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o THE OMAHA DATLY BEJ3 : SATURDAY , JAXUAKV 0 , 1807.
rewarded wlili one of the boat place *
In tlio Rift of the executive.
Tlio speaker torpratulated bin party that
It had l * pn wUo though to be generous In
Hut distribution of the power that they hail
won , and In r--ward those who hail assisted
to compass the rmull. While It wss not
possible In tlio next four years to obtain
control of thn nation , they coulil place on the
Rlalulo books of N'obranka laws tint would
asilil them to continue In the placrn already
won.
won.First nnd fornniont , they nhoulil pass a
Hw that would make It a crime for any cor
poration to taki * a purl in a political cam
paign In the Interi-UH of any party. Ho dc-
clnrwl that the hank * hail contributed money
> n the recent campaign , nnd the people hail
n rlKlit to ay that no corporation should uss
Ita Influence to placs a political party In
powm1 , or to overthrow another political
party.
Mr. llryan aliio urnod the pafwwBe of a
Btate law by which the bank * should bo compelled -
polled lo mine a fund , to be us"d to guar-
anico rippmltnra , and li declared that If
NcuraakA took the Initiative the national
banks would soon be compelled to fall In
line. If the * * thing * were done , the ucce n
wr , ! , Imil fall would bn a permanent succosn
nnd tliu people would keep that party In
jowor which had proved Itself to bo worthy
to be In power.
MANY 8KNT THimi HEOUKTS.
At this point Dr. Whlpplo read Icttcrn of
rrgrct from lion. David Overmuyor of Kau
nas , II. T. I.owl.i of Ocors'a. ' John W. Thotnan
of Alabama , John It. McJ.aln. William Sult-
r.or of New York City , Vlfci President Adlal
r. atsvenson and Clovernor Slonu of Mln-
noiirl , , . ,
Governor Stone's IclKr was an exhaustive
review of recent poetical events and ending
with ix prophecy that four years hetico the
people ) would give Mr. Bryan the honor that
they had denied him lam fall.
Scnalor I. . . tj. Feltz of ORallala wan then
Introduced lo dlscurn "The Nebraska Legla-
latun ; . " Ho raid that the proswil leglsla-
turo wan an unknown fiiantlty | , but It np-
nuarcd to bn complied of levil-hoaded men.
Ho excused hlmsolf from further remarks by
aylnK that If 'ha chanced to flay anything
that dll not prove true hla fellow legisla
tors would malio It unpleacant for him for
the nxt few months.
NO LOVE FOR Till : nKI'AUTKD.
"Tho National Democrats" was the toast
that James Motialmn of Lincoln wna called
, oa to discuss , The toast was received with
r.llcuco and the peaker with iipplauite. Mr.
Mnnalian ftald that , Judged by Its merits , thu
m'.llonal democratic * party would br allowisd
to pans Into olucurlty without oommenl.
Dili It had been no Intimately connected with
Krcat events Ihat the writers of future his
tory would ha compelled to add a foot note
cl the Ixittom to explain Its connection with
th'flo cvenM.
The dlagruntled democrats of Iho wcflt had
minified with the money princes of the cent.
They had been , patted on the back by the
executive at Wsahlngton. They had nwocl-
iitid with the vlrtunua ntatcaman from Ken
tucky , amU In duo time the national democ
racy was born. Ilu called the national dem
ocrats spies and Infortncrn. and likened thorn
to Judaa Incarlot nnd Ilcncdlct Arnold. Ho
nrouaod prolonged applauce by declaring that
tin ) first great traitor of hlt-tory went out
anil hung hlnwclf. The lust hud betrayed
hlrf party and then ionu ; foiling.
The national democracy was dead. Us
"Hero lies the
epitaph mlKht bo-written ,
national democracy. In birth disreputable.
In life dl/dmnorablo , and In death dishon
ored. "
TUinUTB TO "OLD HICKORY. "
In the abtcnco of Mr. Overmcycr , W. II.
Thompson of Grand Island replied to the
toast. "Old Hickory. "
Mr. ThoiRpion Bald that no matter how
lilgh the monument waa erected over the
Itravc , It did not measure the character of
Iho man who slumbered hrnenth Its Rliadow.
To iaiiKe ; the character of Andrew Jackson
wo nhould not K < > to bin tomb , but to the
hearts of the American people. His llfo wa.i
nil lunplrntlmi to the people for all tlmo to
omo for nobler dpcdi nnd loftier endeavor.
Ho began llfu as poor nci the poorrnt , and
bin cnrrer nliowrd that to him who had an
honrst purpose and a determined will there
xvas no mich word an fall. The speaker tracoij
the lift * of Jackson from his early surround-
Iiil/i to tlio triumphs of his later yearn , niu
concluded with an. cloijucnt peroration which
ccaln awakened treniundoua C'lithunloain.
OTHKIl ADUUISSSKS.
Tonstnmelor Hlpplo no.xt Introduced It. S.
Melcalfe , oilltor of the World-Herald , who
responded to "Tho Press. " Ho Bald : "Tho
proas each year bicomus moro powerful. This
lit particularly true In the field of politics.
This was never better exemplified than In
the late campaign , when but a ncant few
wcro obllRed to IlKht thu battlcu of blmctal-
llnm. "
The speaker was of the opinion that the
majority of nownpapcr men working on tlio
metropolitan tdieetx had voted for llryan nnd
TITO silver. Democracy In the next catn-
palKii , ho advocated , should look well lo the
Mcwiipnjiurs , an It would bo thrmiKh them that
the farmer nlemcnt nnd the wavcrliKt mlmls
of Heattcrcd voters would b > won anl brought
over to their ninkri , He advUed thut all
itooil ilumocrutH Miould pay their respects to
thulr local Hheut and pay tholr subscription : )
a couple of yi''iri. ahead.
I'M 1' . Smith was the next speaker. Ho
rcupomlrd to tlio toast of "Thu Jackionlan
Club. " He | > alil a Klowliu ; tribute to the lo-
< -nl organization , vliilmlni ; for It the prcatlfto
of ill ! democratic club ; In the western coun
try. The speaker touched up the political
traitors , so called , of the club , and < iald ho
looked forward with pleasure to the day
when they should be crowd off the club
roitcr , The Jacksonlans have emerged from
Iho late battle fewer In numbers , but he
fult they etlll stood ready to ( Uht ; the battle
for their favorite candidate in I'JOO.
Mr. Romaiin of Iowa w o next called upon.
Tli eprukcr nald that he como from a dtnto
that iave ; CO.OOO tnnjorlty a alnst W. J.
llryan , yet ho felt that n larger vote had
born polled for the democratic candlihitu
than ever before In tlio history of the mate.
HP. however , waa assnri-d that W. J. llryan
would carry tlio tttato In HID next national
campaign. Thouth ; defeated In hU poittonal
race for olilce , hu ( Hill pledged hit ] oupport
to thu champion of frcn nllvcr.
"llmliima .Men and Methods in Politico
olid Qovernmout" was tlio toast responded to
by Hon. U , V , Cochran of St. Joseph , Mo.
Ho Maid : "In reviewing the campaign of
1S9G I think wo have nothliu ; to regret , in
otto sense It wa.i n glorious victory. in
the campaign of 1909 the xtono not ralllnK |
J8G ! ) will bear excellent fruit , for the election
of our candidate U already ensured. " lie con- .
tondfd that the prrs.i co * 1R9B had been bought
OUT by the stronger party financially , imt
the cm of knowledge of trim political prin
ciples was about to dawn upon the world In
the next national light. Politicians
liad been bought over ' by the
Kciiros In the crtuade ngalnat llrymi.
I'vwi those men who loved ( ho jjlltter of
iolil ; better than honor would join hands
with the farmer and laborer nnd mnkn
tint oltutlon of thu nuxt democrutlc candl-
date an ovcrwhidmliu ; victory. The
njionltor nutllnod the corrupt Hysioiu of
hondlii ; ; big corporAtlouH nnd ussor'ed thai
the voter now had his oycs OJIPII nnd
would HIM to It that Icglilatlou In Iho future -
turo hhould do away with such methods.
The Into bank failures wcro accredited
to thn foinlim Installment of the rupuhllcftn
prcdlilant In thn whlto house. Ho UU-d
that lriO&M)0 ( ) of the republican vote h.id
beocompoird : of Illiterate forelgtii-ra and
nt'rtrona. Ik- concluded by declaring thut
the usurper would go down before the va-
lanehi' of votes which would bo cant
Rtulnnt ; him In the next political content.
lu the. al onup of W. 1) ) . Oldham. who was
down on the proiiram to roipoml to tlia
loaii' of "Thu itaiicalH Ari > Tin nod Out , "
Judf { Scott upoko , Hn said It wiiu the
llrnt tlmo li : bin life tlmt hu had attended
n Jncknimlan club liKimubt. Ho , liownvur.
found himself llioroiiKlily < it houm. Hood
politics , hp ait'ld , wuu with him good ro-
HloodU what ijlvcj stroiig nerves ,
( loud Mood nnd io ; d hvalth ciiiuu by
SarsapariBBa
Itn sure t1) n't Hood's mid only IIOOD'H.
Hood'u Plllaaio thj ( uvorllofamily caUiarllo ,
ifclcft ] . Ho foil Ihat he was on the right
side of the fcnoo and Intended to stay there
For many rtasonn the speaker was Blat
that W. J. Bryan 'hod t > n defeated. II
would only nuke moro ccrtali
bin e1 rtlon at the next rait
Ing of the rote at the national election
To watch ovcry yearly election during the
next four years was the nyiitern whl * fc nhouh
bo employed to accomplish victory In 1903
Durlns the narvljig of the banquet It oh re *
orchestra rendered the following program :
amnd Marrh Jnrksonlon Clul ) . Hohrs
Otrirliire-Wplrotno . HN. . Cnllln
Bplpellon-Oriind Duchcsii . Offfnlmch
\Vnltz North Htnr . Wnldletifel
I'olonnlfft Triumph . Fr. Bfrijer
Ovi-llun Hrldnl Honn . C. I nillco
HoU'ctlon Bohemian Qlrl . Ilnlfe
Wnltz Andaluchi Vnlno Knpiiirioc..Thli'ru :
Ornnd Klnnlu Iltirrnh for \v. J. Hrynn. .
. Hnyiln
( M'TPL'T OK lllAiv 1IIM.SMI.MCS. .
Over 1'lKlil . Million Iolliir ' Worlli ol
( iolil nnil . * illv < * r I'rdilueeil.
DBADWOOD , S. I ) . , Jon. 8. ( Special. ) Thu
following figures , which have been obtained
from Ihe officials of the companion men
tioned and can be verified at any tlmo maybe
bo Interesting an showing the rapid ( rtrldca
m.vlo by thu Black Hills mine : . :
Name of lllne. Ton * ore milled. Value
Homntit'u ) . m.ow ! ir , ; : . < x > Q
IIKflilniul . 1HLWO T37.0M
'
lc.ulw < x l Term . ZJt'eW ) ( M.CIW
Awx | Conrallilate ] Co . 8,1 ) 2I.MO
.t. u . i.siw n.ow
Kryilono . ! ! , ) k-VO-M
lluly Terror . 10.0 * TS.Wit )
Dcmllircko . 7.WW M.O-VJ
Ht. Klmo . I. * . * )
< 1rsx\r : \ llnnr . l. W
Ilankvn . I G.JW
Colutnliua . \M \ C.OW
DrinliviXKl niul Dvlawnro
Kmoltlni ; Company . . ' . 13I.W ) 1.900.0M
( Uili mi Krncllfr . 1.WO K.no )
OnWm 111 waul . 45,117 K Oj )
II. . H. . O. & ! 2x. Co . 25.00 SI 3. 004
KHJi.imn . S1.91J "M.COfl
Khlppoil fiom IllncU Jfllli. . . . 43W ) 1,075.104
1'ri'liict nf I'lncer Mlii
( oitlmnte < l ) .
Total , IWi ! . ou-W I * , , K
TotBl , Ii93 . . . JM.WO 4,010.000
Inpronce . K'J.TM $ J.3Ji/KiO
In the nbovo figure.i li not Included the
valtio ct silver and copper navod by the vari
ous reduction plants In ( ho treatment ot
ores , which will nwcll ( ho total of the wcaltn
pioiluecd lo nt leaat on additional $1,000,000.
Of thla amoiint the DeaiUvoad nnd Dflawaru
omeller saves on an nvorago of 500 ouncea
per day , and the Black Hllla Gold nnd K.t-
trartl'M company twenty-live ounccfl , or n
total for theic two compjnles alone for the
year , counting 3I50 working days , of $110-
802.SO. But this -Is by no means all thi sil
ver saved , ns many small companion keep no
account of the white melnl which comes lo
llirm In the process of reducing the ores.
Ono plant alone last year , the Dradwool
and Delaware smelter , produced $200.0UO
worth of copper from ores shipped In for
treatment , while othem have produced thlj
metal In Hinall amounts , ranging from a
few liundnd to thousands of dollars.
The figures given nro reliable and the
amount of gold produced In lf > 90 , $3,233,000
If anything , la n liltllo less than thu amcunt
really produced for the year ended on De
cember 31 last , ns th flKures for Iho lasl
two months of the year were not available.
YUAH'S IHJII.DI.Vt ; AT VKU.MIII.IO\ .
( ' ! < > nnil Coniily Tuned . Ilnve Spent
it llnnilreil Tlionrianil.
VKU.MILI.10N. S. I ) . . Jan. 8. ( Special. )
During the past year Vcrmllllon has made a
fine Hbowlng In Its many Improvcmento In
Iho way of business houues , dwellings and
public bulldlnga which have been built allow
lo take the place of the old landmarkn.
Among some of the now buildings might be
mentioned the old KpLscopal buildings which
have been remodeled and made anew for a
pamchlal nclmol under the charge of the
Benedictine Order of Sisters , at a cost of
$7,000 ; a new Third ward achoolhousc. $0-
090 ; new hulldlnKK for the Clay County bank ,
$0.500 ; McCauII & Webdler CO.'H new covatur ! ,
$1,000 , and many olher cosily bnlldlnrA The
lolal amount expended on Improvements In
the various WBJII amounts to J31'OQ. Dur
ing all tills tlmo the county has kept pace
With the city. Several new otorrci have been
built , new creameries cjtablUhod and farm
rcjldcncca and ncccf/ury farm buildings
erected , It la estimated that the city und
county have togelhcr ivcnt $100,000 In the
ycar'fl Improvement. ! .
Contractor Watson handed over the kcyn
lo thn new brick nchoolhouiie In the Third
ward Monday morning to the city Hchool
honnl , which proceeded to turn on Ihentcain
for the Hral nwalon of the year. The build
ing Is ono ot the meat cxpon.ilvc public
ulnctvi In the city. It In made of brick.
heated with atenm , and coal , wllh fixtures
and healing rpparatuo , In the nclKhborhoud
of $7.000. The Imllillni ; contain. ) four rooiM.
niul 1 situated In one ot the prettiest placii
In the city , overlooking the broad M'naouK
valley from the brow of the hill. Thcro Ic
need of a school building In each ward of
the city , nnil Ihere la already talk ( if their
being built en noon aa the school fund will
permit. _
IMUA.V.S Dltl.Mv WHISKY AM ) KICIIT.
Kulvex unit Axen ) , 'rei'ly UNeil unit
Iron Aloi'eiiNln IN ICIlleil.
CHAMBI2ULAIN , 3. I ) . , Jan. 8. ( Special. )
Details are received hero of n Hinall alzod
Indian war that occurred on Bad tlvcr ax
the result of an overdose of llio whlto man' . !
"firewater. " A party of Two Kettle Indiana
had 'bc-en acrosa the Missouri river on a
shopping expedition nnd returned much the
worm for Ilijuor. On the way homo the
v/agon was iiirt | and Its occupants thrown
out upon thn ground , An angry altercation
ensued , which led speedily to a guuornl
inuli-D , In which knlvc.1 and axea were trccly
used , Ono or two squaws wrro badly
Klaahid nnd Ircin ( Moccasin , ono ot thu moi ) ,
had 'his ' skull split open. It Is ec > hl , 'by ' his
ov.-n brother. Slick Charlie , Iron Moccasin
died noon afterwards , but tha others will
recover. The law against selling whisky
to Indliinn Is not very rigidly enforced In
that Hcctlen , and It Is no uncommon thing
lo sec nn Intoxicated Indian. The proverb
thai "a drunken Indian Is a crazy Indian"
always holdii good. Kovc.'nl while men have
boon Rent lu liu ! penitentiary for abort tcrina
for ntrlvlng to evade ths lliiuor IUWH , but
the Indl.im nppeiir able In get nil the splrltu
they can pay for. The result h that whites
are threatened und fierce quarrels take place
Hinong thiinsflvca.
KiHjTiticrrY7"o.v TIIK TIIHU'TWKJ.S.
I't'ciilliir I'lieniiiiienoii .Vntleed Dtirlnu ;
( he , Sloriu nl Huron ,
IIUIION , 0. P. , Jan. 8. ( Special. ) A pecu
liar feature of llio great storm was the ap
pearance on the ttrti of trco .Iwlgu of brlghl
Hparkii of electricity. They were seen In
dlfforont parts of the city Monday evening ,
and presented n ntrunge yet beautiful alght.
On touching tlio twig with the finger the elec
tric upark would Immediately bo transferred
fr.om thu enl of the twig lo the tip of the
linger and thoru remain as long aa the llnjier
\vivu In ( 'oatnet with the twig. upon which thu
spark npppnred ; remove the linger and the
vparK would again tulco Hu place on the tip
of Mlio twig nnd no amount of shaking of
the trco could dloplace It. A touch of the
Htovnplpn with an Iron poker or other me
tallic. guhstnnco would result In aondlng a
sharp current up the arm and thouoanda of
electric sparks Into the room.
l.nnit Olllec lliiNlni'NN In Deeeiulier.
CHAMIItiHUiMN , S. D. , Jan. 8. ( Special. )
During tbo month of December the United
States land olllco In thla city transacted u
larger volume of business than for many
inontlm prevlouu. A total of ICG original
homr-tcsd entries were placed on record ,
dUpnnlng of 23,869.01 acreo of land. There
were alao llvo final entries , All but a few
of the orlglcal bomcutead entries were upon
luiuU In Cregory county. Iho pluta of which
were only recently filed In the local land
offlcp. _
Trnnlili'M In ( lit * llnxliiCN *
ST , I'AUh , Jan. B. Judge Bunn , late
yoatciiluy , upon the petition of I'ubllo Kx-
nmlncr Kenyon , appointed J. F. Fltzpatrlck
rcculvur for tno Bank of North St. I'aul.
Tha bank uoii capIlalUcd at $25.000 , and
Cailnli\ | Henry A , Uaotle , Its president , and
rtiri'iilly pojilmunter of St. I'aul. says It
hud dopotlt * of ( inly $22,000 and as nuts of
about $35,000. Its deposits were mainly
'
public funda. It'c rcocrvu fund was deposited
with thu Allomanla bank , which failed on
Monday , and Ihli was ono of the cauica of the
auDpninlon of the Bank of North St. I'aul ,
Dl'ltANOO , Colo. , Jan. S. The ofilcera of
the _ ni | Juan County bank ot Aztec , N. M. ,
have decided to close Ihat limtltutlon , owing
to | > oor UU.IIIGM , DepoBltoru will bo paid
their money throutth the Smelter City bank
of thl city.
TAKE A RECESS TILL MONDAY
Both Branches of tbo Legislature Qivo Up
Work for a Time ,
SWARM OF PLACE HUNTERS AT LINCOLN
pNxiiri * fur Aiiiiolntinriit < ! renter
( linn Kver nnil ( lit * Member *
frKlnw lleoiiomy nt I'ver } '
' 1'jirii uf the Itiiml.
LINCOLN. Jan. 8. ( Special Tclogram.- )
Iloth branchwi of the legislature ) have ad
journed until Monday , thua closing the firot
loftlilallvo week. The ncrialo has done al-
motrt nothing. The horns h u n"cnt four ilajn
In nn effort lo placalo placc-liunlurs. The
distribution of Iho twenty or thlrly Job * lo
clerks , JanlloiH , custodians , pages and other
accocsorlco to legislative deliberation necir.n
to bo a matte. ' ot extraordinary Importance.
Three days of tlmo would have been saved
had the fuclon caucus last Monday night del
egated to Speaker Gafiln Iho authority to
appoint the minor employed of the hounc.
Ono prominent leader of the populist party
remarked today that he ho < ) cd the tlmo
might come when the Interests ot the lax-
*
payers wouldbo considered of enough Im
portance lo penult the speaker to name cm-
liloyca Inatcad of making the scramble for
pctly places a maltcr of legislative delib
eration. The eeinte lies already filled thirty
places , elective and appointive , nnd the
house baa exceeded that numbor. Moro will
be r.ppolntrd In both houses ; but there la an
evident disposition to keep the total number
down to low au porulblo. The pressure for
pieces Is enormoi : greater , probably , than
at any previous atoalon ,
The newly Installed state officials are today
besieged by men anxious to servo the state
In any capacity that has a salary ntlaclipd.
Governor Holromb Is Iho objective point ot
attack of most of the applicants , and his
ante-room lu constantly filled with pallent
waltom for nn audience. Land Commissioner
Wolfe lira entertained almcat os many. Most
of Iho members who did not leave for tholr
honiM I bin afternoon went to Omaha to at
tend HIP Iiaii'iuet tendered by the Jackson-
Ian club.
There l.i every Indication that Monday nft-
crnoon will wllness a flood of bills for pro
posed laws. Nearly every member of Iho
house has nt Iwst one hill prepared ready
for Introduction. In the oenato Iho pronpcct
does not Hceni no overwhelming. The Omaha
charter Is In Senator HowelPa pocket , and
ho saya It Is ready for Introduction as noon
as the Bcnato Is ready to receive bills. It
It generally concede , ] that Senator Howell
will bo chairman of the committee on mu
nicipal affairs , the committee to which the
charter Is iMually referred. Thin place seems
to bo already laid aalde for the Omaha sena
tor by common consent. The formation of
the ( ( landing committees of both IIOUBOS la
ntlll In the Inltlalory otage. Speaker Oafiln
today rct'iiMled all members to signify to
him In writing ihelr firsl , second nnd third
cho co for chairmanship. The senate com
mittees nro likely to bo appointed early In
the coming week.
IIOI/.SI3 / OIVH.H OUT .MOIIU PI.ACHS.
AiIilKliiiinl Clerk * . On „ ( . > . ] Inn * , .Inn.
Horn , P > IK < * N , Kit : , .Ai.mliieil. ] (
LINCOLN. Jan. 8. ( Special. ) At 10:15 :
Speaker Gaffin called the house to order ,
although the adjournment of last evening
had been set for 10 o'clock. Ninety-eight
members responded to roll call , McCarthy
of Garfield and Mills of Lancaster being
absent. Clark of Rlchardcon was called lo
llio chair by the speaker and the house Jour
nal wna read by First Assistant Clerk Foster.
Hull of Harlan moved that when the hoiuo
adjourn that the tlmo be fixed at 2 p. in.
Monday. This was carried , find Jones of Gage
moved that the house authorize the printing
of COO copies of the 'governor's message.
On this motion a dlvHon was called for , and
the speaker requested the-clerk to call the
roll.
r
Snydcr of Sherman explained his voto.
Ho said thai ho believed Iho objection to
this motion nrojxj from the fact that It had
not yet been settled wJiat the printing of the
nios > ao _ would cost. It was a compliment
that had brcn extended to other governors ,
and ho would vote iiyo. The result of the
i oil call allowed 32 ayes , 02 nays , and the
motion was lost.
Billing ! ; of Cherry then moved that two
copies of the mcssago bo furnished each
member of the house , but the motion failed
of n second.
Webb of Custcr moved Ihat a committee ; of
thrto bo appointed to act with a like cnm-
mlttco from the senate on Joint rules. The
speaker raid that ho nhould appoint a com-
mlllcc on rules , Imt that the motion was
properly before the house , and would bo
ccled upon. The motion wao carried.
Speaker Gafiln then requested that dur
ing the pending adjournment the members
would send him tholr first , second and third
choice for chairmanships. Speaker Coffin
also announced the following appointments
selected last night by the caucus : Fourth
asflstant clerk. G. W. Phillips , Platte county ;
typewriter. Miss Virginia Phillip ? , Douglas ;
assistant postmaster. Laura M. LUCUB , Doug-
Ian ; first bill clerk , I. D. Marks. Hall ; proof
reader. Mary Falrbrother. Douglas ; assistant
proofreader , to be named Monday ; enrolling
nnd engrossing clerks , Edward Westering ,
: : iay ; Lizzie Stevens , Adams ; Katie Neville ,
Otoo ; Lena Browcr , Cumlng ; Arlhur Franlz ,
Saline ; copy holder , JCSEO Pfiug , Flllmore ;
MsUtunt copy holder , Anna Close. Richard
son ; sixth Janitor , L. U , Chancy. Richard
son ; stenographer , lo bo filled .Monday ; ao-
Hlstant night watchman , Henry Taylor , Pur-
ma ; secretary , Ralph Clark ; typewriter ,
chief clerk , Sadie Striker ; engrossing and
enrolling clerks , D. A. Way of Douglas , C.
Wilson of I'latle , J. M. Whlslnand of Tlmyor ,
I ) . W. Murray of Flllmoro ; mull carrier ,
Daniel Biirkhard , Adams ; assistant door-
cccpcr , Charles Blvons , Johnron ; assistant
bill clerk , II. F. Wasmund. Sheridan ; as
sistant custodian of cloak room , L. S. Bruno ,
Mcrrlck ; Janitor of the house , John Vandor-
licrg. Frontier ; pages , Oscar Phclps of
Dundy. Willie Smith of Richardson. Fred
3clirenlmer ot York , James Boyd of Ham
ilton. W. P. Wright of Lancaster , was. the
choice of the caucus for bookkeeper In Iho
chief clerk's office , subject lo Iho appoint
ment of the i-llver democrats.
The following named persons nro the dem
ocratic caucus nominees for pagro , and were
this morning appointed by * the speaker :
Willie Cunningham of Saline , Louis ICdwarcM
of Richardson , Willie Hciuley of Pintle , R.
Black of Hall and Harvey Grosvonor of
Hamilton.
On motion ot Smith of Douglas the scr-
gcant-at-arms v.-iw Instructed to procure a
Hag to float over the cast end of the capl-
lol while Iho house Is In session. There was
a move made to limit the cost of tl.'ln flag
In $25 , but Roddy ot Otoo protested against
tbo motion , tiaylng Ihat the American flag
liad cost too much already to be humiliated
now by any monetary limit. Tlio price of
the Hag was loft open.
Tha house then adjourned to meet at 2
P. m. Monday next.
.Semite Ailjoiimx Qull < ly.
LINCOLN , Jan. 8. ( Special. ) Lieutenant
Governor Harris presided at the brief ses
sion of the flcuato thin morning. No at
tempt was inndu to trantnct business beyond
tlio adoption 'of a resolution directing tha
tiecratury of state to furnish all supplies
needed by the ofilcora and membcrii of the
acnatu upon rcaulvltlon.
Mr. Fritz of Thuraton moved that the sen
ate adjourn until Tuesday afternoon at 2
o'clock. His motion was amended by Mulz
of Keyu Palm , making the hour 10 o'clock
Monday forenoon. The amendment won lost
on a tie voto. Thu original motion wan voted
down. Then Iho senators agreed to a mo
tion made by McGann of Boone , under which
an adjournment wns taken until Monday
afternoon at. 2 o'clock.
John MOITIMV .MiieeoeilN Jnt'liNon.
O'NEILL , Neb. , Jan. 8. ( Special Tele
gram. ) John Morrow of Atkinson was ap
pointed county superintendent by the super
visors to 111) ) the vacancy caused by the
rt-algnatlon of W. U. Jackson. Ho U a
) opull t.
( 'rciiinery Aitllntloii at Klldiorn.
ELKHORN , Neb. , Jan. 8. ( Special. )
Them la u movement on foot hero to catsb-
lull a co-operative creamery association.
For the purpose of taking action In the
matter thnrcvjylll be a masi meeting Salur
day , January , 1C , of the farmers and other
Interested''Jln ' ° the matter. The mcctln
will ho aiMrtoked by John Diet , a pracllc *
creamery mdn of Falrflcld , la.
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NBW vmtstov OF coxAitn THAcanm
> .ir ! ,
Iliinliniiil ritijrrtcil ' " HI" Wife l.cnvlnt
Hnfil pKi * for Kr < * nion ( .
FRHMOXT. "Jan. 8. ( Special. ) Miss Hal
tie Hale , n tJMcr of Mrs. D , M. Conard , wh
was shot by. her husband at Holdrcge , ha
returned toFremont , and elves a nomowha
different vortlon of the .cause of the tragcd
than has previously been reported. Conari !
according ttf 'her ntory , was unwilling t
work at any buslnraa where he had any
thing to do as long as he could get nome on
to support himself and family. HU wlf
had supported herjelf and child by leach
Ing , nnd during Hie prat few weeks imp
ported him , too. The shooting , she Bays , wcf
caused by Cont.rd' being unwilling liM wlf
and boy should come lo Fremont. It oc
currcd oil the sidewalk on llio way to til
depot. Conard , his wife and boy were or
the way to the depot , when they were over
taken by Dr. Shields , a friend of the family
The doctor asked her to ride. As she wa
Retting Into the wagon Conard pulled a gill
on the doctor , who then otcppcd back. He
then turned the gun on hla wife. She threw
up her hand , and the bullet cut off he
finger and entered the neck near Ihe Jugula
vein. Thinking Ills wlfo was dead , he she
himself.
Kiiiii ) HV .IU.IIPI.VC err A TUAIX
Illn licit Cntelii-M on On * Cnr nnil tin
WheelK Cut ( lir lllx I , < * K.
O'NEILL , Neb. , Jan. 8. ( Special Tcle-
Kram. ) William Parllna , a nallvo of Hol
land , about 23 years old , while dealing o
ride of Ihe Fremont , Elkhorn & 'Missouri '
Valley pat > enger train lost night , received
Injuries from which ho died about 8 o'clock
this iinmlng. He took the blind baggage
at Norfolk last night , expecting to go to
Dcadwood , When the train was pulling Into
Stafford , a Hinall station about sixteen mllc.l
east of this city , ho went to Jump off the
train to hldo from the brnkcman , and. In
Jumping , a belt ho had tied around his body
got caught on eomc part of the car and
Ihrcw him underneath. Two cars panned over
ono of his legs , cutting It off near the knee.
Ho was brought to this city nnd attended
by Dr. Glllagan of this city , nnd Dr. Mc
Donald of Atkinson , and Dr. McKnlght of
Long Pine , who was on the train.
A coroner's jury was empannclcd nnd the
railroad company and Us employes wcro ex-
oncralcd from all blame. The youug man's
folks live lu Holland and are reporled lo
he wealthy. Ho was burled In Hits city this
afternoon.
ItOIHIKUS TA ICK STAMPS AXI ) MOXKV.
Knler n. Hunk unit I > enpe with Over
Klulity HollnrM.
TALMAGi : , Neb. . Jan. ' 8. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The Bank of Talmago was enlercd
last night by burglars. ! 2nlrane.o was made
Ihrough the door In the rear ot tlio bank.
A pinch-bar and common chisel wcro the In-
Blrumcnls used. The wall of Iho vault was
lorn nwny mifilclcnlly to allow n grown per
son to crawl.'throngh. ' Several private boxes
wore torn cpemJ Tno safe was not molested.
About $ CO worth of 2-ccnt stamps and $10
worth of 10-tunt Htamps , belonging to the
postmaster , were taken , and $11 In money
andi a revolyer.'i The lliloves made Ihelr de-
parluro with a' npan of horses , a spring
wagon and/harness , which they stole from
Mr. C. Scl/lltt/J / The team was found this
morning alwnit four miles south of Nebraska
City , nnd allowed signs ot very hard driving.
Snj-H Clip ffanlt * Are \Vvll ICopt.
GRAND JSMNn. Jan. 8. ( Special. ) At
WodnoadaynlghlL'tf meeting of the city council
Expert Actfcuntnnt A. E. Fowlle made a re
port on tilt1 ? examination of the records of
City Trcasiircr' King from April , 1893 , to
May , 1895 " M ? . Fowllo has made ncveral
examinations ot records In thlo cjty and
county andth.Q public has , the utmost con
fidence lrf filfVdrIc. ' reports""that 'Iho
present administration of the Insurer's of
fice In admirable. Mr. Fowllo says : "Grand
lalaml Is to be congratulated upon having
ntich an efficient officer. livery amount was
correctly entered. Every column was cor
rectly added , and when the day of zctllo-
mcnt came every penny of the $31,190.31
'balance on hand' was accounted for. The
records have been Kept In a model manner
and go where you will their ctpialu are few
and their superiors you will not find. "
W rc for n licet .StiKiir Homily.
GRAND ISJiAND. Jan. S. ( Special. )
The ( sugar beet raisers ot thin vicinity have
taken active ntcpo lo bring Ihe Importance
of making an appropriation for the payment
of the sugar bounty before the legislature.
At a meeting at which about 100 of these
beet ralscm attended a committee was ap
pointed to prepare suitable mcmorlala to the
legislature and to Intercal the beet ralicra
In other counties In the effort and ( ecure
their co-operation. This committee Is dili
gently al work passing petitions among clll-
r.on.'i generally and the producers of heels
particularly. In order to defray the ex
penses Incurred by Hils work an ossesamenl
uf 1 cent a ton has been agreed to among
the beet raisers themselves.
Klre llnj-H CJIvc n llnnn.iiet.
BEATRICE. Jan. 8. ( Special. ) Tuesday
evening marked a happy period In the affairs
at hose company No. 1 , Beatrice volunteer
fire department. It was the time fixed for
Iho annual election of officers , which ro-
sullcd In the oclecllon of the following corpa :
President , II. I * , Harper ; vlco president. E.
M. Caruthers ; secretary and treasurer , F. J.
Maxwell ; foreman. C. T. Harrison ; first no-
jUtant foreman , W.V. . Scotl ; second ao-
Jlslanl , Guy Llddlcott ; Hleward. Orrln T.
Curlls. After the buulnera of the meeting
WM Iransacted n magnificent banquet supper
was iwrvcd by Hayael , about thirty , Includ
ing representatives of Iho local press , par-
tlclpallng.
S < * lll * nil OIil JnilKnu.nl.
NELIGH , Neb. , Jan. 8. ( Special. ) Yestor-
ilay a settlement of the Judgment held by
Antelope county against the old Commercial
Stnto bank waa reached. By Its terms the
stockholders pay the original sum of the
ludgment nnd costs and one-half the accrued
Interest , amounting altogether to $3,876.21.
With the payment of taxes by the Fremont ,
Hlkhorn & Missouri Valley railroad and the
Short Una during the last days of December ,
this sum will enable Antelope county to cancel -
col all outstanding warrants and leave a
liandsomo surplus to the credit of nearly all
the funds , '
Two \\VililliiKM tit Mlmlen.
MINDEN , Neb. , Jan. 8. ( Speclal.5 Mr.
lay Smith and Miss Clara Springer wcro
married nt , t'hy .homo of Iho bride's parents
In thla cltyiJaot evening , Rev. Hnniia of-
delating. ' j f
O. C. I'aulscn and Millie Jones wore mar
ried In this city last evening at the rcsl-
Jenco of IhorhrMo'ti partmts. Botli nro young
people , well-known In the community. Mr.
I'aubeu In thu present county clerk.
I'MnifM u Thief In n Cellnr.
lJERMNicp. ( , Jan. 8. ( Special. ) Henry
Ilelnek wasfartcstcd hero today upon com
plaint of 'lilrftryman Ben Carls upon a
!
warrant iMnqd by Justice C. 0. Llttlcflcld ,
charging him w.lth stealing two horses from
his Htnblo , ic'tt there for board. Constable
C. C. Taney inado the arrest , after pome
difficulty In finding hM man , who was hid
den lu his ftclJ.ar under a straw bed.
\ * Tv'OoV ( 'onilly IMiynlrlnii.
NKBRASlt CITY , Jan. 8. ( Special. ) Dr.
W. II. I'nrlVhurst of Dunbar was loday ap
pointed county physician by the commission
ers. He succeed ! ) Dr. O. C. IIolso.
Tha city council had a lively meeting laul
night , at which the old mailer of the city
attorneyshlp was rovlowcd. A heated wran-
Klo between the mayor and council wa tin :
result.
ill Slielliy.
SHELBY , Neb. , Jan. 8. ( Special. ) SkatIng -
Ing Is all the go of late. Smlth'd lake , which
can bu reached In a tow minute/ walk , Is In
line \'ondklon for the apart. The married
worn nil started the bull to rolling , and the
Klrla 'goon fell Into line. When the lake Is
brilliantly Illuminated at night with torchru
Iho nceno la a gay and brilliant ono ,
Imen n | iliiKi > r Willie Hunting.
OAKDALIC. Jan. 8. { 3poclal. ) George
31 on , fcon of 0 , A. Olson , n prominent buaU
: ieaa man of Oakdalo , had the llttlo finger
blown off ono of hla hands by the hurtling
> f hlii gun while hu waa out hunting ,
MAY ABOLISH JIILFORD 1I01IE
Mcmbira of tbo Legislature May Follow
Governor's Suggestion.
ONE INSTITUTION CONSIDERED ENOUGH
A for Vrtrrmift ( n Itr
In Order til Muvc
i\IM-MHf nnil CiiinlirrHiimi' MrUi-
< IIH f
LINCOLN , Jan. S. ( Special. ) There U
considerable talk among the members of the
IcgUlaturo concerning the advisability ol
abolishing the Mllford Soldiers' and Sailors' '
home. This Is In line with suggestion !
mode by Governor Holcomb In his
The home was established by the last
Immediately after It had appropriated $12-
000 for enlarged accommodations for the
Orainl Island Soldiers' home , and the bill
met with considerable opposition on the
floor ot thu house. It created n new office ,
the patronage bMng lodged In the board of
public lands and buildings , but the Institu
tion comes forward this year with a deficiency
of $10,521.20 , after earnest promises had
been made to flcctiroi the pCBsage of the bill
that the Institution would bo self-supporting.
It also now aaks that $13,500 be appropriated
for the purchuo of the nanltarlum property
In which Is located the home. It Is un
doubtedly true that there mo members In
both housed , old soldiers , como ot them ,
who arc In favor of coiMoltdatlng the homo
accommodations for veterans In some Instl-
llon , and It Is thought that the effort to do
away with the cumbersome method ot sup
porting twit separate homes for the soldiers ,
to the apparent detriment of both , will
prove successful.
Previous to the governor's reception last
night at the state c.lpltol two handsome
military overcoats belonging to Captains II.
II. Mulford and A. II. Hollingsworth were
stolen from the office of the adjutant gen
eral. The garments were valued at about
$50 nplccc , and were both now. Thla morn
ing Officer Nightingale saw Harry Iloyer ,
alias J. T. Smith , boarding a train for
Omaha with the two overcoats In quctUion
swinging from hla arm. Ho was taken to
the station and locked up. It Is believed
ho Li also guilty of stealing a lot of tobacco.
HISTORIANS MEET NEXT WEEK.
The annual meeting ot the Nebraska State
Historical society .will be held at the uni
versity January 12 and 13 , commencing at
8 o'clock p. m. , the first day. The general
subject will bo "The Legislature of 1855. "
The program for Tuesday evening Is as fol
lows :
Paper , prepared by Hon. J. Sterling Mor
ton , iiresldont of the society.
Paper , "Tho Women of IWj , " Mrs. Har
riett S. MucMurpliy , Onmlin.
HlogrnphlcH of some of the members of
the Icgl.ilnturo of isr.3with romlnlsecncc.s
by tlio.Ke of the members uml pye-wltnessos
who can be present.
The program for Wednesday evening Is :
Paper , In connection with the organiza
tion known * ns Son * nnd Daughters of No-
braHlcn. Itoscoo Pound. Lincoln.
"Tlio ncmiltx of the Pioneer Session from
n Lojjul Point of View ; " illscusslon by
Juilgo M. U. lloese. Judge J. n. Webster ,
JudgoJ. H. Oroncly , Judge S. n. Pound , W.
J. Iximb and other eminent jurists.
The State Horticultural uDclety will meet
on January 12 and 13 In day session.
Tno organization of persons In Nebraska
toforo January 1. 187C , known as Sons nnd
Daughters of Nebraska , will mcnt on
Wednesday afternoon nt 2 o'clock In tha
State university chapel , holding Its election
at1:30 : p. in. The addrora for this society
will bo given on Wednesday evening. In con
nection with the Historical society program ,
) > ' Itoscoa Pound
J5NGINEEUS TAKE A NEW NAME.
The civil engineers of the state closed tholr
necllng nt the State university today. The
old name. "Nebraska State Association of
31vll Engineers , " was changed to "The Ne-
> raskn State Engineers' Society , " and the
mnstltutlon was changed to admit to niem-
icrshlp mechanical , mining and electrical en
gineers who have had five years' practical ex-
lorlenco In the line of work peculiar to their
pcclalty. The following officers were elected :
'resident. A. J. Grover , Omaha ; vice presl-
lent , A. C. Koculg , Grand Island ; secrctary-
rcasnror. A. Dobson , Lincoln ; executive com-
nlttce , J. P. Walton , Lincoln ; A. M. Munn ,
Nebraska City ; Prof. II. II. Owens , Lincoln.
Thn members ot the legislative committee
selected arc : V. L. Durrell , Lincoln ; O. L ,
Dampen , Lincoln ; J. F. Hoorbach , Omaha.
'ho meeting adjourned , to meet May 17 at
Grand Island. The regular annual meeting
vlll bo held next' January at the State uni
versity , Lincoln.
Articles of Incorporation were filed today
with the secretary of state of the Dawn
illning , Milling and Tunnel company of
Colorado and Nebraska. The capital stock la
1,000.000 , nnd the Incorporators are : Elmer
to well of McCook , James K. Ilovard and
Michael Stockdalo of El Paso , Colo.
The official bond of State Superintendent
Vllllam U. Jackson for $50,009 was filed to-
lay with the secretary of state , William P.
ortcr. The bond of Secretary of State
"ortor , for $50,000 , Is on file In the office of
ho state auditor , John F. Cornell.
Omaha people In Lincoln : At tlio Llndcll
F. C. Tuttle , Ed P. Smith , H. F. Ilcncdlct.
At the Capital T. II. Bills. At the Lincoln
V. S. Felkor , G. W. Jloynton , August Meyer ,
C. K. Ilogers , J. P. Fallen , Victor Lantry ,
John , II. miller. J. II. Evant , I. J. Dunn ,
Cdson Hlch , L. J. Little. II. II. Bennett.
VT.MOST HI3ADV 'J' < > T WORK.
\isiv Stnle OlllrcTM nnil Thrlr
niilN .SflUliiK llmvii.-
LINCOLN , Jan. 8 , ( Special. ) Nearly all
ho newly elected state officers wcro found
oday In their departments , niul tholr cm-
loyca were engaged In familiarizing them-
elvoa with their new work. With two cx-
cptlons tho.forco In the governor's olilce
a unchanged. Henry Dhiin ot Omaha sue-
ccds Mr. Nelson and Mr. C. Q. DoFranco
f Falrbury succeeds Julc Schoenhclt as
tcnographcr.
Following Is the force In the office of the
onimlssloncr of lands and buildings , as
cmpornrlly arranged : Elon W. Nelnon ,
cputy ; J. S , Hyatt , chief clerk ; Alex
chlegel ( retained ) , draughtsman ; D. L ; .
.lynch , bookkeeper ; E. P. Drowsier ( retained ) ,
lookkcuper ; Myrtle L. Shrove , sale contract
Icrk ; Albert Sjoberg , lease contract clerk ;
Jora King and Zoo E. Mathowo are ro-
alncd as assignment 'clerks ,
In the olllco of Secretary of State Porter
nro' found nt present : O. C. Wccsner , deputy ;
) . E. Stcrrett , bond recorder , and MB ! Nellie
urcell , clerk. Tlio force Is not yet fully
ompletcd.
In State Auditor Cornell's office ere found
nt present on duty , C. C. Pool , deputy ;
iamuel Llthty , Insurance deputy ; John Simp
son , bond clerk ; Jamcfl Whltaker , recorder ;
V. II. Price , Insurance clerk. Doth ex-
) cputy Hodlrnd and Bookkeeper Uabcock
nro at present retained on duty.
In the olllco of the state superintendent of
niblle. li.f tructlon both Superintendent Jack-
ion and Deputy Deck wcro on the ground ,
nit the full list of employes was not made
ip. Thin Is also the condition of the troa-
Kiirer'H department. In tlio banking de
partment It wan learned that thcro had been
10 formal transfer of tlio business , It Is
said that the Hoard of Public Lands and
lulldliiga will not meet again until Febru
ary , during which tlmo this department will
remain undinturhcd. At the olllco of Deputy
'ommUslonor ot Industrial Statistics Powera
t wita giver out that there had been no
change In the force , which comilals of Deputy
John I'owora and Clerk J. H. Edgorton.
In the olllco of Slate Oil Inapector Kdmln-
oi7 Mr. ) . L. L. E. Stewart Is atlll acting an
tenosrapher , although It Is understood that
ha will bo given a clerkship In the office
of the land commissioner. Secretaries of the
Stnto , Board of Transportation J. C. Dahl-
n u n , Gilbert L. LIWH and Joseph Edgerton
valltcd Into Iho department this morning
nd announced the Intention of taking formal
poscVlon ! on Monday next.
Attorney ( Icncral Hmyth and Deputy Ed
' . Smith , both of Omaha , are In po&acmilon
t the olilce , and prepared to conduct the
cgal affairs of tha utato In the supreme.
ourl. _
I" I ' ' < ' " "f Klooil.
NKLlfHIl Neb. , Jan. 8. ( Special. ) Should
ho present warm , weather coutlnuo for any
rest length of tlmo , unprecedented high
valor Is predicted In the Elkhorn river. Dur-
HK the rocuut storm the nbow drifted Into
the channel so as to Impede the currcti
and causing R reduction o ? the water love
by at ! o t three feet. WUU this Impedltncn
to the flow and the vast volume of water tlia
will be added to the stream by the mcUlln
snow , nothing less than a Hood can bo ex
prcted , and It Is possible much damage wll
ensue farther east ,
Ilnppy lit Jnlll
PENDEIl , Neb. , Jan. S.-Spcclal.-Tln ( )
Goodmanson case wilt root until the Marcl
term of the district court. At that time tin
counsel for defense will probably move fo
a change of venue. It Is the general opinion
however , that the case will bo tried nut
finished here. Goodmanson deports hltnscl
as usual , looks hearty and well and haa n <
particular fear of future developments. Hi
receives congratulations and flowers fron
several women of this vicinity. At the
time of the preliminary hearing n few oi
the young women went no far as to wall
within the walls of hU cell to get an oppor
tuiiity to nhftkp handd with him.
lliiivn tin * Iliii-iH-.I Dormltnrr
PERU , Neb. , Jan. S. ( Special. ) The uorfc
of tearing down the walls of the State Nor
mal dormitory , recently burned , w a begun
yesterday. It Is found thai nearly all thu
brick In the walls can be used again. This
will materially decrease Ihe amount of ' 'luds
necessary to rebuild.
AcliriixUiiIMVH Noti-x.
The harness shop of W. F. Hermann al
Lyons has been closed by creditors.
I'onca pcoplo are agitating the question ol
organizing a board of trade to boom the
own.
own.With
With the beginning of the now year Johr
II. Gentry took charge of tha Tckamah Bur
ton Ian.
The residence of J. E. Atwood ot AVxvci
precinct , Furnas county , was damaged J33C
by nro recently.
Grand Island Baptist college now feola
hopeful that the endowment fund will be
secured the coming summer.
The p oplo ot Papllllon , Portal , Chalco nm
Mlllard had R wolf hunt recently. Sevora
wolves wcro nlghlcd , but none wcro killed
A llttlo fion of George llarr. living nea
Stanton. was badly burned rcccnlly. II
wcs playing with matches and set Ills cloth
Ins on fire.
The Platte river Is unusually full ot watc
for thU season of the jcar and old settler
who have watched It predict a great year fo
crops In 1S97.
Miss Ixnilso Adams of Tekamch Is a can
dldato for county superintendent of Bui
county In place of Superintendent Deck
who removed to Lincoln.
Frank Schaeffer , formerly ot Central Oily
Is reported to have married a native princes
In the Hawaiian Islands. With his brld
ho Is said to have acquired considerable
wealth.
Two wolves frightened the team of a mai
husking corn near Cambridge and they rai
away. A young woman riding horscbacl
slopped them before any serious damage
was done.
A petition Is being circulated for til
formation of a now county out of the casleri
Her of products of Hed Willow coun'y .m
portions of the present counties of Furnas
and Frontier.
The mayor and oily council of Nebraska
City nro nt loggerheads. The mayir vetoes
any bills of Urn councllmen for any purpose
except salary and the councilman pass the
blllj over the veto.
Blair pcoplo complain of a surplusage
of doss , which make life a burden for the
pcoplo of that city. They ehaso one by daj
or night and those who stay In evenings nro
dUtracled. by thulr bowlings.
The report of the county commissioners
of Madison county show * that In the four
years the county has owned nnd conductor
a poor farm a saving of almost $3,000 per
year has been effected In the cost of carIng -
Ing for the poor of the county.
Elmwood has a pugilistic preacher who
took a fall out ot the church Janitor. The
preacher accused the Janllor of going
through his desk nnd a wordy war ensued ,
which wound up by the preacher breaking
his cane over the janitor's head and than
polishing lilm off with a chair.
Joseph Paley , a former citizen of York ,
conducting a loan office while thcro , 5efi
without paying some personal taxes , assert
ing they were exorbitant. Returning the
other day the sheriff otlachcd his vallso cun-
lalnlng some valuable papers nnd refused to
oven let Paley have a night shirt until the
taxes were liquidated.
ATIIM3TIU UMO.V PUM.3 OUT.
Severn Connection Midi ( lu * I.iMiir
of AH 'IIIIII WlirelmiMi.
NEW YORK , Jan. 8. The conference com
mittee of the Amateur Athletic union has
decided to sever all relations with the League
of American Wheelmen. This action on the
part of the Amateur Athletic union was
taken at a meeting last nlghj , when the sec
retary of the union was Instructed to serve
thirty days' notice of termination of the
articles of alllanco between Iho union nnd
the League of American Wheelmen. There
lias been much frlcllon between the two
organizations. _
NEW YORK. Jan. 8. The Prnxa says :
Much discussion Is going on In wheel circles
concerning the proposition to form a na
tional cycle racing association. The Idea
appears to bo growing In favor , and It Is
probable thai nearly all the well known
: yclo tracks will be represented at the meet
ing to bo held In this city January 1C. Origi
nally It was Intended to have only half a
lozcn tracks In the proposed circuit , but
the demand has been eo largo that a great
Increase In the circuit is contemplated. It
ivlll probablj bo composed ot the following
tracks : Manhattan beach , New York ; Wil
low Grove , park , Philadelphia ; Hampdcn
park , Springfield , Mass. ; Chester park , Cln-
ilnuall ; Fountain Ferry , Louisville ; At
lanta park , Columbus , 0. ; Buffalo park
mil parks In Manchester , N. II. , Brat-
llcboro , VI. , ICccno , N. II. . Erie , Pa. , Den
ver , San Francisco , Birmingham , Memphis ,
St. Louis and Cleveland.
Mntcli UIIPC-H IJeoliiriMl Off.
NEW YORK. Jan. 8. A special to the
World from Chicago says : The Michael-
Llnlon scries of match races Is off. Michael
lett Chicago today and will nail on Saturday
uoxt from Now York for England. This
itrp has been inndo necessary by the action
of the N. C. U. , the English governing body
at cycling racing , which has demanded his
appoaraiico In England at once to answer the
charges preferred by the promoters of a
race meet at which ho did not appear.
Michael says ho will return aa soon as poa-
slblo to take up Union's challenge. Ho
feared nunpeusloii In England , ho ttald , and
consequently In this country , If ho did not
answer tha charged.
AVoiiiliTful A-
PITTSBURO , Jan. 8. The powerful X-ray
machine construclcd by Prot. H. A. Fcstion-
ilen of tlio Western unlvcrslly was on ex
hibition last nlsht before tlio Academy of
Science and Art at Carnoglo hall. Prof.
James Keller of the Allegheny observatory ,
In telling of the wonderful tests to which
the machine had been pul , eald It had al
ready Ihrown n ray of light through four
Incheii of solid Iron and ho thinks later on
it will bo developed o that It will plcrco
six Inchefl and Intimated strongly that It
may yet bo utilized In Inspection of armor
plattM. _
SliorliT anil 1'rlHnnur *
NOWATA , I. T. , Jan. 8. Ilubb Rogers and
Ills three sons , Clem , Houston and Jasper ,
wore nrrratcd at Gooseneck by Ncal Ward ,
ihorlff of thki district , charged with thu
murder of Matt Yocum at Oolagah , several
lays ago. V..ird Blurted with his prisoner * !
Tor Cofffyvlllo , Kan. , for safe keeping , but
was himself ariestrd , togelhcr with the four
men. by the Bhcrlff of Montgomery county.
Excitement prevails at Oolagah , and If the
nrlaoncrs arc returned to the territory It Is
[ cared they will ho lynched.
Dcuth ( o Iliu
ATLANTA , Ua. , Jan. K.-Tho Journal
innkci ) the very sensational announce
ment thnt every trust operating In the
ilntn of ( icorMu him ducuumbctl lo the Cal-
vlu mill-trust law onnctod by the recent
[ ; encrnl noiicmbly. AH n result of the op-
iratlon of thai mcnmirc , Iho American To-
mcco company , the potauli trust , the Hiiuff
.niHt , the coffee tniHt , the rmitch nnd other
main that Imvo been opcrullntr In Ooorjilu
mva notllleil Jobbcnt niul merchants
throughout tlio ntato liiuidlluir tholr tiooilu
hut HID unll-tniHl nut niiido their vxlat-
IIK contract" unlawful , nnd they would ,
hcrofore , no longer be coiulderctl by cither
jarty.
SEARCH FOR A LOST CASHIER
Barber Asphnlt Paving Company Finds i
fihortngo on Its Hands.
EXAMINE E , B , SPENCER'S ' ACCOUNTS
Voting : Mint Htnrtoil for Otnnlin. Tcu
AK < > unit HUN Nut II i-c 11
11 i-n r it I'ritin Slncr _ Ilonil
C'oinimiiy I.lnlilr.
SIOUX CITY , la. . Jan. 8. ( Special
gram. ) ! : : . B. Dcmnrcst of the Barber As
phalt Paving company arrived In the city
this morning from Kansas City with In
structions to Investigate the accounts of K.
B. Spencer , the cashier of the Sioux City
and Omuha olllcesviio has been missing
for ten days. Mr. Spencer started for
Omaha December 29 nnd has not been heard
of since. His homo Is In Buffalo , but In
quiry elicited the fact that he did not go
there. The company opened nn ac
count nt the Sioux National bank when
It first commenced doing business hero
and It had $1,000 lu the bank
when It was closed. Then the account wan
transferred to the First National , but only
$1.COO wcs on deposit when the bank failed ,
Since than the bills have been paid by Mr.
Spencer In currency sent hero from Omaha or
Kansas City , and ho kept his own books.
They are In very bad condition , but Mr.
Dcmarcst estimates that the shortage hero
Is aboul $5,000. Several bills ho should have
paid Imvo nol been scltled nnd It will take
some tlmo to find out Just how much the
company owes here.
Charloa E. Squires , local agent for the
Barber company , said last night that ho had
been aware of Spenccr'a defalcation for sev
eral dajs past. Upon December 2S Spencer
made a draft on the local branch from Sioux
City for $4,000. This wao honored by Su
perintendent Drake , as ho supposed the
money was wanled In closing up the sea
son's work there. Receiving no acknowl
edgment of the receipt of Iho money at
Sioux City , a number of tellers were writ
ten lo Spei.cer , but no reply waa made to
nny of them.
E. B. Demarest , general miperlnlendcnl ot
Kannns City , was then notified of llio mai
ler , and ho arrived In Omaha Wednesday
on his way lo Sioux Clly. Mr. Squirm
staled that Spencer had no connection with
the local branch. He was formerly engaged
as a clerk In the company's offices In Buf
falo. N. Y. About the .middle of last Au-
giut ho wns sent west to perform the du
ties ot cashier for the Omaha and Sioux Clly
branches. It wan found , however , thai thcro
was too much work In the two cities for ono
man to take care of , so Spencer confined
himself lo the work of the Sioux City office.
Ho was In this city but once , when he vis
ited the local office , the early part ot last
November , for the purpose of checking up his
account ? . He remained here for five days.
Spencer Is described as being of a rellrlng
disposition , and has always borne Ihe beet
of reputations. He Is about 35 years of age ,
and has a wife and one child , residing In
Buffalo , N. Y. The Barber company will
lore nothing , as Spencer has stirlty In a bond
company. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
10\VA COUNTY TUKAStmnil SHORT.
.lloney .SiippoNi-il ( o Have lli-en IOK ( in
Uiinril of Triuli * TrmiHnellonx.
DAKOTA CITY , la. , Jan. 8. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The Board ot Supervisors ot Hum-
boldt county today discovered that County
Treasurer J. W. S. Llndley was $20,000 short
In his accounts. Llndley admitted his guilt
nnd was held to the grand Jury under J1D-
000 bonds which ho could not furnish. Ho
went to jail. Llndley has been engaged In
stock-buying nud It Is said lest heavily on
some otock deals last fall nnd then en
deavored to recoup himself by dealing on the
Board of Trade. He lost still more. Llnd.
oy waa elected two years ago and re-elected
ast fall. His bonds are good for the amount
jut some of the signers will bo left In
straitened circumstances.
Llndley has been a resident of Humboldt
for about twelve years. Ho was elected
three years ago to the Job he now holda ,
and as twenty-four good men are on his
bond the county cannot lose anything by hla
shortage. His bondsmen are meetly farmers
Ecatlercd throughout the county. Llndley
was a dealer In cattle.
( tlilekeii TlileveN tit Crouton.
CRESTON. la. , Jan. 8. ( Special. ) Gcorgo
Mann's chicken rooal waa vUlted by thlovca
luring the night , and about fifty of his
Hock etolen. There la every Indication thai a
ganii of chicken llileves Is cperallng In Ihla
clly , stealing poultry and taking the plunder
to surrounding lowns for sale. In thla man
ner they have Ihua tar avoided arrcsl.
Sent ( o the liiHiine AMylnin.
CRESTON , la. . Jan. 8. ( Special. ) E. B.
Goldsmith was eent to Iho asylum from Oils
; lly yesterday. Ho Is violently Insane over -
rellglom mailers , Imagining himself to bo TnNf
constant communication with the Lord. Ho '
s G2 years old.
l"nher ( ClreulneN n Ptllon.
CRESTON , la. , Jan. 8. ( Special. ) A. N.
Jcya. father of Frank Keys , who wna ncnt
o the penitentiary from this place , la clr-
: ulatlng a pctlllon In behalf of hit ) son. The
governor will bo asked lo pardon Ihc- young
nan.
llniilc llemnnex.
MINNEAPOLIS , Jan. 8. The Bankoro'
Exchange bank , which closed Us doom a
veek ago , resumed hualncEO loday. Acting
apor. the recommendation of M. D. Kcnyon7
he state superintendent of banks , Judge
5eagravo Smith made an order this morning
Il3chargln the receiver and restoring thu
jank'H assets to Its officers.
e Same. . .
Old Sarsaparalfia.
Thnt'u Aycr's. The came old
I oarsaparilla na it was made mid
sold by Dr. J. C. Aycr SO years
ago. In the laboratory it is
different. There modern appli
ances lend speed to skill nnd
experience. But the saroapa-
rilla is the same old sarsaparilla
that made the record GO years
of cures. Why don't we better
it ? Well , we're much in the
condition of the Bishop and the
" " he
raspberry : Doubtless ,
said , " God might have made a
better berry. Cut doubtless ,
also , He never did. " Why
don't we better the earsaparilla ?
We can't. We are using the
s j o oltljilant that cured the
Indians and the Spaniards. It
has not been bettered. And
since too make sarsaparilla com
pound out of sarsaparilln. plant ,
we ace no way of improvement.
Of course , if we were making
Bomcflecrct chemical compound
we might. . . . But we're not.
We're making the same old ear-
saparilla to cure the same old
diseases. You can tell it's the
, because
airiiic oltl aiirHHjxtrUla
cause it works the snma oM
cures. It's the sovereign blood
purifier , oyd It'a Ay era * , y