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fcronco never thought of by the receiver *
or by the court. "
nNOINfiKKB DID NOT AI'I'EAH.
It was underRtooil ttmt the onglncmon
would gt > Into confcronco yesterday wilt
Mr. Clark , but the representatives of the
.order were not ready to begin an active din
cuxjlon of > ho new schedules In view o
the turn events had tnken , and up to noon
no word was received by Mr. Clark an to
what the men desired , the understanding
being when the confcrenco adjourned Thurs
day night that the employes would decide for
themselves who would first open the ball
At noon It wns given out that the telegra
phers would break the Ice In the afternoon
the onglnemen to follow and the trainmen
to conclude , but at n meeting of the feder
ated board In the morning It was learned the
whole situation was reviewed and the de
cision reached that If Mr. Clark would not
rcccdo from his position the conference , EC
far as ilia employes are concerned , would
bo called off.
There wan every Indication that the Union
Pacific confcrenco would bo a "flash In the
pan , " an a prominent labor leader was
quoted In the morning as saying It would.
At the very threshold of I ho conference
which the men thought would noltlu tha
matter uatlsfactorlly to all concerned a
dynamlto cartridge was thrown Into the
cnmp of the employes by the stand Mr.
Clark took as to the scope of the confer
ence. The men have all along contended
for the principle that the old schedule
signed by them and the Union Pacific com
pany was binding upon the receivers and
was a valid contract. Mr. Clark nt the
very outset declined to entertain or discuss
this proposition , and the men said tli.it
bound up In that are all their rights , and
that to discuss the question on any other
basis would bo a tacit admission of the cor
rectness of the position of Mr.
Clark , and that If some common basis
could not bo found other than that already
outlined the conference would fall.
EUGENE DKIJS ON THE SITUATION.
In-speaking of the position of Mr. Clark
In regard to not hearing icprcsentatlves of
certain orders which were not parties to
the schedule agreement , Ktigcno Debs , presi
dent of the American Railway union , said
yesterday that It was the same old gnma
of the corporations , first stir up discord
and dissension among tliu different classes
of labor and then take them ono at a tlmu
and cocrco them Into the very thing which
united they would bo able to resist. If
the company or the receivers could accom
plish this they would have their battle half
won. Discord and lack of sympathy and
united action on the part of different
branches of labor and different organiza
tions In the same field had been the cause
of the most disastrous defeats labor had
ever suffered , and the same might bo true
In this case.
The men ono and nil declared that there
was no diversity of opinion among them , and
that they would stand or fall together , and
that there was but ono opinion in regard
to the answer given to Mr. Clark , and
that was unless the grievances ! of all the men
could bo met and settled In an equitable man
ner and In accordance with the existing
rights of the men they must look for a
settlement of the differences elsewhere.
They said they came to Omaha with every
confidence In .Mr. Clark and feeling that
them would bo no snap judgment taken
on them and to run up against an order
like the ono promulgated by Mr. Clark
had a tendency to shako the confidence of
the men In all the officials of the company.
ULTIMATUM WITH A RESERVE.
The ultimatum which the representatives
of labor on the Union Pacific presented Mr.
Clark yesterday In reply to his circular let
ter of Thursday turned out to be a very
mild document in contrast with the asser
tions made by some of the employes to Dee
reporters yesterday morning. The answer
to the circular letter IH couched In legal
phrases and Is as follows :
OMAHA. March 1C. 1SOI.-S. If. II. Clark ,
for the Uccclvers Union PncKIc System :
Bear Sir Representing the employes of
the system , and feeling that a vital prin
cipal Is Involved of vast Import , and being
entlsflcd In the Justice of our conclusion , we
most rcpppctfnlly but llrmly deny the
propositions designated "First" and "Sec
ond" In your communication of March II ,
1891 , touching the scope ot the conference
now In. session.
Nevertholesn , actuated by a1 sincere desire
that all differences between the receivers
and the employes of the Union I > nclllc sys
tem may be harmoniously adjusted , waiv
ing no rlghta whatsoever , legal or equitable ,
until the matters and differences are
finally nettled , we submit ourselves as
ready and anxious to consider any and all
propositions touching rules , regulations ,
wage schedules and conditions of employ
ment In lieu of such as have governed our
employment horctofort
The reply was just what was anticipated
at Union Pacific headquarters. At 2 o'clock
the representatives of the various branches
of labor , together with the entire delegation
of telegraphers now In the city , entered the
room of the general manager In the head
quarters building and announced that the
telegraphers would first open the contest ;
No. 1.
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which was entirely natlsfnctory to Arbiter
Clark , and the real work , which had called
the representatives of labor together ( rom off
tho. Onion I'actric system , was bcRun.
Messrs. Dickinson , McConncll and Korty
were present on behalf of the company , the
question of rules of regulations bclnR first
taken up. at the atiRReitlon of the lightning
manipulators. Schedules wcro also men
tioned , the nrray of comparative ( Inures
which decorated the table showlnR that both
Bides wcro fully prepared to discuss the
rjUostlont III all fairness and fiillncsfl ,
INEQUALITY 0V SALARIES AtjLEOKD.
On behalf of the Union J'acldc It wan al
leged that there la a very noticeable Ine
quality In the present salaries of many of
the train dispatcher ! ) and operators , which
have como about because the conditions have
changed from tlmo to tlmo nt many of the
stations on the system. It wan also stated
In the petition filed In JtulRo Dundy's court
that the D.tlarlrs paid In the past at many
of the stations on the Union Pacific system
were never justified by thu amount of labor
performed and has In many aectlons of the
country been much lilRhcr than those paid
by competing or nelRhborlnR lines. In mip-
port of this proposition the following compar
ative table was Incorporated as part of the
petition : ,
Other I'ropoicd
IlondB ami Htnlcfl. lloadsl'ay. by U. 1' .
$10.00
Colorado 4iU'0
Wvonilns. . 15.00 Bi.fiO
NebraHU''l. . ' 10,00tn.OO
Wyoinliiff fiO.UO u'.uO
a. it. i. A p.
NebKiHka 1000 4.1.00
KaiiiaH 1000 4500
Color.ldo 13.00 00.00
" "
RnnVaH ' . 4'.60 45.00
A. . T. A S. P.-
ICaiiHiiH
' Nebr'iHha".1 ' ! ! " b 11.00 45.00
KiitmuH 11.00 45.00
Colorado Bl.'Ju 50.00
Colorado ? 00.00 cCO.OO
Utaii.7. ! . ' 00.00 dOO.OO
Korthem Pacltlc
Idaho On.OO c.7.00
Moiitann CO.OO 00.00
XVllhlllllKlOII , : ] nt 50001
rniil )
° " 'u"
WasliiiiRlcn.-y at 5VOOf
Orrvnii 00.00 00.00
Southern Pacific
Otvxo 10.00 CO.OO
Orc.it Northern
Idaho J51.00 57.50
Monlima 4i.7fi ! 110.01)
Washington r.1.00 00.00
n Korty-flve dollars li the lowest regular pay
for nppratiim on the Atchlsan , Tonekn it Santa
l''e , but tlipy pay In a number of positions at
nccnt.H nnd otierntors a xiiiiller mini ami allow
cuminlxslonri nn ticket Kiloi. This , however.
Icmi'H tbc total compensation In nntiy .such
places below JI5 , nnd In not a few It Is nearer
SIO.
SIO.ti
ti Nebraska , J13 and comml alon ; Kansas , $35
and commission ; Colorailo , $ , ,0 nnd commission.
In a number of places on the Missouri I'aclllc In
NeuraBlsa the pay , Including cummlaslons , does
not rcrch $12.
o In mountain country ,
d In H.mi'j xcctlon.
o Northern I'nclllo has only three or four offices
In Maho.
Maho.REPLY
REPLY OF TUB OPERATORS.
To these statements the telegraphers reply
that the minimum of pay on the Denver &
Rio Grande railroad Is $65 Instead of $60 ,
ns represented by the comparative table pre
pared by the Union Pacific , and also that the
minimum of uav on the Union Pacific svstem
for branch of service Is $30 , and that the
maximum on the Denver & Rio Grande rail
road Is $100 and the maximum on the
Union Pacific system Is $77.50 ; that the aver
age on the Denver & Rio Oramlo railroad Is
$82.50 ; the present average on the Union Pa
cific system Is $67.01 , and the proposed aver
age thereon is $64.35 , as shown In the Union
Pacific petition ; that the average on the Mis
souri Pacific system Is $66 , and the avcraco
on the Colorado Midland railroad Is $70 per
month , which the men substantiated by
official statements.
It waa glvo nnd take for two hours on the
part of the forces arrayed in this battle for
position , the men to have another go today.
THINK CLARK HAS RECEDKD.
It Is the contention of the men that Mr.
Clark has In a measure receded from the po
sition taken by him. In that ho has gone on
with the hearing of the wage question In
splto of the fact that the men explicitly state
In their answer to his letter that they do
not renounce their claim to contract rights ,
but only refrain from pressing the matter at
Ibis time and place. They claim that
these. liUo any other contracts , can bo
changed aa to terms and conditions by
the mutual consent of all the parties to It
without In any way abrogating the validity
of the contracts. The question of the'
validity of the contracts and contract rights
being one of law can be left to the courts ,
John T. Wilson , grand foreman ot the In
ternational Brotherhood of Railway Track
Foremen of America , arrived at the Arcade
yesterday to look after the interests of the
employes In his department of the Union
Pacific system.
ui'iNii > Tin : OLD FIGHT.
Cnimdlnii I'nclflo Connections AcciiMotl of
Jlud I'nlth In DlfTerentlnls Agreement
CHICAGO , March 1C. ( Special Telegram
to The Bee. ) Much excitement was created
among the western roads today by the
reopening of an old differential rate fight
with the Canadian Pacific road. The North
ern Pacific road discovered that the Soo-
Paclfic line had had Inserted In the Plttsburg
and other trunk line rate sheets a basing
rate of $37 first class and $30 second class
from St. Paul to Puget Sound and other
north Pacific coast points , the agreed rates
Jelng $15 first class p.nd $35 second class.
It further satisfied Itself that the
trunk lines were using the rates
so quoted In the sale ot tickets from their
territory to the coast over the Soo-Pactfic
route via Mackinaw. This created differ
entials against the Northern Pacific and the
Great Northern roads-of $8 first class and $5
second class , In consequence of which the See
Pacific was taking the business away from
its competitors.
This action was In direct conflict with
the agreement arrived at between these
roads and the Canadian Pacific at the pro-
onged conference held there at the beginning
of the year , when the Canadian Pacific
ngreed to abandon all claim to differentials
over Its Soo-I'aclfic route to north Pacific
coast points In return for trackage rights
ijlvon 1C by the Great Northern from Nc\v
Whatcom to Puget Sound points and Port-
and.
and.Comlsslonor
Comlsslonor Farmer of the Trunk Line as
sociation , when the matter was called to his
attention , denied that his roads had quoted
: ho rates In any of their rate sheets ,
but reported that the rates were shown In
ate sheets distributed by the Soo-Paclfic
through the territory and that the Canadian
I'aclflu was using the rates as selling rates
In Now York. Philadelphia and other points
In trunk line territory. The understanding
there was that the rates wcro applied only
via Port Arthur.
The Northern Pacific's Information Is of an
entirely different nature. It Insists that the
rate Is being made via Mackinaw through
3t. Paul and over the Soo-Paclflo route , and
it has called upon the western roads cither
to shut thcso rates out of their territory en
tirely or make them available by all trans
continental lines from St. Paul.
Tills action Is said to bo n gross breach
ot faith on the part ot the Canadian Pacific.
It renews the strife over transcontinental
rates , which waa believed to bo happily
ended , and reopens afresh the whole ques
tion of Canadian Pacific differentials , which
will have to bo fought over anew , What
action the western roads can take to bring
the Soo-Paclllc to tlmu Is not apparent , The
feeling against the Canadian Pacific Is run
ning high , however , and the probability Is
that the western roads will persist In their
refusal to recognize Its differentials In any
manner whatever.
c
I'KKSUXAT t'.tll.lnitAI'llH.
Chief of Police Seavcy Is out hunting.
Police Captain Cormack has returned from
a two days hunting trip. i
Mrs. Michael Cttdahy and her two
daughters. Clara and Cecilia , are registered
it the Paxton.
John Forrest of Chicago Is visiting his
brother , William Forrest , 2G01 Davenport
street.
Chut Ilulett baa written to ills Omah
friends , from California , and announces his
Bufo arrival and a slight Improvement In
health.
Mr. C. Clayton \Ventr , for a long time
well know as n teacher at the Nebraska
Institute for the Deaf , has resigned from that
> osltlon for the purpose ot accepting n situ
ation with the Steams Fruit and Land com-
lany ,
*
Easier opening of fine millinery Saturday
and evening ; music. Gettys' .
Argument for the Defense Brought to a
Conclusion Yesterday ,
DUTY OF THE PRESS TOWARD THE PUBLIC
Hound In Acquaint the IVapla nlth tin Con
duct of rtiblle A ( Tit -Principle
in Applied to tlio CiiMi Ill
( Jtir tloii.
The defense In the Dennott-Rosowatcr
libel case concluded Its arguments before
Judge Hcrka yesterday afternoon.
Attorney Slmeral resumed his urcmnciit
at 2:30 : o'clock , citing additional c.ucs and
stating that alt of them went on the theory
that It was not only the privilege l/ut the
duty of a publisher of a newspaper to Inform
the voters of the character ot an Individual
for whom their suffrages wore asked , If well
founded reports came to that publisher that
the candidate was not n nt man for the po
sition. The defendant in this cuso had not
criticised BerTnctl as an Individual but as
an ofllctal , and all charges made wtro
against the management ot his office and the
jail as a public Institution. No reference
had been made to Dennett's private charac
ter , but to his olllclal position. As far ns
Mrs. Dennett was concerned , she had not
been charged with anything , but she had
assumed to say that nho VMS. ' In all
the talk about the abortion It had not
been alleged that a arlmo ltn.il been
committed. It had not been alleged that
the abortion , even If It had tnken placu as
reported , with her full knowledge , Was an
unlawful act. It had not been stated that
It was not done In the manner In which
such things were allowed to bo done under
the law , by the advice of two physicians
for the purpose of saving- the life of the
girl. Mrs. Dennett had not been spoken
of In connection with It at all , but she had
taken It upon herself to say that slio was
the person libeled. The authorities were
clear that In matters of public Interest , such
as offices or Institutions supported by public
taxes , even though they were not matters
of universal concern , newspapers had the
right to criticise and present to the public
such reports concerning them ns there was
reason to believe were true. This not only
applied to public offices , but to railroads ,
banks , boards of trade and charitable In
stitutions , all of which might bo criticised
so long as the privilege was not used as a
cloak for malicious defamation of character.
The law also was clear that the whole arti
cle must bo taken Into consideration , and
the ono in question showed nil the way
through that It was the office and not the
individual that was criticised.
LILAS PAGE'S CASE.
As to the abortion matter , the evidence In
troduced was such that it must raise a doubt
In the mind of any unoreludlccd nerson
whether such a thins had not been cither
attempted In the Jail or actually performed ,
yet It was not necessary to prove the truth
of that report. Kocn had denied on the
witness stand that ho had ever said that
such a thing had occurred there , but Jailer
Miller , Mrs. Lodge and Charles Perrln had
all testified that he had told them about it.
Police Matron Cummings had testified that
the girl's mother had told her about It , and
the state had not brought In the girl's
mother to deny making that statement. Mrs.
Leo testified that Lllas told her she was
pregnant , and Dr. Somers testified to the
same thing , as well as to his examination of
her and his medical opinion as to her condi
tion. On the witness stand Silas Page had
been , to say the least , very diffident. She
said she had thought she was pregnant for
months , and she also testified that she
didn't want to have the child. She had
thought so all along , and finally went to
the Rescue Home , and was sck. ! A physi
cian was called there to attend her , and she
then found out all at ; once that she was not
pregnant. The evidence was such as would
almost convince any Jury that an abortion
had been attempted , If not actually per
formed in the county Jail.
It was true that the defense had Intro
duced the testimony of female prostitutes ,
and it was equally true that the state had
sought to deny It with the testimony of male
prostitutes. Apart from this , the very great
Interest of those male prostitutes must bo
considered. The state had Introduced Home
and Theodore Dennett to show that they
were always together , Siamese twins as It
were , sleeping together In that little , tuckort-
up office every night without exception , all
during the hot summer months In n three
foot by six bed , never staying out after 9
o'clock alone. Then to cap the climax of
perjury , they Jiad brought In that younger
brother to testify that ho was at Mrs. In-
galls' but once , llo could not remember the
day or the week or the month , but could
remember the figures over the door. Then
It had been testified by Theodore and
Horne that Mosher never had a key of the
Jail , while several witnesses for the defense
had testified that they had been admitted by
him. It the rule that the state sought to
apply , that false In ono thing meant false
In all , was to be applied Impartially , It would
leave the state without any testimony at all.
The defendant in this case had acted In the
utmost good faith. The conduct of the jail
was a matter In which the public was Inter
ested. Prisoners wore sent there not only
for punishment , but as a means of reforma
tion , and it would not do to send them to
ono of the worst houses of assignation and
prostitution In the state. The people had
passed their Judgment on the condition of
things there , and now the complaining wit
ness , brought this suit In the name of the
state In order to ba revenged for that action
of the people of Douglas county.
Judga Estello closed for the defense. HP
said that whllo the defendant might hav
required the state to prove that ho
wrote the article , which would 'not have
been an easy thing to do , as was found In
former libel cases that had been tried here ,
ho had refused to take advantage of n tech
nical defense , but had Insisted on putting In
a real defense. Ho had admitted that ho was
the author of the letter , and that was In
Itself strong proof that ho had acted In the
utmost good faith in the publication of the
letter. It these stories had come to the
defendant and ho had reason to believe
them , and ho had not let the people know
of that state of. nfilalrs , ho would deserve to
bo kicked out of this community and kept
out of It for all tlmo to come. The defense
did not contend that It had prdved that the
abortion was committed or that Mrs. Dennett
know of it , but evidence had been Introduced
that would convince twelve' disinterested
men beyond a reasonable do'ubt that a
great many of the things charged were
true. Dut even this was not necessary ,
REAL QUESTION INVOLVED. "
The question was : Did the occasion demand -
mand this publication was It a privileged
communication ? There was no question but
that the defendant would havo. been fully
justified In sending tin ) article to the department <
partmont of justice , to tha president or to
the attorney general , for as-federal prisoners
were confined In the jail , and the money ol
the people ot the whole country contributed
to Its support , the people of the state and ot
the United States were Interested , and nil
had a right to know how affairs \Vero con.
ducted there. Dut oven | f this were not
the case , It would ba a long whllo before
courts would hold that It was necessary to
limit such a communication merely ( o the
voters. Children appear , at this bar by
scores who are Interested In the conduct of
that jail ; women by the hundred appeared
before this court who were Interested In
what was allowed to io on there , and there
are. thousands ot cllUcns hero In this city
who will never have a vote who are vltall >
Interested In the manner Invhl h..tbo pirice
ot sheriff Is conducted. There was not tht
slightest doubt that Lllas Page had charged
that abortion against Mrs. Bennett. The
defense did not have to pr.oyo that she dIA
know of It : It did not want to prove. It ; It
hoped for the sake of American womanhood
that she did not know of It. That was , not
the Issiiu In this caso.
Additional authorities wore cited , giving
the opinions of eminent jurists that the
Individual who under such circumstances
would not make such a communication
would ba derelict In his duty to his follow
men. So far as the doctrine of Implied
malacu was concerned , there wasn't a court
In the land that had not ; Incontinently
kicked It out. There was not a thing In the
article that the defendant had fabricated.
It had been shown that everything charged
had coino to him from other sources. Thert
wan no malice ft'ftitovcr on the part of the
defendant. If ) [ ) Wna anything culpable
In the feelings of any of the parties , It was
on the part oilho complaining witness ,
Dennett.
Charge aftcfn phargo had been proven
beyond the faintest doubt. There had been
escapes. Undor-'O'tho law , whenever ono
prisoner was accorded privileges that an
other did not recctve , It was a jail delivery.
Dut the detente I iias not compelled to take
advantage of that extremity. Dennett had
admitted repeated escapes. The charge
against the matron was not llbelous per so.
It was a part pt the sheriff's office , and
was a position AW the taxpayers sup
ported and lui-y were entitled to
knowledge ot 'ft. The charge that
Dennett had Vitiated his official oath
was not a charge of perjury. Ho had re
tained his brother when It was manifestly
his duty to have discharged him , and there
could bo no doubt In view of the evidence
that either unwittingly or because of extra
affection for his brother ho did overlook
or forget his official oath. There could bo no
doubt that the sheriff should have dis
charged his brother when , according to lib
own testimony , he found him taking pris
oners to the theater and according them ex
ceptional privileges.
There could bo no doubt as to the jail hav
ing been made a brothel and assignation
house. The language was none too strong ,
and a Jury would say that It was fully
justified by the facts. The defense had to
call such witnesses ns had nn opportunity
to know of the situation In the Jail. There
could be no doubt as to Lllas Page having
been pregnant , nor that Mrs. Marshall Is
now so. although the state professes to dis
credit It.
The arguments will bo resumed at 2 o'clock
this afternoon , when Assistant County At
torney Day will close for the state.
ELECTRIC WIRE FIRE.
Million & Met'liiln ( 'oiiimiiN | Cold StontRo
Warehouse Seriously DniungniL
Twice yesterday flro started In the four-
story cold storage warehouse of the Mtillln
& McClaln company , 81G-SI7 Howard street.
The first tlmo was about G o'clock In the
afternoon and the second about 10.
The first alarm wns turned In by Ernest
Peycke , who happened to bo In the building
at the time. The only thing to guide the
work of the firemen was the smoke , and It
was some time before the seat of the fire
could bo discovered , but finally It was lo
cated" In the southwest corner of the third
floor. The smoke was also a great hindrance
to the firemen , and In some places they had
to crawl on their hands and knees in order
to get near the fire. It/ was extinguished
within nn hour after the alarm was turned In.
caused from the electric wires , as In the cor
ner from which the flames Issued was an In
candescent hanging lamp , and the theory was
further substantiated by the appearance of
the celling , which was burned the entire
length of the room. The building from the
first fire suffered little damage. The stock
was not seriously damaged , as there was not
much above the second floor.
An hour after the first fire broke out the
firemen left and nobody remained behind to
care for the building. Everything was sup
posed to be safe and no extra precautions !
were taken. The members of the firm were
and busied themselves in straightening up
the disordered state of things. Mr. J. Mul-
lln , one of the proprietors , and his foreman ,
T. Houston , were there together later ant
were about to Icttve when they discoverer
that the fourth atAJry was full of firo. In
response to a general alarm the whole de
partment tnrned0ut. |
The smoke rolled , from the roof and windows
dews In great clouds and the firemen could
hardly see ono hnother on the ground. It
looked as If the 'whole building must go.
The water tower' was brought to the front
and almost Immediately hod a telling effect.
A few moments imuro and a part of the reel
fell In. This wns > fortunate , as It enabled
the firemen to 'sea ' and also cleared away
some of the smokR. It was now only a
question of thriwln.g In enough water , and
shortly the fire .was under control. It was
confined to tha fourth story.
The building was1"owned by Thomas Davis
and in the second fire It was damaged to the
extent ot $4,000. ' On It was $20,000 In In
surance , divided 9as follows : Northern of
London , $ . * > ,000j Michigan Flro and Marine ,
$5,000 ; Underwriters of New York , $5,000 ;
Glenn Falls , $5,000) ,
On the stock was about $11,000. The loss
will bo about $2,50(1 ( on it.
In going to the first fire Plpeman Wilson
ot No. 4 lost his balance on the truck and
fell off. Ho suffered a badly sprained ankle
that will keep him off duty for some days.
Foreman Houston of the Mullln company
was burned on his face and hands when
going up the elevator after ho discovered the
last flro. Mr. Mullln was also badly burned.
His knee was Injured by something falling
upon It , and his fingers were a mass of
burns. Many of the boys suffered slight
cuts from falling , glass when the windows In
the rear and front were broken.
The Continental engine was disabled at the
second fire by the breaking of a vacuum
chamber.
JJK.l SAl'AGK LKFT-llAXDKtt ,
CImrlci ) Wlrlioy t of - .Sitglimw Knocks Out
the "Murlne" In the Fifth Hound.
MUSKEQON , 'Mich. , March 1C. Charles
Wlchoy of Saglnaw and George Lablanchc ,
: ho "Marine , " fought five rounds this morn
ing. The fight was a fierce ono from the be-
jlnnlng , marked by heavy exchanges. The
'Marino" was knocked down In the fifth
round by a savage left-hand swing full on
the point of the Jaw. The fight was for a
purse of $500 and was witnessed by 200
bports.
AlVsti-rn J-vTiKMci Adjourn * .
MILWAUKEE. March 10. The Western
league meeting has adjourned sine die. It
was decided to admit ladles free ' on all days
except Sundays aml iolldays. There was a
hot fight for the possession of Catcher Loh-
inunn between Milwaukee and Detroit. Ho
was finally awarded to Milwaukee. Fielders
Sarroll and Gcorco were awarded to Grand
Ilapids. They were claimed by Detroit.
For H Modern Hiiro Track.
SAN FRANCISCO , March 1C. It Is re
ported that 110 acres , of land In the vicinity
of the Industrial school of Ocean View have
jeen purchased for a race track with every
modern Improvement. The purchasers are
said to bo Fred Walbaum of Now York , P.
Currlgan and J. Uhlman of Chicago and SI.
A. Gunst of San Francisco.
StrlnltVnrrrd to KrHlgu.
NEW YORK , March 1C. The first game In
the chess match between Stclnltz and Las-
kor , which was adjourned yesterday after
fifty moves , was concluded this afternoon.
Lasker played with consummate skill and
forced Stelnltz Mo" ! resign on the sixtieth
move. The secWd game will be played
tomorrow. , . ' , _
Only WnlttiiK fur Corbott.
RICHMOND , ftrff/ / . , March 1C. Parson
Davlos said last anight that the reports of
Jackson's 111 hefiWj are untrue. Ho was
ready to meet po/lett as soon as Drady
could arrange nutters. Ho thought , however -
over , that Corbatt'd manager was unneces
sarily slow. -//i' / . ' _
.Join ; " } , \ > jiHii't 111 It.
HOT SPRINGS , Ark. , March 1C. Dllly
Myers of Spokane ami Charley Jones of Pine
Dluff , Ark. , weUUAvelghts , fought at the
Qlobo theater tonight before a largo audlenco.
Myers had all tWbest ot It and knocked
Jones out In thoibfpnd round.
CofTco CooI j'tj Kllls I ho Cyclone.
NEW YORK , a&iarch 1C. Frank Craig ,
the "Harlem Coffee tjoolor , " defeated Fred
Morris , Dllly Madden's "cyclone , " In
eighteen rounds on Long Island. The purse
was supposed to bo $500 , the winner to lake
all.
_
Scully Lusted Seven Hound * .
NEW DEDFORD , Mass. , March 1C. Jimmy
E. Scully of Woonsocket , R. I. , was knocked
out In Boven rounds at the rooms of the Now
Bedford.At'iletle . club tonight by Kid McCoy.
I.iwil Iliir Aftur Him .Hurried.
SIINNCAPOLIS , March 10. Clinton II.
Nickels , a Kansas City druggist , was ar
rested on complaint of Dr. Willis Graham ,
who charges him with adultery with Mrs.
Graham , ' Nickels was a former lover ct
Mrs. Graham , who 'Is a daughter of
the late "Tony" Mason , a Kansas City mil.
lloimlro.
Easter opening at line millinery Saturday
and evening ; music. Gcttya' .
WOOED WITH A SIX SHOOTER
Henna Taken by nn Iowa Swnln to Change
His Sweetheart's ' Mind.
IDA MENTZER SHOT BY A REJECTED SUITOR
llrnr.v Clnyiiiiiii Trlr * to Kill thn Wliulo
ranilly lleriunn Ho Unit lleen Ho-
tlid HniiKlilrr'M Iliinil
In Marriage ,
CRESTON , la. , March 1C. A special from
Fontanollo to the Gazette reports a trlplo
shooting affair. A rejected lover named
Henry dayman shot his sweetheart , Ida
Mcntzer. her father and himself. Mentzcr's
condition Is critical.
The young woman was shot In the fore
arm , dayman then placed the muzzle of
his revolver In his mouth , the ball passing
out through the choek. dayman waived ex
amination andas placed under $10,000
bonds.
I own TSmtflpuper Trumfor.
IOWA CITY , la. , March 1C. ( Special Tele
gram to The Dee. ) The Iowa City Repub
lican was transferred from II. S. Falrall to
S. D. Cook. The purchase price , Including
accounts , reserved amounts to $15,000. Mr.
Falrall has been with the Republican for
fourteen years and Mr. Cook succeeds him
with the reputation won during a number
of years ns un active journalist In Iowa and
Dakota. The transfer will take place May I
and It Is understood that Mr. Cook will also
purchase and discontinue the Iowa Citizen ,
a newspaper started In this city by a faction
of the republican party a few years ago. It
Is understood that on January 1 next Mr.
Fulrall will become ono of the proprietors
of n leading newspaper In Chicago and will
remove to that city.
CoHlly Flro at Dysurt.
CEDAR RAPIDS , In. , March 1C. ( Special
Telegram to The Deo. ) Dan Crop's livery
barn at Dysart was burned this morning ,
together with seventeen head of horses and
several buggies. The loss Is $3,000. The flro
Is supposed to have been of Incendiary origin.
The 3-year-old daughter of Joseph Kofron
fell Into a barrel of water this afternoon
and was drowned.
Killed on Molngoim Hill.
DOONE , la. , March 1C. ( Special Telegram
to The Deo. ) A Swede named Llndberg was
killed. It Is supposed , by a Northwestern
train at 4 o'clock this morning on the
Moingon.i hill. The accident was not dis
covered until three hours later , when the
body was found by the crew of an cnglna
going over the road.
ICini Ihmn by a Train.
DOONE , la. , March 1C. ( Special Telegram
to The Dee. ) A Swede named Lundberg was
killed , It Is supposed , by a Northwestern
train at 4 o'clock this morning on
the Molnsona hill. The accident was not
known until three hours later , when the body
was discovered by the crow of an engine
going over the road.
Tlu-ro Painters Seriously Hurt.
NEWTON , la. , March 1C. ( Special Tele
gram to The Dee. ) While painters were at
work on the ceiling of the Methodist church
the scaffolding gave way and precipitated
three of them to the floor , a distance of six
teen feet. AH wore seriously , though not
fatally , Injured. Their names are Daker ,
Evans and Miller.
Seeding lirglns In I mm.
ROCK RAPIDS , la. . March 1C. ( Special to
The Dee. ) Seeding has begun In earnest
here. Robert Pello reports sixty acres of
wheat sown ar.d well covered. Other farmers
have a smaller acreage to report. The
weather Is favorable.
Easter opening of fine millinery Saturday
and evening ; music. Gettys' .
Tir.iuitA i-
Ex-Senator Herr1 ot Pennsylvania .died
suddenly at Harrlsburg last night.
It Is now stated that John Y , McKano has
yet $200,000 In Gravesend City bonds to ac
count for.
At the Inquest In the election murder , at
Troy , N. Y. , several witnesses testified yes
terday to seeing Shea shoot Ross.
Jerry Horteck was hanged in the Derkcly
county , South Carolina , jail yard yesterday
for the murder of Constable Deb Hazel last
spring.
At Detta , O. , yesterday , a young man glv-
Inghls name as Warner , and a stranger In
the village , died there suddenly of heart
disease.
Four of the ringleaders of the rioting
strikers at the Mlngo mines have been ar
rested and taken to Knoxvlllo , Tenn. , to
answer In the federal court.
The jury In the case of W. II. Shaw ,
deputy collector at Louisville , on trial for
violating the civil service laws , has re
turned a verdict of acquittal.
National bank notes received for redemp
tion at the treasury yesterday , $290,358 ; gov
ernment receipts Irom Internal revenue ,
$473.158 ; customs , $349,789 ; miscellaneous ,
$10,331.
Hon. George W. Clements , president of
the Doard of Trade of Wichita , Kan. , issued
a call yesterday for the South and West
Trade congress to bo hold In that city on
April 17.
Democrats of Kansas City are considering
the udvlstblllty of testing the woman suf
frage question. An effort will bo made to
nominate Mrs. James Scarf for the Doard of
Education.
Harry Jones , ono of the murderers of
Madame Jane Wright , the Kansas City em
ployment agent , who was strangled In her
office on September 7 , was found guilty of
murder In the first degree.
An Important meeting of the committee
on reform In the civil service was held
yesterday at which the attitude of the
quorum members present regarding the
proposed abolishment of the civil service law
was fully shown.
A sensation has been caused In homoe-
pathls medical circles of Kansas City by the
resignation of Dr. J. W. Cartllch , who was
n member of the faculty of the Homeopathic
Medical collcgo of that city and who filled
the chair of clinical medicine.
Representative Dland ot Missouri was
among the callers on the p'csldent'yestord'iy.
Ho urged the president to sign the silver
fiolgnlora'go bill. The president listened
cautiously to Mr. Dland's arguments In favor
ot signing , but did not commit himself.
A treasury statement shows that since
July 1 , 1893 , the amount Involved In sugar
bounty claims wns $12,101,355 , ot which
$3,542.001 has already been paid. The
cash balance In the treasury at the close of
business was $130,838,272 , and the not gold
$107,278,845.
In the Danker Little murder trial yester
day It was elicited that Druggist Conley of
Olatho , Kan , , In front of whoso store Lawyer
Johnson was murdered , had fled fro mtho
city to escape sentence for having sold liquor
In Kansas and that ho had been offered pro
tection by the prosecution If ho would re
turn and testify.
Easter opening of fine millinery Saturday
and evening ; music. Oettys' .
inl 'fllKIt FHHKOASTH.
It Will He 1'nlr mill Slightly Colder In
Ni'hniHlui ' Tudity.
WASHINGTON , March 1C. Forecast for
Saturday : For Nebraska and Kansas Fair ;
probably slightly cooler In western portion ;
winds becoming northwest.
For South Dakota Threatening weather ;
slightly cooler ; northwest winds.
For Iowa and Missouri Generally fair ;
southeast winds.
( Ininted DUorce.
LONDON , March 1C. Sir 'Henry Uayloy
Meredith ha been granted divorce from his
wife , whom he charged with committing
adultery with Richard C. Leigh , a rich
\morlcan.
Hiitherliind Did .Not Appi-nr.
NEW YORK , March 15. Kenneth I" .
Sutherland , Doss McKano' henchman , did
not appear for sentence when his sentence
was called In Drooklyn today , and a bench
warrant was Isaued for his arrest. Ills
bondsmen were notified to produce him MOM.
day.
Hold l.llto dritliK ofVlieiit ,
GUAVMAS , Somra , March 16. Many pros
pect borings nro being sunk nt Torres. The
gold comes up on the augur as largo ns
grains of wheat. Native and American
prospectors are flocking In by hundreds.
I'or Cunning the Itonib i\\ilo lon.
PARIS , March ! ( ! . . A newspaper seller
named Maurel was arrested last night , whllo
having a wound In his leg dressed , ns nn ac
complice in yesterday's outrage. Ho has
been living with nn anarchist.
WAlTElMS DOWN
( Continued from First Page. )
seriously discussed. At 1:30 : tiio meeting
adjourned until morning.
AT THK WAIt OKVICi : .
_ * *
How thn Kt'vrViiH Iteeehcd Thrro mid
IhnArtlon ( lenenil Met'ook Can TnUr ,
WASHINGTON , March 1C. General Me-
Cook at Denver has notified the War de
partment that , In pursuance of tliu demand
made upon him by Governor Wnlte , ho has
ordered the United States troops at Fort
Logan to go nt once to Denver for the solo
purpose of preserving the peace under para
graph C85 , Army Regulations.
The report from Gcnural McCook ns to the
conditions In Denver , which led him to
bring the troops from Fort Logan to that
city , was discussed at the cabinet meeting
today. What General McCook has done wan
approved , as was Indicated by the Instruc
tions sent to him later In the day. Nothing
further wns heard from the general up to
the close of olflco hours , and It was only un-
ofllclally , through the press dispatches , that
the War department was advised of the new
turn glvo to the affair by Governor Waltc'a
request for the withdrawal of the troops.
This action , however , does not affect the In
structions , which still hold good. General
McCook commands tliu Department ot Colorado
rado and has the absolute right
to dispose his troops at such
points as ho may select. It is
presumed ho will keep them at Drfnver at
present , regardless of the governor's re
quest for their withdrawal. Dut their func
tion will bo to protect the government prop
erty at Denver the subtreasury , assay office ,
postofflco and other buildings. Further than
this they will not go , unless the governor
calls for their assistance , nor could they
have done more yesterday. The governor's
application for aid Is said to have been In
formal , ns It should have been directed to
the president Instead of to General McConk.
Major General Schofield , confamllng the
army , this afternoon corrected the Impres
sion which has been made In the west that
the United States troops would bo placed
under Governor Walte's orders. lie said
that If the troops were called for by the
governor and were placed on duty they
could act only under the orders of the presi
dent , as represented by his military com
mander , to carry out the law , and by no
circumstances could control over them bo
assumed by a civilian , even If ho were gover
nor of a state.
TlltiY AKi ; ANXIOUS.
Colorado CongrexximMiVatclilnjj tlm Connie
of AITiil In Deim-r.
WASHINGTON , March 1C. Representa
tives Pence and Hell of Colorado , both popu
lists and party associates ot Governor Walto ,
are watching the riotous proceedings at Den
ver with keen Interest. They have received
no private advices. It was thought they
might see the secretary of war regarding
the action of General McCook of the regular
army In centering at Denver GOO troaps from
Fort Logan. As yetltowovcr.no call at the War
department has been made. There Is doubt
as to which branch of the conflicting forces
has invoked the protection of United States
troops. The congressmen believe the federal
forces could go no farther than to preserve
peace and thut they could not act In the
capacity of internal police to advance the
Interest ot one side or the other.
Representative Dell says the contention Is
on a question of law , and it is a mistake to
charge personal and political animosities as
the cause of It. Ho says the press and the
bar are divided on the question , ono of the
antl-Walto newspapers upholding his present
contention that ho has the right to dismiss
members of the local board. Mr. Dell be
lieves a peaceable solution will be reached
yet. He says the situation Is complicated
by the fact that the local board controls the
police , while the governor controls the mlll-
tla. These controlling forces are antag
onistic , and each Is able to back Us position
by an armed body.
MTH. I.euse Thinks lie' * Krrntle.
CHICAGO , March 1C. "Governor Walto Is ,
erratic , " said Mary Ellev Lease In an in.
tervlow hero today. "Ho Is n good , old man.
but seems to have acted hastily In the pres
ent Denver police trouble. No governor has
the right to call out thu militia and causa
bloodshed. Lowelllng of Kansas out to bo
put In prison for life for calling out the stat\
forces during the legislature trouble. , and I
think that Governor Wnlte , too , has made a
Suffered Intensely From
Impure Blood
Till Perfectly Cured by Hoocl'a ,
Sarsaparilln .
Ilitrvcyvlllo , Kansas.
"C. I. Hood ft Co. , Lowell , Mass. :
" Our llttlo biby ; boy li now nlmt.st two years
old , When ho was nhoiit six \vccUa old there
appeared n breaking nut on hit he.id nnd lircast.
AVe tried various salvei nnd soap'i.but It
Continued to Crow VVorso
And wo took him ton doctor. Hu .said It ivna
scrofula , but his troatimmt failed , nndo called
upon thrco other phy.sisl.ms , uho termed It a.Ut
rheum or eczema. Kvcn then ho rew worse >
A emit would catlu.T on hH head as thick tit n
quarter ami pull up with amtiptlon. Then It
would coruo off , taking the hair viith It. About
three mouths nso wo resolved to try Hood's
Harsaparllla and Hood's Ollvo Ointment. To
day wo are happy to any that Imrtrou Is now
Entirely Well.
The sores hnvo all ( Iliappcared nnd Ida hair h
crowing nicely. Ho has only taken ouu bottle
ot Hood's Sarsnparllla ami used ono box ol
Ointment , AVe can now recommend Hood's Kar-
mparllU to others , nnil truthfully say It has
worked wonders In our llttlo boy's case. I hnvo
nlso been taking Hood's SarsaparlllaforlndlBcs-
tlon and liver trouble and nm Impro > liiK rljht
along. " UVVIB A. KINO , llarvuyvlllo , Kansas.
Hood's Pills are prompt and efficient , yet
easy Lu action. BoM ty all drutTisU. 2So.
FIIOMW11TOSPR1NG
It May He Delightful Hut Often I !
Is Dangerous.
SOME OF THE PITFALLS.
Onn ol Dm ltet I'li.vnlrliliiA In thn l.nnd
( ilvrt Some Timely Advice to Tluno
Mlio Are Miilihii ; tlin
"Feel chilly , eh ? Dcon out In the cold
too milch , your blood does not clrculaU
freely , your system Is run down. I thought
so !
"Almost ovorbody Is that way Just now
Inclined to bo melancholy and discouraged-
certainly , everybody Is that way Just at the
chaliRo from whiter to spring. Do you un
derstand ? There has been n braclng-up ol
the forces to mi'Ot the cold , there Is n do- - " "
elded letting down now. Careful ! If you do
not watch that letting down , you will go
down with It. "
The physician who mndo the above Rcnal-
blo and holiest remarks , know what ho was
( Hiking about. There Is great dancer In the
change from winter to spring ; danger not to
the head , not to the lungs , not to the stout
null , but to the kidneys. You may not veil
Izo this , but it Is true. Few people real xo
things until they are face to face with them
There Is no question that If you f < < ol tlnn
way. your kidneys are out of order and > \ \
have got to take the best Known remedy
far these great organs that control the body
or suffer the conscqiienrc ; ! . The remedy in
question for there is nothing to dlsputo Ha
claim Is Warner's Sato Cure. It Is the
only known preparation which will enable
men and women to pass from the dangerous. , ,
state of winter to the pleasant stngo ol
spring and still keep their health , the r
vitality and their kidneys unimpaired.
After learning the cause of these feelings ,
you will not \\onder that you nro cold , that
you feel bine , that you have beoji trying to
get warmed altogether from thu outside. You
want something In your system that v > lll give
natural warmth , natural health , natural
strength , and that will keep the blood circu
lating. You should realize that Warner's
Safe Cure Is the only thing that will accom
plish this. It will atop your fevorl.shncas , >
It will check your anxiety , dispel your nils-
crablo feelings and all your distressing symp
toms.
If you have the slightest doubts of the
truth of the above , you have only to see
what the Safe Cure has done for others and
you will find your doubts quickly disap
pearing. It has done , and It will do. uh.it
nothing has over done before , and If you are
a wlso person you will be warned In tune ,
and accept the hints which are above given ,
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