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NEBRASKA.
Lincoln has put in a bid for the ncxl
H irrigation congress.
H The poultry and stock show at Hast
I fogs was well attended.
H I - The pupils of the Ansley school hav
Hj organized a dramatic club.
Bi The Masons of Osceola will celebrate
B 4 St John's day , the 27th inst.
Hi Ice and snow arc out of the way and
Hj corn husking is going forward again.
Hi The Grand Island sugar factory ex-
Hi pects to run until the first week in Feb-
HI ruary.
HI A well organized gang of chicken
H ] thieves arc operating in portions oi
Hj Adams county.
Bll Old settlers of Adams county will
Hjl hold a midsummer meeting the second
KI Thursday in J une.
Hil Sugar beet tops are selling at 50
9-i cents a bushel at Tilden , and it is said
-
B | they are worth that.
HI The Kearney industrial school has
Hffj 211 boys enrolled , a lower number
Hjfj than for several years.
9j'i ' | J. It. Stiltz of Gering shipped through
9r | Sidney 00,000 pounds of alfalfa seed
H1 for the Chicago market
Hr | Callaway has organized a new social
KJj * club , the object of which is to give
R ] [ semi-weekly dancing parties.
Hnj . The Logan Valley fair association at
BP 1 ' "Wakefield has been dissolved by a vote
Kl i of two-thirds of the stockholders.
; Oliver , son of Ed J. Hall , lately de
ceased , will keep books at the Kearney
industrial school after the first of Jan
! uary. •
Table Rock has not yet settled the
postmastership question. Two elections -
tions have been held without defiuite
mt results.
H | Mrs. J. Curry of Fremont is one of
jf the seventy-five heirs to the liaker es-
Bl I tate in Philadelphia , valued at § 300 , -
K | 000,000.
HI j The North Platte Poultry and Pet
H | I -Stock association will have their sec-
H | | ' end annual show at Humphrey Dec. 29 ,
Hjfj ' 30 aad 31.
M | i John Dolazel of Wilbur wants a diM -
M fj vorce from his wife. Six months ago
B she ran ofT with another man , and has
B1 .not yet returned.
B | The editor of the Chester Herald of-
B S lers to wager § 500 on a Thayer county
Hi girl who can shuck her seventy-five
B | "bushels of corn a day.
Bi The mail carriers of Omaha and
Bm South Omaha are rustling for the pur-
H | | | pose of capturing the national associa-
B f * tion meeting for 189S.
The man who leaves Nebraska in
I liopes of finding a better place , says
xhe Stuart Ledger , would do well to
_ w t purchase a return ticket
B | Grandpa Oakes of Garrison will soon
Bw j celebrate his 91st birthday. He enjoys
Hi g-ood health and expects to be here to
H § celebrate his 100th anniversary.
Hyj Ed Wright , the leading merchant of
H "Scotia , committed suicide by shooting ,
H ill health being the cause , He had
H been a great sufferer for months.
H Mrs. Scott of Lincoln fired four shots
H at her husband as he was pursuing her
H with a big knife. She stopped his pro-
U gross , but did not wound him fatally.
H A considerable number of farmers
H about North Loup made contracts tc
H jrrow seeds /or a Lincoln firm and are
H now preparing the same for shipment.
H A horse buyer in Banner county pays
H 2 cents a pound , regardless of age or
H pedigree. It is thought they will
H seek the market ' '
eventually as 'canned
H
H Whitccaps went to the house of a
H farmer in Lincoln county and gave
H liim three hours in which to pack up
H and pull out. He procured a "U'inche ' s-
H ter and still holds the fort
H Word reaches Hemingford that True
H Miller , living twenty miles west , who
H accidentally shot himself three weeks
H ago , died from the effects of the
H wound , blood poison having set in.
H C. J. Williams' store at Syracuse was
H ' robbed. Entrance was effected by
I way of a rear window. The cash reg
ister , containing 29 cents was taken.
h The register was found near the B. &
H 3J- track , west of town.
B Mrs. Lydia .Sharp , one of the old setH -
H tiers of Cuming county , died last week
B at the old homestead , near Beemcr. of
B dropsy. She was born in Bedford
H county , Virginia , March 28 , 1S09. She
B came to Cuming county in 1SG. > .
B Thieves broke into Krug's beer ware
B bouse at Kearney and helped them-
B selves to what beer they wanted. The
B police found a couple of young fellows
H with part of the plunder. They were
H locked up and , being closely ques-
Hj tioncd , one of them made confession.
Hl The traveling men's Bryan club of
Hj Lincoln is arranging a banquet to be
B tendered Mr. Bryan on the evening of
H December 2S , previous to his departure
B on his lecture tour. All the incoming
B 6tatc officers will be present , and many
B' ' of the leading bimetallists of the coun-
B I try have been invited.
H C. H. Morreli reports that yesterday
B he sold to Kansas City men , ten rosi-
K dence lots in Ilavelock , with an agree-
K znent that a building to cost not less
H than SI.000 should be erected on each
H I lot by July 1 , 1897. The purchasers
H were well pleased with Havelock , and
H | feel confident it will in the near future
B become a manufacturing center. They
J i gave assurances that they would build
Hj ; twenty houses in Havelock in the year
B 1S97. From Nebraska State Journal.
H Ed Cartwright , a resident of Nebras-
H ka since 185S , and -member of the
H First Nebraska cavalry , died at his
H home in Wilbur last week , aged 75
H . years. He was the inventor of the
H Cartwright breaking plow , which was
B such a boon to the pioneers in turning
H over the virgin soil.
H ' If findings of the joint commission
H between this state and South Dakota
H are confirmed by the Nebraska legisla *
H ture , the state will come into control
H j of Bon Homme Island , which is over
H ' : ten miles long and contains about 300 , -
H , O00 feet of timber. The state cedes in
| j return a worthless sand belt opposite
J Vermillion , S. _ D. _ j
W \ , . ,
A complaint has been filed with the
state board of transportation , which
was sent to the governor by the com
plainants. The citizens of Brock com
plain that the Missouri Pacific does not
furnish cars sufficient for the needs of
those who want to ship from that sta
tion.
Superintendent J. A. Gillespie of the
institute for deaf and dumb at Omaha
reports an attendance of 184 pupils dur-
the two 3'ears. Improvements costing
816.V77 have pnt'the institution in good
condition. Needs of the next two
years will involve an expenditure of
about 540,000.
Gov. Mitchell of Florida has written
Gov. Holcomb , informing him that the
board of trade of the city of Orlando ,
Fla. , has called a National Good Beads
congress , to be held in that city Feb.
2 , 1897. He requests Gov. Holcomb to
appoint delegates from Nebraska to
attend the same.
The sheriff of Dakota county arrested
Charles Hlllman , alias Charles Cun
ningham , who is wanted in Sidney for
obtaining money under false pretenses.
He is one of a gang whichit is charged ,
has been operating for some time past
in deeding land on which ho had no
title in making trades.
For j'icld of corn Carsten Truelsen of
Sherman county leads. He has just
finished gathering 5,000 bushels of corn
off of GO acres of irrigated land and did
not get the water on. until August 10.
A portion of it went 100 bushels to the
acre. He says he will get an average
of 100 bushels per acre next year.
A young man , giving his name as
Charlie Shipherd , is in trouble at Dodge
because of his inability to distinguish
his own goods from those of others. He
went west on a freight with a gun and
some clothes belonging to F. B. Stud-
nieka , and was captured at Lindsay
and brought back to answer for his
transgressions.
There are in the Norfolk asylum 142
males , 51 females ; a total of 193 in
mates. Fifteen deaths occurred dur
ing the biennial period , a percentage
of only 3.G of the whole number treat
ed. The legislature will be asked to
appropriate S113.000 for needs of the
institution for the twenty-nine months
ending Aug. 30 , 1899.
A farmer near Lyons who has tried
burning corn and measured its quali
ties as compared with coal , says that
coal is the cheapest He burned seven
bushels of corn in about two dajs this
week , besides a small amount of wood.
The market value of the corn would be
about 75 cents , while Si's worth of coal
and a small amount of wood would last
him nearly two weeks
The Nebraska state grange met at
Curtis with a full delegation. The an
nual address was delivered by C. A.
Hall of Pawnee City , after which the
officers were elected for the ensuing
year. John F. Williams of Culbertson
was elected master of the state grange ,
R. H. Hanson of Curtis overseer , A. M.
Bovce of Vancoma lecturer , C. Travel-
piece of Kearney steward.
Farmers in the vicinity of Presser
met and completed the organization of
the Farmers' Grain and Supply com
pany. The stock is limited to 1.000
shares , at So each , the duration of the
company to be for forty years. Nine
members constitute the board of di
rectors , to be elected annually on the
first Monday in December. Charles
Moritz was elected treasurer and busi
ness manager for the ensuing year.
Thomas Starkey , junior member of
the firm of Starkey & Co. , proprietors
of the North Bend roller mills , met in
stant death by being wound around a
shaft in the third story of the milL
He was placing a belt when his cloth
ing caught in a cog wheel and the
force of the evolution of the shaft
could not be resisted. He was dead
before the machinery could be stopped.
He leaves a wife and three j-oung
children.
M. H. Redfield , county clerk of Doug
las county , at the session of the asso
ciation of county commissioners held
at Lincoln , read an instructive paper
un the revenue laws of Nebraska ,
touching upon defects therein and
making recommendations and sugges
tions that will doubtless be embodied
in legislation at the coming session of
the legislature. In an exhaustive dis
cussion he points out weak spots in our
revenue system , and offers remedies
Tor correcting the same. He would
have , among other things , one assessor
to a county , more stringent penalties ,
a basis for valuation and support to tax
deeds. ,
1 As a result of the Nebraska Club's
after election advertisement in the
eastern farm and home journals , re
cently referred to in these columns ,
Secretary Williamson reports the in
quiries for information concerning Ne
braska are reaching him at the rate of
from three to five per day , and the cor
respondence and mailing of printed
matter is becoming something consid
erable. Arrangements have been made
increasing the number of eastern pub
lications running the standing adver
tisement to thirty publications with a
monthly circulation of 150,000 and
nearly three-quarters of a million read
ers. These inquiries the secretary also
refers to the various local County
Clubs , giving the local real estate deal
ers , banks and other owners of farm
lands , and others interested in the
prospective new settler , an opportunity
to communicate with them direct This
list naturally becomes a valuable one.
Chief Oil Inspector Edmisten has ap
pointed Edward Lyon deputy oil inspector
specter to succeed J. C. Dahlman of
Chadron , who has been selected as one
of the secretaries of the state board of
transportation. Mr. Lyon is a resident
of Fairbury , which is in the Fifth dis
trict
At North Platte Judge Norris sen
tenced John Christy and Wm. Mason
to three years in the penitentiary for
grand larceny. Three persons were
convicted of stealing a lot of clothing
from Max Einstein of that place.
A Burt county man bought a range
of a travelling stove dealer last year
giving his note for the same. The note
now turns up for collection , but the
amount has been increased. This ,
says the Oakland Independent , should
teach people to patronize the local
hardware men whom you can always
depend upon and who are known to be
hqnest
"
dill 8IPAI MOVES
NO GOVERNMENT ACTION
YET TAKEN.
UNCLE SAM'S POSITION ,
The Department of Justice I.ooklnc : Uf
n Line or Action to Meet Any Case
That May llo Ofliclally Brought
Before It The Enlistment
Movements and the Law
Concerning Tlicni.
Washington , Dec. 21. The depart
ment of justice has not yet received
any official informhtion of the reported
enlistment of companies of men in dif
ferent parts of the country with the
vjew of joining the insurgent forces in
Cuba , nor can it be authoritatively
stated just what course would be pur
sued by the government should these
enlistments be brought officially
to notice. The position taken
by the government , however , in
the Horsa case would seem to
govern these cases. In that case the con
tention of the government was that un
der sections 52S2 and : 283 the enlistment
of men in this country for service in
Cuba.either in behalf of the Spaniard or
the insurgents.was a high misdemeanor
punishable by a fine not exceeding
$2,000 and imprisonment not exceeding
three years. Not is it necessary for a
man actually to enlist , inasmuch as
the law inhibits citizens under ,
the penalties named above from
enlisting or entering themselves , or
hiring or retaining another person to
enlist , or going beyond the limits of
jurisdiction of the United States with
intent to enlist as a soldier or marine
or seaman , etc. This act was held in
the Horsa ease io be sufficiently com
prehensive to warrant the arrest and
punishment of the person offending ,
and it is believed that should any of
the reported movements reach a point
where proof of the facts could be ob
tained , the government would not hes
itate to take immediate action.
MACEO'S DEATH.
His Chief of Staff Gives an Account of
How He "Was Killed.
Havana , Dec. 21. A letter from
Jose Mire , General Maceo ' s chief of
staff , dated Manago. December l. i , con
firms fully the reports of Maceo ' s
death. Mire writes that Maceo was
encamped near a small house and was
expecting to be joined by the forces of
Castillo and Sanchez. lie saw the ad
vance guard of Spanish irregular cav
alry ( guex-rillas ) belonging to Major
Cirujedas Spanish column and rode
forward to meet them , believing tliem
to be friends. A volley was discharged
at him and his group and he fell in the
road.
"
CHOCTAWS SIGN A TREATY
Allotment and KciinquisHment of Tribal
Government in Eight Years Assured.
Ml-scogkk , L T. . Dee. 21. The Choc
taw commission signed a treaty with
the Dawes commission last night. The
treaty provides for the allotment of
lands , townsites , reserve of coal fields
for Choctaw schools and relinquish
ment of tribal government within
eight years.
A Crank's .Message for McKinlcy.
Piiiladei.I'iiia. Pa. . Dec. 21. A well
dressed , patriarchal looking man went
into a telegraph office Thursday night
and attempted to send -1.000-word
dispatch to President-elect McKinley
' • colleet , " setting out a weird story of
kidnaping , imprisonment in alms
houses , and severe punishment of
which the writer was the victim , con
cluding with a threat to kill one • ' 'Dr.
II. L. Ortir with a billiard cue. It
ivas not sent , but the police depart
ment was informed , and when the old
man returned yesterday for an answer
from Mr. McKinle3r he was taken into
custody.
Double Tragedy in St. touis.
St. Louis. Mo. , Dec. 21. Anton Ben-
ning , a huckster , returned to his home
about G o ' clock last night and found
the dead body of his wife on a cot in
one room and in the front room the
corpse of his step-brother , Henry Kem-
merling. both shot through the left
temple. It is believed Kemmerling
killed the woman because of jealousy.
The "Bynamite Diclc" Mystery.
GuTiiniE. Ok. . Dec 21. The outlaw
killed at Blackwell two weeks ago has
been identified for the fourth time ,
this time as Buck MeGregg of Lincoln
county , by Mrs. MeGregg his mother ,
and officers of Lincoln county , yet the
men who killed him insist that it is
"Dynamite Dick" and claim the govern
ment reward of S3. " > 00.
York to IJe Unduly Favored.
London. Dee. 21. It is rurnord that
the Duke of York will be promoted to
be a rear admiral on New Year ' s day.
This has caused a great deal of ill feel
ing , as he will thereby overstep more
than a hundred captains who are his
seniors.
A Frenchman Killed in a Duel.
Tunis , Dec. 21. The eaptain of the
French frigate Servonette has been
killed in a duel with a Tunisian official
named Mazze.
La mar's Big Annual Babbit Hunt.
Lamar. Col. . Dec. 21. Lamar ' s fifth
annual rabbit hunt occurred yester
day. One hundred hunters took part
and 4,397 rabbits were killed. Among
the hunters were Vice President Paul
Morton and other officials of the Santa
Fe road , who came in a special car.
The game will go to Denver for dis
tribution among the poor of that city.
Baltimore's Sugar Refinery Absorbed.
Baltimore , Md. , Dee. 21. The Bal-
timoie Sugar Refinery company has
passed into the hands of the American
Sugar Refinery company , otherwise
known as the "Sugar Trust" j
WHAT IT WOULD MEAN.
Effect of the Recognition of the Cuban
Republic by the United States.
Washington , Dec. 21. The action oi
the Senate foreign committee in agree
ing to report the Cameron resolution
will , if completed , by action of Con
gress and the President , enable the
present rebels to float a loan and ob
tain munitions of war in abundance ,
especially with the powerful backing
of the United States. Besides , if
the Cubans could then manage to put
afloat a few warships or privateers
their flag would then admit them to
United States ports under the protec
tion of the neutrality laws , but the
United States could not , under the Ge
neva award , tolerate the fitting out of
privateers in its ports. Furthermore , as
this recognition of independence would
involve the recognition of a state of
war , neither the Spanish government
nor the Cubans wouly be permitted to
equip warships or military expeditions
in the United States , and this country
would observe strict netrality towards
both parties , just as did China and
Japan in their late war.
One bad effect upon the United
States itself of the proposed action
would be the total loss of all of the
claims for indemnity for American
property destroyed during the insur
rection , which may lie against Spain ,
for this action would relieve her at
once of responsibility. What the in
surgents undoubtedly expect and ar
dently wish for , in the opinion of the
state department , is the precipitation
of a war between the "United States
and Spain.
"
ROSWELL G. HORR DEAD.
Dies After a Two "Weeks' Illness at
riainflrld , X. .7.
Pr.AiNFiEi.1) , N. J. . Dee. 21. Ex-
Congressman UoswellG. Herr died last
night at 11 o ' clock , after an illness of
two weeks , of bronchitis and Dright's
disease.
Roswell G. llorr was born November
2(5 ( , 1S30 , in Waitsville , Yt. He received
his education in the public schools ,
and when young moved to Elyria ,
Ohio. In 1859 he married Miss Carrie
Rinney of Elyria. In 1801 he was ad
mitted to the bar. One year later he
moved to St. Louis and went into the
mining business. In 1871 he took up
his home in Saginaw , Mich. , from
which district he was elected to Con
gress on the Republican ticket in 1S78 ,
and served with distinction three suc
cessive terms.
In 1S90 he moved to Plainfield and
became a. member of the editorial staff
of the New York Tribune , which posi
tion he has held ever since. His joint
debate in Chicago with W. H. Harvey ,
author of "Coin's Financial School , "
attracted much attention. When the
national Republican campaign commit
tee called for speakers last fall he was
one of the first to respond , and made
over ninety speeches in the presiden
tial campaign before he was taken ill
with bronchitis.
English Tress Comment.
London. Dec. 21. The papers very
g-encrally comment upon the • " gravity
of the situation between the United
States and Spain brought about by the
action of the Semite foreign relations
committee in agreeing to report Sena
tor Cameron ' s resolution for the recog
nition of the Cuban republic. They
agree , for the most part , in expressing
the belief that President Cleveland
will veto the resolution if it is sent to
him , but that in the present temper of
the American people the resolution
will be passed by congress over the
veto with the requisite majority.
Prisoner Sets Fire to a Jail.
Foist Scott , Kan. , Dee. 21. Michael
Strode , one of the desperate men who
were captured in a battle of fifty shots
between his companions and the police ,
yesterday , set fire to the jail in which
he and eight other state and federal
prisoners are confined. The smoke
went up through the floor to the j ail-
er ' s residence , and his attention was
thus attracted. The fire was put out.
Two hours later Strode again set fire
to his bed , but the prisoners extin
guished it. He appears to be insane ,
and is violent.
Great Western Freight Wreck.
St. Joseph , Mo. , Dec. 21. A bad
wreck occurred on the Great Western
between Rush and Savannah , twenty
miles north of here , yesterday after
noon. The railway people will say
nothing about the accident , but it is
understood that a handcar loaded with
rails was left on the main track by the
section men and was struck by a
freight train , which was thrown from
the track. Two persons are reported
to have been badly hurt. The north
bound passenger train and a through
freight train were delayed at Savan
nah ten hours on account of the wreck.
Bradstrect's Trade Review.
New York , Dec. 21. Bradstreet's
saj-s : "Wholesale trade continues of
smaller volume than expected , prac-
ticalh- the only activity in the whole
sale lines being in groceries , candies ,
fruits and nuts. The weather has in
terfered with seasonable business ,
which at many centers is smaller than
in preceding years , in that a larger
proportion of purchases are of a cheap
grade of goods. ' '
Provisions for the Rebal Army.
New York. Dec. 21. During the
coming week large quantities of pro
visions , principally lard , hams and
bacon , will be shipped from this cita
to Cuba , in order to be entered before
January 1. On that date General
Weyler ' s order raising the tariff on
imports r per cent goes into effect , and
it is to avoid this increase that Cuban
merchants heve hurried their orders.
A Congressman in Police Court.
Washington. Dec. 21. Representa
tive Miles Cvowlej- Texas forfeited
35 collateral deposited by him in the
police station as security for his ap
pearance in police court to answer to
the charge of disorderly conduct ,
growing out cf his alleged rough
liandling of an old woman organ
grinder.
Captain Lemon Dead.
Coronado Beach. Cal. . Dec. 21.
-aptain George E. Lemon of Washing-
Lou , probably the best known pension
lgent in this country , and publisher '
jf the National Tribune , died here '
yesterday of a complication of diseases. I
OPPOSED BY TELLER ,
HiJ DON'T WANT ANY TARIFF
ON SILVER.
Proposition to Incorporate Tt In the New
Tariff Bill Characterized as a Foolish
Idea Silver Men Not to ho Caught by
nny Such Soup The IIcaringH to he
Given by the Ways and Means Com
mittee.
No Silver Tariff Wanted.
Washington , Dec. 17. Senator Tel
ler , asked for his opinion of the prop
osition which it has been stated will
be incorporated in the new tariff 'bill
for a duty on silver , replied : "It is a
very foolish idea. If they think they
can catch the silver men by any such
soap as' that they are mistaken. It
would only emphasize the claim of the
gold men that silver is a mere com
modity. If a duty of fifty cents per
ojnee was placed on silver it would
not raise the price of silver a cent.
The price of silver is fixed abroad
where it is used. The only silver that
is imported into this country is from
Mexico , from which this country makes
a profit in handling. That is all right
and there can be no objection to it.
The silver thus imported is shipped
out again. The price of silver is fixed
by the countries which use it for
money and in the arts. We don't use
more than 810,000,000 in the arts. "
The hearings to be given by the
ways and means committee on the
tariff question promise to attract an
even greater number of business men
to Washington than usually gather
during a revision of the tariiV. The
committee is already overwhelmed by
applications from representatives of
the various interests who are anxious
to present arguments for increasing
the rates. The Democratic members
of the committee intend to marshal
witnesses in rebuttal to advocate the
continuance of the Wilson bill. They
desire to have their side of the case in
cluded in the printed record of the
hearings. It will be practically im
possible for the committee to hear all
the applicants who want to present ar
guments in the limited time assigned
to the subject. The committee expects
that those who appear will have their
arguments prevared in writing , to be
placed on file and printed.
VIOLATES THE LAW.
Enlisting for Cuba Unlawful and Severely
Punishable.
Washington , Dec. 17. The atten
tion of officials here has been attracted
by the stories ooming from all portions
of the country indicating that enlist
ments are going on of parties of men
to go to Cuba to join the insurgents in
their struggle against the Spaniards.
These enlistments are in direct violation
lation of the neutrality laws , and are
prohibited under severe penalties. For
accepting a commission to serve against
Spain , a country with which the United
States is now ac peace , the penalty pre
scribed by section 5281. revised stat
utes , is S2,000 line and three years'
imprisonment , while for enlisting
to serve against Spain or hiring
anyone to enlist , tne penalty is almost
as heavy , being a maximum of § 1,000
fine and three years' imprisonment
The enforcement of these laws natur
ally falls within the functions of the
United States courts , to whose knowl
edge the attempt at infringement is
brought , but if the movement con
tinues on as large a scale as reported
it is probable that the department of
justice will send instructions of a
special character to all of its agents
calling their attention to the procla
mation issued by the President last
spring , and enjoining upon them a
strict enforcement of the neutrality
laws.
WAR ON APPOINTMENTS.
Missouri Senators Prevent PostoKIce Con
firmations.
Washington. Dec. 17. Among the
nominations sent to the Senate by the
president yesterday were these Mis
souri postmasters : Cnarles I. nard-
man of Edina , E. C. Meehan of Nor-
borne , Luke W. Morris of Mexico , J.
W. Overstreet of La Plata. A. II.
O'Dowd of Weston and Kate Sul
livan of Excelsior Springs. Kate
Sullivan is probably the only one
in the bunch that will be con
firmed. Silver men who are patrons
of the postofiice at La Plata have filed
an emphatic protest against Overstrect.
and both Senators Cockrell and Vest
will probably vote against him.
Charges have also been filed with sen
ators against Luke Morris of Mexico
and E. C. Meehan of Norborne.
John Beard , whose nomination to be
postmaster at Danville. 111. , has been
five times rejected by the Senate , was
sent in for the sixth time yesterday.
Isaac II. Lionberger of St. Louis " for
attorney general for the Interior de
partment , is one of the Missourians
whose nomination will not be con-
_ firmr.il.
"Want More Cuban Information.
Washington , Dec. 17. The Senate
committee on foreign relations held a
meeting to-day which was devoted tea
a consideration of the Cuban resolu
tions , but no action was taken and the
committee adjourned to meet Friday.
It was said that the sentiment of the
committee was favorable toward re
porting one of the resolutions , though
its form was not determined. The
postponement of action until Fridav
was for the purpose of securing fur
ther information from the State de
partment as to the situation in Cuba.
There is also a desire upon the part of
the members of the committee to as
certain exactly what was reported by
Consul General Leo.
Sharkey TVstiiies.
San Francisco , Dec. 17. The Fitz-
simmons-Sharkey witnesses yesterday
gave no sensational testimony , but
Fitzsimmons' friends say they are now
able to prove a doctor performed an
operation on Sharkey to produce ex
ternal evidence of an apparent foul ,
and that he was paid $1,000 for doctor ' s
service. Thomas Sharkey's testimon3'
was simph- denial of the stories told
by his trainers , Billy Smith and George
Allen. He never heard of a conspiracy
before the fight , had no talk with Earp
and bet no money on the fight. He
declared Fitzsimmons struck him a
foul blow in the groin. J
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BAD BANKING IN DENVER. J ,
Sensational Developments In the Trl-J * (
" . fr
of Commercial National "Wrecker * <
Denver , Colo. , Dec. 17. The testl- V
mony given in the trial before Judge #
Hallett in the United States district 'MJ
court of Charles H. Dow , president. #
and Sidney E. McClurkon , teller , off | 1
the Commercial National bank and O. | I
E. Miller of the Hernia Treatment J
company , now of Chicago , charged r \
with misappropriation of funds of the | M
bank , has been sensational. From tho- ( <
testimony of other officers of the bank : | M
it has developed that at the time it % A
was closed in 18911 Miller had over- jt Wf
drawn his account 3125,000 , and the * Jfc
only security for which held by the : 4 J t
bank was his personal notes. Miller , r k
had secured this largo amount by kit-i H
ing checks with the approval of Presi- t > H
dent Dow. It has been shown that he ? fl
shipped large sums of money cast by ' M
express from time to time. J
Duel to the Death. fl
Chattanooga , Tenn. , Dec. 17. A k
street duel took place at Jacksboro , / B
Campbell county , last evening between- 1
Lincoln Baird and William Gaylor. It 4 fl
seems that Gaylor and Williams had. " | l
quarreled about a woman , and. meetr. * * ; , * H
ing last night , without any parleying ? * * ; , t' m
began shooting at each other at short lL' f M
range. Gaj'lor was shot three times , * f r |
dying instantly , and Williams was shot H
in the brcust , from the effects of which J H
he died to-day. Uoth men were welL S
to do and well known. \ S
Stilson Ilutchins Jtuyu 11 Paper. / AtM
Washington , Dec 17. Ex-Congress- ' H
man C. G. Conn of Indiana to-day sold | H
the Washington Morning and Evening
Times to Mr. Stilson Ilutchins of this M
city. Mr. Ilutchins has placed Mr. ( n |
John II. Oberly , formerly commissioner fm
of Indian affairs , in charge of the 'fU
paper. The Times was established in H
18S4 as a co-operative enterprise by H
printers , but early passed into tha H
hands of Mr. Conn , who had retired H
from Congress. „ M
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Francis Confirmation Doluyecl.s
Washington , Dec. 1 7. The delay in H
the confirmation of David R. Francis H
as secretary of the interior may occasion - H
sion a fight against Senator Vest by 4a9
the gold Democrats of Missouri. It is- H
said now that Mr. Francis will not bo H
confirmed until after the Missouri leg- f |
islature elects Senator Vest's sue- * |
cessor , and confirmation may be delayed - B
layed until just before the expiration jfl
of the official life of the Cleveland ad- M
ministration. $ mW
Mr. Allen' * Irrigation KIll. . , * S5j |
Washington , Dec. 1.7 Senatc-i- , 9
Allen , of Nebraska , introduced a bill | H
appropriating 51,000,000 for the survey f 9
of the headwaters of the principal ' ' * 9
rivers of the conntry for the location. . 9
of available sites for reservoirs for- 9
irrigation purposes. It is proposed. 9
not to be coufined to the arid regions , 9
but to include all sections of the- 9
country. H
Another Appropriation Bill.'f |
Washington , Dec. 17. The House. . 9
committee on appropriations has finished -
ished the bill for M
the legislative , executive - '
utive and judicial expenses of the gov- 9
eminent for the fiscal year ending '
June 30. 1S98. It carries a total of A i 9
• j21GG7,8G9 , which is Sl,09 ,231 less- * J
thau the estimates , and S.7,890 less * 9
than the appropriations for the current - M
rent year. M
An Aristocratic Outlaw. V
Fort Scott , Kan. , Dec. 17. Ed My- M
era , an aristocratic appearing young-
man who refuses to state where he I
lives , was arraigned in court yesterday - M
day charged with burglary. Ho- 9
emerged from the jail into the court m
room wearing kid gloves , gold-rimmed M
spectacles and a dress suit , and ap- 9
pcarcd as his own counsel. 9
I.IVIi STOCK AND l'UODUCE MAP.ICETS- M
Quotations From Xcir York , Chicago , St. 9
Ioui , Omaha and Klseu-horo. H
OMAHA. Am
Butter Creamery separator. . 10 © L"0 |
Butter Choice fancy country 1. : < ft ] . - , 1
tsgs Fresh 22 ( ii Zi Ml
l'rairle chickens , per tloi ! G to 0 ® G . ,0 Mtt\ \
Quail , per do/ 100 < & j & V
Bed head and Mallard Ducks. 3 iO 44. a 75 MM
bpnnz Chickens dressed 5 a.At. m\\ \
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Turkeys @ 9 MM
( iee.se and Ducks 7 . . . 8 M
Lemons Choice Messinas 3 50 @ 3r
Honey fancy White n w. 15 MM
Onions per bu ; > - , < & 40 dM\\ \
Beans liandpicked Navy 1 35 fe t 40 1
Potatoes ; z ) < jj % rt H
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Hweet 1'otatoes per bbl. . . . 2 00 fe 2 25 1
OraiJBcs-I'erbox : ; 75 © 4 00
liny Upland , per ton 4 50 © . 5 50 MM
Apples-Perbbl 125 n 3 00 WM
SOUTH OMAHA STOCK MARKET fl
IIo s-T.icht Mixed j 2' ) © 3 35
UoKs-IIeavy WciRhts 3 15 fct 3 20 fl
iJ'Vi • • . ' " • < 2M MM
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Milkers and bpnn-ers 25 00 ( $ - . )0 MM
* tZ 2C0 ® 325 . , MM
'a * ? 2 25 © 350 | 9
V , 0 ? > 1.5 © 335 - il mm
H , l'lf , e 2 25 ® 3 40 a mm
Mockers and Feeders 10 Jh MM
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2 85 © 3 < _
'ccp-Native 2 05 g f $ > Am
Sheep-Lambs 305 g 5 | g H
chicauo. mm
Wheat Xo. 2Snrin' ' ra mCi , MM
Corn Per bu o > * . • 1
Pork , P & -254 9
Cattle-ChVistm " % I fl
- bee s S 40 § .
ojK-Mcdmm mixed 3 0 © 3 45 MMt
Sheep-Lambs a T g J
, „ . NEW YORK. j H
cJrn . : . ! ' . : "S
oats-No , . . . . : : : : : : # ® gi < Mm
Pork- . rtZQc *
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L-jrd Z © s"5 r mU
Jru
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4 CO © 4 25 H
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nheal No. 2 red , cash 73 m. cn 4MMM
Corn-Perbu % J ° , mMM
Oats-Per bu h % 5 MMM
iioss-Mixed packing : : : : : : ; " " 3 6 > 11U4 H
CattIe-3 , atl ve Sliip'5 Steers. 4 001 | 4 fo H
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WheatXo.oiS' 011,1' S
Wheat-Xo. , „ . _
Fatal Quarrel of Hunters. 9
Ixdepexdexce. Kan. , Dec. 17. Yes- H
terday while hunting , Jim Robbins B
and Dick A\ ebb , both of Cherrwale H
'
2nf elf5 aDd b ° th dre revolvers ' . H
Kbns the quicker and shot * M
fltnmUSrVhe abdon > en , Probably A MU
fatal y Z \ H
wounding him. Bobbins
now m the custody of the officers IJ H
McKinley to Go to ChIcaCo ' A m\
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Caxto.v , Ohio , Dec 17.-Ifc is cx _ M
will leave * hUt President-e t McKinley jM
on M
one of the trains this
evening to jo n his wif * ? rn , - MMmW
Charles W. Dawes 5 ff S r 1
lain Heistaxtf will accomSht S
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