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I TIIE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SATPHDAY , FETJmrARY 12 , 1808. EDJIISTES IS A SORE HAS Chairman of Populist Committee Retires to Cave of Gloom. ADMITS HE HAS MADE A GREAT BLUNDER Oilier .Member * of Slnlc Hnnxc I'nrlj Thnt the Oil Inoncclor URN Kiulcil IIU flinncoH to Hneerril Hole-null ) . LINCOLN , Feb. 11. ( Special. ) The gloomiest man about the state house today was J. H. Kdmlsteii , chairman of the popu- lat ! state committee. Ho declines to bo In terviewed by the reporters , but to his friends ho makcn the admission that he has no only been outwitted In his scheme to splrl K. U Simon away to Dawson county , bu that the whole thing was a great polltlca blunder. The other members of the state houco party agree with him In this nnd nro very outspoken In cither ridiculing or de nouncing the affair. One ot the prominent o3clalB said today "that If Mr. 'Edmlsten ' wanted to defend his reputation against the charges made by Simon , the proper way would hnvo been to swear out the complain nnd have the arrest made openly , Instead o arranging a plan to kidnap the prisoner and hustle him away by a circuitous route to a western county for trial. " They say that I the Idea was to thoroughly puncture Mr ; Edmlston's gubernatorial boom It has beet most succensfully carried out. This talk Is ncntral among the populists. Ono ot them today oven went so far as to charge that the Simon story was brought out and the kid naping schema originated an n sure way to Injure Kdmlsten's political chances and get him out of the way before the tlmo for the next state convention. FELT55 AGAINST EXPRESS COMPANIES The hearing of the complaint of II. Q Fcltz against the express companies Is se for February IB before the secretaries of the Btato Board Of Transportation. Felts ; In his complaint said that the rates charged by the companies were cxhorbltant and ought to bo reduced at least 2. > per cent. The complaint was made In October , but up to this tlmo Feltr. has never appeared to moke nn argu ment In support of his complaint and sev eral adjournments have been taken. The secretaries of the hoard say that Fcltz has promised to bo hero on the Ifith and that I lie should not como the hearing will be taken up anyway. The brief of the First National bank o Oalvn. 111. , against C. W. Mosher and R. C Outcault was filed In the supreme court to day. In 1S02 Moshcr nnd Outcault borrowc < $ . " > ,000 from the bank nnd the note was re newed once or twice afterward. After the collapse of the Capitol National bank In ISO : the Galvn bank sued and obtained judgmen against Mosher and Outcault for the claim In a subsequent suit to collect this judgmen nn effort was made to show that certali shares ot gas stock held by C. 0. Whcdon nnd Charles Magoon In reality belonged to Mnihor and had not been legally trann ferrcd. It Is the contention over the owner ship of the gas stock that brings the case Into the supreme court. Governor Holcomb has received an Invlta lion and ticket to the "Administration Ball' 'which Is to bo given by the Republican clul of the Twenty-eighth assembly district o Now York City on the 3d of March. The letter of Invitation says : "You are Invltei to bo present with us. Not as partisans , bu an Americans , we Intend to gather together nnd celebrate the return ot prosperity to our beautiful and beloved country. The Lyceum on this occasion will bo specially decorated grand music for dancing and promenade wll bo furnished , exhibition drill of uniformed drill corps and artistic dancers will appear during the reception and ball. A pleasant evening Is guaranteed our guests. " Gcorgo W. Hunt has been appointed as commissioner of deeds for Nebraska at Phil adelphia. The appointment Is made on the recommendation of the governor of Penn sylvania. The Colophlto company of Now Haven nnd Omaha filed articles of Incorporation to day , with a capital stock of $1,000,000. The business of the company Is manufacturing and dealing In enamels , waterproof composi tions and kindred wares. The Incorporators are : Clinton II. Bird. William H. Lawson and John lAnness. The following notarial commissions were Issued today : John J. O'Shea , Newman Grove ; Thomas Patz , Crete ; T. K. Ottls Humphrey : W. II. Herbert , Hlldreth ; W. A Green , Lincoln ; F. W. Sherwood , Chadron H. O. Paine , Alnsworth ; A. M. Bover , Va- coma ; M. L. Learned , Omaha ; C. E. Smith Tccumseh ; A. W. Shelbloy , Ponca ; Lewis W Hague , Kearney ; Rudolph Rochlcr , Spencer Frank Dolczal. Fremont. WACO POSTOFFICE ROiOBDR ON TRIAL. The trial of Joseph "Mead , the Waco post- oP.lco robber , occupied federal court yester day and today , the case going to the Jury I at 3 o'clock this afternoon. The testimony was that late 0110 night In the town of Waco it was noticed that rome person won In the pcstolllcc. Citizens were called and an at tempt was made to surround the building and capture the burglar. The man on the inBldo took the alarm and fled , being closely pursued. Alter a short chase Mead was captured and when found had a lot of pcn- -V nlcs tied up In a handkerchief , , which were ' Identified as belonging to the postofflce. The dofcnso sought to show that the crowd had caught the wrong man , having overhauled IMead , who was Innocent of wrongdoing , ex cept that ho was partly drunk , while the real robber escaped In the darknew. At C o'clock this afternoon the Jury agreed upon a verdict of guilty. Before sentence was given application for a now trial was madn and the judge took the matter under advisement. The special Investigating committee ap pointed toy the council to Investigate the different departments of the city administra tion held a brief session hero this after noon. Thrco witnesses were called , two of them testifying to having paid certain city olllclals money In amounts. ' ranging from $2 to $10 for campaign purposes. G. A. ( Bartly , an employe In the water depart ment , said that ho had been requested by the head of hla department to pay $35 , He did so , ho said , with the understanding that had ho not done so ho would not bo ap pointed , The Union Commercial club Is making preparations for an elaborate reception to bo given In Its new club house at the corner of Thirteenth nnd N streets tomorrow even ing. The club house Is ono of the prettiest In the west and guests will bo present from various parts of the elate. The building hati been elaborately decorated Insldo and thi > clubmen are exerting every effort to make the club's houso-warmlng reception a big success. A coffee and eplco establishment Juat west of the Lincoln hotel was damaged by flro late last night. The stock was fully Insured. The building was only slightly damaged , an the flro department liauCled the fire before It had made much headway , While the flro Itchlnc. Irritated. ic ljr , crusud Bcolju. ilrr , thin , ind falling Hair , cleanitd , purlOcd , ind beautl * fled by warm lianipoo with Cmcuiu SOAP , nd occailoml drctilni ; * of CuncVBi , pnreit of tmolllcnti , the grcatctt tUu curci. Treatment will produce a clean , licallhjr icalp with luxuriant , luitroui hair , when all elio falli. BoU Ihronboul iht wotlit. Pom. p to i > t > Cm * , Co r. H l rrepl . 1U.K.U. nt ll lr , " milled fit * . SKINS OH FJRH WM In progress thlevea broke Into n Jewelry Rtorc at Fcurtecnth ftnJ O otrcotfl , cutting n lio'.o In tbo front window with n Kin" cutter. They were detected before they ha ( ' secured any booty and th& police arrlvci In tlmo to arrest a couple of colored men who were found at the front of the building L1NCOLX LOCAL. NOTES. Lincoln day cxcrcloca were held at the High school thU forenoon. The junior class pre entcd a handsome portrait of Lincoln to the school , the speech being made by Superintendent Saylor. The Cotillion club gave the third party of the ne-aton last evening at the homo o ! Mr. and Mrs. Buckstaff , It was one of the prcttlcflt parties of the aea oa. Ices were served diir'ng the evening acid the younger couples Indulged In dancing. The ladles ot the Kappa. Alpha Thela fraternity of the university will give a ban quet tomorrow evening. A scries ot revivals arc In progrcm al Trinity Methodist Uptacopal church , conducted by Hev. Robert Chlppenflcld , assisted by Hcv. F. S , Stein acid Kldcr lavls. ) Sam Henry of this city la organizing a party to go to the Klondike. He has hat considerable experience In the gold fields o Alaska , and Is confident tlut the trip wll bo . successful one. He expects to organize a party of twelve people. They -will leave Lincoln February 22. The Hcd Illbbon club , a temperance or ganization , has called a mass meeting at the Funko opera house for Sunday afternoon to discuss munlclral politics. 1o Lincoln hotel Ins Issued InvUatlona to the traveling ii.cn for a compllmcntar ; prorccnado ball , to Lo given at the hotel on the evening of February 25. Next Tuesday la Charter day at the Unl verslty of NcUuika , and there will bo np proprlato exercises. In the afternoon the UnUcrslty regiment will bo received by the governor , rcsonta and chancellor , ftftcr whlcl the chancellor will present the Indlvldua mcdalH won last year la the competitive drills. The YoungMen's Ilcpubllcnn club of Lin coln held a banquet at the Llndcll hotel to night. There were 175 covera laid. The toastmaster was E. P. llrown , former presi dent of the club. Omaha people at the hotels ! At the Liu- doll W. E. Hlttticock , C. A. Hoggs , E. A Locke , F. J. Hohlnson , F. Q. Ikirlght , W. C VanDorvoort , Certrudo White , Gould Diets' U. II. Howell. At the Lincoln C. Hudlo 0. W. Heln , Jr. , O. M. Judwlck , T. S. Don nun , S. 1'hclps. I.V KAVOIl OF Til 13 W.VTUR WORKS ItritdwiMl Iiy JiiilKe Xorrln tit Viirlh 1'tnllp. NORTH PLATTB , Nob. , Feb. 11. ( Spe cial. ) In the district court today Judge Norrla , who Ic presiding during the absence of Judge Grimes , handed down an opinion in the case of the Water Woiks company against the city , In which the former suet ; to recover money duo on hydrant rental. The Judge decides that the company Is enti tled to receive all money accruing from a 7 mill levy on the assessment valuation o the city from the time the water works were first put In. A union meeting of the five railroad eiders represented In this city has been called for March 22 , nnd Invitations are now being mailed to lodges along the line of the U lon 1'nclflc Inviting them to send del egates. The grand officers of the respective ordcrj have accepted Invitations to atteni ; the meeting , the object of which Is to promote a more friendly feeling between the five orders. In the forenoon of the day each order will hold a secret scission ; a Joint secret session will bo held In the afternoon , and In the evening a joint pub lic meeting will be held In the opera house followed by a banquet. Notwithstanding a 12 per cent reduction In the force at the Union Pacific shops nt this place , business for the flrsi ten days of February Is reported by loca merchants to po 25 per cent greater than for the same period last year. This 1 : largely due to the Increased shipments of cattle nnd hogs by the farmers of the coun try. Very little corn hu , or will be shlppet from the county , the farmers having sufficient stock to consume It. This U the first tlmo In five years that such a condi tion has existed. Not since farming has been attempted In Lincoln county has there been so much moisture In the ground as at present , and the outlook for a crop ol small grain was never so promising. The number of croakers and calamity howlers are crowing less each day. IlcliiU'il .StormOCH. . PERU , Neb. , Feb. 11. ( Special. ) Yester day morning rain began falling , accompanied by lightning and heavy thunder. The rain continued all day. Over three-quarters of an Inch of water fell , when It turned to a sleet , which froze on the trees , fences and wires in such a way that much damage was done. CENTRAL OITY , Nob. , Feb. 11. ( Special. ) The warm spring weather of the last few days has given place to a young winter. De- Uveen 4 o'clock Wednesday morning anil noon at least eight Inches of snow fell. 'MINDBN ' , Neb. , Feb. 11. ( Special. ) A heavy snowstorm commenced hfire last even ing and It Is still snowing hard. IPULUEIRTON , Neb. , Fob. 11. ( Special. ) A severe snowstorm set In hero yesterday morning and continued throughout the day. There are now at least ten inches of the beautiful all over the ground. This part ol the state has had much more snow this win ter than for several years past. JUNIATA , Neb. , Feb. 11. ( Special. ) The fine weather of tlio last week suddenly came to a close last night by a rain , sleet and snow storm , which lasted until noon to day. day.WESTERN WESTERN , Neb , , Feb. 11. ( Special. ) The first three days of this week were very pleasant. Tuesday night and Wednesday forenoon there was a big rain. Wednesday night U rained and froze , covering the ground with about one-third of an Inch of Ice , which may be bad for the wheat. Find Two 'IliirrclH ' of Sdilt. TEKAMAH , Neb. , Feb. 11. ( Special. ) Last night a search warrant was sworn out for the business place of II. W. Monroe of this city and the premises were searched by Sheriff Lnngford , who found two barrels and about half a dozen cases of something , what It is will be determined later , anil tl.reo gambling tables , all of which were taken charge of by him. Ever since last spring when the people ot this city voted that Tekamah should have no saloons for a year , Mr. Monroe boa been running what he called a "temperance saloon. " At the tlmo the search was made yesterday there were a number of persons on the second floor , supposed to have been gambling , and when the sheriff entered the place It Is thought the alarm was given from below nnd they all escaped through a back entrance , so no arrests were made. This same place was scorched once last summer , but nothing was found. Mr. Monroe Is In the east at present and had left his place lu charge of a clerk. ICIpii lit Full I' PIHRRE , S. D. , Feb. 11. ( Special Tele gram. ) The supreme court this afternoon In a majority opinion , Fuller dissenting , hfld that the application for nn order ID show cause was one In which they should take jurisdiction and set the hearing on the order ror feuruary zs. rncy denied the motion for a restraining order , which leaves Klpp In full possession of the olDcc. In the opin ion they did not la any way pass upon the merits of the case , leaving that all open for th hearing on the order. Governor Leo will leave for homo In the morning and "re- fusea to give out any statement In regard to the situation. This action settles tbo matter until the hearing the 23d , when the merits of the -JEO will come before the court. WESTERN , Nob. , Feb. 11. ( Special. ) Dullness Is getting back to where It used lo < be. Everybody has something to do. The Fairmont Creamery company put In a eparator here last fall , which Is well pa- ronlzed. jCharles TImm sold a half Inter est In the roller mill to F. Koachmlro , and , hey are Increasing their output of flour and feed. Houses here are well filled up again and people feel confident of the future. I'rlNoner Oft * .Vivnr. YORK , Neb. , Feb. 11. ( Special. ) nicbarfl lllllgas and Charles Gregory were arrested at York last night on the charge of stealing calves from a farmer In Merrlck county. While ticlng taken to the jail Gregory gave the officer * the all" . Ho lias uot yet been CAUgbt. FARMERS OF DODGE COUNTY Interesting and Profitable Institute is Being Held at Ircmonti PAPERS READ ON IMPORTANT SUBJECTS Prof. Cnrd of Uic Slnic nlverl Trent * ot rintiln niul AVlmt They Gniher from the Knrtli. FREMONT , Nob. , Feb. 11. ( Special. ) The first paper read at the evening session of the Dodge County Fanners' Institute last even ing was by Prof. Card of the State university on "What Plants Gather from the Earth. ' Ho staled as a general proposition , the truth of which had been thoroughly established by scientific research , that whatever Is taken up by plants la In liquid solution , Including all the mineral elements. Of course the source of all this supply Is the soil , oven hydrogen and nitrogen being obtained from It. Dactcrla of various species are also necessary to the successful growth ot the plant. Plants take up raw food In solutloi and carry It to the leaves , where It under goes the process of assimilation , after whlcl It goes down between the bark and the wood This downward course Is shown by the fac that when n tree Is girdled the wound com mences to heal at the upper sldo and heals across , hence girdling Increases the growtl and quality ol the fruit , but Injures the roots. .V trco takes up water from the roots and evaporates It through the leaves. A vast amount ot water Is necessary to mature crops and the prime object of cultivation litho the retention of moisture. The character o the fruit Is largely determined from the quality ot the soil. To get a good colorcc fruit the presence of potash Is necessary and the sunlight Is an Important factor. A vocal selection was then given by i quartet consisting of Messrs. Meyers am Eisner and iMlsscs Campbell and Cornell. The next paper was by Hon. Isaac Xoyea of Waterloo on feeding cattle. Ho depre cated the present tendency of the business to drift Into the hands of a few but predicted that the tlmo wai coming when the small feeders woult bo more numerous. Ho advocated fccdlnp stock In stalls In barns. A very animate ; discussion followed this paper , ilr. Whltc- moro of Valley said that the great capital ists are today putting up the money for cdt- tlo feeding and that the big packers virtually own all the cattle now being fed. Ho thoughl It best to commence again and build u | herds. As far as the cattle business Is concerned corned , owing to the stand taken by the packers , the farmer Is In a bad plight. Tin general opinion was that the best way ou ot It was for the farmers to start In am ralso cattle. GRAFTING AND BUDDING. At the session this morning President George Marshall ot the State Horticultural society spoke on "Propagation "by " Grafting or Huddlng. " He said the reason for graft- tag was that the seed as a rule would re produce the same kind ; planting 100 seeds would inc&t likely give 100 different kinds of fruit. Pits should bo planted Immedi ately or kept \\ct so that they will gcrml- nato when planted In the spring. The best tlmo for budding la In August , when the bark Is loose and the young tree growing very rapidly. iMako a "T" ohaped cut , take oft the bud with a little wood with It , tie It up and when healed take off the string. Care must be taken not to cut too deep. Grapes are propagated by cuttings , the earth placed tightly around them and a uanlc thrown up to Icecpi the wind on. cur rants can bo handled the same way ; cover cuttings with neil and manure. The black berry , without suckers , has to be propagated by laying down the branches and < -overlng them. Strawberries will propagate them selves , but , of course , require cultivation. C. A. Whltford of Arlington spoke on "Why Farmers Should Ralso Fruit. " The principal reason was because It was profit able and furnished a healthy and desirable food. For spraying fruit ho used one ounce of parls green to a barrel of water. The best tlmo for spraying was just before the blos som end of the apple closes. Mr. Whltford gave some account of the experiments In spraying made by Prof. Card of the university on his orchard last year. Some rows were not sprayed , some once and some twice. The result was those not sprayed were wormy , while these sprayed were In good condition. One ounce of parts green to ten gallons of water was used. The apple scab ho considered a worse enemy than the coddling moth , as It spoiled the sale of fruit. As a remedy for this he would spray with the Bordeaux mixture. The apples best adapted to this climate , In his opinion , were the Ben Davis , Jones' Golden , Jona than , Gentians , Iowa Blush and Wine Sap. ELECTION OF OFFICERS. At the afternoco session the following offi cers were elected : President , John Wilson of Webster ; treasurer , J. R. Cantlln ; secre tary , E. D. Kelley. President Wilson read an Instructive paper on "Rotation of Crops. " While not neces sary now , he 'bought It would be In the future. R. M. Allen of Ames read a paper prepared by B. M. Snow , statistician for Swift and Company of Chicago , on "How Cheap Can Corn Be Grown. " It was largely of a statistical nature. Hi * figures placed the lowest price It could bo raised at C cents per bushel , but In another place In the article his figures also showed that It could not bo ra'eed for sale at a profit at a ccst of less than 18 cents per bushel. Some of Mr. Snow's figures were severely criticised by Mr. Allen , especially the cost of plowing acid cultivating , which ho said were far below the actual expense. Mr. Allen then read a paper prepared by him largely In reply to Mr. Snow's position. The figured he took from the actual experience of the Standard Cattle company at Ames and placed the cost much higher than Snow had them. The cost of raising corn raised much d'scurslon and the general opinion of the farmers was that Mr. Snow could not raise corn In Nebraska for C cents a bushel with out losing a good deal of money. WAHOO , N-JD. , Feb. 11. ( Special. ) Ar rangements are being perfected for a farmers' Institute , to bo held In this city February 25 and 26. Prof. Taylor of the State univer sity , who Is also superintendent of farmers' Institutes for the state , and other speakers will bo present. The program Is not yet completed. IInrtliiKloii I It'in H. HART1NGTON , Nob. , Feb. 11. ( Special Telegram. ) Mrs. Agnes iBcneon , nearly 10 years of age , was today taken by Deputy Sheriff Garvey to the Hospital for Insane at Norfolk. She was brought hero by the state authorities of Minnesota , where she has been In the hospital at Rochester , and they de cided that she lived In this county. The Hartlngton Choral union , assisted by 'Mr ' . Helen Hamilton , a graduate of the Paris Conservatory of Music , gave a con cert at the Union opera house this even ing for Mo benefit of the City library. I.OIllxVlIlt' 'Hl'IIIH , LOUISVILLE , Neb. , Feb. II. ( Special. ) Parmele & Itlchlo have their now mill about completed. It Is a largo , three-story etructuro , with an elevator attached. Tv.-o men from Iowa have completed ar rangements for puttlrg In a creamery here. Everything is to bo In running order by tlio 1st ot May. The brick factory people are having their kilns emptied , preparatory to starting up again. They were compelled to shut down on account ot the extreme cold weather just aefuro Christmas , They employ about ; wenty-flvo men , York IN I'IciiHril. YORK , Neb. , Feb. 11. ( Special. ) The news from Norfolk that York liad been selected as the place for holding the next annual encampment of the Grand Army of ho Republic baa highly elated York people , .nil the encampment that will be provided or next year's meeting will bo well worthy of the event. Thief lit CtiMtoil- . FAIRBURY , Neb. , Feb. 11. ( Special. ) Sheriff Bonawltz returned from I'awnco City , where ho arrested Bert Specs on the charge of stealing two watches from partita here. Epeet ) ba been living here for a few weeks nnd left n few rtay since , going by n very roundabout way to P wn o City , where ho has relations , A gold watch be longing to Henry Rldder WAA found on h'a person , and hela knowcijtj have had another ono when ho left bc1onft4&g. to another rarty , which was not recovered. XCTT I/OUKC Vurmcil. FRANKLIN , Neb. , Feb. 1L ( Special Tele gram. ) W. H. Brown I'ofMQmaha ' , supreme secretary ot the Hualncss/-Men'8 fraternity , was at this place today ifind organized a lodge of the order \Mllh , twenty charter members. A. C. Hart iyas ( elected president and A. R. Peck ccrctary. . ' Dritiiinii fc/r CENTRAL CITY , Neb. , Feb. ll.-Speclal. ( ) There Is a great demarft for farms this spring , many tenants pc'.pg ' unable to find ' places. T. B. Herd U.faU'enlne 7,000 cattle nnd 26,000 sheep In the ylclitty of this city. Saturday ho began shipping to Chicago. .Stock Dolii ) ; Well. FULLERTON , Neb. , Feb. 11. ( Special. ) The etockmen report that nil kinds of stock are doing fairly this winter. Many cattle- are being corn fed here this eeason , cad several thousand head ot sheep. n * r rT i PIYP i ire * n n SAGAS1A SPEAKS UP ( Continued from First Page. ) at C o'clock this evening. The rioters smached the windows of a Jewish store over which were the names of "Levy & Dreyfus. " During the disturbance a shot from u re volver was fired. As this dispatch Is sent the prefect of police , wllti a largo force ol policemen , Is coping with the moli. I'OSAllOWSKY ' 1UI.1CS AltOUT TAUIFF. Prohibitive Decree' < ARiiliiMt FrtiH IN DlMCimNiMl In < lu > ItvleliNttiKT. BERLIN , Feb. 11. When the estimates for the German embassy at Washington were presented In the Reichstag today a discus sion arose on the general relations between Germany and the United States , during which Dr. Barth , the frelsslnnlgo leader , Count Posadowsky , the minister of the Inter ior , and others participated , Dr. Barth pointing out the great Importance of Amer ican trade and how the exports of 1S9G had Increased 20,000,000 marks. Dr. .Barth said the fact that ! Germany ab stained from reprisals lor American treat ment of German sugar ought not to bo over looked by the United States. At the same time , ho added , the danger from the San Jose louse was not so threatening as at first assumed. Count Posadowsky replied that the meas ures taken at Hamburg were owing to the government learning that a largo consign ment of fruit from on Infected district was on Its way there. Experts , ho added , ha < ] found breeding Insects In pears already ex posed for silo , and later In a consignment of apples. Continuing , Count Posadowsky said : " 1 have today learned that the Insect was atao found In Berlin. The greatest precaution consequently , Is necessary. The Insect ha : hitherto not been found In Germany , and even in America It is regarded as being very dangerous. " Count Posadowsky then referred to the various state laws In America against the transit of Infected fruit , adding : "To the unjustifiable repro.ichfcs bT the Americans J would only reply 'do 'not do to others what thou wouldst not have doneto thce. " Wo only acted In self-defense/ ' Referring to the future commercial policy the count said : "Wo cannot alter existing treaties before they uxplro. We require anew now , autonomous tariff which can bo utilized with the new commercial treaties. We shall act wisely and not conjure up an unneces sary tariff war , but the true moment may como when wo shall bo compelled to aban don our passive policy. The greatest art lies In the maintenance of peace ao long as possible , and li hope the- government will bo allowed to dccldo when the moment has como to depart from .that ; course. " FIGHTING FOR TJlU SUCCESSION IK-nth of Harriet thtC SlKiinl for l'l ' > - rlHiiiK' I" Guatemala. SAN FRANCISCO , Feb. 11. A special from San Jose do Guatemala says : Civil strife and bloodshed have followed the kil ling of Barrios. "Before " the body of the Into ruler had found sepulchre the factions were flying at each other's throats , and as a result General Marroquin , the chief sup porter of Prospero Morales , one of the as pirants to the presidency , Is dead and his forces are seeking safety In flight. It was last night that General Marroquln attempted to selzo the reins of government In behalf of Morales. Ho made an attack In force on the palace barracks. The assault was vigorously resisted and in the fighting General Marroquin and five others were killed. iSeclng that their efforts v > ould not prove successful , the attacking forces , con sisting of 2,000 men , headed by General 'Majera ' and Colonel Arrcvalo , fled from the city. city.Today Today General Toledo , who has been ap pointed minister ot war by Manuel Estrada Cabrera , the president pro tempore of the republic , ordered the artillery In pursuit of the fleeing revolutionists. The populace and soldiers are now de manding that General Mcndizabal bo pro claimed president. The situation is becom ing moro complicated and the crisis Is acute. IIRIIULS 1JKK13AT 1IISGUI.AII TKOOP.3. IlcportH of VlKhtlut ; Ar > llvcelveil from ( iinluinnlii. 'MEXICO ' CITY , Feb. 11. Guatemalan rebel leaders hero have received reports that there has been fighting In Guatemala , and that sixty-four men were killed , but strict censorship is kept on telegrams. General 'Marraquln ' was shot by govern ment troops today while making a brilliant attack upon the barracks , which were de fended by 2,000 troops , who , however , were dislodged. The government general , Aie- vale , and Major Nacra evacuated the bar- rackn with their men and fled. WASHINGTON , Feb. 11. According to an oiriclal dispatch received by Laze Arrlaga , the Guatemalan minister , at 11 o'clock to night there Is no foundation for the report published that a revolution broke out yes- tciday In Guatemala City. Order has not been disturbed and peace prevails all over the country. I'liNliliipr Work < m SiiniilNli Slilpx. LONDON , Fob. 11. A dispatch to the Standard from Glasgow says the Spanish government has requested the Clyde IMnk Shipbuilding company to push Spanish work. The company yesterday , It Is added , dis patched to Spain a high speed torpedo catcher , fully manned , by. Spaniards. In ad dition two torpedo boat destroyers are being completed for Spain , the crews for which nave arrived at Glasgfcw. Fro/.ru ( u Urn tit In , Chllknot PUSH , VICTORIA , B. C. , Teji. 11. According to news from Alaska toy the City of Topeka , ono of the small steamers plying between Juncau and Skaway 'brought word just as the Topeka sailed tli'ftt five men had been frozen to death on theiChllkoot pass and thrco others broughjt to Talya , although names or places were apt yet obtainable , ItnllniiHVII1 Force I'nymciil. KINGSTON , Jamaica ( via Bermuda ) , Feb. 11. Two Italian war ) ships are expected at Port au Prince from St.-Thomas to enforce pending claims of thonltallan government to the amount of J120.0QO. The fall ot the ministry Is Imminent , I tn I UN iii Iiiilta. CALCUTTA , Feb. 11. Excellent rains In northern and central India have Insured suc cessful spring crops. The plague la spread- ng alarmingly In the Punjab. SIKH I > e I.OIIIC'M llrxlKnalloii Ilppror. MADRID , Fob. II. The decree accepting Senor Dupuy Do Lome's resignation as min ster of Spain to the United ( States lias been signed and will bo gazetted tomorrow. London I'lipcr * Approve. LONDON , Feb. 11. The afternoon papers ot this city approve of the action of the United States government In the Do Lome affair. I Josiali Grout Sends an Open Letter to the Proprietors of The present governor of the Grcno Moun tain state , though born In Canada , has lived In Vermont since ho was C years old. Ills course at the St. Johnsbury academy was Interrupted In 18G1 by his enlisting In company 1 , First Vermont cavalry , He was mustered in cs second lieutenant , promoted meted to captain the following year , and in 1S64 made major of the twenty-eighth Now York cavalry. Major Grout participated In seventeen en gagements , and was badly 'wounded In n skirmish with the celebrated confederate leader , Mosby. At the clcso of the war he entered the law office of his brother , General Grout , and was admitted to the bar. 'His ' servfice in the Vermont legislature embraced the years 1872 , 'S3 , ' 8C and ' 88. Ho was speaker of the house for three years , and senator In 1892. 1892.Governor Governor Grout is dec-ply IndebteJ to Palne's celery compound for the good health which he ioufy enjoys. He expresses his con viction of tl.el'vuluo of the great remedy In the following few words : State of Vermont , Executive Department. July 5 , 1897. SEARCHING IN THE RUINS Delving After iforo Victims of the Emoky Oity Fire. DEATH LIST MAY EXCEED THE ESTIMATES Chief llniiiplirej-N of thu Fire lU-iiartiiiont Sure O thorn Are Under the DirlirlM of Knrlhi-r lC.\plosloiiH. PITTSBURG , Feb. 11. The work ot search ing for bodies in the ruins of Wednesday night's fire was continued through last night by 200 men , but no rcoro bodies were found. The debris Is still plied ten feet high , how ever , and , as more than a score of people are still missing , the work will be continued with out cessation until It is positively known that no more dead are burled beneath the debris. That more people were killed Chief Humphreys of the flro department saye there can bo no doubt. Ho uaw the walls go down In the midst of a great mass of humanity liuddled together In a small space , and , whllo lie did not care to estimate the number of people killed , ho says It will bo lacgoly In excess of any estimate yet made. The nearch for the bodies Is attended by great danger , not only from weakened wells , but from 125 tanks of anlydrado known to still bo In the smouldering ruins. Anlydrado Is ammonia In Its most powerful state and Its ignition would result In an explosion which would : auso iLcalculablo disaster. The firemen are iceplng a number of streams constantly playIng - Ing on this part of the building. It la houp.tu that precautionary methods will avert further disaster. Mrs. McFadden and her family of eight : hlldren , who wcro believed to have been juried under the walls , are safe. They were 'otmd living a short distance from the scene of the disaster , having moved from Mulberry avenue only a low days before. Michael 3'Hcarn of Oil City and James Beverly of Grafton , who were among the missing , have also turned up. O'Hcarn was visiting frkiD'Jn a Allegheny and Beverly was taken sud denly 111 and Is In Mercy hospital. As a result of the catastrophe a movo- nent to prevent the storage of bonded Icjuor or ammonia within" the corporate Imlts of the city has been commenced , safety Director J. 0. Brown has promised .ho people to ECO to It that the city coun cils will have n chance to pass on an In- ended plcco of legislation to this effect at ho next meeting held at Municipal hall , Most of the victims will bo burled tomor- 'ow. The coroner'd Inquest will begin on Monday. The record of the flro at this tlmo Is ; Cnown dead , eleven ; missing , twenty-six ; Djured , eighteen ; property loss , $1COO,000 $ ; neurance , about J 1,000,000. I'xploNlon ItfNiilIx In n Klrr. SAN FRANCISCO , Cal. , Feb. 11 , At 230 ; o'clock this afternoon an explrslon of chemicals In Marceau'a photographic gallery et fire to the I'helan building , on Market street , one of the most modern and bctt equipped ofllco buildings In this city , The flro spread with crcat rapidity , and a gen- Wells , Richardson & Co. , Burlington , Vt. : Gentlemen Having real zed a benefit from the use of Palno's Celery compound I hereby endorse the preparation as a reliable remedy that fully meets the claims made for It. It Is a ploisuro also to endorse the pro prietors of It as one of Vermont's oldest houses , whose business reputation Is above reproach. JOSIAH OUOUT. Life Is too short to waste one day of It stole abed , grumpy or alXng. Indigestion , nervousness and rheumatism make ono old 'before ' one's time , take the heart out of wcrk. and make one .1 burden at homo and a fbore to one's friends. Everyone ono owes It to Tils family , to his friends , to his success and happiness to get strong and stay so. "Worn-out nerves bring on moro Ill-health and disease than all other oiuscs put to gether. In theCr Impoverished condition they cause the'blood ' to become thin , weaken the digestion and make the heart work with difficulty. The main factor In eradicating neuralgia , rheumatism , nervousness , ho.d- aches and sleeplessness from the system con sists In making the nerves stronger. Palncr > celery compound Is the uervo-lmKgorator par-excellence. 'Better ' nerve nutrition plays cral alarm was sent In. The Ic.is to the building Is about $12,000. The Marcoau loss will probably exceed that figure by several thousands. . ' G.\CI2. .MIIH. Ill UMiTT'SJ IIISM VOI < Fur-KciK'hlllK1 liilliiPiici * * of the Aullioi-'M Life niulV rUN. Scarcely ever doe ? the post arrive nt the homo of Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett with out bringing her letters from unknown friends In the most remote corners of the earth. These letters In themselves would make a curiously Interesting literature , and would perhaps better han anything else at test the wldences of Mrs. Burnett's popular ity and the far-reaching influenced of her life and works. Many of them are from people whom Mrs. Burnett has practically aided , through some quiet , unobtrusive channel for "lending a hand" IB as much a part of her largo na ture as her genius and many moro from obscnro Individuals to whom her books have brought help , comfort and Inspiration ; all are fragrant of the sweetly human sldo ot life. Among the many coma ono not long ago of peculiar Interest and charm from the wife of a rector In a llttlo Devonshire village. She wrote simply to say that she had been reading aloud the story of "Two Llttlo Pil grims' Progress" at her "mothers' meet ings , " and that she could not bo qulto happy until she had told Its author how deep Itu tender human sympathy had sunk Into the mother hcait of her audience. So absorbing was their Interest that If by cliunce one of them was kept from the meet ing by Illness or some unexpected household emergency , a moro fortunate woman volun teered to go to her homo and relate the lest portion of the story , thus practically Il lustrating Its beautiful moral , "No ono 1 so poor but that ho has something to give somebody. " So Intimate and real did the experience of the llttlo wayfarers seem to these hard- worked , self-denying women that they com puted with the greatest care just how long the hard-boiled cgg > i would hold out ; and the homo of the little cripple appealed to them as a too-famlllar picture from their own lives. Mrs. Burnett Is never too busy even when absorbed In writing a novel or play to turn aside from her exacting labor and rcxpond to any sincere human voice. In thin case she not only wrote a long and Interesting personal letter , but sent her photograph with the Inscription : "To the Mothers' ' Meeting at Upton Pyne. Frances Hodgson Burnett. " The mothers , not to bo nutdono In courtesy , returned a photograph ot themselves , taken In a group , bearing the Inscription : "i.\ memento of much pleasure received from the reading of 'Two Llttlo Pilgrims' Prog ress , ' Juno , 1897. " Two YVnrH In I'rlMoii. DBA'DWOOD ' , S. D , , Feb. 11. ( Special Tel- egram. ) Judge Amldon in the United States court sentenced Andrew ) Drake to two years In the penitentiary for robbing the post- ofllco at Jefferson , this state , last mimmcr. MONTEVIDEO , Feb. II. The Chamber has been dissolved without disturbance. The country Is quiet. nilrh Quart * from the ICI mull UP. SEATTLE ) , WaBh. , Feb. ll.-Karly In De cember Jamco O'Brien , who recently ar- the principal part In the successful treat ment of liver , kidneys nnd heart disease , as well as nervous diseases. Every one knows that the heart does the york of a pump. From the dawn ot life till 4eath It never ceases piimplng Mood Into the arteries , and every heartbeat results from a nerve Impulse. When the nerve cen ters become reduce * ! there follows a gradual Increasing feebleness , the heart beats Ir regularly , there Is a loss of nervous nnd muscular force , the llmba refuse their sup port , appetite falls and sleep becomes un attainable. Tlio progress toward n heartier appetite , sounder sleep , firmer pulse , shows the profound invigorating effect of Palnc'a celery compound upon the nerve fibres all over the body. Progress toward health Is steady and uni form when Palno's celery compound Is em ployed. It stops night sweats that sura Indication of growing feebleness and ot wasting disease and there Is a notllceablo freedom from those nervous twltchlngs of the muscles and numbness In the llraba that are precursors of paralysis and pain ful chorea , so common among overworked , worried people , who are about to break ; down with some form of nervous debility. rived hero from Dnwson City , discovered cropplngs of a quurtK lend while crossing the ridge liPtween the head of Eldorado creek nnd Quartz creek , n brunch of the Indian river. Ho brought out samples of ore fiom the bottom of the nhuft nnd left them lit Junonu to be nsmiycd. Today air. O'Hrlen received n letter from John Old3 , proprietor of the Occidental hotel nt'Ju- neau , which Hinted tluit the report of the nssayers at tnu Troudwell mlnu pave the value of the ore as $ . " > , f > 0 } In gold nnd ninety ounces In silver. The ledge from which this icmarkably rich ere was taken Is three feet wide and gives every evidence of being a true lead , Find I'nrI of Human ] | o I > - . NEW YOIIIC , Feb. 11. A human thigh. waH found tonight floating In the water nt the foot of Pacific street , IJrooklyn. It Is thought Mint It may have some connection with the dismembered body of u man found In Now York at the foot of Roosevelt street. Toriii'do lloiuU ( ioi'N ( o Havana. KI3Y WEST , Flu. . Feb. 11. The torpedo boit : CiiHlilnif sailed for Havana thin after noon. Admiral Slcnrd , who wan given a. leave of abuenco several dnyu ngo , will re sume command of the lleul nBiiln tomorrow. FOIUSOAST FOR U'OIJ'AV'S WI3.VTI1K11. I'rohiiMIUIfH for 11 , I'll I r with .Viirlliurly Wind * . WASHINGTON , Feb. 11. Forecast fop Saturday : For NobniHka and Iowa Fair ; northerly winds. For South Dakota Fair ; wnrmcr In extreme - tremo eimlern portion ; westerly wlndx. For Missouri and KUIIHUS Fulr ; north * westerly wlndo. For Wyoming1 Fair ; variable winds. Jioi-al llcooril , OFFICR OF TUB WRATHKIl lUJREAtT , OMAHA , Feb. 11. Omaha record of temper * nturu uml rainfall compared with the corre * spending day of the laat three yearn : It'JS. 1B37. HUO. 1895 , Maximum tpnvpornturo ' . . ! H 31 ! I5 19 Minimum temperature , . in 15 10 4 Avc'rago tcrnicraturo ; . . . . ! ! 7 23 27 13 Ilulnfuil 01 .01 T 'H Record of temperature and precipitation nt Ornulia for tills day and since March 1 , 1S07 ; Normal for the day , . 23 KxreK for tlio day C Accumulated excess nlnca March 1 1G.23 Norinul rainfall for thu day 03 Incli Deficiency for the day ft ! Inch Total rainfall t'lnco ' 'March ' 1 20.80 Irichen Deficiency ulnco March 1 10. : Inched Kxce H for cor. period , IMC 4.91 Inehel tiellelency for cor , period , ISM . .ll.M Inclii'd Jlrjinrtx from .SliUluiix fit 8 | ) , ill. T Indicate * true * of prcclplUtlon , Li. A , WilUm , Local roretoit Official.