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. .man10 ] , 1871. CKMA1I.A , FIITD AY MOKNTtfGJA UAHT 28 , 1808 TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE OOL'V JTlVJiJ UK NTS.
TRIFLE GREEN , BUT CRITTt1
Young Englishmen on the Western Kango a
Pretty Nervy Lot.
TWO ENCOUNTERS WITH BAD MEN
In Hiii'li CIIMC ( Tenderfoot Clime
Out VIotitrliiiiN Tin- Terror of
lilulio mill TT II < Jreti t-r
Cnlluil IJotvu.
"When I was a boy back In Michigan , "
said John Lane , o Wyoming ranch owner to
u Wa.hln.fUm SUr uiai the other Juy ,
"thoro was a maxim that the grown folko
used' to drum Into the heads of children
as soon as the young 'Una began to think
for themselves. It waa this :
" 'Lovo God. halo the devil and tight the
Britten. '
"Now , I hive never revised a particle of
my early formed notions on the question of
how wo stand , and how wo ought to stand ,
with the people ot Great llrltnln as a whole
people , ami I'd n bit rather give 'em a welt
than not If. the necessity for my chiming In
with the rest of the boys over some big 1s-
BUO between thta country and Mngland evei
nrcso. llul < "lnce 1 got out Into the cattle
country , twenty and more years ago , and
began to run up against the1 slows ol young
Kuglls'in.cn ' He-altered throughout all UK-
ranges and mixed In with all the outfits ,
I've arrived at the conclusion that the In
dividual K'-iillshnun ; Is a pretty hard nut
to crack v.hen It comes to any sort ot a
fcciap for inom-y. marbles , chalk or blood ,
mid that he's a psotly decent soil of a chop ,
too , lu the Inrgain ; and I have , therefore
u cool deal more rcspeot for tlio InJlvldu.il
Kngllshman than you people back hc-'o In
the cast , who don't have any show to iipoaK
- line IM ills almost InvirlaDlt
o.i t , ut-t a
K.imoness as u man. I've seen young KiU-
llshmen In some pretty tight pUces out In
the cattle country- and 1 novur knew one o !
'em to lioUit the yellow at any1 sUgo of the
' but admire the
gamo. A innn can't help
bulleii tenacity and oven the bulldog fero-
Urltibh cow pun-heis when
cl. > Of uio-u -
they' think they nro getting the worrit ot It.
NOT SO VICHY OIU5UN.
"Just after the lound-up on my ranch
thrto years ago a young fellow turned up
at the outllt , looking pretty seedy , as was
only natural after his healing It sixty mile *
over the trail from the railroad. I knew he
wan on Kngllshman before he opened his
head a middle-sized young chap , pink ann
white of skin , and of that deceptive sort ot
build , characteristic of a good many Eng
lishmen , t'vo noticed , that leaves you to
guess whether the muscles beneath their
baggy clothes are like a woman's or as hard
ns lignum vltao. This WLS a quiet soft of
joung fellow , but what lie did say he sal-1
In the dialect that the cockney doesn't
l.uow how to use. He was about 23 , and an
educated man. I didn't try to dig much ou :
of him , for the private affairs ot the men I
hire I consider are none of my business.
and this young chap , whoso name was Ham
ilton , simply told me that lie. had been In
the states' only a couple ot months , un-.l
that the week beforeho had blown the lust
of the wad ho had eomo out to 'the states'
with against the Cheyenne faro banks. He
to.d mo ho could ride pretty nearly any
thing with hair and hoofs , and I gave him
a Job ,
" 1 told him to run out to the pen and take
n look at the bunch of spare riding cattle.
and pick out one that suited his eye , and
ho started for the pen. I had a rouple of
around living
greaser dog-robbers working my
ing quarters , anil both ot 'em lind gal drunlv
a few days before , and s'.aycil drunk In spite
of my banging their heads together two or
three times n day. I had ordered them
oft the ranch , and they wcr outside ihe
back door of my shack , packing up their
Kaddle traps , when young Hamilton passed
by them , on his way to the hors ? pen. The
two greasers , about a quarter drunk and
ugly , made some sort of crack In their pidgin
Ppanlxh about the young KnglUlimun's plaUi
fore-and-aft cap. The young fellow wasn't
any shy on knowledge of Spanish , and he
rounded on them. I was at the window , uti-
Hccn , "ot the back room on the second flooi
of my shack , and teak the thing la.
" ' [ say , yon two , ' said Hamilton , 'what's
that you nald ? "
"Tho greasers both looked at him Impu-
dont'-y , and went through the pantomime ot
pulling fore-and-aft caps down over theli
cam from before and behind.
HVENBO THINGS UP.
"The Hiigllsh chap was at them with a
were pretty quick on
leap. The greasers
their feet , too , and In the H.IIIIO Instant
they were side by side , with their knives In
thulr lists , too , and in the same Install ,
down simultaneously they wcie not burled
In the young UimlMiman's body , ns 1 felt
certain they would be. 'Hie wrists of both
Mexicans struck with full force the short
cudgel that H'.imllton suddenly held out
horizontally before him with b3th hands
to ward off 'tho blows , and the sharpness
with which their wrists struck the cudge'
knocked the knives from their hands , Do-
fore they had time to recover themselves
the nervy 'Hrltlshcr dropped his cudgel and
grabbed both of the greasers by their right
wrists , one with each hand. I could see
then that he didn't need any help , and that
his muscles were like steel. He gave a
peculiar sort of twist on the wrists of the
two men ho thus held > as In a vise , and I
heard a couple of sharp cracks. He had
broken the right arms of both of them.
Ho released thlr wrists , ami lliolr arms
dropped limb at their sldo. Then the plnk-
nnd-whlto young Kngllshman , who wasn't
morn tlran tlvo feet six and had as mild
n looking countenance- any of my little
girls , told the greasers In short and sharp
Spanish that tlio sort of cap bo wore was
his own d d business , and none of theirs ,
nml continued on his way out to the horse
corral. Ho punched eattlo on my rnngo an
long 'as he wauled the Job , and all of the
lioyH foil pret'ty ' sore when he announced
that lu > was going to quit and go back to
Kngland-
A .MAN WITH A PAST.
"When I was running a sheep ranch In
Idaho ten years ago I had a herder mimed
Mnncrli'ff. a KocU-li-Kngll hman , about 30
years old or thereabouts , nnd a man who
wouldn't say a word In a year unless some
pno nuked him a question. He was a big ,
dark fellow , nud also n man of education.
Ono day , when he rolled up bin sleeves at
a shearing , I noticed the word 'Outcast1
tattooed In blue letters on his right forearm.
Ho caught mo sizing up the word , awl pulled
Ills sleeve down hurriedly , but without any
look of humiliation. I've since been told
that Australian convicts formerly had Ihe
word 'Outcast' tattooed on their arms In
this way , but , even had I known that Mon-
crleff was an ex-ccmlct from Australia. It
wouldn't have mattered any , for ho was on
tlui level with mo , the best herder I bad ,
and I liked the man.
"Well , one- day 1 wad in I'ocatello on tousl
nesa , when 1 met Monerieff o : the nviln
street. His bunch had drifted within n
few mild ) of the town , -ind lie had taken
advantage of the opportunity to run lie
I'ocalollu to wrlto ami poet a few letters.
I took him around and bought him eomo
gear that he ceeded , and we hail a few
drlnkn between tlmrx , Finally wo wound
up for a last drink lei Jim Uoardmau'a
aloon. Propped up tecter-wlso In a chair
against the wall at the back of the saloon
a man was asleep.Vhon we luid had our
drink. Iloardman Jerked his thumb ID the
direction of the sleeping man.
" Sonk Little , on a drunk , ' alJ ho to
11,1 lu a half whisper , 'and ugller'n the
devil. Better atop out light and not wako
.him up. '
A NOTOIUOUS HAD MAN.
"Sonk Ltttlu was the bad man of Pocatello -
tello at that time. Ho was the proprie
tor of the lca | cK faro layout ot the town ,
and had a reobrd for killing. I baa never
ta t Win , but only kuevy him by ulght.
MoRcrleff. my herder , had never heard of
him. and probably didn't care to hear of
him. Anyhow. Just as the two of us turned
to go out Hoardman let a whisky bottle fall
to the- floor and the nolso woke Lllt'.o up.
Ho spran ? to his feet a * < d glarfd around
with bloodshot ryta like a wild tr.an. I was
walking out a bit ahead of Mcncrleff , and GO
Kittle did not sea me. Hut he caw my
herder , and ho yelled at him :
" 'Come back here , yp d d sheep stntn-
pedcr , arij put me to sleep ag'ln , now you've
woke tr.a up , ye heir me ! ' ho nliouted at
Monerieff , and when this herder of mine
wheeled around with a queer light lr. ' his
big black eyc and faced the bad "man I B.IW
troul-lo ahead , and said quietly to the Ene-
llshrr.an. 'Como on out of that , or that
devli'll plug you. '
" 'No ho won't , ' slid MoncKeff quietly to
mo. Then he faced Little again. He scanned
the- lad man's make-up from hte head to hlo
heela.
" 'Put you to sleep , you dirty uot ? ' he
drawled at Little. 'It t trlkes me that a
flrat rate waking up la what yon need more
than cay thing else , you foul-mouthed loiter.
Come over to me , right here , at once , end
turn around with your back to mo. I'm
going to kick you awake. '
BHOKIE HI3 JAW.
"Well , the gall of that proposition , ad
dressed to the most dangerous man In the
territory of Idaho , was surely something
tierce. Little looked at the herder with his
irouth wide open , too amazed for a half
minute to spook. Then he opened up. He
let out n volley of profanity such as I never
heard equaled for Ingenious combinations
and reached for hla guns at the same In
stant. Wherever 'Moncrlcff learned this
Indian dcdgo I Jon't know , but when he
matle for Little , llko a streak of light ho did
the thing clrcuitously , hopping from sldt
to side and bobbing the upper halt of his
body up i.ml down like a Jumping Jack , so
that Little's bead on him was never exact for
the fraction of a second , and his two .bulleir .
oily bore > l holes In thci front windows. Hc-
fore ihe could tire again Mon- left had Tilm bj
t.ho throat with both h.inds and was choking
the life out of him , when 'Xie bad man , still
clutching both of his guns , tried vainly to
let the daylight Into the herder while In
that position. Then iMonorlrff let his sinewy
l-ar.ils Jump suddenly down so thai they
pinned Littlo's anhs at his side , and I' hai
no trouble then In wrciui'.ilng the baJ man's
guns from his hands. The tirade ot frightful
curses went right on ns soon as Llttle'c
thioat was released. Then the thing hap
pened th.it shows thp fellows across thi-
water to bo original cusses at times , any
how. That herder ot mine suddenly let go
of the bad man's i.rins and planted his
open left .hand , palm downward , on L'ttle's
fciehcal. This done , all In a ( lash he
grabbed the strong , protruding chin with his
right hand. Then he gave a sudden wrcndi ,
there w > .s a howl of pnln. and Little's Jaw-
was broken and hanging loose. Monerieff
spat down the man's threat , gave him a
& ! iovi > Into the chair from which he had
JLimped a few seconds before with evil In
hl3 heart and joined me at the front ot the
saloon. He went back to the sheep range
and two months Mter was found frozen stifi ,
with live bullets In his holy , m-st ot them
having entered him nt the back. Sonk
Little , who was afterward hung for rustling ,
probably knew how the bullets got there. "
v i\vs KKo.ii MIICCAPITAL. .
Ilir. He-ltiriiH from u Trip Tlirouuli
( hi- Interior
MHX1CO CITY , Jan. 27. Mrs. Hearst ,
widow of the late Seater Hearst of Cali
fornia , has arrived here i.nd been cordially
greeted , the governor of the federal 'district
sending one of the finest bands to serenade-
her. Senator Hearst was a warm friend or
Mexico and at the time of the Cutting Inci
dent displayed his sympathy w.th this
country and aided In resisting the pressure
for war. supporting President Cleveland In
Ms pacllle attitude , hence the grateful re
gard In which the memory of the California
senator Is htlcl in Mexico.
The department ot encouragement has re-
olved a petition asking for a concession for
a. tunnel twenty miles long In the state or
( iitanajui.to , the object being to drain sonic-
-.aluablc mines now flooded. The work wi. :
v.-03t many mlllirns of dollars and It Is be
lieved by competent engineers will be en
tirely practicable and "result " In n large profit
'o the company conducting the work.
John Kads , one of the prisoners arrested
In connection with the operations of the
gang of American confidence open.tors , hau ,
after the examination , been heU for .trial.
Russell , one of the g'ing , U supposed to bo on
the Texas border.
President Diaz Is expecteJ to arrive here
today , and will be received by a division of
l > ie army consisting of two brigades , ami
the Jockey club will give him a banquet rf
Aelcome. It Is the first considerable trip
the president has taken Into the Interior
for some years , and tne popular manifesta
tions of rejoicing all along the route haa
been greatly gratifying to him. People have
turned out In crowds everywhere and many
incidents showing popular enthusiasm have
been recorded by the press.
iKTTMJS TIIOL'III.KS WITH JAIM.V
ilniiliU-nnt SjifiM-li of ( InO.iir of
lliiMvIn.
UEHLIN , Jan. 27. A dispatch to the Lokal
Anzclgor from St. Petersburg says the czar ,
. peaking nt a private gathering of the officers
of the Probranjeneky regiment , said : "I
.vanted long ago to acueit your invitation , but
events were weighing heavily on my mind ,
particularly difficulties with Japan. Now ,
thank God , all Is cleared vi > and no conflict
jf any kind Is to be feared. "
l-iiily HykcH * Pi-Ii-mlN Help Her
LONDON , Jan. 27. U Is reported that on
the day following the rendering of the
verdict In favor of Sir Tatton and Lady
Sykes In the suit ot Daniel Jay to recover
C15.S70 loaned to Lady i-'ykes on promissory
notes , purporting to have been s'gnul by her
husband , the whole of tlio money lender's
claims were prld by friends of Lady Sykc ? .
Mr. Jay , however , refuses to either confirm
or deny the report.
CiTllllUt Ship ( lilt ill' < 'onl.
LONDON , Jan. 27. A special dispatch
from Iterlin says the , German war ship
Geffou has returned to Aden. In order to
arrange for the Immediate dispatch of col
liers to overtake the Deutsuhland , Its con
sort , whose fires are again : lcl to have given
out.
I''OII < N of I'otvoi'fc In lilt' Kur IviiKt ,
H 1C It LIN' , Jan , 27. It In announced that
Kmperor William has drawn up and dis
tributed' to the higher naval olflcew a table
ot the forces of Japm , P.usd.u and Russia In
the far east .
I.III-KI' Uuniitlly \nplilliii lliiriiN ,
I1AKI' , Jan. 27. Half a million poods of
naphtha were burned and several persona
lost their lives during a conflagration here.
DonlliN f rii 111 I'lMKiic at loiiilni | > .
IIOMHAY , Jan. 27. According to the
ofllclnl report fhere have been i > 34 deaths
from the plague during the past week.
KVnfnrk ) DlNllllcl-H Cmiililiiliiu.
LOl'ISVILLK , Ky. . Jan. 27.The HIH : 'VII- '
nllo stcixi Unit have been tnkcn by th.-
Kentucky dlxtlllerH to-.uirJ a pooling of
their Interests nnd the consequent advance.
men ! of the price of their wliUky wort-
taken today when a romntltu < e , composed of
the most representative distillers and busi
ness men In the slate , sent out circular let
ters to all clIstllkMH of ti ) ii st-ito ufklng thtiu
to i-omo Into a mammoth stock e-omimnv
or pool to bo Incorporated under ttie state
laws , The valuation will be flxel on the
distilleries that porno Into the e'omblne.
Ti-imlilf nt Kentucky
PIN12VILLU , Ky. Jan. 27.Tho situation
at the Straight Crock mines is growing
moro verlous each 'elay. There arc hourly
conflicts botneon tlio union and nonunion
miners and eorlouu trouble la feared If the
differences are n--t' adjuaujl , A general
battle WUB fought lust nig'it near the mines
between the union ( in4 non-union miners
when eaventy-llve phots wf-ro cxehangivl
William Slooro and John nnd Andy Sexton ,
union men. were badly Injured , it la re
ported that the non-union wen shot o. man
from nmbuah.
IIFI'SAVFRS Ki'SfllF FORTY
1m LiJn V LIVO lYLjuLUu lUiVll
Marked Acts of Herjisai Performd on Lake
Michigan ,
3iNG ; THEM ASHORE FROM W3ECO SHIP
CH.v of Dulnth Strike * n lintnt tin
of St. .liiNCpli llnrlinr
( ) HC II f llll > ItL'HOIUMl
MU.-ly lo Die.
ST. JOSEPH. Mich. . Jan. 27. The bl [
? raln steamer "City of Duluth arrived of
this port from South Chicago last night a
M.10 o'clock , and attempted to enter thi
harbor , There was a tremendous wind fron
the northwest anJ a very heavy sea rolling
The Duluth kept on Its course Into thi
harbor and at the mouth of the river struct
i bar and was thrown heavily against UN
north pier , breaking In two Immediately
The mammoth steel arches on cither sld <
of the boat gave away Immediately and th'
bow of the boat dropped two or three feet
A largo hole vas torn In the port s.do o
the boat as It swung around and It wen
to the bottom In un hour , leaving only tin
cabin and part of the bulwarks above water
The two big tugs , Morford and Protection
which bad accompanied the b.g boat on It :
trip across the lake , made several desperate
attempts to rei-ch It and get the crow am
passengers oft , but were every time un
successful ,
The life saving crew was summoned am
reached the scene of the disaster In quiet
time , considering tha't they liad dlsbandet
for the winter. At midnight they hat
shot a mortar line to the boat and the rcseiu
began. The first one to be taken ashro wo :
August Kcrnweln , a business mat
of this city. Ho dipped into th <
rtatcr several times durlig the
perilous trip and was badly frozen when h ;
was pulled out onto thepier. . The rest ol
the passengers were taken ashore In thic
manner , one at a time. There were seven
teen passccgcra and twenty-three of the
crew. Captain .McL i was the last to leave
he being taken off nt "i o'clock ! in the morn
ing. There were several women aboard. Thi
members of the life-flaring crew took turnf
going out after them. Mrs. William Tryon \
now dying from the effects of the trip. She
was in a delicate condition and badly fiozcn
and was seized with nervous proctratlcci.
There is no hope for her to live.
The City of Duluth was nn old feoat , bill
one of the largest sailing on Lake Michigan.
It has been In the grali carrying trade foi
many years. It ! : nd a heavy cargo of corn
and Hour and a deckload of merchandise foi
local merchants. There Is no hope of saving
anything from the wreck , as there Is a very
high i33a rolling. No boat can reach it < uu !
the ship Is rapidly going to pieces. The on !
gineer says that when the boat struck the
engine jumpei a toot and was Immedlatelj
torn to pieces. The water rushed in , put oul
the fire. ? and the firemen barely escaped ui
the loJdeis. The floor of the cabin dccl (
gave a mighty heave upward and the pas
sengers were thrown into the wildest con
fusion.
The spot where tlio City of Duluth strucli
Is the same dangerous sandbar at the moutl
ot the harbor on which it is supposed thi
Ill-fated Chlcora and Its hapless crew weni
down three years ago almost to a day. II
is one of the most dangerous and dreadei
spots on the cast shore nnd Its exposed situa
tion In a west wind and the tortuous channe !
make It a point of peril which mariner :
approach with anxiety and pass with < "e-
Joiclng.
: > I3.\Y STOltV OK SI'A.MSII VICTORY
Xi > Suc'li TUITII UN Hit- OIKAllrKc'il i
HHVC llien CnpttiriMl.
NEW YORK , Jan. 27. A dispatch to thi
Herald from Havana says : The Spanish ac
count ot the victory ot General Castollanos
and the capture of the headquarters of tin
rebel government In the town ot ICsperanza
is now proved to be a fabrication. Then
Is no such town as Kspernnza near Cubltis
The name of the town founded nnd occupier
as the capital by the rebel government is
Agramont. Spanish troops are unable to ge !
near this place , being repulsed In the moun
tains and forced to retire with a heavy loss
Idlest advices state that the rebels an
fitlll besieging Holgnln and that the garrl.
son cannot possibly bold out without supplies
and reinforcements. General Pando finds II
ImpcFslblo to send these , although ho Is
making desperate efforts to do so.
General Panda's army is still along the
bankrj of the Canto river , and strongly in
trenched , but is unable to assume the ag.
gresHive. General Gomez shows no signs ol
taking the field nnd conducting an active
campaign. He states as his reason that he
Is short of cavalry and cannot operate suc
cessfully against the Spaniards , who have
plenty of horses. At this rate the war In
the cast can last for years. In the western
provinces , however , the troops keep pretty
well on the move , but neither side has
achieved decisive results. Hadlcals hero say
General Blanco Is playing hla last card In
his present visit to the eastern provinces , foi
the purpose , It Is Bald , of attempting to Induce -
duce Generals Ilabl and Salvador Klos to lay
down their arlns. Hath these men refused
to surrender at the close of the iast war
and the Cubans believe thorn Incorruptible ,
lleforo leaving Havana on Monday , General
Hlaiico , It is known , drew from the treasury
jaso.ooo.
ItlllllK'll ll > 'I 1-llHtcll IClllplllJ I' .
ST. LOTUS , .Inn. 27.-ISmlc ! > I'lfcr , tiged 22. .
who has been In the employ of the Hollaiii :
Jewelry company for ten years and whc
was ono of Its most trusted employes , w.u
arrefti-d today chtirgeil with stealing Jew-
c-lry mid silverware , estimated to cxcct-il
flfl.ooO In value. A profiler part of the noodh
w-is recovered nt I'rfer's homo and at n
Moro where ho Imd illnpo nl of them
Urfor ban been the support of his mothoi
and sl. tern since' lu > was old enough tc
work and since boyhood bad been In tilt
employ of the firm.
I'ny Illu : llfiilnl Tor n Strainer.
SAN FIIANCISCO , Jan. 27.-Tbe steamer
Ilumboldt has been chartered for the
Alaskan trade by John A. MeQee , jr. , nt n
stipulated rental of $3S.lXK ) a month for five
months , T.ils Is the hljihest ran- ever paid
for a vessel. The Ilumboldt Is practically
it now boat ami during Its short term of
service between San Ki'nnolseo and coa < < t
ports him become a favorite with thf gen
eral public. Un original cost wns JUO.OOO
During the term of the i-luirtcr Mr Knllsh
will receive from the elmrterc-rs u jnm uvi-
Bregatlng what It cost to put her aliout. "
Iii < i-iiHt > Cnia lu liliilio ,
POCATKLLO. Idaho , Jan. ST. The past
two days have been the coldest In thin
section for ninny ye-nrs , the thermometer
registering 13 deg.e n below zero At
lianoroft It was 41 bebw and at
Murkut Lake 3) ) below , It has been
Intensely cold for seven weeks and
the Hiiow all over iuthf Bterii Idaho in
from live to six Inebes deep. All stock men
have boon compellid to feed for weverai
weeks past nml nre becoming alarmed at the
threatened shortage of hay.
frittO IllllXC AtlKI'SNIIII'IltN ,
CHICAGO. Jan. 27-Tho appellate courl
hamlet ! down a decision today miMalnlnn
the ruling of Judge TuU-y of the clreull
court In illMnlKtiiiiir application for Injunction -
junction brought ayilnst thf otlleers of Ihi
* .oyal League to prevent the adoption of
amendment * to the by-laws of the orrte-i
Inen-aslng the rates of a Kessment The
appellate court follows Judge TuU's rul
ings throughout.
1II..U Hl-NUllM I'lllllllj-
CINCINNATI , Jan. 27. John Donnully
died In the hospital today from , the 1-ffc-i'tn
of n knork-down blow udmln'stoml ' by Hen
Green lust night. Donnelly anil a friend
htul refuse * ! to pay for xandw'.eheH onli-re-l
nt Greon'p lunchHtainl. Grevn followed nml
overtook him , knocking Donnelly down , his
head striking the curb. Donnelly and hla
friend were drunk.
IIM > SAY A .SICK II TO UKSIC.V
lllup ( .mix l MvntiiUrrro Xoi
Pli-iiNi-il vrltli Tlit-lr .Senator.
LOUISVILLE , Ky. . Jan. 27. A sprclal t ,
the Post from Krarikfort , Ky. , says : Aftei
a. hot debate this morning the lower house o !
the Kentucky legislature adwtort a substl
lute resolution offered by Hcprestntatlve Nol
BOM of Hardki , calling upon United States
Senator William Lindsay to resign It hi
cannot suuiort the Chicago platform. Dur
ing the course ofvtha itebatc such words as
"rnrty tialtor , " "rfcceant to his trust" am'
"golilbug" were freely baudlcd about. Het )
resentatlve Dcsl.a , a felltor democrat fron
Harrlscti county , opoiiljr dotiounced Scn.itoi
Lindsay as a troltof toi his party and callev
upon 'aim to rcU.ru honjo end face an out
raged constituency. 1 Osiers who made ho !
speeches nlong this lltio.wtrc Itctircscntatlvei
Trimble , Nelson , Petty , Orr and Hlckmnn
Thercsolutlcin was tidopted by a viva von
vote , but on motion ol Ucrjresentatlvc Pullta.
was reconsidered loj order that -the O'rlgliij
rcsalutljn Introduced by Rcprcsentatlvt
Saiinile-3 ; of Union , some time since , be
passed ,
i The SaitmUrs resolution was then taken Uf
and passed by u vote of 55 to 33 , Messrs
Orr , Nelson , Lackey , Patty. Pulllam , Chll-
ton and 'Mount making hot npt-eche-s , de
nouncing the course of Senator L ndsay
' Messrs. I&adbury. Cooke , Hobbs , Lettcrii
and Moqnct , all democrats , voted ngalnsi
! the resolution , saying tliat they did so lr ,
the Interest of conservatism ml that con
sideration of the resolution was mere waste
of time. The representatives dlil not vote
as a unit , they voting as their Individual
preferences dictated.
ST.Ut'rW A .VMMPKllK TO COVHII
Iliiylitii liy l.i'Kt-r lirnlc.rrH Punlit-N ( lie
I'l-l.M- ofYlifiit l'l > .
CHICAGO , Jan. 27. Shorts In wheat were
given another surprise toiMy. Shortly af'e :
noon brokers for tile Letter crowd , whc
were credited with selling May wheat eafllci
.n the day , commenced crowding t'jc Januarj
prlco and that delivery showed na much
agility as on Tuesday or Wo-lucsday , when
the iumo tactics were ( inraucd. Hy 12:45 : n.
m. January had touched $1.05 amid consider
able excitement. The advance In Jnnuar >
started a geneial covering movement among
the shorts in futures and May was advanced to
9714 cents and July to S7'/s cents , the highest
points In several weeks. The market wae
naturally a strong one ca rcporto tint Rus
sia would probably uotu become an Importer
ot wheat an * on the ntrong cables. Outalde
mark tea were alro very strong and the l cller
bujlr.g was felt almost Instantly. January
clweel at $1.0-lTs. an advance of 4 % cecus.
May showed % @ cents advance at 9"ii@
S7'4 cests , and July 1-14 cents advance at
9S % cents.
HAS xo i > n\vi-ii TO i-\i'Hi , II O\Y\ ,
May Coiifcroiifo lir.H Lost . ! iirlsilli- l n
OviiIIIH Ci'.MI- .
SAN FHANCISCO , Jan. 27. There was n
division of opinion at the meeting of the
Hay conference at which Pr. C. O. Drown
was expelled from membership and the op
posing factions are contending as to whether
ho should bo expelled from the ministry or
bo reinstated In case he should show a spirit
of true Christian repentance. The verdict
simply excludes him from affiliation with
the churches of this coast.
The ecclesiastical council of Chicago , which
has accepted Dr. brown Into Its fold , Is the
only body that can tjlvo the decree of ex
pulsion and It now lies wl'.h that organiza
tion to decide whether he sha.ll.Jjo. received
back into the fold. Dr. Drown has an-
rounced his Intention of appearing at
Metropolitan hall m Sunday evening next ,
nt which time and place he will make nn-
other confession not to a select assemblage
of pastors , but to any and all comers.
IlI.AKi : NOT fil'n.TV OK I'-
IU-lriiNi-il
ItiiKint-NH folli-fve MumiKcr
After Ifull IIviiriiiBr.
The cn&o of L. J. niako , charged with ob
taining money under , Culse pretenses from
Albena and Anna Nickel , occupied nearly
the entire time of the morning session of
Judge Gordon'n co-Jrt ymtcrday. The sisters
arrived In Omaha from their home near Yttik-
ton. S. D , kiat November. Upon the aftt r-
nooii of Nsvembsr S t'.ipy secured a catalogue
of the Omaha Commercial college and were
directed by mistake.- the college operated
by lllake at Sixteenth acid Capitol avenue.
They had a catalogue of the Commercial
college , but this they failed to show Hlake.
He agreed to glvo them Instruction for $ CO
and this amount was paid him by the sistern.
Later they found thelr'mlstako In the c llesea
end demanded the return oftheir money.
Tills was refused by IJIake , who asserted
Ifcat ho still stood ready to carry out his
part ot the agreement. Hlako was then
arrested. The cose has been continued
half a dozen times , but was at last placed
on trial thU morning. There was nothing
In the evidence croilured which showed that
Hlako had Intended to defraud the young
women. Ho was therefore dkjchargod. The
attorney for the Nickel sisters ha/i brought
a civil action hi Justice Foster's court against
IJIake , asking for a Judgment for the amount
of money given him.
COMMKMKS Till' : COI'XTY ' TUHASritHK.
Snl ( < - Trcnsurer I'mlHos Air. Ili-linroil
fur IIlN ( ircnt I'roinptiu-sN ,
County Treasurer' Helmrod 1ms re
turned from Lincoln , where ho went
for the uurposo of paying over ti
State Treasurer Meservo tlio sum of $7-
5SU.29 , the state tax collected by Douglas
county during the month of January last.
While at the state house the state treasurer
paid County Treasurer Helmrod a very high
compliment , saying that ho was ono of the
few county treasurers who settled promptly
on time and always liaj his accounts correct.
Prior to the Inctimbun'cy of State Tre > surer
Meservo It wa.-t the custom for the county
treasurers to settle seml-annually , but now
they are required to render an account ana
turn over the money each month.
In connection with the payment of $7.-
nsy.20 by County Ti.t > asurer Hclmrod , It l
interesting to know that annually Douglas
county pays about one-seventh of Urn money
required to run the nt' te machine. This
condition of affairs has existed for yearn
and Is still In vogue. Last year Dcuglau
county paid Into the state troaury the sum
of $ lfi2,364.Cl as Its share of the money
required for the. maintenance of the sluto
government.
Huston HUH Troulilo tvllli lllx Men.
Special Ofllcer Hurry H.isrtor. , In charge
of the utroet clennlnp Kan } ? , encountered a
mutiny yesterday whlcli It took Strom ;
me-.iKures to supprecH. In order to watch
the men more closely It baa been Olllcer
Kaxton'H habit'to mjiko them all rld9 lu
tlio wagon ; IH It IP { driven from place to
plni'o. This inornlUK tlvo ulr < as deelditlly
chilly and the prisoner ! ) preferred to walk
In order to keep warm. onice-r Kuntoii
would hnvo none cf It ; to he ni > nt In a hurry
call for the patrol MT.IKOM nnd IC < 1 Harris ,
alias "Ulamond , " , John Smith arid John
Landy were locked up In their
cells. During thb nftornoon the m n
oxpriSfiinl n wlllliiKnesfii to again go
to work rather than be forced
to Inhale tlio Hfwer gnH of their unhealthy
quarters. In ppitt' of the watch tb.it Ofll-
eer K.iston has kept en the men. J. Lewis
and Henry Xubu KotUvay yemenlay , The
oflleer Id figuring on placing his men around
nn ondle H chain , snort us IH useil In Coun
cil Hluffs.
lie Hull ii Stolen ( "out.
I'enrl L. Archer was arrested on lower
Douglas sireot la t night whllo attempting
to dispose of nn overcoat to II. Goldstein , a
sicond hand man nt 1121 Douglas street.
The co-it has been Idf-ntlflfd as one of th < se
stolen from the Eloro of H. Hlrsehberg. near
Thirteenth and UoiiKlnn Btreuls , u few
nib'htH ago. It Is probable that a complaint
charging burglary will be lodged
Archer.
OTHER FAST TRAINS IN S1GH1
Reviving Business in tlio West Brings ot
Revival of Flyers ,
BURLINGTON AND ROCK laUND GZT IN II
I'ni'li Coiuiuuiy Ciinxlilrrlnn tin
ItONlornttoii of 11 u n Inlil OIY nt tin-
of "llnril Tlnu-n"
I'nuiYiiifN Aii > .
Improved passenger train service on west
ern railroads formed the principal topic o :
conversation In local railway circles thl <
morning. The close approach of the ex
position and the consequent demand for bet
tor train service on all the railroads leudlnt
Into Omaha have set the passenger ofllclali
ot all western lines to thinking pretty hare
about Improving their train service wlthlt
the last few months , The result ot UK
deliberations of the officials of the Unloi
Pacific and the Northwestern railroads or
this subject was announced yesterday.
It Is altogether probable that both thi
Uurllngton and the llck Island railroad
will meet the extensive Improvements am' '
addltlona to the t'nion Pacific train scrvlci
by making similar changes on their owr
lines. H was announced nearly two monthi
ago that the Hurllngton had under consid
eration the restoration of twins N'r. 1 am
B , the fast east and westbound trains tic
twcon Chicago and Denver. fJeuor.il Pas
scni'tT Agent Francis of the H. , t M. yi-s-
terrMy said that the matter of restoring tc
the regular service . , : the road these trains
that we.-o taken off four ycnnj ago , when
the passcngor truffle began to fall away ,
was still under consideration by tlic
management of the company , nnd thai
no decision In the matter had yet
leen reached. If It Is decided to rcstor ;
these trains to service they will be place. !
on Tuesday. XJarch 1. These trains when for
merly In service merle the run between
Chicago and Denver In about the same tlm ?
s.i will be maile by the now tra'ns of the
Union Pacific and the Northwestern rail-
reads. They did not par.n through Omaha ,
but were run via Plattsmouth and Pacific
Junction. H L-j considered likely that the
route would be the eamo were the trains re-
storad and In all probability the time would
bo shortened somewhat.
HOCK ISLAND'S FAST TRAINS.
The officials of the Il ck Island railroad
are also said to be considering the mattci
of restoring trains Nos. 21 and 21 ! . fast
trains between Chicago and Denver , whlcli
were taken out of jcrvlcc on the approaoii
ot "hardtlme.s. . . " Train No. 21 would leave
Chicago nt about 10 a. in. , arr.vo here at
midnight and reach Denver at 2 or 3 o'clock
the following afternoon. Train No. 22 would
leave Denver at about noon , pass through
Omahi at 4 a. in. , and reach Chicago at c
p. in. Such was the time card of trains Noa.
21 and 22 when they were formerly In servic-
and It is believed that practically the same
schedule would be adhered to now on the
restoration ot the trains , with the probability
of having the running time of the trains
somewhat abbreviated.
The advantage of morning trains out of
Chicago , especially on travel bound for
Colorado points , in generally conceded. This
Is because the limited trains of a number
of tlio strong eastern lines arrive in Chi-
czgo between 8 nnd 10 a. m. A train leav
ing for the \vo < ) t at 10 a. m. , the , depart
ing hour of" th'o new "Colorado Special" ol
the NorthwCTtcrn-Unlon Pacific combina
tion , Is quite apt to get the travel of a
largo share ot westbound passengers arriv
ing In Chicago on the morning tralnu.
The remarkable feature of the installation
of the now train service of the Union Pa-
otflc-Northwcstorn from the railway stand
point Is the Introduction of test daylight
service between hero and Chicago. This
lias never been attempted before , and the
Union Pacific and Northwestern ofHolaln bc-
llevo that It will provo popular , especially
with women and children and others who .lo
not e-aro to takH a night train on account o ;
the Inconveniences of the Bleeping cars.
The night service from hero to Denver , It IP
bcllovcil. will be especially attractive ti
actors and other ? who cpcml the evening In
Omaha nnd want to 'bo ' In Denver the nex :
day. The train leaving here at mldnlgh-
will ba able to take a theatrical company
from hero to Denver In time for n matinee
engagement there. It Is sold that three bli ;
companies In the cast this fic eon did noi
come here because they could not make such
a trip without 'the expense of hiring a
special train.
(300D ( NEWS FOR EMPLOYES.
The announcement of the extension of
tra'n service on the Union Pacific was very
wclcomoly received among the train hands
and other employes of thp railroad. The
addition of Iho trains that will go Into
service on February 6 will require the em
ployment of three new train crews. This
will ne-eeefiltate the promotion of several in-
glncer. ? and' ' conductors and there Is much
gossip along the road as to the most likely
lo get the now positions. U Is conceded that
the engineers who liave lately distinguished
themselves by'fast runs on the Union Pacific ,
sixty-five miles or better for long dstanceii ! ,
are very likely to be plckoJ out for the new
places made necessary by the increase In
the number of ( rains and the general short
ening of the schedule. There will nlao be
moro baggage men employed on the Union
Pacific. The Pullmnti Pulaco Car company
IE getting ready to hnmllo n greater num
ber of men from this office , about two moro
conductors and four moro porters being
added to the pay-roll hern. As the cast-
bound "Chicago Special" and the westbound
"Colorado Special" will carry dinning cars
there will aio ] bo an Increase In the number
of employes In the dining car service along
thn Union Pacific and Northwestern. Alto
gether the announcement has been most
favorably received , because It means that
there will bo employment given n greater
number of men nnd because tlm move made
by the Union Pacific will undoubtedly re
sult In general Improvement and extension
of passenger train service In the west.
mi.VCKS IV TIJIMIIVAI , COMI'AXY.
A , S. 1'ndi'iHetlroN fi-iini the MIIIIMKI--
iiient nml Dli-ootory.
On February 1 Arthur S. Potter of this
city will rctlro from the dual position of vice
president nnd general manager of the
Omaha Ilrldgo and Terminal Hallway com
pany. Ho will bo succeeded by John H.
WoUtcr. who heretofore has been assist
ant general manager and secretary. J.
Herschel Daniels , who has been acting aud
itor of the company for several years , will
take Mr. Webster's placn as secretary of
the company. The latter Is the greatest
change , for Assistant General Manager
Welyter has practically been general man
ager of the company for some time. Through
111 health Mr. Potter lie been confined to
his tmhurban home at r'alhoun , Neb. , a
great deal of the time lately , and IIBH been
seen there moro than at the olllce of the
company In this city.
John Lowlier Welsh of Philadelphia h H
continue to aot as president ; Henrv
Yatea of Omaha , treasurer ; John U. Ut. of
Omaha , trslllc manager ; and J. A. L.ad -
ilell of Kansas City , chief engineer. In the
directory A. K. Stlllwoll , president of the
Kaunas City. Plttsburg ft ( Julf railroad , nuc-
ceeils A. S. Potter. "rtH'gnod. " Theae
changoa were determli.ud on at the annual
inciting of the directors on January 11 ,
but ee Mr. I'ottcr w&a to remain with the
company until February 1 , the company ( JJd
not announce the changes until yesterday.
In speaking to Tlyj Uce of the prospucts
of the newly officered company Oe-ncral
Manager-elect Webster yesterday said : "Tho
statement that It has been definitely ar
ranged that the Port Arthur Uoute will use
our bridge In entering Omaha Is wrong. It
la not supported by the facts In the case at
all , Wo bad a conference with nemo ot the
officials of that company on Wednesday ,
but there1 was nothing decided. It Is a fact
that thcro Is nothing moro decided about
Ire use of our bridge by the 1'ort Arthur
Houto now than there was ft year ago. We
want the Port Arthur people to como Into
Omaha over our bridge , and we have lohl
them eo. Hut whether they will or not It
entirely another mailer , and the person
who says that they hsvo definitely arranged
to do so knows nothing of the facts In the
matter at all. The matter Is still pending ,
and a final settlement of It , I am very sorry
to say , still appears a good way off. As .1
mr..ttor of fact. It would not surprise mo tc
see the Port Arthur Itouto make use of both
the I'lilon Pacific and our own bridge ,
neither to the exclusion of the other. The
Port Arthur Houto Is now handling trafllc
aorcvs both of these bridges , and It Is not
unlikely that It may continue to do PO for
some time to como. The road now li'is Its
terminus In Council HlnlTs nnd there haa
really been no decision , sn far as wo are
aware , to remove It to Omaha. "
CKOIiCn lit CICI.YCIIAM HKSICNS ,
Asxlvlntlt rity Tloliot Aixclll of tin-
fnlon I'lU'lllc ( lull- . .
ficorge J. Hucklnglum , nse'stant city p.is-
Fonger and ticket age-it ot the Union Pacllle ,
yesterday resigned that position and his
rrt'lgnatlon w-a ? accepted by the general IMS-
tensor department. His successor will not
bo appointed until the return of dener.il Pas
senger Agent Lomax of the Unleri Pacific.
It is generally thought that the appointee
will be ne.cctod from the general passenger
Olllce of the Union Pacllle In this city.
George J. Hurklngl.am has been eis.il.it.int
city passenger and ticket agent for the I'nlo'i
Paclilr la Omaha for the last four years.
! He brloncs to a great family of railroaders ,
1 his brothers being prominent In Union Pa
cific and Rurllnijton ranks. Hoforo h's ap
pointment to the position ho bus Just re-
s'gned ho was train agent cvi the renowned
Goli'.CT ' Gate Special , which the Union Pa
cific ran In ISM. Prev'ouo ' to that time he
w.-s in the employ of the Union Pacific at
the local headquarters. Ho Is well known
amci'iK L'hion Pacific omplojw and through
out the city.
Voles tMiiI lVi" < niiil .
There will come Into Omaha tills afternoon
forty cars of furniture In ono to'Ul ' freight
ti'i'n. constituting what Is believed to be
the largest eli.iglo train of furniture ever
shipped from ono cocslijnor to one con
signee. The bin train left Sheboygan , Wis ,
on Monday morning over the Chicago .t
Northwestern railroad , end has undo the
run In daylight etily , giving an opportunity
to the towns along the line to see the big
shipment. The train will arrive lu Council
lllufTfl it I p. m. and la Omaha at lli : !
p. m. today.
Betwien Chicago and Aurora , III. , the
saow. which was liftei from the track li
cloitd.i . Tuesday night , wcs thrown aga'nst
the cab windows of tlio Uurllngtrn fast trail
with such force a.s to break them , the gMss
boliig shattered Into fragments. When Au
rora was reached both engineers were stand
ing a foot deep In enow ssul their boillpj
were completely covered. It was nocetsary
to cover the windows with bcartin. rod in
that iranner the double-header was enabled
to reach Burlington. la.
Aecord'ng to n decision handed down by
the Kans3ri City court of appeals , it is n
milrcad's duty to notify the man to whom
perishable goods are shipped , Immeliately
upon their arrival. The Missouri Pacific
railway brought seme hogs to the Kan.sah
City market for W. P. Aull of Lafayette
county. The road failed to notify the com
mission firm to which the hop.a were ship
ped , and they were not sold at a profit. Aull
sued the railroad company and got damagcr. ' .
The appellate court rules that ho \ .s en
titled to them.
General Manager Trucsdale of the- Hook
IslDnd and Vice President Paul Morton anil
Oeneral Freight Agent Hlilille of the ? anta
Fe have gene to New York to attend the
meeting ( > ' the Southwestern Freight bureau.
The most important business before the
meeting Is the ilcmora'-izatlon In Texan rates
cause , ! by the war between the Mallory and
Lone Star steamship limes running from New-
York to the gulf. Under prc/ient crndlllonn
It Is cheaper to send goods from Chicago to
Texas via New York and viasel to Galves-
ton. than by the all-rail routes ,
Hero are some of the recent complaints
aunlnat rallrmils 'n ' Kansas Mayor William
AddLs nnd City Attorney E. W. Cunning
ham of Emporla have- filed a complaint with
the Siato Uoard of Knilnml Comm's-iio-ers
charging tbit the coal rates maintained by
the Santa Fc on shipments to Emporla arc
extortionate. The citizens of Amlover , liut-
ler county , have askol the cominloHimp'B to
compel the St. Lott'fl & Fan Fiearlsro to
p'are a telegraph operator In charge of the
dopot. The citizens of Silica , near Ellen-
woc-i ] , on the Marlon & McPhprson branch
of the Santa Fe , have asked the comir.'s-
sloner.3 to compel the company to erect a
depot at that point.
1,1 ICI'.VIM , ! : HITS Til 1-5 W1IO.VO MA\ .
Tiiki-H ii I'ulie lit . ( in- Dunn mill ( 'ON (
n Cooil Driilililnur.
Thomas Lukcvllle , a farmer from the
western -portion of the state , took In the
whirl of the town last night , and after col
lecting an asserted cargo of fancy drinks
left the beer garden at Tenth and Hartley
streets and started for his hotel. At the
comer ot Thirteenth and Hurney streets he
fell In with Joseph Dunn , nnd without any
preliminary remarks struck him In the oyc ,
Ho then thought 'to ' escape punishment ( by
running ncrostj the street Into a iialnori.
Dunn , who ! > somewhat of an athlete ,
waited on thf. outnlilc , and when his assil-
nnt reappeared trolc him by the nrrk and
threw .him Into the street. Ho followed It
up by administering a good drubbing to the
pugnacious farmer. lloth mini worn ar-
lested for dl.stmlbliiR tlio pence by fighting.
Lukcvllle told the police a story which
would rank well with dime novel litera
ture. He said ho had a largo sum of money
concealed nlnut hi' ptrs n and that In EOHIO
wMy Dunn got wind of this1. Ho said that
when ho loft Ihu garden with a number of
friends Dunn followed him. When no
reai-hoil Thliteonth and Harney streotu bethought
thought to bring matttcrs to a crisis by
turning upon Dunn nnd hitting him In the
oyc. When Lukevlllo was searched nt the
station his potscMloim tmmm l up 5i ( cents ,
ii knlfo nnd a collar button. The cano wii
set for n hearing toil.iy ( it 2 o'clock. .
Dunn hi the young man who was Instru
mental In the discovery of the theft of sev
eral ( bodies from Mount HOJIO cemetery
about a year ago.
I'AVIXO U1 I'KII.HOVAIi \.YI3S. .
Clfl/i-llM Ci-iMVlllllK Hie ( ' ( Hi illy Tl-enx-
ili-ei-/i ' Olllee to Nellie.
Owhg to the fact that parsonal taxes bo-
corno delinquent on the first day of next
month there la something of a rush at the
office of the county treasurer Just at th's '
tlmo. AH a rule the payments are not largo.
most of the heavy taxpayers preferring lo
wait until the lest day l > efore porting com-
prriy with their incney.
Ycste-rday the tax receipts at the county
treasurer's office uxceoileil these of an ilay of
the last month. This Is duo to the fact that
this morning the Union Pacific Hallway com-
l/iny sent up a check for $13,70i ! In payment
of Its personal tax for the year 18U7. Thla
payment covers the assei-sim-nt levied against
rolling stock end oqulpmont In th'w ' county.
I'orl ArOiur IS
Only thirty members of the Commercial
club huvij signified their Intention of taking
the Tcxa.s trip over the Port Arthur route.
All nume-n must be In by Saturday In order
that the secretary can notify the- railroad
official * of the size at the party. The party
l < "ave- this rlty on m-xt Thursday ,
I.ooiilnu fiiiMji'im Iliinf
C. W. needier , ex-mayor of Unlvcralty
Place , Neb. , culled at the police station this
morning to ask fia to the whcruibGU's of
Myron Hunt , ZIHO | formerly of Llni-oln. Jit
Miya that tti t young man left IIH ! li < me u
short time ago. Hunt linn wealth } n-biUvH
living In the cunt , who arc uollcltou * about
bis welfare ,
DPI1 UVUI ? 4lMfPrTl \ PPTTI I'
DliLLEVUli ASKLD 10 SL11LL
Another Chapter of tlio Suit for the S'rcek
Tinib r ,
SUIT FOR DAMAGES AGAINST VILLAGE
DefeiiiliiutN In nil Injunction Suit Her-
eonie I'liiliitfiTs In nn Ai-llon lu
JU-c-ovor for Injury lu
ItoiiilliilloiiN.
The town council of Itellovuo and most
of the residents of the ploco have con
ducted themselves in such a manner that
they have n lawsuit on their hands. The
action U known In the courts ns Duncan
Mcnztcs , John T. Clarke nnd the llcllcvuo
Improvement Company against William T.
Itramlon and William H. Hnrrls.
Some tlmo ngo William T. Ilr.tmlon ami
William 11. Hnrrls , as residents ot the town
of Hollevue , secured a restraining order
ngalnst tlm plaintiffs In the present suit ,
enjoining them ami the town council from
cutting the trees from the streets , and also
from fencing up certain parts and parcels
of the town pint. The case wns heard at
the Sarpy county term of court , nnd after
the evidence had been adduced the re
straining order wns refuso-l. N'ow the de-
fcml.ints In the fitvt suit como Into court
and make the former plaintiffs defendants
In this suit , domnndlng from them the sum
of jfi.OOO damages , alleging that by reason
of the alleged f.ilso statomentn made In the
former suit their reputations have been
damaged In the sum sue-1 for.
DOCKI'VI' KOIt THU CIIMIVK TIUMI.
1'lstrlol Court Will Have Seventeen
Iliiiiilri-il Citsi'M to l-'nee.
The tnillrntloiiB all po'nt to an unusually
heavy docket for the February term ot
court that begins ono week from next Men-
day. Last term there were 1.IT.1 cases for
trial nnd It Is now pretty certain that this
number will be Increased by n couple of
h unit roil , aul possibly more. One thing Is
certain , however , and that Is there will no
fewer Important cnses than usual.
The lucrca.sc In the size or the docket for
the February term of court Is due to the
fact -that during the lant few weeks hun
dreds of tax lion foreclosure cases liavo
been brought , lurties holding certificates
bringing suit in order to pr tect their rights.
before tl.e statutes of limitations run out.
So far as IndicatU n.i go there are but three
o.ises of any note f.iat will be on trial next
term. The case of the State against the
Kastncrs ! s the only Important criminal cose.
In tills the three Kastnorn , th < > fattier and
two sons , nro charged with the murder of
Olllccr Tiedeman and tlio wounding of Officer
Glover. The evidence is all clrcunislanl'cil '
and on tills tlio state hopes to secure a
conviction. A s.iloon at Tnirtlotb and
fixildlcig streets was robbed. A call wag.
turned In to tMc police station and the two-
olllcers rcti.iondod. As they approached the
building the liurglani emerged and com- .
mcnced firing. Officer Tiedeman was shot
and died a few hours later. Olllcer Glover
was severely wounded , but has recovered.
The \ ast reputation of the Kantners was
Eiu'h that they "were smoected. They wero-
arrested annl held en the charge of murder.
The trial of this ruse will come In criminal
court nnd will consume several days.
In the law court , ? the ca.se of the State
against the bondsmen of Joseph S. Dartley
l likely to oroupy tlie attention of Judge
Powell for heveral weeks. In this cni-'e thiv
slate Is suing to recover the Bum of $500,000 ,
the amount of Hartley'u defalcation.
In the equity court. prciiHod over by Judgo-
Scott , the c-isc of Mary U. Shelby against
John A. Crelghton will bo on trial and will
occupy the time tad attention of the court
for weeks. The plaintiff is the daughter or
Jossph Crelqliton , deceased , and seeks to sot
salde a transfer ot real estate from Joseph to-
John A. Crclghto-i. made yearn ago. The
property includes Crelghton Heights , Clifton
Hill and' u large number of tracts of land
neutered thioughout Hie county , valued In
tlio aggregate at something like $200,000.
Tlio i-ootont'on of the p ilntltf is that Joseph
Crelghton was r.ot of ooiind mind when ho
n.ado the transfer to hl brother. John A.
Creighton.
Cnrriiiviiy ItevletiN III * Suit.
Davis S. Carraway h In the district court
with u suit wherein ho seeks to recover tho-
sum of $000 from Ulchard llerlln and
Thomas H. Hcaly. Ho alleges that thr >
defendants operate a place ut South Omaha ,
which lie visited on January 25 , 1897 , and
numerous limes prior thereto. On the oc
casion ot thine visits Carraway avers that ho
sat In a game of poker and lost the amount
of money , for the recovery of whlcli he now
brings Killt.
In suing Ilerlln ami Hcaly , Carraway nl-
logi's that the defendants , acting In direct
violation of law , operate a game of"
chnnco. and In doing so they secured his.
money at the times named In his petition.
Not long ago Cnrraway Imd a Hlmlll.ir suit
In the county court , where ho recovered a
judgment.
\ < II-N of Hie Coin-In
Rllzabeth Hall . .UIK CliarliH Hall for a di
vorce , alleging desertion and failure to sup
port.
County Jinlgn Haxter will return from New
York on Fcbmury 7 and will co.ivcno tho-
February tonn of c-oiirt the following morn
ing.
As receiver of the Hobrockor stove works
F. J. ( Jrlflln h.1,1 filed bU report , showing
that he line o.-illectoil $ ! ilQ.iri from the ciKneiii
an.j lias paid out the sum of $ | : ixn.
Katlo T. Fleming has brought divorce pro-
cee.lhiga against her h unhand , William M ,
Fleming. She alli'gea a failure to oupport
and In addition to the drcroe she asks for
the restoration of her ina'iion ' name , Katlo-
T. KaBtlmii.
A < i administrator of the estate of Juieph
Darker , deceased , W. A. Ittdlck has un-
sworcil tlio petition of J. W. Thomas , re-
celvor of the Midland State bacik. In hla.
rnsttcr ho denies tMt Hie receiver has a
right to silo thi' Ilirkor estate for $ i COO , tlio.
amount of Htock In the ilefuict bank. Ho
says that at one time prior to bis death
Jctieph Darker owned the Ktoi-k hiied upon ,
but assigned It long hoforo ho died.
IIIDS OCIK'VTV I'ltnSCHII'TIKVSV
lonerN Will Ileeelve Dll'er *
The county oommlssloners will hold nn
adjourned meeting next Saturday morning , nt
which tlmo they will loiolvcblda for furnish
ing ( jrcscrlptlons 10 the outdoor | K > ur during
the year.
Some weeks ago the county rommls.slctiern
Invited bids for filling iirntcrlptlons ami re
ceived what they cfiiHiilered a very reason
able proposal. Tliu Rnmixiny HUbmlttlng tiio
bid has two drug stores , ono In the heart
of tlio. city and -the other out on Went
Leavenworth street , a mlle or moro from the.
buslnctiH pM-tlun of the city. In looking
over the bliln It was OBcertulned that the
comvany proposed to111 the ( ) iespritlons ! at
the out-of-town utoro , tlie bidder miylng that
ho did not want the charity people arouml
the fashionable store down town. The com-
mlKnloni'rs considered thuir ttade Ju t us good
ii H any and Immediately rejected the bid ami
rcadvertlsed
Ilc-tiveen Teiiiuif anil I , million ) .
ClmrlcH l < Vileoner wag arrested on com
plaint of A. K. Welland , who usserts that
'
Falconer runted a IIO'UHO of film , located ut
121G Mason street , u month ngo , but forgot
to pay any rent for the mimo. While hn oc-
cupli-d 'litpremlscH ' Fnlcont-r built a fvnca
aiourul the back yard. When ho moved Oi
ft-w days 'IK-J be tool : the fe-nco with him ,
It l-i on this account that WtllauUvanU )
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