Dceember 23, 1897.
THE NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT.
Indci'knuent.
COMPLAINTS
WANTED.
All our catalogues for the fall season are now
gone. We sent out seventy-five thousand, all
told. Out of every hundred persons who redeved
these catalogues seventy-two have sent us orders
up to date and we have not heard of a single
instance of dissatisfaction by any name or of any
kind. If there is anybody amongst the fifty-four
thousand who ordered goods through this cata
logue and who is dissatisfied we want to hear
from him now. We want to know just wherein
he has cause for regret. We want to hear com
plaints of any nature, large or small. We wish
to rectify whatever may seem to be wrong.
DBCLINK1M PRICES.
Ksssons Given by M. Mslins, lbs Fume
Minister of Franct,
There a few advocate of the gold
standard who do not resort to Invective
whim ukt for reasons why they advo
cate the iplnelp1wt ct up by them. The
attention of these few" I culled to a
address delivered In the French
cfioffitNtr by M, Melius, the prime minis
ter of France. M. Melius explained Mini
neither decreased rote of trn importa
tion nor f production CUII ac
count fortbogrodual and persistent de.
ellne of price, anil continual an follow:
Thl fact Hb decline In price In gold
countries while they have remained
steady In wilvr countries) cannot m die
putfcd, and tlm eaua I easy to find.
mi..... I...- m.m.Mt,rvat it full VlillIM ill mi
ni l i III" -r"' . - -- -
fur standard countries, whilo (fold him
appreciated because 11 woo dm minimi
I he privilege of free coinage and ha
thuH become the only International riion.
y that Is acceptable everywhere, whllo
silver him become simply a commodity,
The result him le-cn that ell product
valued In (fold were bound to rle, since,
with th sain ipiuntity of gold It I now
poneible to obtain a double quantity of
prod uct. The l m pie observation I su b
mit to thn chamber, for wo may nny that
InJt I contained th eeenee of the en
tire monetary question.
5ut tho mouometalllst cannot, un
fortunately, do away with the fai t that
thiir exlt W"0 million of human be
ing who know silver only, who uell
ver only, who do buslue with il ver
only, and who will not ham gold.
Opposed to these 000 million ofhu
man being who reeogtilw silver only,
there are, 1 admitl 400 million of gold
monometallic. It i quite true that
tbcwn 400 million nr among thn ricbcet
and moHt powerful nation, th nation
which arm the creditor of th whole
world. Knt the nation would lie
highly Imprudent to ! carried away by
their strong itiiatlou and present pow
er, and to despiee their adversariee; for
I bene nd verenrle, the silver standard
countries, are youwc and vigorous mo
tion (commercially speaking), with
whom labor i cheap, and who need only
engineer and muster mechanics, and
they are getting them already.
If to the advuntnge l dded tho
resulting from the ime of t he eilver stand
ard, which enable them to sell their iro
ilui l at a low price in our market,
which nerve a 0 protoi tive tariff for
them and favor the development of
their Indimtrie. it will not b a matter
for aetoniMliiiieiit if wine day a tran
fnrence of power i mado in their favor,
to the m-riou detriment of th natlou
that now o pride theniie'lve upon the
gold etnndard.
M. Mnline made reference to the at
tempt put forth by the United Htate
and r'rauce tin year to optii diplomatic
iinKotiation with (ireat hrilein to the
end that a fixed parity l adopted.
Thl. he ald, wih done lor the purpose
of putting an end to "the monetary au
ttrchy which exlet throiixhout the world
and which create uch eonfuxioii in in
ternntioual commerce." While admit
ting the failure of the attempt M. Meliun
exined hi conviction that nuoaeror
later the time would com when the
ireure o( iiiri'itmetoiice would (on e
the nation ol Uurope to look thi prob
lem III the lace uud olve It.
The l'ittbiiri 1'iwt, commKiitiiiK im
thl iiddre, dwbire llmt It I all ad
mitted lin t that the fliianee nud cur
rency ol I'riiiice are HiliuinUtered with
m ureal, wed nuiuv tlaiut with tfreater,
i..l..i kii.I kill iIimii nnv nllier 11 1 1 11 It
oi Urn world, and that tlunw wirdol
Hie prlniH iiihii.I. r nl that mitioii are
entitled to iIiiiukIiIIuI conoideratiou.
Hi remark r in Huh with the policy
uMi that nation low alwity puruw
uud cniiii'it uliovwl wil by that i U
ol Kliiilielil tlliaie ler who bulntur Up
tliuir MitfutifiiU la lavi.r ol the umi
Hiil.l ftiMiiilurd bv hre kiiitf "auan huu"
Miol "reputhaloi."
li.. fteuecar who rM la lnuriuir
the grt.witiK iK eglli ol th tltr cite
lrt are Iiuhiii their n nuanxiiil
Ijrilti li ltH'lluM li lillllrU!iIH U
ii..jil n l It I hut U !m It
I w It mi . nruiiiK Mitlit nihI Vi
iivv, r t M'liM until H l III. .1 kUuiit
il. 1,1 I'i.ihi- mu4 liuiiiHitjr
Wi.n l ll.rnUl.
1 h ! OullM.
Hpnla dIV oi bite W (Hmni Ml battd
w Ul orl t b iirtnnl In th
i uban the klvoit id a nnlunif
llil tint t'ulmu will mil ft I
wkUfh fpi 1'iUll l nt ! if ! mi
ttlfl, Ibt MitoriM k U iMki
li ihe uMir til Nrttibr o i hi-r tl."iu
nuoiff nud innuiIom, rh h .i.it ul
t) miMil wt ilmifaling Ibe Horn
Oumba, Neb., Dw. i!3, 1n7.
about the limurirent camiei, Klauco
huiuaiie thouuh he may be when com-
oared with Weyler, ItmU lilmmlf wimble
to urovlde for hi own tick, wounded
ami faiulehlntf troop, to ny nothiiiK of
the ri'CODceii Initio who are lieiinleil to-
viilher In the liitie nnd ilyinif off like
hi'p. The money lender of 1'nrU have
refueed l fiirnieh mother cent to the
Huanieh uoverninent, mid revolution I
Ihreateued within the connne of Madrid,
Ha ial boldly announce that he will
eud no more troop to Cuba, nnd while
clalminir that thl I becnimu more are
not needed the world know that he I
unable to raleo more to cud. Hpain'
reltrn bruiallty, oppreioii and rapine
I almoMt over In Cuba.
The exteimion of the time given by the
adminitrnllon at WflhlnKton will avail
Haiu nntitfht. It only reeult will be to
prolong the agony and eend Iboimand
to the grave irom MiiccrNiarvarion wuen
Ihey might be eaved by prompt nnd
litimane action, and the rcult lnre to
lie (,'uban lnde'ndence. W hen the hi
lorian of the future write the hUtory of
the Tnlo-d Htnte during (he period
from IM'.M to JM!iH be will write page
that will bring the blimh of ehameto the
cheek of tho who ehnll come alter u,
lut n the event of that time nr now
bringing the bluh of hame to the
check of thoe who believe that hu
manity I above the accumulation of
dollar and who believe that the brot her
hood of man I above the aggrandize
rncut of the few, The brave Cuban
havuffered and endured much. Their
companion have been like unto tho
of Wimhington, and they have had their
Valley Forge, I heir Torktown may ol
ready be cen in the dletnnce. W orld
Herald. eoimior Allen,
We of Nebraska are proml ot him,
even if he did once fall down and forget
for a day to be a good popocratthe
day when he went wrong on the ugar
bounty quetion. Hi attitude on the
Cuban que! ion endear him to every
lover of liberty, The In ten t of no
bondholder Mtnmi between Henator Al
len and the granting of jutice to the
patriot iimurgimta who have no long
been given the cold houlder by the
cowurdly adminiwlrationH of (i rover
Cleveland and Willbtm McKinley. Oil.
for a few more Allen in the neuate! Had
he the power he would tomorrow not
only grant belligerent right to the Cu
ban, but would place the tar and
trieM very do to the color of the
Cuban, nor permit them to be lowered
until the liiMt, of the HpntiiHli butcher
hould have been driveufrom that (nlnnd
over which Ihey have too long held
bloody way. Allen ha hi blemiehe,
but h alo ha hi heart of ympethj
for the poor and opprNcd in every
land and every clime. Long life to him
-politlcnl a well a physical. I'apillion
Time.
MuKlnlejr rllllr.
"The government, without any fixed
gold revenue, I pledged to maiulnin
gold redemption, which It hateiuily
and faithfully done and which under the
authority giveu it, will now continue to
d o . " M t! k i II ley ' M eNU gu.
Matter have come to a pretty pit
when Ih hlghi'Mt eervant ol lliKieople
miikt deliberately (aUily in plain I'ng
IimIi, lie like an ordinary mortal -to bol
ter up an untciiiihli ptwlimn.
Any man at all fuinilinr with thi mat
ter, know very well ilml Dim goveru
llieut i not pledged lo gold redemption
not one ilolbir of our ubllgitiiuu have
to Imj redwiued in liobl, II the iiilitliioiia
couKpirntor who are now trying lo
luat it the I tr it mil ,vlem of lliuiiicw upon
the AliielM'itli oliti are t' i'lill Ml
lliei iteliirluti illitrU, m iiniv have
mi ill a Inw-nnd Hod helo u w lieu wh
tin but lit priw iit no utich a law eil
llliOII our ltUle Itiiok, Ulid I'reaitlelll
Mckinley l iHh nur ol thi, ton
Maunder I mmly Journal,
t I li I anil ul kuwahlH h. t lunar
Why ai.i. liH wllilmf imoillia Hlilid
lltw Irtwt wild ami, when j lew boor'
rnlw will pliitv yon In I lie auulit, Imliuy
.miilni,., w lure you iu atn l Hf
lul.r hi eoitilorl, ud ioy l.n.tlu.g,
lialiilia!, llrll llig, Wild nil kuola ul tuiUliuif
VHi-rclae
lite Vlolillti A i lion i hi Irmt'l iittr
rv low rimud tup iia li.r ihii
li.tttlala tilvilirf M lil llllill on ll' III la
Mil I aloi ulna ) li Hi Ihiillh "t
t itlro, Ilia,
l or fnl.a, litUla, nnd full mIi'IH.
liou apply ejr ripn-nnlniiiK olltt
M.it.iin MM. i rallrtd or ronnei Hug
liai. or l ti l(.i loi h, , I1, , , roiMit
11 Mtl"ll bid , tUi,llu, I.
I., I'lmy, ( in I til pwgr W(eMt, Mi-
biW, AU
N4 tkU f to an ffi4 In
ut.
UARTLhY'S bondsmen sued.
Attorney Otneral Smyth Begin an Ac
tion upon Bartlay'a first Bond.
Attorney General Huiyth lia begun a
uit ngaiiiHt ex-trenmirer Hartley and
the bondnmcu, for hi llret term to re
cover the mini of :i!J5,00() embeztled
Nchool fund.
It wn originally Included In tho ult
brought In Douglimcoiinty forl'olU.OOO
but u the embezzlement of chool fund
o(!cured at the etiite capltol the offeiic
complained of look place In Lancnater
county aud for thi reaeou a eepitrute
atuit Ulimilluted, '
Theeuretie whoeigned Ibu tley' flret
term bond ipialilled collectively for
12,500,000 over and above liablllti'.
The mi me of the boudNiueii who are
made defendant, together with the
jijellllcaliou ol each, are u follow:
John Fitzgerald, 1000,000; Nathan
M. Iliirwood, fiMl.ODO, J, I), Mi'larlaiid,
1 200,000; V. M, Cook, f 100,000; b, M.
kieuie, I00,000; ,1, T. May, f 100,000;
K. II, Itarnard, l00,000; Hereno II,
CoImou, 1100,000; I), W, Wattle, -'00,.
00O; C, W, Moher, .'.OO.OOO; II. C, Out
call, f250,000; Iniuic M. liny mom),
1100,000; A. J. Hawyer, 1 100,000; H, II,
liurnlinin, f 100,000; C.V. liurr, .
1100; Neleou C, ISrock, r,0,000; II. Il,
Hhaberg, f:i0,000; II, O. Ilevrle.
000; Cadet Taylor, f2f,000: A. H. lira
ham, 110,000; CO, McNieh, 1 100,000,
Three of the liondHinen, John FilKgcr
nld, H, li. Coleou and 11,11, Hhaberg,
nre dead. Hank Wrecker Moeher, who
wa in the llt, ha left the country,
Mcvcrn! other have removed from t he
tate and eonie are known to be judg
inent. proof, yet Ihereurewveral wealthy
men among the number. The dletrlct
court adjourned lnt wie'k nnd the next
term will open the llret week In February,
The boml Mued upon wit approved by
two different governor. It wa ap
proved by Jame K. Hoyd, the outgoing
governor, January fi, 1 !,'!, aud by gov
ernor Crouime January 10,
FOPULISTb AOKKE ON A COURSE,
Oppoaa All Prtputad Amandmani to
Cutrancy Lwi,
WASHINGTON, Due. 10. A caucu of
the populiet tuembcr of the houae of
reprewntative wa held at the National
hotel tonight, Tho following rcolu
tlon were adopted unaniiiiouly, except
that referring; to civil aervlee:
Jbmol veil, That It I the eneof thl
caucu that we will reit all effort to
no modify the exlwtlng civil ervic law
a to enable any party that may be In
power to fill the different poNltlon in
the civil eervice with part lean,
IteHolved, That we are oppoed to and
will reit all effort to dculroy our
greenback and treimury note, whether
it be by direct egilation or by tlieub
terfug of refuMlug o reiue the Name
xy.pt In exchange for gold,
Jlexolved, That we are oppoed to any
Mcheme of enlarging the power of na
tional bank. That we oppoiei the con
(erring of power to inane note deigned
to have the ume fuuctloim a money to
any bank, corporation or individual.
IteHolved, That we favor the early con
Hideration aud poeeige of a joint reolu
tlou recogmxing the Independence of the
Cuban republic,
IdiMolved, That wear In favor of the
early piming of an equitable voluntary
bankruptcy bill.
Unilor Th War Kin.
Two crack Herman cruleer haveaailed
away from Kelt amid the amoko of can
non and the glare of red liuht and
carrying at their main mat the (iermnn
war Hag, with I'riuce Henry, the em
peror' brother, a their commander,
The event appear to have created gnrnt
euthiiMlam In all Oermany. The de
parture ol I ho cruieer wa in all re j . t.
a MiinciWul one, but the Miuoku and red
glare aud the war flag are all ominou,
ay the Hocky Mountain New. TIicmi
giillant vi-hhcIh and their cruw may Mud
a final renting place In thn bot tom of the
Yellow ea, and may never again return
to t he fatherland.
I'uIcnn there already exit a detluile
agreement between the nation of
Kurofie a to the curving up of China,
thi naval demonl ration of the Ionium
emperor i certain to provoke trouble,
and will eventually embroil all F.urope.
The policy of the great Kuroieau power
I to grab all they inn of A a In nnd
Africa, and each i watching the other
with jealoii eye. Japau ha hown a
diHpoHillon to declare herauli In tho com
bination, at leiiHt o far a anything
affecting China i concerned an aa
ertiou of Oriental nrrogituce not at all
iileiiaing to Hie laud-grabbing ruler of
FuroM, Th ixHUH now preHiug lo the
Ironth, will (ieriuauy be i rmilleil to
ermaueutly occupy Chine territory?
Apparently Cmperor William i de
termined to do mo, nud on the aaent or
tliMaent ol KiiNaiii, or I' runce, or I i rent
liritiiin hinge t he whole mnttr ol Mnce
or wur.
PUANU rOH KAISJNU KUVKNUr,
Didtiinl Malhuda Of Tamtion PioaaiJ
byMtnalui Keith Kaliaf of lha Traaiuiy.
Ill lll llaaihg ill llellclt IU the mta-
liry the probable mlMy of th pn-m'iit
wdiiimlatraliou la hgard lo It the t n-
til th cuiury thul aom war of
Utlllg the xior Will lutva Mbaeoit-
linad. I'Iik wawlthy will not tolvraU
tliwiile ol an iiimnii Ui, ami am ord
inal), K.n.ilt.f AIIimin la l( th bo ailh
wIibiiw lot luting lw, and M itninr
M.iinll i in li4or ol laiieg i 1 1,-
'liitltt IM th Wliult" WMIlt lo
lilt, MtiHilie l,, .t lha ilia Ultill ol H m
it( l in" t-ur I aUu la In Ida way. Hill, I
huUor I lot lt luiMiin, thini
t'tnuol I' ion iii'0l-(, lor ao lliM, Njii'l
lot fovvraaK-ut ilr, ( g uu try
loka it k U ! iiiim tbit u r
f'll'l III Ul l l id IUI O.li". I t .,-w
ol h)iiig a ainl m ow la iwiirow l
l he niiiutrj ha wu !'; to I. Put
Mr, Vl K hii ut. wan la mi mhih to
lha ! '- ol It- Ml-na rtoitL iIm im
llll
la r
llml it liallolit liti ua ilr.l I- u
tunnlit III. noil, ad W HI lai lilia-l la
i I ii4t be kwi all wimul U,
I ai on It r.i S ar hoi a in u ma-
atitutioual, although taxea on the poor
aro invariably ao, Itia a little odd to
have men like Senator Lodge get up and
any that our country I the richet one
on earth aud bleMtd with inexhauNtible
natural nwoarue, while at the ame
time there la no way of providing taxe
enough to run the government. Senator
bodge any the talk about the diHtrewi
of the poor I quite almurd bccauMo the
taxe Irtld ou the poor yield no much.
Thl I really a very Mtrlklng and Ingcn
iou argument, If the poor can pay no
much, what can the rich pay?
Kualon or I nlioi or Neltlier
FniTott ImiocI'Undicnt;
Why doe not your corrcpondcnt,
Wilbur F. llryant, who letter you pub
llhed December 10th carry hi compur
lon totheeud? lenya"thori'publlcuu
parly wu eeutially u f ueion move
ment," compoMci of all the reform ele
ment nt that day,
Hut ha faill to note that when thoo
reform eleim lit combined they did not
form a f union or confederation but a
union under the new inline Kepublicau.
All of the reform faction, the know
nothing, Ihi free mill democrat, the
conecleiice whig, the abolitionl!,
drop oed their name nnd organisation
mid formed a union, not a fimlon, under
one banner and tood upon one plat
form, If we are going lo copy hltory
we inimt do likewiee.
Will Mr. llryant, glv n a utifnctory
reawoii why the popullaU, wlver-demo-cral
and allver-republlcan hould not
drop IiimIoii, drop their cparate organ
l,alion nud name and form a union
under a new name aud upon a Nlngle
pint form embracing all of the mot
vital InduNlrial reform, audi a free
coinage of ellver, government Imniio ol
all paper money, government Naving
bank, government owiierhlp of tele
graph and tel iihune and main track
line of railroad, municipal owuerhip
of all city ut llltlc, graduated income
tax, elect ion of prcNldent and If, H, mia
tor by direct vote of I he people? i do
not undertake to mention all of the e
en Hal reform.
Houbtle the Initiative and referen
dum ehould be Included and eome other.
I there not a Iomm of at burnt 10 per
i;ent of the atitl-repiiblicnn vote in the
attempt to "fue or confederat the
nevernl fact ion of the reform force7
Will anything hort of union ave u
thl ten per lietit?
Hut no acrif!c of vltnl principle to
either union or fimlon ehould be made
by the true friend of reform,
W, b, IlANII,
Kearney, Neb,
"Nwmir Ailvnrtlalnu In Ilia 1'iiHml
Nlalea"
A book of two hundred page, con
taining a catalogue of about mix IIioum
and newepaper, being all that ore cred
ited by the American Newepaocr Direct
ory (December edition for JHU7) with
having regular lue of J ,000 cople or
more, AIo eparat elate map of
each and every tate of tho American
union, naming only thoe town In
which there are la ued newapnpr hav
ing more than 1,000 circulation. Thi
book (homed December 16, 1M07) will be
aent, poatige iald, to any addre, on
receipt of on dollar, Addre the (loo,
1'. Howell Adverting Vo., 10 Kpruce Mt.
New York,
('omptroller of the Currency. Jame H.
bck lo, I traveling around tlie country
making Mieche to the banker and
richer aort of merchant on the currency
queelion. After a good deal of circum
locution nnd hoiiiii apologetic remark
a to tho prenent depreed condition of
bueliic bo nuiiim up the whole matter
by elating that the government ehould
Inane no patMir money of any ort. urg
ing nn a aubtitute that I he bank alone
aliould be tnmtcd with tho Important
timk of deciding what volume of money
I needed for the buMitie of the country
and providing the anine. He pretend
to in nny further iue of money by
the government a iiiot dangerou con
dition. Judge Coffin, tttoruey for the I'urm
er Mutual Inurance Co, of Lincoln, re
turned thi morning from a trip to Sterl
ing, Neb., where he went to look after
Nome legal bualiiea in the interetof the
Farmer' Mutual. He goe to Omaha
tonight on Nimilnr bimiue. The increna.
mg volume of bunlne done by thine
two companie, keep the Judge bobbing
around.
The general reprceentntive of the Old
Due companie In a recent article aid,
aud well aiiid that th Mutual company
would claim thn credit of having brought
the old Hue dwelling hoime rata down 20
I r cent. That I true and lha Mut ual
xMjt to write Dwelling llonae Inaur
ime for ;I0 ir cent lea than that.
They charge when writing the lnuraiice
fill per cent of what the old liiieconipany
did eliargii, Theafl home coinpanv
alioiild m iintroiiijied by our iieoiile. H
aur thut the .Nibrnakn Mcrrautil Mutual
liiauruiic ( omi ai.y carry your nk
nil it cnu take.
Ci Mm retary Carliale i on reeord
ii a ileny mg I hut we have any audi law.
And if that I not good authority lha
Journal would cite it rader to th
l'relieCOWU mi retwry ol thalreiiaury,
Lyman J. tinge, In wnawur to an In
uiry regarding thi verv ipieatlou h
rot, front Him "1 rewaiiry I imparl nieut"
nl Wwahltiutoii, front the "olltrw ol lh
miHiy," a lal n NoveiuUr I,
I "'7, iu part a lollowa: "Mir lu reply
I i juur lelU-r ol Ilia a lliataul, oU
UM lllloi med till I the ilopltl lUlt-nl ibita
mil iiotkaa pr,r!ttw of rd eMuug aiUer
iloiuira or ailvvr ifriimiitv in gold
l im la no In r-'uiiui anrh rvlwtn-
lion I'll Bo lloim aurd ol the e r,
III lllipllgu th verm H t id lti prel'
h ul ' Hiiii'b la Comity Joiiilinl
' lilood will tail" an I mi will H anil
nltd tiivivoal aohl by l'nin A Wmt.U
net lintuy in tlml Iii.i gootla Hp,
mtd I In a lo f t l.w pru to mtkama
tiiiiiarn t to lik lhay wi golllMg W briM.
IU r toHa In ItaiM III pWiiw
t i c II.I.ihi1, tH Ju.i i I mi
Mow alpili and l VK kiUi lha
i.iieii. vl putHuil ulo ItUat M lwir
II. ou lh iifina aii It,
1 1 l'o ulula la th iiai .-)-Imw
hf lar wrkl u t oIn with
It a Is-iH.xrul lha rtMMKd
gf t aaa bfta,f wl tk alala In lit la
tru ol Ik iU'puluww irly.
SEIZURE OF KIAO CHAU.
IUar Admiral MaMsl Maka Bla Sa
por! to th MtI Dapartman-
WAniaoToM, Deo. Zt. Germany's
ooeiipatlon of Chlneao territory ha
been officially reported to tbo Naval
department aj follow by Roar Ad
miral McNalr, In ooiinnund of the
United Mtatea Aalatlo aquadron: "A
German aquadron, coiotlatlng of throe
men of war, arrived at Kino Chan bay
on the 13th I n at. The commander of
the aquadron Umlnd on the following
day with HOD blue jacket and ordered
General Chang, the commander of
the China gitrrlaon, to retire beyond
the bill within twenty-four boars,
commencing at 3 o'clock on that day
( 1 4 tli), further informing General
Chang that the Chineae eoldlera would
not be permitted to take away any
thing aavn their rlllu and puraoual
effect, Tho German commander far
thermore declared that in the event of
the C'hlnoNO garrlaon Ignoring thl or
dor it would be regarded aa hotllo
and tbe garrUon Immediately fired
upon. Thereupon General Chang,
ivltb hi force, evacuated the fort
and retired to the lower part of
Helto,"
It la generally conceded now that
before occupying Clunee territory
the German udmlrnl luformed all the
commander of aquadron in the AnU
a tic water of bl propound action,
and, aa atnted In the ulpatch concern
Ing the aubiullori of information by
th German admiral to the French ad
mlrttl, the former gave "the roaaoa
for the action titken,"
Hear Admiral McNalr will be auo
Deeded a commander-in-chief of the
Avlatle aquadron In a faw day by
Commodore Georgo Dewey, who left
Man FranoUcoon December 6 for Yo
kohama, where be will holat bl flag.
Tbe government of the United
rltata baa no other policy In China
than protection of American subjects
and their latere!, aud instructions
to tbl effeot have been given Hear
Admiral MoNalr and Commodore
Vomy.
TROUBLE 18 EXPECTED.
ladlan Mf MaaUl Abollbmal el
Trllial I'eorl,
WAninauronf, Dna S3, The dels
gates of the Cherokee and Creek la
dlsns beld a conference yesterday to
decide upon some course of action
with reference to the act of Congress
abollablng tbe Indian court, which
goes Into effect January 1, They hold
that the act la unconstitutional, and,
after a o anion of several hours, reached
a decision under which they will lo
struet tbe tribal courts to sit just IS
though Congress bad never enacted a
law superseding their jurisdiction. If
stopped by the United states author
itles, and tbe officials of tbe Indian
oourta are arrested, application for a
writ of habeas corpus will be applied
for in tbe United Mtates courts, and ft
test ease will be carried to the su
preme eourt for a decision of the oon
stltutionallty of the act, Tbe Indians
aay they will employ two of th best
constitutional lawyers in tbe United
Status to represent thorn, and they
profcNS great faith in gaining a favor
able docUlon.
a Clair County Otutlaata.
OsflKofyA, Mo,, Deo. S:. At amass
meeting of olticns of Ht, Clair oonn
ty, beld lo the court house, called by
tbe county eourt in order that the
jndges might learn the sentiment of
tbe people In regard to compromising
with tbe bondholders, T, M. Johnson
made a speech in which he said he
would not glvo the bondholders 15 for
a clear receipt agalnat the bonda 0k
K. Uoblnaon, prosecuting attorney,
thought the people should ask Judge
Philip for more time to eonlder the
matter. A similar meeting was held
at Collins yeaterdsy, aud another will
be held at Applcton City to-day. The
county judges have to report to Judge
I'hlllp at Kansas City next Monday.
Mia Whllnaf la a M una am.
Ht. Joarni, Mo., Dec. I'.'!. Ml. Edna
rVhitney of thilllcothe, the young
lady who sttalned much notoriety iaat
fall by reaNon of being refused per
mlsnlon to act as one of the maids of
honor during Kan an City featlvltlea,
has become "stage struck," and is be
ginning her fiMitllght eareer in this
elty. She I holding receptions at tbe
Ltlell M ue.
I'aola Man Kill lllruaal'.
Paoi.a, Kan,, Due. 23. Juat after
noon yesterday Jamea Claire of i'a
ola committed aululde at hla home by
hooting hlmaolf with a revolver,
Claire wa year old and until re
cently had If a working as a barveat
hand in YVetUrn Kama, Hla set was
due to dvajMiudancy.
Mara llilava at Bl. Juaapa,
Ht, Jo.n ii, Ma, Iwo. II A gang
if horn Ihiuv made a raid on the
busluesa auction of the elty yeaUrday
and atol several horses. One rig,
valued at II'mi, Iwlongtng to Fr4
Xtltlar of Palermo, Kan., was stolen
within a Mock of poUM hdijurtra
liaalfltaa. Ma, SltMWapl.
lioni'iui, M, Ik. a tl,-llre de
alroyad th bualnva portlua of town
early jeitenUy luornlug. Twenty-ala
buainaaa houw wr burned, and the
tulak toa Is slnuated at liw.ooo, wUU
atMtut Hl.otio luauiautis Th fire
slrl4 la the warvUouseof a drug
slut, toil th o(ta I uakuoeu.
a rttwt' t-sais
iisusssti, tiu, IH, 14-tkarl
slaultu, a kur tralar, was ! t
the eown'y .l i 'i4 wile burglary.
He elaiait lu ! raiiv. sia a
c iU In a ta la. Inta4 wf Us?
with IH wtltar riaiMrs, as slift 4
il, f.Hnl uia wis -aaia Whaa hi
wtf aw4 sevaral tsl-is lt t tt
hiw, lha wait4 ualil tksv tkaakt
I bar ware o iV-ara l, e4 Hw k
hsu ta t kr tk i t Tkawtattsf was
U4 la tke aitatua uf bl harv
taVle tt)(aliVI , an t was tK
prUuuar was till that VI fautlty
wnl4 N rel4 t fw bt ate tat
ewly,
QUINCY RE-ELECTED.
t a a a a 1 ' "
BaaSoa Va Be Codar Vamaarwlle atale
lot Twe Taara Mora.
UosToir, Deo. 23.-Mayor Joalah M.
Qulnoy, Democrat, was re-elected by a
deoreaaed plurality over ex-Mayor
Curtla, his opponent of two years ago.
The elty went Republican at the state
election last month. The attempt to
split the Democratic vote in the elty
by vigorous work on the part of
Thomas Klley, running as a silver
Democrat, proved futile. His rallies
were crowded and bis audleoees ap
parently intensely loyal, but less than
3,000 voters supported him at the
polls, tbo Democrats, a ft rule, re
malnlng loyal to (julncy.
Tbe total vote was but little more -than
that of two years ago, when tbe
registration was HI, 487, against 103,
480 for tbe present eleotion. The to
tal vote for mayor, with one preolnot
missing, is as follows: Qulncy, Demo
orat, 80,707; Curtis, Republican, 80,
741; Riley, Dry an Democrat, 9,880;
Goldstein, Socialist, 770.
ENGLAND WANTS A HAND.
Will Mot Mt Idly r While lb Other
Power Are rrlltlnlu C'blaa.
LosDoir, Dea 82, Aocordlng to ft
dispatch from (Shanghai, the Hrltlsh
squadron will make ft demonstration
at Cbee Foo, ou the north coast of tbe
Mhan Tung promontory, as warning
it is supposed, that Great Britain lo
tends to oppoae the dlvllon of Cblna
without consulting her. It is reported
there that Russia has offered Cblna ft
loan to pay off the Indemnity of the
war with Japan, and It is believed
that Japan and Kugland are acting lo
oonoert to preserve China from die
Integration, favoring the idea of ft
protectorate over Central China, with
a capital at Nanking. "'
MAY LEAD TO TROUBLE.
Slate Department Jnvaitlgatlag the Kill
lag of Anierlean Sailor la Jpa,
Wisijiworos, Duo. ea. The depart
ment of state hits undertaken an la
vestlgatlon of two very disagreeable
Inoldents that may contain To them
selves the germs of serious trouble la
the near future, These are the kill
log by Japan of two sailors at
taohod to the United Ktates fleet on
tbe Asiatic station. The exact condi
tions under which tbe killing occurred
are oot known here yet, but ft vigor
ou Investigation Is to be made and
heavy damages likely to be demanded.
A i.SSO.OOO gallare la Aealvalla.
Lokdov, Dec. 14, A dlspatob from
Melbourne, Australia, says O B.
James baa failed for 060,000 fN.lAO,
000). The eauae of his troubles la sai4
to be tbe bursting of tbe land boom.
Waylar te roblltb rrotess,
Vavmu, Deo. 33. Lieutenant Oea
eral Weyler is preparing to publish ft
protest against l'rssldent McKinley!
meaaage to Congresa
One Lock 'loo aiany, , .
Only a look of milium hair ,
('HiiKhl ou tlie frunt of III vnatl
It tlt'iiiKhl.leaaly tuiielinj Hut button
Ilia alfe- ahuillU Ilia reall I
To v i mil.
A uci't chemical powder introduced
iibrond, when ennnkied over the top of
the i oa I tu a newly made fire cements
I lie upper part of the fuel together and
i aus the ooal to burn at the bottom
tnd throw tbe beat into th room, lo
stead of allowing a Urge ftart of It t
go up tbe chimney.
Serves
A re the Telegraph Hjmtem ef the body, eitenrtlni
from the brain to every part el the system, i
Nerve are fed by the IiIimnI, and are, there
fore, like It -weak Slid ttred If th
, blood I thin, pale, Impure -
Nerve r irtms and aU-sdy, there la no
nearitlKla, hram I iui limili il-l( Uis
IiIihmI I rich, red Slid pure.
Nerve And s true friend In Hood's Ranape
rllla, because It make rich, red blood,
Klves good appetite and dlueillon.
Sarsaparilla
It the line True HUmmI I'urlltcr. All driajglats. U
ii it itii eur all I ir III and
IIOOU 8 rlllS tiak lleaatR'Ua. towul.
Cold Weather. . .
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M f jsj I
I a.bra' Warm l.lu-l Nhoae at imi,
f n wild i .Ml,
M aim S r frm ois to fl f
All dtk-a of lUliliar titiod tti an
IS.Ut UUM a4ll(Y.
THE WELLS SIIOHSTOHE,
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