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FHE OMAHA DAILY BEE. ESTABLISHED JU2TE 11) ) , 1871. OMAHA , SATURDAY MOHNING , JANUARY 4 , 1800-TWELVE PAG-ES. SIN OLIO COL Y JPIVJ3 CENTS. DAVIS GOES UP FOR LIFE Rook Island Train Wrecker Sentenced at Lincoln , DECLARED HIS INNOCENCE OF THE CRIME CGIIUII ) IOII of One of ( lie Mont Scn- Mntlotinl Murder OIINCN In flic lllMtury ot the Stale. > WNCOMf , Jan. 3. ( Special. ) Judge Holmes today overruled the motion for n rjw' trial and sentenced the negro , George "Washington Davis , to the penitentiary for life. This aids one of the most sensational murder trials .over had In the county of Lan caster. The charge against him was the wrecking of the Hock Isli.ml train on the night ol August 9 , 1894 , Klcven passengers lost their lives and a number of others were Injured From this wreck a large number of personal damage suits arose , and the defense of the company on each case was that th ? wreck 'was caused by circumstances over which the company had no control , and for which It was not responsible. Thrco trials were had In each of which the company manifested great Interest , hunted up evidence and se cured assistance for the county attorney In prosecuting Davis. The result of the first at tempt to convict the prisoner resulted In a _ > rkB > vv mistrial. A bailiff In charge of the Jury was m / * vtlluovcrd In the office of the attorney who yjf nets for the Rock Island company. In the Eechnd trial the jury disagreed. The third trial resulted In conviction , but an attempt was made by the counsel for the > defense to show that the jury and wltnessss had bcn tampered with. Having overruled the motion for a new trial , Davis was called upon to stand up and asked : "Have you anything to say why the sen tence of the court should not bo Imposed tijisn you ? " The prisoner stood up and replied : "I have nothing to say except that I am nnt guilty of the crime for which I have "Dtcn convicted. " Judge Holmes said that this was the first tlmo , ln the year and n half slnco the case lit pun that the lips of the prisoner had been opened. An Incident of this most peculiar case was 4ho arrival at the. court house this morning of Hallcy Hllcy , one of the affidavit makers in the Davis trial , who had walked forty- live miles In order to obey tlie tnimmons of tbo court. HJ said ho did not dsslre to get Into the clutches , of any court. Having not n cent of money he was obliged to walk In , tha whole distance from Butler couWty , where the papers had been wrveil on him. GOES TO THE SUPREME COURT. ' \ Judge Hall ths morning overruled the mo- i tlon of the Rock Island Railroad company , . . for a now trial In the case wherein the estate ; of Morse , one of the victims of the wreck , bncured a verdict cf $2,000. The case will b ) taken to tlu supreme court , as will , also , tin Davis care. No explanation of a satisfactory character ' has. yet been given of a mysterious explosion i1" which occurred last night' The sound was i of the nature that might be produced by the * explosion of n bomb under water. The po- He ; were of the opinion that a boiler had exploded somewhere , but search ) failed to reveal - . veal anything ot the kind. So far the source of the noise has not bsen discovered. A singular thing in connection with It Is tin fact that a largo number of parties living or. South Eleventh street believed tlie explosion had taken plice In the block adjoining them. Some people think thai' a meteor fell and cxplodsd In this vicinity , although nothing > ' of the klni was seen. One or two of the pslfw focco have a theory of sewer .gas , but there Is nothing definite about this. The newly elected officers of Amaoi Cobb camp , Son. ) of Veterans , , were Installed thlF ovenliiK by Division Mustering Officer E. J. Strelglit. The officers of Mary R. Morgan tent , Daughters of Veterans , were also In stalled. COMMERCIAL CLUB'S WORK. The executive committee selected by th' Commercial club of this city for the pur- pso of taking action to secure the Granc. Army of the Republic reunion has named the following ways and means committee to ccllect money for a guarantee : Messrs. O. ' \V. Webster , Simon Mayer , A. M. Davis , / W. D. Fitzgerald , J. E. Miller , C. II. Rudge > Henry Hcrpolshelmer. M. Ackerman , J. C. Seacrest , D. N. Goldberg , J. C. Harpham , A'on Buckstaff , J. E. Houtz , C. I. Jon't' , I , M. Raymond. A. E Hargreavcs , H. P. Lau , T. J. O'Connell , Fred Herman , Ellas Baker , II. T. Westermann , M. A. New-mark , Jj. L. H. Austin , Fred Schmidt. E. E. Ben nett , Thomas Ewlng , M. J. Waugh , A. G. nillmeycr , W. J. Cocper , R. H. Rathburn , W. E. Hardy , L. 0. Jones , Baldwin , J. R. Wolfe. F. A. Brown. James Wolf , F. W , Drown , Hubbard , Phillip Manger , Harry Oralngtr. Ed Cerf , A. W. Field , Ed Big- Jiell , Austin Humphrey , A. Herman. The necessary guarantee Is $5,000. The Lincoln Woman's Christian Tcni- nprnnrn union cave a reception tonleht at the home ot thePtato president , Mrs. S , M. Walker , for the state officers of the society. A large number of guests wcro received be tween the hours ef 7:30 : nnd 10 o'clock. Omaha people In Lincoln : At the Llndill 'A. J. Wlloon , H. B. Howell. At the Lincoln E. A. Holyoke , T. K. Sudborough. SuttoiioteM mill I'erHonnlH. jSllfTON , Neb. , Jan , 3. ( Special. ) Mr. niO.Mr's. I. N. Clark have returned from ' Ct pd , where tlry have been to visit Rev. nnd Mrs. Dave Forsyth , Tlio following Sutton citizens Imvo re turned after epcndlng the holidays with friends nnd relatives : Will McCashland , Henver ; Fred Kellers , Scn'ca , Kan. ; Claroncs Hoea , Nebraska City ; Mlest.'s Clara Stewart and Allco Mocre- , Peru , Mr. and Mrs. Sam Thompson of Falrfleld end Psycho Terry of Whatcom , Wash. , arc here on a visit. Prof. Albright and Mary Stewart attended the Stats Teachers' Association. The joint Installation of the Grand Army of the Republic and Woman's R'llef corps was largely attoiufed at their hall on the 2d ult. , followed by a choice luncheon. A. C , Carney recjntly shipped tlghty hogs to Oni < lha which commanded C cents more than the market price. Vear'n Olmerveil nt Olny Center , CLAY OEiNTER. Nob. , Jan. 3. ( Special. ) Now Year's was duly observed at this place b , > many family cathe-rlngs , as well as public enter ialnments. ' Quite a number of th ; young lad'es ' received their friends In the parlors of the Commercial hotel , The an * " nual dintjer at the Christian church wat < largely attended by the church members and their families. In the evening the L-idles' Aid tcclety of the Congregational church en tertained tbelr husbands at the beautiful residence idenceof A. Allison In royal style- , from G to 9 p. m. An elegant supper was served , of which tbout seventy-five partook , Valley County MorlHra nIleeoril. . ORD , Nob. , Jan. 3. ( Special. ) Valley county's mortgage Indebtedness for the month ot Diccmber , 1895 , Is an follows : Seventeen farm mortgages filed , $19,822 ; seventeen re- leai > ? d , $11,020 : one town mortgage filed , | 69 ; 10S chattel mortgages filed , $19,419 ; re leased , 130 , $1S33 ! ) C8. Hey Fatally Hurt. OSCEOLA , Neb. , Jan. 3. ( Special , ) Logan fanhooivn , n 9-year-old boy , fell from a wagon yesterday and U now dangerously 111 ; ylth concussion of the brain. His Injuries ure thought \ bo fatal. ColileHt MKlit of the Yi'iir. LYONS , Neb. , Jan. 3. ( Special. ) Last night was the coldest night of the season , the thermometer falling over sixty degrees In twenty-four hours. The Ice U over A foot thick ou. the mill pood. Fito.M THIS yr.vTi : not si : nor to llronteti on Hie Klrc ntu I'ollee Hoard Not Named. LINCOLN , Jan. 3. ( Special. ) There was today no appointment of a member of the Omaha Fire and Police commission to sue cccd Broatch , and tlure Is no Immediate ptospcct of one being made. Attorney General oral Churchill came down from Omaha am went back again within a few hours. Lam Commissioner Hussoll , another member o the appointing board , Is out ot the city. I Is possible that no action will 1 > ? taken untl next wc3k. Around the capltol there ! s some talk of a dark horse. It Is cald tha this Is the only solution of a most vexatious question , considering the largo number o applicants for the place made vacant by the election of Broatch to the mayoralty. U Is also whispered that the latter will not bo al Icwcd to name the appointee. Meanwhile Governor Holcomb , the other member of the board , patiently awaits the tlm- when Rus sell and Churchill shall come Into his office and announce that they have agreed on a man for the position. The State Banking board today Issued a call on the banks to send In their reports of the condition ot their ( Inane s on the 31s of December , 1895. This call Includes the loan and building associations as well. Per mission was granted by the board for the consolidation of the Aurora Banking com pany and the Hamilton County bank , botl of Aurora , Hamilton county. The cnplt.i stcck ot the Aurora bank was $50,000 ; tha of the Hamilton County bank $100,000. No tics was given of the t mporary sutpenslon of the State Hank of Gothenburg , with per truEclon to resume business on the 1st lust The capital stcck Is $30,000. A. V. Carlaoi Is president , C. E. Yost vice president and H. L. Carlson cashier. H. N. Cornell has written a lettir to the adjutant general from St. Joseph , Mo. He states that In 1SG1 ho organized at .Nebraska City and was made captain of a company known as the Saunders Light Artillery. In 1S63 ho r celved orders Irom the govfrno of Nebraska to proceed to Fort Leavenworth Kan. , with Elelghtf , to secure ammunition Ho obeyed this order , and about this time received a commission from the then gov ernor of Ntbrnska as lieutenant colonel of a Nebraska regiment , which was then being raised In Omaha , and of which J. W. Pear man was colonel. He desires General Barrj to Inform him If the records of the adjutan Kereral's offlcs show th- above .condition o facts. General Barry says they do not , am that J. W. Pearman was then major of the Second Nebraska cavalry. No reference whatever Is made to Cornell. Gen ral Barry has received a letter from Henry Young of St. Joseph , Mo. , asking for a certificate of his discharge from comp.in : A , First Nebraska Volunteer cavalry. It ho : been forwarded to him. Winter Term of York College Openeil YORK , Neb. , Jan. 3. ( Special. ) The Yorl college opened Us winter term yesterday There was a large number of persons In at tendance. Hon. E. A. Gilbert of York ad dressed the students of the college. He spoke on "Great Men That I Have Seen' Dr. McConaughy rendered a vocal solo after Mr. Gllbirt had finished his talk. President Reese thanked those who- had participated Ii the exercise , In behalf of the- students of the college. All the faculty , with one exception were present. Colonel B. Crabb , who has bam visiting hero for a few days , returned to his home In Troy , Kan. , yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Kllburn of Osceola , who at tended , the York band reception held at this place Wednesday night , returned home yes terday. Mr A C. C. Cobb went to Lincoln yesterday to attend the Woman's Christian Temperance union meeting of state officers. John Koontz of Bedford , Pa. , Is visiting A. F. Clapper. The dry goods stores of this city have de- diced to close their places of business after C o'clock p. in. Prof. J. A. Parks arrived yesterday from Chicago , where he has been on business. The annual meeting nnd election of officers of the Baptist church ot this city took place yesterday afternoon and evening. Each de partment of the church work was reported by its respective leader , and very encourag ing reports were given. I'lnttHiiiontli Women Entertain. PLATTSMOUTH , Neb. , Jan. 3. ( Special. ) Yesterday the Woma'n's club held a recep tion. Those present were : Messrs. O.H. Sny- 'ler ' , Charles Johnson , Samuel Waugh , C. S Polk , John A. Davles. Carl Frlcke , Hilt Wes- ; ott , Albert Frlcko , Myron Elson , A. N. Sul livan , H. D. Travis , C. F. Stoutenborough R. B. Wlndham , Henry Snyder , D. S. Guild ind son George. Henry Gerlng , F. G. Frlcke Harry Green , George Tarsch , Dlmmle Hlatt John Coleman , Frank Alshulor , W. J Straight. C. A. Marshall , Cliff C. Wcscott Dr. T. P. Livingston nnd Hon. S. M. Chap man. man.Cass Cass county mortgage record for 1805 Throe * hundred and fifty farm mortgages filed ; 102 mortgages on town and city prop erty ; 353 on farm property reieascd and 1G9 on town and city property released. The amount of mortgages filed on farm property was $539,002 , while the amount on town and city property was but $77GCO. The amounl on farm property released was $457,348 , and on town and city property $115,019. The record for December : Farm property , filed , SI7.G05 : town nnd city nrone-rtv. $12.561.20 : released , $33,853. Severe Wentlier tit \ortli Ioun. NORTH LOUP , Neb. , Jan. 3. ( Special. ) After an exceptionally balmy and pleasant Now Year's day , with the mercury at 65 In the shade , n cold wave , accompanied by a keen qnd biting wind , struck this phc-2 yesterday morning and the temperature fell to zero this morning. No snow of any con- requenco has fallen. The North Loup cornet band members arc drilling for an entertainment to be held In the near future , consisting of the rendition of a drama entitled the "Return of the Tide. " _ . \Mlilanil Kmvorth LeitKne Work , ASHLAND , Neb. , Jan. 3. ( Special. ) Mem bers of the Epworth league have organized themse-lvos Into a literary society and will Imvo exercises once a month. Local business men have signed an agree ment to close their stores at 7 o'clock p. m. Rev. Mr. Williams of the United Brethren church will begin a series ot revival meet ings In Marble precinct next Sabbath. The weather turned cold last night , get- ling down to 12 degrees below zero. Illelinril Jar Kolil nt Oxccola. OSCEOLA , Neb. , Jan. 3. ( Spsclal. ) Today lion , J , L. Makoevcr had the privilege of securing $1,000 for Richard Jay , who can pace a mile In 2:17. : The lucky man Is W. D. Hlghfleld of Dubols. 1 % Wants n Heeelver for n DriiK Firm. PEOHIA. Jan. 3. In the circuit court a bill 1ms been filed for Injunction by Walt r ilarker against Peter Singer and William Singer , of the well known wholesale drug Urn of Singer & Wheeler , and a motion 'or ' the appointment cf a receiver will be leard tomorrow morning. The bill alleges that the company owes between $150 009 and $200,000 , and that of this $51,000 Is overdue. Singer & Wheeler are Incorpo rated and their capital stock Is $250,000 , } f which Peter and William Singer own $175,000 and Walter Barker $50,000. Barker claims Peter Singer has overdrawn hit accounts $18,9SI with the company. The Merchants' National bank of Peorla has a udgnvnt note for $38,000. and the Carter White Lead company a judgment for $2,098. The bill alleges that the company Is Insol- cnt and cannot continue In business , and hat the assets will not pay Its debts. SoiletjIleeulven it Itiulo Shock , KANSAS CITY , Jan. 3. A special to the Star from Springfield , Mo. , says : A com motion waa created In society circles here oJay when It becime known that William McCullough , CO yean old , traveling salesman 'or a St. Louis Iron company , was quietly married December 19 to Mbs Mlnnl ? Miller at Holla , Mo. Relatives of Mr. McCul- ough are leaders In society here. Ml Miller has betu employed Utre as a servant. HOOVER SENTENCED TO DIE Ho Must Eang with Morgan April 17 , Next , COURT WOULD NOT GRANT A NEW TRIAL I.OIIK I'lcn Mnil - for l < liy < hp I'rln- oiicr'it Attornry , AllcRltiK Krror ii nit Itccoutly Kvlilciicc , Yesterday Claude Hoover , who was con victed of murdering Samuel DuBols , was sentenced by Judge Scott to hang April 17 next. This Is the day set for the exe cution , of George _ Morgan , and the under standing Is that both will perish at the same time. Sentence was pronounced after a motion for a new trial had been ov.rruled. Hoover showed signs of the- keenest distress. During the greater part of yesterday mornIng - Ing Attorney Powers argued a motion for a new trial for Claude H. Hoover , convict.d of the murder ot Sam DuBols , before Judge Scott. Th announcement that the argu ment would cccur nnd the further announce ment that a largo number of prisoners would bo arraigned , drew a large crowd to the court. The room was filled with a larger nudlenc ? than was prssent at any tlm > during the trial and In It \ \ ere ( f largo num ber of attorneys. Powers tried to convince the court that It erred In not allowing non-experts to testify ns to th ? ranlty of Hoover. HE held that such were competent to testify and In support ot his contention ho cited a number of authorities. Judge Scott agreed with him that tstl- mony from such witnesses was admissible , but < ] literal from him In the proposition that It could bo admitted In the way the defense had set about to Intioducc such facts without a foundation. The attorney tlun urgjd that as soon as the defense set up a plea of Insanity It was Inuumb nt upon the state to prove the sanity of the accused. Judge Scott admitted this and he said that he Instructed the Jurors that It must bo proved to their minds that Hoover was sane end sensible when ho committed the dcd In order to bring In a verdict of guilty. Powers continued for some time In the attempt to provo that he had partially shown or was In a poslUon to show , If allowed , that Hoover was Insane. He cited the fact that Hoover was unmoved during tne trial , and that ho received the verdict of ueath without a tremor , as an Indication that his mind was a blank. This Illustration did not appear to strike Judge Scott as. a very apt one , as he remarked that he- had seen murderers bfore who received a verdict of death without a sign of emotion , and especially Instanced the case of Morgan. The comparison did not please th3 attorney , for ho Indignantly re torted that there was no likeness between his client and Morgan. The latter he named as a criminal and depraved , while he said that Hoover was raised In a Christian homo and surroundings. INSISTED THERE WAS NO MOTIVE. The attorney also attempted to make some stock out of an allegation that there was no motive or malice shown In the deed. Ho held that the crime of murder In the first degree , as other felonies , must grow out of some motive , a circumstance that was not shown In this case. He argued that In the trial the only quarrel or dlffcrenca of opinion that was shown to have existed between the murdered man and the murderer occurred on that very day. Yet even thsn , when they parted , it appeared to bo on the best of terms , for one said , "I am much obliged , " and the other , "You are melcome. " In the same connection Powers dwelt upon the Improbability that a sane man who had lived with DuBols as Intimately as Hoover had , even under the same roof , would kill him. Ho held that the crime was nothing more than the act of an Insane person. Powers also attacked the testimony of the uirei per&uus wuu wure present in me snoc shop when Hoover shot DuBols. Ono of the Saalfeldts swore that Hoover remarked before - fore shooting , "I have got you where I want you , you . " The other testified that he did not heir the profanity Finally the third man , the negro , Andrew Jackson , testified that he did not hear the remark at all. By this contradiction the at torney held that the weight of the remark as showing malice was greatly Impaired On that point Judge Scott said that Ii3 coult not decide , because the law provided thai the Jurors alone should be- the Judges of the credibility that should be given to witnesses Turning upon a new tack , Powers said thai he last night dlscovsred new evidence which was essentially material to the defense , and of which he had no knowledge when the trla occurred. Ho read from an affidavit slgnec by Dennis Brophy , the stepfather of ths con victed man. man.TOO TOO DRUNK TO TALK. Brophy swore that Hoover had for some tlmo been greatly addicted to the useol Intoxicants , and that during the few month ; previous to the commission of the crime ha was very frequently Intoxicated. He swore further that at 5:30 : o'clock on the day ol the murder , about half an hour beforn Mm commission of the crime , he met Hoover and that he was so Intoxicated that he could not articulate. "Why did you not have this witness In the trial ? " askeJ the court. "I did not know of him , " auswered the attorney , "ho was away. " "Well , " said Judge Scott , "this man cer tainly knew that his ptjpson was on trial for his life. Any stepfather who knows that his son Is to go to trial , who is In a position to help him out and who Is not hereto do so could Elgn a dczen affidavits and thsy would carry llttlo weight with this court unless ho had a good reason for not being here. " The attorney did not give much of an ex planation and th court suggested .that even under the circumstances Brophy's testimony would ba no mere than cumulatlce , as It had been shown that Hos-ver was Intoxicated. "Yea , " paid the attorney In answer , "It was eald by all the witnesses that he was Intoxi cated but not drunk. , Brophy says ho was so drunk that lie- could not talk. I have also the evidence of two mlcon keepers who will owear than on the morning of the day of the crime llxver was BO Intoxicated that they refused to sell him liquor. " Powers also charged the county attorneys with using Improper statements In their argu ments to the Jury , Inasmuch as they were not supported by the evlience. Ono was that 'DuBsls suffered all the tortuns of the damned" while awaiting death and the ether was to the effect , that the heinousness of the crime was Increased as the deceased was ono elected by the people to legislate , ACAIXST ISSUING I.IOU.VSKS. I'roti-xtN Kllod AualiiNt KoU-y mill AVrl l Lute Thursday afternoon Mr , K. Hose- vnter filed objections to the Issuance of Iquor licenses to Jack Dowllng , T , J. "oley and Wright. In the Dowllng case , t Is alleged that he has violated the ordi nances ot the city by koplnghl saloon open for the sale of liquors after midnight and on Sundays. The allegations In the complaint against Wright are similar , it b- ng charged that he bus violated the pro- Islons of the city ordinances by ko ping open alter hours. In Foley's case the charge Is that of ur.nlng a gambling house In connection vlth a saloon. Objections against a number f other taloon men will be fll.d. Children' * Home lluriiH Down , COLUMBUS , O. , Jan. 3. The main part of he Franklin County Children's Home was lamaged by fire at 5 a. m. to the amount ot ab ut $25,000. The east and west wings re main Intact. One hundred and thirty chil dren were uitely marched cut and will soon provided for In the wings. Tbe fire rlgtnated near tbo top of the building artd rota 4 cause not yet known. J CIIVIIT. Wltlirow Tolls n Tn\e' \ of Woo nni n I litre ! liiirl 'Stnfj' . "I would not have , 'mjr little girl or my mother hear of this ( or anything In th world , " were the * words which dropped fron the lips of A. M. Wlthrow yesterday ns he was arraigned before Judge Scott on th charge of forgery. His eyes were flllc < with tears and his voice was * broken will suppressed sobs. Wlthrow was arrested for forging a check of $20 , signing the * name of the Cudahy Packing company. There was no nttemp made to Imitate the writing of any ono clsa for the signature was In Wlthrow's owi handwriting. Wlthrow pleaded guilty when the charge was rend. "What have you to say ? " demanded Judg Scott. Scott.Wlthrow Wlthrow raid that Tie was ; In Kansas Clt > 0,11 last Thanksgiving day when he received a letter from his former wife , from whom h had obtained n divorce on tlio ground o marital Infidelity. Overcome ) by the rccelp of the letter , he turned to drink. He re malned drunk for days and when he arrive In this city he was still Intoxicated. H continued Ills spree nnd Vhen ho came t himself ho was In the city jail with th charge of forgery against him , Ccunty Attorney Winter at this poln broke In with a pica for th prisoner. Ho said that when Wlthrow was arrested , al mcBt the entire $20 was found on hie person only a few csnts be'lng missing. He wa urged to use the money" In employing an attorney , but h. refitted , saying that If h obtained the innnpv In thJwmnnnpr nhnrnsd ho desired to have It returned to Its right ful owner. "Have you a family ? " asked the court. "Yes , sir , " answer' d Wlthrow. "My wlfo Is divorced , but I have a little girl 1C years old and n little bay tl 'years old. My mother lives In Chicago.1' "Do they know of this ? " "I would not hnvi them' learn of It fo anything In the world , " faltered from the lips of the wretched mnn and tears ran down his cheeks. "Have you realized what effect It wouh have upon them If you were sent to the penitentiary ? " continual the court. "My God , I have thought of nothing else sine I have ben arrested , " answered With row In broken tones , "I could not sleep because of thinking about It. I have never been arrested before. It "would break their hearts If th y heard of It. " Judg ? Scott delivered a" severe lecture t the man. He depicted the enormity of the offense and spoke of how hl.3 family am children would bg ostracised if ho were son to the penitentiary. "I wllliot send you to the penitentiary , " ho added , but will give you a chance. You will tx ? thkcn back to the county jail and brought befor - the court fc sentence on February 3 , the fiist day of the next term. If I hear goo < lj accounts of you will recommend that , sentence * bo suspende < for two years. " "I will nevsr touch anoth'er drop , God help Ing , as long as I live , " responded withrow solemnly , ay ho walked ajvay. There were a number of olhcr hardenei criminals arraigned. Among' tHl-m 'were some who had appeared In the ' 'criminal court bs foro. foro.M. M. O. Daxon entered a pfea of not guilty to the charge of embezzlement. He was accusei of converting to his own use $ l,200worth o bicycles which bad been " .consigned to hin by- the Jeffrey & Gormully" company of Chi cago. He says thit" he pid ! for thegoods. . John Cole , 'alias M. G. Ci\o \ , a' man 70 yearg ofage , entered a plea of'nofgullty to the charge of debauching two yoang girls. Their names arc Alice Cody"ind Yhosbai.E. Wil liams. The crimes are alleged to "have been , committed on July 28 and September 9. Cola Was released under $2,500 "bonds on each count : iv-j . . f An old offender , a negro .named rilcUan Rice , pleaded not guilty to' the charge o entering the hJSso of M , L. Hlrsh and steal ing $65 worth of property on February 27 of last year. As the crlms Vas committee before the law was passed making dayllgh house breaking a burglary , the county attor ney appeared to bo willing to 'accept a plea of guilty to the charge of petit larceny , but the court would not allow It. In appointing an attorney for the prisoner , Judge Scot rpmnrlrod * "It Is about time that this man was In the penitentiary. Ho has been before me already threetimes. . If he Is. convicted he will be saltsd to the limit of the law. " lllce grinned and walked away. Charles Vannees and .Ralph Hlgglns , young In years , but old offenders , were arraigned on the charge of committing an assault with Intent to Inflict great bodily Injury uppn William W. Daker. The- trouble , was an election row. The prisoners wanted to plead guilty to assault , but the court woulc not allow this and they entered a plea of no ! guilty to the charge against them. Al Coleman , a negro , charged with stealIng - Ing $19 from John Koptka , and a whlto boy , Charles Ho3g , charged with burglarizing a barn of Zacharlas W. Durlchart. on December 9 and stealing ? 1G worth of harness , pleaded not guilty. Lulu Thompson , a colored woman , charged with stealing $6 from Louis Swanson on De cember 19 , who was released under $400 bonds , failed to respond when her name was called and her bond was declared forfeited. The same fate met the "bond of John C. Hisium , charged with embezzlement. He is cut under $350 bonds. His case was not called , but his attorney volunteered the state ment that the man wiq away In Chicago and could not be hero for arraignment because 'he would lose his position If he did so , "His bond Is forfeited , " remarked Judge Scott. SUHS THI3 Oll > HEI'OT COMPANY. Sixty TliouHiiml Dollar * ' .AMleil liy the CoiitrnelorH. A damage suit for { 00,000 for alleged breach of contract has bejn brought against the Union Depot company by Johnson broth ers , Arthur and Harry , 'contractors of this city. In their petition the plaintiffs allege that on September 22 , 1890 , they entered Into a contract with the Omaha Union Depot com pany , by Thomas L. Klmbalf , its president , for th : erection of a union flepot at Tenth and Mason streets , The bullfllirg was to bo completed , by the terms of'the contract , on December 15 , 1891 , or the contractors were to forfeit a bond of $90,000. ' which they gave. The cost of the rbulldlng was to have ben $300,000 , and the contractors vete to furnish and pay for all ot the material and labor to be used In the structure. The plaintiffs allege that tney commenced the'work on October 1 , ISSO.Iand continued It until January 20 , 1891/when they were ordered to cease by reason , of the fact that the city of Omaha had failed jto deliver cer tain bjnds to the company , TJiey allega that they expenfijd large sutni of money In fur nishing material and In , labor. They place the amount at J50.000. Moreover , they aver that they erected brick yards at an oxpansj fcf $50,000 for the special purposeof obtaining brick with which to cwiftruct the depot jnifldlng. They maintain that since they were ordered to stop work on the building the brick yard ; Imvo been almost Idle , , ' ? that the money put Into them was practltally lost. AHS.tui/r i.v Jiinai ; DIW > Y'S IIOOM. Frank Ilurrett Hiring liy A eut Miir- rlNHcy for mi InHiiIt. A very unusual Incident occurred in the 'cderal court room yesterday when the trial cf the Barretts for counterfltlug : was n progress. Secret Service , ftgent Morrlsscy who had be-in sent out by the Treauury de- lurtniMt to work up the case , had given lila Iw'.lmofiy , which was very damaging to the BarrcttE , and taken bis teat among the ttpec- tatrj. Frank Barrett than walked over to where ho was fitting and called him a foul name , whereupon Morrlsscy gave him a ( ting ing blow In the face. Interference-prevented ; Further conflict. The two parties were called jcfore Judge Dundy , who on learning the ex act facts , found that Morrlsiey was justified In striking Barrett. Ho bald 'that he would deal with Uamtt later. jfc'M * & i'l.r jj I ' ijfr.Ciiin.L'll ; ti SHORTAGE SEEMS TO GROW Why Report of Exports on Bolln's Book Has Boon Withhold , ENTRY OF $77,000 AND NO CASH TO SHOW Head llooUkci-iior Komi Tellfl Contra itletory Storlcn of Horv Ho Clime to Innort ( lie In the llooliM. Another startling discrepancy In the late city treasurar's accounts has been discovered That Is the reason tbo promised finance com mlttea report on the city treasury defalca tlon did not materialize nt Thursday night's council meeting. Members of the committee refused point blank to give any definite ex pbnatlon why the report was withheld They tried to beat about the bush by saying that there was still one Item about whlcl they had not yet satisfied themselves am that they did not want to make a final re port until they were convinced as to the accuracy of every figure. It now transpires that the new dlscrepancj Indicates an additional shortage In thecltj treasury which , unless counter balanc Items are found , will reach over $77,000. In checking up the entries on the bond book an unaccounted entry ot $77,700 was un earthed by the experts. This Item appears Just below that record Ing the $ S2.GOO realized Jrom short-time bom wles last spring and Is in the handwriting o John W. Fead , head bookkeeper In the treasurer's office. It Is In the sum of $77,700 and the money which It Is supposed to rep reasnt has completely disappeared. When questioned ns to this entry , Mr Fend at first told a strange story ns to ho\\ It got there , end sought to throw off the responsibility for It upon other men. II asserted that he made the entry after th embezzlement was uncovered. He- further more asserted that ho wrote the figures a the peremptory command cf Thomas Swobo and John W. Lauer , who wera nt the time In the city treasurer's office In the Interes of the Bolln bondsmen. Why he kept sllcn so long upon the subject ho had nothing to say. say.FEAD FEAD AND THAT BALANCE. Mr. Fead was Thursday called before the finance committee to repsat his story , bu there took It all back nnd exonsratcd Messrs Swobc and Laucr from all knowledge of his action. He admitted that he had written down the figures probably because they were necessary to make the account balance. He was not sure but that It would merely be a correction of some mistake he had pre vlously made. After this unaccounted entry had been dis covered the experts set to work tracing the Item back and found that It extended at hap hazard on both sides of the account fron 1S93 on. The transaction in which it origi nated was a bond sale madeIn that year to Hayes & Co. of Cleveland , 0. , 01 which the purchasers defaulted and refusec to take 'tho bonds. The $77,000 had boei credited as If the bonus nad been sold , anc tbo books , showed that amount of shortage at Irregular InUrvals since. These books were . supposed to have been repcatcdlj checked up by Comptroller Olsen , but the comptroller apparently never discovered that tbsro was-anyUiIng wrong wlth--them , . ? Thomas Swobe , when questioned concern Ing this now deficit , Indignantly denied the explanation said to have been given by Feai as absolutely false and without any founda tlon In fact. Mr. Swobe said that was the first he had heard of the discrepancy , and that he bad no idea whatever that It ex Isted. "I never gave Fead any order to make any kind of an entry , " said Mr. Swobe. " never knew of any such entry being made and know of no reason why such an cntrj should bo ma'de. "Tho day after I took charge of the office the bondsmen conferred with Bolln and de elded they wanted mo to go Into the. . cage and to receive all money paid In for taxes and from tlio time I went Into the cashier's cage I had nothing to do with the checking up of the books. I was nevsr consultec about any entries to be made. The only thing I checked up was the cash drawer Mr. Lauer was In the back office , helplnr Olsen's men to check up the bsoks. It Is very singular Mr. Fead should make any entries excpt the regular routine of business while the treasurer's office was In charge of the comptroller checking , up the bosks. " John W. Lausr also denies that ho hat given any order to Mr. Fead to make sucl entry In any ot the tr.'asurcr's hooka "Mr. Fead doesn't know when or why h2 made that $77,000 entry. He may have Imagined I told him to do It , " Mid Mr. Lauer , "but If so ho Is mistaken. In fact , he has admitted he was mistaken , m there Is no necessity for denying It. " FINANCE COMMITTEE WORRIED. The dleslos'Jre of tbo additional develop ments In regard' to Bolln'a books In last evening's Be > created a considerable sensa tion on the streets , anl not a little con- eternatlon on the part of the finance com mittee of the city council that had care fully provided that no hint of the true r.'ascn for the delay In submitting a report should reach the public. More than to express sur- prlsa that the matter had become public property , the msmbers-of the committee had nothing to say , expect to return evasive an swers to all Inquiries respecting the new complication. The sum of their statements was to the effect that the facts an published by Th ? Bee were correct , but that they did not want to say anything Just at preront , as they still hoped that something might bs dis covered which would explain the mystery. Chairman Taylor said thnt the report of the committee would be presented Monday night and In the imantlmo It would not be prcper for the committed to talk. The ex perts were going ov2r the other side of the books , and lie still hoped that they would bo able to find an explanation. F. J. Kennard had nothing further to offer , He could not Imagine how the facts had leaked out , tie , according to his undcrstand- ng , no ono but the two experts and the mem bers of the finance committee know that any Further shortage had bean discovered. He lolncd his colleague. In the hops that some thing might be found between now and Monday night which would explain the mat ter. ter.WIM WIM , III3 A IIItIII.A\T CKHKMONY. ArvIililMliiip Salolll Will He Mmlf u Car ill n a I Next .Suiiilny. BALTIMORE , Jan. 3. All arrangsments live b'on completed for the ceremonies which will take place at the cathedral on Sunday morning In connection with the elevation cf Archbishop Satclll to the rank of a , cardinal of the Catholic church. On Saturday afternoon the archbishop Is expected to come over from his residence at Washington and spend the night at St. Gary's seminary. With him will come his official household , comprising Dr. Frederick looker , tccretary of the apostolic delegation ; tight Rev , Donatus Sarretl , auditor of the delegation anJ special papal ablegate , and Marquis Sacrlpantl , member of ilia noble cuard and jpeclal envoy of the pope. The bishops who have sent word that they will be present are : Janssen of Belleville , 11 , ; Spaldlng , Peorla , III ; Horstmass of Cleveland , 0. ; Macs of Covlngton , Ky , ; Foley of Detroit ; Rademacher of Fcrt Wayne. , Ind , ; 'ImUird , Vlncennes , Ind , ; Scannell of Omaha , Dunne of Dallas , Burke of Albany , N. Y. ; McDonnell of Brooklyn , N. Y. ; Ryan ot Buffalo , Wlgger of Newark , N. J. : Gabriels of Ogdentburg , N. Y. ; McQuald of Rochester , N. Y , ; Ludden ot Syracuie , N. Y. ; McFaul of Trenton , N , J. ; McGoyern of Harrltburg , 'a. ; Phelan of Pltteburg' , Pa , ; O'Hara cf icranton , Pa , ; Ilurkg of St. Joseph , Mo , ; Me- Golrlck of Duluth , Minn , ; Marty of St. Jloud , Minn , ; Cotter of WInona , Minn. , and lealy of Portland , Me , , IIHJ TUr.ST COMPANY A'SI(3 > S. Onlxlilp OpcrntloiiN of n Director ( 'rt II Into Trouble. rillLADKU'HIA , Jan. 3. The Solicitors' Loan and Trust company ot this city , of which Richard W , Clay Is president , made an assignment today to Colonel T. DeWUt Cuylcr , ono of the directors. The trouble came through the outside operations of J. R Hitter , who liarcharse of the company's real estate derailment. He Is said to have floated n series ot drafts In the TradesinrnV National bank of this city for a Now York man. Two weeks ISRO President Clay of the company gave the Tradesmen's bank a bond of $150,000 to Idemnlfy It against loss. This bond was given without the knowledge of the directors- , and when the board learned of It It repudiated the action of Its presi dent , and In view of the circumstances de cided to make an alignment In order to learn the tnt > condition ot the comtuny. An examination of the books showed that the assets an nil right. The asslgnmfcnt was made jointly to Kt- flngham 1) ) . Torrcy , president of the Glrard Trust company , and Colonel Cuylcr. Mr. Hitter Is said to have been dealing In ( he- stock on the Indianapolis Traction company , which has declined recently from 5S to 24\i. \ H Is rumored that the cashier of a big bank , who was operating with Rllter , way forced to resign his position. The Solicitors' Loan nnd Trust company has assets ot about $1,200,000 , most of which Is tied up In western mortgages , H was founded In 1SS6 with a full paid capital of $500,000. Its stock recently dropped about $10 a share. T. D. Cuylcr stated that Mr. Hitter was using his own money In his speculative ven tures , but Mr. Cuylcr was unable to say In view of this statement , why Presldenl Clay gave the $150,000 bond to the Trades men's bank. After the -board of directors had repudiated tlis bond , the Tradesmen's bink threatened to bring suit to recove the money and this , the assignees state was what caused the assignment. It wa ; stated at the office of the trust company today that Mr. Rlttcr is 111 at home. Nelth'cr he nor Mr. Clay can be seen. The former cashier , J. A. McKce , of the Tradesmen's bank Is said to have causei Hitter's drafts for $209,000 to be cashed In consequence of his cnncctlon with the latter'o speculations he was recently com pelled to resign. KltUr Is lying at the poln of death. The meeting at which th ? directors decided to repudiate the action of theJr presi dent was held Sunday last. The revelations have created a sensation In financial circles here. INDIANAPOLIS. Jan. 3. Mr. Clay Is one of the stockhclders In the Brown-Hlpplo Electric railway , a suburban line here , anc a stockholder and director of the Citizens Street Railway company , which controls al the lines In this city. He , with Messrs Wcrnsr and McKee of Pittsburg , own the Citizens' company , which la probably the company referred to as the Indianapolis Traction company. FIJKIj FOIl Til 13 IIODV. Articles FuriilNliliuT die Orcatcut IIeii < III Cold Weather. Whilst clothing prcssrves our Internal heat , we look to food to produce It , says ; the New York Ledger.- Fat , flour and sugar are the cheapest and best heat-producers , nnd should , therefore , form a large part of our winter fare. One Instinctively turns to fat In frosty weather ; but professedly few people recognize Its true value as an article ot diet during winter. It Is not only an economical diet , but It Is especially Indicated In ths case ol persons not In robust health , who will bo the less able to resist depressing effects of bold and all Its risks In proportion to thu amount of .fat-they . Intermix'with their food. Fat contains an average of 50 per cent of carbon , and , Whilst It thus readily affords heat to. the system , yet , In ItselfIt exirts an Important Influence over the digestion of other articles of diet. It Is for this reason that a teaspoonful of cod liver oil , taken In the middle or lmmdlatfly after a meal , acts as an admirable aid to digestion In certain foims of dyspepsia. Fet , of course , must not bo rushed at and eaten In quantity without being properly diluted ; thus we instinctively combine certain articles of diet so as to obtain .1 diiEndmlxtur' of fat. Wo mix fat meat with a large quantity of potatoes , liver with bacon , cabbage-with bacon , veal with bacon and pork with boiled haricot beaux or peas. The last dish reminds us cf the cold day on which the Princess Elizabeth was liberated from the tower ; she wnt flrsi cf all to the Church of All Hallows to offer her devotions , nnd then proceeded to n neigh boring tavern , the King's Head In Fenchurcn ctr ct , where she dined off peas and pork. Looking at the- energy and warmth that fat can supply , it has often rtruck us that the soup distributed at winter soup kitchens might , with advantage contain more of that Important clement. The quantity of pea ? In such soup Is out of proportion to the fat. An a matter of fact , all fata arc alike from a dleti'tic point of view , nnd llttlo of this food principle Is wasted ) In the body ; nay , It Is more perfectly absorbed and turned to a mora practical use than the lean of meat. It only becomes a question of the compara tive digestibility of thp various fats , and this Is In proportion to the temperature at which they become liquified. Wax could bo dl- geitcd if the heat of the stomach had power to reduce It to a liquid condition. The low melting point of butter gives It an Immense advantage as on article of cold weather diet and Its llbral use In winter Is strongly recommended to both the invalid and the robust. Margarine Is really a very good substitute for butter , and we eat It In pastry and at public dinners and clubs oftcner than we reckon upon. It Is prepared from muttcn or beef fat only. An ox contains about fifty-six pounds of suet and a sheep about eight pounds. The met Is melted at a low heat , clarified and run Into vats , whcrf , on cooling , It assumes a pasty consistence. Then small quantities of this fat are wrapped In clean whlto cloths and subjected to a pressure of 100 tons , This process separates out the stearin or tallow and leaves a perfectly whoIoEome fat and good substitute for but ter. UoulitH MfOnlKaii'n Appointment. KANSAS CITY , Jan. 3. Speaking today regarding the rumored appointment of F. H. McGulgan as general manager of the Great Northern railway , a prominent official ot thci Wahash railway In this city said : "I do not think there Is any truth In It. Before - fore resigning from the Wabash railway Mr. McGulgan was offered the supjrlntcmlency of one of the divisions of the Great Northern railway , not the general mnnagerahlp. He toid me that he had decided to decline the offer and would go to the Grand Trunk , with headquarters In Montreal. Mr , McGulgan Is at his homo In Mcberly , Mo. " Limiting Hie Cotton Production. ATHENS , AIn , , Jnn. 3. President Lane of the American Cotton Growers Protective association , mya the "bcarH" nt New Or leans nnd other buyers are fulsely report- nj ? thai the production of cotton next year will bo Inci cased 10,000,000 pounds to 12.0W- 000 pounds to Induce bodlhern producers to all. Ho snya tlio American und ISngllth mills will be without cotton next September. flu outlines the situation fully and Issues a call for n. meeting of nil cotton growers it Memphis , Tuesday , Jununry 21. to take nctlcn und adopt means for limiting the planting of next ycur. Civil Sorvlee Kiaiulnallon. A competitive examination undcfr the rules of the United States civil gervlcs commission for the grides of clerk and carrier In t la- Omaha postofflco will be held at the Corn- met clal college February 4 and 6 , beginning at 9 o'clock a. m. Applications will net jo accepted after January 15 , V tlie Free SleeperN. CHICAGO , Jan. 3 , The trouble bttwoen he transcontinental lines over the free Bleep- ng can run with landseekem' excursions las been settled. The land agents hav : definitely withdrawn all their oners of free accommodation and full rates will bedo - nanded in every fJolil HhllinientH for NBW YORK , Jan. 3.-Lazard Frerea have r gaged $1,000,000 gold bars at the assay nice for shipment tomorrow , TO FURTHER THE EXPOSITION Articles of Incorporation Adopted and Signed Yesterday , SCOPE OF THE TRANSMISSISSIPPI SHOW ForelKU Nnllium Will lie Allowed < Co mo In If They Cliooxc I'uwerit of tin * Organi sation. The articles of Incorporation of the Trans- mlsslsslppl and International exposition were formally adopted and signed at a meeting or the executive committee which was held at the Commercial club rooms yesterday , The headquarters of the corporation la lo cated nt Omaha , and tlio nature of the busi ness , na defined. Is "to provide for and hold , during tlio months of August , September and October , In the year 1S9S , within or near the city of Omaha , an exposition of all the products , Industries and civilization or the states and territories west of the Missis sippi river , and also such 'exhibits as may be provided by the United Stiles , or any stats In the United States , or by any foreign country , for the purpose , particularly , of ox- blbltlng to the world the products , Indus tries and capabilities generally of the Nilil states and territories west of the Mississippi liver. " It Is provided that the corporation shall Imvo power to acquire all real coiate nec essary to th ? carrying out of the purposes and transact such other business as may nat urally occur. The capital stock Is fixed at $1,000,000 , which amount may b ? Increased nt any time- by a vote ot two-thirds of the directors. The stock lit divided Into shares of $10 each , 110110- of which shall bo Issued until tncy are fully paid up. The corporation may begin busi ness when shares aggregating $10,000 have ben subscribed , The life ot the corporation la fixe-l at from January 1 , 1S9G to December 31 , 1905. The affairs of the corporation arc to bo conducted by a. board of olevtn directors. to bo elected frcm among the stockholders , a president , twenty-five vice presidents nnd a secretary nnd treasurer. The ofllccrs may bo elected cither from tlio directors or stock- holders. One vice president shall be a cltlzjn of Omaha and the others shall be divided equally among the twenty-Jour Transmlo- sleslppl states. The regular annual meeting of stockholders will bo hld In Omaha on the- second Monday In January In each year , be ginning with 1897. The articles of Incorpora tion may bo amended at any regular stock holders meeting or at n special meeting called for that purpose by a two-thirds vote of the stock represented nt such meeting. The members of the present executive com mittee are : C. P. WcIIer , C. S. Montgomery , I. W. Carpenter , L. H. Bradley , James Walsh. Dudley Smith. K. V. Lewis , A. B. Jaqulth and 0. W. Wattles. PIIHIMIII.VG l-'OK THIS ICI3 HAIIVKST. j ITN mill Kiniiloyt'N TryliiK tenet not T < uotier ! onViiKU IliicNtloii. The freezing over of the Mhoourl river Thursday night was the. occasion of the first advance made by a small army of men yes terday morning upon Jack Frost's crystal product : - " * * Several hundred men .collected at an- , early hour nt the Ice houses along tbs river front and also at the houses on Cut-Off lake. But little , however , In Iho way cf actual cutting of this year's crop of Ice will be done for several days yet. It will take some llttlo tlmo for the Ice packers to organize their gangs of men and thcro Is yet the question of the wages to be paid. The men say that they caniii/t live on $1 | or $1.25 per day , which ias boon offered by some of the bosses' , and they are holding out for SI. 75 mr dav. which him bznn clTnr ? < 1 hv nno of the South Omaha firms nnd by one firm In this city. The ice at the present tlmo Is thickening- rapidly and Is now from flvo to six Inches on the river and from ssven to eight on the lake , but the harvest will not bo started'untll It attains at least ten Inches In thickness. It Is estimated that 100,000 tons will be put up this year by the local firms for city con sumption nnd that the packing houses at South Omaha will require 17C.OOO tons for their use. In order to accomplish this largo amount of work In a season that promises to bo very short , It will require at least SOO men steadily employed throughout the bal ance of tlio winter months and thu Ice work ers arc resolutely holding out for the prlco which they deem fair recompense for their labor. A committee from Central Labor union composed of Messrs. Waller , Klshsr and Qoa- sard have been deputized * , to vlelt the various1 Ice firms and request that $1.75 bo paid the Ice workers for ten hours work. It hau been rumored that , some of tlio chari table Institutions of the city have offered to place men at work * on the Ice for $1 per day , but this Is denied by them and the expe rienced men feel assured that they will win. the fight In the end and that $1.75 per day- will ba tbo ruling price. \ TAIII3ST SI.AI.IVIS. . i Colonel I'owvll , lluTfxiiw filnnt , WiiutM to Leave tin- Show HiiHliieH. O lonel A. A. Powell , the Texas giant , who headed the procession In the Odd Follows' celebration at Bast St. Louis last spring , Is at the St. James , says the Olobe-Domocrat. Ho Is tired of the show liujlnoH , and has come to St. Loulu to look for a Job as a lloor walker In some store. "I've been In the sluw buslnetu ten years now and have got enough of It " ho raid " ' , recently , "It's a touch life always on the co vcrv llttlo regularity In meals or anything clua. And u fellow can't makp much money ' nt It , either. Here , I'm the 'tallest man In the country , or the world , that I know of bine ; the Chlnoso giant died , and I can't make a decent living at the show business. Sometimes I get $50 or $75 a week , but then I have to pay my expenses , and hotel bills and railway fare eat up all the profits , I'd rather get $25 and hav no such expenses. When I go with a circus for a whole season I get $30 or $35 a week and expenses , but the life Is too hard for me. " Colonel Powell expects to settle down In St. Louis and grow up with the city. Ho la comparatively young yet only 31 , He- was novcr In the army , ho Bays , or even a Texas' ranger , but \von his title In tbo allow bus- Inoiu. When a boy ho lived on a farm In Johnton county , uhlch adjoins Pallas county , Texas. The prlnlcpal thing he did on the ranch was to "punch cattle , " ho says. In other words , he was a Texas cowboy. Ho "punched cattle" until his legs got no lone that they dragged on ttie ground when astride a pony. At 18 ho stood seven feet BDvcn and one-half Inches In his clocking feet , and Is no taller now , ho says , although when In the chow business' his height Id ad- vrtUed as eight feot. The Chinese giant , who died Eomo time ago , was seven feet : lght Inches. Colonel Powell has stood be- 'oru about all the croisncd heads of Kurope. do has showed with many circuses. He has. no brothers and but one sister , who Is of moderate' height only. Nor was thcro any thing extraordinary In the height of either of his parents * , or any of his ancestors , BO fur as bin knowledge of Information gop. Ho H a Hoyal Arch Mason , Odd Fellow and a rCnlght of Pythias. The ladles may be In- .ercstod In the flze of the colonel's shoes. They are No. 12 not EO very largo for BUCU & long-legged man. Ills wliht Is 2f > 0 pounds. The colonel is still single , but uayit that It la not his fault. "The Rlrls all admire me , but at a distance , " IB the way ho ex- pressDd It. MlllloiiN or Klclil .Mlre- . The canton of Schaffhausen , Switzerland , a overrun by Aeld mlco In Immense num- > erg , and the government has been appealed o for ways and means to vxtcrmluato th rodents , ' " " *