THE OMAHA 33AILY 13EE : TUESDAY. JANUARY 13. 1801. ors won in Uio rhnlr , Scnutor Slovens of- Jorcd the following memorial , which was road the frst tlmo : "Vou , memorialists , the sennlonnd house of representatives of Uio utnto of Nebraska In sculuii uMGinblcd , respectfully represent tlmt tlio present conditional n , largo number of the citizen * of n vast area of ourstnto , to-wit ! ' ! ' \vtnty-dKht counties In the western part of thu stntc , imincly : Lincoln , Duwson , Logan , Cu4tor , Thomas , Hooknr , Grunt , Arthur , Mcl'horson , Scott's lllufT , Banner , Klmhull , Detiel , Cheycnno , Kotth , Perdlns. Chose. Dundy , lltijos , Hitchcock , frontier , Hcd " \\lllow , Uonher. Furnns , 1'liclim , Harlan , Kearney , rmnlilfn nnd Lntip , mid containing a ponulntloti unproxlnmtlni ? 1M ) , < MK ) persons it such us to solicit public benevolence uud desctvo national consideration , 'Jlils vast nrcn of country c-ontnlns within Iti soil nil Uio elements necessary to the re quirements of nn agricultural district. It It yopul-itcd wltn nn Intclllei'tit , Industrious , economical class or our citizens , and several years of iir.ic-tlcal test have amply demon strated the truth that the climatic conditions nra uniformity fnvoniblu to agricultural pur- nulls , but the climatic condltloits relntlni ? to humidity during the past season tiuvo been unfavorable ) to the agricultural pursuits of the people , tlitro liavlnir been nn ( ilinoat toUil failure of crop ? , thus rendering the condition of Uio settlers absolutely nlarmlnir. "Tho distribution Is of such proportions , l > otli us in the Immediate nnrt prospective oxl- Reticles of ttio case , as to create a demand for Immediate relief far beyond the reasonable bblllty of the state of Nebraska to meet. From carefully computed reports ofllclally innilo In tlio Viirlnns counties named above , il Is respectfully submitted that fully 70 per cent of tlio population , or over 0110 bundled thousand people , nro exclusively cnRigcd In nnd dependent upon the cultivation uf the fiolliiiicl Its products us a mcins of subsist ence. Wliilo a gcndrous sentiment nnd state benevolence pirmuntus every depart- incut of thu state government , and the ncvenuesof tlio commonwealth will be taxed to the utmost ID ameliorate the condition and rollovo the Buffering of these people , wo fully realize the imiKiiitudo and thu enormous ex penditures necessary to clothe , feed and care for these people. Carefully compiled statis tics show that they must on provided for until a harvest can bo icached by them. They must ho furnished with subsistences for them selves nnd with pmin ; for both fee'd and need in order to plant their ilclds and cultivate their lands. A reliable estimate based upon returns show that an expenditure appropri ating 81,000,000 will bo necessary to supply thu varieties of Heed for planting nnd a limited supply ns feed for teams In uso. To meet this latter demand your memo rialists earnestly and respectfully ask tlmt congress inako such carlv provision as the exigencies ot the situation demand and the business of your august body permit , and your memorialists will over praj' . On motion o ! Senator I'oyntcr considera tion of thu journal of the Joint session was deferred until tomorrow , and when adopted H-ulU bo adopted as of Jnuunry 10. 'ihu senate then adjourned. TIIJIHHIHE. . A Number ( if Important Kills Intro duced YoHtrrilnv. , Tbo house met at 4 p. in. with nil thy mem bers present. Tbo speaker announced the following com mittees. On Hides The speaker chairman ; Messrs. Shrndor , Carpenter , Goflln , Howe , MeRcy- nolds , IJivnnati. Engrossed Hills Johnson of Valley , chair man ; Messrs. Sodorman , Novvberry , Dobson Mullen , Williams of Gage , Schappel , Shry- ock uiuKSardncr. A concurrent resolution by Oalo , Instruct ing thn isenators nnd roquestin ; } the repre sentatives in congress to doniaud the fore closure of the Rovornmont mortgage against the Union Pacific railroad was road the lint time. A resolution by SternodorfT , thanking the mllltla In the fleld for their bravery , was passed. Ajolnticsolutlon memorializing congress to apprpprluto $ .iOO,000 for the purchase of seed for the drouth stricken region was also passed. * Mr. Howe introduced a resolution direct ing the speaker to appoint a sjiccial committee - tee to draft a bill appropriating $100,000 or more If necessary for the relief of tlio drouth su ffrreis. nnd dlrcctlnp the committee to ro- poitwitblu twenty-four hours Slovens of Pumas thought that the assist ance would bo needed , but did not want the committee to proceed with undue hosto. Ho thought the committee snould have three days In which to prepare the bill. The reso lution was adopted. Nevvbcrry In tioduccd a resolution provid ing ; that the motto of the town crier of J l > hosln "Do nothing rnsldv" bo posted on the walls , Tbo resolution wns tabled. The following nro the more important bills Introduced : Bv Nowborry Establishing what is known as the Iowa maximum freight tariff and fix ing the lovvirficlsht clnsslllcation. By IIowo Providing for .state publication of school bodies and furnishing to pupils at cost. This bill appropriates flDO.OOO out of the general school fund for carrying out its provisions. By Heath To repeal the "Innocent pur- chasnr" clause in notes. By BrectiFixing nine as the number of members of boards of education In cities of the 11 rst class. By McKessan A bill to carry Into effect the Merrill educational bill , endorsing agri cultural colleges. By Howe To prevent Pinkerton detec tives and others from exercising police pow ers la this state. By Lomax Requiring agents of corpora tions to testify in cases of usury , By Loinax To prohibit anonymous post ers duningiiiK to any candidate on election. By Soderinun To reduce the compensation of county clerks by striking out the tax list fees. fees.By Soilorman Making all cor tracts Tor usuiy void , and making all contracts by ngont for usurious , rates binding on the prin cipal. By Souernmn Making usury an indlctaulo offense. By ICruso To provide for the destruction of HussiHii thistles. By Scott 'Exempting personal propcrtv to the amount of f500 from taxation , The speaker announced the following spe cial committee to draft a bill appropriating $100,000 , , eras much ns may ho necessary , for the bcncllt of drouth stricken sufferers : Modlo of Ued Willow , chairman ; Messrs. Watson , Stabbing. Oakley , Poltou. Hull , Puincll , Heath ami Goddnrd. The concurrent resolution fixing Tuesday , January 'JO , as the day for holding the Joint convention to 'determine the contest cases was taken up and passed ba a unanimous vote. vote.On On motion of Shryock the house adjourned till 10 a. m. tomorrow , Tlio Semite Committees. The committee appointed by the senate to select tlio standing committees of thnt body luvs had sovor.il meetings today , nnd llnd consldeiAblo difficulty in satis fjliifj nil par ties. Sonitor Collins of GHRO ( Ind. ) Is the Bocretury , and whou the committee- convened ho bad before him soveml sheets with the name.of thu standing committees. Fellow- Ing those were tbo names of Independents , which evidently had Been agreed on ir caucus. Ho announced thnt the Indepond- , cuts hud conceded the republicans and demo crats nHio clinlrmnnshlps out of tbo thirty- nine. In wring down too list Senator Chris- tofTorsoti and Senator Moore alternated In nnmluK thu cbairmen of these committees. Five foil to the democrats and four to tha republicans. At the tlmo of writing the following chair , inanslilps had been agreed on : Committee on claims , Hill ; banking , Coulter ; railways , Htavens ; miscollancous corpomtlons , llysart ; finances , Uysnrt. university , Stevens j con- Btitutlounl amendments , llcek ; publlocharl- ties , Swltiler , ( dom. ) ! privileges nnd oloo- tloni , Poynter ; llvo stocli , Itnmudl ; asylums , Rturbuck ( rep. ) : reform schools , Smith : immigration , Mattes ( dom. ) ; mines , Wilson ( rap. ) ; manufactures , Christ- offcrson ( uoiu.j ; labor , Bandors ; hospitals , i , Keliior ( dcm. ) Judiciary , Collins : flnanco. I * . Coulter ; nj/riculturo. Horn ; highways , Turner ; itccounU and expenditures , Heck ; municipal ntTutrs. Moore ( rci1t t punllo lauds , Warner ; Intcrunl Improvements , Mlcbcnor ; medical. Drown ( deiu. ) ; school luims , Han doll ; fodernl n-htlons , Collins ; public print' ' Jujr , Day ; education , Thumway ( rop. ) ; library , Sioa ( dom. ) : ruvonuo , Poynter ; rules , Povutor : epldlora1 homo , ICounU ; tftadlot ; comimtteos , Stevens ; Industrial homo , Williams. The chairman of the null- lory committee was not named. The Independents hnvo Riven the repub licans and democrats insurances of several moro chairmanships. It was nrcotl In formally that Sonntor Poynlor should ylclu ono of bis committees ( probably that on rovcnui' ) and Senator nsgleston ( icp. ) should be appointed to Us head. Senator Chris- toffomm fdrm ) has nlno received assurances that ha will ha given the chairmanship of an Important committee. Senator Collins , wno seems to ho managing this special committee , will bd absent at his Dent t leu homo tomorrow , nnd It U bcllovcd the fltnnding committees will not ho an nounced until Wednesday , although they tniy bo agreed on at B conference tonleht. Senator Uhrlstoffcison has ualrod with the gentleman from ClBgu. The only attornov on the judiciary commit tee Is Sunntor ChristolTorson. Ho tried to pnt Shta orS\vitlcr on the commjltce , hut forsomu unknown reason Collins Insisted on Ids taking the place. A Counter StntomcMit. The itn favorable comment mndo by the papers and the public generally about the surgount-ut-nrms nnd his dcrHilles vvbcn Sheriff McClay and bis nosie tried to work their way Into the house to present the supreme premo court mandamus 1ms drawn forth the follow Inp counlcr statement from Sergeant- nt-nrms Mlsldor of the house of lepresenta- lives : "Thrre was no necessity , whatever , for Sheriff McClav lircaking through the door to servo the mandamus ujion Speaker Elder. Ttio main doow had boon closed by order of the presiding officer to keep out the surging ' ciovvd who could not have been restrained from bursting through the slender railing1 , and mingling with the members , nnd no member objected to this piocautton. Had ho presented himself nt the door of the cloak room , shown his nuthoritv anil de manded admittance , orders would bavobeon at unco given to admit him , and the wtiolo unseemly wrangle would have been avoided. The sensational reports , set nlloat by axclted correspondents to the effect that membcis of thu house took part in the melee Inside thu i ailing , Is entirely false. Ono member from Douglas did strike at ono of my assailants , nnd nn excited clerk did grab Gardner by the nrm , but that was the extent of the col lision. The story , thnt the independents sprung from their seats nnd engaged In a band U ) hand stiugglo with the sheriff's posse , which ono reckless prevaricator tele graphed to his paper , doe not contain one grain of truth. The independents maintained their scats , and not a sin lo ono passed out of the inside railing. The turmoil nt the door \vas caused not by any attempt to keep out the ofllcers , but by our efforts to keep the ciowd-.fiom pressing In after the sheriff. .My men all acted very discreetly In tbo tryIng - Ing circumstances In which wo wcro placed , nnd the people ought to know the facts. The independents may bo wrong , but they nro not nnnrehlststs , and believe In maintaining law nnd order. " NoU-s By the notion of his predecessor Governor Iloyd has boon JopriveJ of mauy necessary blanks and is subjected to great Inconven ience In consequence. Ono of Governor Bovd's ofilclnl acts today was to issue to Sheriff J. P. Mnllon of Dodge county requisition papers for the four bur glars held at Council Bluffs for robbing the Sickles store at Fiomont. Hall Iti Trouble X , la. , Jan. 13. There Is an interesting legal squubblo hero over T. E , Hall , especially wanted in Maryvillo , Mo. , for swindling Denny by converting patent right contracts Into promissory notes. Hall Is In Jail her , while Denny , bislctim , sheriff . of Nodawny county , Missouri , with a requisition piper from the governor , nnd Constable Worlcy of Missouri wltb a warrant for Hall's arrest , nro in the city tonight trying to get posses sion of the prisoner. The latter's attorney today secured a writ of habeas corpus from Judge Illndmaiij which was served the mo ment the requisition was rend and the case Is notf badly mixed up. The chief of police of Kansas City also wants Hall , while the sheriff of this county tonight received a warrant for his nirost from Storm Like , la. , nnd about fifty letters from patties in various other localities arc making Inquir ies regarding the prisoner. Some Kind of n decision Is expected in tbo case tomorrow. Hall is said to ho worth ? 10J,000 and is mak ing a desperate light for liberty. Tlio Modern U'oolmoii. DES Moixri , In. , Jan , 12. [ Special Tele gram to Tin : Bun. | In obedience to legisla tion by the recent session of the bead camp of the Modern \\oodmeii of America nt Springfield , the representatives of the differ ent camps of the order In Iowa will meet in convention hero tomorrow. Tlioroaro iW of those camps In this state , with C.500 mem bers , and a good attendance Is anticipated. The recent troubles of thn order seem to have IRCII arbitrated by the action of tbo Spilng- llild convention nnd the membership is rapIdly - Idly increasing. lte d Consul A. W. North- cotto of Greenville , 111. , will bo present at the meeting. _ A LSrutnl Ilimtinnd. Sioux CITT , In , .Tan , 13. [ Special Tele gram toTriE Bun. ] W. F. Morse yesterday dcborted his wife , taking with him an un- marrlod woman named Sarah Smith. Ho gave n chattel mortgage for 4700 on tno fur niture of his wife's ' bo.irdlng house , londcd homo things into his wagon , and knocked her down when sbo attempted to stop him. Ho drove away with his paramour , leaving Mi's. Morse , who Is an ostlmablo woman , utterly penniless with three children. llnrvostlmr tlio Jon Crop. POUT Donor , la. , Jan. 1:3. : [ Special Tele gram to THE Bun. | Tbo work of harvesting he ice crop on the DCS Molnes river com menced today. Ice is also being cut nt Storm Lake , Spirit Lake and other Iowa points. The ice Is' from fifteen to twenty inches thick and of excellent quality. Largo quantities will be shipped south during the winter. _ A Trnuk Wnlnor Killed. DUULQUK , la. , Jan. 12. [ Special Telegram to TIIKIIEK. I William Neville , an old resi dent of WorUiltiRton , this county , ngod sev enty years , was run down and hilled while walking on the Milvvnimeo railroad tracks today. All efforts to warn him of bis danger wcro fruitless. Indicted for Murder. Sioux Cut , la. , Jan. 12. [ Special Telegram - gram to Tun Buu.J The grand jury today found Indictments against James Mclntyrc for the murder of William Omlg , nnd against B > njumln Joscnhson for the murder of J , J. McVeigh. _ Shot ills IMnymnto. Dum.ivaTOV , la. , Jan , 12. ( Special Tele gram to THE Den. ] Tommy Grinnell , whilfc out hunting near this city yesterday , acci dentally blow off the head of his young play mate , \Vnllaco Buxton. A $ UOOOU liMro. DKS Aloises , In. , Jan. 12. The Capitol City opera beuso block and the Cochrane's dry goods store were damaged $30,000 , by flro last Bailers In n 1'nrlloiiH Position. POKTUND , Mo. , Jan , 12. The United States revenue steamer Woodbury nt noon today discovered signals of distress from a shipwrecked crow on a lone rock known as the "Junk of Pork" Ijlng outside of Green Island. A tornolosoa Is tunning and n bout could not live for a moment , The vessel has been ground to atoms ana six of the crow are on the rook. They cannot bo rescued until morning and not than , unless the sea goes down. They liavo no food or shelter. Double Tragedy lit Trlnco. Six FIUNCISCO , Jan. 13. A man and wo man arrived yesterday and registered at a hotel as Mr. nnd Mrs. Lewis , El Paso. Toi. This evening shots wcro heard In tholr room and whoa employes entered the woman was found dead and tlio man fatally noundod. TDO cause of the tragedy and the real Iden tity of the persons are unknown. A. ProjirehHUo Party. ' HKUUV , Jan. 12. The ( roUlnnlgo party has resolved to propose In the relchstag that the prohibition against American bacon bo abol- ishoU. SHOT THROUGH THE BBEAST. A Fatal Accident Brings Grief to the Hanks of Gompanj K. . GEORGEV/ILLIIOW / KILLED BY A COMRADE. General Mile * Tlilnkn Uio Gunriln May Ho Itronllcii from the field Thanks Them for Their Services. Ooitnov , Nob. , Jan. 12. f Special Telegram o Tun Ilnn.l Company 1C regrets nn acci dent that caused thu death of one of its mem bers. George Willhowvhlto on guard duty , extended his march over tbo bout ot Percy , and , nn being challenged , nn alteration oc- uncd , In a pleasant way , which resulted in the death of Wllhow , who was shot through tin breast , the bullet escaping through the shoulder hlndo. The cause of Wlllhovv's death wns purely occidental and Is much re gretted by the boys. Hooper Is completely distracted and says ho would much prefer it were ho. Ho has the sympathy of the bovs and It is .o bo hoped tno consequences to him may not irovo serious. Captain Degra in fools very > ndly over the inUhap nnd ha * always cau- , ioncd the hoys In the manner In which they should handle their guns. It Is purely a case ) f not knowUK ! It was loaded , or not knowing 't was cocked rather. Tholr Occupation Gone. Pixn KIDOB Aor.scv , S. D. ( via Hushvtilo , Neb. ) Jan. 12.-lSpecinl to TUB Br.K.J Gen eral Miles has written a letter toDrigadler Ueneral Vf. F. Cody ( Buffalo Hill ) ns also to Brigadier General Colby , both of the Ne braska nntlonnl guards , stating that all the lostlles nro within n iniloand a half of the agency , nnd nothing but an accident can prevent - vent the ro-cstabllshmont of peace. Ho states also that ho feels the state troops may low bo withdrawn with safety , anil thanks : hem for tbo confidence they have afforded the people In their fionticr homos. To this message General Colby returned the following icply : OKVEIIAI , ISut , ON A. Mit.ns , IMnn Hlilpc. S. 1) . : I have the honor to acknowledge tlio re ceipt of your tolcarnm this ovonlni ; . Inform ing mo of the prospect of thu Immediate 10 establishment of peace with tlio'lniilum u 1'lno K llo ( agency. I ttust that no uool- dant may Intervene to prevent such a desired consummation ami nsituo you that Uio compliment In jour niassaRu for the stain troops , cnniliiKfioiii you , will he appreciated anil hlchly estiomod by thu cltbon bolillers uf Nebraska. I h ivo wired tlio adjutant ccncral the contents of your incsmiKO nnd will hold my command In Its present position until I loimi that pcaiu Is an ust.ilillshed fact. Your obedient Hcrvant , IV. . COI.UY , Urleadlcr General Cumnmndlng. In Camp with Company C. FOUT DHAI.F.T , Nob. , ( Sixteen mlles north of Gordon ) Jan. 12. lispccinl Telegram to THE Bui : . ] This .is company C's first Sun day In camp. Instead of attending church the hoys have boon digging rifle pits all day. It went hurd with tome of them for they wcro entire strangers to pick and shovel , but all took hold without a murmur. This is our seventh day nnd not ono man ha over been shaved and some have not oven combed their hair. Wo have only two married men in our company , and if the dear girls only could see the dear soldier boys they would hardly rec ognize them. Four miles from our camp , west , Captain Bock with Company H , Second regiment , is qunitered. Tlio two camps nro within see ing distances , nnd wo hnvo a line of couriers established from heio to Wounded Knee. Reports arq mido every two hours so you can Infer It is not likely we can bo surpiised. Our friends can take the map of Nebraska , find Gordon , take a line direct noitn until thov come within throe miles of tbo Dakota line , cind tnoy have us located la a lojj tiouse , twenty by thirty , up and down stairs , with two big stoves , a sldo building which Is used for a cook house and Is called botol-de-Soldou. Thomas Soldcn Is our cook nnrt Is n good one , and Is assisted ov Glllman and and Uojy. Lieutenant Colonel Blchop visited our'camp Saturday , for thellrst tlmo. Ho was for- nicily captain of our company , and the boys turned out nnd gave him n grand reception. Ho now is on the governor's staff nnd is in command of the three companies stutiouod in this division , .foe Dluin Is acting as aid and clotk for headquarters at Gordon. It wns reported today thnt Lieutenant Stlmpson , who wns taken to Hushvlllo sick Fiiday , was worse. A couple of the boys went hunting Satur day nnd killed enough Jack rabbits to keep us In fresh meat for sovoraV days. We bought fifty chickens from a settler for $5 ; another farmer loaned us a froah cow. Sergeants Yager and Brown are detailed to do tlio milk ing ; hut with all our good luck it Is pretty rough. Last night it was reported tint a band of seventy-five braves hud brook'on loose and were headed this way. Tlio courier reported them near our fort. Captain Harris called ttio boys out on the double quick , formed in skirmish line nnd a moro determined looking company of men I have never seen , hut It proved u false alarm. Nn Time Lost , ncsnvin.n , Nob. , Jan. 12. [ Special Tele gram to THE Bin.l : Daily drills attho camps near the reservation line , as well as of these companies remain ing in towns , have been the principal feature of militia Ufa during the past few days. As previously stated , the stationed companies bnvo erected breast works , madu entrenchments and in some In stances forts , so that no tlmo has boon Idly spent among the guards. The ofllcors also have been kept very busy inspecting camps and In organising the different departments of work. Colonel Bills returned today from the re cently established camp on Wounded Knee creek , within sight of the famous battle ground , where companies I nnd II have been stationed. Colonel I ! rait Is also In from the vlclnltvof Cheney's much , whcio five of Ids companies are holding the fort , and reports the troops In that locality in shape to stand off the en tire Sioux nation. General Colby also Inspected several of the camps today , returning late this afternoon from a twenty-eight milerldo. . Ho announces his Intention of establishing another camp at Smoot's ranch , the nearest possible point to. the agency ulthln the crossing of the Ne braska lino. Some of these camps , ho says , nro within thrco or four nillos of the agoncv. Company D of the 1'lrst regiment A'as today ordered to proceed from Lincoln to this pUce and are now supposed to bo on the way. There hnvo boon ono or two additions to the pick list iu the hospital , but no case Is con sidered dangerous and all are Improving still. Ilimtlii < ; Jut k Itnbblts , CIUDIIOX , Nob. , Jan. 12. [ Special Telegram to TUB BEB. J About half of the hostlles are in and the remainder are within a inllo of the agency. Despatches Just received encourage the belief that , by tomorrow night , all will have returned to the atroncy and If disarming is not attempted , or some hot-headed brute does not seek to incite thorn at the supreme moment , when all are gathered there , a ponccablo consummation of General Mllos' plans will have been effected and a speedy termination of the war assured. Camps Tromont and Junlata arc In a peace ful state of contentment , All the men have recovered from tnolr recent indisposition nnd are killing tlmo and relieving the monotony by still hunting , not for the Indians sighted yesterday , but for Jack rabbits. Company I , Second regiment. Nebraska national guards , Captain II. G. Wilson com manding , of Benuott , Neb. , oarno iu on the morning train , having boon ordered f torn Cody Into camp at this place and hnvo taken up quarters in the rink building. Thoraaro thirty-live inon In this command and all are iu good health and spirits. Morn Troops Ordered Out. LINCOI.K , Neb , , Jan. 12. [ Special Telegram to Tins D B.J General Colby , havlag tele graphed that the situation in the northwest was critical and asked for inoro troops , Auju- trtii tant Ocneral Tmpjaln ordered Company Def of Lincoln , lately quartered In the state ibuso , to go to thto front. The rompanv will eave In the morlilng. With them will go VK ) pounds of food nnd supplies sent by the > eopkJofNolsoiiifur Comnnny H. General Vlfquuln also xvircd Dr. Stone of Wnhoo , surgeon generalof , , the militia , to cotno to ulncoln nnd consfitl with him about provld- ng for surgical' rittenduuco for the militia In the Held. t Company It nttho IVont , LwiuiiF.K , Nob/Jan. 12. [ Special to Tun ni1. ] Comparfy iiof the Second regiment oft Huslivlllo on January 10 on an eighteen nllo march and rtovcrod the distance in three loiirsnnd thirty minutes. Wo nro now on the front. Thorquipiny Is well located and nil the bovs arowcll , pleased. Wo have got very near whrruyu vvmited to go nnd tlmt Is right to the front , but wo are satistlcd with this. OrKaiii7.ini ; u Company , Tonrw , Neb , Jan. 13. [ Spociol to TUB Bir. : ] A militia company is being organized icro with forty-live mumbors. o i > * o.v/ > How tlio Betting oti the Great Fight In doing. New OIII.CANS , La , Jan. 12. [ Special Tele gram to Tin : ' . . lli'.i.l-Dotnusey and party ar rived this mornlne. Fltzslmtnons nnd party amo in from liay St. Louis tonight. Dele gations to attend the middleweight champion shlji contest have arrived from San Ftan- cisco , Denver , Now York , Chlcntro , Kansas ( Jity , St. Louis , Cincinnati nnd Louisville. Boston is also well represented. All incoming trains biing accessions to the string ot sporting men and the Indications nro that every available seat tvt tbo Olympic club will bo taken. Frank Stopbcnson Is putting his money ou Dcmn- sey Ho says Jack has mot such men ns Fitrlmmons before nnd defeated thorn and will "do" Fiustmmons. Ho thinks Kllram can whip Corbett nnd tha.t Jackson has n cinch on Corbett. Ho does not say this from prejudice , but herauso California friends of his , who know the men , say so. The last hot ting posted today was ? l,000 to ? 00 thnt Dempaey wins , with no takers. By Wednes day ttio betting wilt I'robably bo three to ono ou Dompsoy. C KJlMAAllttOTFS WI1 , ! , , It Is Filed for I'rnbato In New York 'IIHI llcqiicntH. NEW YOIIK , Jan. 11 The will of Emma iVbbott was filed for probate today. It first directs tbit tbo body Is to bo tested by elec tricity to ascertain if life is extinct and then cremated. Four hundred dollars per luonth nro to bo paid her brother , Seth Abbott , nnd the same amount to her mother. Her -hus band's ' mother Is to get 51,000 , , her brothers L. H. , O. H. and Frcderick-S-jri.OUO each , and her sister , Mrs. Lizzie Abbott Clark , the same , Hack of the children of Leon Abbott , George II. Abbott , Mrs. Etta Clark and Mrs. M. L. Wcatheicll RO' , S3.000. Mrs. Van Houston pets MO.OUO anu her secretary , D. A. Consi- dino. 65,00 , ' . The following churches , where she sas she enjoyed worship , got $5,010 each : Congregational of Gloucester , Mass. ; Ply mouth of Brooklyn , Btooklvn Tabarnaclo , Mndison Avennd tlaptlst , Fourth Avenue Presbyterian , Chiuvli of Divine Paternity , all ot thUJcltv ; Citadel bqimio Baptist of Charleston , S. C. ; Uoso Hill Mothodlst Kpts- copal , Now Yorkj and St. Louis Motlioillst Episcopal of Now York. The residua of the estntato Is di\ 1 ( 1)1 ) , sliaro and share nllko among tbo followingi Foundling asylum of Sisters of Charity ; Children's Aid society ; for the support of the newsboys' lodging house ; homo for thn friendless , Newark , N. .f. ; Chnplu homo for the aged and infirm ; house of mercy in Kast Forty-lourth street ; St. John's guild for excursions for mothers and children In the.sy : miner ; Hebrew benev olent society ; sanitarium for Hebrew chil dren ; Mrs. S. V. White of Drooklvn and Mrs. Sarah Birds n friend of Mrs.Wdito. She hopes thnt'thiso'ladles will use these sbnres in charity. THE u.uT4ftT mix itr.etntT. Bindings of the OoiiMiilttqe Presented , to tljo Houao. WASHINGTON , .Ton , 12. The report of tbo ballot box commltteojwtilch lust-sesslon mndo extensive investigations into Ohio political affalis In eonnection with alleged subscrip tions by members of congress of stock iua patent ballot 1m , was today presented the house oy Chairman Mason. Tlio main re port , which is signed by all tbo member * of the committee , finds that the alleged con tract was prcpaiod cy Htchard G. Wood , thnt nil the signatures thoioto were forged imd'ttmt Frank Wilvvard und Frank Davis wcro with out evil intent in the transaction ; that Wood uttered the said forgery for the purpose of securing Governor Forakor's recommenda tion of himself to the mayor of Cincinnati for appointment to the oflico of smoke In spector. The committee further finds that Governor Fonilier and Murat Hals toad aided In uttering the said forgery by publishing It in the Cincinnati Commercial Gnzotto. but finds that neither Forakcr nor Halstcad , In uttcrlug the paper knew that the same was a forgery. The committee finds that no ono of the persons whose names appear on the said alleged contract had or has either dlrectlv or Indi rectly any unlawful , corrupt or improper or any other connection with or interest in the ballot boxes which are said to bo the subject ot the alleged contract , and there wns never any other contract relating to the said ballot boxes in which clthcrof those persons alone or jointly with the othois wns in any way Interested. A supplementary ropoit , signed by all tha members present , except Chairman Mason , tlnds that the conduct , ot Wood during the negotiations with Forakor disclosed his du plicity. The high stations attained in public affairs by the person's whoso names wcro fonrcd should have suggested a vorilicition of the corrupt paper before It was utteiod or published. The publication showing Camp bell's name and biippidsslng other slgnntuios was almost as bid as tbc irigitinl fabrication of the parx > r. The entire incident , the mem bers say , is an cxnmplo of political methods , deserving the condemnation of nil parties uud all peed cltl/ons. Chairman MHSOII In the minority report does not agree with these additional findings. He does not see that a c.ireful scrutiny of the paper must havn shown its false character. It Is ea y now to know In Jnnnnry , 1891 , what wo ought to have known In Septem ber , 1839. Whether or not Forakcr nnd Halstcad treated ' well the gentleman outraged by the forgery by not seeing them personally Is a question'of ctbics not In volved in the investigation , nor does it throw any light upon the Mibloctns to who uttered the forgery. BelngiW-clved is the only crime of Fornker nnd Halstcad. They have each made a reputation ondf character equal per haps to any of the ( gentlemen who were out raged by tno forgery , , i3inco they found they were deceived thuj'havo done all In their power as honorable mpu to make amends. To uslc more soenu to'Mt Meson unjust and ho respectfully protestsMignlnst the censure of Ills associates in thoVfttldltlomil findings sum marized above. i y I'urnnlt Must fjjfry to Compromise. AHMAOII , Jan. iy , Most Hov. Michael Loquo , archbishop fpf the diocese of Armagh nnd private of Irplpud , replying ; to an address - dross of woleomo ouji s return from Home , declared thnt the bjftliups and priests of Ire land would have nothing to do with any com promise in regard , tp | Parnell's ' retirement until ho married r lf , O'Shon and bo defied 1'arucll and Ins followers to carry on the agi tation against tlyj clergy. Wanted tn IHo Touethnr. NEW YOIIK , Jan. 12. An aged couple named Charles and Augusta Tldeko , living at No. 70 Thorn street , not having boon scon for several days , the police today burst open the house nnd found them dead In bod. On a table wcro found two empty cups , which had evidently contained poison. On the table vvus a letter written In Gorman , saying that they wanted to dlo'togotber and would llko to bo burled together. ThMr I'o'.ltloa ) Dlflleiilttog Hatllad. I'kius , Jan. 12. Figaro announces that the political difficulty between 1'arnaU and O'Brien has been Bottled , and the only quo&- tlon remaining is of n financial nature. O'Brlon , It appears , U convinced that Par- noil's prestige la the United States Is not lessened , nnd tbat the subscriptions of the Irish-Americans will always bo for the old leader. ' ' DtikoorSmiteniot Ilcnil. Losnox , Jan , 12. The duke of Somerset Is dead , Tbo Ulilllnii Navy ItovolU. YOIIK , Jan. IS. IMvato ndvlces ro- cloved in this city say the Chilian navy has started u revolution. S ( limii'jiiriil Address. TOPIIIC.I , Kan. , Jnu. m. The governor and other stale oftlcors were sworn Into oflloo this morning. The governor delivered no Inaugural address iind the usunl Inaugural bull was dispensed \ \ Ith. Slurtloi-rd fora Political OlOeut. Mumin , Jan , 12. According to the latest Information the man under arrest nt Olot is Padlowskl. Ho says ho killed Ciener.il S't- ' vorsknir for "a polltloal object , " assorting tlmt the general was a moit tjrimnliul Rus sian , . ' ItcHiilt ol'a Kow. Monn.r , Ala , .Ton , li. ! A row at Cather ine , Ala. , December ! K ) , resulting in the resig nation of llie negro postmaster , was followed todav by the tirrost of eleven persons on the chnrgo of conspiracy. All were bound over to the United States grand Jury. Want to Know llow He Stands. WASIIIMITOV , Jnu. 12. Senator Plum said to nt > est rcpoiter tonight that if the president vetoed tbo f rco coinage bill the silver senat ors would endeavor to 11m' ' out wlmt logUln- tion ho would favor. " v3 look to the piosl- dent , " ho said , "not to bo an obstructionist , but to solve the problem. " Senator Viinci Kcrmmlnntr-d. ir , N. C. , Jan. , 12 A resolution passed tbo senate today unanimously In structing tlio United States sonutoM from North Carolina to bccuro If possible the ob jects of tbo financial rufoim contemplated m the Ocala platform. United States Senator Vance was rouotnlnated by acclamation. Mndo n Sloclc Corporation. Nnw Yoiiif , Jan. 12. The plan to convert the wholesale grocery nnd manufacturing concern controlled by the Thurbers Into a stock corporation has b'on consummated. The company will bo called the Thurbur- Whyland company nnd will issue $1,500,001) ) preferred btoci and $ lr,0l,000 ( common stock. Iwo UrakoiiKMi Killed. Poiiri.VM ) , Mo. , Jan. L' . A f relent train on thn Matno Coutial railroad while going down a giado near Crawford today got from the coutiol of the onirlncor. The brakes would not hold and the train was going at lightning speed. On n curve several cars Jumped the track and wont down an embank ment 500 feet high. Two brakemen were killed. Opi'rntnrs Conforriiig. Cmcuio , Jan. 12. A committee represent ing the dissatisfied station agents mid tele graph operators on the St. Paul road is hero holding u conference with General Manager Darling. There is talk of n strike should his decision ho unfavoiablo , und it is leportod that Chief Tnurston of the Order of Railway Telegraphers has issued an appeal for contri butions. Cost ol I'nvlntc Knpalrs. The largest bill allowed nt tbo meotlng of the board ol public works yesterday was that of tbo Burbor asphalt couipiny. It was for repavlug paving for 1800 at 8 cents per yard. The total Dill was * ll,10J.Sfi. Hills for the filling In of cettain lots which have boon on tbo tiblo for several \veoks , together with small bills , were allowed. The following contracts were allowed : Daily & McGuvos.sowcr district l' 3 , l , 100. II ; Ed Callnban , grading on Twelfth strcot from Center to Bancroft streets , $ l,117.0t. Kirn and I'olleu Commission. The fire and police commission met last night and heard the cxmiplalntagalnst Oftlcor Godola , charged with Virrostinir John Henry and , 8. Manoy on the evening of December 2.T without cause. Tlio evidence \vont to show that the two men wew honest mechan ics und weio creating no disturbance nt the tlmo of the arrest. The board passed a reso lution to the effect that the olllccr should. have had tt.o means of identification , which wcro produced by Henry and Marley , cnic- fullyt'xninlni'd buforo having the nicu con fined In tbo Jail. Sergeant Graves was given a leave of ab sence. * Oflk-cr McMahon resigned. A committee of colored citizens petitioned the botrd for the orgmiiatlon of a company of colored men in the nro department. Tim ljitc < T. I ) . Captain J. D. Spearman , whose death was announced In yesterday's lire , was well known in Omaha among the wholcs.alo ueal- crs and stockmen. Ho has been engaged la tha banking business nt Springfield for sev eral years. Tbo funeral will UKO place at Pupllllon Wednesday ut - p. in. Captain Spearman was born near Jackson ville , 111. , March V , 1WU. When two years of atjo his parents removed to Dos Moiues county , Iowa , whore they lived for live vours , and then moved to Henry county. In thu fall of 1803 ho was commissioned to ruiso a volunteer company for the war. Within five days ho enlisted company of 105 men for the Tvvonty-ilfth Iowa voluutoerlnfnntry.and was elected captain of company II. Ho served dur ing the war and was severely wounued on tlio first assault at Vicltsburp , a bullet striking the loft sldolmmudiatoly above the hip , passed through the lumbar regions lodging on the right ido. Hocariictl to his death the ball as u souvenir of rebel hostility. Ho was dis charged byicasonof wounds \\hiloon leave of absence inMount Pleasant , la. , la lyu. Ho moved to Nebraska in IbTlliero ho lived until thu tlmo of his death. Ho was married in Mount Pleasant , la , March > , 1855 , to MUs Saruh E. Simons. Charged with -1 rsnn. Burt Alloy , a young man who works nt 1530 South Fifteenth strcot was arrested nnd lodged In Jull last ntght upon a charge of arson. Ho claims it is a case of spite work. The young man is a soirof S , S. Alloy , a load ing. attorney of Wilbor , Nob. VKiihttx.ti , 1:1 , D. L. Allen of Chicago is at the Murray. C. L. Buck of Chicago is at the Mlllard. A. N. Stevens of Chicago Is at the Cuscy. C. II. Huston of Cool : Is nt the More-hunts. John G. Duffy of Now York Is at thu Pax- ton. ton.J. J. D , Chamberlain ol Stramsburg Is at the Casey. Louis Llttmunof Detroit , Mich. , Is at the Mlllaid. ! M. P. Braor of Chicago was at the Puxton last nlglit. N. 1) . Allen and wife of Kansas City are at the Paxton. II. H. Brunch of St. Louis is In the city , at the Paxton. H. Wheeler and wlfo of Now York nro nt the Murray. W. V. Biooks of Lincoln was at the Casey last night. W. II. Burton of Wayne Is In tuo city , nt the Casey , J. F. Parkins of Weeping Water Is at the Merchants. J. J , Butdlcman of St. Paul was at the Murray last night. J. M. Christy of Das Molnes , la. , Is in tbo city , at the Murray. J. L. White of Pardons , ICan. , was at the Mlllard last night. Harry Waters of Nebraska City was attho Merchants last night. C. K. Mclkoy of Milwaukee w In thu city last night , nt the Mlllard. J. M. Humphrey of Rapid City , S. D. , Is registered at the Merchants , Mr , S. II. II. Clark , general manager of the Union Pacific , loft , lust evening for St. Louis. Mr. Frank Atkinson of Tun Due staff loft for Chicago yesterday , whore ho assumes the important position of resident correspondent - ont of this paper , Mr. 13. N. Cook , n Das Molnos , la. , capital 1st , and Mr. John W. Akors , ox-stato superin tendent of public Instruction , of tha sumo city are In Omaha on business for a few days , They inako their headquarters at tha Casoy. AUVHKMKXTS. "Odotto , " ono of Sardou's strongest heart dramas , was produced last evening at the Boyd by Miss Clara Morris and a very capa ble company of ncton. The play Is by no tnoaim now to theater goers , for both Modjoska nnd Jeffries Lewis essayed the part with Indifferent success. Even Ada Hchiin tried itoncoor twice , hut Mr. Daly shelved it almost upon its produc tion. . Mmo. Modjoska played the part in n cotdlv Intellectual manner with strength , to bo suio but the public did not care to oo her In the role , and so "Odette" was pushed asldo for tlio lonttlniato. JolTncd Lewis maJo of Odotto a wanton , an adventuress , without a single redeeming feature whatever , and so It failed with bur. Hut Clnra Morris makes Odotto what neither of her predecessors seoned to appro- elate In the character-a mother ; a vvomim who has smnc'd , hut who Is ready to sncrlllc-o herself tor liar child's ' happiness There Is little In the torv to call out more than a uiero mention. It Is trllo and conven tional , but llko nil of Sardou'.s plays It Is ful ( of action and dinmatlc Intercut. From the rise of thu cut lain to tno closing scours It holds the attention of the audience to the cud. cud.Hullt Hullt upon accepted Ideas of the French school , after French models. It teaches no lesson In moralltv ; It solves 110110 of the problems which the world cites out to have solved. It does , however , show the sacredness of n mother's love tor her child , tha holv feeling of ma ternity. And It Is for the ixn'trayal of this phase of Odetto's character that Miss Morris has placed the drama In her repertoire. Seeing Clara Morris again after an ahsonco of nearly thrco yoirs , and after , In that tinio. being entertained by iniiiiy of the now lights of the drama , is like feeling the broith of n December morning after having breathed only the perfumed atmosphere of u steam heated boudoir. If there bo today any 0110 artist on the dramatic stugo who can bo said to possess genius It Is Clara Morris. She has triumphed over the conventionali ties of her ait and In defiance of all Its canons stands today without a peer on the ' stage the greatcst'of all emotional actresses. She sways her audiences as easy as the sum mer wind moves the buffalo grass on the nmlrles ; and the chords are played on every feeling of a woman's hcait. As S.ilvlnl docs sometimes she seems sud denly to giip her auilicnco uud sweep them forward with her in n hurricane of tangled emotions. In her great dimnx , at the end of the third act , last evening , thu audience forgot tint this woman wns not beautiful , forgot that her ligui-d was not overly graceful , forgot the harsh voice , In the sudden awe inspired by a lovelntton of real art. In her tiibuto to motherhood , which , by the w.iy , is beautifully written , her strangely mysterious and luminous eyes shone with the light "Unit Is not on land or sea" , nnd reason fell nt the feet of the woman whoso heart pleaded so eloquently for compisslon , fornyinpathy. And it was through the tiratt Miss Morris won a triumph last night \vhicb has not boon rivaled in jenrs. As a whole the company supporting Miss Morris is the strongest she has had. Mr. ,1. M Colvllle , who played Count Clor- mont , Is an excellent lead Ing man , stionirnnd earnest , and the possessor of a beautifully modulated voice Howard Covcnoy as Uochnmcl was very oujo.uiblo In light coinedv character , which Is quite unusual with Surdoti. Although not a nrc.it part , It is particularlv symp ithotic. Mr. W. C Kelly played Philtpo , but not In a manner to cnll out extended notice. It was a plc.isuio to see Miss Mitten1 * Wll- lett In the role of Juliette , which she plajod very piottlly. Miss Bnrrison nad the ingenue pirt of of Buraugere , which , liarrinir a tendency to overact , wns plajed quite well. The other munibciM of the cast were equal to their several loles. THIJV SUSIAIM3I ) ' 111 AY tilt. Action nl' tlio Douglas County Ilcpnli- liunn Ijoague. A largo number of the members of the Donalds county republican longuo mot lust night at the Crand Army of the liopuhllu hall on North Fifteenth street to discuss tno McKlnloy bill nnd its effects upon Nebraska. Paul Vandervoort presided , while Kd. Crowo , Tom Magr.ine , .fames Alliin , Joe llc-d- mun nud a uumber of others discussed the bill in all of Its phases. Two hours wcro spent In this discussion , and then a new turn was tnkon and the ques tion of Governor Uoyd's citi/enstiip was of- lered for consideration. Tlio matter was dls- cus.sed at length and endi > d by the adoption uf the following resolution , which will DO taken to Lincoln todav by ti committee consisting of Joe Hcdman , .lohu' McDonald and Thomas Golden : Wliuieas , Tlio citizenship of Jnmi's K. Iloyd has lieon quest loncit and Ills nl t limit ) II.IH led all to believe that tliuclmigcs againsthlia nro true ; tbcrufurn bo It Kosolvod , Tliat we sust'iln tlio iio-dt Ion tiilciMi by ( JOVDI nor.Tolin M. Tliayer In refus ing to wlthdiiiw fiom his ollleo und ttiin the htatu m cr lo : ui .illen who-u aeUon- ivu con vinced ovrn his hest friends tlmtlio Is not a lesul vltUcn ot the state. , Hoard of Tindo Itoports. Thirteen members of tbo board of trade mot In the OYchango room hist night to hear the report of the retiring ofllcors. President Martin took great pleasure In re ferring to the growth of the city during the year lb')9 ) nnd predicted a prosperous j-car nnd n bright future. Ho spoke of the churches , the educational facilities , the mlles of paved streets uud the street rar set vice , adding that but few cities can point to so many per manent improvements. Thu treasurer's ' report was received and placed on lilo. It coriospondcd with tlmt of the secretary and ntiowod that on January 1 , Is'Jl , there was a balance of $1,1010,1 on hand , that the disbursements during tno past year amounted to the sum of ? 3i ; , O.S'J. ' The Council mint bill was referred to , and the committee on memorials was instructed to draft a memorial and present the same to the member , of the Douglas county delega tion ut Lincoln , asking that they mvo thu passage of the same and report tlio action to the Ncbr.iska congressmen. Tno R\pi > < 3iUi > ii Itnildln ? . The Kxposltlou building association mot yesterday afternoon nt Max Meyer's inuslo hall to consider some plan by which the old exposition building could bo made to .void a better revenue. It Was decided to still keep the Oraud opnra house , which occupies the west end of the main building , open for bnsl- ness , but not to lei. It any moro on the percentage contago pliu. Max Moycr will have cbargo of tlio renting of tlio house to companies or local par'los wishing to use it. The association deckled also to offer the building for snlo along with the lease. The building cost , originally , about$110,000. Tlioroaro a number of ten ants who pay a fair rental for tbo rooms thov occupy. Sovoralmoinoonj of the asso ciation bellovo that if some man should pur- chnsotho huildlni ; and paint and repair It somu It could bo filled with paying tenants anil n very good lutoiost could bo made upon the Investment , The IiiuoiiHo Hoard. The board of flro and pollco commissioner * met jcsterJay us a license bonid and granted licensor to the following saloonkeepers : John W. ( Jreon , 1415 Farnam strcot : L. A. Goldsmith , 120 North Ninth street ; C cargo W. Pcnsner , 11307 Douglas street ; Thomas Casey , ! ! 1 North Sixteenth street ; John John son , ' . ' 101 Cumlng street ; A. W. Olson , 1018 Douglas street ; Auimst U'ullf , (1J-J ( South Thirteenth street ; Nets P. Wii.il , UJI North Sixteenth street ; Adolph Foster , 830 Kouth Tenth street ! ; John F. Kerns , ; jtr > South Four- tceiith street ; Mlko Lcary , 110J North Six teenth street ; Kdvvind L. Miller , Uiit Doug las strcot ; Henry liohotT10 Loivcnvvorlh street ; B. Jcttcr , lim Kouth Thirteenth street. The follow Ing saloonkeepers wro rofusotl licenses : John Simanck , 1,115 South Thirteenth street ; E. K. KIndler , Ifil7 Webster strcot ; Henry Hornborger , KUI Douglas struct , Work on tfio Now Depot. There has bcxm very little work done ou the new depot slnco the llrit of the year. A few men bare- been employed lilting In the intoner walls , but no work has been done on the main walls of the structure. When questioned oa to tbo reason of tVo cessation of the work , tbo foreman made ovnslvo ans wers. The Idle \vorkmon scorn to bollovo that the pending lltlffatlon Is tbo cause of the dolav Yesterday the forcmnu stntod thnt ns soon ns the weather warms up the nntlro force umplovod In December will bo put to work ngnln nnd the building will climb sky ward nt a ripld rate. FUJI YI/H / S V About $ iOO ! Worth orGnodi Kotuul In Tholr I'osHo'sloiii f * Hnydon Hrothors had n warrant Issued yastorduy for Uio nrraU of Anna \Vodok , Jullii Woitrk , Mary Wodok , Julit Uinhiis and Annlo ( . 'olTmiin , charging them with shop lifting. The women all live In thosmno homo at the corner 01 Sixteenth nnd Hickory streets. Detective Kills arrested the women nnd then searched the houso. Ho fourd about ? 'OJ wottli of line dry goods , nllns , ploves and other goods evidently stolen from the stores of Omaha. Somu of tlu goods were Identified bv lliiyuon Ilrothers and some by the Boston atoro. Tlio women wcro role-used ou ball at tl o'clock lust night. Their trial will probably ejtno up today. Thn following imrilntr.0 liuonsos wcro Is sued by Juilgo Shields yiMlorJ.xy : . Nnmonua address. Air" I Adslph Anderson. Omaha IV ] iHophlu NygruiiiOntnhiii " " I Trntik llndli > . Onmlm 31 I Annlo Staiiok , SHI III Omaha ! Ci llUTIlAlfeu 11Y A lllltl ) . A VcraoioiiH Canada Man ItclntOH 'Ills Curious Kxprrlont'o. Everybody liius hcivrd the old paying , "Oivoii away for an old Bonir , " but I ciiino very nearly bulng given jiwny by n song a fovv voars ngo. _ At Hint tiino 1 was living In n little Canadian city within a hundred miles of Detroit , nml us I was coming to the oily of the Straits for u visit at Chrlstums J accepted a number of commissions from iicijtmliitiincoa to bring thorn hack vari ous articles tliov , ' noodod. says n writer in the Detroit l-Yoo Press. I and a fovv of my friomls desired to gotsomo Gorman canaries , and their pricoboing high , wo clnbbod together to buy a do on at wholoHiilo rates , and plantiod to osunpo paying any moro duty than wns absolutely necessary. Accordingly ono fine morning I crossed the river on the ferryboat , car rying my eanarios nnd iirmod with a re ceipted hill Iroin tlio accommodating proprietor of tlio bird wtoro for ono do on fomulo canaries at 25o oaoh , in- Htead of a do/on m ilos at $12.50 caulf. Marching into the liltlo ollleo on thu Windsor dock 1 laid down my bill and GO cents , the duty hoing 20 nor cent , vvhon the olllclal informed motliatuiidor fit , u now regulation issued by the depart- niunt on January 1 every bill had to ho rortiliotl "coi-rcut" by the dcnlot- before It would be accepted by them , mul that 1 would hnvo to K o h.iuk to the Htoro and got that dono. I w.i8 dismayed , for I onlv had about liftcon miniitcs to catl'li my train , hut nftor losing about llvo of thoin in a fruitless etidonvor1 to persuade the uuatoiii house ollleor to accept t ho bill as it was , I Htarted baolc to Du- troit , leaning my block in his olwi'go , not without homo misgivings aa to the wisdom ot my doing MO , but fonring to arouse suspicion if I took the birda away with mo. In about half an hour I was back again , vvitn my bill duly certified to , only to Hml that the olllcious.cuitmn house man had torn part of thV wrapper from the cage.s , oitensibly for the purpoio of giving' tlio birds raoro air , and that im soon as ho had done so ono of thorn had commenced to siiiff , which ho coiibidorod a very BUS- pioious proeoodinjr foi' a fomulo canary to indulge In , anil w.intod to invosligato tlioroughly. Then 1 hail a quarter of an hour indeed. However , I oiled nuinor- ous csibcs of female birds L had known to Hing , and nftor ho had subjected mo to the ordeal of several ponalty-hulon oathg ho had about concluded to accept tbo 00 cents and allow mo to go in peace , when the feathered mihcroant utruck uj ) arraln in tones loud and shrill enough for the whole do/.on , and my olllmous olllcial paid lie guosbod I had hotter { jo up to the big custom houau at the top of Uio hill and BOO his chief. By this time I wns wishing that the canaries and the oIlloioiH onicial woio all at tlio bottom of tlio Dotiolt river , but having cone fo fat1 as I had to brn/.cn it out to the end , BO I accom panied him to the uanuttim of her Urit- ish majesty's collector of customs , nml and after undergoing a severe cross- examination in ornithology nnd n now series of blood-chilling1 oaths 1 was allowed to leave with the intimation that they would rotnoni- bor mo , a friendly sontlmont which I concluded that I thoroughly rcoinro- cated , as it. would certainly bo a long time before I forgot thoin. I then re turned with the ollicious ofllotal to Ills little hoiibo on the dock , p lid my much- olTorcd 00 cents , and dop.irted for the depot , there to wait for two hours for the next train , tlio misguided , though woll-meaiiingcanary trilling a lastpruan of doflanco as I closed the door behind mo. Charles S. Frit/ and MI-H. ifattlo D. Mahanay were married last ovoniiig by Jtov. T. E. Cramblot of tlio First Chdnt- ian church at No. 807 North Twenty bovontli avenue. Ilonry lIolTmointor , a Gorman , stole a duck uud half a yard of bologna Hiiusago from a butuhur shop on Twelfth Htrout lust night nnd was taken to Uio pollco station. 76 HIGHEST AWARDS I'rom Sclontlflo Societies and Kxlilbltlom prino tbo liU'h escclloneo of the gcniilii ( < fo- h.inn Ifoll'H Mult Ilxtiaut , over nil Imitations wlileh have buiui biougbt befnro thu public. Tlio ueniilnu artlele has been iiiiiular for foity VIMH , and liasauoild vvlilo reputation as n Tonic Nutritive , forllio niiulc and dehl 1- tnted , and for mutliun Hlillo niiiHlng , ll U uf the crcatost value for fotilii. ! colds und put- inoiiiiry troubles , slrt'lilosiiiuss und iiurvoiis tiniilles , I'lutra ' Snafu , thn wi'll Known Professor of 1'ailH. In his wurU na pnlnioini y illsuuso HfiyH : 1 ro ur.l Jnhinn lluir'd Malt i : < tr.iuL ( if Im- intino vulno to Ihu pr.iolllloiHir vvho wlsbus to 1)1-1 n , to his aid a iiruparatlou which will not only net as a tonlo. lint as a nutrient n vvoll , nml IH hiss o\oltln ; ? than wlnuoruny otlinr stlniulnnt. 'llierolH notliliu "just as pond" vvhon you can guttbu ( | IMIIM : : uitlulo , wliluli must ha\n < JiitM'iiitiiiunf "Jnliann HolT " on thn nnoU of ovurv botlli ) . Avoid Imitations Hiikl in "Hull's l\tuct : " j Tor ft you do not It may become con- numplltu. Fur Vuiiiiliniitlon , tii-ioftttti , delimit lldillll'j anil > l utility JHnvittts , there la nutlilni ; llko X- Of Piiro-Cod Liver Oil mid HYPOPH08PHITES Xilnio MncJ. Camlet. It Is iilmnst M palatable us milk , r r better tlmii olhor * o-cnllo < l EuiuUlouo. A wonJerlul aoili producer , Scott's Emiil 'fliginr ? > poor ImllntloiJii. dtt tli