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“against Mr. Morgan, and WORK OF CONGRESS. Condensed Proceedings of the Na tional Law Mill. + Washington, Feb. 11.—Senator Mor- gan, the champion of the Nicaragua al bill, announced in the senate his ‘andonment of that measure for the present session of congress, and there- upon it s displace@ by the bank- ruptey Dill. The senator made this move after a protracted contest cov- ering several weeks which had dis- closed the fact that obstructive oppo- sition could not be overcome. me gave notice that he would renew his advocacy of the bill early in the com- ing ex session. The bankruptcy bill succeeded to the advantageous posi- tion of “unfinished business,” but the debate went over until to-morrow. ‘rhe agricultural appropriation bill was ken up late in the day and passed at $ 500. The house bill was passed extending the time for complying with the requirements of the act forfeiting railroad lands. The electoral votes of the forty-..ve states of the Union were formally counted at the joint session of the house and senate held for that purpose, and Vice President Stevenson pro- claimed the election of McKinley and Hobart as president and vice president respectively. The house has pessed the senate bill relating to the carrying of obscene mat- ter by express companies and it ha3 gone to the president for signature. ington, Feb. 12. — The senate the diplomatic and consular ap- »ropriation bill and fixed next Wednes- day at 4 p. m. as the time for a final vote on the immigration conference re- port. These were the only features of the open session which was cut short in the day by the executive ses- sion on the arbitration treaty. The dip- lomatie and consular bill as passed 08, a slight increase on minor items on the hovse bill, Bills g the time and place for federal in Oklahoma Territory and providing for the retirement of enlisted men of the army and navy after thirty inuous service at three- quarters pay were passed. At 1:30 the senate went into executive session and at 4 o'clock adjourned. The hov ssed the fortifications appropriation bill with but a single amendment, and made some headway with the postoffice appropriation bill. But the major pertion of the day was onsumed in a political debate on the incial question which was. precipi- tated by an innocent provision in a bill providing for funding the debt of the territory. The bill aroused the opposi- tion of Mr. MeMillin (Dem., Tenn.) be- cause it provided for gold bonds and the payment of ‘interest in gold or its equivalent. The bill was finally passed, The house then went into committee of ike whole and took up the postoffice ap- propriation bill. Washington, Feb. — The senate passed a resolution ered by Mr. Hill of New York requesting Secreta Olney to use every effort toward be tering the condition of Sylv the newspaper cor ned in Cuba, and to insist on all aty rights to which he is entitled. olution for the abrogation of the C ton-Bulwer treaty, and indicated nose to call up the resolution to- morrow. Beyond this the procecdin: of the brief open session, lasting le: than hour, were of a routine char- acter The statue of the old hall of repre draped in the Amer wreathed with flower: eighty-eighth annive but the house did not ness. On the contra the anniversary by ities of the postal ser sing the _ postofti : The bill as p: am Lincoln in was ‘an flag) and in honor of the of his birth, aspend busi- it celebr: Abraha ppr lington, Feb. 15.—The session of senate with the exception of 3 linutes was devoted to ex business. Before the doors clo: ator Perkins secured the p: resolutioa i. gage another craft to carry to the sufferers of India. Saturd was a field day in tre house. The sundry civil approp s before that body for gen- It was used as a bas by the Demecrats on the ions made by this ¢ and Mr. Docker y would aggregate $1, latter paid high Reed and acquitted vonsibility for the large tion bill w O4 tr s of the McKinley n bills as revenue producers were attacked and defended, the in- come tax decision and Justice Shiras’ of position came in for a share of attention and Mr. DeArmond of ouri concluded the day with a nt plea for struggling Cuba h won from the house shouts of approval. The house went early into eommittee of the whole and resumed the consideration of the sundry vivil bill. Washington, Feb. 16. — The senate was in executive session most of the day, but the open session afforded suf- ficient time for a sharp controversy over proceeding with Mr. Morgan's resolution to abrogate the Clayton- Bulwer trea Mr. Sherman inter- posed numerous points of order when the chair sustained these the Alabama sen- ator referred to his being victimized by the presiding officer and Mr. Sher- man. My. Stevenson retorted sharply that there was no disposition to “vic- timize.” On a vote Mr. Morgan carried rf, point and the resolution was taken up. As it involved questions of execu- tive business the senate went into ex- ecutive session, At 4 o'clock the open session was resumed and some progress made on the bankruptey_ bill. The coup arranged by the house Jeaders for the passage of the sundry civil appropriation bill under suspen- sion of the rules was a compiete suc- cess, and this big appropriation bill, carrying $50,644,743, was passed with- out opportunity for amendment, just ag it came from the committee. ‘Lhe house made the best of the fact that it was suspensicn day and quite a number of bills were passed more or fess important, among them the senate bill appropriating $250,000 ror closing the crevasse at Pass l'Outre,-on the Mississippi; to equip the national guard with uniforms, 45-caliber Spring- tield rifles, and the senate resolution to authorize the secretary of the navy to transport the contributions of the Pa- cific coast states to the famine suffer- ers of India. The report in the con- tested election case of Benoit vs. Boat- ner, from Louisiana, confirming the latter’s title to his seat, was unani- mously adopted. The conference re- port on the diplomatic and consutar ap- propriation bill was adopted ard the agricultural bill was sent to confer- ence. Washington, Feb. 17.—Senator Chan- dler’s speech in the senate in advocacy of bimetallism was one of the notable efforts of the present session, not only for the scholarly care with which the senator presented the question from his standpoint, but’ for the bitter sar- casm addressed to Senator Palmer and the Indianapolis convention; the ar- raignment of silver Republicans who bolted, the St. Louis convention, and for the dramatic personal exchange be- tween Mr. Chandler and Mr. Pettigrew, the latter being ohe of the bolters from the St. Louis convention. Mr. Chan- dler’s speech lasted three hours and was replete with incident. It was an argument against the single standard of either gold or silver and a warning against a policy of monometallism. he Indian appropriation bill was then taken up but without action, and at 3:30 the senate went into executive ses- sion. The executive session was brief and the open session was resumed at 4:15. The bankruptcy Dill was taken up and Mr. Hoar spoke in favor of the bill. Last night’s pension night having practically failed of its purpose, owing to the difficulty in securing a quorum, the house vacated the ordér for a night session to-night and devoted the day, after the routine business had been disposed of, to the consideration of private pension bills. A bill was passed to define the jurisdiction of United States courts in cases for in- fringement of letters patent. NEWSPAPER SCORCHED. at Pittsburg Destroys N paper Offices. Pittsburg, p. 15.—The office of the Post, on Fifth avenue, was almost to- tally destroyed by fire, causing a loss to the paper of about $60,000; insured. other tenant in the building son, the railroad ticket r+ er, whose loss was small. The Com- -Gazette, next door to the Post, in imminent danger, but good work by the firemen saved the plant. The pa s’ edition will be printed at the press office. Both the Post and Comme! were preinptly tendered the use and services of machines, and the offices of the other pers in the y. It is sup- posed that the electric wires are re- sponsible for the conflagration. Fire Two THE CAPTAIN OF PIDA. Particulars of the Niger Expedition. h West Africa, Feb. 14. -eived here from Bida, give further particu- ure of that place by al Niger company’s expedition the command of George The news, just received, is B20.) Nt pedition slept two nights on the field of battle and that an immense number of deputations from Nupe towns came to for permanent protection against the Fulahs. At 8 o'clock in the mar! z-of Jan. 29 the column marched into the town and the Brit- ish officers took up their residence in the emir’s palace. A lieutenant climbed up to the highest pinnacle of the pal- ace 2nd planted the British flag upon Royal ED FROM DEATH. Condemned Murderer Is Respited Al- ost at the Gallows. Ga., Feb. 14.—Sam Grant, nned murderer of George . was literally snatched from the h by a telephone message. to have been hanged at He had prepared himselr for lows and bidden his felow pris- cod by. While these prepara- tions y re in progress the governor was be 1g interceded with over the Yong di ance telephone to Atlanta. Ag a resul’ of this intercession Goy. At- kinson **st telephoned a respite until 2 o’cloc . Then when the doomed man had given up all hope the chief execu- tive t the sheriff over the telephone to pestpone the execution until next Friday. O'MALLEY FRE: Chicags Alderman on Trial for Mar- der Js ‘Acquitted. Chicago, Feb. 16. + Ald. Thomas J. O'Malley and John Santry, who have been on trial for the murder of Gus Collander, an election judge in 1894, were acquitted by the jury. The triai bas lasted a monih, and has been bit- terly contested. The jury was out severa! horrs, and although a unit on the innocense of O'Malley ox the first ballot, some of the jurors were in favor of convicting Santry. ‘They finally agrved to his acquittal, howey- er. Gus ‘Ollander was the judge of election «0, in a local election in 1894 ws shot by one of a gang of tonghs \'» raided the polling place over wh) he presided. es in Her Head. Laporte ind., Feb. 15.—Mrs. Wiliam Swan of [Elkhart is dying. Last sum- mer a bug Jodged in her ear. Her suf- fering was intense, but the physicians could not dislodge the ivsect.- A coun- cil vf physicians discovered a large quantity of larvae in her head, the interior of which is alive with insects. Mrs. Swan became deranged from pain, but will soon be relievel by death. Chinatown Raided. San Franciseo, Feb. 15.—The police raided the gambling dens of China- town and arrested 590 Chinese. The raid was a surprise to the Chinese, and they were caught with their establish- ments ip full biast. A full company of 55 oflicers was distributed through- out Chinatown and the gambling places were raided simultaneously. West Gate, Iowa, Feb. 18. — Jonn Naurtz. 2 weil-to-do farmer living two miles north of here, attempted to end his life Dy shooting. His act is at- tributed tc family troubles. THE LEGISLATURE. The Grind of the Minnesota Law Mill. St. Paul, Feb. 11.—President Gibbs announced the senate members of the joint reapportionment committee as follows:. First district, Thompson, Knatvold; Second, Barr, McArthur; Third, Heneman, Lloyd; Fourth, Oz- mun, Masterman; Fifth, Theden, John- son, W. E.; Sixth, Spencer, Whitney; Seventh, Smith Thorpe. The following bills were passed: Legalizing ofticial certificates of sale and the record thereof, heretofore made under mortgage powers, execu- tions, judgments, orders and decrees, and prescribing the force and effect of such certificates and records; to per- mit villages situated in two or more townships to separate themselves from the town government of the towns in which they are situated for all pur- poses; an act in relation to corpora- tions; an act authorizing the formation of town insurance companies; to le- galize and make valid certain mort- gage foreclosures; to repeal chapter 229, General Laws 1895, entitled “An act to establish municipal courts in in- corporated cities having a population of less than 5,000 inhabitants. In committee of the whole the fol- lowing bills were recommended to pass: To legalize bonds heretofore issued by county commissioners; in relation to plats of additions or subdivisions thereof to any town, village or city on file in any register of deeds’ office in this state, to legalize the same as if properly made, executed, certified to and recorded, etc; authorizing the va- rious municipal courts of this state to issue writs of execution upon their judgements and determinations, and regulating the issuance of the same, ete. Following bills were introduced: To amend the state constitution in regard to the rights of persons accused of crime; to regulate the laws relative to the execution of mortgages; relating to the sale of intoxicating liquors, rais- ing the license to $1,000; relating to the collection of taxes; to require drug- gists to furnish, upon demand, copies of physicians’ certificates; to promote and permit immigration, creating a state commission. The House. The house spent some time in com- mittee of the whole, Mr. Hartshorn in the chair, devoting itself to the consid- eration of the Grondahl bill allowing the construction of bicycle paths. Sev- eral amendments were attached and the bill was r mmended to pass. Mr. Foss’ “morbid sentimentality” pill was taken from the table and on his motion placed at the head of gen- eral orders. The following bills were introduced: Relating to liens; relative to the dis- tribution of school district funds; re- quiring railroads to carry bicycles as baggage on passenger trains; to define express, telegraph, telephone or sleep- ing car companies, and providing for their taxation; to require all railroads owning lands grauted by the territory, state or United States to file with the state auditor a true list of such lands. St. Paul, Feb. 12.—By the decisive vote of 90 to 14 the house, after a de- bate lasting over two hours, and marked by an utter absence of parti- sanship, most emphatically reversed the judgment of the committee on elections, headed by Judge Hicks of Hennepin, and seated Mr. Hall, Pop- ulist, in the seat herd by Mr. Coates, Republican. The conclusions of the committee were absolutely rejected. This is the most remarkable for the reason that they had been reached with practical unanimity. Six of the seven members of the committee, in- cluding Mr. Vigen, Populist, had united in the report. Mr. Von Lehe alone had dissented from his colleagues, and yet when the vote was taken but nine members of the house came fo the sup- port of the committee, and Mr. Vigen yoted against the report in which he had joined. Mr. Johns led the on- slaught on the report of the committee with a substitute ‘resolution declaring Mr. Hall entitled to the seat. He was supported by Messrs. Staples, Jacob- son, Underleak, Feig and Lang, while Mr. Hartshorn alone supported the committee. The house put in a long session in the afternoon in committee of the whole and a large amount of business was disposed of. The following bills were introduced: Providing for the taxation of mines and mineral lands; to provide for the taxation of express companies, ete.; to provide for the inspection of steam boilers and licensing of steam engi- neérs; relati ¢ to the punishment of persons repeatedly convicted of minor offenses; relating to subpoenas by at- torneys-at-law; granting woman suf- frage in municipal affairs; rélating to actions by admini:tra‘ors; to encoura&, the production of long line spinning tow from flax and hemp grown in Min- nesota; relating to annual statements by county auditors; authorizing cities having more than 25,000 inhabitants to contract for power to operate water works; relating to auctioneers; to ¢u- thorize counties to issue bonds for ma- cadamizing roads; requiring the state auditor, treasurer and bank examiner to inquire into the value of securities deposited with either of them. In the Senate. The senate by viva voce vote killed S. F. No. 167, the committee on edu- cation substitute for S. F. 12, intro- duced by Senator Hodge, by inde*iuite- ly postponing action on the measure. This bill relates to the examination of teachers by county superintendents, The following bills were passed: To amend section 9, chapter 65, Gen- eral Statutes 1878, being section 4962, General Statutes 1894; relating to ac- tions and rights in real property; relat- ing to courts of justices of the peace; relating to title insurance companies; relating to public schools; to esta)lish state weighing and inspection of grain at the city of Litule Falls; to legalize certain bonds heretofore issued by county commissioners under chapter 297, General Laws of Minnesota. The following bills weve introduced: To regulate conyict labor; relating to property exempt from execution; rclat- ing to the compensation of :onnty com- missioners in certain cases; to amend the laws relating to municipal courts; to require that convict-made goods shall be so labeled; to amend the laws relating to insurance companies; to prevent debtors from giving preference to creditors and to secure the equal dis- tribution of the property of debtors among creditors; to exempt from tax- ation certain charitable societies, etc.; relating to the issuance of subpoenas; relating to the assessment and collec- tion of taxes, provides a tornage tox on the product of iron, copper and coal nines. a Both houses adjourned until Monday in honor of Lineoln’s birthday. 2 St. Paul, Feb. 16.—Lieut. Gov. Gibbs was absent when the senate convened and Senator Wyman occupied the chair. The following bills were intro-- duced: For the reorganization of insolvent banks; to amend the Probate Code re- lating to the examination of insane persons; fot the appointment of medi- cal experts as witnesses; to amend Laws of 1878 and 1891 relating to con- veyances; to legalize the incorporation of cemetery associations in certain cases; to tax inheritances; to repeal chapter 191,-Laws-of 1887, relating to libel; to amend the bakery laws of ee) and provides for bakery inspec- ors. Senator Keller had his bill, to force all property on which taxes are delin- quent to a eale, indefinitely postponed, by unanimous consent. The senate went into committee of the whole, with Senator Yale in the chair, and took up general orders. Only one bill was disposed of by the committee. H. F. No. 50, relating to punishment for grand larceny in the first degree, was recommended to pass. In the House. The house met in the afternoon a little late, and, after being duly prayed for, listened to the reading of a large grist of petitions on local option and other topics. Mr. Dahl started a dis- cussion on the struck jury bill by mov- ing that the Reishus senate Dill, re- pealing the struck jury law, be re- called from the judiciary committee and substituted for Mr. Laybourn’s house bill. There was a good deal of discussion upon this proposition, which finally carried, and the bill was cr- dered on the calendar. Yhe house adopted the senate amendments to Mr. Littleton’s bill authorizing township insurance companies to amend their articles of incorporation at special meetings. The house passed the senate bill for the repeal of the struck jury law by a vote of 73 to 0. The following bills were introduced: Making it unlawful for banks to loan funds to stockholders except upon se- curity approved by the bank examiner; to determine the rights of owners of property sold for partial satisfaction of judgment; to authorize the appoint- ment of court bailiffs by judges in counties of over 100,000 ingabitants; to amend Laws of 1884 relating to ex- emptions in supplementary proceed- ings on judgments; to exempt from taxation lands taken for public high- vay; to prevent witnesses in criminal cases from overhearing testimony of others in same case. St. Paul, Feb. 17.—The senate put in a busy day and much business was disposed of. The greater part of the day was spent in committee of the whole. Senator Miller’s bill making the railroad and warehouse commis- sioners elective was referred to the committee on railroads. Senator Wy- man’s bill relating to banks of discount and deposit was made a special order for Thursday afternoon. Senator Dunn's bill to compel prisoners in county and village jails to perform la- bor upon the public streets, highways, buildings, etc., was recommended to pass. The following bills were passed: A bill for an act to establish state weighing and inspection of grain at the cities of Fergus Falls and Winona; in relation to plats of additions or sub- divisions thereof to any town, village or city now on file in any’register of deeds’ office in this state, to legalize the same as if properly made, executed, certified to and recorded, etc.; authoriz- ing the various municipal courts to is- sue writs of execution upon judgments. The following bills were introduced: To establish, regulate and support a state fire’ marshal; to provide for the reduction of the salaries and fees of county officers; to authorize county commissioners .to distribute supple- ments of their proceedings and reports of’ county officers; to provide for the appointment of expert medical exam- iners; to require deposit and trust com- panies to keep on file bonds with the state auditor. A resolution was passed calling for an investigation of the state printing department. The House. The house passed eight of the nine bills on its calendar, the Grendahl bi- eycle path bill being laid aside in the absence of its author. The bills passed were: Reducing fee for final papers of nat- uralization; increasing the quantity of seed barley and corn exempt from ex- ecution; allowing the United States to acquire land within the state for edu- cational institutions; to prevent the fostering of crime by undue morbid sentimentality; to prevent the restraint of trade and secure freedom of mar- kets for food products; relative to the publication of notice-of the appoint- ment of assignees; providing for the payment of commissioners to lay out roads in certain cases; allowing cities to contract for the construction of water. electric light and gas works. The house spent the afternoon in the consideration of H. F. 352, relating to mortgages and conveyances of person- al property and contracts creating or reserving a lien thereon. It was final- ly killed by a vote of 51 to 40. The following bills were introduced: To extend the liability of railroads in certain cases to steamboat and other carrying companies; to provide for a commissioner of public buildings; to define and limit the powers of insur- ance companies doing business in Min- nesota; for an act respecting vagrattcy; to require the lebelling and marking of convice-made goods; to provide for and regulate the bringing of action for ejectment; to authorize cities to license bicyeles and regulate the use thereof; for the reorganization or adjustment of the affairs of insolvent corporations ex- ercising banking powers; to provide for detention hospitals for the alleged in- sane in cities having 10,000 or more in- habitants. Tanners Strike. Chicago, Feb. 17.—Five hundred tan- ners and curriers employed by W. N. Eisendrath & Co., struck against a re- duction in wages. Fifteen hundred more will be out of employment be- cause three of the other leading tan- ners in the ciey have closed their doors against their workmen until such time as a settlement is made in the Hisen- drath establishment. MINNESOTA NEWS. Interesting Happenings in the North Star State. Robert Mitchell, an old resident of Clearwater, died of paralysis. ; An extra session of the district court will be held at Park Rapids Feb. 26, to issue citizens’ papers. . The eleventh annual show of the Min- nesota Poultry association was held at St. Paul. The village of Nelson has decided to incorporate as a city by a majority vote of 65 in a total of 192. August Mueller, of Rochester, slip- ped and fell on his porch steps a few } days ago and broke a rib. A new paper may be started at Win- dom, to be printed in the Norwegian language. Mrs. Jane Vroman, of Rochester, died on Saturday evening at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Robert Elliott, aged 81 years. A small fire at Faribault destroyed Mrs. L. D. Newcomb’s barn and a small outbuilding belonging to H. M. Matte- son. Loss, $500; fully insured. E. Lenerville of Verndale, aged 82 years, is dead. He had lived in that county for twenty years and was highly respected. James S. McCloud, local agent at West Concord of the Chicago Great Western, and Miss Alice Collius have been married. F. M. Gardner, formerly of the Win- dom Brick and Tile Company, will open a Brick yard at Bingham Lake, six miles north of Windom. An east-bound train struck and killed two horses for Mr. Harty at the cross- ing at Perham. Mr. Harty’s leg was broken. James R. Bell, furniture dealer and undertaker of Hastings, is dead, aged 64 years. He leaves a wife and two daughters. Joseph Belanger, head of the dry goods and millinery firm of Belanger & Brother of Red Wing, is dead of heart discase. Citizens of Stillwater in mass meet- ing condemn the bill in the legislature providing that all executions in the state take place at the state prison. H. N. Marso, recently from Dakota, was brought from the northern part of the county with both feet so badly frozen that amputation of both was necessary. Jaeob Stubler’s liquor house and Frech & Bassett’s furniture store at Duluth were entered by burglars. In the former place $12 was obtained. The latter yielded nothing. Charles Swanson, a farmer living four miles southeast of Milaca, was out in the woods chopping, in company with another man, when the falling tree struck and instantly killed him. He is a single man. The new Christian church, which has been in the course of construction at Rochester during the winter, is now re- ceiving its final strokes before com- pletion. It will be dedicated on the 28th of this month. Arne Nelson, a blacksmith of Trosky, and treasurer of Elmer township, com- mitted suicide by hanging himself. The cause was a shortage of $300 in his accounts with the township when he was checked up. A conference of committees repre- senting the Congregational, Baptist, Methodist, Presbyterian and Unitarian churches was held at St. Cloud and propositions in regard to the consolida- tion of these separate circles were dis- cussed. The Duluth Paper company filed a deed of voluntary assignment to Hans Christiansen at Duluth. The assets are stated to be $43,500, and the liabilities about $28,000. The company did a wholesale and retail book and paper business. C. D. Stade of Brainerd committed suicide by shooting himself in the mouth. Stade is about 85 years of age, with a large family, all grown. He had been boarding during the win- ter with J. W. Sanderson, who rented his farm. D. M. Storer & Son, grocers, who have been in business at Shakopee 33 years, assigned to Dr. H. O. Smith on account of bad and slow accounts. As- sets, $1,000; liabilities, $2,000. Chan- ning Seabury of St. Paul is the principal creditor. Sheriff La Voie left Sauk Rapids with a warrant for Victor File, who was caught at Brainerd with a team stolen from Thomas Storaweki of Alberta. File will have to lay in St. Cloud jail until the next term of district court, which does not set until next January. About ten days ago Charles Hein- bockle, a butcher of Norwood, went to Minneapolis to sell some goods. Not returning when expected, a search was commenced, which develops the fact that he has eloped with a former hired girl, leaving a wife and seven children besides numerous creditors. A horse belonging to Burt Clason, who lives seven miles north of Roches- ter, was let out for the first time in several days. He was let loose into a pasture fenced in with wire. In his frolic he jumped into the air and light- ed on top of a sharp post, which enter- ed his side, piercing his heart. The horse died instantly. As James Neil of Cannon City and his hired man were coming down ra- vine road with two loads of logs, the neck yoke of the rear team broke and the horses ran onto the front team and threw Mr. Neil off, breaking his right arm and otherwise bruising him badly. The lead team ran off the bank at the Third street bridge and one horse was killed. Two young fadies recently registered at the hotel at Mankato as Mrs. H. Howard, Minneapolis, and Hazel War- ner, ditto. The next evening a young man registered at the same hotel as H. Howard, Waseca, and said he was the husband of the above lady. Late in the evening he procured a large dose of chloroform for toothache and took the contents of the bottle, supposedly with suicidal intention. He recovered sufficiently to leave the city with the two ladies. E Two Views. “Plunks is all torn up about that burglary.” - . ‘ “Yes; and Mrs. Plunks is tickled to death because now everybody knows that she bad seven doen silver spoons to be stolen.” . ; ii ini li ieee PAUL ALEX IN LIMBO. He Pressed the Buton and the Doc- tor Did the Rest. Cedar Rapids, towa, Feb. 16.—Paul Alexander Johnstone, heralded as the most wonderful mind reader in the world, in company with Dr. 'T. M. Walsh, has been arrested on a charge of conspiracy. The charge is that Johnstone, while pretending to read the palms of peo- ple, has been telling appalling stories to the victims, eclaring they are af- flicted with some unseen, but dread- ful disease, that sooner or later would cause their death. He would then retommend them to Dr. Walsh, who, as an eminent specialist, might effect a cure. It is alleged that the phy- sician has been doing the rest, secur- ing from the victims sums of money ranging from $90 to $100. MINERS FIND COAL. Much Excitement About Missoula Over Reported Discoveries. Missoula, Mont., Feb. 16.—For some time work has been going on near here in a search for coal and oil, and some satisfactory finds are reported to have been made, and the excitement runs very high. One report has it that agents of President Winter, of the Northern Pacific, have offered to bond the ranch of Michael Cummings for a fabulous sum. The fact that these of- fers have been reported on the street has started fresh rumors to the effect that the coal that has been found was even better than at first reported, and that it was not found at its best in its locality where the first drilling was done, but that the country west of there was rich in coal that is the best. MURDERED HIS WIFE. And Dares Everybody to Touch the Body or Arrest Him. Paducah, Ky., Feb. 16.—Robert Me- Gill’s pretty young wife, dead or dy- ing, lies in the muddy road at Rag- land, while her husband, entrenched in his house, armed with a Winchester rifle, dares anybody to touch the wo- man’s body or attempt to arrest him. After a quarrel with his wife McGill seized a rifle and shot the fleeing wo- man twice in the back as she fled from the doorway. Both balls passed en- tirely through the woman’s body. She staggered to the gate and fell prostrate in a puddle. Her husband refused to surrender or allow the neighbors to ap- proach the corpse. Jealousy of a younger brother caused the deed. Amidon’s Confirmation. Washington, Feb. 16. — The senate committee on judiciary has agreed to favorably report the nomination of C. F. Amidon, to be United States dis- trict judge of North Dakota. This is the second time the nomination has been reported. Senator Hensbrough had it recommitted on a statement that certain charges would be preferred. The judiciary committee concluded that the charges were not of sufficient importance to defeat confirmation. National Bureau of Inncorporation. Washington, Feb. 16. — Representa- tive Lowe of New York has introduced a bill providing for a national bureau of incorporation to be attached to the treasury department, with a chief who shall hold office during the pleasure of the president, and receive a salary of $4,000 a year. It shall then be per- missible fer any corporation doing business in two or more states to sur- render its acts of incorporation and to organize under the act. A Cuban Talks to Solons. Saranac Lake, N. Y., Feb. 16.—Frank C. Ives, the billiard player who is in this village recuperating, said: “If Mr. Schaefer is sincere in his chal- lenge I will play him five afternoons and five nights, 600 points at each se- ance. I will play him for any amount from a dollar bill up to $10,000, and will concede him 1,000 points start. It is true I am on the sick list, but 1 be- lieve I can now beat all the Schaefers ever born.” Danlop’s Conviction. Washington, Feb. 16.—The supreme court has decided the case of Joseph R. Dunlop of Chicago, charged with sending obscene matter through the mails. The verdict of the district court (against Dunlop) was affirmed. Dun- lop is the publisher of the Chicago Dis- patch, and was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment in the court be- low, which sentence the action of the supreme court has the effect of con- firming. Used a Pocket Knife. Washington, Feb. 16. — Eugene P. Speer, chief clerk of a division in the treasury department, made a vicious and, apparently, unprovoked assault on William Callow and inflicted three ugly wounds with a pocket knife. Cal- low is not seriously injured. ‘The trouble grew out of the demand by Callow of a loan of money made to Speer. The latter says he deeply re- grets the affair. On Trial for Murder. New York, Feb. 16. — The trial of William Jay Koerners, a newspaper artist, for the murder of Miss Rosie Redgate, his sweetheart, on Sept. 23, last, was taken up in the court of gen- eral sessions. Much evidence regard- ing Koerners’ character, was taken. ‘The purpose of the prosecution was to show that Koerner was in an abnor- mal condition when the crime was committed. ' College Base Ball Practice. Princeton, N. J., Feb. 16.—Princeton base ball players began work and thirty freshmen candidates reported at the cage for practice. Trainer Jack MeMasters and Capt. Wilson will supervise indoor work and Billy Earle, the ex-Chicago league player who has been engaged to coach the Tigers, will take the men in charge when the out- door season begins. An Unfortunate Error. Tomahawk, Wis., Feb. 16. — While John Featherston was going through the thick timber he was taken for a lynx and received a charge of buck- shot in the leg. Amputation will prob- ably be necessary. All Signs for Floods. Pembina, N. D., Feb. 16.—From the amount of snow on the ground here now the indications are that there will -be a big flood this spring, particularly if there is much rain in the early, spring. ie oe: I