chapel tile Young Men's Chris.
( ian association anti tim Young Women's
Citrlstian association held separate meetings.
In the afternoon Rev. Me , McCormick of tile
First Presbyterian cilurcil of Oinelia ad.
dressed tile stutients Oil "having a Definite
Plan in Life , " In tile evening a union prayer
meeting was held at tue Presbyterian cilurcil.
Rev , dod Mrs. McCormick are tue guests
of Rev. anti Mrs. J , D. Kerr.
Miss Nellie Patterson of Paplllion hiss been
visiting Witil lice brother and sister hero for
a number of days.
Miss liertila Hertzler of Omaha is the guest
of itliss Laura Kast.
Mrs. J. D. Kerr Ilas returned from Piatts-
motltil , where she has been spemlding several
days with relatIves.
A large number of men began cuttIng ice
Mqnday. Tue Ice Is proving better titan was
anticipated. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Looking Over tile Soitllers' 1101110 ,
GRAND ISLAND , Feb. 2.-Spccial-Tiie ( )
Soldiers' and Sailors' home of tIlts city was
called upon by the legislature's joint corn-
mittee on Soitliers' home and the committee
spent ( ito day looking over tile general con-
( lition and investigating sonic of tile charges
of mnisnl000geinent iiiade by some of tue
populist pap-rs. 'the committee was corn-
posed of Senators Caltiweli , Cross , Black ,
Akers aIld Graham , anil Itepresentatives Sis.
son , Thomas , Jones , liarltson , Gelten , Mor-
rick and Shook ,
'The ' Grand Isianti public was favored wIth
tile home protiuction of ( hill Irish drania ,
"Cohicen Dawn , " at tile opera iloume last
night , It was witnessed by a large audience.
Tile proceeds are to be used for charitable
purposes. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Eliio i'tsseigers Eiir'iut , , to Nebrnskii City.
NEI3I1ASKA CITY , Feb. 2.-Special- ( )
Among tile passeigers on board tile iil.fated
steamer Elbe were Eugene anti Emma
Schiagol. They were on tileir way to tills
city to visit their coUslil , 0 , 'tV. Elser , Miss
Scillagel wait drowned , but her brother et-
caped. -
E , Zotlc , traininaster of ( lie II , & M. at
this point has been sued by .1 , ii , AiciCissick
for $500 damages. Tile suIt grows out of tile
building of tite "Q" wagon bridge at tills
city , WhIle grading for tile approadil some
dirt was removed from lent ) that MciCiaaick
claimed to own. lie throve ( ito graders off
witit a Winchester , anti was arrested on a
warrant sworn out by Zooir , and the damage
suit followed , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Iii ! ) e'sthtuto CIrCtlillttliIlCeS ,
M1LFO1tD , Nob. , Fob , 2-Special-Wll. ( )
11am and Waiter Smith , from Fort Hays ,
lCan , , drove into town with two span of
itorses and a covered wagon a few days ago
entirely destitute , Tiloy are now waiting
here with the ilope of learitlng sometiling
of their parents , who lived at Springfield ,
Clay county , but recently left for parts on-
known. Tile boys' father , WIlliam henry
Smith , is a tell moan , partially blind In ( Ito
rigilt eye , is an ox-union soldier , who serveti
lii tite Fourteentit Wisconsin Infantry. lie
has a wile , eon anti daughter , Any 0110
knowing his Present address will comlfer a
favor by addressing tile boys at Miiford ,
ilWoii lireyltieN.
ALIIION , Neb. , Feb. 2.-Special-Thto ( ) Al.
bion minstrels , with the Mooney brotkern as
specialIsts , under tite managenient of P. Do
Becker , v'sited ' Newman Grove Thursday ,
playing a one nigilt's engagmnbt.
Extensive preparatIons are being nlatle for
tilt' Farmers' institute , Wilicil meets here next
week.
TIte Cooking club banquettetl last evening
at tile borne of Miss Aita Brewer , Covers
were laid for about twenty. It was an affair
much enjoyed , and suataineta tile reputation of
the society as the leading oae Ia tow-n ,
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COLD COES TO TIlE VAULTS
flanks of' Omaha ana Other Western Oitto3
Retaining the Yellow MetaL
PAYING OUT CURRENCY INSTEAD
ilirni IhtlilkeCa Stl it l Not in 110110 Ot
Uettlllg Ii i'rcnliun , , hut lieu
1'ittrtn l'rt'ler the I'aier
illflrN ,
Tile drain on the gob ! reserve in th
Unltetl States treasury has developed the
fact hint in addition to large CXlortS ) nbroatt
a iargt lltlifiber of tile goldeii eagles have
flappeti tilde 'vngs vestwnrtt anti liket ! tile
country so well that $2,500,000 worth of these
gilt-edged visitors iiave taken tip winter quarters -
ters in Oiilaha , At ienver anti (1(11CC ( western
cities large quantities of gold ilave acctllllu.
latctl , alitl a Prolitltleit btisiness 1)1011 Ia
authority ( or tile stateiliClit ( hint ( lie bankers
of Onlaila niiii other westerit ctles are lIOld-
big on to golti coin alit ! 1)0)-lug ) Ctlrrellc ) ' ,
lilliess ctistoiiers ( henlanti gold ill Pa'llleilt for
checks ,
For tile ilast lilontll consitlerahit , goltl baa
been giveil the itrelerenco for Valilt service
ill titis respect , anti a reporter , \lio has
vatdhleli tiio linynlents mnatie over ( Ito payitig
tellers' Collitters at local banks for several
thttys , hIlls iioticed ( lint currency aiiti silver
ere lllvariably iltinlid to tile patrolts , unless
titti hatter nshcetl for golil , It is claImed
that tills nctiOll of tue banks 1105 0 ( elltiellc ) '
to create ii llrclilitiiii for gold , wltett cotlilled
with , ( ho fact that tue gold reserve at.'ash -
ligioml is jeopartlizetl anti silver Interests
are ngltnteti in Political circles ,
henry \ ' , Yates , when lIslIcti alOut it ,
said : "I (10 hOt lciiow' ef miny orgaiilzcti In-
telttiOil of 011111110 bttnkers to tlttis force a
llrenliulil Oil gold , In fact , tile h1CilO 5Oct11
to prefer currency to coin % viieil checks nro
iiomtoretl , Tile trouble in ilittiollal Ihllililcittl
circles is 11110 to ( Ito fact that while coilfi-
( lCl1CO 11115 lOCil ) restoreti slilcu (110 ( repeal of
( he Sheraton net , its ninises have hot been
corrected , There is too niuch silver hit cireu-
iatlon , caused it ) ' tue Silerimiall act of ISOO.
i'ooilo % llO silotit tite lotitiest. for silver ore
gelicrali ) ' ( lie iiloSt ilicoilslsteilt. For in-
sttiilCe , look at ( ito gold in tite Colorado
110111(5. There is more golti now itt tile West.
than in the east. 'l'iio agitation for free
silver will Certahill ) ' have it temitleilcy to ap-
PrCdiatt tito valtie of gold 01)11 lint it at a
llremilium , Tue gold reserve \'aieltington
is doait to $12,000,000 , auth it shioulil ho up to
$ l00O00,000. Tue banks are soltl and there
is plenty of golti ill western banks. ' '
Atiotiter etimor is to ( ho effect that the
Omaha baillcs are hoarding tIlde goiti in ortier
to get a good sized pile of it Oil hand to
senti to tile United States treasury in cx-
change for currency nut ! thtls protect tite
golti reserve In a manner similar to that.
pertoraletl by time Denver bankers two years
ago. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
"Overtnmiti" l'ayc lii Currency ,
For tue first time ill fifteen years time Union
l'aciflc 1iaiti Its employes Friday in cur-
rency. Tills actiomt on tile part of tue "Over- '
land" caused coilsitlerabie ( ilectlssion in raii-
road circles , aild speculittion t1'flS rife as to
( ito reasons for tills action.
A representative of tile local treasttrer'a
ofllco salt ! that titero was ilotlllmlg sig-
niflcnnt iii tile iimtter except ( lint tile banks
were desirous of iioldimig their gold. "Wo
have given tiio banks a great deal of gold ,
and had we insisted upon gold we votild hlavo
received it to meet tile checks of omployes ,
but as it seemed to ho a good time to make
an exlorlment with currency we tiecided. to
oblige tile bank and take greenbacks , Many
a ( line have ernployes objected to gold alld
wanted currency Instead , which has put us
to some trouble. While it takes a little
longer to pay 01 ? in currency , we found little
tumeulty in cashing checks , anti the change
seemed very satisfactory to employes. The
matter of paying in currency was discussed ,
but as the bank seemed to have more of that
article on iland , We made ( lie change.
"It is noticeable that ba'nks , everyvhero
have lately been hoarding their gold , but as
currency seems quite as satisfactory I don't'p. .
know why we shouldit't pay In greenbacks.-
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OhIo 't'otr troll ) thIn PIrr.
It was a year ago Inst night that the lies. .
ton store , Sixteenth and Douglas streets ,
burned down , but the enterprise of tile corn-
pony is silown by tue ( act that today a.
larger anti itandsomer building occtipies the
site , a larger and mol'e varied stock of goods
is carried anti a larger patronage visits tile
counters. Members of the eonhlany did not
forget tile anniversary last night anti con-
gratulaetl ( , thlemselves ( lint beginning withY
tiisitmiter a year considered tluil in tile btisi-
ness world , tile ) ' hint ! been agaIn rewarded
( or the confidence thleyilad Pitteeti In Omaha
as a business point.
( have Ilijit II 11:1(1 : Chock ,
S. Jorgensen claims to ilave been de-
( rautied out of $10.75 worth of merchandise
by lions S4ilmnilein. According to Jorgemi-
Sen's story Selimitiela came to his store
anti ptircilasoti come gooIs ( ( rein him fan
WIlicil lie gave a. cileck on a Council i3Iutfs
hank ( or $10.75 , representin" that 110 WflS in
dopositoi' in ( hInt bank onI iiitd a balance
to hitH cretilt , The gootlit svera deivered , but
\'lleil ( lie chlec'k rottii-ned
\ % was to JorgcIlsen - '
WitilOut being Cllltileti for the- want of
funds lie swore to a comililinint ttgainst *
Scllmitlein , clutrging' iiini witit obtuinin
goods under false lIretensos.
I'ERSONl I , J'.iIl ( d1 .i I'IlE ,
B , Mandl of Chicago is at ( lie Millard.
F. F. LewIs of Citicags' is an Omaha visitor ,
Mrs. 3. ii. Latta of Tekamalt Is visiting in
tile city.
-iv. it. Parks Ia registered at the MurraZ
front Chicago ,
M. T. Grier of Colorado Springs Is a guest
at tile Murray.
George Witidron of Moberly , Mo , , Is a guest
at the Dollone.
J. Id. Shieflier of Des MoInes is In ( ito cit )
for a few days.
F. P. MolTat is registered at tite Merchants
from Des Moines ,
Thomas F' , I'itllllp is rd'gistered at the Pox.
ton from Iubuque. -
C. L. Cole anti Ii , W. Beck of Davenport1
Is , , are in ( ito city.
F. Curric , a merchant of Wiilney ( , Is cog.
isered at tile Deilone ,
A. B. Cilanlberialn is registered at the Ar
catle from huron , S. 1) ,
Ii. L. Roy , agent for ( Ito Cleveland mb.
streis , is at ( lie Barker ,
C. E , and A. A. Milietto of Sioux Falls are
registered at tue leilono.
II.V , Mnrhiali anti wife of Arlington are
etolping at ( ito Merchants ,
14. P. Jud' ) , a prominent business man of
Cedar Rapids , Ia. , is in tue city.
Ti. I ) , Craig amiti J , S. Siiaub , tobacco sales-
inca , Lotlisville , Ky. , are at the Barker.
M , Ilitioss , M. Yaniiker amp ! A. Siieuerman
of ties Moines are reglatereti at ( lie I'axton ,
S.V , Gumilerz ( , Illaneger of John 1V , Hop.
kitia' Transoceanic company , is at tue Barker ,
Arthur Ware , l. 8. Smith , II , ( I. Moors-
head end J. W , Brown are regIstered at ( lie
Barker from Chicago ,
C , Walker anti wife , Kansas City , Mo. :
henry Cruse anti wife , Sciiuyler , Nob. , and
F. Irlscoll and wile , Greaten , Ia , , will spend
Suotlay at tue Barker.
At tile Mercer ; F' , 'tV , Sears anti wIfe , Ra.
v000a , Nob. ; Mrs. Williams , Ciicago ! ; cluy Col.
11115 , Ciocimlnati ; J. A , babe , St. Louis ; Colonel -
onel IL F , Sellers , Atchison : It. 1' , lieu5
Chicago ; Gene Kinney , Richfield ; H , Ii ,
Gaussen , St. Louis ; Albert Allorti , Chicago ;
J. Ii , Dixon , St. Joseph ; J , V , ' , Hewitt , Portland -
land ; W. U. Sawyer and wIfe , Minneapolis
1' , II. Osborn , Cleveland.
Nehtraskalli at the 1101015.
At tile Murray-Charles A , Ellis , Lincoln.
At tlte Ielioie-Jui1ge F' , Ci , hlamer5
Kearaey ; F , Currle , Whitney ,
At tile I'axon-J , V. ' . 'i'ranlrncli , Oxtordl
ii. I , McMetins , Granti Jtliuili ( ,
At (110 Millartl-Citarles E , dough , Belle.
'ue ; Mrs. J. 13 , Latta , 'L'eltalnah ; Miss M ,
Glenil , Alexandra ,
At ( lie Mcreliitnts-J. B. iftirn , Norfolk ;
I I. I' . jtrnntles , F it , Satli r Lilleola M , A.
1)atigiit'rty , Ogaiuiia ; 11. xtiul'silahl anti
wife , Arlington.
. At this Jticatle-E , i , Bristol , Hay 8pingI ;
II. 0. lhrytttlt , Frenlon ( ; ( k'o-gs , ii. tiar.
grave , Ucriion F. M. httl-tilbtIIl Canlbrldge
Wiilittnl hiloelloEtI , ( ieoi-ge ii , hiopktnlisj
l'lato Center ,
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