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1 The Omaha1 Daily Bee I lffi\ NINETEENTH YEAR OMAHA TUESDAY MOHING JANUARY 21. 1S00. INTTJMBER 2111 I THE NEW SPANISH CABINET Senor SagnBta Forma Ono With a Few OhnngOB I FINE DIPLOMACY OF BISMARCK Bourn of ( ho Iron Cltniiccllor'ft Tricks of I'lvr Years Ago Itrouijht to Light Excitement Htlll InlciiRO In Llslion , Spain's Political CrlMs Ktulr-tl. I Gnm/rfp-nt / tiSOhu Jam'Ji ( Innlnn UenntlU Mumti > , Jnn.20. [ New York Herald Cable Special to Tub Bee ] The political crisis is over , Senor Sngasta has formed a nnnbtry , nnd Spam , nfter Wing thrco weeks without a government , finds herself with the same premier and tlio snmo policy , Sngasta eighteen dnvs ago placed his resignation in the hands of the queen regent - gent owing to the attack * of irrcconcilnbles t -j of his own party In the house Shobadohlm \ form a ministry of conciliation , embodying M\ | j | | the political mutineers They refused to ncccptouloo except under Impossible condlc fa tlonsnndSngnstn returned to the quocn nnd jwSj reported his fnllurc Then the baby Hk" king fell 111 nnd all pollcios stopped until K Friday , when , nfter consulting with several HR cx-mlnli'tors and uiombers of the privy conna , JR ell , the quoin surprised cveryono by calling Wr . cpOn Senor Alonzo Martinez , president of ' f the chamber nnd first lloutcnant to Sagnstn , \ to form a ministry When after two days Mnrtincz proved to have failed , the queen Bent for Sngasta and gave him orders to form u ministry an soon nnd ns ciujcklv as possible , to whioh Sagasta replied : "I will submit n cabinet to your majesty tomorrow " i At 2 o'clock , true to his word , Sagasta np- pcarod at the palace with a list of ministers , which the ( lucon unproved , as follows - lows : Picsldcnt , Sacasta ; minister of the Interior , Cnpdopon : minister of finance , Equllolr ; minister of Justlco , Pulg- ocrver ; minister of war , General Bermudoz liein.it inlnistorof marlno , Admiral Romero ; , minister of publio works , Ilocorrn ; minister j of the colonics , Guilllon ; minlstor of ; stnto , , Count Vego Armljo , The opinion of the j ) most nblo politicians nro : "Aeasaof shiifTlo i nud deal Exactly the same party and pelf - f icy , with a change of men The ministers of finance , justlco , war and marine are now I On the whole the now cabinet will bo ' stronger than the old hut will hnvo the V same difficulties , the sumo enonncs to deal jt with " A grand row Is promised tomorrow f J In the cortes when the now ministry take i WjW . their seats and Sngnsta explains that a pol- SHLV * ley of universal suffrage will bo advocated M ? " Hit.MAUCK is " 1A HOllHMKlt Hj Some or tlio Iron Chancellors Tricks Bu Brought in Light Wak | Cm | rIM ( ; /8W liJama | dor lot BtnitV ] WK Constantinople , Jan 20. [ Now York : mti Herald Cable Suoclal to The Bee ] Some i ? ' ' interesting Information has been given ma , I' . by a high onielal which thronsn curious mf " light on the trieks and manners of I'rlnco 1 Bismarck at this court Jn ISS5 n war between - ' tween Kussla and Great Britain scorned im minent in con9cquonco of an attack on the Afghan nnny by Kussians under Alikhanhopf ' end tlio occupation by the latter of ' Pcnujch Bismarck's hostility to Glad stones government was so notorious that there was nothing surprising in the fact that Baron Radowitz , Prussian ambassador , received - ceived Instructions at that time to press upon the porta with all posslblo energy the iutpor- ntlvo necessity of refusing the British fleet t free passage of the Dardanelles in the event of a war between Russia and Great Britain , bs In this oourso Baron Radowitz rocolvod the Hfe strenuous support of his Australian colt - t leagues General Von Golz , commander of the Turkish artillery , himself a Ger man , also , recoivo4 Prlnco Bismarck's most pressing directions to leave no stone unturned to render the fortification of the Dardanelles ltnprognnblo nnd impassable In July , 1S85 , Salisbury succeeded Gladstone as prime minlstor nnd Bismarck quickly allowed It to bo understood that ho vlewod the change of govor > , tnont In England with . favor and that ho would bo disposed to modify the uufrlcndly attitude which bo hud consistently main tained towards Oladstono's administration The friendship between the courts of Borlln nnd St James was apparently great and al 1- most developed Into au understanding In the autumn of 1SS0 , Bismarck had boon much t gratified by the conciliatory , conceding polioy pursued by Salisbury's ' government towards E Germany In rofcronco to Zanzibar and R Samoa His expressions of satisfaction and 1 _ nnd pleasure were profuse , A German P" nlUunco was beginning to bo popular in Eng Wfi ? land nnd Salisbury derived the credit from , ; ' "i ' being supposed to have secured It At tUat * tlmo Russia's nttitudo towards Bulgaria vr u menacing , Prlnco Alexander of Bulgaria had been kidnapped and had returned to Sophia , only to abdlcato AustrIaandGre.it Britain hud donounccd the outrage on the prlnco , hud done tholr utmost to provant h's ubilicutlon , and wcro , by tholr rcprescnta- I tlvos In Bulgaria , nctlvoly encouraging the i Bulgarians to resist Russia and look to ' thorn for support , Tim Austrla-lirltlsh 1 policy had been oarncstly but secretly , so far ' ! as Kussla was concerned , pressed ; on the two governments of Austria and Great Britain by Bismarck In October ' . ber and November ho agutn instructed his ambassadors in Vienna and London to do all i in their power to bring ubout an offensive , and defensive Llllaneo betweou Austria and ' 1 Great Britain against Russia Salisbury was sorely tempted to aequlosco In the , ' views of the Gorman chancellor , but fortu nutoly before ho conicutod ho taado inquiries _ x at Berlin as to whether , in the event of war , 7) ) Bismarok would Dlodga himself to use all Ids influence with the porto aud l'ranco for the British Hoot to have fico passage of the > IMrdanotloi , Bo romombcred the state Of I thligs in 16S5. To these inquiries ho ro- i eclved either no answer or ovaslvo answers . Nor is it a matter of surprise when It is Vuowu that Just as in 18S5 so in the winter of 1SSU Buron Radowitz received Instructions to urge the porto to close the Dardanelles In the cvont of war and that Goncral Vou Golz received the uio Instructions to push vlg- | -y orously tbo work of partccting the fortlnca- tlous of the Dardanelles Considering this In strurtlva news It must be bnrno In mind that the Black sea offers , the only spot on the face of the earth where Britain can operate effectively agalast Rus sia Tlio destruction of the Russian Black sea Hoot , the arsonuls of Sevastopol , the for 'i titlcatlons of Batoum , and , If necessary , tbo warehouses and cominorca of Odessa would 1 * be no Impossible task It would not bo even f a dlfiloult tank for a powerful , well com [ mtndcd British llaeu Very Might success , obtaiaod by such a licet would bo sulUclent to promote u revolution lu Caucasia against the Uussiaus aud railway communication With Batouui and Tillu would bo utterly Interrupted Soma may nsk , Why should Bismarck er.couraga aa nlllanco between Austria and Britain against Russia and should scok to promote war between these thrco powers , as ho most undoubtedly old , nnd at the same time take stops to render "J tlih nlllanco nugatory so far as Britain was conccrnod In It ! Ha would bo a foolish man who attempted to fathom and a very wlso man who succeeded In fatnoming the for eign policy of Geruiauy as conduoted by Bismarck , Tlio Situation in rUlion [ ropi/rloM ISWbu Jamil HorJot H'nmtM LtsnoK , Jan : JO [ Now York Herald Cable Special to The Uee.1 The cxelto- mont hero Is still Intense , but from Its very length 1 Is beginning to wear itself out If the English prc 9 and government would only adopt a loss perouiptory attltudo and lot the Portuguese down ousily , without uuuoccssn- rily wounding national prldo with throats and Insults , it would very much strengthen the slender threads on which the monarchy hnngs and would nnnblo the ministers to hnvo tlmo to carry out tholr precarl- ous mission Fortunately Potro , the British minister , prevented the English fleet coming Into the Tubus , as the homo government In- judiciously j < suggested Without doubt tholr appoaratico would very much have compll- catod matters nnd made things very un- pleasant for British residents The cortes will probably bo closed till May , a Judicious measure to prevent dangerous uttnrancos by long-tongued 1 extremists Mobs and process stons hnvo well nigh censed Patrols of mounted cavalry and police are constantly moving nbout tlio city The British legation is 1 now guarded Aiiiortoin hwliKllnrs In Italy [ Owr'eH ' I3W by Jam'j Uordoix ffemit.l ! Rome , Jan 10. I Now York Herald Cable Special to The Bee.J Two persons call lnir thomsolvcs Louis Bohrons and Alfred Boland nnd claiming to be from Ubicnro , are going around Italy defrauding bankers by presenting llrsts of bills of exchange on Lon don bankers after having nlrcady negotiated seconds They will probably work back thiojigh Franco or Germany nud bankers have been warned • AOALiroitNIA HLOCICADE Traino On tlio Central t'nciflo at n StniidMtill Sa Fiuncisco , Jan 20 The snow block ode i on the Central Pacilla in the vicinity of Truckeo aud Emigrant Gap has become very serious i Since Tuesday last no eastern overland train i has boon abla to roach a paint further west than Colfax At present the eastbound trains 1 are at Sacramento , Colfax and Shady Run At Truckeo the depth of the snow ranges i from olght foot to drifts of twenty feet , The rnllrond company has several hundred men at work shovelling snow cast or town The snow plow was only able to go a railo out when It stuck with ton engines Shovolcrs were called to the rescue - cue , and after several hours work dug thorn out so they could return On the west the road is filled with drifts fifteen to thirty feet deep A plow with five engines was on the road thirty-Bix hours trying to reach a tunnel olgnt miles from town The whole crow re turned on foot , huviug abaudoood the train , ns they became ravunous witn hunger Another plow with twelve locomotives started out to clour the road to Summit , but before they hud run two miles they were | e- curcly blocked , and the snow falling back on them they were fast in both directions The passengers are quartered at the hotels by the railroad company Yesterday after noon it began snowing again heavily and reports - ports from the blockaded trains at Emigrant ' Gap show that tbo cleared portions of the truck wore again filling fast , Ruilroad ofllcials declare that the present hlockudo is the bo.wicst and longest they have experienced for ever ten years The delay seriously affects mail facilities No eastern mail has reached this city since last Tuesday The Western Union telegraph company has a largo force of men In tbo mountains , clearing the wires of snow The tolo- grapb lines In some places are entirely buried under drifts Passengers nro suffer mg from colds und n largo number of cases of influenza arc reported The situation is equally serious on tbo California & Oregon road in the northern part of this state A train which loft hero Tuesday evening for : Portland is still at Redding The Bhovolors who were working south from Uuusmulro rcturnod after forty-oight hours work Ono engine was brought in and the others nro : snowed iu without wood or water The oQl- cials uxpect to have the roads open tomor- row north and cast NO MAIL FOR RIGHT DAYS 1Taonina Practically Out Off From All I ICnstcrn Connections , Tjicoma , Wnsh , Jan 20. | Spoclal Tele- gram to Tub Bee ] No eastern malls have renchod here for eight days , Tbo Okanegnn country is covered with two to flvo feet of snow and the blizzard which began with the year nnd lasted flvo days caused a lurgo nmount of damage to property , killed much 1 live stock nnd caused the death of at least I ten mon William Jowclt , who keeps astago Btntlon about twelve miles from Alma , on I the Colvillo reservation , started out to cross the prairie and was frozen to death The mail carrier from Wllbor wont out the same day to go to Wild Geese Hill ferry nnd wns lost Cnttlo are dying by hundreds on the reservation The rnnchmon calculate that they will lese ono-half tholr stock this sea ison , but 75 per cent would bo uoaror the true estimate Stanley Itanquottrtl nt Cnlro Caiiio , Jan , 20. Kulz Pasha , the promler , presided at a banquet In honor of Stanley , Numerous distinguished Europeans were , present In proposing the health of Stanley Ralz Pasha eulogized the korvices of Emlo Pusha to tbo world and to science In ro spoudlug Stanley recounted tbo main points : of his Journov and dwelt upon Emln's ' vacillation Ho touched feelingly upon Emm's accident , nud tbnnked tbo nudionco : warmly In bohaif of himsolt nud cotnpan- ions for the great honor uccorded thorn , • Portuirnl Mu < u Hubtnlt Lisnov , Jan 20. The Portuguese govern ment , finding the powers unwilling to mo dlato between Portugal and Euglaud con ccrnlng the territory in east Africa , will submit to Lord Salisbury's full demands , under pretest , wbila at the same tlmo it awill try to conclllato Portuguese public opiulon The attempt to Increase the capital of the } Portugucso iMozambiquo company from $15 , 000,000 to f 5,000,0D0 , has failed Cruelly to tlio llllnil Alleged Ciiicaoo , Jan 20. The Journal this after noon publishes a sousatloual Interview with sixtcon-yoar-old Lovroy Drake , a rccont in- mute of the state institution for the blind at Jacksonville , ullcgiug cruel treatment of the inmates by Superintendent Phillips and his subpidinatcs u AcIdiiih Klnrt * fur Cntia Boston , Mass , Jan , 20. President Attains of the Union Poclflo started today for Cuba on n thrco weeks vacation trip Ho was accompanied by Director Atkins Oftlcors of the Union Paclflo say the year contract with the Northwestern will stand VlCtilllH OF lllflllLMIZS Chicaoo , 111. , Jan , 20. The afternoon News todjy says that tbo death * froot jnllu- cma for the last twenty-four hours uum- bored eleven MAYOR MOSBY ON THE STAND _ _ _ _ Ho Tolla of Fornkor's Letter RocomHi . mondlnff Wood JUST A CAMPAIGN BLUFF Tlio Author of tlio Foriscil IMpor Says They Wcro Intended to Kntii the DemocrntH rrom Usili | > n Certain Dootiniont The Ballot Box Cnnb WAsntNOTON , Jan 20. When the special house ] , committee , investigating the ballot box forgery mot this morning , Mayor Mosby of Cincinnati was on the stand Ho tostlllod to receiving letters from various persons recommending Wood for the position of smoke inspector Ono of the letters was from , Governor Forakcr , who stated that ho had promised to endorse Woods ' application If | , ho promised him ( Forakcr ) certain poll tlcat | information about promtnont mon The witness said bo had llrst soon tna forgad pnporon Scptombor II when ho mot Gov crnor Forakcr in the Gibson house , when the latter showed It to him Either then or later , in nnswer to a question as to what ho was going to do with the paper , the governor said ho wns going to do nothing with it The witness did not suspect the paper uf being a forgery , although ho was much surprlsod to sco Sherman's n.itno on it Ho had boon told In j advance of the signatures of Butterworth nnd McKlnlcy Witness said that Wood told him that he had gotten tbo pnper from Mc Leans secretary ; that It was of no use ; that it had lapsed with the close of the last congress and another contract was bolng made After the election witness asked Wood how about that forged paper Wood wanted to know what paper Witness said Wood know the paper Halstead hnd had Wood ropllod ho did not know what paper Halstoad had ; thot there were three or four papeis I and that no did not know whether that particular paper was a forgery or not Concluding , Wood explained that ns there wcro many cliques In congress it was noccsj sary to huvo three or four papers bearing on the same bill , us these cliques would have nothing to do with each other Walters , who tcstlflfid Saturday regarding Wood \ , was recalled and said after Woods llrst i visit to Washington bn got sovertil letters - tors t from Wood about the patent cannon in which ( Governor Campbell was supposed ! to bo interested nnd his congressional record Witness obtained copies of nil of ( Campbell's bills and the gun patent The letter 1 had boon Issued to one Hughes , throoc quarters assigned to J. E. Campbell of Hamiltou j , O. Wood came back to Washing ton una told the witness that two or tbreo times ' ho had scon Mr McLean On Sunday morning ' Wood bought a Cincinnati paper , and ' after looking nt It , seemed much ox- cited \ Ho dnmnod Tom Campbell and said , Old Snotting Horse has made u d u fool of himsolT " Witness understood him to refer ' to Halstead Witness saw tlio rotrao- Hon j published Wood wrote a letter to Tom Campbell , saying ho was "a d n skunk , " and ' ho could put him In states prison Wood was recalled and nsked by the chair man ' when ltilrst occurred to him to put the narao \ of James E. Campbell on the paoor Wood said Forakcr had snld to bim that ho understood these fellows were making a strong j syndicate to push a ballot box bill nnd that ! John H. McLean was at the head of it Forakor took Campbell's ' bill out of bis tinckot ' and asked about its progress He said ' no understood Campbell , Butterworth , McKinley and others were interested In it Turner nsiiod why Wood had the uainos of the democrats put on Witness said bo cared nothing about tholr names ' He wanted to make up a syndicate , of ' about twenty names Ho wanted u good many ' Ohio men ; wanted tomakoitnon- partisan and to fix It so it couldn't bo used for publloation Mr Turner asked who suggested the , : names an witness replied Forukur had said ! these Ohio mon were In the syndicate Foraker wanted bim to get some NowJorj soy and Michigan names ; the other names 1 were thrown In for lining and to make it nonpartisan Turner asked Wood if he , as a reputable i citizen and a good republican , would pass > that paper off on Governor Forakor as gen ulna Witness replied In tlio negative Ho gave > Forakor the paper to use in campaign head quarters Ho thought Forakor was the smartest man In the state ; that ho would I shake that paper In Buttorworth's ' face aud I without letting him sco it , deciaro ho bad I his signature there ton contract Ho thought the governor was smart enough to know how to use a paper Ha bad told bim ho hud gotten what be wanted , but it would | ' not stand much , and no questions were asked Witness had gotten instructions as to what the governor wanted and bad titled I the order F. L. Milward , a Cincinnati draughtsman , tald how ho saw Davis proparlng the paper aud tracing the signatures with glass , Milward told him that was not \ good way nnd showed him how to trace It with paper Davis explained to bim that there was no harm in It ; that the paper was to bo given to Gov- ernor Forakor , who would know at once It was forgery Witness wrote tbo names of McPherson and Stockbridgo Davis saia they waatod to show it to the dotnocrutio committee and make them glvo up a paper they had Then they , woula destroy the document Some time after witness saw tbo publication in the Commercial Gazette ho went down anu told Halstead all about It i'ihat gentleman did not believe bun Ho brought out a photographic copy and witness showed lilm how ho bad traced the names , Halstead asked him if he hnd written Mo i ! l'borson'B and Stockbndgo's signatures , and when told ho had replied that lie ( Halstead ) hud plnuod his faith on those signatures George J. Murray of Cincinnati , a lawyer and patent solicitor , said ho had known Wood for about six years und hnd tuken out patents for bim IuSoptomber Wood asked witness to draw up a ballot Lox contract similar to tho'ono in Washington , which ; J would help him to his place as smoke id- specter Wood wrote out live or six pages and asked witness to sbapo it up for lilm iand hnvo it typo written , Several aays later Wood came in hurriedly and said Governor ornor Foraker wanted the paper badly , Witness put it in sliapo After publication witness saw Wood , who told him ha had no Intention of using the paper that way ; that it was only intended to prevent the uouin- icrats from using the "Topp letter " HudJen hnd photographed It and sent some members of tbo committee witb It to Hal ' . stead to have a squib published , Just enough to warn tbo democrats not to publish the "Topp letter " Halstead published tlio whole thing As there was no denial pub Untied witness was in doubt as to whotbor the paper was a forgery or a counterfeit Wood promised to gel it back Witness Dually rvsolvcd.lhut if Campbell had sinned the original of such a paper he must Btand rtho consequences , Lewis M , Hudiion said J tbo day nfter Foraker's nomination that l/J told bim ho would have the oppo sition of a number of the lead lug republicans of Ohio , who were Jealous of lilm Witness went on to tell the governor about the Campbell ballot box bill I , and that Butterworth , McKlnlov and others were interested , The governor was stag gered , but they had no opportunity to con nnua the conversation at that tlmo Later on the witness met Wood aud they talked about tbo bill Wood wanted the witness to give him a letter to tbo uiuvor to help him out in the smoke lns | > cctiirshlp Witness told him ho ( Wood ) was a prohibitionist , aud . witness would help enl > a republican Wood } declared he hud voted for Harrison and Vz dually witness promised to say something to the mayor , Mooting Wood later ho told ] { Iuwitness ho bad been to Washington atand got that ballot box paper and gave it to Foraker He claimed to have gottou it from • Walter Wellman , Air MoL an' private soc rctnrv Itndilen nftenards saw the paper in Pornker's possession itnd noticed two names , Sherman nnd Cox ; which were not inor the oaporwhen ho s&witlu 18S8. His first knowlcdgo of the paper was In August , 1S83 , when T. C. Campbell wanted a candi date , for sheriff defeated , hnd in talking with Haddon spoke of the billet box bill which Campbell wanted Introduced Campbell pro duccd ' a paper barring bouio signatures , sayr. lug they wcro prominent men fiivornblo to the box nnd willing to support n bill for Its general introduction Witness recog nized \ the namu * of Campbell , Butterworth and McICInloy , but T. C. Campbell would not lot lilm look closely at the papers Witness had based his stateniont to Governor Fora . kor upon tbo slgnitures exhibited by T. C. Campbell and Woods explanation that the paper was an agreement , part of a contract the ' mon had signed , nnd that they wcro to get stock for pushing tbo bill Adjourned until noxl week SOUTH PlEItHi : nooMinis I'rcnnrlnir Tor Another Grand Itusli • to llio Sioux Reservation Pieiiue , S. D. , Jan 20. [ Special Tolo gram to Tub Her.I The hundreds of boomers in this city who nro auxlously awaiting the news of the presidents proclamation - mation oponiug the Sioux reservation hnvo completely organized for a concentrated tnovoinont to occup.vMho land the minute the wires bring word from Washington The South Plerro boomers have reorganized and will ngaln try to occupy the town slto they failed to got snmo tlmo ago , and Fort Pierre citizens nro making preparations to guard against thorn They have called for nioro troops from Fort Sully , nud it Is understood that two mora companies will be stationed there at pneo to protect Bottlers on the "mllo-squnro" nnd preserve order when the rush bcglnB , Today a special came In ever the North western railway bearing a number of the head mon of that conpnny | , who went from the cars to covered carriages and were tin mediately driven over the nvor with ns much secrecy ns posslblo They have boon operat ing ' on the "mllo-squaro" all day , but myste riously , which , taken together with the recent - cent notice from Marvin Hughitt that thoi Northwestern claimed the "milo-squaro" nc- cording to the government treaty , gives color to the bollef that the company is now arranging to tnko possession of the entire : town slto immediately 'on the presidents proclamation Blade Tomahawk , the In dian ( pro emptor of tbo snmo land , has completed - . ploted his residonde und claims that lie will enforce his lights with all the Sioux nation if 1 nocossnry Houses uro going up llko mngio , and the Indian police und troops Imvo hard work to keep 1 people who urn-allowed at Fort Plorre from constantly encroaching ever the lines The government half recognizes the claims of the Northwestern road and settlers at ' Fort 1 Pierre each to the townslto , and advices - vices state that the interior department is in anunndnryhow it will ilnully decide tlio claims of all the contestants to the mile square " Legislation over this mutter will surely last for years South D.ikota's Legislature PiKHiiE , S. D. , Jan 20. fSpeoial Telegram to t The Bee.I Tbo house was not in session today , but all the members who wont homo i returned tonight , ready for tomorrows ' work The senate had ti short session today , at which nothinir Important trunsplrod except - copt the Introduction of n few bills of not much moment This sosslon has thus far proved very prosy , and'unttl various com mittees'which are wotking on a number of [ important [ measures , hifvo reported , nothing will , bo done In the way t > f legislation The senate , in view of supposed economy still ' pounds away without any printed journal or bills i , but it is boglnning to bo demonstrated that t they would liavesavod | ho state lots of ; good ( money In the start by having its bus " iness j put In type each day ' Pccullnr Polilt In lnsuranoo Law Chicago , Jan 20 , | Special Telegram to > , The Bee , ] A peculiar point in insurance law 1 came up before Judge Tuthill this morning , ing ] in the garnishment suit of James A. Boyd against , tbo London Assurance corporation , on ' acloim of 1177.83. Boyd's furnlturo was mortgaged ' to tbo Economlo Furnlturo com pany i Ho took out a policy of insurance for $300 j , nnd when in August , 18S9 , the prom Ises ; wcro burped , the loss to the furniture was adjusted at J477.S3. , The insurance com pany < refused to pay , claiming that the polloy stated : that any chattel mortgage on tbo insured - sured ; property Invalidated the policy , The furnlturo company brought suit and the in surance j company askea\ \ Judge Tuthill to dls- miss the case on a demurrer , which sot up that the plnlntiffs wcro bound to provo the loss In court The ether side claimed that the adjustment of tbo loss 'by the company's agent was proof sdfllcieat of the loss , and the court agreeing with this view of the case i , Judgment was entorcd for the plaintiff Bnllcnilno-Wiiinto. Dekveh , Cole , Jan 20. ISpeolaU'elo- gram to The Bee ] A jrory quiet wedding in upper society clrclos took place this ovenlng at 0 o'clock at the residence of Hon Peter Winnlo , 1015 Lincoln avenue , the eon trading parties bolng George W. Ballantlno , the popular sonoral manager of the Union stockyards , and Mlis Ida O. Wlnnio , Mr Winnies youngest daughter After rocelv- lng the congratulations of a few friends the newly married couple loft for Omaha , Chi | cage and Now York an tbo 0 o'clock Bur lington fljor in the private car of General Manager Holdroge of the Burlington , which was tendered Mr Builanllne for the occa- sion On returning homo after a months tour thov will re ido at their now residence i , No 1201 Pearl strcot • Nebraska Iowa anil Pensions Washington , Jan 2) , [ Special Telegram to The Bee.J Pensions Issued to Nobras ' kunsi Original invalid Hugh Ray , David City ; William Schmidt , Norfolk ; David Godfrey , Konasaw Increase Henry Hll- ficker , Kearney ; ' Gcorgo W. Babcock , Junl- ata ; George W , Qolbyf Barada ; Ephriam Sleulor , Osceola Bolssuo and increase - Joseph McPherson , Trenton Iowa pensions : Original Invalid Morris Thompson , Culemoaj William R. Simpson , Diagonal Increase 1 Arnold Stinc , Bir- nungbam ; Guy Jauksbn , Burlington Hols- sue George Schultz , Masonvillo Original widows , oto Amos , fatlioi * of Jasper Child ore , Strawberry Point * The Wontlifcr Forcoisr For Omaha nod vicinity ; Fair weather Nebraska Fair , wirpier , except in south i west portion ; stat'ioniiry temperature ; variable winds , - Iowa Fair ; warmer , except lu extreme southeast portion ; stationary temperature ; westerly winds , becoming variable South Dakota Fair ; varlublo wiuds ; slight rise in tomperatard 'Hioiinitoii'H fvleoffnn Adinittoil , Helexa , Moat , Jan , 20. Auditor Kcnnoy , filed an answer in the Thompson mandamus ' case today , in which he admits tbo legality of'1 hompsou's election and tbo organization of the house of which Thompson is a mem * her , but sets tip asarcascn for not issuing Thompson a certificate for mileage nnd salary , that no appropriation has been made The case will bo urgufd tomorrow J " Wright Went Wrnnir aPhiladelphia , Pa , Jan , 20-OoorgeW. Wright , charged with the embezzlement of H,000 whifo supreme treasurer of the Order ofTonti , today entered a plea of guilty , Wright was thefl sentenced to pay a line oj fl,000 and to Imprisoumout for four years and ultio months - * A Victim otitic D iitter Crazs Osneao , Kan , Jan , 20. Mrs Djy , ar- rested and brought hero from Michigan on the supposition that she was the notorious Mrs Bender , has become hopelessly lutano > BLAINE ] WILL NOT RESIGN , The Socrotnry Agtiln Takes Up the Cnroa of State RANDALL JOINS THE CHURCH Kx-Sonntor nidilloltar or On tlm Vcrpjo or the Ornvo Pattilook's Lu ml Dlstrlot Hill Passes the Scnnto Baker Continued WAsnisoTO * lluitcwTtiB Ovtmi Bas , ) .M3 FouiiTERNTit Srnnar , > Washisotox , D. C , Jan 21 , I Secretary Blalno wont to the department of state today for the llrst tlmo sluco the death ' of his son and took up bis work where ho loft off on Wednesday last Ho said to n frlond * that while ho was heartbroken ho did not propose to permit his grief to stand tiotwoen lilm and bis ofllclal duties ! for a moment This sots nt rest nil the storlos that have been In circulation as to bis probable resignation The sccrotary bat received mora than a thousand letters nnd telegrams of condolence from triouds In this country , which will all bo bound for pro sorvatlon A largo.numbor were also ro- colved from Europe Among them were some touching mossuges from prominent statesmen und ofllcials over there , Including Lord Salisbury , Bismarck and others whoso acquaintance ho mndo while traveling two years ngo Ono of tbo most beautiful floral tributes thnt was received at tbo house bore the card of Chancellor Bismarck , he having cabled the German minlstor to send it as nn expression of his compliments nud slnccro sympathy miiDi.Enp.nonn vrnr sick From private information received here the death of ox-Senator Rlddleborgor of VirRlula will not create surprlso if lt occurs atony tlmo Mr Hiddlcberger was in very poor I health duilng the lastyoar of his term in 1 the senate and bo appears to hnvo lie clincd la uhyslcnl strength very rapidly since retiring to private slfo Ho has suffered from ' a ttiront affection for ovar two yours , which made it almost impossible for him to sueak J at times , and this difficulty seems to huvo ' taken the form of a sevcro bronchial uttack ' recently His physiclanB have little or ( no hope of bis recovery HAXUALli IIECOME3 A CnunCH MCMIIER Uov Dr Chester , pastor of the Metro polltan | Presbyterian church , Capitol hill , announood i to his congregation yesterday that I Samuel J. Raudall and Mrs Randall bud j boon admitted tb the membership of the church i It was Indicated to Dr Chester thnt Mr Randall desired to Join his church und on Tuesday ' ho wont to the house to udmit him to membership Mr Randall had not yet boon j bautizcd , nnd Dr Chester performed the i rites of baptism and ho was admitted to the i fold Mrs Randall bas bcon u member df ' the Presbyterian church aud was admitt ted to Dr Chostor's church by letter Tills net Ion'on tbo part uf Mr Randall his family say does not indicate that ho sees tbo up- preach | of death On the contrary , ho Is more cheerful and hopeful than ho has boon tor many months Ho is not as impatient to 1 get to work as ho was , but he is perfectly confidant of recovery and expects to take his 1 . seat in the house before tbo worirofTho ses- Bion Is ever Vrhatovor anxiety ethers may feel for him , ho dues not Join iu It , DAKEKCOMCJRMED , In the oxocutlvo session of the senate this , afternoon Senator Paddock called upon the i conimlttco on Judiciary to report tbo notniun- tldn of Benjamin S. tiakor to bo United I States district attorney for Nebraska After tlio report was received ho secured a sua- pension of the rules and the nomination was , confirmed without opposition Mr Baker can Justly consider this a rare compliment , ' us it is a proceeding very seldom had NEDUASKA'S HAWr FAMILY This evenings papers unnounco in their society gossip that Mrs Doraoy , wife of the congressman from the Third district of No- bruska , will not make calls tomorrow , but will iccolvo on Tuesdays during the remain dor of tbo present season Mrs , Dorsoy's many friends in Nebraska will bo giatitied [ 1 to learn that slto has so greatly improved in 1 health ns to bo nblo to go out among her ac- quaintanccs in Washington nud elsewhere She Is ns popular here as at her homo Mrs Doraey and Mrs Council have become very warm friends and mnko their calls together and will frequently receive together during the season at tbo Portland , where Mrs Munderson lives and receives All of the ' ladies as well us tbo male members of the 1 Nebraska delegation in Washington are the best of personal friends It is a harmonious fnmlly the state has Boat to Washington The two senators and three j members work ia-pcrfoct harmony in all ' mutters They are a unit in selecting np pointments forNebraskans and work as ono man In securing the adoption of legislation for tbo state at largo or any portion of Ne braska Tbo roprcsentativo of ono district lends a helping band to the represcntatlvo of the other districts in socurlng local logislu- tion , and tbo three members of the house find ready and willing co-ooorators in Senators Mandcrsou and Paddock in the up- per branch of congress Tbo unanimity of the Nebraska delegation Is a subject of uni versal admiration nud comment among tbo delegations from other sates Tbo Nebraska delegation is never divided upon any sub ' iJect. . , Mr Dorsoy , who is the senior member of the delegation In tbo houbo , is frequently consulted as to the proper steps to bo taken aud methods pursued in securing legislation for other districts than bis own nnd ho never tires with the work MossrB Conucll and Laws are taking bold of legislation and tholr duties in the departments like old whcol- I horses Tbo ubsonco from Washington of the ladles of Sonntor Paddocks family is nosed aud regretted by all of tbo Nebraska delegation In Wnshlngton Tbo wives of the Nebraska solictors are veiy popular at the national capitol Mrs , Paddock and daughters i- tors are at Atlantic City for their health this winter paddocks land disthiot bill rSenator Paddocks bill creating two ad dltional land districts in Nebraska , known as the Broken Bow division , passed the 1tenatu today and will go to the house com mittee on publio lands , A'bill suDstantially the same as this ono wua passed by tbo Bcnato during the last congress , but Mr Holmnn of Indianu , who was thou cbnlrman of the house committee on publio lands and who is now at the head of the democratic members of that com tuitteo objected to the creation of any tnoro laud districts Whether his opposition will again defeat the final passage of this bill can not bo divined at this time The Nebraska delegation ls receiving a largo number of upplicatioEs for appoint t incuts to the position proposed to bo created by this bill , but they cau not of course give them consideration In navunco of tbo , adoption of the measure , ns they do not know what will bo done with It oorr's vntuoGLB General Nathan fioff has been spending a couple of duvs iu Washington aud left this afternoon for his homo In West Virginia The goncral is yet conducting bis contest for the govcrnoishlu of his stuto Ho said to ; your correspondout Just before leaving the city that ho would yet take his seut on the vote cast for lilm In November , 1833. . "Jt was only by tbo most outrageous frauds and the boldest Intrigues that I was kept out of my certificate of election , " said General | Goff , but although the fates seem against mo I will yet win If there is anything in the axiom that the right must prevail , \y \ election will bo proven und my title in ado clear , so that I can take my seat as coventor of West Virginia In tbe face of the meanest opposition that ever existed , I Imivo fought my battle at the polls , before the caavasslng boards , in tbo courts aud urn lighting it with tbe legislature without uny assistance from tbo republican party at largo aud without any help from th < ? administration , whlln my opponent was ( t everything ho wanted from thodcmo ( < : i national conimlttco and the Kdministraf * • > { President Cleveland Mr ICennn ncCli' g i seat in the senate and three democrat E i In seats In the lower house of congrcl C bout any rlitht to tliu.m whatever ThoU < - ) outflt should bo llred out nt the tlmo t ( - * mocrat l ousted front otl the position of p nor of West Virginia " A KtSPBMNITV. . ' A h' ' .ll was Intro iced In duplicate In the homo nnd senate 1 y which will doubtless revlvo nn intcrnsti - tbject Sonntor Gorman - man ( clem ) Introd t- , ' it in tbo upper and Mr , McComas , ( rep ? ) both of Maryland , iu the lower branch of congress It propose * to pav to thu cities ol Frederick and lingers town , Md , K0VM9 and llJO.OOd respectively , tli to the vitiligo of Mlddlctown , Mil , tlWO During : the boat of the Into war Gcnor.il JubolA Hurley with bis division ot conled- orates raided these coruoratlous nnd lovioil the amounts named Iu cash to assist the robot army It is claimed that these cities were loyal and that they appealed to tlio federal government for protection , but the latter | , for some reason did not respond The bills now propose to refund tbo amounts paid NF.ntlASKCEXMIS MSTHICTS Bulletin No 1 of tlio census bureau Just Issued by Superintendent Robert P. Poitor gives the following census districts for the state of Nebraska : First District Adatni Butler , Chase , Clay , Dundy , Fillmore , Franklin , Frontier , Furnn , Gosper , Hamilton , Harlan , Hayes , Hitchcock , Jefferson , Kearney , Nuckolls , Phelps , Polk , Red Willow , Saline , Seward , Thayer , Webster and York couattos Second District Antelope , Arthur , Banner - nor ' . , Blaine , Benne , Box Butte , Brown , Buf- fnlo' . Burt , Cedar , Cherry , Cheyenne , Col- fax , Cuming , Custer , Dakota Dawes , Dawson - son , Uouol , DWsou , Dodge , Garflold , Grant , Groeloy , Hall , Holt , Hooker , Howard , Keith , Keya I Paha , Kimball , Knox , Lincoln , Logan , Loup , Mcl'horson , Madison , Morrick , Nauco , Perkins , Plerco , Platte , Rock , Scott's Bluff , Sheridan , Sherman , Sioux , Stnutou , Thomas ; , Thmstou , Vnlloy , Wushliigtun , Wavno nnd Whcoler counties Third District Cass , Douglas , Gogo , Johnson Lancaster , Nemaha , Otoo , Paw nee , Richardson , Sarpy nnd Saunders couu- ties t LAND DrCISIONS Assistant Socrotnry of the Interior Chandi tor { todnv rendered several decisions nffeet- ing ! Nebraska lands In tbo ruses wherein the llnrlan cattle company claimed to be the transferee of land outerod by the following parties the assistant secretary afllrmea the decision of tna commissioner of the general i luiui ' ofllco : Myron N , Moulton , involving the south , cast \i \ of section 2 , township ft north , range U7 west ; Edgar Robinson , Involving the sotlth } i of the tiorlhcnst ' and the north 14 of the southeast X of section 20 , township t ) north , range ! il ) west ; W. E. Hat-kins , the west } { of the southeast \i \ and the southwest } of the 1 northwest } ( of section 4 und the boutheast \i i of the northeast H of section 5 , township ' 5 north , range 37 west ; M. S. Dumont , the 1 east \i of the southeast \ { of section 81 , township t 0 north , ran go 33 west ; Charles E. Harrison j , the southeast \i \ of tbo southeast H i of Bcction 30 nud the west \ of the north cast H and the uorlliwest \ { ol the soutnoast li > of section 31 , township 0 north , range ill \ west ; William D. Hnrloy , the south east H of the southwest U und ' the t south H of the southeast ) i of section 25 and the northeast li of thu southwest Jf of < section 20 , township 0 north , range 3J west ; Nelson H. Spauldlng , the notthaast If of ( the southeast li ' and the southeast } i ot the i northeast H ot section 0 and the south ; , west li of the northwest H nnd lot 4 of section " tion 5 , township 5 north , range 37 wast ; H. H. Puekutt.lot 4 and the southeast > i ot the ' southwest i l { of section 30 , lot 1 mid the northeast i li of tlio southwest H of section , 81 , township 0 north , range 33'west ' ; George P. Bilch , lot 1 of section 4 nud lot 4 nnd tbo southeast H at the northwest H of section 41 , townsblpO north , range 8b west ; James Moreland , tbo southeast H of the southwest H of section 33 , towoship U north , range 38 W03t and lots 3 and 3 of section 4 , township i 5 north , range 33 west ; Warren L. Hnyuos , the southeast \i \ of tbo southwest H of sec tton 7 , township 5 north , range 37 wcetv E. L. Murray , lots I , 2 aud 3 and the southeast U of the northeast H of section 3 , township 5 north , range 33 west , nnd Reuben Eldridge , lot 7 and the southeast H of the southwest li f aud the northeast H ot the southeast M ot I section 0 , township 5 north , range 37 west , all in the McCook land district Ho also affirmed tbo decision of the com missioner in the case of the Harlan cattle company of the same nature Involving the southwest the southwest of Mot quarter sco- tiou 21 and the north ) { of the northwest H and southwest H of the northeast H of sec tion 25 , township ( J north , range UO west i McCook lund district In tbe case ot the United States vs James T. Mars , John G. Staples , Ernest Mattcson and the Harlam cattle company , transferee i , tbo assistant secretary uffirmed the decision of the commissioner This case Involved the validity of tbo pro-caption cash entries mndo by the above parties respectively for tbo west } of the northwest H ot section 21oast H of the northeast U of section 20. the south west X of the southeast < i ot the south X and the northeast H ot the southwest > H of section 17 nnd the west H of the south east H of the east li ot the southwest # of section 27 , township 3 , north , range 40 west McCook lund district " NBIIIIASICA rOSTMASTEHS Genoa , Nanoo county , B , A , Domonv , vice J. J , Truman , reslgued ; Kuwanda , Deuol county A , G Pickering , vice William Koisor , resigned : Mead , Saunders county , D. Kcarns , vice C. O. Steubcrg , removed MISCELLANEOUS Senator Spoonor of Wisconsin in the sen- ate today uccurod the adoption , without ob- > Joctlon , of his bill increasing the nppropriu- lion for the public building nnd slto at Mil Avaufteo from ? l,3Q0dJ0 to tJOOOOOO . The bill involved exactly the same proposition aa Is contained in Senator Maudorson's ' bill for the Omaha publio building ii-nl the action doubtless forestalls that which will bo tukon on the Omaha bill Senator Ppttigrow Introduced today a bill providing that patents shall bo issued ut once for all lands on tnrod under the homo stead , preemption or timber culture laws ' wburo iinnl proof was made to January 1 > i 1S89 , iu cases where innocent third parties have.acquired an interest In the said lands by deed , mortgugo or otherwise He also > introduced a bill providing for the building of an Indian industrial school nt Flandrau i , S. D. , uppropriatlng$50,00J for the purpose It authorizes thb secretary of the Intoilor to purchase 100 acres of land near Flandrau , ut a cost of not more thau $1,00 } , upon which the buildings shall bo constructed and thu school maintained , Mr Dorsey introduced n bill in the house today granting un Increase of pension to 1 Richard M , Spain of Nebraska Mr , Pioklcr ot South Dakota introduced a bill in tbo house today which.ls of the grout , est Interest to ull parsons who have anything to do with tbo publio domain , It piovldes that any person who bus made any entry ot publio laud under the timber culture law und for a period of four years in good faith has compiled with the provisions of these laws and shall bo entitled to muku final proof und acuuiro title by tbo payment of { 1.25 per ucro lor such tract No lund acquired under the provisions of this act shall In any event become liable for tbo satisfaction of any debt or doot , contracted prior to the lssuauco of patent the re for The heavy purchase of bonds during tbo past week , amounting to nearly ? 3OU0,000ro- suited Intlior od ictlonof theavallablo treasury - ury surplus to about 820,000,000. The socrn- tary of the treasury bus therefore decided to suspend tbe purchase of 4 per ceut bonds utitil further uotico , Tomorrow , which is the Chinese now year will bo celebrated with great ceremonies , 'V the Chinese legation , where the Coreans , Jwho huvo the same cjhndar and the same , now years day , will bo entertained ut dluner , 'Hie president today annotated Marcus Johpsou collector of internal rovonuu for tbo distilct of Miuncsota Pemir B. Heatu Foremen 'lullnrs' AHSuoiutlon CniUioo , Jan 30. The National Custom Foremen Tailors association began | tb tenth aunual semion hero today " ' DEMOCRATS J I DOMBfOOSDKD Mr Lowla Sprlno/a n Souaatlon ! a the IOWrt H3U30. HE I WILL NOT VOTE FOR LEHMANN As a ICnnrrHPittntlvc at the Farmord Jlo Declines to Support Any Mm Iilentllhd With Monopolies HoiiiiMlcniisConll ti > nt of Stmonsi Dk3 Moiniis , la , Jan 20. | Special Tela- gram to Tnii Bbe ] The monotony of the deadlock ; : lu the house was Interrupted today In n startling manner When the nnmo of Representative I Lewis of Wuyno county wns called on the roll call for clerk ho lose and sent , to the desk nu uvulnnatton of his vote , which , hu nsked to huvo rend , lt went oh to say thnt ho declined to vote for Mr , Leh- ' iiiimitho democratic candidate for clerk , because - cause It was understood that Mr , Lohmnnn la now i and bas boon for years u leading attor ney for the Wnshbliru & Moon barb wire monopoly , giving to Ithln tlmo , otiorgles ami ability , and bolng controlled by It II re called also the fact thnt u recout Iowa legis lature ] had appropriated $5O00'te bu expended in behalf of the farmers In lighting this ' barb wlro trust , nt whoso bond was i Mr , Loliiiinnii's clients Therefore hu ) . did not feel Justified ns u representative . ot thu people iu voting for a man v % bo was so closely identified witb this great monopoly so dotrimoiiiul to thu Inter J ests of his constituents ' 1 ho piper made a great sensation on the democratic side , ns the facts stated wcro not known i to some of the democratic inumbcrs , Mr Lohm.um has been for several years the cnlof western attorney for tlio Washburn & Much company , und is ono of thu leading democrats j of the state Ho was nominated by i tbo democrats for temporary clerk , ro that | they could huvo the bonolit of his shrowdncss i aud ability on the floor of the j house during tlio preliminary work of tem porary organization But many democrats did i not know of his connection with the Washburn & Moon company , nud this ex planation ! from Representative Louis lias astonished , thorn , 'tlio democratic lenders are i very angry , nnd insist that Mr Lohmnnn shall coutluuo to bo their candidate , In spite of what has been said The union labor member from Poweshiok county , , who Is expected sooner or later to break i the ilcndlock , din not get back this ) afternoon , , but Is ovuscted tomorrow The republicans , have settled down to the , position that i as the democrats hnvo but forty-nino members | , , while they hnvo fifty , they will never surrender the speakership , nud will sit out n deadlock , no matter how long it lasts Thev fool very easy ever tbo Bonntor- ship \ , now that Allison has been unanimously renominated , The democrats , on the ether hand , are gottlng uneasy and want to see ' their governor inaugurated , so that he can begin to dispense the patronage which will be under his control The House < Des Motxrs , la , Jan , 20. When the house wns called to order this nfternoou the fol lowing pairs wore annoupcodt Boom nnd Smith of Mitchell ; Dayton mitt Dobsou ; Esies nnd Gardner WuBhington ; Ewart and Young ; Field aud Smith of Wapello ; Hoopers and Russol ; Jewell of _ Winiiosblolc and Shlploy ; Johnson of Bremer nud Steele ; Johnson of Dubttquo and Walden ; Town somt and Hamilton , RJIIoibrook of Iowa county , on behalf of tli democrats , submitted a proposition with ref erence to a compromise on organization Tlio following uro tlio principal provisions : The republicans to have the temporary organiza- tlon ns nt present constituted ; the committee on credentials to report tlio loil ns made by the secretary of state , which roll is to oiititlo members to vote until they bo declared out by the decision of tbo contest ; the democrats to huvo the spcakei ; the republicans - publicans the clerk on orannlzv tion ; the republicans to have the lirst choice of thrco committees , the rest to bo dlvidod equally , each party to have a majority of ono on the committee chosen , the division to bo made by the committee nnmed by each party Luke , on tbo part ot the ropublioans , ro- fused nt this tlmo to consider nny proposi- tion ns to permanent organization , claiming thnt po tie was demonstrated on that as yet Tbe deadlock was on' temporary orgauiza- tlon Holbrook offered the republicans the clorir , the democrats to have tbo pcrinunctit speaker Luke , for the republicans , replied that the temporary speakership was au ofllco ot much Importnnco at this time , und thut both wanted it , and that his side was not prepared to give it away 'I lie first roll call , the forty-fifth In nil , re sulted : Wilson ( rep ) , 40 ; Lehman ( dnm ) , 40. After taking seven teen ballots , all re * BUlting in a tie , the house adjourned A Sioux City Pncklnu ; llotino Ilro Sioux Cur , In , Jan 20. [ Special Tele gram to The Bei : . ] The smoke house of W. II Silborhorn & Co 's packing establish iincut wns totally destroyed by lire last night The building is 50x100 foot nnd four stories high , and Is owned by the Union Btookyords company , but operated by the Silborhorn company The floors of the .moko bouse wore flllod with moat 'Iho alarm was Bounded at 11 oclock After tlio " alarm much time wua lost in gottlng wuter • to the building , us tbo city water docs not oxlond that far , Tbo water hnd to bu pumped from the company's well Au hour 1 atcr the flames burst forth nnd the building was rapidly consumed It was with great difficulty that tits fertilizing house to tbo south end the packing house to the west of the butnlng building could bo saved those buildings are provided with Iron shutters , but they had boon loft open The covered bridge connecting the smoke house with the packing house was torn down una the shut ters llnally closed The Uro orlglnnted on the third floor , and Is supposed to have caught from the bl.izo in tbo lire lilt The loss on the building Is $35,000 , and the lessen on stock is about 110,003. The loss Is fully covered by Insurance The Are will cause no Interi uptlon In the operation of the pack ing plant Plans are being drawn today for a uow smoke house llio Ilnilroait Coiiiiiiifnlnner4. Deb Moines , la , Jan , 33. [ Special Tolo gram to Tun Bee ] The railroad com mlsslonors hud tbo usual number of com plaints before thorn today , Tboy have a letter from Frederick Latham of Fort Dodge , complaining of tlio condition of the crossings of the Illinois Central and Mlnno- upolis it St , Louis railways In that city at a certain point Ho says there uro buildings erected In such n manner that podostrious nnd teamsters cannot ten the approaching trains at a safe dlstunco itway , and he , with others , thinks tlo inat- ter needs uttentlon before accidents occur Charles Giles of Talmugu writes that the Chlcniro , Burlington & Qulucy road has agreed to pay him for doinagos to property by overflow from a dam erected by thu road , nud he withdraws his complaint Citizens of Stark , on the Burlington & Northern , near Oskuloosa , petition for a station ut that point Jurymen Attacked Willi tlu < Grlpiif , Wkst Union , la , Jan , 20. [ Special Tele gram to Tub Bee , | The Jurymen In the famous Rosier murder trial uro being at- taked with tbo grlppo , and the trial Is belrg postponed from day to day Jurymen Frit ; and Oborklrk are uow confined to their brdi , The evideuco is now all in , nnd the attorneys uro ready to make their picas