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About The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 24, 1897)
THE HED CLOUD CHIEF. M S V i w Hi pi m V fi H - A WANT SLICES OFCHIN A ENGLAND AND FRANCE TO TAKE A PIECE. The ltrltl-.h Wilt Occupy Wel-llaMTel Willi Japan Frenchmen Will Take What They an London 1'apeM Mm li Kiclted KaUrr nnil Mikado MayL'Uih Lowiorf, Doc. 21, It Isroported that part of tho Urltlsh far Kastcrn squad ron will occupy Wol-Hal-Wel, China, In connection with Japan, and that Franco will follow tho lead of Ger many. Hussla and (Ireat llrltnln nnd solus tho roost available of tho Chinese seaports lpfi open. Is. alt of tho continental capitals, Russia's occupation of Port Arthur, China's old naval stronghold, Is re garded as tantamount to a permanent seizure rind reply to Germany action, but In opposition to this view, the correspondent of tho Times at Pokln sayi: "China approves of tho Russian fleet wintering at Port Arthur, being persuaded thnt this action Is taken In tho Interest of China and necessitated by the German occupation of Klao Chau.'' According to a dspatcli from Shang hai, tho high oillclals of tho Chlneso court have advised tho emperor, In view of further complications, to re move tho court to Ranking (the south ern capttul). Tho dispatch nays that it is reported tlioro that overtures have been mado to Kngland to exor cise protection over tho Yung Tsu val ley and tho West river and that nu merous rumors nro current regarding tho nutlvlty of the Urltlsh squadron In Chlneso waters. Tho Times, commontlng cdltorlnlly on tho situation in China, nay: "In stead of tho Kaiser's mailed list wo havo Russia's volvot glove; but tho grasp is not less vigorous and unyield ing. Great Ilrltaln ought now courte ously to Invite China to extend the samo privileges to tho Urltlsh licet at Chuuinn." A Well Informed St. Petersburg cor respondent says thoro was no agree ment botwoon Russia and Germany, nnd that tho latter simply warned Russia when thea occupation of Klao Chau'wan already decided upon. The Novoo Vremla protends that Japan has no cause for complaint, "slnco China is only giving the samo nhelter to Russian ships ns Japan had hitherto so kfndly afforded." This view Is not held In Itarlin, whore tho papers aro already talking of tho possibility of Prince Henry hav ing to shako his mailed fist at Japan, which Is supposed to bo secretly backed up by Kngland. Somo of the Itcrlln papers express nnxloty, but most of them welcome the nows from Port Arthur as justifying the Uermnn position at Klao-Chau, if not as actual evldonco that Russia and Germany ur acting together. The Paris correspondent of the Cologne Gazette tolegruphs that pa per that he learns on reliable author ity that tho Russian occupation of Port Arthur, China, was connected with tho visit there of tho Urltlsh warship Daplino a wcok ago, whon, In spite of the protests of tho Chinese, tho Daplino entered the Inner harbor, nominally to ascertain whothor tlioro wero Russian ships there. China complained of tho Incident to tho rep rosoutntlvos of tho power at Pclcln. LONDON PAPKRS STIRRIM) UP. Tho evening nowspapors nro much disturbed over the situation. "What do we got?" is tho burdon of their complaint, and they nil Insist upon tho necessity for immediate action. Tho Globo savs: "Russia and Gormany now havo the two most Important Mtratoglcal posltlous In Northern China, and Great Ilrltaln, whoso com mercial Interests thoro ura ton tlmos groator, must bo content with tho crumbs from tho St Petersburg und Uerlln tables." Tho Pull Mall Oi.otto odious tho Standard's Inquiry ns to America's at tlludo and says: "Of courso tho par tition of tho coast which Is bound to como will not bo conllnod to Russia and Gormany. Kvory naval stato in the world Is actively conccrnod in tho disturbance of tho equilibrium In tho far Kuat, Gront Ilrltaln, Franco nud Jnpan especially, ltut tho United States cannot bo taken as a quantity to bo Ignored. Tho tamo acqutescenco with which tho salzurcs am tnudo is not worthy our roputo anil Is fntal to our futurcr. Wo may remark that wo shall not bo wlthon sympathl.ors, as tho Jnpanoso will most joyfully back any scheme to redress tho bitter hu miliation they lmvo suffered at th bauds of Russia." Stone Centuro Htcption-. St. Louis, Ma, Deo. 21. F.x-Gov eruor W. J. Stone has written a news paper letter about fusion In this stato next year as advocated by S. C. Cook, chairman of tho stato committee, and opposed by Govornor Stephens. Dem ocrats and Populists, suid Stone, agreed about silver coinage, but dif fered an most other questions, and It was not to bo supposed that cither party would abandon Its organization. With all respect to Stephens and Cook ho regarded u fusion controvorsy ill advised at this time. Tho letter Is re garded as a rather open rebuke to both governor and oht irinau, particu larly tho former. Washington lining Dead Cuiuaoo, Deo. St. Washington lies lug, proprietor of tho Illinois Stoats Zeltung, ox-postmnster of Chicago, a lending Democratic politician of Illi nois und one of tho most prominent German Americans of tho country, died suddenly of hoart trouble at his home, aged SO years. Pittsburg- A tlulf karnln;,, Kansas Citv, Mo, Dee. !!!. Tht earnings of tho Kansas City, Pittsburg & Gulf railway for the second week o December wero 859,708, au Increase a Jb,Ml over last year. MINISTER WU IS HOPEFUL ItiiMlnn Hnnadroii Was tl runted IVrmlv Ion to Winter at Klao-t'hau. WABnmoTOJf, Dec. 21. Wu Ting Vang, the diplomatic representative of China in this country, expressed tho belief that tho ocoupancy of l'ort Ar thur by a Russian squadron would provo 10 uo out a temporary con von-, nnu ins Bingio gom standard asso lenoe to tho car's floot, granted by elates will ccaso their demand for im tho Pokln government Ho said the possible curroncy legislation, will pass Russian squadron in Asiatic waters tho ncccssnry appropriation bills and was granted permission last wlntor to winter at Klao-Chau, nnd tho Russian ships remained there during tho win tor, but as soon ns warm woather sat in thoy rosumed their manouvers in the Pacific ocoan. For tho conven ience of tho Russian officers tho Chlnoso govorntneut sont Interpreters to Klao-Chau and mado every effort to make thorn comfortable. In view of the German occupancy of Klao-Chau it wo impossible to permit tho Rus sian shlpi to roturn to that port and the minister therefore believes that the Russian admiral asked nnd ro calved permission to winter his ships at Port Arthur. It Is Impossible for Russian vessels to anchor at Vladivo stok during tho wlntor, owing to tho ice. Tho minister also stated that it was lis opinion that tho Germans would eventually wtthdraw from Klao-Chau. So as for as -known by lilfn there Is no intention on the part of tho Chlneso government to scok tho exorcise of tho good offices of this government with ti view to securing the withdrawal of Germany, AMERICA'S FRIKNDSHIP WANTKD Minister Wu Is oxtromoly anxious that American interests shall bo ex tended in China. Tho United States, he Hays, has no ulterior motives with refcrenco to tho empire. It docs not want Chlneso territory und the devel opment of its Interests In tho kingdom would naturally Incrcnso and strengthen tho concern of this government In tho welfaro of Its Asiatic frlonds. It is under stood that tho minister is considering tho advisability of suggesting to his government that tho President bo asked to nuthorlzo tho employment by tho Chlneso of army and nnvy officers of the United States to train the army and navy of China. At present Eng lish officers aro employed for tho navy, and Gorman officers for tho army, but tho governments which those represent nro both grasplug for Chlneso torrltory. THE LEITER WHEAT DEAL, The Millionaire F.x-Merchant It Heady to llaolc Hie Hon. Chicago, Doc. SI. Interest In the big Decombcr wheat deal was greatly increased to-day 'by tlu- arrival from Washington of Lovl Z. Loiter, the mil lionaire ex-merchant of Chicago, and the substantial admission by him that his millions were at his son's command in hid strugglo with other interests. "My son has plonty of money to pay for what ho bus purchased," said Mr. Loiter, Sr. Thoro was another big Incrcnso in tho umount of contract wheat In store horo to-day, over 500,000 bushels being added to tho stocks. Friday and Sat urday nearly 2,.00,uno bushels wero delivered here, ullal which was taken by tho Loiter people. At loast II.OOO, 000 bushels tnoro nro expected to bo doliverod und in tho liquidation of tuts Is expected to como tho Hunt test of strength for Loiter. A THOUGHT PICTURE. Thomas A. Rdllun, Jr., Announce a Wonderful Invention. Nf.w Yohk, Doc. 21. Thomas A. Edison, Jr., hns photographed a thought At least ho feels ro confi dent that ho has done so thnt ho Is going on with his cxporlmonts. Hy means of the Roentgen rays ap plied to tho baok of n man's houd ho photographed round objocts, which Kdlson bolievos to bo tho quurtor of a dollar upon which tho subject had, ac cording todlrectlons, concentrated his thoughts. This imago was secured on un oxtromoly sonsativo plate, tho mak ing of which is Mr. Kdlson's sccrat. Mr. Kdlson Is not very snngulno thnt ho will bo able to photograph a com plex thought, such as a landscape, for Instance. Tho most thut ho now hopes for Is that ho may bo able to photograph n slnglo object on which tho subject will coucentrnto his mind as In his first experiment so as to demand Homo excrelso of faith nnd Imagination. Yet It is convincing to him, and nlso to others who witnessed the. expornnont Mr. Kdlson declined to tell where his experiment was conducted, lie Is equally reticent us to who wore with him ut tho time tho quarter of u dollar thought wus photographed. No Union Men In Mllltln. CmrAno, Dec. 21. At yesterday's mooting of tho Chicago Federation of Labor, it was said without contradic tion that a union man could not con sistently servo in tho mllltln nud incur tho risk of boing called out to shoo: down follow trades unionists on strike. A resolution was presented and at onco adopted nnd every trades union ist now a member of tho Illinois Na tlonul guard will bo requested to se cure a discharge, from military sorvlcq at oucc. Knjclne Juuipi the Trcok. St. Louis, Ma, Doc. 2 1 While piloting a heavy freight train up tho Merchants' bridge Incline, an engine of the Terminal Railroad Association jumped tho track and plunged to the ground bolow. Fireman Al Ponslnger was Instantly killed, and two other trainmen badly hurt Mining Seamen round. Victohia, U a, Doc. 21. The Ca nadian government steamer Quadra has plckod up thirteen of tho twenty two missing men from the wrecked 1 steamer Cleveland. LETTER FROM CHANDLER' Tho New llampihlre Senator t Atjalnit Secretary OitRe's Currency llllt. Wasiiinoto.v, Dec. SI. Senator Chnndler of Now Hampshire has writ ton n lottur to tho Washington Post, In which hu sny.s: "If tho secretary of tho treasury tnko euro of Hawaii und Cuba, thero will not bo n sorldus party division during tho session, und thoro will bo adjournment In Muy. Iluslncss will revive, tho balanco of trado will con tinue In our favor and the Republican party will, In November, 1808, elect a majority of tho Houso In the Fifty fifth Congress. "On tho other hand, If Secretary Gago contlnuos to press upon congress r bill, the object of which he says is, Prst, to commit the country more thoroughly to tho gold standard, and t'ite Immediate result of which is to throw doubts upon tho sincerity of tho president's declarations in favor of continued efforts to socuro bimetal llsm, a pollttcal turmoil will arlso In longrcsa which will split tho now united Republicans Into fragments, while it will unite nnd consolidate the now Incongruous opposition. "It is not fcnslblo to rotlro tho greenbacks. There Is tnoro probabil ity that a bill will bo sont to tho Prcsidout to incrcnso their amount. It Is not posslbla to socuro tho passage through cither house of a bill making tho greenbacks into gold notos or authorizing bonds payablo In gold. 1'lie effort to do either thing will prob ably result in tho passngo of a bill for tho redemption of tho greenbacks In silver dollars and for tho puymont of all United States bonds in gold or sil ver coin, In tho discretion of tho Pres ident, who will bo commanded to ex ercise his option for tho ad van t ago of the government nnd not for tho ad vantage of the creditor. "With such un uproar in Congress as thoso proceedings will create, with certain Congressmen engaged therein, with Presidential vetoes, as threat ened by Secretary Gago, under angry discussion, It will hnppen that all busi ness enterprises and bonds und stocks will bo disturbed, prices will fall, In solvencies will increase, nnd tho Re publicans will loso tho Congressional elections in ISUs ns disastrously as they did In 1800, nnd beyond tho hop of a favorablo reaction in 1000, at which time, therefore, a llrynn Demo cratic President and Congress will bo chosen. PORK DUTIES INCREASED. I'rnnre'a the Chamber of Deputle Fane Itlll by a Largo Majority. Pauih, Dee. 21. When tho dobato upon the bill Ineroasinjr tho customs duties on pigs, pig products and lard wus opened in the chamber of deputies to-dny, M. Chnrles Grust, Republican, opposed the measure. Ho said bo did not think it would fulfill tho expecta tion of the agriculturists nnd would cost tho consumers 917,000,000 an nually. The premier, M. Mellne, said tin bill was intended to remedy tho de ellno in the prlco of pork, which was doing considerable harm to French agriculture. Tho government was preparing another bill dealing with tho adulteration of pork products. Tho government was at ono with tho United States upoti tho question of bimetallism. Tho bill was eventually adopted by a vote of 4H to H7. It fixes tho duty on hogs nt 82. 10, on sucking nigs at 00 cents, on hog products at 810 and on lard nt 73 per hundred kilos. QIRLS WHIP A PREACHER. Church Stricture on u Dance Iteeented by Attendant of llotli. Wkiistkk, Citv, Iowa, Doc CI. At tho Wnlnut Grove Presbyterian church yesterday morning tho Rov. A. N. Forrest said that tho young women who had attended a certain dance tho night beforo could havo had littlo ftclf-respeet The Misses Uarstow and Mary Cunningham, who had been at the dance, wero in tho congregation, but left at once. Procuring whips they returned nnd waylaid the preacher and, disregarding his ox explanations, beat him so severely that ho could not hold services last n It'll t. It Is genornlly thought that there wero ruffians ut tho dance, but thnt tho girls did not know It until after ward, nnd popular sympathy is with them. SUICIDE IN JAIL. Jack Mo Cunt-, Who Killed W. K. Allilu, Dim From Morphine' lUTeotn. St. Joskimi, Mo , Dee. 01. Jnclc Mo Cune, who killed William K. Albln In a saloon brnwl, committed sulcldo in jail to-day by taking morphine. Doc tors wero called at once, but their work was vain. McCune shot Albln, who wns tho son of nn ex-judgo, in u saloon on tho morning of August 0. They hud played cards the night beforo and had quar reled, whon McCune wont to u board lug ho.ise and got his rovolvor. llfl said when ho was urrested that hi would never botrleil. FITZ'WILL FIGHT. Aunaunoei That lie li Iteaily to Meet Corbett Once Store In the Hln. Chicago, Dec. 21. Fitzslmmons and Corbott aro to meet aguln in tho prlzo ring. Tho date of tho battle is In definite, but tho lanky pugilist de clared ytstorday that he has changed his mind and will glva Corbott another chance, Martin Julian, the champion s manager, conllrmod the statement Pki'Ton, "Ala., Dec. 21. Last ulght, on the Ilcer oreek logging road, a lo comotive boiler oxploded, killing four men. MISS HERBERT DEAD. SHE HURLS HERSELF FROM A WINDOW. IJaiiRhter of K.-Hccrctnry of tho Navy Herbert .Suicide Flritt Attempted by Cutting- uu Artery In Her Wrlit Mrlun clioly Dun to nn Injury. Washington. Doc. 23. Miss Lolla Herbert, daughter of cSccrotary of tho Navy Herbert, arid tho represent ative of all social functions of tho last administration, threw herself from u window of tho third story of her homo on New Hampshire avenue, In tho most fashionable part of tho city, just oil Dupont circle, this morning, and dlod in loss than an hour. Miss Herbert's sulcldo was tho ro ult of suffering from acute melan cholia which had developed several weeks ago becauso of Injuries received by being thrown from her horso last spring. The melancholia was not In sanity in tho senso of boing accom panied by delusions. At tho tlttio thero was profound depression as Is always tho case In this typo of dis eoso and thoro was dangor that sui cidal tendencies would dovolop. For this reason nurses wore provided to maintain tho closest care. No suicidal tendency dovelopcd, liowovor, until yesterday when for tho first tlmo Miss Horbert mado an attempt to get out of the window, but was restrained by tho nurse. This led to additional caution and two nurses alternated In constunt watchfulness. She was at all times rational, quiet and genteel nnd it was supposed tho dlscuso would yield to treatment Karly this morning tho nurse on duty noticed a small spot of blood on tho bed coverings nnd inquired what meant, but tho invalid endeavored to pass It by lightly. On making an In vestigation, howevor, tho nurso found that tho undorbed clothes were satur ated with blood and that Miss Herbert had severed tho artery of her wrist with a pair of iclssors. Feeling thut the omcrgoney was groat tho nurse hastenod to tho door and called an alarm. In this momentary withdrawal from tho bedsldo Miss Herbert leaped up nnd sprang from tho window. Tho plunge was mado head foromost. so that alio alighted upon tho top of her hoad on tho pavement Tills alone was sufficient to huvo caused her death from concussion of tho brain and it was doubtless tho Immediate causo. Aside from this a cursory ex amination indicated that the skull wus fracturod. The savoring of tho ar tery would also havo resulted fatally. When tho physician reached her Miss Herbert was still breathing, but died about an hour after tho leap. Tho coroner returned a verdict of suicide during temporary insanity. As tho fnets in tho case wero clear ho decided that ua inquest was unneces sary. EVANS ON CIVIL SERVICE. The Penilon t'oramlteloner YFant tin Lw Chanced UlTne III. !lci,on. Washinoto.v, Dec. 22. Commis sioner of Pensions Evans appeared be fore tho Scnuto committee on civil servico and retrenchment which Is conducting an Investigation Into the operation of tho civil servico system. Mr. Evnns was questioned at lonirth by Senators Lodgo and 1'rlt chard about tho civil servico system and its application to tho pension office force. He expressed tho opinion that tho law did not accomplish the results its friends Insisted that it did. Tho best men in his office wero thoso who had come in under tho so-called "spoils system." They did tholr duty, nnd expected to hold their positions by so doing. Tho pension examining boards, ho said, ought not to bo In the classified service, as it was desirable to secure men as members of such boards who had had wldo surgical cxpcrlenc: army experience, if possible, and such men would not enter Into competition for tho places with young men just out of coll ego. He thought, however, thut tho cntlro syntom of appointing tho boards was wrong, and that all of them ought to bo under a uniform system of appointment, Tho commissioner bcllovcd thnt the head of a burenu was in tho best quali fied position to pass upon the efficiency of n clork, and that ho ought not to bo hampered for removing a clerk for Inefficiency. If permitted to do so he could remove ut least 100 clerks from his offico without affecting the ef ficiency of tho force. He thought It would bo deslrnblo to have :i deflnlto tenuro of office, not exceeding ten years, so thnt every year about M) per cent of now blood could bo infused into the foicc. This would do awny with tho abuses re sulting from some clerks remaining in offico too long. Tho commissioner thought some re form would havo to bo enacted, or tho country would havo tho infliction of u civil pension list Kanpendi After Fifty Yeare. Momkkai., Dec. 21. Lu Mlnervo, tho only French morning newspaper in Montreal, hns suiponded publica tion, ufter nn existence of nearly fifty fears. He ltt-.li.teil Arrest, iNnKrK.viiKNCic, Ivan., Doc. 22. Thomas Cannon, a deputy marshal, attempted to arrest James Cnbbol on the main street of Coffeyvlllo last ovonlng and n tight occurred, Several shots wero fired. Cannon drew ills knlfo and cut Cubbcl so thut ho can not recover. Cannon is out on bail Standing by C P. Itrran. Wasuinoton, Dca 2.'. Tho Presi dent has definitely determined to carry out his original purpose in nominat ing Cbarlea "Page Bryan of Illinois to be minister to China. L B. CAMPBELL A SUICIDE. .Vtci! Kx-Knnunn Ucnd From Morphine Died In a Chit ago Hotel, Ciiioaoo, Dec. 22. General A. Kl Campbell, ox-adjutant gonoral and ex chaplain of tho state's prison of Kan sas, for years ono of the most noted Republican orators and lawyers of tho state, committed sulcldo in a Clark stroet hotel last night by taking mor phine. Ho left a latter to tho coroner and a will bequeathing his few valu ables to relatives. Ho had bean In tho hotel over a wcok, having regis tered thero as from Santa Monica, Col., at which place he formerly lived, and where he recently nttemptod sui cide. Goueral Campbell's letter to the cor oner is us follows; "I, Alcxandor U. Campbell, make this statement of the cause of my death to release tho coroner of the necessity of an Inquest, and also to lot my friends know tho motive that led me to take my life. My doath will bo caused by morphine, which I have deliberately taken with suicidal intent This purpose was fully formed whon I left Rushvllle, Iud., and camo to this city. "Tho reason I take my llfo is be causo I want to go to my wlfo and boy. My usofulness In this world Is ut an end. I cannot be satisfied In any business and cannot be without their companionship. I havo never been able to dovote myself to business sluco my wife died, and lost all inter est in life. In Los Angeles, Cnl., I tried to commit suicide, but did not take enough of tho drug. "I then went homo to Rushvllle, but found no comfort there. My frlonds regarded mo as a man of unsound ml.id becauso 1 held tho vlow that my wife wus with mo in spirit nlwnys. I have lived with her solrlt guiding every day and she is with mo now us I write this letter und helps mo to do as I am now doing. I will bo with hor boforo another day goes bv and I dlu with ploasuro. . I am glad to go with my wlfo and baby boy. I havo not ono slnglo doubt or four about my fu ture life with them. 1 bollovu In God and immortality. "Now, If I go among strangers the story of my insanity soon follows and I do not caro to live such a llfo when I can In n few hours go to my wlfo and boy. I do not want any funeral serv ices over my body, and whero I am burled is of uo consequence to me. "I hope and trust tho Infinite, tho eternal, the merciful and loving God. I worship Him and foal no guilt in my heart boforo Him for whnt I am going to do. Next to God I worship my wifo and boy and will soon bo with them and with my father and mother, who aro waiting for my coming. In tho other life I will bo bettor able to establish my sanity and hope to meot all my frlonds there whon they come. From 1835 until 18i9 ho was adju tant general by appointment of Gov ernor Martin. This offico was given to him on account of his work for tho Republican party In ls:l as prosidont of tho Stale Temperance union. In 1301 and H0 ho was adjutant general of the Kansas department of tho G, A. R. The killing of his son, aged 0, by a street car In Topoka caused him In tense grief, and soon after his retire ment from the position of G. A. It adjutant general ho went to Los Angeles, Cat., whero ho undertook to practice law, Ills wlfo died thoro of a lingering illnoss early in 1303, He took her boJy to Indiana for burial, und on his way back to California stopped at Topoka, apparently in good health. On his return to California General Campbell was deeply affected by his wife's death, nnd soon brain fever de veloped He broko down completely during a public speech, and soon af terward was found, raggod and dis hevolcd, in a sjburb of Los Angeles. Ho wus examined, declared a maniac, and confined for a tlmo in nn asylum. On his release, as cured, ho went to his old homo nt Rushvllle, Iud., and returned tho practice of law. Lost fall ho mado many speeches in Indiana for McKiulcy. Ho then became an ar dent Spiritualist und had latoly neg lected his busluuss to devote himself to that belief. - MARYVILLE MAN SHOT. John F. Joyco, Farmer, Kills It. C Montgomery llecauto of Jealouiv. Maiivvii.i.k, Mo., Dec. 22. Al noon to-day John F. Joyco, a re tired farmer, shot twlco nnd almost instantly killed R. C. Montgomery of tho real cstato, abstract und loan firm of Montiromary, Gllllum and Graves. The affair took plnce in tho court house square, In tho most nubile p-irt of town, and many persons saw It. Rumor hns lately coupled tho names of Montgomery and Mrs. Joyce, and nobody doubts that Joyco was actu ated by suspicions, at least, of tho character indicated. Maker of Hook I'.iper Combine. Aiti.kton, Wis , D.'c. 22. It Is re ported Unit tho makers of book paper of Wisconsin, Mlehlgun, Indiana and Ohio have formed nn association to stop tho cutting of prices itij this pro duct nnd to llx a minimum prico. It Is also said that Kastcrn manufac tures may co-operate in tho move ment Jimmy IlaTfy-8e"t Free. London, Dec. 22, Jimmy Harry of Chicago, tho bantam weight cham pion, and tho others arrested In con ucctlon with the fight at tho National Sportlni Club December 0, which re sulted in tho death of Croot, was re leased from custody to-day, tho pub lic prosecutor refusing to take up the case. The Afton, I, T., I'o-totnce Itoubeil. Afton, L T Dec. ?. Tho post jtllce here was entored by burglars early this morning, the safe blown open and about 8350 in money mud other valuables.taken. CONGRESSIONAL CHAT WEEK'S DOINGS OFNATION AL LAWMAKERS. A General Itcmimo of the Mont Import ant Labor of the llotmo nnd Senate Rxerutlve nnd Departmental Actions Noted llricuy. Tho spnnte has passed the joint reso lution coming over from tho house In creasing the limit of nut for tho gov ernment building or buildings nt tho truus-.Misslsslppl exposition and de creasing the cost of the government exhibit. The resolution uuthorlzes the secretary of the trensury to orect a building for un exhibit of the United Httites life-saving service nt a cost uot to exceed S2,r00, an incrcnso of from 850,000 to 8U2.SOO in tho appropriation for a government building or buildings und reduces tho cost of tho govern ment exhibit from 8150.000 to $137,500. Chairman Mercer of tho house com mittee on public buildings and grounds bus unnounccd his sub-committco appointments. Mr. Mercer is chair man sf thcHub-cominlttecfor the states of Nebraska, Pennsylvania and Ala bama. For Nebruska thero are four bills pending before his committee; ono to Increase the limit of cost for tho Omaha public building to 82,000,000, one to pay half of the cost of paving around the public building in Lincoln, Sll,500.:i0;oiiu for a ST.,000 building for Pluttsmouth und ono for a 310,000 site for Hastings. When tho bill for prohibition of Pelagic seullng was up for consider ation in the senate, a lively debate f ensued In the course of which Senator Pettigrew of South Dakota made, a few rcmurks lelutlve to continued submis sion to "this hooked-nosed Jews of London to ascertain whether they uro willing thut we should do this und ho." He desired nn amendment to kill tho seals off. The amendment fulled, and the bill passed by a vote of 37 U 1 1. The conference report on the emer gency relief mousure for the Klondike. country was agreed to by the house. It compromises the. umount of relief at 8200,000; provides for securing the con sent of Cuuudu to extending the relief to the Cauudiun side, nnd authorize the use of the army to curry out the re lief measures. It also provides that the supply must bo purchased, iustcud of being donated. Senator Allen introduced a resolu tion, which was pussed, directing tho postmuster-geneiul to inform the sen ate of all ruilwuy und steamship mall contracts made by the United States now In force, the names of persons or companies with whom they uro made, the servico to bo performed and the sum to be paid by the United States. Senutor Teller will oppose tho nomi nation of Charles Page Itryun as minis ter to China. His opposition, ho says, is bused solely upon tho ground that the complications arising out of the at tempt to dismember China and divide her territory will need a stronger man than Mr. Itryun, one more able and of wider experience in diplomacy, In Its consideration of the legislative and judicial appropriation bill the house so fur has disposed of eighty-ulno of the 112 pages of the bill. Only ono amendment of Importance wus adopted. It reduces the clerical force at the pen sion office ninety-five, involving a re duction lu Milurlcs of 81 15,000. Tho names of Attorney-General Me Kcnnu und Charles G. Duwes have been sent to the .senate, the former for as sociate justice of the supreme court to succeed Justice Field, the latter for comptroller of the currency to succeed James II. Kckles. Congressman Maxwell lias intro duced a bill upproprlat S 15,000 for the purpose of retaining und increasing the height of the riprap work on the right bank of the Missouri river at tv point Immediately above Sioux City, la Dakota county, Neb. Senator Allen of Nebraska has ad dressed a letter to the secretary of the interior, suggesting the advisability of tnuklng an Indian exhibit at the coming Omaha exposition. Secretary Ullss has the matter under consideration. The names of Win. R. Alters of Al liance, Neb., and Harlan C. llaird of loiernigc, nave neeu sent to tno sen ate, tho former to be receiver of public money, the latter ns Indian agent ut the Santce Indian agency. Senator Allen has prepared nn amendment to the Indian appropria tion bill conferring on the secretary of tho Intcrlor.tho right to establish cat tle trails nnd wagou roads u'cross the Indiun possessions. Senntor und Mrs. Thurston have cards out for a reception at H o'clock on the evening of Saturday tho 25th, Christmas day, the occasion being tho twenty-fifth or silver anulversary of their murrlagc. Senator Allen's resolution, calling for information from the blmctnlllo commission, went over till the middle of January on request of Senator Wol- con, wnu usKcii lor time to prepare a statement. Senntor Allen's bill granting the right to the Omaha Northern Railway company to construct a i all way across uu; wiiiiiini mm w iiini-oiiii reservations in Nebraska has been pussed by tho senate. Secretary Ullss hns unproved for pat ent for the Union Pacllle Railroad com pany u list of lands selected under Its prunt embracing 1,000 acres uloug tho line of tho road in Nebraska. Representative Green has introduced n bill to provide for tho pin chuso of a site for tho erection of a public build ing ut Keurncy, Nub., tho site to cost not more than 810,000. Congress has adjourned for tho holi days to meet January 5. Most of the Nebraska delegation will stay In Nashington during the holiday recess attending to depart ment duties. Thero is scarcely a member of the i-cui.i-.uu ueiegation who doea uot civil lUTorsomo moutllcutloii' of servico law, the The senate bill to prohibit pclnglo seallug has been passed by the house. One of its provisions prohibits tho im portation of sealskins Into tho United States. Representative Grccno of Nebraska has introduced a bill in nnn.ln,, Tmll I M.' .9!lle',ll0' V'ldo w ot Captain GillespU At I'll U mnnMi I w V) I 1 . v rr y ""T"Z -?" 3aa'sa-n jfcW.WV..ti-J li iii r n m linn i'i ii i-t4--MiMrtJVMCTtcriattaitgaaa,Jrr p