Nebraska Newspapers

    ASOTIIER FIRE DAMP HORROR
Added to the Recurring List of Terrible
Mine Accidents ,
AT NEWBURQ , WEST VIRGINIA.
Uncertainty ns to the Kate of n Lone
List of Unfortunate Miners at
Work nt the Time of tlio
Fearful Kxploslon.
Mine Acclilont.
\V. Vn. , Jan. 21. A I. 3Jr :
o'clock tills afternoon mi explosion of lire
dampoccmil in a shall at tlm Xewburg
OHcl coal company's nilnei at Xow burg , \V.
Va.which shook the buildings In Dm 1m-
nicdlato vicinity and caused consternation
and alarm among tlio relatives and friends
of tlm miners employed there.
Immediately following Ihe sound
of tlm explosion , a tlaum ot lire
arose above tlio mouth of the shaft
and timber and debris of all kinds was
Htrewn around. Great excitement ensued ,
and crowds ot people htinlcd to tlm scene.
Tlm shaft In which the explosion occurred
Was sunk about two years ago , and has
reached rt depth of RV ) feet fiom the base of
tlm shaft. Tlm main heading runs out about
half amllo frcm where tlio narrow rooms dl-
verge from either sWe. The theory
advanced as to tlm cause of the explosion is
thai lire .damp hail accumulated in on'o of
these rooms and was accidentally lighted by a
miner's , lamp , but iiothln'g positive has yet
heiin learned. .
Tlm force of 11(0 ( explosion blocked the air'
so close that no o'ue would venture. In tlm
.main heading to ascertain the fate of tlm Im-
ptlsoned men until an. air passage' could bo
.established. This worlc Is being pushed
vlgoiously. .
The Kcenes'.at Hid shaft are hoai trending.
Fathers , niollicrit , wives and children linger
in groups with palld faces anxiously waiting
Borne tidings from their loved ones , which
will either bi Ing them hope or end their sus-
jiense. Kvcryi'tfort is being made tp rescue
tlm inil'ortiin'il , but It Is thohgtit there is no
prospect of re.-u ulngthcm to-night.
Tlm follo\m ; ? Is believed to be a correct
K and full list ot tlm men in the mine :
f Daniel-Miller , eager , married.- '
J.I ) . Miller , aged in , driver.
Mjlto Clark , miner , hnmiirrled.
M liie-Konney , miner , unmarried.
William Sayiuicro and frank Sayiulert1 ,
twin hroi'aers , miners , iiumarrlod.
Jolui Conwfty , miiiur , luimarried. . '
Will Landsbury , miner , married.
Andrew iloiies , miner , married ,
John Tlmens , inlnc'r , married , and his .son ,
ftgrd 12 , doorkeeper. ' ' '
John Lambeit , miner , married.
C'int Xnbrlght , miner , married. "
Charles Finely , driver , married.
Kit-hard liartlby and Mid
son , son-in-law ,
John Uryer , and three stop sgns named tuy ! ,
J'etcrand lianley , married.
Two Weaver-brothers , min'crs , immarried.
Xcwt Moore , miner , married. . -
Frank Moore , unmarried.
Spencer , driver , unmarried.
Andrew Scott , miner , unmarried.
Jack Edwards , mliior.married. '
AbncrOgdcn , miner , married. '
Albert Williams , laborer , married.
( oorgo Illgglns , miner , immarried.
A. U. Fortney , miner , married. .
John .Carroll , miner. . .
Jamos'McOowan , miner.unmarried
John Cornby , miner , nnmarrieil.
L Morgan M lllcr , miner. ' .
A COnilLKH'S DlIjUTKD WRATIl.
Canned Fruit and ArscnloVIilc1i
Falloil to.Ucucli Ills Wife.
3)irr oiT , Mich. , Jan. 21. [ Special Tele-
( jrum.J Intense indignation has beoii
arpused ai'nong citizens of 'the eastern portion
tion ot tlm city-by the revelation of n das
tardly attempt \vholosalo poisoning In the
family of Mrs. ( ilrardln , the widow oE a pa
trolman'formerly on tho. Detroit force. In
her family are seven children , grandmother ,
nnd two doiilestics. Mis. Ulrardln has A
friend In an Interior town' .of the state , who
has several tlmi-s separated from her hus
band because ot cruel treatment , and at such
times she has lived for weeks at n'tlino with
Mrs. ( Jiraidln until slm became * reconciled
with her husband. This man has
been very angry with Mrs. Oirardin for
sheltering his wife , and several times has mis
treated her. A couple of weeks ago slm re
ceived a letter Ironi her friend , who wns
again living at home , saying slm had .shipped
aiM'osent of fruit. It did not como and
nothing was heard from' It until Saturday ,
when a box arrived containing two cans of-
strawberries nnd two of whortleberries.
Sunday one of tlm cans was opened for the
family dinner. Tlm colored servant , Ilattlo
IVhlto , in preparing the sauce tasted it , and
was soon taken violently sick. Sim was
naved by emetics. The c.xn was examined
und largo quantities of a whlto substance
wro found , which proved on an analysis to
j.Jw arunnlc. The police were Informed , but
rvUiectcd that tlm matter bo kept quiet pending
ing In vest ( gallon. The story has just leaked
i nut and It is also learned that the husband of
3lrs. Glrardln'sfrU-ml Is In tlm shoo business ,
and tlm box In which the cans were packed Is
: i hhoo box. A letter was received from the
woman from IJay City to-day , saying slm has
been obliged to leave homo again. The
.theory held Is that her husband kept tlm box
back until his wife had loft homo und think
ing slm had como hero shipped It on , with
tlm Intention of doing a wholesale job of
poisoning.
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t MM - l nil
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On tlio AVronjj Side of tlio Market.
WII.WAUKKK , Jan. 21. Tlm talliiro of J. II.
Oliver & Co. , ono of Milwaukee's oldest
grain commission houses , was made known
to the chamber of commcrco to-day. No
statement of liabilities can bo obtained , tlm
members ot tlm linn insisting that they are
Ignorant as to tlm amount. The principal
creditors are | ln New York and Chicago ,
where Iho operations of tlm stranded estab
lishment have been large. Tlm local in
debtedness la light. Tlm collapse Is entirely
dim to the continued decline in wheat , Oliver
< k Co. , having been among tlm strongest sup
porters of tlm bull bldo ot tlio market for tlm
past two years.
i
Wholesale I'urtlonliiK.
Lirrn : llocir , Ark. , Jan. SI. ( Joy. Hughes
to-day pardoned thirty colored men known
ns the Howard county rioters , who partici
pated In tlm i lot two years ago In that county ,
when a while man named Wyatt was killed
while working In the Held , another of the
rioters had been convicted of murder and
hanged , The affair created a great sensa
tion in southern Arkansas at tlm time , and
ever Rlnco strong efforts have been made to
secure a pardon on the ground that tlm
wholesale convictions were unwarranted by
tlm facts , and that the terms of sentence
were excessive. The sentences ranged from
live to litteen years.
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Feared tlio Dynamiters.
LONDON , Jan , 21 , Tlm vaults of the par
liament building were carefully Inspected
to-day before the arrival of the queen at tlm
IIOUBQ of lords as a precautionary measure
against thu ixjrpctratlon of any outrage. Tlm
of Wales was not present.
OVlJ FEAST.
Tlio Tcmpernnco Workers or lown
Have n KolllukiiiK Convent Ion.
DKH MOINKS , Iowa , Jan. 21. [ Special Tel
egram. ] For several years It has been cus
tomary for the temperance people ot tlm state
to hold a mass convention In January at the
Caultal. Heretofore their efforts Imvo been
directed to securing prohibition , but this
jear , having obtained the law , they met on a
port ot "whoop-em-up" ' policy. Accordingly
iVX ) delegates and many more visitors as
sembled in this city nnd opened their con
vention this morning , and have been
"whooplne it up' ' oil day. The general Idea
seemed to bo to work up all the enthusiasm
possible for the enforcing of the pro
hibitory law. No one had any spe
cial plan to propose , and tlm
convention was not authorized to take charge
of any special line of work , hut overvbody
was ready to make a speech for prohibition.
So It Is expected that tlm delegates will go
hmno thoroughly enthused and determined
to make Iowa as dry as n summer on the
Hon. Ceorge L. Finn , member of tlm lesia-
laluro from Taylor county , was temporary
president of tho' convention lids forenoon ,
and I'cv. Dr. George F. Magaun , late presi
dent of Urimmll college , was permanent
chairman tills afternoon. Doth made
speceheseariiestly urging tlm prompt enforce
ment of prohibition. Mr. Finn slated thattlm
legislature would not pass aiiysueh law as
that proposed 'by ' the mayors convention.
The principal event of tlm clay was tlm de
bute ovi-r a proposition to mcmorlall/.o tlm
legislature. ! n favor' ot granting women the
right to vote on municipal and school ques
tions. This called but' a strong debate , . but
as the voting was viva voice and the 'crowd
was largely made up of- women -suffragists ,
tlm resolution was carried. Tlm committee
on linanco repotted In favor of raising n
fund of 5iO,000 : to aid the cuforcement'of the
law. Gov. Larrabee's recent utterances In
hls.'inaugural in favor of n strict enforcement
ot the prohibitory law 'made him tlm hero of
tlm day , anil any allusion to his nanm was
greeted wltii-protouged cheers. . .
In' the evening a mass meeting was. ' hold ,
at which addresses were delivered by Mrs.
J. Kllen Fostm-.Mr. 11. F. Wright , Gov. Lar-
iiiuco'and other : ) .
Iicl. 3'licro lie
UIIA.XD Isi.AXt ) , Neb. , Jan. 21. [ Special
Telegram. ] The Grand Island city council
convened in regular session last evening ,
and took'iip propositions from different com
panies representing nhptlia nud coal gases ,
and accepted a piopoaiton | from two of the
companies to visit Hastings and Beatrice to'
examine , tlm different gas works at that
place , and to determine \vliicli of their gases
is tlm best.for public and private vises. The'
city council pees to Hastings in a body , and
returning1 hero Saturday will at once proceed
to lleatrice , and on tlmi'r return will lake im
mediate stops to furnish this citywith1 gas.
Auditor Ilroivii to bo Reinstated.
DKS MOINKS , Iowa , 'Jan , 21. [ Special
Telegram. ] It Is 'definitely reported at the
state house to-night that Governor Larrabeo
will reinstate Auditor Brown on Monday
next. The clerks In the auditor's'office have
been instructed to have their books ready'for
the transfer-by Saturday night.
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.JIIOXS AND WKONGS.
.The Hungarian1 * 1'nlnt tlio Coke Kc-
fjlons a Livid Hue.
. MOUNT PI.KASA'NT , Pa. , Jan. 21. Another
conflict between olllccrs and Hungarians oc
curred about midnight , .in wjilch one of tlm
latter vyas fatally Injured. A detachment 6f
Detective Urophv'S Plttsbiirg police and a
nu'mbcr'of deputy sheriffs were patrolling'tho
Hungarian settlement near the scone of the
Moiewood trouble. They attempted to arrest
several drunken Hungarianswho were mak
ing a terrilie racketwhen lit teeen of the hitter's
countrymen came to'theirasssistanee. At-Icast
lifty shots were exchanged. Jos. Jancowski
wasshol through the body nnd then tlm rioters
dispersed , Later Detective Bropliy arrested
tlio ring loader who was ilouri.Mili.ii ; an ax ,
and an agitator , who was concealed under a
house , lioth were taken to Westmoreland
comity jail'They'claim that 'most of the
moil arrested wore on their own property engaged -
gaged In pL-jieeful pursuits and their arrest
was duobolely to a-deslre. on 'tlmpait' of the
company to. intimidate the strikers and
frighten them back tp work again at the old
price. " k
Max Scamborg. Austro-Hunt'arlan consul
at Pitisburi ! has been notllied of tlm proceedIngs - -
Ings in this vicinUy'aml it Is probable an in- ,
vcstigation will be made.
,1'iTTSnuuo.- . , - Jan. 21. The miners at.
the works about Uniontown joined ' the
strikers this niornl.ng , swelling the 'total
number ot nmn now out to' over 5,000.
They are Hocking into the town
and are getting drunk. Company C ,
Ten.th regiment , Is. ready to' march
at u moment's notice. The rout of the
miners 'yesterday had a very satisfactory
effect , as no trouble -occurred - at any poiuj
this morning and tlm serv.lto of tlm militia
may not.be needed. A Connellsvillc special
Bays , in anticipation of , tlm pres
ent Ktrlko tho' coke operators
had secured several carloads of fresh
Hungarians in New York , but they stopped
them yesterday at Continence , on the Haiti-
more & Ohio railroad through fear of trouble ,
Thocltizcns of Confluence would not allow
them to alight from the cars there and they
wore taken back to lloekwood and quar
tered. If the operators bring them Into this
region to take place of tlm men now on
a strike , it is feared tlmio will bo an outbreak
that will surpass In magnitude and dun actor
any that has yet happened. Tlm sheriff cap
tured live moio Hiiugaiianii tills morning
and lett for the Dunbar convention to Im
ready In case of an outbreak. Twenty addi
tional uniformed police left this city for Mt.
Pleasant this morning.
A Rtriko landed.
PiT-rsnuna , Jan. 2L The strike at the Ed
gar Thompson steel works is ended and work
will bo resumed at onco. All differences
have been settled , except about lifty men ,
who , it is expected , will give in before the
close of the week. General Superintendent
Jones lii'.s withdrawn his resignation.
PiTTsmuio , Jan. 21. LATEH The Kdgar
Thompson steel works , which resumed this
morning , havu atrain closed down , tlm help
ers and tillers refusing to accept the terms
olVered. Alfalrs are now more complicated
than over and It Is Impossible to say what
the outcome will be ,
; A Park lor Nlournra.
WASHINGTON , Jan , 21. [ Special Tele
gram. ] During consideration of Dakota's
Sioux Indian reservation bill In the sonata
this afternoon , Mr. Mandcrson olTorcd an
amendment which was accepted without op
position , donating Nlobrara Island In Nio-
braia river to tlm city of Niobrara for park
purposes , provided it be accepted by the city
of Nlobrara within one year and Improved as
n park and kept open at all times to free ac
cess of the public. I'iero and ono or two
other Dakota cities are by the bill given
islands In the Missouri river for park
purposes.
Confesses and Implicates Others.
CHICAGO , Jau. 21. Inter-Ocean's liaclnc ,
( WIs. ) special : A sensation was created to
day by tlm fact becoming known that Louis
Christalnson , serving a short term in tlm
Waupon penitentiary for alleged complicity
in the assassination of Mike Schultz. n
piomlnent citizen of Itaclnc. has confessed ,
implicating John Santry , John IJrodcrick ,
mid a man named Dalley or Hughes. San-
try has been captured ai Michigan City <
Uroderick at Mobile , and Hushes at Now Or
leans. Tlm statement Is made that the four
were hired ageiiU of others.
PROVIDING FOR HIS PARTNER ,
Weaver Fnrtlier Complicates tbo Iowa
Pension Agency Fight.
CANDIDATES THICK AS FLEAS.
Congressman Pnyson Wniits the
Treasury Officials Impeached
1'nshlng the Jlcniicplu Cnnal
Various Mutters.
The Delegation Divided.
WASIII.VOTO.V , Jan. 21. [ Special Tele-
gram.l The complication of tlm Iowa pen
sion agency tight grows deeper ns Urn time
for making a change approaches. A few
days ago , the only contestants whoso claims
appeared to have any weight were Merrill
and Ktiinc , and the Indications were that
Merrill would win because of his soldier
record. It appears now , however , that the
democratic members of tlm delegation are
divided and all torn up over the matter , and
while they appear calm on the surface thcio Is
an undercurrent of ill feeling among them
which may break out Into open hostilities at
any time. Captain Ulako of Iowa
county shows signs of growing strength , nml
as far as the delegation Is concerned the light
would seem to bo between lilakc , Men 111 and
Kinno.- lint political moves do not always
appear on tlm surface , which accounts fdr the
fact that then ) is another factor in the con
troversy which some of tlio democrats of the
delegation have no deslro io countenance.
Weaver lias a candidate , ot his own , and Is
doing somc'very earnest work In his behalf.
This man is Weaver's business partner , Gillett -
lett , and Weaver ' Is .extremely niix-
loiis to . place him in some posi
tion . where he can secure a firm
holdupon the national udder , lie will make
Glllotl" pension agent. If not he , ' ho will
beconteiilcd with tlm DcsMoIncs postoIHce.
In addition to the candidates named above ,
Dr. McCoy ot Algona , who was in tlm.-army ,
making n strong light for the afeency. He
is backed by popular sentiment to sonm ex
tent , but is likely 1o lose , as ho Is not sup
ported by any member of congress or leading
ringmaster of the democratic party of Iowa.
The point of agreement , of the democratic
party Is now more remote than ever , and
Jerry Murphy Is not ag happy as he.was.
iMi'K.vcit Tim xuKAsuiiY'OFFICIALS.
'Some very bitter talk Is being-Indulged in
regarding the attitude of the administration
on t o sliver question. Democrats as well as
republicans ' arc- employing denunciatory
augiuire , and the atmosphere is growing
warm.hereabouts for-men who advocate.a
suspension of coinage. Mr. Payson , of Il
linois , one of the ojdest and most influential
members of Urn house , spoke out to-day to a
reporter. Ho said that Ids extensive inquir
ies into tlm question .had sho\yJi him facts
that convinced him that the silver side of the
question was tlm right side. " 1 predict to
you now , " ho said , "that . no
bill changing tlm existing law can
.pass cither branch of congress.
A bill to suspend coinage would bn beaten
in the house by if majority of a hundred.
This war upon silver Is an outrage. You can
not express my opposition to It too strongly.
Tlm treasury olllci'als arc responsible for
whatever depreciation In value silver has
suffered. They have been fighing-'it ; they
reslst.tho laws of congress , and do all they
canto decrcasa'the value of. currency estab
lished by congress. . They should
bo impeached , and I think I
shall bring tlm'matter before the
house : For years the. treasury has been re
sisting congress. They have no right to say
what shall and what shall not bo a legal
tender. It is their place to execute the law
and not attempt to annul. Articles of Ini :
peachment should bo drawn up : " .
PUSHING Till : HKNNF.I'IN MttA'SUBK.-
The house canal committee to-day lookup
the Murphy bill on the llennepin can al.
State Senator Dunnell of Illinois , represent
ing tlm waterways convention which met in
St. Paul last summer , presented a copy oftlio ;
proceedings ofthat meeting.- arid made a
powerful argument in .support of tlm proposi
tion , lie was followed by Mr. Miller of
Kansas City , representing tlm waterways
convention which' met thcro in December.
Mr. Miller urged upon tlm committee tlm
Importance of tlm llennepin. as a
highway.to and from the northwest ,
and set-fo'rtli again tlm burdens which the
people of that region have to bear becaus'o of
tlio lack gf water. Tlm committee adjouriiQd ,
when tlm house met before bavins given the
Others an opportunity to bo heard. The bill
wlll.be takenup again at tlm next meeting ,
apd all will have an opportunity to state their
views before liriKractlon Is taken.
iicii > i-ii.v : A sn/VEii CONOHESS.
"You can say ono thing with perfect
safety , " said Itepresentativc Henderson , and
that Is that no legislation looklnc to suspension
'
sion p'f the coinage of silver , or to a demon
stration of that metal , will pass this congress.
There arc a coed many efforts being made
in that direction and tlm dose is being offered
in a good many different forms. IJut yon
may depend upon It , nothing looking in that
direction will pass this congress. It Is a
silver congress and cannot bo persuaded or
entrapped Into passing any tiling that will in
any way hamper tlm people's dollar. "
JsT.imASUA. I'OSTIIASTKUS COMMISSIONED ,
Postmasters' commissions were to-day Is
sued for tlm'following NebrasVans : Antonio
Giacominl at Haw Mow ; William P. Larsh
at Hickmaii ; Abraham Ulcry at Nunda ;
JohnAV. Ulddloal Silver Creek ; Henry C.
LellcratSpriugliold ; Christian 1C. Zimmer
man at Ulysses.
sr.NA-ri : 1111,1,8 iNTBODUcnn.
"WASHINGTON , I ) . C. Jail , 21. fPrCSS.I
Uy Senator Van Wyck To declare forfeited
all lands Included In tlm grant under act of
Juno : ) , 1SSO , of alternate sections of public
lands to tlm state of Michigan , except such as
has been certified to the states under the
joint resolution of congress , approved July
B , ifflJ , and these conferred by the state of
Michigan upon tlm Portage Lake & Lake Su
perior Canal company.
13y Senator Coke To disapprove tlm act of
tlm legislative assembly of Now Mexico , to
prevent tlm introduction of diseased cattlu
Into that territory.
Uy Senator Dawes , from the committee Ton
Indian affhlrs Reported favorably the bill
prohibiting , under penalty of line and Im
prisonment , trespassing on Indian lands.
Senator Van Wyck's bill to prevent tlm
demonetization of American coin is as fol
lows :
Section 1 Any promissory , check , draft ,
bill of exchange , or any contract or agree
ment requiring tlmpaymentof money , which
stipulates and requires the payment thereof
to bo made In gold coin alone , shall bo void
and of no effect.
Sec 2 In any prosecution of any such
note , check , dratt , bill of exchange , or any
other contract , or payment , requiring pay
ment in gold coin , in any territory of tlm
United States , or In any federal courts , be
sides tlm ordinary coats charged against tlm
plaintiff , the court shall also allow 1U per
cent of tlm amount to be entcicd In judg
ment for the defendant as part of the costs
to bo paid by plaintiff.
Sec. 8. Any person , or agent , or attorney
of any person , who shall demand or receive
any such note , draft , bill of o\chang , or other
contract or agreement requiring payment of
money in gold alone , shall bo guilty of a mis
demeanor and shall bo punished by a line of
not less than $100 or moro than tlm
amount mentioned in such
note , draft , or bill of .exchange , or contract of
agreement. 1
TIMnoAim OP TitApr. nATiinniNO.
Tlm National Uonul ,6f Trade ( onlay took
up the subject of reciprocity treaties with the
cane sugar growing countries of the world ,
nnd after debate adoi eflj jt resolution favorIng -
Ing reciprocity treaties with Canada , Mexico
and San Domingo. . , *
Tlm following resoliuifju was also adopted :
Whereas , Tlm supromd court of tlm United
Slates hasdeelaml unconstitutional the laws
of several states nnd territoilcs under which
taxes or licenses are Imposed on commercial
travelers from one state or territory to an
other ; and
Whereas , Notwithstanding the said deci
sion , states and territories continue ! to exact
or permit towns or villages within their
limits to exact licensed , to ai rest , and In other
ways to annoy citizens of other states or ter
ritories , selling goods herein ; therefore ,
llesolved , That it is tlm duty of congress"
to enact such a law as shall piesorve the
rights contemplated . by the constitution
among the citizens of 1.1m several stales and
territories.
A resolution commending the improve
ment of tlm Columbia river was adopted
after a brief debate.
SKNA.TOII CIIArn fl COl'YItlOTIT HIM. .
Tlm copyright bill Introduced by Senator
Chase UMtav'anmiida tlm copyright laws by
placing foreign and Amcilean authors upon
an equal footluit with respect to the pro
visions of tlm law. To authors Is reserved
the exclusive riitht of dramatizing their own
works. The Importation of any cony i iglited
work other than books printed lu forclcn
language , of which only an Kngllsh transla
tion Is copyrighted , Is prohibited.
woniv of-Tid : mrusi : COMMIT Tnr. .
The house committed on banking and cur
rency to-day considered tlio bill introduced
by Wllklns nnd generally known ns tlm Me-
Plierson bill of last session , and utter a pro
longed discussion agreed to report It favor
ably to the' house by a. vote of 7 to 4. A
minority report will , be made by Chairman
Miller , Messrs.Snydcr , . Woodourn and
llrm'uiii.
Tlm house committee , on railways and
canals cave a iearlug to-day to Messrs. llay
and Miller , representing the St. Paul apd
Kansas City waterways con vent ion , In .favor
of the Murphy Heniiepln canal bill.
The judiciary committee ot tlm house con
tinued to-day the hearing of arguments
favoring th'o pas afco of n national bank-
.ruptcv bill. Frederick. llrady of Philadelphia ,
president- the national board of .trade-
opened with a speech /supporting / the Lowell
bill. Ho was followed by W. P. McLaren of
Milwaukee. C. M. Laring of.tim.'MlnimapolIs
board of trade , and others. The general
tenor of tlm arguments was strongly in sup
port of a uniform bankruptcy law ,
CAPITAL OI.KAS1NOS.
Tlm senate continued the following nomi
nations :
Lambert Tree , minister to Belgium ,
Postmasters William P. 15aiid , at Mount
Carroll , UK ; William II. IClgar , al Plattes-
'
ville. Wis. .
It Is repotted that a resolution was introT
.duced in executive 'session yesterday and
laid over for a day , to'consider ' tlm nomina
tions with' open doors. .Several senators are
'said to have expressed approval of the resolu
tion when it was offered. '
Representative Blount to-day introduced a
bill to provide J > enolit fund for -railway
mail and postal clerks' , It provides. for' a de
duction "of 50 cents lici' month from their
salaries , to be applied fo a hick benefit and-
death fund. ' ' ,
The diplomatic coprswas ; Riv'cn a dinner
by the president to-night at tlm white house ,
it being the secpnd of the series -of state
dinners this season.1 Most of the 'diplomats
were present : *
AMONG THE .BAILKOAD3.
Tlio Western IMSScnfcer. Pool Trying
to Avoid at Quarrel.
CHICAGO , Jan. 21 , he ( Jliicago , St. Louis
. & Missouri River Prtssangcr association con
tinued in session to jay. It is. . understood
they partially ndopWd-'h'-new agreement
which ; though ndt pha'nglng the present mode
.of paying commissions , provides for 'taking
into the association various gateways , such
as Uloomiiigton , Danville , and other eastern'
junction points .that heretofore liavo
been used as Inlets and . outlets
for illegitimate traffic and have caused a ma
jority of the irregularities complained of.
The members are dccidenly reticent , but
unanimously assert 'that ' , notwithstanding
tlm amount of obstinacy that has ciopped
out they are not disposed to .quarrel if it can '
bo avoided ,
. Airing Their Complaints ,
CHICAGO , Jan. 21.-rDelegations.of Kansas
.City and St. Loujs merchants arrived hero
to-itay to lay before tho1 members of tlm South
western Hallway association complaints
against , tlm present workings of that pool
and its relations with tlm commcrco of the
Missouri valley. Inequalities In rates and a '
tariff too high by U5 percent , compared with
the figures ruling to St. Ianl and Council
lilull's , are stated aa'the ' principal grievances.
A confero'nco between tlio merchants and
pool managers has been arranged for ,
A Sixth Pool Formed.
'CHICAGO , Jan. 31. Freight representa
tives of tlm .lines interested in forming a
sixtli pool attachment of the Chicago ; 'and
Ohio river pool to-day divided per centages
on a basis of 54 per cent to tlio pool and MO
lU'r , cent to the Cairo and Kvaiisvlllo lines.
It is expected tlm task of distributing tlm 40
per cent will be completed' tomorrow.
A CLBVI-iU "CON" MAN" .
Captured nncl His Last Attempt at
Forgery Fr'natratctl.
CHICAGO , Jan. 21. An attempt has been
frustrated to bwlndlo.tho First National bank
of Chicago out of Sl.'JOJ on a forged draft ,
issued by tlm First National bank of Jollet ,
and presented for collection at tlm bank of
Charles City , Iowa , a week ago. The forgery ,
though of the most skillful kind , was de
tected by Lyman S. Gage , president of
tlm hank , who placed tlm matter In the
hands of Pinkeiton. By tlm use of a
decoy package , and with tlm assistance
of tlm United States express company , they
succeeded In running down nnd capturing a
man named Halo. ' He turns out to bo J. C.
Hogan , alias Robert Bowman , whom they
Imvo'twico convicted of forucry In Now York
state. The prisoner's baggage was sol/.cd
and found to contain sonm sixty-livo blanks
prepared for forgery. } Halo has been Identi
fied by Pinkeiton * s | aS a noted Now York
forger , who has ! served two terms
amounting to elgbt and one-half years ,
In Clinton prison , Dcmerarn , Now York.
Among his most noted exploits are said to
bo a successful lorgory of drafts for S3 , 700 on
a bank at Cat < kll ) , andST.OOO on ono at Troy ,
Now i'ork. Halo Is well known to the east
ern police under the jianm of Robert How-
man , alias J , C. Hogan. He was hold for an
examination bcf ore { Justice Jjyon on January
30 In bonds of § 8,090 ,
THE
Among Cotton Bales ,
NEW Yonir , Jan ; 2ff A lire in the Cotton
warehouses at the ' American docks , Tomp-
kinsvlllo , L. L. 'which broke nut yesterday
afternoon in slorebuw * No. 7 is still burn
ing. During the r.MrhtJtho lire spread to No.
U , and by niornliw tue walls had fallen.
making a total loss at nearly 10,000 Hales , It
is not probable thatipuy-furtber damage will
bo done. Tlm losses are now estimated at
'O ; fully Insured.
A Vessel Burned ut Sea ,
BOSTON , Jan , 21 , ' Information has been
received In this city that the ship Frank M.
Thaycr , 1..VJ3 tons , ' [ bound from Manilla to
New York \\lth a cargo of hemp , has been
burned at sea. The vessel was valued at SM > , -
000 , tlm freight at SlS.tKX . * .
Placed Tlenoulli the Talilo ,
COI.UMIIUS , Ohio , Jan. 21. Tlm senate ad-
this morning without reading the
ournal , which carries tlm resolution in tlm
lamilton county contests to tlm table , and
practically disposes of t'm ' effort to take the
investigation irom tlm hands of the commit
tee on privileges and elections.
Weather For Xo-Jlay.
MISSOUIU YAIJ.HV Generally fair , but
colder weather , preceded In the morning by
local siiowsj northerly winds ; rising barome
ter.
, AS-- . -.jt Uti ,
VICTORIA'S ' TONGUE VIBRATES
Her Annual Official Utterance on the Con
dition of "My People. "
BRITAIN'S AFFAIRS INTERNAL.
Wlmt ShcSnhlon the Irish Question ,
nml "What. Two heading Irlsli-
Amcrlcatis Think or Her
Majesty's
The Qncon'N Speech to 1'nrllnmcut.
LOMIOX , Jan. 21. The weather todjiyvns
unauspiclous for the reappearance , of tlm
queen in public. It was a dull , heavy day nntt
the sttrcts wore coveted with snow nml
slush. Promptly at 1 : ao llic royal party left
Buckingham pnlnco for the honso of lords ,
The route of the royal pageant had hcen coy-
cied with gravel. This jtrcvcntcd the horses
from falling anil enabled irioro progress to be
uifule. Her majesty rode In an open carriage
drawn by eight horses. The household eav-
nlry acted us eseoit to tho1 queen. Largo
crowds lined the streets through which the
loyal procession passed , null her majesty was
greeted with hearty cheers all along the
ionic. The scene In the house oC lords was
very brilliant. Peers and peeress , Judges ,
ministers and bishops were present In large
numbcrsin full court dress. Gab light was n cd
In the chamber owing to the absence-of .the
sun. This enhanced the beauty of tlm scene
as It showed more fully the brilliancy of the'
jewelry and splendor of. the dresses worn by
those present. The queen looked as If she
were stiffcrlug'from a cold.
Her majesty , lira speech , said hera'clations
with other powers continue , friendly. . The
differences with Russia regarding the
Afghanistan boundary had been satisfac
torily'adjusted. Shu trusts'tho work of tlm
Husso-Kuglish frontier demarcation commis
sion , already jar advanced , may tend'
to secure continuance of peace in Central
Asia' , Referring to' the rising in eastern'
Uountelia , her majesty says : Her object in
the negotiations which followed the outbreak
had been to bring the inhabitants of that
country according' to 'their wish , under the
prince of Uulgaiia'a itile , while maintain
ing unimpaired the essential rights of the
sultan. The queen regicts &le | has been
compelled to declare war against King The-
baw , of Bin-mail , owing to acts of hostility by
himself and his subjects. The gallantry of
the forces under General Pciidergast had
rapidly overthrown tiio Durmesp forces , and.
she dcrjded the. in'ost ceitaln method of in
suring ' peace ' was to be found
in the permanent incorporation of Uurmah
with her empire. Negotiations respecting
the right's-of the French on the coast of New
foundland had been satisfactorily concluded.
"With Spain also an agiocmcut- had been
readied giving the-British the same commer
cial rights as Germans in the Caroline Isl
ands. Pailiament was asked to adopt certain
measures rendered necessary by the conven
tion relative to International copyright
which the queen has agreed. Turning tote
to infernal alfaiis. the queen said :
"Gentlemen of. the House of Commons , my
Lords and Gentlemen ; I regret to. say
no material" improvement' bo .noted
-iii'tlio'cOndltioifoE trade. I feel the. deepest
symjaihyfcfpr the great number of'persons in
liiany a vocations of life who are suffering un
der the pressure which , ! 'trust , will prove
transient. I have seen with deep sorrow the
renewal , since I lust addressed you , of an at
tempt to excite' the people of Ireland , to hos
tility against legislation between that coun
try and. Great. Britain. I am resolutely op
posed to any disturbance of that fundamen
tal law , and In resisting it I am
convinced I shall bp heartily
.supported by my parliament and my people.
The social , no less than the material charac
ter of that country'engages' anxious at
tention.- Although there has been during the
last year no marked increase of serious
crime , there is in many plapcs concerted re
sistance to the enforcement of legal obliga
tions , I regret the practice of organized in
timidation continues to exist. I have caused
every exertion to bo used for tlm detection
and punishment of these crimes , and no ef
fort will bo spared on the part of my gov
ernment to protect my Irish subjects in ihe
cxcrciso of their legal rifjlits , and the enjoy
ment of undisturbed liberty. If , as my In
formation leads .me to apprehend , tlioexist
ing provisions of law shall provo.to bo 'in- '
adequatu.to cowo with these growing evils , I
look with confidence ( o your willingness
to Invest my government with all necessary
powers. Bills will bo submitted for transfer-
Ting to representative councils in the counties
of Great Britain local business which is now
transacted by the courts of quarter session , '
and other authorities. A. measure for tlm
reform of th < 3 county government of Irejaiid
is also in preparation. Those measures will
Involve consideration of the present inci
dence of local burdens. A bill for facilitating
the sale of lands in a manner adapted to the
wants of the rural population will also bo
submitted to you.
"In these and other matters pnitainiiig to
your high functions , I earnestly commend
you to tiie keeping ; uul guidance of Almighty
God. "
Wlmt Egnn and Finorty ' .Think.
CIJJOAOO , Jan , 2l. [ Special Telegram , ]
Patrick ICgan was Interviewed this afternoon
regarding that portion of tlm queen's speech
which touches upon tlm Irish question ,
"Pronouncements of that kind , " 1m said ,
"mean nothing. It Is always tlm rule In
royal speeches to utlil/o language that will
conceal ideas rather than express them. Her
majesty says nothing new. Wo all know of
her dislike to homo rule movements. Tim
situation Is such that no matter what Mm
may say , parliament will bo compelled to
deal with the home rule question and grant
it to Ireland , Her reference to coercion Is
also vague , and will not lead to any material
results in Ireland , From experience wo
knew that pronouncements of that kind pre
cede surrender. "Wo know that this , our
national movement , holds tlm key of tlm
position and wo are ail quite confident as to
the result. "
"Under the menace , " said John Finerty ,
after ho read the queen's speech , "tho Irish
people must make up their minds to meet tlm
crisis with tlm courage displayed by tlm
American colonists in dealing with the
queen's grandfather , George III. The queen
ofKngland has a personal grudge against
Ireland , because Dublin refused a situ fora
fit at no of her husband , who once said of the
Irish that they ought to live on grass , and de
served no more sympathy than tlm Poles.
The speech seals the fate of tlm Salisbury
ministry ; and then should Gladstone on re
turning' to power .rpfuse to meet the Irish
demand in spirit , no reocnrge will bo
left to Ireland to obtain her rights
but to resort to first principles. In
other words , she-will be compelled to make
the physical sacrifice's that have been made
by all.othcr people similarly circumstanced.
What her methods will bo Is simply a ques
tion of national resonices , If slm cannot
meet England Inside the rules of war , fehe
will have to meet her outside of these rules ,
and Mm cannot bo blamed if tlm increasing
brutality of England forces her to adopt a
system of warfare not laid down in Eu'xlkh
military text books , tint which arc neverthe
less always practiced by English armies when
they Invmlo the domains of weak antogo-
ulsls.1 \ \ * < ' ' *
_ _ _
TliO Speech In the House of
Loxno.v , Jan. 21. In the house of lords
the Duke of Aborcorn moved tlm address In
reply to the speech fiom tlm throne. Ho
spokoof tlm grave responsibilities of these
who directed the affairs of the government ,
and said that one cloud was hanging over the
empire , and that was the state ot Ireland.
Ha mentioned n number of duties which
ho said the government must per
form in relation to that country ,
among which were the maintenance of
tlm union , the suppression of persecutions
of which 1m said the national leaauo was
guilty and a defense ot Urn loyal Irish mi
nority. Ho said no statesman , whatever he
might bo , would sacrillcc the interests of the
country. Thp Karl of Svarburottidi hcvondcd
the motion ot the Dukoot Abercon ,
Earl Granvlllo congratulated Lord Salts-
bury , prime minister , on his possession of
two such eloquent suppoitor-i.
In the hopsc of commons the nationalist
mcinhcrfor Langford gave ilotlco hoould
ask leave to. Introduce 'a bill to amend the
liishland net. Tlm announcement was re
ceived by loud cheers from the homo uilo
members.
Lord .Salisbury , In a speech outlining the
policy of the government , said Germany had
given nsMirnticcs she did not Intend touunox
Samoa. With regard to Kuimnh , he said It
would be better to au'iiit the arrival of papers
from Loid'Dulferln boforiy making any state-
muni. The government was using Us infill-
puces In piovcnt nny llnuortnnl breach of In
ternational laws. On this point Im said he
' i'elt strongly , ber.iusu It had been imported ho
had glvon encouragement .to Giccce. This'
stUtemenl ho emphatically dciipuncw.1 as un
true , and declared England above all
desired peace. In tlm east. Itcferiiiig
to Ireland , tlm premier bald tlm government
had retrained fiom i ( mowing the crimes net ,
because. them Had broil a prospect of a re
turning condition of order In that country.
Tlm experiment , however. . hud fulled ,
although every chaiiro had been given to
make -it .succeed. . Nothing- said , could
exceed the patience of tlm Karl of Carnarvon
carrying out his mission of peace ;
Tlm disease , said Lord Salisbury , existed in
Westminster and not in behind , aitdtho
Government ' must try and stamp it out hero.
The words' Gladstone , , ho declared , were
answerable for many of the Iiish evils.
Gladstone had not spoken , ho said , with suf-
lideiit linniiiw concerning Urn Integrity of
the .empire. Tlm prime minister's speech
was received With cheers.
Gladstone Speaks His Piece.
Loxnox , Jan. 21. In tlm .houso of com
mons Gladstone said the conduct of Lord
Salisbury In tlm Kuumelian' matter was an
honor to him nml worthy of his name , and
waR a credit to Kuglaiid. The opposition
would render Lord Salisbury every assistance
and grant him every indulgence in con
nection with the ' settlement of the Ronmo-
Han aiid Burmese questions. In re-
gaidto Ireland Gladstone said
1m wished tlm queen's speech had
been more cxpllult. lie 'was convinced
only a gi'utle.and conciliatory handling of the
Irish question would be etrcctuiil. He had
always striven to eliminate the olumcnts of
wrath ami passion In discusslm ; Ireland.
The exercise of candor and justice would
alone afford the smallest hope ot solving Iho
dlfllrnlty. "Whatever , " he continued , "It
may ba-ncccsn\ry. to do-for Ireland should bo
done promptly. ] ln the nameof heaven letus
miijntnin the1 union. Wo Imvo boon main- ' ,
tainlng It ciglity1.lvp yos. six hundred'
.yearsLet us .not deviate 'from .the path
of .good temper 'and .self command ,
butforgctful.of.u.vcry prejudice Jet , us strive
to do justice to ( he great- , the gigantic : in-
teiests committed to our charge. " [ Loud
cherrs.-J
Gladstone spoke for an hour and twenty
minutes , and was greatly applauded throiiirli-
.oiit. . . Sir Michael Hicks Beach , chancellor
of the exchequer , thanked Gladstone for tils
kimily words. He challenged the opposition
to come to a decision In regiinf to their
attitude toward tlm unity of the empire. If
thny disagreedwltli tlm government , let
them move an amendment to
tlm addiess In ii'nly to the queen's
speech. If they agreed jvilli tlm government
they should declare so. If tlm majority of
the house wo wished , tlm present government
would 'remain In otlice. lie humbly and
earnestly uskcd all tlm members , of 'what
ever party they belonged to , to suppoit the
government. ! ! ! order to enable It to conduct
tlm'uffnlrs ot the country. [ Cheers. !
The debate left the Impression that' both
parties arc anxious to conciliate the Paruull-
'lies , and haVe.i.o ) desire to enforce- strong
coercive measures. At tlm same lime it ft
believed thorn Is no chaucitof clther.lhe con
servatives or liberals proposing al'thls session
any homo rule measures likely tosatisfy the
Jiish. The tenor of Parncll's utterances gave
evidence of reapproachment with Gladstone )
ami of an abandonment of tlm hope of an
alliance with tlm conservatives. It Is ex
pected tlm debate will continue all next week. .
. HUMAN HOLOCAUSTS.
'
Four Bodies -Hni-noil Unto Veal ! ) by
Fires In Missouri.
MAnvsviu.H'Mo. ; , Jan. SI. A. horrible ac-
cidciit occurred Tuesday night nt the resi
dence ofWUI.Iam Gaskell , sK miles from
MarysviUe. Mrs. (5aski > ll.was called out of
tlm liou'u for n moment and left her two
children alone , tlm eldest a boy of 8' years.
Sim was alarmed by ( he shucks of tlm children
and upon re-nnloriiig tlm house slm found
tlm eldest child unon the bed enveloped in
flames. Beloio she succeeded In putting out
the llamcs nearly one-half of the boy's body ,
from tlm stomach to tlm lower pait of tlm
thighs , wnrii burned to a hard crust , and
1m died noon atti'iward. It Is supposed
when lying on tlm bed tlm litllo follow set
Jl'ro to Ids clothing with a match.
ST. Louis , Jan. 21. A lioonvillo , ( Mo. )
special to Urn Post. Dispatch tays that at 7o ; : ;
this mornlm ; u fnimu teimmeiit house , oc
cupied cliielly by cnloird pcojilo. was des-
roved by llic. Anna ltcc < l ami her two
thildron were niiahlo to escape from tlm
' ( urnlng building and were all burned to
beath.
Drowned ,
DAWSO.V , Pa , , Jan , " \ . A parly of young
folks were skating on tlm Yoiighloghony
river last night when a young lady named
Ilisor' foil into an air hole , and her escort ,
James Marshall , who nibheil to her rescue ,
fell In also , and befoto succor could reach
them the current swept them under tlm lea
and both were drowned. The bodies have
not yet been recovered.
Destructive Doilcr Explosion ,
TinnillAUix : : , Intl. , Jan , 31. At 0:00 : this
morning a terrific boiler explosion occuricd
at tlm distillery of Fnhbanks & Dunwcge.
Frank McNcolls and George Ottermau wore
killed , Their bodies huvo been recovered
from under a heap of debris , frightfully
mangled , Five others were Injured , The
entire cnglno house was otorn down , The
damauo and cause of the explosion Is not
known.
A 3rnil J)0fi Bunro.
VAKRAI.IA , Mo. , Jan. 21. This city for
some time lias been In n state of excitement ,
caused by the presence of mad dogs , Ite-
cently a dog supposed to be afflicted with
rabies bit several others , and these several
others. VcslerJay all these doss were taken
to tlm public square , to the number of thlity-
seven , and fahot by their matters.
Incinerated Holes.
fir. Josui'ir , Mo. , Jan , SI , Last nltrht at
11 : to o'clock a lire broke out at tlm retail
boot and shoo store of llenimtt ifc Mayor and
damaged tlm tlucu story building occupied
by them to the amount of 600,000 ; insurance
S25.030 , _ _
Al Iluttlo In liuriiinlt.
IJATJQOO.V , Jan , 31. Advices from Manda-
Jay fatate that British troops Monday Inst cap
tured Kuiinah and becured tlility-slxKiins.
Thirty icbels were killed. The rebel iirii
tied to tlm interior. Olio Suj > oy
THE DEBASED DOLLAR COM
Wealtby Speculators Pinched In a Heprli
licnsiblo Transaction.
NOW PETITIONING FOR RELIEF.
Tlu > liiiillcrous History tit tlio Trnd *
Dollar Sinitlierncrs Vl htltiK In-
tcrnnl Itnvciino IJIIWH 5
Nlinl's Kors Must flo.
Mndo to Impose on tlio > l
WASHINGTON , Jail. 21. ( Special. ] An
other slroiu ; effort Is being begun to have a
aw enacted to redeem the Irado dollar. Tlm
dollo rsof thesohasc ri > ln , wlicli are worth
only about sevcnty-llvo ceiit.s each , are pe
titioning congro > s in the most earnest man *
ner.
ner.The trade dollar lias n ludicrous history ,
which may bo recited In two brief sentences.
Tlm government made it , a light , cheap dollar
lar , to impose on tlm Chinese. Tlm present
holders of It slatted a bear movement , forced
down Its maiket value , and bought It In at
about seventy-eight cents , to the lo&ot tlio
poor classes , expecting congress to call It In
at par. So tlm government , In Iho first
place , and the wealthy raste.rn financial spec
ulators In the latter instance , got pinched In
their transactions.
It ha.snow-been about four years slneo the
trade dollar was placarded in Now York and
boughtupat a. reduction. AU > per cent In
terest the holders are now jiisl about , oven
If the coin was redeemed at par Immediately
There can bo ho speculation made In any'
event , and it seems that tlm holders must
stand an actual loss. There Is no sympathy
for them , however , as their action through
out has been' reprehensible , ,11 Is-not prpb-
.ablo thatthd'trado dollar , therefore , will bo
redeemed soon ,
.INTMUXAr , IIUVKNItn LAWS.
Southern congressmen are still hammer
ing away at tlm Internal revenue laws. Many
of them want Internal rovommand all It car-
rleslwlth it repealed. Mr. Hied , of North Car j '
Una , who has introduced a bill to"itliis effect ,
says that tlm Internal -revenue system was
only originated for the purpose of carrying
on tlm war between tlm states ; that tlm.sur
plus In the national treasury shows
that tlm internal revenues are no
longer needed for the purpose
ot .sustaining tlm government and paying Its
debts ; that the duties on'imports , If fairly ad
justed , will raise all tlm revenue needed to
support'tlm government , and will at the same
time afford legitimate incidental'protection
to American Industries ; ' that the internal
revenue laws arc contrary to the-genius mid
spirit of our government , expensive in their
enforcement , and oppressive in their opera
'
tions. ' '
This is about Iho line of argument gcnci'-
ally advanced by those opposed to internal * jj
revenue. Bul.thero Is 'not the slightest dan'l
ger'of abolishing tlm internal revenue laws.
They cannot , at least in this age , bo repealed ,
for the sentiment throughout the cast , west
and noith Is'thal while tlm government is'to
bo maintained the Internal revenues , arc tlio
.most.equitable soiirce'pf drawing that , inning
jiiincnce'lroin.
' '
1 TIin'rCR SYSTEM -MT7ST 00.
It Is generally believed by members of cones -
-es that'a bill win be'passed which will dls'r
pose of the-fop system"oftTnitctl "States marr '
shals , clqrks , and other officers of tlm United
States courts. The bill will bo passed by
spring , too. The committee on expenditures
In the department of justice , reported one to
the last house as the result of a long investi
gation , and an cll'oit was" made to get It
through by tacking it onto an appropriation ,
bill. Fortunately' it was not put on' the prop
er bill or may bo unfortunately and it was
rejected by the senate as not bpins : germane ,
to the subject.matter of tlm bill.
Some ot the most enthusiastic supporters
of the proposition to give salaries nnd no'fees ,
to tlm court officers say that In some parts of
tlm country the fee system Is-grcatly abused ; ,
that marshals and.tlmir deputies hubjec't p'ooi-
people Who are under arrest who are coin-
polled to' give bond as .witnesses to great
haulshlps , simply to get fees. Altogether , It
Is believed , , tlio-olllecis will not sutler by the
now salary bill , lor while some will make less
out of 'their , offices others will make more
by.it.
q
TRL-EUKAl'If NOTES.
Theico gorge at Wlmuliiig ( WVa , ) bus-
broken. Several unimportant casualties are
reported.
Advices from Ouray ( Col. ) statfj Hint live '
foci of snow has tallci : In tlm mountains , and
thatllio loss of lil'u uidproperty will bd
large. ' " ' 'fcSif '
Freighters who arrived at Aspen , ( C'ol. )
yestciday report that twonty-sovcn snow- ,
slides have occurred in tlm neighborhood ot
Maroon Pass during the past three days , and
that a party of men which left Aspo.n for
Clear Cut Pass were burled In n snowhlldc ,
tlm bodies not yet having been recovwed.
Complimentary Concert.
A complimentary concert to AUs.31'annio
1C. Loomis , a Boston lady of prominence
in musical circles , wis given lust night
at tlio Dodge street Presbyterian church.
The host , musical talent in the city par
ticipated in llm entertainment , .Mips
Looinis being assisted by Miss Hlanulio
Oliver , sopranoMrs. . V. P. Day , -I
contra ; L. AI , Uartlult.ami . W. B. Will 1
kins , tenors ; J. L. Smith , l > u soV. ; . T. 1
Tabor , accompanist , and h. A , 'loilil , or- J
minist. Tlm nrogramnio was excellently a
rendered , anil { javo ample testimony of
the accomplishments of all the partici
pants , Miss Loomis was especially well
received and properly RO , for her oxocu-
tiou was faultless. Mr. _ l-nuiklin H.
Smith acted as musical director of .tlio
occasion.
TJio jVorlliwostorn Shot
Articles of incorporation for the North
wester Shot company wore yesterday
( lied with tlm county clerk by O. II , 1) ,
Carter and T. II. Morrinm. The capital
Block of tlio company is ? 100,000 , , The
principal place of btisinusH will bo nt
Omaha , Nob. , bill tlio company transacts.
hnsiniS.s ! in St. Paul , Minn. , and Diibuqno ,
la , Tlm business to ho transacted by tlm
company will bo Hip nmmifucluro of nil
kinds ol drop and mould shot , balls , bur
ami sheet loud , lead pipes and other simi
lar products. Tlm date of beginning busi
ness is the 21st day of January , A. L ) , ,
18SO , to continue for twenty years ,
Scnklnt ; .Separation ,
Suit for divorce ami alimony was ycs
tordny in&tilulod in the district court by
Maggie P. Stnissburger against her hus
band , UliarJes 12. Stra buru : r. The
plaintill'states that slm was married to
defendant in St. Louis , August 3,1880' ,
and has never in tlm time intervening
deviated from tlio iiath of conjugal
duties. On tlm other mini ! , she charges
her husband with willful failure ) to provldo
for her iiiainiunanco , wliilo 1m is amply
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