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erences & NORTHWEST NEWS FITZ HAS A FIGUT. Bar Room Row Results in Serious Injury to One Man. Sheboygan, Wis., Special—As a result of a bar room fight in which Bob Fitz- simmons, champicn heavy-weight pug- ilist of the world, Martin Hughs, a well krown attorney, Charles Seaman, a son of Judge William H. Seaman, and Edward B. McDaniels, a comedian in Rebert Fitzsimmons’ theatrical com- pany were implicated, Attorney Hughs lies in a precarious condition and there are some doubts as to his recovery. The trouble grew out of a criticism passed on Fitzsimmons’ show by Hugs, which v resented by MeDaniels, who, it alleged, struck the attorney over the eye, rupturing a vein from which blood flowed freely. wo Mil- wdukee doctors were summoned to at- tend Hughs’ injurie: SHOT BY 5 % SON, A Desperate Night Through the North Wisconsin Woods. Ashland, Wis., Special—After driving for twenty miles over the rough roads of the forest wilderness Erick Solberg brought his desperately wounded wife to Ashland last night. Solberg lives near Marengo Falls. He a ed home to find his eight-year-old son had shot his mother, emptying the contents of a shotg into her right side at a distance of six feet. She had lain for an hour alone on the floor be- fore her husband's arrival. Hitching a small riding pony to a sleigh, Sol- berg placed his wife in some hay in the bottom of the sleigh and drove to Ashland, making the twenty-six miles in six hours. She is still alive. Sol- berg is undecided whether the shoot- ing was intentional or accidental. Big Coal Fire Subdued. Dollar Bay, Mich., Special.—The fire at the coal sheds of the Tamarack- Osceola doc! ‘e, now under control and which will be entirely extin- guished in a few days more, has been one of the most stubborn ever known. It was discovered one month ago, and, although a large force of men were to work immediately hose, the fire contin- ind for several weeks. There were 45,000 tons of bituminous coal in the monstrous shed, and the water which was thrown on top of the pile seemed to but add fuel to the flames. One hundred men were em- ployed on eight-hour shifts, the work never ceasing night or day from the time the alarm was given until now. Was Frightened to Death. New Uln, Mich., Special.—Word was received by the Brown County bank of s city that Adam Pfeffer, who left for Germany, had jumped from a moving train near Johnstown, Po., and was killed. Peffer was nearly 70 years old, and has lived a_hermit’s life in New Ulm since 1866. His dress and habits gave him a Rip Van Winkle appearance, and it is years since he has been out in the world. It is thought that fright while riding through the mountains induced him to jump from the train. He had no rel- atives in America and must have had several hundred dollars on his person when killed. MINE ON FIRE. ‘The Brotherton, Wakefield’s Sole In- dustry, Is Burning. Ironwood Mich., Special—Word is just received by ’phone that the Broth- erton mines located at Waikefieid, twelve miles from here, is on fire. The extent of the conflagration and the probable damage to the mine cannot now be ascertained. The Brotherton is owned principally by local capital, and at present is employing about seventy men, Company Claims It Was Suteide. Watkon, Iowa, Special—James E. Duffy, administrator of the estate of Henry Duffy, has instituted suit against the North American Accident Association of Chicago for $3,000 in- surance. The company failed to pay the loss. Henry Duffy was found dead in store last spring, with a re- volver near him, and, although it was called murder at the time, many be- lieved it suicide. The fact that an- other brother had taken his own life some years before, and that he him- ‘self had suffered great business losses by fire a short time before, naturally led to this conclusion. Increased Railroad Earnings. Denver, Special.—The earnings of the Denver & Rio Grande railroad for the calendar year just closed shows a to- tal of $4,184,883, an increase of $611,- 538, or 17.11 per cent over 1896. The total earnings of the Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf are $3,454,321, and in- crease of $417,216, or 13.74 per cent over 1896. Miss Willard Fainted. Janesville, Wis., Special. — Miss Francis E. Willard, president of the National W. C. T. U., fainted at the close of her lecture on “A White Life for Two,” which she delivered in the Gongregational church. It was some time before she recovered sufficiently to be removed, Theatrical Combination, Poraland, Ore., Special.—The Oregon- ian says: Arrangements are nearly completed for a combination of all the theaters between Portland and St. Paul, under the control of the North- western ‘Theatrical association, of which Cal Heilig of Portland is gen- eral manager. Charged With Embezzlement. Grane. Rapids, Mich., Special—James E. McBride, a member of the national Populist committee and prominent in Michigan Populist circles, was arrest- €d on the charge of embezzl’ng $300 from a client. Assigned. Menomonie, Wis., Special.— Hattie Bros., of this city, dealers in toys, no- tions and manufacturers of . cigars, made an assignment for *he benefit ot their creditors, as also did O. K. Ranum, druggist, and one of the old- est in the business in this city. J. A. Heller was appointed assignee in both cases. New Man in Charge. ‘ Prentice, Wis. Special—lrank J. falter, our new postmaster, took charge of the office here Saturday. | THE MARKETS. Latest Quotations From Grain and Live Stock Centers. Chicago, Jan. 8.—Wheat—No. 2 red, $0 1-2c; No. 3 red, 85@88c; No. 2 spring 86e; No. 3 spring, 80@87c; No. 2 hard winter, 86@87c; No. 3 hard winter, 81 @85e; No. 1 new spring. 90@91c. Cash Corn — No. 2, 26@261-2c; No. 3, 25@25 1-2c. Cash Oats—No. 2, 211-2@ 22¢; No. 8, 20@21c. Milwaukee, Jan. 8. — Flour steady. Wheat weak; No. 1 Northern, 90 1-2c; No. 3 spring, 86@87c; May, 89 7-8e. Corn lower; No. 3, 261-2c. Oats lower; No. 2 white; 24 1-2@24 3-4c. Rye lower; No. 1, 47¢c. Barley steady; No. 2, 43¢; sample, 28@42 1-2c. Provisions steady; pork, $9; lard, $4.75. Minneapolis, Jaa. 8. — Wheat—May opened at 88 5-8e and closed at 88 1-2¢; July opened at 87e and closed at 867. On track—No, 1 hard, 90¢e; No, 1 Northern, 891-2c; No. 2 Northern, ° o, Jan. 8. — Hogs — Light, $3.45@3.62 1-2; rough, $3.40@ 0; $3.40@ heavy, $3.40G3:.! 3.45. Cattle—Beeves, $3.85@ and heifers, Sahel $3.25@4.2 4. Cattle—Cows, §: 40; stockers, $3.50@3.! 2; cows, Cattle—Caucers, bulls,. $2.7: heifers, yearlings, $4. stockers, 20@4.25; feeders, $3.60; $3.60@4.25. Sheep, $3@4.40. St. Paul, Jan. 8. — Wheat — No. 1 Northern, 89 1-2@90 1-2c; No. 2 North- ern, $2 1-2@84 1-2c. Corn—No. 3 yellow, 26 1. ; No. 3, 26@261-2c. Oats— No. hite, 23 1-2@24¢; No. 3, 23@ 2314c. Barley and rye—Sample bar- y M4 Fs 3 ste $ ley, 25@30c; No. 2 rye, 43 1-2@45c; No, 3 rye, 421-2@43c. Seeds—No. 1 flax, $1.15 1-2@1.16 1- nothy, $1.10@1.30; red clover, 0. Wisconsin) Lumtermen ‘Think the Outlook Is Promisin::. Wausau, V cial—A joint meet- ing of the V n Valley Lumber- men's Deor Sash and ssociation was held here th There is a large attendance of both associations, and a feeling of confidence in a re- expressed by both em- assoc! general vival of trade ploy s rs and Foods May Be Blended Special.—_Milwaukee appeared before Food ioner Adams and asked for a more lenient interpretation of the law against the adulteration of drugs and foods which went into effect the first of the year. Commissioner Adams ruled that food products might be blended with other food products when labelled “compounds,” as the mixing of chicory and coffee and of buckwheat and white flour. Capt. Brainerd Will Command. Portland, Or., Special—Capt. David I. Brainerd, who has been detailed by Secretary of War Aiger to head the government relief expedition into the Yukon, arrived at Vancouver barracks from Chicago. Capt. Brainerd will remain at Vancouver until the expedi- tion is ready to start for Skaguay and Dyea. Counterfeiters Arrested. Toledo, Ohio, Special.— Deputy United States Marshal Shannon and Capt. Webb, of the secret service, re- turned to the city from Pauling coun- ty, having in charge Henry Luce and Dr. Alexander Thompson, two resi- dents of that county, charged with passing counterfeit money. Seventy, and a Lothario. Black River Falls, Wis., Special— Leonard Hutchins, an old soldier and nearly seventy years old, is tinder ar- rest here, charged with alienating the affections of one Mrs. Orman Heath, a comely matron of twenty-four sum- mers, for which Mr. puishment. Heath desires his Railroad Officials Resign. Menominee, Mich., President John Agley and General Manager J. N. F horn have resigned their positions with the Wisconsin & Michigan railroad to take immediate President 8. M. Fischer will ed both for the present. Special. — Vice eff suce Cattle M:n of the West. Pendleton, Or., Special—Preliminary arrangements were completed for the convention of the Pacific Northwest- ern Cattlemen's association. Which is called to meet in this city Feb. 5. Or- egon, Washington, Montana and -Ida- ho v be represented. Between 400 and 500 delegates will be present. Reduring Street Lights. Superior, Wis., Special—The city council has economized in electric lighting and has chopped off sixty are street lights. There are still left 170, so Superior is in no wise in the dark. Contract for seventy of the remaining lights expire in June and many will probably be turned off. Two Killed and Several Injured, Whitemore, Lake, Mich., Special.— The Toledo Ice company’s huge ice house, in course of erection here, col- lapsed, killing two men _ instantly, probably fatally wounding five and in- juring a dozen otbers. Fire at Saginaw. Saginaw, Mich., Special—Hight mill- ion feet of lumber was burned on the docks of the Saginaw Lumber and Salt company at Crow Island, eight miles below this city, causing a loss of about $120,000. Germaus Protest. Sheboygan, Wis., Special—At a meet- ing of the turnverein in this city a Sauk Center Must Elect Again. Sauk Center, Minn., Special—After a needless delay of several months the trial of Mayor Townsend has been held. The result is that there will be another election on Feb. 1. Both the mayor and the council were ably rep- resented by D. I. Calhoun of St. Cloud for Mr. ‘Townsend, and L. R. Barto for the city. The vote was solid for his impeachment. Just what steps will now be taken to prevent the con- summation of the puechase of the park property cannot be said. MINNESOTA ITEMS Interesting Mappenings in the North Stuc State. At the city election at Granite Falls, license carried by 31 votes. The Winona county commissioners have organized for the year by elect- ing J. B. Finch as chairman. Frank Skyhawk, an old resident and farmer of Racine township, near Grand Meadow, died of pneumonia. ‘The total taxes levied for Rice coun- ty, including state, school, town and county, purposes, is $157,817.32. Grant Brambel, of rotry engine fame, was defeated for mayor of Sleepy Eye at the recent election. Mayor W. D. Townsend of Sauk Center, was tried by the city council for malfeasance and impeached. The vote for impeachment was unanimous. Ole O. Lee, general merchant at Em- mons, has assigned to W. H. Thomas, Liabilities, $1,800; assets, claimed to be $4,000, lt was decided at a meeting of the Stillwater city council to purchase the Gamewell system of fire alarm com- plete, at a cost of $3,000. Mrs. Dr. Lowthian slipped and fell on the icy ground at Dennison, break- ing her right arm below the elbow, and wrist. Mrs. Olina Anderson of Fergus Falls lest a large barn by fire. It was insured for $400. en horses and a cow, belonging to Peter ‘Weberg, in the same barn, were burned. George H. Graham, for many years cashier at the Omaha freight depot, at Stillwater, is dead. He was thirty-one years of age, and is survived by a widow. The farm residence of Robert Sack- ett, near Stillwater, burned, together with most of the household goods. The fire caught from a defective fiue. Loss, $2,000; insurance, $500. The villages of Arcadia and Gales ville, in Wisconsin, adjacent to Wino- na, are both making elaborate arrange- ments for the observance of the birth- day of Robert Burns. A schedule of the assets and liab ties of Coon & Allen of Rochester has been filed with Clerk of Court Crobb. The nominal ssets foot up $4,100. ‘The liabilities are $4,000. The Northfield Brick company is putting in a new power plant consis ing of a seventy-five h power en- gine and boiler, to be housed in a brick engine house. L. H. Bardwell, a resident of Monti- cello since 1 and a member of Com- pany A, Fifth Minnesota volunteers, was buried there on Monday by Burn- side Post, of which he had been an active member. The three-year-old daughter of Hd- ward Fisher was probably fatally burned at Duluth. During the tem- pora absence. of her parents the child’s clothing caught fire, and when she was found it was burned off. Diphtheria has broken out, near Kenyon in the family of William En- gel, where there are fourteen children. So far no death has occurred. Anti- toxin has been used to minimize the danger, and only one is now sick. Faribault will follow the Rochester plan, and will have a waiting room for the farmers’ wives and small children where they can go and get warm, in- stead of standing around the stores waiting for their husbands to get through with their business. At a recent meeting of the Dodge Center school board, it was decided to build a new school house to cost about $15,000, and the necessary bonds were voted. The-old building will be sold, and the new house built on the old site. Ben Simpson of Bellview was shot by A. L. Ward at that place, the re- sult of a quarrel over the weight of some cattle sold by Ward to Simpson. Ward is a farmer and deputy game warden. He was arrested and is now in jail. After serving continuously for four terms as mayor of Graceville, M. F. Noonan has tendered his resignation. During the past year, under his ad- ministration, a complete electric light plant was put in and paid for from the surplus revenues of the city. The Winona city council, by a ma- jority of 1, instructed the bridge com- mittee to take legal steps to see that Smith, whom Mayor Tarbell dis- charged as bridgetender, is not inter- fered with by the police force in ful- filling the duties of that office. A meeting of young men was held and arrangements made for playing indoor base ball in Winona. There is some talk of organizing a league, to include Spring Valley, Faribault, Pres- ton, Stewartville, Austin, Rochester and Winona. W. Tew and Thomas Swain, farm- ers, have gone to Colorado, in compa- ny with an agent for the irrigation company. These farmers will look over the ground, and, if pleased, will make a report to other farmers, and a large colony will settle on land in the irrigation district. Prof. James 8S. Gaylord, now com- pleting a post-graduate course at Har- yard, has been elected to succeed Prof. Kirkpatrick at the normal schoo} at Winona, in the chair of physiology, philosophy and pedagogy. Prof. Gay- lord takes up his work April 1, the place being filled meanwhile by Prof. Heath of the Minnesota university. The stockholders of the Albert Lea creamery met to elect directors, and there was a lively scrimmage, as one faction wanted a change; but it proved unpepular, and the same management will run the business as last year. A dividend of 40 per cent wes paid, and the work of the last year made an ex- cellent showing. W. S. Soule, of the town of Grant, was elected a member of the board of county commissioners of Washington county. Only one ballot was neces- sary. According to the report of Fire Mar- shal Fennell of Winona, the total fire loss in-Winona during 1897 was $25,- 319, of which amount $8,002 was on buildings and $17,317 on conaents.! The loss without insurance was only $2,884. There were 110 alarms, an in- crease of 21 over the previous year. The showing is considered a remarka- bly good one. : , ; Seeeennaain ap cee -POPULISTS CONFER. — Middl--of-the-Rond Faction Hold a Convention. St, Paul, Special.—The middle-of-the- road Populists met in convention here at Market hall in response to a call issued about a month ago. L. D. Foster was elected temporary chairman, but later gave way to L. C. Long of Magnolia as permanent chair- man. Dr. H. B. Fay of Minneapolis was elected secretary. Mr. Long made a short speech by way of accepianee of the chairman- ship, and Ignatius Donnelly, on invita- tion, made a speech, outlining the campaign for this year as he thinks the Populists should make it. The business of the three sessions consist- ed in the adoption of resolutions de- clarirg against fusion. This was ac- complished without debate. At the afternoon session a commit- tee on permanent organization was ap- pointed, as well as a committee on res- olutions. Mr. Long might have been made permanent chairman but he de- clined the honor. The committee, which consisted of E. W. Bonham, St. Paul; W. S. Moore, Minneapolis; C. H. Hopkins, Fairfax; F. H. Rahilly, Lake City, and Peter Shippman, Le Sueur, reported in favor of Dr. C. Johnson of Willmar for permanent chairman, and Dr. Fay was continued as secretary. The greater part of the time of the session was taken up in speechmaking of a strong anti-fusion character, participated in by Donnelly, Poore, Rahilly and other prominent Populist leaders. ‘The committee on resolutions made up as follows: W. A. Hatchkiss, George Hall and T. J. Meighen, First | district; L. C. Long, I. M. Cady, A. Walker, Second; L. Donnelly, P. H. Rahilly, C. H. Hop- kins, Third; W. E. Bonham, James Doran, W. H. Sigler, Fourth; A. L. Gardner, H. J. O. Reed, W. S. Moore, Fifth; H. L. Sand, A. C. Barrett, J. J. Hibbard, Sixth; C. Johnson, A. R. Holston, Seventh. At the evening session the report of the resolutions committee was pre- sented and adopted without debate. The resolutions reaftirm’ the principles as set forth in the People’s party state and national platforms and takes a strong stand against fusion with any other party SOMEWHAT DIFFERE: was Car Builders Refuse Orders, So the Iron Range Builds Its Ow Two Harbors, Minn., Special.—From now till May one thirty-ton ore car per day will be built at the Duluth & Tron Range shops here. The contract tor 400 cars, for which bids were re- ceived some time ago, is not yet let. Two of the bidders have withdrawn their proposals, being unable to now accept the work if awarded them. One of these is the Pullman company. They have accepted orders covering the full capacity of their plants within the time required. One has full orders for a year’s output. This condition contrasts brightly with that of one year ago, when every manufacturer was clamoring for an order, no matter how small. TRUSTED IN VAIN. A Wife Near Perham Elopes Her Brother-in-Law. Perham, Minn., Special—Two broth- ers, Charley and William Rogers, sold their farms for cash. William gave his money to his young wife to keep until he returned from New York Mills. William’s young wife walked to Perham, joined Charles, the older brother, who has a fainily of six chil- dren, and the two left for parts un- known, taking with them all the money from the sale of both farms, leaving the family in destitute cireum- stances. ‘The sheriff is making every effort to capture them. With Thurston Goes Free. St. Paul, Special.—The supreme court reversed the ruling of the lower court in the case of Howard Thurston of Du- luta, held to the grand jury and con- fined pending action on the charge of bribing a witness to absent himself from a trial. The supreme court de- clared that the appellant’s contention that his offense was nothing stronger than a misdemeanor, and that he could not, therefore, be deprived of his lib- erty, was well taken, and that he was entitled to redress by habeas corpus. To Reopea Flax Mills. Northfield, Minn., Special.—The plant of the Minnesota Flax company has been leased to R. E. Willard of Fort Scott, Kan., an experienced manufac- turer, who has fitted it up for the manufacture of paper stock and up- holstery tow. The factory is running full time and its product finds a ready market. The fiber flax raised around Northfield is of a superior quality, and specimens sent East for expert ex- amination have been pronounced ahead of any in the country. Indians Aid the Law. Mora, Minn., Special—County At- torney Pope has received a letter from Chief Wah-we-yea-cum-ig, of the Chippewa tribe, at Mille Lacs lake, who expresses the desire of the whole tribe that the authorities will at once arrest Ah-wou-i-gab-bou, the Indian who murdered Mas-ouh at Knife Lake about six months ago. The Indians consider him a dangerous man and wish to get rid of him. He is now at the lake, where they are holding him in custody. He Wanted Gore. Benson, Minu., Special—Verne Eaton is in jail on account of a drunken street fight. After the fight he was taken home, where he promised to re- main. In about ten minutes, however, he procured a shotgun and about thirty rounds of ammunition and started out to slaughter the whole human family. The trouble all grew out of an old feud between the families of the Ea- | tons and Edwards. Dawson on Trial. St.Paul, Special—The trial of William Dawson, charged with embezzling $29,- 000 from the Bank of Minnesota, has commenced in the district court. Mr. Dawson is charged with overdrafts to that amount on his personal account. Merchant Assigns, Albert Lea, Minn., Special.—Oleo 0, Lee, a dealer in general merchandise at Emmons, this county. has made an assignment to W. H. Thomas of this city, - Assets and liabilities not given. FARMERS ALLIANCE. Annual! Conveiton Meets at St. Paul St. Paul, Special—The (’armers’ Al- liance of Minnesota convened in an- nual session at the state cupitol. May- or Dotan welcomed the visitors to the city. Hamlin V. Poore responded with a short address. Gov. Clough wel- comed the alliance on behalf of the state. Ignatius Donnelly replied to the governor in a long speech, in which he declared that of right the farmers should be exempted from tax- ation, as the producers of the wealth of the country. The Alliance is prepared to demand in the resolutions more representa..on on the state boards in which the farm- ers are interested, particularly the rail- road and warehouse commission, the prison board and managers of the state fair, besides more radical legis- lation at the hands of the coming legis- lature. One of the objects of the pres- ent Alliance conyention is to formu- late plans for the union of the Alliance with the F. A. & I. U., a much more active organization. It is said that of the 1,400 Alliances in the state, more than twelve are active. P. H. Rahilly of Lake City, a mem- ber of the committee appointed a year ago to secure a more rigid enforce- mert of the laws relating to transpor- tation, read a paper, in which he de- tailed the experiences of the commit- tee. The morning session was occupied with the usual preliminaries, the nam- ing of committees and the other ac- companiments of every well regulated conyention. The papers were reserved for the afternoon. A notable feature of the day’s session was the talk by James J. Hill. The delegates were en- tertained at the Commercial club in the evening. not WERE IN SELF DEFENSE, Letters That Aitenpt to Exonerate the Slayers of Warden Wetscl. Bemidji, Minn., Special.—D. 8. Hall, Indian commissioner, has received a number of communications regarding the recent killing of Warden Wetsel, giving side of the story. Dr. E. Deputy Game the Indians’ The letters are from Hart, in charge at Leech pt. C. H. Beaulieu, a veteran tivil war and a man of much ; Joe Laundry, a Yond du Lae Indian, engaged in surveying for the government; Bud-dees, a Chippe- wa. The letters all claim that the In- dians were acting in self-defense, and reiterate the statements made at the tinie by the Indians under arrest. THROUGH NEGLIGENCE. Three Men Make Their Escape From the Benson Jail. Benson, Minn., Special.—Three pris- oners, all there were in the jail, es- caped by working a lock which hung on the erd of the bar which closed the door of the corridor, off, and then drew the bolt back and opened the door and escaped through an open place in the barred windows, where several others made their way out sev- eral months ago, and which the coun- ordered ty commissioners have not fixed since. INSURANCE FOR EMPLOYES, A Winona Firm Buys $50,000 Worth for All Its Nelp. Winona, Minn., Special—The em- ployes of H. Choate & Co., dry goods, have received a handsome New Year's remembrance from Hannibal Choate, the senior member of the firm. Hach employe has been presented with a life insurance policy, on which the pre- mium has been paid for one year, the total value of the policies thus issued being $50,000. They are new style ac- cumulation policie: Costly Revenge. Perham, Minn., Special.—Upon the confession of Leo Karschnid, one of the parties implicated, John Gerber, John Freisch and Ed Daly were brought before Justice of the Peace L. Ed Davison and fined $25 each, with costs. These young men, none of them under twenty-one years of age, have for some time held a grudge against Robert Weikert, proprietor of the Weikert meat market, and had annoyed him so much that he was compelled to call on the marshal for protection. In revenge the young men procured bad eggs and other filth and covered the front of the market with it. % Byrnes Claims Fraud. New Ulm, Minn., Special.—The man- agers of the Golden Rule store, with Walter Cockely, Lawrence Tscanny, Kenneth MacRea and William Bux- ton, have been sued by John Byrnes of resco, lowa, to recover $6,417.50, He claims that the defendants induced him to part with a stock of goods worth $4,700 in exchange for a note for $5,000, which it was claimed was secured by mortgage on a hotel at Ap- pleton, Minn., worth $9,500. It turned out, Byrnes says, that the hotel is not worth to exceed $2,000, and that the note is secured for only $1,200. “i Glenwood, Minn., Special—The fami- ly of Peder O. Pederson, a_ farmer, were awakened by a cry of fire. Aris- ing hastily they found the barn and stacks in flames. While they were busy fighting the fire some disguised person went to the house and, obtain- ing a box in which Mr. Pederson had his valuables, was making off with it when he encountered Mrs. Pederson, with whom he had a struggle, during which he ran. The robber was tracked to Sedan. Sheriff Thorson is out searching for him. Rabbit Hunt Supper. Milan, Minn., Special—The Monte- video Gun club entertained the Milan Gun club as a result of a day’s rabbit hunt between the two clubs, Milan scoring 58 points to Montevideo’s 56. A supper was served at the Riverside and a general good time had. | Antitoxin in a Family of Fourteen. Kenyon, Minn., Special.—Diphtheria has broken out near here in the ramily of William Engel, where there are fourteen children. So far one death has occurred. Antitoxin has been used to minimize the danger, and one is now sick. ‘Wm. Dawson, Jr., Clear. St. Paul, Special—In the trial of William Dawson,, Jr., a directed ver- dict of acquittal was rendered. He was charged with embezzling $29,000 of thé Bank of Minnesota's funds. _ WORK OF CONGRESS: Condensed Proceedings of the Na- tionla Law Mill. Washington, Jan. The presepta- tion of replies of the members of the cabinet to the resolutions calling for information as to the application as to the civil service law to the various de- partments of the government, together with the consideration of the bill es- tablishing a bureau for the twelfth census, precipitated a sharp civil ser- vice debate in the senate. Mr. Cul- lom of Illinois, the author of the reso- lution tLought that modificaticn in the law ought to be made as the authori- ties had drifted far away from the- original intention of the authors of the civil service law. Mr. Allen of Nebraska charged that the law was openly and daily violated and said it was a hiss and by-word among the people. Mr. Cockrell of Missouri declared that it was pre- sumptuous in Secretary Sherman to make recommendations to congress that certain positions in his depart- ment should be excepted from the classified service when the president had full authority to make the excep- tions he recommended. He thought an effort was being made to tie the presi- dent’s hands. Mr. Davis, chairman of the committee on foreign relations, gave notice that he would next Mon- day, and daily thereafter, move that the senate consider in executive ses- sion the Hawaiian annexation treaty until it was finally disposed of. ——0— THE iOUSE. IN Consideration of an Appropriation Ill Leads to a Civil Service De- bate. Washington, Jan. 7.—The civil ser- vice debate began in the house, based on the item in the legislative, execu- tive and judicial appropriation bill for the maintenance of the commission. It promised to continue at least until the end of the week, with a possibility that it may run longer. But it is gen- erally admitted on both sides that the appropriation in the bill will stand, as the anti-civil service reformers do not seriously contemplate ah attempt te strike it out. The debate, therefore, is only preliminary to any programme which the enemies of the law may agree upon. The members of the house are divided into three camps on this question: those who stand by the law; those who advocate its entire re- peal and those who desire its modifi- cation. These divisions were apparent in the debate, the nature of which was not as stirring as had been antici- pated. Messrs. Moody, Rep., Mass. Grow, Rep., Pa., and Greene, Pop. Neb., defended the law; Messrs. Doc ery, Dem., Mo.; Robb, Dem., Mo., and Pearson, Rep., N. C., opposed it out- right while Mr. Landis, Rep., Ind., favored a modification of the law. Washington, Jan. 7—The friends and enemies of the civil service law ex- changed broadsides in the house. The heaviest guns on each side were brought into action. Mr. Grosvenor of Ohio and Mr. Johnson of Indiana each made exhaustive speeches and kept their respective sides in a constant furore. ‘The interest in the debate was much more lively than the day before. The crowded galleries, which were plainly in sympathy with the op- ponents of the law became so very noisy in their demonstrations of ap- proyal at one juncture that the chair was ccmpelled to call them to order. Mr. Johnson was warmly sustained by the friends of the law on the floor, but he got very little applause from the galleries. Mr. Grosvenor did not define his attitude in detail, but gave his adhesion to the bill agreed on by the opponents of the law in caucus and warned his colleagues that unless modifications of the law he and his friends would by co-operation find 2 way to completely destroy it. Mr. Loyd cf Missouri was the only other speaker. He fayored the repeal of the In sa EES IN THE SENATE. A Few Bills of Miner Importance Are Passed. Washington, Jan. 7.—While the sen- ate was in session two hours practical- ly no business was transacted beyond the passage of a few bills. Among the measures which received favorable consideration were the bills providing for a congress of the representatives of the Indian tribes of the United States to be held at Omaha during the progress of the exposition this year; bills providing for the erection of pub- lie buildings at Fergus Falls, Minn., and Newport News, Va., and a meas- ure to protect the name and insignia ef the Red Cross society. MILLIONAIRE’S SUICIDE. W. T. Buekicy of Ne-v York Shoots Himself as the Kesult of a susi- ness Trouble. New York, Jan. 8—W. T. Buckley, a member of the dry goods firm of Dun- ham, Buckley & Co., shot himself in the head at his home in Wave Crest, lL. I. He died without regaining con- sciousness. There does not seem to be any doubt that Mr. Buckley com- mitted suicide on aceount of business troubles. To Make One Territery. Washington, Jan. 8—Delegate Calla- ‘han of Oklahoma has introduced a bill to attach the Indian Territory to the Territory of Oklahoma and to erect the two territories into one territory. ‘he bill includes all the lands of the five tribes of Indians and the Quapaw Indian tribes. The capital is to re- main at Guthrie; territorial officers of Oklahoma are to be the officers of the new territory. The new territory is to be entitled to one delegate in congress. ——— Insane Woman ‘Takes Her Life. New York, Jan. 8—Mrs. Marion A, Peters, aged sixty-two years, shot and killed herself at her home in this city. Recently she had been declared insane by physicians. Mrs. Peters arrived in this county with her family from New South Wales, Australia, a year ago, an@ is said to have been wealthy, Wolcott Takex the Oath. Boston, Jan. 8.—Roger Wolcott took the oath of office as governor of this” commonwealth at noon yesterday for | the second term. i}