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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1897.
The home rule for Cuba as pro
posed by Spain is reported to be
well received by the greater part of
the Cubans, and good results in
favor of immediate pacification are
expected.
The exports from the United
States during November exceeded
the imports by nearly sixty million
dollars. It must strike the average
man that this is an indication of
heart- business conditions in this
countrv.
Seth Low, who presented his
resignation as president of Colum
bia college while running for mayor
of New York, has gone back to that
institution. It seems his resigna
tion had a string attached to it; if
he was elected mayor, it went,
otherwise not.
Congressman Cannon assures the
newspaper men at Washington that
the coming session of congress will
not be extravagant in its appropri
ations. As chairman of the house
committee Cannon will act as watch
dosr of the treasury. He thinks the
session will end by June 1st, and
believes that as the senate is anti
republican all efforts to get currency
reform legislation will be so much
waste of time and energy.
The report that a gold statue of
President McKinle', in which over
a million dollars worth of gold
would be used, would be exhibited
at the Paris exposition, is how
pronounced a fake. While, as the
Fremont Tribune says. McKinley
is worth his weight in gold any da',
he has no desire tor notoriet'
gained in such a manner.
It looks very much as though al
political parties m Nebraska except
the republican can 011I3- get on the
official ballot next fall by petition.
The national democrats and the
prohibitionists did not cast one per
cent of the total vote, while owing
to fusion there is no way of deter
mining the respective vote of the
populists, the free silver democrats
and the free silver republicans.
The populist SchuylerOuiH says:
Some of our populist exchanges are
talking for a new political party to
take the place of the democratic,
populist and free silver republican.
It would be a proper thing to do
and reorganize into a new and solid
line for the battle of 1900. How
ever, the new party will not come
as the democratic part' will never
consent to give up its name, and
further, the democrats consider
that they have the populists and
free silver republicans swallowed
anyway and do not need to reor
ganize. The commercial club at Omaha
has set to work with a determin
ation to discover whether another
product as valuable as chicory and
sugar beets may not be added to
the list of Nebraska crops. This
product is canaigre pronounced
kan-nah-gray," and meaning the
plant commonly known as sour
dock which bids fair to revolution
ize the industry of leather tanning.
It is believed that the plant can be
raised upon the arid plains in the
western part of the state, as it is
now being grown upon the deserts
of New Mexico. If this should be
found to be the case, land in west
ern Nebraska would be as desirable
as in the other parts, since there is
considerable profit possibilities.
Eugene Moore, ex-state auditor
of the state of Nebraska, who
pleaded guilt' to embezzling $23,
20S. 05 ot state money, was on Tues
day sentenced to eight years in the
penitentiary and to pay a fineof dou
ble the amount of the embezzlement.
The sentence is severe, -et the
crime warrants it. We do not be
lieve Eugene Moore meant to be
dishonest; that the funds he em
bezzled, or at least part of the
amount was loaned to his political
friends and that they have been
unable to come to his rescue. He,
of course,had no right to loan these
funds, but he did so believing that
his so-called friends would be true
to their promises, but they were
not and he will suffer by reason of
their insincerity.
At a cost of $70, 000, 000 per year
the railroads of the United States
employ 200,000 men to look alter
about 3SO.000.000 ties. Earth or
broken stoues are forced under the
ties with tramping irons where de
pressions are found. There are
man' objections to this crude meth
od. One is the breaking of the bed
of each tie disturbed. An inventor
now proposes to do the work with
compressed air. lie believes he can
accomplish it at a saving of
000,000 worth ot time each year.
His machine, a Root blower, driven
at the rate of 800 revolutions a
minute; is set on one rail and has
two little wheels on which it can be
trundled along. When in use it is
fastened to the rail by a lever. It
is attached to twelve leet of hose,
ending in a metal feeder, with a
hopper at the top for broken stone
and a bent end at the bottom, which
is placed under the ties to direct
the stream of filling! None of the
ballast between the ties need be
moved. A shovelful is removed
from the end of the raised tie until
the bent end of the hopper tube can
be poked under. The filling ma
terial is then blown in and packed
tight by the machine. Satisfactory
experiments have been made dur
ing the summer on eastern rail
roads. A progress of eight and
one-half feet per hour is shown
against two and one-half feet by
ordinary methods.
FIGURES OUT FUSION GAIN.
V. J. Bryan's Analysis of Vote In Ills Own
State.
Lincoln, Nov. 30. Today in an in
terview W. J. Bryan gave for the first
time his analysis of the vote in his own
state. It shows, as he asserts, that the
fusion candidate for judge polled a
larger plurality than Mr. Bryan him
self did last year, although the vote
was smaller. Mr. Bryan explains the
progress made since the presidential
contest by pointing out that the anti
Republican majority is greater in Ne
braska this year than ever before. Mr
Bryan says: "In I83ii the fusion elec
tors, representing the Democrats, Pop
ulists and silver Republicans of Nebras
ka ceived an average plurality f 13,060
over the Republican electors, and a ma
jority of 8,143 over all. This year the
fusion candidate for supreme judge
received a plurality of 13,819 over the
Republican candidate, and a majority
of 11,376 over all. This gain of 759 in
plurality, and 3,233 in majority, was se
cured in spite of a decrease of about 30,
000 of the total vote polled. The gold
Democrats polled less than half as many
votes this year as last."
EIGHT YEARS IN PRISON.
Judirc Cornish Passes Sentence on
Jix-
State Auditor Eugene Moore.
Lincoln, Dec. 1 Eugene Moore,
ex-auditor of state, was sentenced by
Judge Cornish today to eight years in
the penitentiary and a fiue of $46,416.10
for the embezzlement ot" insurance fees
amounting to 23,000.
Moore was asked if he had anything
io say, and made a talk of over five
minutes, in which he said that he had
never intended to do wrong, but that
frieuds to whom he had entrusted
money Jiatl tailed Jimi when it was
ueeded, which was the reason for the
shortage.
Judge Cornish, iu passing sentence
said that the case was an aggravated
one, and that tho plea of the defendant
had been one of guilty. In some local
ities corruption had become so common
in city, and also in state affairs, that
there was a great demand from "the peo
ple that justice be meted out. He then
prouonuced a sentence of 10 years.
Mrs. Moore, who had gone to tho side
of the now weeping defendant, made
an appeal to the court for mercy, and
the court stated that on accounc of the
devotiou of Moore's wife ami ' hildrcn
he would take off two years
Love Causes Suicide.
PLEASANT UAI.E, JNCl)., iNOV.
Austiu W. Thatcher, living four and
one-half miles northeast of here, com
muted suicide yesterday ny talcing a
dose of strychnine because his sweet
heart's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M
Quick, forbade him going with theii
daughter any loutrnr. The two had
been lovers about a year.
Ship 200 Cars oT Lead.
Omaha. Nov. 27. The Omaha and
Grant Smelting company has in the last
ten days shipped to Buiialo, N. Y., 200
carloads of lead.
Accidental ShootTa;?.
Decatur, Neb.. Nov. 30 Bill Phipps
of Turin, la., was ncc:don:a.Iiy shot in
a quail hunt near Qrinion. on the
Omaha reservation, yesterday.
rit7. Denies the Jteport.
Lincoln, Nov. 27. Robert Fitrsim
mous denied the report sent out from
Buffalo that there was a prospect of an
other fight between Fitzsanmous and
Corbett.
Mallalicu'd Accounts Miort.
Lincoln, Dec. 2. According to a re
port submitted to Governor Holcomb
today by the legislative investigating
committee, ex-Superintendent J. H.
Mallalieu of the state reform school at
Kearney is short in his accounts $0,000.
Added to this, the committee claims
unwarranted expenditures sufficient to
make the total liability of the late su
perintendent over .$15,00.). Mr. Malla
lieu claims that the figures are mislead
ing and that on his showing the appar
ent shortage will be reduced, if not
wiped out. The committee is investi
gating overy state institution.
Huge Coal Trust Forming.
PiTTsuunu. Dec. 2. The biggest com
bination of river coal interests ever at
tempted promises to be effected before
the new year. The scheme, v V.eh is
stupendous in nature, propose.-, e or
ganization of one company witu a capi
talization of $1 1 ,000.000. It is to be a
huge trust, controlliug the river coal
interests from theMonougahela river to
New Orleans. The primary ob.ect of
the combination is to reduce expenses
in both mining and shipping.
Death of Jockey Washburn.
VEiotiLLiox, S. D., Nov. 30.-Le.slio
Washburn of this place died today of
consumption. He was a jockey of na
tional reputation and also known in
Teneznela, where he rode last year.
An Autobiography.
I was born Nov. 30, 1835. I continue
to live just the same.
Thus narrow, confined and trivial is
the history of a common human life
that part of it, at least, which it is
proper to thrust in the faco of the pub
lic, and thus little and insignificant in
print becomes this life of mine, which
to me has always seemed eo filled with
vast personal events and tremendous
consequences. I could easily have made
it longer, but not without compromis
ing myself. Mark Twain.
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JURY BRINGS IN A VERDICT OF MUR
DER IN FIRST DEGREE.
Jury Remained. In Deliberation Three
Hours Motion For a. New Trial Over
ruled Passage of the Death Sentenco
Deferred by Request of His Attorney.
New Yoke, Dec. 1. Thorn was late
yesterday afternoon convicted ofmur
der in the first degree for the killing
of William Guldensuppe, at Woodside
L. 1., on June 25. At the request o:
Thorn's counsel the passage of the
death sentence was deferred until next
Friday. Thorn, heard the jurymen
polled on their verdict, the trying or
deal. "With lips firmly compressed and
laws hard set he faced the judge, jury
and courtroom full of spectators with
well-feigned stoicism.
About three weeks ago Thorn's first
trial on the charge of murder was be
gun, but owing to the illness of a juror
it had to be abandoned after three days
A second trial opened a week ago last
Monday and, counting out three days
on which the court did not sit, the tria'
consumed only six days.
Mrs. Nack's testimony during the
mistrial made it compulsory for Thorn's
lawyers to change their line of defense
1IAKTIN THOI.N.
in the second trial and they made
direct charge against Mrs. Nack and
insisted that her alleged confession was
a lie and she herself was the instigator
and perpetrator of the murder, Thorn
being ignorant of the killing until after
Gnldensuppe had been shot by Mrs
Nack. The woman was not produced
during the second trial, but Thorn went
on the stand and substantiated all the
assertions made by Iris lawyers as to the
midwife's guilt. His story, as the ver
dict shows, did not have the desired
effect upon the jurymen. Judge Mad
dox's charge was carcf ully prepared and
well delivered. It was acknowledged
by the lawyers for the prisoner to be
extremely lucid, fair and impartial.
The jury remained in deliberation
just three hours, when they sent word
to the judge that they were ready to
render a verdict.
"Guilty of tho charge preferred."
were the ominous words which fell
from the lips of the foreman. Thorn's
lawyer moved for a new trial on tho
ground that the verdict was not in ac
cordance wit h the weight of evidence,
but the motion was overruled. Just
what will become of Mrs. Nack has not
been made known by the Queens
county officials, but it is generally ac
cepted that the people will accept a plea
from her which will not call for capital
punishment.
Thorn Admits His Guilt.
When Martin Thorn had been led
back to his cell after the conviction ho
admitted that the verdict wjis just and
that he and not Mrs. Nack killed Gul
densuppe. This acknowledgement of
guilt took place while Thorn's cell in
the jail was being prepared for him.
During the trial Thorn has been under
charge of Police Captain Methvcn of
Flushing. Captain Methveu had him
under his watchful eye when the jail
officials searched the cell Thorn is to
occupy for a day or two. While this
was being done Thorn talked with the
police captain. He said : "I am glad
it is over and the verdict given. I am
convicted and I am contented, it was
I who killed Gnldensuppe and I believe
that every word that Mrs. Nack said
upon the stand was substantially cor
rect. "When I was on the stand I lied
when telling the story as I did, but I
lied to clear myself. It is no use carry
ing it any further. I am guilty and am
convicted. It Ls what I expected and
what I suppose people thiuk I deserve
and perhaps I do."
DRAMATIC SCENE IN COURT.
Convicted Embezzler of University Fundi
Denies Having Admitted Guilt.
Chicago, Dec. 2. Charles Warren
Spalding, ex president of the Globe
Savings bank, was today sentenced to
an indeterminate term in the peniten
tiary. He was charged with embezzling
funds of the University of Illinois, of
which he was treasurer.
The proceedings in court were highly
dramatic. Judge Horton reviewed the
case in an elaborate opinion, and one
assertion seemed to unnerve Spalding.
This was when the court said that
Spalding admitted his guilt. "I wish."
cried Spaldiug, "to deny that I or my
counsel ever admitted my guilt."
Judge Horton had asked Spalding if
he had anything to say why sentence
should not be passed on him.
"Yes !' exclaimed the banker, stand
ing up. "Every dollar I received from
the university has been applied to its
benefit. I protest against this unjust
verdict, which, I feel, would not have
been returnediiadyour honor permitted
certain facts to be considered by tht
jury.
Indian Murderers Set Free.
Bismarck, N. D., Dec. 2. Defendei
and Blackhawk, the remaining two ol
the murderers, were set free yesterday
They were taken to Standiug Rock
They were strongly guarded by the In
dians from that agency.
Itudd Scott Was Murdered.
Omaha, Nov. 2S. Another murdei
was committed in this city late Thurs
day night. Pat Sullivan, a Burlington
section hand found the body of a man
at 9 :45 o'clock yesterday morning lying
partly under the Deering -viaduct at
Eighth and Capitol avenue. The body
was frozen stiff and blood covered the
right side of the face. Coroner Burkct
had the body removed to the morgue,
where a thorough examination was
made. Papers upon the body indicated
it was that of Budd Scott, and that he
had formerly lived in Conde, S. D.
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Highest Honors World's Vdir,
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A Pure Grape Cream of Tarter Fowder.
40 YEARS THE STANDARD
APPALLING DEATH RATE.
Total Mortality From Disease and Starva
tion Will Foot Up a Million.
New York, Nov. 30. A dispatch to
Tho "World from Havana says : The
"World's first figures of Cuba's starva
tion were timidly moderate. They
showed the death of only 200,000. But
every painful fact- unearthed tends to
prove them nearly double that number,
Wnen tne grim returns are all in it is
now almost certain that this Cuban
massacre of the innocents will reach
400,000. And this awful number does
not include those killed in battle, or
the thousands and thousands of women
and children who have died of expos
uro, disease and massacre in the
swamps. It now seems certain that
more than half a million people, for the
most part loj-al subjects of Spain, have
been killed by Spanish war in Cuba. A
week's trip through the provinces of
Havana, Matanzas and Santa Clara has
tended to make moderate this tremen
dons extreme figure. The number o
people for whose existence "Weyler is
directly responsible Ls 125,132 in Sauta
Clara province and of those he has killed
8,21(5, or over one-half of them. Santa
Clara has so far been by far the least
destitute of the provinces. It has many
cattle ana" not a very thick population
Between its 53 per cent dead to Pinar
del Rio's admitted bO mortality, respect
ively. These percentages are estab
lished now by the actual figures in some
30 cities and towns. Applied to tho
denser populations of their respective
provinces, the total deaths since "Wey
ler s "bando" will foot up nearly a mil
lion. The atrocities continue. Genera
Blanco's reversal of "Weyler's inhuman
ity is, in some sections, nothing but ink
spotted paper. Several innocent people
have been murdered since the first of
the month, some "presendos" have been
killed and eight captured insurgents
have been slaughtered and mutilated
The hacked bodies were seen by hun
dreds.
THE INTRUDERS MUST GO.
Prompt
Eviction Would Allay
Unrest
Among the Kid Men.
"Washington', Nov. 30. A remarkable
and vigorous report has been made to
the interior department by Agent "Wis
dom, in charge of the Union Indian
agency in Oklahoma, where the five
civilized tribes are located. Mr. "Wis
dom says: 'The intruders must go
Tho intruders have made the Indians
doubt the good faith of the government
and made it more dimcnlt to treat on
the more important issues of allotment
and the breaking up of the tribal auton
omv in the nation, to which the indi
vidual Indian belongs. A sound public
policy demands the eviction of all de
clared intruders. Let all the safeguards
secured to the Indians be upheld and
then the Indians will make liberal con
cessions and accept without murmur
iug that changed condition which con
fronts them."
The report deals with a number of
important Indian developments. It savs
the clamor for a change in tribal auton
omy has produced Indian unrest and
disquietude, resulting in a determined
purpose on tho part of many of the full
bloods, who will act iu their individual
capacity, to emigrate to either
Mexico or South America, and there
purchase new homes for themselves
and families. This movement, the re
port says, may grow to the proportion
of a colony, and it is understood that
liberal grants of laud can be secured
from the countries mentioned.
CHOYINSKI AS A RING GENERAL.
California!! Shows His Superiority Over
li:ff Iim tTeflrics.
San Fkancisco, Dec. 1 . Joe Choyin-
ski of San Franeisco and Jim Jeffries
of Los Angeles fought 20 rounds to a
draw last night before the National
club. Choyinski conceded 50 pounds in
weight and on this account was com
pelled to draw on his superior ring gen
eralship and long experience at tho
game to avoid the rushes of his giant
opponent. Jeffries, who displayed
much improvement in the art of de-
ense and attack still la?ks in experi
ence. Me tailed to get Choyinski when
io went for him. On the other hand
Choyinski used excellent judgment.
Even hi? oldest admirers were sur
prised at hLs generalship. He avoided
clinching except when absolutely neces
sary and his ducking was marvelous.
He depended almost entirely on left
jabs on the nose and mouth to stop the
big fellow aud after the 11th round
:ept blood flowing from Jeffries' nose,
n the 11th Jeffries brought Choyinski
down with a left swing on the neck,
which left Joe flat on his back. The
)low was ineffective, however, and Joe
arose as strong as before.
Selecting; Luctffcrt Jury Slowly.
Chicago. Dec. 1. "Walter J. Nor-
tham. one of tho two veniremen nassed
yesterday iu the examination of jurors
to near mo second tnai or Adoinh Ij.
Luetgert, was objected to by Attorney
McEwen today. Thomas H. Bachelor,
an insurance solicitor, who was also
passedyesterday, was acceptable to both
sides and will probably serve. Very
.ittle progress was made today. About
a dozen veniremen were examined dur
ing tho session, several of them worn
challenged for cause, while others were
passed temporaruy. The utmost vig
ilance is beinir used on both sides, and
officers under the direction of Inspector
bcliaack are carefully mvesheatine the
character of every man who is in any
way likely to become a juror in the case.
Soldiers Cannot Vote In South Dakota.
Stcrgis, S. D., Dec. 1. The su
preme court, in deciding the contested
.election case from Meade county, ruled
against the right of the soldiers to
vote in this county.
CABINET STEPS OUT.
CULMINATION OF TURBULENCE
AUSTRIAN REICHSRATH.
IN
Demonstrntlonson the Streets of Vienna
Cease Instantly 0:1 Kecaipt of Xejrs
That Uadeui Had Resigned Emperor
Francis Joseph Entrusts Task to Gautsch.
Vienna, Nov. 30. It is stated hero
that as scon as the new cabinet is
formed, Baron von Gautsch von Frank-
enthurn, the former minister of public
instruction and
ecclesiastical af-
airs, who has been
entrusted with
the task of form
ing a ministry to
succeed that of
Count Casimir Ba-
deni. which re
signed vesterdav.
, ,- .vsejy.v. o v -
VSwill enter into
negotiations wiui
the leaders of tho
count badeni. Germans and
Czechs with the view of bringing about
a modification of the ordinance
making the Czech language co
ordinate with the German, it is
these ordinances that has caused tho
riotous scenes in the lower house of tho
reichsrath, which in turn produced
among the populace a foment border
ing on revolution, in consequence of
which the Badeni ministry resigned.
Vienna, Nov. 29. Emperor Francis
Joseph addressed an autograph letter
to Count Badeni, decreeing the adjourn
ment of the reichsrath until further
orders. During the assembling of the
reichsrath dense masses of people, for
the most part workmen thronged the
Ring street from the university to the
outer gate of the Hofberg. A charge
by the mounted police with drawn
swords, failing to disperse them, a band
of hussars cleared the streets at the
point of bayonets, several persons being
wounded, lwo ambulance vans wero
sent to attend the wounded. About
10,000 people were at the same timo in
front of the town hall and the pro
vincial court to demonstrate in favor of
Herr Wolff, who was to be arraigned
there on a charge of public violence
committed Saturday when being re
moved from the unterhaus by the
police, acting uuder the orders of Presi
dent von Abrainovitch.
Suddenly a change came over the
scene. The report spread like wildfire
that Count Badeni had resigned. Tho
demonstrations ceased almost instantly
when the news was confirmed by the
police authorities and their subordinates
who announced to the people at various
points that they wero instructed to in
form them of the cabinet's resignation,
Reichsrath Scenes Unparalleled.
The proceedings of the Austrian reich
srath during the last eight weeks have
been marked by obstruction, rowdyism
and violence unparellcled in the history
of parliamentary government in Eu
rope. Count Badeni has been endeav
oring to secure the passage through the
reichsrath of a bill prolonging the
Austro-Huugarian compromise for an
other year. The opposition, while not
necessarily objecting to the extension
of the agreement, declared that it should
never be ratified for any term by the
Badeni cabinet, their object being to
force Count Badeni to retire on its be
coming evident that he would be unable
to cany a measu'.e of the highest inter
est to tne dual mouareiiy. lie nad ex
pressed himself as confident of beiu;
able to able to force the bill through
before the last day of this year, the
limit of the period for passing it. But
the extraordinary incidents of the hist
fortnight have forced him to retire in
spite of the emperor's known desire
that he should retain offin.
FIERCE GALE IN ENGLAND.
Lone; List of Fatalities and Untold Dam
age to Property.
London, Nov. ao. The gale which
swept the English coasts yesterday
done great damage at Holyhead and
other places, raged all night long, and
had not abated in fury this morning,
when it amounted almost to a cyclono
in may places, and was accompanied
by snow and hail. A long list of fatali
ties, wrecks and damage to property
has already been received. All the
coast trains have suffered, and a scoro
of bodies have been washed ashore.
Falling walls and flying debris havo
added to the loss of life. Vessels aro
reported on shore on every part of the
coast,aud many ships are known to have
foundered, with the possible loss of all
hands. There is much wreckage about
the Goodwin islands. At Lowestoft,
Yarmouth and elsewhere the sea has
flooded the (mays and neighborhoods,
washing away the esplanade and doing
other serious damage. The sea wall at
and the passengur and mail servico
across the channel have been mostly
suspended.
Closing Session of Methodists.
PiTTSBl'ius, Nov. 27. The closing ses
sions of the Methodist Episcopal con-
ltcss attracted as large an attendance
;ls tne previous ones, rue tievotiou.il
exercises of the forenoon were brief but
impressive Chautauqua Sunday services
conducted by Rev. Dr. George W. Izer
of Allegheny. Dr. T. P. Marks, the re-
tering president of Mount Union col-
ege, presided. The papers read were :
"The College Student and the Chris-
ian Confession," Rev. Herbert "Welch,
Brooklyn ; address, Chancellor "W. F.
McDowell, Ph. D.,Denver ; '-The Spirit
ual Rewards of the Higher English
Scholarship," Gertrude Buck, A. M.,
Vassar college. The next congress will
be held in Chicago a year hence.
Kaiser Wllhelm's Fast Trip.
Southampton, Nov. 30. The North
German Llovd steamer Kaiser Wil-
lelm der Grosse, from New York for
Bremen, via this nort. passed the Liz
ard at 9 o'clook this morning. Should
the Kaiser "Wilhelm make the run from
Lizard to Southampton in 7 hours and
30 minutes, the usual time, she will
lower her eastward record by about
two hours.
Lincoln Theater Sold.
Lincoln, Dec. 2. Tho beautiful
Lancing theater, built jointly in 1893
by Henry Oliver and J. F. Lansing at a
cost of nearly 200,000, was sold at
auction by the sheriff last evening tc
satisfy mortgages aggregating $00,000.
William Oliver of Lockport, N. Y., was
the buyer, paying $15,000 and assum
ing the larger mortgage. He was im
mediately served with summons in a
suit for $25,000 damages by Lansing,
who charges the two brothers with con
spiracy to defraud him of his sliare in
theproDertVi
SCHEME OF CUBAN AUTONOMY.
Spanish Cfflcial Gazctto Publishes tho
Itoyul Decree.
Madrid, Nov. vj. The official gazette
publishes the royal decrees granting
autonomy to Cuba and Porto Rico, thus
removing the anxiety that had begun
to be expressed on all sides and tho re
sult of the government's reticence and
unexplained delay.
Article 1 explains the principles of
the future governments of the two
islands.
Article 2 decrees that the government
of each island shall be composed of an
insular parliament, divided into two
chambers, while a governor general,
representing tho home government,
snaii exercise in us name tne supreme
authority.
Article 3 declares that the faculty of
making laws of colonial affairs rests
with the insular chambers and the gov
ernor general.
Article 4 airects mat tne insular rep
resentation shall be composed of two
corporations with equal powers a
chamber of representatives and a coun
cil of administration.
Article 5 provides that the council of
administration shall consist o 35 mem
bers, of whom 18 shall be elected, and
17 nominated by the homo government.
Article G provides that the members
of the council must be Spaniards, 35
years of age, who were born in tho
island, or who have resided there con
tinuously for four years. It specifies
numerous officials, such as senators,
presidents of courts and of chambers of
commerce and otner bodies as eligible
to election to the council.
Article 15 empowers the throne or the
governor general to convoke, suspend
or dissolve the chambers with an obli
gation to reassemble them within three
montks.
REPORT OF JNDIAN .AGENTS.
Complications Likely to Occur at Omaha
and Winnebago IJeserve.
"Washington, Dec. 2. Some interest
ing reports have been made by Indian
agents in their annual review of devel
opments in their fields. At the Potta-
wattomie aud Great Nemaha reserva
tions in Kansas, there are about l(5,f.00
acres of surplus lauds in the prairie
UJind reserve mat are likely to Do a
subject of contention in the future, and
there seems to be a growing sentiment
in the tribe favoring their sale. Cap
tain Sprolc of the Fort Peck agency iu
Montana urges that tho Indian trader,
like the old post trader, should go. At
the Omaha and Winnebago agency in
Nebraska the assumption and dissolu
tion of the marrijge relations at will.
withont form of law, is common, and
it is predicted win necessarily cause
endless trouble in the future as to the
law of descent and in determining the
legal heirs to property. Many of the
Indian agents recommend discontinu
ance of the issuance of rations and
clothing and urge the substitution of
cash payments. The agents at Rose
bud and Crow Creek agencies in South
Dakota are among these. Recommenda
tion is made that congress modify the
act appropriating 1S7,0G0 of the Crow
Creek funds so as to have it paid in
cash and to expend 50,000 for purchas
ing cattle, 15,000 for fencing the reser
vation, $20,000 for constructing cat
tle sheds, 5.000 for mowers and rakes,
and, after settlement of attorney's fees,
the remaining $S0,000 to be paid tho
tribe in four cash installments. "With
this done, it is claimed the Crow Creek
will be self-supporting within fivoyears.
FANNING
WINS DIAMOND TROPHY.
Twenty-
Three Expert Shots Take Tart Iu
Great Live Uird Shoot.
St. Louls, Nov. 28. The 2o-live-bird
shoot under the auspices of the St. Louis
trap shooters league' was completed
today. Jack ! anuing of San Francisco,
Charlie Budd of Des Moines and "W. S.
Sargent of Jopliu, Mo., tied for first
money, each scoring straight. The big
end of the purse Avas divided among the
first three. In the shoot off for the
diamond trophy Fanning -won, scoring
14 out of 15. Sargent fell dovn on his
seventh bird, -while Bndd dropped out
on his 12th. Twenty-three experts shot
in the event. Fred Gilbert and Harvey
McMnrchy divided second money in
the 2ii -live-bird event, each scoring 24.
Frank Faurole, the crack Texas ama
teur, has been troubled with a sore arm
since the tournament commenced. In
view of this handicap, his average work
in the target events, finishing second to
the first man, Rolla O. Heikes of Day
ton, O., was creditable.
Sloauo Lands Four Winners.
London, Noy. 2S. At today's racing
of the Manchester November meeting
J. B. Leigh's ytyear-old bay colt Manx
man, by the Deemster, out of Lady
Blanche, ridden by Sloane, won the
farewell welter handicap plate, of 103
sovereigns, mere were 14 starters.
Sloane riding Mr. David Coopor's 2-
year-old chestnut colt Le Javelot, by
Forager, out of Dolly Agnes, finished
first in the race for the stand plate, of
10:J sovereigns. Nino horses ran.
Mart her IY, with Sloano up, won tho
Saturday welter handicap plate. Twenty-one
horses ran. The November
handicap was won by Astoria, and tho
Lorillard-Beresford stable's horse Kee
nan, ridden by Sloane, second. R.
Alexander s colt Kavalow Castle, ridden
by Sloane, won the final plate of loO
F.overci'"s.
Water Company Clinrter Upheld.
Omaha, Nov. :J0. Judge Munger de
cided the suit brought by John L.
"Webster and W.J. Conuell in the name
of the city to forfeit the charter of the
Omaha Water company. Ho decided
against the city and in favor of the
company on every point.
Nebraska Kditor Meet.
Lincoln, Dec. 1. The executive
committee of the Nebraska Editorial as
sociation met this afternoon at the Lin
coln hotel and fixed the time of next
meeting of the association at Lincoln
for Thursday and Wednesday, January
11 and 13.
Aged Jtcclute Found Dead,
Beatrice, Neb., Nov. 27. C. C.
Campbell Smith, an aged recluse was
found dead in his house where he lived
alone, by neighbors. The condition of
the body indicated that he had been
dead two weeks. Rats had mutilated
the remains. Smith was well-to-do,
but eccentric and miserly.
Old Carload Kate- Ordered.
Li.vcolx, Nov. 28. The board of sec
retaries of the state board of transpor
tation has laid before the board the
proper findings iu the matter of the in
vestigation of the live stock rates and
the board made an order directing the
railroad companies to restore the old
rates which were in force beforo Aug.
10 List.
The most critical period in a woman's '
life may be properly called "Blossoming
Time." It is the period when she blossoms
from girlhood into womanhood.
At this momentous time the best medi
cine for a woman to take is Dr. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription. It acts directly. ud-
on the delicate and important organs that
are to bear the burdens of wifehood and
motherhood. It makes them strong;
healthy and vigorous. It corrects all
irregularities and displacements and stops
exhausting drains. Taken during' the pe
riod of expectant maternity, it banishes
the usual annoyances and makes baby's
coming easy and almost painless. It in
sures the new-comer's health and an ample
supply of nourishment. It transforms
weak, sickly, nervous, complaining- wo
men into napoy, healthy wives. Thou
sands of women have told over their own
signatures, the story of the marvelous
merits of this great medicine. An hon-.
est dealer will not try to persuade you
to take something different from what you
ask for, for the sake of a few pennies ad-.-.
ded profit.
Mrs. Anna Ulnch, of Elm CreeJc. Buuaio .
Co., Xeb.. writes: "I was under doctors' care
fnr tvm vmis tviih uterine I was so
weak that I could up hi bed onlyrHcjy. mo-
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half dozen bottles I was up and goingherever-.
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The only constipation-Mrr that never
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N. B. Olds. Agent.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
jyi. J. W. BUTT,
LEjSTIST.
Office over First National Bank, . ;
KOKTH PLATTE. N'Eli.
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gEDELLi & THORPE,
PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS,
Offices: North Platte National Bank
Building, North Platte, Neb.
F. DENNIS, M. D.
HOMOEOPATHIST,
Over First National Bank,
NORTH PLATTE, - - NEBRASKA.
yiLCOX & HALLIGAN,
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW,
ORTU PLATTE, ... NEBRASKA
Office over North Platte National Bank.
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R. N. F. DONALDSON,
Assistant SnrReon Union Pacflc R?1
and Member of Pension Board,
NORTH PLATTE, ... NEBRASKA.
Office over Streitz's Drug Store.
E.
E. NORT1IRUP,
DENTIST.
McDonald Building. Spruce streot,
NORTH PLATTE, NEB.
jjlRENCH & BALDWIN,
ATTOIINE TS-AT-LA W,
NORTH PLATTE, - - NEBRASKA.
Office over N. P. Ntl. Bank.
rp C. PATTERSON,
HTTO R N E Y-pnL-7Sln, .
Office over Vellow Front Shoo Store,
NORTH PLATTE, NEB.
D, M. HOGSETT
Contraetop and Builder,
AND AGENT FOR
ECLIPSE and FAIRBANKS
NORTH PLATTE, NEB.
BROEKbR'S SUITS
ALWAYS FIT..
We hav been maUing garments for
North Platte citizens for over twelve
years, and if our work and prices wero
not satisfactory we would not bo hero
to-day. We solicit your trado.
F. J. BROEKER,
MERCHANT TAILOR.
S3
J. F. FiLLiGfV
Plumber, Tioprler
General Repairer.
Special attention given to
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