THE OMATTA DAILY BKE : DAY , FEimrAKY 12. 1801. CHESTER BURGLARS ACTIVE Several Stores Haided and a Quantity of Material Stolen. SECURED A SUPPLY OF REVOLVERS _ _ _ _ _ t Nmnll Amount of .Money TtiUfii by tlm Tlilrvrn-l'lrr * nt ill-it Cloud mill Wlllirr Dongln * County I'lonrcr * Dmd. CIIKSTKH , Neb , , Fob. 11. ( Special Telc- rrnm to The lice. ) The stores of G. P. Strain and Jamco Wilson were broken open last night. From the former a quantity of clothing , consisting of overcoats , suits of ( jlotjilnc , shoes , gents' furnishing goods and ROnio groceries , together with JIB , were taken , and from the latter revolvers , cut lery and other articles. The robberies nro supposed to have taken plac.1 ho. ' u n mid night. . _ A. O. I' . U' . Aiiilllnry ln lllutc < l. ST. PAUL , Neb. , Feb. 11. ( Special to The J ! Q. ) A lodge of the Degree of Honor , nn auxiliary to the Ancient Order of United Workmen , was organized hero Friday night by Grand Lecturer S. S. F. Kent , with the uislstanco of the ladles of. Fidelity Indgo No. GO of Grand Island. The now ledge has sixty-live members and Is In a nourishing condition. The following nro the newly elected officers : Mrs. E. Morley , chief of honor ; Mrs. Nettle Van Shlkn , assistant chief of honor ; Mrs. It. Havey , lady of honor ; Mrs. S. Mead , chief of cere mony ; Mrs. J. M. Jeffords , recorder ; Mrs. L. S. Mead , Inside guard ; Mrs. W. J. Crow , outside guard ; Hans Hanscn , treasurer ; J. C. Jensen , financial secretary. Dough ! * County rloiii'1-r Druil. RLKHOUN , Feb. 11. ( Special Telegram to The lice. ) John Qulnn , sr. , one of the pioneer neer settlers of Douglass county and a most successful farmer , died this morning of lung fever at his homo .one milu north of this Hty , Ho was CO years old , nnd Is survived by Ids widow and five sons and three daugh ters , all of whom nro grown. Interment will bo at the Catholic cemetery hero on Tuesday. _ Tire nt ICi'il Cloud. RED CLOUD. .Neb. , Feb. 11. ( Special Telegram to The Boo. ) Last night fire was discovered In the frame dwelling occupied by Hlchard Gray , owned by M. H. Bentlcy. Tlie family were away at the tlmo nnd a Iilgh wind was blowing. The department responded promptly and soon extinguished the flumes , but the house nnd contents were mostly destroyed. The building was fully Insured. _ Trulim Abii'KloniMl. ' Feb. ll-Spe- M'COOL JUNCTION , Nclh. ( clal to The Bee. ) The snow drifts wore too much for trains on the Alma branch of the Kansas City & Omaha , from hero to Fair- Held , The trains have been abandoned und no malls expected until Monday. CENTRAL CITY , Nob. , Fob. -Special ( Telegram to The Bee. ) It has been snowing nnd blowing hard nil day with little signs uf abating. The mercury Is 12 above zwo. Ilccr Warehouse lliirnril. WILBBR , Neb. , Feb. 11. ( Special Tele gram to The Ileo. } During the storm tills nftcrnoou a beer warehouse belonging to Krug of Omaha , containing a carload of beer and Homo Ice , Was destroyed by flre ; nlso a large Iccliotiao belonging to the An- lieuser Busch company and a small dwelling belonging ( o Mr. Harmnlk. Lossnbout (2.COO ( ; no Insurance. Alleged 1I ( > K TliluvrH Arrcfttcd. TRKAMAH , Neb. . Feb. 11. ( Special Tele gram to The llco. ) Three men named Ilotls , Qrover nnd Shafer were arrested hero last night and are now In Jail accused of ( dealing six hogs from the Holmqulst Grain und Lumbar company of Craig. They sold the hogs In Iowa , realizing about $100. They will have their trial tomorrow. Itliirilur In tlii'Si-roml Drurrc , WAHOO , Neb. , Feb. 11. ( Special Tele gram to The Boo. ) Charles llnyso , who shot nnd killed W. L. Wright at Valparaiso , has been found guilty of murder In the second degree. The verdict was returned yester day afternoon. IIMI'O/CO.V/17'.l ; j// | ' > ! / > OUT. I. tUlii Ohio Tnun HUH n Tough Tlmo nltlin. l\\K \ I'li'i' . WAPOKONETA , 6. , Fob. 11. Wapokonotn lust night experienced the mast serious fire In her history , The fire originated In the business room of A. S. Smith , who hat : a no tion store. A lot of frame shanties to the rear caught rapidly and spread along the rear end of the buildings. The firemen could not reach the blaze from the rear on ac count of the proximity of the river , which Is very high from recent rains. The llro be came complete master of the r.ltuatlon owing to the firemen being poorly equipped , with nothing but n small steamer and a hand en gine. Clothing stores , cigar shops , notion Htorus , bank , dry goods stores and drug ntnros were all burning at the name time. Tliu Mechanics block , the finest business block In the city , wan completely destroyed. Auglazo street , the principal business thor oughfare uf the place , hail forty to fifty busi ness houses , some of thorn substantial brick tftructurcH , and nearly all wcro _ destroyed , the total loss being not far short of $350,000. The Masonic temple , Koynl Arcanum and Knights of Honor halls am among the ruins , The First National bank w.is burned. The Auglnzu wholesale and retail whisky store burned. Explosion after explosion followed as thti whlaky barrels caught. Kauhn's dry goods store , the Flutter rlothlng store , the Buckeye Cigar company nnd a number of other stores were burned , A hundred fami lies nt least will bo rendered homeless , and It may double that number. No fatal acci dents so far as Ic pwn , though a number of minor casualties uro reported. of u l.urit Krhoonor. GLOUCESTER , M.iss. , Fob , 11. The first Intelligence of the fntn of the schooner Hobort J , Edwards and crow , which was given up last Monday , was brought In to day by the schooner Mnbol Lulghton. While fishing on the banks on January 21 , fifty mlcs | from Capo S.iblb , a carrier pigeon , completely exhausted , lit on the davy plunk. On bccurlng Ilio pigeon the Bailers found n dispatch which read : "SABLE ISLAND. Jan. SI , Schooner Robert - ort J. Edwards and all hands lost January 1U , during S , E. hurrlcaiu > . "U. W. HILLIARD. " Mutt Atiuwvr fur ll < < liimii WATHRLOO. Ind. , Feb. U Sum Doctors will 'be placed on trial at Angola tomorrow far thu most heinous mnrJ.jr over committed In Stcubon county. On August 3t last. Hooters shut and killed his neighbor , Amos SERIES ELEVEN. FEBRUARY 12. 1894. . T El B B , EX COUPON. World's Fair Art Portfolio ; To secure tins superb souvenir tend rr bring t > lx coupons of thU setlca bcnrliiK OllYorcnt dates wlh : 10 cent * In coin tu ART PORTFOLIO DEP'l ' , Boo Office , Omaha. tUichtcl , and the lattor'a daughter , Mrs. I iura Lowe. He then wounded William Yatefi And attempted to kill his own mother by locking her In n barn nnd firing tlio build- Ing' She escaped and Deoters wa Jailed. 1'KCUI.r.lIt CJHK tiilTTMtl > . W. II. im > Iln lluril Tlmn t'ollrrtlnR III * Insurance. BIOUX FALLS , S. D. , Feb. 11. ( Special to The Ilee. ) Thcro has been no more fan.ous case In South Dakota than that ofV. . I ) . Knoa , who formerly kept a hardware store at Gary. The store burned nt lOnos was arrested for arson. After a hot trial ho was acquitted. ' There was $2,500 Insurance on the place and the companies refused to pay , alleging that Kno * had set fire to the buildIng - Ing , Knot sued for the amount. Twlco the jury disagreed and the third time his attorneys st'cured a change of venue to this county and the trial , which occurred hero In the Hprlng of 1802. resulted In favor of KIIOB. The miprcmc court ban just alllrmcd the de cision nnd the case Is ended < This case Involved only the St. Paul Fire nnd Marine nnd the German Insurance com panies , but suits brought by Hnos against other companies of a precisely similar nature will doubtless now bo settled. Some very sensational testimony was submitted during the progress of the arson trial. The flro occurred on Sunday night. Enos claimed that ho was In church nnd some ono came and called him out , got him down to thu store , assaulted him , robbed him of $3,000 , which ho had received n few days before , bound him hand and foot , net the building on lire ami left him to perish. During his trial for nrson the state's evidence showed that he had been found In the building unconscious and tied with a rope ; that he remained unconscious for twelve hours , nnd that fifteen minutes after ho was taken out the burnttfc ; store col lapsed. No defense was put In at this trial , and he was acquitted on the state s evidence. In the Insurance cases the com panies claimed that Enos set flro to the building and then tied himself , to carry out the scheme he had evolved to beat the companies. I.urKC KHtnto I'neliiliiieil. CHAMBERLAIN , S. D. , Feb. 11. ( Special to The Dee. ) The Immense herd of-cattle branded JUS , ranging In Lyman county have b'een levied on by the treasurer of that county for taxes. The owner of the herd was John B. Smith , who IB reported to have died suddenly In Minneapolis while on a business trip to that city some weeks ago. The Lyman county authorities , however , have no proof of his death , nnd thcro Is no record In the probate court of that county showing that his estate has over been pro bated. 1'artlos claiming to have held n mort gage on the stock have been running thn cattle out of the county without nny process of foreclosure , and the county treasurer finally came to the conclusion that It was time for him to act , nnd accordingly levied on the balance of the cattle for the taxes due. TlilH action wilt probably be followed by other clalniH ngalnst the estate. The rumor of Smith's death was accompanied by a report , apparently well founded , that he had left from $ S,000 to $10,000 In life Insur ance , besides the large herd of cattle in question. It Is regarded as a little peculiar that his heirs have never attempted to settle the accounts owned by the deceased cattle man. count// > it.i I'JHiiKit i.rxcini > . Henry Mcl'rexK Uulvkly I'ays thn Ton ally for a Capital Crime. JI3LLICO , Tcnn. . Feb. 11. Henry Mc- CreES. a negro , assaulted Mrs. Taylor , wife of Silas Taylor , yesterday morning near liuckcyo and brutnlly beat her , leaving her moro dead than alive. The negro was cap tured at Oswego this morning- officers who started with him on the train for Janksboro Jail. At Buckeye they jvero met ami ovorpowercd by n mob and the prisoner taken from them. The officers finally in duced the mob to give the. man a trial before - fore a Justice of the peace. There wore two justices In tlio crowd and after going through a formal , trial the prisoner was pro nounced guilty and ordered to Jail without ijuil. ijuil.Before Before the mltlmus could bo written four 'masked-men came out of Taylor's house , where the negro had been taken for Identifi cation by Mrs. Taylor , and seized the pris oner and rushed him up the ravine. Several nhots were heard and In a short tlmo the llfolcss body of McCregg was found hanging from n tree. jum.it'iTic \ \ noitsK miKVES. < . ' Texas Sheriff uml Ills TOHHO Have u Hot KlKhl u'lth Ontlmvn ADILUNB , Tex. , Feb. 11. A running bat tle occurred on the Clear fork of the Brazes river , nbout ton miles from this city , late last night , between n party of horse thieves and u posse In pursuit , headed by Sheriff Cunningham of this city. The outlaws had In their possession , at am ) time ofthe pur suit , some twenty odd head of fine horses. Yesterday , whllo the sheriff was Inquiring nt a farm house for news of the robbers , tlio herd of horses thundered down the road , being driven by the thieves. 'They wore Immediately called upon to halt , which de mand they answered with a volley ol shots Into the posse , who returned the flro. Tlio fusllado became general , nnd numberless ahotx wcrn fired on hath sides. The thieves gained tlio 'bottom and found safe refuge. The search for them continued all day. It Is thought tliaC some of the robbers have been wounded , us several dead horses and saddles smeared with blood have been found. One. of tlin .Johns Arrrxteil. John Hughes , one of tlm two Johns who have boon running arnund the streets re cently distributing bills and engaging In other deals , thcrobys making nil sorts of money , was , arrested last for being drunk and disturbing the peace by using loud and disgusting language on tbo public streets. Ho was taken In while parading up and down Douglas street and calling people names. Thu two Johns are cripples , their logs hav ing boon cut off ut the knees , and they are on this account very fortunate In securing money from nny ono whom they ask. A police ofllccr said last night that these follows parade around ns cripples and that he has known them to make from $10 to $1C a day , and when night onmo they would go to Homo Hiiloon nnd treat everybody In the place. For some tlmo they have been at Ucacnn hall. John created such u disturbance that he had to bo put In the sweatbox , and when he came out ho hlnzod away with another gust of abuse for the benefit of the police , and nlso his partner , whom lie said was neglectful for not earning down und securing his release- ( ieorguVllliiril ID Djlnt ; . George W.Vlllard. . ox-proiddont of the State Federation of Labor , und ono of the best known printers of Omaha , was reported dying Ht 10 o'clock last night. Ho is at the home o ! his brother-ln-taw , John Slafford. 2301 Sewnrd street. Mr. Wlllurd'a Illness has been but short. Ho waa employed In The Ileo composing room up to lust Sunday , u week ago , when ho complained of palim In lib bead , Ho was down town on Monday , hut nlnco has been confined to Ma bed. What was nt first thought to be H slight attack of the grip dnvelopc-1 Into coneuatlan of the brain , and the brenkliiK of a blood vessel Saturday night settled forever the life of ono who will nlw.iys bo remembered ns n man of excellent parts and worm nature. Uiimin rniiipniile * In Itet'eUt-r'N Hum ! * , TOI'RKA. Fob. 11. Judge Hlner of the United 8 tu tea circuit court has appointed Ellas Summcrtlold of Chicago receiver of the Topeka Water company. The application was made by John O'Hallorau of New York , who luts a Judgment against tlm company for nbout $1,000. J ml go Hlnor also appointed Hununorflcld receiver for the Kansas Water und Light company , operating tit Lawrence und I'nola , on application of the American Debenture company of Chicago. Will Imltatti the rro ! nmm. MIDDL13TOWN. Conn. , Feb. U. The young ladles of Weuluyan college luivo created a mllJ sensation by announcing that they will appear with canes on Washington's birthday , the day on which tlm freshmen , according to an old custom , first appear with canea. CLEVELAND KNOT PLEASED ( Continued from First test. The plate tested Is part of the 11V&- Inch barbette armor of the battleship Mon- ndnock and Is of curved formation. There Was first flrcd at It a 230 pound solid shot of hard cast steel from an 8-Inch rifle nnd eevcnty-two nn a quarter pounds of powder was used. ( Success depended upon whether or not the plato would crack. The projectile penetrated twelve nnd n 'luartor Inches , Including the armor and plank backing , nnd then rebounding split Into three pieces. A load of ninety-eight and n half pounds of powder nnd a 250 pound shot was then fired , this test being for penetration and the plate coming up to the test If the plato was not Cracked and the shot did not go through platu and back- Ing. The shot penetrated the steel plates , but Imbedded Itself In the backing , so this test was likewise considered successful. HAWAIIAN MINI.STIK : cnr.iiii : : : ) . AfldrriM'i u IVitMiltigtori Andlenrn on tint IxlumlV Condition. WASHINGTON , Fob. 11. Minister Thurs- ton addressed a largo nudlcnce hero tonight In the Methodist Episcopal church on Ilawal ) nnd Its future nnd was greeted with great applause when ho referred In directly to annexation. He said In begin ning his address that ho was Invited to como there If only to show himself ns one of these Hnwallans who were In danger of having their heads cut off. Hawaii he continued Is not so far nway from civilization ns many people Imagine. Hawaii , ho declared , la a child of the United States If ever any country was the child of another. Ameri cans found the Islands Inhabited by n people ple ono step advanced from barbarism , form ulated nnd framed the language and Intro duced nnd arranged laws modelled after these of the United States. From n religious point of view Hawnllans sot a good example of brotherly love among denominations , for nil the Protestants there worshiped In ono church. Even In the COO Mormons there are no polygainlsta. There were no social distinctions and the natives were as kindly nnd lovable a race ns existed on the face of the globe. The recent trouble , ho declared , had been caused by foreigners stirring up race .preju dice. To this day , said the speaker , there Is no more danger of nn uprising among the natives than thcro Is from the foreign ele ment , who are n sort of ward politicians from America and England , and maku the poor natives pull chestnuts out of the flro for their use. The speaker then told how Hawaii found It necessary In 1SSD to prohibit Chinese Immigration for self protection und self preservation. Ho paid n high tribute to the Portuguese , who , ho said , were a homo loving people and the best kind of Immigrants to have. In reply to the question , "What are wo going to do ? " the speaker said : "We are going to cross each bridge when we got to It. We do not pro pose to allow the country , after beventy years of development , to lapse again Into despotic heathenism. We will endeavor to hold the country , to the best of our ability , meeting each problem. With the help of Almighty God nnd the American people , I believe wo shall , succeed In keeping Hawaii ns the gem of the ocean , the brightest und best land of liberty In the Pacific ocean. " The big nudlenco vigorously applauded this statement. _ SU.Sl'KNDKI ) TJIIi ItKHUfiATIONS. formalities | , , Trnnamlttlng nn Indite to ( .eriiiuny DUpcmrcl With. WASHINGTON1. Feb. 11. Comptroller Mansur of the Treasury department recently received a letter from the German consular agent hero. In which he stated that It had come to his knowledge that a soldier In the regular army of the United States had re cently died Intestate' ' and that his only rel atives living were two brothers , who reside In Westphalia. Ho stated further that there was due the soldier nt his death for services In the army about $1,300 , and , In view of the fact that strict compliance with the regula tions of tliti department would Involve much tlmo nnd expense , requested that so far us possible these formalities bo dispensed with. Comptroller Mansur Investigated nnd found the facts substantially as reported by the consular agent. In view of the exceptional circumstances of the cnso ho has directed that the regulations , which require letters of administration In all cases of this char acter where the ujnount Involved exceeds $500 , bo dispensed with , and that the money be paid to the German ambassador hero for transmission ro the rightful heirs. \vu.r , MSSK ? { TIIK run ; LIST. IIoiv the Snnnta riimnco Committee Will Handle the Turin Hill. WASHINGTON. Feb. 11. Members of the senate finance committee say there has been a great deal of misinformation sent out about the time when the tariff bill will bo reported to the senato. H Is claimed no tlmo could possibly be fixed for reporting the bill until the full committee canio together. Besides the bill Is not ready to be reported yet from the subcommittee , nnd the mem bers of that committee cannot tell when It will be. It is also said that while It Is from tlmo to tlmo assorted ah agreement has been reached on certain schedules , ns n mutter of fact nothing Is definitely arranged , and what has been done so far Is subject to change by the subcom mittee while It still has charge of the bill , and by the democratic membership when they como to consider the work of' , the sub committee. The only tiling that seems to be definitely settled Is that the Intention Is to mnko the bill provide suinclont revenue for the government , and to this end articles will bo taken from' the free list Und In creases will bo made In some directions ! Western rcitsloiiH. WASHINGTON , Feb. 11. ( Special to The Bee. ) Pensions granted , Issue of January 30 , were : Nebraska : Original Thomas J. Fennel , Humboldt , Richardson ; Alfred Corn- stock , Crawford , Dawos. Itebisuo James W. Davis , Omaha , Douglas. Original widows , etc. Millie J. May , Beaver City , Furnas ; Elsie T. Howe , Kearney , Buffalo ; minors of Illchard Show , Omaha , Douglas. Mexican war atiivlvors William W. Thomp son , Valentino , Cherry. Iowa : Original John H. Landers. VII- llsca , Montgomery ; Edward G. Ea&tham , Ottumwa , Wapello ; Minor Palgn , Oolweln , Fuyette. lucrenso and reissue Thomas Tlernan , Mnnson , Cnlhoun. IIIssue Ocorgo Ilunkln. deceased , I.orlmor. Union ; Ornn- vlllo Priest , Imogeno , Fremont. Original widows , etc. Emma 0. Uarber , IJeuvor , Itoono. North Dakota : Increase William Orr , Crnry , Ilamsoy. Colorado : Original John Inman , Oun- iilaon , I Gunnison. Additional Levl II. Cromwell , Kastonvlllo , Kl Paso. Mexican war survivors Increase Hartsvlllo F. Jones , Denver , Arapahoo. Colonel llt'iidrniiiii'ii Itemlntler. WASHINGTON , Fob. 11. Colonel David H. Henderson o ! Iowa , who lost ono leg nt the knee during the war , was compelled to un dergo nn operation on the wounded mi'inber yesterday. Ho stood It well nnd Is rapidly recovering from Its effects. An abscess which had Inflamed was successfully re moved and It will probably not bo many days before Colonel Henderson resumes his scat In congress. Will Nut Delay Construction , SAN B13HNAUDINO , Cal. , Fob , 11. As n result of * n suit Illed In LQS Angeles county by the receivers of the Atlantic & Pacific Hullro.id company ugalijBt the Nevada South ern to recover $70.230. claimed on account , I. writ of attachment has been Issued here against the franchises , property and all property rights of the Nevada Southern , The road Is projected from lllaka on the line of the Atlantic & Paclflo to the Nevada state line. Thirty miles of truck have been built. Interested parties state that the at tachment will not delay the work of con struction. Wanted tu Convict tln > Witness. ST , LOUIS. Feb. 10. A jury In a criminal court larceny case hero made a bluq ribbon record yesterday afternoon. It came Into court and through Its foreman asked the Judge that It bo allowed. Instead of finding ugulnat the defendant , to return a verdict with tun yours Imprisonment against u wit ness whose cvlderfil OioWed that ho had been made a cntiQjiw , . of the defendant. Judge Edmunds. almost speechless , gasped out a refusal. Tho.Jurythen disagreed nnd was discharged - 33t. . - OVER. ANOTHERMAN'S WIFE. _ Colored fllrn Pull -Outuiind One Wants to . Alexander Pcnnlcq , .Colored , came to the police station last tjght | anil wanted the po- 'llce to start out nnd t'nko along enough offi cers to arrest another 'colored fellow named Ilodo Williams , ' - There Is quite n company of colored people who rcsldo nt Nineteenth and Hnrney streets , They live there ns one family and the vis itors are entertained by any who may hap pen to bo In nt the tlmo of their arrival. Mr. Phillips nnd his wife also reside there , nnd Pcnnlco has been making his homo with them for some tlmo. Phillips some days ngo left the city nnd trusted his wife to .the care of Pen- nice. During bin absence Williams frcutiently called on Mrs. Phillips , much to the dtagust of Pennlce , who often told him that If he did not keep nway ho would have him nrrcstoJ. Ho luft'lfut promised to re turn nnd to make It warm for Mr. Pennlce. Last night ha made , hls word good and along nbotil 9 o'clock ho put In an appear ance nt the Phillips residence. He was admitted and as soon ns ho got sight of Peilnlco ntnilo a lunge toward him , Pennlco got out of the way , but upon lookIng - Ing around again ho saw : Williams making for him with a knife. . This looked bad , but Hick favored Pennlco nnd ho broke fdr the next room and held the door shut against his enemy. He watted an hour or so until ho was sure ho was gene nnd then ho came on tlm gallop to the police station nnd wanted Williams arrested. Ho was told to como down today and swear out a warrant. MOUE MEASLES. Another C'ltno of the Malady Develops nt Jlmviia Hull. Last Saturday night a boy went to Rescue hull nnd complained of feeling sick. Ho was given a place to'stay and made us warm as possible. It was thought that ho would bo nil right when ho got warmed up and something to eat. Early Sunday morning he , awoke , nnd feeling no better , ho told the doctor his condition. He then said there were peculiar little marks on his face and hands , nnd wlicn ho got to the light these marks were more apparent. It was another case of measles , and no place to take the poor fellow. A bed Was made for him alongside of Ed Smith , who Is also at the hall and who has been there for a couple of < lnys suffering with'a like complaint. He has a father here , a grlpman on tire cable line , who Is working every day. The boy , when asked why hit ) father did not como to his assistance , said that he was In debt , and for that reason could not help him In any way. His mother was dead , but ho hod a stepmother , and that she nnd Ills father lived somewhere in North Omaha. His nnmo Is Wyckoff. The officials nf'tlio ihall will notify the father today , nnd If'ho ' cannot bo compelled to provide for the Dick 'boy's wants the case will bo sent to the hospital. Now there are Ufo casfca of measles nt the hall. 'H i Ono man came ! t r'lnst3 ' night with his feet badly frozen. Ho llhd been two days with out food. His wnnls'were attended to. HIS WIFE 'IS GONE. uii * ni Tearful Tulo Told ' tliVVqllcc by I'red .Haul J.UHt' tyglit. Fred Maul , yrhot works at , the " .Schlltz , " told a tulo at the police station last night , accompanied by a ildulrpf ) tears. ' .t'liat would ' ' move n .stonier , j rt' than ever bent bo- neiilli the stnifjof. ijupoll oraan. ' . His wife hog- left Jilni.- . They had only been married a yo frand < ho loved her so much. But' he 'didn't 'always treat her rl ht , at least that Is what' ; thoifa w'ho know flip facts state , and nfeen ho went tq bis 4iome on Williams street yesterday mornIng - Ing he found that she had gone , and had taken everything with her , or as she her self put It In a note she left for his perusal : "I have taken everything but my husband , and he Is not worth taking. " To the police Maul stated that ho was of the opinion that Mrs. Noble , who keeps rooms for rent on Sixteenth s'trent , had en ticed his wife nwoy , but Mrs. NoblQ denies knowing anything of the wlfo'.s.whereabouts. . . At present Maul Is Inconsolable , but seems to have some difficulty In saying which lie misses most , his , wife , his gold fish or his canary bird , nil 'pf which wont together. A Small dnt I'rofltiililo Policy. That was not a , bad , .Investment in a mod erate way made by ox-President Notman of tie Niagara Fire Insurance company. In IS52 ho procured Insurance on his life in leading Now York company. Ho died re cently , qn'd the company paid to his heirs $3,316. A careful comparison of this amount with the sum paid In by Mr. Not man as premiums show that , In addition to the Insurance protection which ho enjoyed for forty-one years , the company returned just $2.78 for orory dollar ho paid. This Is a conspcuous Instance , thouglt on a small scale , of the benefits of standard life Insurance , and yet It Is Just what Is being done every day ) In a greater measure by the regular Ufo Insurance companies. How is It possible , asks' the reader , for the organization In question to afford insurance protection nnd return moro money than was paid them ? The answer is simple. It Is the result of compounding of Interest. Tim great Invested reserves of the standard Ufa companies are constantly growing In value by reason of careful management and con tinual reinvestment. Thus It Is that thosV largo assets not only stand for the protec tion of every policy holder , but nro nlsi > earning profits for their benefit , so tlm the rccular life companies nro nlwnys In a posi tion to pay losses promptly nnd at the o.x < plrutlon of n term of years nro able to main handsome returns to tholr policy holders on the money Invested. I.ovti mill .Jonloimy. William Grimes nnd another colored man both love the same' girl , so the neighbors say. Frequently they have discussed the situation , und occasionally blows would bo exchanged. They mot sometimes Just as ono or the other would ibo leaving the home of the young ladjv- who never seemed to bother about the fcblhigs of her two ad mirers. ' i'pl Affair. ) have progressed more favorably for Crimea than -fopHtho other follow , and no ono know It biittor than ho did. Last night was Suhdayf and Grlmeu thought to escort the Idol oft hlttllicurt to the services to bo held In tho-\eTVlilg. ) ' The other man was there also , nnU When ho looked toward the entrance nnd'-limiv ' the exultant smile that bespoke Inward Eatlufactlon on the face' of his antagonist , H ntmlo him angry. Not a great whlltHthtttor , whllo Grimes and his lady friend Vorin passing under the Eleventh street vlaihiit , a fcmash In the face convinced the favored suitor that the other had not nbanlldAod the game. Grimes wont to the polled 'htlitlon for solace nnd was told to 8Wcjrnott"U | warrant , Illoody Nolilhirii frugally. I3IUMINOHAM'n''Ala.1 ' ' Fob. II. News reached hero of a bloody double tragedy lit Johns , twenty miles away. Dsiinls Clements and Will Barge werij , In love with the same young lady. They mot nt her homo and n quarrel resulted , tlarge dually drew a pistol and shot nnd killed Clements. Barge Hod , nnd later Deputy Sheriff Charles Hol- man attempted to nrrot him and the mur derer drew a pistol and tried to shoot Hoi- man , but the latter quickly raised n shot gun nnd blew his head off. Ki-ppluK tlm Cur Trurku Opi-n. The storm ' , 'bt yesterday continued In BO threatening a manner that It looked as though the street cars would have to stop. The superintendent wan seen and asked the chsnces for a ride , und about how the cars would run. Ho ualdr "We have all the sweepers out nnd wll | keep them at work the entire night. I am sure we shall start on tlmo If the storm grows no worse , but should It we expect to start nearly on tlmo at uny rate. " GROPING FOR SOME OUTLET Iowa Bolons Seeking Escapu from the Labyrinth ofl'rohibition Modification. NO UNITY OF PURPOSE IS EXHIBITED Mum of Plnim I'ropo c < l but Noun Yrt Attract * the Support ofAlt-rronprcts of Agreement Mri'tn Slim-Other f. < * l lntloii. DES MOINES , Feb. II. ( Special to The Ilee. ) But little , If any , progress was made during the past week In solving the voxct problem of liquor legislation. A largo ma jority of the members of both houses have reached 'the conclusion 'that ' "something must bo done" to redeem the platform Pledges , but no ono appears to bo endowec with Htifllclcnt political sagacity to draft a measure that will harmonize the conflicting elements. The prohibition contingent has united In favor of rcsubmlttlng the ques tion to the people at the very earliest mo ment , nnd nro gradually swinging Into line With tllo Finn bill , which authorizes Incor porated towns and cities to "provide by or dinance such further nnd additional penal ties for the sale of Intoxicating liquors ns may best subsorvo the Interests of temperance and morality. " The Funk mulct bill still lingers In the pigeonhole of the house committee on suppression of Intemperance , with no apparent disposition on the part ol the author to drag It from Its seclusion. A Joint meeting of the two committees has been bold to hear Representative NIc- oil of Ida present his plan of putting the exclusive solo of Intoxicants In the hands of a corporation composed of a dozen persons In each county on what Id known as the "Gathenburg system. " Tuesday nn audi ence will be given , to the delegates from the localities demanding "relief , " who will bo asked to frankly state what legislation. In their opinion , will bo necessary to minimize the evils of the liquor traffic In their respec tive counties. With this Information before - fore them the republicans will probably go Into caucus and there formulate some bill on the subject , which will be put through as a party measure. Meanwhile a special subcommittee of the house , consisting ol Martin , Reed , Morrison , Smith , Myerley , Sawyer nnd Walters , Is hard at work adopt ing a bill which will harmonize all elements , and the same thing Is being attempted by a similar committee In the senate. Some definite action may bo expected during the coming week , as all Important legislation Is being held back by the uncertainty pre vailing In regard to this subject. TROUBLE OVER TAXES. The bills for the revision of the revenue laws , to equalize the system of taxation nnd relieve the farmer from the heavy burdens now being Im posed , have made but slight progress In cither branch of the general assembly. The senate committee on ways and means has seemingly lost all Interest ( n this measure , nnd It has for the tlmo being been displaced by the various hills asking for nn Increase In taxation. The agricultural college wants to add one-tenth of a mill tax to the present 2-mlll levy to create a permanent building fund for that Institution. The same request comes from the Iowa State university , which claims to be badly hampered for want of sufficient funds to meet current expenses. There Is a marked feeling In the legislature against establishing any such precedents , and especially against Increasing taxation during the present financial depression , and the prospect of getting any such schemes through the legislature are exceedingly dubious. The Spauldlhg bill providing for thd tax ation of mortgages as a part of real estate and the bill Introduced by Robinson requir ing all promlssary notes to be presented to thu assessor and listed for taxation have not yet been considered. The committees' on highways In Tioth houses have agreed upon the general feat ures of n measure to Improve the public roads. The bill that will bo reported makes each civil township n road district ; abolishes all the local districts and the office of road supervisor ; requires all road taxes to bo paid In cash , nnd makes the township trustees the supervisors , with power to levy , with consent of the voters , a small road tax and to expend the money In such manner ns they may deem proper. It Is the Intention of the conunittecs to divide the state Into ns many Independent road districts us there'uro civil townships nnd leave the voters of each dis trict to determine just how much shall be annually expended in the Improvement of the public highways. The measure lias been warmly dlscusicd In committee and will meet with vigorous opposition from the mem bers who favor the Issue of bonds by the county or state and a general system of road Improvement under the supervision of the same authorities. INSURANCE LEGISLATION PENDING. Some progress was mndo In Insurance legislation during the week. The Finch bill requiring settlement of losses within thirty Instead of ninety days , as Is now the law , has been placed at the head of the cal endar , and will como up for. action early this weolc. The bill creating an Insurance department , which was Introduced by Root , has * been re ported adversely , The Wyckoff valued policy bill , requiring Insurance companies In cases of total loss to pay the full face of the policy , regard- IP&S of the actual value of the property de stroyed , has finally been reported from the committee , with the approval of u majority , who recommend Its passage. Illlis are pending providing for a standard or uniform policy for all fire companies to bo drafted by the auditor of state ; to require all so-called benevolent assessment companies to incorporate In this state , and to require all outside flre companies to de posit $ " 5,000 with the auditor of Mtate as an Indemnity bond before being permitted to transact business In this Htate. Owing to the make-up of the senate In surance committee It Is not likely that any of these bills will become a law. Several propositions uro pending In the legislature which are intended to reduce court expenses. Bills have been introduced to dx a salary for all Justices of tlm peace and constables , county recorders nnd sher iffs In the most populous counties , nnd pro viding that thu fees of these officers shall be turned Into the general treasury. Rep resentative Barker ( dem. ) of Durllngton has Introduced a constitutional amendment re ducing the number of ( rial Judges to six ami providing that four of these may return u verdict except In cases of felony. Bills nro also pending In the house to au thorize nlno Jurors to return a verdict in all civil cases. Tim bill providing for the extermination of the Russian thistle or snltwnrt , which has passed' the house , will receive favorable consideration In the Donate early In the week. The house committee on elections Is In favor of modifying the Australian ballot by removing the circle from opposite the party name MI that each voter shall bo compelled to inako a cross opposite the nnmo of each person voted for. RAILROADS WAKING UP. ; The coming week will witness the advent of n formidable railroad lobby , attracted hereby by threatened railroad legislation. A bill Is pending before the house commit tee to make nil mileage books transferable nnd all tickets good until used , nnd the bill requiring the use of the Interlocking swlteh nt all grade crossings Is already on the fllo of the houic. Martin of Adnlr has Introduced n bill re ducing passenger fare on first-class railroads to 2 cents per mile. Elilnon of Jones Is the author of a measure prohibiting Judges from Instructing Juries In damage cases In regard to "contributory negligence , " requiring this question to bo submitted to the Jury and determined as a matter of fact. The Bankers association has asked the leg islature to repeal the law allowing the "three days of grace" In the payment of promis sory note . A bill to this effect has been Introduced | ti the house by Allen of Van Duron , "by request. " Th'it lower house killed on final passage the bill Introduced by Hyoi-B of Sliolby mak ing Home radical chances In the exemption laws. The author of this measure pro posed to Increase the farm exemptions from forty to eighty acres and to limit the home stead In towns or cities which may now beef of nny value to $5.000. The opposition wa led by ninnchnrd of Mnhoska and Harrlmat of Franklin nnd was dcfealcd'by n vote o II to .to. Sawyer of Woodbury lias been unable to get his bill to allow the manufacture1 o wine , beer nnd distilled liquors for legn purposes out of the hands of the house com mltleo on suppression of Intemperance ant the prospects of the bill authorizing grnp growers to manufacture their own product Into wine nro not very promising. The woman KUfTrngUta have succeeded It getting their bills mndo n special order It the senate for Tuesday. KMtlCHINO TIIK COI.l.KCTIONS , tVitlimhln Addition * Mndn to the MiiirUtn o tlm Imtn MiiMinlc l.tlirnry. CEDAR RAPIDS , In. , Feb. 11 ( Special to The Bee. ) The Iowa Masonic library of till city , already one of the fluent In the conn try , has Just been enriched by the thin fine collection of specimens from the Wind caves of South Dakota. The cnso Is now well filled 'with rnro varieties of crysta from these wonderful caverns. In this las collection nre several specimens entirely different from anything ever found In cavn formations , ono cf the finest being that o box crystal , filled with fine mineral wool Also several of the double geodcs , having crystals of different varieties on both Inside nnd outsldo of geodcs The case In tin library which has been set apart for thl collection now shows the greatest variety of cave formations of any cnso perhaps In oxlstcncc. nnd It Is now ono of the most at tractive features In the museum dcpartmon of the library. Grand Secretary Parvln has nlso recentl ; established a reference department , whlcl has been thrown open to the public , whlcl IB welcome t'o It nt any time. This Is being taken advantage of , particularly by student In the public schools and colleges , not only In this city alone , but from the surrounding towns. Another feature that has lately been nddeil nnd which Is attracting widespread atton tlon , Is the Chinese collection of Dr. George William Halley ( Tank Kco ) , which Is unl vcrsnlly acknowledged to bo the finest In the country. Sentence Uiiy lit JMurlon. 'CEDAR RAPIDS , In. , Fob. 11. ( Spccln Telegram to The Bee. ) Convicted persons were sentenced In the district court n Marlon Into last evening. Elsie Cress for highway robbery was given five years In the Annmosa penitentiary ; Bert Patterson for grand larceny , two years , nnd Frank Sykera grand larceny , ten mouths. Twelve salooi keepers for violation of the prohibitory law were each fined $300 nnd costs. .s//oir.ir,7yiK iro.v MUST nr.oou.i Ileglnnljif ; of tliei dies * Context for the American Championship. NEW YORK , Feb. 11. Jackson Showaltcr today won the first game In the series against A. B. Hodges for $200 nnd-tho chess championship of America. The match Is seven games up , draws not counting. Time limit , seventeen moves an hour. Showaltcr opened with a Kuy Lopez , Hodges 'adopting ' Stelnltz's Ocfenso. The latter lost ground In the opening while Shownlter pushed the attack with great vigor. At the tlmo of adjournment on the thirty-fourth move , Hodges was in a very precarious situation , and , at the hour of re sumption , resigned without t playing nny further. Adolph Albln , the Vienna chcsa expert , engaged in n match with Eugene Dclmar , live garnet ) up , and lost to Dclmar after fifty moves. The wecond game In the championship match will bo played to morrow. Skating at .Stockholm. STOCKHOLM , Feb. 11. The skating championship contests were continued to day" . The Ice was In better condition than yesterday. Results : Tv First race , COO metres : Halvorsen won , time , 2:35 : ; Edln , second ; Castlund , third. 5,000 metres : Halvorsen won , 9 minutes 32 seconds ; Slleson , second ; Castlund , third. In this race Edln , who had tied for flrst place In the GOO metre race and had won the 1,000 metro , race on Saturday , fell. As no body won three races the championship Is yet undecided. Diinny M Ins the 1'lgbt. ST. LOUIS , Feb. 11. It was rumored nt un early hour this morning that Danny Daly of Omaha , the clever brother of Mlko Daly , the Bnngor ( Mo. ) pugilist , had succeeded In besting Jack Ryan of California In n glove contest which was pulled off In n suburban reSort. The purse was $1EO , mndo up by thirty spectators. It is not known how many rounds were fought. Speetutom Didn't I.I Ice It. PARIS , Fob. 11. In the fifty hours race Cody today went 257V& kilometers on horse back. Fnllot , the Belgian , on foot , went 242Vj kilometers. In the last half hour Cody , who was allowed two horses , changed every two laps , to the disgust of the on lookers , several of whom were expelled from the building for pelting him. .1SXO UXOKMKXT.8. The four champion athletic actors and pan tomimic artists. Brothers Byrne , will appear at the Fifteenth Street theater week com mencing Sunday matinee , February IS. This season's production of "Eight Hells" will bo marked by a number of new tricks , em bodying some of the most wonderful mech anism known to stngo art. The wonderful success of the enterprise everywhere last season ( on which there has been an outlay of over $15,000 for this season ) guarantees "Eight Bells" a fixture In popular favor. Sam T. Jack's "Lilly Clay company , " com bined with his "Old Ago and Youth com pany , " will begin n three nights engage ment nt the Fifteenth Street theater on Thursday evening next. This consolidated attraction Is tlm strongest Mr. Jack has yet ircsentcd to the public. The "March of All Nations" Is ono of the prettiest things of the kind over placed upon the stage. Snm T. Jack Is an American ; of course , Amor- cc.'s flag holds the loading position In his march , but the banner of old England Is born beside It In the line , and holds a rank of highest honor. _ Tlev. Tom Sliifr , a Chinaman charged with mportlng Coolie * Into this country on pretense - tense that they wotc Chinese actorH for the World's fair , WUH released from custody at Tneomii , bis case being nolle proHcquled. The Dnlutli Hoard of Trade building was ICHtroyeil by llro yesterday afternoon , enus- nir u total loss of over $ ia > , WJO , with Insnr- ini-e iiKiregntlni ; ; $ SOUOO. Twenty-tlvu or hlrty llrniM lind ndlct's In the building nnd lothlng was envod. Origin unknown. JiiHlnh QuIney'H frequent trips to Wash- ngton from lioHtnn sliu'i ) lie resigned from ho Stnte department nro accounted for nt nst It IH stated on what Is consld- rod good authority Hint be Is thu attorney of Argentina In the boundary dispute , which Mr. Cleveland w'll ' arbitrate , The inlncrn of the Kdgnrton Conl com- mny nnd the QnTncy Coal company at olc'hcHter , 111. , have agreed to nccept u reduction of n bnlf cunt per bushel , or ll'li ent.i per tun , on thu Hummer mining' scalu if coal. The miners working for n third company huvu also agreed to u reduction. Mrs. Paul llerrot , llvlnu four inlle.i eimt > f Hanno Terre Mo. , locked her two cbll- Ircn , aged 3 nnd fj years , In the benne vbllo hbe went to the ppring for water. Un her return tlio room was In ll.imeH nnd bo two little ones were burned to death. The IIOIIHO und nil Its contents was con sumed. Short breath , palpita tion , weak and sore I lungs , plcuiUy , coughs , I colds , asthma und bron chitis relieved In O.NB MlNUTK by the Curl- CURA ANTI-PAIN PIASTER , the first and only instantaneous pain-killin" ; plaster. For weak , painful kidneys , hack ache , uterine pain ) and weakness , it ii simply wonderful. It vilalhtt the nervoui forces , nnd hence cure * nervous pains and mus cular weakness when all others ( ail. Price ! > jc ; five , $1.00. At all drujjimor by mad. roriiK IlRUti A i > C'MEM. Cow. , Uoktou. I8VOLVESA.FORTDNE ( Continued from First ! t'agp. ) _ his mother-in-law $15 a month , which sum ho promised to continue after Annlo'H death , Nevertheless Annie's mother. when In formed of her demise , wrote Hobort Fnl- A ford , hinting nt nil kinds of dark deeds , and concluding with the suggestion tlmt cremn- tlon was resorted to In order to preclude any further InvcstlKntlon Into the death of the American actress. In n second loiter , Mrs. Fulford further stated , Annlo I'lxloy's mother wrote : "Now Unit she Is cremated nothing cnn bo done to you. " Annlo's will | * deposited In Philadelphia , nnd Mr. Futford has gone to the United States In order to distribute her property In accordance with the terms of the will. rtr < < nt lleliilvnion , Ky. I1RNDKUSO.V. Ky. , Feb. 11. John H. Barrett & CO.'H largo tobneco stemmery nnd the factory of It. II. Soupor , with their con tents. 1,000,000 pounds of tobacco , nnd four ndjolnlni ; dwellings , were destroyed by llro today. Loss , $150.000 ; lnsuraneo$112,000. irj.M TII in roniv.itirs. liiillrntliinn ( tint XelirnHku.Muy Unto n r.lttla Snoir DuringMonday. . WASHINGTON' , Feb. 11. For Nebraska ! Snow In the early morning In no ut Mount portion during Monday ; warmer ; variable winds. For Iowa : Snow tonight nnd probably during the greater part of Monday ; colder In eastern nnd warmer In western portions ; north winds. For South Dakota : Fair ; warm , variable winds , shifting to south. 1. drill llreoril. OFFICE OF TUB Wiuraitn UUIIKIU , , Feb. II. Omnhn roconl of temperature nnd rnlnfnllcomp.irod with rorrospomling day of ' past four year's : 1894.1893. 1802. 1891. Maximum tomporntnro 1)3 ) 283 12O ! 430 Minimum temperature. 23 1'JO 70 270 A\oraxo tcmporntuiu. . 40 203 140 340 I'rcolpltntlon . 07 T T .00 Statement showing the condition of torn- perallironnd precipitation nt Omaha for the day and slnco March 1 , 1893 : Normal temperature . 23 ° Di-Ucleiioy forthodny . s . lee Kxcois4liuo March 1. . . . , . 19O Normal proclnltatlnn . 03 Itich Kxct's * for tbo day . 04 incli Dcllclcncyslnuo March 1 . 5.02 Inchoi Reports from Uther .Stations lit H P. .It. "T" Indicates Iraco. 'below zero. OEOUUK i : llit.vr. Local Forecast Odlclal. JJTra. J. N , Of Etters , Pa. Blood Poisoning Intense Suffering II Yoaro. I/bod's Healed the Sore in Seven ' WecUs A. Perfect Cure. "I will recommend Hood's Sarsaparlla as first-class. It has proved Jta merits to ns. Twelve years ngo my w lie was picking rasp berries when she scratched herself on tv brier , the wound from which soon developed Into a terrible nero , between her knee nnd nnkli. Not. withstanding nil wo did for It , it continued < 1U- charnlns lor eleven lonrr years. Wo tried medi cal skill on every side , with no efleet. About n year ngo slio read of Hood's Bamparllla nnd concluded to try It herself , and while taking the first bottle she felt better and continued with It Bnrso- parllla tintll today she Is entirely well and belter than ever. The sore was healed up In sovcn weeks. Itor limb ls perfectly Round. Wo attribute her euro entirely to Hood's ' Harsnparllln. ' ' JACOB N. Audiir.NiiAuaii , litters/York Co. . Pa. Hood's Pills cure nil Liver lib , Hlllou * mm Jaundice , Indigestion , Kick Headache. AMUSKMBN'IM BOYD'S iBBiift MONDAY U\j .u " . coiiimonelnir FED. 12. MAT1NKK WKHNK3DAV. CHAUJMCEY OiLCOTT , InV J Scanlan'H Rienteut SIICCCBB , goonu laid In Ireland 177-1-1781. Irar Oleott Mni ; all .Seunlou'H l.iueat Hoiiu * . "My Molly O. " Hlio'n Tlko the Vloleln Illno. " Tlm Ulllo CIirlhtm.13 Tree. " "KlnK tlio IliillH , " "Tliu AuldtJoimtrlo , " and t'Murournouu , " Seats now on nulii ut uaiiiil priced. 'Q I'rld'iV and Saturday d nnd Haturuuy Milt , The Young Itoiiiantlo AotrCHS , MISS MAIDA CRAICEN Suppurto.l by FREDERICK PAULDINC i'rlilay Night and Saturday Mntizioa 'or tins MfHl tlmo in llilH city , an orUlnnl rnmnnlla Iiluy In thru ) nuiH by Mu , Jn.in Durenport Ian. cluriimlMr Frcderiok 1'mildlnir , enlltlcU A'nmiAManTTliO ( Dowager ' Ducte \ AND Double Grand Bill. The Setting of tbe Sun SealH on wile TlinrHclay. nt ntmul prices. Coining "In Old Kt > mueUy , " ! 5th STRE TTHEflTfiEl0Wi- _ | ! TONIGHT. ABBOTT AND TIUOTSQH'S GUMMY COMPANY 3 In the Orvafnt Lauxbliif HncccnH , "NIOBEX " ALL LAUOHTKH-NO TKAUS , ' .Mutlneo Wodnv winy. I5ih STREET THEflTREllW Three nljlitH , coinmenclni < ThurHiljy , Kutirnarr Jfl.UI-17. 2-BIG SHOWS COHBINED-2 SAM T. "LILLY OLAY COMl'ANY" "OU A(1K AND YOUTH OOMI'ANY" Saturday-MATINKB