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    TTI13 OMA1TA DAILY LvlllDAY , JANt'AKY 18 , 1893.
RECOGNIZED THE POPULISTS
Governor LowelHng Bonds a Message to
That Branch of the Kansas House.
DEMOCRATS VOTE WITH THE REPUBLICANS
I'opnllxt Lender * Clrrtitly Illstiirhed Thi
( lovornnr'fl Action Not nil Vrt Kniloried
by the Jicnnte U'lmt tlio Itcpubll-
cans l'rotntfl | to Do ,
TOIT.KA , ICnn. , Jan. 12. The members of
the dual house were nil promptly In their
scats at 0 o'clock , but no pretense of trans
acting any business was made. No agree
ment having been reached by the Joint peace
committee , each house maintained Its or
ganization , The usual motion to adjourn
and meet ngaln in order to make a legislative
day was adopted by lx > th sides , but beyond
that nothing was done In the early hours of
the day and the members killed time ns best
they could pending a further conference of
the committee.
The tbreo democrats who yesterday de
If. cided to afllllntc with the republicans on the
question of organIzatlon broke the monotony
nt 3 o'clock by announcing tholr decision
publicly. The republicans had worked
themselves Into a pretended squabble over
the reading of their journal in order lo have
a roll call to give the democrats an oppor
tunity to proclaim tholr position. As their
names were called Messrs , Chambers ,
i Mcaghcr and Koscnthal , the democrats , arose
from their scats In turn and stated that they
believed the republican hotiso to bo the le
gally constituted one and had therefore de
cided to participate in the proceedings of
that organization.
Ohrori'd th Action of tlin Democrats.
This action by the democrats was received
with loud cheers'by the republicans. The
populists pretended to make light of It , but
their leaders were evidently greatly dis
turbed. The addition of the three democrats
to the republican membership gives tno re
publican house sixty-seven members , a ma
jority of live , composed of ono republican ,
ono Independent ( Wilson ) , ami tlio three
democrats.
The excitement caused by the action of the
democrats soon subsided and the monotony
of waiting for further developments was re
sumed.
Soon it was announced on the populist
nldo that the senate and the governor would
shortly recognize the populist houso. Mem
bers on both sides waited impatiently for
such action. It had been agreed that the
Kcuato should recognize the populist house
by resolution and the governor should recog
nize it by addressing n communication to the
speaker. The plan miscarried. The senate
adjourned without taking the agreed action.
Before the governor could bo informed of
that fact , however , his communication was
on its way to the house. When the populist
Bcnrcant-at-arms , Chase , was called to the
door to receive the governor's messenger ,
and as Secretary Close was recognized , the
populists arose nnd began cheering , Popu
list Speaker Ounsmoro rapped for order and
i-estorcd quiet , the republicans making no
demonstration.
Secretary Close called out : "Mr. Speaker
Diinsinorol" This oflleinl recognition gave
the populist side another opportunity to
cheer. Women shook their handkerchiefs in
the air and thu members climbed into their
scats and waved their hats.
il by Governor I.tnvrllliiR.
There were cat calls from the republican
nldo as the populist chief clerk read the fol
lowing :
To J. M. DtiNSMom : . Speaker of the Hotiso of
Hepresontallves : In , answer lo your com
munication > > eitt mo January in , 1893notify
ing mo that thu house was duly organized ,
with J. M. Dnnsnioru as speaker , John Sumple
as speaker pro tern , Den 0. Hlch as chief clerk ,
I . ! > ' . Dick as RurKeuiit-nt-nriiis , and toady for
business , I ( leslro lo say that 1 will communi
cate with you further In writing.
L. I ) . I/KWKI.I.IMIGovernor.
The populists again cheered , but Repub
lican Speaker Douglass rapped for order and
said :
"Tho legally organized house of repre
sentatives will come to order. "
Some minor resolutions were then offered
on the republican side and the roll was or
dered on ono of them. The call showed that
sixty-seven members answered to their
names.
The excitement occasioned by the recogni
tion of the populist house by the governor ,
continued for some time , the populists cheer
ing exultantly over their apparent victory
and the republicans taunting them with the
failure of the senate to carry out the program
of recognition. After a half hour of excite
ment things quieted down again. Tholcadcrs
got together nnd agreed to adjourn both
houses , without prejudicing the position of
cither , until 0 o'clock tomorrow morning. In
accordance with this agreement both houses
adjourned at 8 o'clock to tno hour named.
InciMiilliiry ItcHolutloiii.
Toi'BKi , Knn. , Jan. 12. While all parties
were striving to bring ubout a peaceful solu
tion to the legislative problem today , a few
hot-headed populists were distributing in
the two houses copies of the resolutions
adopted at last nlcrht's populist mass niccT-
ing. These resolutions were signed Dy the
committee appointed at tlio meeting for that
purpose , and which had been adopted with
out anybody kniwlng Just what they con
tained , the confusion having made theit
reading Inaudible. The resolutions were in
cendiary in character. After stating the
populist claims in supgtort of their posjtionHu
the house squabble , the resolutions continue :
Resolved , That wo Indor.Mi and applaud the
glorious action of thu representatives and urm
IhPin , If not recognized by HID governor lo saj
to him , as did Mlrabcuii lo his men when UK
monarch refused to rucoKiilru thu I'ri'nch as
sembly of Iho pcojilu , "Slave , KO toll yoni
master that wo tire hero by thu will ot tlio neo-
plu and wo shall disperse only ut Iho point ol
the bayomil. "
Unsolved. That wo nxpont Iho coiinsul.s of j ;
poor man with brains nnd n heart that beat'
for Iho poonlu tocounl for moro under thl :
' administration than Iho advlcu and menace !
of the rich mmi , short lived senatoroxgov * ,
ernors and highnesses.
ltet > olved , That \ > i > urge tlio lupresunlntlvn !
, of the great American peoplu to Mlanil firm as
u unit and that wo pleilKO to them unfaltering
Hiipport In ( Intlr movement * against thu rep
rosuntatlrus of greed nnd uviirlqu.
These resolutions were condemned bj
SpcakurDunsmoreand othersof thu mon
conservative populists. *
.Moving ttllli Caution.
Toi-BKA , Kan. , Jan. 12 , The senate did
practically nothing today. An attempt was
made by the moro radical members to force
t n recognition of the house , but It failed. All
tlio morning nnd a greater portion of tin
afternoon was spent In waiting for u ropori
> from the committee appointed to Inquire
p- into the organisation of the two houses
1 * That committee was at work nil day. All
o'clock the populist senators , impatient n
the long delay , voted in caucus to dlscluirgi
the committee. A recess had been taken t <
permit the holdingof caucus. When tin
senate reassembled motion was made ti
discharge thocommittcoand to recognize tin
) X ) pulls t house by adopting a resolution ti
that effect , The motion aroused an uni
mated discussion. During the debate thi
uows came from the house that the thre
democrats of thut body hud joined the re
I1-- . * publicans. The effect waa to cause the aen
ntors to proceed slowly. All the ropubllcai
Bcnatora op | > osud a discharge of the commit
f tee and Senators Uillard. and O'llryan , ih <
democrats , sided with the republicans
Pending the discussion , Loedy , populist. , o
Coffey.county. moved nn adjournment untl
tomorrow , which carried , Tnus tlm rosolu
tlon reeognlilnu the iwputlst lower heus
cannot come up before tomorrow.
To CUoukiuatu the I'
TOI'HKJI , Kan , , Jan. li ! , Mandamus prc
cocdlngs iiualiiat-Soorot-ry of State Osboru
were thin evening begun In thu ? uprcm
'court to compel him to hand over to Gcorg
Ij. Douglass , apodUer of thu republican hous
of representatives , certified copy of men
hers elected to the Kansas house of roprt
sentativcj now on jltc in hU oftlcc. The r <
turns were compiled by ov-Secrotary t
Ktatn Jllgglns. and show sixty-four legull
elected republican members of the legisl ;
lure , or a majority of two entitled to coi
tWcatej.
Mr. Douglass is the speaker chosen by th
republican organization and Iho object of th
J uU Is to obtain from the court u decision o
lo whether or not the republican organiza
tion Is the hotiso of representatives , The
court received the petition. The matter was
Inld aside for consideration tomorrow morn
ing. The repuolle.nis have no doubt that
the court's decision will IKS favorable to
thorn , and hope In this way to checkmate
the latest move of the populists , which ro-
suited this evening In the recognition of the
populhl house by Governor Lcwclllug ,
MAXV IUI.I.S INTUODt'CKD.
In Smith Dakota I'rrimrliiff In
Itarn 1 lu-lr Sntnrlm.
Pir.tmn , S. D. , Jan. 13. [ Special Telegram
toTiiBlJEE. ) Both houses ot ths legislature
were In session only a little over one hour
today. Atmut the only work done was the
Introduction of more hills. Both houses now
have nn even record In hills Introduced , nnd
when the flood closed this afternoon each
had marked eighty-throe to its record.
Stoveroud of 'Codlngton and Patterson of
Day both introduced bills cutting down the
legal rate of Interest.
Among other bills introduced was one bas
ing the salary of county auditors on the
equalized valuation of ountles. Tins is n bill
drawn by auditors In the state convention
some weeks ago ; one decreasing the salaries
of county superintendents by Summersido of
Hughes , covering the recommendation of
( iovernor Sheldon in regard to inspection of
illuminating oils ; hy Mathlson attaching
certain unorganized counties west of the
Missouri to the Sixth Judicial circuit. These
counties have hcrctoforo been under no
Jurisdiction nnd criminals could not ho
prosecuted : by Motley amending the present
law in relation to selling property for taxes
so the sa mo shall bo sold In separate tracts :
hy appropriation committee to provide for
the payment of per diem nnd mileage of
legislation. By Cattnm repealing the pros-
entlaw In regard to the collection of fees on
sale of school lands ; by Utirt amending me
chanic's Hen law so the same will apply to
honiPHtcads ; by Kennedy , abolishing ofllecs
of county commissioners and substituting
Board of Supervisors elected from each civil
township ; by Starr , prohibiting the bringing
of armed forces Into the sltito. such as Pink-
orlons. A bill for Increasing the exemption
of personal property from $25 to00 came
up In the Hcnatc for final passage and was
lost.
lost.The
The present session Is In for economy ns
was evidenced when a resolution in the
house requesting the secretary of state to
furnish each member with a bill file was lost
by a big majority.
There is some friction between the World's
fair and appropriation committees in the sen
ate. The appropriation committee thinks
the bill appropriating money for the exhibit
should come before It for consideration , but
the World's fair committee think its recom
mendation is sufliclcnt. This latter otnmit-
tce has decided to recommend an appropri
ation ot STO.OOO. A minority report will also
bo presented , ono member favoring S. > 0,000
and an independent member . * i"i,000.
Hooper's divorce bill , providing for ono
year's residence of plaintiff , came up in the
house. The committee recommend it do
not pass , and the report was adopted.
A'KW'S IIOO.U IS UUSTKI ) .
Ho Will Not Kcpri-fttfnt Wyo nil MR In the
I'nltod .Stiitcs Srnatc.
Cnr.YKXsn , Wyo. , Jan. 12. [ Special Tele
gram to THE BEE. ] Now's boom Is busted.
Since the close of the national and state
campaign Chairman New lias industriously
been manipulating the wires in order to
sceuro the United States scnatorship. At
one time his candidacy was regarded as
formidable and with a democratic and
populist majority he was regarded as the
strongest man in the race. This period is
now passed and Mr. New.'s apparent
strength is gone.
New was the last official appointed by
Cleveland and held over under 'Harrison by
lavish promises to support republicans. By
an accident he was made chairman of the
democratic state central committee. The
'campaign ' was fought on lines opposed by
him and at one time when fusion appeared a
mistake ho washed his hands of the wnole
business , The campaign was principally on
the Invasion issue , which ho also opposed.
Ho then began to sigh for the lleshpots of
the senate.
Promises were made to everybody who
had Influence with the representatives-elect
and to the legislators themselves. At least
seven men have been promised the United
States marshalship , four candidates for
United States attorney have his undivided
support and two timoer inspectors. These
facts have been discovered and the
result is that Mr. New is a beaten man.
The strength ho had is now divided among
various candidates of whom the chiefs arc
Ilolliday , Baxter , Beck and Corn. Senator
Warren is working quietly for re-election as
is also Hichurds , who hopes to get a popu
list or two In addition to the full republicai
vote , which would elect him. The senate is
adjourned to next Monday , so a vote cannel
bo fixed before that time.
ILLINOIS' SCHOOL LAW.
Compulsory Kiliicatlon Will Again lie t
CauHo fur Dlllcrunrcs.
SruiNoriEi.u , 111 , , Jan. 12. Thcro Is to hi
war between the democrats and rcpubli
cans in the legislature ouer the compulsor ;
education bill. Merrltt of Sangamum hit ;
prepared the democratic measure and Bcrr ;
of Carroll the republican. Boll
repeal the law and substitute n compulsor.
education law which allows teaching in pri
vate ana parochial schools. The differ cm :
is that the republican measure require
hat the teacnlng shall Include roa ding am
writing in English. A fight will bo made 01
tills lino.
Sunday opening of the World's fair won
signal victory in the Illinois legislator
today. The n.attcrcame upon a rcsolutio
offered by Representative Bryan of Du Pag
county , declaring in favor of opening the fnl
on Sunday , and asking the Illinois member
of congress to vote that way. Represent :
live Spellman of Vernillllou moved that th
resolution bo laid on the table. A test vet
was had at once. All in favor of Smulu
opening voted against the motion to lay it o
the table and those In opposition voted fc
it. The motion was injuriously beaten , U
yeas and 10 nays.
A joint resolution providing for an Invest
gallon of tlio sweating evil in Chicago wa
adopted by acclamation today in both house
of the Illinois legislature.
I'nrli's Jvuini-roii * Itecommnmlutlims.
MADISON , Wls. , Jan. 13 , Governor Pec
read his message to the legislature In join
session today. It congratulates the slat
on the prosperity of the past two years , an
the supreme court requiring interest o
Ktato funds to bo turned over to the state
recommends changes In the Australian ha
lot law to make It moro absolutely secret
asks n constitutional amendment pc
mltting an increase in salary for si
perlntenacnt of public instruction ; recoil
mends that taking of timber from Htat
land bo made a criminal offense ; asks for
contingent fund for use in case of danger <
cholera ; rccommonds thut artisans' day I
made a legal holiday ; recomemnds u rovlsic
of the military laws in the interest of tl
cfllelcncy of the national guard ; rcconmicm
legislation looking to a uniform system i
road.4 la the state. After reading the me
sago the legislature adjourned till Tucsila
The United StaU-i senatorial light Is still (
un > l promises to bo a hot oue.
I
In Wyoming's l.ti
CUEYEXXB , Wyo. , Jan. 1'J. The sessions i
both Ilia house and tlio senate today wei
very tame and quiet. Beyond the lutrodu
tlon of a few bills and the appointment <
thosenalo committees nothing of important
was done. . , _ _
In tlio house a resolution wus adopted
memorialize the sonatn u.ul house of ro pi
scntatiyOH of the United States dcimindli
unequivocally the free nnd unlimited eolnai
of silver and the enactment of uu'ch laws
woul'J restore silver to its rightful place
the currency of the country ,
Will Ho ItocoKitUeil ) > y die Rcimto.
Torutu , ICau. , 'Jan. 1'J. At a caucus
populists lenders tonight It wus ugrcud th
when the sejiato reconreiioil atOi3Qtomc :
row morning the housa Investigating coi
mltteo will bu illfichargoil und thut the pori
lists' house will be ix-cognlzed. Govern
Lowelllng was prevent at the caucu * und
said lo have ailvissd uucli a course.
WHAT DOES IT MEAN-
[ coNTixor.n rnoM rtitsT PAOB. ]
to sway the caucus , and there Is no question
but that every populist In both homes wilt
abide by the caucus selection. Mr. Powers
has occupied n most dignified attitude In
reference to the matter. Helms persistent
ly avoided anything that could
bo twisted Into ant ostentatious
canvass for the ofllco. Unllko Mc-
Kclghan , Qreeno and the other ambitious
ones , ho lins not worn out any buttonholes ,
and wearied no legislative cars. His con
duct lias been above reproach , and If ho is
the successful m.nn ho will always lay claim
to the fact that the onico found him only
after n most persistent search. And yet
some of the strongest men in both houses
have been diligently pushing Ills claims ever
since the llrst member arrived In the city
and no stone has been left unturned that
stood In his path. The Nester of the inde
pendent party in Nebraska is approachhiR
the senatorial onico with dignity and If no
falls of his ambition It will bo through
neither the mistakes of himself nor the lack
of effort on the part of his friends.
UiUllii nml III * 0011111111(00.11
Speaker Gafiln is still wrestling
with the committee problem and
Is burning the midnight oil at his
onico In the state house tonight. He
luis given it out Hint the list of committees
will not boannounccu until after the voteon
state officers has been canvassed. All efforts
to get an advance list huvo failed , nnd oven
the Inquiries of some of his intimate friends
and partisans In the house have met with a
courteous but none the less decided rebuff.
DKAUI.OUKKD AC1AIX.
Semite ISrCiurs to Adopt the HOURO Aim-nil-
uirnt to Joint Solution llnlrs.
LINCOLN' , Neb. , Jan , IS. [ Special Telegram
to TUB Bnu. ] After the senate had been
called to order at lOilO this morning and
Chaplain Snyder had delivered his initia
tory prayer , the now members settled
themselves comfortably in their chairs
to enjoy the reading of the Journal. After
the reading had proceeded about twenty
minutes Mattes undertook to shut it off , but
Correll and Tofft explained that they had
corrections to make and the reading pro
ceeded to its finish.
After the Journal had been duly corrected
Babeock presented the report of the
committee on.employes as follows :
For night watchman , John Kucera ; pages ,
James ( Jrant. Pierre Munn , Herman Thellan ,
I' . Swlgart , Halllo Ducker , Joseph Meagher
and Ira Kiminer.
Senator North introduced a resolution ,
which was carried , directingithe sergeant-nt-
arms to take charge of the senate employes.
McCarty of Howard wanted the lieutenant
governor to administer the oath to the em
ployes , but when that ofllcial stated that ho
had no power to administer oaths the motion
was withdrawn.
The resolution providing for the appoint
ment of a committee of three to receive bids
for supplies to bo furnished the senate ,
laid over yesterday under the
rules , was taken up and discussed
at length. Stewart of Sioux , who fathered
the resolution , demanded it on the ground
that It did not conflict with the prerogatives
of the secretary of state. Neither did it
clash with the resolution' adopted yesterday
directing the secretary of state to furnish
supplies upon requisition on the secretary of
the senate.
Tcfft renewed his objection to the
resolution and argued against it at length.
He took the position that it lay with the
regular standing committee on accounts and
expenditures to seu that prices charged for
supplies were not exorbitant. He did not
believe that the statute conferred upon the
senate power to receive bids for supplies or to
direct the secretary of state to receive such
bids. Ho thought perhaps It was a mutter
for legislative enactment.
Dy.snrt Di'Tiuuls Himself.
Stewart again came to the defense
of his pet resolution , but Darner opposed -
posed it and that settled it. The
final motion to adopt was put to the
.senate , and the yeas and nays demanded.
The roll call proceeded and when Senator
Dysart's name was reached ho arose to n
question of privilege. Ho desired to state
again his reasons for not voting , and said :
"I acknowledge that 1 am placed
in a peculiar situation in this body. In the
first place , I am a member of this senate
as an independent. In the second place , 1
have been stabbed in the face and in the
back by members of my party through the
newspapers of this stato. I desire that mj
position bo fully understood by the people ol
the state , and , in order that my oxplunatior
may be more fully comprehended , I desire
the secretary to read the following mani
festo. "
The secretary read as follows :
iNDMNAroi.is. Ind. , Dec. 28. The people' ;
party leaders Issued tliu following imiiilfosU
today : To people's party legislators-elect li
Nebraska , Wyoming. Montana , California
North Dakota nnd other states : Wohcrobj
request that all and uncli of you stand Urn
when It comes to bulletin ! ; for United State :
senators In your respective state.Vo ; nan
lion you asalnst fusion with either of tlicdoin
Inautparties. Maku a timiuio Unlit for on
principles ; vote for no man unless you knov
thatliu will advocate thorn In tint Unitei
States senate. Wo have arrived nt a period ii
our movement where wo must make a smiari
stand up light for principles. If Hie two donil
mint parties want to fuse on a nandl
data to defeat us , let them do hu
The sooner the hotter it will bo fo
IB , You cannot afford to consider tin
pcronal Interests of any individual , nodllTcr
em'o how uood or liow great ho may be. Tim
will leave no tlncu for barter , trailluor < : om
promlsu attached to our party or principles
Tim peonln look to you to carry out tliu prom
Ise.s niado In the lastcainpaljcii , and nnloss yoi
do your utmost In that direction youwill fal
to do your full duty.
Wo also kindly request that the pcoulo'
party .stale , county and local committees li
every Mate in tlio union do all in their powoi
and the local union do all In Its power an
lend a helping hand In ort-anl/.u the Industrhi
legion. Push thai organization in every Ntati
futility , precinct and school district in til
land. ' II. K. TAUIIII.VKCK , Chairman ,
.1. II. TUII.NKH , Hecrntary.
II. 11. KANKI.V , Trunsuror.
Below the above was written : "Approve *
by Dysart. "
Tried to Shut it Off.
Senator North was quick to sco the drll
of matters and kindly came to th
assistance of his independent ullie :
who were rapidly falling into th
pit so cleverly dug by Dysart , b
endeavoring to shut off the reading , but th
chairman decided that the senator froi
Nuckolls county had the rlghtto have th
manifesto included in his personal explain
tlon.
tlon.At
At the conclusion of the reading Sei
ator Dysart asked to bo excused froi
voting on the adoption of the resolution , In
Senator Stewart objected. Senator Dysai
stated that ho had been excused from votln
until the permanent organization of tli
senate had been effected and ho claimed tin
the senate was not permanently organize
until after the votes had been canvassed , i
at least until the rules of the government <
Joint conventions of both houses had bee
adopted ,
The motion to adopt Stowart'8 rcsolutlc
in reference to supplies was defeated.
Itofuicil the Amendment. ,
The next thing taken up was the rupoi
from the committee appointed to repo ;
rules for the Joint session of two house
The question recurred on the motion i
adopt the following amendment ; Whenovi
thcro shall bu u Joint conventic
of the two houses the proceedings at lengt
shall bo entered upon the Journals of bet
houses. The speaker Hlmll preside and tl
chief clerk of the housu shall keep tl
records , assisted by the secretary of scnat
Opposing the amendment , Senate
Totlt said : "I confess that 1 wi
surprised to hear that roK | > rt made
this senate. 1 was surprised when I rccc
lectcU that the gentleman who has the hem
of presiding over this body has always be <
fair to all parties. I was still more su
prised bccauso the position held by tl
lieutenant governor is held by virtue of h
if election by the vote of tliu people. Ho rcpr
ift. scnts the voieo of the people of N
t. brnska. It la possible , to say tl
least , that the gentleman 'who presides
ithe other end of this building does not re
iresent the people , but merely a corabln
ir tlon , "
is I Tlio yeas and nays were demanded und ll
amcudincut to thu rule was defeated by
vote of 10 to l , Senators HnboocU , Mattes ,
Halo nnd Korthtvotlng with the republicans
ngnlnM. it. Tlit ) ' swiato then took n recess
untillo'clock. ! , . ,
llrnolvriHn Hum tlin ( Mil Itule.
The senate rckc-f jr.cncd nt 2:35 : nnd Imme
diately after rt > n nMl Senator Mattes offered
the following reji.olutlon ;
Itesolvcil , That llii < Joint rules of the * e lon
of 1801 linlho Jointrules , of this se lnn nnd
that the hoUMi or .representatives t > o asked to
concur In the samel '
Upon the adoption of the resolution the
ayes and naycs wr.ro demanded. The mo
tion to adopt was carried , the live demo
cratic senators vQrihjr with the republicans.
Senator DnniW explained his vote by sayIng -
Ing that IM hill "been Informed that the
house had ndont'cfl'lhe ' report of the commit
tee. It seemed to him that the matter
should go to a conference committee. Ho
therefore voted against the resolution.
Senator Mattes also explained his motive
In offering the resolution. In the resolution
the house was nskcil to concur in the adop
tion of the old rules. It' the house refused to
concur the senators would then know where
they stood.
The following resolution was offered by
Senator Babeoek :
Whcrpas , Ilcllovlng that the p.\hlblt from
Nebraska nt the World's fair Is ot great Im
portance to the citizens of Nebraska ; there
fore , bu It
Hosolved , That , the prc.Mdont of the senate
apixtlnt a special committee of three , ono from
rach of the political parties , to confer with n
similar committee from the house of repre
sentatives to consider mailers of the Nt1-
hniNka Columbian commission with reference
to the Nebraska exhibit at the World's fair ,
this committee- be known as the World's
fair committee.
The resolution was adopted uuil the presi
dent appointed as the members of the com
mittee Senators Babcock , lx > beek and Mc
Carty.
Senator Stewart offered the following
resolution :
Kcsolved , That the secretary of state Is
hereby directed to make out tin estimate and
list of .supplies notalready contracted for ,
and which will 1m necessary for the Use of the
senate during this session , definitely specify
ing the quality required , and to udvertl.-u for
bids for the furnishing of the same , ; time for
receiving such bids tocloso at noon January
17 , 1HU3 , and to lot contract to lowest re
sponsible bidder.
The resolution was adopted , and , on mo
tion of Senator Moore , the senate adjourned
until 10 o'clock tomorrow.
ONLY AD.IOUKNED.
Absolutely Nothing Mono by the House
During tlin Day.
LINCOLN , Neb. , Jan. 12.Special [ to TUB
BEE. ] Roll call revealed the presence of
ninety-six members at Iho morning session
of the house , but they might just ns well
have stayed away , for an adjournment was
immediately taken untili ! o'clock this after
noon.
At the afternoon session Horst introduced
tlio following memorial :
To the Honorable , the Penato and House of
Heprehcntiitlves of the United States of
America :
Whereas , The election of United States
senator seriously Interferes with Iho prosre.xs
of legislation nndhasn tendency to nntueonlzo
It.s members by dividing them on party Hues ;
andWhereas
Whereas , A IUI-RO majority of llio people
demand II , therefore your memorialists , tin ;
house of representatives of thcbtutu of Ne
braska , respect fully jetltlim your honorable
body to submit anirmjidnient : to the constitu
tion of thu I'liKeif Slates providing for tliu
election of Hulled ritates benators by a direct
vote of the pnopluooj
The memorial -yds , ruled out of order as it
was regular business and as such could not
bo considered until after the canvass of the
returns. " "
pSheridan of Ucd Willow offered the follow
ing resolution : i -
Whereas , In thorrctlth of General Itcnjamln
K. Ilittli'rof Massachusetts , which occurred on
the loth. lust. , tliu t'hited States has lost ouu
of her greatest stnle.snien : and
Whcre.is , General''Hutler's ' ' devotion to Ills
country In her houi'of purll , his sympathy at
ull times with thn common people , his honesty
of purpose and hip undoubted courage have
oudeari'd him lo all.pt thu people ; thereforu
bolt
Resolved , Hy thdlifiuso of representatives of
tlio state of Nohi'ftMia. assembled , that us a
token nt respecttif ouv noblu dead. General
Itenjuniln 1' ' ' . lutcr.ithu ! | | , Hags of thu state
house bu lowered tp.liit ( ) ma.st for three days ,
and that ' .ho .s nixtobu"i-ciinested to concur hi
this resolution ,
Hc.solved , That a copy'of these resolutions
bo spread upon the records of this house , and
a copy bo sent to the sccrutaryofstate.it
Washington.
Howe moved an amendment providing for
adjournment until 10 o'clock tomorrow out of
respect for the distinguished dead.
The chair ruled the resolution out of order
on the same grounds as the memorial , but
the amendment was put and carried , and the
house adjourned.
ALOXQ TIIK WAY.
Matters Thut Fill thu Intrmtlccg Between
tlio Ailjoiiriimeiilft.
LINCOLNNeb. . , Jan. 1'J. [ Special to THE
BEE.J The cheerful serenity which charac
terized the conduct , of the independents in
the senate has received a rude shock by the
action of the five democratic senators in voting
ing with the republicans this forenoon on
two important matters which the populists
had set their hearts upon. There are indi
cations that the combination which was
formed with so loud n flourish of trumpets
two nights ago has already began to
crumble , and that within a day or so the in
dependents will once more find themselves
In the minority. They were especially
anxious to adopt tne new rule governing
joint conventions of the two houses so that
tno speaker of the house would preside. This
was with them a party measure. They intro
duced the resolution ycsterdy afternoon , and
on objection of Senator Moore to Us considera
tion It went over for ono day under the rules.
This morning when it was brought up In
regular order four of the democrats voted
against it , Thomson excusing himself from
voting for the reason thut he was a member
of the committee that had adopted the re
port and recommended it to the senate. This
afternoon Senator Mattes offered a resolu
tion to the effect that tlio joint rules of the
session of IB'.H should govern the present ses
sion , and upon this proposition the demo
crats voted solidly with the republicans.
Upon the adoption of the resolution relative
to senate supplies , another pet project of the
independents , the democrats voted with thu
republicans with the exception of North.
Lobeck voted with the independents , and
thus the resolution was adopted.
Tliotio Asylum Indictments.
Ono of the Important matters that will
cbmo up In both houses early In the session
will bo iii joint resolution directing the attor
ney general to assist the state in the prose-
tion of the men Indicted by this recent grand
Jury. IV Is also learned that the commission
ers of Lancaster county have engaged N. / .
Snell to assist County. [ Attorney Wooilwuiii
in conducting the prosecution. In this coir
ncction it may bo stated that the prelhnl
nary skirmish ( in it the light ugalnsl
the men under indictment will roinu in tin
supreme court. W. H. Price , tlio uttorno.v
for Gorham Belts , Ijiirt'applled for a writ ol
habeas corpus for'tlie- ' release of his olluut
Hisprincip.il grouiju"for the application ii
that the grand jurtf * ' being called after the
regular term of court liad convcneu , its uclioi
In bringing in indictments was therefore
illegal. If this poin't It made good before tin
supreme court ind that body releases Butts
the indictments ufjultist thu .others an
practically killed audajio whole mutter wil
result in u grand fluwu in which the boodlon
will give the people of the state thu laugh
Hence the irnporUUH'Oiuf the case now befon
the siiDrcmo court.i lo
Judges Bush nndNeville are both hen
counseling with Choi independents , ulonj
the line Indicated by TUB HUB several dayi
ago and will remain here during tlio week
at the end 'of which time they will bo re
lleved by another Pair of the independent
district Judges of the state.
Thu ilrst report to bo laid before the Icgls
Inturo was that of the atato relief commis
sion touching the worlc for the Uusslan fain
ino sufferers , us made to the governor of th <
state ,
John West , Hill Stout's son-in-law , is hen
from Denver witli a 15,000 claim for intercs
duo on old slate wan-ants , and the service
of the lobby will bo in requisition to got i
allowed ,
Henutor Clarke llcci vpred.
State Senator Charles Clarke , who ha
been confined to his homo in this city fo
several days with a stomach trouble , hu
entirely recovered and will bo present todu ;
at Lincoln. Mr. Cmrlio's condition at on
time was considered rather serious , but th
recovery quickly followed the dangerou
phase of bis condition.
THEIR SUBJECT WAS MONEY
Interesting Session of the Academy of Polit
ical anil Social Science.
NATIONAL VS STATE BANKS OF ISSUE
roper * Itrml nml .Sprrrliot Delivered by
Crnllcmrn Wlio Hnvr ( llroii ( tin Cur
rency y notion u ( Irent tlritl < > T
Study anil Thoughl ,
PiiH.vnnt.pHtA , Pn. , Jan. 12. The seven
teenth annual session of the American
Academy of Political and Social Science
convened this afterneon in the largo hall of
the Drexel Institute. The president of the
academy , Prof. IJdmund J. James of the
Wharton School of KInnnco nnd ticonomy
was In the chair. Heprescntatlve bankers
of Philadelphia , New York nnd IJaltliiHiro
occupied seats on the stage. The toplo of
the evening was "National vs State Hanks
of Issue. "
Papers had been submitted to the academy
on this subject by Hon. Horace While , editor
of the New York Kvcning Post ; by Hon. W.
U Trenholm of New York , ex-comptroller of
the currency ; by Mr. llarter of Ohio , and
by Hon. A. S. Hepburn , present comptroller
of the currency.
The discussion had a signllcauce ! beyond
that of an ncadeinte dobatc. Mr. Hepburn
represents Mr. Harrison's administration ,
and the three others .are known to be
friendly to Mr. Cleveland.
Mr. IVhllii'x Ki'inurks.
Mr. White gave a sketch of the good and
bad systems ot hanking that existed before
the war. In the former category were the
early state banks , the governing principle of
which was that the bank's assets should re
deem the circulating notes. This was , in the
speaker's opinion , the true theory of bank
ing.The
The bad systems that existed before the
war were the free banks , especially those
formed on the plan of issuing notes on secur
ities lodged with a publlo officer. The free
bank system was a stop backward , in the
evolution of banking , bccauso it absorbed the
bank's capital before its doors were open for
business.
Mr. White thought that the system of
banking on bonded security was destined to
perish soon , because all the securities ( It to
bo used for this purpose were fast disap
pearing. The national bank note system
could be preserved and Improved , however ,
by a very slight change in the present law ,
viz. , out of the present tax on bank notes ,
constitute a safety fund , to be lodged in the
treasury , the amount of it to bo computed by
actuaries , taking the national bank mortal
ity of the past twenty-live years as a basis.
"Let. the government continue. , aa now , " ho
said , "to bo responsible for the notes and
continue to hold , as now , a llrst lien on the as
sets and on tliopcrsanalliabilityofthoshare-
holders for its own protection ; all the other
parts of the national bank law to stand as
now. Whenever the safety fund reaches
the ascertained amount , let the participating
banks withdraw their bonds and sell them
if they choose. This plan would dispense
with the craving for silver currency , be
cause it would furnish all the circulating
notes needed , but it would dispense with the
need of state bank notes , because every
facility for sound banking that a state could
possibly grant would bo granted by the na
tional government. "
IMr. Ilnrtcr'H I'lun.
Hon. D. M. Hartcr of Ohio , using as a text
"American Banking and the Money Supply
of the Future , " laid down conditions , the
adoption of which were , in his opinion , es
sential to insure a successful linancial future
for the United States. The result was that
gold must continue to be , as it is now , the
solo standard of value in the United States
and that bimetallism can only bo maintained
by limiting the coinage of the other metal
( silver ) as we do now. The silly waste and
general insanity which marked the govern
ment purchases of pig silver must never be
repeated. The second was that the
government must stop the issue of
legal tender paper , retire It in the
best manner , und at as early a
date as can properly bo done , "all the paper
it has out nnd thereafter confine itself to
collecting taxes , disbursing the proceeds and
keep its hands off the money market. With
the government simply coining freely nil
gold and restricting the coinage of the baser
metuls , like silver , nickel and copper , every
other form of inouev would be promptly re
deemable or convert iblo into gold , and the
volume under any good banking system
would always bo within the business of the
national need.
Mr. Harter then discussed the bill intro
duced in congress and proceeded to answer
all the objections made to it and to the bank
ing system which would follow the passage.
This portion of his address , said the speaker ,
cleared up every objection made to date.
Under such a law we would never have too
little or too much money In the United
States ; it would always be promptly redeem
able in gold , and , therefore , equal to it , and
its flexibility and elasticity would marvelously -
ously assist business. Ho pictured the busi
ness of the United States free from con
gressional control , which would follow the
adoption of the system , and said that while
it very properly provided for state banking ,
the banking of the future would , In the
nature pf the case , bo very largely done
under national banks and by banks and
bankers not issuing notes.
State nnd National Dank Circulation.
A paper was submitted by Hon. A. S. Hep
burn , comptroller of the currency , on the
subject of "State and National Bank Circu
lation. " In substance it was ns follows :
"Tho constitution prohibits the states
from coining money or making anything ex
cept gold and silver legal tender. State
bank bills could not become legal tender ,
neither nro national bank bills. In times ol
prosperity state bank bills would clrculatt
freely , but In times of stringency they would
return to the banks for redemption , and thoj
would have to ho redeemed in leual tendei
money provided by congress. The const !
tutlon provides that congress must provide
all the money that possesses full dobl
paying power. Uy every consideration
of sound business principles il
should provide all the money the country
requires , if state bank notes are allowed to
circulate their acceptance becomes a nccos
slty. While the wealthy might provide
themselves with means of discriminating
against the notes of weak banks , to the uv
crago laboring man a bank note dctcctoi
would bo as inexplicable as the blnomia
thcoron. State bank circulation loses It !
money power in a crisis ; instead of payliif
debts il comes forward itself to be paid am
so adds to thu danger. There IH no mon
fallacious theory today than that wo oai
have good local currency. While a nott
might pass at par In Kansas and at u dls
count in Pennsylvania , Its purchasing powci
would bo equal in both places. The ills
count In Pennsylvania would bo equalled b ;
a corresponding Increase of the cost price ii
ICansiis. This is an Inevitable law nUendun
UK ] > n depreciated currency ,
All .Sections Would Ita Alli'dcil hy V.tllurr *
"If the states are to share with tlio Unltci
States the issuing of paper money , fwo wil
huvo n chain of sovereignties , each will
varying laws and systems , Thu bank cirou
latlon depends on the. length of time it i
outstanding , In order to get tholr note
Into 'general use und keep them ao , stat
banks would BO arrange with city corres
pondents for their redemption as a result o
the intense competition for bank account ?
all of our cities would bo drawn into th
meshes and their weakness and badncs
would not be confined to the place of issui
"Circulation should be secured , When th
United States bonda ccasu to cxUt otbe
suitable securities will exist. Thu functioi
of government Is not merul.v to protce
the note holder , but us far us i sslblu t
protect all creditors. In recent years bank
have become largo owners of securities
Slnco this is the case it would not bo a
onerous provision to require them to ow
proper securities an a basis for clrculatln
notes.
' During the thirty years existence of na
tional banks , 181 have fulled. Of this nun
tier only thirty-eight have paid deK | > sitors I
full with interest. Of forty-ono of then
banks the total amount of dividends pal
was less than thu amount of clrculatln
notes outstanding , and but for the bonds n
quired ns security , note holders would not
have been paid in full.
'Safety fund provision * arc more onerous
to banks than the enforced protection of se
curities. "
FROM THE LARES TO THE SEA
[ coxTixfr.n rnoM FIU T p.von. )
reason that the lawful limit has not. been
reachedi nnd because of the recent with
drawal of notes uy banks nnd others for the
purpose of increaslntr their reserves. H is
believed at thu Treasury department that
the largo disbursement of gold by the Hank
of Prance , which is directly contrary to the
policy it lias pursued during the past ten
years will have the effect to sensibly reduce
the export of gold from the United States.
The Hank of l-Yanco , it is stated , bus X- ) ,
000,000 of gold In its vaults , the accumulation
of years.
W. P. Oaynor of Syracuse , the special
messenger selected to deliver tlio electoral
vote of New York to Vice President Morton ,
nrrlvcd nt the eapltol shortly before noon
today nnd handed the Important document *
tothovleo president. This is the third of
the electoral messengers to deliver tholr re
turns , those from Maryland and Virginia
having been received yesterday.
The house committee on the library was to
have met this morning and heard the testi
mony of Mr. Wellington roiil , ex-statistician
of the llbrarv of the Statedep.irtment , In the
matter of tne charges made by the Wash
ington Post ugaliHt Mr. Henry Cabot U > dgo
and others. Mr. Ford Is at present In Hos-
ton , and the committee decided to nwait
the arrival of a po. lnlo statement from Mr.
William Henry Smith , who Is said to have
been prevented from having access to the
papers in -department library , before
taking any further steps. The next meeting
of the committee has not been agreed upon.
11. Clay Kvinis of Tennessee , recently ap
pointed llrst assistant itostmastor general ,
arrived in Washington this morning nnd Im
mediately entered upon his duties.
\vni , in : itriuit : > IN i.o\vii.t : , .
Seiirriil llntli-r's Itcnmlns Tnlirn In Ills Old
Home for Interment. ,
W.VSIIIXUTOX , IX C. , Jan. J'J. After brief
religious services at the house , the train
waring the body of Ueneral Benjamin P.
Butler left Washington at ! ! :15 : this morn-
tig for Lowell over the Pennsylvania and
New York & New England mads. It U ex-
> ccted to arrive at its destination tomorrow
'orcnoon. The interment will bo in the
family cemetery In Ixjwell. A delegation
from B. F. Butler post No. 42 , Grind Army
of the Hcpubllc , of I owell. arrived this
morning and will accompany the remains of
their old commander to their last resting
place. Besides Mr. Paul Butler , the gen
eral's only son , and Miss Charlotte B. Kvnns
of Nottingham , N. II. , his niece , the funeral
party will consist of General Barrett , the
general's law partner In Washington , and a
lumber of his nearest friends. Tlio remains
ivero escorted to the station by local posts of
the Grand Army of the Hepuhlle.
President Harrison paid n visit to the But-
er house this afternoon and viewed the
body of the dead general.
The following message was telegraphed
from the white house to all members of the
xibinct :
KxncpTivr. MANSION , Jan. 12.-The request
Hiving been made , the president directs that
wherever It can be dune without detriment to
I he public , members of thu ( iiunil Army and
Ihe members of the Army of the Potomac will
Ijo e.\cii < cd from duty and M-rvlee at I .nil p.
jn. to attend the remains of the Into ( jcncrul
llenjamln K. llutlcr to the railway station ,
K. W. Il.vi.voiiii.
Private ireciutary.
Privileges of Ciinnilliin KnllrnuiN.
AVASHixovrox , D. C. , Jan. li ! . The president
is still giving close consideration to the sub
ject of freights brought over the Canadian
Pacific railroad. Two new points were dis
covered today : That the original law
spoellled that the consular system was to be
applied to freights which were the products ,
of contiguous foreign countries only , and
that under the Canadian law the consular
officers guilty of frauds in United Slates
revenues are not amenable to arrest as long
us they remain in Canada. A large bulk of
the freights handled by the Canadian Paeillc
railroad , and which comb into this country
under consular seal arc the products of
other foreign countries , notably Japan and
China. Did this class of freight not en joy
the privilege of the consular.seal system ,
they would enter this country at an Ameri
can port and be transported by American
railroads. These two new imints are con
sidered important as giving the president
power , if he chooses to exercise it , of sus
pending the operation of the consular seal
system , without any action by congress.
Instructions to Collectors of Portx.
WASHINGTON , I ) . G. , Jan. It ! . Secretary
Foster has called tlio attention of the collec
tor of customs at New York to a circular Is
sued by the Allan estate line of steamers at
Glasgow , Scotland , in which they say all
classes of passengers may bo booked for the
United States by their lines without restric
tion , and the rates Including steerage passage
are given ,
The collector Is Instructed In view of these
notices to be governed strictly by the circular
of November 1(5 ( , which proscribes a twenty-
day quarantine for steerage immigrants ,
Similar instructions will of course bo for
warded to collectors of other ports , Including
Portland , Mo. , where the Allan steamers
land their passengers in the winter months.
WOOL .W.I
Tholr AHKorlntlon In Annual SeiHhm 1'ro-
testH ARiilmt Certain Tnrl IV ( 'Imii o-i.
Nr.w YoHK.Jnn. 12. Tlie National Associa
tion of Wool Manufacturers bngan its twenty
eighth annual meeting here today. 'Pres '
ident Whitman declined a re-election , and
Hufus H. Faust was chosen. S , D. N.
North of Boston was chosen secretary.
The following resolutions were adopted :
Ite.-olved , That thu wool mamifnrliirers do-
slru to again pluco on record their belief Unit
tlio existing tariff has proved ndvumauemis to
the wool nrower , the nianufaeliuer 'indeon-
fiiiiiu'r of woolun goods , The proposed
economic clnniKi's nro not In IC-POIIMI to any
demand fiom tlio Industry wo innrcsonl.
ill ) per cent of tliu nniniifniHiirer.s nt
( ho country having joined In pro
testing URUlllSt till ) imotillK ! ) Of tll < J flCO
wool hill now pending In > > on res- , which
protentis hereby alllriiied. Wo Invlln the at
tention of concrc.ss to the far ! thai woolen
gooilsuro niiiiiufacliiicil neiiily a year In advance
vanceof tliu season for \vhoso wear they am
adapted and that , in eon-.eiin | < nci : > , any law
simultaneously remiivlni ; tint duty on wool
will compel tin ! wlioli ) domestic puidin.-tlon of
a season , manufactured from duly paid wool ,
to compete In tlio markets with fnreUn goods
inuiiufacttiicd from { run wool. Tlio m-i'alleil
Hprlnjjur bill doubly dUcrl nil nates iiKulnst thu
domestic manufacturer In tills respect by ad
mit HUB , at reilm-ed rains KlmulliiiM'otisly with
thu repeal of tlio wool duties , ull fore Inn Xoods
Imporled prior to Its pussasnund held In bond.
A year Miould ulaii-.ii after tliu wool duties
disappear before thu compulsory duties an ;
lleiluvl'ng Ilia Industrial wulfiim of Iho na
tion requires that thu manufacture of wool
shall I MI continued and developed In thlsrinin-
try , wo ask al ihu hands of con Kress the most
careful examination of all thu conditions xtir-
loiindlii thu Industry In this and olhurcoun-
J\li3rlenno : has shown that simple nil va-
loromdulle.suro Invariably accompanied by
hy l < ! inatli : undervaluations , niimlly ilUas-
troils to thu inanufuiMiircr anil Ini ! IKIIIIHI Im
porter that tlui Kovurnnieiil cniiuot collect all
thut Isdiiu iindiir Ihu nd valoiein system and
HID danger of undurviiluiitloii Is greater In
woolen goodi Hum In any other class of mur-
ch.iudlso.
\Vu tlioruforu urso upoin'onaiess tlin Import-
aiiruof innlntaliilni ; tin ) M > f < 'KI form nf duty ,
or fcoim part of It in Iho.sehrdiilo In
um'u with thu iciuiiiiniendutlon of thu l
ictury .Manning. , _
Wo iiroicisMmalusl any nu'u < iin ) of tariff rn-
vlslon which nliiAli'Soul u particular Industry ,
llku Km wool mamifuclun'r. for tliu redili'llrni
of duties which tire not applli'd Imtiuillully
and .sliniiltanuoii'.lv ' In ull dlstrloU. I'liu oils-
Him-ndinlnlMrutlon uil : of IH'JUhaj provlUiid
for thu first tlriiu In our history u uniform , Im
partial and firi'ctlvu administration of our
UirliriuwH.wlth unu.spurl tribunal forlhuactcr-
ntlimtlnnnf dUuute.il rales and cluvslllcatlons ,
Mich : v.s U nevexsary under any liirllf lav
for thu collection of ilulle * Imposed by that
law. Weliurohy nr u thuiuti'iitlim ( if tnlb law
In t.ubjluntlilly ; Us prehtmt form , as u l w
equally In tliu Interests of llmuovuriimiml , Uiu
iiiumifauturcrEiiid thu Importer.
Will KngUBC In n DuiiKurniii Ilimlrit-mi.
Ix > tiiMAXA , Mo , , Jan. 11 ! . A Dnlowuru syn
illcatehas secured an option on a tract ol
1,000 acres of hind at Ashburn station on tin
Kt lyfinls , Ktokuk & Northwestern rallroai
In this county , and will cstablUh a powdci
making plant larger thau any in the south.
CAR BARNS WERE BURNED ,
East Omaha Street Railway Oompaii/s
Shop a Total Loss.
CAUGHT FROM OVERHEAD WIRES
In TrjIiiR to i\U"KUl < 1i tlin Illnrn With n
( litrdcn llnxa ono of the r.mi > tny < - It
t lltirnrd Tlir lo < i Wilt
i\reoil : 90,0(10. (
The car shop of the street railway line ,
owned by the Kast Omaha Ixuid company4
was completely destroyed by ilro last night
nt 10tO : ! o'clock. Little effort was made to
extinguish the Humes and the building '
burned for nearly three , hours. Tim shop
was n frame building , covered by sheet Iron ,
and nlMiit GOxtM feet In sl/.o. H was located
on locust and Twenty-eight streets In East
Omahn.
Peter Clausen and William TrumUill , em-
ptoyes of the street car company , dtstweivd
the blaze. According to tholr statements ,
the lire broke out on the roof. They llrst
attempted to "extinguish the tire with u
small garden hose , and f.illlng In this , pushed
out three motor cars , one of whloli was blU-
tercd by the heat.
liulllliK Stuck lliirniMl ,
Finding it Impossible to extinguish the
blaze with the hose , the employes of the
road rellunulahed their efforts and stood
watching the building as it burned to the
ground. Three cars were destroyed , The.\
were two trailers and one motor car Tno
loss will bo more thiin * tl,000 , covered by in
surance. A , S. Potter is general manager of
the ICast Omaha Land company , and Theo
dore Miller Is superintendent of the street
railway line whose property was destroyed.
Uiutinl liy Ovcrlirmt Wlrci.
The men who discovered the blnza think
that It was caused by the overhead wires , as
they assert that thcro was no Ilro. In the
building at thu time the ilamcs broke out
The building was creeled in the fall of IS',11 '
Its location precluded any possibility otheip
hi extinguishing the lire from the Omaha
department and itburnml without hindrance.
William Turnbull , In his efforts to save the
. .building , had his hands badly burned.
Jn addition to thu rolling stock destroyed
about { v" > 00 worth of electrical appliances
were rendered useless , a new motor ready
to bo placed on a car being included In the
loss. Ik'sldes these u quantity of tools wore
lost.
Cimdiu'toi'M' l'nres Lost.
L. Prescott , another employe at the shop ,
hail some valuable property consumed by
the Ilamcs , and S-'O in cash , representing the
night's collections by the conductors of the
road , was burned.
Thu building made a brilliant blaze , that
could be seen from Omaha and surrounding
country , ai.d at llrst it was thought that
one of the manufacturing plants of Kast
Omaha was ablaze.
The fire will not interfere with thu traffic
on the road.
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l.lnrnln Sports IValdia rrpltyCntrii-Wotght
Si > l-tii.
Lixcoi.x , Neb. , Jan. 12. [ SpciMil to Tins
Bnir. [ The restaurant building at Lincoln
park was the scene late last night of a
rattling mill between Jim Shnrpenstoon , a
local "pug , " and "Kid" Melntyre , who ollk-i
ales as boll boy at the Capital hotel between
lights. Slmrpcnstoon was twenty pounds
the heavier nml had tho.ad vantage in reach ,
but the kid put up a peed light The llmt
round was a rattler , the kid having decid
edly the beat of it. In the. second Mulnlyro
was short on wind , and after a fe\ , passes
the colored man got llrsl knockdown. The
kid wus up and at him again and landcil
heavily on the Senogambian's Jaw Until
wore badly winded and the third was u walk
around , each sparring for air. The fourth
round began with a lively rally , but Sharp
enstecn got In tin upper cut that landed tliu
kid against a ixist h.Mil first and hu was out
The light was for a purse of JHMI. $ s.'i tn
the winner and $15 to the loser. The kid
made a good light , but was badly hurt , and
lie did nnt come to until nearly an hour after
the si-rap was over. The referee was Mr
Urown from r'rcmout. and Shiirpenstcen was
seconded by Kph ( Jorncal and Uiinloll of
Lincoln , while Frank .Smith and Will Jarvis
looked after Melntyro.
Talk right * .
ST. Louis , Mo. , Jan. IS. Hilly Madden lias
written u letter to Profilliniii Clnrlto
stating that he would llko to brim ? .loo Clod
dard to St. Umis to ; ; ivo a boxing exhibition
Should ho come Kennedy , the big black who
has conquered every heavyweight in this
vicinity , and who Is known as the New
Orleans Terror , " will box with ( { odilanl
If Madden feels disposed to bring Cintldard
here Clarke will back ICcuneih for $ lCJi ( )
and the largest purse that can besecured
against Goddnrd ,
Johnny Daly and Hugh MeManiis of this
city have been matched to light u finish for
a stake of $ T > 00 a side , the light to occur
three months hence.
All disorders of llic Throat : md ,
' 1'cctoral.
Lungs is Aycr'a Clicrry
It lias no equal as a uongli-curc.
"Whon I was a hey , I had a bronchial
trouble of such a pcr.-tistont and stub
born character , that the doctor pro
nounced it Incurable with ordinary
remedies , but recommended mo to try
Ayor'a Churry I'uctoral , I d.d so , and
ono bottle cured mo. Kor thu last fifteen
years , I have used this preparation with
good olicet whenever I take a bad cold ,
and I know of iinuibcrM of people who
keep it in tlm boiiio all thu time , not
considering It oafn to bu without It , "
J.C.Woodson , I'.M. , KorostHlll.W.Va.
"Kor more than tivmily.flvo years , 1
was a sullerur from lung trouble , at
tended with roughing so suvnre nt tlniRH
ns to cau.40 humorrliiigi ) , the paroxy8iii4
frequently lasting throe or four hours ,
I was Induced to try Ayor'd Churry Pec
toral , and after taking four bottloi , wiu
thoroughly curod.Kninz Hoffmaiii
Clay Centre , JCans ,
La Grippe
"Lnsi spring 1 mis taken down with
la grippe. At times I was completely
prostrated , and no difficult wni my
breathing that my breast m-omul aa if
contliiRilltian iron rago. I procured a
bottle of Ayer's Cherry JVrtoral , nnd
no .sooner hud 1 began taking it than
relief followed. 1 coulil not bellovo that
the effect would be 8 < > rapid and tlio
euro so complete. " W. H.YIHlaws (
Cook City , H. UaU.
AYER'S
Cherry Pectoral
I'n-t.itcdby Dr.J.O.Avcr&C'u. , towelMMI ) ,
Bold by nil IHupnUH. Vilm 1 J ! * tol'.lc , } 5.
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