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Tnb FIRST HAPfcR PUBLISHED IN OKLAHOMA.
VC>Si« 9
GUTHRIE, OKLAHOMA, TH I JRSDAY FK1 1KUAR Y 4 1897.
NUMBERS 2
SPECIAL FINDINGS
Now Under Discussion In The Coun-
cil.
OF INTEREST TO LAWYERS.
They Mitiit it Suit-jjutiil AkaIi>*I I'reju-
«l!«*«*«! Juror* Tlie I'op Mmulwrt
Are Simpleton* ot Tim
M«a ur« ;
An amusing debate occurred in the
council this morning, otherwise the
proceedings would have been colorless
and without speciul feature. Council
bill No. 17 was the last on the calendar
for consideration by the committee of
the whole. It. wus introduced by Mr.
tiould, the farmer lawyer from Cana-
dian county, and is aimed to amend
the statutes by doidtf away with
special findings by juries. The com-
mittee on judiciary reported unfavor-
ably on the bill: also on No. which
bears on the same «|iiestion, ami sub-
mitted a substitute to take the plt.ee
of both bills. Mr. Randolph, who is
the only member f the judiciary com
inittee not a lawyer, filed a minority
report in favor of Mr. (lould's bill
The populist senators not beinff law-
yers, appeared to be somewhat at sea
in regard to the merits of the bill and
took little or no part in the discus-
sion. With the exception of Mr. John-
eon of (>klahoma, all the lawyers of
the council opposed the doing away of
special findings. and were vigorously
roasted therefor by the author of the
bill, and his sarcastic reflections
of the legal faternity were keen-
ly relished by the other members
and the spectators, lie noted that the
only persons who favored special find-
ings by juries were the lawyers—es-
pecially those representing the big
corporations, as it was an easy method
of perverting justice and of securing
reversals in the higher courts.
In support of Mr. Gould's bill, Mr.
Harrison, while disclaiming any legal
education, told a story which he ap-
plied to the question under discussion,
lie had frequently noted that the
American dearly loved to be fooled.
In the early days of the territory he
haa noticed thecrcwds that flocked in
to the gambling houses of the towns,
and it was remarkable that t he crowds
were generally composed of Ameri-
cans, men and boy*, eager to risk
their money agoinst the gamblers
tricks. He characterized the substi-
tute bill offered uy the committee as a
lawyers trick, and warned his fellow
senators not to go against it.
PROCEEDINGS IN DETAIL
The Council Fully Citught I p Once More
M iih the Citlendnr.
After reading of the journal of yes-
terday Mr. Johnston, of Noble, arose
and asked leave to spread on the jour-
nal Jus objections to the summary
manner in which C. H. No. I and C. it.
No. .'{s were passed yesterday morning
and the subsequent action to prevent
a re-consideration of the vote Roth
of these bills had been postponed on
his motion, and yet the bills were
passed during his absence. In C. it.
No. as, which provides for the crea-
tion of a sinking fund for municipali-
ties, the senator thought there were a
good many hidden meanings, and
feared the law would result in serious
hardship to his county and ad joining
counties. It was calculated to make a
burden of twenty to thirty thousand
dollars a year on the taxpayers of his
county.
Mr. harrison explained that in the
case of II. No. 4, the bill was passed
with the amendment proposed by the
senator from Noble.
Hill* on Second Resiling.|
Rills were read a second time by
title and referred as follows:
C. 15. No. 79, to e mimitteeon private
corporal ions and corporate
C. II. No. so, to committee on judic-
iary
C. R. No. 81, to committee on judic-
iary.
C. II. No. * to committee on judi e
tiary.
C. II. No. r ti, to committee on judie
iary.
C. R. No. 09, to committee on muni
ci^al corporations.
C. R. No. • ■'. to committee on coun
ies and county affairs.
C. R. No. *1. introduced by the com-
mittee on judiciary as a substitute for
No. 17, and No. -ti, relating to special
findings of juries, was read the first
time by title.
IteportM <>f Standing Commit tee*.
The committee on municipal corpor-
ations reported favorably on the fol
lowing bills:
C. R No. 40, relating to the terrl
torial treasurer, county treasurer and
treasurers of other municipalities, re-
(uiring them to deposit the public
funds with banks or banking institu
tions on the daily deposit plan.
C. R. No. is, to amend section
article 1. chapter 11, of the statutes of
Oklahoma territory, entitled "an act
to amend sections and 17 of article :i,
chapter 14. statutes of Oklahoma, 18P3,
entitled cities of the first class."
C. R. No .">4, providing for the issu
ing of bonds in payment of jud/ment
against counties and other municipal
corporations.
Mr Johnston desired to withdraw
bill No ">f from further consideration,
but the request was not concurred iu
Committee of the Whole.
The council then went into commit-
tee of the whole, with Mr. Fisher in
the chair, for consideration of geueral
orders.
C. B. No 19, amending section ". ar-
ticle 1 of chapter 19 of the statutes of
lS'.t.l, relating to court stenographers
was first takeu up for consideration
Mr. Delioia, author of the bill, ex-
plained that uuder the old law a sten-
ographer's fee of two dollars was
charged as costs against parties to a
suit in the district court, whether any
testimony was taken or not The
present bill abolishes this charge
when a cause is submitted ou an
agreed statement of facts, or no testi-
mony is tatteu.
Mr. Johnson wanted to know if the
bill would reduce the fees of ateuogra-
phers.
Mr. Deltois said it would not as the
costs taxed for stenographers fees are
turned into the county treasury.
The committee agreed that tJe bill
be recommended for passage.
C. R. No. IS —Amendatory of the
second and third subdivision of sec-
tion of ai tide S of chapter 70 of the
statutes of Oklahoma, entitled "Reve-
nues." was then considered.
Mr. Garrison explained that the bill
was intended to save the present extra
coat of froii. two to three hundred dol-
lars in preparing the tax roll in the
counties. The remedy proposed is to
aggregate the territorial and county
tax and enter it into one column
instead of carrying out into separate
columns for the different fuuds. Af
ter various amendments to correct the
phraseology, the bill was favorably
recommended.
C. It. No. 17. to amend parenthetical
sections Fo. 4170 of the statutes of Ok-
lahoma, the same being paragraph .".♦s
of chapter 00, entitled, "An act to pro
vici*' a Code of Civil Procedure for the
Territory of Oklahoma," was read,
along with a majority anil minority
report by the committee ou judiciary
Mr Gould moved the adoption of the
minority report, which favored the
passage of the bill.
A substitute bill covering the same
bject sought by No. !7, special find-
ings of juries, was read. The bill is of
interest to the legal fraternity and the
discussion in the committee this morn-
ing was carried on by the lawyers, the
pop senators holding entirely aloof,
with the exception of Mr. Randolph
ami Mr. Garrison, who opposed the
substitute.
Mr. Marum sometimes thought it
a good thing to strike all the laws
from our statute books, and return to
the conditions of 1889-tfO, when the
only laws were those of honor, justice
ami integrity.
Mr. Gould, author of bill No. 17,
made a vigorous reply to the oppon-
ents of the measure lie said he did
not address the committee as a law-
er. but as a "hayseed" who
new nothing about law terms,
except such as he had
picked up in these discussions. He
roasted the lawyers anil raised a big
laugh when he naively told them that
if he was abusing the privilege of the
floor they had a "vested right" to call
him down. It was not his purpose to
ritici/.e the courts, but he had known
instances of decisions by even the su-
preme court which should make -us
pray God to be delivered from the en-
croachments of the courts. He would
insist upon the adoption of the minor-
ity report.
Mr. Garrison thought that to vote
for the substitute would be betting on
a lawyer's game.
Mr. Johnson said that the theory of
a special verdict and special finding
was very beautiful; it comes as a
siren's song, and such it is. A general
verdict, rendered by twelve good and
hot est men. i the best way. The
right to submit special questions, the
speaker asserted, was usually taken
advantage of by corporations. He
was iu favor of wiping out the present
law and going back to the good old
system of submitting a case to a jury
of twelve men.
The bill was still under considera-
tion when the committee arose and re-
ported progress.
The committee took a recess until 2
p. m.
Afternoon Sertxlon.
At 2 o'clock the council again went
into committee of the whole, and Mr
lohnston, of Noble, commenced an
earnest speech in favor of the substi-
tute bill. lie argued that the object
of special finding is that a jury, when
it returned a verdict should be also
enabled to say what the facts in the
case were. He did not favor, however,
of allowing unlimited license in
special findings.
Mr. Fisher thought that some of the
members of the council had shown a
lack of confidence iu the lawyer mem-
bers of the council. He cliided the
farmer members for their lack of faith
which had not been exhibited by the
attorneys when any measure of pecu-
liar interest and benefit to the farmer
was under discussion. lie did not
want the council togo on record as pass-
ing a law that will be inoperative. He
asserted that the substitute was merely
a safeguard against prejudiced juries.
At to o'clock Mr. Fisher was still
speaking.
YeMtenlay Afternoon He nh I tin.
At the afternoon session the council
immediately went into committee of
the whole for the further considera-
tion of Marum's bill, No, 40, for the
protection of animal industries. A
committee amendment establishing a
territorial <|uarantiue line so as to in-
clude the whole territory north of the
line except the Wichita, Kiowa, Com-
inanchc and Apache reservations, was
adopted.
After minor amendments the bill
was recommeuded for passage.
C. It. No. 41. which extended the
territory for which a notary public
could acknowledge documents, was
killed by being indefinitely postponed.
The committee then tooK up C. R.
No. 53, extending jurisdiction of jus-
tices of the peace; and C. R. No. 44.
granting district judges power to
grant injunctions, etc., in vacation,
and they were favorably recommended.
C. R. No. 31, extending time of ac-
tions on otlicial and other bonds, was
effectually disposed of by being indefi-
nitely postponed.
Council bill No. ." ♦*, wa* favorably
recommended after consideration.
When council bill No. 33, which
makes the judge in a criminal cause
notify the prisoner of his right to
counsel, was reached. Johnson offered
an ameudinent striking oat the provis-
ion by which the commissioners might
allow Zees for the services of the attor-
ney, which was adopted and the bill
recommended for passage.
Council bill No. 12, which cut down
the lift'of a chattel mortgage from
three years, as it Is at present, to one
year, was uext taken up and its pass-
age favored by Johnson. Marum and
Garrison, and opposed by Fisher and
Johnston^ and the bill finally recom-
mended for passage.
The committee arose aud the recom-
mendations were followed and council
bills No. 4, :t>, 40. 4:i. SO, 44, 49. 33 aud
12 were passed
Mr. Lynch was ex. u ,ed ou account
of sickness in his family
II. R. Nos. 33, <10 and 09 were read
the first time.
President Johnson then sigued house
joint resolution No. ti.
Mr. Deltois, by request, introduced
No. 79, to establish aud create a de-
partment for the blind at the Univer-
sity of Oklahoma. The rules were
suspended and this bill referred to the
committee on education.
C 11. No. so, by Mr. Johnston. tnak
ing it the duty of each registered and
licensed physician to attend pauper
criminals In jails the same as attorneys
C. 11. No. SI, by Johnston, amending
criminal law
C. R No s:i, by Johnston, amending
criminal law.
C. R No. S3, by Johnston, relieving
citizens of Perry from territorial taxes.
The rules were suspended and the bill
read a second time and referred to
ways and means committee. The bill
allowes real estate taxes for the year
1S94. which were taxed before deeds
were issued.
Adjourned until 10 o'clock.
Couucll Note*.
Miss Nina Johnson, the accomplished
daughter of President Johnson, tisited
her father last night, and witnessed
the final vote on the railroad bill.
Hon. C.J. Wrightsman, a member
of the second legislature aud author
of the gambling laws of Oklahoma
listened to the council debates this
morning.
Hon. O. A Mitscher, ex-mayor of
Oklahoma City, ami a leader in every
public movement for the good of his
city, was a visitor to the council
chamber this morning.
Reading Clerk Baker's voice gave
out this morning us a result of the
four days' strain on the railroad bill,
and lie was temporarily relieved by
Mr. Mosier, a committee clerk.
Hon. R. J. Edwards, of oklahoma
City, was on the floor of the council
this morning. As one of the regents
of the agricultural and mechanical
ollege lie is interested iu the bill to
create a livestock sauitarv commission.
HANSAS LEUULATI'KK.
l.e*al Printing Fees Will Not He Cut Pop-
ulImtm unil the Text-Hook Oiientlon.
Toi'KKA, Kan., Feb. 4.—The populists
of the house met in secret caucus last
night for the consideration of the
sehoolbook question. The result of
the meeting, as learned from members
who took part, was that state uni-
formity should be udopted, ami that
the state should establish a plant for
the publication of all books used in the
schools. Such a plant, it is estimated,
would cost 875,000 or 8100,000, ami
would employ about 100 men.
The house committee on fees and
salaries turned down the bill intro-
duced by Young to make a sweeping
cut in newspaper publication fees. The
bill passed the senate with little oppo-
sition, but when it reached the house
newspaper publishers were on hand in
numbers and the house committee
made haste to reject it, and so re-
ported.
brown, of Pratt, introduced a bill
providing that a government license in
possession of other than a druggist
shall be taken as prima facie evidence
of the guilt of a person charged with
selling liquor. Hackney presented a
measure to repeal the law providing
for the appointment of investigating
committees.
The senate refused to concur in Fin-
ney's house concurrent resolution to
request the governor not to appoint a
coal oil inspector, a forestry commis-
sioner. a board of irrigation, a silk
commissioner and commissioner of
elections for cities of the first-
class. Chairman Lewelling, of the
senate committee of ways and
means, introduced a bill to provide for
paying the bonded indebtedness of the
state. Ry this bill g'JOii.UOO is to be ap-
propriated for the payment of the in-
stallment due June mo, 1897, and 8200,-
000 for the second and last installment,
due June .'JO, 1 siis.
When Crossan's bill to maintain
separate schools for whites and blacks
came before the senate it was passed,
22 to 10, but before the result was an-
nounced several svnators changed their
votes from aye to 110 and the bill was
defeated, 24 to 12. The senate passed
Forney's bill to limit county, township
ami city indebtedness to five per cent,
of the assessed valuation, after amend-
ing so as to exclude cities of the first-
class.
!\l m il Want In l.oiilMlitiut.
New Ohi.eans, Feb. 4. The ex-
ecutive committee of the drought
stricken parishes of the state has is
sued two more appeals to the people of
the state, declaring that the cold
weather has aggravated the distress
ami unless prompt assistance shall be
given it will become necessary to ap-
peal to other states for aid. The state
has already contributed $05,000 to the
relief fund. The total number of des-
titute persons is now estimated at 20,-
000.
Killed by the Cuhle Cur*.
Kansas Pitv. Kan., Feb. 4.—E. F.
Woodruff walked behind an eastbound
cable car at the corner of James street
and Central avenue this morning and
stepped directly in front of a west-
bound train 011 the opposite track, lie
was knocked down and the forward
wheels of the grip car passed over his
body. He was dead when the body
was taken from under the car. His
chest and hips were crushed and he
was otherwise scarred and bruised.
The Kldon Hunk Kohhery.
Ottcmwa, la., Feb, 4. It now de-
velops that the burglars who looted
the Eldon bank secured some highly
valuable negotiable paper. J. O. Hum-
luell. A. W. Roberts ami W. II. Stauf-
fer, of Eldon, had private boxes in the
bank. These were opened, and gov-
ernment and school bonds taken. It is
understood that there were from 8:10,-
000 to 850,000 worth of bonds iu the
three boxes. There Is no news of the
robbers.
LOCAL OPTION,
The House Wrestles With This Im-
portant Subject.
(•or.NTY KI NDS lUil'oSIToin
Itlll 1)U nm«il to I uipoxter 1 he County
CouiiuUaloiiera to Iteaigintte
Hunk n m Reeepthie til
Th* Money.
The bill taking the responsibility of
the custody of county funds from the
hands of the county treasurer ami
plaeing in the bank where they arc
deposited, is interesting the public
considerably. It seems the intention
to defuse the responsibility all oyer
the country for one thing by giving
the county commissioners power to
chose which bank shall be the county
depository. Another change that will
have a vital effect is the provision to
reduce the county treasurer's bond,
since he is no longer responsible
for the funds. These two changes
though they do not show it on the sur
face, will have the effect of placing
the handling of the county money
nearer in the hands of the farmers.
Two of the county commissioners are
always from the county, and the re-
duction of the treasurer's bond will
make it possible for certain men to
run for that office who could not give
a 875,000 or 8100,000 bond.
There is. however, a hole in the bill
through which the county treasurer
could rob the county blind. He is not
to have a sufficient bond since he is not
to be responsible for the funds. There
is nothing to compel 1 him to turn over
his funds to the bank depository with- i
in a given time. During tax paying
he could earily keep out a large sum
of money, and /.ip, off the goes. The
man is in Canada or Mexico.
Scott's Emulsion makes
the blood richer and im-
proves the circulation. It
increases the digestion and
nourishes the body. It cor-
rects diseased action and
strengthens the nervous sys-
tem. In a word, it places
the body in the best possible
condition tor preventing the
germs ot Consumption from
beginning or continuing their
work. In that one sentence
is the whole secret. Book
covering the subject very
thoroughly sent tree for the
asking.
SCO I T & BOWNE, t'hrmittt, New York.
committed to the judiciary committee,
as there might be some legal loophole
by which the funds might be lost
The motion carried
II 11. No. 8, by Ferguson, relating
to bridge corporations. It provides
how bridges shall be built, kept in
repair, and in what manner damages
for accidents shall be paid.
II II. No. 73, providing for funding
school district debts ami apportioning
the levy was recommended for pass-
age.
II II. No, 101, providing for local
option in couuties, towns and cities
was next discussed. The idea was to
have option by precincts Mmy be-
lieved in option by counties but not by
precincts The committee arose with-
out finishing the bill.
II II. No. 107. to provide educational
facilities for the blind, attached to the
normal at Edmond.
Dan Peery, genial and versatile as
ever, is here to get sights ou the pres-
ent legislative assembly aud draw a
comparison between it ami the first
assembly, of which he was a conspicu-
ous member.
THE SUNKEN FILIBUSTER.
The filibustering steamer Commodore, sunk reoent'y off th* Florida coast «
natrying a test cargo of 200 rifles and 200,000 rounds of ammunition, besides u small
quantity of medl< al stores and clothing. llelng rather a case to test the law the ex-
pedition was u very small on*. She had been to Cuba twlee, and this was tier third
trip carrying arms and ammunition to the Insurgents. The Commodore had I
. borough ly overhauled before leaving Jacksonville, and experts bad pronounced
her thoroughly seaworthy.
Morning SeHMlon.
House Resolution No. 7 was intro-
duced this morning that in the open-
ing of the Wichita reservation, it be
divided and attached to Canadian,
Washita anil Garfield counties.
Willis, Lytton and Olson were ap-
pointed a committee to look after the
competency of the different committee
cle rks.
Mill* I'iihm e< i.
H. II No. 77. relating to uniformity
of marriages, defining who may mary,
was read a third time and recommend-
ed to pass.
House bill No. i ii, by Mr. Hogan.
providing for witness fees in district
court was considered.
The bill was passed.
The house resolved itself into a com-
mittee of the whole for consideration
of bills, with Mr. Berry in the chair.
H. 11. No. 101, by Lytton, was taken
up where it was left off yesterday
afternoon. It is the local option bill.
The bill provides that the option be
voted on at the general county elec-
tion. The bill was re-committed to
the committee on liquor trafic.
II. B. No. Ho, providing for counties
to purchase and errect court houses,
or jails and to issue bonds in payment.
The committee arose for the noon
hour without finishing consideration.
Venteri'ay Afternoon Seioilon.
In the discussion in the hill yester-
day afternoon on providing for the de-
posit of county funds, Mr. Shannon
took the grounds that banks that de-
sire the county funds should give a
bond for their safe keeping, and not
the county treasurer. The county
commissioners were to have power to
deposit money and not the county
treasurer.
Section ten provides that the treas-
urer shall not be responsible for mon-
ey lost by failure of the bank holding
the funds.
Mr. Doyle said that the bill seems to
take all responsibility from the coun-
ty treasurer in order that his bond can
be reduced preparatory, so it is given
out by Mr Shannon, to reducing his
salary. No man ought to aspire to be
treasurer that crn't give the required
bond.
Mr. Doyle moved that the enacting
clause be stricken out It was de-
feated.
Mr Wilson raid that the county
commissioners arc not responsible for
the money and can mil's a straw
bond for the bank where they deposit
the funds
Mr. Wilson moved thai the bill be
referred back to a com inittee. It was
lost.
Mr. Barnes wanted the bill to be re-
I IVII CIlll.IlKK.N T7.ri>T\ NKI>.
They llrenk Through Treaeheroun lee and
Their Itoilie* Are Kouiid Together.
N Kit it a ska City, Neb., Feb. 4. Five
children belonging to George and
Phoenix (iibson ami J. Mellvane, rang-
ing from eight to fifteen years of age,
broke through the ice while skating
on a pond near the river on the Iowa
side, directly across from this city,
yesterday afternoon, and were
drowned. As they failed to reach their
homes at the accustomed hour, search
was instituted ami their bodies were
found together, all having gone down
in the same break in the ice. Their
fathers are prominent Iowa farmers.
A I>Imtre«%> Iiiu Accident.
Kansas City, Kan.. Feb. 4.—One of
the must distressing accidents that has
ever happened in this citv occurred at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Beck-
in-r. fl'iT Virginia avenue, yesterday
I afternoon, when their eight-year-old
daughter, Louise, was burned to death
by setting her clothing on lire while
playing with matches. The child's
sad death was the result of being left
in charge of the household by her
mother, who had gone to a drug store
to get some medicine.
HIr; Salt Kitke Fire.
Salt Lakh: City, Feb. 4. Fire which
broke out shortly after midnight this
morning destroyed the four-story brick
building occupied by Scott <& Co.. hard-
ware dealers. It took the inoststrcnu-
oiis efforts of the entire tire depart-
ment to keep the flames from spread-
ing to other buildings. The loss is
WOO,000, with 81J0.ooo insurance.
Four renunm Killed In u Train Wreck.
BitooKlNos, S. D.. Feb. 4.—A wreck
occurred on the Northwestern railway
at Arlington, !i0 miles west of here,
last evening, in which four persons
were killed and a large number were
injured. The train which was wreoked
was ordered to take the side track at
Arlington for the train which it was
to uirct. luit was unable to get on the
switch on account of ice.
Kniumn >loder
lll'TCHINSO.N, I
camp of Modcri
he
Woodmen Iu t itmp.
in.. Feb. 4. The state
Woodmen of Aiucricu
re. The 400 camps ot
I represented. The
PITY PLANTS.
Municipal Ownership of Gas, Water and
Other Industries to Be Investigated.
A l.AKOIt BI KKU' INljriUY.
CoiiiiiiU«l«iner Wright Will 1'uhllnh a Sum
uotr) of All the Facta unit KiiilHidy
1 hem In a * ! «•< tul Report
Washington. Feb. 4 The proposed
federal and state investigation into
the municipal ow nership of big enter-
prises is now under way iu several of
the states. Its chicf aim is to aseer
tain the extent to which inuuicipal
ownership has been carried in this
country, and information is to tie col-
lected as to all gas. electric light and
water works under such control. This
amounts to the taking of a census uf
all this class of municipal enterprises.
The secondary object is to collect
data bringing the cost to the con-
sumer of water, gas or electric light,
uuder municipal management, into
comparison with the cost of a like pro-
duct under private control. An at-
tempt also will be made to tiud the
cost of the different products under
the two methods of management. No
difficulty is anticipated in any of the
features of the investigation, as muni
eipal works have readily given infor-
mation and the price paid by the con-
sumers is naturally easily obtainable
from the latter.
The inquiry will be carried ou by
the different state bureaus of labor aud
the federal department of labor
There are !lvi state ofllees. Some, how-
ever, are unable to join in the inquiry,
and from such states the department
will collect the facts. The results will
be brought together, compiled and
analyzed by the department of labor,
while each state participating in the
canvass will publish the data belonging
to it. In this way thorough co-operation
has been secured and the work will be
accomplished with the least {sissible
delay. The principles involved do not
constitute any feature of the investi-
gation, and therefore, whether the
municipal ownership of such institu
tioiis is or is not desirable has no place
iu the investigation, which is based on
the desire of all parties on both sides
to learn the extent to which the idea
has been carried.
The bureau of labor here, under the
supervision of Commissioner of Labor
Wright, has been shipping the blanks
to the different state offices, and the
work already has been started in two
or three eastern states. The results
will be available for tabulation in the
different states in the next two or
three months. The department will
publish a summary of all the facts and
will embody them in a special report
to congress. The idea of the canvass
had its inception in a resolution
adopted at the PJth annual convention
of the national association of officials
of bureaus of labor statistics in the
I'nited States last June.
Miner Leaven a Fortune.
St. Louis, Feb. 4 John William
Ohms, over 70 years old, was found
dead on a vile bed. in a filthy room in
the rear of 710 Julia street. Almost
w it bin the reach of his hand, packcd
in a soot-covered Iron pot, over Si0,000
iu gold, bank notes and bonds was
found, and the black slime that cov-
ered everything in the squalid room
clotted the grizzled beard of the dead
miser and covered his flesh and his tat-
tered clot lies.
Will 1'roneeule Ills Relative.
Kansas Citv, Mo., Feb. 4. Alice
Piatt is a distant relative of County
Prosecutor Frank M. Lowe. He be-
lieves her guilty of the poisoning of
the Mussey children and to-morrow he
will begin his labors of making out a
case against her and bringing her to
the scaffold.
Woman Suffrage in Nevada.
< arson, Ncv., Feb. 4. - The woman
suffrage bill passed the senate by a
vote of nine to five and was sent into
the assembly, where it was referred to
a committee. It is thought it will be
defeated iu the assembly by a very small
majority.
Cilove ContcHtN iu Nevada.
Carson. Ncv., Feb. 4. A bill was in-
troduced in the senate yesterday after-
noon providing that the admission to
any glove contest held in Nevada
should not exceed 81. The bill will
probably pass.
MaJ. W ood to Succeed llbickhurn.
Lorisvn.i.K. Ky . Feb. 1 Maj. A. T.
Wood, a prominent republican of
Mount Sterling, uml candidate for gov-
ernor against John Young Brown, is
said on good authority to be slated for
United States senator to succeed Jo-
seph C. S. Blackburn.
I m port at Ion uf Mexli-Mii Cattle.
Fi. Paso, Tex., Feb. 4. During the
months of December and January last
-4,000 Mexican cattle were brought in-
to the 1' iiiteil States through this port,
ind T. K. Peters, of Kansas City, has
ooo head now iu Mexico to be brought
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Anaconda & Pacific May
Be Tied Up.
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I iititl Iti'HiiltH Two Children Iturued
to Iti-atli a tilrl Starved \
Duel Over n Woman.
Anaconda, Mont.. Feb. 4. All of the
employes of the Butte, Anaconda Jfc
Pacific railroad, except eugiueers nd
firemen, who had recently formed a
protective association, struck yest.-r
day because of the discharge of Yard-
master J. W. Corrigan at Rocker, for
insubordination, the strikers as< rt-
ing that it was to make way for a
favorite of Superintendent Mcfulie.
Passenger trains ran to-day on time
nnd freights were hauled. Should the
tie-up prove a success probably 10,000
men iu Montana would be thrown out
of employment. The road hauls ore
friiiu the Anaconda mines in Butte to
the smelters in this city. The coal
mines at Belt, which supply
coal, employing l,ooo men, were
ordered to suspend work for ten
days and preparations for filling the
smelters are in progress and the lum-
ber department at Hamilton will also
be closed. There are probably 0.000
men in the mines and smelters alone.
The situation is very critical, but Man-
ager Donahue has advertised for men
and stated last night that he thought
he would be able to keep the road run-
ning.
Killed Through Fooling.
Chicago, Feb. 4 Joseph Cronin was
handling a double-barreled shotgun
which he did not know was loaded
and snapped one barrel at Julia Shce-
han, aged 17. She urged him to put it
down, but he still pointed at her. She
tried to push the gun aside, when
Cronin said: "Look out, I'm going to
shoot," and pulled the trigger of t he
second barrel. A heavy load of thick
shot struck the girl iu the abdomen
und nearly tore her body asundi r
Two Children Iturued fo Death.
t • it a v i.i No. Mich., Feb. 4. The house
of Seeley NVakely In Grove township
was destroyed by tire yesterday after-
noon ami two children, both under
four years of age, were burned to
death. The children were alone in
the house at the time the lire occurred
and its origin is unknown.
\ tilrl Starved.
Bi ri.inoton, la., Feb. 4. — Little Ad-
die Lottck, young daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Oliver Louck, died yesterday, the
victim of actual starvation iu the
midst of Burlington's plenty. The
pitiful ease was not brought to the no-
tice of the charity society until too
late to save the child.
a Duel Dver a Woman.
Gctiirik, Ok., Feb. 4. Johnson Har-
ris and William Littling, both white
men, fought a duel near Arbekaycster-
day over the affections of Wan net a. a
pretty half-breed Indian girl, and both
were killed.
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Union I'aelfle and Nicaragua .Mutter In the
Senate Hoiim- Contented Flection
Washington, Feb. 4.—In the senate
ii bill permitting Maj.-Gen. Alex. M.
"IcCook and Capt. George Sell river, I
. A., to accept medals from the Pus
uin government was passed. The
esolutions heretofore offered by Mr.
iHen looking to the delay or prcveii-
ion of the judicial sale of the property
f the Union Pacific railroad were
taken up and Mr. Thurston addressed
senate on the subject. Mr. Thurs-
was still speaking when the morn-
ing hour expired and the unfinished
business, the Nicaragua calial bill, was
laid before the senate. Notice was
given by Mr. Lodge that he would ask
action to-morrow on the conference re-
port to the immigration bill.
In the house the contested election
se of George A. Cornett vs. Claude \
Swanson, from the Fifth congressional
district of Virginia, was called up by
McCall. The committee on elec-
ts No. 8 reported that Mr. Swap
was entitled to hold his seat; the
minority Messrs. Thomas Walker and
rstreet—hold that neither Cornett
nor Swanson was entitled to the scat.
It FA DY TO AID t I III.
Kansas were all
membership of th
4,000. The principal business was a I
discussion of the proposed reserve fund,
upon which no action was taken, and
election of delegates to the head camp. |
Uen. Dnniel F. sb Ulen Otters to Send Arum
to Ooiiiex, Dfuplte the Government.
Nkw York, Feb. 4. — In an address on
the Cuban question delivered last ni< lit
before tin- Brooklyn Democratic clul>.
in Historical hail, Gen. Daniel F.
Sickles announced that he was ready
t«> personally take charge of a coiim ii
nicut of arms for the Cuban insurgents.
"I will personally dispatch them," he
said, "and 1 will consign them to (Jen.
Gomez, 1 would defy all inter-
ference ami 1 would be ready to
accept all the consequences of my ac-
tion I make this statement, not in
defiance of the law of the authorities,
but because I know that such uu act
would be ]>crfectly law fill ami iu line
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