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. 2 OMAHA DAIM BEtt : JANUARY 22 , 1886.TWELVE PAGES. ' Thoobo Persisting In His Efforts For Further Investigation. THE WEATHER BUREAU'S MAP. Its Arrangement nnd the Interest Taken In It By Congressmen Oniaha'H Public Building Bill Political The ScHfllon Cut .Short. WASHINGTON BUIIBAU TFIK OMAHA BRB , ) 1313 FouiiTKKNTif BTIIKRT , , > WASHINGTON , D. C. , Jun . 21. ) To-day's session of the house was but one hour und u half long , but It was Interesting. Another effort was inudo to confirm Speaker Carlisle's title to his scut , but about thirty- five democrats were absent , and us the re publicans refrained from voting there was no quorum and It was deemed advisable ut II :30 : o'clock to adjourn over lo Monday. A good deul of feeling was shown by the majority to wards the seven democrats who yesterday voted to reopen the Carlisle contest , nnd one Of them , Mr. Bynuin , attempted to explain Why ho voted us ho did , but was cut off. On Monday , It is stated , the speaker will HOIK ! a letter to the house requesting that the cuso 'bo ' reopened and a special committee sent into the district to take testimony nnd ninko an Investigation of the records. Of course such a request will bo granted unanimously. The republicans say they have refrained from voting _ because they do not know whether Mr. Carlisle Is entitled to his f-eut ; Unit they do not want to vote cither way till there bus been nn investiga tion nnd the truth Is known. Mr. Thoobo , the contestant , is here nnd says ho will prove , If a committee is sent into the district , that the speaker wus not elected nnd that lie ac knowledged it after ho had all the returns In tils possession , although they were not ofil- clul , und that the frauds were committed In the official returns. INTEUIMT IN XOUTinVKSTKIlN WKATIIIllt. Members of the house have consulted with unusual regularity and interest , during the past week , the great weather map which ' bangs on the wall in the lobby behind the , speaker's desk. The terrible suffering und ' 'reports ' of deaths from the northwest have made the weather predictions , which are posted on this map every morning , very valuable. The dispatches from Omuhu arc first road. The map tells earn one how the \vcathcr is in his distant homo. It is Just Stuck upon the wall with u board back mid ' no frame so thut the members puss it in 'coing to the speaker's room , post ofllcc , or the office of the sergeant ut-urnis. The face of the map from the Pacific coast to Maine is covered with little brass hooks , a short dts- tanco upurt. On each of these hooks bungs the Interest of some members. But what they uio intended to hold is a little dye of pasteboard on each , of a color and number to Indicate the cliungo of the weather. The color indicates whether it is clear or cloudy , enowing or ruining , and the number in'dicates the temperature. A number with the plug sign in front of it , or Just the number with no sign , shows that it Is that much above zero , and it is quite cheering to a man from _ the cold regions of the west , but u minus sign Is thrcutonlng. When u member sees u tninus 5 or u minus 10 hung to his home hook he looks on with some degree of complacency , but when there is a minus 20 or 25 or a minus U4 , ho Involuntarily turns up his coat collar , nnd cold chills run down his back , when ho begins to think how things must be doing Ubout his neighborhood. riXING THE MAP. > " "Every morning at about 10:30 : the signal service man comes with a tissue paper chart for his guidance und shifts and changes the little bits of cardboard on the map. He takes off the old ones nnd hangs up the now. Some days nearly all the little discs ara blue , then ngaln they will bo red , 'then red und white. Anotheyday they may bo all white or again black nnd white or all black. Another time they will be blue and white or they may bo blue nil along the coast , and white , or blue nnd white , in the western regions. Eael change indicates a change in the weather that Interests the members. When the weather man arrives a number of members Will gather about him to ask questions and tri note llie changes ho makes on the map. Ho has the little card-board in u drawer , nnd consulting his chart ho picks them out one by ono nnd hangs them on the hooks. Ho may take u 34 minus from u hook away up in the land of the blizzards and hang in its place u zero or u ft-plus. He may lighten the Whole map with sunshine , overcast it with clouds , or deluge It with rain , with u heavy storm which means murks in the truck of the Wind. wiir TIIIIY WATCH. The members watch for these changer . Some of them hnvo shipping interests along the coast nnd dread the storms that sweep the Atlantic. Some of them liuvo cuttlo or other stock in the west that may bo swooped down upon by n blizzard. Others merely feel an interest to know now the weather Is about their homes. The first tiling they do When they get to the capital In the morning Is to got their mail at the postoffico and then to look at the map. They nearly all find out "how It Is about homo" before getting ut the work of the duy. It Is said that Knuto Nelson , of Minnesota , represents more cold weather than any other member of con gress. The thermometers In his district set tles down below zero u great purtof the time. Ho takes a great interest in the map. He is there every morning. Ho notes the temper ature , whether It is snowing or clear , and which way the wind blows , and how fast. Mr. Weaver , the greenback-democrat , is ono of the best weather prophets in the house. He comes every morning to look at the map to see how it is nt "Bloomtleld " Ho likes to talk to the weather man und generally has u prediction to make after ho has curofully studied the map. "Ho is mighty good at pre dicting1 the weather man says. Mr. Hutch , of Missouri , takes u farmers interest in the Weather mup und makes n careful study of it cacli morning before getting to work on mut ters of legislation. OMAHA'S rtmuc IIUII.DINO IHI.I. . Senator Mundcrson to-day received n let ter from the supervising architect of the treasury In response to his request for un opinion upon Omaha's federal ( mildlng bill and Mr. Fcrrett suggests u few unimportant Changes in the text of the bill mid closes by saying : " 1 have carefully examined the papers with which you intrusted mo mid have noted the marvelous increase of population in Omaha , since 1SDO , which shows an in- crouso of ulmost 110,000 of population. At the same ratio of Increase the imputation of Omaha will reach 200,000 in u very short time. lam of the opinion thut from the na ture of the buildings erected in your city and the facilities with which labor and material 'can bo obtained , u suitable building would be uroctcd for the accommodation of the United States courts and the various other branches of the government at a cost of from $750,000 to 11,000,000. , oi.uvui.Axn ANP THE COXVIIXTIOX. A Washington special in to-day's New York World stated that Senator Hock waited upon President Cleveland yesterday at the in- Htanco of a number of Ills Kentucky friends , for the purpose of ascertaining what the president's preferences were us to the place for holding the democratic nominating con vention this summer ; that the president ex pressed himself decidedly in favor of New York , and that Kentucky would consequently Now York. Senator Beck favor to-duy re pudiated the statement ns coming from him nnd said that ho got his information from Ilonry WuUurson and not the president. CJeorgo Glllilnnd , of the Cincinnati Knquirer , nnd Caleb Van Hum , of Cincinnati , cumo to the front to-night nnd branded Senator Beck us a fabricator. They declare that they ucurd Senator Beck make this statement last night , and that ho quoted the president us saying what wus staid to him * and not Henry Watterson. H begins to look us though the senator was getting tilnisclf Into a hole by attempting to shield the president in nn effort to huvcthe con vention held in New York. TJIUUSTOJi'3 AITOIXTMEXT , , The friends of , Senator Manderson in ' ( Washington regard the uppolutment oj 'judge Thurston to Mr. Popplctoa's place us chief solicitor for the Union Pacific us taking ' one usplrunt out of the senatorial field. It is thought hero thut Mr. Thurt > toir bus con- fjudcd.to retire from politics , ' if , < - bot'ui. GOSSIP. ' 4 oclety man &aya bo has .noticed that 'one of the mnrkcd features of ninny of the crowded afternoon receptions Is the presence of a small urmy of men anil women , who ap parently rely on UIOAO events for their entire subslstuncc. The wild craving for food displayed - played by these Individuals , who nro In most cases wcll-drossed and often drive from house to house in a swell cqulppouc. is only matched by the Ingenuity by winch they manage always to get on the track of the houses where there is n sumptuous spread. It Is sold that n swell West End family , the members of which are Invited out a great deal , have shut up the kitchen entirely In their house , dispensed with the cook and the kitchen fire , nnn find their expenses curtailed to n wonderful degree. They manage to thrive on n breakfast sent in by a caterer and take more of the afternoon purusltc's grub around the rest of the day. At stated Intervals they give a dinner themselves nnd keep up a splendid appearance of a well ap pointed establishment. Mrs. Cleveland had this afternoon n public reception from 8 to 5 o'clock. She wus as- slsted by n number of young ladles , Including the daughters of the supreme court Justices , senators and a few married ladies. The liouso was decorated for the event. The blue parlor was u floral success The windows were bunked up with blooming pink and white azaleas. One mnntol hold the centre table decorations from the diplomatic dinner , a mound with u double shield , and the other was covered with u mosaic in white camclias canal ions and yellow tulipa.PEIIIIV PEIIIIV S. HEATH. Ncbrnnku and town Pensions. WASIII.NOTOX , Jun. 21. [ Special Telegram to the BEE. ] The following pensions have been granted to Nobruskuns : Original Thomas Buriiinghuin , Hubboll. Incrcuso Andrew J. Case , Arnold. Uelssue Jacob Crltchflcld , Crulg. Pensions for lo wans : America , widow of Samuel Hauls , Seymour ; Alfred M. , father Meridith W. Brock , Full-field : Lydlu A. , mother of Henry Clay Wheeler , Sutherland ; Elizabeth S. , mother of W. D. Pierce , Bon- durunt ; Mary , widow of William Laws , Slicnundnah. Hcissue Martha J. , widow of John H. Gurrett , Nowton. Original Enoch Martin , Indinnola ; Lewis Love , Sidney ; John Hnguncnmp , Melbourne ; Joseph An- tcun , Centervillo ; William II. Iloilly , Oska- loosa ; Edwin A. Stcelo , Quusquita ; John Peterson , Ogden. Increase William II. Kichurds , Hampton ; Thomas Kllldurff , Heasenor ; Perry Lawrence , Carbon ; John Folchncr , Nashua ; Eugene Herring , Hlce- ville ; Samuel D. Baker , Scranton City ; Lewis D. Powers , Mason City ; William B. Pierce , Iowa Fulls : Eli Miller , Drukovillo. Koissne John B. Harrod , Oulund. Keissjo and Increase .fumes H. Chambers , Lujhcr. Needs * of the Signal Service. WASHINGTON , ' Jun. 21. General Greely , chief siirnal olllcer , was before the house appropriations committee to-day , to urge that immediate appropriation bo made to maintain signal service stations in various places principally in the west , many of which had already been discontinued und other stations at Important points would likowisobo forced to discontinuance unless prompt action wus taken to provide means to pay the neces sary expense. General Greely stated that the usefulness of the signal service was greatly crippled because the last congress had cut down nnpopriutions to the narrowest limit. Ho promised the pommittco that if this matter was given prompt attention west- crsn stations would be preferred in reestablishment lishment and maintaincnce. How Sunset Cox Got Out nt Night. WASHINGTON , Jun. 31. [ Correspondence ofttio UEK. ] Sunset Cox , of New York , who lias given over n quarter of u century of his life to work in tlio lower liouso of con gress doesn't seem to lose any of his nest with ape , although ho is not sixty years yet. Mr. Cox is taking better euro of his health than he used to. Ten or llfteen years ago ho was what is known in Washington ns "one of the boys. " Ono of his old running mates told mo to-day something about how Cox used to get out of his house ut night to liuvo u little fun. Cox married u comely woman with u handsome forty no , and never likes to do unytliing'to displquso her. Ho has no children und Is wrapped up in those domestic .relations which his wlfp alone affords him. But lie used to'wunt to hnvo n good time away from the restraining influences of domestic ? matters , about once a week. "Cox used to get out of his liouso at night by a very novel und churacteristio excuse , " said Sunset's old friend. "When ho intended to make a night of it lie would invariably go homo at un early hour , dress himself in his olippers and smoking cap , crawl well down into u comfortable chair , draw himself up in front of the grate , rend to his wife and con gratulate himself in audible tones on his abil ity to get uway with the cares of public life. Ho generally expressed himself us not feeling llrst rate , nnd crawled into bed bcforo 11 o'clock. "About midnight the crowd down nt the club , who wore to enjoy tlio society of tlio funny statesman , ns pur agreement , whoulii send u delegate to Cox's residence. Ho would rap gently on the door , and the states man would complain bktcrly at being dis turbed , although ho hud been resting witli one eye open und his mind bent on the good time in waiting. Ho jrcnorully felt too badly to go to the floor und Mrs. Cox would kindly consent to go herself. The deloguto from the crowd always wore a very serious look nnd spoke in u tone of greut im port amu : und upprelicnsion. Ho would tell Mrs. Cox that there was a caucus on hund ut which her husband was to preside. Ho al ways deprecated tlio fact thut thu business ol the caucus could not proceed unless her hus band was tlicrp , as no ono could conduct the proceedings without tlio information ho car ried in liis head. Cox would first hear this statement und would groan like u boy who has gorged himself with Juno apples. When Mrs. Cox returned to the bed and informei him of what was wanted ho appeared t ( bo in the greatest agony und would threaten to resign his plaeo in congress if tilts thing kept up. Then ho would go to the door with Mrs. Cox and beg like n good fel low to ho let off. Hut tlio messenger would be immovable , and would Ucclure that his abicnca from the caucus would create untold inconvenience. Then Cox would dress him self , : indti going out of tlio liouso would express - press considerable diseoinlltwo in suppress ing his laughter over the accomplished manner in which the scheme was worked. When ho returned to the liouso in time for breakfast next day his prolonged absence would always bo on account of the lateness of tlio hour at which the caucus adjourned und his dislike to awaken the good housewife. Ignorant Congressmen. WASHINGTON , Jan. 19. [ Correspondence of the HnK. ] It Is remarkable how many men get Into congress who have not oven abilities which elevate them to the height of medio crity. They get in by the use of money or thu munip'ulution of political combinations , many of them being able to command the rowdy clement or some tjjfquo that holds the balance of power in the district. The other day I went to u member of the liouso for the purpose of getting his views u | > oii a very common subject , and for the puriwso of quoting him exactly requested him to write out his views. This ho objected to , nnd inudo un uttempt to tell mo what he would like to say In print. After listening to him twice as long as uu-ordlnnry man would require to give his position on the subject , I found myself wholly unublo to write a blnglo sentence which I thought would reflect his views , as his utterances were so complex and 1 confused that there was no connection be tween them. There are more than llfty members of the house who are incapable of writing un intel ligent newspaper interview , or even express ing intelligently their views upon the most ordinary topics which come before congress , And not all of these members uro now ones by any means. Some of them have served year * In the house. The ono I cite as being unable to wrlto his views or express them so they could bo understood Is on his third term. These men , however , manage to deliver a speech in tlio liouso ut least once every two years ; but their speeches ore prepared from documents and books und after consultations with friends , uro'uttered In a very disjointed way und are given sense by the ofllclal reporters. Fifty members of the house nro never approached by newspaper men for news , for the simple reason that , in tlio Ih-ht place , they don't know what news is ; und , secondly , if they recognized a piece of news when they saw it they would be unable to toll it with any sort of sense. In the last congress was u member who wus defeated for ro-elcctiou , and who is now contesting the seat of the successful man who ran against him , and who hmls.from lndlanawho was especially obtuse in the oyos-of 'Newspa- ' per Itow. Ono of the well known newspaper ! correswndents | met this member one day last session nnd asked him if ho know any news. To this corrcsiKJtident the inquiry was n kind of Joke because he had put it about n hundred times and hud never received any thing for hit paint. "Notn thing , to-day , " was the patent reply. "Do you know what I think of you Judge 1" said the correspondent. "I will tell you. If you sow nn Item coming down Pennsylvania avenue with nn astricnn overcoat on each arm you would pass It by and never rccog- Ill70 it. " That member was In congress several years and never cut any figure In social or news paper circles , ut wliich ho often complained but wn < never uble to learn why It was. It was not until his constituents concluded that ho did not know much about the affairs nf life tnut his vision begun to expand , or In other words ho commenced to tumble. The Man of Influence. WASHINGTON , Jan. H' . [ Correspondence of the HKB. ] The work of the national wool growers' , wool manufacturers' , and wool dealers' associations In this city n few days ago in formally demanding that congress shall do certain things in behalf of the wool producers of the country , Is not likely to have ns much affect upon congress * ns action by the wool growers themselves would have. It has become so common for middlemen to meet in Washington and deliberate nnd present reso lutions and memorials to congress that the latter does not regard them with any degree of alarm. Many of tho.nssociations , like the national shipping league , which bus more recently held sessions here , nro designed lo do grout good to tlio country , but It is pretty difficult , in the midst of the general meetings being bold , for con gress to winnow out the meritorious from those which do not deserve recognition. The people who nro directly interested In tariff matters learned this long ago nnd have abandoned the meetings they once held for the purpose of Influencing congress. The people uro now doing the demanding for tar iff. It may bo that the manufacturers , nro behind the people , but if they uro they uro well covered , und do not exhibit themselves so visibly us did the wool men. It Is the man in the ranks of thn common people , who works und votes , that lias un influence in congress nowadays , providing he knows how to make himself heard and felt. Clerks for Congressmen. WASHINGTON , Jun. 19. [ Correspondence of of the licit. ] After twice , during a fortnight , voting down tlio proposition to ullow every member of the house not a chairman of n committee u clerk or secretary at u salary of $100 a month , the question is to bo tuken hold of in another way. The hammerings members received for voting for the' famous "salary grub" still lingcis in the minds of men in congress to this day , and although nineteen out of twenty of the members of the house acknowledge thut it is due their constituents to have clerks or private secre taries to look after the interests and demands of tlio people of the country , they are afraid to vote for them because of the criticisms which will follow. It is now proposed to pass a bill allowing private secretaries for all members not chairmen of committees , the law to take effect ut the beginning of the Fifty-firstcongiess. This will relieve mem bers of the present house of the odium or criticism which would attach should they vote secretaries to themselves , and will do away with the question which has been n thorn in the side of congrcssmcnforiidecadc. All I'oiForm. . WASHINGTON , Jun. 10. [ Correspondence of the BUK. ] Men and women who have re cently passed examinations at the hands of the civil service commission report that one of the things which receives closest atten tion in the marking of papers is the matter of form. If a question is not answered in the prescribed form , or a letter or simple order is not written in the customary or old- fashioned way , though the new wuy may reach the point more directly nnd show marked scholarly attainment , the person ex amined is marked down. ThU course abolishes ishes , practically , the possibility of progress in the public service. It is a fine for ingenu ity , nnd will tend to keep affairs in the same ruts which they have been running in for a century. National Capital Notes. WASHINGTON , Jan. 21. Acting Commis sioner StocKsluger , of the general land office , has recommended to to secretary of the in terior that 14,150 acres indemnity limits and 2,707 acres in the granted limits of the branch lines of the Chicago. St. Paul , Minneapolis & Omaha railroad , and 10SSS acres \u \ the in demnity limits and 3,71)0 ) acres in tfio grunted limits of the main line of the sumo road bo approved nnd curried in patent. Thoebc "Wants Further Investigation. WASHINGTON , Jan. 21. Thoebo , the con testant for Speaker Carlisle's seat , informed n reporter this afternoon that the speaker will on Monday next send n letter to the liouso requesting that the contest for his seat bo reopened nnd u committee sent into the district to make an investigation. To I'ny For Stolen Ponicfl. WASHINGTON , Jan. 21. The secretary of the interior has requested congress to make nn appropriation of $23,200 to enable him to pay the lied Cloud und lied Leaf bands of Sioux Indians for ponies tuken from them by the military in 1870. An Old Man Becoming Young Again NEIIIUSKA CITV , Neb. , Jan. 21. [ Special to the Bun. " ! A strange and most inter esting phenomenon bus recently been evinced in the life of un old citizen of this place , which is nothing less than n complete rejuvenescence. About two years ago Isaac Home , father-in-law of Mr. Jnmes Coppin- ger of this place , came hero on n visit from Pennsylvania. Ho was then in his ninety- second year nnd looked quite as old. His hair was white as snow , his form was bent and his gait painfully feeble , nnd his days appeared drawing to u close. But in tlio past ycur a most wonderful cliungo mis taken place in his life , u cliungo which for some time has been u study to local physicians und a puzzle uS well. The change first muni fested itself in his hair , which gradually became - came a dark brown , the color it hod been in his youth. His eyes grew bright again , und new teeth made their appearance in his mouth , wliich for many years hod been devoid - void of them/ The crutch was disregarded und his gait is again as easy as it was at fifty , and bo to-day appears not a duy older than that. Mr. Homo can no moro account for the phenomenon than others , but rather at tributes his good health and old ago to bis manner of living. Ho drinks his dully "schnapps , " enjoys a nipc , and never "wor ies his head about learning. " Ho Is u vege tarian und has a reputation us u physic-inn of no mean pretensions. He wus never ill u day In his life. TrjintpH Steal n Watch , NinuiAsKA CITV , Neb. , Jan. 21. [ Spccia' ' to the BEE. ] John H. Cllso und John'Hev ling , two trumps , entered the Jewelry house of S. II. Morrison last night and stole a valu able gold watch. They sold tlio wutch for t4 nnd made no endeavor to hide their crime , but seemed rather well satisfied when taken in out of the cold by the police. They were bound over to the district court. Moro Itllzzard News. DAVID CITV , Nob. , Jan. 21 , [ Special Telegram - gram to the Kr.K. ] Hlizzard reports still con tinue. In this county about two hundred cattle and three or four hundred hogs per ishcd in the storm. In thirteen districts touchers remained In the nchool houses with their pupils. Over u hundred citizens were seriously frozen. " Only two deaths are yet reported. _ Generous Thieves. NEUHASKA CITV , Neb. , Jan , 21. [ Special to the BEE. ] A thief , or thieves , visited the hog pens of Tom I'attou , living several miles north of East Nebraska City , selected a fat porker , slaughtered it , cut It In halves , put ono side apart for Mr. Pattou nnd made away with the other. No clue. Uiialncss Troubles. GKECN IUv , Wls. , Jnn. Si. O. O. Plielps , fancy groceries , has made au assignment for tno benefit of his creditors , Liabilities , flUXXJ. Assets , 114,000. ST. Louis , Jan. 21 , The Guernsey Fnrnl- turp company made an assignment this aftcr- noo'n. 'William H. Scuddor was appointed trustee. The president of the company made an aUUlEvit to assets ameuatlngto f68,000. THE BASE | AL SITUATION , Western People < Warned to Keep Tholr WoAihof Eye Opon. SOME SUSPI9jOfi OF MENGES. How the Siti < tl blo' < > .iiglit to Be Set tled National Gnino Notjs The Coming Fcatlfcr-WelBht Fight Other Sport * . Knnnns City's Flop. There lm been no further developments in base ball since the Jump of the Kansas City's Into the American association , nud President Menges' manifesto on the same , and but little. further will bo known until lifter the meet ing of the Western association magnates , which will probably bo called for Omaha within the next two weeks. In an Interview on the situation , President Menges said : "I nm In the Western association , nnd expect to play ball In jt this summer , regard less of what the American association may do. I believe In the survival of the fittest and I think one scasfcli will bo sufllclcnt to show which club will pay the best. The con tract for onr grand stand has been let , nnd work will bo begun on it very soon , and every preparation niado for the coming season. Just as though the American association did not exist. There will not bo eonlliutlnp dates. Wo shall not inulco our schedule until after the National league and American association liuvo completed theirs , nnd , as we have to arrange to avoid n conflict In St. Louis , wo can easily arrange to avoid it hero. " Whether Mr. Menses means what ho says ' or not , 'only time can tell , but it is advisable that the rest of the Western association people ple keep their eyes on him. Their best move would bo to call him down without twenty- "our hours' delay. If ho Is honest in his dec- urations of fealty and allegiance to the West- irn association , why then does ho not send In is * lr > ( )0 ) bond us a guarantee that he will ilay the season out without further procras- .Inatlonl All the rest of the clubs have given .heir bonds. Why should KnnsustCity bo llowcd to dilly-dally along until the opening 'f ' the season ! The illlng of this bond will liny a vast amount of suspicion , and cstub- ish again a feeling of security in western ilrcles. All talk about two professional clubs u Kansas City is absolutely idiotic. It is all hey can do to maintain one. They have ever come out on the right side of the 'Olance ' sheet down there yet , unless by such .1 small margin that it wasn't ' worth ineiitlon- 'ng. If St. Louis and Cincinnati made dis- nal failures in supporting two clubs , what is x ) bo expected of Kansas City in an under- aking of a like character ? Menges says , hero will bo no conflicting dates. No .chedulo . In Kansas City , or St. Louis either , 'or that mutter , can bo arranged for the bull icuson without conflicting dates. There will lot only be a conflictlon of dates , but a clash generally , and before the season opens there will bo such a base ball ntuss in Kansas City as the western country has never known. Two clubs mean a financial failure down there , if not to both at least to one or the other. If this shoulclbc the fate of the West ern association club. It's "effect will tell de cisively upon the prosperity and well being of the remaining' ' clubs , nnd they : nust protect thcfmselvts. How is it ; o be done ! Demand that Menges [ lie his guarantee bond. Tihis will bo proof conclusive of his good faith , and aid the western people in mapping , out a programme .hat is to govern , their .relations with the ival club. No timo'is to bo squandered , or somebody will get thp.doulile-cross. The personnel of the prospective American team in Kansas City ; jn ca'so there is really to bo one distinct from the Western , is being argely discussed in ball circles. AVho will .ho players be I Olitsidd' the old Mctropoli- ans and the surplus Brooklyn players there s no available talemVthat could bo secured. There are Phillips and lcClelland , first nnd second , base of : tho'-Brooklyns , with/Cross / nnd Knowles , short--.and.thirti. of the Mots , that would naturally. . ] bo first thought of. And for outfielders there is Swortwood , O'Brien , Jones , Greor nnd MoTamany. But ivhoro are the batteries who could lope to cope with the string clubs of this or ganization i They arc not to bo had , hence .ho prospects for the formation of even a assable team.are very meager. Itstrikes nn old observer as a very weak piece of engi neering all round , nnd it will require consid erable evidence to establish faith in Monges' good intentions toward the Western associa tion. tion.A A Cracking Good Amateur Team. Mr. C. E. Muyno is entitled to much credit for his enthusiastic support of amateur base ball , and his untiriug efforts in behalf of the sport. Again next season ho will be respon sible for the team numojl after him , and for this purpose has placed at the disposal of Manager Farrish $2,000 for the sccuremont of a first-class team , grounds , etc. So far Manager Furrish has signed the following : > remising players : C. G. Graham , of last season's Dccaturs , catcher. Ho is highly recommended as an excellent backstop , good nittcr and base runner. George O'Toole , of the Lowell , Mass. . Now England league team , left field. He is u Jlrst-eluss man , covers lots of ground , and also sticks well. It. E. Kilby , another catcher. Ho comes from Washington city , and was a member of the champion amateur team of the national capital lust ycur. Dick Dwycr , of the past season's Omahus , will guard the first bag. No com ments arc necessary on Dick. Ho is well known herewhero manjithink ho was the finest first baseman in the old Western league. Eugeuo Neville , who played the lat ter part of last season with the Mayncs , will bo one of the regular pitchers. Ho has a future , and will bo much sought after in an other year. In three amateur games here last season ho struck out fifty men , and both Omaha and Denver , with whom ho played several times , considered him the coming pitcher of the west. Of last season's team , J. H. Withnoll , fielder , J. McCreary , short , Billy Shields , change catch , Jim Millett , Tom Shannon , or "Mickey , the Dude , " third base , and Felix Toner , second base , will be retained. The engagement of another pitcher , and the team will bo complete. The City There promises to bo an unusul stir in ama teur circles also the coining season. The city Icuguo that has becu in embryo since last full gives evidence of an early completion , and the struggle between the rival clubs that are to compose it will furnish much sport to lovers of the game during the absence of tlio professionals. The Icuguo is to bo composed of six elnbSj but , ' , so far but four clubs are assured. First of these is the C. E. Ma.vno team ; then comes the W. G. Al bright's , the Penroso < fc Hurdin's , and the Chicago Bargain Shoo' Store combination. Arthur Metof the Omnhn ( Savings bank , is also forming a strongjtumi tto represent the Metz Brewing company ; In , addition to tlic.se there are several other" business houses in the city contemplating , the organization of teams. These business houses will also furnish two handsonio'"j > riz > s , first nnd second end , to bo contested -for , iiful lend a helpIng - Ing hand in divers iwayst' to in sure the success of the project. TJio C. E. Mayno team , besides its regular scheduled city league games , will make at least two trips through this state , lovrjt ,11111 ! Missouri , nnd their excellent manager , .J. C. Farnsli , al ready has dates with Crpston , Hod Oik : , VI- llica , Fontanelle , Ldguni and oCouncil Bluffs , In. , and Kearney , Columbus , Fro tnont , West PointNortli 1'litto and Lincoln this state. r . A BfnKiilllctint Sport. Pigeon flying is fust becoming an cstab llshed and legitimate sport , numbering man } enthusiastic votaries , but mostly so far In the larger eastern cities. Mr. Ed Hothory , however , pursuant to his policy of progress Ivencss In the line of sports , and the promo tion of sporting affairs , Is taking a great In tcrcst In homing pigeons , and will endeuvoi to organize a club hero in the spring. Yes tcrday lie received by express from Mr. James Puttcrson , the Now York sporting light , another coop of six magnificent birds of the Albright strain. Two are old birds the rest young. The old onus both liuvo peed records , and were among 'the chosci birds that carried messages In from the. Vol untecr In her famous' race with the -ThUtln Mr. llothery's cnternriso in homing inter csts should receive , all dun encouragement > ecauso It Is a beautiful sport , and pastime. The flying of pigeons is systematically nnd lonestly conducted In this rountry by a egulnr Federation , nndnr rigid rules and vlth well defined conditions for record pur- > oscs. _ The Cliess Tournoy. The chess tourney , being held under the auspices of the Omalm Chess club , ut their rooms In the Uauigc block , Is well under vay. The standing of the contestants up to late is as follows ; Name. Won. Lost. O. E. Darker . 15 . . . . 'J JullusMeyer . 2 . . . . 4 W. A. Gardner . 2 . . . .11 W. Ulrich . 4 . . . . J. W. Byler . ! # . . . . X B. B. Hall . It1 . . . .14 J.M.Stuart . fi . . . .If ) \V. M. Evans. . . II . . . . 7 lenry Croighton . M . . . .18 O. P. Scward . ! > 0 . . . . 4 H. Knthbun. ; . 11' . . . . S # M. M.Parmer . ii . . . . I ' . S. Lletz . ! l . . . . 5 E. O. Odson . ir , # . . . . 44 1 : R CSurrity . 8 > f..l'Ji Mward Stringer . . fi . . . . 15 "I. D. Kecd. . . . . . B . . . . U J. H. Adams . 1 . . . . 11 E. Daniels . V . . . . 4 There are nineteen contestants , and each nan Is to play two games with all the others , nuking a total of thirty-six games. The ilnycr having won the most games in the jrund summing up , which will bo made on evening of February 1 , is to be declared the winner. A draw counts one-half to each larticipant In all such games. A 1'iiKllUtlu I'nndfut. Tommy Miller , of this city , and a clever 'cnther weight ho is , toomects Ike Weir , the iclf ust Spidcrat Minneapolis , to-morrow night n a twenty-round light with the smallest gloves allowed by the law. A number of Omaha sporting men left for the Hour city last evening to bo In attendance at the mill. The result is almost a foregone conclusion. Unless Miller displays some most wonderful ind unexpected qualities , Weir will knock jitn out in short order , or worst him so badly is to permit no quibble over the superiority of the two men. The "Spulor , " In his class , s what Sullivan is in his the best two- Imnded fighter in the world , the unconquered nnd unconquerable. Yet in thocxiwnents of L'Mstiunu , it is best to bo prepared for almost anything ; good men , the best men in fact , are sometimes knocked out by a chunco blow , and not infrequently "puddings" are meta morphosed into champions. There are no two ways about it , though , Miller is desperate md dctenn ined and will do his very best. To Ui'KC Game The work of the Omaha Gun club in uotl- Tying commission merchants nnd game deal ers to discontinue the sale of game after the 1st of January , has had n most salutary effect. Since that time notu chicken , or a haunch of venison , has bcvn exposed for sale anywhere n the city While this was a most com- mcndublo action on the part of the gun club , : here remains yet more meritorious work for : hem to do , or aid in doing. A cede of game laws Is being drafted to be submitted to the club tor their approval , and then forwarded .o Representatives Andrews , Young and lleimrod for presentation to the legislature at its next session. The work inuy meet with some opposition on the jmrt of alleged sports men , but it cannot fail In receiving the en dorsement of nil lovers of the rod and gun in terested in the preservation and propagation of our game and fish. Off for Minneapolis. Mr. Do Shannon , of the South Omaha Hoof and Horn , leaves to-night for Min neapolis , where he will witness the Miller- Weir fight on Monday evening and report the same for his paper. Mr. Shannon is n thor ough sporting man and has witnessed nearly every battle of note from the Hcenan-Saycrs fight to the Dcmpsc.v-KeuKcn mill. For four years ho was identified with the Police Ga zette , and for a like period hustled for the St. Louis Sporting Life. Ho will doubtless furnish a good report. How the Hlrds Are Wintering. Notwithstanding the long continued cold spell , farmers report chickens to bo winter ing well , but quuil are rapidly succumbing to the severity of the weather. There lias been reported to this office sevural instances where whole covies have been found frozen , and the prospects are that u longer duration of the cold will almost entirely extinguish the bird in these regions. Must Kiirrondor , or Fight. Young Jack Kellett will issue a regular formal challenge next week to Jim Lindsay to battle with him for the lilclmrd K. Fox state championship medal , and he says he's got to face him or give up the medal to its original custodian. Ho will make his propo sition so broad as to leave Lindsay no loop hole of escape. It is quite pro > bublc , however , that Jimmy is us anxious to meet Jack as Jack is Jimmy. National Game Items. Billy Truflley is in Des Moinps. Hutchinson , Kan. , is u most enthusiastic ball town. St. Paul has signed a local pitcher named Peter J. Voglc. Tub Welch has been engaged to play second end base for the Denvers. Des Moines now has four pitchers and hopes to again sign Hutchinson. Jack Heajey , who pitched hero last season , has signed with the Peoria , 111. , club. Billy Alvord , another Des Moines player , is running u gymnasium in St. Louis. Juke Wells , of the Kansas Cltys , says ho'll show a few dubs how to bat next summer. Umpire Hen Dclglo is a Wells , Fargo & Co. messenger between Kansas City and Newton. Manager Hart , of the Milwaukees , says there isn't u "lusher" in his team. Same hero. hero.Hofncr Hofncr , Lincoln's old pitcher , is at his homo in Hannibal , Mo. , and yet un signed. Perry Werdon goes to New Orleans for next season. Ho has been notified to report Feb ruary 1. Joe Ardncr , Topeka's second baseman , is slowly recovering from un attack of typhoid fever. Briggs , of last year's Denvers , plays with the Worcester Now England league team next season. It has been settled that Shannon , the great shortstop , will play in Kalamazoo. Ho will also captain the team. Van Dyke , of the Dos Moines team , wants to run Sunday of the Chicagos , a hundred yard dash , for WOO a side. Oslikosh base bullists predict that Burdick will bo one of the star pitchers of the West ern association next season. A St. Louis sporting paper says that Omaha's salary list is $4,300 per month , but that is all the St. L. s. p. knows about it. The story that Manager Barnes , of the St. Pauls , received $7..r)00 from the Bostons for smiling Billy Sawder's , is all poppoycock. The staff of Western association umpires is composed of S. P. Hogun , C. B. Powers , John Bronnan and W. C. Fcssenden. Frank Ban- die is to have the first vacancy. Buder and Genius nro both in St. Louis and unsigned. They have both had offers , however , from different towns in the Texas state league , and will probably go south. The travelling costumes of the Kansas City boys next season , will bo made u la the veri table cowboy hombreo , fringed leggins , sorupo and all. U will be decidedly pictur esque. The old Western league has been resuscit ated. It Includes Denver , Lincoln , Leaven- worth , Hutchinson , Pueblo , St. Joe. Emporia nnd Wichita. At least that Is what they are claiming. Nothing has been heard from Manager Seleo yet about giving his men spring prac tice. Most managers throughout the country are making careful preparations for thin preliminary work. Pcck-a-boo Veach will pitch next season for , St. Paul. Ho bus foresworn John Barleycorn , nud If ho goes through the sea son without touching n drop , ho is to receive n cool f X > 0 extra pay. He'll never get it. Ed Henglo , the well-known umpire , saya that either Omalm or Des Moines will win the Western association championship , with Kansas City third nnd perhaps Chicago fourth , tuo rest of the clubs following up the rear.- Manager Selce agrees with the DEB'S ar ticle on the point Qf'ttu culdittonal catcher for the local team , nnd ho Is now negotiating with Charles Gasttleld , an excellent young backstop. Gasttleld was with the Detroit's two yearn ago , as receiver for Getzoin , nnd would bo a Htrons aequUltlon to the Omutm * . Outtllcld was married n few weeks since. He Is anxious to play here. The Des Molncs correspondent of the Phil- ndelphla Siwrtlng Life has the following nlco things to say about the local leant ! Omaha will probably be one of the best drawing clubs here , it being a rival of DCS Moines in business us well us base ball. The Omaha people have n rlub this year that Is so far ahead of Its last year's team that they should not bo mentioned In connection with each other. If Flyun , their newly signed pitcher , turns out as wol 1 ns he is ex pected to , he will keep nil the clubs guessing. He is n great pitcher. The Br.B Is indebted to Secretary Morton , of Chicago , for the following full and official roster of players engaged by each elub in the Western association : Omaha George Wilson , Thomas Lovctt William Annis , John Campiinnn , JohnDoran , Edwin Casslnti , James M. Burns , .lames J. Cooney. P. H. O'Connell. W. B. Bunllck , Jo seph Miller , James Wulsh , John Messitt , J. A. Flynn. St. Paul William Sowders , Joseph Dnryca , H. Kemmler , P. L. Murphy , John Pickett , William Kurle , John Corliett , Frederick Jovnc. T. Schuofpr , Charles Kiley , John Sow ders , Joseph L. ( Juest , T. J. Morrisev , J. E. Bingham. V. C. Anderson. William Tuekor- man. J. E. Carroll , W. W. Veach. Wllwuukee E. L. Mills , William Shtnkle , William Fuller , A. fcrson , P. E. Pette , Jo seph Strauss , K. L. Lowe , D. J. Dnvin , W. F. Homer , Edward Warner , Leach Maskrey , Thomas Foster , Andrew Cusick. Minneapolis G. H. Winkleman , M. Lynch , W. F. Knight. O. Klopf , William Hawes , Thomas McCullom , Timotliy Brosnan , J. W. Slmw , O. J. Pntton , R O raves. Des Moines F. C. Smith. J. F , Macnllar , Harry Sage , Joseph Quiun. I ) . Stearns , J. W. Van Dyke , W. C. Alvord. William M. Truf- fley , G. Whitney , Frank Wells , J. W. Holli- day , T. Kennedy , Ed Cushmnn. Chicago Fred Lange , D. E. Doupdale , E. J. Hongle , H.C. Long , John Crouun , J. E. Dunn , George Hooks , J. E. Dullis. Eugene Moriurity , L. N. Sehocneck , J. W. Nicholson , J. A. MbCnuley. Kansas City J. U. Johnson , J. H. Man ning , J. B. Gunson. P. B. Swart/el. C. L. Hoynolds , James Conway. Juki ) Wells , Kd Cartwright , Joseph A. Ardncr , John A. Mc- Carty , W. L. Hussumucr , C. C. C.unpau , O. E. WinUlemun , M. Lynch , W. F. Knight , M. Bradley , G. Kopf. St. Louis Tom Dolan , Hurry Stulpy. Charles Alcott , Jake Kenyan , James Devlin , Hurry P. Lyons , Joe Herr , C. Nicholson , Thomas McCarthy , H. F. Hlncs , James Me- Cormick , Ed Sprout , U. L. Cant/ , Jake Beckley - ley , Charles Crooks , F. B. Weikert. Den Moines has signed another pitcher Ted Kennedy Ho is the slowest man whoever over occupied the box , and will have to get. it "move" on him or all games in which ho pithcos will have to begin at 1 o'clock or they will bo ended by darkness. Below will be found a table showing the cities in the Western association having the best men in the several positions in both fielding and batting , according to a St. Paul correspondent : Fielding. Batting. Best catcher St. Paul St. Paul Best pitcher Omaha St. Paul Best 1st baso. . . . . .Minneapolis Omaha Best 'Jnd base DCS Moines St. Louis Best 3rd base Milwaukee Kansas City Best short stop. . . .Omaha DCS Moines Best right field..Minneapolis St. Louis Best center field. .St. Paul Des Moines Best left field Des Moines Minneapolis The National hcn nc Schedule. PiTTStifno , Jan. 21. The schedule commit tee of the National Basa Ball league was In session to-day. The schedule was not more than half arranged and another meeting will bo held Monddy. The best information is that it has been decided to open the season April 20 , and close October 0. Detroit will begin the season ut Chicago , and Indianapo lis at Pittsburg. An Karly Iowa Murder. DF.S MOIXKS , la. , Jan. 21. Three miles west of Fuyette is the fine farm of Colonel Aaron V. Brown , formerly register of the state land office. At the eastern edge of the farm stood a cabin , in the winter of 1S41-H , and in it occurred the first murder in Fayettc county. In the full of 18-13 Moses Teagurdcn moved up to the edge of the Wln- iicbago reservation and began trading with the Indians. With him was a man named Atwood. In February , 18-13 , Mrs. Teugurden and her grown son went to Dubuiuie , leaving u little girl und u boy three years old with Teagurdcn. Karly in March live Winnobu- gees came to the cabin , and in the evening not nrunk , nnd , quarreling with the two white men , murdered botli. They also attacked the children in bed , but they saved their lives by covering their hcadrt with the bed-clothes. The Indians then set the cabin afire and departed. The children made their way through three feet of snow to the cabin of two young settlers named Bcatty and Orrear , where they wore housed and cared for us well us possible. A family named Wilcox lived near , and next day Major E. V. Simmer , of the First dragoons at Fort Winnebago , was notified , who searched out and arrested the murderers. They were taken to the Dubuque Jail , und while await ing trial one of them killed another with a billet of wood. They were convicted before Judge Wilson , now living at Dubuque , and Judge Murdock , who defended Smidt , was a spectator during the trial. They were or dered released by the territorial supreme court on an appeal. The site of the Teagarden - garden cabin was plowed over ten years ago and a half dollar of 1S1U und other signs of occupancy were found. Tidings of the John T. Berry. BOSTON' , Jan. 21. Tidings of the survivors of the ship , John T. Berry , which sailed from Philadelphia last September and burned ut sea , have been received which say the cap tain , a mate , one passenger and eleven of the crew urrived at Sydney yesterday. Tim second mute and ten of the crew are still missing. Death ol'Gramlma Garflrld. CLCVEI.ANII , O. , Jan. 21. Grandma Gar- lield , mother of the lute president , oJamcs A. Garfield , died ut 5 o'clock this morning at , the residence of Mrs. Garfield , in Mentor. Her ago was eighty-six years. Slio has grad ually been fulling during the lust two months the result of old age. The IfoiiKO McntH and Ad.jouriiH. WASHINGTON' , Jan. 21. The house met and adjourned , there not being u quorum present. ON THE BRINK OF HIE BLUE. Sorloua Rallrond Wreck In the Vicinity of Baniatou. FOUR VERY BADLY INJURED. Ten Ponndrynion Overcome Itjr O s One May Die-Fell On III * Kill fa An Old Slan Growing Again. Lodged on the Drink. HI.CE SPHI.NII.I , Neb , , Jan. 21. [ Special Tot- ogram to the Bun. ] At 10 o'clock this mornIng - Ing the south-bound Union Pucille passenger train was wrecked four miles south of Bar- ncston. The two passenger couches Jumped , the track und rolled over twice , lodging Just on the brink of the Blue river. The Iwggngo coach was off the truck but did not full down the embankment. There were about fifteen passengers aboard und nil but one was hurt in some manner , but not seriously. An old lady from Iowa was sitting next the steve nnd she hud an arm broken and was badly burned by tlie stove , and otherwise injured , so that she will die. The passengers were all taken to Murysvillo in : the bnggugo cur nnd cared for. It is thought by n passenger who was aboard that no one except the old ludy mentioned wan seriously hurt. The porter ter on the train was ahakun up pretty badly. ANOTlinil ACCOUNT. Br.ATiucK , Neb.Jan. 21. [ Special Telegram to the BEK. ] The Kansas City passenger train which loft hero on the Union Puclilo road ut 8:5. : ) this morning was badly wrecked near Okcto. Two coaches left the truck and rolled fifty feet down un embankment. There were twenty-five passengers , live men and two women being Injured , but none fatally. The couches took fire , but were put out by hard work. The wounded were taken to a house near by and comfortably cured for. The engine remained on the truck. None of the train bunds were hurt except a brukcman. Two of the wounded men were Jake Voor- hcs and Joseph Van Allen , of Watervlll , Kan. The conductor was Charles Williums and the engineer u man named Dobson. The truck is clour and trains are now running us usual. Muivsviu.i : , Kan. , Jan. 21. [ Press. ] The passenger train on the Omaha & Republican Valley railrord was wrecked by u broken rail , two miles north of Okuto , at 1 u. in. to day. Two passenger coaches and the mail and express curs wc.ie thrown from a fifteen foot embankment und turning over twice , landed bottom side up. The passengers were all more or less injured and four of them quite seriously. J. U , Voorlioea , ox-sheriff , is hurt about the head , chest , has internul in juries and is in a very critical condition. Mrs. Lykons , of Junction City , Knn. , has both arms broken and is badly burned. Mrs. Lizzio Conn , of Walioo , Neb. , hud her head hurt , and her son , n small boy , was hurt In ternally and two other children were slightly hurt. Mrs. Gloss , und boy , of Wymoro , were slightly injured ; J. Van Elredolly , of Beat- tie , Kan. , head hurt and Internal injuries ; A. A , Auxmus , leg hurt ; Henry Heath , side hurt. The injured are all being well tuken care of. The ears caught fire but bravo work by the train bauds speedily extinguished the Humes. Foil on Ills Knife. Pr.UM CIIRUK , Neb. , Jun 31. [ Special Tele gram to the Br.is. ] A young man named James A. Hull , residing in Custer county on the Loup River met witli u fatal accident on Thursday last. Ho was helping n neighbor butcher hogs and while holding a knife in one bund , with the other cuught a hog and attempted to throw the animal , but in some way fell upon his luilfo"wliich pierced his abdomen und ho died this morning. His body was brought to this city for burial this evening. Ho was twenty-seven years of age. Overcome BV Gnu. BEATIIICE , Neb. , Jan 21. [ Special Tele gram to the Br.K.J Quito an accident oc curred about 5 o'clock to-day in the foundry of the Dempster Manufacturing company. About ten men who were running off a heat were overcome by gas. They all finally got out and are now doing well , except n Mr. Case , who is thought to bo fatally injured. Death at David City. DAVID CITV , Neb. , Jan. 21. [ .Special Tele gram to the HKIJ.J George Miller , propri etor of the Surprise mills , while adjusting machinery yesterday , was caught by u wheel and crushed to death. The head und body were fearfully mangled. Ho leaves u wife and seven children and was an old nnd re spected citizen. A Bohemian named Ton irk , living in the east part of the county , while returning from Schuyler yesterday was thrown from his wagon , receiving injuries wliich resulted in liis'dcath. _ Feasting thn Ilnlwarkn. GRANT , Neb. , Jan. 21. [ Special Telegram to the BEK. ] The Commercial hotel gave a grand banquet lust evening to forty of the leading men of tilts place , who comprise the bulwarks of t'.io county-scat fight. The Crerley County Heat Fight. GIIF.II.EV : CBXTDII , Neb. , Jan. 21. [ Special Telegram to the Bun. ] In the appeal can vass to-day for the vote for re-locution of the county scut of Greeiey county , Greoloy Center won by two majority. Scotia at tempted to throw out one of the buck pre cincts in order to make u content Impracti cable , but n blunder of theirs gave Greeiey Center a majority of two. Flro at North Plattc. Nonm PI.ATTE , Neb. , Jan. 21. [ Special Telegram to the BEB. ] A flro broke out lust night totally destroying the saloon of Hinton Noble. There was no insurance. The loss will bo nboutSi.QOO. The cigar store of J. F. Sdiliwlzriod was slightly injured , und that of Win. Seidcn- burg damaged to the extent of 11,200 , cov ered by un insurance of 0,000. FRIDAY , 1 ! , - , SATURDAY , ! JHH. MATINEE SATURDAY. or KEENE Supported by JOSEPH WHEELOCK and a powerful com- puny selected from the ranks of Uio best legitimate artists in America , nuclei-the direction of MR. ARIEL N. BARNEY , in the following brilliant repertoire : FRIDAY EVE. QT H E L LO. KEENE AS IAGO. SATIJKDAV JUI.IIIS AE AH. ' SATUKOAV NIGHT : > Ull'IIAItlD 111. ' * SALE OF SEATS .OPENS . THURSDAY MORNING.