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M'COOK TRIBUNE ,
. AI. KIMMELL , Publisher.
McCOOK , - : - - : - NEBRASKA
NEBRASKA.
Halt , county ' s fair dates arc Septem
ber 28 , 29 , 30 anil October 1.
In the vicinity of Duncan fruit was
somewhat damaged by frost.
Fouit saloons will be permitted to do
business in Falls City this year.
Clakks , heretofore minus saloons , is
likely soon to have three of them.
Yoinc county will send 3,000 bushels
of corn to the starving people of India ,
As A. r.KHin/r of the revival at Cert
land thirty-eight persons united with
the Congregational church.
On , rNfii'Ecroi : Emiiston has turned
over to the treasurer S. 500 excess fees
for the quarter ending March 31.
Evangklist Sunday . , who made him
self quite obnoxious at Beatrice. 5s now
conducting a series of meetings at
Humboldt.
The general merchandise store of
IJyrac JJros. , at lUaden , was entered
"by thieves and the store looted of
clothing , dry goods , shoes and other
The Exeter-national bank-went into
voluntary liquidation April 30 and is
.succeeded by Wallace & Co , , who Avill
continue the business as a private
ljanking institution.
A cam * ' of Royal Neighbors of Amer
ica was instituted at Mead on May 1 by
Mrs. II. S. .Sehenck , deputy supreme
oracle of Lincoln. It starts out with
twenty eight members.
JosEJ-n Wehki , the of
: son a pros
perous farmer living near Elm Creek ,
died suddenly the depot steps at
Kearney wi , * iie preparing to take the
* train for home , lie .had valvular dis
ease of the heart.
I Chaklks AVoodkuff. living near Ne
ll braska City , -was leading a cow with a
| ] lariat when she became unmanageable
and in the "mix-up " ' his hip was dislo-
fl cated and the bone fractured. It may
I cripple him for life.
As W. . II. Cahson of Osceola was
leading his -mules < out to water they
reared up and threw the old man to
the ground , tramping on him , break
ing one of the bones of his leg and
otherwise injuring him.
1 15. Hade , proprietor of the packing
I house at Niobrara , lias been awarded
! • the contract for furnishing dressed
"beef to the Yankton , Santee and Ponca
agencies , aggregating 310,000 pounds ,
amounting to about § 1S,000.
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Architect A. II. Dver and Engineer
TDe Lanieter were in Schuyler last
week and entered into an agreement
\ with the Nebraska chicory company to
$ jj furnish plans and specifications for the
| plant that as to be erected there.
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| The adjutantgeneral's office has
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heen notified of the election of AVm. II.
| ' Hay ward as captain , and Frank II.
j Meyers of Lincoln as first lieutenant
j company C. Second regiment , Nebras-
11 ka national guard , the Nebraska City
company.
Ax elegant souvenir has been re
ceived by Gov. Holcomb. It is a souve
I nir plate designed and decorated by a
New York firm as a memento of the
dedication day of Gen. Grant's tomb.
The Grant monument forms a central
fijrure in the design.
j Lenxakd Gur was drowned in the
[ I Elkhorn river six miles south of Elk-
I horn. lie was working in a field
I adjacent to the river and went to the
] water ' s edge , when the bank caved in
j and precipitated him into fifeeen feet
I of water. He could not swim.
J The managers of the AVarren live
I stock association at Duncan have
I shipped the remainder of their sheep to
I South Omaha. They made but one
j shipment to Chicago and four ship-
I inents to Omaha. The Omaha market
j gave tbem by far the better returns.
J Jacob Muxtz , an aged German of
I Ulysses , committed suicide under pe-
I euliar circumstances. He had a'quarrel
j with his wife and drove her from the
house , and after she had gone , presum
ably in a fit of remorse , took poison.
He was found dead by his neighbors.
Bubglaks entered the saloon of
' High Quackenbush at I lumboldt and
stole a large black leather pocketbook
and a small purse containing S25 in
hills and silver , two bottles of whisky
and some , cigars. Thej * tried to force
open the back window but failed and
then forced an entrance into the cellar ,
I from which thej * gained entrance
through the stairway.
The adjutant general has received
„ notice from Washington that the
charge of desertion lias been removed
• I from the record of Sylvanus S. Lock-
' J hart , who enlisted in company A , First
' ! Nebraska Cavalry it Omaha , October ,
jl 27 , 18G3. Lockhart was charged on the
| records as having deserted on August
I 29 , 1865. The discharge now granted
j dates back to June 15 , 1805.
| i A Washington dispatch says that
ij i Judge Strode is endeavoring to secure
| l i the reinstatement in the bureau of
i' ' ' animal industry at South Omaha of
I - j Capt. Phelps Paine of Lincoln. The
| I two visited the secretary of agriculture
i and laid the case before him. Secrc-
1 tary Wilson promised to investigate
the matter fully and said that if there
1 . was a possibility of reinstating Captain
Paine , as an old soldier , he would do so.
! The men who broke into J. W.
J Cranmcr ' s dry goods store at Auburn
one day last week and who were caught
* * at Nebraska Cit } * , had their hearing.
| i"ive pairs of pants were found m their
i 2 > osscss on anl to date twelve pairs of
j pants and two overcoats have been recovered -
. covered , all having been found at Nci -
i ' braska City. Mr. Cranmcr and clerks
i * positively identify two 6f the men as
persons who were in their store during
the late afternoon of the day on which
, the burglary occurred.
' . } May 14 to 1G there will be in Schuy
ler the district convention of the YP. .
S. 'C. E. About fifty delegates are ex
pected to be present.
I ' The 1897 session laws are being com
piled for the printer , under the super-
I vision of A E. Sheldon , the Dawes
\ j county representative.
! Il'itci.Aits visited Oconee and broke
i into the store and postofliee , getting
shoes , gloves , cigars , and a few stamps
and a little money. They also broke
| into the elevator office , opening a desk
i and picking the safe combination , but
1 there was no money for themto get ,
J * o they scattered all the papers over
j .the office and left.
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MILLIONAIRES fltlDL j
TWO RICH MEN PUT AN
END TO LIFL
TIRED OF LIFE'S BURDEN.
Ono a Chicago Capitalist Each Kills
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Himself In Ills Hiithroom Ilccauso of
Lous' Continued Suffering : From
B cl Health Ono Uses a Uo-
volver , While the Other
Asphyxiates Himself.
Chicago , May 10. 13. Kellogg Reach ,
a retired capitalist , whose fortune is
estimated conservatively at Si.500,000 ,
committed suicide to-da3 * in the bath
room at his home , 310 Nortli State
street , by shooting himself in the
mouth. Despondency over ill health
is supposed to have been the cause.
He was a graduate of West Point.
Richmond , Va. , May 8. N.V. . Ncl-
son , proprietor of the Metropolitan
bank of Richmond , was found dead in
his bathroom this morning with the
gas turned on. He had been a great
sufferer for some time , and it is be
lieved ended his life to get rid of his
pain. He wa.s 77 years old.
GRAND MASSFORTHEDEAD
Solemn Services In Tarls Many Nota
bles Piesent Germany's Tribute.
Paris , May 10. A grand requiem
mass for the repose of the souls of the
victims of the terrible fire at the char
ity bazaar Tuesday was celebrated at
noon to-day in the Cathedral of Notre
Dame , which was crowded with the
most notable people of Paris.
The intei ior was heavily draped with
black , relieved by silver embroideries ,
and the main doorway was draped
with a huge pall spangled with silver
edged ermine and raised on either side
by silver loops. Above the doors were
escutcheons with the initials "R. F , * '
( Republique Francaise ) . An imposing
catafalque , covered with flowers and
erected in front of the ehoir , contained
the bodies of the Comtesse de Jallin
and Mine. Julian.
Conspicuous among the floral trib
utes were magnificent wreaths sent
by the emperor and empress of Germany -
many and the Russian colony of Paris.
President Fan re occupied a raised
platform at the left of the. choir , and
behind him were ranged the families
of the victims , the diplomatic corps ,
and other notable persons. ]
Cardinal Delascelle officiated at the '
mass and Father Ollivier preached the j
sermon , taking for his text the words ,
"Blessed are they who have passed ;
from life doing good. " 5
A majority of the large stores of
Paris were closed during the services.
Mmes. Suz and Vlastoe , who were
among the persons injured m the fire ,
died this morning.
QUAY'S POPULISTIC BILL.
The rennsylvania Senator Proposes to
Give the Idle Public Work.
"Washington , May 10. The ranks of
Populism may not yet have opened to
receive Senator Quay , but the author
ship of one of the measures for which
he stands as spenser would not be dis
dained even 03' Jerry Simpson. It con
templates the employment by the gen
eral of the ' "
government needy "when
large numbers of citizens are abruptly
thrown out of employment. " ' The
President is to be empowered to re
cruit or conscript them "together with
all so called tramps or idlers , * ' in like
manner and terms as the regular in
fantry , "and for successive periods of
not less than six months nor more
than three years at a time , who shall
be employed by the secretary of war ,
unless Congress shall otherwise spec
ify , in the construction of public
works , such as lighthouses , forts , post-
offices , bridges , railways , canals , tele
graphs , telephones and other perma
nent public works for national uses. "
A BISHOP AS A PLOTTER.
Ecuador's Government Charges a Prelate
With Fomenting Revolution.
New York , May 10. A dispatch to
the Herald from Panama says : "In
formation received from a correspon
dent in Guayaquil. Ecuador , is to the
effect that Bishop Andrade of Rico-
bamba , has been arrested , charged
with treason. Since the rebel attack
on Ricobamba a few days agoin which
several priests took part , the govern
ment has had cause to suspect Bishop
Andrade. Now it is asserted by the
authorities that they have seized sev
eral documents implicating Bishop
Andrade in the revolutionary move
ment. *
"Following the arrest of Bishop
Andrade came that of Father Rivadene
Cialik of Guaranda , who is charged
with conspiracy to assassinate Captain
Saltos , commander-in-chief of the gov
ernment battalion in Guaranda.
"An alleged conspiracy to assassin
ate Jose Luis Alfaro , brother of Pres
ident Alfaro of Ecuador and governor
of the province of Los Bios , has been
discovered. "
Millions Given by London for Kclic' .
LoNDONMay 10. The Mansion house
India famine fund now reaches nearly
S2o00,00n 825,000 more than was
raised during the whole of the last
famine. The Daily Chronicle within a
week has raised nearly S4.ri,000 for the
Greek wounded.
Did Doe Take JolT Davis * Desk ?
Washington , May 10. It is charged
that ex-Assistant Secretary Doe of the
war department had the -desk used by
Jefferson Davis when secretary of war
repaired and took it with him when he
left here for Wisconsin. The war de
partment will investigate.
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REVIEW OF TRADE.
Dan Comments on the Business for the
Month of April.
New York , May 10. R. G. Dun &
Co. 's Weekly Review of Trade says :
"Nearly all will be astonished to
'j ' learn the actual sales in April by lead
ing houses in each line of business in
the priacipal cities , east of the Rocky
mountains average only about 10 per
cent ! less than in April , 1892 , the
year of the largest business hith
erto , and were 0.1 per cent more
than in the same month last
J' year. Yet this is the summary of
357 reports , each covering actual
sales of leading merchants in a line of
business in one of the fourteen cities.
They are especially encouraging in
view of the great fall of prices within
the five years , and with exceptional
floods and other retarding influences
this year. "While speculative business
in nearly all lines is small , and does
not swell clearing house returns , as in
previous j-earsj the volume of legiti
mate trade shows no corresponding
decrease and the fact is one of the
highest importance in all business cal
culations. , Moreover , returns of fail
ures for April by branches of busi
ness given only by the mercantile
agency , show decrease in number ,
amount : and average of liabilities in
almost ; every branch of trade and in
nearly ; all branches of manufacture
except , cotton , although failures of five
New Bedford mills for 87Hi)0,7' ) ,34 ' make
the total defaulted liabilities for the
month 40 per cent larger than last
year , i0 ] per cent larger than in 1395
and 32 per cent larger than 1S91. The
value of reports tracing failures to
particular lines of business is impres
sively illustrated.
TURNERS IN THE FIELD.
German-Olympian Games Kntcrtain 35-
OOO People in St. Louis.
St. Lours , May 10. The disciples of
Jahn turned out in full force yester
day at the fair grounds , where the
twenty-seventh national turnfest is
being held. A crowd of people num
bering not less than 35,000 turned out
to see the contest.
The forenoon was taken up with
class competitions of the "actives , "
who made a fine appearance in their
gray ; uniforms. During these contests
there were fully 3,000 Turners on the
field at one time. Their work in han
dling the steel wands and putting the
10-pound shot was a revelation to
novices.
Premeditated Murder.
Milwaukee , Wis. . May 10. What
may j-et prove a quadruple murder oc
curred i at the farm home of Alexander
Harris early yesterday morning. The
victims were Mr. Harris , his wife ,
Helen Vasback , hired girl , and Nelson
McHolt , hired man. The crime was
committed , it is supposed , by a farm
hand named William Pouch , who had
been sheltered by the farmer over
night. After finishing his blooiy
work the murderer mounted a bycicle
and rode awaj * . A posse of farmers is
in hot pursuit.
A Murderous Tndianan.
Indianapolis , Ind. , May 10. Chris
topher Nichels. a laborer living in
West Indianapolis , made a murderous
attack on his wife , from whom he had
been separated , then fled to the banks
of Eagle creek , took a dose of "Rough
on Rats , ' " and lived 'only long enough
to tell his story to the police , who
found him there. Mrs. Nichols was
cut in the face , on the breast , thigh ,
and head. She caught her husband's
hand and , while her injuries are very
serious , she will recover.
Wrecked a Trawi to Get Work.
Cheyenne , Wyo. , May 10. Several
Union Pacific brakemen attempted to
wreck the incoming Cheyenne &
Northern passenger train by misplac
ing a switch in the yards here. No
damage was done. One of them has
confessed that the switch was turned
with the expectation that Cheyenne &
Northern employes would be blamed
for it , and discharged , and extra Un
ion Pacific men would be given work
in their places.
For Embezzling : 5S$0,8. ! " 0.
Washington , May 1 ) . Robert IT.
Martin , formerly treasurer of the Co
lumbian university , of this city , was
arrested to-day and taken to the police
court on . charges of embezzling the
funds of the institution. The com
plaint was made by President Whit
man of the Columbian university and
Trustees Wood and Green. The de
falcation is placed atS20S50.
Chinese Tribute to Grant's Memory.
New York , Ma10 As a tribute to
the memory of General Grant. Yang
Yu , former minister from China to the
United States , to-day planted a tree in
the ground under which the casket of
General Grant lay for twelve years.
The tree is called ginkgobilo-ba by
Chinese botanists , and it is said to
grow to a height of about 100 feet.
The Dalles National Dank Closed.
Tun Dalles. Ore. , Mav 10. The
Dalles National bank was closed to
day b3' Bank Examiner Charles Clary
against the advice and in spite of the
protest of the bank's officers. The im
mediate cause of the closing , it is said ,
was a disagreement among the stock
holders.
Kufm P. Vassal Arrested.
San Fjiancisco , May 10. Rufus P.
Vassar , grandson of the founder of
Vassar college at Poughkeepsie , N.
Y. , is under arrest here , charged with
embezzlement.
His Death Due to Cigarettes.
Rwklington , Kan. , Ma } * 10. Henry
Williams died here yesterday from
heart disease brought on by the ex
cessive use of cigarettes. Williams .
was one of the best baseball pitchers
in the state until cigarettes wore him
out. .
Sash and Door Trust Dissolved.
OsiiKOsfr , Wis. , May 10. The Na
tional Manufacturing company , which
was branded by the " attorney general
as a sash , door and 'blind trust , and
proceeded against on that ground ,
filed to-day the formal papers dissolv
ing the corporation.
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WAE IS' ABOUT 0VEE.
CONTENDING HOSTS READY
FOR.MEDITATION.
Not Likely that Further IJattlcs Will Va
Jfoujjht The ICetrcat From Plinr-
zals lias Almost Broken the
Spirits' of the Greeks Punic
Prevails Among Them.
The Foreign War Situation.
London , May S. The retreat of the
Greek army from Pharsala and Veles-
tine because the commanders were re
luctantly forced to recognize the fact
that the Turkish forces , far superior
to theirs in numbers and equipment ,
and at least their equals in bravery ,
were dangerously near to breaking
the Greek' line of defense , has almost
broken the spirit of the Greeks. For
this reason there is every reason to
day to believe that Greece will accept
the offer of mediation made by the
representatives of the great powers
and , as the Turkish government had
declared in favor of mediation , there
is good ground for the belief that
Wednesday's battles will be the last
ones of the present war.
Turkey , though ready to accept the
intervention of the powers , does not
propose to be caught moping , and has
ordered the holding of eleven regi
ments of the famous Ilamidict cavalry
for readiness for service in Thessaly.
A battalion of rcdifs has also been
sent to the island of Mitylene to repel
a possible Greek landing and the cav
alry and Kharl Pasha's division of foot
soldiers of Etlhem Pasha ' s army have
begun an advance in the direction of
Domokos , the present Greek head- ,
quarters.
GENERAL SMOLENSKI SAFE.
Athens , May 8. A dispatch from
Almyros announces that General Smo-
lenski's brigade arrived there this
morning after having effected a re
treat from Yelestino in good order.
There had been much fear for his
safety , and the government had or
dered the squadron to send torpedo
boats to search for him.
A panic prevails at Lamia , on the
Gulf of Lamia , which is the base , of
supplies , for the Greek forces at Dome
kos. Many of the inhabitants are flee
ing from the place , fearing it will be
attacked by the Turks. Three vessels
brought refugees from Lamia to the
Piraeus yesterdav evening.
Constantinople , May 7. A dispatch
received here describing Wednesday's
battle before Pharsala saj's : "The
Turkish van , after sharp fighting , cap
tured all the positions in front of
Pharsala , and thus gained favorable
sites for new Krupp twelve-centimeter
howitzers , which wc/j stationed at
Tatari. They threw shells with un
erring aim right into the heart of the
town. Some fell near the railway
station , which was wrecked ; others
caused fearful damage itt the stree ts
and to dwellings , which , it was under
stood , the inhabitants had previously
abandoned. The Greeks suffered
heavy loss. As evening came on it be
came clear that their position was vir
tually untenable. "
GREEKS PANIC STRICKEN.
< * Berlin , May S Grumbkoir Pasha ,
the German officer who reorganized
the Turkish artillery , and who en
tered Larissa at the head of the Turk
ish troops , dwells upon the splendid
conduct of the Turks and says the
capture of Larissa did not cost
them a single man. The works
constructed by the Greek en
gineers of Larissa were deserving
of high praise , and he fails to under
stand why they were abandoned. The
Turkish army in the field , he further
remarks , is one of the finest Turke\ *
ever possessed and no praise is too
great for both soldiers and officers. In
regard to the Greeks , he asserts that
both officers and men were seized with
panic and that great numbers of
Greeks , in the face of the enemy ,
stripped themselves of their uniforms ,
donned civilian clothing and besecched
the Turks to spare their lives. The
Turks treated all their prisoners and
wounded with the greatest care.
MUST HAVE REST.
Mark llanna Overtaxed by Onslaught of
Oflicc Seekers.
Washington , May S. Mark TIanna.
Republican national chairman and
junior senator from Ohio , has at last
broken down under the strain of the
ofneeseekers. While at the office 01
the national committee Wednesday he
was seized with vertigo , which pros
trated him for a short time. Then , in
spite of the protests of friends and
physicians , he wa.s driven to the Sen
ate chamber to cast his vote for the
arbitration treaty. When this duty
was accomplished he returned to the
hotel. He was obliged to keep to his
room until late in the afternoon , but
announced to his close friends that he
had determined to go back to Cleve
land to-day or to-morrow to take a
needed rest for a week or so.
The prostration which came here is
not a serious one in auy sense , but is
the direct result of overwork. His
physicians have warned him that he
cannot continue to hold receptions for
all oificeseekers in the United States.
He will return in plenty of time to
participate in the loug tariff struggle
in the Senate.
Sir. Olney a 'Frisco Dlrer 'tor.
Washington , MayS. The St. Louis
& San Francisco directors have elect
ed as members of the board. Richard
Olney. ex-Secretary of State , to suc
ceed William T. Hart of Boston , and
Henry lM < 'llarg in place of General
Horace Porter , ambassador to France.
Dr. .J Hollander for Secretary.
Washington. May s. Dr.I. . H. Hol
lander has been appointed secretary of
the international bimetallic commit
tee. He is professor of economics at
the Johns Hopkins university , and a
French and German scholar.
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ARBITRATION VOTE.
England's Itccont Policy Responsible
for the Defeat of the Treaty.
Wasiiinoton , May 7. Following is
the vote in detail on the rejection of
the arbitration treaty :
Yeas Allison , Hacon , Burrows , Caf-
ferv , Clay , Cullom , Davis , Deboe , Fair
banks , Faulkner , Foraker , Frye , Gal-
linger , Gear , Gray , Hale , llanna , Ilaw-
ley , Hoar , Lindsay , Lodge , McBride ,
McEnery , McMillin , Mitchell , Merrill ,
Nelson , Pasco , Perkins , Piatt , of Con
necticut ; Piatt of New York ; Pritch-
ard , Proctor , Smith , Spooner , Thurs
ton , Turpie , Vest , Walthall , Warren ,
Wellington , Wetmore , Wilson to
tal , -t 'X
Nays Baker , Bate , Butler , Carter ,
Cockrcll , Daniel , Hansbrough , Harris ,
of Kansas ; Harris , of Tennessee ; Heit-
lield : Jones , of Arkansas ; Jones , of
Nevada ; Kyle , Martin , f Mason , Mills ,
Morgan , Penrose , Pettigrew , Pcttus ,
Quay , Rawlins.Roach , Shoup , Stewart ,
White total , 2G.
The vote was preceded by a short ,
spirited debate , introduced by Senator
Mills of Texas , who made a strong ap
peal to the Senate against ratifying
the agreement. He asserted that as
amended the document was most ob
jectionable , not to say contradictory
in terms. He pointed out especially
the provisions for the settlement of
controversies in regard to territorial
claims and asserted that whereas the
amendment adopted by the Senate to
the first article of the treaty declared
against their inclusion , the sixth and
eighth articles made provision for
them. He held that as lonir as those
articles remained \inehanged England
justly could claim that questions of
territorial rights were still included
within the scope of the treaty. Under
such circumstances , he asked , what
was to prevent England from purchas
ing the island of Cuba or anv other
American territorj' , and in case of ob
jection on the part of the United
States insisting upon the reference of
the dispute to arbitration ? He spoke
of the conduct of England in connec
tion with the Graeco-Turkish war and
implored the senate to protect the
United States against the proposed al
liance.
The speech made a visible impres
sion and the opinion was general that
the treaty should be so amended as to
remedy the inconsistency explained.
Senator Tillman asked that time be
given for such amendment. Owinzr ,
however , to the fact that the Senate
was under agreement to vote at 4
o ' clock , there could be no postpone
ment , except by unanimous consent.
Senator Carter , wno from the first
has been one of the most active and
effective opponents of the treaty , in
terposed objection. He made a very
pungent speech in opposition.
The remainder of the debate was of
a running character. Senators White
and Pettigrew interjected questions
tending to show continued opposition.
Senator White remarked that the
document was full of illogical proposi
tions , and said fnrthermore that its
syntax would have to be improved be
fore it would be thoroughly accept
able.
Senator Davis , chairman of the com
mittee on foreign relations , declined
to express an opinion for publication ,
out talked freely with his friends. To
them he attributed the defeat to the
feeling of dissatisfaction at England's
course in the struggle of the Greek to
liberate the island of Crete from Otto
man dominion and the Armenian mas
sacres , and with the "evident" de
signs of Great Britain upon the Trans
vaal.
Among those who waited in the Sen
ate corridors to receive the news was
Mr. Michael Davitt. who appeared
much pfcascd at the result.
GREATER NEW YORK.
Governor lllack Signs the Charter The
New Scheme of Government.
Ai.nanv , N. Y. , May 7. Governor
Black has signed the Greater New
York charter.
The following is a brief synopsis of
the main x > revisions of the new char
ter :
The municipality is divided into five
boroughs , ManhattanBrox. Brooklyn ,
Queens and Richmond , which are , in
turn , each subdivided into ten council
districts. The mayor will be elected
for four years at a salary of Slfi.OOC
per annum , instead of two years at
510,000 , as at present. With the ex
ception of the comptroller , who will be
elected by popular vote , all municipal
officers will be appointed by the
mayor , who may remove at will during
the first six months of his tenure.
Of course , Brooklyn and Long Island
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C'it- are names no longer known on
the map. Greater New York covers a
territory of . * { r,0 % square miles , thirty-
two miles long and sixteen miles wide ,
with an estimated population of about
: i.400,000. second in both respects only
to London. The first mayor will be
elected November _ next.
AGAINST PORT ARTHUR.
No Permit for Dredging a Ship Chan
nel in Sablno Lake.
Washington , May 7. Some time to
morrow morning the attorney general
will transmit to General
Alger
, secre
tary of war , an opinion reciting that
the secretary has no authority to grant
a permit for the excavation of a chan
nel through Sabine lake from Port
Arthur to deep water , and that the
subject is one to be controlled exclus
ively in the discretion of Congress.
Hawaii Makco a Kick.
Washington , May 7. Hawaiiana
now sojourning in
this city express
surprise and regret at the action of
the senate finance commission in
striking out of the tariff bill the clause
exempting Hawaiian imports from the
operations of the act- They express
confidence and hope that the commit
tee ' s action will be negatived bv the
senate , and point to the fact " that
under both the McKiniey and the Wil
son bills an attempt wa.s made by in
direction to abrogate the reciproeitv
treaty and each time it was voted
down byly senate.
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The Forogtry Order Kovirtoil. k I I
Washington , -May .8.-The sundry | -A
civil bill was taken up in the Senate \
yesterday , the pending question being M
on Mr Pettigrow's amendment in rd- | ' m
crence to suspending the order of I OT
President Cleveland creating extensive > % , *
forest reservations. The president * 5 < j |
order was severely criticised by Sena- jf 1
tors from the states affected , including | 1
Messrs. Pettigrew , Wilson and Carter. 0 |
After some further amendments the W
and the- -
sundry civil bill was passed
Senate adjourned until Monday.
Very I.lko Ilor Mother. I
Wichita , Kan. , May 8. The seven- 1
tcenth annual commencement exer- J
ciscs of the Wichita high school at the J
Auditorium last night eclipsed alL
former ones in oratorical display. Fifteen - J
teen young men and nineteen young M
women comprised the class Miss
Evelyn Louise Lease , oldest daughter
of Mrs. Mary E. Lease , was the valedictorian - m
dictorian of the clai-s , and the vast , m
audience fairly went wild over her ora- i , , ]
tion , which was the best of the even- / j {
ing. Miss Lease also composed the- /J
words of the class song. m
A Missouri Pioneer Gone.
Nevada , Mo. , May s.lames Bryan , M
aged 01 , died to-day. He was born in. U
St Charles county when it belonged ' ' *
to the Spanish government. He was a 1
nephew of Daniel Boone and carried f \
the American flag in front of the pro
cession when Boone ' s body was buried
in Warren county. Missouri. He |
fought in the Senrnolo army , and 4
voted in every national , state and Jl
county election during the past seventy | .
years. He built the first court house j J
in Vernon county. 4 1
A Missouri Woman Killed by a Kurglnr- , '
Stk. Genevieve , Mo . May 8 Miss i
Harriet Boiilet and her aunt , Miss
Constance Mang ' m , wen- the sole occupants - ' J
cupants of their hoim- About midnight - 1
night Wednesday Miss Boillct heard a j
burglar downstair.- , and taking a re
volver she started down. It is sup
posed that she fired one shot at the
burglar , who rushed upon hcr ' niid
taking the revolver shot her through /I
the heart. Her aunt , who slept upon J
the lower floor , found her body in the-
hall. ,
Filibustering Vessels Captured. i
Havana , " May K The Spanish t M
cruiser , Maria Christiana , has capW
tared , at the mouth of the Mosquito 4p j ,
rh-er , four lighters of American conJ ? /
struction , which ban apparently been * '
used in the landing of filibustering exJ (
peditions. Troops ashore captured ;
sixty-three boxes of cartridges belong- y i
ing to the filibusters. J
Turkey Denies Charges or Kxco e * . -
Constantinoi-i.k. May K An official -I
communique reiterat * ' * that the excesses - ) j
cesses attributed to the Turkish troops J
at Larissa are infamous calumnies and r H
that the alleged Turkish evacuation of / j
Trikhala is unfounded. l *
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Democratic Orators for Missouri. jM
Macon. Mo. . Mav --Congressmen- - -
- lark , Bland , Dockery and Henton , • 1
• x-Governor Stone. David A. Ball of , A
I'ike and Edgar M. Richmond of Ma- j
• on have agreed to canvass the First y
istrict for the Democrats. Efforts ' J
re still in progress to secure Blackfif A
nun and Altgeld. - ( l , A
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Iowa's Ofilcial Flower. < PH
Des Moines , Iowa. May 8. Both , J
'louses ' of the legislature to-day passed 1 1
resolution makintr the wild rose the- A
.ieial flower of the state jfl
Iowa Patent Ollire Keport.
Iowa patents have been allowed but J
not yet issued as follows : To P. 1
Schneider of Garner. Iowa , for a kitchen - A
en cabinet. To A. II. Pyle of Webster 1
City , la. , for a valve stem protector k\ \
connected with pneumatic tires on bi- H
cycles. To C. Hohnsbi-lm of Waverly. 9
Iowa , for an improvement in his cream
separator that was heretofore patented
and in successful operation. To .1. A
W. Thurlow of Osceola for a horse-foot m
protector , consisting of a leather band M
having metal armor fixed thereto anil fl
adapted to be buckled around above a fl
horse ' s hoof in such a manner that |
when the hoof is thrown over a fence |
wire the wire cannot eni and damage 9
the animal but will allow the foot 1o ( y § M
slip oft' the wire as required to release ' A
the foot.
Valuable information about obtain- 1
ing , valuing and selling patents sent 1
free to any address. M
Printed copies of the drawings and
specifications of any United States- A
patent sent upon receipt of _ "i cents. M
Our practice is not confined to Iowa.
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Inventors in other stau-s can have our 1 HH
service upon the same terms as Hawk- IB
eyes. H
Titos. G. and .1. Ralph Orwig. _ |
Solicitors of Patents. fl
Des Moines. la. . May (5 ( , 1S97. V
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