THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE
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NORTH PLATTE,
NEBRASKA.
WVWVV'
I DIMS;!' TELEGRAMS.
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Colonel C. N. Stovons, a very prom
inent clti7.cn nlid wliolosalo hardware
merchant of Gainesville, Tox., died of
pnoumonia.
L. J. Ramsey, proprietor of a de
partment atoro at Kokomo, Ind., was
sued for $3,000 for slander by Mrs.
Elizabeth Freoman, n prominent wid
ow. Moro than 6,000 persons, four-flftha
o whom went to tho United States, em
igrated from Chr stlana during tho last
twelve months, as against 3,300 In
1899.
Tho Society of Borlln Grain and Pro
duco Dealers has cabled to American
exporters cautioning them to sco that
their goods correspond with tho certifi
cates, Voster Griffin, who shot and killed
Georgia King on tho night of July 30
last, was hanged at Danville, Va. Tho
execution was successful. Thoy wcra
colored.
Henry V. Howgatc, aged 70, who In
1880 served tho government as dis
bursing olllcer of tho signal sorvlco at
Washington, was released from tho
penitentiary, after serving six yearn
for forgery and falsification of ac
counts. Tho Parsons, Kas lodge of Elks
Inltlatod It. It. Brown, aged 02 yoars.
Ho is n native of Now York and Is
tho father of J. It. Drown, president
of tho Interstate Mortgage and Trust
company. Ho claims to bo tho oldest
Elk llvlug.
Spring Valloy, N. Y., Is much In
terested by tho quiet marrlngo of Miss
BoJIo Dlauvclt and the Rev. Dr. D. D.
Llndsly, of YoungBvllIo, N. Y. MIbb
Dlauvclt is 30 years old, the clergyman
Is 70. Miss Dlauvclt taught a Sunday
bcIiooI claBS for him.
A man who says his namo is H.
Grocn has surrendered to tho pollco at'
Sacramento, Cal. Ho says ho and his
brother Jaohn murdorcd Wlllnm Fcc
noy at Claire station, Isboll county,
Mich., In 1375. Ho says they knocked
Fconoy in tho head, cut his throat and
rebbed him of $000. Thoy then cut &
hole in tho Ico on tho lako and throw
tho body in.
President III ploy of tho Santa Fc,
speaking of tho reported acquisition
by that road of tho Pecos Valloy &
Northwestern railroad, said: "Wo huvo
owned that road for some time, nnd
havo no intontlon, as reported, of ex
tending it to Albuquorquo, nor havo
wo tho slightest dcslro to block any
plans of tho Rock Island for extending
its system."
Tho Chicago, Burlington & Qulncy
railway examining board of tho north
ern division has about completed ex
amining tho men on thto new rules.
Thoy wcro aijoptod December 1 and tho
men have haS very llttlo timo to post,
nevertheless all havo stood tho tost
exceedingly wol) Tho now rules nro
very dlfforont from tho old and draw n
hard and tost lino on drinking. Fre
quenting saloons nt all Is prohibited.
Robert H. Wilcox, dologato in tho
houso of representatives from tho Ha
waiian islands, has Just been paid a
claim of $1,000 for mileage. Every
congressman is entitled to milcago nt
tho rate of 20 cents per mile by tho
most direct and practicable routo from
his homo to Waslngton and return.
Tho distance botween Honolulu and
Washington 1b 5,000 mtloB. Mr. Wil
cox will draw $1,000 moro on his re
turn trip.
Mrs. John Shorry, of New Castlo,
Ind., is doad, aa tho result of a vory
peculiar accident. About two years
ago sho attended an ontortainmont nnd
social, and all of tho ladles took ban
kets of refreshments. Among other
things Mrs. Sherry took a pot of cof
foo. Whon she was returning home
omo boys had thoughtlessly stretched
a rope across tho sidewalk, nnd Mrs.
Sherry wns carrying the empty cofieo
pot, and as sho tripped and fell ovor
the ropo tho point of tho coffeo pot
spout penetrnted dooply into her loft
broaat. A pancor developed from tho
vtqund nnd after months of suffering
death resulted.
A. H. Plorco, hotter known through
out tho wost and south as "Shanghai"
Fierco, ono of tho wealthiest nnd most
famous of Toxos stockmen, died at hla
home at Pierce, Tox. The fortuno ho
left is estimated at between $4,000,000
and 15,000,000, all of wnoch was accu
mulated by him in Texas.
Andrew McNoff was 100 years old
Wednesday, Tho auulvorsary was eel
obratod in Larue, O., and 100 rolativoB
enjoyed a big dinner. This venorablo
man la halo nnd hearty, has good eye
sight, has never worn glassos nnd In bo
spry that he never thinks it necessary
to carry a cano. For olghty yenra ho
has been a hard smoker.
Flvo persons woro killed and olovon
Berlously injured at Vlvnr, province of
Grenada, Spain, during an election
riot.
Hal K. Wilson, a prominent young
attorney of Carml, accidentally shot
nnd killed himself. Ho war formorly
city attorney or (Jar ml, in,
D. R. Palgo of Now York has paid
tho last dollar of hla Indebtedness,
City Commissioner A. T. Pago, of Ak
ron, u a urothcr of D. It. Paico. n d
"Tho romainlng four notos of Palgo
Cary & Co. havo boon lifted. It was
n gigantic undertaking to wlpo out n,
oout or ?7zu,uuu, out Mr. Palgo accom
pushed It"
Much American malzo, 1000 crop, is
arriving at ucrun in Dad condition.
General Reginald Polo-Curoy, who
has returned from South Africa, will
marry Lady Doatrlco Frances Eliza
both, cider daughter of tho Maraul
of Ormonde. Ho la 51 years of ago
ana ono is unuor zs.
Bishop and Mrs. O, C. McCabo and
Miss Brouso, privato oecrotary to tho
bishop, will sail from Now York Jnnu
ary 8 for their trip through South
America, Tho bishop was rocently lib
polntod to tako charge of tho mission
work In South America, nnd his trln
is for the purposo of going ovor bis
Work,
NOW KEADYFOR WORK
Tho Nebraska Legislature Convenes in
Regular Biennial Session,
NEARLY ALL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT
Itopubllcnn Cuuctu Nominee for Varlou
l'URltlum Conllrmetl Work In lloth
Uriinclie JJrKlna Under l'uvurnblo Au-
liltj I.C'tUlullve Motes.
Tho legislative whools aro again in
motion, ino buttuna to btart tno ma
chinory wero pressed at noon January
1, according to tno constitutional man
date, by Secretary of Staio Porter, in
the house, und Lieutenant Governor
Gilbert, In the senate.
The program agreod upon by the
two party caucuses tho previous nlgnt
wero carried out without visible hitch
in tho organization of both houses, af
tor which adjournment was taken for
tho day, to prepare for tho canvass of
tho vote In Joint session on Wednes
day, -when porhaps a few moro Btop3
will bo taken In furthor perfecting tho
olllclal roster, tuo messages ot tho
outgoing and Incoming goyornors bo
lng reserved for Thursday.
As usual chlof interest contorcd In
tho houso to which was attractoa a
good attendnnco ot spectators, who,
howovor, soon tired of tho lack of ox
citoment in tho proceedings and grad
ually stolo away. Thero woro no llow
ora and little applause, except for two
noat upoeches of tho temporary and
pcrmnuent speakers.
Tho senate organized along linos
agreed upon in caucus and adjourned
to meet at 10 o'clock Wednesday. Sen
ators wero called to ordor by Lleuten
nnt Governor Gilbert. Alpha Morgan,
secretary of tho last Benato, was pres
ent, and had proparod a tomporary
rdll, which was called. Rov. Mr. Crcss
mnn asked divine blc&ilng to rest on
those present nnd to auido their ovory
act.
Senators Currio of Custor, Edgar of
Gago county, wero appointed a com
mlttco on credentials. After a ton
mlnuto recess, during which time thoy
prepared tholr findings, they reported
that all, with tho exception of two,
whoso namos woro on tho list read by
Mr. Morgan, had presented duly ac
credited credentials, appoarlng valid
and concluslvo on their face, and
should thoreforo be entitled to seats.
Lyman ot Adams and Campbell of
Holt had mlalald tholr credentials, but
woro recommended to seats. Thia ro-
port was adoptod, thus soatlng, tem
porarily at least. Oloson or uuming
and Llddoll and Ransom of Douglas,
all of whom havo contests confronting
them.
Tho republican nominees woro no
an folIowB: Calvin F. Steele of Fair
bury for president pro torn; Jobn.C.
Fremont McKesson of Lancaster for
secretary, and A. H. Kolm of Falls
City for assistant secretary. Clark
Robinson, eorgeant-nt-arms, John
Patrick of Washington county for
doorkooper, W. H. Pool of Cass for
enrolling and engrossing clerk, A. A.
Grossman of Croto for chaplain and
Harry Boobo of Stanton for custodian
of tho oloalc room.
It was five minutes of tho noon hour
whon the houso was called to ordor by
8crotary of Stato Porter. Rev.
Goorgo W. Porter of tho Methodist
Episcopal church of Palmyra lod in
prayer. Members aroso to tholr feet
and remained standing whllo tho dl
vlno Mossing was Invoked. TTTo roll
was cajllod by Thoodoro Mahn, book
keeper In tho secretary or stato a or
floo. Soulier of Saunders was tho only
mcrabor falling to respond to hla
name.
Lafflln of Gago placed in nomination
for tomporary speaker J. W. Arm
strong ot Nemaha county, tho choice
of tho republican caucus. Clans Grail
of Barpy, on behalf of tho minority,
placed in nomination the namo of
John C. Sprecher of Cal fax county.
Roll cnll resulted in Armstrong's elec
tion by a strict pary vote of 53 to 4b,
Bouller, fusion of Saunders, absent
and not voting.
John Wnll of Arcadia was made
temporary clorlc. Tho speaker, on mo
tion ot Cain of Richardson, appointed
committee ot flvo on credentials, as
follows: Cain of Richardson. An
drews of Frontier, Moud of Douglas,
Taylor of Cuater, Tanner of Nance.
On motion ot Lane ot Lancaster the
rules of tho twenty-sixth session were
ndoptod pending further action. A re
cess of ten minutes waa taken to glvo
tho credentials committee nn oppor
tunity to report. Their report was
ndoptod, and Chlof Justice Norval of
the supronio court administering tho
oath of ofllce.
In permanont organization of tho
house W, G. Sears ot Burt .county was
olocted Bpcaxor, Ho appeared and ox
prosscd thanks.
The houso then proceoded to elcot,
as tho roninlndor of Its ofllcors. tho
nomlnoes of tho republican caucus, by
a vivo voco Toto aa follows: Chief
clork, John Wall, Arcadia: first assist
ant alork, A. D. Gllmoro, Auburn; sec
ond assistant clerk, C. H. Barnard,
rauio uocic; tnird assistant clerk, C,
E. Sandall, York: fourth assistant
cierK, ii. , weinorou, Aima; ser-gennt-nt-arms,
A. Wllsoy, Frontier
county: chnplaln, J. H. Presson, Mil
ford; doorkecpor, F. L. Miller, Doat
rlco, postmaster, K. l). ProBton. Ham
Jlton county. Adjournment followed
until 10 o'clock Wednesday,
SENATE. -In the sonato on tho
2d itho following list of employes
waB reported by Senator Currio
and olectod unanimously In
bunch: Second assistant clork
Ralph Johnson; stenographer, tlss
jnoiuo uarm; messenger, aiox I'ortor;
prlvnto page to uoutennnt govornor
Charles Porln; clork of committee on
claims, W. II. Van Clave; Janitors,
Albort Wahlg and Edgar McCroa.
Tho Bonnto authorized tho hiring of
nlno employes, heard flvo of tho bov
entoon bills Introducer, road for tho
first tlmo, nttomptcd to solcct
Btnndlng commlttco on privileges nnd
olections, hold, n Joint session with
tho houso for canvassing tho voto
enst at tho last election and thon ad
Journod until 3 o'clocic. During tho
brief roccss of tho sonato preliminary
to the joint meeting with tho houso
tho republican senators caucused and
agreed on tholr commlttco on priv
ileges nnd elections. A number of
bills wcro Introduced, nmung them
being: To provide for tho appoint
ment of supremo court referees. Em
powers tho court to appoint by unan
imous vote nlno referees, with neces
sary stenographers, to hold offlco for
two years as a salary of 2,500 annu-
lly. Emergency clause attached.
Senator Ransom's kidnapping bill!
To umend section 207 of tho criminal
codo. Removes ngo limit of 18 years
in crimo of seduction. Providing pen
alties for the abduction or kidnaping
of infants, children or adults. To
amend soctlon 75 and section 78 of
tho criminal codo relating to allow
ing domestic animals with contagious
diseases to run at large. Emcrgoncy
clauso attached.
HOUSE In tho houso on tho 2d,
Lane, Fowlor nnd Glsliwlllor wcro ap
pointed, with a sonato commlttco, to
notify tho governor that tho lcgis
laturo is ready to receive communi
cations. Hlbbert, Dclsnor and Schin
stock woro appointed a commlttco to
arrange with a senato commlttco for
joint session for tho purposo of
canvassing tho voto. Tho speaker an
nounced tho appointment of tho com
mlttco on privileges and olections, as
foUows:, Whitmoro of Hamilton,
chairman; Mullen of Douglas, Dels
ner of Thnyor, Hlbbort ot Gage, Arm
strong of Ncmnha, Warner of Lancas
ter, Brown of Furnas (republicans)
and Ixomls of Dodgo, Hamilton of
BuTlor and Tanner of Nanco (fusion
lata). At 11:30 both houses convened
in Joint session for the purpose of
canvassing tho voto of tho last gen
eral election. Tho members of tho
houso arose and remained Btnndlng
whllo tho senators entorcd represent-
attlvo hall, escorted by thoir ser-
6oantf-at-iarm3. Lieutenant Governor
Gilbert and Prcsldont (pro tern)
Steelo led tho procession. Tho lieu
tenant governor called tho Joint ses-
Bion to ordor nnd nnnounced its pur
poso. Tho house and senate rolls
wero called. Tho secretary of stato
not showing up to trnnsmlt tho ro
turns, Roprcsenttntlvcif Crockett and
Fowler and Senator Aronds woro Bent
out to apprehond him. After an In
terval, Mr. Porter waB produced, who
handed to tho speaker the original
abstracts of tho vote. Tho speaker
canvassed tho voto, nnd announced
tho result of tho olection on presiden
tial doctors, stato olllcers and con
gressmen. Immediately thereafter
the Joint session, Tanner of Nanco
moved tho appointment of a conimlt
teo of throe, to report nt tho next
session, to ascertain the cost ot print
ing tho Journal each day in sufllclent
numbers for each member. Uhl of
Douglas amended to Include the cost
of typewritten and mlmcgrnph copies.
iho motion an amended was ngreed
to. Tho chair appointed Tanner, Uhl
and Crockett. Tanner next moved
that the clerk bo instructed to fur
nish each member daily ten 2-cent
stamps, ten 1-cent stamps, flvo 1-ccnt
wrappers and four dally papers.
Taylor of Cuater amended to strike
out tho dally papers, and Marshall of
Otoo amended to strike out tho 1-cent
wrappors. Both amendments woro
adopted, and the motion thus muti
lated was agreed to.
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.
Fuslonists will probably establish
quarters at tho Grand hotol, where
they caucused.
Tho senato will expend less money
for official work than any senate In
rocont years," said Senator Currio of
tho apportionment committee "We
aro going to keep expenses down and
establish a new record."
John C. Sprecher, senator from Col-
tax, is going to tako hla pick between
deputy oil inspector nnd the position
to which ho was elected this fall. Ho
thinks that tho oil Inspectorship will
not last long after tho new adminis
tration gets to work, bo ho will pick
upon tho sonutorshlp. His resignation
In expected to be in tho hands of tho
oil inspector in tlmo to assumo legis
lative work.
Mr. SoarB, speaker of tho houso. is
of good form and voice nnd creates a
favorablo Impression. In taking tho
chair he Bald that, so far as bo hon
estly and consistently could, as speak
er, no would strive to aid each mom
bor In advancing the interests ho was
sent horo to represent. Ho wanted to
assure tho members of tho minority
party that, in the progress of the bus
iness of tho house, he would accord
them absolutely fair and Impartial
treatment To tho majority, "chargod
with tho real responsibility of tho ses
Bion," ho promised to mnko ovory ef-
rort to bo discharge the duties of his
position as to win tho approbation of
tho voters ot the stnte.
lu tho senatorial arena tno lines nro
being drawn, but tho work is chlolly
ot tho quiet ordor In making closer
acqualntnca with the mombors. Tho
candidates for tho sonnto aro all In
evldonco, tho principal onos maintain
ing hoadqunrterB whoro thoy aro at
home to tholr friends. Delegations are
in from vnrlous sections of tho state
In tho Interest of their speclnl fnvor-
lten.
Quito a Joko was Bprung whon It
transpired that Armstrong of Nomuha,
who hnd been chosn to set the legls
latlvo bull a-rolllng as tompornry
speaker, Is scheduled In tho biograph
ical table ob by occupation a funeral
director. "A funoral director In
chargo of tho houso may prove to bo
a gravo mnttor," Burgo3tcd Soars of
Burt, "I Bhould rather say that It
Icokb decidedly Soor-lous," chimed In
Lallln of Gage. And tho procession
moved on.
Tho Stato Bar association mot In
tho rooms of tho supremo court and
indorsod a bill for Introduction In tho
legislature which provides for tho
appointment ot nlno aupromo court
commissioners, to bo appointed by
unanimous voto of the three judges.
Tho proposed bill waB prepared by tho
legislation commlttco or tho associa
tion, and was presented nt tho moot
ing by Judgo Mcllugh of Omaha.
Whon ho retires from olllco Stato
Troasuror J. B. Mosorvo will havo to
account to his successor, William
Stuofor, for $4,774,713.90 of Btato
funds. Of this amount $300,242,55
must bo in tho form of actual money
or bank certificates and tho balance
in national, state or county fcrads or
securities. All of tho permanent edu
cational funds, moDy thnt 1s not in
vested in such securities, must bo
turned over In ncttinl ca3h, but tho
money of other funds may bo ac
counted for by depository bank certifi
cates. Auditor Cornell has his offlco forco
at work preparing tho laBt statement
of tho stato's funds. This statement
shows tho money and securities, etc.,
that the treasurer must turn over, and
is as follows: General, $19,803.00;
Binklng, JC2.C22.14; permanent school,
?14,2G0.83; temporary school, $81,153.
43; permanent university, $3,072.3iS
agricultural ondowment, $15,222.02;
temporary university, $7.87; unlvcrsl.
ty cash, $15,178.48; hospital for Insane,
$110.90; normal Interest, $903.54; nor
mal library, $4,9G9.C1; normal endow
ment, $29,083.2; stato library, $0,052.
60; penitentiary special labor, $1,102.
84; agricultural and mcchanlcnl arta,
$13,030.08; agricultural experiment sta
tion, $8G0.7C; penitentiary land, $2,C18.
Total, $300,242.55.
Tho senato commlttco on privileges
nnd elections met and decided to begin
hoarlng evidenco in tho contest cases
noxt Monday. Tho Douglas county
contcstB will be the llrBt ones brought
up. Tho attorney for tho contesting
mombors in these ensea mot with tho
committee. Tho bnllotB In these coses,
which aro now under tho Jurisdiction
of tho court, will bo delivered to tho
commlttco Thursday of next week.
Many documents nnd nrtlclca which
will be used in evidence woro turned
over tho Benato by Secretary of Stato
Porter.
A I'laualble Theory.
Hlxon "I wonder how Methuselah
managed to llvo to such a rlpo old
igc."
Dixon "Probably because there
wcro no bacteria and dlscaBo germs In
ilodty."
flermntry' High Cliiat Trnchlngr.
At the recent meetlns of tho Connec
ticut Valley grammar school mastere
hold In Springfield, Mass., Dr. Balliot
delivered an interesting address on
tho schools of Germany. Tho high
school tencher in Germany 1b a scholar,
a writer of books and often a teacher
in one of tho universities. Tho aver
ago teaching in Germany Is better
than It la in this country, and much
of the teaching hero would not be tol
erated in Germany.
Sacrod fire of India.
The sacred fires of India have not all
been extinguished. Tho most an 'ont
which still exists was consecrated
twelvo centuries ago in commemora
tion of the voynge made by tho Par
sees when thoy emigrated from Persia
to India. Tho flro Is fed flvo tlme3
every twenty-four hours with sandal
wood and other fragrant materials,
combined with very dry fuel. Tho fire,
In the village of Oodwada, near Bulsar,
Is visited by Parsees In largo numbers
during the months allotted to the pro
siding genius of flro.
f)lnro of M. Zoln'n Work.
The seizure of Emlle Zola's works in
Berlin, which has recently been re
ported, was not instituted by tho Ger
man government authorities, or be
cause tho books themselves wero ob
jectionable. The government censor
had nothing to do with the matter. It
was simply the result of a quarrel be
tween publishers, emphasized by the
judgment of a Stuttgart court. It
seems that tho German library at
Stuttgart and the Grimm library of
Budapest had both secured from M.
Zola tho right of translating his novels
into tho German language, the one for
Germany and the other for Austro
Hungary. It now nppcars that tho
Grimm library, getting out Its edition
first, Immediately placed the books on
sale In tho Berlin book-shops, Tho
publishers nt Stuttgart, on being In
formed of the matter, at once insti
tuted proceedings, and, according to
the judgment abovo noted, an order
was given to seize nil of Emlle Zola's
works In Gcrmnny that had come from
tho Budapest publishers.
Trio licit Writer Are Those Who
Krd It f Their Chief MImIod.
Mr. James Drycc, who has achieved
fame as an essayist on economic prob
lems and as a political analylst, con
templates devoting his pen to fiction,
says a writer In tho St. Louis Republic.
It is not stated whether his motive is
amusement or profit. Perhaps it is a
mixture ot both. If be achieves pop
ular applause, he will disclose a ver
satility unsuspected by those who have
perused his efforts along the moro
serious lines of literature. It appears
that nearly all literary men at somo
timo in their lives havo been attracted
toward the task ot making novels.
The tuneful nnd witty Dr. Holmes
yielded to the temptation, and Lowell
was credited with a strong hankering.
Tho erudite and didactic George Will
iam Curtis wrote one novel, and
showed tho possession ot a conscien
tious regard for the reading public by
not repeating the offense. Bayard
Taylor also invnded tho field with
much promise of success, but wisely
concluded thnt tho novelists' vocation
did not fit his talents. There havo
been several noted writers of English
who might havo proved shining suc
cesses as novelists. Among them
might be classed the brilliant and
meteoric Mncaulay, whoso thrilling
proso and inspiring verso Indicate, tho
possession of those qualities of narra
tion and imagination which are per
haps tho most effective weapons in tho
armory of tho novel writer. Yet,
Mncaulay's luster as a historian was
so great that ha might havo dimmed
it by essaying fiction. Froude, who
wns a master of prose, failed In tho do
main of novel writing. Tho general
consensus ot critics seems to bo that,
while tho novelist's faculty is not al
together denied to men great In other
departments of .literature, its best re
wards como to thoso who feci it to be
thoir chief mission.
LAWHIiliUOflMBRUfflBiBl
Intontnto Commerce Commission Again
Urges Action Upon Congress.
THE MEASURE IS DAILY VIOLATED
More Stringent SuporvUlon ccesmry,
Together with roimltlm for Violation
Which C'uii llo Knforccd for ItcBula
tlon of Muttera.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 5. Tho four
teenth annual report of the Interstato
Commorce commission was sent to con-
gross today.
Attention Is cnllcd by tho commis
sion to tho necessity for further leg
islation amending tho act to regulate
commerce, tho reasons for urging thoso
amendments having been carcruuy ex
plained In nrovious reports. Knowl
edge of present conditions and tend
encies, thoy say, lncrenBes rather than
lessens tho necessity for legioiativo ac
tion upon tho lines already indicated
and in such othor directions ns will
furnish an adequate and workablo
statute for tho regulation of commerce
"among tho several states."
"It 1b evident." tho report statC3,
"that railroad managers generally
havo made no nttempt to conform their
practices to the spirit of tho law. They
may keep within Its letter and suc
ceed in avoiding Its penaltlos, but thoy
claim that they ore virtually com
pelled to counteract its aim and cvado
Its observance. Thus It happenB that
somo of tho most important nnd u&oful
Incidents of railwny service aro main
tained by methods which are believed
to be inharmonious with, if not in
actual violation of, a 'federal statute
This is more than the question of pool
ing contracts between rival carriers
it is tho question of such agreements
as rolato to classification, terminal
charges and tho like concerning
which uniformity, certainty and sta
bility are of manifest benefit nnd con
venience to tho public.
"Under the conditions now exist
ing it Is inevitable that frequent dis
criminations should occur nnd endless
acts of injustice bo committed. The
oretically It is possible for each road
to observe Its published schedules In
ovory particular, but thlB in many
cases must be done, If done at all,
only at the loss of needed traffic, unless
all rival roads with equal strictness
and honesty conform In like manner
to their published rates. The Idea of
public regulation Implies certain
standards of correct conduct to which
all carriers shall conform. It also im
plies somo measure of supervision and
control over thoso subject to Its re
quirements, to tho end that these
standards may bo observed and prac
tices made to conform thereto. This.
iwithout doubt, 1b Inconsistent to some
degree at least, with actual and con
stant competition aa that term Is com
monly understood.
"Tho policy now pursued cannot
nnd will not prevent an outcome of
vicious discriminations. And what is
most unfortunate of all, thoso dis
criminations favor tho few and placo
tno many at a disadvantage. Thoy aid
tho strong, who havo no need of as
sistance, and handicap the weak with
burdens which, by comparison, aro al
ways unjust and often destructive.
"Tho present stato of tho law has
undoubtedly furnished a great incen
tive to tho consolidation or unification
of rival lines, which is nt once tho
the most conspicuous and most sig
nificant result of current railroad 11-
nancierlng."
BEET SUGAR FOR EVERYBODY.
Remnrkabla Extension of the lutlustry
ICopnrted from All Sectlom.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 5. The re-
markablo extension ot tho beet sugar
Industry Is glutting tho markets ot the
world, according to United States Con
sul Hughes at Coburg, Gormany, in
a communication to the Stato depart
ment. The European producing lands
arc Germany, Austria, Russia, France,
Belgium, Holland, Sweden, Denmark,
Bulgaria, Roumanla, Switzerland, It
aly, Greece and Spain. Persia is just
entering the fiold and Egypt Is waking
up to tho fact that her soil Is adapted
to tho cultivation of tho beet. Tho
United States, says tho consul, Is
pressing thorn all, with Argentina
and Chill trying to follow in her foor-
BtC.H.
Spsin of lato ycrirs has taken greit
interest in the Industry, n a speuial
report on tho sugar Industry of thnt
country Consul Gcnornl Lay at Barce
lona states that tho output of tho beet
sugar mills of Spain for tho next year
!! estimated to b9 more than double
the actual requirement for homo con
sumption. Tho quostlon as to whether the sur
plus van bo advantageously exported
without tho help of government boun
ties Is engaging Borloua attontlon. It
is feared that even with tho aid of
bounties, which nro granted in other
countries, Spanish sugar would not bo
able to compete in a foroign market.
arn. Ilatchrhlrr Demi.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4. Gonoral
Batchelder, formerly quartermaster
general of tho army, died horo this
aftornoon nt 2:25 o'clocic. Genoral
Dntchelder has been In dollcate health
for sevoral years, but his Illness did
not assume a critical phase until just
bofore the holidays, when he suffered
from an attack of angina pectoris. In
termont will bo mndo nt Arlington
cometory on Monday, after services in
All Souls' Unitarian church.
Wnnta Connul to Settle.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5. Tho nndlt-
ing ofllcors of tho treasury hnvo boon
engaged for somo timo In an effort to
secure from United States Consul Rad
cllffo II. Ford at Yarmouth, N. S., a
satisfactory explanation of cortnin dis
bursements mndo by him on account of
tho relief of distressed American sail
ora, but bo far without result. Tho
olllco has been Investigated by the
noarest consul gcnornl nnd unless some
accounting Is rendored for tho Items
roforrod to tho case will bo reported
to tho Stato department.
THE LIVE STOCK MARKET.
Lntrst Quotation!! from South Oirsnlm
nnd Kiiiinn City,
SOUTH OMAHA.
Vnlon Stork Yards-Cattle Thero was
a Rood run of cuttlo nnd ns other nnr
keta wore In none too trood uluuie buyers
started out to noun- prlceH nt this point.
UlilH woro generally about a dime lover
on beef steers nml ns t4ellcrn wero not
tflllltii? to mitlce tliH roin'f.HlniU) nskoil
the ninrkct wnH Mow nnd ilragcy throiiRh-
out. Tno cow market was who very uun
nnd tho price ofiered wero nil of n dim
lower, or about into tno eioao yesieruiy.
Buyers did not eem to bo particularly
nnxloun for supplies and ns a result foil
cr hnd to tulto the nrlces offered. They
wore slow lu cuttlnir loose, however, nnd
It wnn Into, lieforn ttio tunH wero clenr d.
Thero woro quite a few tockrrn nnd feed
ers on nnlo and tno roou ntnvywcisni.
Moors wore In cood demand nt strong
prices, a here Is n good domnnd for feed
ers showing weight and (iuailty that nro
ready to uo into tho feed lot nnd cuttlo
nnswcrlng to thai uoscrlptlon nro ready
sellers.
Hogs Thero wns a fairly llbornt run of
hogs, nnd, ns oiner points reported a
drop In values, tho market hero started
out weak to SV.c lower. Tho early sales
were Inntcly nt l.95, with n number nt
1 1.9214. 1'iic Inst end of tho mnrkot wan
nbout steady with yesterday, tho noirs
KollInK at 1.00 nnd Jl.97'4. with tho better
grades Kolns ns ..igh ns $3.00, or the snmo
nn yestcrdny's high price. It wns n good
nctlvo mnrkot throughout nnd overythlnir
wns sold and weighed up In good enson.
Sheep There ,cro only a few sheep
hero nnd Inmln wero very scarce. A
string of yearlings Bold ns high ns $1.2-.
which wns considered Just nbout ntoady.
Tho snmo ewes, however, thnt brought
$3.K yesterday sold for W.40. so that the
market could best be described by calling
It steady to 10c lower. The domnnd for
choice lambs Is In good shape and packers
claim they nro not getting enough to
1111 their orders. Thero wcro n fow feed
ers on tho market today nnd thoy sold at
gocd steady nrlccs.
KANSAS ciTY.
Cnttle Fed steers woro slow nnd somo
of lenst desirable bunches sold 10c lower;
butcher cows, stock und fording- cattle,
steady; nntlvc steers. t,C0ii.".2; stockors
nnd feeders, J.I.OOff 4.C3; butchers' cows
und heifers, $3.0004.0: ennners. $2.073.00:
fed westerns. $3.WIio.C0; Tcxuns, $3.G0S
4,50; calves, M.DCXZ6.C0.
Hogs Heavy grades steady: others
steady to 6c lower: heavy. $5.00ff5.0.;
mixed, $4.05iaS.Oj; light, $4.1093.00; pigs,
$i.no&i.8r.
Sheep and Lambs Light supply, itutclc
snlci, firm prices; lambs, $j.3.V(?i.50: mut
tons. $I.OO'iJ4.50; stockerH and focdors, $3.30
C'4.2G; culls, $3.W3.C0.
BUTTER MEN MAKE SHOWING.
Declare Fifty l'cr Cent of Ulcoranrcnrlne
1 Sold nn Gontilno Hotter.
WASHINGTON, Jnn. 5 Congress
man Wndsworth of Now York made a
brief statement today before tho son
ate committee on ngrlculturo concern
ing rellectlonB uopn tho minority r6
port made on tho oleomargarine bill
In tho house. At tho hearing yester
day H. C. Adams, dairy commissioner
for the state of Wisconsin, nnd Secre
tary Knight of tho National Dairy un
ion, stated that they wcra not correctly
represented in that report. Mr. Ad
ams denied that he had said that tho
purposo of tho pending bill Is to stop
tho manufacture and salo of oloomar
garlno entirely, but Mr. Wndsworth.
Insisted In his statement today that
this was Ills language. The remarks
had been taken down by a momber of
tho committee when made becauso of
Its bluntness. Ho also said that tho
letter which Mr. Knight had pronounc
ed a forgery was still in oxistenco,
and would bo produced, if necessary.
Hon. John Hamilton, secretary of
agriculture of Pennsylvania, advocated
tho passage of the bill, contending
that tho fact that chemical analysis
of olcomargarlno showing U to con
tain tho samo ingredients of butter
does not render it equally, palntablo
and healthful. Ho estimated that 50
per cent of tho oleomargarine manu
factured Is sold as butter, and said
tho fnrmera of Pennsylvania alono do
rlve an income of about $18,000,000 a
year from tho butter sold by them.
CABINET DISCUSSES DEMAND.
Oniclnl Family Tnlkt Over Reaolntlou on
C'nhnn Affairs.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5. The cabi
net session today was largoly devoted
to consideration of matters of minor
importance. In view of tho resolution
recently Introduced in tho senate call
ing for a copy of tho report made
by Mr. Lavshe, special representative
of tho government in Cuba, on the fis
cal affairs of the Cuban postal serv
ice, also the resolution calling for cop
lea ot orders, etc., Issued to tho army
in tho Philippines, considerable times
was given to a discussion of tho rights
and duties of the executive with re-1
Bpect to resolutions of this character
coming from one of tho legislative
branches of the government.
It la undorstood that a disclosure ot
tho facts contained in the report of
Mr. Lnwsho might Goriously prejudice
tho cbbos now pending in tho courts
or cases whero action Is contemplated.
Tho whole mattor was fully gone ovor
at tho meeting today. Tho remainder
of the tlmo was given to routine mat
ters of administration.
Hard on Tnanrinoe Cmnpnnlei.
NEW YORK, Jan. 5. Tho Journal
of Commerce prints tho following:
Flro underwriters Buffered terribly
during 1300. Tho aggregate flro 1083
of tho Uultod States and Canada dur
ing tho year just closed, ns compiled
from carefully kept records, was $1153,
353,250. Tho total losses for 1808 woro
$119,G50,500, and for 1899, $136,773,201).
Mrntu Denth In Itou'l Hotue.
CRAIG, Colo., Jnn. 5. Tho famous
"Hat Ward" road ranch house, nt the
government bridgo across Hear river,
wau burned on Christmas night and
Mrs. Ward, the owner, perished In tho
(lames. Sho was ono of the most in
teresting characters from the Colo
rado mountains, and was tho last ot
a family of four, all of whom mel
violent deaths.
Will r.rnjr Cluingen Aruln,
SPRINGFIELD, 111., Jan. 5. Wlllln
H. Gray of Dloomlngton, who haa
been succeeded by J. H. Barrett as
genoral superintendent of the CMcngc
6: Alton, has been appointed general
manager ot the Kansas City Southern,
Condition of tho TrettNurj,
WASHINGTON, D. C Jan. 1. To
day's statement of tho treasury bal
nnco in tho gonoral funds, excluslvo
of tho $150,000,000 gold reservo In tho
division of redemption, shows: Avail
able cash balanco, $139,703,059: goldi
$94,340,84-1. '
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