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McCOOK , NEE
NEWS OMEBBASKA
THAT MYSTERIOUS MURDER. At every
session of tho United States grand jury
during tho last four years the mysterious
death of Watson B. Smith in the federal
building in this city has come up for inves
tigation. The excitement at the time Mr.
Smith's body was found lying at his office
door , was intense , and since that time
every clew has been followed in the vain
hope that the mystery might be cleared up.
Three theories were advanced accidental
death , murder and suicide. The latter was
speedily dismissed , and public opinion was ,
and has remained , about evenly divided
between the two theories. The belief that
Mr. Smith accidentally kilted himself greu'
stronger as time elapsed. Clew after clew
on the theory of murder was run to ground
by the most skillful detectives the country
afforded , and semi-occasional sensational
stories were exploded. But the investiga
tions were never dropped , and at every re
curring session of the grand jury there has
been some sort of report on progress made ,
clews discovered , or theories advanced.
It has developed that during the last ses
sion of the grand jury , a fresh story was
imparted to the jurors. It came in tho
shape of an alleged confession of one John
Pierson , a convict in the penitentiary. Tho
story told was that Pierson was adroitly
led into nmking a complete confession to
his cell mate , Frank Sutton ; namely , that
he committed the murder for § 300 , paid to
him by Jack Nugent , former owner of the
Buckingham theatre. Sutton went to War
den Nobes with the stop' , and claimed to
have secured it by preying upon Pierson's
feelings. The warden then sent for Pierson
and submitted him to an examination.
The convict at first denied any knowledge
of tho crime , but when shown what pur
ported to be a revelation implicating him ,
and after in the " "
, being put "sweat-box"
and half starved , lie changed his story. He
then said he knew something about the
affair , and described some of the
details connected with it , which were ,
however , known to everyone who was
in Omaha at the time. Pierson now placed
the crime at the door of George Groomes ,
an old companion , and familiar to many
people in the city as an old hotel runner ,
now dead. He said Groomes had been
paid § 300 by Mr. Nugent , the latter also
furnishing the revolver with which the
hooting wns to be done. Weeks were
'spent itt procuring these alleged con
fessions , Sutton claims to have worked
assiduously a long time to get the first con
fession , in which he accused himself of the
\l \ "crime. Picrson contradicted himself many
times during the recital of his talcs , some
of the discrepancies being very palpable ,
and he succeeded in mixing the story up in
a snarl which it will be found very difficult
, to unravel. The first direct contradiction
to attract notice is that ho told two en
tirely different stories if , indeed , Sutton
did not fabricate the first tale and Pier-
son has never confessed that story to
any one but Sutton , the first charging
himself with the crime of killing Mr. Smith ,
and the second making Groomes the princi
pal in the affair. Another is that he placed
the revolver in the dead man's hand ,
whereas the barrel of the weapon was
found partially concealed by one leg of Mr.
Smith's pantaloons. Also , both the con
fessions made Mr. Nugent the instigator of
the crime , a charge that appears to be t
groundless , as the man in question is ready
at any time to prove a complete alibi. He
left the city , according to data he is able to
produce , Sept. 27 , 1881 , and returned Dec.
11 of the same year , having been engaged
as business manager of a minstrel com
pany then on the road. Nov. 4 , the date
of Mr. Smith's death , he was in Jackson
ville , 111. As the entire story , or rather
both stories , hinge upon Mr. Nugent's com
plicity in the affair , the frail superstructure
upon which the confessions wore made , ap
pears to have fallen to the ground , stamp
ing the new discoveries as utterly worth
less. [ Omaha Herald.
CAR LOAD RATES IN IOWA. That portion
of the report of the railroad commissioners
of Iowa treating of car load rates is full
and will well repay the merchants and
manufacturers of the state to study
closely.
Chicago and St. Louis have been for
years declining in their wholesale trade. In
Burlington , Keokuk , DubuqucDes Moinc. ,
Ottumwa , Oskaloosa , and in fact in all
the large towns of the state may be found
to-day extensive wholesale jobbing houses
in all branches of business. Formerly
Chicago and St. Louis sold them goods ,
but during the past ten years their houses
have built up a good trade and Chicago
and St. Louis have been losing it. The
reason for this is found to a large extent in
the fact that the jobbers of the Mississippi
and Missouri river and4n the western part
of the state buy their goods in large quan
tities , and so buying , have car load rates ,
which would enable them to sell their mer
chandise in small lots to the retail dealer
of tho country as low , or lower than they
could be laid down from Chicago in small {
parcels. The result of this has been to
build up large jobbing houses and manu
facturers in our state while at the same
time the retail dealer has bought his goods
utmanufacory rates and the profits on the
trade have been kept at home in place of
being paid to Chicago or St. Louis.
The St. Louis and Chicago wholesale
trade has been using every effort possible
to induce the railways penetrating lov a to
do away with the car load rates and place
the man who ships one hundred pounds of :
freight on the same footing as he who ships :
one or twenty car loads , thus endeavoring
to set aside the laws which have governed
trade and commerce since trade and com
merce began. The Iowa board have alwaj-s
held , and held rightly , we think , that the
transportation trade was like any other
trade and should be governed by thevne
general laws , that is to say it is rigiitfor a
railway company to give less rates for a
car load than for 100 pounds. Having
that in view they addressed a letter to the
general passenger agents'jointclassification
association , in which the commission argue
the whole question with great ability.
They take the ground that the Iowa jobber
started his busim-ss based on the good
faith of the railways , that as the law has
always recognized the car load as the basis
for the calculation of rates , it would be un
fair on the part of the railways , now the
trade has been built up , to deprive the
Iowa jobbers of the benefit of their many
years of labor. [ Burlington Hawkeye.
STATE METIERS.
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THE Helena artesian well sends up water
to a distance of 505 feet.
A LODGE of the Knights of Pythias is
about to be organized in Hebron.
LODGE POLE is having a season of pros
perity unexampled in its history.
THE Columbus creamery has been leased ;
to the Stephenson Bros. , of Fremont.
.Tun Windsor hotel at Seward has
changed hands , George W. Weed retiring.
OVER 25.000 cars of freight have passed
across the Missouri iuto , North Nebraska
this year.
THE saloon at Emerson is among the
things that were. It died for want ol
patronage.
WONDERFUL progress is making in the
upbuilding of Furnas , Frontier and Red
Willow counties.
ALLEN KEMPTON , of Beatrice , a deserving
ex-soldier , has recently received 52,500
back pension pay.
HUMPHREY claims to bo a goort point for
some enterprisingcapitalist to invest money
in a flouring mill.
THE little boy'who was lostand perished
on tho prairie in Gasper county was buried
in Beatrice last week. * T
THIEVES in and about Schuyler stole
nearly a carload of coal in one night from
the railroad company.
MR. TYLER , of Blue Springs , cclebratep
his 84th birthday last week"a large num
ber of friends being present.
A FARMER named Spitzine , residing near
Holdrege bargained to sell his child .for
51,000 cash and two steers. ,
RCFUS MONTGOMERY , a noted horse thief ,
was arrested in Hastings while cnjoyingthc
luxuries of a first-class hotel.
AMOS WEAVER , of Otoe county , was last
week the victim of a runaway , receiving
painful if not dangerous injuries.
THE work of putting in water works at
West Point has been somcu'i.ut retarded
by the non-arrival of material.
DEAN MILLSPAUGH , of Trinity cathedral ,
Omaha , has tendered his resignation , to
take effect about about Easter.
Li.vcoLNhasanother case of body-snatch
ing. The corpse was found before reaching
the dissecting table and reinterred.
IN the past three months nine of Wayne's
young men have taken wives , six of them
choosing from among the fair sex of Wayne.
THE suit of Boone county vs. the B. &
M. railroad to recover 565,000 in taxes
was dismissed by Judge Brewer at Omaha.
DAVID BRANCIIT & SON , of Clarkson , this
slate , have purchased of Ryan & Wood , of
Streator , 111. , the stallion Bayard , paying
51,000.
JOHN J. O'NKiLL , son of the lamented
Feninn raider O'Neill , and the founder of
O'Neill , Holt county , is runninga drugstore
at Spaulding.
THE city authorities of Falls City pro
pose malcing arrangements for working all
prisoner ? during the winter season as well
as in the sUmnier.
Miss MAMIE NORRIS , of. Omaha , wad
severely hurt the other day by being run
down by reckless drivers , whom the police
failed to capture.
MRS. PIERSON , living near De Witt , was
bitten by a mad dog. The bite , however ,
did not bring blood , and it is therefore
thought that she is in no danger.
THE Indian who made his escape from the
officers while being held at Valentine on the
charge of rape , has been recaptured and is
lying in the guard house at Rosebud.
A SCHOOL teacher in Otoe precinct , Saline
county , became indignant because the dis
trict officers would not allow her to put up
a bed in one corner of the school house.
PARTIES at Lincoln have agreed to donate
to the Congregational society a 53,000
pipe organ , if the church in that city , just
completed , can be dedicated free of debt.
REV. DR. LEMON , of Kearney , who some
time ago suffered a parntylic stroke , is re
covering , and his physicians entertain the
belief that he will be around again in a few
days.
EGUGENE MACK , of Beatrice , was shot in
the head and dangerously wounded by a
woman of disrepute. Hcand some other
men were making a disturbance at her
housed
R. F. HENDERSON , residing a short dis
tance from Cortland , was struck by the
tumbling-rod of a corn yheller and fears are
entertained that he will not recover from
his injuries.
"BUTCH WELLINGTON , " a Lincoln gambler ,
was lined 56 for using vulgar language on
the streets. Not being able to pay he was
compelled to take a shovel and assist in
tho improvement of the streets.
THE special agents of the various insur
ance companies doing business in Nebraska
have just had a meeting in Hastings , the
object of which was the investigation of
some local agents accused of cutting rates.
ThE jury in tho Johnson county whisky
aase were out twenty-three hours and then
brought in a verdict forplaintiff for51,200.
By agreement of attorneys on both sides'
the verdict was set aside and a new tria
ranted.
THE supreme court has granted Jones ,
tried and convicted at the last term of the
turning county district court for burglary
ind shooting with intent to kill , a now
trial , on the ground that the grand jury
ivas illegally drawn.
ARTICLES of incorporation have been filled
in the county clerk's office of Douglas coun-
by by the Rush Creek Land and Live Stock
ompany. The capital stock is not to ex
eed § 250,000 , and their raucli will be situ-
xtcd in Cheyenne county.
THE Nebraska and Iowa Baptist Social
inioij. an organization which was formed
iboul/-lvi-ear ago by the'Baptist people of
Sebra.V/f ; and Iowa to promote the social
ntercstrf of the church , held their first semi-
innual banquet at the Commercial hotel , 1
ast week. |
AT Chadron Frank Stuart , in a plaj-ful 1
nanner , pointed a pistol at John Hurd. *
riie thing was loaded , and worse than all ,
t went off , hitting John in the breast , from (
the effects of which ho died in a few hours i
Flic coroner's jury declared it accidental , '
ind held nobody to answer.
PERRY & WARNER , of Wayne , came near t
osing their livery stable by fire the otlier '
lay. Tiro boys were jilny ing hide and seek c
iround the building and while one was hid-
ng the other set fire to a pile of hay against \
he barn. It was discovered just in time to 1
jrevent destruction of the building. 1
J. H. ABRAMS , a brick contractor o
Funiata , while engaged in building a vault
iir the bank of C. 11. Jones & Co. , nccident-
illy fell headlong to tho bottom of the
rnult , a distance of sixteen feet. He was
aken to his home in an unconscious state
ind fears are entertained that he has been tf tf
atally hurt. f
s
MR. JAMES T. ALLAN , who had been prom- t
inent in Nebraska foi tlrtrfrj years , died in
Omaha'a few days ago. Few men were more
zealous or able in discovering and publish
ing the agricultural and horticultural ad
vantages of our state , He wrote and
printed much in respect to its capabilities ,
and was always in advance of a distrustful
public opinion in regard to them.
A HASTINGS special reports that the
police succeeded in arresting John Brandt ,
alias John Hard man , who is wanted in
-Wayne county , Nebraska , for a , rape he
committed thero some time since. The
officers of the jaw have beenBatter him over
since , but up to a few days ago , no trace
of him could be found. It was learned
Tthen that he was in that part of the coun
try , and thepolice of Hastings were notified
to keep a watch for him , which resulted in
his arrest.
A COLUMBUS special to the Omaha Her
ald says : This is tho close of the twenty-
fifth day of Minnie Dishner's wonderful
sleep , and there is no material change in
her condition from the moment she first
laid down as to an ordinary , peaceful ,
natural slumber , Oct. 27. Some who have
watched the young lady closely claim there
was a slight squinting of the eyes and
' of the lids . Your
'twitching to-day. corres
pondent , after a very close observance of
the slseper's features for nearly an hour ,
cannot say that he noticed tho slightes
Eign of a change.
AT the state convention of the Y. M. C. A.
in Hastings last week the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year : Presi
dent , Prof. F. L. Kendall ; first vice presi
dent , Geo. F. Work , Hastings ; second vice
president , C. W. Scarf , Grand Island ; secre
tary , Frank V. Adams , Omaha ; recording
and assistant secretary , F. C. Harrington ,
Pawnee Cityjreportorial and assistant sec
retary , Geo. N. Sroat , Nebraska City. The
report of the state executive committee
showed that the number of the associa
tions in tho state had increased during the
last year from 10 to 18.
THOMAS BALLARD , in the Douglas county
jail under sentence of death , has not lostall
hope of having sentence commuted , or of
receiving a new trial. Ballard shot and
killed Henry M. Vcrpoorten in the Sfc.
James hotel , Omaha , March 15 , 1885. At
the June term of the district court he was
convicted of murder in the first degree and
sentenced to be hanged January 29,188G.
His attorneys did not give up the fight ,
liowever , a'nd carried their case up to the
supreme court on a writ of error. His at
torneys argued the matter in Lincoln , and
the court ) Chief JiiRt'C ? A'\Ba ! ? , Cobb pre-
Biuing , decided to grant a hearing.
THE Fullerton Journal tells of a wedding
that was appointed for Wednesday of lasi
week. The minister had been notified , and
everj-thing put in readiness for tying the
nuptial knot. On the very eve of the con
summation of the joyful event a clout
about the size of a marriage license dark
ened the matrimonial horizon of the happj
couple. The bride which was to was , bui
wasn't , was not of lawful age , and in order
to obtain the license it was necessary to
get tbe consent of the paternal father , who
was approached on the subject by the
groom to have been , knocked the whole ar
rangement out of time by not only refusing
to sign the document required but threat
ening to break the head of his prospective
son-in-law.
I3IPORT.1XT Tit
Commissioner Sitai-J.-s SIales a flirting tltat
Will be Inlt resting to Scttlrrs.
Commissioner Sparlssays a Washington
dispatch , has recently made a ruling which
is probably destined to have an important
influence upon the course of transaction in
public lands. lie has decided , in substance ,
that the commutation of a homestead is ,
in effect and in lava turning of the entry
into a pre-emption , and , as such , is illegal
when the claimant has previously had the
benefit of the pre-emption law. Since the
passage of the homestead law it has be-
come the almost universal practice for set
tlers to secure claims under both that and
the pre-emption law. in addition to which
they have usually taken the benefit of the
timber culture law , thus aggregating under
these laws a maximum estate of .480 acres
to each settler. It has been customary to
take up a pre-emption and "tree-claim" at
once , and the lapse of the shortest neces
sary interval to mortgage the farm for
enough to pay the government price of it ,
when , having secured the title , the settler
was at liberty to move away ami take the
benefit of the homestead law. The ruling
of the commissioner is calculated to put
an end to this practice. It leaves the set
tler still the right to secure either a pre
emption or a homestead in addition to his
"tree claim , " and as far as the rule itself
goes , it leaves him the right to secure a pre
emption claim in the usual way , and then
secure a homestead by living upon the land
five years. But the latter right Gen.
Sparks does not concede.
It has been stated he has made a ruling
to the effect that no person is entitled to
the benefits of both pre-emption and home r
stead laws. This is incorrect , no such
ruling ha vine been made. There is no
reason to believe , however , that when this '
question comes before him in a way to de
mand a formal ruling on the subject , he will
hold that in passing the homestead law
congress intended to give the choice to set
tlers of limited meano by affording them a
method of obtaining 1GO acres of land
without other outlay than the payment of
customary fees in the place of purchasing
under the pre-emption law. Such ruling he
says would be in concurrence with the '
views which have inspired the movement
in congress to repeal the pre-emption law
outright , and should the timber culture
law be repealed , would have the effect of
restricting the area ob tainable by
a single claimant to olie-quartcr section. )
Gen. Sparks holds that the two laws the
homestead and the pre-emption standing
together and interpreted as they have
been , offer a temptation to fraud and )
place a premium upon it. The hope of
securing a second claim is held out by
the one law as an inducement to
make settlements and improvements upon
the first claim of the most temporary and
inexpensive character , simply designated ir
to make a false sh'ow of good faith In
and to "swear by , " as immediately after tlb
the final pre-emption or commutation , as b ;
the case may be , they are to be abandoned tiSi
and another residence . established upon SiT
claim number two. T
Gen. Sparks holds that if congress de sisc
signed to give some settler the benefit of sc
both laws it would not have imposed upon laol
him requirements to establish a temporary ol
home in a place , only to be abandoned for olpi
another within a few months. Should the cl
ruling indicated , as probable never to be
made that already made prohibiting com cc
mutation of homestead claims by persons IK
who have previously b2en pre-cmpters will IKbi
still , he believed , have an important result bip <
in preventing to a considerable extent spec c.i
ulation in claims. The obligation to live c.ipi
five years upon a claim is a test of good gr
faith to which only actual farmers who de grCi
sire land for their own cultivation will care sli
to submit. tn
THE DEAD.
A Brief BtoftrapJitcal Sketch of U\n late F ce
President of the United States.
The following sketch of the life and public
rtcrvices of Vice President Hcndrick.s , who
died at Indianapolis , Ind. , on tho 25th , is
taken from the Omaha Herald :
Thomas Andrew Hendricks was born in
Muskingum county , Ohio , Sept. 7 , 1819.
His parents were unpretentious farm folk.
In 1822 his father removed to Shelby
county , Indiana , where the family settled
permanently. Thomas was given a thor
ough common school educatio" in the
schools of the county. He early uuveloped
great assiduity inthepursuit of his studies ,
and led his young companions in s'.lnjpst
every instance of juvenile rivalry for prefer
ment. He was sent from the Shelby county
schools to South Hanover college where his
record was one of brilliancy , in keeping
with tho promise of his early career , and
from which he was graduated with honor
in 18-11. Young Hendricks then studied
law at Cliambersburc , Pa. , and was there
admitted to the bar in 1843. About this
time one of the most striking of his charac
teristics began to develop , namely , his
strength of personal conviction on leading
questions , and" the dignified positiyeness
and tenacity with which he maintained a
personal opinion once firmly formed. It is
said by those who knew him at that early
day , however , that his opinions were never
formed hastily , but when expressed showed
careful consideration of the subject in hand
from all sides. After being admitted to tho
bar in Chambersbtirg. Pa. , he returned to
Indiana to practice law , and was at once
recognized as a young man far above the
average intelligence , while his knowl
edge of legal matters attracted
marked attention from the older barristers.
Several cases of large importance won by
him at that time commanded favorable
comment throughout the state , and paved
the way to his subsequent success. So
well had he become known by 1848 that
he was elected a member of the state legis-
etill greater honor in his appointment by
an overwhelming majority from hisnistrict
as a delegate to the state constitutional
convention. Success continued to follow
his legal endeavors , and with it came a
knowledge of persons and even not only in
his own state but throughout the country ,
possessed by few men in the United States
of more advanced years , and by none 01
his own age. In 1851 he was sent from tl.o
Indianapolis district to contend with un
flinching integrity and acknowledged ability
for his constituents in that august body
until 1855. In 1855 ho was made com
missioner of the general land oflice , a posi
tion which he filled , with the ability which
had characterize ; ! all his previ . s public
duties , until 1859. From 1863 to 1869 ,
he was a member of the United States sen
ate , where he was unanimously recognized
as the leader of the democracy , of which
he had since his entrance into politics been
a staunch and sturdy member. The many
services performed by him for the partv
during this trying legislative period , his de
termined advocacy of measures which time
proved among the best over debated , and
his equally determined opposition to every
effort against the public welfare , are mat
ters of national record , and need no
elaboration. < On the floor of the senate ,
surrounded by men of force and widescope ,
no man compelled more attention , and his
many utterances on m-eat public problems
were received with the most serious atten
tion. No better evidence of the lasting im
pression made by him on the minds of the
leading men of the time is to be found than
the fact of his very strong support for the
nomination nt tho national democratic
convention , in New York inlSGS. Many of
tho greatest men in the party were his
strong personal friends , add many others ,
not so familiarly acquainted with him , were ,
nevertheless , , his political supporters. Mr.
Hendricks was defeated for the governor
ship of Indiana in I860 and 1868 , but he
was elected to that position in 1872 for the
term ending January 1 , 1877. His admin
istration of the state government was ono
of the best , if not the very best , ever ex
perienced by its people , and , had he been
willing to accept renomination , ho might
and undoubtedly would have been returned
to the gubernatorial chair until he desired
to relinquish it from sheer weariness. He
was , however , nominated as the demo
cratic candidate for vice president on the
ticket with Samuel J. Tilden , was elected
with him to the high oflice , and with him
was counted out in the immortal electoral
Fraud of 187G. From that year until 1880
lie took no active part in politics , devoting
liimself with great energy to the demands
upon him as undoubtedly the legal leader
> f his state. In 18SO he was strongly
urged at the national democratic conven
tion in Cincinnati for the vice presidency
an the ticket with Gen. Hancock , but his
'riends were not successful in securing that
position for him. From 1880 until 1884 ,
ivhon , as every inhabitant of the country
knows , he was victoriously nominated for
the vice presidency on the ticket with Mr.
Cleveland , he again devoted himself almost
mtirelv to the lesal profession.
Ji.lLTL3lORE PLENARY COUNCIL.
'iisliop Ireland SpeaJis of Resolutions Passed
by that Hotly.
Chicago dispatch : "What lias been the
esult of the resolutions or decrees passed
ipon temperance and other subjects at the
lenary council held at Baltimore a year
igo ? " Bishop Ireland was asked to-day :
"The result , sir , " replied the bishop , "has
leen eminently gratifying. Two weeks ago
r. O'Connell , president of the American
ollege fn Rome , arrived at Baltimore with
he decrees that wore sent to Rome for the
loly father and his counsellors to pass
ipon. One subject in which the public , and
specially the Catholic church is decply
nterested , is that of temperance. I am
lappy that the decrees , as they relate to
hat particular subject , have been returned
iy the holy father without a single altera-
ion. The purport of these decrees is that (
lunday laws must be observed by Catholics ,
"hey especially emphasize that Catholics
hould desist from the liquor traffic and
eek a nobler livelihood. More particu-
irly do the decrees condemn the selling
f liquor. The greaES > t restrictions are
laced upon liquor , and even its use at
luirch fairs and picnics or any celebration
xcept that in which the church is directly
oncerned is forbidden , and total absti- .
ence especially extolled. Great responsi-
ility is placed on the pastors , who are ex-
ected to take the lead in doing all they
an in fosteringnnd encouraging those great
rinciples hud down by the church. "It is a ;
reat thing , " remarked the bishop , "for the
atholic church to take the aggressive step
lie has in this direction. She has under-
nken a great work. The hourand theday
demand it. Something must be done with
intemperance , the living curse of the present
day. "
"Do I understand that the decrees of the
plenary council have any significance poli
tically ? "
"None whatever. It strikes direct at tho
church and people , but has nothing to do
with politics. What action Catholics as
individuals take in regard to tho political
side of a question they take as citizens of
our country. The church stands aloof from
politics , and will not dictate to individuals
as to whether they shall vote the prohibi
tion ticket and espouse that or any politi
cal cause or party. That is for the indi
vidual himself to decide. "
VICE PRESIDENT HENDRICKS DEAD.
He Passes Away After an Illness of Only a
Feio Hours Announcement by tlie Presi
dent.
Hon. Thomas A. Hendricks , vice presi
dent of the United States , died very sud
denly at his residence in Indianapolis at
4:45 : o'clock on tho evening of the 25th ,
under circumstance that-.vere particularly
distressing to his family and friends , in so
much as they had not anticipated the fatal
termination of his brief illness , and nobody
was with him when death came. Tho dis
patch giving tho particulars says : He re
turned from Chicago last Saturday and
since then has been complaining somewhat
of pain in his head and breast , but nothing
serious was thought of it. Last night he
and Mrs. Hendricks attended a reception
given at the residence of Hon. John J.
Cooper , treasurer of state , returning homo
in their carriage about midnight. Mr.
Hendricks had taken off his heavy clothing ,
which he usually wore , and put on a dress
suifc of lighter material and before he got
home he complained of chilliness and a cer
tain degree of exhaustion , but attributed it
to malarial influences. He sat by the fire an
hour or more before retiring , but declined to
send fora physician. although urged to do
so. Ho slept restlessly until about S o'clock
this morning , when he arose , dressed him
self and ate quite a hearty breakfast , say
ing he felt much better and intended to
attend to considerable delayed business
during the day. He and Mrs. Hendricks
walked out for nearly half an hour , and he
had apparently regained his physical vigor
and cheerfulness. An hour later , however ,
he began to bo troubled with pains in the
region of the stomach , and Mrs. Hendricks
sent for the family physician. Dr. W. C.
Thompson , a life-long confidential friend of
the vice-president. As the pains in the
stomach continued to increase he was
given an emetic , and afterwards an injec
tion , and relief came in the natural way.
He arose from his bed , in which he had laid
only a few moments , and read the morning
papers , talking cheerfully with his wife and
an old house servant. Just before noon
ho had a relapse , however , and tho
physician was again summoned and
administered the usual reuicilies.
besides bleeding the patient , and
Jlcndricka again expressed himself
as being greatly relieved. He remained in
his room all afternoon , occasionally rising
from his bed , to which he was compelled to
return by a recurrence of the abdominal
pains. To callers who came , and they
were numerous , he sent word he was indis
posed but would be glad to see them to
morrow. About 4:30 p. m. Mrs. Ilen-
dricks , who had been at the beside all day ,
went to the parlor to see a caller who
called to consult with her regarding the af
fairs of a reformitory of which she was one
of the managers , and she remained with
him about twenty minutes. Tom , a col-
ore ; ! servant , and Harry Morgan , Ilen-
dricks' nephew and page in Washington ,
remained with him. The servant went out
and Morgan stayed. Hendricks tossed un
easily in liis bed , complaining of great pain ,
but suddenly it seemed to cease and hcsaid
to his nephew : I am free at last ; send for
Eliza , " meaning his wife , and these were
his last words , and the young man , not
realizing the urgency of the message ,
did not deliver it at once. Just before 5
o'clock Mrs. Hendricks came into the room
and found that her husband was dead. The
end of a long anil eventful life had , come
peacefully and quietly. He lay in bed out
side of the covering , only partially dis
robed , with his eyes closed as if he were in
a gentle sleep. On his face were no traces
of pain or sufferin ; ; , but a pallor had come
over it that indicated only too plainly that
he had passed away. It needed 110 close
examination to tell that he was dead , and ,
Mrs. Hendricks screamed and ran down ,
stairs. A servant was dispatched to the
resident * of Dr. Thomas , adjoining , and he
came immediately , but by the time he had
reached the bedside the limbs of the distin-
guished dead were becoming cold and rigid ,
and to Mrs. Ilendricks' pathetic appeal ,
"Oh , doctor ! ! can't you do something ? " Ho I
was obliged to answer. "It i * too late. "
Washington dispatch : The announce
ment of the death of Vice-President Hen
dricks has cast a deep gloom over the cap
ital. Hendricks' health had improved so
much during the last year or two that his
friends looked for his continuance in public
life for many years , and the news of his
sudden death came with a shock. The
first news of the sad occurrence was an as
sociated press bulletin from Indianapolis.
The president and members of the cabinet
were informed at once , and the president
immediately called a meeting of the cabinet
to take suitable action.
The cabinet meeting to-night was attend-
ed by all the members except Secretary
Manning and Attorney-General Garland.
It was decided that the president and mem B
bers of the cabinet should attend the funer R
al of the vice-president. When the cabinet O :
adjourned the president issued the follow 0B )
ing : B
To the People of the United States : 1 !
Thomas A. ITcndricks , vice-president of 15
the United States , died at 5 o'clock at ! ;
Indianapolis , and it becomes my mourn CiT
ful duty to announce the distressing fact CiD
to his fellow countrymen. In respect to D )
the ' memory and eminent and varied ser G
vices of this high official and patriotic pub L
lic servant , whose long career was so full of B {
usefulness and honor to his state and the 0 (
United States , it is ordered that the 0O
national flag bo displnj'ed at half-mast O
upon all public buildings of the United Pi
State , that the executive departments in PiGi
the city of Washington be closed on the S
day of the funeral and be draped in mourn Si
ing for the period of thirty days , that the SiH [
usual and appropriate military an naval H. [
honors be rendered and that on all lega H.Hi [
tions and consulates of the United States HiBi
in foreign countries the national flag shall BiW
be displayed at half-mast on the reception W
of this order and the usual emblems of % '
mourning be adopted for thirty davs.
GROVER CLEVELAND.
By the president :
T. F. BAYARD , secretary of state.
The following was sent to the secretary of
the senate :
To Hon. Arson G. McCook , Secretary of Fr
the Senate : lam directed by the president FiW
to inform you that he has received intelli W
gence of the death of Hon. Thomas A. Hen- Co
iricks , vice president of the United States. O.i
and to convey to you his suggestion that PC
you take immediate bt ps in conjunction LA
with the house of representatives to secure Ht
further representation of congress nt the Cv
funeral of the deceased. Very respectfully , Sn
DANIEL S. L.VMONT. SnWi
_ Private Secretary. Wi
Postmaster General Nomurn , of Japan , Co
.vho is visiting this country , has not yet OA
luite caught on to the immediate delivery CA
system. SH :
A bill to reduce the army to 15,000 men
ias been introduced in the Mexican con- Wi
rcss. The government is opposed to the Coi
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measue.
CAI
General Lojan expects to make fortune Ho
iid fa-ue out of his ns-.v book. J :
A GOOD JZttEE FOR ItEFFREJtCE.
Zlst of Members of the United State * Senate
Their Address and Political JJelief.
The following roll of the members of the
will convenient lor refer
new senate prove
ence during the forthcoming session , ana
should be preserved by those who may take
Interest In tho proceedings of the United
States senate :
Term
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ALABAMA.
James L. Pugh , d. , Eufaula
JohnT. Morgan , d. , Selma
ARKANSAS.
James K. Jones , d. , Washington - - - -
Tliornas W. Berry , d. , Little Rock 1&S9
CALIFORNIA.
Leland Stanfor.l , r. , San Francisco 1891
John F. Miller , r. , San Francisco loo *
COLORADO.
Henrv M. Teller , r. , Central City 1S91
Thomas M. Bowen , r. , Del Norte 18at )
CONNECTICUT.
Orvllle H. Platt , r. , Merlden 1891
Joseph R. Howljy , r. , Hartford 18Sr
DEL 1.1VARE.
„
EH Saulsbury , d. , Dover . " .T. 18SD
George Gray , d. , Willmln ton . -.1837
FLORIDA.
Wilkinson Call , tl. , Jacksonville 1891
Charles W. Jones , d. , Pensaco.a 1S87
GEORGIA. M !
Joseph E. Brown , il. , Atlanta : .189t
AlfredH. Coluuitt , d. , Atlanta. , ISS'J
ILLINOIS.
John A. Logan , r. , Chicago 1891
Shelby M. Cullom , r. , Springfield 18SU (
INDIANA.
Daniel W. Voorhces , tl. , Terro Haute 1891
Benjamin Harrison , r. , IndiaDajiolLs 18T
IOWA.
William B. Allison , r. , Dubuquc 1891
James F. Wilson , h , Fairiie-ld - . 1889
KANSAS.
lohn J. Ingalls , r. , Atchhon 1S91
Preston B. Plumb , r. , Emporla 1SS9
KENTUCKY.
Joseph C. S. Blackburn , d. , Versailles..1891
James B. Beck , d. , Lexington 183.U
LOUISIANA.
James B. Eustis , d. , New Orleans 1891
UandallL. Gibson , d. , Now Orleans 1889
MAINE.
Eugene Hale , r. , Ellsworth 1887
William P. Frye , r. , Lewiston 1889
MARYLAND.
Ephraim K. Wilson , d. , Snow Hill 1891
ArtUur P. Gorman , d. , Laurel 1887
MAS SACHUSETTS.
, Henry L. Dawes , r. , PittsficM 1SS7
George F. Hoar , r. , Worcester 1881)
MICHIGAN.
Omar D. Conger , r. , Port Huron 1S8T
Thomas W. Palmer , r. , Detroit 1830
MINNESOTA.
Samuel J. B. McMillan , r. , St Paul ! lSS7
D wight M. Sabin , r. , Stillwater 1SS3
MISSISSIPPI.
James Z. George , d. , Jackson 1SS7
Walthall , d. , Jacksou 1889
MISSOURI.
George G. Vest , d. , Sedalla 1S91 ( i
Francis M. Cockrell , d. , Warrensburg 1837
NEBRASKA.
Charles H. Van Wyckr.Nebraska City. . 1837
Charles S. ilanderson , r. , Omaha 1889
NEVADA.
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John , P. Jones r. . Gold Hill . 1891
James D. Fafr , d. , Virginia City 1S57
NEW IIAMl-iHIRE.
Henry W. Blair , r 1S91
Austin F. 1'Lte , r. , Franklin 1859
XEW JERSEY.
William J. Scwell , r , Camden 18S7
Jobn R. McPhersou , d. , Jersey City l.SJ
NEW YORK.
William M. Evarts. r. , New York 1S91
Warner Miller , r. , Hcrkfmer. 1S 7
NORTH CAROLINA.
Zebulon D. Vance , d. , Charlotte 1891
Matt W. Ransom , d. , Wcldon 138U
OHIO.
Henry D. Pavne , d. , Cleveland 1S91
John" Sherman , r. , Mansfield ltS7
OREGON.
John H. Mitchell , r. , Portland 1S91
Joseph N. Dolph , r. , Portland 1SS9
PENNSYLVANIA.
James Donald Cair.eroii , r. . ' Harrisburjr..lS91
John L Mitchell , r. . Wellsb'oro lbS7
RHODE ISLAND.
Nelson W. Aldrieh , r. , Providence 1SS7
Jonathau Cuace , r. , Valley Falls 18a9
SOuTH CAROLINA.
Wade Hampton , d. , Columbia 1S91
Mathew C. Butler , d. , Edgetield. 1S89
TENNESSEE.
Hbwcll E. .Tac-kson. d , , Jackson 18S7
Isham G. Hurris , d. , Memphis ISS'j
TEXAS.
Samuel B. Maxey , d. , Paris 1SS7
Richard Coke , d. , Waco 1SS3
VERMONT. . .
Tustin S. Morrill , r. , Strailonl 1S91
aoorge F. Edmunds , r. , Burlin ton 1637
VIRGINIA.
William Mahone. r. , Petersburg 1SS7
11. 11. Riddleberscr , r. , Woodstock 1SS
WEST VIRGINIA.
Johnson N. Camden. d. , Parkersbnnj. . . .1SS7
lohnEKenna , d. , Kanawba C. H. . . " 1SSS
WISCONSIN.
Fbhn C. Sjrooner , r. , Hudson. . . . ! . ISQJ
Philctus Sawter , r. . Osbkosb. 1SS7
THE MARKETS.
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OMAHA.
VhcAT No. 2 73 ! © 70 C
PARLEY No. 2 54 @ 55 ;
IYE No. 2 4G ( t 47 > J
ORN No. 2 mixed 28/a } 28
"
ATS No. 2 20 @ 2L
'UTTER Fancy creamery. . 25 ( < $ 27
SUTTER Clioice dairy. . . . ! . . . 12 © 13
JUTTER Best country 12 ( o ) 15
JGGS Fresh 20 ( a ) 22
'HICKENS Dressed per Ib. . . 7 @ 8
'URKEYS Dressed perlb. . . . 10 @ lii
UCKS Dressed per Ib 10 @ 11 ! >
JSESE Dressed perlb 11 @ 12
DEMONS Choice G 25 ( a ) 6 50 H
ANANAS Choice 2 75 ( a ) 3 50
RANGES Mesiim 3 00 ( > $ 4 50
JEANS Navys 1 25 @ 1 50
INIONS : Per bbl 4 00 ( $ 4 75
'OTATOES Per bushel 40 @ 45
IREEN APPLES Perbbl. . . . 275 ft ) 3 24
EEDS Timothy 2 30 @ 2 40
EEDS Blue Grass 1 75 ( ) 2 00
AY Baled , per ton 5 50 © ( J 00
AY In bulk G 00
( $ 7 00
oos Mixed packing 3 15 @ 3 35
EEVES Feeders 3 10 ( ) 3 50 \i
NEW YORK. |
'HEAT No. 2 red JQ @ 99t/ '
'HEAT Ungraded red SOVffia 9' * * *
ORN No. 2 54'/A ( 54i/
ATS Mixed western : 5/l@ 37' "
K 10 50 (5)10 ( ) 75
A1 D G43 ( a ) 044
CHICAGO.
LOUR-Clioice winter 475 @ 5 00
LOUR Spring extra 375 @ 400
'HEAT Perbushel 87'i
3RN Per bushel ' / "
42'/al ( 4"
ATS Per bushel " 5't ( ?
{ , ! n : : : : : : ? ° 2 ® r °
"
OG.S Packing &shippin . 3(55 ( | 3 85
ITTLE Stockers 2 25 @ 3 75
JEEP Medium to good. . . . 2 00 to 3 75
ST. LOUIS.
'HEAT No. 2 red
"
m.v Perbushel
ITS Per bushel
LTTLE Stackers & feeders 240 -
M 1 7-- ;
IEEP Western 2 00 @ o 35
KANSAS CITY.
HEAT Per bushel 71 / - „ ,
IRN Per bushel *
'
28' ' 9
.TS Per bushel *
22 (5) ) 03
o 05 ( a ) 5 20
355 ( ) 370
EEP Louiuaon to food. . 1 50 2 75 Mi'