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T11K KKD CLOri) CITIKK. FRIDAY. JAN. hk u. u vv t m : , &'rv-" t ',.fr. ,T 21" ,i( ) v? yjaftMftfiiip&f joy d.t.oliver "s ZZsHzZ ixrsi tv, CCP'.OiGht i8jj BK.N5 VNail,w, CHAPTF.l' XV-cMNii.n:t). "I generally succeed in what I up dertnke," answers Taker. "See here, Mr. Dyke" ho adds suddenly, "von need not have any fears about what I mW ll '1"nt concern me nnv and will not make any difference in any other case V(, want ino to work on. i keep 'mr mouth shut. I know lot of things which I don't toll anybody." "Then you wifl not mention what you know?" anxiously. "If I am working for von, no. 1 can keep it." Adrian Dyke breathes a. .sigh of re lief. "Very good." lie savs. "From what I have just heard I thlnl; you will In of great service to me. I have already engaged one detective. You can work with him. and together you sho uldho alde to unravel a nrvstcry." and ho lays bare the facts of the murder, Taker listening attentively as if it were all new to him. Dvk'e spcalrs of the burglary, all that he thinks the detei tive .sliould know. Taker remtinls Mlcntnnd thouglitful for borne time after be Ilnislies: then lie .says us if imp-cssed with an idea. 'The wateh ami chain you savwere taken tiom the body of the. murdered man'.'" "Yes. mid all his money, ami .among other things u note-book." "Hum! Then 1 might trv and hunt up that wateli and ehain' and if I found It trace tlie murderer from that." ".lust what .Mr. HogerMjn, the other detective, suggested." "The devil ho did!" suddenly. "Ys. ihe thought if the jewi'lrv was found the note-book might be 'found too: and. speaking of these tilings, if yon find them bring them to me, 1 would like to see this notebook." Ah! So he boldly mivs he is in inter ested in it, and yet. he has had it locked in. the drawer of his .desk. What is the iimn getting at'.' "All riL'ht! von s:i- vnut hrntlim- Is in jail for this' crime"' "Yes," sadly. "Certain Mispieious circumstances led to his apprehension, but lie ds innocent. I feeJ it. it is to prove this that I am interesting mv self ir. tliis horrible affair." The dutective rises. He is perplexed. The words have been spoken as if from the heart. Can thib man be acting? Ilia fftio gives no evidence thottghtvthut are in hii mind, trained 'face is Taker's. "I'll start right in," he must consult my partner, be. ar.d we'll try to work Where Is he'.'" "In the adjoining room. uuee you. "Thanks." lie follows Adrian lViiieout of the reception room into the library. Tins man Uogerson rises as b: enter. "Mr. Kogcrson, this is .Mr. Taker." The New Yorker comes forward, a blaiui wnilo upon his face. ' I have met .Mr. Taker before, sev eral years ago. I know him well by reputation." lie bows low. His man ner h. politeness personitlul, his voice low and smooth. Taker takes his outstoetched hand and asks: ' U'hun did you arrive?" "I'ponithe afternoon train." turns to give you 'd rather sarcasm. of the A well Fays. "I that is to together. I'll intro- "Where lire vnu stimiilmi'.' "At the 'Turk's HciuU'" "So .am I; you passed mio on the road." "Yes 3 did not reeogniao you." "Well, gentlemen, you enn arrange n plan of action: you will excuse me. There ie a death in the house. My unt dledihist night yoc .know this, Mr. Taker'.'" "Yes." In a short time they are out upon the road, the master of the house con- hTTSt! l Tim NEW voiiKint hmii.ks.. tcting them to the door, then leaving cm. iHjii-inuH uiviies xno rniladcl- lillll to Share his hmrrrv. iv)il,.l, I, ...I tion Tntor invents II.. ..ui,.,., . ,, ... . 1 -' . .rau,' it. amp tins iminit gentleman from New ark on the wuy. They drive along silence for some time, then Taker Wcs the initiative. pVI'.ft. is your idea about this Jk'VS;son, ,loe not answer at once; r-aing at tno Horse's head. v he savs. ri.ive nil iormnn nnv nc ..... mh... . .ii detiuite one." ho vnu think he was iimr,!r..,i ,. tiKiiiey?" cautiom.lv. i hits that nnnearnnrnl" cttn ,., lit the head of the equine. n you (ion t neiievo it," thinks Aloud lie say., "Every article lie was taken, even to u sum 11 I lahI ' ATWMI Ls." absently. "How lorn? hnvn en hero'.' Iwv days," reserved. &1.I . . V ..(kit ...! ins case; witn an accent of IprisV. )U unethcr smull job." Silence for five minutes. Then the New Yorker Taker. "What Is your Idea'.1" he asks. "Haven't formed any," answered Taker, with exasperating coolness. The New Yorker smiles. A peculiar soft smile. "We are getting along nieelv, ain't we'.'" Taker laughs. "Kind of a game of ero-s purposes. Snv, Uogerson. what is your candid opinion. If we have got to work to gether, we ought to understand each fit her." "That's straight enough, Taker, but do you know that I have come to the conclusion that you are 'on' to do Minn-thing, and are keeping it from inc. If )dii feel as jvm sav, give it to me." Taker looks with well simulated surprise upon the bland ollicer. "So, Kogcrson, you're 'off.' You WToinr me." "I'o T.'" "Yes." "I am awful sorrv. I'll my ideas in the inoriiing. 1 sleep on them." Ills tone is I'mirei! with Tntfi.f linlff.rMi it iititl .t,vw iiftllilfifp "I'll work him later on," he thinks, maliciously. They lia've reached the outskirts of the tow.n. "IVyoii l;now the house where the murdered man lived'.'" asks Uogorson "Yes. Turn to your left at the next eoriwu- and you'll pass it. Near the cemetery." "Ti)od idea. Within sjM'iiking dls tance.of his victims," and Itogerson laughs lightly at his witticism. Taker makes no reply. He .does not feoll-vury friendly towa'rtl hh, confrere. lioge.son sees the sign. A small black sign with the uaiiicsiii gold. "Wilbur .V (iaivau, Physicians and Surgeons," he muimurs. 4,l)oyou know liareau?" to Taker. "I've met lilm." "Old man like Willmr?" "No. lie's a young fellow. "Mid von have any talk with him about "the deatiiof his pai-tner'.'" The tone is tine of idle curiosity. 'Yes." answers Taker, "lie leels very badlv about it." "i sliould think he would." lie drives along slowly. Suddenly lie asks, "Was the old man well il.udv" "1 believe he was." "Ami left Ills money to his young partner, I take it." "1'erhaps he did, pcrluijis hedidn t," Taker nnsweis snappishly. .He begins to think that Kogcrson is pumping him. It makes him furious. The New Yorker looks at him with a bland Miiilc upon Ills countenance. "What's the matter'.'" he asks, "tlet- tlilL' hot?" "Ilowtloyousuppo.se I know?" an swers Taker. They have reached the hotel. Kogcrson ties the lines around the whip, saying as he docs so. "If 1 had been on the ground as long as you have 1 think I would have known, l-'or that reason I asked you." and lie gets out of the carriage and wanes who iiie omce oi uie liotcl. Taker looks after him. "You think you are very ulever, Mr. Kogeihon," ho mutters. "lint you a.ln't as smart as you think. You'd like to know what 1 do, Imtyou won't. J Ml intake it my businus to 'shadow' you as well as your employer," and ho too enters the hotel, walks .up to the egar.e.ise, purchases a cluar, bites off the end. lights it, and sits with his back to Kogfrson, who is watching hlouvwith an i mused smile. Iti.ff,,., fill limit lltiu Yi'if4:ni1 41ir. ..nil. .-v....... . ....... ...... jr ....,, IM..U U- tlemau from New York knows the his tory of Wilmu- anil (iaream as well as any .one in the town. As hu .disrobes that night, he mutters. "That fool from Philadelphia has got hold. of Mime idea. He proposes to hang ou to it. Well, I'll wateli him. I'll tu it chump to put him 'on' ,to my 'lay.' So this young doctor sprang from it -clock of criminals, f'jithnr serv ing time for killing his wife, son take .after father, lie kiusw that when the old doctor diet), ho would I'fltllit llltflllts tlimilil mill lltrif4 fr... II.. I just quietly 'done' him. Ill bet .my : ueati ne uas uiui waicu and ctiaui and tne oijiib- stun logevuer witn tno note book hid away somewhere In that house, lie's ontiol town to-night, lie back to-morrow. I'll 'shatloiv' him. Taker would eat his heart out if he thought 1 was 'on' to him. He turns off the pus jumps into. bed and sleeps the sound sleep of a, thor oughly tired and self satisiied man. her," and M on. The undertaker's assistant ciews on the lid of the casket, and it is cairled from the church by siv preternaturally grave men, out into the cemetery adjoining. "Dust to dust, ashes to ashcs," and the crowd dispcr-.c. llr. (iareiiu is watching the inter ment from the door of his olllce. He has returned to West Chester onlv that morning, but a short time before, lie shudders as he hears indistinctly the thud of the clods of earth upon the pine box in which the casket lias been enclosed. To-morrow a like service will be rendered the dead form in the room above, lying cold ami stiff In the ice-box. He has stood beside it for a short time after his return, but the trickling of the water running off as the ice melts has tilled him with hor ror. ThcshlftiiiB ice has caused him un mistakable dread, and he has gone to the room below, the olllce, and is standing in the door to breathe the fresh summer air. Yes, to-morrow his patron must be buried, but before tills he shudders there Is much to do. Oil till, nmui'.tti slili, .if 1... .. ., t.. . - "i'i"' --- "- -' ....- i-i, --.-i, in mint of the church a man is watching him. A man who, to the passer-bv, would seem to be idly gazing at the roofs of the opposite houses, who slowly pull's the rings of smoke from his cigar up into the morning air. It is Kogcrson. lie is studying the voting doctor, trying to lead the sad, I handsome face. "Don't look like a criminal," is his thought: "hut you can't go much on , looks. The most lovable little woman I ever saw murdered three husbands, one after Ihenther-poured melted lend , In their ears." lie determines to shadow him all day. gain admittance to his otllce, question him in an unobtrusive man ner. Not a hard thing to do to gain admittance to the ollice of a doctor. I Adrian Dyke drives from the ceme tery to the oUlcc of Helknap. his law- i yer, also the legal adviser of the do ceased aunt. lie is iroing to take him to his residence. The will is to ue read and .Itclknap is to reatl it. Takei-isattheiioiise Jlrcadv. Not In the house exactly, but wandering ( about the grounds. He wishes toheur this will a-eatl. He has been putting in liih idle time studying the signs of burglarious entry into Dykes library. The inarksare plainly visible. The work has been done from the outside He is standing near the gate as the carriage occupied by i Adi ii-n Dyke and the lawyer dr ves up. lie toujheshis hat resne'etfullv t Mi,. mastr of tlu lums.. .....i. iTi 1......1 caielcssly to the lawyer, who stares at nun r-iiperc.iiiousiy, Il-KPIOX IS HADTCAL PRESENTS A RESOLUTION TO THE HOUSE. Whli li Wtinlil s,.,,r nr (, ,,m, Mm, Tnrl.ij lii.t l,, -i. of 1 a t i Si'iiuti- Ann, iilun Kiunlutloii 1I, U-.M-.I In Hie Miiii-i.. WsNmo.x,.lnn. '.'H.-ln the llo'l-io to-day a bill was passed on motion of Mr. Towneof .Minnesota, Kcpubllcun, to amend the act of l-s'.i for the relief and civilization of the Chippcunsso as to permit the Secretary of the Interior, at his discretion, to sell the pine lauds in their reservations in blocks of I (Ml,. M)0 acres or less. About i.uoimhmi aeren are to be sold under the act of lSy.i. Mr. Hepburn of Iowa gave notice of nn nuiemliiiiMit to the Armenian reso lution, instructing the president to give the lu-kMi minister his passports ....... vim u uipiomuiio leliitlons with A til IHV. Mr. Ilitt. chiiinnan of the foreign iintiirs cmiimittee. icliiiked .Mr. Hep burn for liise.xtriiotdinarv iroposal to evir diplomatic relations with a friendly power. "We' want no relations with that murderer." icplled Mr. Hepburn. Mr. Hepburn's tinicnduieiit was de feated by u vote of Mi to I : against. hen the arrival of the Senate Ar- nenian resniulioti wu, aiiiiouuced Mr. IJmggof New York, a member of the foreign affairs committee, moved tnat tlie henate resolution be substituted for that of the lions,. II,. explained that the ilincrenec between the icsn lutions wass.,siii,!,t that It M,,s not advisable, in view of the passage of the Senate resolution, to press the one. prepaircd by the House committee, lie made a liri f statement of the facts which called upon Congress to expresi its indignation tit the situation in Aula Minor. Although the newspapers oc casionally reported atroeltiesoti Amer ican citizens, there were assurnncru from the Mate department that no American eiti.en had suffered personal violence. It was a matter of profound grlof, said he, that the American people weie now forced to protest to those who had given bonds for the good be havior of the Turk. It was not nec essary for us to inquire into tlie mo tives which actuated an European power which decried tliu oat raircs in Tin-ltev uiti 1 1 . .. , ; . -T ...... win- iiitnii und uphold thu Sultan will, t.h.i SEC. MORTON ATTACKED itle ., ' ." ,, . . "". "I"""' wic, .--11111111 Willi tin llnxe you accomplished anything I other. With the Jealousies and politi tisks llvln. 111 ri I,,... ....... t n..1 .....rti.i.w. . 1 . .. yetV asks Dvke inn iiiw ti.m. "1 .have outlined my plan, that's all. 1 nave been 'sizing up tlie 'signs' of the .burglary." "Ah, well, what do vou think of it'.'"' eagerly. "hooks like the work of a profes sional. 1 won't be sure." The master walks m the steps. "I wontler if he is going to invite mc in? ' thinks Taker. Ait the top Adrian Dyke stops and turns to him. "We are going to read the will of my aunt who has been interred this morning. It will probably occupy my time for an hour. Do you wish to bee me again?" "Well. yes. I would like to speak to you ou a certain matter." lie fears that the man is about to defcat his plans. "Well, como in. then. I don't sup pose you'll mind the dry reading." ".No. not at all. I am used to legal forms." "Not so dry for you," he thinks a he follows the lawyer and Adrian Dyke to the dining room, where the wllJ f to lie read. There are a number of people pres- ( vut, insulin reiaiivcsoi me old lady, y wImdiIiavc come to sec if they have been I remembered: all of the urvants. with I the exception of Mary Culder, who is 1 engaged with her mistress above. Ti'e lawyer looks aliont him, gajvlog sharply, almost rudely, uioa. the anxious faces gnthcre! nround the table. Taker occupies a standing position near the door whore he can see all that transpires. Adrian Dyke sits near the lawver. Mr. Ilelkuap opens the green nag wnicii ne mis brougi anil slowly takes out 11 .1 A fill. -- It . t " . uiKiiioeiu. 1 nun, atiiiisiing ins eye glasses, .and clearing his throat, he says, looking at tlie stolid face of Con rail (I'ardiiertwiio issittingiiiimcdiate ly in front of him) as though address ing thatgontleman, "If you will give me your attention, 1 will proceed to read the last will and testament of that esteemed lady, now deceased, JIUs Catherine Dyke" Conrad nods his head. Ho half be lieves the lawyer is sneaking to him. The document is un folded, and, in a iusp- iuuc, -ur. jiciKnnp netIns To he Continued.) "' iiiuuiiiii.iiioiis 01 I'.uroiic wu were not in (crested. P.ut bince the lhi ropeiin powers, in ta. ,mme f j,OVcrn iiient and humanity, had pledged the, Sultan, and he had acknowledged the pledge, that liberty ami free xloin of worship should exist in every part of the Ottoman empire ami that Christians sliould be protected from the Kurds, the United States had the right to summon these powers before the high court of gootl faith to ex plain why they rest Idly ami supinely inactive, while 10,000 Christians home's w vie iicsiroycu, wniio men ami women ) were murdered, women dishonored and children soltl into bondage beeauso they refused to cry out that Mahomet was the great prophet He characterized tlie Armenians as 'n noble nntl intelligent race who hail , for 1,000 years preserved their Inn- I gunge and national characteristics and I had resisted the effort to Kussianlz.e them. Mr. Qtiigg intimated 11 belief that the only Vesiionsibilitv lav with (treat Hrltain ami he said 'he wanted the l.uropean powers to know- we were I watching with horror the helpless struggle of a people who were suffer jlng not for what they did, but lor what they thought. The offense 1 ngainst them, lie declared, was an of fense against Christian civilization. I "I will not say," concluded Mr. I Qnlgg, "whose duty it is to stop these I outrages. Hut I submit to the serious , judgment of tho American people that tho time has gone by when one Chris tian country can close its eyes to such outrages and solemnly aver 'I am not my brother's keeper.' (Applause), these resolutions may probably be In adequate, but If they have the effect he green bnlce I uuc'lual0 u"1 they have the effect ight with him, lJ s'"'Y''P'o the parties to the treaty a legal-looking I of 1""'' that the American people listing his "?." "aching their dlrclcctlon or in his tlirnut i... action tho warning it convevs imp save. CHAPTER XVI. OATIIJ.III.XK IIVUK'S WII.I.. Tho rirst Presbyterian Church in .crowed to the doors. All that can gain admission arc there, ami when tlie young minister (hut recently called) steps to tae pul pit and begins his sermon densesileiue reigns. lie Is preaching the funeral sermon over the remains of Catherine Dvke, whorsi! sufferings arc at last over, whose pencful face, stilled in death, looks almost joyous as she lies encased in a costly casket shrouded in black, cov ered with (lowers the outward show of moiirninc. the last tribute to the dead. The good man. young hi years, seemingly hardly accustomed to his position, speaks the words usual 011 occasions like this. "Not dead, but sleeping.' (ione before. A happy par ticipant in tho joys of the angels, etc.," and the congregation (ilo slowly past, each gazing upon the white, still face. Some of them far the first time, mnvnil . only by curiosity, doing it because "others' do it. Others with sincere sorrow and regret; some who will miss ine Kindly lace ot tno good-iicnrtetl maiden lady. It is all over lit last. The last of tlie vast congregation have walked up one aisle, (iowm theother, have hud their "look," acoompinled by such remarks ns "Don't she loik natural," or "How altered. 1 jivoiili haro scarcely known extricate without untruth- I'rt-Muii't, of Mlntl. Mero coolness will often ono from a terrible dllliculty .the necessity of recourse t fulness. This ia.i'i wns wi.lt in.... ....1 in tlie early days of tho civil war at Uelmont, Ky., where a Confederate force, under lien. Cheatham, was ap proaching tho Tnlon volunteers. At thnt time the uniforms of Feder als und Confederates were much alike anil strange mistakes were sometimes mum:. As Gen. Cheatham was riding out one day he met a squadron of cavalry coming down the road toward his po sition, lie had no sure means of know ing whether the force was friendly or hostile. He resolved to ascertain. Kllltnnr nn ni.i.n.nn'intn.l t... -....... iw-,1 Uy an or derly, to within a few yards of tho troop, ho asked: "What cavalry Is that?' !!.,!,Iin.",i,':i;a,v,,lry' 8ir" w,lb the reply. w .unmm u.ivmry, said tlie Con federate general. "All right; just stay wherayou are." 'Ihe Illinolsans had no doubt but that thu otllcer was a Federal. They obeyed his order. Cheatham looked about for a moment and then rodo back to his own command under the guns of another Federal regiment, who, seeing him come from the cav alry troop, supposed he wus "one of theiu." Kxchange. Mm Acrt-xl With Illtn. "Speaking about smart fellow.," said young Mr. (lurley, "J could bo weal Btnart if 1 had a mind, .Miss Old dey." "That's so." replied tho girl. "That's nil you cYi'Hackcd," . KANSAS AND MISSOURI. Julin Hill Form (lie litis.: of Menu- re. by CurtM, I.oiij; unci D.wkiry. Washington, .Ian. 38. These bills were Introduced in the House to-day: lly Mr. Curtis of Kansas, to remove the records of .John W. Stevens: to pay Mrs. Andrew Franklin of llurlington, jvuiu, xiiu accrued pension that was due the lato .Andrew Franklin nt the time of his death. Ho was a veteran of 181'.' and had a pension of 8.10 n month. To increase tho pension of lleverly It. Hurst of Osage City, to eTL' per month; to py Anna C. WalquUt of Osnge county, daughter to Jonas niuquisi, a pension of SU' a month. Uy Mr. houg of Kansas, to pension John (1. Ilrilllt lit II mnnllilt. ,... 8S0: to pension Mary I,. Hunker, John J. Kvan and Kelkpwii n,.n,,.t..t. n ... move tho charge of desertion from tho records of Abe Curtis. Jlv Mr. Docherv nt XtUcni.t , 1.. ., i i.,.: y. ', .""."."' iBa,,u .. imiuuii.- uihcimrge 10 John Dun. can, late of the Twenty-fifth Mist-ouri Infantry, and to penidon Allen Place of the I'ourth enrolled Missouri militia. C'hiiikiii for Cnlmit Htcitinrr. Piiii.apki.ciiia, Pa., Jan. '.'7. Tho Hart Hue steamers, tilvlmr i,i.ti........ this port and Cuba and tho West In dies, will hereafter bo armed with cannon and Maxim guns. Captain Ker, counsel for the owners, has no tified the collector of tho port that the Hart steamers will carry bow chasers and stern chasers. The SpotTon! Invritleullniu CiiioAoo. Jan. "fiA sn..t..t Washington SUVS evni.rtu I....... i .. , .... " "'" "MUII II larger deficiency than expected in the accounts of Librarian Spofford. The deflclencyso far reported, it is said, will nggrcgnto 801,000, with tho In vestigntion yot in progress In tho ac counts designated as the "trust fund." hecretary Olney will employ New ork experts to review tho 'work of tho treasury's experts In thu last named account. The authorities nro uneasily anticipating tho discovery of further slfnrtft . y "'iimtiir ll.iiiliroiii:l of North lliiliotii t r Mori,. 1 1 1 tn. VV.AqiiixoTov, Jan. .'s Mr. Hans hrough of North Dakota made a bitter attack upon Secretary of Agriculture Morton in the Senate to-day on thu subject of thu free distribution of seeds, trees, etc., by the department, which Mr. Morton has stopped. Mr. Ilaiisbrough mid: "it is an un pleasant duty t ho obliged to crltlcl.se the acts of a cabinet ollicer, but in this case it seems to mL. there is a great principle invohed. The essence of the controversy lies In the proposition whether an executive ollicer of the government has the right to wilfully, tie Iberateyl, designedly and. ai in I tills case, pieineditntcdlv lunoro a solemn statnt.. ..f c. ,.',.......? . ,..,. . ,. - ."" -"ilKlv.s-k 1 I ...iiv,v ii can no shown mi! Honorable secretary of agrl cuiiiiic I. as disobeyed the mandate of the leglslatiie branch of the gov ernment It is apart of his depart mental functions to carry into effect any law appertaining to tho affairs of Ids department winch congress sees ilt to enact. The. last congress inado tin appropriation of Sl.io.o m to be used in the purchase and distribution of seeds, tices. cuttings, bulbs, etc., as lequlred by .,w-. Tho sceietarv llrst s lowed his deliberate purpose to'evaile this law when he asked the attorney g neral for an interpretation of the statute, with reference to the piuehaso of Mc.N. I here is nothing at nil in tlie opinion ,,f the attorney general which is inconsistent with' the prior work of the department." Mr. Hiiusbriuigh proceeded to show that the Secretary advertised for seeds it a technical way, and receiving no bids refused to reatl vert ise. The Sen atfi' ci attuned: "It was thu plain duty of the Secretary, if he were faith- fill tO tlie tllM-f.irninii.... ..r .I.... .1..... . . , .1- s.. w, null. lllll- antl desired to execute the laws of Ctui- gress, in nave rcadvertlscdand to havi earnestly eudcavored in m.i i.i,iu ,.n-.. ng seeds of thekind and character the law demanded ami the Secretary re quired. Iustcnd of this, he reject ed all of the bids upon technical .rounds, forthwith abolished tho seed division of lils department anil an nounced that there would bo no seeds purchased and distributed under tho appropriation hill for tlie fiscal year ending June ;t(), 1MN1. "In his statement, nmtle before tho committee on agriculture a few days ago, the Secretary saltl ho was not op posed, on principle, to the purchaso and distribution of seeds, hater in the proceedings he admitted that from li s view of the case such purchaso and distribution would be paternalistic and in conflict with his party creed. 1 leave the Secretary to justify these statements one with the oilier. "Altogether, the position of the sec retary in this matter is exceedingly lame. That he deliberately set out to disobey the mamlateor Congress there can be no doubt. That ho is person ally opposed to the purchase anil dis tribution of seed of any character whether they bu rare or uncommon or otherwise, there is no question. And so we have here a ease in which a high executive official deliberately bets aside tho luw of Congress, nmri say that it is not so much the value of the seeds or the good results that como from their distribution, as it is the settlement of the question as to whether n departmental olllclal shall disobey the legislative authority. "He was opposed to this appropria tion at the outset ami although it was his clear duty to do cvervthintr In Ins power to carry out that law, he has placed every obstacle In the wuy of Its execution, ami has tluallv refused to execute it. Tho proper 'time to dis cuss the propriety of tho trovernincnt distribution of seeds is when the act for thu appropriation for money comes before the proper eonnnltteu of Con gress. 1 lie great question is the con tumacious conduct of the Secretary Can au ollicer of the executive branch of the Government, who s in effect a high salaried clerk, deliantly and stubbornly refuse to carry into effect the acts of Congress of the United States?" DOMESTIC LIFE UNHAPPY ll.itiolit Ctt, M, IIiiiik lllinsilf .VIlh u (Inllicllii... D.Miot.v I'm, Jan. .'s.(Vorg(. c, t iimmings comuiitieti suicide by hang ing last night. He was thirty-one years old. lie claimed Minnesota ni Ids home. He canie here in June last, giving his iiaine as Andy Dale, lie was hunting work and was employed on farms hereabouts last summer. December I'.i last he was married to Mrs. Nellie Stoner, a widow. Their married life was not very pleasant, ho being extremely Jealoiis.'anil last week his wife had him arrested for ossault anil battery, lint later dismissed tho charge. For tlie past several days he has threatened to take his life by cutting his throat ti ml hanging. While his ...tf.. ...... 1..!...- .,.. I 1 1. . . dint I i.iiif,ro" mc iien nisi evening i,"rl. ' 'v''"' i"' ,l"' ''i,,,m "ul ,-vi"tf " iiiece oi eioiuesiiue over the door eas ing, with tlie noose around his neck, , his hands underline leg. lie succeeded ing strangling himself before his wife .discovered him. She alarmed tho neighbors but he died before any nr- I lived. The coroner's jury returned a , verdict of death by hanging at his own hands. He claimed io have u brother nt Slnldiin. In., ami to own a farm near North liatte. I ALL CHARGED WITH ARSON Tin iiey IIojh .Irri'stt'tl ul .Vnrcirn drew J Out of the Court IIoiihc fire. Arnoii.v. Neb.. Jan. ','S. -The arrest of Charles J. ami P. A. Farney. sons of ex-County Treasurer Peter I'ariiey.and (of W. !'. Meyers, brother of P. A. Fin ney, which occurred here Saturday ou ' an indictment charging them with' tho ! burning nf t he court house at this place J in January. I'.)!, caused quite a sensa , tion here, and that and the verdict of ii"i.lv .iiu.TiV.. i . I ' ''.v " t'"' s,,i, h"inst Mr. Farney le.idvertlscdand tohavu I M. .....i'i.u i, u ,, ,.,. ,i,.. ..!.,.,! ''' "HU I III" M 1111,1- pal topic of conversation yesterday. Charles J. Farney was 'his fatlier's deputy during the greater portion of IM'Oiind IMU, while P. A. Farney was deputy during the years IsO'.' and 1MCI. At the time tlie court house was burned Charles was book in one of the banks here and is now cashier of tho First National bank, of which William (Shiver is president. All tint f the young men gnvo bonds for their appearance for trial, with William (ilover and Peter Furnev as sureties. 'iiiiilly.l.clt DiBtltiite. Ni-i:iN(ivii:v, Neb.. Jan. M. Frank Perry, the man crushed in the irriga tion ditch some days ago, has since died. He lay live days unconscious, and in fact never came to after being hurt, lie leaves a wife ami four child ren in destitute circumstances. Tho people of Sprlngvlew anil thu neigh borhood have raised money ami pro visions which will keep them going for 'i time. It was supposed by the voters generally when he was running for county treasurer that he was in good circumstances. WELSH MINERS ENTOMBED Aii r.ilo(ia ,,ir Cii rtl Iff VCrerlo, Collkrjr nnil KIIIh Miiny Ji,.. Cakpifk, Wales, Jan. 8. An explo sion occurred in a colliery at Taylois town near here this morning. Tho shafts were shattered, and the whole town was shaken bv thn trmii.in.in... concussion. Fifty-four miners wero below when the explosion occurred and, although several of them have reached tne surface with tho dead bodies of their eoiiiiHini.ii.c t. i , .. A i ..-!, ii, n Mill- posed that nearly ail the remainder were killed. Iteseue parties have been hurried to the scene, but tho woikis dangerous, as the pit is on fire, hater advicesnreto the effect that twe.vo bodies have been recovered from tho colliery and that twelve men lire still missing. U'ritrrn Oklnlioniii lii.fi... ,u v,...i. liC.v.NKSSKv, Okla., Jan. . This section is indignant over Kastern Ok lahoma's attack on i s 'i pointed United States marshal for Oklahoma, to succeed Nix. Naglo is a leader in politics hi Western Oklaho ma and was recommended to the ollico by nearly every business man in King, fisher, hi Ileno, Hennessey and tho strip towns, regardless of politics, anil the appointment is regarded as tho best that could be uiudu. Iaiii-M)ii' Troop U,c Suited. Duiiiian, Natal, Jan. '.'7. Thu Kng. lish troops, who wero niembers of Dr. Jameson's expedition, have embarked for lhighintl on board tho steamer Harlech Castle, while tin. ,.i..i..i troojis, who were taken prisoners at un- Mime, ume, go ou uonrd tho Hoslln Castle. Will Sft n Kcnulillciiu. FiiAMii'oiiT, Ky.. Jan. . It Is learned from a trustworthy source that at least ono of tho contested election cases pending in the House against Democratic mumbers, that of Werner against Tompkins, will shortly bo brouirht to a conclusion, the com mittee having decided to seat tho Ho publican contcMnnt, SiilllTuiywiu Uult lloiton. . Hoston, Jafi. 'J8. John L. SuPJvan has dccldedto quit Hoston an(l tho Btll8,0 f... tt . Mel Drill li In it Well. Fill M ixr, Neb., Jan. '. Orson Hon- kins, fireman of thu F.lkhorn pump j scrvle- in tliis city, went to lllair yes jtettliynn business. While there ho ( .xntiiincd an unused well belonging to 1 the company and thought he would see if there was anything useful at thu I bottom. When imi-t loltt- .1, ..,, ,1... adder broke mill he fell to the bottom into four feet of water. Kinploves at once went to his rescue but liu vva-i dead. Mini Uy Ills .i,ily l.ow.. Lvo.XH, Neb., Jan. ".'H. The remains of James Williams were laitl at rest Sunday afternoon in the Decatur ceme tery. He was shot last Wednesday by a young lady who was soon to become his bride, mid died from tlie effects of the wound Friday. They hail been Playing with the pistol, and the shoot ing was purely accidental. Miss Koso I'ctte, the young lady who did the shooting, is nearly distracted. VIcIIiiih of a Uiniimuy. Nr.wviAN (titovi:, Neb,, Jan. "rf. Sun day ltev. Cornier and Mrs. Kug leku of tliis place were thrown from a carriage by a runaway hor.,o and badly hurt. The horse became frightened and ran one mid a half miles before the accident occurred, when the wheels struck n slanting place in the road and threw both occupants out. Twtliuoiiy nil In. Fm:io.vr, Neb., Jim. :.';. The testi mony introduced .Monday hi the big damage case from Dodge against tho I'., h. & M. V. rnUi-onil iff... r... t butttil of certain testimony introduced In behalf of the defense. The attor neys for plaintiff say they can refute some of the testimony to a certainty. 1VII Into ii Itio'iir, Nkihiaska Crrv, Jan. 8. A young son of Newton Goldsberry was 'badly injured while coasting yesterday. On reaching tlie foot of the hill, instead of crossing tlie bridge as he intended he fell into a deep ravine. An examina tion of his injuries revealed a broken leg and a dislocated shoulder. Alilrlch CoiiiiiiIIm SiiIcIiIp, Kl.woop, Neb., Jan. Uti. Word has reached here that W. K. Aldtich, (Jos per's defaulting county treasurer, has committed suicide nt II,... .,,.. 'IM,.. truth of the report is doubted. Muring llii) at i:iKln. L'l.dl.v, Neb., Jan. L'8. (Sreat idles of line pr.iirie hay lire being stored here, awaiting better prices. Formutlnn of un Ice Triut. Kv.w Yohk, Jan i8. The lee trust Is rapidly becoming a fact. The mana gers of tho trust, it is said, have se cured nit option on practically all the ico that has been or will bo cut In this country this winter. Caiithaok, Mo., Jan. 28. W. E. Ford, opo of tho largest implement dealers In the county, failed this morning, and his store is in thn hi.tv'- II f u P M " . "-v "' p- - . a V (I zw -U.41tgi ,