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—There i* a lively tight on for the
IMtoCtc at A nr ora.
—Daniel Trrari, a pioneer of Clay
•empty, died last week.
—1The thirteen month* old child of
Unit Oo». Major* died laat week.
—Mr*. Ritter, o4 Seneca, ha* been.de
etered insane and aent to the s*ylnm.
—The Wilaon* bare returned to Kre
anosrt to Mni*h their evangelical work.
—High water and ice swept away nine
bridge* In Platte Valley precinct, Doug
ina county
—J. \V. Roper, convicted of forgery
•t Plattamouth, was given four year* in
the penitentiary.
—The Gage county ikwnnn have
agreed to assess realty at one-fourth
valuation, and peraonal property at one
third.
•—The four-year-old non of Henry Cole
man, a farmer living near Adam*, died
from the effect* of a amall quantity of
concentrated lye.
—A number of railroad bride* on the
Platte are out. with the spring freshet
The rise i* Raid to be greater than ha*
been known since 1881.
—P. L. Eaterbrook and other*at Nor
folk have in contemplation the erection
of n cold storage plant to be four stories
high, 48*30 and to cost (7,300.
' —A young Swede working for Chs*.
Semite of Nuckolls county, was thrown
from a horse and sustained injuries
which the doctors fear will prove fatal.
—The Waunette Breeze aaya a man
in town knocked down nine horses with
a buggy whip the other day, and yet he
was not arrested. The fellow was an
nuctioneer.
—The Kearney Plow nnd Manufac
turing company is arranging, to have a
small ontlt in operation tanking plows
at tha manufacturers’ exposition to b*
held In Omaha next May.
—Grand Island has had two serious
ran nwny accident* Monday, in one of
which a Mr. Voltle was badly bruised.
Beth vehicles were ruined nnd the
teams considerably disfigured.
—Battle Brown and Edna White, twa
entered women who assaulted and
robbed an old man in Omaha, were
found guilty in the district court nnd
aenteaeee each to five year* in tha pen
itentiary.
—William Benson of Fullerton shipped
several canary birds to parties in Dead
wood, but the goods, it seems, were not
delivered, nnd in n auit for damages
Mr. Benson recovered (70 of the express
company.
—Willie Cantwell of Grand Island at
tempted to cross th* track in front of n
moving train, but caught his foot in n
frog sad dislocated his hip in tha net of
tearing lose In time to prevent n worse
catastrophe.
—Th* four men confined in the coun
Kty jail at Osceola, charged with bur
ry, succeeded In gaining their liberty
t week. Two of them were recap
tured, bat the other two succeeded in
escaping in the darkness.
—About two hundred Colfax county
people are thinking of Alberta for a
future home. This section of Queen
Victoria’s domains is about sixty miles
north of our Montana line rad a hun
dred miles east of tha west lute of Mon
—The trial of J. D. Likens, ex-trens
urer of Bock county, charged with th<
embezzlement of nearly (8,000, wai
beard in O’Neill on n change of venue
the trial lasting three days and nights
After being out two hours the jury re
turned a verdict of not guilty.
—The county poor farm outfit o:
, Cheyenne county was sold at Sidney
last week. It sold for about (435 cash
The county will try the plan of dispens
ing with n poor term and have the pan
per*, if there be any, boarded at s<
much per head.
—The Norfolk Beet Sugar company
is making arrangements for the placin|
of the Stettns process in their plrnt
This process will utilize the largi
amount of syrups which are left fron
the manufacture of sugar. The 1m
provementa will be about (75,000.
—Herman Schultz and Christ Blum
of Snyder, Dodge county, left March 1
with all their possessions and all thel
bills unpaid to parts unknown. Bu
seve.-al parties will try to intcrcep
them and have started in pursuit. The'
are supposed to have gone to Hoi
county. ...
—The hopes of the people of Beatric
that the Burlington and Union Pncifi
would erect new depots this seaao:
have gone glimmering. The latter r«
cently repainted it* “structure” and
gang of workmen has begun repairs t
the Burlington depot, which contem
piste s thirty-foot addition.
—Homer, the little son of Bev. H. W
Tate, any* the Fremont Tribune, ha
, been made glad by receiving a gift froi
, Mrs. J. G. Blaine in the way of a pact
age of rare foreign postage stampi
The Blaine family and Mr. Tate an
family have been acquaintances an
friends for many years and correspond
ence baa been frequent between then
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—Thomas H. Farmer of Lincoln, gen-1
oral agent for the Equitable Life Insur
ance company, met with a serious acci
dent at Hebron. A team ran away,
throwing Mr. Farmer and James Elliott
out with great-violence. Mr. Farmer
narrowly apeaped with his life. The
buggy felron top of him, breaking his
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right arm and otherwise severely bruis
ing him. Mr. Elliott had his collar
bone broken.
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-—Charles S. Johnson, a Xorfo k furni
ture dealer and heavy shipper, displays
in his store window the following ex
pressive placard: "Freight rates, first
class, Chicago to Cortland, Neb., 570
miles, 80 cents; Chicago to Mitchell, 8.
IX, #21 miles, gl; Chicago to Norfolk,
5*4 miles, gl.30; Sioux City to Norfolk,
75 miles, 45 cents; Sioux City to Grand
Island, 186 miles, 51 cents; Norfolk to
Grand Island, 111 miles. 51 cents.
—A distressing accident happened
near Alma, in which Oscar Liberty, son
of B. M. Liberty, a lad of 14, lost his
life. He, with a companion about his
own age, were duck shooting, and when
last seen by his companion Oscar was
standing on a log leaning on his gun,
which by some means was discharged,
the entire load of duck shot entering
his throat, ooming out at the top of his
head. Death was instantaneous.
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—At ttf midraer of ^CAUhor Joh«
ThomM, in Fremont last week wu
held theTuneral service of hia mother,
wWA «u largely a«t»«ded ladcoa
dueled by Rer. VV. IL Sum. Deceased,
edh her husband ud children, came
In Dodge county frosaOermany twenty*
I three years ago. anti the third day a ft or
their arrival her hatband died, leaving
her with seven children to support
— IHinic) Kiser. firing in the vicinity
of Fight Mile tjeevc. «av» the I’intta
1 mouth Journal, while out hunting last
week, discharged lioth barrels of hia'
shot gun and after the smoke cleared
away picked up six Canada geese and
four ducka as* result of the two shots
fired. The combined weight of the ten
birds was aeventy-six pounds. This
record entitles Mr. Kiser to front rank
in the list of distinguished Casa county
sportsmen.
—The flouring mill of Boyes, Dean •
Co., Seward, was destroyed last week
by fire. The mill had been rebuilt
within tiie last tivo year* and equipped
with the latent improved machinery.
Tiie company estimates its lorn at $30,
000. with $5,00 insurance in the Millers
National of Chicago and $5,000 in the
Millers of Minneapolis. They hadabout
7.000 bushels of wheat in the ware
house, 7.000 bushels of which they had
bought two days before the fire and also,
had about $1,500 worth of flour in the’
mill.
— Fred Hewitt, one of the Rock Isl
and engineers was in Lincoln last week,
having just come from below Dewitt.
He says in his opinion the new Rock
Island track will be the finest piece of
roadbed in the state. Work on it has
been slow on account of the weather,
but everything will be in shape for pas
senger traffic by April 16. It is ex
pected that this piece of road, opening
up as fine a stock country as it does,
will pay operating expenses from the
start.
—The two cases pending in the dis- j
trtct court of Holt county against A. J. i
Meals, ex-county treasurer, wherein the j
county asked for judgment in the sum j
of $9,000, was upon motion of the county i
attorney dismissed. These cases have :
been in court for over a year, and while
the defendant was at all times ready
for trial, the prosecution has delayed
matters until last week when they with-I
drew the cases. Mr. Meals will enter 1
suit against the county for $3,500, which I
he claims is due him.
—Mrs. Eva Trich of Hastings was last
week granted a divorce by .lodge Beall
from her husband, Francis M. Trich.
Mrs. Trich received $5,000 in cash ali
mony and deeds to two houses and lota
on North Bellevue avenue that are worth
in the neighborhood of $7,000. Owing
to the high standing of the family and
the fact that nothing of the kind waa
anticipated by even most intimate
friends, the news of the divorce has
created something of a sensation. Mr.
Trich was the contractor who erected
the new wings to the Hastings asylum.
—Complaint was made at Lincoln by
James W. Martin, who lives at Western
Normal, charging Charles J.. Wilson, a
youth of sixteen years who lives at the
same place, and who attends the col
lege. with the crime of assault and
rape. The act is said to have been com
mitted first on the 18th day of January
last, and to have been repeated numer
ous times since. The victim is a six
year old daughter of the complainant,
and she has been attending 4he lAnder
garteu department of the Western Nor
mal.
—J. II. Robinson, of Chelsea, brought
in nine samples of home grown wool
last Saturday, says the Geneva Repub
lican, which will be sent to the world’s
fair with the exhibits from this county.
The wool was clipped from the “Lin
colns" grown on the farm of Mr. Rob
inson. The wool measures about ten
inches and is very fine. One of the
Mmples was cut from the back of a
triplet, one from a twin. A sample
from an Angora goat was very fine.
The wool was mounted on a blue card
secured by a ribbon, which will make
an attractive card.
—Several well known financiers of
this city, says the Lincoln Journal,
stand ready to organize a new trust
company in case the bill now before the
legislature authorizing such corpora
tions becomes a law. Trust companies
are doing a heavy business in other
states, and it is urged that Nebraska
might as'well have these institutions as
not. They do a general business in the
higher branches of finance, including
the purchase and guaranteeing of bonds
and the protection of trust funds, and
also act as fiscal agencies for various
civic organizations and corporations.
—A sensation was created at Ponca
by the report that Miss Rosa Dewey
was found dead in bed. Mrs. Clark, a
widow lady with whom Miss Dewey
was making her home, heard a noise
and got up to see what was the matter.
Miss Dewey called to her and told her
to go for a doctor, as she was dying.
Mrs. Clark ran across the street and
awakened a physician, and hurrying !
back found Miss Dewey dead. A box !
containing strychnine .was found on a i
table in her room, also a letter to her
mother saying that she was tired of
living and telling where her valuables
were.
—The St. Joseph Gazette has the fol
lowing to aay concerning a colored pen
sion shark who worked every ex-slave
he could find in that city, lie is said to
be headed for Nebraska, so look out for
him. The Gazette says: Webb circu
lated among the colored people, telling
them he wanted to find all the ex-slaves
he could. When he found one he would
represent to him that he proposed to se
cure for them a back pay from the gov
meat. He would then take the name
of the ex-slave for which he would
charge 50 cents, claiming that this sum
was necessary to get the claim properly
enrolled. He had no trouble in secur
ing 50 cents from every negro whom he
found, and after plucking all the vic
tims he could, he disappeared.
—A writer discussing the good roads
movement in the Weeping Water Re
publican. says: The area of Nebraska
is about 80,000 square miles. That would
bring the mileuge of wagon roads to
160,000 miles. The expense of bringing
the roads in repair according to the
modern plan would not be less than
$1,000 per mile, thus aggregating the
enormous sum of 8100,000,000. Who
wants the state bonded for even one
tenth of that amount? Evidently there
j are some who do. But few farmers
i could be found who would favor paying
i a yearly interest on five million, per
| hapseight million dollars on road bonds.
! There are 5,000 miles of railway in Ne
j braska. Their total cost, including all
i equipmeents, does not equal the coat of
[ wagon roads construction as proposed.
THE PENSION OFFICE.
A RULING THAT WAS NEVER
PROMULGATED.
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port aa tfca Cato* of Aeaaton Ap
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WiMMdTOS, March 25.—It was dis
covered yesterday that one of the most
important ruling* ever made in the ad
ministration of pensions has remained
nnpromulgated in ao far as the pnblie
knows for more than fire months past,
and that this decision reverses a rating
tinder which fully $2,000,000 hare been
wrongfully paid out, as it would now
appear. The facts are so important as
to require a statement at length.
It is learned that on September 28
last Assistant Secretary Bussey made a
pension decision, heretofore unpub
lished, which radically changed the
practice of the department as to the
disposition of accrued pensions in cer
tain cases, and established a new and
important rale as to reimbursement of
“expenses, last sickness and burial,”
under section 4718, Revised Statutes.
Hitherto it has been uniformly held
that under sections 4692. 469.1, 4702 and
4718 of the Revised Statutes, minor
grandchildren of the deceased soldier,
who at the date of his death was either
a pensioner or a lawful claimant for in
valid pension, could hold a pensionable
status as minors of the soldier so far as
to receive accrued pension in case of his
death and the death of the parent of
the children, thereby construing the
words of the law, ‘•any person e'ntitled
to a pension,” to apply not.only to the
soldier, but to his widow, hia children,
dependent brother* and sisters or to de
pendent parents.
In his decision the assistant secretary
says the words of the act “any pension
er” and “any person entitled' to a pen
sion,” evidently mean the same charac
ter or a class of persons—persona who
had incurred disability in the military
service—the only difference being that
the first words quoted apply to persons
to whom a pension has already been
granted, while the* words secondly
quoted apply to the same sort of person
to whom a pension has not been granted
but who, under the law, is “entitled to
to a pension, having application there
for pending,” based upon a “wound, in
jury or disease, which, under the con
ditions and limitations of such sections,
4,884, 4.693, would have entitled him to
an invalid pension had he been disa
bled.” And furthermore, it is obvious
that the after quoted words, “any pen
sioner and any person entitled to a pen
sion, having an application therefor
pending,” refer exclusively to a person
of the masculine gender, inasmuch as
the accrued pension that shall result
from the death of “such a person” as
may leave a widow who shall be enti
tled to his accrued pension, or, “if there
is no widow, may leave a child or chil
dren, under sixteen years of age.” who.
by reason of the widow’s death, shall
take the accrued pension that would
otherwise go to the widow during her,
widowhood. The assistant secretary
holds that accrued pensions ran be fully
paid to grandchildren as to reimburse
ment for “last sickness and buriaL”
Caae* of Appointed Senators.
Washixgtox, D. C., March 25.—Mr.
Vance, chairman of the committee on
privileges and elections, is preparing
the majority report of the committee
on the cases of senators appointed by
governors of the states of Montana,
Washington and Wyoming, and will
finish it tomorrow. It will not be long,
hut will present the reasons why the
majority of the committee do not be
lieve the certificates of these governors
are sufficient authority upon which to
seat the senators in question. It will
contain many references to the past
sessions of the senate in cases where
the question raised here has been passed
upon in an incidental way.
Mr. Hoar, who prepared the minority
report favoring the seating of the sena
tors has completed his work.
It is probable that both reports will
be printed and laid upon the senators'
desks when the senate convenes Mon
day. In that event the debate relative
to these cases may be precipitated at
once. There is a desire on the part of
the senators who expect to participate
in this discussion to get at it as soon as
possible. With the present numerous
recesses the debate may be strung out
to an indefinite length. One prominent
republican senator said today that ha
believed the senate would not adjourn
until the middle of next month, unless
daily sessions were held.
Cabinet Meating.
Washington. March 25.—The cabinet
meeting today resulted in the issuance
of a notice by the president directing
that the offices of members of the cabi
net shall not be opened on Tuesdays or
Fridays, cabinet days, this action being
rendered necessary for an uninterrupted
and more efficient transaction of the
government business.
Wants a Business Man.
Washington, March 26.—It is under
stood that the president is looking about
him for one who'will conduct the pen
sion office on purely business princi
ples. He said to Representative Gnloe
of Tennessee that he would appoint ••no
demagogic politician commissioner of
pensions.”
Doubts raised as to whether he would
: appoint new commissioners to the Brus
' sels monetary conference brought Sen
ators Sherman and Teller, holding op
posite views on silver, to the white
house this morning. They had a con
ference with the presdent on the ques
tion.
Satnreays StM Shipment.
N*w You, March 25.—The present
indications are that $2,600,000 m gold
will be exported by next Saturday's
steamers. Two houses are expected to
ship 91,000,000 each. This amount may
be increased $500,000 by a third house,
which hss had orders for the past week,
but shipment may be deferred until
Tuesday next.
i kt rajs «e Be Satat.
j Washington-, March 37.—An appli
! cant for office do** not lose any ground
with the president by being'modest and
refraining from manifesting nndne ea
gerness. This fact was demonstrated
by incident that occurred recently. A
i Kentuckian came to Washington a few
; days ago to ask for the Peruvian mis
! sion. After being here several hours,
he said that his chances for appoint
' ment were eclipsed by another Ken
tuckian. Me took the situation philo
sophically and did not get mad. If the
■ other man was Cleveland's choice he
would not feel at all aggrieved, he said
i and took the next train for home, de
clining to ask for anything elae.
The story reached the president’s ear;
and he marveled much thereat. Thie
was a rare case and the more he thought
about it-the more he warmed toward
the man, nntU finally he yearned to
know more of him. So when the Ken
i tucky delegation went to the house to
- day fhe president asked for the name
and address of the wonderful man who
could be turned down and not immedi
ately thereafter organize a fend. This
rara avis among office seekers is Mr.
Charles K. Wheeler of Paducah who,
not getting what he wanted, was wil
ling to forego asking for that which
some other man might want.
“That must he a good sort of a man
to tie to,” said the president.
Another Centennial.
rmi.ZDEi.rHiA, March 27.—Colonel
Peyton, of Haydenfield, N. J., thefath
: er of centennials in this country, has
' proposed and is working to develop an
| ether centennial- The colonel now pro
1 poses to celebrate the nineteenth cen
tennial of the birth and death of Christ,
seven years hence—during the Tear
: A. D. 1900, in tho city of Jerusalem.
The colonel's plan calls for the election
of representatives from this and every'
1 government on the earth that desires
to take part, and for their representa
tives to assemble in a building to be
provided for that purpose in the eity of
Jerusalem some tune during the year
1900.
The actual date he has not consid
ered, though two seasons are eligible,
Easter and Christmas. An invitation
will be extended to the world to par
ticipate in the union and accommoda
tions provided for the scores of thous
ands of people who would be expected
to attend so auspicious a gathering.
Mn Makes t Haw Bala.
Washwotok, D. C. March 27.—Secre
tary Hoke Smith hai inaugurated an
other new departure. He has an
nounced that on Monday afternoon at
5 o'clock he would like to see at hia office
all persons who desire to he heard on
the subject of appointment to , official
position in the territory of Arizona.
Secretary Smith is of the opinion that
much valuable time may thus be saved,
and the acknowledged merits of the
several candidates be obtained.
A cablegram was received at the de
partment of state this afternoon from
Minister Durham at Port-au-Prince,
stating that insurgents had crossed the
Haytien frontier from San Domingo,
and that a decisive battle was reported.
The dispatch added that Haytien troops
would be sent to the frontier.
At the close of business today the
treasury department had on hand $11,
000,000 of free gold. Secretary Carlisle
has declined several offers of gold dur
ing the week, except on the most ad
vantageous terms.
WHl Amount to a Hew Appointment.
Washing tow, D. C., March 27.—Sen
ators at the capital are a unit in the
belief that if the president sees fit to
promote United States ministers to the
rank of ambassadors, as he will be au
thorized to do in case of our representa
tives to such powers as send ambassa
dors here, such promotions will.amount
to a new appointment and must be sub
jected to the approval of the senate.
Senators hold that the appointment
of a man to be minister is one thing and
the appointment of the same man to
the position of ambassador is another,
and, as such, requires a separate action
of the confirming power. From the
statement of senators it is judged that
they will consider any promotions
of existing officials and will act upon
uiem as if the names nad never been
before the senate.
Chasing Cattla TUma
Caspab, Wyo., March 27.—For come
time past local stock men hare been
missing range horses and a sharp look
out has been kept of late. Last Mon
day the Torrey outfit missed some
twenty-five and it at once set men to
find them. They struck a trail at Lost
Cabin and followed it.
At that place the thieves sold Conklin,
a sheep man, three head of horses be
longing to the Ogallala company, and
**n Ral?^on> a sheep man, bought an
other. The trail of the thieves was
then lost, but Friday thty were heard
of about forty miles north of Fort Lar
amie. The thieves were recognized as
Charles P. Rice and Micher, a hniy
lipped man, and Jim Johnson, all rust
lers from the sand hills north of Broken
Bow. Neb.
The men have some fifty head of
hors<» in their possession belonging to
all classes of stock growers here. A
party of men are in pursuit of the thieves
he over ten hours behind
them. The country where they are is
broken and they may get away, but the
i chances are that the men will be caught
i and shot on sight. They are notorious
; thieves and a liberal reward is offered
| for their capture. The pursuing party
i is made up of brave men who are dcter
i mined to exterminate horse thieves and
! undoubtedly something will drop before
! they return.
Liberty Bell.
Philadelphia, Pa., March 27.—Ttlias
been decided by the council of the
World s fair subcommittee that the Lib
erty bell, the ■ ringing of which pro
claimed the independence of the thir
teen original states, shall be taken to
Chicago, the date of the departure from
this city being fixed for April 28. The
bell will be transported in a special car
and four policemen will go along as its
special custodians and will never lose
sight of the precious charge while it is
in Chicago. On the way to the fair
stops will be made in all the large cit
ies on the route so that their citizens
may have an opportunity of seeing the
bell that rung out liberty to the land.
MATTERS OP TARIFF.
TO WHICH CARLISLE WITL GIVE
CONSIDERATION.
The Object Betas te Oetltae a Bill ter
the Next Democrat le Bone* te Act
CfM—Proceedings of the Senate la
Extra Seesloe—Seaater Baade men Be*
signs as President Pre Toni and Is See*
seeded by Senator Harris et Tennessee
—Kind Words front Fellow Senators la
Behalf of the Oatgoing President Pro
Tern.
Tariff Matter*.
Washington', March 35.—Secretary
Carlisle, it is stated on good authority,
intends to give much of his time this
summer to the consideration of the
tariff, with a view to so thoroughly fa
miliarizing himself with the subject, as
much as to indicate in a general way
the outlines for the formation of a tariff
bill by the next democratic house. He
in no sense intends to draft a bill in de
tail to be submitted to the ways and
means committee of the next house,
but rather to be in a position to give it
all the assistance and information that
it may need in the preparation of a
tariff bill that will carry out the spirit
of the tariff plank in the democratic
platform. Nearly every mail that
reaches the treasury department con
tains suggestions from statisticians and
others as to the compilation of a tariff
bill. Some thirty or forty of these com
munications have already been received,
prominent among them beingthatfrom
the New York Beform club. The gen
eral outline of the New York Reform
club tariff proposition corresponds close
ly to a proposition submitted in 1888 by
Edward Atkinson of Boston to Presi
dent Cleveland and Secretary Manning.
That proposition divides the tariff as
follows:
(a) —Articles of food and animals.
(b) —Articles in a crude condition,
which enter into the various processes
of domestic industry.
(c) —Articles wholly or partially man
ufactured for use, as articles in the man
ufactures and mechanic arts.
(d) —Articles manufactured ready for
consumption.
(e) —Articles of voluntary use, lux
uries^etc.
Since that time the annual report of
the bureau of statistics contained a ta
ble showing the duty collected on each
of these classes of articles. From this
report of 1893 it appears that 113,007,670
duty was collected, of which $10,300,336
was collected under class “A,” $14,048,
428 under class “B,” $33,316,413 under
class “C,” $76,837,808 under class “D,”
and $49,703,796 under class “E.”
Treasury experts assert that the prop
osition of the New York Reform club
places articles of class “A” and “B”
wholly on the free list, while many of
the articles in class “C” are also placed
on the free list. If this statement is
correct the revenue derived from cus
toms would be decreased by the addi
tion to the free list of articles now pay
ing annual amount of $34,348,750, but
might be increased to some extent by
the increased importations of articles
under class “C,” on which the duty is
reduced. They figure, however, that
on the present basis of receipts and e^*
penditures the proposed changes would
'esult in an annual deficiency.
Seaator Maaderaoa Step* Dm.
Washington, March 33.— A provision
in the last legislative appropriation bill
requested the appointment by the
speaker of the house and the presiding
officer of the senate of the Fifty-second
congress of a commission to inquire into
the workings of the several executive
departments of the government. Mr.
Cullom, who was one of th^ senators so
appointed, applied to the senate today
to be relieved of his duties on the com
mission, but it was dropped in the
course of a discussion that the law did
not provide the means of filling any
vacancies that might occur. The sub
ject gave to Mr. Hoar an opportunity
for challenging the constitutionality of
recent appointments by the president of
senators as delegates to the Brussels
monetary conference and in other civil
capacities, and he thought the question
I of sufficiently grave importance to have
it referred, with Mr. Cullom’s resigna
tion, to the committee on privileges and
election. Finally, in view of the diffi
culties in the case, Mr. Cullom with
drew his request and Mr. Hoar’s motion
fell with it.
Mr. Manderson resigned his position
aa president pro tem of the senate and
Mr. Harris was elected in his place. Mr.
Manderson said there had come to him
two years ago the distinguished honor
of being elected president pro tem of
the senate. No suitable opportunity
had seemed to present itself hitherto to
express his recognition of that distinc
tion. He now desired to express his
deep sense of the honor and his heart
felt thanks to his political associates by
whom that distinction had been pro
posed. He also thanked heartily those
of opposing politics who had made no
nomination against the republican se
lection. He had come to the place,
therefore, by the unanimous vote of the
senate. He thanked all for the distinc
tion which had permitted him, while
occupying the chair, to discharge his
duties with—he hoped—some satisfac
tion to the senate. Recognizing a change
of conditions, he now tendered his re
signation of the office of president pro
tem.
The resignation was. on motion of
Mr. Sherman, accepted.
In executive session the subjuct of re
organizing the senate official force was
broached, but no conclusion reached.
Mr. McPherson reported back from
the committee on finance the resolution
offered by him last Monday, direct lug
the commissioner of lalsir to make a
report at the opening of the Plfty-tliiril
congress as to the cost of the produc
tion of iron and steel manufactures and
of textile fabrics—amended so as to
authorize also the finance committee to
make further investigation Into the
same matters, with power to send for
peraons and papers. Ordered printad
and laid on the table.
The senate then, on motion of Mr
Oorman, procArtcd to the election of a
president pro turn
Mr. Cockrell offered a resolution 4e
>■ taring Heimlor Harris of Tennessee
president pro tem, to hold office durlnir
the pleasure of the senate. *
d*rk’s omZT^°®*'* «C2
TT,- __ ^
Tlie tIc* president
chair temporarily, Mr 5:!®* kft
his thanks for the W™^1! «!**
^rhS'frsTe^JS
him. He said: ‘•Senaw?B^rn,llS
foundly grateful for th^hJJ. *® I
done me in this election s^/50 *
my earnest object and’J^i*^
ly thankingMr^i0' ^
able and most sat^^fT0" *»
which helmddi^SSv^
president pro tem of t£s^L*^
the matter might rest, bSkt I
.suggested that in taking]*^;
•Manderson in his official 1? '•
(Mr. Voorhees) might ex^STr
democratic side of the Z^1V
thanks anew and their he*w'
him in every relation of Hfe
The relations just sundered t
“d‘?ed’ most delighth
On the motion of Mr. Mm.]™!
resolution was adopted dir^
secretary of the senate to ^
the president of the Inited sSL
j^orm him that Senate ft
been elected president pro tl
Korean'* Minion.
Xkw York, March t'a.-it ^
^.rted tonight from an autio«
tive source that J. PierpontMor*
who sails on the Majestic tomom
goes on an important mission f*
goremment It is stated that hti
I>ccn authorized to negotiate fa- u
000 000 in gold. The report hi*
ently well founded. Mr. Morn^
in Washington last week and fc4u
long conference with Secretary ,,rj
Treasury Carlise Of conrseVitl
Mr. Morgan nor the secretary of
treasury could be expected to wy
thing tor publication on the-rtj,
Even if it he true that Mr. .Kata
going to London for the purposes
none of the treasury officials would'
mit it. However, there are m
things that seem to confirm the m
Mr. Morgan’s friends «aythatoii,t
most important business would 'j
him out of the country at this tiau
BOUND TO SMASH THE TRUI
AttemeT-Oeaaral at Klaa*Mta1Uta
m It* Coal Coats*
St. Pam., Minn.. March 25-T
wholesale eeal dealers of Minaw.
have thrown down the gauntlet -ot
Legislative Coal Investigating Coni
tee by refnaing to pay any attentim
its summons. • . Subpie nas were -lea
last night to Edward N. Saitade
President of the Northwestern fi
Company; E. C. Whales. President
the Pioneer Fuel Company of Mm
olis, and John J. Rhodes, (lew
Manager of the Minnesota Bnreto
Coal Statistics, hut none of these ■
appeared before the committee.
The latter body appeared before j
torney-General Childs this morninr
that official declared that the «
barons must appear and testify ort,
the consequences, which will proM
not be light for eithor the commit!
nor the members of the Legista
under whose authority the commit!
acts, are in any mood for tridiag
present.
. A Ghastly Find.
St. Joseph, Mo., March 23.—(SoApti
McCoy, • farmer resitting a few xik
south of this city on the Missouri ris
banks, was duck hunting on a aanit*
when he discovered a large dry ps
bo* floating with the current i
hauled the box to the shore, and bred
ing it open, was nearly overpowers! I
a terrible stench which arose from rt
box.
An investigation disclosed that li
box was filled with dead bodies i» i
advanced state of decomposition. 2
remains being so badly decompose!'2
identification was impossible. ('»’*
Beynolds made an investigation si
found the remains were those o: fa
men and one woman, and appears®*
indicate that they have been
the remains placed in the bos ana's
set adrift. The community is in i to
rible state of excitement.
It is supposed the remains are tw
of a family of emigrants, who
pea red in a mysterious manner
near Bulo, forty miles north of th -f
last fall.__
TWO ententes at Monts Carlo.
Nick, March 2S.-Two men f™
New Orleans committed suicide on a
Casino grounds at Monte Carlo. 1”
names are given as Weill and Ho
They had been playing heanly
several days and on Wednesday
Thnradav lost large sums.
I.IVK STOCK AND PRODUCE HA**11
Qnotstiona from New York, O**
Louis, Omaha and EW*1**
OMAHA. t
Wheat—No. 2 spring. j! d
.. d
Corn. ,33 d
Oats—No.2white-.-.. ig d
Sutter—Choice to fancy roll... ^ j
Butter—Good packing. ) g
.. is d
Honey—Per®. g d
Chickens—PerW.... 13 d
Turkeys—Dressed...... u d
Ducks—Dressed,peril. 3SD d1
Lemons...^!— .335 d1
Beans—Navy.. d1
Hay—Per ton.. *
Straw—Per ton..
Bran—Per ton..
hop—Per ton. 400
Onions—Per .. 710
Hogs—Mixed packing.7 4,
Hogs—Heavy weights.... 33
Beeves—Stockers anil feedtrs- .j
Steers—Prime to good ■ .3 73
Sheep-Natives.
NEW YOKE.
Wheat—No. 2, red winter.
Corn—No. ..
Oats—Mixed western.
Pork.
Lard.
CHICAGO.
Wheat—No. 2 apring. Ji’d
Corn—Per bu. :» d
Lard...7 ;« d .
Hogs—Packers and mixed.,n d’
Steers—Common to extra... •••• .g C
Cattle—Stockers and feeders-• ^ 4
Sheep—Choice.
ST. LOUIS.
Wheat—No. 2 red, cash.
Corn—Per bu
n *
S3 4
*> 111
19 f0 f.
OH*
Mi
a f -
Mixed packing.
Cattle—Native steers.■;
KANSAS CITY
Whwt-No. 3.
P«tt-No. ..
iff
43 #
gS.*
Cattlr Stoekeraend feeders-- 3* j.
Megs—Mixed.*