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SOUTH DAKOTA LEGISLATURE
Expresi Bill Galls Out Considerable Diccnsjion
in the Sjnate.
BILL COMES UP FOR FINAL ACTION TODAY
Inr \ninlirr ofeir Menmiren IH-
( roilnrcil In I'.neli HIIUNP 1'e- '
tnllod llepnrt nf < lic I'ro-
of .Holiday.
PIERRE , S. D. . Jan. 30. ( Spcclnl Tele
gram. ) In the senate Hanten Introduced n
hill requiring county Judges to hold regu
lar terms of court tlie first Monday of cacn
month , except In the month of August.
Other bills Introduced :
By Minefield Providing for state depos
it > rU , requiring eccurlty for funds and
relieving state treasurer of responblblll-
Hy Ulmcr. by Request Prohibiting bulls.
Jacks , stallions and rams from running at
,
Ily Gundarson llcgulattng purchase of
grain ami requiring record and Identifica
tion of sellurs.
Ily Jones Appropriating $2SO to Mrs. E.
Llnd for the earo of Insane In Gregory
county.
Uy Houck RclntlGB to grain warehouses
and Inspection of grain.
lly Lawson Giving Hoards of Equaliza
tion power to administer oaths.
lly 1'eaRO Legalizing u settlement be
tween Aurora county and D. H. t.astman ,
county trcHHurer.
Hy Gundnrson 1'rovldlnc for n year term
for members of the legislature , ono-balf to
bo elected eafh two years.
The senate bill to reimburse parties for
money advanced In mustering the mllltla
last spring was paused.
The bill for the treatment of Indigent
drunkards was killed by the committee.
The Wllmarth house bill for classification
of cities was called up as a special order
and passed , as was the house bill to Increase
the number of Justices of the peace to eight
In counties of over 20,000 population.
The express bill was called up as a special
order. H called out a long and heated argu
ment with a number of amendments , all of
which were voted down and the bill comes
tip for final action tomorrow. Hanten pre
sented an amendment to provide that 'ap
peals from rates fixed by the railroad com
mission shall be tried In state courts and
that thr > rates should take effect pending
eucli trials. Thl was opposed on the ground
that It Is In conflict with the United States
Ian s and the constitution and bis amend
ment was killed by 20 to IB. Tyler moved
to amend by providing nn appropriation of
$10,000 to carry out the provisions of the bill ,
which was opposed on the ground that It was
D foxy way of requiring a two-thirds vote
on the measure. This called out debate and
hla amendment was killed 10 to 1.
llOIINC I'rUCCCdlllKH.
In the house , favorable committee reports
were placed on a number of Shorrard'B bills
for management of the Children's homo and
on the bill tor tax Inheritances.
The bill to fix Insurance tax on companies
according to classification was unfavorably
reported.
The bill to establish a plant for the manu
facture of binding twine at the penitentiary
was amended to provide for the erection of
a building for the purpose- and the appro
priation of $15,000 to J20.000 by committee.
The senate having sent up the two bills
providing for normal schools at Aberdeen
and Wntcrtown. the rules were suspended
on motion of Glass and these bills were
given first and second reading.
Hills Introduced were :
Ily Myron To appropriate J25.000 for lab
oratory and museum at Vermilion univer
sity.
sity.By Stoddard To prevent the adultera
tion of llnsc < ed or flaxseed oil and to abolish
ish itho publication of certificates of noml-
Ily IJaakln Regulating the salaries of
circuit couit reporters , making the pay op
tional with Judges , not to exceed $7 per
day for each day actually employed In the
performance of duty.
lly Wilson To allow live stock to run at
largo during the winter months ; local op
tion by townships ; to appropriate $10.000
for the expc&so of conducting farmers In
stitutes.
By Jonea of Brown To prevent the mov
ing of buildings from land or lots until taxes
have been paid. '
Ily Davison To appropriate | 6j,000 for
the heating nnd lighting plant nnd addi
tional bulldlugs at the Yaukion asylum.
lly Davison To appropriate 130,000 de
ficiency In fuel , wages and maintenance
at YnnMon asylum.
Ily Norgren To attach the Independent
school district In Turney county to the in
dependent district in Ynnkton.
Ily Everett Divorce bill requiring one
year's actual residence before beginning
suit and barring receipt for rent or board
as presumptive evidence of residence.
Dills passed : To provide that town boards
of supervisors may meet with the town
clerk ; defining seduction , providing that It
Is not necessary to prove an offer of rnar-
srlage to prove a caae ; appropriating a defi
ciency of J2.G67 for the Hoard of Charities
and Corrections.
The wide tire wagon bill was killed and
the house resolution asking for the estab
lishment of a postal savings bank made a
special order for Friday.
The senate peace resolution was warmly
discussed by the populists and a long dts-
ciiMlon ensued , but It was finally carried
by a vote of CG to 24. Foley nnd Herring-
ton , democrats , voting for It. Puscy , Cooper
nnd Cornwell poke against and Glass and
Wlllmarth for , Olass taking a radical stand
for expansion and annexation.
At n republican house caucus held to
night an agreement was reached In the
election ballot reform , nnd Insurance com
missioner bills and a committee was ap
pointed to talco charge of these measures
and present them at the proper time.
BUYS PAFEIl WITH A HAD COIN.
Set-Ion * Churue HenuU from OfferlnK
Newahoy Hpiirlotm Half-Dollar.
SIOUX FALLS. S. D. . Jan. 30. ( Special
Telegram. ) James West and Edward Mc
Carthy had their preliminary examination
today before United States Commissioner
I ) . J. Conway on the charge of passing counterfeit
is
terfeit money. Wcs ; was accused of purchasing
s111
ing a newspaper and tendering In payment
a 50-ccnt piece which was afterwards found
to be spurious. As a result of the examina
tion he was held under bond of $3no to ap
pear before the next federal grand Jury.
y.d.
The charge against McCarthy was dismissed.
After County Conimlmlonera.
'ARMOUK. S. D. . Jan. 30. ( Special. ) A
writ of mandamua has been sued out In
thu circuit court of this county by thu Armour
ref
mour State bank to compel the Hoard of
County Commissioners to name thit binU
the depository of the county funds. The
heor
application was made by the bank under
law passed by the last legislature , and
though the board admitted It to be regular
nd the bond sufficient , ttie application was
rejected , the board claiming the matter to be
purely discretionary. Arguments on the writ
were heard at Yankton last Saturday , and
Judge Smith took the matter under advise :
ment.
llelle Fourehe u Ulvlnlim Point.
DKLLE FOURCHE. S. D. , Jan. 30 , ( Spe-
clal. ) Indications point to the belief that
Many dealers will reconmend Inferior j
preparations nnd lower-priced articles.
Ask for and obtain only
BROWN'S BL- .
Th ( Icmtlne h Ilia
FacvHlnillo on ewry I
Slsn mreo (
the Tremint , Klkhorn & Missouri Valley
will roon commence to make additions to
Its railroad facilities In thli city. U Is
, believed that llelle Fourchc will bo nude n
Jj'j ' town and that the company has de-
, clilcd , to erect n round house , turntable ,
i water tnnk mid coal houses here. It la
j icitortc.l that a quit claim deed has been
! ! filed conveying to the company title to the
1 right ( of way across the town site. During
i the cattle chipping season It ha * been the
custom of the company to hold Its cars at
W ) ItstttoJ. but It Is stated that thh city
will be made the central point hereafter.
The handling of the Hay creek coal will b3
qulto an Item and will require considerable
extra track here. The company expects to
use this coal exclusively on Us weitcrn
divisions.
Suit for
AHMOUll. S. D. . Jan. 30. ( Special. ) An
action has Dean commenced In the circuit
court of Hutchlnnon county by Hie widow of
the latu John Helton to recover damaces
for his alleged wrongful death caused by
Intoxication from liquors said to have been
sold him by the defendant. F. D. Day , a
saloon keeper of this place. Dcllon was
found dead with his wagon overturned and
lying across him. about two mouths ago.
South DaUolnew \oten ,
A contract hns been let for the construc
tion of a 20.000-bushel grain elevator ut
Mission Hill. Ynnktou county.
The Fort Slwioton abandoned military
roervation will be rented to the- highest
bidder February 10 for a period of two
years.
Contracts have already been let for six
new brick structures at Ilrooklnns , work
to commence as soon aa the weather will
permit In the spring.
A creamery will be built at Conde. Brown
county , In the spring. Moro than $4,000
have already been subscribed for the pro
ject by business men of the town and farm
ers in thu vicinity and a company organ
ized.
ized.A
A now town has been started in the
southeast part of Moody county , nit a point
about right miles from Jasper. The town
starts oft with a creamery , a blacksmith
shop and a general store conducted by John
Struble , formerly of Jasper.
Bryant , Hamlln county. Is making a go > l
record as a grain market. Up to date , from
the time the last crop was harvested , there
have been between 280.000 and 300.000 bush
els of wheat marketed there and over 30-
000 bushels of flax , besides a large amount
of oats , barley and rye.
S. F. Lucas , son of ex-Congressman W.
V. Lucas. Is now the editor of the old Bone-
steel Tribune-Independent , which has been
rechrlstcned the Gregory County News. The
Lucas family are old newspaper men , the
ex-congressman hlmclf having had consider
able newspaper experience in Iowa prior to
coming to South Dakota.
REV. MYRON REhD SUCCUMBS
I'limonN Denver I'nntor Dion nn n Ilc-
Hlllt Of ClllllMlllf * ( it HI"
Xcrvonn
DENVER , Jan. 30. Rev. Myron Winslow
Reed , pastor of the Broadway temple , and at
different times pastor of the Olivet Congre
gational church of Milwaukee , the First
Presbyterian church of Indianapolis and
other churches In the east and south , died at
St. Joseph's hospital in thlti city at 4:55 : n.
m. today , after a protracted Illness , duo to a
general breaking down of the system. Mr.
Reed was stricken with nervous prostration ,
which developed Insomnia. His sleepless
ness baffled the skill of the becit physicians
in the city until hypnotic power was resorted
to. This had the effect of quieting his
nervousness and brought sleep to the ex
hausted man. Mr. Reed Improved perceptibly
for several days until a relapse came , which
left him beyond hope of rc-l/tf. He had been
sinking slowly for two days. He was uncon
scious at the end and death came without
pain.
pain.Myron
Myron Winslow Reed was born In the little
town of BrookOeld , Vt. , July 24 1836. His
father was a minister. Myron was educated ,
as be used to say , In the district school , In
the St Lawrence academy at Potsdam , N. Y. ,
and in the army. On the breaking out of the
war ho enlisted in the Eighteenth Michigan
Infantry and was appointed chaplain of the
regiment. Two months later he resigned that
place to accept the captaincy of one of the
companies , having been elected by the men
In the company. His services were rewarded
by the confidence of his superior officers and
when mustered out he was serving as Gen
eral Thomas' chief of scouts. At the close
of the war Mr. Reed entered the Chicago
School of Theology , graduating from that
Institution In 18CS. His first pastorate was
In a small town in Michigan , but ho eoon
afterward accepted the pulpit of a non-
scctarlan church In , New Orleans , where he
remained nearly four years. Here he met
Mies Louise Lyon , who had gone south to
teach the colored people. She was a mem
ber of Mr. Reed's choir. They were married
at Clifton , 111. , in 1S70.
In 1873 ha became pastor of Olivet Congre
gational church of Milwaukee , remaining
there four years. This was followed by
seven years as pastor "of the First Presby
terian church of Indianapolis , of which ex-
Presldcnt Harrison was a member. In 1883
Mr. Reed became pastor of the First Con
gregational church of Denver , the wealthiest
church In the city. Here ho preached for
cloven years , winning a national reputation
by the forccfulness of his utterances. After
his resignation from this pulpit the Broad
way Temple association was organized for
him and from the day of his first sermon ,
February 3 , 1805 , till he was taken with bis
fatal Illness six weeks ago , the capacity of
the Broadway theater , the largest in the
city , has been taxed by his congregations
nearly every Sunday morning. Mr. Reed's
hearers embraced many creeds and all walks
ot life.
Mr. Reed has always been prominent in
the politics ot this state. In 18S6 ho was
nominated for congress by the democrats ,
and , though the normal republican majority
was from 6.000 to 10,000 , he was defeated by
only 800. In 1892 Mr. Reed espoused the
cause of the people's party and was again
tendered a nomination for\congreas. Ho de
clined It and Lafo Pence , to whom the nom
ination was then given , was elected by a
large majority.
Mr. Reed leaves a widow , two sons and a
daughter. The older son , Paul L. , Is a civil
engineer rrsldlng-ln Antwerp , Belgium. The
younger. Ralph W. , Is an attorney In this
city. The daughter , Mrs. Leslie O. Carter ,
resides here.
riil < > r of rottiMtattninlc tuillim * .
HARTFORD , Mich. . Jan. 30. Simon Pok-
agon , the last chief of the Pottawattamlo
Indiana , who died recently , was hurled to
day at Rush Lake Roman Catholic ceme
tery. The funeral service wns conducted at
the residence of John Mix by Father Joos ,
a church funeral having been refused Pok-
, ho having married n divorced woman
flvo years ago. Ho was burled beside his i
first wife and two children. Nearly he
whole Pokagon band , 300 strong , ed
the funeral and showed much sorrow. Many
white people also attended.
Woodmen Ilnrx Ciiinriiile.
BATTLE CREEK. Neb. . Jan. 30. ( Spe
cial. ) Ed Dressier , for many years a real-
dent of this place , but lately ot Meadow
Grove , died at his homo there last Thurs
day. The body was brought here today for
Interment. The funeral was under the au "
spices of the Battle Creek camp , Modern
Woodmen of America , and the Meadow
Grove camp accompnaled the body here and
assisted wltb the funeral rites.
1'uni-rnl of ix-Attornpy ( Icn. ( iiirlunil.
| LITTLE HOCK , Ark. , Jan. 30. The re-
mclns of Hon. Augustus Hill Garland
reached Little Rock today escorted by a
.
legislative committee , which met the funeril
train at the state's border. The remains
were met at tue Union station by a com
mlttcc representing the legislature , the sudo
pretno court , the bar and other orpnnlzaI"
tlons and large numbers of prominent cltl-
zens and escorted to the senate chamber ,
where they lay In state until 2 o'clock , when
elaborate ceremonies were held. Meantime
n continuous stream of people passed
slowly by the bier. The service * were con
ducted by Hev. W. E. Thompson , pastor
of the First Methodist Episcopal church , as-
sltsed by Chaplain Dye of the senate and
Chaplain Colqttltt of tlie houao of.reprcsen-
tatlves. Fitting eulogies were delivered by
distinguished : friends of the deceased , The
funeral cortege was followed to Mount Holly
cemetery by an Immense procession , where
the Interment took place this afternoon.
Air * , Murtlin J. QulKKle.
Mrs. Martha J. Qulggle , who died Sunday
at the home of her daughter , Mrs. J. H.
Evans , en West Farnam street , was born at
Trout Run. 1'a. , June 7 , 1826. She was the
widow of the late Sampson Nicely Qulggle
of McUlhatton , I'a. After the death of her
hmband In 1S85 she removed to Omaha ,
making her home with her youngest dau hfo
tcr , Mrs. Evans. About ten years ago she had
a severe attack of the grip , from which she
never fully recovered , moat of the time be-
Ing an Invalid , not having been out of the
house for the last three years. During all
her sickness she shared that sweet ChrliSI
tlan resignation and patience peculiar to
herself and when able was always glad to
see her friends. Mrs. Qulggle leaves three
daughters and one son , MM. Winchester ,
Mrs. Schlnck and Charles Qulggle , all of
Lincoln , Neb. , and Mrs. J. H. Evans of
Omaha.
Tito HentliH nt Went I'olnt.
WEST POINT. Nob. . Jan. 30. ( Special. )
The death U announced of the 3-ycar-old
eon of Carl Johnson of Garflcld precinct In
tills county. The funeral occurred today
under Catholic auspices.
Mrs. Ida Kruger of Nellgh township died
last evening. She had only been married
four months. The funeral will occur at the
German Lutheran church In Nellgh town
ship.
WIIH n Lincoln Clcrlor.
HUDSON , N. Y. , Jan. 30. Charles Louis
Bealo died here today , aged 73 years. He
was a republican member of the Thirty-
sixth congress from New York City , was a
presidential elector on the Lincoln and
the national union convention In 1866.
OHlucr In .SimnlNu Wnr.
ST. LOUIS , Jan. 30. Captain William P.
Lynn , who was In command of Company L ,
First MlFsourl volunteers , during the recent
war , died at the Presbyterian nospltal here
today of a complication of diseases con
tracted at Chlckamauga. The remains will
be Interred nt Carrollton , Mo.
Victim of I'noumonln.
RED CLOUD , Neb. , Jan. 30. ( Special. )
Mrs. I. W. Edsou , wife of the Baptist min
ister of this city , died last evening of pneu
monia , following an attack of the grip.
Director Inlcriintloiml I'ontnl llurpnu.
BERNE , Switzerland , Jan. 30. The di
rector of the Intornation'al postal bureau ,
M. Holme , is dead.
MINING STOCKS AT TOP NOTCH
iHiihclln. the Faliulouiily Rich New
DlNvovery , I * the Favorite , and
l.tOOOO Shared ChuiiKC Hand * .
COLORADO SPRINGS , Colo. . Jan. 30.
This was tbo biggest , wildest and most ex
citing day on record in local mining stock
certificates. The call lasted from 10 a. m.
until D p. m. The total eales fell but little
short of 2,300,000 shares and prices went
skyward. Brokers went wild nnd the pit
presented a scene of bedlam turned loose.
Crowds broke out Into the street , brokers
refused orders and ladles were turned away
from the overcrowded galleries.
Isabella was the feature and nearly 150-
000 shares of this stock changed hands nt
prices ranging from $1.50 to $1.80. It op
ened at $1.50 and jumped to $1.70 on the
next sale , $1.75 and $1.80 was the next
quotation and then a drop was taken to
$1.65. For the rest of the call the stock
sold around $1.70. On the second call the
shares dropped rapidly and touched $1.55 ,
but rallied to $1.65 and closed at $1.57'/a.
The whole market showed strength.
SUPERIOR'S IRON OUTPUT
Mont of Next Sen on' Product Con
tracted For at Only a Small
Advance In Price.
CLEVELAND , O. , Jan. 30. It has been
ascertained that already more than half of
next season's output of the Lake Superior
Iron mines has been contracted for. It is
not at all Improbable that all of Itwill be
disposed of before tbe end of tbe week.
This Is a condition of affairs entirely un-
preccdented. The price of ore for the sea
son was decided upon only last Wednesday.
Instead of advancing prices materially and
reaping profit from the phenomenal activity
In the Iron and steel Industry the mlno op
erators put the flgurea up only enough to
cover the Increase In the cost of labor , lake
transportation , etc.
The reason they give is that it will
fit them more In the long run to enable
the consumers of ore to broaden their busi
ness by using the present opportunity. They
also desire greatly to conserve the foreign
market , whlci can only bo done by keeping
prlcrc steady.
OBTAIN MONEY BY FRAUD
ManaKem of American Investor *
Company Are Under Arreit In
New York City.
NEW YORK , Jan. 30. G. Perclval Stew
art and D. J. Pierce , managers of the
American Investors' company , were arrested
today upon bench warrants issued by th
United States district court for the north
crn district of Arkansas charging them with
using the malls for fraudulent purposes
William T. Stewart , Jr. , another member o
the Investment company. Indicted under th <
same warrant , wcs not found ,
The complaint alleges that the American
Investors' company is agent for a pretendei
society called the Fort Smith Rent Purchase
Fund. The scheme of the company was to
get money for shares In the rent fund ,
which were alleged to Include a plot of
ground at Fort Smith. It Is alleged that
these pledges were not lived up to. The
American Investors' company has Its main
office In Providence. R. I. , with branches in
this city , Boston , Philadelphia and San
Francl-
SEEKS JOURNALISTIC HONORS
lirnl Cilnte Denier firon , Author of
"Merc-hunt of .Coriivllle , " Want * ta
Get Into ChlcaKO l'rc ! Club.
|
CHICAGO , Jan , 30. S. E. Gross , the Chicago
lln
cage millionaire who brought suit for damages -
nof
ages against Edmond Rostand , author of
"Cyrano do llergerac , " for alleged plaglar-
ism , has made application for membership
In tbo Chicago Prws club. The appllca-
tlon r.lvcs the occupation of tbe applicant
aa "real estate" und mentions that ho Is I
author of the play , "Merchant of Cornvllle. "
The application Is endorsed by Charles
Eugene- Banks , formerly editor of "The
Je |
Banner of Gold. " the official organ of the
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Gold Cure Institute at Dwlght. 111. , and by
Stanley Waterloo , author of "The Story of
Art" and other books.
Flint Trip lo
SEATTLH , Jan. 30. The strauter City of
Seattle , Captain Hunter , bo * returned from
Lynn canal , huUng broken all records. U
mmade tno trip to Skagway and return In six
days seventeen hours and forty mlnutps ,
.los Barrett wagered $1,000 with Richard
| Butter ' ' , a rich Mlnnenpolln Klondlker , that
the Seattle could not do the distance to
gj
Skagwny In four days. The vcwel made the
trip | In Bevcnty-flvo hours and twenty-five
. minutes ,
. tiiillftle ] In the Toll" ,
I ' William Duquette , n laborer , was arrested
January 23 , charged with being n nugplclout
character. He was suspected of Laving t > eot.
Implicated in the robbery of C. 0. Wnllanab
dor's | j meat market , 3S16 Shernun avenue.
the , night ot January 22 , No evidence could
bo got that would Incriminate Duquette acd
ht was released from cuetody. Lost night
lit was rearrested by Ollicem Uoclcy and
Wllstti. The charge entered opposite hU
uamo co the criminal rrglcter at the sta
tion was burglary. Tbo police say they have
established a clear case against the suspect
and Unit they can prove him to be the man
who stole cloven hams from Wnllandcr's
market. Seven of the bams were recovered ,
having been found In an alley In the rear
of { the tctat shop , Four are still missing.
Duquette Is a young man having a wife
and two little children dependent upon him
for support.
Illoody Feud Ainonir MoiititnlneerM.
HAMLIN , W. Va. , Jan. 30. The home ot
James Skeene , on Guyandotta river , was at
tacked last midnight by four mnikcd end
nrmod men. Black Skcene WTIS killed , Jamt"
Sket-no was mortally wounded nnd his wlfs
and babe- were seriously wounded. Arrests
will follow and further 'trouble Is ferc > 5
efore n preliminary trial Is held. TJ" >
nurderous tiagedy Is the result of an old
cud In that mountainous district.
PnNH np-rinan Ainvy
BERLIN , Jan. 30. The Reichstag today ,
* fter a long debate , adopted the navy esti
mates.
CATCHING COLD.
UnUnon-n In the Arctic * , a PInirno lit
Milder Climated.
A correspondent , writing in the London
ppctator. nas some Interesting things to
ay apropos of a subject that Is In everybe
no's mind more or less Just now. Many
ieoplo will bo surprised to hear that evun
n this world there are places wimre it Is
mpoaBlblo to catch a cold. ampy ! ! bocatisn
here are no colds to catch. There are
acts , however , _ which seem to prove this ,
For example , Nanscn and his men during tue
hree years which they spent In the Arctic
eglons never caught a cold. Yet they wei
'xposed ' to cold , fatigue and wet to a de-
grce which we at home can hardly rcall ? "
Ispeclally ono remembers how Nanscn nnd
lie comrade Johansen during their wonderhi
ul expedition on foot over the polar ice
vent on. day after day , clad In clothes
vhlch were no Mturated with presptratlon
hat they froze by day Into one solid mass
of Ice ; how every night when they tucked
hcmselvea up In their sleeping bags thu
Irst hour was spent in thawing ; how they
ay sniveling , their frozen socks spread
across their chests , until their clothes crnd-
ually became wet and soft , and eventually
romfortnble and warm. Yet they never
caught colds , nnd their health did not suf-
'cr from the exposure. It may be said tbat
.hey were all strong men , marvellously
lardy ; they could withstand cold. But
what was the fact ? Directly they reached
civilization they all caught cold. Nanscn
lilmsclf declared his opinion that cold was
ui infectious die ease , and his eems to be
the universal belief of , Arctic explorers. The
members of the Jackson-Harrniworth expe
dition , who stayed three years In Franz
Josef Land , never once suffered from cold.
Sir Martin Conway says that when he and
ils four comrades were exploring Spltzber-
sen they were exposed to privations and
were almost constantly wet through and had
.0 sleep In tbeir wet clothing , but they never
suffered from this In anv war.
Then there is the well known instance of
: he St. Hilda coid. On that rocky. lonely
aland there are only a hundred or so in-
isbltantB ana wnen formerly they were
visited by a Ebip from the mainland only
once a year colda were unknown among
them. Now several call there , and the
curious point Is that when a ehlp reaches
the Island aU tne inhabitants , Including the
very Infants at breajst , are seized with a
cold. This fact has been known for nearly
200 years and greatly Interested Dr. John-
sou when he and Boawell were making
.heir famous tour of the Hebrides. Dr. John-
son's jocular explanation of the singularity
was that "the steward went ashore to demand -
mand something of the Inhafaltantn and they
fell a-coughinc. "
But these instances , and there are many
similar ones , would teem to show that a
cold la an Infectious or contagious dliease ,
and without tne possibility of contagion tt
is impossible to oatch it. But have pa
tience , our basterlolosUtei will dlccover the
microbe that nets us sneezing and wonder
ing where on earth we got that celd and
track him to hla lair , and soon after that we
shall have a bacillus trained to bite him.
VKHDICT FOR A IU1YME.
A Brooklyn Lawyer Tioklei a Jarr
with V > r es.
Mlrabeau L. Towns , the bard of the
Brooklyn bar , brought out his long-disused
lyre recently in the supreme court , says the
New York Times , and twanged It so melo-
dlouely as to lure a $10,000 vcrdlet out of a
hard-headed and unsentimental Jury. The
Brooklyn Orpheus was counsel for BrUget
Langan , who was suing the Brooklyn bride *
for damages for personal InjarlftH. ffhe
stepped between the platform end c bridge
car and was badly hurt.
The long-dormant muse or Brooklyn's
Alfred Austin was tickled to aotlon by the
testimony of the expert for the defense , Dr.
Topham , whceetestimony was In flat con
tradiction to that of the expert for the
plaintiff. Dr. Johnson. In his summing up
the laureate of the supreme court burst into
the following ballad :
Kxpcrt Dr. Topham , what says he. ?
"In consideration or a modeit fee
I examined the plaintiff most carefully.
Hut 1 saw no more than i wanted to see.
I laid my cheek upon her chast ;
H Is a most dcllKhtrul tent ;
Then , if your ears are lonir. like mine.
And you have studied medicine ,
A mangled pleura's rale and rut tie
You'll hear as plain as guns In battle.
1 looked her over carefully ,
( I had to earn my expert's fee , )
I saw no more than 1 wanted to see ,
Kitch of her ribs , or I'm no scholar ,
Was srood and sound as a 'daddy's dollar , '
So when the poor creature ventured to
cope
With me , Dr. Topham , and my stethoscope ,
Kor her , you 11 see. there was little hope ;
She mlcht scream in anguish till the end of
her breath ,
My opinion , once formed , I'll hold onto
doath.
She fell through a hole clear to her arm-
Yes , that's quite a fall , but It did her no
harm.
In fact , If she'd fallen from Mount Chlm-
borazo
I'd Hiiy sho's unhurt and continue to say so.
Such a fall from such n height I'm tree to
observe.
Might break nil her ribs , but ne'er Injure
her nerve.
But I hope to be seized with the dance of
St. Vlttis
If I found on the > plaintiff Intercostal
neuritis.
So you might Just as well stop questioning
me ,
I naw no more than I wanted to see.
For I'm Dr. Topham , and I made up my
mind
Before I saw Bridget Just what I would
find.
Such course U easy , It assists diagnosis.
And simplifies matters for doctors nnd
doses. "
The Jury was to delighted with Mr. Towns'
I pastry that , after rewarding him with a $10-
j 000 verdict , tdey sent him a written request
for a copy of his rhythmic roast of Topham
for each of them.
nranmtir.
Detroit Journal : "How dramatic Is the
ending of the Indian rar ! " exclaimed these
persons , with emotion.
The lonely red man heard them and
laughed bitterly.
"Say , wouldn't this Jar you far a tank
Ploy , thouch ? " ho cried , swallawlm ; the
last of four gallons of hot go ds which
he had bought with a half section of
I Ins pine.
HEARD ABOUT TOWN ,
Thcrp were a number of cattlemen In the
city Monday on their return home from at
tending the live stock convention at betner.
Secretary Stewart of the South Dakota Cat
tlemen's association had something to say
I about the new wolf bounty law passed by
tj he South Dakota house. Said he"This low
, n. akes a uniform bounty of $3 per pelt all
ver the state. It docs away with the great
artance which obtained under the county
ystem. In my county , Custer , the bountv
as $5 , and In an adjoining county , that oi
all River , which ! > In the foothills , tt w.is
nly $1.60. The consequence was that parties
ould hunt nnd kill wolves In tin- other
ounty and then come over Into our county
nd collect the big bounty , 1 suppose boun-
es cost cattlemen $20,000 last year , whlls
10 several counties paid out about $10,000
u the aggregate. The cattlemen expect , If
present bounty law passes both houses ,
o pay $7 in addition to the $3 paU by the
Ate , to as to bring It up to the $10 Insisted
pen by the hunters. "
In our state , Minnesota , " observed
anker M. Mullen of Now Ulm , "they have
ven taken to raising wolves and llnd It a.
rentable business. "
Paul McCormlck of Billings , Mont. , was
nether prominent raiser of beeves who wai ,
n the city ; also 1. M. Humphrey of Rapid
Ity , S. D. Mr. McCormlck was en route
o Indian Territory , where he has several
loiunnil acres under lease , upon which his
erds of cattle roam.
"Cattle buying nnd selling , " said C. J.
II lyaham , the Red Oak , la. , stockman , who
was In the city for a few hours. "Is the
amc as any other kind of business. It IE
list as easy to turn over $100,000 worth of
bt cot steers as $100,000 worth of coal , lum-
be er , cotton , wheat or coffee , if you know
he business , have tlic capital , know the
p , who arc In that line , study tbo mar-
\i \ ct ( and have the courage of your convlc-
tt lons. Of course , like In all trades , In-
crglty and confidence play their Important
iarts , but it Is only once In a while that
p ieoplo < get bit as they did with Glllett , the
vansas plunger. His case might have been
01 ne of being long on paper and short on
cady cash. But for a sudden lack of con-
Idenco he might have pulled through ; that
13 , provided his Intentions were honest and
hi wns in the business for Its legitimate
j , Touts ; and no more. "
It has not been an uncommon thing for
Mr. Hysham to make a deal of $160.000 worth
ol f cattle In ono evening at an Omaha hotel.
"Talk about your cold weather , " remarked
J. F. Scharfcnbcrger of Now York , a pusher
n the pyrotechnic trade , as he mopped the
sweat from his forehead In the Mlllard ro
tunda last ovenlng , "why , this Is summer
compared with what I've gone through.
iad to leave a comfortable sleeper thla
morning at Sioux City n llttlo after 3 o'clock
and go out Into an atmosphere that was 3fl
below zero ; at least , that's what the hotel
register Indicated. Whooh ! I'll como to
Omaha first after this. 1 don't care If the
mercury Is trying to get down cellar , the
weather hero feels warm after my morning's
experience. "
C. W. Nlbley of Baker City , Ore. , a prom
Inent lumber man of the Webfoot state , was
ono ot the guests at the Mlllard yesterday.
Mr. NVbley Is one of those enterprising Pa
cific coasters who make the shade of Hiram ,
king of Tyre , go back to his oriental sepul-
chcr with regrets that he and Solomon did
not live In tbo nineteenth century. The
cedars of Lebanon arc slender compared
with the mighty redwood and magnificent
[ Irs of the Pacific northwest. Mr. Nlbley
lias his own railroad running right up Into
tils camp and every stick of timber Is
handled by machinery.
"The deforestation of Oregon and the
r Puget Sound country , " he observed , "Is
h lardly yet perceptible at all. I believe WP
lave enough timber there to supply the
entire North American continent and Eu
rope for a couple of centuries with the very
jest of soft wood lumber. Not the least
,
important of our products now is the supplying
. .
plying of masts for the big ocean sailing
vessels. They are sent around the Horn
J
from the Columbia river and Pueet Sound
to almost every outfitting port , and many
go ! f to Australia. Of course , most of them
are put on the three .nd four-masters , which
constantly come Into the Orexon and Washington
,
ington ports , while the vessels are moored
alongside the docka. "
I'emonnl
E. T. JelHfte baa removed to St. Joseph.
F. B. Lord of Chlcaco It ait tbe Her
Grnnfl.
R. D. H. Vroom or New York la at the
Her Grand.
E. S. Williams ot Philadelphia Is at the
Her Grand.
H. C. Anderson , a Kearney banker , was
in the city yA terda .
R. C. Chandler ana wife of Los Angeles.
Gal. , are at tbe IlT Grand.
Louis Haller , s Chicago advertising hus
tler , wa * at 'the ' Mlllard yesterday.
J. R. Manning , a Wayne stockman. V.-JIB
In town on ha way home from "Oenvor.
Mrs. B. H. Bprague returned home yrs-
taKfcr after a. two woeks' visit In Uhlcago.
Justice of tfllh Peace Dorspy Houclc is con
fined to his borne by a severe attack of the
frip.
frip.Edward1
Edward1 Marshall of the Mid-Continent
M gone to visit his brother , a St. Louis
fcanktr.
Senator W. H. Reynolds of Chadron uncut
* day in tbo city , stopping at the Mer
chants.
F. W. H. Gullle. representing a big Now
York lace curtain house , was at the Mlllard
last evening.
J , Rosenbaum. a Ohlcaco commission
man. spent the day with bla son , E. 8. Ro-
senbaum , in the city.
Dave Hart , the wctl known dlttlllnr of
Kansas City. U At the Her Grand for the
balance of the woes.
D. J. Seltz. a Kansas City live stock com-
mlsslcn man , came in yesterday to visit Ms
South Omaha partner * )
District Court Dalll'ff E. W. Kerr has re
turned from Scrantcn. la , , where he vltilted
his brother , Albert Kcrr.
W. A. Klloatrlck and R. J. Kilnitrtck.
two mining men and railroad contractors
of Beatrice , vere In tbe city yesterday.
Manaxor W. J. C. Kenyon of the Union
Stock Yards company at Smith Omaha has I
returned from attendlnc the live otock con
vention at Denver.
NobroBkana nt the hotels T. A. Corfey ,
Chadron : H. L. Harper , Beatrice : K. M.
Tyrrell , Lincoln ; Alex Q. Smith , Hlalr ; L.
M. Lacey , Fremont , 0 , L. Hags * . Thomas
Maqueroy. Norfolk ; J. L. Houchen , Lincoln ;
O. R , Williams , Elk City ; A. G. Wist.
J'roir.ont ; H. D. Dennett , Tccumiwh ; A. V.
Whiting , Lincoln.
At 'the ' Klondike ; Charles T. I'aden ,
Thurston ; A. Hlrtzrnnn , St. Louis ; Mrs. M.
E. Wooda , Freniont ; Frank McDougal , Sioux
City , la. ; Ed Burke , Blair ; L. Christiansen ,
Siour City , ! . , Ocornc A , Llttlo. Spokanr.
Wash. , K. M. Y # < vton. J. T. fllll. Lyons :
Jfttnro Smith. ChlMpo , WillUm Tletie
Hooper , R. S. Rose , S. TotmflfW. O , Hook ,
nuluth. Minn. , 'ohn B. Cain , Lincoln ; M.
O. IJross , James Hrown. IllalnV. . II. Lan-
ng , Hlftwathv Kan. : A. E , Uelong. Beonc ,
a. ; J. F. IVutcrton. Llt'.Jc Sioux , la.
At the Mlllanl ! Kdwln B. Jewell. Chi-
cngo ; William V. Ward. New York : A.
< U'leker ' , Chicago : W. L. Suey. Denver ;
ly Hyaras , New York : A. A. Hilton , St.
. .sun : R. n. ruvldacn , C. W. Nlbley. Ila-
: rr City ; Charles S , Heffen. New York : P.
1. Wan r. Canton , n.j R. E. Henkte. Cht-
jasojV. . ! t. Hall. St. Ixwls ; Louis H.ille.
UhlcKt > ; A. J. Milton , Minneapolis ; Mlko
Ip.robs , St Louis. F. tl. BanKer , Chicago ;
Oscar H. D er , J. F. Scharfenbcrg , New-
York. A. ( Hlhut , W. S. Jctterson , Chicago ,
F. W. H nullle. New York.
At the Murray : W. 8. Dudley , New York ;
3. Chapb , Springfield , Mass. : II. II. Gel l-
null , Burlington , la. ; W. V. Townscnd , Ne
braska City ; R. W. lltldle. Dr. R. 11. Arm-
* : ronR. 1'spllllon : H. E. P > ko. M. Foster.
New York , David Talbot. C. M. Pholpa ,
HolyoktM. : . B. Irwln , OrelRhton : K. R.
lov. Fremont ; W. E. Alexander. Norfolk ;
Alex Q. Smith , Blair ; C. It. De Witt , ( llcn-
.wod la. ; Charlco De Wolfr. Comiootlcut ;
Walter BoiUlr-y , New York. P. B. Thomp
son. Pekln : D. Drpyfrus. T. B. Morgan , St.
Louis ; Thomas Fox , Newark. N. J , J. 0.
Uar.lm , W. F. William * , Buffalo.
THIEVES DO A BIG BUSINESS
further Ini i-tUuntlon 1'rovon ( lint
Ufinin WorUrrn Iloliliril Itlcht niul
l.pft at Mcrrcr Hotel.
The Identity of the thief who successfully
carried on a systematic plan of pilfering
money and Jewelry from rooms In the Mer
cer hotel has not been rstabllshcd. De
tectives wcro detailed to search for clues
that ' would lead to the culprit's detection ,
but evidences of his shrewdness were all
that the officers could find.
Kooms wcro unlocked and entered nt vari
ous hours of the day and night and articles
of Jewelry or small sums of money taken ,
the thief having confined Ills operations
mostly to the rooms of employes.
Ttto weeks ago a pearl scarf pin , valued
at $30 , was stolen from the room of a guest.
J. W. Ryckmar. After tliat thefts of small
sums ot money wcro reported at Inter
vals of two or three days. Saturday morn
ing ? 11 disappeared from the room of one
of the employes and $25 from the room of
another.
The proprietors of the hotel reported the
matter to the police , but the thief had
done his work so skillfully that no clue to
his Identity could be found.
Two boll boys who have been spending
a great deal of money lately were arrested
on suspicion. The police eay they do not
think the lads arc guilty. Their names
arc John Rlgby nnd Tom Grace. The lat
ter Is a nephew of the proprietor ot Iotcl
Grace , Chicago.
Arnlo AUnrk of HjKlerln.
May Ell-swoith , variety actress , was
seized lat > nUht ; by an attack of acute
hysU-rla , caused , it Is said , by jealousy.
Her apartments arc nt the Mldlnml hotel ,
where she br.s been ill with incumonla for
sovu ill days. Yesterday evening although
scpmltiR to hive recovered fem h r Ill
ness , ehc- became violent , threatening to kill
both her husband atul herself. The hus
band's name Is Frctl Davenport. He noti
fied the pellce of hl wife's condition and
asked that she be taken to the station for
treatment. Then ho disappeared from the
hotel. Th , ? woman's friends say that Mies
Ellsworth has bcoimo demented through
Jealousy of hjr husband , whom she believes
has been pr.ylnc ; attentions to other women.
WHOLESALE GROCERS CUNFER
Combination of AVholexnle Hounrn In
the Went IN Helnir ! > ! -
cuN ed.
NEW YORK , Jan. 30. Conferences are
being held In this city looking toward the
formation of a combination of wholesale
grocers In the western states , who do an
annum business amounting to $500,000 or
more. Incidentally , there has been discus
sion among representatives of the concerns
Interested of the suggestion for the estab
lishment of the r bate system In the bale
of tobacco , as proposed by the tobacco manu
facturers.
TODAY'S WEATHER FORECAST
Fnlr In Kimtcrii Portion , l.luhl Snoir
nndot So Cold I.oiv Tempera
ture ; Variable Winds In lorra.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 30. Forecast for
Tuesday :
For Nebraska Fair In eastern ; light snow
and not so cold In western portion ; variable
winds , becoming easterly.
For South Dakota Fair : not so cold In
western portion ; variable winds , becoming
easterly.
For Iowa Fair : continued low tempera
ture ; variable winds.
For Missouri Generally fall ; continued
low temperature ; light , northerly winds , be
coming northeasterly.
For Kansas Increasing cloudiness , with
light snow In western portion : not so cold ;
northeast to east winds.
For Wyoming Light snow ; not so cold ;
southeasterly winds.
Local Record.
OFFICE OF THE WEATHER 1JUREAU
OMAHA , Jan. 30. Omaha record of temp -
p rature and rainfall , compared with the
corresponding day of the
last three years :
. . . , 1893. 1SDS. U97. 1SS6.
Maximum temperature . . 1 4u 311 4 ; ,
Minimum tmpcrnture . . . 15 19 in 39
Average temperature 2 30 i'i n
Rainfall ul T T T
Hecord of temperature and precipitation
at Omaha for this day and alncu March
1. H9i :
Normal for the day n
Deficiency for the day 22
Accumulated txce > slnco March 1 274
Normal rainfall for the day 02 Inch
Deficiency for the clav 01 inch
Total rainfall since March 1 25.G2 Inches
Deficiency since March t 4.28 Inches
pendency corn > sp'fr period H35..10.90 Inches
Excess corresp'g period 1897 5.21 inches
Moport * ( rum Mtatloni at 8 p. in.
H
00 < t >
STATIONS AND STATE OF
WEATHER ,
Omaha , clear 1 Tfo
North Platte. part cloudy TfoT
Cheyenne , snowins .14
Rait Lake , part cloudy 41
liapld City , snowlnf ? , . , T
Huron , clear .00
Wllliston , clear . . . . -II'-IO ' , oa
St. Louis , snowing 2 | S .12
St. Paul , clar 121S . ( >
Davenport , clear . . . 0 o .00
Kansas City , clear .00M
ChlcuKO , clear 4o .10
Helena , anowlntf , , , o ' .10
Hltmtrck , clwir . . . -10' .01
Havre , cloudy c ; .01
Oalvcston , partcloudy _ . . . . 01 M
T Indicates trace of precipitation ,
below xero. L. A. WELSH ,
Local Forecast Official.
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