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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1897.
The leaven seems to be working-
TTiprp are now seven anti-trust
bills before the legislature of Mas
sachusetts. one in the senate and
six in the house, and more in prepa
ration. There is going; to be z
cold spell for the trusts for the
next four years.
Three more members of the Mc
Kinlev cabinet have been selected
Iong" of Massachusetts for secre
tary of the navy, McKenna of Call
fornia for secretary of the interior
and Wilson of Iowa for secretary of
agriculture. It is also settled that
Chas. G. Dawes, of Illinois, former
ly of Lincoln, Neb., will be comp
troller of the treasury.
. Mr. Bryan claims in his book
that the cross ot gold and crown of
thorns was his own phrase, though
he had used it before in congress
It is strange that Mr. Bryan ig
"nores the perfectly well-known fact
thatMcCall, of Massachusetts, was
the first to employ it in congress,
and that it had been printed many
years before in the play of Jack
Cade.
The public printer at Washing
ton states that he has the largest
and most complete establishment
of the kind in the world, and last
year he used 5457 tons of paper,
against 2718 tons in 18S7. If he
can prove that the country has
has been benefitted by this increase
he will confer a tavor and repress
a wish that the number of tons
could have been halved instead of
doubled.
IUCIEN Stebbins, ot this county,
made a motion in the house Tues
day to have printed copies of the
evidence taken in the Douglas con
test, but the motion was driven
deep in the ground. The Journal
says that as soon as the republicans
began voting for the motion the
f usionists dropped it like a hot po
tato. The "evidence" looks better
in a pigeon-hole than in a printed
document.
It is generally understood that a
bill appropriating several thousand
dollars for the benefit of the Ne
braska Irrigation Fair will be intro
duced in the legislature. In view
ot the fact that western Nebraska
has never been recognized in the
way ot state appopriations other
than tor relief during the great
drouth year and the further fact
that the Irrigation Fair is an insti
tution which must result beneficial
ly to thousands of tax-payers, it is
only just that this proposed appro
priation be made. We shall expect
Senator Feltz and Representative
Stebbins to buckle on their fighting
armor and work valiantly for the
passage of the bill.
The maximum rate case has been
set for rehearing in the United
States supreme court the first
Monday in April. This means that
in all probability the decision will
be reserved for several weeks later,
if the case is not taken under ad
visement over the entire summer
recess of the court. In a word,
even with a favorable outcome
there is no prospect whatever for
putting the maximum freight rate
law, which has been hung up by
injunction proceedings since July,
1893, into effect before the summer
shall have set in. Should the
decision of the court of last resort
be adverse to the constitutionality
of the Nebraska law, it will not be
known until the usual period of the
legislative session shall have gone
by. The subject has practically
been taken out of the realm of leg
islative discussion by the dilatory
conduct of the case in the courts.
In the interval the injunction re
straining1 the law officers from
enforcing; the provisions of the act
holds good, and the railway mana
gers remain free to exact whatever
freight rates they may choose.
Bee.
It is the Hon. William Vincent
Allen, senator in congress from
Nebraska, and these are his days
for talking", as indeed all other days
are, and he uses them to the full.
He is a mathematician and a tabu
lator, as well as a detective, and the
results which have arrived at him
must surprise the curious mind.
He says that California, Illinois,
Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Mary
land, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio,
Oregon, West Verginia and Wis
consin were carried tor the republi
cans "by frauds Why did a com
puter of Mr. Allen's abilities leave
out of his fraudulent column such
notorious instances of McKinley
majorities as Maine, Vermont,
Massachusetts, New York, Pennsyl
vania? Why did lie not arise to the
full height and hisopportunitiesand
ihrow himself down thence with a
crash that would make plutoccrat's
tremble and indicate his achieve
ment in the exact sciences? He has
done much, but he has missed more
than was to be expected. New1
York Sun.
W)LD IN AFEW WORDS
EVENTS OCCURRING IN ALL SECTIONS
SUMMARIZED.
Happenings From Homo and Abroad Ite
duccd From Columns to X.lnes Every
thing But Facts Eliminated For Oar
Headers' Convenience.
Friday, Jan. 29.
"W. J. Brvan delivered the last lecture
of his scries at San Antonio, Tex. T. R.
Jones, an American horse breeder, has
been arrested in England charged with
forgery Two reporters were drowned
in a collision between a yacht and a
steamer near New Orleans The Mcn-
asha. Wis.. "Woodcnware company has
shut down, throwing 600 hands out of
employment "William Little, an aged
Chicagoan, was found dead in his bed.
He has wealthy relatives in England
Mortimer Sullivan fell into a lime vat at
the Ashley wire mill at Joliet, 111., and
was pulled, out a corpse While killing
hogs at Carlyle, 111., Collin Williamson
cut his hand and he has since died from
blood poisoning Nicholas Foley of
Bloomington, 111., was picked up badly
frozen and died while his legs were being
amputated The Texas legislature has
passed a bill providing heavy fines for per
sons convicted of carrying concealed
weapons Chief Crowley of San Fran
cisco has warned the Chinese that they
will have to observe American laws or
take the consequences A. Rozellc, secre
tary of the Reform Press association, has
.called a meeting of reform press editors
at Kansas City, Feb., 22. These are
seccders from Paul Van Dervoort's as
sociation Montgomery, Ala., is seek
ing legislative enactments to require fire
insurance companies to pay an annual
tax of ?200 for the benifit of the fire de
partment John Mietzner, aged 70,
formerly in business in Marshalltown,
la., an inmate this winter of the county
farm, committed suicide by stabbing
himself through the heart with a pair of
scissors. He had relatives in Germany,
but none in this country William
Arnclt, one of the best known turfmen in
Illinois, died suddenly at Kewanee, 111.
Mrs. Jessie Davis, a widow, residing at
Cairo, 111., was shot by the accidental dis
charge of a pistol and died instantly
F. M. Profflfc of Franklin, Ind., died in
great agony from blood poisoning, caused
by having an ulcerated tooth extracted
James Jackson criminally assaulted Miss
Battle at Six Mile, Ala., and a posse of
indignant citizens caught and lynched
him.
Saturday, Jan. 30.
Jacob Bauer, an enthusiastic angler of
Port Jarvis, N. T., has discovered a two
headed trout in one of his private lakes at
Cahoonzie John "Wingo and Thomas
Bradley quarreled over the right to dance
with Miss Sarah Pennington at Greenup,
Ky., and Bradlo stabbed Wingo to death
Two desperadoes entered the drug
store of Leak & Martin at Lehigh, L T.,
and they robbed the firm of ahout $200 in
cash and rode off The Mexican govern
ment is considering the advisability of
constructing deep water harbors at Altata
and Culiacan, good points on the Occi
dental railway in a rich mineral belt-
William Lee, son of policeman Ennes
Lee, at Hampton, Va., while drunk went
home and stabbed his mother several
times, after which ho took a kettle of
boiling water and poured it over her head
James Deving and several workmen
left San Antonio, Tex., for Carrizo county,
where a party of wagoners from Mexico
arc supposed to have thrown $00,000 into
a well to save it from Mexican brigands
The Army of the Potomac banqueted
at the Sherman house, Chicago, Brigadier
General Wesley Merritt was elected presi
dent, General John R. Brooke, formerly
of Omaha, responded to the toast, "Army
andXavy." Ex-Empress Frederick of
Germany is at Osborne house, London, on
a visit to the queen, her mother Francis
C. Curran, known in religion as Brother
Noah, professor of English literature at
Manhattan college, New York, is dead
Policeman Hyatt in arresting Chris Brady
at Ord, Xeb., struck him over the head
with a club, inflicting a serious wound
United States Ambassador Thomas F.
Bayard will give a dinner to the Prince o
Wales at his residence in London The
condition of Mrs. Henry Ward Beecher at
Stamford, Conn., is unchanged. She is
still weak, but no serious results are feared
Louis C. Evans, the millionaire presi
dent of the A. C. Evans Manufacturing
company, attempted to commit suicido at
Springfield, O.
Monday, Feb. 1.
W. G. Harrington & Co., assigned at Col
umbus, O. Assets, 125,000; liabilities,
$17,000 Jack Dclancy was given the de
cision over Billy Murphy in his 16-round
go at Xew York city William Hart
Smith of the firm of Mason & Smith, bro
kers, 52 Broadway, died of apoplexy at
Xew York city In the treaty with
Japan, to go into effect in July, 1899, is a
proviso protecting patentees. Secretary
Olney has arranged to have this clause be
come operative at once Founders' day,
the birthday of the late General S. C.
Armstrong, founder of the Hampton insti
tute, was celebrated at Fort Monroe, va.
The address was delivered by Prof. Wood-
row Wilson of Princeton university
John Wildcroder inflicted a severe scalp
wound upon Frank Wise at Fremont, and
while in jail attempted to hancr himself
with a rope made from the mattress in his
cell Perkins & Perkins, sporting goods
men, and the Des Moines Fuel and Lime
company failed at Des Moines, both as
signing to R A. Crawford of the Valley
National bank George Taylor, convict
ed murderer of the Meeks family at Car-
rollton, Mo., under sentence of death, who
escaped from jail some months ago was
captured on a ranch near Hanford, Cal.
Two picked crews from the flagship New
York and battleship Indiana raced for the
championship of tho navy and a 7,600
purse in Hampton Roads over a five mile
course The New York's crew won by
nine strokes or about four boat lengths
In New York city it was learned that
a large block of Northern Pacific securi
ties had been sold abroad. The amount
said or prize are not obtainable. It is un
derstood, however, that the greater part
of the purchase was for German account.
Tuesday, Feb. 2.
Dr. J B. Douelas of Enclewood. Mo.,
was struck bv a trolley car and fatally in
jured Joseph Armitage and J.esse Rains
quarreled at Elm Grove, O. T., and Rains
Is mortally wounded fc.d Yeager was
murdered at Honey Grove, Tex., and his
assailants afterwards placed his body In
his home and set the buildinsr on fire
May, the 8-year-old daughter of Mrs. Mary
Lehr at Waco, Tex., was shot to death by
a boy companion who was playing wltn a
riflo While waiting for a train at Lib
erty, Tex,; At fetofS Richmond, va., fell
asleep In the waiting room, walked out on
tho track in his sleep and was mangled
beneath the - engine The Bethlehem
iron works at Bethlehem, N. Y.f has been
awarded the contract for makingish&fting
and engine forgings for .two big cruisers
being built fcr the Japanese government.
Over 600 Mexican Catholics will leave
that country during tho latter part of
April on a pilgrimage to Rome and will
travel by way of San Antonio, New Or
leans and New York The trial of Mr3.
Carew, charged with causing tho death of
her husband, Walter Raympnd Hallowell
Carew, by administering arsenic, has
ended in her conviction, and she was sen
tenced to death at Yokohama, Japan
The town of Webbesaka, Ark., was de
stroyed by file Edward Coady dropped
dead on the streets of Brooklyn, N. Y.,
from apoplexy Miss Mabel Spencer at
tempted to end her life by taking poison
at a Chicago hotel William Hoover, a
farm hand at Poughkcepslo, N. Y., was
killed by an icicle falling on his head
While crazy with liquor, Clarence Smith
of Viroqua, Wis., committed suicide by
taking laudanum Miss Helen Waken
and Herbert Hipwell were seriously in
jured while tobogganing at Highland
park, Chicago Patrick Meade, an 18-year-old
youth, was kicked to death by a
horse which ho was grooming at New
York city W. A. Cunning, who shot
and killed Mrs. Mary Denning at Chicago
and afterward shot himself, died at the
Mercy hospital James Bailey and Mis3
Anna Smith disappeared from Knobnos
ter, Mo., about the same time and their
whereabouts is unknown Frank Cov-
erlcy, a New York athlete, plunged into
the icy water off the East river on a wager
and remained in the water-four minutes
Tho mine operators of tho Kootenai
district, British Columbia, are defying the
Canadian Pacific railroad by shipping
their lead ores via Spokane to Pueblo,
Colo., where they. are converted into pig
lead and shipped to Liverpool via Galveston.
Wednesday, Feb. 3.
The Henry Sears company, wholesale
cutlery and hardware, failed at Chicago.
Kate Fey Ewing founder of the first
children's home in the United States, Is
dying in a hospital at Toledo Farmer
A. W. Linderstrom of Tacoma, Wash., in
a fit of anger killed his 5-year-old son and
then fatally shot himself A relative of
Horace Greeley, the great journalist, is in
jail at Los Angeles, Cal., on the admitted
charge of horse stealing Judge And
rews of the Xew York supreme court put
a stop to baby shows in that state by de
claring them cruelty to children F. M.
Sands of Gering, Neb., is in Cheyenne to
secure the water rights for irrigating sev
eral thousand acres of western Nebraska
land Pennsylvania Railroad company
directors will elect Frank Thompson, first
vice president of tho road, to succeed the
late George B. Roberts Hon. A. II
Reed of Cheyenne, will undergo an X-ray
examination to locate a bullet in his hip,
which he received in an Indian fight in lb'60
TheBritish house of commons by a voto
of 135 to SI passed the financial proposal in
the educational bill to grant to voluntary
schools the sum'of 5 shillings per child
Samual Martin , an old resident of Eldora
la., is dead J. G. Brown, a pioneer resi
dent of Mason City, la., died at his homo
in that city Mrs. Claus Roeh, aged 79
years, an early settler of Lyons, la., died
suddenly in that city Sister Mary Ber-
tillo Fitzpatrick, Mother Superior of the
Sisters of tho Holy Ghost of Dubuque, la.,
is dead Jay Martin, superintendent of
Saline county, Kan., died of typhoid fever
at his home near Salina. He was a native
of Indiana county, Pa., where he was born
in 1872 The funeral of Robert Stamm,
a pioneer of Osceola county, la., who
served over four years in General J. B.
Weaver's Second Iowa rcgimeut, was held
in Sibley, la., survivors of over 40 regi
ments of the civil war attending ; Mayor
Swift of Chicago signed the ordinance giv
ing the General Electric railway a 20-year
franchise on several South Side streets,
including Wabash avenue, the city secur
ing the largest compensation it ever re
ceived from a street railway.
Thursday, Feb. 4.
John Cooper, who tried to hold up Love
Bros., at Bronson, Kan., has been located
at Fort Scott by his wounds B. A.
Buxton, the missing bookkeeper of G. R.
Newell & Co. of Minneapolis, has been ar
rested at Fort Yuma, A. T. The Mis
souri house passed a bill prohibiting the
playing of baseball on Sundays in the
state by a voto of 77 to 43 A tonrist car
of a Great Northern train caught fire near
Wcnatche, Wash., and 30 passengers nar-.
rowly escaped death F. B. Nelson has
been arrested at Williamsfield, Ills.,
charged with setting fire to a large eleva
tor and attempting to burn the town
While John Pauley, a farmer of Harvard,
Neb., was visiting Kansas City two confi
dence men sold him a worthless $3,000
note for $2,(500 and disappeared
Joe and William Gunncll and Henry Jen
kins quarreled near Columbus, S. C, and
Jenkins killed Joe and shot William and
is himself fatally wounded Peoria, Ills.,
distillers have cut whisky prices down to
$1,16, which is 6 cents above go.-ernment
tax, and it is likely to result in tho exter
mination of some of the operators Gus
Howard swindled a number of business
men at San Francisco and Alameda out
of large sums of money by means of a gas
oline machine which he claimed to havo
invented New York sporting men arc
figuring that it will cost each of them
over $200 to see tho Corbett-Fitzsimmons
fight in Nevada Two young children of
Henry Gordon at Morriltown, Ark., were
scalded to death by tho upsetting of a tub
of boiling water The entire force of the
Chicago and Southwestern railroad shops
at Lebanon, Ind., has struck and the road
is practically tied up John Adkins, S.
Weddington and J. Blcvins, raftsmen,
were drowned in the Beaver river in
Pike county, Kentucky, by the break
ing of a log boom Amos Mc
Millan and Clarence Hyatt were killed
by falling slate in the Big Stone
mine at Gap, Va. Governor Sadler of
Nevada says in reply to criticisms that
scientific prize fighting is not as brutal as
football J. S. Crosby, the man who
stole goods belonging to passengers at
Herrington, Kan., has been arrested at
Abilene E. R. Gaither's academy at
Tcxarknna, Ark, was set on fire by a
negro and totally demolished, entailing a
loss of $3,000
Dauntless Goes Out to Sea.
Jacksonville, Fla., Feb. 4. The fili
bustering tug Dauntless went out to sea
on a wrecking trip, but to prevent an
other filibustering expedition it was in
sisted that an officer from the revenue
cutter Boutwell should remain on board.
Receivers Appointed For Load Company.
Cleveland, Feb. 3. The Philadel
phia Lead company went into the hands
of a receiver today. Liabilities, $1,600,
000. .
Tb.3 Discovery Saved His Life
Mr. G. Caillouette, Druggist, Beavers
ville 111., says: "To Dr. King's New
Discovery I owe my life. Was taken
with la grippe and tried all the physi
cians for miles about, but of no avail
and was given up and told I could not
live. Having Dr. King's New Discovery
in my store I sent for a bottle and be
gan its use and from the first dose be
gan to get better, and after using three
bottles was up and about again. It is
worth its weight in gold. We wont keep
store or house without it." Get a free
trial at-A. F. Steitz'sdrug store. 2
JOGrA FOE EAWLINS.
ELECTED SENATOR BY THE UAT-H
LEGISLATURE ON 53D BALLOT.
Friends of Thatcher, a Defeated Candi
date, Made Open Charges of Church In
fluence Aeaiust Their 3Ina-New Sena
tor Is a Native of Utah.
Salt Lake, Feb. 4. Rawlins, 82;
Thatcher, 29; Henderson, 1; Brown, 1.
This was the result of the 53d ballot of
the Utah legislature, which elected
Joseph L. Rawlins to the Uuited States
senate and closed one of the most excit
ing contests ever held. It was what
may be called "church day" in the joint
assembly. Church talk was injected
into the proceedings so often that sev
eral times the presiding officer had to
call attention to the fact that it was a
civil body for the purpose of transacting
state affairs.
On the first ballot Thatcher lost 1
vote, while Rawlins gained 6 from Hen
derson, putting him at the top of the
list. A recess was then taken until 3
p. in. and when the assembly again con
vened, over an hour was lost on efforts
by the Thatcher following to force an
adjournment.
When the balloting began nearly a
fourth of the members made speeches
explaining their votes. Nearly all of
Thatcher's friends made open charges
of church influence against their candi
date, while his opponents were vehe
ment in denial of such charges.
Sloan, chairman of the Democratic
state committee and one of the Thatcher
leaders, said he had in his possession a
letter written by a member of the legis
lature in which he said he recognized a
higher authority than his duty to tho
state. Sloau served notice that if a United
States senator was elected by the vote
of that member he would contest his
right to vote on tho question. When
the roll call was finished, it appeared
that Rawlins had 81 votes, or within
one of elaction, while Thatcher had but
24. Several members changed to
Thatcher from other candidates, until
his vote was brought up to 29. During
the time the changes were going on the
excitement was intense. Finally
Representative Hansen, a Republican,
who had voted for Goodwin, changed to
Rawlins, and his election was officially
auuounced.
Joseph Lafayette Rawlins is 46 years
old. and was born in Salt Lake county,
Utah. He received part of his educa
tion in this city, graduating later in the
Indiana state university at Blooming-
ton. He studied law in this city and
was admitted to the bar in 1875. He
has always been identified with the
Democratic party of Utah and is an
advocate of the free coinage of silver.
He was elected to congress as a delegate
on the Democratic ticket in 1892, defeat
ing Frank J. Cannon, but was defeated
by Canuon in 1894. He was a delegate
to the last Democratic national conven
tion and was a member of the commit
tee on resolutions. He is at present a
member of the law firm of Rawlins &
Critchlow of this city.
South Dakota Populists Deadlocked.
Pierre, S. D., Feb. 4. The vote for
senator in joint session yesterday stood:
Pickler, o0; Kyle, 27; Goodykoontz, 24;
Plowman, 10; Bowles, 5; Palmer, 1.
The Loucks men went to Goodykoontz,
with the exception of Webb of Brown
county, who went to Kyle. The Popu
list cancus last night took several bal
lots, without choice. The highest num
ber received by Kyle was 27 and his vote
ran down as low as 21. The highest
vote received by Goodykoontz was 25.
Plowman's vote ran from 7 to 10. There
Eeems less of a chance of the factions
coming together than at any time dur
ing the contest.
Anaconda Strike Declared OQ.
St. Paul, Minn., Feb. 4. The Pioneer-Press'
Anaconda, Mont., special
says: The strike on the Bntte, Ana
conda and Pacific railway has been de
clared off. All trains are running as
usual throughout the day from an early
hour and the strikers seeing the issue
was lost gave up the battle. Leaders
among the men declare that they failed
because the men failed to keep their
pledges and the meu say they were mis
informed as to facts or they would not
have voted to strike. About 40 men
lost their positions. Their places were
filled quickly. The mines at Belt,
which suspended pendiug the result of
the strike, have resumed work. Rail
road officials deplore the strike, but
firmly refuse to take back the men who
went out.
Bank Wreckers Granted Writ of Error.
St. Louis, Feb. 4. The United States
circuit court of appeals today granted a
writ of error in the cases of C.
H. Dow, S. B. McClurkin and O.
B. Miller, convicted recently by
the United States district court of
wrecking the Bank of Commerce in tho
city of Denver. This writ will operate
as a supersedeas and releases the con
victed men on bonds of $10,000 each.
Attorney Hartsall says the case will
come up on a writ of error at the sum
mer term of the court of appeals It
will be heard at St. Paul and is set
down for next May. This is the first
case to arise under the new law, which
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supreme court.
"Weyler at Villa Clara.
Havanga, Feb. 4. Captain General
Weyler has arrived at Villa Clara, cap-
j ital of the province of Santa Clara, from
j Cruces. The exact whereabouts of Gen
eral Maximo Gomez is not made public,
if it is known to the Spanish command
ers. He was last heard from in the
Sanct Spiritus district of the province of
Santa Clara, about 40 miles in a direct
line from Villa Clara; but much hilly
country separates the two forces.
Cuban Ladles Banished.
Key West, Fla., Feb. 4. Five Cuban
ladies arrived from Havana on the
steamer Olivet, having been banished
from the island by order of Captain
General Weyler. All were accused of
conspiracy against Spain.
Hpldup fp Oregoq.
San Francisco, Jan. gO-i?be follow
ing particulars of the train robbery hear
Roseburg, Or., were given out by South
ern Pacific officials here: Train No. 12
was held up at Shady Point, two miles
eouth of Roseburg, by two men. The ex
press car was detached from the train and
blown open with dynamite. Two small
safes in the car were theu blown open.
The express cor then took fire. The
conductor and trainmen worked hard
to save the car after the men had gone,
but the car and contents were destroyed.
OPPOSED BY THURSTON.
Junior Nebraska ?entor and His Col
league Disagree on Union Pacific Sale
Washington, Feb. 4. After a brief
parliamentary struggle in the senate
late "Wednesday, afternoon the friends of
the Nicaragua bill were unable to hold
a quorum and sit out the obstruction to
that measure.
When the two Allen resolutions ques
tioning the powers of the executive to
foreclose the government liens against
the Pacific roads were taken up Thurs
ton (Rep., Neb.) spoke. He argued that
the uniform opinion of the courts had
been that the government lien was
limited strictly to the precise lines on
which guarantee bonds had been issued
and that the Thnrman act did not
extend this lien beyond the orig
inal lines of the Union Pacific
and Central Pacific roads. This, he
held, took the Omaha bridge, approaches
and terminals, etc., outside of the orig
inal government lien. The situation as
to the Union Pacific is that all terminals,
all side-tracks, etc., were covered by a
first mortgage, to which the government
lien is subject. The lien of the govern
ment was on that line beginning at tho
Missouri river about three or four miles
north of the present Omaha bridge and
running westward to Ogden, U. T. If,
then, the United States acquired the
rights of the first mortgage and was
subrogated to those rights, its lien would
be extended to all the terminals, etc.
The obligation to the government
reached 153,000,000 and it was proposed
by the present negotiations to pay an
upset price of between $45,000,000 and
J46.000.000. Mr. Thurston said there
were only two propositions from which
to make a choice. One was to realize
a large per cent of the govern
ment's claim? the other to invest
more of the people's money in fully
acquiring a road, presumably for the
purpose of government ownership and
operation. Mr. Thurston douhted
whether congress could now create a
new federal Union Pacific railroad, ow
ing to the laws of several of the states
piohibiting the operation of railways by
other than domestic corporations.
House Seats Swanson.
Washington, Feb. 4. The Cornett-
Swauson election contest in the Fifth
Virginia district was settled in favor of
Swanson, the Democratic coutestee
without division.
HOAR MAKES A STRONG SPEECH.
His Utterances on an International Mone
tary Conference Attract Attention.
Washington, Jan. 30. -By the deci
sive vote of yeas, 46; nays, 4, the senato
Friday passed the bill for the appoint
ment of commissioners to an interna
tional monetary-conference. The clos
ing or the debate brought out several
notable speeches, including those of
Hoar (Mass.), Messrs. Vilas, Jones
(Ark.) Gorman, Allison and Carter
(Mon.). It disclosed that little opposi
tion existed against the bill, the only
division being as to the expediency of
seeking bimetallism through interna
tional agreement. As voicing the gen
eral view of the Democratic side, Jones
and Gorman favored its adoption ex- j
actly as Republicans desired, in order
that the responsibility might be theirs.
Hoar's Epeech attracted attention and
Was one of the most noteworthy utter
ances of the veteran senator made in
recent days. He spoke of his observa
tions in Europe during last summer, his
agreeable discussions with Meline and
Bourgereau in Paris and Balfour in
London, on the advance of bimetallism.
Powers and Bartlett T.ock Horns.
Washington, Jan. -10. The house
Friday witnessed another exciting and
somewhat sensational episode. At the
end of an acrimonious debate on the
conference report on the bill to confer
the rights and franchises of the Atlantic
and Pacific railroad on the purchasers
under the mortgage foreclosure, Powers
(Vt.) and Bartlett (Mass.) exchanged
broadsides. Powers defended the con
ference report against the assaults of a
half score of members, led by Barrett.
In the House.
Washington, Jan. 31. The house
today resumed consideration of the agri
cultural bill. Mr. Dockery made a
point of order, which was sustained,
against several incieases of salaries to
chiefs of divisions in, the bureau of ani
mal industry. Mr. Brora well (Rep., O.)
referred to the attack recently made by
Mr. DeArmond on Secretary Morton.
BUSY DAY IN THE HOUSE.
An
Unusually Large Number of Bills
"Were Passed Under Suspension.
Washington, Feb. 2. The.house had
a busy day Monday. An unusually
large number of bills were passed, but
few of them were of any considerable
importance. It was suspension day and
the usual obstructive tactics were un
availing. The bills passed included tho
old bill which has been pending before
congress for so many years to retire
John N". Quackenbush, who was couit-
martialed and suspended from the naval
service in 1874 for drunkenness, as a
commander, under date of June 1, 1895.
Not Ready for a Vote.
Washington, Fob. 2. The Nicara
gua canal bill occupied the attention of
the senate most of Monday, but no pro
gress was mado toward a final vote. Mr.
Morgan, in charge of the measure,
sought to secure an agreement to vote
today or Thursday; but the opponents,
lead by Vilas and Daniel, resisted any
agreement. While disclaiming any
purpose of obstruction or filibustering
against the bill, the opposition insisted
it was of such grave moment as to de
mand complete discussion. Mr. Vilas
was appealed to from many quarters, j
Teller Opposes Immigration Bills.
Washington, Feb. 3. The feature of
the senate was a very spirited debate on
the conference report on the immigra
tion bill. Gibson (Md. ) opposed the re
xrt and Mr. Lodge defended it. After
wo hours' struggle the report went over
md the Nicaragua canal bill was taken
up, Mr. Vilas continuing his remarks.
Teller (Cclo.) also entered the debate in
opposition to the measure.
Something to Know.
It may be worth something to know
thaj; .be very best medicine for restoring
tired out nervous system to a healthy
vigor is Electric Bitters. This medi
cine is purely vegetables, acts by giving
tone to the nerve centres in the stomach
gently stimulates the liver and kidney?,
and aids these orgacs in throwing otf
impurities in the blocd. Electric Bitters
improves the apetite, aids digestion, and
is pronounced by those who have tried it
as the very best blood purtQer and nerve
tonic. Try it. Sold for 50c or S1.00 per
bottle at A. F. Streitz's drug store. 2
NEWS OP NEBRASKA.
deception to Bishop and Caaoa.
Falls City, Feb. 1. A reception was
tendered Bishop Worthington and
Canon Llwydof Omaha at tho residence
of Major Keeling.
Itulo Hotel Burns.
Rulo, Neb., Jan. 80. The Hosford
hotel has been burned to the ground,
the fire originating in the kitchen. The
lossis about $8,000, partly insured.
"Will Discuss Soil Culture.
Fremont, Neb., Jan. 31. The Dodge,
Saunders and Washington counties
farmers' institute will be held here Feb.
10 to 13. The subject of soil culture.
Beet Sugar Factory Will Soon Close.
Norfolk, Neb., Jan. 29. The Nor
folk beet sugar factory, which has been
in continual operation day and night
since last- September, has sliced its last
beets and "will in a few days close down
for the season. The factory has had a
long and successful run, and will turn
out about 7,000,000 barrels of granulated
sugar.
Mayor Secures an Injunction.
Nebraska City, Jan. 30. The su
preme court granted a temporary in
junction restraining tho city council
from interfering with Mayor Stahlhut
in the discharge of his duties. Argu
ments in the case will be submitted in a
few days, upon which the court will de
cide whether or not the injunction will
be made permanent.
Close Norfolk Business Houses.
Norfolk, Neb., Jan. 29. The jew
elry store of C S. Hayes and the Nor
folk Clothing company, also owned by
O. S. Hayes, were closed under chattel
mortgages. Liabilities against the jew
elry store aggregate $3,900, and against
the clothing store $4,970. Tho assets
are considered sufficient to nearly, if not
quite, cover all claims.
Stahlhut Appeals to the Court.
Nebraska City, Jan. 30. Attorneys
for Mayor Stahlhut, against whom im
peachment proceedings were brought
on the grounds of willful and corrupt
misconduct in office, appeared before
Judgo Ramsey and asked for an injunc
tion restraining the city council from
interfering with the mayor and ousting
him from office. The court refused to
issue the injunction. The attorneys
went to Lincoln to place the matter be
fore the supreme court.
Plattsmouth Fire Brigade Is Divided.
Plattsmouth, Jan. 29. Tho superan
nuates and the active members of tho
volunteer fire department are at war.
Each side wants everything in sight.
The life members have taken all paid
offices and remitted all fines standing
against themselves. The active mem
bers captured a prior meeting and then
amended tho bylaws in such a manner
as to render life members ineligible for
office. The city council has 'settled the
contention by revoking the ordinance
creating paid offices.
Let Contracts For a Bij Canal.
Gothenburg, Neb., Jan. 31. I. E.
Doty of David City spent yesterday with
the directors and attorneys of the
Lincoln and Dawson county irrigation
district in making up and perfecting a
contract for the $275,000 canal. The
grading of the main canal, which is '
miles long, and 115 miles of laterals was
let complete for $183,000,af ter which Mr.
Doty will put in headgates, flumes and
bridges "with the remaining part of tb j
bonds, $92,000, the cost of the lumber to
be estimated m the improvements at
$32,000.
Beet Sugar Convention.
Hastings, Neb., Feb. 1. The coming
convention of the Nebraska Beet Sugar
association, to be held in Hastings Feb.
2 and 3, promises to be one of the most
interesting aud important meets of the
kind ever held in tho state. There will
be sessions for two flays and two nights.
A very strong program, embracing vari
ous subjects, has been arranged. Gov
ernor Holcomb, R. M. Allen, Professor
H. H. Nicholson, Mr. Richards, ex-
Governor Furnas, C. A. Atkinson and
many other distinguished representa
tives of the state will be present.
Everybody Burning Corn.
Lincoln, Jan. 31. Tho secretaries of
the state board of transportation have
received a largo number of replies to the
inquiry of how many farmers are burn
ing corn. All of these are after the
same pattern and show that in some sec
tions everybody is burning com, and in
most of the counties in the state a large
majority have no other fuel. The coal
dealers and elevator men both claim
that their business is gone and they
have nothing to do. The object of the
inquiry is to obtain an estimate of the
number who are burning corn and who
would burn coal if they could sell their
corn. The secretaries think that if the
showing is large enough the railroads
can be induced to lower rates on both
coal and corn and thus get to haul both
in large quantities whero they now haul
no part of either.
HORRIBLE TRAGIDY AT VAYNE.
Inquest In Rash Murder Case Wants More
Evidence.
Wayne, Neb., Jan. 31. Tho coro
ner's jury in the Rash murder case, in
which O. K. Rash killed his wife and
three children Wednesday night on his
arrival home from a revival meeting,
has adjourned for further hearing, the
jurymen believing the evidence insuffi
cient to enable them to render a verdict.
There is much difference of opinion
as to Rash's insanity. He no longer
talks about religion and refuses to ac
cept anything in the way of nourish
ment. When Sheriff Reynolds opened
his cell door and offered him a cup of
coffee Rash mado a wild rush at the
officer and was subdued only after a
hard struggle. Rash's brother testified
that their father met death at his own
hands by hanging and their oldest
brother died in an insane asylum at
Fulton, 3Io. The bodies of the mother
and three children were brought in
today and funeral services held at 8
o'clock.
THREE KILLED IN SETTLING A FEUD.
Patal Quarrel Between Neighboring
farmers Near Lebanon, 3Io.
Lebanon-, Mo., Feb. 4. Three meu
were killed yesterday in the settlement
of a feud between the Price and Part
low families who reside on adjoining
farms in the northern part of this
county. Monday the younger members
of the families met in the edge of Cam
den county and a quarrel ensued.
Neither party was armed. The two
Partlow brothers gave the Price boys
notice that the nest time they met they
would be armed and would insist upon-u
"settlement."
Late yesterday afternoon three of the
Partlow brothers met William Price and
his two sons near the scene of Monday's
meeting. William Price, the father,
was unarmed, but was shot through tho
brain with a bullet from a Winchester
fired by Ben Partlow. One of the Price
boys fired both barrels of his shotgun,
loaded with buckshot, at his father's
assailant and both Ben and Bob Part
low fell, Ben dead and Bob mortally
wounded.
The young Partlow, being unarmed,
fled, leaving the field in the possession
of the Prices. Bob Partlow died durinsr
the night. As both the families are in
fluential and noted for their grit it is
feared the end is not yet.
Five Children Drowned.
Nebraska City, Feb. 4. Five chil
dren, in age ranging from 8 to 15 years,
broke through the ice while skating on
a pond near the Missouri river on the
Iowa side, across from this city, and
were drowned. Three boys belonged to
the family of G. W. Gibson, one boy to
the family of Phoenix Gibson and one
girl to J. McHvane. The children fail
ing to reach their homes at the accus
tomed hour, search was instituted and
their hats found floating on the water
of the pond, where a small place had
been broken through the ice. The bodies
were found close together.all having gone
down together. The parents are prom
inent farmers in this section of Iowa.
Turner Chosen For Senntor.
Olympia, Wash., Jan. 30. George F.
Turner of Spokane was last night nom
inated for United States senator in a
caucus of Populists and free silver Re
publicans. He received 54 votes. Judge
Turner has been a Republican, but at
the late election he supported Bryan.
He is considered one of the ablest law
yers in the state of Washington. From
1884 to 1888 he was territorial governor.
Prince De Chimay Granted a Divorce.
Charleroi, Belgium, Feb. 3. The
Prince de Chimay was today granted a
divorce from his "wife, the Princess de
Chimay, formerly Miss Clara Ward of
Detroit, on account of her misconduct
with Jonas Rigo, a Huugarian Gypsy
musician, with whom she eloped last
summer. There were few people pres
ent at the close of the proceedings.
Multi Murderer Captured.
San Francisco, Feb. 3. The bark
Swanhilda, having on board the Aus
tralian murderer, Bntler, arrived this
morning at 6:30 after a passage of 70
days from Newcastle. The police aud
detectives, after a three weeks' vigil,
boarded the vessel as she entered the
harbor and captured the fugitive.
WHEAT CLOSES AT A DECLINE.
Corn and Oats "Were Influenced by the
"Weakness In "Wheat.
Chicaoo, Feb. 3. -Wheat was strong and
weak by turns today. Larte in the session the
latter condition prevailed, the market closing
at a decline of c. The reselling of short
wheat covered yesterday was the feature ot
the day's business Corn and oats were influ
enced by the weakness in wheat, closing about
5c lower each. Provisions also suffored and
declines ot 2&c to 10c were recorded. Closing
prices:
WHEAT Feb., 7tfc; May, 7&3c
CORN Feb.. 22c; May, 24c
OATS Feb., 15&c; May. 1717c
PORK Feb., 57.45; May, $735.
LARD Feb., 53.75; May, SX85&3.S7.
RIBS Feb.. S3.S5; May. $87$.
-Csh quotations: No. 2 red, wheat, 8tt88c;
No 3 red. 6083c; No. 2 Spring, 74c; No. 2
corn. 22J422Hc; No. 2 oats, 15 17c
South Omaha Live Stock.
South Omaha. Feb. 3. CATTLE Receipts,
1,700; active, stronger ;native beet steers.S3.60
4.60; western steers. S3.25S4.25 ; Texas steers,
S3.004.0: cows and heifers, S2.753.60; can
ners, $2.00'--75; stockers and feeders, J3.2J
4.20;calve3.S3.005.50; bulls, stags, etc, $iJ25
3.50.
HOGS Receipts, 5,800; steady: heavy, S3.10
3.25; mixed. SU5S3.20; light, J3J53 35; bulk
of sales, 50203.25.
SHEEP Receipts, 2,000; steady: fair to choice
natives. $3.003.75; fair to choice westerns,
S2.75&3.6 ; common and stock sheep, 52.25
3.25, lambs. 3.005.00.
Chicago Lire Stock.
Chicago, Feb 2 HOGS Receipts, 35.000;
steady to a shade higher; light. S3.303.45;
mixed.S3JS33.424. heavy 3 la3 42&. rough,
33.153.20.
CATTLE Receipts, 12.500; good grade?
ftrong, others steady: beeves. J3.505.20; cowj
and heifers, 17504.1 ; Texas steers, 53.00
1.15: stockers and feeders, 53.10&4 10.
SHFEP- Receipts. 10.000 steady to lOo higher
The seeds of the common water
cress will, in tropical climates, at
tain a marvelous growth in a few
hours, the plants being fit for table
use in from 36 to 48 hours.
The wasp and the fly aro irrecon
cilable enemies. The presence of a
wasps' nest is a guarantee to the
whole neighborhood of the absence
of flies.
Many
women
live utir
d e r a
constant
cloud of
gloom
and de
pression. The
and
weak
ness caused by
some ailment of
their sex is liko
an overhanging
demon of disaster
always ready to
descend upon
them.
The average
doctor cannot
help them much.
He has not time
to become a spe
cialist and learn
the best tfcat
ment for these
delicate troubles.
He relies uoon
"local treatment"
which seldom does any good, and often
does harm. No wonder women get dis
couraged, but they needn't.
Any woman suffering from these delicate
complaints who will write to Dr. R. V.
Pierce, chief consulting physician of the
Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute, Buf
falo, N. Y. will receive, free of charge, a
letter of sound professional advice ssd sug
gestion for home-treatment. Dr. Pierce i3
one of the most skillful specialists in the
world in treating women's diseases, and his
"Favorite Prescription" cures the most
obstinate difficulties, when all else fails.
J. F. Beverly, Esq., of Goliad, Goliad Co., Tex.,
ymtes : " My ynfe suffered from cold feet an4
fainting spells, heaviness and soreness in the
lower part of the stomach, also heart trouble:
joss of appetite, tired feelings, rest broken
could not sleep. I tried five doctors. Nqpe of
them gave her relief. She suffered, five years,
She was helpless could not walk from the
bed to the fire-place. She used two bottles of
Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription, one botU
of Dr. Pierce's Pellets, and the local home-treatment
he advised. Before my wife had used the
first bottle of the medicine she felt the Rood ef
fect and said one bottle would be enough. I in
sisted on her using two bottles, and she did so.
Now she is sound and well, and I can praise
your medicine to the extreme."
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