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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE SEVENTEENTH YEAR OMAHA , MONDAY , MOKNING , JANUAKY 30 , 1888 , NUMBER. 220. MURDERED HIS YOUNG WIFE , Cold Blooded Orlmo of Louie Bull ing at St. Joseph. HER HONOR AND THEN HER LIFE. A Forced Mnrrlncc Ended With n 1'lMol IJullct Indignant Citizens Determined to Inflict Hum- ninry Punishment. A Sunday Tragedy. ST. Josr.rit , Mo. , Jan. 29. [ Special Tele gram to the BKF. . ] A parallel of the cold blooded wife murder of hist April In this city , for which n Hohcmian named Hronek Is now In the Uuchnnan county Jail under death sen tence , occurred to-day in the murder of Mrs. Flora Hulling by her husband , Louis Hulling. Hulling Is twenty-five years old and a son of one of St. Joseph's most respected Gor man citizen ) , who conducts a general store near the foot of Sixteenth street , llo has always been a wild fellow and has gained considerable notoriety ns n tough. Ho has spent his tlmo In low dives and saloons and carries upon his person numer ous marks of fistic encounters. About tlirco years ago ho was compelled to marry a little girl of sixteen years of ago named. Flora Hloom whom ho had seduced , the daughter of n respectable widow. A few months afterward she favo birth to a child which is still alive. So neglectful was her husband that after putting up with him as long as she could she loft him three weeks ago and se cured employment as a waiter at the Herbert house at Fourth and Charles street. This afternoon about 2:20 : o'clock her hus band called at the hotel and asked to see her. The woman sent word that she did not care to sco him , when Hulling insisted that she had some things of Ids In her trunk and that ho had como for them. She told the messen ger that she would get the things and turn them over to her husband , whom she desired should wait at the door until she had done so. When the word was conveyed to'Hulling ho pushed his way injo the room where his wife was , closing and locking the door behind him. The last that was seen of his wife nllvo was as the door went to and nho was bending over her open trunk with her back to the door. The bolt had not been turned a mlnuto before three shots in quick succession were heart ] . The door wan at once broken open and the woman found lying over the trunk with a bullet hole in her forehead above the right eyo. The brains were oozing out upon the floor and she was quito ( lead. Only ono shot took effect. Hull ing was standing in the Center of the floor with the smoking pistol , a ; W-callbro "X. L. Hull Dog , " in his right hand. Ho made a desperate struggle to escape but was cap turcd and taken away by the police. A howling mob was soon on their heels , discovering which the police secreted Hull ing.There There is no question but If ho can bo found to-night ho will beswungto the nearest lamp post without ceremony. Hulling has nothing to say about , his crime , Hois ono of the most , desperate ruffians in the city , and for several years has terrorized South St. Joseph. While engaged in a fight about t"-'o years ago with a country fellow Hulling hnii-iiis u < rt ear bitten off. This ear ho curries jn his vest jWC it ns a "mascot. " In shaking dice at saloon coU"tcrs ho fre quently pulled the bit of shrlveiC'J lies ! ' , out at his pocket and put it upon the counter beside him. A coulo | of weeks ago ho tried to force his way into Tootle's opera house on the representation that ho was n policeman and it took a half dozen men to remove him. The family Uvwhieh Hulling belongs Is a largo and wealthy ono. It ex erts considerable Influence politically and al together is one of the most prominent in this community , and his father and uncles have held numerous offices in the city and county A SHOOTING CITY EDITOR. 'lie UKCS a Pistol Successfully on Three AssallautK. KXOXVII.I.I : , TCIIII. , Jan. 29. As James Rule , city editor of the Journal , was enter ing St. John's Episcopal church this morning , accompanied by his wife , ho was accosted by John and William West and a friend of theirs named Goodman. They attacked Kulo about n communication In the Journal this morning reflecting upon Dr. T. A. West , city physician and father of John and William. Kulo refused to make any satisfactory answer to the question and William West struck him and attempted to bear him to the , sidewalk. Uute drew a revolver and shot John West through the body. William West immediately fired on Kulo the ball passing through his wrist- John West then cut Kulo in the back several times. William West at tempted to shoot Kule through the head but only Inflicted a scalp wound. Kulo then fired again , hitting Goodman in the shoulder. A number of men rushed from the church and stopped the blooayfight. William West ran away uninjured. Knlo is not danger ously hurt , but John West is dying. The circumstances which called out the news paper article was the election yesterday of Dr. West to bo city phyMeinn by the city council. West is not a graduate of a medical college and the council repelled an ordinance to make him clegible. This arouncd the in dignation of regular physicians and was de nounced by the medical society. The entire community sides with Hule. A MASONIC DUKI ; . Prominent Mexican * Fight AVilh Pis tols Without Fatal HemiltK. ST. Louis , Jan. 29. [ Special Telegram to the Hue. ] On. the plains of Lnzaro , near the City of Mexico , a duel took place .yesterday between Senor Ermlllo O. Carton , a thirty- third degree mason , editor irf the Scottish Kite Organ , aad General Jesus Toledo , a prominent Templar. The quarrel grew out of u fight between the Scottish Kite Organ aim the Cnu Templar , and Involved the Templars. A challenge from the editor was declined by Canton on the ground of social position , but the answer In turn suggested that c. proixjr source for the challenge was from a prominent Templar. It oume , and General Toledo and Scnor Carton met at twcnty-llvo yards distance , and at the com- maud fired simultaneously , without effect , with the general's weapons. S'"nor Carton's weapons were then used , and the soldier clipped the mouthpiece of a cigar-holder out of the citizen's pocket , grazed the flesh , and honor was satisfied. The Templars have come back into camp , and all 1 * harmonious. lortl > ei"ulo KcddiiiK Acquitted. RociU'oitT , Mo. , Jan. 20. [ Special Tele gram to the . lieu. ] The Jury In the case of C. C. Redding , a member of the Franklin pint ; of borso thieves which mur dered lo ) Long in September last , returned u verdict this morning of not guilty. The Franklin boys have bcctlm boldest outlaws in the northwest since the extermination of the James gang. U was hojvtt that Redding would bo convicted and a confession obtained. Killed III * AVirvTTlien Suicided. FITTWI'HI ] , Jan. V."J.--Chrlstian Follck , this morning , killed his wlfo then suicided , lie bad been unable to obtain work for the past six months and it is thought , was temporarily insane. He leaves six cljildruu. More Itownn County Kllllni > i > . Louisviu.K , ICy. , Jati SO. A letter received by John Martin , of llu ; P.owcu county Mtvr- tlu-Tollivcr feud , s.uya thut In a row at u .parti' at Mrs. Nelilu Wulkcr' * near Moro- iieutl , en thu 4th , xhi'co mOn v.vru fafc.y ! ! \ . . . . . . . . j . A CALAMITY AVKKTK1) . of the Inmates of a Hunting Chlldrcn'H Hofqtitnl. Nr.w YoitK , Jan. 20. The hospital for the ruptured and crippled nt Lexington avenue mid Forty-second street , where 103 crippled children were under treatment came near being the secno of a terrible disaster to-night. About 7 o'clock two little girls , going up the stairs to their rooms , found the second floor filled with smoke. Without saying a word they made their way down stairs and gave the alarm to the nurse. Kapldly ns possible thu children were taken out and safely housed across the street without damage to any of them. When the fire was subdued It was found th.it Mary Donnelly had been smoth ered to death in her room on the top floor. Anot tier Close Call. Nr.w Yoitic , Jan. 2'J. Shortly nftor mid- Ight a tire broke out in the Roman Catholic rphnn asylum In Brooklyn , occupied by 400 hlldren. The flames were subdued after ome trouble , and no lives lost. Killed ly an IC.xploslnn. UTICV , N. Y. , Jan. 2'J. The Kmpiro block t Malone , In which Is located the Howard ouse , opera house and several stores , burned ils morning , The hydrants were frozen nd water had to bo pumped from the river. The losses aggregate f.'O.OOO . , with $75,000 in- urancc. Hy an explosion of gas during the lire Isaac hosier was killed and several others slightly nured. ] _ A Hie Hlnze at Plttfilmrtf. Pirrsnrnii , Jan. 2J. Urllng & Sons , deal- rs In clothing , Hecren Hros. , wholesale ewclcrs , mid Haslago & Co. , wholesale roccrs , were burned out this morning. The osses on stocks and buildings aggregate fuOOUOO. Insurance ample. 1'lru nt 1'corla. , III. , Jan. 2'J. The chamber of com- icrce building was damaged ? -IDOJO by lire o-night. The Western Union , Postal tele graph and several other offices were damaged iy smoke in small amounts. FATAIj ItAIMCOAl ) COLLISION An KiiKlnccr Killed and n Fireman Seriously Injured In Georgia. JESSUP , Ga. , Jan. 23. The second section f a passenger train run Into the first section icur Screven , on the Savannah , Florida & iVcstern railroad last evening , killing Engi neer Dcvlne and seriously Injuring ! ! fireman. , Four sleeping-cars were burned. No details are yet obtainable. TOUOXTO'S BANK TKOUIIIjES. Official * Toll How n Ml tic Mistake. Caused a Suspension. ToitoxTOj Out. , Jan. 20. [ Special Tele gram to the Hii.J : The Central bank letters are creating a fund of amusement , mingled , vith disgust , in Toronto business circles. They uncover n .nost of. bank wreckers , vhoso existence , long suspected , was never fully proved until the liquidators , Messrs. Howlaml and Yoodcrhum , forced tlio light- ng and uncovered the glaring facts. The ambiguous way in which the letters are worded and the air of mystery which per- , 'ades them show that the authors know they ivero engaged In something not altogether above board something that it was to their merest to conceal as much as possible and the publication of them Increases the sus picions which have long existed that this banking concern , in its latter days , was used by tricksters to further what schemes they chose. Cashier Allen , in conversation with n Iriciiil weeks before his flight , stated that D. Mitchell McDonald and another director uad offered him nlaieS sum of money to lump the country. In nn interview General Manager Yfirfinr , of the Federal bank , when asked the causes which led to the liquidation , said : "Tho causes were twofold. The Central bank's crash was the Ilrst blow. Had it not been for that wo would have in all probability pulled through all right , and even then there was a chance had it not been for those tele grams sent out by the Michigan Central. The Saturday following the Central's collapse the head office of the Michigan Central rail road sent n dispatch to their agents all along the line of their connections not to take the Federal bank bills. Of course , they meant 'Central , ' but in mistake used our name. This was the last straw , and , of course , there was no other course left , for us but to liqui date. " VICR PUKSHHSXT POTTEK. ChionRO Hcnorts Say Ho U Still a Very Sick Man. CHICAGO , Jan. 29. [ Special Telegram to the HEI : . ] Vice President Potter of the Union Pacific , spent to-day very quietly at the Grand Pacific hotel , his physicians refus ing to allow him to leave his room. Cards of visitors were returned stating that Mr. Potter required absolute rest and must not bo disturbed. From 'the hotel people It > vas * learned that the reports of Potter's illness have not yet been exaggerated and that ho is still a very sick man. Ho is under constant medical care and part of the regime pre scribed is that the patient shall not leavo-hlf bed or give the slightest attention to business. AVith complete rest the physicians hope to have Mr. Potter on his feet again in a few days. The number of personal friends who inquired after the railroad man was very large , and much sympathy was expressed when the seriousness of his illness became known. Colman on I'lcuro-Piiounionla. WASIII.VOTOX , Jan. 29. In response to request from the senate committeeon ogri culture and forestry , Commissioner Colimu has written a long letter setting forth his views with regard to the suppression o plcuro-pneumonia. Ho reviews at some length the history and method of the work of the bureau of animal industry ant says congress should clearly understand that this method of work is absolutely essential - > to wipe out the disease , and that- any law which falls short in any one particular will fail of its purpose and the money expended under it will bo thrown away. Commissioner Colman expresses the belief that the plan of state co-operation is preferable to ono which relies solely upon the national authority. Colonel Dan Wants Advancement. Nr.w Yonic , Jan , 2'J. [ Special Telegram to the HKE. ] A special to the World from Warsaw , N. Y , , says that Colonel Don Lament - mont is laying pipes to secure the democratic nomination for governor of New York state provided the present programme of 'Clove- lend and Hill does not fail to work. The authority for this is n gentleman from La ment's old home , McOrowvllle , N. Y. , who i * an intimate friend of the colonel and whoso wife is a friend of the colonel's wife. Ac cording to him the majority of the men who will eomposu the New 1'ork state convention next fall have been materially aided in * mo way or another by Lnmont. "Hill being out of the way , " says the friend , "Lament could bccuro ua ultuoit unanimous nomination. " Stcitii hli Arrivals. New YOIIK , Jan. 29. [ Special Telegram to the Hnc.J Arrived The Germanic and the Queen , from Liverpool ; the Lydiim Mon- i. from L < jn Jon ; the- Albany , from Japan utul Chtca. Fuel Kearho * lirutvn'eTalloy. . ST. P.u-i. , Jan. 20Tho UrowVs Va'.loy road Is ncnvo | > cu to Uratrii'n Vr.l'cy ' and the ilrot train since December 20 has reached Una pluco wlih Severn ! cur Icuds of fuul. A. Xo rJ I. ) nclind , AMITF. CJTV , Jun. .HJ.--.Hor. Edwiudx , n col ored r.ipisc , wus taken frui/i jail UM uighl and lyuchva. SANDERSON'S ' PENSION BILL , Senator Davis to Speak In Favor of It. CLEVELAND TO BE CRITICISED. Dishonorable Method Hy AVlilch a Democrat IH Trying to Unseat a Republican Kcprosentntlve Politics nt Washington. AVill Prolmhly Pans. WASHINGTON Hntr.AU TUB OMAHA HF.B , I fill ! FOUIITEBNTII STHBF.T , , V WASHINGTON , D. C. , Jan . 29. ) There Is not much legislation of importance for the week In congress. That which will likely interest Hnc renders most is the dependent pension Dill of Mr. Mnndcrson , which the senate Intends to pass. It has been reported favorably from the committee on pensions by Chairman Davis , of Minnesota , and ho and Mr. Mandcrson Intend to tnako speeches In its support while the measure is under consideration. It Is expected that' they will "rip up the back" President Cleveland's attitude on pensions generally , and his vetoes of general and private pension bills , In par ticular. Should they have opportunity to speak they will undoubtedly bring out the other side in a hot discussion. Mr Voorhees , of Indiana , has announced that ho will justify the president's ' vetoes and tlm-opposltion of his party to furtherpension legislation , and espec ially to a dependent or universal pension law. A OXIQUi : CONTCSTKI ) EI.UCTION CASK. In the house during the week an interesting contest-election case is to bo disposed of. It s that of Lowry against Whlfe , of the Fort iVuync , Intl. , district. White Is in the seat now , having received the certificate of lection from n democratic governor. The district is about 2,400 democratic. Lowry , ivho is an old school democrat , was twice elected , but gave such poor satisfaction to his constituents that his party turned on him In ho kist campaign , and ho was defeated by iver 2,500 majority. White is a Scotchman Hid Lowry is an Irishman. Doth are over ; lfty years old. In 1S. > 0 the records of Allen county show that White applied for natural- zatlon papers. In 1SG1 ho went into the union army , was an excellent soldier , arose n the ranks and was wounded in battle. Just before ho enlisted ho took out his natur alization papers , but they were lost in the confusion of the war , and in 1S05 ho again ook out naturalization papers. These were cither mislaid or burned in a fire which de stroyed his store. Lowry was on the bench a long time , from 1SG3 ind he knew the records. A few days before ho election of 1SSO , when White was elected , " . .owry , knowing there was no record proof Of White's naturalization , posted notices warning voters against casflng their ballots for White , declaring he was not a naturalized citizen. Wl.cn it bccamo known that White lad more than reversed the majority by his 'rcat popularity , Lowry announced thi'.t ho would unseat him , and ho contested it. The committee on elections lias decided , by a party vote , that White cannot prove his nat uralization by parole testimony , that he can not , as ho has done , bring in living witnesses and prove that they were present in court when the first and second papers were issued to him ; and that Lowry , not having received n majority of the legal votes cast , is not en titled to his scat. The republicans will light the majority report in the house. They de clare it an outrage that a man who produces the record to show that ho made a declara tion of citizenship in 18.10 , served in the union war , proves by reputable citizens that ho took out his naturalization papers and has lost them , and that ho has lived in the country more than thirty years , held local ofilees and been recognized as a citizen all the time , should not be allowed to take his scat in the congress becausa ho cannot prove by the court records that ho re ceived his naturalization papers , when ho proves that no record was made on account of notorious carlesancss , no record in that era having been made of many other naturaliza tion papers issued , divorces granted , etc. It Is probable that a very lively time will bo had over the case in the house about Thurs day. The democratic party leaders are cracking the whip over recreant members to-night and driving into line those who de clare they will not support the majority report. The republicans have n majority of the states in ho house of one , Indiana's delegation stalling seven , republicans , six democrats. If the presidential election next fall should be in doubt and go to congress for settlement it can bo seen how important it is to have u majority. If White can be un seated and the election thrown back to the people the democrats believe they can elect a democratic successor , as White cannot run again , being unseated as ineligible , and they may elect , as they have 2,400 majority normally. This is considered the most interesting - terosting case that has como before the house for many years. TO AMUNU MANlir.IlSON'S INFAXTIIV HIM. A writer on military affairs in to-day's New York Herald says : "To the Mander- son bill in the senate and its equivalent in the house will bo offered an important amend ment. It will amend line J5 , section 1 , by a provision that of the fifty majors of infantry created by the act , six shall bo taken from civil life. The number was twelve but It was thought best to reduce to the number stated. The purpose of this amendment is to give some former ofllccrs of the army , who resigned and went Into business enterprises that have proved barren and whoso records arc exceptionally good , a chance to get back into the service That it will bring some very ) > owerful Influ ence to the aid of the measure is certain. ] think it is mainly In the interest of tlirco or four gentlemen whoso services have been o the most dislnguished character , who wouh be glad to return to the army and whom the army would bo glad to havo. If I mistake not out ) of these gentlemen was a distinguishci member of the staff of Sergeant Genera Grant. What the house may think of the amendment I , of course , cannot say but . ' merely trust it way succeed. " Pcuur S. HCATII. A Committee Demnndinfj WASHINGTON , Jan. 29. The house commit tee on the nlcohollo liquor trafllo has in structcd its chairman , Representative Camp bell , of Ohio , to call the speaker's nttcntioi to the fact that bills relating to the liquor business have been referred to the committees on Judiciary , ways and means , and the District of Columbia , instead of the commit tee on the alcoholio liquor traffic , which , I contends , properly has jurisdiction over nl bills affecting the liquor question. On the Oth of February the committee will give a hearing to a delegation from the Nationa Temperance- alliance on the hill to create a commission to inquire into the liquor traffic Representative Campbell said to-night , while ho could not speak for the full committee , ho personally was not in favor of prohibition A strict license law , he thought , would prove effective. _ This Week of Conjjress. WASHINGTON , Jan. 29. Tuo * education bil remains the unfinished business of the senate for to-morrow. It is likely it will give place temporarily to the house bill making appro priations for agricultural experiment stu lions , if brought to vote before the end o the week it will probably bo succeeded by the undervaluation or dependent ponsloi bills. The urgent deficiency bill will bo re ported to the house in the beginning of the week and will probably occupy attention fo a day or two. The Wilkins national bank bill standa ilrst in the order of unflnlshet business , hut If Wilkin's remains ill , it wil pro'dubly give way to n resolution assigning nn unlimited period of time for the consider atlon of a fargu number of bills for tl crcc tiuu Qf public bu PUGILISTIC POIXTS. More Paper Fljtht Ing-About tlic Sev eral Champions.In England. ICoM/rfufit 1S S ti\iJomtt'Vnnlon \ llcniutt. ] LONDON , Jan. 29. ( New York Herajd 2ablc Special to the Hen. ] The Herald's ntervlcws with Harding Johnson , Wakeley , tc. , have been seized'upon by the London ircss and especially by the sporting papers. Their statements have been extensively opled and commented ujwn. Into this ring his morning IKHI.Y Moore shies his cap with a hallenge , addressed to the secretary of the Sporting Life. In the course of this Moore ays : "I challenge any Englishman or American 0 prove I had one penny bet.on Smith. My ympathy and whatever else I had been nablcd to offer have been given to Jnko Kll aln , who was my friend from the first tlmo I net him In America and ever since. When { Drain is in London my house Is his home. Vs regards Mr. Johnson's statement about ny hedging , ho does not speak the truth , ivcry penny I had on the fight was bet on Cilraln. As regards the bet between Mr. Sago and myself , that is another untruthand , 1 take this opportunity of denying it In tote , and Mr. Lynch and Mr. Wakelcy's state ments of the affair. Nv ns regards the four Americans that were loft , I would here state t was entirely their own fault , mil judging from their behavior when they were met by us In Paris it was , I hlnk , njiito ns well for the sake of order and 'air play that they were noWprcsent pt the Ight , for their behavior was simply that of bullies , threatening to make It warm for us vhcnevcr wo arrive in America , instead of thanking and being proud of Kllrain for his rallnnt , courageous conduct. As regards heir threats to me , I wish them to thor oughly understand , although now old In years , ! am not afraid of any such as made the threats. 'Iho only truth in Johnson's statement is whereho makes mention of iharlie Mitchell as my son-in-law. Never vns father prouder of n son , and I am sure every true American must honor and respect ioth him and .Charley Kowell for the kind , jrotherly manner in which they looked after the interest of my friend , the champion of America , Jake Kilrnin. " Commenting on the raw war of words whi.'h has set in on both aides the Atlantic , the current number of the Country Gentle man newspaper says : "If some person of power does not exercise a peaceful Influence , the fighting men will light , and what would como of that I do not euro.to contemplate. Your Smiths and Kilrnins , and your Sulll- ransund your Mitchells , your Ashtons and your Javis , have , talked themselves .n to a fever , and assuredly they will fight one llne , day. I would , for my > art. much sooner hear these gentlemen ban ter one another than see them spar or fight. From the former one night I learned much that is novel in the way of phrase and fablo. " This morning's ' Sportsman offers an apology to Moore for having copied the New York statement. Pat Shccdy sailed'Saturday on thoUmbria. Ho said on leaving Queenstown : "I feel confident thut Sullivan , who aches for a go it Mitchell , will knock .him out before the Ifth round is completed. HoweVes1 , In jus tice to Mitchell , It is only fair to state thai la : possesses far more scieico. than his profes sional brothers , SmithjindJCilraln. 'It is very- injudicions en the p rt of "tho American champion to condescend even to meet Mitch ell , as lie has nothing to gain by it. " A Princely Betrothal. STOCKHOLM , Jan. 9. Prince Oscar was formally betrothed to Miss Munck in the royal palace to-day. The ceremony was a brilliant one and was witnessed by all the members of the royal family and cabinet ministers. Requiem Service Forbidden. LONDON , Jan. 29. Cardinal Manning has forbidden the proposed requiem services in memory of Prince Charles Edward Stuart. Tlio Austrian Loan Consummated. PESTH , Jan. 29. The negotiations with the Kothschild syndicate for the issue of a 4 per cent rentes to the amount of $15,000,000 , have been concluded. Jtctjucstcd to Kvacuntc. CoNST.vxTiNori.K , Jan. 29. The Porto has requested England to evacuate Zeilah. / - 1 POTATOES AKE SCARCE. A Shortage in the Crop Causes Heavy Importation. CHICAGO , Jan. 29.j-Special [ Telegram to the Dec. ] Since the potato failure of 1881 potatoes have not been dearer or scarcer over the country than they now are. The crop last year in Michigan , southern Wisconsin and New York the three greatest potato producing states was a total failure. The Illinois and Indiana crop was far below the average , and Missouri , Iowa and Ohio did not faro much better. During the early fall and winter the scarcity-was not felt so badly , but since the railroads "have been blocked by storms in the northwest the scarcity has grown dally and prices have gone up. Since about January 1 forelch consignments of po tatoes direct from Scotland , Germany and Denmark have been made to this city. Other great distributing points St. Louis and Kan- tas City have been" in a measure supplied with Utah and Colorado potatoes , but the supply has now nlvcn out , and calls are being made upon this city which it w"l ho diftlcult to fill , until at least the weather moderates. The largest consignment mndo direct from Europo'to any flrm in this city was that which arrived Thursday to a commission housa It consisted of 8,0(10 ( bushels from Rotterdam. The head of the firm said to a reiwtor to-day that until the recent blizzard set in Manitoba had shipped largo quantities to this etmntry , but since then the supply from there had been shut off ami they were compelled to send to Europe. The potatoes cost in Europe 10 to 15 cents a bushel. In Chicago they are now bringing 90 cents , with a prospect of going higher. Chicago consumers use between nine and ten thousand bushels a day , and very little of the importations have been shipped away. l.MlGXAT10NxTrAMTOHA. The Propohltjim For a Compromise Causes Indignation. WIXSIIPLO , Jan. 29.-i-fSpcclal Telegram to the Hir..J A storm -indignation has been created among Hio Independent members o ; the conservativa party over the propositioi for a compromise with the Dominion govern ment and the Cauiidkm Pacific outlined it the conservativu meeting at Druudon. This proposition condemns Uio selection of Nor quay ns the conservative leader and declares that all agitation over the completion of the Red River Valley railroad should bo abandoned , if the Canadian , Pacific makes ' certain concessions , umoiif them that its inuno ] > ely shall bo abandonee in 1MH. J. H. McIClllingnn , ona of the most prominent conservatives , sends In his rcslg nation as a momber'of the Conservative asso ciation , and declares that us bqtwcea the Dominion government and the province no compromise can bo made that docs not give an immediate cessation of the dlsallowanco policy. "And if agitation is necessary to ac complish our ends , it will bo the Dominion government that is to blame for the cense quences. " Manitoba is oji the eve of an agl tatiou far greater than any previous one. Redpnth Htrlckcii AVIth Puralysln. Nr.w YOIIK , Jun.9.- James Itedpath , the "Journalist , was stricken with paralysis yes t terduy and is very low. , THE SCHOOL BOOK MONOPOLY , Two Bills On the Subject Before Iowa's Legislature. CONCERNING PUBLIC PRINTING. A Proposition For the Stntc to Open , nn EBtublltihiiicttt. or ltn Own Farmers Unahlc to Ship Their dnln. Getting Down to llnslncsd. Dr.s MoiNr.s , la. , " Jan. 29. [ Special to the Unc. ] The legislature has had nearly a weclt of preliminary work , and will soon scttlo down to business. So many members seemed to feel that they would not bo earn ing their salary If they did not Introduce n number of bills , that it has taken some tlmo Tor them to unload and get ready for work nstcad of buncombe. The connilttces have been organized long enough for them to slo up the task before them and begin to dispose of some of it. This coming week there wlll ( [ irobnbly bo n number of bills reported back ; o the house In which they originated , ready Tor action of some kind. rum : SCHOOL HOOKS. The school book question is onoof the imminent ones before the legislature. So far there has been no well-defined policy in the minds of n majority of Its members as to what should be done. Thcro isn-goncral feeling that some relief from the monopoly must bo afforded , but it is not so clear what that relief should be. The bill most dis cussed so far Is that of Senator Finn , chair man of the senate committee on schools. His 1)111 ) Is quite broad and clastic in its provis ions , and provides for using the executive council as a special school commission , with out extra expense. This commission is to have authority to purchase books for the state at the lowest contract price , and if saU isfactory terms are not offered then the com mission can publish a series of text books themselves. The feature of having the state , under any contingency , go into the business of publishing books is regarded by many as the unfortunate part of this bill. There is very general opposition to a move of this kind. Senator Harsh , another new member , has also prepared a school book bill. His bill provlOes for submitting the question of free text books to the voters of any school district or district township at the time of the school election. If they vote for free textbooks , then the district , at public expense , must fur nish all the text books needed for a period of not less than three yearn. If so ordered , the school board , in consultation with the county superintendent of schools , and city superin tendent when such ofllccr exists , shall select a series of books and the necessary paper , slates aad pencils and furnish them to pupils free of charge. The board , however , is not compelled to bo bound by the advice of the county superintendent , thus leaving it free to net in case ho shall seem to be unduly in llueneed by any publisher. The advantage claimed for this bill Is that it secures ur. ' formity in the district and furnishes tht , books of pupils free. Then if they move from one district to another it will m > iko no pecuniary difference to them should another set of books bo used , for they would bo sup- pliCd-without charge. Senator Harsh's bill Jnwjis 4vilaJ cpnsidcrablo favor , and it is thought tlmt'thi's-cr-jpnicthmjf like it will pass. Tim STATH miNTINO. One of the reforms that is being disCused relates to saving in the matter of the state printing and binding. At present the state printer and the state binder arc elected by the legislature and are permitted to charge for their work according to an established schedule of prices. The bills for this work amount to a large sum'cvery ' year , and some think it1 would , bo more economical if .tho state were to furnish a printing and binding ofllco of its own and do its o > vn work. Sen ator Weber has introduced a bill for that pur pose , Which provides that the executive council shall set apart rooms hi cither the elder or new capital , where the printing shall bo done under the direction of a foreman , whoso salary shall not exceed S1SUO per year. The foreman is to employ the necessary printers and binders , and they shall do all the printing and binding required by the state upon the order of the secretary of state. The fact that the old capital is about empty and being put to no service by the state , sug gests to many the advisability of turning It into a state printing and binding office. It is hardly likely that Senator Weber's bill will pass , though some changes in the present methods may be made. Moitrj C.MIS NEcnnn. The scarcity of freight cars in northwest ern Iowa is proving a great embarrassment and often hardships to the people of that sec tion. Complaints arc received by the gover nor or railway commissioners on this subject nearly every day. In one county in western Iowa there is not a grain elevator open to farmers. The owners are unable to get cars to ship away their grain , and so they refuse to take. any more till some can bo movecd out of the way. The farmers who have been looking to the sale of their grain for money to pay interest and taxes are seriously em barrassed at the delay. They cannot get their crops to market , and so cannot get any money , About all the commissioners can do is to urge the railroads to furnish nil the cars they possibly can , but the railroads do not seem to bo equal to the occasion. The largo crops in parts of the northwest appear to have swamped the roads , or ut least tcmpor- urilly "rattled" them. Till ! MAHKHAI.I.TOWN SOMlinilS1 HOME. The legislative committee which visited the soldiers' homoatMarshalltown , brought back very flattering reports of its conditions and the good work it is doing. This is the first experience Iowa has had with such an InstitU' tion , and its success far surpasses cxpecta tlon. The building which is handsomely , as well as substantially , built , contains accom modations for ! ! 00 old soldiers , and by crowd ing some , 400 might bo taken care of. The veterans have plenty of good food to cat. Their quarters are lighted hy electricity and heated by steam. They have games for amusement , reading for entertainment , and find the tlmo pass very pleasantly. Their is some talk of having the legislature pass n bill tendering the property to the government for a national soldiers' homo , on condition that it will bo kept up for this purpose. The Hoard of Pharmacy Commissioners have just issued their biennial reportin which they seek to set themselves right with the public , and incline public opinion favorably to their work. During the last few days they have received several raps. The su- nremo court overruled them in two or three decisions , which they had tenaciously held The house of representatives pounced upoi them with both feet , and repealed their rul ing that only drug stores can sell concen trated lye , so that the commissioners have been having much grief. However , they nra doing good work in some direct Ions , niu : have donrf much to prevent violations of the liquor law by drug store saloons. AVhnt the Ijc iNlaturo la DCS MOINKS , la , , Jan. 29. [ Special to the DEE. ] A copy of last Monday's UKK , con taming my predictions of the probable action of each senator on the bills for regulating railroads , strayed Into the senate chambc In the early part of the week and created no binall commotion. The senators classed as nnti-mouopallsts were extremely happy am mndo no attempt to deny the statement , bu the sixteen classed ns opposed to railnnu legislation were sorely troubled and' quito out of humor over the matter. The railroad committee huvo held severa meetings since ami iny prediction lias been verified in every case so far as these are con ccrncd. Several of the eleven who were pu In the doubtful list have made haste to elthe Introduce anti-monopoly bil..s or to declare iu sympathy with iplrlt of the people on thcso questions. So It ooks now extremely favorable for advanced ullrond legislation. The railroads took another tack last week , but with what result cmalns to bo seen. Hon. A. H. 'ummms , of this city. n well mown attorney for the Rock Island , vho was elected to the lower house ostensi- ily as nn nntl-prohlbitionjst , but really by he confederated monopolies railroads and nsuranco companies to represent their In- crests , has Introduced a long , cumbersome ) ind complicated Dill grunting power to 'the nilroad commissioners to fix rates for both relght and passengers , and the whole power of the corporations will be exerted to pass his bill. A few days ago there was n meeting In this city , of shippers made up to somii extent of nen who desire special rates , and the rail- end problem was the chief topic of the dis cussion. This convention endorsed , some say unanimously , the Cummins bill , and the . orporatlon organs arc Industriously circul ating this fact to influence thu actions of ho legislators and bring them over to Its support. However , the anti-monopolists are lotto bo caught by this chaff , and will , nl- nest to n man support the bill prepared by dcssrs. Uorryhlll , Feulc , Caster , Tipton and other anti-monopoly leaders and approved by "ix'sident Kennedy , of the Farmers'alliance. This bill provides for the election of railroad ommlssloners , fixes maximum freight - barges , and grants power to the commission ers to modify the rates , but In no case shall 'hey exceed the highest rate fixed by law. The first contest In the railroad committee of the senate has resulted in a victory for the icople , that body after a sharp contest having igrced to report back the bill requiring rail- oads to fence their lines , with a recommen- latlon that it do pass. NO ( HI , ItOOM ms yet been opened In this city but Hon. lohn S. Kussnells , formerly of Dos Moines mt now of Chicago , and .1. K. Hlythe. of Hur- ington , attorneys for the Chicago , Hurllng- um & Qulney , are on the ground viewing the situation and hobnobbing with their funds in he senate. A vicious growl has goim up from the cor- loratloti organs all over the state over the nako-up of the railroad committees of the louse and senate. Speaker Red man placed 'ight farmers "before the house committee mil not n single corporation nipper. Lienten- int Governor Hill was not able to do as well , nit ho only gave the railroads three out of the eleven members and it is u question if the mtl-monopolists like MeVay , of Calhouu , do itft actually have a majority of the commit tee. The BKNSATION OF THE \\TEK Was the introduction Into both houses , Thursday , of the bill supplementary to the 31ark law. It has been known for some time that a committee of the State Temperance Alliance and a number of leudlng prohihltion- sts were busy preparing a measure to abolish laloon drug stores , but few were prepared to jclleve that a measure so radical and ex- Tcme ns the bill proposed would be the out come. The bill absolutely takes away the sale and handling of alcohol in all its forms Croni the druggists except for making tinc tures and compounds , and vests it in the lands of agents to be appointed by the dis trict judge. Not more than four agents can jo appointed in any one county , and they arose so hedged about by the most erroneous and ixiicting conditions that , if the bill passes , t Is questionable whether any one will under- : ako the sale of liquors except in the largest cities. The bill provides that all liquor packages shall be stamped , ami that liquors [ ound in unstamped packages shall bo sub ject to seizure ; also that no person can pur chase intoxicating liquor of any kind unless 10 subscribes to an oath that it is for some specified , lawful purpose. The committees on the suppression of in temperance , in both houses , art : so consti tuted that the bill will very likely secure u favorable rpport and , radical and extreme as it is , the prohibitionists will glvo it a strong support and may bo ubloiito scuuro enough , votes to make it a law. Should * thc'Tilll pass , it will cither wipe out the liquor truffle entirely or create such a revulsion of public reeling that n high license law similar to that -Nebraska will bo enacted by the next legislators.scifi scifi rt. HOOK DISCUSSION. The legislators iiP9 all at sea on the school book question and whii < 5 a-largo majority are certainly of the opinion tut'.t. _ something should bo done to cheapen the price of school books , none of the numerous plans promised meet with much favor. A number favor the .den that the district should purchase the books and furnish them to the pupils free , while others believe that a uniform system should bo published by vho state and fur nished at actual cost. Still others think that the state should purchase all the books at wholesale of the lowest bidders and furnish Lhoin to the districts nt this op tion. Some measure of this kind may get through , but the largo number of school book lobbyists In attend ance will endeavor to so confuse matters as to make an action difllcult. The teachers of the state are by no means a unit on the ques tion. Many of them bitterly oppose the adoption of a uniform system , claiming that it would prevent any improvement in prog ress either in the material or in the composi tion. No one can deny but that thciohas been a decided change for the better in the arrangement of type and forms ns well ns In subject matter of school books in the last few years and this argument has some weight with legislators. I.F.OISIATUIH : cossir. The house succeeded in passing ono meas ure this week a bill appropriating $7,200 to rebuild the kitchen and dining hall of the Soldiers' Orphans' Homo at Davenport , which was recently destroyed by lire. Much of the time was given to committee work. The registration bill passed two years ago compelling the voters in all cities of the first class to register before every election proved an elephant on the hands of the republicans and the author of the bill , Senator Hutehin- son , of Wopello , made haste to amend its provisions so that a registration will only bo necessary once in four years. Every effort is being made to pass the hill , so it will not bo necessary to register for the coming spring election. REX. Weather Indications. For Nebraska : Colder , followed by warmer , fair weather , light to fresh variable winds. For Iowa : Colder , fair weather , winds light to fresh northwesterly. For Dakota : Slightly colder , fair weather , followed by light and local snows , light tc fresh variable winds. * 1NCUI3ASHI > IX.SUII.VXCI- ; . Secretary AVclr Says Premiums Will lie KalMMl May 1. A reporter for the HEI : called upon Secre tary Weir , of the board of underwriters , to ascertain when it was proposed to Increase the rate of insurance In this city , as Indicate ! in. his note to this paper. Ho said ho thought the raise wonh bo made about the first of next May. The increase in the department deemed desirable by the chairman of the commission of under writers , J. L. Whltlock , of Chicago , in con nection with Mr. Weir , was as follows : Five standard steam fire engines , five hose carts , ono hook-ahd-laddcr truck , and all the hose , apparatus and men required by KUC ! a compliment. He said that the Insurance in Omaha was lower than in western cities gen erally , Kansas City , St. Paul , Minneapolis St. Joseph and other places and when askei why this was the case replied that the com panics had not experienced any particular ! ) severe losses here .inch nt > hud been sustainei in other places. CIIIBK niU.IGAN'S SKfiOESTION. At n recent meeting of the poiico and fire commission , Chief Gnlligansctit to that boil ; n suggestion that the fire department needci the following apparatus and accommodation : Two first-class steam llro engines , for use In the business part of the city ; three hosu carts , one for JCountzo's In the north , ono for Walnut Hill in the west and thothird on Vin- ton street in .tho south , the last mentioned also to have a hook and ladder truck. Thu chief also suggested that a decent centiMl house ( No ! l on Hanicy street ) bo secured. The present building was but a barn. There-are nineteen men sleeping in It. Ho also recom mended the unlurxcmcut of thu house of ' NO. 'V , Exciting Little Eplsodo Among Cor neil University Students. AN ABDUCTION AND ESCAPE. Hopliomores Carry the Prcshmnn President Away Captive , Hut llo Daring and SnoocH.sful Itreak Vne Liberty. Stirred Up n Hornet's Xont. ITHACA , N. Y. , Jan. 2'J. ' ( Special Telegram. 0 the DEI : . ] There was considerable ox- ttcmcnt In the college circles at Cornell unl- orslty to-night over the capture , abduction and remarkable and daring escape last even * ngof the president of the frediuian class rein a body of sophomores who hod hold ilm In duress for twenty-four hours. The rouble between the sophomores and fresh- nen grows out of the approaching annual banquets of both classes within the next few vecks. There had been peace over since the ll'iilght light several months ago and tha Irst sign of a renewal of hostilities was vhen Friday the sophomores came out with 1 pamphlet satlrl/.Ing a secret meeting of the reshmen class and giving a four-pngo ae- 'ount ' of the proceedings. The sophomores lecldcd to carry thu war Into the enemy's lamp , and through the help of some of the enlors a plan was formed for kidnapping the rcshnuin president and spiriting him away , o bo held In captivity until the froshmnu mnqupt , which comes off early next week. \ccordingly Friday night about midnight n tody of seniors and sophomores went to President Davis' lodgings on East Hill , burst open the door of his room , and after a hand- 'o-haml sculllo with Davis and his chum sue- rccdetl in capturing the president. The eap- Ive was tied and blindfolded and then led lown stairs. A closed carriage , which hud icon previously secured for the occasion , vas In waiting , and into this the captors and aptlve entered. Thu carriage was hurriedly Iriven olT , leaving Davis1 chum to give the ilavm to thu freshmen. The carriage' and oad of kidnappers was driven now one way ind now another , through streets and alleys , n order to bewilder the captive and preclude ho possibility of discovering whither ho vas going. After an hour's ride the mrty alighted , and then a pedestrian tourlie- ; un. The captors led their victim up the hill ind down , and walked him for a long tlmo so .lint ho would not know the locality of his irison home. The party , as it afterword urncd out , had secured quarters for Prcsl- lent Davis in the upper story of a house kept ) .V ono Rupert , on ( icncva street , and into his place ho was taken , after which both aptors and captive went to sleep. Davis was carefully guarded during the vholu day and had no idea at first where ha vas. Hy the striking of the church bells ho gathered a general idea of his location and re solved at noon to effect an escape. \t half-past n last evening tha sophomore guards were horror stricken to sco their prisoner make a rush toward ono of the windows. Hcforo they tumid prevent lim Davis jumped , feet foremost , through , wo heavy curtains and a plato glass window ind disappeared from thosightof the guards , fortunately for him , in his fall of twenty or mnro feet , he alighted on his feet and in u small bank of snow. Although scratched ind slightly bruisedho took to his heels and soon reached n place of safety among bin friends. The young man was safely guarded ast night In u secret place by a largo body of freshmen. The affair will stir up a regular hornotfs nest hero. The freshmen banquet conies off early iu the week and the sophomores bau- iuct on Friday at Auburn. President Adams ms summoned one or two of the leaders to us side and his action may put a damper on ator proceedings. T1IK CMCAltANCK HKCOIU ) . The Financial Transactions of the 1'iiBt Week. HO'STON , MUSH. , .Inn. 29. [ Special Tolc- ; ram to the Hr.i : . ] The following table emptied from dispatches to the Post from the managers of tiiO leading clearing-houses of the United States , stiowa the. gross ex changes for the week ended , 'suuary 28 , [ SSS , with the rate per cent of Increase" dp- crease us compared with the amounts for tho" corresponding week last jear : ll 9 CITIES. CMJAIUNOS A Sow York M4 ! .4.r > 7. W 1.7 lloHton 1.0 1'hllailulphla . 7.3 Chicago , ii.u ; r.r,4iii : u . . . .111.4 Sun I'Vuncl iL'Ciiii : ! ( : ( ) . . . . 1.1 I'lltsbnrg ii.im.'i.irn . . . . " 0,0 Jl.KKMia.l . . . . H. llnlttmiire 4.'J Cincinnati Kansas City . . . . 4.11 * * J.nulNvlllp fi.MS.470 I'rot IdiMico 4nu.NHi . . : .ir,4 Milwaukee 4.0in , ( lrl . . . . 4.H jii Detroit JMITC/ill . . . . ! ! U.T 2.7W.HKI ' , . . Dla' Omaha . 2,617.279 1O.O MlnnnnmllH . . . . . . . 8.7 Memphis . iiio ( 'olumtniH . , . ! ! ! ! Vili Denver. . . 2.IIILV.I " Indianapolis . , . l.lttl.Hlll ! ! 4ii ! Hartford . 1'eorfa . , , ! ! ! ! wr ! 1.27 > VH4 u.i Mhllnth I.ri,47fi ! Now llavrn 4.11. ( illlVChlOll 7.0 Portland ' i. . . . . : Norfolk HIJ , ; HI 4.6 Wom-Mor .3.5 Snringtlold ' Wichita 7Ili'l7il ! SyraciiMu K.1lSjU . . . ,17.5 l.OWl'll Urand HapUls. . . riHl . ! ! ! ) ! Total Out Mi hi , Ni'Wj'nrk. . aijiij I jiKlll i * liiluth not Included In totals. " * c. > i.n. A. Yesterday afternoon sit Dr. Klnslcr's dnij | store there was hold a incetlnj ; preliminary to organizing a Branch of the ( 'athollo Mutual Henuvolcnt association. A temporary organ- , izatlon was elTei'ted with John 11. f'uray a chairman , and P. J , Harrett , secretary. Next Thursday evening they meet again at the fiumo plnco to effect a permanent organiza tion. The workings of this society are similar tn that of the Catholic Knights , but tlio C. M. H. A. claim that their organization , ib the less expensive of the two. They expect to organize sufficiently strung enough In Nebraska to form a grand council. Dr. Kinsler Is the supreme supervising medical examiner of the national association. Hc lnlnt ; Hcvlval" . Kov. J. E. Kiiblgn , acting secretary of the Y. M , C , A. , presided lust night over a ro- vivul meeting Inaugurated at the Dodge street Presbyterian church , and which will continue till this week under the direction of Kov , W. J. Harsh tin n the pastor. Last night Mr. Knxign preached an olorpicnt and Inter esting sermon , taking his text from II Timothy 4:2 "Preach the word. " There thy , : , was a largo audience present , and a number of young men uroso for prayer. These mcoU ings promise to bo fruitful of good results. A revival conducted by-thn pastor , Kov. A. ' W. Lamar , of the First Jiupllst church , cor. nerof Fifteenth and Davenport streets , will bo held all of this week. Mr. Lninar expects to bo assisted by u well known revivalist. Jerry Kcruan Afjnln In Trouble. Jerry Kornaii , a notorious crook , was ar rested early this morning for stealing a drcs . and cloak. The dress , which U worth up * wards of 110 , ho had sold to a woman named Hvl'o ' Sanford for W cents. Only two o thivo weeks ago Kcrnan most brutally up " a woman breaking her leg , ' ' '
