Tins OMAHA DAILY HEE ? , VISDNKSIUY. FEBRUARY 1 , 181)3 ) ,
TOR OF THE LEGISLATURE
Ho Ohango Worthy of Note In the Joint
JBallot for Senator.
DOTH BRANCHES PUSHING THE WORK
J'nrtlunn Oratory Indulged In Over Mlchl-
Cnnlzliiff the .Stato anil tint Dohion
Uititry l.aw-lllll * Introduced ,
L'oimlilereil anil
IjiXcot.T > , Nob. , Jan. 31. [ Special Telegram
to TUB BKI : . ] The result of the "ballot In
Joint convention was as follows :
5
The following were the changes : Ames ,
from Morton to Bryan ; Burns , from Furnas
to Paddock ; Halo , from Bryan to Morton ;
ILcIdlgh , from Morton to Bryan ; LobccK ,
from Paddock to 11. M. Slmonds.
The roll call of the joint convention elic
ited resiwnses from 127 members , but as
\Vutson nnd Oakley were paired with ab-
fiOnlccs the voting force was 123.
I The reading of the journal was dispensed
with as usual and Casper Introduced a rcso
Jution providing for a call'of the'liouso rule ,
similar to that In effect in each house.
It was seconded by North.
The republlean leaders looked at each
other inquiringly , but none of them saw
nnythlng wrong about It , and the resolution
was adopted without n dissenting vote.
The roll call was ordered on the election of
n senator. Immediately after the announce
ment of the vote Tcfft introduced a resolution -
, tion to the effect that no moro pairs would
IMJ recognized by the Joint convention after
'
the expiration of those now in force.
Howe amended to. allow pairs In case of
Sickness.
Higgins moved to table the resolution ,
nnd to the table it went , after which the
1 Joint convention adjourned ujtll 12 o'clock
tomorrow.
It is expected that something out of the
ordinary will occur tomorrow.
IN TUB SBXATH.
Jllllf i li y Wnnteil Over Two Employes
CampnlRii Speeches Indulged ,
LINCOLN , Neb. , Jan. 31. [ Special Telegram
to THR BKR. ] The senate Indulged In
another all but Interminable discussion this
morning over the question of employes. The
entire forenoon was consumed by a fight made
"by the Independents to place two moro
supernumeraries on the pay roll. Ono day
last week a resolution was offered to
la jilaco the names of T. D. Worrell supply
clcrk.Jand J. B. Homaln , night watch In the
nccretary's ofllco , on the pay roll. The reso
lution was defeated on the ground that both
men were useless appendages and their ap-
] K > Intmcnt had not been authorized. The
same resolution came up this morning.
Senator Campbell declared that both men
wcro needed , but Senator Pope asserted that
the alleged night watchman had not per-
'formed his duties and that ho spent the night
In playing "high live. "
Senator Kvcrott offered a substitute
authorizing the secretary of state to purchase
or rent a safe in which to store important
jlapcrs , and his substitute was agreed to.
Another contest arose over the question of
jiaylng the two men for their services
already rendered and after some further
dibcimion It was voted to pay , them ! for
their services up to date.
Illlls Introduced.
i Bills were introduced and read the first
tlmo as follows :
By Graham Relating to the education of
feeble-minded children.
By Babcock Providing for special ver
dicts by Juries.
By Darner To amend the ballot law.
By Everett To provide for the employ
ment of men and teams by road overseers.
By Correll To provide for the improve
ment of public highways.
By Corroll To prohibit ) x > ol selling.
By Young To provide uniformity in mar
riage records.
By Halm Relating to free school books.
By Moore To promote the independence
of voters , also to amend the registration law ;
ulso relating to the authentication of nets of
commissioner of deeds.
After the joint convention the senate took
n recess until 2:30 : o'clock.
At the afternoon session the matter of the
employment of a messenger and supply clerk
tlgalu came up. Senator Thomson moved
that T. J. Worrell bo appointed to the
) xsltlon and the senate , wearied possibly by
the long struggle over the matter in the
earlier part of the day , acqulcscd without a
murmur.
I'lneoil on I'axaaKo ,
The following bills came up for third
reading ;
Senate file No. 7 , by Graham , authorizing
J. 13. Cobboy of Beatrice to compile and print
the statutes of Nebraska , was read the third
time and placed on its passage.
During the roll call Dysart attempted to
have the bill recommitted , but the chair sus
tained the point of order raised by Graham
to the effect that a motion to recommit could
not bo put during roll call.
Senator Tofft was inclined to take issue
with the chair and read rule 27 , which
sccmcil to admit the motion to recommit.
The chair declined , however , to rule on
Toltt'B point of order and the bill was passed ,
the title agreed to and sent to the house.
Senate nlo No. 3 , by Kggleston , providing
for the appointment of deputy county attor
neys in counties having a population greater
than 70,000. The bill Is drawn moro espe
cially for the benefit of Lancaster county.
Thoulll was passed with but few dissenting
votes and its title agreed to.
On tint . iK Measure.
The senate then , on motion of Dysart ,
" .vent into committed of the whole for the
consideration of bills en gcncr.il file , with
Bubcock In the chair.
The llrst bill taken up was Dysart's senate
fllo No. 17 , providing for the choice of presi
dential electors on the Michigan plan. Tcfft
moved that when the comniUtco rise it re
port the bill with the recommendation that
it bo Indefinitely postponed.
This brought Dysart to his feet with an
amendment to the intent and purpose that
the bill bo roiKirted for passage , and then
the Ilrat real debate of the session com
menced.
Dysart , the author and sponsor of the bill ,
Bjxjko vigorously nnd excitedly. Ho believed
that the bill should become a law , for the
.reason . that the people should come as near
as possible to electing all officers by n direct
vote. Ho was satisfied as to the constitu
tlonallty of the bill , Ho expected the oppo
nltlon of the republicans , Under the pro
visions of the bill ho was satisfied that the
democrats nnd republicans would control the
eastern part of the state and the indopeud
cuts the rest of it.
Senator Pope thought it poor policy to
advocate any measure having a tendency to
embarrass future legislation. Ho beliovec
the bill would have a tendency to disfranchise
n portion of the people and disregard the
wishes of the majority. The danger of the
bill lies In the fact that greater opportunl
tics would bo given for gerrymandering.
Senator Dale was surprised at the fears
expressed by the senator from Saline. Anj
party that was in power would redlstrlct the
state to suit its own
Woulil Not Meet Their llopei.
Senator Toflt was of the opinion that the
senator from Nuckolls ( Dysart ) ought not bo
too rapid in giving his reasons for favoring
the bill. The democrats , of course , stick to
the traditions of their party and vote for the
bill because It might tend to their party ad
vantage. , regardless of the rights of others.
Ho was opposed to any form of crude legisla
tion. The bill under discussion provided for
the present , but disregarded the future. He
didn't believe that the bill would meet thu
fond anticipations of the independents , it
would bo dead sou fruit to their lips. Before -
fore ire elect another president In this state
the republicans would see to It that the In
dependents could not gerrymander the state.
The grand old republican party would co to
Senator Dynart retorted that ho did not
know whether the grand old party would eo
to ll or not , When thnlnvostluiukmn now In
( n-ogresH wont complete * ! the republican
parly would bo burled so deep that It would
have hardly n voice In the next election.
Senator D.irnor was sanguine enough to
believe that four years from now there
would bo no republicans , and the few demo
crats would bo cooped up down In Douglas
county.
Not Known In Texan ,
Senator Moore never heard of those re
forms Iwlng Inaugurated In Texas , or any
other democratic state like Mississippi or
tx > ulIana. Kvorvbody understood the ob
ject of the bill. The democrats , not being
able to carry Nebraska 4hemselves , > ro
content to assist in passing measures to take
away votes from the republicans. He might
favor a similar bill if It included every
state In the union , but the law under con
templation was an evident net of Injustice
and would place Nebraska nt a disadvantage
with other states In the union.
Senator Dale again turned his eyes nnd
directed his voice toward the galleries to ex
press his surm-iso at the remarks made by
Senator Moore. He expected no reform from
the democratic states , but the people of Ne
braska. ho said , could lay claim to superior
Intelligence and greater enlightenment.
Hence thcso reforms.
Senator Mattes approved of some features
of the bill and objected to others. Ho
wanted It amended and moved that It bo re
ferred back to the committee on constitu
tional amendments. The motion was agreed
to.
I'or Constitutional Convention.
Senate File No. 5. providing for the sub
mission of a protosltioii | to call a constitu
tional convention , was then taken up.
Senator North moved that the bill bo re
ported with the recommendation that it do
pass.
Tefft offered an amendment providing
that the notice of election should bo printed
In one newspaper In each county for three
months prior to the election.
Senator Darner moved as a substitute that
the bill be reported for Indefinite postpone
ment. He s-iid , In mipjwrt of his motion ,
that the people of Nebraska were in a cha
otic state of mind , and in no condition to
vote Intelligently on the proposition to call a
constitutional convention. No convention
ould frame a constitution that would bo
cceptablo to the people in their present
tate of unrest.
Sent It Hack to the Committee.
Senator Tcfft believed that matter under
onsldcratlou was ot too serious a nature to
e indefinitely postponed simply because the
enator from Dawson county happened to bo
i a chaotic frame of mind. The present
onstitntion was not largo enough. This
act was demonstrated at the last election.
vhen meritorious amendments failed of
doptlon because of the barriers raised In
ho constitution. The legislature , he said ,
vas going ahead piling up now duties on the
xocutivo ofliccrs of the state , which the
onstitution never contemplated. Already a
111 was pending to enlarge the supreme
rt. The people were ready for a new
onstitution. They demanded it.
On motion of Senator Everett the bill was
eferred back to the committee on constitu-
lonal amendments and the committee rose.
The senate adopted the several reports of
ho committee and adjourned until 10 o'clock
omorrow.
IN THi : HOUSIi.
l > ol > son' Usury lllll nnd Others Recom
mended for 1'iiHsagc.
LINCOLN , Nob. , Jan. 31. [ Special Telegram
o THIS BKE. ] Eighty-seven members an-
worcd roll call in the house this morning
ind the body at once went into committee of
ho whole to take up bills on the general
Ho.
Ho.Dobson's
Dobson's usury bill was the first to full
nto their hands , and it was hammered from
no end of the hall to the other for nn hour
, nd a half. Davics offered an amendment
irovldlng for the forfeiture of the security
or cancclation of the mortgage , but not for-
'citing the principal.
Dobson unloaded his campaign speech and
Church Howe Indulged in n lengthy recital
with which members of the ' former sessions
were well acquainted.
Davics spoke ill length in support'of 'nis
amendment.
Hallcr was fearful of what the result
night bo in case the bill was passed , although
' .10 was in favor of legislation along the line.
Watson favored it , but cautioned the house
that the national law on this matter held
over a state law.
ICessler , Burns , Elder , Stevens nnd Rhodes
all took a whirl at the question. No ono op-
jHscd the bill , but there were several who
recommended going slow.
The amendment was finally defeated ; the
bill was recommended for passage and Dob-
son settled complacently back In his seat.
On First Heading.
The following bills wore Introduced :
By Davies To amend section Gl/l , chapter
19. of the cede of civil procedure.
By Smith of Johnson To amend the rev
enue laws.
Bv Ames To compel the use of safety
valves on all appliances for containing car-
bonlo acid gas and llko nu'lform substances.
By Koycs To provide for the payment of a
bounty for the destruction of wild animals.
By Oakley To amend the Australian bal
lot laws.
By MoATcy To authorize the state super
intendent to llx dates for holding county
Institutes.
By MoVcy To repeal the section of the
statutes requiring teachers to make a
monthly report of pupils in attendance , etc.
After the Joint convention the house ad
journed until 2HO : o'clock without transact
ing any business.
Immediately on the reconvening of the
house in the afternoon several of the com
mittees went out nnd for that reason Mc-
Cutchcn's motion to again go into committee
of the whole was not carried.
The following new bills wcro Introduced :
By Schlotfeldt Regarding decedents' cs >
tales.
By Smith of Johnson Relating to county
bridges and culverts.
By Wilson Providing for apprenticing
minors in county almsbouses ,
By Gaflln Relating to nonresident pupils
In public schools.
By Goss of Douglas Relating to juries.
By Schlolfeldt Amending the liquor
laws.
By Ijoeknor To prevent the mortgaging of
personal property without the consent of
husband and vifo.
By Ix > ekner Providing for the registra
tion of all marnaccs , births and deaths.
By McKesson Regulating Joint stock as
sociations. '
By Jensen Providing for the submission
of special matters at general elections.
By J jusen Relating to public instruc
tion.
tion.By Jensen Relating to licenses.
By Jensen Relating to public finances.
By Oakley Providing for payment of ofli
ccrs and employes of the Columbian'com -
mlssto'n.
By Smith of Holt Relating to tax sales.
By Merrlek Providing for instruction of
imbeciles.
By Oakley Convoying to Bishop Worthington -
ington , In trust , the state's right in certain
Lincoln real estate.
Bv Jenkins Relating to notaries public.
The secretary of the senate entered to nn-
nounco that the senate had passed senate
Hies Nos. 3 and 7 , and asking concurrence In
the same.
In Committee of the Whole.
On motion of Krii3utho house went Into
committee of the whole to consider bills on
general file , and the committees wcro notl-
iled to return to the hall.
Kruso was called to the chair ana Howe's
bill , house roll No. 2 , prohibiting iho under
valuation of property by assessors anil the
State Boattl of Equalisation , was taken up.
Howe was called upon to explain the bill ,
and said that It provided for the assessment
and taxation of all property at its cash value.
The bill was recommended for passage.
The same course followed with house roll
No. 15 , Higgins' bill , making the terms of all
town officers two years ; house roll No , 20 ) ,
Goss'bill , relating to court bailiffs ; housa
roll No. CO , Hurnmn's bill , affecting dece
dents' estates.
House roll No. 25 , by Cornish , providing
for the appointment of assistant county at-
toruuys in Lancaster county , was laid over
at the request of the introducer , because of
the fact that the senate had Just passed IfU
similar bill.
Hannan's bill reducing the rate of Interest
to bo paid on tax sales at the time of re
demption to C per cent , was amended to read
12 per cent , but oven then it was not satis
factory to many of the members , and after n
out ; discussion It was decided to recommend
for Itidi'flultn postponement.
knrffl bill , providing for the Ineorpora-
ton of village ! ! situated In two or moro
ountles , wes slightly amended and rccom-
lemled for PIIRSHKO.
Van Houaen's bill providing for the Mlchl-
anl/.lngof the state was ills ; recommended
> r passage without bloodxhod , as was Cor-
.lih's bill enabling Judgment debtors to tils-
olvo the general Hen of Judgment pending
iroccedlngs of appeal or error.
Mtlrreil l'p Homo I'nllllr * .
A wrangle ensued over Barry's bill provld-
\a for the establishment and maintenance
f farmers' Institutes In counties with u pop-
latlon of over 0,000.
Horst declared that It was sprung by men
vho were funning the farmers , and was do-
.Igned . to draw the attention of the farmers
way from politics. Ho entered Into a do-
.unclatlon of the men who have secured con-
rol of the farmers associations , and declared
hat at the meeting of the state farmers
iocloty hero last week the majority of the
iiombers present wcro lawyers or bankers
lid wore silk hats.
Barry defended his measure. He Insisted
.hat It had originated with the farmers and
uis all along been advocated by them. He
'nrthci * declared that this was the llrst time
hat ho had heard It opimsod from that side
f the house.
Stevens discovered the growing discord
mong his Independent brethren nnd moved
hat an adjournment bo taken.
McKesson expressed the hope that the In-
lepondents would not feel compelled to go
'nto caucus over the measure , but would settle
t then a ml' there. The populists did not
ako kindly to the advice , however , for the
- ommittee rose and submitted its report to
he house.
Adjourned to l cnpe. n Ito\v.
That body concurred In all the reports nnd
irdered the engrossing of all the bills rc-
> ortcd on favorably for a third rcadiiig.wlth
ho exception of the tax sale and the Alichl-
auizing bills.
Watson moved that the report on the
former bo not concurred In , but that the bill
bo amended to read 12 per cent. The mover
stated that this was a reduction from 20 per
cent , which had been a reduction from 40
per cent. The amendment prevailed and
the bill as amended will como up for passage ,
In the case of the Michigan bill , Watson
noved nonconcurrenco In the report , and as
an amendment moved the striking out of the
enacting clause. This brought the friends
of the bill to their feet with u rush , and a
dozen members clamored for recognition by
the chair.
It was getting lute , nnd at the prospect of
another row that would probably take up at
least another hour un adjournment until
morning was moved and carried with but
little opposition.
11OUSK HMI'I.OVKS.
Namea of the Sevontv-l''our Who Have. Se
cured tlobH Irom the. Stute.
LINCOLN , Neb. , Jan. ill. [ Special to Tuc
Bnc. ] The following are the employes now
on the pay roll of the house :
Erie Johnson , chief clerk ; 13d J. Hall , first
assistant clerk ; Ed Edmiston , second as
sistant clerk ; D. R. Carpenter , third as
sistant clerk ; William Dungan , sergeant-al
L. A. Bcltzcr assistant
arms ; , sergeant-at-
arms ; W. D. Hall , chaplain ; C. Dockhorn ,
doorkeeper ; E. L.Simmon , assistant door
keeper ; O. M. Sullivan , custodian cloak
room ; A. Stedwell , assistant custodian cloak
room ; N. Ross , postmaster ; Mrs. N. J. Bow-
bcr , assistant postmaster ; G. P. Porter ,
mail carrier ; C. H. Pirtle , speaker's clerk ;
F. Shannon , J.M. McCuen , Eddie Fountain ,
Charles Folton , Leonard Elder , Scott Saf-
ford ; Roy Martin , Roy Carpenter , M.
Dougherty , Eugene Parks , Nels Torstcnsen ,
Legrand Pearl , Oscar Nowborry , pages ; R.
D. Phillips , janitor ; C. C. Bacon , day
watchman : P. M. Saunders , carpenter ;
C. Marshall , first assistant Janitor ; W. Winslow -
slow , janitor : Joseph Arnold , janitor ; W. T.
Wright , bookkeeper ; Mrs. M. S. Dewey ,
typewriter ; R. H. Shepherd , chief janitor ;
W. E. Vickory , Janitor ; Rode Gallagher.
Janllor ; T. E. Johnson , messenger chief
clerk ; G. L. Butler , bill clerk ; Miss Bould-
ing , typewriter ; W , H. Tnlcott. custodian
chief clerk's room ; J. M. Meddins , proof
reader ; C. H. Clark , assistant bill clerk ;
E. H. Higgius , assistant sergcant-at-arms ;
E. L. Shumway , chief engrossing clerk ; G.
R. McCormlck , copy holder ; Miss Sadie
Strykcr , C. W. Phelps , A. S. White , I. B.
Anderson. William Morris , J. G. Baird , H. T.
Talmage , Miss M. Smith , Miss Nellie Mor
gan , Miss Edith Rissor , engrossing clerks ;
W. S. Shoemaker , clerk judiciary committee ;
W. F. Leighton , carpenter- ; . A. Parsons ,
chief enrolling clerk ; Ernest Glfford , copy
holder ; A. S. Schalnhut , assistant proof
reader ; C. F. Rowell , clerk ways and means
committee ; S. L. Kuvo , timekeeper ; J.
Stootzer , night watchman ; F. M. Good ,
night watchman ; C. C. Bacon , day watch
man ; J. C. Nelson , clerk committee on
claims ; J. W. Lanler , expert accountant ;
C. W. White , stenographer ; Ed B. Knott ,
clerk engrossing committee ; J. A. Edgerton ,
clerk committee on public lands and build'
ings ; C. P. King , fireman.
To Shut Oil'
LINCOLN , Nob. , Jan. 31. [ Special to THIS
BED. ] House roll No. 135 , "A bill for an
act making It unlawful for any state , county ,
district , township or municipal oflleer hold
ing any ofllco of trust or profit under the
laws of this state or the authority of any
municipality to take , receive or use any rail
road pass , mileage ticket or other transpor
tation without paying the regular rates or
conslderalion therefor , " provides :
"Thut hereafter It shall bo unlawful for
any state , Judicial , district , county , township
or municipal oflleer holding any ofllco under
the laws of this state , to take , receive and
use any railroad pass , mileage ticket orother
transportation permit on any railroad In this
state without paying the regular rates there
for In money or other lawful and legitimate
consideration , and any person violating the
previsions of this act shall bo lined In any
sum not exceeding $ . )00 nor less than $10 , or
imprisoned in the county jail for a period of
thirty days , or both line and Imprisonment
in the discretion of the court. "
House roll No. 10 ! ! provides :
-That hereafter the rate lo be charged for
messages by all telegraph companies in this
state shall bo 20 cents for each ten words , or
under , and 1 cent per word for each word in
excess of the llrst ten words , and all mes
sages received at any telegraph ofllco within
the corporate limits of any city , to.vn or
villntre , shall bo delivered at any place
within such corporate limits without extra
charge. Any agent , operator , servant or
employe of any telegraph company who shall
violate this act shall bo deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor , and on con vie Jon therefor , bo
lined In any sum not less than $25 or moro
than $ . " > 0 ( ) , one-half of such line to bo paid to
the prosecuting witness. "
*
IMJH.S JJVVIL 1-A It.Klll.ll'HS.
Mr. Wing and wife , manager of the Massa
chusetts Mdtual Life Insurance company of
Seattle , Wash. , was In the city yesterday.
NEW YOKK , Jan. ill. [ S-iocIiil Telegram
to Tup BKK. ] Omaha : J. H. Dumont
Windsor ; B. S. White , Hoffman.
At the Mercer : S. B. Hathaway , Mrliram
Yuzukjeaii. New York ; T. E. Allyn , William
It. White , Chicago ; S. N. Klmo , Toledo , O. :
W. C. Patterson , Oshkosh ; II. M. WIlcox ,
Denver ; T. J. Morrow and wife , H. G. Mason ,
Norfolk ; Tom A. Smith , Lincoln ; C. H.
Thompson and wife , Topolcn ; W. F. Howell ,
Tilden : J. A. McLaughlln and lady , Craig ;
F. H. Spearman , A. D. Glbbs and James Mc-
Adams , MeCook.
CIIICAOO , 111. , Jan. 31.--Special [ Telegram
to TUB Ben. ] Nebraska arrivals : Brovoort
K. G. Angell , Junlata ; E. E. Barber. Hoi-
drego ; C. J. Jones , Omaha. Grand Pat c
H. E. Palmer , W. A. Fonner , Omaha. Vic
toria H. A. Franklin , G. J. Stanloy.Omaha.
Auditorium Francis U. Groblo. Mrs , Fran
cis Groblo , child ami nurse. Omaha , Pal
mer E. E. Barber , Holdrego ; P. B. Collins ,
E. F. Hooper , W , C. McICnight , Omaha.
Sherman C. W. Mount , Omaha.
Kuvlvul Meeting * .
The revival meetings at the South Tenth
Street Methodist church are still In progress
and will continue during the present week ,
Next Sunday the meetings will continue all
day and there will IKJ a reception of mem-
bers and the sacrament.
The Uriith Itoll.
HJIESLAU , Jan , 81. Duke Victor ofTtatlbor ,
proildent of the Prussian upper house , died
here last evening , aged 75. Ho held many
honorary titles.
Perfect ftcUun anl p3rii3t hoilth rosul
from the use of De Witt's Little Early Rlsora
A perfect llttln pllL
FICimSC pi PES AND INK
Kaims Legislators as Far From Peace as
They Wave Ever Boon.
'ROPOSALS ' MAD BY THE POPULISTS
ItrpiilillriiiM Hi-dun ( < i Admit They Arc
WritiiK , mill tfifr't'omlmuiTlielr Homo
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OrKitiilriill'dti'Until tlm .Mutter HIM
llri-il I.l'BiillySotlloil. '
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TOPEKA , Kan. , Jan.III. The warfare In the
'Ival ' houses has been resumed , but us in the
iast , the lighting Is being done with pen nnd
ilk , though it imiy yet ciul in trouble.
Just before the rival houses adjourned hist
veiling Speaker Diinsmoro of the populist
muse handed u letter to Speaker Douglass of
ho republlean house. In this letter Speaker
Dunsiuoro says thut the election of a senator
nd state printer having been performed
.hero existed no further excuse for the
ofusal of the republicans to recognize the
loptlllst house. The legality of the populist
louse , says Mr. Dunsuiore , can bo questioned
> y no authority other than the house
tself , and ho wyes tlio. republicans to
abandon their organization and go into the
) opullst house. The refusal of the republl-
. ans to do this , he adds , will confirm his bo-
lof that the railroads arc sustaining the ro-
mblican house in tho'hope of preventing the
maetmont of that railway legislation to
ivhlch the populists stand committed. In
deed , he says ho is Informed , on what he be
lieves to be credible authority , that the
| railways arc even now paying the salaries of
Lhc officers of the republlean house and the
; > cr diem allowances of the members.
When the house met this morning it was
expected Speaker Douglass would make n
reply to this letter , but ho did not do so. At
the afternoon session , however , ho laid
Speaker Dunsmorc's letter before the repub
llean house and read a long letter in reply
toil.
SiioihrrDouBlnsH' Itrply.
Ho set forth the republican position at
length and explained the alleged revolution
ary action of the populist minority and the
forging by Chief Clerk Kieh of the populist
house of the roll upon which the populists
based their organization. Continuing , ho
said if the people of Kansas acquiesced in
the methods by which the populist house
was organized by a minority , then popular
and constitutional government was at an end.
Speaker Douglass denied that , the rail
ways were taking any hand in the republi
can light , and denounced Mi' . Dunsmore's
statement to that effect as unworthy of u
man. Ho combats Mr. Dunsmore's state
ment that the courts can take no hand in
the light , and suggests that both sides make
up a case for the highest court at the earliest
possible moment and sot the matter at rest.
The republicans cheered the reading of
Mr. Douglass' reply , and at Its conclusion
adopted a vote of confidence in him and in
their position.
Speaker Dunsmore said : "I have no re
ply to make to Hip letter of my friend.
Actions speak louder than words. " Ho ,
however , gave no intimation of what the
next move of the jiopulists would bo.
KrpiihllcMiiis Iltghlv K.xcltcd-
The rcpublicans.'liave been worked up to n
high pitch of oxcitemcut tonight by the
rumor that the- populists will attempt
tomorrow to remove them from
representative hall by force. Each repub
lican has provided , himself with a revolver
ver and says he wiU'uso it under certain con
ditions. If the governor orders out the
militia to remove thorn they will not resist
the state's but if the
authority , sergcant-at-
arms of the iwpullst house with his numerous
deputies attempts force'they will offer re
sistance armed resistance.
Ueprcscntatlve Sq ton of Atchison Is also
armed with a resolution. It provides that
the republican slipper bo requested to ask
all ladies to le.-ivo.tlic , halland to clear the
decks for ticttou.i by itho members of the
leg.'illy constituted hoUse against a revolu
tionary attempt to remove them from the
hall.
hall.The
The populists decline to state what course
of action they intend to pursue tomorrow.
ItrgnlutlniiH on Hit Oriitk 1'asscil by the
Illinois r < < * KinIuturc
Si'HixaFiEi.T > , 111. , Jan. 31. The house this
morning , after listening to eulogies , unani
mously passed u resolution of encomium on
Blame's life.
The Hawaiian resolution introduced yes
terday , was referred to the committee on
federal relations with Instructions to report
a week from Thursday.
The bill repealing the compulsory school
law came up on the second reading. An
attempt to substitute the republican school
measure was defeated after some sparring
and the repealing democratic bill ordered to
its third reading by n strict party vote ; the
democrats for and the republicans against.
Adjourned.
In the senate the democratic mcasuro for
repealing the compulsory education law also
came up as a special order and
the republicans endeavored to substitute
their bill , with the same sort of success they
had in the house , and the democratic bill
was ordered to its third reading and mudo a
special order for tomorrow morning ,
A resolution by Knapp instructing the
committee on finance to examine the books
of the late state treasurer and report
whether ho paid over to the state any inter
est received on state funds caused much po
litical discussion , and finally caused laughter
by the senators voting unanimously against
the motion to suspend the rules for Its pas-
sago.
After the passage of resolutions on the
death of Mr. Blaine the senate adjourned.
DciuiiniU nn liiviutljjlltlon.
Toi-cuA , Kan. , Jan HI. Secretary of State
Osborn will ask the legislature to investi
gate the administration of his predecessor ,
William Higgins , Mr. Osborn has discov
ered that Mr. Higgins turned in no fees to
the state treasurer , as required by the act of
1891. Hoilndsthat the average receipts of
fees in the ofllce is about $10 a day and tak
ing that as n basis , Higgius owes the state
about $ "iHX ( ) . Higgins admits that no fees
were turned in and says this action was
taken not only by the secretary of state , but
by all the state ollicors affected by the laws
of 1801 , on the ground that the feus were a
part of tluir salaries before the law was
passed and they could not , under the consti
tution , bo deprived of , ticin ) during the term
for which they had been elected.
rinl > < 'ttun"lrlvf tiiillon ( ,
WASHINGTON' , D. ' , & Jan. at. The house
Judiciary commltteu.f 'day continued consid
eration of the rcport > df the Plnkcrton sub
committee , but readied no conclusion. Mr.
Boatner , In his report says thut ho finds
nothing whatever hrHho constitution which
authorizes congress to Interfere with , regu
late or prohibit thoquiploymcnt of Pinkerton -
ton , or any other dc.tqctlves , by persons or
corporations , except sp far as they may be
engaged In Interstate commerce. The
"
trouble at Homestead" , was beyond federal
or congressional jurisdiction.
Ho'lti'liul'uriietl.
ST. PAUL , Minn. ' . , tfan. ill. The senate
today passed the blij j-eimburslug the vari
ous counties In the sfinto for the money ad
vanced by them on neWs signed by proml-
n'ent business men , to 'increase the World's
fair appropriation. The alliance legislature of
two years ago cut the appropriation to
ffio.OOu , and by this sort of popular Hubscri | > -
tion $100,000 additional was obtained and the
state Is now desired to pay this back , and
will probably do so. _ *
Took Vmir lliilloli VfHtcriliiy ,
CH EVENS E , "Wyo. . Jan. ill. There were
four ballots by the Joint session today , but
without result. T.ho first ballot stood :
Now , 11 ; Warren , 10 ; Hlclmrds , 10 ; Taylor ,
7 ; Banner , a ; Kabls , 2 : Beck. 1 : Corn , 1 :
Brown , 1 ; Osborno , 1. Second ballot ; War
ren , U ; Clark , U ; Now , 11 ; Taylor , 0 ; Hoi-
llday. 3 ; Beck , 2 ; Corn. Kabls and Brown
each 1. The two other ballots were about
the same.
Everything points to a lengthy deadlock.
StntB Institutions Kxnmliiecl.
YANKIOX , S. D. , Jan , 31. [ Special Tele
gram to TUB ' BBC. ] The committee pa
minted by thoAtnto nrnnto to visit thp ov
oral educational and charitable Institutions
of the fltato won In Yank ton thin fort-noon ,
lovornor Sheldon accompanied the coinmlt-
oo hero. The committee visited the limanu
mspltal , dovntlnif IIvii bourn to Its Inuppc-
lion. The committee found the university
it Vermllllon and the Insane hnipltnl huro
ill right , and next goes to the reform school
it I'lankinton.
While hero today Oovernnr Sheldon told
Iiihn Kmuso of the Yankton Kroo Pros
that his appointment as public examiner
would bo made Immediately upon his , the
governor's , return to . 'lerro.
< ; Atj.sii : > A SII.NSATIOX.
; ii : rK-s Miulo In South Ouluilu'n I.nR
Agiiliiitt Prominent CltlM'in.
PinniiK , S. D. , Jan. ill. [ Special Telegram
o Tun Jim : . ] An explosion that has boon
inpoiiding for some time In republican ranks
"imo today. The senate committee which
lad been Investigating charges against Frost
exonerated him and brought In a report , re
citing some very serious charges against the
nanagemont of Brooklngs Agrlcultui .il col-
ego. Dollard promptly moved that a com-
nlttoo of seven bo appointed to thoroughly
Jivosttgnto the whole subject , not only of the
. ollego management , butalsoof state regents
> f education. The senate unanimously
adopted the suggestion anddlrectod thocom-
nlttee to send for all persons Implicated In
the scandal and for books and papers , and
will scatvh the affair to the bottom.
Lieutenant Governor Herreld appointed
Dollard , Horncr , Burtt. Adams , Andrews ,
Chileotti' and Majors. The latter is an In
dependent. All the others are republicans
: if the Pottlgrew wing of the committee ex
cept Bennet , who belongs to the Molletto
faction , and who is a friend of President
Mutouth of Brooklngs. The Mellettc fac
tion was very angry and claims that the
committee was packed by Pot.lgrow men In
order to make capital against Mellotto in
the senatorial fight two years hence. Mr.
Mcl outh and all persons implicated In this
trouble are appointees and political friends
of Mellette. The committee will organize
tomorrow and will push the Investigation.
Itallott'illtliTliflrOvfrrontnUii. .
ST. PAVI , , Minn. , Jan. ill. A Pioneer-Press
special from Bismarck. N. D. , says : The
vote in Joint convention today was : Casey ,
'J ; Kingman , I ) ; Anderson , 1 ; Smith , 4 ;
Walsh , 4 : Benton , 1IU ; Hoacb , ! > ; Muir , 1.
Five republicans , ono pair mid one popu
list were absent.
A blizzard was raging and members cast
their ballots with hats and overcoats on.
The democrats and populists resisted the
resolution for the Joint convention to dis
solve , being united on Benton. but were de
feated owing to the storm.
Owing to the storm today's conferences
did not materialize. The Casey men are
signing pledges to stick to Casey until a cau
cus Is hold and a two-thirds majority orders
otherwise.
Another .Slulrlioml Ciinriii ,
WASHINGTON- . C. , Jan. 111. [ Special Tele
gram to THE Dun. ] A call is being circu
lated among the republican senators for an
other caucus on the question of statehood.
At the last caucus it was decided not to in
clude Arizona in the statehood , but Governor
Murphy of that territory has been so active
in pressing Arizona's claims for statehood
that the call for another caucus is being cir
culated tonight , the object being to include
Arizona in the statehood list and to make n
determined effort for the statehood bill on
the calendar.
AVIIllniu Walter rhclM | Nnmlntted.
THEN-TON , N. .1. , Jan. 01. Governor Wertz
sent the nomination to the senate last night
of William Walter Phelps to succeed Jona
than S. Whittakcr as Judge of the court of
errors and appeals.
fouxn IT Diri-'icur.T TO
Meotlng of tlm Western I'umniiRer Associ
ation Itnllroud News.
CHICAGO , 111. , Jan. 31. A meeting of the
Western Passenger association was held to
day to consider the report of the committee
appointed to recommend regula
tions for immigrant trafllc west
of Chicago and St , Louis.
The principal provisions of the committee's
report nro the distribution of immigrant
business among tjio various western roads
and the payment of a uniform commission of
$2.50 per passenger to the eastern agents.
Ono member of the committee , represent
ing the Wisconsin Central road , submitted a
minority report , objecting to an equal di
vision of the business on the ground that the
Wisconsin Central is entitled to a larger
part of It than any of Its northwestern com
petitors. This was only ono of the obstacles
encountered when the meeting came to con
sider the proposed plan of agreement.
Several roads contended that a commis
sion of ? y.50 was too much to pay on cheap
Immigration tickets when the highest au
thorized commission on the sale of first-class
tickets from Chicago to the Missouri river
is only 81.50.
The Burlington objected to the proposed
method -dividing business , holding that
the trafllc west of the Missouri river should
bo taken Into account in fixing a basis of
division ,
Altogether , It was not exactly a harmonious
meeting. Nevertheless it considered the
committee's report carefully , section by sec
tion , and finally adopted all but two sections.
Tnls was only done , however , after the pro
posed commission was reduced from $2.50 to
83.00. The mooting then adjourned until
Tuesday next , when the whole subject will
bo further considered.
Asliml For.
It appears that the contest between the
Illinois Central Kallroad company and the
city of Chicago , over the possession of the
lake front Is not yet ended. Though defeated
in the famous litigation , the railroad com
pany docs not intend to acknowledge the
hattlo lost until it lias made final effort to
change the result.
Today its counsel , John H. Hewitt of this
city , appeared before the United States
supreme court at Washington and filed a
petition praying the supreme court to grant
a rehearing of the case. The vote on the
lake front decision in the supreme court
was very close 1 to 3. Chief Justice Fuller
and Justice Blatchford abstained from con
nection with the case , the former because
ho had been connected with the case as
counsel before his elevation to the supreme
bench , and the latter because ho was a
stockholder in the road.
Justice Lamar was ono of the Justices who
voted for the claims of the city and , now
that ho is dead , the Illinois Central sees a
chance for its claim if it can secure a reopen
ing of the case. The decision on the motion
made today will finally decide the city's
title and throw the whole case open again.
Klovntuil l ( ll\r y Contract.
A contract has been lot by the Metropoli
tan Elevated Hallway company of this city
to the Carnegie company of Pittsburg for
the construction of fourteen miles of road at
a price approximating $ . ' 1,000,000. The con
tract Is u | > on the basis of the fixed price per
pound of Iron in the form of a completed
roadway , as per specifications , the work to
bo completed by February 1. 189-1.
IMvoruk nn Trlnl.
FHKMONT , Neb. , Jan. ill. [ Special to Tin ;
BBK. ] The case of the state against Frank
lin W. Dworak for obtaining money under
false pretenses was given to the Jury at H
o'clock this forenoon. The defendant was
charged with obtaining f 10 from the Farmers
and Merchants bank of Scribnor on false
pretenses. C. Gcorgo Bowlus , ashler of
that bank , advanced the money to him on a
check written on the First National bank of
Schuylor , Nob. Cashier Palmer of the First
National bank swore that Dworak had no
money doposHed there at that tlino.
IIiiKluiicl'ii Iteply l''ornr < l il ,
LONDON' , Jan. 31.Sir CJeorgo Baden
Powell has dispatched to Washington Great
Britain's reply to the Boring sea case. Sir
Charles Kusscll , Sir Ulcjiard Webster and
John Morioy assisted in the preparation of
the reply.
Movement * of ( Ici'iin St : iiiiLTii , .limitary 31.
At Queonstown Arrived Majestic , from
Now York for Liverpool.
At Baltimore Arrived Chlcaco , from
Rotterdam.
_ _
\Vlll Not Senil Any Mor < < Soldier * to lljjypt.
LONDON , Jan ill.In view of the settlement
of the ICgyptlan crisis , some of the rein
forcements ordered to Kgypt will not bo
sent ,
Extremely Oold Weather Reported from All
Parta of the Northwest.
FIFTY-FOUR DEGRCES BELOW AT HELENA
I'rc nil Other I'olnl * of .Mniitinm ( ! oim > tint
MiinnSt : ryitfTrlilillty Tr.ilin le.
lityeil anil Town * untl village *
Imiliilvil hy the .Storms.
ST. PAUL , Minn. , Jan. ill. A bllxznnl has
raged all over the northwest last night and
today , and Is still at it. A driving storm
broke over St. Paul during the morning.
The wind blow at the rate of twenty miles I
an hour , driving clouds of snow before it.
The fall of snow was not great , but the
wind and clouds of snow made walking > ox
ceedlngly unpleasant.
An area of high pressure , followed by a
decided fall of temperature , Is predicted for
tonight or tomorrow. Keiwrts from the
northwest nro meagre at the weather
bureau , owing to the prostration of the wires
by the storm. H has moved rapidly from
Denver in a northeasterly direction , accom
panied by snow and high winds. More eom-
pleto reports , however , wore received by
some of the railroads , and some peculiarities
In weather were shown by these as reported
to the Northern Picllle this morning.
Vi-ry ( 'nlit at Helena.
At 8 o'clock at Helena it was -13 = below
zero , while at Mtssoula , a little over UK )
miles north , it was 10 = above. At the for
mer place there was a high wind from the
west. Missouhi was nimnltaneously catch
ing n small hurricane from the cast. H was
51 = below in Helena at ll a. m. All through
Montana , with the exception of one point ,
the cold was intense. Tin1 ends of the line
were the warmest , in Portland it being 25 =
above and in St. Paul 15 = . In Duluth It
was 0 = below , Winnipeg 10 = , and James
town ' . ) = .while at Fergus Falls , Grand Forks
and Fargo It was fully 'JO3 wanner , with
high winds from a different iwint in each
ono of the six places.
The snowfall In the northwest was not
enough to cause serious delays , but the high
winds caused drifts that kept back through
trains three or four hours. Ueports from
lines running north to the lakes and east to
Chicago show uniform weather , with high
winds , causing the winds to drift quite
badly.
This afternoon the storm is more severe in
the Dakotas and Minnesota and the tempera
ture Is rapidly dropping below zero. At
Grand Forks the mercury was 20 ° above
surrounding points , but a sudden change of
wind came , and in a few hours the mercury
dropped that many degrei s and heavy snow
badly drifted has been delaying all trains.
In South Dakota the wind i.s strong , but
thus far little snow has been reported in
thut stato.
mowing.
Specials give additional details of the
blizzard , which seems to have been severe
and general. Fine snow lllls the air at Ben
son , Minn. , and business had to be aban
doned , though it is not cold there.
Mankato reports a blizzard howling and
temperature rapidly falling. A sudden
change of wind at Fergus Falls , Minn. , was
followed by a quick drop from 15 ° above to
10 ° below zero. Blinding , line snow at that
place has compelled a suspension of business
and as the temperature is rapidly growing
colder much suffering is feared ,
At Kendall , N. D. , at 8 o'clock this morn
ing tlt mercury stood at 14 ° above and to
night it is 25 ° below. Schools have been
closed , business Is at a standstill and a
terrilllo blizzard is raging.
It is 20 = below zero at Huron , S. D. , to
night , with the wind blowing llfty-llvo miles
an hour and a blinding snowstorm prevail
ing , and fears arc felt for the safety of stock.
All trains have been abandoned at Watcr-
toivn , S. D. , on account of the storm.
The blizzard Is now raging throughout
smnthern Minnesota and the mercury rapidly
falling.
At o'clock the signal service observers in
this city reported 10 = below zero. At the
same time it was 20 = below at Pierre , S. D. ;
2(1 ( = below at Moorchead , Minn. ; IU = below
at St. Vincent , Minn. , and Bismarck , N. D. ;
31s below lit' Winnipeg and 2S = below at
Helena , Mont. The wind at that time was
blowing from ten to forty miles an hour in
different sections. Colder weather is
promised. _
AL 1'OIIKCAST.
Collier Weather Ilelng ixperl ncoil Over a
( Ireut Kxtcnt of Country.
WASHINGTON , D. C. , Jan. HI. A sovcro
cold wave has overspread the Missouri val
ley and the northwest , and a marked rise In
the temperature has occurred from the lake
regions to Texas. This evening the tempera
ture is 30 = to 40 = below zero in Montana.
The line of zero temperature reaches north
eastern Kansas and the line of freezing
temperature is traced to northern Oklahoma.
For Nebraska Fair ; colder in eastern
portion ; northerly winds.
For Iowa Fair ; cold wave ; northwesterly
winds.
For the Dakotas Fair ; colder in South
Dakota ; westerly winds.
Local Iteeoril.
OKFICK or THIS WnATiiisu BUIICAU , OMAHA ,
Jan. ! il. Omaha record of temperature and
rainfall compared with corrcsiwnding day of
past four years :
1803. 1802. 1801. 1890
Maximum temperature. : iu ° & 7 = 353 3150
Minimum lompfirature. . * 2 = 38 = 8 = 20 =
AviT t ) ti'innuratiire. . . 1718 = 22 = 32 =
Precipitation . 01 T .34 .00
Statement showing the condition of tem
perature and precipitation at Omaha for the
day and since March 1 , IS'J'2. '
Normal temperature . 103
Dnllelmicy for the duy . 2 =
Dullcluncy sliico March 1 . 387 =
Normal precipitation . 012 Inches
Dollcli'licy for tint day . 01 Inches
Deficiency hlnco March 1 . 3.01 Inches
* hulow zero
HeportH from Other rolntit at H p. in.
bojow irro. ) not repor ted.
: E. HI-NT , I > x al Forecast Oniclal.
UOMIKST OK Till : HIIA.SO.V.
I'rUHflllt HCVITII WflltlllT iMTl | Ml to Cllll-
tlnno ticvrnil lnyn Around Omulm.
Omaha's weather yesterday will bo re
corded In the history of the signal service as
something extraordinary niulno doubt charts
and drawings guloru will bo made In the
chief signal office at Washington of yester
day's barometrical and temperature readings ,
for the use of those who will In the future
endeavor to gucbs the changes of the weather
In Nebraska. . . .
Two or three days ago the cold wave and
the storm Hag lloati-d from the mast
on the government building and a big drop
In temperature was expected. But It didn't
como. Instead of working In the way the
laborers In the weather foundry mapped out ,
th storm extended eastward over Dakota
and lower Canada and never made a showIng -
Ing in the Missouri valley. To thu surprise
of tha weather men there was an area of
low barometer gathering strength , way beyond -
yond the mountains , and it erupt * carefully
eastward and yesterday Its Influence was
felt In Omaha , and very suddenly , too.
This condition of affairi. kept up all night.
The north wind held Its own ami themurcurv
continued to hunt the bulb. At lO.Iil ) o'clock
last night Observer Murdoch made n special
observation nnd reported the temperature ns
H below roro anil Ihe wind from the mirth
west blowing at the rate of nlxitit thirty
miles an hour nnd ronM'lcrnhlo ' cold wcntlu r !
In the west nnd nil romlny this way
At 11 o'clock yesterday forenoon the thermometer
momoter reglstei-pd Slit * nl > ovi > fcro , and t )
all appearances the day was going to be a
warm om < Hy noon the wind had changed
and the mercury had dropped His \ besides
this nHtrontf north wind , averaging thlrt-
four mlloM an hoiir.began to blow , and n.t thu
sun sank the temperature lowori'd and the
velocity of the wind Increased. Between U i
a. in. and 11 o'clock p. m. the barometer at
thu .signal station fell So hundivdlh.s , noino <
thing extraordinary. High winds and cold
weather prevail all over the west , bat tha
weather bureau men e.vpect n change imildo
of twenty-four hour.- * . They think that this
wave will bo coldest snap of the season
Business down town was almost at a
standstill and the streets wore deserted
The hackmen sought shelter from the biting
north wind and the policemen well , they
either went to sleep In some nlco warm place
or stood In doorway. * where they were slid
torod from the wind. It was too cold for
crooks to be abroad and not a sltnrlo robbery
was reported. Only thrco unfortunates , the
worse for liquor , were arrested The motor
trains managed lo keep running until mid
night , but as a rule the cars were nearly
empty.
hy ItiiiinltiK I rr.
Lonsvii.i.E , Ky. , Jan. ,11. U-o has been
running In front of the city all > bu and
about lifty barges from above went ever the
falls. The head of the Cincitmitl irorgo
reached hero tonight. It is bi-lu > \ < < d now
that the worst is over.
A conservative estimate of the daiiiaues
up to today is as follows : Thiri\ Mailed
hiirgi-s. Si.KH ( ) ; 1:10 : barges , $10,000 , misn-iia-
neous damages , ? .V-'W-
ColdiMt CMT Kiu > n 111 boiith Dultolu.
Hr.iiM.o- < A , S. D. , Jan. ill. [ Special Tele
gram to Tur. Bii : : . ] Today was the coldest
ever -known hero. At 7 p. m. lt asw : =
below /cro and growing colder. A clear.
brisk north wind is blowing.
D < Ti SIHIH | II - | | | | | | | ; | ,
TACOMA , Wash. , Jan. 'HI. Fourteen Inches
of snow have fallen in the last three davs.
All railway tralllc Is moro or leas delayed. '
l-'HtK JtKClHtn.
Illg lloiirdlni ; Ultimo at llnlvi-rslt.v I'luco
Dcstro.vi'd Nnrrow ! : < ril | > o of l.iullri.
UXIVKIHITV PI.ACB , Neb. , Jan. ill. -Sp-o- [
ial Telegram to Tin ; HKI : . ] Fitv at' ' o'clock
this morning destroyed the large boarding
house owned by Prof. Rose and situated
north of the Halsh Manual Training school.
The origin of the 11 ro Is unknown. The
blaze was llrst discovered In the attic. There
were eighteen lodgers , laUles , at the tlmo
and several narrow escapes are recorded , al
though no one suffered severe Injuries. Loss
$0,500 , on the building and contents , with
i.O'JO insurance on the house and SI,000 on
the furniture. What goods were saved dur
ing the lire were greatly damaged. The
house was new and llnely lurnished.
CINCINNATI , O. . Jan. : tl. The olght-storv
building occupied by the American Buck
company on Baker alley , between Vine and
Walnut streets , caught llro at 1 : ! 10 this
morning. The lire started in an imkiumn
way on the top lloor and at J o'clock n as
under control. Loss estimated at & 10.000.
OTTAWA , Can. , Jan. : ) ! . Theicollegate inst i-
tuto , ono of the leading city schools , was
burned to the ground last night. 1oss10,000
SYU.UTSI : , N. V. , Jan. III. The plnntof tin
Warners Portland Cement company , locaUx
at Warners , burned last evening. Ix.s. ) "
$170,000 , insurance fllM.OOO.
Lot'isviM.i : , Ky. , Jan. ill. At London , Ivy
last night llro destroyed the greater portion
of the business part of the town , a church
and several residences. The loss will reach
about $100,000 , with but small insurance.
CHICAGO , 111. , Jan. ill. Eight hundred pa
tients were Imperiled by an ugly blaze at the
Dunning Insane asylum this morning. For
Innately a panic was avoided and the llames
extinguished after a loss of S'iO.OOO. The In
stitution has been loft temporarily without ,
heat , light or water.
DBS Muisns , la. , Jan. 31. Fire hero tonight
partly destroyed the old Equitable block ,
ono of the principal business olllco blocks.
Tim fire was started by the explosion of ti
gasoline stove. The damage is great , espe
cially by water , but it is Impossible to esti
mate the amount.
\
0HIMM.V l-'f.HNII.
Awful Straits to AVhlrh Shliiwrookcd SiillorH
Were Tut A Story orSiilVitrln ,
IlAMnuno , Jan. ai. For sixteen days the
three sailors rescued from the Norwegian
ship Thekla subsisted on human llcsh. The
three strangled a fourth companion and lived
on raw strips of meat cut from his corpse.
From the time of their rescue
until today the three unfortunates have
been Insane from their sufferings In the rig
ging of the foundering ship. Two of them
recovered sulllciently today to tell the story
of the Thckla's voyage. The Thokla was
In heavy weather tho.v say from De
cember 2 when she loft Phil
adelphia. Her decks were Hooded almosl
constantly , deckhouses and rails were swopl
a way and the steering apparatus was broken
When it was found that there was no hope
of bringing the ship into port , the master ,
mate and eight seamen got away In a
boat. The other boats had been smashed by
the waves before they could bo liwored.
Nine men wcro obliged to remain In tlm
rigging. They were unable to got food from
below and llvo of them , made iimno by ox-
posurc nnd privation , jumped overboard. The
other four remained aboard from December
2'Z until January 7 , the day of the rescue. On
the thirteenth day lots were drawn to deter
mine which ono of the four should bo killed
and eaten. The lot fell twice In succession
to a Dutch sailor , and ho was strangled and
devoured raw by the other three. The only
drinking water the seamen got was the dow
they licked fnjm the ropes.
SO.MK or TIIOSI : IMI > MC.\TII : > .
I'nrtliil I.l'-t of Iliii High I'ITHOIIIIRCH Mixed
I'll In the ICoinn H < 'tinihil.
ROMR , Jan. Ml. The list of ex-ministers
and deputies whom Mon/.illi , dlrcc-lor of the
bureau of industry and commerce , under ar
rest for complicity in the bank scandals ,
gave to a reporter as. having been
subsidized by the banks now In trouble. In ,
eludes the names of Baron NIcotara , form
erly minister of the Interior , and ox-MInlstcr
Amadoi ; also Deputies Montagna , ( Jcpp.i
Dezrobbl , Sloiinettl Maz/lnlo and Manlocci.
Cornelius HITViry III.
LO.NIION , Jan. ill. Dr. Brunton.an eminent
specialist , and two Bournmouth ph.s siclaus
today signed a bulletin that Cornelius HUM
is suffering severely from dlabutls and en
largemcnt of the spleen , and that ho must
remain in bed for some time.
JITi'a. Annie } V > Jordan
Of inn Tromont St. , Dniton , wai In very pint
health , from bad circulation of the blood ,
having rush of Mood to the hnail , numb Broils ,
nnd chllH , nnd tliu physician t > nil | tlm vulni
wcro almost bursting nlfovur hrrlioily. A flol'
Ihloii with ( Kliiilln ) runner brought on neural-
ila ; of the liver , cmnlng great miHerhiK. Hho
could not take the doctor's nic < llchio , so tool :
Hood's SarsapariSfia
nnd soon full/ recovered , and now mjovs cor-
feet health. Hho nays Hho could prnlso llood'i
Barsap.irllla all day nnd then nut lay eunuch.
HOOD'S PlLL8 " " > hand made , MU | nro per
fect la composition proportion and nopoarancu.
