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IRA. Ij BARE, Editor and Proprietor SUBSCEIPTION BATES. One Year, cash in advance, fl.25. 8ix Months, cash in advance 75 Cents' EnteredattheNorthPIatte(Nebrasta)po8tofflceas a econd-clnes matter. FRIDAY, JANUARY 1, 1897, Dave Hlli, has discovered that the free silver movement was a counterfeit political issue. It is wonderful, however, how long- it took the New York senator to dis cover that such was true. J. he bank crashes of the past week or ten days remind us that those "good democratic times" are still with us. It is a great relief to know that the four years of Grover and clover will expire in about sixty days. If the incoming- legislature does the proper thing it will lend en couragement to the beet sugar in dustry and appropriate a reasonable sum for the Trans-Mississippi ex position. Both mean much to this commonwealth. The gold democracy is here to stay, and is perpetuating its orga nizations throughout the country. This wing of the democratic party will be in a healthy condition long after the free silver wing has be come a shrunken corpse. TV. W. Astor has renounced his American citizenship and become a subject to the queen. He thinks the United States is not a fit pla'ce for a gentleman to live. Good-bye Willie, may some of your connec tions follow your example. That banquet ot the f usionists at Lincoln Monday night was not at tended by many of the "plain peo ple" in whom Bryan, Allen, et al., are supposed to be so deeply inter ested. The affair was rather select, and in order that it might be so, the price per plate was placed at a half-dozen 100-cent dollars. Bryax as a lecturer has been a disappointment to the people, and the peoplehave disappointed Brvan. The boy orator's flight to promin ence was meteoric; he is rapidly sinking into that common place sphere which he occupied prior to his nomination. By the year 1900 Bryan will have been forgotten. "Weston, the veteran pedestrian, wept because at the age of 58 he walked only 103 miles in twenty four hours, against the 112 he made when he was a man of 30. The sec ond record is more remarkable than the first, but Weston seems to have discovered in it an intimation that by the time he is 70 he will not be able to accomplish even 100 miles a day. State Treasurer Bartley in his report cites the important fact that if taxes due the state were paid the general fund would have a sur plus of more than 5900,000, instead of being about $1,400,000 behind. This is the condition which con fronts the revenue officers of Ne braska and the discouraging part of it is that it will always confront them. People no more pay their taxes promptly than they do their grocery or beer bills. The fact is that it is generally regarded as "shrewd" to escape taxation. The state of Nebraska must learn from its own and general government's experience the necessity of spend ing less than is taken in. Ex. The Chairman of the National Committee of the bimetallic party, Mr. Chas. D. Lane, appears to differ from the majority of the free silver champions in the respect that he is still capable of entertaining an in telligent and practical view. He laments the defeat of Bryamsm.and predicts its triumph at a later day. but declares for the present the question is settled, and that it is the part of wisdom to accept the decision of the American people in good faith and in a spirit of pat riotism unsullied by partisan rancor and unembarrassed bv factional aaritation of the issues that have just been fought out." The duty of all citizens, he goes on to say, is to do all they can to promote the success of such policies as the re publicans may adopt, and to "join in upholding the hands of Maj. Mc Kinley as president of the United States and to support him in all his efforts to increase the prosperity and well-being of the people of this republic" There is nothing to be gained, he contends, by the con tined agitation for free coinage under existing circumstances, and active opreations in that relation should therefore be .suspended and postponed to a more opportune sea son, which he discribes, with a par donable astronomical simile, as the time when "truth and principle shall finally rise above the darken ed horizon and assume their right ful position as the guiding stars of popular government." St. Louis Globe Democrat. Now that Billgreen is actually going to congress some of the popo- crat papers in the Sixth district are wondering if they have not made a mistake in sending a representa tive to represent them at Washing ton who cannot stay sober at home But they should have thought of this when The Independent re minded them that Bill's cuff but tons are still in soak in a Grand Island saloon for bud;e. Grand Island Independent. ASK FOR SUGAR TARIFF. Producer, Importers an:l J J e finer.- Given n Hearing. "Washington-, Dec. 31. The sugar schedule was tho subject before the ways and menus committee yesterday, and it was the most interesting as well as tho most important schedule so far consid ered. The conflicting interests of the producers, refiners and importers were brought out iu sharp contrast. The pro ducers wauted higher duties all aloug the line, and the refiners pressed for high duties on refined and uot so high on raw sugars. The latter was especi ally anxious that iu imposing counter vailing duties agaiust export bounty countries, the additional duty should bo levied ouly against the refined article. The importers, the cane growers, the re finers and the beet growers wore each given innings by the conmiittee. Johu Farr of New York, Solon Hum phreys of New York and P. J. Smith of New York represented the importers; Colonel J. D. Hill of New Orleans, rep resented the cane sugar growers; W. J. McCann of Philadelphia, the refiners; and Henry T. Oxuard of Grand Island, Nebv and Herbert Myrick, the beet sugar interests. Mr. Oxuard delivered an argument iu favor of a bounty and proceeded to qnote departmental reports and other author ities to show that this country had suffi cient climate and capital requisite to the production of all its own sugar. Every other nation, even Sweden, which could supply itself with sugar had taken every measure to do so. Mr. Oxuard took strong grounds against any reciprocity. He thought a dual policy (both duty and bounty) would bo fair to all interests and jeopardize none. Such a policy, he said, would increase the revenue out of which the bounty could be paid, and would encourage tho sugar industry. The schedules he pro posed were a duty of 1 cent per pouud on all sugars testing 75 degreas or less; 3 cents per 100 ponuds additional for each degree between 75 and 5J6 degrees, and 4 cents per 100 pounds for every additional degree between OS and 1C0 pounds, with one-fourth of a per cent dift'creutial on sugars above 1(5 Dutch standard. He asked for the McKinley duty on mo lasses and contravaiLng duties against bouuty-paying countries on both raw and refined sugars. The bounty he pro posed was three-fourths of a cent per pound, one-fourth to go off at the end of each four years, the whole bounty to cease iu 12 years. MAHER KNOCKS OUT O'DONNELL. ItTookllic Irishman Just. Twenty-Seven Seconds to Do the 71. New Yokk, Dec. 2G. It took just 27 seconds' time for Peter Maher, the Irish pugilist, to demonstrate his superiority in ring tactics and hard hitting qualities over Steve O'Donnell. the Australian boxer, in the arena of the Greater New York Athletic club at Coney Island. Both men were in excellent condition and trained to the honr. Each of them were confident, but Maher's backers made him a hot favorite, by laying odds ranging from three to five to one on the Irishman's chances of winning. From the outset Maher never left the result in doubt. He rushed at O'Donnell the moment the referee called time and O'Donnell assumed the defensive. The big Australian led his left for Maher's body, bnt the Irishman blocked the blow with his right hand shove. Th ,n Maher sent his left to the chin and swung again with his left on the face. He put O'Donnell to the floor a second later with a left on the chin, and "after the Australian regained his feet Maher landed a left smash on the jaw, follow ing it quickly with a left half swing, which sent O'Donnell down in a heap. Dauntless Asks Clearance Papers. Jacksonville, Dec. 30. The master and owner of the filibustering steamer Dauntless yesterday presented a main test of her cargo and asked for clearance papers to Neuvitas, Cuba. The cargo consisted of anus and ammunition. The collector refused clearance until he should hear from Washington, and a telegram was sent asking for instruc tion. No reply has been received yet. Iu case clearance shall be refused the owners of the Dauntless will bring suit against the government for damages. Princess Studying Hungarian. Loxnox, Dec. 31. A Paris dispatch to The Morning Post reports that the Prin cess of Chimay-Caramau is occupied chiefly with the study of the Hungarian language. Although she has lived with her Gypsy lover for six months, they have been unable to understand each other's conversation, as he knew only a few words of Frnnch. It is said that the princess will not allow him to prac tice on his nolm. A Switch Left. Open. Austin, Tex., Dec. 31. An Interna tional and Great Northern freight train was wrecked three miles south of here, presumably by train robbers lying in wait for the passenger train. A break man, Fred Johnson, was killed and Engineer John Smith seriously injured. A switch was left open and rocks piled on the track. Senator Gallinger Confident. Boston. Dec. 31. A special to Tho Journal from Concord, N. H., says: Sen ator Gallinger says he has no doubt that the Cameron Cuban resolution will pass the senate before March 4. Senator Gallinger is equally confident that a tariff bill will be passed at the extra ses sion. tee Visits American Prisoners. Havana, Dec. 31. United States Con sul General Lee paid a visit to the Ameri can prisoners in the Cabanas fortress this morning. Yicc Consul General Springer was unable to sail for the United States, but will leave on jSaturday. Two Boys Killed. 'Washburn, Wis.,Dec. 31. Tvroboys, Matthew Musolf, aged 10, and Willie Charbanau, aged 12, were killed by tho collapse of a load of logs upon which they were riding. Their bodies were horribly crushed underneath tho logs. KILLS TWENTY-POUR. TRAIN PLUNGES THROUGH A BRIDGE IN ALABAMA. Removal of Rail by Desperadoes Be lieved to Bo tho Cause Several Men Ap pear and Hob the Dying and Dead and Escape to the Woods "With Their Booty. Memphis, T)ec. 2S. A special to the Commercial-Appeal from Birmingham, Ala., says; Fiends in human form wrecked the Birmingham Mineral pas senger train No. 40 at the bridge 20 miles west from here Suuday morning and 24 persons were killed. That many bodies have been recovered, and further search may swell the list of dead. The wreck is regarded as almost certainly accomplished by the removal of a rail on the middle span of the tres tle. This derailed the train, which caused it to fall down the two spans and precipitated it into the river, 110 feet below. The wreck was the worst that has ever occurred in the state, and the survivors are so few aud are so badly hurt that they are unable to give any detailed description of how it happened. It is not known, and may never be as certained, just how mauy passengers were on the train. Most of them were miners and residents of mining towns in this district, who had romid-trip tickets and were returning to their homes along the Hue of the Birmingham Mineral road: The first news of the wreck was brought to Hargrove, a telegraph sta tion four miles from the Eseaba river by a farmer who said that while passing uear the place he heard a crash. Going nearer ho saw the two spans of the bridge broken out. He then dis covered tho burning wreckage iu the shallow water below. He could hear the groaus of the wounded and dying, but without waiting to see further he rode on horseback to Hargrove as rap idly as possible, where the operator tele graphed for aid. Meanwhilo a few people gathered at the scene to render what aid they could, but it was too late to do much. Nino people had gotten out and the others had been burned up iu the wreckage. When the wrecking train from Birnungham arrived there was little need for the small army of physicaus that had come along. The wounded wore quickly attended to and then sent to Blocton for further atten tion. 4 Dr. Ray, a Blockton physician, who attended Gardner, one of the injured amvivors, telegraphs the statement made by Gardner as to the cause of the wreck. Gardner says when he felt the cars leave the track he looked out aud saw three savage lcolring men rushing from a hiding place down toward the water's edge, and that after the wreck they went through the wreckage, rob bing the dead aud wounded, and then fled to the woods. They did their work quickly and offered no assistance what ever in the way of rescuing the impris oned and injured passengers. This story, however, has not yet been corrob orated, but other facts tend to show that it was the work of train wreckers. The railroad company last night fur nished the following as the list of the dead: James Boi.ltng of Guthrie, Ky., South ern Express messenger. Frank AVuite of Birmingham, engi neer. A. P. Connkll of Helena, conductor. Gkohge Carney of Birmingimm, flag man. It. Y.rEBR of Birmingham. Bruce Phillips of Blocton. L. "W. Martin, Broukwood, Ala. Mrs. Henry Handrerry and two" chil dren, Birmingham. B. 11. Bloant of Birmingham, colored minister. Miss Ada Powers of Blocton. Dr. Ij. X. Powers of Blocton. Mrs. Emma Powers and two children, Blocton. Mrs. B. Little, Blocton. Mr. Gardner, Blocton. Hits. Gardner, Blocton. Miss Gardner, Blocton. One unidentified uody. but supposed to be Tom Strather, a colored porter. Injured: E. E. Ethels of Helena, slightly. Stun Spccer, fireman, arm broken. Andrew Bryson, Blocton, fatally. Miss Booth of Blocton, slightly. Mrs. Powers' child from Blocton, slightly. Mrs. "Walker, slightly. Sirs. "Walker's three children escaped practically uninjured. Atlanta, Ga., Dec. 29. A special to The Journal from Birmingham says: At noon today the deaths from yester day's bridge disaster at theCahaba river, on the Birmingham Mineral road, have increased to 24. S. "W. Tibbs and wife of Badger, it develops, bearded the ill fated train at Gunree and have not since been seen. It is now believed that they were in the wreck and burned entirely up. This runs the list of de.id up to 23, aud added to this is "W. W. Ross, a bridge carpenter, hurt in the collision between two wrecking trains at the scene of the disaster, who died today. His was the 2-lth death from the wreck. Bank Wrecker Sent to Jail. Denver, Dec. 20. Judge Hallett overruled two motions made by the at torneys for O. E. Miller, C. H.Dow and Sidney E. McClurken, the con victed Commercial National hank wreckers. One motion was for a new trial and the other for an arrest of judg ment. The motions were made merely as a matter of form, as Judge Hallett had previously given notice that unless some glaring errors in the trial were dis closed he would overrule all motions made on behalf of the defendants. Sen tence, however, was not passed, as Judge Hallett has allowed the attorneys until Jan. 22 to prepare the cases for presentation to the supreme court of the United States. Miller was taken to jail, having failed to find bondsmen. jHx-Clironiele Kditor Dead. Chicago, Dec. 30. Harry C. Foraker, formerly managing editor of tho Chicago Chronicle, died of consumption. Did You Ever Try Electric Bitters as a remedy for your troubles? If not. get a bottle now and get relief. This medicine has been found to be peculiarly adapted to the relief and cure of all female complaints, exerting a wonderful direct influence in giving strength and tune to tho organs. If you have loss of appetite, constipa tion, headache, fainting spells, or are nervous, sleepless, excitable, melancholy or troubled with dizzy spells, Electrie Bitters is tho medicine you nr ed. Health and strength are guaranteed by its use. Fifty cents and SI. 00 at Streitz's drug store. 3 ALLOW DAUNTLESS TO CLEAR. Granted Permission to Leave For Cuhan Port With Arms. Jacksonville, Fla., Dec. 31. Tho steamer Dauntless, which tho govern ment has granted permission to clear for a Cuban port with a cargo of munitions of war, is not in port at present. Tho officers say it has gone on a "wrecking trip" and may not return for a week. Tho Dauntless gave the revenue cutters Vhe slip, going out of tho river from one of the shallow channels; and this has aroused the suspicion that the vessel is again on a filibustering trip. The owners say that the vessel will be formally cleared for Cuba as soou as it shall re turn. The commander has also been granted permission to clear with arms, and will do so in the morning. Several carloads of arms and ammunition are in the city awaiting shipment. A rather anomalous fact is presented in that if either of the boats shall clear f or Cuba the Spanish consul or vice consul will have to sign the clearance papers, this being required when a vessel clears for a foreign port. In this instance it would be a case of a Spanish officer affixing his signature to a document permitting a vessel to carry war mater ial to a people fighting against his gov ernment. Consul Soils was asked if he would re fuse to sign the clearance papers of the Dauntless. He said that he could not refuse, as it was his duty to sign the papers. The cargo of both boats will bo shipped to Salvador Cisueres, president of the Cuban republic; the Dauntless cargo consigned to Xenvitas, and that of the Commodore to Santiago. Insurgents Ileitis: Starved Out. New Yokk, Dec. 27. A dispatch to the Herald from Camp Arroyo Grande, Piuar del Rio province, via Havana, Cuba, says: In an interview with your correspondent, Captain General "Weylcr said: "I have 20 battalions, ranging from 800 to 1,000 men each, occupying all the hills of the province. These col umns have destroyed everything iu sight and have been able to subsist on the cattle of tho iusnrgonts, which were found grazing in the hills aud with whoso destruction died their remaining hope of sustenance. They must either starve now or submit, and some may prefer to do the former, owing to their remarkable apathy." Chinese Kcvoliitinnary Junta at Chicago. Chicago, Dec. 31. According to "Wong Chin Foo, editor of the Chinese News, Chicago is to become headquar ters for the Chinese revolutionary junta. This body plans tho overthrow of the present Chinese dynasty by an armed invasion from a convenient island in the South seas. Rooms for tho junta have been already engaged in this city and the Mongolians here now await the coming of Sung Yat Sen to set the ma chine in operation which is to open China to western civilization. Train liobbers .SliII.it Large. Kansas City, Dec. 27. Although three days have passed since the robbery of the Chicago aud Alton train at Blue Cut, no trace of the robbers has been found, notwithstanding a dozen detec tives are working on the case. The Sa line count authorities profess to believe they have one of the robbers in Tom Mc Donald, who was arrested at Gilliam Christmas night. JianUcr Commits .Suicide. Chicago. Dec. 28 Otto Wasmans dorf , the banker who failed recently as a result of the collapse of the Illinois National bank, has committed suicide. Colby Will Go to Culm. Lincoln, Dec. 31. General L. W. Colby of Beatrice, who has taken upon himself the task of forming an American army to fight for Cuban independence, will start for tho east in a few days, stopping at Chicago, Cleveland and New York. From the latter place he will sail for Cuba in an individual capacity to look over the ground. Williams' Will Sustained. David City, Neb., Dec. 30. In the contested will case of the late Louis "Williams of Bellwood, which occupied tho entire rime of the district court last week, the jury brought iu a scaled ver dict, which was opened by Judge Sedg wick. The will was declared to be valid. The estimated value of the estate was about $200,000. Senator Thurston Talks on Cuba. Omaha, Dec. 30. Senator Thurston addressed the Chautauqua circle last night on the Cuban question. He re viewed the history of the rebellion on the island, and said the present condi tion there is a blot on civilization. Al though recognition would likely lead to war, the senator declared he would vote for it with full knowledge of the consequences. With regard to Olney's "strange interview," he said that con gress and not the president best repre sents tho people. Important L;uv Suit, at Chadron. Chadron, Neb., Dec. 23. One of the most important law suits ever tried in western Nebraska is now before Judge "Westover's court at Chadron. There are lands valued at hundreds of thou sands of dollars, canals, reservoirs, grist mills, etc., all involved, the question be ing the use of the waters of "White river for irrigation purposes. The corridors of the Blaine hotel are filled with law yers, and much interest is manifested. The questions are upon the appropria tion of water for irrigation, domestic and manufacturing purposes under the laws of 1SS!) and 1805. BEAL'S SILVER SCHEME. Favors a Warehouse For liitlliou and Is suance or Certificates at Market Value. Denver, Dec. 30. Governor Mclntyre has received the following letter, to which he has not replied: Broken Bow, Neb., Dec. 28. To Governor Jlclntyre, Denver: Dear Sir AVh.it do you think of the idea of the legislature of Colorado making an appropriation to construct a deposi tory for silver bullion in your state? The bullion could be deposited and certificates issued on the same at market value of the bullion, which certificates could be used as money by the people, and in this way the demand for more money could be met. I have thought the matter over and if I can get any encouragement from silver-producing states, I will introduce ji bill in the Nebraska senate this winter to that effect. I am satisfied that the new use such a scheme would create for sil ver bullion would cause the price to rise and many of the lwncflts sought for by the frco silver advocates would be reached and no law violated. Please think tho matter over carefully aud let me hear from yon. Very truly, C. "W. Beal Senator Fifteenth Nebraska District. TOED IS A FEW WORDS EVENTS OCCURRING IN ALL SECTIONS SUMMARIZED. Happenings From Home and Abroad Jlc duceil From Columns to Lines T'very tltins: But Facts Klimiaatcd For Our Kcadcrs' Convenience. Friday, Dec. 25. A farmer named Sehult hanged him self at his home at Good Hope, Ills. Tom Kavanaugh of Buffalo knocked out Artie Flint of Denver at Pine Bluff, Ark., in the third round The convicts in the Kansas penitentiary will present Warden Lynch with a gold watch New Year's clay An organization is l)eing formed at El Bono, Cal., of able bodied men who will go to Cuba as "colonizers." Ales Wal lace of Chicago, while under the influence of liquor, lay down on a bed and smoth ered to death G. E. Beard and wife of Syracuse, Intl., while visiting Chicago re latives, were roblwd of 13 in a street car Miss Lillian Campbell of Chicago be came despondent, drank corobolic acid and will probably die Charles Blandenberg tried to act :is peacemaker for two men who were fighting in Chicago and was fatally stabbed George Haven, an en gineer, while practicing foot l)all signals in the Y. M. C. A. gymnasium at Chicago, received a severe fracture of his hip John Pile, a convict in jail at Louisville, Ills., has refused to either eat or drink and a commission has been appointed to in quire into his sanity R. E. Domkcy, a Chicago barber, was returning home when two thugs held him up, got ?." in cash and wanted his coat also, but owing to his earnest pleadings made him a present of it Governor Morrill os Kansas issued a pardon as a Christmas present for W. J. Jackson, serving a life sentence for a murder committed in 1S73 Jealousy caused Frank Harris, living at Eagle Sta tion, Ky., to shoot and kill Herman Med ley, who was dining at his house. Medley mortally wounded Harris John D Townsend, the New York lawyer who gained fame by driving from the bench a number of judges belonging to the Tweed ring, died suddenly at a dinner party in New York City Plenty Bird, the Indian, was convicted of manslaughter at Rusli- ville, Xeb. John frasher, aged 15 years, was run over and killed by a freight train at Malvern, Ark. While trying to ar rest Johnson Howard near Cynthiana, Ky., Police Officer Lacoy was fatally shot. Sstiirrfay, Dee. 20. Charles Xainckic, an employe of the high Coal company, was drowned Lc- a: Mauch Chunk, Pa. In fight at Mulvaney's saloon a free-for-all at Sanford. Ind., John Tossor was fatally shot in the breast D. W. Baricklow, a telegraph operator of Coffeyvillo, Kan., committed suicide at Loss Angeles, Cal., by morphine Tho remains of Prof. Louis Pasteur were removed from the cathedral of Xorte Dame at Paris to tho Pasteur institute Clarence Edwards and Walker Tyler fought at Marshall, Tex., and the former drew a knife and stabbed Tyler to death Thomas Miller of Goldsmith, Ind., after sceinpc his sweetheart home Christ mas night drew a pistol and blew out his brains without known reason While D. Davis was dozing on a pile of empty boxes at Brookhaven, Miss., J. B. Ilar.iy startled him and he fell to the ground, breaking his neck Miss Mary E. Thax tor of Hcdalia, Mo., is at Portland Ore., gathering evidence concerning her father's death in order to institute proceedings to obtain her share of a $500,000 estate Rhowles, the famous circus "nareback rider, killed a man at Red Bank, X. J. Thomas Wills, a prosperous farmer, was thrown from his buggy at Metropolis, 111., aim iarauy injured iin-iin Jiauey, a lumberman of Poplar Bluff, Mo., shot and killed a man named Eye during a drunken spree Edward Iangstone, a brakeman on the Waldo railroad, was shot and killed at Cerrillos. Mex., by Felix Salimas Charles Overbed of the firm of Overbeck & Co., Xew York city is missing from his home and foul play is suspected John Snowdcn, aged (K) years, committed suicide by hanging himself to the fire escape of the Pacific hotel at Lawrence Miss. Germany has decided to reorganize her artillery sen-ice if Franco doos so, and it is quite probable that the hitter will make some changes. 3Ionday, Dee. 28. The Ivirn of H. X. Cunningham at Lex ington, Tex., was destroyed by an incen diary fire anc his body has Ixion discoveml full of bullet holes While Pet Randall and Shad Bates were fighting near Salem, Ala., Randall's father tried, to scalp him and a brother of Bates knocked his brairs out Mi.ss Ella Keating was struck by an engine ami fatally injured while cross ing the- railway tracks at Easter park and Montuuk avenue, Xew York city Dur ing the Chris, mas festivities at Parkins ville, Intl., a gang of loughs entered and turning down the lights assaulted several girls and held Indian war dances Frank Gray, late editor of the Calhoun Courier at Fordyce, Ark., asked Tom Long to quit quarreling and the latter turned on him with a knife and Gray shot him dead The final obsequies over the body of Kate Field was held in San Francisco. Presi dent Cleveland sent a tloral offering John Hurth, a wealthy Montana miner on a trip around the world, was robbed of $7,500 in German money, a collection of rare coins, deeds to mining property in Butte, Mont., and a gold nugget worth $200 by several colored women in Chicago. Passenger train plunges through a bridge in norrhcrn Alabama and 21 people were killed Senor Andradc, the Vene zuelan ministor, has reached Washington. from Xew York The long-lost birth place of Buduha has been discovered in Xepal Tcral M. PaulDaumer, formerly French minister of finance, has been ap-: pointed governor of Indo-Chiha. Tuesday, Dec. 29. Tom Piatt says Mr. Choatc will not bo the next senator from Xew York. Boot and shoe workers at Georgetown, Mas., have struck against a reduction in wages and the strike is likely to spread. Ad vices to the Cuban junta in Xew York state that General Maximo Gomez has passed the casrern trocha at Moron, going west. The Philadelphia & Reading Coal and Iron company will close until Jan uary 4S Twenty thousand men and Ijoys will be idle. Mrs. General Shields, ret gent of the Sr. Louis chapter of the Daugh ters of tho American Revolution, gave a reception to Mrs. Adlai E. Stevenson in St. Louis. Three Friends, the filibus tering steamer, will be libeled for viola tion of the neutrality laws when she reaches Jacksonville, Fla. Miss Julia Scott, daughter of Mrs. aud the late M. T. Scott of Lexington, Ky., and niece of Vice President Stevenson, was wedded at St. Louis to Carl Vrooman of Baltimore. Bom-iy is terribly afflicted by the bnbonic plague, over 1,400 deaths having occurred up to date. Samuel Rogers of Ramsey, Ills was terri bly gored by a bull he was driving to pas ture Burglars robbed the postofficeand gener. store of Chase & Craft at Kings bury. Ind. The safe was blown with dynamite A Cashburn, a pioneer of Hancock county, Illinois, died suddenly, aged 72 years August Beck, a saloon keeper at Houghton, Mich., cut his throat while crazed with pain from a kick re ceived the previous day. He will not recover Joseph Pinton, aged 24, son of a hardware merchant at Houghton, Mich., has died of malignant diphtheria The coal miners' strike at the mines in St. Clair and Madison counties, IllinpK which ; affected 2,000 mch.'has been "declared off. and they will return to work at once. Committees havo been selected to attempt to secure an increase in wages Oswald Frendin, a wealthy retired farmer of Stockholm, Sweden, attempted to com mit suicide at Racine, Wis., where ho was visiting. He was removed to a hospital and will die. Ill health prompted the shooting. TTednesdaj-, Iec. 30. Isaac Sucker was sentenced to 3G years in prison at Xew York city for arson The wool king, David Harpstock of Ohio, sustained a stroke of paralysis and is in a j critical condition The Republican club of Xew York turned down Joseph Choatc and indorsed Piatt for United States sen ator Policeman-Bratton was shot and fatally wounded while attempting to cap ture two burglars at Tacoma, Wash. Calling on a physician at Hazclton, Pa., jfer relief for a headache Joseph Warreck discovered that his skull was fractured In his biennial report Governor Morrill of Kansas recommended that the state purchase and operate its own plant for the state printing On account of an epi demic of rabies among the dogs of Phila delphia the police are ordered to shoot all unmuzzled canines wandering on the streets Owing to the mild winter V. J. Rothchild, secretary of the St. Paul Win ter Carnival association, has abandoned tho idea of the ice palace this year Governor Morton of Xew York has ap pointed Colonel Ashley W. Cole, a former Xew York newspaper man and his privato secretary, a member of tho state railroad commission, at $8,000 a year" Joseph Barbot, the French tenor, died in Paris. He was born in 1S24. Joseph von Wasiclewski, tho violinist and histo rian, died in London Julian Ralph, the literatcur, denies that William Waldorf Astor has sworn allegiance to the queen M. Halam.icr-Dnfresnoy, formerly di- rcttor of the Paris opera, is dead. He was born in 1819 The sister of Robert Woods at Fort Worth, Tex., is prosecuting her brother for the theft of her diamond ring For stealing two bushels of corn from one of his tenants near Crawfordsville, Ind., John A. Long, a wealthy farmer, was arrested .ind pleaded guilty Frank E. Clarke, editor of a paper at Grayville, 111., killed himself with morphine. He was an applicant for tho position of post master and was Senator Cullom's choice Dr. A. A. Tayman, a silver democrat, mcmlx5r of the pension board at Lebanon Mo., and a prominent Grand Army vet eran, was removed by the department and a Republican appointed in his place. Thursday, Dec. 31. A crank held up a priest and made him hand over his cash at a church altar at St Louis W. M. Bing, a prominent farmer living near Rome, Ga., committed suicide by means of laudanum Over 1,000 per sons are annctcd with la grippe at Galvcs ton, Tex., but so far no deaths have re suited Everett's hotel at Xew York City has been closed, owing to finnncia difficulties. It is one of the oldest in the city Henry Drcyer, a St. Loulsian, was held up at Blackjack, Mo., and robbed bv two highwaymen, whoovcrlookcd$l,000 Mine. Roycrharatt, a wcalthv widow, ant her maid were strangled to death at Vitrv- Le-Francois, France, and robbed of 6,000 francs R. W. Fenwick, a prominent lawyer of Washington, D. C, was stricken with apoplexy in a street car and died immediately Xew York Progressive Democratic club has decided to work for tho nomination of William J. Brvan for president in 1000 Mrs. Hcnrv Ward Beccher is not very likely to recover from the injuries caused by a fall at her son-in-law's house Rev. C. O. Brown, the noted San Francisco preacher, was ac corded a warm welcome on his return to his old home at Kalamazoo, Mich. Dynamite exploded in the house of Louis Beckci at Tuckortown, Pa., and killed his wife, aged 54, and her step daughter, Mrs. lllmni.eidel, aged 30 Harry Redden, an infant, was accidentally smothered to death at Brooklvn, . Y. The Denver chamber of commerce has de cided not to send delegates to the mon etary conference at Indianapolis, in Jan uary Alexander Smith & Co.'s carpet works at Yonkers, X. Y., is expected to re sume work after Xew i ear's. The firm employs about 700 hands Two men at tacked J. S. Panheimer, an employe of the Central steam laundry, while in an eleva tor and got away with a vaiisc containing $512 A dispatch from San Francisco says that Fred L. Wood, a convict at San Quentin. has become insane ;is a result o' hearing that he had lcen left a fortune of $:0,0(X) by a relative Several life insur ance companies have asked that an invest igation be made coneerninir the death of Theodore Blakley, manager of Sousa's band, who died suddenly in Carnegie hall, Xew York, Xov. 7 Mathcw Musolf, aged 10, and Willie CharlKinn, aged 12, were killed by the collapse of a load of logs, on which they were riding, near Washburn, Wis. Senator Gallinger says the Cameron Cuban resolution will pass the senate. He is also confident that a tariff bill will Ik; passed at the extra ses sion Tennessee Republican executive committee has requested George X. Till man, late Republican candidate, to contest the election of Robert Taylor to the gover norship. Obligations or Pacific Uo.uls. TVrACTitvr:Tfiv Tion 9'1 Tim T7!i-n;r Star says: The president has had sev eral conferences of late with the attor ney general, the secretary of the interior aud the secretary of the treasnry, with a view to speedy action for the adjust ment of the obligations of the Pacific railroads to the government. It is said to be settled that steps will shortly be taken for tho foreclosure of the govern ment's mortgage on these. roads unless congress shall make other provisions for the settlement of the question at its coming session. Mra.Henry Ward Beccher ScriotiHly Hurt Stamford. Conn., Dec. 30. The con dition of Mrs. Henry Ward Beccher, whose hip was broken by a fall Sniukry, is still serious. Her attending physician saj-s that tiie chances for her recovery are about even. Consul General Campliell Dead. London, Dec. 31. Louis A. Campbell, consul general for the republic of Salva dor, died here. L,UerS.ry Aspirant. Literary Aspirant It must he fine to ho an editor and have an oppor tunity to print all that you want to say. Experienced Newspaper Man Lord bless you, hoy, I printed all I wanted to say in the first three weeks! Ever since then I've been filling space. Somerville Journal. Wo lovo-and bless the hands wc press When the Christmas log is burning. Cook. It has been said that there could beno cure for internal piles without a rurgi cal operations, but over 100 cases cured in Council Bluffs, la., by the use of Hemorrhoildine proves the statement false. There is a cure andquick perma nent relief for all who suffer with blind bleeding and protruding piles. Its use 'causes no pain, oven in the most aggra vated cases. It is also a cure for consti pation. Price 81.50. For sale by A. F, Streitz. 9 NEWS OF NEBRASKA, Plenty Bird Guilty of Manslaughter. Rushville, Neb., Dec. 26. Plenty Bird, an Indian on trial for murder, was convicted of manslaughter. Purchases the lllnir Tilot. Blair, Xeb., Dec. 29. L. A. Will iams, formerly proprietor of the Scrib ner Rustler, purchased the Blair Pilot, formerly owned by Perry Selden. ice Get Three Years. York, Xeb., Dec. 29. W. L. Leo, convicted on the charge of attempting to kill A. Bissell, was sentenced to three years in the peniteutiary for the crime. Smothered in u Corn Chute. Carleton, Neb., Dec. 29. Harry Sheridan, aged 10 years, sou of Peto Sheridan, got into the corn chute in the elevator here and was smothered beforo he could be removed. C. H. Elliott Gets Life Imprisonment. O-iaiia, Dec. 2(i. The jury in the case of Charles H. Elliott, charged with the murder of Gay Hutsonpiller in this city on Nov. 17 returned a verdict of guilty of murder iu tho first degree, with imprisonment for life. Two Hoys Drown AVhilo Skating. Valley, Neb., Dec. 26. While skat ing on Van Syoc lake Earl Campbell and Jay Van Syoc, aged 21 aud 19 years, sons of C. E. Campbell and Samuel Van Syoc, farmers living three and a half miles north of here, were drowned, the ice breaking. Central City Paper Changes Hands. Central City, Neb., Dec. ao. Tho Nonpareil changes hands this week, G. E. Pessinger purchasing Colonel Wolcott's interest in the same. The colonel is making arrangements to go to Nash ville, Tenn., where he will advertiso Nebraska at the exposition. Prosecution Finishes Its Case. Pender, Neb., Dec. 25. The state rested yesterday iu the trial of Dr. Good mausou and the defense will he given a hearing today. There was little di rect testimony. Witnesses for the stato testified that the prisoner was in the habit of manifesting indifference toward his wif o. Auditor IMoore's Iteport. Lincoln, Dec. 2G. Tho second hicn niel report of State Auditor Moore, which has just heeu placed in the gov ernor's hands, is an elaborate review of tho department's business and contains a number of recommendations which the auditor believes the legislature should consider. Nebraska's TSalnuce Sheet. Lincoln, Dec. 27. State Treasurer Bartley has sent to the governor his bi ennial report of state finances. It shows a balance on hand of about a million and a half. In the general summary the treasurer gives figures showing that legislative appropriations are in excess of the revenue really avail able. WHEAT LOSES OVERA CENT. Profit Taking on a Liberal Scale Main Kensoti For the Decline. CniCAGO, Dec. 3J. Wheat today lost a trifle more than a centof tho 2-ccnt advance it niadu yesterday. The recent rise in prices finally proved too tempting to holders and profit tak ing on a lil.eral scale was the main reason for the decline of tho other markets. Oats was especially heavy, breaking 5e. Corn declined c and provisions woundup the session at sub stantially unchanged figures. Colsing prices: "WHEAT Dec., 79: May, Sic. COKX Dec, 236c ; May, .'5Hc OATS Dec., lojge: May, 19fcc. PORK Dec., SU.5J ; Jan., $7.55: May, $730. LARD Dec, $3.70; Jan., Sl.TTls; May, $.1.97. RIBS Dec.. $3.80; Jan., $3.77; May, $:U)7 Cash quotations: No. 2 red wheat, 91(fW)i:; No. 3 red, hSnSTc; No. 2 spring. 8asjUc: No. 2 corn, 22K225fc: No. 2 oats. 17c South Onialia Livestock. South Omaha. Dec. 30. CATTLE Receipts. 1,00(1: active, stronger; native beef steers, ?3.t0 (54.00; western steers, $3.00:03:80; Texas steers, $2.7533.70: cows and heifers, ?2.G0&3.30: can- ners, S1.50&2.50; stookers and feeders, S&lJOft 3.85; calves, $3.0025.2."; bulls, stags, etc, $1.75 (S3.25. HOGS Receipts, 0,000: shade easier: heavr. $3.053.3.20; mixed, $3.10513.15; light. $3.25SK1.30: bulk of sales, $3.1033.20. SHEEP Receipts, none: firm; fair to choice natives, $2.75ft3.i;5: fair to choico wcstcrns,$2.50 (83.35; common and stock sheen. $2.25 3.25: lambs, $3.00 3 5.25. Chicago Livestock. Chicaoo, Detv 3J. HOGS Receiiits. 31.003: quiet, light a shade higher, others steady ;light, 53.20&3.J5: mixed, $3.083.(; heavy,-$3.00fii 4.00; rough. $3.00.7? 3.05. CATTLE Receipts')!!: best trades a shade higher, others steady: beeves. $3.40(i5.2t): cows and heifers. 5l.S0tftl.IO: Texas steer, s-'k-a. 15; stockers and cedars, $2.l0ti&3.JO. SHEEP- Receipts, 12,000: quiet and ironemllv steadv. English convicts aro to havo "tho monotony of thoir lives relioved" nnd their "moral tone raised" by louturcs on "scientific and interest ine subjects. " The French Prince I m -perial, poor young fellow, was slain by savages, "for want of a His saddle- horse. girth broke; the strap was rotten. Life de pends on little things. 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