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2 ' ' ' . ' . ; , ' " . ' . ' : ' ; THE OiMAHA DAILY BEE : glJKSPAY , JANtTAKY 19 , 1888. * \\Tl A / > T f tV P O A P A V P tt I1P O PROCEEDINGS Ot CONGRESS , Tlio Sonnto Pa'ssos the Bill Refund ing the Direct Tax of 1001. t ' \ GOVERNMENT BOND PREMIUMS riiinib of Illinois Alleges Thnt the lie fiindlnK Act Has Been Misprinted und MIcnnMriud Hy the Treasury rfceretnry. Scnntc. \VA9tiiNOTON , Jan , 19. The bill was passci reducing the charge for passports from f : tot. The Mornlngbuslncssbeing finishedtho bll for refunding the direct tax of 1W51 wni ' ' tiiken up , the question being on Mr. Chan dlcr's. motion to recommit llio bill. Tin motion was rejected. The question wn : then taken on the amendment offered by Mr Edmund * , requiring all claims to bo lilei within six years , and It was agreed to. . Mr. IJerry offered an amendment pro vldlngthat no part of the money collcctei from Individuals shall be retained by tlr United States as set off against any stati Indebtedness. Tlio amendment was agreed to The amendments to the extended nro visions of the bill to pay the tax rollectci under the law of IStvj and subsequent laws restricting the terms of the llrst section t moneys paid by stnto treasurers , nnd Insert ing In the third section n provision for th return to individuals of sums paid by them and to repay the Income tax collected Iron military and naval officers during the war wore rejected. Mr. 1'lumb offered the lust amendment. Tlio bill was then passed yeas , 43 nays. 10. The negative votes were those of Herri' ' Ulalr , Jones of Arkansas , I'addock , 1'latt Plumb , Saulsbury , Teller , Vest , und Wilsoi of Maryland. The bill directs the secretary of the trail urj * lo credit to each state and territory am to the District of Columbia u sum equal to al collections made therefrom or from clti/.cn or Inhabitants thereof , or other persons under the direct tax of August fi , ISiil. I remits all moneys still duo to the Unitei States under such act and It appropriates in amount necessary for the reimbursement o the sums collected directly from individual. " to be held in trust by the state for the bencli of thi ) persons from whom they were col lectcd or their legal representatives. Thulilalr educational bill was then take ! up and Mr. Urown addressed the senate li support of It. At the conclusion of Mr. Hrown's remark Mr. IJlalr continued his speech in support o the bill. Adjourned. _ _ _ _ _ House. WASHINGTON , Jan. IS. Mr. Grosvenor o Ohio presented a memorial of the board o centennial commissioners lit Marietta , O. , ii regard to the centennial celebration of th northwestern territories , and it was ordcrc printed In the Record. The committee on public lands reported resolution calling on the secretary of the iuti rior for information as to what legislation i necessary for the dls | > osal of public tlmbe lands so as to secure at the same time th preservation of natural forest lands at th headwaters of navigable rivers and put with ! the reach of settlers legal means for provit ing themselves with timbers for building an domestic purposes Adopted. Mr. Plumb of Illinois asked iinanlmou consent to offer for immediate considcratio a preamble and resolution. The prcambl recites that the secretary of the treasury acting in accord with the views of the pres dent , has paid out of the revenues collecte from import * the sum of > - > ,8.V,01 , " > in pi-em unis to holders of government bonds , assun lug that m no other way under existing law can the requirement * of the sinking fund b mot but by the terms of the refunding ncl All of the bonds called " 4 per cents" are puj ublo at thu pleasure of the United States fo thirty years from the date of their issue , provision which , if understood nnd ncte upon In accordance with its manifest wordin nnd Intention , makes possible not only th payment of said bonds us fast as any surplu available for such purpose may nccumuhit in the treasury , but also refunding th name at a rate of interest that would srtv to the taxpayers more than ? 200,00 ( > ,000. It I mild that the refunding net , however , has , n it appears , without duo authority , bee so altered and published in the statute 'payable at the pleasure of the United State after thirty years" instead of "for thlrt years , " as voted , thus entirely subvertin the manifest meaning of this provision of tli net. The resolution calls for a committee c live members to make n careful cxamlnatlo of all the ; facts concerned with the subjcc The resolution was not received. The house then went into committee r. the whole on the agricultural experiment ! stations bill. The bill appropriates Ki.5r > ,00 to establish agricultural experimental sti tions in connection with colleges establishc In several states under the provisions of a act approved July 2 , IKVi. The committee rose and the bill w : passe-d. Thebanking bill was called up as until ishi'd business and an cffnrUnindo to get tl friends and opmiu | nts of the bill to stop the llllbusterlng tactics. , Mr. Weaver of Iowa would not give up h rlKht to antagonize thu bill at any time an the house ndjourncd. The Shipping Congress. WASHINGTON. Jan. IS. The America Shipping and Industrial league to-day elccte ttio following oftlcers : President , Conor Joseph Wheeler , Alabama ; first vice prcs dent , Captain Ambrose Snow , New Yorl second vice president , L. Mcrritt , Floridi third vice president , Gcorgo A. Kelly , Pen sylvunia ; fourth vice president , Hon. Jol Gear , Iowa ; Jlfth vie-o president , Thomas ( Thompson , California ; secretary , Churl Hill , Washington ; treasurer , A. Vnndcrbll New York. Resolutions were adopted d mnndlng the adoption of prompt nnd oflldei measures for the restoration of American shi ping , urging imnicdintn provision forcoa defene-o , the building of u strong navy at tliu improvement of tint rivers and harbors the country. Adjourned sine die. The National Hoard of Trade. WASHINGTON , Jan. 18. The national boai of trade began hero to-day its annual nice ing with Frederick Fraley , of Phlladolpin in the chair. Mr. Fi-aloy was ru-eleeti president and Hamilton Hill , of liosto secretary. TliQ board reaffirmed its iicth regarding the necessity of a Judicious n tioual anti-adulteration law. Thoqucstiou spurious lard , submitted by the Chica ; board of trade was discussed und a resal tion adopted petitioning congress to enact law providing that all packages contalnli impure or spurious lard shall bo so plain labeled as to avoid deception. After pa.ssii resolutions favoring coast defenses and t : improvement of rivcra andluirbors , the boa adjourned. Portugal llonnuncos n Proteotornt WASHINGTON , Jan , IS. Portugal has no fled the secretary of state that It has i nounce-d Its protectorate over Dahome which it assumed in iS'si , hee-.mso unable abolish hu'mua sacrlllcos and other barbaro customs. ST. ANTHONY'S D.VNCK. A Mvely Mooting of Smith nnd Coi stock. New YOIIK , Jan. IS. [ SpeciabTelegram the llcrc.j Whoever , of the largo cro\ \ which attended the annual meeting of t society for the suppression of vine , at tlio ( sedation hall , expected a quiet meeting w ! n suppressed religious air about It , \ \ doomed to disappointment. It was red 1 * frpui beginning to end. The beginning v Comstock's reading of his annual rcK [ > rt. traveled aloug nt a , good pace from topic topic , something this way : "The feeling' . twccu the ixillco and the society has be ttiost friendly. Some people fenre.d for i last November. The pictures published h i certain evening paper wero' pot reproductlc of these sclzod. Wo did not believe the flrn : on Union squifro had any ovll Intent , but we did want to show the wickedness of such pic tures , Thlrty-ono artists' have signed a pnpei to suppress the society and Us agent. Oui enemies are numerous , chlelly among then thu National Defense association , which 1 ; conuiosed of ex-exmvictfl. nbortionlsts. fren thinkers. Among thum is a liar nnd black guard , whoso financial embarrassment sccim to be his principal recommendation , Judging from hi * Into appeals for money. " Right here the citizen referred to nroro , h the person of Lutn Smith , of Philadelphia and said : "I nm here , Mr. Comstock , to denounce nounco you. " Comstock turned to Superintendent Mur ray and shouted : "That man. Superinten dent Murray , Is Lutn Smith of Philadelphia If ho don't ' keep quiet , 1 want you to urresl him. " Superintendent Murray nroso nnd said "I shall arrest you , sir , unless you kec | quiet. If the exercises hero are dlsagrecabli to you , you nriy leave the hall. " Comstock went on sprinkling pepper thl way : "Wo httvo convicted many criminal ? in spite of the dully press and In spite of tin mouthpiece of our enemies , himself a black guard and liar. " Treasurer Klllacn Van Ilens.sclner then read a report. Referring lo Smith lie said "Our splendid work Induced such enemies a ; the disreputable person who stood up then to bo moro active. " President Samuel Qolocatc said : "I wan to defend our agent. Hu has been a trili man , Wo wish hereto support him. He ha1 been accused ol receiving blackmail , Then is absolutely no truth In It. " The Rev. Dr. ParkhurAt made an address Of Comstock's theories of art ho said : "Tin thing to look at is whether the pictures wouli excite hcxunl passion. Comstock can Judgt of that ono thousand times better than al artists. They sco only the beautiful artlstii effect. When I go Into the houses of oui best families I see pictures on the walls , would not think of looking at them whei other people came Into the room. Let then bo banished. " Dr. Tnlmngo addressed these present a1 "Friends of home , friends of society , friend of God , " and then said : ' 'In thinkini of tha good work of Ibis society past and future , although I am not i Methodist , I could shout , 1 will shout , 'H.iil glory to God 1 Glory to God 1' Prevention not cure , is what wo want. Is there un ; way out for bur poor girls who want to bi good * Yes , tlm East river will receive them Any other way I Yes , the sharp curve on tin railroad offers a way. Don't God forgive Yes , but man don't. Don't the church for t'lvol U says it will but it don't. God savi New York , God save t hu world 11 Just before the benediction by Rev. liaise ; Moore , Lum Smith left the house. Ho stooi nt the front door as thu people Hied out. < JIi his arms ho held a bundle of papers which In distributed right and left. He explained-ti the crowd he was there to convert them , nm tho.v would bo benefited if they only read hi paper. A largo and much excited Indlvidun placed himself beside Smith and asked J'Jsn't that the damnable Philadelphia paper You have no business here. You belong li hell. Go back to Philadelphia. " Then addressing the people as they e'am out the fat man cried , " 1 want you all ti know that ho is 'distributing the dainnabh Philadelphia paper. All you people that wan his damnable sheet walk righl up and get it.1 There were shouts of "arrest him. " Then was no ofllccr in sight. Suddenly n smal but greatly excited man put himself in fron' ' of Smith and began to take off his coat Tin-owing his arms tragically up In the air h exclaimed : "As u citizen of'New York I ur resl you in her minio. I wish somebody would hold my umbrella while I arrest tlm man. " "Oh , I'll hold your umbrella , " said Smith "Where's your warrant I" The small man , who was Comstock's agent Tosepli A. Drltton , again asked for a disin crested person to hold hisumbrella , , and toll Smith ho might consider himself under ur est. Smith said , "I guess not , ' ind started toward Third avenue with crowd at his heels and nn officer of the societ , on each side. Suddenly the crowd close iround him and he was grasped from al sides. There were shouts , "duck him , " "rol lim in the snow , " und it looked for a whil is though ho would bo roughly handled , j loliccmun appeared. IJritton buttonhole lim and said , "officer , T want you to arre. hat muii , He's Lum Smith , and he insulte SiiMrinlendenl | Murray to-night. " "Thou why don't Superintendent Murra iavo him urresteiU" inquired the cautlou .loliccman. Ho refused lo arrest Smith will out a warrant and the ofllcious agents of th society were compelled to retire and lot Lui ijo in peace. A Strike of Leading Sports. NKW YOIIK , Jan. 18. [ Special Telegram the ho Bun. ] Thcro has been n miniatur earthquake ) in the Police Gazette oftlcc Gordon editor-in-chief Arthu Archibald , - - ; uumley , managing cdilor ; Theodore Butlci superintendent of art department ; Georg McAvoy , artist , nnd thirteen engravers linv eft. Richard K. Fox : , the proprietor an Jake ICilraln's backer , says ho discharge : hem. They say they resigned after varioii disagreements , but mainly on account nt liffercnco of opinion over the Smith-Kllrai light. Gordon said to a reporter : " .As ci itor of the paper , I wished to sro tho'Smitl Kilraln light , fought to a finish and on it merits. Mr. Fox declined after the draw t to Insist on another llKht , and gave up th stakes. I have reason to believe that h know the fight was a fake , or else he wii liadly handled. Charley Johnston , a fricn of Mr. Lnmloy , and myself went over t see the battle , but were not allowed to t present. " Tlio seirJcrs expect to start now paper. Mr , , Fox was asked if tli trouble was about the Smith-Kllrain Ugh Ho replied thnt the light was not a fake , an ho had discharged the editors and artists K a matter of business and to reorganize 111 staff. _ A French Warning to Italy. P.utis , Jan. 18. Tlio Kopnbliquo Francals has a telegram from Rome which says tin Flourens , French foreign minister , has con plained to the Italian forelsn minister ( Italy's delay settling the Florence cnnsi late Incident nnd warned him if the Italiii judge at Florence executes hU threats to r enter the Frcneu.Qonsulato and sle/o the p pcrs sought after , France will recall her ar bassador and tnko such measures as tl honor and interest of the country demands. The straincd'rolatlons ' with Italy in consi qucnco of thet Florence consulate affair d pressed both commercial and financial bus ness to-day. The bourse was heavy. it is semi-ofticially announced that Com do Mouv , the French ambassador at 'Rom having informed Flourens that the praetor i Florence had intimidated his intention remove , Friday , the seals uflUcd by tl French consulate to the documents rclalli to thu Russian succession , Flourens has r quested Do Muuv to inform the Italian mil ister of foreign affairs Ihat if such act < violence is committed the Frunch goveri meiit will hold Italy responsible. MlniiR < 'OtiHcpuliliirnna Orgnnlzim MiNNKU-oi.is , Jan' . 18. A reprcsentati1 convention of Minnesota Republican cln ! was in session hero to-day , with 230 delegat present , the purposes helm ; the formation of state league as a branch of the recent formed national league. Ex-Governor Hart of Sank Center , was made permanent elm man , and Lieutenant Trussell , of Minncti oils , secretary. Stirring speeches were mai The llulfjuriau Tlu-ono. PISTII , Jan. IS. The Poster Lloyd sa that Russsiu'n candidate for the liulg.iri ; throne is Volvodo Marks MilanolT , of Kuo f a leading Montenegrin commander. The i per considers , however , thnt ho has even Ic chane'cs of bucecbs than the prince Mingrclla. Father llynii UclcaHcd. DUIH.IN , Jim. IS. Father Ryan was leased from Limerick Jail to-day , ami on 1 arrival homo made a speech advising the ti ants to adopt a plan of campaign , which , said , was moral and Just , notwithstandl everything the lords , Imth spirituul.und te poral , sulu to the contrary. Three Days For Drlseo II. AMU NY , Jan. IS. The court of appeals 1 refused a stay in the case of Daniel Drlsec who was sentenced to hang Friday , but t governor ha.s granted u rcsplto for thi days. Colonel Monltnn nt Heath's Door. NKW YOIIK , Jan. IS. Colonel O , A. Mo ton , brottinr-tn-UTW of General Sherman , w reported very low to-night. His trouble congestion of the bruhi. KKV'KN rttUSONS DUO.WNIJD. The Terrlhlo Kate That Ilcfcll n Ing Party in Texas. KN.VIS , Tex. , Jan , 18. Seven person * wen drowned to-day In Sand lake. Two youiif women , daughters of William William. * , t farmer , nnd a young man named Uabbltl were skating on the lake , when the Ice gave way. Miss Habbltt and two little girls , ngee eight and fourteen years , also daughters ol William Williams , who were on shore watching the sport , were drowned In attempt Ing to rescue their friends , A very smal ! child of Mr , Williams also fell through tin lee , but was saved by ono of the drowning young ladles catching nnd throwing It out 01 the Ico. Young AVIlllnms , brother of tin young ladles , saw the trouble nnd rni to the assistance of llio unfortunates , bu was soon overpowered by the struggles o these who were drowning and he , too , wa1 drowned. Mrs. Williams , his mother , madi an effort to save them all , but she was pullei down nnd would have met the fate of hei children but for the timely aid of her tw < daughters , aged ten and twelve years , Thcsi children threw her a rope and succeeded ii pulling her ashoro. . * md/SAin vicrms. Several Additional Deaths llcportc ( From Dakota. ST. PAVI , , Jan. IS. It is ilgured out lha there have been 'J17 deaths by the blizzard The remains of many people who are re ported missing may not bo found unlil tin snow thaws in the spring , the bodies belli ; 'overed ' by the deep drifts that formed eve : hem. The following new cases nro rcportci rom Dakota points : Hired man nnd seven ear-old child near Canton , Lewis Forsle car the state line , In the vicinity of Crystn Jity , Manitoba ; a man named Tysdal , nca ' .irookings , who went to the well lo Wate : itock and perished twelve feet from hi : louse ; Annlo Anderson , n school girl , nea Jhiunborluln ; Mngglo Dunn , Hand county ho story from Aberdeen that a schoo cachcr and sixteen children wore frozen ti In.ith , is fulso. The body of Jiunes Reed Iving near Hatton , has been found. Mrs Nupho , living near Hutchlnson , Minn. , win , vns frozen Thursday , has Just died In her iblo agony. Yiinkton reports that the storm was seven .bout Santee Agency , Neb. Some live : vero lost nnd there was great daimigo t < itork. J. Mlllbyer , frozen at Lcstervillc Dale. , died this morning. Harold linker , at English boy , left Ynnkton the day of thi term for his ranch in Nebraska and has no icon found. Two men living west of Wlllov Jlty , Dak. , are missing. The wife of oh < became insane through anxiety. Frnndrcau , Dak. , reports the flndlliro ho body of Mrs. Owens not far from Went iVorlh. The body of a child frozen to deatl vhen found. U had been partially dovourei J.v wolves. ST. PAW , , Minn. , Jan. IS. Reports re eivcd Into last night add several moro vie ims lo llio list of these frozen to death In tin cccnl blizzard. The loss of two farmers i cportcd from Aberdeen , Dak. Reports fror Vnrncr , Dak. , say a teacher and six chlldrci -lio were thought to bo lost were found. H I. Chapin , of Minneapolis , supposed to hnvi teen lost , arrived in Aberdeen last night Sister U'iliineva , of St. Stephen mission , nea ighmore , Dak. , was frozen to death , am klrs. Anthony llaby is reported lost. Won . omes from Walscy , near Huron , Dak. , o ' .wo moro deaths from freezing a boy nainei ifhotield , and a girl named Druse. Only twi deaths are reported so far In Yanktoncouti y. Dakota , and two in Clay county. Ii { onnhommc county nineteen deaths nro re tortcel. From south Dakota 200 deaths are re ported. Cattle and hogs arc freezing nl ivor the slato. Tlio snow drifts are said tie : io thirty feet deep. A German name iialzcr Parytiilung Is reported lost ziea lYurian , Minn , , in Thursday's storm. A Russian Helicons Ceremony. [ CoptirliiM IdSStiiiJamctGonlun llaiiutt.l ST. Pr/misnt'uo , Jan. IS.New Yor Herald Cable Special to the lim : . ] To-da nt noon the cznr , bareheaded and atlcndc by a brilliant suit , crossed over the qua om the winter palace to the pavillio erected over the edge of the Nova lo wil ness the dipping of the holy cross by th metropolitan archbishop into the rive through a hole cut in the ice in the celebn Ion of llio fast of Epiphany. This net o bleissing the waters was accompanied b ho usual artillery. The colors of all trooji were then sprinkled with consecrated watoi The empress , diplomatic body nnd Lord an Lady Randolph Churchill witnessed th scene from the windows of the palace. Foi Innately for the vast crowds standing ban "leaded during the ceremony the weather wa flno undthe frost not severe. "Weather Indic.itioiiA. For Nebraska : Colder , fair weather , pr < L-cded by snow , fresh to brisk vinds , bccon 'ng ' northerly. For Iowa : Warmer , followed by colitoi snow , followed by fair weather , light to fres southerly winds , increasing in force and hi coming northwesterly. For Dakota : Snow , colder , with cold wav ( fresh northerly winds. A cold wave is indicated for Dakota , Mil nesota , Iowa , Nebraska nnd Wisconsin. Th temperature will fall 15 to Uo degrees oy Fr day morning. * Sunk Wlfli Thirteen Men. Lmnirooi , , Jan. IS. The British stcamc Toronto from Portland for Liverpool arrive in Mersey to-day. She reports that during fog off Skerries , Ireland , she collided wit and sank the Norwegian bark Freidis , froi Liverpool for Savannah and thirteen of th bark's crew were drowned. One man wi saved. _ A Dishonest Trustee. CIIICAOO , Jan. IS. John P. Ilutchmsoi With his brother nnd sister , brought suit hei to-day against Jason C. Ayers , a capitalist i Dixon , 111. , for cmbc-zzling ? IO,0 X ) . Ayei was trustee of the will of John Hutchlnson father and business agent for the widowe Mrs. Ilutchinson , now dead. Ayers denii the charges. _ _ A Musician Arrested For Murder. KAN * is CITY , Mo. , Jan. IS. Churl Meyer , u member of the Sixth infantry bat nt Fort Leavenworth , was arrested to-du mid taken to Independence , Mo. , whore 1 is wanted for the ninrdur and robbery James Weir about three weeks ago. Meyei homo is in Altoona , 1'a. AValiash MortiinucH to Ho Foreclose Nu\v YOIIK , Jan. 13. At an adjourm meeting of Wabash second mortgage boi holders held to-day it was decided to pui the foreclosure as rapidly as possible. Courts nullt to Convlot. DunuN , Jan. IS. W. J. Lane , member parliament , has been sentenced to a inontl imprisonment , without hard labor , for iuc ing tenants to resist bailiffs. Manitoba's Ministry. MINNE.U'O.US , Jan. IS. The Journa Winnipeg ( Manitoba ) special says the ml Istry took oftlco and were sworn in to-day. Spurgcon'H HenlKiintlon Accepted. I.ONHON , Jan. IS. The Baptist union h 'accepted Spurgeon's resignation. Pnttl is to talco with her on bcr Sou American tour forty-throo wardro' trunks. Her % 'Travialii" costumed aloi Imvo cost SKi.OOO. Children Cry for Pitcher's ' Castoria , When Baby was sict , we gave her Castoria. Whrn itio was a Chllil , sbe cried for Castoria , When aha b came Miss , ilia clung to Castoria , VThen ahu bed ChU Jren , she gave them CA3torU. THE LIVE STOCK SHIPPERS , > IP Grcmt Event of t State Associa tion nt South Onmhn. M l > ' h f > BUSINESS BE tE PLEASURE. Important Action iTsikeii In tlio Alter- noon , Followed It ) ' ix llrllllnut IJamiiict li llip Kvcnlng Business and1 Banquet. Probably the most Interesting event thnt has ever taken nhico in South Omaha oc curred yesterday afternoon and evening , the occasion being the annual mooting and ban. quot of llio Llvo Stock Shippers association of Nebraska. Keprcsentiitlvo men from all parts of the state and Iowa wore present , and the affair was both a business and social success. Appended will be found a complete report of the proceedings. TUB iitsiNisft ! jtr.r.Tixo. In the abscnco of President Dibble the meeting was called to order by Vice Presi dent D.ivld Anderson , ol' South Omaha. The roll call showed thirty members present , after which the minutes of the previous meeting were read nnd approved. Applica tions for membership were read and ap proved , and the following now members elected : W. T. Kloklcy , Columbus : J. Lemke , Mlllard ; J. II. Dlekson , liennetl ; Chariot Red km , North Lolip ; James Cum. ' inins , Talmairu ; A' . J. Vail , Uennett : P. J. O'Neill , Ualllo Creek , anil Jerry Halley , of Corlland. The reports ol llio oftlcers were then read and wore of n most Interesting character , that of Secretory Wiggins being especially commendable. Ilia report shows that at the organisation of Uic association twcnly-eigtit shippers constituted the membership , while nt the present timu nincly-nino members were on the roll will : prospects of n still further increase. The finances of the society are in a healthy con dition and a neat balance is shown , The ofllcoM elected were : John Kchoe , Platte Center , president ; D.ivld Anderson , South Omaha , vice president ; John Wiggins , secretary , ami John G. Smith , lilalr , treasu rer. The other officials are as follows : Di rectors John Kehoe , David Anderson , John Wiggins , A. C. Virgin , J. H. Dlekson , Josepli Poloy nnd E. D. Welker. Commitlco on Transportation David Anderson , South Omaha ; E. L. Martin , Fail-mount ; James Smith , Sclinyler ; Thomas Self , Urock , unij ; . H. Grosvcnor , Tekamah. The llnanco committee is composed of J. G lull , Gibbon ; F. Hay , Silver Crock , and A.J Vale. The following resolutions were unanimously doptcd : He-solved , That all shippers to Ihcso yards col under lasting obligations to the Unior stock Yards company for their suecessfu efforts in establishing four of llio largest lacking Ileuses in llio world at this point ind that we , fully realize the great iccesslty of a beef slaughtering IUK nning establishment so that a porma < lent and reliable market wile ) o afforded for all grades and classes of cat lo placed on this market ; and wo wouli idvlso the stock yards' ' Company to induci such an enterprise lo lopato hero at us m early date at possible. Whereas , The railrqnd , commissioner am' illorney general are demanding of all rail- oads in the state a reduction of freight anil lassonger rates , bo It ' ' Hosolved , 13y stock shippers and stort aiders represented , tlu twu join hands will .ho attorney gciior.il and ? sustain him indi vidually and collecliv.ely in his bold ant nanly stand In behalf of the interests ol ill shippers , farmers and manufacturers Ir our stato. That it is onr bolicf that the earn- ngsoflho railroads Will juslify them it making a reduction of twQ , cents per mile ir lassougcr rates. A resolution competing the commission men to give bonds was , , referred to a commit tee consisting of James ) Danloy , E.V. . Hean mil E. L. Martin , wtti ) instructions to re > ort at the next meeting. . ' A resolution thanking the Nebraska Hen taring nnd Helining e-ompanj' for their acttoi n advancing the price of dead hogs was unanimously adopted. Other matters of interest were also nt ended to , after which llio mccling adjournoi lo meet on llio second Wednesday in April 1SSS. Tim IUNQUET. Promptly nt 0 o'clock the orcheslra strucl up a popular melody and and the ladies wit ) ; heir escorts , to the number of eighty , lllei 'nto tile-spacious dining ryom of llio Exchangi tvhcru mi oleganl repast was served , lo whicl all did ample Justice. At the conclusion o ; ho feast toasts were given and rospondei o in a happy manner. At the conclusion o this feature of the entertainment dancini was indulged in until a late hour , NOTES. Savngo & Green had their oflico tastcfull ; lecorated. 13. IJ. Uranch , cashier of the Stock Yard bank , enjoyed himself as well as anybody. Court Horne \VMS there. Vice Presidenl Anderson felt as happy a anybody. The "jolly" gleet club furnished oxccllon niusle between llio acts. "Jack" Walters was present nt supper nm ooked as happy as any ono. Joseph Cook was there , accompanied b1 Mrs. Cook. Walter Woods was present. A largo number of ladies graced the banquet quot with their presence. Among the mini tier were Mrs. Mayor Savage , Mrs. Hurke Mrs. Cook , Mrs. Anderson nnd many others HASH IJAIjL. Tlio Cowboys Jump to the Amcricni Association. Again there is a stir In base ball circles Kansas City lias jumped the AVcslern associa tion and gene into the American , and Kansa City will rue the day she made the jump. I is like matching a slrect-car horse ngalna Juy-Eye-Soo , for Ihcro are no tw ways about It the American associi tion far outclasses the W ° slcrn as lo plaj ing strength , and while the Cowboys coul have been up in lite lead of llio hillcr organ ! ; alion's chase for the championship pennant thi-y can't reasonably hope to make unythini but a very poor tuil-emler for the former. 1 would strike an ordinarily | > ostcd admirer o the game that Kansas City had had w elegant sufllciciicy of shabby , slouchy bas ball on account of being outclassed. When member of the National League , and thei team then was much slronger Hum the on engaged for llio coining season , Ihoy vvcr defeated with such an .unvarying and monol onotis regularity that tiejr ! were the bull o ridicule of the whole profession , and the e. > periiinco all but killed .tlio national pastim in the city at the mouthjot the Kaw. Menge-s tlio president of the club , may posses sotno little business astuteness , but ho make a lamcntablo failure of displaying it in tin instance , and ho will wish he was back inth AVcstern association before the season is. month old. Kansas City's ambition to ngal get back into ono of tUo-ioldor association has long been suspcctci } , und their procrast nation in tiling their liond guaranlcein lo piny the season out has all along give blrth to the fear that there was a sencgan bian in the wood-pile , uTIils bond , as is get orally known , is tfl.fiUft , , ipd ( is tiled with tli secretary and trcasurcCof the association fc the purpose above nnnmdi The other scve clubs promptly Jlled theim , but Kansas Cit doferrcd surh action , which is proof HUlllcioi thai she has betfi dickering wit Iho American people over since tl ; collapse of the Metropolitans , and an eight club was to bo chotcn. The disloyalty i Mungcs and his followers to the Wester association is undeniably a blow that wi occasion much perplexity and trouble. The had a strong team in this association , an would have played good ball , and Kansi City , with their club up in tlio lead , woul have been probably thu best ball town I the whole circuit. Now the Wester is in precisely the same prodleamei in which the American found itself on tl sale of the Metropolitan franchise to IJroo ! lyn late lust fall. They want un eighth clt and where they can tlnd u town with 11 ncrvo und the money to jump in and till tl vacancy is the question. ThoUuB mi called on Dr. Worioy , the lo.-al secretary , th morning and found him In anything but i angelic humor aver the Cowboys dcsorljon. 1 thinks , howeviT , that the hole HJUH occ sloned can. bo tilled without much exertioi but whullicr adciicutoly tilled or nol , that another matter. Ho said ho had nlrendy jlven the matter some study , and among the iUles who would probably bo glade o como Into the Western nssooin- Ion ho mentioned Pcorln , Osdihosh , Du- uth. DaveniHjrt , Denver , Lincoln , St. Joe , or Hastings. However , not ono of these tamed is very dcslnible. Denver Is too far vest , Duluth too far north , and the remain- ler , with possibly the exception of Pcorla , ire not clamoring for any moro base ball ills- ( notion than they can get out of their con- icction with ono of tho. lessor leagues , 'eorlu Is nnd always has been an en- huslastlc ball town , and is nccus- oined to seeing good ball , but whether she could hold tip her end In ns expensive ompiiny ns the Western association will bo ho coming season , is extremely problematl- al. As to Lincoln , St. Joe or Hastings , they tught not bo considered even In the list of Kxslbllltios. The two former have no con sideration otln'r than their convcn- ent geographical situation to offer , vhllo the latter has absolutely none , lowever , a conference of the association of- IchiLs must necessarily bo called soon , nnd it the discussion of the ( [ ucstlon there , all ho Interesting points touching upoil the eligibility of these towns will bo developed. The local olllcials will meet ono night this week. Later news of the situation In Kansas City > aso ball atfalrs shows that there will be two : lubs in thnt city the present season. Mr. Mcnges says in an Interview : "I am In thu Western association and expect to play lull n it this summer , regardless of What the American association may do. I believe In the survival of the ilttest and I think ono sea son will bo suftlclent to show which club will iay the best. The contract for our grand- itand has been let and work will bo begun on t very soon nnd every preparation for the coming season just as though the American issociatlon did not exist. There will not bo conflicting dates. Wo shall not make our schedule until after the National league nnd American association have completed theirs , mil , as we have to arrange to avoid a conllict n St. Louis , wo can easily arrange to avoid t here. " Mr. Menges iild not seem to think hat the establishment of another club here would damage him very much and seemed willing to let the people Judge between the two clubs. _ TUB AVliU-MlTiaTnR TIGHT. Minneapolis nnd St. Paul Will Give the Pugilists n Grniul Kcooptlon The bill boards of the city are covered with handsome lithographs advertising the great WIcr-Millcr light at Minneapolis next Monday night. Private dispatches from that city state that botli Minneapolis and St. Paul ire much excited over the coming battle anil joth pugilists will meet with a grand recep ; Ion. Much money has been wagered on the result , the odds being $75 to 50 on Weir , The friends of Wier are very confident ol : helr man winning the light , but are not will ing to but two to ono us they announced some time ago. The friends of Miller In this city have the greatest confidence in his powers and arc willing to take all the bets offered at the above odds. Tommy came Into town yester day for n turklsh bath. Ho is in line form ind is confident of winning. Ho has workoil Imrd for the past two weeks and his tralnoi says that when time is called Monday night lie will bo in the pink of condition. Tommy will be seconded by Prof. Billy Hawley and Prof. Ed Miller of this city , The former bet JHW oven yesterday with n well known sporting man that Tommy would give Wier a harder light than Warren did , Another sport bet SSO to $100 that Millet would win the fight. A largo number of local sporting men will accompany the young pugilist. A Sweeping Cli.illciiRC. [ Oipi/rfuht iSSSliiiJamt * CononfciuicH.l / LONDONJan. . 17. [ New York Hi-raid Cable-Special to the Uni : . ] Sporting Life ibis morning says : "Jack Davis visited the Sporting Life oftico yesterday In company with Antly Anderson , a bookmaker , who do loslted 100 In our hands to match Davis ; o light either Jalco Kilraln , John L. Sullivan , Jem Smith orTaclrAshton , first como first served , for 500 a side , the light to take place in six months from signing the articles , bus ! IJCFS only being meant. Anybody covering Davis' deposit can rely upon a match , tin Sporting Life to appoint the referee. ' THU CIIAI.I.CNOC ACOCl'TEI ) . LONDON , Jan. 19 , 4 a. m. [ Now York Her ald Cable Special to the Huu. ] The follow Ing letter appears in the Sporting Life thi ! morning : To the Editor Sir : I see in to-day's Lifi a challenge from Davis , but I don't think hi would care to meet me in the pruo ring nl the same , any way. If Davis really want ! a trial I am willing to accommodati him on the following conditions : : wager 100 I knock him out in side of six rounds , Marquis of Quecnsbur ; rules , any time he likes to iippoin within one month from January 19. Fou weeks Is ample time to train for a boxitif contest. Further , two weeks later 1 wil fight him under the new rules of the P. H for 500 to 1,000 a sldo. D.ivis can elthci have one or both matches , but no other termi will suit , and should he not accept my offer which Is a fair on'e , no notice will bo takei by mo of any further challenge that email utes from him. Yours truly , JAKIJ KILRAIN. To the Editor Sir : Knowing that Smitl has faithfully promised Sullivan to light bin so soon ns it pleases him after his battle will Mitchell , and considering the easy dofea Davis met with nt the hands of Smith whei they fought , Smith is naturally surprised ti sco a challenge from Davis. However , nftc Sullivan and Mitchell fight , o whatever the result of the engagemcn so far as it has gene , may be , Smith will hi pleased to make a mateji to fight Davis ii eight or nine weeks after signing articles fo as much money as ho chooses to risk. Yours etc. , Fi.nMiNO. Jack Hlckney , who has sparred with Sul llvnn's boxing party , also sends a letter ac ccpting Davis' challctiKO. l-'ro/.on Ilml > Amputated. Charles Wienenshiok , the German whi had his hands and feet so badly frozen 01 Tuesday night of hist week , had to Imvo on of his feet and live fingers amputated yester day. The physicians say that ho will losi his other foot also , and it will probably b > amputated to-day. Cap O'Mnllcy Finril. Captain O'Malley , the well-known soloo keeper , was arraigned before the polic magistrate yesterday on the charge of a BiiultingMinnio Falrchild. Ho plead guilt ; and the judge let him off with 1 and costs. Tampered With tlio OH Door. Four prisoners con lined in the solitary en' nt tlio county jail tampered with the lock o the door and succeeded in getting it out c plumb by four inches during the watchlni hours of Tuesday night. Their mischief wa discovered by tlio Jail guards , and the rascal were put under restraint quietly and withou the knowledge of the rest of the prisoners. "Hats" Itnliind tlio Ultra. A notoriously vicious bootblack name. . John Fitzgerald , better known as "Huts , who is a terror to all the small boys brough in contact with him , was arrested last nigli for beating n little fellow about half his si/i Fitzgerald is eighteen years old and takes delight in being thought tough. He look wonderfully at homo behind the bars. Franko Goes. The Dixey-Adonls combination left on special train over the Chicago nnd Nortl western roadfor St. Paul , yesterday morjiin at 1 o'clock. They were accompanied by Mr Edith Franko , who will appear in the 1m k'squo as Artca. Mr. Franko has also lo : thu city to enter tlio employ of Kico-i Dixe ; A Swede named C. Jorffoncon wn found lying dead drunk on the Melt lln railroad track last uifjht by Ollic : Ha/e. Ho was taken to tlio police s > tti tion and this morning on awaking froi hld.drunken stupor will in all pro1 : i bility uursu thu policeman who. save him-from a homblu death , . . . BKV12NTHKN NKW POLtCBMKN. The Commission HoloqtH Additional Member * of the Karoo. The fire and police commissioners held n eng executive session at their oftlco hist evo- ilng , their deliberations continuing nntil ifter 11 o'clock. The only appointment made n the llro department was that ofV. . J. 2ulT. Seventeen now policemen were added to tl'o present force. They are to report for luty February 1 , having nearly two weeks In which to get ready for their new positions , secure uniforms , etc. They are each to re- cclvo salaries of $ iV ) per month for four nonths , nnd at the end of that time , If their services bo satisfactory- salary Is to bo raised to $70 , or whatever amount Is deter mined upon by the iiroper authorities. Thcro A'cro fifty-two applicants examined nnd the following Is the list of the ones selected : W. U. Adams. A. H. Hlout , James L. Hoylo , A. H. Hurr , John F. Hvrnes. G. M. DcOraves , Peter M. Lee. / . M. Ellis. Patrick C. Kolcy , C. J. Gregg1. Wrtrrcn M. Hagey , Patrick C. Hughes. Kiehard Mat-null , Uoderiek Mo- Grath , Frank Uobblns , Daniel C. Kowden nd Mai'tln Shields. They nro nil a well- jullt , competent appearing lot of follows , nnd the chief expresses himself as well ; ilciscd : with thu selection mado. Their ages range from twenty-seven to thirty-eight vears. Sonio of them como to their now losltlons experienced | > ollcemen. DeGraves ivas formerly chief of police at Port Huron , Mich. Foley was u member of the Irish con- Uabtilary at Dublin for two years. Hobbins lias been a special policeman for three years ind at | iresent Is emraged in that , capacity for fowler Hros. ' packing house. Shields was n member of tlio Omaha polleo force two years ago. To-day the secretary of the board will notify the new men of their appointment. SOAKED OK'V iu.i///\iu ; ) . The Union Pncltlc Koad Having n Iliu-d Time of It. Tlio train dispatcher's oflleo of the Union I'acllic railway in the union depot lint night was crowded with conductors , engineers and brakcmen , who seemed to bo greatly Inter ested in the ticking of the telegraphic keys , and appeared somewhat agitated. The bul letin board was covered with instructions to railroad men , and framed in n manner which can only bo deciphered by that class. A Hr.i : reporter questioned the men as to the cause of the unusual gathering , and was informed by them that a severe liliziard was raging in the west and that the management of the company was somewhat In doubt as to the practlblllty and safety by sending out trains , especially freights. Passenger trains were reported away behind time , and ns a sample the lir.r.N informants pointed out that the overland flyer duo yes terday morning at a little after b o'clock did not get in until late in tlio afternoon. The foreo of the storm is felt chiefly west of Cheyenne , and is r.tpidly approaching the east with all its wildness and fury. Trains that should have went out for the west early in the evening were held back , awaiting or ders which would bo transmlted from that point later in the night , and for the time be ing further information was lacking. AtlliilO a UBI : reporter visited the train dispatcher's ollico and was informed that the reports of early evening had been greatly ex aggerated. It was at this time , however , that a storm was raging in the neighborhood of Cheyenne , but its course was nut yet di rected to the cast and the management felt no alarm In dispatching trains. Accordingly there was u general movement , and trains sent out. M'CUACKKX'S CAPTUUK. South Qnmlia'H Marshal Ijnnds a Sup posed Seducer In .fall. Marshal McCracken of South Oinnlia , made a clever capture last night , and one , thnt if the facts as stated are uorno out by evidence , entitles him to the thanks of nil respectable residents. Thomas Lody is the prisoner , and hitherto his chief claim to notoriety has been the fact ho consorts with the most vicious of both sexes. The police say ho has no visible means of support , but somehow ho secured board in the homo of a respectable working man. Ho made use of his time in winning the affections of n fifteen- year-old daughter of his host , and on being forbidden the house , met her clandestinely and arranged for un elopement. She ac cordingly left for Omaha yesterday morning , nnd her father , becoming alarmed , on the advice of the marshal procured a warrant for the arrest of Lody. That worthy had not left town but the marshal had , and traced the girl to ono of the numerous "boarding" houses in this city. Ho took her from there and placed her in n place of known respectability , and then returned in ttmo to arrest Lody at the South Omaha depot just as ho was IcV.ving to follow his victim. On being taken to the lock-up ho endeavored to obtain his release on his own recognizance , but it would'nt work , and ho spent last night behind tlm burs. The case will bo heard before Judge Keitther this morning. J. HeiTyhill , who i dialled with stealing an overcoat belonging toV. . Cox from the hallway of Mrs. Doran's boarding house , -IHi ! South Kightocnth street , was arraigned for trial yesterday but secured a continuance until to-day at - p. in. Over 4,000 jugs of whWcy were chip ped in two ilaj-h during the holidays to prohibition counties in Alabama and Mississippi from Mobile. One boat took li,500 in a day. Ninoty-oiplit teachers will bo thrown out of employment by the abolition ol German from the St. Louis schools. A GIHI/H HASH DKKI ) . 8ho Thrown llcm'irV'iutct'nn Train nt Colorado Springs , Cot.oimu > Si'iti.xi , ! , fcilo.Jan , IS. - [ Special Telegram to the HIMillinm : ] Kay , a well- to-do eltbcn of this place , some six weeksngo loft with his wife on a tour of the larger towns of Nex Mexico and southern Colorado , leaving his only daughter , Minnie , and u young lady music teacher , by name Maude Dobson , In ehargo of the house. The daughter was between fifteen and sixteen ye.iw of age. To night while her companion was sleeping Mlnnlo stele from the house ) and threw herself in front of the engine of the Midland exprest , which pastes hero at half-past 11 o'clock. Her head was crushed and torn from the body , death resulting Instantly. She loft the following letter lying ou the table In her room : My Dear Pupa nnd Mamma : You will for give this wild net of mine. H Is bettor so. 1 would rather dlo ten thousand deaths than live and bo a eurso to you. I am a vile , vile Hlnner , but perhaps I will have n chaiieo to repent In the next , world. God knows how I struggled to overcome sin In this. Good byei alt I love ) . My dear parents , I was afraid to live longer , for oh I heaven only knows , 1 might have como to a still more terrible end Pray for my soul. Good bye. May God bless you both. Your sinful , MISNII : . It seems that soon after her father loft tlio girl rented a cottngu belonging to him near by for $ . ' 0. and then spent the money. The matter seemed to have prayed upon her mind until she I'onclmk'd to end her troubled by taking her life. It was this she referred to In her letter , Thocoriiner's Jury concludes ! that perhaps the girl had been guilty of Indis cretions , but n post mortem examination proved otherwisennd they returned a ver dict of sulcldu while temporarily deranged. It was the coolest work imaginable , Last night at 7 she asked her companion to play and sing some hymns to her , after which she sat down and wrote the note and re-tired to her room. She dressed In her best clothes mid then , lying down in bed , waited until she heard the thunder of the approaching preaching express , which pa-ses the rear o ( the house. She must have ran from the room and throw herself under the wheels. Her parents , who were at Katon , N. M. , have been telegraphed mid now are on the way nonio. lluKsiun PrNom-fH Flj'.lit Tor Liberty. LONDON , Jan. IS. A convoy of prisoners which was being taken from south liussla to thu Caucasstis mutinied and attacked the engine driver. The train was stopped and a desperate light ensued , in which eight sol diers , two gendarmes mid thirty-one prison ers wore killed. Twenty-one prisoners es caped. When Kdwln liootti Hworn. rittsbttrg Dispatch : "I pltiyod an entire - tire se < a < on with Edwin llooth , " said a theatrical man ycstordny , "and I can testify-that only once T heard the' grcml triigudinn swear. It , is proverbial that bo is not al all addicted to profanity.1' "litityou hemrd him swear once'/ ' " "Ye > s ; ho was playing 'llmnlol' to a lurgo but awfully sleepy audience in a town we t of Chicago. Usually , if an audience appears to lark appreciation , Mr. Booth's efforts become * relaxed , nnd he drops in a measure ) from his high histronio plane. Hut this night the coldness of tlio night seemed to drive Mr. Booth to the USD of all bis powers , lie worked harder than usual to provoke applause. It was nouset ; cither llioro was an unusual num ber of dunderheads in the audience or the atmospheric circumstances or some thing else induced sleepiness where there should have been lit responsive lire. When ( lie curtain fell for the last lime Mr. [ Soolh came up to me as he went toward his dressing-room and said : l'IIy tlio godsl I'd rather play before a ' lot'of pVatos. Yes , ami broken plates at Hint ! ' ' A Cleveland scientist thinks the rcn- son birds can fly is that their llesh and bones are a battery of Mich a composi tion that the rapid quivering of the feathers charges the lv > dy with nega tive force , and , in consequence , the wings have but little labor to perform further than to pro : > ol and guide the body onward. lie Hunks this could bo proved by harnessing up a Hock of wild pigeons and cuuiiiiig them to discharge their electricity into a receiver. Hy supplying men with a sullleient quan tity of electricity , says this . ( 'leveland gceiitlomnn , they could be taught to Hy. Tlio musical and reading which has been nrrnngud for the ontortnininont. Thursday evening , at tlio rooms of Trin ity cathedral , promises to bo unusually lino. The Mendelssohn quartette , Mrs. Cotton , Miss Itoodor , Mr. Wilkins , Mr. Franco , asMstud by llioladies'luartotte , Mrs. Cotton , Mrs. Squires , Mrs. Estn- brook and Miss Elizabeth Ponnell. A duet by Kmil Yates and DoWitt Hurg- land , and reading by Miss Mabel Fonda and Mr. Uobinow. Death or Dr. Goi-don. Tn.XATSKANA , Tex. , Jan. IS. Dr. John Gor don died Monday night in a little cabin which charitable neighbors hero had provided for him. Ho was born in Scotland in 13U and Is a e'ousin of George Hamilton Gordon , fourth carl of Aberdeen. A CONSULTATION , ( The Only Hope ) CARBOLIC SMOKE BALL. Why were over 5.MO'-Carbolic Stnoko HilU" ; t > ol < l inOmnlm In the pa .1 . year ? IJccaiiso It lint proMi.l'to bo tlm only Hiiro mid permanent rw for Catarrh. Aslhma.nronohis. | Noura - Kla. Croup , Catnrral Doafnobs. D phthorla. t'oltls. itc. I Itl.l. 1 I.MS Klycnatoiir oj from8 ii m.toB p.m. Stmt by m ; It on re-colpl or price , js , and IP po-tutf ! . licbtlutur. 11 UllllllKJUUIt CARBOLIC SMOKE BALL Cr.eighton Block , Omaha , Neb. " : . ' . . * - , ' , . , , ' - . . ' , , . ; , ' > . " ' " ' ' ' ' ' " " . - . . % . . : . . ; ' ; . ' ' i ; / > ' . . . - ,