Nebraska Newspapers

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TWENTY-SECOND YKA R. OMAHA , SATURDAY MORNIi , JANUARY M , NUMBKR 208.
UMR A3 ARMISTICE
Inauguration of Governor Orounee Through
a Suspension of the Deadlock.
FORMAL CEREMONIES GONE THROUGH
Joint ( bavratiou O.invaw3i the Vote and
Hears the Messages Read.
MAJORS PRESIDES OVER THE SESSION
It Was All Accomplished Without the Least
Hitch in the Proceedings.
REGULAR BUSINESS MAY NOW COME ON
When to Volt , for xpimtnr I * the PJrtt OIIM-
tlnn to tin Srttlril-npiidimi from
Mmliii'iit AiitlnirltlM I'm-
iccfdliiKH ( if tli" liny.
I.INCOI.N. Neb. , Jan. in. [ Special Telegram
to Tun HEK. 1Tho 1 returns have been can
vassed , the Inaugural has been delivered.
the now state oflleers have taken their re
spective positions , nml the legislature is at
last booted and spurred and ready for war.
The members , tired of the delay thus
fur , are now ready and anxious to get
down to the work "of legislation. They
took an initiatory shy at it this
afternoon after tlio work of joint convention
was over , nml as soon as the committees are
appointed will let lly bills that will swamp
the whole body if they nro over heard of
after reference to the proper committees for
consideration Thcroaro l" > 0 bills ready for
Immediate introduction. The standing com
mittees of the house will ba named tomor
row. but those of the senate will not bo re
ported until Monday.
The inauifural draw nil nsscmblago that
could not begin to gain admission to thu
representative hall. Among the ex-otllclals
of the state were Alvin Sauudcrs , exterritorial
torial governor ; J. Sterling Morton , exterritorial
torial secretary and acting governor ; li. U.
Cam OH. ex-lieutenant governor' 1C. 1' . Hog-
gen , ex secretary of state ; J. P. Kennard ,
ox secretary of state ; > S. J. Alexan
der ex secretary of state ; 15. U. Cowdery ,
ex-secretary of state ; C ! . f . I.'iws , ox-see.ro-
tary of state ; William f.ecsa , ex-attorney
general . J K Webster , ex-attorney general ;
C. II Willard. ex-stato treasurer ; G. M.
Hartlett , ex-stato treasurer , and John Gilles-
pioundll A Kabcock , ex-auditors.
liitcrctt In Ihn 1'utiirr ,
With the three-cornered senatorial tight , a
wholesale Investigation of every state Insti
tution and the participation in the prosecu
tion of individuals indicted for unlnwfuliy
dipping into tbo public till , the present ses
sion promises to furnish more excitement to
the square Inch than any legislative assem
bly held in tlio state for many a year.
Shall the legislature of Nebraska com
mence balloting for United States senator
next Tuesday , or must the matter bo de
ferred to one week fromth.it day ? This
question is agitating tlio minds of many of
thu constitutional lawyers of Lincoln more
than nt any time sinco.tho session bccan. As
nn Indication of the great Interest taken in
tlio matter and the Importance attached to
the question the following telegram sent by
prominent republicans to Senator Hoar ,
chairman of the ludleiary committee of the
United States senate , may bo taken as In
earnest :
The Nebraska legislature assembled on
Tuesday , January 3 , The lioiiio of tepiusent-
tit I vvs organised by electing Us full quota of
olllcers , On Wednesday the Henalo orgr.nI/.ed
by the. election of a temporary secretary and
the permanent olllees were not filled until
Thursday , January lli. Under the provisions
of thu I'nlled H lutes statutes , uhcn should the
balloting for a United Slates senator com
mence ?
IVIicn Tliry .May Itallnt.
Senator Hoar promptly telegraphed back
that In his opinion the balloting should com
mence next Tuesday , January 17.
It was stated in Tin : Hii : : this morning
that Chief Justice Maxwell "had been asked
to glvo his opinion to the speaker of the
house on the matter. In an interview with
TUB Bin : representative Speaker CJallln said :
"I have just returned from a consultation
with the chief Justice. Ho gives mo no writ
ten opinion , but states that he Is ready to
hand down an opinion from the bench if
necessary. lie gives It as his unofficial
opinion that the balloting for United States
senator should properly commence on Tues
day , January 'J I , on thogrounds that the U-gla-
laturowasuot completely organized nut 11 both
houses had elected their permanent officers.
Ho Is of the op'nlon ' , however , that It will
jiot bo Illegal for the legislature to begin
balloting next Tuesday , us the legislature
takes tlio Intent of the voter into considera
tion hi considering the election of any olll-
elal. "
Speaker Oaflln stated further that the
members of his party had not met to con
sider the matter as yet , and that they would
not do so until tomorrow night : iml perhaps
till Monday. Ho had not consulted with
members of the other parties mid could not
state their views.
IN JOINT : O\VINTIO.N ,
Tom Major * 1'ri'Milrs mill Ihn Spvalinr 1'nli-
IMii'H tin1 Id'timis.
liixroi.N. Neb. , Jan. III.- [ Special Telegram
to TUB Un.JFor the llrst time since the
legislature has been In session the house was
called to ordT on time tlite morning , and the
roll call showed the presence of ninety-eight
jiiembc"- . .
The s 'iTPtary of the senate appeared with
the announcement of a committee to confer
with the house committee relative to llxtng
a time for the canvass of tlio returns ,
The sp'viker named Casper. 1'orter and
Rehnvp l us a committee to confer with
them , and the senate committee then came
In to announce that tlio senate was organized
an I ready fur the transaction of business.
The secretary of the senito ; appeared once
move to iinnounco to the ho.ise the adoption
by 1ie senate of the joint session rules of
Ibl'l. '
Ibl'l.McKesson
McKesson moved that the house concur In
the n 'ion of the senate , but Harry opposed
It .ind lihodcs rnl ed the constitutional fiolut
that the lieutenant governor had ua rlijht to
preside over tlm joint sossifii , as The sena
tors were merely si > < ; cvtors until it came to
voting ,
HUglnsof Cnster inovnl to table McKcs-
* o 's i-ic1 Ion. and vii v > U c-H the motion to
tuble juvMu'-d ' by a vou < of 41) ) to IS.
Hlb'B ns ihen orrori.nl a rcs lutto.i to the
efeit that ; ht lio'jso refuse to recede fnim
tht ropi.rtcf thu committee that ! ; ad been
ntlot tod.
MVlCcsvw raNcd the jmlnt tint thnvo'.n.
to table luu' ' ciurlcd the vvliulo matter xvltli
U and was suitnroVjy : ! thP ch.ilr.
ihe "cnfercni'o coiiimlttt ' . ti ux the tlmo
f ran1 , isslng thn riM > inis. reported that
the llmr iiffreftl u > 'tii w.i * -iVloek tv.Uv
ai'd the rmtort was uiuuilmo'asly adopted
Ilowo said ho believed trial there had been
A sliuqdcrjtaudlujf couccrulug ttn Joint
session rules matter , and wanted It recon
sidered.
Ilcrlnrrd thr right Off Trnipurnr'ly.
Cnsper snid thnt there wns a general mis
understanding , thnt neither Ixuly would re
cede or yield a point , mid ho t bout-lit the
thlnx to do was to settle It in joint conven
tion thtllrst thing nfter the two houses got
together.
Howe- then wanted another conference
committee appointed to nrrnnge for n con
vention for Hint very purpose , ns the con-
venlion that had been ngrecd upon wns morel
for the puriioscof canvassing the votes.
Keekley hoped , for the credit of the legis
lature , that Howe's motion would not receive
n second , mid it didn't.
Casper had another suggestion to offer , mid
It struck the members so favorably that
they concluded to net on U. It wns to allow
the llcht over the rides to stand In abeynneo
by common consent until the returns were
cnnvasied. as the matter of presiding ollleer
did not cut any figure In this casa , and thus
iillow the Introduction of bills to bcpln. nnd
settle the main point Inter on. when it would
be of someimportance. .
It was then almost the } hour for the Joint
convention and the sergeant-.il-arms nnd
his assistants had barely finished placing
chairs for the honor-able senators when that
body appeared nt the entrance of the hall
with their scrgeant-at-arms at their head.
Thnt ollleer raised his mace mid announced
the arrival of thu senate ) and the pur
pose for which tbo membeis bad come.
The senators advanced down the main
alrtlo with Lieutenant ( iovernor Majors mid
Pr.-'sldent-protoni Corre'I ' arm-in-arm lending
thu way.
.Shook llntids Over HID CliiHtn.
The speaker shook the hand of the lieu
tenant governor ns thiiv advanced to the
chair mid tendered him the p'wition of
honor , into which the onicl.il head of thu
senate dropped without delay. Speaker
( Jnftln took a cent nt his right nnd Walt
Seely and ; . sickly smile dcposiled them
selves in a chair on his left.
The secretary of the senate was directed
to call thu senate roll , and thirty-two sena
tors responded. The dork of the house
called tlio roll of tlio lower house , and
ninety-eight members answered to their
names.
The president roatl thu constitutional pro
vision and declared that this was what they
were there for. after which the speaker rend
a lotlor from liie secretary of slate , statin. ?
that the returns therewith picsentcd were
those of the last election.
On motion of McKossmi , each member
was furnished an abstract of tli" returns as
prepared and tabulated .jy the secretary of
stale , and the speaker read the result of the
election in Adams county , reading the name
nnd vote of each candidate. It was apparent
thnt this method would require several days ,
and Casper inquired if there was not an
easier and more time-savin : : way. Tlio
presiding ofllcer held that nil that wns
necessary was that the returns should bo
opened by the speaker in the presence of the
two houses and the total vote read for verifi
cation , nnd down through the rest of the
list the speaker merely opened thu official
envelope nnd called the totals.
N w Olllrers Dvrhircd llli-rtcd.
The reading tallied with the abstract pre
pared l > .v the secretary of state , mid
the speaker nfter announcing that
the law had been compiled with
declared thu election of the candi
dates who had received the highest vote for
the respective offices. This declaration
was made at l'J:07 : o'clock , nnd at that in
stant thu stale olllcors-elect became officers
in fact.
Senator Tell moved mi adjournment until
" o'clock to receive the governor's message ,
hut the chairman ruled Hint the business of
the John convention was completed , nnd the
adjournment was therefore taken sine die.
The senate departed ami the house at once
adjourned until o'clock.
l.lstciu-d to tlm Message.
On reconvening in tlio afternoon IIow.o
moved the suspension of the rules und the
admission of the public to thu lloor during
tlio exercises , which was carried.
On motion of Oakley n committee was np-
pointcd to wait on the senate nnd notify that
body thnt thu house was ready to receive
it and listen to the governor's message ,
and another committee was named to wait
on the governor mid apprise him Omt the
legislature was ready to receive ilia message.
An invitation from Chancellor Canlleld to
attend tbo last battalion drill of the Univer
sity cadets at the armory this afternoon be
tween 5 and 0 o'clock was road nnd accepted.
The senators entered the hall at ! i'JO :
o'clock.
The roll call showed the presence of all the
senators except Clark and every member of
the houso.
A committee consisting of Senators Pope
and North and Hcpresentallves Oak
ley and Sheridan was appointed
to .notify the governor and lii'-oming
and outgoing state officers that the legisla
ture desired their presence , and Smith of the
senate and MeKessoti of thu house were
designated as a committee to wait on the
supreme court and ask its attendance to ad
minister the oalh lo the now olllcers.
I'drumllUcs .Sunn OMT.
The reading of Governor Boyd's message
occupied forty minutes , nnd nt Its close the
oath of olllco was administered to Hon. Lor-
eii/o Crounso by Chief Justice Maxwell. The
governor was then introduced by the presid
ing ofllcer of the Joint convention. Ho was
greeted by an outburst of applause , and
lifter modestly acknowledging It. proceeded
with Iho rending of.his inaugural.
At ! ti0 : ! Ciovornnr Crounso finished reading
his iinugural and the chief justice adminis
tered the oath to the other state officers.
The reading of the inaugural occupied but
ten minutes. On motion of Van Duyn of
Saline thu Joint convention adjourned sine
die.
Memorialized Conicri- .
On reconvening by itself , the house pro
ceeded to the regular order of business on
motion of Howe , who thereby headed off n
motion to adjourn. .
Horst culled up thu memorial introduced
by hU , " yostcrdiiy afternoon , praying the
national congress for mi amendment lo the
constitution of tbo United States , providing
for the election of Untied Stales senators by
thu direct vote of the people. Ho bald thnt
ho wanted it to go before congress before
ndjournment , and that was why ho brought
it up in tills form at this time. Ho gave
notice that be would endeavor lo have a joint
resolution P-tss Ixith houses later on , but ho
desired to have the house act on it at once ,
so that a copy mlght'bo placed In the hands
of each congressman nnd senator from this
state.
The momori'il was adopted wlthoul a dis
senting voto.
McKesson olTero.l n resolution providing
tint ea , li member of the house be furnished
with seven daily papers or their equivalent
In weeklies each day of the session , ami ten
1-eont wrappers.
Feltdn promptly moved to lay it on the
table , and to the table it went by a vote of
M to .It.
Porter seconded Keeklcy's inntlon lo re
consider It , bul it failed to go through ,
l.ahl TliK Ono Over. -
Keckley then offered , a resolution , of which
mention has previously been made exclu
sively in TUB Ilii : ; , rccucstlug | the attorney
general to assist In the prusecutlun of the
panics Indlcled In connection with thcslc.ils
at the Lincoln Insane asylum. ,
McKessiiii didn't think the legislature had
thu right to du this , nnd said that the county
commissioners had already provided for
furnishing the prosecuting attorney with
all I he assistance he needed.
The speaker said that Iho resolution was
simply a request , mid that tlio legislature
certainly had the right to request a state
official to do N hutevcr it desired to have
htm do.
Stovor..i wanted to know If the pv.socutor :
had nskod for Oils nsbistnnru. .
Kcekley said that the state wns iatoro itod
In the matter , as the oft'eiicu had beu\ com
mitted aij-aln-U the .slate , nnd that It 'cor-
Inlnly bad the right lo ovlnee mi .nioi'fest
and tukna bund In the pi\t ivutl n.
Stevens wanted It logocnvrfort'venty-four
hours , to which Kccklev lni < ri > oi > cd no objec
tion , .tnd th- > matter will comr > i | >
Uuiiiid li | lii n Hurry.
Oalslcv , on bMalf cf the I-intMskT delona <
'I u Knvou > < Uiiof the pubJIe reception that
RESTING ON THEIR ARMS
Republicans ami' Populist } in the Kansas
Legislature Just Waiting ,
SENATORS HAVE RECOGNIZED THE HOUSE
They I'olloir tbo Advice of HIP Populists'
I.radi'M AVIint II" ' Urpnblli'.niH I'ro-
poin to l > Two Scimtors Arc
Now n I'rolmlillUy.
Tui'CKA , Kau : , Jan. in. Both branches of
thu lower house were c.illeA to order simul
taneously at 1) ) o'clock this morning. Kaeh
house went through the usu.il formal pre
liminaries to a day's legislative session and
then the members settle I down in their
seats waiting for something to happen. Tlio
only thhi'to ! disturb the nmotouy of the
occasion was the annount'cmsnt by Hen
Rich , chief clerk of the populist house , that
he had presented to the sen.ilo the concur
rent resolution providing for n Joint commit
tee to wait on thi governor nirl that the
senate had rejeive.l th' ) 1H333 vj fwn him
as the emissary of thu log.illy constituted
house of representatives.
At noon tlio o.llers of the rcspaetlvo
houses agreed to a recess of four hours , pro-
swing the present status In the meantime.
Just before the recess was taken the re
publicans received a request from the gov
ernor lo appoint n committee to wait upon
him to talk over the matter of a compro
mise. Such a committee was appointed. It
held a long conference with the governor , at
which the hitter urged the acceptance of the
iwpulist proposition for a coiiipi-omi.se. The
republicans declined emphatically to accept
the proposition.
At 4 o'clock both houses reassembled , but
by mutual agreement adjourned until U-.UO
o'clock tomorrow morning.
ltr'i > Kiil ? < ' < l the IFouso ,
The senate , dominated by a populist ma
jority of eight , today formally recognised the
populist organization as the legally consti
tuted house of representatives. This action
was no surprise , even alter the failure of the
senate yesterday to extend recognition to the
populist house , for great pressure had been
brought to bear upon the third party mem
bers , and when they went to work today it
was with a determined purpose to take the
action demanded of them by Ihclr leaders.
During the roll call , when the senate met
this morning , Chief Clerk Hich of the house
appeared wpMi u hou o concurrent resolution
providing lor the appointment of a Joint
cnmmitteo to wait upon tlio governor and in
form him that both houses were ready for
business. Edward O'liryan , speaker pro
tern , n fusion democrat , objected to the in
terruption of the roll call.
King , populist , made the point of order
that a muss'ige from the house was always
in order.
Lieutenant Governor Danielssustnined the
point of order. t
Mr. O'Hryan appealed from the ruling of
thoVhuir , and. after an exciting debate , the
ruling was sustained by n vote of'J'Mo 18.
the two democrats voting with the repub
licans.
Mr. IJIeh then road his mcdfihgo from the
house , and handed it to the senate's chief
derk. It went over under tbo rules for ono
day. Messrs. Dillard and O'Bryan , demo
crats , and Taylor and Parker , napulists en
tered protests against the recojitton of the
message from the house.
It > vas voted to continue the committee ap
pointed to inquire into tlio legality of the
organization of the populist house mid thu
RQtiato took a recess until ! i o'clock. At thnt
hour the senate reassembled , but Immedi
ately adjourned until tomorrow.
HOW IT < ) CCUItltii : ) .
I'vpluiiutlon of the Klrctloii of a South
Dakota -niilentlil ; Jlessi'iifjor
YAN-KTOX , S. D. , Jan. 13. [ Special Tele
gram to Tin : BII : : . ] Hon. George W. Kings-
bury of tills city returned last evening from
Pierre , where ho fulfilled the duties of his
temporary office ns presidential elector. In
discussing the matter of the electoral college
messenger to Washington , Mr. Kingsbury
says that the newspaper correspondents at
Pierre have made errors which place the
electors in a wrong light. It is llrst to be
stated that Mr. Silsby did not have the
promise of the three other electors to sup-
iwrt him for the place , for Mr. Kingsbury told
Mr. Silsby in Yankton some weeks ago that ,
while there was no reason that ho know why
ho would not support Mr. Silsby , ho could
not Justly commit himself. Mr. Silsby had ,
however , n promise from Mr. Unell and Mr.
Prathro for their support when the college
assembled in Pierre.
After the votes had been cast for presi
dent and vice president the matter of select
ing a messenger arose , and Mr. Uuell of tlio
Hlnck Hills retracted his promise to Mr.
Silsby and niinounecd himself as a candi
date. Mr. Kingsbury voted on the first bal
lot for Mr. Bucll for messenger , be
cause Mr. Buoll had received the highest
number of votes In the election , and it is cus
tomary to compliment the elector who re
ceived the highest vote with the messenger-
ship. The first ballot was n tie , Mr. Silsby
voting for Silsby , with Mr. Prathro and
Uuell voting for liucll with Mr. Kingsbury.
On the second liallot Mr. Prathro voted with
Messrs. Kingsbury and Huell for Uuell , who
\v. is chosen. Tiero ! was not half the fuss
over the affair which the newspaper corre
spondents have said existed , and it isonly
Justice to the gentlemen concerned that the
truth bo published.
I'luis I'urii Compromise.
TOIT.KA , Kan. , Jan. in. The leading popu
lists have proposed n schemu for settling tlio
house squabble. The plan propnsad is that
the populists concede tlio locality of the re
publican organisation , the committees on
railways , judiciary , ways and means and ap
propriations be made up of oqiul numbers of
republicans and populists and ono democrat ;
that no legislation bo enacted excepting
the creation of n commission to con-
ilder all contest cases nnd report to
the house its findings , which shall bo llnal
and conclusive , tho'itieinborshljiof the house
after having thus been determined to decide
which set of presiding olllcers shall officiate.
The plan further provides that contesting
members shall bo allowed to vote on the
plan nnd have n voice In the selection of tlio
arbitration commission.
The republicans have not yet accepted the
plan. They object to the contesling mem
bers having any vote on the matter , A com
promise on that feature of the plan Is possi
ble. Efforts to that cud are now being ; put
forth.
forth.'U
'UThrlr Suit.
Torr.KA , Kan. , Jan. lit. Late this after
noon the republicans withdrew .their nppll-
cntion filed yesterday In the supreme court
for the peremptory writ of mandamus to
compel Secretary of State Osborno to de
liver to the republican speaker a cert Filed
copy of the list of members elected to tlio
house of representatives. The withdrawal
was made ir. a spirit of conciliation , with
the hope that It might relieve somewhat tbo
intensity of the bitter feeling between the
two parties , and for the ptu'jxiso of remov
ing from the situation n possible obstacle In
the way of a peaceful settlement of the
disagreement If no compromise Is effected
the suit \ \ ill I'e renewed.
Opporl mill ten tor u .Ttlloiiioiit.
Tori-KA , Kan.Tan. . 13. The latest means
suggested by which an amicable settlement
of the differences which have divided the
liouso of representatives against itself Is
arbitration. A settlement of the light can-
rot bo arranged by the participants them-
sclv. s. That became apparent when the
; ilnt peace committee failed to cometo an
.igi'rement ves'erday.
The populists are gradually receding from
their jiosltlon and are now sofcktng to escape
from the predicament In vfhk-h their action
on the 11 rat day of the Bejtslith placed them.
Public sentiment generally , ns observed
here , favors the republican jtosltlon. Two
of the iwpulist senators brokoawny from the
j'liuks toany nnd voted'wlth the republicans
on the question of recognizing thu populist
house. LiKe action was contemplated by
several members of the jtopullst house , and
they wore held in llile only by the promise of
the leaders that the , sqttabblo would bo re
ferred to nrbltrntors'for settlement.
Governor Lewollini ; seems to regret his
recognition of the populist house , for he now
refuses to bring about the logical sequence
of his action nnd that of the senate , by re
moving the republicans from representative
hall and In exerting all his Influence toward
securing arbitration of the difficulty.
The law requires the holding of n Joint
session of the house and senate on Tuesday
next for the purpose of balloting for state
printer. This fact has much to do with tbo
desire of the populists to effect n speedy set
tlement of the dlspiito.
The republicans in n spirit of conciliation
today withdrew tlio mandamus proceeding
instituted yesterday for.tho purpose of fore-
Ing a decision on ( lie legality of their organi
zation from the supreme court. On the
whole arbitration now seems likely.
Oklillioiuii'fi DcHdlorU ,
Grrnmu , Okl. , Jan. 111. The deadlock still
continues in the lower house of the legisla
ture. The members balloted , resulting In n
vote of thirteen for the republican candi
date and thirteen for the democratic candi
date for the speakurship. It looks now ns If
neither party will glvo in mid considerable
dissatisfaction exists owing to the deadlock.
The senate is doing nothing except to meet
and adjourn. They manifest a disirasitlon to
go to work in earnest as soon as possible.
Governor Sony's message is ready to bu
transmitted as soon us the two houses are
organized.
I 111VllH Nut ARSII.Stlll.'lttMl ,
KANSAS CITY , Mo. , Jan. 18. A rumor was
in circulation hero this evening to the effect
that Governor Lewollintf had been assassin
ated at Topcka. The Associated press cor
respondent at Topcka was communicated
with. Ho wired tills reply :
"There Is no truth in the rumor that Gov
ernor Lewelllng is dead or that an attempt
has been made to assassinate him. Kvery-
thing is quiet in Topeka. - The fact that such
a rumor was In circulation wus received herewith
with surprise. "
All Wont In tlm rmlm.Mi.
CIICYCKNI : , Wyo. , Jan. in. Nothing but
routine business was done In the house today ]
The senate adjourned till Monday. The
house committees were announced by
Speaker Tidball. The majority of tlio chair
manships went to the democrats and the re
mainder to the populists. The session was
short , continuing only to hear tlio commit
tees read.
Cannot Si-ruro llondsmrn.
TOI'BKA , Kan. , Jan. 13. Riddle , state
treasurer-elect , has been unable to make
good his bond. Tbo trouble in the legisla
ture frightened his bondsmen so that sev
eral have withdrawn. Treasurer Stover , re
publican , who lias held over , will reopen ac
counts today.
I'.i.v.i.u.i t'J.v.iAJ , - '
K\tcii4li > i > of'TImo for Hip 'Construction of
tlio Work C muted ,
iropi/rtfl/ilnl / lK > 3l > u.htmts Gnnlm Hennclt.- [
PANAMA , ( via1 Galveston , Tox. ) Jan. in.
[ By Mexican Cable to-itho Now York Herald
Special to TUB Ilr.c. ] . President Nunez
of the United States of Colombia sends the
following1 telegram to tlio Herald from
Cartagena" ] under date of January 18 :
Congress has approved a law giving
an extension of tlmo for the construction
of the Panama canal. Article i of the net
authorizes the- government to modify , in ac
cordance with certain provisions , which are
enumerated , the contract entered Into on
December 10 , IMIO , botvveoii the minister of
foreign relations of the republic and the at
torney for the liquidator of tlio canal rela
tive to the extension of time for the begin
ning of the work.
Article ii announces that in virtue of the
authority contained in the bill the govern
ment may extend , under conditions which are
deemed equitable and convenient , the time
originally conceded for the organization of
tlio now company and for resumption of the
work of excavating in u serious and perma
nent manner.
Article ill provides that if tlio government
should not make useof the authority con
ferred by article i of the now law It is
authorized to sign an entirely now contract
which will not bo subject to the approbation
of congress.
Another law Just passed by the Columbian
congress decrees ample funds for the gradual
exchange of paper money for silver.
The captain of the Spanish , sloop .Tuana
which arrived at Colon. this morning , says
that ho encountered a terrible hurricane
in tlio Curribcan sea. The Junna left Isla
Devirgus on November 20 bound for Maya-
guez , Porto Hico. She had twenty-six souls
aboard. She was blown complexly out of
her course by the storm and she t niched at
Old Providence a week ago. D. ; . ' 'ig the
voyage eight of thu crow were swept over
board by the waves and perished.
Y.u.rAK\iso ( via Gnlvestou , Tox. ) , Jan. 1 ! ) .
[ By Mexican Cable to the Now York
Herald Special to THE Hin.J T'so ' Chilian
congress has granted a charter for n rail
road from Hnara to Iquiquo. This will glvo
relief to the nitrnto producers from the ex
actions of tlio North monopoly.
News comes from Corrlentes , Argentina ,
that the rebels there have killed Captain
Perez and wounded a lieutenant in tlio regu
lar army. They refusu to give up their arms.
Tlio Herald correspondent at Hlo do Janeiro
telegraphs that the Brazilian ministers of
llnanee and interior had ix'signed owing to the
opposition of thu mQr&hjints of the city to
the fusion of the tanks. Thy people of Ulo
Grande do Sui have refused to accept Mursa
as federal Intervuntor.york on the Madre
docks at Buenos Ayrcs lujs' been suspended
owing to the failure of 'the government to
make payments. j
LiKurK.v.tXT r.i.v < JK'.s CM/ ; .
Conrl'Mloii of tlm Uoitrt'Mnrllul nt I'ort
l > oiltlil ; , : < ! . T.
SU.T LAKE CITY , U. T.j Jan. in. [ Special
Telegram to TUB HUB : ] - The court martial
which convened at Fort'ljtouglus on the 5th
inst. to take testimony n the cuso of Lieu
tenant Vance , charged' with entering the
boudoirs of tw ladles nt Fort Douglas ,
today completed Its Work and adjourned.
On Wednesday Hon. U. S. Yarlnn , who ap
peared as counsel for thg' accused , made his
argument and yesterday Judge Advocate
Uoberts made his final pica on behalf of the
prosecution. Although a verdict was reached
no ono knows nt present , except the presid
ing oniccr. Us nature , ns the ballot ) ; , unan
nounced , were enclosed , with a review of the
testimony , under seal , . nnd directed to the
commander of the Department of the Vlntto ,
General lJrooko-nt Omaha , where U will bo
reviewed and then transmitted to the secre
tary of war , who will In turn submit the
casu to the president , who will then approve
or reject the findings of the court.
.Jrll'rli's , Her llliiim tiit Ilimlmnd ,
liKllcti'd for tlio llloixly Crime.
SACUAMESTO , Jan. 1.1. The grand Jury
made a partial roiwt 16 Sujwrior Judge Cat-
tin yesterday Indictments were found
against Georg * II , Jeffries , tie ! locomotive
engineer now In jail on usplclon of having
killed Miss 10 , O , Ayres the Nebraska girl
who was murdered whllo acting as station
agent ,
HURT IN A RAILWAY WRECK
Narrow Escapa from Dinth in a Chicago
Hallway Station.
EIGHTEEN PASSENGERS WERE INJURED
Ono 91 Thofio Accidents Which C.uinot , ltt-
Accounted for llmv It ILippi'iu'il <
* KlVorls to Avert tlm C'ruob I'IHIIL-
cessfnl The Injured.
CHICAGO , 111. , Jan. 13. An accommodation
train on the Chicago A : Eastern Illinois iwv.l
was telescoped at Fifty-llfth street tonight
by n Chicago & Krlu through train to Now
York. The nccoinnulation was Just leaving
the Fifty-llfth street station when the ex
press , which had been delayed by a
blockade in tlio freight yards , came along.
The engineer of the express believed lie
had a clear track nnd , ordinarily , such would
have been the case , but the accommodation
had also been delayed mid was also behind
time. Engineer Kuby of the accommodation
saw the express coming nnd put on n full
head of steam , hoping to lessen the shock ,
but before his train wns under way the
Erie engine struck thoaccommodalion.crush-
ing the rear car and causing it to crush It
into the next , ns far ns tlio fifth scat.
John Kedinan , a private of company D ,
Seventeenth infantry , United States Army ,
on his way homo to brooklyn , N. Y. , was
probably fatally injured.
The others hurt are all residents of Chi
cago. The list is :
C. B. CALIWKM , , both legs broken.
Mus. A. MAiir.it , internally injured.
Wst. B. SMITIIBII. cut In the head.
HATTIE Boyn , badly bruised.
F. B. MAHSUAI. ! , , both legs crushed.
Mns. S. Moom : , head crushed.
U. B. WATKIXS , bend bruised nnd legs
crushed.
JOHN CI.CMCNOKU , head and less bruised.
Mns. F. M. MATiiorr , luck Injured.
Fmiu : KITCIIIK , head bruised.
Mns. S. NAI- , back bruised. /
J. K. CO MAN , cut on head.
L. F. EKMAX , engineer Chicago & Erie
train , left leg broken and back and ildo in
jured nnd left arm crushed.
C. W. DAM. , leg broken.
Hnxnv PKI.KV , leg broken.
Mus. McFiiEBD , back hurt.
Mns. M. EISXBH , back injured.
OVKU Till : HANK.
Iowa Ontrnl I'iissriigrr Coarli I'ilU Thirty
' IVft.
MOUNINO St'N , In. , Jan. J.I. [ Special Tele
gram to Tin : BIE. : ] While the Iowa Central
passenger train was going east this evening
the rear coach jumped the track netr :
Overhead crossing , ono and n half miles
cast of here. It ran along on the tics until
it reached the crossing , when it cleared the
track and fell to the ground thirty feet
below , crushing it badly and seriously injur
ing eight passengers.
The injured are :
HEV. Mu.i.i'.u of Wnylnnd , Ja. , seriously
bruised and burned. ,
EI.MHH HKKSE , Morning Sun , bruised about
head and breast ,
"
TIIOJIAS Mvr.iis , Oakville , In. , bruised
about back and hips.
T. E. Tntscu , Wyoming , 111. , back und
shoulders wrenched.
A man from Kerthsborge , name not known ,
seriously burned and bruised.
The coach took lire , but w.is extinguished.
Physicians are attending the wounded in a
farm house near by.
TIVHXTV rASSKNOKKS HtntT.
I'HHinifrprTrain on tlm Northwestern Telp-
Ri'ojicd by a Snow I'lou * .
WinsTCi : ! CITY , la. , Jan. 13. A snow plow
on the .Northwestern road telescoped the
Dos Moines & Sioux City passenger train at
Story City tills morning injuring twenty
passengers , several seriously and a traveling
man fatally.
The following passengers from Hoona were
hurt :
L. D. Lr.LAND.
Jens LLOYD.
AV. KniNiiAimT.
WILLIAM HEIIIEL.
In the wreck wus C. A. Wood , ox-sheriff of
Story county , who was among the most
seriously hurt. The Boone people wore
taken homo at noon.
STKKKT OAKS CO I.I.I Dl ) .
Srrlous Accident nn 11 Kiiniiis ( 'lly Line
Threii rruplo lludly Hurt.
KANSAS CITV , Mo. , Jan. IJ ) . A westbound
Eighteenth street cable train this morning
collided with a crowded Prospect uvonuo
horse car nt the corner of Eighteenth street
nnd Prospect avenue , injuring three people.
The Injured were :
Miss M.vnv KniTi.Br , a teacher nt the Wlilt-
tter school , concussion on the left side of the
head.
head.Miss EDITH Bi.ooMiir.un , a Western Union
telegraph operator , hip hurt and severely
bruised.
Miss NnTTir. Ilex , slight abrasion of the
left temple.
The most seriously injured was Misi Klrt-
ley , who was rendered unconscious for over
nn hour. Shu is not yet out of danger.
( 'rnthcd to Dentil In \Vrork. .
INDI\NAroi.i4 , Intl. , Jan. 111. Near Tcrro
Haute this evening n coal engine on the Van-
dnlin jumped the track and rolled over In the
ditch. Engineer George Smith and Fireman
William Warren , both of Terre Haute , were
crushed to death.
wii.n nuitsrs < ; .trnritit > *
I.IM ; | Hunch < if tlm AnlmnU In tlio Conduct
nf Nrlir.iikii.
Ilt'snviLLB , Nob. , Jan. 13. [ Special to Till !
BEK. ] A resident of the sand hills , living
about forty miles south of hero , wus In
town yesterday nud reports the capture by
the cattlemen of this neighborhood of a
band of genuine wild horses , which nro
known to bo the last of that kind of animals
in tills part of the stato. Seven or eight
years ago , about the time the range cattle ,
were leaving and settlers' were beginning to
como in , several small bunches were known
to bu in the sand hills , but they nil. with the
exception of these , disappeared. The exist
ence of the bunch just captured has
been known to the cattle men for
several years past , and frequent attempts
have been made to capture them , but always
heretofore without success. They were
found to bo wilder than deer or mitelopo
when nn occasional sigh t of them wns had ,
and took to their heels at the first suspicion
of the presence of a human being in their
vicinity. In this Instance their capture was
carefully planned an 1 they were stealthily
surrounded by a large foreo of mounted men
and forced into the cattle corral of Chris
Mosler , n ranchman. They nro fair sUed ,
well built and extremely vlcloiu.
Urntrlro Honk .Store Cloiod ,
HEATHH K , Nub , Jan lil [ Special Tele
gram to TUB BEE ' The book and M.iUon-
cry store of T II Orowell , was clj"td tlun
evening under a chattel mortgage for $1,9. < 0 ,
held by the American bank of this city The
concern was tbo ouly exclusive book store in
the city. The store was tnken pos esum of
by the sheriff this ovenlujf.
Pi.AnxMot-Tii , Nob. . .Inn. 19. ( Special
Telegram to Tun UKK. | The Fair , a general
store , owned by F. P. Johnson , .is in the
hands of Sheriff Tight' under chattel mort-
gugoofi' 00 held by U. H. Pnimell-o. The
stock will ho sold under supervision of the
sheriff.
Tr.ilin Wri-i'tood.
Neb. , Jan. l.'l , [ Special
Telegram to Tun Hnr.A ] Missouri Paelllc
train ran into a U. & M. freight nt Oreniw-
11s today at the cro.tslntr of the two roads.
The 11. & M. train was doing some switching
when the Missouri Pacific crashed Into It ,
derailing three cars. The Missouri Pacific
engine was thrown from the track. All of
the crews escaped Injury.
This Is the llrst accident since the Mis
souri has been using tlio i-.it-off.
Imimrt'int HIM ! Cil > ! < Di-ul.
OSCEOIA , Neb. , Jan. in. ] Special to Tin :
The blvgest deal in Polk county soil
that over occurred was coiisumntod today.
Hon. 15. L. Kin * said n section of land for
John Tarulo to D. W. Hotchkiss for f.M.OOO.
Ho N Not Yd licc'uvri-iMl froin Mil l.'ltn
ScthiU'lc.
WASIIIN-OTON , I ) . C. . Jan. in.-Dr. Johnston ,
after his call at 11 this morning , stated that
Mr. Blaine did not appear so well. Asked
If Mr. Blaine hud recovered the strength ho
lost from his relapse last night , I Jr. Johnston
said that Mr. Blaine did not have a relapse ,
but simply suffered u difficulty in respiration.
The doctors.aftci tU"lr t ! o'clock visit , gave
out the following bulletin :
Mr. lllaliui was uol so strong yesterday , but
so far today ho has .shown no unusual \ve.ik-
ne-is , and Is In tlio samu condition as for the
past three days.
It Is impossible lo learn how serious wns
the last setback. It is generally believed ,
however , that Mr. Blalne's condition lias
again reached a point wh"re considerable
alarm is felt. The family is thought to have
no hope of a favorable termination and
realizes , now that the dot lors have
gone lo extreme nioisurrs In the case , the
end may como nt any time. The best that
can bo said now Is that it is only n question
of how long the side man c.in bo kept up by
modk-il skill and thu administering of power
ful stimulants
,
TtlK h'lllli 11WO li I > .
Kan MIS Oily Suftt > r. < u S''O.VMH ) l.uss Ullicr
llhi/cs.
KANSAS CITY , Mo. , Jan. in. Fire early this
morning started in the rear of the four-story
building nt 1018 and 10U Walnut street , in
the very heart of tlio retail district. The
building was occupied by the Jnccard
Watch and Jewelry company , the most ex
tensive concern of the kind in the city : the
Foster Woolen company mid the K'ins.is ' City
School of Design. The lire had gained such
headway before dt was discovered that thex
firemen were powerless to extinguish It. and
confined their efforts toward preventing the
blaze from sweeping away til'-entire ' block.
As it was , the adjoining buildings wore badly
damaged. The Jaccard building was intnlly
destroyed.
The losses are : On the building-j..Y : ) , ( > ( )0 ) ;
insurance. $81,700 ; Jaccard company , fSl- )
000 ; Insurance , SHW.OOU ; Foster Woolen
company , S7l,000 ) ; Insurance. $ Miilil ( ; Kansas
City School of Design , Slii.OOO ; Insurance ,
$ -ooo.
Various professional mon occupied oflleps
in the building and they lost everything.
Tlio adjoining buildings were.-damaged-to
the extent of $ 'J. " > ,000 , and the stocks of their
occupants to the amount of $ ' ) ,00 ( ) more.
The known losses aggregate f''O.'i.OOO. The
Jaceard safe , in which the most valuable
portion of the Jewelry stock was stored , is in
tlio cellar under a mass of bricks , iron ami
ice. It is not known what thu damage to its
contents may liavo been.
Hori.Dcit , Colo. , Jan. in. Several fires oc
curred hero today , nnd as the wind was
blowing llerccly it was feared fora tlmo that
the loss would bo heavy. As it is , however ,
the damage will not exceed f'i.OOU.
In the mountains near hero n forest lire
is raging , tlio heavv smoke from the trees
bunging over thu city. Tliu lire started yes
terday and , as n result , ono man was burned
to denth. i t was an old miner known as Dr.
Bells , who lived In n cabin in the mountains
by himself. Today his elm-red remains
were found amoiib' the timbers of his burned
cabin.
DULUTII , Minn , Jan. in. The St. Louis
Hotel burned hero this morning. The flames
spread so rapidly that many guests barely
cseaned with their lives. It is believed ono
life wns lost. Loss , $100,000.
ini.irn.
crrtor Dr. Mill Dlnon the
( IlIllMV.S. ,
CIIF.STEKTOW.V , Md. , Jan. 13. Four negroes
were hanged here at noon today. For cold
blooded barbarity the crime for which these
negroes were hanged bus seldom been equaled
Inn civilized community. It reminds ono of
the atrocities committed by King Bchnnzln
in Darkest Africa.
The scene of the crime was a lonely road ,
the hour midnight. Dr. James II. Hill , n
man highly respected throughout the
country , was the victim. Ho was on his
way to attend the wants of a suffering child.
As lie approached n brldgo n number of men
sprang out from behind the trees along the
road. Two seized his horse. A blow from
behind knocked him from his seat. As lie
fell a brutal band seized him by thft hair ,
and , drawing lift head back so that the
throat was fully exposed , a kecn-cdgc.il knife
wns dr.Vwn across tiionmooth , white surface ) .
He was then stabbed in tlio breast. As the
hand let go the hull- the skull of the un
fortunate ph ; > siciun was crushed with a
henry stone.
The four negroes who were hanged today
were the principals in the assassination.
Four boys , three of whom were II ! and ono 1 ! )
years old , aided them. They are Charles
Emory , Henry Hurtt , Joshua Benson and
Lewis Br.ilncrd.and the governor commuted
their sentence to lifo imprisonment.
r.riii-liil Tlirni ! More.
.Y , Ark. , Jan. 13. Two more
negroes and 0110 white man were lynched
yesterday In tbo vicinity of Cotton Plant for
the murder und cremation of Atkinson nnd
family Saturday night. Two negroes were
lynched for the samu crime Monday.
Movements Jif Ori-un Strainer * .
At Prawlo Passed Uottcrdnni , from Now
York for Boulogne.
At Hotterdam Arrived Obdam , Hottcr-
dnm from Boulogne ; Scandinavia from
Havre.
At Boston Arrived Cambria , from Liv
erpool.
ir/-.iriir.ii
TheroU u Variety < \Vi-utImr I'romliud for
Nrlir.islui Today ,
WASHINGTON , D. C. , Jan. in. Forecast
for Saturday : For Nebraska Fair , except
snow In eastern portions ; colder ; northwest
erly winds.
For North nnd South Dakota -Snow and
colder ; northwesterly winds.
For lown Snow ; colder ; winds shifting
to northerly.
f.onil llccnrd.
Omen OF THE WKAIHKII fiiiiKAt' . OMAHA ,
Jan. in. Omaha record of temperature and
rainfall compared with corresponding day of
past four years :
180n , 1802 1H01. 1890.
Maximum temperature. la3 H = ft'1-1 ' 1S °
Minimum tomperaturo. 0 103 no 03
A\er.i3i ) temperature. . 4 'i303 ! 13
I'rvqlT'ltMlori 00 .00 .00 . ' . ' 1
Statement slum-ing the condition of torn-
por.uuro and precipitation at Omaha for the
day and Ui"o Mar < -h I , I- ' ! .
tnmnrtt , re U.3
1
f > for Uin dav . . . . ll
cvs'if' Max-Jj 1 . . O.V > 3 I
Nornm'iJri'rlplKitfon U'J Icrlici
DoHclcncy lor lli any . .0l ; Inches
Deficiency since MirJU I . . . 9. 1 Inches
K'KT , Local Fo.-cc-ast OC'.clal.
DECEIVED HIS CLIENTS
Oonviction of a Prominent Iowa Temperance -
anco Agititor of Fr.\ud-
ADVISED A FRIEND 'TO ABSCOND
C.irrcr of ( lip MlnUtrrVli i I'ouniicnrcil Ilia
l'l-c > M'Mlllcptl < Tli'it Ui < 4iilrd | In Ihn
.Murder of Iti'V. ( lrii-j ; llml-
ilurk a ( Slmix City ,
Storx CITV , Ii. : , , Iiin. --SpccUil : [ 'Me
grim toTimJlRR.D. ) . W.Vojil , formerly
an attorney of this city , afterwards a minis
ter nmt attorney at Klugsloy , In. , ami up ton
few days ago a practicing lawyer In Chicago ,
was convicted horc lodnv of the crime of ob
taining ( roods to the value of $1.700 h.fnls.0 .
representations , a felony uiulor the low : *
laws punishable by imprisonment In the pen
itentiary for from two to IIvo years.
His conviction has produced a Bi'iis.ition ,
for the season tnat ho had always p.issed as
a moralist hero nml oigl : ' , years ago eon-
dueteil the prosecutions nfiilnst Sioux City
liquor dealers for violating the state law
thai culminated ! u the murder of Kcv.
George Haddock by a luml of proMvuled
s.iloonnicn.
In 1SU1 Wood went to Kin sloy to preach
mid practice law.Vhllo there a general
mcrchsint named Howard failed by assign
ment. At tlio assignee's salt ) Howard's
nephew , Isolds { .arson. Ixuight the stock.
Wood was interested In the ease. Id- rep
resented to Larson tli it Marshall Field , t
Co. . of Chicago , and oilier creditors had
warrants out for the nrre.il of himself ami
his uncle for obtaining goods by false state
ments of theireivdtt lie advised Lu' : < tuii to
give htm a bill of sale of the slm It anil
nbs'-ond. Larson did so. Wood sold the
goods out in a single day re.illzlnitun 'hem
less than $150(1. (
Iarson learned tint Wood hud lied about
the warrants and returned to ( jot possession
of his stock , but Wood hud sold It nml Hud
with the money. The criminal proceedings
that resulted iii'his conviction were then hi
st tinted. Sentence will bo pronounced Feb
ruary ys.
IIIID : vi' rot it .MI\ : .
( 'upturn of an Imr.i llliliw.iymiii : During ft
Mold Atliii'k.
MASOV Cirr , la. . .Ian. ii. : LSpcclal Telu-
Rrani toTm : BIE. : ] The highwayman who
has been holding up a number of travelerson
the road between tlti.s city and Nora Springs
the past two weeks wus captured last night
about 10 o'clock. In the evening he approached
preached the station agent and three other
men who were plaing cards In the station
house at Portland , with dr.iwn revolvers ,
and after orderinjr their bands up compelled
them to lay face do.vnw.ird on the llojr. As
ho then began to tie their hands and feet ,
one of the men jumped up. A light ensued
in which several shots were Ilred , but the
robbur was overcome , and , being llrmly
bound , was sent to this city on thu midnight
train. Had lie been succi-jsful in this raid it'
was his intention to hold up several store
keepers that evening , lie gives his iiamo as
John Gus. Ho'has terrorised the wliolo
eoun try by his bold deeds.
coiuivr or TIII : SHASON.
lEt-MiIt of I.list Night's Illl//nril III lowii
Itnllvui.vs llliK'Imdrd.
LYOXS. la. , Jan..i. \ -The mercury hera
marked ! ii = below /ero at 7 this morning ,
anil was no hUher than 15s below nil day.
This evening it is falling fast. Drifting
snow bus delayed all the trains. The mer
cury has hovered about zero every day thi $
year save one.
Orrr.MW\ . . Jan. lit. 'Special ' Telegram
to Tin : Br.i : . ] The coldest night of the sea
son followed yesterday's bli//urd. Thq
thermometer ranged from 11 ° to 20 = below
zero. All train. ! were delayed. The lowii
Central was blocUmled near Murslmlltown
for fourteen horn's.
' DAVKSI-OIIT , la. , Jim. in. Tlio mercury
.marked Ifi3 10 : , = below this mornlm : , the
coldiist this winter. The Ice on the Missis
sippi is twenty Inches thick.
lur.UUU In Spiilon.
MOINCS , la. , Jan. -Special ( Tele
gram to THE HUB.Tiio | State Agricultural
association held its closing session today :
The subjects divnsied were : "What Is the
.Most Profitable Product for Iowa Formers
Kaiso ; " - ' In "
to and-'Dairy Farming Iowa.
Piemiums on grain and seeds exhibited were
awarded as follows : To IJ. B. Clark of Keil
Oak , second premium on fall wheat ; NIms
Uros. of Emerson , llrst premium on blue
grass ; K. II. Smith of Dulmquo county , second
end premium on spring wheat , second on
spring rye , second on fall rye , second
on spring barley , llrst on buck
wheat , second on timothy seed nml
second on nmber-cane seed : L. ( } . Cluto of
Manchester , Ualuware nunly , llrst premium
on spring rye ; first on fall rye , llrst on oats ,
second on buckwheat , first , on llnx seed , llrst
on timothy , second on bine grass seed , and
second on mlllut ; James Hupnrshaw of Dos
Mollies , llrst premium on spring barley , second
end on clover seed and sucund on oals , lj ,
Hudlcrof Andubon , llrst premium on clover
seed and second on llax seed ; S. White , DCS
Molncs , llrst premium on fall wheat , .econd
on millet and llrst on amber cam ; .
The corn awards were not completed.
These cereals were brought heroin compu-
tition/or special prices olf'-rcd In behalf of
tlio Iowa agricultural exhibit to tlm World's
lair. First honors were awarded to Mills
county , second to IVHware county and tjilril
to Audubon county. Those celled Ions will
be taketo the World's fair.
Tinruvor ( .nod lloiulH.
DBS MOINIM , la. , Jan. l.'l.S | ] > ecl.il Tcln-
gram to Tin : Br.i ; | Tlio Iowa Koad Im
provement association this morning adopted
resolutions in favor of changes in the reve
nue laws as will provide for , t levy of a gen
eral country road tax , not In excess of the Fi
mills now provided by law upon nil property
located In cities , towns and country , to bo
dovotcd to the Improvement of highways
under such plan and under such nfisplcea
as may bo hereufter dotermlned upon , but
opposed any change In the road system that
would lead to any ineieasoof taxation.
( 'oni'liinlon nl" a Culoliratnil Unite.
WATEIII.OO , la. , Jan. -Special ( Tele
gram to Tun HUB. ] The noted case against
W. W. Bain of Huchnnan county , who was
charged with abducting Clwttio McDonald ,
a school teacher , and compelling her to go to
bos Mollies and marry him under duress ,
wus dismissed by llio court hero today , nml
Hnhl released. County Attorney Dawsou
said ho did not consider the evidence suffi
cient to warrant a new trial , the jury having
disagreed in the trial hero botno time ngo.
C'iiiiiitrili'lt r * liili-rruptrd.
Micsotuti VAI.IXV , la. , Jan. 111. [ Special
Telegram to Tun llir.Two : ] imknown men
disguised us peddlars have been passlni ;
counterfeit , money in several towns in this
vicinity for the past few days. Their
method of procedure was to make a sulo ,
got good money and give counterfeit chnngo ,
I'lielroppratlons were such as to excite con
siderable suspicion ( ind uprmdiscovering that
they wore abac invod they very w.yslerlously
dloi : < ipearod.
Arr.liMiirtlly lUlfml.
Wissouni VAI.J.BV , la. , Jan. III.--Special [
Telegram to THK HKBWIlli.Am | IIouso , i
yjjiiif farmer living near this city , tied-
dent.iily shot and killed himsrlf today Ho
was r-tiirnlng fi' " n a lnmtlii' { trip , and , In
attempting to c < r > uv his gun from tlm wa on ,
It .isdlKthai's-J , tbo entkc load
cffcvt in Ma chest and nock.