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    2 THE OMAHA DAILY BEEfl THURSDAY , FEBHUAKY 13 , 1800. W
I A BROKER COMMITS BIGAMY
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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H nrokcrs lias withdrawn Irom tlio firm nnd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 "
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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
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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
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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 ,
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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
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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 "
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POWDER
Absolutely Pure , t
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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 '