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TJI.IS OMAHA PATT/1T 1KIHUDAY \ , JANUARY 21 , 1800.
FITZGERALD ESTATE WINS
Bnpramo Court Isiuos Its Pinal Order In a
Celebrated Suit.
GETS HALF THE ORIGINAL JUDGMENT
JVVnrlj- aunrter of u Million to lie
DHIdnl lleltteeii ( tie I'lnlntlfT *
nml tin ; Attorney * Hunk
Tlireiitenetl.
LINCOLN , Jan. 23. ( Special. ) By order
of the supreme court , Issued today , a settle
ment lm been reached In the case of the
Fitzgerald estate against Hie Missouri Pa
cific Hallway company and the Fitzgerald &
Mallory Construction company. By the
terms of the order the law firm of Dswee e
ft Hull receives $75,000 In fees , and the other
claimants the balance of J221.000 , which lat
ter sum the railroad company Is to pay over
tomorrow. Dewceso & Hall and J. M. Woolworth -
worth appeared as attorneys for plaintiff ,
nnd for tlio defendant companies John L.
Webster , B. P. Waggener , Isham Ileavls nnd
W. 3. Summers. Tim action of today winds
up a celebrated case wherein tlie plaintiff
secured a Judgment a year ago for nearly
a half million dollars. The action was ap
pealed to the federal supreme court , but was
by that tribunal thrown out for lack of juris
diction. H was tiulte evident that the rail
road company la now satisfied to settle. The
case wan started by the late Hon. T. M.
Mnniuetto , who devoted a great deal of time
to Its merits , tl Is the outgrowth of a con
tract for building branch lines of the rail
road through Nebraska nnd Kansas.
There Is n movement on foot to compel
the stockholders of the Lincoln Savings Bank
and Safe Deposit company , of which Cap
tain J. E. Hill Is now receiver- become
responsible for the whole amount of the sub
scribed capital stock , $250,000. The paid up
stock was but $25,000 , and II Is upon this
basis the bank will try to sottle. Prom
inent attorneys In the city say that under
section 4 , article xll , of the constitution this
can bo done. This provides : "In cases of
claims against corporations and joint stock
associations the exact amount due shall first
bo ascertained , and nfter the corporate prop
erty shall have been exhausted , the original
subscribers shall be Individually liable to
the extent of their unpaid subscription , and
the liability for iho unpaid subscription shall
follow the stock. " The organizers of the
bank In November , 1888 , were : II. J. Walsh ,
H. O. Phillips , C. W. Mosher , A. P. S. Stu
art , W. II. Irvine , Joseph Boehmcr , N. C.
Brock , J. E , Miller. Henry Velth , William
McLauqlilln and II. P. Liu.
The State Military board met at the ad
jutant general's olfico today. There were
piesent Adjutant General Barry , Judge Ad
vocate Stark and Colonels John P. Bratt
nnd C. J. Bill. Tlio principal business under
discussion was the drafting of a new code
for the national guard. 'This work will con
tinue until the next meeting. 'When a re
port on the same will bo made-
The casa of Daniel C. Patterson on the
relation of Douglas county and others , the
Omaha canal case , was argued today before
the supreme court by Attorneys Offutt , Ken
nedy and Poppleton and submitted.
Governor Holcomb today commuted the
tl.ree year sentence of Max II. Freeman , by
which the young man will be released In
March next. Freeman was sent to the
ppnltentlary by Judge Scntt at the Septem
ber term last for the larceny of some goods
frcm the store In which he at the time
worked In Omaha. He had lived In Ne
braska about five months , In Omaha and Lin
coln , and was by occupation a bookkeeper
and salesman. Ho Is about 27 years of age.
His mother lives In Now York City.
Omaha people In Lincoln : At the Llndell
II. E. Palmer , T. F. Balfe , George L.
Fisher. C. D. Cannon. At the Capital C.
K. Clark. At the Lincoln 'John L. Webster ,
P. A. Tucker , J. W. Gilbert , E. F. Jordan ,
John T. Burke , W. F. GurIey.M. A. Hall ,
IL. H. Irey , J. Fawcett. John L. Kennedy ,
Herbert M. Rogers , E. E. Bruce , . W. C. Mills ,
C. F. W/eller / , S. C. Olmsted , C. L. Graham ,
A. H. Bennett.
KIir IIATKS AUK TOO IIIRII.
Hurt Comity Live Stock Men IIiivc u
Orlevmiee.
TEKAMAH. Jan. 23. ( Special. ) The pro-
tcots of the stock feeders of Burt county
against the excessive freight rates charged
by the Chicago , St. PaulN Minneapolis &
Omaha railroad between this city and South
Omaha have become so loud and so numer- .
oun that the shippers are rebelling. Shippers
nzsert that 'the new rule by which the com
pany cbarges a fixed rate per 100 pounds
Instead of so much for a carload has really
raised the rate. One shipment by H. C.
Lydlck Is pointed to as proof of this asser
tion. Mr. Lydlck shipped a car of cattle to
South Omaha and the freight amounted to
$25.85. Under the old rule the freight
would have been $21.83.
As an experiment Mr. Lydlck purchased
125 head of feeders nt South Omaha and
drove them to his farm in this county over
land. The drive cost him $14.30. The frelgnt
on the same cattle If shipped by rail would
have been about $100.
I1AMC AVI Lit SOO.V 1 1 13 HUOPEXKO.
PIntte CriitVr IiiHtltutloii on IL Nevf
Foot I n MT.
PLATTE CENTER , Neb. , Jan. 23. ( Spe
cial. ) The Farmers' and Merchants' bank ,
recently closed at this place , will be re'opened
In the near future under reorganization.
At a mooting of the stockholders and de
positors the latter agreed to accept certlfi-
satco of deposit for their claims , the certifi
cates to bo payable In ono year. At tbo
oud of six months from the- reopening the
depositors are to receive as dividends their
pro rata shares of all the money collected
upon the nsfats after the legal reserve has
> een set aside. All iluroslt * will draw Interest
it the rate of 0 per cent" until the bank Is
reorganized.
Norfolk Mfvlit IMiuit Leaned.
NORFOLK. Neb , , Jon. 23. ( Special , ) The
Norfolk Electric Light and Power com
pany li'is- ' leased Its plant to H. H. Patterson
for a period of five years , beginning Feb
ruary 1. Patterson was formerly chief en
gineer at the Norfolk Hospital for the In-
The Norfolk Trading company has disposed
of Ita furniture business. W , R. Hoffman &
Co. , and Charles H. Johnson , two other
furniture dealers hero , being the purchasers ,
and C3 li taking one-Jialf of the Etock.
The Norfolk college now occupied Ito own
building one-half mile north of tbo city , on
fifty acre * of laud donated to It. Tlio col
lege. began lla second somcjitcr with an In
creased nttiMidinco and Is prospering.
I'mriiee Count ) ' Iliinl.'M Arc Solid.
PAWNE13 CITY , Jan. 23. ( Special. ) Tlio
First National mid IU three associate banks
ot Table Rock , Burehard and DuBols make
a very ( Uttering showing In the statement
recently published. The four biinkn show a
total capital , surplus nnd net undivided pro-
ma of JlS'.YJOl.M ; total deposits nf J25S-
5S0.01. On the other sideof the balance
they show cash and n < crhanges of $101,410.05 ;
loan * and luiuJa of $330,373.16 , nml real PS-
tnte. fixtures , etc. , of f20B37.3 , making total
ratuuruos for the tour banks of $ 55,332,71 ,
Seltleil ivllh < Jni.Ii In Iluiiil.
PAWNEE' CITY , Neb. . Jan. 23. ( Special. )
The treaiurer of Pawnee county gives a
$70,090 bond , and during tlio past year col
lected $909 us Interest on the county funds
dtiposltfd In a hank by hlmtolf , In | | | B set
tlement with the commissioners the treas
urer counted cut $ IOS21,73 , cabh on hand.
Tills Coiiiluvliic linn FrleiulH.
SEWARO. Neb. , Jan. 21.--SjcIal.-A ( )
petition Is being largely signed lit tlili city
nAIng the B. & , M. otlli-lnls to reinstate
Conductor McFarland , who wai discharged
after the recent accident. The coroner's
Jury exonerated MeKarlunii frum nil ret'i'or.vl- '
bllity for th ? accident.
t'nriner J-'atally Shot.
DEP.VTL'R , Neb. . Jan. 23. ( Special. )
Jnmcs Williams , a young farmer living a few
miles south ot here , accidentally shot him-
? lf with a revolver today , the bullet pas ! ng
through Ms left side near the realou vt the
heart- Fate ! result ] ire expected.
ini.Mttu mvK.H in * Tin : IIAI.ANCK.
Mottle * lll Aeronutu nnd .Step * Down
from III * I'reteitKlon" .
LINCOLN , Jan. 23. ( Special. ) "Con-
tractor" A. D. Ilccmcr hao at lint nettled
with the Board ot Public Lands nnd BuildIng -
Ing * and stepped down and out. With the
aislstance of Warden Leldlgh be 1ms raised
the amount of the sum expended by him
from $1 , < ; 64 to within $15.71 ot the $2,000 ,
which balance ho has turned over to the
state treasurer. The- vouchers on file correspond
spend with the report , but to many of them
Imi been affixed the endorsement of Warden
Leldlgh , particularly the $915.81 total paid to
the Whllebreast Coal company , of which ex-
Contractor William Dorgan Is a member.
Ths fact of the matter Is that Warden Lel-
dlgh's name was only attached to the vouch
ers of Beemer yesterday. This was the re
sult of a compromise by which all the bills
that had been paid by Beemer wcro lumped
In with some outstanding bills of Leldlgh
and the total made up to within $15.71 of the
$2,000 originally drawn from the auditor's
olllce by Beemer , Lind Commissioner Rus
sell said today that the board had decided
not to pay Beemer anything for his services.
It will be noticed that the Chicago Inter
Ocean comes In with $78 for advertising.
This , with the World-Herald's bill of $18
and the State Journal's for $29 , Is for adver
tising for some cue to employ convict labor.
Following Is Mr. limner's report :
LINCOLN. Jnn. 17 , ISDrt. To the Honornblo
Hoard of Puir.lc Lnnds nnd Buildings of
the Stnte of Nebraska : Gentlemen I have
the honor to submit herewith for your
conj-ldprntlon my report in lessee of the
convict Inbor nt the Nebraska peniten
tiary , us per my contract with Bald board ,
datt > < ! September 3 , 1335. showing the re
ceipts and disbursements i > y me nn such
contractor up to date , together with the
vouchers nnd balnnce cnsn on hand paid
over to the state treasurer , the duplicate
receipt of which Is herewith submitted :
Voucher received from the Hoard
of Public LinJs nnd Build
ings $2,000
Kdwnnl Colcmnn , salary $1100
H. II. Prescott , salary fi 07
U. Powers , Hnlary 5 S3
H. Maloney , salary 2320
L. M. Wlnslow , silary B S3
X. T. White , salary 11 00
Jiimes Buckley , corn 4fi Gi !
1C. M. L'psey , potatoes 70-17
II II. Simpson , salary , see piy
roll 2123
P. W. Howe , salary , see pay
toll 193 *
Whltebrenst Coal Co. , coal 312 Ort
Kenney Holler works , repairs. . . 7 00
P. W. Howe , salary 25 00
P. W. Howe , falniy 2500
Union Paclllc Tea Co. , coffee. M W )
Neb. State Journal , advertising. 2. . 00
H. J. Larson , tntlow Ifi 70
International Compound Co . . . . 31 SO
Lincoln Gas Co 7fi G ! >
Lincoln Gas Co. . September. . . . 100 00
Inter Ocein. advertising 78 W
World-Herald , advertising 1300
State Journal , advertising 4 00
Omaha News Publishing Co. ,
advertising 4 25
Wblteblo.iHt Coal Co 53100
Oeorgo Portche , straw 1251
W. Ii. Wnlcott , hardware fi 00
Lincoln Gns Co. . October , 'flj. . 10000
Lincoln Gns Co. , November , ' ! ) "i. 100 00
Lincoln Gns Co. , December , ' 85 , 100 00
Mrs. Uo-a Funke , oats 18 , %
P. W. Howe , salary , Sepfber. 25 00
P. W. Howe , salary. Nov'ber. . 2300
Whltebreast Coal nml Lime Co. 42 75
Cash returned to stnte troiis'r. 13 71 $2,000
A. D. HEHM13U , Contractor.
VorU Divorce Suit Settled.
YORK , Neb. . Jnn. 23. ( Special. ) The di
vorce case of Rtotz against Rcetz was tried
In the district court room today. There wis
a large number present. The trouble seems
to have originated In 1893 , when Herman
Rectz , who was a well-to-do farmer , con
cluded1 that wedded life was far more bliss
ful than blessed singleness and accordingly
sent to Germany for a bride. Together with
the request , as was proven on the trial , was
sent money for the bride's passage to this
country. All things did not go well with
the Reetzs , for after but a few weeks of
married life TSieressa , his wife , became
tlicd of her husband and left his roof. Rcctz
was granted a divorce and left the court
hovso happy , so happy that he paid all costs
before leaving ,
Much comment Is belng , made at this place
over the bill Introduced by Congressman
Halnor for an appropriation of $100,000 for
a public building at this place. This has
been talked of for some time , especially by
the Business club of tlie city. York Is
greatly In need of a building of this kind ,
n her present postofilce Is wholly Inadc-
qrate for the patronage It receives.
Itenkeliiiaii lirevltlex.
BENKELMAN , Neb. , Jan. 23. The county
commissioners have been In session since Jan-
nary 14. The Bank of Benktlman was again
made the county depository.
On account of the dampness of the day the
meeting of the Dundy County Farmer's In
stitute was tcdsy postponed.
Invitations are now out for a St. Valentine's
masquerade ball , nnd it Is Intended that It
will outclass any former attempts at social
entertainment held bore.
A young German woman arrived here from
Yuma , Colo. ; Saturday , In search of employ-
jnenl as a domestic , stating 3ier husband had
abandoned hdr one year aga , after yelling their
last two cows and mortgaging the farm. She
found a position at. once with a Knnsss Ger-
min widower of six months , ns housekseper ,
and nfter spending Sunday together , the two
came to the conclusion thty liked each other
"pretty veil , " so Monday they came to town
and sought Judge Israel to marry them , but
the law of Nebraska requires two years to
elapse after desertion before marriage Is per
mitted , and they went home disappointed , but
determined that time would lieal all wounds.
ItefiiNe to Iln e u County Sent Election
ELWOOD , Neb. , Jan. 23. ( Special. ) The
county commissioners of this county have
refused to call a special election to vote
on the relocation of the county seat at Smlth-
flold , on the ground that the petition did
not contain three-fifths ot the resident dec-
torn , as required by law ,
They have made a cnll for bids to build a
court house on. the old site , the building to
bu completed by May 1.
As yet nothing has been beard from the
absconding treasurer , ami the total amount
ol tlio defalcation has not been publicly
stated.
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IliiHlneK.f nt O'.VeJII'N Imml Ofllce.
O'NEILL , Neb. . Jnn. 23. ( Special , ) The
receipts of the United States land office In
this city for the past six months wcro $9S-
070,54 , nn Increase over the preceding six
months of about $50,000. There wcro seventy
bonu-stead entries filed and 260 final proofs
taken. If the receipts are as largo the next
six months as the past six the clone of the
present fiscal year , Juno 20 , the O'Neill
ofllce , In point of receipts , will be up near
the head of thu list of land olllccs In the
United States.
licet Convention DeletvuteN.
PAIRBURY , Neb , , Jan. 23. ( Special. )
Mnjor Sarbnch hax appointed ns delegates to
the sugar beet convention at Fremont Peter
Jntiben , Joseph Sarbnch and Edward Lydns.
About fifty acres of beets were raised In
tbla county last year , with very gratifying
results , except as far ns returns from the
manufactories wen * concerned. Efforts are
being ma dci to secure n factory ut Oils
place , In which event a large acreage will
bo sown this ywr.
ile Hull at South Hem ! .
SOUTH REND , Neb. , Jnn. 23. ( Special. )
Last night at Dill's ' hall In this city occurred
the first masquerade ball of the wanon ,
which was glv.cn In connection with a cakn
walk. Samuel Patterson , assisted by Mini
Phlrnt Bobbins of Plattsmouth , taking the
cake , The affair was given by tbo local
Modern Woodmen of America camp and w&s
very largely attended 4u spite of the In
clement weather.
CreeU'M C'oiiiniereu ,
ELK CREEK , Neb. , Jan. 23. ( Special. )
During the year 1895 , according to a report
just made out , Elk Creek shipped 1G4 oira
of farm produce and Imported fifty-two
can of miscallaneous freight. Of the out
going shipments , forty-nine curs were loaded
with wheat , seventy-six with hogs , twenty-
six with cattle and ono with sheep. Only one
car of corn was elilppod from this point
during the year.
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O'.VvIll He lilene < > DeHtroyeil.
O'NEILL , Neb. , Jan. 23. ( Special Tele-
grem. ) Tlio residence of R , J , Hayes In the
eastern part of this city was totally de
stroyed by flro this morning. The flro
originated i'.om a defective flue and when
dhcovered had gained such headway that
the fire department was unable < to do any
thing. Part ot the furniture and clothing
wax nil that was saved. The loss It $1,500 $ ,
with no Insurance.
SPENSE TAKES AN INNING
Trainmen Testify the Fire Was Firit Scon
in the Shod ,
COMPANY PUT EXPERTS ON THE STAND
Device Hoed to I'revrnl .SpiirUn from
KxenplliK Aliened In lie Ho Perfect
UN to Prevent Any lint Minute
Otien to ( Set Through.
FREMONT , Jan. 23. ( Speclal. ) The do-
fel'se ' devoted considerable time In the Dodge
damage suit today to what may bo called the
mechanical Branch of the case , their wit
nesses being railroad men.
Yesterday afternoon C. J. Hlbbens , en
gineer of the westbound train , was on the
stand. Ho testified that ho heard the fire
bell nnd enw the smoke from the fire at
about the same time. The fire was at tbo
southeast corner of the shed north of th ;
track. A pile of rubbish of some sort south
of the shed was burning. Ho went over to
the fire ns soon as he could. Mr. Hlbbcus
wa examined at considerable length abont
the switching done at Dodge that day. His
engine , No. 7G , was In good order. Aftsr
he arrived at Oakdalo that night ho ex
amined the extension front with Mr. Chrls-
tophcrson , round house foreman .at Oakdalo ,
and It was In good order. The defense In
troduced In evidence a model of the exten
sion front of engine No. 75 and the wit
nesses have referred to It In their testi
mony.
This morning C. Hills , fireman of the west
bound train , testified ns to the location of
the fire. Ills testimony on this question
corroborated that of the engineer. M. O.
Corner and J. J. Dalley , round house fore
men at Missouri Valley nnd Fremont re
spectively , sal * they together made a care-
fu' ' lnpectlon of the extension front of en
gine 7G at Onkdalo on September 27 and
everything about It was In first-class condi
tion. S. A. Teele , master mechanic of the
shops at Missouri Valley , and who has been
In that business since 1854 , testified that
engine 75 was overhauled In January , 1893 ,
and placed In a first-class condition. Ho de
scribed at length the construction of the extension -
tension front and the devices uscJ to pre
vent sparks from escaping. These wore of
the _ latest and most Improved pattern and
1 would , he said , he Impossible for a spark
over five-sixteenths of an Inch In diameter
to escape. There has never been a device
Invented that will wholly prevent the escape
of sparks from a locomotive.
F. A. Chase , master mechanic of the Bur
lington road at St. Joseph , Mo. , testified
that the extension front with the spark ar
resting dtvlces used on the Fremont , Elkhorn -
horn & Missouri Valley railroad were the
best known devices for arrestingsparks. .
Master Mechanic Munkhous of the Rock
Island at Horton , Kan. , testified substan
tially the same. Mr. Munkhous said the- de
vices used by the Elkhorn company were
better than those used on the Rock Island
system , C. D. Marr , manager ot the Fre
mont Foundry nnd Machine company , said
that he was present at Missouri Valley Oc
tober 3 , 1895 , nnd saw the spark arresting
devices removed from engine 75. The per
forated plates were fastened by bolts , which
had become rusted In so that they could
not bo unscrewed.
The plates and attachments , which filled
a large heavy box , were Introduced In evi
dence.
The case will probably go to the Jury Sat
urday afternoon.
CIIADKO.V 11I3ADV WITH TUB CASH.
Prepared to I'ny it HOIIIIM for il Hei't
.Snuar Ktiotory.
CHADHON , Neb. . Jan. 23. ( Spaclal. ) A
large meeting of the citizens Interested In the
proposed beet sugar factory was- held last
night atNelson's opera "house ; About one-
half of thos * present were In favor of voting
$25,000 In warrants by the city of Chadron
for the proposed bonus , while the
othons held the same tobe , Ille
gal and would only be a source of
much worry and litigation In the future , and
many pointed talks were made. It was
finally decided to give up the warrant Idea
and the committee already mentioned In The
Boo was Instructed to go ahead and obtain
as much money and land as possible. Tbwe
Is a general feeling of Interest in tlio matter ,
and In cues any capitalist can be secured to
build the factory Uie bonus Is an assured
fact , Alfred Musy of Montreal , the gentlfr-
man with whom the * citizens are now figuring ,
was made tbo follolwlng offer for the erection
of a 250 ton factory : Twenty-five thousand
dollars In cash , 7,500 acres of free land , 200
town lots , nnd a site for the factory. The
pirtlcs behind him are capitalists of Bel-
glum , and , according to his letters , at least , he
thinks therD-ls no doubt ot their putting up
the requisite money In case their expert , w'uo
will shortly visit this place , finds things as
represented.
Three \VedilliiKH lit HiiHtliiKH.
HASTINGS , Jan. 23. ( Special. ) Yesterday
was a day for weddings In this city. Jacob
Thomas and Miss Marie Scbellock were mar-
rle.l at's ' o'clock , last night at the borne of
Martin Scbellock. Rev. Mr. Frltze performed
the ceremony. Edward J. Holmes and Miss
Alice L. Storey were united In marriage-
the homo of the bride's parents yesterday
afternoon. At' 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon
Thomas A. Wlttstuck and Miss Bertha M.
Kohlbry were married by Rev. Mr. Frltzo
at the home of the bride's parents.
RED CLOUD , Neb. , Jan. 23. ( Special. )
D. II. Kaley and Miss Dora' Henderson were
married at tbo home of the bride's parents
last evening.
GORDON , Neb. , Jap. 23. ( Special. ) Mr
John Jordan and Miss Mary Tennis v'ere
married at the bride's home at Clinton last
night. Mr , Jordan Is a young mechanic , and
Is favorably known here. The orldo is a
young lady of very pleasing address.
I'1'oinotlngr tin * Km It IniliiHtry.
LEIGH. Neb. , Jan. 23. ( Special. ) George
L. Allan of this place , secretary of the North
east Nebraska Horticultural society , Is send
ing out today programs announcing the- first
annual mcotlng of the roclcty , to be held at
ScJiuyler , February 4 and 5. It Is expected
that a number of prominent men from various
parts of the district will be In attendance at
the meeting. The society of this district
( which comprises all the territory from the
Plattn river north to the Dakota ? , and from
the western line of Holt county east to the
Missouri river ) has been organized but about
eight months , but they are making commend
able progress , nnd doing much toward advanc
ing the fruit-growing Interests of Nebraska.
HeiinliiKtoii Will lluve aeiv Church.
BENNINGTON , Neb. , Jan. 23. ( Special. )
It has now become a certainty that this vil
lage will have a church edifice some time
during 1S9U. The people have been trying
hard to accomplish this end for some time
past , but It seemed almost Impossible to
raltu n fund largo enough to erect such a
building as was planned , but now the last
hindrance has been wiped out by a vote of
the Congregational Building society of Now
York , which has voted a grant of $500 for
that purpora , and work wjll very likely be
gin ns early In the spring as tbo weather
will permit. _
IlrllKlntiN Ituvivnl nt
NEL1GH , Neb. , Jan , 23. ( Special , ) The
revival meetings under the direction of Rev.
G. A. Luco ot the Methodist Episcopal
church , assisted by Miss Herrlck and Miss
Brown of the Deaconestes * home , closed last
night. About sixty conversions are reported
ns a result of their labors , the larger pro
portion of which are young people , Including
many students of Gates college.
Fine NlilimientH of Sheen.
DUNCAN , Nfrb , , Jnn. 23. ( Speplol.J The
Warren Live Stock company of Cheyenne Is
feeding sheep hero tills ; winter , and will ship
eight cars to Omaha tomorrow. W. W. Olca.
eon , general manager at Cheyenne , Is hero
looking utter the Interests of the company ,
The sheep are In fine condition , and will
bring tbe top price. _
Injure. ! While HhulTiiiff Corn.
NORTH BEND , Neb. , Jan. 23. ( Special. )
Fred A. Howe , a prominent farmer Jiving
eaat of Jown , whllu shelling corn , had his
right arm caught In the cog wheel and
broken In two places.
MO\V AM ) HVI.V I.V XKIIIIA.HKA
Many .Srrllonx of tlir Slate Hrpor
Itenl Winter Weather.
HENKKLttAN- . . Jnn. 23. ( Special. )
The last \\t\Kht \ cloudy weatbtr took n turn
this morningvAnd all day A light drizzling
rain fell , At 5:10 : p. m. n wonderful chins ?
occurred and the weather I ? much colder
while the ralii'ha turned .to snow , and a bliz
zard Is looked for before It Is over.
WEST POlfn'3 ' Neb. , Jan. 23. ( Special. )
A s-vere cold storm la new prevailing. A
light snow Is falling , and It Is very cold.
GORDONN.tSf | Jan. 23. ( Special. ) A coli' '
storm so1 In from the north this morning nni :
continued all day. A very small qmntlty of
snow , Siowever , Jins fallen. The thermometer
reglitered zero lit 5 o'clock this evening.
EXETER , Neb. . Jan. 23. ( Spjclal. ) The
falling weather , which art In here Monday
night , wound up last night In a bllzard. All
day WedntsJny there were little spurts of rain
and snow. Last night the wind changed to
northw'si and blew a ( tale , with tome pnow.
This morning ' 'ho mercury liad falUit nfrarly
40 degrees from yenterday. There Is still
some snow falling. The fine open winter ha ?
been a wonderful bhsilng to poor peopU In
tha saving of fuel and clothing , as well as the
saving cf feed for stock.
BENN1NOTON , Neb. . Jnn. 23. ( Special. )
A very light FIIOW has been falling here for
the past twelve hours , but with a 'nigh wind
from the north It-haa been drifted a * fast
ns It falls.
WAHOO , Neb. , Jnn. 23. ( Special. ) There
was a decided change In the weather last
night and today n stiff wind Is blowing from
the northwest , with snow falling nt Intervals.
HASTINGS , lu : , Jnn. 23. ( Sp3clal. ) About
four Inches of snow fell here last night.
All trains are from one to three hours late.
IJHATIIH OF A DAY IX NKIIKA.SKA.
I'lixxliiMT of Iiiitlier Kroneli , ail Aixeil
Mutton Citizen ,
BUTTON , Nob.Jan. . 23. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Luther French died this morning ,
aged 78 years. He was born In Ohio and
homcstcaded the land on which Stilton
stands March 14 , 1870. On Juno 5 follow
ing ho built his "dugout" on the banks of
School creek , which hid a blind chamber
subterranean passageway to tbo creek
below , sa he could hid ? his children when
attacked by the Indians. In the spring of
1871 ho raised four acres of wheat , tread It
out on the ground , winnowed by the winds
and took the grist to mill at Mllford , Scward
county , a distance of forty-eight miles , nt
that time the nearest mill. Ho laid out the
town In August. 1871. calling It Sutton ,
after a town In Massachusetts. IIo was the
first postmaster of Button and leaves n largo
number ot relatives and friends , who will
remember him as a generous , kindly dls-
pcsltloned man.
HASTINGS , Jan. 23. ( Special. ) The
funeral of Mrs. Oswald Oliver was held at
2:30 : yesterday afternoon from St. Mark's
Episcopal church. .Bishop Graves of Kear
ney and Rev. Mr. Irvine of this city con
ducted the funeral , serv'ces.
WEST POINT , Neb. , Jan. 23. ( Special. )
The funeral pt tha. ( ate Harry B. Miller , city
clerk of West Point , was very lirgoly at
tended. The mayor , the fire companies ami
the members of the Young Men's club at
tended In a liody. A large- concourse of
friends of tljq.jdeceased accompanied the re
mains to tlio grave.
EXETER , , , Nt'b , , Jan. 23. ( Special. ) Mrs.
M. Sullivan , dod | , at her home northeast of
Exeter Monyay of old age. She was burled
Wednesday from /tbo / Catholic church.
DI3ATH OF , A IIAMC CASlllF.lt.
Sail I'Vatun ; < > f the Collapse of n
Crimil iHlnnil IimtItutlon.
GRAND ISLAND , Neb. , Jan. 23. ( Special. )
- What maV appropriately -termed an
other chapter } n Iho closing or the Bank of
Commerce transp/red / at 8 o'clock last night
In the death-of ( the bank's cashier , Oscar
J. Smith , death being the result of nervous
prostration. ' Mr. , Smith has not been well
slnco January ! , but remained at , hls past of
duty In the bank dll'gcntly nncf ] ufeadlly until
Snjurdj.y , nlgh t.yhen ho was compelled to
falj'o ( o , iilspbejir 1.'All.'thnt'iiiniaji ] skill could
accomplish ivas don- for hlm.i but it was
of no avail. ' It Is stated that in the test
four days Mr. Smith had only about half
an hour of sound sleep. He was delirious
a greater part of the time , and at such times
was constantly talking Of the bank's af
fairs , dealing with Imaginary patrons of. the
bank and studying how ho could Improve the
bank's condition. He came tb.prand Island
from Delaware , N. J. , bis place"of b'lrth , ! n
Novembsr , 1S90. J. D. Moore was then
cashier of the bank. When Mr. Moore loft
Mr. Smith assumed the position. His money
and a good deal more of that of relatives
had been Invested fn the institution of wh'ch
ho now had the active management. Mr.
Smith was 30 years of age. Ills father ,
mother and five sisters still live at Dela
ware. -
OKli-ISMIS DAWKS COUXTY COIIOXBH.
IniineHl Over the KeninliiN of Cliarlert
Her * ? Siilil to lluve lleeii Illefviil.
CIIADRON , Neb. , Jan. 23. ( Special. ) It
Would seem tbat the suicide of Charles
Berg , sr , , some days ago may lead to some
little difficulty between the honorable sheriff
and coroner of'Dawcs county. At the request
of the family. A , M. Bartlctt , sheriff , and
an old tlmo friend , went to the scenu , and
upqn the arrival of the elder son ot the de
ceased held an Inquest , In order that the
funeral might , take place as announced. The
tlmo required to send to Crawford , In the
western part of the county , for George Uhl ,
the newly elected coroner , would not nllcw
of his presence , and , In fact , he had no
knowledge of the suicide until bo read It In
The Bee. Uhlinsists the Jury was unlawful ,
and , further , that beIs entitled to the fees
derived from the case , and is understood to
have retained counsel in his behalf. The
whale affair saems to have arisen nut of the-
fact that no one of the county officials seems
to. think If their duty to notify the coroner
of such occurrences as the above.
COIUV GALOIIH IX 1'IHHCE COUXTY.
Selling nt 10 CeaiM n IliiHhel De
livered on Trnek.
PIERCE , Neb. , Jan. 23. ( Special. ) Hun
dreds of bushels of 'corn ' , both in the car and
shelled , are being brought to this city , and
buyers are Iccpt constantly busy In building
now cribs. Although the price pai-1 'H only
10 cents a bushel , the farmers either are
obliged to ECU or they , have very little faith
In tbo probable advance In ( he price of that
product , i
The fact that Pierce county raised such a
bountiful crop pf all kinds of grain last year
seems to bo a Drawing card for new settlers.
Now re-sklents ( arj > coming from Iowa and
Illinois already and renting , or buying farms.
'
The exodus of' farmers Is not of a very
largo per cfliit.'finly a very few hnvlng left
In the past fcw-.tyears , nnd the majority of
these left for'thespurpose ' of benefiting their
icaltlr In a cbUngo of climate. Quito n num
ber who wenVtb' ' he Oklahoma country have
drifted back''i'fie'tyy ' one , nnd as a result are
better satisfied than ever with the resources
ot Pierce
I'riilnlf J'Jre Xeiir ( Jorilon.
Nab. ? Jan. 23 , ( Special. ) Yes
terday abouff' ' o'clock ' a large cloud of smoke
was noticed ( $ ) down on the wind from
the northw ftandlcatlng | a pralrlo flro In
that dlrectl/idovoAII who were at liberty
started at oaco.etind In a few minutes nearly
100 men wcrf J > a the scene. In a short
llmo the flames were whipped out. and what
would have jbhom it serious fire had the wind
been stron ln > a 'as averted. About two
square miles. . 'of hay bottoms were burned ,
which will ruin tit .for next season , The. bad
feature of the case Is that some party nn-
Icnown was seen'fo , start the fire , but was at
too great a distance to be recognized. The
supposition Is that It was done by Bomo one
Holding a grudge against parties who are
lidding sheep In that direction , with the In
tention ot destroying their winter range.
Such persons would be very seriously dealt
with If caughU
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For PorelnS Payment of Di-lit.
VALLEY , Neb. , Jan. 23 , ( Special. ) Mar
shal Ogle , upon receipt of a telegram this
morning from Scrlbnor , arrested Henry Bas-
tlan for stealing $10 and a gold watch from
Jamea Golder ot Scrlbner , Upon arrest
Bastlan confessed his guilt , but said that
the reason be topk the ( tuff was tbat
Golder bad not done with him as agreed , and
that ho owed him money and would not pay ,
Word wan Bent to the constable at Scrlb
ner , and he arrived this afternoon and took
the prisoner back with him.
F1REJIES CONVENTION ENDED
Grand Island Mooting Ooncludod at tlio
Eanquct Table ,
VOLUNTEER VETERANS ARE ENTERTAINED
CulmnlHiM ( ii lie tlie Seene of tin-
AnnIInI CiUlierlnu- Ollleer *
for MuAINO -
eltitloti.
( WAND ISLAND , Neb. , Jan. 23. ( Sps-
clal.This ) morning the nrst matter of busl-
noa before the firemen's convention was the
report of the legislative committee nml n
discussion upon the same nnd on llio neces
sity of enforcing the new law coinpilllng
Insurance companies to assist In defraying
the expenses of fire departments , through as
sessments. A resolution has also been passed
asking municipalities to enforce the Inw requiring -
quiring fire cscap s to bo constructed on
every building of three or more stories.
Among other Interesting reports which
brought out animated discussion was that of
the committee on legislation. H reported
the passttga of two bills providing for assess
ment of Insurance companies to benefit vol
unteer flro departments , and for weekly
benefits to firemen Injured while on duty.
fhe parade \vas not hold , owing to the
DDVDIO weather.
The election of officers resulted : I'rcsldont ,
H. lj. Spauldlng , Norfolk ; vice president ,
Cummlngs , Fremont ; second vice president ,
Nichols , Stromsburg ; secretary , H. T. Illte ,
Orand Island ; treasurer , Touoy Cornelius ,
Kearney. The next annual convention will
bo held at Columbus.
DBLUGATUS UANQUKTKD.
Tonight the visitors were entertained at
the opera house and were later banqueted
at Koehler's hotel , i The convention then
closed. It was attended by the largest num
ber of delegates that ever answered the
roll call of the organization , nearly 200 bslng
present , besides the local delegation.
The visiting delegates were last night en
tertained at the opera house by a homo
talent musical and literary program and an
exhibition In hypnotism. The flremen occu
pied one-half of the house , nnd , judging from
the vociferous nnd enthusiastic applause
Klven , they greatly enjoyed the program.
The same was opened by the rendition of
"Unter Den Linden" by Prof. Uartllng's
orchestra. Responding to the liberal encore ,
the orchestra rendered a cornet duet. Mrs.
A. L. Sheetz , a local vocalist , who hao ac
quired considerable reputation throughout
the state , then fololwed with the very pretty
solo , "Paying Toll. " She was compelled to
respond to an encore. Isaac Kllgoro recited
nn original poem with great effect , dedicated
to the Nebraska State Volunteer Firemen's
association. The Arlon quartet rendered a
pretty arrangement of "Good Night ,
Gcod Night , Beloved. " It was cn-
ccred and responded with that happy
lltto production , "Wo All Have a
Very Dad Cold. " Messrs. Frank Wlndolph
and Jesse Wagner , members of Pacific. Hose
company Nc. 1 , Orand Islandgavn a hose
coupling exhibition. This was followed by the
exhibition In hypnotism by O. H. Tracey
and Prof. Shclk of Beatrice. The program
; hey had outlined was spoiled by the evident
ntoxlcatcd condition of two of their favor-
te subjects , who appeared upon the stage
before their condition was known to the
afterward disconcerted and embarrassed hyp
notists , and the best efforts to take them
from the stage proved unavailing. The cur
tain was finally rolled down upon the scene ,
while something more than bustle and con
fusion was heard from betwean the files.
The affair was sincerely regretted by the
local flremen , and as It was a matter that
was entirely beyond their control or ability
to prevent , the visitors took It good naturedly
and passed It as a joke.
" \VVililIIIK Amilvcrxury of a Viti rim.
FAIRMONT. Neb. , Jan. 23. ( Special. )
Yesterday being the thirtieth anniversary of
the marriage of P. to. Heckman , post com-
nander of W. A. Webb post , Grand Army of
the Republic , fifty-two of the- old comrades
and ladles of the Relief corps gathered at
ils house and had a very social time. There
\vero quite a number of old comrades and
their wives from Lushton present. About 4
o'clock the party broke up , all feeling that
lie day had been well spent.
Work of HolibiTH nt llerlrimil.
BERTARND. Neb. , Jan. 23. ( Special. )
Samuel Einstein's clothing house was robbed
of goods last night valued at $7M. Search
warrants were Issued , but no cl ° w to tiic
goods has been found. An organized gang
of robbers living r.oar here have committed
many thefts lately and that of last night
haa greatly arouso'd the citizens.
KENTUCKY'S Sn.VATOUIAIj VIOHT.
Seeotul Joint llnllot IIcvenlH > Im-
IKirlnlil CliiuiKre.
LOUISVILLE , Jan. 23. A special from
Frankfort , Ky. , to the Post , rays : Not
withstanding the failures of the joint as
sembly to elect a United States senator
today , there was no abatement In the Inter
est of tlie members and spectators. The
louse lobbies were again crowded with
adlcE and their escorts.
Tlio roll call showed one pair , Burnham ,
republican , with Forest , democrat , making
131 members Jn all presjnt and voting. The
eccond ballot resulted as follows : For
! funter , CO ; Blackburn , G7 ; McCrcary , 3 ;
Carlisle , 4 ; Wilson , 1 ; Buckner , 2 ; Bate , 1.
Populist Edrlngton voted for Blackburn ,
whllo Poor changed his vote to Bate. No
ono having received a majority of all votes
caul , the joint assembly adjourned.
cinr.vno i.v TIIK nun1 oic A STORM.
Ice , Sleet anil Snow IlrliiK IliiHlnt'NH
to 11 SlaiKlNtlll.
CHICAGO , Jan. 23. A sleet storm lasting
all day lias resulted In cutting off Chicago
from telegraphic communication with all
other cities. Owing to the sleet being formed
on the wires , they were rendered practically
worthless In all directions. The worst trou-
) lo , however , was apparently east nnd north
of Chicago. Between this city and the com
mercial centers of the- east press dispatcher
and Important telegraph communications
seemed to bo practically abandoned ,
The embargo on telegraphic communication
at 10 o'clock wlis about complete , except
hrough the Postal company , which then had
.wo wires to New York.
HlllllH III tilt ! .MlHNlNHlltUl Vlllley ,
MKMPIIIS , Jan , 23. An almost steady
rain has been falling In tbo lower Mississippi
valley for over a week , and as a result the
creeks and rivers have been converted Into
nlond seas. Reports from various points
state that farms and plantations have been
nuundated , fences destroyed and bridges swept
away. The damage to property will reach a
considerable turn. The railroads are also
; reat sufferers.
Moiljexlm Cniit'elM nn
CINCINNATI , Jan. 23. Jlmo. Modjegka
a reported In better condition today , though
( .till unable to say when Hho will act. Her
'ever today Is slight , nml she slept well
ast night. Her engagement for two weeks
at Chicago , beginning next week , has been
cancelled. _
Cniitnln nf tinI , a n radii At-iiiiltteil.
CHAUL138TON , 8 , C. , Jan. 23 , After
being out but fifteen minutes , the Jury this
afternoon returned a verdict of "not guilty"
n the cuio of Captain Samuel IIuKhes of
ho steamship Laurada , charged with viola-
Ion of the neutrality laws.
Given Creditor * Home Hojie.
NEW YORK , Jan. 23. William Foster ,
r. , engaged in tlio business of mining' and
rr.niiufacturlnp , made an assignment today
'or ' the benefit of creditors. The liabilities
tire expected to bo about J 100. 000 , and the
ucseta are largely In excess of that amount.
Money ( < < M tlio CIIIIOIIMoailiiatloii. .
JACKSON , Miss. , Jan , 23. Congressman
II. D. Money wua tonight nominated by
ho democratic caucus as United States
senator to succeed Hon. J , 'A. ueorge.
Their IHlfereneeii.
COLUMI1US , O. . Jan. 23. Twenty-one
iundred miners at Jobs returned to work
oday , having- settled their trouble.
oin I'.u.Arr IN TIM : III.ACIC uti.i.s
front Sevcrnl Cllle * Keri
nn < \ oeliillon nt Demlwooil ,
DI3ADWOOD , Jan. 23. ( Special Telegram.
For dome- time past n movement has bee
on foot for the establishing nf an nssoclntlo
between nil of the principal cities In th
Black Hills for the purpose of further adver
Using nnd Inducing eastern capitalists t
visit the Hills. No definite action had , how
c\cr , been taken until within n. few day
ago , \\lien Fret T. Kvnns , mayor of Ho
Springs , Issued n call for nil of the mayor
nnd several principal business men of ? ncl
Blhck Hills town to meet In Deadwood thl
afternoon. The meeting was held In the city
hall nt 2 o'clock today nnd .1 tnoro cnthu
slestlc gathering has not occurred In this city
for n long time. The Black Hills Improve
ment association was the name chosen nm
Fred T. Evans was unanimously electei
p'osldcnt. The object of the nssoclatloi
will be , In substance , ns stated above , am
It was susitostod that a gold palace bo
elected which would bs open several months
each year Miat would contiln average nnm
plus of the Black Hills gold and to have
In charge men who could give all kinds o
Information to tlio public. Th executive
committee will meet In this city tomorrow
to formulate- plans for the carrying out o
the wishes of the convention. During the
progress of the meeting the following rcso
liitlons were propose ! and carried unanl
mcusly :
Itofolvri ) , Thnl ns a liberty loving body o
free men of a grand nnd glorious free tin
dim we extend our heartfelt gymimthloi am
lieop conccin to the ntruggllng Cubans ; am
further
Itwolvcd. That wo notify our rcprosontn
lives nt Washington Unit we urge upon
them to MB their best efforts In hustcnltif ,
the recognition of tlio Cubans aa bclllger
ents.
TWO HOtmimiX THACniMKS
.Son Shoot * 11 IN Father and IN In Tun
Killed.
LOUISVILLE , Jan. 23. A rpcclal to the
Times from Atlanta says : At lUitlcdge , a
small town near hero , Will Benton went to
his father's house to take bis aunt away ,
the aunt's character affecting tlio h.nppners !
of the household. They became Involve. ! In
a difficulty , when the son shot his father ,
though not seriously. The father caught his
son and cut his throat from car to ear. The
boy will likely die.
In Lumkln , Oa. , Jerry Carter killed Frank
Black , cutting his throat. Both aio young
men of excellent families nnd the tragedy has
caused great excitement ,
Clillil I'olNOiiM il Whole I'nnilly.
ALTOONA , Pa. , Jan. 23. Minnie Swangor ,
aged 13 , Is under arrert , chained with poisonIng -
Ing a family. Yesterday morning William
McGregor , Mrs. Mary McGrcgnr , his mother ;
Sarrio Sill , her granddaughter , and Mrs.
Martha Johnson , a visitor , were taken sick
while c-itlng dinner at McGregor's house.
William dleJ early this morning , and Carrie
Sill Is in a serious condit on. The others
will probably recover. The child , It is al
leged , ussd rough on raty In the coffee. She
liad been reprimanded for an act of disre
spect. She bought the poison at a drug
store.
F.MKllli SlilitlMillilei-H Co in I UK Over.
BOSTON , Jan. 23. The Standard announces
that a company , organized with $2,500,000
capital stock under New Jersey laws , with
Benjamin Holllngsworth a : Its head , will
establish ship yards In South Boston. It Is
uald that Mr. Hnlllng-.worth will take
$1,000,000 worth of stock and that the Cramps
are heavily Interested. T. B. Borco , an
ron merchant of Scranton , Pa. , Is named
as treasurer , and the Cramps company Is
credited with two contracts for steel ships ,
8,000 tons each , to cost $1,400,000 each.
FleiiillNli Aet of n llrntiil Father.
FOWLER , Ind. , Jan. 23. Albert Tollls of
Brook lias been brought hero by Sheriff Mor
gan and deputies and lodged in jail to pre
vent being lynched. Sunday night Tollls was
annoyed by the crying of his
S-months old baby. ' He seized It
and squeezed its head between
his knees until blond gushed from Its nc e
and carJ. The child died ne'xt day and a
charge of murder In the first degree was
preferred against him.
Inspecting Ilun'alo'M Defenses.
BUFFALO , N. Y. , Jan. 23. H Is reported
hiit the War department at Washington has
nstructed Captain T. W. Simmons , United
States engineer , to examine and report on the
lefenslve reserve of Buffalo and vicinity In
case of attempted Invasion by any hoi'tlle
lower. Captain Simmons denies that he has
'ecelved ' any such orders. He admitted , how
ever , that If the War department had so In-
strtictc.l him , he would probably bo enjoined
, o secrecy.
Kllleil the WroiiK Mini.
WAUKEGAN , 111. , Jan. 23. A farmers' feud
over a broken fence and adjoining lands re-
ulted In the murder of J. Dillon of Lan
caster by Daniel Corte , bis neighbor , In
( ustlco ShatB.vell's 9fnco here. A case was
on , with Corto as defendant. On entering
ho room ho drew a revolver , and firing at
Joseph Backer , klllod John Dillon Instead.
Steiinter Ani-omul on ( lie Shoal * .
KEY WEST , Fla. , Jan. 23. The steamship
Alamo , Captain Lewis , from New York , Janu
ary 18 , with freight for Key West and Gal-
cston , wont ashore today on Pelican shoals
bout twelve miles from hero. She can prob-
bly be floated by lightering.
Canadian Won ICaslly.
MINNEAPOLIS. Jan. 23. John Nelsson of
Minneapolis and J. 1C. McCcllocb of Canada
skated a thrce-mllo race at the Northwest
Ink last night. McColloch won easily ,
Halting the distance In S:5G. :
lilsre Contex Out for Governor.
ST. LOUIS , Jan. 23. In an open letter to
Dr. E. Pretorlus , editor of the Westllch Post
f this city , Mayor C. P. Waldbrldgo has
nnounced his candidacy for the republican
lomlnatlon for governor.
Cleveland Will VlMlt tile Coast.
SAN FRANCISCO , Jan. 23 , A local paper
ays President Cleveland has accepted nn
nvltatlon from Attorney W. W. Footo to
pend part of his vacation next summer on
the Pacific coast.
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Utnli'H New Senator * Rnrntite.
SALT LAKE , Jan. 23. The legislature , In
Joint session yesterday , elected F. J. Cannon
and Arthur Brown to the United States sen
ate , and they leave for Washington today ,
GET PLUSH.
Oet Strength , Vltror , Clour On in pi ex I on
mill nooil Dlurexlloil , Xot ! > Patent
Meilleliie , lint In Xutiiru'H Own Way.
Any honest physician will tell you that
there Is but one way to get Increased flesh ,
all the patent medicines and cod liver oils
to the contrary notwithstanding.
Nature has but ono way to Increase flesh ,
strength and vigor , mind nnd body , and that
Is through the stomach by wholesome food ,
well digested. There is no reason or com
mon sense In any other method whatever.
People are thin , run down , nervous , pale
and shaky In their nerves simply because
their stomachs are weak.
They may not think they have dyspepsia ,
but the fact remains that Ihuy do not eat
enough food , or what they eat is not quickly
and properly digested , aa It chould bo.
Dr , Harlandson says the reason Is because
the stomach lacks certain dlgcalvu acids
and peptones and deficient secretion of gas-
trio Juice.
Nature's remedy In such cases In to sup
ply what the weak tomach lacks. There
are several good preparations which will do
this , but none so readily as Stuart's Dyspep
sia Tablets , which are designed especially
for all Btomnch troubles and which cure all
digestive weakness on lh common nonso
plan of furnishing the digestive principles
which the stomach lacks.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets give perfect dl-
pe tlon. First effect Is to Increase tlie appo-
tlto and Increased vigor , added fleih , puio
blood and strength of norva and muido Is
the perfectly natural renult ,
Stuart'ii Dysp pila Tablets U tua nafett
tonlo known und will cure any form pf stomach
ach trouble except cancar of tlie stomach ,
May be found ut druggUts at CO cent * for full
sized package , nr direct by mall from Stuart
Co. , Marshall , Mlcb.
THEY LONG FOR THE BALLOT
Important Gathering of Veterans of the
Woman Suffrage Oanso.
CONVENTION NOW ON IN WASHINGTON
thp 1'ronreiM of the I .nut
Your Whleh HUM lleeii Very Snt- 4
l.ifaelory to the DlNtlii.
Kiilihe.il l.enileri.
, I
WASHINGTON , Jan. 23. The Mvcnty-
olghth annual convention ot the National
Woman Suffrage association began here to
day. Three hundred delegates are present.
Rev. Anna Shaw of Philadelphia , vice prcsl-
dent at large , In her review of Iho year re-
fcrred to the Interest In the work evinced
at the meetings held In Salt Lake City , St.
Louis. Cheyenne , Denver and other cities.
Miss Ipibclla Howland ot New York In de
livering tbo report or the corresponding sec
retary , Miss Hachatl Foster Avery of I'hlla"j '
delphla , said that the work had been hindered
by misrepresentation of the rohtlon of the
so-called "Woman's Blblo" to the associa
tion. As nn organization the body has boon
hold responsible for the action of an Indi
vidual , In Issuing a volume with n preten
tious llttlo covering , a Jumble of comment
without literary value , set forth In n spirit
neither reverent nor Inquiring. She urged <
that the association by resolution disavow re
sponsibility for the publication.
A number of per.'or.al collniulca refilled
nnd the report finally was tnblo.l by n vote
of 59 to Ifi. In course of the report Mrs.
Avery urged that the success ot the cause in
Utah clearly demonsU- led the advl > jbl'ty ' ! ot
securing the aid of political parties through
planks In their respective pUtforms. "Wo
now have , " aim said , "six senators and rep
resentatives from three states on the floor
ot congress , all of whom stand tbero with > .
in ever present sense that an Important p-nrt V
of their constituents are of the female sex. " > '
The convention was called to order by
ts aged leader , Siuun B. Anthony of Ho-
chcKter , N. Y. She hns attended every con
vention from the start , and long before the
oiir.atlon of the present association she at
tended and called to order the convention ! )
of long forgotten organizations of the same
sort. She began her work on behalf of
woman's rights when only 14 years ot nge ,
sixty-two years ngo.
MISS ANTHONY'S EXPERIENCE.
In those dnys , beside * wishing for suf-
'rage , the earnest and thoughtful women
le. lrod equally as much the abolition of
he strict principles of tbo common law as
ipplled to a woman under nge , and , n mar
ried woman. The opposition was so flerco In
n ago coarrc , ruder and harsher than our own
tut wo can form very llttlo conception of
he trials which Miss Anthony and her
landfill of colleagues experienced. They
vero mobbed nnd o'oned , rotten-egged and
hot , were thrown out of halls , and pitched
nto swamps and pools by the "gentlemen"
of tint peilod.
They had that true enthusiasm which Is
lever dismayed , and they kept In their work _ _
10 matter how hopeless and foreboding s
seemed the future. In this hardest ot all
clioolp. Mis' ' ? Anthony learned to speak , to
onduct meetings , to manage committees ,
and to preside over conventions with an
ability nnd tact which make her the female
Tom Reed of this country.
The success of her- Ideas In the years
hat have passed lias apparently given her
low strength and vitality. Only a short
Into ago flio took part In the Now York
tate convention at Newburg , nnd In ,
bought , speech nnd action was one of the
nest active , youthful and vitalized orators
pen the .platform.
She looks buck over a very long career ,
he expressed It very neatly on ono occa
sion In addressing tlie committee of the leg-
slnturo when she said : "Gentlemen. I am
eally getting tired of coming hero and
naklng this argument asking for the right
o vote. I did the same thing before your
atl.ers , when you were little boys , nml I did
he same thing before your grandfathers ,
Ken your fathers wcro little boys and you
ere undreamed of. " She did not add , how-
ver , that this persistence and patience on
ler part and that of her associates had con-
ertcd scarcely a handful of the grand-
athers , about one-fourth of the fathers ami
bcut three-fifths of the generation to whom
he was addressing herself.
REV. ANNA SHAW.
Among tlio officers who appear on th
ccaslon with Miss Anthony Is vies prosl-
ent-at-large. Rev. Anna Howard Sliaw
f Philadelphia , Pa. , who Is the favorite
rotor and wit of 'the ' organization. She Is
n extraordinary woman. In her girlhood
10 was literary , ambitious and very re
gions. She had an Intense love ot human-
y nnd determined to become n preacher.
She belonged to a distinguished family and
mil every advantage which education could
Ivo.
Ivo.After
After she bad finished her studies and dls-
Inyed a rare scholarship , elio applied for
hnlsslon to the pulpit , which was refused en
10 ground that she was a woman. Seeing
mt some other meeting of the church an-
borltlcs might grant her request , she devoted
ier time to Improving her mind by studying
aw. She applied again for admission to the
ilplt , and was again refused. She was still
Illlng to wait , and utilized thn time by
udylng medicine. She was graduated with
loners , and again applied to the pulpit for
ecognltlon , and again was refUKcd. Finally
ho was ocdalnod , but It was not until she
md become ono of the most versatile and
berally educated women known to history.
Since then she has devoted her lite to the
nuse of her sex. She Is attractive nnd In-
ucntlal as a writer , speaker , physician and
ircacber.
Another ot the distinguished lenders of
le officers Is Mrs. Harrietts Taylor Upton
f Warren , O. , n tall , massive , wean -
an , whoso equanimity nnd kindliness nro
iroverbbil. She IH a worker and an cxccu-
vo rather than n platform speaker or a con-
cntlon debater. She has a genius for com-
Itteo Work , and for such literary work as
the composition of resolutions , arguments nnd
reports , the editing of speeches and public
documents. ,
The other olficcro ore Mrs. Rachel Foster
Avery of Philadelphia , corresponding secre
tary ; Miss A. Dlackwell , recording fccre-
tary ; Mrs. II. A. Howard nnd Mrs , Dlggs ,
nudltors , nnd Mrs. Cntt , chairman ot thn
committee on organization , and one of the
ablest orators and writers of the asjocintlon.
AMl'SBMKNTS.
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