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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 11, 1900)
IS THE SEMl-WEtKlY TR1BIM IltA I.. 11AUB, Proprietor. TERMS! 1.2S IN ADVANCE NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA. I THE NEWS IN BRIEF. John D. Roclccfollcr ha3 given ?10, 000 to tho building fund of the Collcgo of Physicians nnd Surgeons In Clovo land, O. General Chaffee cables tho war de partment tho following from Takuo: "Sixth regiment United States civalry I. K. It and M. OEOROE." Orders havo been rccolvod at North Platto that nil tra'nmon on tho Ne braska division must bo vaccinated on account of tho prevalence of smallpox at North Platte. It haa been a prosperous fojtr years for Hawaii, too. Tho census bureau announces that tho Islands now havo 154,001 people compared with 109,020 In 189G an lncroaso of 41.2 per cont. A baby clopant weighing 400 pounds wns born.nt Rlngllng Bros.' winter quarters at Baraboo, W1b. This Is an ovent which seldom occurs In captivity anil has nover before occurred In Wis consin. War on gamblers and gambling de vices has been Instituted by tho city authorities of Flandrcau, S. D. All places whoro gambling was believed to havo been carried on havo beon closed. Big profits are reported In oxpbrtlng cattlo dlroct In first hands, and more fcodors and country shippers aro ex porting tholr cattlo thomsolvcs than over boforo known In tho history of tho trade. Dr. Scharlach and Lord Douglas, ac cording to tho DcutBcho Colonial Zolt ung, havo sold their 10,000 Bharcs of scrip In tho recently organized South Cnmcroons company for 2,000,000 marks each. Tho relchstag bill, providing for a third supplemental credit on account of tho China oxpodltlon, fixes tho sal ary of Field Marshall Count von Wnl dorBoo at 150,000 mark3 (about $30,000), and with largo extras. Thomas D'llon, aged 72, of Fromont, Neb., dropped dead of heart falluro m tho law ofllco of Sullivan & Griruir at S!oux City. D lion wiib visiting .Ins ditughter and had gono to tho law ofllco to havo a pension paper executed. Tho, Minnesota experiment Btatlon hns Just discovered that flax grown for seed In Minnesota 1b Identical with Russian flax and an good as that Im ported from Europo nt a high prlco. Tho resources of our country aro un limited. Tho gold deposits at tho Scnttlo as say ofllco from July 1 to Novomber 10 th,ls year amounted to 119,827,000. For tho ontlro fiscal year ended Juno SO' Inst tho deposits at that ofllco were $13,030,320 and tho previous flscal year $0,604,005. In tho Third Kansas district tho' Democratic cnndldato seems to have, a plurality of 1C0, but tho district has 2(i0 soldlors In tho Phlllpp'nos who havo a right to vote, and until tho re turns como from tho front tho result 1b In doubt Bagiardl, an Italian anarchist, re cently arrested In Sweden and trans ported to tho Italian frontier, whoro ho was delivered to tho Italian police, turned out to havo been at ono tlmn lntlmato with Brescl, tho assassin of King Humbert. November 21 being n dny of public nonUcnco In PniBBln, nlupubllo build Ings, tho rechstng nnd tho tbcators woro closed. No evening papers woro publlshd and tho police prosldont of Berlin forbado tho royal opora chorus to sing tho seven pnrts of Wagner's "Parsifal" and Handera "Tho Mos slab," United States Vlco Consul Gonoral Kn'ght nt Capo Town has Informed tho stato dopnrtmont that tho plaguo.te dec area omc'nly to oxlst In tun inter lor of tho colony. Tho Information was communicated at onco to tho nmrlno hospital Borv'co. A scat on tho Now Yok Stock Ex chango was Bnld for $40,500 which 1b tho record prlco for a Btock oxchango memborBh'D. Tho official vote for secretary of Btato of Ohio Ifl as follown: O. Lnylln, repub lican, 543,389! McFaddon, democrat, 474,080 Lnylln'B plurality, 00,309. Emperor William, In tho nnmo of tho Gorman omplro, will prosont to Paris Gcrmnny'B Imperial building at tho exposition. Tho Russian government, according to tho Odessa correspondent of tho London Times, has ordered nil except thrco crulsors of tho voluntoor floot to rcsumo commerlcall functions. Tho populntlon of Minnesota 1b 1, 751,394, ngnlnBt 1,302,820 In 1890, an Increase of 44o,o08 or 34.5 por cont. At Solomon, Kns., tho extonslvo Bhcop feeding ynrdn, whoro from 10,000 to 20.000 sheop hnvo boon fattened each wlntor, will remain empty this year, owing to tho high price or corn. Tho population of Florida Ib 528,547, against 391,422 In 1890, nn lucronso of 35 por cont. Colonel Thys, mnnngor of tho Congo railways, is now returning to Belgium from Now YorK, whoro ho ro-purchnstfd for a group of financiers a concession for u pnrt of tho future Hankow-Canton railroad, Four jcara ago tho avorago prlco paid, for a balo of rotten wns $25, Last year tho prlco paid was $30, and now It Is $50. Tho council of stnto of Chllo has au. thorlzed an npp-opr'ntlon of $300,000 for the exhibition at tho Pan-Amorican exposition In Buffalo, N. Y. Congressman Boutello of Malno hns sufficiently recovered to warrant the belief that ho will bo ablo to attend tho coming session of congress, j Governor Dolo of Hawaii roporU Ithat tho native population of tho Is 'Undo Is holding Its own, and that the total valuatt- n of roal and porsonal 'property la $97,491,584. corn nnnop notch Highest Prico in Pivo Years Reached on Chicago Board of Trade. NOVEMBER DELIVtKY AT 50 CENTS Nim Klne; of the 1'lt Appears in the Per iod of George It. rhllllpi Appeals Committee llelpi the Daring Operator by ICeJectlns Klln-Drled Cerent. CHICAGO, Nov.. 27. November corn touched CO cents today. It mado an advanco of 5 cents for tho day, of 10 cents a bushel for the week and of almost 15 cents within four weeks. Young Mr. Phillips sold what corn changed hands at that point; shorts did tho buying that advanced tho mar ket to tho C0-ccnt quotation. Tho 6- cent advanco over tho closo of Inst week mado tho day tho notablo ono so far for tho cnmpalgn. A roar nnd a choer gave notice of tho half-dollar achievement nnd there wns a flacking townrd tho alrcndy overcrowded corn pit from all over tho floor. Tho tip too flguro was mado In tho first hour, November starting at 40 cents, selling between 40 and CO cents nnd closing at 49 cents. Tho slight final recession was, like tho others which havo beon experienced, brought nbout by Belling by tho bull lendor. Tho man with tho corner In tho hollow of his hand 1b appnrontly not ready to let It get away from him. Ho haB watched the speculative carcerH of othor men with corners and bcllovea that most of them lost because of tholr greed to extort tho last penny. All morning tho Ilttlo corn king stood on the edgo of tho pit and watched tho obb and flow of tho battle. Whonovor tho clamorous "ahorts" howled up tho prlco in tho fnco of unresponsive tak ers ho pushed to tho front of tho lino and lot out moro corn. Bomo of tho dealers thought tho Juv- onllo-looklng spectator waa In straits and wns running to wind up his string. Thoy jumped on tho mnrkct and tried to soil corn nt 47 cents. Phillips turned Instantly from sollor to buyer, rrom bear to bull and snapped up ovory man who wns offering to shado tho prico that ho was making. Tho do- cllno stopped nt onco. Phillips showed to tho corn pit that ho wns its master, mac no coma rcgulato it nt will. follow who tried to got some of tho corn Jung s monoy in tho delusion that ho wan .wcako,nlng aro wondering whoro thoy will get, off on Friday. The closing prico was 49 cents, a reaction duo Lq Phillips buying. It was sig- nmcant to nonio traders that tho firms which aro reputed to bo nt tho morcv of,PHUllps Jiavo not given any sign of extromo worry. They havo not shown their bauds' In tho nit Thoy urn "watching affnlra an closely ns tho king or uio goidon cereal. Thoro Is null omo talk of special trains coming from tho country with corn enough to mako good tho obligations to Phillips. To tho outsiders thcro Is no sign of tins predicted movomont. Tho rocolpta for tho day. Including Sunday, woro moro than 900 cars; not moro tnnn 10 per cont grnUed No. 2. Compared to tho rertulroniontB for Bot tling day, this was not a drop In tho bucket. Advices from the corn bolt aro that corn Is damp and under grade. Very Httlo of tho now crop has boon taken from tho husk. Tho rains of tho last two wooks havo stopped out door operations. Tho excited market waa tho unmis takable admission of tho corn trado thnt Phillips had a "cinch" on Ills cor- nor. Somo of tho other brokers who tried to nurso a ilttlo comer In No vomber corn last summer and who got tired about tho timo they had worked tho bulk of tho contract corn off tho mnrket nnd left a smooth path for tholr successor, onvy tho Ilttlo fel low, but thoy aro not throwing- any thing In his path. IOWA TOWN SCANDALIZED. Dr, 11 mn 11 tun Shot, It I Charged, by nn Injured tluslmud. AlARYSVILLE, In., Nov. 27. Dr. II A. Hamilton, a promlnont physician of this plnco, wna shot todny. Alfrod AUn, who had nccusod tho doctor of causing tho Kopnratlon of Alln and his wlfo, Ib undor arrest on tho charge of firing tho fatal shot. No ono saw tho shot fired and tho physical!! dlod without making any statement Dr. Hamilton loft his rcsldonco booh aftor breakfast to iro to his barn Ho hns pnssod within the lien of somo trees when a shot disturbed tho si lence A moment later ho stnggorod back towards his houso, whoro ho foil dond Mombora of hU family carried tho body Into tho houno and thou sproud nn alarm. The Ilttlo town was booh tho scene of great oxcltoment and pos ses woro searching for tho nsstiBsln. Tho grovo wns aurrroundod nnd then searched. Not n trace of tho slavor could bo found. Tho Hhorlff of Ma rlon county overlooked uo clow nnd when ho heard of throats Bnld to havo boon mado by Alin ho decided to take ulm into custody. Alln is 35 yonrs old. floinmlolnurr Wllnnii lletter. WASHINGTON, Nov. 27. Aftor a consultation ot physlclnns this morn ing it wns nnnounced that tho con dition of Commissioner Wilson of tho intornnl revenue buroau Bhowcd a fillght Improvement. Iliiylncr American Ilnrapx. NEW YORK, Nov. 27. Horses to tho number of 50.000 nro to bo nurphnsed In this country In tho noxt b!x months by ngonts of tho British govornmont for tho use of Lord Kltchonor's forces in pulleying tho Trnsnvaal and Ornngo Froo Stato, This nowa has boon an nounced by John S. Brntton of St. liouls, who haa supplied, dlroctly and Indirectly, to tho British nrmy in tho lost two years many horses suitable for cavalry uso. Ono of his managers will bo at his stock yards thla woek to Boloot saddle horses for Immcdlato hlpment from New Orleans. MAXWELL ON IRRIGATION. Says Thnt I.ast Week's Congress Helped Now Projects Immensely. CHICAQO. Nov. 27. Tho delegates to tho ninth- annual convention of tho National Irrigation congress, which closed hero last Saturdny, unanimous ly declared that greater lntorcst In tho irrigation of tho arid lands oi uio United States had beon aroused by this convention than any previously hold. "Wo bellovo that tho Chicago con vention of tho National IrrlgnWon con gress has accomplished a great object," said Georgo II. Maxwell, chairman of tho executive committee "It has placed beforo tho peoplo of tho United States the Importance of tho problem of tho national irrigation nnd haB par ticularly brought it to tho attention of tho people of tho cast in a manner not otherwise possible A genuine Interest In tho subject seems to havo boon nwakoned. So much good would re sult from tho carrying out of tho pol icy by tho national govornmont and re sult In ns many different ways that people who havo no interest in irriga tion Itself aro bolng attracted to tho Idea. "It would accomplish tho coloniza tion of tho west and tho creation of a great markot for manufacturing. It would result In tho employment of la bor, tho development of mining, in as sistance to navigation, In tho preven tion of floods nnd In rollef for tho con gested condition of our cltlcB In sup plying material for thousands of small rural homes. "La3t year," continued Mr. Maxwell, "Chicago wa3 flxed upon as tho meet ing plnco for this year s congress and work was at onco begun by tho Na tional Irrigation association to bring tho subject beforo tho peoplo of tho cast through tholr commercial organi zations. Tho morchnnts of Los Angeles began tho work by correspondence with several thousand of tho enstorn merchants and manufacturers who find a mnrket for their goods In that city, a city which such a magnificent object lesson of tho marvelous transformation that water will work In tho west The morchnnts of St. Paul and Omaha next took up tho work of organization through similar correspondence and finally a largo number of merchants and manufacturers of Chicago extend ed to tho movoment tholr strong Influ ence and support and likewise took up tho mattor by correspondence with other castorn merchants and manufac turers. As a result of this work tho membership of tho National Irrigation now comprises nenrly 1,000 of the lead ing mercantile firms nnd manufactur ing concerns of tho United States ifnd 1,ao a membership extending from Cal Ifornla to Maine nnd from Minnesota, to Texas. Agricultural, commercial, horticultural and labor organizations from ono ond of tho country to tho other hnvo strongly ondorsod tho Irri gation movomont by resolutions and given to It their earnest aid and co operation." "Havo not tho eastern people, how- ovor, been Inclined to consider tho proposition wholy a western question?" ho was asked. "Wo havo heard much of eastern op position," said Mr. Maxwell, "but havo yet to find a tunglo castorn business man not in hearty accord with the movement ns soon ns it was explained to him. Tho nctlvo co-oporatlon of tho labor organizations bears this out. Tho movement has finally crystallzed Into a sentiment which Is essentially na tional In Its broadcBt sonso nnd tho or gnnlzntloiiB that aro now enlisting in the national Irrigation movement aro not promoting It from any local or scc- tlonnl point of view, but from a con viction that tho plnntlng of American civilization and the building of homes for 50,000,000 new citizens under the American flag In places which aro now wnsto nnd dcsolnto is n national pur poso which demands support from ovory section of tho country, becauso tho far-ronchlng and widespread bene- froin tho reclamation of this vast amount of virgin territory would cre- nto a nntlonnl prosperity In which nil would shnro." Wnnti Cuban Soldler'a Iilnod. HAVANA, Nov. 20. It Is said that General Rodorlguez, mayor of Havana, has challenged Senor Miguel, editor of In Lucha, to fight a duel, In consc- tiuonco of nn nllegod libelous artlclo attacking tho Integrity of tho mayor's olllce. General Rodorlguez hns named Senor Alonan ns his second. La Lucha publishes a statement today that It had not Intention of nttacklng tho chnrncter of tho mnyor. Both par ties deny that tho mnttcr will bo car ried any further, but tho friends of both say that tho donlnl Ib only a ruso to put tho police oft, tho scent. Vitelline for (loud Honda. AVASHINGTON, Nov. 27. Mr. W. H. Mooro and Hftoon othor mombora of tho commlttco appointed at tho recent Good Roads congress today callod on Socrotary Wilson of tho agricultural dopnrtmont nnd desired that ho rec ommend an appropriation of il&u.uuu for tho ronds Inquiry buroau of his dopartment. Tho purposo of tho ap propriation Is construction of sample roads, experiments and tho dinusion 6f Information on tho subject of road making and kindred matters. Ilollcd llliimelf to Death. PAGOSA JUNCTION, Colo., Nov. 26. -CltlzoiiB of Pagosn Springs woro hor rified by tho dlscovory of tho body ot a mnn In tho hot spring. Tho body was at onco romoved anil wna found to bo literally cooked. Tho tompora- turo of tho untempored water of the spring Is over 100 degrees. Investiga tion disclosed tho rnct that uio man was a stranucr who had given tho nnmo of Smith, nnd nothing was dis covered that would solvo his Identity. (Jen. l.eo Boon Knroute, WASHINGTON, Nov. 27. Gonoral PRzhuch Loo. who was recontly ro llovod from duty as commander of tho division ot Havana and Santa Claru, nml ordered to tako command ot tho department of tho Missouri, relieving Gonoral Merriam, waa nt uio war uo nnrtmont today receiving IiIb final in structlons. Ho will proceod to tho hoadqunrtcra of tho dopnrtmont ot tho Missouri nt Omaha in a row days to nssuma his now dimes, uonorni wor ram will retain hla position as com mnndor of tho dopartment of Colo rodo. LAST MEETING B-UELD Minister! in Pekin Finally Agree Upon Terms of Treaty. f OR THE GOVERNMENT'S APPROVAL Principal Article Much the Same at (liven In the l'reucli Note The Amer ican Cavalry Disperses Dandlt Hand In Village Near Pbkln. PEKIN, Mondny, Nov. 20. Tho dip lomatic bodyahcld a final meeting this morning and agreed upon the terms of tho preliminary treaty. Nothing now remains except to secure the ap proval of tho respoctlvo governments boforo dcflnlto negotiations with tho Chtncso peace commissioners aro bo gun. Tho proclse terms of tho settlement havo not yet been mado public here, but it is believed, outsldo tho diplo matic corps, that the main points aro In a substantial agreement with thoso contained In tho French noto to .tho powers .namoly: punishment for the guilty, Indemnity to governments and individuals, retention of strong lega tion guards nnd tho occupation of cer tain places between Pckln nnd Taku. A party of American cavalry went today to dlspcrso a band of bandits in a vlllngo Elxtccn miles from Pekln. Tho vlllngo wnB found strongly forti fied, but tho Americans attacked and captured it, killing seven Chinese. A secret edict from Sinn Fu to tho provincial viceroys and governors or ders them to censo tho mnnufneturo of modorn aims and revert to tho old typo of weapons, becauso modorn arm3 "havo proved utterly useless against tho foreigners." "WASHINGTON, Nov. 20. Such in formation as has come to the State department In tho Inst few days is said to indlcato n moro favorable condition of affairs respecting tho chances for a satisfactory understanding among tho ministers of tho powers than during tho early part of last week, when a deadlock seemed Imminent. Just what is tho naturo of this information is not Btntcd, but probably It -camo as the rosult of Secretary Hay's latest noto to tho powers Eottlng out afresh tho object of tho United States government" ns to China. This noto contained tho instructions thnt hnvn lippn sprit- tn Minister Conger and nro believed to bo or such a naturo as to constttuto an appeal from tho extrepo courso sug-i Kcsicu uy como or mo powers as to. tho treatment of tho Chlncso govern-. ment on somo of tho mnttera upon; which tho ministers have been unablo to agree. Nothing has como from Min ister Congsr during tho last forty- eight hours. LONDON, ov. 2G. "Tho foreign en voys havo agreed to demand," says a! Bpoclal dlsoatch from Pekln, "an ex tension of tho legation area, so ua to ombraco everything from tho Ha-Tu-'t Men gato of tho Tslen-Mon gate, be-' tween tho walls of tho Imperial and' Tartar cities, a strip a mllo long and! n third a mllo wide. M. DcGIora (Rus sion ralnistor) has declined to yiold on' tho Indemnity nuc3tIon,,nnd somo kind of a verbal compromlso has beon ar ranged." Tho Morning Post publishes tho fol lowing from its Pekln correspondent, dnto snturduy: Wang Wen Chno, now a cabinet minister, has written to Sir Robert Hart from Slan Fu that Emneror lvwnng Bu would bo glad to return to Pekln, but thnt his maJo3ty would 'lose his face if foreign troops woro Uiero. " Tho Tlon Tsln correspondent of tho Standard assorts that "tho Russian volto faco dates from tho czar's 111 ness." HENDERSON IN WASHINGTON. Hai' Little, to Buy Ucgnrdlni; I'ropoied CnngrcMlomit .Action. WASHINGTON. NOV. 2C Snfinlcnr Honderson arrived in Washington this morning rrom his Iowa homo preparn tory to tho opening of conjircsa in Do comuor. lie was dolayed on tho trip by a wreck. 'I don't know thnt I havo nnvthlnir In particular to say about tho au- proacning session or congress," ho said in a nurrieu interview with a reportor, "Wo rcpuullcnns nro pooplo who work, not talk. Both of tho houses hnvn lixed sittings. Tho houso has tho olo omnrgarlno bill as a special ordor for' uio third day of tho session nnd tho sennto is to consider tho NIcnraguan canal hill, I bellevo, In Docombor. But nt any rate thoro will bo no Idling." WUcnniiln'it Vote. MILWAUKEE Wis.. Nov. 20. A Bpoclnl to tho Sentinel from Madison, Wis., says tho official canvass of tho voto of Uio stato of Wisconsin In the election shows tho count to ho ns fol lows: For presldont, Bryan, 159,291 Woolloy, 10,080; McKInloy, 205,292 Dobs, 7,084; for governor, Bohmrlch ,(dom), 100,071; Smith (pro.), 9,712; a Follotto ( rep.), 264,420; Tuttlo (a. llko (s. 1.). 501. " il.), 6,527; Wllko Itimt MtrtH for llinne, ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla.. Nov. 20. fl ho steamer Kanawkn, with Socrotary ot War Root and General Wood of Cuba, lay off this port all day, oxpeet- ng to cross tho bar this evoulng, but had to glvo up nnd sail for Jackson- IHo, whonco Secretary Root will go hv rail to Washington. Governor Conornl Wood will join Mrs. Wood and tho children hero and lenvo for Ha vana with them tomorrow. (ireat Coal Deposit!. TACOMA. Wash., Nov. 26. Cool Lpmcrops havo been traced sevontcon miles along Chlgnik bay, 325 mlloa this sldo of Unlmak Pass, Alaska. Claims covering tho best part of thoso vast deposits havo been filed by minors omployod by Thomas Magon. Tho manager of tho Apollo gold mines at Ungn says tho veins uncovered to dato aro four and a half, fivo and nine feet thick, containing excellent lignlto nnd bituminous coal. Intlio Bprlng dia mond drills will bo employed to de tormlno tho dopttiB and continuity of th deposits. BANKRUPTCY LAW IS ABUSED. Urnndent-erg Reports that Men of All Clnsse Impose Upon It. WASHINGTON. Nov. 20. 13 . C, Brandcr.bcrg, In chargo of bankruptcy matters, has mado a report to tho at torney general on tho operation of tho bankruptcy act of July 1, 1898. Tho report says, with roioronco to volun tary casos, Uiat advantage Is bolng taken of tho law by men of nil classes ond In all walks of lifo and In overy sootlon of tho country. The states showing tho groatcst number of petitions filed during tho oar are Illinois, with 3,008: Now York, 3,007; Iowa, 992 j Ohio, 857; Mlnnosota, 845 and Pennsylvania, 809. The smallest numuor of voluntary petitions woro filed in tho following states: Novada, G; Dolawaro and Wy oming, 12 each; Idaho, 30; South Car olina, 37; Oklahoma, 39; Florida, 07, and Rhodo Island, 69. Tho grand total of potltlons filed in tho United States for tho period end ing September 30, 1900, is 20,128, ex clusive of thoso for tho western dis trict of Louisiana, tho district of Alas ka and for half of tho year for tho southern district of Georgia, New Jer sey, tho eastern district of isortn Carolina, tho western district of Ten nessee and the eastern district of Vir ginia, from which semi-annual reports that of tho voluntary petitions all woro woro not received. From tho clcrk'3 reports It appoars djudlcated bankrupt excopt 237, In which the petitions wero dismissed, nnd that discharges woro refused In loventy-ono cases. Compositions wero confirmed In 206 cases. Tho liabilities In 19,504 Toluntary cases reported by tho roferees amount ed to S2G4,979,lb2, whilo tho total amount of assets scheduled in theso cases was $33,098,771. Tho summary also discloses the fact that of tho potltlons filed In eighty six cases the liabilities wero less than $100; In 1,879 casos, botween $100 and $500; in 2,250 cases, between $500 and $1,000; In 7,801 cases, between $1,000 and $5,000; in 2,941 cases, bo tween $5,000 and $10,000; in 1.872 wses. between $10,000 and $20,000. and in 2,191 cases, moro than $20,000. Theso reports also show that In 11,107 cases assets wero scheduled, while 7, B17 potltionors had no nsscts. WERE ATTACKED BY B0L0MEN. Uier of I'rlmutlve Wcup u Audited In Ilect-nt li.ittlo. MANILA, Nov. 26. Partlclars havo ust been received from Hollo of tho uattlo of October 30 at Bugason, Is Innd of Panay, when 200 bolomen and ufty riflemen nttackod tho Americans, wholost three killed Lieutenant H. M. Koontz, Sorgeant Kitchen and Cor poral Burns, all of Company F, Forty- fourth Infantry. It aoDears that Corporal Burns waa boloed whilo roconnolterlng and Lleu- enant Koontz nnd Sorgeant Kitchen tvero pierced by apeanrs whilo going to re'.levo an outpost. When tho garrison fOrco attacKoa tho robels forty-nlno of tho latter wero killed. None of the other parties of attacking natives mado much ot a stand, and tho insurgents lost 103 kill ed, all told. First Lieutenant Allien wcuauo Df tho Thirtieth Volunteer miantry Las been apvolnted inspector in tho forestry tnunau. Death of Czar Reported. TtrtlTSSELS. Nov. 20. A private tel egram from Paris makes tho assertion that tho Czar Is dead. Thero is no confirmation from any other source. LONDON, Nov. 23. Tho rumor or tho czar's death appcara to bo un founded. Nothing to confirm It has been received at the Russian embas sies In Berlin and Paris and tho em bassy hero has received nothing slnco tho bulletin yesterday (Thursday.) 'Chaffee's disunity Lint. WASHINGTON, D. C, Nov. 20. Tho following casualty report from General Chaffee has been recolvcd at tho war department: "TAKU, Nov. 17. Adjutant General, Washington: Tho following casual ties hnvo occurred slnco last report: November .3 at Tien Tsln, Clifford R. Bedford, compnny B, Fourteenth In- fantry, typhoid fever; November 14, at Pekln, Edward J. Jonn ngs, civilian totamster, chronic loprosy. Mny Have Lung Trouble. ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 20. It waa morod hero this afternoon that Em peror Nlcholns Is threatened with lung complications which, If they exist, would materially diminish his chances of recovery. Inflammation ot the lungs Is a common complication of ty phoid fever in Russia. Thus far there Is no official confirmation of tho ru mor. Figaro IMItor Dead. PARIS, N6v. 26. M. Vnlfrey, tho foreign editor of tho Figaro, died last evening of pneumonia. Ho was 62 years of ago. M. Vnlfrey rose tn the rank of minister plonlnotentlarv In tll diplomatic s'ervico and his having oeon woll acquainted with "behind I kn nnnnAt" 1.. .11. .1 . . ...ivj nuitvo, ,1, inn Mijiiuimiiic worm gavo much authority to his articles, which woro generally signed "Whist." An Antl-Trimt lllll. LAPORTB, Intl., Nov. 20. Senator Nnthnn L. Agnow la drafting an antl trust bill for presentation nt tho forth coming session of tho stato legislature. It will bo a drnstlo measure. Senator Agnow Is a friend of Govornor Mount and tho statement la mado that tho bill will roflect tho governor s vlowa, Itclatlvri In T.urk. BUTTE, Mont., Nov. 20. Ssveral weoka ago John Sullivan, an old bach olor, died at Seattle, leaving an estate valued at J300.000, of which S150.000 wa3 In cash. Slnco then Attorneys for tho estnto havo searched all ovor tho country for relative-, finally discover ing a nephew and nleco of tho dead man, living In Butte. Thoy aro t)ennls Sullivan, a miner, and Ills sister, Mrs. Charlea Cramer. Thoso aro tho only relatives living. Tho family camo from Berhaven, Iroland, from which placo tho Seattle man departed from thirty- uyo yean ago. I Preliminary Canvass of the Vote for Var ious Etato Candidates. WHAT IS SHOWN BY THE COUNT The Inancnral Addrei of Got. Dietrich to be Short Ilecominendatlont He Will Make Itelnforeeinent of the Supreme Court Some Appointment!. LINCOLN, Neb., Nov. 27. Tho in augural address of Governor Dlotrlch will bo brief, yet it will contain many recommendations. Chief among tho suggestions that will bo offorcd will be that of a plan for reinforcing tho su premo court. Governor Dietrich has discussed this matter with many of tho leading attorneys of tho Btato, and tho plan that ho will suggest will bo tho ono which meets with most favor with members of tho Nebraska bar. Tho In augural message will consist of not moro than 2,000 words. "I havo a plan for reinforcing tho supremo court Vhich I think will bo satisfactory to all members of the bar," said tho govcrnor-olcct. "I havo given tho subject considerable thought nnd discussed tho various plans that havo been suggested with prominent attorneys. I don't care to say at tbis tlme just what tho plan is, but it la ono which I think will bo adopted by tho legislature." . Governor Dietrich left for Chicago to bo gono possibly a week. Beforo leav ing tho city ho announced that ho had decided to appoint R. J. Clancey of Omaha chief clerk In tho executlvo do partment, nnd II. E. Knight of thla city spcclnl mall carrier for the atoto houso building. UIt Out Ofllclal Figure. LINCOLN, Nov. 27.-The prelimin ary canvass of tho v:to for candidates, on tho various ata'.o and congressional tickets has bon completed and cor-r.-ctcd with tho following result: Tor Governor Charles II. Dlotrlch, ren 113,87f William A. I'oyntcr, fus 113,018. I.. O. Jones, prohlb 4.315 Tnylor Flick, wid-ror.d 1,05 Theodore Kharas, hoc; 674 For Lieutenant Governor 13. I. Suvat'o, rep 1H.082 12. A. Gilbert, fua v 111.2SO Charles It. I.awson, prohlb..... 4.CJ) H. G. nelter. mid-road 1,308 David JIcKlbbon, s,oc 81S For Secretary of Btato Georgo W. Marsh, rep ."....115,545 C. V. Svoboila, fus 110,775 AV. S. Sterkey, prohlb 1,408 Frank Newman, soc 661 D. Ij. Whitney 4,077 For Stato AuUltor Charles Weston, rep llu.250- Thoodoro Gricss, fus 111.152 Wilson Brodle, prohU 3,031 James M. Tnylor, inld-road 1,513 C. V. Ault, boc 831 For Stnte Treasurer William Stuefer, rep 115,971 Samuel U. Howard. us 111,838 C. C. Crowell, prohlb 3,8SS Absolom Tipton, mid-road 1,373 T. S. Jones, soc S7& For Superintendent of Public Instruc tion: W. K, Fowler, rep 115.SCS C. F. Beck, fus 111,554 Hartley Bain, prohlb 3,932 Mrs. F. J. Kelllc, mid-road 1,4C( Mrs. Burla Wllklc, soc 1,173 For Attorney Gcnornl Frank N. Prout. ret) 115.373 W. D. Oldham, rus 112,410, D, M. Strong, prohlb 3,081 John Stevens, mid-road. .. 1,530 Michael I'ressler, soc 877 Dor commissioner or Public Unas ana Buildings QoorBO D. Fotlmer, rep 115,929 P. J. Carey, fus 111,787 Krastus lllslcmnn. nrohlb 3.935 James Salmon, mid-road 1,507. v. 11. wye, hoq 37 For Congressman. First District K. J. Burket, rep 19.449 George W. Uerge, fus 16,548 For congressman, Second District David II. Mercer, rep 16,277 Kdgar Howard, fus 14.807 For Congressman. Third District- John S. Itoblnson, fus 22.425 John S. Hayes, rep 22,250 For Congressman, Fourth District John D. Pope, rep...., 20,43. W. Ij. HtnrK, rus 21,032 For ConKressmnn. Fifth District A. C. Shallenbcrger, fus 17,195 Webster U Morlan. rep 16,841 For Concressninn. Sixth District William Neville, fus 17.4S9 Moses P. Klnkuld, rep 17,280 idea Under Wreck Eleven Hours, TECUMSBH, Neb., Nov. 27. Georgo Alllngor, a young farmhand who has been wotk'ng for different parties in tho western part of the county, had nn experlenco that ho will probably al ways remember, for it threatens to cost him a limb. He was omployed by Joseph Reed who sent him to Sterling to do markotlng. Ho started for home about 8 o'clock in tho evening consid erably undor tho Influence of liquor. When within about a mllo of homo tho horses loft tho road and tho wholo out fit man, houses and a heavy lumber wngon were precipitated down a four foot embankment Into a ditch. Mr. Alllnger was pinned to tho ground un der a portion ot tho wreck and the horses also wero weighted down. In this condition tho man remained till 11 o'clock tho noxt day. Serves Notice of Content. HOLDREGE, Neb., Nov. 27. John M. Johnson served notico on B. Hodges that ho would contest his claim as senator ot this district. Illegal votes and misconduct of Judges and clerks of election aro among tho reasons al leged In tho petition. Depositions will bo takon at Mlndon on tho 10th. Hol drego on tho 12th and Alma on tho 14th of next month. Dlplitlicrla Closes Schools. BEATRICE, Nob., Nov. 27. Tho city authorities are contemplating closing tho schools on account of an epidemic of diphtheria. Tho dlsenso is of tho malignant typo and nlroady several children havo died. Nonraskn Dairymen's Association. Tho Sixteenth annual mooting of tho Nobrnska Dairymen's nssoclatlon will be held iu tho dairy building of the stato university farm, Lincoln. Decem ber 18, 10, 20, 1900. Eminent, practical dairymen will present Biibjects of Intorost and Im portance to tho dairy Industry. Thero will bo nn oxhlblt of buttor and cheeso for which liberal premiums will bo offored. For program or other Information nddresB tho secretary. S. C. BASSETT, Qlbon, Neb.