2 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : TUESDAY FEBRUARY 5. 1880 , THEY SWEAR TO BE REVENGED Submission Wrath Concentrated or the Douglas Delegation. A SHARP KNIFE FOR MORRISSEY. Synopsis f Kmielc's Hill finUio ulnlloti of IllcctloMB The Nor mal Hcliool Kills lit-Rlv Intlvc Oo 8l | . UnforKlvcn. LINCOLN , Nob. , Fob. 4. [ Special to TUB J3niTho | submlsslonista arc aching to get at the Douglas county contest , and they will try to tackle It to-morrow If the printed re ports are ready. In their efforts to curry their measure the BUbmlssIonlsts threatened defeat anil disaster to divers and sundr.v members of the opposition members who bad appropriations or other favors to ask of the legislature. Success has softened the hearts of the radicals , and apparently they hove forgiven all their opponents but the gentlemen from Douglas county , and espec ially Mr , Morrlssoy. It is a common remark from the members of the house that Morrissey - rissey will bo unseated so ( iuuk : that it will make bis head swim when they got at It'secms to bo taken lor granted he.ro that Morrisoy and Fcnno will bo unseated upon the findings of the majority of the house election committee. McMillan's fate is un certain. The exasperated Hubmissionlsts want to make a scapegoat of him , too , but there is n disposition -iiuong other republi cans to make u show of fairness and lot Mc Millan stay. Funck'H Kleotlon LINCOLN , Nob. , Fob. 4. [ Special to THE * Br.n. jAttention j Is being attracted to n bill introduced by Senator Funck and intended to correct some of the ovlls of the present election system. It Is not likely to bo adopted in its entirity or without modification of sych feature * us may moot with general favor , but It may bo the basis of u new election law nml an abstract of its provisions will bo of general interest. It provide/ / , that election tickets must be of paper uniform in size , color , weicht. texture and appearance. The paper Is to ho kept In Block by the secretary of state who will fur nish it ut 10 per cent profit , which profit shall go into an "election reward fund. " The tickets must bo three and one-half Inches wide , but n variation of one-fourth inch is allowed. They must bo printed in black , the names of the o dices in primer capitals uud thu names of thu candidates in - small capitals. A sacred circle with n radius of 100 feet is drawn around each polling plnco and within Its circumference several acts are prohibited , { Tickets muy not be peddled therein , nor may the voter fold or unfold his ballot. Ho may ' hot show another person tlio contents of the licitet ho intends to vote , nor may any pcr- on ask n voter to disclose the contents of his ticket while within the charmed limits. It is forbidden to circulate tickets having marks on the buck or outside whorpby they may bo distinguished from others. Tickets must bo frco from any mark that will in dicate the person or class of persons by whom used. No ticket shall bo folded to in dicate its contents. Changes ou the ballot . may bo iniiuo with lead pencil or common writing ink. When otherwise mndo the sub stituted uanio shall bo rejected and thu original name counted if it can be read. A majority ol the election board must make u record of the change on the ballot. Penalties are prescribed for election ofll- Cors who fail to enforce the law , and for per- BOILS who abet frauds at elections. There are four heads under which u person striving to promote the election of himself or another may bo guilty of n misdemeanor : First , if he furnish entertainment , ut his expense , to 'n mcotlqg of electors ; scoond , if ho pays for , procures or engages to pay for such enter tainments ; third , if ho hire workers or otherWise - Wise pa.Vi money or property to procure the attendance of voters at the polls , except for the conveyance of sick or infirm voters ; .fourth , if ho spend anything in electioneer ing except for holding meetings or printing and-clrculating tickets , handbills or other papers. * The Normal School Bllla. LINCOLN. Neb. , Feb. 4. [ Special to Trie BEE. ] The number of bills on file in the house , asking for an appropriation for a Normal school , now number sixteen , with pos- Bibly a few yet to como which have not been printed. Stromsburg , in Polk county , comes first on the list , and proposes to donate a building and other property valued at 522.000. and only asks the modest sum of 0 . $3,000 for the first year , to put the school in operation. Oxford , m Furnas county , puts in the second end bid. It offers ten acres oC ground for n Bite , and asks the sum of0,000 to erect the necessary buildings , procure apparatus and Tor all other expenses. Columbus agrees to give ton acres as a site and a whole section for an endowment Jutul. It docs not ask for nn appropriation directly , butdcslrcs the legislature to author ize the commissioners of public lands and , "buildings to erect suitable buildings nt the 1 expense of the state , leaving everything to ' ' .the discretion of the above named board. The thriving town of McCook , out in Red Willow county , comes in with a bid similar to that of Oxford , Tt agrees to donate tea v ocros of ground and wants tlio state to putup 125,000 to complete the job. McCook is also a little fastidious about the name , and ex presses a desire to have the bant ling called > "Tho Ilepublican Valley Normal School. " . _ ' Holdrodgo , in Phclps county , raises Me- Cook's bid , and offers twenty acres of ground as a bait. It nlso wants 5 5,000 and signifies a' desire to huvo the Institution in embryo to , assume the title of "Tho Western State Nor mal School. " , . Ouster county wants a normal school nnd is willing to dounto it ipiartor section of land as an endowment nnd twenty acres as a site at Hroken How. The ambitious young town of Aurora desires - sires to have the "Stato Normal School of Aurora" located within her bailiwick , and in order to bring about , this desirable result it Will donate ten ncres of laud. Thirty-five thousand dollnra is the sum Aurora thinks Will bo required to put up the building and procure the necessary "incidentals. " The city of York raises her bid of ten ncres by adding a bonus of 810,000 nnd would , bo Batlsllud with assistance from the state. to the tuuo of $15,0 JO only , provided it cant' got any more. Thotown of Alnsworth , way up In the Elkhorn - horn valley , In Hrown county , comes siml- , Ingly to the surface and asks to bo "remem bered" In the general distribution oftho money wrung from the hard earnings of the pcoplo. Ten ncres of land as a donation from the citizens of Ainnworth , supplemented by SJ5.000 In cold cash from the state treasury. is the sl/.o of her expectations as expressed " In the bill Introduced by Mr. Winter. Ulysses , in Uutlcr county , Is vary gener ous and offers to ttio state accommodations la her high school building for u normal de partment "without money and without price. " Wuhoo , not to bo outdone by her rivals. Oilers twenty acres of ground to the state If the legislature- will bo so considerate as to locate a normal school within ; half a mlloof tor court house spire , nnd f uniiah 20,000 for ttio erection of the building. She Is willing , to lot the state name the Institution und us- BUmo full charge of the whole concern. ' O'Noll. the thriving young city In which toe court house of Holt county finds suitable Accommodations , U more lavish with her real estate and proposes to mnko u frco gift of forty acre ? of laud to the state of Nebraska Uabocau secure in ruturn the sum of f'H > , - 000 to put In it building for the education and training of teachers in the nubile schools. i CUadron , the gmntyoung city ot the northwest - west , comes to the ( rant with tho. best offer t > f all. She proK | > ses to put up a building j-worth (30.000 , and donate it and a "block ot laud , " within her coriwruto limits , to the tttto , for the privilege of Instilling into the Blind * of u limited number of Nebraska ped agogues the best methods of touching the "young Won how to shoot" As nn after thought she blushingly whispers to the fctato that the sum of eiOOOU us u supplement tp her generous gift , will not como amiss. 'A frco gift of twenty acres of the virgin BOll of tlio Republican valley is the Induce ment the city of Hod Cloud holds out to the tale In consideration of on expenditure of J'iOXX ( ) for. ii , building tq educate pedagogues. To. help the stuto out of its flnuncml'd.m- cullies , should it undertake this Job , tin citizens of Hod Cloud will "chip In" to th ( tune of 15,000 moro , Nuckolls county has the worst c.ise o "normal school fever" yet reported. With out the sign of a blush , she asks that ono b < located nt Superior and another nt Nelson Hoth will 'donate twenty ncrcs of real estate ? "You pay your money nnd take your choice. ' The back townships have not been hcuri from , and when the returns are all In the bids will number from twenty to twenty ilvo. Each locality will tight for itself , am it will roijulro a very skillful combine to ge any of these bills through. Tjenlslntlvo Gossip. LINCOLN , Neb. , Feb. 4. ( Special to Tnr HRP . I Tne senators on guard are Ncsbit Connor , Lindsay , Kocbe , Shanner , Taggan and Cornell. Tcuator Tapgart will stick to his desk the remainder of the session mid give no reason for suspecting him ot dodging. Senator Nenbitt's commlUoo will report to-morrow or next day on the. clerical help in the stuto ofllcc.s. The geutlemnn who visited the reform school at Kearney are tolling with a great deal of gusto of the champagne supper set up to them by the disinterested and purely patriotic1 citi/nns of that place. The house bill for the repeal of that part ol the statute which allows n county to suspend the herd law , is stirring the pcoplo of west ern Nebraska. The state house has been struck by a flood of letters und petitions for and against it. Ono of the visiting committed to the Kearney reform school addressed the In- mules , and us nn Inducement to them to be good und virtuous , ho held out the glittering possibility of senatorial honors , One youngster , eyeing the boyish Tuggnrt criti cally , responded in n tone of disdain : "Humph ! It don't take much of a man to bo n senator. " Senator Conner's committed for the In- vosligatloii of the agricultural department of the state university , will probably get down to business about Wednesday. The Omaha charter is sleeping in commit tee und will not bu reported for some time , as other matters arc being shovnd to the fore. Tlio committee now bus the Lincoln charter In hand , und has it half considered. Hcprcsentativo llayuer of Sidney is nt work on a bill to prescribe moans and meth ods for irrigating western Nebraska , though the bill will he goncr.il in Its application. Ho has no model or precedent upon which to frame his measure , nud is nutting in the re cess studying the problem. In this connec tion it ii in order to state that U'xyner is probably the most careful legislator in the house. No bill comes up but ho studies it thoroughly und searches the books to con- slrue its effects or Its disabilities. Some timorous souls have discovered n now danger In double-barreled submission. There is a possibility , an inliiiitcssliually small possibility , of adopting both the pro hibitory ami the high license amendments , The two amendments will bo voted on ns separate propositions. Every elector may vote for both. In the face of this possibility certain prohibitionists are asking them selves : "What will wo do with III" Tlio third party prohibitionists nro the worst Iclckers ou submission. Their occupa tion's gone. Captain Parkinson , soigeaut-at-arms for the senate , is being boomed by his friends for department commander of the Nebraska G. A. K. Ho has Just received n flattering resolution of Seward Post No. a , of Seward , endorsing him for that place. The captain is now junior commander , and stands iu the line of promotion. ST1112I2T OARS UUNN1XGK The Great Now York City Strike About Kudcd. NEW YOIIK , Feb. 4. The Second avenue cars , which have not been run nt all during the strike , were started to-day nt 9 o'clock with eight policemen to each cur. Cars were running on the Third , Fourth , Sixth and Seventh avcnuo lines , and on the Twen ty-third street ; Forty-second street and Grand street hues as on Saturday. There are very few strikers on the streets this morning. The Eighth avcnuo line started a car at S o'clock , the lirst they have run for six days. There were two policemen on each platform nnd four insido. The company will run twenty cars to-duy. There wus no dem onstration of any kind. The Ninth avenue road paid its old men this morning and served notice that they will hereafter em ploy no men who belong to any labor union. This line will not run cars until it has enough men to make it safe. The Holt Line road started ut 11 o'clock. A car on the Holt line loft the depot at noon with Inspector tSyrnes and four ofllcors on board. Four other cars followed. After turning Into Fifty-ninth street it wus found that the strikers bad overturned a car on the track on Ninth avenue , und all across the town to First avenue obstructions were en countered at different points , but the strik ers did not show fight. The cars went no further than First avenue. The homeward trip was uneventful. The Holt line will run no more cars until to-morrow. Kansas Offers Plumb. TOPEKA , Kan , , Feb. 4. [ Special Telegram to TUB BRR ] The house of representatives to-duy adopted a resolution calling the atten tion of President Harrison to the fact that Kansas wns the banner republican state of the union , having given 82,000 republican plurality , and ttmt it also bad a larger ratio of volunteer soldiers than any other state m the union , and declaring that this entitled the state to suggest the 'name of ono mem ber of Harrison's cabinet , and that Senator Preston H. Piuuib is the choice of Kansas for the position. The resolution then en dorses Plumb us ono of thu best examples of what the west can produce , u man of broad md progressive Ideas and possessed in the highest degree of the knowledge and busi- loss qualifications necessary to satisfactorily 111 n great public position. Mr. Burton , who ntroduecd thu resolution , called attention to ; ho newspaper reports that Senator Allison md been tendered a cabinet position , nnd declined. Ho bolicvod the crrcat went was entitled to ono representative in the cabinet , and that no western man was bettor fitted for thu place than Plumb. The resolution was adopted unanimously. Tlio Diplomat to HIM. WASHINGTON , Fob. 4 , The liuuso commit tee oi foreign affairs to-daydccldod to recom mend noii-currcnce in nnd a conference on ihoscnnto amendments to the diplomatic nnd consular appropriation bill. A number of these amendments met with favor , but the committee resolved to adopt the cour.so above outlined ns the best calculated to secure speedy action upon the bill. The amendment appropriating $500,000 for iho protection of American Interests In Sumou mot with unan imous approval , but will bp allowed to go with the other amendments into conference. In the cose of the amendment appropriating $100,000 $ for the establishment of a naval sta tion ut Page Page , Samoa , it wns hold that the paragraph in the naval nppropriullon bill relating to tlio bumo subject ( nnd much iiroudor iu its terms ) was better framed than Lhe senate amendment and in addition was l > laccd In the bill , where it belonged , so it Is > uld ihut It will be dropped iu conference if curly action on the part of tha senate upon upon the naval appropriation bill Is assured. All Hcuily for Sun. WASIIINUTOX , Fob. 4. The navy depart ment is Informed that the United States steamer Mohlcuii , fitting out at Marc Island mvy yard , will bo ready for sea to-morrow. 5ho will proceed directly to Panama , where it is expected she will receive orders to join Admiral Kitabcrly's fleet at Samoa. L m " Ttio Country' * Mllltltt. WASHINGTON , Fob. Secretary Kndfcott o-day transmitted to congress the report of Adjutant General Drum , giving the strength of the organized militia of the various status and territories , and the force of men available - able for military duty , but not organized. The totals are : Commissioned ofllccrs , 8wr : ; enlisted men , ! kSlM ; number of men avail able but not organized , b , 10l,0i3. - A nilclilann Ilniilc Falluiv. MiNSEAPOMS.Feb.l. AMarQUOtto , Mich. , fipoclal says that the bantcof J. N. ICnapp , of that city , closed Its doors this morning ou iccount of slow collections. The liabilities are from $30,000 to $50OuO. It U thonglit the depositors will not lose anything. The banic commenced business u year ago. DON'T ' JUMP TO CONCLUSIONS The Iowa Supreme Court's ' Ruling Iu a Liquor Doalor's Oaso , HIS OATH MUST DE RESPECTEC And Vet-diets Must Ito Based 01 niid Not tin More Buu i or HIM Guilt The Drown Case. Consider tlio l''ncts. Dns MOINIIH , la. , Fob. 4. [ Special Tele gram to Tin : Hun. ] It Is so seldom that o liquor dealer is victorious in the Iowa supreme court that peculiar Interest attaches to the case of A. C. Hoaglaud , a Washington county pharmacist , the decision of W. H. Lewis being reversed by the court this morning on Hougland's appeal. The defendant nml W II. Hoagland were jointly indicted upon s charge of maintaining a nuisance by thu tin lawful truftlu in intoxicating liquors , They were jointly tried , and the defendant nlouc convicted. Hoagland Isnrtr.ictlclngphysician at Hrlghtou , and owns u drug store. He ob tained a permit In December , 18SO , from the county board of supervisors , allowing him la sull liquor for medical or other purposes not forbidden by law. It appears that several sales were made in the next few weeks , and n jury hold that the druggist had violated the law , although the witnesses testified that they all had some complaint that needed thu liquor. Tlio lower court dropped down on the druggist very heavily , lining him $1.000. The supreme premo court , in reversing thu decision of the lower court , uses this somewhat remarkable language , considering the prohibitory bins of the court : * "The finding that the defendant had rea son to believe that the applications to pur chase were not niaito In good faith is con trary to every fact tostllled to by every wit ness iu the case. It is equivalent to a 'hiding that every witness for Urn state , nq well as the defendant , were willful und corrupt perjurers. A'onlicts must bo founded upon facts , mid not upon mere suspicion. " Thi ] 1'oiHiiiilni ; disc. MASON CITV , fa. , Fob. 4. [ Special Tele gram to Tin : I3ni.j : Juryman Howe , who was taken seriously ill while in the Jury box lust Saturday , was able to-day to again ns- sumc duty. The defense continued their ev idence , establishing the general reputation of the defendant in the neighborhood in which she lived , _ as good. Phillips , the druggist , could not identify the defendant as the ono who purchased poison , but exhibited u r eg- sistcr which showed that poison had been sold. William Carr said that on the night when Mrs. Urown came to his house he saw lier vomit , and she was so weak she could not walk straight. Frank Fisher testified that after the inquest Hiram said to the ac cused in his presence : "Sarah , they suspi cion inc. God knows I did not do it. Do you think I didi" and she made no reply , but looked determined. He then said : "God knows you didn't do it. I don't think you did it. " Post master Unsted admitted taking a telegram which was forged by a detective , reading , "Investigation at Mason City shows Mrs. Urown guilty. If she moves arrest her. Kirk. " To this she replied that she did not see how they could prove tin innocent person guilty. Hose E. Acicerman said that when Clancy repeated to. Mrs. Brown , "I am going to put this onto Hiram and end this miserable life , " she said she could ex plain nil this to the court , but it would give Hcssio Miller away. She had never asked Mrs. Hrown why she had come there , or what kept her so much in the house. Wit ness Instilled that when she asked accused to toll her about the poisoning she answered that she believed mice or rats got into the poison and carried it into the water. The witnesses for the prosecution on the direct examination related many incidents which , unexplained , would have loft an impression of guilt , but the rigorous cross-examinntipns almost invariably put a different construc tion on what would nt first glance appear to bo very damaging testimony. On Trial for n Brutal Crlmo. OsAon , la. , Feb. 4. [ Special to THE Bun. ] -Northern Iowa Is getting more than its share of notoriety , from the frequency of Us murder trials. The third ono within two months is the case of Warren Murphy , ac cused of ttio murder of Henry Stocum , now on trial at Osage before Judcro John C. Shor- win. The story of the crime Is as follows : On Sunday night , July 15 , between U and 10 o'clock , Henry Stocum , a New York orphan boy who came west some seven years ago , a quiet , peaceful , inoffensive fellow , was going home , when bo mot three young men in the road and stepped aside to let them pass , Ono of the largest 01103 , a boy by the name of Carna O'Urlen , without a word struck him over the head , knocking him down. Ho hit him several times while ho was down , and when Stocum got upon his iiands and knoea O'Urlon jumped on his back and choked him , call ing on Warren Murphy to "give it to him. " While O'Brien hold Stocum Mur phy kicked him in n brutal manner. Finally , after they had pounded him as long as they dared , they let him up , and , bruised and jlcedlng , ho started to go away from them , but they followed him up , kicking and beat- idg him unmercifully. When within it few rods of n residence the assailants loft Sto cum , and although ho was then in a dying condition , ho made his way into the house , ivhero ho rolntcd the outrageous treatment : io had received from the bauds of O'Hrien md Murphy. A warrant was issued for Jieir arrest and the boys were taken before n justice , and were liberated upon the pay ment of a nominal tine. Stocum lingered along in great pain until the following Saturday , when ho died , re marking a short time before death caino ihut "if ho should dlo it was because the boys poundud him so. " County Attorney ilrowno it once drew up a warrant for the arrest of the boys on the charge of murder In the first degree. O'Urion Had his trial last October mul was found guilty of manslaughter and was sentenced to a term of years in the peni tentiary. About a year ago Stocum was n witness to u crime committed by O'Hrion mil the latter was afraid that Stocum would cstify against him. Ho and Murphy ulso icld a grudge against Stocum on account of testimony ho once gave In a law suit. It la generally considered that the state has u strong case against Murphy but ho manifests 10 uneasiness at his impending fate. A $140,000111117.0. BUIIUNGTO.N , la. , Feb. 4. [ Special Tele gram to TUB BEE. ] About half past nlno o'cloclr last night flro broke out in F. O , Adams' ' shoo factory , in this city , und despite - spite the efforts of the liromon the flames caused n destruction of property estimated utmoio than f 140,000 ; about two-thirds in. DUrcd. Adams' ' loss Is oUltnatod nt over ' 100,000 ; insured for f71,550 In twenty-seven llfforcut companies. The building , owned > y Gilbert & Hedge , was insured for $15,000 , , vhich will probably cover the loss , August ' .icvi & Co. , millinery goods , occupied part of .ho . building , and sustained it serious loss from water uud smoke ; fully insured. W. G. Doniinn Seriously 111 , lNtnrENi > ixei : , la. , Feb. 4. [ Special Tola- grain to Tun liEK.l Hon. W. U. Donnan , of his place , waa stricken with congestion of .ho . bruin while in church yesterday. Ho was quickly removed and restoratives were ap- ilied , but for n time ho was not expected to Ive , Ho is more comfortable to-day und may recover. Mr. Donnnn hua been very promi nent In republican politics , has boon congress man , ftiambor of tfio state senate and chair- uuu ot the republican state committee. A Cedar Rnplps IMnze. Cunvu lUnns , In. , Feb. 4. [ Special Tolo- grain to Tun Hsu. ] Fire yesterday damaged Jucltctt's lumbar yard and Martin Mooro's atublo to the amount of $5,000. Juckett's umber yard and Miner's elevator arc both L-loso to the barm , but outside of the damage o the barn and an adjoining building uzou or storing sash and blinds , and the contents ot both , slight Ibs ) was occasioned , except a lomlnal ono m JuckeU'fl yard on lumber , ho joltig protected by insurance. The burned barn cost Mr. Mtoftj In the nclchborltoo.l o $ .1,000. Four Iltor s and ono cow wen rescued from ' Ihtt'iflamos ' , but n Jersey bul perished. Mr.'Mdovo's loss will amount ti about $3,000 , wit * no Insurance. An AlleRoit1Vrcokor Helensod. KUOKUK , Li. , 'FeU. 4. [ Spaclal Tclcgrau toTnr. Hr.B. ] Gh'ar/u3 / O. Starr , who wn arrested for complicity In ftti uttompt U wreck a Koolt Island ) trnln , was dlschareoi ! from custody , thtj .evidence not being stif. ilcont to implicate li\n ( \ in the matter. Win ans , who was llWt utVcsteil , made n state ment charging1 'Stair ' with being an acccs sory , but when placed on the stand tcstlfloi' ' that his confos itd"il Vhts false In every par tlcular , and that'bbllk ho mid Starr were In nocent of the offense. The attorney for tin defense alleged that the railroad company' ! detective has conspired \vith Wlnnns to fl ! the responsibility for the crlmo on Starr , The Supreme Court. Dis : MOINI : ? ) , la. , Fob. 4. [ Special Telegram - gram to Tun linn. ] The supreme court fllci the following decisions hero to-day : Uurdotto , Smith & Co. , vs William Wood' worth & Co. ut al , defendants , and Grlnncll Hurb Wlro company , lutorvcner , aupollant ; Page district ; moJiilod and utUrmed. Flora Glltrop , appellant , vs George Wal ters at al : Jones district ; nfllrmed. L. H. Dalhoff iC Co. , appellants , vs S. M. Dennett : Dos Moines district ; nfllrmod. Hlchard Hocsley , appellant , vs Thomas U , Halrsinc ; Harrison district ; reversed. They Fear tin Hpidcinlc. Dus MOIKKS. la. , Feb. 4. [ Special Telegram - gram to Tin : Ur.K.J A stirring appeal to the stdto board of health was received from Tnma City to-day , asking for notion lo atop the spread of scarlet fever. It scorns that there Is quite u contagion in that place , and a leading cliurch is holding revival meetings and declines to close them. Others think the health of tlio whole community is thus endangered , and so an appeal is made to the -state board. An Oinnhii Sioux Cmlai , Fob. 4. [ Special Tele gram to TUB UKK. ] Tno Chicago , St. Paul , Minneapolis & Omaha company is bringing train loads of material to bo used in the con struction of n line from Ilurtington , Nob. , to n point on the Missouri river opposite Yank- ton. The route selected is a dtfticult ono. in volving tunnelling through two divides. Work will begin us soon us the weather porj mils. Killed lly a ! MK. Dr.s MOINISS In. , , Fob. 4.- [ Special Telegram - gram to Tim HER. ) Hal , the youngest sou of E. S. Marsh , of Robins , was killed Friday evening by n log rolling over him at Case- beer & Kladfoltor's ' saw mill. The boy was playing Just below a log , when it started down hill , c.itching him niid rolling over him. He was killed instantly. The Oratorical Contest. IOWA CITV , la. , Feb. 4. [ Special Tele gram to TUB 13un. ] The oratorical contest of the state university resulted in lirst honors for George 11. Thompson , second for J. A. Patterson , third for J. S. Tuthill. Mr. Thompson will represent iho university in the state contest. ' WHITE SI.iAV.2'IifJJNUATHD. ) . Oystorincii Ilesoucd From Itriitnl Jlomlitijc in Cliosiipoiiku ISny. B.u.TiMOHB , Fob. 4-rl.SpccUil Telegram to fins HUE. ] A secret coxpeditiou- Ches- npeako bay was fitted out by the New' York World ten days ago. It was to release men who had been iriVeiglod into service on the Maryland oyster boats. ' These men , accord- ng to all accounts , , Imd'been hold in bondage , > orfoct white slaves , and subject to all sorts of ill treatment. The 'World expedition also jroposod to capture 'somo of the rascally skippers whoso brutality , as reported by es caped victims , had .becn really liendlsh. A , ug arrived at .Baltimore late last night hav- ng on board Bbcqho boldest and worst nasters of tha oyster flcot us prisoners. Twenty-four .men and boys were rescued 'rom bouuago'ou the dredges nud four or them were brought bore as witnesses. The skippers were transferred ; o Jail and will bp arraigned before a United States commissioner charged with cruel treatment of sailors and other lawless acts. The witnesses tell terrible stories of brutal .rc.Ument and of frightful punishment for not working hard enough to suit their tyran nical taskmasters. Lack of proper food is mother general complaint. Onn of the fa vorite methods of punishment with several ) f the skippers was to hang the offender up jy the thumbs , with the toes oarely touch- ug the deck , keeping them in this position intil they fainted and then Hogging them jack to consciousness. The World expedi tion bad some novel experiences on tholr cruiso. Most of the captures were made by strategic movements against the enemy. A vigorous prosecution of the cases will bo made. _ _ The value of thought cannot bo told. Just so with the best of everything. Take Dr. Bigelow's Positive Cure Tor ill throat and lung troubles , if you appreciate , u speedy and thorough euro. Ploasunt to tnko. CO cents and 81. Ho Will Praotii-a rn\v. Nisw YOIIK , Fob. 4. [ Special Telegram to L'liu HKK. ] The following dispatch was sent out from Washington last night by the Associated press : It is authoritatively announced to-day that President Cleveland will return to the state of r cw York to reside on .ho . expiration of his term of oflice , nut will , on March fi , resume the practice of ils profession in Now York City , having as- oclaled himself us counsel with the law firm of Hanps , Stetson , Tracy & MaoVcagh. " Mr. Stetson , of the law Jinn of Hangs , Stetson , Tracy & MucVeagh , said to u re- lortor : ' "If you have information from Washington , that is * from the proper source , ou can say that you called on mo and that I confirmed the new.As a matter of fact , after the business arrangement wns pcr- cctcd , wo discussed the question of nnnounc- ng it to the world. In order to escape the mputatloti of solflsh motives , it vas decided to have the Associated iross aoiul out the briefest und simplest announcement of the fact possible. wrote a dispatch two or three weeks ago In and left it with the Associated presa agent , after exacting a temporary > lcdgo of secrecy. The secret has been well ireservod. It is o. private business affair lotwcon Mr. Cleveland and ourselves , and a rather too delicate , ' subject to talk freely about for publications There will bo no change in tha ilriiiiiiuato , but Iho term 'nsso- cluto counsel' bavn.o.signillmnoo. Mr. Clove- and will become our parlner when hu leaves Washington. That. Is BUfltclciit , I don't understand that Jig Isjgoing abroad before 10 joins us In bu ltie s. Of courxo , the ur- raniromuut inclti'k's 'Mrs. ' Cleveland , Wo couldn't ' possibly get' dlpiig without her. She vlll bo a sort of passive member of tha linn. As to when thu Ol YOlHuil copartnership was considered , I can ! mi Jy' say It was after the election. The m tto1- ; has boon under consideration - sidoration for Boinq veeks. und the suggca- ion flrat caino tfonvu third person. The ithcr members of thtrflrm u * well as myuolf lavoamco booti.in ' Vusliington discussing the proposition wltjt tnu president. " A Ilnllroud.'j'rji'ldent 1'rolcHtn. WASHINGTON , Fcb4. _ Mr. Lodyard , presi dent of the Michigan Central railroad , has written a letter to Senator Stockbrldgo , vhlch that gentleman him laid baforo the sonata to-day , and referred to the committee on commerce. In It the writer criticizes an carrying the policy of centralization too far , ho provision In the river and harbor bill vhlch lorbnls the erection of any bridge over any navigable stroum , utilejs it moots with the approval of the secretary of war. The Woatliur JndluutioiiN. For Nebraska and Iowa Fair , much colder , followed by rising temperature j vim- ablq winds. For Dakota Fair ; wanner ; variable winds , The West Vli'Kliilii Deadlock. CiiAiu.nsTON' , W. Va. , Feb. 4. The dead ock still exlst In the legislature here over ho election of u United States senator , THOUGHT TO BE A MURDER , Samuel Brlorly's Suspicious Doatl at Hnvolock. BURIED UNDER HEAVY PLANKS The Storm nt llnstlnRfl Tlpn n Hide walk Over Upoii it Tenclier nml ' 1'lircc I'lipUs Ono Will Die. The Ilnvclnck Traced } * . LINCOLN , Fob.I. . fSpoclal Tulcirrani tc Tun BUG. ] The victim of tlio llavolorl trngedy proves to bo Rnmuel llrierly , of Ash land. There nro aomo peculiar und sus l > iclo\is \ circumstances surrounding the dentl of the unfortunnto uwn , nml the coroner' ; Jury scorns bout enrobing { tlio matter to ih bottom. An adjournment was taken to night tit 0 o'clock , and further evidence will bo taken to-morrow. Some of tlio witnesses testify that ho had money on his person when ho bonrdcd tlio train for home. None wni found when his body was searched Sun < ilny morning. The position of his bony and the lu'urioa ho sustained were such ns to make it Impossible for death to have boon caused by the curs or from jumping oft the moving trnln. Tlio theory is not without force that he fulled to make the freight train und started to walk homo and win murdered en route for the pittance of money lie pos sessed , by some person or persons who fol lowed him from the city , His clear that ho hud been drinking und was more or less in toxicated when ho started on his homeward journey. Urlorly was about forty years of age and was a comparative stranger in these Piirts. Ho came to this ntnto from Wlnflcld , Kan. , last spring , where nt one time ho had been quite well-to-do , .lames Hrlerly , a nephew of the dead man. idontillcd the nody and gave the meagre fuels concerning hid life. School Tour11or ; and I'liplls liijtirn < l , lI.vsTixoi , Xcb. , Fob.I. . | Special Tele- cram to Tin : llii.J : During the prevalence of a remarkable windstorm hero this after noon , it painful casualty occurred. Ex-u Aid- rich , a school teacher , and three of her pu pils , whllo on their way to school happened to bo on n section of heavy board walk.which the wind turned over. All were held llrmly under the timbers until some persons came to their rescue , und extricated them from the trap. Miss Aldrich was found to be very seriously injured. A ten- year-old son of u widow named Puls , will clio. The sons of L. A. Briee and Jacob Kissinger , respectively , nro badly hurt , but will recover. The entire front ot a frame building used for a Chinese laundry was blown in. An nlariii of tire was sounded at the time , and the hose cart ran into nn obstruction and was overturned on the street , Injuring the driver slightly and dam aging the cart badly , The city for a time was in a state of great uuroar and excite ment. A'New York Dry Goods Failure. Nn\v YouK , Feb.4. . Robert Johnston , doing business us , T. & C. Johnston , dry goods , assigned to-duy , giving preference for ? 17,0it : to the executor of the estate of Kich- nrd Mortimer , for rent of the store. Last July Johnston was in financial dinicultios and obtained an extension on about ? GOCOO , mer chandise indebtedness , which he paid during October. At the time he made the extension his statements showed assets of $ .100,000 , of which $300.000 was In stock und the remain der in outstanding debts. The house J. & 0. Johnston was established with u capital of S ± r > ,000 in 1SGI by Charles and John Johnston" Charles died in May , 1SSO , leaving nn estate otSSOO.OOO to John , who died several years later , leaving Robert his entire estate , which was said to bo worth $1,500,000. A year ago Hobert Johnston claimed assets of sLlOO.OOO1 against liabilities of $3tiO,000. Elevator Burned at Ijlncolti. LINCOLN , Neb. , Feb. 4. [ Special Tele gram to Tin : Unn.l The C. E. Urown & Hrothcrs' grain elevator , near the Union Pacific depot , caught flro just before 7 o'clock this evening and burned to the ground iu less than an hour. The wind was blowing a gale from the north , making it absolutely impossible for tlio llrcmen to stiy the ( lames or snvo the building or any portion of its contents. The damage is es timated at ? :10,000 : , said to bo covered by in surance. This and the recent Oakly llro it said will cat up the gross premium receipts taken by the various insurance companies in Lincoln during the past year. Again it has been demonstrated that the water pressure is wholly inadequate during the hours of need. if ? I'liblio InUItutlnns. i Isi.xxn , Feb. 4. [ Special to THE 13nn.J The committee on public lands ami buildings , accompanied by a part of the flnnnco committee , visited the soldiers' homo hero to-day. Chairman Caldwcll said they found the condition nnd discipline of the homo perfect , and paid a high compli ment to the management , but remarked that the appropriation ashing for ? 2l,00n ! ! would bo cut down considerably , as ulso would all the proposed appropriations for public build ings. They leave for Hastings to-morrow morning , where they will inspect the homo for the incurables. They came hero from Kearney , where they visited the reform school. Dm. Kelly nnd Ilitsson Waive Uxnin- inntlon , Nonroi.u , Neb. , Feb. 4. [ Special Tele gram to Tin : Hut : . ] Another warrant was taken out for Ir. ICclly to-day , the former having been found defective. Drs. liasson nnd Hear , who assisted in the surgical opera tion , were also arrested. Drs. Kelly and Hasson waived examination , n dozen nrmoro prominent citizens going on their bonds. Dr. Uoar took a change of venuof and will bo ex amined before Judge Heels , probably to-mor row. at ttio Old llatn. PiTTSiirno , Pa. , Fob. 4. Five thousand miners in the coal mines along the Monoii- phclu and Youghiogheny rivers , who huvo been idle for three months , resumed opera tions to-day at the old rate. Duliitli NowMpiipnr On.i/Tii. Minn. , Feb. 4. [ Special Tele gram to Tim RUE. ] Elliott F. Lord , of the Boston Dally Advertiser , has purchased the Evening Herald here and will rumuvo to Du- luth. Forty neurons Italow Zero DosroN , Feb. 4. Advices from various point * in New England show that the ther mometer ranged from au = 'to 40 = below zero this morning. OTTAWA , Ont. , Feb. 4. Koports from the surrounding district show that the thermom eter this morning registered from " . ' 4 ° to y 3 below zero. ST. PAUL , Minn. , Fob. 4 , Another cold wave is prevailing to-night in the northwest. The signal uorvico experts the mercury to drop to zero by morning. This morning ut Winnipeg , Manitoba , the thermometer re corded 1 i = bi'low zero. Light and mouor ately heavy snow have been uuncrui through ont Dakota and Minnesota last night anil to day. SICK HEADA0HE Positively cured by ' thcto Iillli ) Tills. CARTER' ! They also relieve IMs trcsa from Dyspepsia , In ITTLE digestion aad Too Hearty Eating. A perfect rem edy for Dizziness , Nausea. PILLS. Drowblntsa , lUtl 'J'iustt In ttio Mouth , routed Tongno , 1'aln In the Side , TOHI'Ili UVKft. They rejrulato the Dowels. I'urcly Vegetable. SMALL PILL SMALL DOSE , SMALL PRICE , A UIU3AT SI'OKTl.VO I3VI3NT. An International Toitrnntncnt ot Ama teur Atlildtos. irofvrlgM ixa bu Jant'Ji ( Jonlm H'uu'ft.l LONDON , Feb.1. . fNow York Herald Cablo-Spcoial to TUB mKl Mr. O. I , . Sncks , of New York , accompanied by Joseph ponohugh , the nmntcur American champion skater , sailed on Saturday on the Umbrla for the United States. in conversation with a Herald rcpro- scnsativo Mr. Sacks said that from u skat ing iwint of view their trip to Kuropo could himlly bo said to have bo n a succoisfulone , ns so many meetings for which DonohiiKh had been entered us a competitor had fallen through on account of a thaw , among these bolug Herllii , lloervioti , Amsterdam and Cambridge. "Hut , " continued Mr. Sac-Its , "my principal reason for coming to England was to make urrnngomunU for n great inter national athletic tour through Oroat Uritnln and the continent during the coming sum mer , mid in these 1 have thoroughly suc ceeded. Vou must know Unit the National Association of Amateur Athletes of America have ngrced to hold their championship events this your much earlier than usunl hi order that the winner of each event may be sent to England In n team to be known as the N. A. A. A , team , to compote in the nmsi- tour championships of Great Britain for ISS'.l and at other amateur meetings in England nml on the continent. " "You were in Paris u short time ago , were you not , Mr. Sacks I" "Yes , and I got on capitally there , for I have arranged for a grand International tournament for amateurs only , to bo held on the grounds of the French racing cmb , In the LSols do Houlogno , during the whole of the third week In July , and as there will bo thousands of people Interested In sports in Paris , It is In my mind sure to bo nn Im mense success. " "Financially speaking , do you mean ! " asked the correspondent. "Oh , dear no. The team will not be al lowed to accept any expenses , nil of which will bo defrayed from our sldu of the At- liiutic. " "Can you glvotho Herald any idea of what the members of the team will be composed ! " "That would bo diflleult , as everything will depend upon thu results of our champion ship incotlng , but you are sure to lind that many of the following will bo included In the list : Fred Westing , too yards champion ot England , Ireland , America and Canada , also ' . ' 50 yards champion of Ireland and America ; 1. 1' . ConnoiT , ono mile champion . of England , Ireland , America and Canada , also four und live mile champion of Ireland , America and Canada ; A. P. Copolund , 'JiO and TJO yards hurdle jumper champion of America and Canada , and -J J yards funning champion of Canada , also one of the best all round athletes In the world ; H. M. Banks , jr. , 410 yards cham pion of America and Canada ; U'illiam Uoyd Page , ohumuion high jumper of thu world , with a record of 0 feet , 4 inches ; J. SpotTcrstoin , champion broad jumper of America , and holder of the world record for 100 yards in 0 4-r > seconds ; MolTatt , the great half-mile champion of America and Canada ; Lambrccht , the champion hammer , llfty-six pounds weight , and sixteen pounds uhot putter ; Ed Laugh , the greatest walker nt present on the cinder path , champion of America and Canuitu , mid Messrs. UoilshnU and Webster , and Crock , the greatest pole vnultcr , high jumper and standing broad jumper of the Manhattan Athletic club. This team will leave Now York during the first days of June , and upotr arrival at Queens- town will Journey to Belfast , where it will take part in n meeting of the Gaelic club of Ireland. 1 will then proceed to Dub lin about June 18 , and thence cross to Eng land , where its engagement will be Hudders- fleld , .luno ! ; Crowe , Junes' ; Strawbridge , June 27 ; London , Stamfordbridgo , Juno 30 , and several following days. Brussels will bu the next step , thence to Paris , where we shall remain from July 30 to 27 , llnisliing up at Amsterdam and London.This will bring us up to the first week in August. One of our last competitions will bu with the Black Heath Harriers , at Catfordbndge. " Herbert's Uttoriinues Indorsed. ICnpurtulit ISjSliu Jaintu ( lordan ncnntlt. ] BUUMNFob. . 4. [ Now York Herald Cable Special to Tin : Bun. ] The Cologne Gazette last night published the following editorial : "Tho New York Herald published an in terview its correspondent has hud with the minister of state , Count iJismarek. This ex pression of opinion from the German secre tary of state for foreign affairs deserves par ticular attention , not only on account of what was said , but us uu account of the un usual methods taken to lay thu count's opin ions before the public. In Germany all poli ticians whoso judgment is worth anything were convinced from the very beginning that the differences of opinion iietweon tnu German empire and the United States con- cerninir the regulation of Siuno.in affairs could not lead t a rupture be tween the two Jriimdly govern ments. In America , however , a portion of the press and representatives in eoirTim not familiar with the governing principles of the Gorman , policy were of tiu ! opinion that it was the Intention of ( lunnany lo violently oppose American interests , to the disregard of the positive agreement already o.xistiug. In order to remove this mUtiikcn ttuiury , and to disarm unjust suspicion , C'Jimt Her bert Bismarck published his and his govern ment's view of the matter In thu Now York Herald of London , Pnru ami Neiv York , the greatest und mast important American newspaper to the American peopleat largo. It Is to bo hoped that this franlc statement will bo received In the snmo spirit In which it Is offered , and will succeed in loading back opinion in the United State * from the side- paths of chiuivinlsin to the exercUoof an unprejudiced Judgment. " Aoouicit I'ondlulon or.\o lpo * . | CV > PIM' ' ' * * W ' ' ! / JitmM ( Jonloii llenn'ti 1 HKIIUN , Fob. l. 'N'ow York Herald Cable Special te TUB llii.1--A : highly In * spired article In the Nerd Ooulsoho ( In/otto declares In answer to a Washington tele gram dated the 1st lust. , stating that Mr , Huyiird had instructed Mr. Peudloton. the American envoy in Berlin , to make the Gor man government certain overtures concern * Ing American Interests ( n Snmoa , that Mr , Pendleton has done nothing of the kind ; that ho him not visited the foreign ofllco for several mouth * , und that he has not con veyed tha ulUoial communications from his government concerning Samoa since hla re turn to ht.s post some weelM fto. Another Itiiuior Cmitr.uHrteit. irViJW'u'il / . > liu JIHir. ( < K.infuil llfwir" . ] LONDON , Kob. -.Vow [ York Herald Cable-Special to Tin ; Br.ti.lTho rumor that Sir Julian P.iumvfoolo has been ap pointed British ambassador nt Washington Is officially contradicted. ' .s Strike , LONDON , Feb. -Tho strilui among tha sailor * has extended to Dublin , at whl > ih place vessels are prevented from sailing owing to the impossibility of obtaining crews. The shipping comp.vuies at Cork and some at Glasgow Imvo concede. I to the ad vance domundoil by thu men , Vlewlnjj ItiuIolpti'M Itomnliift. VtixsFeb. . 4. Enormous crowds of pco pie nro awaiting their turn to view the remains mains of Crown Prince Rudolph. Two but- talionsof infantry und n siiuadron of cavalry are engaged in regulating tlio muvumenta ol ho throng. A I'Veiujli ' minister I.o lsrns."S5 PAUIS , Feb. 4. Fcrroulllat , minister o Justice , 1ms resigned his ofllco. TinDentil ISciiord. Nn\v YOIIK , Feb. 4. Mary 11. Fiske , wnll Known in dramatic circles im n dramatist and theatrical writer , died thin morning of pneu monia. Throe SnilofH Drowned. SVM FuvNvisro. Fob , 4 , A dlsp.ituh re ceived to-night from Drake's bay , California , states that tha unto and two seamen of the schooner Fowler wore drowned by the cap sizing of it smull boat. The Piru Uncord. WvTiuro\\N , N. Y. , Fob. 4. A llro at Antwerp , this county , last night , canned about $75'OJ ( loii to business property iu that city. Seven blocks were burned. c - Tin * Viliu > or n I'rom'Ho. Piiu.Miui.i'iiiA , Pa. , Feb. 4.--In the suit of Mary U. Klcming , for damages for breach of promise entered against John J , Patterson , ex-United States senator from South Carolina lina , a statement of a natiso of claim was Hied to-day In the ofllco of the prothonotary and is accompanied by an affidavit made by Mary K. Fleming. In the statement the plaintiff nllccos that Patterson promised to marry her ; that the date for the mairiairn was Used for several different , times , but m ouch in stance postponed by the dafendant , and that ( .he defendant since married onn Mllurnd Frank , of Waukcjha , U'is. , who is mnv his wife , In consequence oftho engagement thu plaintiff alleges that she laid out nml ex pended large sums of money In preparing her marriage ; and in consequence of break ing the engagement by thu defendant a loss cl position and disappointment , uimoyauuo , mortillcation and los-t of SUIIIH of money , whereby shu is injured and hat aiitttliinoil ( lumai us to the extent of $ .13,001) ) , and there fore she brings Uiis suit. 151.17.1 ? . This morning early the coopershop of tha Consolidated Tank Line company , situated it Eleventh and Locust streets , was burned. The building was of bvick , 40xliO , two itoiics high and filled with materials , unu .ho workmen's tools. The structure , to- jollier with its contents , is a total loss , tmountiiig lo nn aggregate of about $30,000. About twenty men arc" temporarily thrown > ut of employment. The building was beyond the reach of Ihb : ity fire service. The origin of the fire l not known , but I ; supposed to have been a stove. Ilor.sliird'ri Acid 1'lioophuto For Impaired Vitality mil weakened energy , in wonderfully sue.- Tim Bicycle Kaon. Thorn was a fair iiudiunua assembled at : ho Colosseum last evening to wituca * the ipcning of thu three-hour six day bicycle ce , which tools place under tli < j most f.ivor- iblu auspices. \V. E. Coomln was chosen rcferoe , and J. losephi , Walter Morris , W. Urliug and "Scoriae FiMiiei.se ! * * . judges , Kd S. Wasbtiru mil H. ( i. Uoekfellow acted as llmor.s , and Harry Jlnwhind as t.illy-kinpur. This starters In the raeo WITO Iho rednubt- ibln .lack Prlneu , Senator Mor/an , Wilbur Cniii : | | und Ueudlng , thu soKller. All th < t lien llnnlly ugivcd to allow Aslunrer Ui tail , but Asliinger hlmneir objei-tcil , and promptly at tnu designated hour the oimml wan ( 'H'eii mid Ihu doughty wheelmen went ivlilrlim ; away , with Prince in the lead , iviiupp s'.vond ' , Koadin ; * third and the Semi- .or last. At Ihci end of the throe hours Prlnco had ; eureil llfiv-twii miles , with the otlicni but a 'radian beh'iiil ' * % " * ? T * * * * "rlS - pcnoW JjVory r ; rff $ u- i Si S * SKgr : psg g. feifiOT& SSjfe . , - Lin V. " 'r 'iiraUOn vl rtrfr- Thus the Mustang" conquers pain , Makes MAN or BEAST well again ! HIMEBAUGH 8c TAYLOR , Hardware and Cutlery , Mechanic ' Tonln , 1'itie.JSrnnze Unifier * ' douili and Jlit/fiilo k'cnlcn. 1405 Douglas St. , Omaha.