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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 26, 1893)
"WP THE OMAHA DAILY IJEK ; SUNDAY. FUIWUAJIY 20. ISM-SIXTH EN PAGES. plrod , n.i they any that tt I * Impossible to Introduce - troduco n bill nt any tlino during tlio RMston. Their plan 1 * to amend A bill already Introduced by striking out nil after tlio enacting clause , and substituting any f thing also that they please , and then by amending tlio title ttiey will 1m vo an entirely now bill , with nothing but tlio number and place of the old one. They claim that this course cnn bo followed at any tlino with a bill that Is certain to otherwise bo In definitely postponed. Kuclld Martin , W. D. McIIugn.and several other Omnhans were In the city today In the Interest of Mortonlsm. Martin's mission was to hold a conference with the cloven 'Allen democrats in the legislature and sea If arguments could nat bo made to deliver them Into the Morton camp. ' ItiillilltiKn itpvr Dj-imnty. As stated sonic time ngo a new dynasty Is being built up under the lendcrshlpof Casper , and Martin's visit was for the purpose oJ seeing If this faction could not bo placated. > and added to the Morton forces. The Casper crowd propose to gohbla an ofllco or two , and it is atatcd that Cnspor hlmsolf Is aspiring to the postoflleo ut David City. The now secretary of agriculture wants to bring them into his fold that they may seek for what they want through him , rather than through the populist senator who was elected by their votes. Governor Crounso will have another In stallment of appointments ready for submis- slon to the senate early next week , and it Is stated that Dr. Martin Clark of the Sutton Advertiser Is slated for the superlntcndcncy of the Asylum for the Incurable Insane at Hastings. Another Interesting development that la expected within the next few days Is the report - port of the special committee that has been investigating the condition of affairs in con- ncutlon with the penitentiary contract and now cell house. It Is whispered that the committee has been honing to the line , ro gardlcss of whcro the chips tumbled , anil that thoru will bo weeping and gnashing ol teeth in the Immediate vicinity of iho Board of Public Lands and Buildings when the report - port la submitted. It is stated that , Irrogu laritlcs have been discovcred.that cannot be explained away , and that no guilty parti will bo spared. _ INTIli : llOUSi : . ItciioliiUoii Introduced Ordering nn Investi gation i > f tlin Lincoln Anyltim. LINCOLN , Nob. , Feb. 25. [ Special to Tim BnR. ] This was the fortieth day of the scs slon , so far as the house was concerned , and members who had bills still on tap availed themselves of the last opportunity to Intro duce thorn. The result was a larger numbei of bills on first reading than on any dnj since that feature became a part of the reg ular order of business. The standing committees reported on r number of bills and n number of resolutions "wero introduced. Among thorn was the fol lowing by Fclton : Whereas , Hectlon 24 of iirtlrlu vof the stall constitution provides Hint tlio statu ofllcers shall not receive for their own use any fees costs , Interest upon pnhllc moneys In theli hands or under their 'control , perquisites ol ollloo or other compensation ; and Whereas , Section 21 of chapter x. of the Compiled statutes provides that any such olll- cor shall be. responsible upon his olllolal bom for any funds belonging to the state vhlcl limy come. Into his possession ; und Whereas , It Is currently rooortort that the various state treasurers of this stuto hnvo at various times received from various banks , corporations , firms and Individuals sums ol money as Interests fees and compensation foi the loan or deposit of state funds and monoyt with them , which Mild Interest fees land com pensation have not been accounted to ant paid over to tlio state ; therefore bo It Unsolved , That thu attorney general bo re quested to at once commence proceeding against and upon the bonds of tlio varlou : Htato treasurers who have held olllco wlthli the period of the statute of limitations to recover cover of tliem whatever sum of money the ; shall or may have received from any and nl sources wliiitover as Interest fees ana com pen Button for tlio loan or deposit of state fundi and which they have not oaccounted to am paid orur to tlio Htato. The point was raised that the attorney ' general could not institute legal proceedings on rumors , and the resolution was laid 01 the table. For Free Transportation. Cooley Introduced n free pass resolution vrhlch road as follows : Wliorons. This state und the United States Ii behalf of the people and for t heir especial ben oflt have granted creat and .special corporati and financial privileges to railroad corpora tlons operating their railroads within thi state ; and Whereas , All state , executive , Judicial am legislative ) ofllcors and their assistants liavi freauont aim urgent necessities for rapli transportation over said railroads that thoj may thn more faithfully perform the sovera ofllclal duties Imposed upon them as such olll ecru , deputies and employes , to this end therefore t > o tt Itesolvcd. the senate concnrrhiR , That al said railroad corporations , through their olll cors and employes so operating said railroad.- within this state , be and nro herciby requlret to furnlsTi.to all said ofllcers , deputies and em ployes , curds , tickets or passes of free trans portutlon over any of the railroads of thl stuto upon demand ; iftid that every refusal ti so do shall bo considered ami Is hereby made i misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not los : than 850 nor moro than Slot ) and cost of tin prosecution , ano-hulf of tlio flno to RO to tin complainant. And this act may bo enforce ! In any court of competent jurisdiction In tin stato. The resolution was hold to bo out of order and was not considered. Will Make Inquiry. , Rhodes' then tried his hand In the resolving solving line , and submitted n lengthy resolu tlon , in which was incorporated a copy o the editorial in THE BEB of this mornini relative to the cuso of alleged unjust doten tlon nt the Lincoln Hospital for the Insane The resolution called for the appointment o n committee of ilvo to investigate the case and "empowering It to send for the necessar ; persons and papers to cover the ground ver ; carefully , A motion'to lay the resolution on the tabl did not prevail , and It was then adopted. Chairman Scott of the committee on pub Hollands and buildings then preferred th following request : Your coiiinilttco on public lands and build Jugs bollovInK It absolutely necessary before 1 can act IntnlUKontly that It should visit tin asylum at 'Hastings , respectfully request per mission of this house to make said visit at tin earliest possible moment It asks this that I may bo. bettor Informed as to tlio needs of salt .asylum before hquso roll No , 301 Is considered It was granted so readily that the elite clerk .was moved to ask that his bookkeeper W. F. Wright , bo promoted to fourth as slstant clerk In recognition of the falthfu manner in which ho had performed hi duties. The desired promotion was made and Mr. AVright was booked for a pretty In crease In pay. llewlck ( lot Loft. Dlckcrson then saw fit to ask for some tiling nico-for a friend , and sought to acconi plish it by asking the adoption of the fol lowing Joint resolution : Unsolved , by the house of representative the Hunatc concurring , That E. O.iliowlek , csc Is entitled and shall .receive at least 10 pe cent ot ull moneys which hu may recover to th Btato of Nebraska from frauds practiced uno Bald Htuto by persons In the employ of the slat at the Lincoln Insane asylum or In other pine of trust when any company or person has re celved the fundi of this state under false pro tenso. by thu u o of fraudulent vouchers , or b any Illegal means. Woods saw nothing wrong with It , am moved Its adoption , but Kixkloy amendei with it motion to table , and to the table i went with n suddenness that nearly unba ! nnccd Mr. Dicker-son's nerves On motion of Porter the use of the hall o representatives was given to Louis V. Pos Jfor the evening of March 1 , on which occasio no desires to enlighten the people on th good points of the single tax theory. n lillhi , Among the bills on which reports wor submitted were the following ; No. 131 Hlckctts' civil rights bill , which was reconi mended for a place on the general lllo. Nc 273 , Ix > ckncr's bill prohibiting any indlviduii from holding moro than ono lucrative oftlc nt the same time , was recommended for In definite postponement , und the report wn concurred in. No. SKW , Gosa' bill offering - $10,000 bounty for the discovery nnd de velopment of 11 coal mine with a tbroo-foo vein in this stuto , brought forth n majorit ; and minority report The majority rcpor was adopted , nnd the bill was placed on th general tlio. No. IS. Jensen's bill oppropn ntiug money for the Increase o the geological nnd chomlc.il d"pirt- mcnt In order to Investigate mineral waters , nnd cement nnd gypsum beds , "and Mmllar subjects , was recommended for In definite | K)4tponmcnt. No. 1M , Ames' bill , amending the election law , was recommended for passage ns amended. No. 1 1 , Sodermnn'fl bill , providing for the covering Into the county treasury of nil the fees of county Judges , treasurers , clerks nnd sheriffs , In excess of f 1,500 ; provided that In counties with n imputation of > ,00 ( ) these officers shall have a salary of ? J,000 and a specified amount for clerk hire , wns placed on the general lllo. No. 13 , Van Houseif s bill , pro viding for n supreme court commission , wns Indefinitely postimnud , notwithstanding thu report to the contrary. This wns Cone be cause Watson's bill , providing for practically the s.ime thing , had been previously acted upon favorably. I.tut Call on llllli. Id-use sought to fix the time of adjourn ment to Monday afternoon , but the idea was unpopular , and the following bills were then read n flrsl time nnd ordered to n second rending : , By Suter For the relief of the holrs of Frederick Aechenhrouner , deceased. By Woods To provldo for the payment of bounties for the destruction of wild animals In the state of Nebraska. By .lensciir-To prevent deception In the manufacture nnd sale of oleomargarine. . Bv Irwln To provide for the sale of drugs In n pure state , to prevent the adulteration and mlsbrandlng thereof and their sale when mtsbranded or adulterated , providing- n pure food commission and defining Its duties. By Sohelp To regulate option rooms wherein options in round lots of the Chicago Board of Trade , speculative trades of grainer or ] Kirk nro solicited , bought or sold , and dealt in , nud wherein the fluctuating prices for such options on the Chicago Board of Trade nnd other places of like character are bulletined. BySoderman A Joint resolution to sub mit to the electors of the state of Nebraska for their approval or rejection , n proiwsition to repeal section 15 ofoaHlclo v of the con stitution of the state of Nebraska of 187S en- 'titled "Veto Power. " By Watson Kepo-illng n bill for an act to provide for a stuto Inspector of oil , and dep uties , and to define their duties und provide fees for the same nnd prescribe penalties for violations thereof nnd to repeal nets und parts of nets in conflict therewith. By Cornish ( by request ) To amend sec tion 4230 of chapter xlvi of the consoldi- dated statutes of Nebraska. By Johnston For the safe keeping of the public funds of the state of Nebraska , and repealing act of 1801 , session laws , chapter 1 , entitled an act to provide for tlio depositIng - Ing of stale and county funds in banks , and so mucfi of section SUUO , consolidated stat utes of Nebraska , referring to the amount of state nnd county treasurers' bonds. By Sodermau To prevent damages on bridges und culverts on public highways , entitled - titled , "Steam Engine on Public Highways. " By lihodes To amend sections of the ses sion laws of 1SU1 , entitled , "An act to estab lish a slate board of health lo regulate the practice of medicine in the stale of Ne braska , " und to repeal sections 1 to 11 in clusive of chapter lv. , of compiled statules of Nebraska , enlillod , "An act to regulate the practice of medicine , " approved March il , 1881 , and amended in 1883 , and all other acts inconsistent herewith , and provide n penalty for the violation of this net and provide pun ishment for malpractice. By the Committee on Claims Appropri ating for the payment of miscellaneous in debtedness owing by the state of Nebraska. The house then adjourned until 2 o'clock. Onlyu I'owl.elt. There was n dismal nrray of empty seats when Speaker Gaflln called the house to order at t ! o'clock this afternoon. But llfty- sovcn members responded to their names when the roll wns called. The speaker announced the following com mittees : To serve on the committee author ized by Howe's resolution yesterday , Messrs. Higgins , Kesslerand Gerdes ; ns tlio committee to investigate the charges made by "Nemesis" In Tun Moiixixo BEU , Messrs. Rhodes , Jensen , Johnson of Hall , Ellis and Nelson. A largo number of bills were introduced nnd road the first time , and the usual num ber rcud the second time. Church Howe asked unanimous consent to have house roll No. 807 engrossed for third reading. It is the bill providing for a com mission to revise the conslllution , the commission to consist of three members , ono from the three leading parties. Within ten days from their appointment they are to re port back to thn legislature such amend ments as are in their Judgment advisable. If the report of the commission Is nccepted the nmcndments so reported are to bo sub- milled lo n vote of Iho people at the general election in 1804. Scheln was inclined to interpose an objec tion. Ho thought to undertake what the bill provides woula bo a little moro than the legislature could handle nt the present ses sion. Ho did not Insist upon his objection , however , nnd the bill was engrossed for thira reading. In Committee of the Whole. The house then resolved llsolf Inlo the committee of the whole with Scholp In the chair. House roll No. 78 was taken up for brief discussion. It was offered by Horst and pro vides that section CO of title 4 of the code ol civil procedure be amended so as to read ns follows : Every ether action must bo brought In the county In which tlia defendant or some of the defendants reside , or may bo summoned , pro- vlilcd , however , that actions on promissory notes must bo brought In the county where ono or moro Initial makers of Midi promissory notes resides or may bo summoned. The committee voted to recommend the bill for passage. House roll No. 1 , by Church Howe , was recommended for passage. It provides for the submission to the voters of tiio state the following amendment to the constitution : "All funds belonging to the stale for edu cational purposes , the Interest and income whereof only are to bo used , shall bo deemed trustful and held'by Iho slate and shall not be Invested or loaned except on United States or stale scourllles or registered county bonds or registered school dislrict bonds of this stale , olc. " House roll No. 81 , by Crane , providing that every order appointing a receiver shall re- qulro the applicant to give n bond conditional to pay all damages which the other parties lo the suit' may sustain , etc. , was recom mended for passage. House roll No. 153 , by McKesson , appro priating nud jelling aside ccrlain lands in Wyuka cemetery in the city of Lincoln as a burial place for deceased union soldiers , was also favorably recommended. Hells Nos. 103 and 90 were laid over on ac count of the absence of the authors of the bills. Oakley's Itullrouil 3Iouau.ro. House roll No. 131 , by Oakley , was recom mended for passage. It provides that It shall bo unlawful for any railroad company doing business In Nebraska to not as agent for the minors of coal and to provide for the purchasers or consignees recovering from such railroad company any moneys so do- mnndo'J , collected or received. An animated debate arose over the consid eration of Rhodes' bribery bill , No. 181. Tlio bill provides lhat in all cases where a bribe has been offered or received the party that makes complaint llrst shall be exempt from Dunlslimcnt under the laws of the stato. The committee finally voted to , recommend that the bill do pass. Hells No , 63 , 1 < J5 and 55 were laid over owing to the absence of members interested In the bills. House roll No. 85 , for Iho relief of George Mauor , was unanimously recommended for passage. The beneficiary was a member of company E of the First regiment of Ne braska National guards , and Is permanently invalid from cxiwsuro In the Pine Kldgo campaign two years ago. Ho lives In Fre mont. House roll No. 200 , by Burns , was recom mended for passage after lengthy debate. It is a bill to assist the agents of Iho Humauc soclely In preventing cruelty to animals nnd confers upon such agents the power to make arrests. The committee ro o and its sovcral re ports were adopted. Hliurlilnu I'nlljKxonvrateil. . A spirited parliamentary struggle then arose over the report to the house of the ar rest of a reporter for the Stale Journal by the investigating committee. The roiwrter had been arrested for the reason that ho re fused to divulge the source of ihe informa tion that bo used as the basis of the state ment that Hoprescntatlvo Sheridan lost something like fciOO In a game of poker at the Llndcll early > n tlm present month. Cornish offered a resolution directing the discharge from arrest of the - re porter , McICosson , chairman of the Investigating committee , opjiosod tbo resolution , saying that If thocomml icc-roiiM no ! compel wit nesses to am W ( r q icsUons thi wlulo in vestigation ml lit nt well bo dropped. .Sheridan vigorously nti > I with considerable eloquence opposed the resolution It wns then discovered that ihe chief clerk had never Included Ihi' original resolution of fered by Coolcy , requiring th Investigation of Shorldnn's inker hal its ns a part of the records of the house. learning this fact the committee announced that the reporter had been discharged. Sheridan still Insisted that the results of Iho Investigation bo spread nt largo upon the records of the house. Ho claimed that his reputation had IScen blackened , mil that nothing but the widest publicity to his exon eration would satisfy him. Finally the whole matter ended with the adoption of a resolution offered by Porter selling forlh that It was the sense of the house that Mr. Sheridan was fully exonerated from the charges brought against him by the Stale Journal , and asking lhat paper to make nn editorial retraction of its statements. The house then adjourned until Monday. MOUTH DAKOTA'S PU1IMU I.ANDH. How the School Hj-dtnm ol the -Uito : Will He 1'rovldnd 1'or. Piniuin , S. D. , Feb. 'Jo. [ Special to TUB BKK. ] During the month of April .the com missioner of schools and public lands will sell about 50,000 acres of school lands. Com- mlssionor Huth und Auditor Hippie will start out early next month to visit the vari ous "localities nnd in connection with the county superintendents appraise the lauds. They inquire into the value of the neighbor- lug real estate nnd put n value ns near as lhsslblo equal to the market price. Unless that sum Is hid the lands are not sold. Major Uuth declares his belief lhat thnTip- praisemcnt will bo raised fully 2 an acre over that of last year. This will tie a gain of SiOO.OOO for the school fund. The principal increase , ho says , will bo in the counties of the northeastern part of thu stato. Ucucl , Grant , Day and their neighbors , while every ixirtlon of South Dakota shows an advance. The lands to bo sold are ns follows : " All in Mlnnehnha , Grant , Codlngton , Bonhommu , Lincoln , Hutchinson , Turner , Brook ings. Moody , Lake. In Hanson , six sections , Day seven , Brown twenty , Splnka nine , Clark eight , Kingsbury four , Hamlin ten , Duuol eight , The appraisement has notj yet been made , but Major Huth estimates it at an av erage of $15 per acre , or n total of $750,000 for the increase of the funds. Up to this year the fund amounts to tl,400,000 and that will bring it to moro than J'J.OOO.OOO. Details of the Work. April 1 the selling commission , consisting of Messrs. Uuth , Bowman nnd Gibson , will visit the vnrious counties nnd conduct the sales , finishing the work by the 13th. When the leasing of the balance will bo douo by the county auditors. The sales are gen erally made on time , the purchaser paying one-fourth down nnd the Interest In advance for ono year. Ho receives a contract ot sale , which matures In live , ten or fifteen years , nccording to his payments , The interest is 0 per cent , and is invariably paid in ud- vnnce. Very few who have not looked into Ibis matter personally realize how much good this sale of school land brings to the stato. In the first place ] the commissioner Is anxious to raise as largo u sum us possible , and there fore puts his appraisement high. His confi dence and the fact that he is publicly selling many thousand acres at these high prices docs more to create n boom in farm lands In Ibis state and to atlract settlers ttmn any other ono thing. The advertisements arc spread broadcast and the accounts of the sales nre generally read. The increase in the appraisements from year to year also have the best sort of tendency to make an Increase all along the line of land values. Moreover the sale of these lands helps tea a settlement of Iho country and the break ing up of the soil. Nearly nil the purchases are made by actual farmers and for Imme diate use. The land is also brought under taxation and helps lo bear Iho burdens of the county. This money is all loaned out as fast as re ceived. For a time there wns dlQlculty in Inducing the county ofllcers through whoso hands it goes to take hold of the matter. Jt required extra woik without extra compen sation and they naturally did not favor it. How It Helped IJilHlncss. But when the people began to find that they could got money for 0 per cent they demanded iho work of the ofllcers and it was forthcoming. A year ago very litllo of the money was loaned. Today it is all out and there are loud demands for. moro , The loans are made llrst on school nnd county bonds , then on real estate , to the amount' of ono-third of the value. The Interest is paid in advance invariably. Loaning on this small valuation secures the fund in the best possible way none but farmers financially sound can afford to take it. But oh the other hand putting out so largo an amount at so low a rate tends to the immediate reduction of inlerest. There is now loaned out $1,400,000 , and -tho Interest realized amounted this year to $77.000. This was dfstribulod to the differ ent counties in proportion to th number of children in their schools. Next year there will boat least $125.000-and this sum wilt probably increase at the rate of f uUy.$50.000 per year for many years. The state re ceived from the government 3,000,000 acres , and none of this cnn bo sold for less than ? 10 an acre. Consequently , when all Is sold it will produce a fund of at least $30,000,000 , and oven at the present average rate of fully $ -15,000,000. As fast ns the land in any locality passes the ? 10 point it is offered , nnd yet it will require - quire more than ono gencralion probably to dispose of it all. With a fund of $45,000,000 drawing a revenue of $2,700,000 to bo devoted - voted entirely to tno support of the public schools , South Dakota will , in the near future , have the most magnificently endowed " educational system In the world. She "will pay no moro school taxes , and yet will have the best schools under the sun , . It is interesting to note some of the prices paid for the school lands last year. Union county takes the palm with $50 paid per ucro for ono tract , while ono section in Miniiohaha brought $50. Land also sold in Hutchin son for $25 , in Bon Hommo for $20 , in Grant for $18 and in Brown for $15. I.Utcnmiui Concert. Tlio Bernard Listemann concert announced for March 0 at the Young Men's Christian association promises to bo a musical feature of the present season. The company Is com posed of Listemann , the violin virtuoso ; G. B. Honconl , flutist ; TrltzGIeso , vlollncclllst ; Tritz Listemann , violinist and pianist ; Jac ques Benavento , viola and clarionet player , and J. M. Flockton , double bass player. The instrumental program will bo relieved with vocal selections by Miss Nannio Hands , prima donna , nnd G. U. Uonconi , baritone. The eastern press bus praised highly the company , collectively and Individually , and there Is litllo doubt that those who attend will enjoy a musical treat. o Killed by u Itejuctoi : Suitor. GALVESTOX , Tex. , Feb. 25. This afternoon Frank Gllbough shot and killed Miss Dora May Washam , then shot nnd killed himself. Gilbough was 20 years old and at ono time employed in Iho Gulf , Colorado & Santa Fo general ofllces. Miss Washam was 17 years of ago , n daughter of n resident physician. The cause of the tragedy was the refusal of Miss Wnsham's parents to consent to their daughter's marriage to Gllbough , which caused the young man to become insane from despondency. rjsitsox.tr. i utA < ut.ii'/is. B. Roscnthal is expected homo today from his extended business trip cast. I. It. Andrews nnd family have removed into their now homo , 3810 Charles street. Fred Loowo , shoo buyer for the Boston Store , bus gone lo Boslon lo consummate a great shoo deal. Atlantic : .Mrs. J. P. Meehan and Miss P. Kelley , Oakland , Cat ; W. P. Watson , Lin- cola ; J.W. Love , Fremont ; II. H. Wallace , Tekamah ; Frank Reynolds and daughter , Florence ; E. L. Flor nnd wife , Valley ; B. C. Kowley , Sioux City. NKW YOUK , Feb.25. [ Special Telegram to I'liB .BEE. ] Omaha ; F. A. Fitzpatrlck , Muza. Beatrice : F. A. Cowc.ll. St. Denis. CHICAGO , 111. , Fob. 25. [ Special Telegram to TUB BKE.I Nebraska arrivals Grand Pacific Charles C. George. A. 1C. Storm , Omaha ; J , H. Hosmer and Miss Hosmcr , Lincoln. Great Northern . C. Moses and wife , A. Blgler and wife , Omaha. Welling ton Hanly A. ICorap und wife , Ouiahu. Palmer J. C. Corvin , Oigaha , IMTiMCM P7 FlMM > tTMMMP11 KANSAS CfcUiBRATED CASIi < ii i _ Decision of Iba BJipwno Court Hcco nizlng tin Reulican House. ASSOCIATE JUS ALIEN DISSENTS Trxt of tlio ncrUJat lrnilrrcd liy Chief . I in- . tlco llortcni Nejr. | ilm I'rprodc-nt Oltrd IlrTort Upon ,1 ( Sitcc .MnrtUi'n lilcetlon us I'nlU'if ' Vatrn Senator. ToruKA , Kun. , Feb. 25.- Thc supreme court this morning , Chief Justice Ilorton render ing tlio decision , Justice Johnson concurring and Justice Allen , populist , dissenting , sus tained the Douglas or republican house us the legal and constitutional house of repre sentatives of the Kansas legislature , und Incidentally declared that the acts of the Dunsmoro , or iwpullst houso. had * no stand ing In law. The oplhlon of the chief Justice was given orally and occupied nti hour and forty inlnutcs In delivery. The decision was ot the case known ns the Gunn habeas corpus caso. The republican 'houso ' caused James O. Gunn to bo subpcu- naei1 to testify in u contested election case. Gunn Ignored the summons , claiming that the republican house was not the constitu tionally organized house of representatives. The republican house ordered its sorgeant- ivt-arms to arrest ( .hum nnd tnko him before the bar of the house to receive punishment for contempt. Gunn nt once Instituted ha beas corpus proceedings" " In the supreme court. In Its decision today the court denied the application for a writ , deciding that the republican house was legally and co.nstltu- tlonally organized , and that it had the right and power to enforce Its mandates. Chief Judtlco IIorton'8 Opinion. Chief Justice Ilorton In delivering the opinion started in by reviewing the well known fact connected with the organization of the rival houses nud declared , that upon the allegations made the court had before it matter to decide. Judicially. Ho said the evidence showed that the republican house was organized by sixty-four members hold ing certificates o' election from the secretary of state ; that the populist , house was organ ized by fifty-eight members holding certifi cates and twelve contesting members , nnd that three members took no part in tlio or ganization of either house. The chief Justice then went into a rovlow of the manner in which legislative bodies arc organized nnd cited McCnxyou election to show that the proper persons to org.uilze n housc\ were those holding certificates , and in support of MeCrny read passages from Cushing's Manual. Tlio supreme court of Nebraska , no longer ngo than January 17 of this year , had taken that vltiw of the question. In support of this . .Jfiijvy , " ho declared , the scenes lately witnessed in the Kansas capl- tel fully Justified sficli , a rule. In the case novyjbeforo the court , the chief lustlco continued , no showing had been attempted tnntHhcro was fraud or bad faith on the part o | the state board of can vassers. There I/ad/ / , been presented a "re vised Journal" of tliit Dunsmoro house , evi dently carefully prepared , ami that Journal day after day seem'cU- recognize that only members holding certificates had authority to elect. For several days it sot forth that fifty-eight motnboj . .responded to roll call and others were cpiinjed in as present , but not voting in order , to rnako , n quorum ; the other members of tlie house were charac terized ns contc'slSiTls. Tills record was kept up until tha oitiostanVi WerO formally taKen in by a votc'ofdfljo 'house. Then the Journal showed thtVt'Vlio1Dnnsmore house ac cepted the precedents lnid.-down In tho'book ns correct. ' Tom Kcuil'H Jtulnj. Much had been said about tlieRcod federal house , the court went on. In support of the practice of counting in morhbors , but the Heed house had a rule , formally adopted , upon which to base the speaker's ruling. The Dunsmoro house .has adopted no. such rulo. Moro than Ilvo persons who were counted In by the Dunsmoro house had never recognized it ns suchf-.but were carrying on n house of their own. 'Speaker Ueed never counted In any persons who had not recog nized him ns speaker. Now there could bo no question that the Douglass. house was organ ized by ttio votes of sixty-four members who held certificates. It was claimed , the Justice went on , that there were some Irregularities In the organ ization of the Douglass house because It did not receive the roll of membership from the secretary of state , but it had n duplicate of that roll. The secretary of state's failure to lay before the house ix roll could not prevent an organization. It was urged , Mr. Ilo'rton declared , that the court could not Interfere In the contro versy botwcen the rival bodies , but the supreme premo court could not pass by a question because - cause it was an unpleasant ono. It had no moro right to decline the cxerciso of a Juris diction than to nssumo a Jurisdiction that was not given .to it. It was claimed that the Douglass bouso was destroyed when the senate and governor recognized the Dunsmoro houso. If that was the law the governor and senate two years ago might have destroyed the populist house and created a republican houso. And two years hence , nnd so on through future his tory , other legislative bodies might bo over turned to accomplish partisan ends. If the Douglass house had voluntarily dissolved when the governor and senate recognized the rival body the question of do facto gov ernment would have been n strong force in the case , but it did not dissolve , nnd It was still in oxistcnco. In the course of his opinion the chief Justice Incidentally endorsed the notion of .Tudgo Hnzcn of the district court in making permanent the injunction against State Treasurer Biddlo restraining him from mak ing payments out of the state treasury upon the authority of appropriation bills passed by the populist houscv. . In conclusion the court pronounced n formal decision on the habeas corpus case and announced that Justice Johnston con curred fully In the court's opinion. Jtintlro Allen Dissents , Mr. Justice Allen delivered n dissenting opinion , holding that the'supremo court had no Jurisdiction of tho. case and that , as the populist house had been recognized by the governor and scnato' It was n do facto organi zation and its act's wOrU good in law. The decision of th-c court puts nil end to a condition of nffatrsimrfro unique nnd exciting than anything wtilqhicjias thrilled Kansas since the border waj ? . The rival houses , which have been struggling for the mastery , sometimes by parliamentary moans , some times by force , und nt'last ' through the Judi ciary , will now protafhly unlto in ono body and transact much1 needed business. The nets of the popullstrliouso liaving been de clared to bo Illegal ) tall the appropriation bills will have to bpppsod , over again. The republican , (1,0,1)30 ( , ) has passed many bills , nud they wlUjbuL sent to the scnato at the first opportunity. , ' The present session bf the legislature ex pires by limitation p'nttIarch-8 , nnd it will bo necessary to hold am dttra session in order to transact the nuceasary business. The constitution provittpsjthat members may draw per ( Horn dueB , ) for only thirty days of an extra session , nnd ' v\ effort will bo tnndu to close up tho'lms'luess within that time. It seems to bo the general decision of thu populists to respect the decision of the court , and the populist members will probably moot with the republican house on Monday. The leaders all declare that the Court's de cision is wrong nnd that they Will appeal from it to the people ut the next election. KllVct on the SamilorJal Election. The effect of thooplulon upon the election of John Martin as senator seems to bo nn un certain quantity , Judge Martin was elected by a Joint session of .tho populist house and senate. The ] > opullst house having been Il legally organized , It is a question whether Judge Martin's election would bo recognized by the senate. The republicans and stal wart democrats have decided to make no election , ami there being no contestant for the sent und Mr. Martin's credentials , being regular ui > on tlio fac&.tnlght bo accepted by the senate. It may bo that n Joint conven tion of Iho house und scnato may be held later to choose a senator , and in that event the democrats would doubtless Join the twp- ullsls und ratify Mr , Martin's election , Will Abldo by thn Court' * Dceliiloii , The members of the populist house went Into caucus this evening to consider what action to take In view of the supreme court's decision upholding the legality of the organl- xntlon of the republican houso. After much discussion It wns decided to nnino n coinmlt- too of three to wait \jnoti the governor nnd consult with him ns to their future course nnd to report to the house Monday. The general sentiment of thn caucus was to nbldo by the court's decision nnd to Join the repub lican house forthwith. The governor In nn Interview took that view of the situation. The coiiinilttco will mtiko a report to that offe-ct Monday nnd the populist house will then dissolve and Its member ! ) will Join the rival organization. s or Indiana I.cRlstntorH Hnld to Ho In tlio Power of thu Natural tins ltln ; . iNmAXAroi.t * , Ind. , Fob. 25. Ono of the most powerful lobbies over known Is that which is striving to gain absolute control of the gas llfld of Indiana. For weeks , there have been. evidences of n combination of nil the forces nnd Interests that have been oper ating in the gas bolt. The first evidence that this mighty combine , backed by Its millions , was determined to manipulate the legislature In Its Interest , appeared In the Haggard bill , which was well on to eimroas- incut before it was discovered. The bill hud the motor measurement feature stricken out on second reading , nnd such was the storm of Indignant protest nirainst thu bill from every section of the gas belt when It came up for engrossment that n motion to In definitely postpone It was carried by n de cided majority. This was supposed to bo the end of the matter , but the lobby came to the front with reinforcements and last evening the effect iveness of its work became apparent. Shortly before adjournment Representative Forlow of Madison county made u motion to recon sider the vote by which the bill was indefi nitely postponed. Speaker Curtis nt once put the motion and , although in the opinion of nearly every one , the "nays" were in the majority , the motion was declared curried , nnd the bill Is again open for considera tion , Even with n majority ngntnst the bill the natural gas lobby with Its millions has hope that It may bring to bear such persuasion as will swing a majority uround to its wny of thinking. The scheme which the gas combine has on foot has millions in it , nnd as was remarked by n gentleman who has watched the move ment from Its inception , the gas combine could well afford to nay $1,000,000 to buy the Indiana legislature If It comes that high. There are wild rumors .illoat ns td the fabu lous sums of money nt the disposal of the lobby to secure the legislation that the com- bmo is determined to havo. Ono sensational prediction made is that If the pending gas legislation is enacted into law the exposure of n carnival of bribery will follow. SOUTH DAKOTA UXJISLATOllS. Jack Cray of Doiidwood Dnplim-s That lie HUH HPCII 1'iilsuly Itcprcsmti-il. PiEitin : , S. D. , Fob. 85. [ Special Telegram to Tun Bnc. ] Jack Gray of Dcndwood is hero looking nftor his chances for appoint ment as mine inspector. Ho claims that a flood of fraudulent letters have been sent to the governor from Lead City and other points in the Hills greatly maligning him and proposes to ferret the matter to the bottom and punish his nccusers. Today the senate passed a bill appropriat ing ? 10,000 to reimburse the military com panies that took the field two years ago under M. II. Day of Uapid City to fight Indians during the Pine Hidgo trouble. The bill will probably go through the house also and bo signed by tlio governor. Both the senate and house passed n bill making the Forty-first senatorial district cover Custcr nnd Fall Hivor counties. The bill was introduced by Thornby yesterday. The somito'ycstfcrday passod'u bill giving women the rlttht to vote at all municipal elections. Many senators believed it ap plied only to school elections , and when they found out the truth there was weeping and gnashing of teeth. Sol Star nnd other Hills members were particularly angry , as all hud voted yea. Today the senate had a long wrangle over the matter , and finally decided to recall it from the house. It will now doubtless bo reconsidered. The scuato today in compliance with the VQ.to of last night's republican caucus indefinitely postponed the bill giving the railroad commissioners power to fix rates. This makes it evident that the legislature will not pass any restrictive laws. Governor Sheldon today appointed the fol lowing committee to visit Chicago and appraise the state fair building before it is purchased by the state : William Laird of Plcrro , Vf , 11 , Sterling Thomas II. Rush , II. J. Uice , Huron , and W. B. Gillette , Pierre. They will leave at onco. .5 . SPKAKI2II. Leading Tcnncasco f < cjlilator Scathingly Ar raigned by a Circuit Court Judge. MEMPHIS , Tenn. . Fob. 25. Judge Kates of the circuit court "this morning , In a scathing opinion , disbarred Ralph Davis , speaker of the Tennessee house , for the misappropria- lieu of funds of a client. NASHVILLE , Tcnn. , Feb. 25. The news of the disbarment of Speaker Davis has created a painful Impression In legislative circles. It is believed ho will resign. Davis is only 28 years old and heretofore has borne n high reputation. Counsel for iho defendant took an appeal to the supreme court , but it is the opinion of lawyers that the supreme court will grant Davis no relief. In sotllhig Iho costs of a case in court Davis is said to have collected $2,250 from a client when the court required tlio payment of only $1,000. Senatorial Contents. OLYMPIA , Wash. , Fob. 25. On the eighty- first ballot for senator Allen received 41 ; Turner , 17 ; Griggs,21 ; Knox , 0 ; ,4 scattering. HELENA , Mont. , Feb. 25. The vote for scnalor was as follows today : Mantle , DO ; Murks , 15 , Dlxon , 8 ; Hall , republican , 1 ; Mitchell , 11 ; Kleinschmtdt , 2 ; Toblo , I. Kli'Ctml Otllcers. CINCINNATI , O. , Feb. 25. The deaconess conference of the Methodist Episcopal church elected the following officers : Presi dent. Bishop Joyce of Chattanooga ; first vice president , . J. N. Gamble , Cincinnati ; recording secretary , E. II. Cipplo , New York : corresponding secretary , Lucy Ilider Meylo , Chicago : treasurer , W. A. Korkhpff , Chicago. Weavers on a HtrlUn. DANIELSONVJLLE , Conn. , Feb. 25. Sixty weavers in the woolen mills of the S. T. Sayles company have struck for nn advance of price per piece , T.OUAI , JIHKI'ITIKS. Oue minor permit wns issued yesterday by Inspector Tilly , and the amount of the re pairs to bo made were placed at $100 , George Cohen and Jim Vnnnors wore nr- rcsled lasl night and charged with stealing some clothing from Charles Colcmun , Twelfth and Dodge streols. A mcoling Of crickelcrs will bo held in rooms 21-25 , United Stales National bank building , Saturday at 8 p. m. All Interested In the game of cricket are cordially invited to attend. John Benedict , who claims to bo n stock man , was arrested last night fordlsK | > singof two palp of now shoes to n pawnbroker at 1111 Douglas street. Olucer Kussell com pelled the second hand man to give up the property and sent it. uUmg with Benedict to tbo Jail. Itov. Dr. Slcphcn Phclps , pastor of the First Presbyterian church of Council Bluffs , will occupy the pulpit of the First Methodist Episcopal church this evening at 7:45 : , Chancellor Crulghton , who was announced to preach being ill. There will bo no services In the morning. ' People in North Omaha nro again com plaining about the use of explosives on the big sower. A few days ago the use of dyna mite was prohibited nt their demand und then the contractors resorted to giant lew der. Residents in the nclghl > orhood allege that largo chunks of frozen dirt are hurled hundreds of foot on cither side of tlio ditch , , LIFE IN FAR OFF HONDURAS Bertutlftil Scenes in the Somt-Troplcal Cen tral Ainorlcan Republic. LUXURIANT AND , FRAGRANT FOLIAGE Wlioro ColuinliiiH 1'irnt l.Hiuloil on Mm Conti nent Tlio Now Moimco und \Vlirro It AVI1I Ho IiOcatKit Kntortnlnlng Word Oil the northeastern coast of Honduras Is the town of Puerto Cortes , n straggling Httlo place of perhaps 1,000 Inhabitants extending along the shore of n pretty Httlu harbor , ono of the best on the coast of this republic. The main portion of the town Is built on n narrow peninsula , running out _ Into the sea nbout four miles and so low is it the houses are set on posts above tho- water , which , in the rainy season , U always under them. Yet , swept ns this narrow strip Is by the salt breezes on three sides , In spite of Its want of drainage and sewerage. It Is comparatively healthy. History states that this Is the place where Columbus first put foot on the mainland of this continent , landIng - Ing hero In 1WJ on his fourth voyage. The situation Is admirable for a maritime city. The climate Is generally delightful , ns the heat Is always tempered by the sea breezes. Back of the port n high range of mountains , called the Cerro do Guyumel , contribute n grand nnd Interesting character to the scenery nnd tno coast assumes an nnpcar- nnco of grandeur nnd beauty that moro than realized my ideas of tropical regions. Be yond the llrst range nro lofty mountains of perpetual green , some Isolated und ( others running off into ranges , higher nnd higher , until tlioir summits tire lost In the clotuls. A Now Monaco. This coast is destined soon to become much better known than nt present. Considera ble attention will soon bo paid to n point not moro than fifty miles from this port. I refer to the island of Bonnco , which was conceded to a lottery company last month , and who propose to establish their lottery plant there , but , further , will proceed to lay out a 1iow Monte Carlo ns well. The ox-president of the republic , Louis Bogran , nnd Mr. Mor ris were Riven a concession after paying the sum of fcJO.OOO. This concession has been ratified by congress. The island is only too well adapted for this purpose It possesses a fairly good harbor , which at n little ex pense could bo made excellent. It is high nnd wonderfully fertile und has n climate unsurpassed for healthfulness and delightfulness - fulness , Tlio Intcroroaiilc Itnllrimd. Puerto Cortes , besides having n line har bor , enjoys the distinction of being the onlv seaport In Honduras having n railroad , There nro railroads , there have been nnd probably will bo railroads , but no American , bo ho drunk or sober , sane or insane , can with the loftiest nnd grandest Illcht of Im agination do justice to this railroad. It is simply something to wonder nt. Built by English capital und engineers some thirty years ngo , it was originally sixty-live miles in length , but the washout of a bridge ten years ago shortened it to its present length , thirty-seven miles. The road has n bonded debt of fl0,000,000 ! and interest for thirty years , not ono cent of which has been paid. Its roiling stock consists of two English en gines , wood burners , the "Bogran" und the "Morazon , " the latter being n genuine curi osity that would draw well at the Columbian exposition ; ono passenger coach , which is really n plain box car of extremely uncertain ago and minus springs ; a car whosawindows will not open , or if open will not close , and whoso shaky sides and lloor ; > ro held together by strands of vines ; ono box car and live Hat cars , ono water tank and a dozen buckets , two engineers , two conductors who are also brukcinon , fourteen firemen , nil colored. This includes everything , I think , except the numerous mahogany-colored lasses along the road , that Jerry , the engineer , is prone to "chin" nt every stopping place. The Intcroccaiiic railroad was projected to connect the coast of the Pacific nt Amapala with 'this port. After following the surveyed line of this croad almost its entire length across the republic , I am surprised that it was never completed. It can bo built for less money than any line ncross Central America , nnd its route would ho through the most beautiful land In the world. ' To show the distance saved to travelers , were this line completed , I submit the following figures , comparing with the' present route via Panama , and the projected route via Nicaragua : From Liverwol to San Francisco , touching at Jamaica , via Panama , r.'OSO milesNlcnragua,7,720 ; ; Honduras , 7,320. Distance from Now York to San Francisco , via Panama , 5,221 miles ; Nicaragua , -1,700 ; Honduras , 4,121 a saving in favor of Hon duras route of from eight to ten days as com pared with Panama , between the Atlantic ports of the United States , as well uc F.uropo and California. Oregon , China , Jupix" , and the whole Pacific. In this enlightened ngo of progress nnd in vention , when the toot of the locomotive is echoing around the Mount of Olives , nnd thu festive brakemnn is Juggling with the famous names of biblical history , it is strange that n railroad such as the ono at this point should exist. It belongs to a decade past and for gotten , with the steamboat of Fulton nnd the locomotive of Stophenson. My own ex perience will Illustrate the manner in which it Is managed. 1 loft the steamer Tues day evening , und had my lug gage transferred to the Hotel Ameri- L-ano. Wednesday morning I made enquiries concerning the train , and was Informed that It would not go up before Friday. I imme diately started lor the "Ollciiia del Tele- grafo" to wire my Chicago companion , Mr. Forsyth , who was at San Pedro , waiting for mo. Ourconsularagent , Mr. Alger , informed mo that the operator was celebrating his birthday nnd had forgotten to provldo a sub stitute. I waited until Friday morning for the celebration to conclude , but up to the time of the train's departure the appearance of the operator was not announced. I neg lected to state that the train makes two trips a week , some weeks. Other weeks It does not run so often. Friday morning dawned bright nnd beautiful and nt 8 o'clock found mo with my luggage nboard the train. Aftura prodigous amount of whistling und blowing wo wore off. It was the beginning of a remarkable rldo. This road , in the allo pathic dose I took , would furnUh Bill Nye with subject matter for ten lectures. Our train consisted of ono engine , the Morazon , ono Hat car loaded with wood , one box.car . of freight nnd the passenger coach. Our pas sengers were numerous and of all complex ions three Americans , Mr. Morlan of New Orleans , Ma1. Sully of the Port and myself while the balance of the crow consisted of Honduranian negroes , Caribs und Indians Mr. Morlau , nn old traveler In this country , had thoughtfully taken possession of one corner of the cur for us und mad : ) it comfort- nblo with blankets and valises. The scats nrranged us in the old-fashioned horse cars , DII the sides , were plain boards , extending the entire length of the car and without the semblance of u cushion on them. Tlilrty-Soven Mllm In Twunty Il'ourg. Without any mishap , but with a great leal of nolso , wo reached Laguna , ono mlle from our starting point. Hero wo stopped for water , which was supplied to the engine by our Ilvo firemen , who passed It up to the lank in buckets. VVo replenished our lunch basket , to bo. on the safe side , u suggestion ) fMr. Marian's , and n wise ono it proved to M. Once moro wo started. Smoking not : > ojng forbidden , wo lighted our cigars und > rcpared to bo comfortable. A senora , with i complexion of antique oak , very politely asked mo for n light In the soft tongue ofl Ciistllo , nftor revolving which she smoked ] her clgnrro with grace nnd evident sails- faction. , Well , to continue , wo reached San Pedroi the next mornlrg , nt 4 o'clock , twenty hoiira In going thirty-seven miles , Think of It ! \\oraiioITlhetrack four times , but that only delayed us flvo hours , At Clieloinii. after u mighty effort tlm train was pulled almost to the top of a big grade ami then the steam gave out. Owing to the fact that our conductor nnd brakeman was asleep nnd nllod to place u log tin lc > r tin wh < ! s of our inch , the twin slippjl b.u ! c ujtvn the r.idonn.i wo mvlo splomllil tlnu , the bnat time on the trip , going the wrong wny An- nroachlng each village It ! the' custom to blow the whlstlo until the town Is readied It Invariably happened that when \\o ar rived the steam was exhausted ami we would have to Avail until It was supplied. Wo had nmple time to pick oocoanius nnd flowers by the wayside , and when riding grow tiresome. It was perfectly safe to get out and walk , providedrun moderntod your pace. The files and mosquitoes , and the lions which our native passengers worn well supplied with and generously donated to us.mado the night one of horror , never to bo forgotten. In splto of thedlsi-emfurts nnd the pests , the scenery w passed moro than repaid us for thu misery we suffered. For miles the ro.ul is through u tropical swamp and forest , where the foliage Is indescribably luxuriant nnd beautiful. Mlle after mlle wo paused under nrchwnys of bonding palms nnd eorozu trees , gigantic in size , The hitter may justly bo considered the most perfect retire. . * Ncnlallon of the picturesque In tropical vcgatiou. Its trunk is clad in the richest nltlre of parasitic life ; Its wonderful feathery leaves , thirty or forty foul in length , bending In elegant and graceful curves by the weight of thelruwn tuxurlaitcu or the burden of ornamental vines. Beneath this mass of tropical richness , hanging llltn uu immense'cornucopia , maybe distinguished one or moro clusters of its fruit , the delicious cahoon nuts For n distance the road passes bo.Mdo the Chamlllcnn river , a swift , deep ami narrow stream , Mowing for miles through this wild Jungle , In the eternal shadows of the gigantic ceiba , cedar anil rubber trees , between whoso moss and vinechul trunks grow palms of every description , All along the route are banana plantations , for Iho banana and the plantain nru to the people of this country what the wheat Is to us. This little line of railroad carries fully half the bananas which supply the markets of the north through the port of Now Or leans. In this dense forest , which extends along the coast for miles , abound mahogany , Ignum vitii- , cedar , sllvllia , India rubber ireos , morn , San Juan , logwood and other valuable woods and dyewoods. Mahogany is common hereabouts and nnny of the ties of this road nro of mahogany and rosewood. I noticed several mahogany trees which wore being made to servo as telegraph poles. A native residing at Laguna has a line fence made entirely of hewn mahogany boards , which , with ttio extreme good taste that U characteristic of the race , ho has adorned with a generous coat of whitewash. Howtliti Hiumim ( ! ro a , A few words about the bairina may prove of interest. Some of my ideas were changed after 1 cot here. It was my impression the banana grow on a tree , but this is not true. The banana Is a species of gigantic lily , which , while it growsto the height of twenty or thirty feet , as it does In cloven month's tlino , has no truu stum. Its trunk is formeit by the sheathing of Its immense leaves. Each stem produces ono bunch of bananas , after which It Is cut down and loft where It falls , to decay. A now stem springs up to replace it , and in eleven months is treated the same. So year alter year the process of growth goes on. There is no replanting and very little cultivating. Some of the Hunches weigh nearly n hundred pound : * nnd contain 150 to00 baitanas. A thing to bo remem bered is thai the banana is not allowed to ripen on the plant , but is picked green and hung indoors to ripen. The productiveness of the banana Is something wonderful. Huni- Iwldt calculated that as compared with wheat It was lifii to 1 , nud as against potatoes-14 tol. The plantain , u larger fruit of the same fam ily , is the manna of the tropics. It Is fried baked , boiled , dried into flour , made Into wine , and eaten raw. The natives seldom eat It or the banana uncooked , believing It causes fever. Such of the natives ns wo have met thus far seem inoffensive , evidently very imlnlent nnd not overparticular us to thd Kind or quantity of clothing they have on. Somo.of the costumes I have seen hero have about the same amount of cloth in them as Is usually placed in a Ixmg Branch bathing suit. I remark one thing , and that is the remarkably small hands and feet the native Honduranian has. The features are not displeasing , but certainly they are not beau tiful. Their manners are extremely polite and respectful. A Volunteer Army. Puerto Cortes has not recovered from the shock of the revolution of last August and is under martial law. Some two hundred soldiers nro quartered there and It is Im possible , without u permit , to pass from one part of the town to the ether after 8 o'clock , i The army Is u siirht. Such n gang of halfi i dressed hoodlums were never gathered gothor before. Under the laws of tnc country every citizen must servo a portion' of the year In the urmy. The pay is 8 , reals per day , noout iiO cents In ! our money. The soldier feeds himsulf ] and family out of this , the government very generously donating n pair of overalls and a gun. The method of getting together a volunteer army in Honduras is extremely original. Mark you , I said a volunteer army This Is thoestablishcdHonduranian molhod An olllccr , with a squad of soldiers , quietly unters a town in the early evening und pro- - joods to enter each houso. If there Is un iblo-bodltul man within ho la marched to the iabildo und a guard placed over him. Thu > nicer and his men proceed on their rounds jntil n sufllelcnl number of men has boon ) btalncd , or until the supply of natives runs ) ut , or , in the Honduranian language , until a iufllcient number have volunteered , It Is true , however , In spite of the meager salary- many young men volunteer. How they con duct themselves in time of battle I shall liavo , occasion to toll you later. An American In I'rl-on. During the revolution of last August , the insurgents captured the town of Puerto Jortos without bloodshed , I believe , and ] Hold It for several days. The rebels were < : ommanded by a son-in-law of the president uul u nephew of the minister of the Interior , lamed Nuila , a brave but foolish young nan , who took up arms against the govern- ncnl because he had not received HOUIU lollUcal olllcu which had been promised hint. \mong those who Joined him was un Ameri can , Captain Phnrcs B. Brnb.ikcr , a Pcnn- lylvanlan by birth , but later a resident of . Wo , N. D. With his unerring Win- ; hcstcr , ho succeeded in kilting n goodly lumber of the government soldiers , HO there , vas some blood shed In this revolution. A'lieu Nulla was captured , as ho was later , laving been seized wlulo sick with fuvor , h ( vus placed In n chair with bis bai-k ug.iliiBt .ho wall of n church nnd a lllo of Kolillori ihot him. 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