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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12 1897.
The senate has just passed one
general pension bill against which
protests from the public are not
likely to be many. It increases the
pensions of survivors of the war of
1812 fromS12 to $30 a month. There
are only twelve of these pensioners,
and the youngest is 90 years old.
Treasurer Meserve is said to
be calling and cashing the state's
warrants in large numbers, it is
a pleasure to know he has the
A.
money with which to carry on this
cood work. We were criven to
understand that when the pop
ulist came into power they would
not find any money with which to
cancel debts. They must be cha
grined to discover this is not the
case.- -Fremont Tribune.
As an illustration of the unfair
and conscienceless methods that a
certain element among British mil
lers are using in order to stop the
growing importation of American
flour. United States Consul Taney
at Belfast has forwarded to the de
partment of state at Washington
extracts from Irish trade papers
making" the broad statement that
all of the American flour is adul
terated. According to this re
markable statement, the adultera
tion is corn meal, which is so finely
ground as to defy detection when
mixed with flour. The very white
ness and purity of our flour is cited
in proof of the charge, for it is said
that as the British millers can
make only yellow flour from India
wheat, the Americans must add the
corn meal, which is of a bluish
tint, to make their flour white.
The consul says this sort of argu
ment is used with evil effect.
The Schuyler Ouill, which is one
of the most consistent and honest
populist papers in the state, refers
to the legislative "machine" as fol
lows: The machine is now in good
working order and those who are
on the inside and part and parcel of
the institution are strickly in it, so
to speak. The organization, not
only of the legislature, but the state
officers and the state boards has
been machine work from the start.
iNo republican combination in the
state ever engaged in more unprin
cipled schemes thau our so-called
reform party. "The riffraff" who
organized the party and made the
fight in 1S90 has been read out and
the lawyers, bankers, dudes and
stinkers are carrying things with
a high hand. Dissatisfaction pre
vails in all ranks and the dirty
work of the past week has disgust
ed the old line populists to such an
extent that already they are ready
to step out and let the politicians
have the party.
It is only proper to call the atten
tion of the sixteen-to-one fellows
to the undisputable fact that
the resumption of industrial
activity continues. The Pittsburg
Post la&t Saturday gave a long list
of the concerns that had started up
on that day in the industrial centre
surrounding that city, giving em
ployment to thousands of men. Mon
day last the Case Threshing Ma
chine factory, at Racine, Wis., re
sumed work after being shut down
for six months, giving employment
to several hundred men. Announce
ment is made that the great War
wick cotton mills at Providence,
consisting of 330.000 spindles and
700 looms, the Ray cassimere mill
at Franklin, Mass., the Glendale
woolen mill at Woonsockett, R. I.
and several other extensive factor
ies in New England, will shortly
resume operations. Advices from
other parts of the country report
preparations for starting up indus
tries, showing that confidence in
the future among manufacturers is
general.
Those are very eloquent figures
which show that, while the Wilson
act has yieded in round numbers
only $739,000,000 of revenue in the
twenty-nine months of its operation
the McKinley law furnished SSS6,
000,000 in the same length of time.
The Wilson law has created a de
ficit of $127. 000, 000 and its predeces
sor provided a surplus ot $23,000,
000 in an equal period. A fair
measure of the relative capabilities
of the two parties in the business
of practical legislation is here re
vealed. Nobody doubts that the
bill which the republicans will
pasa in the extra session will meet
all the government's needs in the
way of income and provide a small
surplus for emergencies. It wil
also give adequate protection to al
industries needing any. Consider
able skill is demanded to meet the
two sorts of requirements, but the
republicans haye displayed it on
several occasions and undoubtedly
will do it again. St. Louis Globe-
Democrat.
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EVENTS OCCURRING IN ALLSECTIONS
SUMMARIZED.
Happenings From Home and Abroad Be-
dnced From Columns to Lines Every
thin? But Facts Eliminated For Our
Headers Convenience.
Friday, Feb. 5.
The education bill passed its first read
ng in the British ho use of commons
Twenty-three young men from St. Joseph,
Mo., have left for Cuba to fight the bpan
ish Prof. H. H. Harris of the Louis
ville Theological seminary died at Lynch
burg, Va. The postoffice at Laketon,
Ind., was robbed of stamps, cash and
checks to the value of $400 The Dolphin
has been ordered to Charleston. S. C, to
join Admiral Bunco's fleet there Rev.
J. A. Brooks, a wcll-kn own divine of the
Christian church, and prohibition candi
date for the vico presidency in 18S8, died
at Memphis, Tcnn. Bob Love, who
shot his father's head off with a load of
birdshot, was found guilty of murder in
the second dcirree at Emnoria. Kan. Tho
prisoner pleaded self-defense The St
Louis merchants exchango is threatened
with a raid as an ordinary bucket shop
Betting on tho Corbctt-Fitzsimmons fight
at New York is in favor of Corbctt by odds
averacinir 10 to 7 Samples of hand
made silk laces havo been received at the
state department at Washington from
Chee Foo, China, made by female lace-
makers A South Dakota farmer missed
several geese during the last snow storm
and after 26 days the birds were discovered
alive and in fairly good condition John
T. Kilgalon, secretory of the Amalgamat
ed Association of Iron and Steel Workers
since 1S92, died at Pittsburg after a brief
illness from Bright's diseaso Secretary
Carlislo's visit tc New York is believed to
bo with a vJew to opening a law offico
there, although he has some idea of locat
ing in Louisville, Ky., or Chicago A
bill has been introduced in the Illinois
legislature by Representative Compton to
prohibit the taking of notes, bonds and
other obligations payable otherwise than
in lawful money of the United States
Elisha Pratt, the oldest citizen of Union
county, Iowa, died at Creston. Had ho
lived until April 22 ho would have been
100 years old. Ho was a mombcr of the
Congregational church for 73 years W.
A. Lachtenwalter, a wealthy farmer of
Mason City la., committed suicide by
hanging. He was a stockholder in tho
City Bank of Nora Springs, which failed
six weeks ago, and feared he would be
financially ruined.
Saturday, Feb. 6.
The cotton mills at Saco, Mo., will not
be shut dowu as was expected Cudahy
Bros, have purchased more oil wells in
Nottingham township, Indiana, worth
about 30,000 President Smith of the
First National bank at Mason City, la.,
contracted consumption from diseased
cattle Judy Jeffcrs was sentenced to
three years In the penitentiary at Defiance,
O., for killing Frank Jones at a dance
The 3-year-old daughter of Edward Hills
berry was burned to death at Eureka,
Kas., while playing near a stove A
sleeping car attached to a Santa Fe train
jumped the tracks at Chicago and several
passengers were cut and briused The
Jesse Edy Manufacturing company's
woolen mills at Fall River, Mass., havo
been shut down owing to lack of business
Sixteen head of cattle shipped to the
Chicago stock yards to be slaughtered
were condemned as suffering from pneu
monia William L. Williams, an engi
neer at Winona, Minn., has invented a
rotary ice sleigh which is capable of travel
ing forty miles an hour Tho Maryland
Steel company's works at Sparrow's Point,
near Washington, are to resume opera
tions after im idleness of several months,
furnishuig work for about 1,500 hands
The Portuguese parliament was dissolved
Thomas Doherty & Co., tea merchants,
Montreal, have assigned. Liabilities
about $100,000 It is announced from
the Vatican that the pope is in good health
and will attend a requiem mass in com
memoration of Pope Plus IX. on Monday
Dr. Frid jof Nanscn, the explorer, was
entertained at dinner at the Savage club,
London, and was elected an honorary life
member of that organization Sixty five
per cent of the striking dock laborers at
Hamburg voted in favor of returning to
work, the others voting favorable to con
tinuing the strike Mortiz Rosenthal,
the pianist, who is convalescent after a
long illness, left Chicago List evening for
Coronado Beach, Cab, where he will fully
recuperate E. C. Bredcn, tho champion
runner of the London Athletic club, was
defeated in a 440 yard race at London by
A. R. Downer, the Scotch cliampion, who
won by a yard and a half.
Monday, Fb. 8.
Sam Brown of Velpen, Ind., fell in a
fit and was fatally injured by a train
Harry Frieze, an old resident of Bonfield,
111., was killed in a runaway Mat
Brown was accidentally shot in the thigh
at Sherman, Tex., by a companion and
will die Two ranchmen were killed antl
three badly wounded at the El Benito
ranch near Mapimi, Mcx. Charles
Grove, treasurer of Monroe township,
Ohio, committed suicide by shooting him
self John Long made an unsuccessful
attempt to end his life at Mayflcld, Ky.,
by taking morphine The big plant of
the American Plate Glass company at
Alexandria. Ind., narrowly escaped des
truction by fire Gen Raffaele Cordona,
one of the Ixist known Italian soldiers,
died at Rome yesterday. He was born at
Milan in 1815 Three desperate charac
ters, named Sloane, Adams and Jjicobs,
attacked the jailer and escaped from
Knott county jail at Hindman, Ky.
State Labor Commissioner Baird of Kan
sas threatens to enforce the eight-hour la
bor law at Atchison, even if he has to re
sort to the courts Mrs. Douglas Shinni-
ficld of Pana, 111., who gave birth to twins
two years ago, has just presensed her hus
band with triplets, two daughters and a
son Ross Daniels and Fred Magell,
owners of a ranch in Buchcl county,
Texas, became involved in a dispute with
John Elchor and the latter took offense at
their tricks and killed both men Tho
body of D. F. Riordan was found on the
frozen Kankakee river at Kankakee, 111.,
and as thero was considerable cash on his
person the suspicion that he was murdered
is discounted Ethel Frizellc, a Butler,
Mo., young woman, in jail at Fort Scott,
Kas., who is dying, directed the police to
the house of Mamie Price, whero a largo
quantity of stolen goods were secreted.
Tnesdny, Feb. O.
Miss Ovcdia Viggin took poison at Chi
cago and died on the streets Henry
Hock was seriously kicked on the head by
a mule at Alhambra, HI. F. P. Sulli
van was shot in tho thigh during a fight
at East St. Louis by James Onright
Jeff Ryardon and Tom Ash have been ar-
The firm of Kellner & Lloyd, which
has been heretofore in existence, is dis
solved by mutual consent.
W. Lloyd.
rested charged with passing counterfeit
money at Grecrcastlc, Ind. M. C. Bor
den of New York purchased the entire
stock of pt bat cloths, numbering 750,000 at
Fall River, Mass. Owing to tho heavy
rains the Thames, England, has overflowed
its banks and the Eaton recreation
grounds and Windsor track are sub
merged W. C. Noble, a sculptor at New
York city, charged with the larceny of
$2,000, under promise of marriage, by Miss
Julia Price, a model, has been acquitted.
Theodore Hornback, a negro boy, who
set fire to the clothing of Daisy Jone3
near Lebanon, &o., has been sentenced to
four years' imprisonment in the peniten
tiary Merchant tailors meet at Cleve
land for a three days session, and tho main
features to be discussed are higher tariff
on foreign goods and uniformity of dress.
A strike is expected on the part of the
fishermen of the Columbia river because
tho canneries havo refused to pay
more than 4 cents per pound for fish.
rFour and a half cents is asked
Mrs. Anna Hamilton, aged 82 years,
slipped on the ice at Muncic, Ind., and re
ceived fatal injuries August Peters, a
Chicago cab driver, was fatally injured by
a train while crossing the railroad tracks
A block of 10 business houses was de
stroyed by fire at Davis. I. T., causing a
loss of $20,000 Cornelius Dennick of
Chicago, who attempted to end his life by
hanging, says he will certainly kill him
self the first chance he gets Tho ice
gorge in tho Ohio river near Louisville,
Ky., has done considerable damage to
steamers and boats on the river and traffic
is blocked Edward Peterson and Gns
Hallett fought over the affections of a girl
near Morrisburg, La., and Hallett dealt
Peterson his death blow with a knife
George Shankiin, late editor of the Evans
ville, Ind., Courier, died at tho residence
of his brother-in-law, Judge Harlan, at
Washington, D. C. H. M. Richards of
Chicago, while prospecting near Cuatro
Ciencgas, Mcx., discovered an extensive
deposit of opals and it is expected that tho
mine will prove a profitable one.
Wednesda3', Feb. 10.
The Bankers' club of Chicago will give
Secretary of tho Treasury Gage a banquet
Major Charles W . Dick, Hanna s cam
paign lieutenant, is reported to be a can
didate for governor of Ohio Monroe
Johnson, a notorious negro criminal, was
hanged at Charleston, S. C, for burglary
in the first degree A team of Australian
baseball- players will sail from Sydney by
the March boat to San Francisco to play
Americans Lo Kow drew a razor across
his throat at Chicago and will die. He
is the first Chinaman to attempt suicide
in the Windy city Mrs. Rebecca Mitch
ell of Idaho Falls, president of the State
Wontan's Christian Temperance union,
was elected chaplain of the Idaho legisla
ture Tho gunpowder war on the Pacific
coast has about ended, after five years'
competition, in which it is estimated that
$1,000,000 profits have been lost to the vari
ous firms John Stewart, becauso he re
fused to pay for a glass of beer, was shot
and fatally wounded by "Texas Tom"
Redmond, an old-time jockey and bar
tender in a Chicago saloon Miss Nellie
Cook, daughter of wealthy Denver par
ents, went to Los Angeles to visit her
millionaire uncle, and from there eloped
with J. Radelle. for which act it
is probable she will be disinherited
Torpedo boat No. 6 did not leave Bristol,
R. I., as she was not ready for her trial
trip The State Savings bank at Atlan
ta, Ga., with deposits of $75,000; capital,
$100,000, has been closed by tho oxamincr.
A sundry civil bill amendment re
ported favorably to tho senate, appropri
ates $50,000 for a site for a public building
jit Butte, Mont. In a riot among strik
ing miners at Belle Vernon, Pa., Super
intendent Gates and Boss Canahan ex
changed shots and both were killed
Nicholas Boor, for many years the largest
grain dealer in Osceola county, Iowa, died
at his home near Ashton from paralysis.
Tho North German Lloyd's steamer
Spree, for Southampton and New York,
ran aground in the Weser, but was towed
off and proceeded Wallancc Wheeler,
an old settler and president of the Fair
mont Creamery association at Fairmont,
Neb., died suddenly from a complication
of grip and heart failure In the house
of commons Mr. George Curzon, under
foreign secretary said that nothing had
been heard by the government of the for
mation of a provisional government in
Crete.
Tlmrsday, Feb. 11.
William Phillips, an aged resident of
Buchanan county, Mo., was killed in a
runaway accident Will Johnson, son
of Postmaster Johnson at Austin, Tex.,
committed suicide by swallowing a dose
of rough on rats A severe earthquako
shock was felt at Brigham City, Utah,
the shock being so severe as to ring the
court house bell Four members of the
Sencho family, ranchers near Ures,
Mexico, were murdered by Indians who
tried to steal cattle The postoffice at
Clearfield, Pa., was entered by burglars,
the safe blown open and over 1,100 in cash
and valuables taken John E. North
rope, treasurer of the Comstock-Cheney
Piano Manufacturing company at Essex,
Conn., died at the age of 60 years John
Cramer, a lalwrer, was crushed to death
at the dump of the Interstate Sand Car
company at St. Louis by a car loaded with
sand In tke case of A. Baxter against
City Marshal Kittcridgo of Bath, Me., for
false arrest, the jury awarded the plaintiff
a verdict of 1 cent damages The illness
of Ro.swcll G. Miller, president of the Chi
cago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railway, is
more serious than anticipated, and
hi wife has been stummoned to
Los Angeles, Cab, to attend him
Charles Becker, aged 72, fell downstairs at
Waukcgan, Ills., and broke his neck
The Illinois Steel company's plant at
Jollctwill resume work next week
Lack of employment caused James Moody
of Chicago to end his life by means of car
bolic acid Chicago Music company, 195
Washington avenue, Chicago, has failed,
with liabilities amounting to 18,000
The Missouri senate has passed a bill to
compel assessment insurance companies
to pay suicide death claims John W.
Campbell, charged with swindling the
Adams Express company at Bruceville,
Ind., pleaded not guilty A. B. Clark,
Bged 72, late editor of the Daily American
at Newark, O., was ran over and killed
by a passenger train A Masonic
school of instruction lasting tbreo
days, has commenced at Bloomington,
His., at which 400 Masons are present.
The cmployps of the Lippincott Lamp
Chimney factory at Elwood, Ind., have
struck because the managemeit dis
charged two fellow worker? i?rs. Mary
Adams, wife of Dr. J. Adams, who was so
badly burned at Amity, Ind., hav gone in
sane through excitement, and her hus
band cannot survive his injuries.
Opposed to "Woman Suffrage.
Helena, Mont., Feb. 11. The Mon
tana legislature has p'aced itself on rec
ord as being opposed to woman suffrage
by a vote of yeas, 40; nays, 27.
Condensed Testimony.
Chas. B. Hood. Broker and Manufac
turer's Agent Columbus, Ohio certifies
that Dr. King's New Discovery has no
equal as a cough remedy. J. . Brown,
Prop. St. James Hotel,Ft. Waynne, Ind.,
testifies that ho was cured of a cough of
two years standing, caused by la grippe,
by Dr. King's New Discovery. B. F.
Merrill, Baldwinsville, Mass., says that
he has used and recommended it and
never knew it to fail and would rather
have it than any doctor, because it
always cures. Mrs. Hemming 222 E.
25tb St., Chicago, always keeps it at
hand and has no fear of croup, because
it instantly relieves. Free Trial Bottle
at A. F. Streitz's drug store. 3 I
OUTRIDES A STQBM.
ADMIRAL BUNCH'S SQUADRON HAS A
ROUGH VOYAGE.
Six Men From the Maine Were Washed
Overboard During: the Gale By Frompt
and Heroic Action Three "Were Rescued
By a Lifeboat Crew.
Charleston, S. C, Feb. 9. Admiral
Bunco's blockading squadron made this
port yesterday after a disastrous voyage
from Hampton Roads. Three men were
lost overboard fromthebattleshipMaino
during the gale of Friday, one man was
crushed to death on the cruiser Marble
head and one was fatally injured and
six others were so badly hurt that sev
eral may lose lirnbs. The details of the
accidents on the Marblehead are not ob
tainable, but it seems the cruiser made
bad weather of tho blow. As she now
lies off the jetties she presents a dis
mantled aoncarance. Her forecastle is
stove in and a portion of her super
structure and two hatches are carried
away. The heavy seas that swept over
her decks also carried away her search
light, lower port boom, smashed the
rails and carried overboard her lifeboats
Carpenter Shawberl was crushed to
death in the forecastle when it was
wrecked by a monster wave and a lr.an
had his skull crushed by the wreckage.
The six seamen who were injured wero
hurt at the same time. It is understood
the injured men will be brought ashore
for treatment. Carpenter Shawberl was
buried at sea. The other vessels of the
fleet show marks of the rough voyage.
their upper works and deck hamper
being damaged.
The squadron weighed anchor in the
Hampton Roads Thursday morning and
put out to sea. Jmday evening
the weather thickened and by night was
blowing a gale. The Indiana returned
to the Roads, owing to the condition of
her turrets. The rest of the fleet, how
ever, poked their noses into the storm
and headed south. When about f-0
miles off Hatteras the fleet felt the full
force of the blow. Open squadron for
mation was maintained and the vessels
were put in order for a siege of weather.
The battleship Maine rolled in the big
seas, the water washing her decks at
every plunge. It was late Friday
afternoon when the accident occurred
which cost three seamen their lives.
Three otfcers were rescued only by
prompt and heroic action. A gang of
men were ordered forward to make
more secure the lashings of the big
guns. The deck was deluged and the
wind was freshening every moment.
They were at work at tho lashing when
an unusually heavy sea curled over her
bows and swept aft. Six of the gang
were picked up and carried overboard
before they could escape.
When the cry of "man aboard" was
heard there was a scene of momentary
confusion, but in an instant the splendid
discipline of the crew was apparent. Life
buoys were cut loose and the order given
to get a boat overboard. A boat's crew
under Naval Cadet Walter R. Gher
ardi, son of Rear Admiral Gherardi, re
tired, was finally lowered, excellent sea
manship alone preventing the frail craf c
from being crushed against the sides of
the big battleship. While the engines
had been reversed at the first signal
from the bridge, tho movement of the
ship had carried her some distance be
yond the spot where the seamen wero
swept overboard and the current was
carrying them further away every mo
ment. The ship's crew watched the
rescuers as they pulled manfully in the
heavy seas, the waves muning so high
the little boat was at times hidden from
the vessel's view as it rushed down into
the trough. Meantime the drowning
men fought bravely and three of them
managed to keep afloat until their mates
hauled them out of the water. They
were Seamen Hassel, Cronin and Free
man. The remaining three, Brown,
Nelson and Kogel, were not to be seen.
The lifeboat cruised back and forth
over the sea, but the brave fellows had
given up the struggle and met a sailor's
fate. Cadet Gherardi and his boat's
crew were highly complimented by the
officers for their brave work.
Friday night the fleet made heavy
weather of it, bnt managed to keep
wumu signalling uisrance ot one an
other. Toward morning they hove to
and weathered out the rest of the gale
in that manner. The officers say it was
one of the worst gales the fleet has ex
perienced. The Fern made this
port before the worst gale, being 48
hours ahead of her consorts in making
harbor. The Dolphin, which came up
from the south, arrived Sunday and ex
perienced no severo weather. A boat
from the Maine came np to the city yes
terday afternoon with several officers.
Holdup In Arizona.
. Los Anoeles, Feb. 10. The west
bound Santa Fe train was held np and
robbed by two masked men near Nelson,
a small station about six miles east of
Peach Springs, Ari. One of tho robbers
was killed by the express messenerer.
The train robbers stopped the train by
signal and as the engineer stepped out
of the cab to ascertain the cause of the
trouble, an armed and masked man
commanded him to cnt off the encrine
and run ahead a quarter of a mile, which
he did. The robbers then turned their
attention to the mail car, their command
to open the door being complied with.
One robber entered tho car and com
menced picking up the loose registered
packages. The other robber started for
the express earthen, bnt Messenger Sum
mers quickly opened the door and with
extraordinary coolness shot the robber
dead. The other robber then escaped,
taking with him a few registered pack
ages. The dead robber was taken to
Peach Springs, but has not yet been
identified.
Bail Iool Collapses.
Chicago, Feb. 10. Steel rails are
being sold at the lowest price ever
known in America. The steel rail pool
has collapsed and $18 a ton was asked
for rails in Chicago yesterday and in
Pittsburg the rate was 15.25 a ton.
Start Work On the Big Ditch.
Long Pine, Neb., Feb. 7. Thero is
great rejoicing among the people of this
vicinity over the first real field work
on the Golden irrigation ditch. A party
of 13 men nnder the persoual supervis
ion of Donald Campbell, the irrigation
engineer, has left this place for Snake
rier to survey the route of the pro
posed ditch. This is one of the largest
projects of its kind in the United State'
The main canal will be 250 miles long
and its many miles of laterals will
water at least 500,000 acres.
FAST MAIL WRECKED AT OMAHA
Fireman Krause Loses His Lifo and en
gineer Vannoy Seriously Injured.
Omaha. Feb. 10, Union Pacific fast
mall No. 2 from the west, due in this
city at 4:4o p. in., was wrecked on the
Twentieth street viaduct last evening
and l'ireman xnomas .hjause was in
stantly killed, Engineer W. H. Yannoy
was severely injured and o. Hughes, a
colored porter, was badly hurt.
The accident was caused by the train
running into an open switch, while
going at the rate of 85 miles an hour.
The engine was overturned and lying
on its side, the cab was a mass of broken
glass and splinters and the tender was
thrown npon them. The mail car, im
mediately following, was crushed in,
and the next five cars were thrown
from the rails and were standing m zig
zag fashion across the track, although
none were overturned. Thero wero
many narrow escapes for trainmen.
Passengers were badly shaken up and
scared, but none received more than
slight injuries.
Omaha, Feb. 11. W. H. Vannoy, the
engineer injured in the Union Pacific
fast mail wreck on the Twentieth street
viaduct Tuesday evening, died of his in
juries last night. He had been a rail
way fireman and engineer for twenty-
eight years, was a member of the Broth
erhood of Locomotive Engineers and
was regardad as one of the best engi
neers on the road. He leaves a wife and
several children.
Two Men Shot In a Riot.
Belle Yernox, Pa., Feb. 10. A riot
occurred among the striking miners at
J. H. Somers'. Fuel company mines, in
which Superintendent Gates and Boss
Canahan were shot cud probably fa
tally wounded. The 400 men at the
works struck last Friday because the
company refused to reinstate a hauler,
who had been discharged for reckless
driving. At a meeting called to discuss
the difficulties a quarrel arose. The dis
turbers were driven from the hall, but
they renewed the struggle with clubs
and revolvers. Superintendent Gates
was attacked, and tried to defend him
self with a revolver. He was met by
Canahan, who flourished a revolver
also. The men exchanged six shots
each and then fell to the ground. After
the mob had been driven back they were
picked up. Gates was shot four times,
twice in the stomach; Canahan twice,
being also shot in the stomach. Bur
gess Bronson has closed the saloons
temporarily, and tho town is nnder
heavy patrol. Another outbreak is
feared.
End of the "Whist Tournament.
Sioux Falls, S. D., Feb. 8. The
third annual tournament of the Central
Whist association closed. The Richards
trophy was won by tho Des Monies
team, with the Omaha team second,
Yankton third, Lincoln fourth, Cedar
Rapids fifth, Sioux Falls sixth and Sioux
City seventh. Cninings and Whitney
of Des Moines won the pair contest,
with Martin and Scranton of Kansas
City second. L. A. Garner of Omaha
was elected president, R. W. Burns of
Yankton vice president and George S.
Hall of Sioux City secretary and treas
urer. The midsummer meeting will be
held at Spirit Lake July 23 and 24 and
the annual contest at Des Moines Feb.
17 and 18, 185)8.
Intend to Excrute Keforms.
Madrid, Feb. 8. -Prime Minister Ca-
novas del Castillo in an interview, an
nounces that the government intends to
faithfully execute the proposed Cuban
reforms, and that it will not be neces
sary to wait for the complete pacifica
tion of Cuba. He says that it is suffi
cient if the rebellion is confined to the
western portions of the island. Tho
Marquis of Apezteguia, the leader of tho
constitutional party in Cuba, in an in
terview says that it is doubtful whether
the scheme of Cuban reforms will servo
to terminate the insurrection, he adds
that Captain General Weyler should not
be entrusted with their execution.
Bob Kneebs Sent to Prison.
Berlin, Feb. 7. Bob Kneebs, the
American horseman, charged with en
tering the trotting marc Bethel in races
on the German tracks under the name
of Nellie Kneebs, has b?en sentenced to
nine months in prison and ordered to
pay a fine of 1 ,000 marks. He will also
be deprived of all civil rights for two
years. Seven months allowance for the
time which ho has already served in
prison will be deducted from the sen
tence so that in realty Kneebs has only
two months yet to serve. The court
ordered the forfeiture of the mare,
Nellie Kneebs.
Warships Ordered to Crete.
London, Feb. 8. A dispatch to The
Times from Athens says that the Gre
cian ironclads Spectia and Psara, now
being repaired at Toulon, have beeu or
dered to get ready for an exped,t:on to
Crete. The government submitted a
measure in the legislative chamber ap
propriating 4,000 to the Cretean refu
gees. A dispatch to The Standard from
Athens announces that an Englishman
was killed and an Australian subject
wounded during the Cretean troubles.
Toulon, Feb. 8. The French cruiser
Troude has started for the Island of
Crete.
Working: For Duty On Lumber.
Washington, Feb. 8. The execntivo
committee of the national lumber con
vention, -with headquarters in this city,
has issued a circular to its members
urging them to labor with their repre
sentatives in congress to secure a duty
on lumber.
Death of a Chicago Millionaire.
Chicago. Feb. 8. Albert M. Billings,
president of the Home National bank
and a millionaire of Chicago, has died,
aged 83. His death was due to old age.
Mr. Billings is the father of O. K. G.
Billings, president of the Chicago Gas
company.
New Find of Coal In Wyoming;.
TnERMOPOLis, Wyo., Feb. 11. Aargo
vein of coal has been discovered on the
Big Horn river eight miles from thia
place.
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giving strength and tune to tho organs.
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BRADLEY-MARTIN BALL.
Greatest Social "Function Ever Given In
ew Vork City.
New York, Feb. 11. Beautiful be
yond description was the ball masque of
Mrs. Bradley-Martin last night. Col
umns have beeu written about the
affair and pictures have been drawn, but
the fancy of the reporter and the artist
did not picture scenes one-half as lovely
as were presented in the Waldorf. For
weeks Mrs. Martin has worked in the
preparation of the sumptuous affair.
Her efforts were richly rewarded. The
bitter criticisms hurled at her were for
gotten and thousands who were present
vied in making her the happiest woman
in America. The decorations through
out the Waldorf wero exquisite. Amer
ican beauties, lilies and the rarest of im
ported blossoms, with vines and palms,
were intertwined in a marvelously
beautiful scheme.
At midnight the great ball was at its
height. All society was thero gathered
to portray the regal splendor of past
centuries. Tho great ball room of tho
Waldorf, beautiful with a wealth of
roses and fragrant flowers, was then the
scene of grandeur never before equalled,
in this country. Kings and queens,
princes and princesses, but hero and
there the old spirit of loyalty had mani
fested itself iu the presence of colonial
men and women of the quaint old days
of America.
Months of preparation and the outlay
of thousands of dollars were exhausted
in five hours. It was very fashionable.
Men and women traveled across the
continent for the honor of being present.
STIRS UP MATTERS iN IOWA.
Indignant
Over Proposed Kemoval
of
Pension Oflice.
Des Moines, la., Feb. 9. The an
nouncement from Washington that the
president has signed an order to consoli
date the Des Moines and Topeka pen
sion agencies and removing them to St.
Louis has stirred up matters in Iowa.
The consolidated office will pay pensions
for Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri, Kansas,
Oklahoma, Indian territory, Colorado
and New Mexico.
Iowa is the only Republican state in
the list and a strong effort will bo made
to have the order revoked by tho incom
ing administration and the cousolida ted
office located here. It is claimed that
the great majority of the pensioners can
be reached from Des Moines sooner than
from St. Louis, and that Secretary
Francis made the change in order to
give his own state a good office at the
expense of Iowa and Kansas.
The two offices have about 100 em
ployes and are among the largest in tho
country. The Iowa office now pays
70,000 and the Kansas office 109,000
pensions. All the employes except
agents are under civil service rules and
man-, because nnable to move to St.
Louis, would lose their places by the
change.
Will Fight at Carson.
Carson, Nov., Feb. 9. Dan Stuart
will not be here until tomorrow, but it
can he stated that tho Corbett-Fitzsim-mons
fight will take place in this city,
the information having been given to
the Associated Press by a man who has
authority to speak. Already telegrams
engaging hotel and boarding house.
rooms have been received. . Accommoda
tions will be provided for 5,000 who
are expected, trom east of the Rocky
Mountains, as well as a larger number
looked for from the Pacific coast states.
To Investigate the Kaivlins Election.
Salt Lake, Utah, Feb. 11. In the
legislature Senator Rideout introduced
a concurrent resolution providing for the
appointment of a committee of four
members of the house and three of the
senate for the purpose of investigating
the charges that undue influence was
brought to bear upon members of the
legislature in relation to their voting for
United States senator. Without action
the resolution was laid over for a day.
Picklcr Gets Populist Votes.
Pierre, S. D., Feb. 10. Two ballots
were taken today on senator and Pickler
drew two votes from the Populists. The
Populists who changed were Senator
Morgan and Representative Denton.
Ilrs. Henry Ward ISeecher Dying.
Stamford, Conn., Feb. 7. The lifo
of Mrs. Henry Ward Beecher is rapidly
drawing to a close. It is the belief that
she will not survive the day.
Failure Due to a Defalcation.
Great Falls, Mon., Feb. 6. The
Northwestern bank of this city failed to
open its doors today. The failure is
said to be due to a defalcation.
NEW LOW RECORD FOR CORN.
Overloaded Condition of the Market
Force Price of Wheat Down.
Chicago, Feb. 10. Corn made a new low
record for the crop today. May closed at 23$i5c.
"Wheat sold at one time c above yesterday's
close, hut turned weak and clcsed at 7- c, at a
5gc decline caused apparently by the over
loaded condition of the market. Oats were
also weak and closed c lower. Provisions
declined 557Jc. Closing pri- est
WHEAT Feb., May. 7G?gc.
CORN Feb., 21c: May,
OATS Feb., 15c: May, 1717c.
PORK Feb., S7.0 i: May, S7.705J7.
2&
LARD Feb., S3.70; May, SXS.M?.
RIBS Feb., S3.92; May, S3.9oS3.07Hi.
Cash quotations: No. 2 red, wheat. S87c:
No. 3 red, 823oc; No. 2 spring, 7Cc; No. 2
com, 22$c; No. 2 oats, 15-$lCc
South Omaha Live Stock.
Soirrn Omaha. Feb. 10. CATTLE Receipts,
2.900; steady to lower; native beef steers, $.io
G-1.75; western steers, S3.254.23: Texas steers,
t3.001.00; cows and heifers, S2.80ft3.60 ; can
Jiers, 51.75'32.75; stockers and feeders. $3.20ft
4.23; calves, S3.0035.c0; bulls, stags, etc., Sl-75
3.50.
HOGS Receipts, 4,400; steady; heavy, S3. 15
(&3.30; mixed, ?3.t&3.2.j ; light,S3.30&3 4.; bulk
of sales, S3.20S3.30.
SHEEP Receipts, 000; strong: fair to
choice natives, 53.00(03.75; fair to choice west
erns, S2.85S3.50; common and stock sheep.S25
&3.25; lambs, S3.50g5.00.
Chicago Live Stock.
Chicago. Feb. 10. HOGS Receipts, 33,000;
fairly active, averaging a shade lower; light,
S3.4023.47JS: mixed, S3.403.55; heavy, S3.15
&3.50; rough, $3.151j3.25.
CATTLE Receipts. 13,000; quiet but general
ly steady; beeves, S 1.5035.30; cows and hiefers.
S1.80(5;4.20; Texas steers, S3.004.20; stockers
and feeders, $3-25:54.20.
SHEEP Receipts, 12,(00; steady; natives.
$2-5y53.i.O; westerns, S3-O01.00; lambs, $J.5u
5.00.
A. XJootblacK'a .Novel Sche'me.
Tho most enterprising bootblack in
New York is a young negro who has a
stand on Columbus avenue not far from
the Natural History museum. His loca
tion is ono which does not bring much
transient" trade, but ho has a goodly
number of regular customers. On days
when the weather looks threatening this
wiso young man issues rain checks, good
for 12 hours, so that if it rams and a
customer's shine is ruined he gets a new
ono free of charge. The rain checks are
slips of paper with tho date and hour
written in pencil. New York Press.
Abandon tho Cutting of Ice.
Alhlaxd, Neb., Feb. 6. The ice
harvest has been abandoned at Swift's
lake and 185 men are thrown out of em
ployment. About 50,000 tons had been
put up.
Old Fort Hartsnff Is Sold.
Burwell, Neb., Feb. 6. The sale of
Fort Hartsuff by government officials
yesterday finally disposes of this mili
tary reservation, which was established
in tho year 1874.
Nebraska City Failure.
Nebraska City, Feb. 8. Dunn &
Ooleman, among the largest grocery
dealers in the city, turned their stock
over to Schminke & Co., millers. They
owe Schminko $1,000 and several
smaller bills.
Ish Iteleased From Prison.
Lincoln, Feb. 9. James Ish, who
was sentenced to 15 mouths in the pen
itentiary on his plea of manslaughter in
killing William B. Chappie July 9,
1895, was released from confinement
Sunday morning, his term having ex
pired. Appointed as Naval Cadet.
Nebraska City, Feb. 8. H. N.
Shewell, vico president of the Mer
chants' National bank, has just received
word that his son Jaraes, his been un
pointed alternate at the United States
Naval academy at Anapolis, Md.,
through the efforts of Congressman
Strode.
Bank Examiners Are Out.
Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 9. All the bank
examiners have gone out on tho road for
the first time to visit the various banks
in the state. The newly appointed ex
aminers are Reuben Seipp of Pawnee
City, J. F Coad, jr., and V. E. Wilson
of Omaha, and F. A. Reynolds of Goth
enburg. Iowa Would Help India.
Des Moines, Feb. 9. Governor Drake
is in receipt of many communications
from people in Iowa who offer to pre
sent two carloads of provisions for the
India famine sufferers if the state will
name a commission to take care of them
and induce the railroads to give free
transportation.
Nebraska House Will Hear From Bryan.
Lincoln, Feb. 10. The house this
morning decided to invito W. J. Bryan
to address the members on some date in
the future. The senate pat in the en
tire forenoon in the passage of bills.
The senate substitute for house bill No.
5, providing for a recount of the ballots
cast for tho constitutional amendments
at the last election, was read for tho
third time and passed.
Failed to Open the Safe.
Beatrice, Neb., Feb. 7. The Fann
ers' and Merchants' bank at Blue
Springs was broken into between 2 and
3 o'clock a. m. The burglars drilled a
hole in the vault and then into the saf i
and attempted to blow it open, but did
not succeed. A number of small tin
boxes in the vault, owned by different
persons, were broken open and contents
of considerable value were taken.
SWITCHMAN HENN ARRESTED.
Disaster In the Union Pacific Yards at
Omaha Sue to Carelessness.
Omaha, Feb. 11. Switchman William
Henu is locked up at the station on a
charge of criminal negligence for caus
ing the wrecK of the east-bound Over
land flyer in the Union Pacific yards
here yesterday, in which Fireman Thos.
Krause was killed and Engineer W. H.
Ymnoy and Pullman Porter J. Hughes
were fatally injured.
Henn says the switch had been opened
to allow the passage of tho Rock Island
freight. As it happened last evening,
the freight was late and the mail came
in ahead. The switchman perceived his
mistake, but had not time to rectify
before the fast mail train, consisting of
engine, two mail cars, a combination
baggage and express, two Pullman
and a Wagner car, running at the rate
of 25 miles an hour, hove in sight. The
switchman tried to throw the switch
back, but was too late and the train
struck it. The engine at once left the
track, tumbling completely ovcrfol
lowcl by two mail cars and the combi
nation baggage and express car. Tho
Pullmans and the Wagner, containing
the passengers, fortunately held to tho
track, otherwise it is more than prob
able that the loss of life would have
been appalling.
Fireman Krause was found wedged
in between the engine and tender, and
was dead when removed. Yannoy
was picked up in an insensible condi
tion and removed to tho hospital.
Hughes was injured internally, and hi3
condition is growing worse.
The railroad loss is quite heavy. Tho
rails for six coach lengths were torn
from the ties.
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