Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 4, 1893, Page 2

% *There thig aetion, but Chief Clerk Vorhees declared nothing was in order but the reading of the return | Mr, Fow denounced the proceedings as an | unheard-of outrage | The chief clerk announced that the re turns of election officers were superceded by the decision of the Crawford county court. The members then were sworn in and | Caleb C. Thompson of Warren county was elected speaker over Walter . Ritter of | Lycoming, the democratic nominee. | ‘After the members had been sworn in it was discovered that both Andrews and | Higby had gathered with the crowd and both took the oath Higby rived first this morning and toole possession of the seat assignod to the Crawford county membel Andrews will probably slip into his seat the first time Higby vacates it, and thus the war promises to go on Charles Fverson was formerly elected chief clerk. _Both branches of the legisla ture, after effecting an organization, took reces§ until 3 p. m. At that hour they re- assembled and Tistened to the reading of Governor Pattison's message. CONTESTS IN KANSAS, Dot publicans. The supr Populists Making n Uy Toreka, K today heard ar \ts in the mand proceedings brought by the people’s party central committee to compel the clerks of Coffey, Haskell, Jackson and Reno counties 10 issue cortificates of eleetion to the peo ple's party candidates for election to the Jower house from these districts The latter county is that in which the clerk of the county, by error, wrote in the name of Stubbs, the republican candidate, although the roturns showed Rosenthal, populist, to have been ¢ by a la majority. It is generally belioved that the supreme court will rectify this error and will order the clerk to issue a new certificate to Rosenthal. The Coffey county case is that in which the canvassing board decided a tie by draw- ing lots. s heen ascertained that thet in the footing, and that the correct footing wives the populist one majority. There scoms no doubl but that the court will decide this case also in favorof the populists. The other two cases result fr ure of the legisluture in redistricting the state to name the town of Holton as consti- | tuting a part of the Jackson county district and the town of Nickerson as constituting a part of the Reno district. No one has any opinion to offer as to the decision of the court in these cases. The court took the cases under advisement and announced that decisions would be handed down tomorrow. 1f the populists win all four cases they will have a majority of the lower house, and will be able to ovganize that body. If they wan one, two or three of them the democrats will hold the balance of power, while if they lose all the republicans will have a majority over all of one. Upon the decision of these cases rests the selection of a United States senator and much of the legislation of the coming session. If the populists secure coutrol of the lower house they will not only be enabled to name Senator Perkins' successor but they will me court m the fail- Tave in their hands all branches of the state | ! legislature. 1T LOOK North Dakota's Prese anly Brsmarck, N. T est in the legislature, LIKE CASEY. t Senator Will Prob-" arne i, 8.—The chief inter- scssion of the North Dakota which convened today, centers in the contest for a sue- cessor to United Stat Senator The republicans have ity and the result hinges on the decision of the party caucus. Caucuses for officers of both houses were held this morning, but op ponents of Senator ( v hope to secure hi. defeat by preventing a caueus on the torship. It is alleged that some them have made vertures to democrats and called the attention of the matter to Cleveland. The latter, it is said, refused to have anything to do with it, saying the party could not afford to run the xisk of beliig charged with corruption, and advising tho election of as clean a_represen- tativo as possible. The other candidates in- clude Sate Senator Worst, W. J. Anderson, Colonel Kingman and J. R, Smith, It scems likely that Cascy will be clected in the end. The house today organized with George Walsh speake Hamilton chief clerk and a full st of oficers as chosen by the | republican caucus this morning. 'he ropubli snators, who have a majority of the upper house. in caucus today apportioned all the committecs and notified Lieutenant Governor Wallace, who was elected by the democratic-populist fusionists that if he would appoint the committees : named he would be permitted to do so with- | outany show of fr If he did not the republican sen: would organi the senate without payir ¢ attenti him. At noon the sena anized in cordance with the action of the republ caucus, It claimed that the election of ofticers of the houses is no indication of the | gth of the senatorial candidates. In his message Governor Shortridge recom- mended amendment of the Australian ballot law and a new law for the taxation of cle- | vator and railroad companies, but makes no other suggestion sel ORGANIZED BY REPUBLICANS, mence Sr. PAuL, Minn., Jan. 8.—The legislature met at noon and organized. W. E. Lee was chosen speaker of the house and A. Johnson, chief clork, both republicans. Last year tho combination of democrats and alliance men or- anized the senate, r the pub- icans secured the adherenccof three allianco men, formerly republicans and secured con- trol. Lieutenant Governor Clough from whom power to appoint committee was taken by the combination lust year, will have the privilege restored this yéar. Sen- | ator B. H. Folsom was chosen secretary and | the republicans filled the other oftices iovernor Nelson was sworn in today. but Riis inauguration proper will not take plice until tomorrow. Sr. Pavt, Minn., republican membe been callod for United Stute: A. Dayis, whos A caucus of the legislature has tomorrow night to select a tor 10 succeed Cushman e term will expi March 4. s 10 question as to the result, At each of the state conventions last y strong resolutions endorsing Scnator Davis for re-eicction were adopted unanimously. Nearly every republican legislative convel tion adopted similar resolutions, the great majority of the republitan legis- lative . candidates are pledged to support him and his can- didacy was one of the chief issues in the Minnesota campaign, in which the vepubli cans swept everything. The result of all this has been that there is practically no op- position to his re-election, and the joint caucus will undoubtedly decide in his favor by acclamation. There has been some talk 10 the contrary but it hus been outside the members of the two Louses, a poll of shows a clear majority in each | the re-election of Senator Davis, which nen for Montana Fopulists and Democrats Combine, | Henexa, Mont., Jan. 8,—Yesterday it was | thought possible the democrats would organ- ‘ize & soparate house, as they had with- drawn from the hall, but toduy they were Bl present, and, joining with the populists, | elected Thomas Matthews, populist, speaker, and H. 3. Winey, democrat, chief clerk. The details of the *combine” aro unknown, but it ives the democrats a majority on joint bal- b for United States senator, . Interest now centers in the democratic choioe for senator, the leading candidates hfll&l}unkrumm 0 Dixon, A. A. Clarke and ex-Governor Samuel T. Hauser. Ninetcen votes are necded to nominate and that many are claimed for both Hauser and Clarke, but others estimate their strength at twelve or thirteen each, Dixon's strength is placed at six or_seven. Benator Sanders is directing the republi- can forces. Unless there should appear a chance of ropublican success he will be given the honor of & nomination without op- * position. Democrhts in Control in Delaware. . Dovew, Del, Jan. 8.—Both houses of the general assembly organized this worning. . At10:45 Clerk Dunn of the last house called the new members to order. A tewporary o) . genization was formed and the members- | elect ook their ouths. ‘Tho oficers decided | bare | mitte upon by the catucus last night were clected nd installed The senate was called to order nt oclock and a temporary organization was formed and the new senators were sworn in he permanent organization was then ef feotod by the election of the caticus nom in Governor Reynolds' message was then pro sented and read in both houses. 1t deals al most_entirely with state affairs. He calls tention to the granger demand for taxa tion of investment says 1f equality is one of the fundamental principles of taxa tion, it seems unfair and inequitable that any class or species of shoutd entirely exempt fre Mot Steaggle SHIL on Bourbon Legislators, SpriserieLp, 11, Jan. 8. ~The hotels are crowded with members of the and witness an in this democratic leg unusual event state the assembling of a islatire. The fight for the ofices in the gift of the legislature grows hotter and some bad feeling has becn engendered, particularly in the senate, where two democratic factions are striving for su » iacy, which gives the control of the or ganization the committee rman ships. s0s 0f hoth parties of both for tonight. It them will ladt house democrats me Clayton 1. Craft for speaker and Caleb C. Jolinson for temporary speaker. Probably Robert McKindley will be chosen virman of the caucus, ‘The clerkship of the hou: been settled by comproiise. R. W. Rose, register of the general land office under dand, will be elerk, One thing is certain, however. Miss Agnes O'Connell will be cither postmistress or first assistant The scnate democratic caucus promises to result in much il fecling. Opponents of Senator O'Connor's candiditey for president Pro- tem have been very active, and elaim to have eighteen out of twenty-nine votes and he will probably be defeated, though his friends claim seventeen votes for him. The ition will either combine on Senator Coppinger or Highee. If successful it means anew deal in the senate and elements which have heretofore controlled legislation will be egated to the rear, There is no serious rivalry for the empt, honor of the caucus nomination for presi- dent pro tem among the republicans of the senate, but the candidates for the speaker- are plenty. as that generall ics with it the leadership of the mino use and the dictating of the minor- i ssiznment and The cauc likely some of midnight The has drickson of Cook is the only can date for the republican caucus nomination for temporary speaker. In the sel © democratic caucus tonightan attempt will be made to pass a sresolution ing woen from offices in that body. rumored that the friends of Colonel son will attempt at the caucus 1t to have him endorsed for a position velund's cabinet. Cockrell Will Be Returned. JeppERsON Ciry, Mo., Jan, ture of Missouri will meet tomorrow in bien- nial session, but without matters of great or general interest to come before it, The sen- ate and house are both heavily democratic. Over the former Licutenant Governor J. B. O'Meara will preside, while over the body W. Mabrey of Ripley county speiker, all opponénts having withdr In the matter of the United States hip there is litle of interest. lly a unit n favor of rell. Among the republicans there is little rivalry as to who shall receive the honov of the nomination. It i Chauncey I Pilley would like to have the caucus vote for the nomination. lock Broken Tennesseo’s D . Nasuviig, Tenn., Jan. 8.—Both houses of the legislature have not organized. The house has organized, but the senate has as yetonly elected a speaker, allday the democratic senator upon_the cighty-exgnth ballot se tor C. W. Di s nomince for speaker. morrow. The contest was a spirited one. Governor-clect Tearney is in bad health, and should he die during his term the speaker of the senate would be governor. Three candidates for United States sena- tor are announced: Senator W. B. Bates, the present incumbent; John H. Savage and ex-Governor R. L. ' in caucus, cted Sena- umner as the The California cmbled today, the republicans ganizing the senate by electing Senator R. B. Carpenter of Los Angeles président pro tem, and the democrats organizing the ass bly with . H. Gould of Merced as sy nd George Prentham of Santa Clara chief clerk Governor Mark sented and no today. legislature m's address v n not pre- business was transucted Oregon’s Legislators at Work. PortLAND, Ore., Jan. 3.—The organization of the senate was completed today by the election of the nominees of the demoe: populist caucus. The appointment of com- s wus also taken out of the hands of the republican licutenant governor. A bill was introduced in the house to re- peal the Mormon test oath, This would ad- mit all Mormon: ctually practicing polygamy, to the uffrage. Vote of t New You oral Colle Jan. 8.—The By says: The settlement of the Oregon con- test makes it possible to givean accurate count of the vote for president as it should be by the clectoral college, and which will show: Total number of vot 4445 nec sary to choice, 223: Cleveland, 276; Harvison, 144, and Weaver, 24, Cleveland’s majority, 108! ing Post Conneetlcut's Leglslature Adjourns. Hanrrown, Conn., Jan. 3.—Both branches of the Connecticut legislature of 1801 today adjourned without date. A number of peti- tions were continued to the new general assembly. kot el Loy NEWS OF YESTERDAY. Memphis, 000 fir Intense nn., has been visited by a $100,- cold s prevalent throughout nd much suir Ig is reported, th Wyatt, the notorlous outluw and desperado, has esciped trou e Gudrie, Ok, il 'he State Feder afier adopting electing officers, ad journod. A mob at Lewiston, Idaho, took Albert Rob- erts, contined In the Jail (here for wurder, from his cell and hanged him Louis Wagner shotand killed Spoer and then committed mont street, Boston, apartment hous 15 of house republicans of the W. A, Tatum of Kent ndidate for tion of Labor of Kansns, v sories of resolutions and Miss I'n sufelde in 1ous dixca antine against Cuba in the early spri retury Elkins will give instructions for an unusually large number of Unite 3| Lroops to assembl t Washington on March Southern Pucifl gineer ted in Oakland, Cal, for the Miss Ames, the Nebrasku girl who ed at a small rallway station, A locomotive exploded Francesville, Ind., Killing W. W, MeCarthy, th , and Hurry Buck, head brake: van- augh, the englneer, was sovegely sealded, but way live, W. J, Priestly of Galveston, tendent of the Galveston U counnlitted sul the head with Kate Shord wald to Princess Ruspol wife of a wember of the Itallan legation Vushington, has been arrested in New York for stealing her mistress' jowels, Mfl‘unh{, the supposed counterfeiter, who fled from West Superior, Wis., on the unearth- ing of extensive counterfeiting operations there a fow days ago, bus boen captured at a sl town noar Grand Rapids, Mich. Auton Duart. u Portugucss keoper of & way - sido rosort near Ban Leandro, Cal., while suf g from delirium tremens, shot Antone ulu». is barkeeper lllruurh the shoulders, and v, Dius twico through the lungs. He theu committed suicide. " Shrewd Ohinamen are muking money out of the exclusion act. One of them recently collect - ©d 3600 lu New Orleans by represeuting himselt s un agent of the Six companivs, und stating the woney was for the purpose of testing the Uil i the courte. Tex., superin- gl fuctory, Ade by shooting himself throngly pistol. Among the Iilinols | legislature | ominent politicians, gathered here to | The demo- | id that | After balloting aucus | He will be elected to- | [WORK CUT OUT FOR CONGRESS Matters of Importance Which Will Oconpy | he Time of the Senate and House | M'GARRAHAN'S CLAIM WILL BE ACTED ON Senators Will Discnss the Anti-Opt d Senator M to Repeal the Sherm Act In on BN Resolution sitver herson's Wasnisaros, D, ., Jan. 8 —The senator and entatives who go home during the holiday recess rarely hasten their return to the capitol, so there is likely to bea small attendance in both houses tomorrow, when congress will meet again, and the seats will probably not be filled before next week In the senate there are indications of a | struggle for place between the anti-op! | bill; the bill for the of the purchase of | silver act, and quarantine and immigration | suspension bills ©/The first business in order will o the M Gurrahan bill, which comes up by unanimous consent in the morning hour. Senator Wil sonof Towa and others have speeches to deliver on this subject and they promise to occipy the morning hours duving the week, much to the concern of the friends of the ‘great claimant,” who realize that the bill caunot long be kept in its privileged condition to the exclusion of other business. Anti-Option and Silver, | After the morni option bill will | further debate. | Senator MePherson, before the re | gave notice that he would call up his rs lution to repeal the Sherman silver promptly on the assembling of congress, and | in delivering a specch | on the subject. More thun that can hardly | be expected at this time in view of the re- | luctance of republican_scnators to move in the matter untila settled line of policy is adopted at the caucus soon to be held The immigration committee is extremely anxious to take some action on the qua: tine and suspension bills, and if Mr. Wash- burn does not succeed in pushing his anti- option bill to vote, the indications are | that they will make a determined effort to displace that measure s the unfinished bus- iness. In this avtempt they will have the support of some senators who fear the | cholera, and others who fear the anti-options bill, or who want to get on with other bus- iness. « hour tomorrow the anti- probably be taken up for Work in the Wouse. The only business of importance likely to be t sacted this week in the house is the pa e of the fortification appropriation bill, which is in charge of Mr. Breckinridge of Kentucky. There is but slight chance that & quorum will be present tomorrow and the appropriation bill may not be called until Thursday. The appropriation commit- tee expect that there will be little if any | general debate upon it, but that it will pass the day. rman Martin of the invalid pensions committee will take the earliest onportunity to call up,the private pension bills which are now on the calendar of unfinished business, but he will not doso until he is convinced that there is a quorum present to vote upon them Altogether the remainder of tire promises to be uneventful in congress. week PUBLIC DEET STATEMENT. Some Interesting Figures Issued by the cusury Department, C., Jun, 3.—The public debt statement for December, owing to the intervention of a Sunday. and a holiday. not issued from the Treasury dopartment until this afternoon. It shows that:in the stmonth of the year there was a not de- o of the debt of the United Stutes to the amount of 18,283, The items from which this decr, was made up were as follows: Increase of interest-bearing debt, $100; de- crease of debt bearing no interest, £671,176; of debt on which interest has 70; decrease of net cash i tue 1,236,430. On the 81st ultimo, the totals of th were: Interest bear- ing debt, $585,034,050; debt on which interest 045 debt bearing no inter- * December 31 54,801, agait 465 at_the end of November. Silver increased from £458400, 135 1o $402,360, Against the deposits there were outst i 3141347 gold certificates and 525,783,504 sil tificates. The net cash balance (surplus) in the iry at the end of the year was £20,- Of this amount $16,061,915 was in | national bank depositories and £10,571,4%0 in | subsidiary silver coin. The net cash balance November 50 was $30,428,918, The changes in the treasury and debt bal- | ances during the year 1501 are shown in the | following statement: | Dec, i1, 1802, Deo. 81, 1501, | Intarest bearing debt . $585,055,080 $385,026,970 Debt on which Interest b consed. ... : Lebt bearing w0 Titerest.. Total Amount 0 and treasu offset by troasur Gold 1 Slive ttical notes Issus cash fn th fou Net eash balance CHAIRMAN CAR He Talks About Senatorial Contests in the Doubtiul Stutes. WASHINGTO! D.’ C, Jan. Carter of the republican n pitol today ~Chufrman | utional committeo | He wis not cof- mission, but it soon transpired tiat he was heve dnder” subpena from the judiciary committee of the senate, A subcommittee of this committee, acting under authority conferred by the senate, ha begun to take testimony in relation to chary made against Louis McCom: nominated to be judge of the supreme ¢ | of the Distriet of Columbia. 1t appeurs thut one of the allegations in the case 15 thut My, MeComas, while counsel foraman named Gibson, who was representing. cortain inter- ests in tho Yellowstone Park association, proposed to his client to infiuence the land oftice throngh the comuiissioner—then Mr. Carter—if the necessary funds were forth- coming. It is on this point that Mr., Carter appeared toduy before the subcommittee to give his testimony, which, it is understood, strongly negatives the implication that there was any wrong doing in the matter within his knowledge. Talking about the probable outeome of the senatorial contests now beginning in the northwest, Mr. Carter said: “In my own e tneresult is still doubtful, but with the | chances in favor of the democrat: the republicans have thirt | of the leglislatw and the populists three, and it requi thirty-six to elect, Inorder for us o suc- | ceed, therefore, it will require our getting | all the populist’ votes demo- | crats need but one. Under these civeum- | stances Tam afraid we are beaten. { “In Wyoming the democrats and populists together, have coutrol of the lower branch of | | the legislature, and there ave two contested ses, which I suppose will be decided | ainst the republicans, thus seeuring mu- ty on joint ballot, which will probably be @ democratic senator, In Cali- fornia the legislature is against us. In Kan- sas and Nebraska there is o chance that wo willbe able to elect our candidates., but there is considerable doubt about it.” Lo Panama. 5, D. C., Jan. 8.—Some specula- tion bias been indulged in with regard to the mission of H. M. Bushuell of Nebraska, to Panama. Mr. Bushnell's mission has no re- lation, ecither remote or intimate, to the Panama canal concession, and it may be suld that the state depurtment has not the slightest dea of acquiring that concession | Judgment | fore 2| afte | that the said s | the case, which is populurl) for the United States, whether France | relinquishes it or not. ‘The facts in the case were told in @ dispateh from Panama printed yesterday wmorning that Mr, Bushuell is thero simply a8 apagial commissioner to in vestignte the quargntine system of the isthmus and to arrange for the adoption of such regulations as would protect the health | of the people therg wnd the same time not close the port unnecessarily to vessels from the United Stages IN THE SUPREME COURT, portant ered by That ho supreme in the case the state of line—in the twvo states. botween the brought in tax are Wasiisaros, D¢ court today vendefeil a decision of the state of lawa linois, to settlethe; boundary Mississippi rivers between the Nine bridges acr the river states, the suit was order each state might those parts of the bridges its boundaries. lowa contends that the boundary runs through the middle of the main body of the river, regardless of the ambeat channel, and that measurements | should be taken at the normal stage of the water. Tllinois claimed that the jurisdiction of each state extended to the middle of the steamboat channel. In the opinion rendered todav by Justice Field the court the Tlline of the matter, holding that the true boundary is the middle of the main chanuel, The court hus o1 that a com mission of three designate the line on ecach bridge and determine same on the m for a Now against and that only within tukos s view s, Reman Imer M. C. Prentic Norwatk, O., while traveling on excursion tickets with his wife and other per the Lake Shore railroad to Chic chased the return teip tickets of a number ssengers, The conductor learned of rrested Prentice just before reach ago, subjecting him to violence and his wife to insult, and had Prentice locked upon o charge of disorderly conduct. which charee was dismissed the next_day for lack of appearance on the part of the conductor: Prentice sued the raitroad company, which admitted that the was wrong. ‘The company, however, objected to the churge of the judge that the damages in the way of compensation might be awarded for the humiliation suffered and also exemplar: damages as a punishment for the offense. for €10,000 was brought in, but Prentice had it reduced to ailroad appealed notwithstand ing Prentice’s voluntary act, done_ probably an appeal. In an opinion by Justi the supreme court today upheld the s charge, except as to excmplary dam- ages, culing that the railroad company ean- | puny cannot be punishod for the wanton und unauthorized act of its agent. The remanded the case for a new tr knowing how much this factor euterea into the verdiet rendered Patent Right Infringement, By a vote of 3 to 3 the United States preme court toduy afivmed, by a divided court, the judgments of the lower court in the cross suits between William Shannon and Preston Bruner, both of Missourd, over the use by Bruner, without consent, of the reissued Schillinger patents for an improve men i concrete pavements, The lov court decided in’ fayor of the valid ity of the Schilfidger patent and re forred the mattbr®to a master for report as to the amount of damages to be awarded. His report, which was ap- proved, gave only nvminal damages, on the | ground that Bruw® might have laid the pavements he puv down by use of other means than those' ¢overed by the Schill- | inger patent and that there were no special profits avising out af the use of the patent of Schillinger. Neithen side was entirely satis fied with the vesult, so that the matter came here with cach side ling. Justices Field, Harlan and - Lamar did not sit in the case. ul. physician of ons on g0, pur The Letter Carrier Cases. Solicitor General Aldrich, fd ment, made a_motion! te known as the letter carric arise under un act 0f Long 1895, to limit tho hojes of lotter carriers in citics, who shall béemployed per day,” and involve the questions whother a carrier is entitled to count all work performed by him street or in delivering or col inge king up mail for del in the post office, or in doing other post service under direction of the postmaster, whether he is entitled to cxtra pay for 1y time which he | works in css - of cight hours in any one day, even though he may work less | thin eight hours on_some othér day, and other questions important to the administr: tion of the postofice department. he cas came to the supreme court on_appeals from the court of claims, where the decisions were agaiust the United States and in favor of the letter carriers. They affect a ver lavge number, if not all the letter throughout the United States, and sum of money is involved in the'decision. Property of Married W The court today, through Ju vendered.a decision in effect that part of the property of a married woman could not be chirged in cquity by contracts excented previous to the existence of that property. The case on which the decision was based wis that of Joseph A. and Wil liam R. Ankney, appellants, against Clara M. and Joseph E. Hannon, and came to the supreme court on appeal from the United States circuit court for the southern ct of Ohio. J. E. and Clara M imon executed promissory notes at Xenia, O., which Hunnon filed with the in tention (as stated in writing on each note) of king them a charge upon her separate s- tate, both real and personal. Mrs. Hannon possessed o small amount of property at the time the notes were made and beedme pos- sessed of more la The suit to recover the amount of the notes sought to enjoin her she cquired a separate estate, but the supreme court today took the ground arate estate could not be ble. “sliver Brick’ The silver miie owners and others who of the belicf that silveris as good as gold and must be treated as money, have not_ yet abandoned their efforts to secure a decision from the courts that under the constitution, the propes s of the government must | receive silver bullion and coin it into dollars without other charge than coinage cost for whosoeyer presents it to them. Ex-Attorney General vland has been reta by thew, and tod he mov in the United States court to advan known the Iver Brick” case, and ofticially kuown as case No. ople of the Unigd States ex. vel., G G k, appel- lants, secretary of the treasury, resident of Colorado, und secks to compel _the secretury of the weasury to reacive a silver brick and coin it into dollgrsfor his benefit. He brought the actionopirinally in the courts of the District of Colubilia, and when manda- mus was denied tookan appeal to the su preme court, and today had a motion made to advance the case hi'order to secure o final decision from the édurt of last resort, the govern- in Ohio, held accour Cases. Distinguished Tuvalids. Wasminaron, D, (L) Jun. he that Mr. Blaine suffered another relapse s ay and that his condition had again assumed an alarming aspect was not sus- tained by inquiries made today. On account of his peculiar organio disease, Mr. Blaiv in his present weale €ondition, is susceptible to the slightest chaiko of the weather, The various changes hayp a depressing effcot upon his spirits, bubare of short duration Mr. Blaine, it issalil, appeared unusuully bright this morning i Phe family share the belief of Dr. Johnsgif;that the ex-secretary maintaining the “steady improvement noted in hus condition during past wegk Senator Kenna continues —eritically ill and the gravest apprehensions are still felt, His fawmily physician, Dr. Chilton, is constantly with him report ntinl CJ; 3 3.—The following named postof§ s, by reason of increased ceipts, have been raised to the presidential cluss: MeComb, Miss.; Tipton, Mo.; W port, Mo.; Kalishpell, Mont.; Wakefie Neb.; Northwood, N, D. This makes a tof of ninety-six for the last quarter, which is the largest number advanced to the presi- idential olass during the same period in the history of the postoffice department. The total number of presidential offices on Jun- uary 1 was 8,810, a gain of 034 during the present administration. nt Through Ia., Jan. 8.—[Special Telegram Bee.]-The report reached here Lo | be followe: | fight in Magoftin county’s history took place le! | Robinson, & I | lantie; A. G.Sanders, Clinton; Hulto) day that the Bank of Laurens had been held un on Monday. The cashier was alone in the bank at the time. Two men ontered and with revolvers pointed at the banker pro ceeded to help themselves to all the cash in sight amounting to about &%, The vault was locked and the robbers did not wait to attempt to got into it. No trace of the per petrators of the robbery has been found et - BLUFFING THE BOARD. Hiteheook Transfers rrint to 1 After doing considerable and Police ssioners lnst the men took up the of a licenso Doard and set the following protested cases for hearing next Friday evening: K. Stuht - Murray & Cullingham, M. Kilgallon, I Wyo., Jan. 8 Pinzenscham, Matt Reuland and M. Waler Ber h The proprictor of the World-Herald then addressed the board in regard to his pr tested cases. Mr. Hitcheock asked the board to lay down rules lations to FORCED T0 COME TO TRIAIL Oaso in Wyoming, Mr. s Wanter from e, business of Fire night Jolinson Connty's 81 fendants Make a ¢ tion t proh T and One of the De t 1 Demonstea comnm 1 Canses Serlous Ap. bers work v wlons for a Time, CHEYENNE gram to Spocial motion cattlemen's 0 for a tinuance in the ruled by Judge Scott today The d ants, however, were allowed to amend the afdavits attached the original by the attorne both for on this e declared that he had not had fair play | ment the asked and impugned the motives of some members | granted on of the of the board in pussing the resolution declar- | of certain witnesses nr Bk the paper having the largest civ- | sel for the prosecution then arose and ad culation. Hesaid that the preliminary steps | mitted fhe testimony of the absent men, one were taken in the fnterest of Tie Bee, when | of whom is in Dakota and the other in Ala they asked for the circulation for three | bama. The judge months instead of for the month of October, | the cise hut the. defendants wanted as had been the usual custom, Then wnment to Monday. Finally ring to the decision in the Fritz Miller case, od that th wing of Mr. Hiteheock said that it was immaterial \ Thursday whether the advertiser acted in good faith | The case in alveady arousing much intor t. and again accused the board of work- | est and many strangers are in the city to ing in the interest of Tur Ber, He thought { hear it, among them a number of 1 his vights had been trampled upon, and that | of Johnson county, the scene of the invasion the board owed an explanation of its actions | A collision took plice botween the sherifft of to the public. Johnson county, alleged to be acting in com Mr. Rosewater said that he did not come | plicity with the rustlers, and Hesse, one of before the commissioners to impuen their | the cittlonon on trial. No harm was done, motions or to cast slurs upon them, but to | though guns were drawn and things looked make briefly statement of facts. He was | squally fora time in New York when the board passed its res olution asking for bids from the newspupers and_knew nothing about it later. The tion of the same as I He sot- forth the N6 Bee and Tu two separate * and CAS0 Was over and continuance account material motion end « for sidos, tinuance w for absenc Coun an ad rofer both side: - EASILY WORKED THE BANK. until some time — the board had been | Wow n Smooth Young Man Secar se boards elsewhere, sand lt'l. that Mous- STROMSBURG, My © | T Bre. | —Some four weeks that the bid put in by Tue Bee Publishing | e Stormsburg company had been strictly in accordance | Park hotel. He wa with the resolution asking for bids, Mention | tion, a ready talk mado of the way i which the World- [ with him, attended 0 was imposiniz ona fow credulous peo- ARV i are by offering a guarantee, wl e i Loy e was uothing but a confidence A PR played for the purpose of roping | FalnoC T il i in " people ‘b ALl § I became acquainted with him. This man e atinraa were euslly duped. | iny “Davidson, as he was kiown of course was an assumed name, presented a To substantinte his statements regarding Dk Bee circulation, Mr. Rosewater declired | gLt 000t e fonemere ot “Mor chants bank on a St Louis bank H\'nl Tur Evesixe Ber alone had a larger number of papers. delivered by carrier i the o] i AT T Ty the World-Herald, lncluding their Sunday | ({(1¢5 A8 Rt towns west of the Missouri viver with a re edition If Lhis s not so I will forfeit $5.000 and T ST R 00 for his apprehention and. doton- tion. The affair was very smoothly will print the name and address of cvery subscriber in the paper every day for twenty | it % ST WS YERY SHOOTRNT WHEEE The Farmers and Merchants bank days Lo prove my assertion.” The board then took up the appli owned by John Wilson & Sons, is in_a pros- perous condition, and this loss will not for license and granted the following effect the standing of the bank the least A Thou- t Stromsberg. Neb,, Jan, 8. Br 20 0 papers o 1 took boa brought some the Stromburgs nov o L the of all itions Frank Hilditeh, 617 South Thirteenth street; Ter & Co., 1112 Harney et Louis Dlubolo, 3002 Walnut street: Charles Weymuller, 13! South Thirteenth street: M. Wollstein & ¢ 522 South Thirteenth s 222 North Six stroc strect; ¢ South Tanth street: 101 South Fourtecath strect: Ired Puller North Twelfth strec Julius Burst 2 South Thirteenth strecty John Bockhofl, 1210 Dou 1 Leutz & Willians, 1415 Farnam stre Erick mler, South Ninth street: Charles | Thies 1 Nouth o Thirteenth street; 1d Wittig, 1416 rnam - stroet Charles Pierson, 21 Douglas street;’ Leonard Kirseht, 407 South Tenth streets ilof Sundblad, 1324 Howard street; John Wrede, 1924 South Twentieth street; Hans Shumann, | 2023 Spaulding ; M 124 North Tenth street; 102 South Tenth Buser, 111 North William Y RB.Jetier 1814 Militar, Cass street A mc grant Fose of Morggine. Scnvyuer, Neb. Jan, 3.—[Special to Tue Bee.]—The coroner’s jury in vestigating the cause of the death of (George . Vandermuten has de csult of morphine poison he procured nudauum, stat not slept well for sove Result of an Oy Cumin Arna g iStoffersen 10s A dan L sunday evening s that he had al nights. He retired and went to sleep, being found soon after- ward in spasms. A physician was sent for, but was ont of town and could not be ro- called until too late. He was from the time of discovery till death The empty laudanum bottle was found in an out- house, 100 doses of the drug having been taken cod Without a Diploma. Hoorrn . 8.—[Special to Tue | Bee.]—-D. L. Diarmond of Omabha, who has 1 stopping at the Wickwire for the past _yesterday for non reg ivertised quite freely in apers as an experienced dentist, tigation proved that he has no He was aware that detectives wer 1ck, but made no effort to get away. South Fifteenth orth street; John G uvenue; Valentine 'Nock, 1305 g will be held at 5 p. m. today to ore licenses, weel , the county FIGHT IN KENTUCKY, but an inve diploma, oni his t BLOODY Fatal Termination of a Dispute Botween Two Parties at Salyersville. SALYERSVILLE, Ky, Jan. 3.—The buoodiest Overdrew 1is Account. Beariice, Neb., Jan. 8. —[Special Teleg to Tuk Bex. | —John W. Ellison was ary at Wilber yestorday and brought here for issuing checks on banks at which he had no deposits. He was arraizued in police court this afternoon, found guilty and sentence to pay a fine of £100and costs, to remain fuil for thirty days and good the fraudulent cheels. today about one mile from here were cight or ten of the county’s hest known citizens ach side, armed with repeating rifics and heavy pistols, and | the trouble, which had its inception in a trivial matter the day before, eulminated in a pitched battle. John Davis to have been fi disarmed. W Deskins, constable, was fatally wounded by a shot'in the right hip, the bail ranging upward through the bowels. Monteville Deskins, a justice of the peace, has not been found since the fight, but he a bloody trail on the snow through a woodland near the scene of the tragedy and is supposed to be fatally wounded. The gun with which he is known to have been armed was found today in the woods, rd Cole, corner of the county, re. ceived some fearful blows with a clubbed | Salyersvil in ‘tion of the OfMcers of the Live Stock mual clection of officers of the Live Stock exchange, held yester ther were two tickets in the fiel lod “regular,” and the other headed Men's ticket.” The former was eleeted as follows: President, D. S, Parkhurst: vice president, W. B. Bell; board of direetc Lekoy Tiough, W.T. SStephen, L, Gilehrist, J G. Martin, 1. M. Richardson ; committee’on arbitration, William Underwood, W. Wallwork, W. . Denny, 0. K. Paddock v committee of appeals, S. Gosney, Richard Carey, W. B ut. I K. Saunders one ick was shot through the cted at this writing to be dying W. A. Patrick. brother of ex-Sherift . C. Patrick, received o rifle ball along the right side of his head, and was at first supposed to be dead, but he'lins rallied and physicians 1y he will live, if there is no concussion of the brain. Reports as towho is immediately respon- sible for the terrible affair are conflicting, ana it is not even known who fired the fatal shots. Council Meeting. The city council met last night with all members present except Bowley, and trans- acted routine business, Bills were allowed and warrants drawn on the various funds as follows General fund, £15.60; police fund, £604.95; alary fund, $520; fire and water fund, £532.40; repair fund, §110 engineer fund, 3 The special committee on libr: that the Board of Educatio the rent of rooms for liby room purposes. Ording special ordinances red 1o ordinanc Ordinance 450, relating to cloaning off sidewalks penalty for violation, wis passed und pension of vules. A resolution passed by the Board of County Commissioners wus venc offering to pay the city of South Omaha $2,500 in full of all accounts between eounty and city, and the sume was aceepted by resolution A warrant was SO B TO DIVIDE «HE SPOLLS. Towa Democrats M t at Des Moines to Arrvan Al Patro Des Morses, lu., Jan. 8. 1 gram to Tue Bee]—A considerable number of leading democrats of the state were in the city today. A secret meeting of the sta itral committee was held this morning and this afternoon there was a_general con- | ference behind closed doors, The subject of of distribution of offices under the Cleve. d administration is supposed to be the chief topic of discussion. Among those present were Duncombe, Fort Dodge; Fullen, Iairfield; Judge antic; s J Richardson, John C. Kelly, R H. Brown ot City; Char v reported 1d pay half John . cred drawn in favor of X Clark for $8.55 in payment for open ing ‘street from Missouri ayenue.to Armour street, The eity council will sit as board of equulization” on Thursday, b and Saturds Junuary 19, and 2 Police Brennan submitted his December which shows eighty-cight arrests Davenport ; ard, Bloventh distriet; R. Stam, Fourth dis. ;John Brown, Second district; J. J hivd distric 12, Seevers, Sixth distifer; 1, W Lighth dist J. Griges, Spirit 1. Steubenrauch, Pella; Scnata avroll; 7. B. R Stom Lake rd, Primghar; ichouse. Davenport. Quite an Lmportant Ci : Detective Kelly of Chicago arrived in th city yesterday to take into custody Abe Tre puk, the man arrested by Captain Van Wie a fow duys 0go. ( Chicago with his 1 can secure turns out to' be personage in his way glavy is now added s soon as ne sisition papers. Trepulk quite an important T'o the charge of bur- the cvime of bigamy many times over, at least five wives having been heard from’ up 1o date, An exan tion of the contents oi the prisoncr’s grip re vealed ull the pavaphernalia of a profes- sional crook, including 15 kinds, Heis ich numcrously mar - RSONAL PARAGRAPHS. R. C. Patterson loft last night by the B & M. and the Santa Fe lines with a party of thirty-five bound for Houston, Mr. T, T, Armstrong of Kearney, one of the best lmown dry #oods men of the state, is in the city on his way east on o business tvip. At the Mercer Senator A. 8. Paddock, Beatrice; C. D, Miller, Chicago; John H Keene, Spokane, Wash.; C. 8. R and wife, Carson, 1a.; A. B, \l'mlllly! |,im’ul|\i G « E. Haskell, Fremont; J. T, Stanhope, I I wish to retu nks to the Brick- ot Ko B Bpollsas, Cormol, 18 layors’ union and {riends who have been e e (Special to Tue Bex,| | 80 kina duriag thesickness and death of Naw ¥qus, Jon Ll ol need | my husband, Samuel Stevenson. Omaha: Vincent, Plaza: J. Bambur- .« ! & buying goods, Hotel Bartholdi. Mits. MARY A. STEVENSON. well Sol Highest of all in Leavening Power.-—Latest U, S, Gov't Report. Baki R)Zg@!; Powc?e% ABSCLUTELY PURB L Cattlemen Again Anxious to Continue Their SERIOUS TROUBLE NARROWLY AVOIDED Tele nd- | was ordered the hearing of the case should [Special to | stranger tat the | wgrecable in conversa- | money seon | meantime | who | which | or Grand Tsland where all trace | t to all the principal warked | ided that it was the | man whotries to suve a d unconscious | make | “Business | the | | | | | Oicer Kelly will return to | | | ttins Willie Tillbrook | Son ¢ Mayor Tiflbrook of McKeesport, Pa, had a Serofula bunch under one ear which the physiean lanced and then it became & running sore, and was followed by erysipelas. Mrs, Tillbrook gave him Hood’s Sarsaparilla | the sore healed up, hie became perfeetly well and is now a lively, robust boy. 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