KIT """iwr TW" ; M' VI !'! M B. c . p THE NEBRASKA ADVERTISER V. W. HANniCK-, I'tibllebor. NEMAHA, - NI31.RASKA. CURRENT COMMENT. The tiRgrcgntc reeeiptH at the ports tf the Philippine IhIiiihIh fur Hie year 1891) were $5,183,700. The Baltimore Woman's Home ho ciety of the .Methodist Kplncopal chureli has jjlvcn $1,000 toward the support of the tleacoiiesHcs in l'uerto 3Ueo and two in Hawaii. Public curiosity never renehetl a Iiigher point than in the dcalre lniini fested by lite eltizeiiH of WiiHhliitftoii 1o gaze upon the physical remains of the man who can live peaceably with three wives. When Alderman Smith iJobertHrm, colored, died at Jackson, Miss., the other day, the white mayor and alder men of the city acted as pallbearers at the funeral, a tribute never before paid a negro hi that town. One of the first results of Gov. Wood's administration in Cuba is an invitation to bid on the supply of 5500,000 worth of school furniture. Education is all that is needed to swing Cuba into its proper place. A humorous report comes to the efllcct that England will send Presi dent Kruger to the island of St. Helena. The ilrst trouble will be to pet him, as it is certain lie will never follow Napoleon's example of volun tary surrender. A Pennsylvania woman looked into a mirror and discovered that her hat was u lira, and a contemporary con cludeH that in one case at least vanity was a good thing. Perhaps it was. Still, the woman would probably have found it out anyway. The largest riding academy in the "world Is to be built near Central Parle, New York. It will have -100 Btalls, a ring aoOxlOO feet, and seats for an audience of L',500. Instead of a horseless era, there will bo one of more and better horses. nirazil's minister of finance has been mm of $50,000,000 hns been consumed, money every week until an entire is Hiie of $50,000,000 has been consumed, ibis will be one of the largest practi cal applications in history of the- old phrase, "money to burn." A largo Glasgow (Scotland) ten chest company has purchased 10,000 acres of forest land in North Caro lina, with 75,000,001) feet of stumpage, to use the lumber for the veneering of tea chests. A factory to prepare it will be built at Wilmington. A woman has sued a Chicago hos pital for $100,000 for the loss of her Hcnso of taste, due, it, is stated, to a mistake in administering medicine. The other four senses, to say nothing of the subliminal consciousness, must represent a good deal of money. Notwithstanding Russia's large ex penditures for the construction or the Transsiberian railway and for in creasing the strength of her army and navy, her ordinary revenues during the past 12 years have exceeded her disbursements by 700,000,000 rubles. Iho enormous losses on the high seas are not always brought to the eyes of the reading worfd. During the past three months the Lloyds Juivc. records of u loss of M3 vessels, of 118,711 tons. In the preceding quarter the loss was 200 vessels of 251,253 tons. The town of Koe, the capital of the Binall Turkish island of that name ly ing otr the coast of Asia Minor, pos sesses the oldest tree in the world. Under its shade Hippocrates in structed his disciples in Ills methods and views concerning the healing art 2,000 years ago. A project is on foot in Savannah, Oa., to purchase the big Spanish dry dock at Havana, Cuba, and tow it to Savannah, if it can bo bought at a reasonable figure. It is said Spain re fused an offer of $250,000 for it. It was built in England, nnd is reported to have cost $1,000,000. At the battle of Spottsylvnnia, the union loss was 18,305, at the Wilder ness the United States lost 11,000, at Chancellorsville the. loss oC our army was 17,287, and at Chiekamauga our loss was 10,179. Talking about these days being war days, they are nothing but piping times of peace in compari son to the days when Americans met Americans in battle'. The. Young Men's Christian associa tion, which has long had its principal Manila station in u tent near the Bridge of Spain, has bn granted by tho naval authorities a building on Calle Colon, in close proximity to the Cavito naval station. Tho association there has 50 active nnn 28 associate members. Cavito is to be made, it is said, the principal naval station in tho Philippines. ABOUT PRIZE MONEY. The Attorney General's Answer Concerning Captures at Manila. VESSELS FOR UNITED STATES NAVY. A Kiipplmnmitiit ltlinuto for Armnrlna Riul NIk'ihI Horvleo Kuuim .Hiipramei Court Huntiilni'il Co iix it of Cubn hiiiI Puerto Kli'd-Itobiirtii' Ch. Washington, Jun. 10. Attorney Gen eral Griggs has filed answer in tho supreme colirt of tho District of Co lumbia in tho proceedings for prize money for captures at Manila bay by Admiral Dewey. Tho attorney general asks that the case be referred to a commissioner mid that Admiral Dewey, his olllcers and crow, and also the United States may have, leave to take this money. The attorney general concedes that a state of war existed, but denies that the squadron under Dewey's eimimuud captured tho Spanish cruisers Isla do Cuba, Jshi do Luzon and Don Juan de Austria. These vessels, ho says, were sunk during the engagement. Ho asks for fuller information in regard to other points and says although some cap tures of property were made, such capture docs not authorize its con demnation as prize to Dewey and bin men. The attorney general has also tiled a similar answer in tho case of Admiral Sampson and the destruction of Ccrvern's fleet. Vi.n.nU Top I tin United ,Htntn Nnv.r. Washington, Jan. 10. There is no disposition upon the part of tho navy department to make any change in the programme for new naval con struction on account of the introduc tion of the German bill looking to the addition of -18 armored ships to the German navy. Attention is called to the fact that there are now already authorized 21 ships for the navy in addition to the licet alloat. This num ber is as large as it is believed con gress will authorize at this time and as tho German Increase is to be di vided among 18 years, while ours is continuous In each congress, it is felt that the United States navy is in no danger of losing tho position it now commands. a siipiii..iniiitiii i:tiiiuti. Washington, .ran. 10. Secretary Hoot has sent to congress a supple mental estimate of $509,000 for Hock Tslnud armory, $290,718 for the Spring Held armory and $29,500 for the sig nal service. Gen. Greely writes as to the additional signal service funds that recent reports from the Philip pines show that tho amount will be needed for military telegraph and telephone connection in mo southern islands of the archipelago. Gen. Huf fitigton, chief of ordnance, war depart ment, writes that tho experiences of the civil and Spanish war shows tho necessity of large plants for small arms, the number on hand being in adequate for emergencies. IviuiKim Siipminn Court Mmtulneil. Washington, Jan. 10. The United States supremo court yesterday de cided tho case of S. H. II. Clark and others, receivers of the Union l'lickie liailroad company, versus the city of Kansas City, Kan. The ease involved the constitutionality of the Kansas law authorizing cities to extend their borders so as to include some lands and not others. The opinion rendered yesterday sustained the law nllinning the opinion of the supreme court of Kansas. 'I lit. Oimin of rutin mill J'niTto Hleo. Washington, Jan. 10. Every effort, is making to tabulate tho returns as rapidly as possible of tho census of Cuba and Puerto ltico, and it is prob able that the general results of the work may be ready for public an nouncement in three or four weeks. No CoiiiiIimIoii In tho Kolirt4 1 Washington, Jan. 10. The Hoberts committee was in executive session throughout yesterday, but reached no conclusion and adjourned until Wednesday, owing to the absence of Mr. Mlers and the sickness of Mr. Frcnr, of the committee. I'nUoii-it Ht ii w.'iiiiini.- r.i,t. Chicago, Jan. 10. Nearly 100 guests who assembled at 509 Canal street to witness the wedding of Morris Pol lack and Annie Schan, we're poisoned during a dinner -which followed the wedding ceremony. In less than half an hour after dinner nearly eery one In the hall was in a helpless condition. What article of food con tained tho poison no one has been able to learn, but the most popular belief is that it was tho chicken, which had been prepared in a copper kettle. So far no deaths have been reported but many nro seriously 111, including the bride and groom. Tim Kmitiii'Uy Content. Frankfort, ivy., Jan. 10. The con test boards sitting In the contests for governor and lieutenant governor got down to work yesterday. Most of the day was taken up with spar ring between tho attorrneys over le gal technicalities and last night, when adjournment was taken till to day, only two witnesses had been examined. The proceedings were conducted ivith tho utmost eourte WHAT CONGRESS IS DOING. I'rocrnillnj; or Our Xutluiuil I.MWiuukori from IMr to Diijr in CiimiIoiimmI 1'onn IlmotutloiiK itml lllll. Impressive tributes wero paid la the senate on tho 10th to tho memory of tho lato Vlco Profildont Ilobart, uddresHcs boliifj mailo by Senators Sewell (N. J.), Keaiie (N. J.), Daniel (Vu.,), Dupow (N. V.), Cockrcll (Mo.). Cullom (111.), Davis (Mian.), Morgan (Ala.), Chandler (N. 11.), L-ollKe (Mass.), Cuffcry (La.), nnd Allen (Neb.). Senator IJutlcr (N. C.) Introduced a icsolutlon to control tniHta, A bill was Introduced by Senator Allon (Net).) grant ing a pension of 510 a mouth to every sol dier nnd sailor who served la tho civil war for three months or more.... Business of minor Importance occupied tho atten tion of the house until one o'clock, after which an hour wna devoted to eulogies upon tho life nnd public services of tho late Congressman Green (Neb.). Tho house then adjourned until tho 12th. At tiio conclusion of routlno business in tho sennto on the 11th tho resolution of Senator 1'ottlgrew (S. D.) together with tho subutltuto by Senator Lodgo (Mnss ), nsklng the administration for all information in rei'ard to tho insur rection in tho Philippine islands, wcro taken up and debated. Senator Lodge suggested that both bo withdrawn and tho resolution offcrcJ by Senator Hoar (Mass.) bo adopted, which was moro sweeping in its cnll for Information. To tills Senator Pottlgrcw objected and then launched Into an attack upon tho ad ministration. Tho debate was llnally cut off by the expiration of tho morning hour and tho currenc" bill was taken up. Senator Steward (Nev.) taunted tho re publican party for bringing in a measure "so utterly contradictory to tho St. Louis platform." Tho debate was llnnlly post poned until tho 15th at tho request of Sonntor Aldrlch (It. 1 ). Tho mensuro conferring additional authority on tho census director was then discussed nnd afterwards passed. After an executive session an ndjournmert was taken to tho l(th....Thc houso wai not In session. Tho senate was not In session on the 12th. ...Mr. Sulzer (N. Y.) introduced In tho houso a resolution for tho appoint ment of a speclnl commltteo of nlno members to Investigate tho relations of tho secretary of tho treasury with certain New York national banks. Ho wanted It considered at once, but Mr. Dalzell (Pn.) objected Mr. Richardson (Tcnn.) called attention to what ho claimed was an infraction of the houso rules by printing a partisan argument on tho shipping bill. After somo dis cussion It was decided that tho bill should be reprinted without tho argument. Mr. Lloyd (Mo.) introduce.! a bill to change the oath of a endot of the military acad emy, making him swear that ho will not practice hazing. Mr. Laeey (Mo.) brought forward a bill to set aside a preservo for tho American bHn. Several other minor bills were also Introduced and tho houso then adjourned to tho 15th. A spirited tlebato occupied tho attention of tho stnato for nenr'y throe hours on tho lGth. Senator Pcttlgrew (S. D.) In his address wan very bitter In his attacks on the mlmlnlstratlon. At tho conclu sion of tho debate Senator Rawlins (Utah) made an elaborato argument In opposition to the pioposed Onnuclnl leg Islatlnn. Senator Hutler (N. C.) gave no tice of a substitute that ho will offer for tho flnanclnl bill. Senator Penrose (Pa.) reported tho Lodgo bjll restricting Immi gration. Scnntor Mason (III.) reported n bill to croato a bureau of chemistry In the agricultural department to In spect foods and drugs to prevent their adulteration.... The session of tho house was devoted to District of Columbia business. Mr. Cannon (111.) reported the urgent deficiency bill. It carries $3C,127. Rll. Mr. Needham (Cnl.) introduced a bill for tho Inspection under the direction of tho secretnry of agriculture of trees, frultc. plants, etc., imported into tho United States. Tlin Kii.no Klv mill tli Splilo-. A spider curefiilly wove; his web in the corner of a room and waited for his victim. ty and bj. seeing' a liy meandering along that way he in vited him to chat awhile, casually ottering to .set 'em up as an extra in ducement. "May 1 ask,'" said the liy as he brushed a breadcrumb oil' hi left eye-brow with his left foot, "why arc you so blamed nr.vious ro strike up an acquaintance with an entire stranger? So far as I know you never saw me. in your life be lore." "True," replied the spider, ns he fastened another strand, "bus as T saw you l was struck by your ap pearance and determined that you were the individual I hud been look ing for to go into a great business Mint me. I can sec in a minii'o. that you have a head for business." Hut the fly simply said: "My fuzzj headed friend, I might be. caught with this glucose you are giving me if it wasn't for the fact that 1 see the re mnlns of a friend of mine from Missouri hanging up there it. tho cor ner of your establishment. Ho hui to be shown, I don't." And with a light "ta ta, I will see yon later," the Kansas liy wended his way lowaids the bald head of a fat man who was slumbering on a neighboring couch. Topcka Mail and Nrceze. Miti'tln'M Wiiy. Irishmen are inclined to word perversion, but, the following de scription of slow speech which often degenerated into a stammer shown that occasionally they used the best words pohsiblo in explaining a thing. "It's a rquare sort o' way Martin talks," said Pat "It's as if ho tulc the words out av Ids mouL' an' hiked nt 'em before ho gives 'em to yez." Nineteenth Century. Itrrnmlni; DhiiupIjt IhIihIiUkiI. Hiram If I hod y desire to ex plore around In the polar regions, I be lieve I'd try making u trip to the south pole. Siras Why not try the north pole? "Oh! there's been so doggoned piany others gone in that direction lately that a fellow wouldn't git very far without belli' overhauled by somo relief expedition, or other." Tuck. , THE WAR IN AFRICA. Boers Draw Closer the Circle of Investment at Ladysmith. KRUGER ISSUES A PROCLAMATION. Tho (In lluti try or tho I.iKlriMiiltli Owrrlsnn Doprcftftcft tlin Itonrn lioeiV Trntichea on the IIIk Tilgnli Hhtilletl DW- pitch from Lord ltubnrlH. London, Jan. 10. Gen. IJullcr's latest authentic word as to what he and his 30,000 men nro doing was wired from Springfield after his first forward step. Striving to think out tho unknown, London is confused by surmise and rumor and disquieted by suspense. Spencer Wilkiuson, the lucid military expert of tho Morning Post, assert k that the Poor force in northern Natal Is larger than Gen. Iiullcr's and Sir George White's to gether, so that the Poors are able to leave a force around Ladysmith larger than that within the town and yet to oppose Gen. Puller with a force supe rior to his own. Keports from the llocr camps alllrm that tho circle of investment has been drawn closer by the occupation of some hills nearer tho town, thus liberating reinforce ments to oppose Gen. Puller. KriiRiir In. no ii Prnelmimtlmi. London, Jan. 10. A dispatch to the Daily Mail, dated January KI, from Lourenzo Marques, says: "President Kruger has issued a proclamation or dering all burghers to the front. The Volksstem, the Transvaal oillcial organ, suggests that tho moment the I'.ritish cross the border the gold in dustry should bo irretrievably de stroyed. President Kruger issued n e.reular, dated January 8, to Poer commandants and burghers, urging them to show more energy in the Transvaal cause. Ho quotes Psalm III, verse 7, as God-given instruc tions to the burghers and says that the Pritish have fixed their faith in Psalm SI!, lie also quotes Psalm 89, ?rscs Kl and M, and asserts that he has searched the. P.ible without being uble to find any other mode which can be followed by the Poors, who must fight 'in tho name of the Lord.' It is mi id that there are nearly .'1,000 Brit ish prisoners in Pretoria." I,u(l)'inillli Unri. I lie ltocrx. London, Jan. 10. The correspon dent of tho Daily Telegraph at Pie termaritzburg, telegraphing January 11, says: "The gallantry of the La dysmith garrison last Saturday ap pears to have depressed, if not ac tually demoralized the Poors gener ally. It is believed that they lost at least two if not three, killed as against our one. Many Poors are believed trekking northward. The magistrate at Nqutu, Kululaud, telegraphs that scouts report having seen many Boor families with wagons proceeding north, via Zululand, while a Euro pean who formerly resided at Dun dee declares that after the repulse at Ladysmith a number of Boer wom en, loaded with dead nnd wounded, passed through that mining township nnd that tho Boers burned some of the public buildings mi they de parted. Five days have passed since then." Tim llonr' Trni'tip Mliclloil. London, Jan. 10. The Standard gives prominence to the following dispatch, dated January 13, from Dur ban: "A man who had just arrived here from Springfield, says that a British column, proceeding to the re lief of Ladysmith, has crossed tho Little Tugcla. When he left it was facing the Boer position on the Big Tugela and a Howitzer was shelling the Boer trendies. lie also hays that 270 wagons, laden with commissariat stores for Ladysmith, had left Frere, and it was expected that the column would join hands with Gen. White Monday evening." IXupi.ti'li from Lord ltohnrt. London, Jan. 10. The war office has published the dispatch from Lord Roberts, dated Capo Town, Jan uary i:: "French reports that a re connoisaneo yesterday (Sunday) shelled the Colcsberg road bridge. Ko casualties. Ucturncd to-day. Methuen and Gatacre no change." Attempt to Kill Judgn I.nctirttu. St. Paul, Minn., Jan. 1G. James Welch made a desperate attempt yes terday to assassinate Judge William Lochren, of the federal court. Welch hnd a damage suit against the North ern Pacifio for being thrown off a train at Mandan, N. D. After a trial lasting three days Judge Lochren last Friday took the ease from the jury and deliiercd a verdict for the defend ant. Lochren wns pension commis sioner under President ClevelanU. Tlin Driuiir Miootlnir U. Denver, Col.', Jan. 10. W. Anderson, who had been released from jail on a writ of hnbeaa corpus, appeared 'be fore the criminal court yesterday af ternoon to answer two informations filed by the district nttorncy, charg ing him with assault with intent to kill. Bail was fixed at $10,000 in ench case and bond was furnished. The cases were continued until Saturday when Anderson will plead. STRUGGLING YOUNG AUTHOR. No Ills Dcmnntl for Ilia "VVnres But Uo In I'rovldlng Agntmt n Ittuh. "I have just finished," Baid the slnirB!ing young author, "another storage warcliouse lor returned manuscripts, this being of the Kamc dimensions as the other, 20x00 and four stories high, and. also like the other, fireproof. I find it cheaper to build that way and insure myself. It costs a little more, of course, to make the structure fire proof, hut the interest on this additional cost is less than the insurance would he,, nnd the difference I have set aside as a sinking fund from which to pay tho taxea and repairs. "You might infer from this that there has been as yet no widespread general de mand for the productions of my pen; and, if you should, your inference would bo quite correct; indeed, such unanimity of senti ment ns appears seems to take the form, of rigidly observed neutrality, witli the re sult that my second warehouse lias already begun to fill rapidly. "But I have still no fear of the outcome; else, I should throw away these manuscripts instead of storing them; hut as it is I think I am simply putting down a gold mine. Then why doesn't somebody see at least a color in theso manuscripts now? Well, I don't know: you can't always tell about those things, but sonic day the gold is dis covered; 1 ve built both my warehouses on corners; so that when that discovery is made, and the publishers swarm around the buildings asking for manuscripts, I can de liver not only from doors but from wiudowi, too." o Coir In a Golf Match. Ed Tufts, of Los Angeles, was playing golf with a friend recently. When he drove from the third teeing ground, he sliced the ball badly nnd sent it away to one side. It stopped in front of a grazing cow, and Tufts came up just in time to see it disappear into the bovine mouth. When his opponent had made his stroke, TufLs untethercd the cow, nnd, witli ninny sounding thwacks of his club, drove the beast to the third hole. There lie made her disgorge the hall, and, noatly holing it, announced that he had made the hole in two strokes. Ilia oppon ent calmly finished the hole in seven, and claimed the hole. "But I made it in two," protested Tufts, gleefully. "No, you did n't," declared the other; "you made it in 39. You hit that cow 37 times, for I count ed oven stroke," and Tufts conceded the hole. San Francisco Argonaut. ( " Proo f of the Padding i i i, i Is in the Eating' It is not ivhat wc say, but what Hood's Sarsapnrilla docs, that tells the story. 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