Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
EIGHTEENTH YEAE. OMAHA. TUESDAY flIOENTNG FEBRUARY 12 , 1839. NUMBER 242
THE LAXITY OF THE LAW ,
It Kllla Every Business But the
Liquor Trnfllc.
PROHIBITION'S SORRY FAILURE.
Whisky null Ilccr Under I'lutltloua
NnincH No Ilcvciiuo from the
Bale Tfl\en "lull nnd
I'lopcrly Low.
A Glance at. Manning , In.
This town boasts o ( n i > opulntion of 1,200
people something less tluiti were numbered
within her limits three years ago. There is
n dull nml listless aspect hanging over the
entire place , wholly different from the
Bccncs of thrift mid business to be met with
everywhere In towns of Himllur dimensions
In the state of Nebraska. Why la this !
Ono mil/lit say that it is nil Imagination , if
proof to the contrary were not so plentiful.
It Is n curious mutter of speculation , nny-
wny , why Iowa towns nil appear so loan nnd
cadaverous , and Nebraska's so Jolly nnd
rubicund.
Manning Is built upon n hill of consider
able altitude , and commands n birds-eye view
of the encompassing cornllclds nil the
scenery thuro is and which Just now
uinldst a disheartening drizzle of sleet and
anow'and rain , presents an extremely bleak
and dreary appearance.
It has been quite ti lively burp , nnd in ono
BCIISO , Is still. It lias u planing mill on a
Lilliputian basis , two peed sized elevator. ,
nnd Innumerable small shops and stores.
Still business , In all the well-deilncd chan
nels of commercial life , is at an exceeding
low ebb , and the merchants and tradesmen
Bit idly about waiting and watching for
spring.
"In Manning , " remarked a well known
contractor to mo last night , "prohibition has
affected every branch of business but the
liquor trunk1 , which nourishes just as vigor
ously as over , while every other trade and
profession , sewns In the last throes of disso
lution. The town as you can sec for your
self is full of empty store rooms , and those
that are occupied arc not doing anything like
the business they did before the law came
into effect. I liuvo llteiully nothing to do.
liit ) lay around and suck my thumbs , and
watch what little property 1 have to keep it
from molting away. Heforo the law was
passed the town derived u material
benetit from the saloons in the
way of rovcnuoninountingtoanywlic.ro from
? 4X)0 ( ) to $4fiO ( per annum. Now weclon't get
a cent from this source , still there are Justus
many saloons , and they tire doing even a
brisker business than over. What makes the
burden doubly hard to bear is the fact that
this $ -1,000 is now made up off of the taxpay
ers. Why , I own a business room , which
now stands idlu acrosstho street therewhich
was valued at $ " 00 only , and yet I am com
pelled to pay $ 'J5 taxes on it every year , al
most as much as it will real for. What do
you think of that a tax of 5 per cent in a
town like this ? Yes , sir , 1 lull you wo tire
hoodooed from some cause or other. "
I bore goodnaluredly with this plaint for
BOine lime longer , and then after supper ,
having previously received the necessary
pointers , 1 sallied forth to see the town.
The first place I happened in was u saloon
on the corner of Front and Woolman streets ,
nnd presided over by a big raw-boned , largo-
mouthed muscular Dutch woman , known far
nnd wide as Molly Locke. On llrst stepping
into the place ono might well think that ho
hud made u mistake , and Instead of getting
into a place of human occupancy hail entered
the cmbrouchuro of n Chicago sewer , so sti
fling Is the aroma of Llmberger cheese , gar
lic , onions , stale beer , and that multifarious
cflluvia that exudes from the customary habi
tues of the place. On the left side of the
room stands an oldfuslikmcd pigeon hole bil
liard table , with a few tipless cues In a rack
nt its head , and n dozen or more of dirty ,
greasy balls scattered promiscuously over its
rent and riven surface. On the other side of
the room is an equally dilapidated six-pocket
billiard table , a good mutch for the untcde-
luvnian relic Just described , only ono leg
is missing , ami the dismembered cor
ner rests upon n three-logged stool. In the
rear of the apartment , shutting off a corner ,
is n ragged calico screen , stretched upon n
clothes-horse , nnd which obscures from the
view of the delectable crowd almost peren
nially ranged along the bar or about the de
crepit billiard tables , a dirty gasoline stove ,
on which situ n colossal pot , llllcd with
steaming and odoriferous wcincr-wurst.
The bar is nn anomaly of antique architect
ure , n big , square , box-liko counter , painted
n muddy blue , nnd stuccoed over with
rosettes mndo from versl-colorcd tissue
paper , with n sardine can full of matches on
ono end , nnd a spreading platter of vinegar ,
sliced onions , and potatoes on the other.
This is the free lunch the tempting appe
tizer which Molly lavishly sets forth to
tickle the palates and exclto th'e thirst of her
customers.
When I entered the place last two hercu
lean Dutchmen were seated in the sawdust
in the middle of the floor , with their ponder
ous feet braced against each others , and
their horny hands tenaciously glued to an ux
handle. They were trying their strength
toe the beer or " 13. U" , us beer is relig
iously denominated in all the saloons in
Manning.
The test of this trial of skill nnd muscle
was that the ono pulling the other from u
Bitting posture to his feet was declared the
winner , and It devolved upon his opponent tenet
not up the Inger. I was an interested spectator
tater of this game until ono double-limed
Gorman' , who reminded mo more of some of
the enormous quadrumuim of Central Africa
than a human boine , had outpullcd his
nntagonlst no less than seven times , and had
swallowed as many tumblers of "U. H. " I
then ordered n mug of the stun myself , nnd
ns I stood tlioro apparently lingering over it
In the fullness of content , I inquired of
Molly if she wasn't afraid to sell boor in
mien an open way )
"Mo , " she exclaimed , opening with her lit
tle sleepy eyes , and wiping her Hubby mouth
with her apron , "vliy I doan soil ony peer
dots vas " 11. 13. , " und netting else. It vus
ogln da law for to soil dot peer. "
"But you keep whisky here , lee , don't you
Molly 1" I continued.
"God liu Hecmal , naw naw risky , dot vas
verso as peer but I pod some goot bitters ,
some barb-vlro , some lemon-shusc , mid colic
medicine , ns ilu pays call um , bud no vlsky.
Vould you try him I" und snu made n motion
to roach for u bottlo.
"Yea. Molly , I'll ' go you one give mo some
barb-wire. "
She poured out the stuff with greedy
nlnerity , and of course 1 found It Just what I
know 1 wouldan execrably vile brand of rot
ten razzle-dazzle.
I was anxious by tins time to get Into the
fresh air , nnd bidding the sly old Dutchwo
man good nigtit , went forth.
Next In Importance to Molly's place U a
Imscment further up street and on the oppo
site side , appropriately called "tho dlvo. "
It la n tough Joint run by u young fellow
named Christ \Vclsc. It Is u dark , damp
cellar , n "dive" in the fullest nnd most ro
bust senna of the expression , surpassing any
thing of the kind in Omaha or any other
large city , and Is a crying disgrace to the
village of Manning , and the great prohibit
ory state of Iowa , A ramshackle bar , reek
ing In tilth , a couple of pool tables , and u
half dozen deal tables used for card playing ,
constitute the furniture of this hole. Here
the youth of the town eoiigrccato nnd their
baelmnullan carousals arc the talk of the
town. Whisky and beer are dealt out hero
ot all hours of the day and night and with n
contempt for the law that Is supremo. U is
not only a rendezvous for boys rlono , as there
ore plenty of udult soaks nnd loafers hero
und they glory In "the dlvo. "
John Alberta , once the Icadln ? saloon
keeper hero and n man of considerable re
puted wealth , still continues to run u "lush
ing ken , " notwithstanding the discouraging
fact that his whole stock , consisting of $700
or (600 worth of whiskies and wines , was
Belted by the authorities about a year ago
nnd turned Into the gutter , I was in his
place last night and this morning , too , and
Loth limes found It crowded with beer-
drinkers nnd hlgh-flvo players , who sccme > l
to bo doing no ono nny Injury , only enjoy
ing themselves ns the stolid Teuton is wont.
Alberts also handles whisky , but under the
pot names by which It Is known nnd called
throughout the town.
frank Oniner , the man tried nnd acquitted
in the district court nt Omaha sonic months
ago of the charge of killing ono Ryan at
iSonth Omaha on the evening of July Ulnst ,
is also In the business hero. Ho calls his
place the farmers Home. It Is a cheap
boarding house , gambling den and saloon
combined.
There Is ntiotlicr similar Institution under
the Strong hotel , run by ono Christopher
Eioklcs ; then there is .the Milwaukee ex
change ; Sam Hrcckenbrldgo , a nrivato resi
dence with bur attachment , and two drug
stores , nil of which handle the stun openly
and in dcfllnnco of the IHW.
At the depot this morn Ing I saw n truck
land of beer kegs , nil full , billed to Joseph
U alter , Tcmplctnn , a little burg six miles
east , nf this place , nnd where , I nm told ,
about the same condition of things exist.
And such is Iowa's vaunted prohibition
law.
DISSATISKIKD WITH l-'LOQUKT.
The Krcucli I'rcmlor'H Popularity nt
Low Kbit.
| Copjr/iM ; / tS&huJamti ( Jir.l m H , iui'.t.1 (
PAWS , Feb. 11. [ Nev York Herald Cable
Special to TUB BKI : . | An examination
of Saturday's vote In the chamber on the
priority of the scrutln d'urrondissctnent con-
llrms the views already expressed in the
Herald as to the weakness of the cabinet ,
forty-six republicans voted against adopting
the opinion supported by F loquet , notwith
standing the fact that the president of the
council hud said ho would not consent to re
main in ofllec If the result of the vote was
unfavorable. These forty-sis republicans ,
with but few exceptions , belong to the radi
cal party , and in the list appear such names
ns those of Henry Mnret , Camlllo
1'ollatini nnd Miller. The radical
organs mnko no concealment of
their dissatisfaction at the attitude taken by
floquct in Saturday's discussion. Camilla
Pcllnttn , in an article in La Justice ,
whose political course is directed by Clemen-
fcnu , ironically said that the cabinet ap
peared possessed of a suicidal monomania ,
and that its llxcd Uea was to commit hari-
kari. M. Sigisinon Lacroix , In the Hadleal ,
was not ono whit more Indulgent for flo
quct , and the Langarc deplores the mistake
he committed , f loquelhns Incurred tne dis
approval of these on whoso support ho has a
right to count most , and has not had the
good luck to lind compensation in the sup
port of the moderate faction of the republi
can party. The moderate republicans are
not feeling ut all satisfied with him.
JACK , TUH Iliri'jail , CAPTURKD.
Tin ? Wliitccluipol fiend Una Down
nt Dundee.
LoN'nox.fcb. 11 The body of a woman
concealed in a wooden chest , was discovered
to-day by the police of Dundee. The abdomen
was ripped open and the body otherwise
mutilated. The chest was so small that the
murderer had been compelled to squeeze the
body into it. The husband of the woman
has been arrested on suspicion of being her
murderer.
A despatch from Dundy says that the murderer -
doror of the woman whose mutilated remains
were found in n chest there to-day , is W. H.
Uury , husband of the victim. 13ury was n
resident of Whitcchapol , London , and his an
tecedents which have been traced , suggest
that ho is "probably Jack , the Kipper , " and
that he is subject to ills of murder mania.
A post mortem examination held on the
body of the victim proved that the woman
had llrst been strangled , nnd her body had
then been mutilated , the abdomen being rip
ped open , und the legs and arms twisted and
broken.
Hury says ho left Whltechapol three weeks
ago. He refuses to say why ho left there ,
nnd acknowledges that ho Had no business
requiring his attention In Dundee. He says
that he and his wife drank heavily last night
before retiring , and that ho does not know
how ho got to bed. Upon awakening ho
found his wife lying on the lloor with a rope
nroufid her neck. Actuated by n sudden
mad impulse , for which he cannot account ,
ho seized a knife and slashed the body
Upon reason returning ho was alarmed nnd
hastily crushed the body into the chest
where It was found , thinking to lly und make
his escape. He found , however , that ho
could not leave his wife's remains , and ho
iinally resolved to inform the police. The
theory of the police ofllcluls is that Uury's
wife .know the facts connecting him with the
East End atrocities , nnd that she took him to
Dundee in the hope of preventing a recur
rence of the crimes.
SNUBBED THE L-I5G1SL-ATUU13.
Governor Church , of Dakota , Closes
Up Jlis Olllce.
BISMARCK , Dale. , fob. 11. In his message
to , the house of representatives Governor
Church attacked hls > predecessors bitterly ,
and the legislature returned the attack with
equal warmth , and then postponed their final
answer till Monday to get It in better shape.
After sending in his message ho closed up
his office , widch Is considered as a direct
snub by the legislature then in session , und
could not bo found by the ofllccrs "of the
house. As the message w.is considered very
Insulting , there has been much talk about
tholnaller , nnd Indications of action looking
to his prompt removal by the Incoming pres
ident , are very pronounced. It Is held that
the closing of his ollico while the legislature
was sitting is sufficient ground for asking for
Immediate dismissal. Representative Jones
says he will offer a resolution on Monday
asking 1'rcsldcnt Harrison to remove Gov
ernor Church at o'clock on the afternoon
of March .
Killed n Cntliollo Priest.
MBIII-IIIS , fob. 11. father Anliflold ,
priest nt St. Peter's Catholic church of this
city , was stabbed to tha heart this morning
by n crank named Will Ucovcs , The priest
had befriended Hccv.es , having procured his
release from Jail. It seoma that several
months ago Hecvcs , who is a young man
well known about town , was confined In Jail
on account of mental troubles , father Ash-
llcld visited him In jail and was Instrumental
in having him released after u short confine
ment. This morning nt 0 o'clock Hooves
rang the boll of the house , and
when the door was opened ho pushed
the porter aside and wont direct to
father Ashflold's room. The porter thought
him drunk and ran to the station house near
by for n police oftlcor. When the two re
turned they found Hooves sitting on the
lloor caressing the head of the priest , who
was dead. It was evident that Hooves hud
stabbed him while asleep , as the bed was
covered with blood. Three wounds , Just
over the heart , wore found , any ono of which
would have been fatal. The weapon used
was an ordinary pocket knife. When asked
why ho had committed the deed , Hoove * : re
plied , "God had told mo to do it. "
Plunged Through flio Ice.
DAXVIU.B , 111. , fob. 11. [ Special Tele
gram to Tut : BEE. ] During a blinding snow
storm yesterday , Charles Grimes and wife ,
Jacob Grimes and wife , Dug Cole , Mrs Fan-
nla McMalton and Miss Annie Leo , wcro
baptised and Immersed In the Guttcrcdgcst
branch , near this city , by Hov. Hedge , of
Cathn , and Hov. John Lee , of this city. A
largo hole was cut through the Ice for the
occasion. The converts wore all very thinly
dad , und after the immersion they walked
shivering In their wet garments to their
home * . Ono of the women curried a two
months' baby In her arms.
A BERTH FOR LONGSTREET ,
*
It la Reported That Ho Will Succeed
Hosocrans.
ALGER SURPRISES HIS FRIENDS.
lie llns No .Knowledge of Harrison
liver Seriously CotiHldcrluc Him
For the CiililiiRt InniiKiir *
ntion Preparations.
WASHINGTON Htm&vu Titn OMUU
61 ! ) FouiiTRnxTii SrnnriT. I
WASIIIN-OTON , D. C. . fob. U. )
A report comes from Gainesville. fn. ! , that ,
General Longstrect , the famous confederate
chieftain , Is to succeed General Hosecrnns in
the oftlce of registrar of the treasury , n posi
tion that does not require much energy or
ability , and whose duties consist In the occu
pant writing his signature at the bottom ol
treasury notes , drafts , warrants and United
States bonds. The registrar la the chief
bookkeeper of the treasury also , nnd has
three or four hundred clerks under him who
arc trained to their work.
ALnnu's buiiritistxu STATEMENT.
Senator Stockbridgo to-day received n
letter from General Alger. dated nt Detroit
on last Saturday. Mr. McMillan , who Is
elected to the United States to suc
ceed Mr. Palmer , had returned to Detroit
from Indianapolis before this letter was
written , General Alger states to Sunutoi
Stoekbridgo that ho does not expect to go
Into President Harrison's cabinet ; that ho
has not solicited the position , nnd docs no'
know that General Harrison has seriouslj
considered his name at any tlmo. This in
formation has created great surprise among
the Michigan republicans in Washington ,
as they expected to sao their re
cent candidate for the prcsidentia
nomination at the head of the
war department under the incoming udmlnis
Iration. They have now given tip all expec
tations in tint direction. Honator Spooner ,
of Wisconsin , expects to make his third tri |
to Indianapolis this wceit in the interest of
ex-Governor Husk , of Wisconsin , for a place
in the cabinet. Since it is understood that
ex-Senator Miller , of New York , docs not
want the secretaryship of agriculture , Gov
ernor Husk's name is to bo urged with great
persistency for that position. The Wisconsin
friends of the governor are not aware to
night of the letter from General Alger , and
when they learn that that gentleman docs
not expect the war portfolio , it is
probable that they will direct their attention
to that position , which was their llrst love.
This evening your correspondent asked Hep-
resentativo 'McKinloy , of Ohio , who ho
thought would bo tlio next secretary of the
treasury , and ho replied : "Ex-Governor fos
ter , of Ohio. 1 rcnllr believe that the posi
tion will settle down upon him after ill. He
is eminently llttcd for the place , nnd his ap
pointment would plciise the country at largo
as well us the state in which ho lives. "
While ex-Senator Platt was in the city to
day he told a friend that ho thought Now
York would be passed over in the make-up of
the cabinet.
IXAUGVISATION I'ISni'AHATlO.S'S.
fifteen hundred men from the regular
army and the militia of the District will escort
cert the president and vica president-elect to
the cupitol on inauguration day. Between
forty and fifty thousand men will bo in line
when the chief executive und his vice prcsi
dent are escorted froiri" the capital to the
white house. It is to be the proudest pageant
ever witnessed In this country , or any oilier ,
not excepting the military and civic displays
upon Iho coronalion of the czar of .Russia ,
nor the crowning of a king ] nor an emperor.
An immense stand of scats from which the
public will view the parade ( by paying from
Si. 50 lo $3 n head ) are being erected all along
Pennsylvania avenue now , wherever a
vacant plot of ground can bo found ,
also aronnd the treasury and other buildings
occupied by the government. Hundreds of
carpenters are employed putting up the
scats , which resemble these at a base ball
park or n fair ground. If the weather three
weeks from to-day should bo pleasant hero
the seat dealers will make n fortune. The
police arrangements for Keeping Pennsyl
vania avenue clear , are complete. There will
bo gorgeous decorations along the line of the
parade , which is fifteen squares in length
about a mile and a half.
TIIOMl'SON'.S ' PrtOSl'KCTS.
Ex-Civil Service Commissioner Edgerton ,
who was oflicially decapitated on Saturday ,
was about the capital to-day , and n report
was current that the two senators from his
state , Messrs. Voorhcss nnd Turpie , would
load the opposition to the conflrmalion of
Thompson. The Indiana democrats in the
house uro somewhat indignant over Edger-
lon's removal , nnd at least two or three of
them do not hesitate lo say Hint the appoint
ment of the South Carolina man is the re
sult of a trick intended to keep him in ollico
under the incoming administration. Tlioy
say If Thompson had been appointed lo fill
the vacancy already existing on the board ,
that ns between the two democrats , Edgcr-
Ion and Thompson , who would bo members
of _ Iho commission upon the advent
of President Harrison , the Indiunian would
bo retained. It is ascertained that the de
sign of the administration is to have the
nomination of Thompson called up on Iho
iloor of the senate before the committee acts ,
nnd by dint of unequal slrencih secure con
firmation before the republicans have had
opportunity to irct their heads logctlier and
agree to unitedly oppose his confirmation ,
President Cleveland told Kdgorton that n
sulllclcnt number of republican senators
would support Thompson to make his con
flrmalion sure. Ho was not calculating that
he might offend the Iwo senators from In
diana by removing their friend Edgerton.
The prospects lor confirmation are not ns
bright now ns they worn at the time Iho pres
ident had his interview with the ex-com
missioner on last Friday.
TllOMrSON A.NI > CIVir , SCIIVICB.
An Incident is related by a republican
member ol the house from North Carolina
which shows Mr. Thompson's regard for the
spirit of civil service reform. The member
says : "Not long ago I was very anxious to
have a woman from my state appointed to n
position in ono of the departments. She had
passed nn examination , but her name had not
been certified by the civil service commis
sion , so Hint she was ready for opiwintment
when culled for. I went to Thompson and
told him that I wished ho would have the
commission certify to her examination nnd
then have her appointed to ono of the depart
ments. Thompson thought I was a demo
crat , not knowing much about mo In any
respect , and ho told mo to go to
Oberly , n democratic member of the
civil service commission , nnd tell him that
ho ( Thompson ) wanted Iho woman's name
certified , so that he could have her ap
pointed to u position , Thompson cautioned
me not to go near the republican member of'
Iho commission , because ho said Lytnun was
n republican , und If lie knew Ihat a demo
cratic departmental official wanted the name
certified It would not bo done. It was to mo
u humorous proceeding. I did go to Lyman ,
nnd not to Oberly , because I presumed thut
I would get moro encouragement from n re
publican than I would from n
democrat , nnd because ! know
that when I went to Oberly , ho
knowing that I was a republican member of
congress , would not do what I wanted of him
even for Thompson , It amused Lyman very
much , nnd ho told mo that this thing had
been going on for months ; thatnamos were
bolnc'hastlly certified to the departments
after examinations , so that appointments
could bo mudo for political reason ! ) ,
MI.N'Oll TOPICS.
The secretary of the Interior to-day af
firmed the decision of the commissioner of
general land oftlco holding for cancellation
the pre-emption entry of John W , Drayton ,
being the northwest quarter of section 10 ,
township 23 , range 8 west , in the Niobrara
land district.
The senate to-day confirmed the nomina
tion of Sidney I * . Wilson to bo pension agent
for the District of Columbia. Mr. Wilson is
the father of Lewis Wilson , clerk ol the ju
diciary committee In the Nebraska senate.
Ho lost both legs nt Gettysburg.
An order was Issued nt the postolflcj de
partment to-day rescinding the order of o
recent date respecting through registered
mail pouchns between Sioux City and Omaha.
The ixjuehc * will bo dispatched via the Cedar
Kupidft t Council Hlufls nnd the Sioux City
& Missouri Valley railroad postodleo service ,
commencing at oucc.
Pr.iutv S. Hc.vrii.
UNMKUCIFuTi IHSASTHU.
Apparently In the Wnko of the Ohio
Western Conl Coninttnv.
CoLUMiins , O. , fob. 11. The failure of
Gllddcn & Curtlss , of Boston , nnd the sub
sequent attachment of the Ohio Western
coal company , created considerable excite
ment and uneasiness In Hooking valley ,
where the property of the company Is lo
cated. Saturday was pay day with the Ohio
Western , but the men received nothing ,
Shutting down will throw nbout seven
hundred men out of employment , nnd the
outlook for n speedy adjustment of affairs is
not good.
A strange fatality 1ms been connectcil
.with the property out of which the Ohio
Western grew. James L. Uurkey , who
committed suicide in u St. Louis hotel , was
harassed to the last by Iho thoughts of Iho
fortunes he had lost among the Hock
ing hills. Gcorco Lee , who killed him
self in n New York nolcl , was
liauatcd In his dying hour by the spectre ot
ruin In the coal fields of Ohio. Hoyal M
Pulslfer , founder of the Hoston Herald , took
his own life HOUIO months ago , and though ho
had many other business complications , ho ,
lee , soiit-'lit Hie fabled spot of gold that was
going to be buried at the foot of the western
rainbow. The Standard Coal nnd Iron com
pany , out of which thu Ohio Western groiv ,
was a colossal affair with n capital of ( " > , -
( KHtMX ) ) . This is the company in which .1 times
G. IMnine and Steve Klklns were Interested ,
holding $ ilJOO ( and & 0.000 in bonds respec
tively , and f. L. Harper , president of the
Into fidelity bunk of Cincinnati , had 00)00 ( )
It is understood that these holders still have
their bonds.
New YORK , fcb. II. Tlio Ohio Western
Co.il and Iron company , by Chester GrU-
weld and George S. Thermatn , its vice presi
dent and secretary , respectively , made an as
signment to-day for the benefit of its cred
itors. Tlio company is doing business in
Oliio , and had an ofllco In this city , in Colum
bus , O. , and in lloston. There nro no prcf-
orencQs. Uradstrcet's reports thut on April
! ) J , 1SS7 , the company was "not understood to
be enrnlnjr Its interest account as yet , and is
being nursed aloac by these holding its se
curities , which are largely owned by
banks and trust companies. Its future
depends on the disposition of its managers.
According to the company's annual report
on January 10 , the liabilities were l.I.OUO.COO ,
of which Iho bonded dabt was iU.U'J'J.oao , and
other debts , with collateral security , $ ' .110,000.
The assets consist of 7hK ( ) acres of coal land
in the Hocking valley , valued nt100 or 3300
per acre ; about UOJ houses , three l.irgo
stores , -IOJ railroad cars , four miles of track ,
three coal mines fully equipped , tour fur
naces ami a largo amount of miscellaneous
equipments. "
= Failed" > r $ OOOOO.
UOSTO : ? , Mass. , fob. 11. W. M. Browne
A ; Co. , wool dealers , have failed. Liabilities
about SJO.UOO.
A. PIlECAUriO.SAItr MEASUHE.
Steps Taken to Protect American In
terests In Panama.
WASHINGTON' , fob. 11. The senate in se
cret session , passed the following bill , to en
able the president of'the United States to
protect our Intcrcsis In Panama :
13o it enacted , etc. , that there be and Is
hereby appropriated qut of any money in the
treasury not otherwise appropriated the sum
of 4250,000 to enable the president to protect
the interests of the United States , and to
provide for the security of the persons nnd
property of the citizens of the United States
at tlio isthmus of Panama in such manner ns
ho may deem expedient.
It is learned that the committee on forei gn
relations had rcceivol no news of nny out
break at Panama , but , deeming it best to bo
prepared for any that might occur , it had
decided to ask for the passage of tlio bill at
once us an independent measure , rather than
risk the delays and uncertainties attending
an amendment to the appropriation bill. The
troubles feared are such as are incident to
the discharge , in a body , of laborers \yhoso
means of gaining a livelihood are thereby cut
off , and who , in their desperation nnd disj
tress , may resort to violence and bloodshed.
It is understood that it has been deemed
wise by the authorities of the United Stales ,
Great Britain and other nations having largo
numbers of iheir citizens o-nploycd on the
Panama canal to arrange for bringing them
home in case of a wholesale discharge , nnd
not to suffer them lo remain on tlio isthmus
in destilution and want. To provide for this
the sum of 5'JjOODO was appropriated.
After a number of appointments favorably
reported by the committees had been con
tinued , the question of moving Ihe injunc
tion of secrecy from the proceedings in con
nection with the consideration of the British
extradition treaty was taken up. To Ibis
lliere was considerable opposition. The mo
tion finally prevailed and to morrow a record
of proceedings covering a period of two or
three years will bo furnished to the press.
A IiroHOUGHJjY HAD 31AN.
Spy lie Cnrnn's Course Diirlni ; ho
Missouri 1'aulflc Sii'ikc.
SciiANTON' , Pa. , fob. 11 , [ Special Tele
gram to TUB BEI ; . ! Lo Caron , alias Beach ,
the informer now testifying against Parncll
in London , tried lo distinguish himself in
this counlry three years ago during the
great strike on the Missouri Pacific railroad.
General Muslov Workman Powderl.y of the
Knighls of Labor said In regard lo him ; "I
have no personal acquaintance with him , I
nm glnd to say , but I have good reason to
know ho IK an unscrupulous , dangerous man.
During tlio strike on the Missouri Pacifle
railroad three years ago I received a commu
nication from Lo Caron in which ho found
fault with the peaceable methods of the men
along the line of that railway. In
that communication ho staled that
the only way to var.qulsh Iho com
pany was by omploiinff force and
slriking at the pocket through wholesale do-
slrucllon of the property. Ho expressed n
desire to become acquainted with men whom
ho could trust along the line of the Missouri
Pacifle railroad and who belonged to the
Knights of Labor , inlordcr that ho might ex
plain to them the use of a certain explosive
which ho claimed to bo master of. ilo as
sured inn In his loiter that if I would give
him the names * of good , reliable Knights of
Labor he would put himself In communica
tion with Itiom , and If they would bo guided
by his advice tlio company could ha crippled
In twenty-four hours' by blowing up certalu
bridges and culverts along the road. I took
no particular notice of the communication
further than to lllo It away. I regarded the
writer as a crank , but I took precaution to
warn our men against him. "
Kansas Pcnllentlnry Framli ) .
KANSAS Cirr , fob , 11. The Times pub
lishes to-day the /ao-sitnlla of a secret
agreement entered Into by various parties
accused of fraud In connection with the
ICansas penitentiary -coal contracts. It has
been alleged that the state of ICansas has
jcen defrauded of largo sums of money by
collusion between coal contractors and the
joard of directors of the Kansas peniten
tiary.
AgntnBt Oklahoma.
WASHINGTON , Fob. 11. The senate com
mittee on territories had the Oklahoma ter
ritorial bill under consideration to-day.
Dhlofs Bushyhcad and Harris , of the Chero-
see nation , have protested against the pas
sage of the bill , nnd Mr. Hey , their attorney.
spoke in opposition to the bill. Hey will
continue his argument Wednesday , when ex-
Senator McDonald will also epealt against
the bill
DR , KELLY SHOT FOUR TIMES
Attacked By Two Mon About a
Mlle From Norfolk ,
WHILE RIDING WITH HIS WIFE.
llio Wound * Xtioitgli Serious Arc
Not Neocssnrlly fntnl Illn
Wlfo Uninjured The
Hot-so Killed.
Anilitmlicd nnd Slior.
Noitroi.K , Neb. , fob. II. [ Special Telegram
gram to Tim BCK. | This city was thrown
into great excitement this afternoon between
4 and 5 o'clock by the report brought lute
town by E. 1) , Hammond , n nursery man ,
living out near the hospital , to the effect that
Dr. Kelly had been shot. The doctor drove ,
to town with his wife this afternoon and
was returning when a couple of men drove
out of n grove about n niilo from
town nml commenced shooting n <
him with revolvers. Getting by thorn
ho drove nt a rapid rate towards the hospl
till. They turned , and putting their horses
Into n run , continued their shooting , follow
ing him for half or threc-quarlers of a mile.
Ho was struck Iwico in tlio arm , and once in
the shoulder , the ball probably fracturing
the bone , nml a fourth shot passing through
his coat collar close to his neck. The doctor
is very seriously , but it is thought not dan
gerously wounded. The horse w.is probably
fatally shot. Sheriff flynn. Policeman
O'Banan and others Immediately mounlci
horses nnd started for the Junc
tion , where they found nnd ar
rested the would-be assassins , brought
them to town and put them in the
lockup. Thov will be carefully guarded to
night to prevent any attempt at rescue. The
men who did the shooting are : i brother ol
Caroline Soudlor , and cither his brother-in-
law or some friends.
The excitement increases rather than de
creases , as the facts become known. The
charges against Dr. Kelly for causing the
dcutli of tlio Soudinr girl are now familiar to
the people of the st.i'u. ' The doctor is under
$10,0(10 bonds on this charge. The feeling
against him on the part of certain classes ,
particularly the relatives of tlio girl , has
boon very strong , and threats of violence
have been made.
There is , however , nn sympathy with this
attempt to murder Dr. Kelly. It is felt that
the courts are able to deal with the case. The
Jail is strongly guarded , and no trouble is
anticipated. At this time Ihc condition of
Dr. Kelly is believed lo be grave , while his
wife is greatly prostrated.
An Artesian Salt Well.
L'INCOI.N , Nob. , fob. 11. [ Special to Tun
Biuj The little village of Unadllhi is inn
furor of excitement over the discovery of
an artesian wcl1 that gives up salt water.
This thrifty village is located 'in Otoe
county , about twenty-live miles cast of Lin
coln , and aside from this city Is the only
place in Ihe state that ever went wild over
Iho iiiea of furnishinir salt for Ihe world. No
sooner had the discovery been made than
some enterprising citizens of the burg com
menced to cast nbout for evidences that ; the
well nilcht bo turned to practical account.
Prof. Nicholson , of the state university , has
Just analyzed n botllo of the water and
sUUos-Uiai-it.oiily contains about 2 per cent
of salt , but that it is of a very pure quality.
It is certain Ihnt If this is true Iho well will
not prove to bo a profitable one , and that the
find will bo as barren as the average coal
lind in the state. The well is on the farm of
Charles Darnmn. It is 2SO feet deep , nnd
quite 100 feet above the creek level.
A Ilrcalc Kor Ijllierty.
LINCOLN , Neb. feb , 11. [ Special to Tun
BKK.I At 9 o'clock yesterday morning ,
Brooks , Williams and Wattle , three of the
toughs of the chain gang , made a break for
liberty , which came well nigh proving suc
cessful all around , nnd did for one of them.
The three bloods have boon kept chained to
gether for the past two or thrco days , nnd
crowded into a 5x5 cell. It seems thut this
did not suit their aesthetic tastes , and they
succeeded ill prying the door from Its hinges
with a plow coulter. When the hall door
was opened by one of the attachas of Iho po
lice slation llioy made a concerted break and
gained the streets , ono running east , ono
running west and the other south. Police
men Pound , Green and Pierson happened to
bo at hand , gave chase und the two lirst
named officers e.iught their men. Picrson's
man was fleet of foot and escaped.
Teachers' Association.
NEOI.A , Neb. , fob. 11. The Teachers'
association of Nuckolls county held a most
successful meeting hero this afternoon under
the leadership of County Superintendent
French. Miss C. E. Gorloy gave n vfcry Hue
address on primary work and kindcrgurdcn
methods , using a class of little fellows to
illustrate her ideas.
They "U'hlwped Tholr Mother.
UIIOWNVH.LB , Neb. , fcb. 11. [ Special
to Tun BUK.J Two men named jTimplo
wcro arrested here last night for beating
their old mother nearly to death , Great ex
citement prevailed fora while , and there
was danger of rough handling. They
wcro tried this morning , lined and given
until 4 p. m. to get out of town. They
"dew. "
Kearney Speculators.
KUAUXEV , Neb , , fob. 11.-Special [ Tele
gram Tin : to Bci : . ] About sixty Kearney
people will bo present to-morrow to buy up
the first lots offered for sale in Chuppcl , the
prospective pounty seat of Doul county. The
county seat election will bo held to-morrow.
iirownvillo Him : i Paper.
Bnowxvii.Mj. Neb. , fob. 11. [ Special to
Tins BKII.J The Brownvillo News , a weekly
paper , Mr , Dunnan , editor nnd proprietor , Is
the latest addition to our town. The Jirst
Issue will appear this week.
Vivo nl NcliraHlfn Cily.
NijiiitASKA CITV , Neb. , fob. 11 [ Special
Telegram to Tun BKK. ] The residcnco of A ,
Waddington on Second avenue was de
stroyed by lire this forenoon. Loss about
$ . ' ,000 ; insured.
WILIJ MAIIIIV'AN' AMIOIUGAN.
iioiilariftcr to Wed n St. Louis Girl
AVIion Divorced.
ST. Louis , fob , II--The Uepublle this
morning announces that It has good reasons
to believe that if General Boulungcr , the
central political figure in franco at present ,
obtains a divorce from his wife , ho will
shortly thereafter marry the divorced wife
of Joseph D , Lucas , of this city. The lady
In question was , ' before marriage , Miss
L''annio McLaren , daughter' of Colonel
nel CharlcB McLaren , an old and
iiroinlnent citizen of St. Louis , She Is a
very handsome and accomplished woman ,
nnd llrst met thy general in Now York in
18S1 at a reception given to the delegation of
French notables who cuino to this country to
participate In the celebration of the ccntcn-
ilal of the battle of Vorktown. Ho Is said
o have been much impressed with her
beauty on tlmt occasion. Later ho met her
again in this city and It Is said he has im-
irovcd this acquaintance siaco Mr a. Lucas
las been In Europe.
Killed Kor $2.50.
MOUNT VuiiNOif , 111. , feu. 11. In a quarrel
regarding the settlement of 12.50 between
Tom Hawkins and Crate Patterson , the lat
er was cut hi the stomach , aud will probably
die.
A PIUCK ON THK1H 1113ADS.
Iico Glnjr , ? Ioy Dan and Leo Voo Aflk
Protection from Itlgliblmlcr.1.
KANSAS CITY , fob. II. [ Special Telegram
toTiiullBR. ] Tltcro is u serious trouble
brewing in this city between the Chinamen ,
that Is daily growing more Interesting , anil
threatens tragic results. It started last
f rlday , when Leo Glng was arrested on a
charge of grand larceny. Tlio warrant was
sworn out by Wall LOP , who , with Wuh
Sing , run gambling dens under the gulso of
laundries , nt 32 < J and 3W West fifth street.
Wall Lee claimed that ho had won $100 from
Lee Glng , and that tlio latter nfterwnrds
grabbed tlio money nnd ran away. LPO
Glue's story IM that lie was playing In Wai
Leo's establishment aud lost considerable
money there , and finally there was
tlOJ of his money wagered
on the board ngainst n similar amount be-
lonuing to the proprietor. Ho claims that nt
this stage of the game ho discovered that he
was being cheated and that hn then took his
own money aud withdrew. After Leo Cilng's
arrest ho was released on bond furnished by
Leo Voo , and the case was sot for trial to
morrow morning. Leo "Voo nnd Moy Dan
are friends of Leo Oing , nnd they determined
to cause Wall Leo and Wnli Sing trouble.
Friday night Moy Dan visited ono of their
places nnd took part In the game. Ho hail
deliberately decided lo lose his money , and
marked n silver dollar , which was losl al
most as soon us ho laid it down. The
dollar wont Into the cash box ,
kent by the proprietor , and Moy Dun then
uulotly slipped out. Ho wont to the police
station , ami as ho talks good English it did
not take him long to tell what was going on
at the places Kept by With Lee and Wall
Sing. A raid was ordered , nnd Iwenty-nino
players were captured besides the proia-1-
etors. The informer , Moy Dan , told the
ofllcers to bo sure and get the cash box , and
his marked dollar , together with his testi
mony , would nid materially In convicting thu
gamblers. The box was secured , nnd the
marked dollar will cut a considerable figure
In the trial which takes place to-morrow.
To-day throe very excited Chinamen vis
ited Chief Spoors. They were Lee Ging ,
Moy , Dan and Leo Voo. They wanted pro
tection from the chief , as they fear they will
be Killed. They siid : that Wall Leoand Wall
Sing had offered il.SOi ) for their three scalps
or $000 for each of them killed. They
claim to bo sure of this , and they further
said tlmt In response to telegrams sent to
San Francisco , highbinders are on the way
here from that city to kill them for the pre
mium otferod. The chief referred them to
the prosecuting attorney.
T1IK IMII3SUJKNTS'
An Interview With IVcHidiiiit. Hujjliitt
ol' the Northwest cm.
CHICAGO , fob. 11.Special [ Telegram to
Tin : Hr.i.j President HuRhltt , of the
Northwestern road , was asked this morning
what progress had been made in securing
signatures to the presidents' agreement.
"The roads which did not sign immediately
have not signed since. Wo expected to have
another meeting of the presidents this
week , but I have learned that it
would be impossible for seine of them to at
tend , and the meeting will bo put off until
next Tuesday or Wednesday , " Mr. Hughiit
had not heard lately from President Strong ,
of the Santa f o. Ho is in Texas nnd bus not
secured the signature to the agreement of
Kansas City , fort Scott & Gulf , neither has
any word been received from the Chicago ,
Burlington & Northern. The Illinois Central
lias not changed its refusal to sign , and the
Chicago , Burlington & Qutucy will not , sign
until the signatures of all the others are an-
surcdtTho feeling has all along prevailed
among the general ofllcers of the roads that
the presidents' agreement would not mater
ialize. Unless some way of bringing the
backward roads into line can bo
invented at Iho coming meeting of the presi
dents , it is thought that all effort to form
the inter-state commerce association will
cease. In this event , IJeccivor MoNultn , of
the Wnbash , is fearful of not only a crash la
railway stocks , but also of a disastrous
financial crisis. The presidents are , how
ever , intenscly'inleresliid in Ihe formulion of
the agreement , nnd stronger canvassing than
ever will be done before next Tuesday.
TII10 F1HE KUCOKI ) .
Intensive Chemical Works Destroyed
An Oil Illuzc.
PHILADELPHIA , Fob. 11. The cntonsivo es
tablishment of James Wcyth & Brother ,
manufacturing chemists at Nos. 141'J and
141(1 ( Walnut street , burned yesterday. 'The
building was completely gutted nnd the loss
is estimated at $ T > 00,000. It was insured forever
over $300,000. The lire created Iho prcatest
excitement in Ihe neighborliood. families
hastily packed up their most valuable pos
sessions and moved to safer quarters. The
guests of the Hotel Stratford wcro alarmed
and many of them moved out. The theory
generally advanced is that two combustible
chemicals came in contact and started
a lire , which spread rapidly through the cel
lar. During tlio progress of the fire the cen
tral portion of the double building fell , bury
ing several firemen. George Showers was
taken out dead and Abraham Savory and
William Buzzard wcro injured , the latter
quite seriously.
Thu loss on the annex to the Hotel Strat
ford , which was partly damaged , will bo
about $100,00,1 , ; covered with insurance.
New Yowc , fob. II. A lire broke out in
the Standard Oil company's works at Con
stable Hook , N. J. , last night , anil the main
buildings and tank burned for several hours ,
Kill-Von-Kull , nnd the lower part of New
York bay were highly illuminated. Attempts
to quench the flames on the part of the fire
men proved fulilo. The loss is estimated at
between ? 50OdU and f 75.000.
UiiildincH | Iliirneil.
MINOR , DuU. , feb. 11 fire destroyed six
frame buildings occupied us btores this
morning. Loss , $12,000. Thrco buildings
were blown up lo check the progress of the
lire.
The Death Kcuord.
NEW YOIIK , Fob. 11. A cablegram to the
Catholic News of this cily announces the
death of Cardinal John Buptistc Pltra , who
was second in rank in the sacred college.
He was made cardinal March 10 , ISiiit , and
was one of the six suffragan bishops of the
Honmn pontiff.
WASHINGTON' , Fcb. 11. Colonel Henry j ;
Hunt ( retired ) , governor of the soldiers ,
liomo in the District of Columbia , died this
morning of n complication of diseases. Ho
was In his sixty-fourth year ,
Colonel Hunt fought through the Mexican
war and was twice promoted for ualluntry.
Ho was promoted to major on May 11 , 1 Mil ,
ind commanded the artillery on the extreme
loft at the battle of Bull Hun , After suc
cessive promotion , ho was appointed chief of
artillery of the army of llio Potomac , nnd on
July (1 ( , lwfll , was breveted major general of
, 'oluntccrs for "faithful and highly meritor-
'
ous services , " At Goltyhburg 'It was Gen
eral Hunt who concentrated the artillery lire
uno Plckctt'H famous division and almost an-
illiiluled it. Ho was retired as a colonel In
SSI ) and appointed governor of the National
Soldiers homo , in tills city.
The mivv department Is informed thai
[ { car Admiral Chandler , commundmg the
Asiatic station , died at Hung Kong yesterday
'rom un attack of apoplexy.
' *
The Signal Kervlee.
WASHINGTON , Fob , 11 , The secretary of
war to-day transmitted to the house the state-
nent of the chief signal ollico of tha army.
setting forth a very satififaotory condition of
ho signal corps' nnd the inenicicney of Iho
ircscnt lieutenants of Hint corps. General
Ireely urges the passaue of a rcarguniz-ilion
bill for the improvement of thu service gen- ,
orally.
an Alignment.
DiJAinvoop , D. T. , Feb. II. [ Special Tele
gram to the Hue. ] B , II , Koliorn , dealer In
clothing , to-day made an assignment to P. D.
O'Brien. .His liabilities are 10 > WU.
TRIED IT AGAIN AND LOST ,
A Burlington Fhumolor Moukoya
With the Dttzn Saw.
CLEANED OUT BY BUNCO MEN.
Palmer S.nui'llleos S. , OOun ( tli *
Altitvnl'GullltiiHty-llia Brown
Murilor Trial Oilier
lo\vn NOWH.
Huncnril Kor Vivo Tliouinml.
BUUI.IXIITON , In. , fob. 11.-Special [ Tolo *
grnm to Tin : Bii.j Luke Palmer , sr. , for
llfty years a resident of Burlington , worth
nbout WoU.OOO , nnd reputed to bo one of tha
shrewdest financiers in Iowa , fell a victim
to bunco men on Saturday to the
tune of Jo.OOO. The particulars have ,
until thin morning , been guarded
closely. The game employed was
'but n slight variation of the llrst bunco game
on record. The men who played It were J.
f. Connor , known the country over us
"Dyed Heddy Connor , " be < uuso of his fiery
hued mustache , and G. W , Kelly , alias -'Big
Nose Kelly , " and n third p.il.
The first pair are the same who worked u
state onicial at Toueka , Kan. , three )
years ago for $ l2Wtl. ) They came
into town at 11:00 : Saturday morning ;
nml wcro nt once spoiled by un
oflleor nnd warned lo leave. They ate ti
hasty dinner , spotted their victim , and
introduced him to a room where nil alleged
Cincinnati publishing house was o inducting
n lottery. Palmer was induced to ploy and
won $ oK)0. ( ) As usual in such cases , ho was
obliged lo prove his financial responsibility
by producing the equivalent of the sum ho
hail won ; so ho stepped around lo the first
National banl ; , drew $ , > , OJO and laid it on the
green cloth , This "reference" was satisfac
tory , and tlio old man , holding another
cliani'o in the drawing , tried It
ngiuii ; this time , of course , losinir.
He kicked as Iho dealer raked hH lucre off
Iho hoard , but unuv.iiluiKly. ICclly , Connor
and their partner left town at-UI : ! p. in , , goIng -
Ing toward Peorln , but ns , through Iho old
man's stupidity , ho having bound himself to
keep silence until Monday in the hope of re
covering the money , the swindler have too
long u start lo bo easily captured ,
IColilird n Grnvc.
Dns MniNr.s , la. , fob. U. [ Special Telegram -
gram to Tun liii.j : It tvas discovered this
evening that a grave in Won Jltuul cumclery
had been opened and robbed. A lady's slipper -
per near Iho mound gave the clue. Opening
the grave , the collln of Mrs. Groves , who
was buried a few weeks ago , was found
empty. Active search for the body has been
made , but without success. A clue was
found in a medical college , but tlio body in
vestigated had been inutilalod beyond recog
nition.
In tlio Hniutu of the Jury.
MASON CITV , la. , fob. 11.- Special Tola-
gram to Tin : BiiJ Tlio Jury in the Brown
murder case retired at1 : 0 tills afternoon.
The judges instructions wcro very lengthy ,
but are considered fair and impartial , Al U
o'clock the Jury is still out , and u disagree
ment looks probable. The defendant mani
fests much uneasiness , and she , with her
aged father and uncle and a number of lady
friends , are closeted awaiting the proceed
ings of the Jury.
A Fatal Mine Aoohlont.
Dns MOINKS , In. , fob. 11. [ Special Tele
gram lo Tun 15ic.J A cage containing' three
men fell at the Cook & Carey coal mine ,
near Mitchellville , to-day , from the breaking
of machinery. It foil to tlio bottom of.tho
shaft , ninety-five feet , killing Gcoi-go Hop
per , of this city , instantly , und injuring his
son nnd another miner , William Reynolds.
A .Fimncr'H Fnlnl Drunk.
f OUT Oonnn , la. , f eb. 11.fSpnclul Tele
gram to Tnr. BF.K. ] Michael L. Calligan , a
prominent farmer living six miles east of this
city , returned homo Saturday night drunk ,
and falling downstairs broke his neck , dyin { j
instantly.
XI114 TASK. COMPM4TED.
Harrison Snul lo Ilnvo Snlccteil All
( lie Member * ol' His Cabinet.
INDIANAPOLIS , fob. 11. There is reason to
believe that tlio prcjident-elcct has about
concluded the task of selecting his cabinet.
Whether or not all the favored eight
have received their formal invitation
is not known , hut tint ho is
now putting the finishing touches
upon the cabinet nnd turning his attention
more especially to his inaugural address Is
tlio opinion of his most intimate friends.
Mrs. Harrison continues lo rooelvo a largo
number cf loiters. As many us Uvonty-Ilvo
came to her this morning , the majority unking
her to intercede with the general to secure
the writer nn oalco of some kind. In
uccorpancc with the rule adopted by licr
shortly after the general's election , she con
signs nil letters of an ollico seeking char
acter lo the waste basket.
General Har.rlHon's visitors to-day were
from widely different sections Massachu
setts , Washington Territory , and Now Mexico
ice bchiR represented. Oelesuto-olcctJohn W.
Allenof Walla Walla , Washington Territory ,
f poke urgently on nohalf of his people for
the admission of Washington territory , nlotiR
with Dakota and others , stating thut the
lieoplo wuro united and nnxloiis for stnto-
liood. James A , SpraiHing , of Sunla f o ,
N. M. , managing editor of the Now Mexi
can , called to advocate General Powell Clay-
Ion for n place In the cabinet.
Spradling is nn rnrncst advocate of state
hood for NJW Mexico , und vigorously repels
the charge that tlio people of that territory
arc not prepared nnd nblo to successfully as
sume an independent government. Tha
statement widely published that the ofllcial
records of tlio legislature and courts ro
kept in tlio Spanish language only , ho do-
el u res is u falsehood.
CHURCH MUST GO.
I'lio Dakota IiiHljituro Heady to Da
AnyCliInt ; lo DtiTont Him.
BiiMAiicu , Dak. , fob. 11. The war bo-
.ween Governor Church and the legislature
s Htlll on. A resolution was adopted to-day
which will have the effect of cutting
oil ono w. v the governor had lo return
the Jiro of tlio legislature. This resolution
lectures that no communication foreign to
.ho business of the legislature and the torrl-
lory sliull be read to the house , und tho.
spouker and clerk ura made tlio solo Judgca
of wlmj > reports shall bo received. The
avowed purpose of the resolution is to prevent -
vent the governor .from making
nuothor such titlark us the ono
on Saturday , when he "wont for"
.ho legittiatuiu nnd his own predecessor , The
'liullng in the mutter grows moro hitler all
ho time , and Ihoro Is once moro seine strong
alk of adjournment until the successor of
Governor Church sli.ill have been ap-
loinU'd. This action hud nbout
jcon given up until the recent engagement ,
ind now the republicans In the house nml
ouni'll nn ) willing to do almost anything to
dufual Governor Church ,
Tim " ( ) ' * " . ' Condition.
Cinc.uio , fob , 11.--Tho Chicago , Burling ,
.on ft Quincy railroad company to-day issued
Us statement of earning , and expenses for
the month of December nnd the year 1888.
Pho gross earnings for the month were
JlriTi ( ) ( : , un Increase of f.'J | .r over these of
ho corresponding period of the previous
car. Thorn was un Increase of $ , ' 119,018 In
ho operating expenses and n decrease of
: nittl : , In the net earnings , for the twelve
nontlm ending December . ' ! ! , the gross earn-
ngs were W J.760 107 , a decrease ol J.'I.TbO.OIO. .
vhilo the ntu fuming * were { D.1-0,051 , a do.
reuse of { 0,3M,14r , us compared with 1BS7.