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NEBRASKA.
Chadron is preparing to give the
boys of Company H. Second Nebraska
regiment, a royal welcome on their re
turn to that city.
A. M. Treat, a prominent stockman
of Chappelle, recently sold thirty head
of Ills 2-year-old steers, gtussers, at
$44 per head to a feeder neur Oothen
burg, Neb.
William Hindma.i of Ashland, who
was thrown from his horse against a
telephone pole, died from his Injuries.
He was go in to a fire when tne
accident occurred.
An effort Is being made to cut Knox
county in half and name the extirpat
ed portion Dewey, with Bloomfield as
the county seat. The scheme meets
with considerable opposition.
A Spanish machete Is now on exhi
bition In West Point which was cap
tured from the enemy by Corporal
John Jacobs of Company C. Twelfth
United States Infantry, a former West
Point boy.
Miss Emma Steir,hans, a young wo
man who has been employed In the
Hast ngs Tribune office setting type,
dropped dead w hile on her way home
from work. Death was caused from
heart failure.
Platte countv has mado another
good showing In the mortgage indebt
edness record for the month of August,
ISOS, the releases on the farm real es
tate exceeding the amount of the til
ings by over $5,000.
Prof. Robert E. Moritz, wno tins ror
five years been at the head of the de
partment of mathematics of the col
lege In Hastings, left for Lincoln. His
place will be filled for the year by Mr.
Hoffman, a student of the University
of Chicago. Prof. Moritz goes to fill
a position In the department of math
ematics in the State university.
A man giving his name as William
McVoy whs picked up on the Missouri
track near Union, witli both legs cut
off near tils body and a long knife
gash in bis side. He died without
giving any details of the manner bv
which bis injuries were received. A
lnrgo jackknife with a blade open,
covered with blood, was found In his
pocket.
Mrs. George W. Hawley, wife of Rev.
George W. Hawley, living about two
miles north of Humboldt, died sudden
ly from the effects of a dose of strych
nine taken by mistake for headache
powder. Promptly summoned physi
cians used antidotes without result
and she died in convulsions within an
hour after taking the fatal dose. She
leaves four children.
Charles G. Stevens of Sheridan coun
ty, who was sentenced to a term in
the penitentiary for the crime of steal
ing four steers, has filed an appeal
with the clerk of the supreme court
In which the claim is set up that the
verdict was not sustained by sufficient
evidence, that the verdict was contrary
to law and that the trial court erred
In a number of particulars.
The war department, through the
solicitation of Rawlins Post No. 35,
Grand Army of the Republic of Beat
rice, assisted by General Colby, has
finally granted or donated to the post
a b’g 8-lnch selge gun used at Fortress
Monroe during the civil war. also a
number of 8-tnch shells. The gun
weighs nearly 9.000 pounds, and is
awaiting shipment to Beatrice.
Official notice of the death of Joseph
Grotte of Cuming has been received by
his parents from the war department.
Ho wus in the terrible charge of the
Twelfth Infantry at El Caney and was
shot through the body, ne lingered
for sixteen days after being shot. His
remains now rest on Cuban soil, but
will eventually be removed to Cuming
county If his parents so desire.
During the performance of Buffalo
Bill's Wild West show at Grand Is
land. as the cavalry company was
rounding a curve and just going into
action, rough ground caused a spill,
and the heavy artillery wagon and
horses and men fell In one heap. Her
man Kanstein. Jerry Fields, Bob lla
german and Wagnet, members of the
company, were badly stunned and
bruised.
An unknown man was killed by an
Elkhorn train just south of the bridge
across the Platte river, five miles west
of Fremont. He was found by some
boys lying in some weeds alongside of
the track horribly mangled. He lived
about twenty minutes, refused to tell
his nemo and was unable to tell how
he was hurt. He watt evidently a
tramp, and it was thought he may
have fallen from the trucks.
Harry Getchell pleaded guilty in a
special session of district court at.
York to the charge of stealing a team
of horses from J. W. Miller of that
city last January. Fpou promises to
lead an honest life if he ever gets the
chance Judge Bates gave hiut a sen
tence of eighteen months at hard labor
In the penitentiary. Rose Messier, the
female accomplice, who has voluntar
ily made a confession of guilt, was
given one year.
Some of the strongest arguments in
favor of irrigation are hanging up in
the office of the Nebraska Central Ir
rigation company In Columbus. Side
by side are samples of corn from the
same farm tagged "I was irrigated"
and "1 was not." The lesson is a very
strong one and does more for irriga
tion in ten minutes than agitation
would in that many years. It has
done much in the way of diversified
farming, as a trip through the irri
gated ditches will show.
Governor Holcomb wired Congress
man Stark calling attention to the
Increase of sickness In the Third reg
iment and asking him to confer with
the war department relative to having
the regiment removed to some north
ern camp.
A fast freight on the Fnion Pacific
branch crashed into a buggy about
twenty miles north of Columbus, kill
ing both horses and demolishing the
carriage. Mrs. Mary Lohaila, aged
sixty years!* had her right clavicle
fractured and two severe cuts in the
face; Joe Schillea, nine years old,
frontal bone broken and two soalu
wounds. He may the.
How the Dictator Proposes to
Handle the Island Congress,
HE WILL BE THE WHOLE THING
Most of til,' lti-l,>g;itcs Will lit, Appointed
by tlie Insurgent Leader An Ameri
can Oftieer of High flank Says it Cri
sis Is at Hand,
New York, Sept. r.“.—A dispatch to
the New York Herald from Manila
says: General Aguinaldo, in his ca
pacity as president or dictator, in call
ing a meeting of the "Filipino Con
gress.'' has disclosed the fact that he
has planned to have complete control
of that body from the start. He will
obtain control l>y appointing a major
ity of the representatives of various
districts. Tins so-called congress is to
meet in Maiaolos October ir>, so that
Aguinaldo will have ample time In
which to choose the men who will up
hold him in his dictatorship.
Aguinaldo provides in his decree,
calling the congress to assemble, that
Spaniards who have lived in the Phil
ippine islands for ten years may exer
cise the right of suffrage in the selec
tion of representatives.
In districts where no revolution has
taken place, Aguinaldo will himself
choose the representatives, and it is
by tins means that he will obtain full
control. The revolution has been con
fined to the island of l.u/ in and a
>111(111 >1 l lllJll 111 Milium.HI.
On those two islands only will a vote
Ik? taken in choosing representatives
in the congress. The vote on the
island of Mindinao will he confined to
tho small section where the natives
have been in revolt. The insurgents
will easily control the selection of rep
resentatives In these sections, so that
the right of suffrage conferred upon
Spaniards who have resided in the
islands for ten years will have little or
no bearing on the election.
Since AgulnaUlo has conferred upon
himself the authority to chose repre
sentatives from tlie districts where no
revolt has taken place, there will be
no possible chance for any move to
wrest the leadership from him. So far
a»s this congress is concerned his
authority will !>e as absolute as that
which Spain has exercised.
Santa Cruz, the last position held by
the Spaniards on Manila bay, has been
taken by the insurgents who have fol
lowed up their success by seeking ven
geance upon some of the ex-priests of
that section.
A story comes from Ihaiuthe north
ern part of the island of Luzon about
tho cruel treatment of a Spanish
bishop by rebel sympathizers. The
prelate was compelled to disclose the
hiding place of the money belonging
to the church.
The insurgents are strongly fortify
ing Aiuiaolos, where Aguinaldo has
temporarily established the capital of
the rebel government. That the in
surgent leader is bent upon mischief
becomes daily more apparent. An
American officer of high rank has in
formed me that a crisis in affairs here
cannot now be delayed many days a
fact, which, lie says, should he fully
considered by the government at
Washington.
CORBIN AND MILES.
Tlie General* Shake linn.It In Washing
ton With All Amiability.
Washington, Sept. 12.—General
Miles' meeting with Adjutant General
Corbin yesterday afternoon was a sur
prise to those who saw it. Their
greeting was of the most cordial and
fraternal nature. They clasped each
other's bunds and General Miles placed
his hand on General Corbin's shoulder
in the most familiar manner. They
exchanged the greetings of brother
officers rather than of hated military
rivals.
SNOW IN KANSAS.
llfcht Fall on tlio Rock IhIaiiiI From
CiootliHiiil to Union. Colo.
Topkka, Kan., Sept. 1‘,'. -Snow is
reported along the line of the Chi
cago, Rock Island ,v l’aoitic from
Goodland Kan., west to Limon. Colo.
The storm liegan with cold, drizzling
rain which turned to snow during the
night. The fall was not heavy, but it
is very unusual at this time of year.
t hill ami Argentine Vet Out.
Nkw York, Sept. 12.— A dispatch to
the New York Herald from liuenos
Ayres says: Negotiations between the
commissions appointed by Argentine
anti Chili t > settle the boundary dis
pute have been suspended because the
Chilian commission would not consent
to the insertion of existing treaties in
the reports which are to be presented
to both governments and eventually to
the arbitrator.
More Allowed for Kurlnl*.
Washington. Sept. 12.—before leav
ing Washington Secretary Alger di
rected that an order lie issued that,
instead of the regular allowance of Sio
for the burial of a soldier, $.15 shall be
allowed, and the remains transported
home at the government's expense.
To fix Alikxkn's lluuodary.
Ottawa. Ontario, Sept. 12.—It i
said here that the Alaska boundary
dispute, which is one of the subjects
before the Quebec conference, will Ik?
referred to some independent tribunal
for a decision, as the views of the com
missioners on each side seem to be
much apart.
He \V»* a french fssayltt mui Toet.
Paris, Sept. 12.—Stephane Mallar
me. the well known essayist and poet,
is dead.
SCHOFlE! D AND GORDON.
President t*ki Them to liivcsUgnto tlie
Conduct of the War.
Washington, Sept, 1". — President
McKinley ha* tendered places on the
proposed commission to investigate
the war department, in relation to the
conduct of the liispano-Ameriean war,
to Major General Schofield, former
commanding general of the army, and
to ex-Senator .lohn 15. (Jordon of
(Jeorgia.
The question of investigating the
administration of the war department
and the appointment of commissioners
to conduct the investigation was gone
over. Whether the President will
direct the investigation depends upon
his nb'Jity to find men for the commis
sion in whom there will be such uni
versal approval that their verdict will
be accepted in advance as a just deter
mination of tiie subject. If such men
can be found, then the President will
name them and order the investiga
tion: if they cannot be found, then the
investigation will not occur.
VETERANS SCORE MR. EVANS.
| (<■ A It. Knrniiipiiiiint Hull,I. it Tire
I’nilcr lllm.
Cincinnati. Ohio, Sept. Pi. — The
work of the thirty-second annual en
campment of the Grand Army of the
Republic was happily concluded late
in the afternoon yesterday.
The resolutions referring to Presi
dent McKinley and Secretary Alger
was given precedent when it was de
cided to consider the report of the
committtee ad seriatum. The resolu
tion referring to the President was
tirst adopted by a unanimous rising
vote in a scene of most enthusiastic
demonstrations, and it reads as fol
lows:
• Resolved, That the Grand Army of the Ks
inibllclius watched with pride and satisfaction
the wise, conservative, unscltish. patriitic and
I statesmanlike in inner in which our honored
! comrade William McKinley, President of the
J United States, has met every demand which
i the recent trouble with Spain imposed upon
! our country: that his wisdom and prudence ia
I his endeavors to preserve pea e with honor as
| well us the vigor and pitrotlc order with
! which our army and navy were equipped for
| the conflict, when the war became imminent,
have won our h;urly and unreserved upproval
and commendation and. rejoicing in the glo
rious termination of th« conflict in which our
country lias been engaged, we hereby express
our gratitude, not only to our distinguished
comrade, the President hut also to the officers
and men Iti the land and naval for es for their
heroic conduct and sublime achievements for
humanity and t-e glory of our Hag and coun
try."
As soon ns the demonstration follow
ing the adoption of this resolution
j was over, the following was read and
adopted by a unanimous vote, without
discussion, null with another demon
I stratum of approval:
| ' Resolved. That from knowledge formed of
1 our experience as .olcllcrs during four years of
active service, wo recognize the unfaltering
energy and patriotic devotion with which, ns
secretary of war. General Alger has borne the
weighty responsibility and performed the iin
jMirtant duties suddenly iiu|wiseil by the recent
war with Spain, fr uiting and maintaining so
large an army tinder such unfavorable con
ditions. the deeds of which not only shed luster
on the American sold er. but also challenge the
admiration of the world."
The report of the committee on pen
sions in part is as follows:
Resolved. That in view of the repeated com
plaints of the unfair construction of the pen
| slon law and of t lie making und enforcement of
rules which are in violation of the law anil in
imical to the Interests of applicants. Impels
this encampment to call upon Comrade William
McKinley. President of the United States, to
exercise his authority und to see that the law
is executed in a spirit of fairness, justice and
Ills'rallty.
Resolved. Thut all rules which tend to hin
der and embarrass the al' owunce of honest jien
sion claims should be repealed, ami we ask the
| President that he u>e his authority to cause
i those whose duty it is to execute the law s to so
perform their duty as to do justl e to the sol
diers and administer the law so as not to ob
struct the prosecution of pensions by tezhnic al
requirements not within the province of the
law. and which are only calculated to hinder
and obstruct in the effort to obtain lawful pen
sions.
Resolved That the rule of the pension office
i by which a widow is debarred fratu pension if
: she has an income of (MiW per year is unjust.
| and we ask the President that the order be ab
| rogateil atnl the minimum income debarring
from pensions be Hxed at not less than •*At per
j annum In this connection we desire to inform
the President that vary early In his adminls
j tration it was announced by a high official In
! the pension office that the widow's limit would
1 be raised to MM. but it never materialized.
Resolved. That we ask for the re-establish
ing of order 101. which was enforced under the
Hurrison regime. This order. In simple terms,
took cognizance in rating a man's pension of
all the disabilities be suffered under. It was
abrogated by the last administration, and it
was held that to be entitled to the lowest rate
of W per month a comrade must have one dis
ability. which is rated at that amount. If he
lias three disabilities rated at ft each he gets
no pension at all. This iniquitous rule is
maintained up to this hour, and we submit it Is
not such treatment as we had a right to expect
from Comrade William McKinley.
ATTEMPT TO KILL A QUEEN.
Wllhetiiiiiia Shot at by an English An
arch 1st.
Bkiu.ix. Sopt. I'.1.—The Lokal Anzei
gor says that a fortnight ago an at
tempt was made to assassinate Queen
Wilhelmina. near Amersfort. province
of I'trecht, on the road between Castle
Soostydt and Itaar.
A man emerged from behind a tree
and tired a revolver at her majesty.
The bullet missed the queen, but
ploughed the cheek of a lady iti attend
ance. The would-be assassin was ar
rested. He is supposed to be an En
glish anarchist.
The strictest secrecy has been tnain
j tained hitherto as to the affair in or
; der not to disturb the enjoyment of
tlie enthronement festivities.
Come* Over to Weil a Negro.
New York. Sept. 1",—Because site
wants to marry a colored man a Scotch
lassie journeyed 3,000 miles across the
seas on the Allan state line steamship,
Morgan, which has arrived from Glas
gow. She is Margaret Wood, ‘.’.‘i years
old.
Kansas Officer I* Acquitted.
Camp Meade, l‘a., Sept. U-—Lieu
tenant Guy Morgan of the Twenty
i second Kansas, who was tried by
j court-martial on a charge of deseer at
I ing the graves Confederate soldiers in I
. the South, has been acquitted.
MOiraisM
The President Will Not Brook Any
Delay in Cuba,
SPANIARDS HATE TO QUIT.
Civil ami Military Authority Will He
Kierclard by the American Commla
Hloner* iih iMt as tlm 1*1 ami Cullies
t'mler Their Control
Washington, Sept. 1 '■!.—Iteoent dis
patches from Havana showing an un
mistakable intention upon the part, of
the Spanish authorities to avoid a re
linquishment of power if possible
until a decision is reached by the
peace commission have again aroused
interest in the policy of tiie adminis
tration. It is stated upon the highest
authority tiiat tiie President lias no in
tention of allowing General lilanco
and his associates in Havana to evade
tiie terms of the protocol, and that tiie
commission which sailed from New
^ ork Monday had fail instructions to
demand an immediate arrangement for
the evacuation of the island with a
promise of sufficient force to compel
compliance.
The commissioners have received
full instructions as to how they are to
proceed with tiie government of such
portions of the island as are first evac
uated by the Spaniards, with a view
to an ultimate extension of their au
thority over the whole of Cuba. It
now appears that they were clothed
with much greater power than was
needed to arrange for tiie evacuation
of tiie island merely, and are prepared
to execute lioth civil and military au
thority over tiie entire territory as
fast as the Spanish troops are with
drawn.
The commissioners are fully pre
pared to deal with all the parliament
ary qucstionsof government that must
arise as soon as the evacuation begins.
It will he necessary at once to make
arrangements for the maintenance of
municipal governments in the various
cities and towns, and also to provide
for the continuance of the courts of
justice under the changed conditions
until a new and more perfect system
can he devised. One of the difficulties
with which it is anticipated the com
missioners will have to.deal will he in
defining the exact distinction between
the military and the civil authorities
and arranging both so as to avoid
friction in the exercise of jurisdiction.
With the landing of an army in
Tuba there will probably be appointed
a military governor, but the governor's
duty will, it is expected, be supervi
sory to a large extent, and much of the
actual work of government must be
conducted by tin* civil authorities.
Inasmuch as the work of evacuation
will probably proceed slowly and as it
is necessary that the authority of the
United States should be established
just as fast as that of Spain is with
drawn, it is thought by those who
have given attention to the subject
that the commission lias probably been
authorized to make all necessary ap
pointments of civil officers until it is
possible, after tin* evacuation lias been i
completed, to establish a uniform and i
improved system of government
throughout the island.
When the military occupation of
Cuba will begin has not been definite
ly determined, but it is said to lie the
intention of tin* administration to
have an army in readiness to meet the
demands of the commissioners. It is
thought that an army will be sent to
Cuba not later than the middle of
October.
A DEWEY DISPATCH BOAT LOST
The Wlngfont, Chartered at Ilona Hour.
Ik Now Lour Overdue and I’ureportetl.
San Francisco, Cal., Sept. 12.—The
steamer Coptic, which arrived from
the Orient to-day. brings the news
from llong Kong that tin* American
steamer Wingfoot, Captain Sherman,
is supposed to have gone down with
all hands. During the war United
States Consul General Wildinan char
tered the Wingfoot to carry dispatches
to Admiral Dewey at Manila. The lit
tle vessel met with several mishaps,
and was obliged to return to port.
Since her last departure from Manila
she has not been heard from.
ESTERHAZY APPEARS IN PARIS.
The Report That He Had Fled or Com
mitted Suicide Denied In 1’erson.
Paris, Sept. 12.—Count Esterhaz.y
set at rest all rumors of his suicide or
flight yesterday by appearing last
night in a cafe where he declared to
his friends that he was neither a Zola
nor a .1 udas.
Heath l:nd» Tlieir Vacation.
Qi khf.c, Sept. 12.—Carl Smith, who
wrote the ‘‘Fired at Random" column
in the Chicago Record, and Louis Sass,
sporting editor on the same paper,
were drowned in the heavy rapids of
the Grande Discharge by the upsetting
of their birch barb canoes. They were
on a holiday tour.
Mauser or Krug-.lorgennen'.’
Washington, Sept. 12.—General
Flagler, chief of ordnance, has ap
pointed a beard of ordnance officers to
examine into the efficiency of modern
army guns as shown by the war. It
is the especial object of this board to
determine the relative merits of the
Springfield 4.Vcaliber rifle used by the
volunteers and the 32-caliber Krag
Jorgenson in use by the regular army.
They will also carefully inquire into
the efficiency of the Mauser rifle used
by the Spanish, ami the field and
siege guns with which General Shat
ter bombarded Santiago.
! MILES TELLS ARMY'S NEEDS.
Saji There should He One Soldier for
Kuril 1,000 Copulation.
Wasiiwutos, Sept. I--*.—General
Milt's came to the war department at
10 o'clock yesterday and spent a short
time in his room at army headquar
ters. Speaking of the future of the
army. General Miles said that there
was a number of matters which re
quired careful and deliberate consider
ation with respect to the army organ
ization, and that undoubtedly steps in
that direction would be taken as soon
i as practicable. The acquisition of
territory obviously made it necessary
that there should l>e a larger army,
and the experience of the war had
demonstrated the necessity of estab
lishing a standard and having the
troops thoroughly trained to the mili
tary service. It was desirable, he
said, that the army should be
organized on the basis of one
soldier to every certain number of in
habitants. It was recognized by mil
itary authorities, even before the close
of the war of the rebellion, that the
establishment of a standard was de
sirable, but from time to time the
army had been reduced, until it had
reached a number disproportionately
small to the size of the country and
its population. He thought that one
soldier to every 1,000 population prob
ably would be found to be the right
ratio for the standard, and that the
army standard being adopted, would
increase according to the recognized
needs of the government in an exact
ratio to the increase of the population.
He said that it was just as necessary
that soldiers should have proper train
ing as it was to train men to build
houses, or to have a man skilled in his
profession to perform any professional
service. It was essential that an
army should be composed of soldiers
trained to their •profession, command
ed by efficient officers in every grade
and controlled strictly according to
military principles. That military
operations should be directed by mil
itary men, he said, was too obvious to
need to be stated.
NEW NAME FORJSLANDS,
Will lie Known a* Territory of Hawaii
Hereafter*
San Francisco, Cal., Sept. 12.—The
steamer Coptic, from Yokohama and
Hong Kong, via Honolulu, brings the
following advices from the latter city,
under date of September 2:
It will he the “Territory of Hawaii.”
That is the name which tlie annexa
tion commission has decided to recom
mend to Congress.
The form of the government will be
modeled on that of existing territories.
There will be no more further depart
ures from this form than local condi
tions and national political considera
tions makes necessary. The ultimate
possibility of statehood will not be
barred. There will be no District of
Columbia or Alaska form of govern
ment proposed. Local self-government
will be given through the extension of
municipal idea. The islands will be
divided into municipal districts, hav
ing control, under restrictions and
limitations, of purely local affairs.
Honolulu, for instance, will be a mu
nicipal district, embracing the whole
of the island of Oahu.
UTAH REPUBLICANS,
State Convention Strongly Indorse* Mc
Kinley aiul Declare* for Free Silver.
Sait Lake, Utah, Sept. 12.—The
Republican state convention was called
to order m the opera house yesterday
by \V. K. Walton, chairman of the
state committee. Joseph liagley of
Ogden was chosen temporary chair
man and ex-Unitcd States Senator Ar
thur Drown permanent chairmrn. The
resolutions committee then reported
and the report was adopted almost
unanimously. They indorse President
McKinley and declare for free silver.
ILLNESS IN PORTO RICO.
More Than ‘25 Fcr Out of the I'nlted
State* Troop* Are I nllt for Duty.
Ponce. Porto Rico, Sept. 12. — Illness
among the United States troops here
is increasing. There are now more
than 2.1 per cent of the men unfit for
duty. Within a radius of a few miles
from Ponce there are 1.000 soldiers in
hospitals. In some commands, there
are 30 per cent of the men down with
fever, principally typhoid fever.
A WOMAN'S CRIME,
Double Tragedy In the Oxford Hotel at
Denver—Motive Not Apparent.
Denver, Col., Neps. 12.—W. 11. Law
rence. of Cleveland, O.. was shot and
probably mortally wounded in a room
at the Oxford hotel yesterday after
noon by a woman who is known here
only as Florence Richardson. The
woman then shot herself in the heart,
dying almost instantly.
To Import Negro Miner*.
Pana. 111., Sept. 12.—George V. Pen
well, president of the Peuwell Mining
company, gave notice to-day that he
would open his mine Monday, but
would pay only 2.-, eents per ton, the
price that the non-union negroes are
being paid at the Springdale mine,
lie said: “I prefer white miners if they
will desert the union: otherwise 1
must operate the mine with negroes
and foreign labor."
(irnrral Clay Divorced.
Richmond, Kv., Sept. 12.—General
Cassius M. Clay, the sage of White
Hall, has l>cen granted a divorce from
his girl-wife, Dora Richardson Clay,
by Judge Scott of the Madison county
circuit court. The decree restores the
defendant to her maiden name.
Silver Force Select* Sadler.
Reno, Nev., Sept. 12.—The silver
party convention reassembled at ID
o’clock yesterday. Francis G. New
lands was nominated for congress and
R. Sadler for governor.
: A rurviULT IN THE CORTES.
--
fffjler Accuse* the Government of In
competence.
Madrid, Sept.. !>.—The chamber has
followed the senate in discussing the
late war behind closed dt>ors. This
action has caused the greatest sensa- I
tion. y
Immediately after the meeting, Se
nor Salmeron, the Republican leader,
moved that an investigation be made
into the responsibility of Senor Sa
gasta's government in connection with
the declaration of war, the negotia
tions for pence and the violation of
the constitution by the suspension of
the guarantees.
The premier. Senor Sagasta, quickly
asked that the deliberations be eon- *
ducted behind closed doors, and the
president pronounced favorably on
the request. Thereupon the Repub- <
licans vehemently protested and, amid
an indescribable confusion, the door
keepers cleared the galleries of spec
tators, the deputies in the meantime
shouting uproarously.
The senate session also was a stormy
one. Generals Weyler, Dominguez,
Azcarragu, Polavieja and Rivera at
tending.
General Weyler reminded the senate
of how Count D'Almenas had greeted
the returning soldiers, ignoring the _
officers, lie declared that this was a /
reflection upon the officers' efficiency.
“The mistakes made in Cuba are not
to be blamed upon the army,” he said,
“but upon the politicians at the head
of the government.”
The latter, he declared, were re
sponsible for not sending supplies to
the armies in Cuba and Porto Itieo,
and, indeed, for completely abandon
ing them.
Count D'Almenas. replying to Gen
eral Weyler's stricture, said: “I ad
dressed my greetings to those who
have been martyrs for their couutry—
to the Spanish soldiers, because they
deserved such greetings. 1 did not ad
dress the generals, for they showed
themselves incapable of leuding sol
diers to battle or of showing them
how to fall worthily on the held.”
Marshal Priino Dc Riveras shouted:
“That is not true," and General Wey
ler and others joined in the protest.
Count D'Almenas, addressing General
Riveras, replied: “I am not afraid of
such cries, or of epaulets, or of the
decorations that will have to be torn
off the breasts of several officers. The
sashes of some generals should be torn
off and put around their necks.” A
great uproar ensued.
General Polavieja, former captain
general of the Philippine islands, has
issued a manifesto in which he says
that, while he was never a politician,
he "cannot any longer hearken to the
sorrows of my country without pro
testing.”
The general, asserting that he has
received numerous calls to place him
self at the head of a neutral party,
said: "The parties which have hith
erto gaverned Spain are rotten, and
the principal cause of the country's
troubles.”
Therefore, according to General Po
lavieja, political reorganization is ab
solutely necessary, “as is also the
truth concerning our finances, so that
the state's creditors may know the * \
measures Spain has proposed in order
to meet her engagements." In con
clusion, the general advocates "the
decentralization of the government;
without, however, impairing national
unity.”
General Correa, minister of war, has
prohibited the publication of General
Polavieja's manifesto.
Gray Will Not Serve.
Washington, Sept. 9.—The fifth
member of the Spanish-Ameriean peace
commission has not yet been selected.
It is practically certain now that Sen
ator George Gray, of Delaware, will
not serve as a member of the com
mission.
Ten-i’eur-Old Boy a Suicide.
Sedai.ia, Mo., Sept. 9.—Henry Win
ter. a 10-year-old boy, committed sui
cide at his home on Washington
avenae yesterday afternoon by strych
nine poisoning. Parental restraint
caused the act.
If every man would fight as he talks
the earth would very soon be depopu
lated.
LIVE STOCK AND PRODUCE
Omaha, Chicago and New i'ork Market
Quotations.
OMAHA.
Butter—Creamery separator... 18 a is
Butler Choice fancy country. 10 a 12
Eggs fresh, per doz. 12 a 13
Spring Chickens—Per pound. 10 a 11
Lemons -Per Ihix. 0 75 a 7 00
Oranges Per box. 2 75 a '.! no
Apples—Per barrel . 2 75 a 3 00
lloney choice, per pound. 14 a 1.5
Onions—Per bushel. 40 a 50
Beans Handpicked navy. 1 25 a 1 30
Potatoes -Per bushel, new. 30 a 40
Hay—I’pland per ton. 5 00 a 5 50
POl'TII UMAIIA STUCKMAHKKT.
Hogs—Choice light. 3 55 a I 70
Hogs- Heavy weights. 3 55 a 3 0 i
Beef steers—. 4 40 a 5 UO
Lulls. 2 50 a 3 51
Plugs. 2 00 H 2 7}
Calves... ■ 7> Oil a 8 75
Western feeders. 2 75 a 3 25
('ows. 20' a 2 9 >
Heifers . 3 25 a 4 10
Stockers and feeders. 3 10 a 4 7.5
Sheep- Muttons. 4 3) a 4 40
Seeep Native mixed . 3 40 a 4 00
CHICAGO.
Wheat-No. 2 spring. Ill a 81*4
Corn—Per bushel. 30 a 31*4
Oats Per bushel. 2n a 20**
Bariev—No. 2 . 3s a 4i
Kye No. 2. 41 . 43
Timothy seed. ]>er bu. 2 4* a 2 50
Pork— Per owt. . s 40 a s 45
Lard—Per 100 pounds . 4 72 a 5 7544
Cattle—Western Bangers ... 2 S5 a 4 40
t attle—Native beef steers. 3 77 a 4 50
Hogs -Mixed. 3 70 a 3 k\
Sheep— Lambs. 4 >5 a 5 00
Bueep—Western Hangers. 4 20 a 4 40
NEW YORK M 4 It KKT.
Wheat— No. 2, red winter. 03 a 81*4
Corn No. 2. 34*4* 33
Outs—No. 2. 25 a ;,v
Pork—. 9 IX) a 9 75
Lard-. 5 00 a 5 20
KANSAS CITY.
Wheat—No. 2 spring. its a 8*
Corn—No. 2. 27 a 2'>r
pats—No. 2. 2i a 24
sheep—Muttons. 3 .*3 a 4 2)
Hogs—Mixed... 3 85 a 4 70
Cattle—Stockers and feeders... 3 50 a 5 50