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IRA Li BARE,Editokaxd Pkopkietoi- SUBSCRIPTION BATES. One Year, cash In advance, fl.25 Six Months, cash in advance 75 Cents Entered attheKorthPlatte(Xebra8ka)po8tofflceas eecond-classmatter. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1S97. The Tribune wishes its patrons a happy and prosperous New Year, Colorado lias taken the gold cure for the free silver craze and is rap idly recovering". The 1897 output of gold in the Centennial state ag gregated 521,500,000, leading Cali fornia's output by about S3.o00.000. "With this issue The Tribune closes its thirteenth year, and the publisher takes this occassion to thank its patrons for their liber ality during the past year, and hopes to merit a continuance of the same during the coming year. The condition of the winter wheat in Nebraska is pronounced exceptionally good, and a bumper crop for next year is confidently ex pected. We need a big crop next year in order to show visitors to the Transmississippi exposition what Nebraska can produce when the Lord is on her side. The year 1897 has proven a fairly prosperous one for Western Ne braska, but the year which dawns to-morrow promises to be one of greater prosperity. If the fool-kill er will get out among the pessi mists and do his duty it will tend to increase the general prosperity of the Nebraskaus who reside west ot the one hundredth meridian. It occurs to The Tribune that the irrigated counties ot the west part of the state should join hands in making a generaldisplay of ir rigated products at the Transmis sippi exposition. If Dawson, Lin coln, Keith and one or two other counties were to make one grand exhibit, each bearing a proportion ate share of the expense, it would be much better than for each coun ty to make a separate exhibit, and would attract much more attention from visitors. This is a matter which should receive attention of not only ditch owners and farmers, but from residents of towns located ?r f Vio !i-r!iratoi1 co(t"nti 'T'ttp T"DT ,bune teeis warranted in savincr that the people of North Platte will sdo their share toward the further- - anrp rrf snrli n nlan. There are said to be, la rouud numbersabout 950. 000, persons on thelJ. S. pension roll. Whatever conduces to the welfare of this nearly a million. of persons is im mediately felt by their families and by the communities in which they live. There is a bill under consid eration to provide for the issuing of negotiable bonds to the pension ers or to pay them cash at their option to cover the amount they would receive from the government . based on life insurance expectancy. It is claimed that this method would enable pensioners in debt to make the best use of their annuity in paying mortgages, saving them flie differences between the lowest rate of interest in any state 6 per cent, and the interest on the proposed bonds, 2 per cent. It is claimed that there would be a great saving to the government, doing away with the pension ofhce machinery; no pension attorney would be needed. W. P. Rockwell of Meriden, Conn., is the originator oi the idea, and having consulted with a number ot pensioners, government officials, business men and others, believes his bill will prove valuable. A Washington dispatch says that it is regarded as certain that Secretary Gage will continue in office. This is in reference to a report that the secretary of the treasury had said to the president that he would tender his resigna tion if his financial views were em barrassing the administration. There has been an effort made to create a breach between Mr. Mc Kinley and Mr. Gage because of the views of the latter as stated to the house banking and currency com mittee. Certain silver republicans have objected to the position of the secretary of the treasury in favor of more thoroughly committing the country to the gold standard and have threatened to break with the administration and withdraw from the party if the president did not T it i a 1 r IT m- aisciaim tne aitioe or iur. viage as representing that of the admin istration. It is understood that Mr. McKinley has informed the secretary of the treasury that their views are in accord and so far as the gold standard is concerned there should never have been any doubt as to their being in accord. The president is in tavor of main taining and strengthening the gold standard and in this he rs in com plete accord with the party and with a majority of the intelligent voters of the country. Bee. ON THE BRINK 0E W AS JAPANESE FLEET OF WAR SHIPS READY FOR ACTION. Two of tho Finest Ships In the Navy In cluded lu the Group of Japanese Ves selsDissolution of the DIt Duo to tho Else of the AVar Spirit. Shaxghai, Dec. 30. It is reported here that the admiral of the French fleet has hoisted the French flap on Hai Nan island. The Chinese offered no opposition. London, Dec. 30. A dispatch to the Daily Mail from Singapore confirms tho report of the seizure of Hai Kan island by the French. Hai Nan island is off the south coast of China and separated by the Gulf of Tonquin from the Chi nese empire. Ifc has an estimated area of 12,000 square miles and a population of 1,000,000 Chinese, exclusive of wild tribes in the interior. Japan's Dogs of War Waiting. Loxdox, Dec. SO. A special dispatch from Shanghai dated Tuesday says : It is reported that a Japanese fleet of war ships is waiting near Goto island, out side Nagasaki, fully equipped for war and only awaiting instructions. This includes the Yashima and the Fuji,two of the finest vessels in the Japanese navy, and the Chen Yuen, i hat was captured from China. The Japanese fleet, it is understood, is acting in close touch with the British squadron, under Vice Admiral Sir Alexander Bullcr, commander-in-chief of the China sta tion. Japan will certainly oppose a permanent Russian occupation of Port Arthur. The sudden dissolution of the Japan ese diet was due to the war spirit. It is expected that the Japanese fleet will attempt to prevent the landing of rein forcements from Odessa for the protec tion of the Russian Transasiatic railway in Manchuria. A dispatch to The Times from Kobe, Japan, says the dissolution of the diet has angered the political parties. It is probable that the Marquis Ito, former premier and Count Okuma, a former foreign minister, will form a minis trv with a vigorous foreign policy. The military party is eager for action, ex traordinary activity prevails at the military and naval depots and warships are assembling at Nagasaki. British Force Landed. London, Dec. 27. A special dispatch from Snaughai says: "It is reported that 17 British warships are off Che mulpo, Corea, southwest- of Seoul, sup porting the British consul's protest, really amounting to an ultimatum, against the king's practically yielding the government of Corea into the hands of the Russian minister. .The protest is specially directed against the dismis sal of McLeavy Brown, British adviser to the Corean customs, in favor of the Russian nominee. The news has pro duced consternation at Seoul, which is heightened by the knowledge that Japan has a fleet of 30 warships await ing the result of the British representa tion that Japan fully supports. Japan is irritated by the arrival jf Russian troops in Cotea and it is believed that she will oppose them. Aooordisg to a dispatch, to the Daily Mail fro Shanghai, it is reported there from reliable sources that a British force landed at Chemulpo on Saturday and caused the reinstatement- of Mc Leavy Brown. The same dispatch re fers to "a native rum'or that the union jack has been hoisted on an island in the mouth of the Yang-tse-Kiang. "War the Only Alternative. London, Dec. 20. A dispatch from Pekin says: The proposed arrange ment for a Russian guaranteed 4 per cent loan of 100,000,000 taels is not yet ratified. The situation 5s disastrous and the only hope is that England will render financial help, and if otherwise war is the only alternative. SPAIN IS UNDULY EXCITED. No Cause For Resentment In Woodford's latest Note. Washington, Dec. 28. The officials here are somewhat surprised at the ex hibition of feeling at Madrid over the latest note of Minister Woolford, de livered to the Spanish foreign office the day before Christmas. The most forci ble statement in the note is based upon thefacts collected and published re cently by the United States treasury de partment, exhibiting the great expenso to which the United States had been put by reason of its efforts to patrol an enormous coast line in tho pursuit of a few filibusters, and the remarkable suc cess of the government officials in stop ping these expeditions, as contrasted with the feeble efforts of the Spanish authorities to maintain a patrol around the island of Cuba. Undo Sam and China. New York, Dec. 28. According to a Washington correspondent of The World Senator Morgan of Alabama, of the committee on foreign relations, said last night that it would be impossible for the United States to remain com placent should the European nations undertake the dismemberment of China. Senator Morgan said : "If partition in volves the abrogation of treaties this country would be left to make terms again with each European nation separ ately in the territory to which its sov ereignty extended. Therefore, unless the powers now ambitious for territor ial extension take into account the im portance of American commercial rela tions with China ifc will be necessary for the government to intervene in self defense." . Japan Will Prosecute Epps Murderer. Washington, Deo. 29. Japan has ta ken measures to comply with the de mand of the United States that the murderer of Frank Epps, an apprentice attached to the cruiser Olympia, be punished for his crime. A cablegram received at the navy department from Rear Admiral McNair states that the murderer of Epps has been lodged it jail in Nagasaki and will be prosecuted .Response Is Gntifylng. Lincoln, 29. The governors of Utah; Texas and Arkansas havf. replied to the "request of Governor Holcoml: that all the states furnish part of the contemplated arch of the states at the Transmississippi exposition. The letter was sent onfc only a few days ago. The three governors named express them selves as heartily in accord with the project, and the governor of Arkansas says that, although his state lias no ap propriation, he will use his most earn est endeavors to see that Arkansas is properly represented at the exposition. MAY FACE CHARGE OF MURDER. Three Distinct Folsons Fonnd In the Body of Zaaoli's Fonrtli Wife. New York, Dec. 29. -Three distinct poisons have been discovered as a re sult of chemical analysis in the body of the fourth wife of Charles Zanoli, who collected insurance money on the lives of at least seven, persons. Zanoli will be brought into court again this morn ing, but owing to the absence of a defi nite report from the chemical expert, the district attorney in all probability will ask that the prisoner be again re manded. Assistant District Attorney Van Wyck, who has the Zanoli case in charge, had. a long interview with the professor in the laboratory last night. He called there by appointment to learn if possible if enough progress had been made in the analysis to furnish infor mation on which to base a more serious charge against; Zanoli. He did learn that the three poisons, arsenic, mercury and zinc, had been discovered, but un til he had information to dispel the doubt as to whether or not the poisons may have been part of the embalming fluid used, he would not change the charge standing against the barber, who had collected so many life insurance policies. j FIRE ADDS TO GENERAL DESTRUCTION Terrible Natural Gas Explosion nt Chicago Fire and One Seriously Hurt. Chicago, Dec. 2f. Fire broke out shortly after 4 o'clock yesterday after noon in the basement of the 5-story building at 104 Madison street, the first floor and basement of which were oc cupied by the Tosetti Cafe and Restau rant company, and the second floor by the billiard parlors of Frank Mussey. The blaze was insignificant at first and a crowd of people gathered on the sidewalk in front of the building to watch the work of the firemen. About i dozen policemen were busily engaged in pushing back the throng when a terrific explosion of natural gas took place. The building was badly wrecked, the windows, window gratings, sidewalk lights and manhole covers were hurled into the air and fell among the crowd. Dozens of people were thrown from their feet and 22 were injured, only one of them being seriously hurt. r Strengthening New Wire Trust. Cleveland, Dec. 27. There is talk among steel men of a f urther extension of the" scope of the new wire trust. It is now said that efforts will be made to induce all the steel billet mills in the country to ally themselves with the trust, not as members, but as contribu tors. The trust will seek to induce the manufacturers of billets to promise not to sell to wiro manufacturers that may possibly start outside of the trust, and in return the trust will promise to take billets from all these manufacturers as it may need them. The object of this is to keep the billet makers in good humor to prevent them going into the wire business themselves. Those who are closest to the sources of information express the greatest faith in the carry ing through of the plans of the trust, and it may be said the plans arc pro gressing favorably. Stricken While In His Private Car. San Antonio, Dec., 25. S. H. H. Clarke, one of the receivers of the Union Pacific and ona of the directors of the Internitioaal and Qreat Nbfth era ad Texas Pacific road, arrived hore this' raorniag. Before he could leave his private car and go to his hotel, where, sp Vcinents were engaged, he was taken ill and has not since been able to leave tin car. Mr. Clark has been in poor health for some time and had come here in the hopes of spending a few days and going to a ranch south of here, where he was to spend the winter. If his condition does not im prove within the next few days he will be taken to his home in Omaha. Acred Woman Beaten. Des -Moines. Dec. 28. Robbers last night broke into the house of aged Mrs. M. S. Riniball at Mitchell ville, 10 miles east of Des Moines. She is uncon scious, and will probably die. The doors and walls arc covered with blood, show ing that a terrible struggle took place. It is not known whether the robbers se cured any booty. WHEAT DROPS OVER THREE CENTS. Leading Brokers of tho Bull Clique Sell May Waeat and Others Follow. Chicago, Dec. 30. Wheat was apparently held up for a time by a huyinc flurry in oats. In the last half hour the leading brokers of the bull clique in -.-I it started to sell somo Mr and the crowf emulated and in tho end "st 1 passed their cfiorts in that direction. Decem ber wheat was left at a decline of Sc, and May ljc. Com declined c. Oats in the end were left practically at yesterday's closing prices. Provisions ruled strong after a weak opening and made substantial gains in prices. Closing prices: Wheat Dec, DGJ'c; May, 92c. Cobs Dec., 27"4c; May, 29c. OATS-Dec, .-3Vgc; May, 23c. POBK-Jan., 53.S0; May, $9 009SMB& LAK-Jan.,?4.62: May,1.77. Bibs Jan., $4.43: May, $4.55. Cash quotations: No. 2 red wheat,0793c;No. 3 red, 90S.94c; No. 2 spring, 83&83c; No. 3 spring, 8393c;No. 2 hard winter. 83c; No. 3 hard winter, 82S6c; No. 1 new spring, 950Sc; No. 2 corn, 272T?ie; No. 2 oats, 23c South Omaha Live Stock. South Ojiatia, Dec. 29. Cattle Receipts, 1,000; steady; native .beef steers, I3.70g4.80; western steers, $&6J4.30; Texas steers, 1.00 3.63; cow3 and heifers. $3.031.93; canners,$2.O0 2.80; stockcrs and feeders, $3.64.40; calves, fl.00(&5.00 ;bulls,etc.',r2.503.G0. Hogs Receipts 5.500; shade to 5c lower; heavyt 3.223.33; mixed, 3.253.33; light, $3.303.42K; bulk of sales, $&25&S0. Sheep Receipts, 4,000 ;steady ; fair to choice natives, ?3.704.50; fair to choice westerns. $3.C04.20; common and stock sheep, J3.003.80 ; lambs, ?4.0U5.50. Chicago Live Stock. CniCAGO. Dec 29. Hogs Receipts, 31.030; rather slow, oc lower than yesterday morning; light, $3.303.50; mixed, ?3.353.52; heavy, 3.253.50;rough,f3.253.3y. Cattle Receipts, 14,000; good steady, others weak; beeves, $3.73 5.30; cows and heifers, $1.904 50; Texas steers, ?3.20ffi4.25; stockers and feeders, $3.20 4.25. Sheep Receipts, 17,003; best grades steady, others weak to lower; natives, ?2.90 4.75; westerns, $3.604.50; lambs, ?4.255.85. St. Louis Grain. St. Louis, Doc. 29. Whkat Lower; No. 2 red, ca3h, elevator,97c; track, 97c; Dec., 97Jfc; Jan., 95c ; May, 90c ; July, 81c ; No. 2 hard cash, KSc. Cobs Lower; No. 2 cash, 2Cc; Dec., 25c; Jan., 25Hc; May, 27?ic; July, 28Jc Oats Easier; No. 2 cash. 23c Arguments In Hartley Case. Lincoln', Dec. 24. Most of the time in the session of tho supreme court was occupied in oral arguments, by at torneys for ex-Treasurer Bartley in an effort to save him from a 20-year peni tentiary sentence imposed by the dis trict court of Douglas county. The state was represented by Attorney Gen eral Smyth and his deputy. A decision is not expected for several weeks. Bart ley's shortage, according to the report of the expert examiner, amounts to plightly ovpr 700,000. W0RK0IWH1TECAPS IOWA FARWCP DIES AT THE HANDS OF A LEE COUNTY MOB. Ateout Thirty March to tho Homo of Balm Bretkers Near West Point Met by Fire From the House, Wlilclr. Ia Returned With Fatal Results. Ottumwa., la., Dec. 30. Whitecaps have been at -work in Lee county, near West; Point, ami as a result one man is dead and a -warlike spirit has been aroused ia the neighborhood, that threat ens trouble. Abe Balm and his two -brothers aro well-to-do farmers, living near. West Point. Not far away lived their father in abject poverty. When the old man died a few clayg. ago it was claimed he had starved to death and the alleged cruel- treatms5f the sons was dc nounced generally. After the father was dead the sons refused, to parr -the: expenses of his burial or even to see the body. This so enraged the neighboring farmers that last night a mob of about 80 citizens marched to. tie home of the Balm brothers and. called for Abe, the oldest. Abe stepped to tie door, and seeing the crowd outside, retreated into the house before the mob eeald lay hands on him. He called to hi brothers and 'all three opened fire oa the visitors from the door of the hoasd, inside of which were Abe's.wife and children. The mnh rettiraed the fire and after the smoke had had cleared away it was found that Abe had. been mortally wounded and he dd in a short time The brothers hare sworn out warrants against seven neighbors, charging them. with murder. Many or tne. iarmers say they will notoounten'ance the ar rast of their neighbors. REJECTS MIXED WHEAT. Letter's Inspectors Are 'Watching' Deliv eries of Contract Grain Closely. Chicago, Dec. ,29. Joseph Leiter has apparently won ajrictory in his fight with George. A. eavns, tho grain ele vator owner,. as .36. quality of wheat to be dGliveredbftLeiter's contracts. Leiter's commission 'inert, Alexander Geddes& Co., sent tho steamer Iron King last week to Seaverns' elevator, the Alton, .to load with No. 2 red win ter wheat. By the' time 8,000 bushels, of tho steamer's cargo of 75,000 bushels, had been spouted into its holdr Leiter's private inspectors turned the wheat down. They decided ft not np to the contract. Mr. Seaverns now offers to take the wheat out of the vessel and to give a different grade. Leiter and his commission men' say the big fight of the great wheat deal is now on ; that they intend to get just the kind of wheat they boughand no poorer. They have a fleet of Vessels, of which the IronTCing is onlyv'ope,:ready to take all he No. 2 red wiafe: wheat for which they hoW contracjS;the Alton eleva tor, about ?70,00d''fcehels. Last night it was understood iat the elevator peo ple would reMsoveitkewheat already in the boat and. tender a awlot. Excit ing times may fofleppr. JEhe; Leiter peo ple look foj Jfe? sfcu800 wheat over agHin,4 , clmiag.W; likeAlibla grafk has been mix.jMWf t fia, and that ifcAyfeS cyjk:' Ifhk hp pons. ttef jfjuAVu PoeteBrploy ed by Litiim mtiKmi iaiik m&. com mittee "f2r' atje; " fee i joalkd anew, aadothe r Jgbt: wik e made over Not Popular WltktlioNewTTork Bankers. New York, Dec. 80. The postal sav ings banks ideayiis "not a. popularone in New York banking circles. A can vass of presidents" of prominent institu tions developed that fact clearly. At the same time, very few presidents wero willing to express opinions for publication. All practically agreed with President E. S. Mason of the Bank of New York, in the statement that there are already so many banks in existence that rates for money have been cut to a point where there is little profit in banking. F. D. 'Tappen, president of the . Gallatin National band, thought that possibly in thinly populated dis tricts postal savings banks might prove beneficial to the people, but he was con fident that the residents of large towns and cities had all tho banking accom modation they desired. Old Timechraskan Dead. Beatrice, Neb.fiDec. 28. C. N. Emery dieivt-hia-liomahere this morn ing. Tho deceased was one of the men who had made the' early- history of Ne braska and Kansas. He went to Kan sas in 1857, and a few years later came to Nebraska. For several years ho had charge of various stations on the old Overland route, among them being the famous Thirty-Two Mile Creek 'and Liberty Farm stations, .where a num ber of stirring scenes were enacted. In 1864 he was at Liberty Farm, and in August of that year saw the station burned out by the Indians and men and women sacrificed to their savagery. Goddard Bcleased on BaU. Kansas City, Dec. 28. Dr. J. D. Goddard, under sentence of lo years imprisonment for tho murder of F. J. Jackson, was admitted to bail of $J 3,000 by Special Judge Longan this morning. He furnished it and was released. Secretary Alger Better. Washington5, Dec. 9. Secretary Al ger, who has been confined to his homo by ai severe cold, is decidedly improved and will probably bo at the department in a few days, Ratcllffa Given Six Months. New YorkJ' Dec. 29. Edward J. Rat cliff eJ&eLs.ctor "vvho was found guilty of assault in the third defree for striking his wife, "was today sentenced to six months in the penitentiary. Meat For Bussian Soldier. Meleolrne, Dec. 27. The govern ment of New South Wales is arranging to supply frozen meat to tho Russian authorities nt VLa-livoatock. "It's so seldom," said Undo Ebeu, "data man jes puhceeds along, -tryin 'er do 'is hones' duty, dat when he does ixuiio i,ui ict ij - V"-1 " ...... ic s playm a ungnty siy Washington, Star. game. Ta)MZ fared. said Miss Sharpieign to a young ireau man who had just stolen a kiss. "Well," he asked, "why don't you do it?" "I would," she replied, "if I had a pox larjjo enough. ''-r-Chicago News. " " ... L z i. Awarded Highest Honors World's Fair, Gold Medal,Midwinter Fair. DR; CREAM A Pure. Grape Cress of Tartar Powder. 40 YEARS THE STANDARD. WALCOTT-TRACY FIGHT A DRAW. Decision of the Keferee Accepted as Emi nently Pair by the Crowd. Chicago, Dec. 28. Joe Walcott and Tom Tracy met last night for six rounds in the Winter Circus building at Har mon court and. Wabash avenue The decision of the referee was a draw, the decision beintr accented as eminently fair one by the crowd. Before the fight it was announced that if Walcott won the fieht he was bnen to fight for tho midrnpwfiio-lit. fihammonshio of tho world, "and." said Sol Tan Praag, who made the announcement, "he has posted $1,000 with Louis Houseman of Chicago as forfeit and he prefers Kid Mcooy. This was ereeted with ieers by the crowd and loud cries of "Lavierne, La vigne." O'Rourke then authorized the announcement that Walcott was mniWhnd to fiehfc Kid Lavierne at 137 pounds, the fight to come off Feb. 22 in San Francisco. Walcott was the first in the ring and was followed quickly by Tracy. In the latfer's corner were Billv O'Connell. Joe Choynski and Billy Stift. Behind Walcott were Bob Armstrong. Billv White and Tom O'Rourke. George Siler acted as ref eree. Walcott woisrhed very close to 150, Tracy between 143 and 145. SOCIETY" YOUNG LADY SUICIDES. Shock, of Trasric Death of Miss Herbert Leads to the Deed. Washington. Dec. 27. The recent tragic death of Miss Lelia Herbert, the daughter of the ex-secretary of the navy is given as the reason for the suicide which occurred today of Miss Annie Virginia Wells, an accomplished young society woman and daughter of Mr. Lewis S. Wells, a well known at torney. Tho voung woman shot her self through tho heart with her brother's revolver at the residence of her father, 1311 N. street, northwest. Miss Wells had met Miss Herbert a number of times and was very much attached to her, She herself had been confined to the house for months by illness, and this combined with the shock caused by the death of her friend brought on melancholia which resulted in suicide. The deed was apparently entirely unpremeditated, and coming immediately after Christmas festivities in the house, completely nrostrated her aged mother. Xrs. Wells was 38 years of age and 'very bsajatiful. , " . - , 'N EW 'REMED YfOR APOPLEXY. Hole Cst-lH Ike Head te Allow Bleed to . Escape. - NEWrYoaK, Dec. 23. One of the most notable operations performed re cently, and one which may furnish a precedent for the treatment of apoplec tic cases',- in which the pressure of a clot of blood formed on the brain can be lo calized. took olace at the New York post-graduate hospital. When the pa tient was seized, his physician discov ered that he was dying. It was de cided to perform an operation as quickly as possible. The skull was trephined, and the clot of blood, caused by the bursting of some of the smaller arteries on tho right side of the head, was al lowed to escaps. Some 30 seconds after the brain pressure, which was kill ing the patient, had. been removed, his pulse and respiration, which had al most stopped, began to approach their normal actions. From that time he has steadily improved. Cubans Are Starving:. Washington, Dec. 20. Tho most profound distress prevails among many thousands of people in Cuba. Starva tion not only impends, but is an actual fact. The president has been informed of the facts from sources whose credibil ity cannot bo doubted. Ho h is gone to the length of his constitutional power in calling the state of affairs to pablic attention. The state department has exhausted its power and the letter to the public sent out by Scmtary Sher man the day before Christmas pointed out tho way to further alleviate the miserable condition of the recoucen trados. Yesterday Assistant Secretary Day received the sum of $3,00.) from certain charitably disposed persons, whose names aro not disclosed, and this sum will bo remitted by telegraph to Consul General Lee. It is hoped by the state department that the Ameri can people will come to the relief. Gage Has Not Kesigned. Washington, Dec. 29. Secretary Gago was seen on his return from New York and questioned as to the truth oi the published report th at he had ten dered his resignation to the president and that it had been firmly declined with many expressions of confidence and appreciation of his ability as shown in his administration of" the treasury department. Mr. Gage was not in clined to discuss the matter at length, but said that he had not tendered his resignation nor had ho any reason to believe that he and the president were not in substantial accord on the great question now before the country. The report, he said, probably sprung from a remark ho had made to intimate friends, to the effect that not for any thing would he embarrass tho president and if he saw ho was doing this he would resign at once. With the exception of birds, .Mien's legs aro longer in proportion to. their body than those of any other .animal. The human foot is broader and stronger than the foot of any other animal, so that man alone can stand upon one foot. Relatively to population no .European country can vie with New England in t !specfr of manufactures. mm BURT IS THE MAN. snr.r.FPDS.CLARK AS PRESIDENT OF THE UNION PACIFIC. nn.hiff nr VnrtHwestera aud Miller of UUui.. " aillwankee Aro Members of Board of Directors No Change la Policy of Com- panr Announced Place for Mink. New York. Dec. 28. It is officially nnneed that Horace G. Burt, third of the Chicago and Northwestern railway, has been se lected for the presidency of the Union Pacific Railway company. Mr. .tsurcs election as president is expected to car- rtr into fiffecfc the iolicy determined nnon bv the reorganization committee, Whon it, -was snmoosed that Mr. Clark would be able to continue in the man agement of the property, but which is itnrwwiMft owintr to Mr. Clark's ill health. : The board is to include Wins low S. Pierce, chairman, James Still man, Marvin Hughitt, Roswell Miller, E. M. Harriman, Louis Fitzgerald, Henry B. Hyde, John W. Doane, Otto H. Kahn, T. Jefferson Coolidge, Jr., George J. Gould, Oliver Ames, George O. Cannon and Jacob H. Schiff . Oliver W. Mink is to be vice president, in charge of the New York' office. More than t, fortnight ago, when it was announced that Mr. Burt would be chosen to tho presidency of the Union Pacific as reorganized, strenuous de mals came from many quarters. It was alleged that Mr. Burt was so closely al lied with what are called "the Yander- bilt interests" that to make him presi dent of the Union Pacific would be to place that line practically under the same manaeement as the New York Central, the Lake Shore and the Chi cago and Northwestern. It was further asserted that this would be a mistaken policy, as it would tend to take from the Union Pacific support which it has hitherto received from the Rock Island, the Burlington, the St. Paul and other ereat roads that center in Council Bluffs as their principal Mis souri river point. It was pointed out that all these roads had terminals at Kansas City and could throw a larce volume of Pacific coast bound business that way. The opinion in New York is that the new directory has been carefully made up so as te discount any of the above al leged objections to Mr. Burt as presi dent. All the great roads seem to be represented directly or indirectly in the now directory. It will be seen that the new board embraces so many whose in terests are opposed to any single or dominant control of the Union Pacific that to call the road a part of the Yan derbilt system would not be true in fact or theory. Mr. Burt has been with the North western road for many years. Pre vious to 1888 he was chief engineer of the .road. In that year he was ap pointed general manager of the Fre mont, Elkhorn and Missouri Yalley rail road, part of the Northwestern system, and served in that capacity until a year ago, when he was elected third vice president of the Chicago and North western. ENORMOUS PRICES FOR PROVISIONS. At Jteiisoa Caadles Sell at SL30 a Bex ef Oae Haaftred and Ceal Oil S4 a Gallea. SkaguaY, . Alaska, vi Seattle, Wash., Dec. liS', John Lindsay of Seattle, who has jnst arrived from Dawsoa, says there will si?rely be starvation there this winter. He examined into the food situation in thorough manner, he says, and after satisfying himself that there would be starvation, he sold his outfit and in company with Frank BzJL- laine of Olympia, Wash., Tom Story of Victoria, "B. C, and Bob Glynn of Seat tle, started on foot, each man drawing a sled, each carrying about 160 pounds of provisions. Lindsay says the Daw son people believe there is no great amount of food at Fort Yukon, as has been alleged. Lindsay says the output of the mines will be greatly curtailed this winter because of the scarcity of food and light. Coal oil sold for 45 a gallon and candles are as high as $lb0 a box of 100. Even if men were able to work their claims they cannot get light to do so. These statements aro borne out by all returning Klondikers, quite a number of whom have reached here tho past weeks. Few of them, however, take as gloomy a viow of the situation as does Mr. Lindsay. Dr. B. L. Bradley of Roseburg, Or., says that food is scarce, bnt he does not think there will be actual starvation. Neither do W.B. King of Mercer, Cal., P. J. Holland of Butte, Thomas Story of Victoria or Robert Glynn of Seattle, all of whom reached here last week from Dawson, the most of them having left there on Nov. 2. As an instance of the scarcity of food in Dawson. Lind say relates the case of Dr. Yan Zandts, formerly of Spokane, Wash. Yan Zandts is an elderly man, and being without provisions or money, he of fered a gold watch for a sack of flour. He could not get it and remarked to Lindsay : "God only knows how I am o keep body and soul together." I-uetgert Celebrates His Birthday. Chicago, Dec. 28. Yesterday was Luetgert's oSsd birthday and while his trial was in session before Judge Gary he wore a rose in his buttonhole to cele brate the event. He was in a good humor and fren nently laughed as Mrs. Agatha Tosch told of damaging state ments he hai made to her. She was on the stand nearly all day and was fol lowed by C. Clark and Swan Nelson, clerks, through whom Luetgert pur chased tho jpotash and the arsenic. John Bialk, the last witness of the day, told of meeting Luetgert ii Tosch's saloon, when Luetgert asked him what tha TK)lico wanted of his father, and also urged the son to tell the old watch man to come and see Luetgert. It was through the son that Luetgert went to the watchman's house on the occasion when Klinger was under the bed and 1 card the conversation. European Trarel. Children are taken abroad so young that before they have reached an age to appreciate what they see Europe has become a twice told tale to them. So true is this that a recipe for making your children good Americans is to bring them up abroad. Once they pet back here, it is hard to entice them away again. With each improvement in the speed of our steamers vanishes something of the glamour of Enrope, and the crowds that yearly rush across see less and appreciate less in a lifetime than our parents did in their one. tour abroad. Exchange. Fire Damages Light Plaat. Hastings, Neb., Dec. 25. The Hast ings electric light plant was damaged by fire this morning to the extent L5,000. There was not a cent of insTir- ance on either tho building or inachia- ery. Nebraska Dairymen Adjourn. Lincoln, Dec. 25. The State Dairy men's association at its final meeting yesterday listened to a number of pa pers and elected officers a3 follows: President, George E. Haskell. Beatrice ; vico president, C. A. Clarke, Ravenna ; secretary, F. H. Yaughan, Fremont. Jury to Hear Moores Case. Lincoln, Dec. 2;.. The supreme court denied the motion of Moorcs for a trial by jury and directed t ie attorneys to agree npon a referee bejfore wiurai testimony could be taken in the caso, and whose findings, both aj to law and facts, should be submitted to the court. Requisition Was Honored. Lincoln, Dec. 2D. Governor Hblcomb has honored a requisition from the governor of Iowa for the return to that Gtate of William Baines and John Doe, who are charged with stealing eight fat hogs from the pen of Robert Kirk wood in Pottawattamie county and sell ing them to tho packers in South Omaha. , Nebraska Teacher In Session. Lincoln, Dec. ;i0. The different meetings of the State Teachers' associa tion have been largely .attended, and the greatest of interest has been mani fested in the discussions- The attend ance is the largest in its history. The ' report of the education council out lined what was considered as the re quirement up to which institutions should come in order to . be recognized as colleges and entitled to confer de grees. This minimum requirement for admission of students was believed to be the completion of a high school course, and the institution should give a course of at least four years' instruc tion in collegiate work. SILVER WEDDING ANNIVERSARY. Senator and Mrs. Thurston Celebrate at Their Home In Omaha. Ojiaiia, Dec. 27. Senator and Mrs. John M. Thursfon celebrated their sil ver wedding anniversary Saturday night at their residence in Omaha. From 8 o'clock until midnight the spacious rooms of tho house were crowded with the elite of Omaha and tho state. Many guests from the east were present, 3,000 invitations having been sent out. It was estimated that 1,500 persons called during the evening to pay their respects. STOCKMAN WINS PASS SUIT. Santa Fe 3Iust Beturn Fare Collected and Pay Costs. Wichita, Kan., Dec. 24. Judge Dal in a decision against tho Santa Fe foz refusing a return pass to L P. Camp bell, who shipped cattle, has given the plaintiff judgment for fare, costs and an attorney fee. OiiAHA, Dec. 2'S. Freight officials oi Nebraska railroads today expressed the belief that the decision of Judge Dale against the railroad would be overruled in a-superior court. They assert that any decision compelling the railroads to-give a retara pass for the shipment of a oar of stock will be stoatly resisted; REMA NDEDTO THE Additional Signatures Sead Se ret la? validate It. Lincoln, Dec. 24. Tae supreme coart has reversed the finding of tho district court of Holt county in the case bromght against the bondsmen of the late Bar rett Scott, treasurer of tnat county. The lower court held that tho bond was in valid on acconnt of tho changing of tho bond after it was presented for approval. The change consists in the addition of other sureties, the board of supervisors insisting that the sureties on the bond as originally presented were insufficient. The supreme court reversed this decis ion of Judgo Chapman, who tried the case, holding that the additional signa tures, which decreased the liability of the original bondsmen, did not absolvo them from its obligations. Thosamo point is involved in the Bartley bond. Tho opinion is by Judge Harrison, the other two judges concurring. A dissenting opinion is given by Com missioner Irvine, which is concurred in by Ryan and Ragun. Tho case was against Scott 's bondsmen for the recov ery of $90,C00 and during tho proceed ings in the district conrt of Holt county a motion was made by the attorney for the boudsmon to instruct tho jury to bring in a verdict for tho defense. This was done and tho connty appealed to the supreme court. It u said that tho hasty instruction by tho district judge was what intensified tho feeling that resulted in the murder of Barrett Scoit. A man who neglects his health is sailing his craft, of life in dangerous seas. Hq cannot too soon awaken to the fact that he 5s mneriltnf' 1it -most nreeious endow. raent. All the wealth in the world, all thel power in the world, all the pleasure in the 1 wona, an me iove ana poetry anu muiy and nobility and beauty are but dust in the mouth of the man who has lost his health. Keeping healths' means looking after the disorders that n!nety-nfne men in a hmj. dred neglect. You cannot get the average, every-day man to bel;eve that indigestion or biliousness, or costiveness or headache or loss of sleep or appetite, or shakiness in the morning and dullness through the day amount to much anyway. He will "pooh, pooh" at you, until some morning he wakes up and finds hunself sick abed. 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