Nebraska Newspapers

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OYER THE STATE.
Humboldt’b new creamery is about
completed at a ooet of (3,300.
Yobk eonntjr lias no poor farm, but
the matter is being talked up,
Two or three of the Nebraska City
churches are holding spirited revivals.
At Omaha the jury in the Ish mur
der trial failed to agree and were dis
charged.
, Charles E. Smaii.r, a brother of the
publisher of the Fremont Herald, died
recently in Montana.
Michael McGiff of South Omaha
stepped in front of a moving train and
was-crushed to death.
: The Nebraska Binder Twine com
pany have called their annual meeting
for Monday. January &
Thk general merchandise store of W. j
H. Bruner at Nickerson caught fire
damaging the contents very much. |
A bOsikkm men’s association has
been perfected at York. It will be
known as the Commercial Club of York.
The checker players of Norfolk are
about to organise a club and prepare a
tournament for the world’s champion
•hip
* Mrs Irene Vaney of 8outh Omaha
died suddenly in a church the other
day as she’was attending religious ser
vices.
The family of John Stauffer, who
lately died at Columbus of hemorrhage
of the Uver, will receive 111,500 life in
surance.
Hurboldt citizens will rebuild the
mill recently deetroyed by fire. A
bonne, or rather a gift, of 13,000 has
been raised.
Mies Nellie Davis of Beatrice was
in a thrilling runaway the other day,
but fortunately came out minus any
serious injury.
John Gktch of Scribner has been re
lieved of a tape worm twenty-nine feet
long, and from now on will not eon
sume so much grub ......
a. n. falooeer, ror ft long turn •
prominent merchant of Onubi, will
locate in Mouih Africa, engaging in the
Mercantile businesa
Mobbu B• Momu last week went to
- the penitentiary for one year for eteal
log clothing to the value of $38. Ho
wae placed In prison just three ddys
after the theft
Hams Dowdy of Nebraska City re
eeived fk notice signed ‘'White Caps,',':
to eesse abusing his family. As Hank
Is not that kind of a husband it is
thought the joker is about.
Thu Basye murder trial ended > at
Wahoo lest week, when the jury, after
being apt about seven hours, returned
a verdict of manslaughter, but recom
mended that hbbe given a light sen
tence. -
Attorney General Churchill re
ceived a telegram from the clerk of the
United States supreme court stating,
that the court had sustained a motion
to advance the maximum rate cases
and set the hearing for the first Mon
day in March.
The governor has issued his requisi
tion on the governor of Kansas for J.
IX Wise, who Is under arrest in Wa
theua, Kaa Wise is charged with hav
log forged and .uttered a forged paper,
y a receipt for subscription to a period
ical, in the city of Omaha
; Chabt.es Prather, -a farmer living
near Beatrice, dieappeared last Satnr
; day and his absence - caused much aux
' iety amoug his family and friends until
later on, when his wife received a let
ter from him at St Louis stating that
, he had gone to stay, and that It would
: ■ be useless for her to attempt to follow
him. No cause ‘is assigned for his
v- strange act.
. U astings veterans passed the* folio w
«f: Be.it resolved by the members of
«. AtWrWflaed pest No, 13, Depart
ment of Nebraska, Grand Army of the
Republic, wo hereby heartily in
dorse the patriotic utterances of Presi
dent Cleveland ip hie special • message
to congress regarding the enforcement
of the Monroe doctrine, sa lt applies to
the CohUtbMtiQ between' Great Britain
and Venezuela ft s
Tax irrigation convention la Sidney
passed the following resolution: Re
solved, By the third annual Nebraska
State Irrigation association, in conven
tion assembled, that we heartily en
dorse the movement for the cession of.
V the Fort Sidney military reservation to
, the city bf Sidney, ana we join in an
r earnest request te the congress Of the,
United Stales for such action, and urge
- the representatives from .the state of
Nebraska to press aaid bill to a speedy
Rsma - ... .
Tnfcaats.a* interesting liltl* report
under cover, says the
Lincoln Journal, giving1 the cause of
the recent discharge of an employe of
the slate hospital for the insane. It is
to tho effect f iat the employe and C
paroled patient brought two of the
lady employee to the theater one night
In the asylum carriage The ladies'
were left tp enjoy the nlay while the
aaea went out to in vet tip ate the ele
phant, which'they diu with so much
aeal>that the employe was discharged
as soon aa Dr. ^bhoU heard of it, while
the patient wee locked up.
Bbmadikb Uukhal L W. C01.BV hue
died with tho governor his report of
the encampment of the Kational guard,
held at Hastings last September. The
report YedMamends highly the efficient
work of Major E. J. Fechet, V. R a.,
who wee detailed af special Instructor.
The inatmetion and advice of Major
Fechet,' the brigadier commander says,
was. not confined to the field work
■lone, bnttte beoificent effects areseen
in the home stations and the manner
in whichthe duties of men and office re
mra performed.
Q.U. C. Mryrrs, for fifteen years a
resident of Pierce county, died at the
advanced ago of at
Cnanum Basyk, who was found
ffitMy. of manslaugter In tho district
■ eoart of saunders county, was sen*
tea red by Judge Mates to three yean
far the peeiiiary.
; Coon Vamjcuy, llvlnw about seven
nsllea sonthweat of Plsuamoutb, has at
-'present"' about 20.000 bushels of corn
that ha is bolding for a rise in price, a
portion.of which ie four years old. In
•fate lot are some 12,000 bushels of 0;
cent eora. the price he refused for hii
jnorn at one time in the hopes of gettinf
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Elmlor Cut Conlai Dp.
Lincoln dispatch: With the adyanct
of the maximum rate cases in the ra
preme court of the United States for a
bearing early next spring the attorney
general hoped also to hare the caa<
which is popularly known aa the Elm
wood elevator case also advanced and
decided.
While the principle involved in the
maximum rate cases is conceded to be
of the first importance, that involved
in the elevator case is scarcely less im
portant. This, it the contention of the
railroad company is upheld by the
courts, will give to railroad companies
the power to control a monopoly of the
grain trade on their lines and furyi it
out to favorites or uso it for the pur
pose of swelling the revenue of the
com puny.
The case originated from the Mis
souri Pacific declining to grant to an
applicant privilegea necessary to enable
him to put up and operate an elevator
at tile station of Elmwood. The ground
on which the application was resisted
by the company was that there was
already an elevator at that point and
that its capacity was sufficient to ac
commodate the bussiness of the sur
rounding country.
Tlia State Dairymen.
.The dairymen in session in Lincoln
elected officers as follows: President,
E. F. Howe, Crete; vice president, F.
H. Vaughan, Fremont; secretary and
treasurer, & C. Bassett, Gibbon; direc
tors, 11 R. Stouffer of Bellevue, W. A.
Carpenter of York, G. A. Merrill of
Mlnden, J. W. Bush of Battle Creek,
and J. H. Temple of Cheney.
Resolutions were adopted endorsing
the course of Boa E. J. Hainer in con
gress, and urging his appointment as
chairman of the house committee on
agriculture; thanking Chancellor Mc
Lean and the university faculty for
courtesies extended; in memory of Prof.
C. L. Ingersoll, deceased; thanking the
committee that secured the passage of
the anti-oloo law; endorsing the work
of'tbe national dairy congress; and the
Work of the farmers’ institute; pledg
ing support to the dairy school at the
state farm; thanking all legislators
who voted for “pure butter” at the last
session of the legislature, especially
Representative Burch and benatoi
Sloan. ,
The association adjourned to meet at
the state fair next September, when
the time and place for the annual con
vention will be decided on.
; On* Fin for the Teacher*.
State Superintendent Corbett, who
has been busily engaged at the head of
the local committee making prepara
tions for the meeting of the State
Teachers’ association in Lincoln, was
delighted last week to receive a tele
gram from Chairman Caldwell of the
Western Passenger association, stating
that the request for one tare round
trip tickets from all Nebraska points
liau been granted. These tickets will
be on salo at local offices from Decem
ber 30 to January ", and will be good
for return to January 4. With this
| concession from the railroads, the larg
est attendance upon the convention in
I years is believed to be practically as
I sured. The expectation is that the !
program will be carried out substan
tially to the letter. The principal
| speakers at. the evening sessions are:
Tuesday, Colonel F. W. Parker, on •'The
Ideal School;” Wednesday, William
Hawley Smith, and Thursday, Prof.
Nicholas Murray Butler, on “Educa
tional Ideals.”_
Damages fur the Daemon*.
, Lincoln dispatch: A mild side issue
! to the international complications be
tween the United States and England
developed today in the offleo of Gover
nor Holcomb. This was a bulky pack
age from the Department of State,
Washington, containing a claim against
the federal government for 846, ooo.
This is the amount held to be due tho
Dawson family for the assault com
mitted upon them over a year ago in
Sarpy county by the Vic McCarty gang.
In this letter to Gov. Holcomb Secre
tary of State Olney aays that the affair
is one of serious importance at the
present juncture, and that, so far as
! he knows, no steps have been taken to
puniBh the McCarty outfit for tills par
| ticulsr crime He acknowledges the
! receipt of the transcript of the proceed
ings had in the unofficial inquiry or
dered by Governor Holcomb, but docs
not understand that any attempt at
punishment has been made. The
British ambassador files a claim as fol
lows: For Frederick B. Dawson, $20,
000; for Mary Dawson, his wife, 810,000,
! and for Muriel Dawson, the daughter,
810,000, making a total of 840,000.
Tltl* li Defective
Lincon dispatch: The office of the
commissioner of public lands and build
ings has received a plat of section iid,
township 34, range 39, west, in Grant
county. This plat shows that the new
survey by the government does not cor
respond with the old one, a strip of
forty rods width being taken off the
north side of the Section. This is in
teresting to the state and those who’
have taken lancLln that section under
contract for lease or sale.
■' A rascvssiox of the conflict between
the state constitution and the statute
relative to the time when district judges
shall assume their offices has led to
‘some conjectures as to how the state
auditor would draw the warrants of
1 the outgoing judges The statute at
tempts to say that the district judges
nhpjil assume the duties of their office
;«t’j January 1 next succeeding their
'election. The constitution provides
that they shall go into office on the
fleet Thursday after the first Tuesday
-in January next after their election.
The state auditor, it is announced, will
> draw the warrants so as to pay the old
judges up to and including January 8,
■ and the new set to come into office the
next day.
Victimised Klfc Creek People.
Tecumseh dispatch: The good peo
ple of Elk Creek were recently quite
liberally humbugged by a sleek trav
eling agent. The man claimed 'to be
is agent for an Omaha paper, and
Urban he would accost a victim he
j would hare in his possession what
seemed to be an elegant pair of gold
spectacles, claiming to have found them
on the train. Of course, he had no use
for them and would therefore sell them
1 for a nominal sum. Invariably the un
suspecting victim would bite and ac
cordingly the agent disposed of numer
ous pairs of glasses The glasses were
of no mine.
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THE BOND BILL PASSED.
THE HOUSE TAKES FURTHER AC
TION TO RELIEVE THE TREASURY.
VOTE TAKEN BY SECTIONS.
The First Narrowly Escapes Defeat by a
Bolt of Bepublknns to the Demo*
eratlc Side—No Division on tha
Second—The Secretary Em
powered to Isaac Short
Time Certificates.
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Washington, Dec. 80.—When the
House convened to-day three hours re
mained for debate on the bond bill.
At 3 p. m. voting began. By the
time the roll call in the first section
was half through, it was thought that
not enough Bepublicans would, vote
Bgalnst the first section for bonds to
defeat it.
The first roll call resulted: Yeas,
138; nays, 1»2. Probably forty-four
Bepublicans voted against the bill.
On another roll call the first seetion
of the bond bill passed by a vote of
189 to 13 3.
The second section of the bond bill
passedwithout a division.
Mr. Hrosius, llepublican, of Penn
sylvania opened in favor of the bill.
This was the only country on the
globe, he said, where gold redemption
had. neither qualification nor limita
tion, and where the treasury was
tyitbout the power to resist the in
cursions of foreign gold grabbers or
domestic speculators. The revenue
deficit was the chief sinner in the
comedy of errors which had produced
the present troubles. It was not
suitable to the dignity of the govern
ment to employ sleuth hounds of for
eign syndicates to hunt down gold.
The people of ffhia country should
have the first opportunity to'help the
treasury out of the tough financial sea.
He declared that there was no politics
in the bill.
Air. rancor, republican, of Kew
Jersey favored the bill as a good busi
ness measure.
Mr. Cannon, Republican, of Illinois,
in support of the measure, declared
that it was a bill to maintain'specie
payments, which had been resumed
under the wise direction of the Repub
lican party in 1879. For the *3 years
following the resumption the revenues
had always exceeded the expenditures
Twelve hundred million dollars of the
interest paying debt had been dis
charged. tsince Mr. Cleveland’s elec
tion in 1893 deficiency, distress, idle
ness and panic had followed. Instead
of paying 160 millions a year on the
public debt the Democrats had bor
rowed 10'2 millions They could tear
down and criticise, but they could, not
build up the reserve. (R&puinieun
applause.) ' |
"We will not abridge the power of
the Secretary of the Treasury,” he
continued. “We will give him more
potypr. He cannot have too much
power if it is used wisely. You, on
the other side, will vote against this
bill—those in favor of silver at 10 to 1
—because you want to impair the
credit of the country and force us to a
silver basis; those who support the ad
ministration, because it wants gold
bonds. We, in our judgment and pa
triotism stand ready to pass this bill.
If it is rejected by the Senate, or Pres
ident, we shall, at least, have cast our
mite toward the protection dl the
public credit and have given a proph
ecy of what we shall do. when we
come into full powet in 1837.” (Re
publican applause.) ,,r
Mr. Tawney, Republican of Minne
sota, a member of the ways and moans
committee, in support of the bill,
called attention to the President’s ur
gent appeal to Congress to do some
thing before adjourning, lie knew,
and everybody knew, that gold bonds
would not be authorized by Congress,
and because Congress will not, give
him authority, he and his Secretary of
the Treusury had already opened' ne
gotiations with the same old malodor
ous syndicate for another issue of 4
per cent bonds. The people of the
country were to be given no opportu
nity to snbscnbe. He read, several
letters from constituents offering to
subscribe for gold bonds.
Mr. Marsh, Republican, of Illinois,
arose to give bis reasons for refusing
his support to the bill, but before he
had finished his preliminary remarks
the gavel of the speaker fell and the
House remained unenlightened.
Mr. Burton,Republican, of Missouri,
and Mr. Connolly, Republican, of Ill
inois, who have been counted on. as
opponents of the bill, gave their sup
port to it in brief speeches.
The debate was closed for the re
spective sides by Messrs. Crisp and
Dalzell, the former insisting that the
bill was a political measure really in
tended1 'to embarrass the treasury,
while the latter said it was a plain
business proposition to save interest.
Mr. Dalzell attacked the Carlisle in
terview as a violation of the deeencise
i of public life.
Before the Senate Tuesday.
Washington, Dec. 30—Senator
Voorbees. chairman of the Senate
committee on finance, will call that
committee together Tuesday next to
consider the revenue tariff bill. He
says that there will be ijo disposition I
on the part of Democrats to delay the
bill in committee.
Tor a Conlenni* of American Nations
Washington, Dec. 30.—Representa
tive llarrett of Massachusetts, intro
duced in the House yesterday a joint
resolution authorizing the President
to arrange a conference between the
United States and nations possessing
territory on the American continent
for the settlement of boundary dis
putes, the conference to be held iD i
Washington in laOO.
Quarter of a Million tm
Baltixork, Md., Dec. 30.—Fire gut
ted Oehm & Co. ’s men's and boy’s out
fitting establisnment in West Balti
more street early to-day, destroying
property to the value of (330,00)).
TRUE TO HER INDIAN.
Kin Newman Will Marry Him Despite
Furious Objection*.
St. Joseph, Mo., Dec. 30.--flvoie Dix
the Mohawk Indian, who eloped with
Mias Inez Newman, from Albany, Mo.
on Christmas eve, has returned, hav
ing been discharged by a justice of the
peace at Albany, where he was taken
on the charge of carrying concealed
weapons. The Indian has come
here to wait for the girl to join him,
and expects to marry her when she ar
rives.. Alisa Newman’s infatuation has
astonished her parents and acquaint
ances, who cannot understand how
she can love the repulsive looking red
man. Miss Newman is the duughter
of respectable patients. She is 30 years
old and still says she will marry the
Indian. . 11 vote Dix is a half-breed AIo
ltawk, his father being a Frenchman.
He was traveling with the Oregon In
dian Medicine Company when the girl
fell in love with him, giving exhibi
tions as a club swinger and crack
marksman.
THE RAMSEY CASE.
Bondsmen of the Late Treasurer of
llllnol* Sued for Thousands.
Carlyle, 111., Dec. 30.—Next Thurs
day the suit against the Chicago bonds
men of the late State Treasurer Ram
sey of Illinois, will be heard. It is
important to hundreds of depositors
in the Ramsey bank, rs on the result
willdepend whether or not they will
receive back the money placed in the
hands of one who was highly esteemed
as a townsman and official and who
was thought to be wealthy.
Th»* suit is to test the validity of the
claim of the five Chicago bondsmen for
9303,000, representing the amount due
the State from Mr. Ramsey, which'
they paid into the treasury to make
good the shortage. It is said the Chi
cago banks paid no interest to Mr.
Ramsey for the use of the State money
and therefore the creditors here are
entitled to it. An attempt will be
made to prove this point at the coming"
suit.
BURGLARS’ BIG HAUL.
A Fashionable New York House Robbea
of ®8fl, OOO Worth of Jewels.
New York, Dec. 30.—Mr. and Mrs.
1. Townsend Burden of No. 6 Madison
Square, went to the opera lost night,
leaving their two sons and six servants
to care for the house. At 10 o’clock
thoso loft in the house retired. At
midnight Mr. and Mrs Burden and
their daughter returned, and upon en
tering their house discovered that the
place had been visited by burglars.
Mr. Burden discovered that his safe
had been opened and a number of cer
tified checks and a large sum of money
had been stolen. Mrs. Burden was
unable to tell just what was missing,
but Baid that at least 965,000 worth of
diamonds and jewelry had been carried
away.
Irish Manufacturers Alarmed.
London, Dec. a0. — Although the
general opinion is expressed in the
cable dispatches from the United
States that the tariff revision bill is
not likely to pass the Senate, the
measure has caused quite a flutter in
commercial circles. An Irish indus
trial organ points out that the pro
posed increase in the duty on woolens
will inevritably check a growing
trade, and that Irish industries will
suffer in consequence. Owing to the
great interest excited in Irish goods
by the exhibits made at the world’s
fair, large orders have been placed
with the mills and hand loom weavers
in remote districts of Donegal. All
this development would be stifled by
the adoption of the tariff revision bill.
Trouble Over Mixed Schools.
Perky, Ok., Dec. 3t.—Trouble, may
occur over mixed pnblic schools here.
A recent decision admits colored chil
dren to all pnblic schools of the city.
The school board and nearly all the
white people are bitterly opposed to
mixed schools and the board will or
der schools discontinued as a last re
sort, to prevent mixed schools. Con
siderable feeling and indignation over
the matter is expressed and trouble
may yet occur. A stormy meeting of
the board was held last night The
colored people declare that they will
have the rights as given them by the
court.
An omclal Bint to General MUea
Washington, Dec. 30.— An order
issued by the Secretary of War, which
reminded army officers that it is ex
tremely impolitic to publicly discuss
the possibilities of war, is construed
by the friends of Major Qeneral Miles
as a roundabout thrust at that officer.
General Miles has recently written an
excellent article over hiB signature
regarding the possibility of wav with
England as a result of the Venezuelan
affair.
Gomes Aguln In Santa Clara.
Havana, Dec. 30.— Reports would
indicate that apart ot Gomez’ column
has crossed the line back into Santa
Clara and is now near the great
swamp in the southern part of Santa
Clara province. It is reported here
that the mayor of Macurijes and every
member of his household have been
murdered by the insurgents. The
same fate is said to have overtaken
the mayor of Legnica. These towns
were on the course of Gomez’ line of
march.
The Saracenic Invasion Outdone.
Boston, Dee. 30.—A correspondent
writing from Constantinople concern
ing the recent Turkish atrocities m
Asia Minor says that at Arabkir 3,000
Christiuns were killed and wounded,
and that out of 3,000 houses occupied
by Christians fully three-quarters were
burned. The scene of the worst
periods of Saracenic invasion in the
Seventh century have been repeated
over and over.
Killed by the Burlington "Flyer."
Benkki.man, Neb., Dec. 30.—Early
this morning Charles Van Bnskirk,
aged 35, and Maud Bond, aged 10.
were instantly killed by the Chicago,
Burlington A Quincy “flyer.’’ Tuey
were returning home in a carriage
from a party and were run down on a
grade crossing.
DEBATING ON BONDS.
MORE TIME FOR DISCUSSION
AND AMENDMENT.
The Opposition Forces Several Important
Concessions—The Bonds to Be Parable
in Fifteen jeers—A More Against the
“Endless Chain”—Secretary Carlisle
Calls for Gold Bonds.
Debate on Bonds.
Washington. Dec. 28.—A conference
I was held between Speaker Reed and
| the House managers to-day and the
[ result was an agreement for a vote on
j the bond bill at 3 o’clock to-morrow,
j instead of 5 o’clock to-day.
| A further arrangement was made
that the ways and means committee,
before reporting the bill, shall insert
a clause showing that it is not the
purpose to retire the greenbacks. It
was also arranged that there shall bo
separate votes—one on the proposition
for a 9C0,000,000 bond issue and an
other on the unlimited issue. The
conference was satisfactory to ail ele
ments and the concessions made over
! came the protests against haste, which
led last night to the appointment of a
, committee of Republican ' members to
wait on Speaker Reed.
The ways and means committee
adopted the amendment to the bond
bill suggested by Mr. Hopkins of
Illinois to prevent the accumulation in
the Treasury of the greenbacks and
their practical retirement without can
cellation. _ The amendment provides
that nothing in the act shall be con
strued to repeal or modify the act of
1878 for the reissue of the greenbacks
when redeemed.
Another amendment was adopted
making the bonds issued uuder the
act payable within fifteen years. The
second amendment was suggested by
Mr. Lacey of Iowa and met the ap
proval of the Republican members.
In the original draft of the bill it was
provided that the bonds should be re
deemable at the pleasure of the gov
ernment, after five years from their
date. It was thought best to make a
definite termination of them. The
•amendments were adopted by a strict
party vote and the bill will be report
ed to the house as amended.
Mr. Tarshey of Missouri offered an
amendment to repeal the act of 1878
for reissuing the greenbacks, but failed
to get any support for it.
The amendment agreed to by the
ways and means committee providing
that the greenbacks should be reissued
is considered a great concession to dis
satisfied ones
xne Dime over tne Donu bill at
tracted large crowds to the House gal
leries again to-day. As soon as the
Journal had been approved, Mr. Ding
ley, chairman of the ways and means
committee, reported the bond bill as
amended by the ways and means com
mittee to-day, and it was referred to
the committee of the whole on the
state of the Union.
Mr. Daniel, Republican, of New
York, chairman of the first committee
on elections rose to a question of priv
ilege and made a unanimous report in
favor of seating Hugh R. Belknap in
place of Lawrence E. McGann from
the Third Illinois district. Mr. Mc
Gann had decided he was not entitled
to a seat and there was, therefore, no
contest over the matter. The report
was adopted and - Mr. Belknap was
sworn in.
Mr. Henderson of Iowa, from the
committee on rules, presented the rule
for the consideration of the bond bill.
Mr. Crisp opposed the adoption of
the rule. Yesterdny, said he. a gen
eral tariff bill, the exact effect of
which on particular industries, and on
the revenues no one knew, had been
rushed through the House. To-day it
had been proposed to rush through a
bond bill in the same summary man
ner, but the murmurings of discontent
on the Republican side had forced the
autocrat of the House and the so
called leaders to yield a little more
time. He admonished the other side
that it was only by resistance that
they could obtain their rights.
Mr. Bailey, Democrat, of Texas,
agreed in a general way to the propo
sition that there could not be a grea£
abuse of tho privilege of debate on
public questions and that the prime
factor was a vote; but, he said, while
useless debate should be restricted,
full and fair debate was essential.
Yesterday, with four hours’ debate, a
bill which would burden the people
with $40,000,000 of additional taxes,
was passed. To-day the performance
was to be repeated, but this time pos
terity was to be saddled with an in
terest bearing debt of no one knew
how many millions. The country, he
said, would no more tolerate precipi
tate haste than it would undue delay.
Mr. McMillan, Democrat, of Tennes
see, asked why the Republican leaders
proposed to cut their associates off
without opportunity to offer amend
ments. Were those in authority afraid
of their associates? Would they not
be trusted to do anything but vote?
When the twenty minutes allowed
the Democratic side had been con
sumed, Mr. UendcTSon, who was in
charge of the rule, without making
iny reply to the criticisms from the
other side, demanded a vote on the
adoption of the rule, which was taken
by yeas and nays.
Food Supply Cut Off.
Eldorado Springs, Mo., Dec. 58.—
This city, said to be the largest in the
United States without a railroad, is,
as a result of the terrible floods, in
danger of a famine. All freight is
hauled here by wagons and none has
been able to bring iD groceries for ten
days. Local merchants have sustained
heavy losses on shipments of holiday
goods, which still lay in cases at rail
road shipping points miles away. No
Louis mail has been received here
; since Sunday.
School Teachers In Session.
Topeka, Kan., Dec. S8.—Topeka is
alive with school teachers who come
from every quarter of Kansas to at
tend the thirty-third annual conven
tion of the State Teachers’association.
It is estimated that there are between
1,300 and 1,500 instructors present
They represent every department of
school work. The discussion of the
various topics along the line of educa
tion show great thoroughness on the
part of those who participate, and the
indications are that this convention
will prove the most interesting and
instructive of the kind ever held
within the Kansas border.
ANOTHER BOND tSSUE.
Arrangement* Perfected for Launching
•100,000,000. * ,
Washington, Dec. 25.—The Presl- *
dent and Secretary Carlisle hare de
termined upon an immediate issue of
bonds to be in the form of a popular
loan. It will make no difference
whether Russian gold is available or
not, as It will not be called for or ac
cepted. Congress will not bo depend
ed upon, for President Cleveland is
satisfied that no bond legislation will
get through that body in time to re
lieve the present urgent situation.
The issue will be announced in &
very few days. The amount will be
#100.000,000 for a period of thirty years
at 4 per cent, but the sale will be fixed
at such a premium as will make the in
terest .1 per eent flat. The denomina
tions will be small and the bonds will
be put upon the market in the United
States. No arrangement has been
made with the Itelmout-Morgansuidi
cate, representing the Rothseinlds,
other than that they may, after all of
the bids of general and private sources
in this country have been received,
take the nesidue or snrplusat the same
rate of interest. This the syndicate
has agreed to do.
WANTS GOLD BONDS.
Secretary Carlisle Says the Treasury’s Con
dition Is Serious.
Washington, Dec. 2«.—Chairman
Dingley of the’ ways and means com
mittee has received a private letter
from Secretary Carlisle which fur
aislies some information concerning
the condition of the treasury. Mr.
Dingley will not make the letter pub
lic, but says the Secretary offers to.
furnish the House with all data that
nay be needed. The condition of the
treasury is represented as very hen
nas, and Mr. Carlisle urges legislation
tor a gold bond.
Mr. Dingley lias informed the Sec
retary that a gold bond Is out of the
question and could not be considered.
Secretary Carlisle did not say to , Mr.
Dingley that a 3 per cent bond cannot
be floated and did not discuss this
feature of the case. This latter den ial
was made because reports to this
effect concerning the Secretary’s letter
were in circulation.
President Cleveland and his advisers,
it is learned, are strongly opposed to
the House bond bill, and this feeling
caused Secretary Carlisle to write ta
Chairman Dingley. Aside from the
very important objection that the
bonds are to be redeemed in coin, in
stead of gold, as recommended by the
President, it is understood that the
requirement that the bonds be sold by
subscription meets with disapproval.
OUTLAW~BILL DOOL1N.
Ha Is Tired of Being a Criminal awt
Wants to Surrender on Conditions.
Pkbry, Okla., Dec. 28.—Considerable
excitement was created here yesterday
when it was announced that Dill
Doolin, formerly leader of the noted
Dalton gang of outlaws, was in Perry
and that his mission here was to make
peace with the officers and give him
self up, provided a sentence could be |
agreed on. It is said that Doolin was
accompanied by Bill Carr, who 4s an
escapee from Oklahoma City. Carr
thas a big reward hanging over him,
and has skipped a $15,000 bond. He is
charged with being an accessory to the ,
murder of Chief of Police Jones,, ,which
occurred some months ago. Doolin, in
an interview, says he is tired of an
outlaw's life and wants to atone for all
his misdeeds by working it out in a
short term in the penitentiary.
Doolin was leader of the Dalton
gang for years, and is said, to bo one
of the most desperate men that ever
lived in Oklahoma. Ten months ago
he was shot through the leg by a dep
uty marshal, and the wound came
near killing him. He has made many
overtures of late to Oklahoma officers
for a compromise senteace for Ins
crimes, and it is thought that it will .
be effected soon.
TARIFF IN THE SENATE.
Mr. Burrows Introduces a BUI Placing a
Duty on the Present Free Lint.
Wasiiixutox, Dec. 23.—In the .Sen
ate, to-day, Mr. Burrows of Michigan
presented a tariff bill. He explained
that, under the Wilson hill, many arti
cles were placed on the free list. The
House bill passed yesterday, had
raised articles already on the dutiable
list, but had not yet reached those of
the free list except in a few instances.
The bill he now introduced placed (id
per cent of the duty under the law of
1890 on those articles placed on the
free list under the present law. Re
ferred to the finance committee.
The bond question made its appear
ance when Mr. Hill of New York in
troduced the following resoiiftioa;
“Resolved, That any bonds hereafter
issued under the laws now iu force
may, in the discretion of thp Secretary
of the Treasury, be made payable in
United States gold coin of the present
standard weight and fineness, or in
standard silver dollars, at the option
of the holders of such bonds, “but no
bond containing such option shall bear
a rate of interest exceeding 3 per cent
per annum, payable quarterly.”
Mr. Hill spoke iu favor of the reso
lution at considerable length.
At 2:30 p. m. Mr. Hilt’s resolution
was laid aside and the Senate ad
journed until Monday.
Seward, «eb. Uec. 28.—The east
bound liurlington passenger collided
with a west bound freight yesterday
afternoon. Engineer Reed of the
freight was instantly killed. The
passenger engineer was seriously in
jured. Two passengers, a little' girl
and an old man, were dangerously
hurt, the child being frightfully
burned by being thrown under a
store. Other passengers were iniured.
Hayward's Itody Cremated.
Chicago, Dec. 2 8.—The body of
Tarry Hayward, recently hanged in
Minneapolis tor the murder of Miss
Catherine Ging, arrived in Chicago to
lay and was taken immediately to
iraceland cemetery and cremated.
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Captain Healy, the accused revenue
cutter commander, is to be tried at
San Francisco for drunkenness.
Secretary Ilerbert has awarded the
contracts for the building of the two.
new battleships to the Newport News
Company.