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TIE STORM IN DAKOTA.

Tho Coolest Weather Ever Known at
ut Minneapolis and Milwaukee,
NEBRASKA CRY, NKB., January 21.-Judge
]: F. Kinney, agent of the Yankton Sioux
Indian agency in Dakota, arrived here yes
terday after being nine days on the road.
Five days were necessary for the party to
travel thirty miles. The thermometer dur
ing the five days was 40 degrees below zero
most of the time. The Judge says the loss
of life in Dakota has been greatly underes-
timated as tho Dakota papers have tried to
cover it up.
He describes the scene which took place
on board the cars. The coal was running
low, and the passengers were crowded into
ono car, trying to keep warm. Two babies
persisted. The men discarded all their
outer garments they could spare and
gave them to the ladies and children
Finding these not enough they brought mail
sacks from the postal car and wrapped the
children up in them. While at one station
in Bonhomme county, the Judge says, nine
teen frozen bodies were brought into the
depot in one day. In Bonhomme county
the list of dead will reach fully 160. The
estimates as made in Yankton yesterday of
the loss of life throughout the territory
figure up over 1000. The counties where
the loss of life was the largest are: Bon
homme, 100; Hutchinson, IA; Lincoln, ID:
Beadle, %, Sphinx, II; Hand, 10; Ward, 15.
The northern and central parts of the terri
tory have not been heard from fully.
Col DEsT DAY EVER KNOWN.
MINNEAPOLIS, MIMI, January 21.-This is
the coolest day ever known here. Last
night reliable Thermometers showed forty
eight degrees below and at Z o'clock this
morning standard government thermome-
ter showed forty below, the lowest that can
be registered on it. A Chippewa Falls,
Wis, special says it was si1ty-eight below
there last night.
COLD WEATHER IN WISCONSIN.
MILWAUKEE, January 21.-The coolest
weather of the season was experienced in
this place this morning, when the mercury
recorded twenty-eight degrees below zero.
1t moderated somewhat later in the day
however. Dispatches from the interior. of
the state show that very bitter night was
experienced everywhere. Hudson reports
fifty-fve degrees below zero, Princeton 81,
hartford 81, Sparta 50.
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They Were Led Astray,

LIBERTY, Mo-, January 2l.-Safely con-
fined in cells of the Clay county Jail are j.
Barney Swinney and John Hargrave, the
two men who attempted to rob the express
train on the Wabash Western Saturday night
near Missouri City.
Thomson to-day. He said he was led into
the business by Swinney, the matter being
first suggested to him while chopping wood
for Swinney's father. He did not take
readily to the idea. but after Barneys
plans were presented, with the as
surance that they could easily
carry them into execution, he decided to
join the band, Noah Drew, the confederate,
who betrayed his companions having con-
sented to become member. William Har-
rison, the man who was taken from his
home several weeks ago and horribly
whipped by seven unknown men, also agreed
to help do the job, but when the time ar
rived weakened and backed out. The gang
as at first organized consisted OF Swinney
as leader and Harrison, Drew and himself.
Harrison admitted to the sheriff yester-
day that he was aware that some plans were
being formed, but he had no intention of
taking part.
Sheriff Thomson tried to get Swinney
and Hargrave to go to photograph gallery
to day and get their pictures taken but
Swinney declared he would not do SO and
the officer did not feel that he would be JUS
titled in forcing him.
Swinney continues to claim that he was
not connected with the attempted robbery,
but was only going home from neighbours
and was in that way accidentally shot. He
also appears ashamed of Hargrave, as he
says he would not 60 into any job with such
q fellow.
The preliminary trial will be held next
Wednesday at Missouri City.
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Kansas City Live Stock Market.
KANSAS CIrY, January a, 1883.

The Live Stock Indicator reports:
CATTLE-Rec ipts, 200 head; ahipments SOS
Steady TO weak for best quality; common weak
to 100 lower. Good to choice, corn-fed, 81 8
"a 70: common to medium, s. 25e4 70; stockeFs,
81 8O@2 80; feeders s. 6O6s Is; cowA 81 $50
20.
HOGS Receipts 2.200 head; shipmecp. $50
head. Market strong. active and 5010c higher.
Good to choice, IS s5G5 As; common to me-
dunn, 81 7O@5 20; skips and pigs. - sk0
4 &C.
HHEEP-Reoeipts, $50 head: shipments. 80.
Nars e& stro0g and act &c. Good to choice.
o. o0@k oS: common to medium. q 0063 50.
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a Little Boz Frozen to pe.th

WICHITA, KAN, January ia report
reached here to- day that the 6-year- old son
of Lyman Pratt, we'll TODD farmer, living
q mile west of Attica, was frozen to death
last night. The little fellow had been sent
10 the barn on an errand. and not returning.
his parents and neigbbors organized q
searching party. The body was found fro
zen stiff on the prairie aoout a mile from
khe hOuse.
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sam Jones W. q Comic Opera.

LEAvENwoRTH, January 20.-At the opera
house last night comic opera was presented
and at Chickering hall Sam Jones held forth.
The opera house was filed to overlooking,
while Sam Sones had about 100 to hear him,
though he delivered lecture on prohloi-
ton. Among other things eaid by him was
that it was matter of curiosity to him
why the people eff Leavenworth continued
to violate the prohibitory law and sell
whisky, when damnation was only twenty
miles away-pointing toward Kansas City.
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CoLBY. KAN, January 21.-Goodland and
Eustis, rival towns for the county seat of
Sherman county at the late election. are up
in arms. Two hundred Goodlandites,
armed with Wiochesters, recently fell upon
Eustis, the temper Try county seat, seized
and took the county record to Goodland,
threatening to wreck and burn the town
were resistance offered. Blood-hed Is I'M
minent Right of way through Colby has
been secured by Salina, Lincoln q Western
Railway company.
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The whyo Chief Hung.

New YORK, January 23.--Dan Driscoll, tie
Whyo chief, was hanged ct 7:29 O'Clock this
morning. The tombs was surrounded by
$50 police, under the command of Captain
Williams, and they had plenty to do In
keeping order among the groups of young
men, whose faces told that they were REM
nants of the once famous Whyo gang.
Among them were some of the brazen- laced
young women of the class to which Beetle
Clarity, the woman for whose life Driscou
v as to pay the forfeit, belonged. Drisco1
went to sleep about midnight, but awoke at
$3.50, and from that tir1e until he was taken
to the gallows he was engaged with the
priests. He walked to the scaffold with
firm step, aud just before the trap was
sprung he cried out in a loud voice: "Jesus
have mercy on me-" His neck was broken,
and his end came without struggle.
STORY OF HIS CRIME.
The crime for which Dan Driscoll was ex.
ecuted, was the killing of Elizabeth Clarity,
at o'clock on the morning of June rs,
1856 1t was the closing exploit OF a series
of crimes that had wo, Oriscou his position
as chief of the Whyos, one Of the worst Of
the many gangs of lawbreakers that Infest
the city. He has been convicted Of theft
three times and has spent in the penitentiary
seven years in all. He has been IN numer-
GUS shooting scrapes and bears many scars
as the result.
In 1885 Driscoll went to Texas and opened
. bar room in San Antonio. He soon got
into free fight and was badly slashed with
= sword. He left Texas and came back to
New York. He had q young wife aud one
child, in tie same house was his mistress,
Beetle Clarity, a drunken woman. They
were both frequenfers of disfeputable den
kept by John Mccarthy. Early in June,
1886, Mccarthy elected Dr1scoll from his
den, and the latter swore to have Nc
Carthy's life in revenge. Early on the
morning of June Is, Driscol and Beezis
Clarity were on carouse. He resolved to
have his revenge, and at four in the morn
ing they reached McCarthy's, Beetle entered
his room on the FIRST floor. Mccarthy was
seated. On seeing Driscon, he aprang up
and threw bis weight against the door and
fastened it, shutting Driscoll out, while
Beetle was within. The girl escaped to the
hall by another door, and as she emerged,
Orscoll, taxing her for Mccarthy, fred.
Tbs bullet sn.-' ed her abdomen.
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The deficiency appropriation BIN

WASHINGTON, D. c., January lS.-The de-
6ciency Appropriation bill as reported ia
the senate to-day omits the paragraph APP
propriating So, 1856 to pay judgment of the
road. The secretary of the treasury hai
transmitted TO congress a list Of 568 Fourth
OF July" claims, aggregating $108,037 exam,
1ned and allowed BY the treasury.
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CHICAGO, January 1.-Two thousand sew
en- hundred and twenty dollars in cash was
stolen from Anton Jedlickaa house early
yesterday morning. The entire family of
six person were chloroformed By thieves.
The money stolen from Mr.. Jedlickas was
the savings Of nearly eight years aud was to
has to have bean invested By him yesterday.
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n DIstressin~ AccIoe.,.

RrcHr1KLD, KAs., January Palate last
night the nine year old son o. ". 8. Gree:
YER, formerly of Cowley county, was killed
by the accidental discharge of an ID gun Il
the b nds Of nei9hbor boy aged II named
Blown. The victim was outside Of tke
house wherein the gun vas discharged
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-01-28
Increase I'm Coal Production.

New YoRK. January 18.-Notwithstand-
ing the strikes In the Schuylkill and Lehigh
regions, the production Of coal last week
was the largest on record for that period,
the output being 655,358 tons, against
ISL ,O76 for the corresponding week last year,
an increase of 104, .S2 tons. OF course the
6chuylkiIl region, who're the Reading mines
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Monday.
THE SENATE.

WASHINGTON, D. c., January Ex-senator
Frye delivered speech attacking the presl-
dents message. Senator Plumb, from the
committee on public lands, to day reported
favorably bill declaring the forfeiture of
all lands, except the right of way, heretofore
granted on conditions subsequent to aid in
the construction of railroad opposite to and
coterminous with the portion Of any
such railroad not now : completed
and in use, for the construction
of which lands have heretofore been granted.
In all cases where persons are in possession
of any of these lands by agreement entered
into good faith prior to 1886, they are
given the right to purchase not more than
$50 acres from the United States at the rate
of $3.50 per acre at any time within two
years from the passage of the act
THE HOUSE,
WASHINGTON, January 23.-The following
bills were introduced: By Mr.. Peters, of
Kansas-Proposing constitutional amend
ment prohibiting the repeal of the general
pension laws; also for the erection of pub
lie building at Garden City, Kan. By Mr..
Perkins, of Kansas-A resolution calling on
the postmaster general for information re-
lative to inferior mail facilities in the west.
BY Mr.. Newton, of Observation-Disclosures
eligible to the amy any person who has
been in the naval, army or civil service of
the confederate states. By Mr.. Dockery, of
Missouri-To apply the surplus money in
the treasury that may accumulate prior to
June 80, 1888, to the purchase of United
States bonds. The resolution confirming
the title of Mr.. Carlisle to his seat has been
adopted-yeas, 164; nays,7.
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Wednesday.
TIE SENATE.

WASHINGTON, D. c., January 18.-The
senate committee on inter state commerce
decided to grant hearing next Wednesday
to the counsel of the express companies
upon Senator Cullom's bill to extend
the application of the inter state
commerce law to express crmpanles.
Senator PIumb's bill prohibiting the grant
ing of passes by railroads to official persons,
that is members of congress and government
employees, and Senator Butler bill to license
railroad conductors, were referred to sub
committees. Mr.. Farwell introduced bill
to authorize the secretary of the treasury to
apply the surplus money in the treasury to
the purchase of the United States bonds and
to perpetuare the national banking system,
by providing further securities.
Mr.. Plumb offered an amendment to re-
pay the income tax collected from military
and naval officers during the war and argued
against the bill as unfair to the younger
states. The amount that would be refunded
to Kansas under the bill would be about
$1,000, while its share of the tax
necessary to pay the money appropriated
by the bill would be over 500, 1000.
Mr.. Sherman opposed the amendment. Mr..
Plumb's amendment was rejected, and the
bill was passed-yeas 48, nays 10. The bill
it to each state a sum equal to all the col
lections made therefrom or from the
citizens or inhabitants thereof. or other
persons, under the direct tax of August 5,
1861.
THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, D. c., January 18.-The
house has passed bill making an appropri-
alton to carry into effect the provisions of
the agricultural experiment stations act.
Mr. Stone, of Missouri, from the committee
on public lands, reported resolution call
ing on the secretary of the interior for in
formation as to what legislation is neces-
sary' for the disposal of public timber lands
so as to secure at the same time tho preser-
walton of the natural forest lands at the head
waters of the navigable rivers and put within
the reach of settlers legal means Of provid-
ing themselves with timber for building and
domestic purposes. The resolution was
adopted.
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Thursday.
THE SENATE.

WASHINGTON, January 19.-The SEN
ate committee on mines and mining this
morning perfected an amendment to the
alien land law tax, exempting the mineing
property from its operation, that is, allow
ing foreigners to purchase and own mines
IN this county. Among the bills introduced
IN the senate to-day were the following:
By Senator Hoar-To grant q service pen
sion to all Survivors of the late war. It pro-
vides that all officers and enlisted men who
served in the army, navy or marine corps,
including regulars and volunteers, subse-
quent to March 8, 1861, and prior to. July l,
1886, shall be entitled to pension at the
rate of cent for each days service, this
sum to be in addition to all pensions granted
Wesley Merritt, Fifth cavalry, to be briga
der general, and long list of army and
navy promot The senate adjourned to
meet on Monday.
WAsHINGTNoN, January 9.-The COM
mlrree on appropriations made ready this
morning the regular annual pension bill for
report to the house. The bill appropriates
$50, 275, 500, as follows: For payment
of Pensions, $79, 600, 600; for fees and ex-
penses of examining surgeons, $780,
GOO; for salaries l1d aoo of agents, $4,000; for
the committee of the whole, the considera.
ton of the joint resolution accepting
the invitation of the United States tn
participate in the Melbourne exposition.
The first skirmish of the opposing lines on
the subject of revenue reform took place to-
day in the ways and means commit
tee, resulting in slight victory
for the revenue reformers. Mr.. McKin-
ley, of Ohio, moved to take up and
- hill
bacco tax. Mr.. Breckenridge, Of Arkansas.
moved to defer the consideration of Mr..
McKinley's bill until the general subject of
revenue reduction is taken up by the com
mittee, and this motion prevailed By q
strict party vote of five to four.
Friday.
THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, D. c., January 2O.-Mr.
Mason's bill for the Investigation of trusts
and combinations, was taken up by the
house committee on manufactures to-day,
and after short discussion, which disclosed
the fact that the committee is unanimous in
it's support, favorable report was ordered.
1t is expected that this report will be made
early in the week and will recommend that
the committee be authorized to investigate
all trusts affecting coal, sugar, mining indus
tries and other kindred subjects. After dis
posing of much business the house proceeded
to consideration of the Tkoebe-C Carlisle con-
tested election cases. Among the speakers
were Messrs. Crisp, Lyman, Cooper, Roweii
and Lodge. Mr.. Thoebe addressed tie
house and made statement of his case No
final action was taken with the report of the
committee on election.
saturday.
THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, January 21.-Mr. Bacon, Of
New York, chairman of the commi ttse on
manufacturers, reported preamble resolu- |
ton recitlng that certain individuals and
corporations engaged in manufacturing or
mining or dealing in some of thenecessities
of life, have combined for the purpose Of /
supply of the same, thereby increasing their |
nrica to the pA0nlA affecting ininrion.l- I
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FIFTIETH CONGRESS.
Tuesday
THE SENATE.

WASHINGTON, d. O., January 1.-THE
presldents message Accompanies the re-
port of the Pacific railroad commission.
was referred to select committee. Mr..
Pnp3b offered resolution, which was
adopted. calling on the secretary of the
treasury for statement of the sums paid to
the states and territories under the act cf the
Iyenty-n rst congress, as 10 per cent of the
sales OF public lands; also q resolution,
which was adopted calling on the secretary
OF the interior for detailed information az to
railroad and Indian lands in Kansas. From
the committee on pensions Senator Turpie
to-day reported favorably bill to increase
lessness. Senator Quay, from the Same
committee, also reported favorably bill to
increase to $50 per month the pension for
total deafness. The senate con-
hrmed the nominations of the
interstate commerce commissioners.
The following bills. were introduced: By
Mr.. Wilson of Iowa-Providing that any per-
son who in good faith settles upon and i'm
proves public lands, believing the title to be
In the United States, shall be entitled to
plead the title of the United States to the
land IN support of his claim, the same as il
the United States were actually the party to
the suit. By Mr.. Dolph-To amend the In
dian lands in severalty, so that its provis-
i nm t shall not apply 70 y indian tribe
bers of the tribe over q years of age has first
been obtained.
THE HoUSE.
WASHINGTON, January T.-Samuel Is.
3unset) Cox, of New York, was elected
speaker pro tenn owing of the illness of Mr..
Carlisle. Mr.. Crisp, of Georgia, submitted
he report of the committee on elections
ipon the Thoebe-Carlisle contested election
case and it was ordered printed.
Mr.. Wilkins, Of Ohio, called up as un-
finished business the bill to provide for the
issue of circulating notes to national bank
ing associations. Some disposition was
manifested by Mr.. Anderson (Kansas) and
Mr.. Weaver Qowa) to ilibuster against the
measure. The bill was continued as unfn-
shed business.
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81 ,54I ,O9O.XT
DIsBURs EmENTs.

DhSh
Death Claims. -;
Matured and Dis
counted Endow-
mentS. ...........
Cancelled and Sur
rendered Policies
Distribution of Sar-
plus. -.
Total paid to Policy
holders. ..........,
Amount paid for
Commissions to
Agents, Salaries,
Medical Fees, Ad-
vertising, Print
ing, Stationery,
and all other incl
dental expenses
at the HOmeOnice
and at Agencies.
Amount paid forAc-
crued Interest ON
Investments pur-
chased during the
year..............
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PERSONAL AND PECULIAR.

William D. Kelley, Jr., son of the famons
"Pig Iron" Kelley, has developed into sue.
cessful practical iron maker in one OF the
pushing towns of the new South.
Representative White of Indiana is not the
only member of Congress who is unable to
produce his naturalization papers. Senator
Beck has lost his. and Representative Far.
quhar of New York is in the same predica
ment. As there is no political question in
volved in the possession of those gentlemen
papers, they are not likely to have trouble on
that score.
That annual blister, the bill to authorize
marriage with deceased wife's sister, will
be inflicted on the British Parliament at the
earliest possible opportunity. The queerest
feature of this ancient controversy is the
persistency with which the noble lords inva-
riably reject the bill when it comes to them
from the Commons, on the ground that such
marriages being against the law they can't
pass law making them legal.
Donald Fletcher, who has just been elected
president of the Denver Coli Chamber Of
Commerce, reached that city nine years ago
almost dead with consumption and with only
So in his pocket. He applied for position
as section hand on the Rio Grande railroad,
but was given clerkship in the Office OF
that company at a salary OF $Io month.
He is now one of the wealthiest men In Den
yer and enjoys robust health. bis money
was made in real estate.
Gen. James III. Wilson of Delaware, who
captured Jefferson Davis in petticoats, was
before the Senate interstate committee the
other day to argue against undue competi-
tion from Canadian railroads with those of
the United States, under the present con-
struction of the interstate commerce law.
In the committee he met Senator Reagon,
who was in Davis's company and was cap
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-02-13
A REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION
will be held in
NOROMBEGA HALL, Bangor,
Thursday, April 20, 1883, at IL O'Clock
a.. m.

For the purpose of selecting two candidates for
Electors Of President and Vice President Of the
United States and four delegates at large, and
four alternates TO attend the National Convention
to be held at Chicago, Illinois on Tuesday, June
10Th, 1883, and transacting any other business
that may properly come before it,
rfe basis of rep esentation will be AS follows:
Each city, town and plantation will be entitled to
one delegate, aud for each seventy-hve votes cast
for the Republican candidate for Governor in
1884. an additional delegate, and for fraction tf
forty votes 10 excess of seyentyiye votes, an ad-
tiffional delegate.
The Stale Committee win be in session in the
reception room Of the Han at nine o'clock on the
morning of the Convention, for the purpose of re-
ceiving the credentials of delegates.
All electors of Maine, without regard to past
political differences, who are in sympathy with
the sentiments expressed in the call of the Re-
publican National Committee for The Republican
National Convention, are cordially invited to
unite with the Republicans Of the State in select
Ing delegates to this Convention.
Per order Republican State Committee.
JOSEPH II, MAHLEY, Chairman.
WILLIS II. WING, Secretary.
AUGUSTA, MAINE, February IL, 1885,