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FRIDAY, MAY 21, 1897.
THE HOPE FOE BIMETALLISM
The commission sent out by our
government to work with the Euro
pean governments for favoring- bi
metallism has started on its trip
In Iorci;;n Zand.
Domokos lias fallen and . Turkey is
now in fall possession of Thessaly. The
Greeks were com polled to retreat after
a desperato battle.
Turkoy, at tho request of the qzar, has
pat a stop to hostilities and issued or
ders for an armistice. Terms or peace
will now bo negotiated between Turkcy
aud Greece,
Ninety earthquake shocks havo been
felt in South Australia during tho last
three days. The subterraneous disturb
ances were particularly severe at Kings
ton, where buildings were damaged and
the inhabitants arc living m tents for
safety.
Europo is suffering from heavy snow
fall, frosts and storms. In all tho
mountain districts of Austria and Ger
many the damage to fruit trees has
been very great. A heavy snow storm
has swept over Hamburg, Cologno and
Nancy. Widespi-ead injury has been
douo to tho vineyards in the districts of
with the hope that they will find
these governments inclined to can BordeanXf Angulomene aud Burgundy
a conference on this subject. And The Turkish garrison at Prevcsa.at tho
n.u fi,nf fW will a trree so northern entrance of tho Gulf ofArta,
HILL J 1 W IHUI. .-j O
long1 ago it
standard, calling
far. but that will not at all prove
that they will be inclined to con
cede bimetallism, or if they should
go that far, they will certainly not
allow free coinage 16 to 1.
The late history of the world has
in no country shown a tendency to
return to a silver basis, which for
merly existed in most countries, nor
to free coinage of silver at a ratio
which is in any way like or similar
to the 16 to 1 ratio of our silvcntcs.
On the contrary during the last
years a number of countries, who
were formerly on a paper or silver
basis, have discarded their old
KVKfpms and nut themselves on a
gold basis.
KiiRsia and Austria have lor a
numbersof years accumulatedjall the
gold they were able to buy, in
order to resume the payment of
their outstanding paper money and
make n-old the basis of their
o
money system. All the great man
ufacturing andfcommercial nations
of Europe have given up bimetal
lism, and the progressive nations
of other parts of the world arc lol
lowing their example.
India some years ago stopped the
free coinaire of silver. Then came
Chili and abolished tin
silver at 16 to one. For some years
Janan made nreoarations for the
1 . 4,
same purpose, and not
adopted the gold
in its old silver money, and rccoin
inir it at the correct ratio of about
32 to 1. Silver moncv is used
there, as it is in Chili, as subsid
iarv money for the smaller transac
tions of daily life. Peru is at pros
cut working to introduce the gold
standard and the president of Mex
ico is said to favor the same plan
for his state.
These facts certainly do not
show that the world is much in
clincd to return to the former silver
basis or to an attempt to establish
a double standard. Thev on the
contrary prove that at present the
silver standard is considered a mis
fortune, a commercial detriment
and deception to the people which
is afilictcd with it, and for this
reason the honest patriots are try
ing to get rid of it, aud really abol
ish it. Our silverites told us dur
ing last year's canvass that those
countries with a silver standard
were on account of this silver basis
extremely happy, but they them
selves sfelt different, and threw
away this happiness as soon as
they can make arrangements for it.
These experiences entitle to the be
lief that in a decade there will be
no civilized country that is on a
silver basis, and to which our sil
verites can refer us for advice and
for the support of their false
theories.
And these very same facts make
it not very probable that the highly
civilized and progressive nations of
Europe should be willing to make a
retrogressive move and attempt
bimetallism. Grand Island Independent.
which has been besieged by tho Greek
land and sea forces almost from the out
break of the war, has sent the Greek
archbishop and five notabilities of Pre-
vesa to the commander of tho besieging
Greek nrmy with a message, saying that
the Turkish force is ready to capitulato
to tho regular forces of Greece.
"With all tho pomp and circumstance
of war, about eight hundred Yaqui
Indian warriors, veterans of 12 years'
strifo with Mexico, marched into the lit
tle town of Ortiz to make peace. A
trcat3' of peace, tho main points of
which were agreed on some timo ago
by Juan Maldouado, Chief Tctabiales,
civilized name, and Colonol Peiado of
the Mexican army, was ratified with
much ceremony and peaco was declared.
Reliable news of tho most important
insurgent success in months has just
reached Havana. It appears that Gen
eral Calixto Garcia aud General Rabi
fell on a Snanish force which was carry
ing food and supplies from Manzanillo
to Bayamo early last week, captured tho
convoy, routed lienorai .Lonos' columns
and pursued him so vigorously that ho
fled to the coast with tho remnant of
his brigado and took a ship at Cabocorus
for Mauzanillo.
Crhnrs anil Casualties.
Sidney Barges, a prominent citizen
of Ceutervillo, la., blew his brains out.
Tho Hannibal and St. Joseph bridgo
at Hannibal, Mo., was destroyed by fire.
In a fight between negroes and
whites at San Augustine, Tex., several
of both were kil'cd.
James Prcneh, tho Rockford wifo
murderer, was found guilty. Tho death
penalty was imposed.
Sid Dunn was sent to the penitentiary
for five years at Buffalo, Tex., for tho
murder of a 3-ycar-old child.
Tho Punderbnrg Mills at Now Car
lisle were destroyed by firo. Loss $50,000
It was tho work of an incendiary.
An Indian named Ahvote killed Leo
Frauzon, Bon Jones, Christopher Neil-
Eon and diaries Moiiaghan near Eldo
rado Canon, Nov.
Mrs. Edmondson aud Mrs. Ellis, two
prominent ladies of Brazil, Iud., stolo
SU.OOO of their father's money and havo
been placed under arrest.
James Reed aud Newton Gamblo.two
prominent farmers of Do Soto, Mo., en
gaged in a fight with shotguns, and
Kecd was scnonfil' wounded, but will
recover.
The Southern Pacific express train
was held up by thrco men at Lozier,
Tex., and tho safe of tho Wclls-Fargo
express car blown open. Tho robbers
escaped with $10,003.
George A. Draper, lato postmastor at
Choycuue, pleaded guilty to tho charce
of embezzling postal funds and was
sentenced to ono year and eight mouths'
imprisonment in tho penitentiary.
A tcmblo disaster occurred at tho
Pinckney, Tcnn., oro mines Tho tinnlo
or oro dump, GO feet high, fell, killing
10 wlnto men and boys outright and
seriously wounding several others.
terriblo railway disaster befell tho
The output of the Cripple Creek
mines for April was in excess of
$1,000,000 and for the month end
ing May 1 was double that of the
like period of 1S95. The Leadville
mines are reported as more active
than at any time since the "boom
days" of 1S7S and 1S76. The group
of mines known as the "Downtown,"
that filled with water during last
year's strike, are being pumped
out aud will be clear of water and
ready to resume operations by
September. The Gilpin county
mines are shipping more ore to the
smelters at Idaho Springs than
ever before, and the mines of the
Gunnison district are unusually
active.
Am, that Hawaii wants Uuclc
Sam to do is to embrace her, and
iloat the stars and stripes above
the islands. While the old gentle
man is slow to embrace, and to un
furl the banner, he loudly proclaims
that no foreign banner shall float
there, and no other fellow shall do
the embracing. But, really, is not
that "a dog in the manger" way of
doing things? Uncle Sam needs
the fair islands, and never again
have so good an opportunity of ac
quiring them. Inter Ocean.
Russian military train between Rocken
hof and Eliva. In tho wreck sovon- :
teeu cars were smashed. Two officers
and oighty-two soldiers wero killed aud
GO others were seriously injured. i
Tho dead body of N. B. Clark of Grind
Rapids, known as tho "bark king of
Michigau," a mombor of tho Michigan
Bark and Lumber company, was found
murdered on one of tho rcsidenco streets '
of Milwaukee. I
A nassoncrer train on tho S.nirn !?
road, known as tho Chicago and Galves- i
ton cxprcss.was wrecked at a trcstlonear
Ardmoro. Fifteen persons, nassensrers
and trainmen, wero injured. Sovcral of
these aro seriously hurt and it is believed
two will the. ;
A third negro is reported to havo boon '
lynched near Jeff, Ala. Ho was impli
cated in tho wholesalo noisoumtr of tho
Kelly family. Tho latest victim is Jim
Nanco, alias "Williams, a discharged
negro laborer, who is thoucht to lmvo
instigated tho poisoning by tho girls.
.Lx-Seuator J. R. McPherson of Now
Jersoy had a narrow escano from bomcr
killed at hisoftico in Now York city.
William Yau Akon attempted to shoot
him, aud was prevented from doing so
by Edward F. Low. An accomplice of
escaped. Van Aken, who
Tho Yale team won tho intercollegiate
team golf championship cup at tho Ard
sly golf games. Score: Yalo 5J4; Har
vard 4.
Harvard defeated University of Penn
sylvania at cricket, after a closo and in
teresting contest, Pennsylvania, J 08;
Harvard, 109.
Legislative.
A bill passed tho Illinois house by a
vote of 100 to 7 which is designed to do
away with tho 0-day bicycle races.
After a bitter fight in the Texas legis
lature tho houso passed tho law requir
ing uniformity of text books for all free
schools in Texas.
Tho Humphrey bills, extending fran
chises of all street railways in Illinois
50 years and investing the control of ex
isting lines and now franchises in
boards of commissioners instead of
the aldermen of the various cities, wero
killed in tho Illinois legislature.
A bill passed tho lower houso of the
Michigan legislature which raises tho
specific taxes on railroad earnings in
Michigan from 700,000 to about twice
that amount. This is a partial vic
tory for Governor Pingree, but there
is still considerable doubt whether any
of his railway reform measures will
pass tho senate.
Political.
Stephen R. Mallory, silver Democrat,
was elected United States senator to suc
ceed Call of Florida.
Judgo O. J. Scofield has withdrawn
from the judicial race in tho Ninth ju
dicial district iu Illinois.
The Democrats and Populists of Cres-
ton, la., havo agreed on fusion and ap
portioned tho county offices for tho fall
election.
Princeton, Ills., haB two mayors and
two councils, both receiving and dis
bursing tho public revenues, Tho dif
ferences will bo settled in tho courts.
Ex-Postmaster General "Wauamaker,
at a banquet of tho Business Men's
leaguo of Philadelphia last Friday even
ing mado a remarkablo speech on na
tional and stato politics. After com
menting on tho failure of promised
prosperity to appear as a result of Presi
dent McKiuley's election, Mr. Waua
maker fiaid that tho low stato to which
tho political religion of tho nation was
brought by unscrupulous bosses must
eventually result in a new party.
The silver Democratic minority, with
possession of the Kentucky senate, Goe-
bel in the chair and Bronson on the floor,
have held the floor since Tuesday
aud promises to continue it until tho
end of tho present session on Friday.
The gold Democratic-Republican major
ity of each houso is still determined
that the fusion bill shall pass tho seuato
at least and that it shall go through both
louses tins sumuior if there is any way
to pcrsuado or to force tho governor to
recall tho session.
Commercial mid Industrial.
There is hot competition between oro
buyers at Jopliu, Mo.
Arrangements hrvo been mado for the
establishment of five large cotton mills
at Torreou, Mexico.
A project is on foot to convey natural
gas by pipo to Fort Scott, Kan., from
lola, a small town 40 miles away.
Alaska's yield of gold this year is es
timated at 10,000,000, which is consid
ei ably nioi e than tho big territory cost
tho United States.
Tho strawboard makers of the United
States held a secret meeting at tho Hol
leiidon, Cloveland, and, according to re
port, formed a trust to control tho prod
uct of tho country.
Judgo Gibbons rendered a decision
declaring tho American Tobacco com
pany an illegal corporation aud prohibit
ing its agents from carrying on its bus
iness within tho confines of Illinois.
Boylo & Co. of Boyle, Miss., have as
signed their mill, lumber and a town
ship of land, steam railrpad stock, and
in fact overythiiig they owned, valued
at 100,000. The high water was tho
cause of tho assignment.
Bradstreet's trade review says: The
falling off iu the request for staple
goods within a month is a result of a
period of comparative calm at a timo
when a general rovival in demaud had
beon looked for. Wholesalers report
that the volumo of business consists of
van Aken s
was partially blind, was arrcstod.
At Rosebud, Tex., Friday night,
thrco negroes, Davo Cotton, Henry Wil
liams and Sabo Stewart, were "taken
from tho officers of the law and hanged.
They had been confined iu tho jail hero
sovcral days on a chargo of attempted
rape, their intonded victim being a
daughtor of William Coatcs, white.
William H. Hamilton, a contractor.his
wifo, Mrs. Cnthcrino Hamilton, Ins sou
Leo Hamilton, aged 10, and his daugh
ter Elizabeth Hagus Hamilton, aged IS,
who lived in Denver until recently, ver6
nil murdered in a small village near
Helena, Mon., three weeks ago and tho
crimo suppressed iu ordor to allow tho
Montana authorities to trace tho mur
derers. Firo caught in Lexington's conrthonso
aud in a few minutes the upper story
anddomo wero all in fianies. Tho
courthonso was completely burned mid
in an hour nothing remained but tho
walls. Hart's beautiful statuo, "Wom
an Triumphant," bought by Lexington
women for 5,000, was destroved in an
attempt to remove it from tho rotunda.
Mrs. Emma Stoue. who conducts tho
Kostono restaurant iu Deadwood, ono
of tho best known and respected women
in tho city, was found murdered iu hor
apartments. Tho weapou used was a
butcher's cleaver, bho had been
struck in tho right templo aud tho
bladomado a gash from behind tho
right ear clear across her face. It
proved mstautly fatal, buspiciou at
ouco foil upon Charles Brown, a former
cook of the establishment, a colored
man, and ho aud a negro companion
were arrested whilo trying to leave tho
country.
Sportliitr.
Cornell won by two lcaguis in tho
boat r.ico with tho naval cadets at An
napolis 'XVphoou U won tho 2ird Kentucky
4erby at Louisville, with Ornament sec
ond and Dr. Gtitlott third.
filling orders, oven Chicago not claim
ing to have more than held its own iu
volumo of goods distributed. Interior
merchants continue to buy for near-by
wants only, and in many directions
farmers aro too busy with field work to
supply their wants at the country
stores. Grocers roport an unnsuallv
largo distribution of canned goods west.
National Capital Kotos.
Solicitor of Internal Rovenup Hough
of Ohio has resigned.
I Tho seuato confirmed tho nomination
of Brigadier General J. W. Forsyth to
bo major general.
Tho Cuban resolution appropriating
t 50,000 for tho relief of destitute Ameri
; cans in Cuba passed the seuato without
' division.
Tho houso did not act ou tho senate
resolution for tho relief of American
citizens in Cuba, and at 3:10 p. m. ad
journed until Thursday by a voto of 00
to ?i a party vote.
Tho supremo council of the American
Protective association, jn session at the
capital, elected ollioers for thp ensuing
year. John W. Echols of Atlanta, pa.,
was elected president.
Omaha won a great victory in tho
lower house Thursday in securing
tho location of tho warehouse for In
dian supplies. The combination against
tho proposition included the leaders in
the houso.
Thomove to secure tho adoption of a
universal postal stamp by tho postal con
gress has collapsed. Thero wero too
many difficulties, the chief being that of
currency fluctuations, in tho way of
adopting such a stamp.
Roporis to tho immigration bureau
during the last several mouths show a
marked falling off in the number of im
migrant arrivals in this country. Tho
number of arrivals during tho nino
mouths, ended March 31, 1S97, was
142,1) H, as compared with s0,630 for tho
sanio period in tho fiscal year 1S9G.
This is a decrease pf fQ,GSi).
Numbered With tlio Deart.
Ex-Senator Richard Coko died at
Waco, May 14.
Charles Phillip Yorko, fifth carl of
Harwicke, is dead at London.
Max Moritz, tho well known operatic
manager, died at his homo on Staten
island May 1 , aged 70.
Joseph A. Rhomborg, ono of tho most
noted and oldest citizens of Dubuque,
la., died in his carriage on the street of
paralysis.
Geueral Chaudler P. Chapman, form
erly adjutant general of Wiscousin.dind
at Milwaukee of paralysis at the ago
of 53 years.
TT .- 1" TIT
ouuaiu. caKiy, ono of tho most
prominent farmers iu St. Louis conutv,
Missouri, suddenly dropped dead of
heart disease.
Mrs. Julia A. McGarver, widow of
General M. McCarver, tho founder of
Burlington, la., Sacramento aud Ta
conia, died at Taconia, May 14, of old
age. Sho was born in St. Charles coun
ty, Missouri, Nov. 19, lSSS.
tion of women's clubs.
A rich discovery of gold-bearing, oro
ten miles east of Saratoga, Wyo.f is
causing lots of excitement.
Miss Grace Collins of Knob Noster,
Mo., won tho gold medal in tho orator
ical contest at Lamonte, Mo.
Tho farmers in the vicinity of Ander
son, Ind., havo just effected an organi
zation pooling their oil bearing lands.
At Chicago tho ball team of North
western university defeated that of the
University of Nebraska by a score of
9 to 4.
Over GOO delegates will represent tho
109th general assembly of tho Presby
terian church in tho United States meet
ing at Eagle Lake, Ind., May 20.
Tho Joint Traffic association has sent
out a circular letter which iu effect vir
tually abrogates all existing rates be
tween New York and New Orleans.
James Hennessy was instantly killed
and Patrick Cull fatally injured by tho
premature explosion of dynamite whilo
digging a trench for a sewer at Kansas
City.
Tho Order of Railway Telegraphers
convened at Peoria in general conven
tion with about llo delegates present,
Tho convention will continue a week or
more.
Delegates from 25 states aro in atten
danco at the 21st annual convention of
tho supremo commaudery of tho United
ureter ot the Violden Uross at Nashville,
Tenn.
A letter has been prepared asking tho
president to commute the death sentence
hanging over Charles Johnson of
Guthrie, O. T., to a sentence of impris
onment lor a term of years.
President Jordan of tho Leland Stan
ford university has consented to act on
a commission to investigate seal fisheries
and will sail with the other memoers
for Pnbyloff islands Juno 1.
Tho new gunboat Nashvillo cov
ered tho CO-milo . course on her official
trial trip in 3 hours, 35 minutes and 29
seconds, averaging 1G.7 knots, and win
ning a bonus of about 00,000 for her
builders.
Emiho Charlotte Langtry, known
throughout two hemispheres as tho Jer
soy Lily, has secured a divorce from her
liiighsh husband. Tho decree that gives
ner her inucu sought treedomfrom mat
rimomal fetters was signed by Judgo
i. w. urumpat .Lakeport, Ual.
An enthusiastic audience of men and
women, many of them well known in
Washington, packed the Columbia thea
ter to its doors Sunday afternoon at a
monster mass meotiug held in tho be
half of tho cause of Cuba. Addresses
wero made by Seuator Allen aud others.
Tho national convention of railroad
commissioners at St. Louis elected C. L.
Davidson of Iowa prcsideut.H. V. Larue
of California vice president, Edward A.
Mosely of Washington, D. C, secretary.
Tho next convention will meet in Wash
ington tho second Tuesday in May, 1S98.
A magnificent memorial to Washing
ton was dedicated at Philadelphia with
pomp and pageantry last Saturday.
Major William Wayne, president of
tho Cincinnati, formally presented the
monument to tho city. PrsidentMc
Kinloy pulled tho cord unveiling the
statuo.
At tho closing session of the grand di
vision, Order of Railway Conductor, at
Los Angeles, the election of officers for
ensuing year occurred, which resulted in
the choice of tho following: Grand
chief conductor, E. E. Clark, re-elected;
assistant grand conductor, C. H. Wil
kins, re-elected; grand secretary and
treasurer, Martin Clancy, re-elected;
grand senior conductor, A. B. Garrctt
son, re-elected; grand junior conductor,
W. D. Perkins of Los Angeles.
TOOK TURNS BUFFETING PRICES.
CZAE CALLS A HALT.
TURKEY IS NOW IN FULL POSSES
SION OF THESSALY.
IIo Telegraphs Orders to lid hem fnslin to
Ccaso Hostilities Truce Is Declared Iu
Thessaly anil Epirns Terms of Peaco to
Be Negotiated.
Atiiens, May 20. A dispatch received
here from Lamia, dated 10 a. m., an
nounces that the white flag has been
hoisted between tho armies of Greece
and Turkey aud that Crown Prince Con
stantino has been authorized to suspeud
hostilities, with tho view of concluding
arrangements for an armistice. A panic
prevails at Lamia, owing to the report
that the criminals will be released from
the jails. Tho arrival of the troops
during tho night increased the general
feeling of terror. Tho army of tho
crown prince has reformed on tho
1.T 1 ? 1 m
wLurjs mountains ana win do rein
forced by General Smoleuski's brigado
and the troops dispatched to tho front
from Athens yesterday.
Constantinople, May 19. There was
a sudden and unexpected change in the !
political situation shortly before noon
Russia quietly showed her hand and
thereby forced Germany and Turkey
out of tho game, to all intents and pur
poses. Last night and early this morn
ing Turkey, supported by Germany, was
practically defying Russia, France,
Austria, Great Britain and Italy, insist
ing upon the annexation of Thessaly, in
addition to a huge war indemnity, and
seemingly was determined to march
upon Athens. The ministers received
official advices from Sofia today an
nouncing that orders had been issued
for tho mobilization of tho Bulgarian
army, possibly at the instigation of Rus
sia. Thero was a hurried consultation
of tho ministers. The war party was
focfurther defiance, but in the end pa
cific counsel seemed to havo prevailed,
forat 11:35 a. m. orders wero telegraphed
to Edhcin Pasha to ccaso hostilities.
The peaco negotiations will now bo un
dertaken in real earnest, and the Greeks
will most likely bo spared any further
humiliation.
Later in the day it was stated that
tho Turks occupied Domokos last even
ing after a great battlo. It is expected
that tho official announcement of the
cessation of hostilities between tho
Turks and Greeks will bo published this
evening.
Domokos, May 20. Tho fighting
raged from early morning until long
after dark. When tho last dropping
shots were passing over the field, tho
Greeks wero abandoning all their posi
tions. The Greeks acquitted themselves
so well as to havo earned the hearty
praises of the Turks. They resisted
with stubborn endurance tho deter
mined attacks of tho Ottomans through
the livelong day and still held their in
trenchmcnts at nightfall. The Turks
mado a supremo effort in the evening,
It was met with tho utmost bravery
upon tho part of tho Greeks, but finally
succeeded. The Turkish losses wero
heavy.
Stella, Neb., May 15. Fire broke
AID P0E AMEEIOAKS.
out last night and burned three general
stores and did damage to several others.
The loss was $22,000.
Requisition Grantsd.
Lincoln, May 19. Requisition papers
of tho governor of Iowa for the return
of Ben Smith from this stato to Mills
county, Iowa, liave been approved.
Smith is wanted for burglary committed
March 28.
Sleycrs Is Promoted.
Lincoln, May 15. The adjutant gen
eral has issued an order promoting First
Lieutenant Frank H. Moyers of com
pany C, Second regiment of the Ne
braska National guards, to bo regimen
tal quartermaster of that regiment.
PRESIDENT SENDS AN URGENT MES
SAGE TO CONGRESS.
Eenato Totes $50,000 Relief to Cuba Mado
a Tarty Issna In tho Uonao nd Was
Sidetracked Morgan Ite.iolstiou Causes
a Spirited Debate In tlio Senate.
Klso In Kalltray Assessments Promised.
Lincoln, May 15. The state board of
equalization is considering tho question
of taxation, tho larger part of the timo
being taken up with the railroads.
Auditor Cornell, one of tho members of
board, say3 that the rate of assess
ment of some of tho railroads
will be increased, and that none
will bo lowered, making the total
amount larger than it was last year. Ho
says that in the last four years tho rail
road valuation has decreased about
$4,000,000, and that an increase of $1,
500,000 this year would bo about right.
It is understood, however, that tho
members of tho board aro not all in
favor of this increase.
ATTACK THE OMAHA CHARTER
Ousted Officials Bring; Proceedings In the
Supreme Court.
Lincoln, May 20. Application was
made before the judges of tho supremo
court for leave to file papers in original
quo warranto proceedings against
Frank E. Moores, mayor, tho members
of tho new city council and the mem
bers of tho fire and police board of tho
city of Omaha to test their right to hold
the office and exercise the powers of
mayor, fire and police commissioners
and councilmcn of that city respec
tively. In tho firo and police board and tho
city council quo warranto cases the
court granted leave to file.
UNITED WORKMEN ADJOURN.
51. K. Schultze of licatrice Is Elected
Grand Master.
Omaha, May 16, At tho session of
Washington, May 18. Tho president
today sent tho following incssago to con
gress: To tho Senate and Houso of JRcprescuta-
tives of the United States:
Official information from our consuls
in Cuba establishes tho face that a largo
number of American citizens in the isl
and are in a stato of destitution, suffer
ing for want of food and medicines.
This applies particularly to the rural
districts of tho central and eastern
parts. Tho agricultural classes havo
been forced from their farms into tho
nearest towns, where they aro without
work or money. Tho local authorities
of tho several towns, however kindly
disposed, aro unable to relieve tho needs
of their own people, and are altogether
powerless to help our citizens. Tho
latest report of Consul General Lee es
timates GOO to 800 Americans aro with
out means of support. I have assured
him that provision would bo mado ac
once to relieve them. To that end I
recommend that congress make an ap
propriation of not less than $50,000, to
be immediately availablo for nso under
tho direction of the secretary of state.
It is desirable that a part of tho sum
which may bo appropriated by congress
should, in tho discretion of the secre
tary of stato, also be used for tho trans
portation of American citizens who, de
siring to return to tho United States, aro
without means to do so.
William McKinlet.
HOUSE DOES NOT TAKE
ACTION.
Issuo ly
Strongr Cable., Favorable Crop lteports
and lMg Kxport Kngngrcments.
pniCAGO, May 11'. Wheat opened and closed
strong after a long intermediate spell of dis
pjrlting dullness Mid tendency to drift down
Ward. Tlio market closed at an advance of Uc
Btronu pablo.-, favorah:j crop reports and bis
export ongagements took (nrns in mildly "ba'f
feting price. Corn was weak nnd declinml
c. Oats advanced Jgc nnd provisions cSosod
at a 5c advance for pork nnd uiiclinngod for
lard nnd ribs. Cladng prlcos :
"Wheat July. 7 !c: Sept., Cflyo.
Cohn July, -45-S-lKc: Slt., - 9gc.
OATS-July, lij&j; Sept., 18c
PonK July, ?8.17J$: Sept., SS.20.
Cash quotations: No. rcd wheat. SSilOOc;
No. 3 ml, 80cioc: No. 2 spring, 03371c; No.
Scorn, -MJ5u-MHc; No. oats, lS2J4c
Kansas City Llvo Stock.
Kansas City, May 19. -Cattle Receipts,
8.C00; best grades steady, others weak: Texas
steers, ?:$.0US4.:Jo: Texas cows, $2.n5:?.D0; na
tive steers, f3.0035.0J; native cows and heifers,
Sl.75-S4.15: stockers and feeders, f3.L5-1.5'J;
Jjulls, Hogs Receipts, 2J.O00: iilOc
lower ; bulk of sales, $3,403 4": heavy, So 35
8. packers. So.3.33.4.j; mixed, S3.4J33.50;
ljcht, S3.V533.50: yorkers, f3.45J.50; pigs, S-'.70
3,40. Sheep Receipts 4,100: steady; lamia,
SU030.00; muttons, S;.30CfS0,
Chicago Llvo Stook.
Chicago. May 10. Hogs Receipts, 31,0 0;
active, prices steady to strong; light, $3.GJ
3.75; mixed, S3.CSJ 0,3.75: heavy, S3.S5a3.75;
rough, S3.3c33.45. Cattle Receipts, 1G,5:;
best steady, others generally u&lUc lower;
beeves, S4.0J25.25: cows and heifers, S2.0J3
l.SO: Texas steors.S3.153 4 40; stockers and feed
ers, 3.45j4.G5. Sheep Receipts.li.OOJ; strong,
natives, J2.cC34.85: westerns, S3.5t3-l.l!5;lambs,
&i 5035.05.
Horrible Cruelty of the Turks.
Maxciiestei:, Eucr., May 19. The
Guardian today publishes a dispatch
from its special correspondent with the was re-elected grand recorder on tho
vaxuuKij wmcii says: inc aestuucion ot
the graud lodge meeting of tho Ancient
Order of United Workmen the salary of
the grand master workman was reduced
from $2,500 to 1,500 a year. Tho sal
aries of the grand receiver and grand
recorder were fixed at $-300 and $1,000
respectively.
Hereafter tho number of delegates to
the grand lodgo will bo ono for each
subordinate lodgo, thoreby reducing the
number of delegates to tho grand lodgo
sessions fully ono half.
The minimum age limit of admission
to the order in this jurisdiction has
been placed at 18 years.
M. E. Schultze of Beatrice was elected
grand master workman on the sixth
ballot.
Two ballots wero taken before tho
olectiou of a grand overseer was de
cided. Tho successful candidate was
H. M. Stockwoll of Clearwater.
George H. Barber of Grand Island
Cuban Quest iou Mado n I'arty
Ilailey and Dlnsjley.
Washington, May 18. The houso
confronted the Cuban question Monday,
made a parly issue of it and adjourned
without talriug auyactiou. President)
McKinlcy's messago was received with?
put demonstration and on its heels Mr.
Hitt asked unanimous consent for tho
consideration of a bill in respouso to tho
president's request. Bailey (Tex. ) asked
for consent to cousider iu connection
with tho bill an amendment embodying
Senator Morgan's resolution for rccogr
nijsiug the Cubans as belligerents. Mr.
Dinglpy would not consent to consider
the amendment nor Mr, Bailor to con;
gider tho bill without tho amendment,
so for thp timo tho question was side?
tracked.
the Greeks in Epirns is appalling.
Everything they had iu tho world has
been burned or pillaged. The scenes iu
their flight were dreadful. Young girls
fluug themselvos from tho rocks to
escapo outrage, aud a youth shot his
two, sisters to save them from outrage.
A hoy who was captured by the Turks
had his lips, nose aiid ears cnt off and
his eyes torn out before ho was killed.
RUSSIAN RAILWAY HORROR.
St. Louis
red cash, clev;
Poitx Firm; No
. St. Louis Grain.
May 19. Whkat Better; No. 2
tor, 9?c; trade, Ki39lc; July,
Eifirhty-Four Soldiers Killed In n "Wreck
Caused by Floods.
St. Petersburg, May 1(5. Particu
lars of the disaster which befell a mili
tary railway train convoying the Kras
nojarisk infantry on Thursday evening
between Rockenhof and Eliva, on tho
Ynlki-Jnrjav line, show it to have been
due to the cars crossing an embank
ment undermined by recent floods. Fif
teen covered trucks filled with soldiers
and two sccoud class carriages wero
hattqred. In tho panic many of the
soldiers jumped into the water and were
drowned. Twenty-four bodies havo al
ready beou recovered, aud the remains
of GO additional victims are heuoath tbo
debris, while 93 injured men havo been
conveyed to the hospitals.
BROWN
first ballot.
The following officers were chosen
without any coutests: Graud receiver,
P. J. Morgau, Plattsmouth; grand
guide, J. H. Morehead, Falls City; grand
inside watch, J. D. Brayton, Bassett;
inside watch, J. D. Jasalek, Omaha.
The question of headquarters of the
Ancient Order of United Workman for
he cpming year was decided iu favor of
Grand Island. Lincoln was selected as
the place for holding tho nest grand
lodgo in 18JU,
cash, S2c; July, 223
Oats Finn ; No. 2 cash, 10c; Jnly,lSJ631SKc
JIo Wcs Thrown Froi a Train.
Aurora, 2eh May ly.-The train
crow on a freight, westbound, found a
man lying beside tho track one inile
west of Hampton with a bad cut on his
head and his limbs paralyzed. He was
nearly insensible, but was able to speak
a little. He gave his namo as Hayes,
and said ho had been thrown off a train.
miscellaneous.
A largo Cuban flag hung out in St.
Louis was torn down and a Spanish flag
put in its place.
Twcnty-ono women's clubs met at
-Waco, Tex., and formed a stato federa-
Old Man Sentenced For Horse Stenlinp;.
Nebraska City, May 20. Wilhelm
Fischer was arraigned in tho district
court for stealing a team of horses from
a farmer near hero. Ho pleaded guilty
nnd was sentenced to six years in the
penitentiary. Ho is 75 years old, de
crepit and bent with age. He is said to
havo served several terras in tho Kansas
penitentiary for similar offenses.
Elopes "With His Wife's Sister.
Aurora, Keb $Iay 18. There s con
siderable excitement at Hampton over
the elopement of Will Woodward, son
of Dr. Woodward, -with May Hutsell,
the 14-year-old sister of his wifo. The
pair drove to Lincoln from Hampton
and wero found thero by tho father of
tho girl, who returned to Aurora with
his daughter. Woodward is under ar
rest at Lincoln.
MAKES A CONFESSION.
Admits the Killing- of Mrs. Stone and Im
plicates Others In tho Crime.
Dead wood, S. D., May 2D. Charles
Brown, who murdered Mrs. Emma P.
Stone last Saturday morning, made a
full confession of his crime to the offi
cers. Mrs. Stone's watch aud other ar
ticles. of jewelry have been recovered
from their hiding place on brown's
ranch, near Whitewood.' He implicates
pno pr two others. An extra guard has
been placed about thp jail, ut this pre
caution is considered nnnecessary.as the
better judgment of the citizpns prevails
and there will be no lynching.
Jlntnpcr Crop In Oklahoma.
Perey, May 19. Next week wheat
harvesting will begin in Oklahoma. Re
ports from every comity iu tho territory
show that tho crop will simply be enor
mous. In this conuty, Noble, Pawnee
and It couuties, three of the most east
erly counties of tho Cherokee strip, the
wheat acreago is very large, and old
wheat farmers say they will get from
40 to GO bushels per acre. In this coun
try alone there are about 25,000 acres in
wheat, and tho stalk is nearly as high
as a man's head. Good authorities place
Ihe crop in the territory at C,000,000.
Ilayeincycr-Searles Trials Postponed.
tSTASmxGTON, May 18. The trials of
Messrs. Havemeyer and Searles, presi
dent and treasurer, respectively, of the
American Sugar Kenuing company for
refusing to answer questions of the sen
ate sugar trust investigating committee,
have been postponed until Tuesday, tho
i&th inst.
Time to Send Warships.
Washington, May 20. Auother stir
ring debate on Cuba occurrod in the
senate Wednesday. It was of the give
and take order, with sharp parliamen
tary fencing. The main speeches of tho
day were made by Senators Foraker
(O.), Cannon (Ut.), Lindsay (Ky.) and
Hoar (Mass.). It was the first speech
of any length made by Mr. Foraker
since he enterod tho senate, aud in ad
dition to this tho Ohio senator is one of
the Cuba subcommittee of tho commit
tee on foreign relations. He spoke in
favor pf a reference of the resolntiou to
the committee, bnt on the direct ques
tion declared his purpose of supporting
tho resolution recognizing Cubau bellig
erency when it should bo reported by
tho committee.
Mr. Lindsay contended that if the in
formation furnished by tho United
States consuls was so shocking as to
subject them to assassination if their
names wero disclosed it was time to
send warships to Cuba.
It was developed in the course of a
colloqny between Senators Foraker,
jIorgau and Vest that the stato depart
ment had withheld the names of the
United Spates consul's reporting on tho
serions condition of affairs in Cuba, be
panse it might lead to their massacre. !
Mr. Yest declared jhat this presented
the most serious phase of the subject,
as it was time to protect our officials ;
with wnrships if their personal liberty j
was threatened for making reports to
their government.
No action on therosolntion was taken, '
but Mr. Morgau said ho hoped tG secure
a voto today on Mr. Hale's motion to
refer. He desired to do this, he said, in
; order that the Cuban resolution might
not antagonize the tariff bill on Monday.
Mpran Resolution Taken Up.
Washington, May 18- Cuba en?
grossed the attention of the senate Mon?
day. The public interest in tho subject
Was shown by the great crowds.
First came the question of relief to des?
titute and starving Amcricaus in Cuba,
and at 2 o'clock Mr. Morgan's resolu
tion caused spirited debate, The firsg
question was presented in tho presi.
dent's message as soon as the session
opened. Immediately following its
reading Mr. Davis, chairman of tho
committee on foreign relations, pre
sented a favorable report on a joint
resolution originally introduced by Mr.
Gallinger, appropriating $50,000 for re
lief of American citizens in Cuba, and
it was passed without division.
Mason Talks for Cuba.
Washington, May 19. Cuba again
occupied tho foreground in the seuato
Tuesday. It drew largo crowds to tho
galleries aud brought two notablo
speeches, the ono by Mason (His.), iu
favor of the Morgan resolution, and tho
other by Hoar (Mass.) in opposition tq
it. The Illinois senator pictured in fer
vid terms the distress in Cuba, dwelling
particularly on the starving condition
of 800 United States citizens as reported
by the president, and called on the son
ate to throw off Its lethargy and pass
the Morgan resolution. Mr. Mason had
several sharp tilts with Wellington
(Md.), tho later protested that he was
being misrepresented. It led to con
siderable commotion in tho galleries,
during which Mr. Wellington declared
that he could not be choked off by tho
rudeness of the galleries.
Many animals feign illness. In mili
tary stables horses are known tp havo
pretended to be lame in order to avoid
;oicg to a military exercise. A phini;
panzco in the Zco had been fed on cak'o
when sick. After his recovery he often
ieigncd coughing in oider to procure
dainties.
Old weed test to bunt, eld wino best
io drink, cM friends to trust, and old
authors to r.i d. Alonzo of Aragcn.
As early as the time of Alexander H
of Scotland i man who let weeds go to
seed on a farm was declared to be the
king's enemy.
One pound of learning requires ten
pounds of common seuse to apply it.
Russian Proverb.
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jCocK island Uives xia srors,
Oxaha, May IS. A telegram from
Chicago announces that tho Chicago,
Rock Island and Pacific Railway com
pany, through President Cable, has sub.
scribed $20,000 to the stock of theTrans
mississippi exposition.
New Trial For J)r. Goodmanson.
Ponca, Neb., May 18. Judge Evans
has granted a new trial to Dr. Good
manson, convicted here a week ago of
poisoning his wife. Tho motion for a
new trial was based on jury irregular
ities. Tho new trial will be held here,
commencing May 2G.
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o -
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