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Miss Bessie Cuttings and Mr.. John Paul Jones
were married at the residence OF the BRIDE on N
Wafr ,hiS 81 morning n az a oe,oSk Rev. George
Fielders c. Sluguf1, OF Baltimore, gave the bride
In marriage. and she wore a travelling dress Of
French gray henrietta cloth. After the ceremony
Mr.. and Mrs Jones departed upon trip, Including
Niagara Falls, Watkins Glen and other points
North. Recent bereavements In the family de-
Among the guests were Senator voorhees,, Miss
voorhees,, Mrs Br1nton stone, and the Misses Git
Sngs, @ 3 sisters Is @ Of the bride Mr. and Mrs Jones
return from the North, and later In the season
they will occupy their own house, which is under
going some changes In plan.
Cards are out for the marriage, at Dumbartop
Avenue M E church, West Washington, Of Miss
Gertrude H. Carr, OF Portsmouth, Va, to Mr.. Frank
W. Dowling OF this city, son OF Thomas Dowling,
ESQ.,, on Thursday evening, June II.
Major and Mrs. c. II. Lawrence have issued invi-
tations for the marriage OF their daughter Louise
aad Wm t. Cummings, June g. at Linden, Md.
tea given by Miss Juniata r. Lusk, at her
home, 7OS 18th street, last week, was the occasion
OF pleasant gathering. Miss Lusk was assisted
smith, OF New York, Miss Annie Parker, OF Penn
sylvania and Mrs. Dr. J. II. Peirce, OF Tennessee,
In receiving the guests and Miss Carrie Gibbs pre-
sided at the tealtable The floral decorations were
elaborate and tastefully arranged, and the dining
room presented beautiful scene. About two hun
dred were present.
Mrs. Sayles Brown and Miss Bettine Brown, Of
New York, on Seneca Lake, their country place,
where they spend the summer. Mr.. Brown pre-.
ceded them q week ago.
Mrs. Jno. M. Bond and daughter, Miss Ada Bond
OF street. are In Atlantic City.
Col jerome Bonaparte has returned from hii
annual trip to France His family win not leave
the city for Newport until after the marriage o
Ensign Edgar, for which event no date has been
assigned.
Mrs Starring returned from Baltimore yester
day, where she had been visiting her mother, Mrs
CONNIE. Next week the two ladies will 60 tC
Schooleys Mountains, In New Jersey, at HacKetts-
town, where MIS-. Conine has spent her summer
tor the past any years whenever she has been II
This country. Ma Starring win be Joined by hel
daughter and her husband, Mr.. and NrA Altman
Foster Barham Mr. Barham II British consul a'
Po There WIN then be gathered four generation
under MS Conines cottage roof at Hackettstown
Yesterday the Cross Country Club were hand
somely entertained by ex-Secretary and Mrs Nc
C1lloch &C their suburban home, Holly Hills
horsebsck.
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THE ANTI.RESCRIPr AGITATION.
It IL Causing Some Bitter Feeling In
Chicago-BishOp fecham NOn-COa.
initial.

CHICAGO, May 3i.-Daniel Corkery. the Illinois
member OF the Irish National League Executive
Committee, has been selected In place OF Judge
Moran 10 preside at the mass meeting OF the Irish
Catholics OF Chicago on Thursday night called
Tor the purpose OF protesting against the papal
reScr1pt Archbishop feehan continues 10 maln-
tain his non-commiJtal attitude regarding the
mass meeting, ana was not at home yesterday 20
the committee opposing the gathering that called
TO obtain from him an expression OF disapproyal.
IL Is understood that the archbishop declines 20
PREJUDICE the meeting. lie Will censure, II at al,
only after the participants have given cause, and
they have declared from the outset that their
action, while uncompromising and manly, shall be
equally dgnined and Catholic. Judge Moran's
course IN Withdrawing from the Craftsmanship IS
regretted 10y the promoters OF the meetlng but has
caused no bitterness apparently. The tart letter
Of city Collector Onahan, however, In which he
declines 20 act as vice e-president has had op-
posite effect He was sayasely denounced AT a
meeting OF the committee OF arrangements yester-
day. IL was declared that the Invitation 20 him
was an oversight, and "A vote thanking him for ao-
Senting himself was passed UNANIMOUSLY
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THE DERBY ON THE wANE.
There 10 n steady Falling OFF fn the
Attendance and EnthEsiasm.

Special Cable Dispatch to The EvESISG STAR.
LONDON, May 3l.-F1ne weather favored the
great horse racing event OF the year yesterday at
EPSON. The Prince and Princess OF Wales were
present, as usual In the paddock also were many
notablities, Including among the politicians Lords
Harrington and Churchill The Epson Downs
were thronged by vast multitude, who came
down by railroad and the roadways from Lon
don, in every variety OF conveyance great
shout went up as the first favorfte, the Duke OF
Portland's Ayrshire, passed the post winner. The
horses owner and jockey aiterward had a public
ovation. Nevertheless. old racing men declare
that both In attendance and enthusiasm the Derby
day shows steady falling OF. More valuable
prizes are now run for In Sandown and kempton
Park. This is by no meanSa matter OF regret, as
from the sunday preceding the races EPSON and
its neigho0rhOOd We're almost uninnaDitable
"There are few places on the face or the globe"
says competent eyewitness ''where more sin
and wickedness are perpetrated In a single week
than here" Sandown and kempton Park courses,
on the other hand. are attached TO vast enclosed
grounds belonging TO public companies who are
careful to preserve order and decorum.
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The Methodist Conference.


NEW YORK, May 3L-Bshop Fitzgerald presided at
,odays session OF the Methodist Episcopal General
Conference. When the body was called 70 order
Jhere were not more than fifteen OF twenty deie-
gates In their places Chaplain McCabe suggested
that the order oI devotional exercises Adopted at
yesterdays session be printed In the hymnal and
ritual
The report providing for the union OF Methodists
OF all natonalities was then taken up and adopted
minority report opposing the Independence Of
the japanese Church was presented, but was laid
on the table,
The next report was that OF the committee on
the Dalles mission case. The case Is one where
the missionary society sold and gave possession OF
certain property at Dalles, Oregon 20 certain par.
ties after the societys rights 20 the land had been
certified 20 by the Secretary OF the Interior The
supreme Court, however, decided that the mission
AIRY society had no rights 10 the land. The COM
Inlttee, In consequence, recommended the REFUND
,ng OF the money 10 the persons who had paid IL,
or their heirs, In four annual payments without
interest. The sum Is SO, zoo The report was
adopted
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THE PROHIBITION CONVENTION.
ls Gets uaso q Taagse This Msruins sa
she Wowan suffrage Question.

the Weaaan suffrage Question.
INDIANAPOLIS. May 3l--The prohibition national
convention was decidedly slow In coming together
this morning. Chairman S. John. In spite OF ths
SsS Ss
opened with song, followed by prayer from the
Rev. A. NJ. Richardson. OF Kansas The committee
port ana the Chairman was sccorded the moor. Ne
proceeded 20 read the rules as rcommenoco oy
The committee as follows:
The sessions OF the convention 20 be nom 70
1915 and % O'Clock: debate 20 be connneo 70
nve minutes 70 each delegate, no delegate 70 SPEAK
more than once on each question: votes so De
delegation 20 announce the vote. absent delegates
20 be voted In proportion 90 those present; noinl-
state Tor each once. The remaining recommends
tons were OF nature not OF interest," The con-
vention Immediately
rRocEEDKD 10 eKr INTO TaSatk
on the rule limiting debate on the suffrage ques-
tion. those most Interested In this probable plank
In the platform objecting seriously 90 50 circum-
scrioing debate Those fayorlng an extension OF
the time OF oebate were led by key. Mr. Mills OF
ono, and Delegate Bascom, OF Massachusetts,
The latter moved 20 extend the debate on the
suffrage plans 10 four hours the leading speakers
10 be selected by the two parties and confne the
~ was moved W % and II " was s'T voted down The rules
were then accepted as reported and thus the iirst
debate on the suffrage question
ENDED WITHOUT A DECISIVE VICTORY foR ErrEKR
as various delegates favoring the extension OF
time oppose woman suffrage The delegation nom
Texas, which under the call was entitled 70
twenty-six regular and nineteen delegates. was
then permitted 20 cast the full vote the crcden-
uals committee giving the state credit Tor but
twenty-eighL A special motion by Rev. W. II.
Boole, OF New York, 90 limit debate on the SUI
frage plank 20 three hours and speeches 90 ten
minutes each was defeated. and The report OF the
committee on finance was presented IL recon-
mencs the adoption OF the national committees
plan already formulated FOR an assessment by
states. with the additional provision that volun-
tary contributions be taken In the conyenIion
The report OF the committee was adopted A reso-
luton from the Iowa delegation was then pre-
sented containing a memorial 10 Rev. Mr.. HAD
dock.
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irish Bishops on the Rescript.
ANoTHRR ASSURANCE THAT IT WAS INTENDED IN NO
WISE TO HAMPER THE NATIONAL MOVEMENT.
At q meeting of the archDishops and bishops OF
Ireland, held yesterday in Clonlife College, Dub
lin, the following resolutions were unanimously
adopted and ordered to be published:
"In obedience to the commands OF the holy see
and In willing discharge Of the duty thus placed
upon us we desire to put on public record that the
recent decree Of the holy once addressed to the
Irish hierarchy was intended to affect the domain
OF morals alone andt no way totnterrere with poll.
tics In this country. Even this very day we have
had from our holy father the pope. direct and un-
equlvocal assurances OF his deep and paternal in
tereSt In the temporal welfare OF our country,
and that 30 far from intending BY this decree TO
in1ure our national movements, It was the hope
and purpose Of his holiness TO remove those things
which he judged might In the long run be oh.
stacieS to It's advancement and ultimate success
With these facts thus clearly before US, apart al
together from his numerous titles TO our nlial af-
lection and respect, We must warn our people
against the use OF any hasty or trreverent Ian.
guage with reference to the sovereign p0ntn or TO
any OF the sacred congregations through which he
usually issues his DEGREES TO the faithful. While
expressing our deep and lasting gratitude to the
leaders OF the national movement for the signal
services they have rendered 70 religion and to
the country, we deem it our duty at the same
time TO remind them and our nockA as We most
emphatically DO, that the Roman ponun has an
tnalienable and divine right 70 speak with author.
ity on al questions appertaining 70 faith and
mOrala,n
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He Was In Great Danger last Night
His Condition To-day.

1t was discovered last night that another alarm
ing complication has been added to General Sheri.
dams disease. He was taken with a coughing
spell at O'Clock and 1t continued until 1t was
feared that he would choke The following bulle.
tin was issued at l2:45 a. M
"At 10 O'Clock General sheridan was suddenly
threatened with sufIocation, and for awhile was
In imminent peril The attack was mastered with
dimculty. At this hour the immediate danger has
apparently passed"
Added to the peril OF suffocation came the ever
threatening feebleness Of the heart, which grew
feeoler with each one Of the spasms Of his throat
Digltais and oxygen were again admins
worked over sse ana Or
oetore there was any sign Of Improvement Every
body feared that the end had come, and the bulie-
len asleep shortly after and rested little. His
SUMMERS were light and at times broken by
acouSning spell, but he gradually revived.
THE MORNING BULLETIN.
AT o'clock this morning Drs O'Reilly, Mat
tnews, and H. c. Yarrow held q consultation, and
shortly arterward the following bulletin was
issued:
'Stnce the alarming occurrence noted in the bull
slowly rom hs a. % s sIs mas
ing has grown easier and his pulse stronger. He
mas slept pretty well during the last three hours.
residence this morning COL Blunt informed him
that the general had recovered TO q great extent
from MS relapse, but acknowledged that the re-
currence OF his heart failure, complicated with q
lung trouble, had excited the gravest fears OF
tnose In attendance, who had just become con-
vlnced that the general was on the sure road TO
recovery.
Col Blunt said that the delay In issuing the bull
!etin announcing the generals dangerous condi-
tion last night was not owing to a desire TO keep
the Information from the public, but that the doc
tors were working with their patient and they did
not bother about issuing bulletins until they had
carried him over the CRISIS.
Az 10 O'Clock Gen. sheridan was reported to be
resting quietly, and Col Kellogg, who came TO the
door, said that there had been no material change
In his condition since the morning bulletin was
issued.
THE NEWS RATHER MORE ENCOURAGING.
At 1l:l0 O'Clock Col. Kellogg, who has been in
constant attendance upon Gen. Sheridan since his
hrst attack, reported the general resting quietly
all the morning without artificial aid There has
peen no recurrence OF the severe coughing since
the last bulletin, and the situation this hour Is
rather more ENCOURAGING
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NO DANGER FROM THE INDIANS.
The Northwestern Scare started by q
Foolish SettIep.

CHICAGO, May 3l.-A dispatch from omaha, Neb.,
says: Lieut.. stevens, OF the 9th cavalry who was
out with troops 20 reconnoiter among the Indians,
Uelegraphs from Hat Creek, wyo., that there Is no
need OF troops Ia that country except 10 restore
confidence among the settlers, some OF whom have
eft the ranches. The aide OF Gov Church OF Da-
&ota, now at Oelrichs. has ordered zoo stand OF
arms. number OF frightened families have gone
20 Fort Robinson for protection. There Is not the
slightest danger OF any Indian outbreak. The
whole scare was started by foolish and fright
-ened settler
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Partisan Pressure ON the President.
RESOLUTIONS OF THE NATIONAL CIvu-sERvICE KE.
FORM LEAGUE.

Partisan Pressure ON the President.
RESOLUTIONS OF THE NATIONAL CIvu-sERvICE ne
FORM LEAGUE
At the annual meeting OF the National C1vil-Ser-
vice Reform League in New York yesterday, Geo.
William Curtis, who presided, was reelected pres
idens Tor the coming year. In the business meet
ing Hon. Sherman s. Rogers said there was cry
ing want OF civil-service reform in Buffalo. Chas
]. Bonaparte ana John c. Rose spoke in a similar
vein OF Baltimore. stuart Wood declared that the
people OF Philadelphia paid literally for an IRE.
sponsible municipal government.
The meeting passed resolutions to the eject
that: The league congratulated the country on
the profound interest awakened in civilservtce
form. Encouragement was felt for the progress
and prospects OF the cause. In many instances,
however, 1t must be acknowledged that the civil.
service reform law had been abused by the ap-
sympathy with 1t. The resolutions say that the
change In the unclassired service in the past year
had been great forecast its practically COM
plete partisan reconstruction by the close OF the
Administration. Neither the welfare OF the service
sn0R any public advantage whatever had been
SngWn TO demand so general change, and It could
le nStrfbuted only TO partisan pressure for
wholly partisan objects which the President had
unfortunately not resisted. The disregard OF the
notorious and nagrant defiance Of the executive
circular OF July IA 1885, warning certain officers
OF the Government against pern1c1ous activity In
politics, and the Presldents letter OF November 2
1887, advocating the choice OF particular candi-
date In municipal election, seriously discredited
the cause OF reform and mer1ted the public con-
demnation which they had received
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Washington News and Gossip.
Index to Advertisements.

AMrsrMFSrs-6th psga
ArroRyEYs-3dp page
AUCTION SALEs-3d pago
BoARDING-2d page.
BooKs-4th paxe
BUSINESS CHANcEs-6th paxa
CITY IrEMs-6th page.
COUNTRY BoARD-2d page.
COUNTRY REAL EsrArE-2d para
DEATHs-5th pare.
DENTIsTRY-4th paea
EDUcATroNAL-4thp pags
EXCURSIONS. PIcNIcs, &c.-6th pagA
FAMILY SuPPLIKs-4th psxa
FINANcIAL-4th page
For RENT Flats) I'd page.
FoRRENT Rooms)-2d pax,-
FOR RENT (Houses)-6th paxa
FOR RENT tStores)-2d para.
For RENT (Niscellaneous)-2d paga
For SALE CHouses)-2dp page.
For SALE Uots)-6th page
For SALE E(Misc',llaneousp-6th paga
HousEFURNIsHINGs-4t paSa
LADIES GooDs--4th page.
LOCAL MENrIoN-6th paga
LOST AND FoUND-2d paxa
MARRIAGEs-5th page.
MONEY TO LoAN-2d pa2a
MEDIcAL-4th page.
OCEAN STEAMERs-3d paQa
POTOMAC RIVER BoArs-3d para
PIANOS AND ORoANs-4th page
PERsoNAL-2d page.
PRoFEssIosAL-4th paga
PRoPosALs-4th page.
Railroads.&c. page.
SPKcIALTIEs-4th page.
SPECIAL NorIcks-lst psra
SUBURBAN PRoPKRrY-2d ps1a
SUMNER REsoRTs-4th pAga
The TRADEs-4th pagel
UNDERrAKERs-4th page.
WANTED (Help)-2d page.
WANTED (Situstions)-2d p,r,
WANTED (Rooms)-2d page.
WANTED (Houses)-2d page.
WANTED (Miscellaneous)-2d p.y,
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PERSONAL Trenton special TO the Philadel-
phia Times says ex-Secretary Robson is to put
out his shingle as lawyer in that city and begin
life over again as a practitioner before the New
Jersey Supreme Court. - Ex-Gov. j. Proctor
Knott and Hancock Taylor OF Kentucky, VIM
West OF Boston, and Jno. D. Taylor or London,
Eng, are at the St. James. C. Eastman and
Chas. Giddes OF San Francisco are at the Ebbitt.
senator Mcpherson was In New York last
night.-Gov: s. I. Hauser OF Montana JOS w.
Green OF Easthampton, Mass, Geo. F. Knight Ed
ward ID. Candee. Edward A. Wicks, ana Edgar j.
Levey OF New York are at Chamberlin's.SExr
Representative Hubbell OF Michigan, j. A. Hovey
A. J. Todd, Frank c. Holins, Chas. II. Wilcox,
and Edw. Eggleston OF New York, Samuel F.
Clarke OF Boston, Elisha Gray and Herrick John
son OF Chicago, d. II. Kinsell OF Columbus, Ohio
and Jno. Williamson OF YanktOn Agency, Dak are
at the Arlington.-B. G. Empic OF Wilmington,
n. C., is at Wormey's.-Alex. Robb or New York
Is at Welcker's-G. s. Corbin, Geo. W. Watts,
and &C. Renwee or Philadelphia, c. II. Allen, H.
NJ Whitney, brother OF Secretary Whitney, E p.
Wilbur and II. ID. Hyde OF Boston, X. c. Mckinney
OF Hamilton, Ohio, X S. Braine and Geo. Hoadly OF
New York, and Stanley q. Hill OF Queensland are
at the Riggs. Allison Bowen OF Paris, Elijah
Mountford and ex-Representative J. H. Brewer OF
Trenton, w. A. Randall OF Boston, Saml G. DIM
mick OF Kingston, N. Y, Louis Ii. Ayres Of Phia-
delphia, and A. b. Gardiner OF Providence, X. L,
are al Wlllard'S.
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kilograms to The Star.
THE PROHIBITION CONVENTION
Discussion on Woman Suffrage To-day
NO GROUNDS FOR THE INDIAN SCARE.
Derby Day Losing its Prestige in England.
A TERRIBLE LONDON FIRE.
Several Poor Girls Burned 60 Death o
Fearfully Maimed in jumping.


Special Cable Dispatch to The EVENING STAR
LONDON, May 3l.-Derby day, 1885, will long be
remembered for terrible fire which occurred at
Garrould's drapery store, In the Edgeware road,
not Tar from the marble arch. yesterday. A iire
broke out In that part OF the premises where
twenty-five female assistants sleep. Five poor
girls were burned or sufYocated TO death and sew
eral were seriously injured. So rapidly did the
names spread that there was scarcely time even
TO have the tarpaulins held out by the four cor
ners Some jumped and alighted safely, but two
glanced on the edge or the tarpaulin onto
the sidewalk and were terribly injured.
TWO girls were found dead with their watches
and tr1nkets clutched lightly In their hands.
Among the dead was a young woman who was 70
have been married that day, and another who was
friend OF hers from the country who was TO have
been her bridesmaid. No fre-escape arrived until
the premises were destroyed. A strict inquiry
Will be held, and the event Will probably have the
effect OF causing supply OF proper network
catchers to be kept at the IRE stations Lord
Randolph Churchill, the member for the constitu-
ency where the fire occurred, has subscribed $50
Tor the relief Of the sufferers
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The celebration Of July Is at Marietta. Ohio Of
the beginning or civil government under Gen st.
Clair, promises to exceed the most sanguine ex.
peceattons OF It's promoters. Senators Evxrts ana
Daniels are the orators for the occasion.
VIM. LAndreth, who murdered bis Htepoaughtol,
aged sixteen, at Independence, Ore, Was tried at
The Dalies Tuesday. The jury returned verdict
Of murder In the ffst degree
Charles Hanes ana David etrely have just been
arrested In West Virginia BY the RurokA detective
agency, upon the charge Of burning no leeB than
niteen valuable houses and barns In Monroe
County ouylng the nast ten monthA
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SOME GLADSTONE ANECDOTES.
Interesting Points from the biography
Of Street. the Englisl, Arcbitect.

Of street, the English Architect.
Special Cable Dispatch to THE EVENING STAR.
LONDON, May 3l.-The biography OF Street. the
architect OF the new law courts will shortly be
published with certain interesting matter re-
specting Gladstone, with whom he was on inti-
mate terms Street says that the dominant idea
In Gladstones mind is the justice OF equal treat
ment OF the poor and rich. He denounced IN con-
versation the rule which forbds poor men TO crive
across parks, also the custom OF sending venlsOn
from the royal parks TO persons In
his position. Talking about the gates,
such as the Duke OF Bedford and the Duke OF
Westminster have put across certain streets In
London, Street says: 'If saw anybody breaking
lock on these gates should not Interfere" "Nor
should l." Gladstone added
AFTER all in defense OF what we consider TO be
attacked Tor doing"
He denounced the law OF divorce spoke much
of modern hymns, defending tneir emotional char
acter, and also spoke strongly in favor OF free
open churches.
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NAVAL ORDERs.-PaSsed Assistant Engineer
Chas W. Rae, ordered to duty in the Bureau OF
Navigation June 1. Lieut.. W. l. Moore placed on
waiting orders. Paymaster Jno. X. Martin ordered
TO settle accounts and placed on waiting orders.
Passed Assistant Jno. A. TObin, detached from the
Passed Assist. Surgeon F. G. Craig, detached from
the Naval Hospital Norfolk, and ordered TO duty at
the New York Naval Hospital. Assistant Surgeon
A. X. wentworth, detached from the Galena and
ordered TO the Norfolk Hospital. Assistant
Eng1Leer Robt. s Griffin, detached from duty in
the Bureau or Navigation June 90 and ordered to
duty in the Burea OF steam Engineering. Lieut..
Commander Henry N. Manning, detached from the
photographic Office 3lst instant, and granted one
years leave, with permission to leave the United
States Lieut. Jno. A. Norris, detached from the
photographic Office and ordered to duty in the
Bureau or Navigation. Pay Inspector l. q. Bill
lings, granted one years sick leave.
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A New Nebraska Railway.

CHICAGO, May 3L-A dispatch from Lincoln,
-Neb, says: Articles OF Incorporation have been
ned or the Nebraska and Western Railroad the cor.
poration having capital stock OF S9OO0OoO. The
route Will be through the state east and west,
commencing on the Missouri opposite Sioux CITY.
While nothing definite is known as 20 what syndi-
cate Is behind the incorporators, the prevailing
opinion Is that IL Is backed by people seeking Ne
braska business by an extension from the western
terminus OF the ILLINOIS Central al Sioux CITY