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About The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923 | View Entire Issue (May 18, 1894)
!?Ts, xurxtuttJO THE REDCLOUD CHIEF, RED CLOUD, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, MAY 18, 1894: TABERNACLE BURNED THIRD TIME DR. TALMAQE'S CHURCH HAS DEEN CONSUMED ON SUNDAY. Caused by Ktectrlo Mitht Wires-Hotel K Rent nml Bninmrrllcld Methodist Church Jlolli Horn Total Loss About lwu mil lion Dollars Hotel Uiiots Iot No Time. Brooklyn, May 1 1. Just after nor vice nt noon Huniliiy ntitl whllo Dr. Tul Bingo was shaking hands with members of his congregation, llro burst out bo Iwccn tho pitwu of tho orgnn and within 10 minutes tho big tnbeninclo was doomed to total destruction. Adjoining tho church was tho Hotel Regent, eight torles In height; with a frontago of 90 feet on Clinton avenuo and extending back 200 feet to Waverly nvonuo. Tho firo sproad from tho tnbcmnclu to this hotel and then to tho dwelling houses on Grocnonnd Wnvcrly nvonues opposito tho tabernacle. Tho wind carrying tho bluing cinders In such quantities in a southeasterly direction that dwelling houses In Washington avenue, two 1IIIOOK1.YN TAnnitNACI.K. squares away, nnd also tho Summorfield Mothodist church wero set on flro by them, but tho greatest loss on nny ono of theso structures did not exceed $15,000. The total loss reaches over $2,000,000. Dr. Tnltnago made n graphic state ment of tho incidents connected with tho flro. Ho' said: "At tho closo of tho church service, I was standing nt tho foot of tho pulpit haklng hands with hundreds of pcoplo from all lands. I was about through and walked toward tho center of tho church where- my wlfo stood, when sho called my attention to flro springing out from tho top of tho prgnn. I Baw at once that It was under full headway nnd my first impulso wits to look around and boo how many people wero then In tho houso and to my great joy thcro woro only nbout 'JO nnd with 25 doors to get through, I felt that thoy would all es cape. I then went into iny study, bock of tho platform, passing under tho blaz ing piping to get my hat and coat and then I said to myself: Is it manly to rnn off? 1 walked up and down my study room rejoicing that tho flro had occurred when thero was no chnnco of fatality. Whllo in this sort of brown study, a Now York friend of mine rushed into tlio room and taking my arm, said: 'Got out of this room immediately, or you'll not get out at all.' Wo wont out into tho church. Ono-hulfof tho organ was down nnd tho flro had leaped to tho roof. I saw that nothing could save tho building nnd I camo out." DIG BLAZE AT BOSTON. Over Two Tlioumiml People Are Left Homeless, Boston, May 10. By tho torch of nn Incendiary Tuesday night over $1,000, 000 worth of property Is in ashes, over 600 families of tho medium and pooror classes, consisting of ovor 2,000 people, aro homeless and many of thorn who had tlmo to save a portion of their household furniture had to sloop in tho open air. Women with babies in their nrms nnd little children huddled closo togethor had only tho Bky for a roof nnd tho fow mattresses saved from tho bumod tene ments for a bed, and no prospects of breakfast in tho morning. Tho flro covered n space of 20 acres. As far as can bo learned six persons havo been injured, nono fatally. Tho llro Started in tho Boston Leaguo park, in a pilo of lumber which was lying under tho right Held bleachors, directly back of first base. In n moment it hnd leaped out to tho seats and fanned by n brisk breozo, swept toward tho grand stand. So rnpidly did tho Humes spread that be foro tho occupants of tho grand stand realized it tho llro was upon thorn and thoy woro forced to flee. It was Boveral minutes beforo tho flro men wero at work. Tho left Held blench on wero next Ignited. Meanwhile, tho spnrks had fallen upon thousands of buildings, tho flames surged on towards Tremout street and reached out to tho right nnd left, until -tho entire square be tween tho ball grounds and Troinont street was n mnss of burning buildings. Tho Shcrwiu kindergarten schoolhouso, a brick structure, checked tho progress of tho llro for only a moment, and that, too, was quickly numbered among tho structures as consumed. Tho buildings on tho south sido of Wnlpolo street wero soon burned. Tho flames shot townrds Coventry streot on that sldo of Treinont nearest tho ball grounds. They swept on in that direction for thnw squnres, its far as Burko street. At 6 o'clock tho entire block along tho west sido of Tre mout Btrect, from Waliiolo to Burke, was a brilliant muss of Haines, which swept across to tho opposite bldo ami soon en gulfed tho buildings for four blocks. By this time thu residents of tho tene ments for nearly halt a milu around had become alarmed nnd wero moving all their property Into tho streets and seek ing for places of safety. So rapidly did tho llro eat IU way, however, that those in tho blocks adjoining Treinont street did not havo tiiuo to save their house hold effects nnd barely escaped with their lives. By 0 o'clock tho conflagra tion hnd crossed Treinont to Cabol street. It is estimated that about 100 buildings havo been burned. Tho now houso of ladder 13 and hosa 8 on Treinont street was destroyed. Alderman Bryant's rest tlonco on Wulpolo street and his store on Trdmont smart tare nlso awtwyed. DR. niCE WINS THE HANDICAP. ttl,rda.Ulllll.ndWlfewr Factor In the Itace. unuuKiiYri, iiny io. iv ikhilt uy , oould not havo loon desired for tho opening of tho rnco season In Now York stato and tho running of tho Brooklyn iiuuuiumi. vuiucti at J,'rvi, ru hic .. Oravesend tra(;k than Tuesday. At 6:40 tho red flug went down and 50,000 throats shouted oxcitcdly: "Thoy'ro offl" Borgen scored a brilliant stroke of horsemanship by getting Copyright out In front. Ho was quickly followed by Dr. Itlce, Herald and Navarro. Clifford was next to tho last and his chances woro already gono for any part of tho money. Opposito tho betting ring, Borgen, working llko a demon, was forced to glvo way to Dr. Rico, Henry of Navare and Sir Walter. Tho spectators were simply wild with excitement. Thoy shouted and implored their respective horsoa to show a burst of speed, but thoy wero imploring in vain for tho gal laut Dr. Rico ioked his head in front nnd cruelly boatcn by whip nnd lashed with spurs, ho kept It thcro to the end. MONUMENT TO MARY WASHINGTON. President Cleveland ltc.ponds to Toast nkjllie Masonic Danqtirt. FiiKDEHlcKHliuito, Va,, May lvJ. Pres ident Cleveland and sovoral members of thocnblnot wero In attendanco nt tho unvoillng of tho Mary Washington mon ument on Thursday. Tho program for tho dedicatory exer cises included addresses of welcome by Mayor A. P. Rownnnd Governor Charles O'Ferrall, Masonic ceremonies, nn ad dress by Lawrcnoo Washington, a de scendant of Mary Washington, and nn oration by Senator John W. Daniel, the orator of tho day. President Cleveland responded to Governor O'Ferrall. FAMILY WAYLAID AND MURDERED. CI us Meeks, III Wife nnd Four Children Killed Near Drowning', Mo. Browning, Mo., May lit. Gus Mocks, his wife and four children wero found murdered uenr a Btrawstack in an open field hero last evening. Tho inurdcrcn nro under arrest hero and a lynching will probably occur soon.' Meeks and his family lived at Milan and wero coming horo yestordny to visit relatives. Thoy woro waylaid. Tho causo of tho crimo is said to Ho In tho fuct that Mocks was a damaging witness in a big cattlo caso last Soptombor. PULLMAN MEN STRIKE. Two Thousand Kinploye of tho Dig Car Work Unit Work. Chicago, May 111. Two thousnnd em ployes of tho Pullmau Palaco Car com pany quit work Unlay. Tho-jo who wont out asserted that tho entire forco of 4,1(00 pcoplo would bo on strike licforo night. Troublo has been browing forBomo time, the men demanding tho restoration of a Uil3 per cent cut in tho wages mado last fall. Tho company's officials refused tho demand and assorted that they woro run ning tho plant nt a loss for tho purpose of giving tho men employment. BRAZIL AND PORTUGAL AT OUTS. Diplomatic) Delation Dctwren tho Two Countries Drokcn On by Pelxoto. Washington, May 14. Sonor Men donca, Brazilian minister, received tho following cablegram from his govern ment: Ilio dk JANEIRO, May 14, 1K1U. To Brazilian Minister, Washington, D. C: Tim president of the republic has sus pended diplomatic relations with Portu gal, giving passports to Count Paraty and the personnel of the Portuguese legation nt Hlo nnd ordered the Brazilian legation in Lisbon to withdraw. First Launching nt Dubuque. Dubuquk, May 14. Tho torpedo boat Ericson, tho first war vessel over built on inland waters, wni launched today in tho presonco of sovoral thousnnd people As tho vessel struck tho water a national salute was fired. Among tho guests wore Miss Helen Gould of Now York and Lieutenant Usher of tho navy depart ment. Addresses woro delivered and thero was n parado of military and civic organizations. Miss Carrie Kicno chris tened tho vessel. Kelly' Navy nt Kldnn. Ei.don, In., Mny 10. Tho industrial army arrived from Ottumwn Tuesday night. Ono hundred Ixmts nro camped half a mllo Mow tho city, tho rest being scattered on shoals, rocks, sandbars, etc., 10 miles nbovo. Several collisions havo occurred between tho men nnd deputies nnd mnny wero slightly injured. Two commonweulers wero nrrested. LATEST TELEGRAPHIC MARKETS. Chicago drain nnd ProvUlou. Cihoaoo, Mny 15. Wheat was ery heavy today ut tlm lowest price over known in tho month of May and cloted J do lower. Thu feature of thu day's trading wax heavy Haul. datlonH of the longs, weak cnhles, lino weather and an Increase on paiumtu nldliec In the do ullne. Thu other markets were effected by tho weakness In wheat. July corn closing a lower. July oats )4i lower and provisions low erall around. CUIHlNn I'lllCKS. WUKAT-Wcak. Cash, Mo; July, 60? Jo; Heptuiuher. &)&; l)eetiiiher, wife. :OHN-I.owcr. Cnsli,u;)t;c; July,37H'il3rjfcc; Kepte mher, 3s)e. OATrt-I,ncr. Cash, &.')&; July, 'M)iu ft'iileniher, !iifio. 1 roUK-I,ower. Cash, Sll.ltt; July, S12.U). 1.AH1-I.owit. C'ali, S7.!; July, u.UJ; September, tu.:. HIHS-Uwer. Cosh, Ju.W; July, fO.'i'Mi Bcptcmbcr, ti.aM. Chlragn Live Stock, L'lllcAno. May lS.-CATTI.K llceclitts nt western polula yestenlay and today were com paratively lltiht, which Kavo prices asllKht upward tendency, There wore no extra stwra I on hide and tradlnu was generally ut JJ.U'Mo f 1.15 and at !.) to M..V) for cows mid helfero. IUK1S Thedeuiaiid for Iioks wuh nil) tlilnu but brisk. The best of the heavy hous broiiKht tft.M and there wero h'iIcn of llu'lit as hluli as fVl'i, llenvy lios I'oiitlnuo to sell to better i'ilmitai;o than tho MUM weight, bales show Inu' a dlirercneo of .'hi to IV. Hon th Oiunhii Ltva Stock. South Ovi.via. May l.V-OATTI.K-Ho. telpt,a.)hoad: liW) to lYKHIu., $-l.toai.Wj lIUItolitK) llii., J.I.05IJ3.M; IKI) to 1111111)1., S3.40JtU.GU; choice cows, f'.'.7il&'J.(n; coiuiikmi tov8, S..V)i,,0'jj Kond faodew, SJ.HIt-'I.Wi romniou feodem, SJ.Biia-'l.lU. Market ncUvo mid btronir, llOOS-Ueeelpts, 7.500 liua-t; lltflit. St.S'.'a 4.V0; mVcod, 8l.aa.87 heavy, S.tQt.W. Market steady, HHKKI'-Muttoni, W.U0t.40; lambs, SM toL. Mtttlftilsteaay, TOLD IN A FEW WORDS ' XUJiWiiiliil!l UUli EVENT3 OCCURRING IN ALL SECTIONS SUMMARIZED. The Many Hnppeuiu;; or Kc Day Ho- dtirad Front ('nliiniu to I.lncs Kvnry tliliiK hut Facts ICIImltmted For Our Itradrrs' Coiivrnlriicr, Thursday, Mny 10. All the Chinamen in tin Ht. Joseph dis trict linvc reglsten-d but two. Kpworth lengtin of the Cedar ltnplds dis trict lield n convention nt Vinton. Itmnenso beds of fire clay have been found in Mcl'herson county, Kan. Sleeping cur sen-Ice between tit. Louis ud llostou is to be restored Mny 20. J. I.. Hnrtninn, charged with murder ing Matt Hose nt Kldorn, la., was released by the grand Jury. General O. O. Howard was elected pres ident of the N'ntlonnl TempernucoBOclety, to succeed John Wnnnnmker. There is great excitement nt Tlsho tnlngo, I. T., over the election of a gover nor nnd bloodshed is expected. Two hundred delegntes aro attending the grand lodge session of tho United Workmen nt Watcrtown, 8. D. Miss Delia Frank of Limn, O., who tried to commit suicide lnst week becnusoof her poverty, has fallen heir to 9,000. Commodore Slater's new Rtcnni yacht was launched at Hath, Me. It is to bo one of the finest pleasure bouts afloat. The Nebraska conference Kpworth league convened nt llentrlce. Chancellor Crook of Wesleynn university delivered an nddrcss. The supremo court of Kansas has con firmed n decision which means a fine of M.MX) and 1.0.V) days' imprisonment for an El Dorado jolnttst. Henderson Fort, 23 yenrs old.coinmlttcd suicide nt Ueatrlce, Neb., by hanging. A quarrel with his intended wife is supposed to have caused the deed. John Skinner hns been indicted nt Kl dorn, In., for manslaughter. Ho Is charged with cnURlng Joseph Kiugley's dentil nt OlfTord by alcohol poisoning, Hlrnm r. Illnckburn, formerly a law partner of General Black, was adjudged insane nt Danville, Ills. Senator Kyle of South Dakota Is being boomed for tho Populist candidate for president at Sioux Falls. Colonel Joseph Moore, who planned and built nil thu pontoon bridges used by Sherman on his march to tho sea, is dead In Iudlannpolls. Secretary Carlisle has submitted n re quest for nu lncreaso in the force of the KUbtrensurles at Chicago, St. Louis and New Orleans. Tho tweuty-flfth annual conclave of tho grand coummndery Knights Templar of Kausns began its session In Hutchinson with representatives from nil over Kansas present. Friday, Muy 11. The Federated Association of Women's clubs is hi session nt l'lilludelplila. Two hundred barrels of oil burned at New York, causing a loss of $200,000. J. L. Drlton was caught in the act of setting fire to thu school houso at Scney, la. The Inter Collegiate Prohibition assoc iation held its nunuul convention nt Ab ingdon, Ills. The Itcv. Glrnrd Patterson of Clinton, In., and Miss Mao Keo were mnrricd nt Adrian, Mich. Daniel Tracy, who killed his father near ltlchlnud Center, Wis., hns been nd judged insane. The Americans nrrested for fishing in Canadian waters in Lake Krio were re leased from custody. The Pioneer dry goods houso of Good sell St Catron ut Manchester, la., has as signed. Tho liabilities are nbout $20,000. Rev. ltlehnrd K. Todd, for 43 years pro prietor of Todd seminary for' boys nt Woodstock, Ills., is dead ut the ago of 7V. Judge Baylies of Chicago has secured the street railway franchise at Oelwuin, In., and has begun tho work of construc tion. Kx-Presldeut Harrison has promised to address the Indiana Sous of Veterans at their annual encampment at Kokomo July !l, 4 and 5, A gang of railroad thieves has been un earthed nt Council lilulTs, In., and five men have been nrrested. An employe W said to havo been in the plot. Tho supremu court of Iowa has affirmed the judgment of tho lower court In the case of J. K. Cumberland. Unless the governor Interferes ho will hnng for tho murder of James and Jasper Hobiusou at Harlan, In., in 1W8. Sum Hutchinson, thu tallest ninn on the Paclllc coast, seven feet two and n half inches, hns started from Prescott with n earload of horses for Nebraska. A man supposed to bo Charles Dodd of St. Paul, Minn., shot and killed himself nt Fullerton, Neb. W. It. Kvuns, a mulatto, was nrrested at Devil's Iike, N. I)., charged with mur dering Olc Peterson at Towner. Mrs. Hnrry J, Stanley of Freefort, Ills, hns instituted suit ngalnst the Illinois Central for $5,000 for the death of her husband. Gamblers attached to Washburn's cir cus swindled James Moore, a farmer, out nt tiso at uttawa, ills. Two or the gam blers were held until Moore's money was refuuded. Saturday, May 13. Tho Iowa Republican state centrnl com mittee will meet Tuesday, May IB, utDes Moines. Two new cases of smallpox wero report ed nt Clinton, la. There are live other cases in the city. Thu nuuual picnic of tho Modem Wood meii of America will bo held at Sycamore, Ills., June 28. Colored Masons of the Monmouth, Ills., jurisdiction have organized n lodge of Mystic bhrlners. Tim l.ovill LeiIon nf Indlnim hidil It.s nuuual meeting at Anderson. General j Low Wallace spoke. Conuressmuu Champ Clark was renomi nated by tho Ninth Missouri district Democrats. It is estimated that it will cost $T5,000 to repair the diimngu done by tho storm at Stillwater, Minn. Advices from Denver say that tho recent cut in southern freight rates Is demoral izing Denver local business. Palmer Mosley and William Byrd hnvo been nominated ns opposing candidates for chief of the Chickasaw uutlou. Cotton oil mill owners nnd operators ' i Texas not belonging to the cotton oil trust have organized uu association. The Republican congressional conven tion iu Governor McKiuIey's district will bo held Juno U ueorget. Miner 01 cjiuion.ia., issuing n .. M .il. . . Mil. . . . .. tho Chlcaga, Milwaukee and St. Paul I railroad for f5,W damages for the death of his father In an accident two yenrs ago K. P. Wlieelouk of Mndlsott was elected muster workman by tho grand lodge An cient Order United Workmen of Wiscon sin. Thu women of the Ashland, Ky., dis trict nre determined to wage n vigorous fight against Congressman Breckinridge. O.K. J loss of N'uvadu bus nnnouueed Hint he will not be a candidate for nomi nation to congress against Hon. Charles H. Morgan. Monday, May 14. George Rose, who killed Knrl Kuhl nt Cottonwood, Knit., bus been nrrested. The government torpedo bont Krlcsson was successfully launched at Dubuque. The widow of Senator Plumb of Kansas hns sued Major Calvin Hood for $30,000. Ira Davis, 13 years old, sou of General W. F. Davis, was drowned nt Cedar Rap ids, In., whllo bathing hi tho Cedar river. Mrs. Fred Yntes nttciniited suicide by Jumping Into the river at Clinton, In. She nati been married a week. She was res cued. Hon, Jehu Baker hns issued an open letter announcing himself a cnndldnte for congress from tho new Twcuty-llrst dis trict of Illinois. The Missouri Pacific has cut freight rates from St. Louis to Colorado common points from 00 cents to 20 cents per hundred for thu fourth class. Suit involving $3,000,000 railroad stock was begun nt New York agniust the Man hattan Trust company by George Badger and Frank Union of Beatrice, Neb. Governor Matthews of Indiana hns par doned Bartholomew Murphy, the saloon keeper nt Lafayette convicted a yenr ago for shooting Priest Rudolph White. Mnleomb Tlbbltts died nt Osnge, In., from eating poisonous plants that he thought were artichokes. William Tlb bltts nlso nto some, but will probably re cover. Secretary Herbert announces that a naval training station will be established at San Francisco. The State Savings bank, In which the State's funds nre deposited, hns been closed at Tacoma, Wash. Incendiaries set fire to engine houso No. 2 ut Sioux City. The horses wero burned to death and two firemen mny not recover. inu four ilamuuu suits nuurcKuting $210,000 ngaliiHt the South Fork Fishing nnd Hunting club, growing out of thu Johnstown Hood, are to be heard nt Will iamsburg, Pa., next October. Chief Pollock, of thu Indian division, interior department, and u corps of clerks left Washington for Chicago to assist in thu work of opening bids received at the Chicago warehouse for furnishing supplies for thu Indian service. Tuesday, May 1(1. Chief Justice Rauey of Florida has re signed. ' Colonel A. M. Rldnle, manager of tho Standard OH company nt Keokuk, In., died of heart disease. Paul KwIiik, nged 15, committed suicide nt Fiudlny, O., because a young girl re turned hM affections to him instead of her own. Gcorgo Rose, who murdered Assistant Postmaster Kuhn at Cottonwood Falls, Kan., was lynched by a mob at Strong City. Daisy Vaughn, 10 yenrs old, took poison and died at Anna, Ills. She resented the refusal of her mother to permit her to do soino work. Kx-State Senator L. S. Hauchctt is dead ut Waverly, la., the result of a paralytic stroke. He was M years old aud was con spicuous in statu politics. Ohio Odd Fellows will spend three days celebrating the dedication of the magnifi cent Independent Order of Odd Fellows' temple at Cincinnati. Recruiting Olllcer George Walsh of tho Klghth Infantry, United States army, was found dead in a bathtub ut Iudlannpolls. Harry L. Burnettu of Chicago charges his mnther-iudaw with having stolou his wlfu from him. - The new municipal ndmiulstrntion at BlonmiiiKtou, Ills., hns inaugurated vig orous reform measures. The race in the Democratic primaries In Alabama for tho governorship is so close that thu result is still uncertain. Henry II. Wordes, the informer ngninst Harry A. Schmidt of St. Louis, who in lbOO Imported 12 tailors contrary to the alien labor law, has been awarded $.VX). Schmidt compromised the otruusu by pay ing $2,000. The lines of tho United States Pipe Lino Oil company have been cut near Athens, Pa., and thu escaping oil set on fire. Wednesday, May 1(1. Lightning nt Flint, Mich., set flro to n schoolhouso, cnusiug $1,000 damage, and shocking some of the pupils. The thermometer roso to 00 degrees nt Miuouk, Ills., and one farmer was over come by heat. The annual convention of tho State Firemen's association Is in session ut Kan sas City. Complaint was filed nt Onialu. ngninst County Treasurer Snyder, charging him with embezzlement. The striking miners nt Cripple Creek are building a fortcommunding the mines that refuse to employ union labor. "General" Hegwer muiounces that tho Colorado commonweal reserve, number ing 2.,oQ0 men, is ready to movu on to Washington. Mrs. Julia Faulkner., 53 years old, died of heart disease ut Areola, Ills., nt the house of u friend, where she wns calling, William Galemyer of Marion, Intl., an Inmate of n soldiers' home, has fallen heir to$2.i,0(H) in Germany nnd bus gone to claim it. Captain nnd Mrs. B. F. Holcomb of Galesburg, Ills., celebrated their golden wedding. Thu captnin was a member of General Logan's stall. Thu new railroad tunnel through the Palisades, opposito Now York City, in New Jersey, that cost $3,000,000, was form ally opened. Foreclosure milts wero brought ngalnst the Flr.it German Kvnngeltcnl Lutheran church at Roekford, Ills., for $4,000. ' James Donovan, who escaped from the hospital for criminal Insane nt Ionia, Mich., has been captured nt Holland, Mich. Tho Investigation of charges against Su perintendent Cnlwell aud his wife, of the Wisconsin vet emus' home, was begun at Wnupucu, Wis. Justice Woodman aud Deputy Sheriff Westerlleld of Chicago have struck oil on their farm ut Valparaiso, Ind., and will organize a stock company. i lllooiuvr Dam Has Gone Oat. Cmi'i'EWA Falls, Wis., May 17. Tho Bloomer dam, 40 miles north, has gone ont nml illsndtmna vm oao 11 An pita SlTsI . T 1 look. lot WIND tlMOffMMM xTOTira AT? ATTCTVf) A CJTT A NEWS OF NEBRASKA. BRIEF BUT PITHY MENTION OF THE HAPPENINGS OF A WEEK. Notts Which Tell the .Story nt Seven Days' Crimes nn I Casualties nnd Other Impor tant .If utters Arranged Attractively aud Olvcii In u Few Word. Kuteinlln;; thn Omaha Line. Newcahti.i:, Neb., May 15. Tho Om nhti company has decided to extend thcii line to Fort Randall from Dloomfield. Accident to n llmtlnfis Hoy. Hastixos, Neb., May 10. A Ilttlo son of J. W. Roup wns found nlong tho Bur lington track with ono arm cut off nnd ono foot crushed. Ncbrasldin Arrentcd at Salt Lake. I Salt Lake, May 10. H. Selby of Denver City, Neb., was arrested by tho sheriff upon a telegraphic request from 1 1... Un an ofllcer at his homo. lllno lllll Iloud Toted. Blue Him., Neb., Mny 12. At a special election held Uluo Hill voted $2, 000 bonds for tho purposo of building an addition to tho school houso, Nebraikn I.aiid to Ho Itmurreycd. Washington, Mny 12. Representa tive Kem (Neb.) called up tho houso bill for a resurvey of Grant nnd Hooker counties, Nebraska, and it was passed. Father Smith Held Forth. . Nehhaska City, Neb., May 15. Rov. Father Smith was allowed to hold serv ices Sunday nt Palmyra without any in terference on tho part of Father Corbott. On to Washington. Omaha, May 15. Tho Omaha and Lincoln contingents of tho commonweal army, numbering 200, wnlkcd across tho bridge Into Iowa on thoir way to Wash ington. Will Vote Wntrr Works llondn. "WlLHEK, Neb., Mny 14. Tho town board has called a special election, to bo held May 3 1, for tho purposo of voting on a proplsltion to Issue $ 17,000 of water works bonds. l'aliuyrn Almost Destroyed. Nebraska City, Mny 111. Tho villngo of Palmyra, about 80 miles east of this city, was almost destroyed by lire Mon day. Loss estimated at $20,000; insur ance, $5,000. Grayson' Army nt Kcncsaw. IIastinos, May 12. General Gray son's commonweulers camped nt Keno- saw Thursday night. Tho anny has 85 members at present, and recruita aro be ing received nlong tho route. Stanley Matthew' Appointment. FAHtnuiiY, Nob., Mny 12. The county commissioners havo appointed Stanloy Mutthows clork of tho district court. Ho was deputy clerk under tho former clerk, tho lato A. W. Mntthows. Suspended Hank Paying Depositors. Beatrice, Neb., May 10. Tho comp troller of tho currency directed Receiver Fogg, of tho Nebraska National bank, to issuo checks for another 15 per cent divi dend to nil creditors of tho bank. Arrested For Selling Liquors. AitArAHOE, Nob., May 10. C. E. Dean, M. I. Reynolds nnd R. H. Bella my, druggists of this placo, woro ar rested on search warrants, charged with illegal snlo of intoxicating liquors. Crounso Issues ItecpiUltlon Fapors, Lincoln, May 14. Governor Crounso issued requisition papers to tho governor of Colorado for tho apprehension and re turn of Ida Clark, who is charged with stealing a horso and buggy on April 7. Tramps Sentenced to tho Pen. CRNTKAii City, Nob., May 14. Doblo, Conway and Mooro, tho throo tramps charged with robbing Castlo's hardwaro storo at Clarks, wero sentenced by Judgo Marshall to two years each in tho peni tentiary. A. M. Ilobblns For Attorney General. Onn, Nob., May 14. Stato politics aro leginning to nttract attention horo. Thero is a good deal of talk among prom inent Republicans of ex-Stnto Senator A. M. Robbins as a candidate for attor ney general, Death of a Prominent Mason. Beatrice, May 15. Leo P. Gillotto, ono of tho most widely known men in tho stato, especially in Masonio circles, died at his homo in this city after several months sickness, his nilment being Brighta tliscaso. Grand Master Sovereign's Speech. North Platte, May 12. Grand Mas ter Workman Sovorolgn of tho Knights of Labor delivered an address hero upon tho."Pre8ent Economic Condition of tho Country and its Relation to Organized Labor." From hero ho will go to Den ver, Mourned by Many Friends. OciAf.LALA, Nob., May 1'.'. Dick Bean's remains woro followed to their last resting placo by n largo concourso of his old friends. Frionds of tho decoasod wero in attoudnnco from Omaha, Chr- enno, Sidnoy, Alliance, North Plutto olid othor western towns. Dennett will Walt For Wagons. Hastings, Nob,, May 15. Commander Bennett's division of tho commonwonlers Is still with us. Thoy nttended tho Con gregational church in a body Sunday morning. Commander Bonnott declines to loave until necessary wagon transpor tation shall bo furnished. Sovereign Denies It, North Platte, Nob., May 14. John R. Sovereign, grnnd master workman of tho Knights of Labor, addressed a good sired audience hero. Ho pubicly denied nny thought or intent of calling out tho Iowa railroad moil in caso transportation avis not furnished tho Kellyltes. Corbott Flics Ills Answer. ?i'i:huaska City, Nob., May 12. Fathor Corbott by his attorney, E. F. Warren, filed his answer to Bishop Bon ncnut's petition. Tho answer Is n gen eral denial aud nvers that the bishop bos no power to excommunicato Corbott, or to prevent bun from exercising Ids priwtb ttncpoMt I WORK OF NATIONAL LAWMAKERS. Seventh Week or Hie Turlir Ielmto. Wapiiiniiton, May 0. -In theliotuo to day, ntter tho rending of yesterday's' journal, tho spenlrer l.tid btoro tho houso coitnln senate bills nnd resolu-' tlons. Among theso wns n resolution for tho printing of f.OM copl-3 of eulogies of tho Into IlutuUl Lrv (Jlbsondt senator from Louisiana nnd Mr. Rich nrdson asked unanimous consent for Its,. 1 consideration. No objection" wns made,' but Mr. Kecd nnd Mr. Burrows look oc'-' casion to express their opinion that a. stop should bo put to this inolesi ex pendlturo of inouuy. Washington, Muy 0. When lho tar-' Iff bill was laid before tho benato Mr. Aldrich took up tho second n:ut ndmont in tho bill, whi.'h la tho words "or with- i drawn for consumption." tin iiurmwn 1.,.. lug to ilicludo goods BO withdrawn from bonded warehouses In tho iimvUlmi? ,.,,. ..I..!.... I.. II.. 1.111 1 . . .'. plying in tho bill to goods imported. Tho pending ninendmcnt was th' agreed to, nnd Mr. Lodgo offered his amendment to Imnoso douhlo dull in. tho bill against Great Britain until tho country should ngrco to nn international ratio for tho coinngo of silver. Senator Stowart followed with n long silver speech. Senator Poller followed him. Tho amendment wns laid on tho' tnblo Ml to 20, n strict party vote. Washington, May 10. Tho sombre emblems of mourning covered tho desk of Representative Brnttun of Maryland, on which lay n buuch of roses, when tho houso mot Thursday. Tho inessago of tho president transmitting Hnwniiiin corral pondenco was laid before tho houso. Mr. Talbot, (Dem., Md.), briefly an nounced tho death of his colleague, Mr. Brattun, and offered tho customary reso lutions. Washington, May 10. When tho sen nto met today a bunch of La Franco roses graced tho desk to bo occupied by Mr. Patton, tho now senator from Michi gan, appointed to succeed tho Into Sena tor Slockbridge. Somo routine business wns transacted. Tho hearings given by tho joint committees of naval affairs on tho personnel of tho navy was orderod printed. Mr. Allen, (Pop., Nob.), intro duced n bill to repeal tho net regulating thouso of tho cnpltol grounds tibdor wmen uoxey nnu ms iicutennnts wero prosecuted. Mr. Fryo presented tho reso lution of tho National Statistic associa tion In favor of a thorough reform of tho consular service Tho Allen Coxey resolution went over without action and tho tariff dobato was resumed. Washington; May 11. After action on somo minor bills tho houso went into tho couimittoo of tho wholo to considor gencrnl appropriation bill and tho naval appropriation bill was taken up. Bout ello ndvocnted lilcrality towards tho nnvy to continuo tho good work com menced under Secretary Chandler. Cummings (N Y.) nnd Reed (Mo.) in dulged in a very ncrimonious dobato nnd charges and counter charges of "coloni zation" in tho nnvy yards wero freoly passed between Mr. Reed, Mr. Boutollo ami Air. uummings. Washington, May 11. Friday Sen ntor Allen trial in vain to obtain con sideration of his Coxey resolution, and after a brief discussion of Mr. Poller's Industrial depression resolution, tho son nto resumed consideration of tho tariff bill, Washington, May 12. Only four senntors wero iu tho benato chamber when tho senato met ut 1 1 o'clock today, and Sonator Harris, who was temporar ily in tho chair instructed tho clerk to call tho roll. Tho bells brought 28 sena tors into tho chamber 15 less than a quorum and steps wero nt ouco taken to secure tho attendanco of nbscntoes. Search of tho corridors nnd coat rooms of tho Capitol was made, but it was 2 minutes beforo enough nbscntoes could bo found to mnko up tho quorum. Mr. Dolph mndo n motion to ndjonrn, but withdraw it upon tho suggestion of Mr. Chandler that such n motion vio lated tho agreement entered into just be foro adjournment last night'by which it was decided to take up tho tariff bill at 11 o'clock each day. Somo routino busi ness preceded thu resumption of tho tariff debate Washington, Mny 11. Tho seventh week of tho tariff dobato began iu tho son nto at 11 o'cIock today, with a fair attend, nnco on tho floor. Vice President Stev enson called tho senato to order. Two bills, ono to pension tho widow of Rear Admiral Donald MacNoil Fairfax at the rato of sf 100, and tho other to lncreaso the pension of tho widow of Major Gcnoral Doublcday to $100 worn reported and placed on tho calendar. Under tho agree ment mndo last week, nu hour was de voted to tho consideration of bills on tho calendar, Washington, May 15. At tho opening of tho session of tho senato today, Mr. Allen (Pop., Neb.) introduced and usked for tho immediate consideration of a resolution calling upon tho secretary of tho treasury for information ns to tho totnl numbor of persons engaged iu pro tected industries; tho number of such persons whoso wages aro claimed to bo nffectod by protection; tho number whoso wages nro not affected; also the proportion of tho population of the United' Stntes dopendenl upon tho for cign markot for tho sale of their products, Tho tariff bill was taken up at noon, Three items in tho chemical schedule wero passed. Wabhngton, May 15. Sponkor Crisp was not in tho chair when tho houso mot Tuesday, as ho had been called away by tho death of Mrs. Crisp's mother. In a letter ho designated Mr. Dockery (Mo.) ns speaker pro tern. Among tho bills presented wns one from tho committee on labor, reported by Mr. McCanu, junking labor day a holiday. It was placed on tho calendar, Tho naval appropriation bills wero then taken up. Mr. Cummings snltstituto providing horenftcr no cadet should Ikj appointed who was not a resident of tho congrossionul district ho la appointed to represent was agreed to. Tho bill was passed. Dockery, from tho committee on ap propriations, reported to tho houso the legislative, executive aud judicial nppn prlatloni bill i n ip I nt $M ,i X