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n THE OMAHA DAILY ME ; MONDAY , DlSnBMKiail . ' 30 , 18 5. TtMipfp I TP / T IV I\V/MTI IMtRSTATh ACT IN DANCER Adverse Supreme Court Ruling in the Brown Oaao Will Nullify It. SUCCINCT REVIEW OF THE SITUATION Wnr on Ihe Joint 'I'mMe ( Amoelndon ir * tin * I'lid ( lull the Itiiltroniln An > ( roiinl > In- ( rrnclicil lit lM\t. WASHINGTON. Dec. 28. Sp'chl to the \Jhlcago Times-Herald- Interstate com- tnorco hw Is approaching n crlslf The case to b ; filed In Now York next week agilnst tlio Joint Traffic association will make It or br ak It The government will do Its utmost lo sustain Hie law Thirty railway com panies , owning and operating nearly 31,000 miles of reid and capitalized nt $1.000.000.000 , are comblneJ against It. The government If by no moms certain of success. Much d - pnila upon a decision In what Is called the Ilrovsn case , to be made early In January In the Unite 1 Stales supreme court This do- olslon will determine for good th ; right of the commlo'lon to compel railway men and shippers to teitlfy. If the Ilrown case Is lost the Interstate commerce act l lost , and the conimliuion Is lost with It. The absence of Iho attorney general from Washington todiy ha' prevented further ac tion against the Joint Traffic association. The course the government will pursue was made known , however , to the Interstate Com merce conitnlBi'ion before Mr Hirmon left the cltj The letter sent jcstcrday to the attorney general by Chairman Morrison , a o-py of wlilch was telegraphed to the Times- Herald last night , will be forwarded by .Mr Harmon to the United States attorney In New York. A copy of the Joint tralllc agree ment , which wa published In the Times- Herald this morning , will bo sent also In addition , tha commission will supply the ev idence It hay gathered through the medium of a special agent , otherwise a detective , who was assigned some weeks ago to watch the movements of tha railway presidents. Upsides this. Attorney General Harmon wlli clvo the district attorney the benefit of -nls vistts on the subject , nnd will Ini'trucf ' him to preparp a petition for an Injunction The traffic agrsetn'nt which violates the law become * effective New Year's day. It may not bo possible to draw up tlio petition be fore tint time , but the agreement will not b ; In effect many days before the application Is nied. The government expects to get a temporary Injunction and to have the ca e set for argument thirty dajs aheid , or at a date agie able to both and to the court. Then th" long fight will begin. On account of thu magnitude ot the case and because some ot the greatest corpora tion lawyers In the world will be anajed on the other t-lde. It may b2 that the district attorney will not cara to go Into puch a fight single-handed In this case the attorney goner il or the commission may employ spe cial counsel , just as the commission has done before when It felt that vital Interest * were Involved. If special counsel are employed Judge Edmunds would probably be asked to at'j'st ' In prosecuting the case. He has bean cmplovcd before by the commission In cases of even less Importance The commission Is. short of money. It Is not In a position to hire high-priced lawyers Hut It the lawjcrs must bo had to enforce the law , their foes will be found. SHNATOH CHANniiim'S VIHWS. Senator Chandler sild to the Times-Herald correspondent toJay that ho wa * very glad the Interstate Commerce commission had decided to take action against the tru t. but , like Clnlrman Morrison , ho was not hopeful of success In the contest against the loids. Ho slid : Cvcr > railway president who has alllxed his name to that ngieement houlil bo In- illcted , but I fear nnne of thorn will be In- dlclid The trouble Is tbe courts h.ive ruled that men cannot bo compelled to te = - tlfy where thev nro Ihible to be Incrimi nated. I have no ilnubt that the supieme court of the United States will dceliie this agreement a violation of the Interstnto com- meico law. The court eunuot cleelde liny oth-.i way , inmy opinion. I know the roadT hnve redrawn their agreement Kevral tlims. They have had the best legal l.ilent In America. The rail roads lire able to hire the smartest lawyers In the country , nnd Homo of them the > keep In congiess. These shrewd lawyers bavo tvvlsled this thing In nnd out , until they licllovo they have guarded every possible line of nttnck from tbe government. They believe their position is Impregnable Hut I say boldly that If the government's suit Is preswid vvllb vigor nnd sincerity It can be won In the cnuit of last resort. When it Is won. some way must be found to break up this gigantic trust , the Bieitest combl- nnllon of cnpltnl the world 1ms ever peen. ' 1 ho trnfrlo ngr'ement breaks the Inter state tommeiro law In tluit It violates sec tion r > of tluit not , which Is ns fo'lows : "It shnll bo iinlivvful for nny common car rier Mibject to the provisions of this net to enter lulo any contiuct , ngivcment or combination with any otbci common e.irrler or c.irilera foi the pooling of fielghtH of dlffjrent nnd competing rnllrnndx , or to dl- \Iilo between them the nggregnto or net proceeds of the earnings of such railroads , or any portion thereof , mid In case of nn agreement for the pooling of freights as nforcsald , each day of Iln continuance Ehnll bo deemed n pnrale offense" Nnw , lot us look nt Ihe facts nnd sco If tlm trust combination IIIIH n/l violated Hie foregoliiff section of the stalute If nil thei'o rnnils make nn agreement that every OIK ; of the innda must make such rates ns the board of malingers recommends to them nnd then ngieo to maintain these raKs nnd nureo no ( to change them ; If they njjieo also tint In case of violation of Ino riitfH they will pay n penalty of J5.000 for each offense , nnd In eases vvbcro the offensive net resu'lH In Rro ° " receipts ex ceeding K > .000 to the offending company , the malingers chilli luue power to cnmpM a forfeltuin of all mien receipts , vvhnt 1 this , but a pooling urranAcmcnt , pur ? nnd slm- pln ? It should not foigolten that only the board of managers ban the power to il\ rules I'vorv company must maintain Ihcse rales "wllliout delation" If It vvl heo to cut rates for Ihe benefit of the public or nny other particular cl.i s of phlpmontf lf , In other vvpids , thn public Is to bn given pome nf the beii ° llts of competition then the ofTenMvo commit ) * Ehnll forf It nt least SlOW nml may foifclt the cross receipts from tlm shipment eomplalncd nf. To whom dm > s this moiirv KO ! It Is very plain fioin the aitlcles nf flgieemenl , If J'Cflo 01 J10.000 bn taken hum the earnings of ( ino pomiuiiv * It goes to the other com- p\nleji , us we bee by the aiHoles of agree ment for In thin unlawful conlnu-t it is Btlpiilnt'd Unit "mich forfeitures hhnll bo applied to p.oment of the e\nenses of the ncsoclallon , except that the offending com- iun > i-lmll not pniilrlp\to In aurh npnllea- tlon of Its own forfeiture" Mink well thin closing phrase , Them IH the milk In the coprmiuit , "Shnll not imrllclpale. " IndTd. P.irlltlpito In what ? In the expenses ? No ; for Ibev nro already rrliulred to do that. Ilut In the division of the foi felted manojH , which It Is ONDei'ted will bo mnda b'tween the oihoi roads. If thin ! not nn agreement to do exactly < hnt which the Interstate commeieo art B C 'i sltnll lot bo done , to-wlf lo "divide ncT proceeds or any p irt thereof " I do not know vvhnt It If In otliei woidH the pur port of the law la to sec-uto eompntltlnn b"- tvvcon coninion nnirlcrH. Along enmes the nwrecmcnt which pnvs tlit-r > shall bo nn rompetlllon. nnd which places premium upon crime by cavliiK that tho'o vvhn re- ppfci tbe livv Khali bo compelled to pav i imrt of "their cnrnlnuH lo Hit1 pool , whllo thfi' Q v\lio violate- the Inw are to "par ticipate. " In the piocceds Tills Is lh must monslroiiH pmposltlon I hnv evei heard cf. COMMEUCi : COMMISSION' ! ? DUTIKS. Chclrman Morrison today declined tn point nut the i"Uic.T ! of the agreement which Is ntld to vlolnt the Inw. He IIKowlso rcfusrd to nani3 the s'cilon of thn Intuistato com merce act which Is Infringed The attorney cenernl and tlm district atlrrney In Now York will have to dlfrov r thrso polnls for tlioniB-lvts. It Is gi-iior-illy conceded that the fifth section of thp art la the ere on which tlio Unlit will be bared. Chairman Mprriion drelln d even to dls- rusj tt.e case which ho has u Ud the atlor- nr ) Kcnonl li begin. He fcald * Our dnlv Is teclnilonry i > eifoimcd when we notify the law nlllcois of the govetnmrnt * . that ( hem In n vlnlillon of tbf l.iw. Uc - o- nro not requited to iiioprrtite Hie cite It Is true that wo hnve. In < vei il liixtaiirosi , vvhcru wn coiihloVi ed vital lntr > ie U In volved cmplovcd lawjors nut of our nvui ndmln'stintlou fund to iimM tint u.uoni- inent citm e' . This hns been done bei-mse the district attorneys am Kwrilly bur dened with otlirr work and are umhlii | n tiiUe up a bli ; Unlit HttMlnJl corpontiiMis vI I Ui out ntHlytiUHo It nuipt b berne In mind that the tv ho ilrrw tip the nprt'emcnt now in ( iii nro unions the Krcalcet Inwv s In thlt. coutitu * . It Is a ( , reit un-lerttik nn lo be Kin a light1 against lliem , 1 dn n-t earn t- > say what we Intend lo do nbmt cun liv'itf oxim counsi 1 In th's'ca-1 ' T' mb. u I Hal I the commi" t't < tty ( t 'i a ended when It unifies the lav- ' " r * of a violation , nddlll < nn1 Asl tnnce In ofter given , The commission has , perhaps , b ) reason of Un relations with railroads , bt' ter facilities for KntherlnR evidence thar the law olllccrs have Per this reason It If often pos lble for the commission to fnllovv up a case nnd from time to time Klvo the law olllcsrs .alunb'e evidence. This Is nl < ways done The commission nvalls Iliell of ever ) cipporlunlly to nsslrt the law of ficers In prosecuting cases but It must lit remembered Hint the c unmlsslon Itself doe not conduct prosecutions It does not pa ? : upon the lega' question It doe not ypeclfv how ami where the laws are violated. II notifies thn attorney j-encrn' that , In lt opinion , the laws are Violated , nnd there Its duties nre ended. You must cjccuw me from going Into n discii'slon of the leRtil nM rets of the case I refused to discuss them with the 1'nlted States senate , and while 1 would like tn oblige Ihe Times-Herald , which has shown great enterprise In denllng with this Im- pcrtnnl matter. I must re pcctfu ly decline to do It. My letters to the s nnte , all our correspondence v.lth the rallwaj pre dent and n copv of the agreement Ifelf , have become public property , and every man hns an opportunity to llnd the legal aspect for himself The trulh In that Chairman Morrison gave the senale everything ho po e9sed about Iho traffic combination excepting his own opinion of Its legJl a ip ct nnd Iho evldenc * gathered by Iho commission's agent. The senate had "directed" Uio commission U > In form It whether the railways had formed an agro'menl ; what companies had joined such agreement ; who had signed the agros-mcnl ; whit U the mlleao and capltallratlon of the companleu Involved ! whether the agree ment attempted to fix rates ; whether It pro vided a mo ley penalty ; whether It violated law ; wlrther the Interstate Commerce com- mlsu.on has power lo Investigate the agree ment ; how III ? signers might bo proccdcd aijaliuil ; what action the commission had taken ; and , as a last direction , the commis sion way ordered to send all the piporu In thu case Lo the v natc. ANSWUil TO TI1R SRNATC. All of thopo directions were complied with but one That one appenrod In these wordp. "That the Interstate Commerce commission b > director to Inform the senate whether mid agreement constitutes a combination In rc- stinlnt of trade and commeieo under the c\- Istlng laws of ccngrcss , era \ a violation of tha Interstnto commerc * law. " In ani.ver to this direction Chairman Morrl- uon simply submitted a copy of hi" 1'ttcr to the attorney general , which amounts to an affirmative antmer. This letter was written under the twelfth section of the Inlerstale commerce act , which In part follows : And the commission Is hereby authorised and required to execute and enforce the provisions of this act , and. upon thu request of the commission , It hnll be tlio duty of any ( ll.stilct attniney of the United States lo whom the commission may apply to In stitute In the proper court nnd to prosecute under the dlioetlin of the attorney peneral of the I'nllud Stales all uecessarv iirocesd- Ings fet Ihe enforcement of the provisions of this not. and for the punishment of all violations thereof. Mr. Morrison , In his letter of Deccmbsr 24 to the senate , which attracted no attention until ) esterdiy , when he decided the tralllc agreement unlawful , said : In the summer just pasl It came to tlie knowledge of Hi" commission that the prin cipal r illroad companlc" . common rurrlctd between the wcstetn states ami the At lantic onboard , were considering an agree ment to form a Joint tiallle nsooilitlon The agie ° ment , 01 piopo ed agi cement , so beliiK considered at that time , and as latu IIH Scp- lember in last , is hereto annexed In Ihe last three months said r.illroad companies or Ihelr olllcers hive had under cotiMderallon an agreement to foi in a Jolnl tiallle , i oclatlon. As late as the 10th lust Hie subject was still being coiisldeicd by htild common can Ins. The c\lcnt lo which .ild aijrecmeiit binds , or will bind each of ald companies to make and enforce such ' rates and far ° s and fi eights as mav be prescribed by the boaid of olllccis representing- Ihe compinles Joining Ihe compact" appears from th p ipct Itself. The u\lcnt to which salt agreement. In the event of its r.atlllc.illoii ptovldes for canceling from e.ich of ali companies a money penally , nrd upon vvha conditions and to what u = u and benefit sue ! pen.iltles are to be applied also app ars li said paper. In accordance with the recent decisions o courts an > obstruction to the pas-age o Intel-stale commerce or any combln itlon contract 01 agreement causing- such obstruc Hon. mllit be arr sled by lempoiary in junction Uy the teims of the tenth see lion of nu > act , the directors olllcers agents , receivers , trustees and lessees o persons acting for corporations which are common carriers , who willfully causs or pel mil to be made such a contract , agreomen or combination , shall be Indictable for nils demeanor and subject to line , though the corporations themselves are not. under the rulings of the courts , so Indictable. INTERSTATE LAW'S OBSTACLES. Mr. Morrison then goes into a long de scrlption of th > obstacles In the way of the enforcement of the Interstate commerce- act calling attention to tlio Coun ° elman case tried In Chicago In November , 1890 Charles Ccunrelman , an extensive grain shipper , was subpoenaed to testify and refused to do so on the ground that such testimony would in crimlnato him. Chairman Morrison's mos pertinent reference to the legal obstacl s was t lils- In the western district of Poinsjlvanla Theodoie 1' . Hrovvn was subpoenaed to tes tlfy before the United Stales grand jury In relation to the alleged ulvlng of rebates b > n 1' UaUs nnd Thomas II rjoblnson , olll ccrs of the All'Khcny Volley Hallway com pan ) . Brown , having refused to answer questions lest he should crlmltiato hlm elf thouRh icriulred to answer by the cotirt was held foi contempt bj the United Slates ilKttlct lliown then petltlon-il the clrcul court of said western district of Pennsyl vanla for a writ of habeas coipun , and on the hearing by hald circuit court the rullnj , of the district court was Hiist.ilned , and the act of reunion * 11 , 18M. was held to be constitutional The case was appealed to the United Slales supieme court , and has been advanced nnd set down for hearing on. January fi , next. It will thus appear that for moie than five vcars It has been imptactleable to obtain tcstlmoii ) on which lo enforce the worm provisions of the act. th" statutn having iccclvi-d a cmftmctlon which made It Im possible to obtain evldenco of gulll , though a fuw convictions of no great Importance have been secured upon testimony casu il and accidental In the following paragiaph Mr. Morrison practically admlls the commission's Imbll- Ity to punish the promoters of the Joint traf fic agreement at present. In addition to what Is here said , we deem it proper to s iv further lhat whether It bo piactlcablu to secure Ihe conviction of anj party to any unlawful contract , agree ment 01 combination under tlio penal pro- vHons of Iho act depends upon the deter mination of the United .Slates t-uprcme court of thn case of Hrovvn , above rcfeired to Also , that until Filch determination any Inquiry entered upon by the commission under such said section U mav bo answered b > the refusal of wllncs2C3 to tonlfy Tula develops the point , therefor ? , before refeircd to , that the success of the govern ment In Its action agalnct the railways de pends largely upon the United States supreme premo couit. If the government wins the Drown case next monlh II will probably win thn case ngjlnit the eastern rallunjs , and there will b ? no more Joint traffic agree ments , ROADS IN THE TRAFFIC TRUST. This compact Is the greatest railway traf fic agreement ever made , It Invokes nine 10steins proper the Baltimore & Ohio , Chesapeake & Ohio , Erie , Grand Trunk , Lackawanna , Lehlgh Valley , I'enns > Ivanlu , Vanderbllt and Wabish It covers the ter ritory fnni New York to Toronto , Chicago , St , Louis , Loulsvlllo , Cincinnati and Wash ington and embraces practically every rail way within a line drawn through those cities Within these ijbtems are twenty- one other railways whoso presidents signed HIP agreement , The lolal mileage owned by the- thirty lines la Ifi , : , but they operate b ) lease or other aiiungomcnt additional lines , which , eo fjr as the public Is concerned , makes the total mileage controlled by this jgrec- ment . " 0,771. The capital slock of the thirty companlss U ? 9ISC51010. Th1' funded debt of theu ? thirty lines nmounU to $ ll"OU- ( ! L'75. and their current liabilities to ? I27- 5.5C77 This brings thn total turn which the rallwavs ar * mipposed to b ? worth nnd responsible for to f J,3l2i&9/ii ) , The nillraKi ! if llw rallnaji in the .agrte- uunl IK divided us 'ol'ous ' : Op r. , , , , . _ , , Oivneil ntfal llilllmari ! .s. O ilo t j 51) ) ; Crnliul llnll n ) U/iii | n > of 2t\\ ( ill T0 > oiiin i in 1300 . Url * , ; j } ; a I'llll Ifil ) * , ( 'Illll I TlUllk . . . > 'J * J6 ClKVtliuul , cimlnn ill , rhli'ngj & tit Pulattnr * . I-.ui-ii Miim . < \\rflun , ) ) j | ' 751 I ) , lnH ( Irniul lliM > n X MllunuKee. . Is.i ikJ Hi IP Hi.Una ) , . . , . DU 1,702 ilriinil IlupUU S. Imlliina 1W [ 'j > "i ml 'liunk H.IH | | ir cini > nn > of r.uu.ll . . , 33IJ 3311 i.iK Mil' * , * -MUlilv.ui hiinil' in . M ; i.iii I til.'i \ il i > . . Sii 1 M. > lutnnn l ii"iil . , , 2 ) 1,633 v \ . iK l _ U .ll I't HiiJciii llhiT . bl'J S 4 4 N I. CM'i , r.VMI rii . ' . . . SH 410 S tl"rii < . r.'ul , , , 1U i 1 Vnrnjlvnnlrt Cnnipany . . . . . . . . 1 515 ' < nn ) Unnln Itnllmnd ronipnnr (24 2 TM Iilln.lolpliln * Hfmllni ; 817 SU hllnilplphln WllmlnRlon & llnltlmore 1 ( ! 3 'Itl.lun ; ft Irfko Krlc Tl 12 llUhurtt * ttp 'cra 210 3(3 ( tlfbnrK. Clnclnrmll , Chicago A St. I ml ) . . . . . . . 1.073 1.4M Herif llnulc & Inillnnipollj ( VnnJnlln line ) . IM l Tel ltJ , 1'MirlaVtslcra 280 247 VVnlmMi Hnllmnd IM 197 \\cst Shore Itnllroail ' 3 Mj.virsoiuc or TIIIJ COMMISSION. Points Co rrcil bj < li < < ViirlniiM In- c.itlluntlniiM nml Mi-clMonp , In Its annual report the Interstate Com merce commission summarizes Its year's work as follows' Hell f has bfen granted to carriers from the operation of the long and short haul clause In several cases and the grounds for such ic- llt-f In each case are stated. A controlling consideration In th so special cas s of relief from the fourth st'ctloti Is tint the longer distance rates sought to bo allowed shall not ha less than Ihe carrier's coal ot servlco In r spect of the long r distance traffic The public Interest was given primary consider ation and was apparently served by the Is suance of the order of relief In each case The- grounds upon which these applications w re made , and the cmmlsslon's Immediate Investigation and prompt ac tion thereon , demonstrate that upon a propar construction or the fourth wctlon , all proper relief can bo easily and timely afforded to thu carrlois , and the public Interest In th ? promollort of legitimate competition be tween carriers fully served , while at the lumo tlmo the getitral application of th" prohibitory ru'.o In the flryt part of the sec- lion will largely delcr Iho carriers from In dulging In lhat re-sklesa competition at longer distance points which Is conceded by all partUs to result In damage to the public In terest and great diminution In net earnings of the reads' The basing point system In Ihe south , under which the canlers namn certain places as distributing centers and competing points , IK through rates thereto and therefrom , and make rates to and from all other places In the same general territory by adding lo such through rates HID local charges In force between the distributing centeis and Iho other localities , is stated to have bccn uniformly condemned by t'no commission. The Social Circle case , now on appeal by the carriers In the supreme court of the United States , arose through rates made according to this method. The basing point practice was also a main subject of two decisions rendered during the year In casca arising at Cordele , Gu. Seme other decisions are described as "Glass Rates to Southern Points : " "Rea sonable Hates on Strawberries- Vcgsta- blos , " and "Reasonable Rates on llox Shocks ; " "Relative Rates to Competing Lo calities ; " "Relative Rates from Competing Localities ; " "Discrimination In I'assangcr Rites to Mlnlrters of Religion. " Reparation to Injured parties was awarded by the commission In the hot shooks cise nnd alro In two cases brought by the In- depeindent Refiners' association of TItusvillo and Oil City. In the latter cass the repar ation awards amounted to nearly $85,000. "The separate and Independent line the ory , " which denies comparison of aggregate or total charges in cases under the act , Is again discussed and declared unteriable. The word "line , " a * , used in the statute , means a physlcil line , not a mere business arrange ment ; and carrleis are prohibited fiom charg ing through rates on traffic over a line formed by connection of two or more roads which are less as a whole than the rates In force on like traffic carried under similar oonditions In th ° same direction over either of the constituent reads In such line Several cases where the carriers conceded relief after filing and service of the com plaints , but before hearing , are described. Hearings have been held and Investigations made by the commission or one or more of its memberu during the ) oar at Chlwgo , 111 , Onuha , and Kearn'y , Neb , St. Louis and Kansas City. Mo. Lnchburg. Va , Milwau kee , WIs , Walla Walla , AVash. , Portland , Die , San Tparclsco , Cal , Denver , Cole , At lanta , Ga , Tupelo , Miss , Piedmont , Ala. , and Buffalo , Sjracuse and New York , N. Y. Some of the more Important investigations are described In the reporl. The Investigation of Informal complaints , of which a large number are recelv.-d yearly occupies a largo portion of tlu time of the coirmlsslon and constitutes an Important branch of Its work. These Investigations re sult In many cases in summary relief to com plaining parties. Shippers and consignees are also , without trouble or oxpcnsj to them , timely advised when their complaints are founded upon misapprehension of the facts or of the legal duties of carriers und r the law. Again , shippers are enabled , when the formal Investigation falls to result In n satisfactory adjustment , to consider the ad visability of taking formal action against the carrier In th light of facts brought out through this method of preliminary exam ination and correspondence. The routine work of the commission , con sisting of correspondence , preparation and mailing of reports , opinions , orders and cir culars , and the filing , examination and treat ment of railway reports , tariffs , contracts and other documents , has been fully as great as In former jears , and of the same general character. i uirnniiiu unit MODI : OK iirn. I'riiiilt HOUITH SlmnlM n Ijevv il Woman \ \ 111) llcfliHi'd ( o "Unrrn Him. SISTERVILLE , W. Va . Dec. 29. At Cochransvllle , two miles below h re , last evf-nlng , Frank Rogers , 20 years old , while- drunk , shot Alice McClelland , formerly of PUUburg , through the right breast and left wrist , and then , turning the pistol upon him self , fired two bull ts through his own heart. Miss McClelland was an Inmate of a disrepu table houseboat , which are numerous tiloig the liver , both above and below this city. Last night Rogers tried to Induce her to leav > the boat and marry him. The glil refused and resisted his efforts toward familiarity. Klmilly Rogers pushed n revolver into her face and II r d , but she held the weapon aside ami got the lull through thewrlsl His second fhot entered hoi breast , Rogers , thinking the girl dead , Hied two bullets Into his breast , ono just abov and Hie otli r directly through theheart. . The girl is In a critical condition Di-ntliH or > t nny. SCRANTON. IM. . Deo. 29Rev. . Kenneth A. Campbell , a Canadian Catholic priest of conbldcr.iblo repute , who three years ago abandoned ece'eslastlcal work on ac count of 111 health and c.unc hero to rc- blde , died of bion-hltla today. The body will bo taken to Oilllya , Ont , where. In ma. Kalher Campbell celebrated his sliver Jubilee. CLEVELAND. O , Dec. -Charles II. Ilulk'ey. presldenl of Ihe p.uk and boule- vaid commission of this city , died today. aged r. ; ! He was. prominently Identified with the business Interests of the city , being part owner of the Cleveland Plain Dealer , and was for a time president of the Union club Mr Hulkley had been In 111 health foi some time. Killed nn Unwelcome Culler. riRCLEVILLE , O , Dec. 29.-Edvvnrd Miller wat > shot and killed last night by Mrs , Josephine Piirsell , vvlfo of n fannsr Ivlng neai here Miller had been paying at- enllon to Miv. Purscll foi some time , much igaluxt her will. Last night Mll'cr went to ho Pun-ell hoii ! > o In an intoxicated condl- lon In Hie abfccico of Pursell. llelni * re fused admission to ( ho house , lie broke lown the door Tlio woman armed herself with a icvolver and warned him lo leave , Shu did not Intend to t-hoot , Phe fcag. but ho pistol was accidentally discharged and Miller fell dead , wlih n bullet In his brain. Mis Punell came hero today and gave hcr- e'f up. . MurrliMl. MILWAl'KEE , WIs. . Dec. -Walter C. Sangcr , thu well known profcss-loncl bt- c > clo ilder , and Miss Katlicrino KohenherR of Chicago were secretly married Friday ilfht by Rev Father McQIII. They word on their w.ij to iho ilver to skate with fnend ! ' , when lhn > quietly slljped n\vay. veto mairled , and Iiilrr joined Iho vkatln ? ) ait ) Lite last nlKllt they announce , ! heir wedding to lliclt paienle , who , Ihough co > had especlod thu marrluKe , were sur- ii Neil Ihal lltev ahuild have married with out their knowledge 'liiiiiUfN III Hie Wt > Nltrn ROCKI'dlD , III , Dec. 2U-A deal Is now on In the Westein llano Hull association vheieby Iituikctt Is to tiansfor his team rom Qulncy to Peorla , ami Manager Dug. Inlo of the latter plucc will usiiimo the Qulncy frrnehlso nnd take his team there. ioth piitib rre wiling- , and President llckey , at C'ednr Hap .U was Inslrirled ti rumplete the lUtull' Tlio association will lolil its next mcellii In Ilockfoid In l"cb- uary to uiran.u the &chediilc for the tea on. STATE'S : BALANCE SHEET i i Trjasnror'lBurtioy ' Gives Some Data Slow ing Nebraska's ' rinnncial Condition , INTERESTING1NFORMATION FOR TAXPAYER 9 I t AtiKtiiiMilnUoti i > f IiiiIolilrdiU'sM Due It SIM criili UlHiNCN Avltli ii Consider. nlil > iticrcnsc In Ciirrriil llul- IIIIC'Ilit \0flllllll AMHrtM. N , Dec. 29. ( Special ) The lo < = - o the state's emit Against ex-Trcjsuror Hill and his bontsmen , the final report of Ilia Slit llcllef commlfglon , which hail the dlslrlbti lion of $250,000 of otnle money to Ilio droutl sufferers , alltl the recent Issue of the suga bounty warrants 1ms drawn nttcntlcn to Hi condition of the state treasury. The slat treasurer ordinarily mak his flmnclal re port biennially , nml the olllclil statement o the receipts and expenditures of the stito Is not duo for a. jejr to come. Treasurer Hartley , however , has furnished The Uco with the available dita bearltiR on the pros cnt financial condition of the state When ox-Trfasurcr J. II. Hill retired fron offlco. In January , 1813 , ho turned o\er teState State Treasurer Hartley $ I,41,6riG ! ) 12 In casl and funds. Of this amount the sum of $ " > ,00 ( was In cuh. The \arlous funds are divide1' ' as follow ? : General $ K23I722 Slnklnc ZOVW OS l > eiman ° nt school Wifi"7 Temporarv wheel lisnytn I'ermnncnt university filOSGO Ai'ilcuUuial coIleKO endowment. . rSNKl n $ Temporary unlvoisily I'-l-WOS Unlveisltv library 2,8150 I'eiiltcnlliiv JOM State bond .1 : Hospital for Insane G.f.21 . W llellcf 12 , 0)0r ! Capitol bltlldlm * 4,019 bS Heiorm school uulldlnij 371 It Noimal hulldlnx .15 Noimal Interest IVJ 2 ( Normal library 849 * L Normal endowment 11,422(1. ( State llbr.uy : 4.J25 00 Permanent saline 4 1-TI' ' ) . Institute fee-bio minded 3,190 G2 Live slock Indemnity 3,777 ! > r Warehouse lii'pscllon 4000 Sallnu 0,72022 Total $ lJHriGC42 The books of the state treasurer now show that there Is on hand In cash , bonds , securities and deposits In the state deposi tories the sum of $ 1,115,728 0" , or ? 2,6BG- 172.27 In excess of the amount of cash and funds turned o\er to Treaburcr Hartley bv Hill. Against this latter sum , however , there Is a larger Indebtedness than existed in the time of Treasurer Hill. AVIthtn the past four jears the state has been a flmnclal sufferer In company with so many thousand prl\ato Interest" . But It cin bo Justly claimed that It lias been In a far less pro portionate degree. Uy the failure of the Cap ital National bank there was a direct los of ? 23fi,3G1.4 . . The sum of $3,000 wont with the fillure of the Buffalo National bank of Kearney. Both of Uicsc weie state deposi tories. Treasurer Hartley bajs there Is a prospect of receiving something from the. Buffalo county bank , and suit has already been commenced In the federal court against Receiver Hayden of the Capital National bulk to recover a portion of the amount lo = > t In the Moshbr wreck. The last legisla ture appropriated $250,000 for the relief cf drouth btrlfckefl farmers ; ? r > 0.000 of this sum is In Warrants and $200,000 In bonds. Slnco the stdto failed to make any case against the bondsmen of e\-Stito Treasurer Hill for the recovery of the amount lost by the failure of the Capital National bank the following Is' a very fair estimate of losses to the state' within the past four jeam- Capital National bnnk $236,20147 Buffalo County National Innk , , . . . 5,00000 1'ald to counties for reed 200,000 00 Impend' " ! by relief commission 50,00000 Total . . i $191.361 17 While there hns been no groit change In the rate of Isvy dtn-lrtg th ° * e seven Jean , It will be noticed that from ISSI to 1893 there was a steady Increase In the valuation , and that In 1S93 it touched high water mark. From 1893 there was a sharp decline until 1&95 , when the assessed valuation of the state fell $11,295,330 93 below the valuation of 1889. In the proceeds of the state tax levy there IH , however , less vanatlrn , as shown by the figures in the office of the state auditor , as follows : Venr. Pro-e d . | Yeir. Proceeds 1689 11,191 C3J klj 1S13 1 2G1SD1 50 180) 1 171.134 W 1 34 I 2)7.00 ? 22 1S91 1.217,330 19J 1805 1,10527083 1852 1 240 OC4 fG These proceedu are bap-Hi on what the Ic\j would mathematically produce provided all was colleted. But nil Is not collected. ' " Ther * Is an avenge loss of IB per c ° nt. This will cut the proceeds of 1893 down to $1,010,93531 Th9 otato le\y for 1893 , a p-rtion of which alone haa been collected , Is $1,210,48671 , it } the le\v for 1S)4. ! ) nil of ulilcli Is ttnnnllprtpfl amounts to $1,257.008,22 , less , of course , the 15 per cent deduction for lossoj. RNOUGI1 TO PAY OUT. The present bonded Indebtedness of the state Is $549,207.35. Of these bonds the state owns and holds In the treisury $320,20735 , leaving in the hard'i of outsldo parties but $123,000. On November 30 , 1S95 , th ? amount of outstanding warrants was $009,538 11. An all of th ? warrait'ioiitBtai ding are not yet regis tered , It Is Impossible to gl\c the exact total of such indebtedness It is estimated to be about $700.000. This Includes the actual legis lative expenses of last winter and Incidentals $81,095 EO and $28,955.1C , respectively. Treas urer Hartley estimates that the ta < c levy for J.S91 and tie | ensuing two yean , will r > wcll the sinking fund tiiillclently to wipe out the entire Dlaledebt. . The bonded Indebtedness will b3 pild as It matures Of tlio amount lost In the Capital National hank , the general fund nuffereJ by $32,11609 , the sinking fund by $1S0.101 75 , and the live stock Indemnity fund bj $381330. fie $3,000 lst In the Buffalo County Natloml bank belonged to the temporary pshool fund , PAST AND PnCSCNT CONDITIONS. A romparatlvelew of the financial con dition of the slat ? at different periods In the past In of p'esent Interest. In 1SSO the total assets on hand In the state treasury. In cluding bowls , caBh nnd e'curltles , were $9r > 0- ! > 6C ; in Io90 , $3,010,090 ; at the present time , $4,115.728 G ! > According to the national cen sus of 1890 the prr capita state debt of seven utatei was as follows nnr"la . . . * ' " "Neliinitka , . , ,021 Wisconsin , , 4 33 "oior'ido lie Nmtii i-HUji.i t Kunh.is 140 buutli ll.ikoti , O'd' The "per " capita state debt of Nebraska at the present Urn ? Is paid to be a trllle less than 24 cent ) . < ifcr 18SO the lotnl state debt of Nebraekauriosiil the sinking fund , was $439,799 , and , lheji > er cipita debt 97 cents In 1810 the state it-bt , less sinking fund , was $263,870. SIcceAttfs cent-ua of 1S90 th ? state debt has been Increased by relief bonds and warrants and-tossus In atato depositories lo $745,240.47. . The ass'pserP valuation and levy during the past feeu years Is shown by the fol lowing table. Year. Amt. of levy. Valuation 1SS9 000 0 $ lM,7b3.K8 41 Ib-tO 00321 1SI.770.JOI 01 1831 COSH 1M.13S23G2S 1892 OOMiJ ] S8,132.37i ( 71 1S9J v. . , 00149 1D1.7JJ.12I73 1831 V-T" ! ' mM 1SJ.717.49S 78 1893 , J..H WHitS 171lw807,48 Slnco the last.report of the ttnle treasurer $7U,000 worth of bonds lm > c been purclmscil for the echoolQinf } ' The si-curltioi In which this fund Is Inmted are state an-1 county bonde. Since tjio Ust report of the treasurer there lias bevn sifho defaulting of inter . ' ' , but It la estimated that $15,000 ulll cover such default. In regard to the tcliool lanJi quite an amount of rents remain uncollected TliU la cwlng lp the actl n of ( ho board , which , nearly a year ago , met und aqrcod to extend tha term of rcliool land rentals. It Is the opinion of State Treaturer Bartlsy that by the 10th of January next nearly the whole of the uncollccted taxes for 1893 a a'I IS'Jl will lu\e ben paid Inta fie trca ury. A few of the. csuniloa that nre tli fa theit behind hind In making their cettitmcnti ) with the slats treasurer glvo as a rearau f'r auch dellnquincy the pr vailing I.ard times and the loitei by drouth. The buslneii of warrant nhavlns at proj rnt varlc ? but ti'tcr'itlv from th condlt'on ' surround'nj ' ; ! t wln warran's crew 7 per cent Inter' * ! D r g th past joar tha rati hni b n ci t ti r rr rent. Uurng the 7 pr cent htT t r"iij ta o warr nts com mill I p a.i lJ cf 1 , r CBM' , t"pEcal ! ! ) for hrgo warrants , and som fold at oen bolter figures than that. Slnco the rate of Interest wag reduced lo B per cent wurrnnln of an nnrunl los < limn $100 Inve been , ns a rule , illrconnttvl 1 per cent , ami larger enc < one-half of 1 per cent , whllo In exceptional cues they have been sold at pnr. There [ a one Item -of stale Indebtedness which r malnt In a rather peculiar condi tion This Is the sum of $10.000 In outstind Ing warrants , for which no appropriation has been made by the legMature Tlio warrants were drawn In fa\or of the Oxnard Beet Sugar company , and nr ? for the pament of HID suiat bounty The last legislature , \oted tlis bountj , but fallol to make spsclflc pro- Nl lon tor Its pajment WHAT TIH3 HALANOt : SHUOT SHOWS A recapitulation will show the following condition of the state finances : Ai ets : l.e\ > for MWI. uncollectcd . $1,257 OW 2. I'art of 1SD3 lew , iincollecled. . . . CW.OOOOO Amount on linnil In eatb , bolide , < ecurlllo' ami depo lls In state Totnl . $3 022.7.1G 01 Llnbllltles : llnnded IndMileil esa . $ 519,26733 Warirnti outstanding , rJgletcred , nnd unreglsteicfl . 700,00000 l.eKl Intl\e appioptlatlon for the blcnnlum . S.iSl.fiSI ftl OxmiHl ttiiRor bounty wairants W.OOOOO Tola ! $ I. < W 1 03 Bnlnnce 1.IUS.78I 9J Totnl $1,022,7 > M 91 The balance In the slate trensury November 30 , 1S9I. was but $1,121,38734. In bis re port to thp goxornor Trpnsnrer Birlley deducted - ducted tha amounts rtmalnlng In the Capital National and Buffalo County National bank's , bolh broken depositories , wlilch was $241- 3G1 81 , leaving n total of $880.025 51 , bilancs In the state treisury No > ember 30 , 18T4 Ap plying the same course to the present condi tion of the slate finances the following result Is reiched' Nominal Inlanro In state trcisury. ? ! OT'.TSI ' 9i ( Deduct lost In stnto dcposlloiics. . 241,02351 True b.ilaneo $ lr.t7.7fi' 4' Balince Noxcmbcr 30 , 1S91 5 > iO,023 61 Giln since November 30 $ 817,73391 WOHICIM ! TO SAVI3VAI < KI2irS M3CIC n Count } 1'ropliPrUlloii the ( ioM-fnor In IIIM llrlllllf. LGX1NOTON , Neb , Dec. 29. ( Spcchl ) The fate cf Walker , the murderer , still hangs in the balance. He Is sentenced to bang January 12. A petition was circulated and extensively signed asking that his sentence jo commuted to Imprisonment for life In the belief that Walker Is now Insane. Oo\- ernor Holcomb In a letter to Attorney Ivek acknowledges the receipt of the petition tnd , whllo commenting upon the peculiar position In which It places him , Imsmuch as ho was upon the bench when Walker was comlcted , and In accordance with the hiding of the jury he was obliged to pa's sentence of death on him , assures Leek hat the petition will Imc his most carc- ul consldeiatlon. A counter petition has )2en c\tonsl\ely signed by residents of Tar- lam , where the crime occurred , protesting against executive clemency. The entire ca'e hanip upon the sanity or Insanity of Walker , as his murder of Sto\ens was de- Ibsrato. and evidently premeditated. Not a person could ha\e been found to ha\e signed a petition for commutation except In ho belief of Walker's Iiibanltj. Many per sons express the opinion tint a commission should pa : j upon him , as In the D'bney ciS3 In Nance county. Warden Lcldlgh , who iad WalKer In charg at the penitentiary or seme lime , expresses the opinion that 'Walker Is as crazy as a bed bug " Walker at times sesms to realize the fate awaiting ilm. Ho Is over GO jears of ago and iroken In health. I.I3ASAVI' 13IMMH113 I.V COUItT. JmlKc lliirtiMtVi I.iiNt Term it < riiiiilron I'cllcKiiiiilj Coin in PII prtl. CHADHON , Neb. , Uec 29 ( Special ) Upon the convening of the district court esterday morning C. Dana Siyers , acting s spskesman for a committee appointed bj he members of the Danes county bar , asked eave to present a wiles of resolutions highly ommcndatory of the actions of Hon Alfred Jaruw , whosa term of olllce ns judge of the Ifteenth fiiytrlct expiios on tlio 9th ult. Jlerk of the Court B H. McOrew also came n for a few kind words , and after every ttorney present had made a few pleasant cniarks cnd.rslng the resolutions , Judge lartow icrponded In a most feeling manner , luring the coursj of his remarks he stat d hat ho was especially glad that no difficulties > etween the court and newspaper men , re- orters and attorneys had marred his official areer. Immnllatoly following this tlio Judge dwelt t Eome length upon the motion for a new- rial for Arthur Morrison , the murderer of A. V. Harris at Crawford , finally granting IB same on account of a certain juror , J. It molser , having expressed an opln'on pre- lous to th trial These two occurrences Jinlng up made th * day ono of the most otablo in the history of the district court f Dawcs county. v. c. T. v.niiKKii DIAD. IFH. W. C. lliiKTiM'H lit S I'lii.Hi-s Attny hiHlilonl SPHINGriBLI ) , Neb , Dec 29 ( Special elegram ) Mrs. W. C. Rog n passed awa > t her home in this city this afternoon after brief nnd very acute attack of cancer. Sh > was born In Dorchester , N. J. , March 30 , 183G ; came lo Nebraska In October , 1SG5 , and settled at BMlevuo , whore she resided many years. She was highly educated , and her whclo life has been ip"nt In lellgloin , tcmpcranc' and charitable work. During I ho past twelve years ? he has r sided at till * place with hci husbind She Is well know * thioughout the nt.te , through her tlon with tl.e Women's Christian Tonpor- nnco union , having bo n connected with lhat organization slnco Its birth , and at the time of her death was stale president of the Demorost Metlnl bureau. Hei Immediate r lathes are Mrs J. SI Fra/aur , sister , and J. SI. ii\vcll : , nephew , of thh totinty , end two brothers and two slst rs , residing In Now Jersey. The funeral will occur from h r late residence nt 11 o'clock TuesJnv ne\t NHBHASKA CITY , DM. 2S ( Spec ! il ) Miss Ilattle Sheldon , old st daushter of Ed ward Sh Idcn , diel this afternoon , aftci a long sickness. _ nut inn TIM : VICTIMS Tonirrunit. 'N Vim lluslflrk nnd .VI n ml Horn ! I n Ic i red ill llfiiUlciiiiiii. HCNKM3MAN , Neb. DJC 29. ( Special Telegram ) The double f uncial of the two victims , Charles Van Busklrk and Maude Bond , killed by train No 2 Saturday morning , occurre-d hero today. It was the largest pre cession ever wltnessol bora , notwithstand ing the cold , dlsagreoible day. The coioner's jury's verdict at Wio inquest held Saturday attached the blame for the accident to th * carelessness of the railroad company , HYANNIS , Neb , , Dec. 29. ( Special Tele gram. ) The fui.cral of O. A. Thureton oc curred loday and was largely attended Mr. Thurslon died 8Uddenly from heait fulliiit- Ho was an eld soldier and among the Hist EottlerH hero , Mr. Thureton leaves a widow nnd night chlldron. _ Hniiill I'll 1 1 lire nt McUcrNiin. rUCMONT , Dec. 29. ( Special ) W. II. Bnincr , dealer In general merchandise at NIckErson , filed chattel mortgages on his stock of goods yesterday lo stcuro his cred itors. His assets nro about $3,000 ; liabilities about the same , all secured by mortgage } Mr limner's failure was cause ! by a lire at HiU store Christmas % iornlng. It la hoped Hut arrangements can b madci b > which Iiln bUHlnesa can bo contlnilEd. The Weman's club held Its regular ni-o'lng ye-itorday afteincon. The piogiam consisted of a number of pap'rs osi pott ry und deco- laled china , and v.as ono of much Int-rest All the pipers showed careful study and prepara tion , and w ro well receive J. The election of ofUccra of lh& club cccura at Its irxl me'tlns ( Ma > Count } AKrlriilliirnl Siu > lcl > Cl.AY OUNTKR , Ntb , D'C 29 ( Special J The Cliy County Agricultural soelet ) held Its annual meetlne here Friday , wit1) a vcrj small attendance. The following ai ? the oltlo.ra flEctel for the ensuing > ear , I're/l dent. H. W. Campbell i vice pre'dent S McKtUle ; trcrcury , h P. Pryar ; Ircaiurer , W. J , Gardner ; general superlnleid'nl , I ) H , Dunn ; mar Ii l , N. W , Jolmion. C. H. Hairla v.ai ttlccted to reprcnent tbe so ciety at the meeting cf the Stale Board of Agriculture In January. AVM'AATION THI5 SOMJ OIIJKCT. Ml * * Knlo riclil linn nit Inter * Ipvt ltli PrrnliliMit Dole. CHICAGO. Dec. 29 In Ihp Tlmes-Hcrald of tomorrow will bo printed an Interview wlih President Sdnford B Dele of Hawaii , had by MlM Kato Pleld. The Interview In elab orate , nillns sevenl columns , nnd touching closely on thn Hawaiian jwllcy on Inter- natlonil questions Although it do s not ap pear In Mis * Hold's loiter , the talk wn * had In the presence of Mr Dole's ciblnct , the numbers of which eubserllxxl to Ihelr chlcf'H oplnlonj unreservedly Mhs KloJd calling his attention to the f ct that his govenimont had bppn sild to bo cbaraclcrlzeJ by an Insane - sane dc-j're to pcrpelmte llsclf In ofllce. Mr Dele said "Th" fjct tint the Kovernmcnt Is wording for anncxat'on ' to the United Stiles H H geol denial of that charge. An nexation may deprive un. or some of us , of olllo * . In the higher ofllces are men to whom It means p > rsoml wcrlflcc and Imolness loss to discharge their dutlcu. It Is slmpl ) a Minder to iiy this deslra for annexation Is I'mply a pretense. " "Wo are working In good faith , and 1 bcllevo Ihe i > eoiilp appreciate the fact As to the form of annexation that would best meet our requirements , It IP dlfllcult to tuy A tcrrllorhl form of govermn.nt , unmodified from th ? form obtaining In the United Stales lerrltorlc-3 , would scitcely bo suitable. Prob ably the beii course would be to gradually develop from our present svstem , tlio foJcral authorities of cours ? having from the begin ning jurisdiction over custom houses , post- ufllce1 and federal courts Our own govem inent should not bo limited by the Unite ; ! State-s law concerning tenltorles A news s > slcm would have to b Invented to emit our conditions ; much the s-imo as Is the prac tice of IlngHnd In establishing a new colonv There Is no set pjstcni IJach new colonv Is organized as the necessity of the. cise demand' " In reply to a statement by Miss Pleld that she 1ml been told that If the United States did iut annex the Hawaiian Islnnds'they would bo offcr < l to England , Mr Dole k.ild : "Our sols policy le anncNatlon lo the United States" Oilier pirl'i of the. Interview relate to the drmcstlc and political affairs of the Islands Profit-sharing Is taking the plac * of contract labor nnil other business ami social impiovemcnts have boon established iMNCiiun Tim oi.ivi : mi'oifi'ints. fleni-rnl ApiiriilMri n ItnlNi * ( lie Vnliiu- ll ii mi Inrne COIIHKIIIIK | > II < N. NHW YOItK. Dec 29. The Spanish steam ship Constlta Madre arrived at the port of Naw York In Juno last , from Seville , Spain , with 300 casks of fine olives , consigned to Lawrence Johnson & Co. of Phlladelphli The goods weie entered through the New York customs house for Immediate trans portation. The Involco by the shlppeis nnd the vilue fixed by the Importers were ac cepted by the local appraisers at Plilhdel- phla. On the suno steamer wore private ad vices to Colonel Cro s , special treasurj agent In clnrge at the port of New York , to the effect the olive crop had been unusinllv rhort In Spiln , and that whllo the prices were greatly advanced In New York and Phlladelphli. Importers were bringing In goods under the old valuation. Collector Kllbreth and Collector Head of Philadelphia entered simultaneous appeals from the' de cision of the local appraisers on Kjvcnl thousand cisks of olives imported last sum- msr bj Lawrence Johnson S. Co of Philadel phia , and by 13. Sanclie/ . Austin , Nichols & Co , and other leading linpoiterj of New York. General Appraiser Slurp decided the ciso In favor of the Importers. Both collectors appealed to tlio board nf general appraisers , and for two weeks past a special board his been hearing testimony In the caso. The board biought in Its decision yesterday on the Lawrence Johnson & Co Importation. The valuation was advanced 30 per cent , and the Importers must paj GO pel c'nt on the additional value ot me olives , as assessed uy the board The fines In all of the cas s will amount to thousands of dollars The de cision will affect nearly nil the leading Im porters of New York and Philadelphia. ICAItbAb TOW.N I.N 1IAUIJ IUCIC. Plrc mill CMIOIHDcdriiilncil to AVI DC It Out. EMPOUIA , Kan. , Dee 29 The three largest business buildings In Hartford , twenty mlleo south of here , were dosroved by fire at daybreak this morning. Loss , about $30.000 or $40,000. The buildings burned were : P. B. Paxon's opera house , 13. C. Hlcb & Co , general merchandise , and McGregor & Heed's hardware store. The Masonic and Odd Pellnvvs' lodgd room was also burned , Including about $1,000 worth of lodge property. Tim fire engine refused to , work. The opera house might have ben 'saved but for this mishap. Lat spring Hartford was visited by a cjclone which destrocd a largo part of the resi dence portion of the city and Killed and wounded a number of people , and only n couple of jcars previous to that disaster ( Ire destroyed nearly the entire business I > irt of the place , Including buildings which were replaced by tho-e burned this morning. OX A NATIONAL TICICHT. IVIIIINIIN I'oiiiillnt MuKrs a I'loixiNiiI l < tinMler PnrcrN , TOPEICA. Kan , Dec. 29. Walter N. Allen , a former democrat , who has been acting vvltli the populists since the farmers' nlllJiic > to l ; i hand In Kansas politics , Is out with a proposition for the populist natlon.il conven tion to make no nomination for vlco prosl- d'nt , but to adjourn and appoint a cam in It- toe to confer with the * dissatisfied elements of all parties , and go to the countiy with candidates pledged to free sliver , rovenuro - foim and repeal of the exception clause of the Bland-Allison act of 1S7S , which permits par- tics to a contiact to stipulate against the paym nt of silver lie suggests that It be a rrnference of nntl-fltveiand nnd of refoim foices , nnd that all fonnei p.uty prejudices bo laid aside. lie savs ho lias been assured that tucli a conf rcnce would bo largely at- tPiideJ. Mr Allen has written numerous letters to politicians throughout the ecuntiy on the subject. HO.HICoNliiiiii IN Di-ilil. Hose CohUin7i ; ; tlm It ill in vvomnn who wns HO badly buined about IIT rlBht limbs and on the light side of her body on riulst- mns nftciiioon , dkd nt H oVIock list night at tlio HI Johoph hospital The bed } will lie lemoved IbH morning to bur late lesl- Ucncu at Nlnelceiilli Btren and Popjil ton avinue Thu woman knpt n fiult and c md > iitnnd at Slxleenlb and Ciifa slieels. Whllo flis was lighting u ioHolliiu steve ber clothes be- cuma Icnltcd and tlio HIIIIICM wctu extln- Kiilshed only aflcr hho bad been badly binned and nail Inlmled much of tlio lliunc Itiu-iiH 'I'lioiiKht lo lie llnil. J P Iliirna w.is nncHt'd from Mel/ ' ball last night on piHplclon of lieini ; .1 mem bcr of the gang which assaulted Olllcnr Miidscn tit Thirteenth and Williams Nlicclu on ChiHtmus nljbt. Makes the Blood Pure Tlih is tlio nuclei of iho ctireo by Hood's Sji8.ip.uillu. Jcid : this : "IainHO/lad / ; toivrlto that J am now In per fect Jicalth and It hall bccniiso Hood's fiirsa- Illa made blood pure. X i My lion 1th > W | > , / / brcho down - - ' nltli troubles ] > oiillnr ! to VAOincn , in y -nervous fcji- and I had to take my Led. The pnjelclan ead ! there win llttlo hope for no. A ntljjhbor laid \sniulurful c'uroj | iy Hood a Hirsa- pirilhand Idccldri tJ try it When I had taktn ' > bottles , 1 co iliUllujimul now I am perfectly well and stronx. HoodTs Sarsaparilla Jns ilono ii'l ' thh for me. " Mm. 0 , lf i\ \ , I.i J'lttta City , Colorado. cure you. GIVE COfflllTTEliS A CHANCE ' ' /J V Senate Likely lo Adjourn Until Thursday After Its Keorgnniention. MAY NOT GO TO WORK EVEN THEN PtelljPnlr l n > S Work I.itlil Out for j l.iiilK < > llookril for il u-foli on tin * Monroe Dot'lrliie. . WASIHNOTON , Doc. 29 The program In the senile Monday Is to perfect the reorRttn- Izallon of the committees , listen to a speech b ) Senator Lodgf on the Monroe doctrine , lo refer the bond bill lo the llninco commutes and then adjourn over until Thursday , nnlM ! the house can be prevailed upon to adjourn over until Iho following Monday In case of n session on Thursdiy th re will In all probablliiy be < x slim nllcndance , wlih an- olhcr adjournment until Monday , the Cth of January. The adjournment over to Thursday Is almost certain , unless a financial dcbato should bo unexpectedly sprung Some ot the nrinbcr.i of the finance commlltto bavo cxprcssexl the hope that the revmiuo bill might bo reported In some shape by Thurs day , and If It should more or has talk In the senate would occur. Th organization of the commlllees will proceed through the adoption of n resolution for the nppolntmenl of Ihe llsl which Sena tor Mitchell will offer , embracing the repub lican and popullrt assignments as made by the r publican caucus and the democratic assignments ns made by the democratic caucus. It Is not known > et whether an aje or nay vote will bo demanded If such a demand is made , It Is prfsumed that the populists will cither vote with tlio republicans or refrain from voting altogether Senator Allen will explain the position of the popu lists with rccard to nrinnlrntlan ulipn the question comes up. Thepiogram Is for un Immediate adjournment on Tuesday till Thursday , and from Thursday till Monday. January C. WATCH IM ! Tim 1IOVMA11V CAMS. Voiirytiplii hfiitU 11 Siiooliil COIIIUIH Kloncr to Iho U n I ( .M ! StntrN. r i WASHINGTON , Dec. 29 General Targo Uslar , special commissioner to the United 1 States from Venezuela , Is bore with bis fam ily. He Is commander of ono of tlio live army corps of Venezuela , nnd was. appointed commissioner to como to the United States and watch the boundary negotiations. Pres ident Cte pa will , General Uslar sis , as soon as President Cleveland announces the VemV-- /uolan commission , ' appoint a commission of five of the most icpresentntlvo cltlz ° ns of the South American republic to come1 to the United Stales and convej to President Cleve land the thanks nnd appreciation of the good will shown by the United Stiles government in Its announcement of the Intention to fearlessly - le-ssly enforce the Mouroo doctrine. Thlg committee lias not yet been appointed , though the gentlemen who will seivo on It have been found. IVlrol Onlcrril Home for Hcpiill-.i. WASHINGTON. Dec. 29 An order has bo--n sant to the admiral commanding the Asiatic station detaching the Petrel from his squadron and directing tint It proceed to Sin Francisco. Arriving ( here It will be put out of commission for overhauling. Its relief , the Boston , Is now at the Mare Island , California , mvv ) ard. H Inn been put In flrst-clasa condition and will start en Its long voyage across the Pacific tn a day or two. The Petrel will not await Its ar rival , however , but will start for homo as soon as It can bo prcpaicd for the trip. It Is the evident policy of the admlnUtrition to maintain a strong fleet on the Asiatic station until the disappearance of all signs of further trouble among the countries of the Orient. o Auk Hint llejiinlilM lie livid. Captain King received a lelegiam from the authorities of Mason , Mo. , last night , saying- that they wished n ° ) nolds , the man who was recently caught In this city vvllh u largo number of knives In his possession , held until an officer from that town should appcai for him. THE CREIGHTON TKL. 1531 Paxton R Harness , .Mitr * TonightTat 8:15. : LInrola J. Carter's Swhlo Production , \TIM2IJ M3W VI3H'h. . Matinee Prices I/\\cr floor , HOc , lulcony , 2 * < c. 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