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Jt THE NEBRASKA ADVERTISER XV. W. HANIJKII-, I'nblUhnr. NBMAHA, NBDItASKA. THE WORLD AT LAEGE. Summary of tho Dally Nowo. WASHINGTON NOTIW. Tub iiiimml session of tho AbsocIo Hon of Amoriciin Agricultural Col leges and Experimental Stations wns begun in Washington on tho ICtli. President Alston Ellis, of the Colorado college, rend a paper in which ho Hcorcd tho system of athletics in col leges and declared fhnt football was on a par with prizefighting. I'KNSION COMMIHHIONKU EVANB will create in tho near future a special division of pensions for tho considera tion of claims of volunteers in tho Spanish war. Large numbers of these claims are being filed, and it is esti mated that already fully 10,000 soldiers havo a legitimate basis for a pension allowance. Tin: navy department at Washington wired dipt. McCalln at Cat Island on tho 10th as follows: uIf you are watls ficd that tho Teresa cannot bo snvod yon aro authorized to abandon tho wreck." This report of Gen. Lieber, judgo advocate general, for tho year ended August 1)1, shows that there was a total of 1, 180 court-martials during the year. Of these threo woro ofiiccrs of tho volunteers. Of the enlisted men thcru woro convicted 1,1-13 regulars; acquitted, 04; convicted volunteers, 407; acquitted, 120. Tub president nnd Mrs. McKinloy entertained at dinner on tho lOlli tho joint high commissioners of Great Drltaiu and tho United States. It was tho most elaborate social function at tho white houso for many months. SicciiRTAitY Ai.okji has denied em phatically the report that if Senator MoMillan is appointed ambassador to Great Prltinn ho will bo appointed his successor in tho senate. "There is nothing in it whatever, so far as I am concerned," ho Baid. Tho secretary in timated that if Gov. Pingroo had any such intentions ho probably' would Jinvo been advised of it. Tjik court of claims at Washington on tho 17th rendered a judgment of 81,800,400 in favor of tho New York In dians who entered suit against tho United Suites to rcooyor tho value of certain lands donated to them in Kau nas and subsequently disposed of by tho United States. Assistant Sbouetahy Vandkkmi' loft Washington on tho 18th for I'orto IHco to familiarize himself with tho financial conditions of tho Island, Its possibilities of rovoniioand its require ments of expenditure. Ono of tho most dilllcult problems which presents itself for solution in connection with tho change in sovereignty is that of the currency. Insuuokntb in somo of the Philip pine islands were reported on tho 18th as being very active by Admiral Dewey. It caused considerable con cern to tho authorities at Washington, as tho United States forces, by tho rules of war, wro tumble to move from tliolr positions. Tub forthcoming annual report of tho attorney general embraces a re view of tho operations of tho national bankruptcy law of .Inly 1, 1893. Al though the act has been In force only xu little over threo months over 1,700 petitions of voluntary bankruptcy havo been filed. Of this number Kan sas furnished (15 and Missouri 04. Suikieon Gbnbuai. Stkuniikiio made his report to the secretary of war. It relates mainly to tho work of tho med ical corps during tho war. Aiiomu L. Mii.i.Bit, a civil engineer, who had recently returned from Nicaragua, died in Washington of yel low fever. Great precautions were tukon by tho marine hospital servleo to prevent tho spread of tho disease. :knkkai. nkwm. A l'ASHBNOicn train on tho Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton railroad ran Into a freight train near Toledo, O., and two trainmen and one passenger were injured. A QUAitiiYMAN named Ferguson, at Portsmouth, O., started a fire In his Btovo at homo and accidently put a can containing blastiug powder in tho fire. There was a terrific explosion and the side of tho houso was blown out Ferguson was fatally Injured, two of his children killed and his wlfo and another child were disfigured for llfo and may not live. In the football match between Har vard and Yalo university toams at New Haven, Conn., on tho 10th, Har vard won by a scoro of 17 to 0. A FIUK destroyed Dice's livery stable, tho Farmers' hotel, Frlck's ilourlng mill and a residence at Portsmouth, O. Loss, 875,000. Judok Jon.v II. Virgin, 00 yoara old, of Prentice, 111., was found dead in tho toilet room of a Missouri Pacific train when it arrived at St Louis. Heart failure was thought to havo caused his death. Likut. Young, of tho Hist, reports that it is practicable to niiso tho for mer Spanish cruiser llohia Mercedes, fiUIlk nn .7 11 tin 11 nnnr tint iintKimn.i t Santiago harbor during tho engage j ment between Sampson's warships and tho Spanish land batteries. J John W. Kkui.ky, tho inventor of tho ' Keeloy motor, died at Philadelphia on tho 18th from pneumonia, aged 01 years. . .. ...... ....... v..w . v. ... v.. v.r Tub business portion of Perry, la., was reported burning oarly on tho 21st. . Several largo brick blocks had been .!..... 1 t Ml. J . . uuHiruycu anu mo nro department, was helpless to stop the flames. Tho loss up to tliu timo tho dispatch was sent wnsnald to bo about 8500,000. TitiiKB white tramp demanded food of Mrs. Andra Shackelford, living near Ulvcr Junction, Flu., while her I husband, a farmer, was ab.ieut She oiTorcd them bread and they demanded meat with It Tills frightened the woman and sho fled to the woods. The tramps then set fire to the house and her three littlo children woro cremated. I C. IL McCi.uno, a farmer, was struck by an A., T. & S. F. train while ho was crossing tho railroad track at Ponca City, Ok., In his wngou, and was killed, together with Inn horses. Tho wagon wan demolished. At Mil lodge vi Up, Oil, a fight oc curred on the street between W. C , Finney ami his son on one side and J. , It. ami W. It. Stanley, brothers, on the other. Tlie two Finneys were killed and the two Stanleys wore not ex pected to live. Tho quarrel arose over a meal served In tho Finney restaurant whion did not please the Stanleys. Tub Carlisle Indians defeated tho Illinois university football cloven nt Chicago by a scoro of 11 to 0. A kihi: broke out in tlto shipyard of John II. Starln at West New Hrighton, S. I., on tho 10th, burned Hevcn build ings and their contents anil caused damage estimated to bo about S 100, 000. Nkwh was received on tho 18th from Alsea bay,10 miles below Newport,Orc., that tho sailing vessel Atlantic was ashore. Sho had a crow of 27 men on board and only threo got ashore alivo. Tho vessel was bound from Tacoma, Wasn., for Africa with wheat A nro fire occurred at tho Morrill Chemical company's building at Louis ville, Ky., on the 18th. An extensive timber shod at St Petersburg was destroyed by fire and ten persons wore burned to ashes. Waoonkk, I. T., was visited by a $10,000 fire on tho night of the 18th, 12 stores being destroyed. Aiiout 200 lepers escaped from con finement at Manila through tho neg lect of Spanish officers unbeknown to tho American officials. Orders have been issued to tho effect that all lepers will be arrested and sent to ono of the uninhabited islands in tho Philippine groups and fed and eared for at tho ex pense of the government A DKfii'KHATK attempt was made by two convicts to escape from the peni tentiary at Columbus, O., on tho 18th. In the battle which ensued one guard was killed and tho two convicts re ceived injuries of a serious uatnrc. An electric street car at Tacoma, Wash., was derailed by tho controller refusing to shut off tho current on a heavy down grade. Tho cur was smashed to splinters and the seven persons aboard received injuries. Tub bill providing for a treaty com mission was lost in the Cherokee sen ate by a tic voto, a Tahloquah (I. T.) dispatcli said. Tho Cherokces will now bo governed by tho Curtis bill. Ity tho terms of the bill tho tribes wore given their choice of troatiug with the Dawes commission or accepting tho provisions of tho Curtis bill. Tin: village of Pralrlo City, 111., was almost destroyed by fire. Five store rooms woro burned, together with their contents. There was no means of fighting tho fire except by a bucket line. This largest judgment over entered in tho United States district court at St. Louis was handed down by Judge Adams on thu 17th. Tho ease was that of tho Mercantile Trust compuny of New York, trustee for bondholders, against tho St Louis & San Francisco Railway company. The amount was pl7,0r.0,l(12. Tho 'Frisco road was sold at auction over two years ago under a foreclosure sale and tho amount of tho judgment was tho difference between the proceeds of the sale and tho faco value of tho bonds held by tho fore closing parties. Thhkk miners woro blown to atoms by tho oxploslon of dynamlto in tho Dorkeley shaft at llutto, Mont At St Louis, at a meeting of repre sentatives of tho white and vellow pine Industries of Michigan, Wiscon sin, Minnesota. Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Indian territory, Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi, a resolution was adopted urging tho establishment of a bureau of timber und lumber sta tistics as a part of tho division of forestry of tho department of agricul ture. Kino Humiikut opened tho Italian parliament on tho 10th. In Drown, Rook and Dixon counties, Neb., thousands of acres havo been swept by prairlu fires and much grain, hay, barns nnd several houses de stroyed. In Gregory, Todd and Trip counties, S. D., tho range was on flro and many cattle wore reported lost. Tub national quarantine convention assembled at Memphis, Tenn.. on tho 17th. A majority of tho delegates woro from tho southern states more affected by the visitation of yellow fover, as they wore asked to send a larger representation than the other sections. Tho subject with which tho convention was to deal with was how to provide an efficient quarantine U protect tho states from invasions of infectious and contagious diseases. Cai-t. Gbn. Dr. an co, in a recent let tor to Senator Tinlado, said: "The keenest sorrow of my life is surrender ing Cuba, with an army of 1.10.000 mon .....1 uriA .... . . . I mi .uu guiiH, 10 an enemy who claims to have conquered Cuba, while. wo aro possessed of such' resources. " Eight persons woro InjureU in a wreck on tho Dig Four railroad near Alton, 111. A frighten od cow jumped under tho passenger car, derailing It Tho car then struck a bridge and was demolished. Only ono passongar was injured fatally. Citi.bns of Omaha, Nob., decided to hold another exposition next year. A fiibioiit locomotive on the Chica go &, Erie railroad exploded near Lima, 0., and killed tho fireman and probably fntally Injured threo other trainmen. A bout 25 cars were wrecked. Gbn. Don Caih.os Dubm., ono of tho most conspicuous figures In tho federal army early In the civil war, died at his country place, Paradise, in Mulilen burg county, Ky., on tho 19th, aged 81 years. Ja.mbh N. Soutiiam., chief clerk in tho office of tho engineer department of tho army at St. Paul, Minn., was convicted of swindling by moans of bogus timo checks. His swindling wn.t said to aggregate nearly 700,000. Dan Ghounds, who drew the pension money of Norris It. English forfaoveral years, was convicted of violating tho pension law at Texarkann, Ark., and sentenced to ton years' Imprisonment at Fort Leavenworth. John W. Pahsons. of Now York, was ek'ctod general master workman of tho Knights of Lubor at tho meeting at Chicago on tho 10th. J. D. Sobon fnbor, of Daltlmore, Mel., was solectod to succeed Henry Rostock on the ex ecutive board. All tho other general officers were re-elected. J. D. GiioNNiNoiw, a wealthy ranch man of Terry, Mont, was found dead on the Dig Four tracks at Delaware, 0. There seemed strong ovidonco that ho was murdered. Ho had a short timo before received a lartro sum nt mmi.f for a big lot of cattle, nono of which was found. Wiiii.b a gang of track hands were ntwork on tho Pennsylvania railway's lino nenr Jersey City," N. J., they were run into by a passenger train iiud 11 men were killed and six seriously in jured. There was a dense fog which prevented tho men from seeing tho train. RrcroiiB lenving for homo tho Guar antee Drokors' association, which re cently held a national convention at St Louis, ouliued plans for raising a 810,000 fund to fight tho anti-scaluing bill now before congress. Foun women attempted to hold up a stage coach at Tahloquah, L T., but were repulsed by the passongers. TwEtVB prisoners recently escaped from the jail at Denton, Tenn. Two freight trains collided on tho Kansas City, Pittsburg it Gulf railroad one mllo north of Jaiiseu, Ark. An engine and several cars wore totally wrecked. Threo trainmen were in jured. Two freight trains on the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific collided at Mos cow, la. One man was killed and ono injured. A wrecking train which was about to start to the scene from Wilton was run into by a fast mail train. Tho fireman of tho mail train was badly hurt and 10 men on tho work train were injured, some seriously. ADDITIONAL niHI'ATUIIKH. Tub Phi Delta Theta Greek lottor fraternity convened at Columbus, 0., on tho 21st, it being tho centennial of tho organization. A i.AKOR barn of F. G. Jones was burned at Galatia, 111., and five horses, including a splendid Kentucky stal lion, were cremated. A TBiutiFic explosion occurred tho other afternoon in the Cufe do Cham peaux, Paris, in which a woman was killed outright and eight other per sons were seriously injured. It was thought that tho eNplosion was duo to tho ignited gas, but there were rumors of an anarchist plot A fihb which broke out in the pork packing establishment of John P. Squire & Co., at East Cambridge, Mass., resulting in serious injury to 11 men, four of whom may die. and a property loss estimated at 80,000. Tho watchman of tho factory, it was feared, had also lost his life iu tho flames. IlAitvr.Y W. IlimiLB, who shot his wife and attempted suicide at Dayton, O., died on the 21st His victim was also reported dying. Riddle's father is serving a term in the penitentiary and since incarceration has killed two men in prison. Two Chinese highbinders were pro vented by the approach of a person from murdering another Chinaman at San Francisco. As it was their victim had his skull fractured and will nrob ably die. Tub grand jury at Philadelphia pre sented true bills of indictment against United States Senator Quay, his son Richard S. Quay and e.-Stato Treas urer Renjamin J. Hnywood, charged with conspiracy to unlawfully use pub lic moneys deposited in tho People's national bank of Philadelphia. Si'anihh dispatches giving the inside history of tho Santiago campaign were published by tho New York Journal on tho 21st. Tub report sent out from Paris on tho 2 1st to tho effect that on presenta tion of tho United States ultimatum demanding absolute cession of tho Philippine islands tho president of tho Spanish commission broke off peace negotiations was a fake. A iiM.z.viti) prevailed in Kansas Cltv, Mo., ami surrounding country ou the aim. itoporls from Ivansus, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas, Nebraska and other places btated that there was a big drop In tho temperature and tnat severe snow and windstorms generally prevailed. NOTED CUBANS HERE Cuban Commissioners En Route to See President McKinley. GEN. GARCIA GIVES HIS VIEWS. Tli IriRiirfrcuit Ooimnil Hiiyn C'nbnit Ilnvo Fill til In tho Aiui'i-lcitn 1'rrslileiit Ho In In Vnvnr of Temporary Occupa tion or Cub by AtitnrlciMiM, New York, Nov. 22. Gon. Calixto Garcia and tho other Cuban commis sioners from tlie Cuban military assembly at Santa Cruz del Sur, who aro en route to Washington for tho purpose of laying before President McKinley a resolution recently adopted by tho assembly as to tho future of tho Island of Cuba, arrived hero yes terday on tho Ward lino steamer Seguranea. Gen. Garcia and tho com missioners were given an enthusiastic welcome by the members of the local branch of the Cuban junta and many prominent Cubans. Accompanying Gen. Garcia were Gen. Jose Miguel Gomez, Lieut Col. Joso Ramon Villa Ion, Col. Antonio Gonzales Lauuza, Col. Cosmo Terricnte, secretary to Gen. Garcia; Col. Carlos Martin y Poey, Col. Enrique Villuendas and Lieut Ricardo Koby. Gen. Garcia, when seen on tho steam er, said he was delighted to be in Now xoric again, anu that no looked foward with pleasure to tho commission's call on President. McKinley. I will ro to WashitiRton In a day or two to rco tho prcsluunt, and nfter my work In the United States is accomplished will return to Cuba. Thu Cubans havo no other reeling for the Americans thnn those of friendship und Kriitltude. Ah for myself I believe In American occupation of Cuba until ordor hus been restored I bollovo la the United States havliiK Cuba, but not forovcr. I nm for freu Cuba, nnd so nro nil other Cubans. There Is no sentiment on tho Island for annexation. All Cubans havo faith In Mr. McKinloy. Tho commission of which 1 nm tho head Is not jrolng to Washington with any propositions for tho president's consideration. Wo nro golnir to tell of tho counirv nnd to bet ter tho urruiujoments for tho dhlundliiR of tho troops, collnctiiu; tho customs duties und tho establishment of iipostoillco system Ameri can occup.incy Is u necessity, but not forcvor. Gen. Garcia also said that at tho as sembly at Santa Cruzdel Sur there was the greatest spirit of unity shown. Ho said that he was in sympathy with Gon. Rutlor's plan to employ Cuban soldiers as police. Tho present plan Is to lteop the Cuban sol diers under arms until tho Americans como into n district and then tho Cuban ofllcor In tho district will offer tho sorvlco of his men to tho American ofllcor. Thoso who aro wanted nro retained by tho American oillccr and tho others uro sent homo. Gen. Garcia said ho did not know where the capital of the island would bo situated, nor did he know when tho first presidential election would bo held. Ho said the evacuation of tho island was progressing "as slowlv as the Spaniards can do it They still hate to give up their customs receipts." He also said there was still great suf fering in tlie towns, the people luck ing food and medicines. In the field, however, the men did not want, as they were supplied by voluntary con tributions from tho people which were given in spite of need. He also said that ho had not heard that Gen. Gomez has discharged ull tho Ameri cans who wore acting us ofiiccrs in the Cuban army, and that ho did not know Gen. Gome, was unfriendly to the Americans. THE EMPORIA BANK. Comptroller d,hv-h .Milken nn Intnrentlng MJitomont ItKiirillnf- thn Mutter ltnoltn With I'iiIhIIIimI. Washington, Nov. 22. -In view of statements in the local presscritlcislng ltunk Examiner .lobes In connection with tho closing of tho First National bank of Emporia, Kan., Comptroller Dawes has made a statement of the condition of the bank which led to the closing of its doors. The comptroller states that not only is tho bank in solvent but that books were falsified to the extent of over S05.000, and that as the examination proceeds tho conditions of tho bank bcem to bo worse. Tho amount loaned, in viola tion of law, to the olllcers of tho Insti tution is In tho neighborhood of SI55, 000. ALLEN'S STATEMENT. Tho NuhnulM Senator Deiilen tho Report of mi I'Htriiniremeiit lletweon Hlmielf anil William J. Uryaii. Omaha, Nob., Nov. 22. Senator Wil liam V. Allen writes a .etter to the press saying he intends to remain in Nebraska after ho complotes his term In the United States senate and deny ing the report that ho had accepted a position as general solicitor for an eastern railroad. Senator Allen also denies tho report set alloat that there was an estrangement between himself and Col. William J. Dryan. Ho says: "There is absolutely nothing upon which to base tho assertion. Tho wish is evidently father of the thought I recognize in him ono of the greatest living American statesmon and shall bo for him in WOO." AcuIiiiiIiIo'h Acmit Not I'lensed. London, Nov. 22. In an interview hero Agonclllo, tho agent of Aguln aldo, baid tho Filipinos will never again submit to thu yoke of colonial government, but will fight to tho bit ter end in defense of their rights and freedom. Catarrh In tho head, with Its ringing noises in tho oars, buzzing, Bnapplngsounds, sovcrohcad aches and dlsngrccablo discharges, Is per manently cured by Hood's Sarsaparilla. Do not dally with local applications. Talto Hood's Sarsaparilla and mako a thorough and comploto euro by eradicating from tho blood all scrofulous taints and giving hcnlth and vigor to tho wholo system. Hood's Sarsaparilla la America's Greatest Medicine. 61; six for J5. Hood's Pills euro ull Liver Ills. 25 cents. HAD FUJI WITH HIM. An Artistic I.iiiidHimui Get Some 1'olnterH ffum the .Jolly Sen Hovers. The sailor man, when in deep water, can not conceal the feeling of superiority with which he regards the untuned landlubber, borne of the noncombatants who sailed tho gulf nnd the Caribbean during the war learned to keep an ojc on the mariners, nnd others Kiiined painful experience before they got their sea legs. An artist who hoarded a grimy tugboat clad m white linen found his coat covered with coal dust when he was a day from port nnd decided to wash it. lie filled a bucket with sea water and fell to work. When he had scrubbed the garment for 20 minutes ho Mas satisfied. Then it occurred to him to stnrch the coat pockets. He did so, and pulled out his gold watch. He was perturbed. The crew laughed and he rebuked them. They bided their time. Uhen one of them told the artist that the proper way to restore the coat to its normal color was to tie a line to it, heave it over board and tow it for a few hours. Tho artist did ho. When he went below a deck hand hnuled the coat aboard, untied the line nnd hiding the coat made fast a ragged piece of white ,.m n,ul tm-t-'w it overboard. When the owner of tho cont pulled in hia line he was the angriest man on tlie tug. .And he didn t know iust Iiow to accept a deck hand s glibly made explanation, which was that a (mark had seized the coat, until tho garment was restored to him. N. Y. Herald. BEST TIME TO KICK A MAN. First Save Ills Life nnd Then Von May Amity Your llool with Impunity. Perk and Quirk were walking along the crowded street, feeling very kindly toward themselves and the rest of humanity. Jusl as they reached the middle of a crossing one ot those aggravating individuals whe walk one way and look another stepped di rectly in front of a cable car which wa rounding the comer. Of course the car had no fender on it. Nearly everybody in the vicinity yelled, nnd naturally the bewil dered man looked in the wrong direction. Quirk didn't yell, though, lie jumped tc the side of the track and grabbed the man by the collar and yanked him clear of th tracks and almost out of his shoes. Then I ho gave him another ferocious jerk to get him out of the way of an express wagon, and, getting him at proper range at the same time, he gave the poor man a kink tint must have driven his spine up into his hut. And with tho kick Quirk roared: "Confound you, keep your eyes open when you are on the street!" Quirk looked unutterably savage, but Pork tottered to the curb, sat down und lnughed until, the tears came. Then he said: "You are tlie only big enough idiot on earth to save a man's life and then kick him for it." Chicago Times-Herald. Don't sa v mi t say yoti work like a slave:" say work like a fool." Atchison Globe. you ' Deep down to tho pain spot. Oil roots out Sciatica. St. Jacobs Less than one-half the things one hears are true. ashington (la.) Democrat. i ,. i , Hot or cold, Neuralgia will come. Use St. Jacobs Oil; it will go. The use of his tongue is not what make a canine a lap dog. Golden Days. CONSULTING A WOMAN, Mrs. Pinkkam's Advice Inspires Oonfldonoo and Hope. Examination by a malo physician la a hard trial to n delicately organized woman. She puts it off as long- as sho dare, and is only driven to it hy fear of can cer, polypus, or some dreadful ill. iuost frequently such a woman leaves a physician s office whero sho has un dergone a critical examination with an impression,moro or lees, of discour agement. This condi tion of tho mind destroys tho effect of advice; and she grows worse rathor than hotter. In consulting Mrs. Pink ham no hesitation need bo felt, tho story is told to a woman and is wholly confidential. Mrs. Pinkham's address is Lynn, Mass., she offers sick women her advice without charge. Her intimate knowledge of women's troubles makes her letter of advice a wellspringof hope, and her wide experi ence nnd skill point tho way to health. " I suffered with ovarian trouble for seven years, and no doctor knew what was the matter with me. I had spells which would last for two days or more. I thought I would try Lydia B. Pink ham's Vegetable Compound. I havo taken seven bottles of it, and am en tirely cured." Mrs. John Fouoian, 20 N. Wood berry Avo., Baltimore, Md, The above 'letter from Mrs. Foreman Is only one of thousands. JiflMHH3v& IKnHnrfSa T5W '44 r a Tk i 4 X M