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.f'E GREAT QUESTION. THE PANAMA MUDDLE 7 Ilia Unification of the South aid fforth-West-A Plan Propossd ; to Bring the Two Section Together- IT IS GETTING DARKER AND DARKER EVERY DAY. 4 1 . , MINISTER ROUTER IMPLICATED. AtCrOVEEEMENT BUL20AD LIS A Great Tronic Line Running North and Xo Doubt Baron Keiosch Commlttd ggj. elde to Avoid Expo are Another Ministerial CrUU Impending That My Be Attended With Senta tlonal Results The Gov eminent Excited. South How to Build It Its Effects on the Country. ' ll IV " a fk: '" - i , ' ft',, imi .... ;t i 0 , ...nxirJ h : a. A' 1 V 0; V A Letter From W. Ii, Greene Editor ALIiIANCE-IXDEPENDEKTi JTo one, looking oyer the country can a moment doubt that the great rthwest and the south are natural commercial allies; but the great bin dranco Is the fact that we hare no direct, and at the same time cheap means of transportation between these two sections. It seems to me that the national vp struck the key-note to the n when it declared in favor of a great trunk line across the continent from north to south. the continent Such a road would bring together mesa two sections or our country now . . . i auiuueb BirauKoro, cuiumeruiaiiy. a the south there is cotton, timber, coal tsUd fruits which we must have in the northwest; and we have corn, wheat, cattle and hogs which they of the sonth must have in return. Besides this, such a road would open up to us of the north and northwest the south- fva kaa hnnrn.ttnri t.h ua art vn no n. m n r lr o t 1 iLMi SitUu wj juuureus oi mues nearer man we nave wnareaa oi mues nearer than we haye W-.at present. J .. ' thesameUme settle other questions 1 that are now vexing the minds of our IV people. J I 'Suppose the government should build a nA ,r, ar.A ,,. it t I wuu ca 1 uuu. ouu unu uuu uuciara lb an 1Va..,i.-,.i j 1 .. , . . - - mg 11 in repair, it would give the peo- pie cneap transportation to a closer market and at the same time test the fe&ibility of government ownershlo A r, r, , t u.umnu w lauruttus. 11 unsuueess- it couia be easily disponed of; if shceessful the foundation would h laid ,. t ,. . ... . , . UOiUU u. sum cutwuiui .ransportation. Again, for the purpose of building and equipping such road, the govern- meat' could issue an amount sufficient . w aouo ou amuumoumucui iwi uic iuiiwo iuu ieKai icnuer . notes, anl to satisfy the whims of those vhnoigmnr tnr a Miioitinfinn in ' tut Ka v,i , u t' X. - . .w AM hv v. fi silver coin, at tlie pleasure of the eov rnment. This, as you will see. would emintrvhv oh amonnt ftnd urmiM luui tinea Lim 1:1 1 iiinniii iik iiirfii 1 11 m fit i.fih put it into direct circulation. Thus, as I have said, government ownership and control of railroadK hv such a plan could be thoroughly tested, the stability of full legal tender money could also be tested, the circulation of the country increased, and thousands of laboring men find emnlovmpnt. ... "... niie we woma oe opening up a new Jarket for the people both south and Vi"invtVi urocjf anrl atimnlaltnv Aa n uvtvunvcii) uuu ouiiuutaviug VUC1U kU Ft?" newed activity in all the fields of pro duction. T1ll it' i Deueve inis suoject snouia receive more than a passing notice for, with such a road, the freight problem would be practicably settled. Not only north and south lines would be brought into competition, but east and west lines srould of necessity be affected bv the reduction. If our people will push the proiect. it can ana win become a national ques tion ana one too, wnicn win ao more than any other one thing to unify these two great sections ot our country. The south would naturally favor such a pro- ject, for it would build up a great market and a great city where it touched the Gulf. Suppose Galveston to be its terminal, how long would it be until that city would be to the south what New York is to the east? (The entire south would feel a new toJUih of life, and every enterprise wouiu iane uu new activity, un tne cuumuis ueiween taoor ana capital. ie itner hand, will any one question the is sure the democratic policy will re benefit to bo derived by the northwest? duce wages. He thinks it impossible' Would we not save millions of dollars for American manufacturers to compete each year by this new market being with foreign manufacturers without re opened, and by cheaper transportation? ducing wages to a common level. Mr. We would at once be free from the op- Harrison says it Is not pleasant to con- pression 01 eastern trunk lines, and could work with the prospect of enjoy ing the fruits of our toil. Let the matter be thought of and talked, and it seems to me that good in the end mnst come from such discussion. The proposed line would cross the Yfcotas, Nebraska, Kansas, the Indian 1-ritory, and Texas, five of the ereat- I ill. 1a . ' muiuu wiwi us necessary ieeaers, fch the greatest corn, wheat, cotton. ioal and timber lands of the countrv. If our members in congress would in troduce such a measure and force it upon the attention of the country, enough strength might be won to it to secure its passage, and if not, as I have said, it would become a national ques tion and would bring these parts of the country interested in it together, as nothing else would do. Perhaps I will xite you again oa this subject. We must do something to relieve the peopie. u, is wen enougn tallc, but "blessed is he that doeth." Respectfully Yours, W. L. Grekne. An Kdltor Adjudged Insane. Mobekly, Mo., Dec. 14. The matter t.the insanity of Maior John O. Vvn. ie wa cuusiucrea ov tne countv t yesterday. He was adiudtred in- ne and will be taken to the asylum Fulton. The major is a well known pwspaper man and was formerly ed brof the Moberly Monitor and the rronton uemoci VOL. IV. HARKISO.V3 MKSiAGE. A Brief summary of the President' Remarks and Keconimendationf . President Harrison's message is a very lonr- one. and nerhaDB a trifle more i tedious than such documents usually re. His chief idea seems to have been to lay before the people as favorable a eta country as possible. In substance he says to the people: Here's what we've done. Now let's see what the demo- crats will do." He begins by expressing general satis faction over the prosperous condition I - t tt v- - j 1 the Teat increase in m.niel n 11,0 riifi 'TK t n f a 1 uroalfH ff t Vi n iminfiv in v.. ... " J i860 was $16,158,616,068. In 1890 it amounted to $62,619,000,000, an increase of 287 percent. The total mileage of railways in the United States in i860 was .10.66: in 1S!)0 I. : ' Itwaslfii.741, an increase of 443 per uvui bou it u Btuuinieu uai mere win be about 4,000 miles of trac k added by the clote olctne year ley:'. ' Next he shows the Increase in mam I A J S 1 TT - """""JlArJ Pfie"!- jPe huuwb tuai a grtas many new lactones n.r hpincr hui It. Ftpferr nir nartinu arlv I to tin plate, he says there was on Sept. this year J.Z tin pla'e factories run- nmg ana 14 more ouiiaing, He shows that our foreign trade is increasiner. Our exports have exceed ed the exports of any previous year Uur imports have also exceeded the avenge for the past ten years He shows tnat our coast-wise, and river ana lake traffic is In flourishins condi' tion I He cives statistics of deposits in sav ines banks, showing a great increase since 1860. as evidence of the prosperity or. wage earners. i Referring to the farmers, he says I history when work was so abundant, or uviv uv ivt una irai aa m miuv .u uui by the currency in which they are paid or by their power to supply the necess- anes and comforts of life. It is true that the market prices of cotton and wheat have been low. It i9 one of the unfavorable incidents of agriculture that the farmer cannot produce upon oraers. tie mnst sow ana reap in le- nurance of the aggregate production of the year, and is peculiarly subject to the depreciation which follows over production. But while the fact I have stated is true as to the crops I have mentioned, the general average of prices has been such as to give to agri culturo a fair participation in the general prosperity." He advises those who are discontent ed to look abroad and see how much worse off the people of other nations are. Be reaffirms his faith in the doctrines of protection. He says the results of the election indicate the adoption of a new tariff policy. The contest was one of principle. The advocates of free- trade won, and they will be cowardly if they fail to put the principle into effect now mat they have full power. He recommends that the work of reforming the tariff be left to the next congress, He is not afraid to risk the reputation of his party on the result of the protec- tive policy as compared with the results that will flow from the tariff-for-revenue policy of the democrats. He thinks the late land-slide was caused largely by passion aroused by template the results, and yet he seems to take delight in contemplating the predicament 01 tne democrats. Next he discusses reciprocity, and then proceeds to "foreign relations " Our relations with Canada should re main friendly. It might be a good idea for us to build a canal around Niagara falls on our side of the line, and estab lish a water route to the sea, indepen dent of Canada. l He refers to the Chilean affairs, and our relations with other foreign na tions, the Nicaraguan canal etc. There is nothing of any special interest in his remarks on any of these subjects. tie aovotes uib attention next to the Brussels conference. He is in favor of free coinage of silver, if the nations can agree on a coinage ratio. Bat he doesn't want to make any recommenda tions while the results of the conference are In doubt Referring to the silver rurnhaps no. oer tne b&erman act he says: "During the last fiscal yeai yea"" the secre tary purchased under the act of July 14 1890, 54,335,748 ounces of silver, and issued in payment therefor 851.106.698 in notes. The total purchase since the passage of the act have been $120,470.- 991 ounces, and the aggregate of notes issued $116,773,590. Tho average price paid for silver during the year was 94 cents per ounce; the highest price be ing $1.02, July 1. 1891. and tho lowest 83 cents, March 21. 1893. In view of the fact that the monetary conference is now sitting, and that ne conclusion has as yet been reached, I withhold my raX5. Zitt--'r!S4hZ' ."$a-2?.v - -teiri LINCOLN, NEB., THURSDAY, recommendation as to the legislation on this sibjcct." He then proceeds to discuss the vari ou executive departments, the navy, the treasury, the Interior etc. . He da votes particular attention to Uncle Jerry Rusk's , department. He shows how our meat inspection laws have helped us in getting our meat product! a market in Europe. He also thinks we are in a fair way to educate the masses of Europe up to eating our corn. He thinks we should look out for the cholera next vtar and put in force stringent quarantine arrangements. Immigration should be restricted by Keeping out "tne vicious ana ignorant, the civil disturber and the pauper " Congress should legislate for the pro tection 01 railway employees. 1'atent car couplers should be adopted. He say nothing about the ' force bill, but thinks the attention of the people should be directed to the subject of fair elections, tie says: "I had hoped that it was possible to secure a non-partisan inquiry by means 01 a commission into evils, tne existence of which is known to all, and t bat out of this might grow legislation from which all thoughtof partisan advantage should be eliminated and only the higher thought appear 0 maintaining the free dom 11 nd purity of the ballot, and the equality of the elector, without the guaranty of which the government could never have been formed, and with out the continuanco of which it cannot continue to exist in peace and prosperity it is time that the mutual charges of unfairness and fraud between the great parties should cease, and that the sin cerity of those who profess a desire for pure and honest elections, should be brought to the test of their willingness to iree our legislation and our election methods from everything that tends to impair the public conhdence in the announced result." The message closes with the follow ing word: "There is no reason why the national influence, power and prosperity should not observe the rates of increase that have x characterized the past thirty years. - We carry the great impulses and increase of these years into the future. There is no reason why in many lines of production we should not surpass all other nations as we have al ready done In some. There are no near frontiers to our possible development. itetrogres8ion would be a crime." A princely" cift. Phil Armour Makes Chicago a Magnificent Christmas Present. Chicago, Dec. 14. Philip D. Ar mour, the millionaire packer, started last night for New York on his way to Europe, leaving behind him a Christ mas gift of over $1,500,000 to the city of Chicago. Absolutely unknown to the public, work has been going on for ayear past toward the erection of a magnificent five story building on Armour avenue. and it is now all but ready for occu pancy, lhis building will be known as the Armour institute, and will be to Chicago all that the Drexel insti tute is to Philadelphia and the Pratt institute to Brooklyn. lms building is but a small part of the gift In addition, for its support, Mr. Armour gives $1,400,000. All that money and brains and labor can do will be done toward making it the greatest institute for manual science and art in the country. Mr. Armour conceived this idea years ago, and the plans have been carefully gone over with Colonel Childs, John C. Black and Armour's sons. Ogden and Philip. It is Mr. Armours desire that stu dents may leave prepared for the high est university and for practical work in the field of scientific labor. Every possible convenience for scientific esearch and experiments will be provided. The institute is not located in a fashionable nart of the city, and Mr. Armour's idea in plating it where he has is said to be the desire of putting the insti tute among those whom it will most benefit. KILLED HER SWEETHEART a Kansas citj Colored Girl Shoots Parks at CofrejrvUle, Kansas. Ed vOffkyville, Kan., Dec 14. Lizzie Williams, an 18-year-old negro girl wnose norae is at Kansas City, shot and killed Ed Parks, a negro lad about the same age, at noon yesterday. Parks was her sweetheart and was vis iting her at her boarding place here when the fatal shot was fired. They had been playing with an empty re volver and she put two cartridges in it and pointing it at him laughingly remarked that she was going to shoot him. IShe pulled the trigger and the ball entered Parks' left breast, killing him instantly. She claims that it was accidental, as she didn't know the revolver was a double action one, and this is the gen eral opinion, as there was no trouble between them, but Hie girl is now un der arrest. Bobbers No Longer Feared. Parsons, Kan, Dec 14. The rail way and express companies have re moved the guards recently placed on trains between Caddo, I. T, and Par sons, as a hold up is not now expected. DECEMBER 15. 1892. 'arme n' institute. Friend, Neb., hoc. IS. One of a series of fan iers' institutes to be held in the state t uring the coming winter will be held in the Congregational church at Fnoud, December 20 and 21. The institute will be called to order at 9 a. m. December 20, when Professor Charles L. Ingersoll will read a paper en "Heredity in Breeding." In the afternoon Mr. S. C. Bassett, secretary of the state dairymen's association, will read a paper on ' Dairying In Ne braska." The Babcock milk testei will be used to show the comparative amount of butter fat in whole milk, skim milk and buttermilk. In the evening Chancellor James II. Canfield of th state university will lecture on educa tion. The program for Wednesday De cember 21, includes a discussion of th subject of 'Bees and Honey as Con nected With Agriculture and Horticul ture in Nebraska," led by E. Whit comb, president of the State Beekeep ers' association. In the afternoon Mr. E. F. Stephens, president of the State Horticultural society, will present a paper entitled, "Nebraska and Horti culture." I , j The evening meeting will comprise a social program made up from local talent. The ability of the people of Friend to ' furnish an entertainment of this kind is too well known to need nnmmont vininmt . . from abroad will be furnished free.! w .in u. -v j itiiJ i.u uuuiuwiuu mil ue cunrgeu. mil, meeting has been arranged for the peo- pie of Saline-and adjoining counties ana it is expected tnat they will one and all take hold and not only mako it lnteieeUnf but profitable. D(j ably Unfortunate. ' Cbetb; ifeb., Dec. 18. A most dis tresslng; se of misfortune, sickness and deatSJn the family of John Tholen is bow wealing - to.; the oltizena. oi Crete. Until last summer the father was well and strong, when he fell from windmill and injured his spine. Since then he has not been able to work and probably never will be. Hii family consisted of himsolf, wife and six children, all of whom have been sick. Last week a little girl eight years old died, and a few days ago the mother, too, passed away. Kind neigh bors have taken the case in hand and it has been decided to send three of the children to the "Home" in Lincoln, and willing hands are getting the lit tle ones ready to be t ken there . It i not yet known what ''position will bo made of the father a id the two re maining children. N'o case of suffer ing like this has for long time appealed to the citizens of v icte for sympathy and help. The Old Vets. Columbus, Nub., Dec. 13. Com mandarin Chief neissert arrived at Columbus at 5 p. m. At Milford the party was met by Winslow post and taken in carriages to the industrial home, the flouring mills, Quenchaqua lake, sanitarium park, and back to the depot. At Seward, Ulysses and David City the posts gave enthusiastic recep tions at the depot. On arrival here, Commander in Chief Weissart and party were met at the depot and escorted to G . A. R. hall by Baker post of this city and the sons of veterans' drum corps. A rousing campfire was held at the opera house tonight, the hall being crowded to the utmost with old soldiers and other citizens. Two Deaths. Nebraska Citt, Neb., Doc. 13. Charles H. Overton, aged twenty, died suddenly yesterday morning of heart disease. The deceased was the only Bon of Mr. and Mrs. John H. Overton and was one of the most highly re spected young men in tho city. Laura Morton, a grand daughter ol Hon. J. Sterling Morton, died at Ar bor Lodge Sunday, aged four. To. gother with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mark Morton of Chicago, she came to this city to spend Thanksgiving and was taken with scarlet fever, the re sult of which has changed a meeting looked forward to with brightest an tlcipation into deepest mourning. Didn't Blow It Out. Grand Island. Neb., Dec. 13. Mrs. B. Cleary, a widow who came from Detroit early Sunday morning to keep house for her son, George Cleary, foreman at the Talmer hotel, had a marrow escape from asphyxiation. She retired in the hotel for a few hours' rest, turned out the gas, but turned it on again, as some people treat a lamp. Several hours later the accident waB discovered, a physician was caed and she has fully recovered. The window and transom had been left slightly open and it was this th.V saved her. NO. 27. Keep Them Going. Norfolk. Nbb.. Deo. 14 The farmers' institute arranged by the fac ulty of the State university, opened here today. S. S. Cotton being chosen president, T. G. Wostewelt vice presl dent, and Dr. G. W. Wilkinson, secre- tary. L. A Stillsou spoke of farming in York county, referring especially to corn and winter wheat. An interest- ing discussion followed. This after- noon Mr. Stillson read paper on bee- keeping, which was followed by a dis- , . 6' , . , . . . vi cusslon of poinU touched upon, being ..,u,u,,uK,u,1oiUu iu, lUD niuw,;iu- duct from a colony, profit, etc. Dick Boswick said very dry or very wet sea- sons were bad for the production oJ honey and cautioned against apraying fruit trees when in blossom as fatal to bees. Colonel Cotton led in a discus- ... .. ... T, , aon of the question: "Does I arming Pay?" drawing largely from his own .... t . i. . i . . Bxperieuce. umors wno came 10 me country poor testified to the profit in their cases. This evening Prof. Bes- Bey spoke at the Congregational church on "The Grasses and Forage Plants of webraska." At Grand Island. Gkand Island, Neb., Dec. 14. Na tional Commander A. G. Weissart oi Milwaukee, Department Commander Duworth of Hastings, Colonel C. J. W. Russell of Schuyler, A. J. Boweo , M T 1 , T I . V . . ' oi L,iucoin, j. iv Moagner oiiOium bu9'. Brttd P- Cook ot Lincoln, Colonel A. J. Culver Of Ml I ford. John Hnxs ev . . . - -' T " . " J f " l; lr8l Tisdal6, and husband and Mrs. v, . .a.uCJ, v,uuip.iuB tut grana array party, arrived here yester- aiternoon. Ihey were escorted to the G. A. R. hall by a band. At night a great campfire was held, Colonel Rus- sell presiding. Mayor Boyden deliv ered an addresB of welcome. Com mander Weissart spoke upon the ob jects of the gracd army organization and was followed by shorter addreesei by Colonel Russell, Commander Dll- worth. Mrs. Tisdale and Mrs. Bael. Cemmander Weissart has made sev eral appointments, but no official no- ice has been given. Not to be Fooled With. Grand Island Neb., Dec. 14 As Mr. Sherman the Fourth street grocer, was sitting in his private office last night, a man entered the door wearing a mask over hia face and carrying a large revolver in his hand. With an order to Sherman to throw up his hands, the bold footpad instantly fired, missing Mr. Sherman by a few inches, Mr Sherman, not to be scarel out without some effort, grabbed a chair and made for his assailant, missing him on account of the door being closed by the burglar, who made his escape tne ponce are working on tho case and think the would-be-robber is some local party, but have not located any certain one, though there are strong jusplclona resting on parties here. They AH Settled. Juniata, Neb., Dec. 14. Tho! Adams county o'd settlers1 meeting was highly enjojtd by all, a large crowd being In attendance. The ex- cellent program prepared was well carried out, especially as to tho dinner part of it. Such parts of a program are usually well looked after by botfc old and youog settlers. Many Inter esting reminiscenses were related, touching upon our early settlement. The prosperity and advancement were noted, and all were well entertained. The next meeting will be held Decem ber 12, 1893 Nebraska Pensions. Washington, Dec. 14. Novembei zo tne louowmg jxeorasicana wer granted pension certificates: Original Edwin W. Eastman, George M.Worth ington, John W. Crawford, Andro Halstrom. Additional Alamon H. Williama, George H . Connor. In crease Isaiah Brown. Reissue Ed gar L. Saunders, Samuel L. Barleau. Original widows, eto. Rachael S. Coates, minor to John O. Foster, Let- la E. Harris. Two Case vt iuiilty. Nebraska Crrr, Neb., Dec. 13. W. J. Delph. a farmer employed at the in Btitute for the blind, became suddenly insane yesterday and was placed in jail. Delph Is a religious lunatic and Imagines that the Lord has comraia- sioned him to spread the gospel. Major liewell, a well known charac ter about town, was yesterday taken to the Insane asylum The major is well read and at times converses in. telllgently. Ills mania runs to poli. tics. Choctaw Indian Murder. South McAlester, I. T.. Dec 14. Abel Smith and Maden Anderson, two Choctaw Indians, got into a difficulty, resulting fatally to Anderson. Smith gave himself nn and claimed h Will. ing was in self defense. Parts, Dec. 14. The Ganlois to-day publishes an account of the last hoars of Baron Eeinach, the banker who died in November under circumstances that led to the general belief that he had committed suicide because of hia con- neclion with the Panama canal scan dal. It claims to have accurate knowl edge of the manner in which the baron spent the hours preceding his death. and the story confirms in manv nartie- ulars what has already been stated ac credited to rumor. 'TT. ?; - n hn nf n..,- of his connection "with the Panama affair was gone and returned to hia home at midnight There he wrote several letters and destroyed a Burn ber documents. After making tnes preparations be swallowed a ot p?iD--t , 1 he paper tells its story with great pai.ticlaritv of detail, even saying mat tne poison was taken at exactly 1 o'clock in the morning. The general opinion is that Baron Reinacb was one of, the "useful" men ' tne Panama scheme. It is known hat handle(i large sums of money SJil vesligating committee appointed by the chamber of deputies is Sow trying to learn to whom the money was paid M . - ana lor what services. M. Clemenceau, editor of La Justice distinctly denies in to-day's issue that M. Herz used the columns of La Jus tice to puff his new enterprises. He admits that Baron Eeinach and M. Rouvier, minister of finance, succes sively visited him on the night before Keinach's death, but he was out and did not see them. M. Rouvier had explained to him in the lobby of the chamber that Relnach was being driven mad by the campaign organized by the papers against him and it was for him a question of life or ffath and he had wished that M. Bon- mxuin nauv aim w aee xa. Hr an1 InH.i... him m .... M. us.. enc to 8toP Accordingly M RonT,eiT with tho baron, accom- panied by M. Clemenceau, visited Uerz. M. Herz declared that he coald not render the service required. Revelations made by M. Clemenceau nave caused consternation among the supporters of the government It is said that another ministerial crisis is impending and that another political upheaval may be expected at any , time. Mr Clemenceau's letter has greatly . compromised M. Rouvier in the Pana ma affair and the outcome of it woul d be hard to predict at present M. Ron- vier will be summoned to explain his connection with the affair to the 1c- vestlgating committee. More Honey for the World's Fair. Washington, Dee. 14. Assistant Secretary Willets and other members of the board of control of the govern ment exhibit at the world's fair, urged before the subcommittee of the house committee on appropriations to-day that an additional appropriation of $201,0ili) be made this year for the gov ernment exhibit This amount would bring the total appropriations for this exhibit up to the full million dollars, it was estimated the exhibit would cost It was represented that 85 ). 000 was needed now and should be made available as soon as possible A Southern War Leader Gone. New Orleans, La, Dec 14. Gen eral Henry Gray, one of the few sur viving members of the Confederate congress and a brigadier general of the Confederate army, died yesterday at Coushatta. lie was a Whig leader in Mississippi, where he passed his early life. Later he became a Demo crat aid came to Louisiana, where he took a strong position at the bar. In 18j9 be came within a few votes of de feating Jndah P. Benjamin's re-election as United States senator. He was during the war a strong friend and ad viser of Jefferson Davis. Cheers for a Kepnbllo la Spain. Madrid, Dec 14. After Premier Sagasta's statement in the Cortes, while many of the deputies were cheering for the queen regent and the young king, the Republican, Saler- mon, arose towering above the other members and in a ringing voice cried. "Viva republics. " A scene of intense excitement followed and for several minutes nothing could be heard but cheers and counter cheers. Poisoned Only With Whisky. Pittsburg, Pa , Dec 14. Coroner McDowell has concluded his Investi gation into the death of Isaac Jury, who the Carnegie company thought had been poisoned at Homestead. An autopsy was held and death was found to have been due to alcoholism. The disease was far advanced and there was not the least semblance of poison. To Prolong the Fair. CircASo, Dec 14. There is a good .'os.1 -f talk among the world's fair ?lreotors and others connected with the management to continue the fair for another year after November 30. The leaders believe that six months is rather a short time for the life ot the splendid palaces which . have ' been erected at Jackson parte Georgia Operators Strike. Savannah, Ga., Dec I. Two hnn-1 dred out 250 telegraph operators on the Georgia Central railroad have struck because the company would not sign a contract to employ only broth erhood operators. It is feared the trouble may extend to other Southern roads. Sfc