THE OMAHA DAILY J3EJCWED'NISSPAY : , FEBRUARY 5 , 1890.
Putting in the Electric Light Plant at the
Grand Island Soldiers' ' Home.
STATE MAY HAVE ANOTHER AT LINCOLN
Jlonnl of Public I.niuln mill IlnllilliiRN
tlNPN for Illiln for it Mlfltt-
liiK 1'lniit n < < li < > Peiil-
icmlnry.
LINCOLN , Feb. 4. ( Special. ) The Board
of Public LanJs and Hulldlngs teems to have
greatly underestimated the cost of electric
light plant * . Especially la this true ot the
Grand Island Soldiers' Homo altalr. Another
warrant was today drawn on a voucher approved -
, proved by the board for $407.10. H was In
'favor of Campbell llroi. , for "balance on
labor and material" for the Soldiers' Home
clc-ctrlo llRht plant. This brings the amount
alieady expended up to $3,427.80 , within
$72.20 of the whole appropriation , $3,500.
-At the tlmo the plant was first contracted
for Land Commissioner Russell gave It out
that a Rfeat saving was to be made tn the
state by" buylng a plant outright Instead of
making the connections with the Qrnnd
Island plant , as was the express provision of
thu law making the appropriation. At the
time ho said the whole expense would not
exceed $1,800. The board Is now advertls-
Ing for bids for a plant at the penitentiary.
In the supreme court today Judge Cuj-
nlngham II , Scott fllcd his answer In the
mandamus case against him brought by Attorney -
tornoy Patrick of Omaha. The case Is entitled -
titled State of Nebraska ox rel George Morgan -
gan , rclatnr , against Cunningham R. Scott.
Argument was hoard from Attorney Kennedy
for Scott and from Attorney Patrick for
Morgan , and the case submitted. Morgan Is
under sentcnco of death for the murder of
little Ida Oasklll. Patrick , Morgan's attorney -
ney , after sentence of his client , applied to
Scott for permission to procure from tbo
official court stenographer a transcript In
long hand for the purpose ot preparing his
appeal to the supreme court. According to
the petition filed by Patrick , Judge Scott ic-
fused to allow the stenographer to malco
thin transcript unless Patrick would pay for
It. The latter refused to do this and begr.n
mandamus proceedings to compel Scott to
grant permission. In his answer flled to
day Scott admits quite a number of the M-
legations set up , but sayr that Attorney
Patrick did not produce his authorities , which
had been demanded , until 3 o'clock , January
18 , and that after examining them ho had
overruled the motion to allow the Btcnogra-
pher to make the transcript without pay.
In the name ot the State Banking board ,
Bank Examiner Dodder has taken possession
of the Box Butte Banking company of Alliance
liance- . The capital stock was $5,000. George
C. Bell was president and P. M. Pliolps
cashier.
A charter has been granted twenty-five
veteran soldiers of Axtell for a Grand Army
post. The number of the post will bo 342.
Adjutant. Gage says that all but six of the
posts In the state Imvo made their annual
reports. The fiscal year In which those reports -
ports should be fllcd closes on the second
Wednesday in February.
State Superintendent Corbett has gene to
Orleans to participate In an educational gath-
orlng under the auspices or Orleans college.
SAVINGS BANK STATEMENT.
The depositors of the defunct Lincoln SavIngs -
Ings Bank and Safely Deposit company will
take some action looking toward protecting
their Interests. A call for the meeting which
was held tonight was freely circulated and
obtained a fair proportion of signatures. They
nro not , however , all assigning the same
causes of dissatisfaction. , Some of thorn are
claiming that they are not pleased with the
receiver n.nd attorney appointed to take
charge of the bank's business. Others ap
peared. satisfied wltH these gentlonicnl Today
Receiver Hill filed 'with the district court
the following statement of the bank's prcsenl
" n
condition :
" AUsete
gills , receivable . $13S.02 03
Stocks and bonds . 199900 (
Tax certificates . &SS 2'
Warrants . 4S.35035
Judgments . 1 821 ro
neal estate . 21COOCK
Safe deposit vaults , furnlturo and
fixtures . . . . . . . 19,12040
Duo from banks . 51" It
Cash and cash items . 2.001 CS
Total . . . * . . . . , . $252.145 3
Receivers' certlflcntrs In Insolvent bank ?
and Judgments , amounting to a total of
$8,263.01. are carried as nothing "upon the
books of the bank.
Liabilities
Due depositors . $1.2,1C2 Gl
Bills pnyablo . 73,95793
Excess of assets over liabilities. . . . 23,721 32
Total . $252 145 39
United Slates Commissioner nilllngsloy
states that an action ulll bo commenced by
the county against ex-County Judge Lnnslng
for the recovery of $10,518.20. This is the
Rock Island railway condemnation money
which Is alleged to have been turned over
ID the county court during Lan-
sing's Incumbency of the o'mco of
county Judge. Rock Island ofllclals say the
money Is divided as follows : J. II. McMurtry
$1.387 ; J. V. Farwell. $2.200 ; Charles Btiell ,
$800 ; Edwin Buoll , $531.20 ; Ira Davenport.
$5COO. Captain Bllllngsley says a civil
action will bo commenced against Judge Lau-
sing and his bondsmen , but ho could not
say that a criminal action , would bo begun.
A formal demand will be made by the Lancaster -
caster county commissioners on the x-Jmlijo
to turn over the money. Lunslng's bonds-
nicn are S. W Burnham , I. M. Raymond
and J. II. McCloy. About $3.500 of thh
money was lost by the failure of the Capital
National bank. The books of the ex-county
judge are now In the hands of an cxpsrt
i accountant.
REWARD FOR CATCHING DAVIS.
In district court today Fred R. Lonsdnle
lied a claim for the $1.000 reward offcrol
by the Rock Island Railway company for
the arrest and conviction of the person who
wrecked the passenger train on the night
of August 9 , 1S91. A colored man , G.V. .
Davis , is now serving a twenty-year sentence
In the penitentiary for the crime. Lonsdale
Is a farmer for whom Davis worked a short
tlmo before the wreck. There nre a number
of other claimants for this reward , Including
Detective Malone , Farmer Saxton and Ed
Cralghead.
Dlngley Brown this morning In district
court recovered a verdict of $1,000 against
the now defunct Western Normal college.
Drown was director of the musical dcpart-
mcnt of thu Institution and was summarily
dltchargcd In the face of a five year con
tract which ho hold. Ho sued for $3COO
daivngcs. The defense wanted $0,000 , however -
ever , on the ground that Brown was a tip-
pier and had driven away a number of
young lady students from the college by his
Insulting language.
A petition for divorce has been filed in the
district court by Fannie Qrlilln against her
husband , Dr. R. H. Grlflln , a well known
physician ot thU city , The grounds alleged
n > extreme cruelty on the part ot the do-
tendant.
Today the State Irrigation hoard dlimlssod
the claim of Francis H. Moore- and wlfo for
Ipproprlatlon of water from Buffalo crook.
Dundy county , they having failed to comply -
ply with the provision of the act of 18R9.
Quito a large number of Elate house offl-
dais and employes will go up to Fremont
tomorrow to attend the opening of the meetIng -
Ing of the Nebraska Boot Sugar asioclatlon ,
Including Governor Holcomb , who will bo
accompanied by his wife , Secretary of State
Piper , State Auditor Eugene Moore and At-
toiney General Churchill.
Omaha people in Lincoln : At the Llndcll
J3. A. W , Snull. II , 1) . Nceloy. At the Lin-
coin Charles T. Rogers , John F. Dale , A.
H. Chancy , R. AV. Hall , John W. Hosier.
Ft'Vi-r lit
LINWOOD , Neb. , Feb. 4. ( Special. )
Spotted ( over of the most malignant type
lias broken out In this village. So far this
dlseate lias been confined to ono family , that
ot Joseph Noracek , a prominent merchant ,
' -Tho oldest daughter , Mary , aged 10 , died
Sunday after a sickness of two day * . Fanny ,
the bocond daughter , aged 7 , died this morn-
lug after an Illness of fifteen hours. The
doctors nre unanimous In diagnosing the
cases. Tbe health" authorities have placed a
strict quarantine upon the promises. This
Is snld to bo tbo black plague , which vl'lled
the cities In the eastern portion of the
Vnlted State * In 1SG3-5-G-7.
PMJASAXT
Mnnj' Knrmrrn Think They llnve I'or-
( IIIII-N In flip Yolloir Ilplnl.
PLEASANT DALE , Neb. , Feb. 4. ( Spe-
clol. ) The gold excitement is ft'.II Increasing
In tb ! part of the country and assays and
ttr.'j lire being made from day to day with
favorable results. There Is hardly a farmer
tn this section vrho has not taken some dirt
and nand , and , after washing It , tested It , or
has had It tested with acldi. A meeting ot
the owners of the land In this section and
around Mlltord was held last week at Milford -
ford , and It Mas there decided to form a
company to develop the RoM fields. Another
meeting will be held tomorrow , nnd It Is re
ported that a permanent organization will
bs effected.
Prof. Herbert rtarllett , who has often been
referred to In connect'on with the gold fields ,
has returned from a brief trip to Venezuela ,
and It Is reported that he will work with
the land owners here and develop the gold
fields for one-twelfth of the gold produced.
This certainly shows that the gold fields are
genuine , or such an eminent mining engineer
as Bartlctt would not give his time and at
tention to them. In a talk with Bartlctt con
cerning tha find he said :
"Situated In the midst of Seward county
are what are known ns the Mllford gold fields.
They are at once the most Interesting nnd
unique , is well as the most valuable ot simi
lar deposits found In any of these western
8tfiler Interesting from the fact of their
being situated In a rolling prairie * country ,
where we should look for a formation having
all the rocks that belong to the more recent
or later periods. But hero we find on almost
entire absence of the rocks that a-e peculiar
to the later or water bullded rocks of this
state. The recks , either small or large , are
all belonging to the dlffert'nt species of gran
ite , and therefore may bo Justly counted ns
belonging to some remote or ancient forma
tion , and this fully answers the objection of
ono of Nebraska's eminent gold men , who
has stated that It was Imposs'.blo to find
gold hero from the fact that all of these
rocks are too young. If there are any more
ancient rocks than granite , they will have to
bo sought for \\lthln the. molten heart of thu
earth. This formation Is Interesting as
being of the glacial drift period , and this
answers the query o ! many as to how II
came here. Ice and water were the motive
power , and It Is as likely to bo found In
ono place as another.
"That there Is gold here lnlarjei ( quanti
ties there Is now no doubt , and many who
were recently doubters are now carrying
about in their pockets fine specimens of n ° 'd '
taken from the deposit by various processes ,
and the results of ten pounds of sand have
given as high as 60 cents In fine gold. Amal
gamation , cyanide and other methods have
all been successfully tested , and most excel
lent results have been attained. "
KIIIU IJUOS li-OII.Ull AT 1II3ATUICK.
AKcinpt to Hum the Kloctrlc
Injr I'liuit Dlxcovi'iTil.
BEATRICE , Neb. , Feb. 4. ( Special Tele
gram. ) A scheme to burn the plant of the
Beatrice Electric company was frustrated
this morning at 2 o'clock. The plant con
sists ot the main building , In which Is lo
cated the machinery , and another smaller
building containing supplies. The engineer
had occasion to step out to the rear of the
main building and hearing voices stopped
to listen. There were two men secreted near
the building , ono'of whom was heard to soy :
"Let's burn the little building. " The other
answered : "No , It's the big ono wo are
after. "
The engineer then started toward the men
and they ran Into the brush along the river
bank. The engineer thinks as they ran one
of them dropped an oil can , but It being
very dark he thought best not to attempt
to follow them and this morning no trace
of a can could b3 found , The manager has
taken the precaution to arm the engineer ,
ridd more light' to" the prem'ses and will pul
an extra guard on after midnight , so If the
attempt is repeated the intruders will meet
with a hearty reception.
ICI3XTUCICY MiniDKUim AHUKSTED.
AVllllaiu Sniiiler on Captured In Nc-
liriinkn Aflfr u Loins Clinic.
BROKEN BOW. Neb. , Feb. 4. ( Special
Telegram. ) William Sanderson , who is
wanted In Graves county , Kentucky , for mur
der. was arrested today near Cliff , this
county , by Sheriff Leasure. The murder was
committed about two years ago. Graves ac
knowledged to the officers that ho killed the
man , but says he did it in a fight In a gro
cery store. He escaped to Mississippi , where
he remained tor ayesr. . then came to this
county , wherCj he has , resided for the past
year with hla'ngcd mother on a farm. Ho Is
about 35 years old and unmarried. He offers
to return to Kentucky and stand trial with
out a requisition from the governor , and
word to that effect was telegraphed to the
sheriff of Graves county this evening. The
prisoner will be held hera until the sheriff
from Kentucky arrives.
Jnok KnliMt ClfiiHc lit Utlcn.
. UTICA , Neb. , Feb. 4. ( Special. ) Yester
day was "dog day" In Utlca , hounds being
here from 'Seward , Gresham , Thayer , Waco ,
Exeter and Tamora to assist the local run
ners In ending the careers of as many Jack
rabbits as would come from their burrows.
Fully a dpzen rabbits were started during the
afternoon , and they led the eighteen dogs
present sonio lively chases , much to the
amusement of the 200 attendants. Two or
three of the rabbits wore too swift for the
dogs. Another chase will bo held near Ta
mora" Prfday and the sport will be more in
teresting , as the vacant territory is larger.
Utlca people are not satisfied with the
train , schedule of 'tho B. & M. management
and an effort will " probably bo made soon to
have train No , 41 , known ns the Billing ]
flyer , to s'top here on Its westward Journey.
As , the trains now run a person cannot make
a business trip to Omaha or Lincoln without
being away over night , and one only has
about two hours to transact business at the
county seat without patronizing the Seward
hostelrlea for a night's lodging. As this Is
a watering station It w.ould not bo so much
loss of time for the company to make a
6 top. _
iixtlc Hiifcir Ilcct Producer * .
NELIGH , Neb. , Feb. 4. ( Special. ) A
largo and enthusiastic delegation from hero
will attend the beet sugar convention , com
mencing at Fremont tomorrow , A great
dual of Interest Is being manifested In the
subject and negotiations nro In progress
with several parties for establishment
of a factory. A disposition is apparent
among eaitcrn capitalists to put In factories
If it can be demonstrated they would prove
profitable ; and the S3\ ( \ and climate suitable
for the raising of beets.
STROMSBURO. Neb. , Fob. 4. ( Special. )
The following arc the delegates selected by
Mayor Colcman to attend [ he beet sugar
convention at Fremont this week : J , B ,
Buckley , John Wlllson , Alex Scott , D. D.
Little and W. E. Nlchol.
Iti'Norviitluu Timber HiinllorH.
NIOBRAHA , Neb. , Feb. 4. ( Special Tole-
giam. ) United States Attorney Sawyer ar
rived last night and six of the alleged Boyd
county timber rustlers of Fort Randall reser
vation were bound over this morning to the
United States district court by the commis
sioner. The evidence not only showed de
struction of timber , but that from the old
fort cemetery chains and locks had been
cirrled off and monuments defaced and
broken. Four of them falling to procure
bonds , the marshal will leave with the pris
oners tomorrow morning. More arrests will
fellow ,
Scvrit AVolf Sriilix. |
NELIGH , Neb. , Feb. 4 , ( Special , ) The
circle hunt southwest of1 this city ysstorday
resulted in the capture of seven wolves and
an Innumerable number of jack rabbits. Ten
quails and chickens were killed , The ter
ritory embraced In the hunt was Lincoln ,
SUnton , Elgin and Logan township ) , being
an area of 144 bquare miles * .
Knt her l-'It/tri-ralil'M Funeral.
HASTINGS , Feb. ! . ( Special. ) The
funeral ot Father Fltrgcrald was held this
morning at 10:30 : at St. Cccltlas * church.
HUtiop Bonauum conducted the services.
Many prleita were present from various parts
of the elate. The remains were Interred at
Highland cemetery ,
riixtiMllieil Sinn-
SPRINQVIEW , Neb. , Feb. 4.-Spe ( ! al
Telegram. ) District court adjourned today ,
nearly nil the cane * belnc put over until
May 13 , Including the Porter murder case.
Judk'o Weuteover will open court In O'Neill
next
EARTH QOAKED A LITTLE BI1
Early Morning Sleep of Many Considerably
Disturbed.
SHOCK FELT IN NEBRASKA AND IOWA TOWNS
Undulation * Mn * eil from .North 1 <
South niul the VlliriitloiiH I.iiitteil
for Se\ernl 3lliintoK No
lleportod.
PLAINVIEW , Neb. , Feb. 4. ( Special Tele
gram. ) A distinct earthquake i > ! iock was
felt hero this morning at a few minutes
before 0 o'clock. The motion of the earth
o.'cmoJ to be from north to south , and the
undulations lasted several seconds. Dwell
ing houses shook perceptibly , and sleeping
Inhabitants were suddenly awakened.
NORFOLK , Neb. , Feb. 4. ( Special Tele
gram. ) At about G.4G thl ? morning a dis
tinct earthquake shock was felt here. The
jar was strong enough to rattle windows
and shake bulldlnga The shock lasted about
five minutes , and was accompanied by a
low , rumbllnc noise.
WINSIDE , Neb. , Fob. 4. ( Special Tele
gram. ) People of this village felt a very
perceptible shock this morning a few min
utes before 0 o'clock. Windows rattled antl
creaked. The large two-story brick bank
building shook sufficiently to awaken the
occupants.
VERUIOREI3 , Neb. , Feb. 4. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Two distinct shocks of earthquake
were felt hero at G45 ; this morning , which
lasted for several seconds , and were about
thirty seconds apart.
MINNEAPOLIS. Feb. 1. Specials from
Elk Point , Tyndoll , Hurley and other polntt
In southeastern South Dakota report an
earthquake there this morning at about C
o'clock. It was severe enough to sway
hanging articles , and to rattle doors and
window a. It passed toward the east.
SIOUX CITY , la. , Feb. 4. A slight earth
quake shock was felt hero this morning.
Sleeping people were awakened.
PIERCE , Neb. , Feb. 4. ( Special. ) An
earthquake was distinctly felt In this neigh
borhood this morning about 5 o'clock. The
shock was accompanied by a rumbling noise ,
resembling thunder , which lasted fully thirty
seconds. Dishes rattled and hanging lamps
waved very freely. No damage reported.
OAKDALE , Neb. , Feb. 4. ( Special. ) Dis
tinct shocks of earthquake were felt here
this morning about G o'clock.
NELIGH , Neb. , Feb. 4. ( Special. ) A per
ceptible shock of earthquake occurred at 5:4ti :
this morning. Doors were opened nnJ windows
dews rattlod. Its effects wore quite gen
erally observed.
N1OBRARA , Neb. , Feb. 4. ( Special. ) A
severe earthquake , lasting fully thirty seconds
ends , was felt hero at 555 ; this morning.
RANDOLPH , Neb. , Feb. 4. ( Special Tele
gram. ) What seemed to be a distinct earth
quake shock owoko people hereabouts thU
morning about 0 o'clock. The noise ressmbleJ
a rumbling train and the shock wns sh rp nnj
distinct like the falling of a heavy body.
Some say It was accompanied by streaks ol
light Indicating falling metosr or electrical
phenomena , but others saw nothing. The
sky was clear and there were no signs of
thunder or lightning.
CRE10HTON , Neb. . Feb. 4. ( Special. )
This town was aroused this morning at G
o'clock by a shock supposed to have been
a slight earthquake. No particular damage
Is re-ported , but It was sufficiently hard to
throw several individuals out of bod.
BUTTE , Neb. , Fob : 4. ( Special Telegram' )
An earthquake shock was distinctly felt
at this place and vicinity at 0:30 : this morn
ing. The vibration , was from east to yreat
and continued for 'a ' period of about twenty
seconds. Tljp shock was much more severe
north of here. In many instances it awoke
families who rushed .from their beds into
the open .air. So far no damage Is'reported.
It is the belief of many.that there Is some
thing like a .volcano north of this place- > n
the Missouri'rlvjr ontho , J'.Burnlng hill , " ds
'It Is called. It is almost Impossibly Jo stand
thn Intense heat , and , as there is
no coal bank In .this country , it is believed
to be a long extinct volcano ,
I.IT1QATJXG OVER SALT CHUEK
Jury nt AVahoo Hearing nn Old Cnnc
front Lincoln.
WAHOO , Neb. , Feb. 4. ( Special , ) In 1892
the city of Lincoln , which. (9 ( organized into
a sanitary district , commenced proceedings
in Lancaster county tb condemn the property
of Kendall & Smith , the object being to
straighten the channel of Salt creek in order
to obtain for the city an outlet to Us sewer-
aga system. Messrs. Kendall & Smith have
been the owners of. .a seriep of.njljls situ
ated on Salt creek for many yoirs'ond In the
vicinity of Lincoln they had two mills which
were operated by water power. In straight
ening the channel of Salt creek the stream wat
so diverted that the entire water prlvllsgos of
Kendall & Smith were cut off and tnolr mills
and dams were rendered practically worth
less. The city of Lincoln obtained apprais
ers and made nn award of damages for the
property and from this award Kendall &
Smith appealed to the district court of Lan
caster county. The cage was transferred from
that court to the United States circuit court ,
from which It was reminded to the district
court for lack of Jurisdiction and the case
sent to this court 'for trial. Messrs. Ken
dall & Smith say that their plant destroyed
by the city of Lincoln is worth $100,000. Wit
nesses from all over the state are In attend
ance upon the trial , which was taken up
yesterday afternoon by Judge Sedgwlck and
a Jury. The case will piobably last the en
tire week.
KiiKt > County FiimuTH Meet.
BEATRICE , Feb. 4. ( Special Telegram. )
A fanners' institute was organized hero to
day. About sixty of the leading farmers of
Gage county participated in the organization.
Joshua Garn was made temporary chairman
nnd I. Funck temporary secretary. Prof. T.
L. Lyons of the Agricultural department of
the State university was present . . and ad
dressed the assembly In an Interesting way.
Short talks were then indulged in by a num
ber of farmers present and a most lively
Interest In the organization was shown by
all. A permanent organization was effected
with the following officers : President , \y. II ,
Bowman ; vice president , L. E. Austin ; sec
retary , I , W. Funck ; treasurer , 0. E. Web
ster. The next meeting will bo held In the
afternoon of February 12.
Horticultural Society Slcednu.
SCHUYLER , Neb. , Feb. 4. ( Special. )
The first meeting of the Northeastern Ne
braska Horticultural society was opened In
Pence's hall today , but nothing : was done In
the way of carrying out the program that
had been announced , as some who were ex
pected to be present had not yet arrived , as
the trains hero do not arrive until noon.
Those In charge of the meeting are very
sanguineof success , and those ot this
vicinity that are at all Interested In the sub
jects under discussion are present to gain
all the good that may bo had.
On mil Coiniuiiiy Iti'orirnnlxed.
OERINO , Neb. , Fob , 4. ( Special. ) The
Mlnatare. Canal company , which owned ono
of the first canals finished in the state , \vas
reorganized this week Into a mutual Irriga
tion company , with M , Schumacher as pres
ident , C , T , Johnson secretary , and R. J ,
Harshman treasurer. Bam D. Cox , Theo
llarshman and M. M. Catlln are directors. A
forty-eight foot headgate will be put In and
.ho canal considerably enlarged.
OIoNliiK Ul > ll Dcfmiut Institution ,
OOALALLA. Nob. , Feb. 4. ( Special. )
Judge Grimes cime up today from North
Platte and appointed Ed Searle , Jr. , re
ceiver for the Bank of Ogalalla- which closel
Ufa doors January 13. Soarle had a petition ,
which was signed by a majority of the de
positors jnJ stockholders , asking for hia ap
pointment , The first dividend will bo paid
in about ton da > a and the affairs of the bank
will be cloced up as rapidly as I'otslble.
iH Itc'jMihlleiui Convention Called
TOPKKA. Kan. , Feb. 4. The convention
to select delegates * t6 the national repub
lican convention will bo held at Wichita
March 10.
_
Hood's Sarsaparllla , taken at this season ,
will make you fell strong and vigorous aud
keep you from ilcknean later ou.
WAI.TON WAS TOO \VISR
lie DoilRrn nn KfTort tn Swindle l > >
TIMI Dhiiuond Wnrlcrm.
LINCOLNFTeT ; . 4. ( Special Tclcgram.- )
A bunko gipe'ian an extensive sciilo was
attempted Itolajdon Broker Frank Walton o
this city. During the forenoon ho was ap
preached by two well dressed young men
ono ofvliORi _ joro three largo diamonds
ono a stud and the other two eet In hand
some gold rlgns. Representations were made
to Walton that the diamonds belonged tr
the nlfe of ono of the men. They salt
they lived lif ) JOiiisas City , and wanted tti
borrow $1,000 , with the rlones as collateral
A trip was made to the ctoro of n Jeweler
who pronouncedJho diamonds free of flaw *
genuine , nnd worth at least $1,000 apiece
Oa reaching Walton's ofilce an alleged tele
gram was sent to the mayor of Kansas
City , and ho Is said to have replied that no
far as he knew the diamond niPii were al
right , and the stones genuine. While Wal
ton was deliberating the diamond man re
marked caStmlly that he would go to the
hotel and return at 2 p. m. Ho did so , In
company with his pal , but Walton was on hlc
guard. He paid ho must go out to the bank
nnd took the diamonds along with him
Instead of making for the bank at once he
returned to the Jew'clcr and was Just laying
the stones down and asking If they were the
same ones , when the young men appeared In
an apparently high state of Indignation , and.
with the remark that they would not b In
sulted , ono of thorn grabbed up the diamonds
and they decamped. No arreits have been
made.
' X * 1 rii tltii Xoti'M ,
The Platte county poultry exhibit will opsn
today at Humphrey.
Gerlng Is shipping largo numbers ot sheep
to the Omaha market.
The Hastings Milling company has provided
Its own electric lighting plant.
Miss Katie Morltz and Anton Plekus of
Duncan were married Sunday.
Farmers In the vlclnty of Louisville have
organized to prevent petty thieving.
Mr. and Mrs. John Hugg of Humphrey cele
brated their wosilcn wedding yesterday.
L. P , Rowland , an Evangelist of much
ability , Is conducting a series of meetings at
York.
Hastings has raised funds to send a dele
gation to Omaha to secure , If possible , the
Grand Army of the Republic reunion.
The Ice In tha Platte Is breaking up and
portions of the wagon bridge across the
river at Louisville are In danger of being
swept away.
Sovcntoen-year-old John Frazter of Gerlng
was taken to the reform school Mondc.y. He
was accubcd of being a member of a gang
of young thieves
The report of the treasurer of Utlca shows
that town to be out of debt , with n balance of
51,000 In the bank. No village taxes have
been neccs ary for four years.
P. S. George of Lincoln , an all around
healer , was bound over In the sum of $200
at Stromsburg for practicing medicine with
out a cjrtlflcite from the state board. Ball
was furnished.
George Mo3tok of Duncan Is being brought
back from Chicago on the charge of selling
mortgaged property. He left Duncan sud
denly last week , leaving behind a wife and
j3vcn children
SAXTA 1T1J IJBni.NS TO UHTHF.NCil.
v . J -
OdlOeni Cluxril In Scvernl of
, i - theCitle.i. .
The now management of the Santa Fe has
announced Itself .In favor of retrenchment
In a most doclilejl manner. Several changes
'
have been nu'd&iln the last thirty days with
a view of cutting down expenses. It has
boon "given iVt "that operating , as well ay
traffic expenlVjj.j'lll ' bo reduced to a mini
mum. The [ latest announcement Is that
a number ot agencies are to be abolished ,
among theim the freight office at Omaha.
This orJcr will go into effect on March 1.
"
Railroad mpn generally regret that "C. E.
Skldmoreylo ms charge of the Santa Fe's
freight oinccuilnjilils city. Is to leave. He
has boon heje only since August , 1894 , but
In that short time has made u host of , friends
for almwlf.Thwlseal p rsenger oince. in
dhargVof Er t. Palmer , will remain undis
turbed for the "present , at least. 31r. Pairner
said yesterday that"1 the order was In
accord with the policy of the management.
When asked when he thought the offlca might
bo reopened , he replied tint not until the
freight business in this vicinity improved.
Ho thought that might bo In a year or two.
The following additional changes have also
been announced : H. N. Mudge * . who hereto
fore was general superintendent of the east
ern division , will also take care ot the west
ern , Rio Grande and New Mexico divisions ,
with headquarters at Topaka , Kan. ; Charles
Dyer , heretofore general superlntondont of
the western division , has fcccn made superin
tendent under Mr. Mudge ; T. II. Sears has
been made train dispatcher , with headquarters
nt La Junta , In place of H. J. Stanley. The
Philadelphia agency has been abolished , and
Freight Agent J. B. Derby transferred to
Now York. The following agencies * have also
been abolished : Qujnqy , Buffalo , Cleveland
and Minneapolis. _
CnnecrniitK , Hint Union Depot.
It was stated"at the ofllco of tbo Omaha
Bridge ar.d Terminal company yesterday
regarding a rumor that the company had
commenced the purchaoo of ground In the
vicinity of the propped metropolitan depot ,
that no such action had yet been taken , or
would bo taken for the next two months.
"Tho company Is working along the lines
laid down by the State Board of Transporta
tion , " said an official of the company , "and
when the propertlmo arrives the ground will
bo secured by direct purchase , or condemna
tion proceedings. Wo are working for the
public and have no reason to Jiold back any
thing In connection with the new depot. "
'
"Low .Joint * " lu Hi'HNlon.
At the regular meeting of the "low Joints , "
held yesterday , oil the local passenger
agentD wore , proseut except Mr. Dunn of the
Union Pacific , who Is at present In Minne
apolis. Ho was represented by the secre
tary. Routine business was transacted , and
the secretary was authorized to discover
whtther or not any regular tickets were
being sold at reduced rates.
O.ultK th Grniiil Trunk.
MONTREAL , Feb. 4. J. S. Stephenson ,
general superintendent of the Grand Trunk
railroad , has severed his connection with
that road. It Is reported that a well known
Ulovoland railway man , whoso name Is not
obtainable , will succeed Mr. Steplicnaon.
Promotion for Mr. llnrw.
CHICAGO , Feb. 4. H. D. Bargley , for
many years Now England passenger agent of
ho Burlington route , with headquarters In
joston , was today appointed assistant general
passenger agehtf of the Chicago & Great
'
Western road. IU _ _
HllllTVIiyCWM Illlll
Chief CanadfljLi)18 Union Pacific's secret
service has gone tcr Chicago.
Wi H. Cundy.etravellng passenger agent
ot the Dcnvcf j&JRIo Grande , Is In the
city.
J. A. Tapp , traveling freight and passen
ger agent of lUe I.oiilsvlllo Air line , is In
'
town. jf
Traveling Fr lght Agent Gray of the Con-
ral railroad | > f { ( Georgia came Into town
yesterday to Kj n | & , low days.
General Mandoroon left for Washington
yesterday , where ho goca to attend to busl-
leas connected with the Interests of the
Jurllngton , road.
Joseph H. .JCiQojincll , superintendent of
ho Union Paylfla/a mechanlcal department ,
accompanied 'by fl * 8 private secretary ,
Charllo Coons , has gone to Denver.
The various roads reported llgnt falls ot
snow along \\ie\f \ \ \ lines yesterday. Nowhere -
where In the state did the fall amount to a
argo quantity. The engines that came In
: rom Iowa were well- covered with the
jeautlful.
The Wyo-ntng Tribune of Cheyenne says :
'It is learned that a well known black
smith's helper at the Union Pacific shops ,
who recently arrived from Omaha , will soon
iavo the matrimonial knot "Tighed , " It haa
lot been learned who the fortunate young
ady la.
General Freight Agent Miller of theBurl -
ngton Is In the city. Mr , Miller wa
ormerly stationed In Omaha as general
relght agent of the Burllngton'u road In
Nebraska , and finds considerable pleasure In
renewing friendships of a decade ago. Ho
lays that whllo the freight business la dull ,
t Is considerably better than It was twelve
months ago , oud that there U a good pros
pect ahead.
CODE-REVISION GOES OVE1
lowix legislature Pnctio.illy DUpaaaa of
the Stnpindotn Task.
HOUSE WILL CONSIDER IT \ST > OF ALL
All lllll * to llnve 1'reoeileiipe Over tin
Code Semite .Mny llejeet It llu-
tlrelanil Order noill -
lloiitlon.
DBS MOINI2S. Feb. 4. ( Special Tele
gram. ) A double barreled resolution was In
troduced In the senate this morning t <
abandon consideration ot the code com
mUslon'a report , and ftt the elope of thi
, : eslon appoint n commission of ono mom
her to codify existing laws , without changln ;
the presxjiit commission , having 53 changci
everything to till I itrc'.f that msmbora an
at sea. The resolution went over under tin
rule , but It Is quite likely It will paw. Con
aldcratlon of the code was practically klllcc
in the homo by adoption ot Weaver's sub
stitute rule , giving regular bills end rcoalU'
lions right of way over the code , by a vott
of 63 to 33. As 200 bills are ahead of the
cede It la p.iowoJ under.
The house spsnt most of the session In
considering various changes In the rules ,
An amendment giving the reports on the
code revision the precedence precipitated c
wordy war In which Weaver , Funk and
Crow took part. Weaver Insisted that the
adoption of such a rule would give to the
thirty-five members of the code committee
absolute power In the premises and enable
them to shut out all the bills that might
bo favored by the majority. He did not be-
Hive that sixty-live members should turn
over the sceptre of authority to a confessed
minority and reverse the long established
custom that the majority should direct legis
lation.
Mr. . Funk , In reply , said that the simple
question for the house to decide Is whether
to go ahead with the cede revision or pro
vide for an extra session. Ho dl.l not pro
pose to allow a single chapter of the now
cede to be approved without the closest sciut-
Iny and a careful comparison both with ex
isting laws and with the supreme court
decisions.
The debate waxed so warm that Speaker
Byers was compelled to say "he would not
permit one member to question the motives
ot any other member , and If Indulged In ho
would declare the speaker out of order find
dliect him to lake his seat. "
Mr. Lavender said this legislature could not
give sufficient tlmo and attention to the now
cede to properly dispose of It , and an extra
session for this purpose should be arranged
for , or the revision should go over till ths
next session. He did not bellcvo that a
system ot new laws affecting every Interest
of the state should be blindly approved.
Mr. Temple thought as the people were ex
pecting a codification embracing many
changes In ths laws , that any delay would
have a tendency to unsettle the business
Interests. He hinted that It might bo a
good plan to refer the cede back to a new
commission , tak'ng away nil power to sug
gest , or at least Incorporate , any amend
ments In the bpdy of the work , and directIng -
Ing It to report two years hence. Ho es
timated that the revision would cost some
thing like $200,000 If the legislature pro
ceeds with the matter as provided by the
rule under discussion , but could not see how
the ccst might be lessened.
SCANDAL OVER THE MONUMENT.
The agitation and bickerings over the sol
diers' monument among the -members of
the monument commission and the law
makers , in which the soldiers are now taking
a-liand , has well nigh developed Into a legis
lative scandal. The contractors have also
put In the'r car rnd are coolly demanding
an extra $10,000 for Incidentals. The com
mission wants to tear down the shaft and
remove It to some- more sightly location
and then finish It up according to the origi
nal design , for .which all the contracts have
been let. The obligations entered into and
which must be met already exceed the $150-
000 appropriation. If a now location Is se
lected or the designs changed a further ap
propriation must be made. About the only
thing that has Jjeen definitely settled Is that
no portrait or medallion of any soldier , living
or dead , will appear on the monument. If
the legislature can prevent it. Whether the
commission will take things Into ls ( own
hands and go ahead with the work without
any regard to the opinions of the soldier
members of the general assembly remains
to be seen. As this course would be likely
to defeat the efforts to secure further ap
propriations at this session , It is possible
that the controversy may bo carried over
till the meeting of the next legislature.
The Waterman resolution instructing the
commission not tb 'place any portraits or
figures of soldiers on the monument Is spe
cial order for the next session of the senate.
Tho.sonatc passed the Ellis bill punishing
stealing logs from rafts on boundary : lvers.
Whllo the senate committees are In-
duatrlously at work trying to got the revised
cede In shape for consideration by the body ,
( ho members of the lower houss are ap
parently moro Interested In pushing forward
now bills , than In attempting what many
regard as a hopeless task , to dispose of the
report of the code commission. The house
Judiciary committee has decided to report
a bill making Jail breaking punishable by. a
fine of $300 , and imprisonment not ex
ceeding ono year. The pame committee has
recommended for passage the bill introduced
by Mr. Allen , for the regulation of mutual
beneficiary associations , without amend
ments whatever. Tjils is the bill endorsed
by the recent fraternal congress , and exempts
all mutual benevolent associations from the
provisions of the law governing llfo In-
tiuranco companies. Section 1 of this bill ,
defining fratcrnil beneficiary assoclatlono.
reads as follows :
A fraternal beneficiary association Is
hereby declared to bo a corporation , society
or voluntary association , formed or organ
ized and carried on for the sole benefit of
Its members nnd their bencflclnrle.s and not
for profit. Each nsoclntlon flmll Imvo n
lodge system , with ritualistic form of woik
and representative form of povernment , nnd
shall make provision for the payment of
benefits In cuco of death , nnd may inako
provision for the payment of benefits in the
easeof sickness , temporary or permanent
physical disability , either ns the result of
disease , accident or old ngo , provided the
period In llfo at which payment of phy-
Hlca ! disability benefits on account of old
ago commences shall not bo under seventy
(70) ( ) yearn , subject to the compliance by
members with Itu constitution and laws.
The fund from which the payment of such
benefits ehall be made , and the fund from
which the expenses of huch1 aBsoclntlon
Bhnll bo defrayed shall tie derived from
ijoneflclnry calls , assessment or dues co-
eoled from ItH members. Payment of death
( cnellts shall bo to the families , heirs , blood
relatives , nfllanced husband or afilnncecl
wife of or to persona dependent upon the
member.
The discussion over raising the "ago of
consent" In the senate Is likely to consume
considerable tlmo , An overwhelming ina-
orlty favors raising the ago from 13 to 14 ,
md conditionally to 10 , but Senator Roweu
REFORM IN TOBACCO
POUCH
No Chemicals
Nicotine Neutralized
No Nerves Quaking
No Heart Palpitating
No Dyspeptic Aching
JtMTl-NERVOUS
ANTI-DYSPEPTIC
will not accept the compromise and wll
Insist upon fixing the minimum age at IS , a
recommended by the- White Cross society.
The bill Introduced by Senator Pusjy doc-
not proscribe the form of fire Insuranci
policy , but authorlrcs the state oxccutlvi
board to adopt A form which shall lx > ob
llgatory upon all companies doing buslncs
In this stato. . ,
lltirllimtoii 31 1 n I Hi cm.
BURLINGTON , Feb. 4. ( Special Tele
gram. ) This city has bean deluged today b ;
circular letters In the Interest ot SunJa ;
base ball and mailed from Chicago. The let
tcrs contain most abusive language and at
tack ministers and church members bitterly
The language used Is so scurrilous and tin
called for as to do great damage to the bal
club's Interest and the directors deny roundl ;
any part In the attack. _
Ktilnrn Iliilerprlxe Sold.
WEBSTER CITY , la. , Feb. 4. ( Spccla
Telegram. ) Evans Bros , have purchased thi
Eldora Enterprlm and will take possesloi
F bniflry 15. The paper has been onductec
for tome time past by Judge Poiter , one o
the vrtmn railroad men of the state. I
Is considered ono ot the best properties U
central Iowa. _
Odil Felt on N ( Itinrrcl.
WEBSTER CITY , la. , Fob. 4. ( Spocla
Telegram. ) The sixty-five necpdcrs from tin
local lolge of Odd Fellows In this city or
gonlzcd a new ledge tonight. The trouble
that led to this step had boon brewing foi
some tlmo In the order and feeling' has boot
quite bitter. _ _ _
oK ifi.sowjv
Kiilnl Mlntnke of n Kollinm MiiNliicfl !
.Mini.
NEW YORK , Feb. 4. Hans Theedc , whc
conducts a beer bottling business In East
Ono Hundred and Fifteenth street ,
living on the second floor with
his wlfo and two assltants. was
awakened during the night by hearing some
one on the roof. Sending his wlfo to call
the workmen , Thoedo ran to the rear win
dow , from which he aiw Uvo men In the
yurd. Ho fired a rlllo at them , but missed.
Having tcloaded his ijun Thcode again went
to the window , and seeing a man standing
on the fence , took aim and flml. The man
fell with a bullet In his side. Investigation
showed that the victim was ono ot his
workmen , Franz Soldi , who had been
arousad by the robbers on the roof nnd had
gene out to Intercept them before Theede
was awake. The wound Soldi received proved
fatal.
_
I.ueiil Option 11111 < o UP Reported.
COLUMBUS , O. , Fob. 4. By a vote of 4
to three the house committee decided to
report the Harris local option bill back
without recommendation.
WHATIIKIt FOIUStiAST.
Knlr mill SllKhtly Cnl < ler , with Xortli
AVIniln for Xolmixkn.
WASHINGTON , Feb.1. . The forecast for
Wednesday Is :
For Nebraska , Kansas , Oklahoma nnd In
dian Tot rltory Fair ; slightly colder ; north
winds.
For lown Fair ; cooler In the caster portion
tion ; west winds.
For Jllftiourl Fair ; slightly colder ; north
winds. "
For South Dakota Fair ; light west winds.
For Colorado Fair ; north winds.
For Wyoming Fair ; west winds.
For Montana Partly cloudy ; warmer in
the eastern portion ; southwest winds.
Local Hceorcl.
OFFICE OF THE WEATHER HU-
IU3AU , OMAHA , Feb. 4.-Omnha rec
ord of temperature and rainfall , compared
with the corresponding d.iy of past four
years :
1S.1G. 18D3. 1891. 1893.
Maximum temperature . . . S3 8 -ID 2U
Minimum tcinpointuio . . . 24 1 n 13
Average temperature 28 2 as 8
Precipitation 01 1 .09 .00
Condition of temperature and precipita
tion nt Omaha for the day nnd since March
1. 1SD3 :
Normal temperature 20
Excess for the day s
Accumulated excess slnco March 1 743
Normal precipitation 02 Inch
Deficiency .for the day 01 inch
Total precipitation since March 1 23.08 Inches
Deficiency since March 1 11.39 Inches
Ilcpurtn from Sdiiluiin nt 8 p. in.
Indicates trace of precipitation.
I , . A. WKI.SII , Observer.
Catarrh
HOB troubled mo for 11 ycnra. I have
tnkon four bottles of Hood's garsaparilla
snd am perfectly cured. I think Hood's
Bareaparillahati no equal , and beliovothat
many who are In poor health nnd have
become discouraged , would bo restored to
good health it they would only give
Hood's Sarsaparilla
nfairtrlal. AVM.J.HHrrflCn.ABtnrln.Oro. ,
eaiytoimyeniytotaV *
eu ; ij , cnccL 220.
HOTEL.
'riiiitTKi.vm AXU JOMS .STKIITS.
140 rooms , batlm , strain liont inul all modern
cunvenkncoii. llatcn il.t.0 nnd 12.00 per clny.
Tnlilo U'luxiellcd , ( Special low rntru to rcKiilar
boirdcia. FIIANIC IIILDITCII Mgr.
( Hj-mama utod Wool Soap ) ( I wl U mine had
WO OLENSvfl\\ \ \ shrink If
WOOL SOAP
_ , ' . ll IMC Jin Ilio laundry.
Wool Boap U delicate and rorroblnif inrbatli pur
Uworth , Scnodiie it Co. , Movers , Chlag * .
PANIC IN A NEW YORK HOTEL
Hundreds of Scantily Glad GuosU Rush
Into tbo Streets.
ACTUAL DAMAGE DONE WAS VERY SMALL
Vlrp Slnrt * In | hp ltncntrnt niul for
i\ Time * ThrcnliMiN In
lie 10 n ( I re lloitelr.v
! ( Contend ) .
NH\V YORK , Feb. 4.-Flro started In th
drying room In the l > a omcnt of the Ollscy
house early today and caused much oxclto-
mcnt among the 224 guests In the house ,
many of whom became hysterical , whllo
othjrs fell downrtnlrs In their efforts to es
cape from the building. For a tlmo the hall ,
ways were filled with tmioko , and there was
every Indication that the building would bo
consumed.
The nre was discovered whllo the guests
were still asloep. The watchman touched
off the automatic signals , which communi
cated with the various floors of the hotel , to
alarm the guests , and then hurried to the
nearest alarm bSx and turned In a fire alarm ,
Arouse.1 by the ringing ot the automatic
signals , the guests ! < orambtcd out of bed anj
Into whatever clothing they could first lay
their hands on , and then bolted out of their
rooms Into the hallways. They found them
filled with smoke. There was no end of
screaming by the women and shouting by
the men , many of whom rushed for Ilia elevator -
vator , while others ran madly for the stair
ways. In their efforts to reach the ground
floor and the street , several women fell down
the stairs. Others crowded Into tjio ele
vators , and were hurried down to the dining
room floor. The elevators took loid after
load ot the frightened guests to places ot
safety. The women were crowded Into the
dining room , and the men were allowed to
care for themselves. Many of the guests
had nothing on but wraps or panjnmas.
While In the dining room a number of the
women became hysterical , and a physician
had to be summoned.
Several seivants were on the sixth floor ,
and thinking that retreat had been cut oft
by the flames , made for the flro escapes and
climbed down to the first floor In the sight
of hundreds ot people on the sidewalks. At
the first floor they were taken Into wlndowi
and cared for.
YAI F RFAIITY
X XTiA _ < flv JU flTi. . HJ JL JL
A clean fnce Is n very refreshing sight ,
for It means n cluar , bright complexion ,
which In rcully the exception nnd not
the rule.
DIRTY FACES
dltt becomes ground so deeply Into
the nkln that gonp iind water will not
remove II , nnd nftor a few years of
neglect the comple-clim becomes perma
nently muddy-looking and the face as *
sanies nn unhealthy expression ,
Mine. M. Yale's
Almond Blossom
Complexion Cream
will remove every tlngo of this condi
tion , nnd make the complexion abso
lutely perfect. It clfanses better than ,
soap and keepthu skin smooth , white
onrt Iliip-grnlncd. Sold everywhere for
JLOO per , iar. Mull orders llllcd by
Mmo. M. Vale.
MMR M. VALE , Health and Complexion
Specialist , Vale Temple of Beauty , 118
Stnto St. , Chicago.
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