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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 13, 1890)
2 THE OMAHA DAILY BEEfl THURSDAY , FEBHUAKY 13 , 1800. W I A BROKER COMMITS BIGAMY " _ H Douglas Croon Mnrrloo tlio Divorced H Daughter of Millionaires Snoll M THEY"SAIL FOR SOUTH AMERICA M lie In I ( irccl to Withdraw from tlio H I' Inn nl' Which Up was a M mu- H tw Ills Blind Believed H to He Affected M A New York Smantinn H Nkw Yojik , Fob 13. Douglass ( Iroen of M tlio firm of Orcen .fe Batcman , bankers and H nrokcrs lias withdrawn Irom tlio firm nnd M is now on board tlio steamer Lulin on his M way to South America with Mrs Sncll- H McCrca , daughter of thn Chicago murdered M millionaire , Snoll to whom bo was married H at Old Point Comfort , Vn , February 4 , do- H nplto the fact tbat ho had n wife living from H whom ho wan not divorced Greens rola- M lives , Ids friends and physician nro con H vlnccd that his mind is Uorntnrcd Through m General Pryor tbey were about to H tike steps to have lilin placed under H restraint , nnd it Is nllcged ho fled to avoid H Imprisonment Ills withdrawal from the H llrm was compulsory , Batcmnn nnd the other H nartncrs Insisting Monday last , that ho should B cither dlsprovo thu truth of the reports re- H gnrdlng his connection with Mrs McCren or H sever his connection with them at ouco lie H ' ulioso the latter course H It was lonrncd from Hatcmaii today that H lie llrst heard about n month ago several iu- H | mors concerning the rclutions allcgod to bo H existing between Urccn and Mrs , McCrca , H nnd tola him tie must either put 11 stop to tbo H Bcrndal or withdraw from the llrm ( .Iroen H assured htm that thcro was no truth In the H rumors Atlhosametimehoiiromlsed thatbo Hi would sea Mrs McCrca no more After H bearing of tlio marriage Hatcmtiti tout Green H \ bo must cither disprove it or withdraw from H , the llrm Green thou ni down mid wrotn H ] bis withdrawal Green seemed to regard the H ' wbolo mutter of his bigamous mnriiugo ob a H joho and did not seem capable of realizing l the eoilous nature of the position In which H * ho had placed himself H i Green is about thirty-six years old , tall , M * dark and handsome , ile is a nutiveot Gcor- H gin His fiithcf was the late ( Jhailos Green , . u wealthy southern capitalist of Savannah , H t Gn His brother are uicmbors ot the llrm H of Charles Greens Sons & Co ot Savannah , Hi Charleston , New Orleans and other south H { era cities , 11 ts biothcr , Gilbert Green , H | is president of the Now Orleans tot H { ton exchange His mother lives now la HJ Baltimore and is noted for her oxtenslvo H { charities Uouglna Grcon came to this city H tpn years ago and nine yeais ago became a H member of tlio llrm of Green A. Batcman H Eleven years ago he married Miss Mackall , B u nicco of Governor Straw of INew Ilump- H shire , and they ha\o uvo ctiildimi , a girl ten 1 years old nud u boy of eight J ears Until 1 nbout a year ago no happier1 family could bo B Jouud About ayear ago Green , loll on an H i y ldewnlk and soveicly Injured his splnu H Ins iriemls believe thut siuuo then his niitid 1 has hcen affected . IJnfoiolhcu ho was dc- 1 v to J to his vtlfo mid cbildron , hut soon after B manifested an aversion for them About a 1 year ago Mrs Grcon and uhihlron went to H Europe and remained thcro until August H ' last On their return they went to Snvan- 1 null , On , where they have since lived with 1' ' U'rcrn's relatives 1 Mrs Alleo McCrca is a daughter of Mil 1 lioualre Amos .1 , Knell , who was murdered 1 11 bis home in Chicugo m February , 1888. it H is believed by young Tnseolt She married 1 Wiley S. McCren , u member of the tlrin of 1 W. S. McCroa , t Co , Chicago , but the raar- 1 I ringo piovcd unhappy and n year ugo last H \ Cc'OOer she secured u divorce on the ground 1 | of cruelty For the pist two-vcars she lived HJ > h tlii'Ic' .tHhu \ Is fond of gay society , | I dressed fashionably , drove a stylish turnout in the park nud kept t\vo Frcucu maids It I is saiu tlmfHliB1 liecame nennainted with Green , Just fulranil their intlmacysoon bo- 1 came a subject ofscandal About a mouth ago ' 1 uue urged liluito go with her to his wlfo in H ? - , Savannah to tell her ho did notlovo her , but tbat he did love Mrs.-McCrca , and to nsk ids 1 wife to consent to a divorce Grain refused to do this , unit sl.u became much Inceusod : < The uoxt morning about I o'clock , nccom- 1 panied by one or nor maids , she obtained cn- W trineo to his apartments and drawing a ro- i Yolvcr threatened to kilt him if he did not do H ! ivs she urged Green escaped from tbo in- t fuiiatoil woman by running down the back ' ittnlrB uud getting out of the building iu the Hj HOIl > UlTKKANCIJS , 'Jlio Chnrge < il I lie Kiisui | | > .il Itisliini ! il Maryland ) llAi.TiMOiin , Md , Feb 12. Right Ilov AVIIham l'arol , bishop of Maryland , delivered j I"3 charga jesterday to the I'rotestant Epls- H ; copal clergymen of tbo diocese Ho said : H "i'tiia city is the central point ot Roman H Catholicism in this cpuntry Hero resides H its hlghoit prclato , nud here it puts forth its H- greatest strength It is using political and H Hocial liillueuccs to obtain religious control H of this nation God forbid tbat I should H blnmo the Catholics for any honest effort H made by them toward this end The issue , H however , is greater than over before , ami H they are now concentrating all tholr hopes W nnd plans in this land , 'i hrec-fourths of j , thulr inemhers were born in Europe , and i iioarly all tbo rcmaindnr ura ehildreu of for H > ign-born purents 'J he foreign spirit in the ' church is remarkably powerful Their mom H liors become Americanized slowly Hud are H not being assimilated rapidly Our rights as H uitizous nud churchmen are menaced by this H power , Tbo luws of naturalization are H ubused , and an immlgrnnl nflen becomes a H voter before he ban caught our tongue Wo H bava been neglectful in culling tbo attontlon H ot our parishioners to the encroachment , of H the Kumun Cntholiu church ] do not advise H you to preach o course of seruions attacking B their doctrines , but waon any inoveuiont is H mudoby them datrimontal to our political or H hocial Institutions , dent bo pllont but speak B out bold and clear on the subject " HBHH m H MiUUGINU UUOKUHB B IlorHu l'luy Knds In n Hiiueti and HBSI Tain bio rigln BSI t Nr.w Voiik , Fob IU [ Special Telegram tq Tiik liUK.l When business was dull this HBSI afternoon In tbo consolidated mining ox- HBSI change u crowd of brokers who were stand BBS ! mg in the Heading room began skylurklng BBJ The fun continued a few moments until sud BB ilenly there wus a shout from the other BftBBj viotnbors ou the lloor aud when all eyes BB ) wore turned in tbo direction of the Heading BB crowd It wus scon thut two brokers were ABB ongngod lu a rough and tumble light The ABB chuiruian nipped for order , but his gavel BB was not heeded , Tbo contestants were BBualci4 | from the lloor and out Into another BB room , it was thcro learned that the niou uuKBgod in the row were William II De- boise und Willium MiQualde , two prominent aud well kuowa members on tbo exchaugo l > obolhu had a cut over bit right eye tbat will retUiro two or tbrco stitches before ha will bo ublo to appear at bubinrss agulu B Bfl McQuaiito escaped unscratched , Uuiincss wus ntonco j > u | ieided | uud almost all of the H nrokura rushed from tlio floor aud followed B tuu lueit'whci ) they were separated As fur as euOld bo 'learncd the row resulted from uu upparontly trivial cuuso The two men were iu tuu crowd of bkylarktrs aud tboy 3 > ecamo angry ever the fuu aud came to SB blows After Uebolso hud boeu looked utter by his friouds they udvlsoit htm to go j lit ouco to tbu bobpital to have bis head | \iressua , which ho did ills friends sny thut B , lho cut was lufliutod by u riuir worn bv Mo- Qualdu , Hoth members will probably Da BSB uisciplined BBS National Troiituc Avsoumtton BBB t Uurr\u > , N. V. , Feb r.Tbo thirteenth BABB biennial congress of the National Trotting BABB 'aMoclotlpq vvus convened this afternoon by ABB 1'reikteiit Johnson of Lexington Tuenuui- BBB 'ber pjjiersdns and horses remaining under BBS , tbo tonally ofDecoiubor HI , 1Ss9. accordlug Uo the secretary's report , is a * follows ; l'er- BBB ' Jdu * iupemiod , V.TUO ; persons expelled , JOG ; horses suspended , 1,405 ; horses expelled , 22SI total , 4,447 , n dcoro&so lit the acgregnto of IIJW The report of Treasurer I'nwers shows n balance on hand January I.IS' .K ) , ot 8insuL Resolutions of sympathy with Secretary Tracy were adopted , i'ogo , n member of I ho rule commltteo , proscutcd a resolution reciting that ns the board tvas restrained by the court from In vestigating the charges of fraud ngnlnst C. If Nelson , F. U Noble nnd G. II ltobblns and the stnlllons Nelson nud Alcryon , that said parties nnd homos bn suspended from all privileges on courses In membership with this association until the injunctions nro dis solved and the charges legally Investigated by the board of rovlow Each section was passed by the members nnd the congress Nelson spoKe regarding the mlitako ho made In encunug the Injunction nnd publicly announced that t the meeting of the board of review ho hoped to satisfy the board aud bis frlonds that ho was innocent , The report of the rules committco was then submitted Among the Important sections is that a record lu road wagon is a bar to races ot every chnrnctor Carried The following oftlcors were elected ! Pres ident , I' , 1 * . Johnson , Lexington ; first vleo prcsidont , David Uounor , Now York ; second vice prcsidont , W.VV , Stowo , Sau Fran cisco Now York was selected ns the place ot meeting in 1893. Tim Tjcxlnittnn Homo Sale Lexington , Ky „ Fob 12. The horse sales were contlnuod today The llrst eoven glvon below were the property of the Into Colonel Goodloo ; Jay , b. ra , J. N. Mlddloton , Shel- byvllle , Ky „ K.100 : Joy Bell , b. f. , II Smul- bach Wheeling , W. Va , ? 3,400i bay fllloy yearling by Dictator , J , D. CrolghtonOmaha , Neb , J3.850 : Ell Ueth b in , J. I. Case , Ra cine Wis , $0,100 ; bay illly yearling , J. E. Thompson , Niishvltlo , Tonn , , $0,000 : Sophia , br tii , H. Smulbach , M.400 ; Firzah , b. m. , Smulbach $2T00t Dlscoimt , b. h. , Ebithor , Uaolno , Wis , § 1,400 ; Red Rldlnghood , II Jones , Winchester , Ky , W.000 ; U. Wilkes , h. , Stonur , lnris , S'J.UWJ ; Contention , b. m. , Myers & Wngnor , Oaytoti , O. , $1,075 ; Proxy , b , in , Vaughn fc Adams , Lexington , Ky , S3,700 ; Llrzlo Wnllaco b. f „ MeHenry & , Williams , Independence , la , $ i" > ; Fonsicn , blk a , M. E. Hincon Albion , In , $ ! KK ) ; chestnut colt , F. M. Mot ton , Jacksonville , 111. , $520. flio Ilyker4 nt the Collsouin About one thousand pcnplo witnossoo the blcyclo race at tbo Coliseum last night The finish was close nnd exciting , Reading aud Gorwing finishing cvon , followed closely by Dingluy and Kennedy The first 200 miles of the race have boon made in 11 hours and HO minutes , which ties tbo worlds record Followlngls the score : - ' • Miles Laps Reading 201 JJ Gorwing . . . , j , 201 3 Ulngloy 201 0 Kennedy , v 109 8 Hubbard : 107 a ShiU " . - . . - 1044 Wnldron . - . Ifa2 a Ashtngcr "V • . 170 4 Eck 170 8 o IN THE COMMONS GlndHtourSjioaltH Upon Mnttcrs he * Irrreil to in tlmQuoiMi'rf Sneeoli Lon'dOS , Feb 12. In the commons today the under secretary for the foreign ofilco stated that the pipers concerning the Anglo Portuguese disuuto rolatlvo to territory in southeast Africa would soon bo presented to parliament The relations between the British nnd Portuguese government is , ho said , friendly 'iho address lu reply to the queens ' speech was moved In the commons this afternoon by Thomas Kovdon und seconded by Lord IJrooke Gladstone Bpoke during the debate on the uddrcss In regard to tha Anglo Portuguese dlsputo , ho regretted that u con flict had arisen , but the present matter was a case for action , und it was hotter thai ac tion should , bo prompt , Gladstone , referring to Samoa , congratulated the government on the arrangomunts made It was a good example - ample ot'what ' could be done by n temporata result to pacillo ways Touching Irolaml.ho denied that the prosperity and order which now prevail there were uuo to coercion The atato of affairs existing there uroso chiefly from the improved ugriculturnl condition of the country He hoped the local govern ment mcasuro would bo conceived in a lib eral spirit If the proposals were niggardly the effect would bo to produce uow material for meditation W. H. Smith , conservative leader , said the Irish government lncul bill was drawn on lines of oxistlng legislation Ju England and Scotland , with n special adaptation to the varying coudltions of Ireiiud ( Hear , Hear ] . Ho wus quto | euro the bill would not bo fouhd'tno narrow MMl'LY TALKING FIGHT Slugxer Jackson Declines Siillivnn'n . .Ofl'iir Tor n Uoxlnu Match New YonK , Fob J2. [ Special Telegram to Tun Hek ] Jack Uaruott , Sullivan's manager , is making a big bluff at Jackson Ho offers Juckson Sullivan's share in the proceeds of a benciit at which Sullivan is to box if ho would stand botore the Boston giant for three rounds The proceeds will ba about $1,000. When Juckson was asked if ho would accept the propositionho said ho would decline it , "I am very much indebted to Mr Har nett , " said tbo big colored boxer , but ho is welcome to keep his $1,000. Sullivan knows very well that I cannot accept an offer of that kind and I am surprised that It should have been made When ho is out of bis trouble with the Mississippi authorities I sincerely hope to meet him in a iinish light , and shall try to provo myself a worthy foe " Many uptown sports thought Jackson was afraid of John L , and only pretended to be unnble to accept such an olter Pat Shocdy suvs if a fight to a Unish is arranged be tween them , ho will put his all on Sullivan uud thinks tbo Boston boy will break the darkoy's ribs , GENUKOUa INDIAN STUDENTS CnrllslK Iloya Give Over $ SOO to Their Sufferlnc Ilrelliron Cablislb , Pa , Feb 12. ( Special Tele gram to Tub Bee.J At a dinuor at the In dian school today the uppeal sent out yester day from Crnmsio , Devils Lake agency , N. V , , asking rellof for the starving Indians was rcadito the students After a brief dis cussion , on motion of Denlson Whoolook , ah One idn , seconded by William Pivls , a Com roanche It was unanimously voted to contrib ute $550 ot their savings Captain Pratt telegraphed Agent Crumslo to draw on him at sight for that sum , The students at Car lisle earned this moueyby tne outing sys tem of this school , Tbo earnings last year amounted to moro than $12,000. These lu- dian stuoon . aia much sought for as help by the Pennsylvania farmer * . 'Ilid Supreme Court Ueb Moines , Io , Feb 12. fSvecial Tele gram to The Hee ' ) Tbo following deci sions were rendered by the supreme court today : Collins va VaUoan ' & Van Uipo ut al vs the same on rohoari ng ; affirmed David Vaun st vs Orlm Fleming , appol- lnnt ; Mahaska district ; remanded Estolta C , Hood vs 1 'olestu A. Smith ot al , uppcllauto ; Union district ; uDlrmed City of Muscatine , appellant , vs the Chicago , Rock Island & Pacillo railroad company ; Muscutiuo district ; reversed , Edmund Lindsay , appellant , vsttioLemar ? bank aud W. H. Bent : Plymouth district ; reversed State of I , owa vs Charles liorio , appellant ; Buchauan district ; ruvorsed , William Boering appellant , vs J. H , Lawrence - ronco , ot al ; Lyoti district ; aOtrmod J. R , Gorioll ot al apuellauts , vs S , K. Gates et al ; Jasper district ; reversed , W. A. Cobb , uppeltaut vs William Mo- Llroy ; Louisa district ; ntUrmed , Merchant * ' Union barb wlro company , ap- pullaut , ys Chicago , Rock Island & Pacillo railroad company , Polk district ; uOtrmod . A Hflicj tiovcriior Bclieuded London , Fob , ia Advices from Shanghai report that tbu governor of Formosa lias been captured aud beheaded with the re maining rebel chiefs STILL DISCUSSING THE CODE , Tlio Houbo ContlnuoB the Dobnto on the Now nuloB MANY MEMBERS TAKE PART Thn Hcnnto Unanimously Adopts a Kexnltitlnn Conurntulutlnc Bra zilian People Upon Tholr Now Form of Govcrniiiont llnnse Washington , Feb 13 , The house mot nt 11 o'clock this morning In continuation of yesterdays session , The dobnto on tlio pro posed rules was continued by Mr.Dockory of Missouri In a vein of criticism ' Messrs Morse of Massachusetts mid Allen ot Michigan followed , speaking In suoport ot ' the rules , and at the conclusion of tholr re marks the session of Tuesday was ouded and that of Wednesday began After the approval ot the journal in the usual manner Mr McCrcnry of Kentucky took the floor In opposition to tbo new rules Ho criticised the recent decisions ot the speaker Thnt officer hnd dolled nil prccodonU And had ro- vorscd the parliamentary decisions ot nearly nil the speakers who had prosldod over the house Mr McCreary Invelghod against the now rules , asserting that their effect would bo to make tbo congress ot thoUnltod States consist of the scnato of the United States nnd Speaker Reed Mr Cutcheoit ot Michigan supported the proposed rules , declaring thnt they tended to fncilitnto business iustend ot obstiuctlng it Mr Kerr of Iowa presented an argument in support of the proposed cede - Mr Caruth ot Kentucky said ho nnd Ins democratic colleagues had discovered "gou- oral parhnmuntary law was an autocrat , was a tyrant , was a god The spenkor was omnipotent , yet lacking In one of the at tributes of omutpotonca ; bo was not the same yesterday , today nud forovcr Ho had thought thcro must bo some defect in the speakers vision which enabled him to see a democrat when ho sat In tbo chair , but which would not permit him to see a democrat when ho was standing at full height , claim ing recognition Ho hnd cruno to the con clusion that the speaker should bo dosed with Colonel Mulberry Sellers cyo water cxtornnllv , internally and eternally Mr Hondorson of Iowa said , that for the last few weeks the country had witnessed scones uncqualcd in the histpry'ot the gov ernment The spenkerof the house , backed by republican members , had been making a stand for the rights and liberties of tbo pcoplo That battle had brought on flcenos ex ceeding in monstrous proportions nny ( In all excepting brutality I tbatiiad eve ' r occurred in the national capital Epithets had becu hurled broadcast from the other side of the chamber at the presiding ofllcor Language which should have expelled its users had been uttered nnd flushed ovbr the wires " " " " "Corruptioolst " Tyrant , Usurper , , Backed by a mob , " were spoeqbes to which the country bad been treated After onoof the scenes ho ( Henderson ) hnd hoard ono gentleman on the democratic side say to another : Bid you hear the rebel yell V Lot the gentlemen under stand here and now that a northern doughfneo was an animal ot part face Lot them understand that the country had passed through a fiery furnace which had eliminated tbo uorttiorn doughface The gentlemen on the ether side undertook to control this country whether thev wero.ln the majority or in tbo minority They could not do it The republicans meant business , nnd it was to do business calmly , earnestly , bravelv and patriotically that they were hero Assault aftor.assault , from irroiit'nnd. . small , had boon hurled against the 8peaKor , , The gentlemen had been very , chary Of making such ' assaults when the spanker had been on the floor iostoad ot being tied up as the presiding ' officer Referring to the election cases , ho ' said that if there was a member on the lloor cntitlod to his seat the ' republicans would stand up and defend his rights but if there was ou the floor n man who hold his scat by black-beartr-d fraud or red-handed murder , they would unseat him it they had the power Messrs Buchanan and Walker followed in defense of the speakers course , and then the house took a recess ' ' Nearly fifteen hundred persons wore in the galleries this evening to listen to the urgu- nionts upon the proposed code . of rules Messrs Mansur , Lnno/ Rogers , Springer , Shivoly nnd Plcrco denounced the rulings of the speaker , while tboy were defended by Messrs Moore , Dunuol ) , Houck , und J , D. Taylor of Ohio Senate • Washington , Feb 12. The 'aonnto unan imously passed the resolution congratulating tbo pcoplo of Brazil on the formation ot a re publican form of government , as follows : That the United States of America con gratulates Brazil on tholr just and peaceful assumption of the poworsl duties nnd respon sibilities of self-govarament , and tholr recent - cent adoptiod of a republican . form ot gov ernment " , , „ A resolution inviting tbo kings of the Ha waiian islands to Bend a delegate to the Pan American congress was also passed At 12f : > 0 the scnato went into executive session , and after the doors were reopened adjourned TUU BALLOT BOX CASE Governor I'ornkor Denounce ! * Wood n * n Notorious Perjurer ' Wasuinoton , Fob 12. 0 Br > Brown of Dayton O. , was the llrst witness oxamlnod before the * ballot box forgery committee this morning The witness stated that on behalf of the board of elections bo had gene before the election to Cincinnati , to procure a ballot box Ho had not been able to see Wood , but saw his wife , who udvised him to telegraph toT C. Ctmpbcll , in Now York She also asked witness to let ber know , iiow many boxes ho ordered , as she had no confidence in Campbell Witness did not order the boxes Charles G. Pryor ot"'Cincinnati stated that bo was the person who ntForakor's ro- ouost bad given $200 to Wood , 'Octoifer 8 , 1889. Ho had seen Hadden the Bame day , and that gentleman had told him bq had seen tbo paper ( forged document ) . This was some days before the retraction ' At the request of Governor Foraker , General Grosvenur was sworn Ho read a letter written by himself , from which Halstcad bad road extracts whllo on tbo stand , Tbo letter stated that GriaVonor ( the writer ) had made up his mind at the beginning ot tbc campaign to help Foraker from hero on " The letter saysf "I shall make it more ngroeablo tor Foraker and uioro disagroenblo for tbo crowd that surrounds Campbell " The letter'stated that if Campbell bad not Introduced the bill a Ycrj distinguished Ohio republican would have introduced It , The postscript stated that Jennings , editor ot the Athens , O , , Messenger , had told tbo writer that Campbell had $5,000 in the billot-box scheme "If that is bo , " said Grosvouor , "tbo gchomo is a corrupt ono Foraker asked Grosvcrnor whom ho meant by a very distiugulshed Ohio re publican , and witness caused a laugh by say ing , "That's ono " Governor Forakor resumnd the stand for tha purpose of lnakmg au explanation of various matters which have boon spoken of iu the course of the investigation Ho re ferred to several Incidents which tended to confirm , In bis mind , the belief of tbo gen uineness of tbo ballot box paper Wood never told him the names would not stand , nordidbeuss nuy worcs calculated to put Foraker on his guard in any manner Tbo governor never bad said to Wood or auy one that ho would use tbo paper on Butterwortb Foraker denounced Wood as a notorious forger and perjurer and declared bo counted seventy-nlno unqualified aud un mitigated falsehoods in his ( Woods ) testt- uiony The affair had been to him a very bitter experience mortifying und humiliat ing to the last degree but Irom the begin uiuglto the last tbero had nerer been a. mo- ment when nil the world mlghtnot hnvo hnd the Information ho hnd Ho would think to the day of his dosth that bob 1ml this thcro was some sort of npapor , but ho did not want nny man to imagluo that ho asserted that any man whq&o nalno was on thnt forged paper was on 0)D'papor he bollovcd had ox- mod Ho did.tlotboliovo Wood rould have conceived the IKUdtng and collateral security on the paper outof his own Imngtnntlon nnd must have received aid from some ether paper or ether ijbrson Wood resumed the stand for n few minutes and assorted that tha Whole thing originated with Huddou , JIo never snw nny paper but what Foraker and Hadden bad Impressed on his mind Whop ; they tatKCd about the ballot box contract Uq thoiight they .enow what they wore talking about , iladdon told him the governor Wanted a bluftor nnd Foralter goto bluffer to bluff Ben Butterwortli Wood dcolnred ho understood the paper was novcr to leave Forakor's hands , but wns to bo used as a bluff After examining sovornl ether witnesses the commltteo adjourned subject to the call of the chairman All the \vltr.ossos were discharged Considers the Trnulilo About Over Wasuinoton , Feb , 13. Secretary Proc tor , in sponklng of the reported troubles on the borders of the newly opened Sioux reserve - serve between solchcrs und Bottlers , said to day that bo thought the dlfllcultios all over now Ho had not rdceived oMclal notice of the lssuo ot the proclamation until yesterday morning , when ho had Immediately soul Gen eral Rugor a telegram It was bis idea that nil trouble had ceased us loon as this word reached the military authorities Ho wns under the Impression thnt the tolographlo re ports from Chamberlain and Plorro were much o agge atod , as Senator Pottigruw , who called on blra this morning , told him that the stories of nowcomcrs at Chnmborlala were cntlroly wrong since ho hnd urlvnto ndvlces that there were only Ave men there besides regular sottlcrs Nobrnxkn , Itnv.i and Dakota Pensions WAttiiNUTON , Fob 12. ISpeclnl Tolo- grara to The Bek.I Pensions have boeu granted ns follows in Nebraska ; Original Invalid Albert Z. Possar Falrmount ; William W. Hlgglns , Lincoln ; Christian Berg , Decatur ; Soymottr Douglass , Lincoln ; GcorgoV. . Ferro , Edgar Increased Joseph A. Amy , Friend ; George N. Shelby , Calvert ; David M. Stiles , Harvard ; John H , Woodman , Tobias ; Joseph S , Cookus , Crete ; William Longbotham , Guide Rook Iowa : Original Invalid Robert Wilson , Blakcsburg ; Gcorgo Kent , Onnwa ; Henry Slnnott , Shenandoah ; Samuel Jullen , St Anthony ; Charles E. WUHanis , Medervlllo ; Joseph Garver , Cedar Mines Increase Tobias Numumuckor , Earlham ; Isaao B. Cummlngs , Boonsborot Thomas Tcalo , Lament ; David Warder , Falrflold ; William T. Wilkinson , Dos Moines : Elijah P. Staata , Osage ; Ephrlam C. Shlgloy , St Charles ; Martin L. Orris , Ainswortb ; James H. Grabb , Nowmarkot Rolssue John II Allen , Dcs Moines Original wid ows , etc Sarah J. , widow of William M. Hardin , McCallsburg ; minor of Abraham Watklns , Leon 4 South Dakota : . Original Invalid Balloy M&dlson , Sturgls ; Josonh P. TarbollVator - town Inscrcuso John C. Giftord , Wes slngton Original widow Grotjo II , widow of Kourad Luther , Jklgerton Coiitliinatlnnn ; Washington , Fed : 12. The senate , In executive ecutivo session Ibddy , confirmed the follow ing : Postmastorsf Iowa F. B. Dyke , Charles City ; Of 'jtyJHcald ' , Klngsloy ; C. F. • Owen , SanbornitE ; Wood , Avoca ; W. W. Birdsall , New jJHpmpton ; O , H.Brooks , Eagle Grove Nebraska C. Robinson , Fnir mont ; P. W. Hennossy , Orleans Supervisors ot the ccpbus ; North Dakota D. R , Doodst- Illinois H. Gilbert , First district ; E. Schmidt , Seventh ; N. H. Moss Eighth Wisconslnr-li. Domin , First dis trict ; J. C. Motcolf , Second ; A. J. Turner , Third Iowa J V. Rowley , First district NyiitnotlonH Wasuinoton , EVJb , 19. The prosldent to day seuf'tho following nominations to the achate : Sbeldon FraSier , receiver ot public 1 moneysat DulUthr Alvnu ; Edwin Ealdn , > reeolvtt Jt ) Pub , lW-moneys , and Leftte H Bailey , register 01 the land otUco at'Pierro , SD. . i , < j , , , , 1 Supervisors ot the census : Iowa David W. Heed , Second district Illinois John W. Fisher , Fifth district ; Jacob Wheeler , Sixth district South Dakota James A. Wakeilold , First ' -distriot. t Protecting thn Indlnnn Wa8iiinoton , Feb 12. The eocrotary of the interior has ordered tbat the land offices at Pierre and Chamberlain , S. D. , and O'Neill ' , Neb , shall reooive no filing for the entry of lands Just opened in any case where there is good reason to bollovo that the Bame are for lands to which individual IndianB have a right uudor tbo act oHbSJ Passed AVitlumt Amendment Washington , Fob 12. A private dispatch from Richmond says tbo bill to incoruorato tbo Pan-American Railway and Navigation company passed the legislature today and went to tbo governor without amendment ' 1'iivorntile to Wyoruin sr WASiiiNdroN , Feb 12. The bouse committee - mitteo on territories today decided to report favorably tbo bill for the admission of tbu territory of Wyoming as a state WKSTEiftN PACKING lNTEIiESTH A. Further Slnoknnlni ; Up Durinir tlio Paai Week Cincinnati , O. , Fob 12. I/Spoclal / Telegram - gram to Tna Beb | Tomorrows Prlco Cur rent will say : Western packing has been further slaukenod tbo past past week and shows no increase over the corresponding time last year , being 290,000 hogs against a Uko number 0 year ago The seasons aggre gate Is 5,870,000 hogs against 4,700,000 last year It Is not likely the season will develop - velop much further gain Following is the number ot barrels packed since November 1 at loading points : " " Place I 188'J-UO. ' I IBH8-B1) ) . Chlcairo IfiiOJMO i.fivsTo O Kansas City „ ( IH.0U0 IB7,0 < JU Omaha , . J . . ; iJ3nou , : o'iyoo 8t.Louls SW.OUJ SMO0O Indianapolis ssi.OOO 2XVKXJ Cincinnati < MtB.OOi ssO.OuO Mlltrauiisa , . . . . . , , . , . . UR.OOI xl ) , < m Sioux City I. . . s S.ftn' ihOJ0 Cedar Jtaplds Wll.OW r. 'l.oou Cleveland " . . , ! )1,0 ) * 70.0no Loulsvllla ? . . . . 1011.000 IIU.OO'J ottnmwa ] oa.ono tj.ooj Keokulc 11.000 nww Ht Jonopli . . , . . . . . . . H1.O0J ( l ,00l > Nebraska City 83,000 TU.0U3 All ether . . . . . . . . . . . BD'J.onO " 9XVO y } \i \ T * AN OMAHA MAN SUISS David II Lewi * CharKBs Fraud Against ilka Chjlouso Partner CniCAOo , Feb rijj-JJavid H. Lowls of Omaha commenced suit in the superior court this morning askingrfpr a Bettlemont and an accounting by his former partner , J. W. King , of tbo BtattSn 'vry and publishing Arm of Klug , Lewis * } . $ : , which , plaintiff de clares , was orgaalz&ji in Scptembar , 18S9. Lewis charges tli&t'tho business was con tinued only until jKoxembor iU of last year , when , us alleged ' iMV ) partnership was dis solved by frauuuu > Q.Waots of the defendant Lewis represents thut bo never recelvod his share of the buslnjiw.aiid asks that an in junction bo grantiidasestrulnlnj King from disposing ot thojjasKitrty of the Arm and that a roooiver bo appoln ted.to take cnargo ot the business j • The Imiring SaenRerfest New Oiileans , Lo , F _ ob 13. The twenty sixth bundes saengerfest opened touight , The immense hall was crowded with a fash- louablo audience , a great number of wbicb were from other vtatos Fully 1.500 voices wete in the mass chorus nnd the effect was grand The orchestra consisted of fifty pieces under the direction of Prof , Bach The first concert , was u thorough ono i > nd gave promise that tbo succeeding ones will be even greater triumphs ' . ' • The W ooili-utr Pnilnro New Yokk , Feb J3H is estimated tbat the liabilities of the Arm of Franklin Wood ruff & Co , wblchi/alled. yesterday , will bo about $500,000 , with nominal assets enough to moro than cover the amount COMING IS ON EVERY TRAIN MultltudoB or Sattlors Pourlntr Into the Reservation HORSE THIEVES AT STERLING Yoiiiik Klnjr , the Victim of Slttur , lcud A Foriior Arrested nt rsc- brnskn City Ilentrlco ltcgn- Intluc tlio Ilutchcrs Crowding ; into O'Neill , O'NEiLt ' , , Neb , Fob 12 , JSpecial Telegram - gram toTiir Bke | The first dolcgatlon of boomers lauded In O'Noill touight coming In on the Fremont , Elkhorn & Missouri Valley railway The city is fast filling up with this class of people , und the prospecfls that tii ay will como in carloads In a few days Telegrams nro being rcoolved In largo numbers , asking informmlon of the United States land ofilco regarding the lands subject to entry Now Is the tlmo to como O'Noill Is only twcntv-flvo thlios from the coutcr ot the choicest plica of tbo Sioux reservation now subject to entry A largo delegation of cltlrens loft todny with tennis to locate claims nnd a town slto The weather Is very line warm , clear and pleasant Thq Sioux City Short line la pushing its work as fast as possible , but is uuablo to got mon nnd tennis enough to push it us fast ns it would like , on account of everybody making a break for the rosorvatlon 1 lirou Kxtrn Co a oh Lond-a. Nionr.Aicv , Neb , Fob 13. [ Spoelal Telegram - gram to The Br.n.'Ibo | Mllwaukoo train brought in throe extra pns cngor coaches tins evening loaded with reservation boom ers bound for tbo Nebraska atrip opposlto hero Still Oelcl > rnttnc NioiunnA , Neb , Fob VX [ Special Tele gram to Tiik Bee } Vostorday's cotobration over the presidents proclamation opening tlio Sioux reservation was tame compared with today Tbo hundreds who have been walling here on the Dordors slnco last sum mer nro going ever the Niobrara bridge to the Nobraskn annexation , many loaded with lunibor It having boon sutveyod in this portion many vears ngo , settlers hnve no trouble in finding locations The few Poncas who nro entitled to land made their selec tions this winter and no trouble is therefore oxpectcd The prolamation gives settlers imtncdlnto occupancy Grnnuor Meeting ; ut Hooper Fiiemont , Neb , Fob 18. [ Spcclnl Telegram - gram to Tan Bkb,1 Pomona grange of Dodge county hold Its nnuual mooting nnd installation of oftlcors at I.Ioopor this utter noon The ottendnnco wns very largo , nil the granges in the county being well repre sented The reports show the order to bo Increasing'rapidly In this county , there being now seven active subordinate societies and applications for three moro pending , The insurance fcaturo was reported as well or ganized with policies ot ? 100,000 npplied for and to go into effect nt once Stuto Deputy Fletcher of Blair was present and Installo d the following officers for the ensuing year : Master , I. P. Gage ; overseer , Hormiiu Rexin ; lecturer , W. D. Holbrook : steward , C. Feichstlngor ; nsslstant steward Thomas Haywood ; chaplain , H. W. Sweet ; treasurer , K. J. Schultz ; secretary , J. R. Cantlln ; gate keeper , J. Rexin ; Pomona , Miss jessie Sweet ; Flora , Mrs S. Konlin ; Ceres , Mrs E. G. Gage ; lady assistant steward , Miss Mtnnio Sweet Hnwtliiir * Ne\vs. Hastings , Neb , Fob 13. [ Special to Tiib Bke ] The many friends of Colonel F. H. Flrmin nro highly pleased and elated over hit appolntmont as special agent of statistics in this district . , Prof Vf 8. Sheldon ot Omaha has bean engaged to manage tbo Y. M. C. A. gymaslum cntortainmont nt the opera house Thursday ovonlng A carload ot imported thoroughbred Nor man horses arrived yesterday ever the North western for Messrs Berg & Story , the Hast ings importora The Hastings Mlle Track association has been duly _ incorporated with the foliowing ofUcers : ' A L. Clarke prcsidont , W. P. McCroary secretary , and Fred Blake treas urer The association has purchased a ICO aero tract within easy access of tlio city , and will build as soon as practicable mile course nnd tbo necessary amphitheatre and stalls Your correspondent has interviewed a fair representation of the business men , rolatlvo to tbo sewerage question , and feels safe in predicting that there is not a shadow of doubt but'that the bonds will be carried al most unanimously The propositiou of En gineer Kosownter of Omaha will receive an early consideration The members of the council have thought it advisable not to sub mit a proposition to vote the bonds until the municipal election In April , thus Baying the oxuense of a special election Two Important Ordln nnons B&ATitiCE , Neb , Feb 13. [ Special Telegram gram to Tue Beb I Two Important ordi nances were passed by tha city council last evening Ono wns to take in all the outly ing additions to the city and all iho rights of way of the several railroads contiguous thereto ns part of the municipal corporation The result will bo to add a largo amount of assessable property to the city tax list this year and to make the outlying additions pay ior the oxtenslvo oily improvements already made and under contemplation The other ordinance was ono to close the meat mar kets of thn city on Sunday all day from Oc tober 15 to April 15 ot each year and to per mit their remaining open until 9 o'clock a , m. on all Sundays between April 15 ana Octo- oorl5 of each year The latter ordinance was passed pursuant to a petition ot the moat dealers of the city Clay Comity Fnnniira AroiiBcd Sutton , Neb , Fob 12. | Special to Tub Ben , | There Is a general interest In Sutton and nil ever Clay county as to what will bo done by our representatives in congress to relieve the western farmer from the present stringency caused by low prices Tha reduc tion of 10 per cent recently made between hero and Chicago arouses only ridicule aud derision , as it means nothing to the farmer here In the south halt of this county the farmers uro going bodily into the alliance They are organizing not only iu apolitical but in a business way , und are preparing eleva tors at Fairfield and at Edgar , wherein they will store their own grain and do tholr own shipping _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Indignant Coiixtituriits lUSTrNOS , Neb , Feb 13. [ Speoial Tele gram to Tun Bke ] Had Congressman Laws been in Hustings upon tha receipt of the news of the passage of the public building bill of Bcatrico in the senate lie would have been confronted with the maddest constituency it bad ever been his pleasure to moot The cit lzoas and members of the board of trade today have been expressing tbotnsulvos in terms moro forcible than elegant Hastln.t people feel tbat tbey uro being discriminated ugainst Too board of traitu give no ere donco to tbo report thut Congressman Laws has uxpressod himself at having said it would bo poor policy to prets or urge too public building bill for Hastings , 1 torso Thieves nt Storllnx Steiimno , Neb , Fob 12. [ Special to Tub Bkb.1 Last night a ilae team of horses was stolen from a farmer living about ten miles wott of hero Juuios Galoway , a farmer living four miles west ot here , was also robbed of a double-ipringed light wagon , a set ot double harness and a coed saddlepro- tumably by tbo same parties Mr Galoway hat telegraphed to ull the towns within a lifty-mtlo radius , and Ijopes to head tbsm off Arrest of u Forcer Nebiia&ka Citt , Neb , Feb 18.ISpecftl ! Telegram to The Bee | John McCann has been doing a thriving business for several weeks by getting wood , hay , etc . from deal ers upon forged orders from responsible parties and thnn soiling at reduced prices Ho was cauRht todny and bound ever to the district court to ttnswor the charge of for sory ltnldlne G miners Hastings Neb , Fob 12. [ Spcclnl Telegram - gram to Tub Bke , ] The polica made a raid on the gambling houses on Hastings avenue Into last night nnd captured Ave men , who were fined 180 nnd costs this morning Thirteen bova of rospoetnblo parentage of ages from twelve to twenty years were also found In tha rooms , but wuro not arrested Acting Mayor Hilton house is dotormmod to close out the fra ternity Hinkstlcr Bound Over Hevtricb , Neb , Fob 12. | SpcciAlTclo- gratn to The Bee ] Matt Ulnksllor who at tempted to kill Policeman Smith and did Buccccd In wounding him In the arm , was glvon his preliminary henringthlt afternoon , Ho wns found guilty nnd bound ever to the district court on 2,000 bonds , in delimit of which ho wns committed to the county Jail to await trial , Itnrn Burned Grand Island , Neb , Feu 12. iSpccial Telegram to Tiib Bke ] About 8 o'clock this evening an old barn In the rear of Adam Wlndotph's brick llvory stable took flro nud burned to the ground The ennso of the llro was unknown , Two vnluablu horses bolonglng to Mr Wlndolph were destroyed Loss nbout $1,000 , with no insurnnco Itentrico Bond * . BEtTniCE , Neb , Fob 12. [ Special Tolo- cram to The Bib.J Twenty thousand tlvo hundred dollars worth of sewer and paving Intersections bonds were sold Inst ovenlng to Spitztir fc Co of Toledo , O. , by the city council nlU7 premium nud nccrulng Inter est , which makes 11 total premium ot 5270. VomiK Klnu H. ad Nebraska Cur , Neb , Fob 13. | Special Telegram to Tits Bee.J Tames King , the victim of loutig Sltlor's assault , died today without having rogalned perfect conscious ness or power of speech Tlio inurdoror is still ut largcnud the governor has been nsked to offer a reward for Ins capture Arrested for limhezzloniont Hastinos , Neb , Fob 12. [ Special Telegram gram to Tiitt Bke.I Ex-District Clerk R , B. Tusscy was arrested this afternoon for the cmbezzlomont of the sum of $2t > 00. Ho gnvo bonds lu the sum of $2,000. LEAD DEALERS MEETING Will Not Try to Form n Truit , Hut Will Mint Coinpnre Notes * . Chicago , Ftb IU , [ Special Telegram to The Bee | An important mooting of mon interested in'the load business will bo held tomorrow They nro coming from nil parts ot tbo central states nnd from as fnr west us Omaha and ns far east us Pittsburg Guv C. Barton of Omaha , who wus one of the first to nrrive , talking with a reporter this evening , snld : • ' • This is not a meeting of nny trust and the mou are not coming here lo try to form uny trust or combine It Is a meeting culled for the purpose ot talking over things nnd in- formally The men iiio neither trustiuen nor unit trustmon thev are Just in the lead business , that's all , and they wont to hear the opinions of ether mon In the loid busi ness as to the condition of trade and prices From what I hear among lhe-m I should Judge thnt a combine is a good ways off These men conduct their own business und do not scorn to bo disposed to muko any ar rangements looKing to n combination " The men who will attend the meeting are not all dealcis In pig lead or manufacturers . of load products Several mon will bo tires cut who uro interested in load mines nud who manipulate load atoou . 1)11. GALliAGHEHVi GWSE Cleveland Talks to n ficportt'r About the Mnttrr f New York , Feb 12 [ Special Telegram to The Bee ] A ronortor culled on cx-Prosi- dontClovolnnd Inst night and cnlled his at tention to Lawyer Dolaucy's tnllt the mtrht before He said : "I roaliy do not consider this matter worthy of notlco " But Mr Dclancy says tbat his appeal to you remained unanswered for eighteen month 8. " Perhaps tbat is so , and I may as welt tell you now that it would not have been un- swered to this day if I bud remained in office " What does tbo man want ? Ho thinks his client should bo rclonsed " Well , inasmuch us the hnmo secretary hns been officially apncaled to , has made iui investigation and refused to lclonso him , I hardly think the government would bo Justi fied in Bonding an army ever to get him out of Jail Ho was convicted by an Engl'"h ' Jury , sentenced bv an Englislrjudge and I dent how to back of the see wo are go icc- ord " Mrs Gallagher , the prisoncr'r mother died last week nt her homo In Brooklyn ALU PliblAl ) GUILTY The Cronln Jury Bribers Confess Ite- lore the Court Chicago , Fob 12. The case of the n en indicted for attempting to bribe the Cronln Jury was called this morning before Judge Waterman The four remaining defendants plead guilty The court called them up and told them what they were llablu to in rasa bo enforced tbo full penalty of the law , but said that bo would hoar evidence todetormtno what mitigating or aggravating circum stances thcro were The work of selecting a Jury was then begun Publia jntorcst in the case has greatly lessened slnco the flight of Graham , who is supposed to have been near the head of tbo conspiracy they sworn ; falselv Officers of the Defunct Topokn In- Niirancn Company In Trouble TorEKA , Kan , Feb 12. Judge Sutton , receiver ot the def unct Topeka insurance company , has filed a report which shows tha liabilities ot iho company are $24,000. The assets are $22,000 , but they consist of notes which are deemed practically worthless The report further states that when Prosidoiil Hi lies and Secre tary Fuller made their anuuul report to Sec retary Wilder they manipulated tbu figures in such a way thut tlio concern appeared solvent when it ' was in debt In swearing to these false reports , Hines and Fuller are llablo to imprisonment and warrants have , been Issued for tbelr arrest , , Tyranny Will 4'iiui n AVnjr Beui.ik , Feb , 12.- [ Special Cablegram to The Hue.J The socialist luw , having been originally oaacted with a time limit , expires on September SO next As tbo bill tbat was , to replace It was defoaled , the government will bo without this particular authority to deal with socialist excesses It will not bo at a loss , however , to Und law for repressive procedures , und the prcpeut lutention is to depend upon a provision of tbo penal cede thatdoals with similar excesses in a moro goucral wuy than thu special statute did , A Ii > ortwi > od Grocer Falls Bkadwood , 8. D. , Feb U. [ Special Telegram gram to Tun Bee ] D. Shannon , a well known grocery man of Dead wood , today made an assignment of al ) his property for the benotit of bit creditors Neither the ox t cut of bin assets or liabilities is known ut p reseat but it Is thought that tils property will pay nearly all of the Indebtedness There era no preferred creditor s. The cause of tbo failure 11 not apparent us the llrm was thought to bo la good standing and doing a good busiaott - , LIiiooIu'm Birthday , Des Moines , la , Feb 13. [ Special Telo- gramtoTiiH Beb.I Lincoln's birthday was celebrated hero tonight by a mats meeting under the direction ot all of the political clubs of tbo city , The Grand opera house wai packed to witness tu * oxercisot There were a number of speeches aovotod to differ ent Bidet of Lincoln's Ufa and character , Among the tpoakort wore Lleutonunt Gov ernor Hull , Rev Dr Frisblo , Judge Bishop of tblt city and Colonel CharlcsClurkof Cedar KuDid * . A MISSISSIPPI ELECTION LAW | J. H. Chalmers ArgurH on the Nccos- J • lly for Ono Wasuinoton , Fob 12. Hon J. It , -v- Chalmers of Mississippi made un ntgument _ | today before the house commltteo on tlio H election of proiutont and vleo prosldent 011 \J/B \ the subject of the noccsslty for njoiicrnl Jf election law for the Btnto of Mississippi , Ho jr snld ho would trust his life with n southerly democrat , but declared that when they stele 1 or robbed ballot boxes they thought they were doing God n service Congress should } pass un net to enforce iu the south the lit J iccnlb amendment Congress had n right , ho \ said , to provide a federal election law It , was not necessary to apply a rcmoily whore It was not needed , but where It wns ncodod , there It should bo applied Ho favored the bill introduced by Kelly ot Kansas with some modifications DEATH IN LANDSLIDES Three People Hilled In nn Accident In Onigon Euoene , Ore , Fob , 12. Reports from Sulslaw state that n number of people woto yV driven from tbolr homos by the recent Hoods v , ntul considerable property was destroj od A lunu mimed Tnrnur wnH drowned The loss to Lnno county Is estimated at fo0,000. A landslide occurred on the mountain Btdo nbovo the Sulslaw river last week , burying 1 tbo roslilonoo of A. F. Andrews , killing Mrs Ami rows , her daughter and llttlu sou Andrews drows and an elder aon were thrown Into the river and otter floating 011 tlio dohrls all night were pIcKcd up novera ! miles below In nn almost dying condition Crmvfurd'rt Marshal Sustained Ciuvroitn , Neb , Feb.10. To tlio Editor of The Heg : Wo , the iindorslgnod cltl/ons nnd business inon of Crawford , Neb , pro nounce ns false nnd malicious tbo article np- _ pouring In your Issue ut tlio the 0th lust , Jpdfll dated nt Fort Robinson , nnd purporting to % • • ba nu account ot the shooting of u soldier by tha tnnrsh.ll ot Crawford , on Friday night , January ai , 18'JO. The soldier wns shot by the marshal , and beyond that tact there Is not ono word of truth In the stutoment referred - forrod to When the testimony Is tnkun in the case it will bo tlmo to comment thoroou , , but tbo luurnbull will iu tbo tueaiitlmo receive coivo the suppoit of our best citizens Tlio nbovo communication is slenod by " \ William II Ketctinm , O. IC Eastman , Jno U. ' Boone , Russell Thorp , P. W. McCnUloy , A. ftlorrison , Tim Higgtn . William Forbes , Willium Morsf , ChurluaS , Whitehead , O. \ \ Wilson , G. It Dietrich Frank Moseloy , Dr D. C. Glbbs , Lee Van Voorhls , I. O. Dutrick , Peter Swooney , Frank Dally , George Ulil , M , J. Williams , U. B. Van Voorhls , Siimuel Davis .Nn I-'rpo Aturrionn Corn Ottaw\ , Oat , Feb 12. In pnrllamont yostuiday Laurior , lculor or tlio opposition , inlioilucod a tnenstiro in favor of tbc aboli tion of tbo duty on American corn imported into Canada for the use of distillers After considerable debate it was defcatod , NAVA < SA KlOTEItrl GUILTY Ono Convicted of Murder nnd the Hear or M.iustnughtr-r. llAi/riMnur , Mil , , Feb 12. The Jury In the third Niivnssn trial brought in 11 verdict this morning ns to the killing of Simuel March The Jury Unds EJw.ird Smith guilty of murder In the lirst degree nnd all the others gulttv of manslaughter Five of the . men uero found not gnlltv as to the killing \ or William T. alien The body or Shoa has y l never Ueeu found , They Ilnilui-sed lurrahoe " fll Neoi.a , Iu . Fob 12. To thu Editor of B The Bee : A dispatch from Des Moines B yesterday stated that the Formers alliance of NeoU soul resolutions favoring tbo election - tion of Mr Allison ft ? senator 1 lyish to correct this statement There wore some resolutions passed , which were Idrgolv signed by ovoiy business man iir'tlio town'of" Nenln , and all the farmers of the com munity Irrespective of pirty , favoring Hon Wiilinm L.irrubao for Onllod States senator , instead ot Mr Allison Please make the above correction nnd obllgo your many readers E. P. llnnwN it < > . U.V. . Gritull Ollioer * . Di.s Moini : * , la , Fob 12. - At tin meotldg ' of thu grand iodgo Ancient Order Unit d Workmen today the following o01eoi-s were elected : Grand master workman , William It , Gralium , Cedar Falls ; foremun , L. L Hamlin Mitraualluimi ; overseer \V. S. Arcston , Sioux City ; recorder , L. O. Row land , Cedar Falls ; receiver , P. II Towlo , Clinton ; guide O. G. 1 rultt , Ottumwa watchman , II H. Wlentnuvur , Burlington ; _ trustee , W. EiehholT ' , Muse.itluu ; repru flH Bentatlvcs to the Hiipremo lodge , P. H.Towle ! J 5H L. O. Rowland mid A. W. C. Weeks / Iho Fiiu Itfcord Nr.w Yoiiic , Fub 12 Fire was discovered in thu Roman C.itholio orplun asylum this morning The eliildrou , somu four hmitlrod and fourteen lu number , were removed from the building with safely The damage it small , * I'usocil B y n I'artv Vote Annai'oi.is , Md , Fob 12. . The oiiato loduy bv a strict party vote pissed tbo con gress redisricting bill Should thu bill become - como a law five or six congressional distrlcta In this Btuto are made , it is declared , surely democratic A Unit Indian CilAJtiiEEMiN , S , D. , Fob , 12. [ Special Telegram to The Bee | Rattler , a Sioux Indiun , was tried hero today charged with assault with Intent to kill Modiolus Bird , ono of Ins brcthorii Ho wus bound over to appear before the grand Jury • rA Killed ut n Crossing ; . YotiNObTowN , Fob 12. Wililam II , Mnr- Btellcr nnd wlfo were struck by a passougor " " " train todnv at a crossing and killed , Hiimn Apt Illustration ! ) . Harpers Weekly : Kvoryono It 11 own the ttnswor of tbo Hchool bourd boy who wna told to "fjlvo nn oxninplo of nn oxpannlon by heat nnd contraction cold " und who rotihod " ' by , : Days nro longer in Hummer and tthorter in win ter " A now oxumplo of the roiidluusti of some minds to apply illustrations to phunomatm came recently under tint writers tiotico An Irish forvunt girl , i.owly admitted to service in u lady's house , wns told by lior iniati'Obs thnt the currontdny wna the shorlcbt of the year Bridget replied : "It is , InUado , muinY Sure , and now Oi como to think of it , Ol hud no sooner taken down thu iho dhinnor than it wns tolitio to bring upthotny " mm 1 POWDER Absolutely Pure , t This poudurnevorvarlM K mjrv lo'aurll ) ? _ l stienutuandwholosumsaets Mor u ucf.iksi rV thaii thn ordinary kinds , und cannot V soul by * sn rompelltlon ith tuu mnltltude of tw ihi § khon weight ulum nr phosphat * powdti'HvbX '
