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; > I' ? M'COOK TRIBUNE. 2 i t-f * _ . , Sj i * r , e f f- , V. Al. KI.HMKLL , 1'ublUher. i. ; < . * McCOOK . NEBRASK. \ , - : - ; - ill NEBRASKA. nit * . , TnnRE is much building being done : t f t ( Lexington. I j - Ali.kn is making preparations for | \ ; ( big celebration on July 3d. If * - The Saunders county teachers' ii S * ctitute was attended by 200. | " The total assessment of Cedar count | | I is $1.10,000 less than last year. ! Red Cloud merchants have agree | r i * to close evenings at 8 o ' clock. | ( * The Adams county old settlers' pic * „ ' t aiic was attended by about two hui | • " dred pioneers. ' , The assessor's returns show ther ' \ arc 1,579 more cattle in I3ox Butt * * ' county than one year ago. " Piiepabations are being made to r ( \ build the German Lutheran churcl : * y southwest of Clearwater , that wa ' destroyed by fire. The Swedish people have organize' ' a summer school in Greeley for the ir h ' -struction of the Swedish children i "the Swedish language. TnE strawberry crop of Tecumse ' has been amazingly large this year * iDr. Gaiser's farm has already produce s . > over 4,000 quarts , and the season is no yet over , The large frame barn of John Volh iliardt , who lives just outside of Nc • • ' . " "braska City , was burned to the ground ' .There was no stock in the barn , bu all the grain , feed , implements aa < harness were burned. . The supreme court of Nebraska ha adjourned for the summer vacatioi "without passing on the Omaha charte cases. This will send the cases eve until September as the court does no it in July nor August. Rev. Willaijd Scott , D. D. , * of Chicago cage , will have charge of the minis ters' institute at the Crete assemb'i this summer. "How to Succeed , " wil be the motto of the sessions. Th < dates of the assembly are June 30 t < July 9th. The assessors returns for Platte county show 20,700 head of cattle , value : § 80,228 ; 9G4G horses , value § 97,403 ; 43 ] mules and asses , value § 3,311 ; 36,102 hogs , value § 21,242. There are 301,471 acres of improved farm lands , wort ! § 912,001. By direction of the president , Firsl Lieut. Albert U. Jackson , Ninth cava ! ry , is detailed as professor of military science and tactics at the University oi Nebraska , to take effect October 1 , vice Capt. John F. Guilfoyle , relieved at his own request. From a patch containing less than six square rods "Wesley Dundas of Au burn gathered 115 quarts of strawber. ries in nine days. They were all large , fine berries , one being in the shape of a pansy and measuring five inches in circumference. Wil. B. Cox , a farmer residing near Doniphan , Hall county , was brought before the commissioners on insanity and adjudged insane. He has been approaching preaching this state since last October , when he had an attack of the grip , fol lowed by nervous prostration. The fine barn of John Eller , three miles west of Sterling , was struck by lightning and burned. The barn was 50x70 feet. A span of valuable mules and one horse , GOO bushels of corn and ten tons of hay were destroyed. The loss is partly covered by insurance. While Ira Malery of Tekamah was tying a horse he put his thumb through the loop to draw the knot , when the horse jerked back and the rope catching the thumb severed it ; from the hand. About five inches of the cord came out with the thumb , presenting a very sickening sight. Although the wound is not necessarily dangerous , it is extremely painful. Ox the farm of Joseph G. Davis , twelve miles northeast of Wahoo , "Bud" Hark , a young colored manwas working a corn sheller when the bottom tom of his overalls were caught in the tumbling shaft and before the machine could be stopped all the clothing was torn from him , one leg being broken in two places , the legs were drawn apart and he was terribly lacerated. His recovery is uncertain. The depot at Palmj'ra was broken into and a sample trunk containing jewelry belonging to the Shook-Sell mer company of Omaha and valuables to the amount of nearly § 2,000 taken therefrom. The trunks had been checked to Seward by George S. Duby , the representative of the jewelry firm. There seems to be no clue to the rob bers , although suspicious characters "were seen about town on the same might. The directors of the Union Stock Yards company of South Omaha held a meeting and accepted the resignation < of General Manager Babcock , to take effect July 1. To fill the vacancy two officers were appointed John A. "Mc- Shane to be traffic manager and W. C. D. Kenyon general manager. Mr. Mc- Shane resigned as vice president of the company , and the vacancy was filled "by the election of P. A. Valentine of Chicago. A suddek storm of hail struck at Port Robinson and lasted for fifteen minutes , in which time the ground "was perfectly whitened with the hail "which , " though not very large , fell with great force and hammered garden truck , ornamental vines , etc , into a pulp. The storm was probably local , hut the quantity that fell in so short a iime was surprising , - drifts several inches in depth lying in the roasting sunshine for some time after. Burt Sawyers , the 15 year old lad -who ran away with a horse • belong ing to his employer , II. B. Reed of Platte county , was arrested at Shelbj' and returned to Columbus and placed in jail. The horse -was restored to its owner. Owing to the boy's youth he will probably not be prosecuted. Dr. Sawyer , a dentist of Osceola , has "been taken to the insane asylum at Iiincoln. C. H. Campbell , a young farmer liv ing two miles north of Clay Center , a eon of Representative W. B. Campbell , \ "was kicked in the face by a stallion and for many hours rendered uncon scious. There is doubt of his recovery. \ . . , a a > - i lLiL. . , - . . . . . HIS TALK CUT SHORT SENATOR PETTIGREW OVEF COME IN THE SENATE. Tn the Mldftt of a Violent Speech lie Compelled tn Take Ills Scut With a Sa&tenco Unfinished Si-rious Re sult * Nut Anticipated by Ills I'liysiclan. Overcome in tlie Senate. "Washington- , June 2s Mr. Petl grew was overcome in the midst of violent speech in the Senate at 2 : : o'clock this afternoon. lie hesitatei failed to enunciate his words , ar then , without serious agitation , toe his seat with , his sentence unfinishci "Water was brought and his fricru gathered about him. Ho see wont into the cloak room an Senator Deboe , who is a physiciai made an examination. He pronounce Mr. Pettigrew's case as quite seriou Ho said it might be a hemorrhage < the brain , though nothing definil ooald be said. Mr. Pettigrew coul fepcak only with difficulty , though i reply to questions he said he was nc feeling badly. Dr. Baine , who was summoned to a tend Mr. Pettigrew , said his illncs Was caused by a blood clot on th brain , but that there would be n serious results if he should be kcj free from excitement. BOTCHWORK AT A HANGINC Jim Williamson Had to Bo Han go Twice First Drop Didn't Kill. Houstox , Tex. , June 2.3. ---Jim Wil liamson , a voung man , was hangei yesterday at Wharton for his core plicity in the murder of the Crocke family last May. Williamson's nerv failed him at the last , and it wa necessary twice to inject strychnin * into him to enable him to mount th scaffold. He declared his father , alsi indicted for the crime , was innocent Williamson was pronounced dead bj the attending physicians three min utea after the drop fell , but upon being cut down was found to b'e alive. Th < body was hauled up and again sen' through the drop , and was allowed t ( hang twenty-two minutes. The firsl ftrop was very hurried , as the con tlomned man nearly fainted when the boose was adjusted. SUTTON'S NAME SENT IN. riio First of Senator Baker's Kansas Preferences Before the Senate. Washington , June 28. The firsl name on Senator Baker's list of pref- jrences for Kansas federal offices was sent to the Senate to-day , Michael W. sutton being nominated for collector if internal revenue for the district oi Kansas. Other nominations were : Colonel 3. H. Carlton , Eighth cavalry , to be Jrlgadier general ; Hiram C. Trues- ! ale , to be chief justice , and Fletcher II. Doan , George R. Davis and Rich- ird E. Sloan , all of Arizona , to be as- iociate justices of the supreme court > f Arizona ; Edward W. Beattie of Montana , to be surveyor general of Jontana ; C. E. Cross to be postmaster ; t Boonville , Mo. TRAGEDY AT GALENA. Ed Martin Kills Two Men on SllRhl Provocation. Galena , Kan. , June 28. Ed Martin shot and killed John Johnson and fa- ally wounded Claude Tuttle about J • ' clock last night The trouble orig- nated over a swing which was put up n the suburbs of this city. Johnson md Tuttle wished to remove the wing , but Martin objected , and while hey talked it brought on trouble. Jartin shot Johnson in the left breast iear the heart and he fell dead. Tut- lo was shot in the small of the back nd the ball came out three inches hove the naval. He cannot live , lartin is at large. Martin is a well- mown miner here , and it is believed ewill crive himself ut > . JTATE REPLY TO JAPAN. arcful and Diplomatic Answer Made to the Hawaiian Protest. "Washington , June 28. The reply of lie secretary of state to the protest f the Japanese government gainst the annexation of Hawaii as been sent to the Japanese legation ere and by it cabled to Tokio. he legation probably will file a sup- lemental statement upon receiving istructions from the home govern- ient It is expected that this will ike some time , as the note of the ; ate department is worded in a most areful and diplomatic manner , and .s meaning is somewhat obscure as to ie points raised by the Japanese offi- lals. CORNELL THE WINNER. ale St-rond by Three Lengths , Har vard Third. Poum-'EKPsiE , N. Y. , June 28. Cor- eli wen. Time , 20 minutes and 24 • conds * . Yale was second by three ngths and a half Time , 20:44. Har- ird came in third , five lengths astern : Yule. Time , 21:00. Cornell's time v miles : First mile , 4:45 ; second mile , ) :3' ) ; third mile , 15:34 3:5 ; fourth lie , 20:34. Fort hcott in a Bad Way. Port Scott , Kan. , June 2a. Because ie city council has been violating one I its own laws since 1868 , the district > urt to-day handed down an opinion hich , the city attorney says , will m- llidate over two-thirds of the ordi- mces governing the city , and effect ist property interests , private and ablic. Fell Asleep on the Traclc. Meka , Ark. , June 26. Near Win- irop yesterday morning , the south ) und freight ran onto three negroes ileep on the track. One was instant- killed and the other two were se- ously in jured. CHEROKEE PAYMENTS. Troable lias Broken Oat Afresh at Foi Ulbion Troops Tailed For. Washington , June 28. Trouble ha broken out afresh at Fort Gibson , ] T. , where the Cherokee freedman paj ment has just been resumed , and th Washington authorities have biicn aj pealed to for assistance in avertin further disorders. News of the dh > turbance came officially in telegram received yesterday by Secretary Bli. .s supplemented by similar advices re ceived by the attorney general an the secretary of war. General Franl C. Armstrong of the Dawes commit sion , which was just leaving Fort Gil son when the trouble occurred , joinci with Indian Inspector McLaughlin who is supervising the payment , ii wiring the following to Secretar Bliss : "Considerable excitement exist among the negroes on account of ai rests made by the United States mar shals Negroes are armed and ar threatening to attack the marshals The troops here are able to cope wit ] the situation and preserve peace. I the commander has not authority ti patrol the town and to cxcVcisc con trol over the excited negroes , seriou trouble may occur. The presence ant action of the .military last evenin ; alone prevented bloodshed. The pay ment has progressed quietly , but thes < disturbances are outside the lines ant are between the negroes and deputj marshals. Prompt and decided actioi is recommended , with authority to re move disorderly persons and disarn all except United States officials. Tlu United States attorney and Unitec States marshal have wire.l ttic attor ney general. " Secretary Bliss forwarded the ad vices to the secretary of war for his action and wired the inspector that he had done so , and , reminding him thai the troops were on the ground , stated that order must be maintained at all hazards. The individual beneficiaries of the payment are making positive protests and a telegram was received to-day from a woman at Fort Scott , Kan. , as follows : "Am Cherokee freedman ; guardian for my children. Money deposited in bank at Fort Scott. B. F. Ware at tached it through fraud. How can I get possession ? Bettie Cash. " She is only one of a number in sim ilar straits. The department is en deavoring to see that the negroes' rights are not invaded. JOHN L. AND FITZ. WHI Spar In Brooklyn and Perhaps a Finish Fight Will Bo Arranged. New York , June 28. Last night Martin Julian , manager of Bob Fitz- simmons , made a proposition to Frank Dunn of Boston , manager of John L. Sullivan , which was accepted. The proposition is that John L. Sullivan and Fitzsimmons meet at Ambrose park , Brooklyn , on the afternoon of July 5 , rain or shine , for four or six rounds. If Sullivan's sparring shall be deemed by the public and sporting writers creditable and indicative of his ability to enter the ring for a fin ish contest , terms and conditions for uch a match may be arranged imme- liately thereafter. Sullivan will get i share of the p-ate receipts. MRS. OL1PHANT NO MORE. Oeath Stops One of the Busiest Pens In AH England. London , June 23. Mrs. Margaret Dliphant , authoress , aged 70 , died of : ancer last night. Few writers of he day had put their names on so nany title pages. Besides fiction she vrcte books on Florence , Venice , Ed- nburgh , Jerusalem and Rome. Mrs. Oliphant's latest notable liter- try achievement was "The Victorian \ge in English Literature , * ' on which he collaborated with her son , F. R. ) ! iphant. Mrs. Oliphant worked .tnprether at night , never touching a ) a in the day time. SENATE SEES THE END. Tothin But Passed-Over Items of the Tariff BUI. V -tiington , June 28. The Senate e.s.oi-Jay completed the wool schedule , he silk schedule and the tobacco chedule of the tariff bill , and with his accomplished , the tariff leaders ad the satisfaction of knowing that U the schedules of the bill and the ree list had been gone over once , 'here now remains only to go through lie bill a second time , passing" on the : ems passed over. These are very umerous and important , including ides , gloves , coal , tea and beer. Noted Cuban Bond Buyers. New Yokk , June td. John Jacob istor has purchased one of the 81,000 ix per cent gold bonds of the Repub- c of Cuba , which were issued last ipril. Dr. "W. Edward Webb has pur- hased one of the 5500 six per cent onds. These bonds fall due ten j-ears fter the evacuation of Cuba by the panish forces. Thanhs for Prosperity Signs. Washington , June 2 . Again to-day ie acting chaplain of the Senate , the ev. Hush Johnson , referred in the jurse of his prayer to the advent of rosperity , saying : "We thank Thee > r the signs of returning prosperity id that the long an.I widespread sriod of depression is passing. " Shortage in Missouri's Wheat Crop. Mexico , Mo. , June 24. The wheat • op of this section , Montgomery , alls. Pike , Marion and St. Charles mnties ia reported to be almost a tilure. It is estimated that there will e a falling off over last year's crop in lis state of about 0,000,000 bushels. Kusslan Ironclad Sunk. St. PETEKsnt'KG , June 28. The Rus- an turret ironclad Gangoot , one of ie best vessels in the imperial navy , in upon a reef near Trensend this orning during a storm and sank most instantly. The crew is re nted savei. J jWgqgBSBfe gM iwaBSM ' * " 1 , - - h < ' - ' - IN THE B0LLN CEL1 THE EX-STATE TREASURE EATING PRISON FARE. XIo Accepts the Regular Grub of tl Other Prisoners Without Complaint A New Trial to Bo Asked for If Denied Appeal Will BeTaken Taken to Supreme Court. The Way of the Transgressor. Omaha Bee : Joseph S. Hartley , tl ex-state treasurer , convicted of ei : bezling S151,884.45 of state funds , no occupies one of the large cells in tl residence portion of the Douglas com ty jail , usually reserved for boy pri r.oners. It is the southeast cornc room on the lower floor , commandin a view south and east , being the sau room occupied by Henry Bolln befoi he was taken to Lincoln. The cell removed from the part of the ja where the ordinary prisoners are kej and is separated from it by an ire door. It is large and well ventilate and is supplied with a comfortable co table and chairs. Hartley informed the jailer that li would not send out for his meals hi would eat the regular jail fare , a though he requested the jailer ' s wii to prepare him a luncheon betv/ee meals , the rules of the jail alloivin the prisoners only two meals a day. The ex-state treasurer is a mode prisoner , taking his confinement in philosophical sort of a way. It is .sai 1 > 3' his friends that Hartley Avill be i the county jail little more than week. Attorneys Mahoney and Wheado were in close consultation all of Tue ? da3' afternoon and evening , a part o the time being spent with Hartley a the jail , the motion for a new trial be ing the matter under consideration The motion will be filed by Friday a the latest , that being the last day o grace. It ip probable that this motioi will not be argued , but will simply b submitted to the court. In the event that the motion for : new trial is overruled , sentence wil be passed on the defendant Saturday of this week. A bill of exceptions for an appeal t ( the supreme court has already beei prepared in anticipation of the rulin < of Judge Baker on the motion for ! new trial , and as soon as sentence i/ / passed , application will be made to on < of the judges of the supreme court foi an order suspending the sentence anc fixing the amount of the bail bond. I : the order is issued , bail will be giver and Bartley will be released from con finement , pending the action • of tlu supreme court. Uncle Sam is After Him. Walter Foley was arrested at Dakoti dity by Deputy U. S. Marshall Allen m indictment having been returnee igainst him by the U. S. federal grant : jury at Omaha. For some time pasl Foley has been in Texas , returning t < : Dakota City on the 14th inst. , since .vhich time he has been shadowed bv ocal officers , they being apprised that in indictment was pending against lim. lim.Foley Foley was for several j'ears a fore- nan on the government work under he United States engineers being done ilong the banks of the Missouri river ibbutting Sioux City , la. , and Coving- on , Neb. , and the offense "with which ie is charged is a serious one , if the government can make it stick. Foley s accused of having sold jobs to men vho worked on the matresses , taking i regular rakcolf from their wages , nd also with taking bribes from the rush contractors , refusing to take • rush unless he was paid a handsome tercentage on every cord. While here is no doubt of the seriousness of Foley ' s offense , it is somewhat difficult whether he can be held under the in- ictment. The statute makes it a rime to do such things "in his official apacity , " and the strength of the legal roceedings will depend on whether he court shall recognize Folej' " s "offi- ial" capacity or not. He is not an fficer of the government. New Method of Farming. Henry Hoffman , a Valley county irmer , residing in its western portion , ttended a lecture given by Prof , ampbell of Sioux City at Wescott , uster county , some time last winter , nd determined to give his method a rial. This spring he plowed his land eep. then took a disc harrow and set ie discs straight , so that instead of irowing the dirt up thejr would act as ackers. After getting his ground ell packed he went over it with a arrow until the ground was covered ith dust mulch. After the corn was p he took the shovels from a cultiva- > r and attached a harrow on each arm I the cultivator , the teeth of which insisted of 30-penny spikes , set close ) gether. With these he went through ie rows of corn , tearing up the small eeds by the roots tmtil his harrows ere full , lifted them up , let the weeds rep out and went on as before. He arsued the same method with his heat and potatoes , with the result lat he has the finest corn , wheat and > tatoes in the district. Ashland Men Victimized. A swindler victimized the Ashland immunity last week to the tune of S.IO • so. lie gave out that he was buy- g horses for an eastern farm. He orked the livery stables to scour the mntry. and by his books appeared to s making large purchases. The ) rses were to be delivered in the city r the farmers. The man succeeded borrowing S5 of Vallier. the livery- an , and in getting Mr. Baker , pro- ietor of the commercial hotel , to en- rse a check on a bank in Illinois for . " > . Then he ran over to Omaha. 2xt morning about thirty head of > rses were brought into town to be Id , but Brucer did not appear. The eck had been cashed and the man d skipped. An Exposition Note. cretary Wakefield of the Trans-Mis- ; sippi exposition has a letter from sssrs. Dennett and Bigham of Nasli- lle. w-ho propose to bring to the ex- sition the houses in which Abraham ncoln and Jefferson Davis were born , ley have these houses on exhibition Nashville , and besides the building ve a collection of relics pertaining them. Dsellus Pool of Riverton has picked ) quarts of strawberries from a small tch this season ' 5 * ' * * r * TprT LUXURIES ESCAPE. An Abstract of the Assessment Rnl Show Some Mngular I'iiiIk. Lincoln dispatch : The asscssmer abstracts as made up from the repori sent to the state auditor from the v ; vious counties of the state plainly sho' some of the inequalities possible uiuk our present assessment system. Fc instance , the abstract of l&SMi does r.c show that a single bicycle was a ; sessed , while the money invested i bicycles in this state is becoming saint tiling immense. It is said that hit year in some parts of the state bicyck were assessed , but that they were nc listed under a separate heading be cause the printed blanks did not ii : elude bicycles in the printed titles. I Lancaster county , however , an al tempt to assess the wheels was mad last year , the .schedules being rt modeled for that purpose. The resl was that from the country precinct sixty-six bicycles , valued at § tiO. > . wer reported for taxation , while in the eit , of Lincoln 2. 'l8 were found , valued a S3.144. In the Fifth ward seventy-on wheels were found , while this year th assessor failed to find a single one ii that ward. The wheelmen boast tha there are .1.000 bicycles in the city ant none of them would be willing to esti mate the average value at less thai s. o. Another curious thing shown by tin abstract is that last year there wen but $10,515 worth of diamonds am jewelry in the entire state , and of thi 58,0tl was from Kearney county alone indicating that that county owned al most one-half of the total amount o diamonds and jewelry in tiie state The valuation of the same items ii Douglas county was only S4.S2t. an- in Lancaster county only $015. Dako ta county had no watches or clocks. i diamonds , and only 17 sewing machine. valued at SOO. In Keith county thert were 41 watches and clocks , valued ai 81 cents each , while Colfax county con tained forty-four timepieces , valued al S2t. ! ) Richardson county , one of tlu wealthiest in the state , shows onl3 about $15,000 deposited in banks , whik in some other counties not a dollar h shown , and apparenly no bank stock u owned by citizens of the counties as sessed. Armour in South Omaha. Omaha dispatch : The rumors that have been ailoat for several months to the effect that P. D. Armour of Chicago cage was on the point of building a large packing house in South Omaha are being realized , and work has been commenced on what is to be the larg est abattoir in South Omaha. The plant will be most substantially built and thorougly equipped with all modern appliances , and like the great pork packer ' s establishments at Chicago cage and Kansas City will be of the most improved style. The work will be pushed to completion by Jan. 1 , 1898. 1898.The The plant when completed will em ploy 2,000 men. Six thousand people ilready find employment at the other large packing houses located in South Dmaha. Every large packer in the United States is now represented in -his packing center. Many Applications for Space. The department of Exhibits of the Trans-Mississippi exposition is still dong - ng a lively business , and Supt. Hard s kept busy attending to the daily ap- ) lications for space. An application las been received from .lames A. Love or a big concession for a representat ion of a California mining camp of the 'intage of 1849. This was a creditable eaturo of the Midwinter air at San • ' ranciseo and will be appreciated at ) maha on an improved scale. The first application from Iowa , out- ide of Council Muffs , was received ast week. It was from the Iowa Tool ompany of Fort Madison , which wants 00 feet of floor space and ' _ ' . " . ( ) feet of vail space in the manufacturers build- tig. Applications were aKo received rom the Moline Crj'stal Refrigerator ompany of Moline. 111. ; Evans Bros. , treator. 111. , mining tools , and J. E. ) avis. Chicago , cider and wine presses. Disease Anion ; ; Cattle. Gov. Ilolcomb has received a tele- ram from Sol Ritts of Wausa. Knox ounty , stating that cattle there are ying of an unknown disease. The jlcgram was directed to the state vet- rinarian and requested an immediate ersonal inspection by hirn. The gov- rnor answered by saying there was o state veterinarian , the legislature aving failed to appropriate money to ay such an officer and that the county uthorities must be depended upon to > ok after the matter. The governor 5ked Mr. Ritts to report -symptoms of ie disease to Dr. Peters of the state speriment station. A similar message was received by ie governor a week ago. It came • om the west part of Cherry county , at nothing further has since been eard. Claims Relationship With Harnato. | Custer county has produced an al-1 ged relative of Barney Harnato. the ! juth African diamond king who met tragic death by jumping overboard hile en route to Southampton. Mar- n Houser claims to be a half brother ' the Kaffir king. He lives in a sod juse about twelve miles northwest of roken Bow. and , if his story is true , is possible that a portion of the Barite - ito estate will find its way to this ty. - i Appointments by the fiovernor. Gov. Holcomb announces the follow- g appointments as members of the siting and examining board of the ldiers home : J. C. Baird of Cedar lpids. to succeed Morgan , term ex- res in 1900 : Mrs. A. II. Bowen ol listings , to succeed Mrs. ttatcs. term : pires in 1900 : O. S. Ward of Lincoln succeed Mrs. Abbott , term expires 99. Work of Onr Ilpprpsentatives. Washington dispatch : Represents- : re Maxwell has introduced a bill fix- g the term of reporter of the United < ' ates supreme court at four vears. at ! salary of So.000. The bill provides I i ; o that the copyright of reports shall' ' long to the government and the I oks shall be printed and bound by ' vernraent and retailed at S3.50 per j lumc. ; Representative Green has introduced .till providing that eight hours shall ] astitute a full day ' s labor for mem- < rs of the police force in the District ! < Columbia. j j M Utr. Corbott Not to Ho Rented Now. 1 Wasiiinvito.v , June 20. The Senate M committee on privileges and elections fl to-day considered briefly a report prepared - " J pared by Mr. Hoar in the case of II. W. Corbett , recommending that lie be- seated as a Senator from Oregon. Thefl committee declined to act upon the fl report , but ordered that it he printed M for the use of the committee , together with any views which might bu sub- a mittcd by members opposing Mr. Cor- bctt The result of this proceedings ' will bo to postpone further considera tion until the next session. TARIFF BILL PROGRESS. Senator CufTorjr Arraign * Protection Democrats in Tire Hours * Speech. Washington ; Juno 20. A stubborn contest over the duties on • manufact ured woolen goods occupied the atten tion of the Senate throughout yester- \ day. It was a day of constant roll calls and of crossfire debate on the ef fect of the duties in advancing rates. f ' Many amendments wcro proposed to- reduce the rates , but these were re,4 jected by decisive majorities Less J than five pages were disposed of during - J ing the day , carrying the Senate through paragraph 370 , the first of the J paragraphs relating to carpcti. During - 1 ing the day Mr. Caff cry of Louisiana M spoke for two hours against the protection - M tection system and severely arraigned 1 those Democratic Senators who voted I for duties on wool and other raw mate - M te rials. > fl National Tclcprnph JCatcs Iloreroo. 1 Washington , Juno 20. The United i States court of claims , on recommeuda- j Aon of the department of justice , has / ippointed First Assistant Postmaster jeneral Perry Heath sole referee in he case of the Western Union Tele- ' jraph company vs. the United States , ; growing out of Postmaster General u Wanamaker's order providing an arbi- i rary telegraph tariff for the govern- i ncnt. The amount involved in the 4 iisputc amounts to nearlv SI.000.000. Governor Atkinson at Length Married. jM Claihcicbuhg , W. Va. , June2" Gov- crnor Atkinson , who came here yes- J erday to address a Masonic gathering , i , vas unexpectedly and quietly married. A last night to J Irs. Myra Camden by 1 he Rev. Asbury Mick , a brothcr-iu- H aw of the groom , the couple immedi- M itely leaving for the East. Halo's Antl-rohhy Itulo Koferrcd. J Washington , June 2 l. When the 1 he Senate met to-day the resolution J f Mr. Hale of Maine relative to re- M tricting the privileges of cx-senators J in the floor of the Senate to those not m ntcrested in legislation and claims W vas referred without comment , to the 1 committee on rules. M Honorable and Lasting IV.inc. | Dns Moinks , June 10. To reach and cenpy the position of president of the J Tinted States is generally regarded us he acme of American honor and fame. A ! ut the position alone does not assure 1 rue honor or lasting fame. If a man iM . • ho attains that position has a taint * fl pen him. the office of president can- ot remove it. If he is ' corrunt , in- / M ompetent or unfaithful , his prominent ) fl osition serves to make his dishonor T onspicuous , and his fame will soon 1 urn iutna lasting-disgrace. " .Timmv" 4 iuchanan and "Andy" Johnson can j e named as examples of the truth of I ur words. The chance of becoming- t resident is as one to many millions j cry small. The chances of getting J jrruptand disgraced in aspiring to- S ie presidency seems to be in the jver.se order very large. We there- 9 ) re wish to direct American youths 1 ) a broader and safer road to true % onorand lasting fame. The rapid 1 icrease of our population demands 1 lousnnds of new inventions for the ) ' ecesslties of our multiplying million * . M o be the author of a maehine that M ill give aid , comfort and delight to jM : e present and coming generations | ay be a nobler triumph than to win W presidential race. It is a hope , too , J iat many may reali/.s. 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