I 2 • THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : { WEDNESDAY , JAJSttJAHY 15 , 1890 I IN TnE FIELD OF SPORT , Hj The Champion Bantams at Last H' Agree to Battle It A BATCH OF BASE BALL NEWS Hi Jnlco KllrAin nnd Vnquolln Itoll a HI Holka Doc * Homo ( shooting HI Arrival of iho Browns , Hf niul Utlior Gosjlp H Tlio Rnmntnn lo Untile H Krw Vonit , Jan 14. [ Special Telegram to HJ I tan Br.n.1 A grout bnntam match was HJ | made tit n down town resort this attornoon Hj Chapplo Moran , the champion bantntn- H | weight of the world , was matched ngainst Hh Tommy Kclloy , the Uarlom Spider , for the HJ championship of the world The mon were HI matched Inst rummer but owing teen m- i jury sustained by Kelley , the mill was do- H clarcd off An enormous nmount of money Hj will change bauds on tlio result of tbo battle , Hi i as both principals have a largo lollqninir Hj The match ts to take place within six wcoki , HJ ' fldn gloves , stakes $250 n sldo nnd n $500 HI purse , 1400 to go to the winner nnd $100 to HI Iho loser 1 ho ilcht is to come off within f 00 HJ I miles of Now York The two men tire to HJ weigh In at 105 pounds twelve hours before HJ the light They nro the greatest lighters in H ( heir class nnd the match has created In- HJ tense interest in sporting circles HJ * Wnnt to Buy or Consolidate HJ Bii.Tivoiic , Md , Jan 14. [ Special Telc- HJ gram to Tub 13r.E.l Negotiations for the HJ Washington National lcaguo fronchlso were HJ renewed today Messrs Von dcr ( lorst and HJ Billy Barnlo it is claimed , offered Mr HJ Hewitt * 7G00 , for his frnnchlso , but ho still HJi , lioldsout for$10,003. The proposition by HJ * ' the Baltimore parties to consoltdato the two HJ clubs In ono league organization nnd dlvldo H | tbo games between the two cities , was nlso H ruowod Bowovor , the prevailing opinion H | Is that llowlU will keep the f runchito and H | Rt'am cngincor the club as a purely Wash HJ lngton enterprise HJ The UrouiiH 1'i ' iSH Tluoujili HJ The St Louts Browns , the great Conilsky , HJ JDudo Lutham , Tip O'Noll ' , Jack BoyloBald- HJ win , Ryan , Mulonoy and all , passed through HJ Omaha yesterday afternoon on route homo HJ from California Jack Crooks was with HJ them , too , but ho stopped off and wilt ro- HJ tnatn In Omaha a week or so Jack is look J ing fine , nnd suys the pilgritnngo Just closed H was tlio biggest ono over made by a b.iso HI ball team They traveled over ton thousand HJ miles smco tbo lust of October , and met with HJ' Haltering success everywhere they played H Another Grntltintb l < Youi the WoBtarn H QCmcvoo , Jan II | Special Telegram to H Tub Bck.J Spalding has closed n contract , H with \V. K. Coughlln , n pitcher with Mast H ' seasons Oakland , Cal „ club Coughlln was H a member of the old Chicago Western asso- HJ datlon , but was released us too light by J | MnnagofSam Moiton Ho then went to 1 Caliiornla , wuorc no has made a line rcputa- HJ HJ I'ntHny Will Not lie Missed HJ Cleveland , O. , Jan 14. [ Special Tele- HJ . gram to Tub Bek I Tholoaguo club of this HJ I city today nceoptrd the terras of Third Hi Baseman . U. Smalley of the California fl lenguo nnd a contract was forwarded him HJ Those who have seen him play say that H Patsy Tobeau will never bo missed M | Will Not Thump 111m Till February H Kr.w Oiu.kaxs , Ln , Jan 14. [ Spoclal Tel H' ; i egram toTitnBnE ] Owlngto thoordinanco H i recently passed prohibiting prize fights HJ ! within the city limits 'tlio Jnko Kllr.iln- H , | Vanuolln light , which was to have taken ' place next Monday nlsrht , has been postponed until February 2 , wbcm the now ordinance | now before tlio council allowing sparring matches will have been passed HJj Kolln Holkes Winn the Mnclnl H"tu. / . Datton , O. , Jan 14. [ Special Tolcgrnm H toTm : Bii.J The Dayton Gun club hold HJ : its gold medal shoot today and the trophy H ; was won by Rollu O. Holkes with a score of 1 tl3. Kd Wolf won the second prize wl'h n ' score of 01. H j . 11 o Got Too Prrsh HI The Jack Davis-Unknown flirht has boon H declared off Tbo unknown got too fresh , H'and his backer broke his jaw and told him ; to leave the city He left Hit • HI ' A DaNG ItOUS DISEASE m Vlotniis or tin Grippe on tlio Increase H in Chicago H CniCAOo , Jan 14. [ Special Tclogram to H Tut : linn ] The influenza , or la grippe , " H says tbo city news bureau this evening , has H coasoa its child-play In Chicago It is now M b. severe , dangerous disease , and the death M rata seems to be increasing daily About M two dozen cases of deaths were reported to H the health department today , and It kept the H clerks busy koepiug up with applicants for M burial permits The cases are now all re- H ported as 1 ngrippo or the influenza , as some Hk physicians still adhere to the statement that H there are no such disoasea in Chicago , but J they come in ns well under heads of pnou- H' monla nnd bronchitis Since Saturday thoio H : have beeu seventy of these deaths reported , H | which Is more than three times tbo number K of such deaths under ordinary clrcum- M Btauccs " H "I doubt very much If that number In- H dlcaten which rouliy should bo credited to la 1 grippe , " suid ono of the health ofllcers todvy i Many a mun who has bcon troubled with H , consumption has been nttackod by tbo lu- { lluoiua ltat oncodevolopod intocongestbn H f of the lungs They grov/ worse rapidly and m f death ensues The doctor makes out a cor- 1. tlficato of death from consumption , and la H grippe gets no credit nt nil , although being B rcsiranstble for tbo death The sudden H change in the temperature Sunday night has B proven very serious to persons who were H trying to 'weur out * the intluenza by working | 1 despite their Blcfeuess There have been H i many deaths from Just such cases , and moro i M are yet to bo reported " H Tlio Wool Blnrket B Boston , Mass , Jan 14. [ Special Telo- H gram to Tub Bbe.1 The market U steady B on line washed fleeces and particularly firm i J on dclnlno niul combing selections , which i M < uro scurco and in demand , Sates at Ohio Hi delaine are reported at 85@S0c , Michigan 1 B ; oelalno at 111(3350 ( nnd No 1 combing at W& I BBV , . 40c Ohio X is hold at itt@XU > ana XX at in 1 BBS @ 35c , uliili Michigan X sell * at UOo Tcrrl- BBBj tory wools nro moving slowlyf owing tQ the 1 B BJ heavy shrlnkago of considerable of the stock : BBS offered for sale 1'rlcos take a wldo rungo i BBS nsto quality Fine is soiling at 5SJi * < Xc ) BBS scoured line modlum at 5 @ 5To nnd medium ' H at C0@50u. California wools are dull , so far BBS as sulos are concerned , the coiisiderablo j BBS quantity arriving going direct to tnauurao- BBB turers , Pulled wools are in fair re < iuust , but i BBS only In u small way , and prices remain tna BKBJ tuino Toreign wools are quiet HI Vhn Mrjor AVnnts to Fight HJ _ NtswtitK , N. J. , Jan 14. [ Special Tee H Emm to Tub Bkk.iMuJor | Michael pay , a , H well ktrown character ut Bellorillo , Issued u 1 H challcnga today to Captain John U-Jolo y to H ' meet him in mortal combat , The major no- H cusos the captain of being the instigator of H certain pungent paragraphs concerning him H which have recently appeared in a local Sun H duy paper Tbo major writes : "I am too H much of a toldlor to allow my wounded H character to bo healed by dollurs " Both H men are veterans of the civil war and are H vroll known The major Is In deadly earnest H while the captulu regards the matter as I HI I ] eke o H Biulneaa Trouble * . H Cuicioo , Jan 14 , The taattor of the H j fraudulent failure of Deltucl Brothers was H j Bjslu on bearing today Attorney Mager H j suddit is utterly impossible in view of the B j complicated condition of affairs to get at the t bottom of tlio swindle for tome ttino tiinco H June 1 lust tbo firm lias purchased nearly j 1-100,000 worth of goods , altUouilh knowing it BU-t _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ „ _ was Insolvent These goods have bcon stored i In warehouses and the Arm has borrowed money thereon Jacrsox , Midi , Jnn K The Smith mid dlings purifier company , recently roorgan- Izcd , was yentorday confronted byclnims from the Preston National bank of Detroit amounting to $150,000. These wore con tracted by Gcorgo T. Smith in July last The new company refused to pay the claim The company gives its liabilities nt MSlOOO assets - sots , ? 50OOOO. deorgo T. Smith owes the company $200000 ; , but is unable to pay , The Uaolliiies today grow n llttlo moro nnd now stand nt $530,000. Ono llrm of creditors today fllcd n bill charging fraud of the most glaring description It was brought out In the evldenco that the failure was anticipated by the llrm on January 8 nnd 4 , the days on which the transfers of the property to iclatlrcs wcro actively pushed DOWN WITH TIIH HNGIjISII " 1'xcllcil 1-ortiigucso Htono the British Coiisulntc OronTO , Jan H. Crowds wandered through the streets last night cliocrlug for Independence and the intcrrlty of Portugal , shouting • • Downwith Bngland " The crowd attacked and stoned the British consulnto , The authorities have slnco placed n poltco guard at the consulate to protect It from further molostntlon The clvlo governor has forbidden the hold ing of the contemplated meeting of students to protest against England's demands upon Portugal _ UiinnlinoiiHly Coiiilomnctl Paris , Jan 14. The papers hero have unanimously condemned the policy followed by Bugland In the dlsputo with Portugal ns a violation of the act of the Berlin confer ence _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Abusing Ktmlnnil MADitin , Jan 14. The papers of this city roundly abuse England for the stand she took In forcing Portugnl to accede to her do- ui a mis rolatlvn to the territory In east Africa , Burned Alblon'H ring Listios , Jnn 14. A howling mob of stu dents and others burned an English flag at Cimbria today 'Iho New Ministry Lisbok , Jan 14. In the now ministry Pi- mental Is councillor of stnto nnd prosldont Coiir dee Comptos Is prosldont of the minis try nnd minister or the interior : Logronnz Is minister of Justice ; Branco , finance ; Arroyo , marino ; lllbciro , foreign nffnlrs ; Aroncu , publlo works : Gen'ornl Guedlos , now gov ernor of the Indies , minister of war The demonstrations of the students con tinue to keep the ctiv unfjulot Today they veiled the statues of the old Portuguese nav- lgutors and draped Camoon's monument as u sign of nationnl mourning The crowd shouted , Down with Englnndl" Down with the pirates I" A revolutionary out break is pOBslblo at any moment llie Motion DIsiulRsod LoynoM , Jnn 14. The motion to commit the managers of the London edition of the Now York Herald and Freeman's Journal of Dublin for contempt of court for publishing cortuln comments on the O'Shca dlvorco case , was argued to day The motion was dismissed on the ground of Informality in the proceedings but permission wns given for a renewal of the motion if action is taken within a week Will Not Appear For the Times Londojt , Jan 14. Sir Edward Clarke , solicitor general , refused to accept the lead ing brief for the Times in the action for libel brought ngainst that paper by Pnrnoll Ho bases his refusal on the ground that ho is a law ofllccr of the crown and therefore cannot accept a brief Donth ol' Karl CnlrnoR Londox Jan 14. Earl Calrnos died today from inftummatlon of the lungs Ho was born in 1301. Ho became qulto prominent several years ugo , as Viscount Garboyio Ho was sued for.broach of promlso of marriage by Miss Foriosiiue , the actress , who obtained a verdict of $50,000 against him Tim Grand Jmy I'ructionlly Abolished BisiiAitcic , N. D „ Jan l4.-Tho Solby bill , permitting trials on information to the dis trict attorney and practically dispensing with the grand Jury , jiassod the house yostorduy and the senate passed the antitrust bill An Irish Ktlitor Sentenced Duni.ix , Jan 14. P. A. McHugh , proprie tor of the Sligo Champion , was today con victed of publishing boycotting notices and sentenced to four months imprisonment without labor The I'anmii Oann 1. Pauis , January 14. The president of the French commission sent to Investigate the uffairs of the Panama canal company on the Isthmus , in a speech in ado at Aspluwall , said that the canal would bo completed A RUSSIAN SKNSATION Several Members of the Czars Body Giinril Kulciao St PBTBitsnuito , Jan 14. Colonel Voioik- oT ( , an officer of the czars ' body guard , and some other ofticers of the same corps have committed suicide It is supposed they were implicated in the recently discovered plot against tbo llfo of tbo czar It is reported that the czars brother , the grand duke Ser glus , will shortly bo banished from the capi tal for meddling with politics TUB 1'liACK FOB 1NVBSTJUENXS. Bis Opportunities for American Cap ital In Mexican enterprises Citiavao , Jan 14. | Special Telegram to Tits Beb.1 Edward \V. Jackson , general manager of the Mexican Central railway , In an intorvlow declares Moxlco a ftuitful field for American capital "At ono tlmo , " said ho , capitalists were afraid to Invest in Mexico , but now investments are being mndo in tbo country by the shrewdest of European and Amorlcan money holdorsP Tbo forolgn- ors are purchasing mines , manufactories of all sorts , and big business houses , and are building railroads and lending ononnous sums for public-improvements. The Mexican Central railroad is owned by Americans lu faot it is a Boston corporation ' It now owns 1,800 miles of trnck und is building to Tum- plco nnd Into wottern Moxlco The i scheme for building a railroad through the Isthmus of Panama and into i the heart of South Amorlca seems impracticable Insurmountable difllcultius prevent the construction of the road , and oven were It constructed the company could not compute witU the steamship and railway line by way of Tohuanteoeo Tfio railroad I across the isthmus of Tobuaatepnc will soon be finished , and it will shorten the traveling dlstunco from New Orleans to western South [ American ports many hundreds of miles " From Sleup to Dontli Danville , 111. , Jan 14. [ Spoclal Telegram - gram to Tub Beb | Miss Carrie Barnes , uged twenty-ono , and in perfect health , lay I down New Years afternoon for a nap She 1 foil.Into n deep sleep from which nil efforts to urouso her were futllo Physicians were | called , but were unable to suggest any rem edy Her cheeks retalueo their usual [ healthy glow and her respiration was regu lar and scarcely perceptible Her only inovo- ment was a slight turning of the head During - ing the time she lay iu this sleep or trance she did not apparently lese any flesh , but ' seomud the plcturo of health Sunday night she passed Into u deeper slumber and dlod [ before her attendant * realized that death was near The I'iro ituoortl Gallatix , Mo , Jan 14. Iho court house and a olopk occupied by Irving Brothers burned this morning ; lost , $70,000. ' Pnttl In Mexico , Cur ov Mexico , Jan 14 Pattl aud Taniaguo are creating a great deal of excite ment horn aud uro meeting wlta great favor , Mme , Albanl is ill * liond ortorlucH W'AsniSQTOS , Jan 14. [ SuecUl Telegram L to Tub Bee.1 Bonds offered ; $ $25,000 at l.3o ; $ U,5W at $ l.W > f. A SCENE IN TnE SENATE , , Plumb nnd Call Exchange Blttor Poraonal Flinso A QUARREL OVER SWAMP LANDS The Knnsns Man Accuses the Florida Scnntor or I.ylnu A Hcvoro Itctorl the Consctiuonco Wlntlom's Cntl Duo Scnntc Washington , Jnn 14. Among the bills roportcd from the commlttcos nnd plncod on the calendar of the senate wcro the follow ing : To dcclaro unlawful trusts and combina tions in restraint of trade nnd produc tion ( Sherman's bill ) ; authorizing the pur- chnso of n slto for a building for the BUproma court Mr George offered a resolution Instruct ing the committee on flnanco to lnqutro Into the propriety of reducing the penal bonds required of manufacturers of cigars in all coses , or at least whore the manufacture Is carried on by the manual labor of the manu facturer Carried Resolutions heretofore offered by Mr Call in relation to the claims of Florida under the swampland grant and In rotation to the alleged unlawful selections of land in Flor ida were taken up , nnd Mr Cull nddrcsBod the scnntc The burden of bis remarks was that lands whloh were not swamps , but which wcro fit for cultivation , had bcon so- lccted under the swamp act , to the injury of the peoples rights Ho assorted that 200- 000,000 acres had bcon soleetod and approved in nil the states as swamp nnd overllowod land , whllo everybody know there was no such extent of territory ( as largo us Europe ) consisting of swamp and overflowed lands Out of over 10,000,000 acres which had passed In Florida under the swamp nnd overllowod land not ho asserted that 11,000,000 acres was high nnd dry Mr Plumb said Florida contniucd about forty million acres and moro than halt of this had besm given by the United States to the state for various purposes Every aero of hind so granted bad boon placed under tbo control of the Florida loalslaturo Some sixteen or oightcon million acres bad beou granted ns swamp and overflowed lands Senator Call bad Just told the sennto that , most of it was not swamp but nrablo land So much the greater was the dorollctlon of the senators state It It had betrayed its trust For hlmsolf ho would resign his seat if ho were to bring Torwnrd such a complaint ngainst his own state after being too cownrdly to proclaim it on the stump within its borders Mr Plumb went on to say that Senator Cnll had , some sessions ngo , appealed to him as chair man of the committee on publlo lauds , to re port a bill to ratify and confirm tltlo to cer tain railroad lands in Florida , so that the nllcgcd frauds , sold Plumb , were to bo con doned In speech The senator , ho said , had been always In the habit of impugning senators , covertly or openly , nnd ho Plumb , haa somotlmcs been Inclined to reply to him to convict him of falsehoods Mr Call replied to Mr Plumb Ho soldi "I will not bo moved , Mr President , by this extraordinary exmnplo of the senator from Kansas to follow his bad manners , nor his contemptible methods Ho cannot hnvo a poorer opinion of mo than I have of the son ntor from Kansas I have not boon in the habit of violating decorum in dobnte and discussion , but if the sonntor thinks by his idle bravado , by his defense of this vast spoliation of the public domain in the lntor- cst of these who have profltod by it , thut'ho can intlmldato mo from dofendlng the rights of the people of my state , I treat him with the scorn and contempt that he deserves • My position is well known in relation to this question in Florida The otUclals or that state are as bonoraolo nnd tiblo as the sonalor from Kan sas Dy their side bo would sink Into insig nificance Tbo statements of the senator in relation to their violation of their trust are entirely untrue , and as chairman of the committee mittoo on public lands , which has Jurisdic tion over the matter , ho should be ashamed not to bo hotter informed in regard to the special circumstances .It is disreputable to the senate that it should have ns chairman of such a committee a Benator who not only defends the interests of boodlors but shows his ignorance of the subject specially committed to him All the senator has said about the legislature of Florida is utterly false and untrue and has been said for the purpose of making an attack against me " Having made a statement as to the grants to Florida for railroad purposes and under the swamp land law , Mr Call proceeded : "If the things ho says wore true and if I were as bad a man as bo is , as weak a man as ho is , as vain a man as ho is , even if I were all he is himself nnd all ho Bays I am , still It would romaln true that a largo number of pcoplo have been deprived of their rights on these lands " Mr Dolpb , as a member of the committee on publlo lauds , made an explanation ana Justification of the action of that committee iu tbo last congress in respect to u resolution of Mr Calls on tbo same subject , nnd Mr Call disclaimed having made or having at tempted to make tbo slightest imputation on that committee Without action on the resolution , the sen nto , after an executive session , adjourned • House Washington . 14. rn the house today Mr MuKlnloy , from the commlttep on ways and means , reported back the bill to simplify the laws in relation to the collection of rev enue It was ordered printed and recom mitted Mr Perkins of Kansas moved the house go into committee of the whoio for the consideration of a bill to provldo town site entries of land in Oklahoma This was antagonized by Mr Adams of Illinois , who wished the house to considar the Silcott matter , nud tno motion was defeated by a vote of 05 to 07. Mr Blaine domnnded tellers The friends of tbo , Oklahoma bill were again defeated by 00 to 103 , aud Mr Adams called up the Silcott report , accompanlod by the bill appropriating $75,000 to reimburse the members Mr Adams argued in favor of the bill , holdiug tno sorgeont-at-arms to be a publlo ofllcor * Mr , Hemphill of South Carolina advocated the adoption of bis bill permitting members to bring suit in the court of claims for the recovery of their salarlos , and opposed the bill of tlio majority becausa bo could find no statute declaring the sergoant-nt-arms to be a disbursing ofllcor Ho thought the house should not appropriate publlo money to pay debts Mr Holman contended that the fund remaining in the office of the sorgeant-at- , arms , about $ S3,000 , should be divided pro rata among tbo mom bora who were losers.by . the defalcation Pending further dobuto the house adjourned The Dependent Pension Bill ' Wasuixotox , Jun 14. The senate committee - mittoo on pensions today unanimously dl- rectod the chairman to report the dependent ponslonbill The title of the bill 1st "A bill granting pensions to soldiers and sailors who are incapacltntod for the performance of labor , and providing for pensions to their widows , minor children ana dependent par onts " AVinllom'N Gall Explrea Today Washington , Jan , 14. Secretary Win dom's ' call for 10 per cent of the amount of the publlo moneys hold by the national banks expires tomorrow So far enl v eighteen banks out of 130 called upon have responded Tno amount surrendered - rendered , however , is far in excess of tbo 1 amount called for , ns some of the banks > gave up the onttro amount held by thorn aud 1 a number of others surrendered nil above ' the amount necessary for the transaction of current public business The total amount : of bonds purchased to date In liquidation of these deposits is $ u,7llr > 00. The future i coursa of the department In this matter will i bo uotermiuod in a few days { residential Nominations , Washington , Jan It Tha president to day sent the following nominations to , the i senate ' : Christopher Mamor , first district of Illinois , collector 5f injoriiftl revenue Collectors of customs John N. Clark , dis trict i of Chicago ; ( Jlni'tlcs F.Johnson , district of Duluth , Minn , a " Frank It , Farr , reef Ivor of publlo moiToys at Eau Claire , WW ; Lytnnn P. Hotobklss of Eau Claire , Wis , , retlstcr' Of the land ofllco HfiAltlNO ii u MOItMONS Thotr lloprcncnfntlvea Plcnd In the Idaho Cnso Washisotok Janj 14. The souato com mittee on tcrritorieii hls afternoon llstonod * ' to statements of the representatives of the Mormon church doooiptivo ) of tbo teachings of the church in support ot their argument thnt the constitution adopted by the people of Idaho for the new stnto could not bo ac cepted by congress Bishop Budge , prcsl * dent of the Mormon church in Idaho , said ho had nlwnys been taught to obey the lows of the land and in forty-two years oxuenenco with Mormons ho never know nny tonclung to the contrary , The Mormons , ho snld.wora taught to bcliovo in tbo dlvlnn inspiration of the constitution of tbo United Stntos , nnd thus bolloving , Ho said , the Mormons had a higher reverence for it than ether citizens , The practlco of polygamyds decreasing Oh the subject of blood ntonomont Bishop Budge Bald there was no such priuclplo hold or taught by the Mormon church Delegate Catno prosentcd n declaration of the officials of the church sent out from Salt Eako City on December 12,1&S9 , of the teach ings nnd doa'rluos of the church Governor Shoup of Idaho said the expenses of the stnto government for Idaho will ueces- sltnto nn tncreaso In the tax rnto of from 4 mills to Si mills Ex-Governor Stovcnson said if the Mormon - mon church does not tench publicly or prl- vntoly the obligations of plural morrfnges nn official declaration to that ofTect from the church authorities in Salt Lake will settle the question of citizenship In Idaho under the proposed constitution , They have , ho said , the remedy for the evils complained of la their own bands . SILK MEN UOaifliAIN The Itcoent Dcoislon of tlio Supreme Court iiii Itlobons Attacked Washington , Jan 14. When the ways nnd means committee met this morning A. V. ICotohum of Now York , nu importer and manufacturer of loathcr , asked that the prcsont duties upon suob goods bo rotnlnod , James Campbell , representing the window glasa manufacturers , asked for the restoration - tion of the tariff of 1SS3. Britton ltiohardson , a Now Jersey „ silk manufacturer wonted a duty of 50 per cent , instead of " 0 per cent imposed upon Bilk hat trimmings Hovoomplainod of the recent decision of the supreme court dcclar- ing silk ribbons used exclusively for hat trimmings dutiable at 20 per cent Stnto Senator Griggs of Now Jersey said the silk trade regarded this decision ns the most serious assault over sustained by it Chairman McKinley said ho would call the nttontlon of the committee to the matter and if consent wns socurpd take up this proposl- tion immediately ns a separate question W. F. Wukoman , representing the Cattle Growers association , nskod for a duty of IU cents n pound on manufactured bldos whether pickled or unplcklod There were ninny sections of the west wltoro hides were fre quently burned for fuel , the price bolng too low to warrant their shipment PREPAltING FORTHE HUSH Great Exoltcniont lAroomc Prospec tive Sioux Reservation Settlers PiEitnc , S. D. , Jan ; 1 $ . [ Special Telegram to The Bee.J The owa received here last night that ProsldontHarrison , would lssuo a proclamation this week Immediately opening the great Sioux reservation to settlement has caused an iuimense stir among pros pective settlers waiting to go on , and not withstanding the Intensely cold wontbor , great preparations , ara bomg made for a grand rush when the tlmo comes It it was not for the fnct that the government bus stationed troops across the river on the "mlio squnro" to preserve order und keep settlers from going ' over ? the land would even now bo occupied by thousands ot settlers tlors and speculators , but tbo trooos have special orders to prevent such invasion nt the point of the bayonet " The excitement is beginning to bo moro manifest every hour , nnd when the presidents message is issued it is expected that the scene here will equal nny Oklahoma ever saw , notwithstanding it is In the middle of ahard , winter "Blind.Pigs" Butchered M irtsvillg , S. D. , Jan 14. A farmers wife having learned that the prouoods nf a mortgage on her husbands farm had gene to def ray a whisky bill at ono of the numerous blind pigs , " ns llIclt ) drinking places , nro termed here , collected seven moro women and sallied forth armed with pick axes , hatchets and other weapons Before noon they had broken up several blind pigs and utterly destroyed their fixtures and furniture Heavy Snow nt , Yankton Yankton , S. D. , Jan 14. fSpocial Tele gram to Tub Bee.1 ft has boon snowing all day and twelve or fifteen inches have fallen , 'nnd no doubt it is goncral throughout South Dakota , which will dlspol all fears of want of moisture in the spring It is still snowing niiOODSUBb IN BRAZIL Dissatisfied Soldier * Mutiny anil Ono Hundred Ara Killed Monarchist Brazilian Soldiers New Yonic , Jan 14. Captain Gromes of the steamer Herschel , from Rio Janeiro today , gives news of an - be tween soldiers in that city He says that on December 18 it was discovered that a part ot tha army , about two hundred men In number , was opposed to the republic nnd strongly favored the monarchy Tho'pro visional government sent a company of ur- tillory to arrest the monarchists They opened fire on the soldiers and It was re ported over one hundred were killed New Yoiik , Jan 14. A correspondent of C. B. Flint writes from Hlo Janeiro under date of December S3 ns follows : The out look hero Just now is not reassuring East evening parts of two regiments of artillery mutinied , toro up the republican flag and hoisted the old imporinl Hug , ana it oqulrcd nil the ether roglmcuts , cavalry , in fantry , nnd artillery to subdue tbotn They fought until after 13 o'clock and a hundred rebels were killed and wounded before the rest surrendered , i The next day ojgtitoon of the rmglcadors were shot The trouble > vas owing to the dissatis faction of the soldiers with their pay It Is sala a number of old conservatives and lib erals have bcon tauiporjng with the soldiers aud wore at the botout , of tbo row and several - eral prominent cttiznnajhavo been arrested In connection with flie tfTuir Ul ! " Bent thoiBrltoiis Nkw Yonic , Jan KUNows from the As- boolated press correspondent with the squad ron of ovolutlou dutptl from Lisbon tolls of the experiences of thOjAmcricans iu Lisbon On the 27th of December the English rest dents of Lisbon challenged the Amorlcan sailors to a game of football A scratch team composed mainly of'tho ' cadets of the fleet , was organized and.'iho American boys did their opponents up-'to ' perfection Neither team ployed the others game , but tbo Amorlcanssaldi "Woiiwill Play your way first , then you play ours " Tiioproposal was agreed to with the result as nbovo The Englishmen afterwards gave a dinner to tbo team II Inula County Supervisors Bloomisotov , ill , Jan 11. Tha county supervisors at the state convention pf super visors today elected J. It Miller ot St Clair president The convention is unanimous In in the opinion that tha state should make provision for the care ot tbo incurable lusano and the n xt legislature tyill be momorlal- Izud on tbo subject Mexican Counterfeiters Arrested CiTror MaxicoJanil A largo gang of counterfeiters were arrested Sunday at To- huacati , and over $300,000 la counterfeit money selrea _ Thirty Thousand Huholur * Sum-zing. Chicago , Jbi , 11. An afternoon paper re ports iW.OOO school children of Chicago suffer ing from intluenza or complications thereof NEBRASKA HORTICULTURISTS The ' WInter Mootlufjr of the Society ABsomblo3 nt Lincoln PLACING THE HANDSOME EXHIBIT President Tnylor Delivers ills Annual Addrossnt thu Afternoon Ses sion The ProKrniniim tor Today Stnto News Stnto Horticulturist * In Session Lincoln , Neb , Jan 14. [ Special Telegram gram I to Tun BuB | The winter mooting Of i the state horticultural society began Its session j in this city today The forcuoou , was , devoted to placing the very largo nnd hnndsomo exhibit in the Grant memorial hall ' and the admission of new members At the nftcrnoon session Prosldont T , W. Taylor ' ot Omaha dcliverod his nnnunl ad . dress . This was followed by the reports ot the secretary und treasurer and the stand ing I committees , nnd the nppointmcut of now committees i At the cvonlng Besslon the following pro gramme ! was rendered : Paper on plums , A. J. Brown ; plums for the Platte valley , John Hoggoj paper on peaches , J. M. Hussell ; paper on pears , E. Stcphons . Ench paper was followed by n spirited and Interesting discussion ' on topics of spoolnl Interest The programmo for tomorrow Is as fol lows 1 : The morning session boglns at 0 and tbo \ first business will bo the election of ofll cers , followed by addresses from the ofllcers- elect ' Prof Hicks will road a paper on lawns 1 and parks _ AU the nftornoon session Peter Youngors , Jr , will discuss winter apples , H. N. Day fall apples , Hiram Craig summer npplos , J. II ; Masters keeping winter npplos , Samuel Barnard marketing npplos , G. J. Carpenter on the cost and care of an orchard for the flrst ton years , and Prof Bossoy on fertili zation , crossing and hybridization of plants At the evening session G. W. Aloxaudor , will , discuss grapes , J. G. Smith potatoes , C. S. Horrison evergreens on the plains , nnd . W. It Harris planting nnd cultivation of evergreens At the opening session today W. , It Davis of Champion , Chnso county , secretary , of the Chase county ngriculturul nnd horticultural society , was admlttod to momborshlp , , This action doubtless settles a . running fight between two organizations in that , county , both claiming to bo the county organization Liquor Mnde Him Crnzy KEvnNEr , Neb , Jan 14. [ Spoclal Telegram gram ! to Tun Bei : . | Joe Davis , colored , n burly negro porter here , nnd a well known character i in Grand Island and Hastings , has been on a prolonged drunk for about three years Yesterday ho was seized with dollr- lum tremens , nnd today the insouo commis- , ioners issued a certificate that entitles him to a place in the insane asylum nt Lincoln This is the third case of dollrium tremens in this city in the past month , ono resulting fatally The other , a victim to the snake de lusion , is already in the insane asylum Big Iteul Eftntn Don ) . Keahnet , Neb , Jan 14. ( . Special Telegram gram to Tun Bee | James W. Cumnock of Chlcopco , Mass , purchased today all of the McCallum syndicate interests in this city , comprising Inside properly In the city proper , for $150,000. Mr Cumnock is largely interested in the ICoornoy cotton mill und this is taken as an indication that business here for the coming yonr will as sume greater proportions than ever before The Malady nt Crclghton CitEiaiiTON , Neb , Jan 14. | Special to The Bee ] Owing to the severe run la grippe is having hero the publlo schools today succumbed and closed for the week • Fully two-thirds of the school children nro confined Scarcely nnyono has escaped , al though no deaths have ocourrod Doctors say they have no roraody for the disease It will probably run Itself out before many days t Gngn County Supervisors Orcanlzo Bbaticice , Neb , Jan 14. | Snocial Telegram gram to The Bee.1 The county board of supervisors met and organized this afternoon by tbo election of Alex Grnhmr ns chairman for the ensuing year Bids were opened for the sole ot the old court house , and Lang & Werner of this city were the successful bid ders , they offering $3O0 for the same The old structure must bo removed by March 1. Mrs lAoutcnnut Corliss Dead Fem ItoniNsoN , Nab , Jan 14. [ Spoclal to This Bee ] On Jnnunry 11 , ot 10:30 : p. m.tho wife of Cnptaln A.V. . Corliss , Eighth in fantry , died of pleurisy She loft an infant daughter flvo days old and two other chil dren ngod respectively nlno nnd eleven years The sympathy of the whole garrison is with the captain in his bereavement Editors Will Ent IfEAnNBT , Neb , Jan 14. fSpocial Tele gram to Tub Bee.I Thu generous hearted newspaper men at a meeting last night pled god themselves to the free entertain ment ot the Nebraska editors and their wives at the mooting of tbo association on January 23 and iU A grand complimentary banquet is being arranged An Old-Fnshioned Hnow Storm Keaiinev , Neb , , Jon 14. [ Spoclal Telegram gram to Tun BEn.l An old-fashioned Now England snow storm has been in progress during the day and the snow is deep To night the wind is blowine a gale and big blockades nro feared The tempcraturo Is falling rapidly Hold For the Child's Death Pawnee Citv , Neb , Jan 14. fSpocial Telegram gram to The BeeJ The sheriff toda.vorrestod Margaret and J. E. McKnmoy , tbo coroners ' Jury in the baby inquest , roportodyesterday , holding them for thuchlld's death , Schools Closed By La Grippe Stanton , Neb , Jan 14. [ Special to Thk Bee I The schools of this place have been ciosod for two weeks on account of la grippe But ono death is all thnt has beou reported so far m itAILHOAU NEWS " An Important Meetlnir of tlio Inter state Commerce Assoolatlon New Yonic , Jan 14. An important meet ing of the interstate Comuiorco Railway association wns begun this morning which will probably docmo whotlior the association will cpntttiuo in exlstonco The decision of Chairman Walker , holding that the arrange ment between the Union Paclflo ana tbo Northwestern was not n violation of the agreement , will also come up Thodemands of tbo Chicago & Alton for concessions was tbo most prominent obstacle met by the assocatlon The meeting Is bolng bold be hind closed doors , Most of the western roads are represented The threatened out break and ruuture in the association was put oft indefinitely by the appointment of n committee consisting of Commissioners Walker , Falthorn ana Mldgloy to consider measures necessary to the porpotuatloa of the association and to report ut the next quarterly meeting This prevented the airing ot grievances at the mooting and everything passed off harmoniously Ad journment was taken shortly after 1 o'clock without any other quosttons ot Importunoe coming before the body , Tbo official report of the mooting , given out by ChalrmaoAVulker , says the resolution by Miller , providing tor the appointment of committee of the chairmen of the various sub-associations to * consider the changes recommended in the form of the organization necessary to produce mora satisfactory result * and secure moro general cooperation , was adopted When such report is completed the comtnitteo shall call a general meetlug to act on it The executive board , as at present constituted , was continued until the neil quarterly meet ing The report of the chairman was culled for under a resolution adopted nt ft special mooting on Dccembor 17 In respect to a contract between the Union Pncllio nnd the Chicago & Northwestern companies re quiring his decision as to whether the rhargo that tno ngrecmont hnd boon violated Is true Ills report was to the effect that Buch contract was n violation of the agrccmont in tlio niaiiucr In which it deals with the subjects of rates and the divisions of through rates , ns well ns In Its ofTect upon the distribution of competitive business A Cut by the Alton Chicaoo , Jnn 14. At n mooting of the Western Freight association today the pro position of the Chicago & Alton to roiluco rates on cattle to 12tf cents n 100 pounds from Kansas City to Chicago wns brought up for consideration When put to n vbto the proposition wns rejected almost unanimously The Alton roprosontntlvo then gave ton dnys' notlco , as required by the agreement , of Its intention to nut the rate Into effect The southwestern division will meet separately tomorrow to consider the Alton's notion and to docmo whether it shall bo mot or not Tbo proposed rate Is the lowest mndo on cattle from the Missouri rlvor to Chicago nnd lonvcs a very narrow margin for the railroads A few months ngo the rate was 27 > cents Stockholders Annual Mootlnsr St Louis , Mo , Jan 14. The nnnual mooting of the stockholders of the St Loins Vandalla & Terre Haute road , was held In Greenville , 111 , , today The annual report for the fiscal yonr ended October 31. ISSJ showed n surplus of $143,55. The following persons were elected as directors : Thomns D. Messlor , J. N. MoCullough , W. II Barnes , II , McKecn , M. Duloney , E. O. Henry , Charles 11. Seylott , J. S. Peers The board was organised bv the election of Thomas D. Mossier ns prosldont LEADEN IMLiIjS Two Missouri Doctors Prcscrllio for Each Other Macon , Mo , , Jan 14. In a street fight today with revolvers between Morris Norrls nnd Dr W. G. Lnrribco three persons were wounded , two of them , it Is feared , fatally The light wns caused by a dlsputo over a bill in Dr T. J. Norris - ris' drug store between the proprietor nnd Dr Larrlbeo The latter refused to the bill , claiming there was nn error After some words passed Dr Norrls ordered Dr Larrlbeo from the store The latter soon returned and called the proprietor out oa the sidewalk Morris Norrls , the doctors son , feared trouble nna grapping his fathers revolver from the counter fol lowed his father to the sldowalk Dr Norris hod no sooner reached the pavement than Dr Larrlbeo drew a revolver and com menced firing Norrls returned the Uro and shot Dr Larrlbeo in the loft arm and right leg Deputy Sheriff Pea son was hit by a stray bullet which passed ontlroly through his body , producing n fatal wound Another bullet struck S. M. Wiggins , farmer , iu the log , Inflicting a slight wound A FEARFUL ENCOUNTER Whites Endeavor to Punish a Mlthy Tongtted Ncuro St Louis , Jan 14. A serious shooting affray occurred near Bridgototi , thirteen miles out of the citv on the \Vaba3l1 railroad yesterday , caused by reports Involving the name of Miss Christina Amulung , a young lady of nineteen , the daughter of William Amulung , a farmer Mr Amulung bad n colored man , Taylor Pointer , in his emplov , and , ns tbo Btory goes , Pointer bad been boasting of Intimate relations with Miss Amulung This rooort was flrst heard three wocks ngo , nnd Amulung's sons , John , * Will mm , Edward and Frank , ever smco have been determined to punish Polntor for tolling such stories , They called to their nssistnnco their brothers-in-law. Otto , Christ Herman and Luke Asmus , and yesterday they started out Lo find the oiTond- lng Pointer , a call was made at the house of Creed Hunt , but Pointer had gene with the older Hunt to the house of Kalph Blvens to visit Miss Amanda Bivons , who hod been confined to her bed four months with dropsy There ho was found Blvens answered the knock at the door and was told they hud como to arrest Pointer Bivons begged them not to make a disturbance , as his daughter was sick Hunt asked thorn if they had a warrant Herman Asmus rushed by him into the bouse , revolver in hand nnd leveling it at Pointer said that was warrant enough for him Mrs Bivens seized , a shotgun , when Otto Asmus rushed in aud attempted to take it from her Bivons came to her assistance and a terrible struggle ensued , during which two of the Amulungs seized Pointer , who dofonacd himself desperately Ho wns struck ever the hend with n revolver and knocked down with n chair , when ho grabbed a llat- iron , with which ho struck Herman Asmus on the head * The men then ran out and bo- Ban firing through the doors Mrs Bivens , who had run into the kitchen , screamed and Pointer picked up a shotgun and rail to her assistance Otto Asmus was in the doorway , revolver in hand , when Poiuter fired full in his fare Ho fell back and was carried uwoy by bis frlonds Polator escaped to Brldgeton , wboro ho gave himself up , as It was feared ho would again bo attacked The wounded man received the full charge in the face , both eyes boiug shot out The Co mi ne Judiciary Centennial New YonK , Jnn 14. [ Special to Tub Bee.1 In addition to the nnmos already sent you of these persons who have Bignillod to the secretary , Chniias Henry Bjitlcr , of the American Bar association , their inten tion to bo present nt the forthcoming centen nial celebration of the Judiciary of the United States , hero in Now York , in Fobrunry , the following additional names have como from among your constituents : John L. Webster , Omaha ; J. C. Cowin Omaha ; E. McClain , Iowa City ; J , F. Duncomb , Fort ' Dodge ; George G. Wright , Dos Moines : Nathan S. Harwood , Lincoln , Neb , and Herbert L. Baker , Detroit What will un doubtedly provo thu grcetest feature ot tins event will be the speech ot Judge Field of California No set speech has been made for him , and wbatit Is to bo Is a matter of con jecture here m Po7zonl's Complexion Powder Is univer sally known nnd ovorywboro ostcomod ns the only powder that will improve tbo complex ion , oradlcato tan , freckles , and all skin diseases Four Children Suffocated EniE , Pa , Jan , 14. Tonight Mr , and Mrs Itogalinskl loft their four children homo with Mrs Hogallnskl's brother , whllo they went to make a call The llttlo ones uncle was Intoxicated and ho laid a lighted piece of paper dowu on the bed In which the chil dren were sleeping The bed took "flro and the house was consumed The drunken man escaped as did Mary Towlinskl , the owner of thu house , but the children were suffocated A Kupsas City Editor Slugged Kansas Cnr , Mo , Jan 14. fSpocial Telegram gram to The Bke.J Louis Ilamtnvrslough , propr'otorof tlio Kansas City Morning Globe , was attacked on Ninth street shortly before noon today oy O. A , Jones , son of Superin tendent Jones ot the waterworks Hummer slough was badly useil up Jones has bcon placed uudur bonds The trouble grow out of the Olobo's continued uttaeliB pa Major Jones methods of assessing water rates . Iron Hunters Elect Ollluurs Ci.evei.vni > , O. , Jan , 14. At tlio annual convention ot the National association of Iron roofers today Joseph A. Wilson of Chicago cage was elected president and J. C Bat tollu of Peoria , III , vice president Tno Fair Association , . The Omaha Fair and Exposition associa tion held a short tnoetlug yesterday after noon , but as 110 quorum was present an ad journment was taken until February 4 , when a moating wilt bo held at 3 p. m . at which time business of a very important character will bo considered , and a full nttondauce ot members is requested After the nisoling had been formally ad journed Major Wheeler made a few remarks regarding the action of the board of trade In the matter of securing tbo location of the \Kft THE GREAT REASON for the uslnj of Hoods P11rmp.11 Ilia li found In thn nrtlcln itself It Is Morlt Thnt Wins , nnd the fact thnt Hoods Sarsnpirllla actltilly acconipllshos nil thnt Is claimed fur It , hns glvon this medi cine n popularity and sale greater than any other sarsnpsirllla or blood purifier Hoods Snrsnpnrllln is old by drug gists It ; stxrorjj , Prepared by li 1. Mood Se Co , .Apothccurlos , tioueu , Mass Giro It n rial state fmr at Omaha Ho alluded to the ad vantages hi having the fair nero oua the Itnnnclal benefit to ho derived from it Ho suggested the idea of turning ever the stock oi tbo Omaha Fair and Exposition nssocln- tion to the now association nnd receiving m. whatever amount of slock they might bo en- tltlod to 3u4 | Mr Euclid Martin advocated the sama plan and said thnt a number of the stock holders hud expressed u willingness to tender their stock to the now company nnd receive stock In return Ho suggested Jiumodlnlo action in order to assist the now ontorprlso ns much ns possible , nnd thought that it would-ho a good Idea for the stockholders to bo present at the meeting called for Thurs day 10 consider the project t Mr.V. . N , Nason addressed the mooting on bohnlf of the board of trndo comtnitteo Ho sold that the committee had secured subscriptions nmouutlng to $15,000 , and have pledges amounting to as much moro The street cnr company have mudo a proposition , • which umounts to $30,000. They hnvo offered to pay ono-fourth of the cost of n picoo of land nonr the foit known ns the Pnrker propoity and givo'tho nssocintlon ton years to purchase it back at the original price For sick hcudnck'G , foivmlo troubles , nourulgic pains in the head take Dr J. H. McLean's Llttlo Liver and Kidney Pillots 35 cents a vinl Fipo In a Clotlilnc Store A small piece of porcelain broke1 out of tli glooo about nn elcctrio are light in Arus- toln's clothlmj store on Douglas street near Thirteenth ln3t night , nnd aot ilro to some clothinc beneath It The fire wns dlscovorcd by Detective Orinsby before it hnd made any H headway Iho Ilro department wascallci H and broke In the door 'Iho room was llllei H with smoke , but it was found that only a B couple of pairs of pauts und two or'throo V vests haa been burned Ladies who value a refined comnloxlon 2 ? * B must use Poz/onl's Powder It produces a V Ml H soft nnd beautiful skin " H Indicted For Murder 3 B _ _ _ _ CnicAoo , Jan 14. The grand Jury has rS- " " " H turned an Indictment against Henry Ln- cloche , Seth Twomblv nnd Charles Buford for the murder of Edward Smith , Jr , who died last November from the ofTccts ot in juries received in the Keel : Island road acci dent nt South Englewood , on the night of Septombor2l. 'Ihis is the bovoiUIi Indict ment for murder ngainst Twombl.f and Bu ford , but the flrst found ngainst Loclocho , who was fireman 011 Twombly's engiuo o Sued by n Gambler Kvksas Citv , Mo , Jap 14. Bud Gulon , a Chicago gambler , has filed suit ngainst C. C Quinlan , a promlnont cattle dealer ot this city , to collect a note glvon lum by Quinlan during a rccont noted poker game , in which Gulon won (20,000. Quinlan contests the vnlidity of the note on the ground that it was given iu puyment of n gambling debt Look Out lor Yonr Ncolr The usual means * for keeping tlio noclt Jm " warm are "by very light goods , with • ' largo meshoa lilto woven worstcd.wliieh ' ISsH host s6"rvo the purpose , says the Philaf' J dolphin Record Hut covering is not desirable if it can bo itvoidod Many wi&o men , whoso fncos ] Umi\ino tlio milder sotibons with the bright aspects of clean-shaven cheeks and chin , prudently - dontly put a shield ever tlio moat vul * nu ruble portion of the nock , the throat , by growing a winter board Probably ovopy 0110 can count among ' lits friends some who , by letting their hoards grow , hardly ever have a sere throat 111 winter It will bo soon by this i lustration what is meant by goods that hold air und provldo warmth with out overheating The hoard is lilto 0110 of tlioo light fabrics spnkon of nbovo Somewhat the some result is produced by putting on a high collar For men of uulicato throats the high collar is ns dosirahle an article of winter dress as the ilium ol shirt is to ottiors in Fitimmoi' . But fur around the nockof cither mini or woman is a doubtful thing in this ell ; mate A lcadfn g Philadelphia doctor - . - - 'fi | onno said to a young lady patient , now a • a distinguished singer : Take that rur _ olT your nt-ck. It makes it tender , and when you take it oltlt lenvos it doubly Huscoptlhlo lo cold " The lady took Ills advlccatid has 110vor slnco bcon troubled with cold : . . , r- = T SakiN3 * , POWDER Absolutely Pure Tills ponder navor varies A tnurrel of purity strength aud wlinlnsomaiiuss Morn ecciiioml cul tliun thu ordinary Kinds , und cannot be sold lu competition with Dm multitude , of low ten sliort weight alum or puotphatopowdeis Sold Olllu ( II CUIU ItOVAI.ItAKINd IWdkii CO , , I0J WallStN , V. ! for Improved and economic cookery usa Liebig COMPANY'S ' EXTRACT OF MEAT or DeefTea.Boups , Made Dished , 8aucosOAm ( * all A.c.1 , Aspic or Meat Jelly Keeps for aur ! length of time , aud Uf.hespvrs.ndof lluer lUvor I than any oiherstocic - 1 Oonulno only with J. von Lleblp'o al'in 0u''O0Pflbow9 ' lfl t > luo Onepplinl o ruxtrsct ot lleot equal W forty pouiulv or lotu