1
'J'..
n
ROB EXPRESS SAfE
Thieves Make Rich Haul at
Manila, Iowa.
SUM rORTY THOUSAND DOLLARS
(Mitels) Track Thieve In thf Hnow to
Ttmrt Where thejr ttlew Open III
Iron tint 'Hire Men tlnlir
Arrel ror Crime,
A Sioux City, February 10 dispatch
Ryu: Prompt und active work by the
authorities nt Mnntln, In., resulted Id
the. arrest of three men who arc sus
pected of having lccii implicated In
the theft of a United States express
afe, said to Imvc contained $40,000.
The. Chicago. Milwaukee ,fc St. Paul
tntln, on which Hit safe kdh taken
from Sioux City, nrrtrrd nt Manila.
Tho Omaha train was late nud .linnet
Sturlovaut of Ktuux City, the express
messenger, did not hurry in unloading
the? (foods itnd packages from hiicnr.
'1'he express safe, wllli other articles,
wos unloaded uiut placed on u truck on
the depot platform mid then Slttrtc
vuut Rnil the baggageman went to the
other end of the plalfoim to get an
othor truck lond.
When Sturtcvnut returned, he no
ticed that the articles on the truok
were disarranged, and a glance showed
that the Iron lion was gone.
Tbctc was grout evjltoment and no
Unio was lost iu spreading the alurin.
City Marshal ForroU hastily assembled
ajpossc, and vigorous work was In-gun.
Snow lay thick upon the ground and
it did not take lone to dim-over the
tracks of two persons who evidently
had been carrying- some heavy object
directly from the truck as 'it stood
upon the depot plnlfoim.
OThey carried the snfo the distance of
two blocks and then loaded It Into a
wagon, which hud been left therein
waiting. The wagon was driven about
mile and a half out Into the country
"" "irmauo sate was hirccd open
and the contents were abstracted. The
men then abandoned the safe and went
tllelr way on a new track.
It was not dlllleult to trace them,
however, and this morning three nr
rest were made. Their names are
John Jackson, .lolin Stovall uud f'has.
Hayes. All are men who live at Ma
nila and arc well known. Their repu
talions heretofore hare not been bud.
They stoutly protest their Innocence,
but thn authorities believe the evidence
against at least two of them will prove
conclusive.
The safe which was stolen contained
in the neighborhood of 810,000. Twelve
thousand dollars was hi cash and the
remainder lu drafts, chocks uud various
valuables.
ENGLAND CANNOT COMPLY.
Refine to Accept United .Nlnte' .Nlrara
Run Canal l'mjrit.
U lias been learned by a representa
tive of the Associated press at London
that a reply will shortly be sent to the
United States Nicaragua canal project.
It will not comply with the senate's
demands. Neither will it he in the
nature of a Hat refusal, though for the
purposes of general construction it
will be tantamount to such a refusal.
It will consist mainly In a counter
proposal or proiwsulB,' likely to neces
sitates extended negotiations with the
nature of the proposal not yet ascer
tainable. Lord Paunccfoto will pro
bably be the medium through whom
the answer will be sent and by whom
the subsequent negotiations will chief
ly, be conducted. From llrltlsh olllcliil
opinion It Is likely that several mouths
will elapse before the matter reaches
a equeltislon, by which time the Huy
Punecfote treaty will have elapsed on
the basis of the senate's amendments.
The British counter propositions are
now formulating and it is possible an
entirely now agreement will cveutu
ailj' te reached.
Sofarascau be ascertained the ad
tninlstrntlon has not hud any Intima
tlou of the counter proposr.ls "the Lou
don dispatch says will bo made In the
matter of the isthiutun canal. There
Is a feeling of regret that the llrltlsh
government has felt lUolf constrained
to udopt such n course, us the hope
was entertained that the amendments
to the Hay-I'atncefote ttentv might
huvelieon accepted lu the spirit lu
which they were made. Senator Mor
gnn, when Informed Saturday of the
uews, said he believed If (Iroat Hrltau
has decided to take the notion stated It
would create resentment lu the senate
and among the people, and distrust of
the motives of that government. He
hoped It might rosult lu some action
on the part of the pending bill at this
session. Senator Morgan, however,
was not willing to say what action, If
any, he proposed to take to bring
bout bucIi a result.
Milan or Herri III.
The condition of Former King Milan
of Servla, who has been seriously ill
for some time, has tnken a turn, for the
worse. Both hit, lungs arc congested,
the heart Is very weak and his malady
has entered a critical stage.
Hchraaka Mitu'a I.uck.
Noah 8. Wood, brother of 0. S. Wood
and John O. Wood, of Table ltoek, Neb.,
who went from there several years
aluco U engage lu tho mining business
in Montana, has recently struck a
'lead" near Dillon, In that stute, which
It la said Is very rich, and Is calculated
to make him Immensely wealthy, Tho
discovery created great excitement In
the vicinity, according to the Dillon
papers. His many friends In Table
Itoek hope that he will not be dls
appoluUHl und that the "sunset of his
Ufa" may be tinged with bright shades
of yellow and gold.
MAY LOSE HIS SEAT.
Olijfxllon Marie to Delegate Wilton of
Hawaiian IlanU,
The charges against Delegate Wil
cox of Hawaii have been tnken up by
house committee on elections No. 1.
Mr. Wilcox was present, accompanied
by Representative lloblnson of Indi
ana, who appeared as his friend and
counsel. Tho written answer of Mr.
Wilcox was then submitted. He claims
that many of the charges against him
are without merit, lu regard to th
letters he Is accused of huvtng written,
dated respectively January .11, 1800,
nnd March 8, 1800, he suggests that
tho conditions prevailing at thut tlma
nnd tho legal status of the Hawaiian
Islands with respect to the United
States were entirely different from
those existing later and at the time of
his election. He claims to bo now sin
cerely and thoroughly an American,
believing In and heartily supporting
tholr institutions.
Mr. lloblnson added that the dele
gate had received no notice of contest
as provided by the rulos.
Three additional letters were inlro,
duced and he made the same answer to
them. The letters were written In
1HM and ctltlclsed the American cours
in the Philippines.
Mr. Oear, tho prosecutor then con
tended that the election of Mr. Wllcoji
was void, as the requirement! of the
untteii Nthies' statutes wore not com
pllod with. On being cross-questioned
Mr. dear said ho had made speeches in
Hawaii In favor of the election of a
delegnte, Mr. Pnrker, the opponent of
Mr. Wilcox, and had questioned th
right of Hawaii to have a delegate iq
congress. Mr. dear stated that In Mr.
Wilcox's campaign speeches he had said
that he would restore the queen. When
the witness said Mr. Wilcox "had etcr
nally damned the Americans" tho dele
gate muttered "A lie," but was mlldl
restrained by his counsel.
After Mr. (.ear had presented hit
nvidnnco he made an extended argu
ment arraigning tho delegnte. During
the argument Mr. Mann Interjected
the statement that certain letters writ
teu by eminent public men ca.nti
quite as near treason as those bv Mr.
Wilcox, referring to the Philippines.
Mr. Kohlnson madea brief nn'nmxnt.
in behalf of .Mr. Wilcox, criticising,
those who had betrayed tho confidence
of private letters and had made them
the basis of theso charges. A brief on
the law points will be submitted Tucs
day. HOLTON RID OF SALOONS.
Lauding- Men of Ihn Town Start Hnaih
Ins Kipeitltlon.
A baud of at least 1,000 determined
citizens took the law Into their own
hands at Holton, Kuusas, February 0.
and meted out summary justice to the
joluttsts of that city." Three joints
were put out of business nnd Holton la
a dry town for the llrst time lu fifteen
years. Tho citizens held a meeting
and decided that the joints must be
closed at once.
They met at the Methodist church
and after some exercises thoy startco
out to do their work. There were a
number of ofllcers in tho crowd and
they led the way to the first Joint,
which has been kept for years by a
woman named Hicks. Tho crowd
broks down tho doors and took out all
tho liquors, emptying it into the street.
They then broke all the fixtures. This
was repeated ut the othor places.
FOUND DEAD IN HIS ROOM.
Nnanlnn Doctor llellvveil to Ilava Com
mitted Sulcl.le.
The dead body ot Dr. C. H. Pouchct
was found in his room at the hotel at
Swan ton, Neb., tho other day. Tim
doctor had not appeared for breakfast,
after ho was called rcpeutcdly. Finally
tho door was broken In and the body
was found in his bed. Uc had taken
prusslo acid. The suicide was evi
dently premeditated. Toucher loft the
address ot his parents at firocncnstlo,
Ind., nnd of a brother at Tekamah,
The remains will bu taken to Green
castlo by his lit other.
Dr. I'oucher had been at Swanton
only a week. Poor health Is supposed
to have been tho causo of tho acw
PROLONG CONTROVERSY.
Faction In tiuliau Ciiiiitltiltlonat Conven
tion Dlangree.
The Cuban constitutional convention
completed its work at tho session held
February 0, with the exception of set
tllng the deadlock, which still exists
on the question of accepting tho claus
that would make General Maximo Go
me, eligible to tho presidency. Aa
both factions are very anxious to get
the constitution before tho United
States congress It Is thought by some
that a compromise will bo reached but
the feeling Is very bitter and there Is
a possibility that the controversy wllJ
be prolonged.
Reappointed rhyiluUn.
Superintendent Kern, of the asylua
for ohronlc lusaue at Hastings, Neb.,
has reappointed Mrs. Dr. Halllo D.
Kwlng second assistant physician oj
that institution. Mrs. Kwlng has
been with the Institution for several
years and has proven herself a very
capable and most efficient ofilcer.
Death of Hero of Saitoh.
Gen, llenjamin Mayberry Prentiss,
one of th oldest surviving generals oi
volunteers of tho olvil war la dead, at
his home In Bethany, Mo. Gen, Pren
tiss defeated Generals Homes and
Price at Holena, Ark., January 4, 1802,
and resigned iu October of tho sami
year. He was known as "the hero oi
Shlloh," and was tho last survivor ol
the Fltijohn Porter court-martial, and
was a prominent Grand Army of the
Republic man. He was eighty-one
years old. General Prentiss was in the
volunteer service of Illinois during the
Mormon excitement In the early days.
MAXWELL IS DEAD
Able Nebraska Jurist Succumbs
to Hoart Failure.
HAS HAD LONG AND ACTIVE CAREER
Wa rioaeer of the Stale, and frouil-
nnt lu Ita follllral anil Jo.llrlel
Ulatorjr k'rom an Knrljr I)r
Other New of Itnportunre,
Judge Samuel Maxwell, one of the
oldest and most widely known pio
neers of Nebraska, died at his home
Just north of Fremont nt 8 o'clock
Monday morning. February 11, of
heart failure. He was ill scarcely
half nn hour, and passed away before
me Ileal aid could reach him.' Judge
Maxwell seemed to be in unusually
good health and spirits. He arose at
his usual hour and after 7 o'clock went
down to look at the furnace fire. When
he returned he complained of a severe
pain In his chest and was compelled to
lie down on a sofa. A messenger was
dispatched for the family -physician,
Dr. Smith, hut before he arrived at the
home, he met the messenger coming a
second time, to urge him to hurry,
When tho house was reached, Judge
Maxwell had passed away.
The deceased Is one of the best
Known men iu the state. Throughout
his long life he m-ide an uphill tight,
nnd by hard, conscientious work, had
placed himself In the first rank or the
Nebraska liar association, and won for
himself a name that is icspceted by
every memuor of the profession. He
came to Fremont abont twenty-five
years ago, and settled lu the 'plnco
where he died, just north of the city
at the end of Syc avenue. During
his residence in Fremont ho has spent
time on the judicial IksiicIi, but has
done a great deal of legal work be
sides. Judge Maxwell was Innn near Lodl,
N. V., May W), 18U.1. He was the sou
of wealthy parents, who resided on a
farm. His grandfather hail also been
well-to-do and had followed the occu
pation of farming. His mother came
from a wealthy family, nnd had been
thoroughly educated In the languages,
especially Greek, Latin and Frouch.
Her son, however, received no such
benefits while young, further than
what came directly from her. The
other portion of his education was re
ceived from the public bdiools, and al
though not oMenslve at that time, was
thorough.
U the spring of le-.(j he moved to
Nebiaska und purchased a claim near
I'lattsmouth, the public lnnds nt that
time having not been surveyed. There
were very few settlers in Cass county
then, and Plattsmouth contained four
cabins and a log store. He broke up
nbout forty acres of his claim duriug
the summer iof 185(5 and during the
succeeding winter cut, split and hauled
a distance or two miles a sufficient
number of rails and stakes to fence to
the enclosure of a neighlMir about one
hundred acres. This land was broken
the following year.
In .Marc i, 18(17, the law (Irmof Ma
well ,V Chapman was formed in I'latts
mouth, and at once purchasjd one of
tho he p;- vale lib-nrics In the state.
Close attention to hu, n ss biougnt
geneial si.c-e s to the film. In 1(571
Mr. Maxwell wiiscK-uted n member of
the const! tu'ional convention, was
ehaiiiu: n on suirrage. aid a jiuunber
of the ;ud clary committee. The fol
lowing year he was elected a judj.e ot
tl.e upivme.oiirt or a t'tiu of six
yen is. the judges at thut time also
ilitlnga, judges of the district court.
He was assij-iu'd by the leg sliituro Ut
the Third district, which to.nprlseil
all of the territory north of the Platte
river except Douglas and nrpy coun
ties, lu 187.1 ho whs elected to tho
supreme bench under V e new coustl
tui i in and drew the six year term, lu
1881 he was re-elected for six years
moie. In 1877 the deceased prepared
a d'gest cf Nebraska reports. Two
years luter he pie-cnted a wol; to tl.e
public on practice in justice courts.
This has gone through several edition .
In 18S0 he offered a work on pleading
and practice under the code, which
has also run through a number of edi
tions. Ilis work on the supreme bench
was ve y thorough and satisfactory,
and he was re-elected again iu l8H7,but
iu 1601 he failed of renominatlon.
DIimI at lilt. Ar f KlRlity-nve.
Louis Mullen died at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. A. J. Edwards, in
Humbolt. Mr. Mullen was born In
IBIS nud is one of the pioneers of the
Htate, having lived in southeastern Ne
braska for almost half a century. His
death was due to old age, hastened by
a recent attack of the grippe.
New llonpltal.
Instructions have been received from
tho war department designating Fort
Crook as one of the posts In the country
where a full and complete regimental
hospital is to be established for the
purpose of instructing privates of the
hospital corps in the duties of their
position.
IHee at Ae of Kluhly.
Mrs. Kllen Hafer was buried from
the M. K. church at York, Nob.' Mrs.
Hafer was nearly eighty years old at
the time of her .death. Ten of her
children were present and six sous
acted as pallbearers.
A ConfeMlon of Guilty.
John Kerr and Alfred L. Foley were
arrested lu Chicago on charge of cm
be.zltngS 10,000 from Fleming H. Itc
vell A- Co., book publishers. Hoth
men confess to the crimes with which
they ate charged and toother offenses.
FIRE DOES HEAVY DAMAGE
frfiM ef lliree-qunrlere of a Million at
rittilmrif.
A Pittsburg dispatch says: The five
story brick building at Twenty-third
street and the Allegheny railroad, oc
cupied by the Armstrong llros., cork
factory, wa completely destroyed by
lire, together with tho foundry and
machine shop of the Tottenhogg Iron
nud Steel foundry on Twenty-fourth
street adjoining the Armstrongs. The
loss will roach almost 87r.O,ooo, with
insurance covering the amount fully.
Tho Hie was one of the mostspectHC
ular seen t''ero for a long time. The
tlamcs from the main building of the
Amstroug facory where the fire origi
nated, spread with astonishing rapid
ity, and five alarms were sounded in
quick succession, calling all the en
gines In the lower city to the scene.
Great excitement prevailed because tho
employes of the cork factory, number
ing Lnoo, were all at work, and It waa
reared mat many of the girls and boys
in the building would not be able to
escape. Fortuuately the several fire
escapes and tho firemen's ladders pro
vided ample menus for the safetj of
all. In spite of tho firemen's good
work the dames jumped across the
street and ate their way into the Tot
tenhogg foundry and laid waste the
foundry and machine shop before they
could be checked. The Armstrong
cork factory was the largest plant of
the kind In the country, and the com
pany has offices in most of the princi
pal oitiort. AH of the. valuable ma
chinery was destroyed but the books
anil papers iu the oiliees were, saved.
JUMPED IN FRONT OF CARS.
Unknown Mun Killed tiy a Trala al
Crawford.
An unknown man was struck and
instantly killed by an engine in tho
II. 3t M. railroad yards at Crawford,
Neb. A freight train had Just pulled
in and it is thought tho man had been
stealing a ride on it and jumped out of
a box car just as the engine from
another train was backing past. No
blame enn be attributed to ths train
men. The man was poorly clad, with
blue jeans overalls and a much worn
dark overcoat. He was nlout fifty or
fifty-five years old and fair without
beard. There was nothing of auy
value on his person, and it la thought
his name Is Dan McCorty and that he
had been working in some of the coal
mines or on some of the sections In
Wyoming. An identification envelope
denring that name was found in his
pocket.
GOMEZ MADE ELIGIBLE
Friend Win In the Comttltullonul Con
atitiitlonal Convention.
The followers of Geuernl Maximo
Gome, triumphed In the Cuban consti
tutional convention. The clnn.se mak
ing him eligible to the presidency of
the republic wiw adopted by a vote of
fifteen to fourteen. There was no dis
cussion. The anti-Gome, faction took
the defeat quietly and almost good
naturedly. The session will continue,
when some changes will bo made. It
Is generally believed that the conven
tion will leave out the clause referring
to the expulsiou of 'pernicious for
eigners." There Is also a growing disposition
to eradicate all radical clauses U'foro
submitting the completed work to tho
United States congress.
The editing committee Is getting the
document In shape with as little delay
as pos-dhle. and It Is expected that tho
final adoption will not bo much post
poned. GENERAL RUGGLES DEAD
rrlmul of .VtimliRiu T.uirntu Snvciimti (o
Old Ar.
A Springfield special says: (Jen. James
M. Knggles, one of the founders of the
republican party, who drafted this first
platform on which tho party was
founded, died at Hopping sanitarium,
Havana, 111., aged eighty-one years.
General Uuggles was born March 7,
JS10, iu Uichland county, Ohio, and
was of noted ancestry, his great uncle
twlng Timothy Knggles, who was pres
ident of the first congress which ever
met iu America in New York in 175,,.
Another great uncle, John Ruggles,
was three times elected United States
senator from .Maine, and another uncle,
Itoujauiln Uuggles, was the first United
States senator from Ohio, serving
eighteen your from 1818. Ills father,
.ludgo Spooucr Knggles, was state sen
ator in tho Illinois legislature from
Oi;le and Winnebago counties in 1842.
Heroin of Qimntrell ICiild.
Mas. II. D. Fisher, wife of the vet
eran Methodist preacher of thut name
Is dead at Topeka, Kan.
Mrs. Fisher played a heroine part In
the Quautrcll raid at Lawrence. Her
husband was home lu Lawrence on
sick leave when the raid took place.
The radians came to the house expect
ing to find Mr. Fisher. Not succeed
ing they set fire to the house. Mx-k.
Fisher then obtnlhed pet mission to
remove tho carpets from tho house.
She dragged them out into the garden
and managed to bee ret her husband
under them while dragging them out.
As a consequence Mr. Flatter was one
of -the very few men spared on th
memorable day.
rttthngh Lea for mirariier.
The president has sent to tho nenaUi
the nominations of James H. Wilson of
Delaware and Fltzhugh Lee of Vir
ginia, now brigadier general of volun
teers, to be brigadier genorula iu tho
regular army.
Iu Ilauil of lteeetver.
Upon the application of the state
Insurance department of Illinois the
Manufacturers and Merchants' Mutual
Insurance company pnssed Into tho
hands of a receiver. The total liabil
ities are $70,000; assets S3tl,000.
SIGN OF TUMULT
Ugly Rumors of Coming Trouble
at Madrid.
SPANISH PEOPLE READY FOR RISINC
AppronchliiK- Wrildliij; or Itojatl.r III-
taiteful rear That Army Ma llalk
llt-fiipoeil lo Take Stele
AunlnM 1'eopU -Other Nairn.
A Madrid. Spain, Feb. I'.', dispatch
say,: Whispetcd rumors which are
not supported by tangible facts, say
that Madrid is on the verge of a tumult.
The government, however is calmly
proceeding to curry out the details of
the wedding of the Princess of the
Asturliis and Prince Charles of Kour
bon, but the street corners and the
ulubs teem with disturbing stories.
The new shouts. "Long live the army,"
is the most serious sign.
Should It. take u real hold on the
Jieople. nnd should the fever reach the.
army itself, the outcome would be
threatening. The current talk repre
sents the army as being dissatisfied
and ns announcing it does not Intend
to take up nriuN ngninst the people so
long as their opixisltlon Is directed
against tlie lesuits. uud the Count of
Onscrtn
The signing f the civil contract in
connection with the palace wus a slm-
pie ceremony, uud was witnessed by
only the members of the royal family,
the ministry, thv Count of Cascita and
his family nud the chosen legal wit
nesses. All the pintles to the wedding arc
dcmociled iu royal palaces. They
therefore are not obliged to expose
themselves to the public, the wcddln
oecurriu,' within the chapel of the paf
ace itself at II o'clock Thursday morn
lay morn
ing.
I p to
calm.
the
present time the city is
TWO SUSPECTS ARE HELD
ItelleiH.I to j Vi.,ern,l
in Intra V.i-
pre lto!lr..
Officials of the I'nited States K.vpres-,
eomp-uiyat Sioux City. ., will t
state the amount secured by the rob
bers ut Manila, but sayit'lms been
greatly exaggerated. There In no de
nial that there was SI'-'.Ooo i cur
rency iu the safe, hut the bank diafls
and other paper secured would be
useless to the thieves. Hayes was re
eased, but .luekson and Stovall weie
held and will have their preliminary
hearing tomorrow. They have not
succeeded In j,iv,ir a satisfactory ne-
'"" tueir whereabouts
time of the roblerv.
at the
A sledge, which was used to break
open the safe. Is believed to be Jack
vms. Itluc paint has been discovered
on the handle identical with that with
which Johnson iccently painted his
.. -in aimv or detectives
working nn the ease.
are
NANNIE JARNERSUICIDES.
Mi.i.I.,11, llrraiiB.,. H henrney ll,e,tlc
I.'iiiU Her l.if,..
A sad ease of mental de.-angemcut
and suicide occurred recently at ICear-
A yo,,.r swede- gi,- (v the ,,sK. f
-.nnie Junior, wlm .n. i . .
.1 ..' " .. "l'"ve.i,is a
."m-nLie in me family of
F. P. Kobv.
ieii uie residciici
and proceeded to the
railroad and
'st herself in f, -..., ..r
tl
cast-hiiuud (( PaclhV passenger
"I!!.1'. I',.!- '""1 l"'r ""'"igletl remains
tr:
lut'., m,l,K,,m'1 '"'til several hours
She wus hiIsmmI from the. Kol.y ,Vs
dcm,.. ai.,1 ,, u search being made,
it was found fro,,, he',- tu:ls u,.
- that she hud gone toward the
iili.md. and. upon further investiga
t on, her renal,,, were discovered
KtJ...tr.,oKM.aM..redfordKt,J
of l..0feci. Her iMHlywaswHiorrlhly
..gled that her friends could .scarce v
recognize Jt, '
strike'mammoth "gusher
Oil Well
With ii I'np.wlty
llarr.U it )U,
f U7.IHIO
A s
sii,ls,
unite
("i-iiii mini Hartford City, (ml
An oil HI which has a (low of
than 7.000 hum-elk. ,. -i
....!.. 1 .
7 , '' ,"V,.IW"1-V ''""""Ued five acres
of land with petiole,,,,,, was struck in
the llaekf(, county field. sK miles
HurthiwM of llartfo.d and eight, es
S".f.a,,,,"!h;,,w- T"" Uractois
i"im mc wen is a
that the enormous
eicviec freak ami
ontnut ciimini ,...
iiniiuaiuiMi am
, .' " h" "i nine.
trreal li.n.rfl. ..c 41
. .uiitn nit- neintr ei-eet...!
oil.
lo save the
Ib-Klli Counter .itln.
An Omaha dispatch says: William
Hlooin has sued Marie Jlloomgron for
U7 lint rent, ami Miss Hloomgreu has
com,. imi.k lit ,,,, wl(h hut for ,M
000 for breach of promise. She says
be made love to her systematically for
nine years and frequently promised to
marry her, but when she ventured to
hint that she was :eudy to name the
day he poo-poohed the Idea saying that
he hud been joking.
AKKi-ejiate DMOl.tUU.
The fortification appropriation hill
lias been reported to tho house, The
estimates on which the bill Is based
aggregate 9ia,4Bl,Ui3, of which sum
tjiere is rocoinineuded iu the bill up
proprlntions amounting to S7.!2)7,t0l.
ltural Mull Koute.
A new rural mall route will be
established, to commence February Ifi,
from Touganoxle, Kan. There will bo
three carriers, each with a mute of 7d
miles, bcrviug a total population of
1,635.
TOPEKA JOINTS CLOSED.
CltleiiA Ma Meetlnir Ultimatum Mskve
Kauaa Capital Ilrr.
As a result of a meeting of the citi
zens of Topeka, Kan., all the joints of
the city are closed. The eltizensmade
the pcremtory order that the saloons
be discontinued by noon Tuesday, ami
so far as known the order was regard
ed. Chief of Police Stab), with some
of his officers, made the rounds of the
joints and notified the keepers, us far,
as they could la' found, that they
would bo expected to nloso at ouce.i .
Chief or Police Stahl told the jolutlsts! '
that there was an army of 1,000 men
wnltlng to march on a minute's notice
to nloso the joints of thu city, nnd that
they were of a class that would not be
frightened out of performing their
duty, as they Interpreted it. Notices
were slipped in under the iloors of the
closed places.
In only one place did the oftmcrs find
auy liquor sold, and this place agreed
to close at ouce.
Topeka is practically a dry town so
far as the joints are concerned. Tho
cltions' committee has made the en
forcement of the order regarding the y
joints, nnd will insist that the order be
carried out to the letter and tho Nlook
and fixtures be removed fiom the city
by next Friday noon, Februury S'J.
EX-KING MILAN DEAD.
Nolorloti Sovereign of Sertln Camiet
Ann; at Vienna.
A Vietiuu, Austiiu, dispatch of Feb
ruary 11 says: K.v-Klug Milan, of
Serviu. died here today. Milan was
one of the most notorious loyullstw in
Kurope. His whole career htul been
darkened by dissipation, unhnppiness.
and intrigues. Ilis son. Alexander, r
incurred his wrath by marrying a
lady-ln-wnltiug to hlsinothcr. Milan's y
wife. (Juton Natalie, secured a decree
of separation when unable to longer
stand his brutal demeanor. Milan
made Serviu a kingdom by taking ad
vantage of hostilities )M!tween Russia
nnd Turkey und was proclaimed king
in 1 -'. In Iflrifl he started a row with
Turkey and' was beaten disastrously.
In lHrttt he abdicated In favor of AU-'x-ander.
but tried repeatedly to start a
revolution nyalustlilm. Hence he was
banished. Several attempts were made
on his life, but it is said Milan ar
ranged them himself for political pur y
poses.
King Milan before death expressed a
desire, to see his wife. cx-Quoon Na
talie, and his son. Prince Alexander.
His physician Udcgraphed both. Na
talie replied she could not undertake
the trying journey from HiurriU and
Alexander sent word that he could
not leave llelgrade, his capital, at this
time.
PLAN FOR PEACE.
Change In lirltuln' Atlltmlo Toward
Trniunruul lluo to Kdntinl VII.
A dispatch to the World from Lou
don says an important development in
the direction oT peace in South Africa
is delieved to be impending.
Oen. Sir Kvclyn Wood, who brought
about mi in mugemunt with the Doers
after Majuba (the final battle of the
Doer war of IriHI-'H. ending in Hellish
defeat), is going out in a special capac
ity, probably as a commissioner, which
will enable him to treat with the Doer
generals.
IJts appointment will Is. a virtual
superseding of Lord Kitchener, who.
it is said, will soon lie relieved and
become the coiiiuiundcr-iu-chief iu
India. The scheme, which It is be
lieved in the best Informed circles is
afoot for the ending of the war, un
doubtedly is due to the lutluonce of
the king, who wus actuated by the
advice of the kaiser.
" To lldlhl 11 .pn H.,,,,1,
Ux-Mnvor Wlllium 11. Carlson, of
San Diego, Cal.. has resigned the posi-
tion of government commissioner of.
railroads iu Cuba uud will come to Sail
Diego with sufficient backing to build
a railroad from then, to Yuma, Ariz.,
accoidlng to the San Diogan, who lui
just returned from the Island, where
he met Mr. Carlson a number of times.
Sow-reign of Vfonitcr.tfl.
Two hundred sovereigns of Wood
craft representing Wisconsin. Michi
gnu, Minnesota and Iowa sections of
the Woodmen of the World opened a
three days' session at the Plnnklnton
house In Milwukee. Only routine
business was transacted. (Jrand Kap
hls. Port Huron and Detroit are after
the next convention.
Mayor lilve Appr.m.l.
the council meeting ut Omaha,
February t-J. Mm-,,,. t,......, ...
At
held
turned the ta levy ordinance wit). 1,1. ",
signature and approval. This ordi
nance provides for a 3t mill levy, aud
its approval was hotly contested by
prominent Individual taxpayers uud bv
the real estate exchange.
Jlroimht Wild Anliuul.
The Hamburg-Amerlcan steamer
Pennsylvania , which arrived at New
York from Hamburg, brought seventy
five cases of wild animals, consisting
of polar liears, monkeys and many
others. Some are consigned to tho
zoological gardens of Cincinnati.
The signing of the wage Boale by T
fruit Jar manufacturers of Mnncie,
Ind., will put fifteen uundrcd Idle men
at work.
Authorities In the Polish provinces
of Prussia have discovered evidouco of
tho existence of secret societies aiming
at a revolution. Many arrests have
been made, 4
The Kansas slate temju'rano union,
which is holding Its annual convention
subscribed over 8100 to purchase a gold
medal for Mrs. Carrie Nation. Mrs. .
Nation says sho will refuse tho medal
and will turn the money over to tho
fund to aid her anti-saloon work.
I
I
i
w.Nmw
m"-i i ""'.'
lino wmw.m m I.
Trrmm'wjmm.?cntmirr