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The Nebraska bonrd of transport!'
tlon has given orders to tho dlfforcnt
railroad HncH for a reduction of 30
par cent In corn carrying rates.
At Springfield, III., tho Jury brought
In a verdict of not guilty In tho caso
of Charlca Ralllngton, charged with
the murder of his wife, Margarot Hal
llngton.
Prof. II. D. Young, superintendent
of tho public schools nt Norwich, O.,
waB run over by a Baltimore & Ohio
passenger train und killed, llo was
30 years of ago,
Henry Irving has given $500 and El
len Terry $100 for tho Holdlors' bono
fit performance at tho Empire theater
nt New York for tho benefit of sick
and wounded English soldiers.
At Philadelphia, Pa., It was an
nounced at Cramp's yard that tho
strike, which has been In progress
Unco last August, was officially declar
ed off by representatives of tho
rtrlkers.
At Flndlay, O., word was received
lhat a freight and passenger train ssn
the Hocking Valley railroad collided
nt Caroy, resulting In the death of n
fireman, engineer, express messenger
and two others.
According to a tabulated nfatomont
just Issued by tho department of agri
culture, tho corn crop In Nebraska
last year amounted to 221,373,000 bush
els. In 181)8 Nebraska's corn crop was
158,755,000 bushels.
Thomas A. Edison Is quite seriously
111 at Akron, O, Ho had boon attend
ing tho funeral of a sister at Milan,
0 and arrived Sunday, taking im
mediately to his bed. Ills allmont Is
said to bo ucuto laryngus, but physi
cians npprchend no serious conEcquon
ties. Tho Ocrman foreign offlco has In
formed tho correspondent of tho As
sociated Press that with tho release of
tho two missionaries, Pastors Harms
and Struck, whom the British authori
ties have paroled and sent to Durban,
Germany's negotiations with Great
Britain have ceased for tho present.
At a secret meeting of tho Burns
forces at Sacramonto, hold for tho pur
pose of discussing tho senatorial situa
tion, it was decided to throw tho en
tire republican support for tho senator
ship to Thomas 11. Bard, who re
ceived tho caucus nomination. ThlB
nctlon Insures Bard's election.
It Is learned at tho stato department
that not a nail, not a grain of corn,
and not a spoonful of flour of the car
goes seized by tho British warships off
South Africa now remain In possession
of the British government, except such
goods as await tho ordors of their
owners or those whoso ownership re
mains to bo proved.
Count Wolff Mottornlch, who Is a
great favorlto of Emperor William,
nml who will represent Germany in
London, during tho nbsonco of tho
Ocrman ambassador, Count Von Hatz-fcldt-Wildonborg,
who hns received
lcavo of absence owing to tho impair
ed stato of his health, may ovontually
becomn tho ambassador's successor.
Sir Alfred Mllnor, In a lotter wrltton
three wcoks ago to tho former lord
mayor of Belfast, said tho war would
last three or four months longor. Sir
Alfred Mllnor has sent most hopeful
and encouraging reports to tho Eng
lish government regarding tho pros
pects of tho campaign ,and It is un
derstood that his viows aro shared by
Lord Roberts.
Senator Carter reported from tho
committee on territories tho hill for
a civil code of AlaBka, and providing
for courts or that territory. Three dis
trict courts, with tho necossary ofllcora
and United States commUulonors, aro
provided for. Thrco Judicial districts
aro constituted. No dologato In con
gress or territorial legislature la al
lowed under tho bill,
Tho lockout at tho piano and organ
factories of Chicago, vhlch has kept
3,500 men out of employment for thir
teen weeks, will bo raised. This was
decided upon at a mooting of tho
manufacturers. Tho former employes
will be taken back without discrimlna
tlon, Tho manufacturers say that
they will talk over tho question of
wages and hours with tho men after
work has been resumed.
Tho big labor war which will proba
bly tie up nil building operations in
Chicago began on tho uth, when the
contractors enforced tho new rules
governing workmen. On some of tho
jobs tho men refused to go to work
at all when thoy arrived at tho usual
hour In tho morning. Tho trouble
uprend during tho day and by oven
lug nearly 2,000 of tho 5,000 who have
neon employed rocontiy nan stopped
work. Tho plumbors woro tho first to
flatly rcfiiBo to abldo by tho rules form
ulutcd.
Stato Secretary-Treasurer W. 1)
Ryan of tho United Mine Workers of
America, who arrlvod at Kprlugflold
from Brnldwood, states that tho minors
of tho Braldwood district aro well sat
Islled with tho new scale. Ho says
there inny bo soma troublo In adjust
lug tho prices In tho Bub dlstricts In
Illlnolfi, but that this will probably bo
fixed un nt tho conference of minors
and oporntoro In this city Fobruury 10
In tho thin vein in tho northern part
of tho stato an ndvnnco of 4 coats per
ton will bo inado over the 1) cent a ad
vanco nlroady agreed upon at Indiana
polls.
At Sault Sto Marlt, Mich., Mrs. Jos
eph Kowatlski lockod nor boy tind
girl, nged thrco and five respectively
In her house during her own nbsoneo,
Tho house cuugut ..re and both child
rcn wero burned to deain.
Fred Bechtold of Abordoen. 8. D
who went to Kussla for Immigrants,
and who was roportod to have boon
sentenced to Imprisonment by tho Kus
slan government fqr enticing men
from tho country who woro subjoct to
military duty thoro, tolographs from
Now York that ho has arrlvod thoro
with two cam of Immigrants and will
bring tbcm to Dakota Immediately.
hird Attempt to Eelievo Ladysmith Is
Unsuccessful.
A RECROSSING OP THE TUGELA
London Accept Trim the Statement
t'.iat Another Failure tin Hern Mmle
(lloom Deepen the KiirIIMi Capltnl
Ilnlfnur, In Ilcpone to Oondlnir,
Make lnn riled Htntenient In Com
mon, LONDON. Feb. 10. London ac
cepts as true tho statements that Gen
eral Bullcr has failed again. These
statements wero passed by tho British
censor at Aden and aro read In the
light of Mr. Balfour's announcements
in tho Commons that General Buller Is
not pressing his advance.
LEIPSIC, Keb. 10. Tho Netistc
Nachrlchten prints a special dispatch
from a correspondent who says that
General Bailer's third attempt to re
Hove Ladysmith has completely failed.
BOER HEAD LAAOER. LADY
SMITH, Thursday, Feb. 8. The Brit
ish, Who woro In possession of the
kopjo ut Molensdrlft, abandoned It
after a bombardment by Boor cannon
this morning and retired across the
l'ugela river to their former position.
A desultory cannonade ib proceed
ne nt tho Tugcla this morning, but
nthnrwlsn everything is niilet.
LONDON, Keb. 10. (Now orK .
World Cablegram.) Tho Lngusn i
public all day long hud a critical sit
uation of Bailor's forces on their
nnrvoH. Tho wnr office, tho political
and service clubs wero crowded during
tho afternoon and ovonlng by men In
search of war nows.
Just after the house convened uan
norman asked If the government hod
nny wnr nowB. Balfour's only answer
was "No." In tho language or anxious
lnhhv and clubmen It wnsn't what ho
said, but the nasty way ho said it.
Then tho public rend in tno even
ing papors tho Boor report that Buller
had been driven back across tho Tu-
gela. ThlB redoubled public pressure
for Information and Just norore tin;
house ndjournqd Balfour roso In his
plnco and with great enro gavo nt
toranco to thlB statomont:
"Tho war ofllco has Information
pointing to tho conclusion that Bai
lor Is not pressing his advance boyond
the point ho occupied on Wedncsdny,
und tho government does not feel Jus
tified In asking him for moro detailed
nformatlon, nor If they had It would
thoy make It public until t'o opera
tion waB completed."
This only Increased tho anxious
gloom of those who were waiting for
nows. Tho exports wondorod whethor
tho operation roforrod to was
tho retreat or tho rollof of
.adysmlth. All agreed that tho
situation showed clearly that
tho Kovornmont and Roberts were
agreed that Bailor should bo loft se
verely alone with hlH present forces
to work out tho situation of Lady
smith and mako good, If he can, his
former failure on tho Tugcla.
Mirny of tho best Informed aro in
clined to think that both Mothuen and
Buller hnvo received Instructions only
to keop as many Boors as posslhlo em
ployed on tho Moddor and Tugcla
whllo RobortH and Kitchener complete
arrangements and prepare to strlko a
heavy blow against tho Orango Frco
8tate.
The Loader oxport says: "Tho Boors
roport that Bullor has onco moro beou
forced to retreat across tho Tugola
river. Hitherto tholr dispatches have
been unpleasantly noar tho mark and
thoro will bo a general disposition to
bollovo this nows. Buller's own friends
had no nows from up to 10 o'clock last
night. MacDonald has boon recalled by
that astonishing general, Methuon.
Thoro can only bo ono excuse for bucIi
a movement, namely, tho Imminence
of tho march east. It Is boyond doubt
that tho most nutltorltatlvo opinion in
London regards It probablo that tho
endeavor will bo made to forco tho
lino on tho Orango river before Wed
nesday uoxt. If Bullor has retired a
third tlmo wo fear Ladysmith must
ran."
JONES OFfEnS SUBSTITUTE.
free Nllvrr Hill to Tiike I'lnce of I'retent
Tenitlng Current' One.
WASHINGTON, Fob. 10,-Sonator
Jones today Introduced a free silver
coinage auhstltuto for the pending
curroncy bill. .Tho substitute provides
that "from and after tho passage of
this act tho mints of the United States
shall bo opon to the coinage of silver
nnd thoro shull bo coined dollars ot
tho weight of 412 grains troy, of
standard 0-10 fine, as provided by the
act of January 18, 1837, and upon the
same tonus and subject to tho llmltn
lions and provlslonB of lnw regulating
tno coinage and legal tender duality
of gold." Tho BUbstltuto also provldos
thut whenever tho silver coins shnll
bit received Into the treasury certifi
cates may bo issued for them In tho
manner now proscribed by law,
lit) lor Will Not 8lcn.
FRANKFORT. Ky.. Feb. lO.-Gov
ernor Taylor did not this nfternoo,
sign tho Louisville pence ngreemont
llo announced, moreover, that ho ha
no Intention of doing bo for some tlmo
and did not know whether ho woul
Hlgn It at all, On tho other hand, tho
democrats wero confident no would at
tlx his Blgnnturo to the document,
Two Nutpect re Arrrtcd.
FRANKFORT, Ky., Fob. 10, Two
men suspoctod ot complicity In tho
murder of Governor Goobel woro or
tested in a boarding house today. Tha
mimes are Silas Jones of Whltlny
county and Gottschnlk of Nelson
county. The men nro said to hav
slopt In tho executive building for
tlmo and thoy will bo kent In confine
mont until Bomotntng more definite la
known ns to tholr whereabouts nt tho
tlmo of the assassination, Both
strongly deny nuy knowlodgo of tho
inuruor,
LAWT0N RESTS AT ARLINGTON.
Country I'njr It I.nnt Honor to the
IJreut Soldier.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10. Major
General Henry W. Lawton was burled
today In the National cemetery
at Arlington. It was a na
tion's tribute to n national hero
and the sorrow of a whole people wna
expressed when America added tho
chaplct of cypress to the brow that so
long had worn the laurel.
The burial services beneath the leaf
less trees at Arlington was preceded by
services in the Church of the Covcnnnt,
on Connecticut avenue, at which every
department of the government was rep
resented, Including tho president, con
gress, tho supremo court members of
tho army and navy within reach of
Washington. Iawton's old comrades of
tho line and staff, the diplomatic corps
In all its brilliance of uniform and
decoration and as many citizens of nil
degrees as were fortunate enough to
find standing room within the walls.
But the crowd within wns Insignifi
cant compared with the thousands who
braved tho lowering winter's day for a
gllmpso of tho flag-draped caisson with
Its military escort as It passed through
the streets. Hundreds more made tho
toilsome pilgrimage to Arlington to
to henr tho last words pro
nounced over tho open grave, where tin
president, his cabinet and the general
commanding- the army Btood tirltit
bowed heads until the last volley had
been fired and tho bugle sounded tapj.
It was tho home-coming of a hero.
For Boven weeks, ever since tho fatal
news from San Mntco had been HaBhed
around tho width of the world, tin
country had waited to pay Its best trib
ute to the dead.
La vton, to tho great bulk of Amer
icans had been the Incnrnntlon of tin
American soldier. Ho had made his
mark In the civil wnr from the Missis
sippi to the sea and In the Interval ot
potential peace, It was he who had
beaten at bis own game Gcrouimo, thn
grentest master of desert craft and
mountain fighting that tho west had
ever known, and who, In the new prob
lem or tropic wnr, had proved the moat
daring and resourceful of all tho gen
erals In the field. It wns In tribute
to these qunlltles that the Lawton fund
Had In a few weeks been swelled past
ii mo expectations of Its originators.
for America know that Lawton being
souiier nrat and only, hnd left to
those who loved him no heritage, save
his word and a spotless name.
r or a day and a night tho body of thn
soldier lay In stato In tho Church of
tho Covcnnnt. Solemnly, when thn
doors wero opened, troopers from his
old command, with sabers drawn, wcr,-
Keeping vigil nt tnc head and foot. Be-
ncnth the soft lights of the altar rose
tropical Jungle of palms and hltther
than tho flag-draped coffin roso banks
of flowers, tributes from every nuarto."
of tho land. At his head hung, In dli.i
roids, tno dingy battle flag from San
Mateo, still on tho bamboo staff unl
supported by ono of the men who was
near him when ho fell.
Close to the coflln sat President Me
ICInley and on his right tho BeCrtitarv
of state. With thorn wero thn secre
tary of war, tho attorney general, the
secretary of the navy, the postmasto;
general, the secretary of the treasury,
tho secretary of the Interior and tho
secrotary of agriculture. Near by wer2
Mrs. iuwton, uttlo Mnnlcy and tho oth
ers of the family, and to the left Gcn
oral Merrltt. General Brooke, General
Shatter anil their staff officers, all in
uniform, una an i.awton b comrades
who at ono tlmo or nnother had ac
companied and fought with him.
CABINET HAS SHORT SESSION.
1Iciihc the Need of the lln;ue suf
ferer In Honolulu.
WASHINGTON. Fob. 10 Thn ml,!.
net had a short session today In order
to attond tho funeral services of Gen-
ral Lawton.
Tho nrlnclnnl sublcct of illm-iiHsiim
wus the plague situation In Hawaii.
r. was pointed out that thn tmrrKi.
ties of tho caso required tho destruc
tion Of a lnrun numbur nf rnlilnn In
tho pooror sections of tho city of Hon
olulu and tnnt in consequonco many
of the natives aro homeless and In a
destitute condition. Apparently there
is no legisintivo autnority to meet the
tiltuntlon by tho appropriation of
funds for the relief of those In dis
tress nnd It Is understood to bo tho
purposo of President MqKlo'oy to com
municate tho facts to congress with
a request for authority to reconvone
tno oid legislature or to establish a
commission with power to do what
ever Is needful at this time.
NAVY NEEDS AN INCREASE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10. The navy
la short of enlisted men and also of
ficers, and it Is probable that congress
will bo strongly urged to act as to the
latter deficiency. As tor the former
atlhough the Hhortaga Is nbout 1,000
men, thoro Is already congressional
authorization for th cmploymont of
more,, and. all that Is lacking Is volun
teers. But as forthrt' officers, with the
lucrcusod number of ships In commis
sion, and the additions bolnc steadily
mauo to tno navy, u is no longer pos
sible to glvo them the tours or shore
tervlco to which they are entitled.
P Is expected Unit tho administra
tion will mako un effort to have wie
class ot cadets at Annapolis Increased
by about 100, providing Ijv ther distri
bution of tho- new appointments
uniting the members of the senate.
Hill for Philadelphia ('utile,
WASHINGTON. D. C, Feb. 10.
House bills Introduced: By Mr. Bar
ham (Col.), for a cable from tho United
States to tho Philippines; Mr. Jones
(Wash,), extending to Alaska the
United States laws on tho mile of coal
nnd stone lands.
Killing on Unit Note.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10. Tho com
missioner ot internal rovonuo has re
considered tho question of taxation
on rout notes und now holds that
when these notes pass from the leaser
to tho lessor they are not taxable
under tho paragraph In scnodulo A re
lating to leases. It these rent notes
aro payable In morchnndlso they aro
not tnxablo In nny particular, but
when payublo In money tnoy uro tux
ablo only nt tho rnto of 2 cents for
ench 1100 or fractional part thereof
of face vulufl.
Fellow Democrats Follow His Gasket
Through Heavy Showers.
ALL QUIET AT THE FUNERAL
KiercUe nt the Cemetery Cnt Hhort on
Account of the Inclemency of the
Weather Tliotinuntl ut the Cemetery
Drenched With the Downpour.
FRANKFORT, Ky.. Feb. 9. Rain
came down in sheets while tho funeral
services woro being held over the body
of Kentucky's dcud democratic leader.
Tho morning dawned dark and
threatening, but at 9 o'clock tho clouds
cleared away and (he sun camo out
bright and brilliant nnd there was
every promise of a pleasant day. The
prospect was short-lived, however, for
Just ns the hour for tho formation of
tho funeral procession arrived tho rain
began to fall, slowly at first, but with
cver-lncreaBlng rapidity, until Bhortly
after tho hour of noon, when tho
parade was on the march, tho floods
began to descend. There were dry In
tervals, but after them tho water came
again with Increasing vlclousncss nnd
Just ns the hearse left the Capital hotel
a heavy shower began which continued
all tho afetrnoon.
The exercises In the cemetery were
conducted boforc a crowd much smaller
than would have been the caso had the
weather been pleasant, but thoy worn
carried out to tho lotter and tonight
the body of William Goebel lies In the
chapel of the Frankfort cemetery after
one of tho greatest funeral demonstra
tions ever seen In this state. As soon
as the weather clears sufficiently tho
casket will bo consigned to tho grave.
It had been feared that thero might
arise trouble between the soldiers In
tho tapltol grounds and democratic
partisans In tho lino of march when
tho jiarado passed the capltol square,
but nothing of the kind occurred. The
soldiers were kept bnck on tho level
with tho front of tho capital building
and n lino of sentries was posted in
front of them to prevent them from
going near the fence on the south sldu
of the grounds at the tlmo the parade
wan passing tho square. Orders had
been Issued on the democratic side as
well that no comments should bo madn
by tho men In the parado as they
passed the grounds where Governor
Goebel received his denth wound. Tho
wisdom of the commanders of tho
troops nnd that of tho democratic lead
ers, added to the fact that for twenty
four hours all of the salojns nat". been
closed, enabled the dny to paos with
out any exhibition of feeling on either
side.
Tho pallbearers were: J. C. S.
Blackburn, General Joseph H. Lewis.
Judgo W. S. Pryor. J. B. McCrcary,
Phil B. Thompson, James H. Mulligan,
Louis Descognets, Snmuel J. Shackel
ford, Joseph D. Rhlneck. Joseph W.
Pugh, Zach Phelps, W. B. Haldeman,
Charles B. Poyntz and Morton K.
Yonts.
fORTY-NVE THOUSAND IDLE.
Chicago Union Men Itefute to Accept
New Itnles of Contractor.
CHICAGO, 111., Feb. 9. Moro union
men wero let out by the oulldlng con
tractors today because they refused to
work under the new rules, nnd both
sides nro now looking forward to tho
results of Saturday, which are expect
ed to show Just where all the union
men slnnd. Tho now rules requlro
them to work on Saturday afternoon,
which they have heretofore had as a
holdlday. All who refuso to work will
be pnld off and ullowcd to go. This
may tie un all the buildings under con
struction In tho city. It wns Bald by
tho contractors that 75 per cent of the
men who were working a week ago, or
about 45,000, uro now idle, through
their refii8iii to bo governed by the
now rules.
BULLER CABLES HIS LOSSES.
Killed und Wounded ut "1'otReltor's Drift
Number 231.
LONDON, Fob. 9. General Bullor
has cabled to tho Wnr office thut tho
approximate British disunities in tho
fighting at Potgletor's drift up to Tues
day noon ave:
Officers, two killed nnd flftcon
wounded:; non-commissioned officers
and men, 210 killed and wounded.
Tho officers killed were Major Johnson-Smyth
and Lieutenant Shafto,
both ot the Durham Light Infantry.
Tho officers wounded include Colonel
Fitzgerald of tho Durham Light Infan
try nnd Colonel A. J. Montgomery of
the Roynl urtlllcry and Lieutenant Sir
T. A. A. Cunnlnghumo of the Rifle bri
gade. More Union Men DUi'liurc"'
CHICAGO, Feb. 9. More union men
woro let out by tho building contractors
today because thoy refused to work un
der the new rules and both sides are
now looking forward to the results of
Saturday, which are oxpected ,to show
Just where all the union mo'n stand.
The now rules requlro them to work on
Saturday afternoon, which they hnvo
horotoforo had as a holiday. All who
refuso to work will be paid off nnd al
lowed to go. This may tie up nil build
lngs undor construction in the city. 1'.
wus r.ald by tho contractors thn 7a nor
cent of tho men who woro wording a
week ago. or about 15,000, aro now Idlo
through their refusal to bo governed
by tho now rules.
Depend on t'rcuuli Treaty.
WASHINGTON. 1). C, Feb. 9. Be
foro pioccedlug further with tho eon-
ctruction of new reciprocity treaties
tho statu department will await tho ac
tion of tho senate upon the pending
French treaty. Should that fall, all
efforts to effect tho reciprocity Bcheme
as contnlned in tho Dlngley act will b?
abandoned. It is probablo, too, that
oven in tho event of tho continuance
ot tho negotiations, a new plcnlpoten
tinry must bo found on tho part of our
government to enrry forward tho heavy
work which has fallen to the share ot
Mr. kusson.
A TRAGEDY IN NEBRASKA.
W. It. Itobliuon of Whltinnn Kill Wlf
unit Fatally Wound lllmirlf.
WHITMAN, Neb., Feb. 9. Tuesday
night at 9:60 W. J. Robinson, employed
by1 the Flato Commission company ot
South Omnha, shot his wife through
tho abdomen, a little below the heart;
also through the arm and leg. He
then turned the gun on himself and
fired a bullet from a 45-callber eIx
shooter, which entered a llttlo below
the heart, passing entirely through nnd
lodging In his clothing.
None of tho three shots proved fatal
until today. Mrs. Robinson died, af
ter suffering dreadful agony. Ho is
still nllve, but cannot live.
November 15 last Robinson married
tho daughter of L. H. Brown, agent
of the B. & M. railway at Hecla, Neb.
Everyone supposed they lived happily
until a few days ago, when Robinson
left the roundup and came tp Whit
man. He drank very heavily, but
showed no effects until a little bctoro
the shooting. After drinking two
largo beer glasses of whisky he talked
a few minutes with friends and started
alone for the Whitman hotel. It Is
not known exactly what conversation
he had with his wife while In the room,
but she says she would not answer
his Inst request definitely.
Ho then pulled a revolver nnd said:
"Then take thla," at the same time
firing, the shock putting out the lights.
Sho got away In tho dark and tried
to make her escape. Running to the
front door of the hotel, Just ns she
went out the door, Robinson fired a
second shot, this ono ,toklng ofTect
In the arm and leg. At this moment
he pulled the gun on himself, the bul
let passing through his body. Ho fell
over upon his wife, wno lay writhing
on the floor.
In a few minutes a big crowd gath
ered and picked tho two up. It was
iound the first bullet fired at Mrs. Rob
inson struck a corset steel which
stopped Its force. The bullet lodged
undor tho skin, near the spine. Sur
geons extracted It. It was thought
Bhe might live, but the wound wns
more serious than expected.
Robinson has always been counted
an Intelligent, excellent cattleman.
Tho woman was Intelligent nnd both
hnd a legion of friends. A few min
utes before the shooting Robinson
warned his friends not to follow or he
would shoot.
Tho main cause of the shooting was
Jealousy. It Is thought that contln-
ual brooding set the mnn crazy. Late
ly U was learned that ho had threat
ened to shoot his wife. Sentiment is
divided, but is in his favor. Ho says
ho Is sorry he did not mnko a clean
Job; that ho has one request, to be
burled with her. Robinson Ib still
nllve, but suffering terribly.
UNION PACIFIC DIVIDENDS.
Fluttering Hcport of Prosperity Since
the KcorRniilzutlon.
NEW YORK, Fob. 9. The dlrectora
of the Union Pacific Railway company,
at their meeting today, declared a divi
dend of 2 per cent on preferred stock
nnd 1 per cent on common. Tho
Union Pacific since Its reorganization
In 1898 has paid three dividends on
its $97,687,000 preferred stock, two of
1 per cent and one of 2 per cent.
Nothing to this time has been paid
on tho common stock. Statements sub
submitted to tho board of directors
show that tho accumulation of earn
ings of the system Including the Union
Pacific Railway company, the Oregon
Short Lino and the Oregon Railway
& Navigation company, for tho year
ending December, 1899, wero $12,994,
b33. These results were obtained after
charging to Income for betterments
and equipments approximately ?3,000,
000. BRINGING HOME SOLDIER DEAD.
Three Transport Arrive ut Situ Frunclaco
From Munllu.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 9. Tho War
department was Informed today of the
arrival of tho transports Indlnna, Pa-
than and Shcrmnn at San Francisco
from Manila yesterday. Aboard the
Sherman were Mnjors Cook of the
Twenty-sixth Infantry and Matthews,
and a number of other officers and
sick and discharged men.
During tho voyage Corporal Martin
A. Dillon of Company E, signal corps,
died Februnry 1 of tuberculosis, nnd
Artificer Alfred Holmes of Compnny
D, Fourteenth infantry, died February
6 from the same disease.
WRECK IS FATAL TO NINE.
For nnd Smoke I'revent Hlght of Lamps
and Collision Keult.
RRPANAnA. Mich.. Feb. 0. Chicago
& Northwestern passenger train No. 21,
the Felch mountain accommodation,
which runs between this city and Met
ropolitan, was wrecked in a rear end
collision at Ford River switch at C:30
to-night. Nino persons were killed,
threo arc reported missing, five serl
uuly and four slightly Injured.
KiiElanil Well l'leutied.
LONDON, Feb. 9. In tho house of
commons today, replying to a question
ns to whether Great Britain bus re
linquished all her rights under the
Clnyton-Bulwcr treaty in respect to the
Nicaragua canal, and if so whnt com
pensating advantages if any, had been
secured In exchunge, tho parliamentary
secretary for the foreign office, William
St. John Broderlck, said thero had been
no question ot compeiibatlon, tho ad
vantages of tho former convention rel
ative to the neutrality of the canal and
tho protection of trade and commerce
under conditions of entire equality liav
lug been fully maintained.
tleu. Oil tu Htny Auhlle.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 9. Secretary
Root stated today that the War depart
ment hns never considered tho subject
of relieving General OUb at Manila.
Tho foundation for tho roport to tho
contrary was a personnl letter from
tho officer, signifying a desire to obtain
n leave of absence to come home and
tecupernto from tho debilitating cf
fects of tho two years In a tropical
climate under severe Btrnln. It is snld
that General Otis' wishes will bo re
Bpcctcd as Boon as mado known olll
dally, but that he will not start home
ward for several months at least.
STATISTICS OF THE SCHOOLS.
Item tilranvil From tho Annual Report
of State Superintendent .tuckon.
LINCOLN. Feb. 10. State Superln-
tfndent Jnckson has cpmplcted a re
port showing tne condition of tho No
braskn schools for tho year ending
July 10. 1899. Tho resources for tho
year amounted to J4.488.C53.60, which
wns evenly bnlanced by the expendi
tures. The largest Item of expense
wns salaries ot teachers, the increase
being duo to additions to tho stato
teaching forco and in many instances
a raise in salaries. The report show
tnat there are 0,710 school houses in
the state, which number includes 141
log school houses, ono ot baled straw
und one of steel. Following Is a sum-
ninry of the statistics contained in tho
report:
rtKsouncKs.
Amount on hand, beginning of
yor J 6G7,U7.4Z
County nnd townshlti treuMircrH 2.K72.7.10.42
Rules district bondx 83,587.1'.
Tuition non-rpHiiient pupils 33,B09.i2
Local (lues and llcenxeri C26.C74.&2
All other sources 204,734.57
Total $I,4S8,R53.(
nxiMCNDiTumcs.
Paid male teacher t G6I,879.1!
I'nld frinule toucher l,M3.Sh.4:t
For tiulldlnir und hIIch 212.2GI.0D
For repair 179,788.21
ior fuel aqi,G13.GL
For reference book, minis,
chart and autmrntu C2.C71.27
For text book and pupil' up-
plle Ifi7,316.&a
For furniture r,2.M6.CO
For all other purpoHC 437,300.77
Amount on bund nt closo of
year C73.0C0.7S
Totnl JMS8.Ga3.GO
VALUE OF IJ18TJIICT PROPERTY.
School hmixes Jfi.423.302.9O
Hlte LCCLOXIU
Text hook ril9,CJ9.07
,PimratUH. iniiiiH. chart, etc.... 321.192.22
Other property 2SI.9C9.CO
Total ! 19,215,219.98
Census Males, 190,659; females,
182,105; total, 372,704.
Scholl Houses Frame, 5,701; brick.
313; stono, 33; log, 141; sod, 517; baled
straw 1; stdcl, 1; total, 6,710.
Average number of days of school
In all districts, 134; number of graded
schools, 415; number of teachers In
graded schools, 2,735; number of prl-
vate schools, 174.
Hoard Iue tho Order.
LINCOLN, Neb., Feb. 10. Following
Its action in rescinding the order ot
1897, establishing carload rates on live
stock, the state .board of . transporta
tion, hns issued a tenatlvc order reduc
ing the 100-ponnd rates 10 per cent
on cattle and 5 per cent on hogs. Tho
railroads, within ten days of receipt
of notice of the order, must appear be
fore the board to show cause why It
should not become effective. Follow
ing is the order in full:
"It Is therefore byb the stntc board
of transportation of the stato of Ne
braska considered, ndjudged and or
dered that the Chicago, Rock Island &
Pacflc Railway company; the Chicago,
St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Rail
way company; the Fremont, Elkhorn
A: Missouri Vulley Railway company;
the Burlington & Missouri Railroad
In Nebraska; the Sioux City, O'Neill &
Western Railway compnny; the Union
Pacific Railway company; tho St. Jos
eph & Grand Islnnd Railway company,
nnd the Missouri Pacific Railway com
pany, doing business In this stato re
duce the rate on cattle 10 per cent nnd
tho rate on hogs 5 per cent below the
rates published nnd taking effect De
cember 1, 1899, nnd that they aro re
quired to show cuuso. on or before tho
1st day of March, 1900, why said order
should not be enforced.
"JOHN F. CORNELL Chairman.
"W. F. PORTER, Secretary.
"Dated at Lincoln, Neb., this 8th
dnyof Februnry, 1900."
Ntandiird Oil Cno Continued.
LINCOLN, Neb., Feb. 10. Tho case
of tho State of Nebraskn against tho
Standnrd Oil Trust was assigned by
the supreme court for the 9th as a
special order of business for February
20. It was the Intention of tho threo
Judges ot the court to hold but one
sitting during the present month, but
on motion of the attorneys for tho de
fense in the trust case they consented
to listen to arguments on the defond
nnt's demurrer on the dato named.
Senator Thurston, Alfred W. Eddy ot
Chicago and F. L. McCoy of Omaha,
all representing the Standnrd Oil com
pnny, appoared In court and asked for
the continuance. Attorney General
Smyth will conduct the prosecution of
tho case for the state. It the defend
ant's demurrer is sustnlned by the
court the case will bo thrown out of
court.
A IIIr Heed Industry.
COLUMBUS. Neb., Fob. 10. Plntto
county is to be the sent of an extensive
r.eC'd growing Industry. Tho 400 acre
farm of H. J. Hendryx, just west of
the village of Munroo, wns purchased
by George Emerson of the Western
Seeil nnd Irrigation compuny.
The facilities hero for irrigation and
tho most gratifying success of largo
and varied experiments In seed grow
ing conducted near Oconee, In thU
county, Inst year by the Nebraska Cen
tral Irrigation company, convinced
Mr, Emerson that ho could locate in
no better place thnn Platte county.
Threo of the Emerson brothers will
settle here. Contracts are being made
with farmers nnd it is proposed to
grow from 2,000 to 5,000 ncreB of seeds
which will mean the employment of
many men, women and children anil
other advantages to the community.
'e hrnakn Mule for Africa.
CUSHING. Neb., Feb. 10. A enr
load of mules was shipped from hero
to St. Louis. It Is said that they aro
Intended for English use In South
Africa.
The 1'ure rood t.iiw,
LINCOLN, Nob., Feb. 10. Attorney
General Smyth has filed with the su
premo court the bointed caso Involving
the constitutionality of the pure food
law. Tho paper filed la nn ngroed state
ment of facts, signed by both tho gov
ernor nnd the auditor, and It is ac
companied by nn application slgnod by
Deputy Food Commissioner Hlbbard
for a premptory writ of mandamus to
compel the auditor to allow his claim
for salary for services performed undor
tho law. Tho auditor refused to, audit
the claim on the ground that the ap
propriation, not being specific enough,
eouid not be drawn fronTthe treasury.