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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 7, 1895)
- . - L ' ' - ' . . II . . l 1 l' . " . . 'fi /s'F . > 1 4' I ; ; , . . ' . t \ 2 'rr-IE : OMiA : DAILY Jrm ( : MONDAY : , ' JANUAUY ,7 , 1 89t. - , t . . . . , os that connectC'l with the oM wel They went ns tar north a the Nlobrnra river and ' there touoll J. U. Berry , an alI citizen who Ins been constanly on the hunt since the tragedy wan known Ihetry claims that he pickell up the trail of the Iynchtrl where 3hcrltf hamilton nnd hIs lost-J'on the rl Hamiton river blk : and , tolowel ! Il west to the \Vhit- ing hride which Is located thIrty miles about due north from Oeihl. The trail led nrs the bridge and tht1 turned anti Mme hack The current flows swiftly at this joInt anti ( hnmNlat@ly under the brdge ! the river Is free frc' Ice. The holam I. a - ( tnlcls8nll ! a 111 woula Boon bury any heavy hody. Several large Mont are missing from the bridge . nOI Il Is i Mr. nerry's theory that the ly.nchera , brought theIr victm to the 1yICherl ! ! bridge weighted him with stones and then I droppell hm ! Into the moving quicksand , \vhero nil trace would soon disappear. In case the body Is not found In the well as antelpate.1 thl theory will prolJbly bo ' In'eslgatell , There hi Mme criticism of the fact that no , guard was len at the well tonlht. I Is & known that the movemenls of the searching , k party wore closely ] watched by some of the ) Hlpectell vigilantes In that vlcnlty ! , ar11 It Is feared that during the night the holy may be remo\(1 to some pace ] where the ofcers would not he likely to nnll It. Sher- 1f Hamilton MY thal he has closed the wel In such a manner that any tampering with It COll,1 , be detected hilt this would nol ave tIle body If the vigilantes ] should decide tl remove It , " - JI.IS/HTS iCiI.I P .1 mUM ) . Conl"I"n Ir Ono ) "f tao ) Outlaws 1'lmh1o : If ' rr II 1."I'nll Tll'lr I Urn. 14113ANO . mu . , .Tan. G.-Whuhe enroute to hil futher' & ! olc : the Ute G' 'elr'oll 01 of Chlrles Wickham Wil ] ( Idnllled at Thornlon yesterday by two Itrangers , ono of whom placed him on hil horse and trove rapidly IWI ) ' . 'rhe Itllnlplng occurred ut 110011. 'hlm lie chlld'a absence bccame known 'Ylcklmm ant I parlY ; of meuorgnii- . lel uni commerc"d ! cnrchlng the Rurroulll- lag country All nllht they kept up their search , but no tr.\co or the mlllng child could be Connd. A PartY of rCrehcr came nCIOIS I ilegro on the roml near echanlcR- hlr . eight flues north or hero. His actions were Ktli4picIoUs unit , when brought to this city and , put In the Rwcnt box he hi eke llown and co"fesMed that he vas member DC I or cutlaws vhoe rcnlevous , In ' lnH cutaws e ? waR I cave In the b'nlt < of funl creek about hnl WilY 'between " 1lornlon nail Mechanics- ) iurg. lie laYI the child hail hfen abducted for the ( purpose of se urllg .humlsome . ral som. , " . 4 \ posse Was ut once organized , and from the information obtalnel from the negro hUll hittie trouble In locatn ' the .Icu ! 'rher they fnUIII tw chilI 1311111. The hamlts , hal evlllenUy been Warnell or their coming and hind Ilown. A brier Ilecrlptol or the mmber Wil giVen by the child and the clii- In . ccra pushed en II pursui. A meseiger , who nrrh'ell : from the vicin- Ity tor.leht reIrts 1 running light ns havl re\ taken plnce between the ofcers and out- laws. II iiys : that whEn he left the ban- , (11tH wcr SUTounlel ] In the Awarp and ! their capture Is but a queaUol\ n few ; hours. " BXO.RUITl f ,11./o : Jl.I.1 11lS. Interesting Story If the I'oriloni of Jlcol . " . I'nrrhnr If enlnrallo. DgNYER , Jnn. G-.Tacob ) [ Parcher , whe was sentence to the penitentiary In this state In 187t for manslaughter , hut escaped to Mcxlco , and to whom GoveinoVatte has granted a tul pardon , I known In Mexico , where he has bccom rich and held Important - rch nnt portant pUhlc olceg as Miguel I.atz. . le Is the head oC the firm of M. Latz & flio. of Magdllela , state of Sonora. which Is veil Imnwn II the commercial circles or New York , San Francisco and Hamburg He has been ml 'O' of the oily or 1lagclalena , deputy - Ity governor oC that portion of the statc ur Sonora , fiscal ] or the federal Iscl Ilent fellerl Iml state Hoveilments aunt .cnjoys tlC confidence ull friendship I the ti2st people In that part of . MexlcQ : lie became n citizen or llexlc ( In order to many Donna Anita , the hele of Mngdnheiia. Twelve rEars ago General 'Varer P. Sutton oC \ ashln ton , D. C. , for ten venrs consul general to Mexico ; met areber and becnme IntereRted In his ease. _ I was through his efforts that 1"areber'l Innocence was established , ant n pardon obtained - - tainted rOl" him. , F ; t"areb I' , 'vbo IRt In ill hea1th 0111 now nb4itit 5O-'yeare C'alh' ; If l1eall , his way to , New Orleans for medical treatment. ' : ( IESS COS''lCSl In' C.iiiLir. E.hboratc Arrnemcnt for ! Trnl mlll/ , . I h" 1..tl . .r' tin Muld , . / ' NEW YORK : Jan. G.-ThE arrangements ot the Commercial Cubic company for t , tran ' mlttn/ the moves In the mutch be ' twefn the representatives oC the Manhattan Chess club and the British Chess club are almost completed. The chess Ioom or the . Manhattan Chess chub at New York wl be . connected IW Fpcclal wires through the , cable Olll' with the western elli or the Commercial COmluny's ocean cables II Canine Nova Scotia. Simiarly at London . 4 the rooms or the Irltsh Chess eluh will be connected through the cable ofee with the eastern end of the company's cables. 1'rac- tcaly instantaneous communicaUoi . will thus bo estahlshe between the rooms oC " ' the competing clubs. " 48 soon al the Irlt move Is made It will Ie .a transmitted hy n cable operator front Nev , York Cause. distance or 4O : El to ; I tIHtoncc 140 miles. thence my one or the main Atlantic cubie : to Waterville t , on the southwest extremity , , at Irehand . u distance ot 2,161 miles . thence to the rooms of the Urltsh club I llstnnee ot.1 mies , glahorte 1'lngem.tl have been 1ce to prevent confusion between the different pairs at uhayernr. - Q CI.WUE11'1 .1Hl IOJWJ XU "UJl . ! 1rnvl' Iun Aloell to lie Utility of I' SerIes .f Cr 010.4. DENVER , Jan. G.-\Iphonse I.amar. one of the 1"lenchmen 11 etd on susplclun of 1 , having strangled t1' ? C Market . sl'eel vdnaen / : today made nn alleged confetsion. ' qharHlng Victor Mqnchcneaux , anise tinder v ur t , wih the murdcr lie clalmH that . : . Joncherenux [ tried to Ilcrsitde him to 110' thin ' klln , and upon hil I'cuslng did It 11 m'sel ( . He says lint ( Moncherelux told - . . . . - - him the Iletnlf of how each woman wa c Itmngloll , ninth salll ( lint he would Itl I t , number of others. 01 .Frlday lonehellatx IllctntM ( u cO/CeSnlol. . 1\1 whIch ho chnl'get ' LllUI' with the iianirder \ . In ahlno.4t the a II\ne language ] that I.amnl uses In his can- : t rpsslon. ' 1h malice nrC Ilslllclous lint both l.mnr and . lonehenl\e , are only Ignre- healls forward the ' , put by organization men- , tloned by French 111slea In the low qilar- ter . and that ( they tire utl'uctn/ mneh attention I poannibie , fO UI to / draw off Inve ! tAnton [ / other directIons. 'l'ftere II r not Hulclent evidence against eIther tu ho1 him nt the prelmlnlry hearing. - - - - - - t st.IMl.v . 1.USl TJiiii 1.lVWi. I ; Three of tini . l'row of the \Vreoer Sllnll F 1\1.1"1 Ivorboaarl. . pi. SAN l FItA1.ICISCO Jun. 6.-Throe or the t crew ot the wrecker . Samson lost their lives ; Friday ] when the schooner was Ilrh'cn , , ngalnst ( the rodes nt Point Honia light- houH' TIle ) ' were .1\r. Hncleer mind Dolan 11.1 Watchman JohnHon. When the schooner went inshore Uakel anal Dolan got Into a "mal 10nt. and whie wlltng for the others to set Into the boat , were swellt away hy the sea . Johnson , wih three others , clung ' to the i1glng. hut he IJeclml exhat11ell nod was wathCll or into the sea . : The - others got ashore when the tide went down. . , ; . ) LINT l.I.HJ.U J'JWI1IIXIW , , - - city Cmlel .r n..IU,11 ! In , " "ltoICI I ) thl' 1.1.II' I If Ihn Tnwl , CED\H HA'IDS . , la" Jan . G-Special ( ' Telegraan.--'L'he ) clt- ( oulel or GoltUititi . at ' Its last meeting . received 1 l'cmarklIle l'e- ' I , ' tton , it aid nno whlh lulH't niacin cciii nine- .c tion , 01 New )1'11'1 e\'llln ! the frelen nave n bal , whIch dll not uneetvith * the V upprobtol ot a numhCI' or the ladies or the tps'ia , who held I leet I ! which I'P- ' stilted In I Iletlon being sent to the cIty council IJU'lnR fer the l'naetllnt oC nn V oldllllCO prohIbIting dnnclng. J nut whnt V action 11 \ Inc token ! ! ly the city council II i j nOt yet IColn. - - . - - $ i114)Iiii ' . . tvaIil ' ' . , , . , S'lhlll Itntllll' VIIII I'aylii ; 1.1.tlu CI.I'VE.\ND. : Jam. G-t'iie 110110 hav\ just completed a saloon ' . tnnd the comJlct'l1 n tuloon l'elSIO. 111 ( ) Cart e t. h. developed that 451 saloons In this city : : have beii oineiated during tIne ' lteil durinI II't ) year 3 , ' \ without hlvlnl IJII the now tax of $2o V per itniiuiii. Tile ) uloon IIeel1eu who have V" thns cVlulct IJ 'mellhl . ; are now indebted to V the city and county OVCI' $ I ? . ( Yljorous V menllure" will Ilnmedlatch' Ie adopted ) 10 brhl tine dehiInilni.nts to tIiai . ; ' ! tle dclhullpntt _ _ . _ _ V .Juhl t"yn,11 'tIirctit&.pieti. I V , JQINS''OWN. ) ' 1. , Jan. -'J'hunller and lRhtnlll uiherell In : cclii rain thll 11mm- - , jng . which contInues tonight. 'l'ho river Is risinG with 1 rush 011 mich uneasiness hI tell throughout tints eltre section over the V , result. ? V . - V Heth.1 thai ' 'ul"I' 1"Hulun lolr < , 'lCAN8AS CITY , Jnn. G.-Commlssloner of tj I'enslo f.chren has appointed Dr. Iunn t 1 mennler .t the Pension board ft 'opeltu. menller . " 'hiu ends . 1018 Cl1lteal tor the place. . V V V. PUZZLED TiE PHYSICIANS Mrs OUIls of Grml Island Dies Under Pccut r Olrcumsttnces , IGNORE RlnENCIMENT RESOLUTiONS Counclhncn " 'h" Tllkc.1 of Snll Salaries Before 1 < lrclon BI1 later Ina1tclt on Ur'lwhl ' lvcrythuing 01 ) vrr.thlns In bight. GRAND ISLAND , Neb. , Jan. G.-Speclal. ( ) -Mrs. Curtis , a young wombn employed , In a phtograllh gallery of this cIty , died under rather pecular circumstances last nIght. Friday morning about 0 o'clock her nose I began to bleed , She paId no particular . at- tenton ( lo I , but became alarmed when It still contnued to bleed until 3 o'clock In the afternoon. Il required the efforts or two physicians to stop the hemorrhage , by plugging the nos- trils. Yesterday mornIng she was much worse , and lat nIgh blood 110ls.nlng set In , from \ the erects of which sine died. , II. A. Edwards , assIstant clerk of the sm- ate of the last legislature Is D wiser but poorer man today. A few days age upon lew- : lag hIs ofce ho left his key In the door , anti upon returning a few minutes later , he fcund hIs purse , containing two $0 gold piecel mlslng from his table. Dslrlct court Is stIlt grindIng away slowly. out of tine A large number of cases , growing talure of tIle Citizens' National batik and lie shortage of the defaulting treasurers , are still holding them In stsslon. Clerk of the house W. M. Getles , , Senator 0. H. Calhvel and Representatives . H. II. Harrison anti Gcrgo Iols ' . are spendIng - Ing Suntay al home with their fmies , The advisory board of the Nebraska Sol- tiers' home . consisting of M. H. Barber or Fullerton . preshlent ; Mrs. flates of Aurora secretary ; Mrs. O. A. Abbot d this city . W. , \ . Morgan of Scotia and A. H. Brown of Hastings was In sassioam at the'homo yester- lastn1as day and Friday , In the tra9Jcton of routine business . Never before In the history or this city has such energetic charIty work ] been done a I" being dne this year by the Associated Chari- ties , assbttd ! by the city authorities and elti- Zeus generally. 11. I , ' . Merrill , scretary . has distributed large amounts of clothing and provisions along the mmeetly and as soon as a case oC destitution or want Is made known , It Is looked after at once. The ladies ] d the different churches arc In turn devoting onto afternoon of their tme by meeting at the city hal and taking pl In making quilts for the poor. Up to the present - ent tunic thIrty new quilts have been turned out. out.The pay roil of the city counci prern1 a It contains convlnc- rather peculir aspect ; I Ing proof , at least us far as "salary" Is con- cerned. Grand Island has councimen or the first and second class , oC low and high degree. Two of time councilmen draw $ :50 per year , while olx draw only $150. Aboul the tIme or the last city election retrenchment was the 1.1UI and ae the new council was organ- izeni . a majoriy or the ( counci carried the motion to tam ] only $150. Though the law stales that the emolulent or no officer shall , bl Increase or diminished whie hue Is hold- ; lang onlce , Il WS generally expected that the ' three ouncilen who opposed the moUon would abide bi the majority's clslon. Only ono of them , James A. Rourlee , has dent so , and wile he and others arc drawing $ IGO per year , Councilmen Owens and McLlughln arc drawing $250. a And no one would , al this time , bt warranted In saying that they earned more titan the others. tln 1- ' r.OIGI if Ol'FI EHS ISTAL ; D. . Nebralla - " , . . Societies Induct Their New I , :1lcl : In lormt Meatier. CRETE , Jan. 6.-Speciai.-Holiand ( ) post No : 75 , Grand Army of the Republic , held 11blc installation exercises last night In the opera house Department Commander Church howe , Aljutant General Trimblo and inspector - specter General Davis were present , the later acting as mus.lerlng officer. After the cere- monies Commandlr Howe addressed a large an ) very attentive audience for over an hour. Mr. , Howe gave a graphic Illustration of the penslun policy or the present administra- ton. ( showing that the Grand ArlY oC the UcpuIlc did cot ask for any more tItan : was its rlghls FollowIng are the ofcers installed - staled : C" , E. ShillIng ; S. V. C. . J. O. Ooollwln ; J. V. C" , M. : B. : WIsner ; adjutant . ilL Level ; surgeon 'IV , Mcl1oray ; chaplain , L. M. Deals ; Q. M. , II. \Vm W. Deli ; O. 1) . , J. W. Grewel ; O. G. , C. Christians. WAUNE1'A , Neb. , Jan. ' Speclal.-The ( ) newly elected officers Wauneta lodge No. ' 2Q5 , Ancient Order of UnIted Workmen were publicly installed at their hal January 2. Time ceremony was mast innprssive . and was witnessed ly nearly every perSOl Wauneta , P. ' ' Dmick br this Illace actIng as install- lag of1iaer , aslste by other prominent mem- bet or the ( local hedge. Prier to the Instala- ton exercises I socIal and literary program consisting of music by the Ancient Order of UimltedVorlcnnemn quartet . speeches , recita- tons amid selecl reading was svehl rendered alter which the lemLer : of the order and lhel' families went to the Foils hotel for supper ' 1"101 there all who wished repaired - paired to Library hal Ind enjoyed the remaining - maining Incurs \ of the nIght In dancing. LYONS , Neb. . . Jl. \ . Slleclal.-Logan ( ) Valley lOdge No. 80 , Independent Order oC 0 ; I elowsr niet at their hal Well- 'nOll ' ) night and installed the ( following 00. Cel : C. P. Bce N. G , ; J. O. Perce , V. G , ; t" . I. . Cook , fecrelary ; J. ) ( . Anianna treas- nrer. The folowing omcen were appointed by thl noble gmul : Pranle Clemenls , R. S. I ; M. 1. nx , L. S. ; John I'iferY. [ . : U. S. Hart I. G. ; A. L. Wole , O. 0. ; M. M. Wamner C. ASIILANI Jan. 6.-Speclai-Thie ( ) Installation - laton ot officers its Ashlaud lodgd No. lila . Ancient Order United Workmen , for time ensuing year occurred at their hal Wednesday - day might. The following ofcers wer In- staled : J. W. Moon . minister worlnnan : J. C. /titkiim. foreman \ ; W. A. Fowler , overs.eer ; E. Whlppe ] , recorder ; J. A. Boweim nnan- cler ; B. S. Clark receiver ; J. H. Granger , guide ; S. I , . Graham , Inside watch ; Johnson Knight , outside watch , Il'CI II.D , Neb. , Jan. 6.-Specal.- ( : JlchI ehl lodge 1 No. 131 Ancient Order UtnitetiVorkiiien , installed olcers for the coming yeal' In Ile2elCO or a hal full Of In- vied frlemls. Certimnonnies were conducted by D.'other . Alfred Fiitmt . ho being deputized for tIne occasion as gralul master worklan , anti were nicely and Impressively rendered. The Incoming olcer doing their part In full . went far towa.1 maIlng the public Instal- laton the grand success I proved to be After Instllaton a general social was enjoyed unt a late hour , every one going home teel- ling thai there surely tire great things In fra- . teralsm anti sociability . even to us , sauatell al we hap n JQ t ' le this ) year almot In the center 0' the d'ronmtii.strlcltein part of our fair state. 'WBSTON , Neb. , Jan. G.-Speclal.-St. ( ) George lodge . Knights of Pythaias . of this Illace , hehl n 11uhlc Instnlaton anal banquet In the Jresencl of lie ( mnenthers famiIes and friends at the hal last Jrllu ) night Tine officers for the ensuIng year are : Will T. Malick 0 , C. ; John l.ehll\hl. y. C. ; Dr. C. P. SLoel.ert . , K. of H. and S. ; An'hl 1.lnel- LI/II. / M I. at \ . : I"ranl Vlesak 1' . ; H. C. Car- Ilonter. hi. ofV. . ; M. W. 011mm. M. of P. ; A. II. I.ehmkuhl , , M. oC E. ; J. Websler , I. G. ; Frell John ol , O. O. - - 111 Iln" " In ; l'unrl , 1'ONC4 , Neb , . Jan. G.-Speclal.-Jlrl ( ) II Keefe's " .loon buIlding al 2 o'cloele spread norlh all south , and destroed the stocks of , 1. J. lalorris general I store ) ; } ( eefc' $ saloon ; ! E. J. harry . harness ; I. Conner grocerIes ; tine i'stoi1lcu ' . anti the News oihice. Loss and Insurallce ; not estimated. . \lelpt"I' tn Commit Stmicllu , NI.am.\SIC' CIT \ Jd. C-Simeeiai.-- ( ) hunk DouI1 , , landlord of the Cludnnlt house , swallowed hair an ourw of laulb.num last cvnln wih suicidal Imitent A stomah IIUIII , kept him on his t side or the dark river _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ l llhl".l lU1111 at " ' 'II CI ) PAI.I.S CITY , Neb. , Jan. G.-Slnclll.- ( ) Last night Wiiam Howle of W'lore , engineer - gineer on the run from \VYlore to St , Joseah was run over anl boil ; Ie&s I severed _ . . VVV _ < . _ , - . . . . . _ , above the knee. He stepped from his engine whie In motion near the dept to enter n hotel for a lunc and slipped ' under the wheels. A special train brought his wife , baby ) ' and brother here front W'more just fifteen minutes before he died , The body was taken to his wife's parents Mr. anti Irs. Hoppe , who live about a mIle and u half west of the elt ) ' . Ills parents hIve In Iowa anti wIll attend the funeral , which wi take place Tuesllay. He heaves a wife anti 1 3.months,0\ baby AHOAIII0UT lOUSU OUn.TV , Jnry Hettrll n Yrrilet of : ' 'nn.IBughter dgzmitm4It .Siiieiizer's Inycr. AUBUHN , Jan. G.-Spechal ( legram.- The jury returned a verdict this afernoon against J. W. Argabright ot manslaughter. Court will convene In lie ( morning for the purpose of hearing motions for a new trIal amid pasting sentence , and wIll then adjourn sine die. . York Clnlty Ir"'Itc ' . YORK , Neb. . Jan 6.-Speclal.-The ( ) last meeting of the oM county hoard was Jlhl here yeslerday. In remembrance of this Chairman Prohaslea gave an oyster supper to the old board on Friday ] evening. An elegant - , gant tIme was enjoyed by all . During the I course at the evening Supervisor Keso ] presented - sented to Chairman Prohaska , In the name ot the melbers or the ( board , a handsome gold watch. Mr. Iro'laska ' , although plainly ] taken by surprise , made a nel speech of IC- celltance. The work of thIs board has given generll satisfactIon throughout. The first meetIng of tho. now board will be held Tues- day all until that tme the county w1 be without n hoard of supervisors. The Soldiers Colony company or York county mel I the court house yesterday. The meeting was adjourned till next Satur- day. tay.Mrs. Mrs. A. n. Taylor anti daughters arrlvell front Iniperlal this state , yesterday , anti will , In the future , make this their home Mr. Taylor arrived a few days ago. Miss Alice Smal loft today for Tha'er , at which place she will take charge or the school taught b ) her sister , untIl she Is able to once more resume her work , : lr. J. C. Compton and family . accom- ] JIVld by his another Mrs. Ellen C. Compton - ton , left yesterday for Perry . Mlch" , al which place they wi make their future homo Mr. and Mrs. J. Sampson of Knox county Ill. . arrived here yesterday and wi for a few days remain here , visiting time sister of Mrs. Sampson , Mrs. " ' . E. I Johnson. At the home of Mrs. E. A. Warner Mes- dames E. A. Warner , G. P. Chessman and harrison entertaIned about seveiity-tivO oC their holy friends on Frlihy afternoon. The house was beautIfully decorated. The terms of court for the Fifth district or Nebraska for the year of 1895 wi bo as fol- lows : Saunders county , January 21. May 13 , October 7 ; Butler . February 25 , June 3 , November - vember 1 ; Polk , March 25 , Juno 2t , December 0 ; Sewarll January 21. May G , October 7 ; York February 18 , lay 27 , Novel her 1 ; hlanilitoni . March 18. Juno 17. December 7. Hon Edward Dates of York ] and lion. Robert Wheeler of Osceola will presl < )11150 "f ' 1hreo Exeter CIUzpn EXETER , Neb. . Jaim G.-Speclal.-Exeter ( ) lost three or her citizens last week lair death. David II. Mulhola'm ! died at his home Friday - day morning , after teing confined to his bed for nearly eight months with that peculiar and Incurable disease known as locomtor ataxy. For almost fifty days prior to his death not a particle or rood or other ourlsh- ment' passed his Ihls. lie was 36 years of age , canto to Exeter trom Loimisvihie . N. Y. , In 1881. engage In the mercantile , business until 1886 , when he became a member of the grain firm of E. Sandrock & Co" , In which he retained an Interest until 1893 , when th firm dissolved. He was a leadIng figure In all business , social and pOlitical matters up to tine beginning or his hhlness . a year ago , and was extremelY popular wih all ' classes. His funeral occurred this afternoon ' from the Congregational church , Rev. C. H. Huests ! ofliciating. The Independent Order of Odd ' Fciiows , or which he was an honored mem- bet , had charge ot his burial. ' Mrr . Christine Sweely dIed at the ' home of her son-In-law. 'John Rea ( 'December , ' 29. and wa burled January 1. . . She.ya ' 8 " years ; , ofage. : . V V V' Mrs. : Nancy 'Rolan. : dlelI ! Jm ; ' 1. ni tll& home oC her daughler. Mrs. Drown , and was buried Wednesda In the Center' cemetery. She was 78 years of age Frallc Suda. a Bohemian hiring between here and MIil'gafl ; committed sulclda' , by shootng himself Wednesday.V Exeter lodge No. 88 , Independent , Order of Odd Felows , elected ' the following ofceri , for the ensuing year : N. G. , Palmer RIco ! ; . V. G. , W. S. Dmick ; secretary F. ' 11 .Ziaka ; treasurer , C. . A. Songst r. . Exeter camp No 887. Modern Woodmen of America , elected the following of erstor the ensuing year : V. C. , E. H. Lancaster : W. A. Wiber nl ; E. D" , W. J. Walt ; clerk William Dyer : E. . George I Steele : W. . C. G. .J. Clause ; S. . Bert Dyer ; delegate , F. O. Fritz. V Possibly the greatest event to commence the new year was the dinner and supper given by the Workmen ledge and Us Degree of Honor Tuesday for the 'beneft ' or tine ' vest- era drouth suiTerers. An ex'colentdlim\r and snapper xmas given al the remarkably how price of 15 cents. _ _ _ _ _ Dhmsla City lhurch Deill ntml. NEBRASKA CITY . Jan 6.-Speclal.- ( ) The new Baptist church was ledlcated today , Re\ A. O. WIlliams . I r9r.er pastor , preach- Ing the sermon An elaborate program was observed al both morning and evening service and services will continue thro'ughout the weel The structure Is n handsome one , built of vitrified brick with appropriate trimming - ming The auditorium Is an octagonal .shapell room with raised seats and a seating capacity or 700. Separate from the auditor- loin Is a lecture room with a seating capacity of about 250. The pews are oC sold oak In natural nnlsh , and time Test oC time wood work ] corresponds. The cost oC the building 'wa about $10,000. . JUBL UJ'lU.1 U"U' OdIlE. Ono Man Fatnly Wonndod slid Three flt'10r4 ' Seriously Injurrd. CL.RKSTOWN , Mo. , Jan G.-A duel with . pistols took lllueo , late yesterday afternoon between two negroes on the main business Rlreet. 'rhere wer fOJ people In the Immediate - diate vicinity nt the time , but tine two bel- lgcrents blazet away It each other , totally regardless oC those about thmonm . As a result one man was probably ] fatally and three others more or less Seriously wounded. 'rhe IlwllstR were Joe dwards anti Urecle Crw- ( oral. ' 1hey had trouble over a crap game ' anti the dozen shots they fired did more damage to outiders thln to the Khooters. , I.ntwrence Giover . n prominent young man , received one or the bullets In the bowels , ninth his recovery II doubtful Deputy ! ar- Html John Ihnl Dlclemeyer wins shot through the thigh whlp tttteinpting to arrest the two negroes. Edwards received u bullet In his nrm Ind CmwCorll'a scalp ! Was cut I ) ' an- oLher. Bnth men were arrested und lodged In jail. Time friends oC the wounded men talk strongly lynching the lrlsoners SrIfIJcIrlIS JJUlUJ I J'un .i j''IUC. Large ( onorl' Store at UIIJlh , l'n" , Do- srr"70,1 by I'hu"cs. DUI3OIS Pa. . Jan. G.-'he large general store of Deli & Lewis at this place wane burned to the Irat story today und the stock was ruined by water. Th loss wi reach $5,0. The establishment was known as "tho compnny's store , " and Is generally tholgh t to Iimmve been owned by Del , Lewis & Yates the coal operators , whose miners are out on a strike. I Is tIne prcvaliiing belief - leC time hire waR Incendlsry In Its origin. It was learnell hero today that the miners who are out on u strike hehl a secret meet- 1 , Inl ut Heynoldvlie yesterday afternooni . What wane done ut the meetnG cannot be learned further than a cal was issued for 1 general meetnK ot miners anal citizens to cltens be heht at the opera house In this city tomorrow - morrow morning nt 10 o'clock , at which tme the strikers will publicly jefine their grievances and asle for aid and sympathy from out the nubIle. Fifteen hunlred men are - . TIlPR , EWWSS , UUIURllRl. UluuUy tvtJenco of 'trlhlo Work Near Jahi. City , ' 01. SA : ANTONIO Tex. . Jan , 6.-A special to the Express from Falls City says : Lst nIght late three men were murdered within three mle : of this city . A. I. Young a whie nmmm antI I promlnenl farmer , Will Duran , 1 colored tarot hand 1111 A. O. Undlal a 11xlcal laborer were found dead on Ihe rUllshl < within two miles 'ot each other wih bullet holes In their heads. From the similarity at tle ( wounds and the sitation In general 1 Is thought they were all murdered - . dered by the same part ) . Tine affair Is very m'ltelloul und the developments ot an In- , 'cstgaton which Is being suede by the authorities Is anxiousIyawatted. . . .J . . , V V ! WILL \ \ ThI1.1IO\YL1 \ RATE FALL ? 'I' I ' ' Question in Which Hawkeye Shipper and HaulctfAto Deeply Intorceted . fUl RfVIEW"OP' ' TiE RECENT hEARING ' 0.1' . ' ,1 : History of time CoinumitIoner' 8ch.tulo and tIme . rorll of the Ill\road ' to Hcslst or Overturn u Ito Hltcs 1"ab- : _ .llihcl by it. , ' " ' ' , - DES MOINES . Jan. C.-Speclai.-On ( ) the 10th day of May 1888 , the hoard of Railroad Commissioners ot llie state acting under the provisions ot a law enacted by the Twemmty- second general assembly , established ant promulgated - mulgated I schedule of freIght charges for the go\'ernlenl or nil the railroads doing business In Iowa ; The classification so mallo was the result ot a long series or disputes and contentions between the people and time railroad corporations and effected 1 radical reduction trom the then existIng rates run- Inlng on some bulty commodites and "short haus" ] as much as 50 to 75 per cent. The ralroall managers stoutly resisted the enforcement - torcement of this order and exhausted every ' device suggested by time ablest all brainiest array of legal talenl thnl money could command - mand before yielding to the supervision of the commlsslonors. The rates promulgated were finally acceptclI In 1889 , and for five years past have governed al shipments be- tween local points. The annual reports oC the railway commissioners - sioners for these intervening years showed a healthy amI ( steady growth In Iowa business and a corresponding increase of net proms to the railroads. The people , especially the jobbing and manufacturing Interests , were therefore somewhat surprised when , on August med : 2 , 1894 , time following petition was To the Ilonon able . the Board of Railroad Commissioners of Um State or Iowa : Your letitlO1meI ' , time Illinois Central Railway pettonel' COllln , the Chicago , Milwaukee & St. Paui lailway commmpamny . the Chicago & Plul Halwa l'm\an Northwestern HIIWI ' campau the Chicago - cage , Ilock Illnl & Iacile Hnlway com- Hoct I'tnnY . tIme Chicago , lurln.ton & Quincy p/n Railroad eompau ) ' . anti tfe Burlington , Cedar Rapids & Norther Hallway com- pany. respectfully represent that they arc corporatiolis now ownlnw and operating railroads - roads lit amid through the state of Iowa , throuHh mats that they have so owned and operated ant respecttvo railroads for many ) 'ean last Iin5t. and are common carriers In said state under authority of the laws thereor. Your pettoners respectfully represent that the rates they charge and receive upon shipments betwten ! Iowa points have been and are so charged and reCel\'el pursuant to the caslleaton ] ant sehedlle or rates promulgated b\ tine order or your honor- able board unnder date oC May 10 , 1888 , to- ether with time ' several nmendments there- to III revisions thereof from lme to time mmmdc and that these rates have been so charged and received as the mlxlmul rates for the service rendered. AntI 'oU' petitioners complain ant say .thut the rates have proven by long experi- once to bo Inollequate ninth unromuneralve , and to yield ] ttrour petitioners un Inadequate - quate compeflillition for the service ren- Ilel'ed. And thcYorspectruly petItion your honorable boarlltl revise the schedules amid ciasaificat1qnB.1uoW In force ali to In- ant clasElfcatqns'luow , } Un rates which may be charged In 10\ tt7 yOur petitioners , so that receIve reasonable , : your pettoners nly a Call and Just cdnmhmnsatiomm for the service to be rcn eretnl11 'ach partcular case , and your pcttoner wJ ever nray. WHEN TF'lEAHNG ' OPENED. August 21 wSI'si' by the commissioners .Cor a hearing of , he . above petition , on which , date all of tinntoe named railroads . were represented Ly ttieir general olCCls and by their special atij ' y . J , W. mytlo or Dur- llngton. - atl''rj , Coinmlssloner Frank T. Cannnpbeil also ipiared ns representing the Campbel bpared State Farmers' tnhjtinace . the State Jobbers' association and1ttain coal and manufacturIng - Ing Interests. , , JpIthd \vItr Mr. Campbell' In oppo lg1 y. ) ' . Inn freight . : rate , were excamnnitts1QflV PePdIIt' Sniith . represnt ! 'Ing'tbo : slmippror 'oil' l J3luiTs . and S. F. pro'uty of Des laroines ; 'representng tine Com- mcrcil club ot this cl y. . A hare number. . , 'busln s men representing tM.Iamia : turlns interests of Burlington . Ottumwa . Dubuque , l rsh \own an i other citIes were also pres ent. The petition or the railway corporations having been red , Mr. Campbell moved that the railroads be required to file a "more riroads ' specific statement' or what they ' destred or what they expected" tine commlssloncrs to grant , manning each. commodity and the per cent oC Increase' ' each class. Acer considerable sparring between Messrs. Campbell and Blythre , the hoard sustained . lhls moton and time case was continued. 01\ the same day tine railroads tiled an amended petition glylng what purported to be the actual rates then In force In the adjoining' ' states or Illinois , Wisconsin , Minnesota and Dakota , and also In Michigan , In parallel columns with the ommlssloners' rates In Iowa. and with the proposed rates asked by the railroads written In red Ink between. This voluminous document showed that the raIlroads were asking for a general increase on all classes ot goods and carload lots or al from 16 to 35 per cent-asking In e\ectto be allowed to re-establIsh the old rates la force before the commlsloncrs' schedule took e- Cect. For 100 pounds or merchandise for transportation 100 miles the Increase peti- tloned for on nrst.class goods was from 24 to 33 cents ; second , 20 to 28 cents ; third , IG to 21 cents ; fourth , , 12 to IG cents with n corresponding ciiinnge. In carload rates. The shipping and , jobbing interests requested - quested Curther tmo to prepare to meet this issue and tIme case was ' , postponed till the 18th of September. On that day Mr. Campbell med a further objection to time form of the evidence submitted by the railroads. He denied that the printed tariff sheets med by the corporations were the rates actually In force In the states namell. Campbell said the railroads had come before time commis- sioners with a 'petiton ' stating , first . that the Iowa commissioners' rates were not remunerative and compelled them to do busi- ness at a loss ; second , mat the schednle In force In this state was very mnch below tIme rates In adjoining states. . As to tine first proposition , Mr. Campbell called the attention of time commhsloners to time reports oC tine railroads led wIth time board In pursuance oC law anti prove1 conclusively hint ture had been a steady increase in l both gross anti net earnings ever since the commhsloners' rates went Into operation. Lie road front the commlsslonors' report for tine fiscal year ending June 30 , 1893 , that the net pro s ot tIne railroads by their own admhsons ! footed up to about $1,500,000. being nearly 5 per cent on the entro valuation or time raIlroads , watered stock ] Included. HALHOADS , ASI FOB TIME. lie further Insisted that , as the burden of proof rested wIth the corporations , and that In order to sustain the allegations In their petition , all theJldenco : submitted should bo duly verified by.te proper officers imd all wItnesses siiouldctbol . oxamlned under oath : This motion beings Iso sustained hy the board , the raIlroads . , led by the Chicago lur- Ington & Quincy / 'allted for leave to wih- draw 'all doCUmtllls'i suLmllld In evidence and for time to tprepare other tariff sheets to conform wllh \ 1rnlng. . The board graimteti the reqpt. Insructng the petl. toners "to fur\\IIdply , authenticated copies of rates and tariffs now actually In force In Idjolnlnc statel t fOr , . tie mast year , all time Inlertato and Iwclal tariffs . together with a detailed stateleil pf all reports ald COI- cessions or everx 'cbaraeier" Tine hearing was then adjour\J \ ? tJhi thla order was com- pled wltb. On \b'ta \ slot October the rai- roads , wlthoul .r ? l ( to the shIppers , appeared - peared before Lle "old and med documents purporting to 10)11r. accordance with this pur\rtlg ' orde : . 11 ! On the 13th of the succeeding month tine shippers again appeared and raised further objection to the form stint tufclency oC evl denco. The al nton of the hoard was called to the tact that' no special or Interstate tariffs and no statement 'ot ' concespJons or reboils had been filed , Mr. Campbell. In' ' behal ot time shippers , stated that all tine railway omclals filing lar- 1f or rate shmeets . In order that the Issue might b met squarelY. had been requIred to sub. scribe to the following oath : "I , - , being duly swornm1 . do . al I ) I\I knowledge at- frm thal the tariffs hereto a.tleho. marked , ' etc. , cOlstlt/le a complete list of all the tar- I life now ln force upon the above named railroad . ' road or that have been In force during time past year. and that the same Is a complete ) list or all ole .tarlffs , general special and ' commodity . Ild that the freight over our various lines hi the diferent stales has been handled al the price Eel out In said tariff Ileetl , and at mme lower rate durng : tine ( lane covered by II tariffs. and that we have not ' mndo ani concessions from above rates to any one by rebate or otherv1se. " No affidavits In Lute forum had been flied anti I looke.1 to him as It the corporations Were seeking to evade the orders or the com- 11sloners. 1n reply to thIs statement ChaIrman I.uke fall that the board land : manic thnO order , anti Il remained for the railroads to comply , In order to make out theIr case. A copy 0 these statements was sent to the petitioners . anti , after sro turlher mnrellmni- mary sparring the Issues were fully made imp anti the case sel for final hearing December - bet 27. Al ( hula htarlng every railroad doing busl- midas In Iowa was represented by its president - ont. general . manaer or other hIgh ofliclal. . The attorney for the petitioners , : tr. 1).the. after a few Ilrelminary remarks , sale all tIme railroads asked for at the halcls of Limo lnepie and tIme commissioners was fair treat- nnent The commissioners' Ichellue ] 11111 been tried for five years , nod hall Ilroven unremu- nerath'e. Time raIlroads , he contInued . should nol be reCulr ! t to conduct huslnll nl an actual loss. Money invested In rairoads ought to earn seine prcft , nnd thin dividends from this source ought to equal time net profits of other legllnnte business cnteprlses. lie b leved lint doumentary evidence suh- mlted woulll fully sustaIn tine allegations or the petitioners , all hoped the ommtssloners would grnl them the desired relief. IN IEIALP m' Tm JOnn lS. Time opponents or an Incraso In freIght rates a thIs hearing wore lel by ex-Senator J. G. lutchlnn , now engaged In the wholesale - sale grocery busIness In Olnnwa , lie thought the raIlroads coull not have chosen a more Inopportune tlmo to make thIs do mand , " 'hile nil other limits of business was stagnant anti , paralyzed , aOl n general scalng down In prices was time rule In Qvery department of human activity , lie thoughl tine railroads shoull bo very thanldul If p rmlt- ted to charge the old rates established when tine country was happy and prosporoums. lIe ! quoted front the comnnmlseioners' annual rllort , showing time net earnings on Iowa business was $11,860,000 for 189 , $ i2S00,000 for 1890 , $14,460,000 for 189. and HGIGOOO In 182. and could not see In the face of thesl facts and ngures how Il was possible to prove that the prevaing rates In this state were not remnumnematlve. The people or Iowa woull no 10nJ r submit to bl taxed by tine corpora.- tons to pay large dividends on ctteus ca- Ial and watered stock , and It' I the corporations desired to lnatmgurate another antt-raiiroad crusade and join ! Issues with the Luslness interests oC the state on tlls proposItion they Wire startIng cut on the rIght courso. Mr. Hutchinson boldly asserted that this movement was largely the Interest of Chl- large\ cage and other outside cites and was calcu- ated ] to break down all the manufacturing ali jobbing Interests In the Intirlor of the state. He was follOwed by ex-Commissioner Spencer Smith of Counci mufs , who contended that the pre\'aling rates were not only relunera- t\'e. but relatively ] lower thnn those In the surrounding states. Frank T. Campbell folowed In a lengthy address defendIng the present rates as being . both just nUl reasonable , fair alike ta the V railroads and the shhmors. lie charged that the railroads had nOtified anything but their minimum rates , annd were seeking to Impose on the commissioners. He then proceeded to read sheet after sheet of rates , which ho dared the lanagers to deny hind been actu- ally In force within the past year In other states and which were much lower than the Iowa rates. 'The statement was admitted by the attoreys for the petitiomners . coupled with the excuse that the mates were "rorced" by too shafl competition and were only between a few ] oints. S. F. Prouty or Des Moines closed ] the ar- gment for the shlp ] rs. lie said the pet- toners had abandoned the principal point or contention anal no longer argned that the commissioners' rates were not remamneratlve. The sole question at Issue , then , Is this : Are the rates charged [ or local troPIc In this state Ies' than those In adjoining slates ? Even If this could be ] rven he could not see that Il would jusliy an Increase In rates at the present tinme. In closing he said the people of IoWa desired to be just ; they had submitoi for mammy years to railroad extor- tion " and discrimination against both the r..rmlnl COil hnslns Interests. but when pa- tionco ' ' ras.oxhnaustcd ' the - state ; callIng to her assistance the best legal talent at her com- mand had enacted a law to prevent further encroachments upon the rights or her clt- ens , and while dealing out equal and exact justice to all tIne business Interests or her citizens would never again be placed In the care and leeeping or railroad corporatiotna. ARGUMENT OF THE I1OADS. ' E. P. Ripley. genorl manager oC the MI- i wlulte'e , said the ratcs quoted by Mr. Camp- boil vers correcl , but they were for long hauls werO between competing PolnitS. Ho thought It ' was obvIously unfair to ' apply these rates to local business VNt. Markhnani traffic manager of the 1111- ads Central 'spoke al length along time same lines. Io said Il was Impossible to figure on the ' exact cost o'l traimsportatiott . amnd tIne attennpt had been abandoned Ly the Inter- state Commerc ! commission. 'J."V. . lIhyilme . general solicitor for the Iiicag Durlngton & Quincy. closed the argument - jhlcag before the board. reviewing at length time entire history or railroad legislation. He thought the lowt Jaw was I masterpiece of Its icimid . and embraced all the statutes ever enacted - ' acted anywhere for the restriction and con- : trol of railroads. le maintained that the state has no right to take rrom thin railroads - roads what they could ear under business condtons exIsting without the law. lIe said. that competition , and competition alone ! , should be allowed to settle the rate prob- lem. I this proscriptIve policy Is to bo continued be would welcome the day when the government relieved the railroad stock- holders from the burden or ownership and pay for the reads what tine courts would decide they were actually wortlm In closing he exhorted time commlsslonerH cosing not to be turned asIde from their duty by Vpopulr clamor , and felt assured if the docam. nnents aubmnitted were carefully considered tinat the prayer of tine petltlommers would be granted. This closed tIne hearing , and tIne board took tIme ease under advisement. In. tie- cision vlll certainly be rendered within a week. It Is rumored on good atmtlmorlty that Connmissioner De3' , the outgoing member of tIme board , Is preparIng a nmesv acimedule , nil- lowing an average increase of 10 per cent- just about i.alt what time raIlroads asIc. Time prevaihhing oplmnlon is , however , ( lint if any change is made at all it will not be over 5 per cent on certain eoatnmoditlemm that will bear heavier charges , anti ( lint time gemnraI mnaimufacturiitg anti jobbing interests will remnaIn undisturbed , p - TIhItJ.I TJIN1J ) iS V HX ( ) U' iS. I NICS. I'enmnsylvnnlnt Trauma Almno4t Crnshmetl lIe- imonath ii Montnmimn of lee. RENO , Pa. , Jan. 6.-Smmowshldes covering five miles , a. few nnlies West. of Lock haven , on tine Pitiladolpinia & Erie rallroad blocked traillo this morning. Wtimlie a ( relglm ( train , east-bound , syas runxnimmg alomig tIme bnae of time snow capped Ahle- ghonles with tine icebound iiusquehanna below , t wait suiimnerge i by an avalammelne of dry , sleety ammow , The train was covered alnnost its entire lenmgtlm. Crews front the east anti mvest to tIme number of several hundred immemi. caine to time rescaman aund worked the traimL tinrougis tIme snowsiide timid for a. distance of live miles , l'iieamm. While the Emie mali train , with a lamre mtumnnber of pmaasetmgers , lay at ( lila pltmco eight hours , Time mali tmalmt ran tIme gaunt. let nail scraped the vimlte vail , winichm pressed tlmreatenningiy against eltiner side , mi.lflmost cruanimimig tIme tmalnm. 'i'ime train was inn inmmnhlieflt danger of being engulfed or hurled down tine bank Into tIne river. him. aireds of men are standing read ) ' to ruslm to assist engulfed trains tonight. C.ILIFWINI.t'S 511N4 TUJUJf. P1(1111' , V Opcmmhimg Session of the Stmnto l.eghalattmro Tomley Ezpoctrnh to lIe SYmirmim. SACRAMENTO V , Cal , , Jan. 6.-Tine Call. ( omnia state legislature meets tomorrow , anti time sesalqn nronmisea to be peculiuriy lively anti a very Interesting one , The election of the United States senator and tIme proposed comntest over tIme govemnmoriehmiii ore mmmattt'rs that vlhi dennanll lnmnmnedlmnle attention , For time senatorahlp George A. Perkins ' time Inresent incunniment and M. II , he Y'oming , proprIet ur of time han Franmcisco Chronicle , are time OneS most inemntioned , cmiii tie tine ieglsiaturo is largely republican , of course a. repubhlcamn wIll be elected. Thin repulahIcntn tatit comnmnlttee wIll asic tIme legislature to mines a bill at the be. ginning of time session restraining time alteaker of the house from canvassing ( lie vote for gevemsiog on the grounnd that Guy- ernor-eheet Build wait eleetti by fraud. Goy. ermior Markhmmmni bait sigmmiileti his intention qf turmniimtm ( hits phhice over to Ilutid. lpciiibn of Vgniar'i Vaumiiy , BERLIN , Jan. 6.-Wagner's funnily imave decided that there imll be no performance of mis work at lleyreuth timia year , PIONEER NE\VS \ RUSTLER DEAD Dr. Craig , Who Laid the Foundation for the Proont News orvico , DROKE TIlE IIRST TEL.tG1APU MONOPOLY Excitimig Immeittent lii hhi lmurly : Career \tlitle Emigageti tim l'mnann'imnlttiing litnropentmn Not to the New York ' t'SliimrS-ilo Or- gaimizeat time Asoclateti l'rcss. NEV YORK , Jima. 6.-Many storIes have been told mm coimnection with Ir. Craig. time pioneer hews gatimorer in tlmo United States. \'imcn in 1844 tIme telegrainhi line from Iiestomn \viis commipleteti to Calals , Mu. , Mr. CraIg es- tabihshieii a pony ime's express , coveritmg time 150 mIles bet.weemn Ilnihifax amid fishy , N. S. , amnd engaged aim exinress steamer tmenmco for fifty mmnlles across tine bay of Ptimmaly to St. Johns , N. Ii. ThIs enabled hunt to dlstnmmco coinmpetitors anti put it In his power to cent- monad extravagammt prices for his budget of news. It also earned for him tIme position of European mews agent of ( lie New \'orlc press. John ' Smnithm was at timis thnmne Craig's umost formmtltiablo competitor. 'hue rivalries of time two unen constituted a subject of freqtmemit interest to reshtlemnts of halIfax , alma cnn- joyed watcinImng the races from time steamer to time telegraph ollice. On omne occasioim Sntnithn sticceetleil lmn catcln. hag one of Craig's liacknuges as it was tossed by ( lie ship's nurser front the natlihle bo to that deck anti a few nmmhntmtes later It was being tmansmnittetl by tine only wire front halifax to Smith's patromis lit New York , Craig's revenge came a few weeks afterward - ward and It was carefully prearranged. lIe hmnstructeil. lila Liverpool agent to seind by special atessenger by atnccecihmmg steamers duplicate copies of latest Ilanroprain jonmmnals anti news smitmnimnnm'ient ; omme Parcel ttm be thrown over to his nfewsboat five mnnlies below time cIty anti tIne other to be tinrowmn over to aimutimer newaboat statiomned opposite anti imear to tIne telegraph oilice , one mmmhic Vfrommm time steammier's wharf , AND TilE SCIIEME WORKE1) . A week before th next sieanmnr was dime , Craig engaged his two newsboats Valid arranged - ranged for a fast hiorsa express front a polint five miles below the city , and caused the secret - cret to leak omit to Snmitln that hIs news liar- eels were to ho tiarowim over to his boat as the steamer neared the city. 'Fine evening before time steanmmer was dunt Craig mmnadc up a hot ot' liarcels of Europeanm journals , inciuti- lag W'ihaimer & Snimithm's Eniroinean Thnmes , ( Inca a noted paper of Liverpool , ( aiding care to mayo a inortion of time mmammnc. outside time wrapper - per , but carefully concealing ( lie date. A trusty agent was cnnpioyed to staind with this named by tine water's edge , ninth as tine steamnner Itasseti up tine harbor this parcel was thrown into tIme water amid recovered , nnmd tine rnessengr rushed at. tIne top of his speeti to time telegraph omce aqti depsitet1 time tirippiing bogims parcel impomu the table of tInt' ohllco with the breat Imless anna ouncenment : ' 'here's Craig's parcel of European news. " Fifteen nninamtes afterward Snnhtim , driviing a fast horse , ruslnetl front tine strainer's whmar ( to the telogmapin omco , before time horse had fairly stopped , Snmitit hail cleared the carriage at omne botmntl , and was at tine top of tine flight of stairs , w'hmiclt led to the operating room. The cleric polmnted to tine package en time table and told hiatt lie was beaten. With a single glance at time dripping package , and a malediction - diction upon 'his ' omimpetltor , Snmitln turned upon Inis ineel , drove to imis motel , aimd in half an hour afterwards vas atcainnlng out of the harbor on board the steanmier bound for Boston , having been hoaxed Into leaving his rival tlme ms'lres umndisputed. Eraig , In tine menatinme , proceeded at hmh leisure , 'after me- ceiving lila parcel from tine steamer , to prepare - pare tub news for time telegrainlm.V APPIAL1D TO MONOPOhX. After thIs Smith , wlso' \ : the largest stockholder tmn tlme-New England Morse limes , undertook to shut out his rival front time use of that company's lines , wimlclt extended ( roam Portland to l3oston. Craig retaliated by lam- ducing tine managers. of tii Maine Telegraph compamnys line , another link. in tIne system , to stop Srnitlms mesages ( rota Irailfax to Pert. land untl his own press and other European members were served at that point. Craig tlmcmn rana locomotive express over time East- era railroad from Portlaimd to Boston , carry- hag lila press mews and other mmnessages , anti at floton ( lacy were telegraphieni by tIne ham line to New York. This was only a temnminor- cry expedient , but It. served until tIme ham lime could be exttnded to Portland , establishing - ing direct conmnection by wire betwecin New York and Halifax. Thus was time first ( ole- graph moncijoly broken , Craig remaIned at halifax in cinarge of ( lie press and Coininner- cial Traneatlantio telegraph business umttll 1851 , whemm he removed to Nosy York and thoroughly organized time Associated press service , wlmich may be said to maya been tine iaremnt of all thn press news agencies , which imavo lied au exisience to time present day , Ills connection witln time Associated press comm- tinued untli about 1867. Simmee tinat time lie has been engaged in numerous ointorprises. Mr. Craig was born in Rmmnnnoy , N. Y. , on November 4 , 181h. lie caine to New York in 1861. His death resulted from heart disease while lie vas sitting in a clnairV He heaves a widow , one dauglmter , Mrs. .1. B. Brown , anti one sam , V. L. Craig , who is connected witlm tile New York health departnneint. T..IL 1"WIIT 01" JIIEXIUANS , Mnsnor , T'x , , ( lie Scotia of it l.lvely Shiouthimg ftffraV Over Doimmestio Affairs. MANOR , 'rex , , Juan. 6.-A tragedy oc- curreil last niglnt on the Henry Butler place , about four mIles east of town , imn whIch two men lost their lives. A stateinemnt. of tine surviving participanbe Is as follows : Bob- ert lternandcz , returning home ( roam flock- dale , mnnlsscd connection amid walked in from lhhglmt. Arrivimma' at aim unexpected hour , Ins found Jose Oliber lit beth with lila wife. Ito clainmmed Olibur eomnnenced m'hioot- lug at him. lie returned tIne lire , lciiiiing Ohiber , Amitonmia Cimntnnarnti , a muteimson of Iiernnindes , what was also itt the hnoimse then cnmnmmenced shooting , ( aIding tine nistol away front Hermiandez , vlmo timen got time matietnl from the imeanal mmmi. ( Tllba'mnni iciiii Chmannnmral. All tIme varticlnnnmta mire 2ilex- icuns. Iicm'nanticz Inane a aeiiglnt mullet woumid inn tIne breast ninth scone brimitees nan the imennmi. Ito gave himself uia to time oiilcers , It Is said time womumt gives a different version. of time affair , wimicim mnnkete it look woname toe hlermnaandez , Commatable lClrklaind loft omm tine evemuing train with hlernnndez , bound ( or time Austin jail. JC I.'SllS i'LITIU.lL SbTffI'I'JOV 'V L.rgisiatUrt Very Largely lIvimictt oma"tiio Choice of is Suimmitor , TOPEKA , ICamm. , Jon , 6.-'J'ine Nansas po't lltlcal imitun.ttlomn chmnimnges ever ) ' tweimty.oum lmours , amid mio mnan cain needict with any da- gram of accmaracy tine meatmit of uny of iuo contests now jittractimig inublic attemntiotm.l.aut IL looks tonight as if time light for state and legislative ohilceme synune emmdeii , It Is flaw almost a certainty ( lint C , l. Lobaloll will be selected tom' epeuker of time lower hiotnata nit tomorrow's caucus , wimlcii will be meld about 4 1) ) . m. F'ignmres on time senatorial slttmatiomn were givent out tonulgint toe the hirat timmme. A mmcii Icamowmt collssmvtntIVO lmoliticiluln of ( blat city has heomi looking tine grouimui over camefuihy tot' a meceic , amid nnamiees time following eneti. mute of tine stremngtin of tine snverni eamm- ilidatemi at tIme vrt'seint time ; J. It , llmmrtotm , 28 votes : Calvin hood , 19 ; Cyrus Lelaimai , 19 ; .Ioselnhm W , tidy , 16 : f'olonmoim Tiiniyt'r. 16 ; AV. . Sna I t ii , S ; J , J , I mmgni line , Vi ; I t amdoiplm hatfield or Wichita , I , ¶ l'imis intakes ni total or ioi votes. Necessary ( or elmoice , 5 , VIO Ilfl'ICLOI' J'UItftlG.V 'IR.iPI. i'rciposcd Mcetimmg oftlmnNistlomlfti Orgaiila- thumi of 51 timmmm fit Ct mmrors I mm ( iimclii umni Ii. CINCINNATI , Jan. 6-Time reapohisea mc- eeim'ed imidicato ( list time meeting of tIne National Orgamminutiomi of 1laimtiragtum'erme , Jamnuary 22 , 23 amid 21 , sviil ho mvvhi uttemtdcd , After time election of oiiieerne a. aeleetluam mvili be nnnidtm for hienudmiUniriemul. hat udahitiomi to developing foreign trade , it is hmioposeil to Imnave exposItions lit HOmii ( ( Amerlenmi vtmphtaine ninth urge corttroi of thu Nieurngimttmm eamnitl by time United States. blhinbaratu programs have been urrinnued tot' i'ucim tiny , ss'itim roynil eantertamnmnelltil lii time evenminga. 'hiiie imutlonmai heglalatloit will be comntaidered , ( bite asumociatidin is amonmpoiiticai , nionpamtlsnam miii nonsectlonal , Ainmong time sI'eilkrrs ammo Cloy. armor McKinley , I4emmator eBmemniamm , Mayor Caldwehi. Vurmmer Miller , ex.Oovcmnor J. D. Cox , l'rcsldent M. U. lngalbs , Speaker Crisp land Secretary hlL'rbert , % 'atimt Juduimioimt Ftmiinst ( lie line Arbor. CLEVi'LJsD , Jii , 0.-Itt time United States distrIct ootmrt a motion for the salt' of tIme. Toledo , Attn Arbor & North Mlclmignn raIlway was made befnr ' . flicks. 'l'imia msns agreed to lmy nh tIme lute- LIeS ititeresteth , 'I'lmo mntotloan fur time salt' wins oil time grolmnai of am. default In tIme aynment tnt nbmmt $150,000 1mtcVe'nt omm tile llrat mmmort- _ gmuge bonus , Jimaige Ricks will hand clown lila decIsion on time l5tit Inst. . a- ,5Q11T11rlf\V CV'l ZV'iU TVflt ( : , . . mrror of ii Tmnlnu iisp ttclmer Vtunsr'a m Frighitfani 'rcek. SAN 1"IIANCISCO , Jan , G.-Tlm collision lit Altanmount tutmmnch between tIne t.os Aim- gelca express Cmnti ft work tmVnhii resimitetl lit tine loss of three lives , immietatt of two , as mvase a ( first tlnought , lntglnecr hIamry 1' . ihtmblamil mvnns lilitneti nuttier Ini engine nitti for thmm'ee hours mvmuc slowly cooheti to death by tIne escaping tc'niim. llemnry Scimm'nimimmt , his Uremnimmim , mvmts Inslmuntly hillicil , its mvns I I. J. Cooper , viio mvnis mvorkmmmg hIs mva ums tInC biijImt. Thi wrecic mm'ns entimseti liv Train i'l. hifltclndi' Iiimns , mvimo gnm'e bout traimma thuo right of mvnmv nan thifl tlaiak. 1 Ic nri , o'o. I ti..s Overlitmmtl ott fm'onn hlremitwooti anniI tine mm'ork' tmahmi frona IIvermmnore 1mm opposite tliivctimnmms. After hm haul wired time order lie realized thin mntistalte , bait there wane no tiiilc betweemt ( Iii' i4tmitiomis ntn'i ' lie hind to wntIt for news of tIme wreck. Started oim ulmo itopo hattie , Saturday mmighit Nellie ltohimnsoim , aim old resinlent of tIme proscribed district , wits air- rested on time charge of being drtimmk mutt disorderly , Aboumt 3 o'clock 3'cstcrtla3' umnormm- 11mg tine mvommnamt tried to cunmtmnlt simlelde i' a innungiiig herself tin it water p11mb mnnummnimig tltm'otmglt tIne top of lien' cell. hue lmnd uitnumm- muged to nueninme a. tti'el , mm'hmicha slno twisted hub a. rope , mad , initer tyimmg it nroummmti lner mteck , slit , StCiiit'il ) oft ( cumin ( hit' bemnchm on \vhnichn site wane stnmndlmmg nuni aewtmmmg out iumto tine nultitile of ( lie cell , shomvly uutraunglimmgV i4hie lamntic so immamoha mioiso ( limit she atttrntceL ( iii. nittentboim of Sergenant 'iinlctm , wino muss to lire nssistnnnuco tumid ennt lice dosvmi , thwart. lug Iner desire' to lnreseimt mm strange face ut lit. l'eter's gate. 'cmmezmieint Settlhtig it'itlt iiuziititl , CARACAS , Venezuela , Jntm , 6.-Thme qules. ( lone mvhmlchm mare long boom in disimute between Venezuela and Eimglanntl are to mayo a Inroumipt scttleimmetmt , It is reported. Tine governmmmentt troops ummder Cohoimel Cosco have captured a large band of robbers imear Matimrimm , President Crfshao is detemnnlmnenj to sutpimress all bantlits , 2'Cb.IGIf.hI'IIIU llflulIZ"'i , Miss fay hhucklmmglianmj of tIne Fmust Mail coimnpamny died tnt Louisville of gastro ott- tritis. Governor Foster of Louislamma lies nmummuetl a connnmmmlttee to gather aid for Nebraska destltimte. Ex-itegister ICenmma of Brooklyn Is to lie lit. vostigated. lie is charged witim nnmisuppro- priating $75,000. John a1dflriile Imas resigned as itCitIeitt of time Uiiited Mimic \Voricers natal I' . II. l'eimnm , vice president , suicceVetls hmini , 'rexas legislature convemmo ne ( onniorrow , Vt S horace Clmhitoan mviii be elected to ( lie Ijiniteti States senate without epposithoan. \Vage duihletalties lii tine sm'orks of tine Ammier- icamm Axe anti Tool comnnpamny at ilcttver l"alls , Iiu. , have hicemi settled canal thup mvorics will reoineim. \v. U. fl. Elliott has becnn ainpoiamteil me- coiver for tine Jeffersoma iroan works nit Stenmbcnnviiie , 0. Tine liabihtles are put at $18,000. lh. C. Chaturltomi , a Nemv York dianmomiti l'ro- her , is mnissimmg zmmnd lila store be in time hmnnnis of time sheriff. Notlniimg is knomm'mm of imis affaia'a yet. Jamaica Cook anti Cinarles hlamdnali , Now Orleaans noliticiamna , fougimt a churl Iii a bar roommu amid both arc dead. Cook had betrayed Iludumail's daughter , Vanconmyor police are connm'inccti that Rein- rich Zacinow , winose body was found New \'ear's eve , was mmnumrderenl to Imeevent lila receiving aim estate in Gerunammy. hieamry Spanmhniing , wanted at Boston ( or entbazzling $15,000 fromnm Wheeler , fllodgott. & Co. , was arrested at New Orleans. Spanid- lag was bookkeeper for ( lie Boston firmmn. V Senator Lexew will nmako an effort. iii the. , Nan- York senate to get. time life of mis coin. ' mnittco extended. It mviii be opposed , and & plain to give Mayor Strong power to conduct tue iimvestigation mnnay be substItuted. Sam Alliance , late nunniager of the Northwestern - western Cordage works of St. Paui , hats asked for a receiver for tIne concern. lie says ( ho works are imnon'tgaged for $125,000 , nnal that. concermi's assert are lucId. at $300- 000 , but are really imortlm only $70,000.VOthmer , officers of tue coumpany tell a different story. IL is tIme result of a disagrcerneimt among stockholders. _ _ C , ' 11 ii II , 'i (4)4 /4 c kT3 Y , 71 4 " ) ' $ V'\ ' i ; \ Mr. George 1V. lTaIcy Benujamin , Missouri. Good Advice . QuicklyFollowed _ Cured of Rheumatism by - Hood'B Sarsaparlila. "C. I , hood & Co. , Lowell , Mass. : , , I was taken down with rineumattlam ever a year ago. 1 , was sick for over six months , Often I would Imavo such nouns that I couht lnariliy emnihinro timenm , A friend caIne to mane and amlyised mae to try hood's Rarsapariila. I took a him at hIs mvord and got a bottio of it , and sInce Inavo tahcemm eight bottles of it , it Hew Cured Mo Whncn tIme doctors could do inc no good what- ever. After holing lteaietltod so niacin froitm tInla inealiclno I ahesefibo hood's Rnirsalnarihla as a won.Ierfmnl tameniiline. I anico advise every one wino is troubled ms'lUi nhnauuiatlsnan hot to liii with. Hood's : ' Cures 'V mint llooai's SarsaparIhla. I am a fanner , amid tine ummenlicimnu lies givemi mmmc much energy nmmml strength to perforant nty work. " Guojium : W. 'I'm n.av , ihtmmmjmuiiIm , Missouri , Hood'a Pills nuro lineal maaalcu , anal jtufloo $ Ia proportion amid appeatranco , 28c. it box , AMtJSFMLN'i'S , _ _ IrnVJ' ii-9 ! 2 ; U SATURDAY I3EVINNINCI ; Ili'hi : ; I'I 'h'l I t.JJtSDnUillIUL'4l * I C , t : . .JJPPI1fMX , 1(1.1 II' .0 J2lfL.I XU IJt'S COUNTRY 75 30 CIRCUS f.Ait0llt AND IhiYrh'gll 'l'llA.N bS'lIt. AYih.9Io Pertorinallo Ab u'idIn in Wonder. With Its powerful dramnatic slory untO it. miami , Vttua.d twu m Itig citrus. Thu nircmtest bloom hiss. in' sleet' currant I'erormuimnn ever omirnmnated itt iamty tituntry , See ( laS grUnd i.amade. over otis mnhia in ienmgthi-at siiihentiUUmi atiie iiiuiuut tit deceives ceives tine wisest. tlsuul irites , , ' - ' ' j)1ff,4J 'r'isir T i : .bVijC.L .L .L _ . L'UWIhhti , 'h'elepimonme 1511. \v , J , liUlLOflSi3 , - - - . - Muuiagei - ; ttjV 'J'hhlhi U'JfflIC t-- TONLJiL'l' AT 8:15 : , Time Great Anuerlcan hIsie'Jrama , SI-lip oi STAT1 Matinees Wedneday and 8aturday , Conmin , Jail. Ii. 8ULLIVAU.