FRIDAY, APRIL 9, 1897.
1KAL BAEE, Editor and Proprietor
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Entered at the NorthPlatte (Nebraska postoffice as
second-class matter.
The "reformers" did not cele
brate their glorious victory (?) of
Tuesday. They all wore a grave
yard expression the following- day.
The republicans have a majority
in the city council, which means
that the business of the city will be
economically and conservatively ad
ministered. . The roads are so muddy in wes
tern Iowa that it is impossible for
the farmers to get to town to do
their necessary trading. Jupiter
Pluvius is in evidence in the west
these days.
The Nebraska maximum "rate
case is being argued this week be
fore the United States supreme
court. A decision will probably be
rendered within a year or two.
In giving John Sorenson 134 ma
jority the voters of the city gave
Joe Cheyney a slap in the face that
jarred loose every tooth in his head.
It is needless to add that the slap
was most worthily bestowed.
Through a split in the republi
can party, Carter Harrison was
elected mayor of Chicago Tuesday
by a plurality of 70,000. It was a
light against the republican ma
chine" that brought Harrison in a
winner.
The fusion legislature used
every means at its power to count
in Neville and Kirkpatrick, but
failed. The recount was 4,000 short
of a majority on the vote on senators
and representatives, and 17,000
short ot a constitutional majority.
The editor of the Era is evident
ly convinced that the best results
do no follow a campaign of slander
His strongest assaults were on Mr.
Sorenson, and that gentlemen re
ceived the largest vote and majority
of any candidate on the republican
ticket.
In the Second ward Tuesday the
big fight was on R. D. Thomson,
but like David of old, he routed the
Philistines and captured their bag
gage. Mr. Thomson .was the ob
ject ot the Era's most vicious at
tacks, and his election is another
illustration of the wonderful influ
ence (?) of that paper.
Tim Keliher will probably not
deny that he told an emploj'e of this
office that he cautioned Mr. Chey
ney not to make statements" which
he would be compelled to skin back.
This is evidence that Mr. Keliher
regards Mr. Cheyney as unreason
ably radical and unfair in his cam
paign statements.
Senator Allen deserves credit
for the stand he took upon the
Cuban resolution, and but echoed
the sentiment of the whole country
when he said that the United
States should not sit idly by while
murder, rape, rapine and devasta
tion was going on within one hun
dred miles of our shores.
If those North Platte republi
cans who voted against John E.
Evans find any consolation in their
action, they are welcome to it. The
fact that Mr. Evans was defeated
does not detract from his standing
as a reputable gentleman and a
stalwart republican;a man who has
done more for the republican party
than any other man in Imcoln
count v.
The Omaha World-Herald an
nounces that it is only through fu
sion that the republicans can be
prevented from electing thq su
preme judge this fall; "and that the
populists can never win another
battle in Nebraska except through
fusion." This is a gentle hint that
the World-Herald has in mind a
democrat who it wants nominated
for the supreme bench.
The decision of Japan to discard
the silver standard and adopt the
gold standard deprives the Ameri
can free silverits of one of their last
props. Indeed, it leaves Mexico as
about the only remaining nation
with any recognized pretensions to
civilization that still clings to the
absolute silver standard. And Mex
ico would soon get rid of it if she
were in the position of the man
holding the bear's tail.
Leaders may come and leaders
may go, but the cause of freedom
endures forever. This truth will
be illustrated in the Cuban case.
In very few grea.t -popular move
ments in the history has any single
man been indispensible. Nearly all
the historians, American and Eng
lish, intimate that the result of the
war would have . been different if
Washington had died before the
latter part of that struggle, and
perhaps this judgement is correct.
Of course this would mean merely
the postponement of the end which
Washington helped to bring about
for the separation of the colonists
from England could not have been
long delayed in any event. Cuba's
cause is greater than any of her
sons. Only for the moment will Riv
era's loss hurt Cuba and help Spain.
Globe-Democrat.
CHICAGO BANK ASSIGNS.
t.lobe Savins Stockholders Fighting a
Fifty Vcr Cent Asuossmcnr.
Cini AGO, April C The Globe Sav
ings bank, organized iu 1891 with east
ern capital, assigned to the Chicago
Title and Trust company. Ex-Gover-nor
John P. Altgeld assisted In the or
ganization, and was its first vice presi
dent. The last statement, published
Feb. 13, showed a capital of $200,000,
and surplus of $72,000, with deposits of
$142,000, and savings of $313,(X0. The
Globe Savings bank had no connection
with the Globe National bank, and
cleared through the Northwestern Na
tional bank, which gave notice to the
other clearing house banks that they
would not clear the checks of the Globe
Savings bank. The stock of the Globe
'Savings bauk is held entirely in the
east. An assessment of 50 per cent was
recently made upon the stockholders,
and they are lighting it.
TRAIN FALLS FIFTY FEET.
Span of a Bridge Collnped While a.
Freight Was Crossing.
Pittsburg, April G. The wooden
span of the north end of the approach
to the Ohio connecting railroad bridge
collapsed while a Fort Wayne freight
train was crossing, aud the engine and
14 cars were precipitated to McClnro
aveiine, 50 feet below. Fireman Will
iam Haggerty was killed instantly, aud
Engineer William Graham so badly in
jured that he cannot recover. The en
gine was completely wrecked, and the
cars, which were loaded with coal and
irpn, were entirely demolished. The
loss will be very heavy. The Ohio con
necting bridge crosses the Ohio river at
Woods Run, aud connected the Pan
handle and Fort Wayne roads of the
Pennsylvania company.
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Two Headed Off by Flames.
CnATTAXOOOA, April 4. Tho Rich
ardson buildiug, the largest in Chatta
nooga aud one of the largest in tho
south, was totally destroyed by fire be
tween 3:30 and G a. m. Fire caught
from the furnace in tho basement and
ran up the elevator shaft. The watch
man was slow in turning in an alarm
and when the fire companies arrived
the building was a mass of flames. The
watchman warned a number of gentle
men sleeping on the sixth floor and all
succeeded in getting out, except two.
These were Boyd Ewing, one of the
wealthiest men iu this section, and S.
M. Patton, cno of the most prominent
architects in the south. Mr. Ewing at
tempted to climb down the fire escape,
but fell from the top. His body was
badly mutilated. Patton was cut off
from escape on the stairs and his body
is still in the ruins. About 100 offices
and four stores were in the building.
The total loss amounts to about $400,
000, with insurance of about $31,000.
Oxford AVlns.
Putney, April 4. The annual boat
race between crews representing the
universities of Oxford and Cambridge
was rowed today over the usual course
from Putney to Mortlake, a distance of
four and one-quarter miles, and was
won by Oxford. The judges decided
that Oxford won by barely two lengths.
The time was 19 minutes, 12 seconds
Oxford has now won 31 out of the 54
races rowed, and has been the winner
eight years in succession.
There was an unusual amount of in
terest iu today's raco throughout the
United States, as it was the first time
since the races began that an American
has rowed in each boat. J. J. Deeknop
of New College, Oxford and New York,
rowed bow for the dark blues, and B
H. Howell of Triuity hall, Cambridge
and New York city, was No. 4 in the
boat for tho light blues.
Double Tragedy.
Humansville, Mo., April 5. What
is almost certain to result iu a double
tragedy occurred last night near Wean
bleau, Hickory county, Mo. Sam Smith,
Jr., a young farmer, attacked his aged
stepmother, Mrs. Smith, with a com
knife. Her sister, Mrs. Cox, ran to her
assistance, and Smith hacked both
women on their heads, shoulders and
arms until both were unconscious. He
then went to the home of a neighbor
and reported that he had killed them.
Both women are close to 60 .years
old and neither can live. Smith was
arrested and taken to Hermitage. JHe
is- believed to be insane. The immediate
cause of the trouble was a refusal of
Mrs. Smith to rent her farm to her
stepson.
Draper Goes to Italy.
Washington, April 2. The president
sent tho following nominations to the
senate: Andrew S. White of New York,
to be ambassador of the United States
to Germany; William E. Draper of "Mas
sachusetts, to be ambassador of the
United States to Italy; Chandler Halo of
Maine, to be secretary of tho embassy of
the United States at Rome, Italy; Sam
uel L. Gracey of Massachusetts, consul
at Fuchau, China; Anson Burlingamo
Johnson of Colorado, consul at Anioy,
China.
liurned Out His Brother's Eyes.
Chicago, April 7. Edward Freer, the
10-montlis-old child of Richard Freer,
had both its eyes burned out last night
by a ii-ycar-old brother, named Rus
sell. The children were playing to
gether in tho basement. Russell pro
cured a poker, and holding it in the
stove until it was rcdhot, poked it into
the infant's eyes'.
Fatally Hnrt byTSyniimite.
Sedaua, April 6. H. T. King of this
city was fatally wounded by the prema
ture discharge of a stick of dynamite,
which ho bad placed in a walnut stump
on the Ellis farm, 12 miles northeast of
this city.
Tiff Lives 11 Day In a Snow Drift.
CuaanNGS, N. D., April &r Charles
Davis of this place declares that .a pig
belonging to him has just been dug bnt
of a snow drift, alive and well, having
lived there 112 days without food.
Roumanian Cabinet Resigns.
Bucharest, April 8. The Roumanian
cabinet has resigned.
WAR PEELING GROWS
BRISK FIGHTING TAKES PLACE OUT
SIDE OF CANDIA.
Insurgents the- Aggressive Party Cretans
Near Klssane Preparing to Attack the
Fort at That Place A Moslem Takes a
Shot at Rear Admiral Harris.
Larissa, April 8. The war feeling
grows here steadily. All day the troops
have waited anxiously for news as to
the decision of the government. The
feeling among officers and men is one
of extreme tension.
Canea, April 8. Brisk fighting took
place today outside of Candia. The in
tnrgents in considerable strength ad
vanced from four points and attacked
the Turkish outposts. The latter main
tained their position with the loss of
two men killed and 11 wounded.
The insurgents of tho vicinity of
Kissamo, at tho western end of the
island, have written to the foreign ad
mirals giving notice that they are pro
jecting an attack upon the fort at Kissa
mo. The Turkish garrison there has
asked for assistance. Two thousand in
surgents have crowded around Sitia, at
the eastern end of the island a
fresh warship has landed five guns
anticipation of an attack from
place.
Athens, April 8. Throughout 1
evening tho palaces of King George an'
Prince Constantine were ablaze with
lights, and the city was ablaze with cele
bratiousof the Greek Independence dayv
The displays of fireworks were numer
ous and in all parts of Athens there
were patriotic assemblies, at which war
like orations were delivered, the speakers
being greeted with cheers for the king
nndforwar. It was evident from the
excitement that prevailed that the people
are bent on war at any cost unless all
the demands of Greece are acceded to
by the powers.
The cabinet ministers met and were
engaged until a late hour in discussing
the identical notes which each of the
representatives of the powers had handed
yesterday to M. Skouses.
Both sides are continuing their war
preparations, erecting earth works aud
other defenses and strengthening their
position in the passes.
In face of the possibility of a blockade
of the Piraeus and other Greek ports,
the work of sending war material, am
munition and stores has been so actively
pushed night and day since tho break
was first made, that very little now re
mains to be shipped to the front, so that
tho ostensible object of tho blockade
cannot be attained.
Moslem Shoots at a Britisher.
Canea, April 8. Rear Admiral R. H.
Harris of the British fleet was shot at
by a Moslem regular while crossing a
field near Suda. The bullet plowed the
grass at his feet. This is his second es
cape. There were conflicts in various
parts of the island yesterday. In every
instance the insurgents were the ag
gressors. They have captured several
cannon at Kissaue.
BLISS FAVORS IMMEDIATE ACTION.
Secretary of the Interior Gives His View
on tho Forestry Matter.
Washington, April 8. Some ad
ditional light is thrown on the attitude
of the administration on tho forestry
reservation question by the stenographic
report of the conference of the national
forestry commission with Secretary
Bliss. Chairman Sargent and General
Abbott were particularly anxious that
nb action be taken pending the commis
sion's report to be submitted in May.
Secretary Bliss expressed his ideas as
follows: "Of course it is impossible
that these reservations go on as they are
now. They work a hardship to the
people. The people must get timber and
develop on the old as well as the new
claims. The people desire immediate
relief in regard to' various valuable in
dustries. They seem to consider that
they are withdrawn from all their busi
ness. If anything can be done to reliove
them by the issuance of a proclamation
it should be done. They make rather a
serious claim upon us, which is backed
up by weighty influence, and it seems
almost necessary to do something at
once."
Arbitration Treaty Confirmed.
Washington, April 8 Confirmation
of the reported ratification by the Vene
zuelan congress of the arbitration treaty
has come to the state department from
United States Minister 'thomas at Car
acas, in the following cablegram dated
yesterday: "Treaty vas ratified by
congress yesterday.'' While that treaty
provides that the ratifications may bo
exchanged either in Loudon or Wash
ington, the officials of tho state depart
ment believe that this ceremony will
take place in London, as it may thus
servo tho purpose of- initiating the res
toration of diplomatic relations between
Great Britain and Venezuela, after a
suspension of more than 10 years.
Rivera Not to Be Executed.
Washington,' April 8. Secretary
Sherman states that he has assurances
that General Rivera, the insurgent
leader, would not be executed, but
would be treated as a prisoner of wai
General Rivera was captnred after being
wounded in a recent battle and it was
feared for a time that he wonjd be ex
ecuted by tho Spanish authorities for
his participation in the rebellion,
Spain Orders a Vigorous Campaign.
Madrid, April 7. It is semiofficially
denied here that the Spanish authorities
have entered into negotiations for the
submission of the Cuban insurgents.
The government has ordered a vigorous
campaign to bo pushed until the rebel
lion is crushed.
Mrs. Sawyer Is President.
Omaha, Aprils. Tho board of lady
managers of the Transmississippi expo
sition elected Mrs. A. J. Sawyer of Lin
coln president and Mrs. Frances Ford of
Omaha secretary.
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MAXIMUM RATE CASE HEARING.
3ryan Makes an Argument For State In
Supreme Conrt.
Washington, April 7. -The crowds
about the United States supreme court
yesterday were a slight rcmiuder of the
late campaign. They were attracted by
tho presence in the court r&mi of Hon.
W. J. Bryan, late Democratic candidate
for the presidency, who has been an
nounced to appear as counsel for the
state of Nebraska in the argument of
what is known as the maximum freight
cases. The limited capacity of the
court room was taxed long before the
incoming of the court at noon, aud the
corridors outside were soon filled by a
throng anxious to secure admission
whomever places inside should bo va
cited. "Mr. Bryan was in the court
room early, occupying a seat behind Mr.
Smythe, attorney general of Nebraska,
witfiwhom he was to appear in the
case.
Mr. Bryan, in beginning his argu
ment, said that it was unfortunate that
there was no established rule by which
the court was to determine what were
reasonable rates. It must be presumed,
however, that a legislature, in fixing
what it held to be reasonable rates.acted
in good faith.
"A railroad is," he said, "to a certain
tent, a monopoly, and the people can-
t depend on the laws of competition
to protect them from the exactions of a
nopoly."
hen he came to discuss the rights of
poratious, Mr. Bryan became some
what oratorical. "He said: "If a few
corporations can secure a monopoly and
not be governed by the same rules as
others, the people are tho victims of
those monopolies."
Mr. Bryan argued that courts should
not protect stock and bondholders in at
tempts to secure profits on fictitious cap
italization. The stock and bondholder
was presumed to invest with his eyes
open and if he made a mistake it was no
duty of a court to protect him from the
consequence of his error.
In concluding, ho declared that tho
people who gave value to a road by
using it wero as much entitled to con
sideration as those who contributed to
build it, else there was no equality be
fore the courts.
SIMPSON DISPLAYS TEMPER.
Kansan Mal:cs a Fierce Attack Upon
Speaker Reed.
Washington, April 8. The houso
acted promptly Wednesday on the press
ident's message and adopted a joint res
olution authorizing the secretary of war
to expend $300,000 for the relief of tho
flood sufferers of the Mississippi valley.
The most interesting feature of the ses
sion was a passage between Representa
tive Simpson and Speaker Reed. Mr.
Simpson gave voice to the opposition to
the speaker's temporary policy of inac
tion which has been smoldering in some
quarters, by speaking to a question of
privilege. He finished a fiery denuncia
tion of the speaker by demanding that
he appoint tho committees of the houso
aLonce, and gave notice that he would
prevent any more attempts to do busi
ness by unanimous consent.
Several Republican members at
tempted to stem tho tide of Mr. Simp
son's attack, but Mr. Reed seemed to de
sire to hear it, aud declined to interfere.
He listened to the speech, and then,
with his usual coolness and lucidity, re
plied that the speaker was merely the
instrument of the house; that he had
enforced what he supposed to be tho
policy desired by the majority and tha't
the house had power to command the
speakerif it disapproved of his course.
The Republicans expressed their ap
proval by a round of haudclapping.
Aid For Flood Sufferers.
Washington, April 8. Cuba and tho
flood sufferers divided attention in the
senate Wednesday. The reading of the
president's message urging congress
ional relief for the devastated regions of
the Mississippi river was followed by
the passage of a joint resolution offered
by Jones (Ark. ), appropriating $150,000,
to be immediately available for the
flood sufferers. It was passed by the
unanimous vote of tho senate. The
plans were changed, however, when the
house resolution appropriating $200,000
for the Mississippi river and Red River
of the North was received. This was
accepted in lieu of the former resolution
and was passed unanimously. Morgan
(Ala.) resumed his speech in support of
the resolution declaring that a state of
war exists in Cuba.
Cuba Warmly Discussed.
Washington, April 7. Much bad
blood was developed in the senate Tues
day over the Cuban question, and there
were numerous stormy passages and
acrimonious personal charges. Early
in the day Mr. Morgan (Ala.) called up
his resolution declaring that a state of
war exists in Cuba and recognizing both
parties as belligerents. He spoke for
some time in a dispassionate manner on
the resolution, but was aroused by Hale
(Me.) to a series of sharp retorts. It
led to the declaration by Mr. Morgan
that instead of sending a lawyer to
Cuba to investigate the case of Dr. Ruiz,
as was contemplated, tho administra
tion would do well to send a ship of
war to Havana to demand redress.
In Behalf of Rivera.
WASinNGTON, April G. The senato
Monday by uuauimons vote adopted a
resolution reciting the reports that Gen
eral Ruiz Rivera, the Cuban comman
der, is about to be tried by drumhead
courtmartial and shot, and expressing
fhe judgment of the senate that if these
reports aro true the president of the
United States should protest to the
Spanish government against such a vie?
lation of tho rules of civilized warfare.
Hearing Forestry Commission,
Washington, April 6. Tho govern
ment forestry commission had a hearing
before Secretary of the Interior Bliss, at
which it went over the whole forestry
question and explained its reason for ad
vocating all the reservations of timber
land made by President Cleveland's pro
clamation last February.
Republican League Convention.
St. Paul, April 8. Secretary Dow
ling of the Republican National League
today announces that tho next conven
tion is to be held at Detroit, Mich., on
July 18, 14 and 15. At least 3,000 dele
gates are expected to be in attendance
and the usual,xeduced rates will proba
bly be secured.
Insane Man Shoots Himself.
Webster City, la., April 8. Oscar
Charlsou, a recluso enthusiast and un
doubtedly insauc. committed suicide by
shooting himself through the temple.
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HARRISON ELECTED.
DECISIVE VICTORY FOR THE DEMO
CRATS IN CHICAGO.
Republicans Only Fleet Four Aldermen
Out of Thlrly-four Women "Vere an
Important Factor In tho Municipal
' Elections In Kansas.
Chicago, April 8. The mayoralty
vote complete is as follows: Carter H.
Harrison (Dem.), 144,828; J. M. Harlan
(Ind.), 67,072; N. C. Sears (Rep.), 57,
66G; Hesing (Ind.), 15,116; John Glern
beckaborest (Lab.), 226; H. L. Parmelee
(Pro.), 852; J. L Pearce, Jr., (Ind.), 686;
F. H. Collier (Ind.), 88; total, 287,434;
Harrison's plurality, 77,756; Harrison's
majority over all, 2,22'J.
Complete returns from all the wards
show the election of 23 Democratic al
dermen, 6 Republicans and 5 Independ
ents. As a result, tho Democrats will
have a majority of 8 over all in the next
council. The Municipal Voters' League,
formed two years jago for the purpose of
improving the complexion of the city
council, succeeded in electing only 7 of
the 21 endorsed candidates.
The man whose defeat was most de
sired by the Municipal League, Alder
man "Jim" Campbell of the Twelfth
ward and a leader of the council gang,
was up for re-elfection and was over
whelmingly ddflfc. Lane, the League
candidate, did nflm out, but received
sufficient amDort to cause the election
of JosepI JBfcebcis (Dem.), the first
time a DSBPhas ever represented
the TvreUthWm.
Tho Democrats wero also aided ef
fectively by ex-machine politicians, who
quietly separated from the regular or
ganization after the recent bitter con
test for the United States senatorship.
The strongholds of Martin D. Madden,
who was defeated in tho Republican
caucus for senator, went for Harrison
for mayor, although heretofore heavily
Republican. One consequence of the
overwhelming Democratic victory will
probably be tho formation of a new
civic party. The first step in this direc
tion was taken last night, when somo
12,000 Harlan -supporters left their
names at the headquarters to form the
nucleus of the new party.
Cincinnati Goes Democratic.
Cincinnati, April 7. Although" local
issues controlled most of the municipal
elections Monday, yet the general re
sult throughout Ohio shows Democratic
gains along the lake shore, the river
counties and in the interior counties.
This gives the Democrats control of
most of the machinery for the election
next November of state officers and
members of the legislature. Governor
Bushnell will stand for a second term.
Senator Mark A. Hanna is the Repub
lican candidate for senator and John R.
McLean the free silver candidate for
senator.
The election in Cincinnati was for
mayor and other city officers and mem
bers of the board of legislation. The
Republican ticket was headed by Levi
C. Goodalc for: mayor and the Demo
cratic ticket by Gustav Tafel. Tho
latter was elected by a plurality of
7,320. The city gave McKinley a plu
rality of almost 20,000 plurality last
November and Caldwell, Republican
for mayor, three years ago a plurality
of 6.755.
Sllverites TUalco Gains.
Detroit, April 7. Returns from the
state election are still fragmentary, but
it is evident that Jnstico Long of the
supreme court .is re-elected by upwards
of 40,000 plurality. Complete figures
in the Detroit election give Maybury
(Dem. ) 550 majority over Stewart, the
Pingree candidate. Out of 60 cities in
which mayors were elected, the silver
party carried 28 and the Republicans 27.
In five party lines were not drawn. A
decided trend toward the silver forces
was visible in mauy of the localities.
Republicans Carry St. I.ouis.
St. Louis, April 8. The Republicans
carried the city, their mayoralty candi
date, Henry Zeigenhein, being elected
by a plurality which will probably be
14,000. With the exception of four
members of the houso of delegates, the
entire Republican ticket went through.
Zeigenhein pqlled about the normal
Republican votje. The Democrats were
badly split and lost votes to tho Repub
licans. Iowa Municipal Flections.
KEOltuK, April 6. The Republicans
elected a mayor and a majority of the
other city officials.
Dubuque, April 6. The independents
elect mayor, recorder, treasurer and two
aldermen. The Democrats elect city
attorney and three aldermen. The
council will be controlled by the Demo
crats. Republican Victory at Topelca.
Topeka, April 8. Mayor Fellows
(Rep.) was re-elected, as was the entire
Renublican ticket, with the exception,
A.
perhaps, of one member of the school
board. The contest was between a
straight Republican ticket and a fusion
ticket of all the opposition.
Canton Goes Democratic.
Canton, O., April 7. As usual when
McKinley is not on tho ticket Canton
went Democratic. Mayor Rice, for re
election carried it by between 400 and
500 majority.
That Airship Visits Omaha.
Omaha, April 7. The mysterious
"airship" is once more in evidence, and
scores of people who were out last night
at 9:30 assert positively that they saw
the mechanical bird as it floated over
the pity in a direction from northwest
;p southeast. .
Fatally Vonnded by Footpads.
Cihcago, April 6. Knute OoDen of
76 Grand place was attacked by two
robbers near his home, and was fatally
wounded.
No Chance In Kentucky.
Frankfort, April 0. Only a formal
ballot of one vote for each candidate
was taken in the senatorial race today.
Insurance Company Asks Damages.
Tofeka, April 8. A damage suit of
$20,000 was filed in tho United State3
circuit court. by the Mutual Life Insur
ance company of New York against
Webb McNeill, insurance commissioner,
and his bondsmen. It is charged that
the company has sustained losses equal
to that sum since the insurance com
missioner a month ago refused the com
pany license to do business in Kansas.
The petition alleges the commissioner's
action was taken at special instance of
attorneys for Hillmon to force the pay
ment of, an rIlcgd fraudulent claim.
QUEEN OF THE AMERICAN NAVY.
New Battleship Iowa crakes an Averaga
of Seventeen Knots an Hour.
Boston, April 8. The battleship
Iowa, tho last of tho premium-built bat
tleships of the navy, earned for her
builders, Messrs. William Cramp &
Son of Philadelphia, $200,000, by mak
ing an average of 17 even knots an hour
over the regular government course, off
the Massachusetts coast, in tho four
hours' speed trial required by the gov
ernment under the contract. The Iowa
by her grand work proved herself to be
superior to either the Indiana or the
Massachusetts by a considerable frac
tion of a knot and is today the acknowl
edged queen of tho American navy, if
not the. most formidable battleship
afloat.
The Iowa is larger than the Indiana
in length, beam and other measure
ments, but disposition of tho battery is
the same, except that she carries four
12-inch guns, where tho Indiana carries
four 13-inch guns, and six 6-inch guns,
as against the Indiana's four 6-inch
guns, and her secondary battery is 22
rapid-fire and machine guns, as against
the 28 of similar caliber on the Indiana.
In a word, while the Iowa is the larger
ship of the two, her armor and arma
ment are both lighter than those of the
Indiana. These differences in plan are
based on the fact thatwhile the Indiana
is intended as a fighting ship, with
every other quality more or less subor
dinate to that of ability to give and take
hard and heavy blows, tho Iowa is de
signed to combine with the latter qual
ity the attributes of an all-round seago
ing cruiser.
FOUR DIE ON ONE GALLOWS.
Political Murder of Sheriff Chavcy
Avenged at Santa Fe.
Is
Santa Fe, April 3. Francisco Gon
zales y Borrego, Antonio Gonzales y
Borrego, Sauriano Alarid and Patricio
Valencia, condemned to death for tho
murder of ex-Sheriff Frank Chavez,
who was killed from ambush on the
night of May 29, 1892, were hanged to
gether on one scaffold at 9:10 a. m.
Frizes Offered For Essays on Irrigation.
Great Bend, Kan., April 5. E. R.
Moses, chairman of the executive com
mittee of the national irrigation con
gress, has completed arrangements by
which he offers the following sums for
papers or essays relating to irrigation:
For the best paper, $100; for the second.
$75; for the third, $50. The competition
is open to persons from all parts of the
United States, east or west. The sub
ject of the essays shall pertain to any
matter intimately connected with irri
gation practice or engineering.
Durrant. Denied a New Trial.
San Francisco, April 4. Thesupreme
court of California today denied the ap
plication of Theodore Durrant for a re
hearing of the application for a new
trial, previously denied. Chief Justice
Beatty dissented from the opinion. This
settles Durrant's fate as far as the state
courts are concerned. Ho will now ask
for interference of the federal courts,
and failing in that, will appeal for exec
utive clemency.
"Weyler Says It Is Ended.
New York, April 6. A special from
Havana says: Weyler's proclamation
announcing the pacification of Cuba is
known to be already in the government
printing office here. It only waits tele
graphic approval from Madrid to be
formally issued. Its object is believed
to be to mislead Washiugton and pre
vent unfriendly action by congress.
Detroit Gets the Convention.
St. Paul, April 8. Secretary M. J.
Dowling of the Republican National
league announces that tho next conven
tion is to be held at Detroit. Mich., on
July 13, 14 and 15. At least 3,000 dele
gates are expected to be in attendance
and the usual reduced rates will proba
bly be secured.
Cuts On Coffee.
New York, April 4. The Woolson
Spice company of Ohio has reduced the
price of its brand of roasted coffee to 11
cents a ponnd. It iB expected that the
Arbuckles will make a corresponding
reduction in order to keep on the same
footing in the trade.
Joint Trafllc Hearing In October.
Washington, April 6. The supreme
court of the United States today granted
the motion to advance the case of the
Joint Traffic association, but set it for
the second Monday of the October term,
thus refusing a hearing for the present
term.
WHEAT TAKES A BAD TUMBLE.
Increase In "World's Visible Supply Takes
All Faith From the Hulls.
Chicago. April 7. Wheat today had the
most disastrous break it has suffered in many
m out lis, the May option declining from GUfcJc
to 6o5fic, a clean drop of IHc, while July was
nn almost equal sufferer. Liquidation was
started by -weak cables add a world's visiblo
increase and the market was weak all day and
at times took the nature of a stampede. Corn
and oats were naturally weaker, corn declining
Italic and oats$$Q c. Provisions closedjat de
clines ranging from oc tolijc Closing prices:
WHEAT 3Iay, Rjafic: July, &ic.
CORN May, Ziy&SAXa; July, -MaSac
OATS May, I6J4&10c; July. I7$c.
PORK-July. 58.15.
LARD May. .05te4.07J; Jnly. $U5.
RIBS May, UAi& July, $4.43.
Ca3h quotations: No. 2 red. wheat, 833 85c:
No. a red, 76&78c: No. 2 spring. tS7J$c: No.
Z corn, 'S-'3c ; J o. 2 oats. 21 K-c
South Omaha Live Stock.
South Omaha, April 7. CATTLE Re
ceipts. a,500; steady, closed weak : native beef
steers, 5a.a)4.&j: western steers. f3.C0S4.50:
Texas steers. S3.25-J.S0; cows and heifers. 12.90
4.10; canners, 81.752.80: stockers and feed
1 1 " r-i . . rn -f , . . .
era, o.Mo.w ; caives, ;.ou&3.au; DU1IS, stags.
eta, 51.75&3X0.
HOGS Receipts, 3,503; sliade lower; heavy,
53.BU.Ui4Ms: mixed, $3.804.8o; light. 53.60
d.o; Duiic or sales, 5X80(g3.8a.
tstituitr lieccipts, 2.&.0; strong; fair to
choice natives, S.J.0O34.8O; fair to choice west
erns, 5.i.4J4.i0; common and stock sheep. S2.75
Chicago Live Stock.
pniCAGO, April 7. HOGS-Receipts. 23,000;
active and steady; light, 3.854.024: mixed.
S3.8o4.0d; heavy, S&Kai.uo: rough, $3.G3
0.IO.
CATTLE -Receip ts, 13,500; quiet, but gener-
any sieauy ; Deeves, -j.ij.ua; cows and heif
ers, S2.0O&4.30; Texas steers. S3 5S4.a0; stpek-
nnd ,.J r. V jt. .
SHEEP-Receipts, 13,iOJ; strong. Iamb3 ex
citedly higher; native3, S3.00&5.10; westerns,
fr3.754.85; lambs, f4.0Q20.O0.
MECCA CATAKKH BEMEPY.
For colds in the head and treatment
of catarrhal troubles this preparation
has afforded prompt reliof ; w ith its con
tinued use the most stubborn cases of
catarrh have yielded to its healing
power, it is maae irom concensinueu
Mecca Compound and possesses all of its
soothing and healing properties and by
absorbtion reaches all the inflamed
parts effected by that disease. Price 50
cts. Prepared by Tho Forler Mfg. Uo.
Council Bluffs, Iowa. For sale by A. F.
Streitz.
Governor Offers a Reward.
Lincoln, April 7. Governor Holcomh
has offered a reward of $200 for the
murderer of David Jones, killed March
12 in Gage county.
Rogers Fostofllcc Is Robbed.
Rogers, Neb., April 7. Tho post
office at this place was broken into and
robbed last night. Tho safe was blown
open and all books and papers, as well
as what money and stamps were in it,
were taken.
Norfolk Teachers' Institute.
Norfolk, Neb., April 2. The second
day's session of the North Nebraska
Teachers' association was given up
chiefly to the discussion of papers. In
the evening Rev. Sam Small of Atlanta,
Ga., gave a lecture.
Suicido of James Clizbc.
Weeping "Water, Neh., April 6.
James Clizbe, an old and highly re
spected citizen, committed suicide. Ho
cut his throat with a pocketknife while
mentally deranged, tho cause of a long
and severe sickness.
Death of Mrs. Furnas.
Browxttlle, Neb., April 8. Mrs.
Mary E. Furnas, wife of ex-Governor
Robert W. Furnas, died at her home in
this city yesterday. Mrs. Furnas has
for years been an invalid, but her death
at this time was sudden and unexpected.
Western Nebraska Stock Grower?.
Alliance, Neb., April 8. The "West
ern Nebraska Stock Growers associa
tion held its semi-annual session iu thia
city, with well toward 100 members in
attendance. The legislature was asked
to pass the bill now pending which is of
such vital interest to stock men.
Thummcl Names Deputies.
Omaiia, April 1. United States Mar
shal Thummel has announced the ap
pointment of James Allan of Omaha
and Georgo H. Palmer of Broken Bow
as field deputies. A. E. Coggeshall will
be retained as chief office deputy under
the ruling of the civil service commis
sion. More Incendiaries at Beatrice.
Beatrice, April 4. An attempt was
made to burn the building on Court
street, in which is located Deutsch
Bros.' clothing aud shoe store. Tho in
cendiary had saturated tho stairway
and hall above with kerosene, and
lighted a fuse running almost the entire
length of tho building. The fire was
discovered about 4 o'clock by Patrolman
Morris, who secured water and extin
guished tho flames without turning in
an alarm.
New Power For School Hoard.
Lincoln, April 4. Tho senate spent
the entire forenoon in passing bills. The
bill giving the Omaha board of educa
tion authority to make the annual school
levy without interference was passed.
The hill providing for a new wing for the
Norfolk asylum was also passed. Tho
house advanced four bills to third read
ing, and in committee of the whole rec
ommended house roll No. 499 for pas
sage. It is Kelker's hiU to prevent
guaranty companies from hlapklisting
employes.
LOSING HIS SKIN THROUGH X-RAY
Army Officer Trylnp; to Obtain Relief
From Troublesomo 3Ialady.
Omaha, April 5. Captain John Mc
Kay Webster of- tho Twenty-second
infantry, stationed at Fort Crook, has
left for Chicago to take, special treat
ment for injuries received about a
month ago from X-rays.
Captain Webster was shot several
years ago and the bullet lodged in his
back. He had the examination made
by the X-rays in hope of locating the
bullet so that it might be cut out. but
the test proved a failure.
Since arriving- homo the skin upon his
hody which was subjected to the rays
has been constantly peeling. The cap
tain goes to Chicago in the hope that lie
may be relieved of his new malady.
W. J. BRYAN TO ACT AS JUDGE
yVlll Qftlciate at the Interstate Oratorical
Cpntcst.
Emporia, Kan., April 7. The judges.
have been chosen for the interstate ora
torical contest between state normal
schools, which will occur in Emporia
May 7, and at which orators from Wis.
consin, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri and
Kansas will bo present.
William Jennings Bryan is a jndco
of delivery. The other judges on deliv
ery are State Senator Hessin of Man'
hattan, Kan., and Superintendent ftny.
den of Des Moines, la.
The judges on thought and composi
tion are: Dr. E. E. White of Columbus,
O.; Dr. F. W. Gunsaulus, Chicago;
Superintendent Greenwood, Kansas
City, Mo.; Superintendent Holloway,
J?ort bmitb, Ark., and Superintendent
Seifert, Milwaukee, Wis.
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with that greatest blessing any human being
can possess good health. This she can
only do by taking proper care of herself
prior to the child's birth, and especially
during the period of gestation. Too few
women realize the importance of their own
health. Too few understand that the health
of their children is dependent upon the
Sigorand health of the organs of reproduc?
I ion. A woman who is to become a mother
owes it to her offsDrintr to take thouirht of
the most important and delicate organs of
her ooay.
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them."
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