I * . The Omaha Daily Bee I
\ NINETEENTH YEAE OMAHA , MONDAY MORNING , JANUARY 0 , 1800. NUMBER 11)9 ) I
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. WORKING FOR FREE JUTE , 1
Cotton BagBlng People After
Ohoapor Baw MatorlaL
A CASE THAT WILL BE FAMOUS
Eir Julian Puunccfoto Takes Un the
! jr- J Uior Outnitto llio Worlds
f I 'nlr Ootntiilttoc Cnniplt-
iiicutH For lho lice
Washington UuncAU Tup Omaha lien , I
013 FoUllTEBNnt SrilEIIT >
Wasiiinoton O. C , Jan B. |
An effort will bo made to Induce the housq
committee on ways and moans to place Jute
on the frco Hat
It la understood that the cotton bagging
trust Is behind tha movement Cotton bag
glngcan boraado of domostle flax exclusively ,
but the manufacturers contend that it Is
l necessary to have un ndinlxturo of ) ute ,
which comcn from tha South Sou Islands , in
) order to manufacture It successfully They
BMto nlso contend that tha frco admlsslom bf Jute
BBlN | w Hi give such an impetus to thu manufacture
T ot cotton bagging , hemp goods of ull descrip-
m tlons and rough floor matting that the ( lax
H Industries of the United Suites will bo glvon
| a great boom It will bo remembered only a
B couple of years ago that the cotton bagging
H trust bulled the inarKot to such a high price
H thnt the cotton producers in thoM
M f' south , notably In the Caroltnus ,
H / adopted resolutions denouncing the
fl trust nnd declaring they would manu
BV facturo an artlclo which would bale cotton ,
BJ and that they would never buy a pound of
BJ cotton bagging manufactured from flax ,
H The manufacturers of cotton bagging Justl-
H fled their action In bulling the market by
M saying there was an over prodnction which
m together with the duty paid upon jute ro-
' Uuccd the urico below the paying point
M Tim JOINER CASE
f M " Sir Julian Pauncefoto , the British minis
| H tcr , said today that ho hoped to have all the
F H ovidunco in the case of the He v. Thomas
j H Joiner nnd wito ngalnst the stute of North
U Carolina to lay before the state itcpditment
H tomorrow Sir Jul inn bellcvos that the
I H federal gnvcrnineiit will compel the Btnto of
B _ | North Carolina to mnko proper restitution
V m nnd to pav damagCB to Mr and Mrs Jolnor
t H on account of thu violcnco imposed on them
H nud the destruction nf their property ' 1 tits
H case involves ono of the most diabollcnl
B political Outrages known in the history of
B American politics Mr ana Mrs Joiner
| H went to North Carolina from Xmgluuu in
H ltOO and have never been naturalized , so that
t M they uro .Euglisn subjects While Mr
' B Jolnor preached among the negroes
'Wm ' Mrs Joiner was a teacher in
_ _ B ! * ' \ a colorc < l school 'Iho tiro-eating bourbons
H r J of thu section in which tucso English people
' K Jr wore located bocaino greatly inceuscd at
Bx / their action , declaring that the Englishman
and his wife were attempting by education
y y. . . and example to muko the negroes think that
m they were as good aa the white pcoplo
B Jolnor and his wife were frequently warned
H to leave the country , but they felt that thov
H were simply doing their duty to a benighted
1 race , und they romaiuod steadfast till mid
| B _ | night on Friday , December 20 last , when a
B band of disguised whitu men entered tbolr
Sm homo and shot , boat and burned them till
fl they thought that the Joiners were dead
Mr and Mrs Joiner were found by friends
Am and cared for till they were ublo to como to
Washington , where they now are , living
Aa' under the protection of u colored minister
AM Tbov are in destttuto circumstances , and are
AS nfraid to rotuin to their homo
AS This is probalily tbc first time in the history
AS of southern political outrages when the fed
Aa oral government saw its way clo.ir to take a
AV firm stand in opposition to this kind of dia-
_ bollsm It is-now a case in wblcn the Brlt-
A-j tsh government is prosecutor nnd the Btnte of
Am South Carolina defendant Of course the
_ _ federal government is brought into the
H affair'by virtue of the fact that North Care
1 Una Is a part of the federal union Prest-
* H dent Harrison's admlnlstiution will give
_ _ _ . every facility to Mr and Mrs Joiner und the
I BCf government which stands to behind them In
HHR prosecuting the red hnnded mutdorors who
" T V nttumptou to destroy their lives und to drive
I H them away from tbolr homes Tbo case
H promises to bo a very Interesting one It is
H refreshing to sco the British government
K prosecuting a portion of the federal union
1 with which It has constantly been in sym
H puthy and which it aided in many
DAM ways during the Into war a great deal of
iritorcst is being taken m this affair nnd a
1 publio subscription is proposed for the as-
B sistailceof Mr and Mrs Joiner for the pur-
W M pose of maintaining them during the hearing
DAM of their case For the present the depart
H monts of Justlco and state will hear the case
M and after the allegations are proven the
< _ British govornmoat will make a demand
H upon the federal government , for reparation
i M "iho latter will demand of the state of North
| IAj Carolina payment for damages done and
) prosecution of thq criminals
ilH Tnc woni.u's pa in committer
H Speaker Itecd is oxpectcd to announce the
committee on the worlds fair within a few
A ] days Friends of Iieprcsentatlvo Buchanan
of New Jersey will ask that that gentleman
bo mudo chnfrman of this comnntteo Mr
_ lluciiannii is ono of the ablest republicans In
k _ _ _ . the house nnd is serving his third term Ho
AlP is the senior member of the Now Jersey dolc-
_ / gallon in the Fiftieth congress Ho was a
_ i\ member of the committee on ways and
j H means , but is now on the judiciary com
Am initteo If ho is mudo chairman of the com
H tnittce on the centonninl rolobrution ho will
H have thu only chairmanship held bv Now
_ JcrseV , whlcii is a doubtful state und en-
H titled to a chairmanship Mr Huchamui is
V H u splendid laivyor , un ublo dobatcr und
H on nctlvo worker Ho Is a mnn
H of the highest chat actor and generally
H popular Now Jersey is not a candidate for
H tha location of the worlds fair and is taking
H no purt la behalf of any city so that there
Hr * would bo no alliance or entanglement to
_ projudlca the chairman of the committee
I who > vill have this subject la charge There
M is every reason to bulievo that Mr Uu-
_ chanan will bo selected and his designation
H as chairman will give universal satisfaction
H Tim new risAii's iiee
H Much complimentary comment has been
_ made bv publio men upon Tun Debs New
Years ' Issue and the handsome colored lltlio-
H graphs of Tiik liiti ! Uuilding Today's Post
H hub this to say on the subject : Tub Omaha
H Uek'b annual review Issued on New Years
1 day is a beauty and , u wonder Four of Its
I H great pages uro devoted to illustrations of
m j the cliy and Its iino business houses ,
H _ f churches und publiu buildings , proniluont
H amen wblchisthosplcadldstrurturoorected
H by Mr Itosawutor , tiia owner of Tub Ukb ,
H ns u niouumout to his success lu the news
H paper business
H UL'STI.INO rCTTlOHBW ,
H Senator Puitlgraw of South Dakota has
AjJ iccu Bpuuding the holidays in Now York ,
where ho comblued business with pleasure
_ Ho interested a Itrgo number of o.istcrn
capitalists In manufacturing und real estate
H nt Sioux Falls There is no man in the sen-
m nto more thorough going in politics or bus !
H ncss than Mr 1'ettlgrow. Hohasdonamoro
H lor South Dakota than any other citlzeu , and
H in derating him to tbo souata the people of
H that state have been aided in a ilimneial way ,
H Within a year bu has taken several milllous
H of dollars from Now England and Now
J York to South Dakota , und he promises to
m take sevorat moro there during tbo year
M IbUO
H AN lUMIdlUTION KVII .
H A great deal of interest is baing taken In
H the subject of immigration by legislators
H . S from every section of the country Phocoim
/ mlttoo appointed by the last congress to
Fj v make an investigation of the Ruoject rei > orts
V y that the prcsont luws were loosely con
H structed and loosely enforced ; that proper
H legislation is imperatively necessary for the
H good of the government and tbo people at
H Urge At prpsent a bead tax of 50 coals for
_ . each immigrant who arrives in the United
Mates U levied This collection Is raado for
the purpose of caring for the Improper per
sons arriving In the united States who must
return to tbclr homes The pnymont of this
pittnnco seems to act as a license for steam
ship owners and immigrant ngonls , whereby
they may soud ovcry possible character to
bo found into this country It is proposed to
abolish this head tnx nnd to place
the responsibility of classifying emigrants
upon steamship companies The Bteamship
corporations will bo required to oxorclsn n
stipulated scrutiny In ncccptlng emigrants
to this country , and when their greed for
revenue grows In such a way that their
judgment and conscience are wurpod they
wilt from thnlr own coffers have to stand the
expense of roturnlng the emigrants to their
homes and the making of such reparation ns
may bo deemed nccessnry ibo head tax
now levied Is simply it license for every con
cclvublo wrong in passing upon emigrants
to tbo United States
ll.MLWAi MAIt , OIlllRllS
The suuarintcnocnt of the rnllwav mall
service has issued the following order o -
tulihshlng a through registered mail pouch
system : Thu postmaster at Council lllDffi
will dispatch the through registered pouch
mudo up at his oftico for St Louis at 4:45
p. in via the St Louis nnd Council Hlults
railroad postofheo The postmaster nt
Omnhn will dispatch the afternoon through
registered pouch mudo up ut his ofllcu for St
Louis in the custody of tha transfer clerk to
connect the St Louts and Council Utuffs
railroad postofllcu leaving Council lllufts at
1:1' ' ) p. m. ; also tlw following order for an
Inner registered sack cxchangoi Commenc
ing on thoOth Inst Inner registered sack exchange -
change will be substituted for the present
through registered pouch between Dcnvor
mid Omaha , the sacks to leave Omaha at
0:40 : p. m. via the 1'acllic Junction nnl Mo-
Cook railroad postoillco nnd Denver at 8:30 :
n. m. via the McCoolc and Denver railroad
postofllco
miscellaneous
Congressmen complain that their flood of
correspondence Is taking up their salaries
for postage nud stationery Some members
of the house pay out $4 or $5 n doy for postage -
ago stamps , and they request their corre
spondents to enclose post.tgo tor answers
It might bo well to udd that pcou'o writing
to other friends hero for information of
special intorcst to themselves should also in-
close postage for the answer
Congressmen Ov\cns of Ohio utters the
prevalent opinion among Huckoycs in Wash
ington when ho says that Cnlvin S. Urico
will bo elected to the seuato to succeed Mr
Payne Urico's wealth Is undoubtedly doing
him a great Injury in bis ca wnss among pri
vate cltl7ons who do not make politics n pro
fession , but it appears to give him a largo
advantage among the politicians in Washing
ton as well as at homo
Ex-Commissioner of Pensions Tanner is
said to bo greatly disgusted with the syco
phants in politics While ho was commis
sioner ho wa3 doted upon and llattorcd , but
now that ho is In privatollfo they know him
not and ho feels lonely It is said that Gen
eral Alger staked Corporal Tunnor that ho
might establish himself In the practice of
law ' The corporal Is receiving a largo practice
tico and is meeting with great success
It is announced that Mrs Harrison will
hereafter rccoivo with the president on all
stuto occasions Sno will take bor plnco by
the presidents sldo nt the levees this wiutor
nnd prrsido at the state dinners given at the
executive mansion The cabinet dinner will
take place next Thursday
Carlisle complains that ho is bsm ? worked
almost to death While ho was speaker , he ,
stranco to say , was able to secure enough
tlmo to recuperate his waning health Now
that ho Is tbo recognized leader of thu demo
cratic sldo the burden of the season seems to
fall upon him
Senator Ingalls , who is the most versatile
man us wo 11 us one of the brightest in the
upper branch of congress , is said to make as
much money out of bis literary productions
as ho receives lu the way of salary from tno
government
There huvo bocn no charges preferred
against General McClorlaud , the Illinois
member of the Utah commission , but it is
believed here that ho will soon bo super
ceded bv a southern democrat There has
been considerable verbal complaint made
about General McClorland's idiosyncrasies
and individuallsms , but they have not been
placed upon paper in the form of charges ,
lu ofllcial circles it is intimated , however ,
that be will bo asked to stand aside
PEnuv S. Heatii
COLO It KD O. A. 11. POiT
N'ocro Veterans Permitted to Or ; * -
Izc in Louisiana mid Mississippi
New Oiu-eass , La , Jan 5 Captain
Jacob Gray , department comnundor of tbo
Gland Army of the Republic for the states
of Louisiana and Mississippi , hai granted
the colored ox-soldiers in bis department per
mission to organize posts of tno Grand Army
of the Republic Colonel James Lewis in
terviewed said : "Tou years ago the colored
troops who fought on the federal sldo during
the war concluded they ought to bo repre
sented in the association of the Grand Army
of the Republic To this end a petition was
drawn up after the usual form and forwarded
to the commander-in-chief , who m turn ro
fcrred It to the grand encampment for con
sideration and action Previous to this ,
however , tha petition In question had been
submitted to several department com
manders hero , each of whom rejected it on
some frivolous ground , ono of them being
expediency ' "
Expediency , " according to tbo definition
of Colonel Lowls , meant color and nothing
else Ho added that after sovernl petitions ,
which were worked against bv tbo whlto
posts , were rejected the mattorwns dropped ,
According to Lewis assertions Cauluia
Grays action in making nimsolf prominent
In connccfion with the funeral of Jefferson
Davis has drawn upon him much censure
from bis comrades Naturally ho wearied
of this , " says Lowls and , ns I understand
it , by wav of retaliation us much as in justice
tico to the colored ox-soldiers , and taking
ndvantago of the authority vested In him as
department commander , ho has granted our
pcoplo the richt to ortranizo a post , which w6
have done In the states of Louisiana und
Mississippi there are about thirty thousand
colored soldiers , all of whom will becoino
memburs of tbo posts us soon as possible "
a ma mBAii
Lioosn MellioJa or the Commissioners
of u II insas ) County
Kansas City , Mo , Jan 5. | Spoclol
Telegram to Tub Heb.1 The recent agita
tion of the methods of the board of commis
sioners of Wyandotte county , Kansas , in
disposing of road improvement bonds and
certlflcatos has brought to light a robbery of
considerable magnitude , which occurred
some olghtoen months ago About that tlmo
* .VXO0O ) worth of Wyandotte county road
improvement scrip was stolen from the
olllco of M. II Aboil , a broker doing busi
ness at COO Wyandotte street , this city Ho
kept his loss to himself und Induced the
board of oommisslonors to issue to him du
plicates Last Saturday ono of tboso dupli
cates was presented to County Treasurer
Stewart for payment That oDlcml consulted
his attorney , and uctliig upon the lattor's
advice , refused to hand over the money
It now develops that the duplicates were
issued without authority of court , and there
is it probability that the total issue will bo
ropudiutod Some good lawyers claim that
the Buchanan law , under which fully $0iX > , -
000 worth of road certificates have been is
sued , Is unconstitutional , und it they uro
correct it is possible that the entire issue
will bo luvulUuted
A Jlrlilsli Gale
LoNiKttf , Jon S A gale has been raging
all oyer Great Britain today , M ich damage
has been done throughout the country and
many wrecks are rouorted The Protestant
church ut Hlrr , Ireland , was struck by
llghtnlug and badly damaged
Austruliun Flou Is
Loniiom , Jan 5. Floods are reported in
the northwest portion of Queensland A part
of the to .vn of Normanton is submerged ,
The water la many place * Is twenty feet
deep , Tbo Hoods cover an area of 304 miles
"
THE FIRSF IN THIRTY YEARS ,
Domoomts Gathorine to See Boloa'
, Inauguration
THE SPEAKERSHIP PROBLEM
Kvcrythlni ; Poinls In ltepuMlcun
Control ol the llouso itoVonuo
From Innurnnvn Companies
A Tnta ! Wreck
Oni" Week From Toilwjr
Des Moines , la , Jan 5. [ Special to Tim
1Jee.J Ono week from tomorrow the
Twenty-third general nssemblv of Iowa
will convene It will flud the largest crowd
awaiting the event that has assembled on a
similar occasion for mnnv years The legis
lators need not flatter themsolvcs that the
crowd Is coming to too them , for Jt is not
They uro a very common uttrnctlon , Hut
democratic governors nro not , nnd the crowd
that Is coming is to witness the very unusual
sight of the inauguration of n democratic
governor , It has been moro than thirty
yours slnco such a thing lust happened , and
It Is not surprising that the democrats take
soma interest In It The presence of this
largo crowd of democrats who have cdmo to
sua a governor inaugurated will do moro
than anything else to make a protracted
deadlock over the orcnulntion of the house
Impossible Tno governor cant bo inau
gurated uutll the house is organized Moan
tlmo the expectant democrats will bo hereon
on expense , waiting for their part of the
show to begin , nnd they will not wuit with
very much patience If there is much delay
In electing a speaker they will bring such n
pressure to bear upon tbo democratic mem
bers that they will quit fooling and go to
work mighty quick That would soon end
a deadlock If there were ono liut it is
becoming moro apparent that there will bo
nouo Iho ropublleaus have fifty members ;
the democrats have but forty-fivo , and the
other live nro Indcpondont The republicans
need but ono of these independents to enable ,
them to elect the speaker The democrats
must have tbcm all , and get ono republican
busides They cant ' do it , and the/will bo
very glad to accept whatever fair terms are
offered them The Independents were not
elected on too speakership issue , und some
of them have always bocn republicans It
is quito natural , therefore , that they should
vote with the republicans in the organization
tion of the house That will prevent any
deadlock , und open the bnll In good shape
ArritoriUATioxs
There is some tilk already being heard as
to what the legislature will do In the matter
of appropriations For the first time in sev
eral years tbo state is out of debt Its in-
debtcdiicts was caused by making appro
priations in QXC0S3 of the iocrensu of the
state Thov were nil needed ut the tlmo
they were made , so it cannot bo said that
the money was stient extravagantly or fool
ishly Hut the annual revenues of the stuto
were not as largo us the appropriations
benco a floatiug indebtedness carried in out
standing warrants for a few years The
coming legislature doesn't want to get the
stuto in debt again , but it may appropriate
considerable money to meet the proper de
mands of state interests at this time It is
probable that the state levy will be retained
ut two and one-bull mills , tbo same as it has
boon for several years It used to bo two
mills , but when the building ot the capitol
began an extra half mill was added und this
has been kept up ever slnco There is some
tulle of dropping the half mill now that the
capitol is finished Hut us the ether needs
of the state have grown meantime it Is
hardly probable that this will bo done It
takes mora money to run a concern that is
doing $100,000 worth of business a year than
ono tbut is doing but $10,030. So it takes
more money to run the Iowa of lb'JO tnan the
Iowa of 1ST0. There are more people in the
state , and their wants require moro than in
the years wbon the old two mill levy was
sullloiout So it is quito likolv
that the presenti \ mill levy will
bo continued If It Is , thn increase of tha
state will bo sulUcient to provide for the va
rious publio institutions fairly well If it is ,
not , some of tnem will have to suffer The
reports of the boards of trustees of the vari
ous institutions contain estimates of tbo ap
propriations which they thluk they ought to
have for their work The state univorVty
wants about $ .250,000 for new buildings nnd
imurovemonts , The Mt Pleasant hospital
wants to have its chapel enlarged so that
twice as many patiouts can enjoy the exor
cises , both religious and amusemcut.thature
provldod The Clarinda hospital Is full , and
it will either need to be cnlurged or else
money will bo asked for a now hospital to bo
located somewhere iu the northwestern part
of the state Marshalltown wants a hospital
to go with its soldiers homo Algonu wants
the state to locate a normal school there , or
rather take the private ono that is now there
nnd make u state institution of it , Lu Mars
will make a request for a normal school also
The proieut normal school nt Cedar Falls is
in a sbabuy condition and needs an overhaul
ing Then the capitol grounds nro waiting
improvement and present a rauto but very
impresslvo argument for uttcntion Thu
capitol Itself has been finished for two or
tlirea years , but there has never been an ap
propriation for grading and improving the
grounds Thov uru just as naluio lelt thorn ,
and nature badly needs the us3istanco of urt
in this instance It is estimated that flM.OW
would put the grounds in good shupo , uud'do
some needed frescoing in the capitol thnt has
never been done So thorn will bo need of
liberal uppronrlntions if the state care3 for its
Institutions properly , nud without oxtruva-
gunco If the two and a half mill levy is continued
tinuod , this can bo done without embarrass
ing the stuto with any moro indebtedness
1NSU11ANCK ltEVBStUE
Few people reallzo how largo u revenue is
given to the state by the insurunco com
panies , All that do business in Iowa have
to pay fees and taxes , and as this is a great
state for insurance the income is pretty
large It scorns to bo increasing every year
The receipts during the lastyoar were larger
by $11,000 than during the year preceding
During 18S3 the fees iocelvod were $23,438.T5 ,
and during 1839 they were $2rU5tf.50. Dur
ing l&tf the taxes collected from lusuranpo
companies were $ J3,0J3 and during 1S89 they
wore $78,440.13 , so that tbo total revenue
from fees and taxes during tbo last biennial
period was $109 , 'JJ1.U , Those figures show
the magnitude of the business of tbo iusur-
ance department The fees of this depart
ment exceed all the fees received by all
otner state officials , and the insurance col
lections will very nearly pav all tha ex
penses of tbo Btnto government lu the way of
salaries aid clerk hire
FAVOII l'HEB TEXT HOOKS
The State Teachers association , at its
recent session in this city , went on record In
favor of free text books , us recommended by
Statu Superlutondont Sabin , The school
book quastlou will bo one of the principal
subjects bafore the coming legislature An
attempt is being made by some to have the
state adopt uniform text books for the whole
state The general soutlmeut , however ,
seems to favor district Uniformity or county
uniformity There is a strong demand for
soma legislation against the school book
monopoly aud high prices , and some relief is
confidently oxpectcd
JJOTJJS
Governor Lnrrabeo is going to write a
book on railroads , wbeu ho gets out of office
Ho has been collecting tbo material during
tbo last two yours and thinks ho can furnish
some interesting reading Ho could give it
spice by including some of tbo lively corre
spondence that has passed between him and
railway officers in the past two or tbreo
years ,
There Is some talk that Senator Alli
son mav write a book , when ha gets around
to It He has been iu publio lifo for nearly
thirty years and could write some interest
ing reminiscences
The state prohibition convention , which
moots hero nest Thursday , Is expected to
mnko Homo howl Tho.oxtromo and most
radical prohibitionists of the state will bo
here nnd they will lay down the law to the
legislators in a , very threatening manner
Governor-oloct Uolos is oxpeutod ono week
from tomorrow Howlllllvo ntthoSnvorv
during the session of the legislature On
Tuesday night , January 14 , a rocoptloirwlll
bo given to him by Governor nnd Mrs Lur-
rabco - The nttomlanco Will bo governed by
invitations Hut all of the members ot the
leglslnturo and state onlcors and many prom
inent citizens of Dcs Moines and other cities
will bo invited
As the time for thd ro-clcctlon of Sonntor
Allison approaches loading democratic rail
wny nltomoys coma ; dropping In to take n
hand against him Judge jCook of the
Northwestern has boon hero lately , John V\
Duncomba of tbo Illinois Ccntrul is oxpectcd
in n day or two and hovoral other corpor
ation men who nro prominent democrats will
soon bo here to work nuninst htm Hut they
cant defeat Allison Ho Is too strong nn
antl-raouopollst forthom
A Kntnl Collision
Des Moincs , la , Jan 8. [ Special Tolo-
grnm to Tilt ! Hbp.1 A sorlom rjar end
collision cccui red on tbo Rock Island road
near Mnlcom about 11 o'clock Inst night
Two eastbound freights collided through
the Inability n tUcionglnecr on the second
train to seotlKftsignal llgbts on account of
the fog A number at stockmen were In tbo
cabooio of the forward train nnd were so
badly Injured that Surgeon Hauawalt of tlfis
city was summonol t Ho wont to the scene
of the wreck Inst night and brought back
two of the wounded today for oparntiou
hero Two of the passengers , William and
Elmer Movers of Gloyi'r , Pocahontas county ,
were so badly injured that they died today
Another mnn named Rhoades of Dallas
Cantto , was paralyznd.nnd will probably uot
live Some six others were more or less In-
jurod Several curs were completely
wrecked _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
A Itotlrltifr I'lislmnstcr Ilnnqucttoil
Mtssouiu Vau.kv , la , Jan C [ Special
to Tub Hbe.1 Friday night the rallwuy mall
dorks running into Missouri Valley , nnd u
number of his most intimate friends , ten
dered Mr T. O. Curllslo , the retiring post
master , a banquet at thu Hotel White Mr
Curllslo wa * urosentcd with a valuable gold
headed walking stick Ho will bo succeeded
by Captain J. D. Brown ,
Very Low Wnter
Davbntout , Jan G. At noon today the
Mississippi river reached the lowest point
over known , twclvo inches below low water
mark of 1604. Ihcro uro serious fears tbut
the public water supply will give out ,
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MADE CKAZV ItV KKLIGION
Kansas Pioplc Goli m Mail at n Re
vival nnd Itcoiunlng Violnnt
LnAVENvtoiiTit/K-n. , Jan 5. The vicinity
of High Prahlo , tori utiles from this city ,
has boon tbo Bcono of a religious revival
tnat has grcutly excited the people of that
community In some instances persons have
gone crazy with enthusiasm Word was re
ceived yesterday of two cases of Insanity ,
nnd the insauu persons caino near losing
their lives During tab revival a brother
und sister , Fran I : und Minnie Bland , became
so enthused and oxcltiid ever rclision tbat
they lost their roasob They were living
alone , and no ono .ndticed their condition
Thursday eveningTi couple of persons pass
ing Hlind'a ' house noticed saioko Issuing ,
from it On coining Aintranco they found a
well kindled tire on one of the floors , with
(
the brother In an aliftost nude condition ,
sincing roiigious sougi'fUud dancing around
it seemingly getting re ady for cremation
The life was finally put out and tbo brother
and sister ovcrpoworcd When questioned
about the uro Minute replied that the Lord
hud made the fire uud they would not put It
out Late yesterday afternoon they were
placed In Jail , where they will remain until a
method of treatment for tbeir case has been
decided upon
FKNOH-OANrt.UlANS MAD
Opposed to the Utterances of tha Us-
cool Otthrilto Conuross
Fall Ilivitu , Mass , Jan 5. ( SpecialTelo-
grain to The QEKl--Thls nfternoon the
League des Patrlotes , a flourishing French
Canadian organization , had u mooting , the
principal object of which was to express
tbeir opposition to the attitude of the Catho
lic congress recently hold in Baltimore ,
which said that national societies , as such ,
have no place la the Catholic church " The
Canadians feel that this declaration was
especially directed ' at them and-tbclr so
cieties , which foster a d liferent Ian
guairo and dlfferdntt race peculiarity
X'bey consldored the declaration a forerun
ner of the decided s.tund the church authori
ties may tuko in the future ngalnst Frauch-
Canadian congregations , who always desire
clergymen ot their Own nationality The
meeting was addressed by Hon II.A. . Du
buque , representative in the state legisla
ture , uud others , all of whom expressed
strong opposition to the declaration of the
congress The addresses were enthusiasti
cally received
• •
Breaking U | > tlio Olookailo
Saciiamento , Cal , Jan , 5. Ono of the
greatest snow blockades over known iu the
Sierra Nevada mountains has been ralsod
by the railroad companies forces und a
rotury snow plow , The plow loft Blue can
yon last evening und proceeded towurd
.Colfax , Cal , from Emigrant Gap The west
bound overland trains were able to follow
behind the plow From Ibo latter point the
plow will return and cjeartho track to Cas
cade , which will free the snowbound train
at Summit Nothing will stand in the way
of the four east bound truins now hold at
Colfuv
m
Futo of nn Agoi 'l liormit
Wilminoton , Del , , Jan 5. The body of
Levin Meredith , an aged hermit , was found
yesterday in a inisor&blo hovel on a lonely
country road several miles from this city
Ho had been buruod to death , evidently , dur
ing astrokoof paralysis Near the body
was found un old clay pipe filled with ashes
It is supposed that while the liormit was
smoking ho was sold with paralysis and
the Uro frou ) tbo pineagnltod his clothing
Children were his delight , aud frequently
his hovel was filled with young oues , to
wnom ho told ir.arvoldus ' stonoi ot his early
life , when he said ho wus a seaman
+ W
The Weathjor Forecast
For Omaha und Vicinity : Clearing
weather ,
Nebraskn : Light local snows , northerly
winds , becoming variable ; slight rise in
temperature
Iowa : Snow , except fair in extreme
northwest portion , nqrtbprly winds , colder
except in extreme western portion , station
ary temporuturo ,
South Dakota ! Light local snows , ' a light
rlso in temperature , varlabla winds
Fought l7lro Willi Snow
Pojvn.iM ) , Ore , Jan , 5 Wardnor , one of
the principal mining twos lu the Coaur
d'Aleno district of Idaho , was visited by a
disastrous fire business
yesterday , Twenty-flvo
ness houses and rosidoacos were destroyed ,
entailing a loss ot$100,0J0 , A reservoir in
the mountains , wrlch was the only water
supply , was empty , aud the men bad to figh t
the Uro with snow
' m
Carried Out Into llio Snow
Tacoua , Wash , Jan 5. Firp broke out In
the Fannie Paddock hospital this afternoon
The building was crowded with patients
Tbey were carrioj out into "tiio snow and
saved It Is thought the sudden change and
excitement will bo fatal to u number , The
fire was extinguished
ton by tiio Norwegian
Amstemhm , Jan 5. In tbo skating match
today , Norslng , the Norwegian , won thn five
mile race lu 10 minutes und 49 3 S seconds
CONGRESS CONVENES TODAY
A Forooa9t of the Work of the
Coming Wo ok
WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE
Silk and Sn rir1 lldti'csnntntlvos Hav
ing a lluai lug Senator Fryo's
Hill to Hulld Up n Mer-
utinnt Marine ,
Making Laws Again
Wasiiisotov , Jan fl Congress reassem
bles tomorrow The list of absentees will be
unusually largo on account of the number of
members of both houses suffering from ln-
1IU0II7U.
In the senate the most importnnt work ot
the week , so far ns can bo Judged now , will
bo done in committee on Woduosduy Ac
cording to agreement before the holiday re
cess , Hlscock's committee on tbo celebration
of the quadro ccntounlal dlsMvcry of Amcr-
icu will begin bearing the state
ments of the committees represent
ing the cities which are endouvor-
Ing to secure the proposed worlds fair
Then there remains numerous executive
nominations to bo considered Prominent
among them Is that of Thomas J. Morgan to
bo commissioner of Indian utTairs , Just before
fore adjournment Mr Teller stutod * hat ho
would , upon the reconvening of con/ress ,
call up tor action his resolution to provide
for the consideration of nil oxecutlvo nomina
tions in open session Several important
measures will bo introduced and Morgan's
Brazil resolution will coma up again
The house begins its sessions tomorrow
with but two bills In position to be considered -
orod , the District of Columbia appropriation
bill und thu McKinley administrative cus
toms bill As McComas , who has charge of
the appropriation bill , is sick nothiug will bo
douo with that until ho is able to
bo in his seat ; nnd ns McKiiiloy
will bo busily cngugol during the week At
the meotiug of tno committee on ways and
means any discussion of the custom bill Is
likely to be desultory uud merely to kill
tlmo
The committee on ways nnd monns has
scheduled hearings for this wcok as follows :
Moudas , silk and sugar ; Tuesday , tobacco
uud llquois ; Wednesday , provisions und
furin products ; 'ihursday , wood und paper ;
Frlduy , sundries , it is expected a tan IT bill
will bo reported to tbo house nbout the 1st of
February
A Journal clerk has boon engaged during
thoiecjss in nrranglng acodoof rules for
the house , and a drift will bo submitted to
the committee on rules some time this week
A report is oxpectcd this week fmm the
Sllcott coramitteo upon the tacts und law of
the case
TO E.\COURAOl3 bHIPPlNG
Synopsis of the Bill to Be Introduced
lotlii ) by Krye
Washington , Jan 5. Senator Fryo will
introduce tomorrow his bill "IVi promote the
postal and commercial interests of the United
States , " referring to carrying mails in Amer
ican built steamships , the main provi
sions of which have been made public
Ha Will also introduce a bill
for the encouiagomont of commerce ,
protection to navigation and improvement of
the merchant murino In foreign trade " It
provides tbut ull vcssols , sail or steam , en
gaged in the foreign carrying trade shall receive -
coivo a bounty ot one-third of I mill per ton
of the gross recrtstcr measurement for each
mile navlgutcd The owners of vessels al
ready built shall rccoivo n bounty
only so long us they snull stand
inspection and hold charter according to cer
tain specltled grade Provisions of similar
nature are glvon for vciscls to bo built hero
after It further provides for provisions for
swift and safe sailing , both for sail und
steamships ; also that vessels rccolving said
bounty shall without ennrge carry all mail
matter not exceeding ono hundred pounds ,
required by the postmnstergeneral , provided
such requirement shall not extend to any
regular established route Further these
vessels shall carry apprentices , train them ,
otc , and us nn additional inducement such
vessels shall bo relieved from all tonnage
duties It nlso contains a provision direct
ing the postmaster gonerul to make con
tracts for carrying the mails on estab
lished routes in American ships ;
prescribing the manner of their con
struction , etc It ulso provides that to
the president shall bo given authority to re
quire that any ot these steamers Bhull bo
built according to plans and specifications
roqulrod to make thorn suitable for
naval service aud that these vessels
shall bo enrolled ns naval auxili
aries It provides further • that the
government shull give preference to Ameri
can vessels in carrying mails , treasure , ,
troops , naval and military stores , coal , otc ,
and that goods , wares and morchnndiso im
ported in such vcs3ols Bhull have two
years extent lu bonded warehouse
at owners dption , Further it
shall bo lawful for citizens of the United
States encaged in foreign trade nnd residing
abroad to own vessels built in the United
States und to have them registered as ves
sels of the United States
A Dcadwnod Court Decision
Deadwood , S. D. . Jaa , a [ Special Telegram -
gram to The Hee ] Judge Nowlln of Rapid
City yesterday rendered his decision in the
case of Drlscoll vs Jones for clerk of the
circuit court The decision is in favor of
Jones , the holdover from the district court
Judge Nawllndismissod the alternative writ
of mandamus uud holds that as u matter of
constitutional construction no vucancy ex
isted In the otllco of clerk of the circuit
court , and as u necessary consequence tlio
appointment of Drlscoll was void Tbo opin
ion is a surpiiso , as it was generally thought
that If the writ of mandamus was denied it
would bo becuuso that was not the proper
remedy , " The court has not discussed the
otber-quoBtlons Involved The case will bo
appealed to the supreme court
JSxjinlning Prison Systems
Ciiicaoo , Jan , 5 ( Special Telegram to
Tub Unci Tbo special Joint committee ap
pointed by the legislature last May to ex
amine into the prison systems of tbo country
and to suggest any neodnd change in the
system lu Illinois , will start on its travels
tomorrow The committee expects to bo
away about a month and will examine pris
ons in Indiana , Ohio , Pennsylvania , Alary
land , New Jersey , New Yorlt and at several
paints in Now England The members ot
the committee are already decided that some
monns must bofound , to do awav with the
enforced'Idleness that will soon como upon
the Illinois prisoners in consequence of the
adoption of the law doing away with the
contracting of prison labor
*
Embezzled Her Own Child's ' Money
Lafayette , Ind , Jan C Deputy Sheriff
Graves arrived homo from Golden City , Mo ,
lastuvoning , bringing John W. Emerson and
wife , who are ouurgod with embezzlement
Mrs Emerson was appointed guardian ot
bor child ty a former husband and under
orderf of the court deposited Jb00 belonging
to tbo child in the savings bank She then
procured bondsmen and drawing the tSUO
from the bank fled with bcr husband to Mis
souri Tno boudsmea uro prosecuting the
case ngainBt her
Slcmnslilp Arrivals
At Glasgow The Siberian , from Uoston
At Rotterdam The Obdaai , from New
York
At New York The Celtic , from Liverpool
At London ' 1 ho Servia , from New York
At Qupcnstown The Lord Cough , from
Philadelphia _
Bought Hy llio Kiiull-h Bynilioate
Milwaukee , Jan 5. The Angus Smith
system of elevators , "A , " ' 'H1' ' and 'C , "
were yesterday sold to the English syndi
cate The price paid was not glvon \ t is
understood to bn moro than $1,000,000. Their
Holing capacity l 2OvX,000 ) bushels The
syndicate Is the same ono that bought the
browcrlcs In Cincinnati , O , nud S.vracuso ,
N. Y. , n snort tlmo ngo I " ,
JUPAGK'8 oi auAunj
Reports or the Horrible Trcn qnt
of ItiRiino Women Cotillrmrv >
CntCAuo , Jnn , S. The reports ot tholior-
nbla trcntmout of Insane women in the Du-
p.uo county alms house nro dcolarcd In nil
ofllcial statomcut to the governor tonight to
be well founded The stntcmuut Is signed
by Dr T. H. Wines and llov C. ( * . Truos-
dcll , both members of the stuto board of
charities
The women were covered with filth
wcro naked uud nto off Uu roa k
lue floor When bathed ut all It was by
male attendants , nnd nt night the women's
cells were left unlocked , exposing thorn to
the dnniror of criminal assault from the men
about the place The two women thus
treated were Incorrigible , uud * to tills fact
and the ignorance and carelessness of the
kcopor , the report attributes tha disgrace
Both women have been removed to
tbo stuto asylum and the report rccommonds
legislation to give the state Iniard of chortles
Jurisdiction over the county authorities In
such cases One of the women was Insane
when a dozen yoara ngo she arrived from
Germany A law Is recommended to tbo
legislature giving the Btuto board oowor to
return such patients to the place from which
they came ,
THU CLI3AKANOI3 HUOOUD
Flnauoinl Transactions or ths Coun
try For tbo Past Week
BosTovJan 5. | Spoclul Tolcgram to Tun
Bee | The following table , compiled from
special dispatches to the Boston Post from
the managers of leading clearing houses
of the United States and Canada , shows the
gross oxchnnges for the week ending
January 4 , with the percentage of increase
ami decrease , as compared with the corresponding
spending week in 1SS9.
I f
CITIES , CLEAIIINOS S
i g
New VorK ; 7 < i.otl' < , bt 10.4
llostou lj.l' ' ills ) u.o
I'htladolpnin 7u.8d.T0J ] .
Clilcaco cCli-TiUO. ) 4.0
bt Louis 1(1 ,701,811 lt.2
San Francisco ] ilJl'j ' „ ' , tf ; 1.4
Pittsburg h.t.m.ut ; 3J.0
llaltlmoiu 17M5t)70 ) " i.O
NewOrlcaus li,10s,5iJ3 O.s
Cincinnati 12i > PJ" , > u 7.0
KaniasUty T.WtK ) ) 7.8
Louisville 7.U9WI. ; 7.2
Providence e.iui.uoc jj a
Mllw auk.ee 5.U. > l,0"u .1,4
Minneapolis 4,0V,8fi o.t )
Detroit 4BlV' - J. !
bt Paul 3/il)7lJt ) ! ( \ > 1
Omaha 3,907.320 8.6
Denver J. 'in.KT 17.4
Cleveland 4.blM)0 114,1
ColumbUd ,1 , 'J0H13 li ) ,
Memphis IkHYl'SID '
Itli-lunond liyisuio 4ii.i ;
Indlanipolls IVUM 2J |
( iuko-iton l.GlMUO : i.
Dallas SK .urJ IJS S
l'ort Worth S,0yuaj9 L > 8.1
,1'eorla 1,500.139 0,2
Duluth lr,7\5'J7 13.4
Hartford ! ! ,0UMI • 0.2
btJosepn 1W 1,057 4.4
Norfolk • K.fl.Jl 7.0
New Haven 1.401,7 * 0.0
Portland , Mo VW1.781 20.0
Sprlugliold l.sri.ITi 10.8
Worcester 1,278,101 2.1
Wilmington MV-tn 29 0
Syracuse 744,41a 18 f ,
Lowell 71.4 ! 3.8
Des Moluns MUOU 24.8
( Irand Itaulds S1I , < J7I 11.7
Wichita KO.IWJ n.2
bos Angeles 7o9t H JJ.2
Topeeu 3a2i 321.0
• lluffHlo 4,201.704
• Portland Ore 1.05I.1S2
• Sioux CJty RJI.174
Birmingham Mi,428 )
beanie 849.JI1
• Tacoma 013,487
Montreal 7,4TOJlitr
• Halifax 1.2J8.J84
Total 81,219.219,7.14 U.
Outside Smv York 44JltfU,8i9 9,2
" "
• Noc included In toUU ; no clearing bouse at
this time last year
m
STATU NEWS
VontiiiKOItcniH
Vr.NA.s-oo , Neb , , Jan 5.- [ Special to Tin :
Bui : . ] Last night and all day today there
has bocn a dense fog , and with it a frost that
makes the telegraph wires look llko largo
ropes
The Russian epidemic La Orippo has n few
victims south of here .
VV N. Jordun has bought tbo building of
the defunct Venango bank of the receiver ,
und proposes to sturt into banking soon
The luxury of wbito cups in costing tbo
county in which Holyoke , Col , is situated
$200 a day , and the end docs uot scorn to bo
near yet
Un to within three days ago farmers have
been sowing wheat , but siuco then the mer
cury has been to iP bolowzoro
Senator Paddock'B bill for the relief of
settlers on government lands , who commute
und afterwards llvu out their five years , bus
recolvcd some attention In this locality und
is being favorably commented upon , with
hopes that it may pass
Another Keju I'ntiu Silver Find
Noiiuii.v/Neb , Jan 5 [ Special to Tun
Beii ] Since the silver Und on the Koya
Paha some few duys ago various of our citi
zens have boon prospecting In our vicinity ,
The result has been beyond expectations , and
tbo people of Nordon are highly sangulno
that they have struck It rich " Ono of our
citizens , Mr David Johnson , examined the
dirt that was excavated from bis well , at a
depth of sixty fcot , und found silver ere in
quantities that , in the opinion of old Call
fornln miners , will ussay $ l 0 to the ton
Tbo town is wild with excitement and
quarter sections soar skyward That the
genumo stuff has been struck is beyond tha
question of u doubt
Not n PlonHunt Prospect
Dakota City , Neb , ( Jan 5. [ Special
Tolegrum to Tun Hee.1 George Smith , ono
of the pi isomers who broke Jail here last
month and who was captured at Fort Dodge
la , was taken from that place to Dcs Moines ,
where there was a reward of * J00 for his ar
rest As soon us ho serves ins term there bo
will bo brought buck hero to uuswor the
churi'o of highway robbery ,
J illicit lor lluiitlary
Dakota City , Neb , Jan C iSpoclal Tel
cgrum to Hie Bbb.I Two tnon giving their
names as George Smith und John Markum
wore arrested und placed in Juil for burglar
ising the Ferry bouse , a hotel in Covington ,
They were arrested by a night policeman as
they wore coming out of the house Tbey
are a couple of toughs that huvo been hang
ing around the suloons for u couple of
months _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Down Went llio llrldgo to tlm Bottom ,
NnmuFKA Cur , Neb , Jan 5. [ Special
to 'I nn Heis ] The pontoon bridge , which
wont to the bottom of the Ailtsouri river a
few days ago during a windstorm , has been
raised and is agalu in operation ,
I'Yirt ' 'Wnyiio'd Ulslion 8iok.
Fout Wayne , Ind , Jon & . Uov , Joseph
Diveuger , bishop of tbo diocese of Fort
Wuynu , is scrlouilv ill with pneumonia and
the physicians pronounce his condition
critical
The Priilo of tha Transvaal nurnoil
London , Jan 5. The Krsto Fabnkon in
Pretoria , the largest structure in the Trans
vaal , but been burned , Loss , 100,000 ,
ENGLAND AND PORTUGAL I
Diplomatics Olroloa Agltntod By the M
Nowb From Airlca | H
THE ACTION OF SERPO PINTO H
The Portiigucsn Minister In Tjomlon M
Mates It As Ills Dollar Tiiut M
tlio Major tins Only Done B
His | H
Illploiuntlo Ciroloi Agltiucit H
< < 'ojmW | 1KO Ill Jmntx Gimhn llcnnttt ) H
London , Jim 5 [ Now Yonc Herald H
Cable Soocinl to Tug HiTho : ! ) startling H
bows from Africa in the London Horald'a H
dispatches regarding England's nttltudo to- |
Wurd Portugal is the talk ot diplomatic clr- B
clcs It is said on pretty good authority H
that tha Heralds news was Instantly telegraphed - H
graphed to Madrid nnd later n private ( lis- H
patch regarding it was sent to the Portuguese H
embassy in London H
\ \ lion the llorald roproBcntattve called on H
the Portugucso minister this ovonlng ho H
found him well informed upon all phases of H
the controversy between the two govern H
Ho was surprised to learn from the Herald H
that tbo Knglish consul , Johnston , hud been H
heard from and that he was in good hnnltu |
and hard at work In Nyassa I further H
stilted that Consul Johnston had hoard of H
Major Scrpo Pintos latest proceedings and H
had taken measures for checkmating the H
Portugucso by confirming the existing B
treaties and entering into now alliances by H
oncournging native kings and cblofs nlrcady H
fnvorablo to England , Alluding to th H
news sent the Ilcrnld that the Portugucso H
would hnvo to fight not Mnkolola H
nlnuc , but ether uoworful forces , H
with whom Consul Johnston hns made > H
friendly arrangements , and m response to H
the serious change lu Africau nffnirs , the ) H
minister , who received the Herald with H
great courtesy , said : H
Public opinion oughl not to bo formed on H
mere reports Only oMciol news should bo B
considered definite I have no fear of Major H
Scrpo Pintos position I do not Hpcak ofll- H
dully , because I am not yet authored , but B
personally 1 say it will bo found that after H
nil the facts nro sent iu that H
Major Pinto has done only his duty H
It will bo proved thul Urcnt Britain H
Is under many obligations to Portugal ami H
to Major Pinto for tha protection ho lias ob- H
tatucd for Knglish subjects iu that wild H
country Portugal will recelvo Pintos H
complete statement not under n fortnight H
The truth will then bo established , not on H
Major Pintos statement alone , but on documents - H
ments bearing thu signatures of l ngllsbmon H
who ewe their lives to the foresight sail H
bravery of Major Pluto " H
In concluding the interview the minister H
was glad to compliment the Horalu oa the H
fair und impartial manner in which it had H
pubisbed tbo news regarding the dlQleultyH
between England and Portugal The IlorH
aids dispatches tire still further conHrinouV H
H
THIS SCENK OFFIVK MURDUItS B
A Ilnunicd Cabin In Kansas Onao H
llnlcd by a VtcimiK Woman H
Kansas City , Jan 5. Hidden away in a. H
dark glen just south of Hramen Hill , eight H
miles from Wyandotte , Kan , , Is a small H
three-roomed house which is the scena of H
live violent deaths , all brought about by thaH
malicious tamper of a woman The historyH
of this place is straugo ' and almost incredlH
blc In the spring of 1607 Mrs Wilholmina BJ
Miller bought a thirty-ucro farm and built BJ
this house upon it Hero she moved with H
her husband Iu the full she cmoloyod a. B _ _
young mnn named Manz , and it was only a. H
short tlmo until ho took tbo husbands place H
iu the household , Miller was compelled to H
look on and see bis place usurped by this ut- H
trudcr until tbo brooding over his wrongs H
turued his brain and he took terrible revenge M
While his wife and her paramour were sit * H
ting lovingly together ho crept up and H
emptied the contents of a shotgun into theH
head of Manz , scattering his brains over tha H
woman Miller then fled to the woods , and H
next morning was found hanging to a rafter H
in his barn dead The tcrriblo cxporiancs H
had no ill effoit on the woman , for within H
two wcous she bad an old soldier llvlnir with H
her This man stood her bad temper for a H
year aud then left bor In 18T0 Theodora H
Seidrich cutno along looking for work and H
married tbo woman Ho endured her until H
lbSl , wbon ho was taken sick and died from H
un overdose of medicine aduunisteiod by hl H
wife Although over fifty years of nge the H
widow could uot beir the Idea of living H
alone , and sbo accordingly married a man H
named John Fenschcl , with whom she lived H
two years , until Jacob Schalor aupoarcd H
on tbo sccno , when ho and the old B
woman made things go bo lively for H
Fonscuol that ho took refuga in the H
poor house Tbo pluco had such n bad repute - H
puto tbat tbo neighbors ahunnod it For H
thrco or four days prior to the 11th of last H
April the pcoplo bcean to suspect something ; H
hud happened , as there was no sign of lifoH
nbout tlio place , Fearing something wrong , H
three men went to the house aud fouud the H
cattle lu the pan nearly crazy with hunger H
uud thirst , The kitchen door stood open H
and across the threshold lay a large New H
foundland dog , which , with snapping teeth , H
barred the entrance to the house Ho was H
llnally enticed away , and the men cntorod H
the ill-futed cabin , where o horrible sight H
met their gaze Tbo body of Mrs Mlllor H
was lying across the bed , with two gunshot H
wounds in her body About live feet uwnv 9H
luy the body of Scbalcr , with a bullet bole H
through his temple and his right bund grasp H
lug a revolver The coroners verdict wa H
murder and sulcldo H
Funscbel cumo from the poor house and H
divided the place with n son of the woman's H
first husband , but neither profited , as the H
proceeds were soun squandered , Tiio sail H
gulnary history of tha place kept tenunts H
away , and slnco last April It bus stood va- H
cant The growsomo story and thn lone H
some locality have combined to causa the H
pcoplo of that section to make circuitous H
routes homo when they were compelled to H
pass the house after nightfall , 'I wo wcoks H
ago , however , William Koclev was too tlrod H
to take a long walk around thn farm , and ho H
determined to bravo the superstition Ho H
passed thu house , but when be reached town H
ho was frightened so badly that bo could H
hardly speak , Ho averiod that as he passed H
the cabiu he saw lights all over the house H
nnd heard grouns and cries , us if soma H
woman was In airony , Ho was luughod at , H
but no ono was bravo enough to ro to the H
place to disprove his story , A few duys H
later n peddler came to town and reported H
that something was wrong ut a house back B
on the road Ho hud heurd grouns nud cries H
us if some ono wus in pain Ho described H
tbo house und it was the Mlllor place , which H
was known to be uninhabited It was doH
cided by soma of the strouger minded men to H
investlgata the matter ami lust Sunday night H
live men , in pursuance ot this id-ja. went to H
the plaeu to watch for the ghosts They returned - H
turned puzzled und a bit frightened ut what H
they suw When they arrived nt the place H
all was dark und they lay bidden for a short H
tliuo In it clump of bushes , About 8 o'clock H
a light appeured at ono of the windows and B
then tbo whole house was lighted up Groans , . _ _ _ |
und cries were heard Tbo party made a H
ruBb for tbo door , hut all was at once H
plunged in darkness uud u sealch revealed H
no sign of unyono huving been there slnco H
the last tragedy , M
Arrived at Gibraltar H
Lomiox , Juu , 5. Tbo American squadro- H
of evolution Arrived ut Gibraltar from TuH
gier H