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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY FEBRUARY 3. 1&S9.TWELVE PAGE& BROWNING ; KING & co. Largest Manufacturers and trailers of Fine Clothing in the World. i | OUR SPECIAL SUIT SALE. Has been a great success and will be continued but a short time longer. i DON'T FAIL TO SECURE ONE OF THESE BARGAINS , , TECH3SE3 .A-IR-IES _ _ MMB l iii i ii * * * * * mm MAW VBMM M MB HIM v w From our own factory , 406 , 4O8 , 410 and 412 Broom St. , New York , NOW BEING SOLD AT HALF THEIR VALUE. Owing to the intercut manifested in We manufacture nothing but what will give absolute satisfaction and at Owing to the Interest nmniloslod in "The Dark Secret/ ' prices that defy competition. "The Dark Secret , " which comes this wenk to the Grand Opera Tfou'-o. wo have which comes this wool : to Uio Grand Opera ITouso , we have decided to present n limited number of U < Kels to this enter decided to present it limited number of tickets to this ontor- tainment , to our lady customers , on ' " ' ' " ' .V * tlio Un iirst , tulmncnl , to out- lady eustomors on Monday " , the tth inst. HKOWNING , KING & CO. , HUOWNINC ; , KING * CO , , S. W. Cor. Ifitii ttiul Doughts SK N.r. . Cor. IGth and Douglas Sis. CHILDRENS' OUR HAT I ' SUITS. Gn DEPARTMENT. ! ease I MOTTO Money cheerfully refunded if goods do not suit. One price , and that price the Lowest. ALL GOODS MARKED IN PLAIN FIGURES. Southwest Corner 15th and Douglas Sts. Omaha , Nebraska. Orders - .tten. < 5.ed. To A 1,0011 BEFORE THE LEAP , Citizens All Interested in the City Hall. FARNAM STREET THE CHOICE. Kccont Speeches . and Opinions From Prominent Lawyers Ctia- the Jefferson Solicmo It Violated the Congressman W. J. Connull was Inter viewed yostciday witli regard to the validity of the Jefferson square scheme. Ho said : "I liiivo very grave doubts at to the right of the city to use this square for an > thing ex cept a park. because it has been dedicated lor that purpose nnd so used for a good many years. The attempt on the part ot the coun cil to Itsnore its conttaet with the board of education , is manifestly illegal. No court in tills country will ever decree that contracts may bo sot aside either by ordinance or by vote of the people. Nobody can call into question the legality of the contract between the city and the board of education. The school boaul IMS , compiled with their part of the contract by paying over the greater part of the money stipulated to bo paid , Thut money lias been expended on the build- in K , and the council cannot legally either nnnul the contract by its own vote or by any vote submitted to the pcoplo. " With reference to the ordinances a * sub mitted , Mr. Council said : " 1 drew those ouliimnccs myself , but I was not permitted to carry out my own idea In drawing thorn. In drawing tno ordinances to submit the question of lo-looation I proposed to insert u pioposltlon so as to clearly show that the location was to be changed from Farnnm RliecL to Jefferson square. Air , Jnines P ( Ji olghton insisted that I must draw the ordi nances so as to leave out the word Ynatigo.1 m Ho said that many people would vote against the proposition as 1 wanted to make it , because they worn opposed to u chunge , und ho wanted Jefferson scpjaro put on a footing with Fainam street in this contest. 1 told him that under existing cir cumstances Furnum street had the location , and Unit u change from Furnaui street to Furnuiu street would scarcely bo n compli ance with the orders of the court ; but ho persisted In having hts own way , and I drew the ordinances as ho wanted thoin. I doubt very much whether they would hold wutcr In cuso of a contest In the courts. " City Attorney Webster was ulso soon and requested to express his views on the lotral- it.vof the ordinance as drawn. Ho said that ho did not draw the ordinances , and that ho entertained doubt of the validity of the prop osition as submitted , but that , aa ho had not been consulted on that point by thu council , ho had not rendered an opinion. Hon. J , til. Woolworth , who is per haps as great nn authority us Ihoro Is In Omaha on questions of title and > alid legislation , expresses the most decided doubts , as to the legality of Urn uholo scheme of city hall re-location , nnd is very emphatic in saying that , in cuso tlio JclToison siiuuio advocates should t.uccood on Tuesday , and a contest in the courts follow , it might bo ton years bcfoio u ttnal decision in thu United States supreme couit could bo reached , Mr. John D , Howe was ulso scon , Mr. Howe is onu of the ablest attorneys nt the bar , and goes oven further than any of the preceding gentlemen in his opinion on the city hall ro-locullon. Ho holds that the mUhoHty to locuto was exhausted when the people voted on the propositions in 1885 , and eontldently asserts that thu city must use all diligence to exercise this authority before It can propose any change. 1 other words , the building projected In 1835 must bo erected and the bonds used in compliance with thu wishes of the pcoplo rxpiesbcd through the ballot box ; that if the city hall had been completed and ID nso for jcars ami another location wus desired , a cbango might bo made by the- people , but that us long us the will of the pcoplo as originally expressed has not bcon ran led Into effect , an cxeicisu now of re- let utlng powers would bo in violation of fundamental principles , la coueiusiou , Mr. Howe said. "If you can relocate before the basement of the city hall is fairly up , you can do the same thing on Jefferson square be fore that basement is fairly up , and keep on locating and relocating inducing people to Invest money , nnd when you have sold your pi oporty , move the pub lic building to some other place. " In the Ninth. There was a. meeting at Twenty-ninth and Farnam streets last evening to discuss the city hall question. William I. Kicrstcad was chosen chairman , and Charles J. Johnson secretary. After some short speeches by Mr. Christensen - tensen , Mr. Johnson and others , Mr. Kier- stead addressed the meeting as follows : Mr. Chaiimnn and Gentlemen : Wo moot hcie to-night to discuss thorolativo merits of Eighteenth nnd Farnam streets and Jeffer son sijuarc ns the proper place to build the city lull. 1 am in favor of Eighteenth and Farnam because it bus already boon located by an almost unanimous vote of the pcoplo , nnd to change it now would bo rob bery and repudiation , and robbery by the ballot is robbery in its worst form. It would bo robbing eveiy man who has bought a dollar's worth of property in the vicinity of Eighteenth nnd Farnam in the past three years. It would bo robbing W. A. Paxton , a man who of all man the cit liens of Omaha ought to inspect and honor. It would bo robbing the Now York Life In surance company which has spent nearly $1,000,000 , on Seventeenth and Farnam , nnd it would rob Mr. Uosowntor , who has hud thu courage to erect that magnificent building , the prulo of the city , not with the expecta tion that the city hall might bo built on Eighteenth and Farnam , but with the knowl edge that it was being built thoio. Whv this election ! I tel , ( you , gentlemen , this whole scheme to change the location was conceived in a spirit of hatred and icvengo. Because Mr. uosawntor has hud the courage to speak his honest thoughts ho has made enemies , nnd those man uow are trying , by making cats' paws of tbo people , to satisfy their per sonal revenge. Mr. uosowator has enemies. Ho has madu them by protecting the city's interests , by using the influence of his paper for honest city government. I once applied for n position , T said I was well acquainted nnd had no enemies. 1 was told I was not needed. I was told that u man who has no enemies is u passive man of nn uccount nnd nnvor hud been. It opened my eyes. I began to realize that a man to do good must bo un aggressive man who would light for the right and uinko enemies. Such a man is Mr. Itosowatcr , und this Is the man Whom the Jefferson square gang asks us to assist in ruining u man who has , by his own personal efforts , lifted Tin : 15uu from u small beginning to rank with the most influential Journals of the day. Hut , gentlemen , wo must protect the honor of Oinalm. Wo will win this light , because wo are in the right , and In right there is might , nnd on election day the Farnnm ntrcot site will win , because the voter will not sell his honor. Now , as to thn raon uantral location ; Jof- fcrsj u square Is on one edge of the city. Wo cannot grow towards the river ; wo must grow west , north wes > t and south wast. Fif teen years ago the center of values of the city was Truth and Farnam. Five yours ugo it was Thiitueuth and Farnuu , , Now it is Seventeenth and Famnm und mov ing eastward How many of us can remem ber when the center nf values In Now York City was down Broadway near the bnttory' The city could grow but to the north , and j oar by year , and block by block it moved upwards , until now the center of values U thrcn miles from thu battery and still travel lug northward. Thu great tioublo with us la wo don't look ahead far enough , We are too upt to think wo Imvq done so well wo will stop growing , but do you know that the larger wo uru the faster wo growl To the mosibacks and crocker thai are forever looking on the dark side of prosperity , 1 say when the world stops turning Omaha will stop growing , and not before ; and to tbo people west of Sixteenth mid north of Joftor- son square , would say , look into thn future. Don't think you will always have to travel d.oun Sixteenth street to get to the cuititr of the city , turning corner after corner and winding In a zigzag -.vnv. The hormi cur t-as had ItH day. The cabin nnd electricity are -tha coming motors aim the leys corners they turn the better , and I will any to nil tlio o people \\ho pass down Saumleis street that In lets than llvo yciirb , insteut of turning corner after corner to got to the canter of ttio city you will b < ) carried straight to i'ai- nam street without a turn. You have got the longest nnd the straightest street in the city. It runs from Fort Omaha to South Omaha , and theio is an ordinance now pending ing to straighten the only jog m it between California and Cum'mg. When this is done and the horse and cable companies aio con solidated. and an act to that effect has passed the legislature , you will hava a cable line from Fort Omaha on the north to South Omaha on the south , a distance of ton miles without u tuin , Look into the future nnd vote for the site which is not only the most central now , but always will bo. Now , gentlemen , wo are on the eve of the oldctioii. The race is almost run , and almost won. Wo are gaining votes every minute. The men who were disinterested and passive a week ago are up in arms They arc uriruing on every corner trying to protect their honor. Wo are going down the homo stretch at u two-minuto gait , twenty lengths ahead , nnd Tuesday night when the ballots are counted the distance ilag will bo flung In the faces of the Jefferson square boomers. And in the future when they try to enter for some other race the people who are the judges now will say , "No , you are ruled off the track und forever barred out. " Gentlemen , I thank you. _ Misrepresenting1 tlio Brotherhood. Several members of the Brotherhood of Carpenters nnd Joiners of America , No. 58 , express great indignation that they should have been quoted in the Jefferson square boomers' pamphlet as passing a resolution in any way favoring , by implication or other wise , the location of the city hall on Jefferson - son square. Such u thing , they state , never entered their heads , and they aio very em phatic in their refusal to be placed in u false light on tlio matter. Trouble In the Jofl'ersoiiian Gamp. Tncro is trouble in the Joflersonlun camp , It is not n little bit of trouble cither , At Ed Maurer's , late last night , considera ble surprise and alarm was shown by several prominent politicians from the Third ward , with Councilman Ford in the group. Two of the busiest , most energetic nnd influential of that ward's bosses have deserted the park standard , and are now lustily encouraging their whilom foo. Frank Solon , who always cuts somewhat of a figure nt election times , Is now waving the Farnam street banner. Dave Holscloy stands shoulder tnahouldor with his brothor- in-law , Solon. Guesses und wagers wcro made on the "price , " for the park boomeis cannot roallzo that anything can bo done without boodle , a weapon which they fully appreciate. Those two nro credited with "inllooonco , " nnd their defection , with that of many fol lowers , Is heartily deplored by the "Poor Man's ' Hcnofnetora , " the Joffcrsou park boomers. Pretense. "I don't want to talk to you fellers at allen on this subject. " "Uut you see that Mr. Furay says you are responsible for all this city hall trouble. " "That's all right , but I don't want to have anything to snv about It. When I was In the council mv record shows what I did and apart from that I don't want to say any- thiiiir. " Tlion ICJ. Leoder began to color up around thu collar. Ho paced up and down his sa loon nt Saddle Creek , where ho has just stinted in business. "What did Furay nay I" ho finally said. "Furay says thus you are responsible for all this city hull light. " "Well , John H. Furay would walk four miles to toll a lie , while ho could stand still und toll the truth. Now I'll tell you about the city hull and Furuy. When I was sent to the city council , I was sent by the work- ingmcn I went their to servo them to the bjbt of my ability , and I did it. My record shows exactly what I did , oven to tbo mat ter of putting whisky In my coffee , as Furay recommended , when I wont with the firemen toNowOrleaiifc. When I wont Into the council the til omen wcro paid | 0 a month , und i in- trodiuvd un ordinance to raise their salary to 470. Furay opposed it. but It went through all right , Thou u resolution was offered to raise thu policcmon'a salary from ito $70. Thut passed ulso. Councilman Furuyopnosod It. Some time tutor I offered n resolution to place u market IIOUHO on Jefferson square. Fumy opposed It because hu claimed that it hhould bo kept for working men. that , ho silJ that it was u good brt'uk u fli o iu cuso ono broke out in th&t locality. All cities have tbelr little parks , of course , and Omaha with a few , ought to keep what thcj'vo got. Now when the question of putting a market house on Jefferson square came up , in addi tion to other opposition , the working men wcro against it so that it was not passed , nnd as I tiled to represent the working men , I didn't urge the matter. Soon after that it was decided by the council to erect n band stand on Jefferson squaro. That was done nt the request of the Union Pacific band , which offered to play there at least once a week for the public. Well , that passed und $300 was spent to erect the giand stand. On the night of its opening Colonel Chase wont down there. Ho got up and made a speech and told how glad ho wab to see the park preserved , and also how glad ho was that it was to bo preserved for wnat it was origi nally dedicated , Furay was there too. Why ho was the chief mourner. Ho walked around with his arms folded in prayer , us if thanking God that the city had not lost its only park. Now ho comes out like a hypocrite and wants to sco the city hall on the very spot ho opposed when ho was in tlio council. " "Now I didn't wan't to say anything , " continued Mr. Loodor , "but your talk about Furay makes mo mud , when I know him us well as I do. All the time I was iu that city council lined to servo my constituency. If I didn't do what was right the record of the council will show it. I'm not ashamed of anything I did there , and that's moro than Furay can say. I'll leave it to Fred Uochel or Fred Holini , or uny other man who was In the council when I was there , what my rec ord was. Furay talking about the workingmen - men ! He never was a friend of tlio workingman - man , and ho alwnys opposed anything going on Jefferson sciuuro , wliich shows the two- sided character of the man. " "Well , what's all this talk about jour being the cause of the change in the city hull site ! " "It's just thl ? . When the question came up llrst I opposed the thing because I thought the plans ought to bo furnished by Omiilm architects. Meyers , of Detroit , furnished the original plans , but I claimed that wo had architects in this town who could furnish tlio plans. I always went in for homo labor. I thought the work should bo nil done by Omaha men. Afterwards I found nut that it was bettor to have it done by outside men that Is , the furnishing of the plans , so I changed my vote on it. There aio men hero who will bear mo out In what I say , and the recoids show it. The result was that when I found out wo had to have the plans drawn up by outside porsoas I changed my vote and instead of HiiStnnding seven to live , as It did on the original vote , It stood eight to four. That's the whole thing that Furay Is talking about. " "Uon't 'you think Furay is honest In what hoaaysi" ' "Honest ! When the city wanted a horao ho sold us a plug for 50. The first run it made in the lire department it took the blind staggers und foil down. Then when they needed m tea.m he wont west und bought a carload or bronchos for less than what ho charged for ono of them. Ho sold the span for 5J50 but Ijhby were no pood. Oh , I toll you FurJy was not In the council for his health nnd when ho talks about doing some thing fen tlio worklngmen ho ulwiy a opposed - posed them , 'I "AstoMr.liosowatorcalling mo adoadbcat , I don't bcjiuvp ho said so , und I don't blame him because ho opposed mo for sheriff. I fho did so It wus'lJccauso ho didn't think I was lit for that ! place. That's his own affair , but notwithstanding what ho did in that affair I < know that in the council I did what was right and that is more than Furuy can say. I uin in favor of the Farnam street Bite and I am willing to moot John li. Furav , Jim Crolifhton , or any other Jofloraon square agitator and discuss tha question with them iu public. " In the Hitvcnth. Seventh ward voters wcro out In force lost night to hoar the discussion on the pro posed ro location of the city hall. The Scandinavian element wua largely repre sented und selected O. Wo I sin an as chair man , with M. Nilsson as secretary. The hull was well filled before the hour named for commencing , and after pay. ing the closest attention to too speakers , there was a unanimous expression in fuvor of the Farnam fatreot site. site.Mr. Mr. Edward Uosowator was the llr t speaker. Ho teviewcd the Hituutlon from the outset , refuting tlio statement that ho had received u bona Jldu offer from the city council for the lot upon which the now building now stands. At the tiuio the al leged offer was made there was not a dollar in the city treasury , and the board of educa tion had to advance the money necessary to commence the building us it now stands. It hud been claimed by the opponents of the picscntsito that there was not sufficient room to erect a suitable building and that the city hall would have to bo built up to the lot line , but that was no drawback , as the public building now going up iu Phila delphia , and others in Chicago would show. Tlio proper pluco for public buildings was on the elevated portions of the city , and it was the rule in all largo cities , Why was Crcigh- ton college not built near the corner of High- teonth and Cnicago streetswhere the Cieigh- ton family owned consirtcr.iblo property ? Why was it , nnd the Convent of the Sacred Heart , built on the top of the hill ? Uecauso there they appeared more sightly , and showed the city to the best advantage. Where there is a city with hills the public buildings will bo found on these hills , In order to further their own selfish ends , there nro those who wish to put the city hall within two blocks of lumber yards , within three blocks of the Union Pacitlo vards , which have more than once boon ovoi flowed , The location of the city hull on Jefferson square would not enhance the value of the lots on Cuming street $ T . Every city has one great thoroughfare , nnd us the property Increases in value on it , the relative values of property all over the city increase like wise , but when the public buildings are scat tered over the city as they aio in Lincoln , the reverse is the case. The government building there is situated away from the others , but it has been of no value to the HUIrounding piopuity , wliich bus , if anything , deteriorated in value on account of the falling off in business that follows Its oi cc ion. J. P. Hrcon was next culled upon. Ho said that if lie was to consult his own selfish interests , ho would vote for.leflcrson square. Ho was interested in property on Cuming sticet nnd on Twentieth und Cuss , but ho would rather see Oinalm huvo nelly hull than have his personal property benelltted. The need of u city hall was admitted , and ns ho know the selection of the Jefferson square site meant endless litigation , ho was willing for that , if for no other reason , to waive nil personal benefits for tlio welfare of the city , which ho know meant his own wel fare in the future. The unseemly dclus was creating a bad impiossion anro.ul , and upon eastern capitalists. He hud u client wbo resided in Pennsylvania , and had deter mined to invest in Omaha real estate. A year und a half ago ho looited the city over , und on learning that the people by vote hud chosen the corner of Eighteenth and Fainam streets for their city hall , ho nurchiised the opposite corner , intending to improve It. A- week or two ugo ho wiote to Know if the city hall wan completed yet , and the answer had to go back that it was just us ho hud loft it. That naturally led to Inquiry , und lengthy explanations were necessary , but that mun will not attempt to build until the question of whothur or not Omaha will keep good fiuth IB doclded. His influence will bo felt m thu cast , und it is the baneful effect on men of his stump und capital , that will injuto the brigtit fiituio of Omaha , if thn citi/ons now repudiate the action that led tnose name men to invest , hero. Mr , Hrecn then spoke from u legal stand point , und traced Joficrson square fiom its original dedication to the city , us it appears on the first ofllcial mat ) , down to 1872 , when the council of that year ratified nil former dedications , and sot it apart "us u public square und park forever. " Hu stated that It was his belief that not oven by let'ishitlvo ouucttnont { could it bo used for other than park purposes. He cited a number of HU jircmo court decisions In exuctly tiliiiilar cases , which all born out tha statement , nnd left it Iu the power of uny ono propoity owner to restrain the city from making any other use of it than a park. He urged all to vote to have u city hall built on the spot whore it could bo built at once the , Farnam street alto. C 10. IJrimqr was on bund to represent the Jcffcison square gang , and novel al times interrupted the speaker by usklag questions , 1 ho an swers were always to the point , und in order to glvo the questioner u en unco to express his views ho was called upon to speak , but declined. Kx-L'otuiclliimn Kl rsteud was thu last speaker. Ho made u telling address. In There Soiuotlilnj ; In It ? To the Editor of THE HKH : It 1ms boon intimated to the writer that the street city hall site was originally deeded to the city for city hall purposes only , and that in case the location of the hall were changed the title would resort to the original owners. It was further intimated that two of the most prominent and active of the Jefferson square boomers weie these original owners , nnd that their disinterested zeal for Jefferson square was simply un attempt to filch the Farnum street lots from the city. I do not pretend to vouch for the accuracy of these statements , but if true the city should cer tainly bo informed on the subject. Cumosirv. Omuha , Februai.yS , 1SS9. LAST NIGHT'S FlUES. J. < J. Ilnrdin'8 Store Damaged to the Extent ol $2OOO. Last night was prolilic of flies , Thoio was three , but only ono of the conflagrations did serious damage , and that vws to J. J , Hardin's gun store , Thirteenth and Dodge streots. At 2 30 o'clock this morning Jim IBrady , a block watchman , while walking down Dodge street hoard un explosion in the gun storu. Then ho saw smoke und know that some powder had exploded , and that tl.me was n Hie in the basement of the store. Ho immeillntoly turned in un alaimand the lire department responded. The tire oiigmntod in thu Imsemctit , but was extinguished befoie the building got Inio flumes The loss Is ubout $ iOJJ , , and is fully covered by insurance There were some uioraeis In the Gruo- nig block , just ovoi the stoic , and among them was Dave Pcndurgrast , u bookkeeper for the Tnrf Uxchango i.aloon. Ho was sick in boil , and his fncndb hnd some difllculty in getting him out. The other two flics occuncd earlier in the night , and wcro framu lesldcnics. One was at Thlity-sccond and U'ohstcr nud the othci at Thiitecntli and Nicholas. Ho Pulled n Itichnrci Roberts was ui rested last night for ciruting u distuibanco lit the dance of the Swcdisjb aociety atE \posltion hull , In a quuriol with u man whoso name could not bo learned , Roberta pulled n knifo. mid had It not been foi the prompt interference of by- standeis a tr.igudy would probably have re sulted. RoueitH IK Huld to bo an ux-convict , having recently finished serving a teiiu of u year and n half for robbery The Oklahoma HormmrH. CAID\MII. Kim. , Fob. li , Oklahoma Harry Hill und Prank Albright arrived hero this evening from the c imp of the boomeis , nearllunnowell. The object of this visit to the camp was to intercede with Pawnos Hill nnd pcisuado him to make no move until tbo hill hud passed the senate , as it was not the objuct of the colony to antngonUo the government if they could possibly avoid it. Pawnee Dill did not llku the idea of postponing the raid , but agreed to consider the matter , , tud in the me. ultimo the i aiders will chaneru their post of opeiationi fiom Kansas C'itv und Hni'iio- well to tliL city. It is expected that , Pawuo Hill will arrive hero ou Monday night with a luigo crowd of bottlers , and the citizens are wild with enthusiasm , halo In .Monti 0,1) ) . INDIA.- ) . \roi.in , Fob 3. Joucph A. Moore , the insurance cmbe/'Jcr , 1ms undoubtedly been located In Montreal by the Canadian police , AU'logrnm to that effect was rocolved to day from Montreal. It states tlmt u woman accompanies Mooie. The insur ance company , so far ns ran bo learned , has done nothing toward running down Moore. They have not opened communica tion with the Montreal police or detectives. Tlio lady who la referred to Is doubtless Mooro's daughter , A Vnluahln Mexican FYanch'HO. ST. Lous , Fob , 3N. . A. Huron nnd John Jlmldy huvo received from the Mexican government papers concoillnulo them twenty years' exclusive privilege to manufacluio und furnish wutor gas to all the cities In Mexico The cdmtmin Is to he known us the Union Light nnd I'ucl Gns Company of Amcrio i , with rt capital &l'WU of J'S.lM'VJOO. . ' SI-ARKS FROM THE WIKES. The legislative nnpropriation bill , as com. pleted by the ienato committee , increasej tne salary of the president's private secio- tary from U'JM to 85,000. Miss Cornelia Carnochan Roosevelt and l > aron Clemens Froiherr Von /.eclliU , of tha German Army , were married In St. Thomas' church , Now York City. White Caps severely handled two colored men nt Harrisonburg , Va. , for alleged im morality. The colored people are much nl.irineil , and many aie afiuid to bo scon oa stiuctafterdaik. - A Mystcrioiin Mimlnr. PiiIiAnrwiiiA , Feb. 2 About midnight the body of n womun , uged ubout twcntv- thrco , well dressed und of respectable ap pearance , was found Ina vnccnt lot in the noi theastei n part of the city. On inspection It was foniid that she had been shot through tbo head , anil that the weapon hud been held so close us to siugo the face with pow der. Residents in the neighborhood heard a shot a sboit time before , but paid no at tention to it A mun named George Freder icks was arrested on suspicion , but no posi tive evidence was found against him. RJlll n.illiillntr Kor Senator. Ciivnwjsrov , W. Va , , Feu. 2. In join session to day of the general us&qmbly thcro was but ono ballot taken for United States senator , and it. resulted : Konna , Ti ; Goff , 3s , S. P. Ilawcr ( union labor ) , II ; Judga Itiniiiion , 1. Whole number of votes cast. 81 , ncoessaiy to choice , H. A Mall Steamer Kohhoil. ViuKsnuuo , Miss , Fob. ' ) , The mail room of the steamer Sunbeam was robbed Friday night between Hayes and Hen Lomond land ings , wliilo tlio boat was under way mid the mail man was asluoi ) . Four rcgistoicd puck- ages were stolon. 'I lie Six Will SwIii ) , ' Together. ST. Louig , Fob. y.-Six mon were sent tcmcd to death by Judge Parker , of the United Status couit ut Fort Smith , Ark. Two of thorn are white men , two negroes and two half bleed Indians , und all uro mur- deicia They will be hanged Friday , April 19. l > ' i- liitciTiiilnc | i Speech. PAIUS , Feb. U , Luguorra , a prominent HoulunD'i t deputy , lias challuugoii Deputy Lucrolx to light a duel for offensively Inter rupting Laguoi ra's speech In the chamber. Two It.ihicH Km lied to Death. SI-OKANK FAM.S , Teh. 2. Mr. nnd Mrs. Hnlllngor left their two babies in tli < * house and wont visiting. While absent the house caught lire , and the children burned to death. A JJeflper.ulo Shot. Cirv , ICun. , Fob. 3. A special from Alficd , I , T. , Kuys thutChurlos Stlno , who hhot Marshal McAllister at Puraill on the 2'Jlh ult , and lied , was killed near tlmt place last night while resisting arrest. * \Vc kly Hank Stntnincnt. Nuw YOHK , Fob. 2 , The weekly bank statement shows that the rcaorvo has In creased llfJJOdO , The bunks now hold tlS.bty/JOO in excess of legal requirements. - ' Do.it lit I'Vom Bninlljuix. SniAcusu , N. Y , , Feb. 2. Two tnoro deaths from smallpox have occunod at the county poor-house. Ono now case Is repelled - polled , " " Needed No AHHHUIIC | ( < : , Chicago Trillium : Mru , Strongmlnd ( neiuiinpiiniud by husband ) Doctor' , I huvo called to pot a tooth extracted. IJontiat ( Htrniitfer to Mrs , Strougmtnd , anil thinking to reassure her ) Tlmt will Uiko but u moment. You hiivo brought your husband alone ; I Uaro say to help you beur thu pain , Mrs. Stronsjinlnd 1 huvo brought him nloii } , ' , sir , to pay the bill. When- our > ou uro road to lift thin tooth you cut ! i/o uhcuU ,