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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : TUESDAY , MAllC'II 0 , 1894. \VIIY \ Sl'CAR STOCK TOT UP Ono of the Peculiar Bull Movements on Wall Street Explaiiicd , MR , IIAVEMEYER'S ' VISIT TO WASHINGTON Cotifrrrntn llrltrern llrmiK mile hrniUfirn and HID I'riMlilriit of tlin Hnpir I Mint and tin in : > ct on tint Alurhrt hcimlurn Indignant. WASHINGTON IUMBAI . run HER. r.I3 . Fourteenth Street. WASHINGTON. March G. Tliero were sensational rumors nt the rapltol today concerning the Improper In fluences of the Sugar trust upon democratic ncnators. It was reported that n represen tative of this IruHt hi > d sufficiently satisfied himself that ho hat "rUxl" the senate upon the question ot n -rtmlmillni ; duty In favor of the sugar rentiers as to cauio him to- make a "bull" movement on the market vhcn the senate finance committee , or rather tlir- democratic members of It , for the re publican members of that body are not per mitted to participate In the consideration of the Wilson tariff bill , adjourned on Sat urday afternoon. It was stated by members of the majority that sugar would probably 1)0 retained on the free list , but that If , for luty should be placed upon tny reason , a M iMiKnr there would be no discrimination In ! favor of the refiners In the trust who Yesterday afternoon Mr. Havcmeyer. Is at the held of the Sugar trust , arrived nt the Ar- hcie and took n nulto of rooms Shortly thereafter a number of romlnent listen democratic senators , who have - jrcn leading the movement for protective changes in the sugar. Iron nnd lead ore , coal and other schedules , begin to arrive Immediately ushered Into Mr. They wore Ilavcmeyer's room. Among those who came two or three members of the nuance which committee. There was a conference lasted well into the night. SENT SUGAR STOCK UP. Whpn the market opened up this morning In New York the result of Mr. Havemcyer s visit hero and his Interview with democratic members of the flnanco committee anil tno Bcnato In general was 'JuloklJ'orsc.c"-0 > om : mon Sugar Jumped up from 8G to 90. At 1 o'clock It was noised about the capltol that many large orders for the purchase of democratic senators were Sugar stock for H ut oat last-night and early this morning , nnd that the "bull" movement was duo holely to Insldo Infurimtton nnd the Inter view Ot Mr. Havcmeyer with democratic Benators ; that tlio head ot the Sugar trust Imd been promised that there would bo a duty placed upon sugar which would be equivalent to IVi cents per pound upon tlio raw and 1'A ' cents upon the rellucd article. Senator Havvlcy of Connecticut , to whom many of the reports and much Information IV out directly , said this afternoon that the cntlio proceedings was the most disgraceful thing ho had ever seen In nil of his expe rience In congress , that It nil looked like the Sugar trmt proposed to bribe Its way Into legislation , and that It would bring calumny upon every democratic senator who had visited Mr. Ilavcmeyer's rooms Another Now England republican senator Bald that the Sugar trust had simply "stood up" the democratic membership of the finance committee and compelled It to de liver , the same as a highway man forces n pistol Into the face of n pedestrian In lonely spot In the dark hour of night nnd compels the delivery of any valuables upon lib person ; that It looked very much ns though the combine to compel the revision of the tariff bill had behind It speculating schemes Upon the part of certain democratic senators ; that they were demanding speculative action upon threats of voting against the bill. THEY ARE MILKING THE MARKET. It Is asserted that some of the democratic senators who have been speculating In sugar nnd whisky stock from Inside Information Imd either entered the , comblno or were rncournglng It simply and solely to "bull" br "bear" the market. There Is no question but that the tariff bill would have been com pleted by the democratic members of the finance committee today had It not been that democratic senators and their friends who are working the fleld were unwilling to glvo up their fleld just at this time. They wanted another day or two for opera tions. There Is not an Intelligent man In Washington tonight who does not believe that If there Is a discriminating duty placed upon refined sugar by the bill , as It will shortly bo reported to the senate. It will be the re- Biilt of bribery and a doslro upon the part of democratic senators to woik the market. It has been many years since the breath of Hcandal has been so strong about the capltol as now , and It will be n wonder If there are Mot some democratic hands burnt by It. SOME NEW POSTMASTERS. Foutth clans postmasters were appointed today as follows : Iowa Cedar. Mnlmska county , E. E. Lyon , vice O. Lyon , resigned ; Lu/erno , Benton county , W. A. Mall , vlco Philip Studt , re- Elirned ; Salt Creek , Tama county , Glaus Bell- liorn , vlco John Hass , resigned. South Dakota Lower Brule , Lyman county , F. P. Garravvay , vlco L. C. Hays , resigned. Idaho Kootenal , Kootenal county , An drew Jackson , vlco U. J. II. Roedell , re signed. CHANGES IN NATIONAL BANKS. The comptroller of the currency has been ofllclallly advised ot changes In the ofllcers of national banks during the past week as follows : Nebraska The Nebraska National ot Omaha , J. S. Collins vice president In place of R. C. dishing , W. II. S. Hughes nsslstnnt cashier ; the First National of Falrbury , F. V. Gay vlco president In place of J. B. Mc Dowell ; the Exchange National of Hastings , no assistant cashier In place of F. J. Miller ; the First National ot North Platte , Ernest Davis vlco president ; the Citizens National of Norfolk. C. M. Swank president In place of C A. Mast ; the North Platte National , W. W. Blrgo vlio president In place of C. F. Iddlngs , C. F. Scharmunn assistant cashier In plnco ot E. C. Baker ; the First National of Ravenna , Franklin Edgorton president In jilaco of O. M , Cater , C. A. Smith vlco presi dent In place of W , W. Pool ; the Columbia National of Lincoln , no vlco president In jilaco of F. E. Johnson , John A. Ames assist ant cashier In plnco of E. D. W. Hoguo , no Hccoud assistant cashier In place of John Iowa Tlia Sioux National of Sioux City , 'A. ' V Call vlco president In place of George li , Ooy , S. 12. Smith assistant cashier In place lit J A. Mncoun. Jr , the Dos Molncg Na tional , W , W , Lyons proMilent In place of II , T. WaUslager ; the Seoul tty National of Hloux City , F , C , Swan assistant cashier , the I'lrat National of Algona , C , U. Smith as- niutunt cashier ; the First National of Uunlap , T F Jordan president In place ot II. A , Jlooro , no vlco president In place ot C , II , Uarrott , H. A. Moore cashier In place ot A. II Collar , A. U. Collar assistant cashier ; Iho National bank of Sioux City ( In voluntary liquidation ) , C. L. Wrltjht vlco president In place of M. C. Davis , no assistant cashier In jilaco of F , C. Swan ; the City National of Mason City , J , U. n. Markuly vlco president In place of 0 , T. Denlsan. South UaUotn The First National ot Can ton , no assistant cashier In place of F. I' . Herman. Herman.PICKU3K ON PENSIONS. The speech of Major John A. 1'lcklor of South Dakota before the house on Saturday , In Biipport of pensions , vvaa ono ot the best defenses of the claims of union veterans and their dependents ever delivered. It was an Impassioned statement of the services ren dered the country by Its defenders , and an nrKumcnt cool and camlld In support of tha Inherent justice of pensions and their vested lights , Mujor Holder argued the vested right ot pensions , and contended that no arbitrary action of an olllcer of the govern ment could deprive ono of his or her pension utter It had been granted , except It was already proven beyond dispute that the pen- blon Imd been granted by misapprehension or through fraud , lly Indirection he tore th'e Iloko Smith suspension policy Into shreda , and not only showed that It waa without authority In law , but was palpably unjust und worse than theft. Pensions , he con tended , were the fulllllinont ot a contract provided for In our constitution anil statu tory laws , He presented statistics and general proof to show that inoro than 600,000 union vet- Irani were aa Impaired In health tbat they havn bat at least twelve years of the expectation of'ts \ The pcniton roll which grow out of the rebellion has been the uli Ject of crltlelim * nl political prc/ , the b n- cflrlarle * have never been necurc In their rights notrlhoil ! rs have bscn voluntarily assure J of final pavment In M > 1'1 ; but the pensioners are paid In any kind of money , nnd all sorts of nchcmos have bean ni > t on foot to not only make the pension contin gent and uncertain , but unpopular and below par. par.Major I'lcklnr reviews 1 tha achievements of Hid two c.rinl and the miflferings ot the lii'llvkUnl mnmbcra of thefe urmlea , nnd convinced his lieuers that the most faithful performance of the Bovernmont's obligation was no compensation at all to these who had preserved the union. IK A OKNnUAL WAY. "We have no thought of removing Hank Cxamlncr ( IrlllUh of Nebraska , " was the Btntcrncnt made by a high olflolal In the oRlco of the comptroller of currency to The Doe coricspondont this afternoon. "These reports have been In circulation for some time. It scpins that Hxamlner Clrifntli w.is n number ot times booked for removal under the last ndmlnljtratlon , nnd It has frequently been reported that ho was nbout to bo bcheadul by this admlnlolratlon. An the matter ntands today there la no Imme diate danger of his decapitation , " The First National bank ot Chicago has been npprovcd n rcservo agent for the I Irat National of Centcrvlllo , la. , nnd the Amor- lean nxchange National of Now York for the Illack Hills National of Ilapld City , S. I ) . John C. Watson of Nebraska City Is at the General Schofleld stated today that the question of the usual spring movements of troops nt the various military stations would be held In abejnnco until It was learned how much money would be appropriated by con- Kress for the transportation nnd other ex penses Incident to changes of regiments. The military appropriation bill Is being con sidered with a rapidity that promises its final disposition within the present month. In the supreme court today Justice Brovver announced the decision of the court In the caRO of Mary P. Miller , devisee , etc , of Jason G Miller , deceased , plaintiff In error , against Dominic G. Courtnay , appealed from the United States circuit court of Nebraska. The court hero afllrms the decision ot Clio court below , with costs. Representative Hayes of Iowa says that StHo Senator Yeomans of Sioux City will bo appointed by Mr. Cleveland to the place on the Interstate Commerce commission made vacant by the death of Judge McDIll Mr. Yeomans is an able man and a particular friend of Mr. Ulssell. PERKY S. HUATII. HATCH'S ANTI-OPTION lUI.f , . Cotton arcn Gltrn n Hr.irlnr : Ili-foro tliu Committed IlnvltiK It In Cliii ; o. WASHINGTON. D C. , March G Lsadlng mon of the cotton trade were before the house committee on agriculture today for the flrst of a series of hearings on the anti- options bill It brought out some Hharp controversies at times , during which Repre sentative Hatch , the author of the bill , joined Issues with President J. 0. Hloss of the New York Cotton exchange and President J. W Laboulsso of the Now Orleans Cotton ex change an to the general practice of Belling cotton with the distinct understanding that It was to bo a speculation with no actual de livery. Mr. Hatch said that this practice was carried on constantly in Chicago , and he has cvldenco of unquestionable character as to the fact. Uoth of the cotton exchanges controverted this. In the course of the discussion with Mr. nioss , Mr Hatch asked how many bales of cotton the Now York exchange had on hand from day to day. "About 275,000 bales , " said Mr. Dloss. "What are your average dally transac tions' " "About 300,000 bales , and sometimes much less " "Then , " said Mr. Hatch , "your dally trans actions are more than all the cotton you have on hand ? " Mr. Dloss assented and then proceeded to show that speculations nil had a tendency to help prices. The larger the market the larger the business. Mr. Illoss added that Mr. Hatch had been misinformed or misled ns to the alleged practice of making future contracts not to bo delivered. Hr. Hatch Do I understand you to sny that all trades made on the Board of Trade of Chicago In any of the commodities named In the bill nro always terminated by on actual delivery of the property ? Mr , nioss I say the contract calls for It. Mr. Hatch You misunderstood my state ment. That Is exactly what I say , but there Is not ono out ot a thousand over terminated in actual delivery and the general under standing is tlmt they will bo settled without that. According to your statement , the rules of the Board of Trade ) require an actual de livery when n contract ot that kind Is mndo. Why Is It not enforced ? Mr. Bless Because It suits both parties to the transaction , either directly or indirectly , to make other disposition of It. President Laboulsso of the New Orleans Cotton exchange submitted a statement and many tables bearing upon the cotton trade. Ho gave it as his opinion that the fall In prices of commodities , Including cotton , was not duo to legitimate speculation , but was the result of the fall In silver which had been going on many years. Ho denied , however , that there was any undue falling off in the price of cotton. Its periods of high prlco had been duo to special causes , and It had been affected by the general shrinkage of the last twenty years In all branches of human Industry. In answer to a question from Representa tive Simpson , Mr. Laboulsso said the Hatch bill , If enacted Into a law , would have the effect of driving out the smaller dealers and concentrating the cotton trade In the handset ot a tow dealers. HAVU NOT 1IOATS KNOUGH. Nnvy Deimrtiiinnt'H Dllllculty In Protecting thn Scnlfl. WASHINGTON , March 6. H Is a serious problem for the naval authorities to secure a sufficient number of vessels to carry out the agreement ot the arbitrators respecting the patrol ot the sent waters. The seal herds usually make tholr appearance off the coast of California about the flrst of May. They proceed northward along the coast , feeding as they go , and In the course of tlmo arrive at the Pryblloft Islands In the Bering sea. As soon as the herds are sighted off California the sealing vessels begin to hunt them , nnd there Is no re laxation ot the chnso day or night until the weary animals reach the sixty-mile closed sea around the Islands. The slaughter Is very heavy , particularly when the beals are caught In the smooth water In the lee ot the headlands on the upper coaet , and though the take uf skins Is largo , reaching a total of 100,000 last season , the slaughter Is much greater , ns only ono of every two or three soils killed nt sea Is recovered , the others sinking rapidly. So to protect the seals adequately It will bo nocessaiy for the naval revenue cutters to follow the herds , Keeping the poachers at n safe distance , clear up to the islands , At present the only naval ves sel available for the service at San Francisco Is the Alert , now under repairs at Mare Is land , The Yorktovvn arrived at San Fran cisco from Calluo last night and can be counted upon soon No other vessels of the naval force can bo ready before May 1 , It Is the Intention to bring some of the vessels of the fleet now In Rio around Capo Horn for this duty as soon as they can be spared from their present disagreeable post. But It will take them a long time to reach the seal waters unless a start Is made at once that they may bo of service at the opening of the season. And when they do get as for around as San Francisco , It will bo found that they will be In need ot re pairs after their long exposure In tropical waters bcfora the vessels can venture on the Bering ECU service. This will consume valuable time , and In addition the Navy de partment Is much embarrassed to IIml money to defray the cost of repairs In the present condition of the limited appropriations made. The scarcity of available ships U severely felt by the Navy department. Diplomatic ! itncl Cnuuilnr Appropriation. WASHINGTON , March B. The diplomatic and consular appropriation bill was presented today to the house by Chairman McCreary of the committee on foreign affairs. It ap propriates a total of 1G13,738.76. which la $46,700.24 less than the amount of the last bill. With the prospective consular fees , which amounted for the last year to $1,009- OCO , It Is estimated that the actual cost ot the diplomatic uid consular itrvlce will be l < * sa than $100,000 Moat of the Important ller.ia of the bill have been covered In the \s4oclntcil press report. The share of the I'nlted States for the Intcrcontlnontal Rail way commission U icdttcetl ( ram $10,000 to $20,000. The report stale * ! the practicability of the railway between the United Stales and South America has been fully demon strated by recent surveys. Sl'PltK.Mi : COiritT DECISIONS. Iinportnnt ItnlliiRN .Mmla by tlio Court of I.ti l Hrmirt. WASHINGTON , Mtirrh 5 The consti tutionality of the tidewater Inw of the stnto ot Oregon vvns ntllrmed by Hie supreme court In pissing upon tlio stilt of Charles W , Shlvcly , plaintiff In crtor , nimlnst John Q. Hovvlby nncl W. W. W. Parker , which vvna a contest over vvhurling privileges on tno Columbian river nt Astorlu. Justice CJiny alllrmod the decision of the supreme court of Oregon , asserting tlmt vv lien liuids nrp Kranted tinier ftenornl land Invvs , bor- clprlnn on navigable vvntem , no riphtn to limit under the wntur arc given ami such iluhtB depend on local liuvs CougrecH never nctt-cl on the policy that tidewater lines cnuld be Klvcn nwuy plecemeul , but held them for public- purposes under such IOKU- Intluiui ns thn Etnlcs inluht ninke The derlBlnn of tin' Knnflus court In the cnsc of the Missouri , Kansas & Tevns i.ill- roncl , nppcllnnt lit crier , against Hobnrts , VVIIB rt-veised In nti opinion by Justice ricltl , This vvnu n suit for pjectmeiit , ono of the principal qupstlunn leliiK whether lands occupied by the OinKe Indiana were In cluded In the rnllioiul KrnnK the couit holding that thi-y come under the reserva tions In the Kraut The rae of th ti'linlnlstrntors of Amos J Snpll , appellant in error , against the city of Chicago , over the qticxtlon whether the rights In franchise to the Nnttbwestprn Plank Ilond company ended nt Snell's death or cleBCpmlecl to his heirs , was dismissed for vvnnt of Jiulsdlctlou The suit of the LII Paso Water compauv , pi ilutlff In error , nirnliist the city of 1J1 Paso , Tex , was dismissed because the llnnnclnl Interests Involved VVPIO below the icnulrements for consideration The solicitor general nibmltH motions to advance tlio two Important casps of tln Timed StntcH against the Tiansmlssourl Trelgbt association and thp lTiilon Pacllli- company and the Western Union Telegtaph company for nn early bearing DID MIT sit : : .ICSTICI : WIIITI : . Crouds lii tlio Snprrnii ! Court ICooin Wore Itnclly Dl'iippo'iiic'cl. ' WASHINGTON , March o-The stuffy room of the supreme court was crowded bpyond Its capacity fit noon todav with people - plo who expected to witness the Installntloil of a new Justice Within the mlllng sat several senatorial colleagues of Senator White , who hart not Icained of his derision to remain In the semite for a lime. Most of the bpoctators be > on > I the i illlnir wcro ladles whose rpstumi/s VVCMP becoming and Ipnt a touch of unwonted ooloi to the court teem Tliero wnj much cllsnppolutmpiit manifested on thelt faces when tin- justices tiled Into court but seven In iiumbc'i. Sen ator White falling to appeal , and Justice .Iiic'luion who Is In Ploridn foi his health , bclnc also absent A lone list of the de cisions In oases which should have been heaul before thn spilng recess weie an nounced , but before the cud most of the visitors had diopped out. Vi'tt'rmm 1'roliKt. WASHINGTON , March C Congiesf-man Hopkins..of Illinois tiled a petition In the house today signed by fifty 01 Hlxty old sol- dlprs of Auioni , 111 , asking congress to equalize the pensions of Juilfrp I..OIIK of Michigan and lleprespiitatlve J C. Hlnck of Illinois by raising the pension Of Judge Lonff to $100 ppr month nnd i educing Con gressman Ulnck's to $ GO per mouth. Mr. Hopkins explained that no icflcctlou was Intended upon Geucial Blnck's receiving a pension , but It was Intended to make a protest on the LOIIR cnse. IScprpicntiitlvo IIituorH' Hill. WASHINGTON , March G Representative Uoweis of California has Intiodticed In the bouse a bill extending the nilncinl land laws so they will apply to nil lands cm- bineed within eMstlnf ? reservations created by presidential proclamations ; also extend ing the grants of rights of w.iy for canals and ditches ptovlded by tliu act lepenllnc the timber culture laws , so that they will Include rights of way for clecttlcnl power lines. Appointed to Oilier. ' WASHINGTON , Mnich G W P. Miller of North Dakota lias been appointed n spe cial assistant United States attorney for the district of North Dakota. George B. Truesdale to bo commissioner of thp Dis trict of Columbia ; Adolph Hardt of Ohio to be consul of the United States at Moscow ; Anton Keller of South Dakota to be Indian agent at the Slsseton ngpncy In Dakota. iT.ust Art In the Iloniliirnn lipvolntloii , WASHINGTON , March G.-According to a cable dispatch to the secretary of the navy fiom Commander I ongncckcr of the United States ship Ranger , the last net In the Hon duras revolution has been played , peace lias been arranged upon terms satisfactory to all parties nnd the goveinment will be tinned over to Bonllln , the leader of the revolutionary party , tomotrovv. Don't Want the Ulos. WASHINGTON , March G.-Speaker Crisp In the bouse today presented , by request , a petition from the governor nnd legisla tive assembly of Utah protesting against the removal of the Southern Ute Indians from Colorado to Utah and n memorial from the same source for the allotment of the Indian lands In several ty. Jsoiv CrnUor Montgomery. WASHINGTON , March G. The now cruiser Montgomery came Into the posses sion of the government today. She will be sent to Norfolk In n few days to bo fitted out , and It Is hoped that she will bo ready for commission about the middle of this month. Four Toiight unit Ono Wan Killed. NEW YORK , March G. Edward II. Hogan , 19 years of ago , of 228 Hast Twenty-ninth street , was killed about midnight In a general fight between four men. The other three men are under nrrest. The flght occurred In front ot the homo of two brothers named Sclmelter , of 400 East Four teenth street. Edward Karr , 19 years old , of 418 East Fourteenth street , who was In the party , was stabbed with a Jack knife In the left side and taken to tlio hospital. Hogan died a few minutes after reaching Bellevue hospital. The police " say there has been bad biped between tho"Scliaottcrs on ono sldo and Hogau and Karr on the other for some time , Hogan has a bad record. for Hlgiimy. OALESBURO. 111. , March G. Lorln West of Busline ! ! was arrested hero today on a charge of bigamy. Wife No. 1 deserted him some tlmo ago and came to this city. Ho followed and tried to force her to return to Bushnell with him. He admitted In jail to having another wife out west , With n Ten Per Cent Cut. NEW BEDFORD , Mass. , March G. The Mount Washington glass works have notified their operatives that beginning March 12 the shop will become non-union with a 10 per cent reduction of wages. The opera tives , who belong to the national union , will strike. _ _ Jonr Ileeomrn Ilupllst. CINCINNATI , March G. Dr. E John Coff- man , the flrst husband of Minnie Sellgman , the actress , nnd a prominent Jewish physi cian , last night abandoned the Hebrew faith and publicly Joined the Baptist church. Ills present wife was baptUed with him. Plato Mill Iliiriiccl Down , DETROIT , March G. The plato mill of the Eureka Iron and Steel company at Wyandotte. twelve miles south of Detroit burned today. The merchant mill was also partially destroyed. Loss , $100,000 ; Insur ance , not ascertained. Lincoln Papers Qlmm thatsHo Did Not Ruin Iho Capital' National , t > 1 14U' VICTIM OF HIS DISrpEST FRIENDS Plrndliig for III * Liberty * on the Throry that III" 1'irnrliti' lJ Wrii iu > During the Pending Mllsullon Another - > other Vlen uf Uic t'uao. I > < * ! LINCOLN , March 5. ( Special to The Bee. ) The general topic of conversation In Lincoln today la n l borlousl > written do. fensn of C. W. Moshcr , until recently president of the Capital National bank of this city. This defense appears In two ot the Lincoln newspapers , which have always been suspected ot sympathy with the methods of the biuk vvieuKcr , and In each paper the announcement Is imulo that the communication Is anonjmous. but In consideration of M\a \ Importance of the matter the usual rule Is waived and the letter published In spite of the fact that the immo of the author Is unknown. Nine men out ot every ten assert that the letter was written b > Mosher himself nnd the opinion Is gen. orally expressed that It appears In the Lln coin papers ns n paid advertisement It Is claimed by the writer that Mnsher actually lost the money that was swallowed up In the Capital National and that ho hero. Ically cairlcd the losses In order to prevent his friends from becoming Involved. It closes with a specious plea for Moaner's lib. ciatlon In order that he may be able to np. pear In court nnd give evidence that will enable the depositors to secure their claims. As n mere matter ot curiosity the follow. ing tabulated Bl8"iiient from the article la reproduced to si , v the extent of Moshci'i losses Ootmill , Iiw ! ou S. . AiM S' , JMIS lntorp t. . . . . " * & . OOJOQ Mnrsh Uu\r liT ooiiipiny , tj , W SiM . , H , 00)00 ' Intnmt 8'j > eius , , Hninll failure. JW.OOD AiM G'i jours In- W T "Volt nnd Intoicxt . l..COO OJ firm. Mitlotnl lunk , rnlrnioul , an I . . . . . . . . . . Inlorrst . 9.00000 . of ; I' ink r.ill- Ion , it York IPV it.i on uio Tins IOSH wnuld mostly have . . . . . . . . . In cm avuliliHl If ImnK hail not fallp.l GO 000 00 Mlmliu lens and Inti-usl . 2tXiH . ' . ' . W Altilon losi mid hilprc'it . . .ww Ilhrrtnn nxchangcj bink IOHS anil In- . . . . . . It.rcit . . . . . .j"0 03 Hin m in Count j Lank low ami Inlet- t tl , * -f 'K" ' UtJ Hi Ick liroi H Co , loss and Int. IOM ! . 7.CW 0) r A raulkonbiiiR , loss and Inlpre-it 3.COJ 0) N-brnuk-i ManurucUulns compim > , losi _ nncl Inlcicst . iSSSS IUIIe > lo's unil InlnroBt . . . -S5K .1 It Van Dunkirk , loss and InUrost . 2 5CC 00 r n I.UfiK , lois and Intciest . . S OW 00 Noiton. Ciafts i Co . loss and Inlucat o 003 00 I Morp. loss and Interest. . J 000 w > r A DficlKfonl , loss and Intneal , . 1 550 OJ 1) At lomblln , loss ami Inlcust " 000 00 Oilier small losses too numerous to mention . : a-00) ° ° Total . 5 - , 000 M "Out of this amount In time a great deal will be realized and collected. " Add the Western Manufacturing coin- pm > pappi cm which tlie bnnK Is nrubnt'l ) Iliblu 01 cKo holds Itself J IT. 000 00 1'npcr of MoshPi nnd Oiitcalt . . 150,000 00 Othei p.i | > u and ns > etsjln bank not enunciated In abo\ouiniounts to nhuut 400 000 00 Dividends paid and unearned. . . . . S.'iO.O'W ' 00 Total . . J1 , 0OW 00 WANTS A NEW'TRIAL. Othello Allen , the "young man convicted of shooting with Intent to kill ono Frank Ward , appeals to the , , district court for a new trial on the giounds that the Jury which convicted him entered Into an agree ment to sign an application to the governor for a pardon after he , had been confined In the state penitentiary for six months. He claims that this Is misconduct upon the part of the Jury. He also claims that early In the trial ono of the Jurymen was excused and that another was .picked up. He thinks this was wrong. Ho has another grievance in that after the evidence was all In the Jury was taken to the scene ot the alleged crime without his presence and without his waiving the privilege of being present. Finally , ho claims to have discovered addi tional evidence. T The crime for wlHch Othello was con victed was committed on New Year's night. He became cncraired In an altercation with Ward , both of them being enamored of the same girl. The shooting followed. Othello set up the plea of self-defense , but as Ward was shot In the back the defense didn't weigh for much with the Jury. FURNISHED INFERIOR MATERIAL. The Board of Public Works created a small sized sensation today by rejecting the valve works In the new water mains along P street. The contract for the work , which is now in progress , was lot to Dean & Horton. The contract called for the Chap man , valve with brass linings. The board discovered that an Inferior \alvo with lead linings had been furnished. The chaige Is also made that other material fur nished by the same firm Is of an Inferior character. An Investigation will probably bo made and a first class low is predicted when the matter comes up in the city council. AN EXCITING CHASE. William Steen , n farmer living neat Lin coln , had an exciting chase after a hog thief this afteinoon , but failed to capture him. Two months a joung man named Meachem was suspected of stealing two hogs from the farmer Ho vsas not arrested , but two of his brothers wore. They wcio acquitted , however. ThKs morning Steen discovered Mcachom tiding on horseback and nt once gave chase Mtachem ran his horse for some distance and finally abandoned it near Salt creek. Steen captured the horse and was returning to the city with it when ho was mot by Meachem's two brothers and was compelled to give up the animal. The hog thief escaped and has again eluded the police. LINCOLN IN BRIEF. Mrs Jay Burrows , wife of the editor of the Loader , the well known Independent nowspapet , died nt her homo In this city this mornli.cr She has been an Invalid for a number of. years. The remains were taken to Fllloy for burial. A warrant was Issued today for the ar rest of J. F. Zedlker , a real estate dealer , charging htm with grand larceny. The properly involved Is n complete outfit for a restaurant nnd Is valued at $300. The com plainant was John Green. Charles Thorson was arrested today and placed under $1,000 bonds to answer to the paternity of an unborn child nt Mary Oleson , the girl who was at the Capital City hospital when It narrowly escaped destruction by flro ono day last week. The police have re. moved the girl to the Home for the Friend less , and It Is likely that she will be an Im portant witness In the event that the three attempts to fire tluHioapitul are Investigated by the authorities. Detective Malone went to Fremont today to testify against the men , Blake and Wlche- low , arrested hero forrtho North Bend rob bery. . - In Honor of Itov , iindiMrfl. Sherman. FAIRFIELD , Nob. , 'March 0. ( Special to The Bee. ) The twonty-fUth anniversary of the wedding of Rev. and Mrs. E. L. Sherman was colebraleiVBaturday evening In the Columbian opera hduso. Early In the evening a largo number' ,0 , ? friends gathered In the hall and surprised t lie couple , who had been decoyed to the opera" IIOUBO by an In vitation to an "entertainment. " After a supper provided by too ladies ot the Con gregational church , of vylilch Mr. Sherman Is the paster , the company waa entertained by a varied program , Including speeches , the Highest of all in Leavening Power.- Latest U. S. Gov't Report flrst o ( which was delivered 1 > y Archie Hop per , the captain of the r C II It , In pro nontlng Mr. Shcrninn with a handsome silver cup and Muccr , tokens of the regard of the company , T. J Loom Is followed and In behalf ot the citizens of Frtlrfleld presented Mr. and MM. Sheunnn with two stockings. In the loci at which wcro found sixty silver dollars. Tim Rifts were nrknovvlodged by a fwv words from both Mr. and Mrs. Sherman. M'll.li A .M\STitlV. : ( liinld Murder lit Hny Spring Attracting .Mnny Drlvclhi'ft , IIAA SPRINGS , Neb , March G. ( Special Telegram to The lice. ) The Identity of the man who murdered Gould Is still as ; nuch a mystery as It was the night ho met death. The Premont road and the American Imprest comp-iny'a reward of $1,000 for the appre hension nnd conviction of the guilty one brought detectives here and everything li being done to pet nome clew as to who com mitted the crime NchujIri'H llrlilge 'siifo. SCHUYUBH , Neb , March G. ( Speclal to The Dee. ) After a week of vigilant waton- Ing the bridge across the 1'lnttc at this point Is declared safe. A largo amount ot dvmtmlto was used In destroying massive cnkes of Ice tint were moving at a rnpld rate against the brhlgo , and portions of the bridge \\cro removed to lessen Us resistance to the water nnd Ice When the torrent should rite to the level of the bridge , uliioli was built Just a few feet above low water mark so that Ice going out with high water would float over the bridge. Mr. nnd Mr * C. t ) Thorpe returned from Iowa rrlday , where they had been for some davs at the bedside of a sick relative. Dr. J. II Crnbbs was In rrcmont this week , his old home. Mr Will Mnrkham of Leigh Is visiting friends In Schujlor. IliotinmUiil Uilltoilrt Cnnscil a Clmngr. GRAND ISLAND , March fi. ( Special to The Dee ) The mass meeting held Friday evening has stirred matters consldcrabl > hero. Not onlj Is there extensive specuH- tlon as to whether or not certain candi dates who wore In the field previous to the meeting will now withdraw , owing to the fact that the convention demanded n ie- ductlon In alJcnnanlc ralarles fiom $230 to $30 per annum , but much Interest Is also manifested as to whether present and e.\- mombcra of the council will be made to refund the moneys drawn by them for serv ices not rendered , having been paid during leaves of absence. In all there promises to be fun In the next few months. .Tnlinimi Count } IIstrl < ( Court. TECUMSEH. Neb. , Match 5. ( Special to The Dee ) District court for Johnson county convenes In this city next Monday , with Judge Babcock on the bench. The docket Is mndo up of sovcntj-tvvo civil cases. John and W. F. Needhatn , tailors of this city , together with their families , arc moving to Nebraska City. - * . Miss Mao Dennett of Chicago Is working up a city directory for Tecumsph. The Odd Follows of the Eighth Nebraska district will hold Joint festivities in this city Trlday evening. Similar entertainments are held by them annually. W. II. Talcott will move his family to Table Hock this week. TclcnnmU Ocls Hurt Cmmlj's Fair. TEKAMAH , Neb , March 5 ( Special to The Dee ) At n meeting of the Hurt County Agricultural society held jesterday at the court house to relocate the fair for the ne\t five jears , nearly all the oflicors were pres ent. Tekamah secured the exhibit. A sub scription paper was circulated and liberally blgncd by the business men to build n now art hall on the grounds. Much of the suc cess of the j early exhibitions Is due to Secretary - rotary Hon. J. R. Sutherland , who Is a hustler. Severe Hull btorni at Dunlmr. DUNDAU , Neb. , March 5. ( Special to The Bee. ) A very heavy rain storm , accompanied by hail , visited this place Friday. D. L. Francis , who made an assignment In January , has opened for business. lie In tends closing out his entire stock. S. M. Scarborough , manager of the Chicago Lumber company's yards at this point , was In Omaha Saturday. Xortliupsttuii J.pglon of Honor. NEMAHA CITY , Neb. , March 5. ( Special to The Bee ) Nemaha City council , No. 119 , Northwestern Legion of Honor , a beneficial and fraternal organization , was organized here Friday night by A. Peasley of Nebraska City. About twenty-five business men and fanners went In as charter members. W. W. Sanders was elected commander and James II. Veeder secretary. Votpil Hoiuls for Water Works. FRIEND , Neb. , March C. ( Special Tele gram to The Bee. ) Friend today had the most exciting election over held in the city In regard to voting bonds for a systsm of water works , There were 187 In favor of water works and eighty-one against. Both papers were against the proposition. Heavy Wind nt Hiixtlng * . HASTINGS , Match C. ( Special to The Bee. ) Ono of the queerest storms of the year struck Hastings about 7 o'clock this morning. A heavy fall of rain , accom panied by lightning , was driven with tre mendous form by a perfe-t hurrlcinc. slink * lug buildings and causing havoc among chimneys and..everything movnhlo The full of rain lasted but a few moments , then died out , but the wind continue t to roar for some time Alter sunset tin signs of the storm wcr * to be seen except those left by wind and water. tlittittor ; unit CoitSlinU Itnriirct LOt'P CITY , Nub. , March r. , ( Special Tele gram to The Bee ) l'an.ut-9 ft Schaupp's II. d M elevator at I oup City burned nt ! > o'clock toii'Rht It Is supposed that the Sro was Incendiary. Tliero was only about -1,000 bushels of grain in the elevator , tko loin of which Is fully covered by lnsur ancc , The elevator building was tha property of n. M. HlgKlns of Chicago. The H. & M. coal Binds across the trick wcro damaged to the amount of about $160. nnulitl * ( 'Imrgpil with rorgi-iy SIDNEY , Neb. , March 5. ( Special to The Bee ) W. 1' . Miles , county attorney , Daniel McAfees , ex-county clerk , and James Mo- Mullan , ox-deputy county clerk , have been held In $2,000 bonds each before Judge RIcKcr for forging n county warrant last October nmotinlng to $210. The case excites a great deal of Intercut. De-Hill nf Mm. lilijiih"Villon. . NEBRASKA CITY , March D ( Special Telegram to The Bee ) Mrs. Elijah Yntes , a resident of this rlt > since IS.'I , died today , The deceased was a ulster of Major J. W. Pearman and well known throughout the state. Tills oi i to I ho I'lHiltriillnry. NEBRASKA CITY , March 5 ( Special Telegram to The Dec. ) Charles Tolllvcr nnd Joseph Wochler wore taken to the penlten. thuj today to servo terms of sixteen and twelve months respectively. H.III n.uuns. Severe Thunder uiul Itiiln Sloriu In Minnesota seta and \Vlsconnln. MINNEAPOLIS , March G. .Minnesota was visited by ono of the worst thunder and inln btorms jestcrday ever Known In this section at this time of the year. At Still- water the downpour flooded the bticcts and carried Into the town great quantities of earth and rubbish from the hills. Hundreds of lumbermen and teams came In from the woods and the logging bcason has been brought to an abrupt termination. The water Is pouring Into the Mississippi and as the ilvcr Is stilt Icebound fears nrc formed tint an ice gorge will form and flood the sur rounding country. At Cannon Falls the snow dlsappents ns If by magic and the Ice Is honej combed , though not broken Bridges will be In great danger unless n cold snap checks the flood. The Ice broke up below the bridge at Dubuqile. MADISON , Wls , , March r. Owing to heavy rains the past two days making loads Impassable , many of the Jurors summoned on the special venlro ordcicd by Judge Siobecker Saturday for the Roster trial were uuoblo to reach the city before noon Court tcok a recess until 2 o'clock. A Jury today Is Improbable. Gatli.ign Horn tlio I'ntrol limn * The fire and police board will adopt n new plan for the disposition of the garbage and * manure from the patrol barn and fire houses , In view of the decision of Judge Ferguson annnllng the contract of Alexander Macdonnld with the city. I'or some time the board has paid a man $10 a month to haul the manure from the patrol barns and has reccnt'y ' been compelled to pay an ad ditional $15 each month for the pi Iv Hugo of dumping the stuff on the cars of Contractor Macdonald. Commissioner Harlman will Introduce a resolution at the meeting of the board to night looking to the purchase of a wagon for use In hauling the manure and will hereafter have the work done by membeis of the force and the city prisoners , drip huITurrr Milclflca. TOPEKA , March D. Howard Schaeffer , aged 58 , suffering from the grip and neuralgia , Eliot himself through the licait this morning. He leaves a wife nnd married daughter , and about $200,000 worth of real estate. 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This sale is a repetition of our October sales and people expecting to purchase furniture this spring cannot possibly make a mistake in buy. ing now. . Many of the pieces cannot be duplicated and we advise an early inspection. A full new stock to select from. Absolutely one price. TKMI'UKAIIY LOCATION. Cor 12th and Douglas Sts , NEXT TO MILLABD HOTEL.