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r THE IIK1) CLOUD C1I11W, 11K1) CLOUD, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, NOV. 17, 1893. l I u I bRTON ANif SMITH OUT fJRETARIES 8AID TO HAVE TEN DERED THEIR RESIGNATIONS. SLatmt I'lisse of tho Hawaiian Quel- .Secretary (Irrshnm Hat Nothing WetoSsy Until After tho Arrival ol wMut Steamer from Honolulu. rjuMtNUToK, Nov. H.-It la current on " bet authority that both Secretaries Hon nnil Hoke - Smith liavo tendered kjr resignations to President Cleveland nembcrs of hit cabinet. The reasons Rttrd were tbu radical and omphatlc 'eminent of tbtie two gentlemen with ltdent Clerrland'a Hawaiian policy. JaihwOH,.Not. 14,-Secrctarjr Ores- i bad nothing to say about tbe news ' Hawaii Neither has ho anything to to bl letter published last Saturday. loes not expect to any anything till r tbe arrirnl of tho next steamer from Vail. That steamer it due on Thurs- .and will, It is bellovcd, bring Informa- tbat tho (tieen ban been restored. If .'occasion then irtniH to rciiulre another r from Secretary (ireshnm, tho letter be forthcoming. Neither lias tho see ry anything to say of the letter of ex- lister Steven, published yesterday, which defends Stevens' course. There f ;tle new in tho letter, but the ex-niln- t takes direct issuo with tho secretary matters of fact in several casts, the .'I important of which is the charge Stevens nclcd as part of a conspiracy ' 'ertbrow tbu queen. Slovens tays he lot rccognlxe the new government un- U the other groat nations bad done so when it was the only government on .lands. Cipher Dispatch from Hawaii. lends of tho secretary sny thatStovcns oipting fate in going into tho coutro- f that Gresham has not published nt's letter yet, which Is severer, it Is . than Grcsham's. Tho state depart- i has news of Its own by tho Hteamor hA. It is written In tho navy depart '(', cipher. Experts .wero set to work ' . the dispatch in tho afternoon nud ired over it for several bourn. After t ring the Mibstnnco of this olllclal com llcatlon Secretary (Ircsbiim took a f' of it out to Woodloy for n conferetico tho matter with President Cleveland. 1 lug was given out from tho Htnto de- x ueut during the afternoon aa to tho ; :ance of tliu dispatch. ( Hopes of tlio Annriers. P. Hastings, secretary of tho Ha .in legation, was shown the disp.ttch v, Sail Francisco containing tho nni .nlster Willis' arrival In Honolulu .lis appointment to present his ere rtls to President Dole. Tills uows divlously a great relief to tho minds be members of tho legation. They 3ed to talk about the matter, but tho Taction expressed at the presentation inister Willis of his credentials to dont Dole suggested that they might feared that tbe minister would bo 1 to havo been accredited to tho 'i. Tbe plan of tho Hawaiian rcprc tives evidently Is to stand rigidly on --ighta they havo acquired by tho rec kon of their government. Minister -ton touched tho marrow of their ".when he said in Chicago that any ipt to overturn tho present govern by a forelgu power would bo un act r. fins l'luns for right In Conjrrrss. act of war requires tho consent or .atlon of congress. Congress will tin- edly tako up tho subject of Hawaii no way immediately upon assembling somber. Tho light, It is said, will bo S'.ou tho administration policy on this that it has declared wnr without tho bt of congress and has therein done liawful net. What etfert it would n this proposed policy if the present nment should peacefully yield to tho islons of tho American minister is Iscusscd. Tho question involved is ier so peaceable a proceeding could arded as an act of war. It is argued It would bo au act of aggression on a vina power none tho less becauso tho u peacefully yielded to tbu threat of f rwhclmlugly superior a force. ' i l'olutThat l'uxtles Them All. ill remaius an unanswerable prob- , n those of diplomatic experience ' be American minister, accredited to 1 iwnlian government, can imiucdl- ; jpon presenting his credentials set to destroy that government. This -ise to ninuy surmises, such in that tl policy pursued by tho state do- ent bat not lilthertobcenauuouuced but that Secretary Uresham's ro- , tbe president was simply designed I opportunity to rend tho public sen ', on the subject. It Is not ut all nrob- lat this is true. There is a shrewd mi lu Washington that tho restora-1 '. Queen LUiouknlaul to tho throno ot be followed by tho entire with I of tho inllueneo ot the United , but tbat with tho work of the last Jstratlon oneo undone n protectorate U established over tho monarchy. , UrtSTON AT THE CAPITAL, m Nothing to Say On tho Subject of ltecrnt Developments. , Thurston, tho minister of tho pres- eminent in Hawaii to the United has returned to this city. Ho left ty soma week ago to tako charge of waiian exHbit at tho World's fair. on was eeen by a representative of y foclated Press soon ufter bis ar- i He was asked if he lnt.il anything to 9 regard to tliu Hawatluu sltuatlou or py Gresbuui's report on it to Presl- levelaud, aud replied that ho had krmatlon not already possessed by ss aud did not care to discuss tho t present. Ho said also that he I perfected his plans yet. jH.1 ollicer who is uot in favor of an insaysi "Ouo of the most absurd ! made lu behalf of tho insurgents is best interest of hnnmuity will bo ;I by allowing the queen to go her throne. No ouo who has bmi inivaliun islands us much as I have leu to such talk. The fact is that -ruge morality of the native populti !j quite as good as tliu uvvragu -the imported elements. The whole lient tlitio is a (4oud deal of nu , ouue affair, tut tliu natives bhow ell us tiny of tho other tlmr.iuieN Alii I ,w tUo I"1'1-''1 vcy well when she 111 J j VI 11 11 IllslllltlW IVllil ill .Inlili K.wbo was of Nuiv Kiiglnud oiigln Jai Yankee, lie and ills wife used Aituomrmiu. iJumlnls, uu moth- iltMtlt. IL VilL unnil IiiiiII Imiij,. ""!' HVe UUUIHIII-tUM3l, I bavo often stayed, Kulakaun, who rd bocatnc kiug, was their chief of i police, and Mutt Smith, tl.u Ilawallnu' minister to the United Slates at tliu time1 ofthorcvolt, was In thno dnysn Klinidej apothecary, of whom 1 Imvo bought soap and quinine and tooth bruslies over and over ngaln." A telegram from San Francisco ia.VFi "At the Hawaiian consulntelii this city uu wold was received by the steamship Cliin.i which would throw further light on I ho fcttuatlou at tho Mmiils. Consul Wilder stated to a reporter that in rase the ad ministration should ask the provisional to step down and out the answer would undoubtedly be that the request could not be granted ?Si" tie WXt nlueS j linvo but oi.o course to pursue. He- tli rente could luivu lint ouu course to tin slstance to the power of tliu United Stales would be useless." Another Ulegrnm from Sati Francisco gives tho following extract from the Hon olulu Commercial Advertiser, a copy ot ffhlch wns brought on tho China with Iter other news of tho arrival or Willis: "A return to the old form of govern eminent is out of the question, and it li generally conceded that should the mon archy bo rcstoied by home unexpected and improbable means It could not lust. The old historical nxlom that icvnlutlnns can not go backward could uot be violated in the casu of Hawaii without grnvu nud se rious consequences. This, howuver, Is not expected. The conservative iuteiestr of the people who really lepreseiit tliu Hawaiian Islands and own TO per cent, ol tho business interests of (ho country would very likely refuse their consent to such a course." THE MASKED THUG AGAIN. Ilrakeman Viiliitly Mint While Itcilstlng n Trul ii Itnbliery. DKCATUIl, Ills., Nov. 14. All attempt was made last night to hold up tho Peoria, Decatur aud Kvnusvlllo passenger train due hero at 10 p. in. Three men masked with handkerchiefs got on at the Lincoln coal shaft when the train pulled out. They started through tho combination car to the express part. Ilrakeman George Trot nud somo passengers tried to stop them, Three shots weru fired by tliu rob bcrs and one. hit tliu brnkemau lu tho stomach. Ho is expected to die. Six miles from Lincoln the men pieseutcd re volvers at somo of tbu passengers in the coach and demanded money. Tho con doctor of tho train pulled the bell cord aud tho train whs soon stopped. The Miuotliii; of llrakeiiimi Trot. Ilrakeman Georgu Trot made n bravo struggle with tho robbers, endeavoring to knock ouo of them down and overpower him. He succeeded in getting tho belter of one, but another shot him, as stated above, and It is not thought ho can live. Tho robbers then held tho other people In tho car in check with their revolvers until tho train was near .Mount Pulaski. Then onoofthem jumped ull tbu train, which waiiuniilng about twenty-llvo miles per hour, llu had compelled the engineer to start uuulii after tho train had stopped. Thoothers got oil at Pulaski and nothing has been hentd of them. They did uot suc ceed in getting any money or valuables from tho passengers. C'omliiLlnr Itlrliimiml' Statement. Conductor Chris Itlchmoud said: "As I wns taking tickets coming out of l.lneolu, on tho platform between tliu combination car and tho Indies' ear I snw a man look ing In at tho window. Ho turned around and threw u gun lu my fueu and ordered mo lu hold upiny lmiyls. I ran iiack nud told tho express inesj'enger thiitwo weru being held up. I cut the bell eord and Messenger Henry AIcMuiiuh put out tliu lights and barred the door. Ilrakeman Trot enme and askeil for my gun, saying hu would go out and get them. 1 did not havu a gun aud betook my billy nud start ed out. Just nt the door tbu robber shot through tliu dour and the bullet went through Trott's stomach. He fell back and said: "I inn shot through aud ilono for." Mcniencor Wain Hint Mint. "Justus cut tliu bell cold 1 felt It pulled, but it did uot stop tlio eugiiiu and wu kept going. Ouu man jumped off while we weru golug at full speed; another rode Into Mount Pulaski and the messen ger shot at him lu tho station. Ho gut away. I did uot heo when tho third man left. Trott will dio " Kmest Chester, who lives nt Oakland, was beating Ills way on the trucks. Hu has been arrested as a suspicious character. COSTLY BLAZE AT MEMPHIS. Lots of 18.-, 000 ,y Fire One .Man IIiiiiu'iI to Drain. Memphis, Tcuu., Nov. u What prom Ised to be one of tho most destructive llres of Into years was checked by tliu Urn de part ment after a heroic light with the ful lowing losses: Schmatr.reld Stove com pany, building nnd stock, total loss, ?T0, 000; insuied, 130,000. Lemon ic Gal?, wholesale dry gooMx, stock. Sloy.OOO; build ing. ST.OoO; insured for )C0,uX, Tliu Young Men's Christian association hud rooms in the Schmatzreid building and found themselves hemmed In by tliu lire. Several jumped front tbu third story and were seriously and perhaps fatally hint. A man named TIimimh H. IJoud was burned to death and tbu following In jured by jumping: Charles H. White, arm broken and internal injuries; K. K. Hoard, arm broken and .sevoiu bruises; Fred Hoke, wrists and nrnw hurt; Secretary Smith, leg broken, Internal injuries, may die. Ti'lpln TiM-.Mlyh, Kaunas. TouiiMii, Kas, Nov. la.-F. P. llarniird, H) years old, shut and killed his wife, aged ftl; his daughter, aged lid, and himself. Hu left a letter saying that hu had "out livid his UMifulluess." It is thought that hu had been contemplating ihu crime for home time, as lie had recently bought lot ill the cemetery. UocLi'tnller (lives iS."iOO,000 More. UlluAt.il, Nov. II,-John I). Kockefoller made his fuui ih gift to tbu L'ulersily of UilcMgo yeMerd.iy. Its amount Is $30i, twi. With his prcvionsiloiiutlons this l.it cuntiibution makes Mr. ltockfeller's gifts to the university fc.,!3U1iJiu THE DEATH RECORD. Professor J. V. Siioupi:, prominent cdu. cat or, at DuIjikiih-, la. Major Wn.l.lASl L. Pimilk, oldest editor lu the United states, at Now Orleans Mrs. Maiiia I,oui6K Lamp, old resident of Chicago. Mis. Huosr.viiLT, wife of the secretary of tbu Ameilean emb.iy at Loudon. CilAltLl-s Hiihwsii.li, uu old bottler of Fort Madison, ia. Captain JotiU'll T. Fowint, widely known veteran of the late war, at Lions, la. Judge KuwAUb Anuii, at Montlcello, Ills. Hev. Dvviu CltAwt'uiiU, old. time popu lar Methodist minister, ut Toulon, Ills. LATE ELECTION NEAVS. OHIO, IOWA GO AND MASSACHUSETTS REPUBLICAN. Tim i:inilre Sliitn AImi I'nlU In Line Mn.wiuril llriilcn livNeiirlT IH,un Votes Miiimiioliiisrtls Dlrrts lrei'iilinl;i) by n Large I'lurallty Iitim l'robnbly 40,000 Acnliitt Holes. CoLUJlFM, Nov. IL llased !on full offi cial returns fioin nil except eight counties ?!" t" T ! Wp e'"otl imrtlen In the eight, tho Pro- hibltioii vote in sixty four and the Populist vote In sixty-six counties the fol lowing totals are figured out: McKlnley, y,000; Ncal, 33,',000; Mncklin, Pro., 4,000; llrnckeu, Pop., lO.iJOO; total, 8.00U Mc Klnley's vole was lO.bOO over Hnrrlson's in 1W8, and '.'7,700 over It lu 18W. The Pro hibitionists loit 4,0(0 and tho Populists gained 1,400. NEARLY 90,000 AGAINST MAYNARD. Further Heliums from I lie Umpire State ItcMilt In Hint's. Nl.W Y(imt, Nov. 0. The latest returns ll juugcoi iiiu court ol appeals over .ilay naidisin round ilguros b'JjuO. General l'almer's majority for secietary of state Is a3,l00. Of the sixty counties Maynard se cures a majority in only seven, viz : Al bany, Chemung, Greene. New York, Renesknler, Schoharie and Seneca. Ho carried New York by about ilJ.OOO. Hart lett's largest majorities wero In Kings, JO.HX; Kilo (President Cleveland's old home). 11,300; Monroe, B.OOO, nud Chau tauqua, 0,000. Meyers' (l)ctnorrnt forsecrctary of state) majority lu Nuw York county Is moru than doublu that of Maynaid, viz., 04,073. In Kings his votu Is ti,(KK) more than May nurd's. Tho Ueniocratlu rout in Kings Is complete. Resides tliu loss of mayor, their control of tbu board of iihlermau is gone. This puts all tlio power lu tho hands of their political opponents. Ni:w Yom:, Nov. 10. Interest is prnctl cully at au end in regard to the election. New York has elected tbu Republican stato ticket by probably U.'i.M'U majority. The statu senate is Republican by It) to 14 on tbu latest returns, but this may bo changed to 111 to Ul, and the nsteiubly stnnds 70 Hopublici.iH to 02 Democrats. Schleien, Republican for mayor, lias UO, 000 plurality in Hrooklyn. Tamniauy holds its grip on the city nud elects nil of Its local candlda'es by pluralities averag ing 05,100. THE FIGURES FOR IOWA lli-glu With a (iuhi llint Curries tlio Stnte lor .laelisoii. DCuMiilNI'.H, lii.,Nov.V.-Repul)licitisliavc elected auveuty-slx inembers in the lower house and the Democrats twenty-four, giv ing tliu Hepublicaus tho largest majority lu tnoro than it dozen years. In tliu upper houso tliu vole will stand Republican about two to one, or thlrty-thieu to seven teen, but these ilgures may bu changed slightly. Jackson's friends claim that bis plural ity will be HO.OOO. General We.-uvr ex plains It by saying that tliu result is a re bukototho administration of Cleveland for abanilouiui: bin promlso of reform of tho tariff. Then, Wenvir says, tliu Dem ocrats of tbu unit Invest havo always been pledged to silver and tho administration compelled tliu annihilation of tlio white metal, hence tho rebuke. Dks MoiNKs, Nov. 10. Tho election of a Republican legislature menus that a Re publican United States heuntor will bo elected at tliu coming session of the as sembly to succeed Senator Jamea Wilson. Thu candidates are Congressman Gear, of Hurllngtou; Hepburn, ot Clarliidn; Attor ney General J. Y. Stone, and A 1J. Cum mlug, of De.s Moines. Latest returns 1'iilleato that Jackson's plurality for governor will bu nearly :i0,000, and on tliu balance of the ticket between 0,WO and 8,001) more. Jackson carried his houiu county by 2,371. Almost every county shows Republican gains. Kansas anil Kebrusku. Chicaro, Nov. 10. The Populists havo given it up in Kansas aud Nebraska, and both states aro conceded to tliu Republic ans. Harrison, Rep., is elected to the Ne braska supreme court by about 0,000 plu rality. Tin- Republican regents succeeded also, in Kansas the Republicans appear to hnve won a victory over both Democrats mid Populistn. ToiTUA, Nov. 10. Official returns from eluhty-ouu counties glui thu Republicans 1S02 of thu county olllcers elected, the Pop ulists 107 nud tint Democrats 10. Of tho ruuiniiiiug counties eleven wero solidly Republican lu Ib'Jl, two Populist and tho remainder divided. Thu Republicans lime carried eight of the thirteen districts in which judges weru elected, the Popu lists two and the Democrats one. The re sult in the other two is in doubt, with the chances lu favor of the Republicans. Thu Ni Ji'iM-y Asat'liibly. Tiiiimhx, Nov. 10. Tho next assembly will bu Republican by a two-thirds vote, thu llmtres standing: Republicans, 40; Democrats. 2. Thu statu Issuo on thu racu tracks also entered the local contests for thu shriei ally, and In eighteen out of the twenty-olio couniiesof tlio stato thu Reniiblicaii and anti-race track people havu elected hlierilT. Tho most ini poitniit fact about the election is (hut It makes certa'n the election of a Republican successor to Senator .McPiiunon, (irltlln I'.licii'il to C'oii;:rm. Di:ii:oiT, Nov. U. ('onipleto returns from the election', shoiv that the eutlio Republican municipal ticket has beeiisuc ccssfitl. l'ingiee, l'ep.. for mayor is elect ed by a pluialliy of 5,700 and thu balance of thu ticket by from l.'.'oo to 4,300. Tho Deiuocii'ts mailu a net gain of threu lu tlio board of aldermen. Lei I T. Giillln. Dem., U elected to 1111 1 hu vacancy caused by thu death of C'oii,;i'esuiau Uiipniau, of tho Flist diblrlut, by a pluialliy uf 1,700. IIi;i;ekt hiuee tiiaul mill (lie cloy Kuu. Plill.AHKi.l'lll., Nov. 10. Tliu returns that bail! k-eii received from the Interior make it piobable that tho Republican ma joilty for Judgu Full for thu supreme court will not lull much sliuit of 1UO,OUO, It will bu thu biggest majority that party ever had here except when Giant beat Greeley in lb72. Then Graul'b majoritv wa.ii:i7,74S. CI i'ii it .Suci'p on u l.lKht Vote, Yank-ion, S. I)., Nov. 10. Tho Demo cratic teiitr.il couiuiltteu has hen Iqunrtcr in tliis city, but thu ilietiou returns from over tliu statu buvu fa led to reach the secretin)- of the committee. It will requite ' Vffiiiitiiinitursiiii .. .. 41... A !.... " ,. ,."",;,, """""'"' l" i tery, where some 2,600 people gathered Iti'liliblirnn v rlnri-Ik fullv u urnnt nu !,.. .... . ' . . ." " . . . .i ,,-'""'"", ino occasion wbh made notablo by tho most enthuslastluof tho party's leaders t.,M !, c i i.-i..i.i... iii...i ,.....,. avu claimed. IlaTtlett's majority for 1 Z J Z v.,. Z ' "'"VTZ one week to roniploto tb count. 'Alwut 1.3,000 votes were enst In tho state, or less than ono-hnlf n full vote, nnd every Re purtlicau enndidnto is elected. l.lcrtlon nl ChlcHgn, CiliOAdO.N'ov.O. Tho plurality of Judgo Gnry for superior court Is nbout li.OOO. The other Republican candidates forjudge aru 11 elected except Kr.ift, J. H. P.iynp, Uetiocrnt, boating him. The other He pub'.lcan judges have from less than 1,000 up. Tho Republicans elect fifteen county commissioners, the Democrats ten. MnMAcliuiclts Iletuni). Hoston, Nov. 10. -The plurality on the stato ticket for the Republicans Is .'H.105 for Greenhnlge. Tho othor officers got about tho same. Tho lower house of the legislature stands 187 Republicans to f3 Democrats; senate, 34 to 0. IN Annual HONOR OF THE REDS. Glorification of Mplci, l'arions utiil Their ComraUci. CiitCAao, Nov. 111. Services in com mumorntlouof tho death of the five an-nrchlsts-August Spies, Albert Parsons, Louis Llngir, Adolph Fischer nnd Georgo Fngel were held at tho monument erect ed in their memory ill Waldhelm cem- cuted anarchists who wero sentenced ,to Jollct,but wero pardoned recently by Gov ernor Altgeld, wero present, Fielden nud Schwab being tho orators of the day. When tho men were pardoned It was said that tho condition of their release was that they should mako no tnoro anarch istic speeches, but they made them, never theless. Tho ceremonies nt tho cemetery wero preceded by a procession through the down-towu streets. Services at tho ceme tery begnn by the rendition of "Annio Laurie," Parsons' favorite soug, and then Schwab delivered an fildress. The MkIiI Hclmo tho Hanging. The earlier portion of his speech was taken up by an account of the last night in jail prior to the execution of tho an archists. He said: '"Twas tho most wretched night of my life. The clicking of the telegraph instruments conveying every act of tlio mnrtyrs throughout tho world, alternated with the monotonous hammering on the (-ciillold and tho awful thumps when the ropes wero tested. At lust tho day dawned. Tho servauts of the law, with distressed faces, were runniug back aud forth, smelling of schnapps which they had taken in order to bo in spired with courago for the murder in the execution of which they were the instru incuts. At 11 o'clock Sheriff Matsou ap peared. Spies Parsons, Fiicherand Knglo weru handcuffed nud the deuth caps thrown over them. As they stood before thu cells they called to us a last farewell, and the march to tho gallows began." Chiisi-s of thu liny market Tragedy. The speaker then reviewed the causes which led up to the Huymniket massacre. Ho said: "The preparations of tho capi talistic class caused our leaders to advise us to arm and defend ourselves. This ad vice was pcrhapB foolish and imprudent. It cannot bo called wIbu under the circum stances, for in tlio sphere of physical power tlio capitalist is far superior to tho workJngman." Regnidlng tlio throwing of the fatal bomb, ho said: "Wo defy tho police to trace tho thrower of the bomb to our rauks.or show that tho man who threw It wns a worklngmnu." In relntlon to the pardon by Governor Altgeld, the speaker said: "Tho action of Govornor Altgeld brings to us the hope thnt there lire yet men of stern honesty of purpose who havo courago to stand up for truth, and "there is a bright future before us in which ttutli and right shall prevail." I'it'lilcii llnjica for "Justice In tho Future." Ho concluded by earnestly nppeallug to the audience to bubmlt all questions of uiuereuce oetween capital and labor to arbitration. Fielding next spoke and said: "To-day wo btand in thu face of a society bnsed not on equal rights, but on tho rights of privi lege, and tho only thing that gives us courage Ik that hero and them a man rises up like Governor Altgeld who lias the courago of his convictions. Tho men buried yonder will rccelvo justice in the future. I beseech that you go to your homes and resolve to do your duty lu righting tlio wrong douo them." After siuglug tliu assemblage dispeised. Sum i'ivhlen Dlnnt liy Stead. Chicago, Nov. 1U.a notable dinner took place In tho Auditorium hotel, the guest being Samuel Fielden, who was re cently released from Jollet prison, and tlio Lost W. T. Stead, one time editor of tho London Pall Mall Gazette, and now of Thu Ruvleiv of Reviews. The anarchist and tho editor had a pleasant hour to gether. CONDITION OF GOV. RUSK. A Very Sick Man, with Chances for Recov ery Uood. Vli:o(jtiA.WIs Nov. ll.-Generul Rusk's condition for two days has been all tbat ills plijsicians and family havo dared to hopo for. Average temperature Is about 101, w It li all day fever, but ho rests fairly wen nun sleeps unit tlio night. His suf ferings aro Intense, necessitating tho use of opiates at intervals. Hu is very weak. Ouu of his physicians remains with him day mid night. Although tho general's casu Is a very critical onu thu physlcluus hold out assurances that his chances for recovery rro good. Ulna HI 00,000 to tho .Museum. Chicago, Nov. ll.-Harlow N. Hlglu Imthani yesterday gave 100,000 from his private fortune to tho endowment fund of thu Columbian museum, which practically as aires tlio fiillilluieut. of tho conditions attached to Marshall Field's gift of l,0W', 000, miidu two weeks ago. Amount of Mayor Harrison's Kttute. Chicago, Nov. lO.-Carter II. Harrison's will has been brought Into tho probate court, but not formally liled. All that basso far been madu public is that iu his request for tboappoiutnient ofadmiuls traiiuu W. P. liuiiisou gave the uuiouut of the estate at $000,000. Snlft Muyur 1'iu Tem, o( Chlcugo, CHICAGO, Nov. 10. George H. Swift took the oath of olllco last ulght, his bond wasapptuved by tho city council, and bo touk his beat as mayor pro tem. of Chica go. The ceremony of installation was brief, occupying not more than teu min utes. Siniitor I'Hitl's Wife llt-ad. Wasiiinc.ion, Nov. 14. Mrs. Piatt, wlfo fif SlMlllttir l'lifttttif l?,tl,tiMrlln,ir .lln.t i paruliul at tbe Atllugtou hotel, --- --.. swsatauvd VS. til (J CU HISTORY OF A WEEK.' Wednesday, Nor. Ik 'fhs Intest report from Wntcrloo, In., Is that Governor Holes is decidedly better. Tho attorney genernl of Illinois has de cided thnt a building nnd loan association cannot mako nn assignment. James l'lielnu, of Detroit, has been ap pointed collector of customs ot that port, vice James H. Stone. James A. Hell, charged with embezzle ment nt Chicago, took strychnine before ho went to court and had a lit oil arriving. Ho will live. Seymour S. Cadot, salesman for a Vir ginia distillery, has been indicted for em bezzling fc,833 of tho company's funds. Wilhite'd shoe store, John Mohr'e gro cery, Joseph Mohr's hardware storo aud other property nt Danvors, Ills., burned. Loss, 125,000; Insurance, $0,600. A prairie flro is raging near Hay Springs, Neb. Tho fire has already burned over u strip twenty miles long nud eight miles wide, destroying many houses and barns and hundreds of tons of bay. Thursday, Nov. O. The Viking ship is on the Illinois river, en routo to tho Mississippi, nnd tho cap tain nnd crew aro receiving every atten tion at nil tho towns ou tho route. Judgo TuthiU's court at Chicago has succeeded iu obtaining so far but one of thetwelva Jurors who nro to glvo Dan Coughllii his secoud trial for tho murder of Dr. Croniu. At Moberly, Mo., the Chicago-Kansas City "cannon ball" train ran into nu open switch aud was demolished. The flremau was killed nud the engineer bndly hurt. A number of passengers wero Injured, but nono seriously, Believed to bo a train wrecking case. Warron county, Ills., supervisors bavo awarded tho contract for a I73.0J0 court house nt Monmouth, whero tho present court house, built In 1833, is ouo of the oldest in Illinois. The next Kentucky legislature will con sist of 110 Democrats, 23 Hepublicaus ami 8 Populists. This insures tho re-election of William Lindsay United States senator. Henry E. Tlcpke (Rep.) is elected mayor of Paw-tucket, It. I., by uinety-four ma jority over Thomas Robinson (Dem). I'rldny, Nov. 10. Fritz Stctter, a butcher nt Oswego, Kendall county, Ills., had a quarrel with an employo named Jacob Molr, nnd in tho hcuIUu Sletter's neck was brokeu. Molr claims it was au accident. General J. S. Martin, of Salem. Ills., ono titue chairman of the Republican stato central committee, married Miss Margaret Savage, of Ashland, Ky. General Cnrlln's son nnd a party of flvo, who left Spokano on a hunting expedition six weeks ugo, aro missing lu tho Hitter Root mountains, Montana. Charles McCafferty, tho turfman, shot and killed Charles Collins, a barkeeper, at St. Louis, Collins bad assaulted Mc Cafferty bemuse the latter protested against 1:1s foul language lu the presenco of ladles on a car. Mrs. Anna Swinnrton, of Chicago, is suing George Lu Houtilller. tho New York dry goods merchant, for $30,000 damages for tho loss of nn eye. Sho claims that while iu Lo Houtillier's storo a pin was snapped into her eyu by a casliboy. Louis Floyd, who, with his brother Frank.consplred with Paying Teller Philip M. Gehrig to rob tho bank of Minneapolis of 5P0.O0O, whs arrested In New York ou n steamship destined for Rio do Janeiro. Suturilay, Nov. 11. It Is at last know thnt eleven Uvea wore lost by tho burning of tho steamer City of Alexandria near Havana, live of tho crew Pursor R.W. Hoiven.tjunrtorninster Thomas Linden, Louis Hlack and Georgo Smith (walters),anil William Foster (oiler). Tho other six wero negro stevedores. Great Hritaln has not asked thu United States to exert a mediating inllueneo in Urii7.il and end the strife In that country. The latest rebellion in Cuba ended dis astrously for tho rebels, who were defeated lu their first encounter with tho govern ment forces. The insurgent leader, Gen' ernl Ksquerre, was captured and his folj lowers escaped to the mountains. The Greek klug has charged M. Tri coupis with the tusk ot form I tig a new cabinet. Tho extradition treaty between tho United States aud Norway has beeu rati fied. Tho first baby born in thoCherokco Strip hns been named in honor of Hoko Smith. Monday, Nov. 13. Frank Fnlk has confessed nt Milwaukee that lie has been the cause of half n dozen llres ia that city all comparatively small blazes. A reward of $1,000 is offered for the cap-' turo of tho man who assaulted Colonel Heirlck iu tho Society for Savings nt Toledo. At tho St. James hotel Si. Louis, I). Perry Collius aud James Salmon left n gns burner open and were found dead next morning. It cost over $l,&!)i,000 for sculpturo nnd staff work at thu World's fair. The excltumout nt Uardstuwn, Ky., hns blown over. Tho jury rendered a verdict of hanging lu thu case against Evans, tho negro assailant of Edna Hall, aud Evuus was seiueuceu to iinng Jan. 0, next. It is stated at New York thnt thnkn. called Hrooklyn "gang" will be prosecuted mid forced to disgorge $5,000,000 which it bus "absorbed." The Grecian monarchy has a new minis try with Trlcoupis at Its head. Tuesday, Nov. 14. Frank Garvin ordered two men off Ida his father's lurm, whero thoy wero hunt ing, near Louisville, Ky., aud becauso they did uot miivu fast enough lie shot ono of itiem, named .lolm Cooke, killing him. The Missouri state treasury holds flOO,-' 000 for uisiuuiiuuii uuioni: liliKliown heir, larmer HrUht, living near Lima, O., was done out of 85,000 which ho drew from the bank to satisfy tno strangers that lie had It. Mrs. lirluht died from the shock produced by the loss. Three more deaths have occurred at GrantsburK, Wis., from 'nn epldemio which both battles aud puzzles tao doc tors, Tho vaccination corps luooulated fiO.OOO met), women uud children in Nevf York lust week. Charles K. IlarrrJ, tho author of "After tho Hall," has married Miss Cora Lehr berg, of Chicago. ine total number of Uvea lost at San tauder, Sjinui, by tho dynamite ejploslou was '.'50; wounded, 400; property, loss' t2, . juiKusi. x, u. inner, who stotat-j.onn .........A Ml 41 ,1, . . Worth of diamonds fruin MnOuwrit Chlowo, ha. bwn .rrested In Plttlburf. , CREATED QUITE A STIR. J. Carl Hamuli, St. Louis Hanker, Made a ' (Sensational flnccch to Hankers, Dkcatuh, Ills., Nov. 15. Tho Stato Bankers' ii'soclation ot Illinois mot in stnto convention, John P. O'Doll of Chi cago presiding. Professor J. Lawronco Lnughlin of Chicago road n papor on "Tho Abumlauco of Gold," contending thnt it is tho only money niotnl; that it is not getting scarcer; thnt the financial question should bo romovod from poli tic) nnd a government commission ap pointed to decido upon tho financial policy. The privnto bankers' association was consolidated with tho stato association, F, W. Tracy of Springfield being olooted prosident. J. Carl Russell, cashier of tho Bank of tho Hopubllc of St. Louis, wns introduced nnd created quito a stir by his talk of international coinago of gold and silvor. Tho prcsont plan of tho government ho chnracterizod as dishon est. W. P. Haley called him to order and said his statements wore an insult to any intelligence Mr. Russell then left tho platform. Mr. O'Dcll thon donounced Rus.cll'a otntcmouts ns rank huresios, saying it wns tho purposo of tho association to disseminata truth, not untruth. Will Mtlll lie the Destroyer New York, Nov. 15. President Peixoto of Brazil hns cabled to Minister Minindonn nt Washington thnt inasmuch as tho liiimo Destroyer wns given to tho Bubtnarino boat that boars it by hor in vontor, Captain John Ericcson, with whoso nnuio and faino ho is woll ac quainted, sho mhould continuo to bo so called. Flint & Co. hnvo virtually de cided to send tho Destroyor to Brnr.lt early next wook in tow of tho powerful ocenn going tug Scandinavian. Com modoro Oillis, United Stntos navy, may bo inndo tho oxocutivo officer of tho De stroyer. Several additional guns wero mounted on 1 Cid. Will l'roceed to Honolulu. Vai.muo, Cal., Nov. 15. It is said on good naval authority thnt as soon as tho Mohican nnd Ringor now nt Mnro Is land nuvy yard can bo mndo ready for Boa, tho secretary of tho navy will order their commnudors to proccod direct to Honolulu and roport to Admiral Irwin. On nrrival at Honolulu tho Mohican will bo mndo flagship of tho Pacific squadron relieving tho Philadelphia which will immoJiatcIy proceed to Muro Island. Charged With Holng- nn Accomplice, Dallas, Tex., Nov. 15. William J, Parish was arrested chnrged with being un nccomplico in tlio murder of young Mr. Langdon, Oct. '.'3. Lnngdon wns knocked in tho bond on his way homo from a street car. John Parish, colored, was nrrostsd ou tho charge of com mittin! tho murdor. Parish and Lnng don woro partners in tho wholoanlo lumbsr business. Kyo Lost by a 1'otuto Kxploillng, Philadelphia. Nov. 15. Mrs. Cath erine Johnson of Cnmdon had ono oyo knocked out and tho othor injured by a potato exploding. Sho put tho potntos in tho oven, and when sho opened it ono flew up liko a toy bnlloon and knockod hor oyo out. Serving For Ills Wife's Crime. Ottumwa, In., Nov. 15. Amolia Darby in tho district court ploalod guilty to tho murder of Thomas Lloyd of Kob Juno 27, for which her formor husband is now serving n Hfo seutenco iu tho Fort Madison p3iiitontiary. Want Iliiiungcs For I'uUe Arrest. i HiM.snoito, Ills., Nov. 15. Mombors of tho Salvation Army havo brought huh against mo nntermon and policemen of Pnnii for $-10,000 damages for false imprisonment. Over S00 witnesses have been subpiunnod to nppcar at tho trial. Illinois Laborers In Hesilon. Galksiiuho, Ills., Nov. 15. Tiio Illi nois Stato Fodoration of Labor mot hero with 05 delegates, roprosonting 100,000 members. An out-of-work committee, to tuko stops to secure work for tho un employed in Illinois, wns nppointed. To Urgo ltatHlcutlnu or the Treaty. Ottawa, Ont., Nov. 15. Now that tho Newfoundland government has boon sustained at tho polls it is its intontion to urgo immediately thnt tho Gliidstono administration intify tho Uond-Ulaino treaty. THE MARKETS?" Chlcusn drain nnd Provision, CillCAiio, Nov. II. Wheat lost lo I inlay on a heavy increase In luirtliMesturn count ly clu valur Blocks, heavy norlliui'sturu receipts, nu unexpected Inerenso iu United States storks, small export clearaneei nud freo selling. com was weak, tint less ifllcally sr. Hum wheat, and tliu Ins at tbu close mis fi.On JJo to-JJe. Oats ueru H lower and piovWimi :ni0 oil fur pork. 13c for bird and I7u loner for ribs. ri.osi.Mi eiurxs. WHKAT-FIrm: cash, OU.'sc; December. 01 Wet .May, iJi.Oe. COHN'-t'ash, 37K. Deiembiir aiJiawre: OATS L'nMci.r.vrii, I'Su, Decuuibur, USjic: May. UJifMIHc. i'dltlv Klrrn: .Tammy. Sll.io. LAKD-Klrin: January, W. HlbS-riim; January, &1M. Chicago Llvn Morlc. Ciiicaoo. Nov. Il.-(!A'ITI.R-Tha hnndfrl of eattlu hern today weru very soon ilhMnci of and nt stilf price. Natives uinrally sn',4 Ai 111 l(L ulk'll II Iftd 11 HnlL likln IlLI'.- and from ji.orook in'ni Z "iToTili Vi . o western lauuers neio rui.vuil. UUliM iho I MM market was ni'ilvn m basis of S.VT.ViJ.'i.S'l for iliok'.i nrniliM w.l.iii.4 over HU) lbs,, and at $V.i ian.ni fur e.li. .. i ti fancy as.-orted Ibtlit iieUlils-averaulns Ini". l.'nitolfJMbs. Chulcu medium neluhls nol.l v.. hlh as S3.UJ and tlio bulk of tbu MntT iim wi'lKhed iibuvii IViiV Tlmu llu'inci Inillihi nnadvaurnuu tbuloMust piUuj of lusttr.U--ofSotolDc. HIIKKl'-Only about I.Vfl have arrived elm e Saturday. Mulct uuru l.iruely nl J:.yj VSiiZ for slicup and at Sl.Witl.V) tor lambs. HecclptB-Oattlo,5,00ii lalvus, I.0JJ: hui;, 8,OW; sheep, U.0J0. South Omaha lUp Mofk. South OMiiw.Nov.U.-UATTI.l-Uccelpu,. a.au headi PUI lu IVil lbs. SU.-.J..V.-.-.; Ilwto U lbs,, ti.WH.M; U to lion lbs., $l.u)3t.a; ciiuicoums. s-MtXitMH; eoiuuion cow. Sl.fXKfi yU.'J V'1!"'1 fci,,,uw, $:uwn.iw; cumniou feeders, v-.-vv". .uurMi aeiivuailil lilnlier. jiuiia iieceipis, l.'jm f.i; mixed; $.Vb0a3.t: iiuus-iieceipts, 4.UU0 hoiidi llulit. SSClia heavy, ).(Wa70. ,.-i,... i.ii... wiii,'i.'i)ii...,. .,:... .., . . IUMWt JKOQUn. IUrk" tvSS Muttons, r rf' 4C ?