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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1897.
WRECKED AGAIN.
The first three months ot the
operation of the Dingley tariff act
has once more smashed the stock
arg-ument of the free traders or
revenue reformers," that a protec
tive tariff "closes against us the
markets of the world." The ex
ports during this quarter are the
largest on record and are more than
thirty million dollars in excess of
the exports of the corresponding
months of 1S96.
According to the best authorities,
the custom house officials, the be
ginning quarter of 1898 will call the
turn at last and our revenues will
once more be a little bigger than
our expenditures, owing to the
Dingley act. By that time we
shall have exhausted the imported
stocks that were rushed in in the
two or three months while the
Democrats and pops in the senate
were holding back the bill and giv
ing the importers a chance to crowd
our warehouses with foreign made
goods. Sugar will be the only ex
ception, a year's stock of that com
modity was brought in by the
steamers from Germany and France
to escape the Dingley tariff. But
even without sugar we shall be able
to hold our own from the first of
January. Lincoln Journal.
MUST UNDERSTAND ENGLISH.
The Wyoming supreme court did
a good day's work Testerday when
it decided that foreign-born citizens
in order to vote must be able to
read the state constitution in Eng
lish thus knocking out the system
heretofore prevailing of receiving
the votes of minors who could read
only their native language. It
is understood that by this
ruling a number of republi
can county officials will lose
their places to democrats; but it is
better so than that republicans
owe their election to men who can
not understand the tongue of the
republic. Wyoming is simply meet
ing the intent of all up-to-date im
migration bills introduced in con
gress in recent 3?ears. New York
Mail and Express.
REPUBLICAN GAINS IN KANSAS.
The official count from the Kan
sas election are giving the republi
cans even more pleasure than the
unofficial returns received on the
day following the balloting. They
show that the total republican vote
this year, taking the average cast
for the six candidates, and leaving
out a county or two not put in the
table, amounted to 138,470. The
fusionists polled only 129,351. This
gives a republican majorit3r over
all of 9,116, a gain of 23,177 since
1S96.
CUBING HOG CHOLERA.
The Chicago, Milwaukee and St.
Paul railway company's agents have
just completed a series of demon
strations iu the cure of hog cholera
along the line ot that road, the re
sults ot which are in direct conflict
with statements of government ex
perts. They have successfully
treated and saved 350 hogs owned by
the Amana society at Amana, la.,
a town on the Kansas City division
of the road. A large herd owned
by George W. Ellis, a stock raiser
at Arthur, la., was also cured of
the alleged cholera. F. J. Clemens,
division freight and passeuger
agent of the Milwaukee company
still contends that the disease
so commonly called hog cholera is
nothing but typhoid pneumonia and
much of the sickness is caused by
improper feeding. He has scores
of letters from stockraisers proving
conclusively that the company's
agents are curing and preventing
the spread ot this disease.
It is real mean in the financial
newspapers to go on saying that
October was the best business
month in four years when Mr. Bryan
was just saying that the first six
months ot McKinleyism were the
worst the country had ever seen.
In what condition our laboring
classes are compared with those of
Great Britain is shown by tne fact
that in London one person in forty
five is maintained by public char
ity, while in New York only one in
two hundred is in such a condition.
All is not quiet on the Cuban Po
tomac According to Spanish ad
vices, a party of six raiding rebels"
made an onslaught on Sunday upon
the outposts of Havana and were
repulsed after 'a sharp engage
ment." The respective losses have
not as yet been made public They
could not have been heavy mimeri
cally, but possibly they may shov.
up nicely in percentage. Not many
soldiers are falling on Cuban battle-fields,
but plenty ot pacificss are
dying of starvation. Inter Ocean.
GKREET GrEN.'-WSYLER.
POPULAR DEMONSTRATION IN HIS
HONOR AT BARCELONA.
Situation of tJie Itecoiicentr -coinlus
Worse as Cold
prnnclics. Owing: to Xjxe':.
Clothing: nud of Hlnnkct.
Barcelo.va, Nov. 24. General Wey-
ler, the former captain general of Cuba,
arrived here this morning on board the
steamer Montserratt, from Havana
The general land
ed beneath the
Columbus monu
ment at 10 a. in
and was acclaim
ed by about 20,
000 people. Iu or
der to &cape the
manifestation the
V rrnnnvil wile fl VI V-
'ffi en to the house of
Deputy Salad
frvins.where. how-
GENERAL VXYLER. over, lie Was
forced to appear on the balcony, and
was applauded by the crowds of people
who had gathered about the house.
The official report of the landing of
General Weyler at Barcelona differs
from the independent reports. The
former says the geneivil landed without
the demonstration in his honor assum
ing the proportions anticipated and that
as he traversed the streets the public
appeared indifferent.
BEG FOOD FROM AMERICANS.
Many or the Cubans Would Starve bat Tor
Tliis Aid.
Havana, Nov. 20. In every town in
Cuba where there are American citizens
groups of starving islanders gather
every day iu front of the houses of
those Americans and beg for the
crumbs. That Americans havo any
thing on their tables from which crumbs
could fall, is due to the relief fund of
$50,000 voted last spring by congress.
Consul General Lee has drawn so far
about- $25,000 of the tptal amount.
Havana, Nov. 22. La Luchiit. in a
recently published editorial, expresses
doubt as to the sincerity of the friend
ship for Spain professed by the Amer
ican government, and says: "If the
American government cannot prevent
the sailing from the ports of that
country of expeditions in aid of the in
surgents and does not respond in other
ways to Spain's efforts to come to fav
orable terms it is useless for Spain tc
maintain friendly relations with Amer
ica." Of the reconcentrados in Mautanzas,
numbering more than o0,0G0, 79 died in
two days, 30 perishing from hunger.
Yesterday 17 deaths were reported, a
large proportion of which were the re
sult of starvation.
In Jaruco about Go per cent of the
deaths are caused by starvation, and
the Fame is true of many other towns.
Owing to the lack of proper clothin"
and of blankets, the sitnation of the
reconcentrados is becoming worse as
the cold weather approaches, despite
the efforts to relieve them.
General Losada . snbinspector of tho
health department, said recently to the
correspondent of El Imparcial of Mad
rid that there were actually 35.000 sol
diers in the hospitals in Cuba and that
about 15,000 of this number were not
suffering from any disease, but simply
from need of nourishment
Havana, Nov. 23. General Pando
started by train from this city on Satur
day last in order, according to the offi
cial announcement, to take charge of
the campaigu against the insurgents.
He was accompanied by his full staff,
and was escorted by a company of ar
tillery. But it is stated on very good
authority that General Pando has been
commissioned by Marshal Blanco, the
captain general, to enter into communi
cation with the, insurgent leaders with
the view of arranging for peace.
President's Message I'ractically Finished.
"Washington, Nov. 24. The cabinet
held a very hort meeting today, as the
president and several of its members at
tended the wedding of Mr. Harlan, son
of Justice Harlan, and Miss Noble. The
time of the meeting was taken up with
matters from the several departments.
President McKinley informed the cab
inet that his message was practically
completed, but he did not read any
portion of it to them. It is probable
that the message will bo considered at
the next meeting.
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Decided In Favor of Employes.
Peoria, Nov. 24. A telegram was re
ceived by tho Order of Railway Teleg
raphers this morning, sayiug Judge
Sanborn of the United States court at
St. Paul, Minn., had decided in their
favor a suit against the receivers of the
Union Pacific, holding that railroad
employes are entitled to representation
on the board of trustees of tho railroad
hospital. The amount o S75.C00 in the
hospital fnnd is ordered paid back pro
rata to employes who contributed it
and the property is ordered sold.
Suicide Tdeutilied as Yoinif; Ciiarnley.
Milwaukee, Nov. 24. llio body of a
young man, who registered at the Hotel
Pfister ou Saturday night, h.is been
identified by Douglass Charnley of No.
fl'J Astor street, Chicago, as that of
James Charnley, Jr., sou of Charles M.
Charnley, defaultiug treasurer of the
Presbyterian board of aid for colleges
and academies.
Luetgert Case Goes Over.
Chicago, Nov. 23. The second trial
of the alleged wife-nrarderer, Luet
gert, was to have begun today before
Judge Horton, but at the request of the
defense the case went over uu il tomor
row. Luetgert's attorney announced that
he would ask for a change of veuuo
from Judge Horton.
Competitor Crcir Arrive.
New York, Nov. 23. The steamer
Saratoga from Havana, having on
board the released members f the Com
petitor filibusteriugepe ition, has been
r ported en eriug the harbor.
JLTn-coln, xn'ov. 2"4. Assistant Secre
tary of War Meiklcjohu was tendered a
reception by the Lincoln light infantry
at the company barracks last night.
Tortcr Fined For KuUP.ierCng.
Lincoln, Nov. 21. Secretary of State
Porter was fined $6.20 in nolice court
for violating the health ordinance by
butchering hogs within the city limits.
- Killed by a ICIclc
Kimball, Neb., Nov. -23. A 18-year-old
son of J. E. Carlstrom, living 20
miles north of here, was killed yesteiv
day by a horse kicking him ia the
Btomnch.
GIVES HIS WORD AS AN EMPEROR.
The Kaiser Says Dreyfus Did "ot Betray
France for the Geruiau3.
Paris, Not. 22. The name of Em
peror "William is now persistently con
nected with the Dreyfus affair. It is
currently reported that at the time of
trial he wrote to M. Caaunir-Perier,
giving his word of honor as a man, that
Dreyfus had not betrayed France for
the Germans, adding that, if necessary,
he would give his "word as an em
peror, with all its consequences."
President Casimir-Perier communi
cated this to the cabinet. Soon after
ward Dreyfus was condemned. Em
peror William, much hurt, instructed
tho German ambassador at Paris to ask
if the incriminating documents had
been procured on German territory.
M. Casimir-Perier made a guarded
reply, but, in view of the fact that he
had been kept in ignorance by the
cabinet of what was going on and had
to sanction the sentence upon Dreyfns
despite the kaiser's word of honor, he
decided to resign the presidency and
seized the first occasion which oc
curred, namely, the overthrow of the
Dupuy cabinet.
The Gaulois says it was in order to
avert grave consequences arising from
Emperor William having given his
word of honor that the court martial
was held with closed doors and certain
documents, in accordance with the re
quest of the emperor, were not . pro
duced at the trial.
DEATH OF GENERAL ORDWAY.
Demise Doubtless Hastened by Condition
of Ills Wayward Daughter.
New York, Nov. 23. General Albert
Ordway died at 7 :lo o'clock last night
at the Hoffman Plouse in this city.
When death came the general's wife,
Miss Emma Ordway, Dr. Pease, the
attending physician, and Lieutenant
Yery, a close friend and business asso
ciate, were at his bedside, General
Ordway and his wife returned from
"TCnrrmp. Inst; "vVorlnmdnv. Tliv en
gaged rooms -at the Hoffman House
y tho general was taken sick and he
continued to grow weaker and weaker,
until 7 :15 o'clock this evening, when
he passed away. Tho general's death
was doubtless hastened by the sad and
recent events in connection with his
wayward daughter, Bettina Girard.
The latter, a complete wreck, was a day
or two ago transferred to a private san
itarium from Bellevue hospital. Ow
iug to the pleading of his wife, who
had become reconciled to her daughter,
General Ordway finally consented to
the return of the prodigal and a reunion
of the family in Washington was ar
ranged. General Ordway's death is attributed
by the attending physician to jaundice
and pleurisy which developed from a
cold contracted in Paris.
FOR ANOTHER SEAL MEETING.
Negotiations Uetwccn Uncle Sam and Can
ada fot Stopped.
Ottawa, Ont., Nov. 20. Sir Wilfrid
Lanrier and Sir Louis Davies have re
turned irom Washington. Withm a
couple of hours after their arrival a
meeting of the cabinet was held, at
which the premier explained the re
cent negotiations with Presid.ent- Mc-
Kiuley and his ministers. As a result
of this mcetiug it is stated that the cab
inet has decided to send a commission
to Washington composed of men famil
iar with the various questions involved,
to meet with a similar bod- of men ap
pointed on behalf of the United States,
with ex-Secretary Foster at its head, and
endeavor to reach a settlement on all
boundary and other questions at present
at issue between the two countries. At
the conclusion of the cabinet meeting.
Premier Lanrier, iu an interview, said :
"It is plain to us that the sealing ques
tion cannot be settled by itself. It can
only be considered in connection with
irritating and important questions.
There is no intention whatever of nego
tiating any reciprocity treaty that
would interfere with or affect Canada's
existing British preferential tariff."
GARY'S POSTAL SAVINGS PLAN.
Proposition Gaining Friends Throughout
the Country.
Washington, Nov. 23. Postmaster
General Gary is-receiving many letters
regarding the postal savings bank prop
osition strongly urged by him in his an
nual report. Many people throughout
the country havo written him comment
ing on this projected radical extension
of the postal service, and have sub
mitted some suggestions calcu'ated, in
their opinion, to make the scheme more
feasible. As a whole the correspond
ence indicates a rather general com
mendation, and some well known econ
omists and financiers numbered among
the postmaster general's friends, and-
who have heretofore opposed measures
of this character, have, in letters just
received, given a qualified indorsement.
Postmaster General Gary expects some
legislation by congress on this subject,
possibly at the next session, and be
lieves that the extended discussion
which has been given it throughout the
country will rouder material assistance
to this end.
General Cold Wave.
Chicago, Nov. 22. There was a gen
eral fall in temperature of from 18 to 30
degrees throughout the northwest yes
terday. A drop of 20 degrees to 40
above was experienced in this city.
Havre, Mou., and Medicine Hat, N. W.
T., carried off the honors, the ther
mometer at both points registering 10
degrees below zero. The cold wave is
moving rapidly eastward and will
probably be followed by sleet and snow.
llonnced Passenger Sues For Damages.
Savannah, Ga., Nov. 23. James
Foley oi Savannah is suing the Central
of Gecrgi i for 5,000 damages. Foley
bought a scalper's ticket from Atlanta
to Savannah and was put off the train.
The ticket was issued by the Chicago
and Eastern Illinois railroad in Chicago
to Jacksonville. Foley supplied his
uime as purchaser.
Nebraska Official Connt.
Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 25. The official
count of the election held Nov. 2d, was
completed last evening. Sullivan, fus
ion candidate for supreme judge, re
ceived 302,858, and Post, Republican,
89,723. Compared with the vote on
governor a year ago when Holcomb
(fusion) received 11G.415 and McColl
(Republican) 04,725, the Republicans
made a large gain. Holcomb, however,
ran ahead of his ticket, the average
fusion plurality last year being, in
round numbers, 16,000, while this year
it is 11.000.
10W IN EEICHSEiTH
BEDLAM BREAKS LOOSE IN AUSTRIA'S
. LOWER HOUSE.
Proceedings Become-So Boisterous That
Crowds In the Galleries Cry "Shame.'
Challenges to Fight Are Freely Indulged
In Several Hand to Hand Encounter
Vienna, Nov. 2o. The members o
the lower house of the reichsrath today
excelled' themselves in producing the
most disgraceful scene yet witnessed m
that branch of parliament. The tur
bulence resulted from a motion that
only one of a number of similar peti
tions against the ordinance making the
Czech language co-ordinate with the
German in Bohemia should be read and
printed. This order of the government
has been the basis of the many up
roarous scenes, which have been do
scribed, in tnese dispatches lor a num
ber of weeks past, 'although the ques
tion of renewing the compact between
Austria and Hungary, provisionally at
least, has been mixed up in all the
bitter feeling manifested by the German
and anti-German elements. "The mem
bers of the left party protested uproar
lously today against the motion re
f erred to, stigmatizing it as "oppressive
and illegal."
Meanwhile the members of the lower
house became so unruly that the presi
dent of that body, Dr. Abrahamovits
was once moro compelled to suspend
the sitting and he soon afterward left
the house.
Sceno of Wildest Disorder.
The departure of President Abraha
movits was the signal for a scene of the
wildest disorder. Dr. Wolff, the Ger
man nationalist leader, climbed up into
the president's tribune, seized a heavy
bell and swung it to and fro materially
increasing the -disorder prevailing. Tho
bell, however, was almost immediately
wrenched from Dr. Wolff's hand by
Deputy Polock. While this incident
was in progress challenges to fight
duels and showers of billingsgate and
other insults were exchanged on al
sides until the interior of the house
every way resembled an inferno.
in
A number of young Czechs and Poles
made a rush for the president's tribune
and attempted to tear Dr. Wolff down
from the position which he occupied,
and they in turn were attacked by a
number of leftists and a disgraceful
scrimmage was tho result. This was
only the beginning of the fighting,
During tho preliminary scuffling some
of the yotuig Czechs struck Dr. Wolff
and this daused such an uproar that a
regular pitched battle with fisticuffs
followed, lasting for about a flugrter of
an hour.
Herr Scuoeuerer, tho leader of a sec
tion of the German opposition, caught
hold of and brandished over his head
one of tho ministors'ann chair sand was
evidently about to hurl it at the heads of
his immediate opponents, when he was
seized and disarmed by Herr Hagen
hoffer.
Members Choke Each Other.
By this time the disorder was of such
a nature that even the public in the
galleries cried "shame" on the fighting
and insult-exchanging deputies. A
Polish member, Herr Polacz, rushed
upon another member, Herr Pfereshe,
and was nearly strangling him, when
Pfereshe, on the impulse of the mo
ment, drew a penknife from his pocket
and opened it, but he was disarmed by
a colleague before any further harm
was done. Herr Pfereshe was bv that
time so exhausted by the choking he
had received at the nands of Herr
Polacz and was so' overcome that ho
fainted, still adding to the sensation
At this moment President Abraha
movits returned to the house, but after
repeated and vain efforts to quell the
disorder prevailing ho closed the sitting
of the house, in so doing the president
said : ' "In view of the acts of violence
which have occurred in the house to
day, I consider it my duty to close this
sitting. Will those members who are
willing to give mo the names of the
violent members please come to my
office."
Several members of the house ac
cepted the invitation of the president
and it is believed Herren, Scherren,
Wolff and Pieresha will be arrested
Held Up by Female Road Agent?.
Hay Springs, Neb., Nov. 23. A bold
holdup occurred about five miles south
west of here. Tho bandits were two wom
en and one man. Tho victim was Mr.
Klinglesmidt, a farmer from Wyom
ing. He had sold out recently and by
wagon was on his way overland to St.
Joseph, Mo., Avith some $800 on his per
sou. He first encountered two women
riding horseback. Both had veils over
their faces. To his surprise, an order
was given of hands up with four re
volvers pointed at him. He obeyed and
was then beaten into insensibility by a
man who was in hiding close by. When
Mr.Klinglesmidt regained his senses the
money was missing, and he saw the
robbers riding at great speed in a west
erly direction.
Ketciiam's Death Due to Alcoholism.
Chicago, Nov. 23. Dr. Noel sub
mitted to the coroner today a report on
the examination of the stomach and
liver of John B. Kctchani, the wealthy
clubman, whose sudden death, under
mysterious circumstances, caused a sen
sation. The report states that death
was caused from alcoholism and hard
cuing of tho liver.
Tho result exonerates Mrs Wallace
from suspected culpability in Mr.
Ketcham's death.
Judge Batcheldcr Going to Cairo.
Saratoga. N. Y., Nov. 25. Judge
Batchelder of Saratoga, appointed by
President McKinley a member of the
national tribunal in Egypt, with his
family sail from New York Dec. 1 1 for
Cairo, his future judicial residence.
riltaters Drowned In Big Stone Luke.
B:-i Stone City, S. D., Nov. 23.
Tgc and Homer Browcr were
.vued in Big Stone lake while skat-
Millcr .Nabbed by OIKcers.
Verdon, Neb., Nov. 25. H. S. Mil
ler, who is alleged to have stolen a car
load of cattlo from Houghton & Mc
Dowell of Fairbnry about Nov. 9, was
arrested yesterday at Humboldt by
Sheriff Mendenhall. of Jefferson county.
Babcock Appointed Delegate.
Lincoln, Nov. 24. The governor has
appointed W. N. Babcock of Omaha a
delegate to the meeting of the Live
Sanitary association at St. Louis Dec.
4, and also to the annual meeting of
the National Live Stoqk Growers' asso
ciation at Denver Jan. ,25 to 27.
Highest Honors World's :.
Gold J.icdal, Midwinter Ti:r.
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A Pure Grape Cream of Tartar Powder.
40 YEARS THE STANDARD.
SHOOTING AFFAIR IN TEXAS.
Trouble AVas tho Outcome of tho Mobbing;
of Editor IV. C. llrann.
Waco, Tex., Nov. 2. J. W. Harris
editor of the Waco Times-Herald
morning paper, and W. A. Harris, his
brother, on one side and Judge G. B
Gerald, a prominent citizon, fought a
duel to the death on the streets last
night at 5 o'clock. W. A. Harris was
shot dead, J. W. Harris wounded fat
ally, his body being paralyzed, and
Gerald shot in tho side and may die
The trouble was the outcome of the
mobbing of W. C. Brann, publisher o
the Iconoclast. Gerald was an ex-
county judge and one of Waco's most
prominent citizens. He had written a
bitter criticism on! Baylor university
with reference to the recent mobbing o
W. C. Brann and. had filed it with
Editor Harris for publication. After
ward he asked to have his manuscrip
returned and became incensed at the
editor's delay in complying. Bad feel
ing resulted and when Judge Gerald
was crossing the street at the corner o
Fourth and Austin streets Editor Harris
came out of a drug store and opened
fire upon him. Gerald immediately
drew his revolver and returned the fire
Hearing the shooting W. A. Harris
came upon the scene and took a hand
in the fusilade, shooting Gerald from
behind. Gerald pursued him into the
druer store, shootintr as he ran. Harris
fell to the floor with the words, "You
shot me in the back." He emptied the
remaining charges in his weapon into
the prostrate form of his victim, killing
him on the spot. Gerald then left the
scene.
A little colored boy who stood near
was shot in the leg by a stray bullet.
Editor Harris -was carried into the
drue store by friends. His wife and
daughter were notified and were soon
at his side. The scene was pitiful. The
wife and daughter weeping while the
husband and father lay prostrate, nn
able to move a muscle of his body or
speak. His windpipe had been severed
by a bullet, which injured his spinai
column. He was removed to his home,
but cannot live.
Judge Gerald was wounded in the
1 1 TTTl -1 1
necK ami sine, wnue serious,
wounds cannot be said to be necessarily
fatal. The excitement is very great
and public opinion seems to be divided,
Tli or n ou Trial Again.
New York. Noy. 2.). Tho trid of
Martin Thorn for the murder of Will
iam Gnldeusuppe was continued in the
Queens county court yesterday. The
galleries on each side of the court room
were mostly occupied by women, foi
whom the trial possesses an extraordi
nary attraction. A fortnight ago Mrs.
Nack created a sensation by going on
the stand and accusing Thorn of hav
ing killed her former lover. Since that
time the defense has changed its base,
aud, as Mr. Howe said iu conrt yesier
day, the defendant's lawj-ers will en
deavor to prove, with Thorn as the
principal witness, that Mrs Isact
herself committed the crime. The
early part of the proceedings was taken
up with evidence to prove the corpus
delicti.
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' Doutcll Klcrted Consrressmau.
Chicago, Nov 25. At the special
election held today in the bixtii con
gressioual district for a successor to Ed
win D. Cooke, deceased, Henry b. Bon
tell, the Kepnblicau candidate, was
elected over Viucicnt H. Perkins, hi?
Democratic compeditor, by 840 votes,
the total vote being: Bonteli, io,'iU4;
Perkins, 9,hG4 ; Laudgreu, Populist, re
ceived 228 and David, Prohibitionist,
105 votes. At the last congressional
election in thi district, Cook, Repub
lican, was elected over Martin, Demo
crat, by G.579, the total vote being
Cooke, 25,7255 ; Martin. 19,144.
Kerns' to Kestrain Mi Xall.
Tope K a, Nov. 2.. Iu the United
States district court today Judge Foster
refused to grant the injunction asked
for by the Travelers' Insurance com
pany to restrain Insurance Commis
sioner McNall from examining the com-
uanv's books.
Exposition Strike In Knded.
Omaha. Nov. 25. Union labor has
scored victory No. V, out he Trausmis-
sissinni exjK)si(ion irronuds. and the
liberal arts building is being erected by
union laborl Contractor Parrish gavi
in yesterday, and agreed to the only
thing the labor union representatives
asked, that 30 cents per hour be paid to
carpenters. J
Alleged Train Rubbers Krealc Jail.
Omaha, Nov. 25. Charles Edwards,
John Edwards, alias Yansey, Martin
Dilliou, Clemen Norris and William
Cavanaugh, the five men arrested on
the road to Summit, where.it is alleged.
they expected to hold up passenger
train No. 2 on the Missouri Pacific,
broke jail early this morning at South
Omaha and escaDed.; '
Sues For Kigf Money.
Nebraska City, Nov. 25. Mrs. Nel
lie Latta, who conducts a drugstore in
Unadilla and" was acquitted of the
charge of unlawfully selling liquor, has
commenced suit against John W- Bas-
sott to recover ?20,000 damages to her
character and business. Mr. Bassett,
who was the complaining witness, is a
well-to-do business man of Unadilla.
Held For Cattle Stealing:.
Rushviile, Neb., Nov. 21. C. C.
Stevens, a prominent business man of
Alliance, Neb., was yesterday bound
over to tho district court upon the
charge of cattle stealing.
Dorsoy Jury Disagrees.
Lincoln, Nor. 18. The jnrv in the
Dorsey bank wrecking case announced
its inability o agree and was dis
charged. Dor.rey was ordered to give a
now bond for his second, trial.
I0ND0FS BIG FIRE.
PROPERTY LOSS WILL AMOUNT TO
AT LEAST TEN MILLIONS.
One Huudred and Sixty Great Warehouses
Destroyed Most Destructive Conllugrra
tion Since the Historic Tiro That Fol
lowed the Great Plague In 1GGG.
London. Nov. 21. A number of fire
engines are still playing, upon the
smouldering ruins which mark the
scene of the great conflagration near
the general postoffice yesterday. Wall
are falling every now and then. It is
imnossible to accuratelv estimate tho
damage done, but the direct loss will
nrobablv be below $10,000,000. Most of
the insurance companies' shares havo
dropped 10 to 30 shillings. The Even-
intr Standard, in its financial article
this afternoon, says it is believed that
the bulk of tho fire losses will fall upon
American insurance companies.
About 300 firms are seeking for new
offices. A large number of warehouses
from five to six stories high have been
burned and have partly fallen, the
whole covering an area bounded by
Nicholl Square, Edmunds Place, Jewin
Crescent, Australian avenue, Paul's al
ley and Red Cross street.
Pall Mall street was the scene of the
outbreak of the fire, which was due to
an explosion in connection with a gas
engine on the premises of Walter Brown
& Co., mantels, at No. 30 on that
thoroughfare. Their third factory was
crowded with girls when the fire broke
out, and it was instantly the scone of a
small panic, tho frightened operatives
rushing to the roofs of the buildings
and so effecting their escape while the
flames werb pouring out of the base
ment. The rescue of operatives by the fire
men, the hniTying of hosts of clerks
who were trying to save books and val
uable papers from the fire, and the
rushing here and there of many em
ployes who were attempting to carry to
places of safety costly merchandise or
other valuables added to the confusion
The heat was so intense that several
firemen were obliged to direct their
operations under showers of water
poured upon them.
Several firemen were almost buried
in the burning ruius as front after front
of the flaming warehouses fell in, hurl
ing, tons of brick and masonry into the
streets, bursting and
cutting
the
fire
hose in all directions, while tons of
fiery matter were falling in every direc
tion, making it impossible to foresee
where tho conflagration would stop, as
roof after roof caught fire and window
frames all
smoke.
about the sceno
began
to
The district ravaged includes part of
Australian avenue, Pauls alley, Cripple
gate church yard. Wood street square,
Monkwell street, Nicholl square and
Fore street, Red Cross, Maidenhead
court and Bradford avenue. It is offic
ially reported that 150 warehouses have
been gutted. A later estimate of the
damage done places the amount at
nearly 5,000,000.
Nearly all the British fire insurance
companies are involved, and fire insur
ance shares were practically unsalable
on the stock exchange after the fire
was under good headway. Nearly 300
telephone wires were cut, thus inter
rupting communication with many of
big provincial towns. Tho fire will
cause an immense advance in the price
of ostrich feathers, which rose 30 per
cent. Two feather firms alone have
lost 15,000J
GROOM SUDDENLY DISAPPEARS.
Wedding at Des Moines Interrupted a
Short Time Defore the Cercmouj.
Des Moines, Nov. 24. A youthfu
romance of two vears that was to have
ended at 8 o'clock this morning in
wedding at St. Ambrose church, was
mysteriously interrupted by the sud
den disappearance of the groom a short
time before the ceremony.
George F. Smith and Mary C. Sulli
van were to have been married. At 6
o'clock this morning the groom was
called iu his room at a boarding house.
He was cheerfnl aud perfectly rational.
Going first to the homo of his sweet
heart, he told her when the carriage
wonld call for her. Then he returned
to his boarding house. About 7 o'clock
he left there, saying he would get
shaved. The wedding was set for 8
o'clock. In a few minutes he returned
to his room, saying he must wait a lit
tle while for a seat at tho barber shop.
At 7 :20 o'clock he went away again.
The last he was seen by any of his
friends he was walking along West
Walnut, between Third and Fourth.
He is 23 years old. Miss Sullivan Ls 20
years old. Smith was not known to be
given to drink and bore a good reputa
tion. Advance In Freight Kates.
Milwaukee, Nov. 23. The Chicago,
Milwaukee and St. Paul road advanced
its freight rates from Iowa points to St.
Paul aud Minneapolis. The advance is
1 cent on 100 pounds from all the Iowa
stations except two, and it applies ou
coarse graius, including corn, oats and
rye in carlots. The rate at present is
17 cents on 100 pouuds to Milwaukee
aud 12 cents to Minneapolis. Ihe
raising of the rate to Minneapolis gives
an advantage to Milwaukee ship
pers of 1 cent on 100 pounds tney did
not enjoy before.
Smuggler Fire Under Control.
Aspen, Colo., Nov. 23. The fire
which started a week ago yesterday in
the Smuggler mine is, to all appear
ances, under control. But littlo smoke
is uow issuing from the shaft and the
manairfiuient think that within 24 hours
the work of cleaning the mine of smoke
and gas can be begnr.
Turkey Postpones TS'avnl Keorganization.
Constantinople, Nov. 23. The
Turkish government announces tho
postponement until spring of its naval
reorganization plans. This is undoubt
edly due to the representations of Rus
sia. Jndgc Scott Charged With Contempt.
Lincoln, Nov. 20. District Judge
Cunningham R. Scott of Omaha was
last evening cited by the supremo court
to appear before that tribunal Dec. 7
and plead to a charge of contempt.
Verdict or Guilty.
Geneva, Neb., Nov. lb. After about
15 minutes' deliberation, the jury be
fore whom Joseph Bush and James
Lovejoy were tried for bank -robbery
bronght in a verdict of guilty as charged.
The Semi-Weekly Tribune $1.25
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. going west mountain time.
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N. B. Olds. Agent'.
PROFESSIONAL CARD Sit-
pR. J. W. BUTT,
DENTIST.
Office over First National Bank,
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NORTH PLATTE. NEB.
gEDELL & THORPE, '
PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS,
Offices: North Platte National Bank
Building, North Platte, Neb.
F.
F. DENNIS, M. D.,
HOMOEOPATHIST,
Over First National Bank,
NORTH PLATTE, - - NEBRASKA'. '
YjTLCOX & HALLIGAN,
ATTORNEYS-AT-LA W,
OBTH PLATTE, - - - NEBRASKA
Office, over North Platte National Bank.
D
R. N. F. DONALDSON,
Assistant Surgeon Union Pac-fic Kp"""
and Member of Pension Board,
NORTH PLATTE, ... NEBRASKA.
Office over Streitz's Drnj? Store.
jjji E.NORTHRUP,
DENTIST,
McDonald Building. Spruce street,
NORTH PLATTE, NEB.
JjlRENCH & BALDWIN,
ATTORN EY8-AT-LAW,
NORTH PLATTE, - - NEBRASKA.
Office over N. P. Xtl. Bank.
C. PATTERSON,
' KTTORNE Y-KT-LPM,.
Office over Yellow Front Shoe Store,
NORTH PLATTE. NEB.
I, M. HOGSETT
? Contractor' and Builder,
AND AGENT FOR
ECLIPSE and FAIRBANKS
NORTH PLATTE. NEB.
BROEKbR'S SUITS
ALWAYS FIT,
Wo havp been making garments for
North Platte citizens for over twelve
years, and if our work and prices were
not satisfactory we would not be here
to-day. We solicit your trade.
F. J. BROEKER,
MERCHANT TAILOR.
J. F. FILUON,
Plumber, Tinworker
General Repairer.
Special attention given to
EM III.
WHEELS TO EENT
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