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    THE OMAHA DAIIA' BEJ2 : WJESDAY , MAEOH 11 , .1890.
IN THE , . FIELD OF SPORT ,
Opopjnff of tbo Six Day Dloyclo Race
at the Oollnoum.
EIGHT MILES AHEAD.
AnliVtfrc , , ) triK | Athletic Exhibition at
Jhejy. 'hL C. A. Oyinnnslutn
Turf nnel Diamond Mows
MUccllnnooilB Mports.
7hoftnadlnff-DInf ; loy six-day bicycle race
Is already virtually settled , us the local man
1 eight jnllos and sir laps ahead. At 3:80 :
tha tn'on worcTncck and ncclc und bowline
along at about a sixteen mlle an hour gait ,
and tbo prospects for a close and stubborn
contest throughout the week ware excellent.
At this Juncture Dingloy , however , turned
in ut bis tent without a moment's warping ,
dismounted and remained within his dress
ing room for ever halt an. hour. Ho claimed
to , have boon seized with nausea from on
overdoRO of highly sweetened cgg-nogg.
Heading xvua notr slow In seizing this ad
vantage , but bending over his wheel ho
Increased his pacoand when tbo Minneapolis
man again appeared upon the track the dls-
tmica of olir lit miles Intervened between him
nnd the soldier. Ho went plucklly at it ,
however , mm kept his wheel until U o'clock
in the evening , when nausea again seized
him and ho was comnolloil to dismount. This
time Heading gained llttlo over half a mlle
em him , nnd , barring serious accident , now
has tha ruco won. DIngtcy , however , says
ho will run It out. Thu score :
Miles. Laps.
Heading . , . 175 U
Dlngley . 107 0
a ho V. M. U. A. KxhlDitlon.
A largo crowd of Interested spectators
gathered at the Young Men's Christian as
sociation gymnasium last evening to witness
the first annual contest of the athletes ba-
longlng to the organization , The programme
was along und varied one , and the delighted
spectators wcro liberal In their applause ol
tno gracefully performed foals of skill and
strength. A moro splendidly davolopod com
pany of young men than tha participants in
last evening's performance would bo difficult
to find and their performances elicited much
prmsa.
After a well rendered vocal solo by Mr. G.
T. , Zimmerman and a pretty Indian club
drill , the spectator ! wcro entertained with
performances on tha horizontalbar. . The
participants' were Messrs. Nohrbas , G , T.
and . . B. 'Zimmerman , Charles Martin ,
Lockwood , Herman , Hlnchoy , Mark , Elbort
and Charley 'iufileld : the last named was
disguised us "McGIuty" and Icepl the visi
tors In roars of laughter with his droll per
formances. Ono of the most splendid feats of
the horizontal bar performance was the
giant swing by Charles Martin.
Thu contest In * distance diving was the
first prize performance of the evening , and
the participants , nt the apparent peri ) of
their lives , jumped headlong over the bard
ticks. The prize was fairly won by Mr , G.
T. Zimmerman , the shortest man in the
class , who dove thirteen feet , scvon inches.
Mr. Anderson won second prize , making a
record of thirteen fcot. three inches.
Exhibition feats on the parallel bars fol
lowed , ending with n pretty nnd difficult
pyramid on tbo bars by Messrs. Zimmerman ,
.Nohrbas nnd Hlnchoy.
The hop , stop and jump contest was next
In order und Nehrbas , who by this time had
made hlthsulf a favorite with the nudlonco.
won the first prize , making n distance of 'M
fobt , 0 > i inches. Mr. Zimmerman , who took
second prize , was only half on inch behind.
The tumbling was a very pleasing and
arnuMng feature , and the combination feats
of Tufllold nnd Lockwood attracted prob
ably 'tho most attention. Martin's front
BomorsaultB were tbo perfection of grace
nnd ease.
The vaulting contest proved a long and
somewhat tedious one , aud when the bar was
U feet , 10K inches high the thrco contestants
were declared n tie. Thn trio agreed to lot
the manner In which they maao the final
vault eetttlo the contest , nnd before the ro-
BUlt was announced tboro wore loud cries of
' "Nohrbas ; " but tbo judges only awarded
him the second prize , giving the first to
Hinchoy.
Nohrbaa won the broad jump prize , tnaidnp
a distance of 2'J fcot , 1 inch. Mark was an
inch behind him ,
In the high kicking contest Anderson was
declared winner ; he made u record of 8 feet ,
1 Inch. Zimmerman's kick < vas but ono inch
bolow.
The urizcs were presented by Judge
Clnruson.
-Kpnrt at th Atlinnnnjii.
There were several Interesting , sparring
contests at the Atbonaum club rooms last
em-nlag , the liveliest of which was a six
round go between two amateurs , Pete Ward
und Frank Abbott. This was for a gold
incdiil emblematic of the amateur light
weight championship of the state. Ward
tiowod hiuiuolf to bo quito n clover novice ,
knocking Mr. Abbott down onca In the first ,
nnco In the second and twica in the third.
The last round convinced Abbott ttiat he had
received an olcgnnt BUfllcloucy and his second
end elevated the apongo.
Dan Daly of Bangor , Mo. , and Frank
Murray sparred four clover rounds , while
eutortalu ing exhibitions were given by Jaok
Daly and Colonel Hall , Charles Moora and
Frank Murray , and Andy. Cuslck , the old
ball tossor , and Colonnl Ward.
Acatch-ns-culch-oau wrestling match , be-
twuoh Jimmy Leonard aad Howard Nichol
son was won by the latter.
CUlton I tacts ,
CMITOK , JH. Y. , March 10. [ Special Telegram -
gram to Tun BEE.J Summary of today's
ra'cos ;
Selling , ono and one-quarter miles Llttlo
Jim won. Ban Adoma nnd Darling ran a
dead boat for second placo. Time 2lG.f. :
Six and ouo-hulf furlongs Wild Cherry
won , laqberg second , St. Mary third. Time
Bulling , three-quarters of a mile Llttlo
Juke won , Kruodom second , Romance third.
Time 1 ilTtf.
Spring Bok handicap , seven and one-half
furlongs Carncglo wou , Grlmuldi ( second ,
Young Duke third. Time 1 : SS.
Soiling , fivo-clghths of a mile Defendant
won. Prince Howard second , Harrison third.
Time 1:04 } < / .
a hroc-uurtoi-B ( of a mile Hilda won ,
Crispin second , Jim Murphy third. Time
.Now OrloniiH Unco * .
New OntBANS , La. , March 10. ( Special
Telegram to THE BEE. ] Summary of today's
'
races :
Five anil ouo-half furlongs Tom Karl
wpo , Lmtjy Blackburn second , Skoblloff
third. Time I'.MK-
.Flvd-olfchu of a mile- Nosegay won , Llttlo
Boss second. Sain Jones third. Time
1 i02Ji ,
One-half mlle Hardoo won , Bosslo Brlggs
Bcrnnd , Dakota third. Time 50.
Sevan-eights of a tulle Dudley Oaks won ,
MoCauloy second , LldaL third , Time
' ' ' HiViith Omaha
Gor'inanm Hall , South Omaha , will bo the
thoftterof - several puglllstlo contests to *
morrow evening. There arc no knook-outs
on.thb programme , simply several sparring
boutsnfor , solontlflo paints. The premier
avei\t'4l ' thd card Is tha moot between a
licrculpaiiiScotchmau o ( the Maglo city and
nn unknown from this citv. Friday night ,
nf the samp place , Dan Daly , the Bangor.
Ale. , lightweight , ana Dluk Muoro will face
cacJiiotUer iu'the squared clrclo fora twenty-
round contest ,
, . , " .A Si ( 'a to
All the preliminaries for the formation of
R itato base ball looguo have boon perfected.
llio circuit will comprise the.entorpmlni ;
cities of Fremont , Columbus , Kearney , Grand
Island , SowTird.York , Hastings , Lincoln and
UctUrlca-Soward and York to support ono
clue and oltcrualo. the me . Tha crack
colored club ; the Lafayottos , will represent
Lincoln , and WlliUtn M. Pope , their efficient
agent , informs THE DUE thai tha team will
bo stronger this foaioij than ever before.
il'hus fur KenVuey nud Lmcolu are tbo only
towns which have their teams already signed ,
For tbo purpose of perfecting the orsanlia/
tion , tbo oloctlon of officers , etc. , a rncotlnn
will bo hold In Fremont on the 25th of thlt
month. This will mnkn n compact circuit ,
and the venture will undoubtedly provo t
sucejossful ono ni nil the cities arc vorj
oniiiuiiasllc over the scheme.
The lirnthrrltocid Schedule.
Cir.vEiANi > , O. , March 10. [ Special Tele
gram to The BEE. ] At 10 o'clock Mondaj
morning John Strtcklcr nnd Frank Bonnet
wcro the only brotherhood base ball dele
gates who were visible in tbo Wcddcll house
lobby , nnd there having been no rcgulai
session of the meeting called for , everything
was very quiet. Fred Pfoffor nndJoin
Addison of Chicago , nnd .T. E. Wagner o
Philadelphia arrived Monday morning , bu
all keep close to their rooms , and even A
Johnson when ho made hl nppearanco
after 10 o'clock , had suddenly become a man
of few words.
The brotherhood schedule committee me !
In parlor B nt the Woddell house In the af
ternoon and made a few changes in the table
of date * , after which an adjournment unti
Tuesday was taken.
Speacklng of the work done by the com
mit too , ( secretary Brunnell said :
"Wo made no material changes. Aftoi
forming the schcdulo nt Pltlspurg I sent letters -
tors to all the different clubs nsidng if the )
were satisfied , and If not what objection !
they had to offer. Some fault was found
wltb tno committee's work , and today we
took up the complaints and did what we
could to satisfy everybody. Wo will have
nnotherSnturday or two In Boston and Now
York , but aaldo from this no Important
changes were tuadu. The schedule as a
wholb remains practically the same as It
\VM. "
"What do you think of Detroit's proposi
tion to join the brotherhood ? "
"That was n mcrobluff at the league. Wo
could not think fora moment of taking In
Detroit. Why , that man Stearns has been
known for the past tlvo years ns the greatest
living barlcrcr in baseball flesh and blood ,
and wo would bo going riant back on our
principles If wo ware to think for a iclnuta
of having anything to do with him. Beside
all this , Detroit Is no ball town. They won
the International league championship Up
there last season and lost $12,000 In spite of
It. " .
Chicago 1O , Philadelphia 5.
ST. AUOUSTIXE , Flo. , March 10. ( .Special
Telegram to THE BBS. ] Score :
Chicago 0 4304000 0 1C
Philadelphia..0 30002000 C
Batteries Coughlin , JCcttndgo and Vlck-
cry ; Glenson and Clements. Umpires
Lauer and Decker.
TIio 'Jrnvoline Shooter. ? .
KANSAS CJTT , Mo. , March. 10. | Spec In
Telegram to Tun BBC. | Desplto the dis
agreeable weather tbo twentieth match
between the eastern and western teams ol
trap shots Uro'W a croWd of sportsmen this
afternoon. The match was a victory for the
woaiern men by the score of 184 to 153.
The eastern team was crippled by the absence -
sonco on account of sickness of Captain Me-
Murchy , wbllo the western men shot In ex
cellent form , both Sticb and Homes
making clean scores. Although Wolston-
croft nnd "Whitney , of tbo eastern tourists ,
Imvo each made two clean scores , the west
erners had none to their credit until today
ana now Manager Dlmmlcic foils pretty sure
of winning tils bet with a Boston gentleman
who Wagered that ten clean scores would
not bo inadu during the entire trip.
The eastern men nrp now four matches
ahead , having won twelve of the twenty
mu'cucs already shot , but as there are ten
moro matches Budd's ouintctto has not yet
given up hope of winning the trophy offered
by tbo originators of the trip.
Although behind In the number of matches
won the westerners liavo broken thirteen
moro targets than their rivals.
W. . Fred Qulmby , who took Captain Mc-
Murcboy's place , led off for the eastern team
today , and after breaking the first target in
the singles , missed three , duplicating this
record in tho' next four targets. Then ho
broke two , , missed two nnd broke two again
and In tho' following dozeu shots ho shat
tered only ono. raising his score to 11 by
breaking the ilnal four. His work on the
doubles was equally bad and ho retired after
huvlng broken only seventeen out of forty.
Captain Budd of the western team was
nest at the score and he shot wall from the
start , making a clean record on singles. Ho
broke four pairs in the doubles and claimed
tbo last target in tbo flfth pair , but Koforco
Tucker would not allow it nnd it was scored
as a miss , Budd thus losing the credit of
making a clean score on the very first shoot.
This is the third time during the tour that
the western captain has coino within ono of
a perfect scoro.
Wolstoacroft of the eastern team was the
next to face the traps , Ho.shot in good trim
and scored 20 on the single , missing his 24th ,
In the doubles bis work was not so good ,
but ho ended with a'total ' score of 37 , raising
tbo eastern team's score to 54.
J. A. Hublo was the next western repre
sentative and ho did as > voll in the singles
ns Wolstencroft , missing his seventeenth.
Ho missed two In the doubles , making his
acoro 37 , which Ion the easterners 22 behind.
W. E. Perry for the easterners mlssad 3
In the singles and two m the doubles , scor
ing 5 in all.
Then Helkos shattered a straight for
the west and the eastern mon were live moro
behind.
The easterns gained four w'hon W. A.
Perry shot against Cahoou , but their chances
of victory wont glimmering when the western -
orn man SUco broke forty without a miss.
ESCAPADE.
Mary Gaso Traverses Now York City
in An Airy Costume.
NEW Yoitir , March 10. [ Special Telegram
to Tun BEE. ] Policeman Stuart of the
Thirtieth street squad , thin morning , nn hour
before day break , saw standing at the ladies
entrance of the Fifth Avenue hotel a tall
woman attired In a white night gown with
n wrapper thrown loosely over it. The
woman also were a hut and shoos and car
ried n ridjng whip.
As the ofllcor stopped close and took a
good look at the woman ho saw that her eyes
stared blankly straight uhoaa , and that she
was fast asleep. At his voice and touch she
gava a suddoti start and woke up. Than
with a shriek she dropped at the policeman's
fcot.
fcot.When
When the xvoman recovered enough to
walk the policeman took bar to a station
bouso , wbaro oho was supplied with proper
clothing to keep her warm. She was nearly
benumbed with the cold.
To the sergeant she said that she was
Mary Case , n professional singer , and lived
nt 31 Great Junes street. The last sbo re
membered was going to bed nnd
to sleep in her own room. In
the early morning hour BIO had
ovli ' . 'ly arisen , put on her hat nnd shoos
am ne > .0 up Broadway , probably all the way
to , 'i i laon square , without knowing what
she was doing and without moating on her
route a policeman to wako her up. Her way
lay through two precincts , the Fifteenth and
Nineteenth , nud she wont over the posts of
at least a dozen or flftion patrolmen. The
sorgeantsont her homo in charge of an
ofllcor.
.
91 ait or nil ttio Mob.
BCoujuiiu , S. C. , March 10. A mob of sev
eral hundred uica proourod a small cannon
nnd roduInto the town of Spartansburg
today for the avowed purpose of ntUoUto. g
the Jail and taking therefrom nud lynchIng -
Ing George Sturnon , who shot aud
killed nis brother-in-law , Edward Flngor.on
Friday. When the mob arrived at the pub-
llo square rtloynr Hcnnomun at the head of
the police force , pUtol In hand , repulsed
them , spiked the euuuoti nnd locked It up.
After making another hostile demonstration
the would bo lyncnera dispersed.
Thren hit Grlitpn Viotlun.
CHICAGO , March 10. PoatoQlco DUtrl-
butors MoDovltt , Woldraann and Nelson
Jicd yesterday from the effects of la grlppo ,
having contracted the disease , It Is said , in
handling the Itusslan malls.
AVnv * unit Clonus.
WASIIIXOTON , yarch 10. The ways and
moans commlueo tojtiy < heard further argu
moat upon thy proposition to inornate the
duty on hops , . Hermann of Oregon speaking
for. uud IfuUerworlh of Ohio against the
l > roro ltioa.
IOWA SCHOOL BOOK REFORM ,
An Attempt to Commit the Legisla
ture to tbo Sohomo.
ANOTHER LOADED RESOLUTION ,
Several Member * Show Slnnn oflloit'
lessn-RB and nn ISnrly Adjourn-
nietit Looked For Iowa
Noivs Nates.
Uniformity of Text llookn.
DBS Moi.vns , la. . March 10.- [ Special Telegram
gram to Tim BSE. ] There was qulta t
contest in the housa this morning over i
resolution for state uniformity of textbooks
The resolution was sprung by the friends ol
that Idea to cot a toss of sentiment , as thoj
claimed. 10 that the committee on , text booici
could know what to do. Their real purpose
was to commit the housa to that scheme ir
advance and then claim that the expression
was binding upon nil further action. Some
of the members who now favor stnto unl
formlty refused to attempt legislation
by resolution , ns they expressed It ,
nnd voted against the resolution ,
Others voted for it who will not favor II
later , when some good bill has boon prepared
for some other kind of school book reform.
The resolution was carried by a small ma
jority.
The Dos Molnos annexation bill will come
up In the house tomorrow and will probably
pass m substantially the same form as when
it passed the senate.
The sonata Is still pounding uway on nn ole ]
fashioned debate , wor.nng out the patience
of all who tinvo to hour it.
SiMiate.
DCS MUIXES , la. , March 10. In the sonata
this morning petitions and memorials against
the repeal of tbo prohibition law were re
celved. The names signed aggregate 10,000.
A joint resolution reducing the state tax
levy from 2 to 3 mills was ma3o a special
order for Wednesday next. Among the bills
Introduced was ono requiring tbo display ol
United States Hags on schools In towns ol
1,000 inhabitants and over , and providing
military instruction. A joint resolution
favoring placing jute nnd sisal grass on the
free list was discussed at some length , and It
was finally made a special order for tomor
row morning. A resolution wasIntroduced ,
calling for final adjournment April 10. bul
no action was taken. Adjo'irne.d until (
o'clock tomorrow.
House.
DES Moixcs la. . March 10. Tn the house
this morning Smith's resolution providing
ulf ormlty in school text books was discussed
and finally passed by a Vota of fifty-five in
twenty-seven. The municipal corporation
committee reported favorably on the Dei
Molncs annexation bill. A resolution call
ing for a two mill state tax' levy went over
under the rules. A concurrent resolution
was adopted calling a joint convention for
Thursday , March 20. to elect regents of tbo
state university and trustees of the state
institutions. Adjourned until tomorrow
morning.
Talktnir nt' Adjournment.
DBS MOIXES , la. , 'March 10. [ Special
to THE Ben. | The members of the l.jUin-
turo are beginning to talk about adjourn
ment , although it was onlv a few days' ago
when they began business. It Is thought
that they will adjourn about the second
week in April. The state encampment of
tno Grand Army of the Republic is to beheld
held bora at that time , and many of the
members want to attend It. So they will
prooub'.y ' arrange to get through their work
just in time to bo ready for it.
>
An 111 mils Central Strike- .
MAUSHALLTOWX , la , , March 10. ' | Special
Telegram to THE , UEE. } Woarly'all tbo em"
ploycs of the Iowa Central road machine
shops have struck. The company made a
ruling , the first of the kind since the road
was built , that extra titno , night and Sunday
work could bo counted only as 'straight time
instead of time and a half , as heretofore.
The mechanics refused to submltto this and
wcro paid off to date , ibis morning. The
shops are practically Idlein consequence ,
and there is little prospect of an adjustment
of the difficulty soon. The mon say they
have submitted to all the cats , reductions
and starvation wages tnoy propose to.
In Control nt the. Democrats.
CBDAB RAPIDS , In. , March 10. { Special
Telegram to Tuu BEE ] The excitement of
the past week over the olpctipn of the city
council terminated today. J. J. Snouffer
( dam ; , elected mayor , was an alderman ,
The republicans had nine membersnnd the
democrats bad nine with Snouffer at the
meeting of the now council today to prevent
the republicans from getting tbo majority.
Snouffer resigned ns alderman , to take
effect when his successor was elected and
qualified. Mayor MuloldV , the outgoing
democratic mayor , voted with the demo
crats , and W. P. Brady , superintendent of
the Burlington , Cedar Itnptds & Northern
railway , was elected as SnoulTer's successor ,
and the democrats now bavo control of the
city government.
Another Freight Itnfa Reduction.
DES MOIKES , In , , March , to , [ Special
to THC BEE. ] The fact has leaked out that
the railroad commissioners intend to reduce
the freight rates in this state , in view of the
general reduction in Interstate rates. The
demand for a reduction comes chiefly and
almost solely from jobbers at Mississippi
river points. They find Chicago invading
their territory , and tFioy want the commis
sioners to help them out. The latter have
agreed to do so , and in a few flays will make
a now schedule of rates. It is thought that
the reduction will bo about 15 per cent below
present rates. _
At Ills Old Trlolw
DunuejUE , la. , March 10. [ Special Tele
gram to TUB BBB. | Hank Colby , who ,
with his brother at Fort Dodge last Satur
day , paid the fine assessed for running a
' blind pic" saloon and promised to quit the
business entirely , was In the city today , nnd
It Is said laid In a largo stock of liquors
which ho bought from ono of the wholesale
merchants. What ho Intenda to do with
his supply Is a mystery.
Urolco Ilia Nooic Whtlo Drunk.
DAVENTOUT , In , March 10. [ Special Tolo-
jrom to Tun Bnn.J Henry Korwln , ogod
forty , n mechanic , was found in his hut to
day with his nock broken. Appearances
indicated that while drunk Saturday nightie
: io fell down stairs. His only son was today
sent to the reform school.
High School nonets Votnd.
CBDAU lUiuus , la. , March 10. [ Special
Telegram to to TUB BEI : , ] There was a
vary excited contest over the vote for 40,000
jonds for a now high school building hero
today. A largo vote was polled und there is
a very largo majority In favor of building.
A llrakeninn Patnlly Injured.
MjUox Crrr , la. , March 10. [ Special Tele
gram to TUB BEE. | S. E. Scbonck , brakeman -
man , on the Chicago , Milwaukee & St. Paul ,
was run ever by tbo cars and both logs warn
imnshcd BO that amputation was noconsury.
L'hyalclan * say that there | s httlo hope for
his recovery ,
Uunvy ilnlim.
HimujJGTOX , la. , March 10 , Specials
'rum various portion * of Icwa , Illinois nnd
tlUsouri report heavy rains prevailing dur-
ug the past thlrtr-slx hour * . The lowland *
orotty generally nra under water , wnllo the
L-reeks and ravlnen are overflowed.
Tltr Xeoin Klcotlon.
Neobt , la. , March --Special ( Telegram
to TUB BUB.Tho ] most hotly nontesied
olcctlon that has occurred for a long time
.ook placet here today for school directors.
X resulted In the olcctlon of AA. . Watts
nnd S. N , Harvey *
CUOW13 rttlUAIONEU.
A Contlnunnon of Ten ! ) ? Grntitci
In $11,000 HonUft.
CHICAGO , Mnrc > 10. HSpecial Telegram t <
TUB BKK.I Patrick Crowo , the youiu tnai
from Omaha who shot Officers Llnvlllo am
lirlscoo while running ntnuck In the street
Friday evening , Was granted his request ti
bo booked this tnornlng , When led bofon
Justice Brad well 'ho 'was pale nnd trembling
"All I want is to ) ( now what punishmcn
am going to cot , " cried Crowo.
Tbo officials reported to the court tha
Officer Lluvllla was improving rapidly
Officer Brlscoa this , morning was resting i
great deal easier than nt any time sloco hi
was received nt the hospital.
Four charges of assault with intent to kll
were placed opposite Crowe's name. Isaac
LInvillo , Emmolt Brlscoo , C. E. Cole nnd
Annie Hall were tno complainants. Annie
Hall was olio n complainant on n charge of
robbery. A continuance for ton days was
granted in bonds agercgatlnglll.OOO.
The prisoner suffers considerably with hi :
shattered hand , the use of which ho will lose
forever. Saturday evening ho was taken tc
tha county hospital for treatment , the physi
cians finding it necessary to cut the hand
open to remove tno bullet which had 1m
bedded Itself between tha first and socor.il
finger.
Crowe's brother , Stove , who keeps a sa
loon m Omaha , arrived in the city yes
terday. Ho was accorded nn interview with
the prisoner , but had little to say noyond
consoling tho. prisoner In his misfortune.
DAKOTA Ijo5ri3IlV ItltjU.
The IMensiiro May bo Uclntrotluocil
Tortny.
BISMA'IICK , N. D. , March 10. The intercsl
In the revival of the lottery scheme Is gen
cral today. If the session terminates or
March 18 the bill niuat bo introduced toirior
row to make it possible to get it through ,
Attorney General Goodwin said ho wouk
snnd ih his opinion today upon the duratioc
of the session. If ho Includes the holidaj
recess the session terminates on the 18th ,
and if ho does not. It terminates May 0. II
ho Is satisfied that the lottery bill is coming
up he may decide that tbo legislature can
remain In session in order to heat the bill.
A Great Liovorace.
ST. PAUL , Minn. , March 10. The North
Dakota legislature a few days ago appointed
a seed wheat commission , some of the mem
bers of which are acknowledged loaders in
the lottery scheme , and the opponents of
that measure at once expressed
the fear that through the necessities
of their constituents some of tha anti-lottery
members would bo won over by the com
mission. A special tonight'says that there
is the best of reasons for believing that the
lottery bill will bo taken- from tbo table to
morrow or Wednesday In oreitr to got n test
vote on it. As It requires a two-thirds vote
to tnko it from the table , that , If secured ,
would bo enough to pass It over a voto. If
the motion carries the now bill will bo
Introduced making tlo ) , tribute to bo paid
annually $150,000 instead of 375,000 , wbilo
the prlco of the charter will he raised from
$25,000 to 50,000 , and $310,000 will bo paid
at once into the state treasury. The seed
wheat question will bo used with powerful
o fleet. j > d '
DEATH IN THE lOi.VMES.
A Womnn nnclS.qvcn Children CrP-
inatcd Near Montreal.
MOXTIIEAL , March"iO. Mrs. Collorctto , the
wife of n wealthy1 'farmer , and her seven
cmldrcn were burnoiHo death yesterday in
their home , a .largo st'ono uouso near Cote
St. Michael , five 'inti s from this city. The
building took 'firp , < and before assistance
could bo given it v/aa.tmrnod . to the ground.
Coltoretto tried to rescue his family , but was
overcome nnu . .fainted.Ho was' terribly
burned and may aje. ' ' The flro is supposed
to have boon causcll'by jho explosion of a
can of kerosene. ' "
"Wnroliii usu Den troy ad.
KANSAS CmMo .v-March 10. At an early
liour"flre'desV6y'ed ' > VifrotfoUso and con
tents belonging to"tti B , ' C. Clark Crockery
company. Loss , $100,000 } hilly insured.
Detroit's Blaze.
DBTOOIT , Mich. , March 10. The losses of
last night's flro will aggregate about $152,000.
The Insurance will amonnt to $98,000. The
burned buildings were the property of Sen
ator McMillan.
A nic Tenement Burns.
NEW Ypuic , March 10. The cry of flro
awoke Ludlow street tonight. It came from
No. 137 , a human bco blvo six otories high ,
wbicn-sheltered thirty families. Loss than
two years ago the building wn ravaged by
flro and a number of people burned , though
npno wcro killed. " It liaa since boon pro
vided with every means of escape for its
teaming population. During the nrogress of
the flro the occupants of the building were
in terrible ponl. All were rescued jn safety ,
however. There were > many narrow es
capes , as the flames surrounded the fire es
capes and the halls were filled with smoke.
An Incident of tbd fire was that of a father
throwing his baby trom a second story fire
escape into the hands of the firemen below ,
who caught it. Several persons were res-
cned by being lowered by ropes. The loss is
small.
SWITCHMEN 8TUIRE.
After a Pour Hour BloSUndo the
Trouble In Settled.
CHIOAOO , March 10. The switchmen oin-
[ iloyod in tbo Chicago & Northwestern
yards , between three hundred ana four hun
dred in numbor. wont on a strike this morn
ing , badly blocking business. The mon
claimed that Yard Master Brooks was over
bearing and demanded his removal. After
a four hour blockade and a conference tbo
company removed Mr. Brooks und the mon
returned to work. An hour later they quit
again to demand the dUchnrgo of two
switchmen who had made thnmsolvos ob-
coxious. This matter was settled after an
other hour's delay and it is oow thought the
trouble is over. Tbo railroad officials say
tbo whole trouble was duo to ill fooling between -
twoon rival switchmen's organizations.
In Sympathy.
MILWAUKKB , March 10. All the switchmen
employed here by the Chicago & North
western , numbering about tlfiv , struck today
in sympathy with and in support of the
switchmen who struck In Chicago. T' . . ,
trains were greatly delayed , and by 0
o'clock th ere was a'blockade nt the station
liero. The onginooi'B' , ' xyho wore asked to
tiolp get the tralhU out , rofusod. Freight
traffic is practically ul u'standstill ,
At 10 p. m , ordbrB' ' wore received from
Chicago that the ktrflto was off and the mon
promptly roturnedtowork.
Two Tlionsninl Shirt Makers Our.
NEW Yamc , Mlic > 10. Two thousand
shirt makers won .pn a strike In this city
: oday. Many of } bejn ; are women and they
demand a utilformr.rato of pay in all shoos.
They also want the9bosses to provide ma
chines for thorn 'fo-'bporatc. Many bosses
conceded the tormt Klemrtudod , but others
are holding out. TUlf pleat makers joined
: ho bhlrt makers oW-Af sympathy , A num
ber of pants maktJCs'Utruck , but the strike is
not general. tf '
nr tn
Aqnlnat Nro1 ? Unloi | Mon.
NBVT Yonic , March 10. The workmen em
ployed on the building of the Temple Court
annex struck today , They demand that
only union men bo employed on tbo work.
What is moro attractive than a pretty faca
with a fresh , bright compaction ) For it use
Pozzonl's Powder.
A V ry Kust llun.
PmiaTiEU'iiu , March 10. A fast run wa
nndo on the Now York dtvlalon of the Road-
ng road today , Tni morning n member of
a prominent broker firm called at the Homi
ng ofllco to arrange for a spucinl tram to
carry several hundred ehurts of stock to
New V'ork. The ontlro run of ninety mlloti
van * made in clghty-liva rainutiis. This is
aid to bo the fastest run uvcrmudo between
I'htludalphla und Jersey City ,
n
Try the Imperial charaD.igne. It's boquet
s dullcloui ! It In perfectly pure. A botuo
vlth your dinner will ivl oruto you f or u day ,
A BRACE OF BLACKMAILERS
Mrs. Fountain Again Appoara I
Her Favorite Rolo.
SHE HAS A MALE ASSISTANT
The Notorious Outfit Nantly Tr nppoi
and Forced to IJOKVO tha City
Their Exploits In the
III u ON ,
A Bold Adventures * .
About thrco years ago the name of "Mn
Fountain , baby and husband" frequently at
pcarod In tha public prints of this city. A
ono time they appeared in connection wit
thd shortcomings of a young man who ha
succumbed to the charms of the sorceress
and whoso absolute ruin was prevcnte
only by the timely advice and succor o
friends.
They were again bruited In connoctloi
with extravagant living at ono of the hotel
without apparent modns of support.
A third time they came Into prom
Incnco in connection with th
disappearance of a diamond rini
which the woman , the loader of th
combination , had procured from n jewolr ;
firm in tnls city. The ownership of this or
namcut was tested in a justice court thoi
presided ever by Judge Holsloy , now of tin
police cuurt. The firm sought to regain pos
session of the ring or to recover Its cquwa
lout In cash. Ihu woman , nt the time , o
tbo beginning of the suit resided In St. Paul
whore she rolgncd ilka nquccn in royal apart
ments In the Hotel Uyun. She was brough
back to this city by Constable Kdgerton
She was accompanied by her husband whos <
demise at Dos Moincs was recently reported
Distinguished counsel appeared for botl
the plaintiff nnd defendant. The latter won
as It waa known she would , upon a mon
technicality. She retains possession of tin
stone and the firm was conllduncod out o
just the value of the jewel nnd sotting.
To enumerate tno other instances In whlcl
this stellar combination appeared would bite
to mention cases which would not appeal
well in print. It is sufficient to no to tha' '
few people mot or hud uny dealings with the
loading member of the aggregation withoul
feeling that tboy bud been fleococ
of money or reputation or both
So general had the fooling become and so ut
tcrly despicable had the leading charactoi
grown In the estimation of the public thai
the combine was compelled to seek victim !
in other regions.
It. wont to Lincoln , and , during tha last
session of the legislature , hubby , baby and
alt , was one uf the curiosities of the timo.
It moved tbonco to half a dozen places and
the record of its achievements Is well preserved -
served horo.
Three weeks ago it returned to Omaha
that is , all that was loft , and registered atone
ono of the hotels. The combination comprised
Mrs , Fountain , her sister and a sub
stitute forhubby who * gave the
nauia of Harris. The last is an assumed
name. The younp roan is the soil of wealthy
and rcspectablo parents in u largo Iowa city.
Out of respect to thorn , thu right name is
temporarily suppressed.
The narty engaged two rooms wlncti wore
connected with each other. It ordered the
meals to bo sent to the rooms , only the escort
cert appearing in the dining room , nud he
but once or twice.
For five days they lived almost Incognito ,
although the beny.no inscribed her name
upon the register. It was overlooked , however -
over , because the clerk , and indeed the pro
prietor were moro less unacquainted with
the exploits of the woman.
One day. however , a jeweler called uuon
her. Later an attorney twilled , nnd secured a
numbeir of diamonds which bo claimed in return -
turn for unrequited services.
By this time the hotel proprietor began to
sco that ho was sheltering a party who ought
to bo under osplonagu. The sumo day , the
woman , heavily veiled , left the hotel , and ,
with her escort , toalc u coupe which had been
ordered in some mysterious manner. She
returned , hidden us before by un impenetra
ble veil , and went immediately to her room.
The coupe , however , had been shadowed.
Every place at which it stopped was noted.
It was then suspected that thu woman was
trying to play her old garno. She did not
enter uny of the places at which she stopped ,
but waited at ono place lor a considerable
length of time , after her carriage messenger
had brought word to her that the party in
question would "see her In n few ininutos. "
When a second call was made , It was found
that the intended victim had flown.
Disappointed and angered thu woman re
turned to the hotel.
Next morning the young man In the
case worked the hotel telephone
und Informed the party for whom the
siren had waited so patiently the day before
that n lady would call to sea him that fore
noon.
After the couple bad again left the hotel
; ho propriotoc told the gentleman who was
sought tor , who the lady was who intended
to honor him with her presence.
When nmdatno's escort called at the office
n question the gentleman sought was not
in and would not bo in perhaps for an hour ,
n fact , ho might have left town , as he hud
been thinking of doing so when ho wont out
of the office.
Again the madame returned disappointed.
Tno much sought-for gontlouian conferred
with tbo hotel man. The former said that
10 know what tbo madame's gumo was ana
that ho would light her to the uttermost if
she ever ran across his path.
That night tha hotel proprietor put a man
m the room adjoining the Fountain combina
tion , and that man heard a great deal. The
combine gave itself away. It had made up.
its mind to blucicrnull a number of leading
merchants , among whom was the much
iought for gentleman , and from him Hubby
larris sugge-nted that the madame extort
lor money at tbo muzzle of a shotgun. For
learly two days nnd two nights the listener
made notes of this conspiracy , the madame
meanwhile dispensing with her coupe rides.
At length Harris made las appearance , and
was promptly met by the proprietor of
the hotel with the bill for lodging , meals
and liquor sold the combination while In the
totel. The money was not forthcoming und
the landlord Insisted upon getting it in the
norning. At the same time ho introduced
.ho man who had ovorhoird the consplruoy ,
who told of what ho had ascertained and
.lint If bo and the xvoman did not leave town
nsldo of a dozen hours that ho would have
horn all arrested and sent to the peniten
tiary. . .
Next morning the party loft the1 hotel ,
mvlng In the meantime procured the money
with which to pay the bill.
Tno combination is now In Council Bluffs ,
Sormof the members of It mot some people
who are now m town and told them that tboy
ntomlcd to como to this city and got (112,000
which was duo them and that they would so-
uuro It no mutter what publicity It required
, o obtain It.
It U hardly likely , however , that Mrs.
fountain's boast will bo carried out now that
he reading people ore prepared to meet her ,
The Conspirator In tr.n liluffr.
An investigation discloses the fact the
Tountaln combination has been stopping at
the Ogden housa in Council Bluffs for the
last weak , but their presence there was
mown to very few , even of the regular
boardori , as they have kept their rooms ,
vhoro their meals have been sent them. Tbo
lotel register under the date of Tuesday ,
tlarch 4 , boars tho'following Inscriptions !
'Mrs. J , G. Fountain and slstar and child ,
) cs Molnos. " Directly underneath , In an
other houd , is written , "P. H. lloffmun , Dos
Molnoa. " According to the rogixtor thqlr
rooms are No. 89 , 01 nnd 03. When
BBB reporter called last ovon-
ug , It was Impossible for him to
Ascertain a particle of Information from any
} f tbo hotel employes with reference to this
nystorlous quartctto that bad registered
here nearly a week before , and no ono
exmied to know whether they were still
here or not. A qulot Investigation on the
jpper lluors failed to throw any llpht on the
ubjoct , as the rooms above mentioned were
ill dark , and no annwar ca'jio to ropoat.od
cnocks at the doora. Tha soribo descended
jo the lower iloor , whore u good looking
ouug man was found , who , under the Judi-
tous operation of the suction putnplmpurtod
omo really Interesting Information , uftur
xactlng a solemn prouilso thut hi horribly
uitortcd likeness should not appear In thuso
olumns.
It seioin * that the outfit In question wont to
ho house on the day above stutud Into In the
Ucnaooa , Their proiouco m the hotel was
not known by the proprietor until some tin
later , when ho recognized the autograph r
tbo register. Ho know of the woman on tl
occasion of her visit hero three years ag
nnd at once Informed the clerk of liar elm
actor , and declared thnt noconcoMton * mui
bo shown thorn , Thor woru to bo nllowo
no reductions , and the homo must free :
them out. They stayed , however , nnd yea
tordny afternoon were required to pay the
bill , amounting to fM for six days.
The reporter was anxious 'to nee tli
guests , nnd finally ascertained tlut they ha
changed their rooms , und the women un
child were In Nos. 77 nnd 70. Another trl
to the upper regions , and a ran ht the door <
No. 79 wa answered by n call to "Como in.
It was n front room on the parlor Iloor , an
the occupants were a very good-looklu
young lady in black , a llttlo girl of aboi
U.i oo years , nud n good-sized young man In
nmull-alzeHl rocking chair , who was ondoavoi
ing to hide a very rod face betiind a news
paper , whl h ho was periulnir with iminfi
eagerness. The reception accorded wn
qulto .frigid.
" 1 ucg your pardon for Intruding , but I
Mr. Hoffumn in ! "
"No , sir. "
"Wnoro can I find hlrat"
"Ho is In Omaha. "
"Will he return Boonl"
" 1 don't know anything about It , "
The young man was disposed to ndvanco
llttlo moro information In the hope of mon
cpecdlly getting rid of nn tinwolcomo visitor
und vouchsafed the statement thai they wor
momentarily expecting him.
"Is Mrs. Fountain hero ! "
"Sho has gone with him. Tuov wont ovoi
this evening aud It is time for thoni to b
back. "
"I presume thin Is Mrs , Fountain's nlstort1
"It Is , " ( with superlative c-oldncss ) .
"Perhaps I oueht to nxplnln that my cat
is with reference to an article that nppoaroi
in today's BEB. "
"That's what I aupposod , nnd 1 can tel
you that there will oo trouble about It. "
' For whoml"
"I don't care to talk about It. "
"Has your sister soon ill"
"I don't want to talk , I toll you. "
"Possibly you uro not familiar with thi
facts m the casol"
No answer.
"Lot's " said scribe
see , the meditatively
"wore you here with your sister three yean
ago , on tbo occasion of her former visit 1"
" 1 told you 1 didn't ' want to talk , and 1
won't , " and the young lady throw horscl :
back on the sofa with a very decided got-uut
of-hero-and-mlnd-your-own-businoss air.
"Is this young gentleman connected will
the case ! "
"Oh " of that Individual
no , was the hasty answer
dividual himself , and then ho again retreated
behind his papur.
There was nothing- do but to tuvalt the
return of the siren and her victim , ant
another rounel up of the lower floor occupied
the time. It was ascertained that the parti
has had n great deal of liquor sent tc
their rooms nt night , but it has boot
mostly boor Instead of wmo nnd champagne ,
ns might Imvo been expected. The young
man of solid build and florid complexion is u
stranger und does not 8ton in the houao. He
first appeared last Thursday opening nnd
sent up a card on Which bo inscribed "A.
M. " It wet evidently roqogulred , as the
bell boy returned with instructions to show
the stranger to her room. Since thoa he has
boon a regular visitor and calls nearly every
night. Ho nnd Hoffman remain upstairs
until about 1 or 2 o'clock and
"
tnon vonturn below" , . wtien the
ofllco is comparatively deserted. The
stranger Is supposed to bo an Omaha
youth , but ho has never dropped any clue as
to his identity. His time is apparently
monopolized by "sister. " Hoffman und
Mrs. Fountain have been occasionally seen
on the streets during the past week , but
never In the hotel dining room. ' They hnvo
attracted considerable attention , from tha
fact that the woman was considerably his
senior , as well as. by their actions aud their
stylish dress. Ho wears a long' brown ovor-
cout und silk * hat , with nn incipient
mustache , whllu the woman dresses in black
with a full length sealskin cloak. They ap
parently cared for nobody , and the young
dupe was oblivious to all save the slum's
smiles.
It.was nearly 10 o'clock when they ro-
turnoel from Omaha. They ascended nt
once to No. 79 and the scribe requested an
interview. Ho was shown Into the room
und Mrs , Fountain announced her Identity
in a most businesslike manner.
Plunging at once into business , the intnr-
viewer inquired : "Mrs. Fountain , what
have you to say regarding the article con
cerning you In this evening's BEB ? "
"Nothinu not a word I don't want to talk
I haven't anything to say. " she declared in
sharp , disjointed sentences. "All there is
to it , I can't understand it. "
& "Do you admit that it was nil truol"
"I doiVt admit anything I can't under
stand it. I don't know as I must' reply to
anything 1 don't cheese to. I don't ' ewe the
people of Omaha anything ; on the contrary.
It is quite the reverse. "
"What have you to say , MV. Hoffman ! "
"Ob , nothing what over wo don't under
stand it. "
"Are you l-eally Mr. Hoffman , or are you
Mr. Harris , or uro you neither ! "
"Why er or er "
"Oh. you nccden't answer it , " Interposed
madam. ' 'Our business is no concern of the
public. "
"Of course not , " ejaculated Hoffman , evi
dently relieved ,
As the pumping progressed Mrs. Fountain
again and again interposed to head oft the
embarrassed young man and prevent his
committing himself. The woman was an
cool as could be and faced the muMc.
She did not wilt under any question
and denied everything in toto. She ad
mitted that she was hero n few years with
her husband. Know Billy Smith , formerly
porter at the Ocdon. Used to send bun on
errands to Omaha. Oh , no , sbo never sent
him for hush money.
"What about that diamond business ! "
"Thoro was nothing in it My husband
was at thei bottom of that. I had nothing to
do with it. "
"Well , but didn't a lowolor nnd nn nttor-
nov visit you m Omaha recently I"
"An attorney visited mo , but It was on al
together different business , and another
gentleman called , but ho wasn't a jowolor. "
"Is your husband dead ! "
"Yes ; ho died In New York a few months
ago , just as ho was ready to como home. It
was a vary sad affair , " uud it huudkorchlof
nnd sob duet was then Introduced , but the
tear accompaniment was missing.
"Say , " suddenly remarked young Hoff
man , "who inspired that article in TUB
"It doesn't make any difference , " declared
madam with a warning look. "You are uot
interested In it , "
"Ob , that's so , of course , " assented the
thoroughly subdued youth.
At this juncture the reporter requested n
private interview with young Hoffman and
was taken into tno adjoining room. Thaio
was no mincing mutteirs nnd the forceps
were applied very forcibly.
"Seo here , Hoffman , or whatever your
name is , what are you doing here with this
woman ! "
"Why , I'm stoupltn ; here just ltl < o any
other boarder , "
"Is It possible you don't know horl "
"I know she Is a lady. "
"YOU know she is nothing , of the kind.
Now then , this thing bus got down to bed
rock , nud there Is no utu in fooling. How
union has she squeezed you for ! "
Hoffman turned half a dozen colors , looked
at the dor and finally begun : "For God's
sake don't publish my name and I'll tell you
all about It. "
Just then the door opened and In came the
charmer. She wanted to talca thu interview
off his hands , but it wouldn't do , and she
was finally pursuadod to louvo the room.
Huffman's courage hud returned , and. ho refused
fused to toll the story. Ho climbed up ou
his dignity nnd posed for > k tnlnuto , bul thu
position was untenable.
'What is your right naino ) "
"My name Is iloftumti. "
Are you eiulto cortulu about It ) "
' Yes , sir , Ills Hoffman , and nothing also. "
"What Is your father's iiumol"
"Well , that's a strange question. , U
ncouiB rather Insulting. Did you Intend It
that way ! "
"Oh no , I meroiy was going to nsk why
they were not nllitc. "
Hoffman tried hard to rnlso his eyes , but
they fell to the iloor , and he begun to whim-
l > or. Auam hi * goadosg roliovud jilm , and
said they had boon questioned enough for
3no night.
"Well , but you won't bo hero tomorrow , "
"Oh will. "
, yes , wo
"You know the landlord ordered you out
tonight , ami merely allowed you to remain
aver night bccuuso tbo evening trains had
They unblushlngly denied it , and every
thing In connection With it. U was uioloss
to say more. Mui'um would not lot Hoffman
nut of her tight , aud ho caulU uot got In a
word whllo she was ttioro , Bha
would toll nothing , nnd would
allow no ono olio to do It. She would say
nothing about the $113,000 , nud only ex
pressed the wish that no moro would bo snla
nbout it , ns "too much line ) been Bald
already. " Bha ml milted thnt n woman who
was nlono might do wrong , mill wns really
working Up to n very affecting point , when
the reporter withdrew.
A FAX STOCK BUOW.
The Board of Trade Favors the
Hohamu of * Holding Ono Next Fall ,
Whim President Martin called the board
of trndo to order Inst'nlgbt there wcro ulna
members present.
The directors reported that William So-
golko had bcaii admitted to meinborshlp by
transfer of the membership ot Po'.or Boycr. ,
The report of the committee appointed to
visit Superior for the pilrposa or attending
n meeting to consider the establishment tot u
railroad from Superior to Doitgo City. ICrts. ,
was presented. The report Ima nlrendy been
published In those columns. After being
rend It wan placed on file.
The llvo stock committee , to winch hail
been referred several communications rola-
tlvo to holding n fat stock show In Omnhn ,
submitted n report stntlng thnt the commit
tee wcro about equally divided nn totlio ml-
viability of holding u fat stock show during-
the coming fall.
A resolution was Introdnccd and adopted ,
stating that it was the scnso of the bourd
thnt u fat stock show should bo held in
Omaha nnd resolving trial n copy of the resolution -
elution nnd the correspondence bo referred
to the Coliseum association for their fuvoru-
blo consideration.
The committee on memorials reported thnt
the prospectus of the Merchant- ! ' river
freight line , presenting a scheme for carryIng -
Ing frclgnt by wntor between Omaha nnd
Pittsburg and intermediate river points , was
worthy of kindly consideration by the
board , nnd rocommimded that the board
commend the project to the favorable con
sideration of business inou. The report was
adopted.
A cony of a preamble and resolution ,
adopted by the Cincinnati chamber of com
merce , was presented , reciting that the com-
mcrclal Interests of too country roeiuiro u
determined policy , based ou complete In
formation , to secure the proper legislation ,
nnd resolving thnt legislation bo urged loolc-
ing to thu establishment ot a department of
commerce under the supervision of a cabinet
officer , to .bo known ns the Bocrotary of com
merce. The communication was referred to
the committee on memorials.
Major Wheeler reported , for the committee -
too appointed to go to Beatrice , that tha
committee had attended tha meeting and
considered the matter of ImporMnco to
Omaha No action was taken on the report.
President Mnrtin stated thnt the executive
committee had empowered him to appoiut n
committee of thrco to go'to Chicago with the
Niobrara delegation to advocate the building
of the Fremont , Ellchorn & Missouri VnHoy
extension from Niobraru to Verdigris , and
the committee would bo appointed in the
near future.
The board then adjourned.
A iMissliii ; llushnnel.
Mrs. Harrison reported to the police last
night thut her husband had disappeared
nbout a week mjo nnd she wns nt n loss to
account for bis whereabouts. She nnd her
husband had made preparations to go to
Wisconsin , und Mr. Harrison wont to South
Oninha to got f-10 which were duo him.
Slnco that time she has" not senin him. She
suys he It nbout thtrty-throo years old , flvo
feet eight Inches in height , dark complex
ion , and when she lust saw him ho had on n
long , dark brown overcoat. On tne back of ,
his left hand was a largo mark miulo by an „
Injury. The police have bosn Instructed to
keep a lookout for him.o
Too DrniiK : to Glvo Hln Nunc. :
As E , F. Lcmardcr was walking along
Sixteenth street last night n drunken , man
stopped up to him anel struck him a stinging
blow. Jailor Pat Hnvoy happened to bo
passing nt the time and promptly gathered
in the would-be pugilist. HP attempted , to
give Havoy the same trnntmont , but the at , .
tempt proved futile , nnd ho' was hustled to
the station , wlioro ho was registered as John
Dee No. 2 , as ho was too druuk to , glvo Ins
natao.
IN THE C03151ONS.
Boston Makes a McMisntionul Asser
tion.
LOKDOK , March 10. In the commons to
night , the debate on the Pnrnoll report was
resumed and Sexton protested against plac
ing nu record the commission's perverted
views of the ovldcnco submitted to them.
In the course of bis speech ho said ho had a
letter marked "privttu" from.Lord Salisbury
to Pigott.
Balfour declared a viler calumny wns
never uttered than the Insinuation that Lord
Salisbury was connected with the forgeries.
Ho had the prime minister's authority to
challenge Sexton to publish the letter and
dared him to read it.
Sexton retorted that ho was ready to sub
uilt the letter nnd others with it. to u com
mittee of Inquiry.
Balfour , continuing , denied that the gov
ernment assisted the Times to procure evi
dence in America. Ho accused the Parnoll-
ites of withholding from the commission
every source of authentic evidence. The
government made no charges against the
ParnedltcB and ho fulled to , see why the
government ought to apologize. Purnell
himself was largely responsible for the
effect of tbo public publication , because had
the Purnollltos adequately denounced the
Phoenix Park murders nobody , would have
discredited their landers. Ho concluded
with a general attack oil the Parnollitos.
Sir William Vernon Harcourt maintained
thnt the forged letters had helped the gov
ernment to pass the crimes act. The coun
try had become weiir.y of the debate bocuuso
It regarded the government's action against
the acquitted men ns vindicative. After
denying tho' authority of tlio judges on
political questions ho asked what
government hoped to reap from this shabby
persecution. At the conclusion of the dp-
bate Gladatouo's amendment was rejected
by U3D to 203. Joining's amendment will betaken
taken up tomorrow.- . >
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headache , nervousness , sleeplessness , neu
ralgia , fits , otc.
Xorrlflo Explosion In a Colliery In
W ales.
LOXDON , March 10. A terrific explosion
occurred today In the Mcrsa colliery tu
Ulamorganshlro , Wales , which It is feared
will bo attended by much loss of Ufa. Ona
tiundrcd minors are entombed and communi
cation with them U im possible for the pres
ent. It is feared all of thorn have porlilio < ! .
Later advices from the Morsn colliery are
Lhat 800 minors wcro. entombed , but many
liava been rescued from the workings nour-
Dst the main shaft. M st of tliosu tnkuii out
ro not hurt , but several received futul m-
lurlos. The latest estimate is thnt 150 lives
ivero lost.
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