TFTE OMAHA DAILY BER TUESDAY. MARCH 31 , 1891. could 1 > o done in the ncnnto. In the former body tlio bill passed originally with seventy- two votes In Ha favor. It would require sixty vott-aatlorthe veto. When the bill passed the senate It received twenty -tlirco votes , tmrnely , IleeU Drown , Day , Dysnrt , Hill , Horn , Kclpcr , IfoonUs , Mlehcner , 1'oyntcr , Hatulnll , Htindcrs , Bchram , Shumwnv , Kmlth , StJirbuek , Slovens , Turner , Vim Ilouscn , Warrior , Wil liams Wilson nndWoodi. Uftlio.su. however , Brown , Schram , Shurawnv , titurbuck , "Van Houscn nnd Woods fnvorrd a maximum rate upon certain commodities , but voted for tlio omnlbun bill because tliov coutil not obtain the monBuru they wanted. Scnntora Ilrown , Schrnm nnd Ann ilouscn are democrats. Tlicro IB nocortAlnty , In vlotv of their objec tion to tlio bill , thnt they will vote to iiass It ' ever the vote of n governor of their own political party. If these three should sus tain n veto It would reduce the number of the friends of the bill to twcnt.v.which U thrcMlfllii ( of tlio membership or the scnnto nnd the number required by law to oVerrldu n veto. Senator Horn , ono of Urn Independents who Voted for tlio bill bus boon Indefinitely ox- cuscd , rind , unless specially sent fo- , will not again bo present during the session. Tills would reduce the frlcndi of the bill to nine teen. Senator Stevens Is reported ns having said thnt ho would vote to sustain the govern or's veto nnd thnt would reduce the friends of the measure to clfjhtccn. Senator Coulter. whos liu been sick , howovcr , has recovered nnd , If ncomnrv. will bo on hand when u vote Is tnken. This would ngnln strengthen the force to nineteen , or ono less than tbo requisite three-fifths vote. Senator Starbucle and Woods , who nro re publicans , also favored u commodity rate bill , and there Is some doubt ns to whether they would not vote also to sustain the veto. If they should , the mccturo would have n support of only seventeen , which may stil further bo reduced by Senator Wilson. Tills gentleman Introduced a hill for n nor mal school at Cllndron. Tbo mensuro xvcnt to the bouse , whcro it was Hide tracked , the independents promising to p.w It If the au thor would vote for thu nmxlmum rate bill. Thn latter voted ns desired , but the normal school bill is ns yet hung un , with no proba bility of beliifj passed. The senator feels thnt the independents have not kept faith with him , and us a consequence may sustain the voto. This would leave the Independents with but sixteen votes , four less than nro required to pans the bill over the governor's veto. Those JactH lead many people to bollovo that tbo scnalo will sustain the governor's ' voto. TivoOIIln Ijliult. LINCOI.V , Nob. , March ! . [ Special to TUB BKE. ] The senate In committee of the \vholo tills afternoon considered sennto fllo No. " 00 , nuthorl/Ini ; county commissioners to issue licenses to saloons in what Is known as the two-nulo llinlUouUldo of cities. Senator Moore of Lancaster thought the bill n had ono. It would enable saloons and road-houses to bo established in the two-inllo bolt around cities , where ttio present law contemplated none should bonllowcd , There might bo saloons In that belt around Otnnh.i , but If tliero were , they were violations of the law and should bo prevented by the local authorities. If they existed there , It was because tlio sentiment of the people did not support tholr eradication. No saloons existed in the belt in question around Lin coln , and ho did not wish to have the law ( intended so n.s to enable t bom to bo estab lished there. Ho moved that the commltteo report , the Indollnlte postponement of the bill. Senator Swltzlcr said that neither the authorities of Omaha nor the county commissioners had been able to era dicate the saloons In question because the owners claimed that neither had jurisdiction on the ground that tbo law pro- 'vlded for the collection of no license. If the county commissioners were empowered to Krnnt a llceiiso they could then huvo control of the. saloons nnd regulate them. Senator Moore's ' motion prevailed , although before the vote was announced Senator Switz- lor amended the bill to nmho it operative In counties only with 150,000 Inhabitants. The amendment was adopted nnd the bill as amended was recommended for passage. Ulio Senate. LINCOLN , Nob. , March 30. [ Special to TUB Br.K. ] The Bonnto assembled 'this after noon at 1) ) o'clock. The follnwluc : bills were indcllnitcly postponed : Senate fllo No. 149 , requiring railroad companies to post the names of railway employes in their depots ; sonata file No. 2'J , rolntiiiK to voting at state- nnd city elections ; No. ! i J , relating to ballot boxes nt elections ; No. 257 , relating to the rnannor of conducting contested elections of ( OYnrrtitlvn nnli n . The following hills were placed on general 'fllo : House roll No. SO1 ' , requiring railroads to operate their lines nt least four years after they obtain right-of-wny , aim senate ( Ho No. ' , 'M , ( iincu'dlni ; thu constitution to extend the term orsenutora to four years. House roll No. 57 , requiring corporations to mmunlly publish In a county newspaper tbo amount of their capital stock , wuspiisscJ. Scnnto tile No. 1U ! ( ! , constituting the gov ernor , secretary of stutu und lieutenant gov ernor tbo board of transportation , with power to apnoint thrco secretaries , ono of whom must bo selected from each of the independ ent , democratic ! nnd republican parties , was also pujsod. Senator tiwiulcr explained his vote In the negative by saying thnt the bill was unconstitutional , because it did not spo- cltlcally state whlcb. sections of the old law it amended. On motion of Senator Dysnrt the vote by which the hill was passed was reconsidered and the measure was recommitted to the gen eral Illo. The senate then went into committee of the whole to consider bills on the general fllo , Senator Smith in the chair. Senate file No. 117 , prohibiting the giving of liquors to Indians who are uot citizens , wns recommended for passage. Senate Illo No , 209 , relating to the- board of transportation , wns recommended to the general - oral Illo. Senate Illo No , 211 , relating to tax receipts , wns recommended for passage. Senate tlio No. 2li ! , providing for a correc tion of the Held notes of the original town- site of 1'awuco City , was recommended for passage. Senate fllo No. 215 was read and , on motion of Senator Smith , the author , house roll No. 401) ) , on the same subject , was substituted. Both bills provide , for the permanent Invest ment of the principal derived from the snlo of school lands. The substitute was recom mended to pass. Iho same method was employed with re gard to senate Illo No. 210 , it being substi tuted by house roll No. 4W. ( The latter was recommended to pass , and provides that county treasurers anall enter In tholrrecistcrs all warrants presented for payment In the order of tholr presentation. House roll No. 103 , was recommended for passage , requiring railroad companies to iiamo their stations after tbo towns In which they are located. House roll No. 100 , regarding schools In metropolitan cities , was also recommended lor passnio. ; Senate Illo No. 200 , authorizing county boards to Issue licensor on ignition of free holders , was passed. This refers to the two- iiillo limit outside of cities. , 'Tlio House. LISCOI.X , Nob. , March 30. [ Special to Tuts BEE. ] The attendance nt the morning session was very light. The report of the special committee on contest expenses was llled. A ipotlon by I'uruoll to the the pay stciiDgniphorof Irriga tion convention the sum of $50 for services wns laid on the table. The report of the spitcial committee , Dob- ion , IIowo and Fellter , ou extra pay for em ployes , aggregating about 400 days , was takou up. Slornsdorff moved to lay It on the table. Lost. Gulo moved to strike out "L. O. Bhrndcr , clerk Judiciary committee , four teen extra days. " Lost. The report was adopted , 40 to 17. All the independents present except Bartholomew , Diokorson , .FelrhtliiKor. Gale , lliloy and Schelp , voted In the attlrinatlvo. The house went into committee of the \vholo and reported the following bills for pasjnuo : Senate tlio ISO by Collins , author izing cities of the Ilrst cluss with n popula tion between 8,000 and 25,000 ( Beatrice and South Omaha ) to Issue fc\000 ! in bonds to construct a system of water works ; sunuto fllo SO by Moore , tbo Lincoln charter bill , A remiss was taken till 3 p. nu In the uftomoon session bouso roll 510 the Eonorul appropriation bill was taken up and poised yeas , 73 : nnys , 13. These voting no vroro : llroon ( dotn ) . Carpenter ( Ind ) , Pee ( rep ) . Ford ( dem ) , Gardner ( dcm ) , illnUlo < doin ) . Mathowson ( dcm ) , Olson ( tnd ) , Hull ( dem ) , Bcliolp ( Ind ) , Shipley ( dem ) , and 8t vous of Furnas ( Ind } . House roll fill , the bill making an appro priation to pay the various uowspapcra for printing tlio ooniUtutional amendments taken uo , Shryock ( Jam. ) of Cass moved that the hill of each p.inor shall bo fixed at glOUcnch. After a long discussion thu bill wns reported back with the recommendation that it bo referred to a special committee of live , with Instructions to allow each paper lei al rates for space In nonpareil type andrew row rt at the earliest convenience. House roll W ) , the legislative npporptton- incut , bill was also called up. The bill re-en- nets the present apportionment. Mi'Kosson moved that the bill as amended bo laid aside. and not concurred In , and thai the original bill No. 'A" > 0 , as Introduced by i\lr , Foe , bo tattcn up. Hron nun said It might iw well bo under stood now that Douglas county was entitled to 11 f teen representatives , according to the census. liarlrand charged the Independents with a dcsiro to trarnplo the law nnd the constitution under their loot , inattompting to maintain the present legislative districts. Ho thought Omaha and Lincoln would still exist if they woru denied proper and" fair representation in the legislature. Porter ( prohlb ) said ho hadnbundant proof thnt the census was stullod In Douglas county from 40,000 tof > 0,0 0. Drcnnnn , Brccn nnd Gardner challenged him to the proof , but Porter contented hlm- Bolf with merely malting the assertion. Nowbciry repeated the same , statement. 'It uoines with noor grace for gentlemen from Lancaster , " said hc > , "to talk about the constitution , when tnoy themselves have violated It in every respect. " lOrlos of "whonl when } " ] MclCcsson said It had never been charged that the census of Lincoln had been padded nnd tbut Lancaster county was entitled to tbrro tnoro representatives. Fcllier snoUo at length against the Injustice of denying fair nnd equal representation to Douglas county and Hertrand and Urcon pleaded for Justice to the northwestern part of the stale , which will bo denied just repre sentation under tbo pending bill. I'urnell ( Ind. ) said ho represented a district in the western part of the state entitled to thrco representatives , nnd demanded Justice for his section of the stato. Keo ( rep. ) defended the hill as originally Introduced by himself ( is fair and Impartial. A motion by Shrader that the bill bo recom mitted WHS lost. Vooriies' motion recommending the bill as reported by the committee for passage was adopted yens , 9 : uays , 23. Afessrs. GilTord nnd Schnppcl ( reps ) of Pawnee. Williams nml Faxon ( reps ) ot Ongo and Ilnll and Illnldo ( dotn ) , voted with the Independents in favor of the present appor tionment. The commltteo arose nnd McKesson moved that the legislative apportionment bill bo re ferred back to the standing commltteo for re vision , which cnrvipd 41 to 81 , and the bill vas so referred. Adjourned till 10 a. m. tomorrow. Not OH. LINCOLN , Nob. , March : W. [ Special to TUB BKB. | Mr. Stcbblns offered the following resolution in the house : \Vliorons , The stuto of Nebraska at great expanse constructed a Bower ( rolu thu * > lito : penitentiary for the solo ti.su tind benefit of suld prison and ono curtain paper mills com pany or other dlvurso persons , without authority from said Ntalo ami wltn malicious Intent , have made connection with said btuto Mj or nnd have emptied thu suwuniKO from said panor mills Into sild ; state sewer , tbcioby dp'stroylnu ttinuso of said stuto sewer , the at torney Rimoral of Nebraska Is lipiubv ordered to protect tbo Interest" " of thn .staio of Ne braska and remove said cnn c forthwith. The resolution was adopted. Speaker Elder bos returned from his home , and wishes to state the toloRram ho received Friday evening , and which his political friends thought was n schomoof the railroads to delay the maximum tariff bill , was genuine. Mr. Gale Introduced a resolution today re quiring the special commltteo to report its lindings la the case of the mem Dors who were charged with having received aid from the state relief commission. Ho said ho thought the nnmo of the commltteo had better be changed from the "investigating" to the "whitewashing" committee. Senator Starbuck of Thayer county re turned today after a visit to his homo and said that ho was pleased to note that repub licans nnd democrats there were satisfied with his action oa the maximum rate bill , and felt that that measure would not benollt them n. particle. On the contrary that it would work to their disadvantage. The Matter of Seigniorage AVill Soon Uo in tbo Courts. \VASnisorox \ , March 30. [ Special Tele gram to THE Bic. : ] The question as to the right of a citizen to demand the coinage of silver bullion at the mints of the United States without seigniorage is to bo tested in the courts sooner thaa was at Ilrst expected. In the supromocourt of the District of Colum bia today the original motion in the test case was made and the court issued an order directing the secretary of the treasury to show cause on Monday next why n mandamus should not bo Issued to compel him to receive for coinage the silver brick locently offered at the Philadelphia mint. It Is expected that .tho arguments to follow the motion will bo brief and that the court will promptly decide that the secretary simply obeyed the law when to declined to accept the bullion for coinage. This will bo but the preliminary stop and an adverse de cision is as certain to bo annealed to the supreme premo court of the United States by the potl- tlouor as a favorable decision to him would bo by the government But in any event tno cnso is not likely to reach the court of last rcsnrt until the October term , nnd then in all probability it will have to tnko Its regular course , which will delay the final decision for several years. In. the meantime there Is not the slightest chance that the secretary of tlio treasury will consent to accoot any silver for coinage except that which may bo pur chased in tbo regular business of the depart ment. Itlulits or HallromlH and Individuals. WASIIIXOTOX , March 30. In the supreme court today , confirming the Judgment of the lower court in Now Jersey In the case of killing on a railroad crossing , the court says : " \Vhllo those using public highways are under duty to keep out of the vVny of 'tho railroad cars crossing It and tbo exercise of such care as circumstances uwuo necessary , the railroad company in moving cars upon its road is bound toexor- clso like care tow nrds these who are obliged to cross Us trucks. The right of a railroad company to the use Of Its tracks for the movement of engines nnd cars is no greater In tbo eye of the law than the right of the individual to travel over the highway ex tending across such tracks. " Cnso of the Schooner Snywnrd. WASUISOTOX , March 30. The department of Justice has received the return of the Alaska district court to the writ issued by the supreme court , asking that cause bo shown why a writ of prohibition should not issue In Iho cnso of tuo schooner Suyward , libeled for violation of the law forbidding scaling in Bell ring sea. It will bo filed In a short time and'no reason Is now known whv the agreement should not bo proceeded with the- second Mondayin April. SEX.110K PAIiJlEMl IX CllIC.lGft. Ho Addresses Two Meetings in Favorer or CifcKlrr. CIIICARO , March 30. Senator Palmer ar rived in Chicago tonight and at once plunged into the mayoralty fight , advocating , as ex pected , the cause of Dowitt C. Crclgor , who has been declared by the democratic state central committee tbo regular demoa-atio nominee ns against ox-Mayor Harrison. Marching elubi and. bunds formed an escort for tno senator , who proceeded without delay - lay to the meeting of the democratic 1'olLih- Amcrlcans , which ho addressed in companv with other speakers. The audlouco of L',000 greeted him enthusiastically , The burden of General Palmer's speech was that Chicago cage was being looked to by the party throughout the country for a great doino- ertulo victory. He intimated that harmony now would go far towards securing success. In n later struggle for the control of Iho stato. General Palmer subsequently ad dressed a largo meeting of Scandinavian- Americans In another portion of Iho city. Tennessee IjcRliluturd Adjourn * . NASIIVIM.K , Tenn. , March 80. The Ten nessee legislature aJJouruod sine die today after a session of sevonty-tlvo days , Iho most conspicuous nets of the session were tbo refusal to appropriate money for u ox- hiblt at the world's fair and Its autagoulsai to til legislation affecting nllrond * . OMAHA BRIDGE TRACK FIGHT , An Early Sottlamont of tbo Difficulties Probable. TUNNEL ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION , Clinnncoy Depow itnTorc th-j Grand Jury Tlio .ludgo'n Charge Cro - atcs n Sennntlon Chu : go on the Motion. New YOIIK , March .TO. The Evening Sun says : There seems to bo no doubt that the light ever the use of the Omaha bridge tracks has been settled. An ofllclnl announcement of this Is expected very soon. President Cable of the Hock Island arrived Hero yester day , and had a talk with Gould on the subject. liivostliratlnjr tlio Tunnel Accident. .N w YORK , March 80. Ohauncoy M. Dopow appeared before the grand Jury today ns a witness In Its Invcstigntlon into the re cent Now YorK Central tunnel accident. Later the Jury waited upon Judge Fitzgerald and asked him a number of questions. In the course of his reply the Judge said : "If the directors of n railroad have thn control and management ot tbo road It Is their duty to see that the requirements of Iho law for the safety of the traveling public ni-ore garded. Any person concerned I n ttio com mission of an act Is a member of the liable party. The law says that some person shall bo responsible. Those people control the management of this road. They have n clear duty imposed upon them by the statutes. If they have violated that statute an indictment should ho found , and let mo say that while it is proper In cases where persons of eminent standing In the community have serious charges inudo against them , it Is well to carefully inquire Into all tbo particulars , yet the law requires that the same law should bo enforced against them as against any one else. If the facts warrant an Indictment should bo lound. " Judge Fitzgerald's ' words created n stir In court. In reply to Jurthor questions the court said the director * could bo charged with a misdemeanor ns well as the corpora tion. Tlipro is no doubt in the mind of any person who wns in the court room when the Jury filed out but thnt a true bill will bo found against the directors of the road. Cbnnconti the i > I < mon. Nr.w YOISK , March 30. The commltteo , consisting of John GrccnoiiRh and General Samuel Thomas , which completed Its exam ination of the Louisville , Now Albany & Chicago property last week , made Its report today and tlio syndicate announced Its readi ness to make the loan. The Monon dlroctorj handed tholr resignations to John Grconougb. The resignations of eight of 'tho old board were received , nnd the following now direc tors were elected In their places : ( Jenoral Samuel Thomas , John Grceiiough , Calvin S. Brice , Frank K. Sturgis , James E. GrannKV. . A. O. Ewen , nnd E. U. Sibloy. The old directors who hold ever are : W. L. Dreyfogle , J. N. Breyfoglo , J. N. Campbell , John D. Hughes , Hubert B. Shaw and E. D. Hawkins. Dr. Brryfoplo resigned from the olllco of presi dent , and General Thoiim ? was at once elected to siu-cccd him as president of the company. John Uroouough was elected vice president and Dr. Broyfoslo was made assistant to President Thomas. After tbo directors' meeting wns ever the vice president stated that the Monon would continue to bo oper ated as an Independent system and that Its alliance with friendly connections would bo continued. It Is stated that the East Ten nessee company provided -00,000 of the loss of $ -OOUOOU. Now Complications. CniCAoo , March 80. Fresh complications have arisen to prevent the immediate settle ment of the St. Louis and Chicago passenger rate trouble. At the meeting today Chair man Finlcy reported that all the troublesome tickets issued by the Jacksonville-Southeast- ' orn , except a very few , had been removed from the market and It was expected that an agreement to rostorn rates would bo reached. The Alton , howovnr , was ready with a new charge. General Passenger Agent Charlton said he was reliably Informed that nt the beginning - ginning of the present year the Jacksonvlllo- Southeastcrn entered into a contract with certain parties to furnish 5,000 ono way tick ets at 5 each , to bo delivered in bulk or blocks of 500 per month. This announce ment created u smisution. The Atculson people , wtio represented the Jncksonvillo- Southeustern , were not able to refute the charge today and Charlton refused to ad vance rates until satisfied that the contracts did not exist or hnd been cancelled. The mat ter was referred again to Chairman Finloy. Delaying the Iloyoott. CHICAGO , March :10. : ( Special Telegram to THE Bin. ] The boycotting commltteo of eastern lines has begun to sing low. The threatened boycott on the Burlington , bc- glunlne April 1 , for the alleged payment of commissions will not bo ofllclally declared for the present , The reasons are that the proof is notcomploto against the Burlington , and that the western lines have rallied to the Alton's position and at least declaring them selves in favor of commission payments. In order to gain additional proof several of the eastern lines huvo issued instructions to their ngonts that under pain of dismissal they must refuse all commissions. Tbo Pennsylvania , it Is assorted , has added to this that likewise under pain of dismissal its agouts must send to General Passenger Agent Ford all offers of commissions. _ Another Tilt at Gould. CHICAGO , March 30. [ Special Telegram to THE Uci : . ] Humors nro again afloat that the "Big Six" commissioners have taken an other tilt at Mr. Gould's Missouri Pacific system because of the cut sugar rate. This time It is reported that tbo commissioners have notified the Atchlson road thnt "undor oxl. tlng circumstances" that road need divert no moro'traflio to tbo Missouri Pacific. The Atchlson under the provisions of tbo southwestern pool % vas ordered to turn ever 450 cars of grain to the Missouri Pacific. The Atchlson has to date , diverted 180 cars as ordered. The competitors of the Missouri Pacific , are , it is said , determined that Mr. Gould shall bo made to declare himself In this matter , either by discharging the olllcial who authorized the cut or refusing to do so. Still Cutting Freight Hates. Cimuao , March ao. [ Special Telegram to TUB BKB. ] Again the Grand Trunk and Nickel Plato take more than CO per cent of the east bound trafiia against their seven com petitors. There Is uo attempt made to deny that this signifies deep cuts la rates , but in almost every case tbo eastern connections of tbo Chicago lines are charged with the man ipulation. Trro total eastbound tralllo for lost week amounts to 8 .103 tons against 70,303 the preceding wool : and 01,455 the corresponding week of 18SO. Thn Central trade statement shows that of the flour , gram and provision traffic , the Grand Trunk took 27 per cent against in lust year , the Nickel Plate 11 against 15 , the Michigan Central 11 against 31 , the Lake Shore 12 , tbo Baltimore & OhtoU , and the Putibandlo 4. An Old Ittiinor Itcvlved. CHICAGO , March 30. [ Special Telegram to THE BKB. ] The old rumor often denied bloomed forth again today to the effect thnt Mr. Gould will take possession of the Rock Island system at tbo annual mooting in Jan uary , Some railroad men sold It was un doubtedly started by the statement from n Now York evening paper that President Cable had along conference today with Mr. Gould nnd that the light over the Omaha bridge contract was about to bo nettled. The Hock Islaud oniclaU hero say there Is noth ing in the story. A Ijnnc Star I yauiiing. ' MIXEOU , Tex. , March JSO.--W111 Fields , colored , wns lynched , hero this morning for assaulting a white woman. Grip t-oourgo I PirouuKO , Pa. , March80. . Tno grjp thbctrT5 mill holding on With do.idl , rosultK. Some seventy-two funerals occurred yesterday nnd im equal nuiiitrr were postponed Mitf todav , there being a dearth of hearsay aid can-tapes. Tonight nnny well knowfc ow citizens nro reported dangerously 111. v j > UK is JTUMTO rz ; ir. Dlxon Conlltloiitror Winning In tlio Approaching Mulch , BosioK. Masa JMarch 30. | Spcelnl Tele gram to Tun HUE. ] Tom O'Uourko Dlxon's ttnlncr , says : "Cjcprgo U fit to fight for his life. Yesterday niter an eighteen inllo run ha weighed IIH , pounds ) and will bo nt weight all right oT'tho appointed time. "Wo icnvo this ttftcrnooni6r | Troy nnd hnvo no fears ns to the result. A letter I received from Troy gives nio cvorv reason to bellovo that the fight will tnko plnco without Inter ference. Dlxon is confident of winning. " New Orleans Knurs. Nnw Oni.nAXs , Ln. , March IW. This was the opening day of tlio spring meeting of the , ; iow Louisiana Jockycltib. Thowonther wns cloudy and the attendance good. The morn ing ahowor dampened the truck but did not affect Its speed , Summary ! Threo-y ear-olds nnd upwards , maiden al lowances , flvu f urlomrs llollo Klniond won , Grey Eagle second , Dutchman third. Time Tbreo-yoar-olds nnd upwards , six furlongs .losslq McRnrbuid won , CJilford second , Maude third. Timo-1 :10) : ) | . Thtee-yonr-olds , seven furlongs Ida Pock- with won , Under \Vntersecond , UonnloBlrd third. Time 1Q > ( . Handicap , one nillo Alphonso won. Louise M second , Whlttter third. Timo-l:44 : , " irjssr GUTS . A/ir 'II m Supreme Court Ilcvortius the Iiidxiiioiit Against Him. CIIICAOO , March 30. The cnso of J. J. Wcscvs the people of thn stnte of Illinois , the opinion on which was bunded down by the supreme court at Ottawa today , grows out of Iho struggle for tbo possession of the Chicago Tunes. Several years ago West nnd Clinton A. Snowdcn , then owners of the Mall , secured the co-operation of the Hulskamp IJrotliers' company nnd other wealthy capitalists of Kcokuk , la. , and bought the Times from the heirs of the late Wllbcr F. Story. West was Installed ns manager of the pnier | on behalf of the syndi cate. The company became so Inreoly In volved by the extravagant management of West that the IluUkutnps and their asso ciates found It necessary to oust West from the management in order to protect thoprop- crty. An investigation of tlio nff airs of the company disclosed the fact that there wns an overissue of stock to the extent of several hundred shares. Criminal pro ceedings were nt once Instituted against West nnd Secretary Graham. West was found guilty and buntonced to five years in the , penitentiary , while Graham was ac quitted. An appeal wns taken to the supreme - promo court , which rovewed the judgment and remanded the cases , l'O VTltiVti 11 lilt G LA Its. Sons ol' I'roininriit Citizens Arrested for Numerous Crimes. LoaAXSi-oiiT , Ind. , March 30 , [ Special Telegram to Tin : BEI : . ] During the past six months numerous burclnrios have been com mitted in this city , but the police could got no trace of the thieves. Last Saturday the Terre Haute police arrested four boys charged with vagrancy anil'in 'their possession wnro found letters and articles of value Indicating tholr homo was in' tills city. Today they were brought horc iuid it developed during a preliminary examination that these boys had done much of the crooked business hero for the Jast year , taklmri their plunder to Terre Haute to sell. Itls , pstimatea that over S10- 000 in goods was stolen. The strangest part , of the story Is that the boys are sons of well known citizens. Ond of them is Edward Ovorhol/or , son of Dry D. L , Ovorholzor , who twoy.ears ntro ran for. congress ln > this district , on the prohibition ticket. The oth ers are George Hall , John Hoof nnd Frank Welch. They were bound over to await the action of tbo grand Jury. . Election Iiot > ln Argentine. BUENOS Ayncs , March 30. A riot occurred at Moron during the recent election. Two hundred- voters attacked the pollco and n general firing ensued , which lasted two hours. The killed and wounded number twenty. A mutiny occurred on tbo Chilian man-of-war Pilcomnyo while lying In the harbor hero. The mutiny Is supposed to have boon Instigated by Chilian residents In this city. Thrco sailors were killed uud niuo wounded. % Bcvulton the Comoro Islands. LONDON" , March 30. News has como from Zanzibar of the outbreak of n revolution In the Comoro Islands , In thoMoznmblquo chan nel , about three hundred and fifty miles northwest of the Madagascar coast. Oa the island of Anjouam the. na tives , after the death of Sultan Abdul lah , supplied themselves with arms and spread over the country , mussacreing 300 pcoplo and carrying destruction far and wide. Tuo war vessels of the French squad ron have been directed to put down the in surrection. _ lMilln < lelp'ilu& Heading Wreck. SIIAMOKIX , Pa. , March 80. A passenger train on the Philadelphia & Rending wns wrecked ncnrVnstlnes this afternoon by the spreading of the rails. Flatrmnn Mnrtz was probably fatally injured. Three passengers were badly bruised and others badly shaken up. It was n miraculous escape from death for the fifteen passengers In the parlor car. ' Jury Bribing in Chicago. CHICAGO , March 30. A bold attempt nt Jury bribing In the { 10,000 dnmngo cuso against the Ycrkes cable road was exposed In Judge McConuoll's ' court today. Tbo accused Jury llxora are J. J. Hopper and M. C. Shannon. two real estate brokers. Iloppor ajinlttcd his guilt , but Shannon , who was on the Jury , douled knowledge of the crime. A To.vnii KiUu Hi.sHivuI. KAUFMAN , Tex. , March 30. Marlon Hamp ton and Charles Hawkins were rivals for a lady's hand. Tholr Jealousy cuhpinated In a tragedy yesterday. Hawkins was shot and killed and a four-year-old child passing by mortally wounded. Hampton nas arrested , llctfred Army Officer Ntw HAVKK , Gifa'A. , March 30. General Charles A. Johns d 'a ' retired army ofllcer who served In th jJVIoxlcan and civil wars , committed bulcldo' this morning. Ho was slxty-llvo years of Unco nnd u descendant of John Quincy Adanw > i t Iltiri.il ol * ObltrlcB Arbucklo. PiTTSiifiiQi Pa''Jiarch ; ' * ! KJ. The remains of Charles Arbucltlpj the millionaire coffco ' merchant , were .buri'ad In Allegheny ceme tery thU nftcruooui tl'lio announcement , tnut the remains were Vjjo cremated was incor rect. 1 1 Killed In , i | i Kxplosloii. TKIIRE HAUTE , slnd. , March 30. A blast furnace in the southeastern portion of the city burst today. * 'fvo ' ? men were Instantly killed and much danrafgo to property resulted. Do Witt's Little1 fiatly Risers. Best little ill ' ever niado. Cure constipation every F , .mo. None equal. Use them now. A Itontal I2.\uhmigc. An exchange has been organized compris ing the real estate agents who do a renting business , the object being to protect property owners from undesirable tenants. The ex change will have daily reports nont to all members of tenants who leave 'any house wltbnbulanco of rent unpaid. W'hllo nil agents reserve the right , to rent only to de sirable mul rosponslDto parties , they will not runt to any party unless satisfactory reasons bo given for unpaid rent to any landlord or agent. HorNfortl'ti Acid PlioHphnte , A Healthful Toulo. Used in place ot loinoni or lime Juice it wil harmonUo with tucU stimulants as nro uecca sary to take. TO DAKOTA FOR A DIVORCE , The Object of im English Woman's Trip from London , A PROBABLE MURDER UNEARTHED , Solution of n Mysterious Disappear * aiiuo-Fro/.cii to Death AVlillo Intoxicated Hnloltlo el' a farmer * Sioux I'AM.S. , . 1) ) . , March 30 , [ Special Tcleg.-am to Tun Unn.1 Mrs. Kvn Lynch Blouse of Cavendish Square , London , Kng- land , arrived hero three months nRO. nnd her mission to tbo wooly west wns only made known today when slio uppllod for a dlvorco from her husband , E. T. Blosso of 10 Charles street , London. The fair plnlntill alleges that she was married to her husband nt Dover , Kent , England , July 21 , 1SSJ , nnd that they lived together until July , ISS'Jwhen aho discovered thnt her husband hnd com mitted adultery with the wife or Lord Torphieeu nt the KOIIIO of John Koss on Mortimer street , Cavendish Square , in London , Knglnnil. This caused n row in the family nnd Mr. Ulosso sailed for Ameiica , settling In Chicago , whcro ho went under the nanio of Falconer Lynch. Ho returned - turned to England last fall and Is now re- sldlfag there. Mrs. Utosso Is connected with ono of the most nristocrutlo families In KUK- land , and it was her father's attorney wlio ndvlsed bar to como to South Dakota to got herdlvorco , thostntolaw hero requiring oulv ninety days' residence. Probably Murdered/ / YAKKTO.V , S. D. , March ! ! 0. [ Special Tele gram to THE Dun. ] On the evening of De cember 14,1800 , , a young man named John Ilobaon was spirited away from ono of the prluolp.il corners in this city nnd although every means was exhausted to discover his whereabouts he could not bo found. On Sun day morning last , Jilnrch 2t ( , Carl Guss , a fourteen-year-old laddiscovered , the body of a man on the Ice In the Missouri near the Ne braska side opposite thiseltv. The corpse was fully Idontliled as thnt of John liobson. 'Jho watch and valuables wire found on the body nnd there Is nothing to indicate that bo wns robbed. That it was inurdor Is acknowl edged , but who did It Is u mystery , Violated tbo Gnino Imw. DiiADWocm , S. D. , March 30. [ Special Telegram to Tins Urns. ] Thomas AVhit- tnltcr , aland commission merchant , was ar rested tonight mid placed under bonds to ap pear for trial tomorrow morning In answer to u.charge of violating the gnmo law , having exposed for snlo two dozen rufllod grouse. \Vlilttakcr claims the birds were killed in Nebraska. This will not exempt him , how- over. E.V. . Martin , a prominent attorney and a former president of the i un club , pur chased two of the birds and may bo made a party defendant. The is the ilrst thno in formation for violating the pamo law has been tiled npniust anyone In this part of tbo Black Hills and excites a' good deal of Inter est. . Tplcsrnph CommunionIon ! Stopped. HDKOX , S. D. , March 30. [ Spociol Telegram - gram to Tni : Ben. | Sunday's snow storm was the heaviest ever known in this locality so late in March. The snow fall was from seven to fourteen Inches , equal from to three fourths to an inch anu a half of water , The storm was the heaviest in the east and south part of the stato. Telegraph communications in nil directions failed till this evening. The elcctrio light wires are down and the cltv is in darkness tonlfiht. Tito ground will bo in line condition for seeding and spring work. Found Dead In the Snow. Sioux FAL.I.S , S. D , , March 80. [ Special Telegram to Tins BEE. ] This morning John Henjum , an old and wealthy citizen , jjvas found' dead in the slush and snow 'deposited by the furious storm of Sunday night. Ilcnjumvhon last scon wns in a beastly state of intoxication , and the Inquest held over the remains elicited the conclusion that bo was chilled to death while drunk. The deceased wns one of tlio early settlers of this city , coming hero in 1873 from Deco- roh , la. f Kniii and Snow. MiTCim.1. , S. D. , March SO. [ Special'Telc- gram to Tin : BEE.J Ilaln nnd snow fell hero for twenty-four hours , beginning -Saturdaj' night. It amounts to thrco Inches of water. The ground Is In nrimo condition to receive the moisture , and this makes the crop pros pects of the state llrsl class. Telegraph poles were broken down by the < yelnhtof snow on the wires. Many wires aro'down on the lines of the Milwaukee company in this section. ' Sulcldn of a Farmer. YANKTOX , S. D. , March 30. ( Special Tele gram to Tun Bin : . ] Thomas ICukoal , n Done- rnlan farmer residing near Lestorville , this county , blow out his brains on Easier Sun day with n shotgun. Financial troubles was the causo. No grlplncr , no nausea , no pnm when Do "Witt's Little Early Hlsors are taken. Small pill. Safe pill. BcstpllL Vlsltlngu Sister. Vaclar Plnla , who disappeared qnito mys teriously lust Friday from his homo at the corner of Eleventh and \VlllIams , has been heard from. Ho is at Mooro's Bluffs , baun- ders county , visiting with a sister and all fears as to his safety are therefore allayed. The IIowo scale tookllrstprcmicm atPhlln , delphia , Paris , Sydney and other exhibitions. Bordeu & Sollcck Co , , Agta. , Chicago. Sneak Thlnr Ceorgo Yates was arrested on Thirteenth street last night by Ofllcor Dooloy. Yates had stolen a case of surgical Instruments from Dr. ( lllmoro. whoto oflloo Is at Eight eenth nnd Douglas. Ihc Instruments were recovered , ft $ tbo prisoner lind not disposed of them yet when nrrcstca. itonition iniii ii\Niity. ; ; Sonio Irreverent Unseal Alter Trini ty * * 1'iiHtrr Ofl'crliift * , Sonio time during the Sunday ovcning ser vices nt Trinity church n thlot cntorod tlio house of the ( loan , Bov. Cbnrlos H , Qnrdnor , 111) ) North Elttutccutb street. Entrance \vns effected through a down stnlrs window and n tin box takou from the ( loan's ' bedroom. Kothlng else In Iho house wns disturbed. The box con tallied about $0."i in cash , two rtulronu tickets , some chocks mul tocnrltlos. Dean Gnnlnor did not discover the loan until nbout U n. in. Monday , when ho had ocenslon to tmo sorao of Iho papers fli tliohox. Upon the discovery of his loss the inattov wns at once reported to Iho police. It Is moro than likely , considering that nothing elsi In the house win Ulsturbod , thnt the thlot expected to obtiiln jiossonlon. of the nioniliiR Kastor ofTorlni ? . In tbnt cnso his Biiln would have nmountod to botwooti $100 nnd $ , ' 00. J'nytnonthtis boon stopped on tlio chocks nmi tlio ilcnii has wired to Chicago , oiuleav- &riiig to have thu railroad tlckots made void or taken up If ottered for transportation. 3u case this U done the total loss of the robbery , which will full upon the dean , will amount to loss than ? lX ( > . Bo suronnil use lMrVlnslow' Soothln Syrup for your children \vhllo teething. J5 cents n bottle. DA.NOI.NO I3XGINK Kits. Oinnlia Throllln TenOers null Their I''floiils ' ( Colobriitu. The second nnnuiil ball jrlvcn by the Omnhn division No. 1 , Nntlonnl Association of Sta tionary Knglncera nt Washington hnlllnst night\viis nttemlcd byaboilt two hundred and fifty people , and most of tlioao who went took pnrt In the dance. The programme of dnnccs consisted ol thirty uutnbors. The iinmo of the first dnncuVM slgnlflcntit and npnropnato "Tho Press' it was cnllou nud the young pcoplo seemed to enjoy it itnmonsi'lv. Other dances -were of "Tlio Smelting Merits , " "OMAHA Hir : , "Morse Dry Goods Company , " "First Nntlonal Bank , " niutso on through tbo cntho list. Hctrcshincnta were tnhcn nt inldnlplit. Tliero was not nsllp orn Jar to intcrforn with the enjoyment of the assembled company , and the bull was iu every reaped a vary en joyable affair. Al Butterflcld wns master of ceremonies , nnd the Jloorconmilttcu consisted of J.W. Matthews , Joe Wohcnback , CJ. Nord- quest , J. Lnffcrty , O. Iloadwoll , w. B. Aus tin nnd W. H. Stark. Keep a Lottie of Cook's Extrn Dry Chain- pngnohi your ice chest to entertain your friends. Ills PATAb OKLAHOMA. It Furtilshos Many Murder Cases to United Stntca Courts. Judge Dundy roturncd yesterday from Wichita. Kau. , wlioro ho hold court for u month for Judge Foster , who has boon ill for some time. Judge Dundy says ho bad a great term down there for murder eases. Ho heard four , nnd Judge Hlner of Wyoming , who as sisted him for tuo weeks , heard two. Thuro nro still thrco murder case.s on the docket of that district. Nearly all of these cases were from the Oklahoma territory. Fighting over land scorned to bo tbo cause of most of them. Judge Dmidy heard the case of Adams , who shot Captain Couch , the great Oklahoma boomor. Adams was convicted and sentenced to bo hanged ou June 31. Do Witt's LUtlo Early iliscrs ; uestllttlo pills for dyspepsia , sour stomach , bad breath , Solootlnv Flrcmoii. The mcmborsof the boarder lire nnd pollco commission in making provisions for the now onglno houses , have se lected the following ns firemen : W. F. Glider , John Uonohoe , M. B. Gilbert , B. J. Morris , Prank Urban , Daniel Hurl , Frank Ilcrmos , Patrick Uoimn , J. C. Daily , R. A. Thompson , John A. Hells , llobert Van- dorlord , J3. A. Hamilior Patrick linaiio , William Flood , Thomas Moses , Thomas Kelley , Charles Reynolds and Charles S. Buril. These men will bo called for duty as soon as the now houses nro completed , or when ever vacancies occur oa the x-cgulai : " force now employed. _ _ Gosslor'sMngioIIendacho ' .Vafow. Ourosall hcmlfichcs in lie minutes. At all druggists Declined to i'rosraut * . * The three men , Steve Carroll , Peter Coylo and Frank Boland , arrested for breaking into John And fit's plnco on South Sixteenth street ami .stealing a largo quantity of liquors , were discharged in police court yes terday afternoon. About 10 woithof the stolen liquor wag found in Coylo's barn. John Audrlt refused to prosecute the men , consequently they were discharged. _ A faded and discolored beam is untidy nnd n misfortune , it may DO prevented by using Buckingham's Pyo for tUo Whiskers , a never-fulling remedv. Slio Was Uolcnsed. Minnie. Hayes , charged with stealing a diamond mend scarf pin from a visitor to her domicile In the burnt district , had a hearing in pollco court yesterday afternoon and wns dis charged. The court wiis satisfied thnt Min nie had no intention of stealing the pin. to Corporations. An Interesting case was triad In the supe rior court at SiiTsun , Cal. , last week. It was a suit for 100,000 damages brought by II. IT. Dixon against the Southern Pacific railroad company for injuries sustained while in tbo discharge of his duties as brakornan ou Jan uary 20 , 1880. While n freight train wns beIng - Ing cut up and run on to the ferry bo.utSoln- no , atBonlcla , Dlxon was on the top of a box car and was In Iho act of Htcpping from onu car to another when thodrnwhend parted and ho was precipitate ! ! .to the rough planking below , breaking ono of his l ° gn. Ho claimed the drawbcad wns defective and thnt tbo railroad officials know of its unsafe condition. Thoury ] rendered a verdict awarding him f 10,000 damages. RIOTS IN THE CORE REGION , Strikers Raid Works and Do Considerable Danmgo ( FAMILIAR MUSIC MOVES THE STRIKERS , Under ltd Inspiration limy Aninil tlio Noil-Union M ii null Drlvo Them Away with Htoncs mul Clubs. PiTTsnuun , Pa. , March M. The mosx eventful day in the colto strike , closing with this evening , was favorable to the men. Al though three of the principal works word raided the labor lenders flnim that uo pro. concerted nttack was umuo. Enrly this morning the strains of their favorite land woke all tlio strikers ou the rend from Scottdnlo to Hrndford , ami In a short while 1,500 men followed their path , which was directed to the Jitntowii plant of the H. C. Frlclc company. The works were captured without a struggle. A few workers were % struck with 4Moncs , but the strikers dis persed without serious damage. Somtlmo later a terrific report In tbo alrc'ctton of the Lclscnrlng works pave warning of trouble there , nnd thousands gathered to witness the wont of the Ilrst oomu exploded by the strikers. The shock was felt for several miles , but its only visible effect was the tearing of a great hole lu the Iront of n non-linlon workers' house. After this tbo workmen nt the Lois- enrlng .Nos. U and U were ehused out of the yards. A few men at the Lclth works were also driven out , though nobody Is reported badly Injured. Trouble was also talked of at the Trotter plant , but this Is denied by the operators. The olg Morowood plant , ot the Prick com pany nlso contributed more than Its quota to the exulting events of tlio day. About thrco thousand strikers gathered about the plnco nnd swept the armed deputies aside. Not a blow was struck , not a shot fired , as such a move would nave been fatal to both guards and workers In tlio fueo of 8,000 , determined strikers. After the abandonment of the works by the guard an hour of mad wrecking followed. Tracks , doors , and , in fact , every thing movable wore torn nnd wrenched aside by the maddened crowd , who only loft after the plant had been mutilated beyond ini- mcdiato repair. At Uniontown tonight .Hidgo Kwing granted a preliminary injunction npninst all men assembling at the Friel : works not em ployed by that company , mid HOI Saturday for the hearing on a permanent injunction. Sheriff ! McConuIclcithanuinhcrofnrnied \ men left Uniontown tonight to arrest ttio lenders in the several raids , Probably tbo ugllost feature wns the number of women participating , the most seriously injured man being Pit Doss Cooper , who was struck again ana again by an iron bar in the hands of nu infuriated woman. A secret mooting win hold tonight by the strikers , who will certainly prevent the in tended resumption tomorrow. Civil Power > MM I o lOxhnnsted. Iltmtisiiuuo , Pa. , March 80. There has been much telegraphic correspondence be tween Governor Paulson and Sheriff Claw- son of Westmoreland county this afternoon regarding the strike of tbo coke workow and tbo attack upon the works ot Frlclto & Co. at Morehoud this ; nonihi ( , ' . Tlio sheriff aslcod permission to use the arms of the companies of national guards to protect property , but Governor Paulson responded that "civil power to maintain pence must bo exhausted and powerless before military power can bo successfully Invoked. " K.vcitrmont tit. Mount Plunsant. MotiXT PI.KASAXT , Pa. , Alnrcli HO. Tonight Mount Ploasan t Is trembling with excitement. The people fonr Iron bio. There Is moro con fusion than there has been soon slnco the bloody riots of 18SO. At midnight fully a thousand men uro gathered on thu hills sur rounding the works. Shuilff Closson has in creased his force to00 nion. I'.iutlntr at Homestead. Pa. , March ! ! 0. A riot is re ported from Ilqinestend , iu which a number of Hungarians , Italians and otliersworo _ en gaged. Tlio trouble occurred in the upper portion of town and seven or night were seriously wounded. Some of the participant ! ! were arrested. Disoiivcred laying ACTOKH a Klro. ST. Louis , Mo , , Maxell UO. The body of a man with a bullet in his bmln was found lylngncros's a brightly burning flronoarKast Caroiidolot , 111. , this morning. The body was discovered Just In time to prevent its bolng burned beyond recognition , It Is evi dently a cuso of suicide. The clothing bore tbo murks of an Bvansvillo , Ind. , tailor. National Heal Kstnto Congress. IIiHMiNoiiAM , Ala. , March 30. The na tional real estate congress convened hero today. Delegates nro present from nearly every stato. 76 HIGHEST AWARDS. I'rom Scientific Societies and r.xhlbltloiuiuova tbo lilch oxci'llonco of the gemtilno Joliunii Holt's Malt Hxtruct , over all imitations which hnvo been brought bofnio the public. Tlio genuine article has bcon popular for forty years , and IIIIH avorld wldo roput itlon as uTonlo Nutrltlvo , for tlio Wonlc and lluhll- tlatcd , anil for Mntliorswhl oNm-Klnr. Ills ( it the gruutest vuluo for cmixhH , colds and pul- inonury tumbles , Hlocplobiiv s anl nervous dlsorilurs. % I'ultru S'mta. Iho well known Professor of 1'urls , In his work on piilmomuy dlscuiusuys : " 1 regard Johann lloir'rf Mult h.xtruct of fin- , moQjo vuliio to the prnotlonurvhovUhesto bring to Ills uld a pruiiaiullon which will not only act ns a tonic , but as a nutrient us well , and la loss exulting thun wlnu or uuy other stimulant. " There Isiiotblnx "just IIH pood" when you tinnia't tlieUi'.NUlNK artlelu , which input IIIIVH thu jl.Kiiiiluru of " .lobaiin Hull' " on thu neck of every bottle. A > old Imitations Hold as "lloir'H li.xlruct. " They nro custom made clothinff of merchant tailor loft on their hands for ono ronson or another. These wo buy In large or small qunntitles for ready cash. For example : a suit of clothe * , cOBtlng originally $10 , wo cun , nuuonUnj , ' to style nnd quality , self for $15 or 820. Just think of It , n saving of 50 per cout , ono luvtf tlio orlfflnnl cost. Ol pantaloons wo have n good variety , ranging In prloo from $3 to $7 , originally inndo from $7 to $1(5 , many of thorn of the Ititost de signs , from the best tailoring establishments throughout the country. Wo request , nn early Inspection. > Merchant Tailor's Misfits and Uncalled for Garments. They adjourned , fooling fully convinced that the origin of the Misfit Parlors was to nboUsh high tsirilTa on Clothing and the truth of the Parlors having the most ologunt display of ME1ROHANT TAIUOR. GOODS Ever witnessed , by nny eye Is now substantiated by cltizona of Omaha mid vicinity. Among the many burgatnu tlioro btil remains unsold : PRIOR SUITS , OVERCOATS PANTS. SCOHTcrcbnhtTullor mudcnt (12 00 tSlOOMorchuiitTallormucloiit ! 10 W I 0 00 Merchant Tuilor made ut * , ttt 00 0 to Merchant Tailor inudo nt 14 CO ISO CO Murchunt Tailor mudo lit II M 8 W MuicUnnt Tuilornmdout 4 OU 6 ODO Hi Merchant MrichuntTulliir Tulloriniidont mudoat If IB JJJ 2. . W no Manhunt Tailor mndont U 75 10 CO Maichniit Tuilor uiailu nt , 5 00 ' ' 2 W Tailor made lit 0 00 MxiMerchunt'J'nllor muiloat ? 45 00 Morchhnt 13 GOMurclmnt Tuilor made nt , COO 4000 Merchant Tailor inuilnut J ? < W CO Merchant Tailor nindont . , 'f00 SJOOO Merchant Tailor inudo lit 'M CO MOO Merchant Tailor muduut. 0 00 15 WMdrcliant T.itlor muduut 7 W tOOOMerclniiitTullor l no Alt-rebuilt Tailor mudout miuloat D5 ! > O ( W ) 70 ( H ) Moicliiint Tailor mudcat 30 00 18 CO Merchant Tailor mucluitt. . . , , 8 M A perfect fit warranted , and all goods sold on their merits. A gunrtmtoo In o ory O.IBO just ns roprouonlcd , at the ORIGINAL MISFIT CLOTHING PARLORS , 1309 Farnam Street , Omaha , Neb. 1309.