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O'NEILL, ■> NEBRASKA.
OVER THE STATET
Linooj.n in getting ready for a good
deal of charity work the coming win
ter.
Patihck Hogan wan run over ami
killed by the cars in Omaha, lie was
7(1 years old.
Aboit thirty merchants of l.incoln
have agreed to pay #:> per month for
the relief of the poor.
Miss I’ll11.1.1es, un evangelist, is con
ducting a series of revival meetings in
lieatrice, attracting large audiences.
Amur fifty of the Omaha teachers
have decided to attend the state con
vention at Lincoln during the holidays.
Hkxky. the 13-ycar-old son of Charles
Nehutl of Olive township, llutler coun
ty, had his urm broken by falling while
walking on stilts.
Sixty-two persons were confirmed in
the Catholic church at Jndinnola last
Sunday. Jlisiiop Uonaeum was present
and conducted the services.
Andkkw M. Illicit, of Omaha, who
for some time past has been suffering
with brain trouble, suicided Inst week
by shooting himself through the head.
,T. S, Kamnikk'h house at lieatrice was
destroyed by fire last week, which
started from tho kitchen stove. The
property was valued at SI, UK) and the
insurance is #soo.
Tub Y. I*. S. C. E. society of the Pres
byterian church of lloldrege gave a
concert Inst week. Tho proceeds wero
for tho benefit of the poor. About #(10
was netted for that purposo.
Tub fall term of tho Johnson county
district court will convene December
10 with Judge Hush in the chair. Tho
docket consists of ninety civil cases.
The jurors have been drawn.
A SMAl.t. residence occupied by Clem
McCall in lieatrice was destroyed by
tflre, lielng outside the fire limits the
itro companies were unablu to otTerany
resistance to the Haines. The loss is
ssoa
A 100-foot tower lias just been finish
ed by tho Aermotcr company of Sioux
City for tho telephone compuny of Nio
brara, upon which to string the wires
connecting Niobrara with Running
Water, S. I).
Ai.i'oiioi. is being shipped 'from the
Nebraska City distillery at tho rate of
two cars per day. As soon as tho ware
houses are emptied it is predicted that
the distillery will resumo operations,
possibly before the first of the year.
Tub wife of ltov. R 1’. A. Mantel of
Schuyler was buried lost week, having
died after but three days' confinement
with erysipelua liov. Mantel was so
overcomo that his condition was very
critical for many hours. Two chtldron
are left to mourn with the bereaved
husband.
am r ai.k receives a telegram
last week announcing the death of Ed
ward itloom. Mr. Bloom was ut one
time a very prominent business man of
Hastings, belonging to the firm of Falls
A Bloom. The deceased was u con
sumptive and had gone to Phoenix,
Aria, to regain his health, at which
place he died
A corri.E of corn thieves were run to
cover in the north part of Beatrice.
They had been raiding corn cribs ad
jacent to the city. The thieves, seeing
that their capture was inevitable,
abandoned their wagon and team and
fled The corn was also recovered,
amounting to about thirty bushels. One
of the thieves was subsequently ar
rested.
Artict.es of incorporation of the
Spiritual Association of Nebraska were
filed last week with the secretary of
state. .The object of the association as
stated in the articles is to advance the
principles of truth and justice and the
promotion of inteligence, good morals
and liberality. The period of incor
poration extends from November IT,
1803, to December 31, 1044.
* John Strode, elected to congress
from the First district, said last week
that he would hand in his resignation
as judge to Governor Crouuse about
December 1, to take effect January 1.
The judge stated that he would have
resigned sooner, but that he had a ]
number of cases set for trial that had
been partially heard, and that it would
be rather didicult for a new judge to
take hold during the middle of a term.
Mrs. Kittwei.t. and child and Miss
Effle Higginbotham of Nebraska City
had a narrow escape from serious in
jury. While enjoying a drive their
horse became frightened and ran away.
The buggy was overturned and they
were thrown forcibly to the ground.
Mrs. Kittivell and the child escaped
uninjured, but Miss Higginbotham
was quite badly hurt,- being uncon
scious when picked up. Her injuries,
however, are not of a serious nature.
Shkkief Hooks of Hyannis made an
important capture last week in the way
of a horse thief. He gives his name as
Wagner and he is suspected of being
one of the bandits who helped to hold
up the passenger train a week ago, as
Hit uuati ipuuu in OUO OI I
the men who boarded the train and !
told the engineer to stop, The horse ;
was found in his possession and he is
now in the custody of the sheriff of
Hyannis.
Firk in Oakland last week destroyed
the butcher shop of J. X). jnw
office of VV. G. Sears, tailor shop of SI.
Swanson and damaged the saloon build
ing of A. D. l’eterson and the Hotel
Clifton, the furniture of the latter be
ing broken up by carrying it out. The
stocks of goods were saved in a dam
aged condition. The total loss will
probably be $2,500, with one-third that
amount of insurance. A family lived
* over the meat market and barely es
caped in their nightclothes.
Thk parties who have the contract
for building the government bridge
across the Running Water at Niobrara
are on the ground and expect to com
mence work at once. The bridge is to
be built by the government and ST.000
has been appropriated for its construc
tion. The total length will be 960 feet
Last week Mrs. Anna Curry of
Sehuyler had the misfortune to fall at
her home while carrying a lighted
lamp and in trying to shield the lamp
she was badly injured by the fall. As
it was late at night, and all others of
* the household were in bed, she lay for
a long time before assistance came to
. her aid. ‘ . j
T. MrDoNAi.li uml W. L. Little, liv
ing about eight miles north of St. Paul,
were the vietims of a serious runaway
in which their buggy was upset. W.
L. Little sustained a broken collarbone
and other injuries. McDonald escaped
with Komo severe scratches on ljis head.
The various charities of Iieatrice
have consolidated under tho name of
tho ileutriee Charitable association,
with Mayor Shultz as president. The
executive committee consists of M. C.
Steele, C. 11. Dempster and C. (). l’earse.
An organized effort will be made to
till every benevolent need of the city.
Dktkctivk Mai.onk of Lincoln has
gone to Houston, Tex., to bring back
Shermun I)e Haas, who is badly wanted
in Lincoln on a charge of having sold
mortgaged property. Da Haas is now
under arrest in Houston, and requisi
tion papers have been forwarded to
the officials of that city, who refused
to make the arrest until they arrived.
A liAitN belonging to VV. Fonts in
Superior, containing nine head of
horses, one cow, some hogs and a num
ber of fanning implements, burned.
It is believed to be the work of an in
cendiary, as this is the third fire which
lius been started during the past six
weoks, and what looks strange is that
they have all been discovered ut .1 a. m.
Sunday morning, exuctly two weeks
apart. Tho loss falls very heavily upon
Mr Font/., as all ho had was in the
barn, with no insurance.
Tiik residence of Fred Hanaford of
Grund Island took Are from the explo
ding of a lamp and was completely de
stroyed with all the contents. Mra
Hanaford and the children were alone
at the time. Aiter bringing two other
children out of the building the woman
ruahed through the flames back to the
second floor, and taking her youngest
child in her arms started back. Kscapo
by the stairway was cutoff. She then
jumped from the aecond-story window.
Her right ankle was broken by the fall,
but the child was uninjured.
While deseendiug the main stair
way from the second floor to tho office
of the Windsor hotel in Lincoln Wm.
Kills, tho engineer who has charge of
the engine and heating plant of the
house, slipped and fell, rolling over
anil over until the lower floor was
reached. Tho injuries were so serious
that he was unable to rise, and when
ussisted to a bed and a doctor summon
ed it was found that he was possibly
fatally hurt. As he tumbled down his
back struck the corner of the steps and
an injury to the spine is thought to
have resulted.
Tiik Lincoln Journal says the state
board of public lands and buildings met
and authorized Land Commissioner
Humphrey to repair or puj in new wells
at the penitentiary at a cost not to ex
ceed 81,500. The old wells are said to
he failing, Warden Beemor asserting
that by pumping day and night the
supply is entirely inadequate. Thera
is little protection from Are and the
situation is considered serious. There
is no money available for this purpose.
The board complied with the request of
Dr. Hay and authorized an extra ex
tra expense of 8300.
oukok i hahi.es ij. howry, assistant
attorney general of the United States,
and Judge JS. W. DeWitt were in Oma
ha last week where testimony was be
ing taken in Indian depredation claims
filed by citizens of this state. These
gentlemen are on a tour of the west on
official business and their sojourn in
Nebraska is for the purpose of facili
tating the work of the department in
making a proper defense against claims
made upon the government. There are
now about 10,000 of these claims on
file, involving over 940,000,00ft The
hearing of testimony was continued
several days.
Patrick Flynn, an old resident of
York, died at that place last woek of
pneumonia. Ho had been sick but a
few days. lie was about 70 years of
age, and although well along in years,
was spry and full of business up to the
time of his death. Flynn was of a
Btrange disposition, and, although
known to every one in that locality, he
confided his business affairs to none.
It is a well known fact that he is very
well off financially, but the amount of
his wealth no one seems to know. It
is estimated that his estate is worth no
less than 940,000, and may run ahead
of'those figures.
A Nebraska State Federation of Women's
Clubs Proposed.
A state federation of the Women's
Literary clubs of Nebraska is under
consideration. To this end the presi
dent and one member of every woman's
literary club is invited to meet with the
Omaha Woman's club, December 10 and
11. Clubs accepting this invitation
will please, without delay, inform Mrs.
J. Lindsey, 310 South Fortieth street,
Omaha. The names of the proposed
delegatesi should be mentioned that ar
rangements may be made to entertain
them by members of the Omaha
Woman's club. The members of the
Omaha Woman's club take pleasure in
offering their homes to the delegates.
In order to avoid any misadventure
delegates should be particular about
all the details, such as names, addresses
and time of starting. These ladies
should also bring credentials from the
secretaries of their respective clubs. A
general meeting will be held on the
afternoon of December 10. A recep
tion, to which gentlemen will be in
vited, will be given on the evening of
December 10, and a meeting fertile
formation of the federation and accep
tance of the constitution on the morn
ing of the 11th.
Clubs unable to send delegates may
send a written report embodyiug their
desire for admittance to the federa
tion.
Elizabeth J. Lindsey,
Mary T. Stiokr,
Jennie E. Keysor,
‘ Elia W. Pkattie,
Committee.
David Crvioksiiank, a Scotchman
and prominent farmer, who was arrest
ed at Opal alia charged with ravishing
his adopted daughter, and held in $2,
000 bonds for his appearance at the
preliminary hearing, failed to make
his appearance. His daughter, the
prosecuting witness, was left in charge
of Justice of the Peace Hanna, so as to
be handy at the preliminary hearing,
but for some cause was induced to go
home with her father. She also failed
to appear. Attorneys for the defense
asked for a continuance, which was not
granted, and County Judge Wilson
ordered the bond forfeited.
JAPS CAPTURE IT AFTER EIGH
TEEN HOURS OF FIQHTINC.
THREE ATTACKS MADE ON THE PLACE
llrllllant CJaneralahlp Displayed by I lie
Japanese Commander In Lending Ills
Army of 30,000 on to Victory
Cot Roads Through Forests
to Avoid Chinese Powder
.Mines.
Ciike Foo, Nov. 20. — Dispatches
liuve been received here stating that
the Japanese captured Port Arthur
on Wednesday last, after eighteen
hours lighting.
The second Japanese army, under
the command of Field Marshal Count
Oyania, minister of war, consisted of
about .10,000 men, and when this
force arrived off the Ilegonts' Sword
promontory it was divided into two
detachments, one of which, aided by
part of the Japanese fleet, operated
against Talicuwau, while the other
directed its movements agaiust Kin
• how, on the western side of tiic
promontory, some mil es north of
Port Arthur. Talienwun and Kin
Chow were both cuptured, after which
the army again combined and the
march on Port Arthur was com
menced. Several engagements of
minor importance took place along
the route, but according to the re
ports tho Japanese were invariably
successful. The roads leading north
ward from Port Arthur were sup
posed to have beeu mined by the
Chinese and the Japanese commander
therefore declined to take the risk of
marching liis troops along them.
Consequently, they wore compelled
to cut roads through the forests to
allow tlie passage of their artillery,
ammunition trains, etc. Tho inarch
was thus necessarily slow.
Dispatches received a few days
ago stated that the Japanese were
closo to the city, and had attacked
the Chinese outposts, driving them
back to their entrenchments. It was
also said that tho Japanese attacked
the entrenchments three times, but
were repulsed each time. It is evi
dent that inter attacks must have
been made and that tho outposts
ivere compelled to fall buck upon
Port Arthur. Several times the town
is reported to have been captured,but
later dispatchus have shown that
those reports were inaccurate, and
that the Japanese were conducting
their operations against the place
with great carefulness, and that they
intended when the real attack was
made that it should be successful. 1
Cite Foo, from which place the dis
patch announcing the fall of Port
Arthur is sent, is a Chinese city on
tlie north coast of Shang Tung Pro
montory, some ninety miles south of
Port Arthur, from which it is sep
arated by the Gulf of Pe Chi Li.
CHILD EATEN BY A HOG.
Mrs. Goloble of OUshoroa Battles for
Her Infant Offspring.
UinmtiK, Ok., Xov. 30.—As Mrs.
Gotobie of Sacred Heart, placed her
14-montlis-old babe on a blanket near
where she was washing' clothes yes
terday, and her attention having
been attracted elsewhere for a mo
ment, she heard a scream from the
little one, and to her horror found it
in the mouth of a wild hog. The
mother started to rescue her child,
but the animal having got a taste of
human blood, started for the woods,
dragging the child with it. The
mother followed and gave battle for i
the possession of her child. After a
terrible struggle Mrs. Golobie suc
ceeded in striking the ferocious ani
mal with a stone and regained posses
sion of the child, but it was so badly
injured that it died. The hog had
tusks three inches long, and was a {
most ferocious animal. \
APPALLING_LOSSES.
fitly Thousand 1’eople Mailo Homeless
by the Kcccnt Earthquake * j
Home, Nov. 30.—Dispatches received
here from Reggio say there are 50,000
persons in that district who have
been rendered homeless by the earth
quake.
A Young Woman Convince;! of Arson.
Rocki-out, Mo.. Mov. 30.—Miss Mary
1,. Townsend, form-rly of Central
City, Neb., wiio is now running a
store here was arrested yesterday for
attempted arson. Miss Townsend, it
is alleged, had her stock insured for
about twice its value and had e m
ployed two young men to burn the
building. The yoim. men gave the
plot away and had her arrested.
Miss Townsend stood trial and was
ined §500 and one year in jail.
sheriff Mec.ce Shot by (iiittmu
Wichita, Ivan.. Nov. 30.— Sheriff
Tom McGee of Hemphill county, in
the Panhandle of Texas, was shot and
mortally wounded last night by three
outlaws, who held up the agent of
the Santa depot at Canadian City and
were proceeding to rob it when .Mc
Gee, who is a brave man. arrived upon
the seene. He was shot through the
bowels. The outlaws escaped.
North Carolina'* Firat Catholic .Indgs !
j lUi.lKGH, X. C., Xov. 2t>. — For tlie
tirst time in the history of North Car
| olina a Roman Catholic has been
selected as judge of the state superior
•ourt, in the person of W. S. O'lJ.
Robinson, the Republican-Populist
nominee for the Raleigh district. It
is said, too, that Mr. Robinson will be
the first Roman Catholic to hold a
'•tate office of any kind in the state.
Whipped for ..one Stealing.
I SofTU Mi’Al.KsrEit. Ind. Ter., Xov. i
CO.—The district court at Panola ad- i
journetl yesterday. All of the rnur- j
ler cases, twenty-six in number. ]
were continued until the May term.
Uouston l-'ranklin, a full-blood, was
■jonvicted of horse stealing and given
100 lashes on the bare back. The
penalty for a second offense is death
by hanging. ,
TERRITORY OUTLAWRY.
Marshal Crump of Arkansas Inatructad
to Exterminate the Desperadoes.
Washington, Nov, 26.—It has been
decided that the present situation in
the Indian Territory is not such as to
warrant the secretary of war in call
ing out United States troops and the
authorities in the territory have been
so notified. This, however, does not
mean that the government is to
abandon or in any degree relax its
efforts to bring the Cook gang of out
laws to justice. On the contrary,
United States Marshal Crump of Ar
kansas, who has made a reputation for
himself iu dealing with the tough ele
ment in the Southwest, will
continue with increased vigor
his pursuit of the marauders,
and it is believed that with
the liberal instructions which have
been given him as to the employing
of deputies he will not fail in his mis
sion. The presence of any consider
able military force it is not doubted
would have a salutary effect in quiet
ing the fears of the inhabitants, yet
it is thought it might defeat the ends
sought by scattering the outlaws and
thus malting their capture difficult, if
not impossible. Marshal Crump, with
a force of deputies, will pursue the
same tactics as are followed in fight
ing the Indians. They will keep on
their trail night and day until they
are exhausted and forced to surren
der.
THINGS LOOK BRIGHTER.
Trade Improvement Still Continue*,
Though Slowly.
Nf.w York, Nov. 26.—R. G. Dun &
Co.’s Weekly Review of Trade says:
There is some change for the better.
The gain is slow and in some direc
tions not very distinct, but the signs
of it are a little more definite than
last week. The most important of
them is the larger employment of la
bor, answering a better demand on
the whole for manufactured products.
The wheat market has lost this
week the cpnt it gained last week,
receipts being larger and the Atlan
tic exports are also larger, f,T6. -
771 bushels, against 703,026 last
year, bnt these are of small ac
count compared with the great visible
supply. Foreign reports this week
have been rather more promising,
though the fact remains that the
world’s crop outside the United
States is probably the largest ever
grown. Corn has declined half a
cent, receipts having much increased.
MORE IRON HALL TROUBLE.
Ueceiver Failey's Acts tn He Investi
gated nud Ills ltemnvnl Asked.
Indianapolis, Ind., Nov. 20.—It is
probable that the allowances in the
Iron Hall receivership will be inves
tigated and preliminary steps have
been taken to secure the court’s
action of the matter. It will come
before Judge McMasters of the su
perior bench, who has just succeded
Judge Winters, who made the allow
ances.
It is reported that a petition recit
ing the facts and alleging extrava
gance, excessive payments to both
receiver and attorneys, pay for ser
vices that were unnecessary and in
expedient and failure to account for
large interest on the deposits in the
bank, has been prepared and will be
presented to the court. The removal
of Mr. Failey as receiver will be
asked and the reduction of expenses
generally demanded.
Dangerous Sgo Counterfeit.
Washington, Nov. 27.—Chief Hazen
of the secret service has received
from Newark, N. J., one of the
most dangerous counterfeits seen
in a long time. It is a 920 United
States note with the ••Morris" head
and small seal check letter “D.” The
execution of the word is exceptional
ly fine in every particular. The pen
alty clause in the left space of the re
verse side of the note is entirely
wanting, also the words "Series of"
on the face. But for these deficien
cies the character of the note would
be almost impossible of detection.
Marriage Contract Signed.
Sr. Petersburg, Nov., 26.—The
marriage contract of the czar and
Princes Alix was signed yesterday by
M. de Giers, the minister of foreign
affairs, and by Count Vorontstook
Dachskoff, the minister of the imper
ial court. The contract makes cer
tain provisions in favor of the prin
cess during the life of the czar and in
the event of his death.
Sated a Life, Bat Lost His Cwn.
Gutiirie, Ok., Nov. 2 6.—As a run
away team, attached to a heavy
wagon, was about to dash into a bug
gy containing a lady Amos Walters, a
laborer, jumped in front of the team
and turned them so. as to save the
lady’s life, but was himself hurt so
badly he will die.
THE MARKETS.
Kansas City, Mo , Nov. 26 — WheAT-Car
lots by sample on track at Kansas City at the
close sold as follows: No 2 hard,50c; No 3 hard,
48@49c No 4 hard. 47«$ t *c rejected. 4ic: No,
2 red, 4Sc No 3 red, 47c: No 4 red, 46c; re
jected 4.c
Sales by sample on track Kansas City: No
2 mixed corn, 9 car j 41 Vie, 15 cars 41c No. 3.
nominally less than No 2: No 4
mixed, nominally 4t@12c No. p white, 4 curs
4i*4c 2 cars 42j No. 3 white, nominally
»4c under No 2 white
I Oats-Sold rather slowly but were flrmly
held Receipts of oats 7 oars a year
a*o, 8 cars S ilos by sample on track Kansas
City : No. 2 mixed oats, 1 car choice SJc. 4 curs
30Vic 3cars3>c No 3. nominally 29o No 4.
nominal y. 27/?2*c No 2 white oats, nominal
ly 33c No 3 white, nominally 30331 c.|
Ryk—No 2 nominally. 47&48c No 3. 46c
Flaxsbkd—Firm fl 38&1 39, acoordin? to
billing Bran—Firm 6lVc6»c per cwt sacked.
Corn Chop-Dull 880332c per cwt sacked
Hay—Receipts, 33 cars: market steady
Timothy, choice. 8s.5)ft9 No. L 17.50 $8 low
vrade, 15 i7 fancy prairie, 88 $8.51. choice.
87u750 No 1 86j,d5). No. 2, paOcin;
hay, *2.50 j3.50_
Live Stock.
Kansas City Mo. Nov 88—Cattle—Re
ceipts, 1,175: calves. 79 shipped yesterday
4,348 calves, 120 The market was dull and
unchan ed
Ho.'s—Receipt<, 7.7J3 shipped yesterday.
621. The market was active commencin' at
the low point and closin? strong, the opposite
of yesterday The top was 14.55. and
the bulk of sales were .4 J) to 44.55, the same
as yesterday
Sheep -Receipts. 55, shipped yesterday.
1.327 The market was very dull, barely
steady.
Horses—Receipts, 15. shipped yesterday
SO The market was quiet
CHINA WANTS PEACE,
OFFERS JAPAN «17S,000,000 TO
CALL IT QUITS.
Tb« Amount U Regarded ai Large—
Now that the Downfall of Fort Arthur'
la Hot a Question of Hours the Powers
at the Celestial Kingdom Hasten Ne
gotiations With Japan—Records of
Ministers Dun and Den by.
China's Peace Offering.
Washington, Nov. 23.—A cable
from Hiroschiraa, Japan, where the
mikado has established headquarters,
states that China has intimated her
willingness to pay a war indemnity
of 100,000,000 taels and, in addition,
to pay all the war expenses incurred
by Japan. As the war expenses
reach 150,000,000 taels, the total offer
of China would be 250,000,000 taels.
The tael is a Chinese silver coin
worth about seventy-five cents at the
present exchange, so that the whole
payment would be, approximately,
8175,000,000, American money. The
amount is regarded here as quite
large, and it is believed arrangements
between the two nations could be ef
fected on terms providing for a small
er war indemnity.
Diplomatists here say that under
ordinary circumstances it would take
some time for China to formally pre
sent its offer to United States Minister
Denby, but, owing to the fact that the
Japanese are now at the walls of
Port Arthur about to make the last
blow at China's greatest fortress,
China may hurry the negotiations to
a conclusion. It is expected that Min
ister Denby will transmit the offer by
telegraph to Tien Tsin and Shanghai
and thence by cable to Yokohama.
The understanding is that China and
Japan will pay the expenses of the
American ministers incident to the
negotiation.
In accordance with the suggestion
of Japan the, state department has
notified Ministers Dun at Tokio and
Denby at Pekin to transmit such di
rect word gs China may wish to make
to Japan. The cable directions were
sent Tuesday.
The advance on Port Arthur is re
garded as having an important bear
ing on the peace negotiations. Lieu
tenant Mioyaka, naval attache of the
Japunese legation here, says that the
advance movement has been most
cautious, as the ground for forty
miles around Port Arthur has been
found fairly alive with pow
der mines connected with electric
wires to Port Arthur. Three
days ago the Japanese were within a
day’s march of the fortress, but it
was necessary to send ahead small
scouting parties to pick a route away
from thq mines and electric wires.
The regular roads could not be used '
for the artillery, as it would have
been blown up, and accordingly the
big gims have been moved in cir
cuitous routes through woods and
morasses. It is regarded as likely
that this caution march will have
wv.v.u vuiiipiv. kcu i-u-uaji, auu 1110
Japanese legation is hourly expect
ing word that the decisive blow has
been struck, though a long siege may
be necessary, as the fortress has one
of the strongest defenses of modern
times. It is believed that Japanese
success would quickly close the
peace negotiations, but that a repulse
wouldimpel China to hold off further.
Officials and diplomats are scanning
the records of Messrs. Dun and Denby
to ascertain their capacity to deal
with the questions committed to
them. Mr. Dun has had unusual ex
perience in Japan. General Capron,
who built the Japanese legation in
Washington, wished to send a con
signment of fine Merino sheep
to Japan. The Duns had a stock 1
farm in Ohio, and the minister’s
sheep were bought and he went to i
Japan with them. He remained there
some time and finally married a Jap
anese lady of high family, by whom
he had a daughter. This attached
him to the Japanese and made him a
fixture there., President Arthur first
appointed him as second secretary of
the United States legation at Tokio.
When President Cleveland’s ad
ministration began two years ago,
California made an effort to se
cure the appointment of minister
to Japan for one of her favored
sons. At an opportune time, how
ever, Judge Thurman, who had been
on the presidential ticket with Mr.
Cleveland four years befroe, asked the
president as the only favor he had to
request, that Mr. Dun be promoted to
minister. The request was complied
with. Mr. Dun’s Japanese wife is
dead, but his relations with the Jap
anese are very cordial, which,
with his long experience, well
fits him for the present negotia
tions. Minister Denby is a lawyer of
ability, who has served through three
administrations, being appointed dur
ing Mr. Cleveland’s first term, re
tained by Mr. Harrison owing to their
personal associations in Indiana and
the objection of China to Senator
Blair, and again retained by Mr.
Cleveland. He has an outward aus
terity which has not, however, pre
vented his being most acceptable to
China.
Gold From Yarloaa Sources.
New York, Nov. 23.—The New York
agency of a large Canadian institution
has received from its correspondent at
San Fraucisco 8250,000 in gold within
the last two days, and 830,000 in gold
has been shipped by the Bank of
Montreal to its agent in this city for
the purpose of subscribing to the
government loan. A Wall street
banking firm, with Paris and San
Francisco connections, is also receiv
ing small parcels of gold from Cali
fornia
Wilt Meet Him at the State lint.
Washington, Nov. 23.—Governor
elect Lord of Oregon with Senator
Mitchell called on the president yes
terday. .Mr. Lord invited the presi
dent to visit Oregon, stating the peo
Dle would be very glad to see him.
Senator Mitchell added that if the
president would come at any time af
ter January 1 he would guarantee the
governor of Oregon would meet him
at the state line. It will be remem
bered that Governor Pennoyer re
fused to meet President Harrison at
the state line, and stood on his guber
natorial dignity and remained at the '
state capitol
THE DAWES COMMIT^
A Report Submitted on Ind|,a
Attain. '
Washington, Not. 23_
commission, which has been'1
gating1 the affairs in the lndi!!
ritory and endeavoring to Sec„,
consent of the five civilized tri
an agreement on some plan 0(
torial or state government look;
the improvement of the condit ,
affairs, has submitted its ret>
the secretary of the interior be
retary Smith has not had a cht»
examine it. *
The report of the commissions
mended the revocation of the
of self government by the r
States. It is a rehearsal of n,
ceedings of the commission,
ference with the Indians, which
already been given to the publ e
time to time as they occurred
The commission appointed h
Indians was not given author!
enter upon negotiations look*
allotment or change of govern
so that little has been aecomp'i
The proposition made to them«
divide the land among the
except the town sites, coal
minerals, which were to be soli
the proceeds divided. A home
for each citizen was to be i
inalienable for twenty-fiye ,
or longer. Safeguards for the |
est of tribes were included. .
division a territorial governmeai
to be formed by congress and'
proved by the Indian govern*
The Indians refused to en;«
these propositions and decline
sell the land. Complications I
grown up in the title to coal •
which will lead to endless litigasj
The full-bloods are less fit forciti
ship than they were twenty \
ago and there is little hope tile/
improve. The Indians invite an)
duce white people to come inti
Territory, there being 250,On., i
people who cannot be called ia*
ers and the Indians cannot fair*
the United States to remove i|
The treaty stipulation for equalt
being in the control of leaders ;
the real Indian is powerless toss
any part of his common property
The report says: “The li
States guaranteed the lioldig
these lands as contemplated is
treaties and is in honor bos
wrest them from unlawful hoi
and restore them to rightful om
This can only be done, and theti
stipulations honorably maintai
by allotment of these lands ai
the people giving to them iudivii
title therefor.”
The failure of tribal govermt
it is said, makes it impossible t
force the treaty provisions. Ai
picture is given of the lawless
dition of affairs in the territory e
is reflected daily in the newspjj
Many private persons entitled
benefit in the payments by the
eminent, it is stated, never r«
any money while agents are gro
rich. Payment should be mad
rectly to the people by its
officers. Liquor traffic should lx
liibited. Provision should be i
for the education of the children
SENATOR TELLER.
rhe Colorado Statesman Often St
tlons About the Bond Iijoa
Denver, Col. Nov. 23,—Senate
er has started for Washington. &
a is departure he s^id regardin'
lew bond issue: “In my opinion
oolish to suppose that the isss
londs tends to keep a large res
if gold in the treasury, at
louds are purchased with
that has been withdrawn !
;hq treasury a few days pretiu
if Mr. Cleveland would ad<
limself to secure the p>
imount of revenue to meet
uental expenses he would he«
>omething. I don’t believe tlifl
iny system of finance thatcanl
reneral prosperity to a country
loes not include the free use uf<
■vitli gold at the present ratioi;
1, or at the French ratio of 1'
l believe further that the p«!
party that will insure a retaa
that system will be the saw#
party in American politics."
TERRITORY OUTLAWS
Uarihal of Arkansas to Be Sent "
Posse to the Territory.
Washington, Nov. 23.— Atu
General Olney, Secretary Lam"
Secretary Smith held a conf*1
yesterday relative to sending"
to suppress the Cook gang am11’!
n the Indian territory. They
the matter came under the y-r!;
tion of the department of
United States Marshal McAk’11
the Indian territory, lias he?3.
:ised for his inaction and it
the attorney general will in5”'?.1
narshal of Arkansas to suirstr.
posse and drive the lawlessy.'1
lut of the territory. There ’■*
removing Marshal McAlcster.
Hot Enoash voter-*.
TorEKA, Ivan., Nov. 23.—Trm
ties of Grant, Stevens and '
situated in the western par’- _
state, have lost their repress-’
in the legislature this year,
east less than 200 votes at ta
election. The law require5 ’
county shall cast at least 200 '
Kindled a Fire With I"3
Moberly, Mo., Nov. 23.—-'
tin, a farmer, living at l'cn‘
jeen carelessly putting
pile of papers which he n'‘'
ip in a corner of the
light he threw $12."> in
•heck for 8100 in the pap
ivhen he went to buiM *
thoughtlessly used the P >
vindhng the’ fire and burn- •
moue.v._
Tlie Joke on the f oi'ip3"'
Indianapolis, Ind.. Nov
insurance company wine-' ^
ind paid the 810,000 policy ^
life of Pitzel, on Scpte^
i few days afterwards re‘
letter from Mrs. Pit/eh m
them for their pr'omptn’3'- ^
pressing gratitude for the
tion shown her an-1 he _ j9
I'his letter was carried am
broadcast as an advartisem1 ■
company. This letter " .j
rerbatura and is preceded . ^
pane's statement that s ‘ ^
evidence of Pitzel’a dea->
secured.