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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 17, 1895)
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This report contains much ! mol' than most people Imaglnct , anti much. 1lrChhly , that Mr. Hilton dil not Intend to ccnvey to the lhhic. 'fnlng all of IllItoit's repnrts for his entire allmlnlstrnton , from entro Apri 1. un , to I.'ehrunr I , 1895 , I Is dis covered that his department colectel for the Inspection of els , not including gasolne , the . SUI ' of $ 1SC17.3O. : ' 10 collect this money re Ijulred an eXllenlnro , of $21.14.IG , lenvlng n denclency of .520.S0. . . If , as hilton claims , lc has no l'lglt to turn over HaGolne fees to the state , the shortage of $2.520.8G sho\lil IIY law have Ilcen apportioned ) pro rata among the Ilslleclor n111 his Ielltes , anti this taken from their alle : This II the plain letter cC the law , lnt the 'ouchera ned ly hilton with the auditor uC public accounts prove iiyont1 ( onlroverlY that IHon 11:1ll : the snlul'y and xpenses of hllset and nil Ills delltes ) In full Conscquenty , hy hlb own adml'nicn he has dlvidc'tl , anions himself - self and live 11epulos tOt only all the money received for lie ( Inspectcn of \ . but % $ 2- r2G.SO of the money colected from the In- svctjon of gasoline. In addition to this , he Bplcton the state treasnry on February 15. 19i. ! ' : the wm of $2.0UO. This amount toe IrUst have been tlcn out of tie ' gJso"ne IUne ) ' , So . tiirc' . arcorllng to his own ad- 11s310n. hilton Is fllnrt In his galolne IC- "n",1 J rnr i a. 1lrlnl Il ) , l Incumbency his : ; prl ; ; 1'c ilc ; I' ' . 1I - . ' ; ; ) ( of gasoline the Inl of $1OIL9.SO. a this amount lie has spent , us stated , before , $1- 525Sii-proving that he bli holh In his own hands ; : .G22.9 I , which he claims belongs to the gasoline comp:1Ies' : WINI' liE HDAI.I.Y COST. L. F. Hilton was , during the twenty months ho held the ofce of chief inspector , the most elaborately cxpoiiIvo occr the stats , bas over placed In commission. 'rhe voueh- : us , or rnther the alleged vouchers 'llch he hal fed with the auditor of P\111c \ accounts are oC them elv ( sulcent warrant for the widest fuFplclon of his Integrity ns I public omcer. An inspection of these vouchers Ihow that In the twenty months he was In ol e Hlol absorbed $7,223.66. o this amount ' 3GGG.GG was for salary and thc balauce. 3.r57 , was for "expenscs. " Ills ! expense . 4 "olchels with hut one exception arc not item- .t , Ized. lIe simply contented ' , lll'el with hut- thug In n voucher " ( or expens " ills monthly . ly expense account ran ns follows : 18:13. : ) Aunt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .S ISO.65 May . . . ; ; ; ; ; ; : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173.20 .1 tin e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:1.1 : July . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115.50 August . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ] 87. : September . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.IM October . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ] ! n.4 : Novcmbel' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22.71 Decembel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1G3.8 cember 31 : . voucher for nine 1 months' salary . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,500.00 " - .7 % . Total for 1S 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.1&9.0 : The Inspector's expense account for IS9 I , together with the nrlt month of the present ' ycar . are Iemlzet as follows : January . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 148.70 February . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93.40 March . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . " . . . . Hi2. 0 April . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.20 ' May . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161.20 .Tune . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185.40 July . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2.20 August . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20110 SePtember . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189.80 October . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199.90 . November . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114.70 V . December . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43.80 January , 1895. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ' . 20.C5 December 31 , voucher fOI' two 'ears' V V Inlnry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2.0.0 ) ' February ] . 1895 . voucher for one month's salary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IGG.GG Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3Si7.30 hero are lems or expenditure for twenty months and not a Fcrteh oC a pen to show " " consisted or. 'hat the items of "exllense" , hilton simply collected the fees paid the salary and expenses of his five deputies . and 1 rcserved from the balance as mich for him- ? self each month ns his futicy seemCI to dictate - tate During the entire twenty months that hilton ahsorhell state money like n sponge there Is no evidence fell by hImself to prove that he Inbpecled n single barrel of oil. There arc no monthly reports of inspections - from I1lon , hit his "vonchers" for salary and "cxpenses" are all In evidence. hilton Is Involved most seriously whatever the outcome of the civil stilts whIch wi he In tlnlp.l . Dlalnst him. I the state wins the suit . lie - wilhliav.t i ; ; 10 pay into the state treas- Ul ) ' $5 G 2.91. I the state loses the suit and the court shall decide , that the gasolno fees were illegally colectell hUtton wi by his own Itatemcntl have : to pay the gasoline . . Ne believes ueii- compnnles $10HD.80. one bple\'el ell- ously that he la holding 11 reserve the $5G22.9t stl duo the state on the gasoline account , and most of the mon who were for- merly his friends say that If the money was still In hIs hand I 10uid have Ilrompty been turnout over to the 6tale. 'rho halters In the civil proceedings w1 be Ir'ell \ early the coming week. 'fhe cases w1 bo tried In the distrIct court or I.aneas- tel county alI will be prosecuted by County Attorney WoodwmI : , the Eame ofcial who prosecuted the asylum boodlers two years ago , stud who succeeded In convlclnJ one of them. It Is lot 1\Iy that crlmlnnl ; roccel- hugs wIll be commcnced until after the cl'l cases are 11etermlned. WHAT ' 1\ DEPUTIES Die . I In tlu's connection In inspection of the ex- pons9 vouchers of the five deputy oil In- fpectors now on file with the auditor wi reveal many points ! or Inlerest. These EX- hCii5'S consist 11rlnclpaly of items for raii- road fates p3ld. hilton dil net nlow hotel In extreme cases Herman bis , exct 'lmmo \ \ nlcwell from $5 to n per month , for street ra'iway ' fnres. Matt D3ughorts expenses for railroad tickets were generally tie ; largest , for the reason : that his resldenc Is at Ogalalia. Al he was the inspector for the Sixth congreBon31 ! district , It was noc- S usry for hIm to make frequent trips from Og3Ial : to Onalin. In Ole month Daughety lands four trlu from his home to Omaha and return , the rairoad fare cost'ng him $80.80. None ef the deputes me vouchers for the rairoad tickets IUrchlCI by them. I Is claimed that Daugherty , Bro\n and Kilan travel onuses , but this fact c"nnot be ver- lfell from any records on file either In the In611ctor's oiilco' or with the auditor . Ono cf the deputies , Ross of Lincoln , admits that le had a pass over the Unon PacifIc , but claims that as his inspection trips were all made to towns 01 the U. & M. road his pas a\'al/d him hot herman Tlnle \\'l In Omaha , anti cannot , therefore , bo suspected gf riding on a railroad or street railway pa8. The scandals now being unearthed In connection , Jecton wlh t\IO administration of the eli i Inspection department during the lat all- ' mlnlstrnton have created n great deal of lenllnent In favor of either n radical amell- ment of the oil inspection law . 01 1\1\ecton or its coin- ' plelo abantlonnient . Under the present law , ns a m 1)1' demonstrated by the history of its operation In the pat six years , the state has no protection whatever against fraulI. The chic inspector Is solo judge of his own vxlense lie nlono has the checking power. The auditor nor aiiy other state omclal 'Ias ' any right to interfere with illegal practices on the part of the chief oil iiispector The ' - law simply provides that once each ) 'ea the , chief inspector shah mo 1 report wllh the audItor. Ihowlng lila receipts and dlsbune. nionts The fIling of the repart Is n lucre V formaly , for the auditor \Ias 10 power to ' re\'lol I. 'or all purposes the annual re- Port mIght as wel ho led with the Janitor One of hilton's methods may Svo 18 I V 1011le for ni of them } y his written or- ( leTs 010 deputy was compelled to go 10 the ( coollerpgo shop In Lincln and brand empty barrels a filled wih oil "nl'llrOyell ' for 1- r lumilatng vurioses. " These barrels so Itlmpe were then shipped empty to Kear- , ley and niId from tanl,1 by the oIl com- - - ; - - - - . P IY. Tue el ivan n.en ditribuIad to eon-\ \ fI , U ( fully approved ! y the ntto when 11 fact . the state 1111 flu leans of lowlnt whether . or hot the 01 Placel In" the brrel was of legal standard. .n fact there I' i proof that the barrels brantCI In 1.lnooll and shuippul empty 10 lCenrney were nctunly filled with oil below this legal stantiarul . The Stalilani Oil company has three large sto' ' age tanks 3t ICclrny , rputy I InslJcctor Itoss \\nt to lCearnc and ' inspected these tanks of oil from ( line to tmo , lie refused 10 all' provo thel , anti In his report to hilton classed the oil In one Inll" , nt least . ns reo Jectell. Chief inspector Hlun wrote back n curt letter instructing lie ( deputy to la the oil as npllrovell. tlon added ; "I have Inspeettil the oil inyelf . and 1 know I Is 10j. " This Is hut I single Instance , but If one deputy could officially brand empty barrels - rels as being flel1 with approved oil all the deputies t0111 110 the Paine. : DOllAN MmS : PflOMhSlS. : W. I 101nn , lessee of the convict labor : at ( ito state penitentiary. appeared before the Slltclal houb committee this lornln ! and sulunlled to 1\ somewhat desultory exainina- ton ni 10 his connection with the ( prison contract. Mr. Dor/nn assumed I stuilot all of indifference , , but at the same tmo ho cainhiulIb' InCorme,1 the committee that he was reaily nt nay or all times to fulfill every oblgntul In the contract , hath In letter and In spirit . Iplll. Upon being asked In regard 10 the eighty stone celia called for by the Mosher con- tract . nsslne1 to him , \orlln statct that he was ready nt any time to cOnstruct lie cells. UII 10 within n ) 'eal' past , he saul . lucre ( hall becn no room for the cehls. The nol colt house was now completed . and there was luple room for the eighty cells. When asked wiiy he luau , not pnt In the cells Del gait saul thal the Itlte , through the proper board . hat nl\r 10tneI , hll that lie cells WCI'O iicedod. lie 10111 commence the con- 1\'lcllon of the celia within forly-elght hour/ I the BoaIll of Publc l.ulls aunt lulllngs instructed ! him to do 80. le 1 could build the cells cheaper 101 than nt any tmo since ho has lucId the contract , as his mel wcre all practically ) 1,10. The ehty ! coils would cost him about $10 uplece. Iii l'efrl'lu 10 lie mater of n houd Bor- ) gnu said 11 answer to queries that he had novel been asked to glw n b nll. The State bard I of Plblc I.amls nml 1 II I Il i 1 ! S. wlh i which ho hail always transacicil his busl- hess with lie u'tate hall ne\'er asked hIm for a bent on the losher conl'lct Thc ( o\ornor nor any other SI,1tt officer haul eve rellueslcil him to file n bond. He was reauly ho 'sserIed . utnlY ( line (0 ( 1lve ; a stbfactory bonI ( 11 any 6um the tate ought require. Mr. Borgan replEII to mll ) ' titieries ) 11 re- gr'i to the natllro of his contract He sall thot It rll11lred him to Cecil and clothe the prisoners , flrnl huh thel wih i fuel and lght I t , medlcil . , religious cOlsolutol and plug to- Inl 1 I nnl < hrlt y ' am Inlwo ni , t " OOII Ii ( iii i. LINCOLN , Feb. IG.-Speclnl ( Telegram.- ) Matt Daugherty ejuent the mernln houra to- day ] I\Hh the auditor oC public accounts ex- amlullg his reports nld voucher for the two years covering his Incumhency ef this emce oC deputy oil Inspectcr. 10 claims to be the enl ' one of the 11elJHes who has made full , amid complete reports , nccompallet hy vouch- ars. Baught says that Mr. SheldJn , suitor of the Churon : ] Signal , Is to bo namer by Oil Inspector EJmlston to succeed him In the Sixth district. Mr. Daugherl has written a reply to statements or Inspector Edmiston making broad Implcatons ( against Daugherty. Mr. Daughcrty concludes as follows : "I want to say rIght now thai you cannot blacken my character or standing. or attempt - tempt to do I In much ullerhamlet mean ns you are now attempting. I 'nave cIano everything that thc law relulres me to du - - -have-done It In a firet-ehass n\nn r. I have the auditor's certificate , ns follows : "State of .Ncbrasl\ , Olce of Auditor of PlIlc ! Accountui . 1/ : I hereby certify that on F Jllu'y 8. 1895 . hero was led In the olce or the auditor of plIJlc accounts. by Chief llspoctor of Oils I. , F. Hilton . , the monlhly reports of 11. . \ . Dnurhert , deputy - uty inspector of otis , from April . 1SJJ , , to January ' . 1855 , both montn ! Incusive , ant 111rlnr the term of his Incumhcnc\ ns such deputy amountclt to i,03.40. TIre ' ) 1.0'.4U. : ( are n'IO on tile with said Ieport0 C:101 : 101 salary anti to his Xllenses superior anti cihicor. for moneys turned over olccl. " 1UGENl3 MOOHE. "EUG F "Audior of Public \ccounts. "LINCOLN , ' Neb. , Feh. 1G , Ib9 : . " : o AIIllolJIutnn : le . ' ! uiitc . LINCOLN Feb. IG.-Speca1)-I ( ! ) Is now given out tht 10 appropriation wi be made for the suuiiport of hue ofco oC labor com- sl\\ort mlslsonor. It In stated member I by n of the hous committee on ways anti " means that n plan 11 line with that suggested In the message oC Governor Crolnse for the extension - slon of the efficacy of the ofco had been practIcally decided upon amid hue extra op- Ilroll'laton was ready to report. The ap- Ilolntment oC John II. Powers to bo deputy labor commissioner hal lint a damper on this plan , and the appropriation bill will conLJln no provisIon for the support of the office. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Chnerol Dry Hu,11 101.0 Cloqc'l. , hlADhtON . Neb. , Feb. IG.-Speclal ( Tel- egram.-G. ) n. Smih & Son one of the lead- lag dry goods houses of this city , was closed this afternoon upon an execution In favor ol the First National bank of Missouri Vahiey. The exact amount ol liabilities un:1 : assets cnlnot at thIs ( ( hue bc learned. They car- ricO , n $20,000 stoe . I Is generally hopCI amid that they viii be able I suippouuul : .I wi soon to _ _ _ , _ . e IUU Ulal n. V 8"1,1 , , " Urnth or . 'IIi. 1t\nrl , . Ich ( . 'must e FORT HODINSON , Neb. , I eb. IG.-Speclal ( Telegrarn.-Mrs. ) Mclenzle , wlfo of Sergeant Cdwur McKenzie oC Troop I , Ninth cavalry , was Itrlckcn with paralysis at the brealdJlt table this moring Ind was spec.iieas ' until sha ( lied al 3:15 : p. 1. . leaving several chl dren. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 11 Cuunty " ' 11 "oto Oi I'II Jlne . BUTTE , Neb. , Fob. 10.-Speclnl.-.The ( ) lloyd county commIssioners have submltel Iho seed grain propositon to lloyd county In the sum of 10O00 at a special election to beheld $0,000 held February 27 , lSuiS. - - - o CU.HTJ" ' I'ESS1LN OLIfDUL . Abclt Tn'Clt. 6nmt hiuitis .1..ln { 81nce . thin Stor'um. NEW YOT , Feb. 16.-Much anxiety Is nlUICested among lie owners of smnl ' coastwise sailing vessels as to ( hue safety t of I fleet of about ( wonty.tlvo ships which are Inpposed to 11\'e , been lost In hue bhiz- : zaril oC 1 week ago Ercry dy the offices of the agents are besieged by relatives anxious to lioI what I'as become of their loved ones who shipped a month ago Since Iho severe storm lucre has not been one ccatwlso snilng vessel reported from any southern per ( , anti vessels bound for the seuth amid New England are ale BO long overdue that they are supposed 10 have fOln' , dered. The ships about whose whereabouts lucre Is doubt number twenty , of which hue crews average len men 10 eueh , al\l the total volume of the cargoes Is ahout 5250,000 . Most of Ito vessels are owned by New Yert- ! era lrlnchml nmolS them Is the schooner George n. Conde . V h ch sal Ed from Charles- toui . S. C. , II commuI11 of Captain hiahicy. She had a crew of twelve men , all Is now len ( lays overdue The barkentne Emnmmia' J. Meyer Captain Oliver , Is twelve days overdue In Lcntlon Conn. , from Charleston , S. C. The schoo leI Alamedn , Captain Dodge , which sailed from Mhiesboro . Me" January 15. has not yet been hearth ( rota. - - She Is tl ntY./vo days overdue Darken- tlO E. S. powel , Captain 10tchl\lSOl , which salet Oi Jnll' ' 27 from Chlrleslon , S. C. . for Now York , Is sixteen days o\er- due. 'fhe schooner Saran A. Fuller . from loslon fol the Azores , anti the schooner Sarah I'ottor. from Irunswlck for New York. are both ten days overdue John 11. Quai , a/elt for the vessels. said today hint ( ho had given up all hOlIes of the shIps reach. lag Port _ _ _ _ . _ _ _ _ TOO STIFF A RATE Swift IIHt COIIIII hiuuuuuiauucu' ( 'uumucul . half I Milon ot Actng under instructions tom Chicago Manager Fosler cancelled $500,000 of the insurance upon' Swift and Company's South Omaha packing house plant last week. Most of the insurance was carried by agencies In this city . under n general policy' . the ( risk being rated lt ( rout ' 2.25 to $2.40 lIeI $1,000 , n ( utile less ( luau the 1&9 rate. This Insurance was cancsled for the simple reason rate cxeesslve. thlt the Swift leOllo cpnsidercd the At the ( line that the Swift people canceled - coiled their Omaha insurance they also can- celled $2,000,000 which they carried on their ChlC&O property. SO1E NEW RELIEF MEASURES Plans t Aid Suffering OounU0 Offered in the L3gislturc , ONE PROPOSES TO mE SINKING FUND Money the County Wi : ot Need for 1h'o \'ORrs to lie llollleI : fur Scout lrall-Uthcl Worl , ot the Huuso. LINCOLN , Feb. 10.-Speclal.-The ( ) house went on record today In favor of the Heily funding bil , relating to the lnclne railroads. The maler came lP In the shnlle of n reso- Ilton introduced by Hownrll , who asked n suspension of the rules anti its immediate adoption. The resolution endorsed the nclon of the Nebraska congressional dele/atol In voting against the measure. A roll cal was tel l1ell. and the motion to suspend . Ito rules was voted down by OJ to 28. 110w- nrl of Sarpy author of the resoltition . cx- Pressed the opinion that the members pre- ferre.1 . to stamI with Thurston than with COlgreslmen lelklQJohn antI Iiainer The university Ileolllo came to the front today , with n new bill fur II direct appropria- ton of $80,000. The bill asks for j.000 to complete lie library building amid $7.000 for imuckiemutals ! . There Is being made a strong , ' effort to push this measure tiuroughi and as every man In Incoln Is n worker for this Insttuton . ) the 11rosllect oC slccess Is flatter- Ing.Alan sent 11 I bill . whIch was renlI for the first time , appropriating $10,000 Cor the IlrosQcnton oC partes nol Ilosted , or who lay hereafter be nrr , atcd chrgell with hue mlrder of larrett Scott. I Is cotusiul- cre:1 : ! lie doubtful that this measlre wIll ; fluid Plain sailing In time house. COI'ersa' ton with memhers to\'elcrs the fact that theo Is a strong sentIment against It. They say lint such a Ileeotlentmlrht ) be Ilnngerol.s In the future when other countl had unur- del cases on their hanls to prosecuto. AI111ropriatens hat the cal among nearly all ( lie bs Intrcilucell today. Balrgro\'o hall two bis for hue bEnen of the slpreme court rooms , 0113 for supplying I card cJlalople ; In ! c tae ! library ! . aud another appropriating . .u'JU 101 lle 11rposo 0 murninuung 1111' tonal shelHs for hue library. Monger hat clue , house roil No. 516 , making opproprla- tons for the payment of mbcelaneols Items of I\I\btelness owing by the state. SINKING FUND FOIL SEED GHAIN. Campbel of Merrick today Introduced n new feature In the way of relief measure . I Is evident that his people are ollpcsed to bonding themselves hut are In ( aver of do- lug something In this \1'1) Campbell's bill authorizes counties In the drouth stricken ' districts to appropriate so much oC the sinking fund ef Slch counties as II not ' needed for use In hue pa'ment of honls or Interest thereon during the live years next slceceding the Iassagc or the act. 'he pur- peso oC this Is to procure seed grain and feet for ( coins for nEedy Canners. It Is provided hat a relief commission be organized In each county for distributon of the surplus ' ( oath. I.'armers' notes arc to be taken , ruin- nlng two years. 'l'here are said to be a numbcr of counties which prefer to do this countes prcer Instead oC voting bouutls. In this connecton Mr. Campbell has l letter which asks rather a nrlnput nnoRllnn. A wpol nlO , when the'l i ttrf : - delay - -iii receiving - supplies ; was vigorously debated In hue house , Conaway eC York explained on the floor of the house that the principal reason of such delay was that county relief commissions had failed to organize. T. G. IllghrJm writes ni follows ( Central Merrlcl count . to Mr. frol City , county , :11. Camphel : \Viil you he kind enough to see Mr. Liid- den ant learn rhuy thu : Ienlcl COllty central relIef commn.ttce haH not been rec- ogntze'ul by I the State Helef commlsslon'/ ) \Ve onnnlzet on the SIh Inst. , under the provisions of hous roil 113 und Immediately - ately nolfe.I the ( ommlslon { , Ind have aR yet no rCl1ly. \Ve have reports from snhcommll < es that there will 10- at least 100 families that vlll need relief from some 10 fnmiles wi Ielef source at once. An.thlng that you can dote to rush this matter .alonS will 10 upprecl- ated b ) our commltc ; In the same line of relief measures os I Cnmpb I's. Hurst introduced a bill . house rl 530 , uuthorlzns ! county commissioners to use the surplus oC precinct funds for the purpose of procuring seed grain and feed. The maximum rate bill oC the session so far Is Kaup's Introduced today , house roll 513. which provides for the regulaton of express - press companies within the state of Ne- bra la and for n maxlmnm rate for the transportaton oC articles anti fixing n penalty for viola ton ! of the snme. There Is n considerable - sllorable reduction made In large majority of the different classes ol articles from what Is now chuarcd. ! I. Crow today Introduced a bill , house roil lOO , which provides for n uniform system of vouchers for use for al dsbursements ! of state rlnds through the auditing omit ) treasury - nry departments oC Ito state . This measure has the complete endorlement or the present state auditor. Ho says there I no reason why a state auditor should not swear to all accounts , Instead of a few of ( hem . as Is now the eractice. V . rn nraclcc. Cass has succeeded In making I hlmsclf sold wIth the pases. Yesterday he gave each one of them n neat boutonniere , alI today they recIprocated by presenting Mr. Orton with a large and handsome bouquet of cut ilowcrs. /owers. ROUTINE 0 [ THE DAY Chairman of the Judiciary Committee Mun- uor. In lIme I absence of Speaker mchards , caled time house to order , and introduction of bils was first In line. lne. Ho\arll Introduced n resolution emit ) asked suspension of the rules autO Its Immediate adoption , endorslug UI yolo or hue Nebraska delegation In congress on the Hely funding buhi. A vote 10 surent the rules was not concurred In by a vole of 07 to 28. , On Ito call for hula on third readln ! house roil 287 , JUdlI's special gram note bill , was put upon Its passage , t'IO lro\lslons of which were explained In 'eslerdny's Bee. The bill was passed with the emergency clause by a vole of 77 10 10. The hOlso Ihen tool n recess until 2 p. m. The oternoon session opened wlh thus adoption of I resolution offered by Rhodes , lust the attorney general rellier an opinion on Ito consttltonall ) ' ot house roll No. I , Ito bill aUlhorlzlng counties to vote hands fOI seed grain Rhodes explained that Valley cOlnly had put off Ito election ono week for ( 'tue purpose of hearIng from thc attorney general on this potmut The house then went Into committee of the whole on bills on general file . with Cole In the chair House roil 278 by Allan . relating to liquor licenses , was indefinitely posillonod. lon so roll lG , by Kaup , relating to ( lie 11rlnlng of election ballots , providing for the dlstrlhuton oC one hundred voting papers fOI' each fifty voters or fraction thereof , was recommended for passaue. House roll 232 , ly Richardson . relating 10 the examlnnton of Insane patients by county commissioners and their delivery at aslyums , was recommended for passage house roil 228 , by Benedlcl , providing that the first Monday In the 10nih of September he known at l.abor day , and that election dlY In November be , together wih Labor day , recognIzed as legal holidays , las rec- omlended for passage house roil IG8 , by Burch , declaring that all substitutes for butter shall be described ami branded as imitation butter , las made a specIal order for Tuesday at Ot& : o. m. house roll 18 , by Sutton , providing for coverIng Into the ( treasury of excess fees col- leclell by county ohilcers . was Indefniely iostponed house roll 20 , by hlurchm relating 10 fees of county attorneys , was recommended for passage. The commlteo of the whole then rose antI reporled. thorns of I.sncaster moved Ihnt Ihe ( report of the conunlUee on house I'oi ) 278 , . be not concurred In , anti that the bill be engrossed - grossed for a third reachg , amid called for this yeas and nays. This Is flurns' hl , which , If passed , would enable the Burlington hieachu People to conduct a Sloon at that popular resort for 1 $500 license . Bunts' moton was lost and the ( report of the conu- mlUe of the whole was udopted. The house then adjourned. IIUIU1 .otler Ali'llllu ; ! Stmiciuio ImULI ) Y , NEb" , 1"eb IG.-Speclal.- ( ) Mrs. Clay , who resides soulh of town , male a suicidal attempt by taking laudanum on last Thurblay , but brought prompl assistance tha soon rallied from the stupefyllg InUu. enco of UII minis How,1er , the doctor re- ports her hopel'ssly 1''nr. anti sIte wi Jrts ' ' nnl have 10 b removed 10'I\ , , asylul , Mrs. Clay Is I woman of Rooll ellneaton , but her mind hal Fatunl ' failed because of poverty - erty , assisted by religious ifaniticisnu. " . \ . ' : \ COUNTY Imrt\J : I. TT'US. : l'ctitlon .hll" ! for - nt I tclo 1 to "nto I..I011 ctrcnltec. : NORTh LOUP , Neb. , 1'eb. ,16.-Speelal.- ( ) A petton Is being circulated here praying the county super\lsers td 1:1 an election for the 11urposo of voting $ tl.00 bonds to defray the expense of seed gnaiiu In lollllnnee with the recent act of the leglsllture nulhorlzlng the s me. A petition calling for nn election for the purpose of voting . bonds to the n10lnt of $6.000 has already bcoui duly fet anti sent In , but It I thought b ) S0l0 that this nmount will be utterly Indeqlato for the purpose , and hence the secont luetilofl. I Is orguell that the former nmolnt will not obtain more than wIll mere ! slppl ) the more clamerous amid eager anti lest responsible , class of applicants , those upon whol little or none of the blllen oC the consequent taxation , wil fall , amid that It will be less unjust to i Increa the nl0nnt to a Point ) Ikel ) ' to bo of more nenrly general beneft , or else vote It down altogether. I I an Inslfclent number of sIgnatures Is Ibtnlnel for the later pct- lon the former will likely take Its place and be acted on by the ( cOlnty board at its next leeln ! I Is still the hope of lan ) ' that the necessary grain may be obtaIned through some other channel nun ) the electon enireiy forestalled , entrely forestalII The local relief committee , In co.eller.1ton ' with the state committee. amid one or more I church conlnltles , are doing a 101le amid . disinterested work lucre In Icolihumg after the needs of hue destute , amid It may probablY lie trthnly said that there are 101 none In thIs \Iclnl ) ' In n suforlnt comutili lou. Ils n matcr oC daily obser\'ance. however . that Celtic applicants have the " ) nacl { ' ' of mal- hug a 1010 orlons shollng lion other really moore mired ) amid the greatest ftrng- glo Is bel'mig mnl0 hy those who cnn lerl ) Ilnago te live along hy their own hard rustlng without assistauice and nol hy those who have muotluimig to do but 10 cal upon the relief commIttee when 11l ont oC stmppiies. I.'crtunntel' Cur all concer d. the ground has baeut nlmost entre ! bare the entire winter amid both horses 111 cattle are ; e- ting tie greater part of their living off the winter ltasttures a very good substitute h ' anti for . As n for hay . a 11 no expense cnttng. cum'lcsity to your eastern readers we mnay curlcsly 11.1 Inv u ) . ) nnn nit In uiit ' lay , - lty i : " itt ; ; th mnontht ; ' of Jamiuary : " . last ' " that . was : nut only 11asable lounge but was good enolgh to find sale at I reasonable price In the local mnrlet. This was cut from "trall" In the ' bluff region south of towmu . anti mnl1es n 'Inch better forage than one Ilght nt first 5uPllose. Though a tempemture of 21 degrees below zero has been reported here during the se- verE weather the nlmost entire absence of ! OW has made thc weather Cule bearable especially In conlrst with the chronic " " In the cast- 'blizzard' conditions prevauhing - "blzznrd" conditons 11revalln/ 'ern states , amid , In view of the open winter ant the general destitute condllon of the country , the poet's words , that " 001 tempers ito wlmI to the shorn lamb , " comes Ilmost with the force of InspirtIon. U 1IATIIfLJI. FOit AblST.\SOg. 00\01101 Holelmb WrItes 1\ l.clll 01 TI"I , , In I\nlf' CI It3VH Ciutuuui'mcliul Club. LINCOLN Feb. 16.-Speclal.-Covernor ( ) loloomh today sent the following letter of ' thanls : LINCOLN , Feb. 16 . ISOS.-Mr. E. : . Clen- denliug , . Secretary C"mrerelal Club . Knn- sas City . Mo. : My J'ar tir-1'cm'tutlt me to acknowledge receipt of your valuc favor of ( hue 11h inst. . iuicluisitug ' Knnsal City exchange - change for l,00O . the donAton of the busIness - ness men cf 'our pro re slve cIty through the Commercial club for this relief of the drouth stuffeu'et it of Nebruuslca. Ncml'lm. Accept my grateful Icmowledgment of the kIndly interest , whlcll I.romplet . this generous gift. The dloulsurferel : will not full to appreciate this unsolclt ( l response to their tlsl'essct condItion. a)11 the entire people of out' stale wll rcornlze the sen- nation. thnent of good will Xlesse , 1) ' your do- Many conflIcting r001'11 have been sent ) concering the necihStlCS of our people ' timid of the condition. of relief wJrl We have no desire to conceal the true state of uffalrs. , NelraskL : has enjoyed malY years of Ilrosperl , and her prairIes have been made the happy homes of thousands of farmers from the outer settled states. 'fhe ) ' CRle to western Nebraska nlmost or entirely without means anti were lily prepared - pared to encounter the Ileploralle droulh of Ihe past senson. In the older portons of Nebraska and other staten these reverses alr woull not have prodlced sufferimig. Nebraska has leen nelly assisted hy ren- erous contributions from nlmost every state In the union. and these donations from 1 sympathetic people togelhel' with provl- sons made hy the state ieglsiatture . are be- Ing used to the best possible advantage at this time , In order to IUIIII ) ' the Immediate wunll of the lrDulh sufferers. As prJnr draws near the psophe are 1m- pressed with the necessity for Reed to sow anll grin for stock to he used In the cull- vllon of the land. They appreciate the generosity of theh' nltfhbors and hope thuat ly securIng hountful crops hereafter. they wi le enabled to rOIJ ) ' the 1lndness. pennlt me again \0 \ thank you for your hhhly appreciated rift. Very trulv yours , ( Slgne ) Sl.AS A. IIOl.COMD Governor. . Governor Holcomb Is also In receipt of $250 from the ( Kansas City slock ynrds. which amount ho has Ciy over to ( lie relief com- mission. relef P"r'UJls from , , , i , 'iu in nd. ASII.hN , Neb. . Feb. IG.-Speclnl.-One ( ) oC AGhlnnd's old lanllars ] , known as the "slono buIlding on the bottom , " Is being torn down , the stone to be used for a founda- ton of a new Methodist Episcopal church that will ba built here In the early sllrlng. The old stone building has been In existence for nearly thlrly 'ears. nHl only the wood worl bhows tiny degree of ruin J. E. urlgett , an old resident of Saunders county , has sold out , and wi rellve , with his family , Walerloo , ha . where he has purchased 0 large ( aria . Mr. ludgett came 10 AshlalHI In the ( early ' 70s. ' Daniel Dslong and son , nulph , from Johns- town , Pa. , arc lu the city . visiting Mr. 1)is- lon's sister , Mrs. Fred Cltrlstian . Albert YoungquIst , who had hIs arm broken nt the Swift and comfnny Ice plant In this city , yesterday received from the company the ( amount of hula doclor's bill and ; [ as rec- ompcnso for his sufferings. : Mrs. William Phelon and doughier , SarnI ) , have returned from nn extended visit to Texas. lIon . J. I' . hall has returned from Htngl where lie has been attenuling the state en- Callnent of the Grand Army of the Iepub- lie. le.A. 4' . G. Bcdgel , who has been In the city I for several weeks visitIng his uncle , A. J. ' fllotlgctt , returned to his home In Sest'antI I. C. Weddel has I.r for Malverem , In. , 10 visIt amen relatives for time coming week . { , The stereopticon quartet : of the Ashland Igh school has left for Greenwood to gIve 8n entertaInment 'u"proceeds will go to thus city charity fund " I The earloal of Rodsr that has been able- tracked here for Iltutupast three weeks , has finally ben forwarded .to CurtIs. The freight charges were ! 'a rai teerl' bY A. G. Ing.llorn . , a banker nt that , ' l1reslrlent or hue I'lnd Frontier Counly Plas committee. Mr. lagador was In thug Qly to male the re- qulrell arrangements . IU ! he has tried every available means to tnduee the state board 10 u ! --iilsu\ork , , : - lif 4Ied. The follOwing were contained In t4e t : Two hundred and thlrl.two sacks of I10ul ; ' sixty sacls of meal , 7&5 pounds of mea t , tie box of cracker . two large bores . of i"Herles. The balance was fled with cio ( h5mim Arllr : ' 1 JCll'r. IXETRR , Neb. , ' } /Eu IG.-Speelnl.-Mr. ( ) Phiip Preston , whQ. , was called to Chicago recently 10 care for his brother who was seriously Injured In I wreck nt that place , returned home this wee } . Mrs. Sarah J . ( wee\ t and daughter , Mrs. Etta Cause , left for soulher California Wednesday . where the ) expect to make their future Itomne Joseph Mead of Long Pine , Neb. , Is visit- lug relatives ant frIends here. Otis CrooIer , who has been In the easter I part of lie slate tel some monlhs , Is hero visiting Crooker. with huh parent , Mr. and Mrs. ' 1' . S. ' Mr. J.'rank Lewis , who has beE spending several montha up In lie ( Black His coun- try returell home Wednesday. Mesna. William Jamsdel , C. A. Sonyster , D. J. C3mpbel anti W. 11. Miner , Ind MeE- dame 0.V. . J'alon. J. \ . 1.3mb , W. \ Wgod3nI and WUlam Jamsdel , went to hastings WedneBWy to attend the Grand Army convention. INTERESTING BEATRiCE CASE - Sioux City Lady Declares She is the Wife of E , T Root. - TIM GENTE ' AN SUDDNLY DISAPPEARS hndIentIomu that 'rhr1 \Ire ltecemmtl.y . lnr- neil nt Omuinlia Thollh le I 1lllllt- . 1111. UCIIM th'ltn ' ) ( 'crc- m cay ii lS I'erlurmrd. - i . BCAnt' . Feb. 10.-Slleelnl ( Tele- gramu.-hheatrlce ) has ben enjoying somewhl1 of n semnton today on account of Ito or- rival In Ito ( city last night or n lally who registered nt the lmhloel , hotel lS " : IIs. R. T. Root Sioux City , In. " R. I T. Hoot , who Is 1 veil known cItizen , holdln the omcc of city assessor . went to Omaha lat week anti the Satnrl\Y moring papers stated that n mnrrlnge license lund been Issuell to Hoot and Mrs. Kate Russell or Sioux Clt ) . . ' SeeIng the staem'muetit mud aha noticing Hoot return 10 this city unaccompanIed Ion- day afternoon , n local reporter Interviellell thl gcntlcmuutumu. lIe denlell belnmarriell. . nd. lUng , ho\over. that ( ho hall gone to Omaha to meet 1 Ind ) ' with whom ho bad been corresponding amid that he har1 procured a ilcemise , and when Iressed ! for nn explana- ton. t said he had changed hIs mind about lie ( imuattcr. male. When the lady arrived last night she took n hnel , nnd was c01'e'ed to Hool's hiomnc' hut was Informed by members of I he faml ' that he was ahusemut She Is Cule dls- concerled at the turn affairs have takeut claiming that when the ) ' IHutelI at Omaha It Il'ns undelteOI Ihat she should return to Sioux City . pack tip hun effects and como 1\ to Bet Ice. Hot , In the muueauutitne . las to como home , anti procure n larger house ( luau lie ono he now occupies . When Inter- viewed today Irs. Hoot Ilroduced her nuar- rlage certificate , tumid siaiell that hue weI- Ilng occurred Saturday , and was solemnlzelI , by He\ J. P. D. Iw'd oC Ihc l plEcopall Church of the Good Shepherd of ( Omaha ' SIte visited nn attorney this nfernoon , for the purpose oC procuring mlvlce as to what course 10 pur3ue. Ifligcnt InquIry has failed lit .1."lnn nn , .I' DJgent _ _ . , _ _ . _ . falell - - - . . . .wwv . , , S . " < " . . . "OUll" V1 IVOL , Inl JO one Is able to offer n satisfactory explana- ton ( of his conduct This Is Hoot's third matllmonlal ventur . his second wife dying sUddenly while In ntendance at the World's fair. Mrs. Hoot Is necomllanleJ by nn attractive - tmctve Ile daughter ol S years of age. MRS. HOOT'S STOHY. Mrs. Hoot told hue ( folowll' story : "I became acquainted with Mn Hoot about four months ago , through a mutual friend \'e corresponded antI finally agreed to meet In Omnahua where I was going 10 visit frIends. This was the first tmo we had ever met. lie cnme to Omaha on tint Sth , amid we werc married Ihe folowing day In the parlors of thc parish rectory. I wns then ( decided that I should return home , pack my housellhl goods and go 10 Beatrice nbout the first oC the month , ho slating that he desired to secure I larger house than the one he was then hiving In wih his two daughters. I had my household goods packedt'lien I received - ceived a letter from Mr. Hoot which caused me to come hero at once. I was n crud letter , and In It he suggested that wI he ! divorced. I was dumfounded and ccnl1 not undcrstaJl it. Last 1lght. when I and my 8-ar-ohl daughter reached here , I was driven to Mr. Hoot's home. A young lady , who I presume , was his datmgluter came to the doer and replied In ( Ito nfrmalve when I inquIred ! If C. T. Hoot lived tlmure , but said I hall mlstalen the place after I hall Intro- duced mseI then returned to the hotel. " She says that sIte was formerly the vife of a banker named IuEsel , to whom she was married nt Anamosa , Ta , Also that she has lived In Sioux City , her present home , for six years ; that she was cIty librarian there for two years , and that or Into she has been keeping house for ] 111 two sons , who are In business. She Is dressed stylishly , Is about 40 years oC age and claims to be unable to explain her husband's conduct. According to Mr. Hoot , Ihc facts In the case arc thesQ : "About six weeks ago she wrote me from Sioux City , but did not say where she obtained my name. She salt clue wanted to get marrlell , and thought I wluld suit her. I answered the letter . and hater wenl 10 Omaha nt her request. What followed - lowed after that Is 1'0 n dream to me.e were married , and alter Ivmg two days ns man anti wife she complained that I did not suit her. Wo then agreed to part , anti I was to come home ant she wns to go to her homc In SIoux City , and after a whie be divorced. This was our perfect understanding and ngreement. I denied m ) marriage after returning home for the reason that I wanted for a time to keep It from my funnily. As to my future Intentions regarding the mater I cannot say. " VEltFi : [ AHll U D. . Ul\I. Uueord ot the Cuu 1111 Statomelt ot the UI'hllll : lnhlor. I required only n brief investigatIon host cvenlng to establish the ( fact that Mr. Hoot and Mrs. Russell were murrled by He\ Mr. 1.1\'d , as Is climed hy Mrs. Hoot. Mrs. Russel had for some days 11revlolsl ) ' been the guest of Mrs. Elizabeth WIlkins at 1'wentyecond and Grant slre.ls , who Is one of her most Intlnate friends. Br Root called on Mrs. Hus.el at UIC resllence of her hcsless , and ut his urgent reluest she comi- sented to bJ married at once. 'fhe eOlple welt to Hev. Mr. Llwyd's residence about noon on Saturday , February 9. where the ceremony was performed , Mrs. Wldns and Mrs. I.lwyd acting its witmuesses. The bridal couple then returned to lrs. Wilkins' residence - dence , where they remained unt Monday , when Mr. Hoot went to his home at Beatrice and his wife returned to Sioux City 10 pacl 111 her effects : reparatory to Joining him In their ICW home. He\ Mr. Lh'd said that when time couple came to time rectory 11 was somewhat sur- prised on account oC the ususunl hOur. lie questIoned them very closely as to whether they could 11roperly be mnrrifd hy him under time law oC his church , which forbids the marrlago of a divorced person They both declared that theIr fcrmer partners were dead , and this was \ouchell for by Mrs. WikIns , wIth whom the minister was ac- Inalnted , so the ceremony was perforated without objection. Mrs. WIlkins was seen at her resIdence last night and was enlrely unable to account for the mysterious proceedings of the groomn She stated ' lust ( Mrs. HlseH was her frlelI and u most estimable womnn. She was for- mneniy cIty librarian at SIoux City anti hmad two eons , vhio were at Iiresnt emmipioyed by heaulimug Sioux City firms. She was also time mmiothuer of two daugluters. who stihi remtualnetl as huer guests , There Itati been mie difference between time couple thmat could head to ucIm an episode as the Beatrice dlmpatolu Indicated , tIme only' variance of ohuumilomu beIng iii regard to ( lie wedding , as Mrs. Russell was amuxious to waft a little longer. The oldest daughter , a whmusonie young tt'omamm of 17 , was equally umnahulo to account for ( hue stramuge procedure. l3athu womnemi irene greatly' surprised by time action of Mr. htoot , . ' . , ' ' - . . ' , . .1 . . . . . . . . , .1 . . i. itS , , . . , l vIIu , aL. CVClIL'4 S U&JUflIS 1 J4LUU4UIJWUl sensIble persomu. l'lrA ( , oumlmltuum5"s jiuI'k Vork. PLATTSMOUT1I , Neb. , Feb. l6-Speclal ( Tehegramn.-Promnpt ) actlomu ott ( Ito huart of time local tlepartmnent ahotie prevented a serious conflagration 1mm this city last night. hire was locatoti in ( hue basemnemut of Mc- Courts' grocery in thto Umuiomu bhoclc about 11 o'clcck , 'flue hose commupanies respondeul itt , . mneulintehy to thto umlarmn , amid with a hood of water drowned out the hiamnes before they hunt ) spread to time store rooms above , Time oxploslomu of a coal oil stove was rcsponsU4o for ( lie blaze , Time loss , $000 , is fully coy- creti by' inaurammco. The niemuibers of tIt I'lattsmouth turemera lucid theIr c'igiuthu anhiUal cuuasqucrado ball in ( lila city hast nlghtt at Vu'eutermnan luau , Sotno 500 people were premeeni and particu- vatctl lit thto festivities , anti thm affair was a complete success In every iuarticular. Thue Iut'oCeeds will assist tIme local society' tim- tenlahly In arramugimug for the emuertaimumnen ( of vIsiting turiucra at time mmext state ( turn- ( oat , whuichu occurs iii this city In tue aura- mer , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ i'clbleN S'Ill imamuquct Vclhtumrum. PL'INIElt , Neb , , Feb. 1G.-SpccIah.-Tlme ( ) imierubers of tht North Nebraska Editorial assocIatIon irlil be banquetcul at hotel i'eebleg ( .w 'SS''I' . , , tL _ , V at ( lila p2.ie next Monday night huy W. R. l'eebhes , ptapretor f tlmt rutsgnlflcnt hotel , a meeting of the' Iuea"paiier boys being b ild for I'ermtlem' on that day. lisUl.T : Ut' , r i'L,4 ; : ; ; I.K 1'lLvlii : . ( ) luC Of tlu lepnihtorue ( 'omit nuii ? 'iulcllo t8 hucum lie hot llI dmuiuey , Feb. lG.-Spcclal.-Ihamuk ( ) hx- ainliter Chine retuurne I tu'da' ( remit Trenton , wlmlthter lm imati gone to take charge cf hue wrechteti bank of 'l'reiutomt , whmlchm lately eel- lapsed. lie relttl a tragical story of time Otath of John 7th , hlimlgcr , an account of whose suicide ii'as givemi a few- lines In ( hue vress of reecnt dale. Om Jamitmary i , Chimme took charge of time bank. Febrtmary 1 , hhtmlger iviuo lives a few mmiiles ottt fromum Trenton , canto into town atiti presented a check for $300. 'l'liero was , of eouinsc' , ito mnomuey ( or luiun , uiuttl hue \vent away , Sbtortl' afterward lie fatally simot imlmutseif with a i'lihc. lit' hat ) fumntls In tlto ohue'r bam.k , ( lie State lhnmmk of 'l'remutomm. lit''as to slmigle immimn , smith itas eomiskhercd by hue lucoplo of Ititclucock couuuty in fairly goeti circtimmistr.muees. MatL Genlmum ( and Father Canmusy of h'latts. ntoiuh ( , rl'Ilresdtiting the interests of harry 11111 , lhue itiumrthercr of laruiuer Akcrsomm , whose exectmtlomm Is set for a iveek from iiext Friday. lmuFl it bug immtervieiv today withu ( loverumer hiolcommib. They urged ( hue sovernor earn- L'atly' to comummnumte time serutemice to life imuipris- omuitie ii t , Thut'y' itrouglut mit , ' vet it lomu , btmt mmiercly rrescmutcd reasons for exocutlve clommiency. Next week tIme govermior trill hear nrgtmmuiemuts by thmo coumuty attorney , tunti tiuen decide the mnatter , Fitl itNI.t StUltilliii ) , 3l e I oriunma ( 'ci iii e i mu ii i' riuuui ii ( 'au uuty ' ( V ii I cii itceut mm cc I I mu I lie I ) ii , I hu o f ut i'c ii i , m' , LOUt' CITY , Nd , . , Fob. lti.-Speclal ( Tele- graiuu.-Yestertluiy ) ( hue dcid hotly of Frutmik Lamutla , a Gcrmuuamu , who Iivcui Imi ( lie northeastern - eastern hart of Stienmitumu couuuutO' , tins fotimiul lyIng about live ( cot from Ida door. ills face tias covered ivitit blood.'ord was u'ciit to the coroner , amid tupomi his arrival ( hit ? hotly watt exnmuuimied. it iruts foumuuti ( lint Ito lund bceuu eliot Pu ( hue huack of time lieutl tuithu a ehuargo of shot. 'Flue huarl' ti'huo dlii titti killitug unimat huutvo bemt very close to hmimn at thic unto of the shuotluug , for ( Ito witoho charge emutcrc'tl iii ouue slutut nuuui lifted ( Ito wluolo top of luhu slutill. Lanula was a pauper is'Ito huts boon knit by tIme couumiiy for ( hue huast scretu ycam's , iirm'Imtg at that ( into beemi ( Ito s'lctimn of tt hracicih ( Joke' , by tvhuichu hue ivas comuipelleti to travel several mullen Itt a ttttzzantm wmimctu catusoim utuo iroezmmug or imma ha umuls 0 mid feet , rcstu It I mug Itt ii muuputatlomu , The muiotivo for time cottummtituslutu of ( Ito cniuiio is a mitystary , as Ito was comiskleretl Imuoltemu- ivo atuul veu'y poor. Timere is ito clew to ( Ito muiuirderer , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . itlI. , , iOiiN % LbIiEitV ml is.ti'i'nt ll3. % 'tt'4 Expected to Sttuiueh'l'rial for licihtur' , to Report I't'i' ii JitItI ( ' , , Cit ( lie I'ouucc' . SIIELIIY , Neb. , Feb. 16.-Speciai.--Rov ( ) , Jolun Alihery was to luave appeared as the- femidamut at a trial sot for ( hue 11th Immst. , ( hunt Ito aught accottmit for fimict hue imath received anti muot tumm'mued over to ( hue village tinning luis termuu as jutstlco of ( Ito peace. On ( Ito Saturday preceding hue was allowed to leave oti hula m'ecogmiizamice Imu order to comistult ii lawyer Imu David City. lie has muot retturmueti tumid his botuulsmnen expect to pay uls thefi- clency. He leaves a tvlfe and several sunahl children. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ au tu rr ! , ' it I mu IL 'ti tnt mu S C ornu PENDIIIt , Nob. , Feb. 10.-Speelah.- ( ) Titurstutmu county was time scene of a weddimig omie night tIthe week alulehu bordered closely on ( hue roniamitic.Vill Craig , ivhmo was once a telegraph operator at this place , camtie to town anti sectured a hicemuse ( rein County Judge Ciuase tu , wed Miss Alta harper , irliose parents reside betwecmu tlu' place amtd Ilauu- croft , and also requmestcd thie judge to occom- pany 1dm to the Itounc of ( hue htrospecuve lunida and tIe the kmuot. After arrlvluug at. time harper luonio Mr. Chus discovered that ito was outsde ! of htls Jurisdiction , the Harper lmomne being just over the Curnhng county line , amid Mr. Chuass informed ( he young couple ( lust In order to b made one under ( hue license hte Imaul issued they would have to accotiipany hmtin it Timurston county , wluercupon Mr. Craig , Miss harper and a few intimnate friends started withu tue coturteous court for I'cnder , but just after crossing over Into Titurston county soil what ahpeared to be a Imeavy snow stonmut comnuenceul , and at tInt stmggestion of soune otto of ( tue party thmey nil halted anti tiue judge pronounced ( hue words ( hint mnado Mr. Will Craig and Miss . 'ila harper humaband amid wife , as time large snowilakee fchh from heavemi upon ( lie italuiy party , anti time moon and stars peeped through ( hue nulsty sky as witmuesses to tIme happy 'et sohemuin event. 'york illglu Scluooi iuutortmilnmnont. YORK , Neb. , Feb. 16.-Speclah.-Tlte ( ) an- noah lhlght school entertalmumnent of tIme York flight school was given last evening at the Nobes opera luouse. Not lit years had auchu a crowd assemtibheti lum ( hula buIlding , ( lie house being paeked , umiti oveti standimug room ttot obtatmuable. Time house amid stage s'ere all decorated with hia.s atuth thin colors of ( lie class , yellow auth grestu. TIte program of tIme evening vas opemied hty a sehectlomu front ( lie Apohlo club. After thtls a Program , delIghtful lit everY resnect. was remmderetl. All ad- tlm'esses of ( lie evening were huertalmuluig to America. Tint high tciuooh Glee club cap- tureul the Imouse fromuu the start , but mtuatle a decided hit In producimug "Selumieluher's hland. " 'rime subject. "Characteristic America , " by Miss fiopiula Lamnmnera , auth "What ( hue Nation Needs , " by Mr. Leroy Smith , both of time c-lass of 'tiC , irene very flits , antI received enthusiastic ahuphause. Imi fact , the whole programui was carried of ! withuotmi a break , tumid thue entertalmumnemut was a dcctled success. Those tilmo mamuaged situ sitperhrute ded tue sammte are highly pleased withu ( hue work ( hunt was done , as ( Ito entertaimumuient tens , without doubt , ono of tlue tlmmest ever remmulered him York. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Sccluit AhTahra mit 'l'otuuunmihm. , TF1KAMAII , Neb , Feb. 16.-Speclal.- ( ) Couuiitaiuy SO , Nehmrashca NatIonal Guards , will lve a bali Oit the 22d Inst. at ( hue opera ii 'rIme tiedicatlomu of ( hue new Mammomilo Imahi takes place ctu ( hue 27th. Tekamnah's Gun eitmb gIves a midwinter aiuoting tournament on 1'ashuimigton's bIrth- thay' . it c'xtcuuds an invitmuic.mu ( to all sportsmen - men of tIme county and athjohtulmig coumutles , Live birds and targets used. Time unIque social event of ( hue season was a "TrIlby" tea Wednesdoy evemuing given by' Misses Mmttie auth Lotus Auhains , Abaut twenty-five' youmug latly fnietuda trerui invited , Tue opera house was crowtieul with attemi. ( lye Istemuers to time high school oratorical comuteot , A nice progrnmn was rendered , coti- tistlmmg of recItations auth muttisic , Thue jtmdges selected Sidney WIlson , it , oratorical , Gen- ( rude \\'hilte , draniathc , and Gail Shafer , front ( he humorous divmulomus , me participate 1mm tIme county content at Lyomme cim March 8 , Tue i'ic'asant Hour club gave a "novelty" uiamicing iuarty Thmureday' crammIng , A few frotti Otnahua attemutled , liii tvauuii e.tt I I 10 I i tIC iii , lJWSON , Neb. , Feb. 1G.-Speciah.-Tlmis ( ) quiet little village is on ( Ito eve of a small beonu , Tlme brIck Is now heng ! placed mu thme arounul for ( lie Purpose of crectitig a bloelt of 4,5 I , -e , I . , tIr. . , , , . , , , , . . . , , . , , , ,1 IUUIIS V . , , , o , , , lIt , 1j4U1 % . The build 1mg will be two , sonies ( , ( hut , upimer hart hisimug arrammgcd suitable for tin opera lioumse , All branclmem.u of hitisiners are well repre- sent.l In hawson , a large hhourimug tuuill , ( iso getueral stores , two drtmg stores , two hard. ivare stores , one lunihuer yard , blacksmn'thu Eltop , two hmoe1 ( , two chmurclues , Cathoiho amid Rvangellcal , and , best of all , is thus graded schuool , so succeatfully' conducted by' l'rof. Crocker. Time graduating cIae3 cf ( ho tchocls save an entertainment tonight consisting of essays - says , aimeeChies , recitations antI mnuslc , which it ill be ( hue beginning of a series of social evettts of ( hits it mid , OI1uoam'i I ii seed ( tr.uiut hloiuul , SIIELI3Y , Neb. , Feb. IG.-Speclal-Tjio ( ) movemnent to call an election to band I'cik county for $35,000 withu live years 7 per cumit bonds Is muieetimg with opostIomi ! lit ( his , time eastern , hiatt Of time county , A PaPd is beIng circulated denouncimug a boat ) Itsucu mind nil- vocating a donatIon by thug cltizemu to thucs who arc' unable to procure seeti and feed ( or another crop. Over $200 was aubscrbeul yea- terday in this precimict , There trill be a nusetlng this afternoon at Osceola. to diecuss the bond iuroitoition , The fanummera in thtus vicinity are decidedly oiposed to am , Issue , - ' . , . _ V Rti\'AL \ ' SKV1'1NG PARTiES T111At218 hl L3ntloll Ate Thuipty alma R0.CO . Meeting ; Aballdooc1 , ENGLAND EJYING A CADANVINIER \ Oeenr 8'ittlo' Itatmihmug t'iro on ( hue "Lmi ' Ittliec cit I'uiruteL' ' hld 1'uI Ilehhig a Sac- ( 'esetuil iiutroluuc'tiumu-.S.m alt lterji. tutinilt' . cui' i'hui ) lii l'mtt'la , ( C'.pyrlgiuteI , 1995. l.y the' . 'tseccmnteh i'rcae. ) I.ONION ) , . Vt'b. iU-'i'ho comti.lmuumctl cold trentluer lit Great llritahim Is hmnt'lmmg a iuiut Periou effect iii all Itauts of ( lie coimiltry. Aside ( ruin ( Ito Miffering luivoived tlto low tcmuihtcraurc iutts caumsetl tu ltictlettl standstill of all imorsu t nil muimi g oluerat he its mu muil luau ti mug ihmmrlmmg time last sIx iseeks , A umumuuuluer of hmmu- huortamut race imteetluugs , litelmiuilmug time .grcat mti II I t ary mc teelulcelumuse it t Stumtthou ii park , ilxeul for yestcmdmy , mmliii time 'thmimuciicshcr February V ttteetlmmg , hati to be uumirely ( tibiuitiotietl. Ono dhstressimug le.ure , of tlte tucalomi is ( lint fulIhy tvo'tImlrtls of tlm huotuses iii l.ouuilomm turu cii- ( Irely it ititotit ( huelr tmstual tu'atci' ttuIuly iii comuseqimemmee of tIme freczlmum ; of ( hue tt'muter , Amu extraordinary sceite wits wimuessetl ( Ott \'euhiuc'sthay last Imu front of thuo Mtuuusiomi iuoutse , ( lie fiIcIal rcsiilc'mtcu of ilue lorti mtmayoi' , lu commnectiotu wlthm ( lie lmitemisIy c ulul weather , 4 large uttmmuubor of hiei'SUtts gititcrctl ; ( lucre iii COtisequmemuciu of ( lie clrciulnuiouu itt a false report thmat thm' lord miunyor hind lastueth a luroclauuiaicuu tranmuimig ( lie citizemia of Lotidouu of ( ho mucar tuplroaclu cf a fumnlotumu lutlzzuirtl , trIm iclu tvotulth I ii litulo all I ruiihc a miii Cause a cesatlomt of luumsimuss , It was also reported I imti t t lie lurochti ttuuut Ian umrged I lie people to lurovitlo ( htcmmuselt'cs with a fumll acck of lure- vitulomus for thmrco ulays iii oi'ulcu' to b nrciiarctt ( Il for nmm' emuiergency , nuttl mulso uvarmicul all citiiemis to be t itimlit tlcora before mtuitlmulght cii 'l'Iuursdtuy 1mm orther to esctuita belmig over- V talte it by time eleuuuetit s. NII'fllt hAl ) lhhlTl'liht lUll Skaters , however , hut Hutuilamuti hmavo muover V lund siuchu aim excellent opuortumuu I ( y for I midmmlg. V I mig I mm short ii iioii ( lie Ice , numtl lakes amat ltotttl , all of tt'huichu are frtm.emu over , ore crontheti tlav tutu tiltdtt. 'm't , , , , . , - , , t society hung' centem'ctlliiIue Dtitchskatlmig P3 rt les , tilt icht Immure bcemu lmchui o ii tIme lake iii iittckimiglmtummm palace go m demus , amid att'hm lehu time lmm'l mice ofViihos nimil Ii Is tumumuuau'nietl V. daughutormi , ( hue l'rltuccsscs Victoria uutl Muth , ( hue dtmko attul thumclmcsuu ofoi'k , i'rlmmceuua llcmury of York , htm'imuco I lemury of l'less , it ho is a beautiful shutter ; Lonti Marcums hiereitfonul , SIr Frttiucis Eultuittiuth George Astlcy-Corbctt , soul of ( lie hurlnce of'alea' friemuth , ( hue laku Sir Jolumu 1)tmguhnle ) Asthey , ( lie minted luatromu of V Shorts , anti mtutumliers of other hut'omuuimmdmut Persolts irene lit daily ottetutlauce , Iloekey' mnatclmes on time ice , hnigmmt at 3 o'clock lmi time tcftcrmtoomu aiuul lastimug uuuutul 5 o'clochc , wlmen tea smith otimer huot thrimiks irene served , huavo bectu ( hue features of tlmcso gathuorImuga , The muost intom'cstimmg muuatclu vums Itehul on Timumrsday betweemu teattis eaptahmied by ( Ito primice of'mties aitd Mr. Frautclut uUhumnny , M. 1' . , ( Ito side captaimicth It ) ' time Primuco tuhiutuummg by a score of S to 5. Ott thIs occa- ion time Pnlmtcess ofVaics tins also uresemut antI took great Interest lii ( lie gamtio. TIme royal lathes emit ) their party haitI muo hieed whatever to ( lie imutemtuuely cold ts'c'atlmtur which prevailed , ( ito muiercury lmeitig I degrees below zero. Tue queemu , into is comumimmg to Lomuthout emi Motuthay fromuu the Isle of'lghtt , Itamu issued orders titat certain miiemtiljcrn of Imer coturt shah be imuviteul to witmmess tIme sports omt tluo Iiuckiiiglttumuu 11315cc guit'dens hake antI Ims aim- uuotmmiced ( lint site imcrself Intomuds to witumess V tlt ent. ent.CONDEMNED V CONDEMNED BY SPORTING MEN , Tito proceedings wimiclu ( hue anti-gauuubilrmg league hta.s imustitutctl naImist time Jockey chub at Newmmuarkct , for Iceepimig out alleged gamiubhiumg nimug have been iii regress ( luring V tIme past \t'eeht amud Imave becut gemueraily comu- denumued by till Itercotms imttereted in sportIng , Johun hlawhce , vhto is at tIme Imead of thuo league , Is ( Ito F7migiishu reprt'semitaIve ( of Messrs. Jaifrey & Co. of New York. Among time niemuibera of the Jockey club are tito runimuce ofVales , ( hue dtmlt at Saxe-Coburg- Gotiua , the titmice of Cominatughut , debut of York amutl J'nince Cimristluun of Schuieswig-Ifcihstoin , The Iclmug of Belgium autch Grand Dulto Vinuhimitir of Itttsia mire Imomiorary muiemuubers , Mr. Titomnas F. Bayam'd , United States amutbassatior , will attend the muioetiutg of ( Ito Royal Geogntuplmical society on Monday for time purpose of receivimtg ( lie hiigslmy nicdal which htas been commferred luyime society umpon Dr. Charles I ) . \'nicot , ( lie director of tIme Umtlted States geological sturvey. Omu Tuesday last Mr. Toohe itrotimuceul at lila theater Mr. Arthur Lair's "Timorotmglmbrcd , " - tt'hmichu is a farce of tIme usumuil Toole Iiatterrm , \Vihtle's mmciv play entitleti 'i'Ie , Importance of iheing Earmiest" huatl a atmccesutfmul Premiere at ( hue St. James's theater on Thursday muigiut , It proved to he a rattling farce , Iii whmlclt Lonihomu's premier joker titrew all tlramaIc Lhteonics , na prspountlcd by hmimtischf , to ( Ito wimutis , writing nnyItotv as to tbmo story whtlchu was of ( lie scaumtiest chuaraciem' , ammtl filling tlu eitumntiomis wIth \Vlhdeisnitm. The huhay was V V Preceded by the commuetlietta ' ' 1mm tIme Season , " 'I nitemi by Lamugulon Mitcimohi , Iii ( hue hatter V , ,1v Mi , , , . li'hiintl Pni. , , . , A , ' ' ' "S. . . , , flatJJ , iumuuo A Imer debut anti achuieveth a Pronouimccd sue- cess. Sarahu flernluarult Proditceth Stmticrman'e "Die hlelmutotli" at ( hue Romuml'isanco theater in Paris on Wednesday last. 'rhue luIay was an emuorinous stmccea.s. Time thueater was filled tuVitht Germiumins , into wmurmniy cheered Mine. ibermuhmanult for hmer rmuagttlhlccuut pertom'mammca , - . tlIes 'irgiuiIui iiri I Ii. itliss Vlm'ginin. Rail , the hriglut nmutl talented - ented young womtmami trlto hurts hen ltlayImm Prlnco Matnymt w'Ithu ( hue ' \'nuig' ' compamuy for ( Ito past two aetusomus , was comlehleui to renitulmi Iehthmuth , whuemi the conipammy ciomcetl at 4 iiuyd' Tttc5tiay muighut , cit mtccoimnt of a. revere case of ha gm'liupe. Misc hIutni is stopping - V ping at the l'axtomt. hem' hihmYlcitmu says rite is In excellent huutmithmt , tuitul tt'Iil be able to reucumutue hmer wane witim tint company en- ( our Ttmesthrty or Vedhesthmty , Sue has nut. fem'eth greatly' , btit is couuvithesclmmg rapidly , lr. hihUii'r's ic , , C omlmmmiy : , 'Flue f3eymmiouur Park Artesiami Ice company ivtIs incoruoi'ateuh yestoruiay , uvitlu mc capital stock of $50,000. George L. Miller vami nitnicul itt ; Presiilemit aitul Fu'autlc Mattock us general mnmcuuager. V w J'JItS'ulI P.IIf4I4J'JSt. , Johun Stevemus of Sturgls , Wyo. , Is a guest at the Millard , Ifx-Senator W. if. Conger of Loup City' is at time Iulerchmamuts. Mr. Cotmger heaves to. morrow for lOImitS In Illinois , Wisconsin and : otuthmenmu Mimumuesota. to solicit comutribuumtlons itt time tray' of aced. grain mind ( ccii for Limo V Jroutfm sufferers of Shtermutamu county. Mr. Comuger stated that. ( Ito iirumneliato waius of ( Ito miceuly in iiuat part of thus mutate in ( ho way of iurovlsiomua anti clothing wore being mmtet by amimple commtnihtutlomis ( brought time re- lit' ! comuumitee , AL tit Mereer : Mrs. W'llliams , Chicago ; II , I' , hlali , Chicago ; (1. hI , Gaitsen , St. Louis ; Ammtomu Il. Eggers , Now York ; Ira Mallory , North Platte ; A. II. Jester , Chicago ; v. j. Conmuoly , humhuimtlmmc ; ( ieorme M , Tlbhjmm , Chmictugo ; C. L , Coleiuian , Chicago ; J , It. Jackcomm , Smut Framicica ; ( I. Pierre , New Vnl , ' itS i ' , ' , , , , , , ' ' , , , , , . I' ! . 5 . .SVS ; , lVUf5U SIs . WIllis , Chuictugo ; A. I ) , Alexander , Crawford ; Mmtx Wohuhlehe. New York ; Juhun l'endorgast , Nile's , Mlchi. ; hiomury ( iraff Jr. , ChIcago ; W If. iearlmmg , Piattuunuouthu ; hi. \VIuitmnoro , Ciuicago ; 0 , ii , I Johuhta , lemuver , Cob , ; It , Ii , Foster , Mirmiucapolis ; J , H. hyena , Chicago ; I ) . B , Iecler , Ciulcago ; George Xii. Lovelock , Cimicogo , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Nulinti i , I. iliuS mit I Ii ii I I uu t cia. At thin MihinrulV : , Ii , iharsion , Crete , At ( hue lcllonoV. : . I' . Dali , hlohilrege ; a , ii , h'uelce , Coiumnbus. At time h'axtomt : A. 81. hammn , St. l'aul : 0 , V H. Whuipple , Perry' ; Chmariea A. hiumumma , Lln. V cohim , At thin Arcaule : F. M. Barrington , Al. himtuuce ; J. ' 1' . Clark , Lhmmcohmm ; hlirammu Chase , l'cntler. At ( lie Mtrcluanuc ( ; 13. II. Llttlefield , Edge- tvaer ; i. Ushuer , W'lhlliuriu Atwood , hero. macnutY ; , R. Coloni , Alllmummee l. l' . Fleid , St. i'auml ; FV. . Sntloriy. Genimug ; it. if. hog- us , ( Iraiutl Isiniud ; Arthur 8 , Gay , i.leile Fourche. - 1)1121) , QUINN-Mrs. P. . Fehiruuary' IC. 1895 , ogod 35 V years. Ftmrtrai at 8:30 : o'clock MimiJay morning , Februmumy 18 , front ebsideutco or , Jmtmmw's Wehclm , I31J Jommes utu'ee ( , to holy Seiuulchter , V ,