2 THE OMAHA DAILY BE'EK' WEDNESDAY , MATICII 14 , 189-1.
out of harm's way , should the engagement
take place.
The reply of I'rcslilont Pelxoto to Iho
termsof ftiirremlor offered liy Ailmlrnl < li\
Gnrna wan mndo known this nfternoon. The
president will accept no other terms than
thoio of nn .uncondltlonnl surrender of all
tlio rebel ships and forts In and about the
tmy of Rio do Janeiro. At the expiration
of the forty-clsht hours' notlco given by
President 1'elxoto at noon today the govern *
mcnt forts , as previously arranged , opened
flro upon the rebel fleet. The Insurgents
did not rcply.and as this dispatch Is sonl
the surrender of the rebel fleet Is looked
upon as only n question of a few hours.
I1KQUN TUB I30MUAUOMRNT.
Today at 12 o'clock precisely , the Har
fortrcsn opened flro upon Fort VlllcRalRnon.
In a short tlmo the government forces at
Fort Armncao and Fort Oragonl Joined In
the bombardment. The flro was not re
turned by the Insurgents.
The bombardment was continued until 3
o'clock , when It ceased. Castillo. San
tlento , Sarnie , Curvcllo and all the city bat
teries then opened n furious flro upon Fort
Vlllcgnlgnon and the Insurgent warship
Tamandare. The flro was also directed
upon the Insurgent works at Cobras Island
and at other places. The forces at Knchadas
lowcrod tlio hospital flag and hoisted the In
surgent ctiMlgn. The garrison at-Governor's
Island also took part In tlio attack on Fort
Vlllegalgnon , which was badly hammered
by tlio government guns. The fort on
Cobras Island took flro , but the flames were
soon extinguished. The firing of the batteries
lasted for an hour. No great damage was
done. The Insurgents did not fire a shot ,
husbanding their ammunition.
At 4 o'clock the government fleet appeared
off the harbor , the torpedo boat Aurora lead
ing. The other vessels In the fleet were the
NIcthoroy.Amcrlca. llalpau , Ilahal , Tlradentcs
and I'arahyba anil two steamers and flvo tor
pedo bnats.
Immediately upon the appearance of the
squadron Iho rebels hauled down the wlilto
ctiHlgn from ono of the ships and hoisted n
signal , which was answered from .shore. A
launch containing an officer then went from
ono Insurgent ship to another and each ves
sel lowered the white flag. Two torpedo
boats of the government licet outside then
entered thu hay. Ono of them went to Fort
Vlllcgalgnon. and It was shortly followed by
n launch from the rebel ship. A few minutes
later the whlto ensign came down front the
fort and at a quarter to B o'clock the gov
ernment fleet came up the bay , being a wel
come sight to the anxious people on shore.
INSTRUCTIONS FIIQM PORTUGAL.
L1SHON , March 13. Ofllclal telegrams re
ceived here from Rio do Janeiro confirm the
report that Admiral da Gainn , the com
mander of the rebel fleet at Rio , .has aban
doned his rebellion and sought refuge on
board the Portuguese corvette Mlndello. The
commander of the Mlndello has cabled to the
Portuguese government the facts In the case ,
asking for Instructions , It Is understood
that the Portuguese commander has asked
whether ho shall give Admiral da Gama
refuge on board the Mlndello or whether he
shall refuse and order him to return on
board his flagship.
The government has cabled to Captain
Castllho , commanding Its naval forces at Rio
do Janeiro , telling him to follow the Instruc
tions given to tlio Portuguese charge d'af
faires , Comto Paraty , ordering the Portu
guese representative not to Intervene In the
Brazilian struggle and to confine themselves
to co-operating with the other foreign repre
sentative ! ! at Rio In thu measures which
they may consider opportune and necessary.
According to the dispatches received here
from the Portuguese commander at Rio , Ad
miral da Gama has not sought refuge on
board a Portuguese war vessel , although the
rebel admiral has asked permission to seek
refuge on board of Ono and has sought the
good oincos ot the Portuguese government In
the terms for the surrender of his forces.
ADVICES AT WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON , March 13. The following
telegram has just been received by the State
department :
"RIO , March 13. Gresham , Secretary of
State : The local forts commenced firing at
noon todjvy. Their flro was not returned by
the Insurgents , The terms of da Gama have
been refused by the government , which will
open flro upon him from Its batteries this
afternoon at 3 o'clock. The , city Is nearly
abandoned and deserted.
"THOMPSON , Minister. "
Ex-Governor Chase of Indianapolis Is In
the cltv.
Judge Dundy and Elmer Frank will return
from Hastings today.
Dr. T. S. Ilratton , U. S. A. , and Mrs. Brat-
ton and maid are at the Dcllone.
"Ex-Chief niack of the St. Paul flro de
partment was the guest of Chief Galllgan
yesterday.
Deputy Surveyor of Customs Phillips was
at his desk In the federal building yesterday
for the Hrst tlmo In three weeks. Ho has
Just recovered from a prolonged sickness.
Si'ml or hrhijfFOUUcouiiotiH million conlB
In coin to lliltt onicn ami voeulvo tlin tlrst part
of this Biipi-rh work the Morv of tlio War
told by thu luuriliiif Konoruls on both Hides.
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ARBITER CLARK IS READY
How Eo Expresses Himself with Respect to
the Doming Conference ,
WILL HEAR THE CASE IN ALL FAIRNESS
Will Dffcr Largely to W ! ! iP4 of I'mploycs
U9 to tlin Mil mi rr of I'rnrnliiro
Oilier llrrclvrr * U'lli Not
Ho Hero.
President S. II , II. Clark arrived yester
day afternoon from St. Louis via the Mis
souri Pacific , accompanied by Attorney
Frank P. Ireland , the Missouri Pacific lega
reprcsontatlvo In Nebraska. There was n
healthier look about Mr. Clark than when ho
left for St. Louis and the cast and a more
elastic step observable as with grip In 1mm
ho walked toward a street car to take him
to his hotel , for Mr. Clark Is democratic and
would rather rldo In a street car than pat-
ronlzo ono of the four-wheelers which stoot
In walling at the curb.
"While my health Is better , " said Mr
Clark , "I still have a touch of the grip
which I seem to bo unable to shako off
However , I feel In fair condition and am
ready for the conference to begin. "
"Have you signified your cholco of officials
who will aid you In conducting the confer
ence ? " asked the reporter.
"lleyaml Mr. Dickinson , Mr McConnell ,
Mr. Korty and General Solicitor Thurstcn ,
If ho Is In the city , If not , then .Mr
Kelly. I do not know of any others who
will bo present at this time. None of the
receivers will participate In the conference
now , although somu of them may come west
later. As tlio representative of the court
and also of the company I shall hear the
representatives of the 'various ' trades I
trust In all fairness. I recognize the import
ance of the trust which the federal court has
placed In mo and I hope to bo able to
Justify the regard shown by Judges Caldwell -
well and Sanborn In the appointment of my
self as arbiter of the questions which
may arise. I have thought little
of the manner In which tlio conference shall
be conducted , whether to separate the trades
or hear them together. I shall dofcr to the
wishes of the men In that regard. Beyond
this there Is little to say regarding the con
ference. The Hoe as I notice being quite as
well acquainted with the situation as myself ,
well acquainted with the Eltuat on 01 myself. "
Upon the question of reorganization Presi
dent Clark would say but llttlo , remarking ,
however , that there were many theories In
process of Incubation and the future would
determine whether they were practical or
not.
not."Tho
"Tho railroad situation , " said Mr. Clark ,
"continues very discouraging. Earnings are
falling off continuously and I can see little
prospect of a change until late summer , If
then. I am not a pessimist , but , seriously ,
the situation Is not overly pleasant to con
template at this time. "
.MISSOURI l'ACU''IC ' IIIKKCTOKS.
Kloctlon In St. I.onlH Today Other Annual
Itllllroiltl McTtlllRH.
ST. LOUIS , March 13. The annual meeting
of the stockholders of the Missouri Pacific
Railway company was held nt the general
offices of that company in this city today.
The following directors were chosen : George
G. Gould , Russol Sago , Edwin Gould , Louis
Fitzgerald , John P. Munn , John G. Moore ,
Howard Gould , Samuel D. Sloan , Thomas L.
Eckert and D. B. Parmleo of New York and
S. H. H. Clark , C. G. Warner and D. K.
Ferguson of St. Louis. There were repre
sented 382,97314 shares ot stock out of a
total of 474,365 % .
The annual meeting of the stockholders of
the St. Louis , Iron Mountain & Southern
railway was also held here today , with R.
J. Lackland acting as chairman , and S , D.
Barlow as secretary. The following directors
were chosen : George J. Gould , Russell
Sage , Samuel Shethar , John T. Terry , D. B.
Parmlee , Victor Morawetz and Howard
Gould of New York , Henry Whelan of Phil
adelphia , A. L. Hopkins of Boston and R. J.
Lackland of St..Louis.
The semi-annual meeting of the directors
of the St. Louis Southern railway ( Cotton
Belt ) was held hero and was a formal affair
to comply with provisions of the charter.
No busnless of Importance was transacted.
ST. JOSEPH , March 13. A meeting of the
directors of the Hannibal & St. Joseph , Kan
sas City , St. Joseph & Council Uluffs , Chicago
cage , Burlington & Kansas City and St.
Louis , Kcokuk & Northwestern railroads was
held at the general offices in this city today.
All the old olficers of the companies were fo-
elected for the ensuing year. Routine busi
ness was transacted.
i : UKOUGKU JtATKS.
Kansas City mill St. Louis I.lnus Meet the
Itecciit Cut.
CHICAGO , March 13. The St. Louis-Kan
sas City lines today announced the following
reduced rates , necessitated by the reduc
tion In rates from Chicago to Kansas City :
St. Louis to Kansas City , $0 ; to Leaven-
worth , { 6,75 ; Atchlson and St. Joseph , $5.15 ;
Council Bluffs and Omaha , $10. The rates
will go Into effect March 1C.
The advisory committee of the Western
Passenger association emigration clearing
house met today to discuss the best course
of action relative to the withdrawal of the
Atchlson from the clearing house. It was
unanimously determined to keep up the emi
grant clearing house ns long as two lines
could bo found to stick together on the ques-
tlon.
tlon.Tho
The Chicago , Minneapolis , St. Paul &
Omaha today gave notice that It would use
the reduced rates from the Missouri river
gateways to California as basing rates , tak
ing 80 per cent of the double local Sioux
City rate as a standard. This will make
a rounn trip rate from St. Paul and Minne
apolis to San Francisco and Los Angeles of
$10.15.
_
Missouri 1'iirlllu IhirnhiKH.
NEW YORK , March 13. The earnings of
the Missouri Pacific system for the year end-
Inc December 1 are : Gross , $21,018,338 ; de
crease , $2,320,419. Net , $5,761,170 ; decrease ,
$1,345,430. Total Income , $3,304,801 ; decrease ,
$500,423. Balances , $8,218,682 ; increase ,
$108,805.
Missouri Pacific railway proper : Gross
earnings , $12,304,870 ; decrease , $2,350,125.
Not. $2,276,450 ; decrease , $1,041.817. Total
Income , $3,0 2,500 ; decrease , $ S1I,000. ! Sur
plus on January 1 , $4,218,815 ; Increase , $718-
U1G.
U1G.St.
St. Louis , Iron Mountain & Southern :
Gross earnings , $11,713,405 ; Increase , $23,070.
Nat , $3.485,714 ; Increase , $196,387. Total In
come , $3.012.321 ; Increase , $320,482. Surplus
January 1 , $3,800,962 ; Increase , $85,199.
Tluiy Sny Ilu IN MUtaltrn ,
A mull clerk who runs out over the
Union Pacific reports that the general
opinion out along the line Is that In case the
present conference does not result satisfac
torily to the men u general strike of all
classes of employes will follow. The men
who arc hero as representatives of the em-
[ iloyes discredit the rumor , and ono and all
express confidence that the days of strikes
are qver. If the conference with Mr. Clark
should not prove successful , thu representa
tives of the men who are hero say thut the
courts will bo called upon to settle It , and
that no thought of a strike Is In their minds ,
as they nro only too well sutlslletl with the
turn affairs have taken.
Jlullroiiil Nnti-.v
Grand Chief Clark of the conductors will
arrive In the city tomorrow on the North
western to advise with the men In regard to
: lie Union Pacific conference ,
Claim Agent Hancock of the Union Pa-
cilia has gone to Louisville , Ky. . to attend a
meeting ot the claim agents of the various
roads In the country. The meeting Is for
; ho purpose If discussing matters of Interest
to those In that branch of the railway scr-
vlco. Among other thing * that will bo dis
cussed will be the question of car seals.
The various ones In use will bo examined
and discussed and ono recommended to the
different roads for general adoption.
Mlit * r.illiolm's Warniut
Mrs. Julln Crlssy , who runs a drug ntoj-o ot
Twenty-fourth and Luke streets , telephoned
to Secretary Glllan that she had a county
warrant for $15 which had been found by a
lltllo boy In the street near her store. She
was Instructed to turn the warrant over to
the county treasurer. This Is supposed to be
the warrant that wan stolen from Miss Ed-
helm , Iho school mistress who was attacked
and robbed by n colored man jvhllo she was
returning from her school , last Friday night.
LARGE TEXAS TIME.
I.l\e lltporlrncpfl of Miownien III n I ono
Mar Town.
"Ivn.i down In Texas about four years
ngo , " snld John Turner , the banjolst , to
the Now York Herald man , "and I want to
tell you that I had the liveliest ns well ns
the most ploaxlng experience of my llftf. I
forget the name of the town we plnyod nt ,
but I know wo made a Jump from there to
Fort Worth.
"Well , we gave a show to the toughest
audience I ever struck , till cowboys nnd the
wildest kind. I ci'mu on to do my turn.
I started In to play n inurcn , when a big
fellow In ono of the front scats stood up
iind yelled :
" 'Horo , that don't go ! Play us n jig ! '
"Thi ! rest of the house began yelling.
'JlR , Jig , Jig. ' until they were nil nl It , iitul
you coulu't hour yourself talk. When they
quieted down I played thorn n rattling Jig.
I finished It up In good shapennd It seemed
to hit 'cm pretty hard , for when I Hturtcd
In to play nnotlier tune the same big fol
low Mtooil up nnd yelled :
" 'Play that over again ! '
"I played It ten times before I got away
from thunt. That wnsn't the end ot It ,
either. After the show wo were told to
catch the 3 o'clock train for Fort Worth.
My Hide partner. iood old Tom McQueen ,
nnd myself started from the theater about
11:30 : o'clock for the depot , and Incidentally
we thought wo would get a drink on thu
way. We dropped Into n. place where there
wns a gnng drinking , nnd walked quietly
up to the bar.
" 'filve me a little whisky , ' says I to the
bartender.
" 'Sot 'cm up for the boys ! ' broke In a
voice behind mo.
"ft was the big fellow who yelled at Hie
theater.
" 'Don't have so much to say , ' put In
Tom. who was rather busty.
" 'Say , you're the follow that sung that
song at the show , ain't you ? ' asked the big
fellow.
" 'Yes , I arn , and I never sang before
such a mob In my life , ' nald Tom.
" 'Well , mister. I ain't a rich mnn , but
I've got a ? 3 Hhlner In my pocket for you
If you'll sing that somr again. '
" 'I'll sing you another , ' suld Tom , and
without another word ho berjnn 'HouiP ,
Sweet Home. ' Talk about a time. Why ,
every one of those big fellows was crying
and sniveling around ns If their hearts
were breaking1 , and I don't know but what
I Bhed n. couple of tears myself. Tom sang
It out of sight , anyway. Why , even the
bartender was wiping Ills c-ye with bin
shirt sleeve. As soon as Tom witst through
the bartender began putting bottles and
glasses on the bar.
" 'Anything you want , gents. You can
have anything In the IIOUHO. " Everybody
wanted to treat. The big fellow Inslstnd
on buying us a couple of bottles of whisky
each. Then he caught sight of my banjo ,
and I hart to piny that old jig over about
fifteen times. It was getting near tralti
time , and we had to make a break. Every
body In the saloon went to the depot with
UH , even the bartender , who locked the
place up. You never hoard such a mob of
yelling Indians In your life. We got on the
train all right , and as she .pulled out the
big fellow yelled : N
" 'Ha- you singer , and the mnn with the
banjo , come back some time ! You can
have the town. Whoop ! ' "
COCKROACHES IN HIS HEAD.
A Xe.it of the Insects Iteninveil from tlio Kur
of u Young Man.
A man with a nest nt cockroaches In his liesul
piescnteil himself nt the ntncrgcncy hospital In
Washington n-cently. Htorlea have often been
toM of Hiiakc-H ami frog * * In litimnn stomachs.
An Instance In rcgniil In tlio 1mbIts of animals
wlilch Is even more peculiar came to llKlit nliuut
a week npo. Cases have often been notlccil where
biiKs have entered tlio ear anj caused excrnclat-
hu ; pain by eutlns the ilcllcato membranes and
tlBsues of the Inner car before they could be
driven out. Hut this Is the first case where
n roach was permitted to temnln In the car Innn
ptioiiRh lu lay HH duns and hatch Its yuunir.
George Woods , who was the patient ; a young
man of about 20 , Is employed on an oyster boat.
Ltko m.iny other hoatB , tills 'One was InfVsti-il
with hlK , black cockroaches. One nluht
while Woods was asleep a roach crept
In his car and lodged Itself Just far
enough Inside to bo out of reach. Woods felt
It there ne.it mnmlnR , but helnR unable to poke
It out with his tinker ho permitted It to remain ,
thinking her roachshlp would tlru of h r quar
ters and move out. Hut the roach , cither be
cause It B t In head first and could tut turn
around nnd set out , or because It found
the acommodatlons excecdnqly comfortable , In
stead of RCttlnn out , proceeded to make Us nest
light thenIn the man's ear. Finally It started
to tunnel tluoimh the head. As It afterward was
shown on Investigation the roach had eaten Its
way through the channel to the tympanum and
through the drum Itself. Here , It seems. It gave
up Investigations , nnd from some cause or other
died. Wh n Woodi found that he was deaf In
the rlKht ear he thought he had Letter have the
matter looked Into , so he took advantage of his
boat being In WashlnHton to visit Iho hospital ,
When Dr. Johnson washed out the car. In addi
tion to tlio body of tlio defunct roaeh , a number
of llttlo roaches and some eggs which hail failed
to hatch were removed.
V/ater Pressure on llillpost.
The superintendent of the water works at
New Britain , Conn. , has recently devised a
novel method of obtaining an effective fire
pressure nt a hydrant on top of a hill up
which a six-Inch main was laid. The head
furnished by the gravity water works which
supply New Britain Is only great enough to
send water to the top of the hill , and a fire
stream without an engine was Impossible.
According to a note In the Engineering Rec
ord the top of the hill was 140 feet above
the base and about 850 feet from It In a
horizontal line. It was too steep for the
engines , as it took six horses to drag ono up
to the summit. An excellent flro stream was
obtained , however , by placing a check valve
on the main about seventy-live feet up the
hill from the base , putting In a hydrant
just nbovo this valve , and then connecting
nn engine at the base of the hill with this
hydrant with two lines of hose , At the top
of the hll | there Is a relief valve set at
ninety-five pounds , and the -pressure ob
tained by the use of the combination of cn-
glno , hose and Iron main has several times
been enough to raise the valve ,
A. I' . A.-CnthoIlo Contest.
ALBANY , N. Y. , March 13. Assemblyman
Snlzer declared in the assembly last night
that the homicide at Troy was the result of a
contest between the A. P. A. and the Catho
lics. Assemblyman Alnsworth held Governor
Flower responsible.
Iteniniideil for Further Invent lent Ion.
NRW YORK. March 13. John Kelly , who
was arrested early Monday morning , hav
ing In his possession a number of dynamite
cartridges , was arraigned before Justice
Simmons In the Harlem court and remanded
until Thursday to allow the police time to
nmko further Investigations.
Itohhtxl 11 1'ostolllce.
MEXICO , Mo. , March 13.-BurKlars ef
fected an entrance to the postolllce hero
last night and blew open the safe with
dynamite , securing $300 In easli and stamps ,
money orders , etc. , to the amount of nearly
$1,000 , There IH no clue to the thieves.
linll MI1U to Sturt Uji.
PUEBLO , March 13. Orders were received
: > y the superintendent of the steel works
licro to start up the rail mill and converter
tomorrow morning. This will employ 400
additional men.
Itubbur Win IID Shut Down.
HAVEN , Conn. , March 13. The
Candco Ilubber works will shut down on
Saturday until April 3. An overstock of
goods ls the cause assigned. Fifteen hun
dred workmen will be thrown Idle.
Collar lliino Hrolccii ,
A load of hay slipped from a wagon nt
Seventeenth and Cumlng streets last even
ing , throwing the driver , Chris Olcsen , to
the pavement. A collar bono was broken
and less serious Injury sustained
Irlxh I'liiK Will XViuo.
NEW YOHK , March 13. The green flag of
rotund will after all wave over Brooklyn city
mil on St. Patrick's day , the board of aldor-
n on having overruled Mayor Schelreu.
Htnya of Kxeciitlon ( Iriinteil.
JEFFEUSON CITY , Mo. , March 13. Gov
ernor Stone has granted stays ot execution
o Charles Wsiiom ( and Jacob Brown from
next Thursday to Aprl lS.
Union Smnlimry How Hiivlvcil.
NEW YORK , March 13. Several young
men were yesterday presented to the New
York preebytcry prior to their
to the ministry ! and a commotion was
created by a'uSgcstlon ' ' that they bo asked
whether they'Hlfemled ' n seminary not recom
mended by thu 'presbytery and the general
assembly. KVonlually the question of ad
mission was'bdrVtcd with wily three dis
sentient votei ? '
Jiiiie < tlr.
The republican * carried the town of Han
over , N. H. , by a. largo majority yesterday.
Chief of Polite Kellogg of Oonvqr has re
signed. LloufMiimt Jdlm F. Stone has been
appointed In hid place.
Minister PenittA of Costa Hlca denies that
there has been recently or Is no\v In progress
a revolution in that country.
The president yesterday sent the following
nomination to the senate : Clark S. ttowo ,
register of the land ofllco at Chamberlain ,
A sugar beet convention , composed of sixty
delegates from western slope counties of
Colorado , wus held nt Colorado Springs yes
terday.
Tramps at Mafa , Tex. , captured an eant-
botind Southern Paelfle express , nnd the
sheriff and a posse arrested the wandering
.anarchists.
Lack of nerve prevented a hold' up
on the Cannon Hall train near Texas , Kan. ,
yesterday. Ono of the would-be robbers gave
the snap awny.
The citizens committee of Oravescml , N.
\ . , 1ms found many Irregularities In the
manuef In which J. Y. McKano conducted
the affairs of the town.
R. H. Walters , chief clerk to Superintend
ent Bryant of the rolorado .Midland railway.
was arrested yesterday nt Denver charged
with cmbe/zllng about $15.000.
II. V. Hand , alias S. V. Hamlloy , alias
barly , a notorious "bogus check shover" and
confidence man , was arrested In Kansas City
yesterday for trying to "turn a trick. "
A dispatch from Masslllon , 0. , says therc >
is no truth In the report that that city "
thronged with tr.unp.i who have gene thcro
to Join Coxey's "On to Washington" army.
The city of Pueblo nnd the town of Ues-
uomer , Colo. , held elections yesterday nnd
decided by a large majority to consolidate.
Highland refused to consolidate by a larro
majority.
Jeff Evans was captured near Albuquerque ,
N. M. , by J. w. Walker , who has been on
his trail a long time for the murder of Nopjo
nml Mllleron , ranchmen of Garza county ,
Texas , In 1SSS.
The special venire of seventy-five laymen ,
from which to select n jury for the Little
murder trial at Olathe , Kan. , was ex
hausted yesterday and an additional number
of forty ordered drawn.
B. F. Clayton of Iowa , president of the
natlon.il farmers congress , Is In Denver for
the purpose of centering with officers of the
farmers alliance regarding the feasibility of
holding the next national congress In that
city.
It has just been discovered that a man
named Steward , who was In Wichita. Kan. ,
recently for his health nnd had $1.000 In
dralts- cashed by the Wichita National bank ,
has skipped out and the drafts proved to bo
forgeries.
At the meeting of the Central Board of
Education of PJUsburg , Pa. , last night , a
resolution was , adopted , by a vote of 29 to 2 ,
refusing to pay any teacher appearing hi
the public schools In the carb of anv re
ligious order. (
The Chicago , Burlington & Qulncy yester
day made a marked reduction In the number
of train and engine crews because of the
poor business ' .outlook. The prospect Is , the
officials say , that1 business will not improve
before September ,
Attorneys for the Michigan state officers
and clerks Indicted for connection with
salary frauds yesterday , moved to quash the
Indictment unilor. . the conspiracy counts on
the ground of , several alleged Illegalities In
connection with iitho drawing of the grand
jury. , ; .
Expert Accoimhnt Charles N. Seldlit3 , who
was employed by the county court to examine
the accounts of 'county officials of Jackson ;
county , Missouri ; has made an ofilc'al report '
toUhe countr. court , showing an apparent 1
shortage of $13,401 In the accounts of County
Clerk Montgomery 3. Burr.
James Brltton , . furmerlymayor of St. Louis I
and at one , tlmor president of the State Bank '
of Missouri , but now n citizen of Now York i
was arrested at St. Louis- yesterday by I
a United States marshal , cha'rged with being
accessory to an embezzlement by his son ,
Alfred M. Britton , president of the First
National bank of Vcrnon , Tex.
SAID SANDOIV WAS A LIAR
Champion Jim Uses Low Down Language
In Referring to the Strong Man.
PROMISES TO PARALYZE THE PRUSSIAN
iidow'x Mmmgrr Undertaken tu Kxplnln n
Iteport to Corhett When the Latter
Mild a Number of Very Da-
pretty Thing * ,
NEW YORK , March 13. Champion Jim
Corbett nnd Eugene Sandow , the strong
man , nro nt loggerheads. Sandow was
quoted as saying If ho engaged In a contest
with Corbett ho could easily crlpplo the
champion by simply parrying the latter's
leads and rendering his arms useless.
Sandovv's manager yesterday told Corbett
that Sandow wanted to deny that ho over
t.tltl ho couid defeat him or that ho could
crlpplo him by parrying his blows.
"fandow's n liar. " was Corbett's qulck're-
ply , " and you tell him that I'll bet $2,500
that I can knock him out with n punch.
He's n big stiff , and please toll him that for
me. "
Whether that message was carried to San
dow Is not known. At any rate he sent no
answer.
.MaruHiimn'ililp Chaiiiplonililli.
SAN FRANCISCO , March 13. Ono big
event In the midwinter shooting festival was
decided at Shellmound park and It was nn
Important occurrence In the history ot local
military markmanshlp. The championship
of the Pacific states went to the Carson City
guards of Nevada. Company C of the First
Infantry regiment of the National guards of
California , champion of this state , was de
feated by four points. The Carson City's
hnd ton men shooting , ten shots each , and
made the high score of 413 out ot a possible
500. Company C's team was close behind
with 439 points. The rest of the ten teams
h.is but slightly lower scores. O. Nolle of
Company C made a score of 48 points out of
a passible r > 0. Three others made 47.
" \Vpl rn l.eagilu
MILWAUKEE , March 13i Delegates to the
apiuiH iiieciiiig 01 uio western league uegan
arriving this morning : William Sharsig ,
Indianapolis and John J. Barnes , Minneapolis
were the first to put In an appearance at the
PlankltiRton house. President Johnson and
other delegates will arlvo this evening. A
number of minor questions will be disposed
of when the schedule matter will be taken
up. It Is almost certain the championship
season will open April 25 , a majority of the
delegates favoring that date. Each club
will travel about 12,500 miles.
American Wliei-linen's Deliberations.
NEW YORK , March 13. Executive com
mittee of the League of American Wheelmen
adjourned yesterday to meet again within
thirty days , when important matters will
come up. Next Sunday the racing board
meets to arranco the grand circuit. At
the grand meeting- the league at Denver ,
August 27 to September 1 , the champions
of the various states will compete.
Will Meet Dobbs.
MINNEAPOLIS , March 13 , Billy Lavlgno
of Saglnaw , Mich. , and Bobby Doblw ( colored )
champion light-weight of America
, were to
day matched for a contest before the Twin
City Athletic club here March 19.
Mourn and AlrCiirlhy Draw.
BOSTON , March 13. Dick Moore of this
city and Billy McCarthy , the Australian
middleweight , fought ten rounds to a draw
hero tonight under the auspices of the Crlbb
club for a ? 1SOO purse.
DOJIH of All Sl/ei nml Slupes.
CHICAGO , March 13. The bench show of
the Mascoutah Kennel club opened today.
The display of field dogs Is one ot the best
over seen In the west.
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All hut Settled.
LONDON , March 13. The Sportsman
says It Is all but settled that Jackson and
Corbott will fight at the National Sporting
club.
FORCED A DELAY.
Wiley Contingent Prevented HunlncM by
thu City Council I.nit Night.
The Wiley contingent forced an adjourn
ment of the council Immediately after roll
call last evening , nnd action on the electric
lighting franchise wan staved off for at
least four days , while the mayor's veto of
the ordinance abolishing the olllcc of city
electrician remains unacted on In the hands
of City Clerk Wnkeley. where It was placed
just before the council was called to order.
lloll call elicited .responses from all thu
councllmen , with the exception of llcchel ,
for whom an excuse for four days was Im
mediately asked for by Wheeler , and It was
granted ,
Pr , sldent ITowcll announced thai h ? would
also have to b. excused at once , tin dnmistle
matters urgently demanded hln presence at
home.
Parker moved nn adjournment until Fri
day evening at 7 o'clock , and It wna so
ordered , over the protest of SauuderH , who
urged that HO many matters of Importance
were pressing that the council should at
least hold a session of nn hour or two to
attend to certain ordinances.
An unusually large crowd had assembled
In the lobby to see the expected fun over
the Cowglll veto and the lighting franchise ,
nnd a number of ladles and their escorts
were present In the gallery.
Itascall nnd Parker were busy on the
Moor before the meeting was called to order ,
proselyting votes for adjournment. Aside
from the fact that the Thomson-Houston
forces were not ready for battle on the
lighting franchise , the absence of llechel
left the untl-Cowplll crowd at least one
vote Hhy on the veto question , hence their
activity In forcing delay.
CONFESSES TO BURGLARY.
Kline Spencer Snyn lie nnd Two Others
Have Done Six .loin Itccrntly.
Harry Spencer. Kane Spencer and Fred
Miller are now tinder arrest for burglary.
The latter was arrested last night , together
with William Itotts , but the latter wns re
leased when Kane Spencer got through con
fessing to the police of participation lu six
burglaries. In which Ilotts wns not Impli
cated. He operated with his brother , Harry ,
and Fred Miller.
He said they burglarized Martin Shields'
saloon Monday 'night ; Morcheck's grocery
store , 213 North Eleventh street , on the
same night ; JohtiHon'H commlHalon IIOUHO ,
111(5 ( Capitol avenue , a few weeks ago ; Unt-
ckin'H commission house , In the same block ,
two weeks afterwards ; A. P. LlndqulHl'H
tailor shop , Eleventh and Jackson HtreetH ,
several weeks ago , and Mrs. Lewis' house
on Ninth street.
Commercial Club Anniversary.
Secretary Drcxel Is preparing an exten
sive program for the anniversary meeting
of the Commercial club to be held next
Saturday evening at ( i o'clock. A banquet
will be ono of the innny features of the
affair. Addresses will be made bv Or.
George L. Miller , General J. C. C'owln ,
Kdward Uosewater , W. II. Iloberson , John
L. Webster , W. H. Alexander. President
Gibbon and others. A musical feature will
be vocal solos by Walt Wllklns and Liielen
Copelnnd. The Sutorious Mandolin club will
add to the pleasures of the evening. Ilu-
ports will be made by the secretary nnd
heads of the respective bureaus and a gen
eral celebration of the club'a birthday will
follow.
I'cll Into Hoiling Oil.
George Mlchal ami Walter Bridges , while
trying to raise a ladder In the paint room
of Murphy.Wasey & Go's , chair factory
yesterday afternoon , flipped and fell Into
a barrell of boiling oil. Uoth were scalded
on the legs. U Is thought It will bo neces
sary to amputate MIchal'H left leg.
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Thoinii Hound Over.
Paul Thoma , who was arrested yesterday
for threatening to shoot , wns bound over
In the sum of $1,000. William Mason , who
was on the witness stand In behalf of
Thoma , was arrested himself a few mo
menta after. He has been wanted for some
tlmo for the larceny of a shotgun.
Itercaveil by Death.
Mary 13. , 9-yenr-old daughter of Mr. and
Mrn. John Buckley , 100D North Twenty-
second street , died yesterday afternoon of
uplnal inenlngltl.i. The funeral will be
held nt the residence at 2 o'clock Thurs
day afternoon. Interment at the cemetery
of the Holy Sepulcher.
Ma n 3Inrcli of Idle .Mm.
LOS ANGELES , March 13. Over 800 un
employed organized regiments several weeks
ago to Join tlio Coxoy march on Washington.
They sent a delegation to the City council
last night to obtain railroad transportation.
Ocnornl Fryo , commander of Iho army , has
jont notice to Secretary of War I.amont of
the moving army. A demand U made for
rations to bo Issued to Iho army from vari
ous posts , General Fryo significantly slates
that the army will number 3,000,000 by the
tlmo It reaches Washington , nml lulli/mien /
that It would bo Just as well to accede to
the requests.
TiM Til Kit 1'OttKCASTS.
In Nchrmlm Today U Wilt lie I'ulr nnd
South WlmN Will Itli\v
WASHINGTON , March 13. Forecasts foj
Wednesday : For Nebraska Fair ; south
east or south winds.
For Iowa Partly cloudy ; variable wlmlsj
becoming southeast.
For the Uakotas Partly cloudy ; soul ! )
winds.
For Kansas Partly cloudy ; east winds.
Cattle Ouner Killed.
LUSK , Wyo. , March 13. ( Special Tclfgrau
to The Bee. ) A shooting affray , the restili
of a dispute about Iho range , occurred todnj
near Lost Springs , a station about fort }
miles west of Lusk , In which Charley Me-
Groskey , a sheep herder , shot Joe Atklnsoi ;
a cattle owner , mortally wounding him.
Saved Our Boy
A Clergyman's Statement
Constitutional Scrofula Entirely
Curod.
Mrfi
"C. I. Hood & Co. , Lowell , Mass. :
"dentil-men : Wishingto tell what Hood's Sar-
snparilla has done for us , I will say that 3 years
ago wo had a beautiful boy horn to us. \ \ lira
about six month ! ) old ho took a sore nimitli.
Kvcrythlng that was known as usual remedies
In such cases was used. I had two doctors hut
all to no benefit. At to ! ; a e of 11 months ho
breathed his last. Thus we laid
Our Darling Child
In the crave. On Aug. 4,18D1 , another boy was
born unto us. At the ago of two months ho be
came anilcted with the same disease. 1 believed
the boy's trouble WHS constitutional , and nut
common sore mouth. I procured ti hottlo of
Hood's Sarsaparllla and commenced to give it
regularly to both mother iitid baby , nml oci-a-
slonly washed his mouth with a syrup of buck
brush root. Improvement began at once. Wo
have succeed hi eradicating the .scrofulous Mood
frtim the system and to-day wo are blessed with
a nice , fat baby boy , eighteen months old. HiT"
Is the very
Picture of Health ,
all life and full of mischief thanks to Hood's '
Sarsaparllla. I am a minister In the Methodist ,
Protestant church. I am here to back what I
say and I am In no way Interested In any profit
In the matter , except It affords mo much pleas
ure to lecommend Hood's Sarsaparllki to all as
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n safe , sure remedy. Hven my wife , after
taking Hood's hecnmo healthy 'and Iliuhy and
hus the bloom of girlhood again.Vo have used
only three bottles , but I keep It In the house. "
_ 1KV. { .1. M. PATH , Hrookllno Station , Missouri.
N. U. lo ! sure to get Hood's and only Hood's.
Hood's Pills euro Constipation by restor
ing the peristaltic action of the alimentary canal ,
Why They Got Married.
Have you over hoard the story , full of love and pride and glory "John , " said she , "Look not so lonely , don't you know I love you only ?
How a pair of happy sweethearts made their minds up to got wed ? Lot us banish all forebodings , and bo happy while wo may ,
In the garden snt sweet Mary , bright and gay as any fairy While the twilight shades are falling and the whipporvlll is calling
.AncLbosido hoi-John was sitting , listening to the words she said. Let us lay our plans together for our happy wedding day. "
"Ah , " said John , "for that I'm "longing ; As through town you go a-shopplnj ( ,
Still dlsheartenlngs come thronging , Into various places dropping ,
Everything Is so expensive wheresoe'er You find the People's Furn & Carpet Co. ' ;
I chance to roam. Sign above their door.
And although I'vo got some money , AVhero all furniture they sell you , '
Still not quite enough , my honey , ' You can ask , any ono can toll you ,
To meet the merchant's hlch prices For a small deposit and a promise , you
When wo furnish up our home. . , " Can buy goods at their store. i _
"Then,11 said Mary , "do not worry , 1 And all goods they sell at prices
Though to wed we're In no hurry , That the lightest purse entices
Still the sooner wo are settled , 'twill bo Stoves and carpets , beds and bedding ,
Bestfor you and I. Dining room and parlor sets ,
I can tell you where the place Is Everything In cholco selection , 1 '
That all Omaha graces , Set apart for your Inspection ,
Whera tlie.e's furniture In plenty , and There you purchase goods at bargains
The prices-are not high. , . ( , . That can never bring regrets. ,
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"So , dear John , " said pretty Mary , -'things ' don't look so contrary m
V. There's a bright and golden future yet in store for mo and you ,
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S. And though wo c'an't afford a carriage , lot us not put off our marriage
Our happiness . shows what the ' Furniture and Carpet Co. ca do.
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