I 2 * 'iHE ' ? OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY JANUARY 26 ; 18H0-SIXTEEN PAtfES NY
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I THE DEMOCRATS YIELDING
I Indlcatlono or a Break Id the Iowa
I - Deadlock
I THE REAL FIGHT YET TO COME
H ltcpuMlonns Dotcnnlncd to Hcoiiro
H the Permanent Spenkornlilp If It
H Takes All Summer Vestcr-
H days Proceedings
H Itcnolilns nn Acrnrmrnt
H DitsMoixrs In , Jan 25 [ Special Tclo-
H gram to Tun Uur.l The conference com
H mlttccs htivo bcoii working hard tonight to
1 roach a basis of agreement , aid It can ba
H said that they have nbout succeeded The
H republicans thought they might concede tha
H temporary speakership to the democrats If
H they protected themselves against an nbusa
H of its puvvor So they hnvo been making
H sorao stipulations to Hoop the democrats from
H Jumping over the ropes At first the demo
crals didn't tnko kindly to the Idea , but they
saw that they must como to tltno If unything
was done , and so they have been yielding by
Indies ,
Both slilos nt a late hour this evening wore
very near together , and It is probable thnt
on Monday the plan will bu agreed to Then
the temporary organization will follow nnd
the roul tight will begin
M The deadlock bo far has been only for a
shadow The next ono will ba for a sub
stance Republican members are receiving
letters bv the dozen from constituents toll
Ing them to light It out .vl.cn the ronlstrug-
glo begins , nnd stand for the speakership it
It tnkon all summer
H The Urptitillcnn Proposition
H Dr.s Moines , la , Jan 23. The house mot
H this morning nt 10:30 : und adjourned till 3
H this afternoon to glvo the confcrcnco com
H inlttccs time to work
When the house was called to order at 3 it
B at once look a recess till 4 to consider , the
H ropublicnn proposition In conference * com
H inlttccs and caucuses A proposition hud
H been made this morning ns follows :
H The democrats agrca that at no time from
B the acccptanco of this proposition to the
Hi final adjournment of tha house ot thoTwcn-
H ty-thlrd gcnoral nsscmbly and at no time
H j during the session of said house will the said
Hi democrats prevent from voting , unseat or
Ht offer to coneldor any proposition to unseat
H | nnyono whoso name appears on the
Hl list prepared by the secretary of state ot
HJ Iowa and which now Is in use In the roll
H ) calls ot this body , on account of objection to
H the apportionment act of the Twenty-second
HH general assembly creating this districts from
H which tha members were elected
H 2. Henry S.Wilcox shall bo elected temper
H ary clerk , L.D.IIotchkss ! temporary speaker ;
H the republicans to have the temporary
B spoakur pro torn , also the doorkeeper , ser
BMBJ goant-at-arms ano the assistant postmls-
B trcsa ; the democrats to have the two as-
B eistant doorkcopars and nil necessary uages ,
B to bo equally divided between the parties ,
BB said oftlcors to hold until a permanent or-
Bfl' ganlzation is reached
S. Bald tomporury clerk to bo Instructed
Bfl I to rccoivo tlio ccrtlllcatos of election of all
BB' ? persons claiming to ba members of the
BB ! Twenty-third general assembly nnd to maka
BBB | a roll of the members by placing oh the said
BBB \ list the names prepared bv the secretary of
BBB i state and now In use in the roll call of this
BBB i body
BBB | 4. A committee on credentials , consisting
BBB j ot Dobson , Hnbbs and Coylo ( reps ) ana
BB I Hamilton and Estes ( dems ) , shall bo np-
Bb * pointed , and the committea shall bo ln-
B | \ Btructed to report the names of the persons
entered on the roll by said clerk us con
1 templated iu the previous section ns mem-
hers of the Twenty-third general assembly ,
BBB \ each ot whom shnll bo entitled to
BBbJ i acf and veto on alt questions until
BBB i a permanent organization shall be
BBB , ! reached and u permanent speaker elected ,
BBS , ] and that each person whosa nagoappoarson
BBBhj said list shall bo sworn In as a member of
BBB , the twenty-third gcnornl nssombly and bo a
BB I member of the bouse thereof until lln.il ad-
BBVJ journmont unless unseated by the bouso in a
BBBJ A regular contest for iauso ottior than ob-
BBBjq lection to the nuportionment act of the
BBBJ twontv-second general assembly creating
BBBJ the districts from which the members ara
BBBJ lectcd
H jj 5 No objection or protest shall bo made
BBBJii by the other party to any ono whoso name
BBBJ ] appears on said list of memhers voting on
BBBJ any question until after said house is organ
BBBJ lzed and a permanent speaker elected
BBBJ 0 All cases of contested seats pending or
BBBJ that may hcroaftcr arlso Bhall hereafter bo
BBBJ referred to the proper committee , and none
BWJ of said contests shall bo taken up and acted
BBBJ upon by the house until reported upon by
BJBB said committee
BBBJ 7. After the temporary organization ns
BB ] hereinbefore provided has been reached no
JBB r - • other business shall bo m order except the
BJBB election ot a permanent speaker and the
BBBJ business properly incident thereto , and at
BJBB the proper time the election of a United
BBBJ Stales senator , until the pormauent speaker
BJBJI shall bo elected
BJBB The Confcrcnco committees were nt work
BJBJI up to y25 ; , whim tlio party caucuses were
BJBJI called The democrats wanted to strike out
BJBB section 1 and tiubstltuto the following :
BJBJI It Is hereby stipulated nnd agreed by and
BJBJI between the republican members ot the
BJBB ' house and the opposition members
BJBJI . thereto that neither under the tom
BJBJI porary organization nor during the
BJBJI effecting ot n permanent organization shall
BJBJI unv question bo raised as to the right of any
BJBB person whoso name ugpears on the list of
BBJ members as prepared by the seerolury of
BJBB state and now in use in the roll cull of thl3
BJBB body , to his scat und to vote , and that im-
BJBB mediately upou perfecting a permanent nr-
BJBB conization a committea on elections Bhall
BJBB ) oo appointed comjioscd of an eiual
BJBJI' ' number ot republicans and 'of the oppo-
BBBJi sltion thereto and that no case of contostcd
BJBB eligibility or clrcM on ot a member shall 1 •
BBBJ , tikeu up excepting on the recommendation
BBB ] of tbo majority of all the members of Bald
BJBB eommittoo It Is further stipulated and
BJBB ) agreed that the republicans and the opposl-
BJBB , tlon thereto shall bo represented upon Bald
BBBJ eommittoo by members selected by thorn
BJBB salvos respectively
BJBB Tbo also Insisted that section 7 of tbo ro-
BJBB publican proposition should bo stricken out
BJBB < Tbo house was called to order again at 4
BJBB o'clock and a half hour recess was taken to
BJBB let the confcrcnco committees work Noth-
BbJ ing was done bowovor in the time specified ,
BBBJ so the house adjourned till Monday
VH IOWA NI2W8.
B Tlio Hupreitio Court
H Des Moineh , la , Jan , S3. | Special U'elo-
H gram to Inn Ucc ] The following doclB-
H ions were i-eudercd by the supreme court
H . Y J. Ladd vs D. S. Osborne ct al , appcl-
BJBJBJ lants , Green district ; ufUrtned
BJBJBJ The district township ot Carroll , oppol-
BBB lant , vs tbo district township ot Pleasant
BJBJBJf Vo'loy , Carroll district ; afllruicd >
BBBJBJI Tbo district township of Carroll , appellant ,
BBB . vs the district township of Arcadia , Carroll
BBB district ; afUruiod
BJBJBJj A. Carrier , Ilixou llrotbers , II.V , IMack-
BJBJBJ wood , J. II Lountbury nnd I. J. Vaughn vs
BJBJBJf * ; Culcugo , Itoclt Island tc l'uclfio railroad com
BJBJBJBJ I panv , ttupoilunt , Ji yicr district ; aOlrmod
BBB Statu of Iowa vs J. Jl Ucnadom , appellant ,
BJBJBJ Jones districtriifllrmud
BJBJBJ liusteil Compan , appellant , vs J , II Mur-
BBB dock , Humboldt district ; modified and at *
BIBB • firuod , .
B j Mr * Hosier Aciultt il
H | West Union , Iu , Jan , 23 [ Spsclal Tclo-
B BH > praaitoTuE JIek-J The Jury In the Iloitor
H tnurdor cu ' sc , after bafng out forty-olglit
H hours , nstunird a verdict ot not guilty The
B plea was self-nofcnso. On account of the
B bad character of the murdered man much
H' sympathy has boon expressed for the defend
BJBJBJ ut , uud tha verdict gives satlsfaotion On
BJBJB the announcement of the verdict Mrs Ho-
BJBJBJ sier , the defendant , was visibly affected and
BJBJB brpkq dowu in toba
B • Tha Vr % Ktonlc A hocl llon
H Boons , la , Jan S3 , [ Special to Tim
| Hbb.1 Tbo Iowa State poultry and pot
B stock associsl ion , > n Us ninth annual setBion
H here , elected , the following oOlcars ; lre l-
dent , J , M. Gitcrest of Marshall town : first
vlco-prosldent. 3. T. Kcgloy of Amej ; second
vlco-nrosldont , C. M. Sopor of Amov third
vico-prcsldcnt , Joseph llanrroft of Cedar
Tails ; secretary , O. II Walton ot Marshall
town ; treasurer , G. Leo of Morshalltowu ,
The next mooting will bo hold nt Marshall
town , January 0 , 7 , 8 nnd 9 , 1691.
Dentil ot diistlo" iircwcr'a Ilrotlier
Gnis.srLt , la , Jan 03. [ Special Tela-
gram to Tub Urr 1 Prof Flsko 13. Hrcwcr
died this afternoon Ho bad been suffering
from consumption , but the Influenza caused
his death Ho was formerly for four tears
professor of Greek in Iowa college at this
place Ho was n brother of Justice Hrowor
of the United States supreme court At onetime
time ho was n profpssor In the South Care
llaa Hlato university for black nnd white ,
nnd remained thcro until frozen out by tbo
democratic authorities
Killowers of Tom Intiie
Tonr Donon la , Jan 25 [ Special Tele
gram to Tin ; Usn.j Northern Iowa ndmlr-
cis of Tom 1'alno arp preparing for an immense -
menso public colobrntlon in this city on the
anniversary of his birth January 29. Efforts
nro being made to secure prominent orators
from various partt of the United States A
inovoTiiont will bo inaugoratod for the for
mation of clubs for the study of l'nluo's ' doc
trines nil ever tlio county
A ltPHltlHiui : > Horned
ICttiKViux , In , Jnn 23. [ Special Tele
gram to The Ueb.1 Two miles north of this
place the house of Samuel Gitmoro burned to
the ground nbout noon yesterday It Is sup
posed to liuvo caught from a dcfcctlvo Hue
Uvori thing In the upper story was lost The
building is supposed to hnvo cost between
tS.OOO and JOOOO It Was fully covered by in
surance
I'rivnto hrorotnrv to Bnlcs
WATumoo , la , Jan 23. | Special Tola-
grutn to Tub Uee ] Hon S. L , Bestow , the
defeated candidate for democratic llcutonant
governor , was in the cltv today to see about
the appointment of private soerotary to the
governor The governor said this evening
that ho had offered the place to Mr Uostow
somq time ago , and now ho had nodded to
accept It
An Accidental alionttnc
Pr.nciVAL , la , Jan 23. 1Special to Tub
Ueb | This aftornooa two lads , Joe Rey
nolds nnd Charles Cadlo , were hunting ,
when Reynolds throw up his gun to shoot
BOino birds and it Wa ° accidentally dis
charged , the charge Of shot cntoring Cndlo's
thigh , indicting a serious but not dungeious
wound
Tonic , Oonsiitornlilr Ijpsj
Ft Dodoe , la , Jan 23. [ Spoclal Tele
gram to The Huh ] The suit of Mm Martha
Koil against this'city for $10,01)0 ) for injuries
sustained by defective sidownllc was ad
justed this afternoon tor S123 and costs
The case has boon In the courts for years
Death of a Alpxicnn Votrrnn
BuiiLttfaTow , la , Jan 25 Colonel John
C. Abercromblu , an old nnd prominent citi
zen , dlod today Ho was wull known by
veterans of the war with Mexico and tlio
south
niovntor DcHiroycd
WitnsTEn Crrr , la , Jan 25. [ Special Tel
cgrain to The Hek ] Last nightnt 10 o'clock
J. W. Arlington's elevator burned to tbo
ground Loss fully covered by insuianco
CONGKKSSlONAli IUOCCUmNGS
The CDBtoni9 Admuiistrntlvo Ilill
At ; a In Ink on Up
WAsni\GTON , Jan 23 Immediately nftor
the reading of tha journal the house wont
Into eommittoo ot the whole on the customs
ndmlnlstratlvo bill Mr Uland of Missouri
offered nn amendment providing that arti
cles purchased abroad by exchange of pro
ducts ot agriculture exported from the
United States shall bo admitted tree of auty
iu cartons , crates , boxes , cases , sucks or
covering of any kind Lost 133 to 113.
Acting under Instructions from the eom
mittoo on ways and means Mr McKinley of
fered the following as an ndditionnl section :
Merchandise deposited In public or private
bonded warehouses may bo withdrawn
within three years from the date of original
importation on the payment or the duties
and charges to which It might bo subject by
law at the time ot such withdrawal ; pro
vided , that nothing horcrn shall effect or lin-
pnlr the oxistlng provisions of the law In re
gard to the disposal of porlshabloor oxnlosivo
articles , and provided further that this
action , Bhall not apply to any article which
has been exported rrom the United States
and rd-lmported. Adopted ' 1 ho eommittoo
finally completed the consideration of tlio
bill
Urcckluridgoof Kentucky moved that the
bill bo loportoU back to the house with the
recommendation that It bo rofcrrod to the
committee on ways und moans ; lost by a
vote of 103 to 123. The committea then rose
and reported the bill to tne house favorably
The first vote was taxen on the amendment
to the carton section adopted yesterday on
motion of Hrccklnridgo of Kentucky , pro
viding that the section shall not apply to
merchandise imported Jn cartons , eta
which is subject to a duty equal to or ex
ceeding CO per cent The action of the eom
mittoo was reversed aud the amendment re
jected The till then passed ; yeas 138 , nays
• Mr Hill offered a resolution increasing
the membership of the worlds fair eom
mittoo from 9 to thirteen uud providing ; that
the cotnmltteo shall have Jurisdiction overall
all quostlons relating to the fair , except that
as to location , 'ilia location is to bo
selected as follows : On ono day
the representatives oJ the compet-
inc cities Bhall present their claims
and on the following day the members Bhall
vote oil tholr choice for the location , ito
ferred to tlio committea on rules
On motion ot Mr Willlamsot Illinois , Feb
ruary IB was assigned as the day tor the dc-
livery of addresses In respect to tbo momo'y
of the late Mr Klchnrd W. Townshcnd of
Illinois
Mr Clements offered a resolution cdllng
on the secretary of war for information as to
whether the contractors for lining the Wash
ington aqueduct tunnel nro not liable Indi
vidually , aud on their bond for any loss to the
government Incident to defective wont done
thereon , and if so whether any legal proceed *
Ings have been or will bo instituted against
them Rnferrod ,
The house then adjourned and a republi
can caucus was announced to bo bold Mon
day ovonlng
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Houtli Dakota Lccl slnturo
PiamtK , S. D. , Jan 25. ( Special Tele
gram to The Uhe.I In the bouso toduy
seven new bills were introduced , making 219
in all this session Ono hundred and forty
hsbe boon thus far introduced in the Bonato
Four ot thorn were bunded In today , In
both houses today the principal matter of
discussion was n measure to lease all school
lands instead of selling thorn , as proylocd la
the constitution A hot dobata ensued , en-
gugod in by the best orators in either body ,
ever the proposition to submit tbo
amendment to the voters nt the
next general election , making the desired
change iu the constitution The matter was
finally referred to tbo eommittoo on Judi
ciary , with Instructions to give it careful
consideration und report As South Dakotas
kota's grants of school lauds are most valua
ble , the property the state owns being two
sections in every township , the importance
of the proposed change in this disposal is ono
far-roooblng in scope , but it is doubtful it It
will carry the necessary strength to maka it
a law
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A Kpv-n-Sioi-jr I'llo Octroyed
Civcikniti , Jon 25. A sovoa-story build
lag on the corner of Fifth and Sycaraoro
streets , belonging to the Glenn cstato ,
burned tonight The loss will probably ap
proximate $ JO0O00. Tbo building was 00-
cuplod by lithographing , printing and paper
box establishment stores , The hoavio.t
losers Is tbo HendersonAchert lithograph
ing compauy , $100,000.
Down with the Heqmio "
Lsuon | , Jan 25 Tha king ot Portugal
has the dengue , " an inQammatory fever
which so nearly resembles luuuenxa that it
| is difficult to dl llngul-h the difference .
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ALMOST PARALYZED TRADE ,
ElTcot of tbo Snow Dlockado on San
Francisco Morchanta
SOME INCIDENTS OF THE STORM
IJaso Hall Matters Lively on the Const
The Chlnrsa New Yonr A
Nellie Illy Imitator In
Trouble
Tlcynnd thnSnowCappetl Itnncc
S ? f Fiusiisco Col , Jan 20. ( Special
Correspondence of Tun Ueb ] Thd great
enow blockade has causdd the business mon
on'tho coast a great deal of annoyance and
trouble on nccountof tbo delay to their mail
Many largo denls In sugars , coffees nnd dry
goods , in ' whlch the profits and losses nro
enormous , bavo been a matter ot uncer
tainty , details ot the deals being on route by
mnil Consequently thq wlros have boqn
moro freely used than ever known tn busi
' '
ness
The capture of two of the youthful Jail
brcokcrs , MeNulty , a murderer , and Bd *
wards , a forger , was effected at Ploasanton
by Constable Jones and n strapping granger
MeNulty , who is a desperado , If thcro over
was ono , inys ho never would hnvo boon
caught had It not been that hod fd not wnnt
to Hhako the kid , jis ho termed K _ dwards , and
that the roads ' were almost Impassable
the late heavy ruins converting the roads
into masses ol thiclr , dcopsticky mud Three
of the Jail breakers are still at liberty ; , . Jolm
Sullivan , the ' "Uhost , " Erlo Kriokson.and
Joseph lloardon , but the oWears Boy they
will Boon have them and end the history of
the boldest Jail delivery on record
Nearly nit the coast base ball mon nro
Buffering with la grlppo , which lias taken
hold of people eonorally from thn hauchty
rcsldontou Noli Hill to the tough und lowly
deni7.cn of Tar Flat
Harry McCormick , ono of the directors of
the Omalio base ball club has been snow
bound in the tjierras , but is expected hcio
soon as the blocuado will no doubt bo broken
in a short time Mr McCormick is on his
way hero to sign Knell for next season The
club will have six pitchers and llvo catchers
base ball matters are very brisk here
A league organized by society men will
play to open gates at tbo Haigbt street
grounds cverv Saturday afternoon until the
regular season opens The clues , nro , the
Ulythodalos , Pncltlc Unions , Fair Oaks and
San Kafuols
President Mono last uight stated that ho is
negotiating with lour oasteru umpires who
have first class reputations Ho says ho has
named the salary the leoguo will pay Sheri
dan , and the matter is settled on his part so
far as finances nro concorncd , and the Cali
fornia umpire must seep coma to terms , or
other men will bo appointed instead Sheri
dan says hu has not > ot signed with the
orothorliood
SWhcn Harris was refused admission to the
league with the Sau Jose nlno ho Bald ho
would bu Identified with baseball outside of
this state It has bcoii learned that ho has
boon tendered the management of a National
league team , nnd two minor league clubs nro
also anxious to spcuro his services Ho has
not ytt decided to accept uny of the oftors ,
being loth to leave liis relatives in this city
Should ho lesolvo to go east ho will take
away n number , ot California plavers Uh
him 2
Secretary Frank Qrunoll , in his cap , - .y
of correspondent , throws cold water on the
Culiforniu brotherhood Ho says : The
new movomi > nt is formidable , but not llkoly
to succetd " So'says ono of tfio league
wrltors liut as a matter of fact Mr
Uruncll has not bocn dolug an\ thing ot tbo
kind Ho was given credit recently of hav
ing wrlttoi ) against the admission of St
Louis to the brotherhood , but Pfoffer says
HrtlnPlldld ndfhing-'but' try1to assist St
Louis and all stateilfeuls " to' the contrary
libel bim California will see lots of now
faces next season The robBlliou will start a
trlbo of easterners to the coast
Southern California is not n healthy locality -
cality for the professional ball player Two
eastern men recently received 8" 5t ) each for
two mouths work with a L03 Angeles nine
At midnight the Chinese New Year was
inaugurated with tbo usual rattio of flro-
crackers and firing of pistols The streets
in Chinatown proseuted a curidUs spectacle
Lamp3 wcra bung from every portal and
cro.vds thronged the highways
The coromonlos will last for a week , and
during that period all buslr03s will ba sus
pended and the whole time given up to hos
pitality and recreation Hostilities between
the clnns are suspended and all debts paid
Should the weather permit the promised
exhibition will bo on a more liberal scale
than over before *
During the battle with the snow in the
mountains a gang of six Western Union linemen -
mon , In charge ot Foreman C. H. Coop , left
Gibson yesterday morning and camoup the
road on foot as far as the snow plow had
cleared , when , finding further progress Im
possible , they cut down a telegraph polo and
split it up and nude it into snow shoo3 , nnd
tnus crossed the gap of l\vo \ miles between
tqo two snow plow gangs and caino into
town at dark tired and hungry a daring
docd considering tbo chances they took of
being overtaken by uarlc and freezing to
dcatn or getting lost
The experience of Antno Laurie , a young
lady employed on the Examiner , Id the
hands of the police aud the attendants in tbo
city receiving hospital Is exciting a great
deal of indignation *
An examination into the treitmcnt of pa
tients of tli ) receivlni ; hospital was sug
gested and Annie Latino was assigned the
work The plot was that alio was to fall to
the sidewalk and bo taken to the hospital
atid describe her experience on its merits
When Annie , Laurie felt on crpwdod
Kearny stroat on Friday afternoon several
men ran to her asslstanco Tkeso men were
as kind nal considerate as it was possible to
be Tbo first ill-troatmont enmo with the
arrival of the pnlicoman , who , ultbough
they could easily have carried her lo the
prison vau , preferred to drag her by tlo |
arms over the iuuddv sidewalk Sha was
then in tbo bands ot tbo people paid to pro
tect the public Iustead of this thq police
men Ill-treated her when she was being
Jolted over tho'cobbles to the hospital When
she reached th placa wncro injured people
are supposed to bo cared for tbo question
was at once asked ;
"Is she drunk ! "
As she was not drunk they Initnodialoly
dlvinod that she bad taken poison Instead
of putting her lo bed they phednerwlth
questions Hud she really taken poison pho
would probably have diea wlillo they talked
toher They brewed an oinotlo and Drs !
Holmes forced tier to takeit , . .
Wbllo she was struggling against takipg , ,
thoemutlo , Or Hurrlson , w . 'io ' has tcmporjiry
charge of tbo hospital , entered , " " ' ,
Iu reply to his question 6f whether the
patient bad taken poison , tha younger pin
slcian answered ; n
"Wo dent know , doctor ; were } uigiving {
her an emetlo on general principles " , „
Wburoat Or Harrison laughed and an
'
swercd :
"Glvo her a good thrashing and sho'if ' lake
it , " And then wbonhu was told that the
patient complained that her bead hurt , Dr
Harrison wantonly and needlessly gripped
his patient by tbo throat , and dug his
thumbs into her iicsh until the girl screamed
and pushed bim aside , '
Then ho lost his temper and caught her by
the shoulders so savagely that hi ) broke the
skin nnd throw her upon a cot * ' ' '
Let her lie there , " ho snarled , and if she
makes any fuss strap her down "
This constitutes all tbo treatment that
Annlo Laurla received from tbo physician iu
charge of the receiving hospital 116 loftbor ,
then
thon.After having given her an oinotlo for poi
soning the young doctor named her com
plaint oa the register as hysteria "
Whop she tola Holmes and Matron Karr
the addresses ot her f rlouds she was told
that tbero was no messenger who could bo
sent tor them mid it was ouly through tbo
personal kindness ot Mrs Karr that she was
able to reach them
It seemed incredible to the citizens of San
Francisco that suoh inhumanity and ignor
ance could exist in her public institutions
Yesterday the city talked of the exposure
. .
A public opinlSr ? has boon aroused which
the board oMItfsUri nnd the supervisors can *
not Ignore 1Wreceiving hospital must be
reformed nnd ' h ilmbulnnco sorvlco must bo
crcntod , | j jt Hoorr
A NOVKf dj IN ICI3 CUTTING
Thirteen IlMnilVed Men Working ; By
RlectrlaiLight noni Atchison
ATcmsov , Hnu.J Jan 85. | Special Tele
gram to TiiBditil ] A novel sight Is pre
sented on SuL'rtr nnd Ucan lakes , opposite
this city , In Bllssdurl , tonight , where thir
teen bundrcdMrMi nro at work cutting ice
beneath the glard of two or throe hundred
olectrto lights , Mi'ts a struggle to got the lco
harvested bofdj-a tie South wind destroys it
Operations hnvrjbccn coins on all week , but
yesterday when the weather modoratcd nnd
it set In thawing the force of mon was . increased -
creased and today every tramp In the form
of n man that came along was given work
Four Ice companies iiro at work Thev are
filling tholr houses on the ground and also
shipping largo Quantities to Kansas City
The railroad company has three engines at
the lnkes and the freight earnings from the
ice shipments nro nbout ; i"00 a day The
Ice early in the week was ton inches , today
it Is nine Inches und the surface covered
with melted snow , but tbo men get good pay
and work courageously They work In eight
hour Bliifts Although it Is still thawing
tonight , It Is proposed to contlnuo the work
tomorrow and longer If the lco Is strong1
enough to bear the mon Last lilght aeveral
horses were lost by plunging into the opdn
water , being blinded by the glare of thn
electric light , but the companies boar nil
such losses by n system ot Insurance con
tracts with the men
THE DIG BLOCKADE BROKEN
A PnsnctiKcr Train Succeeds in E8-
caplnc Kroin the Snow ,
StciUMRKxo , Cal , Jan 23. The westi
bound overland passenger train on the Cen
tral Pacific route , which has been in the
blockade on the Sierras between Immigrant
Gap and Sacramento since Jnnuaryl5 , has
noon released nt last It passed through
hero from Colfax at 2:0" : > this morning en
route to San Francisco
Advices last night received by the Associ
ated press fiom thirty or moro points in
northern California , state that heavy warm
rains hnvo been falling , nnd that the snow is
melting rapidly , and that the creeks and
mors are now raging almost to the tops ot
tboir banks The downpour still continues
and a flood greater than thutofn wcokslnco is
threatened The danger is the greatest in
the Sacramento , Napa and Sonoma valleys
"
WHITE OAPt * CONVrOThiD
Flvrof Them 1'ounct Guilty on Four
Kr-iiarntc Clinrco" .
Hoiaoke , Col , Jan 23. | SiM > cial Tole-
pram to The Hm : ] The whlto cap case
which has been on trial bore for the past
eight weeks was concluded today and re
sulted in the conviction of five of tbo de
fendants upon four separate charges The
Jury went out at 10:30 : last night and ren
dered a verdict at 4 p. m. today These con
victed are Lou Wltheroe , sheriff , Leo VVith-
orbco , Gcorgo Payne , Swan Nelson und Os
wald Herzlg sentence will not bo passed
until Monday morning They will alluppoal
to tbo supreme cuurt
Tin * NdijroV Complaint
Wasihnutok , Jan ? 23. The eommittoo np-
pnintcd by the convention of colored people
held in UichmonjJ , Va , December IT lust ,
was before the house committee on tlio
election of the prwident and vice-prcsidout
toduy to talk about the ' ooeration of the
election laws in Virginia A written state
ment was subujijtefl showing at length
the manner In , , , nnicti it was nllcgcil
the rcgUtratioult.n\a. , of Virginia have
been evaded and manipulated in various fed
eral electious The , address says that pn the
Saturday before the ' last election , registra
tion daj , 30,000 jjegal , voters were disfran
chised In Virginia ftTha address earnestly
appeals to the * lavy.makers of the nation
so to change * tie existing national
election law that it shall no longer bo in tbo
power of any registrar or nny otllcor to dis
franchise arbitrarily any voter to whom is
given the right of the ballot by the consti
tution of this country nnd to remedy the
wrongs and evils frqm which they claim to
suffer
Weekly Bank Statement
New Yonic , Jan 25 fSpoeial Telegram to
The Hee.1 The weekly bauk statement
Bhows tha follow Ing chaugos :
, Increase
Reserve , 8 7,250,525
Specie 7,235.000
Legal Tondeis 044 , 'JOO"
Deposits , 3,719,900
Dcroasc
Loans , 3,277,700
Circulation , 234.C00
The banks now hold $ l. > , C3lu30 in excess
of the 25 per cent rule The exports of specie
from tbo poit pf New York last week
amounted to 321,031 , of which $ S,02l was
gold and $233,000 silver Of the total gold
exports $15,753 , went to Europe and $20,209 to
South America All the silver went to Eu
rope The Imports of specie at tha port of
Now York amounted to $30a , ' .l"8 , which 439-
070 was gold and $13,002 sliver
>
An Kxenlvo Fire
Siieuiihookb , Quo , Jan 25.-Flro broke
out hero this morning in the building occu
pied by S. Twose , furniture manufacturer ,
aud In the National bank building in which
were the oftlces of the Bell tel phone com
pany and the store of II A. Odell , general
dettlor They nnve been destroyed nnd the
Indications are that adjoining buildings , iu-
clu liug the Grand Central hotel , cannot bo
saved All the books of the National bank
were saved as also were the switchboards of
the tclcphono compauy The origin of the
fire Is a m > story The loss will bo heavy
The Dnmh itecord ,
Pieiihb , S. D „ Jan , 23 'Sueolal Telegram
to Tun Hee.1 C , YV M. Rusglos , clerk of
the Park betel , died this evouing ot pneu
monia , Induced by un attack of la grippe
The decoascd was ono of the best hotel men
in the west , aud Intlmatoly acquainted tn
the Black Hills , where bo has operated
hotels for many years , The Dlncic Hills
delegation here will take charge of the re
mains until the wife and children of the
deceased , who are In MlUvaukeo , can bo
sent for
Kllluil Two hhnitp Heritors
' Sasta Fe , N. M. , Jan 23 Information
was received today from Springer , a village
hi the northern part ot the territory , to the
effect tbut Ira Oale * ( fpraaian for the Rod
Hlvor cattle comuaujvklllcd two Mexican
snoop herders on tha , grounds that they were
trespassing with tboirflocka Gala has left
tlio , country , foarinB iolf nee
' Tin ) JnoksonvdiTj vlnm Again
CmcAUO , Jan 25- < The Evening Journal
( his afternoon contuW ton Interview with
another former lnnflt } $ At the Jacksonville
blind asylum , fully ihsfaining the charges of
Loyroy Drake ugplifst1 Iho management ot
the Institution cruAlyJfo the inmates , the
imposition oi needless , ' liardsbjps , lack ot
food and heat all aflpgbd bjrtho Jounul ,
Eohrdulo ftlefMlc Next Week
President MoConu jf asdocided to call
the Western assoclij i , schedule meeting
for this city on soma dablnot yet definitely
decided upon durlnlAh6"flrst week In Feb
ruary , in addltiorif' .td' ' tno adoption of a
plnylng Bohedulo thertf will baaconsiaorablo
amount of important business como up before
fore the association on' ' this occasion
liurglnrs lilowh Hal > .
FAiitrjEiP , job , JJon , 25f. , Speelal f. Teldr
gnjtn to The Ubi ? , ! Burgl&rs broke open
tha front door jit Palmer & Loomls' store
last night , drilled the safe , blow the door off ,
and got away With about $300. The Job
seems to have been done by professional ! .
• ii
Struck By an Entrine ,
PumsMOfTii , Neb , Jan , 25. [ Special
Telegram toTun UFE.I C , J. Ayro , a
boiler maker , while going horns through the
U. & M. yards this evening , was struck by
an engine and knocked into a ditch beiido
the track and badly hurt
'TWAS ' A TRIBUTE TO GENIllS
The Gathorlng at tbo Booms of the
Union Club Laat night
PROF GRAHAM BELL BANQUETED
Many Prominent Cltlznn of Omaha
nnd the Stnto Present in Honor
or the Bistlnculshoil
inventor
Oninhn'a Tribute
The oftlccrs nnd directors of the Nebraska
Tolcpliono company gave a banquet to Prof
Alexander Graham Bell , the Inventor of tbo
telephone , and one ot the foremost and most
cntliuslastlo Instructors ot dent mutes in
this country , at the Unton club Inst uight
Prof Boll has been in the city for several
days on a tour of Investigation of the drat
mute Institutes tn this section , particularly
tlio Nebraska Institute On the ova of his
departure for his homo In Washington tbo
members of the tclcphono company availed
themselves of the opportunity to buow their
appreciation ot tlio ability and genius of
Prof Cell by tendering film a banquet
< ' The guests and members of the
club began arriving about S o'clock
nnd assotnblcd In the parlors
At 9 o'clock supper was announced nnd the
guests repaired to the banquet chamber ,
where n gorgeous sight mot tholr vloiv Two
long tables , arranged In the form of the let
ter "X" ( for tolcnliono ) , were handsomely
decorated with an elegant hundpalntcd din
ner Bet , flanked with wine glasses \arlous
colors nnd shapes In the center of the "T"
was a large Majolica vase filled with full
bloom roses and surrounded by garlands of
the snmo lovely perfumed beauties . Largo
cut plnss dishes containing fruits and con
fections were placed nt stntcd Intervals
nlong the table Every detail which could
contribute to the ensemble of the decora
tions or tlio pleasure of thn guests had boon
carafullylooked nftorby tliocfllclent' steward
of tbo club
The guest of the evening was assigned to
tha post of honor at tbo middle of the T "
Tbo following gentlemen were seated at the
table :
Governor Thajer , Mayor Cushlng , Colonel
M. V. Sheridan , E. W. • Nash D. II
Wheeler , sr , J. L. McCaguo , C. V. Galla
gher , W. II Alexander , II D. Estabrook ,
Dr Goo L. Miller , C. L. Chaffee , E. P.
Davis , Clement Chase , J. W. Kodofor , J. , T.
Dickey , Frank Warren , S. L. Wiloy , G. W.
Lidlugor , Joseph Barker , W. W. Morsmnn ,
U. B. Howell of Detroit , A. Shlllinglaw of
Chicago , L. H. Korty , L. M. Hheem W. F.
Beohel , E , M. Morsmnn , Judge J. W. Sav
age , B. U. Wood , H. Kountzo , Jno A. Mc-
Shnno , C. Hartman , L. H. Tower , E. Rose
water , Judge E. Wakely , Judge G. W.
Doano , D. H. Goodrich , F. Crake , Mr 'Hoth-
ort of Council HIuITbJ A. Gillespie , M. E.
Tavlor , T. F. Mosely Adolph Mcjcs , Dr
E. W. Lee , J. J. Everingham
Tbo menu was ob follows :
Huitro
SaBdlo Rock
Chateau Blanche
Potage
Purco Duchcsso
Queens
Hors d' ' Hocuvres
Celery Kados , .lves ,
Poisson
Fillet do Trulte a la Joinvlllo
Pomme do lerro Pnrlsionno
Mclistelncr
Entree
Catclott do Volaille , a la Partgeus
Petlts Pols a la Francalso
Chateau Lalltto
Sorbcotau Kirscb
Hotes
Calllo Farcic
Asporges en Salado
Dry Monopole
Entremets
Cromo Glace Gateaux Varies Cafe Noir
Cliartreuso
After tho.menu had been discussed Mr J.
J , Dickey , general manager of the local
ofllcs of the Western Union telegraph com
pany , raoped the company to order , and in a
few rcmiirkB , explanatory ot the occasion ,
presented Mayor Cushlng , who expressed
great pleasure at being In the company ot a
man whoSi fame is ns widespread ns that of
Prof Boll Ho said tnat all were greatly
pleased to moot with the professor and ex
tended to him the wclcomo of the city
Governor Thayer was introduced and said
that ho had como with the understanding
that ho would not be called on for a sDeech
Ho expressed great pleasure at meeting with
such a noted man , and enumerated the many
advantages of the tclophono in business as
well as social life Tlio mon who Invent
these most useful Instruments nro
indeed benefactors The invention
of tbo telegraph , tolcphono ana
stoain engmo have revolutionized the affairs
of nations When tlis great generals of the
world arc lost to recollection the names ot
the Inventors of the steam engine , tbo telegraph -
graph and tbo tclcphono will stand out on
the pages of history in letters of
flro In concluding Governor Thayer said :
"Inm glad to moot with Prof Boll aud take
him by the band and thank bim for his
presence "
Prof Boll was then introduced , nnd spoke
briefly upon the telephone and the annoy
ances incidental to its use caused by Induced
currents , etc
Prof Bell was Ustoned to very Intently
and at tbo close of bis address was loudly
applauded
Toastmaster DIckov then Introduced Mr
Rosewatcr , who said the spoecri of Prof Boll
had recalled the time when ho was oinpioyed
In the tolngrpph business , when ho had
occasion to employ steve pipa end crow bars
to complete circuits When bo first came
out In this country ha said ho and two sub
ordinates did all the overland business The
speaker said ho had always been interested
in the study ot tno science of electricity , and
hud written to Prof , Morsa for advice as to
the bast books to read to perfect blmBtdt In
the study of olectrlclty , nnd received the
advice that practical cxporionco was tha best
tcschor Ho was afterwards transplanted
into what Is sometimes cajlod the third
estate Tlio press used all the great inven
tions of steam and electricity Since the
Invention of the tclcphono tbo facilities ot
tno press are increased , The telephone and
the lelocrrapti have placed us in oloso com
munication with our neighbors and with
foreign countries The speaker also referred
to the experiment In which he took part
when a continuous line ] , d00 miles in length ,
from Chicago to Lnlt Lake , was worked
Without tbo intervention of ropoaturs
qr intermediate oatterlcs Mr , lioso-
water then tendered his regards
to Prof Bell and welcomed to
what was known on tbo map as
few years ago as the Great American desert ,
[ Mr Dickey thou Introduced Judge Wako
loy , wlin made a few humorous remarks in
introduction , Ho then made an eloquent
address on the many Improvements wrought
during the past half century In the way of
inventions in the science ot electricity , and
paid u , glowing trihuto to tbo Inventor of the
telephone .Trq Judge said ho had never
been abld , to ' master the telephone him
self and bad thus missed the
pleasure of talking with the "telephonegirl"
at tha other end of the lluo
The toastmaster then called on Mr Henry
EstabrooK for a tow remarks on behalf of
tha telephone company Mr Estabrook expressed
pressed Idmsolf as very glad to bo able to
extend his portion ot thq welcome to tha dis
tinguished guest Of the evening Ha raid
that Prof , Hell deserved tbo hearty thanks
of all mankind for his Invention of an Instru
ment which has increased the facility of
the race , but thought bo'would dosurvo
still greater thanks It ho would rcduco the
price ot h's ' Instiumcnt from $5 per month to
$ .1. This rally called forth great applouso ,
and Mr ; Dickey remarked that ho didn't
know how that object coulp ba accomplished
except by reducing the attorneys ' salary
Prof Ultlesplo was then cal ted on for a
few remarks Tlio professor described the
first experiment with tha t elephono
at Prof , Bolls house , where
two English gi/atlemcn wore present
He said thit , the professor first showed thorn
a telephone without telling them what It
was " . He then wont up stairs , and in accordance - .
cordance instructions , ono ot the gentlemeu
placed tbo telephouu to his cars , and was
startled to hoar Prof Bell breathing up
stairs Shortly nfter a young lady came
into the room und conversed with the gen
tlemen , who noticed a peculiarity
in her speech When she had
retired they spoke of this peculiarity
and were Informed that tha young lady was
totally deaf This , Prof Gllletplo remarked ,
.
was the real beginning ot tha Invention ot
the telephone which had been intended to
teach the deaf to speak
At the closb of Professor Bolls ' remarks
thcro were loud calls of "Go on , go on I" but
ho doclnrod that ho could goon ail night , but
ns the hour was late ho would close
Mr Morsmau was called for and responded
by moving that the thanks of these present
bo tendered to Professor Doll , for his pres
ence and remarks Mr Hathmnn amended
by proposing the health of the distinguished
guest , in which nil ] oluod
Atstlio conclusion of the banquet the
prions assomblcd at the parlors to Bay [ good
night to Prof Boll , alter whioh the pro
fessor nnd several of the other gontlomcn
were escorted to Tin : linn building and
shown through the bnlld Ing , scolng the entire -
tire process of making a great daily , Prof
Boll oxprosscd himself as greatly pleased lit
all ho saw
Today the professor will visit the Ltntgcr
art gallery , nnd wilt lliavo this evening for
Washington , D. C.
FAItinVlildi TO THOMAS MILLEU
A Itnniiur-t In Ills Honor hy the
Onmlin Cniuinoruiiil Club
It was a very handsome affair , that com
pllmontnry banquet tendered by the Omaha
Commercial association last night nt the
. Omaha club lo Mr Thomas Miller , the retir
ing gcnoral fre.ght agent of tbo It & M. 's
Nebraska system , who goes to Chicago to
become the general freight agent of the
entire Burlington system , succeeding Paul
Morton , who goes into thu mining business
Thcru were nbout eighty guests present , us
follows :
Thomas Miller , LA , Cudahy , Edgar II
Allen , F. D. Morrison , L. E. Bruce , Louis
Bradford , Mi O. Potcrs , W. J. Brootth , W.
E. Clnrk , E. V. LowK H. T. Lnlly , Johti C.
Collins , Charles A. Coc , A. H. Bishop ,
Frank Colpctzor , A. 1' . Hopkins , F. N.
Clarke G. W. Logan , D. P. Benedict , C. W.
Keith , Daniel Farrell , Jr , W. II Mogquler ,
Henry Gibson , J. O. Ollmoro , Fred WGrav
Joseph Garnonu , Jr . W. F. McMillan , H. 11.
Mcduy , II N. Jowott , G. B. Havens , P. E.
Her , Thomas ICllpatrick , F. P. Kirkamlnll ,
George O. Hlsdou , J. M. Metcalf E. M. An-
drccson , John L. Brady , W. V. Morse , S. P.
Morse , W. J. Cartan , II Whiting , .1. W.
Croy , Luther Drake , Mux Meyer , 11. W.
Yntes , E. P. Peck , D. S. Barrlgcr , W. H.
Itulshber , EV. . Nush , J. W. Thompson ,
Jnmes Vilos , Jr , Ii E. Batch , Benjamin -
min Gallagher , Robert Eassou , W. L. Par
rotto , M. S. VuiiDusoti , E. Martin
Churchill Parker A. S. Uector , Charles F.
Wollcr , G. E. Stokes , Phil Stlmmel , J. P.
Johnson , C. M , Schneider , Charles Shiver
ick , A. C. Smith , Dudley Smith C. J.
Lnotnts M. T. Burlaw , John F. Harris , J.
, A. W. Cartan , W. F. Eatis , O. B. Williams ,
J. S. Tcbbetts , J. O. Pliilllppi , Allen A.
Smith , James Hodges , Henry Cussndy ,
Thomas L Kimball , j ; A. Munroe , and
George W. Holttrogo
The charm of the notably cozy , sumptuous
banqueting hall had been heightened by
brilliant touches of the floral decorator , nnd
never seemed more perfect , whllo a rlclior
setting and gcnoral appointing of banqueting
boards has Boldom peon viewed In the city
Swinging from the two main pillars of the
room was thu monogram of the chief guest
ot tbo evening , worked In rare ffowors
The most prominent decorations of the
tables consisted of banks of cut Dowers and
floworlni ; plants in bloom The position ot
every guest was indicated bv cards bearing
the numo in rnisod letters ot gold
As the guests took tholr seats strains of
nondcrfultv sweet music floated in from nn
orchestra of musicians under the very
superior direction of Mr Len H. Salisbury ,
who has charge of tbo Boyd opera bouso
music
The following is the menu :
Blue Points Celery
Santoroncs
Consomme n la licgonco
AiiiontlfTndo ,
Broiled Shad , n la M&ltro dHotol
Pommus Parlsleno Haut Sanfernos
Filets Mignnns of Beef , a la Hussardo
Chatian Lallto
Supremos of Quail , a la Tallogrand
Cbatia Laroso Asparagus
Punch au Rhum
Partridge , a la Anglaiso
Ruinnrt
Dlp'omat ' Pudding , au Sabayon
Tutti Frutti
CofTeo Choose Crackers
Fruit Cognac
It was mldalglit when Mr C. F. Miller ,
president of tha association , arose , announced
nouncod a somewhat lengthy programme ot
toasts , and proceeded to open it with an ad-
dross Ho said that the Omaha Commercial
club would never have accomplished what it
bad were it not f ot the hearty support ac
corded It by the railway ofllcials of Omaha ,
Mr Thomas Miller in particular Ho said
that the members tit the association bad
gathered not to pay houor to Mr Miller for
his railway connections , but by reason
of his buying been a splendid and most
highly csteomed citizen of Omaha , The
speaker dwelt long on tha glory of Omaha
and closed by saving that she was bouud to
become the greatest commercial city on the
Missouri river
Our Guest was then responded to by
Mr W. V. Morse , who began by saying that
Mr Miller came to this city unknown , and
now his leaving It was deeply regrcttod by
all , Bv his kindecas , courtesy and good
nature to nil bo had endeared himself to
every guest present and to many gentlemen
who were absent The guest of the evening
was a genuinely western man , and
as such was all the moro greatly admired
All regretted that ho was to leave thorn , but
all were confident that ho would always bo a
frJanQ to Omaha and her Interests Here ho
would always find a joyous welcome tlnd
friends who would always bo true to him
Tbo speaker closed by proposing three
cheers for tha guest of the evening The
cheers were given with siacorlty aud great
gusto
Regrets were theft road from Mnrvin
Hughitt , president ot the Chicago & North
western railroad ; J. M. Whitman , goueral
manugor of tha Chicago & Northwestern ; E.
Rosewatcr , editor of This Brb ;
Hoary B. " * Stone , second vice
president of the Burlington system ;
li P. Rlploy , general manager of the Bur
lington ; Paul Merion , cx-ftonerul freight
ugont ot the Burlington , and Frank Col-
potzor
Omaha , Kobraska , and the Great North
west was responded to by Mr John S.
Brady 'J ho contlomsn said that lie bad
considered it simply a Joke when uotitlod by
telephone that bo was oxpoctcd to speak at
the banquet Howclior , ho desired to notlco
that he saw before him the gentlemen who
were to nroat help Omaha to have 500,000 In
habitants ten years hence
Mr , H. W. Yates was tbo next gentleman
called upon Ho responded to the toast
The Banking Interests " Ho emphasized
that be hod been too busy with the bests ot
bankers who had Just loft the city to permit
ot his preparing a speech Mr Yates pro
ceeded til give so mo figures regarding bank
ing in this country and its relations to the
country's commerce It showed , among
other tblngs.thnt Umalia had nearly $3,000,000
mora deposits than ail the rest of thq state
Tbo speaker closed by paying a warm trib
ute to Mr Miller , tbo guest ot tlio eyening
The Mercantile Interests was coupled
with the name of Mr Herbert N , Jewett
Our guest of tbo evening , " said thosspoakor ,
"is the protege of < Omaha I hauo never
gene to Mr Miller with , a business scboma
and bad bim glvo ma his word on any mat tor
but that he has cart led out that word
to the letter I have not the slight
est doubt that after Mr , Miller gets to
Chicago , but what ho will stll remain a firm
friend of Omatta " The speaker closed with
a review of tha rnto coiifllcU
Mr T , L. Kimball was the next gentleman
announced " Ho was grcetod with three
rousing cheers and cries ot ' Grand pal
Grand pal Whenqulotcame , Mr Kimball
responded to the toast , "Kailrpads , "
Mr Kimball was followed by Mr G. nl
Hitchcock who told ot "Tha Press ; " Mr
Joseph Garncau , Jr , who said snmo bright
tnlogs of "Tbo Ladles , " and Mr Robert
Euison , who closed the toast programme by
speaking on Standard Time "
Shot for a Pair or HUoch
*
AnuEEii.m , S. C , Jan , 25 , A. N . Nelson ,
was shot by his wlfo who then attempted
suicide , Ho Ho still alive , but In a criti
cal condition Nelson bought bis wlfo a pair
of shoes and lost them while under the influ
ence of liquor His wife Boat him back to
( iuut tbom and upon nls return unsuccessful
she shot him
Death of MtH Iddlnas
Nohtji PfcAfTi : , Neb , Jau 25. [ Spoclal
Telegram to Tne BkbI Katie , wife ot Hon
C. F. Iddlogs and daughter ot the lata Hon
John Tuffe , died last eight after a short ill
ness , aged twenty-six years
A BAD NEIGnBORUOOD FEUO } \
Ono la Pro ro33 In a Stumdera y P\
County Community . . SV
ALL ABOUT STOLEN CATTLJU
Several Pontons Wnylnld , tha l.nsl .
Victim Heine Benton Almm to
Uonth Tougiil Torrori/.r
the Town of Bennett
A Kcud Anions : rnrmcri
Frfmont , Neb , Jau 23. [ Special Telegram -
gram to The Ben ] A deadly fetid Is tn
ovolutlon among the farmers ot an Iilsb
neighborhood In Snundors county , seven
miles southeast of Fremont , For a Ion *
tlms the neighbors of Pat McDonald have
suspected and have become morally certatir 1 "
tbatlio has boon guilty ot indiscriminately
appropriating other peoples cnttla to Ids
own benefit , Thev had him arrested nnd
tried nt Walioo Ho went Into court with t
cloud ot witnesses of his own nationality
and of what may bo styled his gang , " who I
swore to Pats undoubted integrity On this H
showing ho won the case In which ho
was defendant But hesworo revenge tlpju
these wno tostilled against him Ho gave
notice that ho would make it dangerous for
them , McDonald , his son nr.d n burly Iris h-
man In ids employ have waylaid tbrio vie
tlms , and tbo neighborhood h tor rorlzcd
The third victim met his fate today at their
hands His name Is Sam Nelson , who was
overtaken on the highway by this trio ot W
nvenglug demons nnd beatcu almost to _ B | -
dcath , the report being that ho is now lying T Hs is H
In n critical condition When this feud will H" *
end cannot bo predicted Some of these .
opposed to McDonald nro known to hnvo
armed themselves nnd swear they will welcome -
como McDonald und lirs'gnng to hospltablo
graves
A Tnush Man Willi Ills Mouth
Bkn'Sett , Neb , Jan 25. | Suoclal Tele
gram to Tan Hud Gus Ilunsloy , a young <
desoorado of this village , ciuio near captur- * _ t
lng the whole town nnd torrorl7lng its In
habitants at a charity bill hold here last
night Ho nnd Bovoral other drunken tduglis
created n disturbance which broke up the
dan co and ended in several fights Today
the marshal attempted to arrest the gang on
complaints of varl ous citizens nnd Honslcy
resisted It took throe or four mon to tnko
him into custody On reaching the court
room ho dolled the oftlcors , culling Ilium vllo
nnmes and threatening the entire town
After being lined aud ordcrod to bo
committed to the county Jail until
it was paid ho was allowed to get
uway from the officers , and , arming
himself with a loaded shotgun , paraded the
streets with au admiring nnd sympathizing .
gang surrounding him and giving vent to en- |
couraqing.romarks for Hcuslov and slurs on '
tbn vlllago authorities Finally , with tha
asslstanco of outsiders , this bad man with ,
his mouth was induced to glvo up his gun
and started for Lincoln with the - marshal
without having been searched or handcuffed
or treated to any official discourtesy what \
ever Whether they will got him safely to j
Lincoln or not Is a question Tno better
class of citizens nro expressing indignation
at the indifference of thu local oftlccrs , who > *
allowed this tougn to run the town several
hours without any trouble , and many say v *
the end is not yet _ \ / K '
Gnco County Agricultural Woclety "S.jb Ji
Beatrice , Neb , Jan 25 [ Special Toto&jy A lj
"
gram to The Bfe.1 The Gage county agrl" F
cultural society mot this afternoon and V
elected oftlccrs for the ensuing year as follows - H
lows : H. W. Parker , prostdont ; W. Q. H
Washburn , Qrst vice president ; Mrs W. H.
Thrift , second vice president ; C. M. Rigg , ,
secretnry ; J. W. Ebersolo , treasurer ; P. J. *
Myers , general superintendent The board
of directors consists of tno.presidont and |
secretary and Messrs T. B. Essox , F. H. H
Holt and E. F. Dnvis The affairs of the
society were shown to bo In a prosperous ,
stnto and arrangements will at once bo begun H
for the annual fair this year H
A Saloonkeeper on Trial H
Bbatiuce , Neb , Jan 25. [ Special Telegram - H
gram to Tug Bsn.l The trial of Frank H
Pethoud , a leading saloonlst for keeping a H
disorderly house , lias engaged the attention H
of the police court all day , and tlio testimony H
and arguments were only concluded this H
evening Judge Callison , before whom tbo H
trial was had , has reserved his decision until H
next Tuesday , Pethoud was released on B
his own recognizance Pothoud's ' friends V
freely claim tbnt ho was being prnsccutcd in fc ;
tlio interest of other aloons of the city , and t
considerable fooling has grown out of the J HiW
trial * * J
Attorneys Sue lor Foes M
BbatkIce , Neb , Jan 25 [ Special Telegram - H
gram to Tun Bee.J Suit was brought in tbo m
district court this evening by KJckards & m
Prout , attorneys , for $1,500 fees against thn H
Kansas City & Beatrice railroad company H
and A. J. Coulee and J. C. Emery The B
plaintiffs were the nttornoys for Conleo aud H
Emery In their suit to enjoin the issue of the H
$50,000 bonus yotod by the city of Bcatrico H |
iu aid of that road Dcoembor last , and which H
case , It Is alleged , has slaco boon com pro H |
mlsed between the road and Conloo and H
Emery B
An Insnnn Youth Captured H
Weeimno Watek , Neb , Jnn 25. [ Special H
Telegram to The Bkb ] An insuno youth B
from Wavcrly , Neb , naiaod Post , was crop H
turcd nt the rusldonco of Mike Kennedy , m B
tbroo miles north of here , last night Ho BJ
rode a horse that was about worn out and BJ
asked to remain and rest uutil night , wbon VI
ho wanted to go on , ho said Kcnnody _ _ t _ .
Judged ho was not right in his mind nnd sent ' - - j | m
to town for an oftlcor Constable MoNurlin BJf
brought him in and S. S. Rood took bim to I
Lincoln this morning + '
Grand Island ileal ICstatoJJoal
Giuno Island , Neb , Jan 23. [ Special
Telegram to Tub Bee ] The Hurfdrd prop
erty , 00 feet on Third street by 1112 on Spruce
street was sold today on a mortgage The
bidders were Grand Island capitalists aud .
was vorv spirited It was purchased by
George Mohrenstalchor , cashier ot tbo Clt- i
izens national bank , fpr S2J,000. It Is ono ot
tbo best corners In the city and a block com i
monsuruto with Its location will undoubtedly
be erected oti It
Manufacturing ; I'rrused Uriak ,
Beatiult , Neb , Jan , 25. [ Special Telegram - !
gram to Tub Bee.1 The Boatrloa aowor 1
pipe company bavo recently put iu an oxton- j
bIvo dry press mnchluo for manufacturing
pressed brick The first product of the machine - l
chine , on exhibition today , Htiows the brick
to bo equal to the best Philadelphia samples |
The clay Is procured from tbo company's ,
bauks near Salem , this statu j
New Passenger Depot for Beatrice I
Hkathiik , Neb , Jan 25 , [ Special ToloS V
gram to Tub Bee ] It lias leaked out hero M I
today from almost Indisputable sources that V 1
the Union Pacltlo p eoiilo will , about March '
1 , bogln tbo erection of a magnlflcont '
now passoniror depot to cost uot less than
15,000. The building is to bo ot stone nnd
will bo supplied with ull modern improvements -
monts applicable to such a structure
Secured a Judgment on a lMorntn o , /
Neuiiaska Cur , Neb , Jan 25. ( Special
to The Bfe.J In the district court today
tbo Amcrlcun Loan and Trust coinpauv bo
cured Judgment on a mortgage against
tbo Nebraska City Water and Light com
paoy for 8PG23.10 , und tha court appointed
Fred B. Smith , special master , a connnis-
slouor tq sell the mortgaged property ,
A nesUlenco Burned
Nbuiuska Cm- , Neb , Join 25. [ Hpeolal
Telegram to Tub Beb.1 The now rosl-
denco ot Mont Lloyd , living northwest ot
the city , burned to the ground last ntgut v
Loss 7C00 , Insured for $1,000. > iDled
Dlod from Bin Injuries , * HQ
Keaunkt , Neb , Jau , 25. [ Special Tolo- " * . . " Mw
gram to The Ui'E.l Thomas Waplcs , an old T |
gentleman of this city , fell on tbo icy side ( I
walk last week and broke bis tbifcfi , This ' M
afternoon he died from the effects of his II
i ln'"ry , | |