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MINING IN THE BLACK HILLS
Company of Ucnvcr Capitalists Getting Op
tions on Claims ,
BIG DEAL BY THE MOFFATT SYNDICATE
( Properly Men Ailjnc-eitt to ( he lloiuo-
NtaU-c Mine * nnil Will lie
, , , Kiiiinl to Tin-lit III Itn . i'
ICxtuitt.
LHAD , 8. D. , Jan. 13. ( Special. ) The great
fierce deal which was before the peoplti for
such a long time and which promised to bo
one of the largest miohig transactions , out-
Eldo of the Homcstakc , In the history of the
llUck Hills , will soon he duplicated by n deal ,
which Is nearly consummated , between mlno
owners In the vicinity of Kirk , a small station
three mllca southwest of Ucadwood , und a
company of Denver capitalists known as tlie
Moffatt syndicate. IUt > rcRontatlvcs of this
company have been In the Hills for scvcrnl
wcnkf getting options on the claims and mak
ing further orogrcss toward the speedy In
auguration of work on the property as soon
as the deal Is completed. The ogcnta ot the
syndicate have returned to Denver to report
favorably to the company. Letteis have
been received by certain mining men In the
Hills ITem David II. Moffatt and Eucn Smith ,
two of the foremost mining men In Colorado ,
the syndicate taking the name of the first
named gintleman. The letters stated that
$150,000 twid already been raised for purchas
ing machinery and sinking a shaft 3,000 feet
deep If necessary. The property Involved In
this transaction llc.s adjacent to the Home-
Btake properties and will eo.ua ! In extent that
of the Homeatako. The Heaver syndicate haa
nbuml.ince of capital to build up another such
an Institution as the Homestake. Mr. Moffatt
Is the largest mine owner and promoter Iti
Colorado nnd Mr. Smith Is a mining engineer
of considerable note. Active work will bo
commenced on the tract within sixty days.
The Tip Top mlno on Spring creek has
been purchased by A. D. I'rowsoy of Clncln-
tic' I , O. There are two claims , which have
been developed quite extensively by open
cuts and shafts. The vein IH very wide an-J
can bo traced for a kng distance. On ecv-
cral occasions free gold specimens have been
found , some of which have assayed in the
neighborhood of $ SOO In gold. The general
run of the ore la low ,
GOOD ORE STRUCK.
A good body of ore Y.aa been struck on the
property of the Omaha company , In Two Ult ,
wlrlch promises to t > ccomo pretty rich. The
J ore Is pyrltlc nd was found In a 'tunnel ' fifty
feet from the flhaft.
It Is reported that the Mllllken 'Park ' group ,
owned by 'New ' York parties , has been pur-
clinMd by unotlier syndicate of Denver capi
talists. The property 'has ' been worked for a
number of years and Is coi'.fldcred valuable.
The Kicking Horao mine , on Dlacktull
divide , b B been closed down owing to the
Increased charge of ore treatment. It will
probably cnuee the Dcadbroke mill to close
also , for It depends on the Kicking Horse
mine to supply It with wutor.
The cyanide plant , leased by D. C. Bailey ,
lias begun operations. The plant has been
thoroughly overhauled and consldewblo new
machinery pu't In place. It will treat about
forty tons of ore from the Doley mines and
twenty-five tons custom ores each day.
A new placer mine has been opened up on
Spring creek , which will bo extensively
worked In early spring. Tests have given
from 10' to 15 cents to the pan , which Is
considered a very fair prospect. A trench
has been run 'to drain the bedrock.
The eecond annual mcc > tlng of the Deid-
wood Mining nnd Development company re-
tmltcd In the ro-clectlon of the old olllcers
for another year. They are : F. Zlpp , presi
dent ; Ocorgo Aycrs , vice president ; N. E.
Franklin , eecretary , and A. Hattenbach ,
trf-aaurer. The company Is now composed of
thirty-seven members , and It was votej to
enlarge the number to fifty. The assessment
will bo monthly hereafter Instead of quart
erly. In order that ? 500 a month may bo
obtained to push developments In the mine.
It Is thought that the shaft Is within twenty
feet of the Hardln vein of ore.
A new company has Aeen formed during the
past week In Chicago , under the name ot
the Consolidated Hardtn Mines , limited. The
jfflcors of the company are : James I ) .
Hardln , president ; A. P. Blgelow , vice presi
dent ; II. M. Quackenbos , treasurer ; J. H.
Delaney. secretary. The compiny owns a
block .of valuable ground' ' In Two Dtt which
was recently purchased of James Hardln.
ILLINOISAN \ VILIINVESTIGATE. .
W. Puterbaugh , a wealthy coal operator
of Pcor.'u and Lincoln , III. , has been In the
Hills some time looking over the mines
with the Intention ot Investing , He has re
turned to Pcorla and has given out his In
tention of organizing a company to develop
onmo property near Hockford.
The Golden Reward Consolidated Mining
and Milling company has declared Its first
regular quarterly dividend of C cents a share
and an extra dividend of 10 cents a share ,
both payable at New York City on February
1 , U Is announced that dividends will bo
regularly paid in the future.
Samuel Scott of Custcr has shipped BOO
pounds of spodunicnu and 100 pounds of bis
muth ore to Paris , France , for treatment.
The tlrst named mineral Is taken from al
most 'within the city limits of Custcr and If
It Is found to be equal to the foreign product
Tegular shipments will be made. The bis
muth Is also from near 'Ouster. ' There are no
works for the treatment of either of the ores
In this country , nnd It the returns from the
present shipments prove to be as rich as ex
pected , there are parties ready with the cap
ital with which to erect suitable works near
the mines for treatment of the ores. They
nro very valuable. The shaft Is down ISO
feet.
feet.Three shifts of men have , been put on the
1) . & D. shaft , In Ruby basin , The frame
work of the mammoth steel hoisting house
Is up and the building will soon bo enclosed.
The construction of this gigantic building In
something now In 'Black .Hills architecture.
It Is made entirely of steel and perfectly
fireproof and can be taken down and moved
( o a new ! ace lu a short tlmo and at little
expense.
RICH SAMPLES OF ORE.
Some rich Dimples of ere have been
brought up from the Gold King group , In tlie
Hornblende district , which assayed from $27
| o (55.40 per ton. The ere Is free-milling
hornblende' and la found In a vein thirty fact
V'ldo and at a depth of forty-two feet.
Ono of the moat prominent mining com
panies In the southern , hlli.i Is that operat
ing the Drummer groo ; , near Custer. A
ton-etatnp mill Is In dally operation > 'rid a
cyanide plant Is nearly completed , It I
ixpected tliat the company will soon begin
paying dividends , which will add another
Lilly mark to the good mime , ot the Southern
Hills. There ure now a dozen or more very
promising mines In the central and southern
hilU , In Keystone , Rockford , IIIII City and
tther camps , that will -bo dividend payers
before * many months. The southern portion
Df the hills will , oo doubt , receive a wonder ,
till advancement In the year 1S9S , Invest
ments are being made cautiously und ( ho
development of the mines will bo much
ilottcr than In the northern hills for the
reason that In nearly every mvlno and gulch
In the latter named section there are .being
worked successfully ono or more .shafts ,
ivallo In the central und southern hills nearly
111 of the attempts at mining heretofore have
been1 failures , principally through a mis
understanding of the nature of the ore ? ,
Men have been giving ( his country mere
wreful study In the last few years and
thu time Ii very near when eomo of the
largest mlnVig enterprise. * In the Black Hills
Itvlll bo Inaugurated there.
Rllliorl After Duiiunt Trophy.
CHICAGO. Jnn. 13 , Fred Gilbert , the
crack trap shooter , and Eddl Ulnghnm of
this city have left for New York City ,
where Gilbert will shoot npalnst Egbert
for ] > osset8lor of the Dupont trophy Satur
day , Gilbert 1s In line form und U thought
to have bitter than au even chance of
AHTIST i/A.vnoii u.vntmns TOIITUIIU.
Tlircc llnj-K WlllifMit Ktinil or IVnlcr
Wlilli- I'rlmuu-r.
LONDON , Jan. 13. The Dally Chronicle ,
In a description of the experience In Thibet
of Henry Savage Lander , the artist , writer
and traveler , who narrowly escaped death
at the hands of the Thibetans when en
deavoring last autumn to reach Hassa , the
capital ot Thibet , says :
His valuable diary , maps and other papers
Include Interesting photographs ot the
tortures Inflicted , which were only Inter
rupted when Mr. Liudor himself was under
torture. Ono of tneae represents the scene
of the torture ot a native companion , tleit
naked to a tree and slashed and bruised by
a circle of hideous beings dancing around ,
jeering at and taunting their victim.
Another photograph , taken after the rescue ,
shows two unrecognizable men , all the hair
burned off their heads , the skin lacerated
and seamed with burns , and In the eyes two
ghastly silts. Mr. Lander lost one eye. Hot
Irons were lield so close to the eyes of their
captives as to wither them. This was
practiced day after day.
Mr. Lander w-as rescued when nearly dead ,
after being three days without food and
water , by a party Including 'Mr. Wilson , Mr.
Lnrkln and Karak Singh Pal , nephew of the
rajawar of Askotc , who had heard from
trading Thibetans that a white man was
doomed to bo beheaded In the Interior of
Thibet.
They started with the Idea of procuring nt
least the mutilated body. Uy forced marches ,
and after thrilling escapes from treacherous
guides , nnd adventures nearly costing them
their lives , these three men reached the
sufferers ,
Mr. Lander had already lost lils reason.
After three hours' attention he regained
sutllclent consciousness to say where ho had
concealed his cameras. They had a photo
graph taken of the savages cowering In
terror of the avenging whites.
Mr. Lander wns carried to Almora ( In the
Lumaon district ot North India ) by low-
stages , from which point ho dispatched "run
ners with news for home. He recovered the
confiscated diary , maps and surveys , and has
altogether 200 photographs and water colors.
His Instruments ho was obliged to bury In
the Himalayas.
It Is not probable that -Mr. Lander will
over be well enough to return.
\vitriixa A xinv JAIMIMSSK OI-UHA.
MnxriiK"l Will Attempt to PrrNvrve
I'ctMillurlly ofntlvc .Mil sir.
VANCOUVER , H. C. , Jan. 13. Advices by
steamer Empress of China say : Mascagnl
Is < it work upon a new opera to be called
"Iris. " The work will be purely Japanese
In character and Maecagnl in his new music
has cndoivorcd to reproduce the peculiar tone
effects of Japanese Instruments. lie spends
the entire day in the celebrated Instrumental
collection of Baron Kraus. The problem to
present tothe public a score containing
music that would be attractive to the Euro
pean car and lose nothing In Jopancac'orlgl-
nality has proved physical torture to
Masoignl. The pot ! Is as follows :
A simple , charming , sweet-tempered young
girl Is left with an old .blind father. The
girl appears leading her parent Into the
garden , where ho mutters his morning
prayer , while she waters the flowers. The
chorus .of the "Musume" greets the rising
sun and then betakes Itself to a gentle rivu
let that divides the landscape. The prince
of the neighborhood hears of the charms
und purity of Iris , acid by hs ! ordern
Tslkomatl abducts her from her home nnd
conveys her to a house " of Ill-repute , where
her broken-hearted father finds her. Be
lieving elie has entered her new life volun
tarily , he pronounces a curse upon her. She
Is at { ast free from her terrible surrotind
lags , a fugitive , still pure , but near to
death's door. The curse is upon her and oa
the step of a temple where she had taken
final refuge , amid the solemn music of
priests and tolling ot bells. Iris slngo her
last song and dies.
7.ola 'Act-iiNCN Tlit'in tit IVrJury.
PARIS , Jan. 13. The Auroro publishes on
open letter from Emlle Zola to President
Faure , pointing out the Irregularities nnd
illegalities In the Esterhazy court-martini ,
and formally accusing General Bllot , minis
ter of war ; General Mcrcler , Major Ravary ,
the investigating officer , and Major Puty-
dcca ot perjury and challenging the govern
ment to prosecute them.
Over Ciuuil Itoille.
MANAGUA , Nicaragua , Jan. 13. ( Via
Galvcston. ) The party of Chicago end other
contractors and capitalists , under the leader
ship of Lyman E. Cooley , of Chicago , tave
arrived hero via Colon , Panama and Corlnto.
All the members of the party are well. They
will thoroughly examine the route of the
proposed maritime canal through Nicaragua.
Mlirrnl-UiilinilNt .
LONDON , Jan. 13. A parliamentary bye
election held In Plymouth yesterday to fill.
the vacancy caused by the death of Charles
Harrison radical , resulted in the election
of the conservative and liberal-unionist can
didate , Hon. Ivor Churchill Guest , who de
feated the liberal and radical candidate , S.
"P. Mendel , by 1,188 votes.
ICNtc-rlin/.y'M Ai't'iiMor Arn-Hli-il.
PARIS , Jan. 13. Colonel Plcquart , who Is
understood to be the officer who brought the
charges against Count E-sterhazy , recently
acquitted ot treason by -court-martial , was
arrested this morning and Incarcerated In
the fortress of Mont Valerln.
iiucoiti ) vt\a FOR cmmcii AID.
< 'oilKr ' inlIoiiiiI IlnllilliiKT Sorli'ly KlIc-H
Itx l ( 'i > rt.
NEW YORK , Joji. 13 , The forty-fifth an
nual report of the Board of Trustees of the
Congregational Church Building society was
made public today by the secro'.ary , Rev.
S. II. Cobb , D. D. The record of work , re
ceipts and expenditures for the year 1897
cai'lly ' takes the highest place In the history
of the society during the last forty-five ytars.
The board haa voted $230,495 'to ' 1GG churches.
There was p > ] ld to 116 churches $232,233 In
the form of grants or loans on houses of
worship. The heard ids voted $35,190 lu
parsonage loans to fifty-seven churches and
thirty-eight church M have been paid $21-
SCT on parsonage loans ,
The geographical distribution of funds paid
out U BB follows : K'lghtcen hcusrs of worr/nlp
and three parsonage- ) east , and ninety-eight
houses of worship i. id thirty-five parsca-
agcn vast of ' .he eastern boundary of Ohio.
On houses of worship. $124.500 has been In
the form of loans and $107,823 In the form of
grants.
Tits whole amount received Into the church
building loan fund Is $412,883 , v\ final set-
tlonurt has bcn made with the society by
the executor of the will of the late J , Henry
Stlcknoy of 'Baltimore. ' From the sale of fie
securities $153,070 hos been realized. The
receipts from all sources aslJo from the
legacy lu $141,528. Grand total for this year
$295,504.
Only 201 congregational churchca are now
In pressing need U houses of worship ,
I'HXSUl.VS KOR WI3STHHX VRTKIIAXS ,
Survivor * of I.ntoViir llrn
hy ( lie ( ifiu'rnl ( < ivi > riiin < Mi ( .
WASHINGTON , Jan , I3-r-Speclal. ( Pen
sions linvo been Issued as follows ;
issue or nccomircri Ttr '
Iowa Original ; John L. Holden , Chnrl-
ton , $0. ' '
Colorado-Original. Granvllle II. Smith ,
Montrosp , $ G ,
Diirriuil Iti-iliiceil In ANICH |
LOS ANGELES. Cnl. , Jan. 13. The body
of the murderer , AV. II. T. Durrnnt , WHS
Incinerated nt the crematory of Koynolds
& Van Nuys at Altadonn , today. At 2
o'clock the ashes wcro removed from thu
furnace und delivered to a > parents. No
ono saw the Inside of the crematory ex
cept the employes nnd the Durrnnts , A few
gathered around the outsld : , but every
thing was done so quietly and so quickly
( hut their curiosity was soon appeased and
before the ushna were removed those few
had dispersed ,
EVERYTHING TO PAY DUTY
Nothing Allowed to Go Frja Into the Gold
Begionsi
CUSTOMS REGULATIONS FOR KLONDIKE
Camilla In ColtiR to Orent Kxpenoe to
Accommodate .Miner * nail
( . at ecu ti | > ItNulf fur
On tin- .
WASHINGTON , Jan. 13. In a few ( Jays
the Treasury department will make public j
the details of the arrangement recently made .
with Sir. Slfton , Canadian minister of the ;
Interior , govcrn'dg the transportation of the I
gold-seekers and freight to the Klondike. |
Meanwhile It Is learned here from good
authority that the Canadian government Is
about to Issue new customs and mining
regulations applicable to that reglco. Last
year , when there was an unexpected rush
to the gold fields , the Canadian government
permitted the free entry of mlncro' blankets ,
personal clothing In use , cooking utensils In
use , and 100 pounds of food for each per
son , charging duly only on excess. This j
year that privilege will be ubolhhod , and j
cuatoms duties levied' on everything the
(
miner takes la except practically the clothes j
CQ his 'back. The Canadian government i
docs not wish to be niggardly , but la going ;
to great expense to maintain police and I
establish courts of law , postofllces , treas
uries for the safe keeping of the miners' gold ,
offices where drafts may be obtained for
gold nnd other conveniences , and must ob
tain revenue to meet the outlay. Every
one. regardlcas of nationality , Is at liberty
to enter the Klondike and take up mining
cMltns subject to the Car-ndlan regulations ,
but all supplies and outfits bought outside
of Canada , as for Instance In the Ualted
States or Kngland , will bo subject to Cana
dian customs duties averaging 30 per cent.
Outfits and supplies bought In Canada by
persons taking the Wrangel cad Stlcklne , the
St. Mlch'Jels , Skagway , Talya or Daltoa trail
routes will bo admitted free Into the Klon
dike , nnd of course are not subject to duty
when taken In over the all-Canadian routes
from Ashcroft , Kamloops , Bdtnunton and
Prince Albert. The Canadian authorities
desire toarn the public against so-called
transportation companies which'are offering
for sums ranging- from $50 to $150 , payable
in advance , to ccmvey persons from the
eastern states to Dawson City , by Canadian
routes , and to provide them with food en-
route. The overland routes within Canada
arc all controlled by the Canadian Pacific
railway , which Is also operating the route
via Wrcagel and the Stlcklne , and outside
companies have no authority whatever to
offer such ratee. Persons going to the
Klondike this spring are recommended to
take plenty of food or clothing , otherwise on
reaching the frontier of the Canadian Yukon
district they will be turned back by the
Canadian mounted police. There Is no
famine In the Klondike , .but . supplies are
running low just now , and those entering
without a sufficient stock of their own might
become a burden to the community. The
rush has already commenced , but Canadian
officials advise people who wish to reach
Dawson without delays on the way , not to
start before February. The Wrangel and
Stlcklne. routes , the ones recommended by
Caradlans , will not be open until the end ot
April.
HIJTTIJUMKXT OK XAVAL SI3HVICB.
Siecreliirj10117 I'l-eMeiitM n lllll to the
lIiiiiNtCommittee. .
WASHINGTON , Jan. 13. Secretary Long
today submitted to Chairman Charles A.
Boutclle the house committee on naval
affairs a copy of the proposed bill to combine
the line and the engineer corps of the navy
and to Increase the efficiency of the naval
service , which was prepared by the special
board 'headed by Assistant Secretary Reese
velt. Secretary Lwig says : "I can add noth
ing to the force of the report , with the spirit
and general tenor of which , and of the bill
accompanying It , I am In hearty accord. "
Therefore , ho recommends the passage of the
bill with some sllglit modifications which ho
suggests. The most Important of these la a
change in the sections retiring officers with
the rank and three-fourths pay of the next
grade above. Secretary Long says : "He
should bo retired with the rank and three-
fourtns pay of the grade held by him at the
tlmo of his retirement aod this Is especially
desirable lu the section providing for vol
untary retirements. "
Another amendment Is In the section re
lating to the commlfslonlug of the academy
boys. The secretary provider that they shall
be called midshipmen and 'that ' they shall be
commissioned In the lowest grades of the line
and murlno corps after taking the course at
Annapolis and a ono year's sea course , the
esa courts being an addition to the original
bill. It is also an additional requirement
that .tho cadets who have now completed the
four year's court'3 shall also have a year's sea
service before being eoninvkelor.ied.
Another amendment limits the adjustment
ot salaries ot officers to those on ( he active
list. Another amendment Is one that re
quires thut enlisted men before retiring otter
thirty years' service shall also have reached
the age of CO years.
Secretary Lang says the bill Increases the
annual expense , but ithla we must have If we
are to have what we actually need , a naval
service as cfilclont as any In the world , The
bill Increases the number or olllcers by only
ninety , which number would 'bo ' required In
any event by the Increased number of ships
In service. .As an offset , however , the re
tirements provided for will reduce the ex
pense of the ro'.lreJ lists. The report of the
assistant secretary shows that in the course
cf a few years the bill will effect a saving In
expense.
IS I'AUTIAI. TO COI.O.MQI , CIl.VXT.
1,1 IlmiK CliiiniVlnliI'll Him IIM Hep-
ri-Keiilutlve lo China ,
WASHINGTON , Jan. 13. Li Hung Chang ,
who Is back In power In the days of Chlna'a
extremity , wanted Colonel Fred D. Grant of
New York appointed as minister to China.
The following dispatch from LI Hung Chang
was received by the Chlncce minister to the
United. States :
Be pleased to convey to his excellency ,
the president of the United States , the
distinguished consideration of LI Hung
Chang , and pay to him that LI Hung
Chimp would he pleased If ho graciously
would nppolnt as minister to China Colonel
Frederick Dent Grant , son of the great
HOldlvr-Rtuteumun , to whom LI Hung Chang
was most devoted.
Before the arrhul of this dispatch Presi
dent McKlnley had perfected the arrange
ment by which Mr. Conger was nominated
as minister rnd bo will bo confirmed.
1HIUI3 . .MKATS l-'Oll KXI'OIITAU'IOX.
IleiiulreI.urirtr Aiiii-oiirlallon for
riliiNieetlon | ,
WASHINGTON , Jan. 13. The house today
entered upon the consideration of the agri
cultural appropriation bill. The bill carries
$3,323,402 , being $135,500 In excess cf tbo
nninur.t for the current year. . Mr. Wads-
worth ( rep. , N. Y. ) chairman of the agricul
tural committee , explained that the Increases
were due to the constantly growing dcmanl
for Inspections of moat and meat products
for export.
Under the latitude allowed for debate Mr ,
Williams ( dem. . Miss. ) submitted an ex
tended argument In favor of the establish
ment of a postal savings bank system.
Accident oil llonril tlie" Murlilelieiiili
WASHINGTON. Jan. 13. Commander Me-
Colla of the United States steam
ship Martlebcid hcc reported to the
Navy department from Port Tampa
that while at small arms practice yesterday
four men of the Marblebead wcro Injured
by an explosion , two ot them vary oeveroly ,
tnlttee on .ludlclfti'y tmlnjj decided to report
favorably the nomination of Attorney General
McKenna to be a justice ot the supreme
court.
The meeting of the committee was com
paratively brief and was devoted to' reading
the newspaper attacks and letters bearing
upon Mr. McKcnnn's nomination and to a
discussion of their merits by the members of
the committee. Ths ! discussion was very
generally participated In , one or two of the
members expressing regret that the presi
dent's choice tor the office ot justice should
bo made subject to the charge of Incompc-
tcEcy. When , however , the vote was taken
on the motion to favorably report the noml-
catloa to the senate no pugatlvc ballot ncs
cast. i
I-'OOI ) K.VOUlill AT , UAWSO.N CITV.
AmiOllleir \Vliu Loft Tin-re IH
L'CllllKTi ItOIKirtM ,
WASHINGTON , Jan , is. Adjutant Gen
eral lirock has a telegram from Colonel
Merrlam , nt Vancouver ilnrracks , forwardIng -
Ing a telegram from Colonel Robertson at
Seattle as follows : 7
Mujor Jones rt-ports to me as follows :
Left Diuvson December 9. No dnnger of
starvation there. Cuptaln Guyfr of steam
ship P. 15. Wenro lett Circle City Novem
ber 81 , nrrlved at DnwSon on December 4.
liny and lllchnrdson C'vvo nrmy olllcers )
were at Circle City well nnd comfortnble
when Guyer left CircleCity. . Jnquln Mil
ler tilco brdught the same newn to Dawson
reRiirdlnc liny and lllchurdsan. Steamship
Alkl arrived this morning bringing 350
Klondlkers , many of whom confirm ths
statement of Jones us to food supply ,
LOOKING 'AKTI-Jll ' 'THU ' AMISIUCAA.S.
'Semite ' WiuitN < > ICnotvVlinl 1'rotoe-
Iliin They Jlivc.
WASHINGTON , Jan. .13. . Senator Cannon
of Utah presented the following resolution
In the senate today und It was adopted :
Resolved , That the president Is requested ,
If In his opinion It is iltH' Incompatible with
the public Interests , to trnnsmlt to the neii-
nto at his earliest convenience a statement
showing what measures lire In force by this
government In tiie Island of Cuba nnd In
waters contiguous thereto to protect the
lives , liberty and property of American
citizens now dwelling In Cuba.
Iti'itiictlon Iii Tux Nut I'rolinlile.
*
WASHINGTON , Jan. 3 . Chairman Ding-
ley was called on yesterday by several rep
rcscntatlvcs of the distilling industry ana
asked what prospect there was for legisla
tion looking to n reduction of thu Intertill
revenue tax on distilled"spirits. . Ho ex
pressed the strong opinion that nothing
would be done at this session toward reduc
ing the tax on the lines ( Indicated.
You Mny Keep Tlieni If Vim Wish.
WASHINGTON , Jan. . 13. In reply to nu
merous inquiries , the Treasury department
states that the call for the' ' $100 certificates on
account of the discovery of the counter-
felts Is not compulsory.'but was Issued to
protect the public. 'No contraction of cir
culation medium Is caused by the with
drawals , as the department has discounted
this by provision's against It.
CiiNtniiiN lleei'lpt * liicreiiHC.
WASHINGTON , JanJ' ' , rfhc customs re
ceipts today were $ SS902tjthe'heaviest ; since
the new tariff went Into eflect. Treasury offi
cials are gratified at the continued Increase
and confidently predict that the new law will
provide a surplus of revenue from now on.
Itulilvii Will luirlcrmaN < cr.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 13. Captain George
Ruhlen , assistant quartermaster , has been
ordered , to report In person to General Mer
rlam , at Vancouver barracks , for assign
ment to duty as quartermaster of the Alaska
expedition.
SKAUCIII.VG FOIl A MISSIXG CIIII.D.
.Siiiiiiiisitloii that the IIdle One HUM
II cell IvIdliaiiiMl.
DALLAS , Tex. , Jan. 13. Almost the entire
male population of Waxahachle , twenty mlle.3
south of Dallas , Is hutKlng for the 12-year-
old daughter of James Sj. Davis , ono of the
wealthiest men of northenTTexas. The child.
It Is believed , bis beea kidnaped or mur
dered , but there Is a strong feeltag that
she is being held for ransom. Ifthis Is
the case and the kidnapers are captured ,
death will undoubtedly bo their fate. The
llttlo girl , whose name | s "Jlmmle , " woa
last seen about C o'clock last evening 0.1
the sidewalk a short distance from her home.
Not returning at dark , the members of the
household made a search for her. At 8
o'clock the fire bcllo of the town were rung ,
which called out the male' population. The
situation was explained at r > meeting at the
city hall and every man and boy volunteered
to search. Every building In the town ot
10,000 to 12.000 population" has been thor
oughly searched and the searchers are now
exploring the surrounding country.
ST. LOUIS , Jan. 13. A .special to the Pcst-
DL-.patch from Dallas , Tex. , Eays : At 10
o'clock this forenoon one .of the searching
parties f&und "Jimmle" 'Davis ' , the mUsIng
12-year-old daughter of James Davis , the
wealthy resident of Waxahachie. about five
miles In tt.e country , 'In a juentally deranged
condition. The child liad not been physi
cally Injured , but her mind Is so clouded that
she cm glvo no Information as | o how nho
wandered or was taken to where she was
found. She was returned1 fo her parents.
HUAMJ WANTS A MO.VTII'S WAHXI.VO
till * C'ollllIllKHlllIIITN SllOllllI llllVI-
( ilveii Him line Notice. ,
James Ruane , the county's expert account
ant , whr.so services were dUpensed with by
the county commlsslonerB'at a meeting hold
Wednesday , U not Inclined to submit grace
fully. Ho was at his desk yesterday morning ,
notwithstanding the fact fhat his dismissal
was along the line otan ins tauter order.
Asked why he was at wo k , ho replied that
before being discharge. ! , { 10 would have to
bo given thirty days' notltio to quit
Tlio county commlsKlca do not take
much stock In the po.inloli taken by Mr.
Ruane. They say thsLAo has been einoloyod
without'the question of tin o being taken Into
consideration , They say also that they could
have discharged 'jlm atany time and without
a minute's notice If they l id sscn fit ,
At noon , Ruano quit his desk , packed up
his obsessions and lett the court house. He
refuted , however , to say whether or not he
pinoscd to make a legal inovo In an attempt
to hold on , '
John T. Do I Icy , who' has succeeded James
Ruano as cxnert accountant , was duly Ui-
atallcd yesterday morning. Ho was given the
designation of afhlstantf auditor and went to
work onthe books , under the direction of
Auditor Tate , ' >
Ilajt n llumliir.
The family , of Postmaster Euclid Martin ,
3C08 Howard street , v'i given a scare by
burglars last Tuesday night. Shortly after
midnight one of the sVylng women heard
some ono strike a match In a room below and
she gave the alarm to other occupants of the
house. Mr. Martin happened to be away at
the tlmo. The man was evidently scared
away for nothing was taken. An entrance
was gained through a collar door ,
.Murpliy Aliljjir a Slrimirvr.
Last Saturday nlgM Pat .Murphy , a sec
tion hand for theiVnlon Pacific railroad ,
met a stranger on" North Sixteenth street.
who gnvo him a hard luck story and
Murphy finally took him to his room In the
KlondlUo hotel und supplied lilm with n
lodging for the night. The next morning
the new found frUnd had departed and
with him $ M ) In hard earned cash which
belonged to Murphy. The case was reported
to the police yesterday afternoon ,
FEDERAL COURT TERM'S ' END
.
Matters Before the Omaha Session About
All Disposed Of ,
JUDGE HUNGER READY TO GO TO LINCOLN
Omaha Jury DlnclinrKcit l"1 All Ilusl-
HeliiK Wound Ut nn
Itaplilly an tlie Wheels
Can Turr
The present term of the federal court In
this city Is rapidly approaching Its end.
Yesterday morning Judge Alungcr discharged
the petit jury which has been In service since
November , and yesterday the marshal's ottlco
was crowded with the Jurymen nnd witnesses
In search ot their fees. Next week a goodly
portion of the paraphernalia connected with
a United States court of justice will bo
transferred to Lincoln , * and will remain
there until the close ot the term nt the
end of February.
Until the next term of court In this city
the judicial offices In the federal building
will be practically deserted. Clerk Hlllls
will take with him his cntlro olllco force
with the exception ot ono attache , who will
remain hero to attend to the business ot the
office and to place papers on file. The mar
shal's ofilco , which has been a scene of act
ivity for a couple of months will also be
In charge of ono man.
The Llncom ! term begins on Monday , but It
will not be In running order until the Mon
day following. The jury was to have re
ported oa next Wednesday , but the members
have been ordered not to be on lucid until
January 24. The biggest part of the term
will bo devoted to criminal business , there
being but few civil cases ready for trial , it
Is said.
Today JuJgeMunger will consider the
advisability of holding a special term of the
court In this city In March. He will Dill the
law docket for the purpose of learning
whether enough cases will be ready for trial
to warrant the holding of the term. It Is
considered practically settled , however , that
such a special term will be ordered , as there
are a largo number of civil cases on the
docket In which local attorneys are tnter-
ctitcd who would wish to have the trials In
this city rather than at Lincoln or some
other point.
Frank Leo and Frank Harrington , who
were convicted of robbing the postoinco at
Stromsburg , were sentenced to eighteen and
sixteen months respectively In the peniten
tiary. 1\icy broke into the iiostofllco last
August and stole a quantity of stamps and
other oropcrty.
The last Jury trial of the term wns that of
Jolm Rohwer , on two charges of disposing of
liquor to Indians. Ho was convicted on each ,
was fined $100 and costs and sentenced to
sixty days In the county Jail , but the sen
tence was suspended on condition of the pay
ment of the flue and costs.
THSTI.M ( Y IX THU UXCHAXfiH SUIT.
I3.\a in liter Itnttln lleli < HcnrliiK Hie
Aiill-TriiNt l'roeeeillnj .
Examiner In Chancery J. W. Battln
.yesterday commenced to take the testimony
of the government In the case of the United
States against the South Omaha Live Stock
exchange , in which the legality of the exchange -
change Is attacked under the Sherman anti
trust law. The government wjll have a con
siderable 'number of the witnesses and It Is
expected that a sitting of a week or tea days
will be required to take all the testimony.
The subpoenacs for the witnesses were Is
sued today. H is not believed that the stock
exchange will care to introduce any testi
mony at the present time , but will ask for
another sitting.
It was for a time feared that the sitting
would bo postponed by the authorities at
Washington. This arose from the fact that
Assistant District Attorney Rush a couple
of days ago received d telegram from the
attorney general ot the United States ask
ing the expense that would attach to the
sitting. An answer was sent to the effect
that the expensa would be small , anJ nothing
else has been heard from Washington. It is
believed that representations were made to
the attorney general that the prosecution ot
the ease would entail a considerable expendi
ture.
There is every prospect that the case will
be hard fought , for there will be plenty of
lawyers In attendance. The United States
district attorney will be assisted by John
T. Gathers of this city and the Live Stock
exchange will be represented by a couple of
local attorneys nnd 'by ' special counsel from
Chicago , St. Louis and Kansas City. The
last took part In the Kansas City case which
furnished a precedent for the ono begun
here.
.SUITS AfiAIXST DHIOMM , ESTATE.
Onmlin Claimant * Drliig : I'roeeeilliiKX
( o Hoc-over larKe Siiinx.
Litigation over the property of the estate
of Anthony J. Drcxel , Philadelphia million
aire , who died some five or six years ago has
found Its way Into the courts of Douglas
county.
When ho died , Anthony J. Drexcl was pos
sessed of property that scheduled $5,500,000 ,
some of which Included lands and lots In this
city and county. After his death several
claims were filed In the office of the clerk of
the county court of Douglas county. The
principal claimants and the amounts which
they alleged were due were as follows : Mary
B. Bourke , $73,000 ; A. L. .Reed . , $88,714 ; exec
utors of the estate of Mary Heed , de
ceased , $88,714. These claimants all alleged
that during his lifetime , Anthony J. Drexel
contracted to purchase property In this city
and county , and that he failed and refused
to pay the purchase price as ho had agreed.
When the estate was probated In the cast ,
It Is ca'ld that the administrators foiled to
give notice to non-residents of 'the time for .
filing claims and hence the matter went by
default un'.ll a rfiort time ago. Recently the
lowl claimants commenced proceedings In
the probate court of thU county and asked
for an order allowing them to establish the
validity of their respective clalma. Tha !
aftcrnocn the local attorneys for the hclra
to the estate filed taclr answer In which they
tet up > > . general denial , alleging that there
lu nothing duo the Omaha claimants.
Xoti-H from tlie CourfN ,
Sarah J. Fisher has Instituted divorce pro
ceedings against her husband , William M.
Fisher , She charges cruelty and desertion i
and asks the custody of the children , besides - .
sides wanting back her maiden name , Sarah |
J , West. I
Sheriff McDonald went to Lincoln this ,
afternoon , taking with him Bud Morris , con-1
vlctcd of grand larceny and sentenced to two
years In the penitentiary , and also Alfred
Knapp , convlced of burglary and sentenced
to one year.
Ncla Solreo has sued James II. Stevens and
the United Stall's Fidelity Guarantee com
pany In an action to recover the sum of $518
which he alleges IB duo Mm from Obey &
Co. , conductors on the new pcstofflco btilld-
lt > S. The plaintiff alleges that Iho defendants
are bcndsmen for the contractors and that
they guaranteed that payment of claims
would bo made.
nRAYMISX"JIAV IIAXIM.i : IT AM. .
Failure of Local KrelKli < Men ( o
Awree OpeiiM it Xe v 1.1 lie.
As a result of a conference held In the office
of Manager Babcock , of the Transportation
department , a number of the draymen of the
city are preparing to submit a proposition to
the department to handle goods Intended for
, he exposition. Their proposition will Include
rates for hauling thcso goods from the local
dcoots to the exposition grounds , whether re
ceived In car lots or In smaller quantities.
. This move on the part of the draymen grows
out of the failure ot tuo representative. ! of the
local lined to agree upon the preposition to
appoint a joint agent , which was dlicussed
and practically cbaudoncd at a meeting held
In Manager Babcock's office last week. Since
that time the Department ot Transportation
h.is had under conldcrntlc < i various
plans of taking care of the Immencfc amount
of freight which will be received over all
the lines for the exposition. Much ot this
freight wilt be In small shipments , occupy
ing only a part of a car , and the question
of handling this freight to the best ad
vantage of all concerned line been under
consideration at the hands of the Trausporta.
lion department for florae time.
All of the largo transfer lines were rep
resented ! at the meeting held yesterday and
they will submit a plan to the department
next week. Those attending the meeting
were : John Beklns .of the Omnha Van
mm Storage company ; J. A. Johnson of John
son Bros. Transfer line , W. P. Adklns ot
Holmey & Adklns , W. A. Gordon ot the Ex
pressmen's Delivery company , and ICdward
Stcrrlckcr of the Omaha Merchants' Express
company.
WOIIIf. OF KQir.YM/.IXU XOT A SX.U * .
City Counell .Member * Kiiemmter nil
UiuiNtuil Lot of Wnen.
The city council la etlll hard at work on
the equalization of the 1S9S municipal nEscfv.
ment. This annual task Is moro generally
dreaded than any other official act which a
councilman Is called on to perform. This
yc-ir the work Is exceptionally difficult on
account of the change In valuations. While
the majority of the property owners under-
6t > : md the new system , there are still
hundreds who have not assimilated the Idea.
They cannot understand that If their assess
ment Is doubled and the levy cut In two
their taxes are not Increased , and they Insist
on believing that the Increase In their as
sessment means a corresponding Increase In
their taxs. Some of the snags that the conn ,
cllmcn collide with are sufficient to Induce
Inebriety. Occasionally a property
owner declares ho would bo chid
to sell his prcocrty for less than Us assessed
valuation , and Insists on ottering It to mem
bers ot the council nt that figure. When they
decline to go Into the real estate business , ho
takes It as conclusive evidence that the valua
tion Is too high and that he Is being swindled.
Others have tiard luck stories which they con
sider sutllclent reasons for a substantial de
crease. In their assessments , nnd all unite In
the position that the particular councilman ,
whom , they happen to buttonhole , Is respon
sible for the assessment. Of course , the
council Is unable to glvo any relief In nine
out of ten of these cases , and after the Job
Is completed the members wonder If they will
have votes enough left to make a showing If
they should want to run for rc-clcctlon.
Ono ot the difficulties encountered by the
beard this year grows out of the numerous
buildings on leased gruonds. In three eases
the ground belongs to one party , but the Im
provements should properly be taxed to on-
other. It la Impossible for the tax depart
ment to get at the facts In all these cases
The ownera of the lots Insist that the buildIngs -
Ings belong to Jones and when Jones is
hunted up he promptly denies the allegation.
Tax Commissioner Fockett has In each 01.10
assured the lot owners that If they would
submit lists of the persons who owned the
buildings so notices could bo served the tax
would be properly entered on the books. But
meat of them have neglected to take thU
precaution and som of them now fad ! that
they are assessed for the entire property.
PHOCKKIJIXfiS OP THU CITV C
.Special SeNHloii Held ( o I'IINM ilie Ap
propriation Ordinance.
The city council met In special session yes
terday morning to pass the regular appro
priation ordinance and attend to some ad
ditional routine matters that could not bo
reached at the regular meeting.
Burmester Introduced two additional ordi
nances amending the present regulations of
licensed occupations which wcro referred
under the rules. One amends what is known
as the hack ordinance. It leaves the license
for hacks , oninibusses , coaches and other
vehicles used to convey passengers for a
consideration at $10 a year , as heretofore ,
but It provides moro detailed classifications
ot the various sorts of vehicles to eliminate
some misunderstandings that have arisen
under the old ordinance.
The second ordinance regulates street
sales. The fee for a license to sell Jewelry ,
novelties or similar merchandise on the
streets is fixed nt ? 2 n day straight Ins-.oad
or ? - a day or $3 a week , r.s formerly. The
same fee is fixed for machines for tests ot
strength or endurance , and It Is provided
that any other exhibitions or street occupa
tions not otherwise covered by the ordinance
shall pay a license of $2 a day or $5 a week.
The el'cctrlc light company was directed to
ronlace the arc lights nt .the three down
town corners that have been left unllghtcd
In order to test the Wclsbach burncis.
llullilliiK lei-mlH fSrnnteil.
A permit was Issued yesterday morning to
C. W. Downs to build a two-story fra'me resi
dence at 123 North Thirty-first avenue. It
will cost $2,500. Fred Wlrth was granted a
permit to erpct a brick addition to the con
cert hall at Tenth and Hartley streets at n
cost of $1,000.
HI5 WOIII.O TAI.lt TO \VITX1SSS. .
1C. LMiirlnrKy I.oekeil Up nt IiiNliuiee
of Captain Haze.
B. F. Morlarfty , n police court attorney ,
was thrown Into Jail yesterday afternoon on
charge ot Interfering with a state's witness.
An Information framing this charge will be
lodged o gains I Morlarlty at the Instance of
CarJ.aln Haze , who asserts that ho means to
put a stop to the pettifogging methods In
vogue by certain attoiwya who frequent
Judge Gordon's court.
Yesterday aftcrnoco Morlarlty secured a
man In the person of Charles Werf gard , wiio
was willing to go bonds fcr Henry Meyers ,
who Is being retained at headquarters as a
wltncau against Elalo Allen and Gertie
Ilroum , In a larceny from the peraon case.
A few days ago 'Meyem ' went to the homo
of these women an ! while there claims to
have been robbed of $10 by them. He has
been locked up In i ho boys' cell ever since
awalt'.ng u lirarlr.s of the case. About 2
o'clock WcstR'ird , without permission from
any of the pcllco officials went to Meyer's
cell and tcld him that the easiest metnod
of gaining his liberty would be 'to dismiss all
charges which he had preferred against the
women. Ho was ordered away from the cell
by Jailer Havcy , and Captain Huy.e was Informed -
. formed of two Infraction of police , rulca.
Morlarlty , who has been trying to obtain
bonds for 'Meyers ' , t.icn atacrtcd that ho
would talk Ko the prlbonor without permis
sion from any official. Ho WM forbidden lo
dn so by Captain Haze , but finally secured un
order from Judge Gordon which requested
the pollco olllclal to grant Morlarity an In
terview with the prisoner. Captain Haze
told Judge Gordon that he would bring > iie
prisoner Into the court , but that ho should
decline to allow the attorney to tea him
whllo In the jail. Judge Gordon thereupon
rescinded ' ! ho order. Morlarlly then went to
the cell and started x convemitloo wltii
Meyers. He was locked up.
XO nKPUTVSIIll' 1'OK .till. CLAIM' .
.Sheriff mill County llonril Atfree on
Our I'ropiiNltlon.
The Impression has gone abroad that Sheriff
McDonald has appointed J , T , Clapp nsi
deputy for the county court , Thin Is a mis
take , as the flherlrr has not appointed any
person to tlilti position , and what Is irjore , tie
declares that ho will never name Mr. Clapp
for the place.
At thu meeting ot the county commissioners
held Wednesday , Clapp , anticipating an ap
pointment us deputy sheriff for the county
court , filed his bond In thu sum of $5,000 and
the same was referied. Ho seems to be a
llttlo hasty , however , for In addition to the
declaration of Sheriff McDonald County Judge
Baxter says that ho has not recommended Mr ,
Clapp for tbo position and does not Intend to
do so. The county commissioners say that if
thu county judge recommends Clapp and the
sheriff appoints him they will undoubtedly
confirm tbo appointment , but otherwise they
will do nothing In the premises aside from
returning the bond.
DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOLS
Their Condition at Present ; Shows Much
Effective Work ,
HIGH G3ADE OF EXCELLENCE ATTAINED
SuiierliidMiilotit lloilvvHI Give * tlif
Country Kiliienlnrn .Much CretUt
fur I In- Work tlmt In
i Xow Helmr Dune.
County Superintendent llodwell Is vcrj
much pleased with the present condition ol
Iho country schools ami says that they 1mvo
reached the highest standard In their history.
Superintendent Dodwcll came In from the
country yesterday and spent some time at
his olllco , looking nftor routine matter * and
answering his malls.
"Tho county schools , " raid Superintendent
Ilodwcll , "are pushing along nicely etnd art
on a par with the graded schoDls ot the city.
At this tlmo wo hnvo sixty schools In cvi'M-
tlcu , employing eighty teachers , fifty women
anJ thirty men. These schools Include all In
the county , outside of Omaha and Sorlth
Oninha. Since the opening of the ( all term
the attendance has Increased 1,000 , which Ii
the greatest Inctcasc that has been recorded
for a number of years. *
"Somu years ago It wns the custom Iti the
districts to change teachora about every term ,
hut during late years this plan has been
abandoned and now when the directors of a
district secure a good leather they keep her
or him fcv an Indefinite length of time. This
t > ! an 1 feel certain Is baioflclal to the pupils
for many rca ons. It Is certain that a teacher
can do belter work after upcoming Acquainted
with the pupils and each year adds to Iho
value of tht > services of the teaihcr.
"Tho Nuances of the schools are In linn con
dition , lei Boinu of the dl.'trlcls the schools
are run without the levy of a county tax , tfio
state apportionment and the liquor llccnsa
and fine money being Biiltlclent for thrlr
malntctiance. This Is true In SON oral of tha
villages.
"Speaking of the state apportionment , the
country schools faro better than those of the
cities of Omaha and i.outh Omaha. Last year
the state apportionment for Douglas county
aggregated nbnut $77,000. Of this amount
each country district receives one-sixtieth of
one-fourth of the whole , the remaining three-
fourths being dlvHed according to the per
capita of the school population of the county.
So you see that the cities receive only their
proportion of the three-fourths of the whole. "
Asked If the country schools would take
any part of the exposition exhibit , Superin
tendent Tlodwell said : "The c untry schools
are actively engaged rlsht at tills lime In the
preparation of nn exhibit that 1 think will bo
most creditable. Our schools arc paying con
siderable attention to free hand and map
diawing. Teachers are urging their pupils on
-and the best work In tills line will be se
lected and placed on exhibition. The teach
ers and pupils are enthusiastic over the ex
position and every one of them will do nil In
their power to make the great show a suc
cess. Most of the teachers have enrolled
themselves In the work and they are pushing
forward with all of the energy that they
POEBCSS. People may rest assured that the
Douglas county teachers will do their share. "
IMIOI1AIILU Ml ItDKUlvIl IS 1IKI.D.
Capture of Wluil Mny lie n .Much
Wfllllri ! Individual.
Charles ii. Smith wsn taken out of a
lodging house near Sixteenth and Chicago
streets , Wednesday night and locked up at the
police station on the charge of being a
cusplclous character. It Is possible , however ,
that the more serious charge of murder maybe
bo lodged against him.
In many respects thu prisoner resembles
Jimes Jones , a safe breaker and bad man
from Buffalo , Dallas county , Mo. , who Iii
wanted for the killing of Deputy Sheriff
Dayton of Hamilton county , Texas , on
December 8 , 1S93. A short time previous to
this Jones war ] arrested In Buffalo , Mo. ,
on a charge of grand larceny and burglary
and was admitted to bond. While In the
charge of Sheriff Boo.'ie shortly before the
date of the trial , Jones made his escape anil
was traced to Hamilton county , Texas.
While attempting to place Jones under arrest
Sheriff Dayton w.as shot mid killed.
The local I'ollce have in their possession
a small photograph .sent out by the Iluffa.o
authorities which Is > i fairly good likeness ot
Smith. The picture shows a man with a
blonde moustache , small eyce , regular fea
tures and a rather Miarp note. The chin la
deeply Indented by a dimple. The rest ot
the description furnished of Jones Is that ha
Is about 23 years of ago. Is live feet eleven
inches in height and weighs In the neighbor ,
hood of 170 pounds. Smith fills many details
of thij description.
The prisoner , however , tells a pretty
straight story of his wanderings. Ha says
he was bora In Sacramento , Cal. , moved to
this city with his parents In 1877 and from
hero went to Rapid City , S. D. Hero ho soya
ho studied three years in the School of
Mines. He never fo lowed the mining bui-
liuvri- ' , but eccurcd a job on the railroad.
Smith eays he came litre from Sioux City
In search of a job and was about to leave for
K'insas City when iirrceted. Ho denies over
having bce-i In M'ssourl. ' The prisoner's
picture was taken according to the Ilcrtlllon
systum yesterday and will bo forwarded
to the Missouri authorities for identification.
Until a reply Is heard from them Smith w.ll
be locked up In the county Jail for nafc-
kccplng.
OVKUTA1CKSA1'im.SK SNATCH lilt.
I.IM\'H Hiinil 'Hi-KlN ' llrnvlly on llenrr
SlIllllllerM ,
Wednesday evening as Miss iMary Mclbbcn ,
living at the Ycung Woman's Home , on South
Nineteenth street , woa passing the corner of
'Sixteenth und Howard streets , she was fa
miliarly accosted by a tall , well dressed
negro. She resented the affront and the
negro , coming close to her , snatched a pocketbook -
otbook from her hand and made his cscapo
down an alley near by. The pockctnonk
contained ? 4 , which the negro hastily took
from It as ho ran , and thn poekotbook was
then thrown upnn the sidewalk , where MUs
Mclbben afterward picked It up. Yesterday
morning as the young woman was on her way
down town she dlii'ovcrcd thu negro who
had robbed her standing on a corner not far
from where the affair haii taken place , She
notified the police and they readily recog
nized In the description given the person ot
Henry Saunders , a negro who has been ar
rested times Innumerable for similar Jobs.
Ho was located about noon' and locked up ,
Xo On He AmiliiHl Kane ,
Dennis C. Kane , who wn arrested nt the
Instance of John Connors a short tlmu iigo
on n charge of tnkliifr from him W > while
the other was Intoxicated , hau been ills-
clmrged by Judge ( Ionian. Thc-ro WIIH no
fvldenco produced to xhow that Kane hud
ilonn otherwise than attempted to bufrlcnd
Connors while ho was In a drunken condi
tion , The money , If otolfii , was undoubt
edly taken by parsons unknown.
( Iiii-Mllon l.lnilN.iy'H lleNioeriuiy.
FItANKFOHT , Ky. , Jan. U.-ItepreHcnta-
tlvo Haundora ( dem. , of Union county ) to
day Introduced a refiolutlon In the Ken
tucky house of representatives questioning
the democracy of United Btati-a Hunator
William Undsay and nfMnv him to resign.
The resolution was lefoirrd to Iho c.m-
inlttwj on resolutions by n viva voce vot" ,
which disposes of It for all time. The reso
lution recites ths fact that Senator Una-
nay 11118 voted against thu democratic
party and calla upon him to resign , as hone
no longer represents the party that elected
him. The resolution Is the result of tna
heated debate ovtr the currency question ,
I/lfc I ii M urn net * I'nlliilt-H Mot Tax n III e.
INDJANAl'OUB , Jan. 13. The supreme
court has decided that Ufa Insurance poli
cies are not taxable under thu state tax
law , , -