The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, March 08, 1889, Image 3
* - . * c ' * Vc ' • Bv > v , IJ . . . THE STATE WPREME ' COURT DECISION. The Shuti Mubmlulen JBitJ Meetmted to b * OeKeHtuHomd. Lincoln ( Neb. ) special to tho Omaha Boo : Tho deoiaion of tbo stato supreme oonrt , doohiring tho donblo-barrelled aubmissiou bill constitutional , was filed with tbo clerk of tho court this morning. * Tho syllabus of tho decision rofors to article 1G , section 1 , of tho constitution of Nebraska on constitutional amend' I ' monte and dcolaros that this section does 4 not prescribe tho form in whioh proposi ti lions by tho legislature to ameud the • constitution sliall bo mado , whether by lill or joint resolution. Therefore , if -au amendment is proposed by a bill duly passed by tho requisite three-fifths ma jority of tho moinbors elected to each house , and entered upon the journals thereof , and afterwards presentod to tho governor for his approval , who detains tho same for moro than fivo days ( Sun days oxcoptod ) , tho court will not for such cuuso declare tho propositions in conflict with tho constitution and void. The proposed amendments possess no efficacy until approved by a majority of the electors. Tho proposed amend mentstho proposition to prohibit tho rt manufacture , Bale and keeping for salo IrK of intox.cating liquors as a beverage , aE- ' and tho proposition to license and rogu- | p < * lato by law tho. manufacture , salo and WC Tjeoping for salo of intoxicating liquors * % - jis a boverago aro independent and to § fc , i > bo separately submitted to tho electors ! % -of the state for approval or rejection. % < , Any elector may vote for either or | | against either , as both of said proposi 1f- lions of tho proposed amendments offer % diverse modes of controlling tho traffic f ' in intoxicating drinks ; in other words , ft -a ohoico of remedies for an acknowl- ? , edged evil. From tho nature of tho J | > < jaso , but ono of the proposed amond- | | n , ments could bo carried into effect , thero- g * ; foro votes cast in favor of both proposi ' ti' tions nullify each other. * • A title stating tho objeot of the bill # " - as a provision to amend the constitution | | > is uiinecesary , and if added may be dis- S . , regarded , such title being necessary -only in cases of ordinary legislation. r * \ A proposition to amend tho constitu- ! t "tion was pabsed by the senato by tho necessary threo-fifths majority , and en- < Wt lored at length on tho journal. Tho Wx proposition was then amended by the f house and as amendod was passed by § jj-- ! that body by tho requisite majority and VQentered at length on the house jonrnal. m&g'-i- Afterwards the house amendments were Jyr | | -concurred in by the requisito majority Ijjfclf of the senate , and such amendments en- WM."tored at length on the senate journal. [ Sip After citing tho original measure and tile ue amo dmonts thereto , tho court IBP rules : l | | "The propositions are to bo soparatelj' \W& \ > submitted. They are independent pro- eragt. posals , both intended to place restric- llp' tiensupon the traffio in intoxicating ! 1V , liquors as a beverage. It is a weli Up. . Jknpwn fact that the unrestricted traffic IIP ? -in intoxicating liquors , as a beverage , | | r' produces destitution , misery and crime , § & & Jills poor houses and prisons , and indi- 1 | | Tectly adds largely to tho burdens of sg -taxpayers. How best to control this § > ' ovil , has ooenpied the attention of wise am * nou-ntf l persons for many years , Wc ffjr | and the inquiry is , what system will igZ& produce the best practical results ? On | y ? the one hand , it is clairaod that in the [ | fi j present state of public sentiment tho toK nost effective restriction can bo ob- fSk tnined by placing licenses at so high a IHK snn , * ' , , lfc on' ' - v reP'dable and responsible C gS ? persons can engage in the bnsiness , and f'lpK they are under such liabilities and re- $ * -atricfions as prevent sales to minors , liP " "drnnkanb. or to anj'one on Sunday or [ ' 1 § \ ' election days or at any time in sufficient ItStk • quantities to prodnce intoxication , and mnking in tho Imsi- " § * v persons engaged - jflpK ness , and tho sureties on their bonds [ { SS& liable for any damages sustainod by any- ' " * one from the sale of intoxicating liquors. JHfE' On _ tbo other hand , the opponents " ° license claim that tho only effective wmft Og | ! ' mode of controlling the traffic is to pro- vB&L t hihit it nlto-rether. The legislature reo- wlrC- . -ogrizing this divided state of public > Hg | - > entnnenlhas in effect said to the olec- \ff- | b r.s ° f the ttnto 'Choose yeihich sys- f | | | | tern .ye will have , 'and hence hassnb- Wp initt dboth questions. Electors in enst- i fe. - „ ln ? * "c'1' ballots for or against a propo- l f ition are supposed to be , and as a rule Sr -are governed by principal , hence , if one ' ggv -votes in favor of piohibition it will be lap' "rare indeed , that he will vote in favor of & § ' * license : So if he votes forlicensohe Kjj ; will not vote for prohibition. The pro- & * posed amendments provide for different fiPpt - . ani contftidictory modes of controlling i Kv " ' "tho liquor tniffis but one of which can fPffy' ) e eu ec'e ( adopted. The propositions aSP1 being independent , however , an elector KKt mn .V vo'e f ° r one and against the other , fe " ° r for or n a"lffc both. If both should K&3f receive a majority of all the votes cast , Sp , " "however , the amendments beingirrecon- B " ciliable , both would fail. Such a con- Wskj - "tingenc3T is so remote that it scarcely Rll/ need be considered. fgjt * ' No title is necessary to a proposed Kfv - amendment or amendments to tho con- B&f ftitution , and if a title has been inserted , g it may be treated as a nulity. A prop- pf ' osition to amend the constitution , when jgfigfr , adopted by the necessary three-fifths Ej -vain of nil members elected to each llpr house , is in no sense a law. It is a mere We * * . 1 > rojosai baxed. it is presumed , upon a | | * * " " pnblic demand for its submission , but it j Igp will possess no validity until ratified by ffi - < a majority on all the votes cast at the lll * * : late election. If two or more proposi- HjSv - • tions are submitted they are to de snh- \ . * mitted separateljThere is good rea- wKU. 8 ° n hy but one subject should be em- i 'i. braced in a bill designed to secure a law Pi by the action of tho legislature or gov- i , - ernment , and that the subject should be , ' | E * * * learly expressed in the title , as without f5 " v * uch condition , experience has shown j BhR/ * the provisions of a very objectionable j y character which there was no possibility 5Bs . of passing independently , were attached WgP\ to merited bills and smuggled throngh , t Hgif ; , or knowingly voted for by members to , Bp5 prevent tho defeat of meritorious meosi i Hg tires. In other words , as said tho court m&f in White vsl Lincoln , 5 Nebraska , 505. j ! ' . The object'is to prevent snrreptitious ( b. t legislation by incorporating into a bill 'Bg ' * l -obnoxious provisions , which have no m&L connection with the object of the bill , 1 § [ * and of whicii the title gives no indiea- . ' No such obtain how- Sp ; . tion. reasons , - Wi , - - -ever , in submitting a proposition to the gB&f. -amendment of the constitution , so far IlpV s they relate to bills not applicable. ilivY * * * * * * * The journals of both houses show that | fi ; the identical propositions now before us were duly passed byboth houses and f are entered on the journal of the ro- * apective houses with tho yeas and nays , tho only objection being that 1 in the senate jonrnal the proposi I tions amended by the house is "not en- * tered nt length on the state senate jonr- < ' -f nal. The legislature is still in session J nd each house has complete control of its jonrnals during this session to amend . , " or correct the same , to conform to the facts. _ "Upon tho whole case there is noth- x t ing in the propositions in conflict with " y the constitution or that readers them ' \ invalid. " tj - Boy Preacher Harrison has stirred np a violent contention in New York and Brooklyn by giving it out cold and flat I - that he * must have pay to the araonnt of ' - $100 a week for his services as a revival ist. f- Three inmates of the soldieia" and fr aiiors' home at Grand Island died in three consecutive days last week. 3 til - DEATH IN A POWDER SQUII FACTORY. An KxpUtlon at Plymouth , Pm. , Attended With JFatal llewltM. * v7ilkesbarreFa. ) dispatch : A terri ble disaster oocurred at Plymouth , a few miles from here , this afternoon , bj whioh the souls of ten girls and one man wore hurled into eternity. Back of tho Goylorddiaft stood the factory of John Powell , used for the mannfacturo of squibs , used by miners in loosening coal in tho mines. The factory employed eighty-four girls , ranging from 12 to 20 years , and sov- oral malo workmen. "While a majority of tho girls wero at their homes eating dinner , people wero startled by tho deafening thunders of tho terrific ex plosion. They rushed terror-stricken to their doors and windows , and in tho distance saw clouds of smoke arising from tho squib factory. Soon a largo crowd had gathered around it , and women began wringing their hands and men turned away from tho sight pre sented when tho charred body of a young gfrl was seen lying in one of tho rooms and tho fact becamo known. At _ least twenty parsons wore in the building at tho time of tbo explosion eating their noon-day lunch. The scene was fraught with terror , as girls somo of them bleeding , others gasping for a few breaths of fresh air rushed to tbo windows and screamed frantically for help. About this time a dozen miners from tho adjoining colliery camo upon tho scene and , seeing the bleed ing forms of the girls , calling for aid , rushed toward the build ing in L body , but fate prevented their proffered succor. As soon as they stopped near the door another terrifio oxplosion took place , and the entiro building collapsed , burying in its ruins those that a moment before stood crying for assistance The braver of tho men , whan the smoko and flying debris had settled , rushed among tho ruins , and ono by one the bodies were found and taken out , oharred beyond recognition , bleuding and mangled. As mothers bow and recognized some familiar token or piece of dress by which they could toll their loved ones , the scene was ono that represented extreme throes of sor row and distraction. Tho bodies , as fast as they were taken out , wore re moved to an undertaking establishment , where they were placed in a row. The features were so badly mutilated they were scarcely recognizable. The killed bo far as known are : Kate Jones , aged 18 ; Maggie Lynch , aged 21 ; Hattio Tones , aged 15 ; Gladdis Heese , aged 15 ; Mary Walters , aged 17 ; Maggie Rich ards , aged 17 ; Mary A. Luke , aged 17 ; Ruth Powell , aged 17 ; Esther Powell , aged 22 ; Jessie Connell , aged 10 ; Geo. S. Reese , engineer , aged 40 ; John Pow ell , proprietor , badly injured. Bnsiness in the town of Plymouth is at a stand still. Several kegs of powder oaused the explosion , but how they were ex ploded is as yet a mystery. Another theory advanced for the ex plosion is that a pot of sulphur on the stove whioh was used to dip squibs into nniht have boiled over and ignited somo loose powder , whioh fired the kegs. The scene around the undertakers' establish ment , where the bodies of the victims were taken , was heartrending. Eleven bodies lay there headless , armless and legless. From pieces of scorched cloth ing and small buttons the victims were identified. Tho bodies lav on tho floor , oovered with course burlaps , and wero marked as soon as identified. Tho crowd outside numbered hundreds , and was augmented as each ambulance brought an additional body. Up to a week ago eighty girls had been employed , but an to a portion of the machinery mado it necessary to lay off all but a few of them. Eye-witnesses sxy there were five re ports two heavy and three light the heavy ones were the powder kegs , and the light ones boxes of squibs. At mid night Foreman Reeso is raving in a delirium. The bodies will be removed to tho homes of the victims to-morrow , and the funerals will be held Wednesday after noon. Another account says nine girls and two boys were killed in the explosion of the squib factory at Plymouth. An Interview With President Cleveland. New York dispatch : The Herald prints an interview with President Cleve land in which he referred to the last few years and declared his hope that the re publican party , on accession to power , would pursue no course that could in any way rehabilitate the sectional ani mosities which have been dying out. "During the war , " he added , "the re publican party had supreme control of the public policy. No one will question the service it rendered at the time , but the rank and file of the army was com posed largeby of democrats. The gen erals who won renown were also , mauy of them , democrats. While therewero among the republicans a small minority of hotheads who found fault with Lin coln's administration , and among the democrats an equal number of fossils whose timidity was a na tional misfortune , the great bulk of tho people from east to west , without respect to party affiliations , wero solidly patriotic and ready for any necessary amount > f sacrifice for the preservation of our institutions. It is folly to claim that the war was fonght by either re publicans or democrats , as it was fought by the American citizensof the north. " \ "But it is plain , " he said , with great ; seriousness , "that under republican ad- ' ministrations there has beenriven a fresh and dangerous impetus to monop olies , trusts and combines. Immense fortunes have been accumulated , un known in the days of our fathers. They , are a peculiarity of post-bellum times , and the control which they arbitrarily exercise over the cost of existence is a direct menace to the welfare of working- men and of our farmers. " On the southern qnestion , while Cleveland believe * manifest wrongs , either to whites or blacks , should not be tolerated , he has by no means lost confidence in the fair-minded average pnblic opinion of the south to do tho best whioh circumstances allow. A Misunderstanding of the Bill. Hioux JB'alls special : Notwithstanding all that has been printed about the mat ter , there seems to be a general misun derstanding of the provisions of the bill giving statehood to South Dakota. From a careful comparison of the bills as amended and a knowledge of the cir cumstances , the situation is as follows : May 14th South _ _ Dakota elects dele- gates-to the constitutional convention , just as is done in the other territories. At the same time a vote is taken on-tho adoption of the Sioux Falls constitution which was framed in 1885. Tho dole- gotes meet at Sionx Falls July 4 , and if the constitution is ratified they make the changes of name , bonndary and ap portionment , but if the constitution is rejected they proceed to make a new one. Ordinances will bo passed provid ing for the election of state officers , leg islators and congressmen , which are to be voted for on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in October. The leiris- lature thus chosen will elect two United States senators. It will bo impossible for South Dakoca to gain a statehood organization prior to October. It is tho general opinion that the Sionx Falls constitution will be adopted , though of aonrse , the campaign may change tho present aspect of things. START tf THE PRESIDENTIAL TRAIN. ZmUtoHUBUei JBmrri $ n BtarU far tht fn * / Mifi JFouf Tear * ' Work. Many buildings in tho business por tion of Indlauapolis wero gaily deoo- rated with flags and bunting on the 25th , while from ovory building floats the stars and stripes in honor of the de parture of President-elect Harrison. General Harrison's time was pretty well occupied in receiving the constant stream of people who camo to say good' byo. At 10 o'clock tho general received T. S. Quinoy , president of the Commer cial and Traveling Men's republican club , of Chicago , who called to present an elegant gripsack donated by tho club. Quincy , after presenting tho handsome present , mado a brief speech. General Harrison feelingly responded , and thanked the club for their support and their kind remembrance. During tho morning a venerable colored man of lo cal celebrity serenaded General Harri son and his family with a unique and original musical instrument , playing several patriotic airs. As tho hour of 2 o'clock approached the streets began to fill up , . aud Penn sylvania avenue soon thronged with thousands of anxious participants in tho farowoll demonstration to tho President elect. .At 2 o'clock sharp Governor Hovoy and Mayor Denny drew up in front of tho Harrison residence behind a pair of largo white horses , drawing a handsome oarriage. General Harri son met them at the door and cordially shook hands. The ceremony was entirely informal. Governor Hovey said they had come to perform a very pleasant duty , escorting the general to the station on his eventful trip to Wash ington. A crowd of a hundred or so of people stood on tho sidewalk and in tho yards watohing tho departure of the dis tinguished party. Shortly General and Mrs. Harrison emerged from the house , preceded by the governor and mayor. Tho general occupied the first carriage , with Govornor Hovey and Mayor Denny , aud Mrs. Harrison and Mr. and Mrs. MoKeo occupied the next carriage. The string of carriages and a thousand or moro people followed the carriage down Delaware street. Tho greatest enthu siasm prevailed along the route. In front of evory residenco wore groups of people , who cheerod enthusiastically as the carriages drove by , tho general con stantly tipping his hat and waving his hand in farewell to some old friend whom he recognized. When Ohio strpeet was reached tho throng was innumera ble. Here tho veterans of George H. Thomas post were in line , among them being General Lew Wallace , and mauy other well known men. They were accompanied by a military band , and as the general's carriage drove up they opened ranks , and a cheer wont up from the thousand people that wa3 heard for many squares. From this point to the station it was an impene trable throng. Tho buildings wero black with people. At the intersection of Market and Pennsylvania streets , the members of tbo legislature were drawn np iu line , and the carriages passed through the open files , the law makers cheering lustily. They then fell in lino aud escorted tho general to the station. It was 3 o'clock when the party reached the station , where a orowd of fully 10 , - 000 awaited them. The general and party were escorted to their car. The president-elect presently appeared on the rear platform , accompanied by Gov ernor Hovey , who introduced him to tho crowd , and called for order , which being partially secured , General Harri son said : My good friends and neighbors , I can not trust myself to put on words what I feel at this time. Every kind thought that is in j'our minds and every good wish that is iu your heaits for me finds its responsive wish and thought in my mind and heart for each of you. I love this city it has been my cherished homo. Twice before I have left it to discharge pnblic duties , and returned to it with gladness , as I hope to do agaiu. It is a city on whoso streets pompous displays of wealth are not seen ; it is full of pleasant homes aud in these homes there is au unusual store of content ment. Tho memory of your favor and kiuduess will abide with me , and my strong desire is to hold your respect and confidence. It will strengthen me iu the discharge of my now and responsible duties. Let me say farewell to all my Indiana friends. For pnb lic honors that have come to me 1 am their grateful debtor. They have made the debt so large that I can never discharge it. There is a great sense of loneliness in the discharge of high public duties. Tho moment of de cision is one of isolation , but there is one whose help comes even into the quiet chamber of judgment , and to his wise and unfailing guidance will I look for direction aud safety. My family unite with me in grateful thanks for this cordial good-bye , and with me wish that these years of separation may be full of peace and happiness for each of you. The speech was received with cheers. At its conclusion the general re-entered his car , and at 3:15 the train left Indian apolis amid great enthusiasm. Where the Sole Credit Belongs. Chicago dispatch : In a conversation to-day with an associated press reporter , Alexander Sullivan , speaking in relation to the discovery of Pigott as a forger , said he had but little to add to the ver sion given in the London cable this morning. Tho credit for tho discovery is due solely to Patrick Egan. "No other man living who is not a member of the Times conspiracy , " said Mr. Sulli van , "could have exposed the crime and unveiled the criminal , and few other men would have had tho keeness , per- sistance and ability to do the good work if material had been at their command. " Asked what effect he expected all this to have on English polities , Mr. Sulli van said : "I think it will undo the work the Times has done. They had suc ceeded in solidifying tory sentiment against the Irish and in frightening a large section of liberals. When it is shown that Parnell and his associates are ! victims of a conspiracy so vile that lau- | guaire is too barren to describe tho i depth of their infamy the frightened English liberals will renlize that they have he/n deceived. They will follow Paruel } end Gladstone and let Ireland govern Ireland. I consider tho com plete exposure of tho plot to destroy Piiruoll the destruction of the last im pediment to home rule. It ouly requires a ireneral election to end tho struggle. How long ton * indecency can postpone the general election remains to be seen. VVJien home rule does come the Trish nation will owe as much for its coming to Patrick Egan as to any man who ever lived. " No Chance for New Mexico. Washington speoial : Mr. Springer's action in reporting to the house a sub stitute bill for the admission of New Mexico has l > een made the basis of par agraphs recently printed predicting tho passage of a bill to admit Now Mexico before tho adjournment of congress. There is little foundation for these statement * . There is no hope that New Mexico will bo admitted by this con gress. Even if the house was in a nor mal condition , members of the sen-ito committee say tho bill would hardly piss that body , and it certainly would not puis the senate. PRESIDENT-ELECT HARRISON AND WIFE. Jhty Arrive Safe < Wathlnglen A Large Number ef Caller * Pay Their lUiptcts , Washington special : General Harri son , has boon holding a general recep tion this evening , and nearly all the leaders of the republican party have oalled. From the time of his arrival at 8 o'clock , or thereabouts , he was "closed for ropairs , " as one might say , , for when he went out upon the platform of the car at Baltimore to address his fellow citizens ho got a largo sized cin der in his eye , and it has been troubling bim a good deal ever since. All the family have been digging away at it without success , and if there is no relief in the morning , a doctor will bo colled. Tim family aro delighted with the rooms , which were arranged for their reception , and Mrs. Harrison said that sho feared sho would bo sorry to move on next Monday. They wero not only nowly decorated , but wero filled with the most beautiful flowers. Mr. Elliot F. Shepherd sent a large basket of roses to each of tbo ladies in tho party , Mrs. Harribon , Mrs. MoKee , Mrs. Harrison , jr. , and Mrs. Saunders , her mother. Mr. and Mrs. Adams , of Chicago , left a beautiful cluster upon the center table. Mr. and Mrs. Blaine , Mrs. Hiscock , Mr. Roselle , tho proprietor of tho ho tel , Congressman Belden and wife , of Rochester , and several others remem bered them in a similar manner , until the room looked as if it had been adorned for a ball. There wero a good many cards piled upon the table , while General Harrison was resting from the journey , but none of them were carried in to him. Sergeant Dinmnore , an old attache of the white house in republican times , and General Arthur's favorite at tendant , appeared as if by magic to take ! charge of things , and seemed to be pleased with his duty. - Ho passed tbo time of day with callers , and told them all that the general must bo excused un til evening , nut when a largo , erect man with snow white beard and hair , wearing a rumpled chinchilla overcoat and a silk bat rubbed tbo wrong way , made bis ap pearance about half past 3 , ho was ad mitted at once. There had been a littlo prelude at tho desk in the office. Tho man with the white beard and hair had not learned the ropes , and had gono there first as ho would have done had he been seeking an ordinary guest. Ho drew from his pocket a card case and took out three cards , which he banded to the clerk. On two of them was in scribed the name of Mr. James G. Blaine , on tho third was Mrs. James G. Blaine. As be banded the cards to the clerk he asked that they be sent to Mr. and Mrs. Harrison. Tho clerk looked him in the ejTes and said : "It is hardly necessary for you to send in yonr card , senator. " "Well , " ho re plied , hesitatingljwith tho color mounting to his cheeks , "it is the cus tomary and proper thing. " When tho hell boy disappeared tbiough the corri dor , Mr. Blaine stepped back into a dark corner and amused himself look ing over the literature on tho nows stall. A couple of minutes afterwards Mr. Russell B. Harrison appeared and greet ing Mr. Blaine cordially , invited him up stairs , where bo was received by Gener al and Mrs. Harrison , and remained with tho former for nearly three-quar ters of an hour. No other callers were received until about 5:30 o'clock , when Mr. Sloan B. Fassett , the secretary of the national re publican committee , was admitted to an interview , aud remained for half an hour or more. Mr. Fassett is tho next friend and political lieutenant of Mr. Piatt , aud for that reason the interview maj * be considered of more than usual impoitanoe. Later General Powell Clayton , of Ar kansas , was received , aud as he camo from tho parlor of the next president his face showed signs of weeping. AN IOWA GHOST THAT CAME TO GRIEF. He is Filled Full of Jtuchsltoi by an Irate Farmer. Des Moines special : A special tel egram from Casey , Adair county , says there is a littlo pond of stagnant water , dignified by the name of Silver lake , four miles west of Casey , on tho Rock Island railroad. It has a history as a bathing place where three or four per sons have been drowned , but it has re cently become a place of terror and dread. Just west of the lake is a school bouse whioh has been a popular resort for the belles and beaux of the neigh borhood to congregate and hold a ly- ceum. Ono intelligent Irishman vows that he saw a white apparition rise out of the water and beckon to bim. He fled in moital terror. The next time be was accompanied by a friend , and the spirit appeared , mounted on a hito steed , guiding it hy a gold rein , and ploying on what they declare was a harp. The steed's eyes were balls of fire ; ho rested on a fence till the Irishman threw a stone through bim , when he disap peared beneath the waters of Silver lake. lake.Tho Tho apparition was afterwards viewed by many. Sometimes the steed emitted volumes of smoke from his nostrils , and w ords of warning were w ritten in fire across the heavenly firmament. But last night the ghost came to rief. Seveial days asro the apparition fright ened a farmor's team , which ran away , tipped over the bngiry and neatly killed his wife. The husband procured a shot gun , loaded it with buckshot , then laid in wait for four long , patient nights , getting frost bitten , until hist night , when he filled the ghost full of buck shot. It cried : "My God , don't shoot any more , " and fell prostrate. He was carried home bjr the shooter and cared for. No one but the attending physician has seen him , and ho refused to give any names. It i is suspected to be a laud seeker who wished to scare tho owners and buy the adjoining land cheap. Nothing positive can be gotten , as the shooter and doctor are "mum. " An Allcmpl lo Kill an Editor. Minneapolis dispatch : "White Caps attempted to murder J. P. Smith , edi tor of the Furniture News , of this city , to-night. Smith had been the recipient of fourteen letters , all received since ( January 27 , and all signed "White Caps , " with the usual skull and cross- bones , and all breathim * threats of sum mary vengeauce unless be leave the city immediately. The last letter was re ceived last night and threatened a dose of cold/lend uuless its demands were complied ' with forthwith. Smith gave no heed to tbo letters. This evening , • as he was sitting in his office , the door was opened by a man mnffled up to the ears iu a heavy coat and wearing n broad brimmed slouch hat , well pulled down over his eyes. Without warning he presented a pistol at Smith's head and tired. The bullet pierced Smith's ear , but , being of bnt twenty-two cali ber , was flattened u-rainst his skull. Tho would bo murderer fled and no trace of bim has yet been found. The wounded man apparently experiences little trou- l le from the wound , bnt doctors say that a shock may possibly have been in flicted upon the base of tho braiu whioh will prove serious. Smith is tit a loss to account for the attack , be having to his knowledge no enemies who would wish to take his life. , ' CATTLEMEN PROTECT THEIR INTERESTS. The Scheme ef terming an Ienmetue Cent' wliilou Company Carried lnt * KgeeU Kansas City dispatch : Representative * of the stock raising industry from near ly every state and territory west of thi Mississippi river , and from Illinois an < 3 Kentucky , practically completed worl of vital importance to cattle men to-day. For a long time the cattlemen have thonght they were losing money througl a combine of commission men and large packing houses , whioh resulted in the sale of their cattle at ridiculously low prices. The scheme of forming an immense commission company , com posed of stook raisers themselves , had been broached , and a month or so ago a meeting held for that purpose took the opening steps preparatory to such ao- tion. To-day the work was practically finished , and tho meeting adjourned un til March 4 , when tho election of officers of the new commission company will take place. It was decided to incorporate the com- pany as the American Live Stock Com mission company , with n capital stock of $150,000 , and headquartors at Kansas City and Chicago. Tho incorporators will bo Samuel Lazarus , of Texas ; A , Gregory , of Illinois , and Nicholas T. Eaton and Thomas B. Bugg , of Kansas City. Tho articles of incorporation will be filed at Springfield , HI. , March 2. Tho idea of the promoters of this movement is to enable them to sell their stock at the highest price and with tho least expense possible , and with that end in view headquarters will bo estab lished at Kansas City and Chicago , with branches at Wichita , Kan. , Fort Worth , Tex. , and possibly Omaha , where stock will bo received and sold on the com mission plan. The new company will not confine its business to its members , but will receive stock from non-mem bers and will do a general commission business on a large scale. One of the most important features of the movement is the possible effect it may have on the cattle business of Kan sas Citv and Chicago. It bos been the general supposition among rangemen that a very tight and powerful combine existed in thiscity between commission men and packing bouses. The members of the new organization now threaten that if there is any disposition on tho part of packing houses to discriminate againBt him after they begin bnsiness , they will not ship a head of stock to Kansas City , but will send their cattlo to Chicago. It is for this reason that the company will be incorporated in Illinois. Some idea of the magnitude of the movement may bo bad from tbo fact that the members of the organization now have 163,000 bead of stock ready to bring to market. It is thought that as the movement becomes generally under stood nearly every cattle raiser in the west will join the company and make it a gigantic combination , which will en able every stock raiser to practically do his own selling. BY THE TELEGRAPH AND MAIL. J. H. Sandusky , a cigar manufacturer in Chicago , committed suicide in an alley in the rear of 34 and 30 West Lake street , by shooting himself in the left temple. He was 35 years old and leaves a widow and throe children. Official announcement is made that the secretary of the navy has signed a contract with J. N. H. Patrick , of Omaha , for tho construction of three automatic torpedoes carrying 400 pounds of dynamite , tho contract price being § 55,000. Senator Paddock on tho 1st proposed an amendment to tho general deficiency bill covering tho claims of many Ne- braskans for losses by Indian depreda tions , and which have been certified by the interior department to congress for payment , the total amount involved ag gregating § 30,000. Advices received from various parts of South Dakota give Huron most encour aging assurances of success in the capi tal contest. Many towns that were op- posod to that city in the canvass three years ago , now assert their friendliness , while all those who supported Huron before are ralbying to her now. The Kansas City college of pharmacy filed an application for incorporation in the circuit court. The purpose is stated to be the education of young men and women in the science and art of phar macy. The officers are : S. Emery Lamphear , president ; Randall R. Hun ter , vice-president ; J. G. Kiefer , secre- tarj * , aud William T. Ford , treasurer. Tho discovery was made at Dayton , Ohio , that two veterans front the Na tional Soldiers' home were asphyxiated at tho Union hotel. Two soldiers , John Cranston , Twenty-ninth Illinois volun teers , and Charles Lanni , company G , Thirteenth United States infantry , had been drinking. They went to bed and blew out the gas , aud the next morning were found dead. The body of Eugene McKellar was found in a ravine twenty miles north of Sioux City. He disappeared from his home December 22d. Althongh search was made by the neighbors no trace was found of him until on the 1st , when a party of hunters accidentally discovered the body. A musket lay by his side , and the supposition is that he suicided. He leaves a family in destitute circum stances. Two miners at Butte , Montana , were killed by a peculiar accident. S. B. Hau- ley , working iu tho Katie Morris mine , and John Webb of the Mountain Con solidated mine. Hanley walked through an open trap in the shaft and fell a dis tance of fifty feet. He was badly crush ed , but remained sensible and was taken to the hospital , where he died. His partner , Spalding , had opened the trap to go down after some water which was necessary in drilling , but bad told Hau- Iey of his errand. Webb was killed by a f.illing rock which weighed over 200 pounds. Representative Seney , on behalf of himself and Collins & Buckalew , sub mitted from the committee on judi ciary the minority report on tbo natur alization bill introduced by Representa tive Oates. The report cites the provis ions of the present laws on the subject , and says that there is no necessity for making any change. The report pro ceeds to discuss the bill , and says that obviously its intent is to discourage tho immigration of aliens into this country , and the minority thinks there can be no doubt that if the bill be enacted into law it will operate in many cases as a denial of citizenship to aliens. ScRibNEit's .Magazine for March con tains articles on a great variety of sub jects , from the practical questions of the Railway Mail Service to the subtilties of Economy in Mental Work , with an bundance of good fiction and papers on topics of contemporary interest several of them richly illustrated in a manner sustaining the reputation mado by this Magazine for strong and original art work. Prof. August Vonwiertsheim , who claims to be a German baron , has been sent to the penitentiary for one year from Fort Wayne , Ind. , for obtaining money nnder false pretenses. A Pair • ! Feels Wall Mitcntf. Waterloo ( la. ) dispatch : Quite a sen sation has been created at Deoorah by tho colcstial marriage of John Sohurcke to his cousin , Miss Luoy Scbaub. The bridegroom , who is a religious orank , elaims that ho is in direct communica tion with God , and says he has fasted and prayed for forty days consecutively. January 17th ho claimed to havo re ceived n communication from tbo Almighty , by which bo and his cousin , Miss Lucy Scbaub , a girl about 10 or 17 yours of ngo ; , wore to bo married without tho intervention of priest or magistrate and with tho angels as witnesses to tbo ceremony. However , tbo ciitzens of Decoralfwero not sufficiently spiritual ized to admit the legality of Btioh a ceremony aud Schurcko was arrested. At tho preliminary examination ono witness sworo that bo told Schurcko that bo would get himself into troublo if ho did not havo a legal marriage. Schurcko replied that ho cared nothing about our laws as ho was not of this world. Tho father of tho brido sworo that ho told Schurcko that ha should havo a logal ceremony performed , but ho objected that such a ccroraony would bo a sin. Tho witness then told bim that if ho would not bavo such a cere mony performed ho would bavo to loavo tho house. This ho did but tho girl , who seemed to bolievo in all Schuroko's statements , wont with bim. Soburcko was bound over to await tho action of tho grand jury , und wont to jail , . as ho refused to give bail. He claims to bo- long to tho Salvation army. Reporting on Indfan Expenditures. Washington dispatch : In response to a request of the senate , mado February 21 , tho secretary of the interior sont to tho senate to-day a detailed account of the expenditures mado under tho items of 810,000 and S30.000 in the Indian ap propriation act of 1883 for tho comple tion and continuation of work under tho act providing for tho allotment of lands in severalty to tbo Indians on various reservations. Tho secretary sa3's that none of tho allotments yet received havo been approved or any final action taken by tho department. He encloses a state ment made by Commissioner Oberly showing that thero has boon paid t : > [ Michael O. Connelly , special agent on tho Fon du Lac ( Minn. ) reservation , . $972 ; to Alice 0. Fletcher , of the Win- I nebago ( Neb. ) reservation , $1,523 ; to James R. Howard , of tho Crow ( Mont. ) i reservation , § 1,723. Thero has been paid to these agents $2,800 for travel ing expenses , etc. Thero is a balance of tlio $10,000 fund on hand amount ( ing to S2,424 ; but somo accounts for the second quarter havo not been ro- coived. Of tho 1,7S8 allotments com pleted , Connelly has mado 505 , Miss Fletcher 018 , and Howard G05. From tho $30,000 fund $2,200 has been ad vanced of which no account has j-et been received. Thero is on hand now a bal ance of $33,577 , and the commissioner thinks * 25,000 moro will bo necessary to continue tho work. Government Office Holders Sued. Washington dispatch : Harvey Sponld- ing , a claim agent of this city , has . brought euit for S100.000 damages , in | each case , against William F. Vilas , for- { mer postmaster general , and Don M. Dickinson , present head of the postoffico department. Spanlding alleges that a large number of postmasters of the third , fouith and fifth classes put their claims against the government for readjust ment of salary in his hands , and after much labor and expense he secured the passage of an act by congress directing the postmaster general to readjust these claims. He charges both Vilas and Dickinson in their capacity as postmas ters general of having assisted him in every possible way in the presentation of thpso claims , and that they have , with mab' jus intent to injure his business , caused drafts for the payment of post masters' accounts to be sent direct to tho postmasters , accompanied by a circular stating that no agent was needed to pro secute these claims , the purpose being to have the plaintilT's clients believe that heKpaulding ( had rendeied them no service , and that they were under no obligation to bim for the fees agreed upon. Unjustly Sentenced io Prison. Minneapolis ( Minn. ) dispatch : Hal Reid , tho young actor , sometimes news paper man and occasional poet , who was sentenced one year ago to Stillwater , was pardoned to-day because the court officers stated that they did not believe him guilty and because two affidavits from reliable citizens submitted to tho governor .showed that the stories told by Maud Compson , the alleged victim , Mrs. Compson , her aged mother , and Mis. Williams , her sister , were entirely false from beginning to end so far as relating to the young woman's acquaint ance with Reid. These affi lavits , it is claimed , showed that Maud Compson made confessions before and after tho trial that Reid used no force when tho asoanlt was committed , and that it waa with her consent. Reid's father is one of Minneapolis' mo t prominent physicians , and tbo family stands high in social circles. Uncle Sam's Finances. The following is the public debt state ment for the mouth of February : Interest bearing debt Principal $ 922.723.722 Interest 8.C24.4Sj Total „ $ 931.331,217 Debt on which interest has ceased slnu ; maturity Principal and interest $ 2,205.037 Debt be.inng no interest 748,413.022 Total deb' Principal $1,671.192,600 Intereit 8.S7.3"7 Totnl $1.070.974,907 Total d bt lesi available cah items. 1.170.3S5.476 Netcish in the treiwurv 4.00 < ; .158 Debt less c.tnh in treanurT March 1. . . 1.122,209.313 t'ebt less rah in treasury Feb. 1 . 1,124.843,971 Increa e of debt during the month. . . 6,443,313 Total cash in treasury an shown by treasurer's general arcount 607,337,553 Decrease oi debt since JuneSO. 1SS0. . . 37,293.333 The report of the committee on ap propriations i3 in the hands of the prin ter. Tho committee says that the amounts claimed by the different insti tutions are largely reduced. The st-ifo university asked for $225,000 , and t' ' e committee recommends $131,803.91 I r ordinary purposes , § 14.000 for paving around the gronnds and 31.000 for elec tric lighta total of SI46.803.91. This is $78,100.09 less than the amount asked for. The state penitentiarr will be rec ommended to receive S132.723 , against S1S1.000 in 1837. The St. Paul & Omaha road will dis continue ita.cnbnrhan service between Blair and Omaha Snndav. The reduction works at Deadwood , Dak. , burned to the ground. Thero was more than S10.000 in sulphides in the tanks , a part of which will be saved. Most of the machinery is rniued. Tho plant cost § 90,000 and the insurance is 835.000. On tho Lake Huron road , near Paris. Ontario , a passenger train rati into the rear of a local train which was st Hiding at the station and a wreck resulted. Mrs. Law. of Drnmbo. and her 6-year old daughter , were killed. Mr. Parnell estimates that the ex penses of himself and associates in de fending themselves before the commis sion have thus far amounted to 50,000. 1 r * 4it bm . -M JL bee-keeper in tho Pralri * Fanft- J or says of feoding boos : Whemwan * . M weather comoa to stay , it pays big J * money to feed , specially in the inter- "f8 im following fruit bloom , and before | l whito clover blossoms , any timo when Jj there is a donrth honey bees will pa- tronizo a feeder , but as soon aa flow- M ors yield nectar they desort it. Feed ought not to bo given in euch quan- titles that bees will store it in tho s brood department , crowding out tho M queon. Give it in such quantities as J | will promote henlthy increase. js Enough should bo given each day to fg meet the wants of tho bees. If a col- 1 ony has been fed for some timo , and * ? & > ' the supply ceases when nothing can 'M be gleaned in the fields , the brood 'M may perish. It may pay in some lo- * f calities to feed rye meal , but in other f localities , when over it is warm * enough for bees to fty , natural pollen is abundant. Itye menl ehould bo furnished bees in a sunny place , ? sheltered from winds , and a pieco of honey near it to attract thorn. i How To JUeusuro Socks. i j" A young man steppod up to the counter ofoneofourfurnishingstorcs the other evening and called for a pair of socks. "Bo suro that you * get them largo enough , " said he , "for when they aro too small they always wear through at the toes. " "Yes , sir , " replied the polite clerk , " I'll get them right ; will you ploaso hold out your hand ? " "I said socks , not gloves , " 3 answered tho young man , somewhat \ surprised. " 1 know what you Baid , " j , continued the cleric , "but I want to I see your hand. " Tho customer held ; j out his hand and doubled up his flBt j ; ns directed. Tho clerk took ono of i tho socks from tho box , wrapped tho t footaroundthefistand gunranteed a I perfect fit. "I am just as sure it will j fit you ns though I had measured 1 your foot , " said the clerk , "ns tho [ distance around the fist is always j the length of the foot. A salesman t who knows his business nlwavslooks \ at a man's hands and in that way knows the size of thesock he wants. ' Hollo and His Father. From the Brooklyn En k' . "How do tho Indians sharpen their scalping knives ? " asked Hollo. i • "With the Indian file , " said his Uncle George beforo Hollo's father could reply. Had Hollo's father been given an opportunity of replying ho would have said that tho scalping knives were held by the Indians in severality , consequently each knifo was honed by the indinn who carried it. Hollo's father's jokes were inclined to be ponderous , but they were very com pete in all their appointments , when Jncle George gave him a chance to say them clear through , with no in terruptions other than the regular stops. Ilowbeit , when you heard one of them to the bitter end you al ways felt ns though you had fallen down stairs with a rocking-chair and a state room trunk , If you knowhow I that feels. ' An Eighteen Bullet Blow. t At Atlanta , Ga. , recently , an old | veteran of the Mexican and Confeder- H ate wars was insulted. With these ] men insult is always followed with a ] blow Buena Vfata aud Manassas do * not permit them to swollow much insult. This particular veteran had hired a man to repair tho sidewalk in front of his home. In somo alter cation the man applied to tbo veter an an epithet which no man hears without feeling the temperature ol his blood ribe , and the veteran struck him. Although he is more than eighty years of age , he has the vigor of forty , and when tho man who was. struck picked himself up he felt as if he had been struck by lightning. A polieceman wasat hand and ar rested the insulter and inarched him off. The arm which did the htriking has eighteen leaden bullets iu it. Pittsburg Dispatch. Eight Password but Wrong SuielL A high officer of the Sons of Tem perance , presenting himself with the smell of grog he had been drinking upon hjm , at the door of a "division ' ' for admission , was waited upon by an Irish sentinel , to whom he gave the password , when the following passed : "Sir'r , " said he , "an' yez Mister O'Wright , the Ghrand Worthy Pa triarch of the State of Khaintucky , I do be after belavin' , " "Yes , " said Jim , "you are perfectly right , my friend ; but why do you ask. the question ? " "To tell yez the truth , then , sir , nnd shame the divil , ' " said Pat , "yez do be havin' the right password fo ? a Son of Timperance , entirely ; but bj the Holy Virgin and the blessed Saint Patherickl yez have got the wrong smell. " . Be. 'ni lmroving a Proverb , "I've always admired proverbs , my dear , " Mr. Dusenberry said , as he rubbed his chin in a contemplative way. "They are chock full o * " signifi cance. They arelaconicandlogical. Now' for instance.there isthosaying , 'Straws show what way the wind blows. ' What could more tersely" "Yes. "interupted Mrs. Dusenberry , with a twinkle in her starboard eye. "Ifyou'd sift the ashes every morn ing , instead of letting me sift them , yon'd know more about the direction of the wind than ull the straws in j creation wouli show you. ' * Detroit i Free Press. ' Prof. Henry ha ? made experiments • with steers to determine whether whole corn or cornmeal made the i. cheaper beef. He found thnt , eon- j sidenng only the steers , beef made j 1 from cornmeal , hay and bran , cost only 5 # per cent , more than bref from I the whole corn , bran and bay , the ; , feeding being the same , except that j ; in one case wholo corn and in the I other cornmeal was used. | 4 ; ft * 1 '