Nebraska Newspapers

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—A Modern Woodman camp has beet
arjjani».rd at Clay Center.
—Senator Allen waa formerly mans
ger of the Madison base ball club.
—The public schools at Orleans hart
been closed on account of dipt her in.
—An I. O. O. F. lodge has been insti
tuted at Klsie with a membership ol
forty.
—The work of excavating for Fill
more county's new court house has be
gun'at Genera.
—A Columbus man asserts that all the
saloons in Omaha with three exceptions
were closed last Sabbath.
—The management of the Crete Chau
tauqua is making preparations for a fine
program the coming summer.
—Rev. A. M. Tanner has resigned as
pastoi of the Presbyterian church at
Osceola and will remove to Walnut, la.
—The series of religious meetings at
Ashland were largely attended and
much good is said to have come from
them.
—Sheriff Hamilton of Dawson county
took his twenty-eighth insane patient
to Norfolk last Friday, says the Colum
bus Telegram.
—Two Superior boys made a bicycle
run to Concordia and return in less than
twelve hours, a distance of los miles
for the round trip.
—In a wolf hunt near Wallace, the
horse of Abe Melton fell upon the rider
with no worse result than to inflict upon
him several bad bruises.
. —The authorities of Otoe county are
gunning for the man who deliberately
defaced and ruined a monument ia a
cemetery in that oounty.
—At Dakota City, the case against H.
H. E. Brooks, charged with horse steal
ing, waa dismissed, the prosecuting
witness failing to appear.
—Judge Jackson, appointed as Sena
tor Allen's successor, granted four di
vorces at his first term In Madison. The
petitioners were all women,
—James O'Donnell, a brave Dodge
county boy, walked from Hooper to
Fremont because the conductor would
not ride in the baggage car with his
dog.
—Eighteen car loads of stock and
household goods left Colfax oounty last
week for the province of Alberta, Can.,
where about thirty families are going to
make their home.
—While hunting, Albert Stiller, a
Merrick county farmer, Stumbled over
a wire and fell. His gun discharged
and the load was imbedded In his an
kle, making an ugly and severe wound.
. —While hunting last Saturday Albert
Stiller, a Merrick county farmer, stum
bled over a wire and fell. His gun was
discharged and the load was Imbedded
ia his ankle making an ugly and severe
wound,
—Tuttle, the man who attempted to
mnrder O. P. Baldwin at Liberty in
July, 1101, cutting his victim's throat
with a raxor, has been captured and is
being held for requisition by Chariton,
Ia., officers.
—Three burglars entered the rooms
over the Farmers bank at Fairmont and
secured |1S0 worth of plunder. Citi
5, ; - cena started in pursuit of the thieves
and captured one, but the other two
*-V' are still at liberty.
—Daniel Troxell, aged 75 years, died
suddenly at his home near Harvard. He
was one of the earliest settlers in Clay
:vK county, having taken a homestead in
Marshall township twenty years ago.
- - He was a charter member of the first
church organized in the county.
—While out hunting dear Kearney
Frank Lord had the seat of his pants
\ torn away and was quite seriously
wounded In the thigh by the accidental
| , discharge of a gun in the hands of a
| companion. Lord waa stooping over
Setting a drink at the time of the acci
ent.
—A telegram was received from the
city marshal at Charlton, la., stating
' that they held under arrest at that
%piece, one Tnttle, alias Hicks, who
r some time in July, 1891, assaulted Mr.
. Baldwin of Liberty, this state, whose
recovery for a time was very doubtful.
An officer went at once to apprehend
the prisoner and bring him into Gage
«' county for trial.
,—Joe Wahl and William Stader, who
assaulted Wensel Welden in Frontier
, county and who were captured in Kan
ina City, are now in jail at Curtis, hav
ing been hefd for appearance at district
court for assault with Intent to commit
murder. Wlcden has poor chance to
survive, and it may be the boys will yet
'4,. have to answer to the charge of mur
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—Wallace Birch, y&rdmaBter for the
Union Pacifio at Kearney, wu nearly
killed last week while uncoupling' cars.
The wheel caught his foot, threw him
down qnd tore the skin from the bone
«n the right leg from the knee down.
The doctor thinks no bones are broken,
but the flesh may slough away from the
bone before healing when the leg will
have to come off.
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—Virgil Rice, foreman of the Torrey
Cattle company, passed through Chey
enne with Charles Nutoher, the horse
thief, on his way to Fremont county.
The horse thief was captured about six
miles south of Alliance,Neb., with some
thirty head of horses in his possession.
The horses are of all kinds and brands
and are supposed to belong to various
cattle companies and ranchmen.
—Sheriff M. S. McGrew of Tekamah
was in Lincoln last week and secured
requisition papers for the return to Ne
braska of John Woods, a barbe’r, form
erly of Lincoln, but who is wanted in
Tekamah for running off with an outfit
intended for tonsorial uses, some cloth
ing and jewelry. He also took a pocket
book containing til from a young wo
man with whom he had been keeping
company. He is now under arrest at
Guthrie Center, la.
—Peter Persons, who runs a livery
stable in South Omaha was found the
other morning lying on his bed at the
stable. His body lay in a pool of blood
and near by was found a bloody club.
His skull was fractured and his face was
a mass of bruises. His injuries were
thought to be fatal and he was removed
to the hospital. Frank Bender, alias
Rodeman. who had been staying with
Persons for some time, was there the
night before and is suspected of doing
the deed. He cannot be found.
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— A committee consisting of A. I*
Clark, l)r. .1. N. Lyman. W.J. McClean
ami Isaac Lcdloytof Hastings went t<
Kearney to investigate t he water powci
ami ascertain it* advantages. The com
mittee returned very favorably im
pressed with the Kearney canal ant
favorably inclined toward the propose*
Hastings canal.
— At Dakota City the suit for $ in.not
damages instituted by Mrs. Alice K.
Sides against I*. .1. Keefe. William Iti
ley. et nl. for the death of her husband
caused by whisky sold by the defend
ants, which was commenced In the dis
trict court. resulted in a disagreement
of the jnry after being out sixteen
hours. At one time the jury stood nine
to three in favor of awarding damages.
— In the ease at Hastings, of the
estate of John Yeo/.el, deceased, against
the estate of Abraham Yease],deceased,
a verdict was rendered in district court
in favor of plaintiff for 8c, 21.Vat.
Abraluim Ycazel held funds in trust for
his brothers and sisters from the estate
of John Ycazel, tlicir father, and died
without an accounting. The other heirs
then brought suit against the estate for
funds so held.
—Jacob Fries of IhilloiH placed a tel
egraph pole Hilda railroad tie across
the It. <• M. railroad track between Ta
ble Hock and 1‘awnee City, and a freight
train ran against the obstruction, but
was not wrecked. Fl ics was arrested,
and was bound over to app.-ur at the
April term of district court ut Pawnee
City, his bond being fixed at 91,000. The
prisoner admitted hisguiit, but does not
seem to be very bright, lie is about
—A small wreck occurred at Wy
more, on the II. A, M. The switch en
gine was In the west end of the yard
when truin No. 74 eama in on the same
track. The result was abadlysmushcd
engine, two tenders and one box car.
Kngineer Tucker of the switch engine
saw there was danger and made a he
roic effort to get out of the way, but
the train was coming too fast and
caught them at the O'Dell switch. N'o
one was hurt.
| —Mr. White, contractor for the new
I government postolHce building in Fre
mont, arrived last week from 8t. Jo
seph, Mo., accompanied by his foreman.
Mr. White states that he proposes to go
right ahead immediately with the work
and as part of the material ia already
on the ground, the foundation walls
will be commenced at once. The con
tractor also says it is his purpose to em
ploy Fremont labor as far as possible in
the construction of the building.
—Charles Calloway (colored) 'of
Omaha, was last week sentenced to five
years in the penitentiary for arson, he
having set fire to a drug store. ‘‘Who
hired you to do it?” Judge Ogden asked,
“Mr. Haley. He promised me 950 and a
suit of clothes.” “Would you kill a man
if anyone offered you your price?” in
quired the judge. "Oh, no, sir,” Callo
way hastened to affirm. It is under
stood that Calloway will testify against
Raley who hired him, he says, to do the
burning.
—The annual meeting of the South
eastern Nebraska Educational associa
tion convened in Heatrice last week,
with a large attendance of educators
from the southern portion of the state.
The meetings were held in the high
school building, presided over by Presi
dent C. C. Pool. The evening formal
reception was tendered the visitors.
President L. M. Pemberton of the city
board of education delivered the ad
dress of welcome which was responded
to by C. R. Atkinson of Fairbury. Pres
ident Pool then delivered the annual
address, which was followed by a social
reception.
—Some time ago John Carnes of
Plattsmouth perfected a horse trade
with two young strangers. The actions
of the men aroused suspicion, and when
John met one of the fellows last week
he resolved to make them tell how they
first obtained the team. He said the
team was purchased by him and his
partner from a farmer near Maplcton,
la. Not satisfied with this the man was
taken to the telegraph office and the
Mapleton farmer telegraphed. When
an unfavorable answer came back they
were lodged in jail, Later, a confes
sion was secured from one of them that
he was wanted fgr burglary committed
ut Sioux City. They gave their names
as Scott, and Sanford.
—The following were elected officers
of the Southeastern Nebraska Educa
tional association: H. T. Hosic of Au
burn, president; Miss Evelyn Birss of
Peru, vice president; Miss Ida A. Tew of
Beatrice, secretary and treasury; execu
tive committee, C. K. Atkinson of Fair
bury, J. S. Baer of Lincoln, Miss Mattie
H. Ilreggof Beatrice. It was decided
to hold the next meeting of the associa
tion in Beatrice. The association was
entertained by a lecture on “American
Politics and Politicians” at the Paddock
opera house by ex-Sena*or J. J. Ingalls
of Boston. L’pon the conclusion of Mr.
Ingall's lecture the prize banner for the
county having the largest percentage
of teachers present, was awarded to
Nemaha.
— Many months ago a band of “white
caps" called as the farm house of Ber
nard /citing, several miles from Sehuy
ley. and proceeded to discipline him.
The guardians of the public good ac
cused /citing of cutting a neighbor's
harness, and although he strenuously
denied the charge, the guardians put a
rdpe around his neck and hung him up
three or four times. They finally lett
him on the ground more dead than alive,
/citing recognized his assailants and
had them arrested. They were tried
and convicted, and released under bonds
pending a decision on motion for a new
trial. Judge Marshall overruled the
! motion, and two of the “white caps,”
I Phelps and Sabine were sentenced to
| the penitentiary for one year. Peter
j Hotsch, llenry Botsch and John Foeh
licli were sentenced to the county jail
for ninety days.
—Auburn was last week the scene of
a shooting which resulted in the death
of a man and the dangerous wounding
of a woman. Ed Sterrett, a veterinary
.surgeon living in Auburn, went into
Iowa and a few days ago received a let
ter from his wife at Hamburg informing
him that she had left him. He returned
home to find the report true and that
she had taken with her all the valuable
papers and things about the house and
left the city, lie went to Beatrice in
search of her and loth he and his wife
returned to Auburn. Later they met
on the streets. He spoke a few words
to her and then threw his left arm
around her neck, drew a revolver and
fired at the woman. The ball entered
the mouth and passed through the neck.
He at onbe turned the weapon upon him
self and pulled the trigger, the ball en
tering the forehead just over the left
eye, causing instant death. «. . .
SLATES OF NO GOOD,
’ PRESIDENT CLEVELAND PRO
POSES TO SMASH THEM.
He Will Not be Round by Agreement! of
Delegation! la Regard to Appointment!
j —The Commissioner of I’eneloan—Tho«.
I F. Bayard Appointed Ambassador Ex
traordinary and Minister Plenipoten
tiary to (treat Brltlan—Evading the
Chinese Exclusion Art—Cholera Reports
Do Not Create Alarm In Washington.
President Cleveland Announce* HU Policy
In Regard to Appointment*.
Washington, March 31.—There were
no signs of a letting up in the rush of
office seekers at the white house yester
day.
“Hut, Mr. President, what are you
going to do with the 'slates’ that the
congressional delegations are fixing up
about the distribution of local patron
age?”
“I ain going to smash them.'’
This is the question reported to have
been put to the president by a congress
man and the reply of the president. It
is said to have followed a conversation
which is said to have proceeded some
time between the president and several
members of a certain delegation of con
gressmen over the question of local ap
pointments. They learned that while
the agreement of a delegation upon
local officers may have - weight, the
president will not be bound by it. So
plain has this policy of the president
become, that the Alabama delegation
had decided to abandon its slate hereto
fore agreed upon. This lead will be
followed by other delegations with the
result that probably the contest for of
fice will be a frce-'fbr-all race, and each
candidate will run on his own merits.
This will probably be satisfactory to
many congressmen, for it will relieve
them of considerable responsibility.
A strong pressure is being brought to
bear on Mr. Cleveland to have him se
lect a commissioner of pensions from a
state east of the Alleghenies, Those
who are exerting influence to this end
argue that the west had the office too
many times, and it is now the turn
for the east. But he intimated that the
I new commissioner will be a young man
I of well known ability, not too closely
allied to practical politics.
The president told a recent caller that
he had information which led him to
believe that the force of clerka in the
pension office could be reduced by about
400 or BOO to the benefit of the govern
ment, not only in economy, but in the
more rapid disposition of the work.
Bayard for Orest Britain.
Washington, D. C., March 31.—The
president sent the senate the following
nominations:
Thomas F. Bayard of Delaware, am
bassador extraordinary and minister
plenipotentiary to Great Britain. The
nomination was confirmed without ref
erence.
Ministers—J. D. Porter of Tennessee
to Chili; ,T. A. McKenzie of Kentucky to
Peru; Lewis Baker of Minnesota to
Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Sansalvador;
P. M. Young of Georgia, to Guatemala
and Honduras; Edwin Dunn of Ohio to
Japan. -»
John M. Reynolds of Pennsylvania,
assistant secretary of the interior.
J. I. Hall of Georgia, assistant attor
ney general.
T. M. Stephen of Illinois, consul to
Annaberg.
Newton B. Eustis of Louisiana to be
second secretary of legation of the
Unised States at Paris.
Lawrence Maxwell, jr., of Ohio to
be solicitor general, vice Charles H.
Aldrich, resigned.
First on the list of nominations and
first in long public service and in diplo
matic experience was Thomas F, Bay
ard, and it was by unanimous opinion.
declared fitting that lie should be the
first of the ambassadors created by the
last congress. His distinguished record
is well known.
James A. McKenzie of Kentucky,who
goes as minister to Peru, besides repre
senting his state in congress, has been a
delegate to the last national democratic
convention. It was McKenzie who
made the celebrated speech at the St.
Louis convention, wherein he likened
Cleveland to a thoroughbred Kentucky
race horse, ready for victory. At the
Chicago convention he broke away from
Henry Watterson's lead and by another
timely speech carried a number of his
fellow delegates from Kentucky over to
the Cleveland line.
James D. Porter nominated to be min
ister to Chili to succeed Patrick Egan,
is a resident of Paris, Tenn., where he
is at presence engaged in the practice of
law. He is an able lawyer, was assist
ant secretary of state under Mr. Bayard
and from 1874 to 1876 was governor of
Tennessee.
Pierce M. B. Young, nominated as
minister to Guatemala, was adistin
j guished major-general of cavalry in the
j confederate armyi
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Another Chinese Trick.
Washington, March 31.—Another
sleek scheme to evade the exclusion act
is causing: considerable trouble to gov
ernment officials. The scheme is prac
ticed principally on the Pacific coast
and is that Chinese laborers who may
have accumulated a certain sum of
money, put it into Chinese business
firms, thq real officers of which, for a
consideration, declare the newcomer a
partner. The latter is thereby allowed
the privileges of a "merchant,” and is
entitled on leaving the country to re
turn to the United States as other mer
chants can do. Assistant Secretary.
Spaulding has sent instructions to col
lectors on the coast to closely scrutinize
the certificates which may be presented
at their ports by returning Chinese and
to require evidence of the standing of
the holders as bona fide merchants, ac
tively engaged in business. In no case
should Chinese be permitted to enter as
merchants unless their right to the
privilege is clearly established, and
where it appears that the practice
therein referred to is attempted, the
certificate should be ignored, the hold
ers arrested and the facts reported to
the department. *
Does Not Croat* Alarm at Waikki(im.
Washington, D. C., March 31.—The
cablegrams announcing cholera in Aus
tria and Russia do not create any alarm
in official circles here. Xo official con
firmation of the newsrhas been received
but the United States government is
prepared for any ordinary emergency
that may arise. It already has agents
at the principal ports of Europe.whence
emigrants depart for the United States;
also marine hospital directors at all the
principal quarantine stations here; and
besides all this the local authorities are
cordially co-operating with the govern
ment in the matter of enforcement of
the inspection and quarantine regula
tions. both on the frontiers and sea
boards.
Charges Against Senator Roach.
Washington, March 30.—Careful in
quiry discloses the fact that the resolu
sion introduced in the senate looking to
the investigation of the charges against
Senator Boach of North Dakota, was
presented by Mr. Hoar of his own voli
tion, and not as the result of any caucus
action. It is also evident that some re
publican senators do not look with fa
vor on the resolution. They held that
the acts of a man before his election as
a senator are not a proper subject of
investigation, provided they have no
connection with his election. In sup
port of this proposition one republican
senator cited the report made to the
house by General Butler, when he was
chairman of the judiciary committee,
which was called npon to pass upon a
similar question. The democratic mem
bers were plainly vexed at Mr. Hoar's
move, although they had timely notice
of his intention. It is intimated that
the democratic steering committee will
consult npon the matter and agree upon
the course that shall be pursued on the
disposition of the resolution, but if the
opinions of the democratic senators are
any indication there does not appear to
be any feasible way to stop the investi
gation.
Under the practices of the senate any
senator can secure an investigation of
almost any matter within reason and
any attempt to prevent the present in
quiry might be looked updn as an ad
mission of guilt. * '
IN FAVOR OF MRS- BLAINE
Ths Cnrt latftmataa Tbat:*b» la Rot to
Bo latorforoA With.
N«w Tonx, March 30.—A motion to
show cause why Mrs. Marie Nevins
Blaine, the divorced wile of the present
James G. Blaine, m
snouia not leave
the New York
Hotel, where the
it cursing her sick
hoy, James G.
Blaine, the third,
give up her prop
erty there, and ,
ahow cause why ,
she ahould not be k
punished for con- f
tempt in refusing
to receive on last
j nursuay tne ser- • "i
vice of the motion
papers was argued ****• ilaiix.
yesterday before Judge Lawrence
in the Supreme Court chambers. Judge
Lawrence reserved decision, but inti
mated that he would decide the motion
in favor of Mrs. Blaine. He said that
the authority of the Board of Health
was absolute and could not be inter
fered with. “If the Board of Health
has so ordered, she must stay,” said
Judge Lawrence.
MAY PUBLISH THE TREATY.
Se ha tori Considering tho Oppostlon to
tbo RumIaa Contract.
Washington, March 30.—No treaty
that has come before the Senate in
late years has received more public at
tention than the one which was re
cently concluded between the govern
ment of the Czar and the United States.
It has been severely criticised and is
said by its opponents to be the first
stroke against the liberty of those who
flee to America to escape political per
secution.
In the last two or three executive
sessions of the Senate there has been
quite a debate on the proposition to
release the injunction of secrecy and
permit the people to know exactly
what it Contains. A resolution was
introduced to remove this injunction,
but it was referred to the Committee
on Foreign Relations and that Com
mittee has not reported.
The majority of the senators want
the matter made pnblic, for the reason
that the text of the treaty has been
wrongly stated and the Senate has
been unjustly criticised by reason of
this misinformation. The State De
partment is also willing that the text
of the treaty should go out, but there
is not such a unanimity of'sentiment
concerning the propriety of publishing
the accomDanvinir correspondence.
Philanthropist Wood. Dead.
Ci.evei.anp, Ohio, March 30.—John
L. Woods. the well-known banker and
philanthropist of this city, is dead at
Augusta, (la., where he had gone for
the benefit of his health. In past years
Mr. Woods was known to be a man of
large wealth, but during the last five
years he practirally settled his estate.
In brief he gave away the bulk of his
fortune. His gifts-to the medical de
partment of West- _
era neserve Uni
versity alone have
aggregated #a.10,000
To the Women's
College he gave *.10,
000, and to many
other similar insti
tutions he gave in
the same generous
propor tion. Mr.
Wood was a man
who gave quietly
and pri\%tely, and
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information con- JOHN *• WOODS. i
cerning his gifts came through' those !
benefited and not through him. fie !
Was 73 years of age.
G|ildHM' of Blalae CndrV Treatment |
Philadelphia. Pa.. March 31.—It is
a coincidence that the only grandsons
of the late James G. Blaine bearing his
name should be under medical
treatment at the same time.
! lLhe „T*‘lptrraPh has chronicled
I 'he illness of ' the lad James
| G. Blaine, Jr., at the New York hotel,
i hut it is not known that the young son
i of Mrs. Emmons Blaine, bearing that
I name, has been under the care of a
Philadelphia physician. Dr. Pepper,
for some time. There does not appear
to be anything seirously the matter
with the boy, but he is phenomenally
big and stout for his age, which may
be owing to inheritance, as both the
McCormicks and Blaines run to very
■big men. Mrs. Blaine is disposed to
regard the lad's development as un
natural.
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THE AX IS IN MOTION.
VIGOROUS SWINGING OP THE
POLITICAL BEHEADER.
How SfirrUry Carl 1.1 r Proposes to Gin
all States their Just Share of O HI res—
Diplomatic Appointments—Valuable
Parchments that Will Not be Sent to
the Fair—Expenditures of the Bering
Sea Commission to be Looked Into—
Early Adjournment of the Senate Pre
dicted.
Morton Swinging the Ax.
Washington, D. C., April 1.—Sec
retary Morton of the Department of
Agriculture has devised a plan to test
the fitness of applicants for , positions
not governed by the civil service rules.
Each applicant, on filing his application,
will be required to answer a set of
questions as to his moral and physical
qualifications for the work Which he
will be required to perform. He hopes
by this means to secure a high standard
in the department.
Mr. Morton has appointed five agents
in the department of agriculture to
take eft'eet April 1. They are: Frank
A. Dlllilush of Illinois, vice S. D. Fish
er, removed: A. S. Mercer of Wyoming,
vice E. A. Slack, removed; G. L. Fryer
of Tennessee, vice T. H. Keeves, re
moved: 1,. 51. Fay of Wisconsin, vice
H. I,. C. Adams, removed; Nathan Pratt j
of Detroit, vice D. B. Stewart, removed. !
| Carlisle Making: Chances.
I Washington, April 1.—Secretary
j Carlisle is having prepared a list of the
I employes of the treasury department,
| with the salaries they receive, and will
I have it arranged by states. When com
| pleted it will show the numKter' of, em
ployes credited to each state, the aggre"
gate salary the people from that state
receive, and a column showing what,by
law of appointment, the state should
receive. The list has been prepared
already to such an extent as to show a
great disproportion among the states.
The District of Columbia is credited
with more than 1,000 out of 4,000 em
ployes, when its quota,it is said, should
only be eleven people. Secretary Car
lisle it is understood, intends by every
means within his power, to reduce the
District of Columbia's list of employes,
that the states may receive their proper
quota.
Secretary Carlisle was busy today,
this being the last of the month, in
making official changes in*the treasury
department. He called for the resigna
tion of II. C. McLean, chief clerk of the
architect’s office, and in his place ap
pointed Charles E. Kemper of Staunton,
Va. The resignation of Frank Smith,a
chief of division in the architect’s office,
was tendered and accepted.
General Daniel McCauley, late ap
pointment clerk of the treasury depart
ment, was appointed chief clerk of the
immigration bureau, vice Hall resigned.
Two messengers were discharged and
two democrats appointed in their places.
One of the discharged men had been in
his place twenty-one years:
Diplomatic Appointments.
Washington, April 1.—Two diplo
matic appointments ar$ expected to be
made shortly. They are: Mr. Hannis
Taylor of Mobile, Ala., to be minister
to Spain and Mr. John Vanalen of New
York, to be minister to Italy.
These appointments are believed to
have been practically decided upon. Mr.
TayloT is a lawyer of ability and an au
thor of some repute.
Mr. Vanalen is a man of great wealth.
He married into the Astor family and
is a gentleman of culture and refine
ment.
In regard to Minister Eustis and the
French mission, it has been practically
decided to renominate him to the sen
ate as ambassador as a safer plan of ac
tion than for the president to assume
the authority of designating him as
such under his confirmation as minister
plenipotentiary. In order that Mr.
Eustis may have the distinction of be
ing the second ambassador appointed,
it is more than probable that his nom
ination will be sent to the senate early
next week, probably Monday.
Will Not be Sent to tb^ Fair.
Washington, April 1.—The original
drafts of the declaration of. independ- '
ence and the constitution of the United
States will not he sent to the world’s
fair. Secretary Gresham has decided
the risk too great and the precious
old parchments will not be exposed to
the perils of the journey and the chance
of mishaps while on exhibition.
All preparations had been made to
send both documents to the exposition,
though there was some opposition to
the project at the time it was decided
upon. It was thought that they would
form the most interesting portion of the
exhibit of the state department and
that it would be but justice to the mil
lions who would visit Chicago to give
them a look at the corner stones of the
government. The secretary of state,
however, under whose cdarge.the docu
ments are, has come to the conclusion
that even so great an occasion does not
warrant imperiling the documents. A
railway journey, even under the most
fortunate circumstances and the most
careful handling of the instruments,
would necessarily involve a certain
amount of wear and tear on' the fragile
parchments.
Will Cut Down Their Allowances.
w Washington, D. C., April 1.—Secre
taries Gresham and Carlisle have been
looking into the expenditure* of the
Bering sea commission, und it will not
be surprising if the conclusion is
reached tkpt some of the allowances are
extravagant and should be discon
tinued. •
It appears that everybody connected
with the commission has been given
verjr liberal allowances which the offi
cials of the administration include
under the head of useless extravagance.
There are, it is said, eight or ten
officials connected with the commission
who are receiving more than double
pay by drawing from 80 to si:, per dav
In addition to their regular salaries
which range from Sl.f.oo to *3,500 per!
annum. The rumors of these expend!-I
tores have made quite a stir ia the de
//
partment and some lntei**H~';
meat* are expected.
l«,k. for .» Early A4w
Washington, April l
senator who stands high
c<mncus said that the proJJf ^
rial investigation of prW ^
and the reorganization*^schem'^
come to nothing this *•
could not be considered “ T
tested seats wereTnder ^'>
and when that subject waT^
the senate would probably
the quorum would otherwLT'
inside of two davs after S
notifies the senate that he W F?
business to present to it 00'"
PropoM t.
Washington, March
merous conferences among theZ
the republican members of t’n
have decided that they win <!“''
an investigation of the ill *
have been made inth.n!!•“
relative to the character of^Mr 'i
recently elected a senator bVtk
lature of North Dakota and ^
pyinga seat in the senate "
gate. Republicans say that in 1
the seriousness of the ^ “,7
duty of the democrats S.
committee for this purnojT , '
pointed, if Mr. Roach®;,
make the request. If this is n *
it is understood that a motion
such a purpose m view, will v
dueed by a republican. It is ala
that the republicans will protest»
any attempt to adjourn this
nary session of the senate nntt
matter has Been brought before '!
marhied at a Funeral
of monel Loney time,
Bnr Dead Mother's Wl«W
Baliimom, Md., March M-ifl
funeral of the wife of Col. Heir,
Loney, the commander of the w
Regiment Veteran Corps, which >
place yesterday, was preceded
the marriage of Col. LrwJ
daughter, Miss Matilda C*
Loney and First Lice™
£ P™1 °f the «|
United States army, stationed at ft
tress Monroe. The ceremony \ni
have taken place some time ago t
owing to tha illness of Mrs. Ixrner.’i
wanted to he present, the attest
physician advised a postponement
he feared the excitement would Iw
mueh for the mother. By general;
sent the wedding was postponed m
to-day. In the meantime, horn.
Mrs. Loney died, and just before (
funeral it waa decided by father a
daughter that the wishes of the not!
should be fulfilled in so far am
were able to carry them out Ig
presence of the immediate family -
couple, standing beside the bier ia I
parlor of the Loney residence, m
united by the Rev. Dr. T. H. Ecclesta
Immediately after the ceremony i
body of the bride’s mother was tab
to Emmanuel P. E. Church, whered
funeral services were held.
TO MAKE WAR ON THE TRUf
Donnelly Wents the States to Ci
Against sue Coal Barons
St. Paul, Minn., March 31.—Sensh
Donnelly introduced just before S
adjournment of the Legislature
yesterday a joint resolution rocith
that “a gigantic Inter-State coal an
spiracy exists, and requesting the re
ernor of Minnesota to correspond ml
the Governors of all the northern
western States, as well as with tt
Governors of Kentucky, Virginia,*
Virginia, Delaware and Marylandu
request them to appoint commissiom
to meet on the first Monday in .lane
this year at such place as the »
Governors may agree upon, to cod
together and formulate such ren-di
measures as may be necessary to si*
this great evil; and submit the as
to their -respective States and to It
next Congress of the United States fi
their consideration and action; andi
take all other steps which they ®
deem wise and proper for the prosw
tion of the members of said nnlsmi
combinations in their res;*®
States." __
Illinois XonogeDarlao Dead
Hixsdai/e, 111., April l.-W
Holcomb. Sr., died at his resident
Hinsdale at 10 o'clock last night,
was 96 years and 2 months old.
Holcomb came to this State ini*
and was identified with its history
til age prevented active partial14 ^
H.
He leaves two sons, W.
comb, General Manager of Tn*
portation at the Columbian Expos11'
and C. F. Holcomb of Colorado Sjvni
Colo., undone daughter, Mrs- #■
ShawofPaxton.Ill. Funeralsom^
will be held at his residence in
dale, lo:30 a. m. to-morrow. TW
mains will he carried to Knox
111,, for burial.
LIVE STOCK AND PRODUCE M-W
Quotation* from New York,
Louis* Omaha and Elmwhew
OMAHA. 3
Wh*at—No. 2 spring. S ® i
Rye-. 31 ~
Corn............. 32
white.••••■ 2o
Butter-Choice to fancy roll. -
1: g
Butter—Good packing. $ §
Eggs—Fresh.
Honey—Per *>.
Chickens—Per ......
Turkeys—Dressed.. ....
Ducks—Dressed, per ».
Lemons.
Oranges—Florida.
1#
gi.
3 M gJJ
4.1 #'•*
Sweet Potatoes—Per bbl.7 3 i 5
PntntnAfi—..* gQ $5"
Potatoes—Colorado. . 4 50
Apples—Per barrel— .2 20
2® f;J
Beans—Navy..
Hay—Per ton.ISO
Straw—Per ton.. .
Bran—Per ton..
.*?_ «*!i
Onions—Per bbl.I*1 8i!!
Hops—Mixed packing. 00 8' ^
Hogs—Heavy weights..•••••■• ,35 $i*
Beeves—Stockers and feeders. - ^
Steers—Prime to good.-4 75 81"
sheep—Natives.
NEW YORK. ^ -11
Wheat—No. 2. red winter.
rorn—No. .. 37 g *
pats—Mixed western.iqho pi’’;'
Lard.::::::::::::. v...v. ^ ®
CHICAGO. 13
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steers—Common to extra,
Hogs—Fackers and mixed.fit*
deers—Common to extra..’»■,
attle—Stockers and feeders.. 4. -
Sheep,
ST. LOUIS. (. «
Wheat—No. 2 red, cash. ” d *
lorn—Per.. ;0 8.:
Juts—Per bu.
Hogs—Mixed packing.
> attle-Native steers.
KANSAS.CITY.
Wheat—No. ..
Horn—No. ..
pats—No. ..
"attle—Stockers and feeders
S so 8
*
63 g ,
J 0 '
!» g
Uugs—Mixed...5
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