Nebraska Newspapers

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1 V. AZ. KXMMKM , , Publisher.
McCOOK , • NEBRASKA
I NEBRASKA.
m The streets of Osceola are now Hght-
H ed by electricity.
H Osceola is very much stirred up with
H a religious revival.
H A system of sewerage is being plan-
H ned for Columbus.
H Shelton people are moving in the
m matter of a public library.
B Sheep owners of Kimball county
H * cave perfected an organization.
m The Otoe County Fair and Driving
H Association , has been organized and
H officers chosen.
H Fillmore county has just paid an in-
M etallment of $10,000 on its court hue
H bonded Indebtedness.
H County Treasurer Eikenbarg , of
H Cass county , is minus one foot from
Hb wounds received while hunting. .
H The population of Alliance . . . said
H to be nearly , or not quite , o\Ot ) .
H A creamery , to cost $2,500 , is to be
H built at Calhoun.
H Nearly 2,000,000 feet of lumber was
H eold at the Alliance yards during the
H last year , and nearly 10,000 tons of
H coal sold at the coal yards.
H A small barn on the premises rented
H by David Signer , of Norfolk , burned.
H A team of horses , harness and all
H other contents of the barn were con-
H Burned.
Burglars broke into T. T. McDon
ald's store , at Tilden. About $200
worth of goods were stolen , including
1 several watches , chains , rings , cloth
ing and shoes.
The farmers of Southwestern Nebraska -
braska will hold their third annunl
H convention at McCook , February 2.
H They expect to have the star meeting
H of their organization.
H A farmer near Humboldt was sur-
H prised the other morning to find two
H valuable horses dead in their stalls.
H He attributes their death to eating
H bearded wheat straw.
H There is a man at Alma , Harlan
H county , who has been putting in his
H spare time the past year washing out
H gold in the Republican river , and he
H declares the work prfitable.
H Tne aged mother of H. Boettcher ,
H a Union Pacific section foreman at
H Gardiner , dropped dead while eating
H supper with her daughter's family in
H Columbus. Heart failure.
H St. Paul has been chosen as the
H location for the next district reunion
M of soldiers , to be held from July 4 to
H 7 , inclusive. The district is composed
H of Greeley , Wheeler , Valley , Garfield
H and Howard counties.
H The appointment of Henry Gibbons
M as postmaster at Kearney was a great
m surprise to many of the denizens of
M that place. There were several can-
m didatcs , all of whom were supposed to
m have a better pull than the man. who
M got there.
M Robinson , who is supposed to be the
H man that tried to criminally assault a
M little girl at Hastings , was arrested
M in Juniata. He made an attempt to
B escape , but was recaptured afjer an
m exciting chase. He was taken back
M to Hastings.
m Fred Rasmussen , a young man liv-
M ing at Leigh , was caught in a corn
1 sheller , mutilating his right arm be-
H | tween the wrist and elbow. The ar-
B teries were severed , tendons torn from
MH the muscles , and the wrist bone
H ground in two.
M John "Woods , a son of Ross "Woods ,
M a. prominent farmer of the neighbor-
M liood of Burwell , dropped dead in the
M door yard. The deceased was about
m 22 years of age , and was a bright ,
M prominent youth. He was addicted
H ] to no bad habits , nor had lie been ail-
H ing. Death is attributed to heart faii-
H The case of Bishop Bonacum of Lin-
H coin , vs. the old trustees of St. Att-
B drew's Catholic Church , at Tecum-
| Eeh Michael Shaughnessy and Michael -
| chael Murphy for possession of
M church property , was decided in favor
H of the bishop in the district court at
M Tecumseh , in special session , by Judge
B C. B. Letton.
fl There was a robbery in the court
H house at Osceola , while Judge Getts
H was settling up an estate. He had
H stepped into the vault , leaving his
B money box on the table or window
H sill. There were but four persons in
H the room , and search revealed the
B -guilty party. He was allowed to go
H without prosecution.
H The annual report of Recorder
B Charles C. Brant , of Otoe county , has
B been completed , showing that during
B the past year there was filed on city
B end farm property mortgages amount-
B ing to § 354 > ,990.01 , and mortgages sat-
M isfied to the value of § 461,960.22 , thus
B reducing the mortgage indebtedness of
H Otoe county § 106,970.21.
MH Henry Linwood , of Lexington , a
B young man of about 21 , was seriously
B and probably fatally injured. He
B rooms on the second floor of one of the
B business blocks. In some manner he
B fell from the roof to the ground , a
B distance of twenty-four feet. His
B skull was fractured and the internal
B injuries are thought to be fatal.
B Burglars made a great haul on
B Clem Ziegler's store at St. James.
B They took the entire line of men's and
B women's fine clothes , every bolt of fine ,
B dress goods , and completely gutted
B two large show cases , which were fill-
B ed with notions , trinkets and jewelry.
H Anna Vrana , a 4-year-old daughter
B of John Vrana , was burned to death
B at her home , six miles south of Morse
fl Bluff. The little girl was left alone
B in the house while her father went out
B to do some chores.
B While the Bartels boys were cross-
M ing the Missouri river from Sioux
H City to Dakota City , with forty-five
H bead of stock cattle , the ice gave way
m and all but three head went into the
1 -water. Thirteen head out of the
B bunch were lot. ;
H Ex-Sheriff Holloway , of Cass county ,
H returned from Oklahoma recently ,
m where he had been to intercept H.
B Beiersmith , who had some time since
H very hastilj' left Plattsmouth , leav-
H ing a § 150 note behind. Mr. Hollo-
H way found his man just as he was de-
H parting cJf pr Indian Territory , and re-
H lieved him of gold enouglt to satisfy
H t he holder of the note.
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WORK OF THE SENATE THIS
WEEK.
Xlio Upper IIouso Will Dcvoto Itn Time
Plainly to Dlxcuxslon of the Teller
Ke.solutlon I'lmuiclal Mutti-rs to be
ConMldcretl by tbe Monotxry CoiuuiIh-
dIou at Indlanapolln.
I.eIsl ( tloii This AVcek.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 24. The pres
ent outlook is unfavorable to the sen
ate's giving much attention to the Ha
waiian treaty during this week. The
agreement to vote on Thursday on the
lelier resolution reaffirming the doc
trine that United States bonds are pay
able in silver at the option of the gov
ernment , will , in all probability , result
in the senate's giving che major portion
tion of its „ .me until that date to this
measure with the exception of that
necessary to the consideration of
appropriation buls. Senator Tuipie
has given .notice of a speech on the
Teller resolution for tomorrow , and it
is expected the other speeches tor it
will be made by Mr. Teller , Pettigrew ,
White and others , and that there will
also be some addresses in opposition.
Senator Nelson has offered an amend
ment declaring for the maintenance
of the parity ot the two metals , but the
silver men , considering this proposed
modification hostile to their purposes ,
will not accept it. They say they will
insist , upon a vote upon the resolution
as it stands.
The pension appropriation bill will
bo called up today , and as soon as it
it disposed of the senate will be asked
to take up the legislative , executive
and judicial appropriation bill. Each
of these will provoke some debate , but
it is not expected to he prolonged in
either case.
When the treaty next comes up Sen
ator Teller will be recognized to speak
in its support , and he probably will
be followed by Senator White in oppo
sition. The vote on the treaty now
appears at least three weeks distant.
The house program for this wees
includes little of interest beyond the
limits of the District of Columbia.
Almost the entire week will be devoted
to the District of Columbia appropri.
ation bill. ,
It is expected that the Indian ap
propriation bill , the consideration of
which was begun yesteraaywill be
completed tomorrow. The only item
in the bill which is likely to cause
much of a contest is that providing for
the leasing of the gilsointe beds of the
Uncompaghre Indian reservation in
Utah. This provision was beaten in
the last Indian bill , and will be stub
bornly contested now. The district bill
will probably consume the remainder
of the week. ,
MONETARY CONVENTION.
Private advices which reach here
from Indianapolis are to the effect that
the business men's convention which
will be held in that city Tuesday and
Wednesday next will be more largely
attended .than . was the first convention
of a year ago. The purpose of the con
vention is to endorse the report of the
monetary commission , which provides
a comprehensive plan for a reform of
the currency. Delegates to the ivmber
of 380 have announced their motion
of being present and it is expected
the actual number will be greater.
Governor Mount of Indiana will de
liver the address of welcome. The
permanent chairman of the convention
will be Governor Shaw of Iowa , whose
recent inaugural address showed him
to be identified with the work of cur
rency reform. C. S. Patterson , presi
dent of the Union league of Philadel
phia , and one of the eleven members
of the monetary committee , will pre
sent che report to the convention and
explain such circumstances connected
with its preparation as will prove of
interest to the delegates.
The principal address at the first
day's meeting will be delivered by
Charles S. Fairchild of New York , who
was secretary of the treasury under
the first Cleveland administration. In
the evening the delegates will bs enter
tained at a reception to be given by
the local commercial bodies. Among
the well-known men who will address
the convention are William E. Dodge
of New York , Charles G. Homer of
Baltimore. 'John C. Bullitt of Philadel
phia , Augustus Wilson of Louisville
Jacob L. Breen of Hartford , ex-Gov
ernor Stanard of Missouri and John
W. Fries of North Carolina.
The Kush to Klondike.
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PORTLAND , Ore. , Jan. 24. The
steamer Oregon sailed for Alaska to
night with 450 passengers and 1.250
tons of merchandise and baggage. Fif
ty head of .live stock was also part of
the cargo.
All day long thousands of people
swarmed around the steamer's docks
and so great was the crush tonight
that ten policemen were unable to
handle the crowd. No less than 3,000
people who applied for passage were
refused , and hundreds of tons of
freight are lying on the docks await
ing transportation to the gold fields
The rush to the-Yukon from every ,
port in the northwest has begun earlier
than was anticipated by the'transpor
tation companies , and every steamer
that leaves is compelled to refuse both i
passengers and freight
The demand for lumber in Alaska
is enormous , but steamship companies
refuse to carry it , preferring to take
less bulky freight , leaving the lumber
for sailing vessels.
An order for 6,000 bicycles , to be '
shipped to Denmark , Gjermany , and i
London , has been received by the Bufi i
falo ( N. Y. ) Wheel company , the order 1
to be filled before June 1. j
Urealcs the Shooting Record.
SAN FRANCISCO , Cal. , Jan. 24. A
world's record was beaten today bv E <
Gorman" of the Columbia _ istol " and <
Rifle club. Shooting over tne regula- 1
tion range at Shell Mound park , he 1
scored 29 points in ten shots at fifty
yards on a Columbia target , the ones
inch center of which counts as one , 1
the rings being half an inch apart ! 1
His score in detail was : 2 , 3 , 5 , 4 , 4 , i
i , 3 , 1 , 1 , l. The total of tx ) was made i
last October by C. U. Daiss of tee same i
Jlub , but under the Columbia rules , t
tvhich was excelled by Gorman , who i
aade the center shots. J t
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x READY FOR WAR. ,
Japan J'ropo o Maintaining Her Rights
In the Oriental JDlfllculty. "
LONDON , Jan. 21. The St. Jam-a
Gazette , commenting upon- the d'spat h
from Yokohoma , saying that a fleet
of nine Japanese war ships will leave
Chinese waters , says :
Japan is prepared for war. That , in
a nutshell , is the news from Yokohoma
today , and it is really the first news
from Japan since the begining of the
Chinese crisis. It was obviou3 that
the Japanese government had stopped
telegraphic communication , which it
never does except when mobilizing th ?
army or navy. That Is precisely whai
it has been doing. It Is a most cer
tain that the destination of the fleet
is Wei-Hai-Wei , and there is no doubt
the movement means that the statu
quo In China , so far as Manchuria and
Korea are concerned , shall not be al
tered by Russia or any combination
of Russia , or of Russia's alllss , in defiance -
fiance of Great Britain and Japan.
So long as the defenders' policy is
equality of opportunity in China , ( hey
are in a position to enforce the ' r
claims.
A special dispatch from Paris , pub
lished , says orders have been received
at Cherbourg and Toulon respectively
to immediately prepare the battleship
Brunx and the battleship Vauban to
reinforce the French squadron in the
far east. The Brunx is a steel vessel
of 4,754 tons displacement and 9,019
indicated horse-pewer. It has an ar
mored belt about four inches thick ,
carries two 7.5-inch guns , sKty 5.5-
inch quick-firing guns , four 2,5-inch
guns , four 1.8-inch guns and six 14-
inch rapid-firing guns. The Vauban
is a steel vessel of 6.20S tons and 4,550
indicated horse-power. It has an ar
mored belt ten inches in thickness ,
'carries four 9.4-inch guns , one 7.4-
inch gun , six 5.5-inch guns and twelve
rapid-firing guns.
THE TELLER RESOLUTION.
The Senate Decides to Take a Vote on
Thnrsday.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 24. An agree
ment by the senate is that a final vote
on the Teller reso'ution providing
that the bonds of the United States
may be paid in silver dollars and all
pending amendments thereto shall bs
taken Thursday before adjournment.
Mr. Vest of Missouri , in charge of the
resolution , announced that an agree
ment had been made to take a final
vote on Wednesday at 4 p. m. , but
readily agreed to a postponement of
the vote until Thursday at the sugges
tion of Mr. Turpie. Mr. Allison of Iowa
made the significant statement that
an amendment to the resolution "that
would cause some debate would be off
ered late in the discussion , but gave ,
no intimation of the extent or scope
of the amendment. During the great
er part of the afternoon the senate
was in executive session , and at 4:20 :
p. m. . adjourned.
A Clean-up in the House.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 24. In the
house some odds and ends of legisla
tion were cleaned up by unanimous
consent. On motion of Mr. Coooper
( dem. , Tex. ) , a bill was passed appro
priating § 20,000 for operating a dredge
boat at Sabine Pass , Tex. Mr. Hitt ,
chairman of the foreign affairs com
mittee , submitted a privileged report *
from his committee recommending the
passage of a resolution requesting the
state department , if not compatible
with the public interest , to transmit to
the house all information in its pos
session relative to the military execu
tion of Colonel Ruiz , a Spanish envoy
to the insurgent camp of Aranguez.
The resolution was adopted without a
division.
Mr. Hitt also reported back with an
unfavorable recommendation the
Lewis resolution , calling on the state
department for a draft of the Ha
waiian treaty , and for information as
to what constitutional authority the
president had to contract for the pay
ment of an Hawaiian debt of § 4,000 , -
300 out of the public treasury. Mr.
Hitt explained that the resolution had
been offered at the last session , and
is the treaty had been made public
Lhere was no necessity for its passage.
Mr. Bailey ( dem. , Tex. ) thought that
the latter part of the resolution
broached a question of importance ,
md one that could be inquired into
( vith propriety.
Mr. Hitt cut off further debate with
t demand for the previous question.
I-outgert Trial Lengthens.
CHICAGO , 111. , Jan. 24. The Luet-
jert jur celebrated the beginning of
he ninth week of the second trial yes-
; erday by taking a sleigh ride. The
; rip lasted from 1 to 5 o'clock.
The trial already has lasted prac-
ically as long as the first hearing , and
n point of court hours it is fully 100
ihead. Eight weeks of continuous
vork were ended on Saturday.
A. L. Luetgert was visited in the
ail by Attorneys Kehoe and Harmon
luring the day. He was in good spir
ts and went over the evidence he is
xpected to give tomorrow in the most
lusinesslike manner.
The end of the trial is not yet in
ight. The remainder of the defense's
ase and the rebuttal and sur-rebuttal
estimony may occupy the entire week ,
md if so a verdict could not be ex-
lected before the close of the next
zeek at the earliest.
The action of the Dingley tariff has
aused a crisis in the orange and
emon trade in the southern provinces
f the peninsula and in Sicily. In
aany places prices are so low that
he fruit does not pay for the pluck-
ng.
A Temperance Crn ade.
SAGINAW , Mich. , Jan. 24. If a plan
utlined by a few women is carried
ut Saginaw will have one of the live-
iest anti-saloon crusades in its his-
ary.
ary.Each
Each supporter of the plan will sign
n agreement to go to the utmost px-
remes in attacking the liquor traffic.
Tended by a band of music , wives ,
lothers , sisters and daughters will
irm in line and march tarough the
treets. proclaiming woe to any place
lat .flaunts a liquor sign. A body-
uard of men will follow to protect
iem.
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MES. ROBERTS' CASE ,
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SENATOR ALLEN ? PEAKS IN HER
BEHALF.
Uo Upbraid * tlio Secretary of the Inte
rior and CoiniuUHloncr of Tcnslonx for
Their Treatment of the 'Woman Mr.
Cialllngor Regents Sonic Jiomuvk * In
tended for Jl.in.
Senator Allen's Resolution.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 22. The reso
lution of Mr. Allen of Nebraska , ask
ing the secretary of the interior for
papers concerning ie dismissal from
the pension office of Mrs. M. E. Rob
erts , was laid before the senate. Mr.
Gallinger moved to refer the resolution
to the committee on civil service and
retrenchment. Pending the vote on
that motion Mr. Allen said he desired
to speak briefly upon the matter. Mrs.
Roberts , he nad learned , was a friend
of former Secretary Carlisle , from Cov
ington , Ky. She was for years a mem
ber of the family of James E. Beck ,
once senator from Kentucky , and her
appointment was made through Sen
ator Beck's influence.
"I want to say , " said Mr. Allen ,
"that no self-respecting gentleman
would treat a woman as this woman
has been treated by the se2retary of
the interior and commissioner of pen
sions. If this administration is willing
to injure itself in this way I am will
ing. If it desires to hurry itself out
of power I am desirous of hastening its
exit , but I do hold , Mr. President , that
it is not an inherent right of the secre
tary of the interior or the commissiDn-
er of pensions to oe brutal in their
treatment of clerks. If the commis
sioner desired the place of Mrs. Rob
erts for some hanger-on , why did he
aim a poisoned dart at her ? He must
be a poltroon and coward , indeed , who
will make a covert charge against a
woman and refuse then to state the
charges. "
Mr. Allen referred to the position
taken by Mr. Gallinger , to which the
New Hampshire senator replied :
"If the senator from Nebraska ireans
seriously to impute to me such motives
as his language indicates , he is using
unparliamentary and unwarrantable
language. " Mr. Gallinger said he ha-1
learned something about the Roberts
case and was satisfied that the senate
was not the place for the discussion
of the details of the case. In the pri
vacy of the committee room the state
ments of Mrs. Roberts , the secretary
of the interior , die commissioner of
pensions and others could be heard
upon the case. Then , the case could be
properly discussed and investigated.
Such cases as this have no place in the
senate chamber , and it may oe possi
ble that it may be 'the ' part of gallantry
to consider this case in private and in
the end Mr. Gallinger thought Mrs.
Roberts would thank him for the po
sition he had taken in the ' matter.
Mr. Allen contended that there was
a hint of something vitally wrong in
the moral character of Mrs. Roberts.
He reviewed the case again and dis
cussed at some length its application
to the present agita.-on of the civil
service question.
Assurance was given by Mr. Pritch-
ard of North Carolina , chairman of the
committee on civil service and re
trenchment , that the committee would
carefully investigate the causes re
ferred to his committee. Mr. Allen
agreed to such a reference. The reso
lution was then so referred.
Mr. Lodge ( Mass. ) , somewhat to the
surpirse of the people in the gallaries.
who were expecting a discussion" of
the Teller resolution , moved that the
senate go into executive session.
" is Mr. President
"Before the motion put ,
dent , " said Mr. Vest ( Mo. ) , I desire to
make a brief statement. I gave notice
yesterday that the resolution reported
by the finance committee would be
further considered today , but several
senators opposed to the resolution
have said to me that their personal
convenience requires that the resolu
tion shall not be pressed at this time.
They have suggested to r.ie that we
permit the resolution to go over until
next Tuesday and that it be taken up
at the conclusion of the morning busi
ness on that day for discussion and
that a vote upon it and upon any other
amendments that may be offered
thereto be taken at 4 o'clock next
Wednesday. I wish to say that this ar
rangement is agreeable to me , and so
far as I know to my colleagues on this
side of the chamber. °
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Tennessee Senatorial Candidate1 ? .
NASHVILLE , Tenn. , Jan. 22. Fif
teen fruitless ballots were taken to
night in the democratic senatorial
caucus and the last ballot left the
situation about the same as on the
first. During the three nights cau
cuses have been taken in session thir
ty-seven ballots have been taken with
small changes on each ballot
During the balloting tonight an at
tempt to break McMillin's lines was
made by the transfer of Arotes from
Turley to Taylor to give Taylor twen
ty-three votes , but a stampede was
not caused , McMillin losing only one
vote.
The thirty-seventh and last ballot
stood : McMillin , 39 ; Turley , 27 ; Tay
lor , 23 ; The Taylor gains came-from
Turley.
On one ballot McMillin received for
ty-two votes , his highest point. The
caucus meets again tomorrow after
noon , but talk of a long dead-lock is
in circulation.
The 5-year-old daughter of Mrs. S.
. -Waco Tex. is becoming
D. Thompson.Waco , ,
ing a mass of bone , her flesh seeming
to be turning to osseous tissue.
After THr. Grosenor > Scalp.
COLUMBUS , 0. , Jan. 22. Senator
Finch's bill to gerrymander the con
gressional districts of the state was '
introduced in the legislature before '
idjournment today. The main pur-
Jose of the bill , and Mr. Finck frank- ]
y acknowledges u , is to legislate Con- '
jressman Grosvenor out of office and • '
) ut a democrat in his place. Conse1 1
luently Mr. Grosvenor's district , the ;
Eleventh , is most completely changed '
The bill proposes to make it demo- '
: ratic upon the vote of 1S96 by 1.8G5 i
md upon the vote of 1892 by 1.4SC. 1
TAKE YOUR CHOICE.
I'oup Hills From 'Which to Solret n Cur
rency iUt-HHiirr.
WASHINGTON , D. C , Jan. 22 The
currency hearing before the house
committee on bantting and currency
has closed. E-Secretary Falrchhu
was heard first. The iuqul ies of b a.r
child were along the line of devclop.nj
the degree of success with wnicn iho
monetary commission bill could be pu. ,
into practical operauon.
Considerable feenng has been
aroused by the late determination o'
the committee , on a party vo.e. not t : >
hear President Warner of the bi
metallic union and Chiarman Towne
of the silver republican national ccra
mittee , unless these gentlemen pre
pared a bill and assumed re3pons.bIlity
for It. Cox , the senior member o ! thj
minority , says this action Is equivalent
to declining to hear silver represen
tatives under any circumstances , a3
they did not wish to be parties to my
currency or banking bill , but to res.s'
such a measure if on gold lines.
The committer devoted some time
to a discussion in detail of the pro
visions of the Walker bill. Secretary
Gage asked if Mr. Walker did not aim
in his bill to substantially relieve the
government from a current redemption
of present liabilities , United Sfates
legal tender and treasury notes and
from responsibility for maintaining
the parity of silver and gold , putting
the responsibility on the banks. Mr.
Walker said thit wa3 the object. Secretary -
rotary Gage thought the bill lacked
expertness , and suggested that bank
ers do not want to assume responsi
bility. Mr. Walker , in the course of
the discussion , suggested that the bill
made allowance for the suspicion that
we may have a disaster , a panic or
something of the sort and that the
exigencies of such events were guard
ed against.
Representative Hartman of Monta
na , one of the silver leaders , says that
Messrs. Towne and Warner will make
no further effort to be lic rd before
the committee , preferring to go before
the people with the understanding that
the opposition is denied a hearing.
On the currency bill the hearing was
finally brought to a close and the com
mittee will meet attain next Wednes
day to decide which of the four bills
before it is to form the basis of the
currency measure to bo finally re
ported.
M'KENNA A JUDGE.
Senate Confirms Hi * Appointment , Notwithstanding -
-withstanding Strong Opposition.
WASHINGTON , D. C , Jan. 22. Jo
seph McKenna has been confirmed as
a justice of the supreme court.
Senator Allen occupied almost the
entire executive session with his speech
in opposition to the confirmation ,
though there were brief remarks by
Senators Turner and Wilson of Wash
ington anu others favorable to Mc
Kenna. There was no division on tne
vote.
Senator Allen had before him the
charges filed before the committee on
judiciary , which he read at length.
This comprised a large number of let
ters , some resolutions , and the protest
of'lawyers and judges of the Pacific
coast , charging that McKenna is un
fitted for the high office of supreme
court justice on the ground of a want
of legal attainments.
He commented at length upon this
latter document and was interrupted
by Senator Perkins of Colorado , who
read a published defense of Judge Mc
Kenna , giving statistics ! o show that
he had not , as judge of the California
federal court , been more frequently re
versed by superior tribunals than "had
other judges of the same court.
There were also interruptions during
the day , but the proceedings were de
void of general interest.
Mr. Alien spoke for about three
hours , xie said he was convinced of
Mr. McKenna's unfitness for the office.
He did not insist upon a roll call when
the vote was taken , and tne vote was
overwhelmingly favorable to confirma
tion.
Pleased "With the Oohl Standard.
ST. PETERSBURG , Jan , 22. The
interesting buddget statement made by
M. Dewitte , the Russian minister of
finance , shows an actual deficit of over
106,000,000 roubles , which is covered
by the free balance in the treasury.
M. Dewitte expresses great pride in
the results of the adoption of the gold
standard , calin5 attention to the most
striking fact that while at the end of
1896 only 37,000,000 roubles in gold
join were in'circulation , at the end
3f 1897 there were 155,000,000 roubles
in circulation , while the gold in the
treasury rose during the same period
by 19,000,000 roubles.
The statement shows also that Ihe
volume of existing bank notes has
been reduced by 122,000,000 roubles.
Russia has now 131 per cent more gold
: han paper , the total in possession of
: he treasury and state banks and in
: irculation at the beginning of t e
oresent year being : Gold , 1 470,000 CO )
• oubles ; silver. 162.000.000 roubles , and
laper , 999,000,000 roubles.
M. Dewitte contends that this shows
; he stability of the reform , and he
; rusts the gold standard will remain
inshaken , "even if the country is fated
: o undergo severe trials. " He reiter-
ites his intention to adhere to the
irotective system.
Knsrlnnri Increases JTcr Navy.
LONDON , Jan. 22. There has been i
i responsible statement that the gov- !
srnment has decided to add 7,000 men i
o the navy and that the first class ]
> attleship Hanihal , now at Portsi i
nouth , is to be put into commission i
it once. There is , however , no official
: onfirmation in either case.
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Complains of His Kcmoinl. j
WASHINGTON , Jan. 22. Several J
ifncials presented their views on the {
ivil service reform issue at a meet- ]
ng of the senate investigating com- '
littee. Samuel M. Crat , superintend-
nt of the city schools at Chariton , la. . J
nd for three years superintendent of t
he Indian schools at Santa Fe , N. M. . 1
ppeared to complain of.his political ]
emoval from the latter position in ,
893 and the refusal of the Indian bu- (
eau either to transfer or reinstate i
im in the Indian school S2rvice.
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miscii.lanious niws notes. - ' I
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Henry Cyril Paget , carl or Ux- I
bridge , and Mis3 Lilian Florence Maud . 1
Chetwynd , eldejst daughter of Sir I
George Chetwynd , hart. , wore inarrlo.1 I
at London. > I
" " 55.000 7 I
"Kid" McCoy has deposited .
at Now York city with a spurting : i
paper as a forfeit to fight oHhor Cor-
bett or Fitzslmmona for the heavyweight -
weight championship of the world. -r
Assistant Secretary jVnndorlip has- jj ' I
decided to require local Inspectors or ,
hulls and their assistants and local
Inspectors of boilers and their assistants -
sistants to pass a civil scrvlco exam I-
nation to test their ability. The order -
der , however , does not apply to those-
who were admitted to the service-
through competitive examinations under -
der the civil service commission.
Charles Link , wanted at Columbus , . B
O. , for the embezzlement of ? S,000 >
from an estate of which he was ad-
minlstrator , was arrested in Rockford -
ford , 111. Link was known In Rockford - H
ford as Charles Thoper , and ha3 been H
employed by a local insurance agency H
for two years. He admitted his Iden- i H
tity. and later made a full confession , H
saying he lost the money gambling ; H
and in politics. He will return without - H
out requisition papers. H
The long continued litigation In. H
the courts of Delaware , , Ne\v York and t H
Massachusetts over the control of the"H
Bay State Gas company and the gas. H
companies absorbed by it , all of which H
are in the immediate vicinity of Boston - H
ton , is apparently ended. The difference - H
ence between Thomas W. Lav/son and H
Henry M. Whitney and the different H
gas and coke companies represented | H
by them were settled at a conference- H
of all parties interested. |
Special advice" ? from Egypt declare ? ' H
that Prince Said Ben Boussoo died M
recently under mysterious circum- • fl
stances , which have led to the belief • fl
that he was poisoned. He wa3 in per- M
feet health , it is taid , up to the day M
he married a young Amer can , a union. i M
which caused great annoyance to the- t M
khedive. The next day , the story continues - M
tinues , the prince i\as oiildenly seized |
with a mysterious malady and died in. H
agony a few hours afterward in the- M
arms of his bride. * H
A special to the Indianapolis Sentinel - H
nel from Fort Worth , Ird. . says : This. M
evening Charles E. Everett , chairman M
of the republican county central corn- ' H
mittee , was arrested at his home oa it |
the charge of embezzlement. Editor |
E. W. Miner of the Garret. Ind. . Her- M
aid , a republican paper , filed the- H
charges , and swears that E\e e t , as H
his agent , appropriated to his own. t H
use $50 which he sent to Everett to- H
take up a note. Everett furnished a. f H
3500 bond. He is now under a ? 2,000- H
bond to appear nt Decatur to answer H
the charge of obtaining money under ' H
false pretenses. H
State Grain Inspector Wright oC H
Portand , Ore. , has just issued his annual - * H
nual report for 1S9G-7 , embracing tine- , H
transactions of the department for the- f H
year ending August 31. The total H
number of carloads of wheat inspected - |
spected at three inspection points during - |
ing said period was 8,3(17 ( , or approximately - , H
mately 5.4S0.3S5 bushels. Total nrnii- " H
ber of carloads of oats , 92o , o • about H
5S9,455 bushels ; total number or carloads - ' H
loads of barley , 214. or a"oout 13S.72.T. H
bushels , making a grand total of 9.509- H
carloads and 6.20S.572 bushels. The- H
1896 crop was light , and therefore the H
showing is meager , compared to tiiat H
which will be made next vear. Mr. H
Wright thinks that 14,000.000 bushels- ' ' H
of wheat will be shipped to the sound H
this season. Fully 60 per cent of the H
crop is still held by farmers and middlemen - ' H
dlemen on speculation. * |
A bill to authorize the secretary oC * i |
the treasury , under certain conditions j k
to purchase the Kansas Pacific divis- ' 1
ion of the Union Pacific railroad has H
been introduced in the house by Mr. H
Fleming of Georgia , a member of the H
Pacific railroad committee , to which. M
the bill is referred. It provides that I M
if , in the opinion of thf * president , is H
shall be necessary to preserve the security - H
curity of the United States in respect I H
of his lien , mortgage or other interests - H
ests in the Kansas Pac'fic. the sccre- H
tary of the treasury shall bid the full H
amount necessary for the protectioa ' |
of the government's lien and claim oa ' H
that property and purchase for the- I j H
United States property subject to such • ) H
incumbrance at any sale and any sums a H
necessary to redeem or clear off the- * |
paramount liens aforesaid or to * |
make such purchase or execute any- • H
purpose of the act are appropriated. H
LIVE STOCK AND I'llODCCE JtARKKr ' H
Quotations From New Vork , ( 'Iiirugo , SU. H
Louis , Omaha and Elsewhere. |
Rnttcr Creamery separator. . . 20 < ? i 21 H
llutter Choice fam-y country. . 11 ( > $ i < ; H
E ' -i i'rc .li it $5 in I H
'liiclcens l'er lb ' . ) 65 10 H
rnrkey.s. ] > er lb ! ) < & ] i > H
DiH.Ics.pcr ! b ( -0 s M
'Jeese Per lb 7'S ® h H
[ Jabbits Per do/ so © 7. > - H
[ 'lRcons Live 75 uj Mv } |
[ .onions Choice Medina * . 3 00 do \ oft- f |
iloney Choice , per lb l & U ' |
Jnions per lm GO < > , ' cr - H
Cranberries. .lerse\s. per bbl "ii 6ii 7 r 0- M
ileans H.mtlpickeu Navy 1 ' > < TJ 1 : > - j |
'otatocs per Ins r 0 ut .vv ! H
nrcet potntore-v-Per bbl " Z > 4 2. > v t H
! > rjmw > Per bo.\ : i frt tfr , ; i' % . H
Vpnles We-iton stool ; , per bbl 1 7. i Or : \ oj V B
I.y Upland.rer ton 4 00 © 5 30 i H
SOUTH OMAHA STOCK MARKET. H
lojrs Choice lislit. 3 40 < 5 3 47 M
lo S Heavy weights : r < ( : i iO- H
eef steers . ' , ' : u > < & 4 20 . H
lulls . 'ztj j H
j. ) ( & 3 >
'ave. ! > s > < go 00 H
Vostern feeders 2' .K ) ( & 3 . ; H
'o\v- > 220 q $ : i r.o- H
letters 30 < & : i . ; H
dockers anil Feeders 3 ( < Or. 4 H
beep Western I.anii- , 4 00 & 4 15 H
beep Mi.\ed western 3 9J < jj ] 1 00 H
CHICAGO. I l
Vhcat No.Ssprln- 80 @ aijc H
; orn per lm 27 fe > 27C 1 H
> at s perlm 25 ( < 5 ZVC M
jarlev No. 2 " 7' i < < rj 41 1
, "jmothy seed Prime per bu. . 2 7J ut 2 7.1 I H
, ) r1- : < /r " " > ' Hard
-ard per ICO lbs 170 ( < / > 4 72 % t H
kittle Choice beef .steers 4 7. . flc . " 21 H
'attic Stackers and feeders..3 fit c-5 4 35 ' j l
lo-s-Mixcd. . . . . 3p ( fc > 3 7o , H
neep Native Lambs 4 CO < & 4 73 H
NEW YORK MARKET. f ! |
Cheat No. 2 , red.Winter 1 02Kj 1 reur JL t H
m No. 2 ; $ , - ; : > ,3 M
| ats No.2 2-1 H 2h + H
° 'k ft 50 4o a 0i > |
• ard 4 , . , ( 5Q ) H
KANSAS CITY. H
. 'heat No.2 , spring Kt < $ fry M
ats-No2 4 & 24 , \ H
r ogs Mi\ei 3 < 5 ' , .11 , - . H
beep Muttons 71 j-30 1 H
attic stcckei-b and feeders. . . 3 25 < & 4 7& j H