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ESTABLISHED JUNE 1J ) , 1871. OMAHA , FRIDAY , MAY 2-1 , 1895. SIN at 13 GOVY FIYE CENTS.
CARLISLE ON HONEST MONEY
Eight Thousand People Crowd Into the
Auditorium to Hear Him ,
OPENING OF THE MEMPHIS CONVENTION
Secretary of thn Treniurf Il cu se the
Colnnge Question Along tlio Linen Laid
Down by tlio Cleveland AdinlnU-
trntton City Crowded.
MEMPHIS , May 23. Upward of 3,000 pco-
plo were present at the Auditorium at 2:15 :
o'clock , whtn Chairman W. J. Crawford called
the convention to order. While- the gathering
was effecting an organization and getting
down to business the crowd gradually filled
upUio vacant seats , and by the tlmo Secre
tary Carlisle began his address the hall was
comfortably filled. Mr. Crawford , In his ca
pacity as chairman of the committee of fir
teen appointed by the associated mercantile
bodies of Memphis , under whoso auspices the
convention Is held , called the meeting to
order.
Mr. Richard H. Clarke * of Alabama pro
ecntcd the name of Congressman Catchlngs
for permanent chairman In a neat and highly
complimentary speech. This convention , said
Mr. Clarke , was an evidence that the people
do not believe In debased money and do not
want to bo dragged down to the level of Mexico
ice and China. The people represented In
this convention believed In the Just and
equitable use of silver as a money metal , but
they would not deliver the country to a syndi
cate of mine owners or place in Jeopardy the
business Interests Df the country because of a
craze a condition of public sentiment which
ho likened to a pralrlo fire , which would fecJ
upon chaff and boon burn out. The leaders In
thq silver movement were the men who had
taken up In succession all the political and
economic heresies that had been before the
people In the past decade. The present out
cry ho likened to the extreme doctrines ad
vocated by the populists In recent years , and
their fallacies , ho declared , would soon bo
burled In the Ocala warehouses. Ho had
great confidence In the Judgment and good
sense of the boiithern people. Two-thirds of
the product of that section must bo sold In
foreign countries and paid for In the money
of the world. The prices of their products
were fixed In the markets of the world , where
no American legislation can put a fictitious
value on silver. Mr. Clarke eulogized Pres
ident Cleveland and Secretary Carlisle , his
remarks arousing the first outburst of en
thusiasm seen In the convention. The cheer
ing at the mention of the president's name
was particularly hearty and portractel. In
conclusion , he presented the name of Con
gressman Catchln&s for permanent chairman
of the convention , lauding that gentleman's
pure record on the money question and as
suring the convention of his eminent Iltneya
for the position of presiding ofllccr. The se
lection of Mr. Catchlngs was made by an
unanimous viva voce vote , and the congress
man accepted the honor In a graceful speech.
Ho eald :
NO SELFISH MOTIVES ,
"Gentlemen of the Convention : There come
times In the llfo of a man when words fall
him when he wishes to express the emotions
by which ho Is moved. Such a time has now
crossed my path. Could I live forever I
could not sulllclently express to my friend
from Alabama the Impression which It Li warm
Words have left within me.
"Gentlemen , In my Judgment no conven
tion ever assembled for a nobler or higher
purpose than this. Brought together from al
most every Houthern state , coming from every
walk In life , representing as you do all vo
cations , Industries and conditions tn life. I [
* p ak the truth that not a man has come
here to advance a in-raonal end. OP a selfish
purpose. Believing the free and Independent
coinage ol silver at the 1C to 1 ratio would
bo disastrous to all private and public In
terests , we have laid asldo our private affairs
for the time to t.ikc counsel together how
best to prevent It. The character of the
delegates to this convention Is far beyond
the reach of captious criticism and adverse
comiufnt. The body IB composed of the grca'
mass of honest , Intelligent , patriotic citi
zens. If we are right , we are not only right
now , but we are eternally right. We Inv.
,4 assembled to glvo testimony In open church
to the faith that Is In us. We have been
misrepresented from one end of the land tc
tlio other ; epithets have been hurled against
us. We have been charged with entertaining
views which wo scorn and disdain.
"It is said , for Instance , that we are mono
mctallUts. Let us here and now place the
llo upon that charge. ( Applause. ) It hai
b en said again that we seek to so contract
the currency that prices will fall. Let lu
stamp that also as a lie. Let us pas ; a series
of resolutions that will bo our declaration of
faith and then challenge- any man to put
other words on our lips. Let us , when thli
convention shall have adopted th-se resolu
tlons , adjourn and go to our hai es with the
determination to stand by them , Let us or
ganize ourselves Into a movement militant
and not quiescent , for , believing as we do , w ?
would bo recreant to our duty If we failed at
all times to let our views be known , Let us
nail our colors to the masthead and let the
old ship go on her course regardless of the
obstacles tint wo may encounter , having faith
that -with truth as our guidr we will reac'i
our destination safely.
"Gentlemen of the convention , we should
take heart at the fact that our views are
sanctioned by all the great people cf th !
country outside of pill I leal life. Suprns ? we
adopted the free coinage of silver at a ratio
of 1C to 1. It will bring about silver mono
metallism pure and simple. When the simple
Issue Is put before the pwpU 1 do not believe
they will bo willing to put this country on a
silver basis. "
The remarks of the chairman were fre
quently Interrupted by applause.
The following committee' on resolutions
was named : Alabama , Richard H. Clark
Arkansas , U. M. Rose : Mississippi , Lroy
I'crcy ; Loulslani , J. C. Morris ; Texis. Rufus
Hardln : Maryland. Danel ! Miller ; Kentucky
John M. Atherton ; Georgia , F. II. Richard
eon ; Florida , S. C. Cox ; South Carolina.
George M. Trcnholm ; Missouri , George E
Lelghton ; Tennessee , Joseph Patterson.
After the appointment of this committee
Secretary Carlisle wfs : Introduced and began
Jils address.
QUESTION OF TAST IMPORTANCE.
Mr. President and Gentlemen of the Con
vention : ,
I congratulate myself upon my good fortune
In having the opportunity to appear before
this largo assemblage of southern business
men , and I congratulate the people of tin
couth upon their good fortune In being sblt
to send hero so many real representatives 01
their great Industrial and comniercl.il In
tercsts. I am sure that nothing less than t
full appreciation of the vast Importance ol
the questions to bo considered co.ild have
secured the attendance of so Urge : i I unibei
of active business men upon t'lls ' cccas on , am
the fact that they have voluntcrll ]
abandoned their usual avocations to p.irtlcl
pate In the proceedings of this conventioi
encourages me to believe that their clforti
In behalf of a sound flnanc'ul policy will no
cease when It has adjourned.
Mr , President , I do not think the linjior
tance of the questions you are called to con
elder can he overcstlmated.or that the gravlt )
of the situation can be overstated. The prop
osltlon to revolutionize our monetary t > ysten
and thua destroy the credit of the governmen
and the people at home and abroad , vlolati
the obligations of all contracts , unsettle a )
exchangeable value * , reduce the "wages of
labor , cupel capital from our country , am
eerlouily obstruct the trade of our peopli
among themselves anl with the people * o
other countries. Is outt which challenges tin
Intelligence patriotism and commerchl hone
of every man to whom It Is tUdresffl. X <
muUei what may be tie real purposes ani
motive * of those who mike the proposltloi
to Ifgaltxe the free nd unlimited coinage o
direr at the ratio of 16 to 1 thete or * th
consequence * Involved in their fdicme. and
In my opinion , they cannot te avblded If I
houia be adopted. In no part cf the countr ;
will the consequences of such a policy prove
more Injurious to the material Interests of
tha people than tn the undeveloped and
progressive south. When the great civil war
closed your Industrial system was destroyed ,
your commercial relations were all broken
up , your currency nas worthless , your farms
were dcvnsted , your mines were closed , your
forests were untouched , your water power
was useless and your railways were un-
eafo and Inadequate , even for the limited
service they had to perform ; but your grent
natural resources were still unimpaired , and
upon that foundation you have constructed ,
and are Mill constructing , a system of diversi
fied Industries and Interstate and International
commerce , which , If not disturbed
by unwise experiments In financial
legislation , must attract to your sec
tion of the country all the active
capital and skilled labor necessary to make
It the most prosperous part of the continent.
Your magnificent deposits of coal and Iron ,
your fertile soil , adapted to the growth of
cotton , sugar , and many other products
which no other part of the country will yield ,
your unrivalled facilities for the manufac
ture of Iron and steal , cotton goods , lumber ,
oil , furniture , and almost Innumerable other
articles which can bo cheaply produced from
the raw material * within your limits , con
stitute the elements of a marvelous growth
and prosperity which nothing can prevent
If the people of the south will continue to
exhibit In the future the same spirit of
conservatism and the same devotion to prln
clpte that have always characterized them
In the past. The world has never witnessed
a grander exhibition of courage and fortitude
than was presented here when a defeated
a.'il Impoverished people , without money or
credit , and almost destitute of the tools and
Implements necessary to the performance of
manual labor , went uncomplainingly to work
to re-establish their social order , renew their
commercial relations , and reconstruct their
Industrial system ; and I am unwilling to
believe that the same people can now be
so discouraged by n temporary business de
pression , or so moved by appeals to their
prejudices , that they will hastily resort to
new and hazardous experiments with the
currency In which all their transactions must
he conducted.
I do not charge that our fellow-citizens
who propose to revolutionize our monetary
system by a sudden change In the standard
of value really desire to see the business of
the country ruined , or even injured , or that
they believe an/ Injurious consequences
would follow the adoption of their policy.
but , In my judgment , the result would be
most disastrous to the material interests of
all the people In every part of the country
and , therefore , I shall appeal to them care
fully to review the grounds upon which their
opinions have been formed before It Is too
late to correct a possible mistake upon i
subject of such supreme Importance to them
selves and to their posterity. It is not neces
sary to Impeach their motives in order to
answer their arguments , nor would it be wise
or proper to underestimate the intellectua
and material forces behind this great popu
lar movement In the south and west , a move
ment which now seriously threatens to dls
nip' existing political organizations and re
form party lines ; but , no matter what may
be the motives or the present numerica
strength of our opponents In this contro
versy , the merits of the policy they propose
to Inaugurate must be subjected to the tests
of reason and experience , and If It Is shown
to be Impracticable , or fundamentally wrong
In principle , we may be confident that It wli :
not finally command the support of a ma
jority of our people.
ADMITTED AND ESTABLISHED FACTS.
Before proceeding to the discussion of the
main question presented , it may be advan
tageous to state as briefly as possible a fen
admitted or well-established facts having
an important bearing upon it. From thn
earliest times gold and silver have b en used
as money , not because there was at the be
ginning any law declaring them to be money ,
but because , by reason of their llmltsd and
regular supply , their great value as compared
with other things In proportion to weight
and bulk , and their durability , they were
more stable and convenient than any other
commodity as measures of value In making
exchanges. Consequently , these metals were
used as money by common consent of the
people for centuries before there was any
law upon the subject or any coins In ex
istence ; they pasted by weight , and their
values In affecting exchanges were deter
mined by the quantity of pure metal con
tained In each piece. Bach metal had a dis
tinct value of Its own , and when It was used
In trnde neither the buyer nor seller troubled
himself about the ratio between It and
the other metal. The laws of trade
fixed and regulated the actual and relative
values of both metals In the purchase and
sale of other commodities , just as they do
now. They had been used as. money s.veral
centuries before any government undertook
by royal proclamation or statute law , to es
tablish a ratio between them , and , when
this chfliactcr of legMitlon was first b gun
the public authorities did not atto.rpt to
establish new values or new ratios , but
accepted those already fixed by the laws of
trade and the custom of merchants. Coins
were made , not for th : purpose of attempting
to add anything to the Intrinsic or cxchang1-
able value of the metal contained In them , but
for the purpose of attesting , by public au
thority , Its weight and purity , thus avoiding
the delay and uncertainty resulting from the
practice of weighing each piece as It passed
from oneto another. That the coinage of
the metals does not now add anything to
their actual value In the commercial world
Is conclusively proved by the- facts that , in
all the great transactions between the people
cf different countries , the coihs are accepted
only at their bullion value , determined by
their actual weight and fineness , and that
bullion Itself Is still used In making pay
ments , just as It was thousands of years ago.
Whatever effect legislation upon the ratios , in
connection with legal tender laws , may have
had upon the use of the two metals In the
payment of antecedent debts , it has never had
the slightest effect upon the actual or rela
tive values of the two metals In national or
International trade. For many centuries , even
after the commerce of the world had grown
to enormous proportions , the propriety of
miking any given quantity of bullion , or
any particular coin , a legal tender was not
even suggest. d , and up to the present time
there Is no hgal tender In International trade.
Whether payments are made In gold or silver
; coins , or In gold or silver bullion , actual in
trinsic value determines the- amount or quan
tity to bo delivered , no matter what may be
, the legal tender laws of the different coun
tries , and no matter though they may have
. the same or different ratios of value between
, the metals within their respective limits.
The law .of France , for instance , plac.s a
higher value upon silver relatively to gold
than is placed upon It by the laws of the
United States , the French ratio being 15l to
1 , and ours being 16 to 1 , but If sixteen
pounds of our silver , coined or unco.iud , were
sent to that country to be used In the pay
ment cf a debt or In the purchase of commod I-
ities , it would not be accepted at the ratio
of 15V& to 1 , or at the ratio of 1C , 10Q
1 , as compared to gold , but only it
the ratio of about 32 to 1 , which
shows that neither our ratio nor the French
ratio has any effect whatever upon the value
or purchasing power of the 'metal Itself.
Coinage Is free In Mexico , and the dollar
which Is full legal tender , contains 377.11
grains of pure silver , while our dollar con
tains only 371.25 grains of pure stiver ; yel
Mexican silver dollar * are sent Into the United
States and other parti of the world and sold
at the price of the bullion contained In them
which Is about one-half their nominal 01
legal value In their own country. Th legal
tender laws affect the debt paying power ol
the coin Itself In the country where the- law :
prevail , but the laws estibllshlng ratio dt
not affect the value of th' metal contained
In the coins either at home or abroad , because -
cause It Is the metal that fixes the value ol
the coin , and not the coin that fixes the
value of the met.il.
CREDIT STEPS
For a long time , during -the early hletorj
of the world , and oven during the medlieva
age , eold and silver , In bullion or In tin
form of coins. cutiMHuteJ almost the entln
circulation atn" 'g ths perple , eveu In thi
nitlons m'Jt .ilvtn-'d In trade and r v'l'zs- '
tlon , and t.'ni quemiy , the quart ity of Hie i
iietaU tba1 co'iH b" procured anJ kfcpt It
me W E a qutt' ' n of far ur ( i-r 1'npTlanci
then thxn U U n * v cr ever cm be Ir
th * future \\htn l'l * and p-t p r y hsd b ei
It
I lUonttuuca cu Fittt
READY TO FORCE HER CLAIM
Colombia jn Earnest in Asserting Dominion
Over the Mosquito Country.
DATES BACK TO TH SPANISH' RULE
\Vn Attached to tlmt Country SOTOII Years
licforo the \Vnr at Independence
lUvo Never \Vnl\ciI
Their C'tnlm.
( CopyrlKhted , 1S33 , by the Associated Prers. )
COLON , Colombia , May 16. As exclusively
cabled to tlio United States to the Aasoclated
press today , the government of Colombia Is
preparing to set forth In detail the claims
of this republic to the Mosulto territory.
General Henjlfo , secretary of the Colombian
legation at Washington , who has been light
ing for the government against the rebels In
the Interior , left here today on board the
steamer City of Para and will lake this cor
respondence to Now York.
Colombia bases her claims on the follow
ing facts : Under a royal order of the king
of Spain In 1803 , his majesty annevcd the
Mosquito coast to Santa Fc dl Bogota , and
when Colombia gained her Independence , In
1810 , she became the rightful possessor of
the Mospulto coast , assigned to her by the
principle of utl possldetls , "as you possess , "
( the basis or principle of a treaty which
leaves belligerents mutually In possession of
what they acquire by arms during the war ) ,
and exercised dominion over that territory
up to 1824. Even In the treaty between
Colombia and the Central American states
the former did not relinquish her claim to
the Mosquito territory.
The Colombian government la busily oc
cupied In collecting a forced loan of $1,000-
000 to cover the expenses of the late political
troubles and to prepare for any emergency ,
XVII.Di : AFHAIU OF TI'B MA1SO.UIS
Turned Ills Face from Him In Court to
Avoid lln Gil * P.
LONtlON , May 23. The Old Bailey court
was again crowded today when the trial of
Oscar Wlldo was resumed. Wilde entered the
court room looking haggard and stood for
some tlmo at the foot of the Jury box con
versing with Rev. Stewart Headlam , ono ol
hla bondsmen. Tficy were joined by Lord
Douglas of Iliwlck , whose eye Is still d scolored
as a result of his encounter with his father
In Piccadilly , for which they were both bound
over yesterday In $500 to keep the peace
The marquis of Queensberry was also In
court , looking Jaunty and confident. He
watched Wlhlc close'y ' and paid great atten
tion to the evidence. Wilde , It w s noticed
carefully avoided the gaze of the marquis
WI13e , Lord Douglas of Hawlck and Rev
Stewart Headlam remained in earnest con
versation until the Judge took his scat. Thej
listened attentively to all the testimony fur
nished , evidently weighing every word ut
tered as studiously as counsel on both sides
The earnest convorratlon of the trio was an
Incident which attaracted much attention an
was con Iderably ccmii'entcd ipDn. When the
case was reopened the evidence furnished a
the previous trial was repeated In detail , no
new points of any Inno'tance being ma'e.
Sir Edward Clarke , counsel for Wild ? , re
viewed In full length the evidence furnlshe
by his client when the latter was examinee
upon the occasion of th > trial of the Mnrqul
of Qu'onsberry on the ch\rge of libel. ThU
occupied several hours , nt the expiration o
which time Sir Edward Clarke nddressjd
the Jury on behalf of Wilde.
At the conclusion of the day's ' , procesdlngi
the trial was adjourned until tomorrow.
.MA111 I SfHJT IIV A CUli.lX OUIIH
KoljeU .llndn a l > cn | > erue , lint Futllo Ef
fort to Itrrovrr III' Itnd.T.
NEW YORK. May 23. The World's copy
righted special from Havana says : Jose
Marti was shot by a Cuban guide named An
tonio Olivia , who was with the government
troops. Marti , at the moment , was addressIng -
Ing his followers , revolver In hand. He was
hit by tow bullets , the flr.-t wounding him In
the chest , the second In the neck , General
Gomez and Marti had set out with 700 men
to attempt an Invasion of the Camaguay dls
trUt of Puerto Principe province. The rebels
had charged the government troapi fifteen
timey with machetes. When the guide shot
Marti they nude desperate efforts to secure
the body. Gomez fell off his horse. The
rebels carlred him off. Fourteen rebels were
killed. Ono was an American. The govern
ment loses Incuudo one sergeant , one bugler
and five privates killed , and six wounded
The government trops captured thirty horses
with saddles. The operations were directed
by General Salcelo.
WASHINGTON , May 23. Ofnelal confirma
tion has been received here of the death of
General Marti , the Cuban leader. In a battle
with the government troops. Marti's death
! s regarded as the most important event since
General Camp * ? began his campaign. Marti
Is personally known throughout the United
States , as ho had long sertvcd as president of
the Cuban party In thi ? country. Ho had
passed much of his time In Washington , his
last service here being as art elegate to the
panaemrlcan monetary conference. The pa
pers found on Marti arc expected to result
In Important developments , as he was In per
sonal correspondence with sympathizers In
the United States who have thus far eluded
detection ,
- > H1M.NU OPTIIi ; TIIKATV
Incompetence , at tint Lundors Mn'in n Coii-
Unltanra of the Wiir I'nlllr.
LONDON , May 23. A dispatch from Tlen-
Tsln to the Times says that an Imperial
proclamation has been Issued announcing
the ratification of the treaty of peace be
tween China and Japan. It Is declared that
the government deeply pondered over the ad
vice which has been offered to It to continue
the war rather than surrender , but the crisis
demanded u decision as no victory had been
obtained on sea or land , owing to ths In
competence of the leaders , who had only been
able to recruit the rabble. The enemy , the
proclamation says , were menacing Peking.
The country was in a terrible condition now.
The proclamation then goes on to ray : "Could
we permit alarms to disturb the dwelling
of her sacred majesty ? Heaven hid not
withheld his augury. The sea overflow ed th ?
coast and camps were submerged. "
llnntli'H Munlrre cent < Mici > il.
FLORENCE. May 23. The trial of seven
anarchists charged with the murdr In July-
last of Signer Hand I , editor of the Gazette
Llvornesso of Leghorn , was concluded yester
. day. The murder was committed on the day
, President Carnet of France was assassinated.
.
Slgnor Ilandl had written strongly against
men of Cesarlos type and It was generally
supposed that the motive of the murder waste
to avenge the anarchists. The crime was
committed by a man named Lucchesla , who
, was convicted and sentenced to imprisonment
for thirty years. It was also found that a
man named Ilomltl had been the Instigator
of the crime and he was yesterday sentenced
to Imprisonment for life at hard labor. Ono
Kranchl , who was found to have been an
accomplice of the crime , received the same
sentence as Lucchesl of thirty years' Im
prisonment. The others wera acquitted.
Or ck \ Minces DrMroj-rcl liy l'nrtliiii | kr .
LONDON , May 23. The Standard has still
further advices from Athena of the recenl
earthquakes , from which it appears that their
most disastrous effect was felt In the south
west portion of Crirus. Intelligence has bean
received In Athens of the destruction o
seven villages In this locality and fifty dsaths
are already reported
'
Pnrio MUM IimiiKiirnln Iti fiirin * .
BERLIN. May 23 The Kolnlsche Zsltung
rays that It the Porte rejects the reforms
propos d Ly the powers a Europ an conference
will be convoked.
1IOYCUTT OK P.VJO.V HIUDttSIB
Jetcrmlnnl to Mnka the Warfare on the
Outlawed Kemlimry Effective.
PITTSBURQ , Mar 23. The devotional
ervlces of the Presbyterian general assembly
nt the opening of the seventh day of Its
session were conducted by Rev. Irwln M.
Muldrow , a coloroJ minister from Chcraw ,
S. C.
Overtures were presented with regard to
ho young people's societies \ \ the separate
churches ami "the whole matter of their
government was referred to a committee of
nine , which was Instructed to report to the
next assembly.
An attempt to reduce the salary of the
stated clerk of the assembly was voted
down.
Secretaries of the various boards of the
churches were allowed to become ministers
of churches.
The question of the relation of the
students of Union seminary to the Presbytery
of New York came up on an overture from
that body. A long opinion was read and It
was recommended that the Presbytery of
New York be Instructed and enjoined not to
receive students who are pursuing or who
propose to pursue their studies In seminaries
not approved by the general assembly. This
motion was carried by a largo vote and In
announcing the result Moderator Booth said
that the New York presbytery would note the
Instructions given by Us superior authority
and would obey Its orders. The opposition
to this action was decided , but Insufficient to
affect the vote of the assembly.
The day of prayer for colleges was fixed
for the second Sunday In January. A move
ment to reduce the ratio of representation in
the assembly failed to rece.ve ) support.
Proposals of several presbyteries to secure
a reduction In the expenses of the assembly
and a change from annual to biennial or
triennial sessions were macje special orders
for Friday morning. An elder , who said
that he desired to go home" Monday , moved
that the tlmo given to spedkers thereafter be
limited and that secretaries of boards be
allowed fifteen minutes and others five. This
will visibly shorten the length of the session
and will cut off full debate. Judge William
II. Jessup then took the floor to read the
report on systematic beneficence , setting the
work of the church dnring the year to the
various benevolent purposes of Its missionary
and other boards. He was followed by Dr.
Ilufus Green of Elmlra , N. Y. , secretary of
the committee.
PITTSIUJRG , May 23. The general assem
bly of the United Presbyterian church began
Its business session at S o'clock this morning
in the Sixth church. East End. After de
votlonal exercises Rev. J. D. McMlchael of
Monntouth college , Illinois , was elected mod
erator by acclamation. Thl * Is the first time
In the history of the church that this hac
been done. Rev. William B , Heed and Rev.
A. J. Wallace were re-elected clerks. A com
mltteD was then appointed to extend con
gratulatlons to the Presbyterian general as
sembly. The rest of the session was taken up
with hearing the reports of trustees of the
assembly and the women's board.
SHOT lllUt llVSHAn ASI > 11K11SEJ.V
Jonlonsly l.cniU Mr * . Anna Annabel to
.Commit n Terrible Crime.
CHICAGO , May 23. Mrs.Anna Annabel
of 0116 Ellis avenue tonight shot and killed
her husband and then killed herself. The
tragedy was the result of Jealously on the
part of Mrs. Annabel because of the alleged
attentions shown by her husband to a young
woman of Davenport , la. . Tvho had nursed ,
him through an Illness contracted 'While h
was on1 a visit a short tlmeaso to bI pSreHls
who live In the Iowa city. , Mr. Annabel via *
Janitor of the Nyack flat 'building ' on Ellis
avenue. There were no witnesses of tlu
tragedy , but the daughter-Myrtle , 13 years
of ago , who was reading In a room adjoining
that In which the shooting took place , heard
her father and mother engaged In anargu
ment. This bcame : heated and then came two
shotB. She ran to the-dining room and saw
her mother standing near the stove with a
revolver in her hand , while the bady of hev
father lay on the floor. Her mother se me <
self-possessed and calmly said to her
'Myrtle. I have shot your' ' father ; go get a
physician. " The girl Immijjdlately started to
eave tha house to carry out her mother's
command , but before she- reached the street
shch eard another shot. .She turned back to
Jie kitchen. Her mother lay near theto even
on the floor. The girl ram out for help and
was met by several men wio had heard the
shooting. When the kitcjien was reached
joth the woman and nnutera dead.
Ernest Annabel was a b'rother of Mrs. El
mer nryson of this city , who lives at C29
South Twenty-ninth street , ' Ilryson is tip
igent In Omaha for the 'Flslschman com
pany and also vice president of the Omaha
Loan and Building association.
P1G11T fUll .1 VqKLKSS
UST I-cBiil Wiir for tlio Privilege o
Kpeiullni ; u 1'ortutiotii runtplni ; .
DENVER , May 23 , tn the suit over the
c-lebrated Basslck mine at Qulrlde , near Sll
ver Cliff , In Custer courjty , in tho. United
States court. Judge Rlnor has found for th
plaintiff , Joseph Staples , 'and held that th
defendant , Dennis Ryan of St. Paul , now In
possession , was not entitled to hold the , prop
erty. The mlm > formerly blonged to th
Basslck Mining company , - The last year I
was In operation It produced over $900.000 ,
The stockholders became Involved In a row
among themselves and the result was that In
18S7 the property was sold under extcutlons ,
Tlio plaintiff In this sut ! , Joseph Staples ,
claims the property und.er one Judgment am
the defendant , Ryan , now in poisssslon , unde
another Judgment. Judge Rln r's declsloi
places the title In Staples. The mine Is nov
under about 1,200 feet cf water and It I ;
estimated that It will cost to put the proprt
in operation betwe n $100,000 and $150.000.
The decision leaves the property still In the
hands of Mr. Ryan upcn. his filing a bond w.th
the court , which will be done as soon as pos
sible. The case will be appealed.
In the suit of Qulncy A. Shaw against
Murray M. Kellogg In t-h United States court
to eject defendant from ten acres of mineral
land , called Eastern Star mine , In Baca
grant No. 4 , In the San-puls > valley , a Jury ,
under directions of Judge Ilallett , returned a
'
verdict for the defendant. Tlie land depart
ment has frequently decided that when the
title passed the land warf-not known to be
mineral and therefore 'full title hail been
conveyed to the owners' of.the grant.
oitr.tio * run fuoxRSr jiosttr.
Itepiih'lenn Stuto l.rncno Tnblei Free Silver
Itesoliittoiu. '
PORTLAND , Ore , , Mpy 23. The Oregon
League of Republican Clubs Is In session In
this city with over 1,000 delegates , repre-
sentlng 204 clubs. That meeting was called
to the purpose of selecting delegates to the
national convention at < 'CUv lar.d. 0. The
ticket nominated to urge'frre < eolnige of silver
at Cleveland was defeated and a delegation
favoring the maintenance of the present at
titude of the party on the financial Question
will be cent. A resolution was submitted to
Instruct the delegates to demand a free silver
resolution at Cleveland , but It was tabled
with great enthusiasm ,
JVltY TO TAKR VI' ItUlllKllY ,
Charge * of Corruption Acrulnit MlHourl
l.i'Klilaliirm to lie Invo4tlMtcd | ,
JEFFERSON CLTY Mo. , May 23. Judg
Shackelford of the Cole county circuit court
created a great sensation today In hit
charge to the grand Jury , He Instructed
the Jury to Investigate ! the charges which
have been made as to the members of the
legislature having accepted bribes , and the
allegations In the press that they have beer ,
corrupt generally The Jury Is also called
upon to look Into tha bribers' side of th ?
question to that both may be punished ,
The Jury will Investigate the charges.
BECK EVICTING SETTLERS
Indian Police Riding Over the Eesoivation
Giving Notice.
NO FORCE BEING USED BY THE AGENT
Any Attempt to Kcniovo the Cnttln from
Kcllrj's Pasture Is Uxpccteil to Pro-
volio Trouble runner * Not
U.iturbeil In Their Work.
PENDEIt , Nfeb. , May 23. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Information reached here late last
evening to the effect that Indian Agent Deck
had positively commenced the ejectment of
settlers occupying the lands of the Flournoy
company on the Wlnnebago reservation. O.
n. Anderson , Peter Bloomo and William 13crg ,
residing In the vicinity of 'WakeflelJ , Neb. ,
were removed ycs-tcrday afternoon by sixteen
Indian police , armed to the teeth. J. F.
Myers , secretary of the Flournoy company ,
was on the reservation all day yesterday and
says he encountered ten police In several
places , who Informed him they were simply
In search of cattle. Captain Heck has also
erved notice that other settlers must go and
111 continue evictions today and tomorrow.
H. L. Wood drove Into town this morning
Mb his family , household goods and stock ,
avlng been requested to move off by the
ndlan police and notified that ho must
'arm ' the land under the direction of Agent
Beck or not at all. It was thought there
vould be an attempt to put off the cattle
11 Dick Kelley'o pasture this afternoon , but
t has not yet been attempted. If the at-
enipt Is made there will surely be blood-
ihed , as Kelley has threatened to shoot the
rst redskin that comes Inside of his pasture
or that purpose. He Is a daredevil sort of a
'ellow and likely to make his threat good ,
hero is no excitement hero whatever , as It
s not generally believed the agent will use
orce. Those who have been ousted by tha
iollce were merely told to get off , and when
hey refused were not molested.
On the reservation quiet prevails , the
lettlers nre all busy putting In corn nnd
lerlormlng their duties as unconcernedly as
hough they held title to their farms In fee
Imple.
tUSIl POIl Til H KICKAl'OO LANDS
L'rowd More Orderly limn tlmt AVhlcl
\Vcnt Intn the ClicroUce Strip.
OKLAHOMA CITY , May 23. All nightlong
ast night the road to Sweeny's bridge on the
dgo of the Klckapoo country was crowded
with horsemen and vehicles. The dust was
titling as the horses dragged through the
deep sand and stumbled over the roots of
ices In the road. The crowd had filled up
ho yard nt Sweeny's bridge and extended
ipck along the road for n mile. At Sweeny's
bridge Is a road house , where travelers across
he country stop to feed horses. The yard
s largo and fenced In , and forms a sort of
culdesac , with a narrow outlet leading down
o the bridge. The yard last night was a
lolkl jam of vehicles and horsemen. Men
slept sitting In the seats of their wagons ,
ivhlle their horses stood up or lay on the
ground on either side of the wagon poles.
There were buggies and covered wagons ,
sulkies and every kind of vehicle , including
. carts. Not much sleep fell to the lot of
he people. Young men drank from their
ffaslcsfand 'sang boisterously , dogs barked
and horses whinnied , mules brayed and men
Called back and forth. It was a nightmare
of noises. Up and down the river the light
of camp fires shone through the trees , rcdden-
ng the foliage. The wind blew cold out of
.lie north and It was an uncomfortable night
.0 bo out without an overcoat or blankets , ant :
many of the men sat all night in their short
sleeves or moved among the wagons. There
, vere several fights to enliven the night.
When day broke everybody got out to cook
coffee and hitched up to await the race at
ho hour of noon. Down the river for miles
he boomers were camped on the edge of the
bluff down to the water of the Nortl ;
Canadian. Their rush will be most danger ,
ous. Down an eighteen-foot embankment
across the river , In many places too deep to
ford , up the bank on the opposite side
through a belt of timber and then across the
famous Klckapoo flats for the claims. There
arc many wire fences around the allotments
which will have to bo cut or jumped.
Before the hour of noon many crossed over
the river and entered the country , and their
names were jotted down by the honest home-
seekers who obeyed the law and waited
TJiese galloped along the roads over the rise
and fur out on the plateau
Sharp nt noon at least 15,000 men , with a
large number of women , made the graml
rush from all sides of the Klckapoo reserva
tion for the -150 odd claims open to white
settlers. In less than an hour after there
were scores of contestants on each of these
claims In addition to the sooners who hat
already taken possession of the lands long
coveted by them.
The scenes at the opening were precisely
similar to those at previous openings. Ther
were the mad rush , the wild yelling and the
mishaps more or less serious. „ So far as Is
now known no lives were lost in the race ,
but It Is too early yet to hear from the In
tcrlor of the new country.
l.\Viei.ltiK 7A IIS ItRJ'lClT.
rcllnilimry lie-port of Union I'lirlllo In.
riiinn anil ICxp. iHlllurv * .
NEW YORK. May 23. A preliminary re
port of the Union Pacific system for the yea
1S9I shows : Gross earnings $23,231,0.11 , de
ciease $4,605,991 ; operating expenses ? 1G,75S ,
12S , decrease $1,120,078 ; net earnings JC.ITC.
926 , decrease J3,179,913 ; total net incom
10,389.109 , decrease $3,308,007 ; charges $10 ,
397,395 , decrease $321.179 ; deficit $4,008,220
Increase $2,981,428. The percentage of operat
Ing expenses and taxes to gross earning
were 75 per cent , against C8 per cent In 1S93
The gross earnings per mile decreated $92' '
In Ib9l , operating expenses decreased $29
and net earnings decreased $029 per mile.
The report of the Oregon Short Line &
Utah Northern for the year ended Decembe
31 , 1891 , shows ; dross earnings , $5OIGCS2 ;
decrease , $814 952. Operating expenses , $3.C73 ,
707 ; increase , $111,062. Net earnings , $1,372.-
975 ; decrease , $926,514. Total net Income.
$1,249.950 ; decrease , $1,027,575. Charges.
$2,803,081 ; decrease. $212,345. Deficit , $1.553.-
731 ; increase , $1,315,230. In the land de
partment there was a deficit of $290,040 ,
against a deficit of $122,901 In 1S93. The
balance of credit to the land and trust In
come account on December 31 , 1894 , was
$24,455,729.
ii/o yiumir OKOIC/.NU /j/jir//iA.1)
Itlver Agtln Kncrnuch n'i Upon Xcliraiun
Soil Hinl Trouble .Miiy Kiuuo.
DECATUn , Neb. , May 23. ( Special. ) The
Big Muddy Is again playing havoc among the
farmers on the Nebraska side , opposite this
city. It Is conceded here that at least one-
third of the original townslte has washed
away. Two prosperous farmers , O'Hourke
and Evans , have lost large portions of their
farms. At the Evans farm a man may sit
on the back porch of his house end easily
cast a fish line Into the river.
BLAIU. Neb. . May 23. ( Special. ) The Mis-
slour river Is exhibiting premonitory symtoms
of going on Its animal June rampage. Ths
railroad company Is pushing work In an
effort to protect the approaches to the Blilr
bridge. The river shows some Indication of a
desire to slightly swerve from Its raitrse and
the railroad company Is making extra efforts
to prevent such an occurrence. A work
train In charge of Charles Hole Is being used
to haul stone and brush to the river bank
and a large forc.e of men Is employed In
-onstructlng the ripraps.
llonrv Ulnriin li'rrrnnrVncr .
PHILADELPHIA. May 23. Henry Dlston
& Co. , saw and file makers , notified their
1,700 employes yesterday that their wages
would be Increased 10 per cent.
TK3trr.ST JA' Till ! tniK.lT I'll'
Chicago Ilnikvr * Knjoy a Ilitnrlna * Tlmo on
the Itonnt at Trnde.
CHICAOO , May 23. Wheat sold today
above SO cents per bushel , and predictions are
now made that the price will soon be up
to $1.
This morning one of the greatest crowds
that has been seen for many a day was
packed In the galleries of the Board of Trade.
It was a certainty that the wildest scene so
far In the present activity In wheat would
be precipitated when the day's business was
begun. The visitors wcro not disappointed.
The curb or outside trading preceding the
opening of the board made it definite that
wheat would open In the neighborhood of 3
cents higher than the 771i-ccnt closing price
of last night. In two'or three minutes pre
ceding the bell the pit was filled up to over
flowing with the clerks of the brokers and
the brokers themselves , who felt the ne
cessity of their presence at such an exciting
battle us was soon to be on between the
bulls and bears. The bell rang , and Its
echoes wcie drowned In a roar from
the pit that filled the great room
until It seemed that sound was
coming from every side of the apartment.
The deafening howl apparently came no
more from the wheat pit than from the
furthermost corner of the celling. The- eyes
of the visitors stood out and every man and
woman leaned forward with gaze riveted on
the wheat pit , where the wildest excitement
prevailed. Bareheaded nnd with perspiring
faces the crowd of traders pushed , shoved
and struggled In the mass , surging back and
forth across the bottom of the pit and upon
the steps like caged wild beasts. The un
trained car could not detect a single Intel
ligible sound , but the bears heard all too
plainly that 80 % cents was bid for July
wheat , which closed last night at 77)4 ! ) cents.
The impression seemed strong with the
general public that wheat was good for $1
and many are holding out for that prleo.
President Baker of the board said tlmt wheat
would soon be cheaper at $1 than It Is now
nt 80 cents and that It Is cheaper now nt SO
cents than last winter nt 50 cents. Traders ,
however , were by no means unanimous in
accepting President Baker's roseate views ,
lowcver , the change of front by Linn ,
udahy and other chronic bears has greatly
ncreascd the confidence of the bulls , and
tiere seems no limit to their expectations.
The rumors that a big short had failed
o respond to margin calls had considerable
ffcct , as It was supposed that such shorts
ere being bought In. This tended to in-
ireaso what would in any event have been
n exciting market.
The trading was enormous. It was esti
mated that probably 200.000.000 bushels were
jought and sold during the trading hours.
Jvery broker In the pit had his hands full
f bujjng orders , all from out-of-town specu-
ators. H was not the country dealer only
his time. Wall street found out that
ivhcat Is a "good thing push it along" and
rders from New York came here by scores.
The difference between the New York and
he country orders was that the Gotham
peculators generally named the price at
vhlcli they desired to Invest their money
hllo the country dealers put no limit on
lie transaction and their telegrams simply
: ald. "Buy wheat. " There was a. slight
flurry , causing an advance In quotations ,
when houses with which J. C. Schwartz had
deals began to buy wheat for his account be-
: ause he had failed to put up margins which
ivero called on him last night. Schwartz
promised today to make good his margins as
loon as the banks opened , but ho did not
do so. Not only this , but he went on the
board and bought wheat today.
The market took another bulge shortly
after noon today and soon sold up to 82
cents. All the news was bullish In the
extreme. The market was very nervous
during the last hour , July selling at Rl
cents to 81 % cents nnd was very erratic ,
finally closing nt n decided slump , last fig
ures being 7874 cents for July. The clos
ing price was not , however , the lowest of the
day. Tim market had previously touched
Vt cents.
J. C. Schwartz , who has been n sensatloml
plunger In corn nnd wheat for a year , failed
to respond to margin calls made yesterday
afternoon and did not pay his debt balance
In the clearing houj-e. The buying In of
wheat which he was- short by the firms with
ivliom he had traded caused the rise In July
0 81U cents from around 80 % , where It had
dropped to , after the- big bulge and several
minor but yet considerable fluctuations , lle-
fore the excitement attending the covering In
of Schwartz's line of 500,000 bushels or BO
subsided the prices swelled to 82 cents.
It was In the last ten minutes that the phe
nomenal slump In wheat occurred. July
broke from 81U cents to 78 % cents. The end
of the market was a grand slide for last
night's figures. From 82 cents , the high
point of the day's trading , prices declined
swiftly and steadily to 78'4 nnd the close wa
at 781b for July. Despite the 3-cent break ,
however , the closing was at l1 c nts ndvaire
over lat night's last price. The decl n s wen.
due solely to heavy taking of profits by hold
ers , largely local professionals.
The country was a consistent buyer right up
: o the finish and It Is said very little realizing
was done by outsiders.
EXCEEDED EIGHTY-FOUR IX NEW YORK
NEW YORK , May 23. The excitement at
the opening of the wheat market today ex
ceeded anything seen In the present ad
vance. It was a wild tumult nf buying , with
almost a total disregard to prlc % so that Ju'y
opened from 83 to S3'/ * . cents at the Fame mo
ment. This represented a rise of 3 or 314
cents from the official close of yesterday and
1 or IVi cents ov r the curb price. After
Jump'ng up to 83 % cents the price lost 1 cen ,
when It swung back again , advancing to 81U
cents. Transactions went far ahead of any
day yet , amounting to 18,000,000 bushels be
fore 11 o'clock , which Is almost unheard of
Most of this business was dene during thi
first hour. The excitement at the opening was
Intensified by the reported covering of a b'g '
Chicago short who sold a large line of wheat
last night and when the market was put up
on him lud dlfilcilty in g tt'ng margins. Tnls
morning the private wires paid he was buy
Ing In hi ? wheat and the Chicago market
jumped 1 cent a bushel between sales.
The bulls are killing the beam as fast
possible In the districts west , where wheat
has cecap d the ravages of chinch bugs , Hes
sian files and army worms and the blight o
frost. The bulls are talking drouth and the
bears seem too far gone to set up any opposi
tion.
RISE CONSIDERED LEGITIMATE.
ST. LOUIS , May 23. The unprecedented
rise In the price of wheat on the St Loulr
exchange , which begun several days ago
continued today amid much excitement. No
2 red , July , which closed Wednesday at 7) )
cents , opened this morning at 8l' , cents am
jumped almost Immediately to 83U cents
There was lots let go at that flguro and the
market sunk to 82 % cents. The edge wore
off after tl'at and offerings were few , bin were
snapped up an soon as uttered. Frost
chlnchbugs and drouth are at the bottom o
the boom In prices. The best Informci
operators ecout the Idea of a speculative
bulge. They cay the shortage of the visible
supply Is the legitimate ground for the ad
vance. Cash wheat bold at 80 cents am
more. This Is a remarkable advance , as ten
months ago It touched bottom at 47U cents
Flour Is advancing proportionately will
wheat. The country speculators , and strarig
to say , tlio. professional truclcru , are on th
long side. There was plenty of wheat offcre.
this morning and n good many deals closei
out. As much as 20 cents to 30 cents pe
bushel was realized en some deals.
Antl-Treiitlii ; lllll I'u'si-d.
LANSING , Mich. . May 23-The house to
day paused by a vote of 75 to 17 nnd gav
Immediate effect to the Walie "untl-treat
Ins" bill. It prohibits the purchase o
iplrltuoua , malt , brewed , ferminted o
vinous liquors for another by the drink
and sale thereof to a person to be given t
another as a treat.
lliotvnnil'liilo lUmilnu o i thn I.nkp
EFFINOHAM. III. . May 23-Chnrle
Wiley , aged 0 , Katie Johnson aged is. ait
.Maud Meyers were drowned In Lake Knn
RKKO , < wo mil's west of this city , by th
capsizing of their boat Three others I
the boat w ie rescued.
MRS. NOTSON FOUND
Mystery Surrounding Her Disappearance is
Cleared Away Completely !
MUDDY MISSOURI GIVES UP ITS DEAD
Dark Tragedy of a Woman's Life Disclosed
by the Turbid Stream.
MOTHER AND CHILDREN DIE TOGETHER
Bodies of the Three Pound OloEoly Bound
by Straps nnd Oords.
DISCOVERED BY AN IOWA FARMER
Durk MI M Flouting In MUUtreitnt Prove *
to llo tlio Itvmnlni of tlio I.one
JMI Bliic liln lioinlnglon NoUou
nnil Her Habits.
The dark and muddy waters of the Mis
souri river have given up their dead ami
all of the mystery connected with the dis
appearance of Mrs. Ida Remington Notson
and her two children , Morrow , n boy of 6 ,
and Dora , a girl 5 years of age , has vanished
and become as clear as duy.
Yesterday afternoon all three of the
bodies were found , lashed together , floating
In the river , everything pointing to one con
clusion , that of n double murder , followed
Immediately by the sulcldo of the murderer.
Yesterday the three bodies were removed
from the river nnd taken to Undertaker Es-
tep's rooms In Council Bluffs , where late last
night they were Identified by Mr. Talmago.
a nephew of Mrs. Cook , the mother of Mrs.
Notson. This morning they will bo brought
to this city , to be immediately Interred la
the family burial lot In Piospcct Hill ceme
tery.
tery.The
The sudden nnd unexplained disappearance
of Mrs , Notson and her two children oc
curred on December 8 , 1894. During the-
early morning of that day she left the homo
of her mother nt 710 South Thirtieth street ,
saying that she was going to call upon her
rcssmakcr and that she would not return
ntll evening. Before leaving tlio house
lie went to her room and took from her-
runic a birnll parcel. The parcel contained ,
small rope , which a few hours later played
part In the tragedy which wan enacted ,
his rope had been picked up In tlio street ,
y tlio little girl some time before. She
liowed It to her mother , who told the child
lat she would put It awny , as some time It.
light bo useful.
HER LAST CONVERSATION.
Taking her two children with her , Mrs. ,
ctson went to the homo of her dressmaker ,
Uio resided In the vicinity of Fourth street ,
nd Poppleton avenue , taking dinner th cro
ud remaining until late In the afternoon.
VIillo there Mrs. Notson gave the woman
dress , tolling her that she nnd the children
ould soon go where they would not need ,
lollies. The remark was considered In tho.
attire of a joke nnd caused a burst of
aughtcr to pass around the room. Upon
'piling ready to leave the house Mrs. Net-
on bid the members of the family goodby
nd remarked that It might be some tlmo
leforo they all met again. The little chll-
Ircn looked back as they paused out of the
leer and said that they would come If their
nether did not. After leaving tlio house on
he bottoms It Is presumed that Mrs , Not-
on led her children along the bank of the
Iver to a point opposite Riverside park , and
hat there she made the fatal plunge Into
he river , for some days after her dlsap-
> oaranco the handle of a shawl strap and a
voniun's bat were found upon the bank of
ho river , while the footprints of a woman ,
ind two children led down to the water's
edge.
Mrs. Notson did not return to her homo
hat night and the next day a search was In-
itltuted , though nothing could bo learned of
icr whereabouts. A man who had been work-
ng In the park had seen a woman , going
oward the river , but not being Interested head
ad not paid any attention to where she went ,
i'rom that tlmo until yesterday the dlsippear-
ince of the woman and her children had been
de.p mystery. There were many who
nalntalncd'tl'at she had killed herself and
ler children , whllo 9qually as many Insisted
hat she had , for reasons best known to her-
lelf , left the city and was keeping htr whereabouts - ,
abouts concealed.
EVIDENCE AGAINST SUICIDE.
This theory was borne out by the fact that
n the sand clcse to where the footprints were
'omul were marks tlut liullcatrd that a boat
iad b'cn pulled up to the shore and then
lushed back Into the stream. At a point al
most opposite and upon the Iowa shore were
the tracks of a horse and buggy. Puttlnu
: hese things together there were many psoplo
who were of the opinion that according to a
prearranged plan the woman had mut some
nan who Ind taken both she and her children
awiy to some place of concealment , and in the
course of time , they would bo located.
Some years ago Mrs. Notson mnrrlc-d , but a
reparation followed , Notson going to Chicago ,
where ho becimo a street car driver. A llttlo
more than a year ago ho was In OiTiaha and art
( Tort was madeto bring the man and his
wife together. The efforts were In vain
and soon thereafter he returned , though ho
corresponded with her at regular Intervals ,
Parties who w < ro of the opinion that tha
woman was alive urged that Notson had again
come to this part of the country and by an
arrangement he had met his wife and that
with their children they had gone away to
gether. People who held to tlr- theory thai
i woman was allvo Insisted that no mother
could be so heartless as to takr- the lives
of her two Innocent children , even If she con
templated the destruction of herself. Manx
clues wer ? established and worked , but none
developed any results. The river was dragged ,
whllo telegrams were sent to all parts of tha
country.
SHE CARRIED INSURANCE.
When the woman disappeared she had upon
her life Insurance aggregating $2,000 , carried
by the Massachusetts Mutual , made payable
to her estate. In addition to this amount
she had carried $4,000 additional , but by
falling to pay an assessment of $1 25 she had
allowed her policies to lapse. Something ) like )
a year ago she mide a will , naming John
Rush a3 the executor and bequeathing * all of
her property to her children. During the lat
ter part of last November she wrote a letter
to Mr. Hush , telling him that In the event
that both she and the children died dm
wanted th ? policy collected and nil of her
debts paid. She added that If there was a
surplus It was to be paid to her mother , Mn.
Cook ,
A few weeks ago suit was commenced to
recover on the Insurance policy , but aa th *
company , the defendant flhd an answer , al
leging ns R def'-nso that there was no proof
landing to show that the liuured under the
terms of the policy was dead. This ended
the prflsecu'in ; ! and th't ! ! r rested ,
FOUND FLOATING IN THIJ RIVER.
Yesterday neon Graham Nail ) , tenant M