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I THE M'COOK TBIBUJJE. I V. WL. KiramEEilj , Publisher. I McUOOK , : : s neB < 1 ' ABOUT NEBRASKA , I As Sheriff Taylor was waiting at 1 Valley yesterday , says the Lincoln Jour- H nal , on his way to Lincoln with two H insane people , he had a thrilling expori- I cnco. Mr. Lemmons , the insauo man , | wanted to bo moving about , but Sheriff I Taylor kept tolling him to sit I. down and keep quiet. But the insane m man did not wish to be confined to the 13 mits of the small railroad depot , and , K . watching his opportunity , he dashed out } of tho depot and away like a flash. If Sheriff Taylor gave hot pursuit and | | caught the mun after a desperate chase. | 1 It took three men to take tho insane | | > " \an back to tho depot. | | Two tramps took revenge on a Ham- li ilton county farmer who had failed to II pay them for a half day's work , by | f knocking to pieces a harvester and | | binder , pulling the boards off his crib | i and letting tho corn run out , and turn- II ing his hogs loose. They are now re- | | pouting their action in the county jail | | under sentence of twenty-nino days and | | fines of $108. II The Springview Press chronicles II the completion of a sod house 20 by 80 If feet in size by a neighboring farmer , 11 and says it was opened with a dance II after regular down east fosb/nn * II Tho Citizens' State bank of Wisner , II Oumming county , has filed articles of II incorporation. It has a capital stock of li SG0.000 , and is incorporated by P. B. I Van Dorn , William Steufer , Sylvestor | | Emley , John W. Kinzel and J. H. Em- | | Mrs. Orpha Dinsmoor , wife of Dr. | | Dinsmoor , of Omaha , died last week. II Mrs. Dinsmoor was widely known li throughout tho state for her acts of l | charity and for tho interest she took in If bettering tho condition of the unfortu- m late. j The fourth annual session of the Ne- I braska dairymen's association will ba I ] held at Gibbon , Buffalo county , Decem- ; * ber 18-20 , 1888. Prominent men inter- I : ested in tho dairy industry , from this W and other stateswill bo in attendance I. and take nnnctivo part in the work of Bi the convention. The papers and discus- H sions will be of a practical nature and ; such as will be of direct benefit to all j branches of the diary industry. The m ereamery , the cheese factory , the private K dairy , the one who owns and milks the j cow. j David & ly is now electrified nightly j by the Thomson-Houston system of aro B incandescent lights. The city dads pay § 100 per month for street lfcrhtinor. I A terrible affliction has befallen the I Lemmon family in. Cozad. Mr. Lem- I mon has become insane from brain fe ll ver , and his wife is similarly afflicted H from brooding over her troubles. Mr. and Mrs. Lemmon have two children. In a few days , says the Omaha Her- aid , there will be a meeting of the di- rectory of the Omaha Medical college , I to ascertain whether any steps should I be taken to aid tho regents of * ho uni- I Tersity to secure an enlarged appropria- B tion from the legislature for the local B institution. Dr. Moore says that it is B now a question of putting more money B into the college , or abandoning the en- B terprise. Tho institution is not equal B to the patronage it has enjoyed , and at B least S40.000 would be required to make E. Jfc such as its friends wish it should be. B Last week two gray horses strayed B or were stolen from some movers who B were encamped four miles of Beatrice. B The horses were tied to the wagon , but B on waking in the morning the owner dis- B covered that they were missing. B The trial of A. L. Wilcox , for mur- B der , is now in progress at O'Neill. On the 81st day of July last , early in the B morning , the people of O'Neill were B startled by the report of a revolver at B the residence of A. L. Wilcox , a wealthy B man and an old resident of O'Neill. The B .ories of Mr. Wilcox , which could be Bj heard several blocks , as he rushed out H of the house and quickly returned , at- tracted a number of people to the spot where Mrs. Wilcox lay on a bed gasping B her last , with a bullet hole through her B heart. Mr. Wilcox said he shot his wife B accidentally , while showiug her how to B use the revolver. The coroner's jury B brought a verdict of accidental shooting , B but on August 3 , Bobert Earle , one of B the sons of the deceased by a former B husband , filed a complaint against Wil- B cox , charging him with willful and pre- B meditated murder. The trial will be B watched with unusual interest. B The Tribune says the attendance at B the Fremont college is very large this B term and the number of students is con- B tinually growine. B The business men of Friend are B firing no the anbiect of water works. I Al Williams , a barber , was stabbed I in a South Omaha bagnio the other B night , receiving a cut that may prove B fatal. B Charles MeBtham , wanted at Kan * I sas City on the charge of forging a I draft for $250 on the Equitable trust B company of New York , was arrested in I Omaha last week and locked up. I Grady & Egan , general merchants I at North Platte , were closed last week I by the First National bank and the mill I and elevator company of that city and H Paxton & Gallagher of Omaha. The firm is a very popular one , and it is BJ thought that arrangements will be BJ made so that they will resume business BJ soon. H Kev. Dye , of Wilbur , has concluded to remain with the Baptist church of BJ itfiat place another year at an ihcrease of salary from $500 to $700. I A switchman named Frank Burrows I. narrowly escaped being killed in Omaha Bj the other day in the Union Pacific I yards. While making a coupling , the I door of a Missouri Pacific car fell from B its fastenings , and struck him on the B head. It knocked him senseless , and B he lay in dangerous proximity to the B rails as the train moved post. He was B removed in time , however , but will be B laid up some days. The injured man recently buried his wife , and has three I small children dependent upon him. B The Ewing Democrat reports a case ' . - of railroad robbery as follows : Two I' . months ago J. "W. Drayton , of this Bf * place , bought and shipped a carload of COal from Bloomington , HL , to Ewing. . The coal arrived on time , but when , I Drayton went to receive it he was m- I formed that the freight amounted to the I SnouTsum of 6184.50 for twenty | ESErX-L How's that ? $0 78 per I En freight Drayton refused to take I he coSr and it then laid on the track I" for over-two months when last here ordered their I week the railroad company r- Sent to sell the coal for the freight It I sold and did not bring enough to I Tettle the , freight bill by over $45. BJ - " - - - • - - • - • - " Bjr -rr"8 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Work is now in progress on Grand Island's firo alarm system. Old settlors in Koya Paha connty say they never saw prairio chickens so thick as at present. Flattsmouth has fair prospects of gotting a § 50,000 hotel , to bo erected by Mr. Biloy , of Omaha. A little child at David City put some whito beans in its ear , The doctors had to chloroform it and then by the aid of some sweet oil and a piece of wire the i beans wero extracted. James Persinger , a brakeman on tho B. < fc M. , was killed near Omaha last week while in the performance of his duties. He was a new man and was making his first trip. Enos Alley , son of Hon. S. S. Alley , of Wilber , suffered a severe fracture of his leg while riding in a cart. The left leg was twisted completely around the axle. His recovery is extremely doubt ful. 0. J. Peters , who lives south of Wayne , was trying to release a mule that had got tangled up in a barb wire fence , when tho animal kicked him , breaking his leg. Tho Tribune says David City is yet in need of another improvement , the same being an opera house. Tho Methodist Sunday school of Shelton will have a snow mountain in stead of a tree on Christmas eve. • Ex-Governor Furnas is receiving some mention for commissioner of agri culture. Mrs. Larkin , wife of Eev. Larkin , sa3's tho Geneva Republican , got some rongh-cn-rats down her. throat with sui cidal intent. It made her very sick and she vomited the stuff up and recovered. A physician being in that vicinity at the time was called in and administered some restoratives. When last hoard the woman was slowly recovering. Tho Boporter says the businessmen of Madison have reason to be thankful for the year's business which has been so bountifully showered uponthem dur ing the twelve months just past , leaving them all in a thriving condition. The base ball park at Chadron will be converted into a skating rink this winter. Fremont has put aside paving until warm weather comes again. The minds of the dwellers in and around Crawford have been eased of much anxiety since the B. & M. railroad company recently let to Messrs. Kirk- patrick Bros. & Collins , of Beatrice , a grading contract which will employ 2,000 men on a line commencing at Crawford and running to a point ten miles due south , where a tunnel will bo constructed , and purchased six and a half acres of land adjoining the Fre mont , Elkhorn & Missouri Valley rail road company's town site at Crawford , on the north , east and south. Enos Moyer , of Lincoln , while at- work at Hedges' foundry , was instantly killed by an emery wheel. The wheel was revolving at the rate of 2,000 revo lutions per minute. A man named McGairn , and his niece , Miss Qninlan , were struck by a locomotive and killed while crossing the railroad near Dawson last week. The Union Pacific station house at Peck's station was burned last week. Dr. John W. Blake , a prominent Plattsmonth citizen , after a nine months' straggle with disease has recovered. He is seventy years of age and the regain ing of his health is considered almost a miracle. Tho station agent at Talmage has sent in his resignation because the com pany wants one man to do two men's work. work.The The Salvationists have secured a number of recruits in Grand Island and is moving forward , growing as it goes. There are rumors of a number of changes in tho working force of tho Union Pacific shops at North Platte. The Beporter urges that Madison prepare for fire before a big conflagra tion comes. Six Douglas connty prisoners were placed in the penitentiary laBt week. Fairbury's city water works are moving along in fine shape. The ditches are nearly all dug , much of the pipe has already been laid , and th9 work is rapid ly approaching completion. A special election has been called in Lincoln county for a vote on the ques tion of bridging the Platte river at Brady Island. The structure is to cost about $18,000. J. L. Tripp , a prominent farmer liv ing east of Silver Creek , has disappeared and left his family and creditors in dis tress. It is supposed that his liabilities crowded in on him and he did not have the moral courage to stand by his family and face his creditors * His wife and six children are left in straitened circum stances to face his angry creditors. The Independent says it is likely there aro a few citizens of Grand Island who have not applied for the position postmaster , who are encouraged with the statement that there is still time and that it is not always the early applicant that catches the office. An Omaha Republican advertising man collected § 250 of the firm's money and then left for parts unknown. There will be two big tunnels on the B. & M. line between Crawford and Alliance , one 1,800 feet long and the jther 500 feet. Twelve hundred men ire now at work on them. The Salvation army people have se cured winter quarters in Grand Island and are going to work the town for all there is in it A Southern Man on the Neare- The Nashville American prints a long interview with Thomas H. Watts , who was attorney general of the late confed eracy , on the question of disfranchising the negro. He said in part : "The in creased political power which tho south has acquired by the freedom of the ne groes ought never to be relinquished. There is no policy of the south which demands it , or makes it desirable. If intelligence is superior to ignorance , or brain power snperior to mere muscle in the policy of a state , the south has noth ing to fear from the presence of the ne gro with an equal right to vote. The northern states , being the conquerors in the war , unwittingly increased the political power of the conquered in con gress and in the election of presidential electors. That the conquerors should augment tho political power of the con quered was never before done in the .history of mankind. It was not mag- nanimityito the > corique ed , , butt a yajn hope anoroeliof--tffat tBe slave , " % Keh made free , would greatly increase the power of the republican party in con gress and the election of a president for all time , which induced such a remark able action. If the northern states could now mend their work , the folly of which the experience of the last twenty years so fully shows , they would doubt less act promptly and vigorously. For tunately for the southern states , .the constitution of the United States pre sents an insuperable barrier to the exer cise of such.power. " * SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES The Work Brtnf Done From Day toBay to Both Mrmnthe * of Congrea. Senate , In the sonato on the 10th Mr. Edmunds , from the judiciary com mittee , reported a resolution , which was agreed to , calling on the attorney gen eral for information concerning the ex ecution of the act of March 8 , 1887 , in reference to bigamy ; the sale of prop erty ; reported exorbitant fees , etc. Mr. Frye offered a resolution instructing the committee on fomgn affairs to in quire into the condition of affairs at the Samoan Islands.as far as' tho interests and rights of American residents there are affected ; the relations of the United States to the islands , and her obliga tions under the existing treaties ; the necessity of maintaining the neutrality or independence of the islands ; what steps have been taken in that regard by the United States government , and what action , if any , was demanded. Tho resolution was referred. The son ato then resumed consideration of the tariff bill. House. In the house on the 10th , un- 3er the call of states , the following bills were introduced : Granting a pension of S12 a month to honorably discharged soldiers and sailors who are sixty years Df age : to repeal the inter-state com- nerco law ; for a constitutional conven tion in the territory of North Dakota ; providing the grade of lioutenant gen- aral in the United States army ; for tho idmission of the state of Idaho ; propos ing a constitutional amendment provid ing for uniformity as to day for the shoosing presidential electors , and for bidding voting for any other officers save representatives in congress on that Say. Say.Senate. Senate. In tho senate on the 12th at 3 o'clock the presiding officer pre sented a special order for that hour , the Union Paciflo funding bill , but as Mr. Allison insisted on proceeding with the tariff bill , the funding bill went over , retaining all its rights as a special order. Ihe tariff bill was then taken up , the question being on the amondment of fered by Mr. Jones of Arkansas to ad mit hoop or band iron ( cotton ties , etc. ) free of duty. A long debate followed on this amendment. Mr. Berry said the proposed tax illustrated tho absoluto in justice of the whole protective idea run ning through tho senate substitute. The article in question was not manufactured m the United States. The tax was a di rect discrimination against the farmers of the country. Mr. Hiscock replied to Mr. Berry at some length in a speech championing tho senate bill and the pro tective tariff. Without final action on the measure the senate adjourned. House. In the house on the 12th the senate amendments to the department of agriculture bill were non-concurred in and a conference ordered. The re port of the committee on elections in the California contested election case of Sullivan against Felton was submitted and placed on the calendar. The house then went into committee of the whole on tho direct tax bill. A long debate ensued , during which many amend ments were offered and rejected. Mr. Oatos , of Alabama , offered an amend ment providing for refunding the cot ton tax. Bejected. After several other amendments had been offered and re jected the committee rose and reported the bill to the house. It was passed ; yeas 178 , nays 9G. Senate. In the senate on the 18th , Dawes offered a resolution ( which was agreed to ) calling on the secretary of the treasury for a report as to the condi tion of the inhabitants of Alaska , and especially as to the treatment of Indian women by white people now domiciled in that territory. Also a resolution ( which was agreed * to ) calling on tho secretary of the "interior for a copy of the minutes of the proceedings of the commission to obtain the consent of the Sioux Indians for the opening of their reservation. Edmunds offered a resolu tion ( which was agreed to ) directing the secretary of the senate to send the gov ernor of each state printed copies of the acts of the 8d of February , 1887 , and tho 19th of October , 1888 , respecting tho meetings of tho presidential electors and the transmission and counting of elec toral votes for president. Mitchell in troduced a , bill ( which was referred to committee on territories ) for the admis sion of Idaho as a state. The senate then considered the tariff bill. House. In the house on the 13th Spinola , of New York , from the com mittee on military affairs , reported a bill authorizing the retirement of John C. Fremont as major general. Peel , of Arkansas , called up and the house passed the bill for the adjudication by the court of claims of "old settler" or West Cherokee Indians' claims. The amount involved is § 400,000. The house then proceeded to the considera tion of the Oklahoma bill. Payson , of Illinois , offered an amendment provid ing that the rights of honorably dis charged union soldiers to make homes on public lands under existing home stead laws shall not iu any degree be impaired by the bill , and that their rights under those laws shall extend to lands open to settlement under its pro visions. After discussion without action on the amendment , the committee rose and Dockery , tho retiring chairman , called on Butterworth to preside as speaker. This was the signal for a round of applause from both sides of the chamber , which was renewed when Dockery , in making his report , ad dressed Butterworth as "Mr. Speaker. " House. In the house on the 14th Warner , of Missouri , asked unanimous consent for the consideration of the sen ate bill appropriating § 250,000 for the purchase of a site for a public building in Kansas City. Blount , of Georgia , objected. Hooker , .of Mississippi , in troduced a concurrent resolution pro viding for a holiday recess from Friday , December 21 , to Mondav , January 7. Referred to committee on ways and means. The house then went into com mittee of the whole on the Nicaragua bill , and tho matter was discussed until adjournment. Tho Union Pacific Sued. Omaha dispatch : James M. Wool- worth , solicitor for the Western Union Telegraph company , this morning filed a suit in equity before the United States circuit court against the Union Pacific Railway company to restrain tho latter from cancelling the contract existing between the two companies b3r which 2he telegraph company operates the tel egraph lines exclusively along the de fendant's road. A Union Paciflo official , when asked about the-suit , said : "The act passed in congress last August requires the Union Pacific to operate its DWa * teU. Bgraph lines and jt wilpbe % ddneT * vOf course it will annul prior contracts so far as the subsidized portion of the road is concerned , but that is a matter for the courts to deoide and the Union Pa ciflo proposes to abide by the law. " The case will be called at Leavenworth , December 27. President Cleveland , it is now claimed , is a cousin of Mrs. Amelie Rives-Chan- ler. The persistency of that man in clinging to some string of popular re membrance is something remarkable. * NINE KILLED AND ELEVEN WOUNDED. Zho Affair at Birmingham , Ala , , KhUh XormlnaUi Mo 2Hattro\uht > A Birmingham ( Ala. ) dispatch says : Tho city is recovering from tho shock of Saturday night , and no city in tho South has been so shaken since the days of the war. The exoitement which yosterday morning made faoes white and drawn gradually subsided from sheer exhaus tion. All talk of attempting further at tacks was abandoned with the coming of tho troops , although a crowd of curious people , numbering several hundred , stood all day forming a line across Twenty-first street at Second avenue , where tho military was formed. The following is a correot list of the killed and wounded : The dead are Maurice B. Throckmor ton , J. B. McCoy , A. B. Tarrant , A. D. Bryant , C. O. Tate , Charles Jenkins , Colbert Smith , Deputy Sheriff Brennan , Charles Bailey , and an unknown negro. This list was obtained from tho differ ent undertakers , and it is thought that there aro two or threo others for whom coffins have not been obtained. The wounded aro : Mr. Berkley , Mate Kennedy , J. W. Gilmoro , W. L. Birk , Lawrence Fitzhugh , John H. Merritt , J. W. Owen , Albert Smith , Keich- wein , A. J. Schide and J. W. Mont gomery. In addition there are a large number of people who received slight wounds and are therefore not reported at the hospital. Capt. E. N. Edwards has the track of a Winchester ball across his forehead. Of tho wounded at the hospital it is now hoped that all will recover. This morning Coroner Babbitt se cured a jury of six well known men for the purpose of investigating the riot , killing and causes thereof. The jurors were sworn in over the body of A. D. Bryant. Coroner Bab bitt then ordered an adjournment until to-morrow morning. Every man that can be found who was present at the time the shooting occurred will be sum moned as a witness. Governor Seay telegraphed Sheriff Smith as follows : "Any citizen has a right to make an affidavit charging any ono with murder. You have only to demand a full and fait investigation. You have proved your ability to hold the jail against a mob and I want to see you in charge of it again. I sent tho troops because you requested them , and because I want tho mob and their friends to understand that the entire power of tho state will support you. " In an interview to-day Colonel Jones , who is in charge of tho militai-y , said that he had not telegraphed Governoi Seay to remove Hawes and Sherifl Smith , as that matter was in the hands of the civil authorities here. He said that he had telegraphed the governoi that tho troops were suffering and also the condition they were in. "I certain ly expect , " said tho colonel , "to be here several days and have made my arrange ments accordingly. " While many people feel very bittei towards Sheriff Smith and condemn him for firing on the crowd , tho feeling is not strong enough to result in any personal violence to him. Chief of Po - lice Pickard , who was also arrested on a charge of murder , was to-day released on a bond of $10,000. He has been on the streets nil day and there have been no threats of violence. 'The people are divided over the action of tho officers. One very remarkable feature is that nearly every man killed was shot in the back showing that the crowd had turned away in the alley when the firing began. The brotherhood of locomotive engi neers , of which Hawes is a member , have telegraphed that they have en- praj ed a detective to work up the case. They believe that Hawes is innocent of the crime and that a colored woman , Fannie Bryant and Albert Patterson murdered and robbed Mrs. Hawes and then lulled the children. It is reported to-night that Hawes , whom Saturday night's mob attempted to lynch , has made a full confession of having murdered his wife and child. In addition to the injured whose names are given there are a large number of people who received slight but not dis abling wounds and therefore not re ported at the hospital. Certain prominent officials in the city have telegraphed Governor Seay that they consider it necessary for him to be here , and have asked him to come at once. The governor will no doubt in vestigate the situation personally and make arrangements for the removal of Hawes and Sheriff Smith or for the re lief of the soldiers. Many telegrams concerning the situation passed to-day between Governor Seay and the author ities. It is not probable that Governor Seay's orders to dismiss the troops will be given until Babbitt , now acting sheriff says they are no lonser needed. The funeral of Postmaster Throckmor ton and the other victims took place this afternoon with impressive ceremonies. Sheriff Smith still repeats his state ment that he did not give the word to fire until shots were fired on the outside , and that at least a dozen shots were fired by the crowd before a single officer fired. Time Required for the Tariff Bill. Washington dispatch : It does not seem at all likely that the senate will conclude the consideration of the tariff bill until the end of January. If it is not out of the way by that time , it will have to give place , in part , to the ap propriation bills , and this may still fur ther delay the final vote upon it. The members of the finance committee , who were confident two weeks ago that they could dispose of it before the Christmas holidays , have now given up all hope of passing it before the middle of January. The delay is charged , in part , to the ac count of some of the republican sena tors , who vote with tho democrats to ad journ over Friday and Saturday of each week. It may be that these senators will be able to carry tho resolution for a holiday recess that the house will send over. An attempt will be made by tho republican leaders to modify this reso lution , if it shonld provide for more than ten days of recess. There was ap parently an understanding in the senate at the time that congress adjourned that no recess would be taken Christmas un less the tariff bill was out of tho way ; but this understanding will likely have little weight. The Measure of Mr. Holman. Washington dispatch : The bill in troduced in the house to-day by Hol man , of Indiana , punishing crime against the elective franchise , makes it unlawful for any person to receive money or other valuable consideration for his vote at any election for repre sentatives in congress. The payment of money for the vote of any person at such.eleotion.is also. declared .unlawful. : * • Ariy ersont lating er-Vof'theso ' provisions shall , upon conviction , be disfranchised for a period of not less than six or more than ten years , and for such period shall be disqualified from holding any office of honor , trust or profit , under the United States , pro vided that in all prosecutions under this act against a person charged with hav ing been bribed , the accused may , with the consent of the prosecuting attorney , be exempted from prosecution by mak ing known the person who gave or prom ised a bribe. ' / i . mm. . . i i • iemBa&r * 'X&xaS&lCZ3B7.SSJZXZ AS TO THE ADMISSION OF DAKOTA lha JTirat Caucus of the Session held by t/u Democrat , , Washington dispatch : Tho first can ons of the session was hold by tho dem ocratic members of tho house this even ing. Mr. Springer stated that tho main object of the caucus was to permit the democrats to tako somo action look ing to tho admission of territories. Mr. Cox favored the admission of all terri tories except Utah and New Mexico. Ho said that the democratic party might as well gain the good will of tho territo ries as their ill will. Tho people of Da kota preferred division on the forty-sev enth parallel almost unanimously , and he was of the opinion that their desires should bo listened to. Washington , Montana and Idaho should bo given en abling acts at onco. Tho preat territory of Dakota should bo divided , and the democrats should secure tho prestige that would certainly come to them from tho favorable action of their caucus. They had lost Minnesota at tho last elec tion because they had failed to admit Dakota , which was on the same isother mal line. Mr. McDonald offered the following resolution : Resolved , That it is tho sonso of this caucus that tho territory of Dakota be divided into two territories and admitted as states ultimately. Mr. Cox offered tho following : Resolved , That it is the sense of this caucus that tho day bo fixed for some time after tho holidays for considera tion of tho territorial questions , insofar as they affect the admission of states , and that on any bill already reported or to be reported from 6he committee on territories , there shall be no limitation on amendments which are germaine , and that in tho order of proceeding tho first vote shall be on any bills affecting Da kota or its division , or any amendment thereto. Mr. Oats of Alabama dissented from tho view advanced by Mr. Cox. Ho re garded tho question of the admission of the territories as largoly political , and believed that the interests of the demo cratic party should be considered. He did not see the force of the argument that admitting tho territories at present would make them democratic. If the people of tho territories had had so little idea of democracy tho3r shonld bo left out until they learned tho principles of the democratic party. He ridiculed the idea that a republican congress with a majority of from one to threointhe house would be allowed to have its own wa3' in regard to tho admission of terri tories. Let congress go slowly. Colo rado has been admitted by a democratic congress , and ho saw nothing difficult abont it. Mr. Biggs , of California , favored the admission of Dakota. To shool with the policy of preventing a territory from being admitted in deferenco to the dictates of a political party , he said. Mr. Holman , of Indiana , supported the omnibus bill , and offered a resolu tion to that effect. Mr. Spinola , of New York , said he would oppose tho admission of tho ter- iitories iu every way ho could , and in 1892 , with a staunch , sterling democrat at tho head of the democratic ticket , that party would march on to victory. Ho did not believe in sentimental meas ures. ures.Mr. . McAdoo , of New Jersey , depre cated any concessions to the republican party. Mr. Macdonald predicted that if tho democrats did not admit Dakota it would be republican for years. Let the democrats be wise. Tho tariff had not beaten the democrats in tho northwest , but political mistakes , such as a refusal to admit Dakota , had been responsible for the result. Mr. Weaver of Iowa favored the om nibus bill and tho admission of all ter ritories except Utah. Mr. Toolo of Montana spoke in favor of admitting that territory , predicting that if that wero done she would send two democrats to the senate ; otherwise she would be republican for decades. Mr. Bland of Missouri said that in 1892 the seat of war would not be in New York , New Jersey and Connecti cut , but in the west. Let the demo cratic party follow Horace Greeley's ad vice and go west and grow up with the conntry. Mr. voorhees of Washington Terri tory attributed the republican majority in that territory to the failure of the democrats to pass an enabling act for its admission. Without taking any action the caucus adjourned until Thursday evening. WHO WILL GET THE STATE PORTFOLIO ? Humors that Blaine is the Coming Man , Bui Harrison , inil Nay Aothlng. Indianapolis dispatch : General Harri son and Mr. Morton passed a rather quiet day. They did not have a very large number of callers at the house. Mr. Morton is still somewhat indisposed on account of a sore throat. Among the callers to-day were General Washburne and Colonel Underwood , of Minnesota. Colonel Underwood is president of the Harrison and Morton club , of Minne apolis , which has a membership of 2,000 , of whom GOO have decided to attend the inauguration in a body. Mrs. Morton and Mrs. Harrison had a number of callers during the day. For a time this afternoon General Harrison's house was beseiged by news paper correspondents , who were in a flutter of excitement over the report published in New York this morning to the effect that Blaine had been offered and had accepted the state portfolio. The efforts on the part of the cor respondents to induce General Harri son to talk on this subject proved a flat failure. Immediately after his election General Harrison caused it to be made known to the press representatives that he would neither affirm nor deny any newspaper rnmors or stories rejrardinir himself or what he proposed to do. He has observod this rule with a tenacit3r and rigidity that eminently character izes his disposition , and when appealed to , on the ground of its extraordinary nature , to give some expression regard ing the Blaine report , he replied with considerable emphasis : "It makes no difference what is the naturo of the re port , or through what channel it comes. I cannot allow myself to bo troubled with questions about such things. If I should say anyting once I would bo ex pected to again , and you can seo what it would lead to. " The associated press correspondent , in conversation with Mr. Morton late this afternoon , incidentally mentioned that the Blaine stori * seemed to cause a prreat deal of excitement in eastern po litical circles , judging from the charac ter of the press dispatches. Mr. Mor ton remained as dumb as a sphinx upon the subject. He stated , however , that .do ono.cruvbe found , of those whoar e about General Harrison ! and would be lik * ely to know , who' places any credence whatever in the reported tender of the itate portfolio to Mr. Blaine. A man named Swanson , on trial at Grand Island for burglary , was found guilty and sentenced to one year in the penitentiary. A.pumpfcln pie sociable at Clarke netted nine dollars for the benefit of the Y. P. S. C. E. society. * A GREAT FLUTTER IN CANADIAN CIRCLES. Broducoa by the IlcsoUttlons Recently Intro duced by Butterworth. Ottawa dispatch : Regarding Con gressman Butterworth's annexation res olution , tho text of which was published here , Bowell , minister of customs , said last night that "it was tho greatest rot ever produced by a man who had any pretensions to being a statesman. " "In tho first place , " said Bowoll , "tho peo ple of Canada do not want annexation with tho United States , a forcible illus tration of which we had in tho recent Dominion elections , which wore run on either commercial union or unrestrained reciprocity lines one remove only from annexation , which in roality eithor im plies. Annexation sentiment has no ex istence in Canada save among a few hoodlums , who aro endeavoring to gain notoriety throu srh advocating tho move ment. No ono of any responsibility joins in. " Sir Hector L ngeven , Hon. John Costigan and Minister of Marine and Fisheries Tupper wero equally pro nounced in denouncing Congressman Butterworth , whoso action they charac terized as "cheek. " At tho clubs and about tho loading hotels tho Butter worth resolution has been tho one topic of conversation , and outsido tho cabinet there are many prominent political men who do not hesitate to say that there is a growing sentiment in favor of polit ical alliance with tho United States. A leading political light said that Canada had wearied of being a subservient fol lower of Downing street and wanted to make her own treaties , which could not be done as long as sho remained a do- pendency of Great Britain. The publication here , says a Montreal dispatch , of the resolution introduced by Butterworth has had a varying effect. Everybody is discussing it and every body is looking forward anxionsty as to what course tho senate and house of rep resentatives will pursue Never since tho famous annexation manifesto of fifty years ago has there been such expres sions of public feeling as during the ppst two months. A leading commer cial union member of parliament told u reporter that undoubtedly tho issue at tho next general election would be an nexation , and that it was an open secret that it would be a leading plank in tho liberal platform. "The mask is off at last , " said Tail- Ion , the conservative leader in tho pro vincial parliament. "We have held all along that commercial union was dis guised annexation , and hero now is But terworth , the most pronounced advo cate of tho former policy , coming out boldly for annexation. Loyal Cana dians will have to kill the pigmy quick , as it is fast growing into a giant. " Commenting on tho Butterworth res olution , the Toronto Empire , tho lead ing government organ , calls it an in sulting overture , and sa3'8 it is tho lead ers of tho Canadian opposition who have , by their conduct and their words of sympathy , invited this insult to their country. The Toronto Globe ( opposition ) says : "Ono thing can be said for Butter- worth's proposal its adoption hy con gress would probably lead to a thorough exposition and understanding of Cana dian opinion as to the project of polit ical union with the United States. Wo have no doubt that the judgment of Canadians in the matter would bo such as to cure our neighbors of tho delusion that has long kept them from tr\ing to make the best possible use of the polit ical separation of the two countries. " New York dispatch : Tho Evening Post this afternoon says : Tho Canada annexation resolutions introduced in congress by Butterworth of Ohio , have greatly moved tho Canadians , both in the United States and across the St. Lawrence. Erastus Wiman said to-day to a reporter , who asked him what ho thought of Butterworth's scheme : "I'm knocked between tho eves. I never saw such a fatal mistake. I can't conceive how Butterworth came to do it. The idea I have is that there never was so contented a people as tho Canadians. The effect of this proposal for political union at the present time in congress will be to make very difficnt the task of the liberal party in Canada to secure closer commercial relations. Indeed , it will be an almost helpless attempt if con gress should , by tho passage of these resolutions , persist in their effort. It will tako fifty years to achieve political union by approaching it in this way. Commercial union , on tho other hand , is certain iu five years , so far as trade and commerce is concerned. " A QUESTION THAT HAS TWO SIDES. The Haytlens Believe Ttiry Have Interna' tlonallaw On 'Xlielr Side. New York special : In a recent inter view with the Herald correspondent at Hayti , General Legitime , president of the republic , speaking of the present embroglio over the vessel Haytien Re public , said : "I am perfectly confident that our law officers have given correct counsel , and that we have international law on our lide. The people of the north are in rebellion against the pro visional government. The ports of Cape Ha3tien , Port de Paix , Gonaivis and St. Marc wero proclaimed to be blockaded. The Ha3"tien Republic took armed revolutionists from one port to another. She also took munitions of war on board for use against tho provis ional government. There is a precedent for our action. The steamer Tropic was fitted out at Philadelphia for an expedi tion against Hati , or against the legal government. The United States govern ment sustained our side of the case. I do not anticipate that "General" Cleveland will forget the precedent of tho Tropic case. I do not feel any doubt of the strength of our case. The Haytien government has taken a step which will , I hope , convince the people of tho great republic that we are friends. The entire case , so far as our side is concerned , has been referred to Wash ington. We have instructed the Hay tien minister , Mr. Preston , a most trust- wortlrv and careful diplomat , to lay our ide before the American cabinet and ask for its adjudication , its arbitration. This is certainly an act of great confi dence on the part of tho Ha3tien gov- ernment. It means that we allow tho government which makes an advance claim against us to adjudicate for both parties. We repose the utmost confi dence in _ "General' Cleveland's char acter for justice and international com ity. We feel confident that when the i Raj-tien side is understood a decision i in our favor will be made. Captain : Bamsey , the commander of the corvette ' , Boston , took all the papers in the case. " A Twelve-Year-Old Girl's Marriage . ( Clyde ( N. Y. ) special : Great excite- < ment prevails in North Rose , a littl * 1 hamlet a few miles north of here. A j man named.McCarthy , aged 30 , induced ( avgirl named XDavehportoidy 12'years "j of age , to go to an adjoining farm house and marry him. Rev. A. H. Sterns per formed the ceremony. The girl soon : after went home and told her parents J what she had done , and they were so enraged that they started in pursuit of McCarthy , who fled to the woods. Ex cited men with shotguns followed , and ho was soon afterwards caught. It was 1 with great difficulty that he was lodged ( in jail , as lynching was probable. The < minister and all parties concerned have | been arrested. * ' m a _ _ _ _ . . _ ( J ALL UNDER ONE GOVERNMENT. x | | Negotiations ZooMng to tho Annexation of jl Canada. 11 Mr. Butterworth of Ohio has intro- ( I duced , for reference , the following joint jfl resolution authorizing tho president ta ( I nogotiato with reforenco to tho unity- * and assimilation with tho United States- • 4I of tho Dominion of Canada , or of one- - - V or more of the provinces thorcof : \M \ Whereas , Tho citizens of tho Domin- M ion of Canada aro ono with us in race , . n lineage , history and tradition ; and \M Whereas , Tho resources of the twcA countries supplement each other , and : I tho arteries of commorco , both natural [ and artificial-aro so interlocked and- I mutually dojondent upon oach other that they ought to constitute a single- I system , to bo one and inseparable ; and' I Whereas , Tito commercial relationi betweou tho United States and tho- I Dominion of Canada are. and havo been , strained and unnaturally cramped , and , . I in a measure , parulyzed , owing to the' < inability of the two governments to- establish such a system of international. I trade and commerce between them as is- essential to meet tho requirements of the- M situation ; and ] Whereas , The conditions and rola- jl tions before referred to , as also tho go- ] ' ogmphy of tho two countries , sngges * < tho impossibilit ) ' of a just and porma- \M \ nent settlement of the controversies : ( fl pertaining to tho fisheries , boundaries M and transcontinental trade , except by ( H the blonding of efforts and interests , . / under ouo government and system , and 8 point logically to tho necessity andi ) probability of unity and assimilation ( H between two nations under ono govern- jfl ment ; and , jfl AVhoreas , The bonds of sympathy re- ifl suiting from kinship , race , language , fl tradition and substantial identity of I governmental systom , together with. 9 community of interests , based upon > fl commerce and its aids and agencies , are- Jfl of such a character that such a union. jfl and assimilation is being discussed and jfl favorably considered by citizens of jfl both nations ; and , inasmuch as it is bo- 9 lieved that an early consummation * 'fl would bo of great advantage to all citi- fl zens and subjects of the same countries , fl provided the same can bo obtained in a jfl manner consistent aliko with tho honor * jfl and dignity of tho United States and fl Great Britain and tho Dominion of fl Canada. Therefore , with a view to aid. jfl in tho consummation of what is heroin'fl ' before suggested , be it jfl Resolved , By the senate and houso 'fl ' of representatives of tho United States , ifl in congress nssemblod. That tho presi- fl dent be , and ho is hereby authorized jfl and empowered to invito negotiations- jfl looking to the assimiltaion and unity of „ Ifl tho peoplo of tho Dominion of Canadafl and tho United States under ono gov- fl ornmont , such unity and assimilation to- fl be based upon tho admission of tho sev- fl oral provinces of the Dominion , or any fl ono of them , into tho union of states , 'fl upon tho same terms and equality with. fl tho several states now composing the'fl union , and tho assumption of tho in- - H debtedness of the Dominion of Canada , H or a just proportion thereof , and such .fl other equitable terms and conditions as 9 justice to tho hi < h contracting parties fl may demand ; and 9 Resolved , further , Tliat , with a view 9 to such negotiations , tho president in- 9 vito tho appointment of commissioners 9 by tho government of Great Britain and 9 the Dominion of Canada , to consider 9 tho wisdom and expodienc3 of settling - fl and adjusting all controversies and dif- 19 ferences which now exist between tho < 9 two governments , growing out of the ' 9 fisheries , or otherwise , by such union. 9 or assimilation as is hereinbefore sug- 19 gested , either as to tho whole or any ! 9 province of , or several provinces of said. 9 dominion , such negotiations to bo con- 9 ducted with duo regard to the amicablefl relations which obtain between Great fl Britain and the United States , and the- v jfl obligations imposed thereby. • 9 Affairs in iha Samoiaa Islands. fl Washington dispatch : Mr. Carey in- ' troduced in the senate a resolution in- i m strncting the senate committee on for- ' I " ign relations to inquire into the condi- , ' jfl tiex * of affairs in the Samoian islands , se- jfl far a it effects the rights and interests , fl of An > & 8an citizens residing or doing jfl business iiare ; the relations of the t ' United States and their obligations t - . yfl , said islands uider existing treaties ; the- ' neces8it3' of maintaining their neutrality \m \ or independence and ours iu this regard , I ' ( and what steps 'have been taken in this- direction by our government , and what- | jfl further action , if any , is demanded. jfl The Official Returns from Iowa. I jl Des Moines dispatch : The official can- I jl vass of the votes for state officers at the- jl last election was completed to-day. The- M highest vote received by any republican I was for attorney general , John Y. Stone , | he receiving 212,500. His opponent , . ' j Jos. C. Mitchell , dem. , 180,604. The- j ' highest vote for radroad commissioner was 223,928 for Spencer Smith , < riving ' ' him 1,431 votes ahead of tho republican- state ticket. Ley , dem. , is elected com- ! f missioner. He runs 20,811 ahead of the f democratic state ticket. Smith's major- / ity was 41,715 , and Canyshell's 40,595. ' " . j.i . THE MARKETS. * I OMAHA. . , Wiikit No. 2 8C @ 8GJ j ' Cohn No. 2 mixed 20 © 20 ] i Oats No. 2 22 @ 23 ' ' Rve 25 @ 36 ' • Borrnu Creamery 2G ( g > 20 I ' Buttuk Choice country. . . 22 @ 25 * Eaas Fresh 21 @ 22 { Chickens dressed 7 @ S Turkeys 8 @ 10 j Lemons Choice , per box. . . 4 50 ( & 5 OO * Ouanqes Per box 5 00 @ 6 00 I • Onions Per bu 30 ( $ 40 ; Potatoes New 25 @ 40 Turnips Per bu 25 < § 30- j Apples Per bbl 2 50 @ 3 0& ' i Beans Navis 2 00 © 2 25- ; ' Carrots Per bu 35 @ 40- Cabbages Per 100 3 00 @ 3 25 i Tomatoes , per bu 50 ( h > GO- I Wool Fine , per lb 13 @ 20 ' | Honey 1G % 18- I I Chopped Feed Per ton..l7 00 fol 50- , ' Hay Bailed 5 00 @ G 00- { , ? Flax Seed Per bu I 15 @ 1 20 Hogs Mixed paclcius 5 15 @ 5 25- t Hogs Heavy wei htB 5 10 @ 5 20- Beeves Choice steers 3 25 @ 4 00 i > NEW YORK. t \ Wheat No. 2 red 1 05 1 08 > , k Wheat Ungraded red . 87 @ 87' . * Corn No. 2. . : 47 (3) ( ) 48 . { . 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