CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
The Nicaragua Bill Ready for the
President.
A WOMAN'S SUFFRAGE MEASURE ,
3Ir. Cookrcll CnllH Attention to Home
° Foots In Connection With the
Methods Kntidoycd by
Claim
Hcnnto.
OJJ , Fob , 7. The conference re
port on the bill to Incorporate the Maritime
Canal company of Nicaragua wns prescntci
to the senate and agreed to. The bill now
ROCS to the president for approval.
The senate hill to empower the Mt. Cartncl
Development company to draw water from
the Wabash river and Its tributaries In 1111
nois wns passed.
Mr. Blair , of the committee on woman's
BUffrngo , reported back favorably a Joint resolution
elution proposing a constitutional amend
ment to prohibit a denial or abridgement of
the n < ht to vote by the United States or nny
ntnte on account of sex. Placed on the cal-
cntlur , mid Mr. CocKrcll slid that u minority
report would bo made hereafter.
Mr. Cociiroll , from the committee on mill-
tr.vyaffairs , reported a RUbstltuo for the
house bill to remove the charge of desertion
from soldiers of the late war , und of the
Mexican war , whore such soldiers nfter-
ivnrds served faithfully till the expiration of
their term of enlistment. He explained tha
It was a general law intended to cover nil
classes of worthy and deserving soldiers ]
while not breaking down the distinction bo.
twcen deserters and true soldiers. Tno sub- .
stitulo was agreed to , the hilt passed , and a
conference was ordered.
Mr. Chnco offered a resolution , which was
laid over , cnllinir on the postmaster general
for n statement of the changes made In
postal clerks since January 1 , 1SS5.
Mr , Plumu asked unanimous consent , to
take up forconsidoration the house bill to
quiet the titles of settlers on the Dos Moines
river lands in Iowa , but Mr. Hlscock ob
jected in the Interest of Mr. Evarts , who
desired to oppose the bill. On motion of Mr
Allison , however , unanimous consent was
given to take up the bill to morrow moining'
unless Mr , Evarts should still bs absent.
The senate bill to provide for writs of error
nn appeals to the supreme court of the
United States in all casj.s involving the
question of Jurisdiction of the courts below ,
was passed.
A resolution offered by Mr. Chandler , in
structing the committee on appropriations to
innko an Investigation in relation to the lon
gevity , of mileage and "sea service" claims
of naval ofllcers was then taken up.
Mr. Cockrell expressed regret that the
fourth auditor anu treasurer of the United
States had permitted their names to bo used
by a Jinn of Washington claim agents , as
Miown in a circular yesterday. Ho sent to
the clerk's desk and had read another Wash
ington claim agency circular offering to ob
tain special acts for the benefit of persons
of persons having claims for pensions. This
circular , ho said , wns simply an attempt to
get ? 10 without the possibility of rendering
any equivalent. Mr. Cockroll proceeded to
give some other instances of dishonest at
tempts on the part of Washington claim
agents , and declared that there had never
been such an imposition practiced on any
class as had been practiced on
the soldiers of the late war and their widows
and orphans. Ho attributed much of the
claim agents to tlio fact that the goverj'A'ient
officials did not adjust accounts and b JJ/it / up
and pay claims ; out , on the contrary , sup
pressed und concealed the i'acts.
At the close of Mr , CoiX'rell's remarks the
resolution went over till to-morrow without
action.
The house amendment to the senate bill as
to cutting timber on Indian hinds was con
curred in.
The scnato then resumed consideration of
the legislative appropriation bill , tlio pend
ing question behiR on Mr. Hawloy's cmond-
mcnt to give nn additional clerk of class ! i to
the civil service commission.
Mr. Chandler hoped that ono of the first
acts of the now administration would be to
get rid of disreputable and incompetent postal
I clerks appointed since March , 1SS5.
* Mr. Allisod expressed a belief that the
civil service law , as long as it remained on
V the statute book , should bo fairly carried out.
VI I IIo contended , however , that the extension
of postal mall clerks last December wus not
I nn extension by the commission itself , for
II the commission was practically not a com
mission since October last , when one of its
I members was confirmed as commissioner of
Indian alTairs , while another of its members
had paid no attention t * it since then. Ho
thought that the now administration should
bo allowed to make rules for the extension
of the law to postal mail clerks.
Mr. Gorman replied to Mr. Allison , and
argued that if there wns no civil service
commission now , the fault was not with the
president nor with tlio democratic party , but
with the republican majority in the senate ,
which would not allow the offices to bo tilled ,
but acted on the principle that when there
was to bo n change of administration the
Wheels of the government must he stopped
and olllco not permitted to be tilled.
Mr. Hoar approved the extension by Mr.
Cleveland of the civil service law to postal
mall clerks , whether extension came late or
early.
After further discussion the amendment
was agreed to.
Another long discussion took plueo as to
whether tBo board of pension appeals , llxed
in the bill as thrco members , should bo in
creased to six. The change was made.
The bill then went over until to-morrow
nnd the senate adjourned.
House.
WAsniNOTON , Feb. 7. In the house the
committee on public lauds reported back the
senate bill providing that the public lands
of the United States now subject to private
entry , or adapted to nnd chiefly valuable
for agriculture , shall bo disposed of accord
ing to the provisions of the homestead law.i
only. Amendments wore adopted striking
out the words which exempt Missouri from
the provision s of tha bill , repealing the com
mutation clause of the homestead law , and
allowing persons who have abandoned or re
linquished tlielr homestead entries to make
another entry. Tha bill was then passed ,
Mr. O'Nell of Pennsylvania called up the
bill Increasing the pension of the widow of
llrlgndlor General Emory to { 50 a month ,
end It nusso'l.
The house then went Into committee of the
whole on the army appropriation bill.
Upon the suggestion that proper provision
bad already been made for the post in the
sundry civil appropriation bill , the appropria
tion of ? 100,000 fur n continuation of the
work on the now military post ut Denver
was stricken out.
Mr. Handall raised a point of order against
the clause appropriating $500,000 for the pur
chase of movable submarine torpedoes , and
pending a decision on this point , the commit
tee of the whole rose and the house ad
journed ,
for thn Indian.
S' , Fob , 7. The sub-committee
ia charge of the Indian appropriation bill has
included In the measure some Items of now
legislation of the llrst Importance. Ono of
these proposes to create a commission of llvo
members to negotiate with the llvo civilized
tribes ot Indians for a full and complete re-
liiiquishmont of their claim to the Cherokco
outlet. Tlio committee Is also authorized to
proposeto the civilized tribes their admission
I nto the union separately , or as one state or
territory , with an understanding that the
Indians shall have full rights of cltUoushlp.
Another Item , Inserted to guard against the
failure of the bill to divide the Sioux reser
vation la Dakota , proposes the appointment
Of a commission of throa members to again
negotiate with the Sioux for a relinquish-
Uictit of a portion of thulr reservation.
Naval Hill Amendment ! ) .
WASHINGTON , Feb. 7. Senator Chandler
to-day Introduced a proposed amendment to
the naval appropriation bill , authorizing the
construction by oontructof two harbor rams
Of stool , to cost , without armament , not ex-
co jdhiK 11,500,000 eucli , and of Uftcon gun
boats or cruisers , each not to exceed 1,000,000 ,
tons on dlsplucemont , or $500,000 In cost. It
apuropiiutes $5,000,000 to botdii the construe-
tfon of vc U and $3,000,000 , for urtaauicut.
WOMAN'
Synopsis of tlio Joint Hcsolutlorl He
portnl to the Hcnnto.
WASIIISOTON , Fob. " , The Joint rcsolutioi
reported In the scnato to-day by Mr. Blair
from the committee on woman's suffrage
recommends the adoption of tbo resolution
After reviewing the history of the woman's
sufTniKc movement , and making some com
incuts on n denial of the right of suffrage to
woman as an Injustice equal to that of negro
slavery , It concludes as follows :
"Unless this government shall bo niado
and preserved truly republican in form by
the enfranchisement of woman , the grca
reform which her ballot would accomplish
may never be. The demoralization and ills
Integration now proceeding in the bed }
politic are not likely soon to be
nrrestcd. Corruption is already a
well-nigh fatal disease. A republlcar
form of irovcrnincnt cannot survive hnl
Rlnvo and half free. The ballot Is withheli
from women because men are not willing to
part with one-half the sovereign power
There Is ho other real causu for the contlnuci
iwrpotration of this unnatural tyranny. En
franchise women , or this icpubllc wit
steadily advance to the .same destruction , the
sumo ignoble mul tragic catastrophe , which
has ongnlfed nil the male republic * of his
tory. Let us establish a republic in which
botli men and women shall be free indeed ,
Then Shall the republic bo perpetual. "
A minority report ndv-CHc to the adoption
of the resolution will be presented ,
Stronu
WASHINGTON , Feb. 7. A member of the
house foreign alT.ilra committee s.ild to-dai
that the opDo.iitlon to the Hdmunds' Panama
resolution would bo qultB vigorous. It would
bo based , in hla opinion , upon a wrong view
of the matter. The opponents of the resolu
lion , as they had expressed themselves
based thoi < * opposition upon tws things :
First , that thu Monroe doctrine was never
intended to apply to-such enterprises as tha
canal , and could not bo fairly so constructed ;
second , that the resolution , in its effect , do
nounccd an enterprise that waa failing , and
that such expression of sentiment would de
ter the Investment of capital on the Amur
inan continent. Those members favoring
the. resolution , however , constitute the ma
jority , and hold that now , with the party in
the French chamber of deputies openly de
claring in favor of the government assuming
control of the canal , this country ought to cx-
firess itself.
Unable to Ajjrec.
WAMIIXUTON , Fob. 7. TUo conferees on
the Montana , Dakota mid New Mexico ad
mission bill wore In session a short tlmo this
morning mid adjourned until " o'clockyith -
out having come to any agreement. A meetIng -
Ing was hold In the afternoon at which it was
decided to report to the two houses that the
conference was unable to agree.
Mrs. Slicridiui'H I'cn.sion.
WASIIIXOTOX , Feb. 7. The senate com
mittee on military affairs has ordered a
favorable report upon the proposition to
present Mrs. Irene Huckcr-Shcridan $ . > ( ' ,000
in token of the country's appreciation of the
services rendered by her Husband , General
Sheridan. This is to bo urged in lieu of a
pension.
The Wnsliiimton Aqueduct.
WASHINGTON' , Feb. 7. The joint congress
ional committee investigating the construc
tion of the Washington aqueduct tunnel
have about concluded to order the entire
lining of the tunnel replaced , and to charge
the cost to the contractors. The estimated
cost is 5000,000.
The Ci'oo'c Mill Kcpnrtcd Favorably.
WASIIIXUTOX , Fob. 7. The bill to ratify
the agreement with the Creek Indians , sent
to congress u few dny.s ago by the president
a message recommending its passage , was
favorably reported to.day from the commit
tee on Indian affairs.
A. I'OBTMASTHU INDICTKD.
Charged "With the Murder of O. A.
Scldcn , Former- ! Oinalin.
CiiKYr.N'XE , Wyo. , Fob. 7. [ Special Tele
gram to TUB BF.E.J John A. Snorter , post
waster at Maaville , Wyo. , was indicted by
the grand Jury of Converse county to-day for
the murder of O. A. Selden , his business
partner. Scldcn , who was a wealthy busi
ness man of Omaha , was associated with
Sheffer in establishing tlio now town of
Manvillo. On the evening of August 15 ,
18S7 , while sitting at supper with his wife ,
Selden was killed by some unknown assassin
who pushed a double-barrelled shotgun
through an open window and blew his brains
out. No clue to the murderer could bo found.
Detectives have been working on the case
for the post year and it is claimed have evi
dence which will provo boy end doubt that
ShefTor committed the murder. ShefTcr is
an old man and quite wealthy.
The Kfileacy of 11 Miidstone.
K.VKSAS CITT , Feb. 7. ( Special Telegram
; o Tun BHIL ] & \ > r several years past the
Ittlo cight-yoar-old son of Mrs. Galliland , o
S'o. 511 East Eleventh street , has boon
alllictcd with a cancer in the center of his
right cheek. About a year ago two doctors
examined it , pronounced it cancer , and the
child was sent lo u local hospital , where it
was cut out. A few months ago it reappeared
n the cheek and grow to' its former size ,
causing great pain. It was then decided to
, ry the effects of a madstone on the child.
A stone , owned in San Francisco , but in the
) ossossion of a man In Independence , Mo. ,
was procured. It was applied to the patient's
right shoulder and bandaged on tightly. This
was done nearly two weeks ago , and the
child has been greatly benolltted , suffering
10 pain whatever. The stone is on the arm
about forty minutes at u time , and when it is
cmovcd It is cleaned in a basin of water. It
s thought that the boy will bo permanently
cured in another fortnight.
A. Dust IC.vplosfon.
KAXSAS CITT , Fob. 7. [ Special Telegram
o Tin : BKE. | Soon after lo'clock this morn-
ng an explosion of dust occurred on the
fourth floor of the Carlo & Sons' oatmeal
nllls , corner of Santa Fe and Eighth streets ,
and immcJialcly thereafter llamos Issued
from the windows of that story. The ontlro
Ire department was called to the scene early ,
and succeeded In preventing the spread of
ho flro to the adjoining buildings. They
confined the bhizo to the floor on which It
vns first seen , but In doing so deluged the
structure with water ana thereby caused a
icavy loss on gram in store. The total loss
nn the building , machinery and stock is bo-
, woeu S15.00J and $20,000 , which Is covered
by Insurance for moro ttiau twice the greater
amount. Until yesterday the mill had not
been In operation since last Saturday , so the
owners cannot account for the lire except on
he theory nf spontaneous combustion in the
dust mill. Hebuildiug will begin at once.
The Alanlcan Outr.iRCU Denied.
KANSAS CITV , Fob , 7. [ Special Telegram
0 Tun Bun. ] The Hon. and Mrs. Louis L.
iVilllams , of Juneau , Alaska , are at the
3oates House. Mr. Williams Is a United
States commissioner to Alaska , and is u citi
zen of nootivlle ! , Mo. Ho Is oa his way to
Washington on olllciul business. Hogardlng
1 statement of n Mrs , Voqrhccs , made about
six weeks ago , that the United States soldiers
outrage native ) Indian women of Alaska , Mr.
iVilllams says ; "The charge is ridiculous
and an Infamous falsehood , and U easily dls-
> rovod. In the llrst place the nutivo women
ire devoid of morality , and In the second
> luco there are no soldiers In Alaska. There
ire n few marines , thirty I believe at Sltka ,
and there are a few sailors. "
'
I'romlnont Citizen Killed.
Toriiiu , Kun. , Fob. 7. [ Special Telegram
o Tuu HUB. ) Bagone Kopf , 'a prominent
justness iiuin of Council Grove , was killed
at White City this morning , while getting off
lui Hock Island train. In Jumping from the
ram Mr. Kopf was thrown against an oil
barrel , striking lib head. Ho never regained
consciousness.
It Wan n Fake.
AI.IIANV , N. Y. , Fob. 7. A Giovorsvillo
special suys ; There is no truth ia the ru-
nors of the drowning of seventeen men by
cams breaking through the lea ou the Sun-
aniiauu rlvur , near 1'lno Lake , several days
ago.
WHY SEWALL WAS RELIEVED
His Views Conflict ; with Thoao o
the Administration.
HE SAYS THAT HE IS MISJUDGED
And Given Ills Own Version nl the
Affair in Which Bnyui-il Fig
ures In an Unenviable
Unlit.
Snwnll Asked ( o
\V.\sniNiirON , Pel ) . 7 This morning Har
old M. Sou-all , consul general to the Sauioan
Islands , received notlllc.itton from the state
department that his resignation would bo no
ccptable , on the ground that his views were
not in harmony with those of the administra
tion.
tion.An
An "Associated prew reporter called this
evening upon Mr. Sewall and asked for n
statement of the reasons given by the .state
department for requesting his resignation at
consul general to Samoa. Mr. So wall said :
' The reason given is a disagreement of my
views with the vio\V9 entertained by thestatu
department on S.unoan affairs. This refers ,
1 suppose , to the testimony given by mo be
fore the spnato committee on forclcn rela
tions. No disapproval of my conduct in
Samoa has over boon expressed by the do-
p.irtment as far as I know. The views I ex
pressed pa the situation and the remedy
necessary were given ut the reijuest of the
senate committee. It was not for mo to con
sider whether those views nuruoil with Mr.
Bayard's or not. I do know , however , that
they coincide with those of all Americans
who have plvca the matter any thought , the
state department oxceptcd , for which 1 can
not spuak , "
Sou-all said that whatever his persona
opinion of Bayard's attitude ml ht bo , IIL
had during his entire tarm of ser
vice implicitly followed Instructions ,
notwithstanding they had plum
him in a false und humiliating
position. ' 'A great stir was made , " said he ,
"by the recent announcement of the dcclara
turn of martial law by the Germans in Apia ,
but this was only a repetition of what hap
pened bolore. Hven before the Americans
bad been deprived of their rljjht to u Joint
vote in the government of Apia , German
sentries had been posted and instructed to
shoot dead all men not answering the
challenge. Notices giviuf ? warning ol
this were posted only in German script.
When war was declared ufialnst Malietoa ,
Apia was occupied without notice to the
Americans. A leading American merchant ,
standing on his own land , was knocked down
by a Gorman sailor , who , on return in ? to his
ship , win imprisoned for not having bay-
onettod the man. L myself was stopped on
the highway even before war hail
been declared , and nn oflicer thrcateneil
to shoot mo if 1 proceeded. German sentries
are posted around my consulate at night. It
is for testifying to these facts , 1 presume ,
that my resignation was asked.
"It is natural that I should differ witli
Mr. tJayard in a policy if such it could be
called which permits sueh things to bo
done. Were my regret , " said Suwull ,
"at the loss of prestige in the Paelllc
by our submission to Gorman aReressioa ia
Samoa the measure of my humiliating ex
perience there , I could await patiently the
publication of my testimony mid the certain
results of an aroused and intelligent publiu
opinion. But to my lasting chagrin and sorrow
row , misled bv Bayard , "and actinir
under his instructions , I misled the
weak and suffering Samoins into
fresh misfortune. Upon Mr. Bayard and
myself , as an innocent instrument obeying
his instruction , must rest the grievous re
sponsibility for the distresses which now
threaten the very oxislcncu of the Samoan
people. When I arrived in Samoa the insur
rection of Tamasese , fostered by the Ger
man ortlcials for purposes now made
plain , was on the point of disintegration.
Malieioa , wtio had been repeatedly held back
by our representatives from asserting' his
authority , hail determined to tolerate tins
no longer. The day after I arrived , I ro-
ceived'instruction , the purport of which waste
to restrain him. I did so , giving him to un
derstand. as Bayard gave mo to understand ,
that neither ho nor his people would bo al
lowed to suffer. Maliotoa yielded
at ray solicitation , and our national
honor was pledged that wo would insist upon
our treaty right to the independent exist
ence of Samoa. I could not better have
served German purposes than by this mis
sion of mine. At. a matter of fact , public
documents now before congress showed that
the instructions in obedience to which I acted
on this occasion wcra sent ma at the instance
of the German und British ministers.
"In less than a month German ships ar
rived. Maliotoa and his chiefs were reported
and the man whoso life I mid saved by my
intervention was installed in Malietna's
place. Pitiless persecution wns bnguu on
Samoans suspected of friendship for our flag ,
and Gei-man control was as effectually es
tablished as under open annexation. Having
restrained the Samoans when they could
liavo destroyed Tamasese , and with his de
struction thu basis for German interference ,
I urirod their submission , trusting that when
dually the truth was known our promises
to them would bo fulfilled and our honor
saved by a restoration of the status before
the conference , when I gave Maliotoa such
fatal advice. In justice to myself and la
the hope of securing it for these wretched
people , I speak as I do.
"Before leaving for Samoa I had been
about the stnto department and with the
president at odd intervals for a month , ex-
Dlaming the situation and pointing out the
.nevitablo result of the German proceedings ,
and \varning them that that would bapiion
which has come to pass. When the rinlnir of
Mataafa became known , and the
German ileot ordered to return
to Samoa , I assorted positively
a Bayard that there could bo but one' motive
n this , mid that was to actively assist
I'arnaseso in lighting Mataafa. Bayard re-
icatcd to mo fresh assurances from Bis-
jiarck that Germany did not care who was
dug. But immediately on the arrival
of the Gorman ships with a new
Gorman consul , Dr. Knupne , wo
Und them siding with Tamaseso
ind precipitating a conflict lor which the
iamouns will bo forced to pay heavilv.
Uoalizing the unfortunate predicament of our
own people , and bitterly conscious of our
obligations to the Samoans , I sought to gut
from Bayard instructions that would enable
us to assort our proirasltion , but all the in
structions I received was n copy
of an apologetic note to the German consul
on account of an alleged newspaper inter
view and fresli assurances from Germany. "
Hogurdlng the action of the state depart
ment in accepting Bismarck's proposition for
i conference ut Berlin , Mr. Sou-all Raid ho
concurs with every OHO who has studied the
question that a restoration of the status quo
should bo preliminary to any ncKotiatioiiH.
Bismark's proposition to renew the confer-
cnca on Gorman ground means much. Minis
ter Pendloton Is sick , and whoever repre
sents us is to bo removed from American
mblic fooling , and , moreover , not
Ikely to bo well acquainted with
the subject. Weber , for years thn
German consul in Samoa , and Becker ,
ate German consul there , together with a
lost of other ofllcials who know Samoan pol-
tics , are in Berlin , and will aid Bismarck ,
, Veber was in Washington during the -con-
'orcnce here coaching tha Goruum ministers ,
iesidos , the history of our negotiations
vith Germany , as pointed out by Bates ,
should caution us and make us reluctant to
accept any assurances , for they have been
niado most freely on the eve of her most Im
portant movements there.
Secretory Bavurd was seen , but declined
o say anything on the subject.
Sullivan IB Knjoylnjr
iNnuNAi'OMS , Feb. 7. It Is Riven out hero
o-nlgut that a friend of Sullivan , the ab
sconding county clerk , received a letter
dated nt Montreal , wherein ho tells of his
info arrival in Canada , and remarks that ho
s enjoying himself. Ho also says ho intends
o start u hotel In Canada und become u loyal
ubject of the queen. Ho states that ha has
ecu Moore , the absconding Insurance agent ,
ItovUlna the Agreement.
CHICAGO , Fob , 7. At a meeting of the
managers of lines In the territory of the
C cntrul Trufllo association to-day , the coin-
mlttco on revision submitted proposed arti
cles of re-organlzatlon. The meeting took
no action other than to order the revised
agreement printed , and copies sent to the
nauagura of all the lines in the territory for
onglderatlou , criticism and. amend moat.
PINS INjnS TONGUU.
Itrutal Treatment of n AVcad-Mlndoi
NnnnvsK.v Crn'i Nob. , Pcb. 7. fSpccia
Telegram to Tn BijC. ! Mrs , Klngchargoi
with maltreating ] at imbecile stepson , hai
her trial this afternoon. The witnesses tea
tilled that she liad-bfton threatened to kll
the ) oy , and had Saio'ekod him down with i
clubTstuck pins lu hw tongue and Ictckci
him , The doctors' , , festtlled that the boy'i
body was covered with bruises from head t <
foot. The woman was llnod SIS. The boj
will bo sent to the Hentrico institute.
Another Vlcjhu of Dr. IJurrctt.
LINCOLNNob. . , , , , } ? . 7. [ Special to Tim
ttr.c. | Nols Johnson , living two and one-
half miles north ot Lindsay , who has boon a
cripple and bedridden for three years past ,
was visited by "Lr. ) " Barrett in August last.
The doctor made an examination , and said lit
could euro him in throu months for SIOO.
.lohnson agreed to the proposition , ami the
doctor drew .up what purported to be a con
tract , but which turns out to bo n note foi
f 100 , which ho sold to the State UanK ol
Newman's Grpve. Johnson declines to paj
1C , and has now n law suit on his hands. It
needless to say that the doctor never sent
lohnson nny medicine nor braces for his leg ,
as he agreed to. In fact Johnson never heml
a word from him since , although the mt'iit
cine was to ho sent in turee days from iflc
time of the doctor's visit. The medicine has
not arrived yet.
Fremont Items.
FUKMOXT , Neb. , Feb. 7. [ Special to Tnr
Bni : . ) HIIRO C. Lcberman died -at his homi
in this city last night , after an Illness of four
01 five days , Mr. Loborman , foranumbei
of years past , represented II. Fuhrmnn , ol
this city , on the road , but since January 1
has traveled for M. 1C. Smith & Co. , ol
Omaha. IIo was n uplcndid salesman mid
one of the most popular "boys" ou the road.
He loaves a wife and one child well provided
for. The funeral will be hold Sunday after
noon.
A series of evangelistic services were
begun hero last nkht. They uro under the
management of the Methodist and Baptist
churohos , and for the first two weeks will be
hold at the Methodist church. They will
continue for a month. They are being con
ducted by Uev. H. O. Smead , a well known
and successful evangelist from Minneapolis ,
assisted by HOT. J. S. Frank. *
From I'on on.
POXCA , Nob. , Feb. 7. [ Special to Tin :
Bun. ) A disastrous fire on the farm of S.
I. Ilnrf , ton miles southwest of Ponca , re
sulted In the destruction of a largo barn and
its contents. Thirteen head of valuable
horses and a largo amount of grain , ma
chinery and harness were consumed. The
loss will bo several thoas.iad dollars.
Yesterday morning as Dr. E. T. Huclcor
was returning from a visit in the country ,
the team ran aw.iv , throwing the doctor and
the tlrlvpr from the carriage. Both were
rendered unconscious.
On the day previous Dr. J. M. O'Connell
was thrown from his carriage , breaking his
noso. _
Deatli < > r. n Plonror.
"
Scnrri.Kii , Neb. , Feb. 7. | Special Tele
gram to TUB BEEij'- William M. Wnliccr , n
member of the linn of Shaw & Walker , hay
dealers , died suddenly of heart disease this
evening. Mr. Walker was one ot the first
settlers of Colfax county and one of Schuy-
ler's most prominent' and wealthy business
men. He was a melnber of the Accacia lodge
of Frco Masons , and will bo burled under
their auspices.
Kaldwfn-l'nync.
MASON- CITY , Neb. , Fob. 7 [ Special to
TUB BHB.J Ivist oveuinsr at 8'W : o'clock , at
the residence of tho' ' bride's parents , Mr. J.
F. Baldwin , cashicr.oi the Peoples' bank at
this olacc , was iriarVlcd to Miss Minna ,
daughter of Mr. an $ Mrs. J. A. I'nyne , by
the Uev. UT. Oliver. ' 'pf Kearney. A number
of handsome and valuable wedding presents
were receive d. ; '
Suicldo Ntiiu' I5\vinr.
Ewixo , Nob. , Feb. 7. [ Special Telegram
to Tun BEK.J A man by the 'name of A. C.
Bogoss , who lived nine miles north of this
| ) laeo , deliberately shot himself this morn
ing. The fatal charge lacerated his head and
face in a fearful manner. The cause of the
suicide was family troubles.
A Cornell University
ITICA , N. Y. , Feb. 7. [ Special Telegram
to TUB BBB.ITho appearance of scarlet
fever among the Coraell students promises
; o create nearly a * much scare as tbo recent
visitation of small-pox. Forest Homo is a
hamlet ono mile from the university , and up
ward of sevciity students board there. A
row days ago a child In the village was
attacked by scarlet fever , and to-day two
low cases are reported. When the matter
waa reported to President Adams n special
meeting of the faculty was called , and Drs.
Law and Hitchcock were sent to look uftor
the safety of the students. The postofllco ,
boarding house and several private houses
wore fumigated , ana notices posted for-
) idding the students to approach these build-
nga , or nny of the occupants to appear on
the university campus. Several students are
among those quarantined.
A Now HaUronil Dcul.
EvAXsvir.LK , Ind. , Feb. 7. It is reported
icro to-night in Now York advices to the
Journal that the Macicoy railroad syndicate
hud secured control of the Louisville , Evansville -
villo & St. Louis air line railroad
and the Illinois a& St. I.ouis railroad.
he latter running from Bellvillo , 111. ,
o Kast St. Louis , which , by building from
Mount Vernon , 111. , to Belleville , some
seventy miles , will give the Miiekey people a
lircct line between St. Louis , Evansville and
vouisville. The now deal will take effect
day 1.
- * -
The Iowa I'Vomht Ilntc.s.
CHICAGO , Fob. 7. The Hock Island and
others of the Iowa lines have decided to ro-
luce all rates in that state to the sams level ,
nstoad of availing themselves of the oniis-
Ions in the commissioner's schedules.
They take the position that If
hey maintain the present rates
on grain , coal and live stock. No good will
como of it , ui the commissioners now Imvo
authority to reduce these rates , and will
doubtless immediately rectify their mistake
a omitting the articles named from the
chedulc.
An Ijinli2Z7.ler Sentenced.
PiurADKi.i'iiiA , Fob.'f ? . Ambrose T. Secor ,
ormerly bookkeeper" and cashier at the
American District . Telegraph companv ,
ileaded guilty to-day to.tho omboz-ilcmont of
10 funds of the company , and was sentenced
o three years' imprisonment. The amount
nvolved is 8iid : to bajlboati 517,000.
A. MuKiiillceht I * u rue.
ST. LOL-ifi , Feb. 7.-4T to St. Louis Trotting
association to-day dc Uq\l | \ to offer a $10,030
guarantee purse for lifSi- class trotters for
ho fall mooting. Thh the largest purse
vcr offered in the west , , ,
A Hit ; Flrp'in London.
LONDON , Feb. 7. A great flro is raging on
Yard's wharf , at Lambeth. Adjacent to
ho wharf are sovoraUlrtrgo oil and timber
varohouses , all of wlllcjlliro lu great danger.
hate ArrcHis.
At a late hour last night Defective Dcmp-
oy succeeded In arresting Patrick Crow ,
vho is charged by Chief Gulllgan with set-
ing lire to a barn ou Twenty-eighth street.
Beaten Boll , who oudaugorod the lives of
ho occupants of the Kstcrbrook block by
loglectlng the boiler in that building while
out electioneering ; was picked up and spent
he night behind the bar * .
Helnxatlon.
II. C. Hilt , a lawyer , was arrested on
Jouglas street last night by Oflicer Gallon
or being drunk. Ho resisted vigorously
nd was booked on that charge as well.
Vhen taken to the station ho toro down tha
vatcr closet , and raised Cain generally until
t was found necessary to handcuff him to a
lost.
THE PARSELl COMMISSION ,
Another Interesting Installment of
Times' Testimony.
LE OARON ON THE STAND.
lie Coolly Confesses Ills Purpose In
America to llnvo liccn the He-
trnynl < > ( ' tlic Irish
Cause.
HoV 9 a British Spy.
Feb. 7. The Purncll commission
reconvened tills morning witn witness
Beach Alino Lo Ciiron , stilt on the stand.
Ho explained certain geometric designs In
ttiu constitution of the unltoa suctions as
being symbols for sccrotnry mid treasurer.
In March , 1S , the wltucu nttoniloit the
illstrlet convention of the uiiltcil sections , lit
which Sullivan anil Lomasney were present.
At the convention of the reunited .sections ,
now known us the United Brotherhood , hold
in Juno , 1S33 , 11 delegate from Detroit , where
Lomasney's widow lives , brought up the
question of supporting her because of Lom-
nsney's services to the brotherhood.
The objection was mndo by the defense
tlint this was not evidence. Attorney Gen-
cm ! Webster hold Unit these organizations
were really one , and that the evidence was
ndniissablo because Egan , Sheridan und
others wore directly connected with tholrisli
rovolutioimry brotherhood und the Irish
United Hrolherhooil. The discussion was
continued ab length , during which the attor
ney general admitted tlnit lie never had bocn
prepared to mmgcst Unit Parnoll or other
members of parliament were personally con
nected with murderous outrages. His con
tention was that they were nllied with
people whom they Unew to be , or could
have known If they hud made proper
Inquiries , to have been prominently con
nected many years with such outrages. They
had allied themselves intimately with the ' ! .
It. H. , " and availed themselves of its money.
Knowing the character of the "I. l { . H. , "
they contiiiuiul thulr allegiance with It after
a most dlstinet and positive notice , It had
been proved that several members of the
commons attended four of the llvo league
conventions in America whore the " 1. K. H. "
controlled the proceedings.
The court decided to admit the evidence on
the ground that the "U. B. , " Clan-iia-Gaol
and " 1. U. 15. " were practically the same body
and united. It had been proved that certain
persons , including Kgan , llrennan and Sher
idan , among the persons charged were mem
bers of the " 1. U. 15. " lOvhlpiico , not of one
member's conversation with another , but ate
to what was done in convention of the UU
U. " would be evidence against them ,
Bench , continuing , said ho accompanied
Ktrtm and other deluuutes to the Boston con
vontiou in Wsl. Egnu explained his escape
and told how he received information froir
Dublin Qnstle regarding tlie Intended movement
mont nf the authorltleu. li&iiii told the wit
ness that John Walsh and Dennis McCarthy
were sent to Australia to assist the Fenini :
prisoners to escape. 'Ho.uh said ho knew tha
ICgan was a member ot the "U. U. " In 18SI1 ,
and ho bollovcd that he had since continued
to bo a member. The witness idontilietl it re
port dated September ! M , ISS-i , congratulat
ing the members upon the Increased strcngtli
of the orfiani/.ation , and upon having con
ncctcd nil the broken links.
Beach produced a copy of a circular signet
by Kgan , dated January , ltS5 , forbidding
oao camp sending circulars to another. All
communications must bo made through head
quarters. The witness visited the southcn
state. * in November , 1SS5 , with a letter from
Egan describing him an u most dcvototl
friend of the Irish nationalists. Beach was
on the committee that tried and expelled Dr.
Cronan. "Egan. " the witness continued ,
presided at the league meetings in ISSt and
S-M. A circular issued in March , Isi'i ' , re
ferred to the 'emasculated and unacceptable
homo rula scheme , ' and urged the camps to
remit funds for 'delusion , ' a cipher word for
dynamite. "
Sir Charles Hussell then began the cross-
examination of the witness. Beach said be
went to America In 18(51. ( After his arrival
he joined the army. His object was to obtain
all the information possible. He swore to
llirht for Ireland's ' imlcoondonce , and took the
Fenian military oith of allegiance. He did
not intend Vo keep the oath. He never forgot
that ho was an English subject and British
born. Knowing that the conspiracy existed ,
Uovroto about it to his father , who , ou his
volition , informed the member of parliament
for Colchester , who advised him to inform
the home oftlce. From 18 J5 tbo witness tried
to obtain the confidence of those connected
with the organization for the purpose of be
traying it to every extent ho could. "I never
had the slightest syinpathy with the move
ment , " no s.iid. In reply to further
questions Boaeh said : ' 'All my communi
cations were made to my father up
to IS'iS. I was once ndjutaiit general of the
Fenian Military brotherhood , and attended a
council of war. I considered myself a mili
tary spy in my country's service. Prom ISliS
until Fcbrurry ] , 1SS ! , I communicated
directly with the British government. My
usefulness is now stopno.l. My communica
tion : ! nurubur hundreds ot thousands , They
were very numerous up to ISifl. "
CHICAGO , Feb. 7. According to a statement
of Witness Beach , or Lo Caron , before the
Purnell commission , during a tnpJito Mil
waukee in 1SS3 , Alexander Sullivan had
talked freely to him about Irish revolutionary
tactics. Mr. Sullivan this evening entered a
general denial. The wholo.of Beach's story ,
he declares , U a tissue of lies woven without
oven a respectable amount of ingenuity.
The Dally News to-morrow will say : "Lo
Caron was president of the State Pharma
ceutical nssociatian in 1&84 , and before and
smco that time has been making endeavors
to secure the appointment as u member of
the state board of pharmacy. In the con
vention at I'coria last August ho failed to se
cure the endorsement of the association for
the position and has showed bad blood. "
About a Diamond.
Wednesday night .limuiio'Tiinothy , form
erly a bartender , lost diamond from a ring.
It was picked tip by "Colonel" Mosby , who
claims to bo u cook , hut is general roustabout
at a baleen , He had it valued by several
jewelers , and had about completed arrange
ments for having it re-set , when the owner
got on his trade and suited him for it. Ho
said ho had lost it , but as the story ho told
was rather thin , ho was arrested by Detective
Drm psuy. The diamond is worth ubont $35.
1'oliitod Argument.
A warrant In out for the arrest of Iko
McCarty , who is charged with Blabbing
Hoary Gatowoud. The man had a dispute
over the location of the city hall , and while
arguing in a Vinton street saloon , McCarty
clinched his arguments with u knife. The
police give him a hard name.
i' d to iliillco Berkn.
Peter Borget SHVB ho is a Canadian and u
carpenter. The police say he is a suspicions
character and an Inmate of a house of ill
fame , and arrested him as such. To-day
Judge Berlin will decide who is right ,
Peter Wont.
Peter Johnson , a bartender , got on a drunk
last night and was called down by Oftlcor
Kvcrl.v. Ho did not feel Inclined to take
good advice , and objected to going to the po
lice station , but ho went , and is charged
with resisting an otllcor.
Meddlesome Mike.
Mike Haze endeavored to prevent Ofllcflr
Fisher from making an arrest lastnlght , and
was run in Himself. The other prisoner was
only a plain drunk , and Mike will have to
answer a uioro bcrious charge.
The Bicycle Contest.
The bicycle race maintains Us Interest , the
contest being extremely close. Last night
Prince lost a lap through an accident. The
score at the close was 'Ml miles 'each.
Veen Tliero Ilcfuro.
Gcrt McCoy was run in again last night
charged with disturbing the peace , Opposite
her name on the jail record U marked "ex-
convict.1'
Too Jubilant.
J. Nightingale , a collector , celebrated the
collection of a bud debt by discharging a re
volver on Tenth street. OHlcers KowdeuTind
Keyset escorted him to the station.
A ROYAL. SCAPEGRACE.
HcinliilHcotiers ot Crown Prince Uu
dotph liy A Snn Francisco Man.
At 817 Post slreqt , In this city , tliorc
is nt present residing 11 gentleman wltli
n Kuropenn reputation N. Huasol , M ,
1) . Though possessed of tin English-
scorning niiiiic , Or. Hussol is a Kussinn
by birth mid education. IIo is well
known 119 the iiuthor of strong I'nn-
Seltivlc writings , anil is u loading figure
among these who adhere to that politi
cal doctrine In Uussln.
Formerly residing in the Balkan prin-
cipalltios , Dr. Hitssel there catnoin con-
tac't oneo with Prince Rudolph , the
lately deceased crown prlncoof Austria ,
in reference to which clreumstiineo ho
wns inlorvicwod by ntian Francisco Kx-
ami nor reporter.
"i first mot I'rineo Uudolph"saiilthc
doctor , "in l.SSo , upon the occasion ol
his visit to Uustehuk , in Hulgarla. Ho
was then returning homeward from Con
stantinople. having been makitig a tour
of Iho ontlro Balkan peninsula. doubt
less with. the idoaof IcarnliigsomothliiK
of the people ho might one day liopo to
govern that In , should Austrian in
trigues prove successful. 1 was then a
resident of Kustoliulc.
"I'rineoss Stephanie , Uudolpli'a wife ,
had accompanied her husband on his
lour , and. as n mailer of cotirsea recep
tion was arranged for the royal pair.
As to the princess , it was , doubtless ) ,
sincere , for she wns a very attractive
woman , whoso cause for sorrow , through
the circumstance of her married life ,
wore already known , and had won for
her much sympathy. Her husband ,
however , had no cause to complain of
the apparent heartiness of his recep
tion. A great many of the notables of
the city were presented to the prince
anil princess , and our own ruler , IMnco
Alexander , did me the honor to intro
duce me.
"The crown prince expressed a wish
to have a private conversation with me.
Lie said that ho had been much inter
ested in my Pan-Sclavie writings and
speeches , and would much like to have
a personal exchange of views with mo
upon the subject. As a matter of
eourse'--hero Dr. Uussel smiled slightly
"it was impossible to decline so Hut-
tering an invitation.
"lint perhaps I had bettor say a word
as to the prince's personal appearance.
J cannot SUV that it was in any way im
pressive. lie was short and slijjht
meager-looking , in fact a blonde , and
not at all handsome. The most strik
ing feature of his face was the Ilans-
burg under lip , which is a peculiarity
rarely , if ever , absent from the coun
tenances of his family. In his case it
was very pronounced , heavy and gross-
looking.
"In spile of his rich uniform that of
an Austrian colonel ho was not at all
princely-looking , anil I could not help
contrasting him with our own kingly
Alexander , mid drawing mental con
clusions very unfavorable to Hudolph.
His wife , however , Princess Stephanie ,
who , on the occasion in question , was
dressed quietly and tastefully in gray ,
was most attractive looking.
"Tho iirinco wished to obtain my
views upon the future of the lialkun
peninsula , and at the same time favored
mo with liis own , in which it was made
quite evident he was desirous 1 should
coincide. Being of directly opposite
opinions , naturally wo could not" agree
upon the subject. When the conversa
tion ended ho parted from me with
many polite expressions of esteem. Tlii
was the only time 1 ever met him.
"Talcing the interest in the future
ruler of Austria that 1 did for political
reasons , it waa only natural that I
should have learned something about
him. In his later years , at least , there
has been little to admire in his charac
ter. He constituted in his own person
an additional proof of the tliory that
the royal family of Austria was rapidly
decaying , mentally and physically. The
prince had talents , but lie lacked the
moral stamina , necessary to keep them
properly directed.
"Of liis moral life , perhaps , the loss
said the better , though it should bo
stated that in his , early manhood ho was
nothing like the character he became
if late years. Uo married the Princess
Stephanie , daughter of King Leopold ,
3f Belgium. It was an ideal royal love
match , and for several years thereafter ,
perhaps , they wore the lumpiest
princely couple in Europe. She wns an
irtist of much genius , besides being a
line musician and otherwise highly ac
complished. The prince himself , in his
jarhcr years , was much inclined to
literature.
"Together , in the first years of their
married life , they prepared a series of
trlicles on various subjects , the prince
furnishing what you call the 'copy' and
, lie princess the illustrations , which
ivcre sent to the Gartonlaubo , the prin
ciple illustrated periodical in Germany.
The contributions were sent anony-
'
nously , and whether the editor kno'w
, he authorship or not ho affected not to ,
ind paid for the articles ut his usual
rates.
"Tho prince's first wrong step re-
lultcd from a sudden infatuation which
10 conceived for a beautiful Jewess
vlioin lie mot casually on the street.
lo made the girl's acquaintance and
iho became his mistress ,
"Princess Stephanie soon discovered
: ho truth , and many scenes took place
n consequence between the royal
iouplo , becoming the tall ; not alone of
Vienna , but of Kuropo. The prince
iould not he induced u > give up his now
eve , at least not for a long time , and ,
laving once broken from his former
food principles , ho fcoomod to give free
oin to all those impulses of unro-
traincd license which came to turn
' , 'ith the blood of his ancestry. His
oputation became little less than in-
ainous , and Iho Princess Stephanie's
wtionee and forbearance reached their
ittormost limits. She then suuaratcd
rom him and began proceedings for u
livorcc.
"As to the rumors now in circulation
> s to the manner of Itudoph's doulh
ho story , for instance , that ho was shot
ly a forester who had only too good roa-
on to seek' revenge I know no reason
fhy something of the kind may not bo
rue. It IB not many years asro since
lislifo was actually attempted by the
iUHbaiul of a lady whom he had in-
ulted. You will not find the incident
nontioncd in the olllcial history of
Austria , " suggested Dr. Kussol , with a
light smile , "probably not even In the
lies of the Vienna nowspapnra , but it
. as , nevertheless , a commonly known
nd accoplcd fact , though every otlort
/as made to Iccop it secret. "
W. Slim
Wong Sin& has appealed from the decision
f Judge Berka , who lined him | 50 .ind costs
or running an opium joint , and will carry
liocaaolo the district court. SlngFong
, -ent on his bond
Bai-cojmulil "l-'roin tlio Nllo.
A kind of Kgyplian mummy morgue
9 about to bo installed in two rooms of
ho Palais du Louvre , contiguous to the
ittll known aa tint "Sallo dcs Deux , "
ays a Purls despatch to the London
) uily Telegraph. Twenty nareopughl
rom the banks of the Nile have been
/Ing > n the lumber room of the hotel
) r several ye-ord , us there was no place
Mioroin they could bo arranged for
mbllc exhibition.
Now Haven Palladium : Lost A
old wavo. Finder will pluaso ruturn
a the signal olllco und prevent
uortiii cation.
THEIR LAST HOP.E HAS FLED ,
Iowa Liquor Donlors Moot With An.
other Dofont.
THE ORIGINAL PACKAGE CASES ,
A Supreme Court Itiilttiir Which has
the KftVct ol' Tracticnlly Und *
hip the KlRht Other
Decisions.
The Lint Prop Gone.
Moixn * la. , , Fob. 7. - [ Special Tele
gram to Tim BKK.J The supreme court
decided to-day the famous "original package"
cases , representing the last prop upon which
Iowa liquor dealers had rolled. The decision
Is against them mid In favor of the Btafo.
The case In point was that of Collins vs.
Hills und others , from Ivoohuk , both parties
having appealed , though the lower court Jiud
decided In favor of tlialiiitor ] dealer on one
point. The ovldoiico allowed Unit Uo had
boon selling whisky and beer for use as a
bevorago. having purchased his liquors In
Ohio , Illinois and Missouri , and imported
them to Iowa. The beer had been sold In
cases Just as they were delivered to him by
the i-arrier , and the whisky was sold bv t'l'o
single bottle , some of it in pint and aoiho In
quart Dottles , Just as it was put up by the
manufacturer , but wus shipped in boxes or
barrels.
The lower court held In effect that the
transaction of selling the beer In the manner
in which it was done , was beyond the power
of the state to control or prohibit , but w.u
purely a matter of commerce between the
states , which could bo regulated only by thu
congress of the United States ; also that
when the boxes and barrels in which the
bottles of whisny were tditppcd to and re
ceived by defendant were opened , and they
were removed therefrom , the transaction in
n matter of Intcr-sinl" commerce was fully
consummated , and that subsequent dealing's
with the liquors wore governed by the
statutes of this state.
The opinion of the supreme court Is by
Judge Heed , and holds that the distinct on
made between the sale of the beer and the
whisky is not sound. The way in which
it was placed does not ma
terially niter the character of the
transaction. In both cases he says that thu
liquor was bought , to be sold in Iowa , mid it
would bo absurd to say that it would bo
right in ono case to import it mul soil , and in
the other it would bo right to import but not
to sell it , because to got at it It might bo
accessary to smath n box or barrel. The
case says the decision turns upon the qurh-
ion whether the defendant had the rUht ,
lotwlthstaiidliiK the statutes , to sell "iho
iquors in the state. Aa to that the Judge
lolds that there can bo no iloubt , in view of
the uniform rulings of the United States
supreme court , and In the opinion of the
jourt that tho.prohibitory law does not in
fringe upon tlio commercial provisions of the
federal constitution. Therefore the lower
court is reversed.
This decision bears upon n number of
aimilar cases , and settlea the last hope of tlio
Iowa liquor dealers , who had thought that
they might at ill be allowed to sell If they sold
only in the original packages in which the
liquors wore imported.
The following decisions wore filed : Hosa-
line Martin v.s J. M. Hammond and W. A.
Stow , nppollants ; Fremont district ; af
firmed.
James W. Lewis , appellantv.s II. T. Court-
right ; Dickinson district : ntllnnod.
Gerald Couirhlin va W.S. . Hichmond ot al ,
appellant ; Cedar H.ipids superior court , re
versed.
The Hi-own Case.
MASOX Cmlu. . , Fob. 7.--Special [ Tele
gram to Tin : Bii.J : The cross-examination
of Mrs. Brown this afternoon was rigid in
the extreme , but on the main points in her
testimony they were unable to move her. In
many of the lessor circuinstances connected
with the crime Inn- story was r.ithnr lishy ,
and did not tend to strengthen her case.
The state now lias three witnesses to use In
rebuttal , and all the evidence will then l a
in. It is likely that , by to-morrow night the
lawyers will commence on their pleas.
Komiuitlc Uul. Bail.
Dis : MOI.VES , la. , Fob. 7. [ Special to Tun
Bni : . | Considerable Interest is felt In the
disappearance of W. C. Harvey , the missing
agent of the Denver , Texas & Fort Worth
railroad , for he lived hero until about a year
ago. IIo was train dispatcher for the Wu-
bash In this city , coming hero from I'anora ,
Guthrie county. Ho is runv charged with n
defalcation to the amount of from $3,00' ' ' ) ta
? 10,000. A sketch of his life reads like 11
romance , lie was born at the famous Fiva
Points In New Yorlc city. Ono daric ami
dreary night he wns able to befriend a poor
girl , as destitute and miserable as hlmsalf ,
and through his efforts the two were aunt ,
west with a large company of waifs. The
1'irl found a home in Illinois and Iho boy In
iowa. Before separating the two plighted
their troth , and expected some da.v to meet
ami marry. The boy foil into
gooil hands , was given an education ,
entered the railroad business , and In tha
course of time not finding his early friend ,
married a yoinii , ' lady of line family living
near Panorn. IIo came to Dei Molno.4 as
train dispatcher for the Wubash , and las
spring went to Denver and was soon given a
good position with the I'anhandln road. II
is stated that ho loft home a few days before
Christmas , leaving word that lie was going
Jown the road for a short trip. But as the
report rims , he was In Chicago the day beFore -
Fore Christmas , and suddenly ami unoxpsct-
: dly came fi'co to face with his old love ,
rimy rccngiiliM'il each other , and are sup'
toned to liavo lied together , ho mo mwhilu
jbtninlng considerable money bnloiiging to
he company. Ills wifu I * now at her father's
lome near J'anora , almost prostrated with
jricf tit the sad affair.
Fio/.cn to Death.
DuuuqijR , la. , Feb. 7. [ Special Telegram
lo Tin : Br.n.l The body of an unknown man
LVW : found in a ravine ne.ir Center Grove , a
rew miles from this city , to-ilny. On ono of
ih hands was a scroll with the letters "G ,
I. " tattooed on it. On his neck was a roJ
miiduei-uhiof .stumped with the namu ol
3'Brii'i1. The body wan frown stiff and vrm
rithout marks of viulenec.
Dircl in Ills Collln.
A gendarme was burled alive Iho
) thor day in village near Gronoblo.Ha.vH
i I'arli ; despatch to London 'J'oletfrai'n :
[ 'he man had become intoxicated on po-
ate brandy , mid full Into a profound
ilcep. After twenty hour.i passed in
ilunihur his friends coiiHldered him to
> o dead , particularly as his Imily ns-
umed the usual rigidity of n corpse.
A'lien the sexton , however , was loivor-
UK the remain * of the ill-fated tfon-
Inrnio into the f/ravo , he heard moans
ind knocks proceeding from tlio intor-
or of the ' 'four boards. ' ' Ifo imrnodi
iluly bored hole * In tlio sides of thocof-
in to let in air , and then knocked off
ho lid , The gendarme , had , however ,
eased lo live , liavlnu horribly mulil-
ilod his head in liln frantic but futile
ill'orts to burst his collln open. So tor-
iblen case nf promuturo burial has
mrdly over before boon rnporled In this
'ountry , where hasty interments are
inly lee common.
Not Dond Init Living Next Door.
Some Ion yours ago says thu Montreal
iVitness , a woman named J.uuie Lu-
ranco , came from a country district lo
ilontro.il to earn her living : us n sonm-
trcss. Aliont thrco years later she
MS informed by a letter from a friend
hat the only relative left in her , a
Utor , had just died , Time rolled on ,
, nd a few days ago. in the course of a
lonvoraution with nor irrocor , to whom
he was speaking of her family , ho in
n-mod her that a pornon from the BIIIIIO
larish and of tlio fatimo name , and corrc-
pending with the description of tha
ister , lived next door to her. Tli
ioor woman hastened to the spot , and
( tur mutual explanations thu comfort
ng fact win revealed ttiat the two uiu
are were again united.
