A
Tho Throo Blmotnlllc Organizations
to Bo United.
GOUPERS DECLARES FOR PEACE.
Ilio (Jrout l.nbor I.cmdnr Hny tho Worltors
Aro Opponnd to Wiir Troublo llrow-
Ing Ainonir tlio ItnglnnMni of
tlio I'lunt HyMtoin.
Chicago, Doc. no. For Homo tlmo
past negotiations lnivo been pending
ior a comploto consolidation of tho
American Bimetallic league, National
jlliuiotulllc union and tlio National
Silver committee, thu three principal
ullvor organizations in tho United
Stales, representing all sections of tho
country. TIicho negotiations liavo cul
minated in an agreement by tlio repre
sentatives of tlio respective organiza
tions by which consolidation has been
substantially perfected. Nothing
now remains to bo done but a
ratification by the exccutlvo com
mittee of theso organizations,
5jioIi acting separately, which will
npcudily follow. Tlio consolidated jib
nociatlon will bo known as tho Ameri
can Hlmotalltc union. Its principal of
iico and general headquarters will bo
in Chicago at 1111 Monroo street, in tho
olllccs occupied by the National Bl
iiietalllc union, with branch olllccs in
Washington, San Francisco and pcr
Imps in other cities, both north and
noulh. It is tho purpose of tlio organi
zation to press the campaign of educa
tion on behalf of bimetallism with tho
utmost vigor in all parts of tho coun
try. A conference of prominent silver
men will bo hold in Washington on
January 22, when a plan of action will
lie outlined, which, it is said, will ltavo
on important boariiiir on political
events next year.
oompbuh dbclaiikb fok pbacb.
"Nkw Yoiik, Dec. 30. Before leaving
for Indianapolis, tho hcadquartors of
tho Amorlcan Federation of Labor,
tiumuol Gompors mudo a farewell
upeech to tho Central Labor union
.yesterday in which ho denounced
n policy looking to war between tho
United States and England. Ho
aid: "Thoso who aro stirring up
this war bcaro aro covering them
selves with a mask of patriotism
behind which is hidden nothing but
liblustor and pomposity. Around, bo
Bow and beneath this so-called patriot
ism is n scheme to onlargo tho army
nnd navy. Tho true patriot is not
looking for war. IIo wants peace.
Tho workers of our couutry have no
quarrel with tjio workers of other
countries. Thoy will not bo swayed
4y political schemers. In tho ranks of
tho sensible, cool-headed workers and
-true American citizens you will find
tills bo-culled war scare has had no
-effect. Labor Is never for wur, it Is
nlwayn for peace. It is on thu side of
justico and humanity."
BNOINICBIIH MAY 8TIIIKK.
Savannah, Gu., Dec. :io. Chief
Arthur, of the Brotherhood of Loco
motivo cNginccrs, had further Intor
viows yesterday with tho commlttoo
rreprosontlng tho engineers of tho Plant
system. General Superintendent Dun
Jimm has roferred tho matter of con
tracts to President II. 15. Plant No
udviccs havo yet been received
Ifrom him. It is expected Mr.
'.1'lant will either wire instruc
tions to-day or co.no in porson. It
is tho impression that President Plant
Hvill indorse tho position his bovcral
superintendents have takon in opposi
tion to written contracts. Tho ongi
flio'.'rs and firemen aro Mild to bo stand
ing together and will act in unison.
If thcro is a strlko it will bo mado gen
eral, covering tho system from Charles
ton, S. C, to Tampa, Fla., and as far
vest as Montgomery, Ala.
TWO BIG ROBBERIES.
V)l itnonil ThlovrH (lot About H7ff,000 from
Two Now York Itonlduncrit.
Nisw Yoiik, Doc. 30. In addition to
tlio robbory of S0S.000 worth of dia
monds and jowolry from tho Madison
nquaro mansion of I. Townsond liurdou
Friday night, it now transpires that
.another robbory, similar in its modo
of execution, was committed tho
sumo evening in tho houso of Mrs.
Francis N. Barnes, at "-J30 Contral
I'urk, West, at about tho samo hour at
which tho Bunion houso was robbed.
The loss in tho case of Mrs. Barnes,
Iiowever, was considerably less tJiun
'that of tho liurdou's, aggregating not
.in ore. than $10,000.
A STRICKEN TOWN.
aiiirtfonlt Kim , Vlnl-oil for tlio Third
II in ii Wirh Ulmtfttcr.
EMl'OWA, Kan., Pec. 30. Tho threo
largest business buildings In Hartford,
0 miles south of here, were destroyed
liy tiro at daybreak yesterday morning
Xoss about 830,000 or $10,000. Lust
spring Hartford was visited by a cy
.clutio which destroyed a largo part of
rtho resldonco portion of tho city and
lid Hod and wounded a number of people,
-and only a couple of years previous to
jthut disastor lire destroyed nearly tho
wntirn business part of tho place, in-
Tho .Touch I umlly Not Drowned.
"TCl.noUADO SiMtlNGH, Mp., Dec. 30.
Tho Jomjs family of six, which were
veportoiras being drowned in the Sao
river, havo been found. Tho report
aviis roceived hero that they woro found
tin a porllous position on a largo drift
tieur tho center of the stream and res
cued by a party In a bout
BIG ZINC MINE DEAL.
Alt
tlio Hmnltcr tn tlio Country Kxcopt
Four Mulil to llnvn CnnnnlMittnri.
St. Louih, Dec. 30. Tho biggest deal
in tho history of zinc mining in Mis
souri will bo closed by January 1. It
will unite all tho zinc smelters of tho
country except four under ono manage
ment practically, and tho result will
bo, tho promoters claim, hotter prices
for zinc in all branches and a general
revival of tho Industry. The money
involved is about $2,000,000, which
is to bo furnishod by Now York
and Connecticut capitalists. Tho
deal was engineered by 15.
F. Hobart, prosidont of tho Kansas &
Texas Coal Co., which controls a big
zincsmcltor at Pittsburg, Kan. Tho
now company will control all tho zlno
smolters In what is known as the
southwest Missouri district, ombrnc
ing tho zinc producing territory of
Missouri and Kansas. Two smelters
in Indiana will como in also.
THE BOND BILL PASSED.
Tho IIoiiho TnUon n, Voto on the Monsuro by
Section.
Washington, Dec. .'10. When tho
house convoned Saturday three hours
remained for dobato on tho bond bill.
Tho voto, by tho torms of tho rulo tin
dor which the house was oporatlng,
was to bo taken at threo o'clock. The
attendance was large. At threo p. m.
voting began. By tho timo tho roll
call in tho first section was half
through it was thought that not
enough republicans would voto against
tho first section for bonds to defeat it
Tho first roll call resulted: Yeas,
151); nays, 132. Probably 44 republic
ans voted against tho bill. On an
other roll call the first section of tho
bond bill passed by a voto of 109 to 130.
Tho second section of tho bond bill
passed without division.
INTERESTING TO PENSIONERS.
A United Ktntos Court Nnys Tlmt I'onnlon
Choulc In Not Attiichnblo.
PAHKKitsnuiiu, W. Va., Doc. 30. Judge
John Jackson, of tho United States
circuit court, yesterday released Ben
jamin F. Morgan, a United States pen
sioner. Morgan had given his pension
certificates as security for a storo ac
count When tho pension check came
ho" rofused to pay tio bill and was ar
rested for obtaining money under false
protonsos. Tho court held that no
pension money could be attached, lov
led on or in any way mado subject to
dobt, and ordorod that Morgan bo re
leased at once.
TIRED OF CIVILIZATION.
Iowii Imllnim Hnvo I. mined 15,000 acre of
Lund In thu Knw ltnitervntlon.
QuTitmi:, Ok., Dee. 30. The Iowa
Indians havo jnst closod a lcaso with
tho Kaw trlbo for 15,000 acres of land
in tho reservation of tho lattor tribe.
Tho Iowas will erect a villago there
and live off tho rental of their allotted
lands oast of hero, which they are
leasing to whito farmers. Thoy say
thoy aro tired of living apart on thoir
allotmcnt,scattered among tho whites,
who will not associate with thorn.
A (liitliorlnir of Ni-Kroi-n.
Kansas City, Mo., Dee. 3a Negro
literary lights from tho surrounding
territory including St Joseph, Mo.,
Topoka, Leavenworth, Lawrence,
Atchison, Fort Scott and Wichita,
Kan., and Macon City, Mo.,
will gather in Kansas City, Kan.,
Thursday and Wednesday to at
tend tho fifth annual meeting of tho
Interstate Literary association, which
will bo hold at tho St. James Methodist
church. The association is composed
of many of tho most intellectual
negroes of this section.
An Old ICnj-lncur ItutlroR.
Kansas City, Mo., Dec. 30. After
having spent 33 years in constant serv
ico as a locomotive engineer, Henry C.
Weston gavo up his engine on tho
Moniphls railway last week and re
tired from tho business. Mr. Weston
is 53 year. old and is known among
railroad men as "Dad" Weston. Ho
was tho oldost railroad engineer run
ning out of Kansas City, and tho
greater part of his work on tho road
was as engincor of pusscngor train
locomotives.
Northeast Mlmtourl Toaohoro.
Mexico, Mo., Dec. 30. Tho North
wost Missouri Teachers' association
adjourned after electing tho following
otllcors: President, L. J. Hall, of Mont
gomery City; secretary, Arthur Burton,
of Centralis); treasurer, J. F. Sporn
horst, of Laddonia. Tho association
passed a resolution condemning tho
proposed constitutional amendment
making tho legal ago for admission to
public schools flvo yoarB instead of
eight Tho next mooting will bo at
Coutrallu, Mo.
Kaiina rlnneer I
Lkavknwoutii, Kan., J). 30, Hiram
llamblin, a Kansas pioneer, died here
yesterday of diseases Incident to old
age. Ho was 82 years old and a native
of Vermont Mr. llamblin was a strong
anti-slavery man, and took a leading
part in tho bordor rulllan struggles
horo during tho 50s. He was a con
tractor and put up many largo build
ings in western cities.
Irre Dollvory to 1o Kxtnnded.
Washington, Dec. 30. A numbor of
post otliees throughout tho country
will bo nllowod free delivery borvice
next month. Thcro nro now (512 free
delivery otilces and about 00 moro are
eutltlod, under tho regulations, to bo
added to tho list Tho post ollleo de
partment Is making a general investi
gation, but in many tho bcutlment is
udverso to free, delivery.
THEATER PANIC.
Awful Soonos In a Baltimore Play
Houso.
Itofttilt of n Fnlnn Aliirm of Flro Twonty-
fottr Vernon L'rimlied to Douth find
Many Otlinrn Injured Ilulld-
liiB I'nekeil full.
IJAr.TiMOK, Mil., Doc. 2a In a sense
less panic caused by a defectivo gas
burner nnd a foolish cry of fire, at tho
old Front Stroot theater, last night,
24 people woro killed, two fatally in
jured and ten moro seriously hurt. Up
to ono o'clock this morning, but four
of tho dead had been identified.
Almost all tho victims aro of Polis.li na
tivity and Hebraic extraction, and
many of the injured were takon to
their homes by friends, rendering it
almost impossible to got a comploto
list at this time.
Tho theater, which is probably tho
oldest in tho city, was filled from pit
to domo with peoplo who had" assem
bled to listen to Hobrow opera, which
has been given in tho old house twico
a week for tho past month. Tho ticket
ofiico receipts show that over 2,700
tickets had boon sold when, at eight
o'clock, tho salo of soats was stopped
becauso there wcro no moro left Gen
eral udmission tickets wcro sold, how
ever, after this, and it was supposed
that there wcro at least 3,000 peoplo
within tho walls when the curtain
vtentup on tho first act. As tho ca
pacity of tho house is less than 3,500,
the density of the crowd may bo imag
ined. Ten minutes nftor tho curtain rose,
ono of the attendants went up to tho
second tier to light a gas jot which ap
peared to been extinguished. As he
turned the cock and npplied a match it
was scon that there was no tip to tho
burner. Tho jot was well down to
ward tho stage on the left side of thp
houso, in plain view of tho greater
part of tho audience, but as pio glaro
from it showed against tho wall, somo
one in the gallery shouted, "Fire! Firol
Firo!"
In an instant thcro was a mad
scramble for tho door, in which tho
wholo audience took part. Tho van
guard of tho terror-stricken multitudo
reached tho ontranco on Front street,
pushed on by tho howling, shrieking
mob behind them. There thoso in tho
foremost rank wcro compelled to turn
to tho right and to tho left to reach
tho double cntraneo way, built in tho
form of a storm door. Passing through
theso doors, thoy reached a flight of
steps, leading from each door, down
ward to a landing, from whence a
broad stairway of moderate height
would have carried them into tho
street and to safety!" The steps lead
ing from tho doorways are but about
five feet high, but tho landing at their
base is narrow. Down theso tho
frightened people hustled themselves
in the frightful struggle to reach tho
open air, and to escape the certain
death they thought was behind them.
As tho crowds from tho two doors,
ono on tho right, and tho other on tho
left, reached tho landing, they met
There was a brief btruggle, and then
some ono lost his or her footing and
fell. In a moment the crowd, pushed
with irresistible force from the rear,
crowded upon the prostrato form, and
began, in turn, to stumble, reol. and
presently to fall prone upon the floor
under the myriads of feet coming like
a herd of frightened buffalo from be
hind. In less time than it tukes to toll it,
the landing was packed 20 or 30 deep
with tho panic-stricken multitude, and
tho hundreds behind them were strug
gling over them to reach tho street.
Tlio tumult attracted an immense
crowd from tho outside, many of
whom tried to gain entrance to tho
theater, thus adding to tho confusion.
A dozen policemen, also attracted by
the shrieks of the frightened crowd,
hurried to the scone, and, using their
clubs on thoso on tho outside, pushed
through tho door and to tho writhing
mass on tho landing. When tho mass
on tho landing had been cleared, tho
frightened mob on tho Inside wcro
quieted down sufficiently to enablo tho
police to clear tho theater. Then it
was found that thero had been no dan
ger and that not a soul would havo
been injured had tho audience but re
mained seated.
AN EXPLOSION.
Four Ton of Giant l'owdnr Ignited Nour
Itomt'o, III.
Chicago, Dee. 28. What was be
lieved to bo another earthquake shook
Chicago at four o'clock 3'cnterday morn
ing and made tho country tremble for
miles around. It camo not in tho low,
rumbling-manner in which earth
quakes usually occur, but with a great
boom. Tho shock was causod by
tho explosion of four tons of
giant powder said to havo
been accidentally ignited near tho
littlo town of Uomeo, on tho new
drainairo canal, in course of construc
tion. Throughout nn area of 50 miles,
from Waukcgan, 111., on the north to
Kankakee, III., on tho south, and from
Rockford, 111., on tho west to Michigan
City, Ind., on tho east, the shock wan
felt At all theso places tho explosion
was thought to bo local, and anxious
inquiries woro sent in all directions.
No ono was killed. Tho explosion
occurred in tho powder house nour
Uomeo and about 800 feet from tho
canal. In Chicago windows rattled
and buildincs boomed to rock. Prob
ably 1,000,000 people were uwukened
by the shook.
WEEKLY TRADE REVIEW.
Tho I'rPHldnnt'd l'lnanolal MnMngo Had n
Had r.fToct on .Stock.
NKW Yoiuc, Dec. 28. It O. Dun &
Co.'s Weekly Ilovlow of Trado says:
Tho failures of tho fourth Quarter of tho year
189V not yot Ilnlshod, cannot ho dollnltoly
stated, but tho nggrogato of deforrcd liabilities
for tho your, whllo much smaller than In IB03,
will vary but littlo from that of 1891. Tho
year's nggrcgnto of commorclnl liabilities will
probably bo about H70,OJO,000 In manufactur
ing ovor i73.000.0OJ, or ton per cent, moro than
last your, but In trading about 188,000,000, or
nlno per cent leas than last year.
Tho foreign nnd llnunolal messago of tho
president woro followed by vlolont reaction In
tho stock markot last Saturday, with gravo
fears of monotary trouble Tho sudden panic
shocked business In many dopartmonts nnd
tho Industries cannot bo expected to show
signs of improvement until the Now Year be
gins. Orders havo for months been so much
smaller thnn thoy woro In tho summer, when
production was expanding nnd prices mount
ing rapidly, that new causes of uncertainty
hnvo tho moro tnllucnce.
In tho great toxtllo manufactures tho usaal
holiday dullness Is Increased by a dearth of
ordors, though thore Is somo accumulation of
goods for tho domnnd expected soon. In
woolens tho markot Is oxtromcly dull, soft
woolen dress gooJs and Indies' cloths nro n
shado lower, nnd tho nvcrngo of quotations Is
nhout yt per cont. lowor for tho week. Somo
multors hnvo gono below last year's quotations
In securing orders.
Tho shoo and leather business does not 1m
provu nnd both leather and manufactured
goods dccllno slightly, though speculation Is
ngaln hoisting hides about ten per cont. for all
In two weeks nnd for somo kinds 25 per cent.
Wheat nnd ootton were depressed by lust
week's panlo and navo hnd littlo tlmo to re
cover. Wheat rccolp contlnuo enormous for
tho week of 3,701.07,! bushels against 1,712,903
last yeur and Atlantic exports, Hour Included,
hnvo been 7,r2fW) biHliols In four
wocks of December ngulnst 7,703,000 last
year. Ilusslan and othor supplies aro mov
ing freely, olllclal ostlmntos nro wholly forgot
ten nnd tho men who prodlctcd 1 wheat havo
disappeared. Cotton has remained at 8'' cents
slnco last Saturday and onormous commorclnl
and mill stocks horo nnd abroad with n de
mand for goods much smaller than In Soptcn
ber, hinder nn advance. Tho quantity whloa
has como Into sight Is 30 per cent, less thnn
last year to date, hut slightly larger than la
180.', when the crop was 0,700,000 hales.
Failures for tho weok havo been 3J2 In tho
United Stntcs against 30 last yoar, nnd 40 In
Canada ugulnst -11 last year.
THE WATERS SUBSIDING.
A fjtory of tho Destruction Wrought by
tho Floods In MlMHourl.
Baonki.i,, Mo., Dec. 28. Tho waters
of tho Osage havo begun slowly to sub
side and tho havoc plnyod by the sud
den rise begins to manifest itsolf.
Thousands of railroad tics, thousands
of bushels of corn and wheat, wagon
loads of apples, miles of fence and
acres of fodder and feed havo disap
peared before the mighty onrush of the
floods. Houses, barns and granaries
by tho hundreds havo been swept
away; cattle, horses and hogs have
been drowned nnd their carcasses lino
tho hills, against which the back
waters beat Houses and btores all
along the Osage valley aro filled
yot with water, naud nnd tho
wreckage of tho waves, and
woe and desolation appear on
all sides. At Tuscumbia, tho county
seat, every house in town is filled with
water and the loss will bo immense.
A correct estimate of tho losses suf
fered throughout this section cannot
bo estimated yet, but will be large.
MR. BAYARD'S CASE.
Tho Homo IlrsolutlonH of ltnrrntt nnd
ATcCiiU Will lie Koported lu u JModliled
Form.
Washington, Dec. 23. Tho houso
committee on foreign affairs held a
mooting and considered tlio Barrett
and McCall resolutions relatlvo to the
speeches of Amussndor Ilayard. The
committee decided to report the Mc
Call resolution in a modified form.
As agreed on it calls tipon tho pres
ident for information as to tho
alleged utterances of Mr. Bayard and
tho correspondence on tho subject
Tho resolution has been very much
tamed down and mado mild in com
parison to what it was when intro
duced. It was thought that in view of
present circumstances it would be
much better to make tho resolution
simply ono of inquiry.
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE.
It la I'rnposoit to Hold Ono In 1890 to Ar
rangi) All lloundary DHputi-R.
Washington, Dec. 28. Representa
tive Barrett, of Massachusetts, intro
duced in tho house a joint resolution
authorizing tho president to arrange a
conference between the United States
and nations possessing territory
on tho American continent for
tho settlement of boundary dis
putes. Tho president is to invite each
nation to join tho United States in a
conference, to bo hold in Washington
in 1800, to ugree, if possible, upon all
boundaries in dlsputo between such
atiousn.
J'hyMciilly Unuble to Train.
NicwYoitK, Dec. 28. Among sporting
men hero the report is current that
James J. Corbett, the erstwhile cham
pion pugilist, has good reason for quit
ting tho prize ring. It Is said that he
is physically unable to undergo a se
vere course of training, and that
should he re-eutcr tho ring he would
bo a mark for any first-class heavy
weight Accordmg to a friend of Cor
bett, tho big follow is going tho same
road traveled by poor Jack Dempsey.
Now It Is American Who lit.
Kansas Citv,"JIo., Dec. 28. Italian
Vice Consul Jerome Fedcll has received
1 a communication from tho minister of
I tho interior of tho kingdom of Italy
complaining about the spoiled and
damaged condition of grain received
from this country at ports and ware
houses. After the first of thu year no
grain shipped from this country will
bo received into Italy, unless it bo ac
companied by a certificate of its good
condition and dryness.
NEBRASKA STATE NEWS.
Haki.an county's big corn crop is
not yot all harvested.
Tub Wahoo butter tub factory is
turning out 150 tubs a day.
Inland boasts of a citizen 00 years
old who has used tobacco for more
than 00 years.
Tub Southeast Nebraska Poultry as
sociation recently held its annual ses
sion at Beatrice.
In tho James Ish murder trial nt
Omaha, the jury after being out three
days failed to agree.
Cr.Ai'.A Hamkh, 11 years old, was re
cently fatally burned at Aurora whllo
kindling a fire with koroscno oil.
Tub llth annual convention of tho
Nebraska State Firemen's association
meets at Grand Island on January 21.
In tho caso of Ocorgo E. Hawkins,
ex-water commissioner of Beatrice, tho
jury acquitted him of tho charge of
forgery.
Mits. L. Donald, of Grand Island,
died recently as the result of a fall re
ceived a short tlmo previous. Sho was
80 years of age and loaves a husband
and ono child.
Tub O. A. It. post at Hastings passed
resolutions heartily indorsing1 the mes
sage of tho president on the Venezuela
affair and commending him for stand
ing up for Americanism, giving assur
ance that the G. A. It is with him.
Onb farmer near Plattsmouth has
about 20,000 bushels of corn which he
is holding for better prices. Portions
of it is four years old. About 12.000
bushels of this corn ho onco refused (55
cents for in hopes of getting more.
Tiiubb young farmers, Eli Oryall, J.
M. Foster and Georgo Van Patten,
wore recently arrested at Grafton on '
tho charge of taking two loads of
shelled corn from tho granary of C.
Bos Thoy pleaded guilty and were
held to the district court.
An attempt to rob tho First national
bank at Arlington was made the othor
night. Burglars broke open three
doors and entered tho bank, drilled a
hole in the outer door of the vault and
blow the combination lock off, but
wcro frightened away before accom
plishing their object
Otto Skidmtz was rccontly arrested
at Plattsmouth upon complaint of rep
resentatives of tho B. & M. road, charg
ing him with wrecking a passenger
train two weoks previous. The de
fendant being only ten years of age,
tho charge was changed to "incorrigi
bility" when ho was takon into court.
Tun Nebraska State Dairymen's as
sociation, at its lato session in Lin
coln, elected the following officers:
President, E. F. Howe, Crete; vice
president, F. II. Vaughau, Fremont;
secretary and treasurer, S. C. Bassett,
Gibbon; directors, B. R. Stouffer,
Bellcvue; W. A. Carpenter, York; G. A.
Merrill, Miuden; J. W. Bush, Battle
Creek, and J. S. Temple, Cheney.
Fjibd Waiii.gubn, who murdered Au
gusta Maitland at a laundry in Omaha
last June, for alleged Infidelity u him,
when brought up for trial in the Oma
ha district court the other day pleaded
guilty and was sentenced to tho peni
tentiary for life. Wahlgren mado a
statement to the court that affected
the court and spectators to such a de
gree that a movement was set on foot
for his pardon.
Editou ItAKifit, of tho Gretna Re
porter, was recently fried before Judge
Scott at Omaha and sentenced to ono
year In the penitentiary for criminal
libel, but the supreme court suspended
execution indefinitely. The libel
charged consisted of tho publication of
a story reflecting upon tho foreman of
the grand jury last June. An Omaha,
dispatch stated that the papers of tho
state were much worked up over tho
rulings of tho court
W. M. Hki.m was recently found dead
at his homo 40 miles southwest of Al
liance. He had been shot bovoral days
before. It was supposed that ho was
opening tho gate to drive out his cat
tle when ho was fired upon by two or
more unknown parties from ambush
and instantly killed. Tho body was
riddled with bullets and tho horso that
he had been riding shot Ho had had
difiiculties with neighboring ranchmen
in the sand hills and tho killing is sup
posed to havo boon tho result
Pensions lately granted Nebraska
voterans: Original, John E. West,
Crawford; Gustavo Sherman, Somer
field; W. E. Gosper. Lincoln. In
crease, Ambrose K. Bliss, Rodingtou;
William C. Kidd, Nobraska City; Dex
ter Russell, Trenton. Reissue, Samuel
Pettit, Guldo Rock. Original widows,
etc., Abby C. Cornwall, Elyria; Mar
garet A. Angcll, Highland; Mariah
Swalloy, Benedict; Dora E. Grogan,
Wlsner; minor of Jabcz Green, Platts
mouth, Additional, Jonathan N.
Fletcher, Brewster. Restoration and
reissue, Amos Sniff, Elinwood. Orig
inal widow, Rebecca Swift, Elmwood.
A fi:w days boforo Christmas Gov.
Holcomb commuted the sentences of
two convicts in tho ponitentiary, W.
II. Porlno and George II. Wilson.
Perino was sentenced from Dawes
county by Judge Kincaid for 14 yours
for arson. He was received at tho pen
itentiary October 31, 1890. By allow
ance for good timo his sentence would
have expired July 31, 191)0. Tho re
quest for a commutation of sentence
was accompanied by a letter from
Judge Kincaid, in which he admitted
that tho length of tlmo was too severe
and urged commutation. Ho left tho
prison on Christmas evo. Wilson was
sent up from Burt county for five years
for removing mortgaged property.
Ills sentence was commuted bo as to
expire Christmas.
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