MET DEATH IN CUBA.
DRAMATIC ENDING OF MAJOR
DANA OSGOOD.
Commanded m Cuban flattery at tlie
Hlejfe of Onlmaxee—Died While Huff*
fflnff Hl« Cannon—Hen. Meralln Hanrhff,
One of the l*lnnnera of the Revolution,
Killed In Hattie.
Hied In m Cuban Hlege.
Nf.w York, Dec. 8.—A special to the
ITcrald from (Juimaro Camaguey, re
ports that Major Dana Osgood, the
noted Cornell university half back foot
hall player, who commanded a Cuban
battery during the recent siege of the
town of Uulniaro, whs killed in buttle,
and gives the following details: "Gen
eral Garcia then ordered Major Osgood
to open fire on the Spanish forts. Two
hours later a large fort, known ns Fort
Monfuti. located on a hill about 700
yards from the town, was abandoned
by its defenders, who took refuge
In the town. On the seernd day
of the siege Major Osgood, under
heavy fire from the Spaniards,
was training one of his pieces on the
forts, when a Mauser bullet struck him
in the forehead. He uttered the word,
"Well,' and (lending forward on his
cannon, hugged it and breathed Ids
last in behalf of Cuban liberty. The
news of ids death deeply impressed
President Cisneros and the command
ing officers, all of whom hud great re
gard for the American officer. The
pan lards, who had an abundant sup
ply of ammunition, kept up an Inces
sant fire against the Cuban intrench
inents. General Garcia, on October 17,
made up his mind to capture the place
by ussanlt. The Spaniards hail aban
doned all the forts outside of the town,
side. They had taken commanding
position* in the stone buildings ami
massive stone church In the public
. square. At a signal <c nerals t'cbreco
, and ('tip et at tiie head of their men,
Pcharged tin1 town from different quar
:' ter . The Spanish garrison then took
| refuge in the old churches and there
p strong! barricaded Itself, Clcm rul
Garcia ordered thut three guns las
t brought to iajiir upon the stone strue
& ture and fire was at once opened on it.
E One of the allots from a twelve
s' pounder mortally wounded the Span
ish officer in command, Major Msrtl
K no/., and killed some of Ids men.
Shortly after a tremendous cry of
•Viva Cuba Libre’ came from the
Cubans. The Spaniards had signalled
tln ir unconditional surrender."
(ienersl Handle* Dead.
The 1'iibun junta lias received a mes
: sage fully confirming the report of tlie
killing in battle of Major Genera’
K, Bern tin Sanchez, inspector general of
the insurgent army, at Las Dumas,
JgUfia.itu Clara province, on November 20,
expedition was expected from
■> Jainiieia and part of the forces of Gen
Arals l'nrrilos and Sanchez started for
InBKn^Hte coast to receive it. The insurgents
Burnt,civd about, 1,200 men, hut before
fu jrcaehing the point where the expedi
J ' tion was to disembark the column was
Attacked by 3,000 Spaniards under
' General Luque. A desperate liuttie
ensue.I, which lasted five hours, dark
ness making it impossible to continue
the. fight. In tiie battle tlie Spaniards
y Suffered u loss of 170 killed ami ninety
wounded. Cuban loss was forty-three
killed and twenty-six wounded. Gen
eral Sanchez, mounted on a small
Jjorse. was in tlie thick of the battle.
A column of Spanish soldiers surprised
the insurgents by an attack from the
JP, end General Sanchez received a
llet in the back, lie remained on
horse, however, and although his
patriots tried to induce him to re
lic refused, saying tliut lie was not
dly wounded. Ten minutes later he
fell from his horse and soon expired.
A last words were: "Vivo Cuba
tt
leral Sanchez was born 42 years
p a#Q’-tn Sant.i Spiritu district, Santa
Clara, his father being a wealthy
planter. Ill Key West lie planned
: with dose Marti the present revolution,
I M»d Its efforts are due in a large meas
£ ure to his work.
Cuban Homes Invaded by I'ollee.
Santiago, Cuba, correspondent of
World says: "The city was thrown
by a descent of the
police. The homes of many
citizens were entered after
had gone to lied. It is known
twenty-five persons were
and hurried off to prison,
all of Kastcru Cuba is in the
of the Cubans, save tlie city.
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jants had long Minoe spread ita
among all eluMses. These re
Vtrtta are further evldencoa of
1 Weyler's dt-termiimt <• >n to
; war on eiti/eus in their homes,
, 1I-. ill I lie :> rilleil l.mlles i li t he
I‘Jk.iolle e.l'l li ill-11 liny detlnite
Tar the sudden arreata. Thera
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BOLD ST, ! OUIS BOBBERS.
They Hold I p itn Offio In Hroa<l Day
light.
St. Lons. Mo., Deo. 5.—Throe high
waymen with drawn revolvers entered
the oflice of the Home Brewing Com
pany at 3 o'clock yesterday aftermsm
and held up the cashier, Robert Haver
kamp. forced him to hand over 9400,
and then, not satisfied with the
amount, went Is-hlnd the counter,
looted the money drawers and aecurcd
probably 9500 additional.
The robbery was the most daring
that has occurred in years.
When the hold-up occurred there
were, present in the office the cashier,
a half dozen clerks and several cus
tomers.
The robbers entered the place to
gether. The leader ordered all within
to hold up their hands. The order was
hastily complied with. Ha then ordered
them to line up. This was also done.
Cashier Haverkamp was asked to hand
over tlie money in Ins possession. He
liud 9 too or 9400 on the desk, und it wus
given to tlie lender of the trio.
The fellows were not satisfied with
tlie result*. Doing behind the counter,
two of them held the occupants of the
office in line, while tins other went
through the safe and money drawers
and secured between 950*1 and 9*'00
more.
Cashier Haverkamp was busily en
gaged with id* books when the men
entered, and one of them said:
“Can I look at your city directory?"
“The directory was in an adjoining
room," suld Mr. Haverkamp, “and I
steppod to get tlie book for theyoung
fellow. Hardly bad I turned my back
when one of the men gave me a shore
and then poked a pistol into my face.
“ ‘Hhcll out!' he said, in threatening
toned, ‘or I'll shoot.’
“I turned a bit and saw that the
other two unwelcome visitors hud cor
cred everyone in the office with their
pistols. There was nothing for me to
do Imt turn over what cash I Imd and
and i did it."
When the desperadoes find taken all
tile money they produced ropes, and
hound, hand and foot, every one in the
office, 'l ids required nearly ten min
utes and it seems marvelous they were
not discovered hy some one from the,
outside. Having bound their victims,
the robbers warned them against
making a noise, under the pain of in
stunt death. When the thieves had
gone one of the clerks managed to
free himself and then liberated the
others
The robber* mounted a North Broad
way car and went south, when they
left the car and went towards the
river,
The police were notified five minutes
after the robbery occurred. A half
dozen officers hurried to the brewery
office, hut when they arrived there was
no trace of the fellows.
KANSAS WOMEN.
Twenty Counties Will ilavo Female
Superintendent*.
Topkka, Kan., Dee, S,—State Super
intendent of Public Instruction Stan
ley learns that at, the recent election
twenty of the 105 counties of Kansas
elected women county superintendents
as follows: Chase, Sadie P. Grisham;
Clark, .Julia A, Crane; Cloud, Mary D.
Brierly; Cowley, Julia If. King; Kinney,
Ollic If. Mullins; Gray, Mollic Land;
Greeley, Mary K. Wells; Hodgeman;
Carol fi. Keed; Johnson, Edith Barnett,
Kearney, Tillie E. Davis; Labette;
Hattie Ham; Meade, Jennie Kessler;
Miami. Lizzie W. Boyle; Neosho, Eliza
beth Krazicr; Pawnee, Carrie Hal); Re
public, Lucy Howard; Seward, Kate If,
Saunders; Stanton, Viah M. Cross;
Woodson, Lucy Ellis; Wyandotte, Me
linda T. Clark. _ _
IN A MAN’S ROLE.
Sarnlt llrriilmrdt Make* a lilt In a New
I. Inc.
Paris, Dec. 5.—Mine. Sarah Lorn
hurdt scored a fresh triumph in her
assumption of the title role of De M un
set's “I.orenzocclo" at the Rainssanco
theater last night. The play was pre
sented with a splendid cast and mount
ing. There is only one opinion of
Mine. Bernhardt's superb acting of tho
male pari, but there is a different viow
of the value of the piece. Some of the
critics think that the actress has only
produced it as a proof of her versatil
ity and as a stepping stone to the fu
ture assumption of the role of llamlct.
FOOT BALLCAUSES DEATH.
Moses Allen of Mexico, Mu., Hies From
Injuries Hustixiuoil In n Uaiuu.
Mkxico, Mo., Dec. 5. — Mooch II. Al
ien, a bright young son of K. 11. Allen,
died in this city yesterday <>f stomach
trouble, which begun Viy lieiug seri
ously hurt w bile pluying find hull some
time sinee.
He was severely pounded! n the gume
mid lie remarked when Ids futul illness
brought him down thut he thought he
hud two ribs broken in the game.
I'hllsuihroiiist llllss' Will.
CASTOS, Tex., l>eo. 3,—Tito will of
Philanthropist Oeurge Hlios Into Iwen
recorded. The reshiue of a large
estate prlvutely dl»|»>*.d of is distrib
uted among the following institution*:
Yale, IMI.IMU; the New York Woman's
hospital, V'JO.ntHii the hospital of the
New York Society for the Itrlief of the
Captured and Crippled, iW.lSSlj the
Maliltatlau bye and bar h>*nital, |iu,
immh the N« w York t tty Mission ami
Tract socle I v. Hn.iSsi; tile New York
Protestant hpi*co|Mil Mission society,
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BY THE PRESIDENT.
HE ISSUES A RETALIATION
PROCLAMATION.
Operations of tlie Art Which Kellerr*
Herman Venue la From Payment of Ton*
nage Hue* ami Other Mitpplnir < liargc*
Hunpemletl by the Prenlilent—Interest
In HliIppliiK Circles.
Hermariy t'ulleil to Time.
Washington, Pec. 4.—The President
has issued a pr clainution suspending,
after January I, the operations of the
•ct which relieves (ierinnn vessels en
tering United States |*>rts from the
payment of tonnage dues mid other
shipping charges. Tills action was
token upon proof that American ves
sels ore denied corresponding privi
leges in German ports. The shipping
charges under United States laws are
based on a sliding scale. The presi
dent's action doubtless will arouse
widespread interest in shipping eircler.
Hccretary Morton, in Ids annual re
port, did not go Into the question of
Kuropean restrictions on the importa
tion of American food products, espec
ially the German and French require
ments for the inspection and certifica
tion by the United Htates of export
pork, and the question will not lie
dealt with by the President in his mes
sage except possibly by passing refer
ence. Nevertheless, the whole ques
tion is receiving Hie earnest attention
of the administration. Ketullatlon
could not profit American trade,
but practical retaliation lias
been hinted at by Ambassador Uhl iri
the case of Germany and by the United
Htates consul general at Vienna, Max
Judd. Mr. Uhl has suggested, in view
of tin- required Inspection of American
pork Imported into Germany, that it
would lie reasonable to require a certl
jjiuiloll ny I lie I'Crnum goveriom m, in
the |rarity of the beer uinl wine ex
ported by Ccrmany to the United
State*.
(Secretary Morton, with considerable
difficulty, lia* obtained from agents in
(icriuany official report* bearing on
the local inspection of pork in that
country, which, If Is claimed, conclu
sively prove that their own inspection
of pork does not effectually prevent
trichinosis, and the real purpose of re
quiring an inspection by the United
State* government 1* to prevent Amer
ican competition.
A PAPER POOL,
Milker* of Material for Newspaper* May
Korin » Combination.
Boston, Dec. 4.—William A. Uuwsell
and II. M. Knowles of Boston, leaders
In the reported combination to control
the paper mills of the country, have
gone to New York to attend a
meeting, at which, it is expected)
details of the combination will
be completed, The proposed agree
ment between the paper mills will not
take the form of a tru*t or consolida
tion, hut will be u pool to control the
output, sales and price of paper used
by newspaper* ami other pul,lieu lions.
Oovernor-Klect Stephen*' Kipeieie*.
JitrrKKSoN City, Mo., Dec. 4.—Uov
crnor-elect Stephens filed his state
ment, of campaign expenses to-day
witli the recorder of deeds of Coe
county, in compliance with the law.
According to this he expended 83,105, as
follows: Telegraphic tolls, 8105; post
age, 8300; extra newspapers, 8275; Dem
ocratic state committee, 81,103; secre
tary of the Audrain county committee,
announcement, 810; expenses in Au
drain county, distributing cards, liv
ery. etc., 8105; county cards, 810; sun
dry county committees. 8202; circular*
and portraits, 8100; electrotypes, 816;
tiling delegation in St, Louis, 8700.
ruglllsm In n Hospital.
Chicago, Dec. 4. An eight round
prize fight was held in the county hos
pital here between Kddie Santry of
Chicago and Jimmy Carroll of Omaha,
both featherweight pugilist* of note.
The purse was made up by about
twenty-five employes and young doc
tors, who were giving a reception to
Chief Clerk M. It. Mandclbaum, and
the pugilists were brought together in
a large carpeted room. The fighting
was warm from the start, Santry
knocking his opponent out in the
eighth round. Among the spectators
.. ...y.mon
houmJ Money statement.
Kansas City, Mu., I)cc. 4.—John
Perry, treasurer of the Hound Money
league, Mled In* report of receipts and
dUburscmcnt* with the recorder yes
terday. The league received #35,
HM.'.tS, of which #15,000 was from the
national llepubllean committee. The
disbursement* were #33,034.01, but #0,
4oii of thi* was refunded to the na
tional Itcpuhltcan committee, making
the actual expenses #17,534.01; of this
#3.500 went to the National demo
cratic club, uud #1.500 to the emigre*
*lonul cuiniuittcc. Of the receipt*,
810, sss.ii* wti* ts dice ted in Kansas ('tty.
Not (i«tlug to t ulue
Hr. Josn-M. Mu, Ueo. 4. — There Is
no truth In the story of reported Cuban
enlistment* here There ix a move
ntettl here to organise among the ex
soldiers w hat is known •» . a garrison,
for the purpose of seetirittg legislation
favorable to the enlisted soldier* in
the aruiy, which is the foundation uf
the storv.
Hooks a Ioo.oan too ul ttslaare
Hi Jo,>i ii Mo., Dee. I It IsalltirN
that the IsMths of the city auditor and
the clt , comptroller are out of lutlunve
something like Bint an expert
has l « . n at work on them No wrong
doing |, charged to any of the officials,
,xo»t oi |,|, 4 nt, the discrepant Wt Will#
kttribdol ♦«» stmlosnneaa,
Mr, tiott i si t r tk« xiuo*
I, l*i,i OL Kan , Ike t the U«lv
family amt furniture stfimi from l«c■
p>t | m viai and j**u nl»y lit* new
pi ‘giilsir * in Vint laamir* top rt
listing seen the governor elect in his
shirt shoves putting nil stoves, putting
down carpel* ami the like
4 ••agtnasMosn an4 Irate talks*
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SHARKEY GETS DECISION
Hat FltzMlninioim llail Him About
Knocked Out.
FnASCISCO. Dec. 4.—Sharkey,
practically knocked out by Fitzsim
mons in the eighth round, was given
the decision by llcfcree Kurp on a
claim of foul. Hob jolted Sharkey
under the chin with Ills left and the
sailor went over backwards. As ho
fell be put bis baud to his groin. Ilo
made no attempt to rise and was car
ried uneonscious from the ring. The
foul, if foul it was, could not Is* seen
from the press stand, but llcfcree Karp
1 gave bis decision in spite of Fitzsim
mons' protests.
It was Fitzsimmons' light from start
1 to finish. He fought fairly, while the
sailor continually used foul tactics,
lie would clinch and lift Fitzsimmons
from Ids feet, strike in a clinch, though
tin- men had previously agreed not to
[ do so, and he was generally unfair.
Several times during the tight l-'itz
ttimiiioris hud tlm sailor going, but
could not land u knockout blow. In
the eighth Sharkey started in to do
tin- leading, but seldom landed. Hob
continually sent in left hand jabs on
Sharkey's face, sending his lead back
every time.
Fitzsimmons soon bad bis man going
ami went at him ferociously. A right
hand swing staggered the sailor, and
then came a left hand swing, and a
left half-arm punch under the chin
t hat sent Sharkey over with a thud.
While the marine was falling, the ref
eree claims that Fitzsimmons struck
him in the groin with his knee, thus
committing a foul. Sharkey was un
doubtedly badly hurt, lie was unable
to move ids legs, though he clutched
spasmodically at bis groin with his
gloved hand. Ills seconds rushed into
tin- fin if itlitl rnimul litin lift lillt. In*
fainted away and was borne from tho
ring unconscious. Hardly anyone
among the spectators saw the foul and
the decision was received with hisses
and groans. As far as the art of fight
ing goes, Hharkey is not in the same
class with Fitzsimmons. He is a will
ing, strong man, hut lias little science,
A clever man like Fits had no trouble
in avoiding his rushes, mid he contin
ually left himself open to dumuging
blows.
At 0 o'clock, before three-quarters of
tho seats were filled, the preliminaries
were culled and a number of loeal celeb
rities exhibited their prowess,
Hharkey appeared two minutes after
Fitzsimmons and his welcome was
equally as warm.
Jtoth men were enveloped in long,
black roltes, which they threw off be
fore putting on the gloves. It was
then the disparity in tho build of the
two men was plainly seen; Fitzsim
mons. lean and long and sinewey, look
up like a panther, while Hharkey,
stocky and sturdy, with Ills immense
muscular development, resembled a
grizzly bear.
Wrangle ovrr llcf.rcc.
There was a little delay before Ref
eree Karp appeared. Announcer Jordan
announced that owing to rumors of
crookedness Martin Julian refused to
accept Karp us referee. Julian says
he suggested several men to Kharkov's
backers, hut all were rejected, lie
says Han Francisco sporting men had
come to liim and said the referee had
intended to give a decision ugninst his
man. This statement was received
with hisses.
Karp made a srs ech denying Julian's
statement, saying lie wus square.
Then Han Lynch, Sharkey's backer,
said Hharkey had lived up to every
article in the agreement, and was hero
ready to fight with the referee selected
by the National club, us per agree
ment, the men's backer's having failed
to agree on a referee prior.
Announcer Jordan announced that
Julian was ready to take any referee
in the house except Karp. Then there
was some more consultation, while the
crowd howled “Karp.”
Julian's charge against Karp was a
surprise, us the Arizona man lias
always enjoyed a splendid reputation
c.s a square sport.
till writes to Combine.
Toi’KKA. Kan., Dec. 4. Charlies L.
Ilrown of Arkunsas City, the free silver
Republican who defeated J. V. Heck
man for the legislature, is authority
for tiie statement that arrangements
iire in progress for perfect fusion of
I upillisv, 1/t UK" l»WV
Republican members of the legislature
into one party. He says all tliu ele
ments opposed to the Republican or
ganization will get together and act
together, l’opulist leaders* look upon
tliis movement as the amalgamation of
all the reform forces of this state into
one |iolitieal party.
Tliurslon Calls on Met*' luley.
Canton, Ohio, Dec. 4. Senator John
M. Thurston of Nebraska uud ex-Con
gressmnn William Mason of llltnotii
reached here tills morning and during
the day had an extended conference
with President elect McKinley. Mr.
Thurston said he could speak for no
one on cabinet matters, but for him
► elf he would Hot ueeepl a position If
tendered to him, toNMUlM he ts-lieved
it to 1st his duty to rciuuin in the sen
ate, where every Republican waa
Heeded.
Horsewoman tslstll Hurt,
NrUAtU, Mo., Ikn*. t* Miss Kvn
lions of Ottorvlli* waa fatally Injured
by U-iug thrown from a horse which
she was riding to this oily. Her skull
was fractured and she was Internally
iujured.
Miller t ullage BsfMtt
Rag IIii.Is Mo. Dae 4 Miller
College, at kpraguc, was burned last
night The building was Worth atsiut
gt.irsi. The school wilt probably lai
i ,*iitmued In another hail.
nig Issrf tat a IIOiv* Msmt
Izanvttu, Ky,, Ik* I The 14
entvial convention of the In ion of
Ainerienn Hr tore w c.*ngregatl‘*ii*
adopted resolution* for the raising of
a fund of fsiu.io* tor the maintenance
of the Hebrew t nloa college, at t tu*
cinaatb
lu a Mun ter sum
W ttaatow s Mass. IW 4 The <#•
l,r» front Washington tu «s<m«u»fcd*r
>t (hr "sici rtu atonal are that
worh on (h. gun carriages that hat*
been cnirt ihscsm of *ssi v(rvtc (ton fur
metal umulhs. must he pushed for
ward aa «tgurunslr as tousibla.
CLEVELAND ON CUBA.
A STRONG MESSAGE CONFI
DENTLY EXPECTED.
Thu CrUU Han Ilrrn ICcAcbrd— Mr. Clrr#i
IArid rrffparlnr lo IhipllrAt* IIU \>n
monIaii Action t'nlcN* fieri. Wcylcr
Khali Moon ItcNtore Order—Iterralta for
the Cuban Arm?.
The rrealdont and Cuba.
Wasiiinotow, Dec. 3.—A erlsis In the
affairs of Culm is rapidly approaching
and there is every reason to believe
that President Cleveland lias decided
on action which will startle the coun
try almost as much us his fumous mes
sage on Venezuela, ulthough tho ex
act time of the announcement depends
somewhat on future operations In
Culm, liy tills action the president
will not change liin previous policy in
regard, to Spain and Cuba In any re
gard. but will simply carry it out to
its logieal conclusion, which is a
direct and open threat of active
intervention on the part of tlie
United Htatc* to secure peace on
tlie island, whether by tlie inde
pendence of the patriots or by volun
tary action jii tlie part of Hpain.
From three different sources the fiolioy
partially agreed upon between Necre
tury Olney and President Cleveland was
learned, and the reports In each esse
tallied with surprising unanimity. A
definite and somewhat startling an
nouneement on tlie Cuban question
will be made to Congress, either in the
regular unnuai message or in the sup
plementary communication, as was the
case i;i dealing with the Venezuelan
question. Minister Duptty do l.omo of
mic r->|>tirimu legation iiiih iiccii inny an
vised of tliu Impending announcement
mid lie accepts whut Is In effect, an
ultimatum, believing that Spain will lie
able to lire vent action on the part of
the United States by the success of
Weyler's operations In Cuba. The pol
icy to I s' adopted is seurcly a matter of
doubt any longer, and unless there
should be some sudden changes In uf
fuirs In the island through the success
or failure of Weyler's campaign, the
issue will soon Is- sharply drawn be
tween this country and Spain.
WILL NOT RESTORE MIOHT.
N» Ilf,pc fur I In, llllml Through Menus
or X llsjrs.
Nf.w Yohk, Dec. 3. The Klecrical
Review publishes an exhaustive com
munication from Nikyhi Tesla ou his
latest experiment with the X ray,
which the editor characterizes us con
veying ft wealth of suggestions and
most important information. Tesla
states the sunburn effects noted by so
many experimenters are not due di
rectly to the rays of Roentgen
streams, but to the ozone gener
ated by the rays in eontuct with
tfie skin.
The Inventor, in referring to the re
cently widely heralded experiment for
£lk.l.^rlh.e4Isl,t^ i?;v Jw. wm,at» w*
"Is it not cruel to raise such hopes
when there is mi little ground for it'.’
For, first of all, the rays are not
demonstrated to bo transverse vibra
tions. If they were, we would have to
find means for refracting them to make
possible the projection of a sufficiently
small image upon the retina. As it is,
only a shadow of a very small object
can lie projected. YVhal possible
good cun result from the application of
the sc raya to such purposes? 1 cannot
confirm some of tin- experiments re
ported. For instance, when a band is
put before the closed eyes it is easy to
distinguish the shallow, much the same
as before the light of it candle: but,
when the tube is enclosed and ail light,
from the same excluded, 1 fail to get
such an Impression. The latter Is,
therefore, chiefly due to ordinary
light.”
Tesla points out a possible and strik
ingly unique method of manufacturing
fertilizers by electricity in the fol
lowing language: “Y ’1th the cur
rents produced by perfected elec
trical oscillators, such as were
described in one of your recent issues,
tlie production of tin- ozone is so abun
dant it is sufficient merely to turn on
the current for a few seconds to ozon
ize strongly the atmosphere of a large
hall. These currents are also capable
of bringing about chemical combina
tions, of which Hie chief is that of the
nitrogen with the oxygen of the at
mosphere, coil an immense possibility,
which 1 huv.» been following up for a
long time, if opened up namely, the
combination it the nitrogen of tiic at
mosphere on un industrial scale by
practically no other menus than me
chanical power, if fertilisers of the
sort could lie manufactured in this
manner, the lienelits to humanity de
rived therefrom would he lnculetiSa
ble."
Nitrogen Is the element of fertility
most generally larking and most ditlii
eult to supply. In any available form
How knowu it Is Very expensive, vet It
is very ubundant in the atmosphere.
If atmospheric nitrogen cun lie uilll/cd
us fertiliser, one of the great problems
of Hgrleulturo will ho Solved.
SHERMAN ANU CABINET.
The k mliietil tililiwu M t» llww lu
III* Mi l uf IIU tonsil!units.
l*t>, ttblo, Ih'C. 3 It is eon
fid.-nlly ladicved that when liaimu
guwk t» Washington he will l*ear with
him a menage from Mr. Mrklutey of
fering the position of secretary of
statu to Mcnatur -"diermun- I'uituid
Allan T. llrUismade, who Is a warm
friend of Mr Sh» riiiin. said that the
u iisinr was willing to Isiw to the will
of ids e*mstttuent If they desired
him to remain lit the *s nale ho would
dos-H but If they willed otherwise, ho
would acsiuteao# without a wurtnur
tslkisiM* iHnlrn Writ OattsMsd MMh
Ik* agreement.
N«W talk. IKs«, | Thu agruvuuut
•Hten-d into February I last by thu
|ir«ii4«nU of thu anthracite rakl ruin
lag at 4 carry lug ccmpattlus at thu tu
listHU of * ps-werful Iktatlkl syndi
oat# will exptre nominally Ml January
I, but at thu llntu uf thu agrsemeut It
was irrkMfsi that thu nmlikrl should
run on ewT>jmrt to thirty days not leu
from any interest Therm U thu bust
authority fur thu statement that no
noti.sr of withdrawal ha* fesett lied
and that nana wilt ts>
APPROPRIATIONS POLICY.
Chairman Cannon Outline tha Probabla
Coama of the Ifowio.
Wasiiixotoji, Dec. 3.—The sub-com
mittee on the legislative bill of tha
House appropriations committee had a
long conference with the civil service
commissioners yesterday. Chairman
Cannon said: "Throngh the courtesy
of the treasury department the com
mittee on appropriations lias on hand
advance copies of the estimates
covering ail tho billa over
which the committee haa juris
diction. Tlie committee will no
doubt make considerable progress in
anuly/.ing these statements before Con
gress meets on next Monday. It would
not la! proper for me to speak at this
t ime of the details of any of these esti
mates, but, as published recently, the
estimates for fortiftenl Ions amount to
something morn than 919,000,040. At
the lust session of Congress there was
nn important departure from the meth
ods of appropriations for fortifications
by giving the secretary of war author
ity to enter into contracts for material
and latior for the construction of gun
and mortar batteries at the important
iiorts of our aeeooast to the extent of
13,900,004, Just what tlie department
has done in the way of acting under
tills aut hority has not yet been devel
oped The committee possibly will be
enabled to have tlie pension appropri
ation bill ready to report to the House
on the first or second day of the ses
sion. Thev expect to have the legis
lative bill In condition to report by the
middle or last of tho first week of con
gress. "
"What In your Judgment, will be the
policy of the committee touching lib
eral appropriations for the publio
service?"
"It Is ficrfeetly well understood that
the revenues received by the govern
ment arc not equal to the expenditures
and that the deficit lias been and is
being paid from the proceeds of money
borrowed lit, interest. Keeping tills
condition in view, ill my Judgment,
Congress will provide for appropria
tions for an executive public service,
hiking care, however, to avoid ex
travagance and limiting appropriations
to conduct the government economic
ally administered."
KANSAS CROPS IN ’$6.
Kerri-Inrjr Coburn Issues a Final Iteport
for tlie Year,
Topeka, Kan., Doc. 3.—Secretary P.
I). Coburn of the Kansas board of agri
culture, Untied a final bulletin show
ing yield* of tiie more Important cr^ps
grown in tho state in tho year 1890,’
The total yield of winter wheat is 27,
153,305 bushels, or 11,041,124 bushels
more than in 1895. Its total value is
put at 813,010,229, the average per acre
for the. state boipg 8U busjjeU.
The corn crop is 221,419,414 bushels,’
or 19,902,018 bushels more than last
year, the average being 54.03 bushels
|ier acre, ft# Value is 835,033,013, as
against 840,189,772 for the previous
year's eron. Of oats the yield la 19,
.114,772 bushels, against 31,004.748
U9j%Ja tUo...v.MW .o/vvioue. Tho yield
value of the crop $2,700,058. Hpring
wheat allows a yield of but 001,523
bushels.
The combined value of winter and
spring wheat, corn and oat# raised the
present year is $51,590,859, nnd that of
tile same crops in 1895 was 859,273,079.
TO MEET JANUARY. ,
Soil tonal Monetary Conference Called t#
Convene at Indianapolis.
I.VWA.NATOMS, Ind., Dec. 3.—Fifty
two men, representing the hoards of
trade and commercial bodies of sixteen
cities of tin- Central West, met yester
day afternoon in the Century Club
rooms ut the Denison nnd issued a call
for o njit loyal convention (ft the com
mercial bodies of tho country to meet
bi this city .Innuayy 5, 1897, for tho
purpose of taking Mtlon toward secur
ing from Congress a remedy for tho
ills attending the present currency and
banking system. Tho meeting was
non-partisan in its character.
Cold Democratic Eipense Account.
Topeka, Kan., Dec. 3.—According
to tho sworn statement of Treasurer
l.antry, of the state committee, tho
jfolil Democratic votes at tho recent
election cost 81.25 each. The commit
tee spent 81.547 to secure 1,124 votes.
The report shows that 8300 was spent
for postage. Tills would make about
thirteen letters to each voter. Tho
national committee furnished 81,too to
the state committee, while the volun
tary contributions from administration
Deukm'ruts in Kniisuu amounted to
83SS5.
t'litiirailu I'lurt*IIlie*.
Hknikii, Colo., Doe. 3—The state
board of canvasser* concluded the can
vass of the votes east for presidential
•lector*. The llryan and Hcwull
ticket received I As, 8*0 votes; llryan and
Watson, 3.3SH; McKinley and lloiiart,
‘,*'1,271; Prohibition, 1,717; National
party, 37'1; .siH'ialtst Labor, 150. Ilry
all's plurality, 133,8MU, For collar**,
•lolin F. slitlorth, First district, had a
majority of 85,753 and John C. Hell,
Rotund district, tta.544.
Ulunrr IiafkI Iui4>
Liman. Mi>., Dec. 3.—The Winner
land, about W, K*i acres, was sold her*
today by special Muster Daniel It
Holmes, It was first sold in |st reels
sMuustlsK In tll.Aou and, then aa a
oitoW tor |t a.issi It was bid in by
John M Fus for th* Uiniita*iihis The
sale was attended by Theodor* t\
Hit tea ami other representative* of the
North sitk Land and MurlfSfs eoui
paay.
•tilled Of Ksaeace »l I'eppeMSilel
iliMUm, t'liU*. Isc t At Viytn
||i*m imshIi, a local eptbrn town,
the rata a 14 el her lord ksiykl ft ftew u
k*nkt of esw nee of penfwrwnat ala
drttm store and drenh aid of th* tWry
i i-i it id lie died soon afterward from
I alcoholic poteottui*
IS, Iloilo taMe i
Nt a Vona, I***, l> The vs hi* be
iween this*4ty and Marti wa* tigered
It* the pnMfce at nt4si|lii for the it see*
no mu at of sewarvtlu Haiti and other
IpW* s la the west I u a lea It sp
nr-aches 5 .* Yufh by way of ivntf
It.cud and it>uu|l)s