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Jannary 3, 1895. THE WEALTH MAKERS. HILL'S POLITICAL UNITED By Thomas This is a large octavo book of 450 pages, condensed by tabulation into a small book that it may be universally sold and circulated at a low price. Its purpose is to clearly present, in a manner entirely non-partisan, the merit attaching to each party. No partiality is shown in behalf of any political organization. Like the dictionary, it simply defines. It gives the best-known argument in favor of each, and leaves the reader free to choose which he will serve. It treats upon the important live issues of the time, and is an indis pensable work to people who would intelligently discuss the political situation. It is a very exhaustive compendium of Political Facts, and literally answers thousands of questions. To illustrate: What are Democratic principles! What does a single tax advocate propose' If all tax was placed on land, what would be the tax on the farm! What would be the tax on suburban prop erty, and how much on the acre worth two million dollars in the center of the city! What does a Republican believe! Why be a Republican and favor high pro tective tariff 1 What arguments for and against protection! What do tut Socialist waatt What wouid be tbeexzd'MvntV Nm111b principles prevailed! What do the Populists desire! If government owned and operated the banks, and banks never fatled, and people never hid their money and all money came out and into active circulation, and money was so abundant that interest became low, and all enterprise started up and everybody had employment, what then! What do the Nationalists want! Why nationalize the railroads, the coal mines and various industries! What do the eight-hour advocates pro pose! If working certain hours yields cer tain profit, how could working less hours yield more profit! How could women be benefited by voting! What started the financial panic of 1893! Who commenced the tirade againrt silver, that resulted in the repeal of the Sherman law! Who started the stampede on the banks In 1893, by which 714 of them failed in eight months, and four hundred million dollars PRICES. Bound in fine morocco, stamped in gold, convenient and durable, for editors, public speakers and others who wish to use it constantly as a work of reference $1.00 Bound in substantial, elegant cloth.. 75 ' Bound in paper cover .s 25 SENT POSTPAID ON RECEIPT OF PRICE, And alio tor ule at the offlee of tMi Publication. PEOPLE'S PLATFORM. Adopted by tbe Convtntion at Om aha Nebraska, July 4, 1802. Assembled upon tbe one hundred and sixteenth anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, the People's Party of America, in their first national conven tion, invoking upon their action the blessings of Almighty God. puts forth in the Dame, and 011 behalf of the people of the country, the following preamble and declaration of principles: The conditions which surround us best justify our co-operation; we meet in the midst of a nation brought to the veri?e of moral, political and material ruin. Corruption dominates the ballot box, the legislatures, the Congress, and touches even the ermine of the bench. The people are demoralized; most of the states have been compelled to isolate tbe voters at the polling places to prevent universal intimidation or 1 . . rnL. . 1 1 - subsidized or muzzled; public opinion silenced; business prostrated; our homes covered with mortgages; labor impover ished; and the land concentrating in the hands of the capitalists. The urban workmen are denied the right of organi zation for self-protection; imported pau perized labor beats down their wages; a hireling army, unrecognized by our law, is established to snoot them down; and they are rapidly degenerating into Euro pean conditions. The fruits of the toil of millions are boldly stolen to build up pnl nasal fortunes for afew.unorecedeuted in the history of mankind, and the pos sessors of these in turn despise the re public and.endanger liberty. From the same prolific womb of governmental in justice we breed the two great classes tramps and millionaires. The national power to create money is appropriated to enrich bondholders; a vast public debt, payable in legal tender currency, has been funded into gold-bearing bonds, thereby adding millions to the burdens of the people. Silver, which has been accepted as coin since the dawn of history, has been de monetized to add to the purchasing pow er of gold, by decreasing the value of all forms of property, as well as human la bor, and the supply of currency is pur posely abridged to fatten usurers, bank rupt enterprise, and enslave industry. A vast eonsniracv airainst mankind has 1 been organized on two continents, and - it is rapidly taking possession of the world. If not met and overthrown at once it forebodes terrible social convul sions, the destruction of civilization, or the establishment of an absolute despot ism. We have witnessed for more than a quarter of a century the struggles of the two great political parties for power and plunder, while grievous wrongs have been inflicted upon the suffering people. We charge that the controlling influence dominating both these parties have per mitted the existing dreadful conditions to develop, without serious effort to prevent or restrain them. Neither do they now promise us any substantial reform. They have agreed together to ignore, in the coining cam paign, every issue but one. They pro pose to drown the outcries of a plundered people with the uproar of a sham battle over the tariff; so that capitalists, corpo rations, national banks, rings, trusts, watered stock, the demonetization of sil Ter, and the oppressions of the usurers may all be lost sight of. They propose to sacrifice our homes, lives uud children on the altar of Mammon; to destroy the multitude in order to secure corruption funds from the millionaires. Assembled on the anniversary of the birthday of the nation, and filled with the spirit of the grand generation of men, who estab lished our independence, we seek to re store the government of the Republic to the hands of "the plain people;" with whose class it originated. We assert our purposes to be identical with the purpose of the national constitution: "to forma more perfect union, establish justice, in sure domestic tranquility, providefor the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty ourselves and our posterity." We declare that this republio can only endure as a free government " while built upon the love of the whole people for each other and for tbe nation; that it cannot be pinned together by bayonets, that the HISTORY OF THE STATES. E. HilL were drawn out of the banks and hidden within a period of ninety dajBl Who was President of the United States In 1849185918691 Who have been the occupants of the presi dential chair since 18791 Who have been members of the Cabinet during every presidential administration! How many Democrats, Republicans, and members of other parties have we bad in each and every Congress! How many lawyers in each Congress! Whence originated the names of "Brother Jonathan," "Uncle Sam," "Loco-Foco," "Silver Greys," etc., etc. ! What were the issues involved In the Missouri Compromise, the Monroe Doctrine, the Dred Bcott Decision, Fugitive Slave Law, etc., etc.! What of the biographical record of the great leaders In ourearly history, Including Washington, Patrick Henry, Hamilton, Webster, Franklin, Clay .Calhoun, Jefferson and others! What has thrown 'so many people Into idleness of late years! Why so many tramps! What is the history of the Coxty move ment! When did the coal miners' strike begin and what was the extent of that movementl What are the facts about the Pullman strike, the American Railway Union and the boycott of the Pullman ears! What ase the remedies proposed whereby capital and labor may each have justice! Bee "Hill's Political History of the United States." frlnlniniiuuij civil war is over and that every passion and resentment whicli grew out of it must die with it; and that we must be in tact, as we are in name, one united brother hood. Our country finds itself confront ed by conditions for which there is no precedent in the history o the world Our annual agricultural productions amount to billions of dollars in value, which must within a few weeksor months be exchanged for billions of dollars of commodities consumed in their produc tion; the existing currency supply is wholly inadequate to make tbis exchange, The results are falling prices, the forma tion of combines and rings, and the im poverishment of the producing class. We pledge ourselves that if given power we will labor to correct these evils by wise and reasonable legislation, In accordance with the terms of our platform. We believe that the powers of govern ment in other words, 01 tbe people should be expanded (as in the case of the postal service) as rapidly and as far as the good sense of an intelligent people, and the teachings of experience, shall justify; to the end that oppression, in justice and poverty shall eventually cease in the land. While our sympathies as a party of re form are naturally upon the side of every proposition which will tend to make men intelligent, virtuous and temperate, we nevertheless regard these questions im portant as they are as secondary to the great issues now pressing tor solution; and upon which not only our individual prosperity, but the very existence of free institutions depends; and we ask all men to first help us to determine whether we are to have a republic to administer, be fore we differ as to the conditions upon which it is to be administered; believing that the forces of reform this day organ ized will never cease to move forward uu til every wrong is righted and equal pri vileges established for all the men and women of this country. We declare, therefore, UNION OF THE PEOPLE. First, That the union of the labor forces of the Dnited States this day con summated, shall be permanent and per petual; may its spiriteuter into all hearts for the salvation of the republic and the uplifting of mankind. Second, Wealth belongs to him who creates it; and every dollar taken from industry, without an equivalent, is rob bery. "If any man will not work neither shall he eat." The interests of rural and civic labor are the same; their enemies are identical. Third. We believe that the time has come when the railroad corporations will either own the people or the people must own the railroads; and should the government enter upon the work of own ing and managing the railroads, we should favor an amendment to the con stitution by which all persons engaged in the government service shall be pro tected by civil service regulations of the most rigid character, so as to prevent the increase of the power of the national administration by the use of such addi tional gonernmeut employes. FINANCE. We damand a national currency, safe, sound and flexible; issued by the general government only; a full legal tender for all debts public and private; and that witnout tne use ot DanKingeorporations; a just equitable and efficient means of distribution direct to the people, at a tax not to exceed 2 per cent per annum, to be provided as set forth in the sub-treasury plan of the Farmers' Alliance, or some better system; also by payments in discharge of its obligations for public improvements: We demand free and unlimited coinage of silver and gold at the present legal ration of 16 to 1. We demand that the amount of cir culating medium be speedily increased to not less than $50 per capita. We demand a graduated income tax. We believe that the money of the country should be kept, as much as pos sible, in the bands of the people; and hence we demand that all state and na tional revenues shall be limited to the necessary expenses of the government, economically and honestly administered. We demand that postal savings banks beestablished by the government for the safe deposit of the earnings of the people and the facilitation of exchange. TIUNHI'OHTATIOW. Transportation being a menns of ex change and a public necessity; tin) gov ernment should own and operate the railroads in the interest of the people. The telegraph and telephone, like the postofflce system, being a necessity, for the transmissionof news, should be owned and operated by the government in the interests of the people. LANDS. The land, including all natural re sources of wealth, is the heritage of the people, and should not be monopolized for speculative purposes; and alien owner ship of land should be prohibited. All land now held by railroads and other corporations in excess of their actual needs, and all lands now owned by aliens, should be reclaimed by the gov ernment and held for actual settlers only. RESOLUTIONS. The following resolutions were offered independent of the platform, and were adopted, as expressive of the sentiments of the convention: Resolved. That wedemand afree ballot and a fair count in all elections, and pledge ourselves to secure to it every legal voter without federal intervention, through the adoption by the states til the unperveriea Australian secret oui.o; ystem. .... Resolved, That therevenue derived irom a graduated income tax should be appli ed to the reduction of the burden of taxa tion now levied upon the domestic u dustries of this couutry. Resolved, That we pledge our support to fair and liberal pensions io ex-FJniuu soldiers and sailors. Resolved, Thavwc condemn the fallacy of protecting American labor under the present system, which opens our ports to the pauper and criminal classes of the world, and crowds out our wage-earners and we denounce the present ineffective law against contract labor, and demand the further restriction of undesirable immigration. Resolved, That we cordially sympa thize with the efforts of organized work ingmen to shorter the hours of labor and demand a rigid enforcement of the exist ing eight-hour law on government work, and ask that a penalty clause be added to said law. Resolved, That we regard the main tenance of a large standing army of mercenaries, known as the Pinkerton system, as a menace to our liberties, and we demand its abolition, and we condemn the recent invasion of the Territory of Wyoming by the hired assassins of Plutocracy, assisted by Federal officers. Resolved, That we commend to the thoughtful consideration of the people and the reform press, the legislative sys tem known as the Initiative and Referen dum. Resolved, That we favor a constitu tional provision limiting the office of a president and vice president to one term, and providing for the election of the senators by a direct vote of the people. Resolved, That we oppose any subsidy or national aid to any private corpora tion for any purpose. H. E. Taubeneck, Chairman, Marshall, Illinois. J. H. Turner, Secretary, Georgia. Lawrence McFakland, Secretary, New York. M. C. Rankin, Treasurer, Terre Haute. Indiana. All druggists sell Dr. Miles' Nerve Plasters. The North-Western P. B 4M.V, R. R. New Time Card A New Train Faster Tine, Better Service. For the benefit of the traveling public this line has made important changes and improvement in its train service. Note: A VALUABLE addition. The 7:25 a. m, week day train is made a Chicago connectiou. Besides taking passengers for as far west as Norfolk, it takes them for Blair and all Northeastern Nebraska points; Sioux City and points on diverging lines; Omaha, Mo. Valley, Ona wa, Carroll, Boone, Ames, Des Moines, and all Northwestern and Central Iowa and 111. points through to Chicago. The Chicago Limited leaves daily at 1:25 p. m. and takes passengers for Chicago and East, and intermediate points; for Oma ha, Sioux City, St. Paul, Duluth and all points in the Northwest. NOW OFFERS Reduced : Rates! rTrh.'H.uii for round trip tickets to Many Tourist Points. . . . AMONG THEM . . . Hot Springs, Deadwood, Rapid City. St. Paul, Minneapolis, Duluth, Ashland, Bayfield, Madison, Milwaukee, Oconomowco, Wis. And other points too numerous to men tion in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, New York, New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine, Ontario, Etc. For rates, maps, etc., see S. A. Mosher, A. S. Fielding, Gen'l Agt. City T'kt. Agt. 117 So. 10th St., Lincoln, Neb. Depot: Cor. S and 8th Sts. Sulplio-Saline . . . ,t Bath House . and Sanitarium. ' Corner 14th and M Sts-i Lincoln, Neb Open at All Hours Day and Night All Forms of Baths. Turkish, Russian, Roidjd and Electric. With special atteatlon to the application ot Natural Salt Water Baths varal tlnM strooger thaa sea water. RhsnmatlRm, Skin, Blood and Nervosa Dis eases, Liver and Kidney Tronblea and Chronic Allmenta art treated successfully. Sea Bathings mar be enjoyed at all stasoat In onr large SALT BWIMMINO POOL, (0x142 teat, ( to 10 feet iep. heated to aallorm temperature of 80 degrees. DES- M. H- and J. 0 EVERETT, Maaaflag Physicians. FARM AND HOUSE HOLD. THE COW PEA AS A FERTILIZER AND FORAGE CROP. More Profitable at I'resent Than Wheal Detroyinic the White Grub Hull rower Before Calving l'ork I'olnters ' and Household Helps. The Cow I'ea. That farmer who makes a study of his business will very readily per ceive the valu ; of legumes in his crop rotations; not only to obtain the highest results from a present finan cial standpoint, but to best preserve or improve the natural fertility of the soil Nitrogen is undoubtedly the most valuable ingredient taken from the soil, and tne most costly on i to re place, wherj commercial fertilizers are used for reaching that end. To the farmers of the West the question of purchasing nitrogen has hardly presented itself, they finding it more profitable to obtain this element by growing the legumes. The clover has long held first rank among these, and has been found not only to largely increase the fertility of the fields but to produce large quantities of provender, besides yielding abun dant pa3turage. The cow pea is the legume that has held the highest favor in the South lor many years, and is grad ually extending its domain north ward. In South Missouri it is being extensively grown on fruit lands, and either eaten down by hogs or else plowed under when it reaches its greatest luxuriance. In many re spects the pea is held to be superior to the clover. In growth it is more rapid, and doubtless adds in one sea son more nitrogen to the soil than a crop of clover, while as forage for stock, especially hogs, it is found to be most excellent. At present the seeds are hard to obtain and cost $1 or $1.5;) per bushel They may be bought in Memphis and perhaps St. Louis and Kansas City; it is probably best to have your local seedsmen order them for you," writes D. VV. May of the Missouri agricultural college, in Colman's Rural World. Avoid weevily peas. It is claimed by many that the weevil attacks only the starchy matters and never injures the embryo, however this may be, careful experiments have proven that weevily peas more often fail to sprout, while those that do sprout are found to be less thrifty than those vines grown from good seed. There are three main objects in the culture of the cow pea, it may be grown for plant food or manure, for forage and for a money crop. As a manurial crop it is either sown broadcast or harrowed in, or else sown in corn after the last plowing. The method of sowing will determine the amount of seed per acre, it vary ing from one to four bushels oi sixty pounds to the bushel When alone it is best to sow as early as possible in the spring, waiting until the ground is warm and danger of hard frosts is past Some growers prefer to wait until the first, or even as late as the middle of June in order to avoid the ravages of the pea bug, prevalent in some sections. In this locality, however, I think it unad visable to wait this late, especially if the crop is to be harvested. When sown in corn tbe object is manure or forage and tho sowing is necessarily late. As a manure the crop, should be plowed under just before coming into bloom, as it has been found to hold at that time the highest amount of nitrogen. If desired, potash and phosphoric acid may be addodjjin a commercial form; and these, to gether with the nitrogen found in the pea vine, will add the three great requisites to the soil. In diversified farming it is more profitable, especially on the fertile lands of the West, where other ob jects than the enrichment of the land may be lcoked for to pasture the pea crop before plowing it in. It makes a splendid food for the hog in particular. Care should be taken in turning cattle and horses in upon the crop, as death may follow over eating. They should not be turned in hungry, but should be fed, water ed, and salted before; they may then bo left in as long as desired. Swine are very fond of the pea and there is nothing, perhaps, superior for laying on fat. It is best to turn them in when the pods are fully developed and the pea soft. This treatment not only lays on a large amount of meat in tbe stock, but the refuse roots and manure add very materi ally to tho fertility of tho soiL Sown in corn it adds very much to the value of the stalk field, as well as to the enrichment of the soil; while the aoil itself is protected from the washings of late rains. This method of sowing yields from three to fifteen bushels of seed per acre. Owing to the low price of wheat and the lessening of the yield caused by continued croppings, the growing of cow peas offers two very promin ent inducements. At the price now received for the latter tho profits must surely surpass those of wheat crops; the yield of poas sown broad cast being from fifteen to forty bushels per acre, on our rich Mis souri land probably ranging nearer the latter figure. Again nothing will add more to the richness, and therefore value of our lands, than tho growing of this valuable legume. The cultivation is easier than the cultivation of corn; and the harvest ing may, by proper methods, become more cheaply done. It is already manifest that this plant is to reach a much more prominent place on our farms, and the discerning man who takes up its cultivation before its products are cheapened will acquire the greater profit. It in ha. who learn that when a product ha reached a state of over production, it is to his boat Interests to grow another upon which he may realize the best results from his labor. Hull I'owor. There are many good reasons why bulls should bo worked more than they are, and no good reason that we are aware of why they should not be, except that they are sometimes unruly and hard to manage. When working in a treadmill, however, this objection is of little consequence, and if a little tact is used in feeding his majesty with a few oats after his work is done, he will soon become reconciled to the drudgery and take to it kindly. The bull has advantage of the horse for this kind of work in that he is not likely to be in demand for other work and can be depended upon when wanted. The improved conveniences of the modern dairy farm demand' the use of a cheap power of some sort for running the separator, the churn, pumping water and sawing wood and cutting fodder, which can be done whenever the wind blows and occasion demands. But a power that can be depended upon for moderate work daily, without regard to wind, and that shall be less expensive and troublesome than steam, is in de mand on many dairy farms, and the bull seems admirably qualified to fill, this want There can be no question that moderate daily exercise is a good thing for the bull; it makes him morevylgorous and sure as a sire, more tractable and less dangerous to handle, and greatly diminishes the risk of his suddenly becoming treach erous. The testimony of many farm ers who have tried it is unanimous on these points. Destroying the White Grub. The white grub is the especial en emy of strawberry growers, because the two-year-old clover sod, which it Is generally advised to plow under for making a strawberry bed, is usually filled with these posts. The best way to get rid of the grubs is to turn a lot of young, active hogs into the patch, fencing it in so as to con fine their rooting to the spot that is to be plowed. Feed the hogs some milk and wheat middlings, and then let them root for the white grubs. They will clear the patch sooner than it can be done m any other way and at less cost We think, too, that the rooting helps to keep hogs healthy, and if they are fed as ad vised their droppings mixed with the up-turned soil will help toenrich it. American Cultivator. l orn i'olnters. Those who will start to feed wheat meal to their hog3 will never stop it again till they die. The medium sized hog of good quality is more profitable than the very large hog. If your swine pen smells badly, and it will if it is a permanent one, use lime and plaster about it plentifully. A foul pen may generate disease. Regular feeding of swine is im portant. If the hog is not fed for an hour or two after its regular time it will eat too ravenously to the injury of the digestion. The pig that is not vigorous can not grow. Good health must be in sured. Good pasture and plenty of It will make the pig healthy, unless it is diseased to start with. It has been demonstrated by prac tical experiments that it costs less to produco lean moat than to pro duce fat. wbsch means that when a variety of food is given there will bo a greater gain in weight, with a fair proportion of lean meat, than wnen the animal is provided with, corn exclusively. A pig fed on bulky green food will develop a larger stomach than one fed on concentrated food .like corn; and when you come to fatten it this enlarged capacity will enable the animal to eat and digest more corn and thus lav on flesh more quickly than the other, and be a profitable hog to grow for market Household Helps. A sponge bath of cold or tepid water should be folio wed by friction with towel or hend. The line, a soon as its duty is ended, should be reeled ud and placed in a bag until next time. Pillow slips should be ironed lengthwise instead of crosswise if one wishes to iron wrinkles out in stead of in Clothes when brought in should be separated and folded at once; if al lowed to lie together many wrinkles accumulate. Dish towels and common towels can be ironed just as well in half the time if folded together once a3 if ironed singly. A pair of white gloves or mittens are a comfort to hands taken from hot suds to hang clothes in zero weather; also a closo-fitting jacket and hood to keep one from catching cold. Sheets folded across, bringing the wide and narrow hems together, then folded again, then ironed across both sides, are finished quickly, and look as well as if more time was spent on them. Ink stains on silver can be re moved by mixing a little chloride of lime to a paste with water and cov ering the spots with it They will quickly disappear, and the paste should be washed off and the article wiped dry. When oiled walnut furniture begins to grow dingy it can be made to look as fresh as new by reoiling. Lin seed, or even olive oil, may be used, but pure, good kerosene oil is much the best Rub it well in with a soft woolen rag, and polish with olean, ry flannel. Rift mm AWFUL DISASTER TO A CHRIST MAS GATHERING. CAUSED BY A LAMP EXPLOSION, It Set Mrs to a Building at Silver Lake, Lake County, Oregon, and Caused a Panic, In Which Nearly All Were Darned to Death Fifteen Merry Makers ' Mere Badly Injured. -L Elamath Falls, Oregon, Dec. 31. News has just reached here that at Silver Lake, Lake county, Oregon, on Christmas evening, while a large party was attending a Christmas tree, a lamp exploded and, setting fire to the building, forty-one persons were burned to death and fifteen injured. When the festivities were at their height some one climbed on a bench, from which point he expected to get a better view of what was going on. In doing so his head struck the lamp hanging from the ceiling, overturning it The oil immediately caught fire and everything in the room being dry and of an inflammable nature, the room was soon a mass of flames. Some one shouted: Shut the door and keep quiet; it can be put out." By this time the confusion was so great that people began scrambling in a wild endeavor to reach the door. Women and chil dren were trampled under feet and as there was only one exit to the hall and the fire being between the ma jority of the crowd and the door many rushed headlong into the flames. LOCKED IN A VAULT. Bold Bobbery ot a County Treasurer's OtUoe In California. Santa. Rosa, Cal., Dec. 31. Santa Rosa had the biggest sensation in ita historyayesterday. The county treas ury was robbed of nearly 88,000 and County Treasurer Stofen was left in sensible in the vault to suffer death by the robbers, who locked the door of the vault upon him. The robbery occurred about 9 o'clock in the morning, but was not discovered until about 5 o'clock. All this time County Treas urer Stofen lay on the floor of the vault gasping for breath, fearing every moment during conscious inter vals would be his lat Had it not been for the timely arrival of his wife, the only person in town who knew the combination, he would have been dead. RAILROAD OFFICIALS MISHAP. A Private Car Takes Fire and They Barely Eaoape With 1 heir Lives. Hastings, Neb., Dec. 31. About S o'clock yesterday morning the offi cers' special car on tbe St Joseph & Grand Island was discovered to be on fire when about three miles east of Edgar. In the car were Superintend ent A. M. Morey, Division Engineer , F. M. n owe. Attorney M. A. Reed, of tbe railroad, and Judge J. B. Cessna, - - - of this city. It is supposed the car caught fire from the heater. The oc cupants were sound asleep and bare ly escaped with their lives. They lost .their watches, pocket books, money and nearly all their clothing. Missouri Woodmen Elect Delegates. Jeffekbon Crrr, Mo., Dec. 31. The Modern Woodmen of America in state encampment elected the following delegatas to the national encamp ment, which meets in Minneapolis, June 4, 1895: Delegate at large. Dr. J. H. Smith of Slater; delegates, E. A. Pigg of Sullivan; S. B. Jefferies, Canton; W, . II. Clark, Steelviile; W. C. Shurrel, Excelsior Springs: M. G. Ratcliffe, Albany; H. E. Ralston, Quitman; C. S. Fisher, Kansas City; F. L. Ludeman, Sedalia. Lottery Company Quits Business. Kansas CiTr, Mo., Dec. 31. The firm of E. Fox & Co., for so long at the head of the lottery business in Kansas City, Kan., has closed its doors and is announced to have retired from business. At any rate the firm will no longer operate from that point and in case any more business is done it will be from some other city. The firm is one of the oldest in the city audits leaving the ranks means vir tually the collapse of the business here. Armour Reduces Expenses. Chicago, Dec. 31. The 3.500 em ployes in the packing house of Ar mour & Co. were informed yesterday that hereafter eight hours will con stitute a day's work. The plant has been running ten hours up to this time. The reason given for the reduction in working hours is that it is neces sary to reduce expenses and that the stronsr competition between the pack ers has greatly reduced the profits to be obtained from the business. Blaine's Old Home. . . . WiOIIIVilTAV Ti Q1 An the Blaine residence on L'alaveTie" - I square in wTJicii ih"e"'Vtalc3uialTreuT' The opera house is to cost 5250,000. It will be constructed so as to allow a roof garden, the first of the kind in Washington. Blown Into a Klver and Drowned. Nobwalk, Ohio, Dec 31. Gilbert Jameson, one of Norwalk's oldest residents, while walking across the Lake Shore bridge at Hudson, was blown into the river and drowned. Cheap Bread at Cincinnati. Cincinnati, Ohio, Dee. 31. The crusade for cheap bread here has re sulted in twenty-five bakers ot this city to date reducing the price from five to three cents per loaf. Murder and Suicide. Millington, Minn., Dec. 31. Mat thew Palmer cut his wife's throat and then his own. Both are dead.