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3- - mum V 1i THE NORTH PLATTE SEMI W 5 ,1 1 - "fi1 -Mir J". .6 TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 9, , 1895. ? ft . I he . JNortn 1 I ide brocer, FLOUE, : TEED, PROVISIONS AND COUNTRY PRODUCE. GROCERIES .Our Goods are ;Guaranteed Fresh,' Our Prices are as Low as the- Lowest, We Insure Prompt- Ddivery, We Solicit a. Share of YourTrad. NORTH LOCUST STREET. c i -3 vf LUMBER, ' . . -. 4 r f ii p 4p r jt 4 5 ' : : - ' - Order by telephone from Newton's Book Store. t v. 1 x - ! Still Selling . . right. . Alniip Don't.pay other people's debts. ; i ,l. X i ; ij x j v".i ? i. If , Dollar. f I;. ; Is the ONLY Hardware j Mail in North Platte that ,j aNQ'ONE OWES.- Ym will always find my price WALL-PAPER, PAINT AND OIL DEPOT. WINDOW GIjSS, VARNISHES, GOLD LEAP, GOLD PAINTS, BRONZES, ARTISTS' COLORS AND BRUSHES, PIANO AND FURNITURE POLISHES, -PREPARED HOUSE AND BUGGY PAINTS, KALSOMINE MATERIAL, WINDOW SHADES. ESTABLISHED: JULY 1868. '-v - - - - 310 SPRUCE STREET. J?; 3 BROEKER. MIRGHflNT tftlLOR. A Eine Line of Piece Goods to select from. . Eirst-class FitT f Excel lent Workmanship. XjITVIEIRY- PEED SO?.BIjE (Old 7.xx TJoraia Stal3le.) Good Teams, Comfortable Rigs, Excellent Acccmmcdaticns for its Famine F&blic ELDER "Northweet corner of Courthouse square. &C loos:. 3 ULi "CT - . Si- JOS. R FILLION, 2v BI1T Steam and Gas Fitting. Ceispool and Sewerage a Specialty. Copper and Galvanized Iron Cor ... m nice. Tin and Iron Roofings. Estimates famished. Repairing of all kinds receive prompt attention Locust Street, Between Fifth and Sixth, yprth Platte. - - - - ISTebraska. Dr. N. McOABE, Prop. J. E. BUSH, Manager. NOETH PLATTE PHARMACY . NOETH PLATTE,..- NEBEASA, WE AIM TO .HANDLE 'THE BESy GRADE OF QOQDb; 3B3& THEM AT REASONABLE PBIOES, AND WARRANT EVERYTHING- AS REPRESENTED. Ordcri from the country and along ttia Um Pacific Railway; Solicittd. a: 9fu ss as - n " EorcMriiTO Pbopkietob 8UB9CKIPTIOX ATK8. tl25. ..75 Cents. Om Year, eaok ia sdrancts, SizMoatbs, ceh ia adrance (Med at tke NorthPlatt ( Nebraska) postofice as aeooBd-daeesattor. name -was For information regard ing the Greatl rrigation Belt of Lincoln Co., write the Lincoln Co!. Immigra tion 'Association, North Platte, Nebraska. MbRTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA, Is cmrally situated in the triangular figure bounded by lines drawn from Omasa to Cheyenne, theace toDenver, from.thencoto startiBg point. from the second, and 280 miles from the third. Having a population of 4,000 people it is the head quarters of both freight aad-passenger divisions of theU. P. B'jr Co., and is the home of about 500 raUway employes whose' monthly pay roll amounts loseme $35,0lo!oe. -Ahaost 200 miles of irrigation ;eacalsvAre rapidly nearkig completion, which will biiag-tnio the iigfcest'' state of cultivation 150,000 acres of the most productive land upon which the son's rays shine. .The citizenship of North Platte is thatoJlheiiflrbriled by the older states, and her people are active, progressive and prosperous. To the indnMrioeBergetichpme-seeter from the crow.did ea NorUi Platte and Lincoln county presents unusual advantages. Thousands of acres of vacant government land, in close proximity to those already being brought under irrigation, may be obtained T)y consulting tlie United States land office in North Platte.. A letter, of inquiry to "U. S. Begister, North Platte, Neb.," relative to the above will be courteously answered. Irrigated farming Is no longer an experiment, but has reached tae point where it is acknowledged as pre-eminently the safest in all seasons method of conducting agricultural and horticultural oper ations. The salnbrioas and life-giving climate of Lincoln county, where malaria is unknown and where' pulmonary troubles are unthonght of, is another incentive to the location therein of those who are anxious to enjoy the good things of this life as long as possible. North Platte churches and schools are above those of eastern communi ties, the latter being one of the few in Nebraska permitting the graduate thereof to'enter the State University without .an intermediate preparatory training. The people of the community gladly welcome the honest, industrious eastern citizen who is eager to better his condition and assisting in the upbuilding and development of a comparatively new country. The ladies of Omaha will edit the May day edition, morning- and evening", 6i the Bee. It is safe to venture the opinion that the poli tics of the paper will be be better upon that date than for several moons past. Twp things for -which, the people of Nebraska should be heartily thankful the srlorious rain of last week throughout the state, and the fact that the legislature has acUJ journed. The former was doubt less of paramount importance to the people iat mi xhcw: i orKreacnea rSa. &&mirjM$$; under tlttM Gorman tariff,' as torn paired; witk tlte? imports ofl0;723;207pouid9 dunnir the correspondincr five months a year earlier. ! ".1 "OscaIr :ltTE notonouslmtihefjljiitea States a few years ago;is " no Wc languishing-in-kBnlkhail "cluirfed with a heinous crime agaiiist'nature. T'is thus another idol. his been blasted, another fallen Tiope. Be it said to the credit of the estimable Ameri can ladjy- whom Jke deceived, that she secured, a .divorce from him many moaths ago. The state of Nebraska is going the right way'to work to encourage the growth of sugar beets and the production of beet sugar within its own boundaries. It has never been questioned1 that the cost of produc ing beet fsugar"lri this 'country is higher tliaM' in Europe, owing to the better rate of wages that is pa'id for labor in the Umited States. Moreover; the very low price ot sugar now r,uling must entirely preclude all possibility of raising sugar at a profit, unless some state or national" aid b granted to those engaged in business. Experience has unfortunately shown the sugar producers of the United States that no dependence can be placed upon congressional "action tending to stimulate this new industry by means of bounty. Hence, it is all the more gratifying to find that the state of Nebraska has promptly stepped in not only for the relief of its own citizens, but also to pro mote and encourage a new? industry which will supply one of the neces sary commodities of life for con sumption "within its own borders. This will stimulate the value of properity, increase settlement and enhance the worth,.pf its lands, and it will help to relieve our markets of surplus of other products. A m ericari E conom j st. j The Cost of.Ifcrjl Various' estimates have been i made of tip cost to the country of the Fifty-phird congress and. of the present free trade administration. It, is difficult to arrive at a true estimate df the loss that the people have suffejred through theiij folly in Novembej-, jl892. TJiisperiod of our history has-been concisely described by Messrs, Clapp &r Co., the New York bankers, in the weekly cir culars. On- Np.vemt?ikiX, 1892, thev said 'The recent the electibn peopie,want to s Four mohths lates:on March 17, 1893 shortly after tfiinauguration -1' snows If 2 f ffi MODIFIED: tw stnniis Exccit as to Landlords 1 ? I WVMU X. and Bondholders. ft k SUPREME COUKT'S FINDING, n..tsinn TSind bv Chief Jastlco Fuller Dissenting; Opinions by Justices Field and Wliito Revenues of the Gov ernment Curtailed. of PresidentClew Lion iausQs iotuu inreewi Glapp's cin.v Tl ci mm: 3tf. A French inventor in contradis tinction to M.Eiffel, who transported people to the aerial regions, is pre paring a plan for the curious to descend, into the bowels of 'Mother Earth. It is said the cost of his plan will.be about $2,500, OOO.and it is thought the enterprise can be made a profitable success. ' A French, genius has discovered a method whereby a child is enabled to trace up "with accuracy his an cestry. This is illustrating the old adage that "it is a wise child who knows its own father. ""It is said that the, discovery is causing con sternation among the upper circles a gay ?aris. 'i;ne invention win probably be utilized by Mark Twain and Max O'Rell. Speaking of Mr. Morgan's finan ciering in the late government loan, the New York correspondent of the Philadelphia Press says: "Mr. Morgan has long bad a national repute among financiers as a con structive organizer. He gained it by methods different from those which Jay Gould practiced. In the processes of mind by which these geniuses work out results they differed; in the results themselves; they greatly resemble one another. Mr. Morgan has almost woman's intuition. His mental processes are rapid, but he does not trust his opinions unless he is in possession of all the facts. I am told that there has been no clos'er student of the government finances or finan cial conditions here and abroad, no more careful analyzer of facts, none with a mind more richly stored with them than Mr. Morgan. But in possession of his facts and sure of his ground," his mental processes seem to "be intuitive rather than the the result of close reasoning. He does not do as Mr Gould did, who, when confronted by intricate and csbto.have crossed the continent, and" scarcelv four monthshave passed-and a bil lion of representative money has disappeared.' In their 1893 souvenir, they show that the seventy-five'raii.way receiv erships rendered necessary that year involved an indebtedness amounting to $1,212,217,033 and the total liabilities of 'banks suspended was $210,998,808. The business shrinkage in textile trades was al most $40,000,000 and in ' other in dustries over $90,000,000. Adding the re.cord of the trade failures they found that the disas ter brought upon the country by the free-trade party during 1893 was "equal to about 25 per cent of the annual production average for the conntry during the last decade." Our artist has explained the ex rent of the disaster for the two full years from March, 1893, to March, 1894. According to the record of the bank clearings the shrinkage in business was five billion six hun dred and sixty-five million "dollars, during the first six months only that this new tariff has been in force, below the amount of business done during the first six months when the McKinley tariff was in operation. are' The sixty-one counties who drawing out the $200,000 of aid for seed grain will each receive the fol lowing amounts: Adams, $2,000; Antelope, 3,250;. Banner, 1,000; Blaine, 800; Boone, 2,100;BoxButte, 750; Boyd, 8,250; Brown, 2,000; Buf falo, 6,700; Chase, 4,200; Cherry, 2,650; Cheyenne;;2,800; Clay, 1,000; Custer, 15,700; Dawes, 500; Dawson, 5,300; Deuel, 3,200; Dundy, 3,000; Franklin, 2,400; Frontier, 5,300; Furnas, 4,400; Garfield. 1,800; Gos per, 4,200; Greely 5,500; Halh 5,500; Hamilton, 2,000; -Harlan, 4,750; Hayes, 4,200; Hitchcock, 6,750; Hooker, 250; Holt. '9.000; Howard, 7,200; Jefferson, 750;, Key a Paha, TOO? Keith. 3.000; Kearney. 5.300: wucu cuunuuicu uy intricate uiiu L. - rolosshl nrnhVme cr,nrl 'Kimball, 600; Knox.OOO;. Jwincoln, hours at --a-'tWriii nTisniiit siipni-e. 8,000; Logan, 1.500; hours at a time' in. absolute silence, his mental faculties so intensely concentrated upon the problem that his physical senses were almost as completely subauea as xiiey are m Loup, 1,900; Madison, 1,000; McPhersoii, 500; Merrick, 1,500;-Nance, 1,750; Nuck olls, 9,000; Perkias, 5,000; Phelps, 5,300; Pierce, 500; Platte, 750; Polk, . . y- n ; tar-; mmt ileep; and iWonly motidns which 1.000; Red Willow ' 5.50; Rock, tie made to indicate that there was oumuS ju, onerman, life in his body; were those made 5,700; Moux, sou; ThayerSO; Val-necessary-by' tearing into bits ley. 6,250; Webster) 2,000; Wheeler, pieces of pajwhich.wli tont.!1:1 iurK' xmc C01ty LlTfalliiir wiriff the largest amokt is " tiTZ wiowiilces' ' ' MJuster. tne smaitesi -Jiooicet.' Washington, April 8. Chief Justice Fuller announced the decision of the su preme court in the income tax cases. He hoo-im hv staMnff the excentions to tht 0 w - . law, as made by counsel for the appellant, as follows: 1. That the act imposes a direct tax in respect of the real estate, rents, issues and profits, as well as of the incomes aud pror its of personal property, and not being ap portioned, is in violation of section 2 of ar ticle 1 of the constitution. 2. That the law. if not imposing a direct tax, is nevertheless unconstitutional in that its previsions are not uniform throusrhout the United States and do not operate with the same force and effect. upon the subject of the tax. wherever found, or in that it provides exemptions in favor of individuals and copartnerships, while denying all exemptions to corpora tions having similar incomes derived from like property and values, and provides for other exemptions and inequalities in vio lation of section 8 of article 1 of the con stitution. 3. That the net provides no exemption of the tax upon taxes derived from the stocks and bonds of states cf the United States and counties and municipalities therein, which stocks aud bonds are not proper subjects for the taxing power of congress. The income" from these secur ities in the United States amounts to over $56,000,000 per annum, on which the Total annual tax would bo $1,800,000. Conclusion of the Court. He then took up the constitutional points involved, dwelling upon the fact that the constitution required the appor tionment of direct taxes and uniformity in excises and imports. He also dwelt upon the question of representation and taxation, which was, he said, a foremost one when the constitution was adopted. He then took up the question of the tax in rents, and in so doing discussed at considerable length the question of direct taxes as considered at the time of the framing of i;he constitution The framer3 of the constitution were, he said, well versed in the government of the colonies and European countries, and were well versed in the literature of the period, including works on politi cal economy, and well calculated to pass intelligently on this kind. He quoted various supreme court de cisions, and sought to show that while the income tax questiou had been be fore the court the question had only been considered as applying to the point at issue in the particular cases. Tax on Kent-? Is Unconstitutional. Coming down to the present tariff act he said that the law was passed in time of profound peace, and it was to be taken, as evidence that congress had aoatih this matter, to .form . a.prece ;ikp nd ea&rtieh. a departure from eg. isliawfit.tJrow,beV iKwnnn0 iiiiii and for .the purpose of. comparieoniM went back to the exactraent ef come tax 'daring the civil "nf? 'quoted from the decision in the Springer j case, giving a history of the case and de voting much attention to it, as ho said the defense had apparently relied upon this, more generally than upon auy pre cedent. It is, he said, conceded in all the cases from Hylton to Springer that taxes on land are direct taxes, while in some of them it is determined that the taxes on rents derived from lauds are indirect taxes. Was there, he asked, any distinction between a tax on the laud and on the income derived from the lands? What, in other words, was the land but the profit on it? The name of the tax is unimportant and the court had been unable to see any distinction. He closed by saying that the court had reached the conclusion that the tax on rents was invalid. Bondholders "Exempted. The chief justice then took up the question of the taxation of municipal and state bonds. The decision was also adverse to this part of the law. As a municipal corporation is the representa tive of the state and one of the instru mentalities of the state government, the properties and revenues of municipal corporations are not subjects of federal taxation, nor is the income derived from state, county and municipal securities, since taxation on the interest therefrom operates on the power to borrow before it is exercised, and has a sensible in fluence on the contract, and therefore, such a tax is a tax on the power of the states and their instrumentalities to bor row money, and consequently repug nant to the constitution. By a tie vote of the court the law was sustained in other respects. Justice Field Dissents. Chief Justice Fuller was followed by Justice Field, who read the first dissent ing opinion. Justice Field's opinion was largely de voted to a review of the provisions re garding rents and was a vigorous de nunciation of the principle sought to be established by the income tax HWj his conclusions being in conformity to those announced by the chief justice. He also attacked the law on account of the lack of uniformity, and dwelt upon its exemptions and discrimination, which was, he said, class legislation. He de voted especial attention to the exemp tions of savings banks, mutual insur ance companies and building and loan associations. He quoted census figures to show the extent of the operations of theso companies, and said that if these fact3 were not convincing con gress could not be convinced, "though one rise from the dead." He took issue with those who contended that there could bo no legitimate limitation npoa the power of congress to impose taxes He 'as followed by Justice White in a Eeccnd dissenting- opinion. Justict Wliite's dissent was largely ex temper aneous and very long. He favored tht upholding of the whole law. The decision applies to three cases the first of which was brought in tht courts of the District of Columbia bj John G Moore to enjoin the commis sioner of internal revenue from the,col lection of the income tax. while tht I X m Were tuose of Charles Pollock js. tne Farmers' Loan and Trust com y;jLewis H. Hyde vs. the. Con "t company, both appealed of the United State fcirew'ewdVfw the southern district oi New York. The action in these two cases was' brought to enjoin a voluntary compliance - with the law in the pay ment of the tax, and when the circai court sustained the law Pollock ano Hyde appealed to the supreme court oi the United States. WIIX ACCOMPLISH NOTHING. GOVERNOR DREW A GU Serious Alicrcation Between Arto gas Officials at Little Keck. &8 Senator Pettlffrew ea the Prepeaed Mea tary CoBfereaee. Washington, April 8. Senator Petti grew of South Dakota, accompanied by his wife, will leave this conntry on Wednesday for Europe, expecting to t absent until July. The senator is still of the opinion that the proposed inter national monetary conference will ac complish nothing because the attitude of England will be opposed to a change. "It is." he said, "like inviting the .chicken to come down and hold a con ference with the fox to ask England tc consent to a change in the monetary standard. England is a creditor nation, and it cannot he expected that she will voluntarily agree to accept half the amount due her for the whole sum. She will demand the pound of flesh. I think it a mistake for the United States to have manifested any desire for such a meeting. I am one of those who believe there is a big advantage to be gained by the United States in inaugurating a pol icy of free coinage of silver alone, and I fear the effect of the conference if held will be to destroy interest in the ques tion and thus injure the cause here." Kxtendiag the Civil Service System. Washington, April 8. The civil serv ice commission recently reported to the president further correspondence and data setting forth the benefits to he de rived by placing under the civil service regulations the chiefs of divisions in the various departments. It is understood that the president has not yet had time to act upon these matters, but that he will during the summer make the ex tensions. The commission will regard this as a most important step in the di rection, of reducing the number of places now subject to political favor, and will demonstrate its contention that such offices can be as well administered from an absolutely nonpartisan basis as other offices now in the classified service. Nicaragua Answer Anxiously Awaited. Washington, April 8. The answer of Nicaragua to Great Britain's ultima tum is being anxiously awaited by offi cials and diplomats, and until it is made known there promises to be no further developments in the controversy which has involved the United States. The answer is due almost any day now, although it is anticipated that Nicara gua will take the full limit of time ac corded by the British ultimatum. American Apples Ia Demand. Washington, April 8. United States Consul General Dekay says, in his re port, there is a good demand for sound American apples in Germany, but no supply. FAILED TO BREAK THE STRIKE. Few Miners Applied For Work Ia tke PURSUADED NOT TO SH00T,s n State's Execatlve and Representative Clarke Spit Ia Each. Others Face bat Fail to Fight Clarke Ts Arrested Furth er Trouble Expected. PrrnavM, April 8. Ap attempt today y Mm oct to twk the HiHh f JP jSp- 'iwaWBay' na aahal" lpplied'ior work however. TMBcompany claims to 150 men at wdrk at the Jumbo mine. but the strikers say that only five men are at work there. There are five dep uty sheriffs on guard there, but the only excitement this morning was occasioned by three shots being fired at the engi neer of the Jumbo mine from the hill side None of the shots took effect, and the man who fired them escaped. The operators refuse to make public their plans, but it is evident that they intend to make determined efforts to start a number of mines with nonunion men. Schooner Sunk In a Collision. Vineyard Haven," April 8. The schooner Josiah B. Smith of Bath, from Baltimore to Boston with a cargo of coal, was run into and suuk last night three miles west of Gay Headlight dur ing thick weather by the barge Lone Star, in tow of the steamer Orion. Cap tain Freeman and crew of seven men were saved by jumping from the rigging to the barge as the schooner was sink ing. The barge has her bow stove in and will be towed to Boston for repairs. .Passed a Quantity of Wreckage. New York, April 8. The schooner Norambaca, from TVTanzanillo, reports that on Saturday she passed a quantity of wreckage, consisting of a pilot house and deck timbers aud a number of life preservers marked "C. H.," apparently belonging to the steamboat City of Hav- prh'H Terra Cotta Strike Settled. Perth Ahoy, N. J., April 8. The strike in the Terra Cotta works at Spa Springs ha3 been settled. Tho men are being paid a portion of wages and the receiver says they will be paid in full as soon as possible. Eastern Crooks at Work In Illinois. Springfield, Ills., April 8. The ex pert thieves who looted the Springfield postofiice are known. Three of them are well known New York crooks and the fourth is an English bank sneak. Owns Part of the Mine. JRapid City, S. D., April 8. In the fining case of Mrs. O'Keefe against the Holy Terror Mining company for two ninths interest, the jury brought in a verdict for the plaintiff. , Tornado Struck a Texas Town. Pittsburg, Tex., April 8. A tornado struck Windsboro, Tex., demolishing a church aud nnroofinsr several bniMimr- One child was killed and several nersona were injured. Seeking Recruits For the Cabaa Army. Birmingham, Ala.. Anril 8. Rpm here indicate that a Cubau filibustering expedition is organizing in this state for j embarkincr somewbfirft nn fVic 0 v v4s - i - r mn coast. Little Rock, April 8. The spectaclo of an honorable member of tho Arkan Eas legislature, livid with rage spitting in the face of the governor of this com monwealth, quickly returned by a vio lent emission of executive saliva upon, the angered features of the lawmaker and a flourish of firearms in the hands of the governor was witnessed in the lobby of Gleason's hotel Sunday after noon and was the result of the sensa tional charges of bribery in connection with the railroad commission bill -sprung in the house of representatives by Mr. Jancey of Phillips county. Mr. Jones of Marion county, one of the prin cipals in the altercation, only arose to a point of personal privilege and de nounced Governor Clarke as beingat tho bottom of the charges. He said that Governor Clarke was a demagogue, and was going around like the assassin in the night, stabbing in the back men who were his peers. Governor Clarke met Jones in the lobby at the Gleason and requested a private interview with him. Jones replied that he would accompany the governor nowhere and that if the chief executive had anything to say to him he must make it known there. Hot words followed and in a fit of anger Jones spat in the governor's face. Governor Clarke, trembling with anger, returned the insult, and quick as a flash had drawn his revolver aud the difficulty might have resulted in blood shed but for the quick action of by standers, who disarmed Governor Clarke. The governor was later ar rested by a constable and released on his own recognizance. He will, he says, plead guilty to the charge of assault. Further trouble may ensue. Jones Makes a Statement. In a statement of the occurrence Rep resentative Jones said: "I had just left the dining-room after my dinner at tho Gleason hotel and taken a seat on the east side facing tho east wall, quietly smoking a cigar and not expecting any trouble whatever. Suddenly I heard the front door open very abruptly and on looinng arounu, l saw trove rnor Clarke enter the office. I saw from Ins countenance that he meant trouble. I vacated, my chair about the time he reached me. The governor in a very abrupt manner said: 'Come back hero with me, - and at the same time motion ing towards the rear. I was totally un armed and felt that he intended to kill me. isaitt: JNo, l will not do it: it you have anything to say to. me, you it Mn. He tbes caught me by with his left hand and re- tbe comas und to go to the rear of at the so.time pulling me a. two. x men. stopped ana again ms lantaJaamF ia 'iismamtiav -i- 'vyj- a a- .1- iopoatma)vo. jfc-i rately spat in rhy the insult by spitting ,ce. When I did this he let ' loose of my arm and made for his pis tol. I then saw that my only chance . was to knock him down, and struck, him with all my might with my left hand. He sprang back towards the door and my blow failed to reach him. He was reaching for his pistol. I sprang and grappled with him aud caught him around the waist, pressing both arms to his side, but leaving his arms free from the elbow down. By this time he had his pistol drawn. Just then Represen tative Roberts sprang in and grabbed the weapon and immediately Represen tative Pope also got hold of the pistol. He struggled to fr3e the gun while the governor said: 'Turn that pistol loose.' Roberts declined, when the governor said: 'Damn you, Roberts, turn that pistol loose.' "About this time someone grabhad me around the waist. I requested tliat the pistol be taken from Clarke and then release him. Roberts and Pope de clined. I then said: 'Give me a pistol and turn him loose with his weapon.' When the governor saw that he was overpowered, he requested Pope to .turn the pistol loose and said: 'I will not kill him; I promise you positively that I will not kill him.' Senator Ward then requested me to release my hold on tho governor and asked me to go to my room, saying that he would take care of Governor Clarke. Finally I did go to my room, remaining there 10 seconds and returned to the office, but the gov ernor was gone." Governor Clarke says he does not care to discuss the trouble through the pub lic press further than to say that he did not go to the hotel with a view of mak ing trouble, but only to tell Mr. Jones that he must desist from lugging his name into controversies existing be tween members of the house. The trouble which followed was not of hi3 making. General Jones Will Celebrate. Dubuque, Ia., April 8. The 91sfe birthday of General George W. Jones falls ou Good Friday and. the general, who is a fervent Catholic, will celebrate it next Sunday. He invited his col leagues in the United States senate, James W. Bradbury of Maine and ex Governor Felch of Michigan to attend, but infirmities obliged both to decline. General Jones is the oldest living ex senator except Senator Bradbury, who is two years his senior. Free Coinage Convention. St. Paul, April 8. It is stated that there will be a free coinage convention in St. Paul this summer. Amoug the leading men in it will be Frank A. Day, ueucenanc govern x of Minnesota. wemrm "Ba 11 wm face," .IjtriBBa v i - av i I' n iiV0RYl50APj FORTY MILLION CAKES YEARLY. TH PROCTER & CAMPLE CO., CINTt.