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2 OMAH& . PAILY WTEDXEHDAT ; , JLAHOH 20 , isno. to San l/ranclsco , S00 miles , to got an agonl tof o iiml examine Into'It ' , I don't ' think It will bo of much sorvlco to the public , These thlnijtwoiit' ilo. You hnvo not to run thorn dlfTu'cntfy. I bnvo got a postofllco In tlio fity of Soitttlo thnt last year was nn ofllco of f.itt.OOO gtofis receipts , ntid this year ltls72- 000 , When wo want anything vvo hnvo tone no through all the red tiuio or we have got to hill n hundred precedent ! ) , Mr. lloaewatnr You have a phenomenal condition of affairs wnlch does not haiipen every dny. If Mio telegraph scrvlco Increases pro rata with your postal sorvlco ttio telegraph - graph company would not probably huvo nil of Ihu f acuities jou want Mr.VlltonNo. . thnt I * true : Still wo have got seven operator * in that town nnd tlioy give very Rood service. They charge llku thiiiulcr for It but they give It tons , I can Bond n tclCK'rnin a good dual quicker than I can send n loltor. 1 can got on n train nnd tlion Hciid u letter and git Into Washington t\vo day a uhead ot the letter. Mr. Uosowatcr If you send n telegram from Seattle to Washington you ought to send it n lltllo faster than you can by mall. Mr Wilson Hut I can get on the train nnd mail u letter nnd Rut here two days before - fore the letter. I huvo ROI 700 postofllcos in my state nnd " 00 quarrels. Now If the postal telegraph business Is established how Is It to bo run Is It to bo run from Washington ! Mr. Itosowntor I have not , of course , Riven the dutalls of tliat matter nny cotisU- uratlon. There uro four or live bills hero , nnd sumo of them provide that the govern- muni shall make contracts with the com panies to do the work aud the companies will operate the lines. Mr. Wilson Have they got to eomo to congress to trot an npproiruitlon ] to run this thin if. Mr. Kosowatcr Not as I understand this. As I understand it the company will fur- nuh- nuhMr Evans I did not understand that the gentlcinm is dictating our method of run ning this H.vstem. Ho IH hlmply RivliiR infer- ination to this committee , and to you among thorn upon which they will dcciuu upon BOinu proper course1. Mr. Wilson I understand that lie Is an expert of tliu business niul I am not. I want to Rot the information boeauso it depends a good deal on how you run It whether wo want it or not. Mr. Hosowater I will give you nn nnswor to wlmt I would do , That is , what J would regard ns tlio most effective way of disposing of the matter , i would buy out all the tele graph lines In America and then advertise for proposals to have them operated by pri vate companies under the control of the gov ernment , llxmg the rates and rcquiriugthcm to report their earnings from tlmo to Unto to the government. Whim the receipts ex ceeded 10 per cent upon tlio invested capital , their investment Doiug rather small , ! should insist upon thp.tr reducing the rates. Mr. Hayes Why would you ouy the ex isting companies' lines ) Mr. Uoscwuter Ueeuuso if you leave the present svst'sm It will continuo to multiply the worthless wires bought from companies at enormous rates and bo constantly increas ing their inflated capital. Mr. HiiyeH What lias that got to do with tlio Question of the Rovernntont ooeratlng tlio system' If they take hold of the busi ness of telegraphing it would not make any ililTerenco to them how much worthless wires tlio other companies had. Mr. Kosowater I was going to say what I wuuld do in order to avoid competition with nny other company. You see , tliu Western I iiion will not remaia n quiet spectator ? to ' any effort to create u competitor with It by' the government , and it might also bo unjust to do so. Naturally they will do whntovor tlioy can to maku the postal telegraph n Jail- urc If the experiment becomes a failure It w.l. bo much moro difficult hereafter to establish the postal telegraph , because poo- | iio will sny : "Wo have tried it and it has fa .ed. " It could not possibly bo u failure if the existing wires weie bought , becaino alt tliu wires are now in operation aud the business would iticreaso and multiply just as it ilul in KiiL-hiiul , whore it doubled in a very short period and whcro the trouble was it did not have wires enough. Mr Hltigham Lot mo nsk you right here. \ oil make a general statement , with rofcr- eii'-o to no special bill. Do you advocate the government controlling tliu telegraph ser vice ol tlio country ( Mr. Hosowutor Yes sir. Mr. Hinghum Perhaps the host compari son can bo uiado with the administration of of the postoflico todav. And now , make a comparison as you would muko ono between nny of the two services ot tlio government , that m between the telegraph anil the postal service. Do you think it would be a cheaper AorViCC for the people than is now conducted hi the Western Union } Mr. Hosewater I think it would bo cheap- cr and very much more oflleient service. Mr Hinirlmm You think it would bo a cheaper service i Mr. Kohowntor Yea sir. Mr Ulnghum And you think It would bo moro clllcipiitf Mr , Kosowutc.r Yes. Mr Hlnghnm. Is the Western Union C ompany moro oflicient today in its servtco that the post olllce department is in its ser vice' Mr. Hosewater. No ; it is cfilciont in BOIIIO directions and incflloiont in others. Its weakest point is its carrier-delivery. The messages are delivered by little boys from 8 to 1ctirs > . old , waifs wlio are picked up and who can scarcely read. Tlioy cnrry your dispatches and they couio to you and say , "Is your nr.inu Joncsl" nnd hand you n dis patch. You can cpon it , and if you say " This is not my message , " you just taku this back , take It to somebo.ly else , " they will do so. The entire delivery service is u farce. _ Mr. Hingham. I thought that every ills- paten wi > s receipted for. Mr Kosowater. Yes , but tlioy will lot uny one receipt for It ami the boy has not the judgment and has not the ability to properly perform the duty. If ho finds another boy playing marbles on the street ton to ono ho will play with him. Hut you taho the gov ernment and with Its carrier delivery anil the carrier is n man. lie has Judgment and M ill know whether ho is delivering it to the right parly. Ho will insist that the p.im who gets it shall not open it if It doas not bolone to him. tNow , at the present time , your telegraph message delivery is vorv inferior. To substitute men for boys would entail such an increased expense on the Western Union on account of the num ber of men tlioy would want , that they will not attempt to do so. Mr Hmglmm Do you think the govern ment will employ the subordinate force i.ec iissnri to conduct all this business , at the rates now paid by the Western Union. Mr. Uosewator The government can em- plo\ them just as cheaply as the company , anil tlio men would rather work for the gov ernment than for any company. Mr llingham. The carrier service was before this committee this morning. Tlioy receive $1,000 n year for compensation for delivering the mall and they would deliver till * class of communications. Tlioy nro gutting $1,000 and want 81,200. Do you think , therefore , in view of thu compensa tion which the government pavs the subor dinate- force In thu postulllco department , that the gorurnmont could employ a party of men to do the work of the telegraph service - vice at thu rates the Western Union does I Mr Uo o water The delivery of the ills , patches would not materially increase thi < number ot carriers , ns they are already du- livormir BO many letters and papors. Mr. HiiiKham Don't you know that wo Increase the carrier force every year In ac cordance with the increased percentage of business ! .Mr Kosewator I understand that , but that is also on account of tha irrowth ot the CHIOS. Mr. HiiiBhum U is Increased business. Mr Uosowater Hut the increase of the growth would also bring an increase of in come. That can roadlly bo compared. You can sot aside two cents for the delivery and still mnUo money. You now carry u letter . ' ,000 miles by rail and then dollvor It by car rier for two cents postage. Ulotmt-Doyou tblult that U U true thjit privnto individuals can employ people cheaper than tbo government ! Mr. Uosuwator I pruaumo that in general way that is true , but the government would Imvn no diniculty In securing operators ut the present rates. Mr. Hlount i do not understand thnt to bo exactly tha ecopc of the chairman's ques tion. The question is not what It cuu no. but what is likols to occur. U Is not likely to be true thut the government will have to pay moro for the aorvico than prlvuto per- on would. Mr , Ho.Howatcr Well , suppose they do , what l this difference I Instead of dUiribut- log U > the fu\v \ you arodiitrlbutlng thn wavoa to u great many. The govorumeut of the L'nilcJ Ktatos li tha people of the United Htato.i , unit vvhatovor money you are dis tributing among the people Mr llingham Would not that Ronoral propontiou apply to everything I Mr. Kosowator It would npply to every thing , of course , If the government should undertake nil classes of business. Hut this Is n business thnt Is Intimately connected nnd rotated to the postal scrvlco und is as vital to tlio body politic as the nerve force would bo to the Individual. Mr. Choadle At how much docs the West ern Union ustlmato tlio cost of delivery how much nor message ! Mr. Hosnwater I forgot. 1 thlnlc they said about three cents , Mr. Chcadlo-.In the Western Union cstl- mato'of the expense of handling messages , how much do they claim It costs to deliver messages In the city ) Mr. Evans 1 think It Is about cloven cents. Mr. Uosowntcr-Thut would bo extrava gant. gant.Mr. . Kvnns There Is a table allowing the cost. cost.Mr. . Kosoivutor In the larpo cities thny do not pay messengers over 3 a week. How much would It cost them moro than three cents to deliver u mcasago ! Mr. Hingham Any llgurcsof that charac ter which Dr. Oreen has submitted , I am disposed to tlilnic that would ho given full credence bv the committee , because there is nlargonmount of detail which ho sub mitted and for which ho offers the books M n verification. I t'llnk that testimony of thnt character would stand before the com mittee. Mr. Kosowuter The question Is how do you nrrlvo at the absolute knowledge of thlt thing. Dr. Green nays , for instance , that only eight per cent of nil the dispatches that urn over Wo.itcin Union wires are HO- ciul. I beg to UilTi-r from him. How can ho know ? He never did find out and cannot Ilnd out how many social messages go over his wires. I will send one message today to my cashier : "Pay John Smith S5.000 on account. Toll my wife that I will bo homo nuxtweek. bay to John Green that hU commission will bo Issued on Mon day. " Now thuru Is a message containing tinco different Ruojccts. commercial , social iitid political. Ilow.ls Dr. Green going to classify that message ? It Isimpossible. . They never have been nblo to do It. I have inquired of their management in diftui-cnt places whether they have over taken any In ventory of the business or made a classifica tion of it , nnd I find that it is impossible to make anything of that kind. It has never been done. They tnlplit have taken 100 mes sages as n criterion for all of the United States and in that way have made nn esti mate. Mr. Hmglmm How long has it been since- you hnvo been with the Western Union company ? Mr. Uoacwnter Not smco 1370. Mr. Hingham You have been away from the telegraph service since18701 Mr. Hose water Yes , sir , I huvo ; but wo have wires In our olllco and I am intimately connected , moro or less , with the business. Mr. Evans You , of course , get the Asso ciated press dispatches ! Mr. Kosowaler Yes sir. The committee thereupon ndjournsd. c * CHHJIOICUK COAiflllSSIOH. Statements Kroin Indian Territory Trilies llonrd. WAHHIXOTOK , March 23. The members of the Ohcrokeo commission mot today and hoard statements from representatives of the Cherokee and other Indian tribes in In dian territory. Among these who appeared before the commission were Chief Mayes and ex-Chief Uushyhenil of the Chernljco na tion. Several propositions were submitted to tbo commission , und It was stated by them that if their propositions could bo made the basis of an agreement the Cho okcos would consent to the cession of their lands. Chief Muycs' propositions are substantially that thu government shall fulfill its obligation to expel from thu Cherokee nation all non-citi zens. A joint commission is to bo appointed to determine the question of eituonship claimed by several thousand frocdmun now in the territory. The government is asked to relinquish the right to settle frlcndlv In dians on the Chorokcu lands cast ot the ninety-sixth parallel , and the government shall Indicate its willingness to pay a fair cash value for the Cherokee outlet. Mayes and tHiiBhyhend , however , declaim Jtho au thority to speak for their people. The commission will probably leave Wash ington for Indian territory within the next fcdays. . * 11011813WIUPi'liD IJY A WOMAN. United States Ooiiinilssionar Kins of Chicago tliu Victim. Cnicuio , March 2J5. A sensation was ere- ntud this afternoon in front of the First Na tional bank when Mrs. Frank Kentn widow , horsewhipped United States Commissioner Simon W. King. After receiving several blows , King , in desperation , lifted his cano mid struck her. * A pollRouian then arrested * the womau anil King wont to his ollieu. Mra. Kent claims that [ vine , who had been her nttornov.dofrauded and calumniated her. King says Mrs. Kent hold unrightful posses- moil of onu of his houses In company with an alleged anarchist named Harbaugli , nnd ho objecting to such tenants , was about to have lior ejected. A JIUIlGljAK IN iMSGULSK. Tlio Ciilziins of n Now Jersey Town Aliikii a Discovery. Knw YOUK , March 23. Tlio fashionable suburban town of Montolair , N. J. , is horri- lled ever the discovery that ono of her most respected citizens , James Tuthlll , a mason contractor , is the burglar who has been robbing houses right nnd loft for a year past. Ho was identillod by an accident , onu of his victims grappling with him in n housu ono night last week and unmasking him. Search Of his liouso revealed thousands of dollars' worth of jewelry , money nnd plato hid in the cellar. Tutblll and hU pretty wife uro in jail , ills former friends believe ho is the captain of a robber band nnd that his wife was l.is trusted lieutenant. They were both highly respected in Muntclalr and were good church members. It WIN IMurdor null Huloltlc. Six UKUXAIIDISO , Cal. , March 23. The coroner's Jury m the o iso of Ureshr.m , the printer , and McConkoy , the proprietor of the Windsor hotel ( > t Kcdlands , whoso duud bodien were found yesterday , returned n vor- diet that Gresham carnu to his death by being murdered by McConkoy , mid that McConkey suicided. Loiters were found on Cirosham's body , which , though not signed , were be lieved to have been written by Mrs. MoCon- key expressing love nnd ntreotiou for Gresham. It lt > supposed the finding of these loiters caused the tragedy. Itoll Tulonhniio Statomoiit. Hovrox1 , March S.T. The annual statement of the American Hell tcleplidno company shows earnings of 1 1,01 1,70 1 against ? . ' 1S05- 118 in 1883 , an increase in net earnings of M4Di3 : ; dividends , * l.UIIO.fiOO ; nn Increase of $ H1I14 1 ; surplus , $ J , 151 , 1)11 ) ; mi increase of Fifty Yoir4 ; fur Muriloi1. S\N ritiM.is.co , MarchCS Leo Chuck , a Chinese highbinder , was today sentenced to llfty years' imprisonment for the murder of a fellow-Chinaman four yonrs ago. Chuck was twieo convicted of murder la the llrst dourou and suntunctid to hang , but the supreme premo court reversed U each timo. Agricultural Worlcs. STAI WON , Ya. . Marjh ' , ' 3. Major Chris- man , Jncob-WJssler nnd Mr. Price , ropro- ( touting the Farmers' alliance of the United States , have concluded to establish nlliancn agricultural works at Iron Date , Yn. The words will cmployfrom 300 to 300 hands , and the products will go to every sub-nlh- unco in the country , representing -1,000,000 members. A iMIyirixinlMt ArrflKtml , PHOVO , Utah. March 25. ( Special Tolo- pram toTim Huu. | jqhn.A. i'owoll. a polygamist - lygamist arrested tpduy by the United States marshdl. was living with four wives and Hixtecu fhildrou ii ( ono room. The whole family is uudcr bonds. Ilin Ohio MUM O , , March-23. The rlvorhoro ' at 10 o'clock measured 5S foot ) J/ Inches and was rising at the rate of halfan Inch par hour. Under pronont conditions this rate cannot bo maintained long and it is burolo posnulo that a boluht of sixty fool will by reached. DEFERRED TO NINETY-TIIREE The House Agrooa to Postpone the World's Fair. CANDLER S AMENDMENT PASSED SnyH Now Vork Ijoat Trcnclmry In Jlor Own Jtnnks null Ho I'roiinscq to Give Chlcauo n Fnlr Show. House. WASIIINOTOX , Mnrcti ' . ' 3 , In the house , Immediately after the approval of the jour nal , Mr. Candlnr of Mass tchusctts culled up for consideration the world's fair bill. The bill having been read In extonso , Mr. Candlor , on .behalf of the committee , offered an amendment , which was udoptcil , pro viding that the commission shall np- point -board of lady managers , of such number .as to perform such duties ns may bo prescribed by the commission , nnd the board may appoint ono or moro members of nil committees authorized to award prizes for exhibits which may bu produced In whole or in part by female labor ; also an amend ment providing that ono o ! the members of thu board created to bo charged with the se lection of government exhibits , ahull bo from the llsh commission. Mr. Candler , In opening the debate , ex pressed the satisfaction which ho felt in being able to stale that Chicago , which had been selected 'jy the house ns tho- situ , hatl proved itself bofero the committee equal to all thnt had been expected of It. The com mittee had found thnt Chicago had not only comprehended thu importance nnd magni tude of the enterprise , but had entered into it with u determined spirit which had imj pressed the committee with the conviction hat it would bo successful In its undcrtak- ng. ilo believed that the bill was perfectly constitutional nnd lie advocated It upon its merits bccauso he believed that its purpose was wise and patriotic. The committee was satisfied that Chicago had raised a boaa lido subscription of $3,000- 000 nud was nlso satisfied that Chicago had done moro than had been expected of nny city in agreeing that the subscription should bo raised to $10.- 000,000. In order to meet the conservative element winch did not favor holding the fair , the bill provided that the president should not issue his proclamation inviting lorclgn nations till ho was satisfied that the contribution was a bona fldo one. Mr. Candlor then offered nn amendment mont to his original motion to bo considered ns pending for the dedication of the buildings of the world's fair with appro priate ceremonies Octobur 12 , 1S92 , nnd further providing that the exposition shall bo opened to visitors not later than Mav 1 , IS'.Ci and " close not later than October 'M , 1803. After considerable debate liad bson In dulged in between Mr. Helden of New York and the friends of the bill , the former gave notice that ho would at the proper time move to recommit the bill with instructions to the select committqc to report it back when a Ruaranteo of ? 1U,000OUI ) shall bo secured by the citizens of Chicago , the siilllcioncy and legality of which shall bu satisfactory to said committee. On motion of Mr. Carlisle nn amondmo'jt was adopted providing that the government buildings shall be built of such material ns can bo taken out and sold after thu exposi tion. tion.Mr. Mr. Cummmgs of New York said ho ap pealed to the house for fair play towards Chicago. "Now York lost the light through treachery In her own ranks. We were , " said he , "handsomely whipped.Vbtit nro wo going to do about it ! f , at least , am going to act the manlv part. I stand by the committee bccausn I believe it is nmuiy and politic. The action of ttio senate may yet bo unfavorable to Chicago. Jf sb , Now York can again enter the lists with honor. If that time does not'como I consider I honor my self , my stnto and my country by standing by Chicago. " Mr. Frank said that nothing should be done to retard the pronroas or to imperil the success of the fair in Chicago. Mr. Hatch of Missouri expressed himself ns satislled with the clause providing that the president before issuing his proclama tion shall satisfy himself as to the gonuiue- ness of the subscriptions. Tlmro was nothing left for congress to do but to extend to Chicago every legitimate facility for making the fair a great national success. Mr. Flower of New York said that ho would vote to recommit thobill and to make Chicago show her subscription lists. ' Mr.'Kainos of New Yorkuddressing Mr. Spinola , said : "Docs not the gentleman think it was fortunate that \vo were beaten , because if things had gene ns they are now comg wo should have lost tho-majority of llio Tammany management , bqcauso.they would have been inside Ludimv street Jail I" | Laughter. ] Mason expressed the belief that Now York did not want to muko the fair a success. The way to help Chicago was to tbrow discredit on her. Several others who had favored Washing ton , New York and St. Louis expressed earnest hope for the success of tha fair at Chicago. Mr. Uoldcn's motion to recommit with in structions 'was defeated without division. The bill then passed yens , J02 ; najs10. . The negative votes were cast by these mom- burs who bad been from the first opposed to holding any world's fair. After thu call of the house , the roll call on adjournment and the roll call on going into committee of the whole for the Wyoming admission bill , which was productive of no good icsult , the liouso adjourned. SfMiiite. In the senate today among the- bills Intro duced was ono to establish an educational fund from the proceeds of public lands nnd ouo to'givo a pension of $ ' 3,000 a year to the widow of General Crook. Also a joint reso lution to amend the constitution so as to em power congress to make all laws that nru n ecessary and proper to suppress combina tions In restraint of trade or production and co prevent transactions that create monopoly ely or inernaso. or decrease thu prices of commodities that are or may become nub' jecls of commurco among the states or with foreign nations. On motion of Mr. Merrill the senate pro ceeded to consider the Bonuto bill to cnablu the .secretary of the treasury to gather full and authentic information as to the present condition und preservation of the fur seal Interests of the govcrnmunt in the region of AlasKu ns compared with its condition in 1870 ; also full information n to the impend ing extension of thu sen otter industry and kmdrod lines of inquiry. Mr. Dawos offered a resolution which was agreed to calling on the secretary of thu in terior for information us to the land patents issued to Indians under the severally act. Mr , Hoar gave notice that ho would not call up the Montana election cases until Monday next. The trust bill was then taken up , and Mr. Ouorgo addressed the senate. At the close of Mr. Ocorgo'd speech the mouon by him to refer the bill and its amendments to the judiciary committee created qulto n lengthy discussion , in tnc course of which Mr. Yest said the country know the receptacles In which thu senate de posited us dead und there was no longer nny hope of concealing it. The country now know that when senators desired the death of a bill and were not anxious to place , them selves on record as having struck the dutith blow they refer rod it to tlio judiciary committee mitteo , where It slept the lust Bleep , Mr. George's motion was rejected , The question was then taken up on Mr. Mr. Uoagan's amunduiont. adding to the bill his anti-trust bill ns suctions Ui und 3 , and it was agreed to , Mr. Sherman moved to amend the first section by adding to ft the proviso suggested ' by Mr. George ; "Xhls act Is not to bo'cou- strued to apply to any arrangement , agree ment or combination between laborers made with the view of lessoning the number of hours of labor or of Increasing wages ; nor among persons engaged In horticulture or agriculture with thovlowof enhancing the price of tholr products , " Avrcod to. Mr. Hoar's motion to strike out of the flrit section the words "of different states or between - twoon two or moro citizens or , corporations , or both , of the United States or foreign states , or cltUons , or corporations thor.oof. " Agreed to. Mr , lugalU'i amendment aiming at deal ings In f uturos und options was agreed to. Mr. Coke then offered HU amond/uont con- ( listing of eight new sections , moving to * trlko out air of the bill except Mr. tngalls lunumlment ujiil to substitute his own , The substitute wftiitvid on the table. Mr. Stewart moved the Insertion In the first section ( If the words , "or of the value of the money by which such cost may bo ad vnnced or ri'jlucud , " nnd Mr. Hoar to Inscr after "monoy" the words , "or of gold or sil ver. " Pending action , the senate adjourned Mr. Keagiln's amendment to Mr. Slier man's bill provides that all persons cpgagci In the crciiUou of a trust , etc. , using Its powers for tiny of the following purposes , shall bo RulltJ-of a high misdemeanor am subject to a line of not moro than f 10,000 or to Imprisonment fcr not exceeding llvoyears , or both , viz : To create or carry out uny ro functions in trade , to limit production or to increase or reduce the prlco of morchnndlio or commodities ; to provcut competition m merchandise , produce or other commodi- tl"s ; to llx a standard or llfiuro whereby the price of any article , commodity , .merchandise or prodtico Intended for sale or consumption shall ho In any way controlled ; tocreatua monopoly In the manufacture , aalo or transportation of any such article ; to enter into any obligation by which they shall bind others or themselves not to manufac ture , sell or transport uny such nrtlclu below a common standard figure , or by which they agrco to hoop such article of transportation at a fixed or graduated lleure , or by which they settle the price of such nrtlclo to at to preclude unrestricted competition. I-'riim North NOIITH Lori1 , Nob. , March 25. [ Special Telegram to THE HEE. I This county is ba irn : deeply stirred by the usury question. An important case has been brought before Judge Tiffany in the district court during llio past week. This was au action against the Ord National bank to recover usury paid through a term of yours , nud being thu llrst case of the kind to como before tins court In our county was watched with great interest , ns It involved n number of close legal points. In overruling the defendant's demurrer ami holding the petition good n great victory was gained for the debtor classes , and hereafter the usurer's road will bo anything but a flowery path in Valley county , as the people are thoroughly aroused on this question. Our democratic frlunds are carrying on a still hunt nnd do not longer deny that they will ajk recognition and a placu on the state tlcKct in thu person of Hon. S A. Parks for the position of superintendent of public in struction. Mr. Parks is our present county superintendent , tilling his second term in a republican county , and is a prominent Grand Army man. The weather hero is mild and farmers nro hard at work. The Young People's Society of Chrl tan ! Endeavor nro holding a district convention hero lasting for several days , and uro draw ing full houses and considerable interest U manifested. Quite a number of delegates from abroad are iu attendance. Ilc | > nl > licnn Valley I'Jilltors. OHM : \ N , Nob. , March 23. [ Special Tolo- pram to THE IJnE.l The sixth annual meat- ing of the Kcpublican Valley Editorial asso ciation met hero today. There was a good attendance. The morning session was de voted to committee work. In the afternoon the entire delegation was taken in carriages around the city and shown various items of interest. In the evening n bull was Riven by the clti/.ens at Uiu opura house. The follow ing ofllecrs were elected for the ensuing year : President , J-j D. Stino of the Superior Journal : vicii president. L. K. WolU of thu Orleans Courier : secretary , ,1. L. Lashbrook of the Oxford Standard ; treasurer , W. Ji. Smith of the Arupahoo Pioneer. The asso ciation decided tto hnvo a midsummer excur sion to some point to be decided upon in thu future. Adjourned to meet at Oxford in October. A Kni-iii ! Hurnrd Out. Ai.niox , Nob. , March S3. [ Special to 'Inn Bui : . 1 The residence and barn of M. G. Curtis , who live * about live miles southwest of Albion , worc'9ompletoly destroyed by lire vesterdny. ThS , Are was caused by a de fective Hue , i Tlio , flro broke out while the family was takinir dinner and was well Underway botol-6'it was observed. The wind was raging and'dnon ' the house as' ' well'iis the tiarn was otyji jflamoi.oj ; lire. ( Only a few things were savcd . 'two horses \\ero ; con sumed in ouo barn. * Mr. Curtis' loss is'ab'out 5:2,000.A : small insurance covers pnrt'of the loss. Mr. Curtis Is nn industrious farmer. The fire has not only taken frppi him many valuables but also many relics that ho can not replace. A ISoy's IJOIT Slier ( in1. OSCHOI.A , Neb. , March. 23 , [ Special to THE Hr.E.J Several of the boys of this town rigged up a team and covered wagon last Fri day and started out for a hunt on the Plattu river , nnd whtlo returning yistorday com menced playing with the guns. Onu of thu boys placed a gun ag.amst the rijiht leg of Collie lieobo and laughingly told him to gm up or ho would shoot. The hammer of llio gun got , caught and it went off , the whole charge entering the right leg of licubq bulow Lho knee , tearing the log and breaititig the bono iuto splinters. Thu loir was amputated by Drs , Mills , Whalcy and McChesnuy ol Osccola , nud Dr. Owen of Stromiburg , Arrcstiil nt Norfolk. NOIIFOMC , Neb. , 'March 25. [ Snscial Telegram gramto Tin : HEK. ] Sheriff Losey , by order of the county judge of Madison county , last night arrested James Thompson , bettor known ns "Crazy Horse , " and Hilly Hlntx of this city for running a gambling houso. The warrant was sworn out by the wife of Frank Flush , Frank having been playing loser at the abuvo resort. Many of Norfolk's best citi/ens are becoming weary of the continued row amongst the gamblers of thU city and hope that u set of olllccrs will bo placed in power with the nuw administration that will have Band enough to oust these blotches from our fair city. Young IMillei' * IVc-ulat ion . Ai.nio.N , Neb. , March 23. [ Special Tele gram to Tm : HIH : J Today new facts have developed in regard to the stealings of young Miller , the clerk in the postolllee. Ho has confessed to having taken various sums during the past few months , some ns high as ? 100. Hu claims that his parents have been nt the bottom of thu whole business , and that in order to furnish thuin the money they were nagging him for ho began to steal small sums , then larger. A great deal of sympathy is felt for him and an olTort will probably bo made to have his punishment made as light as possible. Kcnrno.v'H Cuinlnc Cotton Mill. K I\UNKV : , Nob. , March -Special [ Telegram - ogram to Tun Hr.iLoiters : ! received dur ing the past twontj-four hours from Messrs. J. W. McCumiiook mid John McCumnock are to the olVect ihjif. arrangements for com- * moncliig work on the cotton mill are nearly completed and that work will bo commenced soon nud pushed nVith all possible haste. Thny speak po itiviily and aay that they will demonstrate to Kearney people their ability to hustlo. o > ' _ - ' , CnrpuiJtur-ltni'iitiH YOIIK , Nob. , March 25. [ Special Telegram gram to Tin : IjiiKl Miss Maud Harnes , daughter of Hou l ) , \V. Harnes , nnd Charles N. Carpenter were married in this city to day. IJoth are prominent In hoclal circles. Thu groom has Uucii'in the lumber business in this city lor soviiral years and has a wide acquaintance. * > ' > ' Anw FlonV- Mill in Itiinkl.iiniui. " % HINKI.KMV'Cib. : . , March "Jo. Special Telegram to TinrfjiiK. ) Arrangements have just been completed whereby eastern capi talists will erect a ? 3UOO flouring mill nnd elevator at this place. The mill will have a capacity of 15J barruU per day. Cattle Shlnpml from Nora. NT.I.SO.V , Neb , March 23. [ SpocUl to Tun lir.K.J A. L. Downer shipped thruo carloads of cuttlo and Joseph VunVulm ono car load to Chicago today from Nora , over the Fre mont , ICUthorn ' & Missouri Valley. 'I liroucli n ( Julvnrt. Missot'i.i , Mont. , March 23. The eastbound - bound express on the Northern Pacillo went through a culvert nour Huron station this morning. The express messenger was itillud und buven pussongora were injured , nonoof thorn being seriously hurt. Among thorn is J. li. Uioharus of Itundull , S. D. THE-PASSENGER SITUATION , Poor Proapoots for nn Immediate Sottlornont. MORE SECRET CUTS CHARGED. Two IilncH Discovered to llnvu Sold TIckitH to Denver ut Heavy llclmtci In Febriinry Town inn ( I'd Proposition. Tlio Status o'tlio ! Unto Question. CHIC.UIO , March 23. [ Special Telegram to TUB Ur.i-i Tno passenger light bstwuon the Missouri Uaclfic and Koek Island has become - como such a warm ono that none of the Chicago cage passenger men nro sutiguiuo of a set tlement at tomorrow's meeting of the Trans- Missouri association. The Chicago and Mis souri rivet linns , although themselves In a pretty badly demoralized state , have pro posed u remedy hi case they can themselves agrco on an mlvanco In rites nt tomorrow morning's meeting. The proposition is m that event to reorganise tlm Western Stales Passenger association and to so extend its limits as to embrace all the territory now in the Trans Missouri nshocia- tton. The plan Is mooting with approval. It difiVrs from the original association In hav ing an executive board of general managers Instead of a chairman , thu mumbcrs to rotate in ofllco and to have autocratic powers in nil coses whcro the road of ono of the acting members Is not involved. In that case the remaining two will dccido the question and call in a third arbitrator If necessnrv. It was discovered today that during the llrst of Fubruurv tickets were sold over a least two lines from Danvor to Chicaco vl i Kansas C'ity at ? 2J for llio round trip , good for sixty days nnd with three day limits { join ? nnd coming. At thnt tlmo thu one way faro was f'10.0. ) and no round trip tickets woru al lowed to bo sold. There was thus a poaiiblo profit of $31 03 to the scalper , and there is no tolling yet how many were is sued. They nro now being sold for return use by the scalpers , the sixty-day limit being near at bund. Thu impression is that tickets have constantly been sold smco February 1 at the above figure , and that these now being sold by brokers are only the llrst of the issues. All these tickets were sold at illegal rates , mid the Interstate com merce commission could procure overwhelm ing proof of guilt at any scalper's ofllcu in Chicago. TmvnirndSurprNnil Tlipin. CHICAOO , March 23. | Special Tele-gram to THE 15EE.1 General Passenger Agent Town- HCiul of the Missouri Pacific astonished the Central Trafllc olllcials today by agreeing to insert the differential rates via St. Louis in us rate sheet. On the lace of it , this ap parently does away with all objection to Shairmau Hlanctiard's ' plan to entirely wipe out thu commission system in the territory aetween tlio Alantic ocean and the Missouri river , but it is now loiind that the Chicago and Atlantic is lirmly wedded to the com mission . system. f Tiio riii-ycnm1 & Mil-thorn. Lusic , Wyo. , March ' 25. [ Special Tele gram to 'Tin : UKI : . ] Grading on the Chcy onno & Northern , a branch of thu Union Pa cific intersecting the Fremont , Kllchorn & Missouri Valley two miles west of Fisher Station , began yesterday , The completion of this road gives central Wyoming connee- , ion with Denver by the way of Chovenne. i The 'trunk 1/ino Coiiif > riicn. Niw VTouic , March 23. At the Trunk Line conference this afternoon an attempt was nadc to cipuuli/o freight rates by all routes to Minneapolis. Hates from Now York to 't , Paul through Chicago were 10 cents uglier on first class freight and I ! cents iiirhur on second class than by the L-iko Su- ii-rior routo. A majority present bellovcd atus too high by the Chicago it Milwaukee. 1 ho Luke , Superior line declined to consider ewer rates. Not. In n > i > irit of "Piracy. " Ciucutol March 23. Talking tonight with a representative of the Associated press ro- ; arding'lhb cut in passenger rates west of , ho Missouri river , Mr. Townsend , general lassenger agent of the Missouri Pacific said m wished to deny the charges thnt his oad is cutting rates in a spirit of "oiracy. " 1'ho Missouri Pucillu , he said , maintains the sumo bland it bas sihco the beginning of the trouble that it will meet competition wJierevcr found. Tno cutting of rates has ) oen done , ho said , to inert these of com- lotitors , and oy direct orders of President lay Gould , IOWA NKWS. The Ijoirislaturc. DBS MdiXES , la. , March 23. The bills in troduced in the housu were unimportant , joing legalizing or amending acts , A joint resolution was introduced asking congress o reduce the tariff on iron , suit , lumber and binders' twine. A joint resolution was adopted providing for the appointment of a committee of six four from the housu and two from thu senate to duvisn the manner of representation of Iowa at the world's fair. Vinong the bills passed was ono to amend the bcnool law in relation to state eertilleatcs , so hat graduates of tlio state normal school after llvo years successful teaching may bu iranted cortillcates. The huusu concurred n the senate concurrent resolution for the olluf of Washington Galland. Just before uljournment n bill was introduced for tno establishment of throe normal schools. In thu soimto bills were introduced to pro- ilbit tlio location ol comelcrio.s wi'.hin the Units of cities and towns ; , to provide for thu adoption of Hhinor's voting machine In cities of 10,000 inhabitants ; to confer upon cities of the llrst class additional powers hi regard o assessors. The latter bill was taken up nnd passed at once , as it affects the assessors o bo elected in Dos Moines shortly. A bill vas pa sed to decrease the rate of interest on school funds loaned from 8 to U per cent. , ho senate went into oxecutlvo session ibout Vi:10 : nnd confirmed the appointment ) f ox Mayor W. L. Carpenter ns custodian of mbllc buildings , in placu of General Wright , vhoso term expires March ill. lown .lolilierH I'rotoHl. DEsMoiNES , la. , March 23. [ Special Tola gram to TUB Uui.1 : The jobbers of this city ro very much oxerclocd over tho'dccislon of ho interstate commerce commission on the ar load rutos , Mr. Day of the Iowa com- inasion today received a printed copy of heir decision. It quotes largely from his argument before thorn , nnd takes that argu- nuiit ns representing the western shippers , 'ho commission , however , decided that hu Now York Jobbur can have thu mime rate or a few hundred pounds that the western onbcr has who ships several hundred cars. 1'ho jobbers hero say that if this decision lands it will bu a death blow to jobbing In own , for Now York Jobburs can supply owa retail merchants ut a less coat than owa jobbers can. Th ( iovcrnnr'H first ADnoliitmcnt , DES.MOINES , la. , March 23. [ Si 3lal Tola- ram to THE HUB. I Governor Hales today undo a place for the Into democratic mayor of thin city , Mr. W. L. Carpenter , by up- lointmc htm custodian of the capitol. This a the llrst political appointment that Gov ernor Holes has made , ami will probably bo ollonod by snvoral others In the nuxt few days. The ofllco piiyn about ? 1MJU a year , md controls a good dual of patronage In the vay of Janitorahlps. \Vnnln Ihu tffiO.OOO. MASOK Cirr , la. , March 23. [ Special Tel egram to T'lir. Hcc.J Miss Clara Lawrence arrived from Sioux City today and will take egal steps to secure a 150,000 bequest loft icr by a sister in Portsmouth , Kuglaud. bho v/us clerking iu a restaurant iu fcjioux City , MoKfnlny'H Hill In Franco. P.uas , March 23. A mooting of the cab- net was held today to consider the protests vhlch have been made by various French chambers of commerce against the McKluley \mericun customs dulicu bill. That Hood's S.irsaparlll.i dociposp senrati..m nny oilier MinUar preparation In tlvo power I'ccullar to Itself \i \ conclusively country. If jou liaro never tnkcu llnoils shown by llioondrifiil cures It lins effected. Saisnparlll.i , a fair trial will conNliirp you of unsurpassed in the history ot medicine. ThH IU excellence nnd moi is. ! Take II Ihli reason. absolute met It It possesses liy riMson ( if thf " I can baldly esllmaio the beiiollt iceelved fact that U Is prt'p.niPil by n Coiiiliinnttnii , from using Hood's Sarsiparllla. ; l.nM summer I'mporlioitami I'l-oci' * * IVonllnr to Hood's 1 was prostrated for neaily lliieoiiionth .fnim Harsnpnvllln , poor elrciitalluii known to no nf llo : Mood olhcr medicine , ns 1 though ! , wulhy which the full medicinal power of all llio allhouRh my physician treated mo for uei \ UIH Ingredients used U retained. Hood's Ham- liouMc. This spiIng the Mine ? yiiiiohn | | ro- p.iilllalsnlihjhly concentrated extrnetot Sar- ( iinifi ) , and I concluded to bo my own physi E.iparllla , DaiuK'lInn , Mandrake , Dork , < 1mil- cian , and began nMui ; Hood's Knr.sap.irllla. I liau'iiut lost > mulfeel woiU , oiu diy fioinmy I'er ' Herrlei , nnd other well known % pptnlilo | ; like a dllTeiciit person. " I ! J. liii.rv , Ilusl- remedies. It has ( Is to the leading won way ness Manager ( la/eltc , St. Cl.ilrsUlU' , Ohio. place among ineilleiiies by Its own Intiluslo Iloo < rS.irli > .irlUU ( ohl V/ilrUKBhti. 11. six undisputed mcilt , nnd1i.ii now a larger sale forfS. I'rciurcdliylM. lloou.t Co , l.onell. Man. Jin Will Nor Moot il IC'-CNOII for liO.st Th nn .r.'JO , ( ) ( ) ( . Himos- , March 25 [ Special Telegram to Tin : HIE. : 1 "Now that I havu settled that Mississippi trouble 1 want to attend to .lack- son's claims to the championship , " said John L. Sullivan today. ! am anxious to have ono moro battle , and of course Jackson It the only man to bo thought of just now. If the California Athletic club or any ether club will put up a purse of f''O.OOO for a Ilulit between Jackson and myself I will meet him In a battle for the championship. I don't care what the gloves ore so long ns they como within the restrictions of the law. 1 will not under any circumstances light a ring battle again. Hereafter all matches must conform to the laws I have heard lots of criticism about naming such n high figure for the purso. These follcs don't know any thing about it. It cotta mo n great deal to tram for a light , and before 1 got ready to enter thorium 1'vo spent moro than ordinary purses amount to. That would leave mo without any compensation for fighting. 1 consider my tlmo worth something , and I mean to have my figure. For these reasons ( shall demand at least S2J.OW , and shall stick to it. K it is not worth that sum to the California club it surely is not worth any loss to me. " . 'Jin ; Kid \\ill Klclu Onvis. Cnicvoo , March 25. [ Special Telegram to THE Hr.u.J The Coliseum Athletic club nt Omaha has evidently determined to give the St. Joe "kid" a chance and has written him that it will give a purse of $ .100 for a ten- rdund contest between him and Jack Davis , the Xubruska hcavj weight. McGregor has determined to accept thu 'ilTcr. "I'll tight him ( , 'ueensbury ' rules , ' said the "kid , " last night , ' -out I want J-100 for ex penses , the same to bo taken out of the purse , and thu battlu to bu inside of live weeks. _ _ _ I'lnycrs * fjonitui ; Dirt-ctors Moot. CHIC vr.o , March 25. The Players' league directors will convene nt Now York April 15 nnd meet the deserter question. The sched ule will bu changed so the season will open April 1 ! ) instead of April 21. .SliurCorii's HormSale. . NEW Youic , March 25. The sale of Sonu- t or Stanford's Palo Alto trotters be gan today. Today's sales aver aged over Jl.nilO each. Amonr ; the host prices were : Hay filly by Electioneer , to Jacob Kuport , New Vork. $2,000 ; bay colt by Electioneer , to same , $5,730 ; brown lllly to J. Malcolm Forbes , lioslon , ? JGOO ; brown filly by Electioneer , to S. A. Urown. Kula- miizoo , $ JH50 ; bay filly by Electioneer to same , S.r.OO ; bay lllly bv Electioneer , to same. $2,55U ; bay Illlv by Electioneer , to II. S. Henny , Mornsvillo. Pa. , ? : lOUO ; bav filly by Electioneer , to Forbes , Hoston , fil.SUU ; bav filly bv Piedmont , to J. Rupert , Now York , $4,100. " O'lolirntcd Slnlliou fiolil. GI.HSS FH.I.-S N. Y. , March 25. The cel ebrated stallion , May King , was sold today' by W. 1C. Spier to Sibiey A Miller of Franklin , Pa. , for W l.OOO. * rJntt rnlmrir Kiicn ° . GuTTExnuim. N. J. , March 23. [ Special Telegram to Tin : Hia.J : Summary of to day's races : Fivo-oightlisof a mile. Dirigo won , Hnyti Gelding- second , Uuaduga third. Time 1:05' : ' ; . Selliui. , soven-eighths of n mile Lotion won , Maria hccond , IttClph Hluck third. Time 1 : ; i. Selling , llvo-oighths of a mile Chambly won , Steve Juromu Hccond , Jim Gates third. Timo-l:00. : Tliirtoun-sixteonths of n milo Hradford won , FlUrnv second , Lady Pulslfer third. Time 1 : 'Jjff. Soiling , llvu-oightliB of a milo Peril won , Lomax second , Gold Fish third. Time 1 : Ot5U. Sovcn-oichths of a mile Anomaly won , Alva second , Laudsecr third. Time Itftl'f. ' Now OrlimiiH NEW OHI.CVNS , l.a. , March 25. [ Special Telegram to TUB HIK. ] Summary of to day's races : Thrco-iourths of a mile Semaphore won , Hogaruless second , Miss Francis third. Time 1:2 : M. Flvn-oichths of n mile Sehoolcirl won , Clicquot tecond , Uonnlo Atinio third. Time Halt mile Fremont wonLuuillo second. Millionaire thlrJ. Time - 5IJsuconds. , . Thirtecn-sixteuntbs of a milu Cnshlor won , Kcliovo second , Hurry Ireland third. Tlmo1 : > yt. _ All Hut Konr In. Canavaii , Strauss , Moran and Hinl nro the only members of thu Omaha tuam who have not yet reported. Cleveland , Walsh , Willis , Bays , McCoiinoll , Erquarhart , Kearns , limes , Clarke , Fanning and Andrews are here and in dally practice at the ball grounds. The four players nbovo mentioned nro all expected today , and next Sunday tha toim will bo divided into two nines mid plttud against each other In a preliminary garnu at thu purl ; . Addition , Mr. Davin. Jack Davis will learn something to his ad vantage by calling at this ofllcu at 1 o'clock sharp this afternoon. Bo euro npd use Mrs. Winslow'a S'jothuiK Syrui ) for your children while toothing. i uonts u buttlo. Nitliritskn , Iowa anil Dakota I'oiiHlons. Pensions hnvo been granted as follows to Nubraskaus : Increase Thomas D. Luughlin , Ellwood ; William H. Habcock , Chuppull ; William C. YauBlian , Hlalr ; Frederick Claud , Lincoln ; David W. Simms , Strang ; John Morrison , Sidney ; John Ack- moody , North Hrar.ch ; Alfred Jones , Dor chester ; Edward Hates , Hluo Hill ; Hvron P. Kusscll , Ord ; David M Havcrly , Omaha ; Daniel Yuntz , Nebraska City. Keissue Thomas W. Jones , O'Neill. Komuo und Increase John o. Savage , Dowltt. South Dakota pensions : Original invalid Michael Campbell , Went worth ; Ell K'jy- nolds , Vordon. Increase -August Cantin , Mt , Yurnon ; Michael Auron , Arlington ; Thomas Yolland , Doimott , Henry M. Kuiiui * , Millbnnk ; Frederick Honing , Northvillu. Iowa pensions granted Thomas Arm strong , Oskaloosa ; William H. Hhodes , Cumberland ; Juuios N. AdkliiBon , Oakland ; Hnnry H. Summoy , Polk City ; Hobor O. Holcomb , Floyd ; J. W Fiahor. Wi'iitorset ; George W. Flcmmsr , Uivur Junction ; Ira Kinnov. Carson , John I1' . [ Catowood , Tiocu , John Vo oibacli , Huffalui Morrison N llau- , Moiiana : Moes Amcrinc , Muscatmo ; LHJah Nation , Oikaloosa : K'obort HOIH-SH. Lamotto ; 'I lumnn Eigun , Iticlii".tor , , losi > | ili 11. Lanam , Mt. Storlmi ? ; Charles A. Miti I , oil , Laporlo City ; John Hurr , SK..IX. Kapids ; Dnniol Driscoll. Spruiuevilt < . John G. IJilloy. Grand .lunitioii ; Oscar H. PrinU. .Sutherland ; Mii'ies i { , nidi. HurluiRton ; Andrew L. DutuMn. Anauiosa Asa H. Gnllltli , McL'allsbutv ; Oliver H. F Armstrong Vcrnon : Samuel Mc.Millun , Knoxvlllu ; Charles Paughoarn , Mar > land , W. 'J'homas Williams , Luwler ; Alois Hra' i-cor , Mcrrimac ; Wullington Uussoll , I .is comb ; Joseph D. Noble , Independence ; ! lace W. Willuy. Knowlion ; Clarlt S. Morn widow of'Miclnioi 1'tircull. ' Musralinu ! Mexican survivors John Moody , Panor. Notes WVIUISIITO.V , March 25. Sucrutarv Proc tor , in response to thu house resolution ask ing if. in his opinion , any reduction of public expenditures would result from the transfer of the pension bureau from the interior to tliu war department , expressed the opinion that a decided reduction in expenses would follow , thu amount of which could not bu well estimated. The liouso committee on invalid pen Bions today authori/.ed a fnvoniblu report providing that any scildior or sailor wounded in tlio service or who received more than ono wound , where ono ol such wounds amounts to total disability and the otnor wounds create disability that ouch person shall n- ceivo a pension rated , without regard t > > rank , for each wound received ; provulon , however , that the amount shall nut cxcee l $7- ! per month. Senator Sawjcr , from the postollico committee mitteo , today reported a bill to p'-ovulo uv > additional grades in classiiicalion of ro - way postal clorlcs at .JI.lllX ) and * 1.SOO , : o' highest , grade at present being ? l'i > 0. ' 1 lie estimated increase of oxpensu is uboiitJ1uOU ! annually. 'J'ho house committee on invalid pension- * today aiithoruod a favorable report on th" bill introilucod in the housu last week 1) Alorrell of Kansas. Thu bill provn'uj ' fur disability pensionto nil .soldiers who have reached the ago of sixty two years , Having reopened the .subject of duties on sugar , the lopubllcm mumiMirs of llio wa.s and means committee Und it a hur.l mutur to adjust them satisfactorily. Today the n liiiurs were here m force from Now \ orlt , Hoaton nnd Philadelphia. Arcumonti wi-ro heard for and ngiunst the proposed reduction of the duty on that commodity. l.onvri.worl h NOIIM. LuiVESwoitrii.JCan. . , March 25. [ Special TclcL'ram to TUB HIE. : | An order was received ceived this afternoon transforlng Chaplain J. H. McCleery of the United States military prison to Fort Asslnaboino , Mont. U hu removal occasions universal regret. The little child of Mr. and .Mrs. Ficd An derson foil into a dish pan full of bo In ir water and was so terribly burned that hu died this afternoon. The mother ol thu child is prostrated over the sad affair. Governor A. Smith of the soldiers' homo was arraigned bolero 1'nilod States Comniis- MoneiCloutrh this afternoon on Ihu charge of opening mail contrary to law. At thu re quest of the United hiatus attorney the case was dismissed. ( M-ven People Dt-ownnil. AuivANS\s CITY , Ark. , March 25.'Ibis morning a skill in which were John H'CUult , Lewis Williams , Harriet Lee and her four children capsized nnd all but Hickett and ono of thu children were drowned. WIIKKUMI , W , Va , , March 25 Hon. Joseph S. Miller , ox-commiBsioiior of inter nal ruvoiiue , Uav. Mr. Mcdluy nnd .lames A Hmg woru coming down thu crcuk yestuidny in thu moutuams ami tha boat was capsiid Hmg was drowned and Mr. Miller , it H feared , H fatally injured. A Novel Knit , Toiioxro , Out. , March 25 [ Special Tolo- grum lo'J'nr HEE.J Suit was commoncid hero today by Haltlo Hurt , a prostitute , against Dr. Smith , a wealthy citizen , for SlO.OtVl for alienating thu nlTcetions ot his son , George Cassels Smith , of Omaha , who was married to bur and uubscqiiontly ou- tuincd a divorce m Omaha. KllliMl IIU ST. Loris , Mo. , March ' . ' 5 A special from Springllold , 111. , says : "This morning John Kapps , a Wauasli liroman , killiid his IIIIH tress , Stella Howo. Shu was endeavoring to get him to return from a saloon to thu house , when ho struck her iu the neck , IE II- mg bur. Tlio blow brnko her neck , 'llio woman's relatives Iivo nt Stella , Nub. C'oinposor ( > riition | not Insane MiNNiivi'OUi , Minn. , March 25.Spur ( al Telegram to Tin : Hi.E.-Dr. | Kilbunrn- , superintendent of the Itodiustcr hospital for the insane , has ducided that Adolph Urothon , the noted musician ul Hih citj who was committed for insanity a few dnjs BIIH-I , is not msano and bus tuiecrauhcd for hit father. 'it lliindriMl Homi'H ItnriiKil. lUNi'isto , March 25.-Advuu'i by tlio steamer City of Pcklti uro to tlio ofTei t that on February 27 about fifteen hunnn d houses were destroyo I by llro m 'Icjtio , Japan , and a number r > f puoplo injurol. Ai other lira Match 5 ilo.trovud ' . 'mi ' bidins ; ! Bovural serious imco'iiiti'rs are ruporto l bi- twcun the Dutch troops andt'hinehugi.i > ril'.us Absolutely Puro. 'Ihln powder nevnr varies. Amnrvelof purlt/ BtraiiKtu aud wholMsomeneii , Mor ai-ononilr. < l than Ihu ordtunry kinds , und runuut bu Bold by compuiuion wliu tliu multltudu of low tote uhori wolKht alum or nhosphutd powderx ' ' *
