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A BIG FIRE IN OMAHA
Clerks and Cuil0m,B HiY, 10 Run for
Their LIVES.
SEVERAL SLIGHTLY BURNED
But Fortunately No Lives We're
Lost In a Fire That Proved Very
Destruc,ivs-A Quarter OF
Million in Ashes.

OMAHA, Feb. 3.-Shor:ly before
o'clock tonight fire broke oul in the show
window Of the Boston store. aal five min
uies later the entire building was ablaze.
The store was crowded with clerks aud
customers, IL being the custom to keep
open Saturday night. Thc third floor was
occupied by a night school. Cousterna-
ton reiCued among the people in the
store aud a mad rush for The exits began.
Men, women and children crowded for
the streets, tho sale girls and cash girls
leaving their wraps and other belongings.
Every body escaped alive, but a number OF
girls employed ia the millinery and cloak
department were badly scorched and
blistcred. several losing all the hair from
their heads.
ga the west stood st. MaGadelinc'a
church. IL was quickly on fire and burned
like barrel of tar. On the south. across
Douglass street, was tho y. NJ. c. A.
bullding and row of three Story Aats,
On tho ground floor of tho Y. NJ {. A.
building Is the Thompson & Bslden dry
goods store. They suffered considerable
loss. Tho upper floor of the fats was
cleaned out. The intense heat from the
Boston store building kept the hrcmen
OH, OF that portion OF Douglass street for
half an hour, and this gave the flames a
chance TO get across the street. So rap
idly did the Boston store burn that the
cashier abandoned tho cash in the drawer
aud the bookkeencrs had TO leave tho
books on which they were working. The
safe door Was open, bat no one dared to
tempt death by trying to close It. The es.
cape of the inmates from the blazing tIu-
der box was all but miraculous. The
losses of tho lios on store we're s235, 900 !;
insurance, $1,000 Other losses are es-
| timated al s1D,OO0.
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WAsHINGToS. Feb. 3.-The silver ques-
tion is to be taken up IN tie house Tues
day, according TO the plans OF Band. He
expects the debate on the seignorlgc bill
to last two days, SO that the final vote can
be taken Wednesday afteraoou. "There
is no doubt of the passage of the bill, y
said Bland. "Thc feeling is far different
now from that at the Time of the repeal OF
the Sherman act. IL the repeal bill were
heard to-day it would not be likely to pass.
Many gentlemen have heard from their
constituents since then. expect the bill
TO pass by Wednesday night"
Stone OF Pennsylvania, who wrote the
report against tho bill, is preparing for a
sharp contest, beginning Tuesday.
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THE BILLINGS ; pENlTsNrlARY.
Eids TO 20 Opened soon for Montann's
Eastern Prison.

Specia Dispatch to the StaudtrL
HELENA, Feb. 3.-rhc board OF state
prison commissioners have three sets OF
plans for tho eastern peniientiary at
Billings. These plans wcrc To have been
opened on Feb. |. but Attorney General
Haskell was away nj the timc and tho
bolrl did not care 10 act without full
membership. The attorney general will
he back early in the coming week. when
tho plans will he opened and the architect
who has his bid accepted will receive $3.50
from the state. When the plans are ac-
ceptcd the board will advertise for pro-
posals for putting up the buildings. Tho
advertisement will run once week for 10
days, which will carry the letting of tho
contract over till some time IN Narch.
Tho boarl does not expect work to hc-
9 n Oh The now prison before April ]. The
board is anxious 10 have Montana con-
tractors secure the work ia preference TO
outside people. The legislature appro-
rrlnted $4,000 for thc Billings PRISON for
1893 and 5000 for 1885,. The financial
pressure last year prevented the state
going ahead with the work.
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AGAINST \ REDUCTION.
Employees OF th- rniun Pacific Hold q
Meeting FOR Protest


Meeting FOR Protest
Special Dispatch 70 the standard
tHEYESNE, Wyo.. Feb. 3.-An important
conference Of representatives OF different
org inzltions of Union Pacific employees
in Wyoming has been session tins after
noon. The meetings we're he'd with
closed doors, but it has been ascertaincd
that the purpose of the conference was 10
provide means TO emp.ny counsel to pre-
sent the protest of the employees against
the Adoption OF the schedule OF wages and
regulations prnmulgatcd hy the receivers
of the road. Tho matter Will come up be-
fore Judge R.ser 81 tito United States cir
cult court ON Monday next. An advisory
committee composed of enc representa-
tive of each Of the organizations OF
engineers, conductors, Gremcn, switch
men and telegraphcrs was chosen. This
committee will remain in heyenne and
assist the attorneys IN tho prosecution of
the case. The subcommittee Of the re-
specIiyc organizations will report tO this
committee.
Al present it is not known what tho
form of tho protest Will be. but the men
express determination To make every et-
fort possible To prevent n concurrence in
the order issued by Judge Dundy IN Me-
hraska, which authorizes the receivers to
10 put IN effect on March l reduction
scale Of wages, aud restraius the eln-
ploycs from taking concerted acton to
protect their interests; ia other words.
making il contempt of court Tor
them to strike. In addition 10
retaining local counsel To put the
protest TO Judge Riser, the American
Railway Uuion has retained Col. Robert
e. Ingersoll tn represent their interests.
He is confident that the higher courts VIII
not sustain an order 20 in,mcal to tho
rights of organized labor Should Judge
Dundy's order loo coucurrcd in by tho
courts Of other states into whose jurisdic-
tiou tho Union Pacific extends, do doubt
universal strike will bc ordered among
all the employees Of the system IN order 10
test them.
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KING OF ALL MURpERERs.
stones Confession Places Him at this
III, AL af the W ride VILLAINS.

WAsIuSGroS. Ind, Feb. 3.-By vo,un-
tary confession, Stone, the scxtUpic MUIR
dcrcr now awaiting execution in Jefrer-
sonyille prison, adds one more To his all
ready awful list OF cr ines. When visited
in prison by his aged father, Stone related
his fearful butcheries in detail. closing by
acknowledging an airoclty OF which he
was not hitherto supposed guilty.
Il will be remembered that little Ethel.
the seventh member of tho family that
stone murdered. survived the slaughter,
though severely injured. and for several
days lowered between life and death. She
was the only living witness of Stones
fearful decd. suddenly little Ethel died.
Stone has confessed to his father that ona
day he went to the house, and while tho
family was at dinner, smothercd the little
girl 10 death.
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4 Dnnl of sLrnInslIns

LONDON, Feb. 3.-Regardng the report
that big pool had been formed on thls
side of the Atlantic by the different steam
ship lines, a representative of one OF the
leading transatlantic lines said the state
ment is incorrect SO far as tho British
lines arc concerned, but the continental
lines have already completed arrange
ments 10 pool tho atlantic passenger
earnings and are negotiating to pool the
earnings of the freight business. The
British steamship companies are likely TO
conclude an agreement with tho conti-
mental lines which will diminish compeil-
ton.
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Spec'a' uispaica 20 w -laItrL
HELENA, Fob. 3.-Harfy L. Thompson,
late assignee Of the Jackson Music h0use,
will he arrligncd in the district court on
Thur, day on an information charging
him with embs, ,.llng funds o' the con-
cern. Lawyers who have looked into the
matter express doubts Of the state balng
able 10 secure conviction On the lltor.
nation, as they say lhompsun's oHensc
is nothing more shan breach of trust. In
the other department Of the district court
Thompson viii al the same time be sryins
to have the order removing him as as.
slsnee set aside.
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LONDON. Feb. 3.-This afternoon pro-
cossion Of German-Iew.sh unemployed
gave II out that they would hold a meet
ing IN the historic ST. Pau's church, In
order to call attention to their grievances,
and started towards tho church for tbs
purpose. Tho police met them and
clubboi them vigorously. The procession
then went to Trafalgar square and held
an excited meeting, at which fiery
speeches we're made. A strong force os
police is guarding II. Pau's aud will re-
main on duty all night.
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BIDS ACCEPTED.
A State mant From Secretary Carlisle
Ergtrdtnc the New Ionds.

WAsHISGToS, Feb. 3.--Secrctary Car
Isle has authorized the following state
meni: THE secretary has considered the
proposals submitted for the new per
cent. loan and accepted all bids naming
higher figure than S,l7,221.;. Tho proposals
submitted at the upset price has been
scaled down 5.33l pee cent. and the
amount OF the bonds allotted under this
reduction, together with subscriptions a.
ioIted in tGil, is Ss0,0DOOJ."
The statement adds that accrued inter
est 10 daIe Of the deposit OF money In pay
meut of the principal and premium Will
bc n the rate OF interest realized by the
subscriber and be added by the assistant
treasurer with whom tho deposits arc
made, each subscriber 10 be notified when
the bonds viii be ready TO deliver.
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MADE a BAD JOB OF 1T.
The Convict Tried 10 XIII Himself Hut
Did Not succeed.

CoLUMBus. Ohio, Feb. 3.-There was n
sensation in the big dining room at tho
Ohio pcnitent!ary to-day when Convict
John II. Cunroy roso In the presence OF
1890 PRISONERS seated at breakfast and
announced his intention of takin;
his own lilo. Conroy slashcd tho
do OF his neck with tho knife
with which hc hal been eating
and after be sat down the blood poured IN
a stream over his shoulder. Couroy was
taken to the hospital. where IL was found
tho wound would NOT be fatal. The fell
low has had mania for killing himself in
public. Once he deliberately sawed "a
finger or IN the prison shops in order that
lac might not be compelled To work.
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Ives WIN, tn. Tournament.

CINCINNATI, Feb. 3.-The billiard tour.
nament c!esed tonight with the defeat Of
Schaeler by Ives, GOD 10 i3i. Ives WINS
first money, Schaeler second, Slosson
third. Ives played very strong game,
running out with lG3 in the twen,y-iirst
inning. Schaefcr was listless and IN
different. Averages: Ives. 2S l2-9l; (;
ScAaefer. q 40. Schaefer's best run was
81. Schaeier tonight accepted an Offer
Of 3 900 for three months foreign tour.
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ST. PAUL, Feb. 3.--The snit against the
Kittson estate for half of the alleged
dover interest of Mrs. Crcvicr in the
S3,0)o,000 Jeff by Commodore Kitison was
dismissed this morning for lack OF proof,
in the probate court. Tho suit was based
on The claim that Mrs. Creyier was the
first wife of Ki,,son. The testimony Of
Mrs. Creyicr's brother and son. of tho
priest who married her TO Crevier. and of
others was all against the clam, Mrs.
Crev,er's brother aud son tcstifying that
she never claimed TO have been married
10 KItison.
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Rum RS of War.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 3-No information
has been received at the Indian bureau
concerning the reported outbreak of In-
dams from the Apache reservation. In
the face of the fact that the bureau has di-
rect tele;raphic communication with tho
agency and both military posts mentioned
in tho tclesraphic reports OF the outbreak,
the Indian office thinks the facts have
been exaggerated.
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and waking hours" continued Rayner.
I'll he were to start for tue north pole,
solitary aad a.onc, with the folds of the
nag abon. him, the Nineteenth century
Won Il find him standing in majestic soil.
.ude upon the frozen axis of the world
waving the stars and Stripes" (Repuh'
lican applause.
"But not under the orders OF the secre-
tary OF the navy who ordered the Tag
hauled down. added Bouielie, amid re-
newed applause. The eloquent close OF
Rayner's speech was the signal for an en-
thusiastic demonstration on the demo
cratic side.
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WasurHGroS, Feb. 3.-Orlcrs have been
issued by the war department placing
Capt. Edmund Hllinski on the retired list
on account OF disability incident TO the
service. Tho case Of Ealinski has al
tracled wiic interest in army circles ow.
ing to the desire manifested b. him last
year 10 accompany the Brazilian cruiser
from New York IN order TO operate tic
Xalinskl dynamite gun on board.
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Mrrtinr OF prmocrnts.

WAsmHGToS, Feb. 81. hartman VIII
sou, Of the ways and means committee,
also chairman of the executive committee
OF the national association OF democratic
clubs, has called meeting Of the latter
Ia be held here Feb. :. Wilson states il
will he very important and insists that
every member be present.
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NLw YORK, Feb. 3.--Amoug tho speak.
ers at tue annual banquet of the New
York board of trade aud transportation
al the lioEcl Waldorf tonight was Chan.
man Wilson, OF the ways aud means COM
mItcr. who responded ga the toast "EA-
peTicnccs OF Tariff Reformer" Two
hundred people were present. including
many distinguished men. Wilson was
greeted with enthusiastic cheers.
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BABES BODY IN A BOX.
The BoN Was fIoaung Down tho Elyei
When Iouud.

NEW CASTLE. Pa. Feb, 3.-Eugcne Con-
nors was pulling driftwood from the She
mango river this afternoon when he spiked
a mysterious looking box that came down
with the drift. lllulin. 1t ashore
and opening it hc fogud tho
dead body OF baby girl.
The litiic ono was nicely dressed, and
It's perfect preservation showed that it
had been dead only short time. Suhsc-
pucni examination showed that tb" child
wa. undoubtedly murdered before 1t was
placed in tho box and committed 10 tho
river. Uf course, there Was nothing to
give clue to the ilengi,y Of the child. but
tho authorities have taken the case In
hand and wall make a thorough nyestlsa-
tiou.
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church TO bc held Mt Albany, Oregon, the
same month and the Travellers Proiect-
ivc association meeting is TO be held ~
Portland, Oregon. in June. The Northern
Pacific has announced a rate of So'.1o
from st. Paul, Minneapolis and Duluth 10
Portland aud return. both ways via North.
eru lines, and sS).5J TO Portland returning
win san Francisco to Missouri river points,
for the three occasions.
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Married IiV ProNy,

PoETLANp. Ore. Feb. 3.-Iudgs Belan.
has decided that marriage by proxy is
Illegal ia hiua, 1t must b. recoen Ied
here. lie therefore allowed Chinese
women. married by proxy TO Cinnamon in
this country, 10 land as legal wives.
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MONTREAL. feb. 3.-In the skatin.
races to-day j. :. Johnson made - yards
IN - rs seconds. lowering the previous
record one second. Half milc-Jotnson
won; DonoghuC. second; Davidson. lhird.
Time, l:i-sE, Mlie-Johusou won; Douv-
rnue, second; MCCui.uch. third. Time,
I:Fi. Eve miles DJlochun woa; Ne.
tu.Iouch, sccond' johnson, laird. Time,
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,p"ca p,spatc1 70 .ae NJludIrL
HELENA, Feb. 3-JuJse DaBcse, in tho
district court to-day sentenced Harry
Johnson, colore1, TO one year Ia the penI.
ieHuary Tor Burglary in the day time in
stealing two ice cream freeIers from q
wood shed.
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They Are Married Sow.
Special II nspa,ch to the standard

Special Dispatch 10 the ataniarl
HLLEYA, Feb. 3.-Aimie lward Bayard,
who went away taking the jewels of
woman he had been living with, and
Angelic Clem9n,inc HaUerc. who went
with Bayard, taking property belonging 20
another man, and who were caught in
Butte and brought back, were married to-
day by Justice Woodman. The woman
escaped with fine after getting back,
but the groom is waiting trial for grand
larceny.
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NEW YORK. Feb. at is officially an
nounced here that the ease OF Rev. DR..
Richard Laler Burthel, which has been un-
der consideration at Rome for some
months. has been decided against him.
The case was important FOR tho reason
that it was continuation Of the DR.. Nc
Gym case.
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CiSciNSATI, Feb. 3.ln tho l3 stakc
races ut the Latonia spring meeting. open.
iug May Il. axe l.li' entries. ClipsctiA
has l0J; Harold, 90; Cripple, a: Alcr.
chant, IS; Kmball, los; EpoEJo, los; Ecn-
lucky Ccntral. ili; Coyuston, -. 10.
bacco, 9J; MliLalc, c.; Layunia Spring,
u; Sensation, lQl; Decoration HaHd.-
cap, 10.
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The Bank statement.


NEW York, Feb. 3.-The imports Of tho
week are: Specir. SS.s3 5sl. Exports:
Specie, gold, S7ls,a52; silver, $500, ,Suo.
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TOLEDO, Feb. 3--Jack ksrwin Of Lima
knocked ou, John Davis Of Chicago IN
e. hit rounds. i've hundred dollars and
receipts went to thc wiIucr, who claims
the lightweight champ ouship Of The state.
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HARRISBURG, Pa. Feb. 3.-Tho eNecu.
tive committee Of the national association
Of democratic clubs has been called to
meet at the E5b,tr h1use, Washington,
Feb. 3, by Presideni Chauncey I. Black.
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ST. PAuL, Feb. 3.-TEe Cumberland
general assembly Is 10 be
held al Eugene. Oregon, IN May, the gem
era! assembly Of tho United PEesby ,eriau
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DETvzE. Feb. 5.-By a vote o. ls to 10
the ge-ate refused TO take up any bills
sent over from the house, and adjourned
until Monday. The house Is not In ses.
sion.
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ODESSA, Feb. S.--rhe weather in the
Caucasus has been felrfully cold.
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HIGHT 'FA|RF|ELD

A good many people do
though. Our entire line of
fine goods is to be sold for
what you please to give.
Ample time to examine
the stock before 2:3o p. m,
afternoon sale commences
then.
We will put up anything
you select.
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6I @APTe @sE& RhES NlM@, " - ~.


anyhow? Come back here, Fa1lon, and
stop your laughing, too, sir! You're a
nice pair to play it on your old What
do you want. sir?'
Turning suddenly, he addressed a
ragged, tattered, hungry-looking party
in hnnting-shirt, buckskin breeches
and Shoshone ]eggins, standing atten-
tion before the colonel's ''shack"-he
had no tept-with bare brown hand
raised to his rusty brown carbine in
salute.
''I1n ordered to report to the colonel
as the dirtiest man on guard, sir" was
the stolid answer.
For moment the commander gazed
at him in wrath, and then light
flashed across his mental vision.
'Now see what you've reduced me
to, Gray, you Internal young sinner. I
sent Stein back with the orderly you
picked out, and here's the result
''Well, sir, if dirt's what you want,
this
but it ism t, interrupted the colonel.
II want an orderly, and not a scare
crow. Now you see, do you?''
81 think do. sir. Neither rag doll
nor Dutch doll, neither the clcanest
nor the dirtiest just happy medium,
one who can call names in English pre-
ferre5, not SO swell as to put our head
quarters to shame, nor so shabby as to
make us blush for all Well, think
/ understand yen"
But here the colonel interposed with
language so forcible as to put a stop
even to Gray's fun, which he would
stand, as a rule, longer than anybody
else's. Meantime, the discovery having
been made that recruit Schramm was
but novice in English. whatsoever he
might be in German. that young soldier
was told by the sergeant Of the guard
to SEQ ON out of this and back to your
bunkies Sure you couldn't tell a
Sioux from a stlyster unless he shot
you in Dutch" which, being inter-
prete1, was understood to mean that
until he had mastered the English lam
guage he wasn't fit for sentry duty.
And so, much troubled, the young fell
low went to Sergt Schultz, a Prussian
like himself, and sorrowfully told his
tale.
Never in his life had Private
Schramm's blue eyes gazed on scenes
and soldiers such as these. just what
he expected to find in the ranks of the
American army he had revealed as yet
to 90 one. 1t was the eventful SUM
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the slope 70 theadq them of, while 9th
ers, firing rapidly, gave chase from
across the ravine to their rear. Before
he had gone twenty yards Morganssaw
Schramm stumble and fall, face down
ward.
''What is it?' he cried, running and
bending over him. ''Are you hit?
Here, let me help you, man." And
poor Schrar1m could only clasp his
band about his leg and plead in English
equally broken: ''Lauf- Room! Herr
Lieutenant. Ach Colt! l can it not
make" Then Morgan, big powerful
fellow. cut him short and swung the
little ex-Hussar on his back and plunged
ahead, needless Of his captlves sptut-
ter and struggles. But yelling Sioux
and whistlipg bullets both were gain
ing. Another minute, and down went