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SAN Francisco, Jan. 22.-Advices re-,
ceived from sidneykay that sensational
scene was witnessed during a perform
ance by Mrs. Potter and Kyrle Bellew Ia
Hero and Leander." The curtain had
fallen on the first act and Mrs. Potter
and Bellew were bowling In front of IL In
response 20 a recall Al this moment
John Payne, seaman Of Ii. NJ. S. Or
lando, sprang on the stage, drew q re-
volyer and shot himself In the abdomen.
The widest excitement prevailed
Women screamed and Mrs. Potter
tainted. Payne was taken to the hos,
pital, where he died soon afterward. The
performance was continued.
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IN NEBR AsKA.


The validity of the Joint Convention 20
Bs Dseided In the Supreme Court.
T,rNcoLN. Jan. .i.--As soon as the Joint
con Yentlon vas called 90 order this morn
ing Representative shrader offered a reso-
luti0H as follows:
wHRREAs, Certain memberSof this joint
con yentlon are I'm doubt as to the cOnstitu-
tionality OF our procedure. without the sig
nature Of the lieutenant governor or the
defarto governor to the Joint resolution by
which ws are conyanedi and,
WHEREAS, There IL q general desire for
such an 0pinlon; therefore. be- 1t
Reaoired. That the opinion Of the supreme
court IA hereby asked upon the following
questions;
4. When the legislature IL convened for
ahe purpose OF hearing cases OF contests for
uAa a,xecutive Offices Of the stats, Is IL nee
sAsaEy 10 have the signature OF the gov
ornaw a. the concurrent resolution axIng the
date fnwAAid hearing when the seat of said
governor h also contestedY
. when the ofice OF lieutenant-governo
- also eontested, Is IL necessary To secure
So MwnMture 90 the concurrent resolution
- a@t@ato presiding ofticsr Of the senateT
y should the lieutenant governor decline
to amK haA signature, what course should
the lokiAaatnre pursue I'm order that the
proceeaanzs uay be IsgalT
shoala the governor decline 90 affis
has saBnafure. could the legislature proceed
10 msAaF aus ,detsrmIns the contest cases
WlnWnN - koyernOrE approval, or this
passa&e ~ tht resolution In both houses
m&bouNEhe requisite two~thlrdm gotAy
shrades aenannded the previous ausstion
which was s@Aoh6ed by nearly eyegy ulalr.
berpu that side nf the house amid Wild ex,
sritemen1.
The voss o. she pre- vions question resuitet
- yeas a 81 nAyaA
After considerably bi-faay between tn,
0ppealng facthsnsm recess was u.en takeI
until o'cipek.
cosnmittRe walked on the snrTem.
court and that body decided To hear argu
ments from counsel on the qaeetons pro.
pounded ln tine Ahrmher 'ra@oiutlons, pt
O'Clock. ?
Thia afternoon shrader submitted an
other question % the supreme court by res
.nlution. Tie wants 20 know II the le0iaIatur
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MEXICO, Mo-, Jan. 22.--R. J. Jones, Of
this city, Is constructing model OF AN
invention that will reyolutionize the
world and startle such electricians as
Thomas A. Edison. Mr.. Jones has In
vented a machine that will ultimately do
away with both steam and electricity,
and instead run engines and all kinds Of
machinery with either compressed air or
water. 1t Is a hydraulic engine, and
is attached TO the regular steam
engine by valve that lets the
compressed air into the boiler,
and by the simple touch of lever with
the hand sets the machinery In motion,
which runs perpetually until shut of by
the opening up of another valve that lets
the compressed air escape, the hydraulic
engine keeping up its work continually
by this means an engine can be easily
controlled or governed as II by steam,
and run at an almost trivial cost. Mr.
Jones, the inventor, has q model that
has been tried 20 his entire satisfaction,
and he Is now constructing one in this
city, l2xl4 inches. expressly TO secure a
patent. The inventor claims that I'm a
year there will be very few engines In
this country run by steam. The model
As shown IL one Of neatness, and Is the
simplest piece of machinery In existence.
The hydraulic pumps In connection will
stand the pressure Of over 700 pounds OF
compressed air or water TO the square
Inch, and the inventor claims that II can
be made 10 stand q pressure even greater
than this. Mr., Jones says people may
call 1t fake and all such, bat said he:
IAN Incessant study OF twenty years
on this subject has at last revealed TO
me the secret OF an invention that will
no doubt startle the universe, and after
trying my machine to my own delight
am ready TO say TO the world that per
petual motion has been solved"
Mr.. Jones is ~ years old, native OF
Virginia, and farmer by occupation.
He moved TO Lincoln county, this state,
and about three months ago from there
10 Mexico, where he Is at present To-
Gated. He has worked just eight months
upon the present model of the ma hine
he is now constructing, and says that In
D few days he will give and exhibition OF
the workings OF his invention, that the
people may be their own judges as to the |
accuracy of his assertions.
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SPARKS From THE WIRES.

THE Photographers association Of
America will meet In Buffalo, n. Y.
JulyI4 next.
A BILL has been introduced I'm the
Kansas house to confer tho right OF
| suffrage on women.
NEARLY dozen window R4a4s fart4,-
ries OF the country have shut down on
account OF an OverstOcked market and
| low prices.
TWENTY-FIVE ticket ''scaIpers" from
| all parts OF the country met In Chicago
| and organized the National Ticket
Brokers association.
OLIVER THIxoS, cOlored, made an at
tempt to assault young lady a. Fayette,
Mo-, for which he was taken from jail
and lynched by q mob
THE Bank OF Downs. at Downs, Kan,
has closed its doors. 1t was connected
with the American National bank of
Kansas City, which failed Monday.
IT is understood that Vincent Scully,
the defeated Parneli candidate for XII
kenny, has aboned his petition for the
unseating OF Sir John Pope Hennessy.
THERE were earthquake shocks In
Switzerland Tuesday, and simultaneously
harbor. The ice was broken by the
shocks.
WHILE Richard Lame and wife, of BOs-
ton, Ca, were at church their house was
burned and their four children perished
In the flames. They had been locked In
by their parents.
AT Wichita, Kan, Cornelia Leppo, al
Italian, while drunk disemboweled u
negro named Dennison and dangerously
stabbed Dennison's wife and another
negro woman named speck.
THE Cleveland, o., Milling company
has sold out TO u Scotch syndicate The
company will be operated by the Scotch
and three Cleveland directors, and capt
talized At 50, 500, 900.
A GENERAL thaw has set in through
out England TO the great relief OF those
who have been great sufferers on ac-
count Of the extraordinarily severe
weather which has prevailed tn Europe.
THE Chicago Gas company, known rs
the gas trust, has decided 20 surrender
Its charter and 90 out of business. The
companies composing r. will, however,
continue their business as before.
EsTIMATEp loss Of wares. stoppage Of
trade aud blight Of crops hY the storms
and cold In France h o., 5O0, 900. Seveh
fishermen have crossed the Zyderzee Oh
ice, hot done Aefere since i74O,
A NuMRER Of Chicago capitalists stand
ready 10 make the Huvefnmeht a promo
sitiun In regard 20 tae erection OF d post
efieS building IN Chicago should cons
Rress fail 10 make the necessary appro.
priation.
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a General European Disarmament Con
hrmed by GermanS's Emperor.
BERLIN, Jan. 22.--The Snale Zcttung
yesterday, referring TO the dinner Herr
Miguel, the imperial minister OF finances,
gave on Friday last, at which the em-
peror, Chancellor Won Caprivi, several
ministers and o number OF members Of
the reichstag were present, says that,
upon the occasion referred to, the re-
ports circulated as TO the possibility of q
general European disarmament were the
subject OF some hiiarity. The emperor
according 10 the newspapers referred 10,
remarked that Germany was satisfied
and had 20 thoughts OF fresh conQuests.
II was possible, the emperor Is said to
have added, that smokeless powder
would eventually result In terminating
the era of war, and although there ex-
listed no question In regard 10 dlsarma-
ment the new conditions of warfare rem
dered warlike developments improbable
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A WIFE sEATER's ESCAPE.
InEariatsd Citizens Try to Lynch aIm In
the Court Room.

Infatuated Citizens Try To Lynch aIm In
the Court Room.
CHICAGO, Jan. 22.-Henry Miller mar
rowly escaped being lynched In court
room in the village of Lombard Monday
evening. Justice Fischer issued q war
rant for the arrest of the man for beat
ing his wife and child In & most brutal
manner, the little enc being nearly killed
by the kicks and blows of the inhuman
father. The warrant was placed In the
hands OF Constable Mack TO serve
When he arrived at Millers house Miller
was standing In the doorway tiouFishing
o big corn knife and club and he
threatened to kill the officer II he came
very near. BY this time the news Of
MiIler's brutality had spread and quite a
crowd had assembled in front OF the
house. The constable and some of the
crowd made q rush for Miller, who en-
tered the house and closed the door. The
crowd lost no time In breaking the door
open. Still armed with the knife and
club Miller detied the crowd and refused
to surrender. Justice Fischer came up
and finally persuaded Miller to go with
the officer. He was, taken TO the office
OF the justice, followed by the crowd.
Once there, the rage OF the people be-
came so intense that ropes were secured
and q desperate effort was made TO hang
Miller in the court room. Constable
Mack was knocked down and trampIed
by the mob. His deputies drew their re-
yolvers, and making determined stand,
were enabled to get the prisoner away
and took him to Jail at Wheaton. On
the road second Intellectual attempt was
made 10 secure and hang the wife
beater,
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insurgents 0aInins around.

LONDON, Jan. 2a.--DispatGhes re-
oeivad from Buenos Ayres state that
affairs In Chill are far from improving.
Considerable dissenslon already exists
among the Gillian troops and this feel
Ing II rapidly spreading. IL II announced
as certain that q number OF government
troops have already Joined the insur-
gent forces with their arms and bag
gage. This has tended TO raise the
spirits and expectations OF the lnsur.
gents, who are preparing 10 take vigor-
Gus action. So far the insurgents seem
20 be gaining ground.
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oUR RACE PROBLEM.
The "rhundersr" Thinks the Emigration
scheme Justified by Condl tIonn.

The "Thunderer" Thinks the Emigration
scheme Justified by Conditions.
LONDON, Jan, 22.--The TSmes, Ia an
editorial on the subject Of the negro mi
grafton from America, asks whether the
prosecution Of race war would be
cheaper than the furtheTanee OF a negro
exodus. II says: "The emigration pro
posal IL sure 10 offend many, both In
America and England, but the critics
may be- fairly called upon to describe
this alternative settlement ~ equally
permanent and honorable. 1t In On eX-
treme measure, only TO be justified by \
serious condition Of affairs; but such, In
the opinion OF aeareful observer, who has
long been there, Is the condition Of the
southern states, The gloomiest predic-
tions as to the reconstruction policy Of
the republicans have been fulfilled, and
II is especially their duty TO bestir them
selves and endeavor 10 put an end 10 the
chronic disorderly spirit"
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Occurs at the Meeting OF the
Joint Convention at
Pierre To-Day.
II All the Republicans Can Be
Brought Into Line Moody Can
Surely Be EleOted.
Two. However. Stsadfastly Refuse to
Come In---Monksy and Parrot
Time at Lincoln.

PIERRE, y. d., Jan. 22.-Spectal: An
unexpected turn occurred In the house
this morning. IL was thought that the
Lawrence county cases would engross
attention, and perhaps BE- decided.
Bowel, inde pendent. moved that the
cases be made special order for 3
o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Carried,
by ~ to SO. Lester, independent, moved
that the attorneys on each side be al
lowed three-quarters OF an hour each,
and that a vote should then be taken.
Referred TO committee OF the whole
This action explained on one OF two hy-
potheses on one side, that either the in
dependents were realizing an absolute
weakness of the case, fear they cant
win, or If they unseat the five repub-
iIcaHs on so light pretense they fear
the effect upon the public. On the
other side there Is the possibility Of
some sort of an understanding by
which certain men or certain
interests are TO be benefited In certain
contingencies. Whether this means that
in case Moody cant win certain republI-
can votes will go TO Tripp or some
other democrat or independent, or
whether there Is some other considera-
tion, does not appear. But certain II Is
that while on Tuesday night the combI-
nation was anxious to vote, that
anxiety has totally vanished. There
will DO q senatorial ballot to-day and one
tomorrow, II necessary, before the con-
tsst IL again reached, and II Is quite pos
Sible that the senatorial contest will be
settled before that time. Prominent re-
publicans said this morning that II all
ths republicans would come into line
Moody can be elected on the third bal
lot from this. But there are at least
two who steadfastly refuse 10 come In.
To-Day'a Jeint Hallots.
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a LITTLE PANIC.
n Is Caused bv Firs in = Chicago once
Building.


Building.
CHICAGO, Jan. 22.-What threatened
o. be a serious fire broke out shortly be-
ore noon yesterday In the POtvin build
ing on Washington street. opposite the
city hall. The building Is occupied prin-
cipally by lawyers and real estate men
for offices. The basement Is used as y
restaurant. An overheated stove In the
drying room, adjoining the kitchen,
cansed q board partition to ignite and
che flames shot up Through the elevator
shaft with alarming rapidity. ThH DC
cupauts of the offices In the building
were apprised OF their danger by the
smoke that entered through the crevlces
In their doors. They rushed to the hall
ways only TO be confronted by huge vol
unnes of sitting smoke which made re-
treat impossible. There are no fire es-
'capes on the building and the people
shut up In their offices became frantic
with fright. Visions OF a horrible holo-
caust came 10 the minds Of the helpless
lawyers and terrified typewriter girls as
they beheld the clouds OF smoke accumu-
lating about the windows of the offices
In which they were imprisoned The
windows were raised and the now thor
oughly frightened men and women
climbed out on the window lodges to es-
cape being smothered by the smoke,
which now filled the rooms of the build
ing. The fire department arrived and
ladders were raised TO where the terri
fed people we're clinging with q death
like grip by the iedges. One by one
they were rescued from their porilous
positions until they were all landed
safely on the ground. The pecuniary
loss WAS small
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Dr. BisssI HeIsassd-waEsF Mains Burst

Sioux FALLS, s. D., Jan. 22.-The bond
OF DIR. Bissell, OF Valley Springs, charged
with fatally overdosing 3 man with NOR
phine, At that place, has been reduced
from IS, 900 TO $500. The doctor has
been released. He reIterates his resolu-
ton TO forever abstain from drink, and
In q public manner very pathetically
asks his friends and others 10 refrain
from offering him drinks. The date for
the new trial has not been set,
Much trouble Is being experienced In
the city by the bursting of water mains.
Under the old reservoir system the pres
sure was not sufficient TO force water . 10
the top Of q three-story building. The
pressure In now direct and four or FIVE
times as strong as previously. The weak
mains are, In consequence, giving way
In various portions of the city.
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Cat Ribs IB Her Nose.

DECATUR, Ill, Jan. 92.-A surgeon of
this city has just completed n novel
surgical operation He removed part of
four ribs OF 8 cat and inserted them In
the nose of n young lady, forming per
feet bridge for the nose. The bones Of
the nose had decayed and were removed
This is said to be the first operation of
the kind known IN the annals Of surRery
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ST.. PETERSBURG, Jan. "Details re-
ceived here to-day OF the collIery explO-
sion yesterday near Parkow show that
forty miners at work In the pit were
killed outright Eighty others were
taken out In an unconscious condition,
and 1t Is feared many of them will not
FecOypF
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CINCINNATI, o., Jan. 22.-To-day's
Price Current says: The aggregate move
ment OF hogs in the west has been de-
cidedly reduced the past week, although
moderately exceeding the corresponding
period last year. The total packing Is
100000, against 625, 900 the preceding
week and $50, 600 last year. The total
from Nov. is $3.50, 900, against 4, ,sO5, O.
600 year ago. The leading places CON
pare as follows:
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ST. Louis, Jan. 22.-One OF the Shep-
pard boys, who escaped from the officers
at Rogers, Ark, yesterday, was found
dead In baggage car when the train ar
rived there. He was shot and killed
while trying To escape. Deputy Sheriff
Wright, who was shot by outlaws, will
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=. CHICAGO, Jan. 22.-Business seems TO
have boon practically suspended by the
Chicago a. Erie road between Hunting
ton, Ind, and this city. No trains have
arrived or left here since yesterday, and
no attempt has been made since Tuesday
night 10 move any freight. The Erie
officials here refused this morning 10
give any information as TO the condition
of affairs
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Their signatures Are Necessary.
ON THE FRONTIER.

a Review OF Troops Takes Place Near
Pine Ridg. To-day.
PINE RIDGE, Jan. 22.-A review of
troops In the field took place this morn
Ing about four miles from the agency
1t attracted the attention OF nearly ell
the friendly and hostile Indians on the
agency. After the review there was
display Of the transportation department.
OF the army. There were 1900 men In
the review.
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MAzEPrA, Mimi, Jan. 22.-Tha oat
meal mtfff aud elevator OF +. M. johnson,
of Minneapolis, burned last night. The
loss on the building is S60,O 900. Fifty
thousand bushels OF grain was consumed.
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NEw YORK, Jan. 22.-Surrogate Ran
som decided this afternoon that the mar
riage of Eva L. Hamilton TO Robert Ray
Hamilton Is void and she Is still the wife
of Mamma
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no Maintain ; status oua.

DUBLIN, Jan. %. The Erpress to-day
anRop2ces that Paruell, 0'Brien, Dillon
and Mccarthy have simply come TO an
agreement In regard TO maintaining o
status QUO until the next general cleo
upa,
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namansla far nn Analrnman,

MONTREAL. Jan. 22.--Gilmour, Lind
say Il Co. have had Two demands for an
assignment made upon them. The total
lisbilities reach nearly R22s,0uQ.
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Moody lost two, Belknap was paired
and Way, OF Custer, voted for Melville;
Doaahue, republican, who voted for Mel
Vile yesterday, was to-day paired with
Moore, who voted for Campbell. On the
second ballot Moody lost one, Moscrip
going to Melville. There were no other
changes among the leading candidates,
though several new names appeared In
the scattering list. At l:tS the assembly
adjourned on motion OF Bowel, indie
pendent, seconded by Norton, repub-
lIcah,
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A Different vlaNx.

SIOUX FALLS, s. d., Jan. Especial.
A private letter received from Henry A.
Smith, OF this county, now at Pierre,
says that Moody cannot possibly be re-
elected. He also expresses grave fears
that the Independents will be stampeded
shortly. He claims the opposition Is
using money and all kinds of promises to
break the independent ranks. Smith
thinks that some republican, other than
Moody, will win. He says IL il doubtful
IL the latter can muster eighty votes.
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cannot meet without any concurrent reso-
tuition at all and hear the contest casesa
Tho house adjourned until 10 q. ma. to-m NOR
row.
Their Signatures Are Necessary.
LINCOLN, Neb., Jan. 22.-The joint
convention 10 hear the election contest
met this mornining, but at once took
recess till p. m, when the decision OF
the supreme court on the legality of the
proceedings were TO be- formally de-
liyered, The court holds that the sigma
lures of the governor and lieutenant
governor to the concurrent resolution
were necessary to make the acts of the
Joint convention valid.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-04-07
Personal and General.

Mr. Frank d. Crenshaw is convalescent.
TIE walks o few squares every bright sul-
shiny day, but it will be some time get before
lac can attend to business.
Mr. william Dafron. vice Mr.. James Ran.
kin, resigned. has been appointed treasurer (
ST. Peters Conference. 81. Vincent de Paul
Society
An oil stove exploded in Mrs. Aberuathys
house. ia east Franklin street. about ii ye--
terday and caused a fire alarm No damage.
Mr. George w. Wyatt. cashier Of the Oh
Dominion Steamship Line. Richmond. u stop
ping at the Eutaw House, Baltimore.
Marriage licenses We're issued yesterday 20
Philip Colavta and jennie Aluisi lancey
Moles and Emma Walker .coloredl.
Mr. John Walden. "A prominent merchant u
Pittsylvania county. was In the city yesteE-
day. on his way 10 New York.
Mrs. c. r. Dabney. formerly Of Richmond
now residing in BuAalo, n. Y, Is ia the city
for a short visit
Tie Grounds and Buildings Committee me.
yesterday afternoon. Only routine business
was attended 10.
A meeting Of the stockholders Of the Clifton
Forge Water Company was held yesterday ~
the Exchange Hotel at noon.
Cadet Albert Hunt. of tho Chester Pa
Military Academy IS in the city, on yac'-
ton.
Captain George A. Mushback. Of Alexan-
drla, was in the city yesterday.
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Fowl ArcanmIn.

Since the adjournment of the Grand Coun-
ell the Councils throughout the State have
gone to work 10 increase and even double
their membership.
One Council. at It's meeting last week had
twenty new applications.
Tin. order is fast becoming the most popu-
Jar in this State IN fact. throughout the
United States. now numbering over ll5.00O
members. and having from 1000 10 800 MEM
beers monthly applications New York and
Pennsylvania are striving hard 90 become the
banner State one Council IN New York
having over LOO members.
New Councils are spun-iug mp in this state
and the new grand officers will have their
time fully occupied IN organizing II the pres
emit spirit continues
pocahoatas Council. of Norfolk. Va. intends
giving % grand reception and banquet ou
Tuesday evening. nth instant 90 Walter T.
Irvine. one of their members who WAS elected
Grand Regent at the Inst session Of the Grand
Council
Mr. Charles W. HARDWOOD. of this city. was
elected GRAND \Ice-bogeut. and from h- en-
er-y and proper fitness for the position Will
uo doubt receive from his brethren m this
city proper appreciation az his services.