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TUESDAY, JANUARY 4, 1898.
The Oxnard sugar factory at
Grand Island closed down ior the
season last Saturday with an out
put of 6,750,000 pounds. Forty
thousand tons of beets were used.
The factory is a big- help Grand
Island and the farmers of Hall coun
ty. ,vjThe United States senateyester
day morning" passed the Allen bill
to appropriate one hundred thou
sand dollars for an Indian exhibit
by the government at the Trans
mississippi exposition. This is
proper; not let the house do like
wise. The Tribune congratulates the
people of Lincoln county upon the
fact that for the next two ears
there will be three more republi
cans holding forth at the court
hoqse than there were during the
past two years. The services ren
dered the people by these new re
publican officials will be above just
censure.
The state supreme court has af
firmed the judgement and sentences
of the lower court in the Bartley
case, and the ex-treasurer must
serve a sentence of twenty years
in the penitentiary for embezzling
state funds. There is no appeal
from this decision, but Bartley has
;-a right to move the supreme court
for a rehearing.
As Mexico is a free silver country
friends of the white metal may be
interested in the followingsentence
vbichiormed part of a lecture re
cently delivered by Theodore C.
Knauff at the Franklin Institute
atPhiladelphia: "Mexico is a coun
try with a population of 12,570,000
population, two-thirds of whom
never 'slept in a bed or wore stock
ingffOr rode or had an ancestor who
knew how to ride, and they live to
day nt a less expense per man than
it costs to keep the meanest farm
horse."
A gentleman who worked hard
last fall for the, success of the local
democratic ticket and who fought
the effort made to have the candi
dates pulled off, is authority for the
statement that Newell Burritt re
tires from the county clerk's office
the soundest democrat in Lincoln
county. If this is tiue, Mr. Bur
ritt's change from a populist to a
democrat is due undoubtedly to the
knowledge he has gained of the
knavery and trickery of the popu
list ring. The acts of that ring
have been sufficient to drive any
selfrespecting man from the popu
list party.
A number of petitions addressed
to the United States senate asking
'that body to pass an act which will
restrict the immigration of unde
sirable foreigners to this country
are being circulated this week and
receiving the signatures of our citi
zena irrespective of political affilia
tions. This is a move in the right
direction; in fact such a measure
should have been passed by con
gress twenty-five years ago. With
lax immigration laws the United
States has become the home of
thousand of people who are a men
ace to the government and public
safety, and especially is this true
in the large cities. With an in
creasing surplus of laboring men
in this country due principally to
the introduction of labor-saving
machinery it would seem that in.
protection to our own people immi
gration of all classes should be par
tially restricted for a number of
years.
A small handful of republicans
elected to the Ohio legislature,
headed by the republican governor
of the state, who has just been
elected for a second term, are using
every endeavor to defeat .the elec
tion of M. A. Hanna to the United
States senate. Not being able to,
do anything of themselves, they
have joined forces with the demo
crats to accomplish their ends. In
the last republican state conven
tion the candidacy of Hanna was
endorsed, and in nearly every legis
lative district in the state the can
didates were instructed for him, and
3'ct Governor Bushuell, who has
set himselt up as a boss, desires to
thwart the wishes of the republi
cans which were so plainly ex
pressed in those conventions.
While at the present time Senator
Hanna's show for election is not as
good as ever' true republican would
wish, yet we believe the conspira
tors will be turned down and he
will be returned to the senate.
J70ES OE HAMA WIN.
.HE
LOSES THE ORGANIZATION
THE OHIO HOUSE.
OF
Hanna Managers Deny That They Will
Form a Coalition With ifrico for a Gold
"Damocrat for Senator Rather Than Bo
Beaten by a ITrec Silver Republican.
Columbus, O., Jan. 4. The senatorial
contest in the Ohio legislature has he
come desperate. The combine of 10
anti-Hanna Republicans with the Demo
cratic members won at the caucusses
last Saturday night and again yester
day in organizing both branches of the
legislature in the combine opposition to
the re-election of Senator Marcus A.
Hanna. t ,
The Hanna men deny that they will
form a coalition with Brice for a gold
Democrat for senator rather than be
beaten by a free silver Republican, or
that they will do anything else but
fight it out if it takes all winter. While
they are not able to givo a list long
enough to elect they claim that Hanna
is stronger than Boxwell and the other
regular Republican candidates in the
organization of the legislature and that
the opposition has not enough votes to
elect a senator. The Hanna men con
cede that they have lost the power of
the organization of both branches, can
name no chairman, place no member on
desirable positions on any of the com
mittees, or dispose of any other state
patronage, but they have carried the
war into the home counties of the bolt
ing Republican members and expect the
necessary changes before next Wednes
day night.
The developments of last Saturday
night and yesterday have caused the
Hanna men to admit they were out
done in the preliminary organization
for this contest and that they underes
timated the opposition and especially
the extent of it since tho November
election. While ex-Ohairman Kurtz
was thought to have been organizing
against Senator Hanna over sinco the
Republican state convention at Toledo
in June, yet the participation of Gov
ernor Bushuell and others had not baeu
fully anticipated. The Democratic
state headquarters have been kept in
operation by John R. McLean and
others ever since the November elec
tion, ostensibly to prepare for a grand
free silver carnival hero on Jackson
day, January 8.
Griffith Swaps Horses.
COLinmus, O., Jau. 5. The political
future of Senator Hanna is certainly in
a closely poised balance. While there
are now reported to be only nine dis
senters among the S9 Republican mem
bers, one in the senate and eight in the
house, yet the really doubtful list is
limited to two or three. Some of the
dissenting Republicans are not likely
ever to be reconciled to Senator Hanna.
They have burned the bridges behind
them and openly udmit it.
Late last night the Hanna managers
lost the two doubtful members that
they had gained yesterday, so that
there is now no material change from
that of Monday wlrai the honse stood
"56 to 53 against Hanna. This would
give the senator only 70 votes on joint
ballot or three loss than enough votes to
elect. In connection with the change
of Representative feri'fnth back to the
anti-Hanna camp, there are most scan
dalously sensational reports in circula
tion. Letters and telegrams have poured in
on Governor Bushnell, the dissenting
Republican members and others pro
testing against the action of the Re
publicaus who were co -operating with
the Democrats. In reply, tnosc about
the headquarters in the Great Southern
hotel revived the talk of the American
Protective association, the workiugmeu
and others being opposed to Senator
Hanna. It was charged that the sen
ator had Mrs. Griffith annoyed by his
emissaries and that the senator was
with her two hours before her husband
anuouueed himself for Hanna. The
announcement by the Republicans that
they would have no joint senatorial
caucus tonight or at any time previous
to the balloting for senator, will compel
all to continue in this guerilla warfare
for another week, but with the result
depending on the action of two or three
doubtful members, neither side could
show its hand without exposing the re
cruits or tho deserters to ierrific lire for
at least a week. It was expected by
the public that there would be decisive
results at the caucus tonight, but there
will be no caucusses and the steering
committees will try to have all mem
bers located before balloting begins.
Tho senate and the house will ballot
separately next Tuesday for senator.
New York's 400 Cut to 7.1.
New York, Jan. 6. No dancing
event in many years has attracted so
much comment and broken more social
hearts than a Small cotillon given in tho
small ballroom in the annex of the
Metropolitan club last night. It was
given by 12 hostesses, who have drawn
tho ropes close about society. Each
lady was the hostess of four or five in
vited guests. When the dance was
over it had proved to those who were
not invited, so it is claimed, that New
York's 400 had been successfully cut
down to au exclusive basis of 75. The
cotillon was not danced uutil midnight,
and was led by Worthiugton White
house, dancing with Mrs. Astor. Some
of the people who were not there and
who have been accounted leaders of so
ciety were Mr. and Mrs. O. H. P. Bel
mont and Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Whitney.
Matle a Criminal by Cigarettes.
St. Joseph, Mo., Jan. (J, Calhoun
Calkins, sou of rich parents, and form
erly a yonng society leader, is on trial
in the criminal court here on the charge
of burglary and larceny. He'broke into
tho real estate office of John L. Seidles
cn he night of Sept. ii and rifled the
safe. When the police arrested him he
admitted the crime. The defense is
that he was made insane by tho ex
cessive use of cigarettes.
juenver, uan. 4. oenacor srsVrsr; cz
Nevada is in Denver today, and will re
sume his journey to Washington this
evening. "The Rothschilds syndicate,"
said he, "is about to divide China
among the gold standard nations of
Europe. All the nations of Asia are to
be reduced to financial slavery. The
next movement will be to divide South
America. What will then become of
the free institutions of our own coun
try? What then can intervene to sup
port the Monroe doctrine? The money
syndicate, which began its work with
the downfall of Napoleon, proposes to
reduce the world to slaver v."
INSANE MAN USES A REVOLVER.
Frank Kahler of Des 3Ioines Shot Dead In
His Store by a Crazy Man.
Des Moines, Jan. ti. An insane man
named John W. Stone yesterday after
aeon entered tho shoe store of O. I.
Kahler, stepped up to Frank L. Kah
ler, the son. of the proprietor, and de
liberately shot him in the abdomen,
from which he died within an hour.
Stone then turned oh Clifford Childs,
who took to his heels and escaped. The
third victim was Arris, one of the part
ners of the firm, who was shot through
the left arm. Stone next ran toward
Earl Smythe, a clerk in the store.
Smythe dodged him and while the
maniac was trying to take aim Smythe
jumped on him and tried to disarm
him. A desperate struggle ensued, in
which two shots were fired, neither of
which did any damage. Smythe suc
ceeded in holding the maniac until the
police came and took him away. Stone
was undoubtedly insane at tho time of
the shooting. . No other motive has
been discovered.
Gage Endorses monetary Report.
Washington, Jan. 4. Speaking to
day of the report of the monetary com
mission for the reform of the currency,
Secretary Gage said: "I have read
the report with great interest and much
profit. Avoiding abstract terms, it pro
ceeds in plain, comprehensible lan
guage, to point out tho sources of our
present financial weakness, and tho
remedies proposed arc so clearly set
forth that all may understand. The re
form measures recommended I regard
as well adapted to cure tho ills from
which we suffer, and which threaten
our future. I sincerely hopo it will
bear fruit in legislative action.
Eastern Situation Is Improving.
London, Jan. (5. There is a general
feeling in England, and reflected on the
Stock exchange, that the situation in
the far east is improving. It is said the
proposed Chineso loan of 16,006,000
will be guaranteed by the British gov
ernment. The Pall Mall Gazette this
afternoon refers to the "Ascendancy of
money over the mailed fist," and says :
"Great Britain vessels are anchored off
Chemulpo an:l at Port Arthur. This is
quietly implying that Great Britain
will hare a voice in future arrange
ments. Further, the latest telegrams
clearly indicate that she has plenty of
friends."
Shot by an Unknown Assassin.
Jaqkson, Miss., Jan. 4. News has
just been received from tho Algorn
agricultural and medical college for col
ored people, near Rodney, Miss., that
the president, of the college, E. G. Trip
lets was shot and fatally wounded last
cveniug while on his way to prayer
meeting by an unknown assassin. State
Sup3rintendent of Education Kiucan
non was notified of the shooting and
requested to send bloodhounds. There
is no clue to the assassin. Mr. Triplett
at & o'clock this morning was sinking
rapidly.
Death of Charles II. Jiyrne.
New York, Jan. 5. Charles H.
Bryne, who has been unconscious since
Monday of last week, died this morn
ing. The history of modern baseball is
contemporaneous with the active life of
Charles H. Byrne, and to him has been
given tho credit for many of the feat
ures of the game, which have given it
its national character. By his honesty
and enterprise, Mr Byrne made the
American association a power and
forced the National League to meet it
halfway in the consolidation agreement:
Smashes Passenger Rates.
Omaha, Jan. 6. The trouble over
homeseekers' excursions was brought to
a focus yesterday by the announcement
of the Omaha-Chicago lines that they
would sell round trip tickets from Chi
cago to Omaha and return for 15.50 on
the first and thirdTuestlays in Janu
ary, February and March. This will
necessitate reduced one way rates from
Omaha to Chicago, passenger officials
say, in order to protect the tickets from
being scalped.
Carter Succeeds llaker.
Chicago, Jan. 4. The annual elec
tion of the Chicago board ef trade was
held today. The regular ticket, headed
by Zina R. Carter for president, was
elected. Z. P. Brosseau war; the other
candidate for president. He received
considerable support from the elevator
interests.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS MARKETS.
Cash cirs Was Strong:, Speculative Weak,
Wheat Closing- at a Decline.
Chicago, Jan. 5. Wheat was rather heavy
today and if the local talent; had not heeli
afraid of boing caught hy th? Loiter party, the
V&iiv decline which marked the close in May
might have widened into a heavier losi Cash
news was strong, speculative weak. Corn did
not move enough to ho worthy of notice and
closed unchanged. Oat declined Provis
ions were the strong market of the floor and
showed closing advances of 715c. Closing
prices:
Wheat May, 9c; July, -a
Corn Maj-, 29V&c; July, SOJc
Oats May, 23Jc; July, '-'lc
Pork Jan., $9.15 ; M33, $9.tf5.
Laiu .Tan., ?4.77; May, $4.91
Rius-Jan., S4.57J4; May, $4.704.7:K.
Cash quotations: No. 2 red wheat.9031c ; No.
3 rcd,85SSc; No. 2 spring, 8533c;No.3spring,
7884c;No. 2 hard winter, 83s ; No. 3 hard
winter. S34c; No. 1 new sarin g, 89591c; No. 2
corn, 2dip23c; No. 2 oats, 2122j.
South Omaha lave Stock.
SooTii Omaha, Jan. 5. Cattle Receipts,
l.fiJO ; opvned slow on beeves, hut closed strong :
cow stuff steady ; feeders higher ; native heef
steers. $3.754.G0; cows and heifers, Ji.&'JS.OO;
canners, $1.50 J.50; stackers and feeder?, $3.5J
1.25; calvc3, ?4.00g'i).0D. Hogs Receipts, 1U,
G39;5d9c higher, hut closed with advance
lost: heavy, ?Al'53.4J; mixed, $3.40s3.45;light,
$A45iX); hulk of sales, $3.35 i.41. Sheep Re
ceipts, 2,300; steady, active; fair to choice na
tives, $3.80 $4.53; fair to choice westerns, ?3.(jn
1.2J; common and stock sheep, $3.00 ISO;
lamhs, i4.305.53.
Kansas City lave Stock.
Kansas City, Jan. 5. Cattle Receipts, C,
500; steady; Texas steers, $3.804.40t Texas
cows, ?2.003 40; native steers, $3.0J5 51; na
tive cows and heifers, $1.5095.5); stocker3
and feeders." $a44.40; bulls, $2.304C0. Hogs
Receipts, 18,000; weak to 5c lower; bulk
of sales, $3.453.474: heavy, $3.301.5D; pack
ers, $3.303-50; mixed, ?3.30i5l50; ligb.5, $3.15
3.45; yorkers, f403.: pigs, $3.003.42.
Sheep Receipts, 2,009; steady; Jamb, $3 75
5.65; muttons, $2,754-50,
Chicago l,ive Stock,
Chicago. Jan. 5. Hogs Rectripts, 43.&D0;
fairly active. 2 W5c lower; light, $3.403.03;
mixed, $3.453.0iJ; heavy. S3.4J 3.62; rough,
$3.4UJ.45. Cattle Receipts, 1.650; steady to
10c lower; beeves, ?3.805.35; cows and heifers,
$2.00445; Texas steers, $3.254.30; stockers
and feeders, $3.204.2a. Sheep Rocoipts, 15,
00); best grades stcady.others 5l0o lower; na
tives. $2.904.70; westerns, $3.604.40; lambs,
T4.OO5.S0.
St. Louis Grain.
St. Louis, Jan. 5. Whkat lower: No. 2
ed, cash, elevator, 92c; track, S2Wi93c;
Tan., 9Jc; May,93c; July, 79c;No. 2 hard
ash. S5.383C.
Corn Lower; N'. 2 cash, 23c; Jan., 24c;
day, 27c; July, 28c -j
Oat? Firm; No-cash. 23c
TWENTY-SIX KILLED.
COLLAPSE OF A CROWDED BUILDING
-AT LONDON, ONT.
Heary Safe and Steam Coll Fall With
Timbers and Crushes tha Life Out of
Victims rrlghtfal Calaiuliy Attending
a Political Meeting'.
London, Ont., Jan. o. Twenty-six
persons were killed and many seriously
injured in: the collapse of a floor in the
city hall. Last night closed the mu
nicipal campaign and ,the hall was
crowded to hear the addresses of the
successful candidates. The dead :
Ben J. Nash. John Turner.
John B. Burridge. Frank Kobinson.
C. Beckett.
Edward Luxton.
E. D. Leigh.
W. H.DEUt "
B. S. Leigh?? .
Beit Jacques.
C. W. Smith.
John Fellows.
W. Carhuthers.
N. Carruthebs.
W E. Talbot.
Allen Towe.
HermanHilbert.
Abraham Phillips.
Stephen Williams.
I. W. Burke.
James Harris.
"W. J. Bosland.
Fred Heaman.
Oswald Bruce.
John Burgess.
James McLean.
The deadLwere taken to the commit
tee rooms of Alderman Parnell, the de
feated candidate for mayor, directly
across the street. How many were in
jured will never he known, as" thos
who suffered but slightly at once made
for their homes and were cared for by
friends.
At the close of the polls a crowd
gathered in the city hall, where it has
been the custom for years past for the
successful candidate to address the
electors. The building was crowded to
tho very doors, probably 2,000 people
being jammed in a narrow space. There
was a lull in the proceedings, when the
audience called for several newly
elected aldermen au once and there was
some delay in securing a speaker to ad
dress them. Alderman Carrothers
joined the mayor in an effort to secure
quiet. In response to numerous calls
R. M. Toothe' was pushed forward to
the platform on which the speakers
stood. As he reached it there was an
ominous cracking and tho raised plat
form on whi6h the mayor and newly
elected alderirien were seated seemed to
pitch forward to the floor.
There was a sagging of timbers and
tho next moment 150 people were hurled
20 feet to the floor below. Abeam run
uing 20 feek along the center of the hall
had given away, and the crowded mass
standing above that section of the floor
was thrown in a heap to the bottom. A
lanre safe stood in one corner of the
hall and with-a huge steam coil weigh
ing half a ton came crashing down on
the victims. Then followed a wild rush
for tho doors. At the south door,
where the majority of the crowd had
entered, there was a terrible panic.
Those in front were thrown down by
the oncoming rush, shrieking and light
ing for tho door and satety. Unly one
half of tho rear door, a space of prob
ably three feet, was open and in tho
mad rush nd one thought to open the
door in its entirety and 500 people strug
gled thronch the narrow space, the i
strong beaiiag down the vcaker.
TRAIN ROBBERS AT WORK AGAIN.
Pittsbnrff ami Gulf Held Up Within tho
Limits of Kansas City.
Kansas City, Mo., Jau. G. After
about three months of inactivity Kan
sas City 's4;raths'fohbers iscored another
brilliant achievement last night.. This
time the Kansas City, Pittsburg and
Gulf road is the sufferer. The com
pany's Port Arthur express, which left i
here at 6 :40 last night, was robbed be
fore it had passed beyond the city limits.
Two men, whom no one but the ex
press messenger seems to have seen,
climbed into the express car as tho
train left the depot. They overpow
ered the messencer and bound and
gagged him and rifled the car before
the train came to a stop.
When the train slowed up at a rail
road crossing known as the Air Line,
junction, near the southeastern limits
of the city they climbed out of the car
and disappeared. .Nothing was known
of the robbery until a negro train porter
entered tho car and found the helpless
express messenger.
The express company officials say not
much of 'value was taken. In police
circles, however, tho impression pre
vails that the robbers f eenred several
thousand dollars in money nd jewelry.
Weyler's Orsan Attacks McKinley.
Biarritz, Jau. 4. According to mail
advices sent hero from Madrid, in order
to escape the. censorship,. The National,
General Wey'ler's organ, has published
a defiant article, pointing out that al
though tho government lias seized the
general's protest, it could not prevent
its being read in every barrack room.
The Nacional, it further appears, at
tacks President McKinley and Minister
"Woodford in unmeasured terms. The
Nacional has twice been confiscated,
but the manager of that paper is a dep
uty and, therefore, cannot bo prose
cuted. finjil Prom IClon like.
Pout Towiisend, J;.n. 4. There was
$027,500 in gold nuggets in the steamer
Onrmm. wlimh 1ms iust arrived from
Alaska. Many of the nuggets weighed
as high as lo ounces. A man nameo J.
Davidson, -who hails from Cripple
Creek, has a nugget which weigns jo'a
ounces. One of the drawers in Cap
tain Carroll's room was packed with
nueiiets of all sizes. In addition to tins
..... .
nmnnnfc thpm was nonsidcrablv more.
carefully tied up in sacks, among the
returning Jiionditers. XJicre was auoui-
i,5JUU,UU0 m wealth aDoara tne corona.
Event Fittingly Cclchratetl.
New York. Jan. 1. The citizens of
of New York, which today became the
second citv of tho world, entered upon
what is believed to be rhe greatest
problem of municipal government ever
presented. With the last strode of the
;lockat midnight, announcing the ad
vent of the new year, there was born a
titv such as tho emperors and Kings oi
listory wpuld have deemed great for
sropue.
Miners IJie I'rom Suffocation.
Butte, Jan. u. Fire'on the 700-foot
eyel of the Never Sweat mine of the
Anaconda ponipiwy resulted in the
death by suffocation of Michael C. Fla
herty and John. F. gnlUvan, pipemen
in the Anaconda mine proper, and the
narrow escape of three others.
S.II.ir. Clark Js improving.
Sr. Louis, Jan. 4. According to a
telegram from San Autcnio, received
xezQ by members of his fami y, S. H
2. Clark, receiver of the Union Pacific
ail way, is improving in tea th.
Awarded
Highest Honors World's Fair,
Gold Medal, Midwinter Fair.
A Pure Grspc Cream cf Tartar Powder.
40 YEARS THE STANDARD.
AUDITOR REFUSES TO REGISTER.
Question cf Whether the Legislature Had
a Right to Authorize Issue of Bonds.
IiiNCOLX, Jan. 5. The recent issues
of Douglas county funding bonds to the
amount of 180,000 and Douglas com ty
exposition bonds to the amount of 100.
000 were presented to the state auditor
for registration and that officer declined
to register them.
The ground on which the auditor's
office based its action was that there
was doubt as to whether the act of the
legislature in the case of the exposition
bonds was sufficient to 'authorize the
issue of bonds for that purpose, and as
to the funding bonds that there was a
question as to whether the law requires
that two-thirds of those voting at the
election or only two-thirds of those vot
ing on the bond proposition should be
recorded in favor thereof. To have tho
court settle the matter the auditor de
clined to registei
ASSASSIN USED A SHOTGUN.
Nebraska Couple Murdered at a Farm
House Near Fair bury.
Faikbury, Neb., Jan. C William
Baker, who killed his brother, George,
and the latter's wife yesterday morn
ing, completed tho triple tragedy by
taking his own life. Bloodhounds were
procured as soon as possible and put on
the tracks leading from the window,
where tho murderer had stood,
anci tney ionowea tne trau to a
barn on the farm of an uncle of
the Bakers, some distance from the
scene of tho murders. On entering the
barn the dead body of William Baker
was found, having taken his own life
with the same weapon with which ho
had killed his brother and sister-in-law.
The shooting occurred while Baker
and his wife were dreeing. Each vic
tim was shot in the face, death result
ing instantly. Two paues of glass were
blown out of the window, and the faces
of Baker and his wife were filled with
shot. Quail shot was used and tho
charges were unusually heavy. Baker's
hired man was at the barn and heard
the shots, but paid no attention to them
until another man came running from
the house and told him Bakor was shot.
The two ran at once to the house, and
lookiujr through the window, saw the
bodies lying on tho floor. They were
so frightened that they di I nob make
the facts,known here till some time
afterward.
The heavy charges in the gun
mangled, the bodies of the victims fear
fully. Mr. Baker was hit full in tho
tijrht side of the fac3 and neck and his
fiull was fractured. Mrs. Baker re
ceived a charge in the face, neck and
shoulders and her skull was also fract-
ared. Apparently the shooting was done
vith a double-barreled shotgun and both
oarrels were fired simultaneous..
President ISttrt in Omaha.
Omaha, Jau. 2. Horace G. Burt, the
new president of the Union Pacific,
and-Ohver W. Mink, the old and new
first vice president and comptroller, ar
rived in the city from Chicago yester-
aay moruiug.
Beet Sugar Factory Clones Down.
LtRand Island, Neb., Jan. 5. The
Oxnard be?t sugar factory has closed
down after having sliced up about 89,-
000 tons of beets and mannfnrtnrnd
0,750,000 pounds of sugar. It was the
longest mu in the history of the fac
tory, and tho output enceeds that of
any previous year by considerably over
a million pound?.
Ne braska Sheriffs Choose Omcers.
Grand Islaxp, Jan. J. The State
Sheriffs' convenriqu completed its busi
ness this morning and the convention
adjourned. The Following officers were
elected: John Trompen of Lancaster
county, president ; Guy Secord of Clay
connty, vice president; Jonn Lewis of
Douglas county, secretary ; Mr. Losher
of Lincoln conntv. treasurer. About 27
were in attendance.
Pioneer Nehi nsltn Iiai;rr Ih-s.
Lincoln, Jan. 1. John L. Carlson
president of the First National bank of
Lincoln, died today after an illness of
two weeks, aged Go vears. Ho was one
of the pioneer bankers of the state,
coming to Brownvillo from Pennsylva
nia nearly 40 years ago and establishing
the First National bank of that placo
soon aftei'. He leaves a large fortune
to ins widow and three children,
Jlolcomb Ends the Agony,
Lincoln, Nob., Jan. u. Governor
Holcomb last night ended the agony
cunueccea witn the canvass or the dis
trict judge vacancy caused by the eleo.-
uuu ox. ouage omuvan to the snpremp
bench, and thereby caused a politioal
surpnso. Ho appointed I, N. Alberts,
of Columbus, a populist. Judge Sulli
van is a democrat, though olected by
the allied silver forces, and it was gen
erallj' supposed the governor would ap
point one of that political faith.
Banquet to Bryan.
Lincoln, Jan. O.W.J. Bryan's home
coming from his Mexican trip last even
ing was the occasion of a more marked
display of enthusiasm on the part of his
political and social friends than has
been shown since his return fronr Chi
cago following his nomination for the
presidency. It being the night of the
complimentary biuquet tendered him
by the Bryan Traveling Men's club.
The principal address was by Mr. Over
myer on the subject : "The National
Democrats." Among other speakers
werp George W. Barge, Lincoln ; Gov
ernor Holcomb. Lincoln ; G. M. Hitch-
pock, Omahi ; Hon. W. H. Thompson,
Grand Island ; John H. Atwood, Kan
sas. 4ir. .Bryan responded to the toast.
"Our Gnest." The speakers referred to
Mr. Bryan ts the generally accepted
Democratic candidate in. H00, and the
sentiment was generously anulanded-
OR;
WORK OF CONGRESS.
fIV1L SPRViCE DEBATE OPENS UP IN
BOTH HOUSES.
Some Favor Entire Repeal, Some a Modi
llcation and Soie Oppose Any Change
Congressman Clark of Kcokak Intro
duces a Gold Standard Measure.
Washington, Jan. 6. The presenta
tion of replies of tho members of the
cabinet to the resolution calling for in
formation as to the application of the
civil service law to the various depart
ments of tho government, together with
the consideration of the bill establishing
a bureau for the 12th census, precipi
tated asharp civil service debate in the
senate Wednesday. Cullom (Ills.), the
author of the bill, thought the modifica
tion ofthe law ought to be made, as
the authorities had dritted iar away
from the original intention of the
authors of the civil service laws.
Allen TNeb.) charged that the law
was openly and daily violated and said
it was a hiss and byword among the
people. Cockrell (Mo.) declared that it
was presumptuous in Secretary Sher
man to make recommendations to con
gress that certain positions in his de
partment should be excepted from the
classified service when the president
has full authority to make the excep
tions he recommended. He thought an
effort was being made to tie the presi
dent's hand's. Mr. Davis, chairman of
the committee on foreign relations, gave
notice that he would next Monday and
daily thereafter move that the senate
consider in executive session the Hawaii
treaty until it was disposed of finally.
senator Teller introduced a concur
rent resolution declaring the bonds of
the United States payable in silver dol
lars and asserting that to restore to
their coinage such silver coins as a
legal tender in payment of said bonds,
principal and interest, is not in viola
tion of the public faith, nor in derroga
tion of the rights of the public creditor.
The resolution is in the language of tho
resolution introduced by .Hon. Stanley
Matthews in the 45th congress and
which passed both houses.
Senator Teller's purpose is to secure
a vote on the resolution, which received
an almost two-thirds majority when
previously considered. The resolution
was referred to the finance committee,
but as a majority of that committee are
friendly to silver, Mr. Teller antici
pates that it will be favorably reported.
CIVIL SERVICE DEBATE IN HOUSE.
Congressmen Are Divided Into-
Three
Camps on the Question.
Washington, Jan. 6. The civil serv
ice debate began in the house Wednes
day, based on the item in the legisla
tive, executive and judicial appropria
tion bill for the maintenance of the
commission, it promises to continue
at least until the end of this week, with
a possibility that it may run longer.
But it is admitted on both sides that
the appropriation in the bill will stand
as the auti-civil service reformers do
not seriously intend to strike it out.
The debate, therefore, i3 only prelim
inary to any program which the ene
mies of the law may agree upon. The
members of the house are divided into
three camps on this question. Those
who island by the law, those who. advo
cate its entire repeal and those who de
sire ita modification, these divisions
were apparent in the debate, tho nature
of which was not as stirring as had
been anticipated.
Messrs. Moody (Rep., Mass,) Grow
(Rep., Pa.) and Greene (Pop., Neb.)
defended tho law; Messrs. Dockery
(Dem., Mo.) Kobb (Dein., Mo.) and
Pearson (Rep., N. C.) opposed it out
right, while Mr. Landis (Rep., Ind.)
favored modifications of the law.
Iow.iu's Gold Standard Measure. .
Washington, Jan. 6. Representative
Clark of Iowa has introduced a bill
making the gold ddlar the sole unit of
value, directing every national bank to
redeem its notes in dollars of such value,
restricting the denominations of treas
ury or national bank notes to 10 or its
multiples, those outstanding of less de
nominations being called in and stand
ard silver dollars given in exchange and
certificates destroyed, wliile after Jnly
1, 1900 the treasury is to refuse all such
certificates :is payment of public dues.
The national bank laws are amended to
charter banks with paid up capital of
20,000, which may issue currency to
the auionnt of their seenrities thoy de
posit with the government, the tax on
pirculation to be one-half of 1 per cent
payable annually in January.
MUST Bfc' OPEN TO ALL NATIONS.
England Will Kecognize ?io Specinl
Grants at Chinese Ports.
Manchester, Eng., Jan. 4. The
Manchester Guardian today says : The
government has categorically stated
that Great Britain will refuse to recog
nize any special rights granted at any
Chinese pore to any particular power.
Any port opened to one power must be
opened to all or open to none. If Rus
sia has been granted the right to win
ter ships at Port Arthur Great Britain
Will enforce her rights to the same
privileges, and her ships will winter
there whether China concedes or does
not concede the right.
Continuing, the Gnardian says : If
Germany obtains a naval station at
Kiao Chou Great Britain insists on hav
ing a lease of ground for a naval sta
tion at the same port, and she will sup
port every other power making the
same claim.
The contention of the government is
that the most favored nation clause in
the British and all other treaties with
China forbids any special concessions
ofthe nature, contemplated by. Ger
many at Kiao Chou and prevents na
tions from acquiring special benefits in
which the others have not a share.
CHINESE INVITE MORE TROUBLE.
Official Uses Threatening Language To
ward German Ambassador.
Pekin, Jan. 3. The German mission
aries at Tsao-Chow, province of Shan
Tung, having reported to Baron Hey
king, the German ambassador at Pekin,
that the commandant at the Chinese
garrison of the town had used threaten
ing language'to or of the baron
Heyking, at onse demanded that the
commandant be dismissed and that a
copy of theTsung Li Yamau's telegram
of dismissal be presented to him by 6
o'clock Thursday evening. The Tsung
Li Yamen requested the ambassador to
grant then unVd 8 o'clock. Baron
Heyking theroaoon threatened to leave
Pekin, but is still here.. The govern
ment is alnrmol
zicCariong-Tr"3KtTCe"TC3 xmrr.
rtrrrn i rA To ti h r-4
formerly traffic manager of the North
western road, has been appointed third
vice president oi tne system, iu sucou
H. G. Burt, who has accepted the presi
dency of the Union Pacific. There will
bo no successor to Mr. McCullough as
traflicmanagerandhe will continue to
manage the affairs of that department
as he has done heretofore. Mr. McCul
lough has been with the Northwestern
road for 38 years, his first position- with
the company being freight agent of the
Winona and St. Peter road, a branch of
the Northwestern road. He was ap
pointed general traffic manager .14
months ago
Itourignez A'ersona job uraia.
Washington, Jan. 4. Senor Rod
riguez, minister of the Greater Repub
lic of Central America to the United
States, will not again represent his gov
ernment iu this country. Intimations
that ho will not be acceptable to the ad
ministration, it is said, have had the ef
fect of causing the dut to determine
not to appoint him.
Burrant Must Hang.
San Francisco, Jan. 6. In tho cir
tmih nonrfc torlav Jndsres Morrow and
Dehaveu rendered their decision in the
Durrant case submitted to them en banc
yesterday. They denied the applica
tion for a writ of habeas corpus and
also refused to grant Durrant's attorneys
leave to appeal from this decision.
Grave Outlook In Central America.
Pana3Ia, Jan. 4. The trouble -between
Costa Rica and Nicaragua has
taken a new phase. Tho Costa Rican
consul at Managua has been sentenced
tofivo years' imprisonment and has
fled. It is supposed that he has gone
to Costa Rica and will lay the case be.
fore the president. This has aroused a
now friction between the governments.
War, it is believed in many quarters,
will, be the result. In the meantime,
Nicaragua is threatened from another
source. Believing that war between
that government and Costa Rica is
probable, Nicaraguan exiles in Costa
Rica are going to Salvador to try to in
duce President Gutierrez: to aid them
ngainst Nicaragua. Salvador, how
ever, is in great danger of a revolution,
so President Gutierrez, in the present
case, is an unknown quantity. An out
break in Salvador is expected daily.
China Consents to TCussla.
London, Jan. 3. The St. Petersburg
correspondent of the Times say3 : It is
reported that China has given consent
oRussiau surveys for a railway to
Port Arthur as a branch of the Russian
Trans-Manchuria railway, and not a
mere extension of the Chinese Tien
Tsin railway. It is also stipulated that
the route is to avoid Mukden, the cap
ital city of the Tartar dynasty." Muk
den is the capital of tho province of
Leao-Tong, Manchuria, and is about
3S0 miles northeast of Pekin. It was
the last residence of the Manchu sover
eigns before the conquest of China, and
is the place where the early emperors
of the reigningdynasty are buried.
Arranging lor a Great Cycling: Event.
New York, Jan: 4. According to The
Herald a race for one hour on an outdoor
track, scientifically curved, between the
our fastest middle distance bicyclists in
world, with unlimited pacemakingHand
or a purse of $20,000, is what the New
Yorkers will be treated tq early next
Hummer, it negotiations now. pending
do not miscarry. James Michael, necr
cssarily, will be one of the quartet qf
competitors and the other three will be
evolved from two series of trial heats,
which will be open to the world, and
or which special prizes will be offered.
Asthma From Asparagss,
Among the curiosities of medical lit
erature are the stories, many of them
well authenticated, of the peculiar sus
ceptibility of certain unfortunate indi
viduals to certain odors and emanations.
Among the substauces which have been
known to have produced attacks of
spasmodic asthma are roses, musk, tea,
ipecacuanha, the odor of a cat, fried
fish, the dust of oats, malt, rice, feath
ers, wool and that caused in the demoli
tion of old houses. Dr. Eugene Dc
schamps has added asparagus to this
long list. He has published a full clin
ical report of a victualer over 40 years
of age who suffers from severe spasmod
ic attacks of coughing whenever he at
tempts to prepare raw asparagus for the
cook. New York Herald.
Drew the Line.
"Couldn't take him at anyfprice;"
said tho agent who was buying horses
for the use of the mounted police. "It
is all right for a policeman to interfere
whenever he sees fit, but it won't dp
for his horse." Indianapolis Jonrpa.1.
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