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'$0yw''ixwrrw WjrvTwTT'- - i..: 1iisls!,K?-'''', Ttym & c: i THE NEBRASKA ADVERTISER XT. W. 8ANDKUH, 1'uulUher. NEMAHA, NEBRASKA. VXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX APRIL 897. Sun. Mon. Tuo. Wed. Thur. Frl. Sat. 23 24 8 n J3 H 15 J8 19 20 2J 22 is 26 27 28 29 30 .i TnrtTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT'f THE WORLD AT LARGE. Summary of tho Dally Nowa WASHINGTON NOTKS. Tun statement that Gen. Lee's serv ices us consul-general nt Havana would bo dispensed with after April 15 is de nied by tho stato department at Wash ington. Tub Issue between Peru and tho United States with respect to tho im prisonment of Kamsay, tho American Bailor, Is becoming a serious matter, tho Peruvian government refusing to accede to tho demand of tho United States minister to act Itamsay at lib erty immediately. An enthusiastic gathering of ex-union soldiers was held at Washington the other night to form a soldiers' and sailors' national monument associa tion. Tho object of tho meeting was tho erection of a monument at Wash ington in memory of tho oillcers and enlisted men of tho army and navy of the United States who fell in tho war of tho rebellion. Tin: report that congress had decreed an increased tarilt on tobacco, to tako effect April 1, caused great consterna tion among cigar manufacturers at Tampa, Fin., and they began to draw their tobacco from bond on tho 31st "Word was sent from Washington after wards that it applied only to tobacco Imported after April 1. Ono man paid 8117,000 duty. Sboiibtahv ov tub Intbihoii Plibh gavo a hearing to a largo congressional delegation who desired to protest ngaiust tho forestry reservation order Issued by President Cleveland setting aside largo tracts in various states. Tho general proposition urged was that tho proclamation bo cither re joiced in toto or its operations suspend ed until an investigation could bo made as to tho character of tho lands embraced In tho rcservo tracts. Skkatou Moiuiii.t, gavo it as his opin ion that tho tariff; bill would not bo finally acted upon in the senato before September 1, but this view is not shared by other senators on his side, many of whom predict that an adjourn ment will bo reached by July IB. Seciibtauv Lono has issued an order to stop some of tho wasteful leaks in tho' navy, especially in tho caso of Bhips in course of construction. It was said that all tho maroon leather up holstered furniture of tho battleship Indiaua was ripped out and dark green leather substituted to suit tho tasto of her expectant captain for which tho government had to pay. "Tub monthly statement of tho pub lic debt of tho United States showed that at tho close of business on March 31 tho debt, less cash in tho treasury, amounted to SI, 003,002,200, a decrease for tho month of S3,03S,254. A nbw farmers' bulletin, which is likely to prove of great interest to chicken fanciers, is being sent out by tho department of agriculture. It is devoted to a careful and thorough de scription of standard varieties of chick ens. Tho bulletin is practical through out, and gives n plain description of each variety of chickens, so that it will provo a trustworthy guido in tho se lection of stock for tho farm or tho vil lago lot. Tub president and his cabinet con sidered on the 2d tho question of re scinding Mi Cleveland's order setting apart 21 forest innervations in the west. The president announced his intention to net on conservative lines and wanted more information on the matter. IlKAit Adshiiai. F. M. Ramsay, chief of tho bureau of navigation, was re tired on account of ago on tho 4th. Tjib six-day bicyclo race ended at Washington at 10 p. in. on tho ad, all tho mon being in an exhausted condi tion. Five of them made over 1,500 miles and will get part of tho prize money, tho scoro standing as follows: Shock, 1,070; Albert, 1,015; Golden, 1, 010; Lawson, 1,583; Cassidy, 1,554. UKNUHAI. NEWS. Fiiom reports sent to Cheyenne, Wyo., on the 4th it appeared that cattlemen had lost from live to 25 per cent, of their herds through tho recent severe dtorms. The German newspapers contlpuo to print articles urging tho government to adopt retaliatory measures in the event of tho new American tariff bill being passed. A iiuititiCANK struck Peoria, 111., on the 3d and did considerable damago to buildings. Tho roof of Ward's overall factory was ripped off, talcing along two smokestacks aud a section of stone wall. Over 250 girls were at work aud paanyoi them fainted. . Anotiibu disastrous break in tho Mississippi levco occurroJ at Fowler lake, near Tunica, Miss., which will inundate, tho dispatch said, tho coun ties of Cohomn, Lallore, Quitman and Tallahatchie and lay wasto the newly plnntcd corn crops. Tho lovco near Helena, Ark., had also broken, for which the people had made such a des perate fight to save. Tun forest Arcs In the mountains near Pollefont, Pa., were spreading at an alarming rae on tho 4th and- many thousands of acres of valuable timber land were going up In smoke. A fhib in George F. Otto's carpet storo in Cincinnati did damago to the amount of over 5300,000. Tub steamer Fucrst liismnrek brought nearly 1,000 Italian immi grants to Now York on tho 4th. Tub Jim river in South Dakota had ovcrllowed its banks on tho 4th and a steamer was sent from Yankton to res cue tho sufferers. Thousands of acres of farm lands were under about six feet of water. JoiIANNBH IlltAIIMB, tho Well-known musical composer, died at Vienna re cently, aged 07. A l'AitBWBMj banquet to ex-Ambassa dor llaytird Is to bo given nt London on May 7, when a gold loving cup, worth 82,500, will bo presented to him by tho American colony in London and elsewhero in Great Britain. Mir.i.Aiti) Si'BNcbii, a farmer living in Chautauqua county, N. Y., fatally as saulted a stepdaughter and a young lady who was visiting her, set flro to his barn and burned 13 head of stock and then cut his own throat. Tin: steamer It. T. Cole, loaded with merchandise, sank near Clurksvillc, Tenn., the other day. Three roust abouts were drowned aud ono man was reported missing. Tho boat was a total loss. A dispatch from San Antonio, Tex., said that tho cattle grazing season had opened and a rush of shipments to the Indian territory began on tho 1st from many different points in southwest Texas. It was estimated that no less than 3,000 car loads of cattle would bo shipped from tho section around San Antonio to tho Indian territory graz ing lands by April 15. Tub Texas houso passed the senate bill appropriating 825,000 to buy tho San Jneinto battlefield and improve it for a stato park. It was understood the governor would approve tho bill. Cattlb men in Oklahoma and the Indian territory havo commenced ship ping cattlo to Europe. Tho first ship ment went via Galveston, Tex. Nbaiita 812,000 had been raised in St. Louis up to the 2d to nid tho flood sufferres In tho south. At Kansas City, Mo., tho other night Dr. Jefferson D. Goddard shot and killed Frank J. Jackson, a laundry- man. There was bad blood between tho two men, Jackson being jealous of Goddard on account of tho hitter's many visits to Mrs. Jackson. Dr. God dard ran a drug storo for Mrs. Jackson and his visits were said to be on busi ness. Jackson was fond of morphine and whisky and did not live with his wife, but managed her laundry on a salary. Fivu hundred employes of clothing manufacturers in St. Louis struck on tho 2d. Last fall the price paid for making a eont was reduced from 05 to 50 cont3. It was promised that tho old rate would bo restored in tho spring, but as this has not been done tho workers struck. A tbst caso to decido tho right of the order of Modern Woodmen to exclude liquor hellers from membership was de cided at Lacrosse, Wis., recently, tho judgo sustaining tho order's right to exeludo any individuals and to bo at all times the sole judgo of tho qualifi cations of its members. O. JUM OtUlkillUi W VV VS&. W V 1. 14 a . KtLa U&J, of tho largest boats on the Chattahoo chee river line, sank in 30 feet of water at Smith's Point, near Columbia, Ala. The pilot accidentally steered the boat upon a rock. The steamer and cargo, consisting chieily of Hour, are n loss. Hr.NCBroitTit the headquarters of tho National American Woman's Suffrage association will bo in New York in stead of Philadelphia, tho transfer having been made on tho 1st. The work will bo in charge of Mrs. Carrie Chapman-Catt, chairman of tho com mittee on organization and campaign. At tho Fifth Avcnuo Athlotio club at New York on tho 1st Oscar Gardner, of Kansas City, knocked out Jack Grant, of New York, in tho ninth round. A si'BCiAi. from Toledo, O., said that a gigantic farmers' trust was being or ganized in this country. Several branches were secretly' organized, and tho order Is strictly oath-bound. It orglnated at Lancaster, Pa., and was incorporated under tho laws of Now Jersey ns the Agriculturists' National Protective association. It is patterned somewhat after tho anthracite coal combine. Ninb prisoners at tho county jail at Grceucnstle, Ind., recently effected their escape. They wore at work upon the rock pile when one of tho prisoners seized tho overseer und his legs were pinioned to a post by irons and the prisoners then scaled tho inclosuro. A si'BCiAi. from Monmouth, 111., sold that tho bank at Plggsvlllo was bur glarized. Three explosions broko tho outer vuuH, but tho iron safe was not touched and tho robbers only got 400. Tho bank at Oneida, tho dispatch said, was also robbed and 83,000 was secured by the burglars. A Dit.vw.v bout of 20 rounds between Jack Evcrhardt, of New Orleans, and "Kid" McPartland, of New York, took place at Nev York on the 30th. Tub Richardson building, the largest in Chattanooga, Tenn., was totally de stroyed by flro on the 3d, and Poyd En ing, one of tho wealthiest men in that section, aud S. M. Patton, a leading ar chitect, lost their lives. The total loss was about S 100,000. A Madiiid dispatch stated that Gen. Ruis Rivera, tho Cuban Insurgent com mander, would be taken to Havana for trial before an ordinary court-martial, the Spanish government so directing. It wo.s said that it was not likely that tho death penalty would be imposed upon him. Am. records for long distance horse back riding wcro broken on the 3d by Harrison K. Cancr andTrlstalnColkct, of Philadelphia, who rode about 100 miles on relays of horses from New York to Philadelphia in 0 hours aud 53 minutes. Tub 51th annual boat raco was rowed by the Oxford and Cambridge universi ties on the 3d over the course from Put ney to Mortlakc, 4X miles, tho Oxford crow winning by barely two lengths In 10 minutes and 12 seconds. A Cihnbhb Equal Rights lcaguo has been formed ut Chicago to Americanize Chinamen In tho United States aud got them tho rights of citizenship. A hatch of 11 convicts was working In a field at Waynesboro, Ga., when a storm eamo up and tho keeper btrung tho convicts on a chain and secured them to a tree. Lightning struck tho tree and shocked tho convicts, killing one named Dent, who was the 11th and end man. Count Patbni, primo minister of Austria, tendered to the emperor on tho 2d tho resignation of himself and tho entire cabinet. The reason was that Count Radcni found it impossible to maintain a liberal majority in tho recently-elected roichsrnth. Tub four members of tho "Button gang," named Francisco Gonzales y Borrogo, Antonio Gonzales y Porrogo, Sauriuno Alarid and Patricio Talcncin, condemned to dcatli for the murder of ex-Sheriff Frank Chavez, were hanged together on ono scaffold at Santa Fe, N. M., on tho 2d. It was stated at New York that all tho kinotscopc pictures of the Carson fight wcro practically ruined. They wcro developed nt the Edison works and wore so defective as to bo useless. Tub steamer Griggs struck an ob struction on the Chattahoochio river near Columbia, Ala., on the night of the 1st and soon sank. Tho engineer and four deck hands were drowned. There was a panic among tho passen gers and some jumped overboard be fore the boats could be lowered. Tub oldest veteran of the G. A. R.t William Harding, celebrated his 100th birthday recently at his farm near Wa seka, Minn. lie is also a veteran of both tho war of 1812 and of the Mexican war, and in 1802, when over 05 yoars of age, he enlisted in the Fifth Minnesota. At Houston, Tex., A. J. Ilolmau and his wife, Pcrtha Holman, who wero married two weeks ago, committed suicido by taking morphine. They left letters in which they asked to bo buried in the same coffin, but gave no reason for tho tragio wading of their honeymoon. additional dispatches. A Fiw: broko out tho other morning in the Phillips house, a hotel in Day ton, 0., and tho west wing was com pletely gutted and the other sections badly damaged by water and smoke. There wero many narrow and thrill ing escapes of tho guests and several persons were seriously injured. There was a striko among tho chambermaids and it was said that ono of them started the fire in a spirit of revenge. Tub Globe savings bank at Chicago suspended on the 5th. Hbnuy Lbb was shot and killed by Rob Cheatham over a game of marbles at Roekport, Iud. Roth arc colored. Miss MlNNlB Lutii was probably fa tally injured and her ilve-yeur-old niece, Anna Schniedermcyer, was seri ously hurt by a train at St. Louis. They wero walking on tho railroad tracks vicwlnjr tho Hood when the ue- cldent occurred. A ritBioiiT train, consisting of an en gine and 15 cars loaded with coal aud iron, broko through a trestle in lower Allegheny City, Pa., and fell to tho street below. Tho fireman was taken out dead and tho engineer was fatally hurt About 150 feet of the trestle wus destroyed. Tub National Mining bureau has is sued a call for an International Gold Minors'.eonvention, to be held in Den ver, Col., on t)io 15th and 10th of June. Tho exhibits will consist of refined gold and gold ores and a general min ing display. Miners' organizations are invited to co-oporato in the exhibit and movement Each county in the mining states is asked to hold a mass conven tion not later than May 80, and elect delegates to the gathering. A si'BCiAi to tho Now York World from Washington on the 5th said that A. E. Ruck, of Georgia, had been offered and had accepted the position of min ister to Japan. Mbmimiis, Tenn., issued an appeal for aid on tho 5th for the refugees from tho Hooded districts. Tub senato on tho 5th passed the res olution protesting against tho drum head court-martial of Ruis Rivera, the Cuban commander. Mr. Elkins spoke in favor of an American marine aud Mr. Lindsay advocated tho Torrey bankruptcy bill. A resolution was also passed to assist tho Hood sufferers. Mr. Chandler introduced a bill to abol ish competition In trade. Foim desperate prisoners confined In tho Greer county jail in Oklahoma made their escape the other night by overpowering the guards. A FARMERS' TRUST. 3lffnntlc Combine Suld to Ho VormlnK to Control l'rodtu-ts of tho Soil. Cincinnati, April 2. A npcelal from Toledo, O., says: A gigantic farmers' trust Is now being organized in this lountry. Tho order is strictly oath bound. It originated at Lancaster, Pa., and was incorporated under the .aws of New Jersey as tho Agri julturlsts' National Protective associ ation. The supremo body is made up af one representative from each state, tvhose duties are similar to those of a board of directors of an ordinary jorporation. Each county is under ;he immediate control of aboard, rang ntr from five to 11 in number, who lircct the movements of the township organizations. It is the purpose to do lothing this year In the way of con trolling the markets, because the or ganization is not yet complete. Next year, however, the crops will bo lim ,ted to the nctual living needs of tho members of the organization. If the plan is carried out, not a dollar's vorth of farm produce of any kind will be sold for general consumption. After IS9S there will be erected or rented in ;aoh county, in such numbers and so located as may seem best and most :onvenient, storehouses in which all products for the market will be placed. These will be in control of tho county board of directors. From these ware houses the products will be shipped as the state and national directors may order, and the quantities of goods sold in the immediate neighborhood will be regulated somewhat after tho plan of the anthracite coal combine. IMPORTANT PLACES FILLED. Viulriuv I). Whltn for AmliitSKiulor to Ier liuiiiy untl William V. Drnpi-r to Italy. Washington, Aprils-. Tho president jresterday sent to the senate the follow ing n o in l n ntions: Andrew D. White, of ?niv Vm-lr urti. ub Iflffi bassador to Ger- Draper, of Massa chusetts, ambassn- 'Mv iier 10 itaiy; uiiun AfiVdlerllule, of Maine, 'IJI0 Vseeretary of the nm- bnssy at Rome; Ron jiimln Rutterworlh, of Ohio, commis- bbn iu'ttbiiwoutii. sionor of patents; Oliver L. Spaulding, of Michigan, and William R. Howell, of New Jersey, to be assistant secretaries of the treasury. IN NO DANGER. Senators mill KcnrcniMitntlvi's Attnck tho Civil SitvIi'I) System Alvreiy for Hffc-i.-t. Washington, April 2. In spite of the issaults upon the civil service system aiado recently in the senate and house, She mass of senator.? and representa tives would hesitate long before voting t-o break down tho merit system and -oturn to the old method of appoint ment upon partisan recommendations. Xot a few of those who openly de lounco civil service reform on the loors of congress Indorse the system ,n private as a relief to them, which jan only be appreciated by those who .vero harassed and badgered by tho jIHco seeking brigade before tho great miss of public offices were placed indcr the protection of the civil scrv .ce rules. SEVENTEEN DEAD. FutalltU'ii from tlio Clmmllor Cyclniio Not Mi Usui us ut First Kfoortcd. GuTiiuin, Ok., April 2. It develops ;hnt the fatality of the Chandler tor aado was considerably less than has been reported. In the confusion and lijliculty of telephoning, the names became mixed and tho lUt of dead was -nude greater than it really was. Only 14 persons are known to havo met loath in the town, and three in the :ountry south of here. Fully 200 people were more or less severely in jured, 50 or (30 seriously, and four or Ive more will surely die. MODERN WOODMEN WIN. i. Test Ciiro DorlU-: as to Thrlr Klslit to Kxcliulv I.liiuor Hollers. Lachossb, Wis., April 2. A test caso :o decido the right of the order of Mod jrn Woodmen to exclude liquor sellers from membership has been on trial in ;he circuit court for four days. Last light Judge Wyman decided in favor ,if the order, fully sustaining its right ;o exclude at any time individuals or jlasses and to bo at all times tho sole udge of qualifications of the members. Hetty Green AVuiUh Her Money. Nbw Yoiik, April 2. Mrs. Hetty 3reen, the richest woman in America, las gone to Chicago to foreclose 82, )00,000 worth of mortgages she holds Jiere. She says tho owners nre in lueh bad shape financially that sho has fot to do something for her own pro jection. Her action will probably diake the Chicago real estate market Xotalile GueHtH Were There. Washington, April 2. A uuiquc din lcr was given at the white house last light Around the board were gath jred tho wives of ex-Presidents Grant md Garfield, President and Mrs. Mc fvinloy and Messrs. Hanna, Foraker nid Fairbanks. It was a notable :oterle and has been much commented m here to-day. Osrur Gardner Won. Nbw Yoiik, April 2. At tho Fifth Avenue Athletic club lost night Oscar jurduer, of Kansas City, knocked out Jack Grant, of New York, in the ninth .-ound. Grant was weak in the ninth :ound, and after 55 seconds of fighting jurduur swuug his right on the jaw. 3 rant went down and was counted out AvVfcSV ttlrt, r"tf.lW m ? TRADE REPORT. IlasIncM Showlnff ImproTenicnt Higher J'rlccs for Wool, Corn ami OutH. Nbw Yoiik, April C. Rrudstreet's re port says: The course of general trado shows some Im provement, notwithstanding an almost com plete stoppago of business in tho south Missis sippi valley by washouts, overflows, and Hoods. Tho condition of country roadways throughout the central west states and tho northwest 1 such as to still further delay collections and check demand from Interior merchants. Another drop is recorded in prices of Uesse mcr pltf iron and steel billets, and in wheat, flour, coal, cofToa and lard, which Is partly off set by lncrcaslnK activity and hlRher prices for wool and for woolens, for corn, oats, sutjar and petroleum. A heavy movement of fertilizers la reported In tho south Atlantic states; Interest In lumber and shingles has Increased on tho northwest I'aclllo coast. Mo9t favorable trado roporlsuro from tho northwest spring wheat StlltCSa There nro -1,012 business failures In tho United States reported by Dradstrcct's during tho past quarter, compared with 1,512 In tho first quarter of M800, a falling oft of about 11 per cent. Tho decrease Is reported from all sections except Now England and tho territories. Tho larger number of eastern stato failures arc small ones. Tho total liabilities of thoso falling In tho Now England states aro about S3 per cent, smaller during tho past quarter than a year ago. Lia bilities of all Individuals, linns and corpora tions which failed amount to i!O2,'ftl31lX)0, a fall ing off of 10 per cent, from tho corresponded total last year. Special reports to Uradstrcct's from 50 cities, with referenco to revival In activity In Indus trial lines, Indicate thero aro at work at thoso centers probably not to exceed 100,000 In excess of tho number employed In November last. Tho Incrcaso Is largely among employes or manufacturers of woolen goods, shoes, cloth ing, machinery, engines, agricultural Imple ments, bicycles, carriages, furniture, Iron, steel, glass and ship building. Depression still exists among some branches of tho woolen goods Industry, In coal mining aud cotton goods manufactures. Dank clearings for Marchat83 cities through out tho United States show an lncreaso of 1.8' per cent,, compared with March ono year ago, tho first monthly incrcaso over a corresponding total ono year ago slnco April, 1803. FOUR MEN HANGED. Tho Lenders of tho "llutton Ganc;" Exe cuted for Killing Sheriff Chavez. Santa Fb, N. M., April 8. Francisco Gonzales y Uorrego, Antonio Gonzales y Porrcgo, Sauriano Alarid and Patri cio Talcncin, condemned to death for the murder of ex-Sheriff Frank Chavez, who was killed from ambush on tho night of May 29, 1S92, wcro hanged to gether on ono scaffold at 0:10 o'clock yesterday morning. The four men wero perfectly stolid at tho close. Thero was no sign of disturbance, the au thorities having taken extra precau tions and militia being stationed about the jail. The four men were members of the executive committee of what is known as tho "Putton Gang," a leaguo organized to combat tho political in fluence of Chavez, who was a demo cratic leader in Santa Fe. Department Bulletin on Chickens. Washington, April S. A new farm ers' bulletin, which is likely to provo of great interest to chicken fanciers, is being sent out by tho department of agriculture. It is devoted to a careful and thorough description of standard varieties of chickens, and is the work of George E. Howard, secretary of tho National Poultry and Pigeon associa tion. Tho description is given in de tail of 87 standard varieties of fowls and several promiscuous varieties which arc raised in this county. All the leading breeds aro illustrated ex cellently from drawings by lloward. Tariff Hill Will Ho Modified. Washington, AprJ 3. The repub lican members of tho senato comniittco on finance arc continuing their work day and night on tho tariff bill, with the intention of reporting it to tho senato at tho earliest possible day They aro not yet prepared to give out any of the results of their investiga tions. Thero is, however, a well de fined impression nbout tho senate thafe the bill will bo generally remodulcd, and tho rates considerably reduced in. many of the schedules. , , A Church Two Hundred Years Old. New Yoiik, April 8. Trinity church,, full of years of ecclesiastical honors, will soon celebrate with great cere mony tho bi-centenary of its existence. The Trinity's 200th birthday, the anni versary of tho issuance of its charter by William III. of England in 1097, f alls upon May 0. It will bo dignified by a eight days' festival, beginning on Sun day, May 2, and ending on Sunday,. May 0. Murder Over n Woman. IIaydbn, Ky., April 3. Tom Ogle thorpe, a prosperous farmer, uccused his wife of having been intimate with Henry Schneider, a farm hand. They quarreled and Oglethorpe's wifo loft him. Oglethorpe then went to Schneider and shot him through tho heart with a Winchester, after which he turned the weapon to his own head and killed himself. He was about S3, years old and had no children. Trumped-Up Charges Not Sufflclcnt. Washington, April 3. The president has caused tho announcement to bo made with renewed emphasis that nt movals of postmasters will not bo made upon trumped-up charges, and that where "pernicious partisanship" is alleged as a cause for removal, tho partisanship must bo shown to havo been detrimental to tho performanco of public duties. CoiiRross May Tnko a Iteccss. Washington, April 3. There is talU that the houso and senate may tako ft recess of four weeks to allow the sen ate committee to work on tho Dingloy bill. The house cannot tako a recess longer than three days without tho senate's consent, but tho adoption of a joint resolution making a four weeks recess possible will probably be curried. I 1 a T X .