Nebraska Newspapers

    * - . * 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
'