Nebraska Newspapers

    COSTER CODHTY REPUBLICAN
I ) . SI. AMSIinnilY , .VnblUher ,
BBOKEN BOW , NEBRASKA.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
The Kentucky election situation is
unchanged.
Prince dl Ruspoll , senator and mayor
of Rome , Is dead.
Jim Ferns of Kansas City knocicccl
out Sammy Callahan of Buffalo In the
first round at Buffalo.
Nicholas Putz , a laborer , nhot Mary
Wlelgornska , who resisted ? ils atten
tions , at Toledo , Thanksgiving evening.
Among tno largest contributors to
ward a new homo for consumptives In
Chicago are Levl K. Loiter and H. 0.
Armour.
The buildings of Franklin college at
f Now Athens , O. , were burned. Loss ,
w > $30,000. Two hundred students attcnd-
ed the college.
p Thomas S. Black , collector of the
port of'Portland , Or . , drjrlng Clove-
land's second administration , Is dead
of heart trouble.
Lieutenant Churchill thinks the Avar
will bo protracted. An Inspection of
the Boors at close range has Increased
his respect for tliem.
Governor-elect Nash of Ohio Is n
widower , and the social duMcs of his
administration will devolve upon his
Htepdaughler , Mis. Babcock.
The meeting of the Kentucky state
election commission to canvass the
vote of November 7 has been postpon
ed until Monday , December 4.
The remains of Charles Coghlan , the
actor , were placed In a vault at Galveston -
veston , Tex. Later they will bo ship
ped to New York for cremation.
Rlght'Hon. Daniel Tallon , the lord
mayor of Dunlin , was ut the White
House on the 30th sightseeing , and left
for Now York , enrouto for homo.
Trustworthy advices from Caracas
Bay that the revolutionary movement
In Vanazucln against General Castro ,
the president pro tern , headed by Qen-
oral Hernandez , is daily gaining
ground.
The deer hunting season , Just ended
resulted in cloven hunters being killed
and seven wounded in Michigan and
Lake Superior sections of Wisconsin
nnd Minnesota. Most of them were
mistaken for dcers.
Louis Bach of Brooklyn , attempted
to kill his wife , wounding her twice
with a pistol. She foil In a faint nnd
Bach , thinking her dead , shot and
killed himself. The quarrel was over
jmoney. Bach was 23 years old.
Max Pfennig , who committed suicide
from a Flint & Pero Marquette steamer
In Lake Michigan Wednesday , was for
merly an officer In the Gorman army.
His right name was Max von Schulon-
burg and ho was of noble biith.
The Hamilton club of Chicago will
sent ! a committee of twenty-five to the
& meeting of the national republican
f committee In Washington December 8
nnd urge that the next national repub
lican convention bo held in Chicago.
Truth announces that Emperor Wil
liam has achieved ono of the objects
of his visit to England In having In
duced Queen Victoria to give a condi
tional promise to visit the Prussian
court during the last week of April.
The senate finance committee will
meet soon to consider a general finan
cial bill , which has been drafted by
Senator Aldrich. It Is understood that
the bill differs materially from that
prepared by the house caucus commit
tee.
Nothing 1ms been heard from United
States Consul Macrum at Pretoria , for
five days. The state department would
like to bo able to relieve li'.m in ac
cordance witli his request , und will do
BO if it is possible to send a man
through the lines.
W. W. Benjamin , proprietor of a bll-
llnrtl room nt Chicago , was perhaps
fatally shot by Charles F. Steele , a
printer. The shooting Is a nequel of n
horsewhipping In which Benjamin and
Mrs. Steele figured , the assailant being -
ing Mrs. Benjamin.
The dead body of Squire John Crc-
means , with a bullet hole In the head ,
was found in a bed in his late home
at Glcnwood , twelve miles south of
Gulapolis , Ohio. Cremeans was an
aged and wealthy citizen. Ills young
wife cannot bo found.
The Spanish cannon captured at El
Caney nnd presented to Allegheny , Pa. ,
was unveiled with appropriate ceremo
nies in the presence of n vast concourse
of people. Private James Skurkey was
killed while firing a salute by the pie-
mature discharge of a cannon.
At Albany Superintendent of Insur
ance Pnyn has granted two Prussian
Insurance companies permission to
transact business In the state of New
York. This Is in return for the admis
sion of American Insurance companies
by Prussia.
The government of Now Zealand
proposes to stock its lands with choice
American game birds. The steamer
Alameda , which sailed on the 30th ,
took sixty-three dozen of Kansas quail
nnd following this shipment will be
seventy-two pairs of milled grouse ,
seventy-two pairs of pralrlo chicken
r and four dozen of woodcocks , the
I" whole coming from Kansas.
The report of Rear Admiral Endlcott ,
chief of the bureau of naval yards nnd
docks , submits estimates for the Im
provements amounting to ? 11,756,439.
The recommendations arc made with a
view to Improving the various stations
that the entire navy , Including the portion
tion In reserve , may bo put Into Im
mediate service nnd kept there con
tinually.
President Rich of the Southern
States Mormon missions , says ho carc.s
not what becomes of Roberts , political
ly.
ly.Edward
Edward J. Adams of Grant ! Rapids
was arraigned under two Charges of
briberey In connection with alleged
boodllng law library transactions
General Wheeler writes that ho will
return from Manila to look after his
congressional business.
At Mankato , Minn. , John J. Rooney ,
the giant gripmnn of Chicago , won n
flve-bout wrestling match from Amund
All , the terrible Turk. The first bout
was given to the Turk. Rooney then
secured three straight.
The National Body Will Qot Together for
Its Short Session ,
A SESSION OP STIRRING EVENTS
House Will rirnt Dotormlnn the
of Heating ItobcrM of Ulnli Itnpubll-
cann Will Itiiflli the Currency Meumiro
Announcement of Vice rrcMdent llo-
barl'it Death.
WASHINGTON , D. C. , Dec. 4. The
opening work of the session In the
house promises to bo crowded with
stfrlng events. There is always a
good deal of glamour In connection
with the assembling of a now con
gress , which Is a social as well as
n political event. The galleries arc
always crowded and there is intense
interest In the election of speaker ,
the swearing In of members at the
bar of the house , the rending of the
president's message , the biennial scat
drawing , the Introduction of bills and
rosolutlonu into the legislative hopper
nnd the general clearing of decks for
action later on.
But , as the commi'ttccs are not ap
pointed until just before the holiday
recess , no actual business Is transacted
usually until after recefaB. This year
it will bo different. At the very
threshold of the scsnlon will come the
contest over the admission of Repre
sentative-elect Roberts of Utah , and
later In the week the house will plunge
Into an Important , nnd possibly a pro
tracted , debate upon the financial bll
which was prepared by the ropubllcai
leaders last spring nt Atlantic City.
The Roberts cano has attracted Iho
attention of the whole country. The
republican leaders Imvc adopted a plan
of procedure which Is designed to pre
vent Mr. Roberts from taking the oath
of ofilco until the facts In regard to
his alleged polygamous practices have
been Investigated by a special com
mittee.
Mr. Taylor of Ohio will make the
( Abjection to the admission of Mr
Roberts nnd will offer a resolution of
his case to the committee. There Is
considerable scattered opposition to
this method of procedure on the
ground that refusal of the house to
permit a repreesntatlve-elect bearing
proper credentials to bo sworn in upon
unprovcn charges would create a bad
precedent and might result In chaos nt
some future time when political feel
ing ran high. But there are several
precedents for this course In the case
of members charged with disloyalty
after the war. and these will be used
In support of the procedure. Every
member of the house has be-on bom
barded with petitions In the Roberts
case and there undoubtedly will be n
largo malority vote without regard
to party lines In support of the plan
outlined by republican leaders. Ow
ing to the tlmo which will bo con
sumed In the disposition of the Rob
erts case tomorrow , the drawing of
seats , which usually requires several
hours , probably will bo postponed un
til Tuesday.
The announcement of Vice Presi
dent's Hobart's death will bo made
probably Immediately afer , the Rob
erts case is disposed of and the house
will adjourn out of respect to his mem
ory. The drawing of seats and the
reading of the president's message will
occupv Tucsdov. Tuesday night the
republicans will caucus on the financial
cialbill. . It Is the intention of the
republican leaders to make this n cau
cus measure and proceed and pass It
before the holiday recess.
The caucus will decide , if the pres
ent Intention Is followed , not to wait
for the appointment of the committee
on banking nnd currency , but to bring
the bill Into the house forthwith , prob
ably under n special order from the
committee on rules. The debate may
begin on Wednesday.
The length of tlmo to bo given to
debate has not vet \determlncd. .
Ry some it is thought that three or
four days may suffice.
IN MEMORY OF MRS. TIIURSTON.
fund Stnrted for Orphans * Homo Named
After Her.
NEW YORK , Dec. 4. A movement
[ or the raising of funds lor a memor
ial orphan asylum for Cuban children
which shall bear the name of Mrs.
Thurslon , the first wife of Senator
Tohn M. Thurston , and who died dur
ing a visit she made to Cuba , was
started tonight In the Madison avenue
Presbyterian church undr the auspi
ces of the Thurstcn Memorial associa
tion. The name of the proposed homo
Is to be "The Thurgton Home of Or
phans and Homeless Children in Cuba , "
and General Vandervoort of Nebraska ,
ono ot the managers of the Cuban
Mall Steamship company , has offered
n tract of ground for the Institution.
General Vnndervoort and Mrs. G. E
Andiows of Echo Lake , N. J. , wore thr
speakers at the meeting tonight. General -
oral Vnndervoort told of the large num
ber of orphans In Cuba and of the need
of some Institution to care for them.
The homo Is to be an Industrial school ,
ho said , us well as a mission. It is
especially fitting , ho thought , that this
work ho started as a memorial to Mrs.
Thurston , whoso death , her friends be
lieved , was caused by a Lroken heart
the result of her visit to Cuba and
seeing with her own eyes the condi
tions there. >
The collection tonight was devoted
to the fund and contribution slips
were handed around on which a largo
number of members of the church
pledged themselves to large amounts.
ICuto War In .
CHICAGO , Dec. 4. The Tribune to
morrow will say ;
"Representatives of the Rio Grande
Western , Denver & Rio Grande , Bur-
Ington and the Rock Island have been
In conference for several days , discus
sing ways nnd means to fight , what
they declare , Is a secret agreement on
the part of the Southern Pacific and
Santa Fo to control Pacific coast busi
ness. It Is said that the hottest trans
continental rate war that ever has
been waged probably will result from
the conference.
TO DECIDE KENTUCKY'S VOTE.
Hoard Hcglnii Its Worlc nt
I'm nl < for I Tniluy ,
FRANKFORT , Ky. , Dec. 4. At noon
today the state board of election com
missioners of Kentucky will mcet to
canvass the returns from the last state
election and to decide whether Ooebel
or Taylor Is entitled to the certificate )
o * election. There Is not much proba
bility that the matter will bo settled
today and It may bo Wednesday or
later before a certificate Is Issued. Both
bides express confidence , but no ono
can predict with accuracy the decision
which will bo arrived at by the board.
The certified returns from the country
boards , now on flic , give Taylor a plur
ality of 2,435 , but the democrats de
clare that enough of these votes will
bo thrown out and that Goebel will bo
awarded the certificate.
The Kentucky election law Is capa
ble of divers constructions and the
definite conclusion of the board will
rest very largely upon how Its mem
bers decide to construe certain portions
tions of the statute. There IH a loop
hole In the very sections upon which
the republicans rely which may work
npalnst them. It Is this : "The said
otnto board shall be a board for exam
ining and canvassing the returns. '
How the board will construe the word
"examining" IB a matter of doubt. The
same words exactly arc used In defin
ing the the powers of the various
county boards , and under this wording
they have claimed and used the power
of rejecting votes which they believed
Illegally cast.
AFTER MR. ROBERTS' SCALP.
Tim CriiUaclo AalnRt ) Heating Him
Opened In Washington.
WASHING i-ON , Dec. 4. The cru
sade In this city against the seating of
Urlglmm II. Roberts as n mprpsonta-
tive from Utah culminated In a large
ly attended mass meeting In the First
Congregational church this afternoon.
As many prominent clergymen of
Washington as were In ii position to
be picsont occupied scats on the plat
form or In the audience. Dr. Joshiah
Strong , president of the League for
Social Service , of New York , under the
auspices of which the meeting was
held , presided. Addresses were made
by Hev. Randolph H. McKim , rector
of Epiphany church ; Rev. Dr. Frank
M. Bristol , pastor of the Metropolitan
church ; Rev. Dr. S. M. Newman , pas
tor of the First Congregational church ,
and Mr. A. T. Schrocder of Salt Lake
City. Several other Salt Lake : City
clergymen were present , Including Dr.
T. C. Illff , superintendent of Methodist
missions in Utah ; Rev. O. L. Martin ,
a Presbyterian of Salt Lake City , and
Dr. Sarah .T. Elliott , who has lived In
Utah as a deaconess In the Episcopal
church for several years.
MANNING SAYS IT IS NOT SO.
ntaster Mcehanlc Denies Story of Alleged
CHEYENNE , Wyo. , Dec. 4. Master
Mechanic J. H. Manning of the Wyom
ing division of the Union Pacific de
nies most emphatically the story from
Omaha this morning to the effect thnr.
Master Mechanic M. K. Barnum of
Omaha will assume charge of the Wy
oming division and that he , Manning ,
has been asked to resign , because he
made himself unpopular with the man-
ngement of the rend through his ef
forts to settle the strike among the
bollermakers at this nlace : that Mo
Keen , now at North Platte , Is slated
to take Barnum's place nt Omaha and
that an Omaha foreman Is to go to
North , Plattc. "I wish to say , " said
Mr. Manning today , "that I have heard
of no change to be made in the mo
tive department. I have not been
asked to resign. "
WRECK ON UNION PACIFIC.
O\crlan < l flyer JCun Into at Ilushiicll
Whllo 'iiilclnz Water.
CHEYENNE , Wyo. , Dec. 4. What
came near being a very disastrous
wreck occurred Hfty-three miles east
of here last night. Union Pacific train
No. 1 , the Overland Flyer , running
late , stopped at Bushnell to take water ,
and while there was struck by No.
101 , the fast mall. The engine < jt
the mall train tore half way through
i dining car on the rear end of No.
1 , but luckily the conductor , cooks and
waiters were all in the forward end
and escaped injury. Harry Dlxon , a
Cheyenne fireman , was knocked from
the tank of the engine of No. 1 and
seriously Injured. The track was not
cleared until this morning. Aside
from the demolished dining car. one
nail car and the engine of 101 were
badly damaged.
Lieutenant Mnnroo 11 Mlnncnotnn.
MINNEAPOLIS , Dec. 4. Lieutenant
James N. Munro , who has Just affected
: ho daring capture of Bayambong ,
Luzon , came to Minneapolis in 1890 ,
and attended the University of Minnesota
seta for three years , when ho received
; ho appointment to West Point from
Congressman Fletcher. Ho graduated
Llicro in 1S97 and was assigned to
the First cavalry and joined his regi
ment In Arizona. Ho was then trans
ferred to the Fourth cavalry , stationed
nt wnua waua , wasn. , and was ac-
.ivo in the Coeur d'Aleno country dur
ing the outbreak of the miners last
year.
Webster Dm IK Starts Out.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 4. Mr. Web
ster Davis , assistant secretary of the
Interior , loft hero tonight for a trip to
South Africa. Ho will sail from Now
York Wednesday morning and bo away
three months. Ho will spend a portion
of the time In the Transvaal.
To I'tuh Hawaii to the Trout.
CHICAGO. Dec. 4. The Tribune to
morrow will say : The first colonial
constitution to bo acted on at the com-
ng session will bo that of Hawaii.
Senator Hawley , chairman of the Ha
waiian commission , is authority for
this statement. It may also bo staged
iiosltlvoly that ho speaks with the
knowledge and approval of President
McKlnley.
Senator Cullom says In an inter
view that the senate , or at least a ma
jority of the senators , will aid him
in pushing the Hawaiian question tea
a settlement ,
Aguinaldo's Insurrection in Luzn Ap
pears to Bo Rapidly Collapsing.
INSUROLNTS GLAD TO SURRENDLR
iK I'nlln Into the llnndi of
American 1'oreen Cheering News Tor
KrleiuU of Peace LurRCgt Number of
Filipino ncbcln Unit Hnvo Vet Capit
ulated ,
MANILA , Dec. 2. General Conen
has surrendered 800 officers and men
with rllles , several American and sev
enty Spanish prlsoncis and the garri
son nt Bayambong , province of Nucva
Vlscaya , to Lieutenant Monroe with
fifty men of the Fourth cavalry.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 2. Considera
ble Interest In felt hero In the news
that the Insurgents at Bayambong
have surrendered , particularly as the
num\r Is said to exceed that captured
by the United States troops at any ono
time.
Bayambong Is the city to which Ag-
ulnaldo at ono tlmo contemplated re
treating for the purpose of locating the
rebel capital after he was forced to
fieo from Tarlac , but the American
troops pressed him no hard that he was
unable to carry out his Intention. Gen
eral Otis' dispatch of today , repeatIng -
Ing Information received from General
Lawton , said It Indicated that Bayam
bong had been captured on the 28th of
November and It is thought this is the
same place referred to in-the Manila
dispatch. No information regarding
the surrender had been received at the
war department up to an early hour
this morning. .
WASHINGTON , Decc. 2 The cab
inet today discussed briefly the presi
dent's message , to which the finishing
touches have been placed , except to
that portion relating to the Philip
pines. This section of the message is
being hcid up In the hope that the
president may be able to announce the
complete collapse of the Insurrection
before It goes to congress. Members
of the cabinet are unanlmouoly of the
opinion that the rebellion is on its last
legs and that any day may see the en.l.
"The Philippine question Is solving
itself , " Is the way one member-put It
today.
The president nas decided not to
send the message to congress until
luesday , as the Immediate adjourn
ment of the senate upon the .nnounco-
mont of the death of Vice President
Hobart would preclude Its being read
on Monday.
NEW YORK , Dec. 2. A special dis
patch to the Herald from Manila says1
General Lawton Is at ilambong , twenty
miles south of Bayambong , In the Cay-
gayen valley.
He Is in telegraphic communication
with the insurgents over the wire in
their possession , and commnuaers of
the opposing forces are Considering
propositions made by telegraph look
ing to the surrender of tne rebels to
the Americans.
CANCELLATION OF STAMPS.
Itovenuo Commission IHHUCS Now Instruc
tions.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 2. The com
missioner of Internal revenue today is
sued n circular amending regulations
ns to cancellation of documentary and
proprietary btamps , providing that
"in nil cases where documentary
stamps of the denomination of 10
cents or any larger denomination ,
shdll bo uned for denoting any tax Im
posed by the act of June 13 , 1898 , the
person using or affixing the same shall
In addition to writing or stamping
thereon , with ink , the initials of hh ;
name and the date when affixed , mut-
llato said stamp by cutting three par
allel Incisions lengthwise through the
stamp , beginning not more than one-
fourth of an inch from one end and
extending to one-fourth of an Inch on
the other end. Where the stamp is can
celled by cutting or perforating In any
manner authorized by existing regula
tions as aforesaid , the mutilation here
in provided will not bo required. This
provision shall take effect and be In
torce on and after December lu. "
IOWAN CHOSEN PRESIDENT.
A. II. Hulbert of areol-y. Kxocutlvo of
_ _ Horae Show Association.
CHICAGO , Dec. 2. The German ,
Hanoverian and Oldenburg Coach
Horse Association of America held Its"
seventh annual meeting today at the
Sherman house and decided to offer
cpsji prizes for the west , display of
Hanoverian and Oldenburg coach
hordes made at the Chicago live stock
iiliow next year. The association will ,
the members say , Issue a stud book
next year , which will bo the first ever
issued , embracing Hanoverian and Old
enburg coach horses.
A. B. Holbert of Grcelcy , la. , was
chosen president of the ensuing year
and Jepthah Crouch of Lafayette , Ind. ,
secretary.
To I''ree Stock of
CHICAGO , Dec. 2. Dairymen and
utock owners from Iowa , Illinois , In
diana and Wisconsin met hete todny to
discuss ways and moons of eradicating
tuberculosis In stock. The question of
legislation tending toward the preven
tion and ultimate eradication of the
disease will bo the principal topic tak
en up , and It Is expected that strong
recommendations will bo made before
the session closes.
McKlnley anil llradley.
CINCINNATI , D. , Dec. 2. There is
a movement on this sldo of the river ,
ns well as In Kentucky , to present the
name of Governor uradley fop the
nomination for vlco president on the
next ticket with McKlnloy. Soon after
the election of Governor Bradley four
years ago there were factional trou
bles that defeated Dr. Hunter as the
republican caucus candidate for sena
tor. It is thought there will bo no
doubt about Kentucky sending a solid
delegation to the republican conven
tion for McKlnley and Bradley on the
next ticket.
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HOLD SESSION ON ROuJRTS.
*
I'romlnont Homo KepubllcatiR Look lute
Ills nilRj./llty.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 2. At a con
ference of about twtnty-flvo promi
nent house republicans held at the
capltol tonight It was decided that the
eligibility of Representative Robert1 ?
of Utah to occupy a seat In the house
tbould be Investigated and determined
and that pending the decision ho
should not be permitted to talto the
oath of office.
This decision was arrived at by
those present without a dissenting
voice. Representative Tayler of Ohio ,
who will have charge of the matter In
the house , explained after the confer
ence had adjourned that this proceed
ing does not Involve a pro-judgment
of the case , but irrespective of party ,
will afford the members an oppor
tunity to vote after a thorough Inves
tigation and complete presentation
of the case for consideration.
Mr. Tayler had made a study of the
allegations and precedents and pre
sented them at length to his col
leagues. He offongd a plan of proced
ure which was ngieed to after a gen
eral exchange of views. The proced
ure Is to be as follows ;
When Mr. Roberts appears at the
bar of the house to take the oath ob-
jfctkm Is to be made upon the ground
that he Is Ineligible. He will then
step aside and after the other mem
bers are sworn in the member mak
ing the objection who probably will
be Mr. Tayler will recite the allega
tions and offer a resolution for their
investigation by a special committee.
This will give the house an oppor
tunity to vote in the first instance on
the question of postponing the ad
ministration of the oath until after
the allegations have been Investigated.
The resolutions have not been for-
multed yet , but they will Include the
Investigation of the charge that Mr.
Roberts' alleged conviction of viola
tion of the Edmunds act In 1S89 ren
ders him Ineligible by the terms of
that act , whether the fact that he Is
an avowed polygamlst renders him In
eligible and whether tne state of Utah
In electing him has not violated the
compact by which it obtained state
hood.
WILL OF HOBART IS FILED.
Widow and Son Kccolve the Hulk of
83,000,000.
PATERSON , N. J. , Dec. 2. The will
of the late Vice President Garret A.
Hobart was filed in the Passalc county
surrogate's office. The value of the
estate Is not given , but it is under
stood to bo about $2,500,000. Of the
estate Mrs. Jennie Hobart , the widow ,
receives ? 1,000,000 and one-half of the
remainder after a number of bequests
are paid , the son , Garret A. Hobart ,
Jr. , inheriting the other half when he
attains his majority.
St Joseph's hospital , the general
hospital , the Children's Day nursery ,
St. Joseph's Orphan asylum and Paterson -
erson Orphan nsylum , all of Paterson ,
receive $5,000 each.
Hobart Tuttle , private secretary to
Governor Voorhees and a brother-in-
law of th'e vice president , receives
$20,000 ; A. M. Wllcox , n close friend of
Mr. Hobart , receives $ 10,000.
David Hobart , a brother of the late
vice president , receives $20,000 and to
each of his two children is bequeathed
$10,000.
The executors of the will are the
widow , Mrs. Jennie Hobart , A. A. Wll
cox , E. T. Bell and Colonel William
Barbour.
TO REVISE PENSION LAWS.
Senate Committee at Work ( jetting KU-
dcnco Ho uly.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 2. Senators
Oalllnger and Hansbrough , on behalf
of the senate committee on pensions ,
have been engaged for the past day or
two taking testimony under a resolu
tion passed by the senate last sefablon
at the Instance of Senator Hansbrough ,
Instructing the committee to Inquire
into the wisdom of revising the pen
sion laws. So far they have heard
Secretary Hitchcock and Assistant Sec
retary Davis of the interior depart
ment , and Commissioner Evans and
Assistant Commissioner Davenport ,
and they expected later to receive a
statement from the commander of the
Grand Army. The testimony of the of
ficials examined favors a general revi
sion of the laws by a non-partisan.
SMYTH WILL PROSECUTE.
Attorney General Will Uet After Soldlertt
at Fort Crook ,
LINCOLN , Dec. 2. Attorney Gener
al Smyth has notified Governor Poyn-
ter that ho will prosecute Fort Crook
soldiers who shot and killed a deserter
wno was resisting arrest. A court-
martial has already acquitted the sol
diers and a court of Sarpy county dis
missed the complaint on the ground
that the civil authorities have no jur
isdiction. The attorney general says
that while the soldiers arc subject to
punishment or discharge by the mili
tary , the offense Is nevertheless com
mitted against the peace of the state ,
and cannot be punished except by the
civil courts of Nebraska.
To KnlUt More MucabeljcK.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 2. Word
comes from the Phtllpines that the
two companies of Macabebe rcouts un
der Captain Batson are doing BO well
that it has oeen decided to organize a
full battalion of these natives. Tne
additional two companies AVill bo very
useful in the present campaign in
tracking the fleeing remnants of Agui-
naldo's disorganized army.
More. Wagcj for ThousiiniU.
FALL RIVER , Mass. , Dec. 2. All
the cotton manufacturers of this city
represented In the Fall River associa
tion today decided that they would
grant an Increase in wages , beginning
Monday , December 11. In all about
28,000 hands will benefit by the raise.
Ilaywnrd Slightly Metier.
NEBRASKA CITY , Neb. , Dec. 2.
Senator Hnyward's condition is not
much changed from last night except
that there Is a further acceleration of
pulse , which indicates the existence
of some fever. The paralytic condi
tions arc unchanged.
LIVE STOCK AND PRODUCE.
Orunlm , Chicago nnil Now York Market
Qcotatlouf.
SOUTH OMAHA 1AVR STOCK.
SOUTH OMAHA , Doc. 4.-CATTLC-
Durlnsr the lust few ilnys beef stccrH hnvo
been Knulunlly HtrcnRthcnlng and the
market IB now fully 23c higher thiin Innt
week. Stackers and feedem were very
quiet todny owlnp to the fnct tlmt It
wns so near the end of the week and
vnlue were weak. Ucf steers. $3.tXMT5.00l
cows , $2.EO&3.8o ; heifers , J3.00ff4.00 ; bullp ,
2 25f 3.f > 5.
HOOS Buyers were out eaily and' were
evidently wantlnR the hogs nt current
prices so that practically everything wns
Hold In Rood Henson. It will bo noted
from the sales below that the hogs today
sold largely nt TJ. 72 3.75 , while yester
day over half of all the hoga Bold nt $3.79
or below.
SHKBl' Quotations : Good to cholco
fed wethers , J4.15TM,3'j ; good to cholco
gransvetherH , f-l.C05T4.15 ; fair to good
grass wethers , J3 Spiff * . 00 ; good to cholcw
RrnnB ewes. $ : i.233.40 ' ; good to cholco fed
ewes. M SO ? ? 1.00 ; fair to good fed owes.
$3.501(3.75 ( ; fair to good grnss owes , W.OvVTfl
11.25 ; good to choice western lambs , $4.7f > 0 >
5.00 ; fair to good western lambs , KWjp
4.05 ; feeder wethers , J3.C5fl3.75.
CHICAGO PRODUCE :
CHICAGO. Dec. 4. WHEAT No. 3
spring , 68Ij.G4c ; No. 3 red , GoV41 ? < > 6V4c.
COIIN No. 2 yellow , 30cc : ; No. 2
S074c.
OATS No. 2 , 23@23'ic ; No , 3 white ,
KYE Xo. 2 , C4c.
BARLEY-No. 2 , 3SUJH3V1C.
KLAXSEED No. 1 , $1.39 ; No. 1 N. W. , V
$1.39. t > >
TIMOTHY SEED Prime. $2.43. ' *
MESS PORK Per bbl. . $ T.C5 < ? ? 9.50.
LARD Per 100 Ibs. . $4.bOiiG.07&
BUTTER On the produce exchange tlio
butter mntket wns llrm ; creameries , ICfS
2Gc ; dairies , lCf22c. Cheese , steady ,
12Vic. Eggs , steady ; fresh , ISc.
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET. \
CHICAGO , Dec. 4.-CATTLE Butchers'
stocks and cannein about steady ; stock- t
era and feeders quiet , easy ; good to
choice , $3.40fl7.00 : poor to medium , $4.2.Yf
5.25 : mixed stockers , $3.00Q3.CO ; selected
feeders , $4.15S4.G3 ; good to choice cows ,
$3.605t4.SO.
HOQS Active , steady to Cc higher ; good
clearances. Mixed and butchers , Ja-HSffl
4.00 : good to cholco heavy , $3.0 > t3.Si716 ;
rough heavy , $3. ( > 35t3.75 ; light , $3.754j3.Sid ;
bulk of sales , $3.SO@3.S7Ji.
SHEEP Market strong and active ;
lambs weak to lOc lower ; native wethers.
$3.904.75 ; lambs , $4.0005.55 ; western weth
ers , $ ! .00@4.50.
KANSAS CITY LIVE STOCK.
KANSAS CITY , Dec , 4.-CATTLE-
Cholce , steady ; common slow to lOc low
er ; heavy native steers , $5.KK75.90 | ; light ,
$3.73 < Jf5.85 ; stockers and feeders , $3.25tw
4.75 ; butchers' cows and heifers , $3.20Q >
4.75 ; canners , $2.503.10 ; fed westerns.
$1.0004.85 ; western feeders , $3.2054.50 ;
Texnns. $3.254.30.
HOGS Active , 6c higher ; heavy and
mixed. $3.72'4igiS.SO ; ligjit , $3.75@3.SO ; pigs ,
SHEEP Steady ; lambs , $4.65tfi5.33 ; mut
tons , $3EO3.90 ; stockers nnd feeders ,
$2.00Q3.00 ; culls , $1.50Q2.50.
IN HONOR Of WAslJJNOTON.
Masons to Observe nt the Capital Centen
nial of nu Death.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 4. Arrange
ments are about completed for the Ma
sonic celebration of the centennial of
the death of Worshipful Master
George Washington December u.
Large numbers of Masons from all
over the United States and Canada are
expected to attend. Colonel Robert
White of Wheeling , W. Va. , who was
appointed by the Grand Lodge of Vlr-
ginia as chief marshal , and his staff ,
will have full charge of the procession
and all matters connected with the
celebration aside from the regular Ma
sonic rites. The principal ceremonies
will be at Mount Vernon and will in
clude an address at the old tomb of the
grand master of Masons in Colorado
Masonic rites at the now tomb nnd ad
dresses at the mansion by President
McKlnley and R. T. W. Duke , grand
master of Masons in Virginia. At
night a reception will be held nt Wll-
lard's hotel in this city. President Mc
Klnley and his cabinet are expected to
attend.
Senator IliivxvarU's Condition.
NEBRASKA CI.TY , Neb. , Dec. 4
Senator Haywarcra condition has been
more unfavorable than at any time
during his Illness. It required the ut
most efforts of Dr. Whltten to rally
ms patient , whose temperature was
101 , nearly two degrees higher than
at any previous time. Dr. Whltten
posted the following bulletin at 10
a. m. :
"Senator Hayward passed a restless
night , only sleeping three hours. His
temperature is 101 , pulse 109 , respira
tion 33. His mind Is clouded and he Is
only conscious a portion of the time. "
At 7 p. m. Dr. Whltten Issued a bul
letin , saying : "Senator Hayward Is
resting easy. His temperature is 101
pulse 107 and respiration 30. "
ISuhonlc I'lnjjue In Japan.
YOKOHAMA. Nov. 16 , via San Fran-
clsco , Dec. 4. The bubonic plague has
made Its way Into Japan , five undoubt
ed cases having been reported at Kobe
three already proving fatal. The pest
Is traced to cotton imported from
China , the original buyer , the carrier
and the purchaser of the stuff being
three victims. Much dismay prevails
in the infected city and the most dras
tic measures are heln gtaken by the
authorities. A hundred houses are
Isolated and a corps of the most emi
nent physicians In the empire has ,
been dispatched to tne scene with full
powers.
Philadelphia WantB It.
PHILADELPHIA , Pn. , Dec. 4
Within the week every effort will be
made by the '
citizens' republican com
mittee to raise the campaign fund of
$100.000 to Induce the republican na
tional committee to select Philadelphia
for the republican convention next
year. The work of soliciting financial
aid will begin at once and by Tuesday
evening , when the financial commltteo
of the association meets , it Is expected
considerable money will have been
pledged.
Cattlemen Mutiny on Ship.
ST. JOHNS , N. B. , Dec. 4. The Don
aldson line steamer Amarynthla arriv
ed hero from Glasgow today with n
mutiny on board. As SOOT as the ves
sel dropped anchor In the harbor Cap
tain Taylor sent for the police to take
off thirteen cattlemen who mere at
tempting to take possession of the
ship. Chief Clark and a squad boarded
the steamer and after a right , during
which knives wore drawn , the cattlemen - L
men were overpowered nnd placet ! in &
Irons. It appeared that the cattlemen
broke Into the cargo of whisky Just before -
fore the vessel reached port and drank
liquor freely.
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