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THE MORTH PLATTE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUTE: FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 21, 1896.
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Drugs, Medicines, Paints, Oils,
PA1NTBES' SUPPLIKS,
WINDOW GLASS, -.- MACHINE OILS,
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Corner of Spruce
mfm u ' ' ,nore for a kinds of
Seasonable ., .. t.
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WALL-PAPER, PAINT AND OIL- DEPOT.
WINDOW GLSS, VARNISUES. GOLD LEAF, GOLD
PAINTS, BRONZES, ARTISTS' COLORS AND BRUSHES, PIANO AND
FURNITURE POLISHES, PREPARED HOU-E AND BUGGY PAINTS,
TU LSOMINE MATERIAL, WINDOW SHADES.
ESTABLISHED JULY 1868. - 310 SPRUCE STREET.
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F. J- BROEKER. ! "A 'Line "of Piece
Goods to select from.
j First-class Fit. Excel-
MER6flflNT TfllLGRj lent wfip.
N0EIH : PLATTE ; PHARMACY.
Dr. N. McOABE, Prop., J. E. BUSH,-Manager.
nsroiTs: platte, - - uebrasza.
"We aim to liandle- th.e IB est Grades of
Groods, sell tliem at ileasonable
f igures, and VV arrant, Everything- A
Orders from the country and along the line of the Union
Pacific railway respectfully solicited.
JOS. F. FILLION,'
Steam and Gas Fitting
Cesspool and Sewerage a Specialty. Copper rtnd Galvanized Iron .Cor
nice. Tin and Iron Roofings.
Estimates furnished. Repainag of all kinds roceiye prompt attention
locust Street, Between Fifth and Sixth,
HNTortli -tPlatte, - "INTebi 'aska.
'"FINEST SAMPLE ROOM IN N0ETH PLi .TTE
Haviug refitted our rooms in the finest of style; tbe pnblie
is invited to call and see us, -insuring" courteous fcreatuienfc-
" Finest Wines, Liquors and .Cigars at the rBar-
Oar billiard hall is supplied with the best make of tables
and competent attendants will supply all your waR'fcs.
ICEITH'S BLOCK, OPPOSITE HE UNION PACIFIC DEp OT
Capital, -Surplus,
50,000.00.
$22,500.00
S. WHITE, Preset,
P. A. WHITE, Vice-Pres't.
ARTHUR ilcNAMARA'
. Cashier.
Business Transacted.
REITZ
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and Sixth-sts.
Site $tmi-Wttn$ ftrifow.
1RAL BARE, Editoe and Pkopkietor
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.
Oiio Year, cash in advance, $1.25.
Six Months, cash in advance 75 Cents.
Entered at the NorthPlatte (Nebraska) postofflce a?
second-class matter.
REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE MEETING.
The members of the republican
county central committee are re
spectfully called to meet at 'the
court house, in North Platte, on
Saturday, March 14th; 1896, at one
o'clock in the afternoon, for the
purpose of determining- the man
ner of selecting- delegates to the
state convention to be held at Lin
coln on April 15th, 1896, and for
the transaction of such other busi
ness as may properly come before
the. meeting-. A full representa
tion is desired, as important busi
ness reaching- through the cam
paign of '96 is liable to come be
fore the committee.
G. C. McAllister, Chairman.
The municipal elections held in
Pennsylvania this week would in
dicate that this fall the republicans
of the old Kevstone state would do
some record breaking in the way of
a popular presidential majority.
Slowly the coils of the law are
tightening about the murderers of
the Indiana girl near Cincinnati.
Iowa and Texas each have some
what similar cases of the murder
of female dupes of designing men.
A rousing McKinley meeting
was held in Lincoln on Tuesday
night of this week, and much en
thusiasm was manifested. Matt
Daugherty, of Ogalalla was se
lected as, the vice-president of the
McKinley organization for the
Sixth district.
The senatorial investigation of
the affairs of the Central Pacific
railway company is disclosing
some very questionable transac
tions, some of which it would ap
pear would come within the reach
of the law such for instance as
the destruction of stock books bT
the management.
The Chicago Tribune's resume
of republican editorial expression
upon presidential preferences dis
closes the fact that Nebraska
newspaper men stood one for Cul
lom, two for Reed, five for Allison,
seven for Manderson, and seventy
three for McKinley. In Kansas
replies were for McKinley without
a single exception.
The Omaha World-Herald re
cently erected a very satisfactory
straw man and then deliberately
attempted to demolish it, by inti
mating that some North Platte
federal official was writing finan
cial articles for the Omaha Beer
Uncle Sam's hired men in this place
deny the paternity of the produc
tion. J. G. Carlisle has declined to
take a hand in the Kentucky sena
torial fight, but will kindly permit
the democratic "Corncrackers" tn
run their own affairs. At the time
of the election of Senator Allen, in
this state, when a pop statesman
might be of more service to democ
racy than a republican, he was not
a bit backward in whipping recal
citrant democrats into the support
of the champion long distance con
gressional talker.
The Omaha Bee editorially op
poses the passage of a "curfew" or
dinance by the city council, and
claims that it is useless. That
paper loses sight of the fact that
such legislation is beneficial to so
ciety in that it keeps the youth of a
community from off the streets at
night and from associating with
criminals of every degree who love
the dark hours ot the night. In
this respect is the greatest benefit
from such a municipal statute.
A FEW democrats, silverites and
others are predicting that the silver
issue will split the democracy this
year. This sort of a forecast is not
:vorth much. Unquestionably the
16 to 1 men will make an active
fight in the Chicago convention,
but they will easily be beaten. So
far as concerns l?e presidential
ticket that will end the struggle-;
Every silverite democrat of promi
nence has intimated that he ill
support the candidate. It will
make no difference, of course, with
that candidate, whoever he chances
to be, whether the party splits or
not, because lie is .foredoomed to
defeat in any event. The silver
wrangle, Iiowever- will hurt the
party iu the congressional elec
tions. Many sound money demo
crats in the districts in which their
party puts up a free silver (Candi
date will either vote for the repubr
lican or stay away from the polls,
and in the districts where an anti
silverite is nominated many of the
other faction will either neglect to
wte or will support the populist.
Tfce republican -president who
takes 3ns seat next year is likely to
have 3. large majority in the house
of representative. -Globe-Democrat.
NEWS OF NEBRASKA.
Horses' Shipped to Georgia.
Grand Island? Neb., Feb.- lo.-H.
J. Palmer, ex-county treasurer, left
here with a carload of fine horses for
Macon, Ga.
Struck by the Freight Engine.
Ojiaha, Feb. 19. Section Foreman
Timothy Dailey lost his life wliile en
deavoring to got his. handcar off the
track near La Platte, by being struck by
an extra freight engine.
Bozarth Murder Trial Closed.
Sidney, Neb., Feb. 20. In the Bo
zarth murder case Judge Heist closed
the arguments for the defense, and Johli
Halliganof North Platte for the state.
The case was then given to the jury.
Iyons Returned to Niobrara.
Niobrara, Neb., Feb. 17. Sheriff
Crockett reached here with "William
Lyons, who was captured at Seneca,
Kan. He is charged with cattle steal
ing in 1893, Knox county having offered
$250 for his arrest.
Williain I.yoii3 Bound Over.
Niobrara, Neb., Feb. 19. William
Lyons, charged with cattle stealing in
1893, and captmed at Seneca, Kan., last
week, had Ins hearing, and was held to
the district court in the sum of 1,000,
which he has failed to secure.
Woman Dead on the Prairie.
Newport, Neb., Feb. 15. Mrs. J. S.
McCartney left homo -yesterday after
noon to visit a neighbor, and not return
ing in proper time, a search was made
and she was found dead on the prairie.
The coroner's jury is now investigating
the case.
Irrigation Uk'trict Bonds Voted.
Ord, Neb., Feb. 20. The fanners of
the Springdale irrigation district voted
on the proposition to bond the district
for $18,000 for rhe construction of the
ditch and two main laterals. The prop
osition to bond was carried by a small
majority.
Sold Whisliy to Indians.
Chadron, Neb., Feb. 17. Charles
Cole, a laboring man of this city, was
arrested by "W. H. Liddiard, United
States marshal, better known as "Rat
tlesnake Pete," for selling whisky to
Indian?. Cole waived examination and
was taken to Omaha.
William Lyons Bound Over.
Nioerap j.. Neb., Feb. 19. William
Lyons, charge with cattle stealing in
1893, captured at Seneca, Kan., last
week, had his hearing before Justice of
the Peace Harden, and was held to tho
district court in 1,000 bail, which he
has failed to secure
He Stole the Cattle.
Ainswortii, Neb., Feb. 17. Charles
Place of Johnston pleaded guilty tc
stealing cattle and was sentenced t5 the
penitentiary for two years by Judge
Westover. The cattle were stolen on
Oct. 28 from Otto Raasch, living neai
Johnston. Place was arrested by
Sheriff Murray at Norfolk in the lattei
part of November.
Afraid of Hydrophobia.
Hartingtox, Neb., Feb. 17. Thomas
Cole of this city, who, several week
ago, was bitten by a rabid dog, went to
Chicago this week to try the celebrated
Pasteur treatment for hydrophobia. The
wound upon Mr. Cole's hand had ap
parently entirely healed until a few
days ago it showed unhealthy signs, be
coming inflamed and festered.
Caught Killing Stolen Cattle.
Ogalalla, Neb., Feb. IS. Bert Clark
and Warren Kema were caught in the
act of killing a beef belonging to Johu
Bratt by Sheriff Camp and Ed Richards
and were bound over to tho district
court. Clark is an old soldier. The
county commissioners offer .$100 reward
for the arrest and conviction of any per
son caught stealing or killing cattle.
Stock Breeders In Convention.
Lincoln, Feb. 20. Tho Nebraska Im
proved Stock Breeders' association
opened a 4-days' session at the State
university chapel. Chancellor Mac
Lean welcomed the members. Pre
C. H. Searlo of Edgar delivered the an
nual address, which was followed by
the secretary-treasurer's report, show
sng a balance of 20.85 in the treasnry.
11 is Glass Eye Driven In.
Norfolk, Neb., Feb. 15. In a
drunken quarrel Charles Dierman struck
Charles Laulsch a blow which may
terminate fatally. Lanbsch wears a
glass eye and the blow was delivered
squarely upon it, driving it back into
the head and imbedding it firmly in tho
muscles and ilesh. Tho physicians re
port the chances of recovery or death
about equal.
Bribed a .Turor.
David City, Neb., Feb. 1G. Iu tho
Henfling-Freiday case, which has been
on trial for tho last two days before
Judge Bates, it was found that one of
the jurors had perjured himself. Judge
Bates dismissed all from further service.
This is a case where Miss Agues Freiday
sues Louis Heufliug for 25,000 damages
for breach of promise, and is tho second
time it has been on trial.
Kstabrook Ueslgns as Bcgent.
Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 17. Regent
Henry Estabrcok of the state university
has tendered his resignation- to Gover
nor Holcomb. Mi. Estabrook, who has
peen a prominent attorney in Omaha
for many years, will soon leave the state j
to take up his residence in Chicago as
general solicitor of the Western Union
Telegraph company. His term of regent
would not have expired until January
1900.
Indians Freeze to Death.
Pender, Neb., Feb. 19. Three In
fjians residing in the vicinity of Big
Horse farm, on the Winnebago reserva
tion, near Cow creek precinct, secured
three gallons of whisky at Pender and
after comfortably filling themselves
with the liquor, proceeded to hold an
fllu-tiine Win dance, stripping to the
ntdn for that purpose. After thoroughly
exhausting them selves, they fell in a
drunken stupor and wandered out some
distance on the reservation aud were
found by a party of white men frozen,
to death.
McKinley easily leads all the
other candidates as a campaigner.
In 194 he spoke iu sixteen states
making 1 speecnes in sevtru weeus, (
aud his audiences aggregated more
people than were ever before addres
sed by any one man, perhaps iu a
single campaign in this countrj'.
Dr. A. P. RaJ.ec I nave had Rheumatism einco
I was 20 years old, bat rfneo usinR yur Family
Cute ;have been Iree from ft- It also cored my
husband of tho same disease, ilw , Kobt. Con
neUy, jpoysja lows. SoJdbyF. JL LongtW-
Highest of all in Leavening
Absolutely
TOLD IN AFEW WORDS
EVENTS OCCURRING IN ALL SECTIONS
SUMMARIZED.
Happen? ags From Home and Abroad Re
aducad 1'roui Columns to Hues livery
thing bat Facts- KltmtaatoJ For- Oar
Headers' Convenience.
rviday, Feb. 14.
An illicit whisky still was found, in a
momutery at Oka, Que. Tho Western
Pneknrs and Hammd fJnnd association is
in session at Chicago Seventeen build-
ings at Konnett, Mo., were destroyed by a
fire set by burglars Thcro aro three
cass of smallpox at tho state industrial
school for boys at Waukesha, Wis.
There'is talk of the absorption of the Gal
veston, Laporte and Houston railroad by
the Southern Pacific James Shank of
Morgantowu, W. Va., was sentenced to
serve 10J seconds in jail for stealing a dog
chain Isaac Murphy, the famous col
ored jockey, died suddenly at his homeaS
Lexington, Ky. He leaves his wife $50,-
000 Efflc M. Baker, aged 10, of Chicago,
was recently married to Fred Heller for a
'joke." She is now applying for a divorce
Gcorgo vtlinsky, the wife murderer,
pleaded guilfy bafore Judjo Morgan at
Bottineau, N. D., was sentenced to lifo
imprisonment, with hard labor Fitz-
sinunons-Maher fight has been postponed
as Mahcr's oye; are troubling him
Gilbert J. Philips aud James Whitcomb,
saloonkeepers of Shelbyville, Iud., havo
sued the mayor, marshal aud his deputy
for $IO,000,alleging falso imprisonment
Tho Bedal gold cute, o-tnblLhcd at Ster
ling, Ills., two years ago, has quit busi
ness owing to lack of patronage
James Mitchell, who killed Riley Ray
at a picnic near Rocheport, Mo., in Sep
tember, has been acquitted of murder
The Minis' ci iai asocia-ion at Sioux
CityIa., has completed airangements for
a grand revival to Ihj held here in June
John Nadinga, a bachelor, GO years of
tige, hanged liini-solf in a shed at Linueus,
Mo. Ho had been disappointed in love
The Sioux City Political Equality club
has taken steps for an active canvas of
the city in the interest of tho clec ion of a
woman on the ? chool board at tho spring
elect ion Now York scientist succeeds
iu photog'-anhiuR the human brain with
out the carhodo lay;- The hou o re
fused to concur in the heuiitg subs itutc
to the bond bill Info mation has been
received that Dr. Nansen. tho Norwegian
explorer, hm found the north pole
Ex-Congrosman R. M. Lafollette of
Madison, AVis., has gono to Florida for
the benefit of hi? health.
Saturday, Feb. IS.
John Iumau was accidentally shot and
killed by his friend, Georgo Potctc, a5
Wilburton, I. T. Samuel Thompson
was run down by a passenger train at
Borden, Tex., and had both hi; legs cut
off Leopold Lchmauu, principal di
rector of the Lchmann bank at Burling
ton, In., while coughing violently, bu st
a blood vessel and died Threo of tho
children of J. William Littlejohn. a
fanner residing near A nniston, Ala., eat
a lot of toaditools and died from poison
ing Dr. Carloton Smith of Bos:on has
succeeded in photographing his own brain
The death of Mis Maud Strawn of
Sheldon, la , has led to the arrest of Al
Bull, formerly a liveryman at Ash ton,
aud ano her young man The old board
of ofliccrs of the American Tobacco com
pany was re-elected ac a meeting of tho
directors at New York August D. Gil
bert of Boston, who murdered '6 year-old
Alice Sterling, has been dec'ared sane aud
will bo executed Feb. 21 The special
train carrying mining men from Den
ver to inaugurate the new mining ex
change in New Yotk. will arrive Tuesday
morning Having no money, Joseph
Love, a Kansas farmer, packed his thico
children, agtd 7. 9 and II, in a box 'and
shipped them to Guthrie, O. T. Tho
schemo was discovered aud a stranger ad
vanced car faro J. L. Root was elected
president of a Leo County Allison club
organized at Keokuk, la. Mrs. Kauff-
man, who-started from Harrisburg, Pa.,
with $90J to ba.y her daughter in Helena,
Mou., has appeared at Paxton, Ills., pen
niless and uuab'.e to explain her t-oublc
The Mexican government is deporting
American : tamps undor a clausa of the
constitution allowing tho cxecirivo Q
send away pernicious foreigners -The
Farmers' Mutual Insurance company at
Sullivan, Mo., was organized with an as
sessable capitiil of 25,C00 The voto in
the house on the senate substitute to
tho bond bill showed a majority of 125
against free ilvcr The committees in I
both houses ot the Iowa legislature have
recommended tho submission of a woman
suffrage amendment.
rUouday, Feb. 17.
The Keller family Inn been acquitted of
the murder of Clara Shanks tit Terro
Haute, Ind. Tho HutchiiisonHardwr.ro
company at Hutchiu-on. Kan., has failed.
Liabilities about ?2 ),000 Emile Schultzo,
chief engineer of the electric works at
Hackensack, N. J., was struck blind by a
flash of electricity from tho machinery
Whilo James Clark was vi-i ing his son-in-law.
W. D. While, a Hennessey, O. T.,
he drank carbolic acid iu mistake for
whisky aud died almost instantly The
Marshfield and Southern railway was in
corporated at Milwaukee wi li 100,0X0
capital The work of conipilingaspccial
biblo for uso in public Fchools in Chicago
has been completed Prominent mem
bers pf the Catholic, Protestant and
Jowish churches helped iu the work
Thomas Jiowc3 Hiuckley, the ar.L-t;
died at MUt on, Mass., at the age of S3
Chicago roads loading to Colorado Springs
and Denver report phenomenally largo
business to Cripple Creek Samuel W.
Stanley, one of the pioneer residents of
Spriugvillc la., is dead, aged SO years
Palmer C. Perkins, inventor of tho wind
mill bearing his name, is dead at hfs homo
in Mishawaka, Iud., aged 72 years
Judge Richard H. Clarke of the Georgia
supreme conrc was found dead in a hotel
room at Atlanta Tho Ncvad.i Electric
and Gas company is suing the chy of
Nevada, Mo., for HOW for anears for
street lighting Thomas S. Widensky
has been s en tf need to tho penitentiary for
life at Mandan, S. I)., for the murder of
Mrs. Kent The preliminary hearing o
A. A. Bull and Williain Mo -row, charged
with i lie murder of Maud Strawn of Shel
don, la., has hoen continued for a week
John Wright died at Santa Rosa county,
Florida, at the ago of 12S The Uni
versity of Toronto is trying to arrange for
a lacros-c competition with Harvard,
Yale, Cornell and Pennsylvania Dr. R.
jL Jones, who killed Cnptaia W. G. Veal
at tho repnion of ex-confede ates at Dal
las, Tex., has "been sentenced to 20 years
in tho penitentiary A. J. Balfour, first
lord of tbe British treasury, was thrown
from his bicycle and narrowly escaped
being run over at Whitcehap?! Two
Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report
Baking
Powder
PURE
burglars uamo-l Bui ten aud Mathows, re
cently scntcnoiil at Forfi JIadison, In..
escaped, stole a team, and no trace of
them can ba found A ccmipany which
Is building the electrical railway at Bang
kok, Siam. India, will order all the sup
plies and apparatus from United States
manufacturers Whilo Gcorgo Martin.
an aged farmer, and his son were chop
ping wood at Oakland, 111., tha father
was accidentally killed by a blow from
tho ax of his son.
Tuesday, Feb. IS.
v ill StnnUns ended his life at iiloom-
Ington, Ills., by cutting his throat ino
body of a ncir.-o wa? found burned
! to a crisp at Houston, Tex. It is stated.
! that the elevated, railroads in New York
I are to bo converted into electric lines
A fanner named .Louis Hopper, resitting
near Dexter, Mo., blew out his brains with
a revolver Dick Burge, the noted wel
terweight, says he will retiro from tho
ring after whipping Kid Lavisue--New
Orleans U crowded with visitors to take
part in tho carnivals. King Bex has re
ceived the keys of the city General
Harrison has positively declined to let his
name go before tho state convention as a
delegatc-at-large to St. Louis A jewelry
j peddler named Spicer was found frozen to
death at Warsaw, HLs. At Frankfort.
Ky., the voto for senator was: Blackburn,
49; Hunter, 48; scattering. 9 Bill Nye,
Jr., who stnrtca to walk from Los Ange
les, Cal., to New York City, Is in St.Louis
Chicago's hypnotic clinic, whieh was
to have been begun at the Illinois Medical
college, was abandoned Joseph R. Hil-
der, aged 45. of New York Chy married
his adopted daughter, Miss Jessie Hilder,
aged 20 The Ellicott Square building
stiike at Buffalo is ended and over 1,0")
men resumed work Alderman James
R. Mann of the Thirty-second waul, Chi
cago, was nominated for congress by the
Republicans of the First congressional
district -The candjdacy of ex-Senator
Charles F. Manderson of Nehra ka for the
Republican presidential nomination was
announced at Washington Diphtheria is
raging at Grand June ion. In. The an
nual convention of tho Kansas Masonic
grand bodies met at Wichita f jr a three
days' fession Mrs. Grace Goodrich Cody
of Chicago, who disappeared from Ta
coma Dec. 30, has been located at Stock
ton, Cal Hugh Duffy has signed a con-
tract to be captain of the Boston baseball
club for the season of 1890 Governor
Morton of New York has signed the retal
iatory insurance bill Three women we:o
burned to death in a Troy, N. Y.. shirt
wai.-r factory, a:id 320 o'hers narrowly es
caped, Wednesday, Feb. 10.
Jefferfon T. Cook died at C arlylc, Ills.,
at the age of i01.- Cnrry Holly, a farm
laborer at Jc kv!n, Ky., fhot and killed
James Combs aud badiy wounded Nick
Combs iu a fight The defense in tho
Marion Ashel murder ca o at O ;wego,
Kan., is said to be about to apply fora
change of venue, in which event a lynch
ing bee is likely A steam kettle explo
sion in G. W. Chase & Son's candy factory
at St. Joseph, Mo., fatally injured George
J. Ridley and se iously hurt two others
A coroner's jury at Centerville, la ,
found tha' the double murder by George
Jones and his suicide were caused by in
snnitv from cigaro to smoking H. E.
Taubcueck, chairman of the national
committee of the People's party, says that
the Populist convention uesc July will
number 1,300 delegates, with as many
alternates Republicans of both houses
of congress arc called to meet in joint cau
cus Spotted fever is epidemic in Ed-
monson county, Kentucky, and nine cases
hayp resulted fatally A New York syn
dicate paid ?J.lC0.i n) for cnc-lhird of the
capital btock of a Black Hjll ininiug couir
puny Oliver A: instead, a colored jnaj
of Haverhill, Ma s., has sued a white bar
ber of the ;o vn for refusing to shave him
W. P. Emery of Topeka, Kan., has in
vented a method of manufacturing paving
bricks from wool pulp and straw
Mayor Plngrec's ftieuds in Michigan aro
starting a gubernatorial campaign fund
on sub.-crip. ions not to exceed 10 cents
each Miss Cltra Barton of the Red
Cross society arrived at Constantinople
John Dillon wa elected chairman of the
Iri-h Parliamentary party to succeed Jus
tin McCarthy Senator Lodge reported
a hill to the seimto for restriction of immi
gration Wi cousin legislature convened
jn extra session to apportion the state
into senate and assembly districts tinder
the pew census Terrific gas explosion
in thp Vulcan mine at Newcastle, Colo.,
caused tjie death of 50 to 00 miners
Nebraska Republicans organized a stato
McKinley club tit Linpoln with General
JohnM. Thayer as president Secretary
nud Miss Morton entertained the president
-and cabinet.
Thursday, Feb. 20.
Two more coal mines have been closed
in the Brazil. Ind.. distric-, throwing 3tX)
nen out of work. Small demand for coal
is the cause of the action Mrs. Abiah
Rcighter. for 40 years a resident of Mon
mouth, 111.-., is diad. She was 81 years of
age, and a fist or of Senator Peffer of Kan
sas The Colorado Midland is to receivo
50 per cent of the immigiant business go
ing through Colorado to Grand Junction,
the Denver and Rio Grande getting the
other half Western toads have agreed
that for all home si ekors' excursions run
hy them after March 10 they would ' cur
tail the return limits to 21 days. Tho old
limit was 31 days Skunks arc said to
have entered cemeteries in Kansas, dug
Into graves and etren parts of hurled
bodies Martin Bell, employed at tho
Adams stuvmill at Linden, O. T., fell
across a large circular saw and was cut in
two A wealthy farmer a' Fall L?af,
Tvnu.. was murdered bv unknown narties
at his home during 'he absence of his ton
and daiightor Delegates are iu fes.-ion
in Chicago making definite arningeincnts
for the Chicago-Southern States exposi
tion Jim Mitchell, a colored gambler,
wa Accidentally shot and killed by his
chum, John Price, at Atchison, Kan.
There is anxiety at Halifax over the non
arrival of the Brit i.-h sttanicr Strathcar-
ron, 10 days overdue Leo S. Dagei of
Fprt Scott. Kan., committed Filicide by
shootiug himself through the head. He
was a boss barber at that city Populists
of Mississippi met at Jackson and se
lected dclcgntcs to tho national conven
tion. Resolutions declare for 10 to 1 freo
silver Bill Nye is seriously ill at his
home near Ashcville, N. C Richard
Crokor and two sons Failed for England
All tho powers havo recognized Pjince
Ferdinand as ruler of Bulgaria Tho
Iowa hoiuo committee on educational In
stitutions reported favorably on the Hunt
Icy bill, which provides for five new
normal schools The Nebraska Im
proved Stor:k Breeders' association opened
a 4-duys' session at Lincoln In the in
ternational pigeon shooting contest at
Monte Carlo. Dolan, the American, won
the Pi-ix d'Ocilcts Senor Coucas Y.
Pujan at Madrid will apologize for his
pa'peV which Offended United States Min
ister Taylor.
SUBSTITUTE KILLED.
HOUSE VOTED TO NON-CONCUR IN
SENATE SILVER BILL.
Ex-Speaker Crisp Presented the Closing
Argument For the White Metal Men.
Representative Turner Replies to His
Democratic Colleague From Georgia.
"Washington, Feb. 15. The majority
in the house against silver, when the
fhial vote was taken on concurrence in
the senate free coinage amendment,
was larger than that in committee of
the whole. Thursday the motion to
defer was defeated, 190 to 80, a majority
of 110; Friday it 'was beaten 215 to 90, a
majority of 125. The vote was a record
making vote, and, counting the pairs,
but 37 out of 356 members were unac
counted for. Perhaps a few absentees
dodged, but most of them were un
avoidably absent aud were unable to se
cure pairs. The silver men who had
predicted a much greater showing of
streugth were disappointed. Tho
"sound money" leaders had been dis
posed to concede the silver forces 100
votes. .
MORTON ON THE CARPET AGAIN.
More Criticism of tho Secretary of Agricul
ture in tho House.
Washington, Feb. 18. The agricul
tural appropriation bill occupied the at
tention cf the house Monday. A great
deal of criticism of Secretary Morton
was indulged in on both sides of the
political aisle, but as on Saturday no
one arose to his defense. At last Mr.
Pearson (X. C.) arose and asked if thero
was not somo memher, Democrat, Popu
list or Eepublican, who would raise a
voice in his defense. His question wa3
greeted with a chorus of "loes" from
gll sides Qf the house.
DAVIS ON THE MONROE DOCTRINE.
3Iinneaot.i Senator Addresses the Senate
aud Is Given Clo.se Attention.
"Washington, Feb. 18. The speech of
Senator Davis (Miun.), supporting tho
; resolution of which he is the author,
enunciating the policy of the United
States on tho Mource doctrine, was the
: event of Monday iu the senate. Mr.
Davis spolce with gratification of the re
ports coming from across the Atlantic
that a settlement of the Venezuela
trouble was likely to be affected, yet tho
senator declared, with emphasis, that
hts American people would never in
dorse a settlement based on a concession
of any feature of the Monroe doctrine.
PENSION BILL IS PASSED.
It Required Only Ten Minute's Debate
the Senate.
Washington, Feb. 19. The session
of the senate Tuesday furnished a suc
cession of breezy incidents. Little
actual work was accompb'shed, but
brief debates on a number of subjects"' - "
developed frequent sharp personal ex
chauges between tho senators. Mr.
HilKN. Y.)hadaHvely tilt with Mr.
TiNman (S. C.) during the debate ou
Mr. Peffer's resolution for a senate in
vestigation of the recent bond issue.
Mr. Allen (Neb.) joined issue with Mr.
Gear (la.) ami Mr. "Wblcotf ou tho
course of the Pacific railroad commis
sion in conducting their iuqniry.
Two appropriation bills, tho military
academy and the pension bill, wore
passed during the day. Efforts wo'ro"'
made to amend the military academy
bill by increasing the number of cadets
by two from each state, 90 in all, but
after a debate of three hours the plan
was defeated. The pension appropria
tion bill, carrying 142,000,000, was
passed after 10 minutes' debate.
SEED APPROPRIATION INCREASED.
Purchase and Distribution of Seeds Made
.Mandatory hy the IIou.se.
Washington, Feb. 19. The honso
Tuesday passed the houee appropriation
bill. It carries $3,158,102. The section
of the revised statutes for the purchaso
and distribution of "rare and uncomr
mon" seed, which Secretary Morton der
clined to execute iu the purrent appror
priation law, was repeated, the appro?
priation for seed was increased from
$130,000 to $150,000 and its execution
was made mandatory on tho secretaiy.
HOUSE ATTENDS TO BUSINESS.
Three Important Dill! Are Disposed of by
National Lawmakers.
Washington, Feb. 20. The house
Wednesday devoted itself strictly to
business. The ai my appropriation bill
carrying 123,275,902 was passed, tho con
ference repi rt ou thy urgent deficiency
bill was adopted, and the bill to extend
for five years the time in which the
government can bring suits to annul
patents to public lands under railroad
and wagon road grants was passed. An
amendment was passed limitiug the
application of the act to "railroad and
wagon road grams." The following pro
viso was also added to the bill: "That uq
suit shall he brought nor shali recovery
be had for lands that warp patented ill
lieu of other lands covered by grants
which worn lost or relinquished by the
grantee in consequence of the failure of
the government to withdraw the same
from ale or entry."
MADE AN UNEXPECTED MOVE,
Motion of Senator Carter to Recommit
the Turin" Rill.
Washington, Feb. 20. In the sen
ate Wednesday Mr. Carter (Mon.) of
fered a resoluticu to recommit the tariff
bill to the finance committee iVr furthor
consideration. This move by one of
the four Republican senators who voted
against taking np the tariff bill caused
much interesting cr.mineut. Mr. Cartor
did not press the resolution, but said ho
would ask to take it up next Monday,
when ho would address the senate on
its adoption. The announcement was
accepted as foreshadowing a statement
of the attitude and purpose of tho silver
senators who voted against considering
the tariff bill. It was definitely ar-
raugpd tjiat thjs Cuban question would
be taken up at 2 o'clock today, all ap
propriation hills thus far being reported
from tho senate being clear from the
palendar. The diplomatic and copsnlap
appropriation bill was passed during tlio
day.
Europe still possesses consider
able land in America. kngland
owns 3,634,782 square miles. France
48040, Denmark 86,614, and Holland
46,463, with an ajrgreg-ate popula
tion of over 7,000,000. Spain also lias
some real estate-left in the western
world, but would find it difficult to
jive possession except iu the im
mediate vicinity of Havana.
Pale, thin, bloodless people should use DevSaw
yor's Ukatino. It Is the greatost remedy n the
world for making tho weak strong. For.saleby F.
H. Longley.
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