The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965, December 26, 1895, Image 2
THE FRONTIER. PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY By : _Tn Vmowrm Vmktixq. Oo. O’NEILL, ^ NEBRASKA. 1 .. . .. ■ ■" .. ■—~ fe OVER THE STATE. Ax Omaha firm received last week two carloads of pine tobacco—74,000 t pound. * The old soldier citizens of Lincoln propose to secure the next state reunion nf the Grand Army. Thk 12-year-old daughter of Jacob Zercher, living- eight miles westof Ran , dolph, died from injuries received from a fall on the ice. The child lived only three hours after the injury. Andrew Dkbxky, the Nance county wife murderer, was before the eounty board of insanity at Fullerton and was pronounced insane and committed to the hospital for the insane at Norfolk. Carl Schneider, living near Scrib ner, was killed by his wagon upsetting bpon him. He had been drinking, and it is supposed was unable to manage his team. The plans and specifications for a new Methodist church at York have been decided upon. It is to be a mag nificent structure of stone and brick and has a seating capacity of 1,300. Fire broke out In William Fellows’ general store in Ord. By dint of hard work the fire waa soon under control. Mr. Fellows carried a stock of $6,000 to $7,000, which is almost entirely ruined. Insurance $2,500. At Omaha last week C. H. Hoover •hot and killed his brother-in-law, Samuel Du Boia. Tho difficulty grew out of a money consideration. Du Bois tyos a member of the city council. The murderer is in jail. Ax inquest was held on the body of Herman Tonges, ar,, a German farmer who was found dead in his hog pen in Seward county, and a verdict found that he came to his death from heart disease, with which he ha* been af flicted for several yearn Hon. Robert Campbell^ representa tive in the legislature from Merrick eounty, had his right hand badly crush ed while shelling corn, and may lose several fingers. An accident happened to th# machine just in time to save his Ufa e Tint librarian o! the atate hiatorical aoeial la preparing the program for the meeting of the society to be held Jan* vary 14 and 15, 1800. The hiatorical v aoeiety will meet in the day time and the horticultural aoeiety the evening* • of the name day. Th* eleventh annual meeting of the . Kebraaka State ' Dairymen'* associa tion was held in Lincoln last week. Secretary Baaaett gave his report, allowing cash receipts the past year to v;; have been 81,513.37, and expenditures : 91,011.03, leaving a balance of 9501.43. At Lincoln the jury in the case of the V; administrators of the estate of VV. li. : Morae, one of the victims of the Rock Island ; wreck, against the company, ' brought in a verdict in favor of the plaintiff for 93,000. The case has ex cited no little interest in legal circles, as It is the first one prosecuted since the conviction of George VV. Davis for wrecking the train. J. M. CoumR of Neligh drove out tohia farm for a load of grain. Re turning, he waa walking by hia wagon, ; With the lineatied to the aeat The team became frightened and Coleman ■r: reached for the lines, but was thrown ' under the wagon, both wheels running over his left shoulder and arm. The arm was badly mangled and willdoubt :# leas have to be amputated. Th* Southern Nebraska Pet Stock _ and poultry association eloaed its an } anal exhibit at Grand Island. The fol lowing officers were elected for the en suing year! President, VV. Ii. Karri ■ son, Aldas vice president, J. G Gees t?. pacher, Grand Islands second vice pres :■] fdent, G VV. Jester, Dewees; secretary, VV. J. Ohlheis.r, Juniata; treasurer, A. «* Heller, Heatings; board of managers, ; A, G Blowers, A. M. Work, VV. H. Har < da, T. Barackman and VV. J. Oelheiaer. Aw. that waa mortal of William A. McKeigban waa laid to rest in the cem etery at Bed Cloud. Public buildings, private dwellings and business houses were draped in hie honor. Flags were draped and at half mast and all bust Uses houses closed. The Christian ; : church, the most spacious in the city, would not accommodate one-third of the people who came, some of them *' from distances ly private conveyances, V to pay their last rcepeeta to the dead ex-congressman. Th* Nebraska State Poultry associa ' . tloa will hold one of the largest shows ever held in Nebraska, from January 31 to 34, at Omaha. Marshall, Shella bargerand Bussell, three judges of - national reputation, will pass on the exhibits. Mr. B. S. Jennings of Lin coin, the superintendent, will see that ! everything move* along nicely. The ,v showiest January was said to be the largest and beat show ever held west :i;-’ of New York City, The cash premi' urn* this year amount to over »3,000. f besides a fine line of specials : Ax amendment to it* articles of in corporation has been filed with the sec retary of' atate by the Union Stock Yards company of Omaha. The amend ment was adopted at a meeting of the atoekhoidera on the Oth inst. Under the original articles the general nature of the business of the company is de fined to be the purchase and sale, feed ing and caring for, slaughtering, dress ing. peeking, holding for sale, selling and selling for otbere of live stock, in eluding cattle, hogs, sheep and horses, and shipping by refrigerator cars and otherwise, meats and the product thereof, .and doing in a general way the business of stock yards, and what ever is incident or usually connected therewith. fawn* of Colonel J. T. Oglesby, who has reoently been appointed spe eial Unlted States Indian agent, met in Velwtine, forty strong. After par fiukteg of a repast speeches were made, ££ testifying to the, esteem in which Col *. emrl Oglesby *M held by the citizens JFmfil W. B. Hgimks of Neligh died I teat "i#«ok : after' an illnres of five ' moatlM. H^mM; wee heart trou ‘ Mo sad; dropsy. The judge was sitting ■‘'Ipwp hi bed... fating O'teach when death HS' diHf.; Hi wtar a lawyer, practicing nt time of his sickness. ap bribe prominent in & : Kebraska’a Dairymen's Association. At the meeting of the Nebraska Statu Dairymen's association, held in Lin coln, the secretary, & C. Bassett, pave the following report: BBCEIPTS. rash on hand.$ 707.82 Received for membership fees. Ml Received forodvs. In pro m report... 44.80 Received from state appropriation.. 722.95 Total.tl.5U.37 KXPJGXDITVKKH. . Expense annual meeting...% 10.10 Posiuge. 51.88 Expense special meeting directors. . 28.15 Publishing annual report. 280.70 Expense special committees. 40.79 Premiums dairy exhibits. 41.75 Stenographer's servleo. 60.00 stationery and printing... 33.41 Salary Secretary. 803.03 Incidentals, frt.,exp., etc. 45.30 Cash on band.. ............ 501.45 Total....*1,513.37 Ex-Congressman McKeighan Dead. lion. W. A. McKeighan, ex-member of congress from the Fifth Nebraska district, died at Hastings. Mr. McKei ghan had been Reriously ill since his attendance nt the Trans-Mississippi congress at Omaha some two weeks ago. His disease took a desperate tnrn and for several days the end has been patiently awaited. He tvas a sufferer from dropsy, complicated with heart and lung trouble. His funeral was held at Red Cloud. William Arthur McKeighan of Red Cloud was born of Irish parents in Cumberland county, New Jersey, Jan uary 19, 1842; removed with his pa rents to Fulton county, Illinois, in 1848, where he lived on a farm and attended common school; enlisted in the Elev enth regiment, Illinois cavalry, Sep tember, 1801; at the close of the war settled on a farm near Pontiac, III.; took an active part in organizing the farmers’ association; was elected vice president for the Eighth congressional district; removed to Nebraska in 1880, and settled on a farm near Red Cloud; took an interest in organizing the aili-< ance; was elected county judge of Web ster county in 1885; in 1880 was demo cratic candidate for congress ugninst lion. James K. Laird and was defeated; was again nominated for congress by the alliance of the independent parly; was endorsed by the democratic con vention, and elected to the Fifty-sec ond and re-elected to the Fifty-third congress as an independent, defeating William E. Andrews, republican; re nominated for the Fifty-fourth con gress and was defeated by Hon. Will iam E. Andrews. Thnntou'i Railroad Bill. Senator Thurston's bill for the reor ganization of the Union Pacific, says a Washington dispatch, made familiar through the press dtiring the month, was introduced on Thursday in the senate and referred to the committee on Pacific railroads. Senator Thurs ton will devote a large portion of his attention to pushing this measure to an early consideration by tbo senate, and has strong hopes of being able to se cure its passage during the present’ congress. While Senator Thurston has resigned his solicltorship of the Union Pacific railway, he takes not an unnat ural interest in the road, nnd will be looked upon as the chief promoter in Washington of subjects relating to its interests. Mr. Thurston'B private sec retary, Mr. 1C. C. Snyder, will prove an able ally to him in literary work con nected with the road. Mr. Snyder lias already printed several interviews with Nebraska’s junior senator upon the Union Pacific and is expected to do good work in explaining intricate de tails connected with the bill and in bringing them properly before the public. A Lincoln Bank Closed. Lincoln dispatch: The German Na tional bank suspended and was taken in charge thisraorning by H. 3. Whitte more, national bank examiner. The deposits are said to be 330,000 and the nominal assets several times that amount. The capital stock of the bunk was 3100,00a This is the bank of which C. EL Montgomery was president at the time he was killed by W. U. Irvine in May, 1803. There were no state funds de posited in the institution. The liabilities are; Capital stock, 3100,000; deposits, 340,000; bills payable nnd rediscounts, 335,075; clearing house, 34,433; due other banks, 33,500, Assets are given as: Bills receivable, 3105,443; United States bonds, 335,000; judgments, 317,700; from Nebraska Havings bank assets, 34,430; cash, 80, 339; 5 per cent circulation, 31,135; pre mium on United States bonds, 31,450; real estate, 340,870; undivided profits, S2,ooa Total liabilities, 3181,997; total assets, 3304.371. Gold Find* In Knbraaka. • Heuron dispatch: The report comes from Friendenson, a postoffice seven miles up the little Blue river, that gold haa been discovered there. A Degner has been using sand from the river to do some plastering and has thrown what he did not use where the poultry could run in it. He killed a duck and in the gizzard was found a piece of gold about the size of a grain of corn. It was polished bright and was worn smooth. Shelby dispatch: What is supposed to be the fountain head of the Milford gold fields was discovered yesterday on the farm of R. J. Cook, five miles south east of town. While digging sand on the bauks of the Blue river Cook no ticed small particles of glittering metal. It was examined by himself and some neighbors, who renewed the digging with exultant spirita The news of the discovery spread and at nightfall a large crowd had gathered The sand is black and is being worked six fee* below the surfaca As Old-Time Physician Clone.. Dr. Ueorge M. Brinker, who has been seriously ill for some time past, died last week at his home in Nebraska City. Dr. Brinkea was one of the old est physicians in the state. He was born in Virginia in 1813, received his education at the Uuiversity of Penn sylvania, came to Nebraska City in 1805'and with the exception of about two years has resided there since that time. He was a member of the Pres byterian church, an active Mason and prominent in tbe councils of the Otoe eounty medical society. His death has been anticipated for some weeks past TALK ON VENEZUELA. COMMISSION BILL AMENDED IN THE SENATE. Mr. Sherman Safi There Will Be Ra War and That There li No Occasion for All This Halt#—Mr. Moreen Would Like Prompt Action—The Senate Substitute for the Bouse Measure. Discussing Venesuela Matters. WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.—The foreign affairs committee of the Senate met j early this morning and devoted the time before the assembling of the Senate to consideration of the Vene zuelan commission bill passed by the House the day after the President’s message was sent to Congress. After some discussion, the following was agreed upon: “That the sum of 8100,000, or ao much thereof as may be necessary, be and the same is hereby appropriated for the expenses of a commission to consist of three members to bo ap pointed'by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to investigate and report to him the facts in regard to the divisional line between the republic of Venezuela and British Guiana; provided, tha sec tion 2 of the act approved July 31, 18D4, making appropriations for the legislative, executive and judicial ex penses of the government shall not apply to any commissioners appointed under this act” ■ When the senate was about to con vene Mr. Allen of Nebraska consulted with his Populist friends as to whether he would consent to allow the com mission bill to go to third reading and passage to-day. Finally he said' that he would not object to its passage to day. As soon as the Senate met, Mr. Mor gan secured unanimous consent for the consideration of the House Venezuelan bill and it was at once read. Then he offered the Senate substitute and briefly explained the changes. Mr. Platt of Connecticut said that any delay would be construed in Eng land as hesitation on America's part and that it was essential not to change the bill. As to that part which changed the wording as to the report of the commission upon the true di visional line, or the facts m the case, he claimed that the facts would be the I divisional line. The amendment of the Senate would be construed as re ceding on the part of the Senate, and the Senate.should notify Great Britain that America is behind r.he President. Mr. Sherman said that tha Presi dent’s course had been approved unan imouslv by both houses of Congress. England was not making any fresh aggressions and was not taking the matter very seriously. He thought that the dispute would be settled honorably and that no American blood would be shed. The fact that the Senate amended the bill could not be construed in any way as meaning that the Senate did not stand firmly by the President. The amendments would improve the bill and he had no doubt if made they would be accepted by the House. “It seems to me,” be continued, “that all this is too hasty; that we are too eager. Let us take onr time to deliberate, and not rush into the matter." COMMITTED FIVE MURDERS Harry Hayward'* Confession Hade Jut Before Ills Execution. Minneapolis, Minn.; Dec. SI.—The ante-mortem statement of Harry Hay ward, making 30,000 words, is in many respects a most remarkable document. It was made under the most formal conditions and with solemn assertions on the murderer's part that he was Jelling the truth. Not only does he claim to have murdered during his brief career, no less than five different people, but in describing the various tragedies in which he figured he shows an utter absence of human feeling, and a pleasure in his achievements that marks him as an unusual type of criminal. The language used in de scribing his criminal adventures is in the careless, flippant style that char acterized his testimony on the stand. Money, he said, was his object in life, girls the second, and travel the third. There was a girl in Minneap olis with whom he was going and who had $3,000 a year. He had planned to kill her, but did not because there .was no way he conld get her money. He longed to do the deed. “She used to make me so d- mad,” said Hay ward, “that I wanted to choke her. 1 can understand how Durrant killed those two girls in San Francisco with pleasure." His first murder was that of Carrie Hass, near Pasadena, Cal., whose little fortune of $700 he secured. Once when tending bar in Long Branch he killed a consumptive man who was there. The consumptive had money and wanted to die. The name Harry refused to tell on the ground that he had an accomplice who might get into trouble now, but this murder was by shooting, too, and the body had been thrown into the water. Then there' was a Chinaman killed in a gambling quarrel and the brother of the Mexi can girl at 131 Paso Del Norte, and lastly Miss Ging, Kama Does Not Look For War. St. Pkteksbubg, Dec. 31.—The Rus sian newspapers generally discuss the Venezuelan question, and express the belief that it will have a pacific issue. The Novosti considers that the posi tion assumed by the United States is in conflict with the interests of the whole of Europe, and suggests that the mediation of certain European powers will probably result in a peaceful settlement of the dispute. CANADA TALKS DEFENSE. Thirty Thousand Troop* Ready for Action If Needed—Alarm Mot Yet Felt. Ottawa, Ontario, Dec. !!.—Officials of the government claim that in case of war between Great Britain and the United States Canada coaid in twenty* four hoars put S0.000 fully equipped luen into the field and hold any force the United States is likely to bring against this country in check for a couple of month* at least The situa tion is generally viewed as one of the greatest gravity, calling for prompt preparation for defense, but not for , any alarm. UNITED STATES* ALLIES. loath and Central American ConnMee Will Give Their Support. Washington, Dec. 21.—Among Sec retary Olney’s callers yesterday were Minister Andrade of Venezuela, Minis- ' ter Mendonca of Brazil and Minister Romero of Mexico, representing three of the first republics of South and Central America. Although none of the Central and South American dip lomats will consent to be quoted re garding their call, it is known that they, as a rule, hare cabled their gov ernments that the present seems an opportune time for invoking the Mon roe doctrine as a means of support against European pressure, several of them being involved in disputes with European Nations at this time. The statement is made by one of them that several important re sults will follow the vigorous con struction of the Monroe doctrine. First, it is said, will be the official udherence of the Southern Republics, making the declaration practically unanimous from the countries of the Western hemisphere. It is pointed out that Lord Salisbury insisted that the Monroe doctrine was not recog nized as international law, but this, it issaid, will be answered by a showing that all the Republics of North and South America accept it as the law governing them. The project of another conference of American republics in line with the Pan-American conference, but with a view to political alliance rather than commercial reciprocity, is being dis cussed also. The suggestion is made with much directness in diplomatic circles that the course of the United States assures to it the moral and phy sical support of all the Southern and Central American republics. In the aggregate this allied strength of the Western republics, with the United States as its head, would constitute a new and formidable factor in interna tional affairs It is not suggested among diplomatists that such an alli ance will take the formal shape of a treaty, but it is urged that the feeling of union existing constitutes a com pact quite as effective as a formal un derstanding. HOT TALK BY INGALLS. Says American* Hate England Mott In* tensely for Various Reasons. Atchison, Kan., Deo. 21. — “The President's message is an adroit ap peal to the profoundest passion of the American people,’’ said ex-Senator John J. Ingalls to a reporter. “Onr conception of the Monroe doctrine is vague, and our love for Venezuela is platonic, but we all hate England. It is hereditary. It is so intense that it obliterates party lines, effaces section alism and makes us homogenous. We divide on_ protection, on silver, on the race question, but in our hatred of England wo are unan imous. The sloppy diplomatic twaddle about . kindred blood, and a common language, deceives no body. We feel that England is our only enemy among the great powers of the earth. It has beep so from the beginning of our history. At every crisis in our affairs we have encoun-. tered the secret or open hostility of England, and the tone of her press has been always cynical, sneering and contemptuous. “But there will beno war. Like all ruffians and bullies, England is a cow ard and poltroon when it ■ comes to a showdown; she never tights her equals; sme kicks women and children; she bullies Turkey, Egypt, liindoostan. South Sea Islandezsand African tribes and tyrannizes over the weak and feeble, but when Grant notified her that she must pay for the depredations her pirates committed on our com merce in the rebellion, or take the con sequences, Bhe accepted the Geneva award, and sent her check for $io, 500,000 in full settlement of our claim.” GEN. MERRITT’S VIEWS. Would Take the Initiative and Invade Canada at Once. Chicago, Dec. 21.—In the event of a war with Great Britain, Chicago and the lakes will be safe,” said Major General Wesley Merritt, commanding the department of the Missouri “My impression is,” he said, “that we would make the war an aggressive one. We would, I should hope and judge, take the initiative, and invade Canada at once and make that country the great seat of war. The immediate seizure of the Welland canal, to hold it or de stroy it, would solve at once the prob lem of the lake ports. There is noth ing to fear from Canada. No invasion of our country could be undertaken there. We could overwhelm the coun try with a force numbering ten to one anything they could collect or muster, and then not leave our soacoost un • protected and unprovided with men to defend every port.” Joseph Cook Broken Down. Nicks, Mich., Dec. 21.—S. T. Scarle of this city has received a letter from his daughter, a missionary stationed at Kobe, Japan, in which she says that Joseph Cook, the noted Boston divine, arrived there recently from Australia, broken in mind and body. He had to give up his lecturing tour and the prob abilities are lie will never regain his health or mental vigor. Walker's Life Insurance Attacked. St. Joseph, Mo., Dec. 21.—Suit has been begun in the Circuit court against the estate of the late James W. Walker, i who committed suicide in Kansas City j not long ago, by Louis and Fred Hax I and Mrs. E. G. Judson, who allege ] that he fraudulently assigned his in- | so ranee to his wife to avoid payments : of his debts. It is said that he carried j over 950,000. A Trlpple Tragedy In Iowa. Sioux City ,Iowa,Dec.21— Near Cas- ! tana, in Honore county, George Wolf, ! a Frenchman, shot and killed Mrs. William Rattlege, with whom his di- J rorced wife was staying, shot and fatally wounded his wife and then committed suicide. Designer Atwood Deed. 1 Chicago, Dec. 81 —Charles B. At- j wood, architect and designer, until ! recently a member of the firm of D. j H. Burnham & Co., is dead, from a j complication of nervous diseases. He was a bachelor and a few months more than it years of age, I REED HAS IT FIXED. HE FINALLY ANNOUNCES THE HOUSE COMMITTEES. OM Leader! Cone In for Prominent Bee Offnitton.—Hr. Hitt of Illlnole Chair man of the Foreign Affaire.—Mr. Dlng lejr -of Maine Selected for the Ways and Meant-—Make-up of the Principal Division* Home Committee*. Wabhisgtost, Dec. 23.—The eagerly expected House committees were an nounced by Speaker Heed to-day just after that body had settled down for work. The more important ones are as follows: 1 Foreign Affairs—Republicans, Hitt of Illinois, chairman, Draper of Massa chusette, Adams of Pennsylvania, Qnigg of New York, Cousins of Iowa, Taft of Ohio, Smith of Michigan, Heat wole of Minnesota, Pearson of North Carolina; Democrats, .McCreary of KentuckyPrice of Louisiana, Tucker of Virginia, Dinsiqore of Arkansas, Money of Mississippi, - Newlands of Nevada. Ways and Means —Republicans, Dingley of Maine (chairman), Payne of New York, Dnlzell of Pennsylva nia, Hopkins of Illinois, Grosvenor of Ohio, Russell- of Connecticut, Dol.iver of Iowa, Steele of Indiana, Johnson of North Dakota, Evans of Kentucky, Tawney of Minnesota; Democrats, Crisp of Georgia, McMillin of Tcnne see, Turner of Georgia, Tarsney of Missouri, Wheeler of Alubama. Mc Laurin of South Carolina. Rules—Republicans, Speaker Reed (chairman), Henderson of Iowa, Dal zell of Pennsylvania; Democrats, Crisp of Georgia, McMillin of Tennessee. Appropriations: Republicans,—Can non of Illinois (chairman), Uingham of Pennsylvania, Grout of Vermont, Northway of Ohio, Stone of Pennsyl vania, Arnold of Rhode Island, Ilainer of Nebraska, Blue of Kansas, Pitney of New Jersey,- Ileminway of Indiana. McCall of Tennessee; Democrats— Sayers of Texas, Dockery of Missouri. Livingstone of Georgia, 'Robertson of Louisiana, Layton of Ohio, Bartlett of New York. Banking and currency—Republic ans, Walker of Massachusetts, chair mrn, Brosiusof Pennsylvania, Johnson of Indiana, Van Voorhis of Ohio, Me Cleary of Minnesota, Flower of New Jersey, Lefever of New York, Spald ing of Michigan, Calderhead of Kan sas, Hill Of Connecticut, Cooke of Ill inois: Democrats, Cox of Tennessee, Cobb of Missouri, Cobb of Alabama, Black of Georgia,' Newlands of Neva da, Cowen of Maryland. Coinage, weights and measures— Republicans, C. W. Stone of Pennsyl vania, chairman; Hartman of Montana, Loudenslager of New Jersey, Hunter of Kentucky, Brewster of New York, Hadley of Illinois, McClure of Ohio, Southard of Ohio, Fairchild of New York, Cannon of Utah. Democrats, Allen of Mississippi, Bankhead of Ala bama, McRae of Arkansas, Sparkman of Florida, Spencer of Mississippi, Clark of Alabama. Rivers and harbors —, Republicans, Hooker of New York, cliairmap; Her man of Oregon, Stephenson of Michi gan, Reyburn of Pennsylvania, Cooper of Wisconsin,Burton of Ohio,Barrett of Massachusetts, Reeves of Illinois, Town of Minnesota, Dovener of West Virginia, Clark of Missouri, Walker of Virginia. Democrats, Catchings’of Mississippi, Lester of Georgia, Clark of Alabama, McCulloch of Arkansas, Berry of Kentucky. Railways and canals—Republicans, Chickering of New York, chairman; Cook of Wisconsin, Loisenring of Penn sylvania, Warner of Illinois, Foot of New York, Lacey of Iowa, McEwan of New Jersey, Calderhead of Kansas. Democrats, McLaurin of South Caro lina, Lockhart of North Carolina, McGann of Illinois, McICenney of Vir ginia, Otc of Virginia. Indian Aifnirs—Republicans, Sher man of New York (chairman), Curtis of Kansas, Wilson of Ohio, Mciklejohn of Nebraska. Gamble of South Dakota, Doolittle of Washington, Fisher of New York, Eddy of Minnesota, Stew art of Wisconsin, White of Illinois. Hyde of Washington, Watson of Indi ana, Flynn of Oklahoma. Democrats. Allen of Mississippi, Maddox of Georgia, Pendleton of Texas, Little of Arkansas, Owens of Kentucky. SILVER INQUIRY. fonator Allen's Resolution for an In vestigation Passed by the Senate, Washington, Dec. 23.—In the Sen ate the resolution of Mr. Allen (Pop. Neb.) for an investigation by . the finance committee of the desirability of the free coinage of silver to meet the exigencies of war, came over from Thursday. Senator Platt moved the reference of the resolution* to com mittee, hut the motion was defeated, the vote being; Y'eas—Allison, Brice, Burrows, Cafi ery, Cameron, Chandler, Gallinger, Gorman, Hale,. Hawley, Lodge, Alc Millan, Martin, Mills, Mitchell (Wis consin). Morrill, Piatt, Proctor, Quay, Sewell, Sherman, Smith, Thurston, Wetmore—24. Nays—Allen, Bacon, Baker, Bate, Berry, Blackburn, Butler, Call, Car ter, Chilton, Clark. Cockrell, Dubois, Gibson, Harris, Jones, Arkansas, Jones, Nevada, Kyle, Mantle, Mitch ell, Oregon. Morgan, Nelson, Pasco, Peffer, Perkins, Pettigrew, Pritchard, Roach, Stewart, Teller, Tillman, Vest, Voorhees, Walthall, Warren, Wil son—30. The resolution was then agreed to without division. GLADSTONE’S OPINION. The Venerable British Statesmen Declares Only Common Sense Needed. New York, Dec. 23.—A local paper cabled to Mr. Gladstone for an expres sion of opinion as to the best method of assuring-peace between Great Brit ain and the United States and the suc cessful adjustment of the Venezuelan difficulty. The following reply is pub lished: “H awarded, Dec. 20, 1895.—Sole possible reply: Dare not interfere. common sense required.—Glad VEST EXPECTS NOTHING. The Missouri Senator Believe That the Senate Will Not Aid the President. ;AVashington, Dec, 23.—Senator Vest of Missouri, said concerning the Pres* ident's financial message: “It would be impossible to pass in tile Senate any such financial legislation as the Pres* dent wants; and there would be no sense in pushing through a measure which we know he will not accept. Of course I do not know what the House might be willing to do; it is a new body, and its sen';ment on the money question has not yet been definitely shown. But the sentiment of the Sen* ate in this regard was clearly reflected; in the vote to refer the resolution in troduced by Senator Allen, of Nebras ka, directing the finance committee to inquire and report whether or not, under existing conditions, it would be . wise to open the mints for the free and unlimited coinage of silver at a ratio of 10 to 1. It stood 3tt to 2s. That, I think, is indicative of the op position to the financial views held by the president, and shows the hopeless ness of any such legislation as would meet with his approval.” _ “Do you believe the present cri sis calls for immediate financial legis lation of some kind to restore confi dence?” “The President .has frequently said that when the gold reserve got below 373,000,000 the danger line was reached. It is now down to 370,000, 000, and his message is therefore con- - sistent with his previously expressed views. But I Cannot see how we are to get legislation with such antagonis tic ideas as exist. We bclksve in the remonetization of silver; the Presi dent thinks that would be-puttiug out false money.” “Has not the tumbling of stocks created a crisis in which something ought to be done? Do you. not think the President lookson it in that way?” “Very probably he does. The presi dent is a New York man, and such things may agitate him. But West ern men, for the most part, look on those transactions as mere gambling, and the news gives them no-more con* eern than if they heard that some faro banks had been broken.” PRINCE OF LIARS. Harry Hayward's "Confession" a TIuus of Lies From Beginning to End. Minneapolis, Minn., Dee. 23.—The impression is growing that Harry Hay ward, the prince of liars in life, left his masterpieoe of falsehood to follow after his death, in the ante-mortem statement. Not only are there many internal evidences that he told many sensational tales simply from a desire to pose as a great criminal, and to give his "cousin Goodsell” a good thing, but it transpires that Harry, to at least three persons.eharacterized the statement as a pack of lies. W. W. Hayward, his father, publishes a statement, in which he declares that Harry told his parents before the confession that they need not worry about what he said; it was to be a tissue of lies constructed to meet the demand for sensation. He’assured them that he had told them. Bad them ' alone, the whole truth. After making the statement, he tolj his attorney, John Day Smith, that he had taken certain well known facts and woven around them plenty of lies. “The public wants lies,” said he, “and I will give them lies ” To the special ists who examined his skull and brain at the autopsy, and pronounced him a degenerate, the statement is prin cipally interesting from a psycho logical point of view, as lending, weight and evidence to their theory The demand for the ■ confession in pamphlet form is phenomenal, and the first edition of 26,000 has already been exhausted. LIVE STOCK AND PBODCCE MARKETS Quotations From Now Fork,' Chicago, Louis, Omaha and Elsewhere. * OMAHA. 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Montgomery City, Mo., Dec. ‘Si.— Purties from Spring Eiver report hav ing rescued five men, ono .woman and two children, who were water-bound. The men were in tree tops and the woman and chid ren were on top of a shanty. They had been in that eondi- ' lion twelve hours, and had suffered greatly from the cold rains. Ur. Peak Confirmed. Washington, Dee. t'3.—The Senate confirmed the appointment .of John L. Peak of Kansaa City to be United States minister tea {Switzerland.