THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : FBIDAT , JAXTAKY 14 , 1837.
l\tTMM t pin T\T rnflM fAVTI P Pn
ISThRtST IN THE CONTESTS ,
All Ejes at Washington Centered on the
Various Senatorial lights.
VAN WYCK AND THE KNIGHTS.
The Monopolies I'rnylnj ; For Ills De
feat and Trades L'nions Hoping
For UN He-election Ilaynril'4
Speech to Yule's Aluninl.
The Contest Kor Kennlorshlps.
WAHIIINOTON , Jan. in. [ Special Tele
gram to the lli.r.j ' 1 ho most Intense Inter *
est Is felt hcic In the senntorlol contests wagIng -
Ing In Nebraska , Indiana and other state ? .
The monopolists nro prn > ing for the defeat
of Senator Van Wyck , while the laboring
people and misses these who want Justleo
nnd legislation for llio country hope he will
bo returned. The Interest aroused In behalf
of General Van Wyclc among the
Knights of Labor and members of tradns
unions Is plowing rapidly. It Is generally
believed he vv 111 bo re elected. Tn o senators
are to bo elected In each of tlie stales of Ten-
nesoooand California , or rulher In addition
ton full term of six jears in each stale , n
fraction of an uxistlnc term must be lilted.
"Whlthorno and V , Illiams leprcsent Ten
nessee and California respectively In the
jucscnt congress by appointment. Now that
llio legislatures of these slates are In session
the appointive terms cea.se and It becomes llio
duty of the leglslatuie of each .state to cheese
nonntois , notwithstanding only a few weeks
remain of this congress. It Is generally
understood tlmt Senator Whlthoinu will bo
elected to III ! out the remalndorofhls term. Mo
Is tiolncindldale lor the long term , liavlnc
been elected a momb * r ot the nexl house of
icpiesontativesand theie IH app-uontly no
opposition to his election for thu fovv weeks
remaining of his let in. With Senator Will-
lams It Is different , llo > vas elected by the
last legislature- take the place of Mr.
Ileaist , who held ollico by the appointment
of llio governor. Thai legislature was con-
, ( .rolled by llio rcuubllcans , and by Us action
f Jir. Hearst , a democrat , wns ousted. The
pic-senl legislature has n democratic majority
nnd will send n democrat to take Mr. Will-
lam's place until the Ith of March ,
JIAVAUD'H Hi-won TO TUB VAI.I : AI.UMNI.
Sccrctnrv Bayard. In responding lo the
toast "Oui C < mntty"at llie Yale alumni re
ception last night , said : "In tlio newspapers
of to day there are speeches repotted liom
another land made by tvvo men who perhaps
speak as much lor their conntiy or moie lor
It than any other men that ever ruled It.
J51smarck and Vou Moltko have within the
last fort > -elght houis told Kurope and told
the world that the safety of Kuropo and the
safety of the many mllllonscuntaiued within
the Koveinments ol which thev are apart can
only be pioscrvul by the power of military
force. It Is sixteen vears since there wns a
clash of physical force lor Germany to toke
part In , nnd > et this is the fruit and this Is
the icsult. Hruto force , " exclaimed the sec
retary , "is that the end of civilisation ? Is
that all this nineteenth ccnturv can offer
from her wisest men ? and is there nothing to
counteract It ? If Vnlo college was n mere
school ; if It tauslit men the Gieek which you
know so well ; If II had no lessons
other than thu prose the schoolmas
ter can teach and the boy can learn ,
why the case would not bo hopeful
for us. Uutisthoro no counteracting foico
In this land of ours that shall meet this ten i-
ble confession thai comes from llio hearl ot
Kuropo to-day , thai nothing but brulo toico
can govein ? Is there nothing loss thnn aim-
led tlmt can govern mankind1. ' Is this tlio
clvlll/ation which is announced to us by the
press from Germany to-night ? Is that the force
that gov01 ns America to-da } ? and are wo to
look to such a luture ? May Heaven forbid
it. Wo still may liml in the hearts of this
republic somethliu : that shall protect human
ity froiiMullitary forcosomething that shall
BoTifco for settling difllculties "re.sorted to ns
temporary aid , and nlvvnys suoservicnt to
the end in view the miiiiire advancement
of the people who shall live under a human
government. " Subsequently , during the de
livery of tuo speech , the secretary was inter
rupted by npplnuso , but tlio .fervid earnest
ness with which ho spoke induced lixed
attention on his audience. A solemnity
which seldom accompanies a post prandial
speech reigned throughout tlio room and all
faces surioundlng Ihu boaid wore a thought
ful look.
WII.I. WH'E OUT TUT LAST VKSTIflK.
Ex-Governor West , of Utah , Is hero and
says the bill passed by the house > esterday
will eradicate tlio last vestige of bigamy in
his territory , llo thinks II the strongest
anti-polygamy law ever proposed and declares
that It does not iret too tar , ns is claimed by
Homo of ttio Mormons , llo hoard Delegate
Calno's speech against thu bill in the house
yesterday and pronounced It the last gasp o.
the Mormon organl/ntlon.
TIII : OIIIM.SI : cooi.ir. TUHATY.
Secretary 15avurd said this evening tlmt
the treaty with China , prohibiting tlio Impor
tation of Coolie laborers , had not jet been
signed by the Chinese authorities , but tlmt It
had been by the United States leprosenta-
tlvos nnd those of the former country weie
o\ccted | to do so at once. This will settle a
vexed question.
MIIITAllV MATTF.lt1 > .
Army leaves urantcd : Lieutenant C. C.
Minor , Ninth Infantrv , one month extension ,
First Lieutenant Levl K. linrnctt , Seventh
Infantry , ono month extension ; First Lieu
tenant Llo > d M. Hrett , Second cavalry , forty
days' extensionLieutenant ; William It. lta > -
" nolds , Fourteenth Inlantiy , Fort Tovvnsend ,
"Washington territory , ono month ; Lieutcn-
nnt Kdvvard C. lirooks , Eighth cavalry , San
Antonio , one month ; Major Harvey JS ,
Brown , surgeon , six months sick leavn ; Cap
tain Itlchuids linnet t , assistant surgeon , six
months' further extension of sick leave ; Fiist
Lieutenant George F. Wilson , assistant sin-
peon , twenty dn > s' extension ; Lieutenant
.Incob F. Kreps , Tvvetitv-second infaiitiy ,
four months from February & .
Army furloughs antluiibed : Sergeant
Henry E. Xaunei. company G. Second In
fantry , Fort Mobraia , Nebraska , four
months ; Private Hubert Wltner , commny
A , Sixth infaiitiy , Foit Douglas , Salt Lake
City , four months from March 1 ; berireant
Archibald Miller , battery A. ' 1 bird nrtlllerv ,
Washington barracks , tvvo moiitns from Feb
ruary 0.
Allot.ISII1M1 CUSTOMS DlSTmCT.S ,
The house committee on wn > s nnd moans
Imsnuteod to repot t invorahly a bill abolish-
Inu the customs districts ot 15urlington and
Uubuqiie , In.
I'OSfAl , CI1ANO1 S.
The follow Ing low n postmasters woto up-
pointed to-day : A. S. Shanglo , Flint , Ma-
Imskn county , vlcu.l. S. Wlmiton , icslgned ;
Charles W. Foaslor , Morrison , Grutidi
county , vice' ! ' . S. Wallace , lemoved.
OAl'ITAt. MHI'H.
Miss Weaver , daughter of General Weaver ,
of Iowa , and Miss Gillette , of DesMoines ,
will rccol vu their it lends Intormally on Tuos-
t days in January and Wednesday in Fob
s' ruaiy at 101'J Fouiteenlli street , northwest
thlh city.
T. J , Herdou , of Clinton , la. , Is In the
citv.
Jtopresontatlvo Lnhd will stnrl for No
braska on Sutuiday. llo Intends taking
hand In the senatorial contest.
Our
WA8HIMUO.V , Jan. 13. Thedepartmento
Rgrlcultuie o.stimate * of the at en , product
and value of corn , wheat and oath for pcium
Hunt record niecutiipluted. The olllclal vvorl
ot thu jear has bren thoioughl > reviown
tvilh the aid of stiuo co operation , and al
, available data of crop production and aggro
- gates aio sub tantially those lecontly re-
jiorted , The corn crop in loiuid numbers
, mrgiogales lfiikSKOttK ) busheN , grown 01
' T5.dOU.oAi aoies , nnd has a taim value of
5015,000,000. The > leld Is tvvontv.two bushels
peracic six and ono-half bi hels le.ss thai
Ittbt > ear. Theio Isim incroa oinari'.ul ovc.
a pci ctnt and a decrease In product of 1
pel .cent , while the average inlco lias In
creased 13 per cent , or tiom tf..b centb to HG.i
Wilt * per bu.shci. The aeregato ; pioduc
of win at Is ri7UXiXO ) bushels , fion
an area of waily 157.000,000 acres
liavlug .1 faun value ot SJH.OOO.COJ. The
average viiluo Is to.7 cents per bushel a.-ains
77,1 cents lor the piev Ions crop , and 01 fl cunts
for the treat crop of issl. This is a Ui per
cent , reduction from the average value
between IMO and IbtO. The yield of sprinu
wheat centers i better than was pxpcctei
eatlv In thohoason. and on the 1'ucihc cons
much woibt ) . The genenil average for
\vlnter and spring wneat is nearly 3-
bushels per acit * . The juoducts of oats Is
ro.oro,000 , bushels , 5.WOOOO less than last
jearfroman area of over 2.J.OOOOOJ acres ,
rodiiPlhg a value ot SlSO.rjOO.Ouo. The aver-
IKPleld is 20.4 bushels against 27.0 last j tar.
IheavcraeCMiluels oo.s cents per bushil ;
ast 3 ear 23. 5 cents per bushel.
The rnrmcrs' ConRrcss.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 13. At the farmers'
congress thorn was a much larger attendance
Ihan j csterday. In accordance with a resolu
tion adopted jesterday , President Ueverly
appointed a committee to confer with the
senate In relation to thosecietaryshlpof acrl-
culture : also a committee to confer with the
Agricultural committees of congress and the
state department , The committee on reso
lutions then reported several resolutions , the
most Important of which Is : "That the clause
on charters of national banks which forbids
their loaning money on real estate works great
Injury to the larmcrs of the United States by
den ) Ing them binklng privileges and thus
causing them to pay a higher rate of Interest
than any class ot citl7cus. and that TIC , the
fanners of the United States In congress
assembled do most respectfully but urgently
nsk thucongrcis ot llio Lulled States to re-
roil the same. "
It was proposed that the members In a
body call upon the president of the lulled
States. Delegates of eacli state nnd tnultory
were asked lo cull upon their representatives
in congress and personally endeavor to hasten
legislation on the matters which have been
discussed. The congress then adjourned to
meet In Chicago on the Tuesday befoio the
meeting of thu fat stock show there In No
vember , 1SS7. _
To Ahollsli Customs Districts.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 13. The house com
mltteo on ways and moans lo-da > ordered n
favorable report on Uopreseiitatlvo llrcck-
enridue's bill to abolish unnecessary customs
districts and posts. As acted upon the com
mltteo omits altogether the administrative
features of customs service nnd deals di
rectly vvjlh the abolition of unnecessary cus
toms dlslrlcls and ofllces. It provides tint
thu places ot unnecessarv ollichds shall be
Idled by a requisite number ot deputies. It
Is estimated that a saving of SKW.uoo will bo
effected under the provisions of the bill nnd
the sol vices of 100 cmplojes dispensed
with. Sixty customs districts nre abolished
under Its provisions , leaving hevcntv-tlvo dis
tricts In nil. The following districts are
among those abolished : Illinois. Galena ;
Iowa , Hurlington and Duhuuue ; Wisconsin ,
LaCrosse ; Minnesota. Diduth.
Postmasters Continued.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 1 ! ) . Tlio senate has
continued the following nominations of
postmasters : J. K. Fairbanks , Ord , Neb. ;
Kdgar Hilton , Blue Hill , Neb. ; J. Q. Met-
chant , nioken How. Neb. : K. I * . Mcl'herson ,
Arapahoe Neb. : Charles K. All , Odoll , 111. ;
U. P. Pall. Mount Vernon. III. ; , i. Kvnu ,
Appleton , Wis. ; C. M. McKhov , i'alrlloid ,
In. ; It. Campbell , .Auburn , .Neb. ; W. Dear
born , Wajne , Neb.
lown's Ai rloulturnl Society.
IES MoiNi : < < , In. , Jan. 1. ! . [ Special Tele-
giam to the 15ii : : . ] Thediiectorsof the Mate
agricultural society met this morning and
continued the preparations for the next slate
fair. The time for It was fixed from llio 2d
lo the Oth ol September inclusive. Tlio presi
dent of the state hortlcultutul society ap-
poaied before the directors and iciiucstcd
that ground should bo set aside
for a bjiildlm : and special exhibit of
frull licrealtcr on a larger scale limn had jet
been attempted. The directors selected the
following su pei intendents of dcpaitments tor
the coming jc.ii : Hoi&cs and mules , L. C.
Baldwin , Council Ululfs : speed horses , J. J.
Snoulllcr. Cedar Uaplds ; cattle , John llaj' ,
Ited Oak ; svvlno , John A. T.vans , Wesl Lib-
city ; sheen and poultry , 1' . Wells. ISopne ;
Implements nnd machinery , H. U. Giililu ,
Maouokcta ; grain" , vegetables and apiary. F.
N. Chase , Cedar Palls ; dairy , J. W. Johnson ,
Oskaloosn ; fruit and ( lowers. II. I. Smith ,
Mason City ; ( mo arts , F. 15. Stacey , Stacey-
ville.
Happenings at Clinton.
CLINTON , In. , Jnn. 13. ISpecInl ToloL'rnm
, . _ . . - n- * . . > oWi' & 111 tuu finrl *
est of tlio Meredosla route for the Ileunepln
canal , terminating just below the citv and
recommended by the government engineers ,
is being held heic this afternoon. The sur
rounding territory of Iowa and Illinois Is
larireiy repiesonted. A committee will no to
Washington to woik lor Ihu Meredosla
ron to ,
The machinery h vliig arrived , work Is lo
begin by the water company In baling tor an
artesian welt.
E. E. Nichols , of Stain Center , forged a
note for S3.)0 on John McNaroy and sold tlie
note to Dr. M. S. Candles , of Mar.shalitown.
The foruer then skipped out , and the people
of Miushallaie anxiously looking for him.
town and lliiclo Ham.
1)E3 MOINKS , la. , 'Jan. 13. ( Special Tele
gram to the Ui'K.J An old claim against the
federal governmenl was adjusted to-day ,
when the governor recelv ed n warrant on the
United States treasury for Sntfi7.73. money
duo Poweshiok county for Indemnity on the
swamp laud fund.
Thocloiksin the executive otllco to-day
sent oul to Washington patents toi .0,000
acics of land In northwestern Iowa that had
reverted to the irovcniiiicnt. Thu land is sit
uated In Woodbury andO'lJiicucountiesand
wns pnrt of a itnint for the construction of
railroads , but the lallronds falling to comply
with thn conditions forfeited the lands , vv Inch
now revert to the government.
A Clnso Call.
COI.VMIIUS Neb. , Jan. li. ! ( Special Tele-
srrani to the 15m : . I Charles E. Moiso , an old
resident , while crossing tlio Loup fork this
inornitiL' , broke through thu Ice and narrowly
escaped losing his team. At the time ho
crawled out of tlio water he could just see the
ears of his holies , himself hefin ; chilled
throuL-h , but finally succeeded in safely
landing himself.
The Poison .Highway.
Srnt'vun : , Neb. , Jan. IS. James Prokes ,
n middle-aged man , suicided with int poison
Tuesdai night. Domestic double is .said to
bo the cause , lie leaves n wife and a daugh
ter eight yeais old.
Ciiocorx
NonroMC , Neb. , Jan. 13. [ Special to the
BEK.I Covert it llngeman , grocois , have as
signed to Hanker Burrows , who holds the
principal claim against them. Liabilities
about 31,000 , assets , irrocery block , S1/J05.
KJro nt
NKI.IOII , Noli. , Jan. l'i. ( Special to the
Ili-K. I Decker's photograph gallery and a
small building ndtolning burned at 0 o'clock
this niornliiL' . The origin of the til u Is un
known. Loss , 51,000 ,
A Mnrdt'fcr'H 12nd.
NonmsiouN , Pu. , Jan , it. : John M.
\\Ilsoiivvashanged \ In thu jail > aid hero ai
1.VJ : this aftirnoon. The cilmo for which
Wilson buffeted was llio murder of Anthon )
W. Dealy , a farmer of Montgomeiy coti ntj
in a dispute about waes In Januaiy , lfv > l
o en t Dealy down with n cleaver , and then
attempted to destroj tiacos by cutting the
body Into pieces and thiovvlng them Into a
f-treani , WlNon confe ed tlio deed noaily
two ) o.u.s after llio mmdei , while dolliious
with dunk in Chicago.
"Window ( Jlass SlakotH Jn Session.
WAsiiiNfno.v , Jan. 13. The semi-annual
niet'tini : of tlio American Window Glass
Mamdactiiicr * ' association took plnco at thu
Itlpss house to-day. Piesideut liodinu in-
fanned a reporter that the session w as mainly
occupied by the reaillnc of the annual sum-
itmiy s-iiowlug thu condition of trade thiough-
out thucountiy. Thucoiibumptlon of glass
has been veiy laruo during the past six
months , much more than was anticipated.
A Chinaman Dynamiter.
POIITI.ANP. Oregon , Jau 13. The Oregon-
fan's Noith Vaklma special sajs : "A China *
man at woik on the Northern Pacific con-
bti notion at Cleellum , having had n quarrel
with tvvo of his coujitryiuoii. placed a giant
powder cartrldt'o between them while tbey
wvio asleep and lighting the fusn went to a
plncuot safety. The explosion blew out the
entire aide ot one of the Chinamen whllu the
other was. so badly mutilated that lie cannot
live.
SEW DEVICES FOR DEFENSE ,
Large Ontlaja For Fortifications of Onr
Harbors Deprecated By an Expert.
AN ENGLISH AUTHORITY'S PLAN.
A "Dlsnppcnrlne < 5nn System" Which
U Destined to Work n Heroin-
tlon In the Science of Defen
sive U nrfarc.
United Stale1 ? l-'ortlilcntlons.
Ni.w YOIIK , .Inn. lU.-Spcci.il Telegram to
( ho UIK. : ] A London special to tlio 1 rlbuno
sn > s : "The Times of Monday published nn
article on the reports of the United States
board of fortifications In which , while com
mending the thoroughness of the luvestlga-
tlons , the wiiter disapproves the lorom-
mciidatlons of the board on the ground of
the cost ot the proposed fortifications. 'Over
27,000,000 Is out of nil proportions to
the defensive icqulrcmonts of the United
St.iteV says lliu writer. 'For ono fifth the
sutu Knglnnd could raise her coast defenses
the world over to standard clllclency , which
would piobnoly satisfy the most uxncllng
theorists. ' Your correspondent showed the
article to Sir Andrew Clarke , formerly Inspector
specter gonotal of formications , and one of
the highest authoiitlos on coast defenses In
England. ' 1 entirely acreo with the
writer , whom I recognize , ' said Sir Andiow.
'Such costly foitllicatlons belong tothe old
school. 1 would do away with them nlto-
KOthcr. It Is nn open secret that Italy rcgiets
having expended so much money on foi till *
cations. Germany la simply waiting to see
what Kilt-land does , '
" 'Hut would not the proposed fortifications
render the ports so defended practically se
cure against any nttack by sen , ' naked the
correspondent.
" 'Probably ; but by a different p.vstcm tlnsv
could be duteiutetl much more elllciently and
at inllnitcly less expense. Mj plan does away
with nil tortihratlons. instead ot nlle ed
Invulneiabllity , my principle is invisibility
of defenses. When jou elect enounous
foitilicntlonson oiler H target for the
enemy's shot. Let jour turrets and cupalos
bo e\er so thick , heavj sliot Is likelv to play
the mischief with their meehanlsm. With
Muirdlstlnculshcd countuman , Lieutenant
Maxim , I" have worked out what 1
call a "disappearing 1:1111 : sjstcm , " which ran
lie applied to the heaviest guns made. This
icmit'is formications unnecessary. The gun
occunesn hole in tlie giound. When In
action It Is r.ilsed l > y a soil ot hjdraulle olo-
\ator , and alter drills sinks Into the lilt
again to he rcloided. Thus it is exposed for
only a fovv seconds. When in the pit It can
only tie hit by a vcrtlelo or plunginc lire , and
the likelihood of such shots stiiking their
mark Is inhuiloly small. Co\ertd w.ij s shel
ter the men who loait the gun , so that the
enemy has practically nothing to aim at. A
gun opciated in this fashion commands a
much widei aica than \tlicn mounted In fort.
Hy means of electiiritv the gnu can he laiscd ,
lowered , traliud and disehaiwdby ono man
in u position of safety a hundred vuids or
even .1 mile awiv. This has actually been
accomplished. Wo moat woik on n plan
wheieby machinery for loailing n gun can
also he operated by electricity. It this Is suc
cessful , the gun can bo wholly worked from
a safe distance. When jon can dispense
with foitihcations jou have more money for
hoavv gnus , submarine mines and toipedocs.
The United St Ues derives gieat advantage
from her distance from Europe , because tlio
dllhenltv of using fust class iioucl.uts so lar
from their bases isery gre.it. ' "
KHW YOUIt STOCKS.
llio Mnikct n Trlllu illoro Active and
I'rlces Higher.
Ntw : YOKK , .Jan. 13. ( Special Telostam to
tlio IJii : : . ] The stock market was a trifle
moio active to-day and prices gradually
worked higher. The deal In llichmond it
The story was that both Noilolk A Western
and Richmond it West Point people were
trying to seciue control of IhuEnstTennessee
i otid with the object of consolidating with
the latter , lilchmond & West Point wore
lery bun ) ant , advancing before noon ty * pei
cent over last night's closing. Insideis weio
vorj reticent In regaid to the deal , but gave
out that no definite plan of consolidation hail
been agiced on. New England , alter
Ijing dormant for several weeks
bee.imo active and \eiy strong to-day and
points were out tli.it It would advance 5 per
cent within the no\t week , Gianucr stocks
weie depressed e.uly In the day by news of
antl-iallro.ul legislation in the northwest.
Jay Gould was quoted in an Interview as sayIng -
Ing that ho favored the passage of the Inter
state commeice bill. His attitude on this im
portant question was regarded as decidedly
liivor.iblo to the bull market in MOCKS , aud'a
good share of the strength in early dealings
was attributed to his statements In leferenro
to this bill. The news tiom Washington was
Veiy menirro. but it was considered cenain
that no vote \\ould be taken on the inter
state commcu'o Dill until 1'iiday , and possi-
lil > tint until home time next week. Hall-
reid earnings so Hr as repotted for tlio hist
week ot January , weio favorable , showing
encouraging increases In eveiy instance.
At noon the maiKcl was dull and steadv ,
sales aggregating 1 15/400 slmies. The ropoit
that the Inter-state commerce bill had been
letorrod to n committee gave the bulls a
pieloxt to lift juices , and active specialties ,
like New England , tlichmoiid te H'est Point.
and Texas I'.icllic , wore advanced In the lost
hour 1 to 2 pei cent. The whole market e\-
hiblted a good de ieo ol stion.'th , anil shorts
weio heavy buveis. Not folk it Western
dropped 'J poi cent when it was announced
Hint Its scheme to secure control of the Kast
Tennessee hail tailed. The market closed
very strong nt about ton juices tor the day.
The total sales were about o > 9,000 bhaies.
Tlio S ( | hhlc In Indiana.
INDIANAPOLIS , , lan. n. In the circuit
court this morning In the application filed
by Piesidont ( Ireen Smith of the senate ,
jnaylng for an injunction icstralnlng Lieutenant -
tenant Governor Kubett.son fiom porfoimlng
the duties of his ollice , attorneys for the
latter moved for n coutlnuanco until after
the adjournment ol the legislature. Tim
judge ov erinlod the motion and KM a Kobcit-
bon until to-morrow to answer Smith's com-
plaint.
' 1 he legislature developed nothing of Intel-
Obt this moming.
The democratic seuatoilal caucus was held
to-nulit , hoventj-tvvo muml 'rs being pres
ent. Ou the louilh ballot David Turpio was
nomliiatod , locolvliig forty-live votes. Jjv
Scnatoi McDonald was bis pilnclpal com-
jietilor. Pom democrats , Knlghtf of Labor ,
declined to enter the caucus , ami It Is not
known whether they will support the noiti-
inee. Turplti is the pu'sent United States
attorney tor Indiana.
In the house tliis afternoon the icpuhll-
cans took up thCi contested seats question
nnil reteireit them to the commlttou on elec
tions ,
At pii'sent the dumociaU have sovnnty-bK
votes on joint billet and the republicans
so * , out ) -four. The joint convention lor the
election of senator meets on tlio lUtli ,
Will Support the Center.
Jlr.niiN , Jan. IS , At n mooting of the
progressionist members of tlio reichstag hold
jesteiday evening It was decided to support
the center in voting lor the tilonnatn term
as the dilution ot the army bill. Theio is
notusympton of weakening nn the putt of
ilia opposition or ot Its being Inclined to go
be > oud trienntuo term. A small number of
the nobility , who ant members of the center
tvlll vote with thn government , but their sun
poll is not likely to etfeet the late of the bill
Arrest ( if n Forger.
Mii.WAi'in'K , Jan. 19. Itobeit 0. Urach
v ogel , nllus Hubert C. .Matthew s , vv ho claimed
to be the owner of several handsome enbs In
Chicago , was arrested this morning lor the
foigery ot a number of checks on tlio Second
\\ardSavingsbank , a few of vv filch lie dl ;
posed of at a local gambling house.
Dynamllu Homlis.
SAX FitANCisro , Jan. 13. Tlio police
authorities report the llndlnij Of dyrmmlto
bombs In ono of the sow ere , and thu pre
sumption of thupollco U that they were pro-
pated tor use by ilia striking car men , but
they , f earl iif detection , thcevv thorn Into thu
Collision Hetwccn Con I Mlnori nud ,
Oiinrd In I'onnsylvanln.
Pa. . Jan. 13. The discontent
of the striking mlnurs formerly In the em
ploy of the UillSido'cOM company nt the Con
solidated colliery faiar Mooslc manifested
Itself Wednesday morning when the work
ing inincr ; 01 "blacklegs" were assaulted by
thcstrlkeis as tho/fornier were returning
from work . tji the barracks
where they cat , end sleep , nnd
the outbreak wns so thrcntenlng that
the worklnc miner ? , yho were guatded by a
mcaccr jiosso of so\'cn * mer. , feared for their
sifety , Importuned Uin companies olllclals
for additional protection. To-day In re
sponse to the request of the working miners
Superintendent May , of the Hillside coal
comjiany , emploved ( ieorgo 0. Kell. of the
coal and Iron police of this city , to go to
Mooslc and take ehar o of the jiollce. A
warrant wns Issued and taken along for the
arrest of .lames Wiml , the rlng-
lomler of the dlslinbaiico . When
May and the officers arrived they were met
bv a howling mob of t03 people who began
throning stones nt them. Just then the
"blacklegs" nj > t > eaied and wcro chafed Into
their b.macks. Ward was linallv ar
rested. ' 1 ho mob rushed to u Justice
ollice , dct > lnir the olllcers to bring
him there. Tnelr weight sagged the floor ,
nnd fearing the building would fall they
rushed out , when the prisoner was hurried In
by the police. Tim justice was Intimidated.
however , mid discharged Ward. The mob
then attacked the barracks and riddled thn
windows witli stones. The guaiiis solved
rifles nnd the "blacklegs" rushed for formid
able looking revolvers , dcteiinlned to hold
the fort. The assault on the barracks being
continued , the older was given to tins ,
and twenty balls sped In the dliectiou
ot the mob. The crowd turned nnd lied.
It cannot now bo ascertained whether ans of
the strikers were shut or not. Mine 1'oro-
innu Dolphin gives It ns his opinion that MIV-
cral sttikers wcro wounded nt le.ist by the
vullevfiom the posse's rllles. The sinkers
were assisted and encouraged bj somcot thu
residents of Mooslc. AH Is quiet lit mid
night. Fresh trouble is anticipated to-iuor-
10VV.
DynnmltcrH in Sun Francisco.
SAX FIIAJ Cisco. Jan. 13. Residents on
Post street , between Larkin and Polkstreets.
vv 01 estai tied between 7 and t > o'clock this
evening by the sound of n tremendous ex
plosion find by the shattering of glass nbout
their ears. A dynamite c.utiidge had been
placed on the track of the Laikin street
branch ot the Sutler street cable road
and had exploded under dummy No. 31.
The dummy was completely wrecked anil the
windows ol the car nnd houses in tlio vicln-
Itv were demolished. Mi. llilderbrandt and
lifs wife and mother were sitting on the side
of the dummy when the explosion took
pi ice. Thov weio all thrown Into the stieet ,
and Mrs. llilderbrandt , it is feared , is hcri-
ously injured. She was taken Into
a neiglihoiing house and medi
cal assistance summoned. Later in
tlio evening she was convcjed to
her home. It wns a miracle that thoio wns
no others injured , ns several peisous were on
the dummy. The excitement was intensified
when it was learned that another explosion
took place at U o'clock , In which no 0110 wns
injured.
Kiid of n htrikc.
I'OKT Mo.Mioi' , Va. , ' Jan. 13. Tlio strike
at Mewport News is vlituiilly ended nnd tlio
Old Dominion line Is handlinc li eight with
Norfolk labmors and llie. Chesapeake it Ohio
with men from otliei points , llio liuops
remain some days to protect propoity ,
1 UISH iVK
New ? of Cruel Kvlctions nnd tlio
Ijeiniue's I3xeciitvc5 ! Council.
Cixn.VNA n , Jan. la. The session of the
executive council of the liish National
League of America closed to-night. The
following cabieeiam was icceived by J'resi-
dent Flt/gernld :
Dt ni.i.v , Jan. 13. The cruel evictions
crusade has boon In lull prottroHs In Korrv
for seveial dnvs past the a m.t . ana balllils
noTO -'fsuatn'l'nlfniVi' ' icted : ' ' ' of
lainilies nre homeless.
( Signed. ) T. IlAiutiNnTov , ( M. P. ) .
becretarj liish Nntionnl league.
The annoiincemenkoHheso hendish nets
of baibanty , although nothini ? buvond the
ordinary history of landlordism in Ireland ,
cieateda bitter feeling , and the following
wns sent in teply :
"Disnateh lecelved. The ordei vvas antici-
jrnUul , nnd the executive council of the Irish
Ameiicnn Joanne , with the heaity approval
of tlmpiinrlji.U Irish Amcrlcin clti/oiis of
Cincinnati , bid you meet it undismaved. aiid
pledge you an unicldlnc biipjiott in the
conflict.
( Signed. 1 JOHN r'nv.nr.u.u.i ) ,
President.
The substance of President Fit/gerald'sad-
dress to the olllcers and members of tlio Irish
National League of Ameiiea Is as follows :
The picscnt position of affairs in Ireliiid de
mands cai nest coiihidciation nnd renewed
onoigy upon our ] ) arts. The Inhiiuiaultv.
greed" and nggrossivonoss ol landloidism ,
compassing new jiluuder nnd exterminat
ing the liish people , has toiced upon
them thn alternative of itiin or
resistance such as Is within their jiowoi
to oiler. Theiecan be no doubt th.it the
present "plan of campaign" ntloids the best
practical means bo far discovered of icndui-
iiigolfective tliodetormiiiatlon ot the liish
people tn j > roteet themselves in possession of
their homes. It becomes thoieforo mydutv
to thus diiect your attention to thu now
crisis which lias arisen in Ireland and in
doing this I feel that 1 have done
all that Is necessary to ur.ro yon to renewed
/eal and eucigy in thehboi of love which
you liavo undertaken. I am gind to bo able
to announce to 3011 that thu affairs
of tlio liish National League ol America
are in a most satisfactory nnd flemishing
condition nnd the organi/ation Itself
has never been more healthy , vig
orous and hopeful than nt the present
time. The address sjicaks of what has al
ready been aceompli-lied , compliments t'ie ' et-
lorts ot TieaMiier O'Kellly ' ami Secictaiy
Sntton , nnd clones with an appeal to tho.
members ot the leairiio to take coinage and
proceed with new veal thu task still before
thorn.
IIHnolH
Si'iu.vfirip-i.i ) , III. , Jan. la The state
board of : igilculturu fiilshcd Its annual ses
sion to-day nnd adjourned. The hoaid will
petition the general assembly to peimnneutlv
locate the Mate fair nt some central point.
Several cities are competing for tlio honor
nnd the place will be named nt the. next
meeting of thu bond , Match 1. The
annual livestock , dally and poulliv shows
w ill he held at Chic.i4odurini ; the month of
November , next.
Stnnloy Stuns l\\n \ \ Pinna.
LONDON , Jan. 1H lpji | | j M. Stanley , nflci
Ids reception at OulJd Jiall , was tendered a
banquet at thu Manshn house blanlny , in
an addiess to the im-lnblago. said that ho
had decided to take tht loute by thu way of
thn Congo liver ns the best nnd most expedi
tious foi the toilet ot Dmln liey. The expe
dition will leave LoiUon , thu oxplorui said ,
J.Miuary 21) ) .
Steamer Ahulidnncd , nt [ . . .
iVYoitic , , lan. is Private dispatches
locolvodln this city * , o-dav state Miat the
Monarch line steamer , "Celtic Monarch , "
liom Caidin to Philadelphia , vvas ahimloncd
at sea on the lid Instnntnnd that her pnsscn-
gois and ciow wore s-iml.
The Celtic Monarch.1as a snow steamship
ot 'JOH gioss tons te bfei and belonged to
tlio Moiuncli line of Lrndon.
hoNpov , Jan. liLVlpio Monnrcli line
steamer Monarch , vvhfei leit CardllfJanuaiy
U for Philadelphia , vva'suhandoned att.ea in a
hinklnc condition. Tl ciow weio rescued
by the hteamer Lake Superior , which has ar-
ifved at Llvcipool fum New Yoik. Her
crew numbered tvvcntv-eight men. She car
ried no passengers.
'ilio Dipliiinntiu Ucuepllou
WASIIIXOIO.V , Jan 15. TJio white house
was biillhint with 11'bts and mngnlllccntly
decorated to-night upon the occasion of the
Initial reception to thf' ' dlplonmtle corps.
The Marino band Imnlshod tlie music. Thu
rooms weie crowded 11011 U until utter 11
with diplomats stntesnon , olllcers , other
prominent people nnd laJios. The receiving
party consisted of thu prt&hlent. Mis. Clove-
1 mil. Mis. Manning and Mi.s. Vllas. Mai-
shul Wilson madu tlu < presentations.
The 'Mothiii Avci-ted.
INDIAN M-OU * . .Inn. l'i In the eircnlt
rourt this mornliu in ttiv application filed by
President Owen bmitlt of the scnutu , piovld
Ing for an Injunction restraining Lieutenant
Governor Hobertson from performing the
tlutio.s of his otlice , the ntlornevs for the lat
ter moved forncontlnunnci'untilnflcr tlio ad
journment of thclegislatute. I'l.e Judge over
ruled the motion nnd cave Hobertson until
to-morrow to answer Smith's complaint.
H New rortltluntloii" .
Jan. 13. llusslan tulns
Witna dally laden with materials to be u ed
In Increasiint the fortifications at Warsaw.
The Htmlnn covernment Intends to eon-
stinct toitrtecn new forts nt Wuisavv bcfoio
spring.
The Dei Molnes Pool.
CHICAGO , Jnn. 13. At n meeting ot the
Central loa Traffic nssoelatlon today the
Wabnsh nctrecd to a ie-nrbltratlon of ] > er-
centases ; of the DPS Molnes pool. Commis
sioners MIdgoly , Carmen nnd ralthcrn were
appointed arbitrator. .
Clc\olnnd Itospltcsn Atnrdcrrr.
WASIUXOTOX , Jan. 1. ' . The pirsldcnl has
granted a respite until April s. IhST , to
Patrick McCarty , who was to bo executed
January U , tit Port Smith , Ail ; .
Hrovltli" .
The revenue collections yesterday HE-
The city council contemplates n trip to
Lincoln liext week ,
Dr. Uco. H. Ayres hus removed to liis
olil oflicc , 1503 Itanium , opposilo Mur-
cliants hotel.
( Scucrnl Rlnnuger Cnlluwny ot the
Union I'nclllc wen't to Kuni.is City yes-
lenlaj' inonitnp ; .
The next "Happy Hours Club lioj ) "
will tik : place nt Musonic hall on Weil-
nosday cvoniiiK , Jumtury 10.
A BILL NYE REMINISCENCE.
"Soiled Sniltli's" Alllnlty for Mother
JCartli nnd AverHion to Conrtfl.
New York \Votlil : 1 rouall lo-ilny tlio
niomorv of u peculiar mtiu. This is HID
anniversary of his death , ami it is eiisy
to remember on this ilny the odd looks
and the quaint life led by that singular
character. 1 do not know his United
Suites mime , but in the tetrilories ho
livndanil died under the noni do plume
of Soiled Smith.
Seven years ugo Soiled Smith ceased to
exist in the ctipaeity of u man , nutl liofian
to mingle with the dust from whieti ho
eume. 1 invsiimo that sineo the eaily
ilavvu of cieation no limn ever ( lied who
booamo nl 01110 so tlioiotiuhl.y identilied
with the geological structure ot the
eaith us did Soiled Smith. Ho hud pro-
pal cd himself for il by careful training ,
and "dust thou art anil unto dust thou
shall return" had no terrors for him.
llo told mo , however , lliat once ho was
pure us llio beautiful snow.
My first uequiiintaneo with Soiled
Smith was in the autumn of 1S70. 1 was
then sustaining ono coiner of the na
tional fabric ns United Slates commis
sioner of the Second judicial district of
Wyoming nnd ex-ollicio notary public for
Albany county. The ollice of United
States commissioner was fraught with
the most innocuous desuetude that I over
laid a lij > over. The United States re
quired me to buy a bet of book" , includ
ing a large dappled-gray docket , in
which to keep a rccoid of eaeh and every
( M"o in which the United States appeared
us plaintill' . The first day after 1 was ap
pointed I had all I could do to keej >
down a feeling of the most violent in
tolerance and airognnco. Thai night I
did not sleep much , because 1 expected
at any moment to bo called upon by llio
govoi nnionl to try u case.
That fall I mol General Sherman on
the frontier , and I remember L told him
thai 1 did nol wonder that his hair wus
gray. He asked why , and 1 told him that
since I had been placed in a jiositiou of
gr.uo rosponsi unity mv.seir J could sno
thai my own hair was getting sprinkled
with .silver too. Then ho asked mo what
special corner of the univufcu 1 was then
engaged in holding uj > . I told him I was
United States commissioner for the Sec-
opd district , recently a-ppointcd. He did
not seem to mlly reuli/.c the importance
of llio ollice , 1 thought.
I had not hold the ollice over a year
when suddetiiV , like a clap of tlmndci
from a Hear sky , a case was brought in )
before me for preliminary examination.
Tlueo gienseM , named Don Colorado
Jobacos , Ji'susby rabiicnnto and Tufa
Firccun to Muduro , were charged with
helling licjuor to Indians on thu reserva
tion , and I tried them for four dayri with
all the earnest and acquired momentum
of a man who bus been saving iij ) bis en
ergies for nearly a your. I pan truly .say
that 1 never tiicd moru faithfully to sift
the evidoneo iind get at the truth in anv
case with vvliiuh I have over been con
nected. We did not spare mileage or pur
diem in our dibits to obtain all the
knowledge we could. J issued snl > jm > nas
for people who wore unable to come and
people who wouldn't come. In answer
to tun. demands of the plumtitl I sent
every Kind ot a subpii'iia , vviit , bench
wiirr.inl or requisition that the statute
allowed a foe for , and among thu re.st 1
.siibjxi'iiaed Soiled Smith.
Ho ilul not come.
] issued a quo vvarranto , but lie cnmo
not. I ttioii made oal a large bine leqmsi-
lion for him , with an acknowledgment
and a green notarial seal on the back ,
but ho senl in his regrets and wont up
into the Diamond Peak country for
change of scene and icst.
The case had to pioceea without the
evideiico ot Soiled Smith , bill , with tlio
aid of the United States attorney , I MIC-
cecded in convicting the greasers with
out leaving my scat. 1 was as successful
in tins trial as an old genllomun in
Maine who .said ho "had served on tin *
jury lor four years and never lost a case. "
Unl the governmunl pamo very near
disallowing my ehiim for fees because 1
omitted to put a double rod line under
my lootings. This , however , was soon
ic'iiediod. ' I rovi-od llio bill , adding fit
for an item that I hud overlooked , put a
double ted line under the footings and
got my money. 1'ho accuracy with
which llio government works in tlio.de-
mil tment ot justice is truly remarkable.
1 afterward learned lh.it Ihc reason
Soiled Smith did not re * ) > opl any of my
writs was that he did not like to come
within the jurisdiction of thu court on
account of an old indictmonl nsrninsl him
which was still in a good btuto of preser
vation ,
A few months Inter I was sent oitl to
take the deposition of Soiled Smith in an
other case. . Ho had been stibpionaoil ,
but just as court vvas about lo convene
ho hail broken his leg So an order vvas
madu thai I should go out to bis cabin
nnd take his deposition. I hud never
taken anybody s deposition before anil ho
I felt a little nol vims about it. Knowing
thai Soiled .Smith was a quiok. impulsive
man , with a pie Knito down the buck of
his neck , I fc.uod that if I took the depo
sition anl it didn't look like him , he
might gel up and embrue hin hands in
mv goin ,
lint I was agreeably surprised nt his
appearance . Ho was not ferocious in his
nature ucnenillv , but meek and gentle in
his ways. Though ho vvas alone when
his leg was broken , he did not miirmer
or rojtine. Ho bore his croat misloituno
there in the lone loothills and made no
nio. in. Whatever may bo said against
Soiled Smith socially , no never jinruded
his woes before men or begged assistance
and sympathy ot others. I shall never
forget the cheerlul smile with which ho
welcomed us to his cabin that day 1 re
call now , as I write , also the triumphant
air with which he showed lib his poor
broken leg , together with the now ono
he had made from a pick handle , just us
much like the old one as it was possible
for tvvo legs to look alike. While 1 took
his deposition ho gently took the spike
out of lii.s broken leg and put it in tlio
new ono. 1 learned nftcnvurdy thai
when he wanted Ill's deposition laken lie
generally broke bis leg. DILL N i't.
iMiorosun IMIMIOVIJMINTS.
Tlio Street 'ilmt \ \ 'HHo \ t'nrctl
Inc tlio Coinlnt : Year.
The council's committee on paving ,
curbing nnd guttctiiig has under ponsitl-
ntion an ordinance instructing the board
of public works to adveitise for bids for
the paring that is proposed to bo con
structed during the ensuing year. The
streets proposed to bo paved arc as fol
lows :
Sixth , from Pacific to Pierce ; Seventh ,
from .Inckson to Picreo ; Seventh avenue ,
from Pierce to Pine. Tenth , from Mason
lo railway tracks , Tenth , from Tenter to
Hiincroft , Klevonth , from Mason to Vin-
ton , Kleveuth , from Jones to railway
tracks ; Kiovonth. from Davenporl to
C'njiitol avcnuo ; Tenth , from Davenport
to Capitol nvcnm1 , Twelfth , from Daven
port to Capitol avenue ; Thirteenth , from
Davenport to Capitol avenue , Thirteenth ,
from Custcllur to Hanoroft ; Fourteenth ,
from LcuNenvvorth to Hovvaid , Fifteenth ,
from Davenport to Wobstur ; Sixteenth ,
from Kim to the illy limits ;
Sixteenth , from Vint on to Howard , Seven
teenth , from St. Miuy's avenue to Cum-
ing : Lighteentli , from Riruum to Ohio ;
Kighleonth , from Itanium lo St. Mary's
avenue ; Nineteenth. , ftom St. Marv's
avenue toCuming , Nineteenth , from Cum-
ing to Ohio , Twentieth , from Pierce to
Castellan ; Twentieth , Item Itanium to
St. Mark's avenue ; Twenty seeoii'1 , from
Dodge to Califoi nia ; Tvventy-foui Hi , ftom
Dodge to St Mary's avenue , Twenty-
fourth , Second to city limits , Tvvcnty-liftn
avenue , trom Second to Itanium ; Two-tit v-
Seventh , Lcavonworth to St. Mary's
avenue ; Twenty-eighth , from Leaven-
worth lo Itanium ; Twenty-ninth avenue ,
Luavenworth to Hickory ; California ,
from Sixteenth to Twenty fifth ;
Capitol avenue , from Sixteenth to Twen
tieth , Capitol HMMIUO from Twenty-sot'-
end to Twenty-seventh ; Huiney , from
Sixteenth to Twenty-fourth , Cnss , from
Sixteenth to Twenty-second , Clark , from
Sixteenth to Twenty-fourth ; Chicago ,
from Sixteenth to Twenty third , D.iven-
poit , from Ninth to Twenty second ;
Dodge , from Sixteenth to Tvvuntliflli ;
Dot cas , from Tenth to Thiiteentli ; 1'ar-
num. fiom Twenty-eighth to city limits ;
( iruce , from Sixteenth lo'l wonty fonith ,
Ihnney , from Fifteenth to Twenty ninth ,
Jueksou. fiom Seventh toXinth , Jackson ,
from Thiiteentli to St. Mary's iivomio ,
l/urd , from Sixteenth to Nineteenth ;
.Jones , from Ninth to the Missouri river ;
Lake , from Sixteenth lo Twenty-font lhj
Louvonwoith , fiom Fouiteenth to city
limits ; Mason , from Tenth to Klovonlh ,
Nicholas from Sixteenth to Twenty-
foutih , Paeilic. from Sixth to Tenth ,
Pierce , from Sixth lo Tenth. William ,
trom Tenth to ' 1 hiiteenthVirt , fiom
Sixt"onth toTwoiitv-fourth , Vmtoii , from
Thiiteentli to I"ifloentli , Cuining , fiom
Thirty-second towe.sl city limits.
MOIU2 THAN HIS SIIAKH.
IMIsl'ortnnrs Do Not Come Singly in
And ) Iloirnn's C.ISP.
Andy Hogaii , the ev policeman , scums
to have more than his .share of hard luck.
About a week ago ho was hold up nnd
hombly potindod by two men who have
held an old gnidgo. against him since ho
was a member of Ihu jiolicc force. He re
covered from the ell'ecls of the assnull
and on Monday went to work driving n
coal wagon for the Union Pacific. Yes-
Icrday afternoon lie mol with another
painful mishap. He was walking and
driving acioss Mason stieel : il Sixteenth
street , when a boy with a coaster ran
into him and knocked him down. The
collision frightened the team , which
started to inn away. Jn attempting to
hold them llogan wns 'Iragtred under the
wagon , ono of the wheels passing over
bis dido and hip , iniiiring him very soli-
ously. Hargeant Mtitzu , who was near
at tlio time , called : i wajron and bad the
injured man conyoyi'd to the hoipilal.
An examination of his injuries .shovvod
thai no bones are broken , but the man is
so foariully bruised that lie will be con
fined to the hospital for several weeks.
It is also feared thai he may bo injured
inteinally.
: Y. M. C. A. IIUIMHNG.
An Interesting ; Moctint ; Meld Wednes
day Al'lprnoon.
Thu Y. M. U. A. has enlisted the in-
lerest of a number of llio leading busi
ness men of the city in the cause of their
new building. To consider this subject
a meeting ol the committees vvas hold in
the parlors of the Nebraska National bank
Wednesday afternoon. Theio wore jiros-
enl of the advisory board' Messrs.
George Hoaglund , 11. W. Yatcs , Herman
Konnt/.e , and A. J. Pnpplc.lon. Of thu
building committee , there were present'
Me sia. linniliani , I'leming , Ilimebaugh ,
Knsign , and Mendel.ssohn tV ; Loivrio , the
architects.
Mr. Hurnlmm , chairman , called the
mooting to older , and slated llio object of
the mo6ting to bo to determine to what
extent the association ought lo go for
ward in this plan as lo whal kind of a
building is to be erected and how much
mono ; ) is to be pnl in it , and also lo deter
mine whether a plain building should be
put up or a building of thu cliaructuribtie
nature for thai purpose should bo elected.
In justice to the city there ought to be
something belter than a square , plum
biiuk block , in which you would reduce
thu cosl to a minimum. Something which
would be mote attractive. Mr. Kount/e
inquired how much bettor would an at
tractive building like that servo the pur
poses of the association than a plainer
building. Mr. liurnhum replied thai il
would have some efleel uj > on thu stores ,
and would bring n much larger nnitnl.
Mr. Kotint/o said l'J never hosituto in
expressing my opinion. My opinion is ,
thai il would bo llio right thing to' build
a building in the first plaoit llml in thor
oughly adapted to the uses of ( ho usso-
ciuiion , Tlio noxl place is to mriKo tlie
iniilding , aside lion , thu poitlon that is
noeossury.uftur having made ampin provi
sion for llio association's purposes , then
make the remainder of the building as re-
niuneiativu as possible , and do thai in a
mote Minnie style of architectureand one.
that could ho maintained at the lovvesl
posiihlo cost. "
Mr. Pojiploton said "Tho question thai
we w.ml lo state piomptly is not the
stjli ) of architecture , but the diU'oronoo
between the j-)0,0 < * i ) and the J7" > .000 build
ing , whether you build n $10,000 building
with limited capacity , or whether jou
build a $7.1,000 building with linger enpn-
eiti , mid thus dnrivo additional nmtuli.
JlHuoms tome thai Ihn giound justifies
that you borrow tlio neco-iiiiry and nde.
quuto amount , and it in iinii.atonal
whether you bouow . ' . ,000 01 jr-O.OiXJ at
alousotiablu iiitiire.it.
Mr. lioimt/o asKud how many llouro
the association noedcd , wlncli was an-
Hvvereil by Air. Lowriu's oxiilaimng the
plan to the committees.
Mr Koiuit/c usl.od what tlio revenue
of the building would be , which was an
swered by Mr. Ilimcbuugli in thai it
would not exceed $10,000.
Mr rjitming said that the levenuovvill
ho so much ihat the association will bo
in a position which will cnablu it to clear
all the expuiiaed.
Mr Kiisign smd. "I have visited the
association biiildini-'s in I\i vv York and
Iirookl3ii , J'hiladeliihia , Sjiuciiso and
ISoaton , nnd they ha\o , in connoctiun
with their gymnasiums and bath rooms ,
from eight to ton and fifteen hundred
lockers. These bring from $ r > lo ? H cm li
annually. I luixo fiumd by convommg
with the jounir men of this city aciy
general desire to avail themselves of the
opportunities which oni niiw hiiildnig
will ullur. ShuuM vvu ha\v thoubana
lookers and rsttnihlinp the price fit the
minimum , which would be * o each , this
would brim * us $ ' , .000 mid if 1,100 wo'ild
bring ? rUO a Mar. This would add
more to our revenue than ftom store
rentals. "
Mr. Popplcton said"Unl yon niu t
tnke Into consideration that when you get
1,000 men vv ho use- this gj mnnslutn , you
will have additional expenses nnd cannot
make any Inrgo profit from th-s gvni-
nasiurn. You will have to keep 'the
baths in condition , you will luiU * to keep
ono to repair them , and 3 on will have to
have nn msliuotor and tiinii h towel *
and water. I do not th nk thai $ * would
be n great sum for the privileges that nto
ull'ordcd them. "
Considerable time was taken IIP in dis-
cussinjj the vuiious phases of the pro-
po ed building.
Mr Ilimebaugh oll'ered ( he following
resolution , which was adopted-
Kosolvid , That It isthesent.eof this lueellii ) :
that theaiclillocts po foiwaid with iilaus for
a \ . M o. A. buildliurof tliouenoral chaiae-
ter Indicated by sketches bcfoio them , not to
exceed in thoacitteirate , when icadv foi fur-
nUhlni : SOtUXX ) . Work theiciui tobocnin-
nioncod when subset Iptlous lucie.c.Ulni ; not
less than SJ5KXi ( , over and above cost ot lot
have boon recolv oil.
The following was nlso olVorod by Mr
roppleton and udoptud :
Itesolved , That It Is the son o of this meet-
Inu' , Itioludim ; Ihoiidvlsorv boird , Hint the
construction of the Y. M. 0 A. bulldlm ;
should bo commenced In the couilm * ; spline.
if possible , nnd that. In tlio opinion of the
advisni ) hoard , un Institution of this kind Is
a noiTvlty In tills powliu ; city , and sub-
seiintions theicto will bo wotthll ) be
stowed.
vi UK IN TIM : \vrniMi.ti ULOCK.
A DlH.mtroim Conthi rntlDii Axorlod
l > y niUolont I'li'fiticn.
A fire taut at ono time promised to hens
ns extensive nnd dcstiiictno as thul
which destroyed the Murker block , or
that which badly damaged the H. & M
heailquat tors Ijuilding , broke out in the
Witlmell block nt 10 o'clock last night.
When lirst discovered the Humes wore
bursting from a foutth story window in
the 1101 theust corner of the building. An
alarm vvas turned in to which ho-o com
panies Nos. 'J and ! 1 icspondod. When
thr liiomnti touched llio louith story of
the building , tlio hallways were so filled
vvilli smoUo and heat that it was almost
impossible to work. A sti earn of water
cleared the way to the lire which was
found to bo burning the most in loom
No. L'Jt , occupied as a teal estate ollico by
Leo , Nichol A : Co. The Jlamc.s had pprcad
and connected with the studio ot
Miss Murray and Architect Sid
ney Smith's ollice. In a very
lew minutes , what promised to ho
a most stuiibrrn lilay.o wus under control
and soon completely extinguished The.
liicmon , under thoilitecllon of Assistant
Chief Sailor , dcservo great eredii for
their very oHieiont work. 'J'ho origin of
the lire is a matter of speculation en
tirely. The rooms aie all healed by
steam and no lambs or gas juts woio
burning in any of them. Tlio damage
done by lire and w Uor was to the rooms
occupied by Lee , Niehol & Co. , Sidney
Smith , Mis. Shult/.c nnd Miss MutraV.
The lire reached only the studio of Mis.
Slmlt/o and that of Miss Murray. A
stream of water smashed in the glass
door of N. . ) , Hm-nlium's law ollico. hut
did no damage. In lighting the tire a
sit cam ot water that was thrown into
tlio rom of Lee , Nicotil iV , Co. hioko u
window and Hooded a room in the unncx
acioss tiio alloy. Owing to the carolul
woik ol the liicmon but litllo water was
thrown in the building outside of the
rooms in which Ihu lire was located , and
hv promptly sweeping the overflow out
diimgc by water lo the rooms below was
aveilod. The entile lo s will not exceed
$1UOO aild is umpiy coveted by insur
ance.
OM : Tc
Wllllo NK nnd Soniothlng of Ilia
r st Itecord.
There has boon ono good result of
Johnny McClellan's escapade at Pallon's
road ranch on Tuesday night. \ \ illiu H.
Morse , who was MuClollaii's partner in
the hi caking up act. has skipped for parts
unknown. The police hope that ho will
stay oul of the city. Ho is n crook of the
worsl lyi > c , Ihoy claim , and yol they have
been unable to got him jjuniblied. Morse
has quite u record in Omaha. He wus
unostod here two > cnis ago by Cailain )
Cormiek for tapping a till in iMooro's har
ness .sliop and was sentenced to sixty days
in llio county jail. He appealed his case
to the district . . oni I , and for sumo reason
or other escaped punishment , as the
case was never called up. Last August
ho was ai rested us u .suspicious character
bj Ca jiluiii ( Jormick an.l paid a fine in
police comt. A Nhoit time afterwards ho
was arrested bv Al SigvvaiLon thochargo
of vaciancy He demanded a jury tun ] ,
was convicted and scntoiicod lotlinlv
days in thi ) county jail and lined f.'iO.This
case was also appealed to Ihu
district court hul like tliti ono first men
tioned was never called to tnal. In
older lo dodgu the vagrancy uel ho
opened up u 1\(5. ( shooting jrallery in Me
Clolliinil'H hiiloon on Pifieenih street , and
nude * ' this cover lias been allowed lo stuv
in llio town. Captain Coimiok has secured -
cured possession ot u number of lottois
that proved Moiso's character beyond a
.shadow of doubt ' 1 ho letters ucio wni ;
len I ) . * , Moi-sii to his solid woman while ho
was in Minneapolis last fall. In ono of
them Morao lolls her that ho hus senl it
lot of silk handkoichiofs and cloth thai
he wants her to dispose ot in Omaha or
use as hesl she can. llonlso slates that
twenty now policemen hnvo boon added
to the force and that "the lw > s" uro find
ing it very dillicnlt to "do iiny woik"
and will piobalily all hiivo to leave tlio
city In a hitter wiittcn hy the woman
lo .Mo I'M i she tells him of thn burglary on
Seventeenth sticel lasl full in which Mr
Susscnlmck had a tussle with a burglar
hut assures him that the burglar was not
hurt. The letters arc in Captain Cm
mick's possession nnd will bo used in
evidence in cuso Moico is arrested. The
police congratulate thcmsoJvcs thai theio
is one thug less to deal with.
Mrs Mmunu Shi pperd begun suit In
tlio distiicl court yesterday afternoon
against the Chicago it Northwestern rail
load fur | 15D ( ( Slio ol.iims that HU | <
was put oil' the Noitlivvostitrn tialii In
tweon Chicago and Council lllufi's , ufli r
sliii hud duly piiiehii * > od her lickel , nnd
made to stay all inghlul Turner Junction ,
itliont foity niilus woht nt C'liic.Shu ! !
all but fio/o to do.dh in tlio colil hiniion
and thinks she la damaged in the amount
mimed
Joseph Chanat hioiight suit yesterday
against the Oinnlm nail woiks for l.'j.ODO
damages on . .ecoiint of an injnicd bund ,
vvhicli hi ) Hiinluini'il in operating om > "I
the mat-nines of the company.
to Wed ,
.luil i ) JMrCnllocli Issued mai- ingo
licenr.ua yesterday to the following par
ties-
"aiue. Ace.
I ( 'has. A. Walker . . . Omaha 2
I Klla lliiull . Omaha 2H
I Itonj. F. Canlnoi . Oni.Ui.i ' 5
5H
i JJattiu Dyer . . . . Oiaah.i H
I'lshor . Oiuahn "I
lluttaliu.i.vci . .Omaha " 1
.MnHimlr ,
Special comniiinication of Jlxcclsior
lodge , No 3" U , A. F. and A. U' . , thisCFn-
day ) evening , lor work In rirat nnd second
digri'i-s Visiting lirutliti'ii cordially in-
Miml.b o'clock sharii. Ity oidcr of tnu
W .M.
