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    THE OMAHA I DAILY
ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 3871 , OMAHA , WEDNESDAY _ JL _ FEBRUARY 3 , 1897. SLtfGKLE COPT FIVE CENTS.
CHIMAYS IN DIVORCE COURI
Scandal of Prince Joseph is Hot the Tirst o
the Sort.
AFFAIRS THAT HAVE BECOME HISTORY
One DntcN Uncle to the IlcRlnnlnK a
the Century nnil Another In
More Ilecent hut
i | SnlnclouH.
( Copyright , 1S07 , by 1'reci Publishing Comp-iny !
LONDON , Feb. 2. ( New York World Ca
blcgram Gpeclal Telegram. ) The Bclglai
court at Charlcrllo , granted to the prlnci
do Chlmay today a divorce from his wife
formerly Clara Ward of Detroit , In cense
qucnco ot her elopement with the gyps ;
lllgo.
The American , princess Is not alone amoni
the spouses ot the semi-royal Caramon
Chlmays , cither In the flagrancy or the open
ness ot her scandalous excesses. Th
"Memoirs of Barras" and the history of th
great Napoleon have told ot that princess d
Chlmay , once the famous Mine. Talllon , win
flouted all decency both before and after he
marriage to a Chtmny.
Besides today's decision In Prince Joseph'
divorce milt , the Belgian courts will basked -
asked on February 13 to grant a divorce ti
the second husband ot the former wife o
1'rlnce Joseph's cousin , 1'rlnce Alphonso d
Chlmay. Placards announcing this wcr
posted this week in Brussels. Inquiry do
vclops a most remarkable ntory never bcfor
published , I am Informed , save In a semi
novel , with assumed names , by the notor
ious French writer , Mile. Colombler. Th
exact facts are as follows , as furnished b ;
the World's Paris nnd Brussels correspond
cuts :
ANOTHER FAMILY AFFAIR.
Mile. Lejuno Inherited an Immense forlun
from her grandfather , whpso ways of money
getting were so devious they are said t
bavo brought him Into collision with the as
size court , though the precise circumstance
are almost lost In the mists of years. Prlnc
Alphonso de Chlmay , who Inherltedtho Im
pocunloslty peculiar to his noble family , me
the heiress nnd married her. Mile. Lejun
was petite and extremely pretty , but had
will of her own under a gentle exterloi
Not many months after marriage Prince Al
phonso began to twit his wife on her bumbl
origin , and thereafter constantly kept It ur
"You do not really belong to our set , " h
used to say , contemptuously , according to be
testimony In court. The princess sough
distraction elsewhere , and one day there wa
a violent scene between wife and husband
the latter having discovered her fondness fo
a coachman named Josson. The scene close
by the princess saying : "You never ccas
tolling me that I do not belong to your rani
in society. So , my dear prince , I am goln
to leave you and return to my own kind o
people. "
SCENE AT THE EXIT.
Princess Alphonso left the ancestral horn
In ceremonious , stately fashion. Her liua
band's servants formed In line on eac !
side of the wide staircase and the princes
swept haughtily down , her husband watch
ing the spectacle from the top. Coachmai
Josson was preparing to make a dlgnlflci
exit , too , when Prince Alphonso seized ;
riding whip nnd followed him down , lashlm
him all the way. The divorce case wa
heard "In camera" ( privately ) In Paris. I
caused a tremendous scandal , and , of course
resulted In favor ot the prince. This oc
curred about fifteen .years ago. Subsc
quently there was" some litigation over th
publication of a part of the pleadings
Princess Alphonso being then the petltlonei
Publication was suppressed.
Unlike Princess Joseph Chlmay , Princes
Alphonso has no.childrcn. She went to llv
in Switzerland and married Coachman Jco
son. Afterward she built him a marble pal
nco on the shore of Lake Como , in Italj
and bought him the Italian title of Coun
Itlgo. This choice of name Is most extra
ordinary , in view of the other Princess d
Chlmay's long-subsequent experiences wit'
a gypsy of the same name. As rcpiratlo :
for Count Rlgo's having been whipped on
of the Caraman-Chimay mansion , the rul
In the palace on Laket Como was that ever
tlmo the former coachman entered by th
grand staircase the Hcrvnnts should bo draw :
up on each side and make obelsanco as h
passed. This was at the princess' sugges
tlon.
tlon.After the scandal had blown over th
couple llvrd quietly. The announcemen
that Josson has sued for divorce has cause
no little surprise. BALLARD SMITH.
fUATH.MAI.V ! 1A FHlMIIS.Vf AGA13
Revolution llrenlcs Out AKiilnxt I're *
I lie nt IlnrrloN.
NEW YOUK , Feb. 2. The Herald's corrc
spoudent In Managua , Nicaragua , tclegrnph
that a revolution has broken out In Guatc
mala. The dispatch seems to Indlcnt
that President Barrios of Guatemala ha
received a check from which his ambl
tlon' may suffer. At the tlmo of the formp
tlon of the Greater Republic of Centra
America , President Barrios was credited wit
'opposing the scheme as a distinct mcnac
to the stability of his administration , an
was a strong barrier to the realization c
Ills deslro to bo the fort > aicst leader In Gen
tral American politics. It may bo that th
worst fears of Barrios have proved wo !
grounded and ho Is now suffering from th
innirhlnatlons of dcslxii'lng neighbors.
I'AXICICV TMIKS AT VII,1)17. PALACE
liite Foreign MlnlNter of the Snlta
TilkeN Itefiifie In Kriuiee ,
MARSEILLES , Feb. 2 , Towflk Pasha , uii
til recently Tuiklsh minister for forelg
affairs , has arrived hero , He states tha
a reign of terror prevails among tlio entourage
tourago of the eultau. Ho Is fearful as t
the fate of his family , whom ho was com
jicllod to leave behind him at Conslantlnonl
under tbo protection of thu foreign cm
bnssles.
STHIICICS AM ) UIOTS IN MAnitlll
I'oimlnee Out of Work nnil Deiuiuii
llreail of Hie Antliiii-llli-rt.
MADRID , Fub. 2. Serious strikes an
bread riots have occurred bore. There hav
been manifestation : ) before the town hul
and many arrests have been mrdo. Th
municipal authorities Imvo resigned , owln
to their Inability to suppress the dlsturl
ancrs anil martial law 1ms been proclalmei
Deereune In lira In Area In Kriinui
PARIS , Fob , 2. According to the olllcla
reports just Issued the area of grawln
Brain , compared with IS95 , In two depart
iiicnts' shows an Increase of from 1 to S pc
cent , lir nine departments the area Is equate
to that of 1M > 5 , In sixteen department
It U from 1 to 6 per cent less , in twenty de
partmenits it is from C to 10 per cent less
In twenty-piio departments it is from 1
to 20 p r cent less , nnd In seine department
the area of growing grain Is over 20 pe
cent less , when compared with 1885.
I'roiluueM I'anlo.
LONDON , Feb , 2. A dispatch to the Dall
Telegraph from Bombay says : A panto I
reported at Kurracuee as a result ot th
plague and famine. The plague In that eei
tlon continues to spread at an alarming ral
and shows no elgns of abatement. At Bon
bay a serious outbreak of the plague In th
Jail * Is reported and the removal of prlsonei
to Mofussll is contemplated ,
CounteNM Con ley ( Jetn n Divorce.
LONDON , Fob. 2. Countcis Cowlcy wa
today granted a decree ) of divorce from lie
husband. Earl Cowley , in the dlvor.-p ill
vision of the high court of justice , on tli
ground * of desertion aud adultery *
KICK CHOI" WAS A TOTAIi PAIMJUK
An n Coii oiiienee -Million nnil n Hnl
People Are In Wnnt.
( CojtyrlRht , 1807 , by Ihc Aftroclated Prom. )
KAIPUR , Feb. 2. The special correspond
cnt ot the Associated press who is inqulrlni
Into the famine ravages in this , the larges
district of the central province , having i
population of 1,500,000 , finds the sttuatloi
very grave. This is the center of the rice
growing Industry , which Is the only croi
grown , and , as tt has/ / failed , there Is a lota
lack ot foodstuff in this locality and rca
famine. About 1,300 villages are affected
The relief works have given cmploymcn
and the means ot subsistence to 2,000 per
sons. In the part ot the district near D'Har
mnpnra , thirty miles from here , lamcntabl
conditions prevail. Many people have al
ready died of hunger and many others an
dying. The staff employed In the work o
relieving the sufferers ds inadequate ti
cope with tlio enormous area. If the worl
of relief had been properly arranged carllc
the mortality would have been less , as th
rains are Increasing the spread of disease
H will take three years to recoup the dls
trlct.
The poorhotiscs are a fair criterion 01
the condition of the people. Besides th
professional beggars they are crowded will
laborers reduced to the last stage of skclc
tons. Their bodies are emaciated and th
skin Is hanging In largo folds. Other
have swollen stomachs , the sign of acut
tirlvatlon. It la found that the cattlemen an
riots , or field workers , usually lusty men , ar
unable to do anything , and the women arc I
the same condition. One woman who wa
lately confined , has been attacked with rheu
matlsm , caused by exposure , and Is paralyzci
Her baby Is horrible to look at. Its limb
are about the slzo of plpcstcms and its sunke
eyes have almost a piteous look. No prc
vision has been made for these cases. Th
minimum dote ot foodIs only enough t
keep body and soul together , It docs no
suffice to build up the system again. Thi
Is where pHvato charity Is wanted.
It is useless to attempt to send the native
to the hospitals. They prefer to die. Som
horrible sights were witnessed. A man wit
both Tegs eaten away was a mass ot whit
scabs and others were as bad. The condltlo
In this district Is the worst yet seen. Thcr
Is need of funds here. The corrosponden
says the poor conditions are the worst thn
ho ever saw. The government was late 1
realizing the gravity of the situation. Th
food supply In this district Is scanty an
will soon bo exhausted.
OPKN HIS OI-TICIAIi DISPATCHES
CoiiHiil llarker , in Cnhn , Files i
Serious Complaint.
KEY WEST. Fla. . Feb. 2. Consul Walte
B. Barker , United States representative Ii
Sagua la Grande , Cuba , Is Indignant ovc
an insult ottered to him by the Spanlsl
authorities at that place , and It Is under
stood he has written a bitter complaint ti
Secretary Olney. According to advices re
celved here , tlio consul was expecting several
oral dispatches from the department li
retcrcnco to certain Important relations o
the United States and Spain. Ho hai
learned that certain dispatches had bcei
forwarded , and when they did not arrlvi
In due course , he made inquiries. Hi
learned that the dispatches had reachei
Sagua la Grande , but had been seized
opened and read by the Spanish authorities
Consul Barker was very Indignant ani
called on the Spanish commandant and demanded
mandod the dispatches. That official re
fused to glvo them up.
The Spaniards kent the dispatches nearl ;
a week and treated Consul Barker's com
plaints with contempt. Finally , after th >
documents had been1 copied , they weri
turned over to him. The consul In thi
meanwhile han written a strong , letter ti
Secretary Olney recounting the clrcum
stances. Captain General Weylcr hean
of the matter and ordered the Sagua 1 :
Grande authorities to apologize to Barker
which they did , but the angry consul -woul <
not accept the apology and said he had re
fcrred the matter to his government. Thi
Is the first known case whore the Spanlsl
officials have opened State department letters
ters , but Americans in Havana believe I
has been done over slnco the war began
It Is stated on the authority of one closi
to Consul General Leo that his mall ha
been frequently tampered with.
KIM , TIIK 31 UN AM > ICUIXAP GIIII-S
'On
Siinnlxh Cruelty Iiilllcteil on
Family In Oiiaiiahiieiui.
CINCINNATI , Feb. 2. A special to th
Tribune from Key West says : To countci
balance the Cuban victories In the flcle
Major Fens do Viola's troops are makin
reprisals at Guanabacoa. Last week a famll
named Rudolphe. consisting of husband , wif <
thrco sons and four daughters , were a !
killed by the patrols. Old man Rudolph
was accused of being a Cuban , guide , an
the patrol went to arrest him. As the trooji
entered the house his eldest son attempte
to leave by a side door , but an outsid
sentinel shot him dead. This made th
other two sons crazy with fury , and the
attacked the soldiers with daggers , but wer
shot. Old Rudqlpho was next killed. Mrs
Rudolpho and thu girls were seized an
tied to the furniture In the room. The girl
wore stripped and subjected to Indlgnltlc
all night. In the morning one of the girl
was released for a moment. She seized
knife from the table , and before she coul
bo restrained slabbed two of the soldiers
She was cut down by machetes. The othc
girls were taken with the band , despite th
mother's entreaties. The girls have nc
been heard from since. The mother Is
maniac. Two raids were made In Iluvan
suburbs Saturday night and ten or twcnt
houses burned , the Spanish garrisons I
the ? plaros retiring before the Insurgent !
The light from the burning buildings wa
clcaily seen In Havana.
OIWKlt. FOR X.VVIHATIO.V STOCK
Maile liy the Northern Piu-Illu nm
( irentorthern. .
( Ccipyrliilit , ISO" , by tliei Aucrlatcil TICFII. )
NEW YORK , Feb. 2. A opeclal cable
gram from Frankfort-on-tho-Miiin to th
Evening Post says : "The Beilln commlttc
of the holders of Oregon Railway and Nav
Igatlon company 5 per cent bands has re
cclvcd a Joint bill of 45 from the Norther
Pacific and Great Northern railroad com
panles for all the stock nf the Rallwa
and Navigation company represented by th
committee , the inircmiio price to bo payjbl
nn July 1 , wltl : 3 per cent Intctcst. Th
bid Is conditional on KB acceptance ! by a
least ROOO.OOO of the stock. It U nuclei
stood tljat the Union Pacific will alco be
coma Interested later em in the * , imichaic
The committee favors the sale and has roe
ouuncndcd acceptance tn the bondholders.1
Woleoll VIxltN Krench OlllclnlH
PAJ1IS , Feb. 2 , I'neler the auspices of M
Thcry , editor of tbei Economist , one ! Dcput ;
Fongcrlrol , both prominent blmetalllnU
Senator Edward 0 , Wolcott ot Colorado , wh
Is hero in the iutei-ef.u of bimetallism , hai
a short Interview with President Faure 01
Sunday. Slnco then he has seen M. Lcuhct
president of the SonaU- , and M , Agnail , dl
rector of the Bank of Franco.
Mm. Abliey un thu Ionilon
LONDON , Feb. 2. At the Strand theate
last night Mrs , Henry K , Abbey appeare
before a largo audience as the star In th
new play "The Prodigal Fnlhcr. " Sh
scored a dUtlcct succetH.
IliHiiilleil DUIioji of Diilnth.
ALBANY , N. Y. . Feb. J. The consecratla
o ! the Rev. James Dow Morrison , D. D. , LLl
ot Ogdctuburg , N. Y. as the Bishop of Dulut
took placet In the cathedra ] of AH Saints i
this city today before an Immense congrc
Katlmi of notuble people aud .1 gathering c
Bishops ami priests ' from every part of th
country. Iltclia'p Doano preached the sermor
HUljoji Doano , of Albany , was assisted b
DUhon Huntlngton , of Central Now Yorl
and Bishop Gilbert , the Rlshou co-adjutor c
Minnesota ; Lord Bishop Hnnvlllon of Ottiuu
Canada , and thu Illihopa of Newark , Wetter
N'MY Yufk , Now Jersey , North. Corollnt
Spokane , and MaeiucbuivtU.
CAPITOL BUILDING BURNS
Pennsylvania State House at Harrislmrg
Destroyed by Tiro.
HISTORIC BUILDING A PREY OF FLAMES
Ilotli lIonnoN of the liCKlHlnttirc Sail-
clcnly Ailjonru to Uncniie fronv
the Structure IOHM n. Mil
lion anil ullulf.
HARmsnunO. Pa. , Feb. 2. The Penn
sylvania slnto capltol was destroyed by
fire this afternoon. The executive halls arc
In ruins and a new structure must rise froir
the ashes of the structure that has served at
a meeting place for the state leglilature
since 1822. The names within the shor
space of one hour ate up one million and i
half dollars worth of property.
The Inefficiency ot the Harrlsburg volun
leer fire department Is generally blamed. Tin
house was In session today , and was abou
to reconvene after a few minutes' recess
It was about 1 p. m. whoa the flames wen
discovered. Smoke could bo seen In sinal
volumes pouring out Into the capltol ground !
from the house windows. Thts members wen
not mindful of It until the great clouds rollct
by the window. Instantly there was a mo
tlon to adjourn , and all was conitcrnatlon
In the senate tha .members were lolling abou
In their seats. The placa began to smell o
smoke , and soon deep clouds of smoke cami
In from the rear elevator shaft. Senatoi
Grady ot Philadelphia quickly warned tin
senators , and there was a hustle to remove
effects. Flre alarms wera scut In , and the
senate became a mass of howling men. Deski
were being Jerked loose and carried out
Thu same work was going on In the house
Out on the grounds great crowds gathered
Tha names wpro then shooting out or the roe :
over the lieutenant govo.nor's chamber , when
the flro originated. The fire department wai
slow to arrive. It was useless to try tt
check the llatnes. The lire licked up the llttli
streams of water. At last the local companj
started streams on the senate roof , now i
sheet of flame. The water had hardly force
enough to reach the blaze.
MEN DRIVEN OUT.
Rapidly the flames destroyed the roof ane
ate their way down Into the senate chamber
The men who were trying to recover propertj
were driven out. The -flames shot along th :
senate roof , wound themselves about tin
dome and on to the roof of the house cham
her. Although there was a heavy rain am
snow fall the wood work bunuJ like tinder
Soon there was fire In every portion of UK
building and there was no hope for the Ms
torlc structure.
During the flro several persons were
slightly Injured by falling timber. For :
time It looked as though the adjoining de
partment buildings would be destroyed , but t
shifting wind saved them. About 2 o'clocl
the flames wcio under control , the flro huV'
Ing been confined to the capltol building
The records of this session were.saved. . . Tin
contractor for the improvements In progress
held an Insurance of 170,000.
The departments In the burned biillclliif
were the following : Senate and house coni'
mlttec rooms ; senate library ; senate chic !
clerk's rooms ; smoking room ; barber shop Ii
senate ; lieutenant governor's room ; room oi
the president pro tern ; school department
speaker of house room ; resident clerk's room
two telegraph offices ; room of the Harrisburg -
burg executive Correspondent's association
clerk's rocms In both branches and the .engine
rooms. '
AN HISTORIC EDIFICE. '
Superintendent of Public Buildings Delaney -
laney , who estimates the total' loss to be
$1,500,000 , said : "I will fight for re-bulldlnf
en the Colonial stj'le. We will have a meet :
Ing of the building committee as soon a :
the house and senate committees can bo ap
pointed. I don't think it Is possible to take
tha session away from Harrlsburg , whlcl
city Is named In the constitution as the place
of meeting. "
There Is not much over ? 100,000 Insurancf
on the building and contents , according ti
the statement ot the treasury officials. Thi
structure was regarded as one of the hand
somest specimens of Ionic architecture In tin
country. The building was ot red brick
with white trimmings. It was surrounded bj
a park of ton acres and stood on an eminence
almost In the centre ot the city. The malt
structure was two and one-halt stories high
'surmounted by a largo dome from which i
nno view of the surrounding country coulc
be had. It was ISO feet long and SO fee
wide. The corner stone was laid on May 31
1819 , by Governor Fludlay. The building wai
finished in 1S21 , and was first occupied bj
the general assembly ths third of January
1S22. On each side was a wing , that on tin
north being occupied 'by ' the senate and tin
southern by the house. At each end , sepa
rated by a narrow space , are located tw <
buildings containing the state treasury de
partment amt adjutant general's office ant
other state offices. About 100 fcot south Is
the modern building know as the executive
building recently erected for the accomoda
tlon of the governor , attorney general am
secretary of state.
There are three flro companies on the
ground tonight and the flro still burns In tin
collar President pro tern. McCarroll ot tin
snato and Speaker Boyer of the house am
the board of public property mot this eveiv
Ing to arrange for places of meeting for botl
branches of the legislature tomorrow. It was
decided that the senate meet in tbs supreme
romt rtoin , and arrangements were mad <
for the meeting of the house In a room ot
the becond floor of the postolllcs building.
Governor Hastings is expected to semel ;
message to the legislature tomorrow morn'
Ing In reference to the destruction of the
capital building and recommending limned- !
ate action by the legislature for the restora-
tlun of the capltol building.
u iiAim\VAiii < r IIOU.SK
Four-Story llrlelc IlullilliiK In Hall
Iiiiki * City IU-Nlro > vil.
SALT LAKE CITY , Utah , Fob. 3. Flrt
broke out about midnight In the rear ol
Scott & Co.'s largo hardware store on Main
street and quickly gained a good headway ,
The entire fire department was called out ,
but as they could only work from the front
of the building , they were at a great disadvantage
vantage- .
The building was a four-story brick , and
contained the largest stock of hardware Ii )
tlui city. It was almost entirely destroyed ,
Engineer Vail of the flro department waq
badly Injured by falling from the building ,
Loss estimated at ? 250,000 ; Insurance , ? 120.r
000.
000.MENOMINEC
MENOMINEC , Mich. , Fob. 2. The Menem-
tneo High school and Stout Manual Training
school were destroyed by flro this morning
at 4 o'clock. The loss on school , $30,000 ; In
surance , $12,000 ; on manual training S7hool ,
$100,000 ; insurance , $40.000. Cause unknown
UALESBURO , 111. , Feb. 2. Last night l
largo elevator and two stores at Wllllams-
lleld were get on flre and burned by parties
unknown. Hay was carried from the
elevator to the stoics. A sheriff's posse
has gone to investigate.
CALIFOHXIAN TO II H IN Til 13 OAJHXH'I
Rc MelCoiinii Slnteil for the At
torney CiriuTiiUhln. f
WASHINGTON , Feb. 2.--U Is nnde-Mlooel
that the position for which Judge .Josepi
McKennn of California is elated in ( be Me-
Kliiley cabinet U that of attorney general'
but that there are possibilities which ma )
make It ntcwtary for him to be secretary ol
the Interior In the final arrangement of the
cabinet of the new administration.
Miiy Sueeeeil Ilnyaril.
NBW YORK , Feb. 2. It la reported that
Chnuucey M. Depcw lait night received"
dispatch from Major McKlnley , inviting him
to accept the ambassadorship at the court
ot SI , Jnmeu , The report could not be con
firmed.
OAM.F.11S AT TUB Sl'Kl'I.tY ' 1IOMR
NnmcrotiN PcrnniiH I'lty Ttifclr Hcnpccti
In the ProMilciit-Tnc&t.
CANTON , 0. , Feb. 3. Tftiej-e wore m
cabinet boomers among the callers at thi
McKlnley homo today. There were man ;
caller * , however , most of thonv being seeker
after offices In their own Interests of fo :
tnlnoa appointments In their district or city
Among the most distinguished people ti
call on the president-elect was Senator-elcc
Maton of Illinois and his wife. The ]
lunched with the president-elect. Senatoi
Mason said Illinois was perfectly satlsfloe
with having been favored to take- care o ;
Undo Sam's money box. , ' ,
"I am not hero on cabinet matters , ai
you can judge , " said SenatorjJMason.
"Iut has not your visit some political sis
nlflcanco ? " was asked. A If
"It has some , " ho raid , T.'jWo have a blf
state out there and many oflccfi to fill. Yoi
can therefore RUCSS pretty -Jibeurately thai
my talk with the presidentelect will have
some bearing on this. " ' * J
While cabinet talk was atTn standstill , 1 :
revived during the atternobh * by the arrival
In the city ot prominentcitizens of MIS'
sourl. They are ! EdltorJJ' . L. Dlttlngci
ot the St. Joseph Herald uhJ a. state reprc
Etmtutlvo ; Mayor C. P. Wallbrldgo , St. Louis
ex-Congressman D. P. Dycrj St. Louis ; Mayoi
P. D. Hastaln , Scdalla , and Gardlncr La
throp of Kansas City. Mfl ? Blttlngcr sail
they came to present the endorsements of th <
Missouri general assembly for Major Wllllan
Warner of that state for aposition In the
cabinet and hoped to liave hlm named foi
secretary of the Interior. * % , ' '
The delegation took dlnnet < at the Hurfore
house and later called on MK.McKlnley.
During the morning a party ot six , travel
Ing men , headed by Judge I'VE. Dcllenbaugl
ot Cleveland , called upon Major McKlnloj
to pay their respects. Cornelius W. Van
derderhoof of Baltimore , pald his respects te
the president-elect this mfcrnlng. Ho I *
secretary of the State Bureatt ot Immigration
and while ho maintained tha't his call Is no1
a political one , said that possibly something
might be said concerning Immigration.
One of the happiest of the morning caller !
was M. J. Stanley of Dowllng Green , O. , wh <
Eald he was after the captaincy ot the watcl
In the Treasury department. '
Among the documents submitted to the
major were personal cndbrcment of Gov
crnor Bushncll , Senator-elect J. B. Forakcr
ex-Governor Foster , ex-Auditor of State Po <
and a recommendation signed by the entire
tire congressional delegation aVIth the cxccp
tion of three congressmen recently elected
R. E. Dorro , publisher of\the \ New Yorl
Mall and Express , paid alslt to Cantoi
today.
MANY I IILS AUK , :1X1T11OIUCED
MemlierN of Wyomlnir I.'OKlVlnturc Arc
ICept IliiMy In CouutilttecH.
CHEYENNE , Wyo. , FS1 , l'.rSpeclal.- ( )
'
The morning session of tAa'wy'onilns legis
lature was dull and tintaterjtatlnff , nsarlj
all of the members being1 , 'Wedged In com-
mlttea work. A petition .signed . by a large
number of Converse county ! citizens wa :
presented by Mr. Scott , asjdiitg for the pas
sage of a bounty law' . Mri Mlddaugh pre
sented a bill amendlng'thp'Iaw relating tc
the appointment of registry , agents and In
creasing the .number of rcgjatry districts
Mr. Nesbltt Introduced a bfll providing thai
all counties ot the Elate having * an assessed
valuation of over ? 3,000UOOy < ) ball hava
clerk of the court at a. salary of $1,000 pel
annum. Mr. Finch Introduced n bill re
lating to contractors' and. .laborers' Hem
on. property for labor anil juatarjal furnished
It provides that liens' must 'bo. 'flled ' wllhln
ninety days after demandarWo due , ani
provides furthef'lhat the original coutractoi
shaH.jot flle anyjUl irTt w > ' 'i'to7 j3ty' days
after completion of * thi contract. Mr ,
Tbomas presented a resoldtloh requesting
congress to ratify the treaty made wilt
the Arapahoe Indians for Ihe purchase foi
? 50,000 of a tract of land In which art
the celebrated hot springs ot the Big Hori :
basin. -J
In committee of the who'.o a number o :
bills were considered hnd.dlsposed of so fai
as the committee is concerned. ' . Among the
bills recommended for passage Is that pro
viding for Increasing' ' , the fees to ba chargec
for filing articles of Incorporation to $5" whet
the capital stock of the company is ovei
55,000 and under $100,000.
In the senate Mr. Plck-jtt Introduced a bll
relating to taxation of cattle grazing In dif
ferent counties at dlfforpnt portions of the
year. It provides that taxes shall bo ill-
vlded between the countied proportionate
to the time spent by the cattle In each. Mr
Applesate Introduced a bill providing for re <
districting the state senatorial anil reprc
Eentatlve districts. It provides' for one sen
ator for each one thousand voters and oni
representative for eaclj five hundred. House
bill No. 19 giving school trustees power te
administer oath's In certain cases was passce
by the senate.
1CYI.K HOLDS HIS STHI3XGTH WISM *
I'rortlotloiiH of IllH niioiiiicN Do Xui
Miiti-rliillxr In tlif Vole.
PIERRE , S. D. , Feb. 2. ( SpecIal Tele
gram. ) On Joint ballot -today , the vote was
Plcklcr , 48 ; Kyle , 23 ; Goodykoontz , 12 ; Plow
man , 10 ; Bowler , 4 ; PalmcrJ 1 ; Kellar , 1.
Ileforo the beginning ot every joint ballol
the anti-Kyle forces tell ot the Inroads thej
will make on the Kyle vote for that day onlj
to find his vote as strong as it was the daj
before. Th * total vote for the past few days
has been lighter than Usual on account ol
the number of absen ( members who art
paired with members here.
In the senate today the' tlmo was about
all taken up in the discussion of the kind
of liquor bill which the people of the state
want , and after a long discussion the ques
tion was made a special order for next Fri
day ,
In the house the committed reported fa
vorably on bills for n gopher bounty , and for
biennial payments. A resolution wae
adopted ordering the chief clerk to secure
1,000 copies of the new railroad law tat
distribution , and requesting the appropria
tion committee to report the general appro
priation bill not later tliau [ February 12 ,
Bills were passed raising , tliV salary of the
mine Inspector from $1,000 to ! $1,600 per en-
inim , and relating to foreclosure of school
fund mortgages. , <
Loucks tonight withdrew jfrom the ECU-
atorlal race in the interest of harmony ami
requested his friends to ute. every endcavoi
to unite with others on sbmo candidate sat
isfactory to the rest , of the party ,
It is believed this " withdrawal will
servo as an excuse 'for some ol
Kyle/8 supporlers to leavehjm , Tim/ felt
that so long as Loucks stayed In the field
they must stay by Kyle , The democrats
'
failed to unite upon a' democrat today aud
| t now looks as though" tl'.o Kyle mei.
might succeed in drawing the democratic
vote to Kyle. > ,
I < oiif ? HUM .Vot
HICHAM , Mass. , Feb. 2.Hon. . John D ,
Long was interviewed todayoh the matter ol
his final acceptance of n , ' cabinet portfolio ,
Ho said ; "I do not consider that Majoi
McKlnley has made ( lie a formal proposition
yet. I ( o wnote hni | the pther day. You
see I could not accept w&at hag not been
tendered. In reply to a quettlon as to whcthei
the selection of a man for'thc navy had been
decided upon , ho said : "Oh , np doubt it IE
practically nettled , but I tfave not been yel
notified. "
DBS MOINES , la. , Feb. 2. Both houses ol
the legislature- today , adopted congratulatory
and complimentary resolution * upon the ap
pointment of James Wllf&i ag tecretary ol
agriculture. The house f\ve him a recep
tion. Mr.Vllbon opoko feelingly of his ca'-
reor In Iowa.
Woman SiilfruKe , lllll I'liNictl.
CARSON , Nov. , Fob. 42. Tuo woman's
suffrage bill passed the senate this after
noon by a vote of 9 to 5 , fuvl wa sent to the
assembly , where it was referred to a com
mittee. U Is thought It'wlll be defeated In
the assembly by a very imalt majority ,
Champions of the Industry in Nebraska
Holding Conference.
ASSOCIATION IN SESSION AT HASTINGS
Prcftlilcitt Allen CrlllclHcn the
Inturt * nnil IcHxrN. Fort nnil Diet
rich Tnllc ol Cn-Ulicritttvc
for Knriucrn ,
HASTINGS , Neb. , Feb. 2. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The annual meeting of the Beet
Sugar asjoclatlon of Nebraska opened the
first day's session at 2:30 : o'clock this after
noon In the court house. There was a largo
attendance , as many delegates from various
parts of the state were present , besides
many of the farmers and business men from
In and around Adams county , were In at
tendance , The meeting was called to order
by President R. M , Allen of Ames. Prayer
was offered by Rev. L. P. Rose , The ad
dress of welcome was made by Mayor
Evans , In which bo expressed himself as
greatly plrased to have the honor of wel
coming the gentlemen who are here for the
express purpose of taking steps that will
lead up to bringing new factories to Ne
braska. On account ot the absence ot B.
W. Reynolds , W. a. Whltmoro ot Valley
responded. Ho said the members had made
no mistake In naming Hastings as the place
for holding the meeting , and that there
was a better attendance than had ever been
at the beet sugar meeting.
President R. M , Allen spoke of the beet
sugar growing In Mexico. Ho then drifted
to the recent action of the Nebraska legis
lature In regard to the way the beet sugar
committee was received. He also said that
the refusal of the legislature to repay the
sugar bounty would certainly affect the
credit of Nebraska , After touching the
legislature up quite hard , ho finished his
address by saying that Nebraska soil was
In better condition for sugar beet growing
than any state In the union , and urging the
farmers to push Irrigation and sugar beet ,
sldo by side. He did not believe , he . = ald ,
"In letting ths politicians run our affairs
so that he would see factories growing up
In other stales , while we stand Idly by : "
Committees were then appointed on cre
dentials and resolutions.
PROFIT IN CORN AND BKETS.
On account of the absence of Mr. McLer-
non , Secretary Nason read his address ,
which touched principally on the enormous
size of beets raised In Nebraska. and com
pared the profits between corn and- beet
sugar raising. He said the profit on beets
was from five to ten times greater than on
corn. . * '
I. A. Fort , who was appointed at the Grand
Island meeting to look up The advisability
of the co-operative system , reported that
ho had been unable to procure sufficient
Information to enable him to outline plans
for the establishment ot co-operative sugar
factories. He read a letter from Secretary
Morton in which Mr. Morton said that co
operative Institutions in Franco and"'Ger-
many paid less for beets than nonce per-
atlvo factories and gave a good reason
for their so doing. Mr. Fort also read letters
from several other . prominent gentlemen
upon , the. same subject and they all ex-
prcs od ilia sameopinion. . , . .The * committees
.then Reported and the following resolution
' '
was adopted :
Resolved , That our senators nnd rc : > re-
Fent.atlves In congress bo requested In the
adjustment of bounty nnd tnrlfT Inwa of the
United States , to see to it that the beet
sugar nnd chicory Industries be wisely nnd
adequately provided for , to the end that
these two Important branches of Inbor and
manufacturing may be developed In our
midst , thereby saving- the millions to our
own people that now unnecessarily go to
foreign countries for sugar and chicory ; not
only that these millions shall be saved , but
other-inllllons 1)0 muelo by the protection of
the staple commodities within our own
borders.
Charles H. Dietrich , was called upon for
information fln regard to co-operatlvo fac
tories in Germany. Mr. Dietrich said that
all the co-operatlvo beet sugar factories In
Germany w'ere In the very best of condition.
Each farmer who was a stockholder would
bring his beets to the factory and receive
cash for all beets , 20 per cent , of which
would stand and bo credited on his stock.
The shares are either beet root shares , or
cash shares , and the first payment of 10 per
cent Is asked for in casTi. By this plan the
company secures at the same time capital
and raw material at a reasonable price for
running the factory. Ho favored cooperation
tion and said that It would not bo difficult
to enter upon this Industry at once.
The report of the committee which visited
the legislature was read and adopted. Ex-
Governor Thayer made quite a lengthy speech
In regard to the way the committee was re
ceived by the legislature , and finished by
saying that the abuse accorded the commit
tee was an everlasting disgrace.
During the meeting many letters and tele
grams of regret from people throughout Ne
braska nnr1 "tliv Rtntrs wprc road.
AT THE EVENING SESSION.
Judge Ceifim delivered quite a lengthy
aeldrcss toplght on the legality , necessity
an advantages of bounties and tariffs to
the beet sugar Industry. The following resolution
elution wad then read nnd adopted :
Whereas , It Is believed that the present
method of forming the membership of the
association "by delegates Is for some reasons
Inadequate rind Imperfect , and ,
Whereas , The Importance of sugar pro
duction in Nebraska demands that an asso
ciation of pcrimunent organization should
bo founded ; therefore , be It
Resolved , Thnt n committee of six mem
bers shall bo appointed to discuss the mat
ter nnd to make recommendation to the
convention ; also that the committed con
sider the matter of Allying ourselves ] with
a national sugar association and report
same.
The committee as appointed comprises ;
Barnes , Wlttmorc , Cessna , Allen and Nason.
About half an hour was taken up by ask
ing and answering questions In regard to
beet sugar growing. Some very Important
information was brought out. Among other
things dlsciused was the contracts put out
by the factory at Norfolk this year. It was
unanimously -decided to hold the next meet
ing at Kearney.
Woulil Ilccnvcr.
CHATTANOOGA , Tenn. , Feb. 2. The
case of General Russcl A. Alger ngnlnst
Anderson wns heard before Judge Clnrk
In federal court here today. The suit grew
out of a "boom in A coal land eleal. "
Through his agent and n local real estate
linn General Algcr bought the Anderson
tract of 250,000 acres In Franklin county
for JHO.OOO , paving a largo amount In cash.
The general claims the real estate ? dealers
bribed his nge-nt to make fnlsu reports nnd
that the land IB practically worthless. Ho
Hues for recovery of the amount paid and
relenscmtnt from the contract. The elecl-
slon wns reserved.
y Cure I.uw Inviillil.
MADISON , WIs. , Feb. 2. The Keeiey cure
law wan declared Invalid by the supreme
court today. The test case came from Mil
waukee In the form of nn appeal from the
decision of the circuit court , which was fa
vorable to the Htatn of Wlsconuln In a suit
brought against Milwaukee for $130 for thu
treatment of a patient admitted to the
county Institute by the county court under
the laws. The contention of the county at
torney waa that tle ) law provides liability
for the county and Indirectly taxed the cit
izens , and was therefore void ,
Tin AYorkorM on n Strike.
CHICAGO , Feb. 2. An n result of a 10 per
cent reduction of wages , TOO of the ! XK ) em
ployes of Norton Brothers' tin works at
Mayweed struck today. According to Man-
nger Norton , however , only one-third of the
niL-ii have struck , embracing only the un
skilled laborers. The striker ? are In un ugly
me Jd and trouble Is apprehended.
Holiuoucr AVri-i-Ufilj Se-vt-ral I.lve-n I.o.it
JACKSONVILLE , Kin. , Feb. 2.-Tlio
schooner Blscayne , Captain Harry Fozzarel ,
from thin port to Dls-cuyno Day.ns
wrecked early this morning oft
Several lives are reported lost.
I\TOMIIiD IN A M1XK
CniiHPd the 1'roli-
ot Four Liven.
HOUOIITON , Mich. , Feb. 2. Four men nn
entombed in the 'burning ' North Tamaracl
mlno which caught flro today , nnd small
hopes are entertained for their escape. II
Is thought probable they arc already dead
from gases.
The missing men ore ; Peter Ltmpc.i , Wll
Ham Llmpea aged 20 , William Tomaczhoskl
Antolno Tomaczhoskl , aged 1C.
Shortly after 7 a. m the announccmcnl
was made that a flro had broken out In the
mine. An alarm was Immediately sent tt
the 100 men employed In this shaft and al
but four escaped. "Die men had been at wort
but a short time when those at the nlntt
level of No. 3 shaft saw A blaze on the plat ,
and Instead of trying to extinguish It ran
away , going to the surface to give the
alarm. The men working below the nlntl :
level escaped to No.I shaft and came to tht
surface that way. Ot the four men whc
were working In the sixth level
all but two escaped. Peter Llmpen
and his 20-year-old son , William ,
At the eighth level eight mon were
working , all escaping hut Wllllair
Toniaczhoski and his IG-ycar-old son , An-
tolne. They could easily have escaped wltl :
the others , but went back for their dlnnci
palls. This was the last seen ot them ,
The other two unfortunates had received
warning of danger , but failed to reach the
surface.
When It was found the four men were
missing , a rescuing party descended In the
cage , but owing to the flre , could get nc
further down than the fourth level. The
cage was kept running past the levels , where
the men were supposed to be , and as thcj
did not appear , It Is moro than probable thej
all arc dead , although the men are above
the flre , and can get away from the shatt o
distance of 700 feet. Another party wcnl
down , but after getting within -100 feet ol
the flro had to return.
The damage to the shaft cannot bo great ,
As It Is wet and as there Is not much ma
terial to burn the flro cannot last long ,
Fully 2,000 people gathered around theshafl
this afternoon , among them relatives of the !
me'n ' entombed. The origin of the flre Is un
known. _ _
SOl.DIHHS' HOME ISVIJ&TIRATIOX ,
Aiipllennt for < Governorship Hack
of Sonic riinrucH.
LEAVENWORTH , Kan. . Feb. 2. At. the
Soldier's home Investigation before Congrets-
man Warner of the congressional Investigat
ing committee , the prosecution continued to
examine witnesses this forenoon. A. II ,
Green , a member of the home , alleged tc
bj a candidate for Its governorship , testified
to bringing Meiers Powell to Attorney
George's office to make affidavit that ho wiw
Governor Smith drunk on February 7 , 18 % .
Green admitted that ho and George had put
thdr heads together to "rid the homo of
Smith. " John Houston and W. J. Brown ,
testified as to the mistreatment of prisoners
by the home police , but acknowledged none
of the cases were reported to Governor Smith.
M31IUASKA VAIOIBItTUAnES I11IAPT
One AVhich He Sfuiircx TuriiH Out to
lie AVorthloHH.
KANSAS CITY , Feb. 2. John Paulcy , a
Harvard , Neb. , farmer , complained to the
police this mornlnfe that Michael Brown and
K. F. Hartman , Denver coufldcn.cc men , had
worked him for a ' $2,600 . .dratt. They trio
met In DenVcr and'caino east together , the
confidence men giving Pauley an alleged
St. Louis draft for $3,000 and graciously per
mitting him to keep the difference- $100.
They bought him a ticket for St. Louis from
herd so that he could cash the check and
then dcscrtc'd him.
LET ALL T1II2 SPOUTS COME IX.
AeliiilNNlon to Nevinlu I'rlzc * VlKlitH tn
He One Dnllnr.
CARSON CITY , Nov. , Feb. 2. A bill was
Introduced In the senate this afternoon pro
viding that the admission to any glove con-
teat held In Nevada should not exceed ? 1.
The bill will probably pass.
Street Hallway 1'nyH a lllK Iloiiun.
CHICAGO , Feb. 2. .Mayor Swift has slgnce ]
the General Electric railway ordinance , giv
ing that company a twenty years' fianchlsc
on several south side streets , Including \Va-
bash avenue. By the terms ot the agree
ment the city secures the largest compensa
tion ever exacted from a local ttrost rail
road , the company paying an average of 7'/
per cent of its gross receipts per year durlnp
the life of the franchise. The underground
electric system will be used exclusively.
,
o-
DurHlrow's I.n.tt IIoie Cone.
JEFFERSON CITY , Mo. , Feb. 2. The supreme
premo court today overruled the motion for
a rehearing In the case of the state against
Arthur Duestrow. the St. Louis millionaire
murderer , who is to be hanged on February
1C. The sentence of John Schmidt , who was
convicted with two others , for killing B ,
Atwatcr of Chicago at Webster Groves , a
suburb of St. Louis , a year ago , was affirmed
and his execution fixed for Maich 10.
Curries n lliillet In HI * Illn.
CHEYENNE , Wyo. , Feb. 2. ( Speclal.- )
Hon. A. H. Reel will leave for Chicago
tomorrow , where ho will undergo an X-ray
examination for the purpcoo of locating a
bullet nnd having it rumoveiK Mr. Reel
was shot In the hip by Indians , who raided
his wagon train In 1SCO. The bullet could
not bo found and It has causrd him more
or less annoyance and pain over since ho
received the wound.
F < mr Murderer * Muni Ilanpr.
SANTA FE , N. M. , Feb. 2. Frank and
Antonio Boirego , Saurlano Alarld anel
Patrlolo Valencia , the four conspirators whc
murdered exherlff Frank Chnvrz nnd whoso
conviction was recently affirmed by the
United Stales supreme court , have been re-
sentenced to bo hanged February 23.
DeatliH of n Iii } ' ,
NEBRASKA CITY , Feb. 2. ( Speclal.- )
Mrs. Dinah Tempest died today , aged -17
years , after a long Illness. She had been a
resident of this city and county for n numbci
of years.
The Infant son of Mr. and Mrs. William Gilmore -
moro died today of croup ,
Tuif GetN I''ree from the Ice.
CHICAGO , Feb. 2. The tug A. C. Van
Raylo , which was hemmed in by Ice last
night while returning from the Intermediate
cribs off Slxtyithlrel street , finally succeeded
in making Its way to the dock. The crow
was completely exhausted from their long
struggle with tlielce. _
ICIllM Illx NOII uiiil HlniNvir ,
TACOMA , Wash. , Feb. 2. A , W , Llndcr-
etrom , a fanner living on Anderson Island ,
came homo late last night and In a lit of
and blew out the
anger took down < t gun
brains of bis 5-year-old son. Ho then placed
the muzzle of the gun to his bead and blew
out his own brains.
Holler ICxiilONlon.
CHITTO. MIBS. , Feb. 2. By the
explosion of a boiler In n. K. Drlstcr &
Co.'s sawmill today , John Hrannlng and S ,
Scott ( white ) nnd Men-Irk Iluchannon ( col
ored ) were instantly killed. Thomas Me-
Ghcc , Jim McCaffcry nnd Comma J jr. :
Smith , nil white , and Peter Goodwin nnel
Susie Duclmmion , colored , were badly
scalded , _
AViiNhoui In C'nllfornlii ,
MADERIA. Cul , . Feb. 2. Henvy rains
washed out thu roadbed of the Huutliprn
Paclllo near this point , wrecking the local
train from Frefcno to Sin FrantiUco Imioy ,
Five cars were ileirulled nnd torn from thcli
trucks. Ail the imHueiiKcra wc.ro Hhukui ur
und some uuHtaiiied slight
Movement * of OCL-IIII VCNHI-IN , Felt. - .
At New yorUSalU'ilpTravo , for ill emeu ,
BUNCOED BY BLOOM
Unique Method of Oaring for the Property
of Others in His Possession.
FINANCIAL METHODS OF A DETECTIVE ;
Collects Mark Hanson's Money and Puts it
in His Pocket.
RETURNS ROBBERS AND KEEPS BOOTY"
Results of a Burglary Turned to a Ho *
former's Private Use.
BLOOM'S REASONS FOR NOT SETTLING
Three I.ettern , Kncli Giving n Different-- ,
mill More riiinnlhlc Uxplnnuy
tlon , Sent th Victim
f liinteiul of Cnxh. ,
Another Instance ot thu efficiency , purity
and general excellence of the "reform" police *
force , which was'ovldently overlooked by the
trainers of the petition to the legislature ,
has just come to light. It Is In line with
ether samples given in The Dee during the
last few days. In this Instance It Is accom
panied by- excellent examples of Detective
Hloom's facility as n letter writer. It Is
tome consolation to the victim of Uloom'a
bold operations that he has the officer's
admission ot money ta'uen without authority
and appropriated to his own use without
consent a proceeding which , If Indulged In
by a less favored member ot society , would
be treated as not less than larceny as bailee.
Hero is the story :
Last summer the bi-lck yard office of Mark
Hanscn on Dorcas street was broken Into
and robbed ot $3,000 in notes nnd { DO In
cash. The robbery was committed by thrco
boys , who were soon after arrested by the
sheriff ! ot Uoone county , Iowa , at Boone.
Illoom was detailed to bring the prisoners
back and they returned with him without
trouble. Ho found $10 ot the stolen money
In possession of the boys and took It from ,
them. He also disposed ot their railway
tickets for $12.05. This money , together with
the stolen money which belonged to Mr.
Hanscn , ho spent. He not only appropriated
the money to his own use , but he has thus
far failed to make any return to Mr. Hanscn.
Mr. Hanson hcs visited the police station
several times with a view to recoveilng his
money , but only once succeeded In finding
Bloom. At that time Bloom assured him
that ho would llqulelatq within a short time.
That was several 'months after Bloom had
received thu money and It Is now several
months since ho made the promise to pay ,
nnd still he ha $ not paid tbc'inoncy'ovcr.
BLOOM 'ADMlTS"Til3.UE13T ,
He has endeavored tf "placate Mr. llaneon.
by writing letters , making promises which
ho has never fulfilled. The Be'o has secured
thKa of Die letters from Mr. Hanson. They
show for themselves the nature of the case.
The first letter Is :
"OMAHA , Oct. 14. ISOG. Mark Haneen ,
Esq. : I heard you were up looking for mo
at the police station. The reason why you
have not beard from me Is that not until
a short time ago did I get a settlement In
full , and I then used some ot the money to
pay back what I had to borrow when I went
after the boys. Wo have had a whole lot
of trouble lately to get our warrants casheel ,
to I used It all. I will , however , make a
full settlement with you about the Dth of
.November. I ot tor the tickets $12,05 , and
money paid back to me by the county for
your money used by mo in bringing them
back. $19.50 ; tntal , $31.35. Yours.
"CHAUI.ES 0. BLOOM. "
HE NEEDED. HAHD COAL.
That was nearly four months ago , but
the money lias not been paid yet. Mr. Hansen -
sen waited n reasonable time , and , not re
ceiving the money , paid another visit to
the station , liioom heard ot it , and under
date of November ? , 1880 , wrote the following
letter :
"OMAHA , Nov. 7 , JSOG. Mark Hanson ,
Esq. : Dear Sir It will bo impossible for
me to Rotlle up with you Just at present.
There was some danger ot the hard coal
rahlng , EO I had to lay In my winter sup
ply. 1 have quite * a little money outstand
ing , and should I bo able to collect same
you shall have yours at the earliest op
portunity. Hoping you are not pressed too
hard , and that you will extend tlio tlmo a
little longer , I am yours , respectfully ,
"CHAULES G. BLOOM.
"City Detective , Police Station , City. "
BLAMES THE CITY NOW.
November and December passed by , yet
Mr. Hanson had received nothing moro
substantial from Bloom than promises. Jan
uary 10 , 1S97 , Bloom wrote a third letter ,
ivhlch Is as follows :
"OMAHA , Neb. , Jan. 10. , 1897 Mark Hansen -
sen , Esq. : Dear Sir I suppose you nro
very much disappointed at me not coming
to see you nnd pay my "bill. " It Is the city
that Is In the fault , as I cupposo you have
already hf.ird by this time. Tim police fund
Is exhausted and wq only got what It really
would take to live nn the tlth ot llrls month.
Wo can got no moro manny from the city
until the next tax levy Is made , which will
bo about thu first of February. Yours truly ,
"CHAHLES 0. BLOOM. "
Just what next excuse the Ingenuous Mr.
Bloom will Invent for the purpose of
standing off Mr. Hanseii can only bo t'urinleed.
It Is not at all probable , however , that his
penchant for epistolary divertIxcmcnt will bo
checked , as ho finds such Roothlni : relaxation
In the attitude ot one with pun In hand.
Some other samples of his Kklll and grace
as a writer have been made public , notably
a series of letters in Imitation nf "Juntas , "
directed to the mayor , warming the latter of
Impending assassination and other calamities.
Illoom may sometime catch up with his ex
panses and collect enough of his outstand
ing Indebtedness to settle with Mr. Hanson ,
but bis facile pen , like the poet's brook , will
go on forever.
FUIl HIGHWAY lMl'HVijli\T. (
Meeting of thu National ( iiioil lluail *
CoiiKreHH lit Orlando , Kin ,
ORLANDO , VU , , Feb. 2. The National
Good Roads congress met hero today. Con
gressman-elect Itobcrt W , Davlu welcomed
the delegates on behalf of the state. Gen
eral Hey Stone , of the road department of
the Bureau of Agriculture responded In be
half of the vlHllliig delegates and read a
review of the 'work done by his department
for the extension of good roads. Dr. Henry
Potter of Clifton Springs , N , Y. , was made-
temporary chairman , A permanent organ
ization wan effected later and a committee'
on credentials and program appointed , About
half the elates In the union are represented
by delegates and -all the counties In this
state have exhibits of the road building ma
terial of ttae state.
K I'n n Would He ( love.rnor.
Okla. , Feb. 1. U. L. FJynn ,
Oklahoma's delegate in congrixi , make !
formal announcement ID a local paper of
bis candidacy fjr appointment an Boverour
of the territory.