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boor Lactixa Suggest Ccxmmioa of
Cttbds axui Americas Lawters.
*(M)fi (ONCR41U4US tfV Iff.
(HMWBor krMi»l IMrawd Silk Kaaalt
•f M« Suit to l-rut l«< r of I'isar del
K*o — f roo ip Uood *k«pf
Hwtd Too »•
HAVANA, Jan »—8nor Ijnuza.
who aaa aw re* ary of justice in the ad
rtaory cabin*-* of General Brooke, said
today
“Three American and three Cuban
.lawyer*, acting a* a < <.m mission could
. i<xT certain abuse* m Cuban laws
if * general ecns.
t *»cf of the system and the whole
ottu’rt would ga.n by auch a refor
taatiow This suit of reform ia only
a ug- stem of time a* the abuses must
sa* »rpt tsar Many of the well*
< stat...shed lega. lasUtutiWM and prin
tipbs of the I Cited .states would work
wwli here, ■■penally as Americana are
(otBmg in large numbers to the island.
: .* the r.*etm>’ruction i t the Cuban
I* gal system, the gwidlng principle must
i»e the efcarwte* of the Cutains tbem
s rises
!l C *a tt > estreoiely difficult to
get «ithesses again** persons charged
with offense* Take these alleged cus
• n.- }.•• fra u if an li lust ratio*.
A Cuhg0 judge ha* a a* nous difficulty
to -".mro-Tid with tn the fact that Cu
hans hate not beet*, taught the sane
t ?•. .if an oath For a few centenes
siti.egaes can be pwrrhased right and
left
U the same time legal proceedings
m the province* would I**- greatly fa
ilitnted by the establishment of the
ir. ait courts which would reduce the
traveling expenses of litigant* a* well
a* sate the time of people who live
-a out of the way place* "
The i' 11iHfinu bouse fraud cases, it is
rape 'led. will be brought to a bear
ag neat we»k.
-seraiWood express* * himself well
pteased With the result of hi* visit io
the peoriac* of Pinar del io yesterday.
He says h» found the tobacco in good
shape «lth> ugh sugar was not so far
advanced as it should be. owing to the
e-aprsaiva mat hinery necessary. To
Ita- co growers hate all the plants they
need, an 1 these require little attention
* t > growing He found no evidence
■4 ant suffering among the people,
there k a( work enough apparently.
f<»r all General Wood congratulated
General Lee on the ' magnificent show
ing of the section of the island un
iter hi* administration
An «*: '>-r ha* been issued by the
govern.*r general, directing that the
< ***• of 'he employes m the customs
and si her branches pertaining to the
•sent of nw whkh o
part over the custom* of
•h- island there shall be exemption
from prose-ution, when any such em
ploy* turn* state's evidence m con
nection with attempt* to defraud the
«uat-»ras
Fry a* mayor erf Oienfugus. who was
r—* ntiy fender 1 a professorship in the
I cirersity of Havana may not hold
..-eh positions
A «ninrnnaion from Trinidad today
w a • ■ u up.* Gen. ral Wood and asked
>uwi "a ord'isv to furnish employment to
now H ■
CISTflUNt IS D*\KRIPT.
Sana I.KCIU • F<in Ign C ount
«*!» MI.M i tonal Failure.
PARI* Jab !».-♦%>w York Worl 1
r*> ♦—■All PaiI'S is diar*i**lng
the n-pon* today that Count |
B*«ei d*<'a*te)lan<*, fcu >ird of Anna
Gould has lout sereraL millions in
stork apurulataon in the last two
months Just bow man* millions it is
• Si -tilt to a* • rtatn. nw say Jb.
nttd *otno only JjWiO.ofifi francs.
What .» said it* V rennin la that the
»ua’ f >.ud t .B;;s«-r.b!e to settle and
tt.it t. p werf ! * ane tioa t»-gge<i
V# vme .and 'that finally several brok
e-» ■ nsrnted to < ritanize a temporal
res .. The < amt and countess sailed
i-' Saturday for New York for the
I in * ee it j* said of appealing to her
broth* r* for aid
NEW Yt'RK Jan 1 > —1George t«ouid.
hnatfeter-ln-iaw of Count Cartel lane.
fe lined to see nest-pap.tr callers at
hi* rfice :i« tb<- Wewtem Union Tele
graph building Throrgh a r«t>resen
ta* e L» *ent wor 1 that he knew noth
• tig *♦»• »ad wbat be had seen in the
new -papers about the alb-ged financial
trouto* * of Count Casteilane.
M'-* Helen G ".Id rai«: she expected |
* * -nt and Countess Oastellane to
re* h V w York «.* the Uucania on
Saturday.. On their visit here they mill
atop at a hotel.
(.MVfneriil Hi I fur a C able.
W VS HI N ITON Jan IS-Repreaen
*a*.ve Corliss of Michigan haa intro
• ~l a bill for the construction and
: ernt of th»*
: t«-d fitafee* of a able between this
• • Btry Hama.. Guam th* Philippine
i and* and other countries
The bill i* substantially the same
Ac that of last year providing for a
* >' *-*t men*, cab.e except that the sec
t*ori rent!tig a cable '<*mmission •*
♦ m..Bated and the president is em
!'•* red to determine the route, the
maintenance opens:ion etc the line to
- pia * i under the control of the
'haater general, the aeemary of
har rad the secretary of the navy.
ImiMf* t m,.mI lajuartina
WASHINGTON. Jan 15.—Ths su
I -eme rowrt of the I'nited States took
in forma, r «gntxan ^ of the motion of
the state of Missouri for leave to file
a bill of complaint against the slate
of llunots asking for an injunction
O l d the Chicago drainage canal to
tbe extent of stating to Atlorhey Gen
♦ •*1 Cr-»w of the former state that
* im anouarement would be made
3d uda> next
Judge M W. Springer was present
and notified the court that he won Id
App*ar in behalf of the state of Illi
nois
* «rtfl» bit** Ut IMIuauwe.
OTTI MW A La Jan 15—A propo
sition was rwejvei from Andrew Car
*»*«>* ti -lay to g:*e for a pub
Ut library if the , ity will provide a
'tat ie site xtsa appropriate STouw
•nnualiy tor tta maintenance The
roadman* will undoubtedly be accept -
_ •*•** t> Culverts.
ST E HAST ROM Jan It-Yswterdar
the Boerm biew up three culverts on the
Pwrdrwrht line fire miles beyond an
outpost of the police camp The com
mando nt Dordrecht numbers 1.000.
IIRCPEAN WAR WOILD ENSIE.
Conflict llrtarrn Ku*»ia and .Japan 1*
l.mikcil for a* Inevitable.
CHICAGO. Jan. 19— War between
Ruv«:a and Japan is looked for as in
evitable by the naval officers of these
countries who have been nearest the |
probable scene of future operations,”
said Lieutenant W. Romanoff of the
in.p rial Russian navy, who arrived
Chicago today. The lieutenant has
Just completed a three years' cruise ,
in Asiatic waters on the Russian bat
r!. -hip Si.-sol Veliky and is on his way
t«» St. Petersburg. He contiuued:
"Just how soon such a war may be
a.n it is difficult to say. but events
tittle short of miraculous must occur
to avert it. The Japanese are building
war ships as rapidly as possible in
anticipation of the outbreak of hos
ti.it;* - and Russia is strengthening her
navy ns fast a- she can. That Russia
must have a naval base between Port
Arthur and Vladivostock is conceded
and that she will try to get one in
Korea i- certain. In the event of such
a war it is considered probable in Rus
- a naval circles that Russia will have
the aid Germany and that England
will take the other side. European
war will follow the outbreak of hos
tilities. between Russia and Japan.
"The movement of Russian troops
toward the Afghanistan and British
India borders, the mobilization of
Trans a.-plan troops at Bakue and
Herat and other military maneuvering
on the part of Russia are taken by
c if; :al Ru-sia to mean the beginning
of a movement to eliminate English
influence in territory heretofore held
by for bcgiBailf at Kabul. It is cer
tain that England will have to fight
t* retain her territory in the east."
SECRETARYSHIP GOES BEGGING.
i:*l»rr»rntati%e ^hrrinmi Announce* tic
Will Mmj in thr House
WASHINGTON. Jan 19—Repre
sentative Sherman of New York, who
••-turned to Washington today and
whose name has been mentioned in
• • ■ t:on w :t h the office, has definitely ;
ie lined the secretaryship of the sen- |
ate I have declined.” said he today.
iwvauae the people of my district
have evince*! a desire that 1 should
remain in the house.”
NEW YORK. Jan. 19—A special to
•he Tribune from Washington says:
I: is now believed certain that at the !
senate republican caucus, to be held
R| M ntat ie J 8 Sherman J
of New York will be declared to be i
the candidate of the parly for secre
tary of the ,-enale. which, of course, \
> equivalent to an election—and that
his formal acceptance of the honor
will be announced. The democrats
hope to have the caucus conclude to
r tain the services of the present ser- ■
gearit-iit-arms. Richard J. Bright, but
th» republicans, it is believed, will
lav r Dan Ransduie of Indianapolis.
ROBERTS CAST NTXT Wtfk.
Drlwtr tin H liether He Shall he Admit
ted to Be Expelled.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 19—Chairman
Ta> O! of the Roberta committee and
Kej -esen’ative Littlefield of Maine are
busy preparing the majority and mi
■ rity 'eports rope, lively in the Rob- |
erta case They will be filed together i
on Saturday, it is not expected that
the ase will be called up in the house j
Till Tuesday or Wednesday of nex:
week The debate is expected to oc- j
copy two or three days. Roberts will
1 •*" ^ ven an opportunity to be heard on
the floor in his own defense. Little- j
!.. 1 and De Armond of Missouri, who
\ ill • ,gn ?h- minority report, arc hope
ful hat the nu*de of procedure which
they favor- to allow Roberts to be
sworn in and then expel him—will be j
f *ed. The majority of the commit
i n the other hand, are confident
• a* • b* r report will be adopted and
that Roberts will be excluded.
OfN. KHJTLtR TORftlTS SfAT.
Hu«i s rl a Be-Election to Serve in Con*
jrr** Again.
NEW YORK Jan. 19.—A special to
rh»- Times from Washington says: If
General Joseph Wheeler expects to re
' :m t<» Washington to take a seat in
• ingress without formality it looks as
:f h- would meet with disappointment.
Inquiry has been made since the an- j
noun ement that he has been relieved
from further duty in the Philippines
and it is found that there is general
agreement on both sides of the house
tn.at :t has been clearly shown by the
examination of the case of Low and
other prec dents that he has forfeited
hi> r.cht to a seat in congress and that
the only thing open to him is to go
ba k to his district and seek re-elec
tion if he desires to continue service
in congress.
Preparing to Kooclve Itmlir*.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 19.—The lo
al irmy and hi alt h officials are pre
paring to receive 300 bodies of de
ceased soldiers from Manila, due to ar
rive here within the next three or
four weeks The army officials have
been notified that seventy-five sick
soldiers and 135 prisoners will also ar
rive here shortly.
Indication* of Fighting.
LONDON. Jan 19—A special dis
patch from Durban, dated January 17,
says:
Advices from Potgieter's drift, dat
ed January 1«. say that Sir Charles
Warren has arrived within seventeen
miles of Ladysmith and that the Brit
ish wounded are arriving at Moot river
hospital bj every train, indicating that
there has l*ecn severe fighting."
Neither report is yet conrmed.
Hepburn Speak* at Newark.
NEW YORK. Jan. 19.—The thir
teenth annual dinner of the Newark,
N J Board of Trade was held tonight.
Among those in attendance were Gov
err.or Yoorhee*. Mayor Seymour and
Congressman W. P. Hepburn. R.
Wavne Parker and Charles N. Fowler.
One of the guests of honor was ex
Governor William A. McCorkle of
West Virginia, who spoke upon the
topic. ’ The Attitude of the Progres
sive South in Promoting the Country's
Foreign Trade."
Following the West Virginian came
I Congressman W P. Hepburn, who
spoke on "How Shall We Enlarge Our
1-abor Fields?"
Smallpox at Marshalltown.
MARSHALLTOWN. Ia., Jan. 19 —
Ex« itement prevails today owing to
1 a report to the local health board of
five cases of smallpox and many ex
posures. All the sick are negroes and
live within half a block of the main
business street. They have been sick
sine* last Thursday, but physicians
w*y* not called until yesterday. Strict
quarantine prevails on the houses and
I inmates
BLUER ONTIIE MOVE.
His Forces Surprise the Eoers and Gain a
Vantage Point.
A BIG BATTLE BELIEVED IMMINENT
Ljtlrton Fords Potgieter's Drift and
Seizes a Line of Lnw Ridges Near—
Warren and His 11,000 Men Cross the
River a Few Miles Below Under a Hot
Fire.
LONDON, Jan. 18.—The special co”* ;
respondent of the Daily Telegraph
sends this dispatch:
SPEARMAN’S FARM. Natal. Jan. j
17.—I am permitted to wire that Gen- 1
oral Lyttleton yesterday afternoon fer- |
ried and forded Potgieter's drift an 1
seized with little opposition a line of
low ridges a mile therefrom. During
the night a howitzer battery was car- |
ried across and today from Mount
Alice, near Swartzkop. naval guns and
howitzers shelled effectively the Boer
position, which is a strong one.
General Sir Charles Warren has also
crossed the Tugela. six miles farther
to the west, near Wagon drift, with a
force of small arms in the face of tho :
hot and heavy fire from the Boer
cannon and rifles. He has effected a
most satisfactory lodgment two miles
inland, toward Proomkoop.
The Times publishes the following
dispatch from Spearman's Farm, dated
January 17. 9:20 p. m.:
"The force marched westward on
January 10. Lord Dundonald. by a j
dashing movement, occupied the hills ;
above Potgieter’s drift, fiiteen miles j
west of Colenso. taking the Boers com
pletely by surprise. The same evening
the infantry followed.
"General Lyttleton's brigade crossed •
the river yesterday and today shelled j
the Boer trenches beyond wth howit- |
zers.
General Warren's force is now cross
ing Tricharde drift, five miles above.
He is not opposed, although the Boers
are holding a position five miles from
the 1 iver.”
LONDON, Jan. 18.—General Duller
completely surprised the Boers and
occupied the hills beyond Potgieter's
drift, fifteen miles west of Colenso. on
Wednesday. January 10. He followed
tip the movement by shelling the Boer
trenches.
This news completely disposes of the
statement that Sir Charles Warren's
forces went in the direction of Weenan
and tends greatly to restore confi
dence in General Buller’s tactics. The
supposition that he had divided his
forces into three columns had given i
cause for anxiety, it is now seen that
such a view was erroneous, as General
Buller’s forces are concentrated.
In Cape Colony General Methuen has ,
made a demonstration in force, shell
ing the Boer works. General Gatacre
is skirmishing around Molteno. and |
General French has been throwing a
few shells at tne Boers at. Rensberg.
Colonel Plummer is moving to the re
lief of Mafeking from BechuanalanJ.
He is now in command of less than 2.
000 men.
Mafeking is in a bad way, the seige
is being pressed with determination
and the Kaffirs are deserting because
of pinched rations and the necessity of
eating horse meat. !
The Standard's vivid account of the
assault upon Ladysmith shows that
the garrison was surprised and that
several times the situation was criti
cal. Out of a detachment of thirty
Gordon Highlanders who surrendered,
every man was wounded, says the cor
respondent.
Curiously enough that is the first
mention of the surrender of the High
landers. The Boers repulse at Lady
smith was the heaviest counterstroke
of the war.
The government is relaxing its ef
forts to send out reinforcements. It is
quite undecided as to when the eighth
division will be shipped. The war of
fice declines the offer of a tn.*^ batal
lion of Northamptonshire militia, say
ing that no militia will be sent abroad.
It seems probable that only 5.000 in
stead of Id,000 yeomanry will be mobil
ized.
The war office sent for Lord Strath
cona yesterday and ±.e had a long in
terview with the officials, particularly
General Sir Evelyn Wood.
MALE RESOtlTION IS ADOPTED.
Modified liequent for Information AE»out
the Flour Seizures.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18—The sen
ate adopted the modified resolution
relating to the seizure of flour in Del
agoa bay. The resolution as it passed
the senate reads:
•Whereas. It is alleged that property
of citizens of the United States not
contraband of war has been lately
seized by military authorities of Great
Britain in and near Delagoa bay. South
Africa, without good reason for the
same and contrary to the accepted
principles of international law: and
• Whereas. It is alleged said property
is now unjustly detained by the mili
tary authorities of Great Britain in
disregard of the rights of the ownei-s
of the same; therefore,
• Resolved, by the senate of the Unit
ed States. That the president is herebv
requested to send to the senate, if in
his opinion not incompatible with the
public interest, all information in the
possession of the state department re
lating to said alleged seizure and de
tention. and also to inform the sen
ate what steps have been taken in re
questing the restoration of property
taken and detained as aforesaid.”
DAWSON’S DISASTER.
I.arge Fart of the Town Wiped Out by
F.re.
SEATTLE. Wash., Jan. 18—The
steamer Danube at Victoria, from
Skagway, brings news that a large
part of the business portion of Daw
son was wiped out by fire on the
night of Wednesday last. A dispatch
was received at Skagway on the same
night. The loss will exceed half a
million dollars.
There are no names of the building
or losses. The Skagway operator says
that great suffering would undoubted
ly follow the fire, as the temperature
p.t Dawson was 40 degrees below zero,
with the wind blowing. The city is
entirely without the regulation water
supply.
Mercer Aiding street Car Men.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 18.—Congress
man Mercer has introduced a bill to
compel street car companies operat
ing lines in the District of Columbia
to provide vestibules for the protec
tion of employes from the inclemency
of the winter weather. The bill has
been referred to the committee on
District of Columbia,
DECIDES AGAINST ROBERTS.
1 Congressional Committee ITnanlmoas in
Opposition to I'tah Congressman.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 18—The special
committee of the house of representa
tives to investigate the case of Brig
had H. Roberts of Utah today reached
a final conclusion. On the polygamous
status of Mr. Roberts the committee
was unanimous and agreed upon a for
mal statement of facts. On the ques
tion of procedure to be adopted the
committee was divided.
The majority, consisting of sll the
members except Littlefield of Maine
and De Armond of Missouri, favored
exclusion at the outset. Messrs. Little
field and De Armond will make a mi
nority report fevorable to seating Rob
erts on his prima facie rights and then
expelling him.
The statement of facts by the com
mittee is as follows:
“We find that H. B. Roberts was
elected as a representative to the Fif
ty-sixth congress from the state of
Utah and was at the date of his elec
tion above the age of 25 years; that
he had been for more than seven years
a naturalized citizen of the United
States and was an inhabitant of me
state of Utah.
"We further find that about 1878
he married Louisa Smith, his first ana
lawful wife, with whom he has ever
since lived as such and who, since their
marriage has borne him six children.
“About 1885 he married as his plural
wife Celia Dibble, with whom he has
ever since lived as such and who, since
such marriage has borne him six chil- j
dren, of which the last were twins,
born August 11. 1897.
“That some years after his said mar
riage to Celia Dibble he contracted an
other plural marriage with Margaret
C. Shipp, with whom he has ever since
lived in the habit and repute of mar
riage.
"Your committee is unable to fix the
exact date of this marriage. It does
not appear that he held her out as his
wife before January 1, 1897. or that
before that date she held him out as
her husband, or that before that date
they were reputed to be husband and
wife.
"That these facts were generally
known in Utah, publicly charged
against him during his campaign for
election and were not denied by him.
"That the testimony bearing on
those facts was taken in the presence
of Mr. Roberts and that he fully cross
examined the witnesses, but declined
to place himself on the witness stand.”
The culminating session of the com
mittee today followed many prolonged
executive sessions, which left no doubt
as to the attitude of the several mem
bers. with the exception of Miers of
Indiana, who had been out of the city.
He returned today and it was determ
ined to bring the matter to a direct is
sue. Accordingly, when the commit
tee met, McPherson of Iowa offered a
resolution for the exclusion of Rob
erts.
DeArmand immediately proposed a
substitute recognizing the constitu
tional rights of Roberts to take his
seat on his credentials and providing
for his expulsion. There was no dis
cussion beyond informal remarks and
a vote was nrst taken on DeArmond's
substitute. Littlefield joining him in
the affirmative and the others voting
in opposition.
The vote was then taken on McPher
son's motion to exclude, resulting as
follows: Yeas—Taylor of Ohio: Frear,
Morris and McPherson, republicans;
Lanham and Miers, democrats. Nays
—Littlefield, republican; DeArmond,
democrat.
Chairman Taylor was authorized to
prepare the majority report. It will
be ready in a few days and the pros- ‘
pects are that the subject will be
brought before the house early next
week. DeArmond will submit the
views of tne minority.
PALI OVER STATE CAPITAE.
Tragedy Has a Sobering Effect on the
People of Frankfort.
FRANKFORT, Kv., Jan. 18.—Yes
terday’s tragedy, in which three men -
were killed, seemed to cast a pall over j
the people of the state capital today '
and on all sides were seen evidences J
of mourning. The bodies of Ethelbert |
Scott and Lutnur W. Demaree. victims !
of Colson's bullets, were shipped to j
their respective homes. Lexington and '
Shelbyville, while the remains of Jul
ian. who was probably killed by Scott. I
lie in a casket at the residence of his !
siste-, where hundreds of friends called !
today to pay their sad tributes. Cap- j
tain B. B. Golden, who was also shot :
by Colson, is a very much improved j
man today and the physicians enter- j
tain hope of his recovery. Golden says j
he was hit by Colson's first shot and ]
that Demaree was killed by Conson's i
rec klessness. Colson passed the night j
in jail.
It is regarded as fortunate that the i
affair had no relation to politics and I
that both the principals and two of the I
dead belonged to the same political ;
party, so that it could not be traced !
to politics by any sort of reasoning. It !
is believed the affair will have a ter- |
rorizing and tranquillizing effect on j
everybody here. The crowds in the
city are smaller than any day this
week.
Clear <let« His Certificate.
DES MOINES. Ia., Jan. 18.—Today at I
noon the Iowa legislature met in joint
session and re-elected John H. Gear of
Burlington to the United States sen
ate. The vote 6tood:
Gear, republican. Ill; White, demo- ;
cratic, 32.
Governor Shaw, immediately after
the ballot was taken, signed Gear's !
certificate and forwarded it to Wash- I
ington.
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No Protest from France.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 18.—It is |
said without reservation at the state j
department that no notes have been !
received from any European powers i
making demands upon this government j
respecting the ‘ open door" and the j
Philippines. So far as can be learned I
such communications as have come j
from the continental powers have j
been entirely favorable to the propo- i
sition made by the United States re- |
specting China and all that remains i
to make the "open door" negotiation a i
complete success, is the return of two I
or three definite notes
Daughter of Andrew Johnson III.
GReENYILLE, Tenn., Jan. 18—Mrs.
M. J. Patterson, the only child of
President Andrew Johnson, is crit
ically ill at her home here and is not
expected to live. She is over 80 years
of age.
Fennion Appropriation Mill.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18.—The house
committee on appropriations today
agreed on the pension appropriation
bill and reported it to the house. It
carries a total of $145,245,230, exactly
the amount estimated by the pension
office.
People of Haigler Have Complaint
Against the Burlington.
ARE MOT OE1 TING A FAIR DEAL
Com Raton Rained Monthly and Paanen
f«r Service So Poor an to Handicap
Stockmen — Discrimination that Work*
Injury and Inconvenience.
LINCOLN, Jan. 22.—A petition bear
ing the signatures of 103 residents of
Haigler, Dundy county, complaining
of the service given that village by the
Burlington railroad and asking for im
mediate relief, was filed with the secre
taries of the state board of transpor
tation. The petition alleges discrimina
tion in favor of some Nebraska towns
and of St. Francis, a Kansas town
twenty miles south. The document pre
sents an imposing array of instances
where it is alleged the railroad com
pany has treated the town unjustly.
Complaint is made because two fast
trains stop every day at Benkleman
and Wray and do not even slacken
their speed at Haigler. The railrcad
company will be notified of the com
plaint against it and a hearing will be
held before the secretaries of the
board. The petition follows:
To State Board of Transportation.
Lincoln. Neb.: The undersigned resi
dents of Haigler. Neb., or those whose
business point is Haigler, make com
plaint to your honorable board that
the passenger, express an.d mail ser
vice of the B. & M. railroad at this
place is unsatisfactory. Tray, Colo.,
seventeen miles west and Benkelman.
twenty miles east, have each two fast
trains east and two west every day.
making much superior service for them
while this place receives, produces and
sends out as much freight as either
Wray or Benkelman with no express
train, and would furnish as many pas
sengers if we had train service. The
lack of fast trains drives passengers
to stations either side, where both fast
trains stop, greatly to our injury.
Haigler last fall offered twenty-five
passengers to Benkelman to hear Bry
an if the railroad would stop train No.
6. but they refused. In times past ■
tney ran a free train to Hastings and
return to hear a geld democrat.
Grazing and stock raising is almost
our only means of support and it is
very hard for us to induce stock deal
ers to come here on account of train
schedules. Many traveling men skip
the town for the same reason, greatly
to our injury.
We complain that our express is de
layed, making it slower than fast
freight, and that the charges are un
reasonably high.
We complain that our mail is not re
ceived nor delivered with the care that
ordinary goods should be handled. It
has often been cut to pieces under the
wheels or thrown in the mud and re
mained until soaked with water. It
often hangs on the catcher in the night
for twenty minutes 100 feet from the
depot without guard. We have no
chance to drop belated mail in cars.
We complain that this season when
our crops have failed the rate of feed
corn from Minden west has been raised
50 per cent within the last sixty days,
and that the rate is unreasonably high.
We complain that we are charged
$3.50 per ton freight on coal from Col
orado and they haul it to points east
of here. 400 or 500 miles murther, for
$3.50 per ton. which is unreasonable.
We complain that in 1898, when we
had a fine wheat crop, the rate from
St. Francis, twenty miles south, was
made so much less than from here that
nearly all grain was handled there,
making it hard to collect bills for goods
furnished to produce the crop.
We know of no reason for this dis
crimination. and they of the B. & M.
railroad to so hamper trade and busi
ness at this station as to compel us
to abandon our years of toil and accu
mulated property, and we ask your
honorable board to make such order
as will place us on an equality with
our neighbors and throughout the
state.
1* the I.aw Invalid?
LINCOLN. Jan. 22.—An important
discovery was made at the state house
that may possibly result in invalidat- j
ing the law passed by the last legisla- i
ture fixing the salaries of clerks of I
the district court. The record of the i
vote taken on the measure has been !
either lost or stolen and while the ree- |
ords of the legislature show the total I
number of yea and nay votes cast |
there is no positive proof that the roll j
was called or a vote taken. Those in- ■
terested in knocking out the law will
raise the point that the absence of
the record leaves no evidence that the
bill passed by a constitutional majority
and if their contention is upheld by
tbe courts it will invalidate several !
other important acts.
Prof. Warner la Dead.
LINCOLN. Neb.. Jan. 22.—A tele
gram fro El Paso. Texas, announces
the death of Prof. A. G. Warner at
l^as Cruces, N. M. The body will be
shipped to Lincoln for burial.
Prof. Warner was a native of Ne
braska and a graduate of the st^e uni
versity. He has been recogr^ed for
a number of years as a leading edu
cator of the nation. Prof. Warner held
at various times the chair of political
economy in the Nebraska state uni
versity.
Penitentiary Statistic*.
LINCOLN. Jan. 22.—Deputy Labor
Commissioner Kent has compiled sta
tistics relative to the inmates of the
state penitentiary, which for the year
1899 show that the total number in- j
carcerated was 228. One hundred and I
twenty-five of these were between the j
ages of 20 and 30 years. One hundred
and forty-two of them were married.
Sixteen were colored. The greatest
number were serving sentences for |
burglary. Thirty-eight of them had
been in the penitentiary before and
sixty-two had been in jail before.
Decision In the Bolin Case.
LINCOLN, Neb., Jan. 22.—Attorney
General Smyth said that the decision
of the United States supreme court on
the Bolin case was the final chapter
of the most important criminal case
that has ever gone before the supreme
court from the state of Nebraska.
There could be no question, he said,
that had the supreme court decided In
Bolin's favor the effect would have
been little short of revolutionary so
far as concerns the criminal actions
in Nebraska courts.
SETTLE NEBRASKA BOUNDARY
Dividing Line Between Antelope State
and Missouri to Be Established.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 19.—Attorney
General Crow of the state of Missouri
began an action in the supreme court
of the United States under the author
ity of the legislature of Missouri, to
determine the boundary line between
Missouri and Nebraska. Under the
terms of the Platte purchase, of which
Nebraska is a part, it was stipulated
that the boundary line between Mis
souri and Nebraska should be the
middle of the channel of the Missouri
river. In 1869 there was a big flood
in that section and from 15,000 to 20,
000 acres of land that was formerly
on the Missouri side became attached
to Nebraska by reason of the river
changing its course. Since that time
people living on this land have had
doubts whetner they lived in Nebras
ka or Missouri. Friction resulted and
to put a stop to constant quarrels this
action is brought. Should the court
pursue its usual course in boundary
questions and especially established in
the Iowa case, it will appoint a com
missioner to investigate the subject,
taae testimony and report its findings
to the court for its guidance in the
settlement of the question.
CONTAGIOUS DISEASES 0E CATTLE
Texas Itch Reported in a Herd Near
Mars land.
LINCOLN. Neb., Jan. 19.—Governor
Poynter received a telegram from
James Montague of Crawford, saying
that a herd of cattle near Marsland.
belonging to James Wood, and suffer
ing from a "deadly contagious disease"
were running at large. The telegram
asked that the governor communicate
the fact to State Veterinarian Peters
at once, as the matter was urgent and
immediate steps requisite. It is believ
ed that the herd is the same one of
which complaint was made from
Hemingford several days ago. and
which Dr. Peters says is suffering
from "Teras itch.” This, while a con
tagious disease, is not a dangerous
one and can be eradicated by prompt
and rigorous measures.
Dr. Peters has notified the parties
in question as to the steps necessary
to stop the spread of the contagion,
and does not believe there will be any
further trouble.
Secretary Furnas' Report.
LINCOLN. Neb., Jan. 19.—Secretary
Robert W. Furnas has submitted the
following report to the state board of
agriculture:
For some reasons, as given in my
last report, the board held no state
fair for the year 1899. namely: As the
Greater America Exposition was held
at Omaha on the same grounds as was
held the Trans-Mississippi Exposition
for 189S, it was deemed by the man
agers of the board not expedient to
hold a fair.
The resources, receipts and expendi
tures for the year are hereby submit
ted as part of this report:
The total receipts were: Balance
from 1898. $445.52; speed penalty^ re
ceived, $25.95; Sale of property on
Omaha fair grounds. $307.00; total re
sources. $778.47. Expenditures as per
list of vouchers herewith. $550.33. Bal
ances on hand to date. $228.14.
Treasurer Edward McIntyre reported
a balance in the treasure of the board
of $244.46.
Nebraska Pioneer Dies in Chicago.
BROWNVILLE. Neb.. Jan. 19
Word was received here of the death
in Chicago of Mrs. A. S. Holliday, a
former resident and old settler of this
place. The body will be brought here
for burial. Mrs. Holliday was the
widow of the late Dr. A. S. Holliday,
the pioneer physician of this place. She
and her husband separated several
years ago, since which time she has
lived with a daughter in Chicago, but
by ner dying request her body is
brought back to be buried in the town
she loved so well.
Kxplres While Sitting in » Chair.
BEATRICE. Neb., Jan. 19.—Samuel
C. Ryan, one of the best known resi
dents of Beatrice, died of cancer of the
stomach. The deceased was a brother
of Ira L. Ryan, a well known merchant
of this city, and had been a resident of
Beatrice for about fifteen years. While
of a quiet and retired nature he made
many friends among his acquaintances,
by whom he was universally loved
and respected. The deceased was bo
years of age. He died while sitting in
a chair and aparently without pain.
Attorney Thompson Still in Jail.
PONCA. Neb.. Jan. 19.—R. B.
Thompson, the Emerson attorney who
was brought to Ponca last week on a
warrant charging him with obtaining
$4,500 from William H. Smiley by false
pretenses, is still in jail for failure to
furnish $1,500 bond for his appearance
February 5. Developments are matur
ing every day in the alleged conspiracy
against Smiley, by which he lost his
property and wife, who is still miss
ing.
Strom*hnrg Creamery Dividend*.
^ STROMSBFRB. Neb., Jan. 19.—The
Stromsburg Creamery company has de
clared a dividend for 1899 of 10 per
cent. The company has paid out over
$500 in premiums, besides making some
improvements at tne factory. Nearly
all butter is shipped to New York City.
To Succeed Hayward.
NEBRASKA, CITY. Neb., Jan. 19.—
O. L. Kimmel was elected president
of the Otoe County National bank. 10
fill the vacancy caused by the death of
Senator M. L. Hayward.
For Dcaerting Bride of a Day.
HASTINGS. Neb.. Jfttf. 19.-^Orlie
Mull was arrested at Concordia. Kan.,
to answer to the charge of criminal
assault and perjury. On December 29
Mull brought Zena Concie, a 15-year
old girl, whose home is in Franklin
county, to Hastings and procured a
license and was married to her by
County Judge Bow«m. That night the
couple were quartered at one of the
hotels and the next day Mull left the
city, deserting his young wife. The
complaints were sworn out by the
girl's father.
The Sf*»'on* Concluded.
LINCOLN, Neb.. Jan. 19.—The state
board of agriculture and the state far
mers' institute at the state university
concluded a two days' session. The
board of agriculture re-elected Presi
dent S. C. Bassett, Secretary Robert
W. Furnas and Treasurer McIntyre. G.
W. Henry of Omaha was chosen first
vice president The board accepted the
proposition of J. D. MacFarland of this
city, offering the free use for a year
of the old state fair grounds north of
the city and decided to hold the next
annual exhibition at that place.
Uniiiis
Testimony in the Complaint of P. P.
Sandman.
IT IS AGAINST THE ROCK ISLAND
Claim* that Company lHScri,ulnat«-U in
i hr Matter or Supplying Freight Cars—
A Former Ruling of the s,at* Hoard—
Various Other Matters in Nebraska.
LINCOLN. Jan. 17.-The hoard of
transportation took testimony in the
matter of the complaint of P. f. Sand
man of Harbine against the Rock Is
land. Mr. Sandman recently charged
that the Rock Island had discriminated
against him in the matter of supply
freight cars. He is a farmer and grain
buyer. Two elevators are also doing
business at Harbine. Trouble has been
brewing for some time between Mr.
Sandman and the railroad agent in
regard^ to cars. The testimony showed
that Sandman had not been able to
get all the cars he wanted, and the
agent is said to have told him that he
need not ask for cars because the com
pany had given orders that none be
given him. The company did not deny
much of the testimony. Assistant At
torney Evans appeared for the com
pany and Mr. stone of Lincoln ap
peared for sandman. The secretary of
the board of transportation took the
matter under advisement and will
make a report.
The complaint of Mr. Sandman is
the first one growing out of the car
famine of last fan. Several protests
were made to the board but all the
roads adjusted the differences when
their attention was called to such mat
ters b\ the board. The board made
a ruling last fall in regard to furnish
ing cars to shippers of grain. So far
as known the railroads lived up to
the regulation. The ruling was as fol
lows:
“The ruling of this board in regard
to furnishing cars when all demands
of shippers cannot be supplied, is that
cars must be supplied pro rata in pro
portion to amount of grain in sight and
ready to be shipped. This applies to
elevators, warehouses and shovelers.
Thus should there be orders for 30
cars, 20 by elevators. 6 by warehouses
and 4 for shovelers and the company
could furnish only 24, they should be
divided as follows: Elevators 16.
warehouses 5 and shovelers 3: provid
ed each had the grain in sight ready
to be shipped to fill all the cars each'
had ordered. In case each had not
the grain as stated, the one short
would receive cars in proportion to
what he had as stated.”
In regard to a complaint by the
people of Ansley, Custer county, the
Burlington has answered by asserting
that train No. 42. east bound, does
not stop at Ansley because it would
be a loss of time and money, but that
the company has extended the service
of trains Nos. 43 and 44 on the line
from Grand Island to Broken Bow for
the purpose of giving every town one
train daily each way. The board of
transportation has taken the matter
under advisement.
The StrrT Not llelicvcd.
HASTINGS. Neb., Jan. 17.—It was
rumored Saturday that Steve Ander
son. a member of the Thirty-second
volunteers, now on duty in the Phil
ippines. has been killed in action, but
this is not believed as the regiment
had not had any recent conflicts. His
brother Milton has just received a let
ter written by him on the 2nd of De
cember from Mexico, where the regi
ment was then stationed. He was
well at that time and reported the
other Hastings boys enjoying good
health. The town has a population of
between fifteen and twenty thousand
and the regiment was doing garrison
duty.
No Hope for Henry Bolin.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 17—The Unit
ed States supreme court rendered an
opinon in the case of Henry Bolin vs.
The State of Nebraska on application
made by Bolin for a Wi'.t of error to
the Nebraska supreme court in the
matter of the conviction of Bolin,
former city treasurer of Omaha of the
crime of embezzlement. The opinion
refused Bolin’s application, affirming
the opinon of the state court and af
firming the constitutionality of the
Nebraska law providing for proceed
ings in criminal cases upon informa
tion process. The opinion is by Jus
tice Brown.
Thief tiet* Off Lightly.
NELSON, Neb., Jan. 17.—A Nelson
stockman received a telephone mes
sage to come to Ong and identify a
couple of steers which were hauled
there in a wagon and offered for sale,
but the buyer there knew the earmark.
The dealer drove up and got his steers,
but the matter was hushed up without
making any arrests, as the thief Is
well connected.
Made Official State Band.
TECUMSEH. Neb., Jan. It.—'Most
Illustrious Protector W. E. Sharpe of
the Royal Highlanders, has designated
the Tecumseh military band the of
ficial state band of that order. The
boys will be ushered into the myster
ies of that organization soon.
Accidentally Shoot* Himself.
GUIDE ROCK. Neb., Jan. 17.—Word
was brought to town Saturday morn
ing of the sudden and shocking death
of Fred Fisher by the accidental dis
charge of a gun in his own hands. His
brother was near him but only saw
him as he was falling and could not
tell exactly how it happened but he
is supposed to have been drawing the
cocked gun toward him when in somd
manner the gun was discharged, both
charge striking him in the neck and
causing instant death. The family have
the sympathy of all.
No I*»y, No Work.
BEATRICE. Neb., Jan. 17—Judge
Babcock, who was appointed by the
county board at their meeting last
week, to preside at the hearing of the
Maurer contest case, says that he will
have to decline the job. He gives as
his reasons for so doing, that there
is no allowance for sufficient pay for
the work, and at least not enough to
pay him for the time taken from hi*
law practice. As the board wlli not
meet again for several weeks, the
hearing will be delayed until another
appointment can be made.