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r V i J *¥■ LOUP CITY, SIIEIIMAN COUNTY, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 1901. VOL. XVIII. NUMBER 1L Program of Work in Both ot the Legis' lative Bodies. REVENUE DILL TO COME UP EARLY Senator Alilrlcli to rreaent Mo:i»nre for Iteduction of War Tun Monday iirTuin (lay—Appropriation Hill Uuh House'* A l ten lion—-MincPllaneou* Matter*. WASHINGTON. Jan. 21.—The sen ate will take up the legislative, exec utive and judicial appropriation bill Monday as soon as posibie after con vening. There is little in the bill that ordniarlly would create debate, but it does not seem improbable that sev eral days may bo required to act on ii because of the desire on the part of some senators to postpone considera tion of the ship subsidy bill as long us possible. The shipping bill will be mads the unfinished business whenever in the opinion of the friends of the measure it is wise to give it that place; but, in view of the fa t that it will be displaced by appropria tion bills whenever senators in charge of these measures desire to take them up, it is probable that the motion to give the bill the place of vantage wlil bo postponed until after the disposi tion of the executive bill. Senator Aldrich, chairman of the finance committee, probably will re port the war revenue reduction bill Monday or Tuesday and he will ask jiumcumie cunsiueruuuu tor luai measure. The rules of the senate give preference to revenue hills, as they do to appropriation bills, a id no order of the senate will be necessary to make a place for that bill. It is not probable that any effort will be made to displace appropriation bills with that measure, but all senators seem united in the opinion that it neces sarily must become a law during the session, a id if there should be an oc casion when it would he necessary to decide between it and some bill other than an appropriation bill the prefer ence almost certainly would be given to the revenue bill. The present im pression, however, Is that this bill will be soon disposed of. Democratic sena tors probably will make an effort to secure additional reductions', but fail ing in this will vote for the bill. t The pension ami military academy appropriation bills alsp are on the cal endar and will receive early attention. The Indian appropriation bill will be reported early in the week, but will not be pressed. Senator Morgan has not indicated his purpose with reference to the Nic aragua canal bill, but his friends say that he will delay a reasonable time and that if lCngland does not act upon the amendments to the Hay-Paunce fot.e treaty he then will move consid eration of the <anal bill. The house of representatives will devote most of its attention during the coming week to appropriation hills, a serif's of them—District of Co lumbia, fortification, nava’, pustofllce and agriculture—lining ready for con sideration. At the outset, however, there will he a day or two given to other measures having right of way. The army reorganization bill will be reported back promptly from the committee on military affairs, prob ably tomorrow, and sent to conference with a general disagreemnt to all the senate amendments. It may be re ported back during the latter part of the week, and a sharp contest Is promised, Richardson of Tennessee, the minority leader, having intimated that there will be a discussion of each paragraph. The District of Columbia Is entitled to tomorrow and will seek to hold the day for the consideration of local measures. The bulky postal codification bill also Is before the house as a contin uing order and wiil require much of the time not given to appropriation hills. Efforts are mak’ng to have the bill to promote the efficiency of the revenue cutter service made a special order for Tuesday. The appropriations bills above re ferred to will consume the time dur ing the rest of the week, except Fri day, which is private petnsion day, and Saturday, when eulogies to the memory of the late Senator Gear of Iowa will bo pronounced. Headlong From a Train. ST. PAUL. Minn., Jan. 21.—Mrs. Mamie Drungould of Joliat, 111., who arrived at the union depot this morn ing from Seattle en route to her home, ehortiy afterward made her way to the second floor of the station, opened the window and threw herself head long onto the tracks below. She struck on her head and fractured her skull and received other injuries, from which physicians say she cannot re cover. Pas-engers who traveled up ‘u the same train wdth Mrs. Drungould say that she acted peculiar. Though Head, He SHU I.ive*. OGAL.LADA, Neb., Jan. 21—Job 1 Kirkuskie. a German farmer, whose home is five miles north cf Oga’lala, was returning home from town Sat urday evening when Ir's horse ran away, throwing him out of the wagon. He landed on his head, breaking his neck. He is alive and conscious, but the doctor pronounces his injuries fa tal and that he will not live longer than two or three days. He has a wife and ten children, thiee of whom are married. _ QLIEN AT DEATH'S DOOR, SInUlug Spi ll anil (■■•m-rul l’»* An Feed to Hnp«. COWES, Isle of Wight, Jan. 81.— 12:15 a. m.— A collapse or what the physicians feared was a collapse oc curred unexepectedly about 10 o'clock last evening. Arrangements were hurriedly made to provide special tele phonic and telegraphic facilities. De tails are not obtainable at this hour, ! but it is asserted that the queen's con dition is chiefly due to a severe sink ing spell and an Increase of the par alytic symptoms. It is understood that the physicians have resorted to artificial methods to prolong life, such as are used only in case of per-ons in extremis. The Associated Trees learns that the paralysis is chiefly in the face, one side of which appears to have lost ail nerve power. At ti o’clock the mal ady had not reached the vital organs, though it had naturally caused an al most total loss of power of speech. What was so much feared was that the brain might be attacked. Keenly sensitive to her affliction and appearance the queen has refused to see any one but her nurses and doctors, and it is understood that the prince of Wales is the only exception to this rule, but his into: view with the queen lasted only a few moments. Hence the exact nature of tiie malady is known to only a few, and it is the royal wish that the public he not in formed of the existence of paralysis. Arrangements have been made with a local undertaker to have all the pre liminaries to burial in cate of an emer gency. Immediately on the occurrence of the queen's collapse at about 10 o’clock last evening a message was sent to London, summoning the prince of Wales and Eruperor William. The prince of Wales was in such a con dition of health that it was utterly impossible for him to leave London at that hour, but it is hoped that he will start for Osborne house at 8 o'clock this morning. NEW CLEW IN THE CUDAHY CASE Police Sun|>f< t Frank Sherdcff of line lilt; SliHred In the KItlnaplng. OMAHA, Jan. 21.—After an appar ent, lull of several weeks in the Cmlahy kidnaping case, the detectives have at last struck a lead which they believe will result in the aprehension of one or more of the guilty men. The theory in brief is that Frank Shercleff, alias Ed Burke, alias Kid McCoy, the outlaw, who so successfully robbed William G. Bollock of $15,000 worth of diamonds in the fall of 1892, was implicated with Bat Crowe in the abduction of Edward Cudahy, jr. For a time the ease looked hope less. Further than a llrm conviction that Bat Crowe was one of the kid napers. the police had absolutely no theories that had not been run down and exploded. Now, however, they have struck what the detectives call a “lead,” and this has to do with the probable complicity of Frank Sher clrff. the man of many aliases. After generally reviewing the career of this daring criminal and his asso ciation with Crowe in the past there seems to be good reason for believing that he may have been one of Crowe’s pals in the Cudahy kidnaping. In any event the detectives are giving this theory the greater part of their at tention hese days. It is believed that Chief Donahue and his men will locate Shercleif with in the next few days, but the chief declines to talk in detail of the pos sibility of immediate capture. WORRIED ABOUT THE PRINCE. 11 <>ir to England'* Throne In :iu ExIiHiiat eil Condition. CONDON. Jan. 21.—In the closing moments of Queen Victoria's life an other grave portent arises, namely, the serious indisposition of the prince of Wales. Co worried, tired aud ex hausted wras he last evening that he could not respond immediately to the summons from Osborne house. The most he could do was to promise that he would leave London at 8 o'clock this morning it possible. It is worthy of note that even today the London papers do noL mention, by even the most veiled allusion, the fact that the queen had a paralytic stroke. B'ges are devoted to the mournful scenes at Osborne house and to descriptions of occurrences here as well as to tele grams from colonies and foreign coun tries testifying to the sympathy every where evoked. According to the Daily Telegraph .Emperor William, who has expressed a desire to be received at Osborne house, not. as emperor, hut as grandson, said on hearing of the queen's illness: "1 am my grandmother’s eldest grandchild, and my mother is unable from illness to hasten to her bed side.’’ Money Order Clerk’* Arrest. HAVANA. .Tan. 21.—John Sheridan, who has been in charge of the money order department, for the Havana postofBee, was arrested today and for mally accused of the thel't of J1.300 sent from the postmaster at Guan tanamo, December 15. He has con fessed. Sheridan was appointed from the Boston postcfTlcc. He offers to re fund what he hits taken. Mr. Neville vtljfhtly Improved. WASHINGTON, Jan. 21—Congress man Burton, who has been ill for some days with the grip and rheuma tism. has improved considerably and was able to leave the hospital today. Congressman Neville of Nebraska, though slightly improved, Is still very 111. Publio Discussions of Proposed Measures Held iu Manila. NATIVES TAK1M0 PARI l\ THEM Taxation the I* irut Subject—I.an<l to Hear 1U Share of llurtb its Jn»tea<l of As* letMiueutit on lu<ltmtry—t'utiluK Mat ters to KigliU. MANILA, Jan. 1!).—The public dis cussion of the general code of gov ernment for municipalities begin to day. Commissioner Dean C. Worcester outlined the bill and compared the conditions from the general orders of the military governor, under which many local governments were operat ing. Commissioner Worcester offered two amendments, disqualifying from voting and holding office men who vio late their oatii of American allegiance or who remain in armed opposition after February, The commissioner elucidated the tax ation features, referring to the bene fits of taxing lands and buildings as against the present special taxes on occupations and industries. One fourth of the pro eeds of real estate as sessments will be devoted to public schools. Municipal councils are authorized to license theaters, places ot liquor sell ing, public conveyances, hotels and cock fighting, or to prohibit rock fight ing for the first year, until the tax collections are available. Half of the internal revenue of each municipality will be paid into the mu nicipal treasuries. Commissioner Worcester did not en large on the section confining the ex emption of church property to prop erties used exclusively for religious, charitable or educational purposes. This much discussed feature received the approval of the administration at Washington previous to the making public of the bill. The bill centralizes considerable re sponsibility in the provincial govern ments, for the establishments of which another bill is being prepared. The public discussion, which is tak ing place in the municipal hall, is pro ceeding by sections, the natives par ticipating. It is rumored that Agulnaldo visited his mother in Cavite province and narrowly escaped capture during the recent roundup of one of the villages in Cavite. RILING ON BANKUIPT LAW | A Muller in Wliii h There U Much Inter cut Ainoni; ISumiiw-kh Men, WASHINGTON, .lau. 19.—Argu ment was begun in the United Stales supreme couit today in the iase of Carson, Piric, Scott Coo., appel lants, against the Chicago Title and Trust company. The case involves the construction of the bankruptcy law and much interest is manifested in the proceeding among business men generally. The case comes to the supreme court from the circuit court of appeals from the Seventh cir cuit of the court, where if is ordered that the claim of Carson, Pirie, Scott & Co., creditors of Frank Ilros., bank rupts, be disallowed on the ground that moneys paid by an insolvent to ft creditor in the usual and ordinary course of business within four months preceding the date of the tiling of a petition in bankruptcy by the insol vent constitutes a preference under sections 57g and 60a, and 60b of the bankruptcy act, Irrespective of tlie fact that the creditor receiving such payment is not aware of the fact that his debtor is insolvent, or that a pref erence is thereby intended. On ac count of the conflict of decisions con struing the mentioned sections of the bankrupt act, great confusion has arisen and is likely to arise in the administraiion of bankrupt’s estates until the pending case is adjudicated. I’hi mi Clinches Agreement. WASHINGTON, Jan. 19.—A message was received today from Pekin, dated last evening, stating that the Chinese plenipotentiaries had signed and de livered the protocol. ’J IPs removes the last doubt that had arisen as to the sealing of the agreement, for it would not have been accepted by the Spanish minister, who is the dean of the corps, unless it bore all the seals and signatures necesary to give it full force. Growers Organize. SALT LAKK, Jan. 19.—The Amer lran Cattle Growers' association has been organized by the representatives of fifteen transmississippi states. The association is designed to fill the same field with reference to the cattle in dustry that is occupied by the Na tional Wool Growers’ association to the sheep industry. It Is claimed that the men present at thd meeting repre sented a capital running into the hun dreds'of millions. The temporary of ficers are all of Colorado. Adjourn ment was taken to a meeting to be held at Denver some time in March. !■* Not Coming: to Aim*rlci. BRUSSELS, Jan. 19.-Prickle Eloft Kruger's grandson, is here from The Hague. He says: “Kruger has no in tention of going to America at : resent, although pressed with invitations. He possibly might go later if he consid ered the Interests of the Transvaal de manded it.’’ MUKL bOLDUHS WANTED. l^urd Koberln Mitltrit istlrilug A(ipoiil fti o.UDU NuliiiiU'rrH to YcoiUHiiry. DON DON, Jan. IS.—Lord Huberts, who was entertained privately at din ner last night evening by tile United Service club, the gu<sis including tne prince of Wales, the duke of iurk, the duke of Cambridge and some SOU officers, has issued irorn the War ci lice a stirring appeal to the eountiy for a speedy response to the call for 6,000 yeomanry, whose past services in iiouth Africa he commends to the nation. 'the authorities continue to hold a hopeful view regarding the South Af rican situation, but tney seem to lec ognizo that vigorous measures are necessary. The proclamation of martial law throughout the whole of Cape Colony, l.ord Kitchener's strong measuies against iae population of the republics, tiie placing on reduced rations oi the wives of men in the fle.d and similar measures go to show that there is still heavy work ahead. British offensive operations have ceased for the present. It is supposed Cord Kitchener is collecting his strength for a final effort to crush or capture the commandoes by a rep etition of tiie tactics whieli caused tne surrender of General Cronje and Gen eral Prinzloo. it is said the liners are preparing to descend into Natal. The casualty list issued yesterday shows that ihe Boers have released 297 British captured at Helvetia and Belfast. The facts regarding the cap ture at Belfast have not been allowed to become public. It Is asserted that more heavy naval guns will be landed at the Cap.e In formation as to the doings of the in vaders is hard to obtain, but it is clear that they are getting very little help from the Dutch. Twice they at tempted to capture Barkeley East, but were repulsed. Small scattered par ties are reported operating in various parts of the Ceres district. Apparent ly tiie invaders abandoned the idea of attacking Clan William on finding the town well defended. E4W STIDEIYTS Rf BLLLIOtS. •Juniors of Stall* I'nlwriity Say Tlit»y Will Slum Itacitatious. LINCOLN, Jan. 18.—The junior class of the University of Nebraska college of law this afternoon declared their intention of remaining away from rec itation" in the insurance division until Charles Coffee, a member of the class who was suspended by Prof. Ixibinger, is reinstated without marks of demerit. Several of the junior law students in the rear of the recitation room ap plauded a remark by their professor this afternoon and all students in the two rear rows were ardered to rise and remain standing during the re mainder of the recitation under pen alty of dismissal, among them being Physical Director llootli, a member of the university faculty. Coffee refused and was dismissed. The law students held an indignation meeting and de cided to stand hv their classman. FREE TRADE E0RJ0L0. All Philippine l’orl« Open for Archipel ago's Domestic Products. MANILA, Jan. 17.—The Philippine commission lias passed aits giving, in domestic products, the Jolo archi pelago free trade with all Philippine ports and providing for tho issuance of licenses to master and mates of sea going vessels. Tlie United States cable ship Burn side lias finished the work of laying the cable connecting the island of Ne gros with Northern Mindanao. Zam boanga and Jolo will soyu be con nected. Mr. H. Phelps Whitmarsh. recently appointed governor of the province of Benguit, reports that several towns in the province have held elections and organized local governments. W. J. BRYAN’S PAPtR. Will Be Ifcftuctl from Western Newspaper Union Ottice at I.itirnln Jan. 28. LINCOLN, Neb., Jan. IS.—Hon. W. J Bryan's paper, the Commoner, will Is issued from the office .if the Lin coln, Neb., branch of tho Western Newspaper 'Union, on Wednesday, January 23. 1901. After considering the various printing establishments of the city, Mr. Bryan decided to give the contract to the Weete.rn Newspaper Union, being influenced to a certain extent by the fact that this establishment is not only perfectly well equipped to handle the work, but also because of its reputation for honest and square dealing, and the further fact that it treats its em ployes with consideration and pays union wages. For a Sln(rl§ Speech, !Hl,OftO. DRS MOINES, la., Jan. 17.—The Midland ehatauqua here has offered Benjamin Harrison $1,000 to deliver r% lecture hero at its annual meeting in .July. He has refused, however, and the committee will endeavor to secure Grover Cleveland, It is willing to pay ?l,000 for either one of th m. The plan is to have the one secured speak on the Fourth of July. Rich Oift from C'arnegle. DFBUQUE, la., dan. 17.—A dispatch frm Fayette today stated that Speaker Henderson had donated $25. 000 for the founding of a library for the upper Iowra university at Fayette. This is a mistake. The money was given by Andrew (larnegie, at the in stance of the speaker. nn m Live Stock Breedsrs Want a Law Passed Protecting Their Industry. IWOR A SIATt VETf P.1MARSAN legislation \sk»*11 to Provide Fund* for 8a fe-Gua riling Stork liitrmtt*—1)1# raso Carrying Off a Good -Many Hog# In l'latte County. LINCOLN, Jan. 21.—The improved live stock breeders’ association in ses sion here, passed the following reso lutions: “Whereas, The live stock industry of Nebraska is constantly menaced by infectious, contagious and other ani mul dieeases through Interstate traffic in live stock and natural causes, thus frequently requiring stringent quar antine or hygienic regulations under qualified and competent official con trol. therefore, ■ Resolved, That we favor the pass age of a live stock law providing for a state veterinarian with abundant flancial support, and with authority to act in any emergency which may arise in the live stock industry so as to protect the sound range and farm herds of the state.” “Experience With Tame Grasses ami Clovers in Eustern Nebraska” was the subject of a paper given by William Ernst of Teeumseh. On ac count of the danger from prairie fires anu the grasshopper pest in 1870, which menaced the farm of Mr. Ernst in Johnson county, he was persuaded by friends to remain, and he has since come to regard eastern Nebras ka as second to no part of the union for farming and stock raising. He gave nia experience* wun mue grass aim timothy, relating how in the first years they failed to profit him, because be allowed his stock to crop the pas ture too close. He contended that Nebraska is given enough rain always to maintain pasture lands If only It is not allowed to go to waste. Water does not sink through the sod so rapidly and when pasture embraces any sloping lands, furrows laid here and there, which will tend to check the draining of the water to lower ground, will afford the meadow ade quate moisture. Tie question of kinds of grass or clover is one of growth rather than choice. The ones that grow best and are most dependable art the ones used. Alfalfa, the speak er said, was his most reliable pasture and meadow grass. His cattle pas tures consisted of a mixture of Eng lish blue grass, or orchard grass, tim othy and red clover. English blue grass, he said, heats all the tame grasses he ever used. It mixes well with red clover and the cattle will not bloat on the mixture. This pa per was discussed by Prof. T. u. I ..yon, \Y. A. Apperson and others. lings are Hying ill Pintle. OMAHA, Jan. 21.—Colonel J. E. North of Columbus was in the city and speaking of affairs in the neigh borhood of his home, said: ‘Platte county would lie in good shape were it not for a disease which has carried off the majority of the hogs of the county. It is conservative to place the figure of the loss to Platte county farmers at $500,000 in the last three or four months. Men with droves of 400 and 500 head of hogs find them selves, now that the plague has ex hausted itself, with ten or fifteen hogs, while droves of 1OQ and 200 head have been completely wiped out. For months the farmers have been com bating the disease without apparent result and the loss in hogs is only a part of the total loss to the farmers. T%%c*nty ('HNei of Smallpox. MINDEN, Neb., Jan. 21.—Doctors and visitors *of this vicinity report that in the neighborhood of the farm of Mr. Bader, who brought the small pox to this county and who lives ten miles northwest of Minden, there are about seventy cases of smallpox now, there being only one severe one. Mr. Bader, in his attendance at a Christ mas exercise at a school house ex posed nearly 100 people and nearly ail have taken the disease. Kent Hack to Iniluntrial School, KEARNEY, .*eb., Jan. 21.—A young man by the name of Frank Waugh, second cook of the Midway hovel, who, it is charged, stole an overeote from the chef at the hotel, has been brought back to Kearney from Repub lican City, where he has been stay ing for a month. Young Waugh was on parole from the industrial school and was sent back to the school to serve out his time. Qauruntinrd Ilouic Burned. CALLAWAY, Neb., Jan. 21.—The residence of 11. L. Doxsee was dis covered to be on fire, and although anattenipt was made to save the prop erty, nothing could 'be done on ac count of the high wind, and the en tire building was consumed in less than half an hour. The inmates were quarantined with what was pro nounced smallpox, but all escaped without injury. J. D. Bullock, who died in Liver pool, England, the other day, acted as a confederate agent in that port during our war of the rebellion and negotiated for the building of the rebel cruiser Alabama. -_"t?_ _» GRANT GETS THE 1AST WORD. Senate Committee Concludes It* Hearing on the Oleomargarine Itill. WASHINGTON, Jan. 1C.—The sen* nte committee on agriculture today concluded its bearing on the oleomar garine bill by giving Congressman Wadsworth, author of the substitute for the Grout bill, an opportunity u; present the merits of his measure ana Mr. Grout a chance to reply. Mr. Wadsworth bad with him packages il lustrating the way in which oleomar garine would be presented to the trade under his bill and he claimed that the requirement for imprinting the word “oleomargarine” in largo letters in the oleomargarine rolls anc not only upon the paper wrappers, but upon the box es enclosing the packages, would in sure the public against fraud. Ho said the oleomargarine industry was perfectly legitimate so long as pur chasers knew what they were getting. Replying, Mr. Grout conceded that Mr. Wadsworth's device would pro tect persons who purchased through retail dealers, but that not more than a third of the oleomargarine was sold to persons who did not krow its true character. The other two-thirds, he said, went to hotel, restaurant and boarding house men, who knew what they were getting, but palmed it off on their unsuspecting table guests. It was against such a practice as this that he protested. lTe argod that the only protection was in the enactment of a law to prohibit the coloring of oleomargarine. LNGLAND SENDS MORE MEN T>n Thou mi ml Friuli Tumps to lie Aililed to the Fighting Force. NI3W YOltK, Jan. 1C.—There is a great deal of uncertainty as to tho exact intentions of t;ie governments in re gard to the question of reinforce ments for South Africa, says the Lon-i don correspondent of me Tribune. The announcement made so positively byl the Post that the enrollment of Ba en-Powell's police force had been) abandoned is officially contradicted.1 Probably the .Post was rod into error1 by confusion of official plans, as it is now stated that in addition to the con stabulary the War office intends to, dispatch to the Cape 5,000 men to strengthen the Imperial yeomanry, which, as a fighting body, has been se riously weakened. It Is expected that, without counting the police recruits, a few weeks' time will see more than 10,000 fresh British troops in the field. The question of mounts is also being dealt with and horses are now. It is understood, being sent to South Africa' at the rate of about 8,000 a month. . WARRANT ONLY A FORMALITY. , lotion In Neely l’oi« Mnkoi State De-1 part ineiil's Work Kaay. "'WASHINGTON,*Jan. 1C.—The State department will be called upon to act in the Neely case. Under the law the warrant of extradition must be issued by tlio secretary of state when he is satisfied of the sufficiency of the appli cation. In view of the elaborate at tention given to tlie case by the ju dicial branch, it is probable that this will be accepted as conclusive on the merits of the case and that the issu ance of the warrant will be merely a formality when the papers are prop erly brought befoie the department. It is expected this will take some days, as the supreme court decision must be forwarded to the New York courts and proper orders made for the holding of Neely. The department will give the custody of Neely to William Hinkle, who has been appoint ed as the agent of the military au thorities, to receive the prisoner and take him to Cuba. CARNEGIE DTNttS THE STORY Ills Steel Compiuiy Will Not B« Sold to l’lerpont Murgan. NEW YORK, Jan. 16.—The Evening Poet has the following: Andrew Gar ni gie today himself affirmed the de nial cf the stories which were current yesterday to the effect that J. P. Mor gan and others were preparing to buy the Carnegie Steel company. Until Mr. Carnegie made this statement it wa3 still believed in many quarters that the first step had been taken to ward uniting all of the steel com 1 aniis of the country under one so alled ‘‘community of Interests," un der the plan recently followed by Mr, Morgan and his assistants iu ;he rail road world. Are on a Junket. CHEYENNE. Wyo., Jan. 15.—Nearly all the members of the Wyoming leg islature left here today for Salt Lake City on a special train provided by the Union Pacific railroad, to attend the convention of the National Live Stock association. They will issuo a me-< mcrial to the legislature of the west-j j ern states in favor of a uniform bounty law in favor of the killing ot wolves and other wild animals. He|;i<(tr»tlnn l.iw Void. J CUSTER, S. D„ Jan. 16.—It has been decided by Judge Moore of the Eighth judicial district that the pres ent registration law is void. Tho question arose over the clerk of court case in Custer county, wherein J. V. Rutowski is contesting tho position held by E. Palmer, a populist, who won the election by sis majority. Condition of the Treasury. WASHINGTON, D. C„ Jan. 16.—To day’s statement of the treasury bal ance in the general fund, exclusive of the $150,000,000 gold reserve in the division of redemption, shows: Avail able cash balance, $138,289,S04; gold, $84,355,316.
