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About The Loup City northwestern. (Loup City, Neb.) 189?-1917 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 24, 1896)
THE NORTHWESTERN UKO. E. IIHNSCHOTEB, Editor* I’ab. LOUP CITY, NEBRASKA. OVER THE STATE. York is still agitating that baat angar factory. Kmaniiki. Lapp of (Jage county haa adjudged innane and will be taken to the asylum. Thk 2-year-old daughter of H. R Schultz, Grand Island, fell into a pall of boiling water and died from iU burns. Bradshaw's oreamery. destroyed by fire last May. has been recently rebuilt much more substantially than for merly. A. Tyson, one of the oldest and most respected settlers of ( ass county, died at hia home near Elmwood last week at the age of 7.1. Buy home mr de goods and build up home industries, is a good policy. Far rell's lire Extinguisher, made by Jar rell A co., Omaha Thk Lincoln committee has nearly raised the #50,000 necessary to secure the next annual reunion of the Grand Army of Nebraska A CONSTAKl.K urrlvad in Ashland from Council Bluffs, la., for the purpose of arresting .1. O. Kelly, who was wanted in that place charged with disposing of mortgaged property. A fOUMU Bohemiuin girl from Wyo ming recently landed in * hadron with the object of inducing her betrayer, who lives in that city, to right aa far as possible the wrong he had done her. Thk mill and warehouses of the Alii ance Milling company ware lovanjr stroyed by lire. The property is valued at about 336,000, and together with the contents was insured for about 313,000. Atkinson had a mad dog scare. The dog run through the principal streets of the town snapping at every thing within reach, fc number of dogs were bitten, as well us some horses aud cut tle. Frank Perky, while working in an irrigation ditch twelve miles nortii of Hpringview, was caught under about two tons of frozen dirt and crushed in such a manner that lie died from his injuries. In Beatrice while <\ A. Jackson was engaged in waiting on a customer in the front of the store, someone entered from the rear and stole two money drawers from the safe, containing about 375 in cash. The Bank of Wauneta, H. C. Henry, cashier, failed to open its doors last week. The failure is euused by com plication with the Hank of Stratton, which failed recently. Assets are said to be $38,000; liabilities, $13.000. Ho far this winter butchers of Spring view are taking their befef cattle off the prairies. ( sttle that have never had a pound of grain or hay are in good con dition, and horses and sheep grazing on the dry, brown buffalo grass are very fat. Thk old hedge fence in ( ass county is fast becoming a thing of the past. Where a few years ago a farm was thought to be more valuable with a hedge fence, it is today considered dam aged by being surrounded by a growth of osage. Thk Masonic fraternity of Nortii Platte has decided to cover the walls of their hall with patent steel siding, pressed in imitation of brick work, thus not only making it fireproof from without, but greatly improving its ap pearance. Rkv. OroROF. W. Crofts, the preacher poet who has served the Congregational Church of Beatrice as pastor for three and a half years has tendered his resig nation, to take effect Easter Sunday Delicate health is the reason assigned for the step. Tub January term of the district court oi uouge county conveneu mm week, Judge Marshall presiding. The civil docket contains ^10 cases, forty nine of which are suits against the Elk horn for damages caused by the fire at Dodge in September last. Thk dwelling house of liee Shoe maker, three and one-half miles south west of Chadron, burned to the ground about 1 o'clock in the morning. Mr. Shoemaker and family escaped without injury, but lost everything, not saving even their clothing. A picnic in mid-winter is what oc curred in lleatrlcc last week. I ne (am dies of O. K. Welsler. I. tiardnrr and II. K. Norcross took advantage of the pleasant weather and enjoyed a picnic in the woods at the mouth of Hear creek, four miles cost of the city. They had gotten out thair parasols, fans ami hammocks and eujoyed the day in true style. A i*anti who has recently gathered statistics informs us, says the tdbbou lie aeon, that about SsikiKH' sheep arc being fed for market in this state ihi» winter, and at least #00.000 of the number are along the line of the Tmoe I'aeittc between tdbbou and Kremuut. and tbal nearly oae tbird of the latu-t number are In the immediate elclalty of Shelton. Hi sissss has been rushing thr |iasi sis mouths In the Tatted stales Ism! office at O'Neill Keceiver tWIIlaun ears that the receipts of the office foi the first «U months or the fiscal year from July I. l»t*V to January I, l« “ were #**,074 M There were seven!, homestead entries and ‘bo him. proofs The receipts for the |«ast eu moa>h< are about fw,um la es. ess of the firsl sis mouths of |suv 'the register aa«i iceelver ami their clerks ere kept vert bung attending to their duties ami tht ladmattoas are that at the sad of u.. (■reseat fiscal year. June the u Nell office will he up near the head ot th< I let, Joaern KlUUi t«»al manager a t.read Isiaad for the IsStswr Muse) drawing aasoctatton my stermusly ila appeared the day after t hriatmas a a. ids wife sad family hate reemnl si word fr»m him since. No cause ran it aaerthed tor the act and fears are en le* tamed for his safety J tl |i st. ms a, oaeof Sewards now1 (Moatmeat eittaee* died last Wees X I. Mottsi of Hebvwadmd of hear la,>ar* I It-mgh he has m<l beea u Ed health f«*r years, he had lotah S fwsltag better haw usual amt hk ih was a suriw se to ever»owe II. wets! *w»l ml., the yard aad Wad label bal * few Slavs wbeU he drowned .lead fc’&i1 m lafr’rfii’tfi n stay In Nebraska. “How does New Mexico compare with Nebraska?” was asked of W. I). Mes senger, formerly of Oage county, who wasted a year in searching for a better place than this state. Here is hia answer: “It cannot compare with Nebraska at all It raises nothing that Nebraska does not raise, except a little fruit, and does not raise half what Nebraska doea The soil is not as good aa Nebraska soil and the water Is not fit to use. The Pecos river is a large stream, to be sure, but It is fed with alkali springs and its water is very bad. There ia some water obtained from wells that ia fairly good, but all the water must be boiled before it can tie used safely. They have no grains or corn, the country is not suited for stock und there is no stock raising there. The climate cannot compare with our Ne | braska climate, and Nebraska is a far better country than the Pecos valley. Pozens of families that were attracted there by the wild stories circulated by the company that owns most of the lund, have moved out after losing all the money they brought there. I.aml sells for #35 an aero at the lowest ami this includes a water right. If a man buys forty acres and only wants to irri gate ten acres he has to pay 81.2’> an acre for water for the entire forty acres, whether he irrigates all of It or only one ucre. , What is more, this can never tie paid out. and this tax of #50 a year on forty acres for water goes right | on for all time. He may pay up his i land, but he can never escape that #50 I a year. I went into Old Mexico and I Texas, but things are even worse there I I have seen this southern country, and | I am prepared to say that when a man I leaves Nebraska and goes there he makes a grand mistake.'' To Test the llnnnty l.aw. Fremont dispatch: A second meet ing of small beet growers was held at. j the court house for the purpose of j takiug further action against the Ox- , nurds for what it is claimed is unfair treatment received at the hands of the I factory. There was an attendance of . I forty or fifty. It resolved itself into a i ! sort of an experience meeting, many of 1 those present relating their efforts at ( | beet growing. It developed that the I — >1. . _ mau rlooilln/l I tr i n ' i favor of beet growing. The only boa 1 tllity was for whut la claimed to l>e un I m*t treatment by the factory. A reso lution waa paaaed declaring in favor of tht; sugar beet industry provided it re liable market can be hud for the pro duct. A written opinion wus read from Judge Maxwell as to the legality of the sugar bounty bill, lie stated that it was illegal for the reason that it pro vided for a bounty for both sugar and chicory In the same bill; also that the warrants issued for the payment of the bounty were not good because they could not be legally issued until after u specific appropriation had been made for them; also that the Oxnard* could not be held for damages if, in making their contracts, they gave the growers to understand the sugar per cent had never fallen below the so. 12 test and was not likely to fall below that stan ■lard. Omslia anil W'luehagn Kesarvatlous. Washington dispatch; The Nebraska delegation members have been receiv ing letters from parties in Nebraska re questing them not to let the matter of the proposed congressional investiga tion into affairs at the Omaha and Winnebago reservation in Nebraska drop. This the delegation decided to do at their meeting in Senator Allen's room at the Maltby building at the be ginning of this session. They cannot, however, move in tlie matter until the evidence taken by the committee dur ing their recent visit to Pender has been forwarded by those who have it in charge to the delegation here, i Upon receipt of the evidence it lias been agreed by the Nebraskans in con ! gress, Senator Allen will introduce a ' resolution in the senate and Kepresen 1 tative Meiklejohn in the house, look ing to the appointment of a congres sional investigation committee. Irrigation bv Artesian Well*. One of the determined movements ii. Knox county this year will be irriga tion by means of artesian wells. Cap 1 italists of that locality have decided to make it possible for every owner of ltlO 1 ueres of land to have an artesian well. and siuee this is almost always a sure , discovery at a depth of from 650 to T.'.o j feet, less than fl.OftO thus invested in a j well, a reservoir and necessary laterals, 1 i* considered the safest security that ' can It* found for capital. Tills is no ' longer a matter of experiment, wells having been found in many parts of the 1 north half of Knox county and as far west as old Fort liandali. The Nio ! hrara wells are wonders in their powar 1 and supply, the eight-inch well liuving i a pressure of ninety-five (rounds. and | tlie one fiiiishetl this winter lim ing |0? ! pound* pressure Olliers are in con ! temptation during the year. It is believed by all who have made ' this a study that the insurance of crops | in means of artificial moisture will »n I aide that community to prosper more effectually than in any other way Nebraska *i W«.lo. <i„„ Washington dispatch Adjutant lieu ,-ral Harry of the Nebraska national j guards writes to the Nebraska delega lion urglag that they secure an appro p alioii fur the arwtaf of the guard j with the new government rifle Me stale* ih*l the arm* now m use I ate obsolete and of different calibres , and that the money available from tbe j covet timeui appropriation for tbe vaatit . ns t* barely >a«n <Htl for tH|iui MlM* u l A lit I t-itllfeiftif litter | i rttB ftOi! I W#A ' i rr of llttr*«’)t SrU, Itilt twr«‘M mp \ |r. <iH|at| a t»f iKt* I im*% IttrUttfl J » .t* aitUiUr t iiwriniioM Tilt ; 1 * WlU It# 1M (*•' 4«| §|4 j 4ft V 1H• '•llUft H«t Hfftl #««| ( ' v|t%|HIIt’ll VlKA(tfl l(«4t I \ ltd k r#il#h| 1**1#* t||m>4 |#l4f JT ait i ■ Iluf Ilalvrw»r ti*»A# HmilA #M4if#f A iHf (A# iMtir *%■ >m iHdllyr, 4 K$v t vlt |#fi«r# lh|l tiHttl (of A iatt|f Km# I it« dfMUtr %|i4 i (|it# illtw ft#hi IImaI ktf 4 41 tiUlfi) * | #4)4 <444 II*# yiififtl %•}•#*% #1 |i«# t«it# til# wU'm um # Ilk# Ui«v rti i lAip.'ii Hilt 4t*4|4i#«i |v 4 in u* m«i«« III# 4Mmrf»t# M*#t iA# A#* l «ft!>r■#•41 nf iA#i« 1141# fiill m*% k# Him A Ni4i4t#4 UNCLE SAM SOLE ARBITER SENATOR DAVIS’ ENUNCIATION OF THE MONROE DOCTRINE. A SWEEPING DECLARATION It la Adopted by the Manila Foreign Ha 1st Inna Committee an tha Stand of tba United Htat.ee — Acquisition of Amarloan Territory by au Altaa Power Will Not He Permitted. Wahiiinoton, .Ian. 20.—The resolu tion drawn bv Senator Davln and adopted by the Senate committee on foreign relations yesterday, will prove | to be a clear and strong enunciation of the Monroe doctrine when its text ! is made public. It is a more forcible i declaration than any that has been in troduecd in Congress on this subject, and Its terms are so explicit that they cannot be misunderstood. The maintenance of the Monroe doctrine itM set forth in the resolution, is held to he vital to the welfure of this country and the countries of the American continent. The doctrine, it. | is asserted, Is now in force, and has been in force ever since It was es tablished by President. Monroe. The resolution declares it to mean the acquisition, by purcliuse. aggression or otherwise, of any territory on the American continent, by a foreign power is an unfriendly act, and such acquisition will not be permitted by the United States The most important feature is that which touches upon a new phase of the Venezuela question—the report that England and Venezuela mav reach an agreement and that English money will settle 'lie boundary dis pute. The resolution declares that when boundary disputes on the Amer ican continent between foreign gov ernments and American governments are decided by arbitwition, agreement, purchase, or in any manner whatever, tlie United States shall be the sole judge as to whether the Monroe doc trine has been violated in such arbitra tion, or agreement. In fact, it means tiiat arbitration or agreement between foreign governments and governments of tlie American continent as to bound ary disputes cannot become binding or effective unless sanctioned by the United States, and this government is satisfied that no part of the American continent has been ceded to a foreign power by such arbitration or agree ment. This practically makes the United States the arbitrator between foreign governments and tlio.se of the American continent in all boundary disputes. This portion of the resolution is con sidered most important and far-reach ing in its effects. It caused misap prehension among some uietptiers of the committee, as it is claimed tiiat it may lead to manv entanglements. On the other hand, tlie supporters of the resolution say it leaves everything in the hands of the United States, where the final decision should be. and that the United States will interfere only when the Monroe doctrine has been violated. The resolution is drawn with a view of covering every possible contingency that may arise in boundary disputes, . .1 _- _1 _ i A.__ by one foreign government to another on ttie American continent, or islands that are considered a part of the Western hemisphere. PENSION BILL PASSED. Fifty Day* A licit, i of Any Fret Ion* Pen sion Appropriation Kill. Washington, .Ian. t!0.—The house yesterday passed the pension appro- | printiou bill, to the consideration of which it has devoted the entire week, and then adjourned until Monday. It was announced in the debate that the bills covering the amendments ruled out would be reported from the invalid peusious committee. The pen sion hill as passed carries $141,3 li.SjO, about JSO.liOO less than the estimate. The bill wus passed tifty days ahead of any previous pension appropriation bill. BUSINESS PERPLEXED. Ths 4 luanctal situation t onslilrrality Dis turbs the slat* of Trails. Nkw York, -lau '.‘0 K. U. Hun A Co.'s weekly review of trade says: ••The situation could hardly be more perplexing for business men. Practi cal merchants, manufacturers or wank ers can have little sympathy for those who minimise their itiltlcuHirx No uue doubts that the government will raise money to meet obligations, but huw far the money market will lie die turbed or the treasury reserve Ural tltuiiuUhed. uo one ean say. The Wus iness world cannot know as yet how far foreign i|uesttou» may upset calcu lations. though there seems to be every reason to expect peaceful settle, meal "It cannot know what may be the ■luties on au> important aitiele in the important class of imports a month hence, whether liuiut t% are likely to exceed vaport* and draw away y<dd. whether the iieNeit of revenue will eontlNwe or »ha> other taxation will be levle I failure of the Vsstv to lake any action upon Kuew.lal measures |WtMeraevtfhy the pi vs .lent, or those passe I si the ll .Use llfvc uU favorahlv all blanches of bw« , ,.** I utter tacit adverse eycttinstahc* || IS actual. V encrwtmg'ng that shnusaga la Hansa. .Ions and resulting w.suasf ■ al disasters hare not hex greater. Hat four large failures w ithitt a day nr twa indicate that lb. same eondlton cannot continue without waeh am harvasament. ttarmena x t*.*v|vms«l !«-..«■,■ 4 St* Sous dan Lx t*rv. |eut liar*isis s private u. rvlxiy has tan ally annoua-d *he cuis age meal >1 the tteneval to Sirs l .owi a, ami that the wedding wilt not take place uatll • ft*.v I.«at CAMPOS HAS QUIT Oenrntl I’mImtIJI, Hated l»y I titmii*. Now In Command —A Cruel Man Madrid, Jan. 20.—The cabinet has decided to appoint Oeneral t’olavija to replace Martinex Campos who Is 111, as captain general of the Spunish forces in Cuba and governor general of the island. When the Spanish government wus organizing its forces to oppose the Cu ban Insurrection last, year, Oeneral Polavija was slated by public rumor for the position of cuptaln general of the Npanlah forces In Cuba to succeed Oeneral ('alien. It being doubtful at that time whether Campos would be willing to undertake the task. Hut hia success as a pacificator in the former insurrection led to the selec tion of Campos, and a reliance upon the more conciliatory policy which he avowed it wan iiis Intention to pursue toward the Cubans, witli the hope of winning them to peace, Oeneral Poluvija, according to all reports, is a very different character. He Is commander of the Spanish Sixth army corps, and has not been without experience in Cubs, where his name seems to be hated and feared by the insurgents, llu was on the island as a subordinate to Martinez Campos at the time of the Virginia affair. ■ u ban patriots tell iruyiy stories of his inhuman methods during the lust Cu ban rising. One of these stories is to the effect that he once sant a company of soldiers to escort some Cuban firisoners from the interior to all. On the way uli the prisoners were shot, it is said, by order of Polavija. It has been claimed by the Cubans, when previous rumors of Pol avi ja's appoint merit to succeed Campo< have been circulated, that Ills appoint ment would drive inuny residents of the island into the insurgent ranks who had hitherto refrained from join mg, owing to the confidence that Cam pos would adhere strictly to all th rules of warfare in his operation against the insurgents. DESPERADO RIDDLED. Would-II* AmmnmIii Kill*.I by HU St t*u<l*<l Victim Ml Oilmt I lly, Mo. Jeff*;iikon City, Mo., Jan. 20.—One* killed, four hilled. one escribed. Minn marizcs the present condition of u gang of toughs who invaded Cedar City yesterday afternoon, and whose apparent design was to visit Jefferson City. It is probable that the dead man and three others were profession al cracksmen, and that the others are simply plain, everyday tramps who fell into bad company. All six went into a Cedar City sa loon and after drinking refused to make full payment More drinks were ordered, but the barkeeper would not serve them. Then trouble began. “Hliin/'one of the gang, undertook to do a little barkeeping on his own ac count. Citizens of the town appeared, and “Slim” whipped out his revolver and began a furllade. All of the toughs retreated out of the building. One of the men, who was not so drunk as the rest, made his escape, and has not since irtsen captured. “Slim” walked backward, firing as he went. Other members of the gang were too drunk to act with him.. Citi zens. armed with shotguns, riflos and pistols. gathered rapidly. Charles Gilbert, of Cedar City, emptied a double load of shot into •‘81im,” killing him instantly, and then the other members of the gang weakened. Con BLaUiU uuili auu .uainiiat i khi luirnwu them and succeeded in protecting them from tlie now thoroughly ex cited people. Cries of “Hang them!” "Lynch them!” "Let ropes!” etc., were very common, but better counsel prevailed. Died Out of Consideration for His family. .Maksuai.i., Ma, Jan. 20.—Intelli gence reached this place to-day of the suicide by shooting through the head of Allen Ilobvos, aged '10, a farmer, in the eastern part of this county. His farm was mortgaged for$J,lKH), and he had life insurance for the same amount. He wanted to leave his fam ily the home plaee. THE MARKETS Kansas l it*. Mo , .Inn. H) I'ln-r,- was an un locked for iiicrSHse in I lie roesipU of wheat h«> p to-day VI ,-srs lint few or no more sain pies than usual were displayed on the tallies. Demand wn. bride, owing to the s|ieciibitivo adva nc#, ini i price* were a cent higher. A car of choice upmig wheat hold at cenU. Hard wh<*Ht No. 2, tflc; No. A. V7t; No 4, 4mc rejected. 9-74440); no grad*, 80a Soft wheat N«*. /, 70o No ». tto No. 4. r»Vi reject*!. *»w. 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J *' Ml *Wap (i * • * MORE TIME DESIRE! A PRESIDENTIAL MESSAGE A TO LAND GRANTS. The Document Referred to the tommli tee on Fahltr I.himU—Mentation tn nted bf ■ Fervent I'reyer for Ntrai |lln| Culm — further Consideration < the Pension Appropriation Hill. ft pedal Hmmiii to i ongre WaaniROTOR, Jan. It.-Tho Praa dent to-day sent a special niessage t the House urging the necessity to immediate legislation to extend th limit of time within which suite ca be brought by the government to an nul grants of publiu lands He called attention to the nnmeroti complications that hud arisen betweei railroads as to grants that overlapped and the necessity for adjustment The time in which Mills can he brougli expires March 3, I Wirt, and if the tlm limit were allowed to expire then i portion of the adjustment act wouli bo rendered nugatory. The govern ment, tlie president nays In conclusion j should not tie prevented from goini i Into the court* and righting wrong ! perpetrated bv Its agents. 1 he message was referreil to th committee on public lunds. There was a most unusual demon atration at the opening of the sessloi of the House to-day. The blind chap lain, whose ardent Americanism ha frequently occasioned remark, prayei fervently to-day for "strugglini Cuba'' and the "success of her hattl for independence" and when he eon eluded the sentiments lie had express*) were given a hearty round of upplausc On motion of Mr. (Iambic of Noutl j Dakotu, Republican, a bill was passe< grunting to the city of Chamberlain H. D., tiie right to use American islum in the Sioux Indiun reservation. The House then went into a commit tee of the whole for the consideratioi of the pension appropriation bill. Th Senerul debate on the bill closed to ay arid the bill was opened to amend ment under the five minute rule, CAPTURED BY CHICAGO. It Gets llie National Democratic ('olivet tlon After a Hard tight Washington, .tan, is,—The Demc cratic national convention will b held at the city of Chicago on July i That was the decision reached by tic national Democratic committee afte an interesting, and at times exciting session, which continued until 1 o'clock last night. The main interest, of course, cen tered in the choice of the conventioi city. For this honor there were fou applicants. Chicago, St. Louis, Cincin nati ami New York. Thirty minute was allowed each city in which to pr« sent its claims. The speeches, mail bv distinguished citizens in each in stance, were of high order of excel lcnce, and, at times, aroused th greatest enthusiasm. The bailotini began about 0 o'clock ami, from tb first, a long and bitter atruggle wa indicated. Kx-Hovernor Francis, lloverno Stone, Mayor Walbridge and Senato Vest spoke for St. Louis. The first ballot resulted: Chicago 6; Cincinnati, it; St. Louis, 19: Nev York. H. There was practically n< change, except a light fluctuation of i vole or two, until the tenth ballot when Chicago began gradually to in crease her vote at the expense of Nev York At the twentieth ballot Nev York’s strength was rapidly diainte grating, her vote going almost bodil; to Chicago. Hut St. Louis, wiiich hai tenaciously clung to her nineteei votes, also captured several of Cincin nati's votes, and on the ballot befor the last led Chicago by one vote. Oi the last ballot, the twenty-ninth which was taken shortly before 1 o’clock, the four remaining votes o New York were thrown to Chicago and she obtained liie necessary plural ity. Senator Hrice voted for Cincin nati to the last. t An examination of the vote bi States shows that St. Louis had prac i tlcally ilie solid support of the frei silver votes in the committee. OKLAHOMA FREE HOMES Tlia House Will 1‘ass the I.aoay MU Hllglltly A iiif mle<|. Washington, .Ian. lfb —The "fre homes" bill, which was prepared b | Mr. Lacey and which differs from th ; Flynn hill only that it is general il | application and not restricted to Okla i homa, will be fuvorubly reported t ! the House with amendment. That wa (j•*< h1i hi lu im v » mvruui; ui ui ! committee nit public lands. Flynn' bill, It will be remembered, was 01 dr red reported without amendment N|ieaker Heed liaa completed Ilia uo otlieial eonalderaliou of the latter bil and declare* privately mat lie favor it. winch la but kindlier way of saylii, that it will pane the House, tiu tb otheHiaiid.HecretaryHmilh said he wa opposed to the measure aud the whol theory upon which It la baaed. II has not vet prr|iared the statement u bis view* which the House retjuesiei! aud may not lie able to for aevera days, but when it la received it will b found to he an uncoiupromlaiug con demnaliou of the hill aud ItsprinclpK t'nder ihe hlymi bill, none of th tattlers who have purchased lauds n Ilia government In Oklahoma, wbl* Include* the great bulb of the setllvn will he required to pay a dollar of th purchase money he has ag reed to pay Nothing more than the custumar land n#L . fees will be eaucted I udvr the Lacey bill Ihe n lease * i tenets to all such settler* la every alal aud territory tbs tireul tlousus r«IS* Me UraUl Him tale i.wl t coot HUMS Hi* V«*h .*a« l* Tb# I'reaa tbl ai.outng says Nicola Ivsla. the elm tm iaa has la seated an uppaiatu which be believe* will sure any in taut* disease '* •«** year* ago, wbe Ir fe*t# made public an outline e the ««r*. au tuatrlan doctor applied I la a crude way to lb* cure of sevara patients suite ting from tubereuluat* c the lung* the apparatus h »omm thing like iba nwediah movement ears |t give* it** abuwh* a *e»omt It rate e* Mayor Musa *• Hewitt of hi* live trouble in one day. Hr I esta aava >. PRUSSIAN DIET OPENED The Throne Speech—To Establish Co * Operative Grsnarlee. HER?.is. .Ian. Id—The Prussian diet was opened at noon to-day in the White hall of the schloss. The speecit from the throne was devoted to do mestic affairs. Mills were announced for extending the railroads, for im * proving tlie position of school teachers, I to extend! lie establishment of cham I Iters of commerce, etc. It was added j that the government will employ I every means to remedy the condition . of husbuudrv and that it intends to ' propose furnishing financial assistance 9 to those shown to be in need of it, to r establish co-operative granaries and to ' legislate in regard to the tenure of 1 leasehold land. * | - ■ .— . Hslllnglon Month Strut Resign. » ■ New Volta. Jan. 16. Salvation fol 1 lowers received a violent si dick last * night whun it was rumored that an ‘ order had come from General Month in 1 London to the effect that hi* son and ’ rlaugliter-in-lii w, < omniandcr and* Mr*. | Halllngtou liooth, must relinquish their American leadership at the end , of March. It, is supposed that the ' London authorities object to the atren ' iinull efforts made by the leaders to * I Americanize the movement. j s •Isnisson Will Mr Trlrrl In tinglaiiil. ■ ' Pretoria, Jan. 16. -The final agree i ment between President Kruger and ' Mir Hercules Robinson, governor of J Cape Colony, regarding the disposal of prisoners captured as a result of Hr. f ' Jameson's raid into the Transvaal, ’ was completed yesterday. Hr. Jmiie r I son and his officers will fe tried in j Kngland I l Nineteen Hrowneil. I ' | DovKII. ilao. lb, — The steamship | fesgar of Barcelona was sunk in col ■ lision with the Herman ship Nereus, . during a fog off Ramsgate last even-/ I ing. and nineteen of her crew were' s drowned. The Nereus. which left • Iquiqite October M for Hamburg, lias • been towed to a place of safety. — A Crook***! Hank I miflit I’kiikv, Okla., Jan. lb. — News was ’ received here tiiut J. V. N. Uregory is 1 under arrest at Hexter, Mich lie was I president of the defunct First Ntate " bank, which failed here (September 17 5 last and left a hundred depositors io the lurch. J ! - r ( An Hawaiian Caliln Project. t | Washington, Jan, 1C.—The Senate 1 committee on foreign relations granted a brief hearing to Representative Me " I Cormick, Admiral Irwin and others • to-day in favor of the Pacific Fable p i company of New York, for the eon i struetion of a telegraphic cable from ’ the Pacific coast to Ha wail, Tfievrep I resented tiiat this comoany would un 5 dertake to construct the line provided i for within three years, upon the con i dition that the United states would 5 pay the company annually for iO year* I a sum equal to 8-’-r< for each nautical 5 mile of the line. i - TIis Nicaragua (.anal Krlirmc. r Washington, Jan. lb.—The Nicar r cgua canal scheme received some little attention yesterday from the House ' committee on interstate and foreign , commerce, when Chairman Hepburn designated a sub-committee of seven to have special charge of ail proposed l i legislation for building the canal. , | It is intimuted tiiat a special message , 1 giving President Cleveland's views upon tlie canal and transmitting the r ‘ report of the canal comml-skm... will I , i>e sent to Congress within a mont h. i • . ; Talmage Slay Keslgn. • i Washington, Jan. Ib. — It would not i surprise the members of the First Pres* . 1 byterian church to hear within the 1 next few days the announc -mcnt. that ' the Uev. T. DcWitt l'aliuagc lias re ’ 1 signed from the copastorate, of tiiat I ehurch. The former Brooklyn divine has, it is said, staled to several mem bers of tlic board of trustees his de sire to withdraw from the field lie dislikes to be a party to the trouble ‘ .. I.nu tt.,. ..1.. .. tutul Knw Mill ruplonlon. • I 8TBWAHTSVILLB, Mu., .Jan. Hi —The boiler of a portable saw mill, belong* I in# to Fred Ihtbner, ten iniler, MHith ! went of here, exploded last evening*, 8 i instantly killing two of bin children ~ and badiy injuring the proprietor. 6 I.IYK NTOI K AM) I'KOUI 4 I MAKkl l* 1 - . (^notations I rum New York, 4 lileago. *1. j I .out*. 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