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(LASH JHAS COME
Situation in Old Kentucky is
Again Very Critical,
MANY ARMED MEN ARE MARCHING
Capitol Is llnrrliHiloil, With Troup on
Utmril Itrpiilillnin OlllclnW ltc-l.t
Arrol mill Pico to Lexington
Tho l.'nd Not Yet.
A Frankfort. Ky.. dispatch of March
10 says; 'J'ho situation here reached a
point of excitement today almost ap
proaching that of tin stirring times
immediately following tin- assasslnu
lion of Governor Ooobel. The rein
statement of tlio tuilltary power it)
complete control of the state execu
tive building and tin- loftiMil of tho
military authority to allow tho local
police ami civil ollicors to enter the
building for the purpose of nriosling
Sociolnry of State Caleb Powers anil
Capt. .lohn V. Davis charged with be
ing accessories to tho Goebel nssassi
nation, and tho probability of a eon
ilict between the civil and military
authorities niuelo the situation serious
during most of the day.
This morning City Marshal Uiohard
son applied at the executive building
and ileinanded to bo admitted for tho
purpose of arresting I'owersand Davis,
but was turned bach and the warrants
were then turned over to Sheriff Suter.
The latter nisei presented himself at
the executive building and demanded
admittance, lie was lcferrcd by tho
otllcer in charge to Colonel Morrow,
and tho latter belli? found said:
"I am sorry, Mr. Sheriff, but it is
against (ioverneir Taylor's orders to let
any one into tin building toelay."'
During tho afternoon Towers and
Davis escaped to Lexington disguised
as soldiers, hut weird had preceded
them, and they were seized by a posse
of deputy sheriffs and hurried' to jail.
CALM ON SUNDAY.
'IheDit, Wan Olio of Cntupimitlvo fliilrt
IVilliif; Iti prrxHiMl,
A Lexington. Ivy., Miueh 11 dispatch
.nys: The Sabbath day brought a
hopeful and encoui aging ea'.in to the
stotm, which for throe hour-, on Satur
elay night came near precipitatinj?
bloodshed which would have been
ended with the thieateued riot at the
depot when Secretary of State Powers
and Captain Davis were anestcd by
the Lexington olilcials. Jt was hai'd
to tell what an attempt at leicuc
would have led to.
The adoption of a disguise by Davis
and Powers in order to j?et out of
Frankfort put an ugly phase em the
matter for the prisoners, in the opinion
of .some of their friends at Lexington,
although they explain they did so
merely to get away from the local Goo
bel influences which tlu'y allege would
work to their detriment in securing a
fair trial.
'lajlorMny May i:rn,
Sunday afternoon a report gained
cuneney in Frankfort that Governor
Taylor had given ids soldiers orders te
arrest (iovcrnor lieekham and other
otllcers of the democratic state govern
ment. On account of this report the
Ilcckham men enlisted by Captain
Marshall were assembled at the city
hall, armed and sworn in as special
police for thu purpose of protecting
the democratic ollicors. yho arc still
quurtcied at the Capital hotel. A
large number of citiens also volun
teered and were assigned to various
posts in the vicinity of the hotel to of
fer resistance in case the talked of ar
rests were attempted.
It is feared that civil war can hardly
be averted if a stray shot should be
11 reel.
ASHLAND MAN TRIES TO KILL
Minoti Throe Time nl Wlfo Without
i:rrct.
The domestic elillicuhics of Wan en
Coon and his wife, of Ashland, fulmi
nated in a shooting afl'i ay, in which he
tired three shots at his wife. Coon is
a blacksmith, who has lived for several
years in Ashland, lie lias a wife and
two sons, erne of them a young man
away from home. For some month',
there has been domestic discord, with
claims on the part of Mrs. Coon that
he was unfaithful to her. The climax
was reached a month or more ago when
Mrs, Coon tiled a suit for divorce. A
few days ago she returned from Oma
ha, where she had been staying, and
took possession of tho home. Mr. Coon
has boon acting in a strange and
flighty manner, and It is charged has
been drinking a good deal. This after
noon lie watched for his wife, and lired
three shots at her, but failed to hit
her. He was disarmed, arrested and
bound over.
KIIIh a iiurKlur.
A. C. Moffot, cashier of the First
State Hank at Waverly, 111., shot and
instantly killed a negro burglar in his
bedroom. A quantity of stolen valua
bles was found on the person of the
dead man. He lias been identified but
was supposed to have been a noted
crook.
Muriloreil by it Hchitlvo.
Christ llauer was murdered by Kr
nest Meyer, his brotlior-iu-law, thirty
miles east of Sioux City. Ilotli men
are farmers, llauer met death in do
fending his mother, with whom Meyer
had picked a quarrel, Meyer had
been drinking.
Tninufcrreil to Clilruco,
Llewellyn F. Ilarker, associate pro
fessor of pathology of the John Hop
kins medical school, has accepted tho
chair of anatomy and neurology at the
University of Chicago,
ASK FOR MORE TROOPS
Anmrltmi Suddcr In l'ltliluu Mronj;
holtls lliirranieil. i
A Manila dispatch says: Generals '
loiing ami ttooit are asking for ein
foreonionts. and a battalion of the
Forty-eighth regiment lias boon sent
to Aparrl. Other troops will follow.
The rebels lecontly persistently at
tacked Ap.irrl for several bonis, but
wore finally driven away. Details of
the airalr aie lacking.
The rebels are holding reunions in
the ptovince of North iloe'os, and the
lied Ivatipunan cross, symbolic of re
sistance, is again appearing among the
natives.
It is believed that the insurgent gen
erals Tinio and Flores have been
driven by General Yotiiy? into (ion
oral Hood's territory south of Aparrl.
The fact that tlonoral Young Is un
able, owing to lack of troops, to main
tain garrisons in all the towns occu
pied lias had a bad effect on the
natives.
(lenoral Kates has returned here af
ter leaving garrisons in the provinces
of North and South Cainarinos. The
expedition lost seven men killed and
ten wounded. On entering New Ca
eoies, piovinee of South Cainarinos.
tieneral Hates learned that two thous
and insurgents departed the (nine day.
The Americans immediately sent out
tin eo pursuing columns, encountering
the enemy in throe small engagements
and killing a total of forty men.
The Spanish prisoners report that
the enemy has divided into small
bands in the mountains, under the
leadership of tJeneral Legaspi. The
town of Iriga lias been burned by the
enemy. Hotli provinces woio thorough
ly evacuated. The Inhabitants of the
district of Llhmanan, including Abrll,
the provincial governor and other olil
cials, are returning to their homes.
Abell has issued a pioclamation calling
upon the native:) to submit to the
Americans.
THE ARTICLE IS DENOUNCED
lima mi Municipal Count 11 Nul In Svin
pnthy With ltii'iclo'K YitiivH.
At a mooting of the municipal conn
ell at Havana a portion of the article
writt.'ii by .lames 1). Runeie, for an
American publication, on mis-government
in Cuba, was road, and it was
proposed that the municipality request
that Mr. Hunch bo not permitted to
continue as a member of the law com
mission here. Objection w as made to
tills step, however, it being pointed
out that when a much higher otllelal
than Mr. Hunch; had made graver
charges against the Cubans, the muni
cipality had not taken any action.
Other eouneilmen said that this un
doubtedly referred to tumoral Ludlow,
governor of the department of Havana,
in whose case, however, it was said
there were only newspaper reports to
go by, without any signature attached
to them. Hesides, it was assorted
many of the tilings (Seneral Ludlow
had said against the Cubans were true,
it was finally agreed to send an ad
dress to Oovernor IJonoral Wood, say
ing that the municipality regards
Mr. Uuneie's article with profound (lis
gust and regret.
SECURE A MARKED ADVANCE
Wiirch for 1'iiilillrr thu Highest for
Many Your.
At the bimonthly wage conference
at Youngstowu., O., between represent
atives of the amalgamation associa
tion and the iron workers an advance
of S.1 cents a ton in the rate for pud
dling was agreed upon. The rate is
now six dollars a ton, the highest
price paid since 1880. About -'O.OOP
men are affected bv the result.
Keuue SuccoiIh llnnnoity.
News from what is considered a re
liable source, reaches Sioux City, la.,
that Archbishop .lohn Keane is to be
Archbishop Hennessey's successor, it
is said the archbishops of the country
and the arch diocese have unanimously
agreed to send his name to Koine. It
is further stated that there are to be
two new Catholic sees in Iowa, with
Sioux City and Dcs Moines us see
cities.
Lynch h f-ro.
Word has reached Valdosota, Ga., of
a double murder and lynching near
.lonniiigs, Fia. Two white men by the
name of Curlier were killed by a negro,
whoso name could not be learned. The
negro was captured by the sheriff. A
nioli quickly gathered, took the mur
derer from the ollicors and swung him
up to a tree.
Cut IIuhIiuuiI'h Throat.
At Joliet, III., Mrs. .lohn (iallaglier,
IJfty years old, while hi a iit of tem
porary insanity arose from her bed,
procured a razor and returning to the
bedroom, cut her husband's throat
from ear to ear. Ho died before the
police arrived on the scene. The de
mented woman is now in jail. Two
small children were sleeping in an
adjoining room, but were not molested
Twelve More IIoiIIvm.
Twelve more bodies have been taken
from the Hod Asli mine. This makes
a total of -17 dead bodies taken out,
and at least two more are known to be
in the mine.
Tfiiin Hum; til for Murilor.
At Hoauuiont, Tex., Anthony Hop
kins was hanged for the murder of his
wife, in thu presence of .1,000 people,
who took up a collection of 8100 for
ids mother and sent it with his re
mains to her in Waco.
KllleMl by l'oolpHiln.
John H. Stout, a respected citizen of
Indianapolis, hid., while on his way
home, was robbed and shot by foot
pads, from the effects of which he
died. Police have failed to find any
clue to the murderers.
A PLEA FOR PEAC
President Krugcr Makes Move
for Intervention.
SOUNDS THE POWERS Of EUROPE
1Ii-1kIuiii, llolliiuil iiiiiI N MitIk'hI Ap
prone'liml I'ultiMl Slates Not Can
dle Important Mov lltpee'teil
At nn Curl) Hate.
A dispatch from The Hague dated
March 1','tli says: "It is learned from
a reliable source that President Km
gor, through the I'onsuls of Pretoria,
lias appealed for the intervention of
the greater powers in the Transvaal
war, and has also appealed to the gov
ernments of liolgium, Holland and
Switzerland.
Woid from Washington says there is
reason to believe that tho I'nitod Stales
government Is using its good ulllces to
restore peace between tiroat Hrltaln
and the South African republics.
I.oid Pauneofote called at the state
department and spent half an hour
with Secretary Hay. If he was made
acquainted with the tenor of any coin-mutiiculic-i
relative to pcaec that may
have come from Pretoria, lie gave no
sign of the fact.
The olilcials of tin dop.it ttiieut also
maintained a losorve lospooting this
subject that was impenetrable, and all
that could be obtained from them was
an injunction to await the develop
ments of the novt twenty-four hours.
It is surmised from this that the de
partment Is restrained from discussing
the subject by a' regard for the diplo
matic piopriotii's
The Transvaal having appealed to
tei lierinany for mediation or interven
tion in the war with tiroat Itritain,
Germany has replied that she declines
to lulerfcie, as she is in no way con
cerned in tho cJiilliet.
REV. SHELDON'S PAPER.
Tho Topcliu Cup 1 1 ii I CiiiniM Out at ii
Christian NoiNpiiptr.
The "main purpose of the pap.r will
be to Inllucucc its readers to seek llrst
the kingdom of God."
The Hev. Charles M. Sheldon, who
Monday assumed editorial and busi
ness control of the Topeka Daily Capi
tal, which lie will retain emu week,
made this announcement in his editor
ial leader outlining his policy.
The Capital during tills time will lu
a "newspaper." The "news,"as defined
by Mr. Sheldon, is anything in the way
of current events that the public
ought to know for-its moral and spirit
ual development. Tli paper is abso
lutely non-partisan and partisan po
litical news an given scant notice.
All editorial and important local
matter are signed by the writers.
There will be no Sunday paper, but
instead a Saturday evening paper suit
able for Sunday reading.
The llrst item on the first page Tues
day was a prayer written by Hishoji
John A. Vincjntof the Methodist Kpis
copal church.
CATTLE CAR CAUGHT FIRE
Cnrloiul of limine Hum While u Train
Is In Motion.
A. K. Griffith of Lincoln, Neb., sus- I
tallied the loss of a carload of cattle in
a very peculiar way. He shipped forty-eight
young animals in a large cat
to Silver Creek, Neb., over the Union
Pacific. When the train was about a
mile from Valparaiso a spark form the
engine in some manner became lodged
in the bedding of the car causing it to
flame up rapidly. The forward por
tion of the car was blazing before the
accident was discovered and thu train
was brought to a stop. The cattle
penned in the car became frantic and
those near the lire were burned while
many of those at tho other end and es
pecially in the middle of the car were
injured by the wild efforts of the ani
mals to escape. When the trainmen
opened the door of the car the cattle
jumped out and almost without, an ex
ception all that jumped were injured
bo they had to.be killed.
Auk That Dattt Do CIiiiiiKc(I.
A Kansas City, Mo., dispatch of
March 1!) says: The subcommittee of
the national democratic committee, ap
pointed at Washington to make ar
rangements for the national conven
tion in July, are. in Kansas City. A
committee of the leieul passenger
agents met the committee and argued
for a changed of date for the conven
tion, pleading that if held on July 1,
us planned, the railways will not be
able to offer proper facilities be'oause
of the usual excursion businesson that
date. They urge that the date be
changed to July 3.
A lloinh In Church.
An empty beer keg, surmounted by
a dynamite bomb, was found by the
police in St. Paul's church, Cedar Hap
ids, la. Rev, Mr. Lockwood, the pas
tor, has been nctive in opposition to
the saloon petition now circulating,
and it is Inferred that the keg and
bomb were intended as a threat.
KIIIh Dcupernilo.
A special from Tecumsch.Okl., states
that Rager Hrutio, alias "Jim the
Tough," arrested for horse stealing and
murder, attempted to escape from
Sheriff Grace.
The men Had a fierce struggle nnd
Grace succeeded in killing Hruno, but
1b himself seriously, if not fatally in
jured. Elder Michael M. Stover of Table
Rock, Neb, who camu to Nebraska
thirty-six years ujo, died suddenly of
neuralgia of the heart.
FOURTEEN LIVES ARE LOST
Tenement Mouse Hums unit Mini) 1'co
plo t'urlolt.
Fourteen persons lost their lives,
two persons wore seriously injuied
and many others slightly burned in a
flie at Newark. N. J., which destroyed
a tenement. The firemen, after tin
flames had been subdued, took thir
teen bodies from the ruins and while
they wore thus engaged another victim
of tin lire died In the city hospital.
One family was wiped out completely,
and of another family only the fathei
lives, and he is in the city hospital,
where it Is believed ho will die.
eVnll) I'lro In Oiiiitlni.
The throe-story brick building at
I'll! i'ni'tiiiiii street. Omaha, occupied
by the Omaha Tent and Awning com
pany, was totally dost toyed by Ilio.
The stock of Sehnioller v Mueller on
tile west and that of the Nebraska Seed
company on the east weto seriously
damaged by smoke and water. Tin
total losses will foil up about S.IO.OOO
.'iiillli'il of Murder.
IMwin II. tillluiiiu, charged with tho
murder of a young minor named Dan
Sullivan last Christmas, was acquitted
by u jury at Hutte Mont., on his own
and unsupported testimony that he
killed tho man in self-defense. Gill
man is the sou of I'rauk Gilluian, a
hanker of Hamburg, la.
Trli'il In Kill.
At Plattstnouth. Noli . a fellow giv
ing his name as Plunkott, attempted
to shoot a young eigariuakor named O.
Wells, luil was prevented from so do
ing by Wells, who giabbed the strang
er's gun. The trouble, for which there
was no publication whatever, look
place in Natka's saloon.
s'lipho In Sopprciii'it.
At a speelal mooting of the city
eotineil of Flint. Mich., a resolution
was adopted in support of Mayor
1'iaw ford's determination to prevent a
proposed piose illation of "Sapho." The
resolution instructs the marshal to
pi event the performance. '
THE NEWSINBRIEF
Secretary of War Root is in Cuba, in
specting the fortresses.
Three f re ill cases of bubonic plague
have appeared at Sidney, N. S. W.
ftiiii'ivssiuan Mereei has introduced
a bill to establish a sub-treasury at
Omaha.
Four new eases of bubonic plague
have developed in Honolulu since
March J.
Tin senate devoted a portion of its
session tu eulogies of Hie late Senator
Ilayward.
The Nebraska horticultural society
decided to hold its summer meeting at
North Platte, July s.
Loudon papers are very niiicli op
posed to the senate amendment to the
llay-I'auneefote treaty.
It is believed the meat bill pending
in the German Reichstag will be elc
foated. It is very unpopular.
The senate tabled Senator Hoar's
amendment giving ex-tjiieen Lilwoka
laiii $:.'),)(() ami an annuity of 10,000
Near Hernando, Miss., Thomas Clay
ton, a negro, was shot to death by
members of his own race because of
a criminal t'ssault on a ten-year-old
girl.
Two sections of a freight train on
the Wabash near Itlue Mound, 111.,
collided. Sam Houil of Litchfield and
Ilcrt Seymour of Waverly, brakeuieu,
were killed.
The dead body of a woman, identi
fied as Mrs. Solum Johnson of Omaha
was found in the lake at Riverside
lark. She had trouble with her hus
band and became insane.
It is said President Kruger and Pres
ident Steyn liavu wired Lord Salisbury
peace proposals, on condition that the
independence of the two republics be
respected and the rebel colonials am
nested. A dwelling house owned by J. G.
Wheeler, who resides five miles east of
llartington, Neb., took fire and burned
to the ground. The origin of the lire
is unknown. Scarcely anything was
saved.
For alleged abuse of ills wife and
family, Peter Huffman, a minor of Ly
ford, north of Torre Haute, hid., was
taken from Ids home by a band of
whltoeaps and beaten unmercifully.
The indontlty of the whitooaps is un
known. Fire in tho building of the Massa
chusetts Macaroni company, at Koston,
Mass., caused the death of one fire
man, the probably fatal injury of an
other nnd the serious injury of three
other, besides entailing a llnancial
loss of S7.1.000 to SI .10,000.
The Nancy Hanks Lincoln memorial
association of Indiana met at the gov
ernor's otlice and decided to accept the
proposition of J. S. Culver, a Spring
field, 111., contractor, to erect, free of
charge, a monument over the grave of
Lincoln's mother, near Lincoln City,
Silencer county, Indiana. Mr. Culver
is rebuilding thu Lincoln monument
at Springfield.
The president has commuted to im
prisonment for life thu sentence to
death imposed by court martial in the
case Private George Murphy, company
C, Twenty-fourth infantry, convicted
of the murder of another soldier of the
same company in the Philippines.
The Modern Woodmen of America
camps of Lincoln are to give a grand
ball in the new auditorium building
on thu evening of April l for the pur
pose of raising a fund to erect a Wood
man hall. It Is expected that nearly
every camp In Nebraska will be repre
sented in the assembly on that even
"If
DANGEiWASSi
Kentucky is to be a Decent
State,
HIE LEGISLATURE HAS ADJOURNED.
AKrroini'iil Hint Hitii Iti'iirhrd IIHmitii
Contt'iiilInK rnt'tlon. noil 'I lit'jr
Await Di'i'Mim of Court
Ahhlii Verdict.
Tin legislature of Kentucky has ad
journed sine die. A conference be
tween Adjutant Generals Collier and
Caslleman losiilted in a perfect under
standing being reached. Governor
Taylor will continue to no! as gover
nor. Governor lleekhaiii will make no
move toward securing possession of the
state buildings until after the eouit of
appeals has decided the disputed gov
ernorship. The legislature appropri
ated 8100,001) for t lie use of Governor
Itcekhain In roeiigauliug the s'.ato
militia. Tills in brief is the situutUm
In Kentucky politics.
(iovcrnor Taj lor w ill not oiilliuc his
future plan of action I ejond the state
ment which lie made to tin Associated
press e'oriespiiudeiit. that lie would
"continue to act as governor." Re
publicans in Governor Tujlo-'s eon
Ihlenoe, however, say that ho will
remain at Frankfort in the discharge
of Ills elutics until the coin t of last re
sort passes upon the question at Issue.
Then, if the decision be against him.
he will step out at once and turn over
tin state buildings to Governor ltcok
hiim. FOR A WOODMAN HALL
Lincoln Ciinipi Aiiihll lints to have n I'm-
trmiil llulhlliiK.
The Modern Woodmen of Amotion is
continuing its marvelous gtowth.
whicli has been tin aihnlratioii of the
fraternal insurance world for several
j'cars past. At present theie are .171!
local camps in Nebraska Willi a total
membership of .'10. .V.' I. Neighbors
drive miles to attend meetings of their
camp. Nebraska Woodmen now carrj
SHl.i.,.,7i..1()0 insurance in this order.
The idea of a Woodman hail is being
talked of all over the jurisdiction at
the present time. There is talk of
Woodman halls in both Omaha ami
Lincoln at the present time. A joint
committee representing the live big
eaiups of Lincoln are arranging a big
ball in tlio now auditorium for tho
purpose of starting a "nestegg" fund,
having for Its object the securing of a
Woodman hall. The bull will lie given
on the evening of April I. and prom
ises to lie the most successful frater
nal affair ever attempted in the capi
tal eity.
CANNOT CHANGE THE DATE
Di'inncri.tlc Convention Will Do Hclil
on liiili'iirnilinre Day.
The sub-committee of the democratic
national committee decided that it
could not change tho date for holding
the convention from .Inly I without
the consent of the entire committee,
and the opinion was expressed that no
change of date will lie made.
Tho committee accepted an offer
made bj the Kansas City club, which
tendered the use of its elegant club
house for headquarters during the con
vention. Especially satisfactory arrangements
were made for the newspaper and tele
graph Intcri'sts.
The hotels have closed several con
tracts for housing several of the largo
delegations, among them being Tam
many, whose representative' selected
l'J.'i rooms at one hostelry. Hotel man
agers announce that they will make a
rate of 8.1 per day for room and bath
and three meals on the American plan.
HurrU IMeiulH Not Utility.
A great deal of Interest is manifested
In the Harris-Hlenklron murder trial,
whicli commenced Tuesday at llart
ington. Editor Harris appeared in
court, accompanied by ids brother and
three attorneys. He quivered us the
information was read charging him
with murilor in the first degree, but
pleaded not guiltj'. The regular panel
ef jurymen was exhausted and another
has been ordered summoned.
I'll I it I Tt-iiiH Duel.
News reached Waco, Tex., of a des
perate duel at WliitiK'j", thirty miles
distant, between Dick Delamar mid
Joe Williams, in which the latter was
killed and the former soriouslj' wound
ed. The cause of the tragedy was due
to a remark alleged 1 1 have been made
ley Williams detrimental to the charac
ter of u young lady with whom Dela
mar was infatuated.
1'Rlul Kentucky I'leht.
At Forest Hill, ten miles from Au
gusta, Ky., an entertainment was be
ing given when llarvey Moran and pons
engaged lu a fight witli the Hamilton
brothers. Hurby Moran was killed
outright and Harvey Moran beaten to
death almost. Two of the lluiniltons
were shot, one fatally.
Itiillrottil Workman Injured,
Everett llaugliton of Teciimseli.Neb.,
was somewhat injured while at work
with a steel laying gang on the Ittir
llngtou road. He was working on a
flat car, was crowded oil' and falling
lit on his head on n pile of ties. Quite
a scalp wound was inflicted.
News has been received from Anda
lusia, Ala., of the killing of Thomas
Sharp by Will Craddock in tlio jury
room of the court house at that place
early this morning. The men quar
relled over u game of cards.
PiOREIDLE MEN IN CHICAGO
Saih, Door nnil Itlluil .Miiiiiifin:tiirtr9
Close Don n.
The sash, door and blind manufac
turers of Chicago and vicinity have
voted to close their mills until tho
tabor troubles are adjusted. Hy thin
action t.000 moil are added to the CO,
000 now Idle and business interests are
further crippled. Ills thought that
they will remain shut down for at
least sixty elays.
The ainalgainated woodworkers atti
tude in respect to Hie building strike)
may have something to do with tlio
closing of the mills. Thej have at
tempted to prevent the elellvery of ma
torluls fioin the mill to jobs being car
ried on by the contractors with the
non-union men and thus embarrassed
tin mill owners to a largo extent.
SATISFACTORILY SETTLED.
Typi'foiiNiIrm iiiiiI Workmen ltiuoli
Ai;rii'iiti'itl.
At Philadelphia, at a conference be
tween the typefounders of the United
States and their employes, regardlnff
wages and hours, the question was set
tled satisfactory to both sides. Tlio
new wage schedule and the nine-hour
work (laj will go into effect April 1.
The advance in wages amounts to
from 1,1 to 'JO per cent over the present
scale. Tin unions domaiiiled an In
ereaso.of from L'O to 'J.I per cent, but
accepted a e'oiuproiniso. The confer
once was in pi ogress nearly a week,
during which time day and night ses
sions woie held. The typefounders at
the meet lug represented fully 8J0.000,
000 capital ami the delegates of thu
workmen's union represented 1,000 em
ployes. Typefounders from nearly
e'very section of the country were in
attendance.
HOLDUPS AT DEADWOOD.
Itelj-n of Otitliutry In tho llluek Mill
Mi'tropolli.
Two men entered the Olympic bak
er j' on Sherman avenue, Doadwood,
S. I)., and ashed for some bread.
While the clerk was wrapping it up
one of the men hit him over the head,
knocking him senseless'. The robbers
then went through the safe, getting
about S 1 7.1 in money. Two arresta
were made.
About tho same time a box car on
the lliirliugtoii road was broken into
ami several hundred dollars worth of
goods woio taken.
A mini ii.-niiKil I'liti-li'lt llnrli'V vviih
held up at Doadwood and robbed of
ids pocket hook and other valuables.
JAPAN REFUSES ADMISSION
Auierli mi Innurnui'11 Ceinipmili'-. Call
to
Comply vilth thu I.'ivv.
Oriental advices state that permis
sion to do elu luess in Japan lias been
refused sixty foreign insurance compa
nies, most of them American. Japan
ese eillleials state' that this results from
the fact that their applications have
failed to comply with tlio Japanese
insurance laws.
Though Korea has never formally
assented, Russia regards as accepted
its proposal of several months ago to
loan Korea several million yen in re
turn for exclusive milling privileges.
The Russian ami French cable and
tologiaph systems in Siberia, China,
ami Iiido-China are soon to be connect
ed. Will 1'ay nil Dponltorii.
Creditors of the Hank of Hitchcock,
Hitchcock, S. I)., whicli was robbed of
SlL',000 cash and the building burned
Friday night, met recently, and Ethe
real Wilson, proprietor of tho bank,
arranged to pay all depositors in full,
their claims amounting to about 98,000.
Fully 8 1 'J. 000 was known to be In the
safe at the close of business Friday
night, but when the safe wus opened
all but a few silver dollars was gone.
Ilouds, notes and other valuable papers
were not disturbed. People of Hitch
cock are making strenuous efforts to
ascertain who did the job, they being
satisfied it was the work of profes
sionals. Dei'hli'M for llnnk.
In the case at Omaha of the state
against the Omaha National bank and
J. II. Millard for tho collection of
S'JOO.OOO, Judge linker has decided in
favor of the defendants, as he did when
the e-ase was originally tried bj him
prior to appeal to the supreme court.
n ebraska"newsnotes
The state Sunday school association
Is to lie held in Lincoln June 10, 20 and
lit.
Some days ago the wife of Wm.
Snyder at Sjtuoiiso. received a fall.
She elied from its effects Monday.
Fanners in Nebraska are putting in
wheat, and grass is starting. The
ground is in excellent condition.
The burning iiucslion in Kearney
this spring will be that of wet or dry.
The election will settle the flood or
drouth problem.
Governor Poynter enjoyed a rabbit
hunt Tuesday in the vlclnitj of Kear
ney. The game was beaten up by a
wire cable over n thousand feet long,
drawn by two teams of horses. Over
fifty rabbits were killed.
Every bit of evidence from all over
Nebraska indicates that the, outlook 1b
most favorable for good "ci ops. The
conditions are good.
The trial of Frank h. Dinsmore,
charged with the murder of Fred Lane
at Odessa, has begun at Lexington.
The opening day shows that the de
fense will put up a strong tight.
The liurlington is putting In a new
siding at Greenwood, nearly one and
one-half miles in length. This is made
necessary by the business done in that
station and the number of trains that'
pass.
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