Nebraska Newspapers

    THE NORTHWESTERN.
GEO. R. HnNHCHOTKK, Editor and Tub
LOUP CITY, - - NEBRASKA.
NEBRASKA NEWS.
A district poultry show will be held
at Superior January 4, B and 6.
A number of religious revivals are
In progress In various portions of
Johnson county.
The flO.OOfl of bonds voted by Red
Willow county for the erection of a
court house have been sold at par.
Owing to a little rivalry last Sat
urday between two Bloomington mer
chants, coffee sold at 1 cent a pound.
Pawnee county w II buy In all lands
and lots offered for dellncuent taxes
which are not bid in by private part
ies.
Aurora business men are consider
ing a proposition made by outside
parties to erect a flour mill at that,
place.
Eva Henderson has sued the vlty
of South O maha for <10,000 damages
to her property by reason of street
grading.
While J, H. Berryman of Central
City was temporarily absent a few
minutes parties entered his store and
tapped the cash drawer, scaring some
<40.
W. A. Cottrell of Le Mars, la., rep
resenting the Nebraska Telephone
company, proposes to connect Hebron
with the outside world by a long dis
tance metallic circuit.
Secretary Bliss approved for pat
ent for the Union Pacific railroad
company a list of lands selected under
Its grant embrm tng 1,000 acres along
the line of the road In Nebraska.
Iliirglars attempted to effect an en
trance to the postofflce at Clarks, but
were flrlghtcned and driven away,
without accomplishing their work, by
a clerk, who slept In an adjoining
buidllng.
The 8-year-old daughter of Gottlieb
Furchert, who lives seven miles north
of West Point, who was so severely
burned about two weeks ago that por
tions of the flesh dropped from her
breast and neek, died on the 21st.
For several days nothing has been
seen of John Rlchel. local Jeweler of
Ord. Then Ills bed room door was
forced and he was found dead In bed.
He was a hard drinker, but whether
this or poison was the cause of his
death Is not known.
The fall term of Gates college closed
last -icek and from all standpoints was
one of the most successful terms In th«
history of the fnsltutlon. The attend
ance exceeded expectations, but from
Indications will fall short of the win
ter term, which commences Jan
uary ♦.
Herman Ernst of Dunean saw a wolf
standing on the railroad, and, taking
n pitchfork, ran up to It to scare It
off and found the wolf fast by his
tongue to the steel rail. A rabbit had
been run over by the train and the
wolf was licking the blood off the rail,
when his tongue froze fast and held
him,
Victor McCracken, the youth who
has been held at McCook under bonds
slnee last September to answer the
charge of attempted rape, In district
court, appeared before County Judge
Hannibal, was found guilty of incor
rigibility and was sent to the Kear
ney Industrial school for reforma
tion.
It Is reported that Rev. Edward
Murphy of Niobrara Is to undergo
church trial at an early date. The
charge made against him Is for ex
cessive drinking, and it is said that
should he clear himself from this
charge In the. eyes of the church he
will institute a damage suit against
his persecutors.
John W. Mawe, who Is charged with
having assaulted his daughter with
Intent to kill last August, has se ured
a change of venue from Greely to
Howard county and was brought to S't.
Paul by Deputy Sheriff Gaffney. The
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one, more than fifty witnesses having
already been subpoenaed
A fellow came to the Nemaha coun
ty poor house a few days ago and an
nounced his intention of slaying with
Mr. and Mrs. Maxwell. He said he
had been In the poor house in Rich
ardson county, but heard that the In
mates were treated so intteh better in
Nemaha that he decided to try it. The
uext day he was set to work, which
*o distrusted him that he left.
Ludell Stafford of Butler county, a
lad of if. years, met with a serious if
not fatal accident while hunting rab
bits. He tired one barrel of his gun
at the rahlilt. wounding It, and ran to
pick It up when it Jumped away fr m
him He struck ut It with the butt
of his gun. discharging the other bar
rel and sending the load through ilia
palm of his hand and hla groin.
Hugh Rutherford, a man employed
in the engine room of Power I trot It
ers' elevator In HumtmMt, whole work
ing got his clothing caught In a rap- )
Idly gloving belt and before the mg- |
ehinery could lie stopped be «ig ;
thrown Into the wheel pit When the
engine was stopped the Victim's h>ad !
was beneath the wheel, lull bey ml a
few bruises the man was uninjured.
The slaushier of Jack rabbits and
cotton taila In large numbers is re
ported from various parta of the eta'e.
and the statement Is made that on !
leaa these pests tu young orchards ran
be ltd out of the country now while ;
there la Iota of snow the oro hards will j
auffer and perhaps he destroyed The
suggmtton is made that orgmired ef I
forts be had for the *v emitnatl ti of
the rabbits
Sheriff Phillips returner! to West 1
Point from Lincoln, to which place j
he loch William (team to »e «* a sit
>*ar term in the penitentiary.
The Jehaaoa founty Partners' Ptre !
and Insurance company hae made iu j
annual report forty use meat tars |
have hewn gained during the last year
and the total membership is a .« u« ■
The Insurance In )WW Is |.*M t |
loanee paid during the year lit* TI
eapnwsnw linu. total <s.t for rug ]
gtgg eompany last ytu ft II <t Hut j
turn g—ewiiment hat hwea m d- un its
mem ham In ihr»* years sad that was :
htn Ml* math »f I par ..m iha
•mount ad insurance
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THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
ITEMS OFINTEREST GATHERED
HERE AND THERE.
MUrHIianenn* Wetr* NotM liailnrH From
Thin ami Ollier Count rim A<-« l<lrntnI,
Criminal, I'ollllral. Mortal ami Otlirr
wIm—Crl*p C'ondeonatloua from All
Quarter*.
Monfiduy, T>ar. 20.
Steps are being taken to form a nail
combine.
The Lutgert Jury Is now complete
at the trial proceeds.
Patrick Lealy and five children were
burned to death at Ottawa, Canada.
Representative Smith of Illinois, by
request, Introduced a hill to permit
the naturalization of Americanized
Chinese.
The general offices of the United
States Express company will he re
moved from St. Louis to Cincinnati,
January 1.
Saturday's statement of the condi
tion of the treasury shows: Available
cash balance, $229,020,434; gold re
serve, $139,631,691.
The comptroller of the currency lias
Issued a call on national hanks for a
statement of their condition at the
close of business on December 15,
The treaty between the United
States and the Seminole nation has
been concluded and signed by the
Dawes and Seminole commissioners.
Retiring United Ktules Minister
Precklnrldge was received by’the czar
and tendered letters of recall and pre
sented his successor. E. A, Hitchcock.
A special from Monte Carlo says:
There Is good au'hority for stating
ftiol (i furl hne /inn/ifluolf.n /># lift ,,
years has been granted to the Casino
company.
The famous artists' model, Lucie
Hagcrland of 1’arls, has had her
beauty destroyed by vllrol thrown at
her by another model, named Jndlcelll,
In a lit of jealousy,
Albert H. Warner, the Albany, N. Y.,
lawyer, arrested at Klley, Kan.,
charged with complicity In the kid
napping of Young Conway at Albany,
N. Y,, last August, was brought to
Kansas City to await until extradition
papers shall arrive from New fhrk.
Tuesday, Iter. 21.
Richmond, Va., felt an earthquake j
shock on the 18th.
John Alstot killed his brother Claude ;
at Oanvllle, Ky., while drunk.
The Commercial Travelers' League !
met In New York and denounced the
anti-scalpers law.
Revenue Cutter Hugh McCulloch
left Philadelphia to protect seals from
poachers In Bering sea.
The British fleet now In Chinese
waters consists of one Ironclad, nine
cruisers and eighteen smaller men-of
war.
In an explosion aboard the British
steamer Southern Cross, which nr
rlve<f at Maderla, several persons were
killed or wounded.
A meeting of the press club of Chi
cago was held to arrange for attending
the funeral of Washington Hewing,
who was president of the clrb.
Charles Byrne, president of the
Brooklyn baseball club, Is lying at his
home In Brooklyn In a very critical
condition. Byrne was a resident of
Omaha in the 70's.
A well dressed lady, eighty-six years
old, and evidently demented, was
found wandering on the streets *of
Cleveland, Ohio. She has a daughter
living at Gresham, Nebraska.
At Elk City, Kansas, John Str uss
Is dead, his two sons are dying and Mr.
Reed and hlsdaughierare critically III
from drinking coffee Into which rat
poison had dropped accidentally.
It Is said that Prince Bismarck, who
braced up for the emperor's visit, has
relapsed Into his former weakness, de
spondency and persistent insomn a.
Mentally and physically Prince Bis
uiurt k is rapidly declining.
William Lloyd Garrison, Ihe well
known Boston reformer, addressed the
ethical society of New York on the
life, rharaeter and work of Henry
George, whom he characterizes ns one
of the greatest men of all time.
Last Sunday Mr. Bryan attended
divine service In the Evangelical
chureh In the City of Mexico and was
also the guest of President Diaz at the
distribution of prizes to the Mexican
exhibitors at the Chicago and Atlanta
expositions.
The republican members of the
house, who are framing a bill to re
form the civil service law have not yet
got together to draft their measure. .
Chairman Hepburn of the speelul com
mittee says he expects the hill to be
matured soon ufter the holiday recess
closes.
MrilnrbiU), llrr. Jt.
The Pope of Itome Is reported in ex
cellent health.
A curfew ordinance has been m
aeted ill Indianapolis.
More Ciech German riots are re
ported from liohemts.
The I'ntled State* supreme court
has adjourned for holiday*
Dolls of all nations will lie display
ed at the Omaha ex posit toa
The Auditorium theater at K»a**s
City burned lass*. l.'li.OOO.
A number of mbrosaupui appolat
meats fur Mouth Omaha are san-otae
ed from Washington
N I' Mnyder. a mil tuna Ire of I'llts
burg, ms Ms*, was arrested on a ear
rant sworn uut by his son «|i stag
him with the at>duett»a of the latter's
infant miU
The Amrrhrait I'otoitln* of I at bur
St bisshxtlt* adopted lew* u I a* e*
dor sing the Hit p * i|*i Ip *ungr s
for th* establishment of potal sax
tags hash* with th- !•<*** nit txe to
Nation at hash* slrtehen Pitt
Tile state of N*fots*«a by the at
turner gvpertl has III d etxll stall
against es treasure* ti*t sy a d hi*
bondsmen for p It es t,v g • the
tssisst ehn b Bertiey Is rbi y d with
• .thettnng from th* pa*Mie trees***y
Iteeeetary Alger has * bo t u vv
item Ahetlmana. the *h,f po«*tp
meat reindeer heater • * la n «*s In
a lion Norway. iu ini > a tb« ea> da
partment Immediately how soon 600
reindeer ran be shipped to this coun
try.
Thirty pounds of Alaskan and
Washington gold nuggets have been
shipped over the Great Northern rail
road by the bureau of Information
of the Seatttle Chamber of Commerce.
The gold Is to be exhibited In all the
leading eastern cities.
Thnratlty, lire. 33.
The wife of Prince Hohenlohe, the
imperial chancellor of Germany, Is
dead.
The shops of Tripoli are closed and
the Arab agitation against the gov
ernment Is increasing.
Among the seriously ill In New York
are James K. Rockett, the actor, and
Mrs. Balllngton Booth.
Charles IJepiie, who has been on
trial at Rt. Louis for killed Morris
Ptetsch, an aged grocer, was acquitted.
Notices have been posted at the
Flskdale (Mass.) cotton mill!* that
January 3, the wage scale will be low
ered.
Vessels for Australian trade are
ntmost unobtainable. There are now
three cargoes awaiting shipment from
San Francisco to Sydney, Meblourne
and Adelaide.
Arnold Luetgert, son of Chicago’s
alleged wife murderer, admits that he
forged notes amounting to 94,000,
given to Attorney Vincent.
Judge Locbren has decided (hat the
Minnesota "pink law,'1 providing that
all oleomargarine or butterlne offered
for sale in that state must he colored
a bright pink, la constitutional.
The Manufacturers’ club at Philadel
phia has passed resolutions fuvorlng
the establishment of a commerce and
manufacturing portfolio in the cab
inet.
Bert Alwurd, one of the most prom
inent college athletes In the country,
and widely known as a foot, hall
player, la dead.
Mra. George M. Pullman ha* decid
ed to accept her dower Interest In her
late husband’* estate, which give* her
$3,000,000 in personal property and
one-third interest, for life In the real
estate.
A snug fortune awaits Edward Kut
lcdgc of Huron, H. D.. at his old home
In Pennsylvania. Some time ago
Rutledge's grandmother died, leaving
an estate of over $3,000,000, to be di
vided among forty-two heirs. Kilt ledge
will get an even $100,000.
Krliluj', Drmulirrtt.
anti-scalping hill now before con
gress.
Mrs. Balllngton Booth Is dangerous
ly 111 in New York.
David S. It. Lambert, wounded by
masked burglars, at bis home at. Wil
ton, Conn., is dead.
At a meeting of the Iowa Wbilesale
Grocers’ association at Cedar Haplds,
resolutions were adopted favoring the
George Bltner, wholesale poultry
dealer at Bristol, Tenn., assigned,
catching numerous creditors for $35,
#00.
The comptroller of the currency has
received Information of the failure of
the First National bank of Bembina,
N. C.
The German warships, Deutschland
and Geleon. under command of Prince
Henry of Prussia, have started for Gib
raltar.
Dr. Noah Fields Drake, a graduate
student in geology of Stanford uni
versity, has accepted a position In the
Tien Tsln university, China.
Privato John W. H Davis of the
Fourth cavalry was frozen to death
while carrying mail bejtween Lake
hotel and Thumb station in National
Park.
Assistant Secretary Howell has ren
dered a decision in a customs case In
whleh he holds that common goat hair
Is entitled to free entry under the new
tariff law.
Mr. Bryan called on all the cabinet
ministers of Mexico, and, with Mrs.
Bryan was entertained at dinner by
President ami Mrs. Diaz at their city
residence.
At the annual meeting of the New
York naan nan chid itviuenu or <t per
rent wan declared, the president, how
ever, being empowered to increase it
If he saw (it.
The auction sale of the St. Carlo
yearlings, bred at the McDonough
farm, California, was a great success,
eleven youngsters bringing an average
of $1,000 each.
.Siiturfluy, I>t*«*cn»b«r 25,
China has granted Russia permis
sion to winter her squadron at Port
Arthur.
At the commencement of 1898 the
United States will have 184,404 miles
of completed railway,
Ceneral Weyler in an Interview is
quoted us saying he has no hop • of
the success of autonomy.
The orange and lemon crops of
Southern California have bn n Injured
by frost during the suceesslou of cold
nights.
A riot (Mcnrreo in the court hoti-t,
at McArthur. Ohio, during a trial
Two men were seriously and probably
fatally wounded.
Mrs, Jane Korrest. 89 years of age,
committed suicide at Chicago by
throwing herself headforemost from
a third story wlutiuw.
I'he American mdowr Ola >* com
pany. which controls the output of the
window glass plants nf the country,
will advance price. January 1.
flam llmwu of Hhslbyvillc. Ky,
•old to K.| It Ttpton of 1-eUngt a
lavdy Heel, the dam of the S-year old
Hamburg, for $'M»«> cash
i'resident riainuel It loan, of the (Yet
• ware, IjiltiVYSSt A ..(griit rail
road was presented «i>h • I't.nP
gold labia svrvive by the .rttc-ts and
employes of the rompany
ItsyrrMlit un< rat setvtri, were
held over the remains of M*m l«et)a i
Herbert datishler «tf v- o.-ret.try
Herbert, vktM tr-t.rl* d-„ b »*.<■» k--d
Usk the capital a ad the vt.nnir/
Attorney * Is. It- • | have si- d
a-.to e I ha* they will ,tk t -r a »ttst-c * |
of tt-no- r -'-it tb re- - t
sentege* kr lu-ls'* Htkrt sn lb# j
grown I that the rot rt w « |,r.jtrl d
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*4 to order a petto stamp to *--m I
memomte the r r t a - v|torp. e,- I
p tMsm at ikeoshn the r-usirr I vr !
fkey will |« <4 tha -t.rtyonyinalit a of j
ill an-• I- r- nt* and 1;
DEAL SOON AT END
WHEAT MANIPULATORS MUSI
SHOW THEIR HANDS.
I'rldny In tli# Hay Ipon Which D#llv«rlei
Are to Hr thr H#ll*i
Dictator of Flic#— Removal of Ontral
Market From Liverpool to Chlcafco.
Tli# W heat D#mIn.
CHICAGO, Dec. 27.—Friday, which
will witness the close of the great
trude, bids fair to prove a memorable
day In the trade. No great excitement
Is expected In the wheat pit, but In
oats a squeeze of shorts may occur.
"The wheat deal of my son has
brought to the farmers of the United
Slates 10 or 15 cents more for their
wheat than If he had not gone Irto it,"
L. Z. Leiter said today, In talking of
the great battle between Joseph Leiter
on the one side and the elevator com
panies on the other. "My son has been
the benefactor of the agricultural In
dustries of the country to that ex
tent. The seller Is now dictating the
prices of his product, not the pur
chaser. Chicago makes the market,
price of wheat, not Liverpool. And
the local influences which have been so
long for constantly lower prices have
ceased to control Chicago markets.”
The first purchase of wheat by Jo
spph Leiter was made in July lust at.
til cents. The price for real wheat,
such as the farmer sells, has been 99
cents and *1 for several days. This
makes a total advance since July of
about 3f> cents. Leiter, sr., gives the
ordinary course of the markets credit
for between 20 and 23 cents of the
rise. The remainder he attributes to
the substantial support given to prices
by Letter, Jr., during the last six
months.
It Is believed that Mr. Letter has
been turlng a trick on the trade in
oats while everybody has been watch
ing wheat. For weeks the oats pit has
been practically deserted, I.ast week
there was a disagreeable surprise to
the men who hail sold 6,000,000 bush
els of oats for December delivery
when they learned that no oats were
being delivered. Then they awoke to
the fact, that In all the Chicago ele
vators oats measured but. 050,000 bush
els of the contract grades, it was
Wednesday when the discovery was
made. The price of December oats was
then 20% cents. On Friday the mar
ket, closed at 22% cents. A cent ad
vance In oats Is as good as 4 or 5
cents In wheat. It Is too late to rush
In a supply to meet the calls which
will be made for the grain at the close
of business on Friday. Those win
have not delivered the grain accord
ing to contract will be called upon to
settle at the closing prices. The sit
uation lias all the elements of a
squeeze,
THE INDIAN EXHIBIT.
8«nHtor Alli'ti rail* I'pon IIU Brethren to
Hi* Ip.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27. Senator
Allen has addressed the fololwing let
ter to all members of the upper branch
of congress In relation to his hill 'ask
ing an appropriation of $50,000 for a
congress of Indiun tribes at the Omaha
exposition next year:
“My Dear Senator: I take the lib
erty of calling your attention to the
hill Introduced he me (S. 2,508) to
provide for the holding of a congress
of the Indian tribes of the United at
the ctiy of Omaha, in the state of Ne
braska, In the year, A. D. 1898, and
for other purposes. You will greatly
oblldge me if you will read the hill and
the report accompanying it, and if you
can. consistently with your sense of
public duty, do so, 1 would he pleased
to have you support the measure. I
beg to Hugest if the bill sir ud become
a law, this will lie the first and prob
aby the last general exhibition of the
savage tribes of America, and will be
a source of great interest to many
people who have never had an opor
tunity of observinb our Indian tribes,
their habits and customs. No doubt
the educational features will be of
great advantage to thousands Omaha
is geographically well situated to hold
such a congress at a minimum expense
to the government. I believe the
money will he well expended in au
thorizing this congress.
The auditor for the treasury depart
ment. William K. Andrews, lias ap
proved the requisition for the issuance
of a warant to George A. Bartlett, dis
bursing agent of the treasury depart
ment, for 121,000, to lie used in enn
struction of the government building
at the Trancmlsslssippi exposition.
This Is the first money to t > drawn on
behalf of the government board and Is
understood to tie for preliminary work
in conjunction with pu hing the build
ing to tin early completion
Hut' I'm* Nrf'rrUr),
WASHINGTON, Dec The
American Asphalt company of Colo
rado has brought suit uga'u Conic
llu. N Bliss, secretary of th * interior,
and William \ Jon •*, cun'tib‘doner
t'l ill.ban affairs, to enjoin thel i from
declaring void a lease to ceMnin min
ing lands lii the i'lmnh Indian r< »er*
Vatlou amt In lnt"rferiug w<th the
necessary operations of th* company
on their property.
spala sUoutii ilitr \*«*.
M Al'Bllr t lei 27 Today liupar
rlai urges that In view of the char
acter of the reply „f fatted Klatra
Minister Woodford to the note of ths
Hpaulsh government in *n*w>r to the
first commiinli atton of the American
government through him it is nmt.
»*ry to Inert*** Ihe Hoani.h ten *«
»* In*' the e v II'a till V of , i<mnict
with the t piled disUs
» ***** S tat ****** !**<*•»
** h HIP. t>ec if Coast* t a Alois
l «Mt*r< i*r. luruil er Mf |h« , htmkr
uf deputies, is tie*i|
Cotttte IpsMtervier was horn tune ;1,
1W* Me tss* o#e of the Se'ett depu
Mm front l‘h*rt*ut« Ikltilog*, p*r
•i<**ll) r*pr**eangg in* n*st dtvis
ton of Palate* Me a as * d#s*endnnt
of ths Isnttrai who inured in
f'fnhno daring th* revolution Mu
father was for Ms*) i»*i« * u>s«nt«r
•I the rh*mt»f Me I*. 11 >*d the d*<
•rtdt* ml ths > H * a*4
gtthil'hgd o-vetsl i.oiai *
EXPOSITION STAMPS.
Third .tMl»(Hiit I’lMitmHNtcr (icnrml
-%*k* for
I WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.—Third As
I slstant Postmaster General Merritt,
who will have charge of the selection
of subjects for the series of Trana
Misslsslppi exposition stamps, which
the postmaster general has olllcially
announced will he Issued to commem
orate the exposition, has written a
number of letters to leading artists of
the country asking for suggestions
relative to designs. Three divisions
are suggested in the letter:
First—That they should contain
portraits of distinguished people iden
tified with the country.
Second — Appropriate historical
events should be represented as illus
trated by existing paintings or en
gravings.
Third—Unique pictures of national
scenery or of other things associated
with the progress of the Trans-Mis
sissippi region.
General Merritt said that It would
be his aim to give the exposition a
series of stamps that would be artis
tic in eharactf r and would appeal to
all classes of people and especially
typical of the greater west. Incidental
ly he suggested that possibly one of
the stamps might contain the repro
duction of the celebrated etching
known ns “Fremont Hoisting the
Flag on the Rocky Mountains.” The
well known statue of Thomas H. Ren
ton at St. Routs contains upon one
side of the base a quotation from one
of Mr. Renton's celebrated speeches,
wherein he outlines the possibilities
of the country beyond the Mississippi,
and it. has been thought that, the Ren
ton statue would he an appropriate
design for one of the stamps. The
complex picture which han^s in tne
west corridor of the capltol. known ns
vvutti wHru mi. chirm Hioutwi
hardships attendant upon the pioneer
and suggested by Bishop Berkley's
quotation "Westward the courts of
empire takes its way," was also men
tioned by General Merritt. There is
a picture In the rotunda of
the eapitol—De S do’s discovery of toe
Mississippi river—which might also be
used upon one of the denominations.
General Merritt said the department
would endeavor to select subject* that
had been uaittltd or engrave 1 an<t
would not eall upon artists to draw
new scones, which would necessitate
a great amount of time, hut on the
contrary, would endeavor to get pho
tographs, reproductions of famous
paintings anil personages, so that the
engraving of dyes might be quickly
done.
The stamps will b° some-./lint of
the same shape as the Columbian
stamp, twice the size of the present
postage stamp. They will he sought,
after by collectors, and as the** are
nearly half a million of these people
the government, instead of being
of philanthropic, expects to realize
handsomely upon the issue. Colom
bian stamps today are selling at prices
many times higher than was once paid
for them and they are growing mote
valuable each year. It Is the same way
with the Centennial stamp, and It will
also be true of the Trans-Mississippi
stamp. Suggestions of scene on stamps
are invited by the potofflee department
as It is General Merritt's desire to
give the exposition the handsomest
set of stamps ever issued to commem
orate an exposition.
Klondike KlntfM Chrifttiniia.
NEW YORK. Dec. 27.—James I.
Clements, the "Eldorado king of the
Klondike,” who is at the 1-afayette
hotel, displayed one of the costliest
if not the costliest Christmas tree
which will lie seen the world around.
On this richly laden three were 750
$20 gold pieces and nuggets and pres
ents worth $5,000, which brought the
total up to $50,000. Last vear the
man who fixed up the Christmas tree
dined on Christmas day in the Klon
dike oft a piece of cariboo meat, with
the top of a tin lufd bucket for a
plate and his fingers serving the pur
poses of knife and fork. The tree
occupies space in the Hotel l.afay
ette, and those fortunate or unfortu
nate enough to be allowed to feast
their eyes upon this prodigal display
of wealth were granted permission
by its owner to sift the $20 gold
pieces through their fingers, to lift
double handfuls of gold nuggets, and
guess how much they were worth,
and every visitor carried away a lit
tle nugget whether "the Eldorado
king" had ever seen them before or
j not.
for Indemnity.
WASHINGTON, I tec 27 —Secretary
Sherman was seen tonight regarding
a story cabled him from Madrid to the
effect that the United States had de
i mamled of Spain $<(.000,000 Indemrlty
I n>r American traders for damages h«ih
'aim'd through the rebellion In Cuba.
The secretary stated that If any such
demand had been made he hud not
heard of It.
Judge Huy, assistant secretary -f
state, said: "So far us i know there
Is absolutely nothing In the story.
Home one may have attempted to foot
up nil the individual clalma that have
been fled, hilt even oil that StipiMi'l
tton I should not atti nipt to say their
estimate was eorreet."
At the Spauliih legation It was said
that no Information had been re
ceived of auy such action The lega
tion had heretofore lyen notified of
j alt individual claims, hut It waa
thought Improbable that any rlalm la
i hulk Would t»e made
A pension has been granted to ihe
widow of Knud Knud»< n. a soldi t in
| lhe late war the hack pay of wh‘ h
aggregates over $1 iMMt.
Khsws IM us t «h
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Uwm tt"w>r' an ensine> r on ika \
Ik sal Jersey railroad a a* blown out
' of kls rah la'* last ni.ht between
| H wetsi I and t‘a!ailne The a tad
I htowing s gal* when s »widen « <t
rawghl hint tad whirled him m the
roadel-t* The firema* hr. tel Iks :
! irain and hmad him *..«.« <iuias>*
!'■ Me was painfully hwt Sot hadiy
] hurt.
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j kits Path of Omsk*, died tr*m ,
| httrtM tnfiu ted h* a lamp *«potato*
FOREIGN NEWS NOTES.
The United State* gunboat ^ New
port. with the member* of the Nicara
guan canal commission on board, has
Arrived at Greytown. Nicaragua. All
the members are well and reported
that the voyage had been pleasant
and enjoyable.
The Paris correspondent of the Ga
zette telegraphed his paper a week
ago that in spite of the protests of t he
Chinese, the British ship Daphne on
tered the Inner harbor at Port Arthur,
apparently uncertain to ascertain if
there were Russian ships there.
Jimmy Barry, of Chicago, the ban
tam weight champion, who was ar
rested in London in connection with
the fight of December 6, which re
sulted In the death of his antagonist,
Croot, was released from custody, the
public prosecutor refusing to take up
the case.
Charles Helmboid, son of the life
Dr. Helmboid, of New York city, the
well known patent medicine proprie
tor, has been locked up In Ixmdoil
and is awaiting trial at Brow street
police station on a charge ,f thr* ;it -
ening to kill United States Coti-Ui
General Osborne,
A special dispatch from Brest »>.:
the French cruiser Jean Bart lias b- eu
ordered to proceed Immediately to
China. The Jean Bert is ratal as i
second-class cruiser. It mounts four
six-inch quick-firing guns, six five
inch guns, fourteen two and five
tenths-inch guns and has nine- guus o''
smaller caliber. Its crew numbers 333
men.
Several thousand Arabs who have
been making a denioutratlon outside
the gates of Tripoli have been ear
rounded by Turkish troops. The shops
of the city are dosed and no Arab
._..... . t. — —i.
increasing. There were disturbances
on December 17 ut Armns, near here.
All the houses Inhabited by Helm w
were pillaged. Thirty of th • rioters
were arrested by the troops.
II Sorrlere Della Isolla tells a
shocking story of ill treatment of l
Princess 111 Carini, who is sepai oed
from her husband. It appears that
with her blind daughter she hat been
shut up for the past five years by h r
trustee and has only Just succeeded In
sending a letter to the police, .•eveal
Ing the fact of her Imprisonment, The
police have liberated the princess ami
the trustee has been arrested.
The Cubans In New York ray of the
battle at Yacta Ford that the Cuban
loss was 106 killed and about ?.(>'•
wounded. General Raids mi. it found
200 Spanish dead, and General Ahb.vo
said his wounded numbered 200. The
Cubans believe they indictee much
more damage; that the Spanish
troops carried away many of their
dead and minimized the number of
wounded, reporting only one-fourth
The funeral of William Terr I as, the
actor who was stabbed to death in
Condon by a super named Print"', took
place at Brompton cemetery, an im
mense crowd of people being present.
The principal mourners were the two
sons of the deceased* Mr. and Mrs.
Seymour Hicks (the latter ISleino Ter
ries, daughter of the murdered mar.).
Messrs. Gattl, Henry Irving. Chari- * f
Wyndham and George Grossinlth. Tim
floral tributes were very numerous.
According to a special dispatch
from Shanghai the British squadron
will make a demonstration at Chce
Foo, on the north coast of the Chin
Tung promontory, as a warning, it is
supposed, that Great. Britain intends
to oppose the division of China with
out being consulted. It is reported
there that Russia has offered China i
loan to pay off the indemnity of tin
war with Japan, and it is believt d, says
the dispatch, that Japan and Kngluu 1
are acting in concert to preserve
China from disintegration, favoring
the idea of a protectorate over O >nt ral
China, with a capital at Nan King.
A Oerman-Chlnese commission it is
been arranged, according to a dis
... . * . ». e_ »!...< (r. ili.i IViilvr
Mail, to settle the boundaries of the
occupied district at Kiao Chau, an 1 it
is evident, therefore, that th" occupa
tion will be permanent. The same
dispatch says It is rumored in Shang
hai that the British intend to occupy
Talien, south of Port Arthur. The
Daily Mail’s correspendent at Toltio
says there is no excitement there over
the news from Port Arthur. The preas
is calm and the public indifferent, it
is rumored, also, the dispatc h alleges,
that a large Rusisan military fore" is
coming over from Siberia.
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