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I TWENTY-F1KST YJ3AK. OMAHA. MONDAY MORNING , NOVEMBER 2a. isui. NUMBER 158. NEBRASKA OIL INSPECTION , How the Law is Ignored nnd Rendered AlmcBl Inoperative. B3I1F HISTORY OF OIL LEGISLATION , \\hnt The Itco Proposew to Show Concerning ThlH Kce-CollcctliiK l''nroo and the .Men Who Profit by It. In the year 18S5 the legislature of Ne braska enacted a law regulating the sale of lllumlnntlngolls , which wont into effect May 1 of that year. This ln\\ declared It unlaw ful for any person to offer lor snlo for illumi nating putpo.ics , ns agents or otherwise , nny mineral or petroleum or ur.y Huld or sub- slanco which wai n product of petroleum without testing the same In n manner spec- ! fled In the llrst section of the act. This test required the placing in n small cup of not less than half a pint of oil nnd heating the sumo gradually nt a rate of not less than 2 degrees par minuto. The temperature waste to bo determined by u Fuhren- hult thermometer placed in the oil. AUcr the oil had bcon subjected to- - heat , n lighted match or other taper was tl ( bo applied to the surface and with such frequency nnd In such a manner ns to usccr- tiln the < ! xnct tompcrnturo nt which the oil Tfould omit a gas which would Ignite. If Ilich a gas should bo omitted at a tomporti- Uiro oolow 110 ° Fahrenheit , the oil was to bo declared dangerous and it was declared unlawful to sell or offer the sumo for salo. The penalty for violating this law was n flno ot not less than $100 or imprisonment in tbo county Jnli not exceeding twenty days or both , in Iho discretion of the court , und the party convicted was to pay the costs of the prosecution. The provisions of this law governed tha snlo of oil in nny quantity loss than that of a barrel as well ns barrels or by tank loads. It thus reached the retail uoalcr who , It may be easily understood , had not the time nnd perhaps the patlonco and tbo skill to Inspect the dangerous lluid. Under this law , if nny person sustained dnmagooitUer to his property or injury to Ins person by failure on the part of n vendor of oil to com'ply with the requirements of the net , the latter was hold responsible to the former for the dnmngo sustained. If the violation of the law was attended with death , the violator was to bo deemed guilty of manslaughter nnd upon conviction was to bo punished according to the crimi nal statute defining that crime. All contrc ( its made In violation of this net wore decinred void nnd the purchaser of oil uninspected or of oil below the standard of 110 ° cou'd ' return the same to the vendor at the expense of thu latter , Including all charges for transportation nnd all other damages ro- Bulling from the salo. No Respect for the Iiiw. This statute , notwithstanding that it con tained some good features , was n dead letter. It wns flagrantly violated. None of the wholesale dealers mnuo any pretense of com- pljing with it. It is needless to remark that retailers found it impossible to .comply with the low by actually inspecting the oil thorn- bclvos. They placed conlldonco in the Jobbers1 from whom they purchased , moro especially because they co'nld rarely llnd n barrel of oil which did not have u branded standard of from 1 ! > 0 ° toiOO : ° . It wns well known that in this branding , fanciful standards were established and that moro frequently than otherwise , the oil thrown upon the mnruet could scarcely stand n test of moro than 80 ° Fnhrcn belt. There wns n host of deal ers. Each had his own brand and each decided upon hli own standard. The oil wns sold nnd consumed , nnd not Infre quently Us consumption was attended by destruction of property and loss of life. Strnugo as it may appeal' , however , tbo per centage of fatalities was not greater than It has been for some time past , showing that under the present law the quality of oil ro- tniled can scarcely bo said to bo an Improve ment upon that which was retailed under the old law. It remains to bo scon , however , xvlioihor this fact Is to bo charged to tbo law or to the manner lu which it Is enforced. Wanted Another Inw. Nevertheless the people clamored for n law which would afford thorn some relief nud which would , among other things , make it tlio dutv of somebody to attend to tbo Inspec tion of Iho oil loitered for snlo. This Inttpr was a feature sadly missing in the law of 18X5 , which , while requiring the Huld to be Inspected , made It the duty of every vendor to innKo the inspection. The clamor for n now law Increased , nnd the views of the people on the subject were voiced In nn editorial in Tin : BIK : In January , Ibs" , which road ns follows : The loKlslntnro should not , fall at Its proson iti'sslim to pass a law providing for thu Inspec tion of Illiiinlnnlin ? oils , and the proper titiindlngof all packiiges from which they nro MVd lo consumers. In thu absence of such a law. whlrh Is berne upon thostatulii books of nil neighboring htatrs , Nebraska Is holn deluged with petroleum prodnotsof tlio most diiiwrons character , which are palmed olfon thu public as hlnh test ( ills. In Omaha und I'iM'wIioro oils tt'stlnu as low asMJO arusold lethe the peeler class of consumers us 11U = test. and liuc oil is sold for l.vio. ThiTU Is , of com > o. a lurgo innrzlii of profit In this kind of i-heiiUmr. lust as thrrulius been Inhulliiu bntturlno for pnro butter. In thu IHII- IMSIhnwuviT. . them wns no dancer lu- vulvcd to lite and property , while In thu ether CIIHI' lioth niu meimcc'i. A proper luw for public protection modeled utter uithor tbo Illinois or uhio statute Kluui'd ' piovldo for the Inspection of ovury pi.i'l.aKr of Ulnmlnatm- which comes Into tinBtato. . Its thorough test by the ino-t ap proved apparatus and the stuncllln : . ' of thu crudcim flu' Intrrid , i-as't or can. It should bo made .1 criminal onVnso , to adulterate Mich nlis when ( men Inspected , or to hell uny oil of a loner test than sptuiltlod. A state Inspector und deputies should have Iho n.atlur In charuo under regulations and restrictions which ought to bo speulllcnlly provided for In thu statmu to a Html the widest protection to the public from thu avarice and irrurd of con- tcieiH'uless dealers who are willing to cn- d.4tiii > r 1 fu ItMilf In order to Increase their pinllls. It Is rumnrkulilo tlmt Nubnisku has lud no such law mi Its statute huooUs. It choiiid have been attended to loni ; UKO. Monopoly htonls In. Tlio Consolidated Tank Line company saw tlmt the people were aroused and know that they would no longer .stand the unmitigated fraud which had been perpetrated upon them by means of the foreign handlers of olt. They nlso saw it won Id afford them nn excellent opportunity because of their superior strength , lulluouco nud strategic ability to deal n blow to individuals and loss powerful corporations which were also ongiigod lu the handling of oil. Accordingly the company affected to be lieve that it was heartily in favor of the pro posed Inw for the advantages which It know thu people would derive nnd nnd for which they had been clumurme. When , thoroloro , n bill was introduced into the legislature it was backed up In the main by the represent atives of the people who felt that the meas ure ought to bccomo a law. It was also sustained by a goodly crowd of rlngsters who secretly were obedient to the commands of the Consolidated Tank Line company. The latter of course did not appear in the iimtter , save on ono occasion , when one of its representatives affected opposition to the incnsuro knowing that In this manner ho would bo su ro to effect its passage. The bill wai > passed , only nlno votes being recorded against It in the house and no vote at all in the senate. Tt'Nt WIIH Too HlKh. While the measure was before the legisla ture an clfort was made to have tha ailnimum tent established ut 110 ° . tbo inmo as in the old law. But the lobby if the tank company and the fclnudlihuieiu of iU ulltcs ou the floor rendered the attempt unsuccessful. It wns then sought to make the minimum 10.'i ° , nfter the law now In force In Iowa , but that effort also failed. Nothing would suit the oil men , who studiously kept under cover but n minimum test of 100 ° which was the standard established by the bill when It be came a law. With this , however , n majority of the legislator. ? were satisfied , not knowing what Inspection laws obtained elsewhere , nnd believing that nny system of Inspection wns n great deal better than no Inspection nt nil. While the bill was pending lu both houses of the legislature , n horde ot mortals were seeking Inllucnco to secure from ( iovornor Tlmyer the appointment of chief Inspector or n duputybhlp under the new act. Among these were n fnw experience. ! oil men , who sought the plnco because tbo governor hud declared that in the Inspection of oils ho wanted and would appoint only ( intelligent and experienced men. Politicians Got. the ( Jill 'e . The law did not go Into effect until July 1 , issr , and then It wns discovered that in the sulojtlou of Inspectors , the governor bad no use whatever for experienced men because the positions had been parceled out to poli ticians nnd wire pullers In various parts of the Etnto. This wns n source of disappointment to tun friends of nn honest inspection , nnd caused n great deal of dissatisfaction among n largo number of the legislators who had voted for the bill as public necessity and not ns n party measure. On the other hand , the Inspectors were entirely satisfactory to the Tanlt Line , and with their appointment that monopoly took occasion to express its secret approval. With but n few exceptions the inspectors smco have been of the same general descrip tion ns these originally appointed , some ex celling others as political rinastcrs , and per haps only ono or two over having previously ' handled' had anything to do with the fluid which they were expected to sclontlllcully and honestly examine. With such Inspectors , nnd with such n law ns was passed , the people ple were not guaranteed lirst-classoil , neither was thcro given any guarantee that till the oil which would como Into the state would bo Inspected. Sinecures , however , were assured some of the appointees , nnd up to this day several of the liitlor uantlnuo iu thu enjoy ment of tli''ir soft berths. Coining ; lOventi , In this scries of articles TUB BKI : will attempt to convince its readers of this fact , and show to what base purpose1 * the appoint ments nro prostituted , nnd the slipshod manner in which thu allognd inspection of oil is being carried on In this state. In doing this It will bo necessary to gtvo a brief resume of tbo law , which was hurried through the legislature in the manuor detailed - tailed ; to show how greatly inferior it Is in vital features to the law of Iowa ; how It Is possible for oil rejected in that state to bo shipped to nnd approved In Nebraska , nnd how this has been done ; how the law has nlmost driven out competition In the oil busi ness nnd thrown the patronngo into the bunds of the Standard oil monopoly ; how employes of the latter are practically enabled to do al most ns they plonso In handling nnd trading oil ; how the people are compelled to burn oil which never passed under the eyes of nn inspector specter ; how fires nnd plenty of them result from the explosion of kerosene lamps , and Dually how inspectors are able to go on hunt ing tours , tnko part In political campaigns , receive favors from the Tank Line and yet in some mvstcrious manner claim that they have actually inspected nil the oil in the thousands of barrels to which their names arc attached. This is a very serious matter , moro serious than the average dealer or consumer of oil Imagines. It Is the result of certain defects in the law itself and the careless nnd criminal manner in which it is now enforced. About th.- > Present Law. Tiu llrst section of the act provides that all petroleum oil or any oil Huld which is tno product of petroleum , whether manufact ured iu this state or not , shall -inspected before being otTcivd for sale for Illuminating purposes. Provision is made for a chief oil inspector who Is to bo appointed by the governor and whoso term of ofllco is to be two years , llo is not to bo interested in manufacturing , dealing or soiling nny of Iho oils mentioned. Ills term of olllco is two years. He is authorized to appoint not to exceed ilvo dep uties , who are also empowered to inspect oils. Inspector ana deputies nro to provide themselves with stencils , brands nnd stumps necessary for the proper performance of their duties. It is the duty of these otllclals to inspect all oil offered for sale by any man ufacturer or denier. If the oil meets the re quirement of the net , they stencil the following words upon the package , bar rel or cask containing the oil : "Ap proved Hush test degrees. " In the ulank space is to bo inserted the actual number of degrees reached by the Hash tost. This is accompanied with tha date of the Inspection nnd tha signature of the olllcor making the test. The Inspectors ere empowered to enter upon the premises of any manufacturer of. vender of or dealer In oils nnd inspect any oil which may there bo found for snlo for Illuminating purposes. Oils which do not comply with the requirements ot this act are to bo marked "rejected for illuminating pur poses. " Oil maru "approved" may bo sold. Oil mnrkou "rejected" it shall bo unlawful to dispose of. To offer for sale such rejected oil is deemed n misdemeanor and may DO lined nt the discretion of the court lu nny sum not exceeding $100. All oil is to uo re jected which emits n combustible vapor nt a temperature of 100 ° Fahrenheit. The tester to bo used Is that known ns the Fester apparatus , which Is now usoa in the state of Ohio. JjiiioliiinontH of Inspcutorfl. The state inspector must gtvo n bond for $ ' . ' 0,000 for the faithful norformaiico of bis duties. The bond of each deputy inspector is placed nt 5"i,000. These oflloors nro entitled to receive 10 cents per barrel for every barrel inspected. They stmll keep n iccord of all the oil inspected , tbo amount rejected nnd to whom the oil belonged. This record is to bo open for the Inspection ot nil parties inter ested. At the end ol each month bach dep uty inspector is to forward to the chiot inspector specter n record of his work nnd all the money received for the same. In January of each year the chief Inspector must furnish to the governor a report of the oil Inspected by him and his deputies the preceding year. The salary of the chief Inspector is $2UU ( ) n year. Thnt of each Inspector Is $100 per month. The salary must depend upon the return from the oil Inspected. Where the latter is inadequate the salary oacb mouth must bo reduced pro rata. Some ol' the Penalties. A person who shall sell illuminating oil before fore the same is inspected shall bo lined not exceeding StOO. A similar penalty Is nfllxed to falsely branding pacla os containing oil for the purpose of dvcolving the purchaser thereof ; ns Is also for the use of barrels hav ing an inspccior'i brand , the oil In which , however , has not been exhausted. A line of flu is to bo assessed against nny ouo who shall sell an empty barrel which formerly contained oil and on which wns an Inspec tor's briii-.d , without llrst removing that brand. A penalty of J.VX ) Is to bo inflicted upon any person who shall adulterate oil seas as to ivndor it dangerous for illuminating purposes , or to make it emit a conbusttblo vapor at n temperature loss than 100 ° Fah renheit. A person who knowingly uses for Illumin ation purposes any keroscno before the same has been legally Inspected , and marked approved may bo lined not exceeding flOO nor loss than fJO. Whoever knowingly sells any illuminating oils which nro below 100 o F hronhelt shall bo liable to the person purchasing such oil for any injury resulting from nn explosion there from. An Inspector who shall trnftlc directly or Indircctlv lu oils shall bo lined not exceeding $ . " )00 ) nnd shall bo removed from his position. It is the duty of Inspectors to make complaint of all violations ot the provisions of this act before a court of competent jurisdiction , nnd the duty of the county attorney to prosecute for tbo people. It Is the duty of the governor to remove from ofllco anv state inspector who shall bo discovered either unfaithful or in competent in the discharge of his dutloi. Hotel ueojnrH Fall. Mi > s.ofLv , Mont. , Nov. 2'J.A sensation was created hero when it was announced that Kennedy & Mitchell , proprietors of the MUsoula hotel , had fulled with liabilities at $70,000. ARGUING WITH MUCH FORCE. Omaha's ' Contingent at Washington'on the Alert for Points. NEW YORK CAN'T ' GET THE CONVENTION. Competing CltlcH West of the Missis sippi Prepared to ttcHlat all JJlfort.s to Ignore that Great WASIHSOTOX , D. C. , Nov. 22. [ Special Telegram to Tun Bcn.l Omaha continues to bo on the lips of every man nbotit Iho repub lican national committee headquarters. A large maorlty ] of the people In Washington believe she will got the convention. She Is making n magnificent fight , and if she fails it will not bo the fault of the committee slio sent hero. Two facts nro already becoming apparent in the contest , although almost everything Is In doubt the lor-ation will not bo determined without much balloting by the committee , nnd Now York will not get it. Oiio might well go further und add that no city cast of Ohio is apparently In the contest. Not only have the competing cities beyond the Mississippi formed an alliance , offensive and defensive , but almost every committeeman - man west of the Allcghnnlos lias openly stated that it would never do to take the convention to nn eastern city , especially New York , as the political twnngcrs and clacquori of the people the independent nnd other rencgndo parties would contend that the platform , no matter what It contained , was framed un der the Influence of Wall street. "Why , it would make no difference if we make n platform openly denouncing Wall street and opposing every interest of money powerwo would bo charged with bolnc under the shadow of the eastern capitalists , " said ono of Iho stronRO.it western republican sen ators this afternoon. "Wo must therefore go west nnd the farther west the holler , for this If no ether reason. " This statement is mndo OH every hand now and has practically ruled Now York , Pennsylvania and every other eastern stale out of the race. New York'H Hope. Now York's hope lies ih a secret ballot , which is next to an impossibility. The Now Yorkers see this , and nro uudoublodly con- sulling among llioinselvos ns lo n centrally located city like Cincinnati , accessible to the greatest population , or Omaha , which is In the pathway between the two extreme sec tions of tbo country , equal distant between Maine nnd California. Omaha' is arguing with much force that she has all the advantages of nil the other aspirants beyond the Mississippi and none of the disadvantages , and at the same time she has some advantages , on account of geographical graphical location , which none of her west ern competitors can present. The .statement , of Atting Chairman J. S. Clarkson that it , would not do to give Iho convention to San Francisco because she would pay Iho railroad and ether expenses of the delegates , us It would have a demoral izing Inllucnco in determining the location of the other convention , is having its affect and Iho great city of the Golden Gate is nlso out of the race. This would really leave but Omaha. Minneapolis , Cincinnati nnd Detroit iu the range of success. The first thrco cities nnmod contend that ihsro would bo no wis dom in"selecting Detroit , ns it Is several hun dred miles without the range of travel nnd would therefore bo inaccessible to the major ity of those who would want to attend the convention. Omaha Feeling Well. Omaha Is feeling well ever the manner in which popular opinion Is thus minimizing the number of formidable contestants. She , on top of nil this , nrgues that she Is Just as accessible to the east us Minneapolis nnd hundreds of miles moro ncccssiblo to the far west and the entire south. This thus reduces the number of her competitors from n loclc.U view , point to one Cincinnati. Should the prevailing sentiment in the committee favor as early n day for the convention ns Iho middle of May or not later than the 2Jth ( of Umt month , Cincinnati will score a strong point by forging that to Iho front while the balloting is in progress for the climate of that city Is most pleasant at that tlmo. Should the feeling bo in favor of the convention not earlier than the last week in May and it is generally bcllovod that is about the tlmo which will bo determined upon Omaha's chances of success will rise some points higher. It may not be before Wednesday evening that a decision is reached by the national committee ns to where the convention shall go although there are members of the com- mittco who hope to see the contest ended before fore Wednesday morning. The arguments are to bo confined to about ono hour for each city or probably eight hours altogether. If the routine work of the committee Is at tended to before the arguments begin the latter will consume qulto all of Wednesday. Some of the most eloquent men In thu coun try will present the claims of the contesting cities , beginning with Chnuncoy M. Dopow for New York , lie will bo assisted by Sen ator Illscock , Hon. J. Sloat Fnssott , nnd nlso Senator Joe Hnwloy of Connecticut. Claims of Other Cities. Other cities have arranged for the presen tation of their claims as follows : For Omaha , Colonel C. 11. Scott nnd probably Senator Mandcrson ; for San Francisco , Roprosentn- tlvo McKenna and Hon. M. II. Do Young ; tor Minneapolis. Senators Davis and Wash- burne , nnd C. W. Johnson of Minnesota nnd Roproscnlntivo-oloct M. N. .lotinson of North Dakota ; Cincinnati , ox-GovernorI. n. For- nkernnd probably Governor-elect McIClnloy. Although Chicago has not asked tor the con vention she hopes to get It , nnd W. J. Camp bell of the national committee from Illinois will toll what the Windy City will do if the convention U given hor. Detroit's claim will bo urcod by the follow ing named parsons : Ex-Scmuor Palmer , Senator Stoclcbrldgo , ox-Rcprosontalivcs M. S. Brewer nnd E. P. Allen , Hon. J. II. Stone nnd Messrs. W. I. Dovorno , 1. T. Cowles nnd Henry Hay. U is said that no speeches will bo mndo on behalf of Chicago. Commlttccmnn Campbell of Illinois , will , at the proper time , nnnouncn to the national committee Chicago's willing ness to entertain the convention If the com mittee should decide that it is the proper city In which to hold it. Today was n busy ono about the Omaha headquarters. Although it was Sunday , crowns tilled the parlors at all times later than 10 o'clock. The headquarters pre sented u thoroughly Omaha nppearaure , with photographs , faces nnd badges. The Omaha commlttco paid Mrs. John A. Logan a social cat ! during the afternoon nnd were cordially received , Every member of the committee Is dolnff his best for Omaha , lion John M. Thurston arrived this morning from Now York and was soon In the thickest of the fray for Omaha. Ho Is contldcnt of success. When ho llrst arrived ho was disinclined tenet net ns proxy for Mr. Robertson , but ho Untidy consented to servo. Senators Pud- dOi'k nnd Mandorson , Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Crouuio and Mr. E. E. tlam nro working day und night with the com mittee. -1 ir.UTIXU I'llK MKKTIXa. Program of the Work Laid Out for thu National rommluoi- . W \binxnTox , O. C. , Nov. 23. All the ar rangements for tbo meeting of the national republican committee nt the Arlington house is about completed. A banquet hall lu the now addition to the hotel has been prepared for use of the committee. It Is well adapted for the purpose for which It will bo devoted. A largo room to the right ot the hall will bo used as a consultation ruom for tno com mlttco. The hall has been appropriately decorated for the occasion with ( lugs and bunting , nnd probably never presented n moro Do.iutlful appearance. The con.mittco will bo railed to order nt It o'clock by Acting Chairman Clnrksou , after which an organization will bo perfected. Some tlmo will bo consumed lu this work. Hon. Samuel Fcsscndcu , the member of the national commlttco from Connecticut , said today that after the organization of the committee the next buslnois iu order will bo n motion upon the resignation of Chairman Quay , and the choice of some ono to succeed him. Next will follow the approval of the net of the executive commlttco on ncceptliiR the resignation of Hon. W. W. Dudley , tha treasurer of the commlttco , and appointment of Mr. Harbour of Now York in his stead. The transaction of the necessary business above referred to , including the organization of the committee , will probably consunioabouttwohourfl. The commlttco will then hear nrgumontn from the delegations from the1 various cities who ucsiro to entertain the national re publican convention of IS'.G. Mr. Fcsscn- den fuild tonight that tha limn to bo allowed ouch delegation had not yet been determined upon , but It would probably bo the snmo ns that allowed four years ago , namely ono hour. After the delegations have all boon heard the commlttco will proceed to ballot , nnd the balloting will continue Until n city has been selected. After a selection has been imuio the commlttco will ilx the tlmo for holding the convention. The commlttco will then consider the form of the call for the conven tion. All the other business of nroutliiD char acter , such ns reports of sub-committees , etc. , will then rocelvo the attention of thocom- mittcc , Mr. Fossondon snld tonight ho thought tbo committee would bo in session two days. At 10 o'clock tomorrow morning n sub committcu from the national convention , consisting of Messrs. Fcsscnden , chairman. Hulncs of Mnino and Conger of Ohio , will hear representatives from the District of Colurabfa as to the manner in which dolo- gales to the next national republican con vention shall bo chosen from tno District of Columbia. The delegations have , in the main agreed upon the person or persona to present their claims , although their choice i.s still subject to a chaugo. Secretary Foster 111. WASHINGTON , D. C. , Nov. 22. Secretary Foster is today confined So his bed by nn nl- tack ot the grippe , resulting from a bad cold which ho contracted while in Now York. Dr. Cecil , the attending physician , says the ntlack is also nltributanlo In part to n need of rest from continued mental strain , but there is no reason to doubt that the secre tary u ill soon bo restored to bis usual robust health. triXTISK H'UK.IX IX K.IXSAS. Report of the Secretary of the State Hoard of Agriculture. KANSAS CITV , Kan. ; Nov. 22. Secretary Mohler , of the Kansas State Board of Agri culture has issued a spccual report on Kansas winter wheat. The estimated acreage sown to winter wtiont i.s 92.0-t per cent of last year's ' acreage or 2S4S5i : acres loss. The con dition of the crop is fuiybolow the condition at this time last year. In the eastern belt of the stale thcro has been a severe drouth. Many of the counties report no rain sluco last July. The drouth has delayed plowing , nearly ruined the fall wheat and has dried up the stock wntor and parched the pastures. Thoncreaco of winter ' Wheat in tho'castern belt has fallen olt 35.i ! per cent from last year. ' In the central belt the drouth has not boon severe , and plowing has progressed sufll- cienlly to allow the planting of 'JU.It per cent of last year's ' aereaqo'of.winter wheat. Tlio condition of the wheat u cot good , but better than in the eastern belt. 4 * The western br.lt hu3.b < sen moro prosper ous than all ether soctui&bf the state. Uuln has been abundant. The acrcngo sown to winter wheat is 120.0 per cent of last year's acreage nnd the condition is good. The general nvornpo of the condition of wheat throughout the stale Is much below Iho acorago at this season last year , nnd the out look for a good crop Is not flattering. IT HVKS A C.ISIl VF Ilcv. Uorinj'H ; l > enth Did Not from Natural Causes. CIIICAOO , 111. , Nov. 22. It now appears that the death of Rev. Ezra Marsh Boring at Evnnston last night was not caused by old ngo , as at lirst reported , but that the unfor- lunalo man committed suicide. The deceased wns ono of the oldest living Methodist Episco pal ministers iu the northwest nnd has bcon prominently connected with the Chicago district slnco its organizntion. For some time paat ho had been ou the suporunuatod list. For several weeks past old ngo nnd ill health had made him despondent , nnd ho hnu several times throalened to take his Hfo. Two weeks ngo ho tried to kill himself , but wns prevented by friends. Saturday night his dead hotly was found in nn attlcwliorn ho phad committed sulcldo by hangingHo was about 80 years of ago. ITH H'UHJf. Supreme Council of the Fiirmrra Alli ance HUB Adjourned. iNntANAi'oi.i.o , ind. , Nov. 22. The supreme council of the farmers alliance adjourned nt 10 o'clock yesterday morning to meet nox t year at Atlanta , Hnrrisburg or San Fran cisco , tha plnco to bo selected by the execu tive committee. A grand summer encamp ment wns decided upon , time und plnco being loft to n special conimittco. The commlttco on national legislation wns made up of President Polk. Mncum1 , L. P. Foathorstone of Arkansas , Page ot Virginia and Gwynno of Texas. The council refused to plvo the Reform Press association nny sort of Indorsement , nnd on this account II. W. Ayer , private secretary to Provident Polk , resigned. KII.LUH 111'.I ( tUX THAI' . How n KniiMiH Karmor Put an lOnd to Stealing on ( Us Kami. FT. SCOTT , Kan. , Nov. 22. William Mo- Lniu , n merchant at Walnut , a small town eighteen miles from here' , has lost consider able property lately ni the result of rob- bcrlos. Ho could notdetect : the thief , nnd last night ho set n gun trap. About mld- nlirlit the trap was sprung , the gun explode J and mortally wounded the intruder. Before bodied the thief snld ho was from Peorln , where ho had a brother living , but ho re fused to give his namo. The man's identity has not been discovered , jtr.xii.t rn Tiianr.i run. Collision of Two VCHSOH ! on Lnko iMIohljjnn No Ijivcx Lost. MII.W.U-III : : , Wls , , Nov. 23 , The steamer Samuel Mather from Djiliith for Buffalo , with r > S,000 bushels of .wheat , caino in col lision with the steamer Bran ! eight miles out from Iroquols Point , near Sault Sto. Mnrlo , at 2 o'clock this morning. The Mather's crow was rescued by the Brazil , that vessel being but slightly injured. The Mather sunk in twonty-llvo feet of water. She has an Insurance valuation of jyi,000. ! _ _ llcslrnhln Cltl/.oiiH. NKW YOUK , Nov. 22. Forty-llvo families of farmer * , from the Gorman border ol Kus- sia , arrived nt this port today per steamer Sparrndain. The families averaged ton members , all bound for North Dakota to farm a settlement. They were strong , healthy looking people , well tmppllod with money and apparently will make n desirable class of citizens. _ l.o < t Overboard In n Gale. NEW Oni.VAN9 , La. , Nov. 22. The Spanish , steamer ICmlllano from Liverpool has ar rived , and roporU that during a heavy culo ou October 14 , at 4 : : IO a.m. , tno VOJSP ! w.is struck by a heavy sen acd Captain Ventura Bongolithla , master of the Emiiiauo was washed overboard and drowned. HARPIES OF THE BATTLE FIELD Sickenirg Stories cf Chilian Ferocitj Evou t'jo Dead Mutilated. SACRIFICES OF AN AMERICAN GIRL , Forelunors Cnro I'or the Ilunil nutl I'- Inj : Cliilitin Koldlor.-i l.elt it Trey to ViilliireH by Their Com rades Horrible DctnllM. NKW YOIIK , Nov. 22. Some interesting details iu regard to the course of events In Chili immediately following the battle which placed the opposition in possession of thu city of Valparaiso , ns well ns on some points relating to the troublesome times preceding the junta's victory , is contained in a privnto latter recently received hero from n young American girl who has been living lu Valparaiso nnd Santiago. The writer of this loiter has bcon n member of the household of some of tha most influential families n Chill and her position has been such ns to afford her nmplo opportunity ot obsor- \ntlon. She was nt ono time In the family of Balmanodn , nnd ntnnothcr In thatof I'M wards ana Sullmaus. The Edwards family , ns will bo remembered , was exiled by Ualmaccdn and nitorwnrds was allowed to return toSan- tiago. The return of the lamlly was made the occasion of great public rejoicing. Following nro some of the most significant portions of the letter which Is dated at San tiago , September ID. Referring to tbo treatment of the dead oodles of the defeated loaders ot the Unlmn- cedan forces after Uio unttlo of Valparaiso , the writer says "it is sickuniiif , ' to write it , but I saw that mob tight for a hone , n plcco of llcsh , n hand , anyttdng out of that cart and six of the olllcors of tiio opposition on horse back , looked on mid smiled nnd tlioy kept that cart around in opati view for llvo days before they throw the bodies Into the sea. "What haa these generals donol Notblng but remain loyal to the government nnd led the armies niter the opposition llrst attacked. True , they were not good men , but what was loft to the president but such mcni When they were defeated they were both found wounded on the bnttlo Held. When the enemy went around to make the ropaso ( Anglo-Saxon , butchery of the wounded ) nnd demanded their swords which they were still grasping , they answered : "Uenerals never surrender. " Then they killed them , stripped them , cut them In pieces and iruw them around Valparaiso. Women motnors with their daughters looked on and said : "Well done , so is the vsngeanco of the con stitutional party. Lot them catch Balifiiiceun und make roast of him. " "I tell you frankly , n little moro of such scenes and I would have gene mad. As It was. I lost my head , and when ono of the wrotcbcs looked up to mo and asked mo to 'viva' I loaned over and called out , 'Wnat hrutos you urn ; what animals , what demons , ' and n lot moro that I don't remember. Though it had meant certain death I could not have contained myself. Help Prom the U ar.slilpH. "On the Ulst tbo opposition attacked at Concon , and after a very hard battle the government troops were defeated. Then after the victory the government fell back to the heights of Vina del Mar nnd the opposi tion followed , und for a week they lay in the trenches facing oacb other on the hills near Mira Mar , tbo river Aconcagua between. Wo could see the touts Irom the ton of the house nnd from the beginning wo heard every shot. Nothing was done until the JMth , but meantime tno government troops passed over by thouaands to the opposition. It was n foregone conclusion. "On the morning of thoiSth the flnnl battle of Plucilla enmo , nnu the tiring for an hour nnd n half was dreadful. Suddenly It ceased entirely , nnd twenty minutes later the rem nants of artillery dashed by as though the ilovll was after them. Ono whom wo know shouted up. 'All is loit ; in two hours the op position will bo hero to tnko the town and sack it. ' Immediately Mrs. McCreary signalled from the top of the house for help from the San Francisco nnd Baltimore , which were lu the bay. In nn hour 100 of the marine corps nnd ofllccrs arrived. "About noon the opposition came straggling in , nnd the uproar began. All the church bells and tire "bolls rang madly. The whole populucn turned out to receive thorn , nil with rod ribbons or badges. Never was a town so willing to bo taken. Ladies pulled the ofllcers from their horses and hugged nnd kissed thorn. At night the city was n pandemonium. Wo wont up'on the roof where they were signalling with olootrio lights to the admiral on board .snd wo counted several llros going on at oncp nnd spent balls were Hying around in nil di rections. Wo did not sleep much that night , I cnn assure you , though wo were well guarded. Next morning they found in var ious parts oi the city , dead , 000 men , women nnd children. "The ( jonnnu mnn-of-Wur Loipsig sent men ashore to do guard duty , as did also her majesty's ship Champion and the French frigate Champlain , hut It was not safe on tlio street. "When Unlmacodn know of the defeat at Plucilla ho ho handed over the government to General Uaqncdano , who was a neutral , so ns to save the city If possible ; sent his wlfo to MrKgnn's house In the morning and dis appeared no ono knows whoro. "A week ago today wo returned to San tiago , nnd about an hour after wo nrnv ; d they caino and shut us up in our house until dark. Mr. Illllmnn was out , but suddenly wo had the Bright idea of telephoning to Mr. tCgan nnd so wo got hulp. They said they wanted to search for Hulmnceda , but they were not allowed to , and hail to bo content with appointing n guard to watch our going out anil coming in. Thnt is still thcro. Mrs. Bulmncoda and faintly nro now nt her mother's house , Don UomlnifO Toros. To morrow I am going to see them. "Tho last battle was Friday , August 28. Saturday the dreadful scones In the pi run , ono of which 1 have told you of , occurred ever the remains of Cinncrnls Harbossa nnd Alcc.rreca , and there were others. Dead anil Wounded I cl't UncarcMl I'or. "And nil this time the victorious nrmy ijulto and utterly forgot Its 5,000 duau und wounded on the licld. Don't bo incredulous thu llrst ninbnlnuco was got up on Monday morning nt 7 o'clock by the foreigners of Vulpnrulso. They began to bring the poor fellows In about' ) , and continued all day. "At noon I wor.t as assistant to Urs. Stilt nnd Edgar of the San Francisco and Unlil- moro , nud I was with thorn ton days. Had churgo ot their ward with twenty-eight wounded. 1 was there fro'n H a , in. to ! p. in , Some poor things had been lying ton days hidden In some hollow of the Hold with no food only what they had with thorn. Such pitiful stories. Some do not know for what they were lighting. "After each batllo the government wounded were nil killed nnd even some of their own by mistake. Perhaps they found forty wounded government soldiers on the Hold. On Monday , the Hist , they romoin- bored their wounded , nnd some soldiers were scut out to bring them In nnd bury the duud. At ono tlmo tboro were -1.000 woumTod in Valparaiso , but some were sent to Talca , Chilian nnd Santiago. ' Do you know how they burled thorn I I rode out the morning of the -1th of Soptoin- bor ut (1 ( o'clock. They pllon up the dead , nf tor stealing their clothes and arm * . In piles or Hfty ouch , pouiod kerosene over them und burned thorn. At first they dug wells very deep and pitched bodies in headlong , but oven tnis was too hard work , so they adopted the other. "How ourdoctori did work. They earned the good will of everybody , although they were cudcd Yunkoo apios. Only ono in my ward died. " Itnuo War In Miss. , Nov. ' . " 4.For the past few days trouble has existed among the rnros of AI& tn county , nnd n crowd of whites won I tlio house of Dan Olnv'nor ' ( colored ) niw him nud soverdly whipped several oth u Jt'Krocs. Oorgo 1'leUlo. n white manu ' .odny nrrcsU'd ns ono of the leader. ' , nnd ol ; . rs are In pursuit of thu rest of them. V i While Ooput' , : . herlff Wiiltnkor was guardIng - Ing thu shanty C Ian ( ihidnor , Ills pistol wn * accidentally tilt ircod while ho was ex amining It. Tb nlot struck nnd Instantly killed n negro ntd Kennedy , The origin of the trouble is n .known. rintrii.itiKit . \i"iiit.ttK.t /.I.V/J.N. I'r.Miil unit IlllnolH I ' ( ! rulers Prefer in lilvo \ \ lii'i't * CiopM Arc Sure. SiorxCirv , In. , Nov. 'J' ' . | Special Telegram - gram to Tin : Ben.A ) party of eight farm ers from ifo Davlus county , Illinois , nro hereon on their way to Nebraska fnrmi which they purchased during the harvest excursions last fall. They say tnnt about . ' ( Oil families from that region will locate this winter nnd next spring In northwestern Nebraska and soulh- eastern Dakota , 'llioy sell their Illinois land for $ < M to $100 per nero nnd buy equally good land hero for $ ' , ! . " > per iicro. AVIII Opposs * a Compromise. Siot-x Cirv , la. , Nov. ! W. ( Special Telegram - gram to TUB Unr.l Senator W. O. Schmidt of Davenport , who will probably bo chair man of the state senate committee on liquor law , was Interviewed hero today nnd de clared positively against any compromise with the anti-prohibition republicans for Iho repeal of the prohibition law. Ho said : "I hope none of our members In either house will think of presenting nny hills embodying their Individual notions. There Is no chance lor the paosngo of nny bill not well matured nnd endorsed by the democrats in caucus , nnd It will not do the man who introduces it nny good , but it may bring aid and comtort to the enemy. I am not In favor of voting for any republican or nny sldo Issue-demo cratic bill. " Accommodat | MU Far morn. Siof.x CITV , In. , Nov. ! ! . [ Special to Tin : BEK.J A line of light , swift steamers is being organized hero to ply on tbo Missouri river between Sioux City nnd I'lorro. The object is to carry the products , especially the grain'of a largo agricultural region bor dering the river in which the farmers huvo now to haul from thirty-live to soventy-llvo miles to a railroad station. The Chicago & Northwestern nnd the Chicago , Milwaukee & St. Paul have n compact potto build In Dakota. The boats will begin regular trips lu the spring ns soon ns navigation opens. S < | iitn : < lcrrcl Ills .Money. Siot-x CITY , In. , Nov. 23. fSpoc'tnl Telo- grnm to Tins Bm : . ] John C. Funk of Wntor- town , S. IX , arrived hero a week ago with his wife nnd three children nnd ? ' . > 00 en route for Ulair , Nob. , to go into business. Ho went on a spree nnd today was seized with n fatal tit of delirium tremons. Every cent of his money has bcon squandered , nnd his wlfo Is trying to get nid to tnko her to friends nt Blair. Cleveland IM Their ( holee. Sioux CITV , la. , Nov. 23 ( Special Telegram gram to Tin : Br.n.J The Sioux City demo crats tonight orcanize.t a Horace Boles club. A motion declaring Boies the club's choice for president was lost nnd n motion pledging to Cleveland was carried. \ . M. C. A. Il-tll l > pdlonte < l. low.v Clrv , In. , Nov. 22. The New Young Men's Christian association building1 , known ns Chase Memorial hnll , costing $30,000 , was dedicated today , I'rofossor Wheeler making the address. JIHOO KL \ \ \ 'fi A CVllflSXT. Two Hundred Men Digging"l'olfthe Uodics of the Victims Nnw YOIIK , Nov. 23. All last night 100 men laoorcd at the scene of the disaster nt Ridgo\vood , Brooklyn , searching for the bodies of the four laborers who were caught by the cavo-ln of sand and the bursting of tlio main of the Long Islnnd Water Supply company , that occurred yo.ucrday afternoon. At 7 o'clock ttiis morning they were re lieved by n now gang of 2iM other. * . At2-I0 : p. m. the liriit body was recovered. It was found some twenty-live feet below the surface , standing in nn upright position , belli bands llrmly grasping n shovel. It was iden tified ns 1'nuUiuntcro , an Italian , living a tall Canton street , Brooklyn. Ho has a wife and family In Italy. No nttompt was made today to llnd the bodies of the other thrco men , Hugh Mur phy , Joseph Coslno and Pillip | Saloon , who were caught between the timber and piling that held up the sides of the excavation for the now iron mam Hint was being laid. Every effort was made to Hml the top of the brick conduit to learn if possible If it was intact or had boon broken. When its condi tion has been established the question whether Brooklyn is to have n water famine or not will bo known. TIIK itirun An L'nknow.i Man Onnipsto Ills Death I'Yom the ItrooUlyn Itrid o. NKW YOIIK , Nov 22. In the nftornoon today - day , when the big Brooklyn bridge was crowded with strollers , n stranger Jumped from the main span to the Easl river , MO foot below , nnd was drowned. It was n clear case of suicide. Jainos Ross , n peddler , of 23. " ) York street , Brooklyn , wns driving upon the Now York end of the bridge road way , when the stranger passed up nnd bogged permission to rldo across. llo wns n medium sized man , In mlddlo life , clad in the garb of n 'longshoreman. As ho rode along ho conversed rationally with the peddior nnd iwo boys who were with him. On reaching Iho center of thu main span thu man Jumped up and snld : "I guess I'll Jump overboard. " Ross thinking ho wns Joking , replied : "All richtou ; , Jump nnd I'll fol low. " Ho did jump , going down half Iho distance as Blr.ilirht as an arrow , feet first. Ho struck Iho water fnco llrst , nnd wns lost to view for some seconds , llo rose at once , his head Jmt showing , nnd sank for Iho last tlmo. Tno bodv has not bcon recovered. This is tbo Ih'it suicide from the bridgo. IIMf.l Til Kit / ( > /lJ.I.S r. Ol'l'lCE Of Wl'.ATIIIIll BlWIiVIJ , i OMAHA , Nov. 23. ( Milder weather provalls to the north and northwest , and light ruin or snow has fallen In the Missouri vnliey , It. Is now raining at Rupld City , S. D. , with the temperature nbovo freezing and northeasterly wind. Fair weather provalls In the Rocky mountain ro- glon. glon.WASHINGTON , D. C. , Nov.22. For Kansas : Fair ; northerly winds ; warmer ; fair Tues day. day.For Nobrnsnannd Iho Uakotas : Wnrmer nnd generally fair Monday ; variable winds ; probably fair Tuotday. For Missouri Colder In eastern portion with a cold vvavo ; warmer by Tuesday In woiloru portion ; local snows followed by fair weather Monday Vight nnd Tuesday. For Colorado Slightly warmer and fair wenthor ; fair Tuesday. The storm central Saturday night ever Lake Superior had disappeared by Sunday mornlnif , but that central ever the Indian territory had become a decided cvclonlo area , central over southern Illinois. The mndurnto and limited cold wnvo tmi moved from Mon tana to Arkansas since Saturday morning. IOIixtMU Wire .Men In Session. ST. Louis , Mo. , Nov. 2' . ' . 'Iho electric wire men nnd linoinen of the United States nro In session In this city. The object of the con vention , which will last through the week , is to form nn tntornutlonul organization to bol ter the condition of the trade. Arrivals. At London Sighted , Memphis from Balti more. At Havro-Hrotagno from Now York. At t > uocniUiwnAlaska from Now York ; Lord t'livo from 1'hllndoljihia. At Now York -Fulda from ( Jcnon ; Fur- neasio from Ulutgow. PARIS REPORTERS STUMPED , None of tbo French Nowjpnpar Mon Can Fathom da Qlcra' Little Gnnio. EVERY MOVt IS MADE VERY SECRETLY. Some Stnrtllnjj Unmiii-H Allont Com Cerallli : the Visit Ol1 tiltItllHslail Preinloi'-A lUlnlHtm-lal CHIN In ! p.iln. liu.lmnr.1 ( Jnnlnn Itennrtt I P.MIH , Nov. 22. | Now York Ilcrnhl I'ublo -Special to THU Bii : : . | In the last twenty four hours the Parisian Joimmllsts have nil been playing n now game "What la M. da ( .tiers up tol" No ouo cnn answer this co- nuntlniiii. All tlio newspaper men of Purls pivoltup. M. do Glor.s Is nbiolnluly deter mined to keep his secret. Ills son , wlio is councilor nt tbo Kusslnu embassy hero , begs hi * numerous friends not to toino to HOC turn during tlio visit or Ills father , mill when M. do liters goes out wliloli happens often enough ho departs from tlio tittle back gnto IM order to throw olT the trad ; tlio Journalists who llo In wait for him. For the Unsslan foreign minister has b-- eonio inoro timorous tiuin usual anil Is afraid of n sliudow. I < > ven the sorvnnts nro believed capable of committing an Indiscretion , Nevertheless everyone knows that nt noon n conference took nlnco between MM. do tilers , do Froyclnot nnd Uibot , wtileli lasted an hour mid a half.Vhon M. do Frevelnct returned to the \Var department ho appeared very well pleased , vhleli is a rnro thing for him. It is believed nlso , despite ttu secrecy kept up nt the Russian embassy , that the Ktisslam nn- bassadors nt Homo , London and Brussels have been in Paris slnco yesterday , nnd hnvo had several conferences with ttiolr chief. The u two facts are mneli moro Important than the dinner yesterday nt the foreign ofllco nnd tlio breakfast today nt the Russian embassy , which was attended by the chief personages of the French political fold. At n quarter to ID o'clock this evening M. do CJlors will leave lor Benin , whore , as I Imvo already suited , ho will bo received by the ompcror nnd Chancellor von Cnprlvl. Mcanwhilo the Grand Dukes Alexis and Vladimir , brothers of the czar , ono ropro. sciitiny the nnvy nnd the other the nrmy at Russia , remain In i'aris , ostensibly merely for their own amusement. A rumor has been circulated since yostor- cluy in splto of ofllcinl denials that M. Her- betto , brothe.'of the French minister nt lior- lln , lias been arrested. M. Hurbotto was fern n lone time director gcnor.il of prisons , and ho is accused of malversation In olUeo. The news is very important , for , if true , it would force his brother , the ambassador , to resign , and the government would bo greatly em barrassed in trying to replace him. It would lind no Frenchman willing to continue tin ) policy of political abasement , followed by tin present ambassador. A most unexpected ministerial crisis has broken out at Madrid. The ilimnciul trou > blesjjccnmo so great that the prime minister thought to sot tnc.ii right by' tnklnea now minister of llnunco , but ho bus not been nbia to llnd ono of the old ministers willing la stay in the now cabinet , Tno political crisis , therefore , nuds to the lliuuioiii ) crisis. HUH' JIHHIIX IIVI.S KH.1.K1I. Investigation .v hews tin1 Itnltiin > ! 'a IlnathWnin'M ! tl lo wns Shot ICiipur ulit il I'Ulliij.liiin ' * * ( liirliin llcnnrt'.l ' VAM-AIIAISO , Chill ( via Oalvoston , Tox. ) , Nov. 22. | Bv Mnxlcan Caulo to the Now S'ork ilcriild Special to 'I'm ' : DISH , | .ludgo of Crimes Foster has concluded nil secret oxaminatlon into the assault upon Hid sou men ot the United States steamer Balti more ) . It is possible that the result of the testimony in the case will be obtainable soma time this woolt. Thu evidence will show that Riggin , the American sailor , was killed by a rlllo shot. It has been estab lished that thcro was n bullet hole through the scarf und overshtrt ot the Baltimore sailor who supported KIgcin after ho had been stabbed. In regard to Shields , the fireman of tha steamer ICeowoonaw , who was subjected to such ill-treatment , there will probably bo nn argument ever tbo question of Ids nation- nlity. It will bo nllogad that he U not an American citizen , as the ship's articles show mat ho Ic n nntivo of Ireland. Tho. bark Kalsow , about whoso loss nt sen I cabled you yesterday , was lo.idcd with manganese. After she had been nlno days out her cargo shifted nnd the vessel was thrown on her boini amis. All bor crow , sixteen in number , got olt in the small boats. They were four days nt the mercy of the sea before tlfoy could olTcct n lauding on tha northern coast. They bad very little food , nnd sulTored greatly. They rcacnocl Fouuoy , thirty miles southwoslof Coiiuimbo. whouca they caino horn. CM// < / : / > TlIK KI.IWTIUXH. PreHidont I > n Font'oil IHSIICS n Call I or tin * Itrazillun lOliMMio"H. LONDON' , Nov. S3. A dispatch rrom Rio Janeiro says : 1'resilient da Fonsccii , In n proclamation , dated November , npnoints February " 0 next , us the day Joe tlio holding of the general elections and has summoned congress to nsscmblo on May ! l. The president adds that the requirements of the constitution , nmencicd to secure the Indupondont Judi ciary , urn to provide safeguard t for upholding tno protidciitlal vote , limiting thu preroga tives of congress , enlarging the powers of the executive and reducing roprosentntlon. The president insists that existing decora tions und distinctions will bo respected. bi'Aix's .win1 o.i n ix ar. tjiicoo llfj-cnl ( hrlHlhia Approve ? ol' tlm Preinlor'H Selection. MMIIIID , Nov. 22. Queen Rcgont Chrls- tlnn has npproveJ the following appoint- incuts by Scnor Cnnovns Del Castillo , th prime minister , necessitated by the resigna tion of the ministry yesterday : Minister ol the Interior , Scnor Chargun ; minister ol pnbliu works , Senor Llnoras Ktvus ; minister of colonies , Senor Roblodo. The other port folios nro assigned as In the last cabinet n follows : Minister of foreign affairs , dulioof Telhuan , mlnlstor ol Justice , Senor Villa. vurde ; minister of war , ( Juuurul lu Azacurr- ngo ; minister of marine , Admiral liorangor ; minister ol llnunco , Senor Cus-Gayon ; min ister of public Instruction , agriculture and commerce , Sunor Do Unnn. Novel AdvertlHliiK Hoh < Miio. MOUNT PJ.KASAXT , la. , Nov. 22. | Spocl l Telegram to THIS llEe.l Mm. Ruisoll 1) ) . Harruon U visiting her coiuln , Mrs. J. O. Ilownan , in this city. Mrs. Uowinnn has re cently opened u novelty Morennd the Mount 1'lensiint Journal prints tlio following uuvor- tlsoment : " 1'ros.ldont llurrUon'n sou's wlfa Is MpeudliiK iv few days at Mrs. J. C. Bow * man's , and will bo pluuicd to mo t thu Mount I'k-asani puoplo. Kvoryhody ooralally lu- viiod to call at tbo novelty sloro and moot this dibunyimliea lady , "