Nebraska Newspapers

    THE SORTII WESTERN. 1
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Cork fighting ia to tie prohibited ia
Havana rfuc June i
A fmiaawlsl orbout sill hr tasCitut
«d In onsneefion with the 1 Bivovity
The cenoua runiaiai hoard sill j
lease Washington March 17. for Chi
raid, shore the eaatntnaiwin* sill hi '
hoof tram March !4 to 37. inlodte.
The Maanchsetti houae had tu an
nual drill9 on sumtb suffrage, re
omttrg n the defeat of the prupuaiUuti.
124 to 22. a larger majority lhaa for
The receipt* of the Am rtma buar i
«4 tureign au*i<iM tur the dm f«t
months uf the Bata! year shoo Ml Hr I
« rease of dusalSutta 14 f 1^.241. of legs- |
rtea. frv3«.
The Herman p: »-s* t until *1 *« ill*
cues says and means of paying fur th*
increase of the Beet.. The Kreui
Zeitiing recommend* higher lanes ua
beer and tohami.
Representative Mondell uf WyuniBt
has tstrudsftd a ini giving tu s* bouts
of mining lll.tw each per year, the
amount to be increased I. hum until the
annual payment ia umm.
The Herman foretga ud** *<*nfi!tu
tbr report that Herman; :*itends to la*
a cable to Kiao-Choa and later eaten*!
this to the Carolines and to runnei t
the Herman table nith the American
Caiiippines cable
The t'ubano at Havana addressee
an editorial to the autonomist*, whom
ft tails “tkaww." and says “are un
north; of iettg treated a nfc neutrality
because of the polirf they have fol
lowed .since the mar "
The industrial cuaaivMae ha> decid
es* to continue tu investigation uf
trtmts and industrial cumbt nation* and
l>< delay it* rerosmeswlatson* fur iegu •
latino for their ttsrul until additional
(•stimuey has isea taken
i*r l J. via was an om
mi tier *4 Xebra *ka bavins come to
the *iatr in *1, and »Uo vu four
year* supectncomdeat of the Male in
Mane asylum at LJacntn. Neb., died at
h*» bun* at doulh Omaha
The Or man foreign uhr ha* infor
mattoa that the viUnlldB between
Chile and Peru Bolivia and Argentina
1* lews gat in i * Lan ha» been reported
hy Che cabled r*p<rb. It Is not «•
peeled that there will be a rupture
New* waa received at V«pen Cohn,
that Harry Wjr*e. E4 Rotnasoa and
Tom Mrlwrmitt. tamer*, working a*
the Laterpnae group in the Taylor
river country were buried in a anon
*ilde. Th* ir bodice Were lecovered.
Three hundred farmer parishioner*
of Krv i»r Henry Van l*yke. retiring
|—•— of the lirt'k Presbyterian
church Near York have given about
thih to be used by him to b y a
home at Prtnrrtn*. or far any other
(curpose he n*y elect
Governor Stas of Ions arct to the
•mate the name cf Giffef S Robin
son of Shoes City to be member of th •
board of control to suc«—ed *i-tior
eftor lmrrabee Mr Robinson retired
after twelve years on the late suprem *
bench two month* ago
Three hundred former parishioner*
«. Rev Ik Henri Van I>yke. retiring
part nr of the Hrirk Presbyterian
«knrrb. New York, have given about
trend* to be sued by aim to boy a
home at Princeton or for say utbet
purpose he may cbn
The president aewt the following
nomination* to the senate- War vol
unteer*—Brigadier General Harrison
Gray Otic to he major general by
breast. Ootonel* to be brigadier gen
eral* by brevet Owen Summer*.
Harry C Komier W ilder S Metcalf
In the bona* of lord*, replying to a
«; nest ion on the subject the premier
i-«‘rd >a..sl»«r» declared rs.a* • r.r g->\
ernment hnd no engagement uhateve:
with nay power in respect to the course
t-» he taken in the ultimate aettlemen'
with the Boer republics No power
be added, hnd naked or suggested th*
entering into of any arrangement
The New York World publishes a
poll of the ulnae senate shooing that
thirty senators favor repeat of the
Hart on prise tghting lau. and twenty
oppose H The opposition to the law
throughout the mate ta astonishingly
genera*, and it is growing Petition*
for tt* repeal with thousand* of sign
era are still coming ta from all parts
of the stale
The house rttmn!'« on Indian af
fairs ordered favorable report* on the
Mtsalag tails Aothortatng the ad
Just meet of right* of -e* tiers on thr
Natajo IndLaa wamuha Arizona;
t«> ratify an agr meeker.’ with Indian*
<4 the Fort I tali reservation. Idaho,
and i* put ta forme ta the Indian let -
rtury renatn pmrtttoe* of the law*
•4 Arkansas relat -M to corporations
ft*presentati»e Whaler of Kentucky
introduced a ia*trurtlB« the
• uount'tee an foreign affair* to inves
tigate the truth or falsity of the
- barge* made hr Charles K Mat ram.
late * • at «4 the 1 l. i<d >*ates ai
Pretoria that ids offbial or persioaal
Mall was opeasd rend suppressed or
detained hr the ntsor of the British
do*eraM*nt at ttortwn or that a tele
gram sent hr turn to the depart tsent
of state ara* delated hr a British «ea
th* senate r*so
the prwldea* to ap
tilted dtatas and (be Xa
of the flddlhHf of the
Re* oi at hud. at the naveilm*
«4 the sta'ute of ij'trdi* at the Pan
After itvedifaiioi of the farts ron
csrtnd ollh the killiag of toe young
American Pears. la Honduras a boo*
>kd that the raae
Hsudaraaiaa far
Huai uiH i» ih>
fatted States Amtusaador White is
new restored to his nans,I health after
an attack of the grip
Adjutant General Curb, a says he has
heard nothing <4 the raae <4 King
dan. said to have been eeairnrod to
nVmth to the Philippine* for sleeping at
Convention hall to Kansa* Otjr. i
whet* the natiuna. deasorrstlr roaven
naa will he heU to J«»* hi Mutated
at Thdrtsewtn and Central atraots. four
Marks tram the ratotf district of the
city It has hand riaanad hy tratelora
as awe of the tergaat and nod per
frrtly construed and’Tort urn* to «*
Idrwt
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-'r-mje and Hu Arm; H tiding Out
Apiintt Large Odds.
fnt COROOMS UROVthti TIGHTfR
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Svbrd. lirfwrti lh» Hr t enttnors to
errM Ibr floors llar.lrr Wouiru and
I hllfrra With Harfhrr* 4‘roojo Re
twr* Mrltuh f—■Ulf'l Offer (o
• •hr tiro to • F arr of fafctf.
LONDON. Feb 2k The war office
publishes the following dispatches
from laird
PAAKDKBKKtl. Feb 24 —12:20 p m.
Parties of Boers. recently arrived
from Natal, attacked our outposts iu
force again yesterday. Th**y lost a good
many killed and wounded and nearly
prisoners, including a < ommandan*.
and three field cornets.
Our casualties were tour officers
wounded, nine men killed, twenty
three mm wounded am! two men miss
ing On the 21st and 22d one officer i
and thirteen men were wounded.
Si* men were wounded yesterday by
V.... > r ' illets i 1.V
nickel case is slit with four slits, mak
ing the projectile of the most e*|iansive
and explosive nature possible. A
wounded Boer brought to onr hospital
yesterday had sixty of these bullets
in his pockets.
During the advance to . nd at Kim
berley the casualties we-e: Officers,
two killed, thirten wounded; men, four
killed, seventy-eight wounded. tThe
offers' cm.'iialties had previously been
reported I
Methmn re;*»ns that Berkley West
was occupied by our troops on Feb
ruary 22. The loyal inhabitants dis
played great enthusiasm.
The country west of the railway
from <"a|« town to Kimbetley is grad- ,
ually settling down. A detachment
has started from De Aar f >r Britstowu.
and Douglas and Prleska will shortly
be visited by our troops.
Methuen's account of the admirable
m^nn*r in which the Kimberley hos
pital is managed made one desire to
-*-nd som*- of our sick and wounded
f hpfi
PAARDFBKKG. Orang'* Free State,
F. ! —The British took eighty pris
oner* a* ihe result of yesterday's en
gagement
A balloon ascended and discovered
several nr» works, which the British j
gun# shelled today.
Gen Wynne was slightlv wounded.
The Boer po-it tons are not consid
ered strong with the exception of |
Kroblers kloof. The hills eastward are
not so high and cannot lie intrenched
so well a# the mountains which the
British have taken.
The Somersets were the first across
the pontoons on Wednesday. They
• ere subjected to a heavy fire for five
hour> in an isolated position. It was
the first time they had been under fire
and they behaved excellently.
Early on Friday a severe rifle fire
was resumed on the right and front
from the positions held over night by
both sides. The British naval guns.
ho«:txers. mountain and field bateries
shelled the B«>er trenche** incessantly.
The Boers replied with two heavy j
guns, some of their shells bursting
over the hospital. As a result the Brit- !
tsh wounded were removed.
During the afternoon the Fifth brig
ade. the loniskillmgs and Dublin* lead
ing. began to advance up the hills. In
spite of the constant shelling the Boers
stood up in their trenche;;, aiming do- |
liberately down the bills.
The infantry advance was further
covered by parties on the right and
left, firing volleys. It was slow, the
British taking advantage of every bit
of natural cover. The Boers on the
cre«.t# of the hills, as well as from the
trenches part of the way down, poured
lead along the advancing line.
At dark the British infantry had 1
rea« hed within a tew hundred yards of
the first line of Boer trenches.
STIlt H4S tAITN IN “BOBS.” j
•"ttah I'oHllc .Ulluat. but i«altint
UtMik with railiwM.
LONDON. Feb. 26.— Perhaps never
before m the course of the present
'-campaign have such crowds visited the
War office as went there yesterday.
As the Times remarks today. "The
dearth of news is somewhat trying ai
a time wtico a considerable success
wn* genemllv regarded as imminent."
No diminution of confidence in ix>ru
Koierts is felt, however, and the pub
j Uc is ready to believe that he has
good reasons for not mentioning Gen
eral Oronje in the official dispatches.
Probably he is in no hurry to end a
situation which is daily bringing into
his grasp small parties of Boers in a
»am endeavor to reinforce General
t'ronje These he <an deal with in de
tail.
Ixird Holierts has already captured
«w*r Boers, and at this rate he will
soon have quite a reap*- table array
i of prisoners to hold as hostages for
the 2 iurfi British already in Pretoria.
General Crowje's refusal to accept
the offer of Ia>rd Roberts regarding
the women and children indicates eith
er that the position is less desperate
than has been supposed or that he
has been able to dig an absolutely safe
place for them.
Everything goer to show that Gen
eta! Butler’s advance is most stule
bornly contested and most cautiouslv
earned out. it is hoped that be will
toon he in a position where General
White will be able to assist him ma
terially .
< Uirato Flraaa Safftr
CHICAGO. III . Feb. 26 -Eigbt fifHTs
•ere borned out today In a fire, which
destroyed a four-story brick building
at 51-SS Jefferson street. The loss on
the bollding was 130.000 and on the
contents The following firms
srffered Ummcrt A Mann, machin
ery; William W. Vernon, gas machin
ery .James Barry Jb Co., pattern mak
i w» Hartry Fie* trie company. George
li Nye. pump manufacturer; A. J.
Bodkin Cricuiar Addressing company.
W. A. Jones company, foundrymen
(offices onlyThe building and most
the contents were burned.
Irll Fifty Feet to Itwib.
YANKTON. S. D.. Feb. 26-Last
night the body of Adolph A. Gleich and
two horses were found in a deep gulch
near his home, twelve miles west of
here. He was gathering wood for fuel,
and in driving along the edge of a deep
ravine his team probably slipped and
the team and driver went to the bot
tom. fifty feet below. Gleith bad been
mlasing for three days from his home,
hat it was thought be was at a neigh
bor a lie was 73 years ol-i tnd one of
the oldest German farmei i in Y.ntk
tm tucftf.
ALGtit SAYS IT IS NOT WAR.
Ouly Term to lie Applied to Philippine
Trouble in Kebeilioa.
DETROIT. Mich., Feb. 20.—Concern
ing a recent statement from Washing
ton with regard to a difficulty which
confronts Secretary Root in deciding
whether the United States is in a
state of war, former Secretary Alger
today said:
"I should say most emphatically that
the United States is not in a state of
war. The treaty of peace signed at
Paris ended the war with Spain. The
only terms than can properly be ap
plied to the present trouble in the Phil
ippines are rebellion and insurrection.
"As to the immediate question be
fore the department, whether enlisted
soldiers can purchase their discharges
in times of peace, I do not feel compe
tent to utter a decided opinion. It is
e matter whereon the advice of the at
torney general will undoubtedly be
asked it is my private belief, though,
that when soldiers are badly needed,
even if a state of war does not exist,
they shuold not be allowed to take
advantage of that privilege.”
"I would distinguish between a tech
nical war and insurrection. Insofar as
the conditions affect our soldiers in the
field, and with reference to the priv
ileges that belong to them in times
of peace, we are at war. But technic
ally and actually we are not in a state
of war and the campaign should not
be spoken of as war.”
COOT HAS TWO BIO SCHEMES.
Orcunlr'i Cold amt Copper Company
With »l.OOO.OOO.
CHEYENNE, Wyo.. Feb. 26.—A gold
and copper company, at the head of
which is Colonel W. F. Cody (Buffalo
Billi. will incorporate in Wyoming in
a few days. A short time ago two
shafts were sunk to a depth of sixty
ifet in a property owned by Colonel
Cody and situated about forty
miles from Cody City, and paying ore
was struck. The company will have
a capital stock of $1,000,000. With
Cody are associated J. M. Schwood,
George T. Beck. George Chamberlain.
John Davis. E. Marks, G. Shirtleif and
Edward Gillette, all of Wyoming.
Cody, who is here, says that a pe
tition will be sent to congress asking
for the establishment of a road from
Cody to the Yellowstone park. With
the completion of a line to Cody by
the Burlington, this wagon road would
be the most direct route to the won
derland. It would also enable resi
dents of northern \V yoming to go di
rect to the park, instead of going e-Jvi
and around by way of Montana.
Ilriiign Hark Drad Soldier*.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 26—Tho
United States army transport Hancock
arrived today, twenty-six days from
Manila, via Nagasaki. It had on board
five army officers, including Brigadier
General Gilbert S. Carpenter, retired,
formerly colonel of the Eighteenth in
fantry on the Island of Panay, also
about 100 discharged soldiers.
Two deatns occurred on the Hancock
between Nagasaki and San Francisco.
Lieutenant Charles H. Mynton of the
Twelfth infantry died from the effects
of typhoid fever and sunstroke, and
Sergeant Godwin F. I^ane of the Twen
ty-first infantry died of typhoid fever.
The bodies of both were embalmed and
brought here.
More to He Idle in Chicago.
CHICAGO, Feb. 26.—It is probable
that several thousand more men will
be thrown out of work during (he
week and the tieup of the building
industry of the city will be further
complicated by the action taken at the
meeting of the Building Material
Trades’ council today. Its decision
that the delivery of brick from all
yards in this country to buildings un
der construction by the United Con
tractors where nonunion were em
ployed be stopped will make idle 1,000
brickmakera and the order extending
'.he strike of the machinists to other
trades will call out at least 3,000 ott
ers.
Itiot mi m Kentucky Danic.
LOUISVILLE, Ky., Feb 26.—A spe
cial to the Comemrcial from Whites
burg tells of a free fight near Pond
Gap. in which one persoa was killed
and several injured. The trouble oc
curred during a dance at the home of
Bill Mullens, a Virginia moonshiner.
Pistols and knives were used in the
scrimmage which lasted until the place
hail been cleared of all bu+ the wound
ed. John Newberry was shot and died
within two hours. Ed Newberry, bis
brother, was fatally wounded.
Fn»nre Ha* >'ot Ankrd.
WASHINGTON. 1). C., Feb. 26.—The
Associated Press is authorized to state
that no communication whatever has
been made by the French authorities
to the state department re’ative to the
Hay-Pauncefote treaty and t he Panama
canal. This statement was made in
reply to a question put in official quar
ters regarding the publication that tLe
French ambassador has had •• conver
sation with the secretary jf sia‘e rela
tive to the treaty.
!-«•»»•«• Mt-monat ration at Vienna.
VIENNA. Feb. 26.—A peace demon
stration organized by the peace associ
ations of the world was held here to
day and was largely attended.
Meanwhile a rather disorderly so
! cialist demonstration was in progress
against a reactionary measure recently
passed by one of the provincial diets.
Crowds of workmen raised insulting
shouts against Dr. Lueger. the burgo
master of Vienna. The police made
forty arrests.
fOR BIMETALLIC CONVENTION.
Uvdrr« Confer on Holding a .Meeting at
Hau«m City duly 4.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 26.—Judge A.
W. Rucker of Denver. Cok>.. president
of the United States Monetary league,
has l>een in Washington for several
days, conferring with the leading bi
metallists throughout the country,
with the view of geting their opinion
concerning the propriety of holding a
national convention of bimetallists at
some time in the future. It is now
definitely determined that such con
vention will be held at Kansas City
on the Fourth of July.
MrtliodiNta Fix Program.
CHICAGO, Feb. 24.—The committee
having the matter in charge has ar
ranged the following privisional pro
gram for the general conference o fthe
Methodist Episcopal church, which
will begin its sessions in this city Wed
nesday, May 2.
The forenoons of each day will be
devoted to the work of the general
body, the afternoons to that of the
standing committees, of which there
are fourteen, and the ertairgs to an
niversaries and lectures.
Persistent Rumors in London that the
Town Has Been Relieved.
RUMOR’S Of CRONJE’S SURRENDER
Boer General Said to Have Capitulated
with Bight Thounnud Men — Lord
Kitchener Is Reported Wounded—
Kariler Advices State that Cronje and
His Men Still Hold Out.
LONDON. Feb. 24.—(New York
World Cablegram.)—Strong rumors
that Ladysmith has been relieved have
just come in.
DURBAN, Feb. 24.—The rumor gains
credence that Ladysmith has been re- j
lieved. It is also reported that Gen- J
eral Cronje has surrendered 8,000 men j
and that General Kitchener has been !
slightly wounded in the left arm.
Crowds throng the streets, shouting
and cheering because of supposed vic
tories. Seventeen hundred Boers have
been killed or wounded, the latter, it is
reported, ilduding General Cronje.
LONDON, Feb. 24—(New York
World Cablegram—Special Telegram.)
—It is believed here by war experts
who do not print views or criticisms
that Cronje is playing a desperate
game on slim tactics. So far no report
contains any mention of the capture of
the Boers' big guns. Of all the artil
lery about Magersfontein and Kimber
ley only one disabled twelve-pounder ;
was found when the British occupied j
the ground. It is said Cronje started
all his guns from the place with orders
to get across the Caal as soon as he
learned that Roberts was in command
at Modder river with reinforcements,
and that he moved himself with all the
mounted Boers as soon as he learned j
of French’s movement to the rear. Ob- j
servers here think he went as far as i
he could, then picked his position and
determined to sit tight until assured j
that the artillery had escaped. The re
inforcements Roberts reports having
scattered so easily are said to have
been the rear guard of the artillery j
train, which was covering the move
ment north and east. No reports of
any artillevy appear in response to the
British attack atKoodoosrand. Cronje s j
plan appears to be to hold all the Brit- i
ish possible about his camp till certain j
the artillery’s retreat is assured. The j
proposed armistice would have gained i
twenty-four hours for the retreat of the
guns, while the agreement would only j
have covered the fighting force en- 1
gaged at that point. Boer sympathizers
think Cronje will hold fast until the
last moment, then the order will be
given, “Every man for himself.” with ;
instructions to rally at a point north, i
where the artillery Is safe in a new j
position. It is insisted that the same |
plan is being followed about I^ady- I
smith, the guns being slowly and safely
removed to defend theTransvaal passes !
while the mobile force is left in the j
trenches to prevent a sudden attack
by tbe British.
BRYAN ON GROSVINOR’S TALK.
Br Ciplilm Why He Favored Ratifica
tion of the t*ari« Treaty.
ATLANTA, -Ga, Feb. 24.—W. J.
Bryan addressed a crowd which tested
the capacity of the hall of the house
of representatives tonight. About 1.500
people were turned away. He was
asked tonight if he had seen Congress
man Grosvenor’s statement yesterday
to the effect that he (Bryan) was
equally responsible with the democrats
who voted for ratification of the treaty
and was estopped from opposing any
of its legitimate effects.
"It is true that I favored the ratifi
cation of the treaty.” said Mr. Bryan,
"but I stated in my interview, publish
ed by the Associated Press on Decem
ber 14. four days after the treaty was
signed, or nearly two months before it
was ratified, that in my judgment we
should not only ratify the treaty, but
that we should declare the nation's
purpose to give the Filipinos inde
pendence upon the same terms that
independence was promised to the Cu
bans. This opinion was reiterated
iime and again.
“The Bacon resolution made the
promise of independence. It was in
troduced more than a month before
hostilities began and there was a tie i
vote in the senate until the vice presi- !
dent cast the deciding vote and de
feated it. If that resolution had been
passed at the time Senator Bacon in
troduced- it there would not have been
any war in the Philippines.
Mr. Bryan said the location of the
national convention would hare but
little effect on the attendance.
Arthur Sewall of Maine. Mr. Bryan’s
running mate on the ticket four years
ago, left for New York at noon to
day.
Mr. Bryan denied that their conver
sation. which took place in a private
I car, chartered for the purpose, had any !
political significance.
Kitra Treasury Force
'WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 24 —Be
ginning tomorrow, the issue division
of the treasury department will put on
a double force to increase the supply
of notes of small denominations
ones, two, fives and tens. About o.
480,000 sheets of four notes each will
be turned out each day. This action
is taken in view to meeting promptly
the increased demand for small notes,
which has been much greater this year
than ever before in the history of
the country.
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Census Supervisors Meet.
DES MOINES. Ia., Feb. 24.—The
census supervisors of Iowa, with those
from South Dakota. Eastern Nebraska
and Southern Minnesota, met here to- !
day with Assistant Director Frederick
H. Wines to receive instructions in
their work. There were present elev- j
en from Iowa, two from Minnesota, j
two from South Dakota and one from
North Dakota. Mr. Wines explained
the blank which will be used and in- !
structed them in the detail of duties j
of enumerators. He says that in this
group of states the enuemrators will
be given about 1,500 of population each. ,
Investigation at Fort Bliss.
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Feb. 24.—Act
ing Adjutant General Ward received a
telegram today from General McKib
bin, commanding the department of
Texas, forwarding tue following dis
patch from Colonel Roberts, who is in
vestigating the recent disturbance at
El Paso, between tne troops at Fort
Bliss and the officials at the city jail.
“Everything quiet. Investigation ;
progressing satisfactorily. Civil au- I
thorities and Captain Loughborough
wd’king together in perfect harmony.
Will return tomorrow evening unless
there should be further developments.
•CONVENTION AT KANSAS CITY.
Milwaukee Heaten In the Canteat for thr
National Democratic Gathering.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.—The next
national democratic convention will
be held at Kansas City, Mo., July 4.
This was the decision of the demo
cratic national committee which met
at the Hotel Roleigh today to fix the
time and place of holding the conven
tion. Milwaukee was the only city
which competed for the honor of en
tertaining the convention and the
poor showing it made when the vote
was taken (the result, Kansas City
40. Milwaukee 9), caused general sur
prise.
The claims of the rival cities as to
hotel accommodations, railroad and
telegraphic facilities were presented in
open session by representatives of each
city, and subsequently in executive
session. Former Governor W. J. Stone
on behalf of Kansas City and Nation
al Committeeman E. C. Wall, on behalf
of Milwaukee, explained the financial
inducements which the city he repre
sented was willing to make.
Each offered the committee $50,000
but in addition, Kansas City was will
ing to furnish hotel accommodations
for the members of the committee
and the hall, with decorations and
music free. Milwaukee's strongest,
argument was the political effect which
the holding of the convention in that
city would have upon German-Amer
itan voters, who were represented to
the committee as wavering in their al
legiance to the republican party.
It seemed to be taken for granted
by at least two speakers that Bryan
would be nominated and that the Chi
cago platform in substance would* be
reaffirmed. Opposition to trusts, ex
pansion and "imperialism,” together
with every mention of Bryan and the
Chicago platform aroused enthusiasm,
but during the open session there was
no allusion to the issue of free silver.
Three dates for holding the con
vention were proposed. May 9, by
Townsend of Oregon; June 14, by Sen
ator Tillman of South Carolina, and
July 4, by McGraw of West .Virginia.
A speech of ex-Senator Gorman in
favor of holding to precedent and
naming a date later than that for the
convention of the party in power had
considerable influence in causing In
dependence day to be c hosen.
MLY BE TWO POLYGAMY REPORTS.
Probably a Disagreement by House Com
mittee on Clab tliargrs.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21—There are
likely to be two reports on the inves
tigation of charges that certain federal
appointees in Utah are polygamists.
The house committee on postoffices
and postroads took the testimony and
Messrs. McPherson and Brownlow have
drawn a report. But the democratic
members of the committee are not dis
posed to accept this report on the
ground that it goes too far in dismiss
ing the charges and at a meeting to
day it was decided to ask that the re
port be divided. In case this is not
done a minority report will probabh
be submitted.
fAMOUS CIRCUS CLOWN DEAD.
Dan Hire Falb a Victim to Hrlght'n
Dlaease.
NEW YORK. Feb. 24.—Dan Rice, the
veteran circus clown, died at Long
Branch. N. J.. last night, after a linger
ing illness, aged 77 years. Mr. Rice
had been in ill health for several
months. He suffered from Bright's
disease, but was able to go out driving
until a week ago, when ho took to his
bed. His real name was Daniel Mc
l^aren. He was born in New York.
His father nicknamed the boy Dan
Rice, after a famous clowr in Ireland.
Dan Rice made three independent for
tunes. He died, however, a compara
tively poor man. With his own shows
he traveled over the whole United
States, and also abroad. Rice leaves
a widow in Texas. During his last
illness he was writing a book on his
life, and had about completed the clos
ing chapter when he was stricken.
IncrfAdlnt th«* Small Notes.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 24—Beginning
tomorrow the issue division of the
Treasury department will put on a
double force to increase the supply of
notes of small denominations of ones,
twos, fives and tens. About $480,000
in sheets of four notes each will be
turned out each day. This action is
taken with a view to meeting promptly
the increased demand for small notes,
which has been much greater this year
than ever before in the history of the
country.
Fatal Fire in Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA. Pa.. Feb. 24—A
fire, which broke out at 7 o'clock last
night, in. the straw goods manufactory
of S. May, 721 Arch street resulted in
the loss of a woman employe’s life,
the injury of several girls who jumped
from windows and the destruction of
property valued at several hundred
thousand dollars. '1 he fire extended to
the adjoining buildings and about
twenty firms were burned out.
House Agrees on Commission.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 24.—The house
committee on commerce today acted
favorably on the bill providing for a
committee of five members to be ap
pointed by the president to visit China,
Japan and other Oriental countries to
investigate their commercial resources
and the opportunities for the exten
sion of American trade. The bill was
changed so as to conform to a like
bill in the senate, one of the changes
being a limitiation of the salaries of
the commissioners to $5,000 annually.
After the Armed Hen.
FRANKFORT. Ky.. Feb. 24. — The
Frankfort city council tonight passed a
resolution authorizing the mayor to
appoint a committee to investigate the
alleged presence in the city of armed
mountaineers charged with having
threatened the lives of judges of the
court of appeals. The resolution di
rects the committee to call on Gov
ernor Taylor and demand of him the
names of all persons, either citizens or
soldiers, who are quartered in the state
buildings, and the reason therefor;
also to investigate all suspicious char
acters found in any part of the city.
Minister Olurredltn Kumor.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 24.—Senor
Don Luis F. Corea, the Nicaraguan
minister, said today in regard to the
reported revolutionary invasion of
Costa Rico, that, in the absence of any
official information on the subject, he
gave little credence to the probability
of the trouble assuming the shape of
a serious rupture between the coun
tries concerned. He regards the re
ported invasion as merely the move
ments of a revolutionary band of ex
iled politicians who have crossed the
Nicaraguan boundary line into Costa
Rica.
LIVESTOCK _AND PRODICE.
Omaha. Chicago and New York Market
Quotations.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO. Feh. 31—WHEAT—No. 3,
spring. 63No. 2 red. ®6"0o.
COBN-No. 2. 3S4c; No. 2 yellow. 33V
OATS-No. 2. 23623V: No. 2 white. 266
J6Vc: No. 3 white. 246264c.
RYE—No. 2. 5466554c
BARLKY-No. 2. 374643c.
SEEDS — Flaxseed. No. 1 and northwest.
*1.G>. Prime timothy, $2.46. Clover, con
tract grade. 38.40.
PROVISIONS—Mess pork. v*r bb\
610.75. Lard, per 100 lbs.,
Short ribs sides (loose), 1«.Dry
salted shoulders (boxed), S^nort
clear sides (t»oxed) 35-9666.05.
NEW YORK PRODUCE.
NEW YORK. Feb. *—WHEAT-Weak
and heavy at 1**©1V net decline: March.
744^75c. closed at 74V: May. 72 96*6
73V*. closed at 73V: September. ..*»72V,
closed at 724c. I
CORN—Closed weak at V net decline.
May. 40641c. closed at 40c; July. 406404c, I
closed at 40**0.
OATS—Receipts. 96.200 bu.: spot weaker;
No 2 29c: No. 3. 2«V: No. 2 white. 314c.
No. 3 white. 30%c: track. mixed western.
296304c; track white. 314635c.
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARK ITT.
CHICAGO, Feb. 21—CATTLE—Choice
cattle, nominally steady, other steady to
slow; Texans firm: good cows about
stea.lv. others. 10c lower; canners strong,
stockers and feeders
steady: gomi to choice, 35.006.-.85. poor
to medium. 34.0064.75: mixed *twkcn».
$3.4063.80; selected feeders, *4—4i4.
Texas fed beeves. $4.0065.00.
HOGS—Active and steady to strong,
top $4,974: good clearance; mixed anil
butchers. $4.7064 95; good heavy. $4.M»
4.97*,: rough heavy. $4 706 4.SO: lights, $4 w»
64.85; bulk of sales .$4.8064.20.
SHEEP AND LAMBS—Steady; lambs
strong; native wethers. $5.00*65.^0; western
wethers. $500 63.75: lambs. $5.0067 15, west
ern Iambs. $6.0067.05.
KANSAS CITY LIVE STOCK.
KANSAS CITY. Feb. 7d.—CATTLE—
Best grades steady; common and Inferior
kinds easier: heavv native steers. $4 .. u
5.30: light weights. $4.4064.75; stockers and
feeders. $4.306 5.25; butcher cows and heif
ers $3 206*4.40; canners. $2.5063.20; fed
westerns. $4.0064.50; western feetlers. $3 •>"
[ 64.50; Texans .$3.556 4.15.
I HOGS—Early markets steady; closed
weak: heavy. $4.7064.824: mixed. $4.(8>6
4.75; light, $4 356 4.75; pigs. $3.9064.3a.
SHEEP AND LA MBS-Receipts. 1.0“>
head, supply too light to fill demands;
quick markit; firm prices; lambs, l'j-256
yenrlin^s. SS.25$in.C5; muttons, $4..tOui
5.35; stockers and feeders. $3.5065.00; culls,
$3.0963.50.
SOUTH OMAHA LIVE STOCK
SOUTH OMAHA, Feb. 26 — During the
tirst four .lavs of last week there were re
ceived at the four markets 18.000 more
cattle than for the corresponding period
I of last year. The stockers and feeders
trade was slow, as was also the cow mar
ket. Here are some quotations: Beef
steers, $3.2264.70: cows and heef* rs. $3.55
63.89;’ cows. $3.2565.85; heifers. $3.256 4 25:
bulls. $2 606 4 25: calves. $7.0.0 7.25; stock
calves; $4.2565.50; stags. $2.5064.20; stock
cows and heifers $2.3064.50; stockers and
feeders. $2,504:5.00.
HOGS—F"r a time there was not much
doing, but after a little later the market
picked up again and closed steady with
yesterday. The hogs sold very largelv at
$4.6746 4.70. with some of the heavier
good* loads at *4.75. The quality of the
hogs was considerably* better than the
day before. In general, they sold about
15c lower.
SHEEP—Choice handy weight yean
lings. $5.756 6.00; good to choice fed ve •
lings. $5.8065.7E5; fair to good yearlings.
$5.4965-60; godd to choice wethers. $7.306
5.50; fair to good wethers. $5.1'*65.25: g.sxl
to choice fed ewes. $4.6064.fair to good
ew-es $4.0064.50; good to choice native
lambs. $6.6066.85: good to choice western
lambs, $8 5066.75; fair to good western
feeder yearlings. $5 0065.60; good to choice
feeder lambs, $4.7565.75.
CONSECRATION Of A BISHOP.
Coadjutor for Episcopal Rishop of Chi
cago Young*at on Record.
CHICAGO, Feb. 26.—Rev. Charles
Palmerston Anderson was consecrat
ed Bishop-coadjutor of the Episcopal
diocese of Chicago by Bishop Mc
l.aren. assisted by Bishop Gillespie of
Western Michigan and bishop Sey
mour of Springfield. 111. The ceremo
nies were conducted at Grace cnurch.
Wabash avenue and Fourteenth street,
in the presence of an immense congre
gation of laymen and most of the lead
ing dgnitaries of the Episcopal church
in the western and middle states.
The occasion was observed by the
celebration of holy communion in ev
ery Episcopal church in Chicago at 7
a. m.. while morning prayers and an
elaobrate musical program were held
in Grace house, adjoining the church,
previous to the consecration ceremo
nies. Rev. Anderson's presenters
were Bishop Edsall of North Dakota
and Morrison of Iowa. The sermon
was delivered by Bishop Charles C.
Grafton of Fond du Lac, Wis. Other
participants in the consecration cere
monies were Bishop J. H. White of
Michigan City. Ind.: Bishop I. L.
Nicholson of Milwaukee and Bishop A.
L. Williams fo Nebraska.
This evening the Chicago Churcl
club will tender Bishop-Coaujutor An
derson. Bishop McLaren and other
visiting bishops and clergymen a ban
quet in honor of the occasion. Rev.
Anderson enjoys the distinction of be
ing one of the youngest men ever con
secrated bishop-coadjutor of the* Prot
estant Episcopal church in America.
He is not as yet 38 years old.
Majority Against the Ministry.
VICTORIA. B. C., Feb. 26—Thr
Semlin-Coton government, which re
placed the Turner administration in
British Columbia local politics in 189$,
was yesterday defeated by one vote on
the redistribution measure, upon which
it was intended to go to country, it
is probable the government will refuse
a dissolution and a trial will be made
to secure a coalition government under
new leadership during the remaining
two years of the life of the Parlia
ment.
Want NVw Convention Date.
CHICAGO. Feb. 26.—At a meeting ot
the executive committee of the West- i
ern Passenger association held today
it was decided to issue instructions to
the various passenger agents at Kan
sas City to wait upon the citizens’ com
mittee in charge of the democratic na
tional convention and urge that the
convention date be changed.
Bryan (•oca to MrmphU.
NASHVILLE. Tenn.. Feb. 26.—To
night at 11 o'clock Hon. William J.
Bryan, accompanied by Secretary of
State W. S. Morgan, left here for Mem
phis. During the day Mr. Bryan was
entertained by several proninient resi
dents of Nashville and received many
callers at his hotel.
Kan«a» City Ship* Muir*.
KANSAS CITY. Mo.. Feb. 26—Four
hundred mules were shipped today for
New Orleans for use by the British
in South Africa. They were bought
by Captain Smith of the British army
and were inspected by him last week.
(•smhlr Out fur »b* H«*m*t«*.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 26.—Robert J.
Gamble, member of congress from
South Dakota, tonight authorized the
statement that he was a candidate for
the l’nlted States senate to succeed
Richard F. Pettigrew and that he
weuld not he a candidate for renoro
(nation to the lower house.
"I have arrived at this conclusion."
said Mr. Gamble, ’’after careful con
sideration. I have Invited opinions
from my friends and they have ad
vised me to take thia course I gfcbtt
go into the contest to win If pbesl
hie.
“A Friend in Need
Is a Friend Indeed
Your blood Is poor and
therefore you suffer from
eruptions, pains and general
debility and “ that tired feel
fog.” The blood is the real source of ail
health. Hood’s SarsaparJla is the shep
herd of health. Why? Because it
purifies the blood as nothing else can.
Tired Feeling-"/ ** that tired
feeling and headaches. Was more tired
in the morning than <when 1 •went to bed.
and my back painea me. Hood s Sarsa
parilla and Hood’s Pdls cured me and
I feel ten years younger." B. Schebletn,
274 Bushwtck Place, Brooklyn, N. Y.
Be sure to get Hood’s because
^Hood's Pill* core liver 111*; the pon-lrrKptlpg ar A
paly cathartic to take with fclood’* WatapppiUlP.
You cannot go to heaven looking
backward.
THE GRIP CERE THAT DOES CERE.
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets renwv* *
the cause that produces La Grippe. E. W.
Grove's signature is on each box. 25c.
God's glory does not depend upon
our glorias.
Half Kates South via Omaha and St
I.nni* and Wabash Routes.
On the 1st and ;trd Tuesday of each
month the above lines will sell home
seekers tickets to southern points for
one fare (plus $2.< 0) round trip.
WINTER TOgRIo. RATES now
on sale to Hoi Springs, Ark., and all
the winter resorts at greatly RE
DUCED RATES.
Remember the O. £ St: and Wa
bash. the shortest and quickest route
to St. Louis.
Remember the 0. & St. L. and 0-.
K. C. £ E. is the shortest route io
Quincy. Unexcelled service to Kansas
City and the south.
For rates, sleeping car accommoda
tion and all information ca i at the
QUINCY ROUTE OFFICE, 1415 Far
nam St. (Paxton Hotel block) or writ*'
Harry E. Moores, City Passenger ami
Ticket Agent. Omaha, Neb.
Kid boots are going up in price in
1 England.
rise's Cure for Consumption has saved
me large doctor bi.ls.—C. L. Baker, 422* lle
gent Sq.. Phi adelphia. Pa.. Dec. 8, 1S95.
It is well to keep lamps about two
thirds full of oil.
Paxxex'h Rais Balkau keep* the balr soft *n !
plentiful anti restore* the color when pray.
Uieomcobm, the beat cure for coma. 15ct«.
The cauliflower is a patrician among
t egetables.
Expired Patents.
We herewith show three mechanical
movements taken from three expired
patents, which may now be used with
out paying any royalty.
Inventors and others desiring free
information as to the best method to
procure or to protect patents, should
adddress Sues & Company, Patent
Lawyers, Bee Building, Omaha, Neb.
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Try Magnetic Starch—it will last
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Calicos, ginghams and chintzes
should be ironed on the wrong side.
Magnetic Starch Is the very best
laundry starch in the world.
A very hot iron should never be
used for flannels or woolens.
Mr*. Winslow’* Soothing Syrup.
For children teething, softens the gums, reduce* In*
(lamination, allay* pain, cures wind colic. Zjcabottte
Land in England is 300 times as
valuable now as it was 200 years ago.
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