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THE DAILY STATE JOURNAL i.lNfTn.TV NEBRASKA SATURDAY MARCH 20 1886 NOTES FROM THE CAPITOL. BRIBES FOR BYRNES. POPE'S SUCCESSOR NO CABLE ROAD WANTED. THE VtXtD QUES1I0N CHAS. ROW, ET, I reliant Tailor Opposite Oommeroial Hotel.

DAM ROW, THE TAILOR, Nebraska Land Offices The New York Tribune on Weaver's "Crafck" Resolution. Washington, March 17. Special The doleful strains of the Marine band escorting the remains of the late Senator Miller to and from the senate chamber have scarcely died away ere. the house and senate adjourn out of respect to the memory of Michael Hahn, a representative in the house from Louisiana. Death Beems to be pursuing this administration and the long list of those who have gone to their FINAL BESTING PLACES 6ince Cleveland became President is being extended with a startling rapidity.

Senator Gorman's mother also died here today, SSnator Camden returns to West Vir ginia to remain during the seasion.while Senator Van oe has gone to Florida for his health, and perhaps to discover what Senator Jones' constituency thinks of a man who spends! his time running after an heiress whose father sees no great "catch" for his daughter in an old widower with half a dozen if he is a senator. Mr. Dorsey is one of the committee appointed to convey the remains of Mr. Hahn to New Orleans. Among the more recent arrivals here are N.

B. Falconer, a great dry goods representative of Omaha, who brought with him a bride as loyely and hopeful, apparently, as any Been in and about the capitol for months Messrs. Sparks and Cornell of Valentine, who have been here several days, still HOLD THE FORT endeavoring to ascertain what Mr. Sparks' if position is in regard to moving the Valentine land office to Chadron, the Niobrara office to Norfolk and the Neligh office to Long Pine. They seem to get but little satisfaction, and just how muoh of the same kind ot political consolation Messrs.

Holman and Juan Boyle are receiving is not apparent save as one looks upon their countenances and draws an inspiration of their feelings. The truth seems to be that J. Sterling WANTS AN OFFICE HIMSELF first, and all the talk about his wanting to run again for governor is ust thrown into the eyes of the hungry and thirsty in Nebraska. Dr. Miller is here to see why Morton should get any thing "fat" after he has been shut out of the postmaster generalship.

It is said the MoCook postmaster proposes to hold on in spite of efforts to" remove him and there is much tribulation over his determination to keep Thompson out. The "racket" at Orleans continues and when Mr. Robbins is ousted the there will leave a gap into which two or three hundred "democratic" votes will plunge. The only man of any note thus far who HEAPS HIS REWARD is Grandpa Tipton, and if it please the old line democrats in Nebraska to see such plums drop in that direction bo early, they can realize how the democrats of this distriot feel over the nomination of young Matthews for recorder of deeds the freshest colored importation tbat Mr. Manning had at baud to impose on the people here in defiance of the party platform.

Perhaps it is done that the democracy msy be made to realize how muoh greater are thtae cabinet officers than their party. The house PUBLIC LANDS COMMITTEE continue to Bit upon and hold down Congressman Laird's resolution to pass to patent all entries when there is no fraud nor adverse claim, and it is this fight so made by Laird and Senator Manderson in favor of the settler that will induce Secretary Lamar to hold the mirror of justice up to Mr. Sparks and show him the evil and unjust results of the rulings of the commissioner. Petitions have been pouring into congress against the Wilson senate bill which proposes to increase the rates on FOURTH CLASS MATTER. The preamble to the bill asserts its object to be to raise enough revenue to keep the department square for the fiscal year, and to do this, it is proposed to nut the increase on fourth olass matter.

The effect maybe to throw, goods into the hands of express companies and such it is said will be the inevitable effect of the passage of the bill. The protests against it are numerous and vehenieat. There is considerable talk in house circles over the Weaver preamble and resolution of last week concerning the (one) objection usually made by cranks to the consideration of bills. As stated by me heretofore the resMitlon meant Beach of New York, and not Holman who has heretofore been regarded as the great American objector, but aside from that mistake THE FOLLOWING CRITICISM of the New York Tribune is regarded here as sound. Under date of March 13 the editor the New YorkiTViottne says of Nebraska offered a reso lution in the home yesterday to amend the rules so that it shall require two objections to a bill to make it lie over.

The language of the whereases Indicates that the resolution was not intended seriously, and yet there is much sound sense and reason in that same preamble. In every legislative body there is almost always one member at least who hopes to win notoriety by objecting to every measure proposed, and for this reason much legislation is needlessly delayed. If it took the voices of two members to sustain an objection a good many cheap statesmen in this country would be without reputation today, if the house had adonted this amendment, howevor, we suppose Mr. Holman would have felt personally and outrageously insulted. Failed to Meet.

Buffalo, N. March 19. The meeting between the coal producers and miners, to be held at Dubois today, did not come off. F. Bell, of Bell, Lewis it Yates, telegraphed: "There was no meeting, nor is there likely to be." It is very likely the men will strike early In the week, sod a bitter fight may be looked for.

Chinese Cheap Labor. New York Times. The wife of an acquaintance who read the papers became imbued with the idea that it was wrong to patronise Chinese labor when white women were suffering for the enaoce to earn their daily bread, and expressed her view to her husband. saying she knew a poor woman next door wno woum oe giaa to ao meir washing Bt f3 per week they were paying the Chinaman $1.50. It was an ad vance, but white labor must be encouraged, so the washing was handed over to Mrs.

Murphy. The husband met Ah Sam a few months after, and, feeling a little qualm of conscience snd interest in him, inquired how he was getting along. Sam seemed to be in a cheerful state of mind, and answered 'Fuss plenty wash business. All samee me do your wasb.ee, all samee me catches close Missy Murpby honse. She ray me one dollar hap week." It turned cut that Mrs.

Murphy had been giving the washing to Sam and paying him $L60 a week, and making a profit of II ao. Ham was restored, and that la about the way the thing goes. Three Separate Injunctions Granted in the New York Courts Yesterday. Nsw York. March 19.

Injunctions restraining the board of aldermen from passing the cable railway franchise over thelmayor's veto are being granted more rapidly than" was at first anticipated. Three more were granted to-day In the supreme, superior and common pleas courts by Judges Lawrence, Gorman and Allen respectively The papers are similar in each case, the only difference being in the namea of the plaintiffs. Joseph Jardine is plaintiff in the supreme court action, Morris K. Jessnp nd George M. Miller in the superior eourt and John S.

Foster in the court of oommozr The papers declare that the rapid transit commissioners appointed by the mayor had no authority to give away tne right to any company to control the surface of the streets tbat the cable company bad no legal existence and that its ertificate of incorporation is invalid that the routes include streets already nncnnted bv railroads and also the traf fic- ai-roes tne uentrai pars, wmon the law prohibits from being used by railroads. The resolutions of the board were pissed without the public being given an opportunity to be heard and a valuable franchise worth at least was given away. It Is demanded tbat the resolutions be declared void and of no effect. William Remsen made affidavit assur ing them that the cable franchise is worth upward of $1,000,000, in addition to the 2 per eent upon tne net earnings to do paia to the city. An affidavit of George W.

BIrdsall, chief engineer of the Croton aqueduct and engineer of the department of public works, was also presented. He asserts that it will be impossible to pre pare the Btreets for toe cable syBtem without interfering with the pipes and sewers, and that in order to rearrange these pipes and sewers and mains in accordance with the cable system, it will cost the city from two to five million dollars. The double cable system will reouire two trenches four feet wide and four and one-half feet deep in each street. An affidavit corroborating these facts was also made by Robert Waters. The injunctions are made returnable next Monday.

BARBAROUS GYPSIES. How a Young Girl was Frightfully Mal treated by the Fiends. Greenville, Ohio, March 19. Cora Green, a pretty fourteen year old girl, who escaped last Sunday from John Mo Vey a gypsy, and his two female companions, states that she was kidnapped from her home near Lebanon, over a year ago and was oompeiled to travel about the country with the gypsies. Mo vey, she says, shot her in the head, kicked her, cut her on the body with a hatchet, beat her with a club, flogged her with a buggy whip and outraged her person.

He also drove a nail through her foot fastening her to a board and swung her up to the wagon bows. Marks of the girl's wounds are still plainly visible. Her parents have been communicated with and will arrive in a dav or two. McYeyandhls two companions de camped as Boon as they learned of the girl's escape. A large number of citizens are looking for the party and if they are caught lynching will probably follow.

NO CLEW YET. All Attempts to Find the Rock Island Express Robbers Prove Futile. Chicago, March 19. It is six days since the horrible murder and robbery was committed on the Rock Island railroad and yet apparently not even a clew to the perpetrators of the crime has been 10 una, xne endeavors or the detectives seem to be centred in the capture of Mike Humphreys and a man known as "Texas." Last night it was found (hat Humphreys had been working in the Grape Creek mines for five weeks steadily, and was there the night of the robbery. "Texas," for whom the detectives were reported to have been scouring: the country, turned up at the Daily News office this noon.

He denied having anything to do with the Rock Island robbery, The night cf the robbery, he said, he was visiting friends on Twenty-second street until ten o'clock. After that he went to his home on Twenty-ninth street acd remained there until Monday. THE BLAIR BILL. All attempts to Consider It In Commit tee are Checked. Washington, March 19.

A deter mined effort was made today by the friends of the Blair educational bill to secure some action on that or a kindred measure at the hands of the house committee on education. Last Monday Mr. Wise introduced an educational bill which was referred to the committee. At the meeting today, by unanimous consent the proceedings of the last meeting (when the consideration of the entire subject was postponed until the latter part of April) were reconsidered and the subject was reopened. Burnes moved that the consideration of all educational bills be postpo led until the third Friday in April.

Willis moved as a substitute that the Blair bill be considered next Friday. That motion was lost by a jte of four to seven. Willis then moved thar the Blair bill be considerd on the third Friday in April, with the understanding that the vote should be taken after a daily discussion of not more than six days. His motion was also lost, and as a final effort to secure an expression of the sense of the oommittee on the subject, Willis moved that the committee agree to report an educational bill. That proposition was also voted down.

It is now the intention of the friends cf the Blair bill to go the house armed with the resolutions voted down today, and: ask to have the oommittee discharged from farther consideration thebili. A SEVES-YEAR-OLD FIE NO. Remarkable Doings of a Boy at Reading, Pa. Rkadisg, March 19. Reuben Briner, aged seven years, lives with his grandparents in this city.

He has a mania for fire and if not closely watched burns up anything that he can lay his hands on. The lad lived in Philadelphia until recently, and there he built a fire around his eighteen-montbs-old brother, burning the child to death For this he was penned up in the garret and fed on bread and water for a month. After being liberated he threatened to kill his two brothers and was sent to Reading. Since coming here -he has roasted several cats, burned up his shoes and other wearing apparel and has made attempts to set fire to buildings. He is a pupil in one of the public but owing to his vicious habits it is necessary to keep him separate from the other scholars.

Physicians are unable to account for his freaks. The Friends of Alderman' Jaehne, Arrested Thursday, Will Spare no Expense in His Defense Heavy Bribes Will Undoubtedly be Offered to Inspector Byrnes Not to Testify, bnt to No Effect -Increased Interest. ALDERMAN JAEHNE. The Feeling Caused by His Arrest His Appearance. New York, March 19.

To a reporter this. morning Polios Inspector Byrnear said that nearly all of the aldermen of 1884 are involved. 'There are two of whom I can say here that are not tarred with that stick. Aldermen Grant and O'Connor, one democrat and the other a republican. Of them it can be positively and absolutely stated at this stage of the -inquiry that they were not bribed.

As to the rest," and then -the Inspector paused. "As to the rest?" suggested the reporter. "Well, as to them you will shortly know who were bought and who were not, or perhaps I might better say of whom it can be proven that they were bribed. Let itest till then." AlluBion was made to the silverware scrape of Jaehne's that dragged the inspector into unpleasant notoriety. "Everything in its turn," said the inspector calmly.

"Before we get through with this, I will come pretty near showing up some things in connection with that matter that are not as plain to the publlo as they might be. That attack on me I believe was made by parties who were cognizant of what I was doing with Jaehne, to throw discredit on me or turn off the wrath to oome. It didn't work, and it won't now. When I am through with the most Important work on hand there will be time to investigate that little affair and its bearings on me." WHO WAS THE LAWYER. "Speculation was rife at police headquarters as to the identity of the lawyer employed, according to Jaehne by his fellow aldermen, to cover their tracks by overhauling their private books and papers, and fixing them up to bear the scrutinizing gaze of the senate commit-, tee.

Byrnes would not tell who he was but said significantly that his turn would also oome in season. Said a leng headed politician who haunts the polios headquarters "There is aijother aspect to this thing that you haven't thought of. It turns out to involve the repeal of the Broadway franchise by the legislature, an enormous array of influence, political and otherwise of power and wealth which will be Eut behind Jaehne to protect him from arm, and that some power will be exerted to Intimidate Byrnes, on whose testimony all this now rests. I believe it will accomplish nothing. His record is clear and attempts to intimidate him will, I think, be productive of little profit or credit to those who try it.

Beyond him. well we shall see, this is going to be a big fight." JAEHNE'S APPEARANCE. Jaehne with his counsel, Richard S. Newcomb, went to the post office building to attend the session of the senate Broadway railroad Investigating committee. Jaehne looked very meek and seemed anxious to avoid attention The arrest' of Jaehne seemed greatly to increase the interest formerly manifested in the investigation of the granting of the franchise of the Broadway surface road.

A murmur spread through the court room as Jaehne entered, accompanied by ex-Alderman Cleary. Jaehne, far from trying to avoid the gaze of the spectators stood up by the judges bench in full view ot ail, chatting oheerfuily with all his friends. For the day ho promised be a bigger man than ex-Senator Conkling. FOREIGN NOTES. BITTER FEELING IN FRANCS.

Berlin, March 19. The National Zeitung and other papers contain similar articles to that of Post yesterday attacking France. In military and political circles it is feared that De Freycinet will b9 powerless to oppose the desire ot parties for revenge. Business Failures. New York, March 19.

The total business failures during the last seven days in Canada and the United States foot up 225. A. O. U.W. Plattsmouth, Neb March 18, '86, Editor State Journal.

Will you kindly fiud room in your valuable paper for a few words frfm Plattsmouth Lodge No. 8, A. O. TJ. Plattsmouth, Nebraska, In regard to our condition etc.

etc. We are now I believe the largest lodge in the state bavin gl 47 members in good standing. Our increase has been very rapid. This month last year we had only twenty-five in all, showing an advance of a little over 10 members a month. The last three months we have ayeraged twelve members for each lodge night.

Our meetings are twice a month. We are financially in good condition. We hold shares in the Building Loan association of this town and other small investments. We pay sick benefits of $4 00 per week, acd have always been ready to help travelling brothers, of whom a few call on us. Our sick are well looked aftsr, it being considered a pleasure, and not a duty to wait on them.

On Friday the 12th we were "visited by the deputy grand master workman of this state and Missouri, and on this occasion had twenty applicants to be initiated, these comprising some of our leading men in this city. The railroad boys always showing up in good numbers as nsaal. As they marched in to music of the lodge choir both the new and old members had the same impression that everyone was ready far a good time, and that proved to be the case, for afcer the business was gotten through with the master workman called recess, and we matched out into the next hall and there the good things of this world greeted our eigbt, and from that time on there was silence. After the banquet the deputy grand master workman gave ns a very good and pithy speech on the workings of the order. He was followed bv Brothers Paul Heinrich of Omaha lodge.

Omaha, E. S. Grusell. J. F.

Bit-tor, D. B. Smith and J. H. Waterman.

The hour now being late we repaired to the lodge room, and after the closing oeremonies we again joined the fair sex of our order who had Joined in cur feasting, all agreeing as we went home that it was a good time we had. General 0. 0. Howard AppointedHo Succeed Pope. His Nomination as Major General Made Yesterday.

Frank Enrd Defeated in Bis Congressional Contest. The Notorions Jo Mackin Denied a Rehearing. WASHINGTOS NOTES. THE HUBD BOME1S CONTEST. WABHiNexoN, Maroh 19.

The house committee on elections today decided the Hard-Rome is contested election case in favor of the sitting member, Romeis. HOWARD NOMINATED. Brigadier General Howard was today nominated as major general in the army, vice General Pope, retired. In view of the fact that Major General Schofield has expressed a preference for the command of the division of the Atlantic, it is now thought likely that Major General Terry will be assigned to the command of the division of the Missouri, and Mrjor General Howard to the command of the division of the Pacific It is not probable, however, that the question of assignment will be Bettled until General Howard's nomination shall have been acted upon by the senate. Colonels Ruger and Merritt are said to have beei selected for promotion aa brigadier generals.

THE HAWAIIAN TREATY. The aub-oommittee of the house committee on ways snd means, having charge ot the Hawaiian treaty question, today submitted its report to the full oommittee recommending the abrogation of the treaty. SENATE BILLS. By Van Wyck, authorizing the secretary of the interior to extend the time in his discretion for the payment of the purchase money by settlers upon lands from the Otoe, Missouri and Omaha Indians. BILL APPROVED.

The President has approved the bill to inorease the pensions of widows and dependent relatives of deeeisedj soidiera and sailors. REHEARING DENIED. Mackin, the Famous Ballot BoxStufier, Must Serve Oat His Term. Chicago, March 19. The report was received in Chicago this afternoon that the supreme court at Ottawa today handed down opinions in a number of cases, one of them being that of Joe Mackin, the alleged ballot box stuffer and election "fine worker." The report stated that the motion for a rehearing in the state case against Mackin was granted.

This would necessitate a reargument of the case and involved the possibility of Mackin'B release from the penitentiary. Late this evenlog, however, the Daily News received the following dispatch Ottowa, March 19, In the Mackin case, the petition for the hearing was denied. No opinion filed. (Signed.) H. H.

Clerk Supreme Court. Conkling Exhibits Himself. New Yobk, March 19. A dispatoh from Albany this evening says "To eav that ex-Senator Conkling was the central figure in the Senate chamber yesterday afternoon, is to say only half the truth. It was generally known all about the oapitol and on the streets of Albany that the distinguished counsel of the railway commission would be here and it was taken tor granted tbat he would make some kind oi an argument.

It never seemed to occur to the throngs that pressed into the capltol and packed it in every part that the counsel might appear merely as such to the arguments put forth by opponents of the bill, and yet this proved to be the fact. Mr. Conkling occupied a very conspicuous seat at the desk of Senator Coggeshall, from TJtica district. The attendance of ladies and of prominent people of Albany was unusually large, and universal -regret was expressed when he arose at 5 o'clock in order to take the train for New York. This was Conkling's first real appearance in publlo in Albany since the memorable days of 188L Via the Gas Route.

Chicago, Maroh 19. Fred Hokamp, a German, about twenty-five years old, a stock raiser from Arlington, arrived in this city last evening and registered at the Continental. He came to the city with two stock buyers to whom he had sold 2,700 head of cattle, and was assigned to room 137 when be retired. About 9 o'clock this morning a boarder at the hotel notified the clerk tbat gas was escaping somewhere in the building, A bell boy was sent to investigate, and the escaping gas was located in Ho-kamp'a room. The door was looked bo the boy climbed up and looked through the transom and saw Hokamp lying dead in his bed.

The Blarm was given, the door opened acd the body removed to Jordan's undertaking rooms. It is not known whether he blew out the gas or in turning it out turned it on again. An Ottawa Schoolmaster. Ottawa, March 19 A. C.

McComas, the schoolteacher who loved more ardently than wisely, was arraigned before Judge Warrin this morning, and entered a plea of not guilty to the charge of entloiog away a female under age of eighteen years for the purpose ot concubinage. He waived a preliminary examination, and was held to ball in the sum of 1,000. Fatal Shooting Affray. Concokdia, March 19 Frank Newell, a gambler, was shot at 3 o'clock this morning by a drunken rowdy, named Jim Btwen. Newell has been keepihir gambling rooms here for a couple of years.

He will probably die. Brief Essays. Not long ago the boys of the A class offered to the girls of the Irving society for the best essay on "The American School Girl," one set, containing eight volnmea. of George Eliot's works. An additional offer was made by an outside Dartv.

for the second beet, xit Hbake- speare's works. The essays were hand ed in last Monaay ana were given to a oommittee consisting or Misses Shuck man. Hebard and Jones, teachers in the high school building, to make the awards. There were quite a gooa many competitors, and all were ao good that it was with difficulty that the judges were enabled to decide. Different points were taken as to the production acd other Qualities, acd they decided that the first prize ougbt to be awarded to Mies Georgia Tit? lor and the second to Miss Annette Butcher.

The decision gave general satisfaction, and ir order tbat the public may hear this subject dis cussed the nrst prize essay wui oe reaa at the next public entertainment oi tee Irving society. Tie Edmunds Resolntioa Again Be-- fere tie Senate nd Spooner Continues His Speech Begun Thursday In Support of the Majority Beport of the Committee. 1 Sharp Debate in the House on an Army Bill. FORTY.NINTH CONGRESS. CHAMBER.

Washinbtos', March 19. Coke called up the bill to establish a national livestock highway and to promote commerce la live stock between the states. The bill feta apart for ten years as such highway, the public lands la range forty-one, along the east line of the state of Colorado, it being a fractional range averaging about two miles in width. The chair placed before the Senate the resolutions reported from the judiciary committee regarding the refusal 0 the attorney general to furnish papers called for by the senate, and Spooner resumed the rioor and ,0011 tinned his BDeech in support of the resolutions reported by the majority of the committee. He maintained the constitutionality of the tenure of office law, and then went on to discuss itie civil service question.

Upon this point, be said, had it not been for President Cleveland's civil service declaration and his expression of tii a purpose not to remove men who were faithful to their public dnties, laoosands of office holders would have resigned. Honest partisanship was ninest citizenship. Under the President's idea of "offensive partisanship" uew democratic office holders could be embalmed and laid away, and their wives allowed to perform the dnties of ffiee in order that there might be no huggeetion that office holders oould bv a si ility be "offensive partisans." very man suspended had the right to know why he was suspended, i-sooner did not suppose the President meant to submit his fe'low citizens to erioua injustice, but the system he 1 1 adopted in the matter of suspensions inevitably tended to cast a shad-on the honor of honest men. Papers that were held as secret today might become public when the person affected by them was in his grave, with no power in Ms wife or children to dis-rr'vetne falsehood. sooner did not desire to see the ad-111 Istratlon em harassed.

A man who inhed to aee the administration fail too mean to be taken into account, )ui some method should be pursued to protect honest men from the unjust imputation under which they were compelled to rest by the method adopted by tbe administration. Saulsbury spoke in opposition to the majority report, which he characterized a a most disingenuous, unfair and un-j -ft presentation of the controversy, most unjust and unfair that had wer emanated from a committee of a deliberative body. Colquitt took the floor and the Senate adjourned till Monday next. HOT78B PBOCKKDI50S. WAsarsoTorr, March 19.

After a number of bills of a private character ad been reported from oommittees, the House went into committee of the whole on the private calendar. I he only bill which gave rise to any discussion was the one to change the rank of an officer on the retired list of tie army. The bill authorizes the President to select from colonels on the retired list one officer who served as chief or artillery during the war, and place 11m on the retired list with the rank of major general. The bill is intended to ajplyCoL Henry J. Hunt.

It met with a reat deal of opposition, principally fro ha io republican side, Price and Peters acting to it as class legislation, and Ktod placing his opposition on constitutional grounds, ss being an infringement by congress of the executive functions. Laird made the strongest Bpeech in its support, and declared congress was just as competent to exercise legislative and txecutive fanctions as the gentleman at the other end of the avenue He satirically praised the opinion and judgment 01 the gentleman from Kansas (Peters) an.) slightingly referred to the fact that ooither Price nor Reed had been in the war, saying that some people would not be so stout and round and sleek and mighty, physically, if they had undergone some of toe vicissitudes of war in wbich General Hunt had participated. Pending action the committee rose and half a dozen private bills were pavued. THE LATTER TRIAL. A strong Probability That the Jury Will Disagree.

On a ha, March 20, 1 a. m. Special. The iury in the case of the state against John W. Lauer on trial fjr wife murder.

has not yet reached a verdic', and there is now strong probability that the jury will disagree. The jurors were brought before Judge Wakely during the after noon to aee if more information was desired, but the foreman said they were wrangling over questions of fact and not ef la so that the court oould not help them out. It is rumored thai they stand nine to three for acquittal. If an agree ment should be reached to-night the re sult will not be known until 00 art opens in the morning as the jury has been locked up for the night and the court room la deserted. A FUGITIVE ARRESTED.

bheiiff Kavanaugh of Platte County Arrests an Iowa Embezzler. Columbus, 19. Special. A UOlonel Geo. W.

Makeneace. a fnrf tive from justice, was arrested here to day by Sheriff for larceny and embezzlement committed at Dun-lap, Iowa. The colonel was registered at the hotel la this city as Charles H. Brown, Charles City. Iowa.

Sheriff Gunnison of Danlap telegraphs to hold the prisoner at all hazzards. Saved From Death. Port Btbos, III, March 19. At J2 O'clock today Mr. J.

Caristent, collector for the Moline Daily RrvubUcan had a narrow escape from drowning on the Mississippi river at this point Had it not been for the brave and prompt action of Frank Smith, a nineteen year oia son 01 the ferryman, who at the risk of his life crawled on his knees and hands half mile on the ice and succeeded by great effort in reaching him with a ooatnook, Carlstent would have perished received a insBeetloa ouolted. atisfaotloa raarant4.r STREET. able parts of Indiana and other weitern states in which "Hullees Barley" wUiT pretended new variety of wheat bejsrin snch fancy names as "Seneca Chief. "Ked Liint)," are being offered for sale at high prices. The wheat is as high as 15 per bushel upon the same plan as has teen followed with the Bohemian oats.

It is not neoessary to know anything of tbe quality of grain offered on that plan, as it is understood that these schemes are frauds, because a plan which pre-supposee tbe crop can be sold year after year at the same price as the seed, when. the latter is twenty or thirty times Uie ordinary market price of grain, manifests a palpable lack of common sense. The correspondents of the department send reports of various other frauds that were more or less Buonessf ul, being Tactic 3d on farmers in different parts of the country. AgeDts for the sale of fruit trees, fertilizers, stoves, cooking ranges and various other anloles, succeeded in many casea in selliDg their wares at two or three times their value or getting the farmers' money for things proved valueless. The devices for getting the farmer's signature to some paner which can be changed Inter negotiable no and for cash, fere too numerous to mention.

WHERE 13 WARNER Warner has not Been Seen Since the Referee's Decision in the Ward Matter. New York, March 19. A report was circulated ihrs morning that William S. Warner had fled the city. A reporter who visited Mr.

Warner's house was told by the servant that Mr. Warner was out of the city and he had been out of town three or four days. She said also that Mrs. Warner left the city this morning. She did not know where Warner was.

At the office of Mr. Warner the reporter we told that the rumor that Warner had fled from the city was without truth. W. W. Foster, rounsel for Warner, said '-The report that Warner hit left the city is ridiculous.

He will be on hand to answer to the legal proceedings. An appeal will be taken from the decision of the referees to the general term of the supreme court. This will be filed in thirty days. Warner will not have to furnish bond but if an appeal is taken to the court of appeals fit will be necessary to furnish bond to tbe sum of (5.000 simply for court costs. If a stay ia taken it is necessary for the defendant to furnish bonds to double the amount of the judgment rendered, which in this case would be about if the estimate cf Mr.

Cole is correct. Mr. Warner's estimate of the amount of money and property he received from Ward is muoh less than that fixed by Mr. Cole. It is impossible.

t3 tell whether or not a stay cf proceedings will be asked. That will be a question to be decided later. Real Estate Transfers Filed for record in the office of the county clerk March 19,. 1884 David Eemlck ana wf to Daniel hf 14-10 6... wd 110,000 00 Mrnu A ureen to Joule Dowdcn.loti 11 nd 12.

College Bill nib Win Hunt and wf to JohnK UcFbenoa Deoriw ar 22-8 S50 or 800 0o Tno Wilton Dd wf to Tillie Hat. arana ni nw qr a una a ai nw qr Fred Teamer and wf to Eugene Woerner lot 7. bU 104. wd. baas Zook and wf to Tho Wllsan, hf lie arte 16,000 00 625 00 United ritates to Jos Daver, hf se org-11 5..

patent ekmihw'ck and wf to Fod gcatt. lot 1 of lrrear tract 1b se org wd 1,600 0 Harm and wf to Fred Teaman, lot 7. bl I'M. Lincoln Geo Poller an 1 wf to Hoilowai, hf nw qr 5M2 Orpheoa and wt to Marr 185 CO 900 00 00 00 i xworiny lot 16 in uomocame hid UIt wd In Clark and other, referees, to dtoat, nr sw qr iz-6 rereree 2.00000 1,920 00 A QBKCotoC EtelniiaoBtn, le qr Thirteen mcrtraires. four releases one assignment, one receipt apd one notarial bond were file', Has hut latest tyles and best fuaUtlas.

Aa 1024 I A QUESTION OF DRESS. Miss Cleveland Makes a Vigorous Reply to Sumo Boston Critics. Boston, March 19. Miss Cleveland has been sharply criticised for encouraging at the White house immodest dressing in society. A lady sends the following to the Transcript, which ahe received from Miss Cleveland in re sponse to a note of icquiry on the sub ject "I am very glad you have enoken to me about the matter, for it gives me an opportunity to say to you and through you perhaps to Others, what I have long wisnea, due naa no opportunity to sav, sgainBt immodesty.

I have made a silent protest, which it is every woman's right and duty to make by htviag mv own dress waist cutinaBtyle which bo far aa modesty is concerned, I should be quite willing to nave an women to whom this style of dress is becoming and comfortable to follow. I- approve of an evening dress which shows neck and arms. I do not approve cf any dress which Hhowa the bust. Between tne neck ana bust there is a lineal line to be drawn, and it is as clear toihemoEt frivolous society woman as to anatomists. This line need never be and fashionable women's low necked evening dress need never be immodest.

If it is so it because sue pre fers it bo. It is wholly false bo far bb I hive observed that a shocking scarcity of waists and sleeves mark the gowns ot society women. This is painfully true of afdw society women, and it is indeed stocking, nauBeuing, revolting and deserving of moat severe denunciation on the score of beauty, health and every consideration which good women should conspire to preserve and exact. There is need ef very few words on this subject, and no argument. Any Amerl can woman can wear the waist of her evening dress up to the lobes of her ears if Bhe likes.

There is no queen to command her appearance in a low oorsage. She can also, alas, so contrive her dress that by the exposure of her person all true social ethics and aesthetic taste as well are revolted. Between the two there is an appropriate, beautiful, modest mean, which they can, if they will, follow." FRAUDS ON FARMERS. The Bohemian Oats and Several Simi. lar Rackets Being Worked.

Washinoton, March 19. The agri cultural department has lsaued a caution to farmers against tbe designs of a lot of impostor who are engaged in a syndicate to impose on them by the sale of worthless seeds. Th department circular says: There are reports of sales of "bulless" oats at an exorbitant price in certain counties in-Wisconsin and New York, thirteen years ago, but the swinilo does not appear to have taken root in those localities. It is reported on good authority to have been imported from Canada about 1680, and olanted in northern Ohio, where it soon "attained a particularly vigorous growth. It was early exposed and has auric five years been driven westward, anoT made local incuisionB south in Kentucky and Tennessee, Correspondents report the attempt -to sell this grain exorbitant prices in twenty-five states end the presence of the agents of the organized swindle in'eigh-teen states.

Indiana makes returns of operations in twenty-four counties Michigan sixteen counties, mostly in the southern part of the state Illinois ten counties in different parts of the state. In Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa agenis have operated at five points, and only an occasional fine forays has a yet been made in Missouri, Kansas, Ne-biaska and Dakota, as the name Bohemian is becoming somewhat notorious, we begin to hear of Australian and RusiUn oats and other varieties, or tbe o'd variety under other names may be expected to appear. Cases are also reported from innumer.