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I ] STABL1SllED JUNE 19 , 1871. OI ; l'IUnSDAY : IonNN - . FEBRUARY 7 , l'S9 . SINGIaD COpy FIVE CENTS ,
CUk1TEIALA NOT FOR \\'All \ \ '
. No Desia to Try Conclusions with Their
, , - Fowefu\ \ Northern Neighbor.
IS ( ALARMED AT MEXIC'3 ATTITUDE
lor heat Clllnl ! Fee UnoMT thnt the
Nelghhlr ltrub1tc COllot Ito Content
. with 80clrlng the UblmtcllTor
rlor Without Idelllty ,
CITY OF MEXICO , Fob. G.-C. II. Icdlng ) ,
representative for Mexico a 11 Central
America to tim Cotton .Stotes and International '
S national exposiIon , which opens tn Atlanta ,
Ga. , In September , has returned from a trip
to GUltemola In the Interests of the expo-
ItIon. In speaking of the questIon afectng
the boundaries of Guatemala and MexIco he
stated that during his stay nt the capital of '
Moxlco's southern neighbor ho detected noth-
Ing In the demeanor of the high government
omclals that woul ) lead him to believe that
'var with this country , was Ine\'ltable. The
: contrary was the case , especially among the
better classes , who felt rather uneasy as to
the possibility that Mexico , not feeling con-
tented , with finally coming Into possession of
S the disputed terrItory . should exact on Indemnity -
? demnity for the expense Incurred In the
partial mobilization of her troops on the
S southern frontiers of the states of Chlapas
and Tobasco. In referring to Guatemala's
participation at the exposition he stated that
Pre hlent Dnrrlos hod promised to urge con-
gress for on appropriation for on exhibit .
FP . Anent the much talked of detention '
S. of Messrs. Pnrk- anl Thornton's mules
-S n Tapaehula , Mex. . whIch wore destined
for Guatemala where they were to be used
on the construction of the Guatemala Northern -
ern railway , the following dispatch was received -
ceIved In this cIty from Mr. I. H. Dowd who
hal , charge of the drove : ' 'The collector of
customs will not permit the exportation of
the mules by order of the secretory of the
treasury. There are ) ! mules and seven
lend of horses. "
I Is hInted that the government w"l not
allow the stock to cross the border for the
- . reason that It wi certainly be seized by the
t Guatemalans and used to the Injury of
1Iexicans by the Guatemalan mounted forces
In the event of hostilities.
. : The Diario . official , agaIn remInds the
uhlc that the Mexican government has no
S )
, olcial organ except itself . and the most
. absolute reserve Is maIntained In the Do-
S. partment of Foreign Affairs respecting the
. conferences held daily with the minister from
S' Guatemala. In consequence , any statements
, .t. : on the boundary situation published by other
S 1' local papers are not InspIred by the govern-
' ; ment.
? 'j . NEW YORK , Feb. 6.-NotIce has just been
; . ' . received from the Central and Southern
anl
: $ d. American company that the censorship has
(
.i S been established at San Jose do Guatemala
S
, i on messages for places In Guatemala
- ' I'f : lUV\H\OUi\1 ENVOY O' . .nECE1VI
m -
Eogl"nll J1n . , Not Forgiven that Country
for the \rre.t of Consul 1tch.
. LONDON , Feb. G.-General Barrier , the
: special envoy of the government of NIcaragua
. I to the British government , has gone to ParIs.
- n Is learned that hIs mIssIon hero has not
been successful. There Is still some friction
between Nicaragua and Great Britain In ro-
, gard to the arrest of E. D. Hatch , the nct-
Ing British vice consul , who was taken Into
ustody by the Nicaraguan authorities at
$ Blueflolds. Mosquito . territory. In September
last at the time 'of the disturbances at that
' .place. ,
'S. 5j . , Mr. hatch claimed that the Nicaraguan
'p. , luthorlte refused , to Inform hun of the na- i
; k turo of thI charges which caused his arrest '
_
' 3 S and , at Grey town , Nicaragua when the cap-
# tain of the British war shIp Mohawk do-
manded hIs release no attention was paid
% t ' to the request , Mr. Hatch was oventualy
r - released from custody but ho had to leave
! Nlcaragun for Jamaica until the mater was
i ; . ; r tUed. The secretary of state for foreIgn
, S affairs , Lord Kimb rhey . refused to receive
General Darrler
. OEU"N VLAUIS CONO1DED.
: German Statement of the l'lndlng of Cite
t Lund ( 'onmisIoi , tn : lmoa ,
' I UERbI. Feb. G.-Tho Post says that time
S land commission appoInted by the three
powers Interested In the government of
Samoa , Great Britain , Germany and the
United States , has concluded its labors , with
the outcome that while the German claims received -
celvel nearly full recognition . "tho
. ful recogniton. exagger-
ated demands of the British subject and
Amerclns ! were 'only mOdesty concelled "
The Post addl : "Moreover , the German
. districts were pronounced to be more suited
. for cultivation than the British and Amcrlcan
Drtsh
S . districts. . "
t . VIctor QUurelng for Cite Spoilt . .
. . ST. JOHN'S , N. F. , Feb. 6.-No progress
. hlll been made In time formation of a White-
, Ir way ministry. The Ilarty Is divided Into a
' Berle of factions , each of whIch Is fighting
for the Jion's share of the spoils. Those
5 , mon In omco who want other positions before -
fore reslgntng' appear to bo firm In theIr
: determination to extort consideration before
vacating their seats ThIs cClluct is ! con-
delned Ilqualfe'y ' by the opposition nows-
5' PaPers because of its elect nbroad. I Is reported -
ported that the Whlewayles are ready to
acccpt n royal commission as the only hope
of extricating time cOlony from its Present
financial diiliculties.
Negro Cn'nnistt In .Urx'co.
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M/I'IN ( , Mex. , Feb. 6.-The first installment -
mont of 200 families ot negroes from Georgia ,
who are to colonize a vast tract of land
fWeen mies from here , has readied this
place The negroes are all I good health
, and well pleased with their surroundings.
S - They will be taken to the land where they
to settle today. Native MexIcans
S Are sette Natve Ire
much ollloled to the advent of the negroes
In this section. TIme lal ) which the colonIsts
are to occupy Is entirely blrren , lt present ,
but ii ! susceptible to Irrlga ton.
Unulanjrr tu lie Jurl"1 II I'it
PARIS , Feb J-T1me niece of the laIc General -
, eral Doulanger , who committed sulcde : on
elltember 30. 1891 , by shqotng ( himself on
the grave of hIs mistress In the cemetery of
S Ielu at Drussels , has announce , . her In-
i tenton of removIng his remaIns to Paris for
( ; reintorment or the general was included In
. 4 tIme let of those Ilardoued by time amnity bill
. recently Ilaned ly the Chamber of Deputes
. and the senate.
TWI Mnro 111101 frol t:1 Elm : " ,
LOWl'STOFT . I eb. G.-The body of a
woman bas been washed ashore near South-
I' wold. I has not been ; identified . but I Is i
'I presumed to bo the remains or one of the
S : Elbe' passengers Another body has been
: 5bought In hero ly a fishing smack From
; 5 papers found ! on the body It Is I believed to bo
iliaC of Fries Hortman , musical director of
the Elbe , or H. 11. Shunder , the chIef
eteward.
4 Clllorclt&rrolonl II/u"I
MADRU , Feb . G-The queen regent hal
: signed and the OOdal Gazette today Ilub-
: : Ilhmes the comnmerciul. mOllul vivendI agreed
upon ly Spain and the United States The
j modul , 'IvendI , which affects trade be. ween
the Antiles and America , will go Into effect
r . forthwith. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
, ulUm lal i'cnslunoti airs. ttUII' ,
t - ONSTANTINOJLE , Feb G.-Tho sulan
- hu granted a ) Jelslrl for life to the widow
of Mr Supe \ , director of the Metropoltln
tulroad of this city , time Americaq citizen
\\hn wet killed ly a drunken soldIer , who
rl. amuck , through the Ireels hero cn
January 30 lut. The soldier also killed a
TurklRh oleial all a railroad employe , and
wounded a number of other people.
Italic Ir tln mtl " 'reck
I.OWESTOFT , Ftb. G-Te fishing smock
Iosebu , ) brought hero today 1 large trunk ,
which she picked up In the North sea , not
far distant from where the Elbe sank. The
trunk contaIned clothing . elc. , and a number
of letters anl cards. Thl later bore the In-
scriplon "Charles Wlx , 63 Dey stret , Now
York. " The trunk was undoubtedly that of
Charles Wx ! , Ileall of the firm of Charles
Wlx & Co. of New York City.
Severe 1.'I/httl In 1111n ,
CAT.CUTTA , Feb. G.-A ttlspttchm from
1.lhore iutys there hns been severe flghmt-
Ing In the Rtato of Kllhgar ( nlso called
Chlm ) ) between Umr the khnn of ,
Jandol nnl , the Chlrn\ls. \ resulting In' '
heavy lees on bath aides. The Chltmll !
were Iefeated. Ulnra hind 4OO ( men , of' '
whom lto were armed wIth rifles.
Toronto ; I"H''II 1 IIIro Comlt"l.
TORONTO . Ont. , Pci G.-The Toronto
'
EmpIre , whIch has been the organ of the
Dominion government for the past seven
years , publsllC Its last Issue today Tomorrow -
row the Toronto Mail will appear as the
Mail and Empire nn Independent paper with
conservative leanings.
COIRerV"U\'o Jnvn 10 ' .lln"lzo : Tmde.
LONDON , Feb. G.-A dispatch to tIme Stand-
ard from Berlin says that the motion of Count
von Kanitz , the agrarian leader , for the na-
tonalzIng of the grain trade has been signed
by all the ccnservatlve member of the Reichstag -
stag , Including Count Herbert I3lsmarclc.
Cun"rlt Liner Ovcrduo.
QUEENSTOWN , I eb. 7.-2 a. m.-At thIs
hour no report has been recelVI of time
Cunard liner Cephmaionia CaptaIn Succommib
which sale from Boston January 25 for
Liverpool , all which Is now thirty-six hours
o\'erdue.
hUIJt Inty un Ur"tn.
MADRID . I eb. G.-The Chamber of Depu-
ties today , adopted a bill Imposing an Import
duty on foreign gains of 2.60 pesos pr hecto-
litre. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Mr William litmecourt 111.
WIlam Inrconrt 11.
LONDON , Feb. G-Slr William Vernon
Inrcourt , chancellor of the exchequer Is
confined 1 to his bed by I slight attack
of brnchU _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Iaynrl' : ftenI a 10180 tn Lonnon.
LONDON , Feb. G..Tho United States ambassador -
bassador Thomas F. Dayard , has rented a
large house on Eaton square , thIs cIty.
i'oruviamm lehulBplrn"thlng I.hul.
LIMA . Peru , Feb. 6.-Rebels are approach- !
Ing thb outskirts. The food supply has been
cut 01 ali the people are suffering.
Thrlo 1"t.hermcn I'rozen tl ncath.
BERLIN , Feb. 6.-Three fishermen have
been frozen to death at Warnemund.
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Jw..J JMUB WT SJTTLl l
Cleveland Inclined to Uel"y Muters In limo
1010 of Frlr"dly Legislation.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 6-I seems now
to b settled that no ouncement of
another bond loan will be mad until tomorrow .
morrow night or later when the house
will have voted on the pending Ilmlnls-
tmton bill. Messrm. Morgan and Belmont
of New York , who have been her durIng
the last several days In consuUnton with
the omclals on the bond question . have
returned : home , and It Is belIeved , without
any positIve knowledge as to what the
administration will 00. doze observers
hovevr nre of the opinIon these gentlemen -
men , 011 behalf of their London cUentmm .
mode the president n defnIte offer to take
the whole IO.OO. ; but at a rate of interest -
terest considerably In excess of 3 per cent ,
If not us hlh as 3' , per cent. I Is this
high rate demanded that causes the president -
dent to hesitate.
I Is wel known he Is 'sposed to delay
matters In th hope of congressional legis
intion. I Is uller teed that while here
Morgan Rnd Belmont expressed grave fear
of the result should the gold reserve be
permitted to g' much lower , and strongly
urged upon the president the necl sly for
speedy action. The president It Is under-
stood did ' not share their tears. lie be-
leveu the American people , and those
with most nt stake had sUfclpnt confidence -
tdence In the government and its Ilst-
tutons not to entertaIn any doubts of Its
ability and IJurCse to faithfully perform
ever' obligation.
NEW YOItK Feb. G.-J. Pierrepont Mor-
gn Bald today : "I am satisfied no an-
nounccment of a bond issue will be made
until , after a vote In the house on the
Springer huh. " _
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J.P'I'TJlr ' JL.UJCR.2'S TO JIEtt : T.
80mo HtpubUcls inclined to Permit the
UPlloBhton to rotvo the Rititile.
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WASHINGTON , l eb. 6-Some opposition
to Mr. Reed's financial plan Is developing
among time republicans of the house , but
what proportions I will assume Is a mater
of doubt. Ultra hIgh tariff men are assert-
Ing thut the first section of the substitute .
that which provIdes for the Issuance f
bonds mouDts to a. recession ,
n from the
republican contenton that the only trouble
with the finances Is the Insulclency of
the revenue. They Jay the democrats have
assumed the responsibility of runnIng the
government and should be compelled to bear
the burden , '
Three Pennsylvania republicans have come
out openly agaInst the heed measure ana
with two 0' three sliver men are working
agaInst It. While some of the tree silver
repubhicamms will vote for the Heed substitute -
sttute , others argue that from a party
standpoint It wi be good policy to encourage -
courage the democrats to pass . I bond lea-
suite wIth I geld proviso ,
Representative Brosius or Pennsylvania ,
who II 1 member or the bonkIng anti . cur- :
rency comnmittee. says he believes most of I '
the republicans will vote tor the administra-
ton In the end utter recording themselves
for Hped's bill , but he fears the democratic
defection the measures will be strong enough to defeat
,
ICmtu Comm II rimimittoims.
WASlhICi'rON , Feb. G.-The senate has
connnned the following nomlnutons :
1olmes Conrad of VIflnll to be Iolelor
general : J. M. L'clcnson of Tennessee , to
be usslslant attorney general .
PostmRstlrs : California-i. " B. Thrift ,
Calfornlu-I' B
Stockton : John U , 1n'den , Santa Maria.
Idaho-Henr K. Ilartit'y . Cnidwu'hI .
, .111" ' I. p ittl , lint.
WASHINGTON , Feb. I 6.-I Is semi-ofilci.
ally stated the JapaneRe treaty us nmenle ) ,
II now pntrpl' aCl'elltnllo to Japan nmmd tmt
the change If ruttcaton wi bo flushed
10 I wilt go Into effect In I few week
JtctsIver for a t3alIiurmmla llu.k
W.\SHING'ON , Fib. 6.-The conmptrollem'
of the currency has nillairmtod'Ihhiam J.
Iroderlk receiver or the First National
bank ut San Bern 11Ino. Cal NRtonul
Trr"ourr ( 'uoh 111111.
WASJINGTON , Feb. 6.-Totiay's Itole-
ment of the cqmltol of the treasury Ihowl :
Available cash imuiammce $ l12,7OISOJ
Avaluhlo H2.iOISO : gold re-
se've , U2,182,6I , .
c tile ago hitmllditig III I'usu .
W.\SIINGTON , 1h , . G.-'he Chicago
publc building bIll has lmscd . the senat .
l'lnl.lph' .cimi tie . Very I'or T mmmi' ,
SAN FJLtNCISCO. Feb , 6.-'he cruiser
Ihlnlehhln made . I renmarkably poem run
from this city to Honolulu She ioU this
Ilort ut 1 a. m. a\lla ) ' anti arrh'el In
Honolulu at I v.am . on Tuesday of the
folowIng week . taking . nine Ila1 amid ) eight
hourl for : ! IO immiles . & "Imlral lienrulmmiec's
orders from time Navy dellrtment were to
urocef11 to 10noluiu with . IllptlCh , rime
Australia . llvlng twelt.toul' . hours later
arrived 1 tl Honolulu 11lrh' fort.lght hours
ahead of the l'hmlhadcipimin. 'fhe cruiser
averaged ll tons of Coul u day for the trip.
whl ! time Alstula used ( orty.omme.
'fho oilcera ( said the ' '
olceri Imll l'hlaa"lphla's bQt m
was toul. hut us she cume Olt the dl' ) ' duck
five 01' six months ale It hlrdl ) ' ICelK lIkely ,
thnl the foulness of her bottom could ne.
count for ' the dow time. coull 11-
111 J'hll IU ( :111 : ( iuwmm.
WOOSOCK'J i. I. , Ib. O-1ho 1,6
clpl > 'f ot the Alice mi of the . United
States Julbet cQmnmany hays today ) l'pcl'lv,1
rotce Ihlt lIme entire \orl , ! would ) e thut
ilowm . tc
Jebruary 1 for an indefinite 11llod ,
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Time Weekly , I ) r ruM ' 1 Ovtt 15.to-J.
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LUDDEN MARES IllS REPORT
Gives the Legs1atra 1 Detailed Account of
the Relief Oommftsion's Doinga .
OVER NINE MILLION POUNDS IANGLD
IccRplnlolon or time Work Up Till ThIrty
10)1Jn , with R General Outline or
time 1'101 l'mmriiuoii In Dls-
tributimt uppiIes.
utnlupple.
LINCOLN , Fcb. G.-Special ( ! Telegram- )
The State Relief commissIon today presented
Its report to the state senate In response to
a resolution offered anti adopted last week.
Time report cover about 100 closely type
written ! pages , and contains statements showIng -
Ing time amount of cash received aimmi die-
bursed a summary of time shlpmonts from
October 21 , the date of the receipt of the first
car , to January 7 , when the detailed slate
ment began : I tabulated statemcnt of shIp
meats , gIving dotes and ) stations ; a summary
of time itemized statements by counties ,
and a recaplulalon of the shipments from
January 7 to February I , allowing 100 pounds
to a box or barrel.
The total shipment of supplies ot all Ilndl I
from January 7 to February 1 was 9,000,000
pounds or 306 carloads , allowing an average
of 29.000 pounds to a carload .
The cash statement shmo'v that the commIssIon -
mIssIon has receIved from all sources up to
date Including January 31. 1895. tIme SUI of
$10,672.20. Time disbursements for time some
time were $839.06 , leaving a balance
$9,733.1 In the hands of the treasurer From
October 21 until January 7 the commIssion had
contributed 17 full cars of supples : , In addition -
ton to a large number of partial carloads.
RECAPITULATION OF Slfll'MENTS .
Time following Is a recapitulaton of time
several Items shipped up to January 7. with
weights the number : of packages 011 estimated
Items. Numb " ' ' Ighl.
lmxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.Ia : ll.4 (
Meal nn" lour ( 'ells ) . . . . . . . mamma C7I&o
Jarels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,13 , & 19.iOO
H ells hrnln ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310 .
Racks ( maIze ) . . . . . . . . . . . . 834 31.\1 .
Ia'kalcs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 8,5 !
Cars or coal. . . . . . . . . . . ; . . . lrr & ,21. (
Curs or provtsoims. : . . . . . . . . . is\ \ 1,0.00
Cars of " 0.1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 C,00)
Bulk grin \husheI8).1. \ . . 3.:11 20.00
20.0:0
JaIH' hl ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - j 420.0 , ,
Total weIght ( pounds ) . . . . . 8.921.215
S The following Is the appropriation ot car
lots : Boxes 1 cars : flour . 33 cars ; barrels ,
12 cars ; sacks 5 cars : packages . 1 car ; coal
156 cars : nrovisions 78 * cars ; wood 4 cars :
bulk graIn , 5 * cars ; total 30G cars.
SECRETARY LUDDEN'S COMMENT.
Secretary Ludden In commenting upon his
report made the following observations :
The largest donaton the commission has
received has been that of free bIllings of ,
supplies by the several ralrond comranles , I
not enl ) ' of our own state , but of nl Parts '
of the UnIted States. In nddlton to this
the commIssion has been placed mder
special obligations to the several express
companies for the free billing -oC all , sup
plies under 10 pounds In veighmt nnd to the
telephone and telegraph companies for the
franking privileges extended to us.
\Ve ask your Indulgence for a brIef explanation -
pin naton In connection with the rel > ort , Up
to the 2th of January the commission con-
auctel Its work practically as a volunteer
body started Its work without I cent In
the treasury and paid tJe expenses from
' our own .pocleets. . \Ve were appointed and
'ontered upon the' ' discharge of our work
under the direction ald at the request of
Governor Crounse Only those intimately
associated wIth the work can form any con-
cepton of Its vastness or the many anne > ' -
lag fentures. Most of the delay chnrged
upon the commission has been due directLy
to causes utterly beyond Its control anti for
which we were not In any way responsible.
Much of the criticism of today Is-'based
upon the fact that the commission did not
tOlward supplies as demanded by the county
central relIef c mmltees Into their separate
counties. Perhaps on IllustratIon or two
would be better to show this. The two
counties we choose are the first two reprt-
lag complete organization under the law.
CRITICISES COUNTY BOARDS.
CnTICISES
Take Buffalo count ) . . They report on
average of something over 40 families that
have hnd to he helped und they demand of
the commIssIon a shIpment of between 200-
000 anti 3.0 pounds-of-lour , or nn average .
age of between 70 and tOO Jaunl oour
for every family that they claim needs help ,
and because thIs commission declined t
furnish this amount Immediately we were
severely crltclsed' And yet , I glance at the
suhjolned pages ot this report will show
what Duralo county his received and you
may judge for yourselves whether we are
supplYing their needs.
Take Hol county Their renort from
the count rEI f committee. led sInce house
' 101 13 became n law. makes demand upon
this commission for 1,0.0 pounds of flour.
with 1.0 needy families. This means a
sack or lour for every famIly every week
from Fbruary 1 to July 1. 'fhey also ask
for $ 2O worth of meat which coverIng
the same period means $1 worth or meat a
week from February 1 to July 1.
The Position of the commlsf'on Is to
keep In time hands of the county central
relief commltpe from ten 10 fourteen ays'
supplies nt nil times. Four years ago
the state relief committee made several
tests , tnkng counties that averaged nearly
the same number of destitute families.
'Ve shipped Into one county whlt would
last ten days , doubled the quantity In the
next count ) . , three times OR much In the
third and then In on6 county wo t10uhled
this anl shipment \'e' tried this . 01 In
several counties and found that forty days'
supplies In one county dId not go further
0' dll not gIve better satisfaction than
the ten days' sUPJles. 'rhe larger time
sUllpl you put In the hand' of thin countY
centrl relief commHte' time more lavish
'aeems to he time distribution.
SUIPI.IES STILL COMING IN.
\'e have on 111d at the Btorihouses , and
are constantly receIvIng . suppll' of pro-
visions. and are sending out to the several
countY committees , nB fast 1' they are
orgacized nt least ten days' supplies . anti
we expect to M contInue. \'e are still
hnvlll ofred us IITe tlonntons o fell
supplies and nothing . hut we 110 not ned
' clothIng. For the fifteen
any more ( 1 ; Imst Ifeen
days we hl\ doubled the dlt1nds for
clothlna trom every county. The report '
vou wi find ( "vIIIll , first . Into the cash
items , , not 11\lro tile names or the tn-
dlvllullK who dotmated brcRllo th.t was
not asltd for II your resolution. but we
.slllllv glyc you the sum total ot reciptmt
: l'rc'IJIH
anti ullsbuirsernents. The receipts Ilclllo ,
the donnmfrn of . & from lr .
i'ileflili ( donalfln : )1'
1.01mb ' IClopseim of the CIJlstan Herald ,
:11 Inlnly tor fpcal ! jmumrimoses which the
commission nm'reeti Jlrposes carried out
nit imC directed.
\h'o time dltburrmentf Bhow emily a
very small amount p11d out you mlst re-
mrmhel' Clint the larger part of thee ron-
trlbulons I'nmo In after . January I. amid
the hllH are not p'.eHcnted for P'Y1 lt
until Phruar' 1. Practically . th" cnm-
ml son ! his cAhaust,1 , all the funds that
were In Its hands , cave the Ipe.lnl con-
Irlhulnn !
In closing , permit me to soy that the
( olmllHlon , since hous" roil No , 13 b.camo .
I law. hns reorganized time entire wom'kIng
force awl ! dlvhletl the work bite drIJ'rt-
moats . hn\lnl n department of orgmmnlza-
ton , I d ( llartment ot COreflJOndlnco tn
charge of \0 of the members mural 0 tic'
Jlrtmelt of lcit I work on which several
of time oilier menmbm'm ar
melb r. nre emtpecimmhly en-
gaged . visiting the counties , fsprcllly
Ioged.Isltn / countes checking them
lip , "ellg whether the leedy are helm
enroLl for , and I Is on this plan 01.1 . h1S18
"Ht limo commission ' expects to continue
eXIler8
II wom'k . untIl It - shal le contnue
II' , I "WPI' " ' Irlt lIIIO " ' , % Vhm'tmi'y .
Di.N\'EIt , Feb. 6.-Detectives working on
the 1\"lerlous death of "Ur , " A. 1.
IQ\n'l" . hl\o learned that time unarm's rl'imt
lal0 was \V. I , . W'imitny. Fifteen 1 rearl
ago lie vas travfl11 ! lalflmol tor mm Ilrul
comll'UlY In , oolarcleel , n. I. I itt mtuimi
tlat I Irmlnent , citIzen ot Hholo bland
'lsco\"re' ' that au Inllmlcy exlKtetl he-
tWEI hIs wife and , Whitney Ind he forc'd
Wh.tne , on penalty of death . t : ( hllg
lila name und lever I'tvul his Id mmtlty :
Whlm' > ' , alias JoWH" 11 srp'j to have
wi'ztitlmy nlaUvrs II New Englanil I . who
wi clnhn hIs hcdy und IlroBeeule hIs whl -
ml'-
11erC1 If caught . - - - - .
l'mmthilptl I he himimik's Ieposlls.
S\N PIANCI ( 'O. Feb. G.-At the trial
\If H. 11. McDonall , Jr" , of the lat Pa-
dUe l'Ulk , other emlllo'es of the wreckel
ank teslllld thlt n. H. McDommaith . Jr ,
and his brother1 resp'ctIvely ' vice
. tCI\cth'ely iresi. '
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= i ' -.S S'S
dent nntl cashier of time bni . nlowe , ) clr-
thin person to give feTlllr "tags" for
$ IOO eachi The u1epit ' were thus
swelled ' 10.0 on Deembef 11 I , 182 , the
Rums thereafter. imelng wlhllrwU : Iln I week
thereafer.
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1'Illi.1CIIflfl TUUXIC ! ) ROflihIIIf .
. lVlCI . (1Ulm.
Captured lii nn AttomnIt I.Uoll Up on Oregon -
gen hank .
PORTLAND , Orc. . , le : , . 6.-Shortly after
non today 11 mni cnterld the First
Natonul bonk at East Portland , amid nrc-
seating I rvol\r clle Oi Cashier E.
T. 101mal , who % vits alone In the bank , to
throw up hIs lmand . 'he cashier compiled ,
and the intruder ! then 1Ounl and gagged
him after whIch he started to empty thl
coin tT1 into a sack \vhleh he carried.
At this jUlture time caShier or the Citi-
zone bonk , across the Street , who saw
the affair , nlshCI In with a IhotUI and
nrrsted time robbmr . wh was then thu-neil
over to the police. 'I'ht thief was Identi-
fled nR 11ev. J. C. : Rehl , a Bnptst [ tent-
ter. Held cnme Into notorlet I few
month ago by IlsnplIlrlnl Irer leaving
his clot1s on the river bank Cd gIve tIme
Impression that he butt tmen drowned. He
aferwarl ' turnCI up In Illinois . ' , 'her he
clnlmed to be surerlnrm mental
troubles When HEII entered the batik he
wore I long fnlse beard but In the ecuille
It wag torn off , revealing his identity. Bcule
After his arrest held saul he had nothing
to conceal anti claims iimatmiesimermmtlon drove
him to tIme mmlsslon of the crime. Irovc
"I hnl 1 good pastorate In time east up to
several months , " he "
10nths ago said "hut my wife
coulll not hive there , S. ve came bock here.
The minister In church
my churh gave me the
cell shouldel' 1 was Rhunnel hy thosl
formerly professlnl to be my friends and ,
In I short time I had exhauste the sml\1
stocl of money I brought. with me. 1 was
thlnklnA of how 1 could support my wife
anti , two little chidren In OrpJon City and
I conjured up all manner of plans. A Week
ago f hi hion the plan 'of getlll money
out of the upon National bank tn the manner -
nor I procee.le,1 . to (10. J have no confederates -
Rtes and none knew 01 my determinaton
'but ' myself.
"Shall I plead the insanity dodge ? No.
never I woulI prefer the penitentiary to
the insane a'I'lm. I } \Ive got to the enl
of and the I
my rope nli only feeling have
In this mater Is for my poor wife and
chulitiren. " . '
Reid has a brother In "lolne , ill.
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llFGUr.lTl : ( TIIK..UAILJW.IIS.
WyomlnJ Legislators Determined to rre-
/
vent ExccMiro : , lintrs .
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"fni 1'sec I"oit. .
ChEYENNE , Feb. CLSle : ( ! al Telegram. )
, -The house of the 'yolnln" legislatre
today unnnimously , recommended for pass-
age thc memorial to congress prnylng ( erIn
In umendment providing for the election of
United States senators by vbte . of the people.
I nil the bills Ilendlng In time leglslaure
In reference to the ollroal 'companle" be-
come lows there wi be a radical reduction -
ducton In freight and passenger rates In
the state of \ ) ' Inl . Bills have been
Introduced In the house' to' educe passenger
rates from 6 to 3 cents 0 mie and for the
appointment of a board ; oC railroad commis-
sioners wih power to regulate freight trns-
portaton rates and to' prevent dlecrlmlnl-
ton In favor of any class oC sblppers. This
morning a hill waR introduced In the senate
providing that sleeping ct cmpanies shall
not charge to exceed half I cent I
1 mile for lower , bertms anti not
more than one.fourth of a cent
per mile for upper \erths > on any railroad
In Wyoming. rransportnton rates In this
state are excessIve hIgh at present anti .
the peaIll demand reduction. No doubt the
legislature will enact some . legislation on
the subj ot.
The bill providing for the appointment
of a cJmmlsslcn of three laWyers at a salary :
of $1,20 each and expenses to prepare n
revision. of the laws : of the state , was
passed by the senate Uls morning and will I
now go to' the governor for his signature.
Since the bill passed the house It has been ;
adverselY consllen,1 in Oe senate three or :
four times . but , this Uln i 1. when It was
called u on the thlr j''dIng : . . the bill re-
calved the necessary . :1 jorl ) all was
passed much to tiiO' stfpisc of the o.
: .
\sc op
ponents of the measure. . [ " ,
measu\e. . . . .
sri ; PER MIMO1fti1 , . . 4tMEYIflW.
South iakota'I Laqittitmmro . COleluI\1 to
F"vd'l timO' Amerlr1u lirlnct Ully.
PIERRE , S. D. , Feb . C-Speclal ( ' -
gratn.-The house met for only half an
hour todny. I . recoimended 'esteraay's
vote on the .me.morlal to congress ali
amended It to 1 demand for free silver
coinage 'limited to the American produ t.
'fhe' populsts , under tlme lead of O'Dail . tried
to add n claus declaring specnly agnlnst
any more bonds but faiieui . -
In the senate time memorIal was made
the special ' . order for tomorrow , when malI wi
be amended as In tm house.
The senate passed I cotstltonnl amendment -
ment abolishing the jar I .of trustees sand
placing the lParl1 nstutons under
the charge ot regentsant1'also one licensing
express and other corpou-ations and doing
corportons
away wIth their taxes and making the
creation of debt by publl olcials wihout
authority of law a mYmistlitmeanor.
authoriy tlsdlmennor.
The bill establplhl the initiative and
referendum was killed bl it vote ot 30 to 13.
but the committee report agaInst making a
woman 1 menpr of the I poard of charities
anti , correctIon vam , reversed. )
Wil
The claIm of Frank Stanton for supplies
furnlRhe the state troop8 . , during the In-
than war passed.
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S OJElr.AND JI.lKS . DoIrv , .
Wihdraws Its Ilomands' ; Concerning tue
Cnlfnrnl , lat I' b.et.
CHICAGO , . Feb. 6..TI Uniop Pacific
today wihdrew its d mnnd for te Inser-
ton of its rate In wivester fite sheet
In such n manner as to 'give the impression
that I Is the only rOId doing busIness
between tIme Missouri river and California .
I never hl the smimijest { . phunce of getting
what It asked , anti Its bacldown was only
n matter of a I few ' d.ay. ' Time committee
still his hopes that it Will be found possible -
sible to put Into effect emi February 15 the
ndvanco In trnSrJIS8Url anti transcomm-
tnentnl rates which .was decided upon In
the latter part of Jtnuumry . , I no settle-
meat Is reached , wJth the Union PacifIc
by that time , how.ever , ' I wi be foucd
t
necessary March 1. to put of the ( t nd'ancent
The Omaha road Is after the scalp of the
Burlington . I clnll' tat the Inltr line
ii 1 : paying excessive connmiEslonH for IHHI-
ness coring to Itlrrol the Northern Pa-
chic from the ter.t t0y west or BIllings.
'rhe Burlington tienis that I 13 , d04nl nny-
timing ot time kind but the matter will very
likelY be mantle time , subject of a complaint
to Chairman . Cn\l\el. , (
J3VULZXGTON tlp c f. Ilm.II.IW.
'l'IYlr Between Iimcmmommt lu,1 Ieuhvood ,
UUI "VU hIomtilrt' 'Fcj.t ' nn Iii . Ciromimmil .
EDG JON a. .Etb. G.-Speclnl ( Tele-
gram.-The ) lurlhmtQ n \ rUn between Edge-
mont anti , Deudwood wu4 , wrecleed two miles
north of hero at 6 i4 , n. A most horrlblo
accident wns nverte r b' the oolness anti
presence ot mind of fmmipeer Hockt " , ' 1bo
train jumped time ruiit . 111 ran n InSIUCO ,
ot 2' feet Into I bank , "yory cur leaving the
track Time cause of Ibe disaster im'aa a i
ot wal I
hrlten rail anti snow . ' 'e plssenAers were
badly ehaken up , IJ f no ' ! Injured
\11.ky 'ru.t OI , : t , . , ! jRnl : ti Chmlcn2o.
ChICAGO , Pcb , Gr'JC new receivers
ot the Whisky trps will ! very Ihorty move
the general offices p , ti.e cOlllany tOI
Icolla to Chicago. .Thls step II tlken , It
la i saul , II order tm : cmve the alke its
! 111
for as possible from tlr 'eoI10 Inlue.lcfA.
iixpert nccc'nt'ntK 11 hnmeliltel' begin
u thorough examInatipi' of time hOole
After the examlratpf ' ! eXlmlnlton the
oUce ! wi b chal/ed . o Chlcugo.
Ill. n , 6 'r , Tlu " \rrclrll.
WACO 'fex. , Feb..Tjme Missouri. Kan-
sai & 'fxuus nortimboundmassenger train No
2 \\'IK wrecked near . tyres this mOI'nhll.
\'iiile running rlowl 'time train struck
)
Whto 110\1) 'ho Irucl ( a
hoken rat anti time mal car baggage unc 1
eXIeSR cars and two conchel were derailed.
' deraied.
'fhree pagseng'erl amid . Train l'orter l'cliariI
were Bl hty injured ! anti InggalemuII 10larI
Sproulu sides had hIs colllr bone \ broken on both
.
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'our , t Irlll'l . IIJurI' ' .
GAI.I.OIOI.II 0. , I"cl G.-I'-h'c hroke out
last mhnlght ) In 100r 'j book store. Four
liUsimem's houss were destroyed , with ther
storks Pour Irtnlen WCN buried ) by fall.
I
Inl Wails. but 'vrc r I 'ued 11\'e. They
\.rl e set ic u.ly , * but not fataliy . injured ,
lASt $15,0 : ItlUI'nCe , 2t.O. fatal ,
Nt'ir X'hr.\ l'ulln'll'e. .
WASllNG'ON , , l eh. 1.HI1tlal ( Tile-
G"im.-Nehras\ ) II ; t > titers wre cstu\-
6hd tCday us fol'9wr 1' ' ' '
tCdayI : 11'fCI , Cherry
ccuntv , \'ljamln W J'oarsomm : . conmmmmls.
I one , pst'lulfr fe I JeI1 ) I t ) . conllll ) .
. msler. lionara Osentowlkal \ Ilnslou ! d IOlt.
IT MADE PEOPLE MOVE ON
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YcstortnJs storm Wason'Imperious Ting
"ut Not I Record Breaker
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L CI OF SKOW MADE UP IN DUST
COURCII " Jumble 1'llnt VI or 1.0w Cool
Imp mind fitly Necessity Made l'coplo
Unlk the Streets-Delayed 'mha
on . \1 1Rlrol"b.
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Omaha people when they awoke this morn-
lag probably suspeclel 'a fact In thinking
I
that today wouhl not bo such a day as yes- i
terday. Yesterday conditions of wind and
tellleraturo Icausel an epidemic In which
coal dealers were In lemanl , Instead of doctors -
tore , and even after dark last evening the
sound of the coal sliding from the shove ) of
the coal wagon driver could bo heard at
business block amid ) private reshenee. )
I was not pleasant 01 the streets yesterday -
day ) . but the day was no record breaker In
any narticular. The wind was , not the strongest -
est that eIther In summer or winter has blown
In Onmaima Its effect was heightened by the
suddenness with which It came , and those
who turnel up their coat collars and tied
tighter theIr mumers forgot In the real bit-
teress of . the moment that ninny stronger
gales had swept over time city.
As people got down town yesterday morn-
lug the thermometer of limo United States
weather bureau registered 1 degrees below
zero , and though the wind which blew from
time nortim was not alablE after coming omit
from a worm house and 1 wnrm breakfast , Its
wickedness was not eo great as at 1 o'clock
In time afternoon when I came at the velocity
of thirty-two miles on hour though at that
hour , owln to time experience of several
hours old Barons was thought to be thinking
of fomo nmercy . But this was the maxImum.
After 1 o'cloek the wind began to blow less
furiously and nt 7 o'clock last evening It
had tcmepred its speed to twenty miles an
hour .
Snow was deficient during the whole tiny ,
cnly one-flitim of an Inch-equivalent to two-
hUllreths of an Inch of ranfal-fel. ! But
the wind bound to have something to handle ,
scrutinized carefully every cloy bank and
bare imiace and succeeded In getting In Its
freight a volume of dust that painted imoumse
street , landecape , hat . bonnet , overcoat , and
cloak a dirty brown.
One of the features of the day was the
"emergency" fag hoisted by the weather bureau -
reau at G o'clcck 1n the mcrnlng. Such a
fag as this hae bzen raised before but pEople
had forgoten I. and not long alter opening
of business hours a man telephoned tD the
weather bureau ask'ngVhcn wIll . this
tornado strIke the city ? " ills fears' were allayed -
layed without delay.
At 7 o'clock last evenng ! the weather bureau
annulced that whl ' the wind would go down
by this morIng. the temperature would go
down wih it . and that the storm In ugliness
was already spent. The Indicatons were that
there would be very little snow tOlay ,
The cold wove struck terror to the hearts
or the poor. The Associated Charities
was kept busy all day supplying ! the demands
for fuel from hungry and shivering
humanity wj0 arc prisoners of poverty ,
hovering . over theIr small " stoves In cheerless
homes.
The county relief room . was , also besieged
during the day by men and women crying for
bread and coal The belief gaIned ground
during the day that there was an exceihent
excelent
opportunity for Good Samaritan work among
the homes of the poor '
SuperIntendent Marble of the public schools
publc
Issued orders to close the school at 1 o'cloc ]
and send time children home before the storm
raged too fiercely to jeopardize the healtim of
the little ones In healh .
lte conelQuenco chi-
dren got n hal holiday .
lADI ALL TRAINS L\TE
They Vera Jloemdoll ly Snow nnd lust on
Alnolt AU 1.lnol.
The storm yesterday was general , not only
extending over the state ot Nebraska , but
over neighboring slates as well . Reports from
the western part or time state last night
stated the thermometer was as how ' as , 16
and 20 degreC below zero and still dropping ,
and that time velocity of the wind It any-
thing , was Increasing. Furthermore time re
ports Indicated that the brunt of the storm
was steadily passing eastward Time storm
struck the eastern part ot Iowa yesterday
afcroon and contnued on Its way across
the state without any apparent decrease In
its severity.
The storm played sad hnvoc with railroad
rairoad
schedules yesterday anti on many roads
practically brought trains to a standtiil.
Its rlects were especially felt bYe thl lines
runnlhgeast and west while those runnIng
north and sutjmsuffer d comparalevely lit.
tie . On the former hines none of the traIns
came In on time . and some of them were
last nIght fIve or six hours late ThIs was
the case with time UnIon I'acltic. time Durlng-
ton and Ibo E her roads . The trains on
the Missouri Incfc and tbo Minneapolis &
Omaha were almost on time , In a few cases
being an hour or less late.
Tim cameo of the delay tQ trains was' time
high velocity of the wind which swept over
the lmralries. Very little snow fell throughout
thq state , not enough to impede traffic . ex-
cept nt a very few points. Time wind , how-
eve : . picked up the sand and time lose soil
of the prairIes and pled It on the sol
trachea , In many cases'tormlng drum ' more . ' tilt-
fcllt to get Ihrough than snow drifts. '
Al the trains on the Union Pacific last
nIght came In hours behind time . No. 2 , the
cverland flyer , whIch was ' due at 6:36 : , came
In at D o'clock 'fhe fast mal , which comes
at 4:10. : was two hours late. The Kearney
cxrress WaS one hour behind tiimme . No.8 ,
which Is due this morning at 1:06. : Is not
expected to arrIve before 5 o'clocle this afternoon -
noon 01 the St. Joe and Grand afer-
vision all of yesterday ) afternoon's trains were
staled at one point or nnother along the line .
No trains were run on time division between
.he
Columbus and Norfolk , . and No 42 on time
LIncoln ! division was stuck , at Wahoo All
the stoppages were caused by time drifting Al
dritng
dlr , and snow IJlowl wi be sent out this
morning to clear the track Freight I traffic
was at a standstill on time western division !
utter noon yesterday , and last nIght not a
frlsht ! train was sent out of Omaha either
eat or weet. Wires were In very bal shape
all along time line . and It WIS extremely dl-
fcult to keep track of time traimma
' 'rho trains on the \ock Iland and the
I''ortimivestern were not much better
Northwester beter off . No
7 on tho' Norlhw stern , the laclle expre ,
, which hi due here at 7:30. : was an hour and a
half late , and other trains were nearly as late
Trains from the east on the Hocle llan , ) were
on hour or moro behind time , and the same
was the case on the Miluvaukee . The Hock
Island . however . had especial dlfculy In
Kansas , where many of time trnln were
\ere
blocltadel comnpieteiy The Denver train on
the Rock Island , which was due here at 4
o'clock , dId not arrive ! until D.
On the Burlington the Denver train , which
should have reached this city at 4:10 : , was
over live hour late. All time other trains
ware also considerably late. 'fhe train frol
nllnf , which Is due here atl :45 : this morn.
big , was reported at D o'cloce last night as
seven or eIght hour behind tinme . and Is not
expected to an lye In the city unt late Ills
af Ce rim Do mm ,
'he trains on time Missouri Pacific on time
maIn line were almost all on time . one or two
of them beIng an hour or less late. Much
trouble was experienced , . however In moving
trains on hranches. Time Crete brancbm was
Iranch wa
blockaded wih snow and dirt , but a snow
plow muss sent over I lat night to clear thl
track , and trains were score running The
Centra ! branch , howe'er. west of Atchison
In iansas was completely blockaded , and
Irails were at a standstill . A dispatch from
Concordia stated that a blizzard was raging
oil Ing. lions tiia line , and that nothing was mov-
Ing.The
The Minneapolis & Omaha reported ( all
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trains nearly on time , anti no trouble In 10\ ' -
ing them .
The trains on the Elkhorn were nil more or
less behind theIr fhedule time last night
STCIt\l \ IN 11 81'1 .
WOTt of the WInter In An ) ortl of
Nnbro k. . "
KEARNEY , Neb. . Feb. G-Speclal ( Tele-
grnm.-The ) worst storm which has visited
this section for time past tow ) 'ear has been
raging here during the past twent-four
hours . At noon today the thermometer regis-
tered 1 below zero anti time wInd was blow Ing
I hurricane . Several roofs ha\o been more
or less blown off . and outhouses overturmied.
Time sand and , SIOW have mo filled ) time air
that n person could ) scarcely see a block
ahead nt any titite. All business ha been
sURpenled ) , anti It Is QUit probable consh- )
crable stock has 11erlshed.
ltE\'NOLIS . Neb Feb. G.-Speclnl ( Tele-
gram.-At ) 7 p. m. It was 12 degrees below
zero , ali the storm which struck here last
nIght still ragcs. The air Is full 01 dust and
fine now ali the wind I blowing at tIme
rate of forty mies nn imouir This storm Is
the hardest on stock of any of the season.
Time dust makes It dark In the mh\le of the
I ) a > ' .
FIERCE GALE AT NOnFOLK.
NORFOLK , Neb. . Feb. 6.-Slmeclal ( Tele-
gram.-A ) fierce gale , accomlanlCI by piercIng -
lag cold i'eathmer has raged In this vicinity
all Iay. ) TheN Is little snow to help 10 make
a , Iestructvo blzznr , ) . but what there is ,
mixed i'ltht blimudlng dumst , has practIcally
catmeed all business and braille to guispenti.
The tmerrnoimmeter lies ranged from 8 below
this nmorning to 12 below timls evening , mind
it is now rapidly growimmg colder , Timero is
no loss of life or tleatim of stock reported as
yet. Time night promises to be exceedummghy
cold anti rough , and only tIme absence of
mmmcii show will imrevcimt extreme stmiterlmmg.
NRLSON. Neb. , Feb. G.-Speclni ( 'role-
gramn.-A ) terrible blizzard imas been raging
here all day , Snow and dumst , carred along
by a fierce mmorth wind , amake traffic imupos-
sibie. Time timermomumeter registers 6 degrees
beiow zero , and it is still growimig colder.
Stock will suffer considerably.
BEATRICE. Feb. ' 6.-Special ( Telegram.- )
Time worst storm known in this vicinity for
seven years past has prevailed thmrotigimout time
tie ) ' . Time wimmmi comnmenceti blowing fiercely
from time northwest at 6 o'clock tiia ! mmiorn-
ing , amid timrougimoimt time day bhimmdlng clouds
of dtmst anml snow imave been flying through
time air , mualclng it nlnmost impo3mlbic' to get
about the streets. Busimmess imas practically
been suspended. The nmercury item beemm grad-
uaiiy slnk'ng ' since mortming. At 6 p. tim. time
timermomneterci registered below zero , and all
immdications point to aim extremely cold and
dIsagreeable night.
STORM OF DUST AND SNOW.
GRAND ISLAND , Nob. , Feb. 6.-Special (
Teiegramn.-A ) storm of dmmst and snow imas
been ragimmg all ( lay , and still continues at 6
tonigimt. Time thermometer is below zero.
Very little business is beimmg transacte' ] . Time
oldest inimab'tant has never witmieseed such a
peculiar stcrm. lust and sand is so mixed
witim snow as to maice it bolt dark. it clings
to mind creeps timroumgh everytiming. Three
windows 1mm time Koehler hmotei were hrokemm
by the force of tIme vlnd. Eight stmperi'Isore
out of as many coummtry lmreclncts report that
It time storm and cold lasts over tomorrow
timer may be considerable loss of stock. None
of the eight fear fatalities to any people.
NORTH PLATTE. Neb. , Feb. 6.-Special. (
Telegram.-One ) c time worat storms In seq"
oral yeara commenced here at 3 timl morning
and has prevailed time entire day. The wind
at tine5 has attained a velocIty of nearly
fifty mnhles an hour , while time temperature
fell' from 31 above ' zero , where it , stood at
2 o'clock , to 14 below 'at 1ra : 'in. At
7 this -evening time wind blows with little
abatement , and the signal ervce station'hmere
reports the tenmperature at 7 p. m. 15 below.
No reports as to time suffering cccasioned in
the aurounding country have been received ,
but loss of life is feared. The fall of snow
was very light.
FAIRFIELD , Neb. , Feb. 6.-Special ( Tele-
gram.-A ) blizzard struck imero early this
nmorning , ani continues with great fury. The
mercury Is at 10 below and falling. The
morning train from St. Joe stuck here. No
other trains are in Cr out.
VERY' I3LIZZARDY AT HARTINGTON.
IIARTJNGTDN , Neb. , Feb. 6.-Special (
Telegram-Time ) worst blizzard of the season
Is now raging In this localIty. Time gale is
coming from the northwest and is terrific.
The air is filled with flying snow , making it
impossible to see bitt a few rods. The cold
is iimtense. It' is feared that. stock will suffer
much. as the unusually open winter up to time
present lies mnade time farnmers negligent in
providing proper slmeiter.
PENDER , Neb. , 'Feb. G.-Special ( Tele-
grammm-A ) fearful blizzard imas been raging
constantly since about ii mi. m. , with timi
timermonmeter sinking from zero at 10 a. m.
to 12 below at 7 this evening. There Is not
much snow , however , . mind travel lies not so
far been wholly suspenmied.
OxF0F.r , Neb , , Fob , G.-Special ( Te'
'gram.-Tlmo ' ) worst blizzard in years is prevailing -
vailing imere today. Tie fall of snow is iiglmt ,
but time wind is imiowimig a gale , and It is intensely -
tensely cold. Business Is practically sue-
pended. '
GRESIIAM , Neb. , Feb. 0-Special ( Tele-
'gramn.-A ) severe dust storm began here at
3 a. m. , time wind Increasing' in velocity mill
day. It is the worst storm ever seen in No- '
brnska , 'rime thermometer registered 2 below
at dmmyhiglmt. and at 8 p. in. 15 degrees below ,
STROMSBURO , Neb. , Feb. 6.-Speciai ( Tel.
egram.-A ) genuine old fashioned blizzard is
nosY raging lmere. About 4 o'clock this morn-
big a terrific wind storm from time nortimsm'oat
struck tItle vicinity anti has continued durlmmg
time entire day , with lncreaslmmg fury. Time air
is filled witim sand and snow , tIme timemomneter
imas been falling durlmmg time day and Is now (6 (
p. m. ) S below , with Indications of much
coliler before mnornimig. It is feared that many
people , as well as stock , will suffer severely
on account of time scarcity of nrovieions ex-
istlng througimout time county , Title is coned.
ered time most severe storm since 1887.
AIR FiLLED WIT ! ! SNOW AND SAND.
BI1ADSIIAW , Neb , , Fob , 6.-Simecial ( Tolo-
grnimm-Tho ) worst snow storm eltmco time
Jamuary blizzard of 1888 has been rimglmmg
since 3 o'clock this meriting. Time immercuiry
is 5 below zero and the wlmuti is hulowing ,
( rota time north with a velocity of fifty miles
ier hmotmr , Time air is so filled with dust ammd
snow timat nothing can be seen but a simort
distance. I3usimiess imoumses imava lamps burn.
lag. Old aettiers say it is time worst storm
to be out in ever experienced imem'o , owing to
time dust and cold ,
At 7 this evening there is little , it any ,
ahatenmemmt of time storm. Time wind has had a
fifty to sixty tulle gait all day. Time air is
filled with buummding clouds of duet , with lit-
tie snow. Time temnimerature Ia now 12 below
zero.
YORK , Nob. , Feb. 6-Speciai ( Teegram.- )
A terrific storm has been raging at tithe place
since 4 o'clock title mprning. Time air is filled
whim duet amid snow ammd It is Impossible to see
200 yards aimead. 'Fimle is ( ha worst blIzzard
that imas been Leon in tithe County for years ,
All traffic is auspemmdeul. The fire department
was called out today to oxtlmiguislm a blaze 1mm
( ito Weit ward school iioute , Time buIlding
sustained light danmmmge ,
hYANNIS , Neb , , Fob , 6-Special ( Tele-
granm.--A ) blizzard line been raging In this
section for time last twenty-four imoura , time
wlmid nail snow commmimmg frommi ( ho imortim , Trains
are delayed ,
Today wimile thmo blizzard Was raging tIme
dweluirmg hmouso of Sidney Manning , occtmpied
by Mr. Courtney , was consuumeti by fire. Loss ,
$509 ; no insurance ,
lUNCA N , Neb , , Ireb. 6.-Special-Timo ( )
worst storm of time season hmas been rugurmg
imere all day , witim no proelmect of abating ,
S Timere is no snow falhlmmg , but timere was
about two inches aim time ground when time
etormmm Caine up , anti title , mixed witim time
sand off the imili imnmnediately north of town ,
hiatt blown into the houses , There will he
great stmfferlmmg of stock and veopie If tlmi
commtinues thirty-six imours.
Tlm telegraph oflico was closet ) hero yea-
tertlay and time town is absolutely cut oft
from au contmmmummicatioim wltim limo outside
world , Time frelgimt and ticket offices will
ho kept open a wimlie yet ,
SIDNEY , Neil. , Feb , 6.-Special ( Telegrammm , )
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SPEAIER ( RIChARDS AS A CZk1R
Ito Makes a Remarkable Ruling in Behalf
of' the University Lsvy Bill ,
REFUSED To ANNOUNCE TIlE VOTE TAKEN
, '
lull S'as Lost limit time Speaker ( hue Itq
Fricmitiq ii Cimmuitcu , to % 'ork Aumethier
Opportumimity for ita l'aRaho
iii ( ho iumtmure ,
LINCOLN , Fob , C-Speeial ( Telegrammu- )
Time unIversity bill got a black eye 1mm time
imouse today , There was a big flgimt cmi for an
imoumr preceding ntiJournnmeimt , mmmd wimemu ( lint
came there ft tliffercnce of limit , one vote
between contoumdirmg 'forces. Time bili faIled
to carry , forty-eglut ; only boimmg foummmi cour-
migeomis enoumgit to show thmomnsehi'es iii favor
of an additicmmal half-null levy omm time state ,
while foriy-sovemm nrotestcd ngninst ( Ito in-
fllction of time tax. Time constittmtIoimal mmmc-
jority requmlred to imass time bill is 5i , It Is
said thmmit Spmickmmmmun amid higgins , absent
today , will vote for it. Thmimi , however , wilt
macho butt 60 , anti time oppommemmts of ( lie mimeas-
ure claim that this Is time whole stremmgtlm of
the university mucimenmers. It is also said timat.
Whmemi semite of time ardemmt chunnmplomms of time
blil hmoumr frommm their comtstittmentg timere will
be less votes in the future ( Imaim there were
today.
'rho collision of time two forces so evenly
balammced ivas a stmrprise to mmmcii ) ' , Ihills on
timird romuduimg were beIng croommeil by time
clerk , and time house , as a whole , felt sleepy ,
Then Suter aroao , ymuvimeml , amid mmmoved to ad-
joumrmm. There u'as a growl of disscimt from time
Lancaster delegation , amid everybody woke imp.
Time true aigmmiflcanc of Lancaster's chico-
tiomi dmtvned upon time niemumbers before Sumter's
imiotiomi i'as imut , There 'as ftmim aimeati , anti
titti house Voted t0 stay Inside by a large
immajority. Timen the mystery was solved by'
time call of time sliclcer for bills on third
reading , aimd time cleric ammnoummceii imoume roll
No. 92 , time ummmiversity bill , whmlclm haul been
rccommmmieniicci for passage. Time light was on.
RIChARDS' ilEMAltK4iiLE RULING , "S
Iiarrisomm demmmanded a call of the hmouso
anti time iloors were closed , There were five
absentees , anti time spealcer excused three
or tlmemmm , Timeim time bill was read mind time
iItmestion Imlainly stated , simall time bill now
pass ? And thea occurred one cit time mtmost
partisan rtmlimmgs wimiclm time legimmlatmmra o
Nebraska has ever witnessed , The bill
putt upon its passage , mumti forty-eight voted
for It. mind forty-seven against , Uumt time
shocker did not announce time vote. lie was
abouut to do so , wimemm mm clerk leammed back
and renmlmmdeti him that If lme diii so It would
show timat it had failed on its laesage and
could not be again brought up.
I'bicketts demanded tIme ammmmoummmcmmmment of
time vote , and time speaker told hint that the
chmief cleric imad a record of It 1mm his minutes
and wouid be pleased to show it to iilmn per- ,
sonaily. .
McNitt moved to recommit time bill for
anmenfimnent.
Riclcetts still called for time anmmounccment
of the vote , anti ito Was still ignored by the
speaker ,
Cimapnman nmoved , to lay McNitt'a motion on ,
the table , , ,
' 'Tile izd1tW Fulett"tha'thls 'wouutl' carry
witim it time bill ,
When time vote to table was beimmg taken i
was seen that there was a diversity of opin'-
ion In tIme Lancaster delegatlomm , , end among
time friends of time bill. They tiitl not know
wimere they were at , Butt it goon transpired
( lint some of timeni had a aelmemo. According
to Roberts' "rules of order , " a. majority vote
can take a motion or a nucasuro from time
table , Time dIsposal of it was to b only
temporary. Time yeas anti nays wera caileit
for , and again Iticketta demmmantied the announcement -
nouncement of time vote taken on tima bill.
Again the elmeaker ruled him out ot order ,
The result. of the vote to table wat 49 to 31 ,
and that is where tIme university bill remains
tonight , with defeat starmag it In the face.
Tue vote on the bill was naver otflclaliy
announced , for Munger's motion to take the
bill fromn time table was cut off by a mnotiomi
to adjourn. Time life of time measure was
saved by the speaker's refusal to ajinounca '
time' failure of the' bill to pass' , ' There are
members in the imojse , good lawyers too , who
believe time bIll to imave been conftituttoimahly
lost.anyway. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
CIhItNULi IN TliiO COSTtTUTlON ,
ttourleoum Amonulmuotits Wilt Be Roportott Its
time 1.egislatumre TotlaiV ,
LINCOLN , Fob , 6.-Special ( Telegrammi- )
Time senate committee on commetitutional
amendments decided timla afternoon to intro-
thee in the senate tomorrow mnornimmg fourteen -
teen amendments 'to tIme commstitutlcmm. The
sonic ainendments.wili , be submnitted im the
imouse , They have been prepared by Senator
Watson of the senate committee cmi consti- '
tutlommal aitmemmdmeimts and itepresemmtativb
Iavies , chairman of tIme same comimmittee lot
the bmouse , mind both getmtlemmiomm lmavii availed
themselves of time assistance anti counsels
of Clmlef Justice Norval and Justices Post
and harrison , of tIme stab supreme court.
A great deal of care imas been exercsed in
time preparation of these aumiendmommts , and it
It ; believed by all time parties who lmavo been
interested in puttIng timem In ehmimpe that they'
ivill give the imeoplo of time state amm oppor-
tummity of revising time corustitutioum witimout
resorting to time extraordinary expense of mm.
constitutional convention , Time fourteen
amendments mnay ho summimnarizeil aim foliowa :
1 , Time rlpht of trial by jury shall remaima
immvlolmotc' , but lit civil ltctionti tw-tlmlrds
of' time jury may rentlem : time verdict , amid time
legimilutuiru may amitimorizo trial by jury of
less titan twelve inca ut courts immt'eriur t
the district court ,
2. ProvIdes for a railroad commissiomm to bc
elected by a vote of tIme imeopl ,
a , Provides Clint time salaries of all execu-
live olllcers mihmull be llxel , by time legislature
irmstead of by time conmmtltutlomm ,
4 , l'rnviiies timat time legislature mnay by a.
two-tumirdmi omajority of all mimetniiermm elected
to eacim imouse designate additional executiye
ollicers.
6 , Gives time legislature imower to provldo
for appellate courts inferior to time stmlmremo
court ,
6. Provlmles timmit tIme suutrerne court shall
consist of live Judges , but gives tim hi'glsla- .j
ture newer to increase time nummaijem' under
certimili conditions.
7. GIves the legislature power to lmmcreaso
time nmmmnimer of jtmilgi's or time sumiurenmo court '
at any time after 1897 , providIng ( limit two.
timirmis of mmli time niemnlers elected to each
house concur ,
8. l'rovithm's that time salaries itt lime imutigets
of tIme supreme court simaul ho lixed by time
legislature. S S
9. Itegulates time right of eufrimrc' by prom
viuiing timmit in order to vote Jim Nebruska a
man mmmtmst ho a citizen of tim lrmiimt"ml Iitatem , '
( or at least miinety days before election ammtl
mnumst lmnm'e bec'tm a resItlent of I im , , stilte at
least omme your , of time county at least , minety
days anti of time voting nu-ecitmet timilty 'lays , , '
mmfltl itt mitidition Inuist bt uhuie lo rm'mii his ,
imuilot in 1ngiielm , Exceptiojmmi mmre auntie 1mm
favor of a pmmumm phtysic'auiy ulmmmuhihm , to render
or wimo . is already a vitet , or ivimo hi over c4
ytsmmm.s of age ,
10. l'rovifits for the Investment et titti per-
mmmnent school fund amid gives thin Board
of iiiiuoationnl I.anmis anti Vtntls , authority
to sell nimy securities immiiti as aim Investment
for time permnunont school fund wimen oppor.
tummit ) ' vresents hiselt t'r ' reini'etment Un-
tier more fa'orsI > be clrcmimnstmmnves.
II , Provides hut tie city , couni i' town ,
preclmmr't or oilier smilshivision of time state
shall ever malc doimntlomms 'to nns' works ot
immternnl improvemmmemm % or flmmmmmtlrmietimry Un.
less mu proposition to do so eimmmli r 'celve a ,
tim'o-timimdH nmajority.
12. i'rom'itles timt Proposed amnem tiemitn , to
time' state constltmmtlon simaul imot it . mi'ioimtech '
unless m'anetioncd imy tw'o-tlmlr'ls ' of the dcc-
tore volume upomm lImO imropositiomt ,
13. Provliemt , ( limit mules pr tIme mur'trtpoiitar
cities may have timeir goyc'rmilnelml Imuergeil
um'itim the gnvernlmment of lme counit' tt wlmicis
time ) ' are iocat.ii wia'm ) time ileppii' of sucit
city amid eclulni ) ' agree o time emipie Lu' n ( woe
thirds majority.
ii. All voting milmali 14 : b ballot n b