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! : M THE HUNGARIAN WASHINGTON
t K ' Louts Kossuth on Wllholm'a Boln
'Hfl ' | ecrlpta nnd the Political Outlook
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PESSIMISTIC PROGNOSTICATION
{ K ? Bocloty'H MnlndjDellcs Cure Midi
: BK nrchs llavo Not Solved It , Soclnl-
. . BSfJl8n A Delusion and Itcnuullo-
j VS ntilsln Hardly n Success
MjM Not n Ilosc-Colorr-il View
H ( Capurluhl K0 tiv Jamai Gordon Ilennrtt.\ \
i B 1 oiiin , Itolv , Fcb.25. [ Now York Herald
t H dnblo Special to Tun Heh.J Hero where
I Hi the wild Alps nro Hung against the sky
i B" nbout the cranio of Italian liberty I found
B Louis Kossuth today For mora than twenty
H years the great patriot has maintained a
j H stcndfnst sllenco He lms watched tbo drift
ji B of political ovcuts , sounaod the currants and
jj H | marked the rocks against which monarchies
il S and republics nro di If ting , and yet ho has
S _ not spoken It is now almost a whole genord
flf HHtaLntlon since Victor Emnnuol and Cavour in-
T vltod the unsuccessful Washington of Hun
f , gnry to llvo in Italy Tram that tlmo on ho 1
J K has lived nlono , speuklng with no ono but ;
tj H the throe or four persons necessary to his 1
- , - K comfort , but reading nnd writing prodlg-
h K iously ilo Is
eighty-eight years otd , but ;
jjflK his mind ip as clear and vigorous as ever
" ji 'I'ho world nt lnrgo docs not seem to '
i KT ho nwaro of the fnct that within a
\ KP few days Kossuth became or man without a 1
v J j n country A law was passed in Hungary
iJWJL declaring that all ocrsons living abroad for
! SJF ton years and fatting formallv to assort their
'Mw citizenship before some Austrian ufllcial
Vi would bo thereby denationalised Kossuth
vUi has never recognized the Austrlun emperors
, ' jBli authority ana would not do any act that
' J Bp might compromise his position Lust month
( ' the law made him u political outcast 'J hero
t B Is a tremendous burst of patriotism ever
' K flowing Hungary in consequence Already
B cighty-thico cities have conforrcd houorary
B '
citizenship upon lilin and fresh tributes ar-
Bfl rlvo every day The people ho led ere weav-
Bfl Ing wreaths for his brow that will never
, H fade , wbllo the world honors his stainless
, , Bm patriotism An effort will l > o made to re-
V Bf peal the law that makes Kossuth a stranger
; in his own land on the ovc of the year when
t | H Hungary will eclebrato the thousand
H years of her existence ns tin bulwark of
Bfl Europe against barbarism , Wlion I called
iB9 at Kossuth's house , 22 via ao Millo , I
' jfBfl , found the vonerabla chieftain seated
B _ J nt.n largo desk in his working room Papers
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V B9' v and books wore stiown about In ull diroc-
ll/'By1 / ' f tions und carefully marked drawers In the
* H i. vail spoke of a life of indus .ry even in his
j Bflflr old age 'Kossuth earns his own living ,
" ' BBf scorning oil assistance Ho has a strong
'JtBB face , broad forehead , earnest blue o.vcs ,
JjBff mouth made to command , snowv looks curl
| B& ing fiom beneath a blauk silk cap nnd a
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heavy beard almost touching the ( loop , full
Ji ' Bj chest There is in his gentle countcnanoo a
I'lBB
suggestion of sotno old sorrow Wo started
\liBB ' to talk bbout the rescripts of the German
1JBB emperor calling for an international confer
lV2 * ence to settle the frost social quostiaiurnliuul
' IjvS ' 'by brgalireV labor Gradually wotfrlftod
H from ono topic to unotbor Kossuth would
' B > not consent to bo quoted All lean do is to
j Bj give the impression loft on my mind by my
Bf two hours1 talk with this remarkable man :
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The German emperors words are only
Bj words No doubt they are sincere , tor It
' B is a hereditary principle of the Hobcnzollcrn
' ifBB princes to Interest themselves la the poor
'ijBff Tlioy have always nioiod to base their power
'iBs ' upon the masses and not upon the few
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A congress of nations does not amount to
; i B much , and congroases and kings are not ta
m Lk botrustod Kings tnko litllo oat interest In
YBji * the wotfaro of the common pcoplo except
' tV > when It hapnons to ; culncldo with their own
'jH flans As for the orosont sovereigns of
[ H Europotheir persopal intciests
are so antag-
vT ouistio that it would bo Impasslblo for thorn
, BJ to agrcn on the labor Question oven If tt
Sj wcro solvoablo Monarchies , to exist in the
fl present time , must extend themselves , and
B no king can afford to set any limits to bis
* BJ actions such ac au International compact t
BJ regulating labor . Two propositions are adV -
V vuueed by the emperor Ono is that normal j
B hours of labor shall bo Uxod The other Is
BJ that the working man shall participate in
Bj the arbitration of labor questions
{ H Already this Idea Is la partial operation i
fl both In England nnd Amorlca , but the
B suhcrao regulating the hours of work is no
B moro practicable than the Idea of a common 1
iJBj syttcm of popular oducatloa , for in ull coun-
jB tries thodifforoucfl of tompornmont , physique
• jBj nnd character adilod to ton difference of
III inrmundtncB areata a Harrier that una not
J Kt r * - * . * * > ° crossed
> v The international project formed by
Hlatno in the United States Is qulto another
Diattor , If licv succeeds in bringing about
the union of alt the Americas on the certain
lines of political oeonomy , It wilt have an
incalaulablo effect upon the futuroof Uuropo
It is clear that the social industrial qucstiou
surmounts nil others Society is sick of u
malady ttiat dolles euro The progress of
civilization has glvon the great mats of the
pcoplodosiros whloh wcro ones contluoJ to a
few and the rich worklugman today ro-
gards as necessaries what his pro
decestors considered luxuries , So-called
state socialism will not euro the slcknoss
' An equal division of property will be fol
lowed iu time by an unequal possession of
property , The weak will always go down
before tbo strong Monarchy will not cum
the malady Monarchy Is gomg down nil
over the world and republicanism Is coming
up Tbo anarchical principle Is not extend
ing ttsolf , while tho-prlnolplo or republican
Ism Is rapidly gaining ground , as the rerent
change of the government it * llruzil shows
ffi It is certain that the ono system Is ceasing
* ' to extend itself and that the opposlug system
| kcops on gaining ground , and the first Is '
bound to bo displaced , Hut republicanism
will not euro the inaladv , for Is there not in
America the nearest possible approach to a
real rcpubllo , with enfranchised
democracy , frco education and popular In
stitutions Still , America has the ,
social malady , too There seems to be '
no remedy Meanwhile the earth i
will coatluuo to revolve und some day the i
present population may bo swept from Us i
s- surface und a now race capable of anew
civilization may appear A calaclysuli3 i
the only hope of u solution This appeal for
au International system of labor regulations
Is simply a rcasscrtlou of the old doctrlno
that the government must meddle la every
thing , help cmythlu * and control every
thing That idea is discredited by history
" und by tbo perscnul condition of the work
y" lug people It will uot do 'Xhoro must ho
* * " mora scope for aiau The Individual must
* t . have room to develop
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"As for tbo effect of the emperors ro i
scripts upon the future empire , they will not
count for much , There must be two Uer-
mantes Prince Uisumrck atfeots to despise .
the itatc uiau blp of the Iste Napoleon HI ,
who believed In two Oermnnlcs , but H is n
matter of fact thnt when Bismarck was prac
tically mnstcrof Europe and It was suggested
that all the German states Bhould bo united
into * ono government , ho replied that thcro
would never ho loss than two Gormantcs
His hands mnv bo strong enough to hold tbo
lections of tbo empire together now , but
when ) he dies they will fall nsundor , Tbo
Interests , of the north nro to bo ontlroly > op-
crnto from the Interests of the rest of Gor-
many ' Much of the poverty in Europe Is
duo to the expense Involved la standing
armies They will not disappear till mon
archs with their personal nmbltton disap
pear Europe Is on the verge of a vast con
flict It is inevitable Nothing can avert
it The only cause forsurprlso is that war has
not nlrondy begun Trance and Germany
could step asldo nnd settle their differences
peaceably , , without disturbing the balance of
Europe , , but not so the oriental question between - j l
tweon Russia and Austria Russia knows I
thut Constantinople could bo taken bv n
coup uo force , but it would bo a barren vic
tory ; She could not maintain such a position
without first getting possession of Hulgarla
ns n background Austria cannot nfTord to
bo surrounded by Pan-Slavism and crushed
Had Hungury succeeded in gaining her in >
dopcndciico { Poland would Unvo boon liber
ated and they would have been followed by
0 Danube ullianco nf small states united
<
only for common defense and offence but
each preserving Us independence The
movement , of Russia towards the sea which
threatens ) the peace of the world dates from
the ] downfall and division of Poland That
throw | Euronoopon to the czar When the
struggle , opens Hungarians will fight against
Russia to a man They have still preserved
their nationality nnd know that if Ilusslo
succeeds nil Iiodo of lndenondenco is lost If
Russia ; ts defeated
Hungary still has a
chunco ] of freedom by revolution , or in the
event of the crown tumbling from the head
of Ernnz Joseph Hungary was crushed
only becuuso she got no outside help Wash
ington ( nt Valley Forgo acknowledged that
ho was liors do combat , and ttion Franco
went to his aid , Where would Well
Ington j have been had ho not been
supported by Teutonic arms ! Italy is safe ,
She has a great and happv future and her
.
people deserve It , they have been true so
long j ( und through so many hitter trials for
,
the principle of Itnlian unlllcation When
the thread of conspiracy fell out of ono
mans hands on the scaffold thcro was always -
ways another to tuko it up The vntienn
casts but a small shadow Hnd the college
of cardinals boon adroit enough to have so-
lected 1 ( a member of the reigning House of
Savoy tuo late duke of Costa , brother of
King Humbort , for instance to St Peters
chair , they might have changed the
situation , but the papal sovereignty
is n thing of the past , and no
one understands that better than tbo present
pone '
"Englund is wnnting in power She is llv-
ing today on capital accumulated iu the past
and rapidly using it up Cauadu and AusI
tralla are sure to bo separated from the
. mother country aid not a drop of blood will
boshed There will always remain ties of
language , and and similarity of institutions
that will encourage inter-commerce and be
mutually ' prolltablp Those colonies are not
a great source of strength from a material
-
"stauapomn srntm w-u'Brcorireasuru-uuu&er *
Had j . Lord UcaconsQeld lived and carried out
his . plan of using Indian troops In Europe
England would bo today a mighty force
Ireland is drifting away from England
ovoryyear Tbo pcoplo are becoming moro
cIoboI.v Knit in sympathy with the United
States Modern invention has partly an
nihilated the distancobctwoen the two coun
tries und now it docs not take much longer
to go to San Francisco than to Quccnstown
Thcro are men now alive who will see the
day when Ireland will become u state In the
Amoricuu union "
When I bade goodbye to the grand old
man ho stood in the middle of n cheerless i
outside reception room with bowed head 1 i
saying that ho wns almost ashamed to llvo '
so long , nnd so I loft him in bis normltage
Kossuth , the incorruptible , who , if he could 1
have chosen his own place in nature , would
huvo bcon the daw , trampled an by man and 1
beast unnoticed , unappreciated , but still I
silently fructifying tbo earth
TUB NA.1UESA.UE ASSUMED ,
PutzMiJoir.'j nnit Kcarovtclilkl EfToot-
uully Conceal Their Identity
Pieiiu S. D „ Fob 23. [ Spacial Tele-
gram to The Uke.J Peter Putzhkjoffgi ,
tbo Russian who was injured yesterday by
falling from a scaffold at the elcctrio light
works , and who , under the supposition that
ha was about to die from bis injuries , dl-
vulged certain matters in which ho was im-
nitrated enncernine the attempted assassina
tion of the czar two years ago , was taken to
the room of a frlond nnd comrade and nobody -
body but the doctor has been permitted to
see him since , The frlond is named Pat
Scnrovtchlkl , and ho and the injured man
are , apparently from the higher class of
Rucsluas j and living iu this counI
try ( under assumed names All
attempts , to interview oitber of thorn have
proved ( futile , as the injured man , since ho
found his injuries are tint fatal , has become
moat reticent He and his companion catno
here last full , nnd for some time they did
nothing j ; , but when the olectrio work was
commenced Peter npplled for worir , claim
ing to bo nn expert electrician , which has
Sroved to bo true When told lastulght thnt
is dunces for recovery were doubtful ho
started a confession , whloh wus at the time
undlsttiiguishnbln from his weakness , but
tiio understanding wae that ho was to con
tinue- today , nnd ho wus given an oplato to
put htm to sleep Ho has been muzzled by
his friend , and the names of the high Rus
sian officials who were implicated in the plot
against the czars life cannot bo obtained
but it is known that several are now resid ,
ing in Siberia , from wha' , was divulged last
night ,
f'lerrn's Pontoon Ilrlilgo
Pirw < E , H. n. , Feb So fSuucial Toloeratn
to Tin : JlEE.l Contracts were lot for lumber
to build the now fpontoon bridge across the
Missouri river nt this city and It Is hoped to
huvo the bridge all completed in mictions to
put In when the ice goes out in about three
wuoks , It will cross from the steamboat
landing to the new town of Stanley opposite
' 1 ho amount of lumber required for n bridge
will bo in the neighborhood of ono million
feet '
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A Now Opi-rn Ilonio 1'or Plrrre
PicttiiF , H. V. , Feb 23 | SpjclalTelegram
to Tub Hbi : . ] Contracts were closed last
night fur the erection of a f 150,000 , opera i
house here Work on the same will be coin
meuced at boou ns the weather will permit
and It will bo rushca to completion before
the bpring season opens It will bo of brick !
and dressed brownstone , and it is claimed [
that it utlt bo the llnest in either of the Uu
kotus wticu completed
Dh&IipcI Through a. Itrlilirc
EViNsvnxu , Iud , Fob 25. The Noslivlllo
and Chicago fast rilnll train north bound I
went through a bridge at Kotso creck c r
Vinceonos , early this morning , The cWjluo
and baggace car fell into the crcok The en
gineer ana Urcmea are nilsslug and are sup
posed to ha under the engine Nouc of the ]
passengers received serious Injury ,
THE ' PLATTSMOUTII REUNION
A Gathorlnp ; or Survivors of the First
nnd Sooond Nobrtwka
LARGE CROWDS IN ATTENDANCE
Jinny Vcternns Trout Other States
Present The Jtoll Call
Other News About
the State
Nrbrtulcii Veterans
Pt-ATTSMOL'Tit , Neb , Feb , 25. [ Special
Tologrum to Tub Ues | The reunion of
the soldiers of tbo First nnd Second No-
brnska reglmonts opened todoy The day
was cold nnd stormy and very discouraging ,
but a largo crowd canto on oucry train , this
uftornoon the Burlington flyer brought about
fifty vctoruns from tno western part of the
state , nud the colors of tbo regiments , in
charge of Lieutenant Gillespie , Singular to
say , although it Is n reunion of Nebraska
soldiers , a largo number of Boldiors from
other states aru in attendance This even
Ing they held a camptlro nnd related many
rcDilnisconccs Speeches were mudo
by Lieutenant J. Q. Goss of Qcllo-
vue , Major Thomas Majors of
Peru Major J. W Pcnrraan of Nebraska ,
City , Governor Thayer and Sergeant F.
Morris of Griswold , In , all oDlcers In the
two regiments There was a recitation by
Miss Grace MoMaltin of Atchison nnd a ,
speech by Qonoral John McNeil of St ,
The two regiments served creditably in i
the r. following battles : At Fort Henry , ,
Fort Donaldson , Shiloh , Siege of Corinth ,
Stogo of Memphis , Capo Gorardonu , Pilot !
Knob ] and Duvalls' Hluff They were mus
tered into sorvlco at Omaha on Juno 11 ,
1S01 , und served thxoo years us Infantry nnd [
in 1803 were mounted nnd sent ;
to < Fort Kearney , where they
guarded the mall coaches nnd the >
Union Pnclflo surveyors They returned to
Omaha In lfcifi , nnd wcro mustered out July |
2 j of the same year
The following veterans of the Nebraska
regiment have reported for duty :
General John M. Thayer , P. It Child nnd '
r
E. G. Child , Comoany A. First Nebraskn ,
Arapahoe , Neb ; E. M. Lowe , D , First !
O'Neill ; Bon Hempol , A , First , Plnltsmouth ; |
L. I Shlploy , U , Second , Florence ; I. Wiles ,
H { , Second , Plattsmouth ; William A. Scoop ,
H , Second , Logan , Kan ; D. C. Edson , E ,
First , Murray ; S. CI McMallon , A , First ,
Atchison , Knn ; S. A. Davis ,
II 1 , Second , Plattsmouth ; * F. M.
Study , F , First , Partlotto , la ;
J. \ P. Burdick , E , Second , Eagloj John
Sclmner , H , Seventh , Englo : L. Kuobler ,
D ] , First , Palermo , Kan ; L. D. Lemon , D ,
First ] , Elk Crook ; A. B. Todd , B. Second ,
Plattsmouth 1 ; J. W.Johnson , A , First , Plaitsi
mouth ' ; F. J. Stroight , B , Second , Plattsf
mouth ; H. C. MoMaken , H , Second , Plnttsy
mouth , ; John Carr , H , First ; N , A. Ronkas
W. A. Tiffany G , First , Plattsmouth ; Fred I i
Harris I , II , First , Griswold , la ; J. W.
Thomas , C , Second , Plattsmouth ; Joo'Hlll ,
i
F , First , Clannda , la , ; M , C. Johnson , F i
First , Clarlnda , la ; D. H. Goodman
F , First , Clarinda , la ; James D. ' i
Curns i , F , First , Sidnov ; M. W. Morgan E > ,
Second , Sidney , la ; N. D. Kelly , F , First ,
Sidney ' , la ; E. Sago , H , Second , Plattst
mouth ; Gcorgo Hant , D , Second , Weeping
m _ l & _ flr _ SBfc _ l. i
William Kemp C , Second , Auburn ; C. C.
Randall , A , First , Lincoln ; K. G. Gort
don , II , SecondWabash , In ; J. W. Barr , A ,
First , Memphis , Neb : A. W. Throokmort
ton , C , First , David City ; A. Bowen , aurs
geon , Second , Nebraska City ; James E.
Aught , A , First , Ashland ; H. C. Harsh
burger A , First , Woodbine , In ; J. {
Q. Goss , Second , Bcllovue ; W. T.
Hogeboonos , U , Second , La Platte ; W. T.
Clark , II , First , Des Moines , la ; Frank
Caldwell , IT , Second , La Platte , la ; J. J ,
Prem , A , First , A'llllsea , la ; S. W. Smith ,
A , First , Port Towhsend , Wash ; John
S. Crane , C , Second , Omaha ; William
Miller , art , dept , Omaha : Thomas W.
Hichoy , A , Fifth cavalry , Omaha ; J. M.
Whlttlcr , D. Second , Florence ; E. A. \ \
Kacker , C , First , Audubon , la ; J.
MeCool , F , First , Kokomo , Ind ; V
S. Karmos , A , First , Plattsmouth ; G. V.
Hall , F , second , Lincoln ; J. W. Bess , C ,
Second , Grcencab , Kan , G. W. Davenport -
port , G. Second Pawnee City ; Milton
Davenport , E , First , Pawnee City ; M. O.
Barratt , F , Second , Dewltt ; William M.
Hall , F. First , Firtb , Neb ; H. G.
Sappo , Second , Nora , Neb ; William ,
Powell , C , Eighteontb , Svraeuse : John Gil-
lespio , First sergeant , Eighteenth , Lincoln ;
D. W. Queen , F , Second , Lincoln ; John Ed
wards , 7m , Second , Pawnee City ; James
Ilor , F. Second , Crete ; James Brites ,
F , First , Pawnee City ; J. W. Pearman ,
major , Second , Nebraska City ; E , Joseph '
Shipley , E , First , West Point ; Noaly
Lewis , E , First , West Point ; S. B.
Caiman , G , First , Lyons ; John Dyer , G ,
First , Omaha ; James Allen , C , Second ,
Pender ; Nathan Carter , It , Second , Blnir :
W. E. Swlhart , C , First , Kennurd ;
S. Downs , H , Second , Herman ; C. E. Eis-
1 „ A Cn nrf , UnrtnU , . 1" ! TV Finn
nvan , A , First , Plattsmouth ; It
C. Miller , F , First , Norwich , Neb ;
John Campbell , E , First , Missoula ; Thomas
Majors 1 , major , Peru : F. Prouty , C , First ,
I'oru j ; F. B. Reed , I , First ,
j Pern ; M. J. Conrad , C , Second ,
Peru ; John Wyno C , Second , Peru : O. P.
Wells < C , Second , Peru : David Myers ,
0. I First , Meridau , Kan ; H. P.
Kellogg ] , F , First , llockport , Mo ;
Nathan : Brown , A , First , Hamburg , In j A.
N. Vest , A , Second , Norfolk ; J.
K , Tlppln , F , First Norfolk ; J. E.
Dorse.v j , A , Second , North Bend ;
Lewis i Loftin , I , First Crab Orchard ;
David Gall , G , Second , Heservo ,
Kan ; Alfred Stephens , H , Second ,
Plattsmouth ; Charles Widderbnrcher ,
B , First , Loavonworth , Kan ; H. S.
Hcrrman , A , First Horton , Kan , ; James
Mitchell , A , First , Plattsmouth ; John
Mo.Vcil , general , St Louis ; John Heardsly ,
K , First , Weopine Water ; J. M , Blrchopp ,
G , First , Elmwood ,
Captured Two ( ranks
FnEMoST , Neb , Feb 25. [ Special Tele
gram to Tub Bee.1 Saturday night Officer
Herr cnpturid two crooks as they were in
the act of holding up a farmer who was
drunk and ifcad his pockets full of money
They were hold for examination , which took
place this uftornoon Ono of thorn , who
gave his naiiio as James Moran , proves to
bo James Lamb , who is wanted ut Escanaba ,
Mich , and for whom a reward of $100 Is of-
fercd The locnl officers received a telegram
from the sheriff at Escanaba this afternoon
stating thut he would come an the first train ,
and requesting that Lamb be held , which
will be done
Coos fo Culllorula ,
K-wixbr , Neb , Fob 23. [ Special Telegram -
gram to Tub Hkk.1 I'oday Ben Hill , right
fielder forthe Kearney champions lust year ,
signed with the California Atbletiu club , Ho
Blurts for the coast tomorrow As a Holder
ho has no equal in the state At tbo bat ha
Is u smasher nud sure 'lhe Kearney nine i
has not been organized this year ,
Ilpiiieiulierrd IVnhlilnttoii
Minors , Neb , Fob - \ [ Special to Tim ;
Hei : . I Washington's birthday anniversary
was duly celebrated by the Miudeu schools
In the evening Ilev George M. Martin , nn
old army uliuplain , gave a very luterestiug |
lecture , under the auspices of tbo Grund
Army of the Republic
Hasting * UnppiMiInt ; ) .
Histinos , Neb , Feb , 25. [ Special to Tub
Heb ] Invitations have been recoivcd in ' ,
this city to the military dress ball and recep '
tion at Juniata , Neb , in honor of Adjutant
r _ _ f _ _ _ _
Oonornl A. V. Cole , glvon by Company F ,
First regiment Nebraska National guards ,
February 2JA dolngatlorf fro m tb city
are making preparations to attend ,
A military drill company > ls being organ
ized" this city by Chris iToeppuor and Ed
Thnckor •
A determined effort Is liolug mndo to dl-
vldo the First ward , making flvo wards In
the citv The First ward has boon castl ng
' about hnlf the entlro vote of the citv
Two carlonds of matorlal for the now soap
factory , soon to bo established in Hastings
by Alexapdor Brothers of Monmouth , III ,
have arrived These gentlemen moan blisl-
ties , nnd wilt commence operations as soon
as practicable ,
Thompson & Browrti editors of the
Trlbuno , wilt start pn nnti-nmcndmoiit
daily April 10 , to continue through the cam
paign
It is roportcd that the Elks are preparing
to establish elegant quarters on tbo third
Iloor of the opera house block
. I'ho friends of W. II Lannlng have pre
vailed uuon him to accent the nomination of
mayor on the peoples ticket , Mr Lannlng
wrs head of city affairs In 18S3 and made u
good cxecutivo oftlonr
Piro nt Kirtli
Fiian , Neb , Fob 20. A disastrous flro
occurred in this city yesterday The drug
store of J. II , Davis , H , J. Fcbring's grocery
store , the Firth bank buildlug mid Flocklr
Ingor's harness shop were destroyed The
loss is cstimntod at $13,000 , and insured for
fl\000.
Corn Galore
DonciiESTcit , Neb , Fob 25. [ Special to
TnBllBE.l There are 210,000bushels of corn '
now in tbo crib In thto place and still there t
are thousands of bushels being hauled In
everyday Ono farmer , Gcorgo Armstrong ,
hauled in at ono loud , with ono team , ninety
bushels of car corn
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A AluritprOiiii A Haulr
NEnnxsUA Citv , Nob.j Fob 25. [ Special
Tolcgram to The Bee ' . | Joseph Muok mndo |
a murderous assault on George Carber with
a knife , for lvlilcli he was bound over to tbo
district court in $500. ,
FEAIlKUli10K3IS.
- = -r
Houses > Blown Awny und Hrltlges i
Wroolcnd
St Louis , Mo , , Fob 25. Specials report t
that n terrible hurricane ' " .
.sw ept ever apart
of northern Texas thlSmoriilng | Tbo Mo0
sonlo < hall in GutnesviUo > vas torn to pieces , ,
the court house unroofed , the Santa Fe depot t
wrecked . and seine twenty buildings blown
down Nobody was klllod but several per
sons ( were moro or less lojdrod
Caiison , iJov , Fob io ! - A terrible storm i
(
raged at Lake Taboo yesterday Small craft t
were smashed to places wharves severely
shaken | nnd houses damaged Tbo snow is
shifting along the road ; , here , covering the
station houses and burying tbo logging
camps „ .
iNDiANJiroMB , Ind , , Pflb 25. Conslder-
able damaga has been dune to railroad prop
erty all ever Indiana 'by ' Iboavy rains In i
this city nnd vicinity many brlrtgos have ,
boon washed away and collars flooded A
Sentinel special fromBrVuil says the Evans
vltlo & Terre Houjo bridge over the Eel 1
river Is badly weakened . Franklin is prac-
tically cut off from railroad communication
LOUI9VH.I.E , ICy , Feb ' 23. The storm of
Monday night woruod'Kreatdlstruction with
the telegraph servicoj i tJntll 11 o'clock to-
night all connection wlthHbo southern states
wus cut off , but ut that.tlmo , tao Wcstora
Union succeeded in gotUng a wire to Cliutv
tanooga It Ib imposslbiaAto ascertain anyu
ithing about the damage dono.totltijep tno
wires , houses or people * "pr evcd.to find out
4 MKfrfr ! ? 1 ! "
storm did coWu lfroaainage iu this spc-
Hon of the state , but not.in the Immediate
vicinity of Nashville The Cumberland river
and all the other streams nro rising rapidly ,
Several houses were unroorod in noighbori
ing i towns ' , but uo fatalities are rcportod
ARIZONA'S DAM DISASTER
.
.
Between ' Fifty and Sixty tilvcs
Tlioiiclit to bo titist
Presoott Ariz , Fob 25 , A messenger !
bringing i further details of the Wnlnut
,
Grove dam disaster arrived this morning
Shorin ONell who wont to the soeno of tbo
disaster < , writes as follows :
The scene of desolation along the Hassay- j'
ampa river , below the sites of the dams , Is
complete For miles tjicr waters turned free )
by the breaking of the dams have filled the
bed of the crook with bodies and with rget
3mous boulders , trees abd'overy ' other kind of
debris The following is'a partial list of the
drowned :
Hannah McCarthy , Joe Tioynolds , miner ;
11Gcorgo Ebbets laborer ; Alexander McMil- ' 1
lun , coachman for Van Huron ; E. 'i' .
dwheeler , laborer ; ono Mexican , name un-
known ; G. L. Cook , laborer ; N , L. Cook ,
laborer ; N. L. White , laborer : John Silsbco ,
Charles Kin ? , blacksmith ; Patrlok Shay ,
laborer ; Patrick Hairy , laborer ; Cbarlos
Braoken , laborer : William Flanagan ,
0laboror ; Frederick Palmer , laborer : Casper "i
Froestcr , laborer ; John Brouno , engineer ;
Alex Broune , onglaeflrj S. Burlogio J ,
rlaborer ; L. D. Haynes , laborer and child , ;
Gcorgo Rundcll , labororraad eight China
mnn rimsInnH those mentioned same twelve
or fifteen minors wno were pmcor mining
between t the uppcr-and lower dam with a
number of ranchers along the stream , are
missing , and when the casualties nro ascer-
taincd t the entlro loss will probably ho be-
tweou ( fifty and sixty lives A number
of bodies have been recovered , many
of which were found twontv and thirty
miles | from the place where the flood over
took | them All the remains are more or
less ] mutilated , whllo vin sumo cases only
fragments | have been recovered , as the
force i of the flood was terrific Mnny bodies
have ] doubtlessly been buried in tno sand ,
otliers , torn to pieces and others carried far
south , The impetus ot the stream of wutor
when turned loose can hardly bo appreciated
without going over the ground covered by it
Those who saw it say It came
down , almost in a perpendicular wall ,
ninety } to one hundred feet high , and
apparently , crushed down Instead ot sweep
ing away every tblng.bofare it Au Immense
body of water ono nnd a half miles souuro
and sixty feet deep was emptied In an hour
Immcaso boulders weighing tons were
thrown arouud , onormods trees brokou in
two or torn Into shrodsilron bars broken and
twisted out of shape , and ordinary & \t irons
picked up and carried live miles and then
Imbedded in the walls of the canyon eighty
feet above the present leyel of the stream ,
A largo safe containing t7,000 was swept
uwuv and no trace has heeii found of it
'I he flood struck tbo llqwor dam at 1 ; S0 a.
m. , nnd live minutes later the headquarters ,
flvo miles below , was sweat away , Sovotal
persons were at both jwinis watching , but
notwithstanding this the number of drowned
at the first point was oyer thirty , and these
who escaped did so oply witli what
they had on their lack , * , many only
their night clothes The survivors nro in
great destitution , having neither provisions
nor clothing Many nro using coarse grain
sacks in lieu of clniblufc
Fuday evening aoourler was sent from
the upper to the lower dam to warn the residents -
dents that the femur stfucturo was Id
danger of breaking , but owing to tbo storm
the messenger loithls lifo in trying to cross
the Hnssayarnpj within vlow of the surviv-
ors of the camp ho nnd tnod to snve ,
Charles Thompson , a courier who arrived
this'uftvrnoon from below Wlckonburir , m-
ports that nine bodies have boon discovered
ut tVickonburg and three above In addition
to these already aiscoyerod The old his
torio Brill ranch , with all the ether ranches 1
along the river , have been entirely swept
away < - ,
A Triple TrnKeiJy ,
MoNTGOMEiir , Mon ' , . Fpb 25 At the 1
home of Frank Wus ha , four miles from
Montgomery , Thomas Yludra shot and in-
stanly killed Miss 1.I1210 Washa He then i
fatally shot Frank Woaaor and ended tbo
tragedy by blowing put his own brains
Jealousy wns ttinrniise
NOT | I AN OPPORTUNE TIMli ?
MoKlnloy on the Prop03od Suppros-
eloti of Gorrymandorltiff
THE SENATORS ARE BLUFFING
.
Executive Session Leaks Not Llnulo
to bo Discovered A Substitute
for the Wiiiiloni Silver
Measure
WAsnisoTo.N BuiiEAtr The Omaha Heb , )
S13 FOOIITBBNTII StIIBST , >
Washisotov , D. C , Fob 25. I
The Morning Post contains nn interview
with Major McKintoy with regard to the
gerrymandering schenio In Ohio which
makes his district domocratlo and will leave
[ him ' ' out of congress , Ho says : The story
that I purchased a farm in Colrtmblana
county so ns to escape the gerrymanders Is
without the least foundation TJint iiirm
has bcon In our family for thirty years , so
you will see that it was not ncqutred for
congressional purposes No , I will not bo a
candidate for congress from Columbiunaj
county , "
What is your opinion of the bills to proM
vent ( gerrymandering ! "
You refer to the Hofor nnd Wlckhiim
blllsl Uiavo not seen either of tno mocsq
uros , but so far ns 1 am concerned I would
not pass a bill to prevent a change In the i
Ohio congressional dlslriots at this time
Whllo there may oo good reasons for a luw
Jc prevent tins constant changing of dls-
trlcts | f , It would hardly bo fair to urge it at
this : particular time The Ohio democrats 1
have ' elected a majority of the legislature ,
,
and so for as I nm concerned they will bo i
nllowod to enjoy the fruits of their victory ,
This , is common political play However ,
the ' history of gerrymandering shows that it
generally Injuics the party that mdulgos iu i
It . "
What Is your idea of a law on this subtl
Ject ' ? "
Well , there ought to bo some general I
low | ; but now is hardly the uroper time to i
express ; it I dent Know ns it would bo t
proper to provide tlint the congressional dis"V
trlcts j | should bo fixed nftor each census nnd I
then ' stand until after the next census , as i
oven thnt kind of a law might work nn In-
Justice j It might do to provldo that tbe dlstl
tricts could bo changed by a two-thirds vote
of the legislatures , and this would give the
people a chnuco to correct any wrong that
might bo perpetrated by either of the
parties , "
You hnvo been mentioned , major , ns the
next . republican nominoa for governor of
Ohio "
"I am not a candidate for anything at the
present time The next Ohio gubernatorial
election Is almost two years oft and I would
be very foolish , indeed , to nilow myself any
concern on that uccount "
Major McKinley said today that ho ex-
pected the committee on ways nnd moans
would ] bo able to report tbo tariff bill to the
house in about two weeks , and that they
should try to shorten the debate as muoh as
posslblo so as to bavo an early adjournment
A SUIlSTlTUTi : roit THE WISDOM hill
The senate committer ) on finance today ror
ported a substitute for the Wlndom bill
which nrovides for the issue of certificates
uuon silver and gold bullion deposited with
rue treasurer of tbe United States , the sil1
ver being limited to frt.50O.O00 monthly ' nnd
"ftoramittoo on this " sub EWIlOTCaJ the
prising thing of the session , -if any ono had
suggested that men of sucn divided views as
Mr Bojk nod Mr Hawley , Mr Jones of No-
vada and Mr Aldriob , Mr Voorbocs and Mr
Sherman would ever stand upon a common
silver platform the remark would have Dcon
passed ] ever as an absurdity ; but hero they
are all agreeing to the sumo scheme , and
what suits the most extravagant ndvocato ot
silver generally is supported by the most
consorvntivo gold bug from Now England
Mr Sherman wilt offer some amendments to
thn j bill when it comes uu in the senate , ono
of which will bo for the purpose of reducing
the I limit on silver from $ i,5IOOOU ! to $4,000-
000 j and another will bo to stnko out that sec
tion which provides for the issue of cortifi-
catcs { upon gold bullion
SBC'KET SE39IO.N INVEST10ATI0X.
A vigorous effort Is bolng made by n per
tion , of the sonnto to ascertain how informa-
tion I concerning cxecutivo or secret sessions
get { into priut and a secret investigation is
being made by the special committee np-
pointed forthe purpose , witn Senator Dotph
of ! Oregon as chairman There have been
Bimilar efforts made before and they have
all failed , There is some talk of summon
Ing before tbo committee certain newspaper
representatives who have for years ox-
traded tnis Information from various
sources and sent to the country
broadcast , but that will hardly bo
done HCortninly It would result iu
securing no practical Information und tbo
talk about an authorized Investigation and
the summoning of witnesses Is simply done
to frighten some senators who ere Buspocted
of giving out the information When the
special committee makes Its
, n H .l , „ _ lJnt „ „ , ! „ , , , . . „ o „ nrnna report nnrl Senators Fair
; minded statesmen say tnoy will demand that
nominations bo considered in open session
of the senate , nnd thn prospects are that
star chamber work and the assassination of
men's reputations behind closed doors will
cease The men who know the most , ubout
j the f oxccutlvo or see rot session work can see
no good to any ono or anything in continu
ing the star chamber work , as Just enough
proceedings { get into print to
{ injure the mon and measures
under j consideration nnd to misrepresent
J the senators who participate in the secret
session j debates The senators who have
taken n stand for open sessions.for the conj
sldoratlon of nomlnntions are in every in-
stun co the most courageous und fair minded
. memoora of the upper branch of congress ,
It . is not proposed to discuss diplomatic rota
tions j or treaties in open session , but no ono
is nblo to see whore justice Is protected by
the discussion of nominations behind closed
doors
A COI.011ED BIIAIIP
A few days ago awoman , passing under
the I name of Caroline Clements went about
Washington among the colored people and
represented i to them that there would bo an
immense entortalnmont given at tbo white
house by President and Mrs Harrison on the
plgbt of St Patrick's day She represented
to the colored women that waitresses and
servants were being employed ; thnt
their salaries would ho llbor&l and
the duties pleasing and elevating
She otnuloyed a largo number of colored
women and demanded from each some
faith money , " ornn advance In cash an an
earnest of a doslre to appear ut the white
hcuso on St Patrick's night ready for duty ,
It is believed that she collected qulto a sum
of money tu this way before ouo colored
woman who had advanced sereral dollars ,
becoming suspicious , went to the white
house , where she learned that her em
ployer was a fraud 'Iho solicitor is now In
the stuion house , bmug unable to give n
{ . ' 100 bond to appear for trjul Tno police of-
fleers Bay that Mrs Hurrlson will bo sum
moned ns u witness In tbacaso
CHICAGO NEEDN'T F U.
An effort will bo made by Washington und I
a few friends of New York to set aside the >
decision of the house yesterday locating the '
worlds fair in Ublcaco , by having the senate -
ate dlsagreo , and substitute one of thn other
cities named There is very Httio doubt ,
however , that this movement will full The i
friends of the three unsuccessful cities are ,
<
as a body , satisfied to porinit Chicago to
walk away unmolested with her honors , and [
will extend to her all possible encourage
ment to muko the exposition n success It u
stated that there are nearly sixty senators
who own roul estate in Washington , and J
this encourages the people in this city to bo-
llovo that the upper urauch of cougros * may
reverse the decision of lhe house and make )
a fight for tbo fair to be held at the ua- ,
llonal capital Your corrcspondenV talked I
i
6 snvoral senators today who own
.
> ldcnccs nnd
other real cstnto
• o nnd they express n willingness to per
. the house , the members of which nro
led by the vote of the people nnd wbo
i ncrsonnlly responsible for their actions
t < r constituents , to decide tills question ,
and there is very little reason to believe that
Chicago ' can bo dlsplaocd by any other city
Some'economists nro demanding that the
$1,500,000 } < , for the exhibit natnod in the bill
shall bo decreased , whllo a < ow want it
stricken out The great bulk of the sentiment -
ment , however , is In favor of retaining the
appropriation as at first proposed , The bill
containing the $ I,5'J0IKIJ , nppropiintion and
Chicago ns the site is expected to como up In
the house very soon and bo passed In that
form It will then go to the sennto whore
speedy | action is anticipated , There will bo
considerable contention over the question
of the date when tbo fulr shall bo held Very
mnny statcsmun bellovo that two years Is
not sunicloiit tlmo to got ready for the the
fulr and tbnt It should not bo hold until 1SK1.
dNEIIAI llllOOKE 1 * IVASlllSOTOX
General Brooke , commander of the depart
ment of the Platte , was befoto the sennto
committee on imlltary affair * * vestordny ro-
gurdlugstho granting of right of way to
ccttxln railroads through thu military reserv
ation of new Fort Omaha Ho accompanied
Senator Mnmlcrson to the wnr department
todny nnd had a eonforenco with Secretary
Proctor on ' .ho same subject Tomorrow the
general wl' ' lenvo for Philadelphia nnd Now
York J , wh ! • - . / uo will remain for three or four
days \ Lieutenant Roe , aide do camp to
General Camp , will Join the general irt Har-
rlsburg and proceed with hlnf to Chicago
Monnwhlto the lieutenant will remnln in
Washington visiting his father , Admiral
Hoe of the United States navy The genet ut
nnd , the lieutenant will bo with General
Crook forjn day and then go to Otnatui ,
arriving there on the Dd or 4th proximo ,
IinimF 's nm do i : .
The house committee on comincicc , in sub
mining n favorable report upon the bill nu-
tuorbing iho construction of u bridge across
thd Missouri river nt the city of Pierre , thu
capital of South Dakota , says : The hill
provides for the construction of n pontoon
bridge for wagons , foot passengers and rail
way trains 'Iho banks nnd shifting charac
ter ot thu Missouri river nt this point make
It cry dillieuit and expensive to construct a
plur bridge , and Inasmucnns thcro are towns
on the opposite banks of the river ut this
point i and great neud for the construction of
the bridge the privilege ought to bo given nt
once : This bill has been submitted to thu
chief engineer of the army , who reports
under duto of February 23 , IbilO , that there
" if no objection to the p.issngo of the bill
Your coiniuitico recoiumonda the passage of
the bill with the following amendment to bo
nddod to section ( I : Provided that congress
roscrvos the right to alter , amend or lepeal
tl
LAND 11KCI8I0NS.
Assistant Secretary Clinndlcr today affirmed -
firmed the decision of the commissioner of
the . ; general land oftlco In holding for cancel
lation ! the timber culture entry of Joseph
Kllpntrick for the southeast \i \ of section 2 ,
township i 2i north , range 2 west , Sixth prin
cipal meridian , Nellgh district , 'Iho entry
was contested by Oswoll Hi do
He also atllrincd the commissioners de
cision dismissing the contest of John
Bnckoy against the timber culture entry of
Peiry . N. Dwight for the roithwesti \ of
township 100 north , range OS Heat , Fifth
princiuat meridian , Mitchell , S. D. , laud
{ district j
In the enso of C. R. McDonald , wherein
tbe commissioner rejected commutation
proof , iu the homestead entry for thonoith-
east li of section 23 , township 114 north ,
range 80 west , Huron , S. D. , laud district ,
on the ground that tbo residence and culti
vation shown were not satisfactory , the
assistant rovorscd his decision and directed
Jinn to uccopt proofs , , '
JMISCE JJ'AWWH
moll clerks of tlie country nro hero urging
congress in liass .a-uilLUrflnltoiy defining
the salary of postal clorlts instead of ienvlnir
i it to the discretion of the postmaster general
The stututo fixes five grades with a maxi
mum salary for each , but tbe postmaster
general in the absence of definite instruc
tions by law is often hampered by Inadcquato
J appropriations nnd , the burden of negligence
ot over economy on the part of congress in
variably : falls upon the postal dorks , who
j are paid less fov the work they do than any
otbor class of govern mont employes
, A bill has benn introduced in the house by
Mr , Dubois of Idaho , authorizing the city of
Ogden , Utah , to assume a bonded Indebted
ness , including nil existing liabilities , cquul
to 8 per cent of the vulue of the taxable
property within the corporation , such
value to be ascertained by the lust
assessment i for municipal taxes
The ' money derived by this Indebtedness Is
to t bo expended in public impiovements
Hupresentntivo Glfford of South Dnkotn in
the i house today presented memorials of the
legls'nturo ; for a national soldiers homo to
bo established at Hot Springs , S. 1) . : ouen-
ing ! to settlement under the homestead laws
a part of Fort Handnll military rrsorva'lon ,
nnd for the ratification of the agreement uo-
tuceu the Wahpoton and Slssoton Indians
W. II Hurd wjs today nppointcd post
master at Climbing Hill Woodbury county ,
Iowa , vlco C. Bayno removed , and W. S.
Wilson at Okobnji , Dickinson county , vlco
13. Mills , resigned
Dr W. C. Camp of Crolghton has boon np
pointcd a member of tno medical oxnmlnin g
board for the pension oflico nt tbnt place ,
vlco Dr Perry , declined
c „ . . „ , „ . ci.fA l inl , „ , lnl , li-l n 1,111
appropriating 5- . " > 0,000 for a public building
at Ogden Utub
Curtis C. Turner of Omaha is bore
Senator Paddock wns today notified by the i
superintendent of the railway mall service i
of the nppointmont of G. G. Whltmoro of
Lincoln to a position as postal clerk on the i
line l between Omuha and Ogden ,
The acting commissioner of Indian affairs i
has notiilod Senator Paddock that the Indian i
oflico is rend v and willing to assist In the i
securing of the assignment of the laud of the
Poticas from their reservation in north No-
braska aud that all assistance necessary will [
bo | given In settling the Indians upon their
lands j
• Senator Reagan today Introduced a bill to
provide j for a general system of resorvolrs
for j irrigating tbo arid lands of thu west
It is stated at the general land oflico thnt
Heeolvor ] Olover ( dcm ) very muca desires
to t hold his oflico till the expiration of his
commission Pi.nitr S. Heath
•
DEPARTMENT I OF TUB MISSOURI
A Rumor That It Is tn Ilo Removed
From Fort L nvi n\vnrtli.
LEAVENWomir , Kan , Feb 25. ISdcc1.i1
to ' The Hei : . ] The ohiof toplo In local army
circles i Is the rumor to tbo effect that the
headquarters of the Department of the Mis-
,
souri nro to bo removed from Fort Leaven '
worth This is u toplo which overshadows
in the Importance of tno proposed action and
its immediate eiTcot upon the city , the pro
posed amnesty to deserters and the pardon
of prisoners confined In the Uultod btatos
military prison for desertion
this action Is said to be contemplated by
the national war authorities , owing to differI
cncoi existing betweeu General Wesley
Morrltt , department commundor , nud Gen
eral Alex McD McCook , post commander
The WonlliorForecast
For Omaha and vicinity : Fulr weather
Nebraska Fair , preceded by light snow
In cxtromo southeast portionv.irlublo ; winds ;
Wirmor Thursday morning
South Dakota Fair , variable winds , becoming -
coming southerly j wanner Thursday morn
Ing
Ing.Iowa
Iowa Light snow followed by fair
weather ; colder northerly winds
A Smash Up
Pcoiiu , III , Feb , 25. Though the error
of a train dispatcher two Lake Erie gr
Western freight trains collided at Hilton
this niornlag , Ono brakeman was killed
nnd another injured Forty oars were
wrecked , _
Will Meet With Williolm
London , Fob 25. England and Belgian
have accepted the invitation of Germany to
take part in the labor conference
NUMBER 247.
THE INAUGURATION OF BJIES
Democrats ] Alrottdy ABSombUnp ; fo *
the Great Evout
A GORGEOUS DISPLAY EXPECTED
All I Im Pcnt-Up EiitliiiHlnsin nt
Tlilrty-rour Yonrs to I'lnd Vent
in Otic Jo ) ous Outburst of
ilrlTrrsonlnn Comiillolty
The Mo.sltnaks Aroused
Dr.s Mol.Nrs , la , . Fob 25. [ Special Telegram -
gram to The Irn ! ] The city is beginning
to fill up with strnngors who nro coming to
attend tbo Inauguration of Governor Holes
Some old mossbnek democrats who imven't
been out of their township in twenty-flvo
years are coming to town , They nro dressed
In the old fashioned stylus , nud nro genulna
old bourbons Nothing but the Inaugura
tion of the first democratlo governor in Iowa
In thirty-four yours would have brought
them out The order of tno pnrndo was
nnnounced by the adjutant uciicrnl todny
It is twice as long und will have several
times br much display as litis over boon
made for the iiiautrurutfou of n republican
governor The post of honor is nsslgucd to
the Cook county domocraoy from Chicago ,
230 strong The major of Chicago will ride
In a ciirrhigo with thu mayor of Dcs Moluos
All the other notables will bo In carrlngcs
nud innumerable democratic clubs will
march behind the Dix company of the na
tional guard
Stnln nuslncsH Men's Association
Dr.s Moines , In , Feb 25. | Spoclal Telegram -
gram to Tin : Hi.i : . | The State Business
Men's association mot here today for Its
first annua ! session This Is a now organ
ization of unique character , bolng devoted to
the protection of business interests from the
wealthy merchant down to the washer
woman There are loc.il branches In this
state scattered over si.vty-two counties Its
more specillc purposes in o to secure protec
tion against unjust laws affecting business
men , alid to obtain such legislation as will
help them ; also tu inuintuiii a si atom of
credits so ns to show the tictual credit stand
ing of consumers of goods m every elty
where n local branch Is found It Ih Intended
retailers thnt tl.o commercial agencies now
give I to wholesalers Iu the opening session
today ' Piesident II C. Younir delivered the
main ! address The nssoolutlon wns
orcunlzed ' nt
Marshatltown
Fcbtuary 4
, tbS'J , and it hns giown rapidly ,
There nro no high salaried olllcers und no
trusts 'J lie exemption law , said the sneaker ,
needs attention , and the manufacturing in
terests need to bo looked after Tbo associ
ation offers protection to all business mon
und { women Follotvmg this nddrrst the sec
retary , A. S. Burncll , mndo n longtny ro-
poit 1 , iu which ho gave a list or olllcers of the
association ' , nnd
reported Its incoiporation
,
and the
; publication of n
weekly paper ns the
official ' orguu of the organization , the Inter
stnte ! Tracer , ut Murshnlltown , The intust
local ussociatiou wns nt West Side
Seventy-seven societies have been
formed In Iowa and flllssouri , nnd nro
till in a flourishing condition As to finances ,
the secretary rotioi ted that the association
is put of debt and has no debtors or credit
ors ' The collection department hns been
most successful , renchingnllovcr the United
States , and the debtor
is not any moro se-
cdro in ono statu' than another The total
ThoTaSSOOlStlonrWuiiu itt-J.wl-.tn . $22,025 25.
fOnmilftjf sonio bills . for , lcgisiatlomvuic.it -
they libpo to htivondoped The main ob
ject is to secure greater business protection
to dealers und others doing business on *
small scale
The .Murrnv Murd * rer Arrest oil
Cues ion , la , Feb 2" > . [ Special Telegram
to The Hke.J Hob Novlns nttempted to as
sault a young girl at Murrny , a small station
east of here , Inst night A Chicago , Bur
lington & Quincy section hand named
Franks interfered , when Novlns drcwaie-
volvor and snot him dead nnd escaped Ho
was cantured a milocast of town nn hour
later and lodged in the Clat-k county Jail
Stiongtalk of lynching wus indulged in
prior to his capture
A NOVEL SUGGESTION
Cliloaco DiHousslnir the Fair Site
Irobliin
CuirAOo , Feb 85. | SpeciaI Telegram to
The Bee ] On 'ho ' question bf a slto for the
worlds fair In Chicago the Evening Journal
says : Next to the securing of the fair for
Chicago tbo most Important mutter is where
shall it be located A very plausihlo and
promising plan has been suggested This is
todlvidotho fair Into four sections , ono to
bo located on tbo lake front , ono In Jackson
park , ono in Garfield park and another in
Lincoln park Coupon tickets admitting the
purcbasor to all departments at one price of
admission could bo sold and easy means of
rapid transit communication secured which
would make the round a pleasurable ono
This plan would do awuy with local Jcal-
ousics , insure space enough to make the ex-
bibulous thoroughly complete and relieve
the neighborhoods from the enormous
crowds und prcssuro which would certainly
detract from the comfort and convenience of
both exhibitors and sightseers "
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Duilloy Must Too tlio Mark
New Voiik , Feb 25 , Judge Patterson of
the , sttpromc court toduy denied thu nppllca-
tion ' of Colouol Dudloy-to vnonto the order
for his examination before trial In the suit
brought by him against the Prnss publish
ing coinnan.v lo recover ? 50,000 for nllogod
libel in the publication of thu blocks of
five totter , DudleyM counsel claimed that
he hud been In the state since the order was
granted , but the Judge hold that Dudley has
avoided the sorvlco of the order und eanuot
expect consideration from the court when
ho refuses to suinbli himself to Its Jurisdic
tion
llofiiseil tlio Injunctions
Leavenwoiitii , Kun , Fob 25 , [ Special
Telegram j to The Hei' . | Assistant AUornoy
Black yesterday applied In tbo district court
for f au injunction against cloven druguists of
this city alleging technical Irregularities in
the fllllinc- out of the permit books issued to
the t druggists , The test case , that of the
slate Is E. C. Frltsche , came uu for trial and
Judge Croslor drove two toauis of oxen
through t the whole thing rofuslng the Injunc-
tions i uud Hading for the plaintiff Tbo war
of i the prohibitionists nifaiuit tlio roputablu
druggists i of tbo city has awakened great
rIntorest. I .
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rilio Wnntod vriigonnco
Ciiicaoo , Fob , 25. Patrick Alulhearn , on
trial for the murdSr of Michael Hrcon , had
a ' narrow escape today , The dead mans
mother wus In court noting very nervously ,
and wbilo moving about a largo revolver fell
fromtier dross pocket A policeman seized
It before she could recover it MrB Ureon
became hysterical and declared she would
kilt her boys ' murdcicr if It was the last act
of her lifo She was taken away by friends ,
Tlif ) Mru lloconf
Vancoiivih : , Wash , , Feb 25. Early this
morning tbo county court house burned to-
gotber with most of the county records The
building-was valued nt $50,000 ; partly insured -
surod , The cause of the tire ib unknown
Cnshicr Vuii/uiiirit Imlloted
New Voiik , Feb , 25 The grund Jury to
day found two Indictments against Cashier
Vauzandt of thu Lenox Hill bank , In con
ncctlon with the bank wrecking , V ui and
has been arrested ,