Nebraska Newspapers

    THE NORTHWESTERN.
KKXM IIOTKIl d'olllSO*. Kd. and I’nbm.
LOUP CITY, •_ NK»
NEBRASKA.
The Union Pariflc paid It* taxes In
Valley comity recently, amounting to
I2.658.C1.
Omaha proposes to retrench In her
school expenditures. The city ex
chequer Is running low.
Edwin C. Wlggenhorn of Nebraska
lias been promoted from special exam
iner at $1,300 to clerk at $1,400 In the
pension office.
I’armele # Richie have their new
mill at Louisville about completed. It
Is a large three-story structure with
an elevator attached.
The bondsmen of the defunct bank
at Wallace have been cited to appear
before the county father* and show
cause why they shouldn't settle the
county'* claim at 100 cent* on the d 1
lar.
The brick factory people at Louis
ville are having their klllns emptied,
preparatory to starting up again. They
were compelled to shut down on ac
count of the extreme cold weather Just
before Christina*.
L. A. Rod well. ex-po»tma»ter of
Anrasuiik, «hn embezzled nearly $300
from the government mm mill at
large, was seen at Merrltnan a few
days ago making his wuy for the Black
Illlle.
Rev. A. W. Davis of Kalis City has
tendered hi* resignation as pastor of
the Christian church of that city and
has accepted a call from the Hlawa
Ilia, Kan., Christian church and wll
occupy that pulpit after February 20
l>een operating a factory for the man
ufacture of Insect powder and dfsen
feet ant*, lost his building In the fire
there a few days ago, and Is now flar
tiring on removing his plant to Lin
roln.
The little son of Mr, and Mrs. Wit’
Cook, who reside three miles north
west of Elmwood, was playing with a
pet dog when the animal hit hire
above tile right eye, making an ugly
wound and nearly tearing off the eye
brow.
Richard Hillings and Charles Greg
ory were arrested at York on the
charge of stealing calves from a farm
or In Merrick county. While being
taken to the jail Gregory gave the of
fleers the slip. He has not yet beer
caught.
The Elmwood roller mill*, owned
by J. A. Campbell and Son, have been
sold to W. M. Ilagemelster of Aurora
who will take eharg at once. C. T
Campbell, who has been ninnine the
mill since It was erected, will return to
Lincoln.
The remains of Thomas Gleason ar
rived in 1'tica last week from Mok
lumnn Hill, Cal., and were Interred
in the Ctlea cemetery, A report I*
current to the effect that he was shot
while participating In a dance at the
above named mining camp.
On account of so much money being
offered the hanks In Lincoln now on
time deposits the rate of interest ha*
been reduced from (i per cent pe* an
num to 4 per cent on six months’
time and 5 per eent for a year. None
of the hanks make any eTort to carry
county funds, as they have no use for
the money.
Tho news from Norfolk that York
had been selected as the place for
holding the next annual encampment
of the Grand Army of the Republic
has highly elated York people, end the
next year's meeting will lie well
worthy of the event.
Robert Sovereign, whose parents
live near Table Hook, while trying to
steal a ride on the Rook Island freight
at Stenaur, had the misfortune to lose
his hold and fell under the wheels
whleh mashed his leg in a terrible
manner below the knee. The member
had to bo amputated.
At Nebraska City Judge Ramsey
overruled the motion of the attornevs
for Leo Dillon for a change of venue
Dillon Is charged with the murder of
■William Itelsrh, an Inoffensive tier
man dairyman, on October 5, last.
The ease will be enntinued until the
May term of the district court.
The state hoard of pharmareutlea'
examiners held an examination ut the
Mill way hotel in Kearnev. There were
twenty-two students examined, and
the members of the board sav they
were an unusually bright lot of vonne
men With one exception this was
the largest nnmlier of students cm
a ml tied at one time In the past three
yeara,
Arrangements are being made for
a farmers’ Institute to be hel t in Wa
him I tin month I'rof. Tav'ne. miner
r.itenilriit if t irnn-ra' Insil'nte* ic
selncteil Kt hroarv ?!i and ‘.hi as ih
days he ran be present The fmoner«
of Kaunders countv are becoming
Stirred up ih to the Importance of
holding In tl'utes and a «usl pro.
gram w‘lt le nrepared.
J C K thl of Hrhtlvler |« p’ itmin
n pteee (f work that wl'l (*■ s .'.h.d
With (no h *... I '»'n« I-*
contra' • to tin'a Itrothe . fi.» i|>. l«
atallaiPn of what I* known «* the
Wood* **»t«• . ■ • t f., it,
tMtrtMWe f Ire* eating |»'-‘Ve »<*»•■* n*
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crop* herau of easily tmlilng t.
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NAVAL BOARD READY
WILL BEGIN THE INVESTIGA
TION TO-DAY.
Tin* Conference »*l I4«*y Wwt AliindonfU
— Secretary Emiu Hcndi Word that
I rompt Arllnii in Nmiwiir) Only Ex
p«*rl4 ii< iMl IHvrn i*ro to l»«* I *«*«l Ex
ploring m Hunkrii Vwurl I>»i»K«*r«u«.
Now for ln«cNli(Mlion>
WASHINGTON. Feb. 21—The
naval court of ln<|ulry appointed to
!nvt tlgate the Maine disaster will be
gins Its work at Havana today. This
news came to the navy department
from Admiral Slcard at Key West.
He simply telegraphed: "The court
of Ineulry calls for Havana 20th by
lighthouse steamer Mangrove. Marlx
arrived today."
This prompt action is probably due
to the express direction from Secre
lary I<ong sent yesterday to have the
Investigation begun at the earliest
possible moment. The telegram was
dated yesterday and said the hoard
would have arrlrved before nightfall
and would ready to begins Its work
tomorrow morning.
lly an error, Incident to the baste j
with which the orders were gotten,
the first accounts placed Lieutenant
Commander Seaton Schroeder on the
board as the third member, while us
a matter of fact Lieutenant Com
mander rmiw, <ho executive nfflrer of
the flagship New York holds that
place. The board would have un- :
doubtedly have started previously but
for the necessity of awaiting the ar
rival at Key West from Washington
of Lieutenant Commander Marlx. a
naval officer well skilled In the Intri
cacies of marine law who Is to be '
Judge advocate of tile board.
Captain Slgsbee was heard from late
last night, but the telegram was not
delivered at the navy department un
til lb s morning. His message goes
to confirm the press dispatches of the
events yesterday in Havana harbor,
so far as the relate to the exploration
of the wreck It reads as follows:
HAVANA—Only most experienced
wrecking divers can do effective work
on the Maine In the upper works I
can use service divers. Did some
work to day with little success. Will ;
do better tomorrow. Farm or me
Maine, especially the superstructure,
and connections, aie one confused i
mass of metal.”
The statement referring to exn*>ri
enced divers Is explained at the Navy
department as no reflection upon the
men now engaged In the work, they
being enlisted men belonging to the
navy. It Is the practice on board men
of war to assign a few men, always
volunteers on account of the hazard
ous nature of the work, to duty as div
ers In connection with their regular
work. The scope of their work Is the
exn’oratlon of the ship's bottom gen
erally, the disentanglement of cables
from the propeller shafts, or search
for a lost torpedo or anchor. Such
work rarely carries them deeper than
twenty-five feet Into the water, and
It Is said for operations In deeper wat- ;
er, such as would he Involved in ex
amination of the bottom, they are not
fitted. They am lacking in that k'"d \
of skill to erahle a diver to grope hit
way eafelv through the internal parts
of a mighty ship like the Maine, torn
and dismembered si it is, and this
work is highly dangerous.
Creeping through narrow iron
bound passages and groping for the
doors of the numerous wntP"-tt*»-M
bulkheads which divide the hull int-j
rnanv compartments, on slimv floors
ana In perfect darkness, requires the
hh't'rst export skill and that Is why
fontoln Ci<ral««i u/l*h nnlv VHa Sililnr i
divers at command, bad not been hide
to do much so fir toward unraveling
the mystery of the Maine's untimely
end. It is to meet just this emer
ppnrv that the Navv deoarlment is
making every effort to hasten the be
ginning of the work of recovery of j
the goods, and perhaps the raising of |
the hull, by professionals.
To that end ('ant: in I.ehly, the 1
Judce advocate general of the depart
nie-* was at work In Ills office with
re' mtatlves of the wrecking com
panies trying to draw tin contrac's for !
the Immediate prosecution of the i
work. He has been at the desk for
two days and it has not been easy to
disoo°e of This Is owing to an np
mrent disposition on the part of one
of 'he concerns to drive a hard li<r
g 'n. leaving the department In the
dark »* to the amount of money to lie
paid for its services
Mu) ItrJnvr \liit'ti >t 4 rikU.
PHILADELPHIA. Kel., at _The In
qulrer print* under Washington da e
a lengthy dispatch irom Robert I*
Porter, ex-sup rlntendeul of cm.-Ui. j
giving what he believe* to be ihe |t<d- ,
lev of the admlttlMt i at loll ic.-arding
Cuba.
Mr Porter think* that Spu'n wl I h
asked to allow the Cuban* to pu < ha»"
their liberty by the |n*uattce of Cuban <
bond* thl* government to assume the
re poiislbiltty of • olle< ting the • us
toms duties and tliu* nee Hi t' Co* r» v
etiue* of the got err BO'll h'e
lo 'h* payment of interest uit the
j bonds
I'olp et Itilig the M sllle <1 it , | VI
! Porter »ays theie i* lit l» ilo ,0* that
It wet blown up from without hut it
j will tie tlifhi ,lt lo f.t teii sul't 1,ft tl"
| Him 11 »h authorities II" > m>< . 0. * t***' 1
I tin*** S> ell tel 4 Si -V
NHVV VHMK t
AssssirlaUstSt of Naval V*l»fai. p t
of ll«t"thlya h<« okiypil *« • , of
PN«i«tluMa "» »h* Wkf'lll Ih* Malts*
at (waste* w an h rtgreusing st tog-u t,
with the ftim-it and • Isiio - **# up.
to time SIt*
It* Miel tkil the satoa ■ tli
»-hs> h lewd vs to Ikst >Wl*na* of >•«*
t sMtwttv 1st I I Vs atm alts * within
«.m hfwasts and If am *>«*** teas >».»
dulse which lt«sj forbid Pul if su- k is
the hie I we hereby .•••» «.u» sattv •
Its >tstt h*luted tyugtrr ant* Re •*#
SHIP MAGAZINES.
Opinion I" Kx|»r*-»MMl Hint Tliey Should
lie Heller Protected.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 21.—While
the disaster to the Ma'ne has created
a temper in the house In favor of lib
eral appropriations for the navy, and
while It Is undoubtedly true that the
house, in Its present frame of mind,
would not hesitate to vote for two new
battleships, one to replace the Maine,
the temper Is predicated upon the
theory that the Maine was blown up
by external agencies If the result of
the official 'nqulry should develop the
fact beyond peradventure that the
ship's magazine exploded from Are or
other cause within the ship. It is be
lieved a sentiment In congress will be
created against the expenditure of
millions In the construction of war
ships that may blow up at any time.
It seems Ifkely (hat a congressional
Investigation will follow a report front
the Itoard of Inquiry attributing the
loss of the Maine to an explosion of Its
magazine. No resolution for this pur
pose has yet been Introduced Into the
house however A prominent member
>f the house naval committee sabl he
he was absolutely amazed when he
learned that the Maine's coal hunk
ers abutted the magazine with only a
thin partition between.
"When 1 learned of the Are In the
•oal hunkers of the Cincinnati which
harred the boxes In which the shells
In her magazines were stored,” said
he. "I did not cons'der It my duty to
sttempt to Initiate congressional ac
tion to avert this danger In con
struction. 1 assumed, of course, that
It was the duty of the navy depart
ment officials to effect such changes
is would remove that danger. Now 1
find that nothing was none to correct
I he defect on the Cincinnati or any
>ther ship—that we will undoubtedly
iscertalu how many of our war ships
ire subject to this danger, but I do
not know whether it is advisable to
liave a congressional inquiry."
NOT FROM TORPEDO.
Opinion of Prof Alger of I lie Orilnsnre
Hu man.
WASHINGTON, F< b. 21—The onin
on of one of the leading experts in the
isn oif hig'.i explosives, Prof. Alger of
he ordnance bureau, as to the cause
it the explosion. Is as follows:
"As to thp question of the cause of
ho Maine's explosion we know that
to torpedo, such as Is known in war
'arc, can ol ltee.t cause an '
f the character of that on board the
Maine. We know of no instances
where the explosion of a torn'do or
nine tinder a chin’s bottom has ex
ploded the magazine within. It has
iimnly torn a grrat hole In the side
r bottom through which water ‘ti
ered «rd In consequence of which
ho ship sank. Mae-zins explosions
n the corttary produce effects ex
letly timillar to the effects of Ihe ex
plosion on board the Maine.
“When it comes to c"f*k'nir the cau-e
if the exp lesion of the Maine's mag
izlrta, we should naturally look not
’or improbable or unusual causes, but
those against which we have hail to
tntard In the rust. The most common
if these Is throueh fire in the hunk
ers. Many of our shins have bean in
dancer at various times from this
rause, and not long ago a Are in the
ninolnnatl h hunkers aetually set Are
to fittings, wooden boxes, etc., within
ihe magazine, and had It not been dls
r' vi red at the time it was it would
drubttrrs hum reunited in a catastro
phe on hnar-t thnt ship similar to the
inc on the Maine.
"1 shall again eaiph-ahe the fact
that no icncdo exploded without a shin
has never produced, or according to
our knowledge, can produce an ex
plosion of a magazine within.”
Daughters of the Revolution.
WASH1NGON, Feb. 21.—This week
will bring to Washington more d stin
gulshed women than have been te n in
this city for some timn.their presence
beirg due to the an:.ual meeting of the
Society of the Daughters of the Revo
lution. and the next president general
of this society may lie Mrs. Daniel
Manning of Albany, N. V., a dess nd
ant of the Schuylers and the l.lnv ng
stong and a woman of national nota
bility. The members of the national
council in Washington are likely to
endorse Mrs. Manning almost unani
mously. Mrs. Alger, Mrs. John W.
Foster, the wife of ex-Justice Fle d,
Mrs. Frye, Mrs. Fairbanks, Mrs.
Mitchell and Mrs. . hurstun, wives of
the senators, are among the Wa hlng
ton daughters who are identifying
them selves with the campaign of Mrs.
Manning. Mrs Manning, should she
la* chosen as president general. Is a
typical gentlewoman gracious but
conservative In her tastes; a leader of
pleasant eniertulnlngs In Albany >o
ciul circles, hut little of a club woman
111 an old Knickerbocker town, which
is not much given to women's dubs;
active In church work and her chari
ties H**r dinners are master|>I*•* e* ol
the dinner giving art. ami she ha* th*
flip* faculty of the ideal hostess for
drawing ul» ut her table the choir
i*| Irlts In the intellectual llte o' the
city the brilliant women, the dlstlii
guUh* d men
t I * c line In fihe hltimlllt
t'lllUAQO K* h 21 Messrs l.cwt*
ami Iksig-, winners of a Ns York
m s spatter * voting contest for trans
(ioi tat loti to the Klondike free o
chaige. arrived in the city this even
in« <iver the litis rgtlway fioin Nes
York and left at la 111 p in via th
l t* < .:>v*< Milwaukee and Ht Ibiut roa>
f*n H. ,*ltle from W hit It point they gi
la lives They ate act otupmtird by i
party of four destined to th* sam<
tells Mil lltts S.ttl*.>t
M VIHlItl |.|* |l I hr Madrid so*
** vat ul ka * Is* i go* ittv-t ufhi * «t i
Ik i the \u>t M. iii Kilteruno<Bi la
ictils It* Will* Its tes a « va WiKai tt*
itf ins sr*> »t,4 i**iii*shin ta lloru
k*iv**r and m.k* It sk.ch lattep a
hat of akv ttiker • vanlkaisai th
thfortnattun c* *ue thr* ag * the neg lg
ti^l **>k * ha k*b tv* lag cos Is ike-1 i
iks advices of I k* gpaateh * kilt* d t*
lait- s at IV ivhiaatua Sat da It * v
to *h» f**teigu *, PI* * hers Itvtt tt ate*
«as.,ti*, sd *g th* s ei»l**» <ha* tfp *
tsh *in*M |p* *l « M*nlM gt |ha
Mttgs tint*
WILL RAISE THE SHI I
THE SUNKEN STEAMER WILL BF
BROUGHT UP.
llnflf -itm WuiiIh tn l.iiok at Her unil If
1'uMtbl* Uetermlne the Cauie of the
Kxptoslmi Two lliiiiilreil Thoaaaml
Made Available for the I’nrpime-Val
uable Property to be Recovered!
Maine Matter In the Senate.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.—Soon after
the senate opened Mr. Hale (Me.) ob
tained the floor and Introduced the
following joint resolution:
That the secretary of the navy he,
and he Is hereby authorized, to engage
the services of a wrecking company,
or companies, having proper facilities
for the prompt and efficient perform
ance of sub-marine work for the pur
pose of recovering the remains of the
officers and men lost on the I'nlted
States steamer Maine and of saving
the vessel, or such parts thereof, and
no much of her store*, guns, material,
equipment, fittings and appurtenances
as may bo practicable: and for Ibis
pur|K>oe the sum of $200,000, or so
much thereof ns may lie necessary, Is
hereby appropriated and made Immed
iately available.
The resolution was prepared at the
navy department, and Introduced at
(he request of Secretary !/>ng. who.
in forwarding it to Mr. Hale, also sent
a letter explaining Its purpose. He says
In this letter:
It, Is deemed proper end Important
that steps should he taken Immedi
ately to recover the remains of the of
ficers and men lost on the occasion of
the most deplorable catastrophe: to
raise the ve.’sel, or to recover such
parts of her armanent and equipment
as mav l>e practicable.
To this the secretary adds:
The meager Information recelvjl
respecting the nature and the extent
of the injury sustained by the hull of
the Maine renders It difficult to deter
mine at this time whether (here Is
reason to hope that the vessel herself
mav lie raised: Imt It seems probable
that ns she lies within the protection
of a harltor and is not wholly sub
merged that much valuable property
may be recovered If the neco- iry ac
tion is taken without delay. The ves
sel. with her stores, guns, material,
equipment, fittings and appurtenances,
erst approximately, $5,000,000. As an
Illustration of the single Items which
may have escaped serious Injury. It
mav be slid that the ten-inch guns, of
which the Maine carried four, were
worth, with their mounts. $13,500 each.
Aside from the melancholy duty rest
ing upon the government to recover
and to bring to this country for burial.
If this may lie done, the liod'es of the
officers and men who lost their lives
in this disaster, It Is believed that
much valuable property may ye.f lx>
saved from the vessel. In any event
It Is of the utmost importance that
whatever is to he done in this matter
should be entered upon without de
lay.
The sinking of the Maine wilt be
made the subject of immediate and ex
haustive inouirv and congress will be
fullv advised of the result of such In
vestigation.
Mr. I-ong stated that the department
Is nt this time unable to estimate the
tyvessary expense' wbh any degree
of accuracy, but lie savs h? has con
ferred with the bureau of construction
and repair and that In case of the ap
propriation reonested, only so much
of It ns may be found necessary will
be expended in the work.
The secretary encloses a (aide show
ing tiie cost of a number of Items of
the ordnance outfit of the vessel, all
aggregating $502,152.
The appropriation resolution was
passed without, division.
Mr. Mason has oTercl rn amend
ment 10 the Allen resolution for an
investigation of the Maluj-t disaster
providing for a special committee to
make the investigation. Mr. Hate
asked that the matter tie not. pushed.
Mr. Mason In reptv said that It was
evident that the facts in regard to
Cuba, were being concealed from the
people < f the couutrv ami from <-on
ritsb. Mr. Mason sahl the policy of
the government was delay, and noth
in*: was dene to stop the murder of
poonle In Cuba. The He T ome letter
ha.l not stopped the murders. The
Maine disaster had not stunned them,
Tt was time for the seriate to act. Mr.
Mason snid he did not want the facts
reearding the Maine locked tin in the
executive Mr Mason said we have
waited while the diplomats have de
ceived us. They have Ha* at our table
and mlsronrf sotited the v<t■ i->tt<>n yr
Mason maid that while diplomats de
ls'* I -.dl of our brave ueantep were
lvlnc In the harbor nt Havana.
Mr H»le holt* d there wonhl tie po
eva.nerratlnr debate |p the senate
while this matter »vot heinw Inves'l.
aa'e.1 hv the paw dep-irtment. He
deplored the retbctlona which were
made utwin the navv dentnnient Mr
lla'e . ild .he w»Md„ woei.l deplnrsd the
pe, ,t «rawedV He boned the senator
(Mr Mason I woo'd a •« (h» ttnnr(,p-l ty
of - *he noaltli.n he Wat laklnv
Mr Maimn said that he meant no ro
ll* th nt on Hecretarv I nur l.m un
Invm** lwatl« n hv nmrnwt could not
| tl-erf -e with the Dm den,rl men!
Mr M - - .i, - 11 i ‘. ■, ,, -» i.. v, .. . . i . . |
I i f lnve.Hw.tlun hwklinl , i„*ed ,|.wirs
J that With »<t,| wpaniwn tylnw at Ih,. t.
i tom of Havana harl«>r the l,-«tele of
. th.. I'm-. I w v-1 to know
whether the ah>n I | -a n m, hv t>..
I enemies .nt fret,, aie.m anemia nee hilt.
. tfop Mr »l turn a.I t that tf tt „
f-'tta I |1* the M.lfte dl. ..ter a ^
j re-n't ,» . I.t.et ,h„ n*,,n»„ w *l'.» •
i In' ter »e-l»*v,t )f a rtukm>*'i .. of
■ »«-«•*• «t,| flnJ „
W‘VlM hw I lie
«fc>*taM lit
f'lVflNVlTI kVh la U-n.tal
Mil. 'hash Of th* Silt *t! ,l|
I tel I
1 k» Cuban butt her* .h.t.i'd
I , ft llaittW atop if Met bn ht the |«t«,
j ».nl >•« of tbw I '■ tint Mt itv. k*nalia,
j W ns l.ati.-tt of \m*i* Th# in.fl
I f Mnti KaiUtkiuk « -ttht awn twuai
i | A nt- « H'mkM Ip me* I 4m p.u
j Iktkk that lb« f»i» of Ike Hetttah lb»«
w .old it... iAt..iM 1 k>la Paw Ppbt tba
, j In.*,. The I'tthnn a a' .fctntM ••,.*, *i
, pm twi and that I* plptiilkf «
* I M*al d#«l foe a* top.wt Hi tt pa
| I’aaiubiwan a# I *m *
MONUMENT BY CHILDREN.
ftcAolution* Introduced In < onjfrcii
Looking to Kh Krcctlon*
WASHINGTON. Feb. 19.—A move
ment has been set afoot to have the
'nitcd Slates erect a monument to
Ion. La fayette In the city of I’arls,
o ho dedicated during the Paris ex
position. The projector of the move
nent In Riihert Thompson, who has
been assured by the French govern
ment unofficially, through M. Picard,
that ground for the monument can be
rocuml through the municipality of
Paris In case It lie deemed Inadvisable
to erect It over the grave of Lafayette,
which is now obscure Bnd almost un
marked. President McKinley and As
sistant Secretary Hay, Mr. Thompson
says, have shown much Interest In the
matter, which has been brought of
ficially to the attention of congress
through resolutions offered In
houses. i , > >
A resolution by Senator Thurston of
Nebraska makes provision for a com
mission to supervise the collection of
a fund among all the schools of the
(Tilted Staics for the purpose of erect
ing a. monument to (!cn. Lafayette In
the city of Paris—the same to he pre
sented to the Government of France
and unveiled and dedicated on the
Fourth of July, 1900. A preamble to
the resolution declares that It Is pro
posed to signalize the celebration of
United States day at the Paris expo
sition cf 1900 by the erection and dedi
cation that day of n monument from
the people of America to Gen. Lafay
ette. it then recites the several oc
casions on which the government of
the United States recognized the in
fluence of Gen. Lafayette upon the re
sult of the war for independence and
continuing, says:
Whereat), An occasion now presents
Itself wherein the American people
may reciprocate the courtesies extend
ed us In the presentation of the loi
j f.vyctte monument now In Lafayette
Square, In the city of Washington,
end the Bartholdi Ktu'ue of I Ihcrtv In
the New York haber. and again show
their friendship to France, their love
and veneration for that compatriot of
Washington, Gen, Lafayette, an oppor
tunity which may not come for many
years, a fitting time and a fitting
|jj»" unn,
Whereas, The remains of Gen. I,a
fayette now lie humbly Interred In the
Pious eemrtery In Paris, marked only
by an unpretentious granite slab. and.
Whereas. TIip spot Hhouhl form a
most proud and holy pilgrimage for all
lovers of liberty, and.
j Whereat1, The proposed monument
should l>n a spontaneous offering com
! Ing direct and exclusively from the
children of America and that In their
bearing the expense of this work with
out financial aid from the government
the effect may be of the higher, bene
I our people in directing the
thoughts of the American vottih to the
ntost patriotic and Inspiring period
of our his'ory, to broaden their views
to International points, and to arouse
their Interrst In the great events of
: fbe dawning o-»nturv; therefore, he it
Resolved, That In furtherance of this
• III. an honorably commission Is
hereby formed, consisting of the presi
dent of the United Stales as px-offldo
president of said commission. and the
| governors of various states and terri
tories, as ejc-nfflelo vice presidents of
said commission. That the president
be and Is herebv authorized to appoint
an acting commission of five members,
' consisting of a president, secretary
I superintendent, treasurer and two
i othere, who shall arrange plans and
personally direct the collection and ex
penditure of aM moneys, the selection
I of a site, and the plans of said monit
I merit. I he hulbllng of the monument
the dedication and unveiling of the
same, and the preparation of an his
torical report upon the work when
j completed, the exncnse of such work
to be borne out of the moneys raised
therefrom.
The Kansas IWlflr Matter.
WASHINGTON. Keb. 19.—Mr. Tur
pie's resolution In the senate deelar
•••" 111*5 mannas i'«i
: elfin be not confirmed unless the gov
, eminent receives not only the princi
pal, but also the interest of Its claims,
being up for discussion, Mr. Thurston
resumed his remarks upon it. He
I Pointed out that the entire debt of the
Union Pacific railroad, which includ
' ‘“P' the Kansas Pacific branch, to the
government, was about 171,000,000, The
sales of the main and branch lines
would return to the government
000,000, or !«1 per cent of the road's in
debtedness to the United States, prin
cipal and interest. This, Mr. Thurston
held, was a piece of good I innrierlng
< ii tiie part of the president, who, he
said, was better informed upon the
value of the road and nil the details
bearing m< n that value than any other
official of the government. In congress
«.i out. He pointed out that If .he
sale of the Kan in Pacific were not
cenfirmed the president would have to
other alternative than to redeem the
fir.t mortgage bunds nod thus. Instead
of having In the treasury more than
sly million dollsra as ,t result of the
*ih>, the government would have to
luted about seven niPPons liters In
e» »b to redeem the first mortgage
bonds, ami then would have on Us
bands a proe- r«g tkat cn i.1 *,» ||tti„
value at mwsinil with what *onte
senatora Imagined some alegle one i f
• t»e yn vt mads eenter*ng In t*sns -a
UPv thoitgt't etiosteh of It to venture
a bid hwui || a* the ante vea'redar
Mr Thurston oeetw I ibe settle.
Pleltt eg* i * e-1 hr ||in s • ml a |tt ra * ton ,,f
Ihe whole lSd*i* r**l rent I i usitteut as
* ralnnattv »*!!«• , lory
Krtnsrfc* In *t»'» of the nwiluUes
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Very Painful
Could Not Move without Creat Suf
fering -Hood’s Cured.
“ My shoulders and arras were very pain
ful with rheumatism so that I could hardly
move them without great suffering. I
have taken four bottles of Hood’s (Sarsa
parilla and now find myself free from
rheumatism.” Mbs. Mary A. Tucker,
454 Ninth Ht., Tied Wing, Minn.
Hood’s Sarsaparilla
Is the best—In fact the One True I Hood I’urlfler.
HOOd'8 Pins cure sick headache. 2SC.
If you would enjoy your food be
good humored. An angry man doesn't
know whether lie in eating Itollnd eab
Idige or viewed uml.jrellas.—Chicago
Dally News.
If you can't swim, never wade In
unknown waters.
tin. wiiat hpi.kndip corm:
Mr. Goodman, Williams Co., III.,
writes: "From one package Salzer's
German Coffee Uerry costing 15c I
grew 300 lbs. of better coffee than 1
cun buy In stores nt 30 cents a lb.”
A package of this and big seed cata
logue Is sent you by John A. flalzer
Seed Co., Da Crosse, WIs., upon recelot
of 15c stamps and this notice, w.u.e.
If the domesic troubles of a mar
ried couple are only little ones they
ought to be happy.
Usifuuii Cinuot ii« Curort
hy local applications as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the car.
'1 hero Is only one way to euro deafness,
uiid that Is by constitutional remedies.
Deafness Is caused hy tin Inltamed con II
llon of tho mucous lining of the h.u»
tachlan Tube. When IhTr. tubs Is In
lUimcd you have u rumbling sound or lin
perfccl hearing, and when It I" entlr.dy
dosed, Deafness Is the result, and un
less the Inllummatlon can ho taken out
and this tube restored to its normal con
dition, hearing will be destroyed forever;
nine eases cut of tern are caused by ca
turih, which Is nothing hut an Initamed
condition of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case or Deafness (caused hy catarrh)
Hint cannot he cures! by Dali's Catarrh
Cure. Send for circulars, free.
F. J Cl I UN K Y & CO., Toledo O.
Sold by Druggists, 70c.
Hall's Family rills are the best.
Few wear their characters like
their cloaks—outside.
NO KI.ONDYlil; roll ME!
Thus cays E. Waltern, Dc Kaysville,
I’a., who grew (sworn to) 252 bushels
Salzer's corn per acre. That means
fcvv inioii' in uu iwv i *.ui a minii
el, equals $7,560. That Is better than
a prospective gold mine. Halzer pays
$100 in gold for best name for his 17
Inch corn and oais prodigy. You can
win. Seed potatoes only $1.50 a barrel.
NiiiiiI Thin Noth** mill 10 Ct«- hi Stamp*
to John A. Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse,
Wis., and get free their seed catalogue
and 11 new farm seed samples, includ
ing above corn and oats, surely worth
$10, to get a start. w.u.c.
Potluek may be poor luck, if
taken with a stranger.
KITS *,‘*rniHnenti>t'ur«(J. No fit*, or iiprvotjgn'-* i(t*t
♦,rn» «b$y m ii*o of l>r. KI(O0 » broil Noivo |<>-n*>>r«r
'<■11(1 lor FRKK ft'l.fMI trial boitir anil (ri'etiM*
•a It li. Kuv- *"•*• I’ll lluflcl pin.:, l*iw
If a man would have an untarn
ished name he should keep his door
plate well polished.
Iowii I’litcnt Otilco.
I)ea Moines, February 16, isos
We beg the indulgence of some ot
our patrons for delays that occur in
the preparation and prosecution of
their applications when crowded with
work as we are at present. The work
of examination in the U. S. Patent
Office is now in arrrears in the differ
ent Divisions varying from one to sev
en months.
A patent has been allowed to C.
Hohnsbehn, of Waverly, Iowa, for an
improvement in his Centrifugal
Cream Separator that lias been suc
cessfully placed upon the market. He
now comn nes a series or ben-shaped
partiftons with the separating liowl
and provides each partition with a
lixed tube to serve as a milk conduct
or and to retain the partitions apart.
We have prepared and filed in the
It. tt. Patent Office at Washington ati
application for Grant. Jacobs, of lies
Moines, for an automatic Wagon
Drake by which the hold-back force
of horses is utilized to apply brake
shoes to the rear wheels on a down
grade, and to remove them from the
wheel* when the wagon is moved
backward by the same force.
Valuable Information about secur
ing. valuing and selling U. S. Patent*
sent tiee. T. G. and J. it. Orwlg,
The Congo 'allroad will lie to far
advanced by tho end of February, ac
cording to Major Thys, of llriwsol*.
who lias Just returned from Afticu,
that Hie first locomotive will be ubb
to pass over it to Stanley pool by
that time The whole llin . which It
was not rxpecied would he finished
b . ••• I Juki will be opened III March
of this year.
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