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FINAL VOTE JN GOLD Senate Finance Bill is Passed , 40 Tor to 29 Against. fORAN INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT .Amendment Adopted I.ravins Door Opun to lllitintiilllflin tif Coiu'iirronct : of T.nudliiK ComiiKirrlnl Nations Somn of thp AtntMidim-ntft Adoptrd. WASHINGTON , Feb. 1C. By the de cisive majority of10 to 29 the senate substitute for the house currency bill was passed by the senate today. Prior to the final passage amend ments were considered under the ten- minute rule. Only two of these amend ments were adopted , one offered by the finance committee , keeping the door open to International bimetallism and ) ne by Nelson of Minnesota , -providing for national banks with $25,01)0 capital In pwns of not more than -i-,000 Inhab itants , / The vote taken on the various ' 'amendments offered were practically along party lines. Chandler , republican of New Haven , voted for the bimetal lic amendment , but against the bill. Caffery , democrat of Kentucky , voted against the committee amendment , but for the bill. Kyle of South Dakota wa < 3 the only senator who did not and was not paired. The free silver substitute offered by Jones , the leader of the dem ocratic side , was defeated by a majority of 19 , the vote being 47 to 28. . The bill as passed consists of ton sections. It provides that the dollar of 25 8-10 grains of gold , nine-tenths line , lihall be the standard unit of value and that all forms of United States money shall be maintained at a parity with It and that treasury notes and greenbacks shall be redeemable In goli ! . The secretary of the treasury Is to set apart a fund of $150,000,000 for the redemption of these notes and main tain this fund at a figure not below ? 100,000,000. He Is empowered to sell bonds of the United States bearing In terest at not exceeding I ! per cent. It shall bo the duty of the secretary of the treasury , as fast as standard dollars are coined to redeem an equal amount of the treasury notes and to Issue silver certificates against the silver so coined. Under certain provisions , too , gold cer- tlflcatek ! shall be issued against the gold held in the treasury. No United States notes or treasury notes shall be issued , in denominations less than $10 and sil ver of a denomination to exceed $10- 000. 000.The The secretary of the treasury is also authorized to refund the bonded in debtedness of the United States in thir ty-year bonds bearing 2 per cent in terest , the principal and interest of these bonds to be paid in gold. The 2 per cent uonds shall be jssued at not less than par. Any national bank , by depositing with the United States bonds of this country shall be permitted to isatte circulating notes to the face value of the bonds deposited , no bank being allowed to Issue circulating notes In ex cess of the amount of the paid in cap ital stock of the bank. This amendment was offered by the finance committee and adopted : Provisions of this act are not intend ed to place any obstacles in the way of the accomplishment of international bimetallism , provided the same be se cured by concurrent action of the lead ing commercial -nations of the world and at a ratio which shall insure per manence of relative value between gold and silver. The bill , as finally passed , was by 4(5 ( to 29. No Kxtra 1'njfor Luzon Si-rvlre. WASHINGTON , Fceb. 1C. The sen ate committee on military affairs today decided to report adversely the bill Introduced by Senator Turner , giving travel pay and commutation of subsist ence to officers and. soldiers of the volunteer army who served in the Philippines beyond the termination of the Spanish war and afterward were transported to the United States and mustered out in this country. The rommittee was informed that about $7,000,000 would be required to make the payments provided for by the bill. ItrliiKt it Clnihll.v CurRo. Santiago de Cuba , Feb. 1C. The United States transport McPherson , left today for the United States carryIng - Ing the bodies of 200 American , sold- ieis including sevnty-four who died of yellow fever last year. On It becom ing known that the bodies were on board , several members of families of officers who had intended to return to New York by the transport , refused to go. At Baracoa aim Mayari , on the north coast of the island , the McPhcr- son will take on additional bodies. CUt ; Si-rvlro Dot-hii't < WASHINGTON , Fob. 1(5. ( The plan for reorganization of the diplomatic and consular service on a civil service basis was defeated and tabled In the house committee on foreign affairs today by a tie vote of 7 to 7. Miiltrx Nomlniitloim. WASHINGTON , Feb. 1(5. ( The pres ident today sent to the senate the nom ination of James Allen of Kansas , to bo commissioner of the International Exposition at Paris ; also a number of army nominations , including Lieu tenant Colonel A. S. Cummins ot the Twenty-seventh Infantry , to be colonel of that regiment. IOWAN PLACED TTIIE MEAD. Ulceted President of the American' Car- nntliin Soelet.v. BUFFALO. Feb. 1C. The American Carnation society , composed of prom inent floristSf began Its annual conven tion here today. These ofllcers were elected : President , Robert Holllday , Iowa ; vice president. William Weber. Maryland ; fecretary , Albert Herr , Pennsylvania ; treasurer , F. Dorner , In dianapolis. ' Baltimore was selected .as the next 'W place of meeting , Indianapolis being a close second. . - , , UNLIMITED FAITH IN "BOBS , " Do not llnrhnrn Dnnlil Ho Will Sneeecd. LONDON , Feb. 1C. Intense satisfaction - faction continues dominant In consequence quence of Field Marshal Lord Roberts' plan of operations in South Africa , as revealed by the dispatches published this morning. There Is no further news of British tutvancc Into the Orange Free State or of activity at the Modder river , but a feeling of quiet confidence prevails that the strong hands of "Bobs Bahtlttr and the hereof of Kartotim arc shuylng matters to ward a much needed i.eclslve victory. As the St. James Gazette says : "Lord Roberts , with his own line well guard ed and having little reason to fear the only defense which would bo deadly , viz , a counter stroke attacking his long line as It swings round , will be able to force the uoers to fight under very unfavorable conditions , or aban don their heavy guns aud stores. " A special dispatca to the Times from Chlevely , Natal , dated Tuesday , February Ifl , says : "General Lyttle- ton bus succeeded to the command of the Second division during the ill ness of General Glory , who is suffering from blood poisoning. Colonel North- cott of the Rle brigade temporarily commands the Fourth division. " Fears regarding a Boor attack on Zululand are somewhat allayed by a special dispatch from Durban , which says that a column of colonial scouts , after a forced march , has arrived at Eshowe , In splendid fighting form. They were pursued several times dur ing the march by the Boors , but suc ceeded in rojfulslng them. LIVE STOCK CENSUS TO BE TAKEN. Mr t of thu Kind In the History of thu Country. WASHINGTON , Fob. 1(5. ( Governor Mcrrlam , director of the census , today appointed Charles v. Martin of Den ver , and secretary ot the National Live .Stock assoqlatipn , a special agent in charge of the taking of a classified census of live stocK for the census. Martin was sworn in today. The. head quarters for this division of the work , which embraces all the range country , will be established in Denver and active work will be commenced at once. This will be the llrst time In the his tory of the country that a classified census of live stock will have boon taken. The association began the agi tation of the matter a year ago ami through the assistance of L. G. Powers. Senator Wolcott , Governor Merrlam and others ) congress made the neces sary appropriation to carry out the work. CONFER WITH THE PRESIDENT. Understood thitt McKliiUiy Favor * l < 'rro Trade With I'orto KU-o. WASHINGTON. FCD. 16. Represent atives Paine , Grosvcnor and Dalzell , members of the ways and means com mittee of the house , today had a con ference with the president on the sub ject of the pending Porto Rican tariff. It Is understood that the president as sured them that while he was rather of the opinion that there .should be free trade between the island and the United States , he had no disposition to intrude his views upon congress , and if it was the opinion of the committeeo and a majority ot both houses tha * there should bo a small or nominal customs charge on Porto Rlcan goods entering the United States , he would willingly accept their judgment. It is the opinion of Messrs. Payne , Gros vcnor and Dalzell that the bill , sub stantially as it now stands , will pass both houses and become a law. Ho AVn * u AVuliter. NEW YORK , Feb. . ( ! . The body of Sergeant Morris J. Cohen of the Twen tieth Kansas regiment of volunteers , who was killed In the battle of Caloo- can , Philippine islands , arrived In Jer sey City today. On June 8 , 189C , Cohen set out to walk from Jersey City to San Francisco in six ' "months , the terms of his wager requiring him to wheel his tent and equipments in a barrow. He accomplished the task two weeks within the time limit. Expm-t Wool to KlHu. CHEYENNE , Wyo. , Feb. 1C. Wy oming wool growers are holding their wool clips for . ° 'i cents per pound. This fact wat > ascertained by an eastern wool buyer , who just returned from a trip over the state. He says that siome ftsheepmen have contracted their spring clip for 19 and 20 cents , but the majority believe wool will ad vance to 21 ! and even 25 cents per pound and will not" make any con tracts for a cent less. Itn.vlnu ; More. Mules. NEW ORLEANS , Feb. 10. The Brit ish army agents have let another con tract for 2,500 mules , to be delivered at this port as fast as the animals can bo purchased. This order , as the last one , Is divided between Kansas City , St. Louis and Texas dealers. The llrst consignment of cavalry horses .num bering 100. will , it Is reported , leave Kansas City today for Now Orleans. .Must SEATTLE , Wash. , Feb. Hi. A ? 2- fidO.OOO mortgage was filed today in the auditor's ofllce. It Is given by the Sunset Telephone and Telegraph com pany to the Old Colony Trust com pany of Boston. The mortgage covers all the Washington and California holdings of the company and is given to secure $2,250,000 worth of 5 per cent gold bonds. IliirrUon llohhod In Turin. INDIANAPOLIS , Intl. , Feb. 1C. It hi being related hero tonight that both ex-President Harrison and his wife were systematically robbed and other wise swindled during their visit to Paris last summer when the general was engaged in the Venezuelan claims affair. The ex-presldont WHSasked about the matter tonight and ho con firmed the story , although he said ho did not know that it was abroad and did not authorize It. He now thinks that a young Frenchman who acted as his valet was the swindler. iMllIAiMlm li Prominent Editor anil Politician Arrcntcil on Obnrgo of Embezzlement , UK CASE APPEARS TO BE SERIOUS tlncln SIIIII'K ontr'-tl nt Sonard Sli.r n Trllln Ovnr Tlirrn 'fhonsund Uiillnrv- Ono of IIU llniuUinrn lr'M > Dcitd \Vhen Informed of the Condition of AITitlm In the I'ottolllre. LINCOLN , Fob. 19. Frank G. Sim mons , for many years a prominent newspaper editor and politician and for the last two years postmaster nt Sow- aril , was placed under arrfcst on the charge of embezzlement of government funds. A complaint , charging him with converting to hln own use funds of the United States to the amount .of $3OU2.U8 , was filed this morning with United States Commissioner Dllllngs- ley and a warrant for his arrest WUH at once Issued. This warrant was placed In the hands of Deputy United States Marshal Moore , who brought Simmon * to this city at 1 o'clock this afternoon. Simmons was appointed postmaster at Seward In February , 188. Previous to that time he had for years been the editor of the Seward Reporter. It la learned here that Simmons had been In llnunclrJ trouble for some time and not long ago lie came to Lincoln for the purpose of squaring tip some old mat ters. Postofficc Inspectors Sinclair and Swift have been at work on the case for several weeks and Wednesday Inspector specter Sinclair went to Seward and In stituted a thorough Investigation of Simmons' books. The investigation showed that a largo shortage existed , both In the money order and In the postal fund , the latter represcantln ; the sales of stamps and the rentals ot Ijoxos. Sinclair at once confronted thu postmaster and demanded a explana tion , but Simmons could give none. He admitted that he had used the money , but asserted that ho could make good the shortage If a little time were granted. He said ho had used the money to pay off personal debts. The inspector laid the mutter before the bondsmen of the postmaster and asked them to name soma man whom they desired to take temporary charge of the office. David H. Flgard was ap pointed to take charge of the office , but he died from a sudden stroke of heart failure Immediately after Ho left his home and John Woods one of the bondsmen was selected In his place. The shortage of Postmaster Simmons covers a considerable period. In the money order department it amounts to $2,400.97 , and in the postal fund to $001.41. No Clutneallor Yet. LINCOLN , Feb. 19. The University Board of Regents adjourned to meet next April and there Is rvery indica tion that a permanent chancellor will be chosen at that tlmo to succeed ActIng - Ing Chancellor Bessey , who desires to retire from the executive ofllce of the institution and return to his former position at the head of the department of botany. It was the Intention of the regents to make a selection at the meeting which adjournc' ! but owing to the absence of two members of the board the mater was deferred until the next meeting. In his report to the board , Dr. Bessey requested the re gents to appoint his successor as soon as possible , and there appears to be no disposition on the part of the board to delay action any longer than Is abso lutely necessary. AVuuU Out of I lie Army. LINCOLN , Neb. . Feb. 10. Governor Poyntcr has been asked to make an at tempt to secure the discharge of Ben jamin Gomtno of Kddyvllle , now serv ing with the British army In the Trans , vaal. Gomme in said to be a natural ized citizen of the United States. Those who are asking for his -elease assert that he was seized while in England and forced into the British military service. Not having his naturalization papers with him at the time , he could not prove that he was a citizen of the United States. This story is not be lieved at the state house , for the rea son that here iu no such thing as com pulsory enlistment in England. Gov ernor Poyntcr will refer tlic request to Congressman Neville , who will be asked to lay the case before the proper authorities in Washington. Sw Inilllni ; r nniTH. PLATTSMOUTU , Neb. , Feb. 19. An agent for the Pierce Co-Operative Med ical dispensary of Chicago , 111. , recent ly visited the farmers In this county and succeeded In permmllng ( some of them to sign a paper which proved to be a note. Otto .lahn , living near Elmwood - wood , waa one of his victims. His note was sold to R. Adel McCttrdy , who , through his attorney , .1. L. Root , brought suit before Judge Anther to collect the note of $150. Attorneys II. D. Travis of this city and William Deles Dernier of ISImwood appeared for the defendant. After being out a fe\v minutes the Jury brought in a verdict for Jahn. Solilli-r'H KIMIIU'IM is'HLSON. Neb. , Feb. 1 ! ) . The re mains of Sergeant Charley Mellick of company H , First Nebraska , who was killed in battle at Manila , April 215. reached here last week. Tlie body will He In atate until that of Otto Kuston- border , which Is now on the way , ar rives , when a double funeral will be held. Sin-tllpoT Alirimil. PAWNEE CITY. Neb. . Fob. 111. The smallpox plague in Pawn. " ) county has not yet been completely ftamped out. One new ctfae was reported from Du Bols and two from Bookwalter. The Du Bois patient is a young child of the late Dr. McColm , who dlPtl of the dis ease. The name of only one of the stricken persons at Bookwalter was re ported to the authorities C. C. Mar- fllK , a former grain dealer of that place. The impression has been circulated that the Infection has broken out In Pawnee City , but IB untrue. STATE MONEY COLLCC1IONS. All County Trenmirern Ilurr Now vil to tlieStulo Auilllor. All the county treasurers ot No- UniHkti huvo reported to the state nud- Itor concerning the iiinouut of state money rollecteil us taxes ami turned Into the treasury during the year 1800. Douglas county heads the list , helng credited with depositing $104,001.37 with the state treasurer. The Indi vidual reports show how the money wan apportioned and from What sources It was derived. Fur compiling thcsjo repot ts the county trei.sifircr ot Douglas county wan allowed a fee of $2,881.3 ; } , the treasurer Of Lancaster received $ lSOo.l52 and the treasurer of Hooker county for the same work was paid $17. 12. The treasurers ot other counties received almllar fee In pro portion to tlio amount turned Into the treasury. The following summary shows the amount paid by each coun ty : Aiiuinn . J L'j.Mmii Antoloim . HL'.TO.ori Manner . . . . . . IMW.'Jti lllalnc . l.fi.K : Hoono . ' . . ' . lO.oovtrj Hex Utltto . S.i'i.fti ! : Hoyd . aait.wi Hi own . rsn..s'i Huffillo . Sl.HTO.IU Hurt . : i , r.U.o ! : Hiitlor . ) . . . , lii.fii ! ( rvdur . : w.ii.7 ; : : : ' . chum- . ii.r.11 ! . : ! ! ! C'lu-rry . s'jr.lli 'hi'j 011110 . . . l1,7i" . ( Hi C'luy . .iT/JtiiLiVi C'olfnx . . . SW.WN.-I ! > C'llinlllK' . LTi.'J'Sl.lHi ( 'lister . -'fi.Xli.rM Dakota . ii.O.'J.M : Uawi'H . ! iiiiii > .li ( Ha WHOM . 17,74 1. ti . 7r > l7.r. " liil.Ufll.iiT Dimily . 4.3 X.tri million- . Zti.51S.ri7 Kraiihllii . it.lo.77 : : : l-'iii-iiiis . 1S.n20. ! 7 UIIKO . l.s.JU'.i.r.S Oiirlloltl . 2.l3S.7i ! ( loxpur . t . ICi.ijfl" . " ' ( runt . K.UM.W Halt . HainlUon . 2-l.Sl-ii.7K Harlau . . ' . . . . J3.Wl.ti9 Hayi-s . f.V.l7.1i ( ! Mttchcook . 7'fi2.SS ! iioit . ! 'j.7i2.r.i : Hooker . fiSl.lii ! Howard . 1fi,170.i. : ! JetTorson . in.l04.KI Kearney . 1JI.71 - ) . , " . ' . ' Keith . 7.70. 0 Kcya 1'alni . ; . - . ii.110.41 KlmlMill . 1,7.-i7.ia KHOX . " Uncoiii . 7 . ii.tu.7 ! : : I .OKU II . 1.4SS..S9 l.oup . 2tKS.o : : Mmllflon . ai5.GS2.82 ML'I'hL-rsori . 1.174.07 Morrli-k . 2fi.74n.27 Ncinaliii . ai.72 ! .14 NuckullH . 2ti.M2.U ! Otoe . I0.40a.ll ! I'nwneo - . 2C.5ilS.54 IVrkln * . 4.413.23 I'lu-lps . 1(1,135.34 ( IMcrci ) . 2.U2S.H : > iMattt ! . -.i.tez-on I'olk . 21.Hi2.ri7 lied Willow . ] lii97.r.l5 : UlchiulHon . ' . 2'i,4UO.a7 Hock . u.HM.OO Saline . M/NS.m Snrpy . Jii.711.MJ SimiKlcrs . 32.30ij.fiii ScotiH WHIT . : i.B7it.ai Howard . 2S.W3.02 Shetldan . 12.077.01 Sherman | . ii.997.d2 HloilX . li.87ti.23 Stuiltoil . 1 ! .I529.I4 ! Thayer . ltr ! ! 27.10 Thomas . I,2."i2.u ; Thill Htun . 1',4M.L'2 ; Valley . v . J1.H7B.M ; WiiHlilliRtnu . r . IS.IWS.l'S Wayne . : : s,4.i : ! ! ) Webster . 21.fiUi.71 \Vln-elur . . ' . . : i.H .21 York . aui'l.KU ' Total . $ l.StiM1.7S State OiipHxl Xoti-B. There Is a constant demand from the government for trained civil engineers from the State university. This de mand has been so great that several undergraduate students have left the university to accept positions in the Held. Fred B. Ryott left recently for Havana , Cuba , to 1111 a position in tlf government corps of englncrs. Sev eral other students left last week for the Philippine islands. Prof. Harbour of the State university has in his possession a letter written by King Charles I of England in 1644. The letter belongs to James Mitchell of Wilbur and is considered a very valuable relic. The paper bears thu water-marks of the royal paper makers and Is of excellent quality and almost natural In color. The handwriting Is bold and almost as legible as printed matter. Librarian Barrett of the State Historical society Is making an effort to secure the letter as a loan for the museum. l'ri-i > iir fur Soldier's Itoily. PLATTSMOUTH , Nob. , Feb. 1C. Dr.T. . P. and .1. S. Livingston have re- crh'ed a telegram from Quartermaster Long of San Francisco stating that the body of their brother , 11. Guy Livings ton , had been forwarded from them by express. Upon the arrival of the body hero It will at once be taken to the home of his mother. Mrs. Ilohert It. Livingston. Rev. it. H. Burgess will conduct the funeral services in St. Luke's Episcopal church. Guy Livingston was a momnor of Compan.\ M , First Nebraska , and while with thu Thurston Rifles engaged in battle ar Manila was shot in the head and died I'Yier CloHtM ScliooU. NORTH 1JI3NI ) , Neb. . Feb. 1C. The Board of Health has ordered the schools , churches and all other places of public assemblage closed on account o ? the scarlet fever. There have been about twenty eases. Most of the cmes are mild , but the board wlsnes to stamp out all traces of infection. Sum 1'opu llmlH IIU lilft * . FREMONT. Neb. , Feb. 10 Sam Pope committed suicide at his fatlusr's home at Lewis , la. , by sending -14-callbei bullet through his brain. Pope was well known In Fremont , having been one of the central figures in a shooting scrape on August 8 , last , growing out of trouble with his gamb ling partner , Hdward Jerome. On that date Jerome Invited him to an up stairs room and without warning shot him six times. A Nebraska Young Man Who Trans gressed is Overhauled , GRAVE CHARGES ARE AGAINST HIM. Ho ( tut Awny WHIi 83,000 Trarrlrd Turtll.v Thoiixund Mllc-n , lint Hnully Hi-turn * to IIU Nutlvit Country , U'lmro Ho Will Hutu to Animi-r for IIU .UU- dollies. SAN FRANCISCO , Cal. , Feb. II. Frederick S. Kcllcy , formerly an em ploye of a prominent Insurance com pany In Onmlui , but who'left that city about two years ago when defal cations amounting" to about $5,000 , were about to be discovered , waa urr otcd by detectives In thin city. The arrest was kept a secret until yesterday , when it was learned that Kelley left for Chicago in the custody of detectives. He was accompanied by his young wife , formerly of Oakland , Cal. Since his departure from Omaha Kellcy has traveled much and held a good postilion in Manila , but his love for his own country got the best of him and ho returned. Three months ago ho married the daughter of a promi nent printer. Kelley's relatives are wealthy and prominent people of Lin coln , Neb. H. B. Cot-yell of the Phonlx Insur ance company at Omaha , said that Kclley's supposed defalcation was discovered In April , 181)8. ) For three years previous ho hud held the position of cashier and manager and received nil the cash remittances from the country agencies of the company. He bundled on an average $75,000 potannum. . The amount of his embezzlement when fi nally figured out was found to utfgrexnto nearly $ (5,000. ( Ho was bonded for $ . " > ,000 with the Guar anty company of North America , whose headquarters are at Toronto , Can. After his.disappearance the cbm- pany refused to make the face of the bond good and Mr. Coryell entered suit agi-.lnst them in the United States court. The Bult-l8-yeM > endlng. As with most defalcations of magni tude it was a small and a comparative ly simple thing that Kelley might have turned to one side had he kept his head tint resulted in his exposure and dis grace. The management hail discov ered that a count ! y agent was appar ently some ? HO behind in his accounts. Ho was called sharply to tlmo and by return mall sent receipts , showing that he had paid the Item In question. Mr. Kelley was asked by Mr. Coryell wheth er the money liad boon received or not. Kelley stammered and admitted that It had. Mr. Coryell then insisted on knowing whether there wore any other accounts In such a state , and Kelley , refusing to answer , abruptly left the ofllce , promising to return and explain everything , which he failed to do. Order for Uito : Itoclnclloii. LINCOLN , Neb. , Fob. 11. The state board of transportation , without the usual recommendation from the secre taries , Issued the following orders , de termined on by the board at Norfolk In consequence of the hearing held Friday last at that place : "It is , therefore , by the Nebraska state board of transportation consider ed , adjudged and ordered that the Chicago cage , St. Paul , iMlnncnpolls & Omaha Railway company reduce the rate on first-class shipments of freight from South Sioux City to Norfolk to ! I5 cents per 100 poundn and other classes in the iiumo proportion , and that said railway hereafter receive for shipment under the usual regulations of the road all freight which may bo tendered to it /or shipment from Omaha to Norfolk , and that said road Is required to show cause on the 23rd day of February , 1900 , why said orders should not bo enforced. Dated at Lincoln , Neb. , this 12th day of February , 1900. "JOHN F. CORNELL , "Chairman. " \V. F. PORTER , "Secretary. " Union I'iK-lllii Fllcx OMAHA , Neb. , Feb. 14. The Union Pacific Railway company has filed Its answer in the suit brought by Attorney General Smyth on behalf of the stale board of transportation. In the pe tition the attorney general alleged that on July 17 , 1897 , T. H. T ! , blc filed n complaint with the board , al leging that the company changed I'1- rates on live stock from the car to the per pound plan. The board Is alleged to have heard the complaint and'on November 2i. ( 1S')7 ) , ordered the rates restored. The attorney general charged that thu order had not been , compiled with In any respect and asked judgment for $5,001.1 against the com pany. In answer the Union Pacific says that the petition does not state facts suf ficient to constitute a cause of action and asks that the case bo dismissed at the costs of the state. I'lim-nd or n Soldli-r. MADISON , Neb. . Feb. 11. The fu neral of Private Arthur C1. Sims , com pany F , First Nobranka , was hold hero In the Heln Opera house. Twelve hun dred people were In attendance. Tro funeral was conducted by company F , Nebraska National Guard. Addresses wore made by Rev. , ) . 1C. Fowler , Rev .1. L. St. Clalr and Rov. Lowrlc. The procession to the cemetery was three- quarters of h. mlle long. In I.und CIXPN. WASHINGTON , Fob. 14. Rcpre scntattve Sutherland of Nebraska has secured a ruling by the commissioner of the general land office affecting tne rights of county Judges In taking proof In land entries. The register of the land office at McCook had refused to designate County Judge Pylo of Fron tier county to take final proofn oven when the applicant had-requested to go before him. Commissioner Hermann holds that the register has erred In this action and he is Instructed In fu ture to designate the court ofllcsr whom the applicant rcquwtu , HiaHPEICEOFPAPEB. TARIFF TAX ON WOOD PULP A COSTLY ONE. Mujr CompM Suli'rrllinr * In I'njr Morn for Tliolr Country Ncvrnpapor Tim Cry tor It * Iimtnnt itepnnl In Very Ioml I'npor Trimt Un liber jr. Theio are very conclusive rcanons why the present tariff .tnx , on wood pulp and printing paper should bo re pealed , and there la no reason In the Interest of Amorlqan Industry that pleads for the continuance of thorn ; taxes. They arc now simply an cle ment of robbery under color of law , aud they should bo effaced fno. our stnUites. The paper trunt Is now taxing the nowapapcj1 land book publlahbra of the country many million , not becaUBc of any such actual Increase In the cost of producing paper , but because the trust has the power to extort from the pur chasers of paper up to the extent that would make tarllf-taxed foreign paper nnd pulp cheaper than the prices de manded hpro. This trust has played Its sclMMiie of extortion to the uttermost , and congress should at once remove the tux that protects no American In dustry and that has become only an agent to rob the consumers. Two-thirds of the wood pulp used In the manufacture of paper for American consumption should como from Can ada , but It Is excluded by a tariff tax , and wo arc now malting headlong iu the destruction of our forests , while Canada , with its almost limitless sup ply ot timber , cannot reach our mar kets because of the tax Imposed by the tariff. The two conclusive reasons which should make congress act promptly arc llrst , that the paper trust should bo at once halted In Its rapid destruction of our American forests by the admis sion of free wood pulp from Canada ; and , second , that the present extortion practiced by the paper trust upon pub lishers ot newspapers and books shall cease to have the protection of the gov ernment. The time has como when any trust that makes arbitrary profits by tariff duties must cease to be protected by the government. Where American In dustry nce ls protection It Is reason able to permit- , but whore nlleged protection Is used only for systematic robbery , It must bo overthrown. Wo can now manufacture paper as cheaply as any country In the world. There Is no excuse whatever for a tax upon the manufactured articles , and the rtw material should be free , not only because the general principle Is correct , but because If It shall not bo done promptly our forests will bo prac tically destroyed within a few years by tarllT taxes excluding the lumber of Canada from our markets. Paper and pulp must be made free of all taxes.as the paper trust has dqm- onstratod that these taxes servo only a single purpose that is to invlto rob bery under color of law. Philadelphia Times. . A llnnl Ituln. "It rains n great deal In the Pnget sound country , " said the man from that section , "and 1 heard u ! a funny Incident not long ago about It. Some chap had como from the Mlsslppl val ley to take tip his residence at What- com , on Dellingham bay , where there are very high tides. When the boat landed him at the end of the long pier extending over the tide flats the water was low and the new man didn't notice anything but a wide stretch of sand between the boat and the town. It was in the evening about dark and was raining , and he went to the hotel on the front street and stayed there , going to bed without having gone out for a walk. The next morning when he getup up he looked out and the tide was In , the water coming up close to the hotel. Ho gazed at the widespread waters for an Instant , and , throwing up Ills hands in astonishment , he exclaimed , 'Ceo will/ , but It must have rained hard last night ! ' Then he hurried down stairs to the ollice to find out if the.ro was any danger from the flood , and the clerk Hinlled four or five times and gave him some much-needed Informa tion. " Washington Star. llotli In Iliu KIIIIIU IIox. A parson who occasionally preaches In South London arrived to take the place of the vicar , who had been called away on account of some family bc- reavement.and found an old and rather asthmatic lady struggling up the steps which led to the front door. He cour teously gave her his arm to assist her and when they reached the top the dame asked him if ho know who was going to preach. "Mr. So-and-So , " re plied the parson , giving his own name. "Oh , dear me , " exclaimed the old lady ; "help me down again. If you please ; I'd rather listen to the groaning and creaking of a windmill than sit under him , " and she prepared to descend. The parson gently assisted her downstairs and slghfully remarked as he bade her good-by : "I wouldn't go in , cither , If I weren't the preacher. " Now Method of I.lK tlnC Tunnel * . A new method of lighting tunnels Is about to be adopted In one constructed in Paris for an electric road. Electric lamps will bo turned on automatically as the train enters the tunnel and cut off automatically as it emerges. The lights are arranged on each side on a level with the windows of the cars , so that during daytime It will not be nee- cssarry to turn on the light In the cars. This mode has been devised by a French Inventor , and doubtless will be found of great utility.