Nebraska Newspapers

    i. TWENTIETH YEA ] * . OMAHA , MONDAY" MOllNtNG'f'FEBRUARY ' 2 , 1801 , NUMBER 22G.
INFILL THE VACAST CHAIR ,
Speculation- to Who Will Beef Secretary
of the Treasury ,
SOUIi- , NEW PROMINENTLY MENTIONED.
Pine Kldtio Itrnvtis nt
They Are the Onus of the
Town Attractions of
the itctlred IJHI. !
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WAMIINIITOX , 1) ) . C. , Fob . , 1. )
By tnnny mm , high up In the counsels of
the republican party , the president's mes-
nnfjo to congress yesterday icque.stlng nn
nrncndniont to the law which requires the
tilling of vacancies lu tbo cabinet within ten
days after they occur , Is regarded as signifi
cant , in lhat It may Indlcati ) that ho desires
to appoint a man to the vacant secretaryship
of the treasury who can not bo secured
within the tlmo prescribed by Iho statutes ,
The Post says It means Iho Hon. John C.
Now of Indiana , at prt-sont consul general
to London. It adds that since Mr. New
has been In Knglnnd ho has often been asked
for , and 1ms given , advice on financial poli
cies ; that ho has earned the position and ,
Blnco the president may dcslro to appoint his
f riend , no one would regard II as an overplus
of Indiana patronage , ns It is only for an un-
expired turm. Mr. Now has probably had
moro experience nnd hni shown morn practi
cability IP the treasury department than any
man who Is considered within the reach of
the president , Others take Iho request of
the president for an extension of tho. period
when a cabinet vacancy must bo filled as nn
indication that tbo design Is to appoint u man
now lu congress who will retire March ,
which Is but a little over four weeks distant.
Ho may be Senator Kpoonor ofMscon -
, * or Representative McKInley of
if X ) ldo , Mr. Walker of Massachusetts
/ Xn Mr. Cannon of Illinois nro
nls9 mentioned. The Irensuroi of Huston ,
oi Indiana , Is also coming in for considerable
favorable comment. 11 is generally believed
that congress will take action upon the re
quest within two or three days and thitt the
time within which a cabinet vacancy must
bo lllled will bo extended fiom len lo at
least sixty days. It is conceded on every
hand , ns the president has so well said , that
I llnio should bo given for proper respect to Iho
- Wiinpry of a deceased cabinet oflleor and to
jiicii chief executive to make Iho best
possible selection The tlmo will ho extended
within which nn assistant secretary may bo
assigned lo bo acting head of the department ,
which is the same thing as extending the
time for selecting a cabinet ofllcor , ns an as
sistant Is Invariably assigned to acting sec
retary , It Is moro than probable that , up to
tills lime. President llariison tiai not given
terlfi ius thouuhl to the filling of ibe cabinet
and that his request of congress has
bcnrinw whatever upon the selection of
particular man for the place- .
JinolUUSIRATION TAI.KKI ) .
Thcro Is much tnllc in congress Just at this
time about a reorganisation of the republican
imltoiml committee nnd the work it should
now bo doing. At present nothing is being
done In any dirccllon. It Is acknowledged
Hint the democrat have secured a iurgo ma
jority of thu great newspapers In the coun
try , whllo U Is conceded that next your ita \
to be u campaign on lines of lutolllgonee and
education ; lhat the press is to nmko tne
speech and formulate Ihe Issues. The lack of
organization iu the various stales is said lo
bo as flagrant ns that for the party nt large.
Under the present conditions nothing can bo
done nnd ills probnlilo lhat before congress
mljourns a move will bo taken to request a
reorgiml/.utlon of ino lyillonul committee.
lllKrt Of TUG TOWN' .
A remarkable scene was presented at Iho
Congregational church , corner of Tenth and
O streets , iinuieilintelv after the services
closed this morningIt was a lovco to a
number of Iho Sioux Indians who partici
pated In the Wounded Knee slaughter In
South Dakota recently. Just buloro Dr.
Newman ix-ad his text onu ot the Interpre
ter i from I'ltio UUlgo now in the city with
bloodthirsty braves of the Sioux nation ,
Altered Iho church , followed by Spotted Elk ,
ig haired , fat and sleek chief , who
was prominent In tlio recent outbreak.
Behind him came "Major" Swords , tall
mlddlongcd , straight ns nn arrow , with short
Invlr and an airof nervousness. Then came
/'Spotted Ilorso , whoso nnmo has nppmircd in
some way connected with the principal en
gagements In the Pine Hldgo campaign. The
congregation was very large , numbering
probably n thousand and In a body it turned
ius head toward the savasro visitors , then
arose to Its feet. The choir missed a few
bars of iho anthem. It was some minutes
Deforo thcro was quiet. The preacher talked
about iho publican and pharisco , the onu
who tlmnkeil the Lord that he was not
wicked as other men and Iho other who
simply cried out for his sins. Them was no
reference to the "hcros of Wounded
Knee , " No sooner was the benediction said
occurred a Jam In Iho direction of
Iho Sioux. It required fifteen minutes for
thorn to wind their way through the crowd.
Old men , young men , women nnd children
( looked around and their trembling hands
paid : "Hod d' yul" The braves enjoyed Iho
slluatlon and , for once , showed Ihoir teeth
and responded , "Howl" In the large vesti
bule and class room which wcro made ono
Iho big Ihrce followed the Interpreter mm a
formal reception wus hold. In Iho Immense
auditorium wliero the levco was begun , Dr.
Blschoff , the blind organist , with the ele
phantine Instrument made so much good
music that tlio Indians wcro bewildered with
the nllr.u-tlons. The Interpreter feared they
might become excited and ralso the war
whoop. It was u sight worth seeing and
going tulles to enjoy. The thro Indians
ranged oft hi line In true Washing-
fashion In tlio center of the
. 'irayor-ineollng ' room of ono of the leading
churches of iho national capital , receiving
ttio attentions of the peoplo. Congressmen
and senators , their wives and daughters ,
wcro among Iho "star" gncrs. Those In
dians , less than n fortnight since were among
these prowling about Pine Hlilgo trying to
cut some white man's guz lo. Today they
were Iho heroes of Iho capital. It was a
proud moment for them , and when iho
women Innocently Inquired of the Intcrprolcr
whether Spotted Klk was a man or a woman ,
without noticing his untutored garb , old
Spot smiled , nibbed his hands together nnd
looked ns though bo would enjoy taking a
few hundred of the line wigs about him.
What the moral olloet upon the savages , tliu
worship of thorn will have , was considered
by state-smell a serious problem. Tomorrow
night tbo ontlro delegation of Two Strike's
band of chiefs and warriors , moiv tlum iwo
do/en , in the cliy , will occupy four boxes til
the National theater nml see- Francis Wilson
in the " .Merry Monarch , " During Iho week
they will bo received nt tlio white house and
clsowbfro. A dozen of society families nro
trying to got them out to their teas and re
ceptions , nnd altogether the Iiulinus are the
"dogs of the lowu , " lo use a phrase of Iho
Cay.
CANi'inATiw ron IIKTIIIEMKXT.
The discovery a short timoaliieotlmtnlargo
number of men on the retired IKlof the army
nro drawing salaries from the government In
flvll fupacliles. and therefore violating the
spirit ot the federal statute , which forbids
unv ono In civil llfo drawing moro than onu
salary from the government at ono lime , has
brought about considerable discussion of the
proposition pending In the lioMso to increase
the unlimited retired list of the army by a
transfer from the limited list.
The unlimited retired list of the army Is
up of officers who have attained Un )
. . . of MX ty-four years , Thcro Is n limited
list of 400 men who have been retlrotl on ac
. count o ( Incapacity , but who at the time of
Retirement baa not reached the ago of sixty *
I pur. The limited list , it appears , U moro
tlum full. Upwards of thirty men nro eligi
ble lo retirement to the limited list who ura
drawing full pay and rendering no service to
the government , but they nro kept on full
pay , Instead of two-lbmls pay , because they
cannot got on tbo list which Is moro than
full. It Is proposed to rcduco the limited list
from 4K ( ) to : ai nnd transfer bodily tbo lim
ited to tlio unlimited list.
Inquiry on iho part of members of the
house has had the effect of Injuring this
proposition. The men who nro on the re
tired list from disabilities growing out of the
volunteer service have the sympathy of con
gress ; hut the disabilities of men from the
reculnr turvlco are suspected unless they are
apparent. It Is discovered that not only do
men drawing the pay of retired army ofllcora
gut Into the ocrvlco of the federal govern
ment In civil capacities and draw u second
salary , but they seek the retired list for the
purpose of drawing retired pay and having
opportunity to tnnko money by engaging In
business in civil life. It Is staled
that nearly every ono of the men who
have been placed upon the retired list before
attaining thu age of sixty-four has almost
immediately engaged In private business ,
The question naturally arises , If these men
are capable of performing duties for them
selves which are far more onerous than Ihny
have hud to perform In the army , why nro
they placed upon the retired llsti Why do
they nol simply resign !
A couple of years or so ago n member of
the Judge advocate general's corps came over
from New York and applied for examination
and asked to bo placed upon the retired list.
At the same tlmo ho openly announced to Ills
friends that , If bo got retirement , ho would
enter upon the practlc of luw in Now York ,
wliero ho had been stationed so long
for the army. Ho alleged dyspep
sia , or something of that chnr-
ucter. Why ho could not ill ! n sinecure In
the army with n station in Now York , but
could command n good law practice In the
same place , If only placed upon the retired
list , no ono knew , except ho wunlod the pay
of u retired officer. Ho got the retirement ,
enjoys the two-thirds nay from the army and
Is practicing law In New York. ThU went
without saying. There were men under him
who wanted his place , nnd of course they
urged his "disabilities.1'
It is nn open secret that cadets retiring
from the military and naval academies of
West Point nnd Annapolis , cither knowing
their disabilities remain a short tlmo to get
on the retired list , or having no disabilities
conclude to remain In the service till they can
gi-tupon the retired list by some hook or
erooK. It begins to look as though the re
tired lists of the army and navy would bo
fruitful objects for a congressional investiga
tion.
or TUB CONSULS.
No ono appreciates so forcibly as n United
States consul what the agitation through the
I'an-Amorican bureau has wrought In the
way of preparing for an enlargement of our
markets abroad.
A consulship Is no longer a sinecure. Sec
retary Blaliu ) has Imposed upon these men
who 'are now in reality commercial ngentu ,
instructed to enlarge our markets abroad-
certain duties which It Is believed will huvo
the effect of Hading un outlet for our surplus
farm produce. It will bo remembered that
during the last two and a half years of Presi
dent Cleveland's reign the consuls in all
ilrlllsh ports , nnd munv other countries ,
wore nothing moro nor le s than frco trade
witters. It seemed that thiistato department
was for the tlmo simply engaged In bolsterIng -
Ing up President Cleveland 1'i his work for
frco wool and lower duties upon if not free
entry for all raw materials and the necessary
articles of life. The consular reports teemed
with free trade arguments. Those written
* b.v consuls to tariff countries attempted to
show the failure of n protective tariff , while
those fiom Great Britain argued In favor of
free trade showed how largo the wngos in
Knuland wcro and how well tbo living of
laborers compared with figures effecting
the common people of this country.
Ono may look through the entire list of
consular rcjiorts issued under Secretary
Blaiuo , and ho will find not n line of this
matter. Our consuls are now tolling Ameri
can farmers' how to produce sugar from beets
and cane , how to grow and euro fruits , pro
duce silk , wine nnd other .articles of value ,
and where to sell tholr surplus. None of
them have become leaehers of political
economy , and doublless Iho effect upon our
markets will soon bo felt.
CAUKI.CS.SNCSS Ol' CON'fimiSS.
Conuross has bccomo very careless about
Its work. Manv of Us laws are so carelessly
drawn that they have to bo amended bofnru
they are enforced. Ana It not Infrequently
'
happens that the amendments must b'c
amended on account of their obscurity nnd
vague character nnd general ambiguity.
Several corrections were necessary In tt'io
McKInley tarift law , and a number of order ?
huvo been Issued from tle treasury depart
ment to cover ambiguous points and inlcrprot
misunderstood features ot the law.
T ist 1'obrunry congress passed a law ati
thorlzing the president to confer brevet rani
on oHlcors of the arinv for gallant services In
Indian campaigns. The l.iw doesn't stnto on
what principle Iho hrevot rank shall bo con
ferred whuihor a captain may bo brovottod ,
n colonel or gun oral , or whether ho must bo
brevotled for thu next rank above his com
mission.
When General Schoflold'began to mnko uj :
n list of onicers to bo given recognition for
gallantry In Indian campaigns ho wa
confronted by lieutenants who wante
the lltlo of colonel and captain ?
who demanded the brevet commission ol
lieutenant general. Hu didn't know what to
do. The minor ofllcera attempted to put at :
interpretation of the lawjon his mouth , am
ho found himself In all sorts of trouble. 1 !
bo had the right to make Iho brevet rani
whatever ho pleased ho soon saw that lu
would have to give all the highest rank tha
they would all bo gonends. So he has ushec
comrress to ninond the law Jjxing the breve
rank next nDovo that held by the ofllcor who
performed the act of gallantry. Meanwhile
no commissions Issue ,
AX HXCIT1XO WIND-Ul' r.XI'nCTKD.
Should the promised deadlock In the busl
ness of the house occur during the last week
of the session it Is expected that Spenke
Head will demonstrate some of the nie
points of bis now rules. Then there will hi
fun.
fun.It
It Is not generally known , but a parhamen
tnnan in the house asscrvcratcs it , tnat tin
speaker can declare almost any kind of legis
latlon passed If ho has present an unmlstak-
ublo quorum of his party that will vote will
him , Ho can simply put questions and by i
viva voce vote declare thorn curried with tli
quickness and precision of machinery.
The committee on rules is expected tobrlm
In , at the beginning of the last week of th
session or sooner most likely , a rcsolutloi
cutting off debate ou appropriation bills a
the end of two hours. The speaker can de
clare nil motions , except to tidjoiirn , out o
order , und every measure can bo burrle
through MO rapidly lhat the heads of tha fill
busters will swim. It is the Intention to d
this if the minority offers any factious ob
slmclion. us It bus during the past six weeks
The republicans. In vlewof recent Illlitmstor
ing and unfair blows ut the closure rcsoluttoi
und elections bill , will back up tbo speaker li
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ulmost'any step homuytuko to facilftato bus
Iness nnd.put u stop to dilatory movements.
It Is very probublo that there will bosoim
lively times In the hotiso during the luslwoel
of the session , and almost any sanatoria
turn may bo taken Both sides of the housi
nro gelling lulo nn Intompcrulo frame o
mind.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Mrs. Council will assist Mrs. Owen of In
diana at her reception nt the Kbhltt on
Wednesday.
Commissioner Hauin says bo will take Im
mediate stops lo have all Iho old pension
claims disposed of lo iho exclusion of now
c'.idms. Tina will bo good news lo the thou
sands of claimants iu Nchnuka.
„ I'KHUV S. HciTII.
; V Send Oft' to Slctiiuer.
DKADWOOD , S. D , , Fob. 1 , [ Special Tnlo-
grum to TUB Ueu.1 Hon. Thomas L. Skinner -
nor , who n week ago resigned the suporln-
dency of the Caledonia nilno , and who starts
tomorrow to take charge ot largo mining en
terprises in California , was banqueted at the
Keystone hotel tonight by thoDcadwood bar ,
of which ho was a prominent member , Mr.
Skinner 1ms been n notable llguro In Dakota
polities for some years , ho having been attor
ney general of the territory during the ad
ministration of Governor Church.
DULL TIMES IN PARLIAMENT ,
Even tbo Nationalists no Longer to Do De
pended Upon for Diversion.
PARNELL'S ' STRONG CARD IS SILENCE ,
L
Sir John POJIR Ilcniicssy Acts Ijlko n
Cat iu n. Strange Gnrrot H r-
court IJOSCH no Clinnoo
to rose.
[ Copiirtyhl IXl bit Jiimtt ( Ionian Rerin'tt.1
LONDON , Fob. 1. ( Now York Herald
Cable-Special toTiiB Hisi.1 Dullness hardly
describes parliament. In times gene by the
nationalists could always bo depended upon
for n diversion. They , too , have bccomo dull ,
and none of their old pugnacity Is visible.
Pamoll Is moro sardonic of expression than
ever. Silence seems his strongest card In
the house , though ho works his tongue hard
enough for Ireland , but ho Is no longer
sphinx-like. The Kilkenny campaign has
stripped him of his nuclent armor and ro-
vcnledonly an ordinary man. In spite of the
curious position ho occupies ho attracts llttlo
of that attention formerly considered his duo.
This has a chilling effect , however , on most
of these who deposed him.
Timothy Hoaloy has made a couple of ef
forts to enliven the proceedings , for Parncll
cannot chill him , but his efforts failed to put
life Into his colleagues , and ho , too , practices
silence if possible.
Justin McCarthy Is moro of a figurehead
ban at the beginning of'tho year. None of
ho attributes of iv leader nro In the kindly
ild soul. Ho would make an admirable
grandmother.
Sextor is still hovering about Dillon and
O'Brien ' , who will speak with a French ac
cent If they stay much longer in Gaul.
Sexton must fool gloomy , for It looks ru if
10 had not a ghost of a ciianco for re-election.
Still , though Parnell ha * shoulders , Soxtoti's
district may not have voters.
Sir John Pope Hennossy Is llko a. cat in n
strange garret. There Is llttlo sympathy bo-
, ween him and Ina new colleagues. Old
'riotids rather distrust him , though ho spends
nest of his time with the conservatives.
Balfour Is lu great favor. IIo has picked
up flesh in Ireland and is cheerful onoiiga to
111 the nationalists with gloom.
Harcourt loses no chance to po o and has
evidently selected himself as Gladstone's suc
cessor. IIo made this plain Iu the debate on
he conspiracy law.
Sir Charles Uussell was to lead off from
.ho front bench as Gladstona's chief law
adviser. This scorns natural , Besides ho
took voluminous notes. Harcpurt saw lhat
: his arrangement would civo him but five
minutes , so without computation ho calmly
but quickly took Hussoll's ' plnco and llmo ,
giving Sir Charles only live minutes , which
raised his cholcr , lo Iho delight of the govern
ment. The way Husscll went for the relief
1)111 ) Is significant as to how Gladstone intends
lo fill bis legal ofllcos should ho ever comeback
back lo power. If Ibis bill hud been Introduced
by iho government Iho names on Its back
would have those ! of the atlornoy und solicitor
general. It was introduced by the regular
opposition , however. jmfljthe h aljmmeSjOn ,
its hack uro Sir Horace Davy and Asquith.
This evidently moans that If Sir Charles
Hussoll's religious disabilities are removed
nnd ho is able to take bis sent on iho wool
sack Sir Horace Davy will bo attorney eon-
oral and Asquith solicitor general. It is not
likely that the bill will pass. Asquith Is ono
of the few Englishmen who sit for a Scotch
constituency , but ho pleases the north coun
try men. IIo is hard headed and lojlcal lo a
fault , a virtue In the eyes of the
lifers , but ho is nlso eloquent. Indeed ,
after Gladstone , ho stands lu front rank of
Gladstone debaters. There are his equals ,
but not his superiors.
Charles Coughlnn , Utiland Harrington nnd
Frank Slavin are in the bankruptcy court.
Coughlnn testified his inability to pay his
debts nnd live on 30 a weok. A livery bill
of i 1,000 Is quito un ordinary incident lu his
career.
Leonard Jeromo's condition Is improved
and his friends think his llfo may bo spared
for a few months at least ,
Cardinal Manning is iu court to answer to
an order granted by Justice Kokowlth to
Lnwrenco Joseph Potter. The latter require -
quire * the cardinal nnd Mrs , Ferrers , plain
tiff's ' sister , lo deliver lo Iho plaintlll the
gloss case , relics and altar stone taken from
the private chapel of Contfold hall cstato nt
Margnrettlng. The plaintiff was the tenant
of tbo estate. In 1883 ho leased It to his
brothcr-ln-law , Ferrers. At that limo Iho
relics were In iho cavity In the altar. The
lease terminated last year and plaintiff found
that the relics had boon removed by his sis
ter , who claimed that they were personal
property of her late brother. She gave them
to Cardinal Manning , who asserts In an nftl-
davlt that they belong to the Hainan Catho
lic church.
Murilcreil liy Hnrjtlnrs.
Conr-us CIIIHSTI , Tex. , Feb. 1. Mrs Tl-
inon , after nn absence of n few weeks from
tlio city , returned last night , nnd upon en
tering her door slumblod over Iho dead body
of her husband , John Tlmon , lying In iho
hall In a pool of blood. Ills death Is a mys
tery , ns Ihoro Is no visible marks of violence
lence on his body oxcont n contusion on
the faco. The bedroom up stairs
showed signs of n struggle. A mar-
bio slab was broken , as were the wash bowl
and pliehcr. How ho got down stairs from
his bed no ono knows , ns ho was the only
occupant of his house nt the tlmo. When
found ho had on his night shirt nnd the bed
showed that he had been in it. The opinion
prevails that ho w.w sandbagged and Killed
by burglars whllo attempting to make his
escape through Iho front door , but u post
mortem may reveal otherwise. Ho Is ono of
the wealthiest stoclc men of south west Texas ,
and t oacrally curried considerable money on
his uorson. Ho was last seen on Wednesday.
A Iliirulur Si
FOUT Domic , la , , Feb. 1 , ( Special Telegram -
gram to THE Iic.j : VVIlllum Colemau , a
( ! rccn county burglar who has been dodging
the oftlcors of Iowa , Kansas , Nebraska nnd
Missouri for the past mouth , finally ended
the Shaso by walking Into the shcrltl'.s oftlce
at Jefferson and asking to be arrested , On
December " 9 Coleman rilled several stores In
Coonor , securing several hundred , dollars In
monoy. Ho lied and since that time has
traveled over four states. Ho had a number
of narrow escapes from arrest and every
where found the authorities oa Iho walch
for him. Finally , finding his money all gene
ana discouraged as lo prospects for ultimata
escape , ha returned and gave himself up ,
making u full confession.
9 i
A Itoinarkalilo Double Wedding.
CnnsTcn , 111. , Feb. 1. A double wedding
occurred at Silver Lake , Mo. , yesterday , that
wus novel In two respects Iho relationship
of Iho parlies and Iho relative ages of the
participants. John A. Cecil was unrrlcd
to Miss Theresa C. Whistler. The groom
Is passed middle ago , and the brldo
Is not "sweat sixteen" by a twelvemonth.
At the same time Miles S. Cecil , aged eigh
teen , a son of John A. , the elderly groom ,
was married to Miss Elizabeth C. Whistler.
nlso aged eighteen , a shier to tne ? youthful
brldo already mentioned. Miles' , father nnd
Theresa's father both applied at the clerk's
ofllco for Iho licenses and gave thrlr consent
to the marriages. Hy this tinlbn'tho son's
father becomes his brother-in-law , stepson to
his mothcr-Iu-law and stopbrolhor to his own
'
wife. _
AVcHtorn People In
CntrAfio , Fob. 1. ( Special Telegram to
THE I3m.1 Among western people in Chicago
cage loday were : At the Leland Dennis
Cunningham ( , Ed Walsh , Oronlmj Mr. Walsh
and Mr. Cunningham are hero to'atlcnd the
taking of the deposition of Arcnltcct Mayor
of Detroit in the case of the suit of Kyan &
Walsh against Douglas county for contract
work on the county hospital.
At the Hichellou Ocorpol. . Stephens ,
Cheyenne , Wvo. i '
At the Auditorium 1C. C. Bhrton , C. H.
Darlon , Omaha ; C. II. Barnes ? uud W. H.
McKecu , Montana. 1
At the Wellington F. M. Drake , Center-
vllle , Tex.
At the Palmer A. J. Bothwpll , Hawllns ,
Wyo. ; J. 13. Cussau , Hastings , JNob. ; A. S ,
Tlbbetts , Lincoln. Neb , ; CJ. , 11. Bradley ,
Omuha ; Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Lnnz , DCS
Maine * , la ,
At the Grand Pacific Mrs. J. H. Alexan
der , Mrs. George B. Harmon , Air. and MM.
J. L. Webster. W. P. Durkee , Oinalm ; Frank
Gates. West Union. la. ; i > Ir. nnd Mrs. Hans-
brougii , North Dakota ; Mrs.12. . G. Asuv ,
Pine Hidge , S. D.
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THK
Financial Transactions of , tlio Coun
try During the hast AVeuk.
BOSTON , Fob 1. [ Special ( Telegram to
THE UEE. ] The following Uibio , compiled
from dlspitches from the cleirlng houses
of the eltioj named , shows tno gross exchanges -
changes for last week , with rales per cent
of Increase or doorcase , as 'against ' the
several amounts for the corresponding week
in 1S90 : . '
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Cincinnati
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luiii fti city
llutTalo
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tlnrtford
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Diimlui. . .
Port Worth.
* cntlle . . . . . . . . . . . ' . ' . . ' ' . . . '
Tiic'oniti
HlouxClly
Norfolk. . .
Hrnieuso
Wltchltn
Lowell
Wilmington .
lllrnilnutiam.
( iniml Unplili
Ch ttnnooea.T.Ji7Ti'.Tfr
Dos Unities. . .
Now Itcrtforft ,
Topckn
I.cjdntrton , Ky
Lincoln.
Muntroa
lluliriix. .
Iloiiiton
'SnK ' I.iko City
Huchcmer
Total
' ' ' " '
OiiUlde o't'Now'York" . ; ;
Not Included In totnlx.
JUIXEltS AT HVt/t.
Iiiuomplcte Report ? Hcoelvctl ofTroit-
bld nt Itiriuliigliiiin , Ala.
BIUMIXOIIAM , Ala. , Fob. 1. Reports were
current hero yesterday of an attack by white
men at the Galloway mines on. the negroes
who bavo been put to work during the recent
strike. Efforts niado by telegraph to i
euro confirmation of the reports proved
futile. The only answer obtafnablo was that
n negro had been killed by a white man in
self defense and that the reports were In
correct , It seems possible from later de
velopments that the correspondents wcro in
tlmldutod. This morning Colonel Clark , Second
end rc-glmont , received orders from Governor
Jones lo put fifty men of local companies
under arms In readiness to proceed to Carbon
hill , near the Galloway mines.
In Iho absence of Clark Captain Randolph
Peyton , Birmingham rlfios , assumed com
mand' . Twonty-llvo men from tbo rifles and
a llko number from ttio volunleors were as
scinblcd. AtI o'clock this afternoon a tele
gram was received from the governor order
ing ihem to proceed to Carbon nlll. Not n
word can bo heard as to the state ot affairs at
Carbon hill and no ono knows on what au
thority the governor Is acting. Carbon hill
is In Walker county , on the Kansas City ,
Memphis .t Birmingham.
The military , iifty-flvo strong1 , composed ol
delacluhcnlsof rifles nnd voiunlecra , Captain
Peyton eommanalnp , loft hero for Carbon
hill ntW ( ) : ! this evening. Their orders were
to report thcro for duty , and they left
without knowing the exact service they
would bo called on to perform
Governor Jones ts gelling some information
from Carbon hill which is unknown here
Trainmen on Iho Kansas Clly , Memphis &
Birmingham iraln , Just arrived , say that live
negroes were killed up Jo last night. Al
was quiet when they passed , but at Horse
creek they heard the rioting had been re
nowca since dark.
A niriiiliiKliani Heport-
MEMPHIS , Tenn , , Feb. 1. A Birmingham ,
Ala. , special says telegraphic advices Just re
ceived from Carbon hill says thut Will Mur.
ray , n white miner , shot andkilled ! James
Cutlery , a well bohavod- negro las
night , at Galloway. The nogfo lay where
ho fell until this morning , Avhen he wus
burled by the mayor. Althougu It is not so
stilled , Ibis appears 10 bo a .continuation o.
the troubles Friday night , when the negroes
wcro attacked In tholr cabin. This last de
velopment Is what causes Governor Joacs to
send troops from this city.
Tlio Itcpori Donlod ,
LOUISVII.LI : , Ky. , Fob. 1. X special from
Birmingham , Ala. , denies thoi reported kill
ing of live negroes of Carbon , hill , Ala. It li
based on a telegram from the lolcgrapl ;
operator which was not founded on facts
The whole slorv originated lu the killing o
ono negro. Thcro Is no sign of a race war.
.Miss Drcxul'H Vi % vs.
Piiii.Anni.i'iiu , Fob. ] , ( Siwclal Telegram
to TIIK HF.E. ] Miss Catherine Drexel ,
daughter of Ibo lalo F. K. Dre.xel , who has
been al iho convent of the SUters of Mercy
at Plttsburg for a year and a half will ir.nko
her profession on Thursday , February I" , at
the house of her order In Plttsburg. Miss
Uroxel's object In taking the religious vows
of an order which she Is to found U to estab
lish Ihe means of educational and religious
work among the Indians and iho colored people
plo , and she proposes to dovotu her lucomo ,
known lo bo much moro Iban SoOO,000 a year ,
lo thu work of her ordor.
The Kimlly itnin.
SAN FitAXcieco , lul. ! , Fob. J Ilaln has fallen
all over Ibo i'ncitlocoast , eommenclngycstcr-
ilny and eiidlm ; tonight. This rain fall will
provn of Incalculable vahto to whpat growers
und fruit men ol the entire Pnelliy.
IOWA REPUBLICANS' ' ISCOBOS ,
Prohibition Hangs Like a Pall Over the
People's Path.
PLANS FOR LAYING THE GHOST ,
Various Schemes ForKliIftln : ; Respon
sibility nntl Settling tliu StrtiBKlu
Democratic OH Inspection
Christian Solonco Cranks.
DCS MoiNT" , la. , Fob. 1. [ Special to
TUB UKI : . ] The Issues of tlio < ; onilng politi
cal campaign In Iowa nro nlicady being
broached by a few newspapers anil poli
ticians , Two successive partial defeats ai-o
fresh In the memory of tliu republicans , and
they will endeavor this year 10 prevent u
third catostropho. Tno question 1ms never
yet been sntlsfautorlly settled us to what led
to the defeat of the republican candidate for
[ ovornornnd the almost overwhelming dom-
icratle gains In tlio legislature state opinion
being divided its \vhollicr It win the ques-
lon ol prohibition or railway legislation ,
The loss of flvo congressmen lust year bus
been generally laid to the MoICInloy tarlit
bill , though a good many insist that prohlbl-
.lon again cut a largo sUed figure , and
there Is but llttlo doubt but that prohibition
l bo a leading If not the paramount
ssuo In this year's campaign , It was thought
n 18SU' , when the people decided at a special
nirtlsnn election -in favor of n tirohibition
amendment to the constitution , that the
question would bo removed forever from the
domain of politics. But the republican party ,
as the representative of the people , felt called
upon to onnct prohibitory statutes nfter the
amendment was declared unconstitutional ,
and it has been calluu upon each succeeding
year to defend und strengthen the law of its
own making. I uch year the dissatisfaction
of republicans with the law lias become
renter , until now tbero Is a threatened out
break which might swamp the party forover.
Indeed , It seems that the republican party *
ins got Itself into such shape on the prohibi-
: Ion question that it "will bo damned If it
does mid damncu If it don't" stand by It. A
year ago thcro was organized In this city
an association calling itself "anti-saloon
republicans , " whoso object it was to try and
induce the legislature then in session to
modify the law or adopt n resolution to resubmit -
submit the question of prohibition to a vote
of the pcoplo at another non-partisan election ,
but it failed to accomplish its purpose. It
then transferred Its labors to the stnto con
vention und succeeded In getting a resolution
in the platform declaring that the question
of prohibition was not a "test of party fealty.
Now comes the Cedar Kuplds Ga/otle , inde
pendent republican , und asserts that there is
a secret understanding among the loaders of
the republican party in Iowa that the light
this year Is not to bo for "blood ; " that the
usual forms of a campaign nro to be gene
through , but that the result will bo allowed
to go by default , the legislature turned over
to the democrat and the Issue of
prohibition thus "unloaded. " Then
follows the Sioux City Journal and suggests
that prohibition bo miulo the issue in the leg
islative contests this year , with the republi
cans declaring for continued prohibition nnd
the democrats against it , and announces that
"outside of the ono question of prohibition It
docs not now appear that any statc-wido ' 'in-
terest'wDuld-bclcopardizedfaifjahn. , republic
cans should full to control the next general
assembly. " By this means , the Journal says ,
"tho republican party would bo freed of ooll-
gutions to stand for a policy of stnto-wido
prohibition , " etc. Thcso Instances go to
show there is an influential clement in the
lopubllcan party which is serioasly consider
ing the policy of throwing elf the galling
yoke of prohibition , even If it bo at the ex
pense of a democratic legislature lor a year.
Meantime the prohibitionists within anil
Independent of the republican party keep up
the agitation. They are not satisfied with
the laws already enacted , but are constantly
clamoring for more. They will never bo
sntlslled. Any party that Joins forces with
them must expect to continually bo in hoc
water. Tnoy will novel1 see that the law cun
never bo successfully enforced which is so re
pugnant to so largo an element of tlio people.
There has never been u time in scarcely any
portion of the state when these who desired
intoxlratiiicr liquor could not easily obtain It.
As fast as ono clandestine plant -was de
stroyed , another has sprung up in its place ,
and in many ol the larger cities there bus
been llttlo attempt at enforcement.
Wliero enforcement has been attempted
costs innumerable and bankrupting
to the treasuries huvo been inuurrcd
for the law abiding people to toll and
sweat to pay , without any reluming beceflt.
Thcso things ro staring the people in the
fuco , and the demand for a change will grow
stronger as the time passes. It was a sorry
day for the republican party in Iowa when
the malority of its members undertook toliont
the partv ship on the prohibition wave only
to bo wrecked ou ttio shoals ol fanaticism at
last.
ixsrucTiox or 011.9.
The question of oil Inspection In Iowa has
bccomo a serious ono for the people , If not
ouo of absolute danger. The law is intended
to guard against danger by requiring that all
Illuminating oils shall bo of a grade which
will not flash or explode below 10i ; degrees of
heat. For this purpose a chief Inspector and
a number of deputies are appointed to test all
ells sold In the state and place their brand
therein certifying that tlio law has been com
plied with , und to condemn nnd prohibit the
use of oils which will not stand the tost.
This law has under republican administra
tions been well enforced and danger from
low grade oils practically guarded against.
It is different under the democratic adminis
tration , and a dangerous and criminal state
of affairs Is shown by a disagreement be
tween Chief Inspector Uuiin and Deputy
Sauer , which resulted in the hitter losing his
position. Sauor was in favor of the strict
enforcement of the law In his district , wlillo
Dunn seems to be In favor of malting all the
money ho can out of his position regardless
of welfare or interests of the people. It is
said ho Is mailing a very fat thhitr out of t'ao
ofllco , peed Judges estimating that his fees
amount annually to $10,000. As a sample of
how the inspection business is being con
ducted , an aflldavlt has befci procured from
John Baltzloy of Cedar liapicts , ox-foreman of
the Consolidated tank line company of that
pines. In it ho states that among his duties
was the hlllng of barrels from the company's
storigo tanks four of kerosene nnd ono of
gasoline ; that helms frequently drawn from
the tank what Is known aswater white" oil
and Ml led therefrom barrels branded to con
tain "water while , " "diamond white" and
perfection , " ibrcoradically differenlgrades ,
all from iho same limit ; lhat ho has fre
quently drawu from two tanks nt the same
lime a irixturo of "water white" and "prime
white , " the laller bolng tha lowest grade
handled , the barrels ot suth mixture being
sent to the consumer sometimes as "water
white , " and other limes as "diamond while.1
as happened ; that the brands of deputy inspectors
specters wcro loft with tlio oil company for
use to place any brand on any sort of oil they
waw lit. Tills Deputy Sauer refused to
permit , mailing complaint to the governor ,
who refused to act in the premises , and lienci
the row. It Is likely the democratic nifclhoi'
of oil Inspecilon will continue during the ton <
mo of the present administration , regardless
of the great danger to the public.
A fAIIMF.lt)1 ! ALLIANCE flllll'.VANCK.
Complaint has been lodged with the rail
way commission by ttioVlnnobao | { county
farmers' alliance against the MlnnoapolU &
St , Louis railway company. The alliance Is
desirous of establishing n co-oixiratlva coal
yard at Forest City , but must Jlrst procure
permission of the railway company for the
usoofspaco along the track. Aopllentlop
was made to Hocclver Truosdalu of Minneap
olis , who replied that bo was Informed that
the alliance proposed to sell coal at cost , and
such being the case ho did not care to
encottrngo them In such trse , which
could only , In his opitiK ot to the
njury of the legitimate deal. -ho would
then bo driven out of buslnosA the mi-
lertaklng could only end in Mur and I
: hcroforu ho declined to grant I . . -Ivllego.
I'ho furtncrs' alliance objected 16 thU gratu-
tons advice und made complaint. They do-
nand that the same privilege bo granted to
them that has been given to others at tlio
same point that , to state It boldly , It Is none
of tlio company's business how or for what
hey sell coal.
iniTit : OF \ niSTixoTisnr.n MAN- .
In tlio death of Prof. V. U. Taylor , whoso
'uniTnl occurred hero today , the woriil lo es
t distlngnlshoil musician and musical nu-
.hor , though ot lute years ho has dune little
ntho line of his profession. Ho U the In
ventor or author of Taylor's index siaiT , u
standard method of musical notation , and has
written nnd published the following well
mown musical works : "Sin-rod Minstrel , "
Uslfi ; "Tho Lulo , or Musical Dire-dor , " 1M" ;
"Choral Anthems , " 1S50 ; "Tho Ciohlon
I-iyre , " K > 0 ; "Tho Coneordla , " ISM ; "Tho
Chime " I < 554 "Tlio " "
, ; Cclcslltm , 1S.W ; "Tho
Song Festival. " 1S' > 3 ; "The Knclmntrr , "
IMil ; "Tlio Concertina. " IMJl , and "Tho
I'rnlso Offering , " 1SUS. Besides these ho
Has written the celebrated operas "Joseph"
and "Kll/nboth , " and n quantity of spcdal
pieces , published mostly in New York city ,
where his work was regularly accepted l > y
the irrcat music houses. Music was not ail
of Prof. Taylor's accomplishments , for ho
was n vigorous und entertaining writer ou
many subjects , social , political and scientific.
He was a welcome guest In the best families
In the city , and although having great oppor
tunities for amassing a comfortable fortune ,
; llcd comparatively poor , dispensing much of
tils menus in chnrlty. Hu was born at Ilurlc-
hamstcad , Conn. , in 1817 , and his only sur
viving relatives are two daughter ! * , Mrs. 1'or-
tor of Niagara Falls , K. V. , mid Mrs. V. C.
James of Chicago.
IIIIICK AND TII.R MAKUUS.
The Iowa Hrick , Tlio and Daalnngo as
sociation will meet In this city on Wednes
day nnd Thursday of this week. Among the
Items of Interest on the programme will bo an
address of welcome bv the governor ; the
usual address by Prcsfdent J. V. Holing ; n
paper on "Hrick Paving" by the Merrill
brick company ; reports of city engineers as
to methods of laying pavers' ; "What Has
Tile Drainage Done for lowal" b.v lion. T.
H. IInines ; a story of tile making and tlio
drainage , hy J.V. . Hilllngslov of the
Drainage .Journal ; "Best Methods of Laying
Tile , " by Robert CJooihvtn ; "Drainage of
Public Highways1 by William ICcltoll , otc.
A I'OSTorivi : mrricfi.TV.
The people of I'aralta , on the Chicago ,
Milwaukee ft St. Paul railway , are in
trouble over the recent strike of ngcnts
nnd telegraph operators. M. C. Pluintiicr
was ngent nnd went out with the strikers.
Ho wus also postmaster , nml the postolllco
nnd depot are close logollu'r and have hereto
fore been Joined by u platform , the entire
striu'turo being on piles ten or twelve feet
high. Slnco tliu strike has ended the com
pany has had the platform taken out and
erected a high fonro between the two build
ings , rendering it very Inconvenient for tlio
postmaster to got his mad and unhandy for
the public. The attention of the postmaster
general has been called to the miittor and nn
Investigation ordered by the postoillco in
spector. It all gocstoshbw that railway ofil-
clals are as human as nthur people nnd some
times enjoy taking potty revenge.
CIIKISTIVX M'IF.XCB CKIMB.
Tlio neighborhood of Seventeenth and DCS
Muines streets in this city is excited over a
case of Christian science crime in trying to
cuio u case of typhoid fever without medical
assistance. The victim In the cjiso Is a man
named Prc'tman , and ho has been seriously
111 for live weeks. Ills wife being n strong
believer in the power and willingness ot
divine providence to answer all ptavors und
accomplish all things that arc In faith asked
for , secured tlio aid of Sarah ( Jurnur , u Chris
tian scientist , who professes to bellow physi
cians are unnecessary and that sickness can
.bo cured.byjiriiyprj. DunnK.thosoflva weeks
a llttlo flock of believers 'Ifuvo * been sending
up their supplications and the patient lias
continued to crow worse , until now ho Is but
n physical shadow rocking on a bed of pain
with his reason dethroned. A brother-in-law
of the victim finally interfered and called the
attention of the authorities to the matter ,
who havn ordered the Christian scientists to
cease their folly. But the CMO is so far gene
that no physician desires to take the case ,
mid the authorities snv if the man dies everyone
ono of tlio women Implicated In their treat
ment by prayer will bo arrested for murder.
THIS CMfi.llthTTK UAH IT.
Attempted Suicide of n Voting Ainu
Insiuio liy Smoking.
Nr.w YCIIIK , Feb. 1. William Brown , the
demented young son of Henry Eyro Hrown ,
the orpanist of the Kov. Dr. T. UoWitt Tal-
' tabcrnnclo In made determined
mage's , Brooklyn , a
termined attempt to commit sulcldo on
Thursday afternoon by flinging himself
through the window of a room ou an upper
floor of his father's residence , on Clinton
place , near Grand avenue , that city. lie
was caught in tlmo to prevent his falling to
the street , but was badly cut by the window
glass through which ho crashed. Young
Brown's mental trouble Is said to bo
duo to the excessive use of cigarettes ,
a statement borne out by bis sickly appear
ance. So bad did hg become that it was
found necessary to conllno him in the in
sane asylum ill Klatbush. Treatment at this
institution scorned to so far bencllt him that
a short time ago ho was discharged as cured.
Ho returned to his father's house , but , al
though pronounced well , was kept under
watub lest his imilady should return , On
Thursday afternoon the result feiired by the
family "occurred. The young man was
with his father on the ground floor
of the house. Suddenly ho arose and dashed
from the room up the stairs to the sitting
room , on tlio ton floor , where his mother was
at the time. Without a word ho rushed to
the window and plunged his head and
shoulders through the glass. His mother
seized him by Iho feet and struggled
with him. The spectacle attracted
a crowd In Iho street , some of
whom Informed Policeman Walker , who was
on duty some distance away. Tlio latter
lifted the youth back Into the room , and Mrs ,
Brown fainted. Physicians worn hastily
huinrnoiicu , nnd they attended to both mother
and son. The latter was put under guard , und
when ho Is sufficiently recovered will bo sent
to the nsjlum.
An Old I/ady Commits Ktticlde.
CHICAGO , Feb. 1. An old lady , of perhaps
fifty-live years , committed suieiJo uy hangIng -
Ing herself In a room at 105 South Sangnmon
street this afternoon , Mrs. Wentworth , the
landlady , stated lhat last Thursday the old
lady came hero and desired to rent n room.
She was alone and hud but llttlo baggage.
She appeared morose and never spoke much
about herholf. A largo number of letters and
papers wcro found in ttio room. They bore
the mime of Mr.s. Catherine McKnlght and
Mrs , Catherine Kolloy. Two decrees of dl-
vorco nnd nn old marrlngo certificate wcro
among the papers. The dlvorco decree
showed that f > ho had been huparatcd from
two husbands upon the same pica , drunken
ness and cruelty. There wcro a number of
other documents , but none giving n clue lo
tlio address of friends or relatives or why
she took her llfo.
A F'ujjItlvo.M iirdorer Heard From.
MoxTicni.i.o , 111. , Fob. 1. The escaped
murderer , Noble Handle , has been heard
from , lie killed John Qobbard ut Atwood ,
Pratt county , In a drunken row , and escapee :
the ofilcers. No trnco had boon found of bin
until u deed wus received hero made by bin :
at Ottumwa , la. , deeding his land In this
county to his wife. Sarah K , Handle , who
lives at Atwood. Tlio otllcer.s of the law are
on Ins track nnd ho will undoubtedly h <
brought to Justice and made to sulfcr for bis
crliiiO.
Work of Ktngo I
Ei < PAPO , Tex , , Fob. 1. The stage running
between Chihuahua and Pine * Allot , Mexico
was hold up lust night by masked robbers
nnd ? 0,000 In Bllvor bullion taken. The
highwaymen huvo cbcapcd , but oQlcers art
in pursuit.
OMAHA'S ' AMENDED CHARTER ,
It Will bo Introduced" in the Bonnie Today
by Switalor.
A SLIGMT CHANGE OF SENTIMENT ,
The House Committee on Clnlm *
Wnrlclnt : on Various ItlllH-Tlio
Bounty on Sujjiu A
Independent.
. .v , Nob. , Fob. l.-Spcclnl [ to Tn
Bui : . ] Senator Swltzlur will nlroiluco the
Omaha charter In the higher house tomorrow
mid will call a mooting of tlio Douglas delo.
gallon for the purpose of considering the bill.
It now develops thai thcro has been iichiingo
in the sentiment of some of the Douglas
county delegates regarding several of the
clauses In the proposed miicmlmenls. This
Is duo partly to iho fact that some of
the delegation took no part in framing tha
amendments us also to the fact thalcircum-
slances have arisen which render It unwise
to Introduce the s.ald amendments into the
legislature.
Ono of Iho changes which will fall to ro-
olvo the minnlniousi support , of tlio dolpgotlon
s that relating to Iho appointment of thopo-
ice anil lire commhsloners hy the mayor.
I'hero Is scarcely a man In the delegation
N ho does not fri-ltliutlt would bo holler to
invi ) Oninlni govern herself , oven In the
notliod of selci-lliiR the officer * in question ,
iul some of them would have the commis
sioners elected hy the people and others by
ho council. Others , who think good com-
nlssionurs bnvo boi'n appointed bv the gov
ernor , want the law to remain us It It. There
s also u ft'llng that , the clmiigi- too radical
Hid that the people- Iho i-lty have not been
jlvi'ii un opportunity to express nn opinion as
'o whether or not tlio move Is demanded ,
It is also held Unit the tlmo Is inopportune
Hid that a house of hoslllo Independents will
ninily const-lit to curtailing tliu prerogatives
> f the chief executive so long UE they feel
they huvo a man who has been wrongfully
H-eventcd from exercising tlio duties ot that
mice.
Huskies , the move will meet with opposl-
.lon from certain lobbyists who have ,
or some llmij past , been endeavoring
lo curry favor with Iho Independents.
( 'In in N Against ttio Stall * .
LINCOLNNeb. . , Feb. t. [ Special lo Tun
Bnn.J The committee on claims of thuboiiHO
s working upon a vnrtcly of hill * which ,
when brought before the members , will
louhtlcss cause some discussion. The Items
ire Included in Mr. Alien's ' bill for the relief
of people who hud horses and cattle killed by
, he Nebraska live stock sanitary commission ,
i'his commission expired about two years ago
iftor it had worked for several years In
eradicating glanders and other contagious
diseases from among horses mid cattle.
Now that the commission is no moro , the
owners of the animals killed under its direc
tion hope to secure pay for the Mime , not-
wltlislnndintr al the tlmo of the killing the
stock was supposed to bo Infected with dl-
case.
In the bill referred to there are I3."i Horns ,
which range In amount from $10 to100 , and
The owners of this stock in many Instances
issert that tlnj sumo was not diseased and
.hat ils slaughter was an act of injustice to
them and coitionucntly ono for which tha
slate must bo held responsible.
AmoiiR these claims is a number nlso for
stock which was undeniably tainted with dls-
ousn andtho killing 61 which was n puDllo
benefaction.
AH the members of the late commission are
still In tlds Btnto with thu exception of tha
veterinarian , Dr. lcrth ! , who is now In Now
Jeraoy. A strong light must uo made hy tha
claimants before their bills will bo allowed.
O'Neill , a plumber of this city , has a claim
for lKu ( ) which was formed thrco yours ago
by work done In the capital. No appropria
tion has been made to pay It. und It accord
ingly comes to the present body with accrued
Interest. There Is also uoforo the conriidlleo
nclaimof $10,000 by Mrs. Norvin , widow of
the engineer who was killed , because of
alleged defective ! woikmaiiship In the placing
of the boiler and In the worllilossness of that
llxturo Itself in the insiino asylum which re
united In the death of her husband.
A claim ot the assistant engineer for dama
ges was Introduced nt the last session , but
disallowed. The testimony adduced at Iho
time as regards the worthlussnoss of the
boiler has been reproduced In this case.
It Is under.itooil that the cominilloo has
concluded that Airs , Norvin liana good claim ,
but is undecided as to the amount to pay her.
There are several other claims of n novel
character. Ono of those In from Scotu
IllulT county , which asks the .stnto to pay
7,000 for the conviction of ono Arnold for
murder. The county , It claims , nns not the
money to pay theexpenso of tbo trial , having
among other things allowed f 1,000 to un attor
ney lo defend tlio criminal. From lilalno
county comes a similar request for SI,000 , for
ttio prosecution of Yoluiiu for murder.
Iaiinr ) | of Ilio Sii nr IJonnty.
LiNcni.y , Nob. , Fob. I. [ Bpedal lo TUB
HKK.J An cxlonslvo canvass among mem
bers of Iho house Indicates that Iho hill re-
moviiiK tbo state bounty of 1 cent per pound
from beet sunr will pass.
The law was eiiiictod at the lust so'islon of
the legislature. No appropriation , however ,
wni made for thu payment of the bounty.
The stale now owes for over seven ty thous
and pounds and an appropriation for this pur
pose , lo avoid repudiation , must bo made thi
year.
The Independents seem to bo almost unan
imous In opposition to the bounty , Kvcn tha
flail county dolt-gallon opposes It. They sny
the factory can only glvo permanent work
say to half a dozen pc-r.sons , whllo iho others
may work nt most Kill days In a year. Last
year the nmnufucturcrb only paid ( 'j.no a ton
for beuts , when Ilio latter can scarcely bo
raised for f ( If a ton of bouts yields 240
pounds of sugar Iho govern ment pays the
Oximrds n bounty of $ t.80 , the stain pays a
bounly of $1ID. . making n total of $ U.'J < > , The
sugar Is controlled by ono firm of wholesale
ill-liters , who sell it , to retailers la Ne
braska tit the biimo rale ns If iho sugar
worn brought from the WoHt Indies. The
( Jranit Island concern has an option on ! fOiKJ
acres of land. On Hits ground , It can ralso
nil tno beets needed. It will ho cultivated
with Improved nmehlnory. It will ho near
the inulory. Farmers with wives' and
childrcns' hands and living miles away
cannot compote. It U rccocni7ed that the
heet sugar factory Is a tiling Iho Klnio ouuht
to havo. If the bounty should he removed ,
and the price of heels raised say lo $7 or 13
per ton , a living for u family could ha made
on 10 acres instead of il' 0 with corn iw I
now required. This wmild also torn ! lo make
Ihs population compact. Those alliance
peojili- , however , say that ut prcsuntthts
( lublroilon cimiiot be reached. TLo projectors
got everything , the farmers nothing. They
knock out nnv talkers who may gut up
against them on this subject.
A DlKi iiHti-d InilopiMiilcnr ,
i.x , Neb. , Fob , 1. iSpoclnl to Tnn
Ilii : . ] Uvcry day , ns the Besslon advances ,
U becomes moro and moro apparent that the
Independents are hopelessly nt Boa , One of
the soundest thinker * In tho. uouso , and ono
-.vliohas stood unflinchingly by iho party
caucus expresses himself ai follows : " 1 hava
kept perfectly quint on the floor and said lit
tle In the caucus , but I am willing to ao-
linowlcdgo that wo nro beaten , Wo started
In wrong , and kapt on the BIIIIIO bull-headed
course over filnr.o , and nothing but un earth *
quake can stop us from rushing to destruc
tion , i am about convincnd tliut
Tun Urn wuc rlb'h ! , , nnd It wo
had followed Ut tdvwa Xioiu tb