Nebraska Newspapers

    THE DAILY BEE.
ESTABLISHED JUNE 10 , 1871. OMAHA , FRIDAY 'U ' , MARCH 23 , ISO ! . NOLR COPY KITH OKNTS.
DEEP IN THE SNOW
-Northern Nebraska , Wyoming and Iho Blnck
Hills Beautifully Buried.
END OF THE BLIZZARD IS AT HAND
Points in the Storm's ' Path Report Qniet
Weather and Clearing Skies.
MUCH DAMAGE TO STOCK 13 EXPECTED
Oattlo on the Btingo Exposed to the Wind's
Fury Will Suffer Greatly.
EFFECTS OF THE SNOW STORM OUT WEST
Union I'm Illi * Tmlllii I'riirllrnllj impended
Went of North J'hittiand Other Itimd.i
.More or I.i'ss AITeetril Thu
btorm lluplilly Ab.itlng.
The storm on the line of the Union Pa
cific continued throughoul Wednesday night ,
although It ceased snowing early Wednes
day evening. The wind blew a great
gale , however , piling the frozen rain
drops In high drlftH along Iho > stern -
fc torn between North Pintle and Cheyenne.
A let up In Iho fury of Ihe Blorm King is
announce'1 ! west of Cheypimc , and llic Indi
cations now are that It Is abating eatt.
All westbound trains are tied up at Hillsdale -
dale , Sidney and North Platte , where they
have been slnco Wednesday. Kasluouml
trains are held at Chejcnne A rotary plow
left North Platte yesterday , woiklng west ,
while another plow left Clicjenno at 0'30
working cast. Doth plows did good work
under the dlrccllon of Assistant Supet-
inlendenl Park , and It wa ) expected al head-
quartets that the line would bo opened up
gome time last evening.
Trains were started eastbouud ycbtcr-
day , No. 8 from Grand Island , No. < ! from
North Platlo and also No. 2 fiom the sime
point. Westbound trains will go out as
usual.
Superintendent of Car Service Uttcklngham
believes that by noon today all trains
will be tunning an usual , although he stales
that In some places between North Platte
and Cheyenne the snow drifted to the height
of live and six feet. "While It may Injure
the cattle somewhat , " said Mi. Buckingham ,
"It cannot fall to benefit a large section of
the western counlry , which needs walcr more
limn anything. " „
At DinlliiKton headquarters It was given
out that tlio storm was growing consider
ably milder In Wyoming , central points In
that btale Indicating that the worst was over.
Trains are all tied up at division points
as Deaihvood , Sheridan and other places , but
It was thought tralllc would hs resumed by
night.
TRAINS IN DAD SITUATIONS.
CHADRON , Neb , March 22. ( Special
Telegram to The Hee. ) Thq big storm is
over. A light snow continues to fall. The
snow Is 'unr three Ifut on "thu level and
drifts of seven to ten feel in height can bo
seen In many parts of the city. The Hlk-
horn passenger train which left heio Tues
day night , and which has been stuck with
twenty-eight pa < Kcngei.s aboaid six miles
east of here , finally returned hero at 2. p.
m. The westbound passenger Is still at
Hay Springs and tlicro are two mixed trains
on the main line wcsl ot hero somcwheio
belwccn Lusk and Orin Junction , Wyo. ,
which have not bean heard from since
Monday. Passengers on the train just re
turned are loud in their praises of Con
ductor Flnnegan and his crew. Food
reached them from this place jesterday and
nach ono had a sandwich ami a doughnut.
Food was again sent thorn today and , bar
ring thu fact that the supply of oil for
lamps , run out last nlghl at 10 o'clock , they
got along fairly well.
Jiiht now the greatest anxiety Is being felt
rogatdlng Iho Iwo trains west ot heie , A
well known railroad man says , however , that
vwithout doubt they are both near enough
section or faim houses to obtain some food ,
No loss of life has-been repoited , nor can
-
an accurate estlmale bo made of Iho loss of
stock , as no farmers have been able to reach
this place , or , in fact , get uuaj from homo.
It Is certain , however , that more than ono
poor unfortunate , will bo found fro/eii to
death when the snow disappears.
Many fears are being expressed rcgatdlng
the Indians on the Sioux reservation north
of here. Their ponies being pcoi and In weak
condition after the winter , during which
they get no food oxcepl what they can
rustle , will undoubtedly die in large num
bers , thus rendering it a very dltllcult mattei
for them to convey their families to the
agency or other places vvhero they may oh-
tain food and shelter. Nothing ilellnlte can
be staled regarding Iholr condition as yet.
At noon today it Is reported , to bo still
Knowing at Douglas , Wyo. The snow In thu
streets at this place will have to be cared
oft before they will ba open for tralllc. No
mall has reached here or any point In
northwestern Nebraska , eastern Wyoming
or the Black Hills slnco Monday. It Is ex
pected the train now at Hay Springs will
get hero some time tonight. TinBtorm has
prevailed over this entire section. The B.
& M. is re-ported to bu entliely lied up on
ils road north of Ruvonna. The Ulkhoril ,
having only ono rotary snow plow on this
dl\lslon , which comprises about COO miles of
road , will necessarily bo slow In getting the
line open , ordinary snow pious being of
uboul as much avail as a 11 ro shovel.
THROUGHOUT THU STATC.
RUSHVILLU. Neb . March 2. . ( Special
Telegram lo The Boo. ) The blizzard , utter
forty-eight hours duration , the worst over
kninvn In northwest Nebraska , subsided this
moinlng. An linmom > u amount of snuvv fell ,
which ! s all In hugu drifts. All business ,
railroad and other t ratlin has been
suspended since Tucbday night. It
will bo several days before
the nikhorn road IH open , as every cut Is
full. Thu loss of stock , especially among
rungo cattle , Is bound to be heavy. The
Btorm comnuMiced with a fog and rain which
would wet and chill them. Ah the storm
came on gradualJy , tlie ru is probably llttlu erne
nee \ t of Imnmii life.
AINSWORTH , Neb. . March 22. ( Special
Telegram 10 The Deo.Latu ) Tuesday night
the most vlolnnt and sweeping snow storm
of the Ecason struck this section , continu
ing with unabated fury until UiU after
noon , suspending railroad Iralllo and closing
business houses. Snow plows have gene
west tonlghl to clear the drifts for the
rastbound mall , which Is expected to arrive
on tlmo tomorrow mornlntr. The. snow-
full Is light , but It Is badly drifted. No
loss of life or property la reported.
O'NCILL , Neb , , March 2. . ( Special Tele
gram to The Bee , ) Quito a severe snow
utorm raged here last night and continued
up to 3 o'clock this afternoon , when it
abated , it waa a very blinding storm , hut
vvas not severeon stock on account of It
not bc-lng cold , the mercury hardly reaching
the freezing point. Most of the farmers In
this vicinity have their wheat sown , but
they say that the storm will do them lots
of good , as It will put the ground In good
Bhapo for the grain.
NOTH PLATTU. Neb. , March 22. ( Special
Telegram to The Dee , ) The heavy rain and
BIIOVV storm that has prevailed In this vicin
fc ity during the past two days has been ot
fcX great Immediate and prospective value to
X Iho farming Interests of Lincoln county , A
ralufull ot three-quarters of an Inch pre
ceded tuo snow storm , which was the heavi
est In ) ears. Farmers , who have been ills-
couragoa over the crog ot last year anil
continuous drv wral'ier slnre , laro once
more happy and getting ready for spring
v/ork. Though thu Btorm was unusually
severe , the temperature was comparatively
mild and llttlu or no suffering or loss of
stock has been reported. Trains that were
snowbound hero were started westward this
afternoon and the road H now open west
to Cheyenne ,
SIUNiY , Neb. . March 22. ( Special Tele
gram to The Dee. ) The nnow storm the
tiast two days vvau In the nnturo of young
bllz/nn ) . The wind blew al the rate of
forty mites an hour and the snow drifted
In spots nearly eight feet deep. Passenger
train No. 7 was hold hero thflly hours. x\II
tralim are now running and Iho Irack Is
clear lo Cheyenne. Reports of loss of stock
nro meager. Horses and rattle were never
In better condition. farmers am well pro
vided fur and will not suffer. The lic.iv-
Icsl snow fall was between Pine Bluffs and
Cheyenne. Tonight the sky Is clear , the
wealher moderate. The snow will prove a
boon to the country.
OOALALLA. Neb , March 22. ( Special
Telegram to Tlio Bee. ) The severest blizzard
ever known heio In March , lasting forty-
eight hours , ended today. Snow Is piled
seven feet high on the main streets. No
repmts have- been received from the calllo
ranches on Not lit river , bul conslderablo
loss IH predicted from cattle drifting Into
Ihu liver.
KKAUNUY , Neb. March 22 ( Special
Telegram to The1 Bee ) The f term that has
bopti laglng HO fiercely through Iho wesl
( luring the past two days has not boon very
severe lie-to. Scarcely any snow has fallen
and the temporatute has been bul a few de
grees below /oro. No stock has perished
In this country so far us reported. The
Btorm has done more good than harm to
farmers In this locality. The western part
of the country got Iho worst of It.
ouismuor Nim\sic : : v.
ixpetleneu : of Ni-lghliorlng Sliitm nltli tlio
( li-nllo ( ' } < liiiio.
YANKTON , S. D. , .Match 22. ( Special
Telegram to Thu Bcu. ) The bll/7nrd which
raged In ihc- northwest for twcntj-four
hours and which seemed to bo coming
towards this section of Sotilli Dakota has
failed to matcrlall/e , and , nltliruigh this
country was included In thu storm area ,
nothing moic serious than a slight fall In
temperature , light rain and snow and a stiff
brec/o have occutred here- . The farmers In
this vicinity have finished planting wheat
and were not Interrupted in oat planting by
the Btorn.
CHRYBNNn , Wyo. , March 22. ( Special
Telegram to The Bee ) All railroad tr.ifllc
for a distance of 200 miles eapl of Cheyunnu
has been al a standstill for thirty-six hours ,
but west of Cheyenne Iho I'nlon Paclfle has
managed to keep tlio toad open , although
the mall and passenger trains have been
consolidated and are running sovcial horns
late. The Overland fast mall and passenger
train No. 1 have been snoncd in between
Chejenno and Pine Bluffs , near Iho Ne
braska line , slnco early yesterday morning.
All other west hound trains have been aban
doned al North Platte. No trains were bent
east fiom Cheyenne over the main line
from Tuebdny night until 1 o'clock this
afternoon , when a special was made up of
mall cars and sleepers and sent out. Suput-
Intendcnt Parks of the NebrasKa division
has been out with the btiow plow blnce
early this morning and the officials here
think the road will be cleared by this even-
Ing. No attempt has been made to move
freight trains on the Wyoming division
slnco the storm began. The snow stopped
drifting about 0 o'clock this inoining and it
Is thawing , rapldly now. The worst storm
slnco October. 1892 , Is over.
DGADWOOD , S. D. , March 22. ( Special
Telegram to The Dee. ) The snow storm
which commenced Tuesday noon and ceased
at midnight Wednpsday was the worst that
lias visited the Hills slnco 1S7S. Snow to
the depth ot three feet on the level fell ,
accompanied by high winds , vvjilch diltted
it in many places to Iho dcplh of ten feot.
Rullioads are complelely blockaded. No
eastern trains have arrived since Tuesday
noon and the prospects are llmt none will
reach hero before tomorrow ufteinoon. Botli
the B. & M. nnd lilkliurn have engines and
large crevvb at work opening their lines , but
progress Is slow. Ihu storm was general
throughout the Hills. 'Ihe temperature did
not fall very low , probably not below zero.
Tlio effect upon stock Is disastrous , es
pecially on the range , where cattle are not
In very good condition. The extreme deep
snow will prevent them fiom getting feed
for several days and thu death of many Is
predicted by local cattlemen. Aside from
thedamage to their stock fanners will reap
a benefit , us the snow will furnish cunsltlcr-
i lo moisture , which Is badly needed.
DRNVfiR , March 22. The snow storm
which lias been In progress here al Inlervals
for thirty-six hours past ceased at 11 o'clock
today. The fall Is very light and the weather
being warm II Is dlsappeailng rapidly. Traf-
iic through the mountains over the Rio
Grande Midland , us well as eastern lines ,
has not been delayed.
WI3ST SUPERIOR , WIs. , March 22. The
snow and sleet btorm of last night and today
has InnKeii telephone , fire alarm and police
pattol wires. The wind has been blowing a
perfect gale- , but In the wiong direction to
blow thu leu out of the lake and It Is banked
In Immense blocks upon the shore. Trains
arc latu and streol cars are not running.
Business Is nearly suspended.
KANSAS CITY. March 2. . The thermome
ter has taken a big drop hero. It fell from
73 degrees at noon yesterday to 27 degrees at
7 o'clock this morning. The wind Is moderato -
ate and tlio air Is clear and cold.
ARKANSAS CITY , Kan. , March 22. The
cold wave arrived during last night , and this
morning there Is ice half an Inch thick. It
Is feared thai peaches and plums now In
bloom are killed.
MOORUIIBAD. Minn. , March 22. Two feet
of snow has fallen blnco 1'ist night , an 1 a
high wind lias been blowing , All trains are |
delayed. I
HOT SPRINGS , March 22. The Hist trains
since Sunday at rived last night over the Hot
Springs load The Ouchlta river Is now fallIng -
Ing and the water has receded from the
track nf that road and trains were run to
day without dimculty. Tlio wealher Is K ill
cloudy and threatening , but It Is believed
thu worst of the btorm lias passed. Tonight
the weather is 15 degices colder , rendering
overcoats comfortable , which Is regarded as
a favorable indlca Ion Dial lite rain is uboul
RISON. Ark. . March 22. Fre'ghl and pas
senger trafllc on the Cotton Belt road be
tween this point and Texarkana Is suspended
The washout in thu Saline river bottoms can
not bo repaired for several days as the river
Is still rising. Heavy loss of stock Is re
ported.
ST. PAUL , March 22 , So far as this city-
was concerned there wasi bcarcely such n
thing as a blizzard , lebs than a snow falling ,
although there was a decided drop In the
temperature- . How over , other parts of tlio
northwest got enough snow to make up for
thu lack of It Lore. All over both Dakotas.
across Iho north part of Minnesota and
along the shores of Lukn Superior beyond
Murquette , Mich. , tlio storm ruged with
gloat fury , drifting the snow badly and delaying - .
laying business all over the terrltoty named.
Killing Ciuno In Yollountoiio I'nrk ,
ST. PAUL , March 2--Word Just lecelved
from a winter photographing party now In
Yellow stone National paik IH to the effect
that hunters have started In on tlio game
In thu paik. Thcro IB mi law protecting
the game In the park , the rules established
by the gecietary of thu Intel lor being thu
only law In the case. The herd of buffalo
In the park vvn.s Increasing tnpldly nnd
them were thousands of elk within Its bor
ders. Unless congicss eiinctn a law for
the piotectlon of these animals It will bo
almost Impossible to prevent their destruc
tion ,
CongremiiimilVIUim nt Sun Antonio.
SAN ANTONIO , .Tex. , Match 22-Con-
gresHnmn w. L. Wilson nnd party ni rived
here this morning In n special car. While
thin and colorless , Mr. Wllson'n i-ondltlon
Is much Improved and he will temuln here
until he recover * sulllclently to resume his
duties ut Washington.
Ill * Other Suit Taken.
H , A. IJaxter went to the police station
last night and reported that n thief entered
hia room nt the Farnam street lodging
house , and removed a milt of elolhea. He
has no Idea who the thieves might be , u
HIS EXECUTION POSTPONED
Law's Delay Has Again Bcon Invoked to
Save the Neck of au Assassin ,
PRENDERGAST YET HAS A CHANCE CF LIFE
Ad Ion Tiikon on u Spi-chil rrii\I lon of the
1 niv After the IVili-riil iludgrs 11.ul
Duileil Tbi-lr Aid-Will Not
Hung for u Wc-uk.
CHICAGO , March 22 The federal Judscs
today denied their aid lo I'rendergrast , the
assassin of Mayor Harrison. When
the United States court ot appeals opened
Judge Jenkins , Woods and Hakcr were on
the bench. They announced the pelltlon of
1'rendergr.ist's attorneys for a writ of habeas
corpus was refuged. The reason given was
thai the application disclosed only the eame
grounds for relief thai hid been presented
to the Illinois supreme court
An exception to the decision ot the court
was taken by the defendant's otlorneys
whereby they reserve the right to tal.o an ap
peal lo Iho Untied States supreme couit.
Hut tills did not end the attempt to save
the assassin's life. For , to the surprise of
the community at large , a now loophole was
dlscov yed ; by I'rondergasl's attorneys and an
attempt to utilise was made Immediately
after the decision of the federal judges was
announced. The altorn"ys decided to' raise
the question of 1'rondergast'H sanity under
n special stulttte of the state. Attorney
Gregory proceeded Immedlalely lo make a
lasl cffoil to at least postpone the execution
until Die muntal condition of the condemned
man could be passed Upon by a Jury of his
peors.
The declblon of the United States cir
cuit court was read by Judge Jenkins. It
represented , however , the opinions ot Judges
Woods , Seaman and Dunn , as well. Judge
Haker did not participate In the decision , as
ho was not picsent when the argument was
made by Altorney Gregory last night.
Judge Jenkins spoke quietly and deliberately ,
baying : "The defendant alleges that In Ills
conviction for murder by the state court
there were certain errors. First , that the
right to appear and testify In his own be
half was denied ; second , that a Judge of
the criminal court was allowed to testify
to the appearance and bearing of the de
fendant and defendant befoio him , touching
ills mental condition at Unit lime ; third ,
that the Jurors trjlng Ills case weie sep-ir-
ated contrary to the order of the court ;
fourth , that the court In his chaigo to the
Jury withdrew from their consideration the
question as to whether the petitioner had
Killed the person as alleged in the Indlcl-
inent , btatlns that this was conceded by
Hie defense and charging them to consider
only the question of his sanity. "
"We aie of Die opinion , " continued Judge
Jenkins , glancing at the paper containing
the argument ot Attorney Gregory to which
ho had been referring , "thai Iho pelltlon for
the writ of habeas corptlb must show thai
the court was without Jurisdiction of the
person and the subject matter In the case ;
or that the court , being competent to render
a decision , was In excess of his Jurisdiction.
This cannot be a writ of error. The objec
tions , however avallinji-they might be In a
writ of en or , do not concetn the quesllon of
such Jitrlsdlclion and are not availing here
upon application for a writ of error. The
application for a wilt of habeas corpus Is
therefore overruled. "
DID NOT PROTEST THIS TIMD.
rrendergast was exercising In the jail
when the news of Iho lalest move In his
behalf was sent lo him. "I'm surprised , "
was his comment. During the trial he
argued strongly and freely against the Insanity -
sanity plea and declared that It was unwar
ranted and adopted over his protest. He
did not renew these statcmenls today. Pren-
deigast's attornojs will try to show the as-
passln is now Insane. This proceeding was
tried In the case of Llngg , Iho anarchist ,
bul fulled.
All auangements were completed this
afternoon for a double execution tomorrow ,
1'rendergast and "Unit" Hlgglns lo be Iho
victims. A party fiom Jollet , Including B.
M. Allen , son of Robert L. Allen , , warden
ot the penitentiary , and W. H , Clare visited
the Jail today. They were admltled to
Prenilergast's cell.
"When you gel to Jollet v\o will give
you a better place to stay than this , " Mr.
Allen said to Prendergast.
Tlio remark pleased the murderer. Tlio
possibility of escaping from the scaffold tea
a term In the prison had a most cheering
effect on him. "I still have hope , " said
ho , "and I am going to keep on hoping. "
Prendergast's looks Indicate thai ho is
very hopeful. Ho bat in a chair In the
rear of his cell , where visitors In the cage
below could not sec him , and spent hours
looking straight ahead.
The section of the Revised Stalules under
which nppllcallon for an Insanlly trial was
made reads : "And it after the judgment
and before the execution of sentence biich
pers-on becomes a lunatic or Insane , then In
case the punishment bo capital tlio execution
thereof shall be stayed until the recovery of
bald perbon from Iho Insanlly or lunacy. In
all of these cases It shall bo the duty of tlio
court lo empanel a Jury lo try the question
whether the accused be at the time of em
paneling sane or Insane. "
sccuiinn THU STAY.
When Iho federal Judges announced Ihey
would not granl Iho appeal for the writ of
habeas corpus In the case of Premlergast
the assabsln'h a.oriieys renewed Lholr efforts
by raising the question of their client's
sanity. Thu point now raised Is thai Pren-
detgast become Insane slncn Iho trial , bo
they applied to Judge Chetluln and he con
sented to hear aigumcnts to show that ho
could properly tnKo the matter up. It wau
nearly 10 30 tonight befoio Iho uttoinejs con
cluded their opening argumenls and Judge
Chotlaln decided thai ho could rightfully
lake Iho case. Having heard Iho argu
ments , Judge Chetlaln announced his deci
sion , extending Iho tlmo of the execution
ot the sentence two weeks to April C , and
selling the commencement of the trial of the
question as to the prisoner's sanity for Satur
day morning , at 10 o'clock. The ground
upon which the court granted tlio stay was
Iho testimony of two witnesses who stated
that Prendergast has become. Insane slnco his
trial and ( .cntencn.
GILL WOULD NOT ACT.
SPRINGFIRLD , 111. . March 22. Acting
Governor Gill arrived hero today and as
sumed charge of thu executive olllc-9 ul noon.
Attorney S. S. Darrow of Chicago , r presenl-
Ing Prendergast , made an argument before
Acting Governor 0111 at 2 p. in. this" after
noon asking for executive clemency far I'ren-
dergusl on the ground of Insanity. The gen-
etal opinion Is that Acting Governor Gill will
not Interfere In the matter.
At the request of Attorney Darrow Mr.
GUI postponed the hearing until his conferee
attorney , Richard Wade , could bo present.
At 4 p. m , Darrow wanted a hearing with
closed doors , but this request Mr. Gill re
fused.
Acting Governor GUI , after hearing the
arguments of counsel and examining the
petition for a reprieve for Prendergast , de.-
elded not to Interfere with the execution ,
1'or the llrnrlK of Depositors.
SAN FRANCISCO , Mai ch 22-At a meeU
Ing of the directors of the Pacific bank
today , Captain Jumcs M. McDonald , bro'hcr
of II. It. McDonald , was elected president.
This gives Captain McDonald cantiol of the
bank , and UH ho IH a mail of grout wealth
and business shrewdness , it IH expected
that hlH management will benullt the ISM )
deposttora of the defunct banlc.
Inventor AVantH Ills Shim- .
TOLUDO , O. . March S2.-The largest
patent null ever tiled In Toledo will bo In
augurated in the Untied States court soon
by ex-Congicssman Huid. The action Is
brought by the American Ulectilo company
against the Centlul Union and Uell Tele
phone companies. The Invention involved
li known n * the tniiltlrileBvvltrhlmrd
liitetncd bv Martin f'lUnev. nt tint lime
in rmployo of the f'ttlthil I'tilon e-dmp.in >
In 180. During nil thesi- years tinInvcntn
elnltrw he haw not icColVt-d n cent from the
Hell Telephone rompan ) for the n e of hi *
Invention. Hnni'i tM for not less thai
} : > ,000,000 will be iidHi'd.
in\nn's : / * , rtrr7r'run : .
rirrniFii IIiivp n Hard HtrngcliTlic I-OM
\\lll Amount lo r > l7nIOO.
DiiWit. Match 22.-One of the most dc
ntruetlvi' , and , nt the name tlmo. ppec
tncnlnr conflagratlond over neon In Ibis c-lty
broke out nt 6:15 : p. m today In the re
cently ilnl hed slvstory building on
Champa strcen , between rifteenlh nnd Six
Icenlh strcotc , nnd threatened for a tlmo to
sweep the entire * block The f\ro \ , depart
ment wotked with dc-Miernte energy , nnd In
spile of Insufficient water pressure , roll
qucred the UnmcM after nboni a qimrlor o
Iho Fqnnia wan destroyed , nl n total loss
of * 17f.OiW
The conflagration started In the ren
basement of the Champi building ninong
the f mill tine utock of Thomp on * Co.
from spontaneous combustion , and before
thu situation WUH tmillzcil the entire build
Ing , of KX ) feet ft outagewns a maws o
IlnmeM. Between fi'.Vt nnd 7 o'clock the hlsl
carit and west walls of ihe Champa build
Ing fell , ctnshliig Iwo tin co-story ntrttc
lures to the- east ami two to the west like
eggshells. The baOk wall fell Inlo the
allej , doing but i-ompatatlvly little dam
age then- . Then Ihi- front wall topplei
OVCT Into Champa Mteet , tin- concussion
bre.'ikliig all the irlp.if In the buildings op
poslte TinSt. . JiitnM , one of the laiges
hotc-N In th city , onfUurtls street , back o
the Champa building , , citilghl tire , and the
if-ar imtt was dettuiyed. Thu guests weic
all got out without panic- .
Thu looses were us follows : Champa
building , owned by Well- & Skinner , loss
JCO.wti ; Insured for JtftnnQ. Thompson A.
Co , finnltiiro. loh-i ) { WooO ; Innuied for
$1,000 I. N. Rlgen ; . inndertuker , No 16)1 )
tbtee-story btlck building , loss on building
Jl.'OuO , Insitted for Sltl.OOO ; on block , $10,000
Insured for $ . " , WX ) , Mt-s. .Ann riuhoitv. lessen
on two-story brick Jum o1 , ootner of Fif
teenth Ktreel , $15rUOjllnstiri ) d ( or $1,000. St
James hotel , owned ( by Woli. Putnam A.
Co , loss * , $25OiX ) ; Inmi ii-il for $ " , , ( MK > , fmnl-
tinc. W T. Clatku , IOSH , JT , nOO ; Insurance
Jl..CWO. Hodney Cm Us , loss , $7,000 , ln ° tticd
The lo-f-es of the rnei/ / hunts nnd other
tenants In the burned buildings amount to
$30,000. i
AM.VS i.s Gvrr'.S ir.tiKit .si/w/.r.
Proceedings In Its Siilr Against the Anu-il-
iiin Water AVorlin Company.
ST LOtMS , Maich 22. In the T'nlted
States clt cult court "of " appeals today the
Kansas City vvatei wotks case was agali
under eonsldetatlon. Mi. II. II , Hamilton
gave notlre that ho w nio an Intervening
petition and also ans-appllcatlon for a ic-
celver at Omaha nexrTuesd.iy. Tlio Inter
vening petition wlllf.bc in behalf of lite
Farmers Loan and Ttusl conipanv , tiustec
for the Hist rnotlgifgibontlholdeis , to
whom the water woiUi wns indebted to the
amount of ? 1,50 < 1,000 { Attorney rinnlc Hn-
guiman also ic-ud : i HPe ? mention drawn up
In bclnilf of the city DPKunsas City. It sets
foith that the city Waspicpaied to keep
its contnut nnd to pay for the wnlci
vvotk , bul If Ihe court should elecieo an en-
fet cement of the conttact II should also
lequlte Ihe water ifrnipuny to furnish n
Bulllclent water supply uml dlstilbutlon sj s-
lem and also fmnsh ) watc-r fioiof i-haigo
until the cltv was , glv'cn" possenslon ot Iho
plant. The spec Ilicutlon also nskod that
the couit dliect the- company to pav ovoi
to the city nil re-venue collucte-d Mnce No
vember IS , 1S93.
Judge Caldwell help Rt-kod If the city
Btlll lield that the , $30,000 set aside for thu
pa > incut of Interogt on bonds which were
never Issued could not bo used foi hydtatit
rentals. The uttornejs for thu city htatcd
thai Hie money , was "fill In tlio city tieas-
ury , bul th6 bonds w'ue uuvv almost leody
for sale. The court then tinned to otliei
business , giving * no Intimation when a de
cision might be
Knmor Hint tliojjlfunkll.in Mlnlxtcr lint
IJ "pii'AKt * ff7ojfr-C5rii < t < > Honolulu.
SAN rUANCI'30-SAl .rch 22 The Kven-
Ing Pobt sayM it"rnr | positive Infoinmtlom
that Ic-ttets iccullliig Ixirln Tluiiston , Ha-
wall.in minister to thn X'nlted Slales , are
nowon their way \Yafclilngton and that
he WUH icqueHted to luny home as HOOII as
possible. HH Infoi illusion H to the effect
that n peimanent republican government
is about to bo established In Ilaw.ill ti
statement partially conllnned by ic-cont ad
vices ftom Honolulu and Minister Thuts-
lon's net vices are now" denlr < d nt homelo
assist In fuitheiing that thing.
Movements of Oteiiu > Stt-ii.iumH Miirrh 2i. !
At 13iemen Aiilved Munchen , fiom New
York.
At Qiieenstown Anlvcd Diltiuiulc , fiom
Now S ork.
At Pol Hand , Mei Arilved Lauicnlln ,
fiom Livetpool.
At Halifax Anlvcd Wbcinlan , from
Glasgow.
At New York Ai lived AYestein Land ,
from Antwerp. " *
At Isle ofYlght Passed Amsterdam , for
New Yoik.
At the Lizard PuHsed Scliledamin , for
New York.
At Glasgow AjiluU Sumailtnn , fiom
New York.
At Genoa An ( veil Columbian , TiomNew
'
Al San ri.inelsep Artlved St. Paul ;
schooner Ethel , fiom Kodlnk. Cle.iied K.
S. Clnmna , for Quec-iistovvn ; J. D. Pelers ,
for Comox. Uepai led Andrew AYelch , tor
Honolulu ; Moroni , for Knrfuck ; C. V.
Crocker , for Hllo.
At 1'ott Hlakely Sailed Schooner C. S.
Holmer , for Honolulu ,
At Tone-net Passed Tloy al Fortli , for
Queenblovvn.
IteiimrUnblo Aecliloiit to n rainier.
HOPn , Kan. , Maich 22. Jacob Frldley , a
fanner living two miles 'noithc-nst of this
city , put a loaded Hhdl Info hlH bioech-loid-
Ing gun Tuesday and then nut I'ltished
glass into the ban el , Intundlmr lo clean
the barrel by firing Jho "Hhot. Tinbieceh
bprlng WIIH weak , and when the gun wan
llreil the shell Hew back , HtilKIng him In
the rlghl temple. Just ubuve thu eye , Im
bedding Itself full length. Physic-Inns took
out the Mliell. pot tloiiK of the Hknll uml
some btaltiH. The hole through the skull IH
nbout an Inch wide. Krldley has been
latlontil all the tlmet and the pic-sc-nt in-
illcutlons me lhat hu may iccovei.
lllg I.iiiul Suit Throvtn Out of Court.
SAN rilANCISCO , March 2J. Tito mill
of Oothold l-'rankel of New Yotk and John
A. Hatcho of.Lotnlon against lleniy Mlllc-r
to enfotco a conttact for the sale of $2OJO-
000 woith of land belonging to Millet and
Lu\totho plulntltTs , HUH been thioun out
of ( ourt bec.uihe no focH luid been imld nml
no IriHtruetlomi rs to whom to sc-tve had
been given. Miller cnve un option on the
land , but when J/innlce ! nnd Han-lay
wanted to pmc-haso he lefused to neil , Thu
land In question coinprlHeH 100,000 UCICH In
the vicinity of Hukuimlchl.
Nun York I'lnftutlerH 1'rolrxt.
NWV YORK , Muul ) L 2.-Rc-iresentatlvi- |
llnanclc-rH of this , city , nil of whom hail
Btibsct Ibe-d for vailonri amounts of the 10-
cent Issuu of $50onoOcV3 of ft per cent bonds ,
Imvu forwaided a prptest to PioHldc-nt
Cleveland uguinsl blgnlng Ihu nelgnloi-nge
bill They claim thu light to bu iipte-
Rc-nted In thu pH'tnlfK-s",1 because their bond
subscriptions weio vvllh thu nniletHtiindliiK
thai there tthould bu no inciensu In .silver
coinage , _
Dciimnili of ( 'rlptiln-lln-vlf Miner *
CRIPPL13 CUUHK , Colo. , Maicii 22.
Mine Inspector Heed held a conleience
today with the mlnerft' committee. The
miners said they w'ould. accept no other
terms than $3 for an eight-hour shift , or
when Iwo shifts : were worked u day , $3.23
for nlno houm by day and $ .1.15 for eight
houra nt night. Inspector Reed will meet
the mine ownerH In Colorado Spring * Satur
day' , and liope.s to mitllu thu strike by arbi
tration.
AVulto ( 'onipllnicnli.il Iho Mlllllu ,
DRNVUIl , March 22-Qoveror Wulte has
Issued an address complimenting' the Na
tional guard for their conduct on the 15th
Uml 17th at Denver nnd Cripple Creek. He
expressly commendM Uenerui Iltookn , Ad
jutant General JViumiey and Captain Kin-
cahl for thwarting the attempt to tamper
with their loyalty on the occasion of the ut-
tuck on the city hall.
Ten 1 housiimt Uolhtn In I'umci.
MACON , Co. , .March 2 , The racing com
mittee ot the Dlxhi Interstate fair , to \ > e
held In this city next October , has doceldcd
to hang up $10,000 In purses for seven iluys
laceB , Racing will begin after the close or
tlio meeting at Nashville , There will be-
one ? 1WO purse , free for all ,
DECIDE ! ) TO HAVE "MULCT1
Iowa Prohibitionists Ttiok n. Pororidablo
Addition to tbo Existing Liquor Law.
HOW PLANK 13 IS FINALLY INTERPRETED
rnltiire of tlu < Olil Iheory of Mnto tt l lo
.Prohibition AoldioulcdgedbythnAmcnil-
incuthlili I to ( iotorn "Other
J.oiHlltlt tt"-rt hi ) Vote.
MOINHS , March 22. ( Special Tele
Krnm to The lice. ) "Mulct" Is thn Inter
pretatlon finally given to the ills
putett thirteenth plnnk of the Into
republican platform. "Other localities'
mny now ha\o saloons , hut , a
Chairman Punk expressed It In hi
speech in the house last week , the salooi
keeper will he surrounded by "n web fron
which It Is Impossible * for him to escape. '
All the drastic features of the bill vvhlcl
was prepared by the house committee 01
suppression of Intemperance , of which Hep
rescntullvo J. II. Punk of Hardln count }
Is chairman , and which wns Introduced as
the Martin bill , arc retained. The C3 per
cent clause Is btlll there In section IS nm
this Is In Itself enough to make tin- bill n
more effective prohibitory measure than the
one It Is Intended to supplement
The hill will become u law tomorrow by
the signature of Governor Jnckson and wll
go Into effect within a week , by publica
tion. U was p.issed by tlu > house yeMer-
ilay by a bare majority , and was taken ii |
In the senate today and without debate 01
amendment was passed within an hour after
being read , under the operation of the
pre\ious question. The bill locclved ex
actly twenty-six votes , just "the necessity
number required for Its instate , and all of
them came from the lupuhllcan side of the
house. The passage of the measure was
greeted with cheers and shouts of approval
and Immediately followed by adjournment
the republicans not caring to transact fur
ther business. An Immense audience was
present , both on the llooi and In the gal
leries.
PLEASES NEITHER FACTION.
The hill does not i cully please either fac
tion , but contains some unreasonable and
drastic restilctlotib , placed there to plaeate
the prohibitionists , who Insisted upon calling
the license fco a "tax" and on making the
path of the saloon keeper as thorny at. possi
ble. The passage of the bill wan seemed by
a pledge to rcbubmlt the question ol
constitutional prohibition to aoto of
the people at the \cry eaille-st
opportunity , a concession which di
vided the prohibitionist clement In the sen-
ute almost In tlie middle and drew just
enough support to the bill to save It trom
defeat.
Chairman James n. HI ) the of the state
central committee had almost as much
trouble In inducing the local opllonlsts to
accept the bill as In placating the prohibi
tionists. lie pointed out to Senators liiower ,
Kills , Upton and Waterman the uttei hope
lessness of securing enough republican \otcs
in the house to pass a local option bill , even
with the solid support of the democrats , and
rather than get nothing they suriendeicd.
The bill was only saved c\cn then
by a scratch , as Senators Cheshlio
and Turner weto only won over at
the last moment. The senator from
Tolk yielded to the action of the city con
vention yesterday , \vhlch almost unanimously
favored some form of mollification and re-
auosted him to hcln. The senator from Mar
shall was doubtful tot the very moment the
roll call was' commenced , but Just before Ills
name was reached a telegram from his
county , asking him to support Mm bill and
signed by a very laige number of leading re
publicans , wan placed in his hands and ho
answered "aye. " '
HOW THEY VOTED.
The vote by which the bill passed was :
Ayes Roardman , Blower , Catpenter ,
Cheshlie , Conaway , Craig , 13 ls ! , Funk , Garni ,
Haimon , Harsh , Henderson , Jamison , Kll-
burn , Lehfeldt , Lewis , Palmer , I'enrose , Hca ,
Reynolds , lUggen , Row en , Turner , Upton ,
Vale , Waterman 2fi. ,
Nays Andrews , Baldwin , nlshop , Chantry ,
Dent , Downey , Eaton , Evctall , Finn , Gorrell ,
Green , Gronewcg , Harper , Hlpvvell , Hurst ,
Jewott , Kelly , Mattoon , Oleson , Perrln ,
Perry , Phelps , Terry , Yeomans 24.
The eight piohlbltlon lepubllcans who
voted with the democrats In the negative
were : Andrews , Chantry , Eaton , Plnn , Cot-
rell , Jewett , Peirin and Phelps.
In older to Insure the passage of the bill
and save It from being defeated by the com
bined assaults of the democrats and pro
hibitionists , the friends of the measure In
secret caucus decided to allow no amend
ments or debate except to gl\o the demociaU
an oppoitunlty to substitute their local option
bill and when this motion was made the
previous question cut off all deba o In splto
of the vigorous piotests of Kelly and Finn ,
who declared It an unheard of proceeding
on so Impoitant a measure.
WHAT THE MILL. PROVIDES.
Just how far prohibition has been aban
doned and a policy of Ilccnso has been
adopted may be determined from the follow
ing , which tire the six principal bectlons of
the bill : "
Section , 1 , Thcio flmll bo nfesHed against
evc-iy poinon , imi tnenOilp or cot potation ,
other tlmn icslsteied phoiniiu Ists holding
penults , engaged In helling of keeping \\lth
Intent to Hell , any Intoxicating liquors" , and
upon any icnl propc-ity , and the ownci
thereof , within or vvlieioon Intoxicating
llfiioi.s | me Hold , ni Kipt with Intent to Hell
In this mute , n luof fux > pel 11111111111. All
Hiieh taxes Hhull be n petpetiiul lien upon
all propel ty. both peisonnl and lenlised
In 01 connected with the bnslne-Hf.
Sec. 15. It Hhnll bo tin * duty ot the county
nltoiney of e-aih county to sen that the
provisions of thin act are onfoieed , anil It
shall bo the duty of the dlHttlot uniit or
any Judge theieof to lumovn from ulllce
any such county attaint * } who shall wil
fully lofm-e or neglect to perfoim an > of
tlic dutleH opined upon him by this net ,
mull suspension ot lemovitl may bo made
upon application of nn > dtl/.cn i entiling
In tin ; con n tv , but no such suspension 01
ieino\al Hhall take place except upon duo
notice to Mild otNeei- unit upon tilul In
coutt , ana the ptovlsloiiH or this section
shall apply to UKseHMirH , count } trc-UHUic-ra
and inombeiH of boimls of HUJIU vlsoia ,
whose duty it Ix to tnfou'c unj of thn pto-
\ IslniiH of tlilH net.
See. Hi. Nothing In this net ( ontnlned
Hliall be in any uav iimstiueil to mean
Hint the buslne.sH of the cult' of Intoxicating
IkimnH Is In any \\iiv lognll/od , nor IH the
same to be constim-il in any manner or
foiiu UH u llronsi ) , nor Hhull the assessment
or puytnent , or any tafoi tinH.ilo of
IqnorH nfoic-Huld , pioted tho.tongdoer
ftotn any penalty now piovlded by law , c-x >
cept that on londltlons. ht-ri'lnufter pro
vided certain pcnultliH may IK * suspended.
HOW A SALOON MAY III : Hl'N.
S e. 17. In uny city of ii.otiO or mori > In-
inhitnntH the tus. heiflnbi'foiu ( .pc-illled
n'"v he paid qtmi telly In ndvnneii on the
Irnl ilny.s of .liuiuaiy , Apill , .Inly and Or--
ober of each } ear , and nm li piiMnent shall ,
tpon the following condition * ) , bo n bar to
Hoc-ceilings under thu statute piuhllilUiu ,
such business.
First The ponton appealing to pay the
tax Hhall lilt ) with thu county auditor u
cei tilled copy of a resolution regularly
tdopted by the city council consenting to
such Hales and n written statement of con
sent from all the rt'Hldent freeholders own-
ng piopetty within fifty feet of the preni-
BUS vvheio Bald business IH carried on ,
Hut In no case shall said business be con-
lucteil within 3m ) feet of any church or
school house , or dwelling.
Second Ho Hliall tile with the county
auditor , to bo approved by the clerk of the
llHtilct court , n bond In the sum of $1,000 ,
conditioned upon the faithful obsetvancu
of all the provisions of thin act , and for
he payment ot any mid all damages that
nay result fiotn the Halo of Intoxicating
Iquora upon the piemlsoH occupied by the
obligor. Said bond Hhall bo Hlgncd by him
self tin pilnelpul and by two Huretles who
hull qualify each In double the amount of
he bond , and neither of whom shall be
in ety on nnv other like bond ,
Third -Said. Selling or keeping for sale of
nloxlcallilg UQUOIH Hhull bu can led on In u
Inglu mom having but ono entrance or
exit , and that opening upon a public bus-
I1CH3 street , The bar where IlquorH ute
utalshed. shall tie In plain view fiom the
street , unob truet d by Forectif , blind * ,
pnlnted wlndjvvs , or nnv ether dtvho
Thoie shall lo mi chillis , lictuho * , nor nn >
other furnitureIn fiont i > f tinInr , and
only nuoh bthlml th i bar its ls iici.cs cars
for the attendants. A Hit of names of nil
perrons emplojeit nbout the p'nt-o Hhall be
llleil with the countv auditor , mid no per
sons shall be permitted behind tin- bar ex
cept those whose nnnu > arc listed with the
county auditor.
Fourth -Tho plnee shall be conducted in n
qtllot , onleily manner
Fifth TltPto shall be no gambling 01
gaming with cauls , dJee , bllllaids of anj
other ile\lco , nor any mu lc , dancing , or
other form of amusement or entertainment ,
either In the room whcio said Imslni'SH l' <
onirled on or In uny adjoining loom or
building coiiliolled by the person , inittu-r-
shlp , or corpoiatlon carljIng on said busi
ness.
SixthThenshall be no ob cotip or Im-
puio decorations , placaids , or nn > Hiich
thing In tinplace. .
Seventh Thcie shall bo no female person
cmplojeil In the pi-toe.
Etehlh-The place shall not be open nor
shall mi ) wales be made entllcr than B n
in. nor Intel than 10 p in on anv day. It
shall not bo open at nil nor shall nns sales
bo made on the Hist day of the week , com
monly called Sntuhn , nor on auv election
day or legal holldnj , noi on the evening of
Hiich days
Ninth No minor , drunkntd or Intoxicated
person shall be allowed In the loom , and
no sales of Intoxicating llquotH nil ill bi
mndi to mi ) minor , dtmikaid or Intoxl
cated pel son , or knowing ! ) to nnv peison
who has lalten any of the le < ognlrcd
"euros for cliutikenness "
Tenth No sale.s ot Intoxicating liquor"
sh ill be made to nnv pen-un whose wife ,
husbatid , pnient , child , biothet , slstir ,
guaidlali , waul o\ei II vears of age , 01
omplocr Hhall , byiltten notice , forbid
such Miles.
Eleventh If thu ptopoitv has not been
so listed for taxation an icqnlred In sutlon
2 of this act , then the pet son appealing t >
pay the lax Hhall leporl the same in HIP
conntv auditor to be listed for taxation
Twi If th Applicants fet pet mils as pro
vided for In tlil-i bill In lilies ot ri.lcW In
habitants or ovtr must Ille with the e unit )
auditor u petition signed l > \ n innjoilt ) of
all the legal \oteit In the olt > „
TO SEcriti : oit.i.osi : A PERMIT
Sec IS , In order that nnv town 01 cltof
less than ii.OOO Inhabitants ma > come within
the piovtsloiiH of sictlon 17 of this act , the
following additional condition imiHl be com
plied with.
A willtc-n statement of consent shall be
Hied with the coiintv auditor , signed by li'i
pel cunt of all the legal voters \ hooted
at the last piecedlng genetal election ( as
shown In the poll list of "aid election ) le-
sldlng within stall connt > and outside of
the cotpoiate limits of titles haxlng n pop
ulation of . ' . ! ) or o\ei , but no "tu li Htate-
ment of ( onront Hhull be consti iic-d as a
bai to pioeeidlngs iignlnst peisons silling
Intoxicating Illinois In lueot pointed towns
sltnatid In townships ol whkh less tlmn a
tnajoilt ) ot the \otein of the township , In
cluding the IncoipotittLd town , have
signed the statement of consent , not Hhall
It be constiucil us a bai In am Incoi po
inted town In which a majotlty ot the
volets do not sign said statement of con
sent.
Sec \Vhene\ei nnj * nf the comlltlons of
this net shall be violated , \\hiitcvoi the
clt ) council 01 tinstoos ot the Incoi pointed
town shall b ) a majoiltote dliect It , 01
whuncMT theie shall be Hied with the
counU auditor \etllled pttltlon lgned bj
n inajotlt ) of the \otei.s of the xalil clt ) ,
town 01 lountv , as the cane mav be , t.s
show u b\ the lust genet al elu thm , lequest-
Ing It , then anil In such case the bai to
ptoccedlngs , as ptoxliled In section 17
lieteof , shall < euso to net as it b ir , and
pci ons engaged In the sale of Intoxicating
Illinois as contemplated b ) this net shall
bo liable to all ot the penalties provided
for by clmplet v I , title xl , of the code- and
the nets nnundaloi ) then.to.
In the sections not printed heic ate con
tained the most mlniito Instructions for the
eairylng out of the provisions of the bill.
MUNICIPAL SL'PPRAGE PASSED.
The house passed the woman HUfriago bill
under pic-satire of the lobby , notwithstanding
the judiciary commltttt" had decided there
were grave doubts as tIts constitutionality.
The bill reads as follows :
In eleclions hereafter held In any city ,
Incorporated town or school dlstilct , or for
the pnrpoxQ of Issuing uny uondH lor
municipal or Hchool purpose * , orfor' the ]
purpose of boirowlng money , or for the
pmpo'se of Imte.iHing the tux levy , and foi
all municipal or school put poses , the light
of any cltl/en tuxvoto shall not be denltd
or abtldged on at count of HC-X , and women
may vote nt such clc'ctlons the same as
men , under the Fame icHtiictlons and quali
fications.
Those voting for the bill wonr Allen ,
Bltterman Illanchtml , Ilrlnton , llr.tt , llrooks ,
Byers , Carter , Chapman , Coonlc-y , Cooper of
Montgomety , Crow , Davis , Davlson , Doubleday -
day , Dow ell , Early , FJnch , Funk , Grlswold ,
Harrhmn , Haugen , Hinmnn. Horton , Jester ,
McNeeley , McQulnn , Millet of Cheiokeo , Mil
ler of Lee , Mllllman , Mitchell , Mooie , Morris
of Olmk , Nlcoll , Reed , Sabcrson , Sawjer ,
Sessions , Spauldlng , Spearman , St John ,
StunU , WatKlns , Walters , Weaver , Williams
of Fremont , Williams of Hunard , Wood ,
Wyckoff , Young of Callioun , Young of Dela
ware 51 ,
A motion was filed by Mr. Karly to recon
sider , and the bill may ) et fall In the house.
The house prosed the senate bill appro
priating $5,000 to erect a monument to the
victims of the Spirit Lake massacre and a
few minor appropriations.
DooMi't Suit Onliiique'H T.n < Mlll.v.
DUHl'Qf'n , In. , March 2. . ( Special Tele.-
giam to The Ieo. ! ) Uubuque liquor Inlet e it
will light the mulct law In the courts and
defy It meanwhile.
I'llii. I.V ,11'I'K I/.S 10 .S.I70//.A
IMItor nf the AViitt-liiiiiin AKkn to lime
ArtliblHliop Iviiln Turned lo n ,
ST. LOUIS , March 22 , Rev Father Plielan ,
editor of the Western Watchman , has ap
pealed his dispute with Archbishop Kaln to
Mgr. Satolll. He said recently that ho mada
an appeal to Archbishop Knln bttforo the
alter denounced the Western Watchmin In
; ho clicular , which was read In all the
Roman Catholic churches last Sunday , and
aTtci\\iird handed to the metiopolltan a num-
) er of papers hearing on the case , with the
rcqucBt that they ha foiwarded to the
apostolic delegate. This Archbishop Kaln
said he did. Now Father I'helan | s not
satisfied with the transaction as cairhd to
Satolll through the archbishop , and trans-
nits a statement of his version dlrtctl ) to
.he delegate. _
o.nnsun :
Mc-Knii 'H Hi in hou'ii of ( ! raKrnil round
diilll } Ni-nton llnrrliil to Mug Nlng.
NEW YORK , March 22. Constable Jami
son of Graveston was found guilty today
n Brooklti of perjury committed in carry-
ng out the program of John Y McKano at
the election last November. Thu verdict
was accompanied by a iccommcmlation to
mercy on account of Jamison's Ignorance.
Justice Newton , another of the ( lra\o-
senders , pleaded guilty to the charge against
Mm , complicity In election frauds , was HC-II-
onced to ten months imprisonment and In
uy a line of $700 and started for Sing Sing
mmedlutely.
/ V.VI > K 1'lt I.Nt/K .1 lOltdKIl ,
jiu-hlion of HH | Identity KxtiilillHlixd to the
SutUfui tlou of tin * iltny.
KALAMAXOO , Mich , . March a. . Stono-
\all J. DePianco of Detroit was convicted
his noon of forgery. The Jury was out but
a short time.
On November 23 , 1891 , a forged draft of
> 13,500 was presented at the Flint National
lank in this city by Lewis Forest , repre
senting himself as about to buy a farm ,
and ho obtained $5,000.
He has not yet been sentenced ,
Not
DENVER. March 22. Father Malone ,
editor of the Colorado Catholic , today re
ceived an olllcial communication from Rt.
lev , Monies do Oca , bishop of San Luis
'otoal , which denies the report recently
ent out that ho lmd > oxpellcd tlio Jesuits
torn hlii diocese.
o
Car fihriln li Htrnjeil liy rire.
ST. LCUIS , March 22. The Cardinal avo-
nuti caraheds of Ute Laclcdo avctiuo dlvl-
Ion of the Missouri Railway company hero
were struck by lightning and burned , to-
ether with eleven motors and fifty-three
rallcrs , LOBS , $190,000 , Iuly ) corned by
nsuranco. <
IT MAY END TODAY
Feeliug Among tie ! Men that the CoiifercncO
is n Waste of Timo.
SHOWING THEIR HAND FOR NOTHING
Neither Officials Nor Delegates ScoAny
Prospect of a Settlement.
"CONSTRUCTIVE MILEAGE" STILL A SNAG
Ono Point that the Employes Rcfuso
Positively to Give Up.
LIVELY SESSION OF THE ENGINEERS
Appiin-nt Uctlrc Manifested to l.'nd I InCon"
fcrc-iHt ! anil < ! et Mutters In Slmpo for
J'lrsi'iitiitloii to , liulg Ciild-
'll xt TutHiiiiy.
Onicl.ils at Union TaclHc hcaiUptatters luul
an opportunity to gel up with their Imii-
ne s jesterd.iy and alto to more ( -.110-
fully over the rules
go and icgulatlons pic-
sentidVednesday by the eiiKlnemcn
The trainmen , who were to present tholn
schedule jcsterday , fulled to material ' ,
and word came about noon that they wotlhl
be ready to present their hlc-us as to wlmt
they would consider fait inleS and com
pensation at 3 o'clock.
The telegraphers were In session with.
Superintendent ICoity and continued tln-m
ponsldt-ratlnn of wages at stations on the
Kailsai and Utah divisions.
It Is learned that this trainmen have notf
been having overly harmonious sessions ;
slnco they commenced work on the bchululn
to bo submitted to Mt. Clailc on the latin *
request Snags have been struck all tlui
waj through and propositions have In on
offeied which have not met with the en
thusiastic support of the mini ontsldo of cur
tain districts In which the constructive'mile
age features obtain. U develops on very clo a
obwtvatlon , and what can bo learned hem
and there , that it Is one thing to plclc
Haws In a schedule presented by the com
pany and entirely a dUTciunt mutter for Hut
employes to submit a schedule which wilt
meet with the unqualified support ot thu
men .tlieniholves. Local conditions and en
vironment play so great a part with thn
emplojes that they have been unable to
hatmonl/o upon ccitaln conditions , and tlio
chairman of the delegation has pcrcniptoiily ,
demanded that differences cease In order ,
that the schedulebe submitted this after
noon , j
The men are at sea ; they had not r-\-
pectc-d to be called upon to present their
Ideas of what Is fair and pipiltablo In writIng -
Ing , and In consorpienca they are l.iboilng ;
among thenibtlves lo brlnn order out on
chaos. What will plcajso some men will
not satisfy otheis , and that tells the story ]
nff.tt \ nr\ti trtti flmi f lint-tint
XJLi.1 , < ! V V.JJI1 * VllVlllli9 T ' * * vl AJt * i. * "W I 111JHU L
While the iifen genc"uiUytitgYco [ that -
are willing to abandon lite "overtlmo" fea
tures of the present schedules In force thc-vj
are not satisfied with allowing the "con-
ctructlvo mileage" conditions to bo btirltd
and that p\plalns thu differences butwieu
the company and men In a nutshell.
"I see , " said an employe of the Union
Pacific , "that The Dee .states the schc-diilu
submitted by the biihlncmun yesterday 10-
duces wages 10 pei rent I have occasion ,
to know from very good authotlty that Ic
docs not reduce wages 1 pel cent , but lathc-r ,
Increases the present wages now In fuicu.
Of course , this Is out of the question , lit
view of earnings going off as they are. It
seems almost Impossible to Imagine how
an agreement can bu reached In thu fucti
of an Increase In wages , us proposed by thu
men. "
HAD A LIVRLY SHSSION.
Tlio session of the engineers and firemen
Wednesday night was a very lively
one , if reports that luva Iciked out
are Irue. It has boon known for
bomo da > s that many of the men
were not at all pleaded with the course of
events at the- conferenceanil were of thu
opinion that thei i etchers ueie simply tcni-
porUIng for thu put poseof gaining time or
maneuvering foi position llellovlng this ,
some of thu men have lelt Unit It wax wointi
than useless to continue the hcirlngs be-foto
Mr Clark , for , besides taking time that Ihuy
needed to prepare their cu < e for com I , In
case It must eventually go tlieie , they weio
show Ing theli lianil to the tuc-c-Ivuis anil
thereby giving them tin advantagit , The le-
biilt of this opinion on the pail of many
and the absolute necessity of having sonni
time to prepaio fet the heating In con it ,
has led to the determination thai unless
something material COWL * fiom the hear
ings within the ne\t twentj-four hours thu
confurtmco will tome to an abnipt c'nd. AH
ono of the leadeib ulaled ti ) u Ilee reporter
} estetday , they didn't propose lo have
this conferencituKu up all of their tlino
until the very nvn of Jnilgu f'aldwell'H com
ing and then be compelled to go Into com t
unprepaied. "Tli's ease cuinot bo prepared -
pared for healing In a day , and especially
sliioe the complication ! ! thai have been Intri-
Jecteil Into Hie case by tlio present hcarlngi
will also have to be taken Into account. "
Tlio chairman of onu of thu utdirs has hold
to the opinion all along that the lieiiilng
would not only provo abortive , hut that tlui
men would bo better oil If they had gonit
Into court with their ease al HID very start ,
and not given up through the medium of
this healing what theli c.isiwould bu when
they were finally forced to go Into court for
a Huttlcmc-nt ,
'Dm prospects arc thon-foio that today ur
tomoiiow at thn mnHl will Htc the end of
the present huirlngs , and fiinn tlien on tint
men and the lompany will busy tliemnelves
In putting their houuu In order for the com
ing of the court In rase' , however , that Iliu
conductor ) ) and btakemi-n .in- more favorably
received with thulr novHchidulu the Inten
tion to abandon the conferrnctt may bo
changed and Die hearing go on , though them
Is little urospcct of this , for their principal
contention Is that of construi the mllc-UKo or
Increased rate of pay pei mil' * on Ihu divi
sions whoru ( onstructlvo mill-ago Is now al
lowed , This feature win the rock un which
the- engineers and Mr. Clark * plt | , and Ihcni
IH no reason to be 11 me that lie would laid )
one position with thu engineer * and exiu-tly
the opposlto with conductor ! and braliemi'ti ,
T.'uru Is lIUIu rcatjon to hc-lluvu , thorufore.
lhat this afternoon will wltnetm any chanea
In thu situation.
Kugono Debs of- the American Hallway
union left yentcrday afternoon fur his hoimt
In Terre Haute , Iml. He hud hoped to meet
Colonel IiiKcraoll there and bring him bacl ;
to Omaha lo tiiko part In tlui hearing In
court before Judge Caldwell , but this will
ho Impossible. Mr. Debs will icturn , how
ever , and bo present at thu hearing In court.
In regard to thn prpxent hearing lief urn
Mr , Clark ho hud nothing to Hay , OH thn
organisation ho represents has had no pare
In It mid ho said ho wax not IIH well pouleil
rtgardlng It in all probability ua thu ra-
portorH were ,
INDIONANT OVI'U A I'VKn.
There wan a declde-dly warm lot of muni
around ( ho headquarters of the vurlouH rail-1
road delegations yesterday when an evening ;
paper came out with naming headlined atnL
announced that In eu e the pending confi-r-
cnco with Mr. Clark did not result In uui
agreement there would bo a general utrlko
of all the varlouu branches ot employe * o . -