THE OMAHA DAHAr . _ - BEE.IIPHIDAY : . , FEBftUAKY 13 , 1891 _ , Yl
testing the rate In court for u months after
the law ROOS into effect. Ho imld the legisla
ture could not prevent the railroads from
taking their case Into court when they felt so
disposed , Carried ,
On motion of Mr. Itaynolds on nmemlmnnt
was added to the penalty clnuso , making the
railroad company violating ; any ol the pro
visions of this act subject to a line of from
On motion of Alden ( rep. ) the committee
nroso nnd reported I lie bill back for pnssngo
nnd ordered engrossed for a third reading.
TJIii' HTHIKK Jl.lCMi ,
KallwayH HofiiHo to Carry
Free Any More llolUjf Cargoes.
LIXCOIANeb. . , Fob. 1' ' . [ Special Tolo-
pram to TUB Bnn.1--Me.ssrs. Holdrego of
the II. & M. , Holcomb of tlio Union Pacific ,
nnd Hurt of the Fremont , Klkhorn & Mis-
bourl Valley roads called on General Man
ager Luddon of the Nebraska relief com
mission today , Each was accompanied by
his attorney. Speaker Elder nnd several
members of the legislature were Invited. The
railroad men hnd called to announce to the
commission that their respective roads would
haul frco no moro goods intended lor the re
lief of the drouth siifTcrcr.s. Neither would
they make any reduction from regular trnnio
lilies. They had virtually donated $ , ' ! 0.MI ( ) (
In freight charges to the relief
of the sufferers , to say nothing of the cost of
returning the empty cars , which they could
find no produce or other material to fill , thus
really suffering from n "double haul. " This
resolution , they said , was Irrevocable , bo-
unuse the house hnd now before It a maxi
mum rntn bill based upon the railroad law of
Iowa. If that bill should become a law It
would result In cutting the Nebraska rates in
two , something which the roads could not
stand. With such threatening legislation It
was useless to expect the railroads to carry
Roods for nothing or even to oiler n reduction
In the current charges.
Mr. Oxnard of the Grand Island bcotsunar
factory appeared before the senate coin imttco
on miscellaneous corporations In defense of
the sugar bounty. Ho ndvancnd n number of
the viowf recently published in Tim BKE in
nn Interview in Washington. Ho will ro *
main till tomorrow ,
AniKu IIKCOVXT.
The Judicial Amendment , Vote tlio
Now Point of Attack.
LIKCOLX , Nob. , Fob. 12. [ Special to Tun
Bir. : ] The promised resolution to prolong
the contest of Governor Hoyd and the other
executive stuto ofllcers did not make Its ap
pearance In the senate this morning. Only
two of the Independent contestants seemo'd to
favor the move , ono of whom was Mr. lccli ) ,
the defeated candidate for lieutenant gover
nor.
nor.In
In its stead , however , was a bill which oc
casioned no less surprise. The measure was
file No. l-ll , by Senator Stevens of Lincoln
county. It provides , In the main , for a re
count of the ballots cast at the last state elec
tion for nnd against the amendment provid
ing for an increase In the number of judges
of the supreme court of the state.
The measure requires that the clerk of each
county shall forward to the secretary of
stnto.'ori or before March 1 of this year , all
the ballots on the subject nbovo referred to
and the poll books of the said election.
The secretary of state , with two senators
to bo Appointed by the senate nnd thrco mein-
] > crs to , bo appointed by the house of repre
sentatives , shall constitute n board of inspec
tion.- This board shall count the ballots and
compare the same with the poll hooks and
transmit the result of the comparison in tlio
shape of a report in writing to the governor.
In this work of counting and comparison
the board may call to its aid as many clerks
and assistants as may bo doomed neccssarv.
If , upon the receipt by the governor of tlio
report of the board , it should appear that the
amendment was curried , the governor shall
issue n proclamation to that eflect , and fur
ther , that it lias become n part of the consti
tution of tlio state.
On th6 completion of the comparison of the
ballots nnd the pollhooks , the board shall re-
tura the latter to the counties to which they
belong' .
Any clerk who fails to transmit to the sec
retary of state the Dallots and pollbooks or
dered by the 1st of March shall bo deemed
Rullty of a misdemeanor and tanod not loss
than iJlOO.
Whcniho'houso inctnfinltoly postponed the
bill providing for n recount of the votes on
tlio prohibitory amendment the senate
tnnitly concurred In the move. The latter
held that n recount could not nfTcct the re
sult uud would bo attended only bv n great
deal of expense. Senator Stevens' bill , there
fore , providing fora recount of the judicial
nmcnamcnt vote , created not a little surprise
nmong the members. None of them know
thn measure had boon in contemplation , and
none of course know that it was to bo Intro
duced. Some of them who had not paid
niucli attention while the provisions
of the bill were being rer.d , when apprised
of their Import .said that Itwasnsehomo of
the Independents and the nlllanco people to
> n some manner ascertain information on
Which to nirnln base a resolution of contest.
Senator Stevens was scon nnd stated that
ho had introduced the bill by request. Ho
would not sny , however , who had preferred
the request , hut admitted that no person
Interested , meaning the contestants , had in
spired It. Ho was askou if the Dill had been
prepared or suggested by anybody connected
with the supreme court , but smiled and de
clined to say further than that was a different
view of the case.
There is little belief that the bill will pass
thosonnto. Kven Stevens' friends nro opposed
toil because of the expense it would entail
nnd because also , for various reasons , they
believe the state has now ns many supreme
Judges as It ought to have , They ulso know
that the majority against the amendment was
KVKHI , and that no possible mistakes or fraud
could remove such a majority.
The Douglas Apportionment-
LINCOLN , Neb. , Fob. IS. [ Special to Tim
Bun. ] The independent majority of the
committee on apportionment have decided to
allow Douglas county cloven members of the
lower house ana ono float member with
Sarpy county. The bill Introduced by Mr.
Voo ( rep ) gives Douglas fifteen representa
tives. and this or some similar measure will
Do supported oy. the republicans nnd demo
crats. Five .senators nro given to Douplas
county by Mr. Fee , nnd by the Scott bill
only four , including Snrpy county. A warm
time is expected when these bills coma up
for consideration ;
_
I'roposes u lladlunl Change.
LIXCOLX , Nob. , Fob. IS. [ Special to Tun
Bcc.l Ono of tlio Important bills passed by
the house today effects n radical change in
the makeup of the board of railroad commis
sioners. At present the board of trans portn-
tion consists of the secretary of state , aud
itor , stnto treasurer , commissioner of public
lands nnd buildings nnd attorney general.
By this bill , If It becomes a law , the , gov
ernor aloiio will constitute this board and
linvo power to appoint three secretaries. An
effort was mane to roqulro the selection of n
secretary from each of the three political
parties , but it was voted down. This is enl v
intended ns a temporary matter nnd will hold
good only until thu election in 16'J,1. when tlio
thrco commissioners will bo elected and the
duties of this ofllco will devolve upon them.
The SamoNotH Tulco It to Lincoln and
Presunt It to the f lovurnor.
LIVCOLV , Neb. , Fob. 12. [ Special Tclo-
gram to Tun B'EH. ] This afternoon nt ! 1W ; !
o'clock Governor Boyd was form
ally presented by the Snmosot as-
eociatioii of Omaha with the magnificent
gubernatorial chulr made expressly for the
occnsion. Tlio club reached hero early this
xuorning and registered nt the Lincoln hotel.
It comprised about ono hundrca of
tbo leading members every ono of
ivboin had warmly snpportod the governor
both during the last campnlga nnd the strng-
glo which led up to the final disposition ot
the resolution providing for n contest of his
election. At 13:30 : o'clock the association
formed in line nt tbo hall , each member
wearing the beautiful wino colored
bndgo of the association , And headed by
thrco banners nnd the musical union hand
of Omaha , which hnd been specially
etrongthcncd for the occasion , nnd marched
to the capital. They then proceeded to the
covcrflors room , ou the first floor , near the
south cntrnnce , where the presentation was
made.
Governor Hoyd was attended by his prlvnto
.secretary , Judge Hlgglns ; tils daughter , Miss
Margaret Hoydj Mr. nnd Mrs. Ellis lllcr-
bowur , nnd n host of personal and political
friends. Tlio presentation speech was de
livered uy Mr. Charles Ogden of Omaha. It
was n concise expression of the appreciation
in which the governor Is held by people of all
parlies , and especially by the members of
Snmosot association. Ho nskcd the governor
to nccopt thu chair , which stood adjacent , as
n slight evidence of that npprochitlon and an
emblem or the dignity of the exalted position
to which ho had been raised.
The governor responded in ft very appro-
prlnto manner , thanking the club forlts kind
ness , commending It for its devotion to
principle and encouraging it to continue in
the course it had thus far followed , support *
Intr for ofllco only men of honesty nnd ability.
The governor then assumed bis seat In the
magnificent carved oak chair , the back of
which is about ten foot high , and then , re
ceived the congratulations of all present.
The Samoscts returned homo tills evening.
Approved the LoaningHclioino.
Lt.NcoiA1 , Neb. , Feb. 1'J. [ Special to Tun
HirJ : The house committee on federal rela
tions has approved nnd will report for passage -
sago the Jolht resolution Introduced by A'oor-
hocs ( hid , ; , commending and instructing our
United States senators to support the Stan
ford hill providing for the loaning of money
direct to the people on real estate security nt
U percent per year. Mr. Ilrcen of Douglas
will file a minority report , and recommend
thut the resolution bo Indefinitely postponed.
Snow-Hound Legislators.
LINCOLN , Neb. , Feb. 12. [ Special to Tim
IJiE.--Tho : ] legislators who were homo
unng the late bllzznrtl relate some thrilling
ixperionces. Senator Coulter of Hull was all
uy Monday making nine miles. A part of
, ho way he traveled on foot through dilfts
hreo and four feet high. Senator Horn was
'ompellcd ' to remain at homo for three days
, nd did not dare to venture out.
Senator Wilson of Dawcs U still
now-bound somewhere on the Klk-
iiorn HnO , but is expected In today.
Representative Sehelp of Pliitt walked ten
miles through the storm and drifts to reach
.he train. Representative Williams of Frank-
in , In n ten inllo drive , frosted his cars , nose
ind hands. It Is safe to say that no more ad
journments will bo taken during the session.
The members , however , nro nil Jubilant over
.ho hcavyfall of snow and predict good crops
'or the coining season.
IjCgiHlntivi ) Notes.
Ex-Senator Polk of Cass was among the
.ogislntiva visitors today.
O.V. \ . Davenport , a prominent business
nan of Pawnee City , and ex-Postmaster
Stcitmeicr were guests of Representative
jlfford today.
The state relief commission has taken
. 'oouis nt the slate capltol , nlong with the
state board of agriculture , where they will bo
'at homo" to needy applicants.
An unsigned letter was sent up to tlio
clerk's ' desk to bo read , but the speaker ob-
eclcd nnd thought the house could not afford
, o spend its time rending "synonymous"
communications.
Jt.tKU'f.t
The Free Press Hns Discovered nn
Kthlopinii in the Wood 1'lle.
PiKiiiti : , S. D. , Feb. 12. [ Special Telegram
o Tnc BKE. ] Upon information by J. F.
Inberof Brooklngs , injunctions were served
ipon four original package joints tonight.
labor has been working It up for some time
, n d has samplosof various kinds of llquordls-
[ > dnsed nt their places , nil nicely labeled.
Altertho papers were prepared und properly
certified Habor left for Sioux FulU this
norning and the injunctions were sprung
onlght. The political headquarters nro all
running dry tonight. The prosecution has
been conducted 6y the county society hereof
of winch Kugeijo Steorc- , banker , is president.
The Injunctions have been n long time com
ing. TJ 10 Free Press , tonight , contains the
following :
"Tho Freo'Prcss has taken no stand on the
resuhmlsslon question , but \voulu llko to
prompt somebody to go to work und clear
.ip the mvstory surrounding certain facts
thntaro brought to light. This state has
iron clad prohibition laws which every law
abiding citizen should endeavor to sco en
forced. but un Ethiopian still ahidoth in the
wood pile , if wo uro to bcliovo the statement
coining from the internal revenue collector
at Omaha. By reference to his otllcial state
ment of his district , covering botn Nebraska
iiul South Dakota , it will bo seen that the
whole number of government liquor licenses
issued for the year ending April . ' 10 , 1SUO , was
&IV > , for the full twelve months immediately
preceding the taking effect of pro-
iiibition in this state , while the
number issued since that date ,
covering little over niiio months is 872. This
latter number is about twice as largo ns the
number Issued la Nebraska during the same
period , where the license laws are in vogue. "
Prohibitionists have been very positive
that the rcsubniissionlsts will not bo able to
carry their bill in cither house , but thcro is
no question but the latter party has been nt
work nnd , if the report is to bo bollovcd , the
sentiment is changing. The almost total dis
regard of the law In many parts of the state
is the cause. It is ilkuly to bo a hard and In
teresting light before the close.
Fire in an Illinois Town.
AimoitA , 111. , Feb. 12. Early this morning
the Mercantile block , the largest business
building in the city , occuplud by about
twcnty-flvo tenants , was. almost entirely
burned. The loss is fully $100,000 , ; partly in
sured. The Mercantile block was only com
pleted last Uecombcr at n cost of $5dXH ( ) . The
Mercantile company , which occupica the first
floor , had u stock of goods valued nt $ & > ,000. ,
The uggrejrnto loss to the other twonty-fivo
tonnntJJ will bo 825,000. Most of tlieso carried
no Insurance. Tlio tire , which started in a
restaurant , could easily have been ex
tinguished if tho. water had not given out ,
the pipes being frozen. Several persons who
occupied sleeping apartments In the building
had a narrow escape.
Thn Death Iloll.
AVASHINCTOX , Fob , 12. Colonel Llewellyn
Hoxton , who at the closn of the war was
chlof of artillery In the confederate service ,
died today at Alexandria.
IxiuAiaroi.io , Ind. , Fob. 12. Stephen S.
Harding , aged eighty-three , ono of the best
known pioneers of southeastern Indiana , died
nt Milan this morning. Ho wus governor of
Utah nnd judco of the United States court of
Colorado during the administration of Presi
dent Lincoln.
Impeachment llccommciidcd.
WASHINGTON- , 12. The sub-Judiciary
committee of the sonnto has found Judge
Alexander Boonnan of the Western district
of Louisiana guilty of ono of the chariros pre-
forrcd against him by Congressman Boatnor.
relating ; to his personal use of jnonoys laid
Into the registry otllco of Ids courts. The
Judiciary committee has authorized a report
to the house with a recommendation that
Boormuu bo impeached.
Itnttn tfiunhlcrri Shoot Knch Other.
Burn : , Mont. , Feb. 12.--In n saloon this
morning a quarrel broka out between two
gamblers named Lovaii'aiul Shcorin. Both
draw revolvers and began firing at each other
nnd a bystander named Boyer was fatally
Injured ami both principals soriouslyivoundcd ,
Shecrin will probably die. Thora were
nearly ono hundred uion | n thosuloou nttho
' '
time.
Hold Bank Kobhcr Captured.
AltSNEirous , Mum. , Fob. 12. This morn
ing , while Assistant Cashier McQnlg nnd a
clerk were ulono la the Citizens' bank , a
man supposed to bo the former janitor of the
building entered , and ut the point of a revolver
ver gathered up the money , with which ho
decamped , liofore ho had gone a fo'.v steps
ho was. captured and turned ever to an
onlcer.
Dry Goods l-'lro at lOlkador.
la , , Fob. 12. [ Special Telegram
to Tnn BEE. ] At 3 o'clock this morning the
dry goods house of II. Nletnycr was destroyed
by fire. Lo&i , $9,000 ; fully insured.
Locating ; Clnlini ,
ST. Louis , Mo. , Fob. 12. The latest nd-
vleoi from the Indian territory say tlio boom-
en are coming into the Iowa , Sao and Fox
reservations and locating claims.
\VATER \ FOR THIRSTY LANDS ,
Second Day's Session of the Irrigation Convention -
vontion at Lincoln. "
PUMPING SYSTEMS AND ARTESIAN WELLS ,
Wyoming' ! * Clnlm on the lllvnr An
Appropriation and nn Invest
ment FlroM and Deaths
nt Fremont.
LINTOI.X , Nob. , Fob. 12.-Special [ to Tnr.
Tun IUi : : . ] The morning session of the .irri
gation convention was held at the state uni
versity chapel , the meeting being- called to
order shortly after t ) n. in. A number of now
faces were noticed amonir the delegates. In
the absence of ox-Governor Furnns , Prof.
C. L. Hicks of the state university presided.
In the absence of thn secretary and his as
sistant , Mr , G. \Vhltinanof Furnas county
was elected as assistant secretary.
The chair then appointed the following as
a commit tea to examine the water .lifting ma
chlno Invented by Mr. Hoagland : Messrs. St.
Knyncr , "W. E. Hoblnson and C. .1. Jones.
Hon. W. K. Robinson of California was
called upon to talk upon the subject of Irriga
tion. Mr. Kobiuson has given the sub
ject his attention for twelve years. His ro-
inarlts were roplcto with facts and sugges
tion nnd were closrly followed , tie spoke In
brief as follows :
"I disapprove the idea of pumping , he-
cause the experience of Oallfornlnns is em-
phnticnlly ngalust It , AVhoro pumping in
that countrv Is worth ? IGO.OOO per cubic
foot per second it is still found un
profitable to rnlso water sixty feot.
With the artesian wells , in most of the arte
sian belts in California , where It was found
that , the first well might flow very .strong ,
llio next below invariably decreased m
strength , nnd soon in a decreasing ratio as
the nrtosinn wells were sunk lower. The ar
tesian stratum must ho treated tub some nsnn
ordinary well. It could bo exhausted Just
the same as an ordinary woll. The waters In
it have probably been accumulating for cen
turies and are the result of slow percolation
or seepage. "
Mr. Hoblnson then advocated the appropri
ation of SJOO,000 for the commencement of
this great wealth promoting Industry.
Half a dozen great dltclios , ho insisted ,
were n sufllcicnt basis for the
establishing of the Improvement. This
would be a good basis as n bond foi\n loan to
further extend the industry , and would , in
brief , bo a foundation for credit. The fann
ers themselves would do the rest. A $200,000
appropriation-would not bo n gift , but a loan ,
because the state would get It all back in tlio
increased taxation from the increased pro
duction and valuation. Ho saw no reason
why the government could not aid the coun
try people as well as the cities , and why
appropriations could not bo made for
the development of the natural re
sources of a stuto as well ns for
the building of public structures.
It was as much of an Internal im
provement ns the building of levees to pre
vent the overflow of the Mississippi. An
appropriation for the promotion of irrigation
would'servo a double purpose. It would uot
only utilize tlio waters and make arid re
gions productive , but would also save the
expense of building lovecs on the Mississippi
and would make the spring floods , that nro
now destructive , productive instead. Ho
believed that It was nothing moro than fair
that congress should make an appropriation
for the development of Nebraska's resources.
A number of other facts were presented in n
very forcible manner und fairly bristled with
figures gleaned from the '
speaker's own ex
perience.
Mr. G. J , Jones ofTored the following :
ItCBOlvod. That this convention recommend
nn Interstate ) convention to bo lield In June
next , In order to nd visa HOIIIO method to pro-
toot Invested rights against the suites from
which our source of water supply Is. obtained.
Mr. A. L. Klng-offercd a resolution recom
mending the establishment of experimental
stations at Culbci-t.sou an'd'Ogallaln.
Mr. Robinson asked why po.tbroueh the
experimental stage In irrigation when wo
can profit by the experience of people' who
have tried the various methods . .for'years. .
Why not profit from the result of experi
ments in California and Colorado ?
Mr. J. K. Van Browstcr of Box Butte
county declared that if his county relied on
the water supplies for the remainder of the
counties its name would bo Dennis. Ho de
clared that soma coalition would hare to bo
made with Wyoming to get watcrjtor Box
Butte and nnichboring counties.
Judge J. B. Oochrau of McCook'was called
upon. Ho said that ho had hoard It declared
ttmt congress is opposed to the appropriation
of any kind for the advancement of the Inter
eats of any persons in the west , lie'cuar.io
torized this ns selfish. Ho spoke" ! of what
had been done for the highly favored states
of Illinois , Ohio , Michigan , Indiana and vari
ous southern states.V"o have a riglit to de-
piand enough for our rights to even up. An
appropriation for the promotion of irrigation
is not nn appropriation , but un mveitirient.
The Increased valuation In irrigated lands
in Colorado was cited. The speaker declared
that the increase in taxes re-Imburso the
stnto for all appropriations mndo. Ho char
acterized the Puniell bill pending In the leg
islature as too moagro in Us requirements.
India has 4'i,000 reservoirs. Such
reservoirs could bo built much
cheaper In Nebraska. Through the
beneficial results of Irrigation India , with Its
great natural disadvantages , sustains a popu
lation o'f 171 to the square inilo. Nebraska ,
with her great natural resources , can beat
that. Ho insisted thut if the money that is
being put in lovocs from Cairo to Now Or-
leans'wcro put Into Irrigation it would not
only prevent any overflow of tho'Misslssippl ,
but also add to the wealth of the country. Ho
complimented the Oniaha press for 'tho ' inter
est taken in the subject. '
Mr. E. Cotton from Box Butte asked If the
persons living in Nebraska nlong the North
Platte river were at the mercy of "Wyoming.
'According to iho Wyoming 'constitution , "
says ho , "nil the water in the state is claimed
as the property of that state. Now I want to
know if the people of Wyoming can dnm up
the North Plattu river and keep the people
of Nebraska living along the North Platte
river from any water supply. " Ho appealed
to Judge Cochran to answer the question
from a legal standpoint.
Judge Cochran admitted that tho'quostion
was a sticker. Ho declared that ho ho-
lioved that some net tot congress wttS the
surest nnd probably the only way to roach
nnd regulate that matter.
Mr. Hoblnson of California was called upon
by the chairman. Ho said that ho had per
sonally investigated the matter nnd that ho
hnd conio to the conclusion that Wyoming
cannot use the water supply , owing to the
peculiar surface of the country. As the
stream flows in the main through gorges in
Wyoming , it would bo impossible to drain
tlio stream.
After a somewhat humorous address by
Mr. Parker of Perkins county tbo convention
adlournod until" p. in.
The convention was rather late in ro-as-
soinbling in the afternoon , it being nearly
! ! o'clock before the delegates were vailed to
order. The incotlnzwiu Informal and given
up almost entirely to discussions on the sub
ject of irrigation.
Governor Furnas presented n resolution to
the effect that the lower house of tho. legisla
ture bo requested to reconsider th'o bill dls-
continuing the bounty on sugar prodifc'od in
the state. In the discussion that followed It
was universally agreed that if 'would TJO n
bad breach of faith to have the bounty 'dis
continued.
The committee to whom wnsi referred the
examination of Alexander Hogclaml's Unit
belt water elevator reported favprably.woi . :
recommended it for use whbro practical. It
Is understood that it is adapted mainly for
small Irrigating enterprises where water
must bo elevated only from ten to ( wenty-llva
foot. The report was adopted.
Mr. Hoaglnnd of Lancaster presented
resolution recommending the organization of
n permanent state irrigating committee will
ox-iovornor Furnas ns the chairman , Prof
C. L. Hicks , Mr. W. E. Smythe , L. U. Unroj
of Sidney and Judge Cochran of McCoqlt ns
the other members or the committee , The
resolution passed unanimously.
A general discussion followed as to the pri
orlty of right of appropriation of water from
streams by Individuals or corportlons. Fron
this It was the apparent sense of the conven
tion that the persons tint filing application
for und constructing ditches should , uuvo the
priority of right against nil others for tin
amount of appropriation , provided said watn
was actually applied to useful or boncJlclu ,
purposes. A rcAolutkm was passed to that
effect ns n rocomftnmdntlon to the cominlttea
on law Adjournment , was then made until
70 : ! ! to ropiosentnrtvn hall In thu stnto houso.
Atthc-cvonlng'Misslon the committee on
resolutions rcparUvl , It was recommended
Unit committee p/ , live be appointed to nr-
ango foraii intcrslmo conventionand a coin-
ilttco was nmibltltcd. A resolution was
nsscd for the apjlblntmont of a committee
rghiR from congress n donation of public
mds for-promotlnjjirrlgntlon.
The committee , on , laws mode ft p.irtinl re-
on a'nd was granted further timo. A roso-
itlou was IntToaucod by Mr. Btnytho
liut a committee of II f teen bo
ppolntod to wait upon Governor
loyd to reqtiost'lilrrt to send a special ines-
ago to the leglsluhiro , urgiiic the speedy
nnctmcnt of the 'proposed bill. Messrs.
'urnas , Hicks , Smythe , Carey and Cochran
vero chosen a committee of permanent oDl-
ors and were empowered to call future con-
eutions.
'I'lie Farmers' Institute.
Afiirnx , Neb. , Fob , 12. [ Special Telegram
o Tin : UKI : . ] The farmers' Iiistltuln con-
cned In this city yesterday afternoon with
fnlr ix t tendance. The president , D. Vf ,
lerson , addressed the assembly on "Tho
ttluoof the Institute to the farmer. " Other
hort nddrosses were made , C. W. Beach
IviiiR n talk on the Inadvlsnblllty
f paying too much attention to
ho alliance movement nnd not enough to
uch meetings as the present.
The second day's session , Thursday , was
airly attended , though no ladles were
iresent. The programme was carried out as
oilrly ns possible , ono or two on the ro-
rammo being absent. Fruit raising was
Iscussed ,
The three days' ' session will end tomorrow.
Two Little Fire * .
FIIKMOXT , Neb. , l < 'ob. 12. [ Special Tele
gram to Tun BBC.J This city experienced
wo fire scares today. The first , early in tlio
morning , was the partial destruction of a
mall house belonging to II. Bluincnthal , on
Eleventh nnd C streets , occupied by G. II.
ling. Most of the Inttcr's goods , upon
vhich ho carried $200 insurance , were saved.
Blumentlial's ' loss was small and fully In
ured. The other lire , nn hour or so Inter ,
vns all smoke , coming from a disjointed
tovepipo in tlio attic story of Holmes' cigar
toro on Fifth street. The department was
iut , hut no water was thrown.
FnuMONT , Nob. , Feb. 12. [ Special Tele
gram to Inn Bnn.1 Lovina.f. Bcobo , wife
f II. P. Beebo , ono of the first settlers of
Jobrashn , died at 12:05 : p. in. today of dropsy ,
aged lifty-clght years. The Into Mrs. Booho
vns born at Montpelier , Vt. , in
832vas ; married to H. P. Bcobo in
n IS. nt Freedom , \Vis. , nnd came to Fro-
nont in the fall of 1855. She was the mother
) f ten children , of whom seven survive , ana
voro at her death bod. The funeral occurs
rom the Beobo homestead , three miles north-
vest of the city , at S o'clock next Saturday
afternoon.
An Elkhorn Shoot.
KI.KIIOIW , Nob. , Fob. 12. [ Special Tele
gram to TIIB Bin.j There was a live bird
ihoot hero today between Jim Mnyhew of
his place and Marie Turner of Elk City for
} 50 a sido. They , shot nt twenty birds at
wonty-fivo yards rniso. Score :
\Iuyhow 10010 01111 00011 01110-11
Turner. 111)11 ) lllll 10011 10101-15
Slipped on the Ice.
, Neb , , Feb. 12. [ Special Tolo- ,
jrnm to Tin : Bin : . ] This morning , while
3us Schragc , the stationer , was attending to
iomo duties about his homo , ho slipped nnd
'ell on the ice , breaking tbo pan of his right
cnee. At first it was thought his limb was
racturcd , but it1 was subsequently nscer-
aincd that only the knco cap was injured.
ClcarhiK the Track.
Low CITV , NejFeb. . 12. [ Special Tele
gram to THE BEL' . ] The Uu'on Pacific snow1
) low arrived bore , this afternoon nnd wo will
; ot.our first mallsinco Saturday night at 10
o'clock tonight..Chd -B. & Si. has still
wchty inilos of'drltW to cut through before
heir track is clear to { his point.
TOBIAS , Neb. , Fob. 12. [ Special Telegram
; o Tun Ben. ] The general merchandise store
of Frank Muscilbumcd early this morning.
The building nnd stock was valued at $5,000 ,
and was u total loss. Insurance , SlyWO. The
origin of the tire Is unknown.
The Ijoup City Canal.
Lour Cur , Neb , , Fou. 12. [ Special Telo-
; rnm to Tun I3EE.1 The county supervisors
.odny ordered the executing and registering
of $15,000 , in bonds to aid in building the Loup
3ity canal. It is expected that the contract
vlll bo let within two weeks.
Y. M. C. A. Conference.
NEHUASKA Citr , Nob. , Fob. 12. [ Special
Telegram to TUB BEE. ] The annual confer
ence of tlio general secretaries of the Young
Men's Christian associations of Nebraska
commenced in this city this evening. There
s a largo attendance.
Accidental Poisoning.
TII.PKX , Nob. , Fob : 12. [ Special to Tnc
Bi'.n. ] Dr. E. I' . Maeomber was found dead
n his bed on Monday last. Ho had taken an
overdose of morphine for insomnia.
nxs nosEvstoox xx , JAII .
Sudden Ending ; ol * n Philadelphia
Wedding Trip.
NouitisTow.v , Pa. , Feb. 12. [ Special Tele
gram to Tar. liun.j Hugh Stcphenson , jr. ,
aged nineteen yeaw , n book-keeper at the
Uanno & Uega'r knitting mills , was arrested
upon his returning froiri his wedding tour ,
charged with the theft of $1,000 from his em
ployers accomplished by altering tlio pay
rolls. On Sunday last Stephenson nnd Miss
Kate Stafford were married at Now Bruns
wick , N. J. , and were concluding the honey
moon with the bride's aunt , Mrs. Fox , in
Philadelphia , when ho was summoned homo
to go to work. The arrnst followed. Sto-
nheasou received fc a 'week salary and regu
larly spent 815 a week for livery hire and dis
sipation. Ho confessed and was held in default -
fault of $1,000 , ball.
AA'XIOUU TOI'AV A. ItKllT.
A. Condemned Murderer Trjrlnc to
hall Ills liixly.
SEPAI.IA , Mo. , Feb. 12 , [ Special Telegram -
gram to Tin : BEEj 'Salvatiou Tom" Wil
liamson , the double murderer sentenced to
bo hanged March Dfy sent for Dr. A. I < \ Dros-
sol today , and w3cd to dispose of his
body , to bo dollvercd''linincdiatcly ' ' after exe
cution. "I owe SS50 ' . ' .said Williamson , "nnd
do not want to leave the world owing any
onoacont , If you will give mo that amount
I will enter into a written agrosmont giving
mo your body , and. you nro at liberty to do
what you please wltlrlt. The doctor promised
to see the old nrnnjALor , and the deal will no
doubt bo closed. t > i
AAVilWConfiWHlon.
BLUFFS , Mo. , Fob. 12. ( Special
Telegram to Tnjif Rfc .l Yesterday nftor-
nooa Mrs. Matho&'Tnlover ' , wboso husband
was killed whllcj fjjpplng by her side last
Monday night , wgijn betoro a Justice and
made a coufosslon Jundcr oath that u man
named Marlon Lamrshot her husband nnd
that it was a , plot/ between them and that ,
fitter LOUR had klllod him she took ? 10 from
his pockets and gave it to. Long. After the
murder Long went to Bloomlield , Mo , , where
hoes arrested , hi t night.
Will Strike for Flfglit Hours.
COLU.MIIUS , 0. , Fob. 12. The National
miners convention has ndoptou a resolution
has Adopted n resolution thut all minors and
mlno wbrkors of- tbotlnitod States shall
strike for the eight hour Uay May 1 , next and
that no miner remain in a mlno longer than
eight hours.
The President Coining AVest.
WASIII.NOTON- . 12. The president nnd
most of Ins cnblnot will visit the Pacific
coast soon after the adjourn incut of congress ,
and have nrranxod the trip so ns to inoludo n
tour of the southern status. The details have
not yet been nrranjoj.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
The Legislative Appropriation Bill Con
sidered by tbo House.
COOPER MAKES AN ATTACK UPON RAUM.
He Also Objcetw tci'tlin Pension Hullil-
liiK HuliiR Ulll7.til ( ns u Store
house 1'nr I'otutoes Doings
in tlio Sciiuto.
WJIHHIXOTOX , Fob. IvJ. The house went
Into coinintttoo of tlio whole on tlio legislative
appropriation bill.
' Mr , Growonor of Ohio sent to tlio cleric's
dusk with Ills hourly endorsement mi no-
count of tlio mooting nt Cooper union last
Highland Qrover Cleveland's letter On frco
coinage. Mr. Orosvcnor said Lo tUns placed
this important document in the permanent
record to the end thut In tlio coining cam
ro paign rV It should bo available under the frank
of members 6f the next congress to bo used
lic disseminating information throughout the
country. [ Republican laughter. ]
Mr. Iverr also commented upon the Cleveland -
land letter.
In speaking to the pension ofllco para
graph Air. Cooper of Indinnn mndo
an attack upon the superintendent of
tlio pension bulhlinp , asserting tlmt
ho imd stored several hundred bushels of po
tatoes In the pension oflleo mid sold them to
employes , thus turning government depart
ment into a huckstering establishment.
Mr. Enloo of Tennessee attacked the nd-
mlnlstration of tlio pension onico nnd offered
an amendment reducing to f3,000 the salary
of tiiq commissioner.
Mr. Perkins of Kansas defended Commis
sioner Han in , and after some debate Mr.
Enloo withdraw his amendment.
The rendingof the bill concluded , the com
mittee recurred to the consideration of the
cluuso making an appropriation for the civil
servlco commission.
Mr.Urosvonorrnlscd n point of order against
it so far as It refers to the commissioners ,
chief examiner and secretary on the ground
tnat it violates an existing lu\v. The statute
designed that clerks should bo divided Into
four classes nnd that none bo appointed until
they were found qualified by n board of thrco.
examiners. Under Iho law establishing tho'
commission it was provided tlmt clerks
should bo assigned from 0110 of the depart
ments , Now it was proposed to appropriate
for them unaSr the head of the civil service
commission , and therein the Dill was In vie
lation of the law.
The chair sustained the point of order ns to
the secretary ( because his salary was raised
$100) ) and ns to all clerks and employes except
cue messenger nnd ono laborer.
Mr. McComas of Maryland appealed from
the decision. Considerable dehato ensued.
Mr. Tracey of Now York said this was an
effort to carry out the policy followed by the
present administration to represent to the
people that it was trying to reform the civil
service , while at thosamotimoit was making
every effort to crinplo the commission in an
underhand way.
Mr. Uumeron denied tlmt it was the intent
to cripple the commission.
The decision of the chair was sustained
110 to yo and the clause as to the clerical
force of the commission was stricken out.
Speaking to n verbal amendment Mr.
Hoover of Mississippi referred to printing
Cleveland's ' letter in the Itecord. Ho wished
to sny that there was no man in the country ,
whether ho hnu held a distinguished position
or whether be had an ambition to hold the
highest position within the gift of the Ameri
can people ( bo ho of ono party or another )
who could lay down the law to the prcat
masses of this country who thought for
themselves. AVhatevcr might ho the opinion
of any ono man , ho had no right to speak for
the great aborlng interests 'of the cuuntry ,
: wtnch Stood back and behind his constitution
and the law. Ho believed the constituents
wanted the frco colmigo of both metals.
Mr. Cannon I would like to ask the gen
tleman whether ho Is in favor of Mr. Cleve
land for the next president.
Mr. Hooker I will say that I do not think
that n man on the continent of America will
ever ho the candidate of the democratic party
for president of the United States who is op
posed to the free coinage of silver.
Without disposing of the bill the commits
too rose , mid the house adjourned.
Senate.
N' , Feb. 12. In the senate today
among the bills reported and placed on the
calendar was one to incorporate the Pan-
Ainoricnn transportation company.
The copyright bill was laid aside inform
ally nnd the District of Columbia appropria
tion hill amended and passed.
The senate bill for the relief of settlers
upon certain lands In Iowa was passed ; also
a number of pension bills , including the
liouso bill granting $100 a mouth to General
Banks.
The Mary Ann Doherty bill carne up , but
Mr. Cockreil nrado n vigorous objection , and
it went over.
The senate bill was passed establishing a
port of delivery nt Dos Moines , la , Ad-
jounied.
THAT I.KTTKK OIF WA TTMlItSOH'S.
The Great Louisville JOdltor Says Ho
Dirt Write It.
LOUISVII.I.K , Ky. , Feb. 12. On returning to
this city this nftavnoon Henry Watterson ,
in response to the request of the Associated
press and In answer to hundreds of tele
grams which have come to Louisville , made a
statement fpr publication regarding the letter
written to Governor Hill , given in these dis
patches two days ago. Mr. Watterson says
ho did wrlto the letter to Governor Hill and
was Impelled to do so by motives the sincerest -
cerest and most disinterested. Ho says there
appeared In many papers last Sunday a sen
sational account of how a caucus of
United States senators hud resolved
upon retiring Governor Hill from the presi
dential arena , of how AVatorson had been
selected as the instrument nnd how ho had
dispatched ft letter potent enough to alter
Hill's plans. This was so absurd and did
such-Injustice to both Hill nnd himself that
ho thought there could bo no objection on the
part of anybody to the publication of thq
truth , which was flatly contradicted.
"I confess I am surprised , " adds Mr. Wat-
torson , "that the governor should mauo such
hnsto t/ > disavow ilnd disown such a
course , which , however prompted , grati
fied the democrats in the United
States outsldo of the stnto Now
York , removing him from the Hold
of n more political self-seeker and placing
him In the front rank of statesmen buying
the good of their country and part } ' ut heart.
I am equally distressed by the representa
tion that Governor Hill shouiu rognrd my
plain but friendly words as Impertinent and
insulting. I i-annot help thinking that the
same words might bo with propriety ad-
drassocl to him or to any domocratle aspirant
by tho'humblost democrat in the line , nnd I
still hope that , annoyed by the publication
which annoyed mo as woll. ho has
proceeded. upon n misapprehension of the
facts of the case. Neither In the writing nor
the prlilting of my letter was there any pur
pose to take advantage of him , and , least of r
ull , to do him Injustice. I am no man's ' man i
nnd exist in no man's interest. To use his i
own happy expression , 'I am a democrat who i
has pasaod ti mo time In the service of prin
ciple * nnd policies from which I never sought
thu slightest personal recognition or regard ,
I nm only humiliated by the reflection thut
this service was not suftlclont In the estima
tion of Governor Hill to protect t
his dbplea urq und that in the harsh con
struction which ho puts upon n genuine and
not a forced letter , he visits mo with what I
must rogprd aa unmerited suspicion. "
Do 'Witt's ' Little Early Hisors : only pill to
euro sick headache nnd regulate the buwols.
Sale of WiiHliliiKtou'rf
Fob. I-,1. Yesterday , the
first day's ' sale of tbo linker collection of
Washington's beaks nnd other rare nnd his-
oriral relics netted about $17,000.
Van Houtcn's Cocoa-Pure , soluble , eco
nomical.
" \Vliy n DC * IMolnos lloitd
union lit 1'nvor ol'
UKS MOIST. * , In. , Feb. 12. [ Special Tele
gram to TUB HKK.J F. C. Hulilwll , general
manager of the DCS Molnos ft Northwestern
railroad company , appeared bcforo Uio rail
road commission tills morning and explained
the reason of the discrimination In passenger
rates between Hockwelt City and Dos Motuo.i
and Jefferson and DOM Mollies In favor of the
latter place. Ho snld the proportionately
lower ralo In favor of Jefferson was made to
compete with the Chicago ft Northwestern ,
ami not for miy motive * of partiality. It Is
probable that tlio rate will bo raised to il' ' c
nlong the entire line , or other change * mndo
which will not bo to the welfare of the trav
eling public.
The stockholders of the DCS Molncs Union
railway company elected the following offi
cers : Directors Jiimos F. Hotve , U. M.
Hayes , A. 13. Uummines , F. M ( Hubbell mid
L. M. Martin , General O. M. Dodge was
elected president. A. U. Ciimtnlng ! ) , vice
president nnd F. M. Hubbell secretarv nnd
treasurer. < ; . M. Hayes , L. Martin and F.
M. mihbcll were appointed ns the executive
committee.
Close to a Split.
CIIICAOO , Fob. 12 iSpocial Telegram to
TIIK D KB. ] The western nnd northwestern
divisions of the Western Freight association
canio near collapsing today. The trouble all
arose over the relation between that associa
tion and the now Western Traffic association.
Chairman Mldgloy Is chairman of the south
western division of the Western Freight as
sociation nnd commissioner of the west
ern freight on luke division of the Western
Trafllc association. On Saturday his term
of onico us chairman of all divi
sions of the Western Freight
nssocintlon begins. The principal
difference in the ugrccracnti of the two asso
ciations Is that , in the western freight , re
duced rates can bo made by any line on ton
day's notice , no matter how many lines ou-
pose the chnnpo. The western trafllc agree
ment provides that any reduction must bo by
uuniummis consent and afterwards passed on
by the highest trnnic onlcinl nf nil HIIIM. The
matter of reduced rates came up in the meet
ing of the southwestern division of the west
ern freight and Chairman Mldgloy ruled
under the agreement of the western tralllc.
This was n bitter pill for the lines not mem
bers of the western tralllc , but they
swallowed the medicine. This afternoon ,
In the meeting of the western nnd northwest
ern divisions , the western truftlcliiios insisted
upon the sumo ruling. Acting Chairman
Osgood stuck to his colors , however and
ruled that , until the Woitorn Freight associa
tion was dissolved or ids term of onico ex
pired , ho should rule under the western
freight agreement. Ho was backed in his
stand by tbo dozen or more lines not mem
bers of the western tralllc nnd violently
opposed by those who arc members. A split
in the association was imminent at any
moment In the three hours of legislative
chaos which ensued. The flsjht was nt last
temporarily declared otT , The real issue will
bo fought nt tbo next mooting when Chair
man Alulgloy will preside over nil divisions.
Ono or the other of the associations must
then go down , the chances for victory being
nil in favor of the now Western Trufllc asso
ciation.
Ciuuld Hunching Out Ag.i
CIIIOACJO , Fob. 12. iSpJciid Telegram to
Tin : Bnn. } Now u rumor has started in
railroad circles hero that Gould has un eye
on the Chicago , St. P.iul & Kansas City road
and would bo very glad to extend his Union
Pacific system to Chicago by securing that
property. President Stickney favors the
principle of consolidation. Ho has boon
heard to say th at tlio time is not far distant
w hen nil the railroads of this country will bo
combined "into nhout throe systems.
Tbo fact tttat President Kgan hns vis
ited Oinahu a number ot times recently
and been in close consultation trcro ] with
Union Pacific ofllcials , doubtless contributes
to the belief that Gould would bo pleased to
gather the Maple Leaf Into his fold. It would
give him a direct Chicago connection both
for the main line frpin Omaha and. the Kan
sas Pacific from Kansas City. Tins is in
view of an almost settled determination of
tbo Mnplo Loaf people to construct th.U.long
contemplated extensionfroinlJ.es Moines , or
near there , to Omaha.
Kegardloss of any rumors or possible trans
fers of its ownership there Is no longer any
doubt but that the Chicago , St. Paul & Kansas
City is rapidly gaining prominence , as ono of
the most desirable systems between Chicago
and the Missouri river. Tlio owners realize
that they have n good thing and do not pro
pose to let go of it without getting their
price. In round figures their nrico is $ ' . ) ! ) ,000.-
000. There are Hot ) miles of road nnd tlio
value placed on it Is $100,000 n mile. Jim
Hill can pet it by buynnr the property out
right. The Union Pacific might come into
control through consolidation or by a long
time louse.
Alfcnvy 1'nsseiiBCP lliislnosi.
CHICAGO , Fob. 12. fSpoclal Telegram to
Tan UKI : . J The January cast-bound ton
nage of lines in the southwestern pool shows
a total of 131,010 tons , a decrease of about 40
per 1 cent. Chairman Mldgloy's ' report shows
1t
the t total revenue to have boon f.Ti-1,390.55
on this tonnage. The Atchlson took 17 per
cent of the tonnage and -0 per cent of the
revenue : the Burlington 1 per cent of
tonnage 1 and IS per cent of revenue ; the Mis
souri Pacillc , 1(1 ( per cent of tonnage , 12 per
lt cent l of revenue ; the Alton , 11 per cent of
tonnage t and revenue ; the Fort Scott , 12 per
cent of tonnage and 8 per cent of revenue ;
the U'abash , 9 percent of tonnngo and rov-
oniio ; the St. 1'aul , 7 per cent of tonnngn nnd
8 per cent of revenue ; the Uock Island , 7 per
cent of tonnage and 9 percent of revenue ;
the Kansas City , 2 per cent of tonnage and ! l
per cent of revenue.
During 1 $ $ the Atchlson took 14 percent
of the passenger business oast-bound from
tboMissotiri ; in ISS'J ' , STper cent und in 18'JO ' ,
:54 : per cent. Its passenger earnings for the
Instosovon months show an increase ot
$ ( V. llV ! > ( ) .r > S. All western lines am doing an
exceptionally heavy passenger business.
Slight rtdvnnocs. *
CHICAGO , Feb. 12. The western and north
western divisions of the Western Freight as
sociation completed its labors today. The
schedule of rates on packing homo products
from the general territory of the association
to Mississippi valley points mid the Ohio
river crossings on HOuthern business nro
mostly in the nature of slight advances. A
rate of 17 cents on packing house products
from , Cedar llapidsi to St. Paul is nnthori/.ed.
TJ. & \ . 1'residiMit. lti\slgns.
Nr.w YOIIK , Fob. 19r-PreMiiont Norton of
the Louisville & Na.thvlllo today tendered hU
resignation , in his letter , Norton says It hns
boon his intention for a considerable time
past , for purely personal reasons , to retire
from the presidency as soon as the financial
affairs of the company were ia n satisfactory
condition ,
Trnns-MlHsoiirl Ijlnrn Go Out.
CHICAGOFob. 13. At n meeting of the
Trans-Missouri association today it was de
cided , after a lengthy iloti.ito. to tivo ; thirty
days' notice of withdrawal from the Western
Passonucr association. This takes from the
jurisdiction of the latter association all the
Hues west of the Missouri river.
A Ti-mpornry Unit Cnllo < I.
Hui.nx * , Mont. , Feb. 12. A hall was
called today in tbo sensational fight over the
S3,000OiM , ) estate loft by tiio latu Jutigo Davis ,
Judge Mullatton , under n supreme cnurt de
cision Just rendered-hiis-udjourued court for
forty days In order that a Jury panel of ! SO ( )
nmy bo drawn from which a. Jury to try
ttio will case will bo taken. Muuawhlla all
thu experts who were on hand to testify to
the character of the will and witnesses from
Iowa have returned east. The consideration
for which Thomas J. I.ivis of I own. ono of
the llletfltinuto children , sold out his claim to
the dead millionaire' brother , isaaijl toiay ] to
Lawyer Staploton Is Indignant
ovcV the sale und iavs it li a breach of con
tract entered into last spring with the other
illegitimate children
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for chll
droti teething rests the child nnd comforts
tbo mother. 2. > cents a bottto.
Council IlltillV ) I3inljoz lnr Arms toil.
Cu oxoo , Fob. I ! ! . Sheriff O'Neill of Coun
oil Bluffs loft for that city tonight with J. J.
MoMnhan. arrested hero lost evening on n
charge of embezzling mouoy in Council
bluffs.
Mint- A/ir *
.Stolen.
MASO.V CITY , In. , Feb. li.- ( Special Tclo-
gnun toTni : llii.J : : Six head of fat steers
wore stolen from the Now Hampton stock _
yard * last night. Thov belonged to a buyer
\Vlilloniore. .
A 1'iiinoim Fa < ? Inii Drntl.
tfps CITV , Ia. . Fob. l'J. ( ! ny Jcwctt , /
son of Koprcsentntlvo Jowett of Worth
county , wlio for n number of years lias boon
n museum wonder. Is dead. Ho was thirty
years of ago and weighed 710 pounds.
Hank Prow 111 out iVttoinittn Nnleldo ,
CKMTOV , In. , Fob. 12. ( Special Telegram
to Tin : lien. ] Charles Kdgerton , president
of the Iowa state savings bank of this city ,
was found In his bed this morning in an un
ronscloim condition and utmost ( loud. Ho h :
been ailing for n week , but had been able to
attend to business , Itvns found that Kdgcr-
ton cut his tlu-oat with n razor and severed
the wind pipe , The doctors think ho will
die.
A Ilnrllnj inn Sensation ,
ntmu.varox , la. , Fob. -Special [ Telegram -
gram to Tin : HKI : . | Uov. Undid II. Kogon * .
jnstorof the First Baptist church of this
city , was married today to Miss Jennie It.
Ito.ss of Frankllu , P . The ceremony was
licrformod nt the resldonco of Mr. Koger '
friend and former classmate. Kov. C. J. -
Greenwood , at Washington , In. , whew Miss
HOSN has been visiting , The marrtngo has
created nn Intense sensation among church
people licro on account of his re
cent sensational divorce from Ins
ilrst wife nt Franklin , Pa. She secured -
cured the divorce on serious charges Of
cruelty and conspiracy to marrvn young lady
In his congregation while Mrs. Holers was "
yet his lawfully weddca wife. These charges
were so serious that the Baptist church people
ple hero appointed a committee to investigate
them. This committee adopted resolutions
exonerating Mr. Hogcw of nil evil clmrgM
against his good immo , The m.ittcr created
an tntonso sensation nt the timo. It soon
died out , but the surprising now * of today
hns caused it to break out afresh. Mr.
Kogera will continue ns pastor of the llaptist
church here.
Tlio Knl/IitH / of Labor.
DBS MOI.NKH , Ia. , Feb. 12. [ Special Tolo-
eram to Tin : UKI : . ] The stnto assembly of
the ICnights of Labor today ndoptod resolu
tions demanding that the next legislature
enact a low adopting the Australian ballot
election system , and rcquirlni * a plodpo from
legislative candidates in favor of such n law
as necessary to Knights of Labor support at
the polls : ackuowlodffing the courtesy of
Governor Boies in appointing Stnto Muster
Workman Sovereign to the otllco of commis
sioner of labor statistic * ; endowing ( lie hit-
latter gentleman's ' conduct of bis onico , T
and asking n larger appropriation for
the bureau of equalization of assessments and
taxation , to ninlio'tho ' burden us light ns pos
sible on the home of thu poor , nnd to secure
the rating of every dollar of property owned
by both rich nnd poor ; such nn equalization
of assessments by the stale council as will
place the payment of taxes of corporations
upon the sumo basis as that of private indi
viduals : favoring free school books , to ho
furnished : it state expense and under state
supervision , to nil tlio children In nctinil at
tendance ; that the holder of the mortgage , V
and not the mortgagor , should pay the
tax on the amount therein represented ,
the enactment of a law whereby any armed
body of men assuming to quell disturbances ,
real or Imaginary , under tlio authority of any
private organization or detective agencies ,
shall individually bo doomed guilty of a fel
ony ; opposed to the letting of convict labor
on contracts in .such a way an to compete In
wages with the honest frco labor of thostate.
Dillon and O'ltricn Kiirrcndcr.
FOI.KKSTOXK , Fob. 12. Messrs. Dillon nnd
O'Brien ' , upon their arrival hero from Ilou-
Ipgnc-sur-AIor , voluntarily surrcndcroa them
selves to the authorities.
Shortly after their nrrost O'Brien and Dil
lon were tukon to London.
The prisoners will bo kept nt Scotland
Yurd until morning. They have been
visited by many friends , including Paruell
and Sexton.
Tlio IVentlHT KoroonstV
For Omaha and vicinity Fair ; warmer.
For Nebraska Fair ; variable winds ;
warmer in southern , stationary temperature
hi western portion.
For Iowa Fair ; cooler In eastern , slightly
wanner In western portion ; variable winds.
For South Dakota Fair ; northerly winds ;
slightly warmer , except stationary lempora-
turo In extreme western portion.
in Iron MlnuH.
NKW You it , Feb. 12. [ Special Telegram to
Tun Uii.l : It is reported hero that the Van-
derbilts have recently purchased iron mines
in Mnrquotto iron region of Michigan at an
aggregate ) outlay of about $5,000,000. The
mines include ono that was miulo famous in
the courts. Samuel ,1. Tilden and the Into
ex-Senator William II. liimnun were inter
ested in it.
Go.-isler's Miigiellcadaoho 'A'nfors. Cures al
headaches In 20 minutes. At all druggists.
Chinese Jjottrr Mciroy Demi.
BOSTOX , Mass. , Fob. 12. News hns been
received hero of the death at Nashua , N. 11. ,
of Samuel Moroy , who eamu into prominence
during the GarllcM-Hancock presidential
campaign of 18.SO. Ho WAS arrested in con
nection with the famous "Moroy Chlneso
latter. "
Do Witt's Llttlo Early Hi.sors ; host little
pills for dyspepsia , sour stomach , bad breath.
ArlaiiiNii Troimiii'cr'H Shortage.
Li-mr. HOCK , Ark. , Fob. 12. Today the
report of the joint investigating committee ,
finding n shortage in the treasurer's report of
$ DI,00'J ' and rocommondlng that criminal pro
ceeding ? bo brought against Ex-Treasurer
Woodruff , was adopted by the legislature.
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