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! THE JOURNAL. PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY. PLuVTTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA. OVER THE STATE. A nits in Lincoln destroyed 38,000 worth of property. , , Friday, September 4 th, will be Scandinavian Day." Tzcumseh will have a three days racing meeting the last week in May. A. T.'D. HuonF.s'has been appointed postmaster at Howe, Nemaha county. ' A gbocert firm at Geneva handled 16,000 eggs from January 20 to March 1. The Fourth district republican con vention will be held at York on the 9th f April. The farmers around North Bend have concluded to raise 200 acres of celery this summsr. Ax effort is being made by Tecum eh horsemen to hold a racing meeting there early in the spring". John Knight, an Omaha iron mould er, was killed at ML Pleasant. Ia., by being run over by a train. Walker, the Dawson county mur derer, has reached the penitentiary and entered upon his life sentence. Shklbt'8 only saloon has been closed by the sheriff attaching the furniture of the-place on a chattel mortgage. Brown county has seventy-four civil and four criminal cases on the docket for the coming term of district court. Milch cows are in great demand, and most of the creameries over the country have found it necessary to advance the price of milk. Buy home made goods and build up home industries, is a good policy, r ar rell's Fire Extinguisher, made by Far rell & co., Omaha. Cows are bringing better prices at the public sales this winter than for sev eral years, and good farm horses are in much better demand. Water Commissioner Ilarpair of Nor folk has been requested to hand in his resignation "forthwith." He is said to be short in his accounts, but in only a small amonnL As a result of the revival at Wayne, sixty members have been added to the Methodist church, thirty-six to the Baptist church and as many more to the Presbyterian. Representative Kem has introduced a bill to transfer Ft. Sidney military post reserve to the state of Nebraska for educational purposes for a normal or industrial school. Gkobge K ed firm of Fairmont went to California to make his "future home. After a stay of two weeks he f lulled up stakes and returned to the and of the big red corn. The Twelve O'clock" club is the name of a thrifty organization of Te cumseh's young people that has for the past three months held regular weekly meetings of a social character. The sentence of Atlee Hart, editor of the Dakota City Eagle, to a year in the Iowa penitentiary has been commuted by Governor Drake to a tine of ?500 and costs, which must be paid by April l.". A mass meeting of the indignant cit izens of Farnam was held, denouncing the action of Governor Holcomb in commuting the death sentence of John B. Walker to that of imprisonment for life. Jake Kolmar of Pierce county, who went to Missouri the 10th of February, where he purchased land, has already become tired of his bargain and will be back in time to raise a crop in Ne braska. The land commissioner's office has served notice on county officers that her eaf ter bids for lease of school lands will not be received for the small sum due during the last days of December and Jane. But when bidders put in their claims at these times the whole of the succeeding semi-annual rental must be paid. Deputy Marshal Thrasher of Omaha was in Ashland issuing sum mons to parties who own Union Pacific railway lands or lands originally bought of that road to appear in chan cery at Omaha April 6. As the parties do not know why they should be sum moned, some of them fear that the gov ernment is making an effort to take tlie land away from them. Tmomas Moore, who has been dig ging at a vein of coal recently located near Rock Bluff, south of Plattsmouth, has struck an extra vein of coal that promises to yield heavily. The vein, when first struck, was not considered worth working, but after digging a while it was discovered that it was growing larger and now indications are that the affair will make its owners some money. Washington dispatch: Senator Thurston today reported favorably the bill to authorize and encourage the holding of a trans-Mississippi exposi tion at Omaha in 189S. The bill was reported substantially as presented, with the exception of a few amend ments to make it more nearly corres pond to that which was more recently introduced in the house by Congress man Mercer. District Attorney Sawyer, on be half of the government, has begun suit in federal court against the Burlinzton railroad company to restore to the pub lic domain land estimated at 20O.OO0 acres in north central Nebraska claim ed by the company under the act of congress of 1804. The government bases its suit on the ground that these lands were never ceded, but that the road took possession through the failure of the government to provide the nnm'ter of sections agreed upon along the line in the South Platte country. The rail road company has Ion.' since disposed of much of the disputed property ami nearly 1.500 settlers will be affected bv the suit. Charles Green and Kalph Seeley. of Saunders county, will tarry eighteen months each in the penitentiary for re ceiving stolen goods. A tin box filled with gold dust, valued at S300, was uncovered by Wm. Austin while diirginy a foundation for his house near Plattsmouth. Kov, the 13-year-old son of James M. Thurman, living two miles northeast of Table Rock, was shot through the neck by his sister Grace, some two years older. Mr. Thurman had cleaned up the gun and loaded it. preparatory to going out hunting. The girl got hold of the gun, which was discharged with the above results. The Nebraska Club. The executive committee of the Ne braska club met in Lincoln and took ' steps to push forward the work of the j organization. Several very important j matters were put under way, details of which are withheld pending comple tion of plana Secretary Williamson made a compre hensive report of the work up to the present time. He showed a map, on which he has indicated . the growth of the idea. In fifteen counties auxiliary organizations have been formed, and the club has members in sixteen, while workers are busy in thirty. Arrange ments have been made with the rail road 'Companies by which missionaries may reach the states of Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Ohio and others, from which Nebraska has drawn an excellent class of citizens. Only, counties in . which auxiliaries have been organized are en titled to this benefit. Another plan that has been perfected is to get into the columns of the state papers matter prepared by an experienced journalist, which will treat especially of the re sources and attractions of the counties organized. C. II. Morrill of Lincoln, J. E. Smith of Beatrice and W. II. Lanningof Ilast tings announced themselves as three of fifty who would take 100 shares each. This will provide for half of the 10,000 shares needed to commence business on. Governor Holcolmb submitted a-letter from the secretary of the Armenian so ciety in Chicago" offering to furnish Armenian immigrants for Nebraska. He writes that these Armenians are of the most desirable class, and make ex cellent citizens, the difficulty at present being for them to get out of Turkey. Nebraska's Chicory Industry. Fremont dispatch: An agent of the German Chicory company of O'Neill has been in town the past few days making contracts with farmers to raise chicory for its factory. It has met with success and has already 250 acres in sight. The company agrees to furnish seed for 50 cents a pound, to be taken from the first shipment or be paid in cash. It will pay S10.50 a ton for the roots delivered on the cars at O'Neill. The contract also contains a provision similar to that in the contracts of the Norfolk Sugar Beet company, that if the state bounty is not paid then the farmer is to receive S'. per ton at the factory instead of 810. The roots are not required to meet any test as to quality, but are paid for wholly by weight. They are to be free from earth and well topped. A few acres were raised in this vicinity last season with satisfactory results, although the cost of digging them was larger than was anticipated. The roots were so long that no machine would work satisfac torily and they had to be spaded up by hand. Working Nebraska Gold Fields. Crete dispatch: The gold prospect ors here are by no means idle. There was general dissatisfaction with the re sult of the last washing of sand off the Norris farm. Last week a syndicate of five prominent business men was form ed for the purpose of thoroughly testing the sand from the Norris farm. The sluice boxes were improved by inserting copper plates in each box covered by quicksilver. Quicksilver was also placed under all rimes in the boxes. Five loads, carefully measured and weighed, were hauled to the sluices. These five loads contained exactly five tons of sand. The washing was done very slowly and the results of the clean-up are axiouslv awaited. From all indi cations the result will far exceed that of the last experiment. Should- it be satisfactory actual work to sluice the entire deposit of sand will at once be commenced. The result of the clean up is now in possession of Prof, IIos ford of Doane college to be retorted. When that is done the actual amount of gold in the five tons will be known. The Mortgage Record. Auditor Moore has completed the record of the mortgage indebtedness of Nebraska for the year ending Decem ber 31, 1895. The total farm, town and city and chattel mortgages filed for that year show a decrease of 59,183, 977.04 from that of the year 1894. To offset this, however, there is a corres ponding decrease in the total amount of satisfactions, the satisfaction, of farm, town and city chatJrel mortgages for 189.", being $9,289,577.42 less than for the same period in 1894. The total decrease of farm mortgages is 54, 118, 022.75; total decrease of chattel mort gages, 53,337,287.62. In town and city mortgages for 1895 there is a decrease of nearly 82,000,000, and a correspond ing decrease in the amount of satisfac tions. The number of sheriffs' deeds and other deeds in foreclosure are about the same for the two years. Special State Fair Program. The State Fair board met in Omaha last week to help Secretary Furnas make the coming state fair the best in history. They talked over all of the minor phases of the coming event, such as advertising, transportation, lunch stands, eta And then this speed pro gram was agreed upon: Monday, August 31 Trotting, 2-year-olds, 2:50 class, 8300; pacing, 2:35 class, 8400; running, half mile and repeat, 8100. Tuesday, September 1 Trotting, 2:40 class, 8400; pacing, 2:2G class. 8500; run ning, mile dash, 8100. Wednesday, September 2 Trotting, 2:32 class. 8500; pacing, 2:17 class, 8000; running, half mile and repeat, $100. Tuesday, September 3 Pacing, 3-year-olds, 2:33 class, 8500; trotting. 2:25 class, 8000; running, mile dash, 8100. Friday, September 4 Trotting, 2:18 class, b600; trotting, 2:12 class, S600; running, half mile dash, $100. Saturday, September 5. Pacing, 2-year-olds, 2:35 class, 8500; running. mile dash, 8100. Entries and rules races will be under tions. governing the the usual condi- A suit which has been commenced in Lincoln county to declare forfeited to the state all the property of a corpora tion for neglect to comply with the law relating to foreign corporations filing copies of articles of incorporation in this state is being discussed around the state house. The suit is brought in the name of the state by the county attor ney of Lincoln county and against the North Platte Irrigation company. This company was incorporated in Col orado and has never complied with the Nebraska law. The canal, which is the oldest one in Lincoln ?ounty, is valued at 8100,000 and the lands, water rights and other property which is in contro versy amounts to nearly $1,000,000. THE ENGLISH BLUE BOOK. BRITISH PRESS VIEWS OF THE VENEZUELA CASK. THINK IT IS CONVINCING. Thm Ttaaee Believes America Cannot but Acknowledge the Justness of England's Claims and That Her Conduct Has Been Forbear tag and Magnanimous Other Press Views. London, March 9 The Morning Post in an editorial hopes the Venezu elan blue book will be widely read in America. "We do not doubt that when the British case is studied there will be a complete reversal of judg ment in America. The only matter for regret is that it was impracticable to publish the bine book last summer and so to have spared Mr. Olney the pains of composing his famous dis patch." The Chronicle (Liberal) after taking for granted that the case will be set tled by arbitration, says: "It is ad visable that we should go to the tri bunal as strongly fortified as possible. From this point of view we are not satisfied with Lord Salisbury's pre sentation of our case. The strict ad vocates line has been pursued. Weak points have been slurred over and un due emphasis has been laid upon un essential matters. Lord Salisbury has shown himself not too skillful, tactful or well informed a defender of England's honor and interests." The Times prints the British case in eztenso and in au editorial on the sub ject, says: "We rely without mis giving upon the iniluence it must exert on the minds of the American people. Hitherto they have heard only the Venezuelan side of the case, in which there is reason to believe facts have been distorted, documents garbled or suppressed and all the artsof unscrup ulous litigants re-.orted to. In the presence of the sober and lawyer-like presenjjnent of our rights, wc do not fear tSrt any devices like this will pre vail with the population, every man of which is accustomed to think and judge for himself. We are confident no new facts can be adduced capable of seriously impairing our main posi tion. We shall be surprised if the Americans fail to realize the strength of our case and disappointed if they do not acknowledge that our conduct throughout has been just, forbearing and magnanimous." The Graphic considers the case to be simply overwhelming. "Englishmen must be astonished at their own mod eration," it says. "Had the foreign office really known the strength of its own case, it assuredly would never would have proposed the concessions offered by Lord Arbedeen in 1844 and Lord Granville in 1881." The Globe says: Although the Brit ish case is brought into court it would be a profound and most regretable misconception to assume that it will be submitted formally or informally to the American government. Such action would practically admit the right of the United States to intrude in au unauthoritative and imparious manner into all disputes with Euro pean powers possessing territories in America and neighboring States. Our case is not presented to Washington, but to Caracas. Of course, we hope the Americans win recognize the im pregnable strength of our position; but they cannot too clearly understand that England will not brook the inter ference of an outside power during discussion of the question." THE CARE OF VETERANS. The Inspector Central's Annual Report on SoIdiert Home. VASniUTOX, March 9. The speaker has laid before the House the annual report of the inspector general on an inspection of the several branches of the National Home for Disabled Vol unteer Soldiers. Financial affairs are found to be in a satisfactory condi tion, considerable surplus remaining at the end of the year. The average number of members cared for during the last year was 16,477, which the re port says, nearly equals the combined strength of our infantry and artillery. The number of persons cared for has increased at the average rate of 793 per year and the institutions are greatly overcrowded. Manv of the inmates at the time of inspection were sleeping on floors, in attics and base ments and in other places not intended for sleeping purposes. A system of outdoor relief is recommended, the cost of such relief not to exceed the amount expended upon actual in mates of the institution. Senator Carter Termed a Party Traitor. Bbidgkport, Conn., March 9. At the annual banquet of the Bridgeport Republican club last night, the speak ers were Governor Hastings of Penn sylvania, Congressman Willis of Delaware, Congressman E. J. Hill of Connecticut, United States Senator J. C Burrows of Michigan and Samuel Fessenden, speaker of the Connecticut House of Representatives. Congress man Hill severely arraigned Senator Carter of Montana for his attack on his old associates, and denounced him as a traitor to his party. Jt Kings of Two Metals. Chicago, March 9. The gavel to be used at the St. Louis convention is in possession of the national Republican committee Its maker, from Carthage, 111., was in the city to-day receiving congratulations upon the happy in spiration that led him to place on one end of the mallet made of wood from Lincoln's log cabin, a gold plate, and on the other end a silver one. One of the Founders of the O. O. P. Dead. Oshkosh, Wis., March it. Freeman R. Stewart, on of the founders of the Republican party at Ripon, Wis., died to-day aged 74 years. He was a na tive of Madison county, N. Y. SPAIN AND UNCLE SAM. rremler Canovas Explains the Spanish Contentions. Madrid, March 0. Prime Minister Canovas del Costillo has given out the following statement concerning; Spain's position on the Cuban ques tion: "We have as yet no official notifica tion of the intentions of the Ameri can government and cannot, there fore, take cognizance of nor protest by note against any of the proceedings of the Senate and House of Represen tatives of the United States: We have taken no official notice whatever of the proceedings and speeches in Washington during the past week. "Nor have we sounded the European powers or courts regarding their sup port in any form. All we nave done is to show to the American govern ment and to Minister Taylor that we have endeavored to enforce respect for the American legation and consulates, repressing so sternty the disturbances that we have ordered the Madrid. Granada, Barcelona and Val encia universities closed, and we will close all universities, schools and es tablishments whose students dare to make demostrations hostile to the United States. We will send to prison and prompt trial all the authors and promoters of such disturbances. We believe they are prompted by the ad vanced Republicans. "The situation is now one of ex treme delicacy. Indeed, I cannot de fine how far it is possible for the gov ernment of Spain to permit amicable and 'careful mediation of a foreign power, however honorable and disin terested it may be, without incurring the grave risk of being accused of submitting to outside interference. pressure and dictation in the midst of a civil war. ine United Mates are a great power, and until they recognize the object and encourage the aims of the insurrectionists in Cuba, they are friendly to Spain. After the recogni tion of the belligerents in Cuba by the United States, it would be impos sible for the government of Spain to accept the good offices of President Cleveland, or to permit any interfer ence whatever. j "Nevertheless, I still hope some i means will be found by the president to avoid alienating the friendly rela tions with the United States which i Spain has shown this week that she ! prizes highly. "We cannot admit that the slight est ground exists for the recognition of the belligerency of the Cuban in surgents, whose so-called president, the Marquis of Santa Lucia, and the members of liis executive council, are nomads, like the rebel bands, ever on the move. For instance, they were nearly surprised and captured this week by a Spanish . column in the province of Las Villas." REVIEW OF BUSINESS. Everything Considered, the Market Ex hibited Remarkable Strength. New York, March 9. R. G. Dun & Co.'s Weekly Review of Trade says: The Cuban resolutions and the ap pointment of receivers for the Balti more & Ohio were events of sufficient importance to affect almost any gen uine market, especially for securities. It, therefore, argued other remarka ble strength of conditions or an en tire want of life and genuineness in the market that the prices of the sixty most active railroad stocks, which averaged S4&.74 per share February 1, have never fallen since that date lower than $49.36. nor risen above S50. 85 per share. The Industrials all report a slightly lower range of prices, except for iron and steel products. Prices of wool have declined an average of 2.4 per cent within the month of February, presumably because of the failure of the proposed tariff bill, which included duties on wool. Reports are frequent that many of the largest mills are about to stop production for a time, in order to give the market opportun ity to clear itself. Speculation in breadstuffs has not been particularly active, nor has the change in prices been important. REBELS HAVE ENOUGH. Nicaragua Revolutionists Ready to Sue for Terms of Peace. Makaous, Nicaragua, March 9. Rafael A. Guitierrez, president of the republic of Salvador, has telegraphed to President Zelaya of Nicaragua, in forming him the Leon rebels want to make terms of peace. President Zelaya is determined that the only terms of peace he will give are that the Leonists shall pay all the expenses of the war preparations which have been necessitated by their revolt, shall give up all their arms and. that their leaders shall be tried by court-martial. Kansas Mayors on ReanbmUsion. Topeka, Kan., March 9. The To peka Mail and Breeze has received re plies from the mayors of forty-four cities of 2,000 inhabitants or over in Kansas, of whom opinions were asked as to the advisability of resubmitting the prohibitory law. Of the forty four, fifteen favor resubmission, twenty-three are against it and six are non-committal. Of the resubmis sionists, five are Democrats and ten Republicans. Of those opposed, all are Republicans. The Porte and Clara Barton. Constantinople, March 9. The Turkish foreign minister has renewed to United States Minister Terrell, in the presence of Miss Clara Barton, president of the American Red Cross society, the government's promise to permit Miss Barton and her assistants to travel in Armenia and distribute relief. An Early Adjournment. Washington, March 9. Speaker Reed and Chairmen Dingley and Can non have been assured by representa tives of the Senate steering commit tee that if the House can complete its work by May 1, the Senate will not delay an adjournment a week beyond that time. For Country's Sake. AN INDIAN FIGHTER SUFFERS AGONIES FROM DISEASE. Bo Was In the Battle With the Apaches When Geronlmo Was Cap to rod. Prom the Press, New Tork City. Worn with the exposure of army lire on the frontier, and poisoned by the continual drinking: of alkali water, Joseph Flegrauf returned to Phlladel- Shla elaht years aso, broken down In ealth and unable to do any work. He , had served five years with the Ninth United States Infantry In many a desperate fight with the Indians in Arizona and other frontier states and had won an enviable record. In the fierce conflict when Geronimo, the famous chief of the Apaches, was cap tured, Mr. Fleusjauf was among the brave soldiers who, forgetful of every thing but duty, charged upon the hos tile Indians. Life on the plains sent to an untimely death many soldiers who were never touched by a redskin's bullet or arrow, and Mr. Flegrauf came near such a fate as that. A long: time before his time was out he was taken seriously ill, but he stuck to his post until an honorable discharge was finally given to him. When he reached Philadelphia, the Indian fighter was scarcely more than skin and bones, and for three weeks he lay desperately ill in a hospital. He felt dizzy, and his stomach felt as if it had dried up. These symptoms wert accom panied by bloody dysentery, which no medicine seemed to relieve. After two years of suffering, Mr. Flegrauf came to New York and was treated by several physicians. These did not agree, some calling his disease catarrh of the stomach, and others chronic diarrhoea. In speaking to a reporter about his Illness Mr. Flegauf said the doctors helped him, but, with all the money he spent for advice and medicine, he was able to work only a small part of the time. Since moving to his present home. No. 517 West Forty-second street, in New York, about a year ago, Mr. Flegauf has been so ill that his voice and hearing almost left him. Then all medicines failed, and the sick man had little hope of recovery. At this critical time Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People were recommended to Mr. Flegauf, and. almost as a last hope, he began taking them. "The beneficial effect of the medicine was felt at 6nce," Mr. Flegauf told the reporter, "and before I had taken a box I began to eat with relish. Three boxes made me so much better that I began work and have been able to keep at it since, for five months." Dr. Williams- Pink Pills contain all the elements necessary to give new life and richness to the blood and restore shattered nerves. They are for sale by by all druggists, or may be had by mail from Dr. Williams' Medicine Company, Schenectady, N. Y., for 50o per box. or lx boxes for $2.50. The Coming Fashionable Bonnet. That plaited straw, yellowish in tint, will form the fashionable bonnet there can be no doubt But the shape se lected will depend this season, more than ever before, on that fancied by the wearer. Since the Directoire, First Empire and Louis Sixteenth styles are all in vogue with a suggestion of the large bonnets fancied during the early part of this century, and the small bon nets such as were in vogue among the beauties of the Second Empire, it would seem as if every face should be suited. The fact that the stock and the jabot are growing nearer and nearer to the ears means, so say the milliners, the coming in of ribbon ties, and broad ones at that. Importers announce that the enormous straw hats will be tied by inch-wide ribbons under the chin, while the small bonnets will be put on securely with three-inch-wide ties. Men, Stir Your Mentality. If only men would realize that tht material side is what we girls care the least for. Pray don't think, just be cause you have built us colonial houses and have our clothes made for us, and never allow butchers' bills to annoy us, that j-ou have done your whole duly by us. It never occurs to most of us. who have these dear American men for lov ers and husbands, that we ever really could get cold or hungry. iou would have a fit if you thought anybody be longing to vou didn't have all the clothes they wanted and the best the market affords. But you think it a huge joke when we saj that we are mentally cold and hungry a good deal of the time, and that vou are a store house with all that we need, right within your hearts and brains, onlj'you won't give it to us. Ladies Home Journal. The March number of the North American Review opens with an im portant paper on "America's Interest in Eastern Asia," by the Hon. .lohn Barrett, United States Minister to Spain. The conditions which have served to retard the development of American-Asiatic trade in the past, are ably set forth by Mr. Barrett, together with some timely and, valuable sugges tions as to how American interests may best avail themselves of the "Asiatic Opportunity." Mrs. Cleveland Weighs IOU Pounds. People who knew Frances Folsom as a slight young school girl and have not enjoyed the privilege of seeing her since are not altogether prepared for the development which has taken place since her marriage. Mrs. Cleveland has acquired additional weight almost im perceptibly, but none the less surely. It does not detract in the slightest de gree from her charming presence. Some of her most intimate friends have been particularly curious of late to know how much she actually weighed, but they were not altogether prepared for the statement Mrs Cleveland made the other day to one of her friends that she now tipped the scales at exactly 190 pounds. Chicago Times-Herald. Time's chisel deepens the mark time there is a frown upon the face. every Marriace lased on flirtation logically ends in separation, divorce or tragedy. Newspapers Have Public Duties. The Des Moines Register has 70,000 worth of libel suits on its hands, insti tuted by Drake university students, who were arrested in connection with the recent Des Moines grave robberies. The Register would be slightly crip pled, financially, we should judge, if their bank account should suffer a withdrawal of $70,000, but there is no danger from the present libel, at least. It was the duty of the Register to print the particulars of the grave robbery, which it did, and while libel suits are expensive luxuries. The Register will come out victorious. Creston Advertiser. NO CUBAN RECOGNITION. President Cleveland and Cabinet Strongly Opposed to It. Washington, March 5. The Presi dent and his Cabinet are undoubtedly opposed to the present recognition ol belligerency of the Cuban insurgent and to any declaration concerning' their independence as embodied In re cent Congressional resolutions. The following Is not an official statement, but it ia known from careful inquiry that It accurately represents the ad ministration's views in the matter. While the. President and members of the Cabinet personally feel the sym pathy common to all Americans with those Cubans who are contending for self-government, they feel that in their official action they should not de part from the well-settled principles which were followed by former Presi dents and Secretaries of State during prior insurrections in Cuba. These were clearly set forth by General Grant in his message of 1875, in which he dealt with the question of the rec ognition of Cuban independence and also with that of the recognition of belligerency. Both independence and belligerency are facts, and their recognition by other powers, as the term implies, is merely formal acknowledgment of a state of things which, rightly or wrongly, has come about. When a people, united under some known and defined form of govern ment, which administers its functions by the usual methods, come to occupy and control a known territory over which it is competent to administer justice and within which it affords protection to citizens and strangers, a new state exists. Refusal of recogni tion would not change the fact, any more than premature "recognition' could create it. The former would be merely a slight to the new govern ment, just as the latter is merely an affront to the old one, The question necessarily is always what govern ment is actually in control of the country. Recognition of belligerency depends upon the same facts, and is only a modified form of recognizing inde pendence, though the latter implies more perfect accomplishments. The pretension of recognizing what does not exist always, and justly, regarded as an unfriendly act, and a gratuitous demonstration of moral support to the rebellion." It is understood that, judged by these tests, the administration does not think the present state of affairs in Cuba justifies any change in the at titude of the Government. Its func tion is to act and not to express feel ing. Let Off With a 85 Fine. Wichita, Kan., March 5. Glass Pierce, the Liverpool, Kan., postmas ter who was brought here and lodged in jail for sending obscene matter through the mails to the assistant postmaster general in order to get rid of his postoffice, pleaded guilty in the United States court and, to the great astonishment of everybody, was fined only $5. Drag gins Its Slow Length Along Fbakkfobt. Ky., Merch 5. As soon as the House assembled to-day a re so lution was offered for adjournment to March 1 1, one week earlier than the constitution limitation. This is re- f yarded as conceding that the present eislature cannot elect a successor to Senator Blackburn. To Make Gold Contracts literal. Jackson, Miss., March 5. Governor McLaurin sent to the Legislature a special message recommending the passage of a law prohibiting the mak ing of contracts payable in gold alone and providing that all contracts shall be paid in both gold and silver. I.IVK STOCK AND I'KODUCK JMUKETS Quotations From New York, Chleago, LoaLs, Omaha and Kluewhere. OMAHA. St. Butter Creamery separator.. Butter Fair to good couutry. Eprs Fresh Chickens Dressed, per E Turkeys Per lb Lemons Choice Messinas Oranffes Pt box Honey Fancy white, per lb... ADDles Per bbl A is a 12 64 8 (A 184 13 14 12 (ft 3 00 2 25 14 2 50 (A 4 2.1 4J3 2 u 1 3 50 2 75 y bb 1 50 ft 8 7 W 5 .0 40 2V ( J SO & 3 & & i 7 05 &2 90 C 3 0 3 00 & 5 00 3 25 3 50 & 3 90 ki 3 60 4 25 Sweet potatoes Good, per bbl 2 50 Potatoes Per bu 30 Beans Navy, hand-pici ed.bu 1 40 Cranberries c ape Cod, pr,bbl 8 5-) Hay Upland, per ton 5 00 Onions Per bu 35 Broom Corn Green, per D)..--. 2 Hozs Mixed packing 3 75 Hops Heavy weishts ........ 3 80 Beeves Stockers and feeders. 2 CO Beef Steers i 00 Bulls 2 13 Milkers 2 N StaRs 8 50 Calves..... 2 40 Oxen 1 fiO Cows 1 SO Heifers 2 50 "Westerns 3 30 Sheep Lambs i 7 CHICAGO. Wheat No. 2. SDrinsr 15 & Corn Per bu 2S Oats Per bu.. 21 21 Pork 9 70 & 9 T5 Lard 6 37 Cattle Feeding cattle 3 00 H o-is Averages 8 95 Sheep Lambs. 4 90 Mieep Westerns i50 Sheep Natives. 3 50 NEW YORK. Wheat No. 2, red winter 83 orn No. 2, 37 Oats No. 2 26 Pork ....10 2 Lard 3 64 & 5 40 $ 3 70 & 4 0 & 4 70 f 3 A) & 4 SO & 93H f 37S fft 2H 0)10 50 OS70 ST. LOUIS. Wheat No. 2 red, cash 72 Corn Per bu 26'4fo 724 27;, 20 tats rer bu . I (ft Hogs Mixed packing Catt le Native be ves Sheep Natives Lambs 3 (0 3 25 3 00 3 50 ki 3 90 Gil 4 fO (A 3 75 td 4 50 KANSAS CITY. Wheat No. 2 hard f-0 f 22 li5!tti --Orii- o. 2 , Cattl stockers and feeders.. 2 5.4 22'i 75 85 40 nogs .Mixed Packers 3 r Sheep Lambs 3 7j an 3 a 4 NEWS IN BRIEF". The Central Trust and Savings Bank of Chicago has madean assignment. Nicaraguan troops are advancing upon Leon, the stronghold of the rebels. The United States warship "Alert Is at Corinto to guard this country's in terests there. Bills have been introduced in Con gress for the protection of squaw men's children. The secretary of war has recom mended the purchase of a rifle range for Jefferson Barracks.