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M'COOK TRIBUNE/
B F. Jr. KI.UMELL , Publbilier.
| McCOOK , NEBRASKA
H NEBRASKA NEWS.
H J. II. Walker , of Adams count/ , had
H ild hnnd badly crushed in & corn
H shelter.
H A Grand Island man who insulted a
B Jady on the street paid a fine of $25
H for his meanness.
H The village of Dodg3 has outlawed
M the slot machines and suppressed the
HH Sunday traffic in red liquor ,
fl In Northwestern Nebraska several
m tockmcn arc vaccinating their cattle
H as a preventive for black leg.
M Two thousand head of cattle were
M unloaded at Ewing In one week. They
M arc to be wintered in that vicinity.
H Mr. Strayer , of Mart land , a small
M Jtown six miles southwest of Geneva.
m lad a hand torn oil' in a corn shelter.
H A wedding was headed off at Cozard
H * y the girl's mother , who appeared on
H the scene and carried the prospective
m Iride home in triumph.
H J. A. Hunter , a ranchman of Box
M Butte county , will answer in the fed-
M ral court to the cnargc of fencing gov-
M ernment land for private gain.
H The South Omaha Live Stock ex-
B change will have a large delegation at
| the national live stnek growers ccn-
H mention , which will bo held in Denver ,
H Jan. 25 to 28.
m F. N. Merwin. secretary of the Ne-
M Tjbiska Press association , announce ?
H postponement of the annual meeting
H .at Lincoln from January 11 and 12 to
m January 25 and 2G.
H A child of Charles Snooks , living at
M -Elm Creek , fell over a pan of hot coals
M running her hand and arm into the
M pan , burning her hand so that the skin
M and finger nails fell off.
H Harry Hasekll , wanted in Fort
H Madison , la. , for forgery , is now in
H jail at Eeaver City , awaiting the arM -
M Tival of officers from Iowa. He w _ _
H -neatly captured by Sheriff Modiin.
H Miss Pearl Richardson , of Wisner ,
H lias been elected Cuming county's
M maid of honor to Queen Polaris for
L the ice carnival to be held in Omaha
V from the ISth to the 22d of this
M i month.
M Times seem to be reasonably gcod
H on the frontier. The treasurer of Ban-
M ier county sent out 125 notices to de-
H Jinquent tax payers , and all but half
M dozen called and paid up all delln-
B quencies.
M Work on the creamery and cheese
H factory for Pender will begin at once.
M Some twelve or fifteen carpenters will
B he employed and the process of build-
H Ing and placing the machinery pushed
M with rapidity.
m The post office at Arapahoe was
H again burglarized the other night , this
B heing the second time within a year.
H -About ? G0 in money and posage
1 stamps was secured. Mrs. Vicicroy , a
M widow , was also robbed of $15.
H F. E. Ward , the county judge of
H Burt county , issued during the year
1 1897 ninety-nine marriage licenses.
M This is a record breaker for ithis
H county , as ninety is the largest num-
H "ber ever issued in a single year before
H in Burt county.
m Regardless of the fact that the larg.
H est hay crop in the history of Kimball
R county was harvested last fall , a
1 shortage is already in sight. This is
m due to the demand for feed by those
M -who have brought catttle in to winter
1 from the west and south.
B Mrs. Jo'-- ' Heath , of Wallace , died
1 very suddenly. She went to bed appar-
1 cntly in the best of health , awaking
H Tier husband about 2 o'clock , telling
H Iiim she felt bad and before medical
M aid could be had she was dead. She
H leaves four small children.
M A complaint of insanity has bocu
M Hied against James H. Gallien , ex-
H -hf-rifl of Cuming county , who at-
B templed suicide a few days a o. Since
m the attempt Mr. Gallien has been con-
H lined in jail by the authorities ,
H fearing a repetition of the act.
H A wedding was billed to take place
H at Nemaha the other day , but the
H groom failed to put in an appearance.
M A letter received wme days la'er
H stated that the was called to the bed-
H side of a sick brother in Kansas. The
H girl refuses to have anything mere to
H do with him.
H The store of Henry Williams , at
Hi Precept , Hitchcock county , burned to
H' the ground with its entire contents.
H The building " was nearly consumed
H -when discovered. The postofiice was
H located in the store. All of the mail.
H stamps and a small sum of money
H -were destroyed.
H A requisition has been issued tor
H -the return of Otis Anselen from Kan-
H sas City to this state to answer the
H charge of burglary. Anselen has been
H identified as one of the burglars who
H recently looted the bank , at Bop'u-j
H Howard county , at which time $ l,2S4.2o
H "was carried away.
H Christine Olson , the wife of Jens F.
H _ Olson , a carpenter , living in the south-
H ast portion of Lincoln , committted
H "suicide by hanging in a barn at the
H family residence. Sbp had been mentally -
H ' -tally unsound for years , the ma'ady
H exhibiting itself in moods of morbid
H depression cf spirits.
H Pat Rooney , a resident of Norfolk ,
H has an ancient coin that has come
H down from father to son for 300 years.
H the coin having been dug up by the
H ancestors cf the family in the bogs
H of Ireland three centuries ago. Pat
H received the coin from the hands of
H iis father when he started for Amcr-
H ica in 1859. As near as can be dccl-
H phered the coin dates bac. .o the four-
B tccnth century.
H A stranger in Grand Island , while
M taking a bath was robbed of 515 that
H should have been in his inside pocktt ,
H hut was tucked away in his vest.
H There is a disease prevailing among
H feeding cattle of this part of the
m county , known as the "mad itch , * *
B 6ays a Murray dispatch. Riley D 11 , a
H farmer living four miles west of town ,
| Host four head of fat steers. What
m the disease is is a question. Mr. Wil-
M liams , commission merchant , of
| South Omaha , from whom Mr. Dill
m hought his feeders , was telegraphed
| for and came down on the evening
| train. He was unable to determine
H the cause of the disease.
SENATORIAL CONTEST
FRIENDS OF HANNA STAKING
MONEY ON HIM.
Offers of Even Dollar * that no Win Bo
ICccloctoil Fiiiils No Takers Sentiment
Seems to Ho Drifting Toward the Sena
tor Die Crowds and Much Excitement
in Evidence.
The Ohio Situation.
COLUMBUS. O. , Jan. 10. The Bcn-
atorial situation here has not changed.
The conferences continue day and
night , and the doubtful members are
given no rest. But no such flops were
announced today as those of the pre
vious two days in favor of Hanna.
The workers of the senator say they
now have enough votes.
The Kurs : workers say they can
tpare another vote or two and still de
feat Hanna. But they insist that they
have lost all of their doubtful men
i ow and will stand to the last with
at least eight republicans and sixty-
five democratic members , against
Hanna. They even say that they ex
pect to get Manuel , of Montgomery ,
smd Griffith , of Union , back on their
side again before Tuesday. It is also
claimed by the opposition that while
Senator Hanna's forces have been
charging on their lines they have been
successfully atacking his lines , and
have promises from members on
whom the senator has been depending.
Ihe Hanna members claim two acces
sions today , but they will not give any
names , as they did those of Represent
ative Manuel Friday night and of Rep
resentative Griffith last nlgnt.
The opposition to Hanna has no bet
ting yet in its favor. The bets , rang
ing from S500 to $5,000 for even
money on Hanna's election , have re
mained posted in the Nell nouse for
two days without takers , and there
are other bets offered , among them
being one of ? 500 by Gen. Grosvenor
upon Hanna's election. None of the
bets aie on the result of tlie first or
any other ballot , but all are offered
on the final result.
The militia and other organizations
are arriving tonight to take part in the
inauguration. In the morning parade
there will be a marked abssneo of re
publican clubs. All the police of the
city and many detectives will be on
hand for both occasions. There have ,
in addition to the regular authorities ,
been over 100 sergeants-at-arms ap
pointed for the mass convention in the
afternoon , with ex-Chief of Police
Alexis Keeler as chief sergeant-at-
arms.
While the workers on both sides
have ben chasing doubtful membprs
and holding secret conferences today ,
the general public has been agitated
over the result tomorrow of the inau
guration at noon and the Hanna mass
meetingintheafternoon. Both sides to
day are arranging to avoid street col
lisions of any kind and trobule if
possible. The mass meeting will not
be called to order by Chairman George
K. Nash of the state republican com
mittee till 3 p. m. , and those in charg
of the inauguration of Governor Bush-
nell will seek to have the inaugura
tion exercises over before the clubs
begin to march to the Auditorium for
the mass meeting.
The railroads have arranged to run
the excursion trains for those coming
to the mass meeting later in the day.
The Hanna men are seeking to have
as many here as possible in the after
noon and the opposition is equally en
ergetic in rallying all they can in the
different counties for the morning
demonstration.
The Postal System Stealings.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 10. Auditor
Castle , of the postofiice department ,
has discovered irregularities in money
order accounts which may result in a
loss to the government of a consid
erable sum. They were brought to
light as the outcome of a new system
of checking accounts by postmasters ,
which went into effect the first of the
year. The most important change was
the abolishment of the coupon ( which ,
under the old system , had been the
only means of checking , the money
order itself having been utilized as a
voucher by the paying postmaster ) ,
and the checking of both sides of the
postmaster's ' accounts by the money
order itself. Several cases have al
ready been detected in which orders
were issued as high as § S0 and S100 ,
and were reported by the issuing post
master as $1 or $2 each. How many
such frauds were perpetrated during
the three years in which the old sys
tem was in operation can only be
guessed. An examination oi 100,000 , -
000 money orders issued in that time
could be made , the auditor believes , by
100 men in a year , and if the rate
of fraudulent orders just discovered
continues , he thinks it might he well
to do this. How much the govern
ment has lost will not be determined
unless such an examination is made.
Business Failures in 1897.
NEW YORK , Jan. 10. R. G. Dun &
Co. 's Aveekly review of trade says : "In
failures , 1897 , was not only the best
year since 1892 , but on the whole the
best aver definitely known , with 13 , ' -
522 failures in number. 11.5 per cent
less than in 1896 , and ? 182,5S1,771 de
faulted liabilities , 34 per cent less
than in 1S96. The year's banking
failures counted for ? 2S,249,700. anl
the commercial failures were but 13 , -
351 , Avith liabilities of $154,332 , -
C71. The average per failure was on
ly $11,559 , the lowest ever known ex
cept in 1892. But even in that year
the failures during the last half av
eraged liabilities of $10,177 per fail
ure , while in the last half of 1S97 the
average was only $9,593.
Uniting : the aicthodist Church.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 10. The con
ference of the clerical and lay dele
gates from both branches of the :
Methodist Episcopal church came to ,
a close last night , the business being :
dispatched much sooner than expect- ;
ed. Bishop Merrill , representing the ;
northern branch of the church , and
Bishop Cranberry , of the southern , alternated - '
tornated in presiding over the confer- ]
ence. As a result of the sessions s
resolutions were adopted expressive of j
the views of the conference for united 1
and harmonious action. J1
SENATOR TELLER TALKS.
IIo Discusses n Matter that Is Parsonal tr
Himself.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 10. In the
senate Mr. Teller , of Colorado , said he
did not often give heed to the pub
lications concerning himself or the ;
convictions of those who believed as
he believed upon the financial or
other questions , but he felt that a
statement recently published and
how going the rounds of. the press
was a gratuitous insult to those who
believed upon the financial question as
ho believed. The report , he said , waste
to the effect that the friends of silver
were trying to bring about a ruptui'e
between the president and the secre
tary of the treasury. He declared that
the Republican party was for the gold
standard , and that there was no dif
ference between McKlnley and Gage
on the subject. Mr. Teller then dis
cussed at length the efforts that have
been made to obtain an international
agreement upon the silver question.
He declared that every intelligent per
son knew when the message of the
president was laid before congress on
the 24th day of last July asking for a
monetary commission there wa3 no
possibility of an internatlanal agree
ment. Mr. Teller quoted from Sec
retary Gage's statement before the
house banking and currency commit
tee , indicating that it was the desire
of the secretary to commit the coun
try to the gold standard. He referred
in terms of high respect to the secre
tary personally and expressed his
gratification that Mr. Gage had the
courage of his convictions and was
willing to stand squarely upon his
opinions.
Mr. Chandler , of New Hampshire ,
interrupted to say thai the president
is not to bo judged by what his secre
tary of the treasury may say upon
any question. Mr. Chandler main
tained that Teller was doing much to
prevent the successful fruition of the
efforts to bring about international bi-
mctalism. He thought tiiat such ef
forts as the Colorado senator were
making were not only unfair , but un
wise in view cf his ( Teller's ) hereto
fore expressed desire to bring about
international bimetallism.
"I should like to bring anout Inter
national bimettalism , " said Mr. Tel
ler , "and I think I have done as much
to bring it about as any man in this
chamber , if I except the senator Avho
sits in front of me ( Allison ) . When
he returned from Europe , however ,
Avithout success , I felt that it was
practically useless to proceed further
in that direction. " Incidentally Mr.
Teller drifted into a discussion of the
foreign relations of the United States.
He maintained that the money poAArer
held thv coi-ntiy - • firmly wiruiu its
grasp that the government Avas unable
to take such action upon foreign rela
tions as the people desired should be
taken. He hoped that the time Avould
soon come Avhen Ave could say to a
fifth rate power like Spain : "Take
your hands off that bountiful island
fn islrnd Avhich you have nearly de
populated , " and say it , too , Avith-
out fear of the opinion of the money
power. Said he : "I attack the Repub
lican party because it is the party of
the gold standard. It hope too see it
go down in 1900 , and I pledge you that
I shall do eAperything in my power to
drag it doAvn. Their policy is not
such as is demanded by a great and
free , pecple. In conclusion Mr.
Teller referred to what he raid ap
pears to be a purposed dismember-
nient of China by the European pow
ers. He declared that he Avould see
to it , if he Avere in the position of
president , that the poAvers of Europe
should not partition that great em
pire Avithout strong protest from this
country. He believed that a word
from the United States go\rernmcnt to
Ri ssia , France and Oniony , that
they must keep their hands off our
rights and privileges in China , and
that the autonomy of the Chinese em
pire should remain as it had been for
4,000 years , Avould be sufficient to
cause those great powers to stop in
their course of rapacity.
T > ast AVcek in the "Wheat Market. |
CHICAGO , Jan. 10. The course of
the wheat market for the first three
days of last week was downward , the
Aveakness extending late into Thurs
day's session. Up to that time a de
cline of exactly 3 cents had taken
place in May. On Monday the price
broke % @ % c , due principally to the
lower tone of cables and a heavy Arisi-
ble supply increase Selling was not
very pronouncel , but support for the
time being disappeared. This same
apathy of buyers was again noticeable
on Tuesday. Argentine Avneat for the
first time made its appearance on
Tuesday , and foreigners wore sellers
at the seaboard against ocenngs from
that country. The fact naturally had
its clfect upon local traders. There
was a rally late in the day on the un
expectedly large demand for shipment
to Europe. Figures purporting to
show a large surplus in farmers' hands
depressed the market "Wednesday and
quite heavy selling ensued , in Avhich
the Loiter interests Avere prominent.
A feature of Wednesday and which
proved a gruitful source of strength
for the balance of the week was the
improved cash demand for milling
purposes. Inquiry for cash wheat Avas
quite active Thursday and Friday ,
which , Avith heavy seaboard clearances
made the market for the latter part of
the Aveek a decidedly strong one , and
resulted in the recoA-ery of all hut
% of a cent of the loss sustained. The
market , too , had been ratner over
sold , and the diffiuclty experienced by
shorts in covering was quite a factor
in the advance. The range of May
Avas between 92 cents on Monday and
95 cents on Thursday. Saturday's close
was at 19 % cents/ the closing figures
a Aveek ago being 92 % cents.
Tenders a Place to Brewer.
WASHINGTON Jan 10.
, Ex-Repre-
sentatiA'e Mark S. Bre.Aver has been
tendered a position as a member of
the Civil Service commission. He has
the matter tinder consideration , but
his friends are of the opinion that
he will accept. Mr. Brewer Is a per
sonal selection of the president. He
was a colleague of Major McKinley
when the latter was a member of the
house , and Avas an original McKinley
advocate in Michigan. He was a del-
gate-at-large at the St. Louis conA'en-
Lion , having been chosen on a McKin
ley und gold standard.
EXECUTED ON TIME.
YOUNQ DURRANT FINALLY ON
THE GALLOWS.
The Supreme Court and the Governor
Defused to Interfere The Condemctl
Man Detains Ills Xorvo and Dies Pro
testing His Innocence Father Witness
es the Execution.
The Penalty Paid at Last.
SAN QUENTIN PRISON , Jan. 8.
Theodore Durrant Avas executed at
10:37 : yesterday morning In the State
penitentiary. At 10:34 o'clock the
frail door that guards the threshold
of the gallows room swung open and
the little party conducting Theodore
Durrant to the gallows entered. Fath
er Lagan led , draped in cassock and
surpliceand chanting the prayers for
the dying. Durrant , his father , a
friend , Warden Hale and the guards
followed. The father and his friend
left the party and Avalked around the
gallows to the front , while the con
demned man and his escort climbed
the thirteen steps that led to the plat
form and the waiting trap.
At last Theodore Durrant stood up
on the galloAvs. He ga\'e no signs of
weakening. His slight figure was as
erect as though it had been his mar
riage morning. The broad leathern
strap that bound his arms to his sides
alloAved his Avrists some play and hi3
fingers rested lightly in the strap.
Five minutes later , Avhen his body Avas
swinging like a pendulum beneath the
trap , the fingers , all blue and chilled
loking , rested Avhere he had placed
them when he had left the cell.
Instantly upon arriving upon the
galloAvs the rope Avas knotted about
his neck. The murderer held his chin
high in the air to ma.te room for the
stiff neAV line knotted in the peculiar
fashion of the hangman , tiy ; ai un
usual privilege , the condemned man
Avas permitted to Avear a low collar ,
opening in front , and a Avhite satin
tie. His face Avas pale , but it Avas not
the ashy paleness of terror. It was
the face of a man , Avho , knoAVing that
he has a momentous thing to do , is
resolved to do it ilke a man. The
rope about his neck , the hangman
turned to get the blackcap , when the
erect head turned and Durrant whis
pered a request to be allowed to
speak. It Avas granted. Then .Avith
his feet on the trap , the cord about , his
throat , tied fast to the crossbeam on
the gallows , the holy Avater of his bap
tism in the Catholic church on his
head , he said these final words :
"I am an innocent man , innocent of
eArery crime that has been charged
against mo. I bear no animosity
toward those that haAre persecuted me ,
not eAren the press of San Francisco ,
Avhich hounded me to the graAre. If
any man thinks I am going to spring
a sensation I am not , except it is a
sensation that I am an innocent man
brought to the grave by my persecu
tors. But I forgiA'e them all. They
Avill get their justice from the great
God who is master of us all and there
I also expect to get ujstice that is ,
the justice of an innocent man.
Whether or not the perpetrators of
the cr.me of Avhich I am charged arc
discovered , it will make no differ
ence to me noAV , but I say this daV
Avill be a shame to the great State of
California. I forgive everybody who
has persecuteu me , an innocent man ,
Avhose hands have never been stained
Avith blood , and I go to meet my God
Avith forgiveness for all men. "
Durrant began to speak at 10:34 and
ceased at 10:3S. : He delivered his feAV
sentences , at times poorly constructed ,
full of repititions and protestations of
his innocence , in a Ioav sing-song ,
growing slightly A'ehement as iic- de
clared that he Avas not guilty of the
crime for Avhich he had been sent to
the galloAvs.
The guards , impatient for their
task , for the suspense vras harder on
them than on the condemned , drew
the sable cap over his head. As the
descending cap coA-erd his face there
Avas no change in the expression of
the .man , Avho almost in the same in
stant AA'as dead. Hardly Avas the cap
adjusted Avhen the trap Avas sprung.
The body dropped , there Avas the
sound of the tugging of the rope as it
dreAV taut under the weight of the
body , and that was all. A vibration
or tAvo and the body hang at the end
cf the hemp quite motionless.
The elder Durrant gazed steadily at
the procedings until that moment ,
then his head fell forward upon the
shoulders of young Smythe , Duprey's
clerk , and he buned his face and the
expression of grief from the sight of
men. The doctors gathered about the
suspended body , listened for the res
piration and watched the pulse. In
just eleven minutes and twenty-eight
seconds all action had ceased and the i
Durrant case was ended. The phy
sicians detected no respiration after
the drop. During the first second af
terward the pulse registered sixty-
seven to sixty , during the seventh second
end thirty-six to sixty and in tne
tenth second thirty. The body , Avith
the cap on , was placed in a Dalck pine
box. Later the cap was removed and
the corpse A\-iis enclosed in a casket '
provided by the family.
Mrs. Durrant did not witness the
execution.
The prison officials were all enthu
siastic in their praise of Durrant's
ner\-e. It had been feared by them
that in spite of his apparant braA'ado
the condemned man would break down
at the last moment and make a scen .
At one time , several days ago , Dur
rant gaA'e evidence of a collapse , but
he managed to pull his nerA'e together
once more and proudly declined all
offers of stimulants to enable him to
make a bold showing on the scaf
fold. The criminal was apparently
proud of his race , and avowed that he
"would die like a Durrant. "
Congressman Grosvenor Keturns.
COLUMBUS , O. , Jan. S. Con
gressman Grosvenor returned from
Washington j-esterday and immedi
ately denied the published story that
he had gone to Washington to see
Judge Day or anbody eise with refer
ence to becoming a randidate for sen-
ence to becoming a candidate for sen
ator in place of Mr. Hanna.
With reference to the proposed ger-
rAniander of Ohio congressional districts - < '
tricts to throw GrosAenor into a heaA-y
democratic district , he said he could ' •
win by OAer 1,000 if his district is (
changed as proposed. ]
CURRENCY REFORM.
Resolution Containing the Plans of the
Monetary Commission ,
WASHINGTON , D. C , Jan. 8.
Representative Overstrcet ( Ind. ) has
introduced In the house b. oomprehens-
ivo bill for carrying out the plan of
the monetary commission for the re
form of the currency. The bill Avas re
ferred by Speaker Reed to the com
mittee on banking , and Chairman
Walker has arranged to give 'early
hearings to Senator Edmunds , chair
man of the commission , and , perhaps ,
other members. The bill embodies in
executive form every feature of the
recommendations of the commission.
The early portlon.relating to the
maintenance of the gold standard , the
creation of the bureau of Issue and re
demption , and the gradual retirement
of the legal tender notea Is embodied
in the bill in almost the same lan
guage as in the report. The banking
"
features are more elaborate , and care
fully define the character of the guar
anty fund for the protection of notes
issued upon assets and the manner of
redeeming notes of failed banks.
The section dealing with the guaranty
fund is as folloAvs :
Section 2. That every national
banking association shall at all times
keep and have on deposit Avith the di
vision of issue and redemption , for the
purpose hereinafter specified , a sum
in gold coin equal to 5 per cent of its
outstanding circulation. The amounts
so kept on deposit shall constitute a
fund to be known as "the bank note
guaranty fund , " Avhich fund shall be
held for the folloAving purpose and
for no other , namely :
Whenever the comptroller of the
currency shall have become satisfied
by the protest cf the Avaiver and ad
mission specified in section 255G , or by
the report pro\'idcd for in section 5227
of the revised statutes of the United
States , that any association has re
fused to pay its circulating notes on
demand in laAvful money , he shall di
rect the redemption of such notes
from the bank notes guaranty fund
aforesaid , and such notes shall there
upon be so redeemed. After ihe fail
ure of any national banking associa
tion to redeem its notes shall have
been thus ascertained , the bonds de
posited Avith the treasurer of the
United States shall be sold , as provid
ed by law , and the proceeds of such
sale shall be put into the bank note
guaranty fund. The comptroller of
the currency shall forthwith collect ,
for the benefit of the fund , from the
assets of the bank and from stock
holders therof , according to their lia
bility as declared by this act , sucli
sums as Avith the bank's balance in
the bank note guaranty fund shall
equal the amount of money of its cir
culating notes outstanding. And for
this purpose the United States shall ,
en behalf fo the bank note guaranty
fund , have a paramount iien upon all
the assets of the association , and such
funds shall be made gocd cut of such
assets in preference to any and all
other claims whatsoever , except the
necessary costs and expenses of ad
ministrating the same.
The next section cf the bill pro
vides "that , Avhcne\'er the comptroller
of the currency shall ascertain Avhat
deficiency , if any , lies between the
aggregate collections for the benefit
of the bank note security fund , in the
case of any failed bank , and the
amount of its outstanding notes re
deemed and to be redeemed from the
said fund , he shall assess such defi
ciency upon all the national banks in
proportion to their notes outstanding
at the time of the failure of all such
banks. "
Sensational Senatorial Move.
COLUMBUS , O. , Jan. 8. The situa
tion so far as A'otes are concerned re
mains unchanged. The air of the
Kurtz democratic managers in their
headquarters at the Great Southern
gives color to the statement that a
sensational movement of some kind
may be expected to offset the call for
a republican state mass meeting here
next Monday. The Kurtz party hope
to agree by tomorrow night , as re
porter , upon a man for senator , but
the indications are for a deadlock for
a short time at least.
The latest phase of the case is that
the two fusion republicans of Cincin
nati Avill , as claimed , Acte for Mr.
Hanna , proA'ided they cannot get their
silA'er republican choice elected sena
tor. In that event Mr. Kanna would
still need seme A'otes .
Another Emhezzlrr to Do Time.
LINCOLN , Jan. S The supreme
court has affirmed the judgment and
sentence of the lower court in the case ,
of Ezra Whitney , defaulting ex-treas
urer of Harlan county , and J. B. Mills ,
Avho participated in the embezzlement
and received pait of the money. The
after word had been received that both
after AA'ord had ben received that both
Mills and Whitney Avere safely in the
custody of officers here.
The lower court laid down the doc
trine that a man Avho borrows money
from a public official , knowing it to
be the money of the public , is equally
guilty Avith the official cf the crime of
embezzlement. It is this point. Avith
its pcsible relation to ether cases in
Nebraska , Avhich makes the present
ruling of the supreme court of espe
cial interest.
Must I save Dcen a liolibcr. '
ST. LO UIS , Jan. 8. There is a mystery - ,
tery surrounding the death of the |
man supposed to be Charles Dayton , i
of NeAV York. v. hose body Avas found j
under a railroad trestle in East St.
Louis yesterday. At first it was supposed - '
posed that he was one of the two robbers -
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bers thiown from an outgoing train .
the nigh before , but no such evidence
Avas given to the corner's jury. Xcth- :
ing definite could be learned about
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him.
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Sherry Short S-100,000. j
OSHKOSH , Wis. , Jan. 8. At a '
meeting of the creditors cf Henry ?
Sherry , the attorney for the assignee i
said that while Sherry's inventory =
footed up to nearly 51,250,000 and a
little more than the liabilities , the as- J.
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sets less encumbrances would have a
nominal value of less than $400,000. A V
creditors' committee was appointed to l
aid the assignee in deciding upon the
valiJity of the several claims presented - \
sentod and in ascertaining the value a
of the assets and to suggest the best ' .
method of disposing of the same. 5 :
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WASHINGTON NOTES.
Mr. Dawes , the comptroller of the- • H
currency , has appointed John B. Cur.- I
nlngham bank examiner for the dlJ- .H
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trlct of Kansas.'H
Among those admitted to pr2C'I ? .H
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In the supreme court of the United y
State3 was Hon. William R. Morrison.
who has been for so many years chairman - M
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man of the intcrstato commerce commission - <
mission , and avIio now resumes thes . , H
practice of law , his term1 having ex- jii'L ' , H
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pired. (
Assistant Secretary Vandolip eaUl J
that there need be no fear that the m
Mk
treasury will contribute to any strln-
gency in the money market , and that ll
if any occurred It would not res'ilt m $
from redemption of outstanding currency - B
rency 6s. The treasury had conducted -
fl
ducted the Union Pacific settlement so-
as to avoid any tight money. JH
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RepresentatiA'e Overstrcet , of Indl- <
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ana , will introduce the currency reform -
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form bill of the Indianapolis monetary
commission , and It will be referred to- ' M
the committee on banking and cur- M
roncy. It will then take Its place wiih , jS
Secretary Gage's bill before the com- IB
raittee , which meets on January 12. .aH
to consider these and other official \ M
bills now pending. ill
A report Avas current some time ago- ' H
that Pope Leo Avould send to WashIngton - H
Ington , on Jan. 1 , a Polish archbishop. , | H
who would co-operate AV.th the papal ' H
delegate In restoring peace in a num- H
her of disturbed Poll = h communities. , H
Mgr. Sharetl , Avho is in chargs of the- ' M
legation in the absence of i.rr. Mar- M
tinelli , said that no mdit had ever M
been attached to the report , and now jH ]
that the Polish archbishop Ind not ar- } H
riA'ed Avith tha new year the story > H
was dismissed as an invention. , H
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uepresentative Clark , o ! Iowa , Ins.
introduced a bill making a god dollar | H
the sole unit of value , directing every H
national bank to redeem its note3 iii ) |
dollars of such value , res'rictins the- M
denominations of the treasury or ! |
national bank notes to 510 or Its mill- H
tiples , those outstanding cf Jes ? denominations - < H
nominations being called in and standard - * H
ard silver dollars given in expJiangg , J M
and certificates destroyed , Avhile after J M
July 1 , 1900 , the treasury is to refuse - M
fuse all such certificates as payment oC ' M
public dues. I H
The following telegram has hen received - M
ceived by the secretary of slate from H
our minister to Spain : "Tobacco H
bando revoked. Leaf tobacco can be- M
exported on paying a tax of 12 pe- fl
satas per 100 kilometers. All manufactured - M
factured tobacco , except Picarrtura frea- H
of export duty. Santiago do Cuba ex- ' 4 H
ceptcd from the ubav order. Importation - H
tion of tobacco from all rorts into- H
Cuba prohibited. New order takes. H
effect Jan. 15. " This messpg1 refers H
to the revocation of the cmlargo on H
exports of tobacco from \.uha. H
The bill for the reform of the civil l ( M
service laAV , which lias ben drawn up * B
by a snecial committe of republican | |
members cf the hcucc of rcprcsenta- H
tives opposed to the system in its present - ' H
ent form , makes SAveoping changes in j H
the present system , the m"st important - H
ant of which is the establishment of < H
a five years' tenure in office for thore- 1
goA'ernment employes who r.re broueht ' H
within the terms cf th Mil. The H
measure limits anplfcition of the- > M
civil service system to the departments - M
ments at Washington and to such H
ether localities AvhFre the total number | |
of employes exced Iwentv-five. AIT | |
appointees are commission'd for fives- H
years , with thp powecf removal , H
clearly regulated rnd A'ested in the appointing - ' , H
pointing power. It is provided , hew- ' 1
eA'er , that no removal s' all be mad'j 'J l
for political cr Te"i"ious cusps , and H
in case of removal tre cause elnll he- < H
specified and the napers ma'Ie a record H
of the office. All persons n Av in the- , 7 H
public service are to terminate their - H
service five years from the time that ' |
the ac takes eff'ct. Th ° Treasure H
recognizes the general eligibility or | H
those persons for reappointment. It , H
includes in the civil sev 're pos al J H
clerks and letter carriers in offices M
having OA'er ten employes , exclusive of ' 1
subordinates. It limits the civil t f
service regulations to dorks whose- < H
compensation is from S909 to $1,300- H
per year , and includes as clprks copyists - H
ists , counters and di\fm-n. It is H
pointed out that the cs-ential idea o" |
the foregoing bill is to take out of , |
the civil service all responsible and ' H
important offices , limiting it only to M
clerks in Washington am certain l
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large cities , and in these cases fixing- 1
a tenure of office of fi\e years. M
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LIVl. STOCK AND PI.OUUCE .ArAKKHTS * M
Quotations From Xow York , Chirajjo , St. 'J H
Louis , Omaha and Elsewhere. H
OMAHA. ' H
Butter Creamery .separator. . . Ct © _ _ H
isutter Choice fancy countryit < i& VI ' _ l
E s Fresh 1 ! ) < & _ < > M
Jliirkens 1'er lb U < & 10 f H
Turkevs-perlb i < ( & 10 _ H
lucksperlb lii _ < * f > _ H
Ceese Peril ) "tWit n _ |
Kabhlta I'erdoz "M @ 1 CO- ' _ H
F'lfjcons Live 7. ( & MJ * _ l
Lemons. Choice Messinas 3 'Si ( 4 ( * > ' H
Honey Choice , per lb 1 _ Cl _ 15 JH
Jnioilb per hu CO Or 5. H
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JranLerries. Cape Co'l. per hhl (5 .Vt 6 ? . 7 00 j H
Means Handpickcd 2 ' avy 1 'Z" ffi 1 : . " < > H
Potatoes per bu . " ii. " , l H
- ' weet potatorea Per bbl 2 _ . " > . _ . . _ H
Lrines Per bov 3 .V ) 63 4 O-i H
Apples Westeii stock , per bbl - 15 0 % . ' { "O 1 H
Hav " irpla'id.rer ton . " > ft ) & > T. " > _ H
SOUTH OMAHA feTOCIMAKKKT. . ' H
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Hops Choice lisht 3.7) © 3 4.V H
Iloprs Ilea\-v weights • ' ' 3T CJ : t-JO M
Hef stL-er.s 3 _ . ; & 3 40 t H
nulls _ 7. fc : : o' i _ _ _ _ _ _ !
-t : : > . . 3(0 < & 3 JO ' _ H
2aIves i'S (3 : M . _ H
Western Feeders 3 5 fc& i _ o ' H
• o.vs 3 < W @ 33tt ' H
Heifers- 3 01 < & , * 3 tW M
toH eis awl Feeders 3(0 < & 4 0.1 H
sheep Western Lambs - fiO fc .1 CO I H
sheep -tlis-etl western 3 00 Qi _ 5 H
CHICAGO. ( IH
IVlicat No. 2 spring ST. % S.j | _ |
oorn perbn _ ( f/ > _ ( ; * j H
JafJ perbu 13 6i 23i H
Uarlev Xo. _ _ - U < i'Z M
tye \ " o. _ . . . . . . . ii © -Is rflH
rimotby seed Prime per ou. . 2 ( V ) < • $ 2 Ki 1
'ork it m @ . i ) 7.1 I H
.ard per KO lbs 4 75 ( 1 73' _ . * ' _ _ _ _ _ !
-attle Choice beef steers 4 15 Qj 4 25 ' H
'attle Mockers and feeders. . . . ' } 00 fo 4 25 |
lops Ml\cd 3 35 6i 3 75 ) H
sheep Native Lambs 4 00 © U 75 |
NEW YOUK MARKET. H
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Vlicat No.2redAVlntcr 100 © 1 0OJS { t _ _ H
"orn No. 2 3:1 : < } 33 ! " \ _ H
) ats No.2 2s 45 2S f H
'ork ? 7ft & tl < x > I H
-aid -i 10 fo 5 15- M
KANSAS CITY. j H
Vheat No.2 , spring S3 © S3J _ |
torn No. 2 21 © 2t H
hits No 2 22 5 © t > H
lops Mixed 3 30 © 5 : i5 t _ H
heep Muttons 2 75 © 160 t _ _ _ _ i
Jattle Stcckers and feeders. . . 3 40 fo . to i H
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