EIGHTEENTH YEAJR. OMAUA. SATURDAY MORNING. JANUAKY 2 ( > , , 18S9. NUMBER 220
SIOUX CITY WEIGHTED DOWN
Prohibition Una Increased Expanses
and Ourtnllod Receipts ,
YET THE LAW IS OFTEN EVADED.
Property Owners Knitted nnd Driven
Awny , KmploycH Thrown Out of
Work Nl > ; nrilly t'ny
of Ofllol.nlB.
A ( Jlnnoc at Sioux City.
Tlio baneful effects of prohlljitloti In Sioux
City are noticeable oven to a stranger , but
the.v become much more apparent tlio inoro
the iuiUvtilunl discovers how llttlo tno pco
pie arc in syinpath.vvitl it , and how many
uro the means employed to evade the galling
restrictions.
Ihocnforrcmont of the law , oven now attended -
tended with the gravest results , h.id the of-
Icct about a yoir ; ago of closing up the sa-
loonc nnd destroying thu business of two
browciies wliich wcra then located here.
Up to tli at time saloons li.ul been
running comparatively frco. They
paid no license. Some of them were
low places , as mo to lie found In any city ,
the greater number was of the bettor class
of such resorts , while some of tliein were
palaces and run by men of unimpeachable In
tegrity. The prohibitory law was passed
nnd for several years the movement to close
up these resorts was In progress. The people
ple did not dcmamUliclr closing They had
voteil on the prohibitory amendment , and out
of total vote of 1,100 there wore but about
two hundred and fifty votes rast in favor of
prohibition , and this was in a registered elec
tion. Hut the amendment prevailed and this
community was compelled to accept 11 law
igalnsl which the sentiment of its inhabi
tants robe-lied. There was , therefore , a
leniency on their part toward tlio liquor
dealers and it was thought that eventually
they would bo allowed to continue. In
business by the payment of a license
which could be paid into the general fund.
Some of the saloonkeepers , for a short time ,
paid at the rate of ? I,0JJ ( per year , while
others p.nd nothing at all , equally confident
that the law would bo declared inoperative.
The supreme court declared tlio law consti
tutional , and the Huddook murder temporarily
arily excited the people and the liquor in
terests were destroyed. This was about a.
year ugo.
At that time Sioux City had 130 saloons.
The proprietors of 100 of these , with their
families , their capital , their energy and en
terprise , after disposing at reduced rates
of their property , loft the city lor
nil parts of the country , except
-.vhoro prohibition obtains. Some of
these men wove worth as much as SIO.Oll )
while the business interests represented
were not less than f , " > 00.00. ( Their saloons
, had brought heavy rents to the owners ,
which , in a measure , ruled against other
places , a ciicumstanco which has sinew
changed , to the dissatisfaction of thu land
lords.
lords.With
With the saloons , Sioux City's ' two brew
eries also went out of existence. The 11.
Seltzer , a brick Institution turning out
10,000 barrels of beer annually , which had
been run in commendable style , was valued
nt $150,000. It gave employment to
eighteen men. It paid out about J12.000 for
help , about the same amount for barley , nnd
about $ r > 0,000 for hops. With other expendi
tures , it is estimated that the brewery was
the means of paying out annually $ -10,000
the greater part of which found its way iuto
the pockets of residents of Sioux City.
There was also the brewery of the Prnnz
Brewing company , n larger institution , val
ued nt fliOO.OOO. It had a capacity of H.OOO
barrels of beer every year , and gave employ
ment to twenty-thrco men. Nearly all of
these were married men with families , a
number of whom owned their homes. They
were practical brewers , and when the brew-
cry was closed down they were compelled to
sell their places at. a loss and return to the
cast. Tliis brewery expended in Sicux City
annually In material and labor about
JCO.OOO. Tinting into consideration the
number of people engaged about the
saloons , the breweries and kindred lines
exclusive of their families , It has been esti
mated that Sioux City lost 1,000 people by
the enforcement of the law , or , in other
words , there would bo 1,000 moro people at
work In this city than there are tit the pres
ent. Taxes are considerably higher and
nave made wonderful advances In the last
six years while this law has been the dis
turbing element. There are instances where
taxes have increased 109 per cent , and n
number of cases In this respect have been
brought to my attention , otm being where
last year the citi/on paid $24 uml this .year
was compelled to pay $17 on thu same prop
erty.
Independent of this fact , Sioux City's In.
come is niggardly , and she possesses perhaps
about the poorest paid oulcials of any
city of Its size in tlio country. If the high
license law prevailed there would n revenue
which would aid In making n radical
change in this respect , besides aid
ing In the Riipnort of the schools ,
nil of which now falls as a direct tax
upon tvo people. The mayor of this city re-
colvcs 107" per year. This is not u nominal
salary. It Is hero considered an actual one ,
and is supposed to remunerate thu incumbent
for the work which hu has to nor form in his
ofllce. The city clerk is paid f 10 per month ,
the city treasurer , who , of course has to give
bonds , | s paid $50 per month , us la also the
auditor , These salaries nro just about what
Is paid to an average clerk in the dry goods
stores of the city. Yet the people refuse to
consent to their being raised because It
means so much of n dneet tax upon them.
There nro thrco assessors who get 'W when
they worK. The police marshal receives 575
a month , Hut tno man who lords It over all
of thorn is the police judge , whoso services to
tlio city nro most appreciated and who receives
tlio iiuiii lucent salary of $1,000 u your. The
onlco Is therefore-sought , but the niggardly
principle on which the town runs Is now sug
gesting a reduction in this gentleman's wages
to bo m keeping with tboso of the other of
ficials.
Thcso fuotn were obtained from an official ,
who blushed as ho imparted the startling
pleoj of Information that while he was compelled -
. polled to give bonds in the thousands , ho was
I yet receiving only the salary of a boy In u
[ well regulated house.
' This law Is forced -upon us , " said the
same oftlclal , "by the rest of the county. The
pity Is opposed to U , but In overshadowed by
people from outside who come to town , got
Srunk and I have taken care of several of
and then go home nnu veto prohlbl-
| Ion. The sentiment is Increasing every day
ud a move will bo made at thu next leglsla-
i for ,1 lilgh license law , The law is via-
ntcd every day , It costs moro to run the elty
Limn It ever did , and crime Is of
tore frequent occurrence than It ever
MW before. Our pollco force
i Jut-go sml mere expensive than Vefoio ( ho
passage of the bill and the people arc already
raising their voices against the unusual out-
laj to sustain the pollco department , "
A careful Inquiry into the facts contained
In this expression of opinion resulted in a
substantiation of all of them , especially
with regard to the disposition of the people
to secure their liquor at any cost. The In
genious manner In which they do obtain it ,
nnd at the same time in eoinplyaneo with the
law , is reserved for another article.
WUITTUX IN IlfjOOf ) .
Letter AihlroHHcil to n
MiN.vmror.ts , Minn. , Jan. 25 [ Sncclal
Telegram to Tun HIR. J Prccmnn P. Lane ,
representative to the legislature from Min
neapolis , who bitterly opposed General
Washburn's nomination to the United States
senate , to-day received a letter which was
written in blood , enclosed in an envelope ad
dressed with the same fluid. The address
was : "Hon. Free P. Lane , member legisla
ture , cnro his excellency , Governor W. U.
Merriam , St. Paul , Minn. , state capitol. "
Thu letter was as follows :
"Take Notice ! ! ! ! Hon. P. P. Lane , care
house representatives , St. Paul , Minn. ,
( skull nnd crossbonesj Dear Sir ; We , the
White Caps of Hennrpin county , Minnesota ,
have , since our organization , been watching
your course since boUlnir the regular candi
date of your constituency for United States
senator , nnd would now say to you , beware
how you KO to work toward annihilating the
police commission , or wo shall make things
pretty lively for you. to-wit : Uon't fool
yourself. Wo mean business.
"IlESNBl'IX Cot'STV WllITi : CAl'S. "
The letter is profusely decorated with cuts
ol skulls and erossbones , revolvers , whips
and tar kegs.
MHS. \\VSOVS XKI YD.
The Ucfcmlnnt Cro itivi a Sccno and
( iiilns a I'olnt.
Ciiirvno , Jan. 25. The defonsa was con
tinued to-day In the trial of Mrs. Uawson.
An insanity expert occupied the stand all the
forenoon , answering very long nnd hypotheti
cal questions propounded to him by the
states attorney , who was being pushed by
another insanity expert sitting behind him.
The general trend of the witness' testimony
was favorable to the theory that Mrs. Kaiv-
son was laboring under a form of mania
when she shot Whitney ,
At the afternoon session the stnte at
tempted to introduce . .iamcsV. . Loomis , n
railroad conductor , and have him testify as
to certain charges of misconduct on Mrs.
Knwson's part on his train in It-bo , which were
fully rehearsed during thu dlvoreocase. Mrs.
Hawson stromou-ily objected and created a
scene in court She cried hysterically that
Loomis was a liar and a perjurer , and that
she would would not sit there and listen to
him. All the efforts of her attorney and .ludgo
Tutlilll to quint her proved unavailing , and
she said she would go to jail , but not listen
to the perjured talk of Loomis airain. The
Gordian knot was llnally cut by Judge
Tuthill ruling that Loomis' testimony was
mad unstable.
HniiitmaiiN Day.
Pr. SMITH , Ark. , Jan. 2."i. Hichard Smith ,
a Choctaw Indian , was hanged to-day for the
assassination of Tliotnns Pringle , in Indian
Territory , on March 2S , IbSS.
YAXCKVJI.M : , N. C. , .Tnn. 25. John Vancy.
colored , was hanged hero to-day for the mur
der of Uob Oliver , also colored.
ErTAw , Ala. , Jad. 25. James Seamcs , col
ored , was hanced to-day for tlio murder of
Uoputy Sheriff Autry , of Tuscaloosa.
M.ueiBTrA , Ga. , Jan. 25. lid Prye , colored ,
was hanged to-day for the murder of his
wife.
wife.MACON
MACON , Ga. , Jan. 25. A special from
Kllaville , Schloy county , says that Charles
Ucckman , colored , was hanged hero to-day
for the murder of Stonewall Tonedeo , white ,
in 1SS5. Ucckman had been.convicted of the
murder three times , and each time his law
yer secured n now trial. The people of
Sehley county were so afraid that Governor
Jordan would interfere and delay the man's
execution that the telegraph wires were cut
in order to prevent the transmission of a
message from Atlanta.
aCAMCiio.v , Tex. , Jan. 25. Charles McGill
was hanged here to-day for the murder of
Willie Leonard.
A ( "olorndo Hartliritalco.
Dn.vvuit , Jan. 25 Information has Just
been received from Uoutt , Colo. , that " .that
portion of the state has been visited by an
earthquake. The shocks commenced on the
afternoon of the 15th aud at > o'clock there
were violent ones which rocked small build
ings , detached largo masses of rocks from
the mountains , and frightened people and
animals. A special phenomenon was ob
served nt Hot Springs , below the govern
ment bridge. The shock was productive of
great gushes of water and gas. Accompany
ing it was a sulphurous stench. When the
convulsion ceased the water receded and
there was u sound like tlio rushing of a great
river. Thu i-oursu of the shock was from
south north.
'I liii Indinn Territory Convention ,
Four SMITH , Ark. , Jan. 25. The territorial
convention for the opening up of the Indian
Territory continued its session of yesterday
until midnight. Hesuhjtions were adopted
recommending that congress give to the
Indians of the territory protection , nnd the
benefit of such laws as govern other terri
tories. The resolutions also recommend
that congress provide that any Indian who
has adopted thu manners and customs of civ-
Ili/ed life may become a elti/.cn by taking
oath before the United States court to sup
port the constitution of the United States ,
and such act on his part shall not work for
feiture of any interest ho may have had in
any land or money of his nation or tribo.
Failril Kma Million.
IUTTI.E CIIIT.K , Mich. , Jan. ' 23. The liabili
ties of J. J. Uurns & Co. , the railroad eon-
trnctois who assigned .yesterday , will ap
proximate about ll.OUO.OJO , while the
assets are thu capital stock of
flX ( > ,000 and the stock of the
Now Hattlo Creek & Hay Pity and Hattie -
tie Creek & Goslien roads , amounting on its
face value to $1,500,000 , but which has an un
known market valuo. The heaviest creditors
nro John Fitvgerald , of Lincoln , Neb. , for
WW.OOO ; K. C. Nichols , of this city , who is
also president of thu railroad company , for
18.5,000 ; the Jollet Steel company , for
$ ' ) > , OIH ) , mid a Moating debt amounting to
overWO.OOU.
A Crooked ( . ' ( ) inmis-loii Man.
CIIICAOO , Jan. W , John Sommers , the at-
leged board of trade commission merchant ,
was placed in bonds of $700 by Justice
White this morning , on u charge of larceny
by ombc/ilcmcnt , Tno firm of Jones ft
Shaw , Iowa , shippers of hay , gave Somuiuis
an agency for their hay in Chicago. P , W.
Jones , a member of the linn , came to Chicago
cage a few dujii ego to see how their uuunoy
was prospering , and , as a result of his Inves
tigations , u warrant for the. arrest of Som-
merit on the i-hurgo of einbo/zlemoni win
issued. The amount Involved is about i3W.
Tlio .National League Convention.
LIKCOI.X , Nob. , Jan. 23 , The national
council of seven and thu sub-comnilttco on
the convention of the Irish National league
of America , will meet at Cincinnati on Feb
ruary t ) , to consider the question of the con *
veutlou and other Important business.
Uuntc Dili-clam l < 'alln < > .
CiiAni.ESTOWK , N. H. , Jnn , ST. A bold but
unsuccessful attempt was made to rob the
Connecticut Hlvcr National bank of this
town. Two brick walls surrounding the
vaults were torn uwuy by an explosion , but
the granite walls proved impenetrable. Ante
to ill ill the fcUe ! locks also failed.
THE SENATE SUBSTITUTE
Probably Going to the Wn.ys
Moans Oommlttoo.
IT HAS -PASSED THE SENATE ,
1'nddouk'N Lund District Hill Arrival
ot Nebraska's Kluctnrnl .MCSHOII-
jjcr nt Washington Secretary
Whitney's Q nocr Order ,
WASHINGTON Hunmu Tnn OUAIII BEB , )
S13 POUIITEBXTU STIIBCT , \
WASHINGTON' , D. C. , Jan. 25. )
The tariff bill reached the house this nf
ternoon nnd is still on the speaker's table
H will be laid before the house to-morrow ,
nnd the probability is that no effort will bo
made to keep it out of the hands of the com
mittee on ways and means. The solid vote ol
the democratic senators against thu bill has
aided the frco trade leaders of the house in
subjugating the rebellious members of their
side , and nil the talk of thu latter about a
reference of the bill to some other committee
has ceased , It is doubtful if such a motion
will be made , but there can no longer bo any
doubt that thu bill will go to the committees
on ways and menus. Most of the leading
members say that under these circumstances
the bill cannot possibly puss the house , am
will perhaps never be discussed there.
I'.UlDOl K'S USD llf-TlttCT III LI , .
In the senate this altei-noon Mr. Paddocl <
called up and had passed , his bill , introduced
on thu lltti inst , establishing two additional
land districts in Nebraska. A very lull
synopsis of the measure was given in those
dispatches of that day , and was published In
Tin : Hii : of Tuesday , the 1Mb. They arc
to bo known as the Hroken How and Alliance
land districts. Senator Paddqek has secured
n favorablerci > ort on the bill by the house
committee on public Innils , nnd says it will
probably bo adopted by the house within a
lew days. He has pushed the subject with
vigor , impressing nil who have had to deal
with it , with tlio necessity for additional
land onico facilities in the territory mimed ,
XGUUVSIvA'S III.nc'TOIUL VOTIJHUIViS. .
George H. Hastings , of Crete , the messen
ger bearing Nebraska's electoral vote for
General Harrison , dolivorcu his returns to
Picsident Pro Tern. Ingalls in the senate
this morning. Nebraska's contribution to
republican success and the country's pros
perity was deiiosltod'in a safe with the others
of a similar character , all of which arc under
guard , to bo counted by congress on Wednes
day , the llith of Pcurunry. Mr. Hastings is
accompanied by Charles P. Iddmgs , of North
Platte.
A I'CTTV SPIUIT.
Secretary Whitney certainly shows a very
small spirit with reference to the forthcom
ing inauguration of President-elect Harri
son. The famous Marino band , which is
under his control , has been awarded the con
tract to furnish promenade- music for the
inaugural ball. This contract called forlifty
musicians , nnd ns the band only consists of
forty men , it bccamo necessary to employ
ten additional musicians. When this came to
the attention of Secretary "Whitney lie issued
an order urohlbitlng the engagement of mu
sicians other than those regularly enlisted in
the service. Ho has followed this up with
another order requiring the band to bo pres
ent at guard mount each day. Military men
are laughing at the spectacle of twenty ma
rines performing the duty with a full band
of forty piece ? .
TIIK 1NTCII-8TATH LAW AMENDMENTS.
There was another long meeting at Senator
Cullom's committee room this afternoon of
thu conferees on the amendments to the interstate
ter-state commerce law. The points of con
tention between the two houses have been
trtvtm in full in these dispatches. Tlio meet
ing to-day did not result in un ultimate
agreement , although a report is to be made
by the conferees on the part of the house ,
and further Instructions requested. The
Standard Oil amendment , requiring railroad
companies to give the same rates for thu
transportation of oil In barrels ns that car
ried in. tanks , vill probably bo stricken out.
thu conferees on the part of
the house Indicating this afternoon
that they were willing to recede.
The house recedes from the uniform
classification cause , the principal point nt
issue , und really the only question which the
conferees will have to refer to the house for
instructions , is that giving t > tate courts juris
diction. This is an original house clause ,
nnd is the main feature. It will bo remem
ber od in Ueagon's ' original inter-stato com
merce bill. The house has contended over
since the intor-stato commerce law was pro
posed that the state courts should bo given
jurisdiction , while the senate has taken the
position that only federal courts should have
jurisdiction , L-ccauso the question is a
national one and thu law authorized by the
federal constitution.
A NEllltASKA LAND CASE UnCIIllID.
The secretary of the interior has reversed
the decision of the commissioner of the gen
eral land onico in the case of A. 10. White vs
.lames Mcahon , from the McCook land dis
trict. Meahen appealed from the decision of
tlio commissioner , which hold for cancella
tion the llnal cortilicato for u tract of land in
the district named , and ho has won.
OI' INTKKKSTTO SOI.IIIUUS.
Private Dalzoll , of Ohio , has published ns
a fact that soldiers prisoners of war were
entitled , on application to the accounting
ofllcors here , to " 3 cents a day for the time
they were in prison. Ho has also asserted
that soldiers are entitled to , r > cents per mile
on account of transportation and that they
are entitled to commutation of rations for the
time they were on furlough. General
McPccly , chief of commissary and subsist
ence , war department , states in a communication -
cation to. day to Senator Mundorson , that as
a rule soldiers were paid their commutation of
rations while on furlough by the proper com
missary in the field , on their return ;
that soldier's furloughed to go homo to vote
wore not entitled to a commutation atall , und
that if not paid in any given case they can
applv and the claim will bo adjusted , pro
vided they forward their original furlough ,
the latter being a prerequisite in these cases ,
ns the otilcer invariably , when liquidating
these claims , indorsed payment on the fur
lough , and that secondary evidence of the
existence merely of the furlough will not en
title the claimant to pay. Ho nlso says that
soldiers are not entitled to 5 cunts per mlle
on account of transportation , as stated by
Dalzoll. Senators nro doluccd with letters
from veterans concerning this matter , and it
is giving them and thu soldiers also a great
deal of unnecessary annoyance.
rOlt A KAKOTA UUI.IKMn.
A favorable report was to-uay made to the
senate , from the committee on public lands ,
on the bill grunting right-of-way to the Por-
est City & \Vtitcrtown railroad company
through the Sioux Indian reservation in
Dakota. There were a few unimportant
amendments nnulo to the measure , which
will probably be adopted by both houses.
AIIMY onpiin.
Private John W. Nichols , company I ,
Eighth infantry , now with his company ut
Port Itubuihuii , is transferred to thu hospital
corps as u private
The unexecuted portion of the sentence
imposed by n general court martial , on May
L' ! ) , IbSft , is remittud in the case of John Hart ,
late recruit ( unassigned ) cTwcnty.llrat In
fantry , and ho will bo released from confine *
mcnton receipt of this order at the military
prison ut Port Leavciiworth ,
Private Charles A , tt , Harms , company C ,
Second infantry , now with his company at
Port Omaha , will be sent to Hot Springs ,
Ark. , to enable- him to enter the army and
navy general liot > pltul at that point , reporting
upon his arrival to thu surgeon In charge of
tiui hospital. The C3imnanding ofllcer at
Port Omaha will forward by mull to the sur
geon in charge of the hospital at Hot Springs
Ids dctcriplivo list and account of pay and
. lotulne prior to his departure from that
iiost. The quartermasters' department will
lurnlsh t'ae ntwessury transportation ,
Private William Phillips , hospital corps ,
TOW at Port Du Chcsno , Utah territory , is
issigncd to duty at the army and navy gcti-
. rul hospital , lint Springs , Ark.
I'BIIIIV S. UB.UU.
TIIK UTAH SCHOOLS.
Mormons Snld to IJo ihtnrfeHiiK Wltli
Ncccsinry ItogUlntlnii.
" \\NMIINOTOX , Jan. 35. The report of P.
L. Williams , commissioner of schools ol
Utah , for the year 1SS , says that the taxa
tion in the territory for school purposes I ;
insufficient , nnd that tuition fees to okn out
the teachers' salaries have to be charged in
the district schools" . This charge prevents
many poor children from attending the
schools. The leaders of the Mormon church ,
the report says , are natively pushing n
scheme to establish a Mormon denomina
tional school in each "stake" in the territory ,
The report says that It is manifest that nc
additional provisions for the support of the
public schools will bo mndo by the legist
Una us long ns thu Mormons rainnlu in con
trol of territorial legislation , unless private
sohools , In which the Mormons may control
the affairs and teach their tenets , arc al
lowed to share with the public schools in the
money raised.
The House Omnibus Itlll.
W\SIIIXOTON , Jnn. 25. The senate com
mittee on territories to-day took up the nous
bill passed the other day for the admission ol
North nnd South Dakota , Montana ) Wash
ington and New Mexico Into the union ,
After n session of two hours one of tht
connr.lttcemen said : "Wo have spent the
entire session in considering- house om
nibus bill , it is noticeable for contradictory
provisions and inadequacy to get nny terri
tory or part of a territory into the union as n
state. As the bill now stands it is probably
the most complicated nnd most dllllcult tc
Interpret and administer that over passed
either house of congress. If wo uro to pass
it , the measure must bo corrected materially ,
mid it has been referred to n sub-committee
with Instructions to see If its inconsistencies
cannot bo so reconciled that we can recom
mend its passage. "
Hepresentativu Springer , chairman ot the
committee on territories , has prepared and
will introduce In the house another omnibus
bill , providing nn enabling act for the admis
sion into the union of the territories of Idaho
nnd Wyoming. The bill embodies nil the
features of the omnibus bill recently passed
by the house , with a few exceptions.
Nebraska anil Iowa IVtiHionn.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 25. [ Special Telegram
to Tin ; Uin. ] Pensions granted Nebraskans :
Increase Joseph Clayton , Majors ; Leandor
S. Callaghan , Seward ; Carl Juhnke , Grand
Island. * Original invalid David HolRhlol ,
Grant. Increase Daniel J. O'Hare , Spalding -
ing ; William P. Parker , Indianoln.
Pension for lowans ! Original Invalid
John Van Pelt ( deceased ) , Tiptoa ; Henry
Schmidt , Mira ; HcstigW. Rodgers , Stuart ;
James V. Walker , Wintcrsot ; Henry Groner ,
St. Ansgar. Increase Lemon A. Olds ,
New Hampton ; Gcorco W. Degraw , Clarksville -
villo ; John West , Mlnburn ; August Laub-
scher , Museatino ; Moses K. Steele , Uust
DCS Moines : Joseph Host , Charlton ; Amos
Matthews , Waukon : George W. Pierce , Des
Moines ; John Hurk , Urbnnna ; JudsonC.
Wilmarth , Asliton. Ueissued Jlonry A.
Norton , DCS Moines. Widowof 1812 Sarah
A. , widow of John Hill , Kossuth.
Juuios Woodward , Indlunola ; John Ger-
mnnn , Khun ; James II. Poster , Lucas ; P.
Clinkenbcard , Momlamen. Increase Joseph
Lawson , Des Moines ; William O. Newton ,
Holle Plaine , deceased : Jonathan Nixon ,
Kcpsiiuquii ; Andrew Reed , Hentonsport.
Heissuc John S. Lathrop , Sioux City. He-
issue and increase Thomas J. Martin , Craw-
fordsvillo. Original widow Elizabeth ,
widow of Oliver Ash , Blairstown.
Strike On tlio Panama Canal.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 25. JJispatches received
at the state department from the United
States consul general nt Panama , dated the
15th inst , say that on the 14th inst a canal
contractor at Culcbra reduced the laborers'
wages to ? 1.20 in debased coin , or about SO
cents in 'American gold , whereupon the men ,
mostly negroes , refused to work and told the
police that they would rob for u living. In
the efforts of the police to quell the disturb
ance , revolvers were used and n serious riot
seemed imminent , but ut the time of the con
sul general's writing , the arrival of soldiers
had produced a pacifying effect und quiet
was restored.
A dispatch was nlso received from the
United States consul at Colon , dated on the
13th inst , in which it is stated that there are
10,001 } workmen employed along the line of
the canal , and fully twice that number of
haugcrs-on , all of the very scum of the earth.
Honil Purchase * StutntiVciit.
WASHINGTON , .Tan. 25. The secretary ot
the treasury to-day sent to the senate a
response to a the Plumb resolution calling
for a detailed statement since filarch 4 , 18S5 ,
showing n grand total of bond purchases :
Four per cents Amount. $74,11)2,871 ; ac
crued Interest , $321.013 ! total cost , 72,031-
3"7 ; average net price , $127,503.
Pour nnd one-half per cents Amount , ? 03- ,
1501,0505 accrued interest , $3 > 4,02S ; total cost ,
S74li2/01 ( ; nverugo net price , $107,051 ,
Rejected 4V coupons , $3,487,050 ; 4'f regis
tered , 8107,871,400 ; 4s coupons , * 9,700iloOj 4s
registered , $122,849,050.
Tim Army Appropriation * ) .
WASHINCITON , Jnn. 23 , The army appro
priation bill , reported to the house to-day ,
provides for an aggregate appropriation of
$21,400,415 , , which is 1,835 , loss than the ap
propriation for the current year. The esti
mates were ? 24,970U59 , exclusive of the pro
vision for sea coast defenses. An appropria
tion of $100,000 is provided for the post at
Denver nnd ono of $500,000 for n movable
submarine torpedo of a minimum r.ito of
speed of llfteen knots.
THISV HAD TO APOLOGIZE
Pranks of College St niloitts Gut Tiioiu
Into Trouble.
WoiicnsTun , Mass. , Jan. 25. [ Special
Telegram to Tun Bii : . ] In emulation of the
Harvard freshmen about fifty of the technol
ogy school students hero went to the Front
street inusco Tuesday night. They were
armed witli pea-shootera , and from their
seats in the body Df the house amused them
selves by popping ut each other and acquaint
ances In the boxes. Kyery lad carried n
placard hi his Init.and nta ! gnal all displayed
them HO that the chorus - girls on the stage
were startled by a long row of plainly printed
queries regarding the nature of their per
sonal apparel. Manager Aborn , of the
nusee , quietly introduced n few policemen
into the boxes. The officers watched the pro-
recdings , nnd after the performance seized
ipon four of the loaders nnd earned them
iiohind the scenery , where they were given
.hu choice of upology to thu company or ar
rest for the disturbance. iXhoy chose to apol-
oirizo.and signed a written apology , which the
nnnugcr promptly had printed in the morn-
ng paper with their names , und now alt the
ooys are expecting expulsion.
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liidlaiiH Demand Protection.
COQUET , Minn. , Jan. . " > . [ Special Telegram
to Tin : HKU. ] The Poud Du Lae bund of
Chippewa Indians , in council to-night ,
adopted resolutions calling on the Commis
sioner of Indian affairs to employ the mill-
ary forces of the United Stales to remove
tlio trespassers from the reservation. There
are several white men engaged in cutting ,
skidding and hauling logs in dellanco of tlio
u.v and instructions from the Indian onico ,
and threaten violence to Indiana who at-
euipt to Interfere with them ,
i in Itntl.
DKTKOIT , Jan. 3 > . A special from Jackson
says that last night Mrs. Mary II. Latimor ,
a widow , living with her son , who Is a drug
gist , was shot twice In the head and killed
liter retiring. She was found this morning
ying in a pool of blood. There ! E DO clue to
lie murderer.
A Number of Appropriation Meas
ures Disposed Of.
SHERMAN'S ANTI-TRUST BILL ,
Several AmoiiiliniMitN Made to It In
tlio SrniUr A Conforonou Asked
on tlio Turin Otli r
Senate.
WASHINGTON , Jan. W. In the senate to
day the credentials of Mr. Uuliom were pre
sented Kv Mr , Karwoll for the now sena
torial term. Head aud placed on Illo.
The consular and diplomatic appropriation
bill was reported buck from thu appropriii'
lion committee , and Mr. Ualo said ho would
call It up early next week.
Mr. Allison moved that the sonnto Insist
on its amendment to the tariff bill , ntr.l
asked for a conference witlj the house on
thu bill nnd amendment , The motion was
agreed to ,
The pension appropriation bill was then
taken up nnd passed with one amendment ,
appropriating fls , 000 for a rate of pension
agencies , The military academy appropria
tion bill was taken up , amended nnd passed ,
Mr. Allison explaining that thu increase of
the bill over last year was duo to the erec
tion of two now buildings at the neadomy.
The senate then proceeded to consideration
of the bill reported from the finance com
mittee to declare unlawful trusts and com
binations in restraint of tradu and pro
duction.
Mr. Hoar offereit an amendment to come
in as an additional section. It provides that
If one of the parties to n partnership or cor
poration Is compelled to become a party to it ,
or to cease from doinc any lawful business ,
toscll any lawful business , such person ,
partnership or company may sue for and re
cover damages ; also that any purchaser who
has , on account of such combination , to pay
an increased price for the article purchased ,
may sue for and receive damages from any
party to the combination. Agreed to.
Mr. Kustis called the attention of Mr.
Sherman ( in charge of thu bill ) to the fact
that the bill did not seem to apply to tno ex
isting trusts , ami offered an amendment pro
viding ( ut an additional bccllon ) that any
person who. thirty days after the enactment
of tlio law , shall act as manager , ofllcer ,
trustee , or agent of any such combination ,
shall bo liable to the penalties provided in
the bill. * '
Mr. Sherman had no objection to the
amendment , except that ho thought a longer
time than thirty days should bo allowed.
Mr. Kustis modified his resolution so as to
make the time ninety days.
The matter was undnr consideration nt 'J
o'clock , when "unfinished business , " the
Union Paeille funding bill , was laid before
the senate.
Mr. Plumb , however , called up the District
of Columbia appropriation bill , and he then
yielded to have some amendments offered to
the trust bill.
Mr. Plntt offered an amendment making
the law apply whether the principal of the
trust resides in the United States or in n for
eign country ; aud Mr. Stewart offered as an
amendment , his "gold and silver certificate.
bill. "
The bill , as amended , was ordered printed ,
as well as the pending amendments.
On motion of Mr. 1'addock , the senate bill
establishing two additional land districts in
the state of Nebraska , was passed.
The District of Columbia appropriation
bill was then taken up , amended , and passed.
One of the amendments appropriates S'00-
000 for a zoological park near the city of
Washington. Conferees were appointed on
the part of the senate , and then the follow
ing bills were passed :
To provide for the sale of land allotted and
patented to certain members of the BlacK
Hob band of Shawnco Indians. ( House
bill. )
To authorize the construction of a bridge
or bridges across the Mississippi river at La
Crosse , Wis. ( Senate bill. )
To authorize the conveyance to certain
absentee Shawnee Indians of lands in Kan
sas. ( Senate bill. )
The senate then proceeded to consideration
of private pension bills on the calendar ,
Among the thirty bills passed was one ( sen
ate bill ) increasing the pension for the widow
of General Uoussuau to $100 a month.
After an executive session the senate ad
journed to Monday.
IIoilHC.
WASIHNOTOV , Jan. 2. ! . In the house to-day
Mr. Townshcnd of Illinois , from the com
mittee on military aUairs , reported the army
appropriation bill , and it was placed upon the
calendar ; also a bill to establish a military
and naval museum in the city of Washington.
Uoierred to the committee of the whole.
The house then wont into committee of the
whole on the sundry civil appropriation bill.
The pending paragraph was one providing
that the royalty to bo paid for the use of
steam plate presses In the bureau of cnurav-
inc and printing shall be 1 cent per one thou
sand Impressions. *
An amendment offered by Mr. White of
New York , fixing the royalty at $1 ( the
royalty paid under the existing contract ) ,
was defeated.
An amendment , offered by Mr. Long of
Massachusetts , llxini ; the royalty at 50 cents
per thousand impressions , was lost.
An amendment offered oy Mr. Karquhar of
New York , providing that no part of the ap
propriation made by the bill shall bo used for
the repair or construction of steam plate
printing presses , was agreed to.
Handall of Pennsylvania offered an amend
inout , which was adopted , providing that
unless the patented ot the steam presses
shall accept the f.100 already paid as a royalty
on each press and the rate per thousand
sheets herein provided ( Icent ) the presses
shall not bo used by the government after
the close of the present lUcal year.
The appropriation for the jwy of assistant
custodians and janitors of public buildings
was increased from * | (10,0X ( ( ) to fVJO.OOO.
The paragraph approprl ting f.W.OOO for
the enforcement of tlio alien contract labor
laws having been reached , Mr. Cannon of
Illinois called attention to the fact that this
appropriation was to the full amount
of estimates , Thorfore , if the laws
were not enforced the fault would
lie with the administration , for not submit
ting proper estimates , or for not uulnt , ' the
money after it was appropriated.
Mr. Randall offered an amendment appro
priating f lf > 0,000 for the purpoio of investi
gating the extent to which the arid regions
: an bo redeemed by Irrigation.
Mr. Symes of Colorado offered an amend
ment Increasing the appropriation to .fi" > 0,000.
Pending action on thu amendment , the
committee rose.
Mr. KandaU , from the committee on appro-
iriations , reported u joint resolution making
in appropriation ot * . ' , ( ) ) .OiH ) lor payment to
.ho legal representatives of J. H. Kadn. Com-
ulttuo of the whole.
The house then took a recess , the evening
session to bo for consideration of private pen
sion bills ,
At Us evening stmilon the house passed
.wenty-nlno pension bills , and ut 10 o'ulocic
adjourned to to-moriow.
JIlllTlHDIl'H VlHltOl'S.
INDIAN irous , Ind. , Jan. 25. This lias
icon n rather ijuiot day for the next presl-
lent. Among the callers to-day , who were
nostly local , were ex-Governor Porter , who
called with U. H. Porter , of Illinois. Kdltor
Mu rat Hnlstcnd. of Cincinnati , stopped off
ns he was on his way from Wisconsin , and
spent a couple of hours with General Harri
son. Mr. HalHtcad is of the opinion that Mr.
Hume will bo secretary of btate , and that
Mr , Wunuuiukcr will not go Into the cabinet.
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ItaliaiiM IDnivn to Atoms.
SAN iUi'AiL , C'al. , Jan. 25 , This afternoon
two Italian laborers , while preparing it blast
of gunpowder , were killed by a prcmuUiro
explosion , |
MOOUM'S DUKAliCA'l ION.
It U Now Tliouclit Tlmt It Will Hi
ocod $ r > 00UU ( > .
INDUS trou , Jan. ' . ' . ' > . Joseph A. Moore
has not yet been arrested and no criminal
proceedings have been begun agalnut him ,
Abbott , vice president of the Connecticut
Mutual company , is here with n professional
accountant. U Is thoucht the defalcation
will be considerably in excess of fV)0tHX ) > . He
was nlso agent of four other insurance com
panies , nnd is supposed tn bo short in his
accounts with thorn. Nothing definite is
known about this , however.
A reporter this afternoon succedod In ob'
taining an Interview with Moore , who is at
present closely eonllnlug himself at his resi
dence in this city. Hn denied the rumor
that the depositors In his bank would suffer.
Ho stated that ho had turned over to the
Connecticut Mutual property worth $ .H)0IHH ) ) .
lie said : " 1 have remained hero to face thi !
consequences of my acts of my own accord ,
I had plenty of time to leave tlio oountry und
save myiclf completely. "
Moore stated that his troubles dated back
to isso. , "In isru. " hofcald , "tho law passed
prohibiting forel n corporations from bring
ing suit in the federal court destroyed my
business. For two or throe years 1 did nothing
at all and became very despomlnnt. Just be
fore that I had gouo Into bankruptcy nnd an
intimate friend who had Indorsed my paper
W.IH a heavy loser. I always considered
that I was in honor bound
to repay nim , nnd it was
in an attempt to do this that my present
trouble began. 1 had loaned great sums of
money for the company 1 represented , tak
ing real eslato security. After the panic the
boi rowers were unable to pay off the mort
gages , and the property fell back into our
hands. Jt had deprecated greatly In valuo.
I saw that thu company was losing thous
ands of dollars on Investments that had been
made on my Judgment. All these thinus
piled on tno. and as time passed on they be
came more * and moro burdensome. At this
point I went to Now York nnd
began to speculate in stocks.
1 had fair success and made some money , but
whenever I came back hero I lost my head
end everything went wrong. "
Moore declined to snj * how much he had
losu in stock speculaIon. It is obvious that
his irregularities with the company have
existed for years , yet nothing ban been done
on the part of the company until the 1st of
January of this year.
It has been reported hero that Moore's
shoitago to the insurance company , to
gether with other embarrassments , may
reach $ " > 0,000. Secretary Ablxjtt , of the in
surance comuany , however , thinks $530,000
will cover it.
Driven Into Hatiltrnptoy.
NEW YOIIK , Jan. 4.1. A special to the
Times from Zanzibar says : Gruvu pecuniary
embarrassment is reported to bo pending
for the sultan of Zanzibar. Facts have
leaked out which lndic.no that
his treatment at the hands of
the German East Africa company
is simply unparalleled. Since the beginning
of its operations it is stated that the sultan's
direct cash loss has been over ISO.IKH ) rupees ,
and his eonstnictivo loss tun times that
amount. The company evaded payment of
every penny to which it would be entitled if
in prosperous working order. In addition to
the losses it sustained at Kilwa and elsewhere
the hiiltnn is compelled to pay monthly
nearly 150,000 rupees to recoup the company
for the cost of n theoretlc.il administration ,
which has been practically abandoned
since September , and the company made
no repayments. The company has
thus far driven a vast body of
malcontents into tlio insurgent ranks , hating
the sultan and company alike as responsible
for their destitution , and it has entirely de
stroyed the sultan's power. It is rumored
that the sultan has repeatedly remonstrated
with the Gorman consul.
Penitentiary Investigation.
TOPEKA , Kan. , Jan. So. fbpccial Telegram
to Tnn Hni ; . ] The Investigation of charges
of corruption preferred against the oHicials
of the state penitentiary was commenced
this morning by the legislative committee.
i'homas C. Thurston , n convict recently
iiardoned , testified that he was the author of
iho articles in the Kansas City Times allcg-
inir gross frauds at the penitentiary , and ror-
roborated , substantially , the charges made.
Ho cited numerous cases which came to his
liiiowledgo while an inmate of the pcin-
: ontiary , wherein the state had been de
frauded of sums of money in the letting of
contracts for supplies and In the sale of the
product of the penitentiary coal mines , two
it the directors of the institution beine di
rectly interested in the contracts. He
thought the state had been robbed of at ast
100,000. Tlio investigation was conducted
by Attorney General Kellogg.
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Iiivoly Tlmcj-4 In tlio Diet.
Pnsru , Jan. 25. In the lower house of the
Hungarian diet to-day , Count Stephen Ka-
rolyi reproached Ti.i , the Hungarian prime
minister , for n lack of candor towards the
emperor , who , ho said , would have con
sented to modify the provisions of
ihe army bill had hu known
thu true public opinion in Hungary. The
count exclaimed : "Tho premier's loyalty is
u sham. Ho is a coward at Vienna and a
tyrant nt homo. " Uurinir Count Karolyi's
speech the members of the opposition yelled
uul the president was unable * to restore-
order , _
Thi ) Death Hoconl.
PiUL\iiu'iiiA ) : , Jan. 2 , " > . Samuel L. Pol-
ton , president of the Pennsylvania Steel
company , and ex-president of the Philadcl-
ihia , Wilmington & li.iltimorc railroad com-
any , died last night , aged seventy-nine.
luring President Grant's administration
Pulton was appointed to Inspect the Pacific
ailroads ,
Hosro.v , Jan ' , ' 5- Charles A. H Shepard ,
) f the linn of Leo & Shepard , wall known
took publisher * of this city , died this morn-
ng , after an illness of several months , aged
sixty years.
Tlio Indiana I'uiilt-MtH.
INIII tNAi'oi. is , Jan. 35. The scnato con-
idercd the Kay-Carpoiiter contest , again
his morning. The reading of thu evidence
continued two hours , and it did not show
hat any of the money paid out by Carpenter
lad been used in the purchase ol votes.
The dnbato nn the contested election case
losed at 'A o'clock this afternoon. The maj
ont.v report on unseating Catpenter was
uloptod by a party voto. They did not at-
empi to seat his opponent , Uiy , however.
mil the governor will huvo to call a , special
election.
York Stroi-l Car IMmi Stnko.
Nr.w YOIIK , Jan. 2.V All the horsu car
ines of the Atlantic ; Avcniiu Kadroad com-
lany , Hrooklyn , seven in number , wore tied
ip this morning by thu employes , who de
mand { 2 for a day of ten hours ,
State Arbitration Commissioner Donovan
uul a conference with William J. Uichard-
son , of Atlantic avenue , Hroolilyn , this after
noon and endeavored to elfccl an ugi cement
between Klelmrdson and district assembly
No. 75 , but to no clfcct. Klelmrdson Hinted
this evening that ho would attempt to run
curs to-morrow. Trouolo is anticipated ,
Tin ; Host \vliik Hold.
HASTII.'O.H , Neb. , Jnn. U5 - | Spcxiul to Tin :
IliiK.I An Important deal was consummated
hero to duy , by wliich the Hostwiek hotl l
the loading honsn of the city , changed hands.
N. Parker retires , to bo Hucceedud by Dillon
& Yarnull. Dillon , who is now running the
Commercial hotel , is a popular hotel nun
who will make o tensive- improvements in
the llostwlck.
HyUoH Will Got a Now Trial ,
OTTAWA , 111. , Jan. SI. The supreme court
to-day reversed the judgment of the lower
court , sentencing Jamei W. S.vkes , formerly
the well known waiohouso man of Chicago.
toho penitentiary for thrco years , for IssuJ
ing fraudulent warehouse receiptH. The case
remanded for a new trial.
THE BROWN POISONING CASE ;
Mason City's SousnMon Bolug Alrod
in the Courts.
BURLINGTON BREWERIES CLOSED
The Toiiipprnitop Alllnnoo Hcoponlna
tlicKlKlit Against ( lie Lltinr'l- -
iiu'ntThe Wlnnnn . Hontli- -
Survoys.
Iti-im-it'i Trial
M ISON CITV , la , Jan. iV-ISpociat Tele
gram to TUB llcn.j The notorious Itrown
murder case came up for trial before Judge
George W. Huddlck at 2 o'clock this nttor-
noon. The special venlro of lcly has been
almost exhausted , and a now ono will prob
ably bo issued In the morning. The defend
ant wears a wearied look and nppcnn * mucti
distressed over the terrible accusation hang-i
lug over hor. Much Interest Is manifested ,
in the proceedings , the court room being
crowded to its utmost capacity , It is nofc
probable that testimony can bo taken befortl
Monday.
Cloned Ily tliR Prohibit loiilHts.
Hfiti.isoTov , la. , Jan. 'J.V | Special Tele
gram to 'I'm ; Hut : . ] Another important men
in the light of the. temperance alllaneu against
the saloon clement was taken to-day. Three
of the largest breweries In the city , repro-
sonUnc. a capital of ovcrl59OJO , were seized
aim closed by the sheriff on warrants sworn
out by Informer M. J. Prenck. The brewer
ies belonged to Wertiimnullor & Kudo ,
Augusta und Hcrthold Itoseh , and Caspar
Hell , among the oldest , wealthiest and most
esteemed residents of the place. The move
is regarded with marked disfavor by the ma
jority of the citizens of the plaeo , but the
alliance people will not b > ) sallslled until
very browor.y anil uvori H.I loon Is closed.
Then1 is money and spirit on both sides and
to day's action Is sure to bo the forerunner of
a long legal light.
Tilt * Wiiionn tV : Southwestern.
Mvsov Cirv , la. , Jan. S5 ( Special Tele
gram to Tin : Umi.l D. W. Wheeler , chief
engineer of the Wiiionn it Southwestern
railroad , to day moved his orew from hero to
Nora Springs , announcing that hn was going
to run a line from Osage to that point , thmico
In a southeasterly direction. Tins condition
under Which the Ovage tax of nearly f 10,00.1
was voted was that tlio road should come to
Mason City. There are also some reimiro-
incuts under which the Mason City nnd Port
Dodge tax was voted hero that would not bo
fullllled by a connection with that road south
of this eity. In that event the road would
nivo to refund over $40,000 already p.ud , so
that in the fnco of all these facts itis diflicult
to explain the motive for thu survey by way
of Xor.i Springs.
i'hi ! Toliin pliers' Tronlilt'i Bottled.
Ci'iuuKvi'iiH , la. , Jan. 'J."i.Grand Chief
Telegrapher Thurston , of the Order of Hail-
way Telegraphers , said to day that the
trouble on the Iowa divisions of the Chicago
& Northwestern railway have been amicably
adjusted , and that the management- that
company had stated that it had not been
their policy to dictate to their employes what )
argiuiuatiun the.v should belong to , but as
eng as they performed their duties the mein-
aers employed on the Chicago & Northwest
ern would not be persecuted.
The Supreme Court.
Dns Moi.vns In. , Jan. 25. [ Special Telegram -
gram to TIIK HUB. J The following decisions
were filed by the supreme court to-day :
Nimrod Hright , appellant , vs William
Sloeum et al ; Cerro ( Jordo district ; re
versed.
Louisa A. Woiser vs Day Uros. ot al , up-
) ClInnt ; Winiiealnek district ; appeal dls-
nissed.
J. T. Uhmchnrd vs John Scott et al ; King-
gold district ; afllrined.
Homer Moody vs Minneanolls & St. Louis
Railroad Company , appellant ; ISoono dis
trict ; reversed.
James Connno vs Western White Hron/o
Company , appellant ; Polk district ; nlllrmcd.
A ,7oko on tin- Slier ! IT.
Di-sMoiNKs , la. , Jan. 25. [ Special to Tim
13ii.J A case of insane cunning , that in this
instance almost amounted to humor , is ro-
lortcd from Dccoruh. Papers were recently
issued committing II. II. Mnyno , of that
iluee , to the insane asylum at Independence.
When the sheriff went after him ho asked fop
n few days time in which to fix up his houso.
The request was granted , but the next tha
sheriff heard from him was that hu had voll
mturily , and unaccompanied , reported at thi
asylum and become an inmate. 'Ihe sheriff Is
tvrtain that his prisoner took this course 111
order to cheat him out of his mileage. Hoi
tliinkb the man was not too cra/y to play a ,
oko. _
A Miner Fatally Injured.
OSIAI.OOSla. . , Jan. 25. [ Special Tele
gram to TIIR Hri.l ! A. 1C. Groves , n colored
niner In the Pislivllle mines , was going along
lie- main tramway of the mine yesterday and ,
vns overtaken by n "trip" of empty car ? .
Ic was knocked down and the cars passed
ivor his budy. His Injuries are very serious ,
us baek being reported broken , besides
thor serious injuries , No hopes of his re-
every are cntertnined.
Missouri Valley Mat torn.
Mi souui VAM.KV , la. , Jan. 25. | Speeia 1
o TIIK llur. . ] The attention ol the county is
low absorbed In thu trial of the Caldwelltt
or fraudulent banking. The trial will oc-
n py the entire week. The parties ara
imtmtr thn most prominent in the county.
Thu sound of the hammer is heard In .Mis-
ouri Valley all this winter. Now bulldlng.1
ro rising on every hand. Contractors are
msv furnishing ostiiiialOH on work to bfl bo-
un as soon as spring op"iis.
Avooa'n HOIIH ol' Voter. ins.
AVOCA , In. , Jan. Jl. [ Special Telegram to
'lie IlKR.l At the L-onelusion of the Instill *
ation of Major 13. A. Conslgny cu-iip , Sons
f Veterans , this evening , thu department
oinmandur o ! the G. A. K. , K. A. C nnslgny ,
fter whom Ihuuamp was namou , presented !
ho boys with a magnlllcciit silk ll.ig , boautl-
uliy mounted and embellished. Quarter-
nasUT ( jiiiieral W. C. Davis , of the Iowa de-
urtment , was present and madu the pro-
ent.Uion sneecli. A grand banquet fol <
owed.
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Htorm nt Sioux City.
Siorx Cm1 , In. , Jnn. -Special ( Telm
nun to Tin : MKB.J The temperature bus
'alien twiinl.v-llvo degreoH within three hours
nd a snow storm with hurricane accompaai-
nenl in in progress.
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'I ho Itallrond Muni Pay H . Tiix < * n
MAMHX. Dak. , Jan. 25. In two tax caeca
Jiat were decided by Judge Uoso yesterday ,
ho Northern Pncillu was defeated and judg-
tent given against it. Last October tha
iimpmy enjoined the treasurer nf Ollvoo
ml Mercer counties from suiting lands foe
ulimiuent taxes. These counties lie on tha
mo of thn road , but there in it large ( inan
ity of unsold railroad laud within their
units. Tim amount of judgment for Olivcc
oimt > is mt.iiOO and Mercer SUM/JOO.
Tlio Corn IJali-H MalnttifiuMl.
CiifAOo , Jan. 25. The Union Paciflo road
o-day withdrew its circular umiauncliif ; a
hangu of through rates on corn. Thin
caves St Louis in full posMiSMori of its S
cut diiTorcniiul ami I-OIHIH u - . . alleged
! i urluiinut'oii ' agaii > ' ' 'hivii o.