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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1896.
Ex-Senator Ixgalls says that
thejantl-trust law was formulated
by Mr. Edmunds, "the most prac
caldegislator of the age," and the
man. that tramed a similar law that
'strangled polygamy to death."
Therefore, he thinks, and the idea
seems reasonable, that the trusts
carFbe smashed by simply carrying
outthis measure in an honest and
resolute way.
o
A leading- Boston financier says
that the demand for choice securi
ties began at 10 o'clock of the morn
ing after election, and has contin
ued steadily in increasing volume.
It is estimated thai in the month of
November a total of $37,000,000 of
municipal bonds was sold, as
against less than $5,000,000 in Octo
ber, and $5, 000. 000 in November of
last vear.
Senator Call, of Florida, has
offered the following joint resolu
tion in the senate: -Resolved, That
the United States of America recog
nize the Republic of Cuba as a free
and independent government and
accord to that people all the rights
of a sovereign and independent gov
ernment in the ports and within
the jurisdiction of the United
States." This resolution will un
doutedly meeet the approval of a
large majority of the people of the
United States.
President elect McKinley has
engaged inauguration quarters for
himself and family at the same
Wahington hotel in which he and
Mrs. McKinley made their home
durjng his entire congressional
career, instead of at the more fash
ionable hotel which has been made
theSinauguration stopping place of
thejpresidents elect and their fam
ilies for a long period. This is a
little thing of itsself, but it means
thai: he considers what was good
enough for Representative McKin
ley is good enough for President
elect McKinley.
Spain is no longer able to give
undivided attention to Cuba, says
an exchange. The Philippine Is
lands, which she has owned for
more than 300 years, are commer
cially ot great importance, and the
cities are larger than those of Cuba.
The total population exceeds four
millions. As the insurgents on the
Philippines have been making rapid
headway, it will be seen that Spain
is between two fires. It would not
be unwise if the Madrid authorities
should call in the friendly offices
of the United States to arrange for
the Cubans to purchase their inde
pendence. . .
Remembering that President
Cleveland is the man who adyised
Congress that "tariff is.the illegal,
unjust, and unconstitutional source
of revenue," it is remarkable that
the final message of the president to
congress has little to say about
tariff, "By silence consent is
iven," says the old proverb. And
Mr. Cleveland's silence is equal to
consent He entered upon his pres
idential career. ignorant, as he him
self has confessed, of any knowledge
of tariff legislation and of the ef
fects thereof. He wabbled, as near
ly all neophytes do, toward the
Adam Smith philosophy. He saw
it tried in a modified form by Wil
son, Gorman, Crisp, and others,
and he has seen the effects therof.
He does not care to discuss them in
his message, and it may be inferred
that he has had enough of them.
The president's silence is an en
dorsement ot the thoery and prac
tice of protection. Inter Ocean.
The Nebraska county commis
sioners' association held its first
session in Lincoln this week.
Among the matters discussed was
that of county assessment and one
delegate suggested that a bill em
bodying the following be prepared
and presented for passage to the en
suing legislature: During the month
of December in 1897 the county
clerk, county judge and the board
of county commissioners or supervi
sors as the case may be should ap
point men of known business ca
pacity and resident taxpayers of
their county whose duty shall be to
value all real property in their coun
ty and report such valuation to the
county clerk, who shall cause the
. same to be entered upon proper
records. Such appointees to be
placed under adequate bond pro
vided by law. Such valuation after
reyiew by the county board to re
main as the valuation for four years.
Should any land or other realty be
improved during the interim of
four years the same can be taken as
personal property and added to the
real property in an "equitable
manner. A county assessor should
be elected who might appoint such
fomitioc mav be necessary to act
' under.his instructions in accordance
with proper legal regulation. All
to be placed under bond and to take
property at its actual cash value.
Ti r crime sn rh . method as this the
spectacle of high taxes and little
00NGEESS CONVENES.
SPEAKER REED AGAIN WIELDS THE
GAVEL.
Reading of the President's Message "Was
the Feature of the First Day's Proceed
ings Many Foreign Representative
Occupy the Diplomatic Gallery.
Washington, Dec. 8. The United
States senate began the second session
of the Fifty-fourth congress with
crowded galleries and with that accom
paniment of activity and of greeting
that usually attends the reassembling of
congress. But the upper branch of con
gress never puts aside its dignity and
the meeting developed no demonstra
tions or dramatic incidents.
The reading of the president's message
was the feature of the proceedings and
beyond this no attempt was made to en
ter upon the business of the session.
"Washington, Dec. 8. While the
scenes attending the opening of the
house were both brilliant and interest
ing in the crowds that thronged the
galleries and the conspicuous personages
present, the proceedings themselves
were dull and spiritless, being distinct
ively routine. The house met, the
chaplain invoked the divine blessing on
the work of the session, the roll was
called, a ccommittee consisting of Mr.
Cannon (His.), Mr. Payne (N. T.) and
Mr. Turner (Ga.), were appointed to
wait on the president, and the latter's
annual communication was read. The
reading consumed about two hours. It
was Mr. Cleveland's farewell message
and there was much curiosity as to his
views, on Cuba, especially, but there
was no demonstration either of approval
or dissent throughout its reading.
HOUSE PASSES FOUR BILLS.
Three Itclated to Postal Matters and tho
Other "Was For Pensions.
"Washington, Dec. 9. Tho house,
without wasting time, proceeded to busi
ness Tuesday and before the session
closed had passed three bills of consider
able importance and the first of the
regular supply bills that for pensions.
Three of the bills related to postal mat
ters. One provided for the use of pri
vate mailing cards of the same general
size and character as the present postal
cards when 1 cent stamps are affixed.
Another provided for a limited indem
nity of $10 for the loss of registered
mail matter, and tho third provided
for a private carrier service in towns
and villages where no free delivery ex
ists. It provides that on application of
20 persons receiving their mail at the
same office the postmaster shall appoint
such persons as are willing to undertake
the collection and delivery of mails,
that a charge not to exceed 1 cent for
each letter be collected and that the
charges will bo paid by the beneficiaries.
The pension bill was passed without
factious opposition, but Mr. Grow (Pa.)
took occasion in the debate to submit
some views in favor of higher tariff
duties, based on that portion of the
president's message relating to the
tariff. The bill carries about 141,263,
880, about $75,000 less than the last
fiscal year.
ACTION OF SILVER REPUBLICANS.
In Kefrainiug From Attending -Their
Party Caucus Causes Speculation.
"Washington, Dec. 9. The action of
the silver Republican senators in re
fraining from attendance upon the Re
publican caucus has led to no little spec
ulation as to whether the course pursued
is a forerunner of the future or whether
they will not at some time return to the
party. The silver senators are very
chary about discussing their motives or
intentions. They decline to talk on the
subject for publication, but from re
marks dropped, there can be no doubt
they consider that they have attended
their last Republican caucus. They
say, however, witliout exception, that in
taking the position they have, they do
not mean to place themselves in the at
titude of opponents of a protective tariff
policy, but rather that they desire to be
in an independent position, where they
can accept or reject any tariff proposi
tion presented by their former associates.
Cullom Gives Notice of a Speech.
Washington, Pec. 9. The notice of
the opening of a Cuban disenssion was
about the only feature of interest .der
veloped Tuesday at the brief session of
the senate, which lasted only 25 min
utes. Senator Cullom gave notice of a
speech on Cuba next Thursday.
DINGLEY BILL JS TAKEN UP.
Allen of Nebraska Springs a Surprise In
the Senate.
Washington, Dec. 10. The senate
Wednesday, by the decisive vote of 35
to 21, adopted a motion to take up the
Dingloy tariff bill. "Unexpected and sur
prising as this action was, it did not
have the significance which the vote
itself appears to convey. Immediately
following it, Aldrich (R. I.), one of fb3
Republican members of the finance com
mittee, moved to recommit tho bill to
that committee and this motion was
pending, when, at 2 o?poek, the morn
ing hour expired, and the entire matter
lapsed as though no vote had been taken.
Neither the bill nor the motion to recom
mit will pnjoy any privilege or preced
ence as a result of the action. It showed,
however, some lively parliamentary
fencing between Allen (Pop. Neb.),
the author of the motion and Messrs.
Chandler, Hale and Aldrich, as well as
for an exposition of the uncertain and
shifting elements within the senate
when a vote is precipitated on an im
portant question. The debate was at
times sharp and personal. Mr. Allen is
very fluent in his expressions and he
taunted the Republicans for shrinking
from the Dingley bill after conducting a
tariff campaign.
Early in the day three sets of vigorous
resolutions for Cuban independence fur
nished an interesting feature. They
came from Cameron (Pa.), Mills (Tex.)
and Call (Fla.), and while differing in
terms, breathe the same spirit of recog
nition by the United States of Cuban
independence.
Will Study Subsoil Pacjcing;.
McCook, Neb., Dec. 5.-H3eneral Pas
senger Agent Francis of the Burlington
and Missouri, and Mr. Campbell of Sioux
City were here yesterday arranging for
the establishment of one of the com
pany's experimental stations at this
place for the purpose of exploiting the
idea of subsoil packing and surface cul
tivation. Forty oeres will bo used in
the experiment with, diversified farm
ing. An expert will superintend tho
station weekly during the season. Other
stations will be located afc Alma, Hold
rege, Curtis, Npb.vand Oberlin, Kan.
Creighton Jfews Sold.
"Wausa, Neb., Dec. 8. H.-.L. McCoy
of the Creighton News has disposed "of
his interest to W. L. Kirk.
"Would Xike to Be an Indian Agent.
Wausa, Neb., Dec: 9. Frank Nelson
of Niobrara is out after the appointment
of Indian agent at Santee.
nil ton Case "With tho Jury.
Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 6. Tho Hilton
case was given to the jury in Judge
Cornish's court. Tho instructions were
favorable to the state.
Packing Houses to Start Up.
Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 6. Tho West
Lincoln packing houses, which wero
closed down last July, will resume oper
ations beginning tho first of next week.
Falls City Wins.
Falls City, Neb., Dec. 0. Ono of the
hardest fought foot ball games of tho
season was played here yesterday. Falls
City won from Nebraska City by 16 to 0.
Poultry Show at Hastings.
Hastings, Neb., Dec. 9. The sixth
annual meeting of the Southern Ne
braska Poultry and Pet Stock associa
tion opened in this city and will con
tinue until Friday.
Holcomb Appoints "Wilson.
Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 5. The governor
has appointed P. Wilson to be a dele
gate to the southern seaports defense
convention to be held in Tampa, Fla.,
Dec. 20.
Y. 51. C. A. Stato Convention.
Lincoln, Dec. 6. The opening session
of the annual convention of tho Youns
Men's Christian association of Nebraska
was held last night at tho Y. M. C. A.
building. Governor Holcomb delivered
the welcoming address.
Bryan's Booh to Bo Issued in January.
Lincoln, Neb., Dec. G. A represent r.
tive of the associated press learned today
that the title of W. J. Bryan's book is
to be "The First Battle." It is under
stood that the publishers, W. B. Conkey
& Co. of Chicago, will issue tho book in
tho early part of January.
Elliott Arraigned.
Omaha, Deo. 6. Charles D. Elliott,
alias George Elliott, who confessed t
the lolling of Gay Hutsonpiller at the
Windsor hotel, about three weeks ago,
was arraigned in tho criminal court yes
terday on the charge of murder in the
first degree, to which he pleaded not
guilty.
John C Watson Loses His Home.
Nebraska City, Dec. 5. The resi
dence of Hon. John C. Wntson was en
tirely destroyed by fire. The library
and interior f urnishings of the house
were all destroyed except the piano. In
surance to the amount of $15,000 was
carried on tho house and contents,
which will fully cover the loss.
Peculiar Accident Results In Death.
Huhboldt, Neb., Dec. 5. The 2-year-old
child of Michael Blecha, a Bohe
mian farmer, met its death as the result
of a strange accident. After breakfast
both parents loft the child alone in tho
house, the father going to tho field and
tho mother attending to some work
about the farm. The little one, in play
ing, in some way caught its dress on a
nail in a window sill, and being unable
to free itself, hung head downward and
when found life was extinct.
Secretarlesof Transportation Named.
Lincoln, Dec. G. After an all night
session the state officers elect succeeded
in agreeing upon three new secretaries
for tho state board of transportation.
The successful candidates aro James C.
Dahlman of Chadron, Joseph W. Edger
ton of Grand Island, and Gilbert W.
Laws of Lincoln. The board of public
lands and buMilISs appointed Dr. G. P.
Fall superintendent of the institute for
feeble minded youth at Beatrice. B. R.
B. Weber of Valparaiso was appointed
superintendent of the Geneva industrial
school for girls.
Attempt to Boh a Bank.
St. Paul, Neb., Dec. o. A bold at
tempt was made to rob theDanuebrog
State bank, nine miles north of here,
last night. The robbers jiad, by uso of
explosives, bnrsled the outer doors of
the safe, but the inner steel door re
sisted all their efforts, and they
got nothing. They then stole a
team of horses from William Sirensen
and a sleigh from the livery barn and
got away. Six miles east of Dannebrog
they broke down the sleigh and left it
in the road." The hprses were found
near tho same place, but there v,raa no
trace of the robbers.
Stockholders Settle.
Chadron, Neb., Dec. 5. Tho most
important action of the district court
here this week, has been the consum
mation of &. set'tiemenfc with
the New York stockholders of
the Chadron Banking com
pany, by winch those stockholders paid
into cqurt the full amount of their lia
bilities under the law, amounting to
10,500, and the criminal prosecntidn
again, st A. C. Putnam, president of the
bank, for retjeiviug money when tho
bank was insolvent, was nulla prpssed.
This settlement assures to the depositors
50 cents on the dollar, and assets of the
bank will probably pay out 30 to 40
cents on the dollar.
Watches In a Car of Coal,
Omaha, Dec. 9. This morning the
police obtained the first clue to the mys
tery surrounding the robbery of Hirsch
berg's pawnshop that occurred on the
night of Dec. 8. Early this morning
while one of the employes of a packing
house in .South Omaha was unload
ing k yar of coal Jus shovel brought
to light a silver watch. As he pro
ceeded with his work more watches
were brought to the surface. In all 21
silver watches were found, two gold
watches and several empty gold cases.
The watches were brought to the police
statipn, where Pawnbroker Hirschberg
identified tbem. .as a portion of the prop
erty which ho had in his safe on tho
night of the robbery.
Beatrice Bank to Tteopen.
Beatrice, Dec. 9. The First National
bank has matters about arranged for
reopening and tho bank doors will open
during tho present week,
Bodies Pound on Battlefield.
Copyrighted, 1896, by Associated Prcs3
Havana, Dec. QIt is staffed in most
positive terms, by the Spanish author
ities, that Antonio Maceo, the great in:
surgent leader and the heart and soul of
the Cuban cause, has been killed in the
Havana province, after having effected
the passage of the western trochanear
Mariel, at its north extremity. With
$je Cuban leader died the youth, Fran
cisco Gomez, son of Maximo Gomez,
who accompanied the-mulatto general
on his passage of the trocha.
GIVES GERMANY A BLOW.
President Cleveland Suspends tho Free
' Tonnage Bues.
; Berlin, Dec. 6. The Cologne Gazette
says tfiat the North German-Lloyd and
Hamburg-American steamship lines will
be the chief sufferers by the withdrawal
of the exemption of German vessels from
the payment of tonnage dues in the
United States, and adds: "President
Cleveland has made this decision in or
der to secure himself a brilliant send-off
on his retirement. But the decision is
illegal. President Cleveland's assertion
that state tonnago dues are levied at
German ports is incorrect. No such
dues are levied. The dues imposed aro
for the use of special port accommoda
tions." Continuing, tho Cologne Ga
zette says it trusts that if the proclama
tion is enforced the American law courts
will see that the principle of right and
justice is upheld, "even in the case of
Germans in America," and it further
expresses the hope that "in the mean
while tho German government will suc
ceed in convincing Washington that
Germany cannot accept such an in
fringement of her rights."
Julian Says It Was a Conspiracy.
San Francisco, Dec. 9. Martin Ju
lian stated that he has evidence com
plete which will prove that a conspiracy
was planned and operated against Fitz
simmons in the recent Fitzsimmons
Sharkey fight. Julian says that the par
ties to the conspiracy were Referee Earp,
Danny Needham, Sharkey's trainer, and
Dan Lynch, Sharkey's backer, and the
National club. Julian says it is idle to
talk of a contest before the Olympic
club hero between Corbett and Fitzsim
mons, because clubs in New York will
offer Larger purses for a limited contest
than any club in a smaller city. If an
unlimited contest cannot be arranged
Fitzsimmons wants to fight for the lar
gest available purse in an unlimited
bout:
Venezuela Accepts tho Agreement.
Washington, Dec. 8. Secretary
Olney has just reoeived a cablegram
from" Senor Andrade, the Venezuelan
minister to Washington, who is now in
Caracas, stating that tho Venezuelan
government has accepted the agreement
reached by the United States and Great
Britain for the arbitration of the bound
ary dispute, and that an extra session of
the Venezuelan congress has been called
to consider it. Thus the last obstacle to
an amicable settlement of the dispute
will be removed.
Bryan Not Iicady to Comment.
Lincoln, Dec. 8. A representative of
tho Associated Press called upon William
J. Bryan and showed him a copy of
President Cleveland's messago. Mr,
Bryan was overwhelmed with press of
work and a constant stream of callers,
and after repeated efforts was compelled
to abandon the attempt to read the mes
sage. "Mr. Cleveland's message," said
Mr. Bryan, "is too important a docu
ment either to bo commented upon in
diecemeal or briefly as a whole. I do
not care to express myself upon tho
messago until I shall have had oppor
tunity to carefully read and digest it."
MAD LOVER SHOOTS TO KILL.
Clans Belts Attempts to exterminate tho
Family of His Sweetheart.
Schuyler, Neb,, Pec. 0.--A shooting
affray occurred at midnight last night at
the home of Max Gleaspu, six. miles
from here, in which Glea son's son a
young man of 21 years was killed, shot
through the heart by Clans Dolts, who
wished to marry Gleason's daughter.
Opposition pf the parents to the mar
riage is said to be the pause of tho
murder and it is no fault of Dolts' that
he did not exterminate the family.
After killing the son he fired three times
at Mrs. Gleasqn without effect.
The father, who was in bed, sprang
up, seized a shotgun and aimed it at
Delts, but the charge failed to explode.
Delts then turned on the old gentleman,
shot him in the forehead, and wresting
the shotgun from him beat him over tho
head, leaving him for dead. He then
made his escape. This morning the
sheriff formed p. posse and is scouring
the country for iJelts, wjip ias jiot yet
been captured,
MAKE A BOLD BREAK FOR LIBERTY.
Boj'3 at tho Kearney Industrial School
Stampede In a Body.
Kearney, Neb.j Dec. 8. Some of tho
older boys at tho Industrial school have
made xxp their minds that they would
leave the institution, "and 26 of them
made the attempt Suturday night. The
break was miulo from the supper table,
just as their meal was finishod, and
many of them took their knives along
with them. The plan has been brewing
somp time, and about 100 of the boys
were implicated in it', "flitf pn'y reason
about 50 or 60 more did not makVtfre
attempt was because Mr. Snyder, one of
tho instructors, pulled his revolver and
told them ho would shoot the first boy
that parted.
" ' As soon as possible, tbo officers in
town were telephoned fp, and telegrams
were sent to neighboring tpwns, and up
to the present time all but 1 havo been
captured, and five or six have been loca
ted. They seem to bo heading for tho
south, ajjd it is believed that they are
trying for the Kansas line,
"Kid" Thrasher," a' boy sent up from
Plattsmotith, w&s $ie leader of 'the
break, and was caught about midnight,
but his assistant, Yates of Omaha, is
still at large. Some of tho boys Hie
aruitd with .butcher knives and sugar
beet knives, and will resif t arrest if tho
opportunity offers.
Jfejv Trial ITor Arffahright.
Lincoln, Dec. 4. The supreme court
handed down an opinion in the case of
John W, Argabright .against the state,
in which the judgment of the court be
low was reversed and the case re
manded. The effect of this will be to
gjye Argabright a new trial, which was
denied by the district court. Argabright
is now in the state penitentiary under
going a sentence of 10 years for convic
tion in Nemaha county of manslaugh
ter. The supreme court adjourned un
til Dec. 15.
Por Poisoning His "Wife.
PENUEVNeb., pec. o. Sheriff Mul
lin arrested Dr. ' Joseph "Sidney Good
manson on a warrant 'charging him
yith having murdered his wife on the
24th day jbf last September by adminis
tering strychnine to her- at "hs dental
office in this city. The warrant was
sworn ont by Alvin Ioder pf Tiskilwa,
HI. The doctor was taken before Judge
Curry and his preliminary hearing set
for next "Wednesday. Tho judge fixed
his bond at $ 10,000, which the doctor
failed to get,, and is in charge of the
sheriff.
TOLD IN.lfEWOEDS
EVENTS OCCURRING IN ALLSECTIONS
SUMMARIZED.
Happenings From Homo , and Ahroad Bo
duccd JFrom Columns to Liues Every
thing But Tacts Eliminated For Our
Readers' Convenience.
Friday, Dec. 4'.
Under tho direction of Fish Commis
sioner Brico a largo number of Pacific
const salmon aro to be planted in eastern
waters John Opie, part owner of the
Puzzler mine at Victor, Colo., on Stratnb
Mountain, was killed by falling down the
shaft 120 feet The directors of tho Den
ver and Rio Grande Bailroad have declared
a dividend of 1 per cent on tho perf erred
stock, payable Jan. 15 Hyrum Jcppesen,
James Christianson, Sr., and his son
James wero buried in a snow slide in
Logan canon, Utah. Jcppesen extricated
himself but the others wero killed Tho
war department is considering tho advisa
bility of establishing a garrison in Alaska
A marc owned by John Robinson of
Drover township, Missouri, gavo birth to
five colts G cor go E. Nelson, gold
Democrat of Muskogee, I. T., will repre
sent the Indian territory in the Fifty
fifth congress Moses Allen, son of a
wealthy citizen of Mexico, Mo., died from
in juries received in a foot ball match a
few days ago Judge Le FcveratDcnvcr
Colo., gave a decision in the district court
admitting Roetgen ray photographs as
evidence Robbers entered tho oflice of
the Home Brewery company at St. Louis
in daylight and overpowering the cashier,
robbed tho safe Tho emperor and em-
. press of Germany will visit Jerusalem on
Easter Sunday, 1898, to attend the con
secration of tho Evangcliciil church
The senate of Georgia rejected a bill by
Senator Culver declaring null and void
obligations payablo in any .specified
character of money, whether coin or
otherwise Tho state institution for
fccblo minded children of Xew Jersey, at
Vineland, was destroyed by fire, entailing
a loss of 25,000 E. D. Mosley, who
murdered Mrs. L. "Welsh in 18S3, after
serving 13 years in prison at Topcka, Has.,
has been pardoned The Canadian
Gazette states that the. Duke and tho
Duchess of York have no intention of
visiting Canada and the United States
next year In a lively session of the
German rcichstag the dock strike was
discussed. The socialists declared they
would vote against all military or naval
increases Jessie Fiddles and Rulh
Nidenberg horsewhipped Silas Richardson,
a prominent citizen of Arapahoe, O. T.f
whom they charged with having insulted
them A copy of the Book of Common
Prayer of the church of England, published
by Benjamin Franklin at London in 1773,
was sold by auction at Boston for $1,250.
Saturday, Bee. 5.
Dr. Benjamin Tappan, cx-prcsident of
Bangor Theological seminary, is dead aged
81 Mrs, Parah E. Mink, national presi
dent of the women's Auxiliary of tho
Grand Army of tho Republic, is dead aged
50 Tom Reed was entertained at
luncheon in Xcw York by representatives
of the leading United States life insurance
companies Delaware's superior court has
called on the Kent county board of can
vassers to reconvene Dec. S and recount
tho county vote Congrc-ssmon C. A.
Towne of Minnesota, denies the report
that he intends to contest the election of
Judgo Monies Kansas City men havo
purchased 400,000 acres in Hall, Briscoo
and Donley counties, Texas, the deal in
cludes 20,000 head of grade cattle
Thomas P. "Wallace, a prominent Kansas
pity attorney, lias been appointed receiver i
of the Missouri National bank of that j
city, which recently failed "William
Foley was arraigned at Liberty, Mo., for
the murder of his piother and sister and
pleaded not guilty. He was lodged in tho
county jail Senator Dubois of Idaho
does not believe the Dingley bill will havo
any show of passing. He says congress
Should pass tho appropriation bills and go
home Police Commissioner Leoiuml
R. Wollcs of Brooklyn testified that tho
Raines law had a)ultshcd the free bunch,
thereby driving away ah army of tramps
Mark Kanna says the inaugural
ball "has become a time-honored custom
jn connection with the inaugural cer
jnonics, iud there is no reason why it
should be omitted now" Rains havq
ceased in India Archbishop Fabre of
Montreal is dangerously ill with a liver
affection Emil Arton has withdrawn
his appeal against his sentence to eight
years imprisonment for treason in Franco
Ten thousand Kurds raided the pro
vince of jMnmourct-Ul-Azziz, where they
Imi'iimi nnd nill.jrrfd tho
villagcs and
massacred the inhaba'buaiiis.
Monday, Bee. 7 .
Shcreff A. E. Moffilt, while making a
raid on moonshiners at Ashboro, X., C,
was shot and killed: Tho postal depart
ment has issued a fraud order against the
Standard Shoo company at X:ishville,
;ijnn- "A dispatch from London says?
flic'iiatioiihl fat-fctoek bhQ hs owned at
Islington A. E. Benson, bookkeeper for
tho Northwestern road, fell from a bridjro
at Lake Go?iovj, Wis., and was instantly
killed Oil has been discovered at Xow-
port, Mich., by a party of Ohioaus, who
arc said to represent tho Standard Oil
tympany J. D. Parsons, vice president
Jllid : otigal manager of the "West Side
Chicago Street 'ITaflwayhas' heen phqscn
general manager of tho Philadelphia
Tractiou compujjyTheJate.0f theama
teur champion hand ball tournament at
New York has been changed from Dec. 21
to Jan. 7, 1S37, tho Canadians want to
enter and raako an IntcrnatJonai nffnj p-
Mark Hanna said in reply "to :i question,
that A cKinley had not yet determined to
uail an extra session of congre.ss Bran
is being used Hi ti; frwfcr mill at Kim
all, S. D., install ot ooil and th-j en
gineer has invented a schenio by which
tho bmn is fed to the fire box automatic
ally The Humane society of Denver,
jpoio., is interesting itself jii the paso of
fhe daughter of J." Solomon, jyho Is yio
lently insane, and, witliout any clothing.
kept chained to a waU-r-At a meeting ot
wholesales grocers of Nebraska, Kansas,
Missouri, Iowa, Illinois owl Kentucky at
St. Louis it was decided to demand better
raili-ond rates on sugar from New Orleans
to thuao srntoa -A urclQlicaccompanicd
by heavy floods "has swfopt the Eastern
Vcst Indies, causing' great loss Of life.
The St. Vincent and Moutscrrat estates,
m Jamaica, have been completely wiped
gut. The islands of Trinidid and Barbar
&ocs haVu been also flooded,
Tuesday; Bee. -J?.
Thomas Canary, tho theatrical man
ager, is on the point of death at a Chi
cago hotel Extension of time has been
asked by the committee investigating the
"fiueotioh of" free ajcoho for use n the
arts George Deacon, au aged Indiana,
fanner, murdered his wife, aged 69, with
o stovo poker, and drowned himself
Republican headquarters will be at "Wash,
ington and H. H. Rand of Chicago will bo
in charge John Rech, now in jail at
Atlantic, N. J., under a 20 year sentence
for wife murder, has confessed that tho
woman was still alive when he buried
her; General A. L." Pearson, A promi
nent member of the Union Yctcran lea
gue, suffered a 'atrokQ qf paralysis at his
home near Pittsburg ;md is not likely U
recover Pension appropriation bM,
carrying $111,263,880, or $16o,GCO below the
commissioner of pensions' estimates, has.
been presented to the houso- Harry
Payne "Whitney, son-in-law of? Cornelius
Yandcrbilt. has xurcha3cd tho Knowcr
cottage on tho cliffs" at Newport, R. I., for
5250,000 and will present It to his wire
Sensational testimony against prominent
t men has developed In tho trial of tho live
editors at Berlin Colonel Henry A.
Duppnt oX-Dolaware Is considered in tho
race for tho war portfolio in the McKinley
cabinet Among tho cases on tho docket
In York county, Nobraska, Is that of W.
L. Lee, charged with assault with intent
to kill A. Blsscll Thcro aro rumors
that Barney Barnato and tho Rothschilds
arc figuring on tho purchase of valuable
gold mining property in Ontario A bill
will bo presonted at the next session of tho
Indiana legislature which will prohibit
tho manufacture and sale of cigarettes in
the state Mrs. "William McKinley will
be one of the patronesses of the fair to bo
given in New York city for the purpose of
raisihgfunds to found a national homo
for commercial travelers Annio Fra-
zier, a handsome girl of 29, well connected
and daughter of a Presbyterian clergyman
in Scotland, is confined in Bellcvue hos
pital, New York city, a ravintr maniac
from drink 'William Ivison, the pub
lisher, left a $5,000,000 estate. Some of
his nephews and nidees aro contesting a
bequest of 10,000 to Mary Sheridan Ivison.
"Wednesday, Dec. 9.
The dead outlaw killed at Blackwell, O
T., has been identified as "Dynamite
Dick Tho Penco mino, belonging to
the Rockefeller property, was shut down
at Pence, "Wis. Tho Milwaukee city
council passed an anti-pool room ordi
nance and all such places of amusement
are closed Abrain Eckcrt took poison
at the "Wilkesbarre, Pa., county jail and
died tho morning ho was to bo hanged
for murder Frederick Hellman is in
the county jail at Paxton, Ills., charged
with tho murder of three women within
tho last six -months After being mar
ried half a century Georgo Deacon, aged
77 years, killed his wife and drowned him
self at LaGrango, Ind. -"William Drury,
owner of largo tracts of Nebraska and
Colorado land and a multimillionaire,
died at his home in Now Boston, Ills., at
tho ago of 8(3 The old Soder Holm block
burned at Jamestown, N. Y., with a loss
of 15,000, and Georgo Killoman, a lodger,
was siiffocated and will probably die-
An oil painting of Grover Cleveland,
which adorned the Cook Counrv Demo
cratic club rooms, Chicago, was cut
to pieces by unknown parties Mrs.
Amelia M. Hazcn, widely known as the
author of "Mother Shipton's" dream
books, has sued for divorce from
ner nusoana, a wine mer
chant, on tho ground of descrtion-
Tho St. Louis polico aro raiding tho hop
joints and S3 inmates wero "pulled" in
one day A counterfeiter named "Will
"Wardloy was shot and killed by a posse
of men at Birmingham, Ala., while evad
ing arrest Young Arthur Oakcs, son of
the candy manufacturer at St. Louis, has
been declared insane and sent to an asy
lum Albert "W. "Wilcox, aged 70 years,
the inventor of tho famous "Wilcox organ,
died of Bright's discaso at "Worcester,
Mass Lee Glasscock, a prominent citi
zen and alderman of Austin, Tex., was
given 12 years in tho penitentiary for forg
ery Samuel L. Kcdcay, a prominent
farmer near Scdalia, Mo., was held to the
criminal court on the charge of raising a
35 note to 3,500 The anniversary of
the battlo of Prairie Grove, in which tho
late ex-Senator Plumb's regiment was so
badly cut up, was celebrated at Emporia,
Kan.
Thursday, Dec. 10.
"W. J. Bryan will speak at a banquet of
Chicago Democrats on Jan. S Consul
General Lee did not leave for Cuba as ex
pected Paper manufacturers arc hold
ing a conierence at icw xorK anu en
deavoring to form a trust Operators
and miners arc still in session at Pitts
bur" trying to agree on a scale for next
year According to the Denver Times
the Colorado Midland will pass out of tho
jjands of receivers befqrQ April 1 West
ern Union directors havo declared tho
regular quarterly dividend of 1J4 per cent,
payable Jan. 15 Fire at Chester, Ark.,
destroyed tho 'Frisco railroad depot and
nearly the entire business part of the
town John C.Schofield of Albuquerque,
X. SL, has been appointed receiver for the
defunct German .National bank of Denver.
Ex-Senator "William C. Gear was ac
quitted at Columbus of the charge of solic
iting a bribe from ex-Senator Gaumer
Superintendent of Buildings Constablo
stated to Mayor Strong that there arc 3,200
large buildings in ow ork citythafci
arc unsafe iColonci John B. Fellows
was laid to rest in Trinity cemetery. New !
York city, after funeral services in tho
Church of the Intercession Robert-
Clarke fell down nn incline in the Gold
Cup mine ne.vr St. Elmo, Colo., and was
killed. He was a son-in-law of D. A. Gage
of Chicago Mrs. U. S. Grant gavo
p. social tea in her handsome resi
dence in Washington to p.cocnt herj
granddaughter, Miss Vivian Sar-
toris, to "Washington society
The Threshing Machine Manufacturers'
association b session at the Auditorium,
Chicago Tho 8-yoftrK)ld daughter of
Mrs. Lizzie Mead of Millstone, Ivy., fell
into a fire and was burned to death
Secretary Kcrlmrt has appointed a hoard
J.0 inspect the work of the Carnegie com
pany, 'sihTfa tw dcl'tfotivervTho Morton
house at Nebraska City, Neb., leased by
Nichols & Haney, has been closed, owing
to i?vck or Business --oasnjor neming,
lato of the Excbangu National bank at El
dorado, Kan., has lccn arrested, chargi-d
with forgerv Charles Fleischman, clerk
in the Illinois National bank at Chicago,
has been sentenced for Itvo years for em
bezzling fCon--The bondsmen Qf Post-
pa.sjtyr Cown at' Emporia, Kan., have
taken charge of the o!51c-e and a .shortage
of 750 has been found The manager of
the Kearney, Neb., Cycle company is in
Denver, Colo., puking qvor tho grpitfji for
1 - l 1 .M - - - 1 . i. 1-11-7
a Kltcr, as r.nu wnniuinj vuiiie:nn:aie winn
ing a branch at Denver A number of
prominent sporting men of Denver, Colo.,
contemnlating uuuuing a sunuruan re-
EOrt. after th'byio 0 31jiite Carlo, vsith
lT.cc tracks, chib house and provisions for
every kind of sport Iho troops are
being recalled from the scene of (he strike
at Ijcqdville, Colo., but Governor Mcln-
jintil Lake county officials show thafc'they
uan CQntrq thy tfojjbjg,
Half of Corn Crop Unfathered.
"Wausa, K"eb., Dec. 8. Nearly ono
half of the com crop throughout this
Efiotionis yet in tho fields, deep snow
and ice ' ianking it nearly impossible,
luring tho last half of November t
jvork in the fields
Nebraska Butter Makers.
fjiNCQLV, Dec. Q.rr-Tho annual meet
ing of tho Nebraska State Dairymen's
association is in session in this city. The
business meetings are held in the State
university chapel, and the exhibits, as
in previous years, are displayed in the
fSrant memorial hall, upon tho nnivcyor
ity campus.
What is a Guarantee?
It is this. If you havo a cough or a
cold, a tickling in tho throat, which
keeps you constantly cougnmg, or u
you are troubl-d with any chest, throat
cr lung trouble, whooping cough &c,
and vou uso Ballard's Horehound Syrup
as directed giving it a fair trial and no
benefit is oxperiencd we authorize our ;
advertize agent ttf'refp oft your Tpppei
on return of bottlo. it never iaue w
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Bush, Mgp. " 1
Doubt aiaceo's Death.
Key West, Fla., Dec. 10 Private
Havana advices flatly deny the Span.
ish report that Maceo has been killed.
The story was concocted at the palace
to counteract the bad effect of Maceo's
success in crossing tho trocha between
two Spanish forts near Canas without
losing a man.
New Gunhoata Hannelied.
Bato, Me., Dec. 6. Tho new- gun
boats Yicksburg and Newport wore
launched from the yards of tne Bath
iron works this afternoon before an im
mense crowd. The Yicksburg wont
into tho water at 12:35 o'clock and the
Newport followed twenty minutes Later.
The launchings were successful in every
respect.
Uruguayan Revolt Ended.
Buexos Ayres, Dec. 6 .An official
dispatch from Montevideo, . capital of
Uruguay, says that Saraiva', the insur
gent fchief , who was reported to have
defeated tho Uruguayan forces, has been
completely routed and has fled with
only 10 followers. Tho dispntoh fur
ther announces that the revolt is ended.
Bold St. liouis Hold Up.
St. Louis, Dec. 10. Tho Iron Moun
tain fast express train outgoing, wa3
held up one mile from the Union station
within the city limits Last night at 8:30
by six masked men. The door of tha
express car was blown off with dyna
mite, but no plunder was secured.
Colonel Fellows Dead.
New York, Dec 8 Colonel J. K. Fol
lows is dead.
WHEAT DROPS BELOW
EIGHTY.
Decline ol
May Option Closes "With a
Nearly Two Cents..
Chicago, Dec. U. Wheat was fairly and
squarely Lelow tho 80c mark today, tho May
option closing with a decline of ie. Tko only
feature of the markets was their axcasgtTt
dullness. Corn declined fyt and onts Me, pre
visions arc practically unchanged. Closing
prices:
WHEAT Dee. , 753Jc: llay, TSTBJtfc
COKN Doc., 22&C; Hay, 26c
OATS-Dec., 17&c;May, 2021o.
PORK Dec, S6.S5; Jan., S7.fO:May, J7.$$
LARD Doc, J3.72& : Jan., S&S6; Hay, -1.10.
RIBS-Doc, ; Jan., $S.S7J ; May,i.eK.
Cash quotations: No. red wheat, 88391c:
No. a rod. 83&S7c; No. 2 spring, 77e: No. 2
corn, 23c; No. 2 oats, 18V4'c
South Omaha L,lvo Stock.
South Omaha, Doc 9. CATTLB Recelpte,
3,500; steady; native beef steers, SUQg4.7S;
western steers, ?&2o4.00; Tezas stern, f2J0
3.50; cows anl heifers, Si.5Qj3.03; ctuuiefB,
S1.50&2.50; stockers and feeders, $3.00S&A;
calves, S3.00ai.5.'); bulls, stags, etc. .lo3M.
HOGS Receipts, 4,600; 5e Mghor; harr,
S3.10S3.25; mixed, 3.1533.20; lisht, S&253JU&;
bulk of sales, 3S.1533J25,
SHEEP Receipts, 70J; strong; fair to ehote
native.-, 52.75(3.50; fair to dioic irastrMB,
S2.50&3.25; common and stock shoi), $g.90ft
2.75; Iambs, S3.50tft5.00.
Chicago Idvo Stook.
Chicago, Dec 9. HOOS Receipts, 30D;
slow, but 5c higher than yestcrdnv.s closing:
ligh, S3.20fi3.i0; mixed, S30.15; heavy,3.Uo
3.10; rough, S3.033.15.
CATTLE Receipts, 17,000; weak and gener
ally 510c lower; beoves, $3.405.90; cows and
heifers, S1.B0&4.00; Texas steers, S.Sai.M);
stockers and feeders, S2.9j(1.00.
SHEEP Receipts, 5,000; steady to strong.
Thera is no other valor in th? world that
even stands-comparison with that displayed
by the woman called upon to protect her
children from violence. There is no weapon
tlmt a woman will not wield and no dauge;
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their birth that too many women fail to
nrrtfert thpir rhildren from the rre&test of
all dangers, the most blighting: of all inher
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Thpwnman who nronerlv nrersares for the
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who takes tne nglit care ot ncrseit asroig
the expectant period, and sees that she e
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taken during the period of gestation, she
will be free from the usual discomforts; the
babe's cominc will be safe anu easy, ami it
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