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THE OMAHA. DAILY BJSE , SATURDAY , MAHOH 28 , I891-TWELVE PAGES. tlon inndo bv law anil on tlio prcontntlon of a warrant issued t > y the auditor thereon The money having been appropriated , thflro was no doubt of nil authority to mafcfi it available and ho would so act when It be came necessary. General Appropriation * ! . Lmcotx , Nob. , March 27. ( Special to THE HER , ] In prdor that the people may see wnat the charitable Institution * cent the stale , a few of the items nro given with n comparison with two years aRoi PRItU HOKMAI. tCIIOOb. 1MO. IWI. J'nol nnd light * . 14.0PO 12.SOO Ajipnrjitniiind laboratory 1.VXJ I.WO Kcpalrn nml co roof ground- , . . . , l.OOO I.OOO I'rfntlnKnnd stationery , TOO TOO I'mtftKoaii'l ' no tlal oxptTi-M too ! "O Kupcnsesofbonrd l.OOO l.OOO Viirnlturonnd casei I.SOO BOO Lecture oxpcnsoi , , 00 20O IticldontiiK. . , GCO 600 I'nr putting heatlngappar.itut In propororder. . . . . , , . . I.ofxj DynnmounilclcctrlollKhtplant. , . . . . IMWO Inon-aso $ 2.400 if , rOTtTIIB XSBANr. ( AT MJTCOI.N. ) _ ' WBros ( H1.00H 8IVOOO Hoard und clothing IWWO fAOTO I'lid ami lUhtB ROOO 2I.OOO I'lirnltiiroiuid hoMIti-- 4'tOO 4.000 Driiss. books nnd Instrument * * . . . .1,000 2WX ) Intlilontali 4,000 , , OUO IhporiNoi rctiiriilnn patlunti and burial oxponHOH 1,003 1,000 Ariiiiiuiiioiits , l.ono l.noo 1'nlntn und oils 2.000 1,001 Htnllonory , posture linn printing COO 1WO J'nrm Iriiiirnfomciits , Implement , liorm.-H mid wiiKon" . Cm 1,000 Telcffnipli nnd tclcphcino WX ) ffft I'rolKlit nnd oxproM. . WO uOO Olitiii IiiK licatlnK nppnratil'i. . . , 4,509 Ociipral rcpulni and Improve- IIKJIltH . . . . .i. . . . . , , , . , . , , . . - . 000 0OOO fiiroii homo 2 , K ) . . . . \Vnlnr plpot and liyilrnnts 400 , , , . . Ktilnralns laundry and inn-chat * liiK now machine * "i.uOO , .f.,000 iiosi-iTAi , ron TUB rssA.M ; ( AT NOIIKOI.K ) , Employes' wn ei p ,000 JM.tXX ) lloirrt iindclothlnj ! JO.OOO IH.OOO rildniid ll htH 16.000 12,000 JlriiKN , Instriuncnt'iand npiiara- tim 1.WX ) 1,000 J'lirnltiiri ! nnil Ix-ddliiK 7,2.-O 1.00O CiirpntH and eiirtnln ? nee l.OOO Muilo and lunuscmciil 1,000 UOO lliKikM. statlonury , pluttins und ( niiiH-M 500 BOO lU'iuIrs anil liiiplovciiioiiln 1,000 1,001 I'lilnts and oils G-V ) WK > WKma Tult'Kiaph.toluiilionnfindpostiiKO 000 ma Xxpcnsu itluniliiK p.itlcnla 1,000 BOO .iirliliMituU WO rm Vdiloloi and farm linplcincntH. . KX ) 200 Now iiiuclilnory l > 00 ' ' ( low- , TSO 'no'6 I'our liorsct , COO ' Ice 'BOO ( Jnidltiff and funcoi 1,000 Htnru lioiivi- , root lionso and morcne 1,500 Jtnrim nnil Ice liousci 1MK ) J'lro protection 21666 AilillliDtuil watcrBiipply.c ' Trees nnd iilantlnx BIIIIIO 'roo Hut water neater 1,200 Dccrcaso , I 9T50 ASVI.OI KOIl TUB 1NSANK ( AT IIASTtNO1 ? . ) Irnclciirvuppfnprlatlon $ . . . . $ .3.000 Sloiiril and clothing ' ) , OJO : ,000 Kmliloyoi WBKCM , 'JO.OOO IM.OOO Viii-1 nnd llgnts. , . , 10,000 r > , ono Jiicldontuls 1,000 1,000 J'linn I inplcinoiitit , linprovcinonts nnd two mHos of fencing . TlniyM. instruments mill booki. . . 1,100 2,000 J'iilnt-4 andolls MO 1,000 Kiirnlttirn nnil boddln ? T.ooo 2,000 MiiHlu und atiiilHoiiicnts. IMK ) 1,000 Library 1,000 Htntlniiory , pottneu und printing . . . . 'IVIriilioiioniid telegraph 400 rirctrle llKlit 4,000 l.rL'Iglit nnil oxprosi lliirn 1,000 llnrlal oxjicnscs of UccoaHud pn- tlentH BOO Wntor Htipjily , 8,000 ' ] lor. 8liumcss nnd volik-lcS 1,000 'BOO TriumforrliiKpntlonts 100 llnlldlni ; boiler houso. oto 13,000 . . . . Iti-unlrM nnil Improvements of building and wiilnscotlnt ! 2,000 Kltolum , liiikory , laundry , water , , supply , pump , oto . . . . . , , , . . _ . . 21.000 glno.l- ii and dynamo 5,000 , Increase , 137,000 Union Trade Jfurkn. Ltxcoi.y , Nob. , March U7. f Special to TDB BKE.I Ueprosontatlvo Brcnnan's house roll No. 115 passed the sonata this morning. It will now go to the governor , The bill roads. OH follows : Section 1. Tliatltshall be lawful for associ ations nnd unions ot worluncnion to adopt for tlielr protection Inbelft , trade marks nnd other forms of advortliomont , announcing that goods are manufactured by members of such associations or unions , nro UH manufactured. Bee.Thatnny and nil persons using such union or association tradu marks , labels or iidvurtlhoniPUtH , whether exactly like such lubclx , trndu murks or advertisements or not. If with tbo Intention to or llkolyto douolvo the public , and thnt every person who shall IIHO nnyi'oimtorfolted label , trnilo mark or TOIIII of advertisement of niich unions or nsio- olutlonH. Knowing tha HIIUO to bo coun terfeited , after having boon notified In writing by Uio on nor tlitiroof , or Ills or her agents thati ho niuno Is countorfollod , hlnill l > o gullly of ft iiilsdtMiicaiior , punlblniUlo by Imprisonment for not loss than tliroo jjioiilhs nor innrotlian one year , orliy a line of nutlpHS thniidOO , nor inoro than KBO , or both ; 1'rovldud , Tina sncli notlco In writing con tains u cony , counterpart , or facsimile of such laliel , trndu mark or forms of advertisement , sec. 4. And bo It enacted , that every hucli iissocliitlon or union adopting u label , truilo imirkor form of advcrtlseniunt as aforesaid , hhnll Illo tlioNiuno In thooRleoof tliosocroldry nfstiito. who Nhall , nndur his linnil nnd u > al , dollver to the iiBsoclatlon or union flllns thu BIIIIIO , u uurtlllcnto of record , -for which he nhnll recolvo a f co ot " 5 cents. Hoc. R. And bo It enacted , that every such nssonliitlon or union adopting iv litbol , trade iinirlc or form of advertisement as nforofiidd , may proceed , by nilt In the courts of this ntati * . to unjoin the manufacture , utio , dlsplny create nt nny Hiicli counterfeit H , uud that all rourts having Jurlsdlotlon thnreofshall grant un Injunction to icstraln and prevent such iiianufnoturo , UHO , display , nr sulc. nnd slull nwnnl thocomiilalnantsNiich damapos rosult- lnKfriinsioli | wrongful USD at ) may uo urovi-d , und shall require the ( lofeniliiiitH M pny to the jmrty Injuiod the prollts derived from niioh wrongful use , or Doth iirollts nml damages : in id the court hhnll also order all such counter feits , Iti thoposnosslmi , or under the controlof thodoftmdant In such cases , to bo dollvcrod loan nfllccrof thorourtor to the conipluln- nnt , to bo destroyed. Hue. 0. And bo ft cnaotod , that In llko nian- norsni'li unions or nHsoolatlons njinll bonu- thorlzod to proceed against ull persons nho Hhnll wronRfully tuc , or display tlio Konulno InbolR , trnilo mnrks or forum of advortfsn- niCMlH of lliorc.HpoctlvoaRsoclatlonsor tinloiix. not being authorized by Hucli ussocliitlons or nnloim to usn or display llmxiiino. Hco. 7. And bo It fnaotud , thut nil acts and jmrtsof nets , Inennslstont with the provisions of this act , bo , undthny aru horohy repealed. NoSorow I'ut to Tliom. Lixcof.v , Nob. , March 27. To the Editor of TUB BIB : ! Having road nn article In an Omaha morning- paper headed "Putting- on the Screws , " the undersigned , represent ing ( V > 0 employes on the Blackhllls ft Knsiorn division of the Klkhoru line , wish to snv that the statements are made without any founda tion In fact. Our personal liberty In not swallowed up bv the I position wo hold on the Klkhorn lino. NVonre hero In behalf of our selves and those dependent Upon us , nnd wo regard the article as nn Insult personally and to our superiors. PKTEK STUTOIIH , WILLIAM SIIINI.KV , ' J. STANIOK , H. 0. WATIIOW. II. A. Cox , PAT CuoTtT , Gronoi : SUU.JVAX , J.O. J\u > , C ) . A. HAKSHMAN , FINI.RY County. tJJ , Nob. , March 27. [ Special to TUB j The bill dollnlng the bouiutaricsof Thuraton county inssod thu sonata today and Is us follows i SiictUm I. Thut section 75 of chnptor 17 nt complied htiitutoa ot lasu bo amunded to road AH follows : "Seotlon 75b. ( Thurstonl the county of Tliuratim Is boundoil u fullows : Comtnvnclng tit tlio soutlieiist , corner ot Hootlon 114 , town- Blilp ' , north at mngn .1. east sixth prlnvliat | murlillaii. tbpnco cast to northeast i-ornor of tuwimlilp . north ot raugu 7 , oatt nlxth prln- citml niurldlan. thence south to tha south line of the Omulm Indian rrnmutlon a * origin- nil y urvoyod. thoncociuit along ald line to tliu southwest corner of section L'J , township SI. north of rana W cast sixth prlneliiul mer- Idlun : thonoo uorlh to tlif narthwutt corner of itot.lon 81 , township 24 , north of rmiKo ID e 4 lxth prlnuli > al meridian ; 1 1 if no e.tst to tb oa torn bouudiiry of tlio Mate of Nu- uraikiv : thence In u northwesterly direction nlonir n ld bouudury Una to lu Intprsoctlon vlth thu northern boumlarvof thoWlnnobtKo reservation ! thonco.wcJitnfoiiR Haiti nortliern uounnury of the Wli.nelaso reicrvntloa to tha lootlon line Iwtwoon lowtlont ! U nnd J4. town hli | S7 , north of ran o 0 , ca tof tlUli urlnoloul mrrlillani thunco nsoiitli to tlio Jo I. . welt corner of Motion * , * ? * " ' * & * ' , cn sixth principal inorlillyiu ibeiic * to the nortiwost corner of section 2. as , uoitlj ot r ugo5t st odlxtu principal meridian ; tlicnco south to the 1)1 ace of bf j-lnnlnR. " . . , fcc-2. Tlint , section ? ' ! > of chapter I" of rotntillnil statute * of KobrasVa for 1WJ Is hereby rcpunlcd. llm Hcnntc. LINCOI.X , Neb , March ' .T. [ Special to THE HUB. 1 The senate mot this morning at 9 ' 510. The senators who wcro decorotod last night with silver medals wore the same juinpendod from thtlr vest fronts. The commlttco on llnnnco , ways nnd means , rccommended tlio passage of tno following Ills : Hou.se roll No. 7 , submitting to the xioplo thociuestlon of .amending thoconntl- utlon providing for the permanent Invest ment of the educational fund ; No. 4(5.1 ( utuomlnp the transfer of M7,78fl.07 from 10 capital of the Ronoral fund ; No. 4KI , rinsferlnDrtlOVJ.rui from the Snlln stock- anls fund to the general fund , The same commlttco recommended the in- cilnlta postponement of house roll No. K , pproprlatlnirfiVXX ) for the erection of two Ings to the Insane asylum at Hasting. The Judiciary commlttco recommend the usnBO of the following house roll * : No. Jl , relating to the election of state ofllccrs ! fo. 80 , determining the membership of -ouiity boards ; No. 0 , relating to fraudulent ransfcrs ; No. 191 , governing insurance coin- The same commlttco recommended the pns- ago of fccnatoilloNo.COO , authorizing county wards to grant liquor licenses upon petition f freeholders. llousorollNo. 401 , appropriating $100,000 or tno relief of drouth sufferers , the third illlof the kind , was reconsidered nnd placed u General tile. Senator Wilson's resolution Introduced yes- .onlay , providing for the appointment of a .onfcroiieo committee relative to final nd- ournmcntvns read. Senator Keipcr snld that the motion had joon tabled todays ago and could not come p onvc on a motion to talco from , the table. The clialr did not .sustain the point. Sonntor Heck moved to lay the resolution 3n the tablo. The motion was lost , whereupon Senator 'oyntor ' amended the resolution appointing senators Sloven ? , ICclper nnd Shumwav as he committee. Tlio resolution as amended vas adopted by the following vote : Yeas-Heck , Day , Uysnrt , Hill , Horn , felpor , ICoontz , Mlclicncr , Povntor , Ilandnll , Sanders , Smith , SUwons , Williams , Warner IT ) . Nays Mr-own , Collins , Epgleston , Mattes , tfooro , Schram. Shtitnway , Starbuck , Switzer - or , Thomas , Wilson , woods , Mr. Presi dent 12 , Absent and not voting ChrlstofTerson , Coulter , Shea , Taylor. Pal rod Turner with Van Housen. Senator Muttes jumped up and indignantly nqulrcdof Senator Povntor why , In nngKost * ng the uouimlttco , ho had ignored tlio demo cratic party. Tlion Senator Kolperaroso not less Indig nant and said that ho was a democrat ana was governed by the platform of his party. Senator Mattes answered that ho didn't < now Senator Kolpor had boon appointed on , lie oomuiittce and then some of the senators .aughod , A resolution of Scaator KoonU was idoptod. It proflded that the secretary bd nstructcd to order SOOsotmto manuals of 18'Jl , fifty of which nro to bo Doundln mo rocco if they costnomoro than those bound n cloth. The books are to bo given to sena tors , the secretary of state , sent to execu tives of other states and withlfold for the next senate. The following word read a third tlmo and passed : House roll v ! 0 , relating to the selec tion of Jurors and grand Jurors in Douglas and Lancaster counties ; house roll SCO , ro- latlnp ; to the admission of students to the colleges of the university on the payment only of matriculation fees ; lio'uso roll No. 115 , providing a punishment for the infringement of labels adopted by workingmon's associations ; scnuto 11 lo No. 13.1 , relating to the Jurisdiction of county Judges in civil cases ; bonato 11 lo No. 214 , es tablishing agricultural experimental stations ntCulbortson ana Onallalu ; senate fllo No. ! 232 , regulating the soldiers' and sailors' homo at Grand Island ; senate fllo No. 207 , paying Jurors out of thoponernlfund ; scnnto file No. ti3 , establishing the boundaries of ThurRton county ; house roll No. BS , providing for the election of the state board of railway com missioners. This bill was recommitted yes terday after it had boon passed and recon sidered today , thus passing it again. A recess wai then taken. The senate reassembled in tbo afternoon nt 2:30 : o'clock and the following senate Hies were passed : No. 207 , relating to the pay ment of jury feet and mileage out of the gen eral fuml ; No. W , creating- the oflloo of as sessor in cities of the metropolitan class am defining the duties , powers and liabilities und proscribing the compensation of tno same ; No. 03 , provMine for the depositing of state and county f nuds In state anil nn tlonal banks. No. 118 , providing for the printing of the tatutes by D. A. Campbell was killed. No. 104 , relating to serving attachments on foreign corporations was recommitted to the committee of the whole. Thn House. LIKCOLX , Nob. , March 37. [ Special to Tun BEE.J The report of the committee o con test expenses was filed , but Cramb moved U lay the report on tbo table , nnd after consici orablo discussion the report was withdrawn for further changes. The consideration of the general appropna tlon bill war ; taken up In committee of tin wholo. The expenses ot the Insane hospital at Norfolk and Hastings were passed over , and the following changes made in the former : The item of board nnd clothing was increased from $33,000 to S-10,000 , ; fuel nnc" lights from $12,000 to $15,000 ; a hot watc. hcator , 11,200 , , on motion of Aldcn , was added The Item carpets nnd curtains , on motion ol Stevens of f urnas , was reduced from ? 1,00 ( to $ . "iOO. Tbo only oh mi jo inndo in the estl mates for the Hastings asylum was a rcduc tlon of from fJOO to $100 for transferring pa tients. Kocess was taken till 3 p. m. lu the afternoon the consideration of tin general appropriation bill woa resumed. Thi estimates for the Industrial school nt Kear ney were reached ana the folIowinR reduc tions made : Medical attendance , paints , oils nnd drugs from $2,800 to W.OOO ; grading , paving : , sewerage , plumbing nud farm ex penses , ou motion of Hcnnlclc , from $ il,500 to $2,000 ; equipment , military deportment. $700 , on motion of Fulton wnsstiickun out ; chapel , Ice house , etc. , reduced from 411,00 to & 500 , nnd bricking and arching a tunnel , from | 3.isno to KI.OOO. . In the state penitentiary estimates the fol lowing changes wcro made : Building now cell liouso , $ CO,000 was re duced to$30,000 ; ? > ,000 for general repairs strloUnn out. The soldiers' nnd sailors' homo nt Grand Island and the Omaha deaf and dumb Insti tute wcro passed without amendment. The &tationory printing account of the Htato board of transportation was increased from $8,000 to * ) ,600 , , nnd 10i ) for funuturo ami carpctt was struck out. The bouso adjourned till 0 a. m. tomorrow. I > Rislutlvo Notes. LINCOLN" , Neb. , March 37. ( Special to Tun nun. ] Chief Clerk Johnson of the house is having nn Inventory of all the state property lu control of the house , with a vlow of turn ing It over to the secretary of state when the session closes. Even the waste paper baskets and spittoons are being enumerated. The oxpouse of the ollleo of the commis sioner of lalwr two ycars ago was $ .1,000 , tuo saiuo ns allowed in thn hilt now pending. An additional $1100 was placed among the miscel laneous Items In the appropriation bill in ISSU , which makes upthoapparcntcllfTcronco. The Fifteenth-judicial district will get two Judges , as reported In TUB BEB when the bill passed the house. A largo number of papers credit this district with only 011.0 Judge. J , II. Hamilton , manager of tbo ICcarnoy & Black Hills railroad has written Governor lloyil , saying that the ou forvcmunt of the Nowbcrry bill mean * bankruptcy for that read. Hoprosentutlvo Cramb of Jefferson Is the most tender-hearted member of the house. In ! cannot see nay ot the state Institutions suffer for lack of a liberal appropriation , but draws the line at tbo attorneys in tbo con- tost. Reclaiming "Wyoming Imml. CIIETKNXBVya , March 37. [ Special Tele gram to TUB BecJ State Engineer Mead returned from Converse county tpclny , whora > 1lt'VHnn ' ll/ifWI IU iSl/W UWf UW | WV * lands lu the vicinity of Caapor and Douglas. C.S.naynionlJewolorroniovod ( to torn- y locutIonN. , K cor. Douglua & 10th FIENDISH FATHER'S ' CRIME , A Child's ' Sudden Death Tumi Oat to lea Mnrtbr. WARRANTS FOR THE PARENTS' ARREST , A Story of tlio Cruelly Which in ( lie Dentil of l-lttlc Tliuo- doro Drcsscn Stale News. JonysTow.v , Nob. , March 27. [ Special Telegram to TIIK Unr-About ] two months ago Theodora Dresden , son ot Ooorgo Drcs- sen , a prominent ranchman living thirty miles fcouthwost of hero , died and was buried at Bordutn , Nob. Although two months have passed , the iloath of this child Is now cmil- ng con.stdcraDlo comment , nud when the 'nets have all been obtained , thcro will , it Is llcgod , bo revealed n , murder which is ono of , ho most brutal and cruel of any In the his tory of the state , Theodore Drossen was born la Germany Avelvo year * ago and it Is cl.ilmed. that lie Is fin Illegitimate child , and that Gcorgo Drcsson Is his father , but that his mother was a nurse to Mrs , Urcsstnvhcn : icr first child was horn. Mr. Drcsscn with ills family has lived whom his homo now Is 'or the lost four years , and the evidence Is joncluslvo Hint all this tltno tlio child re- 'orrcd to has been shamefully abused by Its pnrcnU. Ills said that the chlltt seldom got enough to oat , wai poorly clothed , was not illowcd to cat nt the table with the rest of ho family , anil was compelled many times o sleep In the barn or la hay utacks. These facts being so generally known vlien the child died so suddenly , poopo : > ognn to bare their suspicions aroused , but is no ono seemed willing to assume the ro- sponslbilltv to Investigate the C.ISQ It looked "or a while as if nothing would bo done. Complaint llually was made to County At torney Clark of Valentino , Neb. , who , with heriff Hautm and the county coroner , came icro a few days ago and proceeded to rnako in investigation. The body was disinterred nnd the child's neck was found to have been broken , Its face nnJ hands badly bruised and n lartro hole lu the head. At t.ho Inquest wlilcn was held , a brother and sister of the dead child gave testimony which was very damaging- the father. From thorn It was learned that the liolo in the dead boy's head was caused by the father knocking the child atrniust un Iron pump handle. The "iiincls were bruised while the boy was trying .o shield his head from the blows of his rather , The boy would often bo so hungry , h at ho would a teal broad , und for tills his inironta would give him a boating. Other mmaghiKovIdcDce having been obtained the coroner's jury returned a verdict that the child came to its death nt the hands of Mr. and Mrs. George Dresson. Mrs. Drcsson hclngln a delicate condition no warrant has yet been issued for her arrest , but ono has been Issued for George Drossen who has dis appeared , but ofllccrs nro after him and It Is thought that ho will soon ho In the hands of , ho law. Bloro i > f the Shcetly Case. Lixcor.N , Nob. , March 27. [ Special to Tun Bcn.J Today In the district court an in teresting document was filed In which John Fitzgerald , ono of the administrators of John Shcody's estate , Patrick , MIchael and Don. ils Shcody , Mary O'Brion and Ellen D. Don- icll , brothers and sisters of the murdered man , declare thut Mary Shcody Is now In ail chnrRcd with murdering her husband. They declare that there Is no money of the estate la the hands of the court or admin- .strntor nnd tbat she is not en titled to such money. That in her hearing before the police Judeo , who has found that the proof of her guilt Is evident and tbo presumption great , and bound her over to the district court ; that shq has no occasion for the use of any such sum as Is oslicd for by her attorneys to provide her with suitable maintenance ; that she Is nt no expense where shots now confined , and. the petitions nllego that too court napht not to allow her $1,000 at this time for'certain reasons given at length. Thcso petitioners allege tho.fact to bo that the allowance of ? 1,000 as asked by her at torneys is unjust and unreasonable , and those petitioners protest and object to the allow ance and assignment of any such sum to Mrs. Shecdy or her attorneys for tbo purpose of paying attorneys fees for their services in defending her against tbo charge ou which she is now confined in Jnll. Ashland rinoioiy , Ts'i ) , Neb , , March27. [ Special to Tim Bun. ] MM. J. T. Ilhikloy of Lincoln visited with the family of Councilman O. D. liar- ford the first of the week. Mrs. Weber of Hastings , wife of Asbland's ' pioneer postmaster , spent Wednesday lu fho city. i Miss Josslo Jcny of Lincoln was the fruost of Mr. E. A. "VVlBgonhora and family Wed' ncsday. St Stephen's church of this city Is arrayed against itself. Last Sabbath a goodly portion tion of the Hock hold services of their own In the Young Men's Christian association room ; . The policy of the rector Is not satis factory to all , hence the dlssontion. .Asliland's ' delegation of state university students , consisting of the Misses Duty von Mnnsfeldo and Dora Wiggcnhom , flnd Messrs. Allen Mcaltor , Harley Butt , Arthur Pancost and Forest Duroll , are spending va cation at homo this week. Miss Dora Wiggonhorn entertained most pleasantly other elegant now homo a select party of friends from Lincoln and this city Tuesday evening , March 24. Theodore A , Leger , secretary of the Young Men's Christian association , left this week in response to word from the Baptist missionary board.Vhllo there ho will make the neces sary arrangements for a three year's servlco us missionary hi Central Africa. Bt roniHlnirg Notes. StiioMsnuna , Neb. , larch 27.---Special [ to THE BKi-MIsa | Mildred DIotz loft Monday for her home nt Hock Island , 111. C. A. Morroll was a Lincoln visitor the past weolc. Uoorgo I ) , Donnlson has closed his labors with the 1'nvk betel and is succeeded , by William Swallo.v. C. Huss of U. Gold & CO. went to Chicago Monday. The no license crucus was held Monday night for the nomination of city otllcors nnd a full ticket placed In tno Hold. Miss rtona Day Is visiting nt rising City. MIssMntlio Kdgorton , wno lias uocn visit ing hero f or several months , loft Wednesday for her home at Springfield , In. The entertain mcnt at the normal anil busi ness college was well attended. Born , Saturday , March 21 , to Mr. nnd Mrs. Jalm Drlotzlor , n son. A. (1. ( Hodman nnd wife were at Lincoln visiting the past wcelr. A , 1' . Shostrom was at the state capital the lirst of the week , Mri. A. Shoemaker vmuhorsou i rank left Wednesday for Galos'burtf and Washington , 111. , for a visit. Mnrriod , at the American Alothodlst Euls- copal parsonage , Wednesday ovonlng , March S5 , H. L. .McCart anil Miss Lulu BU-gs , all of Polk county. Couldn't 11 each n settlement. Hum , NCD. , March 27. ( Special to TUB B cn.J The county suporrlsow met two days this week to accept and mane a settlement with lUcuardtt & Co. of Omaha , contractors for the now court house , out could not ngrco , There is about $1,000 dirTcrcuce between them nnd it probably will have to go to the courts ) . The county has possession , however - over , and will hold court In it this term. Accidentally Shot. NEIUWKA , Neb. , March 27 , [ Special to THE BBC. ] While out hunting yesterday E , A. Kirkpntrlclc of this place stumbled over a pllo of brush and accidentally discharged tbo contents of his eun into his loft wrist , badly shattering it , Amputation may bo necessary , Sent to the IVnirenllnry. PHKMONT , Nob. , March ST. [ Special Tele gram to TUB IlttB. ] John Drome , who was arrested In Hldgloy township a foys ago for BtoallDf money from a school teacher , today pleaded puHtrltn ; ho district court nnd was sentenced byJiulgo I'ost toonoycar In the penitentiary. .1 Ji i - llc-prrspiitntlvo Ml. KeniiUKA , Gnv , Neb. . March 27. Hopre- ficntntlvoW. Hmos is lying dangerously ill at his lioino1iy\Vyomlig precinct. Xrvr Xfohcuaa FIIBMOKT. Neb. , March 27. [ Special Tele- grutn to Tun DEK. ] A , Uebecca lodge Inde pendent OrdeQ of ) Oddfellows was organized In this city last evening. About II fty mem bers In all wcro Initiated , Fifty members wcro present from the Kobecca lodge of Omaha TlmtooK- organization will start out ns the largcst/'pf / ! ) organized in the state. City Gets < i Slice. Nr.imiSKA Cicr , Nob. , March 27 , [ Spo- clil 'Telegram to Tin : BKK.J Mayor Frank P. Ireland , wno attended the meeting ot the Missouri river commission at St. Louis , in behalf of Nebraska City , received n telegram from Dick Berlin tonight slating that , the commission had decided to make nn appropriation sufficient to complete the revetment on the island. This will cost In the neighborhood of $50,000. Nebraska City will bo the only town In the state that will Rot im appropriation thlsyear. Illnlr C.imllilntci fur Oflluc. nr.Atn. Nob. , March 27. [ Special to Tun DEB. ] The political nlr Is not nearly ns strong this yearns Usual on account of the Australian ballot system , but the general opinion seems to ho that the law Is n peed thing. It has at least stopped the button holing for thosprine election for city ofllccrs , which takes place April 7. The present can didates nro a-j follows : Independents Mayor , A. U. Jones ; city treasurer , T. P. Llppeucott : rlcrk , C. Schtnntcnberg ; en gineer , W. H. Hill , pollro judge , II. 1" . Ful ler ; counclltnen. First ward , Andruw Koso ; Second ward , W. T. I'lowman ; Third ward , OeorRO WHlscy ; Fourth ward , "William Kelley nnd II. Stravo ; school board , Mrs. L , . Van Llew , LonVnughan nnd Gcorgo Suther land. The peoples' ticket , which Is endorsed by both republicans and democrat * , has for mayor , W. D. Haller ; treasurer , K. C. Jack son ; clerk , "W. J. Cook ; engineer , W. H. Hill ; police Judge. D. X. Muinorch : councilman , First ward , Hans Larson ; Second ward , Dr. B. l < \ Monroe ; Third ward. M. V. D. Koson- bam ; Fourth ward , J , Roberts and W. II. Lutes. xorix ir.tAT. lloports That Wyoming Farmers Are HufTcrliiK Denied by the Governor. CIIKVKXN-E , Wyo. , March J" . [ Special Tel egram to Tun BKK.JT-A letter was received today by Governor Barber from the Now Yoric Tribune stating that many letters ana telegrams had boon received from Wyoming represenilnp that short crops have caused great suffering among farmers and that in many places the farmers are In want of food nnd .clothing. The Tribune asked for definite Information so that relief could bo sent If necessary. Governor Barber nays ho has no knowledge of suffering among the fanners of tlio state. No cases of need requiring aid from the out- sldo are known to exist in Wyoming. PnlmorVlll , Support Crosier. CHICAGO , March 27. Protestations and threats of the Harrison wing of the Chicago democracy have ! been unavailing with Sena tor Pnlmcr. Ho wjll go to Chicago Sunday night. Ho stlU Iqslsts , however , tnat his visit is merely tone of recreation , as ho is evidently determined to make no formal announcement of his intention to supporting Crcgfop until every possible effort has boon made to induce Harrison to with draw and heal the > breach In tbo party. StlU thcro is a tacit understanding tbat ho will dc- vote his entire time next week to support of thoCreglor ticket. SCXTME , Millionaire' Arbuulclo Dead. . , NEW yoitir , Marpjf 4gr. Charles Arbucklo , the millionaire co'fToc nwrouant , is deada Ilia remains-will bo croi rod in Plttsburi ? . Mr. Arbucklo was uft'y-olgb't years of ago. He gained considerable notoriety in a breach of promise suit , In which Miss Clara Camp bell of Ironton , O. , recovered a verdict of JN5.000. The letters will bo remembered in which Arbucklo was called ' 'Baby Bunting" and Miss Campbell -"Bonnie , " Howard Crosby llylng. Nnw Yonic , March 87. Hov. Dr. Crosby , who has been ill for some tlmo past , is an nounced to bo dying nt 2 :45 this afternoon. Midnight Dr. Howard Crosby Is very low , with a possibility of dying before morning. tTohn Plnnklntoii rltically ill , MILWABJCRK , Wis. , March 27. John i'lank- intou is critically ill with pneumonia. All Quiet In the Coke ilcgkon. PiTTSimito , Pa. , March 27. Affairs in the coke region are quiet today , though the oper ators are gaining steadily in splto of the ob stinacy of the men. Two now plants of the Grlcko company started todav. Labor ofll- clals assert that the men who have gone to work have done so under falsa Impressions. Chlokcii Thlci * Killed , KANSAS CITT , Mo. , March 27. Farmers In the vicinity of Rosedalo have boon suffering from the depredations of chielcon thieves and a number of them placed spring guns in tholr chicken houses. Last night an unknown man was Iclllod by ono of them. Ho was probably u professional in the business. Cramps Buy Iron Works. PHILADELPHIA , Pa. , Mnrch 27. The ship building firm of Cramp & Sons has com pleted negotiations for the purchase of the Port Richmond Iron works of the I. P. Mor ris company. The consideration is said to bo a largo one. I.oulsvill i Cyclone's Anniversary. LOUISVII.LK , Ky. , March 27. Tonight is the anniversary of tha great cyclone In this city a year ago. Three lnrso ; meetings were hold In commemoration of the event. How She Wad UuniploU Up. She was a pretty girl and a pleasant thing to see on a rainy day. She got Into a Broud- way car going down town , says the Jfow York Sun. Her tailor made costume was natty. A soft liat Just showed n curlj' bang , nnd a Tuxedo veil skirted the tip of her delicate - cato nose , Slungufrom her arm she carried a leather bound Bost&ft bag and in ono hand n sliver mounted Ert Hsk umbrella. The car was crowded and.ij.hg passengers moved up when a dapper gentleman yielded his place ; so the girl squoozod'llnto ' n narrow spnco and sat on the etl pf. the scat at that. Her pot up \jjas1 , gentlemanly , but her pocket was litjrd , to find , Just th same. In dragging out her purse she spilled her tiandkorchlof. Bho and the gentleman oiwoslto bent s { ] | taticously to pick It up. Their heads cam ? ' In contact and the girl's hat was punched/Holland / pushed to ono side. She thanked the gttttloman for her handker chief. The Jab fiir hat had got had loosened her voll. IlenrhWir'fap to rearrange both , she hurst thO pin thirirliJJJii ono cuff. This made her nervous niunhdVeil wasn't ' fixed straight by any means , wnuo'tho hat was pinned at n distinctly rakish angle , and so fur back that the hong wai pulled out of slgut. When she took her nrms down the cufl fell over her knuckles. Sbo couldn't manaco the pin , whirl ) , being bent , was hurting nor dainty wrist , so she bared ono huiul ot its glove. She tritd to straighten the pin and lost it. Then she pushed the cuff up and began to look sovero. At this point her umbrella fell with n banp of the silver handle , Stooping for It , she let her bag drag along ; the dirty door , and that was muddled at well as the umbrella. She forgot that her handkerchief bad been in Iho aamo plnco , nnd she wiped her mouth ns a filrl will when she is nervous. This gave her a sinndgo on her chin. Then shu sudden ly discovered that her street was at hand. And , Oh I what a sadly different girl it w who got oat to do her shopping1. Oco hand ungloved , the other cuff hanging loose , um brella , bag und ( ace muddy , a soft hat tippet on the DacU of her head and punched out oi shape , a veil aslant acro3 one check , and alas r alas I no bang no-bang at all I BLOODSHED IS UNAVOIDABLE , The Irish Electoral Campaign Asiumlng a Serious Aspect , PARNELL REMINDED OF CROWN'S FATE , The Priests * Peculiar Sense of Duty An Insane Kliin'w Pastime Alleged Mliillstlo IMut Unearthed. Losnox , March 27. [ Special Cdblcsr.im to Trie HKR.I It is not often that Lord Salis bury Interferes with Irish attain ami the statement tb.it ho tmil a conference with Mr. Balfotir yesterday rolntlvo to ttio situation nt SliRO emphasises the clangor of tha situation. Thli morning's advices say the nffnlrs seem to bo reaching a point when bloodshed will bo unavoidable. Street lights arc of dally oc currence and ono sldo spares no provocation likely to madden the other. The polled are on the scene In largo numbers , unil the mill- Uiry Is being hancnod to ro-onforco them , but the police are so exhausted with continu ous service that It U feared thov would not bo cfllclent In the event of a general riot. The Pnrncllltcs claim that the priests are occasion ing most of the trouble , and the priests answer they nro doing no more than their duty. The police have been strictly enjoined to take no slJo , but , only to preserve the pence. Mr. Parnclt's friends In London 'niia cisowhcro Imvo , It Is said , earnestly requested him to kcop away from tiHgo , It even being hinted Unit tlioro Is an oath bouuil onMnl/.atloti that will not stop short of treating him as Uronlu was treated In America. To all advlco , however - ever , 1'arnoll turns a deaf ear , entering into the electoral combat with an energy that par takes of frenzy. _ Uneai-thiMl. LOXDOX , March 27. [ Special Cublojrram to TjiF.llKn.J The important capture of a gang of countcrfelUirs at Debra Inl'oson will prob ably lead to the unearthing of an extensive nihilistic plot. It was found that the coun terfeiters were not regular criminal * , several of thorn showing signs of good training and refinement , The gang were betrayed by a , n German who appears to Imvo been tie mistress of thochlof counterfeiter , a llus- tan , and. was by him discarded , ho supposing hut she know nothing about his criminality f which , however , she was fully nwaro. The counterfeiters were taken by surprise nnd nndo a desperate flght to escape. At first tiey almost succeeded In overpowering the ) ollco but the arrival of a small but Itiiely reinforcement turned the scale IK ! the gang wcra compelled to urrcndor. The counterfeit money was In- ended for circulation in Russia , and the po- co bellovo that the counterfeiters' den was eaily a bank from which the nihilists derived no wherewithal to oporuto against the Itus- Inn government. The capture has ox cited a Vcly Interest In SU Petersburg as well as Berlin. _ Ijondoii Society Btlrr. d. LONDON' , March IT. [ Special Cablegram o TUB BIK. ] What of society Is loft in Lon- on at this season is stirred by the report of a serious difference- which has arisen between ho duke of UovoMhiro and his son and heir , ho Marquis of Ilnrtlngton. The mar- tils , true to his livelong devotion , s resolved to marry the duchess f Manchester , now a widow. To this tha ukc Is opposed on the ground that the lady s over sixty years of ago and unlikely to lave issuo. Bo wants to Insure the descent of the title to the dukedom in tbo direct lino. The marquis of Hartlngton Is Immovable In ils determination to marry the lady of his choice regardless of conscaucncos. As father md son arc men of strong will thcro Is un- mppily much bitterness of feeling. Society akcs a deep Interest in the dispute. Thn > roponderonco of sympathy , however , is on ho sldo of the faithful marquis. the Court lions' * . CORK , March 27. While the Judge was uinmlng up today In the case of the govern ment against O'Brion , Dalton ami others ho court house was sot on llioand but for ho coolness of the police and the judge many > eople would have been Injured. As It was , n splto of the panic , all wcro gotten out safely. The police are investigating the affair. The flames spread rapidly and the court louse , including the municipal council cham ber and city and county offices , were totally destroyed. Some of the archives were saved , but mauy documents , some of them dating back for centuries , were destroyed. When the Hag staff which surrounded the building was mrncd away and the Union Jack fell Into .ho . flames tbo unlookors set up a great cheer. The ilro Is attributed to a defective Hue. A King's I'lznsnnt Pastime. LONDON , March 27. [ Special Cablegram to TUB BEK.J According to a Munich cor respondent Otto , the insane king of Bavaria , met with on accident last Monday \vhilo en gaged In his favorite pastime of shooting at loasauts from'awindow. . The eun was , by seine mistake , loaded with a hall and the xsasant received a flesh wound In tbo ihouldcr. The wounded man has been com pensated and efforts made to keep the cir cumstances from the public. Victim of the Mafia. VIENNA , March 27. A dispatch from ICuf- stein , a town of the Tyrol , near the Bavarian 'rentier , says a prominent merchant was as sassinated In broad daylight by an Italian , 1 who , when arrested , proved to bo a raombor 1 The answer to this question comes promptly from thous ands of people. "Yes we are taking our fav orite Spring Medicine , Hood's Sarsaparilla. " The great popularity which this excellent preparation has gained is wonderful , and yet not so surprising when its great merit is considered. It quickly demonstrates its power to make the weak Hood's Sarsaparilla strong , in the way it overcomes That Tired Feeling , and gives a fresh , energetic tone to the whole system. It has established its name as "the greatest blood purifier ever discovered , " in the aston ishing cures it has effected of scrofula , salt rheum and other severe forms of blood disease. Suppose you try a bottle this spring. spring.Hood's Sarsaparilla Bold by all ( tnitnljt * . lit six forts. Prepared only by U. I , HOOD & CO. , Ixiwell , Mini. 1OO Doses Ono Dollar of the MaMa. Ho killed the merchant In nils- take for a compatriot whom ho had been de tailed by the MiUlu to out out of the way. The murder has created excitement nnd n feeling of dangerous Indignation ls growing against the Italian society. Pliinnoo Mlnlater PnTtcTi I off Killed. SWA , March 27. This evening whtlo 1'emlorStambuloffnnd Mlutsicr of Finance IJnltchlolT wcro out walking u man suddenly confronted them nnrt llrod three shots from n revolver , killing Baltchlcff Instantly. A crowd Immediately collected , hut the assassin succeeded In escaping In the darkness. Some of the people who witnessed the shooting de clare that the assassin was accompanied by three other men. The grcntnst excitement prevails. The police surmise that It was In tended to ivssiusinato Premier Stnnibuloft nnd that iialtcliloC was mistaken for him hi the darkness. _ AgiUtint the World's I'nlr. LOXDON , March ST. The Chroiiiclo's Homo corrospondunt says an Inllucntlul body of political and nmvapapcr men Is ngltntlng In fnvor of the Italian government refusing to participate in the world's fnlr at Chicago ns a reprisal for the recent lynching In Now Orleans. The Chronicle thinks Lord Salis bury's official recognition nan assured the success of the Chlc.igo world's fair by In ducing other nations to follow. Thn minister Will Hotlro. LONDOV , Maroh 27. [ Special Cablegram to THE Bur. ] The Standard's Berlin corre spondent says th.it Minister Von Bootticher has been granted a long furlough ostensibly for the hcnellt of his health , but that event ually ho will rwlcn on account of the Guelph fund scandal : The emperor would not accept the minister's recent olTor to retire because ho desired to show his esteem for the min ister. _ Cnptnln O'Hhca Sues for I.lliol. Dfiu.ix , March 27. CapUIn O'Shoa has brought suit against Catholic Bishop M.ie- Cormack of the united dioceses of Galway nnd Itiloiacdnugh and against Canon John O'Mnhoney of the Catholic dlocosn of Cork for alleged llbelous utterances In regard to his relations with Parnoll , which has been attributed to the bishopof ( JaUvay and Canon O'Mahouey in the public press. Intervened. LEOHOIIS , March 27. The national bank of Italy and the 13ar.lt of Tuscany are ( livening ; to save the creditors of the embarrassed house of this citv. The crisis is duo to the suspension of a largo sugar rcllncry in Tran- sac. It Is believed that the present troubles nro exaggerated , and that the houses involved will be able to tide over the dlulcultlcs. Champion Kcmaln IHunmlst. PAIIIS , March 27. [ Special Cablegram to TUB BIB. : ] A. handsome Enplfoh woman , named Eveline Neal has been hrrostcd In this city for marriage frauds. She luvctoled forty-three men to marry her by advertising herself as n wealthy widow. Her last vic tim was u viscount. Ho almost ruined him self by gambling. Good 1'roHpeeln of Succcis. Mvniui ) , March -J7. The Hlspano- Ameri can treaty negotiations show good prospects of success. The only trouble is Anierica's insisting upon the maintenance of the Mc- Klnley tarilT in the matter of superior Ha vana tobaccosj _ Not 11 Promising Outlook. ODESSA , March 27. Tbo whiter wheat crop of south Russia Is very unpromising. Small farmers nro In a hopeless condition in roti- sequence. Count and CnuntoHs Drowned. VIKXNA , March. 27. Count Arthur Kosbol- stadt and Countess Anna Frois wcro drowned today , their yacht capsizing In a squall. 1JIK Hl'ORTllta WOIILU. Hull's Backer Authorizes n Match. BAI.TISIOIU : , Md. , March 27. William Mul- doon has received a tolcKram from Joseph Harris , Jim Hall's ' financial backer , dated Port Towasond , Instructing Muldoon to make a match for Hull with l-'itzslmmons. , Kllrnln. speaking of the Sl.'ivln match , says ho Is ready to meet blaviu or any other man. Muldoon thinks Slavin's challenge is an ad vertising boom. _ Nntlonal Liatruc Secret Meet I no ; . CINCINNATI , O. , March 27. The National league of base ball clubs held a secret meet ing at the Grand hotel this evening. Noth ing definitely is known , but it is believed that the question illsetmed and , perhaps , de cided will bo whether or not to turn the Cin cinnati club over to the company organized by John T. Brush of Indianapolis. Purse Offered nt AHtorla. POKTMND , Oro. , March 27. A dispatch from Astoria says the Astoria Athletic club has raised a $17,000 purse for n fight bot\vcon Bob Pitzsiinmons and Jim Ifnll. Fitzslin- mons' backer in Chicago has wired his ac ceptance and Hall has accepted. The fight will tuko place oofore August 13. Thirteen Hounds. Ixi > iAtror.is , Ind. , March 27. [ Special Telegram to Tin : Bun. ] Stove Cumin of Terra Haute and Tommy Hubbard of Elmwood - wood , light weights , fought thirteen rounds nt the latter place last niKlit. Huubard was knocked out in the thirteenth round by a ter rific right hander on. the jugular. Schncfl'or Accepts Carter's Challenge. CHICAGO , March 27. Jake Schaoffcr to night accepted Eugene Carter's challenge to n match game of billiards , SOU points , balk line , to bo played In Chicago for the cham pionship of the world and n purse of $500. Medicine If you have not yet bought your Spring Medicine , we can confidently recommend to you Hood's Sarsaparilla. You will find that it will recuperate your weakened strength , puri fy and vitalize your blood , and , as one lady puts it , do you "a world of good. " It is certain ly worth giving a fair trial. Hood's Sarsaparilla "I have used Hood's Sarsa parilla in myfamily for the past four years , and for a thor ough blood purifier it has no superior. It is invaluable as a spring medicine ; it invigorates the whole system and tones the stomach. I always take it in the spring. " L. U. OILMAN , Aurelia , Iowa. N. 13. Don't be inddccd to buy a substitute. Insist upon having Hood's Sarsaparilla i-'olclliy nil ilriiRilnt * . Ili ulYforfVl'roimir.1 only by C I. IfOOU & CO. , Lmvoll. .Mil * * . 10O DOBOB Ouu Dollar SUGAR TARIFF REDUCTIONS , A Demand of Qould That Ho Dlscbarga the Eciponsiblo Official. " HIS REPLY IS ANXIOUSLY AWAITED , Kcinrnt | ol' Illinois' I'rult Grnwurn Tor Kitinll/oil | Hates Itol'usca VVcst- cm Trnillu Assixlalliii blat ters Itn 11 road Nuten. March --ISpeclal Telegram to Tun JlKr.l-ltls reported tonlfiht that Com- inlssloner Mldgloy has telegraphed to Jay Gould do in mull UK- the immediate discharge ) of tbo oftlcial who authorized the now famous sugar tariff , roduclntr the 43'ceat rate toID cents from Now York to Kansas City. If this Is correct It will ho a sharp test for the great Western Tronic association , The answer will bo anxiously looked for. Hither the foundation principle pf the association will ho ignored and the agreement shattered or some hlf-h ofllclul of the Missouri I'nclllo must bo discharged , The competitor * of the Missouri 1'acillo InsUt on knowing Immediately what Jay Gould pro poses doing. It appears that the tariff was no only Jlted without notifying the association , but that It aban doned all precedent by Issuing It ai If the initial line from Now York. All correspond ing tariffs have been Issued by the eastern line aud reading over the western line ns M connection. This wording apparently gives any eastern line willing to join lu the cut authority to use the tariff. IVoiilliuMotlioiK CHICAGO , March 27.-Sotno of the trafllo oniclals of the Missouri river roads who at tended the meeting nt Omaha yesterday are more blttor than over In tholr denunciation of what thor term "Gould methods of com petition. " The' meeting In question wai for the purpose of adjusting rates on co.il from Iowa and Missouri mines to Omaha nnd trans-Missouri points. It was called by the Missouri 1'acllle people , who assorted that these rates are being cut bv seine of their competitors , but yet 'it U assorted - sorted that the consideration of the matter developed the fuel that the only road biillty of manipulating rates was the Mis souri I'aclllc. A resolution was then pre sented providing for the maintenance of coal rates on the agreed tariff basis bv nil lines , out the Missouri Paciilo voted against it , and the meeting adjourned , without action. Chairman Flnley heard arguments today In In the application of the Minneapolis & 'St. Louls road for authority to muko n rale of flit from St. Paul to Kansas City on the ground that competitors were HelHiifiJtlcitots at that itguro over the Chicago , St. Paul & St. Louis lino. The latter mad ncroed to nttcmpt to clcartho nmrkotof the disturbing tickets nud Mr. Flnloy postponed nctlon until April 0. Fruit Growers' itcntandH. Cmcvno , March 27. When the railroad and warehouse commissioners assembled this morning they were mot by n delegation ef fruit Rrowcrs and shippers , who presented a petition for a raclassitluatlon of trulls anil vegetables. The delegation , which Is mostly from southern Illinois , has boon trying to got the Illinois Central railroad to reduce freight on fruits nnd advance It on vegetables , so that rates on mixed carloads might bo equal ized. rho Illinois Central people refused. The Illinois Central was represented by its trafllc manager nmt freight agent. The com mission took the matter under advisement , The commission reserved its decision on the matter of trading com. The petition of the board of trade asking that grade No. U of barley bo broadened so as to take in a better part of grndo No. 3 was grautcd. E. D. Baldwin asked tbo commission to mnko a ruling as to the legality of the charge of $1 imposed bv the "Car Service associa tion , " an organization of railroads , on over } ' loaded car which remains on the tracks over forty-eight Lours. Tha inattar was taUon under aavlsomont. _ I'r mltirnt Ilnllrond Man Dead. Cnicviio , March 27. John M.Douglas , ono ot Chicago's pioneer cltUcns und for n number of years vice president of the Illinois Central railroad , died today of pnoumonln , following an attack of the grip. Mr. Douclas was a native of Jfow YorK. After coming west ho practiced law nt Galena , 111. , for several jears , coming to Chicago In 18.17 to accent the position of general solicitor for the Illinois Csntral. Ho served that company in various capacities until Ib70 , when ho retired. In 1831 he was receiver for the Ohio & Missis sippi road. _ ImlliuiH lor the Army. SVN FKANCISCO , Gal. , March 27. [ Special Telegram to Tirr. Br.i : . ] General Cilbhon , commanding the department of the Paoillc , has , In compliance with a recent order ot the war department , Issued nn order directing that Indians bo recruited for organization as follows : For troop L , Fourth cavalry , asnt Fort bhorman , Idaho ; for company I , Fi irat Infantry , at Fort Bldwcll , CiU. ; for company I , Fourth Infantry , at Fort Spokane , Wash. , nnd for company I. Fourteenth infantry , at Kort Townsend. Wash. TjonUvlllr Vow . \ , Vowlhany i NEW YoiiK , x.Jeh "T. John Groeuoiigh , who with ( ienur..l Thomas examined the ac counts of the Louisville , Now Albany ft Chi- page road to verify the statcmont made by odlclals in regard to the floating ilebt , ru- turned to Now York today , Greouough refused - fused to talk on the mutter yet. Itissnld that the parties to the syndicate agree to ns- sumol,20iOCO ) , the Brooklyn tmst company ? ! 00,000 and Dr. Broyfoplo fTiOO.OCK . ) . Are You Taking a Sprin "I send this unsolicited as I feel to congratulate myself that I used Hood's Sarsaparilla. Six months ago my digestion was very bad , and I had almost a chronic case of dyspepsia. I was also broken down by overwork , so that I could not sleep nights. My stomach is now perfect , my nerves in excellent shape , and I have gained 10 pounds in six months. For all this benefit Hood's Sarsaparilla my gratitude is clue Hood's Sar saparilla. " 13. H. RO.SK , of Rose & Eddy , Rochester , N. Y. Hood's Sarsaparilla is one of the greatest medicines in the world. I say this for the bene fit of all other tired out , run down , hard working women. Hood's Sarsaparilla is not only excellent as a blood purifier , but for all female complaints. " MRS , M < SCAKLETT , North- ville , Mich. Mich.Hood's Sarsaparilla 5ol > l by nil ilrnrxlHts. flsiUfoMJ. Prepared only by U. I , HOOD & CO. , Lowell , Mai * . 1OO D H B Ono Dollar