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think you would not tlio trlsh people do Tor
L. us wcro nur situation * rovcrsodt Remember
W ivlth what promptness poor , starving tro
Jand contributed dom liorpovortj to tlio ro
llof Of the stricken \iotliiis of the Johnstown
flood Grntltudo is n virtue indigenous to
the Irish disposition and ln divelllncr in the
Trlili heart The mite you contrlbuto Wilt
H 1 > a jour bread nst upon the watersof which
jou mnj sccurolj anticipatoa return There
fore , I exhort j on In your Individual nnd
ussociatcd capacities to mnko ono morcefTort
H for Irish freedom Let every branch of the
league rcassort and bestir itself nnd , lot
evnrj Individual drtcrmina to do his part ,
Your Inrtofngltnbla treasurer has shown to
the world n manifest of honesty in 1 ccon-
omy that illsnrms criticism and onllsts en-
thuslasm Wo need not nssuro jou that
jour ovcry contribution will bo faithfully
tlohvcrcd to lit rightful destination from his
clean nnd untainted hands Do not dismayed
by your limited capacity to contrlbuto
Uwontj flvo cents has boon ns faithfully en
tcred upon his books ns tin Ot0 | remittances
Anonymous contributions hnvo boon Impos-
H nlblo to nnswer but have bcou no less enre-
H fully credited Of this tlio tnoinburi of our
H * nuditing committee nro unltii | > cachnblo wit
H ncsscf If , tlicroforo there lives in jour
H hearts love for Ireland , If generous lnsplra
H tloti still animates \ou for the pco
H plo nt homo , if the brnvo tradl-
H tlons of jour name nnd race still
H nbldo with jou , of nil of which I ha\o no
doubt , I fool euro you will not ! Uu' In thoM
M i ontcst now that the closing fight Is upon us
B A central election in Great Britain Is lm-
M pending \V itli us nro marshnlod the liberal
M Jiosts of I nglnml , Walts and Scotland , led
M by the grand old man whoso murvolous
M vigor Is sustained bv the Inspired conscious
V ness nf coming victory Pnrnoll our
H sagacious and unswerving leader , maintains
V unassnllnblo his touch upon minds nnd hcurts
H of our devoted pcoplo
V Sacrifices will bo demanded nf them and
us to moot this supreme emergency so as to
prcsorvoand ov en strengthen the Integrity
of the Irish representation in the British
parliament 1 wo jcars at most , nnd possible
H two months , will bring us face to face with
this crisis In this , the last ordeal
H thnt vour patriotism mny bo called upon to
undergo , ave ourselves , the llbcinl masses of
Great Britain nnd tlio pcoplo of Ireland , con
Jldcntly rely upon you Therefore I cntroat
nou as honest , loyal supporters of the cause
of Irolniid , eschew lug nil loeal Issues , Ignor
ing all dcstinctions of American national
politics to rally in jour integrity nnd associate
ciato In jour might mid again give us practical -
cal Idencu of jour davolion to the dear old
land
All romlttnnecs scint to tlio nht'onal treas-
tiror from the branches of the loiguo now in
existence or chat hiay bo formed , mid nil
BUbscriptlons from Individuals will bo direct
ly acltnowlcd nnd duly credited to the con
contributors
Tbo assombllng of the national convention
wo hnvo bo anxiously desired is prosentH
V postponed by Parncll and the other Jrl-.li
loaders Invlnwof this postponement nnd
, for the transaction of important business the
\ national cxccutlvo committee Is summoned tot
t' moot ut bt Louis un Wednesday , ApullO ,
S 1 1SD0 John 1 it7gbkam >
KM ' Nebraska , low i nnit Dakota Piitonts
H Wasiilnotov rob 8. [ Special Tclogram
H o Tut : 11eb.J Pensions granted Ncbra- -
H bans Original Invalid Myran S Phillips ,
H Ilcbro Increase Alonzo lodd Crab Orch-
H nrd , Charles Ilatton , Lincoln , Harrison
H Connor , Lustls , Andrew II McPudon ,
H Chadron , Samuel 11. liuttorlleld , llloomlng
H ton , W Noble , Graut Gottlieb AMttmore
H Mtddleburg Urlgiual widows , otc Susnn
H wldou of lohn linchnniin , Ghnioo Mexi
H enn survivor Joseph Hums , Vnlley
H iowu pensions Original invalid James
H H I3icen Hivertido , bnncca Luelus bt
H lohn , Cnlamuo , ( nuvvv Dnvid P McAllister ,
H Marshalltown , Corjdou Maltby , Uccorah ,
H Gcoigo A Milliard , Cedar Kapidi ,
H AniosS MoroLuid Atlantic lames II Kellv ,
j Andrew Juerciso Kandolph MrKinlev ,
H St Andrew , Juntos foul , Pleasuutvlllo ,
H AVilllam Yoiigor bplrlt Lnlio , William A
H riott , Huron , Albert Case Glasgow , Will
H iam II Adams Gmitj , 'lhomas J Wilson ,
H | Muquokutu , Cnlvin J Nordjkc SIuux Cltj ;
H * Beverly A. Joiner , Ccntcrvillo Augustus
H Gabriel , Lyons , Alex S Terry Mt
M . ' Pleasant , Honrv Snjder , rnnnlers , bamuol
K % r Dunucon , Last D"s Moines James
H Garble , Goin , JMimorod Mnrchbanks , Honov
H Crcnk , Gcorgo ll btieknoj , Osasro , Joseph
H Smith , Missouri Vulloy.Jatnos A. Audrovvs
H 'Jama , William V Elluen , Vcnton Joseph
H liunjan , Williams , Benjamin F Hlco
H • Creston Christoiihcr C Still Davis Citj ,
. .iLucius V Uri3tcf , Shell Hock , Charles AI
H I Hartlctt Cure , Tonnthan II Chandler ,
H J Hleovillo ISicliolus Kvcrhardy , Ljons ,
H j George W Hnfor , Waterloo , Charles Hoot ,
H Hopltlnton , lohn D Clinmbcri Hooncsboro ,
H . I owisW J nomasearing , Robert Putt
H ] Uraonvalo Original widows eto Minors
i of Addison Toliuson ISashui Marv , mother
H of Lutliei W bt uihope bomcrsot Arj illn ,
m' widow of Addison lohiison , Nashua ,
i Iouisn , widow of Nntlmn Aldrich , Alex
M I ander
H South Dakota Original Invalid Judson
H ' Burrows , Aberdeen , William V Iruinbo ,
H I Canning Inrreuso Willinin Keller , Cun-
1 ton Hnrholemovv ] Cole Bonhommo ,
H ' George W Glujton Heo Heights , Henja-
H min It Wagner , Ivndnll Original widow
1 Kate , willow of Jliomas JVcb3ter , Cus
m tor
H | A MVni.V CKAMBlin
H • Grr-nt Thrones Settling on tlio Xlortlcr
H < I oftlie iou Hum ivatlon
H | i j CitiMiiEiu ais , S D , rob 8 fbpe cial
< lolcgmm to TiifUti : | Lvcrj Ineoming
| train continues to urltig In largo number * of
J | pcrtons who iutend Bottling on the Sioux
B i rcseivutlon wben the presidents proclamu-
M J , tion uoelaring the laud opened for scttlo-
H inont is itsuod fhcro promises to 03 some
| livolj Hcrambllug for desirable township lo
| ' cations when tbo land is opened , and the
' liveliest flgut of all will take placoovcttho
H > possession of town slt -
a < j Immodlatolj op-io-
' sitathlselty This Unit will mnko a liaud-
Hi somoloeatlon for a town A number of per
H , sons hold a meeting hero this afternoon for
| 'j the purpose of perfecting n plan for ucqulr
| lug tltlo to tills vu'uublo ' traet bv townslto
' 1 cntrv Manv others will attempt to home
M stead it , and an interesting scramble will
tuko pluco when the proper movement nr
I rives
_ „ Una troous ordorcd bj A ont Anderson
' huvo not yet arrived butaro expcctoldur-
i ing the next twenty four hours Tbo crowd
H | | is ordorfy and maao no attempt to cross to
H the reservation today
H UjiHIim on tlio 1-1 no
M CnAMUcuiAiN' , S D , Feb 8 Crowds
H continue to como and things nro nt fever
B heat A party headed bj Tom Hell tried to
M I cross the mar to establish homes on the
H bottom , but they wera proiuptlj escorted
M i back by Indian Agent Aaderson with tbo
M atsiitauio of too lndi.au police
A largo number of persons held n meeting
this afternoon for the purpose of perfecting
plan for acquiring a tract of bottomland by
town sitocutrj , Manj others will trj to
homestead it and ancramblo will take pluco
I when the Umo arrives Many Bottlers have
constructed small shanties nud loaded them
on wagons with provisions and supplies of
various kinas ; nnd when the land is thrown
upon tbo market will only have to ilnU u
clioico quarter on which to plant it A bard
ku lljht will bo mudo for a town site Imraodl-
M ately north of the city in the Crow Crook
H \ roiervutlon Ihl * tract was thrown oi < cn bv
H an executive order of President Arthur but
H : later was withdrawn fiom tbo publluuo-
m main bv Prosidout Clcv eland The land
H adjoins the city on tbo north and Is a part of
H j Chamberlain When provlouslj placed on
H J the uiurkot n party of town alters made set
H j tlomont ultnuluuoouah , with Captain Kiug
H , at homesteader 'J he present Sioux
H ' bill uow gives this land to
H the Mllwnuicoo railroad anil a warm three
H cornered llglil vvillba made for Its | x > stcsilon
H i 'Xho crowa Is ordcrli , but the freiiuent ro-
H j ports of tlio Issuance of tbo procluiuullou
M | causes great excitement I ho troops
H I ordered by Aqont Anderson have not jot
H I arrived
H j Aelly Itynn's Murderur buloliles
M | Den veil , Col , Feb S. Iho body of It L.
M I Scott , the young man who two weeks ago
H [ shot and kJled Nelly Hynn on the street
B I hero , was found todnj by railroad laborers
M ten milts from thoeitj Ho had evidently
| eulclucHl
u Cliullsiiirinl Itio HrllUli M lnluor
H | I.isnclv , tob 8. Senor Carve , a tnembor
B'J ol tbo council of state , seut aehallengoto
Bi light u duel to Mr Gljnn Potro the llutlsli
! ? j miulstor , ovv lug to the uaturo of his reply to
fj the manlfettatiou of studeuts
MAKING A STRONG EFFORT ,
Sajar Mon TJrBlriff the Rotontlon
of the Proaont Duty
MR OXNARD MAKES PROMISES
A I'ow More Years of Protection Will
I rttablmh Another Ulnnt Indus
try Ailtiltorntoil Komi Hills
linntl Dccliloiis ,
WAsniv&Tov HuKRtuTim OvtAiit Hsr , I
513 KYiuiitermti Stkbit j-
Wasiiimitov , D C , Feb , 8 1
A vcrj strong effort Is being made to prevent -
vent a reduction of the present duty on
sugar , bcvcral gentlemen who nro Inter
ested lu tno manufacture of a boot sugar iu
this countrj nro hero In person or have rep
rescntntives in Washington for tlio purpose
of urging the committee on vvnvs and means
to maintain for the present the dutj on sugar
so that the boot sugar industry innj got a
foothold In the United States It is o\pocted
that the tariff bill will bo completed within
four or flvo wcoks , so there Is not vorj much
time for work on the subject Tno commit
tee is Incline ! to report In favor of a leduc
tion of the duty
Mr llenrj T. Oxnard who Is establish
ing n largo beet sugar industry at Grand
Island and wl o recently mndo an argument
before the commlttco on wajs and means la
opposition to the reduction of the dutj on
sugar , which was reproduced In full In Tub
Uee , nrrlvodlu Washington tills nftornoon
for the nurposo of further impressing his
v lows upon congress Ho najs that If the
present dutj is maintained a fovv vcars
longer the boot BUgar industrj will be suf-
tlclcntlj largo In the United btntos to moro
than supplj the botno market Ho saj s a
countj will not bo satisfactory because It
will not bo stable Ihft members of the
house from Nebraska , Kansas and some
other states which are entering upon the
culture of suear beets are rcportod to bo
solid ngalust otij reduction of the present
dutj on sugar , and It Isorj doubtful , in
view of the showing which Mr Oxford
makes and tbo promises ho has put forth in
the way of the development of our sugar in-
dustrv , whether there could bo any chau 1
made of the duty Imposed upon sugar , even
tnough the commlttco on wajs and means
Bhould so recommend
renE iood
On W odnesday next the house committee
on agriculture will begin Its bearings of tbo
interests effected by the various food ndul
tcratlon bills now pending before congress
This is the question which excited so much
interest in the last congress and which grow
out of tno proposition to tax , adulterated lard
us oleomargarine is now taxed All of the
food adultotation bills are backed bj tbo
pork pacing Interest , and their nun Is to
break down the udultciuted lard industrj
The bouse committee ou agriculture is al
most a unit in favor of compelling all adulterations
torations oj food articles to bo sold for just
what thoyjiro and for prohibiting the manu
fncturo or halo of anjthing that U ndulter
nted whlcli will bo Injurious to health but
the adulterated lard people nro defending
themselves in u very telling wn > riiej
demand that nnj food adulteration
bill wnich is adopted shall contalu a clause
providing for the inspection ot slaughter
hnuses , an that would result in the detection
of hogs anil other meat producing animals
which are tainted with anv UinU of disease
nnd which are not in proper form for health
ful food oThls puts the slaughter house people
plo on the defensive nnd promise to injure
their business as well as that of the farmers
who produce hogs It is customary vv lien a
hoc cholera epidemic or pleuro pneumonia or
any discaso which means death to hogs or
cattle becomes epideinio for fat mors to
hurry ofT their lie stock to a slaughter house
Inspection nf slaughter houses by gnvcrment
olllcors would stop this whole business J his
fight for pure lard moans also a tie.ht for
healthful hogs nnd cattle in the slaughter
pen lho eontestovcr this measure promises
to bo ns interesting as it was iu the last congress -
gross J tin duncer of agitation is n lasting
inurv to our export trade as it excites attcn
tion in foreign countries to the condition of
our products of all kinds nnd depreciates
them In the worlds market
Till J AS.T &TIIV.W
The labor unions in the District of Colum
bia are taking up the light of the plato print
ers in * ho bureau of engrav ing and printing
Lueh printer has an assistant , who is n fc
male 'lha woiinc plates the paper upon the
plato in the press and removes it after the
impression is mnde wliilo the printer works
the press nnd inks the plato 'Iho printer Is
paid bj the piece nnd his pav is imlusivo of
the labor of his a ° sistant , so that ho very
naturallj fools that ho should bo pernntlod
to hire his own assistant since lie has to paj
her Senator Hiscock reeentlj hnd n joung
colored woman from kow York appointed as
an assistant in the bureon and she was as
signed to one of the printers-wltbout his con
sultation or advice and there is a icvolt
against the practice 'Iho contest threatens
to involve the united labor unions in the
District
01 1 10IAL SOClm IN SIOUKMNO
The ofllcial season nt lho white house and
at the homes of Vice President Mortou and
the cabinet ministers has como to a close
with the death of Jilrs Irncj Any event
In which Mrs Trnoj would linvo p irticl-
pated is iudotinitelj postponed Mrs Harri
son did not hold her drawing room at tbo
white house this afternoon The vice
picsideut nnd Mrs Morton have given up
their reception on Thursdaj evening tbo
ISth instant The Invitations for the presl
dents dinner at bocrctarj Nobles1 on Pri
dnj the 14th instant have boon recalled and
tlio reception that was to have followed the
dinner and two other card receptions nt
Sccretarj Nobles have boon postponed , also
the card receptions for w hieh the postmaster
general and Mrs Wanamuker bud outlavi
tations is postponed Socrctaiy and Mrs
Wlndom had prepared and ready tar delivery
on Monday morning invitations to two card
rcneptlons ono for this week and one for
next , lho invitations vvero not sent out
* his change of programmo closes tbo oQlclal
liouscs thirteou daja before Ash Wednesdav
LAM ) JIECISJONI ,
Socrotnry Noble today nOlrmcd tbo de
clsion of the commissioner of the general
land o111co in the contest of Henry V. Linglo
ngninU the timber culture ] cntrv of John
Hcadon , involving the southwest 'X of sec
tiou J , township il north , range 4 west , Val
entino laud district , The commissioner dls
missed the contest of Linglo
Assistant becretary Chandler afllrmcd the
commissioners decision In tbe ease of tbo
United blates vs Atigust bchmidt involving
the eoutInvest i of the northwest &
of the northeast Jtf of tbo fOJthwest • { nnd
lots 2 and J , section 87 , township 7 north
range.10 west , McCoolt land district , lho ,
commissioner in his decision tiold for cancel
lation the cntrv for this tract ou the ground
that the claimant did not locate on the laud
with tbo intention of making it Ins homo as
the homestead laws roijuired
Ho also aftlrmcd the decision of the com
missioner iu the c&so of the United btatos vs
Arthur Williams , holding for cancellation
the homesto 11 and commutation cash cntrj
for the south > t of the southeast \j \ of boo
tion J nnd tbo east 74 of the northeast X of
the northeast U ot taction 11 , township 0
north , range JU west , McCook land dlstnct
lho commissioner held the ontrv for cancel
lation on tbo ground of the bud faith of the
claimant in that ho never occupied or ostab
llshed the tract as his residonoo to tbo exclu
sion of any other residence Secro arj
Noble dismissed the motion of review of the
departmental decision of November 18 , ISiS ,
anlrmliif ; the decision ol the commissioner
of the general land onlco holding for cancel
lation the pro omptiou cash entry of Gccrgo
L Cook for the northwest > /ot section il ,
township 11. , range W ) , Huron , S D , land
district
Vtsccta' ASEOUS
P Kolsov was todav nppoiutod postmaster
at Millard , Douglas county , \lco W. Peters ,
remov od
Senator Pettlgrow has arrived from a re
cent visit to bis homo at Sioux Falls , b , I )
John 1" Haigart ; recently nominated mar
shal for North Dakota , declined the onlco
and the uomluatlon was withdrawn
Captain Joseph W. Kiug of Illinois was to
riaj appointed superintendent of the ponilon
onlco building , vtc Captnln Killer trans
fcrrod
Hon , William Mclntyro of Watortown , rf
D , who hns boon In Ho ton for several
months sj ndicatlng a lot of real citato nnd
other property in Wntertown , was hero for
nwhilo today but has left for lha Hub again
Mr Mclntyro has been succoWul in taking
n lot or capital to South Dakota nnd reports
that his cllonts nro being greatly gratified
with tholrInvestments PsuitrS litevru
HKPOKT8 ON TH13 UUIiKS
Hie Minority Approves ntul tlio Mi
nority rimln Much to Ciiiiitonin ,
WiSiiiNnTON , Feb S Though not pro
sctitod in the house the majority and minor
itj reports upon the now coJo of rules pro
posed have been filed with the Journal clerk
nnd ordered printed
In regard to tlio rule authorizing the
speaker to count n quorum , 0 majority
report savs 'ClnusoSof rule XIV directs
the method of ascertaining a quorum when
the members present refuse to vote on roll
call The process of ascertaining the prcs-
enco of a quorum to do business under the
constitution would ordlnarllj bo under the
control of the speaker , who would dorlvo
his Information from his own senses or by
the nld of the clerk , or in any way which
would svtisfy bis mind of the accuracy oI
the count Under our sjstom of roll calls it
has been doomed moro convenient to ascer
tain and announcd the votes of members
nnd the presence of these who refuse to vbto
at the satno time and bv the sntno moans "
Discussing the now clause of rule SO that
no "dllatorj motion shall bo entertained by
the speaker , " the report bsvb , ' This plnusa
Is uiorclj a declaration of parliamentary
law If the suggestion should bo made that
great power Is bolng conferred , the nnswor
is that the approv al of the house is the ' very
breath of the speaker , and as no body oil
earth is so leulous of its liberties nnd so
impatient of control wo ninj boquito sure
that no arbitrary interruption will take
place , so that in the ono it is n power oxer
clscd bj the house through Its properly cou-
stltutcd ofllcor "
Considering the question of providing that
100 mombcrs shall constitute a qdoruui in
commlttco of the whole the report states
that this change is made noccssaiuj m.Otn
bors refusing to vote when the roll is called
and points out the fact that ovorthlng done
in commlttco has to bo be reported to the
houBo and that nothing done is In anyvvaj
find
Ihamitiotitj loport , signed bj Carlisle
aud Randall , lovlcvvd the proposed eodo nnd
criticizes manj of its features lho first
change criticized is rule SI On this subject
the minority rc [ ort says Under clause 4
of rule 24 no bill on the house calendar can
bo ro iched for consideration unless called
uu by the commttteo that roportcd it , nnd
under clause 5 of the Butno lulo no individ
ual member can malco an original motion
for considering anj particular bill in committee
mitteo of the whole house on the states of
the union when , however , a motion has
been mndo by direction of a coinuiitteo to go
into committee of thowholo on
the sluto of the uulon to con
sider a particular bill an individual
member uiaj move to amend It bj designat
ing another bill This is the extent of his
right under the proposed rule aud it is cv 1-
dentthnt he will be placed ut a ereat disad
vmtaco lho otilj reasonable explauition
of this discrimination is that it Is the policy
of the pioposed rules to suppress tbo indi
vidual uiombers of the house as fai as pos3t
bio and to iucreuso tbo powers ot the com
nilltees in fact under the proposed rules
the individual member will searce'j have
power to make a motion of any kind except
when ho acts as this representative of a committee
mitteo and by its directions "
HelatiVQ to the chance of rules governing
the coinmittco of the whole the teport goes
ontosaj "It has , ulvvuys been so univer
snlly conceded that the commlttco of the
whole house was simulv the house itself that
it bud nov or been considered necoisary to
prescribe what nuinbor of tnombcrs should
bo necessary to coiistltuto a qilorum in
such a commlltoo" In addition to
this proposition La rcduoe the number
nccossary to constitute n quorum
it is also proposed bj a modilicatlon of the
old rule 2.1 to confer upon the committee of
the whole power to close nil debate on any
section or paragraph of a bill under con
sidcration buch Doner has never been
heretofore tivon to n committee , but ha3
alwujs been exercised bv lho house , una in
our opinion it will bounwiso to m iko nnj
change in this respect , cpecially If 100 mem
bets ore to constitute a quorum of the committee
mittoe In pursuance of this same policy or
reducing the number of representatives
nccoisarj to pass lav s and triusact othoi
Dusinoss it 13 proposed bj the majority to
Insert the following cluuso I11 rule X.V , On
demand of any member pr at the supgestlon
of tlio speukei b.foro the second roll call is
enteral upon the names of the members ,
tuSleient to make quorum in lho hall of the
house who do not vote shall bo voted ny the
clerk nnd recorded in the journal and reported
ported to the speaker with the names of the
members voting nud to bo counted nud an
uounccd in determining the presence of a
quorum to do business This is the most
radical and in our opinion tbo most danger
ous Innovation proposed bj tbo majority
If agieod to it will not only over
throw the construction that has been
informally elven to the tonsltltution
foi more than n century , but it will enable
less thun a majoritj of the repn.sentntivos
of the people to piss tbo most importunt
meuauros affecting the interests of the whole
countrj Personal nnd property ri.hts of
citizens protected heretoforobyiaws enacted
bj the votes of the majority muv bo Impaired
01 destrojed bv tho'votes of a mere fraction
of the members of concrcss for if less than
a majoritj in ij constitutlonallj pass mcas
ures In the house of course the sumo thing
mav be done In the senate In the same way
enormous sums of inonoy may bo appro
pnated from the public treasury for the most
unconstitutional purposes and the interests
of taxpayers complotolj subordinated to the
Boliish demands of private individuals nud
coruorations Wo earnestly protest agaumt
It as a measure of the most dangerous nnd
rovoltlng character Anj rule or practice
which enables the clerk or speaker to pass
hills by counting the members present nnd
not voting will inovituhlj result in destroj-
ing the conlldcnco ot the peoolo ip the lutog
ritj of legislation and engender controversies
nnd litigations which might bo easily avoluod
by ndherenca to the mandate of tbo conetltu
tion as horetofoio Interpreted "
In discussing the abolition of dilatory mo
tions tbo minnritj is emphatic in its protest
Jtsajs "Tbo proposed clause allowing the
speaker to refuse to entertain any motion
which ho mav consider dilatory is absolutely
inconsistent with the other provisions of the
rule lo provide that mombcrs shall have
tno right to make certain motions and at the
tano time to provide that the spoakcr may
refuse to ontort iln thorn nnd itiay also re
fute to entertain any appeal from uls decis
ion is simply to pluco the whole law of the
houio , so far as parliamentary motions nro
coucorncd , in the hunds of the prcsidlug
ofllcor and to deprive the members of ov ory
riL.htinthla respect which the rules purport
to confer upon them "
-rtllloates lor Ilrnviry
Washington , Feb 8 The president lias
Issued certificates of merit for bravery to
the following named enlisted men of the
nrmy George Arington , company C ,
Twontj fourth infantry , Uenjamlu Uurgo ,
company D , Twontj-fourth infautry , Ham
ilton Lowls , company 13 , Twontj fourth In
fantry , Jo eph Young , company IC , Ivvonty-
fourth infantry , bquiro Williams company
IC , Twenty fourth Infantry , Julius Harluni ,
company U , 1 wenty fourth infantry
Trncj Improving
Washington , Feb S Secretary Tracy
continues to gain in health and strength and
it it his intention to rosutno bis duties nt the
navj department Monday morning
Jluiili Mil liy HiirularH
Tnor , N. Y , Feb S fho house of Han
som Flojd , a f armor aged Bevcntj one , re
siding near West port , Essex cauutj , was en
tered by burglars last night , Floyd , who
rofuscd to g vo up his moaej , was beaten insensible -
sensible aud his wife pounded to death Tbo
murderers escaped Ihey failed to Una
tJ,000 which Flojd had la tbe house
FROM THE IMWKEYE STATE
Kockuk Snloon Mtm Anroo to Quit
thoAualnoBS
SUPREME COURT PROCEEDINGS
,
Ilrllllnnt Prospect * Tor tlio Construc
tion or the \ \ in on tv & South
western Ati AJlnntio I orjjor
Iowa iNrivn Notes
Keokuk's Snloon AVnr nulled
Kkoklk , In , Fob 8 The snloon war
which has been carried on hero for some
time ended today , for n time at least In
junction suits vvero tiled to comool snloons to
discontiuuo the sale ot liquor , nnd the do
fendnnts today npponred In the supdrlor
court nnd acrood to go out of business
llm Supreme Court
Dies Moines , la Fob 8 [ Spoclal Telegram
gram to liti Hee ] The following opin
ions vvero filed bv the Huprcmo court todny
The state of Iowa vs Ernest 13. Gaston ,
appellant ; Polk district nfllrmed
1 ho ttato of low a \ s James Hodgson , ap
pellant , Ccdnrdistrict , reversed
The state of Iowa vs F Unhao , appellant ,
same vb It , J. MoAteo , Polk district , af
firmed
1 ho state of Iowa vs J. S. Mahln , Clinton
district , nfllrmed
lho state of Iowa vs Charles Fluscho , np
polla it , Shelby district , reversed
lho state of Iowa vs Wi C Cnldwoll , ap
pellant , Harrison district ; reversed
lho stnto of Iowa ox rol H L * W Ilcox np
Pclloo vsO C Vrcolaiulappellant , samevsO
1' . Wlllard , nppollant , lama district , nf
llrmed
The State of Iowa vs John Schultz nnd
Eggcrt Hovvher , nnpollees , Cass district ;
nfllrmed
lho btato of Iowa vs William Harris , sr ,
Polk district , afllrmod
The State of Iowa vs Joseph Benson nnd
James Horton Marshall district ; afllrmcd ,
Tbo Stuta of low a v s Alfred Empov , ap
pellant , Linn district , reversed
Dos Moines Insurance company vs J A
Hrlloy and George A Smith , appellants
Polk district ; dismissed
Iho State of Iowa for use of Crawford
county vs J J Copp ick and A E Cop
pack , appellants , Crawford district , nf
llrmed
Mar'haJ Notvcomb vs Montsromerj , ap
pellant Fremont district , reversed
W II HobliiBon , aupollant vs the Chicago ,
Rock Island A. Pacific Kallroad coinpanj ,
Jasper district , reversed
btato of Iowa \loxander Simpson , Polk
district , afllrmod
The Winona & Southwestern
Mason Citv , la , Fob 8 | Special Telegram
gram to Inn Hue ] The citizens all along
the line of the proposed Winona & South
western feel jubilant over the prospects of
seeming the road Mr Simpson , Bccictarv
of the compauy , and Mr Wheeler right of
wry ngent , nro now loo'cing ever the giound
In an lutorvicw the former sajs that the
project was backed by the Delaware &
Lackawanna railroad companj , nnd that it
is out a link in their projected svstoin of
making a transcontinental route from ocean
to ocean which when completed , will give
a line 250 miles shorter than anj line
yet projected lho funus uro now
on hand to complete the line from
its prcsodt terminus , to Mason City ,
where It forms a eorfnoctiou With the Fort
Dodge line , already eompletod and the work
will begin as soon asthcavcathor would per
mit in the carlj spring nnd pushed forward
as rnpidiy as money nnd men ' could do It
The compauy now has ties suIUclont to build
the road to the south line of Mitchell countj
when thnt line is permanently located The
companj will ask material aid from the
towiiB aad townships through which Its line
passes * •
Arrested lot Poiitory ;
Atiamic la , rob [ Spdcial Telegram
tn The Hee ] George Simpson was arrested
hire for forgiry last niiht Ho had secured
SJOO and spout &U0 of It for lotterj ttckots
Shannon Acquitted
Sioex ; Citv la l"cb s [ Sueclal Tele
gram to lur Uli 1 lho ease of James
Shannon , charged with the murder of James
Dugcon , which has beau ou trial hero for a
week , terminated tonight in a verdict of not
guiltv lho defense wis self defense lho
two men vvero noi.hboring farmers and
there was a feud between tliom llireo
inontns ago they mot on the hlzhway , and
bhannon flllod Duecon with buckshot , Kill
ing him instantlj
Crcston's lot rptiHr- ,
Ciilston , la Feb b tSpocial Telegram
to Tup HrE J The cltvouncil , in n special
session last night , trante , 1 n waterworks
franchise to Hengun Brothers of Omaho ,
placing the firm under $1) 000 bonds to con
struct the works thi * spring fuoy granted
a franchise to the Blue Grass oleetric llgbt
povvcr uod hoatiug companj , a local com
pain organized last week
Driven Inxnuo ur Ija Grippe
Cliivii IUiius , la , Tcu 8 [ Special Tel
ogrom to I he Hue 1 John Murphv , a prom
incnt conductor on the Milwaukee road ,
while on his train at Auamosa this morning ,
suddenly bocauio a raving maniac from the
effects of lu grippe Ho was brought to this
city nnd everything is being done to restore
hint to sanitj
AN IMlHtLSJING CVSK
Itoyd Urothcru W in uu Important Suit
in MlnnmipnlN
St Paci , Minn , Tob 8 [ Special fole
grnm to lur Bee ] James Uojd , a leading
citizen of Omaha , and his brother , doing
business in Mmnoapolisundertho firm name
of Bojd Brothers , grain brokers , won a
ease in the Unltod States distrio court this
afternoon which is of interest to dealers
la grain throughout the country
The amount lnvolyod was ( to 000 and the de
fendant was Theodora Hanson , u morchnnt
at Henson , Minn , and the owner of numer
ous elevators and wheat warehouses along
the line of the Manitoba railway In August ,
1881 Har son began to trade in the market
through the linyas' Minneapolis ngoncy
and continued to do so uuttl Juno 1859 Ho
received in profits from thorn up to Febru
ary , 18SJ , about 113 0J0 _ Between that da to
and May of the same jcar ho sustalooi
losses aggregating oyer $17,000 Hauson
haying been highly ronomuiendcd to tbo
lloj ds ns a man la good uommcrclal stand
ing the firm paid his losses In
Juno ot last jc year Hanson
closed tils dealings with tbo Uojd brothers ,
rotusing nt the same time , to pay either the
money thoj had advanced if or him or the
commission duos Haitirvyas accordingly
brought in the distrleticourt to recover the
amount After a trial ! aastlng four days
tbo jury returned n verdict for lho plaintiffs
In the full amount ? 1UJDOO 1
The court held that tifeOanlv question of
validity was whether the contract was mads
by either of the partleitoisuit in good faith
If the parties enteringgtitaiocontraot ) ( could
bo shown to have enteredInto an agrooinoat
to buj without any Intention of making delivery
livery , such a contract could not
bo rocogulzotl arid ilonoithcr party
could legally recover * vWh ro however ,
ono of the parties h Instructed to
deal In the market on his account and in pur
suance of such instructions made actual pur
chases then the contract is a legal one and
would bosustulnod by the courts Hun sou's
line of defense was that the , debt was a gam
bling debt , and us such uot legally collecta
ble
Knvnu Iliilloiu 1 | xnx Jllm
Munice , Ind , Fob , 8--nYesterday after
noon Ell Lade , a colored desperado , was
ejected from a store in Blountv ill © Ladd
went homo but bosh returned nrmod with
tworovolveis A number of citizens vvero
at the store and Ladd's appearance was the
signal tor shooting After firing several
shots Ladd ran , aim was pUrsuodhalf a mile ,
when ho dropped dead An examination
8 * owed seven bullets in his bodj John Davis
and Churles Lake of the pursuing parTj
were slightly wounded There Is considera
ble excitement among the colored people a
lnrgo number of whom rosldo nt Hlountvlllo ,
but the whites gonorallv commend the kill
ing , ns Lndd's mnny despcrntoacts hnd mndo
htm much fonrcd
Wlmt Ho llns to Bar Concorulnjr
Senator Prttliirow's Criticisms
PiKitur , S D , Feb S lSpecial Telegram
to lur Bee ] Governor Mollctto vva today
shown nn Intorv low from Sioux Falls pur
porting to bo with Senntor Pottlgroiv , and
asked his opinion Ho said "i had not
Been the article roforrnd , to until now The
remarks attributed to Senntor Pettlgrow nro
somowhnt In tlio nature of n surprise to mo
I do not think nnj public interest would bo
suborned by anything I might saj , onlj I
deslro to saj this on the merits of his critt
clsnv Mj views ns to the condition of that
portion of our pcoplo who ncod temporary
old , and nlso upon the question of economy
In the management of the affairs ot the
stnto , nro well understood , I think X hnvo
no desire to dinngo my vlovvs or position
upon these subjects Time , nud not talk ,
will test tholr correctness "
"WJint about your begging trip , governor ,
that Sonntor Pettlgrow sarcastically rotors
to ! '
' Upon thnt question I have only to say
that what I did in the w.ij of procuring aid
for the drouth stricken portions of our Btnto
was done In good faitli and for what I be
llov ed then and now to bo the best for the
prosporltj nnd advancement ot the peoploof
the whole state , regardless of townslto bust
ness nnd speculators 1 hat is all "
1 But hero It refers to the matter of the
probability of vour succoediug Senator
Moodv next year Jlow about that ! "
' Young mau , I just now wrote 30 on this
talk "
m
lit the Ilnnds of a Kc elver
PjimiKb D , Too 8 ( Special Tclogram
to Tur Hi cl District Attornov Guffoy to
daj , upon proper complaint , nskod the court
to appoint n roceiv er for the Pierre Fire nud
Marino Insurance companj , nnd V S Cocn
was appoiutoJ It has been known for some
time that the nltatrs of the company were in
bad Bhapo through some heavy lire Iosbos
during last year , but ns It was considered
the most substantial homo insurance com
pany in the stnto , being also the oldest it
was thought it would survlvo The liablll
tics nro not jot known , but thov are sup
posed to bo largo
A Itnilronil Man Promoted
Hutov S D , Fob 8 rSpocial Telegram
to lur BrL ] Earl F Potter , foi ten j cars
superintendent of bridiras nnd buildings of
U10 Northwestern , with headquarters here ,
has been promoted to bo chief engineer of
Wisconsin division of the same road and
goes to Chicago with his family on Monday
A 1IOLL1 JilLLi MOUNTAIN
An Interview \ \ ith the AllcgoU Vber-
( Icon Victim
Loi-isviiie , ICy , Feb 8 A Lexiugton ,
Tenn , special gives an Interview with H J
Fan ? , the alleged victim of vlolonco at Aber
deen , Miss , aud about whom bo much has
boon said in the United States sonuto re
centlj Fauz said ho wont to Aberdeen ,
Miss , last October to work at his trade A
fewdajs after the death of Jefferson Davis
In December , while at vvorlc on the loot of a
building , ho antlod a rope which ho found up
thcro Ho d'd not know it was the ono
which bold the efllgj of Sccretarj Proctor ,
whom the pooolo had bung up When ho
eamo down he lcarnod that It had been re
ported that ho h id said that no ofllgj of
proctor could bo hung while ho was In town
A buckluvcr bj the name of McDonald
nskod him about it and struck him in the
face inflicting a slight wound Vam concluded
cludod to leave town notwithstanding that
iho major promised him protection Fanz ,
wh 0 said ho was a hot headed democrat ,
conclude I by saying that ho did not think
much of the affair and could not see why all
this fuss had been raised about it Fanz has
• hedasvot no communication from Attor
ney General Miller nor nnj other uuthori-
ties
Tim l > ent > i Ilccord
LEtvENVvoiiTii , Kun , Tob 8 [ Special
Tologrim to Tiil Uee | Judge Edward
Stlllings ono of the oldest residents of the
city and ono of the ablest lawyers in the
state , died at his residence in this city today
A PltLtL/Hntl'S HOLD WORDS
towns I'roliib tiou Law Denounced ua
Highway liouuerr
KroMiK , la , Fob 8 For many j ears llov
J Hassall occupied the pulpit of tbo First
Unitarian church of this cltj Ho rotited
from active ministerial work scv oral years
ufeoand is living quletlj at n countrj homo
near this city Ho takes a great interest la
public affairs and is known ns ono of the most
loai uod moo and profound thinkers in the
state Ho has nlw ays been opposed to the
principle of prohibition Ho has been a re
publican , but is not in line with that party
on the prohibition and tariff questions and
it is thought by some that his vigorous
opposition to prohibition led him to
cast a vote last November , along with a fovv
others for Govci nor Holes An Iowa re
public in editor recently , In rciernng to the
los > of piopcrtj caused bj the enforcement
of tliu prohibitory law , said
"It is hurd that the individual should
suffer u private loss from n public luvv Hut
you cannot pay him without taking some
body clso s property to pay him with , and
why should thej who do not go into the
outlivvod business give up a part of tholr
property becnuso suiuobody else did not go
Into at '
This nrticlo called out n vigorous reply
from Hey Has3all , who says the editor evi
dently meant this as ironv Continuing ho
suys
' \ou seem to question the justice of a
whole people bearing auy pecuniary loss
wbicl ) may be entailed upon a fovv fiom an
outlawed business iho dear pcoplo , for
Instance , today mnv not only legalize , but
encourage , as they did in Iowa , the planting
of vmrj ards and the making ot wine and
the building of browonos , and then
tomorrow the dear pcoplo may go into
the legislature aud enuct a law that
wino and boor making is Illegal , and
thus destroy the vnluo of property vnluod at
hundreds of thousands of dollars But it is
for the public rood and the dear people can
fold their bands aud look at thc uib they have
w rougUt to a few of tholr fellow citizoos
without any sense of in justice done to any
body or nnv footing that they ought to
Bustaiu a part of tbo loss brought cpon a
part of the community In our estimation
this is simply a ptoco of gross injustice , aud
no people who had a superb genius for just
government would bs guilty of it Promote
tbo publio ( food by nil means But is it just
to do this bv prohibiting today what wo
legalized yesterday , andtbusuttorlydostroy-
Ing the property ot our neighbors I Dr W.
G Craig , now of Chicago , was right when
bo said that it was dishonor to do this There
is no better name for it It is dishonest It
maj bo the 'Auioricati pollcj , ' but the policy
is meanness itself , aud no argu
ment can justify it It is the
people and the pcoplo alone under
our l.oveminent yvho can outlaw a business
for the publio good And if wo had todny
millions of dollars invested iu tobacco fac
tories in Iowa and a majority of the pcoplo
should conclude that the business is a bad
one nnd must bo prohibited wo should have
vv but wo cheese to call a rlcht to prohibit the
tobacco business But what name milder
than that of robbers should wo deserve if wo
swept away these millions ot property with
out any indcmnllicationl lha right of the
majority In such a ease is simply the right of
might without conscienoe , or a right which
take * sbeltor under legal protection , and sub
stitutes law for the club of the savage and
the sword ot the despot Wo cover our
tyranny with high-sounding names , marshal
majorities to carry out out purpose and thun
ruthlessly trample Upon tbe natural rights ot
our fellow citizens and ignore the obvious
demands ot justice , and in all this like the
religious fanatics and Inquisitors of old who
sought to erutn out the rights of mind , we
pertuaao ourselves that wo are serving God
and man W ould that God would giv a to us
a superb conlus for just government "
Jim Kelson was locked up last night
charged with stealing a grip , umbrella and
hat from Arthur liriggs
ME WESTERN ASSOCIilTiON ,
A Sohodttlo Agreed Upon Thnt Will
bo Adopted This Morning
THE SPALDING BALL ADOPTED
The Season Will Open April 10 nud
Clo e October I The Northern
Tennis W 111 Close in tlio
Southern Cities
Hip Behr-ilulo Mcctlnc *
The Western Baseball association mot in
the parlors of the Millard hotel vostord ij
afternoon , with Prosldont McCormlck In the
chair lho representatives present wuro M
J Roche the secretary of the association ,
and A N. Ihompsonof bt Paul , W L Van
Horn nnd Dave llovvo of Denver , IC E Mul-
cahj otbiouxCltj , Sim Mortou nnd Henry
Hatch of Minneapolis , nnd Cbarlos M Cuah-
man of Milwaukee
After the meeting had boon c&llod to order
the commlttco ou bills , consisting of bam
Morton , chairman , Il E Muleahy and
Charles Cilshmnn , nubmlttcd a report recom
mending the Spalding ball for the use ot the
association for the ensuing season , which
was roportcd , was adopted
The schedule lonimlttec , consisting of 11
E Mulcahj of Sioux Cltj , Dave Hoivn ot
Douvor nud A , N Thompson of St Paul ,
then announced thnt they were ready to sub
mit thcli schedules As ouch member of
the lommltteo had n different schedule , nnd
as Kansas Cltj nnd Dos Moines wera uot
represented at tbo meeting , a motion was
made that the mooting adjourn until 8 o'clock
in the oveniug to give the Bchcdulo committee
too mi opportunity to compare their different
schedules , with Instructions tbatthoj ugroe
upon ono and then report Carried
After tbo adjournment Secretary Hocho
telegraphed to John bbcas of Kansas Cltj
ami G W bclliclc of Des Moines that the
schedule would not bo ndontcd until this
morning , and it was Imuortaut that ho bo
present Mr Spoas telegraphed that it was
itupossiblo for him to ho present , but asked
tb it Kansas City bo giv en a fair show nnd
thej avould bo satisfied Mr Sclllcit replied
plied that ho would bo on hand , but that Des
Molnos would agree to the adoption of no
schedule that did not give thorn Fourth of
July nnd fair week
In the ov enlng the dclcg ites again nssom
bled , and the sclicuulo ccinmltteo reported
that thej hnd unanimously ngroOd upon n
schedule and it would bo submitted in the
morning
On motion it was decided not to make pub
lie the churactcr of tbo sche lulo until after
lis adoption this morning TitE Blk ascer
tained , however , that it provides for the
opening of the season on April 10 and to
close on October 1 Omaha nnd Sioux City
open upon the Omaha grounds , Kansas City
In Denver , Minneapolis in bt Paul , and Des
Moines In Milwaukee lho scasonjs ulso to
wi"d up with the northern teams in the
south
Asldo from this thcro was no other bust
ness of public Interest transacted The delegates
ogates are nil much eluted over the prospects
of the coming season , and anticipito no con
tortion over the ndoption of the schedule
agreed upon bv the commlttco
lho association will agaiu assemble at the
Millard this morning at 10 oclock
At tin * Coliseum
Tbo Coliseum was well patronized last
night J 1 Stein nnd 'Ivid" Nichols ran a
half mile race ou skates but Stein had tv
w illtaway lime 1 J2 4 n , 1 34 1 ri
lhencamotho polo match between the
Continentals and the Kamblers It was
an interesting contest In the llrst
inning the Continentals scored < 3 teals
nud the Ramblers ono In the second cacti
side worked hard for twenty minutes and
only earned ono goal each A foul was decided
cided by the refureo against the Ramblers in
the second inning Gcan teodod goal for
the Continentals and Camp for theltuuiblcr *
J ho game was for tM a side
It wa expected that the Lincoln nolo team
would bo here but for some unknown reason
the boys did not arrive
S1ATL NEWS
Hastings News Notes
IIastinoi , Neb , Feb 8 [ bpeclal to Tun
Bee J Landlord Dillon of the Bostwiek
hotel has just placed in position a massive
picture fiamoSxll feet , divided iu 150 sections
tions c ibiiiet photo S170 Mr Dillon has
made u hit upon the novel idea 0' making
tins frame the rccentuclo for the good look
ing anights of the crip ' who make the
Bostwiek tholr hoadquart ers while 111 Hnsl
ings and resident traveling mon Air Dillon
urgently rpqucsts that every commercial man
making this point , regardless of beauty 01
igo send his cabinet photo When com
pleted , this cabinet will ho ono ot the many
striking features of this hotel
Snvder , Thacker & Gardners minstrels
ono of the best local companies ii the state
give a performance nn the l" > th for the bene
Ut of the Histings hospital Nearly ono
thousand tickets have already been disposed
of
llepi esontatlv 0 Fred Olmsteud Is rcportod
seriously ill by his phjsician
The ladies of the Congregational church
will hold a ' Carniv il of Nutions" at the
opera house Monday evening undei the
guidance of Mrs Joseph Daubticr
A number of Hustings Indies have or
ganized a Georfe Elliott club ior the put pose
of studying the lifu and works ot that dis
tinguishcu author
Messrs Homer S * Spanglor , proprietors of
the Now Process laundry , have been obliged
to move their establishment to more adequuto
quarters in the Enterprise building
Mr A b Yotter , of the oxtonslvo house
of Yutter & Sous , has Just returned from the
west on a prospecting tour , with the conclu
mon that Hastings is good enough for him
A synrticato ot Kansas City gentlemen are
expected in the citj In view of bidding in
the opera house project
A delegation of Pj thian sisters of this city
organized n similar organization in Kearney
Thursday evening
O IL Gordon , editor of the Hastings Echo
is soon 10 become a globe trotlor He pro
poses to boat all lormor records
The liandsorao now residence of C It
Traxlcr nn North Denver nvenuo will bo
completed this week R. A Barr , of tbo
Atlas Lumber company , will occupy the
same
Dr II P Fitch former editor of the Nebraskan
braskan , has purchased a newspaper outfit
of S. P Hounds and will publish the Union
Worker •
William Brood of this cltv is making ar
rangements to establish a now unti sub
mission Gorman paper iu tlnstings
O11I a City of the Second Class
Om > , Neb , Fob 8 [ Spoclat to The Hrr |
At a meeting of the village board last
evening sn ordinance was passed to tuko
effect April 1 , making Ord a cltv of the
Bccond class It Is to bo divided into three
wards , oarh of which will elect two council
mou , tbo major to bo elected bj tbo city at
large This chaugo has boon long expected ,
Ord being nt present the largest village iu
the state , our school attendance and register
of voters showing a population of ever L&00
The past jear has been a prosperous ono in
our city's history , dosi Ito the general deprcs
Blon ot business , and with tba brightening
prospects of 1690 we look for & solid aud
substantial growth
A Couple of Prohibition Conventions
IU6TifoH , Neb , Feb 8 [ Special Tclo
gram to Tub Bbe ] The prohibition county
convention assembled this afternoon in the
Young Men's Christian association hall Dr
L F , Brltt was elected chairman After the
election of thirty nine dologatcs to attend
the state convention tbo delegates entcrod
upon the sober discussion of several resolu
tions the substance of which is contained In
thn following
Unsolved , That while wo thus continue
our party organization , we cheerfully co-
ODcrato in all , movements looking towards
success in tbo present campaign and encourage <
courage in all posslblo forms all efforts , par
tisan or nonpartisan , which give oyldunce
of a sincere purpose to carry the ptonlbitory
amendment _ _ _ _
rniMOMT , Neb , Feb , 8 [ SMScial | to The
Beb ] At the convention bold In the W , C
T , U , hall in Fremont this afternoon , tbo
following named persons avoro oleclo 1 dele , | l
gntos nnd altornntcs to nttond the state pro $
hlbltion convention to bo hold In Lincoln lho <
19th nnd 2Uth Inst- Allen Mnrshnll , Mrs M. v
A Hitchcock , J. V. N Biles , Mrs James . M
Bnldttur , Solomon Gay ton , Mrs lho nm v B
Nvo , W. F Kosomnii , D D Hall , P E H
Lumbird , Christ Thompson , Mr * A W H |
Atwood , nnd E M Nowingorot Fremont uf
Altornntos , D M Strong , Prof J A Dow f '
don , I. W , Stovcnson , nnd T. H Chahuors /
of North Boud , Prof Dnbnov , Hussoll /
Hrlggs nnd Jerry Denslnw of Hno | > or , Jacob J
FrjnndL H Noff of Scrlbner J It and &
W , Peters of Nlehornon , Divld Brown nnd
E M I'arboll of Maple Crook , Peter bnspalr ,
of bwnburg , 5
An Inocrullnry Pitts nt Ucnlrico
HrATMCR , Neb , Fob 8 [ Spoclal Tolo
grntn to 1 ur Hrr 1 About 1 o'clock this
morning the resldonco of William SulRcr , on
the west side , was discovered to bo on fire
and was complotclv oonsumod before the ar
rival of the llro department lho fnmlij
barely escaped with tholr lives , losing all
their household effects The lira was of in
cundlurj origin The loss will reach (1,000 ,
110 Insurance bulgor clnlms that this l the
third attempt to burn his house within n . :
week y A * l
Poll from n I ri Ight Trnin
Br ATlilcn , Neb , Fob 8. [ Special Tole '
gram to Inn IIfb J Frank Wjnkoop n
Union Pacific brakeman , fell from a trolgbt
train about live miles south of hero nt H
o'clock this morning Ho was not missed
until the trnin reached HoluiCBVille , when
It was backed up nnd ho was found uncon
scious , ljing alongside the track Ho was
brought back to this cltj Ills Injuries nro
thought to bo fntnl They are chiollj nbout
bis head nud bodj
Beatrice's I'npoi Mill in Operation
BiuTiticc , Neb , Fob 8 | Special Tolo
grnm to The Bbe J The now Beatrice
paper mill began operations for the first time _ .
todav A complete list of the machinery . l tk
shows ovorv thing In first class order and B
the mill may henceforward bo considered B
pporativo Jho mill nlso operatosits own V
electrlu light plant
Con fi ronoc ol Y M. C. A. Secretaries )
Hi ATnicn , Neb , rob 8 [ Special Tolo
grntn to Tur Bsr 1 Thcro w 111 bo n conference
enco of the ccncral secretaries of the Young
Men's Cbrlstinn association of this statu In _ .
this city from February 2T to March 1 inclu " * 7
slve Elaborate preparations are boiug
made for their unlcrtiiiuuicnt
Sale 11c Home
NriinvsiCA Cirr , Neb , Fob 8 | Spccial
Telcgiam to The Ble.J Miss Mury Comer
ford , the unfortunate woman whom it wis
feared by some Om vh 1 paper hnd committed
suicide or met with foul play nt the bands of
her betrayer , is at homo with bar parents in
this citj and bos been for several wcoks
A Ilrnkoiii-iti Kun Over
Eim Check , Neb , Feb 8 ( Spcclul Too
gram to Thl Bbe | A brakomau named
Joseph Tooloj was run over by the cars nnd
had both heels smashed while switching
here this evening Ho was taken to Grand
Island on a special
Chnrltv Hall lu Bpiitrlce
Beatiuce , Neb , Feb 8 [ Special Tolo-
grain to Iiie Hri 1 A great charity bill
wns given nt the nuditorium last oveniug '
1 ho not proceeds of the affnlr uro nbout C1C0
Jho funds will be devoted to the relict of
the descrvlrg poor ot the city
1 irod tij Klrctricliy v
Nliiukv Cm , Neb , Fob 8 [ Spcciil v
Telcgiam to Jiu Bcr J riio stock of dry S. _ . .
goods of Birklcv . Bucchors caught lire last JHfl
night from Bparks from an electric light , _ |
but wcro extinguished after doing consider H
able damage H
llctlticed Ilaton I or Nebr i lca . H
Kansas Cm , Mo , Fob 8 | bpocial Telegram - U
gram to Tur lire | rho Trans Missouri U
Passenger association has authorized the U
following 1 educed rates in Nebraska An H
nual encampent Grand Arinj of the Hcpub j H
he , Grand Island , February 18 to0 rata of Hone
ono ind ono third on certificate plan from jH j\
Nebraska points P A Gatchcl , assistant H
ud ) 11 taut general Lincoln , will Bicn , cortlfl j H
catcs Improved Stock Breeders assoein- H
tion , Lincoln , Pcoruarj 18 to 20 n rata ot M
ono aud ono third faro on the certlllcalo plnn JJ H
from Nebraska points H S KceJ , sccrc j |
tarj , Lincoln , will sign ecrtiflcntes M
MOUSE DltV ROODS COMPANY H
It Hub Hccn Ormi7"(1 | Willi n Cap H
itnl ol $ ioOOO H
1 ho firm of b P Morse & Co of the well M
known dry floods bouse on Firm am street M
ceased to exist jostcrdnj , and in its place . 1 1
wus formed the Morsu Dry Goods company , jL7 J I
w 1th a paid up capital of f iiO 000 b P -y B
Moiso the yount , , ontcrrnsing and courto • ' jfl
ous manager ot the old house , remains iu his IH
former position nnd nets as president of tba M
new corporation | |
1 his rnovo was made becnuso of the firms ' iH
intended occupancy of the grcnt Amos build B
mg with its dual fronts ou both Sixteenth H
and Farnam streets This structure is one of jj H
the largest iu the city anil its cap icity oyer H
that of the old building nbout to bo vucuted H
1b mora than two fold Under the now move H
the firms business will necessarily increase | J H
and the intention of the management Is to j H
satisfy the demands which shall bo made H
upon It Hub it will readily bo enabled to jH
an by lho incorporation aud capitalisation M
above referiod to Mr MorBo wns scon last | H
night ou the Bubjcct nnd said that the mau H
agement of the house would bo us carefully lH
attended to as it had in the p 1st ami that th 1 B
concern would be moro thun avoi worthy of H
the now nnd progressiva Omaha and the
patronage It had bo liberally received lu the S
past
Mnd I > < ur 1 xoitninoiit g
• * - " " "
About4 30 yesterday nftcrnoon Farnam
Btreet loungers vvero stimulated into activity . .
by tbo appearance of a mad dog , who rau I
yolplng along the street , frothing at the \
mouth and snapping nt everything in lits {
way OQlccr McMuhon nut a bullet Into him ,
but was prevented from doing further ser <
vice withi his gun on account ot the crowd
which gathered around lho dog slunk
around the corner on Foui teontli street and ,
in front ot Uyron Hoods ofllco tbo oltlcor
pumped three or four moro bullets into his
head Tills didn't ' settle ) him , nnd his yells ,
which sounded moro like the erica of a ma
nlao than a dog , could be heard for u block
Than tbe ofllcor broke Ills locust trying to
put a quietus on his dogship Meanwhile the
crowd hud gathorcd into such close quurtors
that a shot could not have ucou ilrcd without
injuring some ono In it , borgennt Johnson
undu squad of policemen had arrived nnd
each ono took a shot at the yelping canine
Ouo adventurous individual caught him by
tbo tail and dragged him into tbe street , and
others removed tno horses from the neigh
borhood Finally u policeman with a rich
uiahocony moustucho approached , and , draw
ing bis revolver , put a bullet through the
proBtrnto dog , whoso limbs stretched out iu
death An enormous crowd , attracted by
the frcquont shots bad gathered ou the side r
walks and In the Btieet , Ono of thoui called '
out , "Who's shot ! " aud a chorus of happy
\oicos shouted , "McGlnty "
I'liuio Itrnltnl
Mine Muentofcring , Instruotrevs ot niuslo
at Sacred Heart academy , gave a piano recital
cital to her pupils last Monday ovonlng that
proved n very gratifying success and enjoy
able affair Iho programmo included soloc
tlons from Beethoven , Chopin , Strfltczki ,
Mendelssohn , Mills and Godaid The cflorts
of her pupils proved to a degrco most grati
fying that Mme Muentofcring Is nn excel
lout teach or as well as performer , and deserves
serves the highest praise that can bo
bestowed , r ,
1 *
Adulpli Meyer Herennileil ,
fho Concordia singing club last night sore
nndod Mr Adolph Meyer at the Paxiou
hotpl , the occasion being hfr , Moyer's forty <
Arst birthday After the club sang several '
numbers Mr , Mojor invited the tcntlotneu > _ i
to tro rooms pt Mr Julius Mover where * M
they spent at cry dollhtful ( oveulng , chat V
tiug and singing During tbo evening a aK "
hanilBomo collation was served , and the 00
caslon throughout proved 000 tons ; to bo re
memboiad
