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THE RED CLOUD CHIEF.
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OHIO'S SENATOJISIilP.
HANNA CLAIMS A GAIN OF
TWO VOTES.
Two More Voir NeiMlcil (Jrrnt rrrMiiro
Ilroticlil to llnir on tlio Hollers No
Aijrci'iiiriit liy tlio Opponltlnu Upon n
rjrnntorlnl L'lintllilnte.
Cot.UMnus, Ohio, Jan. 5. Marcus A.
Hanna mid his followers claimed this
morning to huvo secured pledges of
support from .loyco of Carroll and
Griffith of Union, tlio lutlcr of whom
vras forced by his wife to lcavo the
Uanna headquarters yesterday and
vote for Mason, tlio cornbluo candi
date for speaker.
With these two doubtful accessions,
the Hanna men wcro still tw votes
short of enough to Insure his election
In the joint session of tho legislature
January IS, and tlio Republican coun
ty committees, club and other organ
izations (it the homes of Ilia doubtful
Hopubltcun members havo been en
listed. Many delegation of Repub
licans aro arriving, ono of tho llrst
bolng from tho home of Governor
llushncll Springfield.
Resolutions by telogrnph wcro
poured in on the bolting members nnd
other mothods woro resorted to try to
forco tho bolters bach Into line, but so
far the only apparent result has been
the conccdudly doubtful claim that
Grsfllth and Joyce will vote for
Hanna,
NO CAUCUS OF HANNA MEN.
Some surprise- wan created this nl
tcruoon by tho announcement Unit tlio
llunim men had changed their plnu
for n joint senatorial Republican cau
cus to-morrow night nnd that tlio fight
would go on without any caucus
docrces on cither side. The follow
ing was given out by tlio Republican
steering committee: "Tho sentiment
of tho house und senate as expressed
to tho chairmen of tho two Republi
can caucuses is that it is unneces
sary to call a senatorial caucus. Tho
universal expression is that as
Mr. Hanna had been endorsed
by tho Toledo convention and
by the county conventions of
the state and was nominated by
the pooplo in their primary capacity
at the polls, it is moro respectful to
their constituents to accept their
aotlon as conclusive, in accordance
with the precedent of two years ago,
than to supplement it by a formal
nomination of their own. No caucus
will, therefore, bo held."
The combined opposition to Senator
flanna ia still uncertain as to its can
didate. Some Democrats oDJcet to
Governor Ituthnoll or Mayor McKls
on or Mr. Kurtz or any other Repub
lican that has yet been sug
gested. The opposition clulms
to have enough votes to defeat
Hanna, but has not yet claimed
enough votes for any ono opposition
senatorial candidate mentioned to
elect The comblno leaders must not
only hold all their present forces in
line against Hannn, but get them to
agreo upon their man for sonntor.
The work to-day was devoted by "the
comblno" to hold their forces and to
manage them for tho senatorlul con
test as was done yesterday for tho or
ganization of both branches of the
legislature.
Senator Burko of Cleveland arrived
to-day from Chicago and completed
the full attendance of senators. He
voted with the Democrats, but took
his seat upon tho Republican side of
the chamber.
In the house nil sorts of bills were
introduced against corporations. These
measures wcro regarded us thrusts at
Senator Hanna, whoso affairs arc of
varied intorosts.
While tho houso was in session, n
dologatlon from Springfield marched
Into tho stato house, wearing Hanna
badges and carrying banners with se
vere inscriptions and culled on Gov
ernor Bushncll. In response to their
protests, lie said his Republicanism
had never before been questioned
and that he reserved the right to his
Individual opinions and proferencos.
The Springfield delegation afterward
called on Senator Hanna and then
joined in the chorus of other visiting
delegations that arc coming in to-day
to protest against tho action of Re
publicans who havo combined with
the Democrats to defeat Hanna.
The houso adjourned at noon till
to-morrow. Tho "combine" does not
Intend to annouuos any of tho stand
ing committers till after tho joint
senatorial caucuses to-morrow night,
when It is known what Republicans
will remain out of the Hanna fold.
Senator Hurkc secured all ho want
ed in clerkships and other patronage
through tho Democrats with whom he
was iu conference during the uoou
recess.
The proceedings In both houses
showed plainly that everything possi
ble was being dono by those who held
the fort to heat Senator Hanna. The
line of yesterday was as distinctly
drawn as over.
Away llelow Y.rttt In Him Atllrontlaclis.
Mai.onk, N. V,, Jan. 6. Tho coldest
weather of tho season was expo
rlenced to-day, tho morcury register
ing 24 degrees below zero at Sarannc
Lake, 15 below at Mountain View und
SO below in this place.
In His Arubla Minn.
PAriKVM.ue, Mo., Jan. r.. Galo Hen
son, who Is trying to discover what W
in tho hull of tho steamer Arabia,
was In the city to-day. Ho says ho
lias unearthed about two carloads- of
plno flooring und many boxes and bar
rels. Mr. Henson carried with him a
bottle of choice wlno which hoisnid ho
had procured off of the boat Ho docs
not expect to try to take anything out
until his new cugino arrives, tho ono
now ln uso being entirely too small to
forco tho sand and water out of the
caissons, which aro thirty-six feet be
low the surface.
TELLER PLEADS FOR CHINA
Hpriiks 1'or
Aincrlriin I liters rut Inn Do-
rlarrn It li Our Duty.
Washington, Jan. 5. "It is our
duty to prevent tlio dismembering of
China," said Senator Teller of Colora
do to-day. "Wo should join with (treat
lirltaln in n notlco to Russia and Ger
ninny that dismemberment will not
bo permitted. Even without Great
lirltaln wo should give such notice.
Almost our very existence as a nation
is involved. Should we permit It, wo
would havo nothing moro than n
mere existence. When It is said
that the United Stales cannot inter
fere it should lie understood what a
failure to Interfere will Involve, The
dismemberment of China means tho
cutting off of our commerce In tho
Orient and the Introduction of a
competitor who will deprive us of the
commcrco of the rest of tho world
and oven supply our own people. Wo
cannot permit this without sinking to
the position of u third or fourth
rate nation, helpless, degraded, with
out inllucncu umnng tho nations
of tho earth. Wo frould have to
submit to tho domination of an abso
lutism among tho nations. Our own
institutions would take on n de
cline and the civilization represent
ed by this government and the Eng
lish government would ccaso to prog
ress. Wo would suffer more thnn any
other people. Wo have moro Involved
and would bo more directly Injured.
It Is folly, therefore, to say that we
should have nothing to any."
THIRTY PERSONS KILLED.
Crowded City Hall at London, Out
Col-
lupns Many Ii.Jtirol.
London, Out., .Inn. 5. Thirty per-
Minn ni-n ldinlvn tr liavn Iwcn lrlllrvl
and many injured by tho collapse of a
lloor in the city hall last, night. Tho
muniuipal campaign closed last night
and the hall was crowded to hear the
addressed of the successful candidates.
How many wcro Injured will never
be known, as those who suffered but
slightly at once mado for their homes
or wero cared for by friends. Iioth
of the city hospitals aro full, and
many of tho injured aro at their own
homes,
Dr. Wilson, the mayor-elect, had his
leg broken, und two aldermen were
badly hurt
t .1. ........I r l i.li.
in mo wriiiiu uiniii nuubu, which
adjoins the wrecked building, tho llrst
J . . - . n '
net of "Tho Girl from l'arls" had just
mi l'arls" had just
been concluded when word was whis
pered through tho theater of tho
calumlty. A panic wns Imminent, but
was averted by tho actors and ushers,
nnd tlio people quietly left the build
ing. At tho close of tho polls, a crowd
had gathered in the city hall, where it
hud been tho custom in years pnst for
tho successful candidates to address
tho electors.
The building was an old one, hav
ing been erected in the enrly 50s, and
of lato years additional stories had
been placed on the old walls.
Although tho platform on which the
speakers of the overling wcro stand
ing wns apparently the first thing to
give way, the mayor-elect and many
aldermen escaped tho death that
overtook so many others who followed
them Into tho lower portion of the
building.
BOGUS $100 BILLS-
Trcnunry Department Calls In S3 0,000.
000 A Dunce ran Counterfeit.
Washington, Jan. ft. All of tho 8100
silver certificates now in circulation
in tho United States, representing
S-'f.,O')0,00i in currency, hnvo been
cnlled in by Secretary of ttio Treas
ury Gage. For tho present the Issu
mica of such certificates will
bo stopped. This order is tho
result of tho discovery of one
of tlio most dangerous counterfeits
ever discovered ono which even de
ceived tlio ofticials of tho treasury de
partment here, nnd was not discovered
until tlio attention of tho ofllcluls at
Washington was called to the clover
Imitation of a $100 sllvor certificate,
head of President Monroe, by John
Cramer of tho sub-treasury at Phila
delphia. Mr. Cramer brought to tho
secret service officers the counterfeit
certificates five In number. These.
bills had been turned Into the sub -
treasury by two
oy iwa icauing uauus and
tho Philadelphia custom house, which
had received them as genuine.
On examination of the day's treas
ury cash, another of the spurious notes
was discovered.
WILL GET S700",000.
Qonoral W. TV. Averlll Made Wealthy
liy a Decision.
Nr.w York, Sept. 0. Tho appellate
division of tho supremo court has
handed down a decision in the suit of
General W. W. Averlll against Amzl
L. Rarber and others, awarding tho
old cavalry officer nearly 5700,000 in
cash as his share in tho profits of tho
llarbcr Asphalt Paving company on
contracts for paving ln this city,
Wushlugton, lluffalo and other largo
cities. When tho final accounting of
the llurber Asphalt company is mado,
it is expectod the general's sharo will
run Into the millions. He has been
engnged in litigation continuously
since ls83, when the first action was
brought boforo tho supreme court.
NowklrU Won't lln Triad Now.
Sruai.ia, Mo., Jan. ,Tho January
term of the Pettis county court con
vened yesterday morning, the only
ruses of importance on the dockot
being the four Indictments against
Cyrus Newlcirk, president of the de
funct First National bank, in ouch of
which ho Is charged with grand lar
ceny. Tho cases will not bo tried,
however, at this term of court, as a
continuance will bo granted on tho
same old plea of tho ill health of tho
dofendant Nowklrk is still a resi
dent of California, and Is not anxious
to return to Missouri.
NEBRASKA Ef BUIEE
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM
OVER THE STATE.
A Complrtr Itctli-w of the Vint Work's
Iliipiiciiliiirs In tho Trrr riiiiitf-rs' Nlntr
.Succinct Stliiiiunry of tlio Mott Jin
piirtunt Xfui.
The enrollment at the Peru normal
is 033, tho highest ever attained.
A. D. Wnrner, a prominent stockman
of St. Edwurds, fell nnd broke his leg.
Mr. Dr. Dorrls of Lincoln fell on
the icy pavement und broke her arm
at the wrist.
Elizabeth Stanton Woohvorth, wife
of Judge J. M. Woohvorth, died nt her
home ii Omnlin.
J. A. Hunter, n prominent ranchman
near Hemingford, has been arrested,
charged with fencing in government
land.
The biggest and best state teachers'
meeting ever held in Nebraska lias
just been hud. Tho enrollment reached
nearly 1,100.
At Columbus, Emil,
year-old son of Dr. K.
tliu ice and dislocated
the seventeen
llohcn, fell on
his left shoul-
tier. He was taken home and the bone
forced back into the socket. It was a
very painful though not serious acci
dent. The bondsmen of ex-County Treas
urer J. W. Lynch of Platte county,
hnvo. paid his shortage in full to the
county commissioners, the last pay
ment of 1,710.10 being handed over re
cently. II. Walker of Juniata recently
met with a serious injury by "eel-
tlentally getting his hand into u corn-
.sheller.
The member was seriously
crushed. Tho forefinger had to be
taken olT,
Lemuel Kindig, of Hastings, driver
of an express wiitfon. was unite seri-
Jously injured by the overturning of his
wagon near the 15. & M. depot, and the
runnlnt? nwnv of the team. One of
Ing away
Kindlg's legs was caught between the
bed of the wagon and the roar wheels,
and only that the wheel came oft" pre
vented terrible injury. As it is he will
be confined to his bed for some days.
Attorney-General Smyth was In
formed that the attorneys of Eugene
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torncy-gencral said he did not wish to
appear to be captious, so ho will not
file u motion to dismiss Moore's appeal
because the attorneys failed to file and
serve briefs within the time ullowed
by rules of the supreme court.
General Mundcrson of Omaha, has n
letter from Major Thomas Lord, a re
tired naval o fficer of Washington, I).
C, an old friend of General Mundcrson,
telling the general that hu had not
forgotten the promise he made lust
summer at Newport, II. I., that he
would make a model of the old "Oma
ha" war bout. The model will be
finished in time for the trans-Mississippi
exposition and will be shown
together with the original billet-head
and log of the old vessel.
Attorney-General Smyth hns com
menced suit for the state against the
Oinuhn National bank to recover S201,
881, the amount paid by tho bank to
itself on n check Issued by J. S. Hart
ley at the time he was state treasurer.
The petition wns mailed to Omaha to
be filed in the district court. The
nmount mentioned in this suit is the
same which Hartley was convicted of
1 embezzling. In this suit the attorney
I general tttkcN the ground that Hartley i payablu and rediscounts nre M) per
I fraudulently issued his check and that ' cent less than ut thu close of business
the bank and its president received the jat the end of 180(5. The total cash re
' money, knowing that the money be- serve us shown by the report Is 30 per
1 longed to the state, thereby convert
ing to their own use property of the
I state.
I Thero is a woman in Omaha named
, Mrs. Eliza J. Durbln who supposed
herself until recently to be the widow
of un old soldier, but she has dis
covered, that she Is only a sort of mi
I Enoch Anion widow. For the last ten
' years she has been unaware of the
whereabouts of her husdand, who was
an old soldier, and of late years, under
the seven-years' absence provision, she
mK 1)Cen t .ln r to Kl,t lt wi,iow-H pt.
1 sjon she was Ina fairway to suceee.
until hero recently, when she was
notified by the pension department
that her husbnnd was living iu some
other part of the country und was him
self an applicant for a pension.
Hurgrcuvcs Hros. of Lincoln have
filed another suit airninst W. E. Cobb,
their lute employe, whom they charge
with embezzlement. They join L. C.
Richards as defendant and state that
Tobb withheld cash received for sales
imounting to S,"00 and has converted
it into chattels and real property and
gold in amounts they arc unable to
specify. They claim that when Mr.
Ulehiirds gave bond for S',',003 for Cobb
to get him out of jail pending the
Hearing of his case. Cobb gave
Mr. Richards chattel property worth
f-.'.OOO to indemnify him. This prop
erty the plaintiffs claim was part of
the money wrongfully taken from
them and hence they ask that the.
rourt require Cobb und Rlehurds to
disclose und account for such money
und chattel property.
Charles Fuller, a brnkeman, while
making a coupling at DuWitt, was
caught between tho bumpers und so
badly erushed that death ensued u
few hours later.
The statu sheriffs' .convention com
pleted its business nt Grand Islund,
and adjourned. John Trompeu of
Lancaster county, was elected presi
dent. W. .1. Perry, J. W. Orlbblc, W. J.
Hnrmon und L. F. Stoekwell havo in
corporated tlio W. J. Perry Live Stock
Commission company of South Omaha.
The cupitul stock is 550,000.
Thugs held up Jnmes Rutlcr, a Nc
Ivnirim City commission man. Ilutler
drew u revolver and fired. Tlio thugs
fled.
The twenty-sixth nnmml meeting of
the Nebraska press association will bo
held at the Lincoln hotel, Tuesday and
Wednesday, January 11 und 12, 1808.
Governor Holcotnb has appointed I.
N. Alberts of Columbus to fill tho va
cancy in the district judgeship ctiused
by the resignation of Judge J. J. Sulli
van, suprcme-district-judgo-clcct. The
appointee is an old time populist.
Martin F. Kelly, a trusted driver of
a laundry wagon for the Clarkson
Laundry company of Lincoln, who left
the city rather hurridly u few dnys
ago, has been apprehended In Peoria,
111. He is wanted for embezzling 8150
of his employer's money.
Captain John L. Carson, president of
the First National bank of Lincoln,
and one of the oldest residents of tho
state, died wuddcnly at his rooms in
the Lincoln hotel. Mr. Carson had
been sick about six weeks. A compli
cation of discuses resulted in death.
The laborers and mechanics of Fre
mont recently held n meeting at the
court house to talk over the beet sugar
factory matter. There were present
about fifty men who pledged SI50 and
promised to raise more. They were
awake to the fact that they would be
benefitted.
Curl SkoDt, a German farmer resid
ing on tho reservation northeast of
Bancroft wiib instantly killed while
engaged In digging u well. He was
working in tho bottom of a ninety
foot well when one of the buckets used
to haul up the dirt, when about forty
feet from the top, slipped off the wind
lass hook mill fell to the bottom, strik
ing him on the head.
Tho state board of agriculture will
hold its annual meeting in tho uni
versity chnpel on January 18. This is
the principal meeting of the year. It
is held according to the statute govern
ing the society. It Is predicted that it
will bo an exceedingly lively session
on account of the unluippiness that
has been accumulated since the fair
was located near Omaha.
The laundry at the state institution
for feeble minded was burned down re
cently. The lire started in the roof
and presumably from n defective flue.
With no apparatus but a bucket brig
ade in which the inmates did good
work, all efforts were turned toward
saving the engine house, which stood
within four feet of the laundry und
which was saved with great dlflcitlty.
The clothing in the laundry was the
only effects saved, the machinery be
ing bolted to the lloor. The loss is
about SI, .'00. The building was un
old frame and worth but little. The
Institution will be greatly inconven
ienced for some time. There is nn ap
propriation of 93,000 for a new laun
dry. The consolidated annual report of
state banks, compiled by Secretary I.
L. Hall of the state banking board,
shows an increue of about S3, 000,000
in deposits and a corresponding in
crease in loans and discounts. Tills is
in face of a decrease in the number of
bunks and in the combined capital
stock. The report shows the condition
of incorporated state and private banks
at the close of business November 30,
1807, with a comparison of usimllur re
port for the year ending December 31,
1800. There are now 309 banks. The
number at the close of 1800
was 411. Loans und discounts have In
creased over SI, 000,000, cash nnd sight
exchange about 82,000,000 and deposits
havo increased over 83,500,000.
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cent. The minimum ulluwed by law
for any one bank is 15 per cent. The
comparative statement is as follows,
the first column of figures being for
10(1 and the last the report for 1807:
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The total resources for lMW are 820,
JU.V'lll .V. und fr HWT 824,115,003 IM.
Total liabilities for 1800,820,005,019 52;
for 1807, S24, 115,003 22.
Tlio building nt Goodwlnoecuplcd
by Thomas Casey as u solooon was
burned with Its contents. This was
thu joint wherein the trouble started
that resulted In the shooting of Henry
Carpenter by James Linvllle, for
which LinvlUe now languishes in jail
awaiting his trial. The fire was of
incendiary origin, as tho feeling
against this "hole" has been very
strong slneo the shooting of Carpenter.
Tlio total enrollment nt tho 'state
teachers' meeting was 100 moro than
lust year and the highest in tho his
tory of the nbsociutton.
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NEW FIELD FOR PACKERS.
Driven Ont of tho Itutterlno llmlneis,
They Are Handling llntter nnd Ecui.
Chicaoo, Jan. 3. Chicago packers
who manufactured buttcrluu as n sido
lino are now iu tho butter nnd egg !
business on a dig scale. This is bo.
cnuso tho law prohibiting the color
ing of buttcrino Btruck a fatal blow to
that business and caused stock yard.i
men to shut down their plants. But
tcr merchants think the stock yards
inon havo started out on u cmnnalgn
of retaliation for tho enactment of tho
law, which is generally credited to
the country legislator and tho butter
mcrchaut
Work on New Itnttwny.
Sr.nAT.iA, Ma, Jan. 3. Men nnd
teams wcro put to work In East So
dulln yesterday afternoon nnd ground
wns broken for tho construction of
tho Missouri & Iowa Southern rail,
way, a standard gangs line, fifty miles
in length, to run from Sedatla, Pettis
countv, to Marshall and thenco to
Miami, Saline county. Tho company
is required to begin tlio actual work
of construction beforo tho close of
ls07, and tho line is to be completed
and in operation to Miami beforo Jan
uary 1, 1809. If such should not bo
the case, then tho subscriptions by tho
towns nlong tho road in behalf of tho
road aro void, as they were made with
tho understanding that ears arc to bo
running between Sodalia and Miami
beforo tho flratday of the ycur 1899.
To Itomnvo a M.io'n Stomach.
DKTrtoiT, Mich., Jan. 3. Dr. P. O.
Walker will probably remove a mail's
stomach as a last effort to save his
lifo some day within the next week.
The patient is suffering from a can
cerous growth In the stomach nnd un
less it is cut out tlio man will die.
Should the doctor find when ho per
forms tho operation that tho cntlro
stomach is affected by tho growth, ho
will remove that organ entirely, as
was dono recently with a woman in
Switzerland. He has already experi
mented upon two dogs nnd one of
them survived tho operation success
fully. He fastened tho intestines to
tho lower part of the oesophagus with
a Murphy button. In tho case of tho
dog that died ho sowed it with silk.
nillmon Can Up Again.
Tor-EKA, Kan., Jan. 3. Judge Fos
ter has Instructed tho attorneys on
both sides in tho Illllmon caso to bo
roady for another trial of the caso in
Topcka February It and ordered a
veniro of forty jurors to be secured
from west and north of Topcka. The
people of the counties of Leavenworth,
Jefferson, Wyandotte, Douglus and
Shawnee are supposed to bo too famil
iar with the caso and for that reason
no jurors aro to be summoned from
those counties.
Chicago to Rn Highly Moral.
Chicaoo, Jan 3. Gamblers, pugil
ists und tough saloon keepers were
given a body blow last night Mayor
Harrison issued a sweeping order that
all gambling-houses and pool-rooms
must bo closed to-day; that slot ma
chines must be stopped; that no moro
permits would bo issued for prize
fights und boxing matches, and that
tlio midnight closing ordinauco for
6iiloons would bo rigidly enforced tc
uiffhL
Great Increase In Gold.
WAsniNOTON, Jan. 3. The direc
tor of the mint, from information
at hand, says that there Is substantial
ovldcnco that tho world's product of
rrnlil for thn rnlotnlnr vnnr 1WH will
I approximate, if not exceed, 3240,000,-
' u00i an increaso of nearly 20 per cent
over lSOt'. Tho gold product of tho
United States for 1800 wns 8S3, 100,000;
for 1607 it will approximate 801,500,-
000, an increase of 53,400,000.
A Testimonial to Win Crane.
CiiAni.KSTof, 8. G, Jan. 3. Tlio
Stato academy cadots, who gavo tho
ball from which Charlotte- Crano was
ordered away, havo decided to send
her a handsome silver piece. The tes
timonial will bo accompanied by a
letter expressive of good will, but
containing no rofcrenco to tho scone
at tho ball. Tho commlttco which
managed tho function has tho testi
monial in charge.
Many fpcotators Uralsed.
Fi.orknck, Kan., Jan. 3. At Cedar
Point last night tho Woodmen's lodgo
was giving a homo talent theatrical
entertainment in tlio second story of
1 building, when tho floor gavo way.
A leg of one man was broken, an
other's ribs wcro fractured und about
thirty others wcro scratched and
bruised. Tho Florence doctors wero
telegraphed for, nnd tho injured were
flvcn immediato attention.
English, Syndicate In Control.
San FnANcisco, Jan. 8. Tho dis
patches recolvod some weeks ngo an
nouncing the sale of the Alaska Com
mercial company's properties to a
London syndicate aro confirmed by
the prospectus of tho Ilrltlsh-Amcr-lean
corporation published in London.
Wealthy Cousin of tha Jttruas Uoys Uaad.
Wklmnoton, Kan., Jan a. James
W. Wright, a wealthy land owner,
died Wednesday at the homo of M.
Troutman, near Hello Plulno, aged 77
years. Ho was formerly of Platte
county, Mo , and was a cousin of
Frank and Jcsso James.
Ilecame llrlde of Another.
Mexico, Mo., Jan. 3. Several dnys
aao Miss Olllo Rlehurdson of this
county prepared to marry Edgar Mar
shall. After tho feast was prepared
and some of tho guests had arrived,
the iutondod bride's fathor informed
tho intended bridegroom that tlio
wedding would not tnko place, nnd,
handing him tho wedding ring, told
him to depart and not to return. No
explanation was given, but sorao light
was thrown on tho matter yesterday,
when Miss Olllo becamo tho wife of
& D. Watson of llachclor, Callaway
county.
KILLED BY WHITECAPS.
Iowa Itrcnlutom Shoot One of Three
llrothors They Wero Aftoi,
Ottumwa, Iowa, Dec. 31. -Abo Halm
find his two brothers nre well-to-do
farmers living near West Point Not
far nwuy lived their father, iu abject
poverty. When tho old man died, a
few days ngo. it was claimed that ho
had starved to death, nnd tho
alleged cruel treatment of tho
Bons was generally denounced. After
tho father was dead, tho sons re
fused to pay the expenses of hla
burial, or oven to sco the body. This
so curnged tho neighboring farmers
that last night a mob of about thirty
citizens marched to the homo of tlio
Halm brothers and called for Abe,
the oldest. Abo stopped to tho door,
and seeing tho crowd outside, re
treated into tho houso beforo tho
mob could lay hands on him. Ho
called to his brothers, and all three
opened fire on tho visitors from tho
door of tho house, iusido of which
wero Abe's wlfo and children. Tho
mob returned the fire, and after tho
smoke had cleared away It was found
that Abo had been mortally wounded.
Ho died iu a short time. Tho brothers
havo sworn out warrants against
seven neighbors, charging thorn with
murder. Many of tho furmcrs say
they will not countenance tho arrest
of their neighbors.
MISSOURI TEACHERS.
Tnclccy of St. Lout Klectect I'rmldent
To Mont at Jefferson City.
JnrFr.nsoNCiTV, Ma, Dec. 31. When
the Stato Teachers' association mot
to-day the committee on nominations
submitted tho following list of officers
for tho ensuing year: For president,
K. D. Tuckey of St. Louis; for vice
presidents, V. E. Holcomb of Liberal,
11. A. Higglns of Liberty. S. P. Rrad
ley of Springfield, R. P. Decney of St.
Louis; for corresponding secretary, II.
E. Dubois of Trenton; for railroad
secretary, J. U. White of Jefferson
City; for treasurer, J. A. Merrill of
Kansas City. Tho committee's list
was adopted. Onngenernl vote Jef
ferson City was selected as the next
place of holding the scsston.
A resolution was introduced to ap
propriate CS1 to publish the report of
tho commlttco of twelve of tho Na
tional Tenchcrs' association on rural
schools. After a lengthy discussion
tho resolution was adopted. A reso
lution wns adopted to appropriate 8I0
to establish a national teachers' head
quarters at Washington, D. C
A lunch at the penitentiary, partici
pated in by nearly 1,000 teachers, was
followed by a reception at the execu
tive mansion.
CORBETT'S MONEY IS UP.
Manager Draily Issues Formal Chal
lenge to Fits.
Nnw Yonit, Dec. 31. W. A. Brady
yesterday posted 82,.'i00 with Al Smith
to bind a match besween Corbctt and
Fitzsimmons, and issued a formal
challenge. The challenge says:
"It is useless for you to attempt to
force Corbctt to meet sorao second or
third rnto boxer beforo ho shall bo
entitled to your notlco. He will not
agrco to meet Muher, Sharkey or any
one else. Ho claims tho chanco that
he gave you, the right to win back
tho title of champion. Ho clearly
proved himself in your class on March
17 last, and it was only by tho great
est kind of a fluke that you aro now
entitled champion, and I do not bc
llcvo that you will ever forget until
your dying day tho beating
that ho gavo 3011 then, and if over
ho secures tho opportunity to again
faco you in a twenty-four foot ring I
will guarantee you that he will provo
conclusively and beyond a question
of a doubt whether or not ho is in
your class."
TO JAIL FOR CONTEMPT.
A Kencea, Kan., f.invyer Punished forEx
presslng lilt Opinion of n Jailgo.
Sknkca, Kan., Dec. 31 "I havo
revorenco for tho court, but it might
bo increased," exclaimed F. W. Jacobs
in the trlul of u caso before Judge
Emory in ..the district court this morn
ing. Tho judge nt onco lined tho law
yer 85 "for contemptuous conduct and
wordR toward tho court."
Jacobs persisted in his declaration.
nnu an auuitionai lino 01 bio wns as
sessed, and tho lawyer was committed
to the Nemaha county jail until the
fine should bo paid Sheriff Murray
enforced tlio ordor of tho court.
MARRIED BY TELEPHONE.
A Mlsnonrl Couple participate In i
Novel Ceremony In Tito Towns.
Collins, Mo., Dec. 31. J. F. Hull,
superintendent of tho Polk county
tclephono line, and Miss Flora Tinker,
botli of Humnnsvllle, wero married
yestorday over tho telephone. Tlio
groom was at Ilollvar, while tho bride
was at Humansvllie. A minister and
witnesses wcro used at each end 0
tho lino.
Wo License for llieru,
Hoisk, Idaho, Dec. 31. William Orr
and Miss Llzzlo Nelson, a youthful
eloping couplo from Glcnns Ferry,
havo returned from Oregon, having
been refused a marriage llccnso at
over twenty pluces in Idaho and
Oregon, owlug to tho tender years of
tho irlrL
Two Kilted In -a Itnnaway.
St. Josicpu, Ma, Doc. 31. Miss Jen
nie Edwards, aged 10, and Arch Mc
Mastcrs, agod 24, mamborsof wealthy
families residing near Hopkins, wero
killed ln a runaway near thero last
night Miss Edwuuds' skull way
crushed Ay striking a post
Nine Horses Ilnrn nt TopeUa.
Toi'KKA, Kan,, Dec. 31. A barn be
longing to W. S. Kalo was burned to
tho ground hero last night. It con
tained nine horses and tlvo vehicles,
tncondiarism is suspected.
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