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FIFTEENTH YEAH , OMAHA , WEDNESDAY MORNENG , JANUARY 13 , 1886. NUMBE H 175 *
HEAVED TO HEAVEN
A Schuyleri Nebraska , Murderer Swung
From a Convenient Limb ,
ENRAGED CITIZENS LYNCH HIM.
The Murderer of the Morning ci Corpse of
The Mournful Night ,
AVENGING A SHERIFF'S DEATH.
Aii Insane Inmate of the County Jail Kills
His Official Custodian.
PIECE OF WOOD THE WEAPON.
A Mob Rather * About tlm .Jnll Lust
'i ' Take Uio .Murderer Out ?
unit Hang Him to a
Convenient Tree.
li\v ; In Nebraska.
.SciifVin ! : , : sfeb. Jan. 1'J. [ Special Tele
gram ] An Insane Bohemian named Laponr ,
who lias been conlined In the county jail tlm
past two months , this morning assaulted
Sheriff Dcgman as ho was giving him his
bieakfast.
The prisoner struck him over the
head with a piece of scantling from which
he li.id been cutting Ids kindling. Ho then
turned to make Ids escape hut was recaptured
by ox-Sheriff McCnrdy.
Doctors Miles and Woods were summoned
nnd on examination it was found that Ieg-
man's skull was so badly crushed that ho
could not possibly live , lie died at 0:20 : n. m.
TUP. I'llKI.IMI.VAItY KXAMINATION
is now In 'progioss. ' It transpires
that Lapour had been sent to the Insane
asylum , hut had been released there on the
ground that ho was not Insane. About two
months ago he. was apprehended Tor abuse of
his family , and In default of bail was com
mitted to jail to await the action of tlio dls-
lilet court.
hast week the district court thought
It best to still keep him under bond
to preserve the peace. As no ono would go
surely for him , he was remanded to jail in-
delinltoly. It Is thought this caused him to
commit the deed.
run CITV ixcmi : > .
This morning after buing recaptured he re
marked to a bystander that ho would got to
go to Lincoln.
1'xcitoiiient l.s running very high , nnd it is
thought that an attempt will bu made to lynch
him.
him.U.
U. P. Dcgman , brother of the murdered
sheriff , has been appointed by the county
commissioners to till the vacancy.
TIM ; Muni > ir.iit : : I.YXCIIKD.
Scnuvi.r.n , Xcb. , Jan. 11. Midnight.
( Special Telegram. ] incitement has been
intense all day , and to-night tlie place Is In a
perfect llamo of wlldncss. People came
pouring Into the city all day by trains and
teams , and as the crowd Increased the
stronger nnd more emphatic were the
threats of lynching.
The murdeied sheriff was n popular man
and numbered Ids friends by tlio thou
sands. The news of the murder spread
like wjldlire throughout the county , and
farmers ceased work and came to Sclinylcr
to wreak
VKNGHANfT. ON HIS ASSASSIN.
At lO-.1) : ! to-night tlio climax was icached.
How it orlglnat''d , or who managed It , at
this writing cannot ho learned. A largo
crowd stmounded the court house , and tak
ing the prisoner from thu jail , took him out
Into the open air.
A CONVINIUNT : TUKI :
was selected , and there was no lack of ready
hands to help the swinging. A rope had
already been provided , nnd short work was
made of it. At 11 o'clock SlierllfDesman's
murderer was hanging from a strong limb ,
nnd life was extinct. The lifeless corpse was
still dnnglln'g thmi the branch used by Judge
Lynch at 12 m , , and Iho crowd of lynchcrs
were dispersing.
Her Lout ; Slumber Conned.
Coi.UMiurs , N'ch. , Jan. 11. [ Special Tele
gram. ] After some seventy days Miss
Minnie Disinter has awakened from her pro-
tiactcd lethargy. She seems as bright , Intel
ligent and happy as before her period of
sleeping. She scorns unimpaired , except
weakness which resulted from her sufferings
and being conlined ( o her bed. Her limbs
nnd arms were paralyzed , The fortieth day ,
when the battery was applied , her sulfcilng
began In earnest , and since that time she has
Buffered such mental and physical pain no
human being seemingly could suffer. Prior
to the application of the electrle battery she
could not move a muscle. Now her appetite
l.s good , and she has every visible symptom of
speedily recovering her health. They seem
to think that the battery was the Invlgortitor.
Her parents are enthusiastic with joy since
her recovery , which seemed for a time abso
lutely uncertain. They tire glad to know
that now they will not bo annoyed by the
curious and observing crowd of spec ! a-
tots. The lethargy which Miss Dlshner
has gone through nnd overcome Is cer
tainly without n parallel. Tlio friends ,
neighbors nnd people In the surrounding
vicinity are pleased to know of her recoveilng
her health.
A Klimo Couch Knbhcil ,
CitADito.v , Xeb. , Jan. 13. [ Special Tele
gram. ] The stage that runs from this place
to Fort lloblnson was held tip and robbed on
Cottonwool ! creek , n point about eight miles
west of hero , yesteiday morninjj. The stage
loft Chadron at 8 o'elock , with ono Casey as
driver , nnd SiJ.COO onboard nud no pns.scn-
geis. At 11 o'clock , while passing tlnoiigh n
lonesome nnd secluded spot near Cotton wood
bridge , Casey was confronted by a masked
man who , with drawn revolver , demanded
the money on uoaid the stage. Casey ,
seeing that ho was under
great disadvantage , icadlly gave the
robber the box In which the money was
raided. The money was from the govo.iii-
ment to pay oil its soldiers stationed at Fort
| , S Kobinson , and was shipped through the
Wells 1'argo exptcss company , who are the
losers , Pursuit after the robber has com
menced , but $ o fur no duo has been obtained.
No blame U attached to the driver Casey , as
bo jms been wiih the company many years
and Is perfectly trusty , and only did what
could be done , as it was n tnnttor of life or
death with him If he did not obey the de
mand of the lobbcr.
The lillz/.nril nt I'nli-miint.
FAIUMOXT , Xeb. , Jan. I1 ! . [ Speclal.J
Tw. passenger train' , No. 3 and an extra ,
have been snowbound here for the pa t
twenty-four hours. These trains contain
about twelve poaches full of passengers , who
are enjoying thcnisnlve * tlio best clictim *
stances will allow. A snow plow stalled
from here last night for the purpose ot clearIng -
Ing the track of the big drifts between this
place and ( Irafton. About half way It Is repelled -
polled that an accident occurred. As near as
your correspondent ean learn the engine was
broken In some wav ami the engineer was
hint quite badly. The railroad employes hero
have nothing to say of tlie matter. Old resi
dents say they have never before seen so hard
a storm , The thermometer stood 'JS = below
zero. Thu snow liasdtiftcd in such blgilrifts
that houses and cattle have been entirely
covered. Twelve section men. while shovel
ing snow , had their bands and feet nipped
by Jack Frost.
I'rcsiM-vora of'Onr History.
LINCOLNNeb. . , Jan. IS. [ Special Tele
gram. ] At the meeting of thu Stale Histori
cal society to-night , Hon. C. II. ( ! cro lead nil
nlercstlng paper on "Tho Uomovai of the
Capital. " Mr. ( lore gave a inlnuto account of
the passage of the removal bill and tlie found
ing of thu city of Lincoln , describing the sale
of lots hero to secure funds for building the
cnpltol , and other matters of local interest.
At tliu close of the addtess n business meet
ing was held , at which It. W. Fnrnas was
elected president ; J. M. Wonlworth , first vice
president ; F.imcr S. Dundy , second vice
president4 ( icorgo 12. Howard , secretary ; Col.
Wilson , treasurer , and Silas ( J.nbcr , J. Ster
ling Morton , Irvin J. Manual , Lorenzo
Cronnze and 11. T. Clarke , diteclors.
Fruits of a Gambling Kaiil.
Nr.nuAsK.v CITV , Neb. , Jan. 10. [ Special
Telegram. ] The police raided a gambling
den last evening , and the fruits were the ar
rest to-day of Klchnrd James ami John H.
White as promtetors , William (5. Hail , a
well known .spoiling man , Thomas Foster ,
postmaster at Palmyra , Hon. J. M. Tyler ,
councilman from the second ward of this
city. Warrants arc also out for Archie Hill
of Palmyra , Lafo Leper and Mr. Fletcher.
The arrests caitso excitement , owing to the
prominence of some of tlie accused. All ar
rested took a hearing until to-morrow before
It. A. Wldte , police judge. The mayor is on
tlio warpath , and other arrests are looked for.
Preparing to Supliii ISolinmion.
NnnuASKA. Cirv , N'eb. , Jan. 1'J. [ Special
Telegram.--Shcrift ] McCallum will com
mence the erection of the gallows to-morrow
on which to hang ISohannon , unless ho ro-
ceivo.s .some official notice , having iccelved
none as yet , as to the stay of Ids ( ISulian-
non's ) sentence. Bohaiinon takes the
matter coolly , and says Mason lias written
him that no legal murder will take place in
Otoo county on the loth of January.
A Continuance Granted.
LlNfOl.S' . Vnl , Jan. 19. ( Special Toln-
gram.J When the case of Peter Schwenke
vs the Fiemont , Klkhorn , & Missouri Valley
lallioad company was called up by the board
of commissioners to-day , a representative of
the load asked for a continuance , .stating
that the snow blockade had prevented the
olllcmls reaching Lincoln. The rcuuest was
granted and the case set for February ! ! .
AN OMAHA. 3IAIKMAX.
GcorKC T. AVnicins IJORCS His Mental
Italanuo In Itoston.
HOSTOX , Jan. 12. [ Special Telegram. ]
Wild excitement was caused at the Parker
house at midnight by the sudden Insanity of
Mr. ( JooigoT. Willdns , a guest from Omaha ,
Neb. Mr. Wllkins cnmo to Itoston on his
way to Carlsbad , Germany , intending to sail
on Saturday. Ho is about : ( . " years old , of
slight build and has ruined his health by over
application to his profession of mechanical
engineer. His wife was witli him. Since
his arrival hu has been under medical care.
Last night ten minutes after tlie doctor lult ,
while his wlfo was helping him to retire ,
Wllkins suddenly became violently insane.
Ho jumped up and grabbed his wlfo and
struck her a terrible blow on the forehead.
The plucky little woman did her best
to Intercept him , but lie dashed out vast her
into the hallway howling like a madman.
The whole hotel was in alarm , and the
woman rushed , sparsely clad in night clothes ,
out into the corridor , Parson Downs hap
pened to bo with his legal adviser in an up
per room. Hearing the uproar they hurried
down and found the madman struggling
with two big poiters. Wilklns broke away ,
ran Into the room , jumped on the bureau ,
grabbed a toilet bottle , and swinging It over
his head , ciied out , " 1 am Cod. I will kill
any ono who comos. " The muscular Downs
made a rnsTi for him , picked him up like n
baby nnd forced him down on tliu lied ,
despite Ids despeiato struggles. Tlio police
were summoned , and the maniac was so-
cured. Ho is htill violently Insane.
SIMM-HI IX TIIIO SKXATJ3.
A Strong Majority In I > 'avor of the
Cartwheel Dollar.
Niw : YOHK , Jan. 1' . ' . [ Special Telegram. ]
The Star Washington .special says : Vour
correspondent to-day made a careful canvass
of the senate with the assistance of the. most
prominent members of that body. Hu linns
out that thu following democratic senators
will stand with the president in Ids financial
views : MuPherson , Uruy , Ciormun , Payne ,
Butler , Hampton , Cibson , and probably Wil
son. On the other hand , the two Oregon sen
ators , ono from Nevada , two from Colorado ,
two from Kansas , two from Iowa , Sabln of
.Minnesota , onu from Michigan , ono from
Wisconsin , Kvarts of Now York , Ulalr of
Now Hampshire , the two Virginia senators
nnd Dun Cameron of Pennsylvania , will
stand by Heck In his position on the silver
question. There are forty-live straight silver
votes In the senate besides others who have
not declared themselves mi reservedly.
A Soom-fjo of Kin men.
IOWA Crrv , Iowa , Jan. 1'2. [ Spcnlai Tol-
egram.J Last night the Arc-ado skating
rink was entirely destroyed by lire. The
rink was ISO feet by M , and was worth S" > ,000. ,
There was insurance as follows ; Now Hump-
shhollro Insurance company , SI,000 ; Mount
Holly Insurance company. 1,000 ; Illinois
insimmco company of Alton , 81,000. On
the fnrnltnro , the Capital of DL S Molncs ,
S500. Total , SJ,500 : ,
The lesldenco of Dr. K. V. Clapp was rto-
stioycd by tire between 5 and 0 o'clock tills
evening. Loss in the neighborhood of
53,500.
Tlio Ohio Hoimtorslilp.
NEW YOIIK , Jan. li [ Special Telegram. ]
( ! cu. A. Wlkolf and JmlgoCoorgo K. Nash
of Ohio , who were hero yesterday on a Hying
business trip , asserted with much positivo-
ne.ss that there was no possibility for the
democrats to defeat Senator Sherman. Nash
said : "If there Is any republican in tholeg-
islaturo wiio would vote with the democrats
on the senalorahlp , I would advlso him to get
money enough for his treachery so that he
could leave uot only thu ttate , but thu
country. "
FROM Tilli COUNTRY'S ' CAPITAL
The Bill to Divide the Sioux Keservo Sure
Of Passage ,
MEN WITH QUESTIONED TITLES.
A Thousand Silver SlRiicrs-Satlsllea
With Tlic-lr Committee I'osltlous
A Variety of AVcstcru
Washington \c\vs.
Tlio Hlou.x llcservatlon.
AVAs'iii.vino.v , .Ian. 11 [ Special Tele-
gratn.J Senator D.iwc-i , from the Indian
committee , to-day inpottcd back with favor
able lecommendatlon his bill to divide the
Sioux reservation nnd to throw open a portion
tion of It to settlement , The hill as reported
Is slightly amended from the original , the
amendments defining more accurately thu
boundary lines. Delegate Gilford of Dakot a
who will introduce thu bill In the house , is
confident of its passage but thinks some fur
ther amendments will be icqiihed. Mayor
McClure and Mr. McManinm of Pierre , who
mo hero in tlu Interest of the bill ,
have- met with n coidlal reception among
members of the house committee
wltli whom tliey have talked and mo san
guine that the hill will be early repotted and
passed. Mr. McOlnie believes this bill tlio
most important to the people of Dakota of
any of the measures now bclorc congress ,
and expressed the belief that Its early passage -
sago will prove of Immediate benefit to the
territory. It will , ho says , open up a louto
between thu Missouri river and the Ulack
Hills , and will besides throw open to settlers
thousands of acres of valuable tanning lands
In Dakota nnd Nebraska.
trr LOTS or DKMOCIIATIC rinnNns.
"Senators" IMgei ton" and Moody , ' 'Itcpre-
scntatlvu" Kanoitsi. , " ( Sovernor" Mellette , of
the "stato" of Dakota , weru at the capital to
day and talked to n number of democratic
senators and representatives about the ad
mission of tlielr country to statehood. They
report progress and perfect satisfaction
with i heir woik. ( iovcinor Mellette ex
pressed the situation when he .said to-night :
' \Vu \ will have a lot of democratic friends
whether wo will liavu democratic votes In
congress or not. It is rumored that there Is
a project nfoot to comuromlsoon the political
gain to be made by republicans In admitting
Dakota by admitting at the same time Mon
tana.
A THOI' AX1 > SII.VHK SieiXATt'KES.
Itepresontative Weaver , of Iowa , to-day pre
sented in the hoiHU petitions from more than
a thousand clti/.ons of Iowa , Nebraska and
oilier states , asking congress to establish un
restricted coinage of silver , thu issue of one
and two dollar silver certllicatcs and other
legislation on the silver question , ( ieticral
Weaver Is dally in receipt of scores of com
munications on sliver matters.
TIIIJV sm\r S.VTISPIKOJ
Iicprcsentative Fuller of Iowa is being ; nu-
mciouply congratulated upon the prominence
given him in themakeuuof the house com
mittees. Jicsldos a place on a minor com
mittee , Mr. Fuller was assigned to the
coinage , weights and measures , a- com
mittee which , slncu the silver agitation , is
one of the most prominent and Inlluontial in
tliu house. This is Hie committee Clen. Wea
ver of Iowa tried so hard to get on. All the
Nebraska members uxpress themselves us
perfectly satisfied witli their nssignmunts to
committees , and say they got just what they
wanted.
r.vrr.XTS TO WI-.S-TUKX ixvn.VTons.
Patents weru issued to-day to the following
lowans : Willis K. Unk , KedclilTe , detach
able coupling ; David W. McGIovy , Keokuk ,
portable shelving and counter ; Chailcs
P. Slaght , Tiflln , hay rake and loader ;
Samuel U. Dooly , of Ueatrice , Xeb. , for a
combined counter and show case.
WI-STIIN : : TOSTAI. XKWS.
Commissions were to-day Issued for the
following Iowa postmasters : Seymour T.
llotchkiss , Greene : Franklin Lingoufcltcr ,
Palmyra.John ; 1) . F.ddy , Plalnllcld ; Puter
Fries , Slierrill. A commission was also
issued for James M. Adams at Simpson , Neb.
unwirr AXD jionmsox S.VAUI.I.VO.
WASHINGTON , .Ian. 1 . [ Special. ] Abram
S. Hewitt's temper lias not impioved during
the movements of the past fortnight here.
Mr. Hewitt is ono of the most orasciblo as
well as intlucntlal men in Xe\v York , and ho
wants things ids own way. If ho cannot
have them his way ho won't play. When he
refused thu chairmanship of the house com
mittee on ways and means , ho is leported to
have been in a lit of bad humor , nnd to have
accused Spo.iker Carlisle of desiring to get
him awnv from tlio very committee ho most
desirudtobo associated with the ways and
means. The fact is Mr. Huwltt couldn't see
why Mr. Morrison of Illinois was not made
chairman of naval affairs , so that he himself
would go to the head of the ways and means.
Hut .Mr. Morrison wanted to remain at the
head of the latter committee just as well
as Mr. Hewitt dcslied to ho placed
there. Naturally , In ail this scheming , in
which It is said Mr. Mrrison was principal
to the woik that was to take Mr. Howltt from
ways and moans and inako him chairman of
naval affairs , a good deal of bad blood was
engendered. Uoth Morrison and Howltt are
crusty In their dispositions and bull dogs in
fighting , so when thu majority members of
the ways and means came together in confer
ence last Friday , there was a good deal of
snarling between these two men. The pro
ceedings were private and tho.su present refuse -
fuse to divulge much , but enough is known
to show that theiu was a great deal of
warm blood shown , and that there Is trouble
ahead.
Mr. Hewitt wants a free raw-material tariff
bill reported , while .Mr. Morrison and tlio
other democratic members of thu committee
insist that the bill the committee shall luport
must make a general reduction ; that It must
enlarge the free list , hut by placing woolen
goods , sugar , salt and other articles of com
mon nso on the list. These things Mr.
Howltt doesn't care anything about ; but the
constituents of the other members demand
Unit tlm tariff on articles they nsu shall bo
lowered. Mr. Hewitt Is Interested In some
of thu largest Iron mills nud general manu
factories in Ihu east , and Insinuations are
made that hu Is Bullish In clamoring
for free Iron , copper , tin , coal , lumbar ,
etc. Theio is no qiioition , mcmbor.s of
the commltteoisay , that n tariff bill will bo
reported , and a regular cat light is likely to
occur befoio It Is reported. This difference
between the ideas of Morrison nnd Hewitt is
broad , and both beln ' determined men , ilo-
tcrmlnea to have tliuir way , there is a lively
time ahead.
ahead.AN
AN INFAMOUS JIKAStWIJ.
' That is a terrible bill , a terrible bill Jn-
deed , " bald a senator , who had voted for the
final passage of the F.dmunds anti-polygamy
bill last week. "Hut 1 had to vote for it , " ho
continued , "because my constitu
ents and the exigencies of
the hour demanded that e should do so , It
takes severe , and I may say cruel , means to
blot out an Infamy like polygamy , and when
anything is proposed which will do it wo
cannot question the means , but look to tlio
ond. 1 just closed my eyes and voted for thu
final passage.of the bill , knowing that it con
tained un-American ldea i nnd hardships ;
but then It will eradicatei polygamy , If eradi
cated it can bo , and that'Is tlio thing desired.
I think the pro\l lou requiring wives to tes
tify against husbands is Infamous and yet I
voted for it. "
AN IMl'OUTAXTP DECISION .
Involving Claims to A "Wide Strip of
Ore on hand.
W.vniN'OTox , .Ian. 12. Commissioner
Sparks to-day promulgated nu Itnpmtnnt de
cision affecting the claim ? of the Northern
Pacific railwaj company to the grant of land
between a point on the Columbia river near
Portland , Ore. , and'l'acoma.on Piigct Sound ,
in Washington territory. Commissioner
Spaiks said the road bolwecn thesa points
was authorized to bo constructed by a joint
ic.solntlon of congress in 1SOO. without a land
grant. Tlio original nct.of 1HSI provided for
a main line of road across the Cascade moun
tains to Puget Sound , nnd n branch from
a point not mom than UOJ miles cast
ot the western terminus passing down
tlio Columbia liver to n point at or near
Portland , but made no provision for n road
grant between Portland nnd Pngct Sound.
The railway company lay claim to a grant
for this poi thin ot the road under a joint resolution
elution of congress of lb"0 , which provided
that the company might construct Its main
line down the Columbia river and Us branch
across thu Cascades with the snino grants us
provided for by the orlfilnal net of Incorpora
tion. Mr. Sparks holds that no grant was
made by the original act for tlio construction
of a road trom Portland loTivoma , and none
by the act ot 1MII. No such grant can he pre
sumptively drawn from the joint resolution
of IsTO. Ho holds that no sncli grant was
made by any of the acts of congicss , and says
he docs not find that any formal decision has
ever been made by the interior depnit-
ment holding that the joint resolution of
isru embraced a grant of lands
between said points. Although withdrawals
npncar to have been ordoicd upon tiling by
the company of Its maps , the commissioner
says no reasons for such withdrawals have
been nssiuned so far as the records of thu
land ofllco tlisclo.se. This decision alfccls the
odd numbered sections of land eight miles In
width for a distance of 103 miles , nstrregntlng
some two nnd a half million acres , estimated
to be worth S-r.,000,000. The claim of the
railroad company to thc.se lands has long
been disputed by thu settlers , largo numbers
of whom are in occupation , claiming the
right to enter under the public land laws.
The easeof Donald Mcllae and J. S. Hook vs
the Northern Pacific railroad company
brought out the decision.
FKO/K TO DMATir.
A Farmer I'urlslics in n Snow Drift
Ncnr Council HlitHVi.
Couxcn. UI.UITS , Iowa , Jan. W. Thomas
Delislu is a farmer residing ten miles south of
this city. Saturday his son l.ouls came to
town to do some trading. In the evening he
started home. When some distance from
heio his team took fright nnd ran away ,
throwing Delislo out. Ho got up , gave chasu
and caught thu team in a .snowdrift three
miles from thu city , llo extricated them ami
while hitching up they started again throwing
him down. One wheel passed over his
breast , lie again gave chase hut he soon
fell exhausted from his injuries. The mule
team linallv i cached ; homeMr. . Dclisle
and party hastened In search of his son. Thn
seaich continued all night Saturday. J ouls
was discovered near \ViHu\v S. jpugh bridge ,
both hands holding to n barh wire.luiico and
his nrm.t rn , .i-.n f.tur. jn-.was in : i Kiioliv !
position , liolh legs were frozen and could
not move.The thermometer was U. degrees
below ? ero. llo had dragged himself for u
mile. Ho was carried homo and died last
night. _
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ratal Attack on a Snowdrift.
Jni.iKT , 111. , Jan. 13. A fatal accident oc
curred on the Chicago , St. Louis A Western
railway , yesterday , near lioanoke , a-small
.station about thirty miles below Slreator.
Three engines with a snow plow started out
Irom Streator to clear the track of snow and
when ne < r Itoanoko struck n large drift of
heavily-packed snow with such force that the
MIOW plow and head cnglnu weru tin-own
tr mi ihu track and badly wrecked , the other
engines not leaving the mils. Lucius Slou-
hon , who was engineer of the head engine ,
was forced between tliu tiro-box and tender
and cuishcd to death , thhough his lireman
mlracuoiibly escaped with only u few
bruises.
A Convict. Hcvolt.
PAULS , .Tan. 1A dispatch from RIom , a
town In the department of Pny-do-Domc ,
states that 000 convicts in prison there have
revolted and seemed possession of tlio urlson.
They have erected barricades ami otherwise
piotected themselves for defensive oiiein-
tlons. Troops have boon oideied to ICIom
to quell thu distuibance. The officers ate
Oarleying with the icbels In order to gain
mo for the military to arrive.
TKMCGHAI'H XOTKS.
The legislature of Wyoming assembled yes
terday.
The cabinet held a protracted session yes
terday.
The isenate yesteiday confirmed 100 nomi
nations ,
( ico. Sinners shot his wife nnd then him
self , at St. Louis.
Father Hecks , tlio * general of the Jesuits ,
is reported dying ,
A thaw in the iiafkan mountains is caus
ing muchdcstiucllon.
{ a Wage d I Here n ees tliiowH.OOO slcel workers
on employment at I'itisburg.
Parliament assembled yesterday. The
speaker of the Just session was re-elected.
The commilteo on anpropiiatlons of thu
housi ! met yesterday and appointed their dif
ferent sub-committees.
Senator Wilson , of Iowa , has Introduced a
bill providing for II.o establishment of a
Inneaii of public documents.
Humors ale current that the Italtimorc iV
Ohio mad \\III extend Its cut in passenger
rates to Chicago and St. Louis.
Ten shipwrecked sailors of the steamer
Hojelon Castle arrived at Hunter's Point ,
L. I. , yesterday. Nothing was saved from
the vessel.
James Dob.son , a fanner living in Green
county , HI. , was murdered by a negro farm
hand. The negro claims to-havo done thu
deed in his sleep.
Tho.somite cnnfirmoil ( ho nomination of
Col. John ( iIlilion to bu a brigadier general of
the army , and Albert Snydcr as postmaster
at Cheyenne , Wyo.
A boarding house in which seventeen men
weru sleeping burned ut ( iermanla , Out. , last
night. All but three of the Inmates were
severely burned In making their escape.
A dispatch from Pittsburg announces that
It lias been decided to construct thu South
Pennsylvania railroad , which will bo ono of
the most important loads constructed within
the past twenty/years.
A Plttsburg dispatch pays that the heavy
snow blockade of Mommy at the lOast
Llbeity Mock yards lias caused n tcrrlblo
death rate among hogs , cattle and sheep , thu
majority being Irozcn to death.
Subscriptions for stoclc to the amount of
SlO.OUO.onu-half paid down.liuvebccn made by
Milwaukee men for tlm maintenance of a
base ball team , provided It can secure admis
sion to the National loaguo.
The Wisconsin Horne , Hreedcrs' associa
tion yesterday passed resolutions doiionnc-
IIIK the expulsion of T. J. Dunbar. of Mil
waukee , by tlm National Trotting associa
tion , ami petitioning for his iclnstutcmonf.
Obituary.
Ntw : OIII.KANH , Jan. U. A dispatch from
Jackson , Miss. , announces the death them at
11 : SO o'clock last niglit of Col. Kdward Itlch-
anlbon , of the linn of Ulchardson & Mayor
of this city , president of the late World's
exposition , anil one of tlio largest cotton
planters in the world. Col. Iticlmrdbon was
stricken with paralysis while walking on the
street and died before aid could reach him.
An Ollico Declined ,
Niw : VOUK , Jan ; 12 , [ SpecialTelesramj
The Times says that Itobert U..ltoosevol. has
been asked by the president to accept the
appointment ad assistant trc.isuitr , but has
declined.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
Senator Vance Excoriates the Bankers nud
Bloated Bondholders.
"CART-WHEEL" IN BOTH HOUSES
Congressman KC < ; : III oTToxao , in Com
mittee of Uio Whole , Upholds -
holds the Dollar of
Out' Daddies.
Kcnitc. :
WASHINGTON , Jan. li The president pro
tern a < ) kcd permission of the senate lo be absent -
sent after to-morrow for the balance of the
week , ami thai Senator llawk-y be substi
tuted ns presiding oftleor during that time.
Unanimous consent given.
ilr. Vniicothen took tliu floor and contin
ued tlio discussion of the sIlM'r
eolnaco question. The senator said
lie hail heard many cases nrgued In school
boy clubs nml in cross-roads debating socie
ties ; he hail heard pleas made from the tall
ciul of glngt'i bread carts , and had iciul end
less platitudes in the Congressional Itccord ,
hut he had never met nr seen worse abuse of
lo lc or a feebler attempt to outrage common
sense than the arguments used by our bank
ers , bondholders and gold men gener
ally In this discussion of the silver
question. The rapacity of avarice ,
ho said , was so lepuunant to the
moral sense of mankind that It sought to dis
guise its ugliness by assuming the garb of
vlttue , HO the bondholders and hankers told
us that they wanted silver coinage stopped ,
not tor their own ad vantage oh , no ! but for
the sake of the poor worklugnicii , whom
they prefcried to their own chlelest joy. .Mr.
Vance ridiculed this pretension , and said the
war on silver was In the Interest of not thojo
who labor , but the o who speculate In money.
In reply to the statement that the people
would not take the silver dollar , and that
when issued it had always eonm hack to the
treasury , Mr. Vance contended that tliu law
required our ofllcers to pay It out , nml
If it came back to pay it out
again. Jf the ollleers of tint government had
done their duty and compiled with the laws ,
there would have been no dlllienlty with the
silver dollars. They had refused to pay it
out. Them never had been another instance
in our history in which our olllcors had boldly
taken on themselves absolute discretion as to
whether they would execute or not execute
the law. The money lords of the time were
the controllers of our monetary affairs. Those
were the .successors of the fc I oral lords of the
middle ages , but they did not have the same
class of persons to deal with. "One thing I
can assuie them , " Vance said in conclusion ;
"that Is , that in this country , where the people
ple rule , silver is not going to be demon-
tl/.ed. "
.Mr. Iolph offered the following resolution ,
which was agreed to :
Kosolvcd , That the judiciary committee bo
directed to consider and report whether or
not a statute limiting the time within which
all actions in suits must bit brought bv the
United Slates is desirable , an I if in tliu judg
ment of the committee such a statute .should
be passed by congre.-.s . , to report n bill for that
pm pose.
Ut'solvi'd , That the committee be directed
to consider and ivpoit to the senate whether
the United .states ought to hold itself liable
to its citi/ens sustaining injury and loss on
account of tlio negligence and misconduct of
its ollleers or agents , and If so In
-what pases 4111 ! to what extent , and Unit it'
SUlll committee nlmll luhorl tlmUiiiu United
States ought to be held liable in any c-.ise.to
its citizens for such injury and loss , It bo
directed to report a bill to dollno flic liability
of the goverincnt and to authorize suits to be
Abrp.uglt | against it in micli cases , and specify
ing * the courts in which tlio same may fie
brought , the time within which they must ho
brought , and the manner of bringing and
prosecuting tlio same to linal judgmotit.
A resolution , offered bv Mr. Mnndor.-on ,
was agreed to , calling on tlio secretary of tliu
Interior to furnish tliu senate with a copy of
tlio I-ODOIt made by Special A iron I Phillips on
tlio subject of the Yellowstone national paik.
Mr. llrown remarked that owing to soveio
hoarseness lie would prefer to postpone till
Thursday next the delivery of his remarks on
the sliver question , and Mr. Maxey .stated
that he , too , would address the senate on that
day on the same subject.
Alter an executive session the senate ad
journed.
House.
'WASIIIXOTO.V , .Ian. 12. The speaker an
nounced the appointment of Messrs. Single
ton , Wilson and Piielps , members ol the
hoard of regents of the. Smithsonian
institute.
Mr. Springer , from the committee on
claims , leported back a resolution directing
the committee to Inquire Into tin ; expedience
of passing general bills lor the ascertainment
of lads in all private measures by some
judicial tribunal before action by congress.
The speaker proceeded , under the new
rule , to call committees for I Ins purpn-o of
permitting them to call np measures for Im
mediate uul ion.
t On behalf of the judiciary committee , Mr.
Hammond of ( ! eorgla called up and the
hoiiso passed the bill amending section fHil ,
revised statutes , by adding the following
piovlsion : Provided , that when any crimi
nal prosecution shall be removed from n
state court to the United States court , before
a presentment by a grand jury , or indict
ment , orimformiition shall have been made
and tiled against thn defendants in tlmstato
court , it shall bo lawful for tliu state court to
proceed in Mich cases so far as to have such
presentment , or indictment , or information
tiled in bald court ; and alter llm same is to
lie made and liled the clerk of the United
States court .shall issue n writ of
ceitiorlari to the state court for a like
purpose and with lilct ; effect as if the case
had been ro removed after Mich presentment
or indictment was made and hied in state
court.
Thohouso then , on motion of Mr. Iteagan
of Texas went Into committee of thu whole ,
.Mr. Bloiin ot ( Jcorgiu in the cliair.l'or consid
eration of the Diesident's message.
.Mr. Iteagan took thu llnor with a long and
carefully prepared speech upon the linancl.il
question , advocating a double simulant of
value , condemning tlio national b inksy.slem ,
and arguing in javor of appluni ; a portion
tion of tlio surplus In the tieasury
to thu payment of the public debt ,
lie earnestly comlitted the proposition to
suspend Iho coinage ot the silver dollar ,
maintaining that such a course would only
lin\o the clfcct of mulling a few more nilllion-
aire.sand of adding largely to thu tinny of
tramps and paupers , liu profoundly re
gretted that there .should be differences with
in the democratle paity on the silver ques
tion. Tin ; president In his mc&siige , and the
seeiclary 01 the treasury In his repot t , had
taken htatesmenllke views of many ques
tions , hut on this question ho could not agrco
with them. Ho must follow the traditioiiH
and principles of thu democratic paity
and uphold thu Inlet cats of
the people. The democraticparly
was now on trial. The republican paity had
been turned out of power because it had
abandoned the people on all gieat questions ,
such as tlio tariff , interstate commerce nml
the rolling ! ) of silver , and hnit betiayed its
trust to the money powers. The democratic-
parly had come Into power b 'cause it hail in
sisted ami denounced Its course. Now lead
ing democrats were loiind asking that ihu
demociats as u parly take upon this question
the very position that led to the downhill of
the republican party. As a party would It do
this ? If it did thu democrats ought
all to join the republican paity , lot-
on tills question theiu would bu
no dill'erencti between the two parties. If it
did llm democrats ought to cease to live. It
had been ii party ot the people , resisting
monopoly all tlnoiigh Its history , and delend-
Iiij ; and protecting tlio rights of the people.
il it should ever become u defender of
monopolies and corporations and nionoy
icings as against thu rights of thu pcoplu ft
would ceasu to ho a democratic party , and the
people would have to look elsewhere for
guardianship , protection and defense of their
1 iMr.S Blair of Missouri said that ho had no
doubt that thu committee on coinage ,
weights mid measures would report BOIIIU
measure on thu silver question at an early
day , and If necessary give weeks for li § . dii- ,
cussion. lie. therefore- moved that thiVomu
iniltco rise in order that debate might by
postponed until it came up in uvular order.
Mr. Syme * ot Colorado asked whether thu
gentleman could Inform tlio fcmuu with
any decree of certainty whether the commit
tee would import In one , two or three days erIn
In a week.
Mr. Bland could uol say exactly when II
would ivpoit , but had no doubt that the sul > -
Jct't would roiuo IIP In the regular way. Mr.
Symcs stated that ho know a'number of gen
tlemen on the lloor who desitod to deliver
silver spceche * which weie becoming
somewhat cold ) owing to thu dally
discussion In the senate. lie there-
foie gave notice that at ns
rally n day n * possible , provided the colnace
committee did not icpoit an uppioprialu .sub
ject for debate , he would move that the house
go into committee of the whole in order to
She HiPe gentlemen an opportunity to de
liver their spece'io ' * . in fact , howtts willing
they should ha\c the oppoitunltv to-dav.
Tne question was put on Mr. Miami's
motion , mid although It was solid
ly opposed by the lepublleans. II was lost.
The committee then rose and the house ad
journed.
TI1K I'M IIH IlKCOllO.
A < nnr or of a Million Uhir.c nt the
Gimlrn City.
Cmrno.Jau. . U. The llour waiehonsoof
Fiederk'k ( ' . Velimer , on IClnzle street , took
lire tills morning and was almost entirely
consumed , with the contents. The loss will
icadiSiM ,000.
The tire was discovered Mioitly after 7
o'clock and galne 1 Mich rapht headway that
successive alarms were sent out , which re
sulted In bringing tliu entire life depart ment
to the'seene. Tliu building Is n ilvu-storv
brick , having a Iront-.igo of nearly I'd ) feet
on Klii/.le street. It was used as a general
warehouse , the building being owned by the
II , A. Iliintington estate. The structure was
completely destroyed , involving a loss of
tUOXW ( , Hilly Insured , in the building was
stoiedHH ) tons of liioom corn , valued at
S7.000 , one half oflileh was owned by
Samuel Hovlc-i , who carried an Insurance of
S'J7r > 00. There was a vast amount of other
propel ty stored in the building , which Ills
estimated will swell thu total loss to one
quarter of a million dollars.
The temperature was i'4 * below zero nud
the lireinen in consequence were compelled
to make their light against the llames at a
bad advantage , endmIng all the while the
greatest hardship. Their only effort was in
Keening tiie Hie conlined to this exchange
building , as the Inllauumdilo nature of the
contents made itftdoom positive. The llames
had gained considerable headway before the
Hist steamer reached the scene. Some of the
hydrants in the vicinity were found frozen ,
which kept some of. the engines idle , but the
majority were able to Keep playing btreams
into tlio burning structure. At Hot-lock the
heat began to abatu somewhat , and soon
afterward It became evident that the lire
would not extend beyond the one building.
Thu interior of the great .structure was
completely burned out , presenting to the eye
simply four blackened and ice covered outer
walls , the brick partition walls haing caved
in. A portion ot thu northeast corner of the
main outer wall fell outward about : ! o'clock ,
smashing u hook and ladder truck , which
luckily was not manned at the time. A
piece of Hying wood , however , struck a pipe-
man name 1 Adam Driet. who was picked up
Insensible and was nrst thought to he killed ,
hut afterwards i covered consciousness and
will lucover. 'I'llroe other lircmcn sustained
minor iniinies. The lire blockaded Clark
street and impeded street car travel from tlio
north division of the city for several hours.
" \VImt the Oilier Side Says.
LONDON , .Ian. li Tim Telegraph says :
The conference of the Parnellitu members of
parliament at Dublin yesterday was a fiasco.
There was no popular demonstration In
honor > if the event. Tlio absence of Mr. I'ar-
iictl . .from tltc inci-liiig was u Inrlcy ni-cideilt ,
ns Iia3vns tlun saved the neeesslty of being
compelled to indlctvla a parliamentary pro
gramme. Tliu'inembcis who were present'
privately agreed that the best policy to pur
suit was to wail , ns Ihu lime had not yet ar
rived for obtaining homo rule.
In a Guardeit Manner.
I.OXDONJan. . 1'2. The Daily News says :
The queen's speech at the opening of parlia
ment will icfcr , in a guarded manner , to the
Irish loyal government. Mr. ( Jlndstonu will
not move an amendment to thu address In re
ply to thu speech.
Fifteen Perished in tlio Fire.
P.Mtis , .Ian. 1' ' . A spinning mill at Alx-la-
Chappellu was burned on l-'rliay | last , and
lilteen persons perished In thu llames
If you buy lumber iinywliero without ,
ilrso ett'uiK lloaglands prices 3-011 will
losu money.
Now is Your Time.
I am closing out heating nml cooking
stoves nt most any prices with a guaran
tee , and will hereafter keep only builder's
hardware nml curpuntuiv tools , which I
will sell nt a lower price than any other
hardware house in Omaha.
JOHN H. KHCK , 015 N. 10th.
Beautiful Store ,
The i finest nml most complete Art Store
west of i Chicago isllospo's , 151U Douglas.
Now City Directory.
Parties luiying changed tliuir residence
or boardin < r place in the city should .send
in their new location nt once NO that il
will nppear in the illruulory correct ns the
book is extensively used in tlio delivery
of mail matter throughout the city.
J. JI. Wou'i : & Co. , 1''OS. I'lth st.
Kverybody should bo sure to yel tliuir
mimu and rusidcncu inserted in thu new
city directory to bu is.-iiie.il in n few weeks.
J. 31. Wou-i : & Co. , 1'JO S. Mlh st.
Ol JUNKS 01. ' COM ) .
Kroin all part.s of Xc\v Kngland come re-
noils of very cold weather. At Moretown ,
Vt. , ills JO" below wo.
Koports from Ihu Interior of Xow Voik
state show that last night was tlm coldest of
the season , the thermometer indicating from
! i51 < > : ! < j = below /ero.
1 foporls iwi'lveil ' by thn signal service at
Chicago slate that the weather Is moderating
rapidly. Kargo icpurted ii : = alwvo yeioSt. ;
Paulsbelow. . ' 1 ho temperature was DO be
low In there at S o'clock .vesterday morning ,
with no wind Arcing. Kaihv.iy trains mo
beginning to arrive more promptly.
AVoiulior I''or To-dny.
Missorm VAI.I.IV Fair and warmer
weather , except In northern portion , station
ary followed ny slight full In tempeiature ,
windsgcnendly Bimtlieilj , lower Imiomctcr.
DYSPEPSIA
Causes Its victims to ho miserable , hopeless ,
ronfiised , and depressed In inlml , very Irrita
ble , languid , nud drowsy. U U a dlscnso
vlilch docs not get well of. it-sclf. It requires
careful , persistent attention , am ! a remedy to
throw off tlio eaiifO ! ) and tone up the diges
tive organs till they peiform their duties
willingly. Hood's Karsajiaillla has proven
Just the ictjnlrctl i cmeily In hundred * of cases. .
" I have taken Hood's Barsap.ullla for dys-
pepsin , from which I have MinVrcd two years.
] tried many othcniiccllcliicii , lint none-proved
EO satisfactory us Hood's fiarsaparllla. "
THOSIAH COOK , ttru h Electric Light Co. ,
New York City.
Sick Headache
i
Tor the past two years I have been
nmietcd with ( .cvcro headaches nnd < lysj.ci > -
fcla. I was Induced to try Hood's 8arsaj < a-
rllla , anil have found fireat relief. 1 clifcr-
Jully recommend It to all. " JUiu. K. 1' .
AN.SAIII.K , New Haven , Conn.
Jirs. Mary C. Smith , Caml > rilgepnrt | , Masi. ,
was a sufferer from dy ] > rpt > U and Mi-k head
ache , fiho took Hood's BarsaiiarllUl aud
found It the best icmcdy bho ever used.
Hood's Sarsaparilla
Boldly all driiFffists. ? I ; six for $3. Matla
.cnlybyO. 1,1IOOU ft < \ ) . , J.uwell , Mass.
IOO Doses Ono Dollar.
pivnnmrc ) ) nuinvr
Tlio Iowa Legislature Distributes tha
Political Places
HEAD SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
Tlio KoorotnryslilD of llio Sonnto t <
tlio Son of Ills l'"ailior A Connie
of Partisan Tilts In tlio
Senate Session.
Tlio Iowa
llr. > lni\i : . Iowa , Jan. -Special ( Tel
egrani , ] To-day's procecdlncs settled tha
question of the legislative oflleers for the
pu'sent session. There has been a very
warm contest for the spe.ikershlp and ono oc
two other oftlccs , and the result was In
doubt until the hour of balloting. The housii
was the lirst to select n presiding ofllcer ,
holding Its caucus at U0 : : ! this forenoon.
During the whole ot the preliminary can
vass Itepresentatlvo Weaver of llardln led ,
having a clear plurality over any otluir can
didate , dipt. Head of ( ireen county was
second , with the Held divided between But
ler of Page , Story of Adalr , and Benson
of 1-Yunkiln. Weaver lost ground by
not being heio at Iho opening ot
tlie canvass , while Head was almost id ono
among the candidates heie lor several days
and gained correspondingly. In the lust
twenty-four hours theio was a combination
effected ot tlie younger mid newly elected
members of the house in Head's Interest.
The story was circulated that Weaver was n
ItlNO AND ItAlI.ltOAl ) CANDIDA'- ! ! ' ,
and that lh < > anti-monopolists : ought to vote
for Head. Tlio monopoly cry was the bug
bear that frightened nwaj many members , ,
and the result showed Its elfecllvencss-
Story's friends , who were chiefly from thct-
Seventh con icsslonal dlstiict , went almost ?
solidly far Head , and many of Butler's fol--
lowets when they saw no chunco foe
the Page county man , nlso turned'
to Head , the result was that the lirst Informal
mal ballot stood Ilu.td : ii , Weaver a ) , Story 1 ,
Bnller f > , Benson 1. Tito lirst formal ballot
was then taken , ns follows : Head : i7 , Weav
er PJ , Duller ! ! . The house then adjourned ,
TIIU SINATI : : MUT
nt 10 o'clock , and after calling tlio roll nnd
reading tlio minutes , adjourned. The repub
lican members of the senate then went into
caucus for tliu nomination of ollleers. Tlio
preliminary canvass for secretary of the sen
ate had developed good strength for three or
four candidates , witli Capl. W. P. Atkinson ,
of this city , apparently In the lead. But ono
of the candidates , Don 1) . Donnaii , was the
son of the senator from Buchanan county ,
nnd had an advantage which It was hard to
overcome. But fifteen votes in the caucus !
wcie neo.led to nominate , and with a lather
onu of ( ho numb:1- : , the rest were not hard to
obtain. The result showed that Donmin had
n clear lead on the lirst ballot , which he main
tained to the fifth ballot , when ho was nomi
nated. He is a young man , but little past -0 ,
nnd for the p.ist year has been publishing a
paper at lilkador , Clayton county.
roil ASSISTANT snrnRTAuv
there were tlncc candidates , and a spirited1
rivalry , but the prize went to KrYiG.sL Hol'er ,
publisher of the Mcdrcgnr Xews. lit ! Is a
popular young republican of tlio ( icrmans ,
who have stood loyally by the party throiyh
all the prohibition agllation when so many
have none over to the democracy. Ills .selec
tion gives very general satisfaction. The
caucus then completed Its list of nomi
nations , selecting-Mr. W. It. Coclirnn of Tay
lor county for second assistant secretary ,
Miss Nannie Stull of Van Huron county as
engrossing clerk , Miss Xelllo Milllgan ot
Polk county for enrolling clerk nnd Mrs.
Alice ] j. Smith of Boone county as postmis
tress. The caucus also nominated Senator
Sweeny of .Mitchell president pro torn to fill
the vacancy caused by the absence of Senator
Gillette. The caucus then adjourned and
the senate convened In regular session , with
a temporary president , Senator Wimluy , In
the chair.
TIII : NKWI.Y itKrni : : ) BUNA TOILS
weio called forward and the oath of ollice
was administered by Senator Whaloy. The
newly elected ollleers of the senate were then
sworn in.
Tliu lirst tilt of the. session occurred on the
proposition of the republican caucus to elect
eight assistant doorkeepers for tlio senate.
When Senator ( ihiss , caucus chairman , In
troduced the resolution , Senator Bloom
( dem. ) , from Johnson county , quickly asked
if tno number was not MI Increase over that
heretofore , and raised an Inquiry whether so
many wore needed. Senator Johnson ( dom.j
of Jackson declared himself In favor of re
trenchment , nnd tried to put , on the repub
lican party responsibility for incr.using ex
penses , so ho demanded the yeas and nous.
The senate was divided by strict pirly lines ,
the democrats hoping to make sonm capital
out of flic alfalr , hut were out-voled ,
nu : JIKSOI.LTIO.V ntcvAii.i.Nd AS mo-
rosnn ,
A little later Senator Knight , ( dem. ) ,
from Diibuqiii ; , Introduced a resolution ask
ing the secretary of state to purchase copies
of McClaln's or Miller's auiotaled code for
caeh member of the. senate and house at u
cost not to exceed SS per copy. Senator John
son , evidently forgetting Ids recent rctionch-
ment spasm , hut with trim democratic In-
stlnct for spoils , suggested that extra copies
ho put In foroveiy chairman of a committee ,
thus adding several dollars more lo Iho 81'jtX )
required to carry out the resolution. IIl.s
suggestion , howcvo1' , was not adopted.
A sharp little debate arose over the propo
sition of Senator Knight , of Dnlmqiio , to seat
the members on opposite sides of the cham
ber according to pirly lines , llo was
prompt ! } accused of introducing paitlHanshlp
into the senate , and ho retorted by saying It
was already thoie , as tlio republicans had
been caucusing half a day over their appoint
ments to olllcc.s. Ills motion , however ,
failed , nnd the. old senators will keep their
old si n's nnd the now senators will draw lots
for positions.
Till' : noi.'sr. JIKT
at 2 p. m. , nnd voted for speaker , and Capl.
Head was elected , the democrats voting for
llepioenlutlvo Holhrook , ol Iowa county.
The house then adjourned , and the republi
cans went Into caucus In nominate for other
olllcc.s. For chief clerk , J. K. Povvus , ot
Pottawatlomle , was solectcd ; fust assistant ,
Fran ) ; IIlee , of Cnlhoun ; second assistant ,
John J , Poiten ( colored ) , of Pnwcsldc-k : on-
lolling cleik , Mis , Nelllu.'jti-veiiKin.of PolK ;
engrossing clcik , Mrs. Nellie llnsl , of
Wa > im ; Miigcaiit at arms , J. P. I'leico. ot
Frankllii : postmistiess , .Miss Kmnm Rich
ards , ol Winren ; doorkeeper , A. O , Ka.ston ,
ot Story.
no.v , Ai.isKitr in : A it ,
choM'ii speaker. Is u native of Ohio , was
born in l is , fume to Iowa In IsViand t-c.ttlcd
In I'oiMtshh'k county , wlioro ho studied Jaw
and ( might school , and was admitted to the
bar In INV.I. in IMI ; hu lalsed a company tor
the. war and was elected captain , being as-
hlawd the Tenth Iowa Inlantiy , He wan
twice wounded , but continued in the army
till the close of the war , and then iciroved to
.lelleison , ( Ill-cue county , and began the prac
tice of law. Ho was collector of Inteinul
icvenueloi the Sixth dlhtiletln 1WW07 , was
a pioslilcntlul elector In 1H > , was elected to
the house fioin ( iiifiiu county in 1 'i and
was ri'-cleelod in Pit , lie haw of late jean
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