Nebraska Newspapers

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\ TWENTIETH YEAH. OMAHA , MONDAY" MOR.NINCJ , MAHC1I 2 , 181)1. ) K. 2.1.1 ,
IMTHO I \ TPfV I'VIt"'HIP VPP
DMAS LAI LSI LAPhluEMh.
Second Flood On the Qila ami Colorado
Rivers Worse Thau the First.
FOURTEEN TO FIFTY MILCS VIDE.
TOWIIH WitfcliPil Away , ItnnclicH Flood-
cd , Itnllnnuls Destroyed null Pear *
lioss ol * l.lfo I5ii ! t
null Sinilli.
DINVCII : , Colo. , March 1. Tlio Hooky
Mountain News' Yunia , Ariz. , special fays :
"Over two hundred uiul llfty houses nro In
ruins from the Hood , anil 1,100 people nro
homeless. Not a slnjjio business house re-
nmliis stnndlnt , ' , niul It Is feared thnthuiulrcds
o' ' HVCJ hnvo boon lost in tlio Clllu viilluy.
'Jlio river nbovo town Is seven miles wide
nml below town In iimny places the water
covers the county hi 0110 tjratid lalo , over
llfty miles across.
"Tho town UIH provisions sulllclcnt for
cl'ht ( days more , anil the Southern I'acitio
hotel Is feeding n thniisaiiit people a day.
"UcportH from .lahuno , llftcon miles above
hero , nro to the effect Hint the Hood drove
the people Into the live to | * and many became -
came exhausted from cold and hunger ,
dropiicil Into the water anil won ) drowned.
Honoris from rollahlo sources put the loss of
lltu In the valluy iinywhoro from thirty up to
ono Iiuiidroit.
"All idong the vnllov for 200 miles every-
tlihiKli ilosol'itlon. ' Houses and barns , stock
nml fences , linvo boon carried nwny by the
lined , leaving thu ciiimtry bare as a desert.
Klglity mill's south of hen. ' , where . " > , ( ) ( ) : ) Coco-
pah Indlnns live , the country Is Hooded for
eighty miles square , and ni there are no
hills for refuge , it Is reported that over n
hundred of them have boon drowned. The
great valley of tlio Colorado Is one vast son
of water. 'Tlio loss In this county foots tip
over i'IOOOUO. ' ( _
.Most DNaslroiis I'lo id.
YPJM , Ariz. , March 1. The second high
water on the C.lla , river , on Thursday , was
more disastrous than thnt of Smuliiy. The
lots in Vutna Is $ jOO,000. The vemeturles are
on hiirh Innil , and ninny people are camping
In them , His reported that a Mexican fam
ily has boon drowned. One body of a man
has floated past town. Thu river liero is
fourteen miles wide. Many pooulo nro be
lieved to bo drowned In the country , but no
particulars have been received.
tin : Mississippi ,
Niw : Oui.nAXs , La. , Mareh 1. Concern -
hip the condition of the levees and the un-
rasy fooling produced along the lower Mis
jlssippl by the continued rising water , the
following information has been received :
A telegram from Captain l-amhort , for
many ye.irs editor of the Xalcho/ Democrat ,
says : "Tho situation of river matters along
the lower Mississippi Is Just now quite criti
\Vhilethowaterln \ siiltt ; dues not np
jioar to lie suniclent to cause a Hi/oil of the
height attained last , yet Indications now
urn for ruins through a consider
able portion of the valley , and
If they should occur , It is probable
the Hoods of last year would bo equalled the
present season. The levees are not really In
so peed condition as they wore at this timu
last year , and there is u constant , fear of their
giving way under the pressure nt many
points along the line. "
It. R Ifovnolds , commercial ni-cnt of the
Louisville , New Orleans it Texas railroad ,
bald the proicnt condition of the Mississippi
rlvor ami Us tributaries threatens a disas
trous overflow from Memphis to New Or
leans. Tlio main river , as well as it.s tribu
taries , is higher than at this iluto last year.
Loss of | , ift. Discredited.
BAN Kit \xcisro , Cal , March 1. Genera'
Manager Towno of the Southern I'acllie rail-
ro.ul tonight discredited the rumor that
100 lives had been lost nt Yuma am
vicinity by iho second flood , lie stated to
an Associated press reporter that ho had beoi
In communication with Yuma up to T0 : : !
( Bun rranclsco time ) tonight and had re
colveil no such reports , ns lie surely wonli
hnvo had had there boon n disaster. So far
no lives have been lost at Yuma. except ono
Mexican who was drowned lust week.
In the tipper ( ilia , valley , however , ranches.
may linvo been ( loaded ur.d some people
drowned.
Destructive Thunder Storm.
Niw : lirnroiiK , Mass. , March 1. A dc
Btruetlvo winter tint mier storm , nccompanici
by lightning , visited this city and vlcinit
last night. At South Dartmouth , Dartmouth
Wcstport and Mattapoissett tlio lichtiiim ,
played havoc , dcstroylm * no le > s than six
Iniildliigs and eavslng serious injury to two
churches , ono valued nt fs.ODO . being : ilumol
Ished.
hy llffh Watr-r.
N. Y. , March l.-Tho Inrpo
pulp null of the Komlngton paper company
was nlmost totally destroyed late last nigh
by liich water , causing dauiaso roqmring
nbouts" > 0,000 to repair , niul killing .lol'ii Mui
phy , an employe. Another employe wa
liadly bruised and many others had "narrov
escapes.
Klonte-.t A way I" a Cabin.
Trcfos , Ariz. , March 1. Word rccelvei
from fllia Iteiul icports that a small cubit
floated down tlio ( < ila river last night , pas
that place. Lamps wore lit and the cries o
women ana children wore hourd.
Other Towns Destroyed.
S\N VK ixciHi-o , Cal. , March 1. A specia
from Mnrlcopa , Ariz. , by mall from Phoenix
ilntcil 1'ebriiary 27 , says : The ISIormoi
settlement of Lohl , on the south bank : of Sal
river was nearly destroyed. The Ulla rive
rose twontV'tivo fett in a few hours. Th
lirldgo nt Florence was washed nwny and th
town Is supposed to be under water. Th
town is built of adobe , so the loss will b
great.
The Colorr.do river nt Yuma is grontlj
swollen nml It is feared the town will bo
wiped out. Tidily miles of trie Southern
I'ncllic track west of Maileopa is uude
water.
Tllll IKHHKN H
Victims of the Snow Slide at Irwin
( Colorado.
Cnr.sTF.n UfTTr , Colo. , March 1. [ Specia
Telegram to TUB Bur. ] The boJIo.s of nl
the victims of tlio Hulllon King disaster a
Irwin have been recovered. The body o
Mrs. K. A. Clark was found yesterday oven
lug near where the hoarding house stood
She was burled In about nine feet of snow
She was not much bruhod mid hail appareiitlj
smothered. The rom.ilns , with the UoJy o
the baby , were brought to Crested lUuto to
day on n hand-sled drawn by men on snow
shoes , and shipped to Denver.
The body of Captain 11. V. Smiley wn
found nbout 'JW : this afternoon. Ho was ii
his catiln nnd had undoubtedly been klllec
while eating dinner. The cabin had beci
crushed in on htm , killing him instantly. Ill
body will bo brought to Crested Hutto to
morrow nnd shipped to Ills homo ii
Fnctoryvllle , In. , for burial. On
of ' seven buildings nt the ilullioi
King oiily n part of one , the shaft house
remains. Two of these bulldlnps , the boarO
jiilf house nail Superintendent Koppel's real
ileneo , were very largo building * and were
built especially to resUt the snow.
It Is stormliit ; hard now and by tomorrow
nil traces of tlio Bullion \vrecUago will b
buried deep under the snow , Thu prouabiil
lies nro that no inoro work will bo done u
} uo mluo uutll spring ,
ritisiin\T : .w.i .
I'lioolira kn Scum or rliosctt to
SlICCClMl lllKllllH.
\Vi ni\i.iiiN , March 1. A conference of
ho republican senators was held tonight for
ho purpo'o of select iii ( ! n president pro tcm-
> ere In the seiiute In the place of Mr. Ingalls.
Senator Sherman presided. Three senators
vero nominated for the position , Messrs ,
'rye of Maine. Hour of Massachusetts and
Mamlcrauti of Nebraska. Six or seven bnl-
ots wore taken , and on the last Senator Man-
lerson received the nominnllon. On motion
of Mr. l'"Yyo the nomination was made xtnnnl-
nous.
WeMorn I'ooplo in
Cmrnno , March 1. [ Special Telo0'r.im to
Tun lli : . | Among the western people In
Chicago today were the following :
At Iho Sherman . 11. Owen , I'ldl Sllm-
mel , ( Jiaiiha.
At the 'Fremont- . A. .Inndt , S'.ouv ' I'lly.
At the Auditorium-l < ovl MclCniiaa , Mr.
nnd Mrs. 1\ .1. llurkloy. Omaha ; Dr. 1' . .1.
Montgomery , Council Hiufl's ; 110. . I lough-
ton nud l.eo A. Litllov Salt Lake ; 11. C.
Kingslmry , Hutte.
At the Lolnnd Mr. nml Mrs. .lohn Mc-
C'ook , Mrs. A. lleailh' , ( Iresco , In.
At the I'almcr Mr. nrtd Mr * . A. Morsman ,
C. N. lleU , I' . II. tltilon , Omaha ; Phillip
Loler. Count il HlnlTs , Mist N. Davis. I-'nrgo.
At the ( Ir.uid PacilicOwen \V. Huwe ,
Plei-ro , S. IV ; 11. K. Millrr , Fargo , S. IV ; .1.
II. Melvnhtnt. ( Sivat Fulls , Mont. ; Caston
\Vndo , SloiiCiiv. . Mrs. M. ( i. Husseil ,
lU-lonn ; W. F.Vnke , Des Molncs ; J. M.
Puurbiiugh , Sionx City.
.iii-iiiuttnin iinnitr\iu-its.
Police lOfl'orts to I'rcvenl Another Out
break In 'i-'risco.
SKiitNcico. . Cnl. , March 1. | Special
1'elegram to Tin : line. ) A very largo force
of jiollco Is massed in Chinatown tonight , ns
it Is expected a'lialllo between highbinders
will tnUo plnco nt nny hour. Lust night
members ol the Up Ylng Tong society posted
a challenge to thu Suey Sing Tong society
nnd both forces nrraycd for battle. The po
lice learned of the meeting nnd dispersed
them. Several who were nrrestcd woroconts
of mall.
About midnight a Chinese courtesan was
shot bv nn unknown highbinder who es
caped , although ten policemen were not
forty viirds away. Ills countrymen knew
hi identity , but refused to reveal It. Tlio
'
trouble iu'Chinatown is due to raids which
the police have made on tlio high
binders' stronghold. Those criminals hnvo
been prevented from levying blncltmiiil nud
the hiir societies hnvo decided to clean out
tbo smaller. Tlio Suoy Sing society numbers
1.000 men , \vhilo Iho 13p Ying has only
seventy , yet the latter refuse to abandon
their organization nnd show tlt'ht. If tfio
H\o societies meet without the police near
Ihero is sure to bu bloodshed.
1'itojiiiiiTioji ixrunTifi.troil.
The Knitta * ) Legislature roniiiilttec
I'lioovci-iiiK tlic I'riind.
LEAVIXWOIITII. : Kan. , March 1. [ Special
tolcgrnm to Tin : BII : : . ] Tliecommitteoof the
Kansas legislature appointed to Investigate
the police commissions of cities of the first
class in this --tate , cross examined Police
Commissioner fan-child of this city , an
ultra proliibitiotuit , last night. Pair-
child admitted that salooas wnro
liecnsccl here as in Wichita , Atchl-
son and in other cities in this state.
The investigating committee has found thnt
the pollen commission method of enforcing
the prohibitory law lias been productive of
all kinds of bribery nnd hush-money schemes.
Till : ( UtKAT JIOSTJIIIXT.
Work to He rommonoedVitliln a
Short rime.
Niw : Yor.K. March 1 , [ Special Tcleirram
to Tin : Bii.l : : The ( jrant monument asso
ciation hasllledan application for permission
to begin the work of erecting the memorial.
and the committee in charge expects t.o break
ground on April -7 , the sixty-ninth u'nnivor- '
sary of lioneral Ciiiuit * . * , birth. The asso
ciation has arranged also fora ei'lobrntiun in
the MinlisJit huaix' ( | amphitbcater on tbo
attcrnoon and evening of Saturday , May ill ) .
Theentertnininent will consist of "an allegory
of the war in song , " an nrranniMiient ot
popular patriotic songs by S. U. Prntt , thu
Chicago composer.
Sensation In Church.
Cmc\oo , March 1. .lust as Hov. Fathei
Krederlokof St. .loseph's church , was briny
ing vestal services to a close tonight , s
neatly dressed woman rushed down the aisle
and up the altar steps , and threw her arms
around the priest's neck , exclaiming :
"My husband ! My long lost husband ! "
Father Frederick , divining thu situation
released himself from the woman's embrace
with ttie assistance of the parishoners In the
front scats. The woman fought desperately ,
but she was fltmlly removed and taken to tin
detention hospital. The woman proved to hi
Mrs. Mary White , who was recently rclensei
from the county insane asylum.
A .Viironltc I'rlest.
New VOUK , March 1. [ Special Telcgran
to Tin : Bci : . I At St. Patrick's cathedral this
morning Arch Bishop Car'rlgaa conferred
holy orders on the lirst Mnronito to bo or
dnincd priest in thu United States. His nnnio
is Joseph Yasbey. Father Ynsbey came here
about eight months ngo. Maronltes dwell ot
Mt. Lebanon , surrounded hy Mohammedans
Dnibcs. Jeivs , lledoums and sehismntlis o
every rite haled nnd [ lei-secutod In- all alike
They claim that they were the first Clu-is
tians enlightened by the preaching of tlio
apostles.
The * Weather l-'orcoast.
For Omaha and vicinity Light snow
slightly warmer.
For loivn Snow ; slightly cooler , cxcop
stntlonary temponiture in eastern portion
easterly winds.
For Nebraska and South Uakota Snow
slightly cooler , northeasterly winds.
The I- ire Kecord ,
W.VTr.nTowx , N. v' . , March 1. Twenty
business houses nt Hermon , St. Lawrence
county , n village of iHK ) inhabitants , burnet
this morning. Loss , $75.000.
iMMANU'in. ! " , Ind. , March 1. Byratn A
Sullivan' j retail dry good honso burned to
night. Totul loss on building ami eon touts
$100,000.
Stcnm hlp ' . nival * .
At Xcw York The Adriatic , from Llvor
pool.
pool.At
At Quecnstown The Ktrurln , from Xo
York.
At .Vow York -Sighted : The Xonnandlo
from Xcw Yorit ,
rondciiiiieil .Murderer ICseapes ,
Qrixcv , III. . Murrh 1. Dan Porter , who
inunlcred Kdwin D. Smitti , knoekcd the
sheritT down against the cell tonight , ami ro
lievmg him of Ids keys and revolver , oasllj
made his escape. Porter was to have bcci
hanged on March -0.
I'onglit Like D''in in .
CIIICAOO , March 1. In nsaloon row totilgli
CJenrgo Sianoriteh and Angelo Feansllo
Italians , were both fatally woumlnd. Boil
men used the same stillctto l i slash eacl
other with , nnd titnnoriluh had nu eye
gouged out.
Kllleil hy u .N
Niw ; OIIM\NS La. , March l.-O. II. Ham
Ilton , govern mont levee contractor , was she
and instantly killed hist night by a negro
nmncd Frank Burgess In n dispute eve
w ngcs The murderer escaped ,
VI10 WILL GET THE PLACES ?
'rospccts of n Grent Scramble for the Now
Oircu.it JudgeshipSi
NTERESTING OUTLOOK FOR JURISTS ,
Ndltlcal KnVcts of tlio doling of
ConKi-ONH Lew Wallace ami Sco
re n try Poster ( "Ivll
Ing LeglslatleVork. .
' . \ \ stiisoTosHfUBUTiii c : Unii , )
fdH Fornritsrii : Smnt-.r , }
U'.vsiiiNiiTov , O. C. , March \ 1. I
"Thoro Is going to bo n great scramble over
ho Judicial appointment ) which the supreme
'ourtreoivnnlmtlnn bill provides , " s-.iU a re-
iiibllcan senator today. "And It Is my o pin
na that the president is going to have no end
f trouble , but not that ho will have diuleulty
n Hading good men for the places. It Is n
cry dinioull thing to select from the largo
lumber of inon n few who are llttod for these
ilaces. Yon know they tire for life , and
bore should bo thn highest tyno of character
n each of the appointments , beshlo natural
It ness and training. The grcatost trouble in
uniting these , appointments comoa In tl.o
[ orm of pji-sonal ImportuiiltieJ. The npi.li-
cants send delegatioin to the white house
md appeal to their friends In eoiigi\Ms to use
their political and olllclal Inllucncj upon tha
appointing power. If the applicants would
mly present their claims upon , paper nnd
eave the president to decide their eases from
! ho facts shown , the appointments would bo
Hotter , and there would bo nn enormous
imoiint of trouble saved to h.ith the nppll-
: ants and the president. A man can so mucli
jutter present hU claim ) upon paper , and 1
ivishaspirants for these plueui would bear
this fact Inmliul. "
, ir.NKlTS : AMI INVrsTlOVTIOXa.
An examination of the reeonli in theolllces
of the sergoants-nt-nrms of the house nnd
sennto shows thnt there have been fewer
lunuetinj : trips and investigations In tins
limn in any congress during the past decade.
The .senate committee on arid lands has con
tinued the Investigation begun in the last
congress , nud the .special committee created
by that body in l aH to inquire into our meat
export trade have continued their Inquiries ,
while the semite committee on interstate
commerce nnd Indian affairs have made some
inquiries , but no junketing trips. There
were some witnesses examined by the com
mittee empowered to investicato the fish
commission , nmt the loin committce. of the
house and semite on immigration
nud naturalization made somu ex
tensive investigations. Thu hitler was
the only committee that made much of a trip.
Its mission was a very important ono and tlio
result was the framing of n bill w'licli has
just passed the house. The house committee
on Judiciary scut a sub committee to tlio
south , and it reported in favor of the im
peachment of a Louisiana judge. A subcommittee
mittee of the committee on elections in the
Irouse went to Arkansas and Investigated the
killing of General Clayton , \ \ ho w.is the con
testant of UlitTord K. IlrockcnrUlsre'.s seat.
There were investigations of the Ohio bal
lot box fraud , the silver pool , Postumst"r
Wheat and Pension Commissioner Kniim.
These constituted all of thu investigations
made by this house , and it is doubtful
whether"tho entire expense of all the investi
gations and trips tlirough tbo country will
aggregate 10,000. There have been investi
gations by thu democrats , in cither branch of
congress which have cost as much as if 100,000
in a single congress. It will be seen that the
republicans are not bent on junketing trips or
extensive investigations.
AIM or TIII : WOMVS'S coi-vrit. .
Delegates to the Women's National Coun
cil , which organization has been in bos-dmi
hero during tbo wt-oic just closed , explain
that their work and the alms of this organi
sation nro in mutt quarters in
They say that the work of tlm women of the
country through an ocgnnlmtlon of this char
acter Is not simply to secure voting power
for mothers und sbier.s , but to secure -
cure nn elevation of the personal and moral
influence of women for the elevation of in in-
kind and womanldiul. All of these national
meetings of w > > inen nro , as a rule , believed to
bo in ttie Interest of woman suffrage , ar.d
there is in many quarter * so much prejudioo
against woman suffrage that the whole busi
ness is discharged from tlie Individual ni
well as public mind as so much work wasted.
Thn delegates who have tilled Wnihiimlon
during the past week say that if the country
could understand that this whole movement
is simply for the general ( novation of women
nnd specially to promote the interests of
women , there would bo much more sympathy
for the movement , nnd it would inoro readily
"
got a foot-bold. This much is said in the in"-
tcrost of these women ns an orgnni/.ntlon
privilege , and as a general explanation.
111:0110INI/INT : ; Tin : MNATI : : .
Up to ii few days ago it was generally be
Hoved in Washington that when congress n I-
Journs on next Wednesday there would ba a
caucus of republican senators , with n view
to reorganisation , us it is known that n num
ber of senators will go Into private life three
days hence. A reorganization of the senate
would not bo possible without nn extra ses
sion of that body , as all schemes for reorgani
zation must bo reported on the
floor of the semite and bccomo a part
of the journal and verbatim proceeding. * of
that body. Thus there will In-no reoi-gani/a-
llon and no chanko-i until the Fifty-second
congress convenes on the lirst Monday of
December next , unless there should bo an
extra session , which is not at all probable.
The chairmen of semite committees who will
retire on next Monday are Mr. Sinoner | of
Wisconsin , committee on claims : Mr. Hlah
of Xow Hampshire , education and labor ; Air.
Moody of South Dakota , hnliiiiidepredations ;
Mr. Ingiills , District ofl'oluinhia ; Mr. Kvurts
of New York , library. Inasmuch as there will
be no work for any of the commutes to do
until there is a session of the senate , the
present organisation can stand without any
injury to public or private interests.
MUUTAUY : : rosTiin's i > m ni.n.J
There has been nt the Ebbitt house during
the past week n man of medium height ,
weighing probably ono hundred and seventy
pounds , wltn u heavy wealth of deep gray
hair nnd a face Khnvcn cleanly to his chili ,
which Is covered with a short , mm-grav
benrd. Always wearing u pair of stoul-
rimined spectacles and u derby lint sot
squarely down upon his head , this
gi'nthnmn ) bus attracted sumo atten
tion from students of human anatomy
bv his quiet demeanor. Ilo has walked
about the bro.ul corridors of the hotel , hit
hands pushed fiy down into his breeches'
pockets , and , with his face bent upon the
tlle-lloorinu' , lias ever nppoared a man of deep
study. While nearly every poron whoso
nttcntlon has been attracted to this gentle-
mini has scanned him closely , few venture to
nddrcss him , and thus ho appeared to enjoy
his quietude , and at limes soUtude. Tlio un
known gentleman continued to attract this
quiet attention for about a week , when the
nomination of ox-liovornor Foster ot Ohio ,
was sent to the senate for the vacant secre
taryship of the treasury.
Secretary Foster has been much In Wash
ington since fie went out of congress , nfter
six years of service in thi'.t capacity , and his
llgnro is familiar to most persons who visit
the national capital. When the nnmo of
Footer was upon every tongue In Washing
ton , the qulot gentleman referred to appeared
to attract nioiv attention than usual , for he
was nu almost exact rountcrp-irt of the new
head of tlio treasury. Ho was frequently
addressed ns " ( invornor Foster , " and num
erous inquiries were made for him by Ohio
politicians. When one gentleman accosted the
dlbtlnguishod looking visitor nml was about
to nddress him as "Governor Foster , " the
quiet gontleii.an . replied :
" 1 beg you ? pardon , sir , but I am General
\ \ nllace , of li.diami.1
The counterpart of the sojroUry of tlio
trensury mid the man who nitraetod so much
quiet intention was none other than llunural
Low Wallace , known throughout the world
* Jic uutuor of "IK'ii llur , " After
the effect of the doluilon ( icnrntl Wallace
[ looped into tlio Clrniul tqvnx house , where
[ lie Woman's National council wa * in ses-
nion. and It Is needless to say that there ho
icci'lved n genulno ovation , for the women of
the world recognize him ns ono of their
greatest lii'nefuctors and friends. TUo name
of Lew Wallace nml "lion liar" are engraved
in the minds of the Clirhtlnn people through
out the clv'lizod ' world , nud wbllo I'harles
Foster of Ohio may | ro down to posterity ns a
great tltmuolrrnml pulltlclnn , his great'conn-
terpart of Indiana will hnnil down a nnmo
which will live for centuries ,
CAN IIHMIVSTEUS noi.n ornr.n omens !
An intorostliiir quoilKm came up In the
poslonico department this ween. C'aiitnlu
Fiauk Kills was a few days sltice appointed
anil commissioned pint nmUoint Muiicle ,
Ind. Kills for ninny year * has been the
mayor at Munrle , ami occupied Hint position
at the time when tie entereil upon the duties
of pn.siin.iMcr. When the rlty council mot
hist week It petitioned the pcntmastcr general
to permit F.llls to coMliuuo In tlio onico of
mayor till the regular city election Is held , In
the' early part of May , on tlio ground
that iho Mwas' \ In the midst
of tinportanl Humid. il transactions un
der the snnorvtslott of tno mayor , and to
t'hnt.go the olllccr at this time would greatly
dU'irrmiBO the Intoro.Us of the city ; and be-
Hides to hold n special election nt thii time
would put tlio p.'oplo at considerable
Inconvenience and uxpoii'O and subject
the Interests of the republican
party to the greatest linm-d. It has been
the rule of the pojtolilco department over
since ISTilto refuse permission ton potmas-
lor to servo in any ether onicinl capacity.
President tJrnnl Issued n prochim.itlon In the
year named , to the utTect that whenever a
postmaster aocopted any otlTor appointment
or elective ofllco , such ace -ptanco would be
considered equivalent , to a resignation from
the fi'deral oftlce. There is no statutory law
upon Hie subject , but tlio proclamation of
President ( ii-ant has- been tiken as at least
unwritten law. The po-ttnfllco depirtment
has not yet decided tlio Mnncio cn o , but It is
Mifo to pre.tlct thnt llio reasons for ponnit-
ting the postmaster to continue us mayor
eight weeks longer nro so strung that there
will bo ncquicsenco Instead of outrlghtjicr-
mi.s.don.
A similar o.tso coma from the posjonlco at
.lollet , III. A fe v wc-ots ! 1110 a brother to
Somitor ( 'nllom wa appointed postmaster nt
.lollut , and at the tlma no eatcrod upon his
federal duties ho wasan uldermiin In the city
council. There was n request from cfllcluls
nnd prlvnto citizens similar to that which
coma Irom Muncle , niking that Postmaster
Ciillom bo j ) 'i-initto.l to servo out his term as
alderman , which or-ds when the regular city
election takes place In April. It was shown
that thn Intoivtts of the city wcro at xlnku ,
and that it would bo a political as well as
economical advantage to the city for Post
master Cullom to soivo out the remaining
few weeks of tils term as nldorman. Post
master ( ienernl"mnma.kor was asked by
some political maleontenls to request Post
master Cullom to roslpa as alderman im
mediately , bul the question was laid nsldo
"for investigation , " and it is safe to say that
It will not be determined until Jolict holds n
city election.
rnnwDiNd tun l.noisr.U'ivi : ivouic.
It will not bo under a day or two after con
gress adjourns that an appreciation can bo
had of Ilio amount of Work being done. Moro
bills will bo finally aJoptivl tlian oven Uio
sUte.snien themselves cm trace. There is a
perfect jam of legislation. Hundreds of bills
are on the very vorgooi * ilnal aclioa. Many
have p-issed ono house , boon favorably re-
Durteii from the committee into the other
house , placed upon tlio calendar anil ordered
to the point of completion , homo Irive p.n > ed
both bouses , but with amendments ,
and be takoil for . -
must up comiirrenc.ooi-non- :
concurrelico and conforqnco action. OthoiM
nro in'tho nands of coaferenco committees.
Same of tticm will fi > il. At the last hour
there will bo n ps Iect Upod of work to com
plete , and the smoltaof net Ion must clear
away before It can bo seen Just whut good or
duumjohas resulted . 'ram tbo contests now
wairing. Many hills Invo already been
passed of inoro or less importance , and aiv on
the president's desk , but have escap.'d tbo
attention of the public. Home pass
and nro in the hands of engrossing
clerks before their authors know they
have received consideration. There
is a rush of wont , u hurrying of tongues .md
foot , and a perfect bivlkun at contusion at the
capital , and it will continue , day and iii lit ,
till Iho gavels of tbo presiding olllccra fall
for the last tune nt noon on Wednesday.
Then their will bo a rush of statesmen and
there families to get out of tno city , nearly
two hundred of whom are to see no inoro of
public life. After the. tide 0011103 in and
there is quiet it will bo seen that this con
gress lias accomplished mure in the way of
legislation than did the tlnvo which have in
tervened sineo the Forty-seventh , Iho last
congress in which the republicans had n clean
sweep of legislative machinery in both bouses
am ) at the executive iiun.smi ! , nnd when the
tnrilf was revised for tne iirjt ami last tlmo
in several years.
AIIMV
Hy direction of thosoeretarv of war , Scr
geant Louis Kbi'ra of company 11 , Second in
fantry , now with his co-njiany at Fort , Omaha ,
will bo discharged fricii thu scrvica of the
United States on roivlpt of this order by the
commanding olllccr of his station ,
Hospital Steward ( liarlos tjiie ! ! > , now nt
Fort Thomas , Ari/ . , will proceed to Fort
Riibmson , Nob.
Today's Herald of this city confirms the
statement of Tin : HKH lhal it Is very proba
ble iho Ninth cavalry will roculvo formal
recognition from the war department ny n
detail to Fort Myer , Vn. , and inj lusign-
nifiit ofUolouul litiy V. llcnrv to the com
mand.
Mivy jiVYH WASTKI ) .
The democrati in the house have succeeded
in wasting nliont forty-llvo'days in roll calls
in this congress , despite the cede of rule.s
mloptod. Thiriy-si\ days were consumed in
roll call in the lirst session , mi'1 yet the
democrats threaten to du font a ( oinplimentary
resolution for Spoukor Koed , becaaso ho has
tried to enforce the rules.
jn i II.I\MOI-.I. : :
. While the chanaM nro now decidedly
mrahiht the pasiugo of the I'addoclt pnro fooil
bill thosonntor is m iking a desperate i\gl\t \ to
secure cunsuleratlon of the inuasiu-e , which
is now openly ppposod by the opponents of
the Conifer lard bill. ToJaySunat ) ! ' Paddock
appeared bolero the appropriations commit
tee , which had tlio miricnltural appropriation
bill under consideration , nnd m.ide an argu
ment in favor of llio committee adding the
pure food bill to the nj-rieultur.il appropria
tion bill ns an amendment. Ilo nlsomldrcssd
the committee upon his irrigation amend
ment. and his bill forthodistrlhuHon of seeds
in the drouth MricUea vosioa of Nebraska.
Senator 1'addoc-U'i , hill for the rectification
of titles on tbo Oto j .and Missouri In
dian resorvntloa is pltll pending hi the
house , awaiting a report from the
land department UJMU thu mo.isnro as it
passed tno senate. The senator hs had sev
eral conferences \\ith the secretary of the
Interior and ConunisMpnor ( iron , ami hopes
to eel a favorable report upon the niinisuru
by tomorrow , In widen event ho expects that
Congressman Council will bo able to call it
up nnd secure Us .
Coloi'ol William F. Uody mid Mnjor llurko
nro much gratified over > the passage hy the
senate last evening of'uu amendment to the
Indian appropriation bill providing for tlio
expenditure ot f io.003 , or so much thereof as
m.iy bu necessarv for the payment of damages
sulVercd by the friendly Indians at the hands
or iho hostile. ; ) aurliix1 the lain tro iblo nl
Pine Uidgo. Cole .el Cody nml Major Ilui-Uo ,
with the aid of Senators Alniulcrson ami
Padilock , have buon working vigorously
during the past \yoek to secure tlio appropri
ation. It Is b.'lio.vud ' that by prompt ex-
pondlluro of this amount tint notonly trouhlo
in the Hpriiii ! at 1 'inp Uidnfu can bo avoided ,
but it will lead to the support of tlio govern
ment a liirko number of friendly Ogullalus
who suitered laiv > pecjiilary losses on ac
count ol tlielr fidelity to the troops.
l'iuio : S. HUVTII.
The , Dent Ii ( toll.
IH-nusT.TO.v , Iti. , March 1 , .ludgo Clinrles
II. I'helps of Hie ( llv.net court of UiUclty
died this morning.
NAHIIVH.I.I : , Teiui , , March 1. Colonel W.
W. Gntos , thu oldest Jiiunmllht In Tomiossce ,
dloii nt.faukson today , ugod sovcnty-HU. In
IblJ ho founded the \Vo \ t TOIIIIOSKOO Wlnif ,
nnd U tho' hut of the celehratoil lonJuiy of
the whig party lu ilia south ,
10\VA \ FARMS ARE MUTUAL
Their Alliance Is Not Tormrl tj BJ Usjd M
a Political Machine.
AN IMPORTANT INSURANCE DECISION ,
\Verk of tlio I own IliiMlnrs-i MetiV
Asvoclatlon-.Mniilclpal I'ollt ics
State UiMloi-leul Society A
ecological Survey ,
DBS Mois-iii , la. , M iroh l.-fSpicIul to'I'i IB
Ilin. : | The conference of the farmers' alll-
aiicodolo.u.uos frou : noitluvostoi'ii low.i ami
nd Joining Mulct nt Stan * City lait w.iolc excited -
cited sonto Intorott munngtho pollticli\nt of
other parties , boo.unoof the alleged vlotetttil-
nation to place nn'nlihnoo state ticket In the
Held , with Preddent Furrow at Its heal as a
candidate for govcrmr. I-'M.II n roaillng of
the proeoodliins : , how.wor , it Is c.n-t-iln that
no such action was dccidod upon , although
the matter was pro'.vibly diicusv ! 1 Infoi'in-
nlly. It U dinicnlt tosoa how such iii'tlon
could bo taken , in view of the constitution of
the farmers' alliance In low.i. At thostitto
convention lit this city lint iiiiiimcr the
matter was warmly dUeuswl and it win
proposed to adopt a constitutional amend
ment deel.irlng the loiva oi'g.uil..ation to bo
non-parltsiii : mul forbidding Independent
political action. Proshlont'arrow [ , Seti-etiiry
i'oit , Lecturer Aslihy and other leading
inomoors favoroil such action , but it w.u not
taken , because of the discovery th.it tlio coii-
slililtlon already provided for thnt very
thing.
The convention , hovvovor , wont so far as to
declare that the alleged alllai'co candidates
for congress in the various districts were not ,
in fact , alliance candldatos , although alliance
members would likely very Inrirely vote lor
Iheni. So that the farmers' ulllanco as a
stnto organi/.atiou is on record , and fully
reconl7.ed , as non-pirllsnn and oppo ud to
iiili'peinleiit polltloal action , nnd on that
undorstanill'iK Prosldont I-'un-owaml Sac ro
tary Post were ro-eK'ctuu. If there is nn nl-
linnco movement for separate party action ,
it will not emanate from nor bo snni'tlotieJ
hy these gentU'incn or their followers , but
must co 1110 Irom so mo other source. The or-
ganiz.it i ( > n has been growing very rapidly on
non-partisan lines , and nil attempt to force
republican nnd democratic mouthers together
on a party basis would probably provo disas
trous.
NUIONM. r.uMiuVt.t.iAri : : : .
There is another organisation , called the
National F.irnwr * ' Alliance , which U also
rapidly gaining strength , and which is the
same as tha Nebraska , ICunsns and southcui
state orgaai/.atioas , and is in fuvor of inde
pendent political action. What sort of II jure-
it will flit In Iowa is as yet an iii.lctluiteprob.
loin. Prosldcnt I'olk of tlio national organ
ization has issued a ca'l ' , .statm that informa
tion his : been filed with him , through legally
constituted authority , that the rcinlirod
number of county organisations has been of-
fc-ctod in I iwa to form a state organl/ution
under the constitution and laws of thn Na
tional Karmcr.s1 Alliance and industrial l-Tn-
ion , nnd dosigimting Croaton , la. , as the
] ) lAcoatid Tuesday , ftlurcb 17 , as the * time for
lln- meeting of the properly accredited delegates -
gates to meet und form such .stale ortMalza-
lion.-
tOW.X. JIUXICIPAI. KI.UCTIOXS.
For the first ttnio slnco the orginizntlon of
the city , probably , the city of Ues Molims
will thIH year have no city election , the elec
tion under thu annexation law h\st spring
holding good for two year ? . K very other city
and town In tlio state , however , will hold
elections for local o.llcors tomorroiv , ex
cept a few cities under special char
ters which hold then- elections in
April. .Municipal polities has been
lively in manj places , the issue , however ,
being merely local. In no.inv all ulacos the
dividing line will bo upon the enlorcemont
or non-anfnrconicnt of the prohibitory law ,
a wnvr falling question of political warfare.
The victories will Iw neither democratic nor
republican , both parties being divided witnin
Iheir own ranks oa thai quoM ion , 1 n a largo
number nf places p-arty lines have been en
tirely ignoreil and people's tickets nominated
which will carry iho day
IMI'OUMXT IX'-flllNTi : C'isn.
Forsomi timn a case has been pemlintr In
the district court hero involving important
( ] iiestions nndahirgo , ' . > nouut of money. It
wasan action brought by K. ( ! . KngliKb of
this city against the l/'mttuvtiuut Mutual lifo
insurance company ol Hartford , Conn.
Tlio petition ullego < that the charter of the
eniniciny rcunlros that whenever its surplus
funds shall oxcoeil ? JDi'K ) ) the excess shall
bo distributed among tli-i policy holders , who
as members of a mutual concern constitute
the company. It is claimed that tno undi
vided prulits hi the rouipauj's treasury now
amount to over J. > , Oili,0.U , and the pl.ilntilT . ,
who has held a policy In the company slnco
IMl'l , asks fora division and allotment to
himself of his proportion ot this enormous
siiin. Tlio defendants demur on the KI-OUIU !
fir. ! , that this court has no Jiiri-sdlction ;
and second , thai the provision In the com
pany's charter regarding tlio division of tlio
surplus is not mandatory , the word "may1'
being the term used.
Judge Holmes filed his decision iu the ease
the past week , snitnlnim ; the demurrer ,
holding that the distribution is to be made nt
the discretion of the directors ; and also that
while the Iowa courts did certainly have
power to ci > force a contract made by a for
eign corporation with a clti/.en of Iowa in
Iowa , they could not enforce the indications
of a charter granted , by another state , ami
they had no power to distribute the profits of
a corporation In another state , whore ono ol
Ot,00i ) ( bhareholdors is in court.
nrsiNi-s ; Miv's : t-oxviiNTiov.
Tlio state Husincis Men's association ol
Inu-.i bus boon In snsdtin s vi'ril : ( lavs tlin
pa.st week nt Cedar Kapids withlitriro attend-
. I'ri'siacnt ICurt of Cedar
anco. < ! Uttpids out
lined tbo objects of tlio association in tils nn-
nual nddross as follows : ' -An organl/atiou
of business men for business purposes has
been ono nf iho dreams of many n man who
has seen his substance scattered to the differ
ent points of tbo compass by thatclassof cus
tomers whoso favorite time to travel Is iu the
dtirk of the moon , * * but it Is perfected
and we have mot a second time to lonnuluto
crude ideas. " Ilo recommended further ef
fort at legislation to Improve tlio exemption
laws. As the law now stands , ho said , it is a
premium on dishonesty , Ilo had conlldenco
Unit a propur committee would frame n bill
which will oxpivs-i the senio of Iho business
men of Iowa. So'ao protection should be de
vised against the itinerant vendor also.
Thn report ofSecictury IJurncll of Mnr-
slulltown showed Unit a year II M lliu asso
ciation was working in sixty countio.s anil
todav in cighty-lhreo ; then thorn were
seventy-seven local org.mlr.atloiis ami at
piviont li'i. lie recommendc'J tlio orpmitn
tiou of a mutual llro Insnraneo company am
reported that ho hud over $1,01) ) > , U IJ worth of
itiMiraneo promised by the rotnil nier
chants of Iowa with which to start such i
company.
K. \ ' . 'Crawford of Fort Dodge wnselectoi !
prosldi'nt , A. 1 * . Hurnell of .Mnrshiilltown
riM'Iceted secretary , and ( loorge II. Sliaolfoi
of Fort Madison t rcasurer , with a loin ; lUt of
directors , etc. Dulni'iuo was clioson ns the
next place of mei'ting ,
I'lio reports from local associations id
showed a healthy condition of alTulr.1 and i
great improvement over a ye.ir ago. The
statement that the state association hadi
membership of between llvo tl'o.isund ' am
six thousand win roc-oivod with yro.it np
plauso. The coiitinltteo on trade interests
suhmitted a report , embodying resolutions
condeinnlng tlio practice by manufacturer
and wholesalers of solicit Ingrolull orders afto
first seolmig wboleMilo triiilo ; ulio the prut1
tlco of taking urdci-j by agents or mall samp
IhigH as. unjust to local dealers. Arrange
incuts were made for Uio formation of i
mutual insurance company ,
coi.i.sm : nnvToitr.
Thu sovcutccnlU uuuual luvcluig of tb
own Stnte ( . * M-Ic.il assoi-lntlon wits hold nt
inllnnoliioii ' ' , trsd.iy evening , with full
lolo .ttlons \t * tha" sixteen collets ein-
> o liiir the mo : -ship , 'llin ' ( ifllctiri clovicd
or the onsiiini , - rworo : I'lvldenl , .lolm
{ I'atriclc of ' toll culleKi1 , Mmmt'or -
ion ; vice pro < ld I'.d lli\stliir ( < nf l'ix ' col-
CK'I' , C'eil.ir lipr { , ecretiiry and tro.isuivr ,
iourgo A. C'amp of IhM.io unvor ! tly ,
IPH Molnoj. Ki ji ntcMantsnppo.u-cd for
ho honor of IVIU-PA is the association In
ho lit t entitle ivti tohli'h occurs In this
tty In Mav. W. A Ultlo of t'oe oollcRO ,
Vtliii * IJipiils , was the siuv. ' nfiil pandKlnti' ,
ilssnbjivt beliu ; thi < "Involution of IH'tncv-
acy. " The nest state conical hl bi ) held
itCcitnrldipldi
( Ifilt.finiCtt. M'UVKV ,
The state of town needs to have a tliorotieh
Kcologlcal survey for the piirposoof dcllnltciy
lotcrnunllifr what Hhenealli tbc-soil. There
lave boon t\vopavtlnl survey of thn state ,
ono by 11 all in l ts and tlio othorliy
'wf. I'harles ' A. Hall In INi'.i , neitlior
of whii'li was llnlsliod fur Iiti'k
of ni'cossnrv npproprlatlnns. Stnto Mine
tiipootor 'I'liomiiH in tnluinn of the mutter
lie other day sihl ; : "There It little doulil
nit there nroxtenslvo ( I'onl Ik-Ids uiidcr-
ylng thosouttuvestcrn pirl of the stnto , lint
hey hnvo nol boon dovolnpi'd bccausn tbclr
oiMtion Is not Kcm-rallv known. Tliuco.il
loposits In many mines are timlcrlnlil with
lii' clay of tlio finest qiiallly , audit only
vnnts a gcold lcal wirvoy nf t hosiiite to l > rlng
br.so rosourcm forward and main1 a healthy
bodiu in these Industries. " It is probable a
iinvpmciitvlllhu inadu In this direction lit
ho next meeting of the legislature.
tvoTiicu it I.I.OCK IN Tnorni.i : ,
Chnrloi Ij. llallock , until a fen-years n go it
culilont df Auiluban county , ami who will IK )
omnnihorcd as the joimg man \vho killrd
'art Strahl ami wonndod John Milhiillon , Is
u troulilo In ColoiM.lo. Hal lock Is n rail road
irakoiii.m nml being in a mob who were
ilwut to lynch the murderer of his comtiic-
or , ho was shot hi the roln. The mob
which ho was lending , wont on and lynched
.ho murderer , This oocurrod at Snlid.i.
il.dlock's wifoand children wore in A udii-
jon county when the affair tooknlnco.VI1 -
isllalloi'k , a nrothcr of Charley , was shot
through the lungs at the tlmo the Polk C'ily
outlaws were run Into l ll < liorn grove m
Shelby county n few yonrsajjo. 'J'ho taihcr
of both the llulloi-hs form rly rotircscnti'd
Audubon county in the general assembly.
I'reliiMni-M ! Choose.
StviiMioKo , la. . March I.Ono of Iho inoit
reirnrkalilo discoveries ever occiiriagln Iowa
was nnnio by i'afrlclc McCilnn , n farmer
lying near hew. lla \ \vaidiggiut.- well tlio
other day , and , ut a depth of Si feet
struelr a" tlu-eo foot six inch vein
of what proves to be natural
eheeso. It Isol a beautiful prolilon color and
ooks precisely llko the llnest creatnory pro-
JiK-tlon. Mcdlnn bus just ror-eh-ed an analy
sis from a reputable Cblc.iiro chemist , shoiv-
nu the article to bo cliooso of u very hl h
u-r.ido thnt will kuop any length of time. Mc
dlnn Is making arrangements to mlnotho
vein , ami ex ports t'linnlcou fortune out of it.
Ilo has refussil un offer of fW.OOJfor this
ilscovery from Si-ott vV : Hides of St. Uouls ,
Mo. Many visitors come daily to view the
remarkable dkcovorv.
I'orce.l o l.oa\c tlioCity.
I'niiTlni ) > r.r , la. , March --Special [ Telo-
toTius lhi : . | i'rof. John .Jameson , a
! ° reo thought and free love lecturer , was
"orced to terininiitohls course very sudd only
ilChci-akcc. After his first lecture there
% v.is some tall ; of mobbing the lecturer , but
the movement finally ondoil in refusing. ! n mo-
sou iheusu of the oporn. house anil public hall.
LIe was forced to leave the city. .
Slouv ( lly ( .nil Club Troubles.
Siofx CITV , la , , March 1 [ Spoclat Tde-
Kt-am 10 TUB Bit.j : The Sioux City Base
ball association is having trouble nt every
step. Having reasons to believe that its man
ager , J. II. GilTdrd , was giving away secrets
: otho American association , lie was wleased
today. Al Iliicklnbcrgcr of Detroit was
signed tonight us niuiui'-jer.
irji.ir wtjiKX JIM.VT.
IlcholnllotiH Alopl < Ml by llm National
Council i > ! > t AVeclc.
WASIIIM.TOV , March 1. At the final busi
ness session of the Is'ational Council of
Women , the following resolutions were
passed :
Ilesolvcd. That the Nntlonnl Cotmr-ll of
Women of tlic t'nltcd Stalls -Jcnd ( t iiii'piorlnl
totho clurymen of tlio Mi'thollst llnlsi-diial
elmi-cli , ii-liliii' , liia niiK-h as ( W nor cent of tlio
im'iiiborsiif thnt tlciiimiinution l.avo ulrcaily.
by furiiinl bullol , ovpri'ibed n deslio tint
MUNICH bo admit. ! LM | to tlie general ( onforeiuo ,
tli.it thocloruv shall , In aiiordunovltli iho
will ol the lali'ly , gr.int adiuKhlon to women
to ( bat body.
Itcsuhcd , That uninon l > o p'a"pd ' on tlio
Sunday st-hool Knn coiinultt' ' ! ) und on all
commit1 ! es appolnti'd In the vurluii diiircliiis
for tin' ( fsliiu i > f ihi'lr eri'i-ils.
ltesihi'il ) , 'flint tin1 tMiiini'lIrzc \ ii | > on the
National Ucforin Ilhoroo li-agno the I'lnineiit
Illness and e < iii4eciut. > iii obll atlun of placing
\uiiiii-n nn its lionrd ,
lii"dM'd , That u roiie | < t bo presented to
1ht > proper antliorltlcs that In alldcnartinonts
o ( its M-rvIco lliu suvcrinueiit hluill pay Us
einpUiyus eiial v < ; i'cs | fur uiU.ilnrk. | \ . nnd
lintli In I'liiracln * ami proiiuilini ; Its iMiiplnyes
It ' bull ciiiiiKli'iollirliiicy ' anil nut H\ , uml
thus set n stanilard for tlio country.
li"-ulvod. ! That lii-iiincli [ : as the Columbian
I'XposHliiti of lv'.i.'i ' alloi-ds an oxi-cptlunul op-
pniliinlty for the convonlny of representatives
of all oouiitili's , tlic' olllrcis otli ( < < nut ioinil
council shall write iln > ollli-crs of the hitenia-
tlunal I'oii'icddfViii'iilnholil ) : its lint ineot-
In ; In I'lilc-iiJu hi ihi'siuniiiei- IMC
Itcsulvcd , That the gt'iii-rul otlieers'hullap-
piilnt a ciimnntii.'uf NMIIUCII , whtv-i'duty It
shall linlo n'purt with in a year smriiesiloim
fur a biisliu'-si-ostiinic fornoiiicn. lm-h shall
niiTi the ikMiiuniN of health , comfoi-t and
Bond taste.
llesolvcd , Thnt the conn c * II approves Iho
iniivciiienl forllii1 pirveiillon of Hie hiiiglitpr
of birds for th".solepiii-K'-.o | . of oriirinu'iit a I Inn.
Such has boon the phenomenal growth of
the council , first convening with six rc uiarly
entered organl/ations and twenty-six organi
zations in fraternal relations , lit this ilatu
that it nnnihci-s twelve regularly cnicred and
forty-seven fraternally otlici.ited orpaiiUa-
liims. Tbo lirst annual conference of the
executive coirmittcc will bo hold in Mav.
.1 CHIXKSJK H.tXUt'IlT.
IIo\v Illjvli Toned Ifdston I'eoplo
'I heir Chop Si icKi.
IlosTov , March -Jlostoti literary people
are still In the throes of the ( Jhlucso fad.
The last tliiiiu was a loiiKollan baiifiiethist |
evening nt n Chinese restaurant on Harrison
avenue , The quests were limited to twelve ,
nnd included William Dean Ilowclls , Prof.
Keiniellosa of Harvard , fortncily prosUlentof
Tokio university ; I'rof. U. S. Morse , the au
thority on .lapaneso art and pottery , I'rof.
l.uiifrmald , the compe or ; Dr. Prcscott
linker of Newport , U. I. ; Waller Chase and
Sylvester lliutor. The centloineu wore ne-
euinpmiled by ladles , and rare fun was had
over the novel spread. The nioiiu coii-sMcd
of tc-n cour.ses nnd Included such delicacies as
fish bellies , fried sturgeons' winps , birds'
nest soups , rosn uml apncot wines and nee.
The hlcheht sport was had over the lirst two
cjurses , as nil the ( -nests used chop-sticks by
pievious jiledno. Thn mci.ii curds were
printed on Chinese nold pa | > r nnd placed
luMdo ( 'I'oat cannon crackers. The Mongolian
restaurateur said the dinner was the most
elaborate ono bo had over known Kivcn in
this country , and he charged his piosts ac
cordingly , collecting hU money in advance ,
tillUY li'J'lIK IKtNS ,
All Altcrcallxn Tlial ICmliMl I'atally
- ' I'm ( iiilla her.
Hn.i.-iTfS. ( ' 1) ) . , March 1.jSpedal Telo-
prmn toTun'llKr.l-At Itodforn , a small sta
tion near Hill City , this jnnrnlnR.i lalwror
namc'd Pat ( 'iidlnwhor was shot through the
stmnach and proh.dily fatally wounded by
the section buss , Mlko Mooney , in an alterca
tion uuout wages.
A Kentucky /\n"ir. , !
Lovisvn.i.r , Ky , , Mnrcli I.At Qriy's
Station , near IJavbourvlllo today ,
Mltohell killed John Wool * , and intui
shot todeutliby John liiflo , durini ; a
lel ,
i STASD OR FALL BY PALM ,
Illinois Dcnurrnti Dotcntiincil Nul to Akn
tlon the Stnto Cotivoiitiou's ' Choice.
EXPRESSIONS FROM . THE LCADERS ,
No One.literal Inn ol'tho I'ropmlt ton ( o
Drnp I'idiiicrViuk orCon.nri'.N
Vcstcrdnyiln r rutltlcal
.Matters.
SIMIIXCHMN.H , HI , , Mntvli I , The
\\celt \ Is o.vpri'ted to boil tneiuofahlo ono
the senitorlil ; eonlesi. AB thot'mtod
cotiKivs ? adjourns \VrJnosilay , Iho llllnolj
contrrossloiial ( lolcgiit ion of both jiailles HCX'
] nvted horelo p.irlli-lnalo lu the senatorial
contest , Of thu ropulilu-nu eont-roasinoit' ,
three or four are expected to become possltdo
fonatoniil caudtilitothotmelvo * , in th
event of Stieetor ln'litK abatiilonod hy the rc3
puiil leans , niul tlio democratic c-onnrossincn
will probably o.vorl a Rivat Inlluencu npott
thidr party hi the all Important quostlonot
the advisability of ( _ > enoral P.il nicr's witU-
dnuval.
The Associated press has S'Vtireil o.xprcs-
slons front the ilemocratio eonKix'.ssiiicii of
Illinois In reirard to iho advisability of the
democratic legislators nbnnilonini ; ( iencral
IMliiierninli.- ! any cireiunstiince.
\Villlaiit M. SprliiKor , who U the dean of
the Illinois congressional ilolon.itloii , Is oftho
opinion that i 'aimer is entitled to the utt-
Wiivcriiii ; fealty of the dontocrailc li-gi lators.
' 'ThoilcniiHTiilio state eon volition , " says he ,
"I'nt ( li'ncr.il I 'nlincr in noinluatlon , and no
democratic canons has a right to withdraw
him. This Is a matter which rests withdoii-
end Palmer himself uml as loiifj us ho rc
mains n candidate , the ilcnioci'its , of the stnto
ihonlil rest assured that there is hope of suc
cess , nnd nive him their iiiiwaverlnir loyalty
and .support. The tnlkof ( .iciiorul I 'aimer's
\\illidrawal \ enns to have originated wltU
the reiiiblii-ni | , inannuers and tlio ri'iiubllmii
press , nnd certainly we are too loyal to our
iu'liiciples nnd our candidate to bo routcil by
the oni'iny.1
Conijrc.ssiiiiin Scott \\Mko \ ruinalns very
nearly of the sumo opinion , niul snjslio would
not bo In favor of CSencral I'alincr's wllli-
C'oiiKi-esninoa Lane , Williams and l-'ormau.
not bclnj ? on Iho ( jroiuul , did not care to ox-
lu-i'.ss any opinion.
l'oiifTi'ssiniii : l.nwlor tlilnlci tlioileitiocrats
ouprlit to Mniid bv Palmer until tlm enemy
crows weary of their forlornnisoaud cnpltu *
lutes.
l-X-ClvIl Service Coniuiissionor Olwly ,
who has JOUR Doen i-ecoj.'iii..eilns HIP mentor
ot tliu Illinois deiiiocracv. said : "Tlio demo-
iTiitsof Iho Illinois tronoral ussonibly should
tint lrtnt * * flitit nvil 1 ) -i1iiir > i > nm * t > itit > > ii f irk 11
following nfter him. The democratic party
will mill more by a defeat In I 'aimer's sup
port than hyn victory obtained by duserlhttf
flint and surrendering to tbothreo l-'iirinors'
Mutual Uoiinlit nssorlalion men , who now
hold the bnluiicoof power in the Joint con
vention. "
Congressional Work ,
V : A < oiiN < iTo.vt March I. The appropriations
committee of thv sennto has heon \vorktho
whole day pottiiiR the nppropriatioii "bills in
shape. It Is believed the condition of busi
ness is such us to iiialio an extra session very
improbable.
Throe a p prop rial ion bills , tbo postolllcc ,
agrieulturaland qenur.il deflcloiicy , have not
yet passed the senate , but the first named
is wclladvnnccd toward final action , and tbo
ether two will bo reported tomorrow.
The.condition , of the olhors > s in follows :
The army , military academy , fortification
and naval bills have cither become laws or
metvly await iho president's sitrnnture to be
come laws ; t he consular and diplomatic
pensionIndian , Disirictof Columbia , sundry ,
civil and h'Kislative , executive and Judicial
hills urc in confeience.
TlieoopyKpliland postal subsidy bills nro
In the conference staco of iiroceedure , nnd
vigorous efforts will bo made lo enact them
Into law ? . Act ion on Iho unfinished appro
priation hills nml conference reports and on
the quc-t ioi.s . of copyright and t > nhsidy will
consume substantially all the time "of the
senate between now andiioonof Wednesday.
The work of the house is considerably fur
ther ailvittired than that of thu scna'.i ? , nnd in
addition to acting upon confetoiieo reports , it
"
Is very likely the house will pi ve . oia"e atten
tion to the lioarinan impeachment icsolulion ,
and the special report of the Kaum invest- !
mini ; committee.
\VoM tndian Uoclpriii'lty.
\VA IIi NI.IOV , March 1 Mr Curtis of tha'
itato department , \vlio has uharpo of the
< n tin-American department of the Columbian
'xpositlon , has Just returned from a visit to
.he West Iiullcs In the Interest of the CXDO-
iition. In his report. Mr. Curtis announces'
lie awpolntinent by the ciiitnln froneral
ifC ibaof a board of thhty commission-
> rs to represent the island nt theovpoillioii ,
and soearo a collection illustrating its re-
irccs , products ni'd Induslries for exhibi
tion there.
"J'ho desire of the people of Culm , " the report -
port says , "especially the sugar and tobiccd
planters ami manufacturers , to ] ) rninoto their
i-omiiicivi.il relations with the United States
amounts to anxiety , am ] 1 may nlio mention
' .n . this connection n iratter of news I learned
at Havana , \vhMi is that Iho commercial
orpanl/ntions oftho Kepiiblk'of S.in UoinhiKO
liuvo raised a iiir o to pay the salary nud ox-
pauses of an envoy to ha sent by lh. " overn-
luenttoVashliilon ( for the pun . ; cJ of iie ro-
tinting reciprocity thereby witft the United
States. A ihnllir spirit prevails In ilia on \
tire Ri-oup ofVi'st Indian colonies and will ,
I anunre , stiinuhito their ivprescntatlon at
the exposition. "
Senator Heartl's Hii ( > ocs or.
SAX Fiiv\n co , Cal. , March 1. [ Special
Tolegritin to Tin : UKI : , ) The death of Sena ,
tor llcar.st will infuse lifo into the state
Nalii e which ba ? the election of hU
suecossor. Tlurnro three prominent
candidates : M. M. I'.stee , who was chair
man of the last republican convrntion ; Mr.
A. luYoung , proprietor of the Ohroniclo and
a member of t lie .Vational World's Fair corn <
inlttee , ami rharlcs I , , l-'llton , cx-eongrcasi
iiiun Irom California. Kachhas nstroiij ! fol'
lowlnu'and the striiKRlo will bu lively. Thq
lof > islitnrcls ovi'rwlielinin'ly ) renublie.in , so
there Is no chance fora democratic onct'cssoi'
to Ilrarst.
1'U ' ilealh innkcs his son , William H.
Iloaist , the richest ucwf paper proprietor of
the country. Ills said youuji Hearst will
have roinplutu control Of the bulk of the son *
ntoi-'sestntp. $ 0OdJ,00 l , nndthathe will at
ouc-oiet about the establishment of a daily
newspaper in New York , as ho rcgavils
'l-'rlico ' as too small n field ,
linefeed ( in the World's Knir.
" \Vi < .iiiMtoN , March i. The confoross on
the sundry civil appropriation bill met to
nldlit and are still In session all o'clock ,
\Vhcn \ the paragraph making an npproprl.t
lion for the \VorliTs Columbian oxnositlon
was reached , each side stated its position umj
after discussion it was llnally j > as.scil ovci
leinpurarily.
SennlorIIi-ar-ls Pitnera 1.
AVi-niNdToN , March 1.The funeral scr-
yieoj over iho iviniiins of the late Senator
Iloarstvlll bo hold Thursday , Interment
will lake place in San Traiicl-co. Many
friend * called nt the house todav to csprosj
sympathy with the family and a. number c |
telegrams of foudolonct ) were rcccivoO ,
I'mnt'i'V .Nc\i Cnipcroe.
HWIK , Murcti I. Ills stateti Hint I'rlnc *
Napuloon has made u. will ill liibctrlilnK lifi
sun , Priin-d Victor , mul Intiu-aiini ; : I'riuiy
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