Nebraska Newspapers

    Murderer of Little Louise Frost Burned
at Stake Near Limon , Colorado.
HER FATHER APPLIES THE TORCH
Tonne Necro Show * Great Fortitude Un
til the AlerciIuM iriuuion Begin to
Scortch and Shrivel IIU Fleuli l'r -
tor the Ordciil.
LIMON , Colo. , Nov. 17. Chained tea
a railroad rail , set firmly in the
ground , on ithe exact spot .where his
fiendish crime was committed , Preston -
ton Porter , Jr. , or as he was famil
iarly known , John Porter , this evenIng -
Ing paid a terrible penalty for his
deed. It ivas at G:23 o'clock when
the father ofthe murdered gir. ,
touched the match 'to ' the fuel whicli ,
had been piled around the negro and.
twenty minutes later a last convul
sive shudder told that life -was ex
tinct. What agony the doomed boy
suffered while the flames shriveled up'
his licsh could only be guessed from'
, the terrible contortions of his face
and the cries he gave from time to ,
time.
The executioners , who numbered
nbout 300 citizens of Lincoln county/
had not the least semblance of the ,
ordinary mob. Their every act was
deliberate and during all the prep
arations ns well as throughout the
Bufferings of the negro hardly on un
necessary word was spoken. Grimly
they etood in a circle about the fire
until the 'body was entinrely consumed
and then quietly they took their way
back to Limon. from whence they de-
jHirtecl for their homes shortly after
ward.
Preston Porter did not fcecm to re
alize the awful punishment that ln >
was destined to undergo. As he had
exhibited indifference to the enormity
of his crime , so 'he seemed to lack an
understanding of its terrible cense
quences.
For more than an hour while
preparations for his execution were in
progress he stood mute and sullen.
among < the avengers. When every
thing was ready ihe walked to the
stake with a firm step , .pausing . as he
reached the circle of broken boards'
to kneel in prayer. He was allowed
to take his hime. He arose and placed
his back to the iron stake , and half a
dozen men wound chains about his
body and limbs.
Kerosene oil was applied to tli3
wood , and after abrief pause Rich-
Htd W. Frost , the father of little
Louise Frost , whose cruelly mutil
ated body was found one week ago on
that very spot , applied a match. For
a moment but a little flickering flame
arose. Then the oil .blazed up , sparks
flew into the air and the wood began
to crackle. Almost instantly the ne
gro's trousers caught fire. Even
though the flesh must have been
scorched he did not utter a sound.
The flames crept slowly upward on his
clothing , the sparks flew up in a
oloud of , pale smoke. Porter turned
his -head and a frightful expression
changed his face.
With a sudden con
vulsive tugging he stretched his head
as far from the rapidly increasing
flames as possible and uttered a cry of
pain. "Oh. my God , let me go. men ,
I've got something more to tell you
Please let me go. Oh , my God , "my
In terrible screeches these words
the first he had uttered aloud , came
from the negro. A terrible tugging
at the chains , a succession of awful
groans and screams , the negro's awful
agony was at last breaking down his
sullen composure. Not an oath es
caped him , but he begged and pleaded
to be shot. Suddenly tihe rope hold
ing his Jiajids Inn-ned through. Then
the arms , head and shoulders slipped
through the chains. For an instant
the body stood erect , the arms were
raised in supplication while burning
pieces of clothing dropped from them.
Onii Tent sit Indian Head.
WASHINGTON , D. C. . Nov. 17. Im
portant tests of the new twelve-inch
naval gun , wmch is the type of the
great guns to be furnished the new
battleships and armored cruisers , have
been in progress yesterday and today
at Indian Head proving grounds. The
gun is the nrst of forty for the new
hips and much interest has been
show in its performanc.se It is a mod
ification of the old twelve-inch gun ,
with an enlarged chamber , suited to
the use of smokeless powder , and de
signed to take much heavier charges
r r and to secure a higher velocity and
penetration than tne old gun. The fir
ing thus far lias justified every expec
tation as to the new piece.
Hcv. Alfred Pinner Irud.
NEW YORK , Nov. 17. The Rev. Ai-
fred Pinney , uj years of age. died to
day at the home of his son , near Sing
Sing. Mr. Pinney entered the Baptist
ministry and had charges at Syracuse.
Auburn .and New York , at Cleveland
and Zanesrille , Ohio. During the abolition
lition agitation he was prominent as
an assistant of Wendell Phillips and
William Lloyd Garrison.
Indians Steal Horses
SIOUX FALLS , S. D. . Nov. 17. Hav-
Jng become adepts in the art of cattle
stealing , some of the Sioux Indians on
the Rosebud reservation are now turn
ing their attention to stealing horses.
Two red men. John Yellow Wolf and
Bad Boy , belonging at Rosebud , have
ueeu arrested for this offense.
I'lurallty in Kentucky.
FRANKFORT. Ky. . Nov. 17. Official
returns have been received at the sec
retary of state's offic" from 109 out of
the 119 counties of the state. Based
on the vote for the first two electors
on the democratic and republican
tickets respectively the vote for presi
dent was as follows : Bryan 1SG.-
412 , McKinley 173.422. The missing
counties include Jefferson , in whie h
Is situated the city of Louisville ; Kenton -
ton , in which the city of Covington is
situated ; Fayette , with Lexington :
Warren , Bourbon , Fleming , Carter ,
Shelby , Mercer and Pulasl : ! .
MILLIONS IN GOLD COME IN.
Duut and ItullUn Takou Out from Aluika
to Oregon.
CHICAGO , Nov. 10. More than
20,000,000 in gold dust , and bullion
came out of Alaska. British Columbia ,
Northwest Territory , Washington ,
Idaho and Oregon between January 1
and October 24 this year. H. C. Cher-
rler , the Chicago agent of the Great
Northern railroad , today received
from R. C. Stevens , the general west
ern passenger agent of frhat line , a re
port of the assayer in charge of the
United States assay office at Seattle.
The report showed that 6,028 depos
its , aggregating 1,243,163 ounces of
gold dust and bullion had been han
dled in the assay office between those
two dates , the value of the gold being
$20,1GG,687. It also showed that § 16-
374,488 worth of the yellow metal
came from the Klondike region , $2-
710,421 from the Caye Nome district ,
$402.393 from other Alaskan districts ,
J493.-11G from the Atlin district in
British Columbia and $125,762 from
Washington , Idaho and Oregon.
Mr. Stevens secured this statement
to show that the reports of compara
tively small yields in the gold dis
tricts in the season ended October 24
were manufactured by prospectors
with hard luck stories to tell when
they returned to this country.
Carimjjle OlvcM it Million.
PITTSBURG. Pa. . Nov. 1C At a
dinner given tonight by AV. N. Frew ,
president of the board of directors
of the Carnegiflle Institute , to Andrew
Carnegie , Mayor W. .T. Diehl and other
prominent citizens , Mr. Carnegie maae
an offer to the city of Pittsburg
build a technical school , in. connec
tion with the Carnegie Institute and
endow it with $1,000,000. The tone
of Mr. Carnegie's address would indi
cate that , as in the case of the insti
tute. his contribution would be in
creased later to meet the needs of the
proposed school.
White Will Stand Trial.
LANSING , Mich. , Nov. 16. General
W. L. White , ex-quartermaster gen
eral of the Michigan National Guard ,
who has been under indictment the
past year for -alleged complicity In
the state military frauds , appeared be
fore Judge Qiest in the circuit court
this afternoon. General White re
turned to Michigan last night volun
tarily , after an absence of almost a
year. He stood mute before Judge
Qiest and a plea of not guilty was
ordered entered by the judge.
3Ioro Ilelny in
LEXINGTON , Ky. , Nov. 16. One
matter which -will delay the announce
ment of the official count in Kentucky
some days is 'the imprisonment of pre
cinct certificates in ballot boxes in
Lexington and Fayelte counties. Tha
county commissioners today adjourn
ed until November 29 to allow the
election officials to comply with the
court's order to open the boxes and
produce the returns.
Tender Brynii a Ketaiiier
NEW YORK. Nov. 16. The Martin
Eugel association , the Tammany Hall
organization of the Eighth assembly
district , has formally voted to offer
William .7. Bryan a handsome fee to
come to New York and take charge of
the legal defense of the district cap
tains of the Eighth assembly district ,
indicted for alleged violation of the
elections law.
Kxpedltioii to North Pole.
ST. JOHNS , N. F. , Nov. 1G. Eve
lyn B. Baldwin , who , as a member of
the Wellman expedition spent the
winter of 1898-99 in Franz Josef Land ,
and who was a member of the Peary
expedition of 1893-94 , arrived here to
day in search of steamers , men. dogs ,
and other requisites for his projected
North Pole venture next summer ,
backed by the purse of William Zetg-
ler.
Death of a Consul.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 16. The state
department has been informed that
R. A. Mosely. Jr. , consul general of
the United States at Singapore , died
yesterday at Yokohama , Japan. He
was granted leave of absence by the
department some weeks ago upon rep
resentations 'that his health demanded
a change of climate. Mr. Mosely was
appointed to his post January 7 , 1899.
from Alabama.
Snpply Ship : * Wreck.
SEATTLE Wash. , Nov. 1C. The
steamer Ruby A. Cousins , which sail
ed from this port several weeks ago ,
loaded with a general cargo of gov
ernment supplies for the soldiers at
Port Valdez , now lies a total wreck in
the narrows at the entrance to Prince
William sound.
Prayers for America.
ROME , Nov. 16. ( New York World
Cablegram. ) Yesterday the pope
granted special audience to Bishop
Burke of St. Joseph. The pope again
expressed hope that God would grant
prayers for American prosperity.
e In South Africa.
CAPETOWN , Nov. 16. An out
break of bubonic plague is reported
among the natives of Szinyoka. near
King Williamstown. Precautions ar-2
being taken to prevent the spread of
the disease among the whites.
Free from
WASHINGTON. D. C. , Nov. 16. Sur-
fe3on General Wyman of the Marine
hospital service this morning received
the following cablegram from Surgeon
Thomas at Glasgow :
"GLASGOW , Nov. In Port declar
ed free from plague November 14. "
Flynn Wins In Oklahoma.
GUTHRIE , Old. , Nov. 16. The offi
cial returns from all the counties have
been received and the vote on delegate
to congress stands as follows : Flynn
( rep. ) , 38,253 ; Neff ( fus. ) , 33,539 :
Tucker ( socialist ) , 780 ; Allan ( mid
dle-of-the-road populist ) , 780. Flynn's
plurality , 4,714. Total vote polled ,
73,352. Total vote in 1S9S , 45,831.
This shows an Increase in the vote in
two years of 27,521. The h slature
stands : House , 16 republicans. 3 dem
ocrats , 7 fusionists ; council , 5 repub
licans , 7 democrats , 1 populist.
Oem Paul Kruger Has Been Exported
from the Suez Oanal.
HE KEEPS HIS CABIN ON BOARD
I.at I'rt-Mldent of the Itonr Kepnbllo Met
by Delegate from larsclllen Veiicra-
bl Leader of the South African Bur
gher * Keeps Ilvulth and Splrlti.
PORT SAID , Nov. 15. The Dutch
cruiser Geulerland , with Mr. Kruger on
board , has arrived here.
Mr. Kruger remains secluded in his
cabin. His health is good.
A delegate of tnc Marseilles recep
tion committee uoarded the Gelderland
here , but the eventful destination of
the war ship will oe unknown until it
arrives at Port Said , where it will coal.
Mr. Kruger received an ovation at
the German port of Darof Dar-ed-
Salaam.
NEW YORK , Nov. 15. Michael Dav-
Itt , M. P. , has cabled from Paris to the
Journal and Advertiser in part as fol
lows :
"It is a unique testimony to the great
individuality of President Kruger that
his voyage to Europe is watched with
more intense interest by the continen
tal press than is the progress of tiie
war in China. The daily calculations
of the speed of tne Gelderland with its
illustrious passenger have two main in
spirations , namely , curiosity as to what
the indomitable president may say for
his people and against England when
he lands at Marseilles and the prob
able effect of this upon the attitude of
the European powers and the military
policy of the British in the further
prosecution of the war.
"All speculation agrees upon two
points : There are to be great revela
tions. In one well informed quarter
it is asserted Mr. Chamberlain will
soon have an opportunity of reading
private letters found in Johannesburg
that will place the active complicity of
the colonial office in the Jameson raid
beyond further dispute. Proof will also
be adduced that Kruger purchased the
ammunition for the Boer armies from
Birminghom firms in which the family
and friends of the colonial secretary
have a large interest. "
The Gelderlaud will stop at Port
Said only to receive dispatches and
will proceed in a few hours to Mar
seilles , where it is expected to arrive
on the 19th. Kruger is not likely to
publish any statement until after coun
seling with the members of the Boer
government already in Europe , all of
whom , will meet him on landing.
PATRONS Of HUSBANDRY.
Annual Convention of Nutlonul Grnnce
N'oir in Sesidon.
WASHINGTON , Nov. 15. The thir
ty-fourth annual session of the Na
tional Grange , Patrons of Husbandry ,
began here today with a good attend
ance and will continue for a. week or
more. The chief feature of interest
today was the annual address of Wor
thy Master Aaron Jones of Indiana ,
who said that in most of the states
the order had enojyed great prosperity
during the year. In a few states it
had not succeeded so well. The mem
bers of the grange , while affiliating
with each of the political parties in
the last campaign , had emerged from
its battles without disturbing the fra
ternal spirit actuating the order.
The report of the secretary , Dr.
John Trimble o Washington , showed
that 11821 new granges had been , char
tered during the year the order now
numbering over 500,000 members.
Our Troops * Movements.
WASHINGTON , D. C. , ' Nov. 15.
Quartermaster Ludington is informed
the transport Sumner sailed from Na
gasaki today for Manila with four
troops of the Sixth cavalry and four
batteries of the Third artillery. It is
also reported that the four companies
of the Flftteenth infantrty left Takue
today , bound for Manila. The troops
mentioned comprise the last of the
United States army in China with
drawn for service in the Philippines.
The only troops of the United States
now in China are the legation guards
at Pckin , in command of General Chaf-
fee.
Forest Rcherre T.aiv Void.
FRESNO , Cal. , Nov. 15. According
to a decision today by United States
District Judge Wellborn , in the case of
L. E. Eblasingame. it is held that the
act of June 30 , 1S9S , authorizing the
secretary of the interior to make reg
ulations for the protection of foiesc
reserves is unconstitutional , because in
effect it delegates by congress legisla
tive power to an administrative office.
.Smallpox in Xorth Dakota.
WASHINGTON , Nov. 15. Indian
Agent Getchell , in charge of the Turtle
Mountain reservation in North Dakota ,
telegraphs from Rolla , N.D. , that tnree-
more cases of small pox have developed
among the Indians there. Quarantine
must be established at once , he reoorts.
The Fort Totten school is still receiv
ing pupils from Rolla and it is urged
that this be stopped immediately.
The president has issued an execu
tive orilcr admitting free of duty
Christmas presents and souvenirs
sent by soldiers in China to friends in
the United States. The privilege is
the same as was extended in the "Phil
ippines one year ago.
Those IVaro Propositions.
WASHINGTON. D. C. . Nov. 15 It is
said that the details of the propositions
before the council of ministers at Pe-
kin as set out in the London special
dispatches are substantially correct.
However , tney are not included in any
one note so far received here officially ,
but are rather comprised in a series of
notes and telegram that have been ex
changed between the state department
and Minister monger day by day as the
negotiations proceeded. The state de
partment has regarded several of these
propositions as extremely
SCENE WAS A TERRIBLE ONE
an DoHOribo * the aiumicrc of Chin
ese l > y KtiHkluu Soldiery.
LONDON , Nov. 14. The Glebe this
afternoon publishes a letter from a
Belgian gentleman who has been trav
eling to Pekiu via the Trans-Slbenaa
railroad. He describes , under date of.
September 6 , what he saw in the Amus
river. His accounts surpass in horror
those previously published.
"The scenes I have visited during
the three days since the steamer left
Blagovetschcnsk , " he says , "are horri
ble beyond the power of description.
It is the closing tableau of a fearful
human tragedy. Two thousand were
deliberately drowned at Morxo , 2,000
at Rabe and S.OOO .around Blagovet-
chensk , a total of 12,000 corpses en
cumbering tne river , among which
were thousands of women and children.
Navigation was all but possible. La c
week a boat had to plow its way
through a tangled and mangled mass
of corpses lashed together by then-
long nair. 'Ihe banks were literally
covered with corpses. Jn the curves 01
the stream were dark , putrid , smelling
masses of human llesh and bone , surg
ing and swaying 'in ' the steamer's wane.
The captain vainly ordered full speed
ahead. The sight and smell will b
ever with us.
"From BlagovetcheiiSk to Aigun ,
forty-five kilometers , numerous villages
studded the banu , with a thriving , in
dustrious population of over 100,000
That of Aigun was liO.OOO. No one will
ever know the number of those who
perished by shot , sword and fire. Noc
a village is left. The silence of death
was around us. The smoking ruins
of Aigun were on the right , with br ik
on down , crumbling walls and shat
tered walls and shattered , roofless
houses. "
HOW CONGRESS WILL STAND.
Correct MrrnbcrKliip of Die Next Xathiuul
AHsenibly.
State. RCp. Dem.
Alabama . : i
Arkansas . 0
I'ulifornla. . 7
Colorado . >
Connecticut . 4
Delaware . 1
Klorlda . o
Idaho . i
Illinois . 11 11
Indiana . 9
Iowa . 11
Kansas . 7 1
Kentucky . y. < j
Louisiana . 6
-Maine . 4
.Maryland . C
Massachusetts . ] ( 3
Mk-hif-an . 12
.Minnesota , . 7
Missls-sipi . 7
.Missouri . 2 IS
.Montana . i
Nebraska . 2 4
NVvada . : . i
Xew Hampshire . 2
NV\v Jersey . fi 2
Xe\v York . 2- 12
Xortli Carolina . 2 7
Xorth Dakota . 1
liio . 17 4
Oregon .
IVnnsylvania . 20 \
Rhode Island . 2
iHith Carolina . 7
South Dakota . 2
I'i muviseo . 2 8
IVxas , . ic
I'tah . 1
Vermont . 2
Virgrinia . 10
\Y"st Virginia . 4
Washington . 2
Wisconsin . 10
Wyoming . i
Total . ifO 1-jS
PEKIN TO BE AN OPEN PORT
Chinu'c Inland City to Enjoy Siin Com
mercial freedom : H Coast Towns.
WASHINGTON , Nov. 14. In addi
tion to the points said to be agreed
upon at 1-eldn as a bisis for settlement
with China , as announced in ca e dis
patches , it is understood that several
other points are likely to receive at
tention when the matter is taken up
with the Chinese envoys. One of these
is as to making the city of Pekin an
"open port , " for while it is not on me
s-eacoast , the purport is to extend to
it that freedom of commerce and inter
course with foreigners which now ap
plies o"hiy to those open ports designat
ed by treaties with China. The sug
gestion that this action be taken aas
been made in high Chinese quarters
and its advisability is urged because
Pekin , as the capital of the Chinese
empire , is the center of influence
throughout tne country.
Another point which may be pro
posed is that capital punishment , by
beheading or otherwise , shall not oc
cur in future by imperial edict alone ,
but only atter a trial such as is given
in civilized countries , the accused hav
ing an opportunity to be heard. This
does not apply to the executions made
necessary by the Boxer movement.
Dispatches have been received here
from the viceroys of the southern
provinces of China , which thus far
have been more friendly to foreigners ,
stating that they were shocked'by the
execution of the acting viceroy of Chi
Li and also that they feared this \vould
have a serious effect in those localities
hitherto favorably disposed.
Senatorial Knee in Kansas.
TOPEKA , Kan. , Nov. 14. The con
test for the United States senatorship
to succeed Hon. Lucien Baker , whosa
term expires next March , was begun
here in earnest today , when the adhe
rents of Baker opened headquarters.
Charles L. Burton is Baker's most
formidable opponent. Governor W. E.
Stanley , who has jiifot been re-elected ,
simplified the situation somewhat when
he declared positively today that he
\ \ as not a candidate.
Kiimors Start lUin 011 Hank.
CHICAGO , Nev. 14. Three days en
forced absence from his post of duty
on the part of D. S. McGrath , cashier
of the Calumet National bank at South
( "hicano. started false rumors as to the
institution's solvency and culminated
in a run on the bank today. The run
lasted three hours. It began at 9 a.
rn. , but by noon nearly everyone of the
300 or GOO anxious depositors who had
formed in line in front of the bank Had
been paid. At the close of the day's
business Cashier McGrath said nearly
530,000 had been paid out , most of 1 !
going to the holder * .
THE LIV STOCK MARKET.
I utrst Quotation * from South Ounulio
unit KIIIIMIO City *
SOUTH OMAHA.
Union Stock Yarda. Cuttle Therewai
another littoral run of cuttle .here today
uiul the market was In hardly its seed
shape on anything but corn cattle. There
were only about ti'ti cars of curnfcd j--t 'ers
on aale today , and packers took hold hi
Kood aliapo and houghl them up at ju t
about steady prices. The good handy-
weight cat tit ; continue to be in the bent
demand , and sellers had little : trouble In
diKposlnj ? of such klnilH today ut good
steady prices. The ntocker and feedui
trade was rather draKKJ'- The supply haa
been fairly liberal so far thin week and
the demand , particularly for the common
kinds , has not been very heavy. Cooil
hcuvy feeders or yearlings of good qual
ity sold Just about steady today , but
llKlit stocUers of common kinds of any
weight \\ere very slow sale , and In sonu ;
cubes Itvas almost Impossible to muvo
them at any price Buyers shnp'.y do not
want them and for that reason It Is dllll-
eult to tell v.hat the market is Most
of the western grass cattle henwviv on
the Texas orui-r. but packers bought them
up at just about the same prices they
have been selling at the last few days.
Western Ki'ass cows were dull and the
market generally a dime lo\\er unless
the quality was very tfood. Stackers and
feeders were also lower unless they were
just the kind that buyers were looking
for.
for.I
I togs Sellers had things pretty much
their own way. ns the sales below will
Bhow. The market opened about a dime
higher and closed up a bit ; 13cc higher ,
everything selling at , rapidly as the buy
ers could set around. There wi ? not a
very heavy run hero ami packers all
seemed to have liberal orders. They start
ed out bidding $1.7.ViH.M > . but only a few
loads changed hands at tho.se prices , and ,
the same as yesterday , the market kept
getting better as the morning advanced.
After tlu Jlrst round the hoga sold most
ly at $4.JsG't/1.S. > . and as high as $1.1)0 ) was
paid.
Sheep There was in the neighborhood
of 7.IKXI heart of sheep on sale this morn
ing , but ino : > t everything was on th
t'ci'dor order. The tew killers that did
arrive met with ready sale at good ,
s toady prices. That applies to both
sheep and lambs , and everything good
enough for packers was sold in good sca-
- > on. Quotations : Choice fe < l wether * .
M.OCtfM.i : : fair to good fed wotlmrs. $ : : . ' . * Y i'
4.00 ; choice grass wethers , j.sr : > SI.UOfair
to good grass wethers , $ : : .r"i'ii.Sr : : , ; choice
ewes , $ .1.25 } : : .50 ; fair to good ewes. $ : : .ouiu
! .J. > : choice spring lambs , jr..00fi.2 ; fai -
to good spring lambs , ? 4.Tr. ri.OO : feeder
ewes , $2.231i.'S.OO : feeder wethers. $ : : . . " 01D
J.7. ; feeder Iambs , $ l.dlK/1.-10.
KANSAS ( MTV.
Cattle Receipts , f.,700 head natlxes. 2.0CO
he-ad Texaiis , 1.500 head calves : export
steers and Rood butcher cattle , stead.v ;
ommon grade shade lower ; native steers ,
M.70t 5.r.Q . ; stockers and leeders , $ : i.2"4.rxj ;
butcher cows and heifer , S'MtOli ! . : can-
nurs , jL'.50lj.00 ; : fed westerns. $ : : . 7r.fi } .7. ( ;
wintered Texans , $3.ffli ) I..V ) ; grass Ti-xans ,
F3.iritj3.50 : calves , $5.r.0ff.r .
Hojys Receipts , H > , r 00 head ; market very
active , with strong competition anil ! M/ >
l.'c Higher ; heavy. $4.HX ! < / I.H7'2 : mixed. W.ST
? /4.0H ; light , $ i.kyit4. ' . > 2 ; pigs . $4.ro/a4.7r. .
Sheep and Lambs Receipts. 1.100 head ;
Rood general demand at steady prices ;
lambs , $ l.T3ttZ. ' > ; muttons. Vl.Wul.40 :
stockers and feeders- , $ : j.2rTl.iV culls ,
MILES ASKS fOR MORE MEN.
( ( Moral liciimnilH On - ! ? < ildi ; r for K
One Thousand
WASHINGTON. D. C. , Nov. 17. The
feature of the annual report of Lieu
tenant General Miles , commanding the
army , is a chapter dealing with the
need for a general reorganization of
the military service.
In regard to this question he says :
"The events of the last two years
and a half have resulted in a condition
that the nation must prepare to meet.
The need for an efiicient and well or
ganized land force for an indefinite
period is most obvious and the organ
ization of such u , force cannoot be
wisely avoided. There are weighty
reasons why such a service as is now
demanded of the array cannot be per
formed by a temporary organization. "
General M'Jes points out that the
principal limitations of service of the
volunteers to one year in the forces
make this a most expensive- process ,
necessitating double transfer of troops
and adding enormously to the cost of
the organization. He also points out
the need of a reserve force for the
relief of the soldiers who serve in the
tropics , declaring that the regiments
that have PO far served more than two
years at unhealthy stations should un
relieved.
Soldierly Conduct Is Praised.
SANTIAGO DE CUBA , Nov. 17. Un
der general order 131 the Department
of Eastern Cuba was discontinued yes
terday. Colonel Whiteside , in his final
orders relinquishing the command el
the department , expressed his satisfac
tion at the soldierly conduct of the
troops , officers and men , and their
faithfulness in the performance 01
duty. He specially mentioned the
fact that no officer or man had sonant
or received more than the regulation
pay in return for the performance of
duty in the island.
President " \Vints tinSouth. .
WASHINGTON , D. C. , Nov. 17.
The opinion is growing among public
men who are in the confidence of the
president that he will oppose any
movement looking to a reduction of
the congressional representation from
the southern states , on account of
charges of the disfranchisement of
colored voters. The president is said
to be opposed to reviving ill feeling ,
which -he - thinks would be the result
of a bill thus touching the south's
suffrage.
Honolulu IH Growing Fast.
WASHINGTON , Nov. 17. The ceatis
bureau has issued a bulletin announc
ing the population of Hawaii by islands
and districts : . It shows the total pop
ulation of Hawaii to be 151,001 , an in
crease of 44.C > 81 , or 41.2 per cent , over
JS96 , the last census there1. During the
last ten year ? , : rom 1S90 to 1900 , or
substantially the same interval as for
the census of the United States proper
there has been an increase in popula
tion of 64,011 , or 11.1 per cent.
Alvoril Slalces No lffen o.
NEW YORK. Nov. 17. The case oC
Cornelius Alvord. formerly note teller
of the First National bak. was called
in the United States district court to
day. Jacob F. Miller , Alvord's attor
ney , made a motion to dismiss the
case on the ground that the prosecu
tion had failed to prove that any
funds had been taken from the bank ,
and hence he asked that the prisone"
be dischrged. The judge asked hitn
if he did not intend making any de
fense and he replied that he did'not ;
that the prosecution had proved no
larcey and hence there was no crime.
Good Word * for A
The following reference to Hon
George D. Mclklojohn from the Wash
ington Post will bo read with inter
est by Nobrasktuin who have watcluu !
the course of their diatlnguiHhcd cltr-
zen and been pleased -vftlh the honor. *
and advancement attending him .it
home anil abroad :
lion. George D. Meiklejohn , aa lxt-
ant secretary of war , is a conspicuous
example of the subordinate coadjutor *
of cabinet officers of the conscientious
tious and hard working "aasIstanU'
who really do foiir-fiftliH of the du-
partnicntul chores , and do it with In
telligence and fidelity.Ve Inclne to
Mr. Melklojohn. primarily because ho
is a conscientious and oJIlelent laborer J
and next because ho has proudly r - j
frained from seeWng cheap notoriety j
and cheaper adulation through th * !
'medium ' of the newspapers. So far , i-
we can seo. Mr. Mcikk'John has con
tented himself with honest and en
lightened activity in the dlschargo ot
his official duties , and has left tins
'matter ' of his fame and celebration
to contemporaneous historyWe do
not recall In his case a single Instance
of heart-to-heart confabulation wltn
; the correspondents.Ve cannot put
: our linger upon an ebullition or even
a paragraph that connects him with
any conspiracy to parade Meiklejohn
, as a hero , a victim , or a wonder
Above all things he has been modest
and self-abnegating.
It seems proper , however , to refer
| to Mr. Mciklejohifs useful services in
' .tho War department ; his honest an 1
courageous treatment of the canteen
'question , and his uniform courtesy to-
'ward those who have had contact with
'him in his official capacity. All our
under secretaries are beset and over
worked Mr. Meiklejohn is a consplr-
'iious typo. We believe that those Wno
'have knowledge of him will certify to
our commendation. Hut this Is not
all. Mr. Meiklejohn h.is contributed
much to the success of his party In
] the campaign just now closed. A citi
/en of Nebraska , which ate was sup-
'poscd on all hands to be a Brya.j
.state , he nevertheless went there , some
time ago. and took with him the prop
'aganda of the Philadelphia platform
It is not for is to say that he alou-
carried Nebraska for Mr. McKinley.
hut we know that he was conspicuous
in the republican fight ; that he gav
weeks to the advocacy of the cause
that he was prominent among the era
a tors and champions of his party , ami
that in the end Nebraska gave a. hair !
some -and most uncxeptccd majority
for McKinley.
It occurs to us. therefore , In tlw
light of all thee facts , that Nebrask-i
can go farther and fare worse in
search of a man to represent her in
the United States senate. We disclaim
the impertinence of a suggestion to
the Nebraska legislature. Enough for
us to present our estimate of Mr. Mej-
klejohn'.s services and to picture him
as > ; e is regarded here in Washington.
I'nt Tour ( 'illnr Itut toti in lliSap
Ben Adler. a St. Louis merchant ,
wore a fiO diamond collar button anil
a $100 diamond .stud. The last time h
stopped at the Hotel Vendome in New
York he hung ihe shirt containing both
gems on the back of a chair. Next
morning both collar button and stud
were gone. The clerk in the office said
he was sorry and pointed to the sign ,
"Not Responsible for Valuables I'n
less . " After telling several people
of hi. % loss. Mr. Adler finally talked
to his lawyers. As a result suit was
brought , but Justice McCarthy decided
that the tollar button and stud should
have been put in the safe.
Aft r Xirly I-'oity Vir .
After carrying a union bullet in his
body for thirty-eight years General R
N. Richbourg of Montgomery , S. C .
has got rid of it. He commanded the
Fourth brigade. South Carolina mili
tia , and was twice wounded at the bat
tle of Frazier's farm. .June 27 , 18GJ
While charging the breastworks a bui
let stride him full in the breast. The
other day he felt a pain in his bant
and that night he placed a drawing
plaster on the spot where there wai
inflammation. The next morning th *
pain was relieved , and , taking off the
plaster , he found the bullet sticking to
it.
Trnt-Corrreil Trer * .
Orange growers in Florida now COT-
er their trees with tents so arranged
as to admit the sunlight on one side
and keep out frosty winds on the oth
er. In each tent is an oil lamp , which
is lighted on cold nights to keep the
trees warm. The growers are warned
of the approach of unfavorable weath
er in an unlfiue way. As the mail"
travel slowly in some of the thinly
populated districts the government re
quires the engineers of express trains
to blow their whistles six times in ev
cry three milr-s when a "cold wave'
is known to be coming.
I'lif : MiHtak Pul.llc- .
"The public has somehow got the
idea , " says Joel Chandler Harris , "that
I am too modest to be healthy , but
that is a great mistake. "With the ex
ception of a big apple dumpling , with
a bowl of butter sauce close by , I
know of nothing nicer than to sit in
a large armchair and hear your frien ' 3
say kind things about you when they
think you're not listening. "
Hits of thf Tropir-i in ir York.
New York City has a number " > r
tropical plantations , growing with i
the limits of the city. In both On jl
and Riverside parks th re havct"i \
cultivated during the summer a I f ? "
number of cotton , tobacco and ohr
plants.
MiM < n'irI " . Lead Comnicrci * .
Dr. Horatio C. Wood , the brain -p -
cialist of Philadelphia , who has ju .
returned from a trip to Japan.av -
"There is an antagonism existing b"-
tween the Europeans in commercial
life in China and thrmissicnarie - ,
The former , especially among th
younger set. are apt to fall into a di -
solute manner of living which pr"
eludes any sympathy with the ideals o *
the churchmen. The missionaries ar
the -wedge of civilization. It is al
ways the case that they lead and com
merce follows. "