The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, November 23, 1900, Image 3
Murderer of Little Louise Frost Burned at Stake Near Limon , Colorado. HER FATHER APPLIES THE TORCH Tonne Necro Show * Great Fortitude Un til the AlerciIuM iriuuion Begin to Scortch and Shrivel IIU Fleuli l'r - tor the Ordciil. LIMON , Colo. , Nov. 17. Chained tea a railroad rail , set firmly in the ground , on ithe exact spot .where his fiendish crime was committed , Preston - ton Porter , Jr. , or as he was famil iarly known , John Porter , this evenIng - Ing paid a terrible penalty for his deed. It ivas at G:23 o'clock when the father ofthe murdered gir. , touched the match 'to ' the fuel whicli , had been piled around the negro and. twenty minutes later a last convul sive shudder told that life -was ex tinct. What agony the doomed boy suffered while the flames shriveled up' his licsh could only be guessed from' , the terrible contortions of his face and the cries he gave from time to , time. The executioners , who numbered nbout 300 citizens of Lincoln county/ had not the least semblance of the , ordinary mob. Their every act was deliberate and during all the prep arations ns well as throughout the Bufferings of the negro hardly on un necessary word was spoken. Grimly they etood in a circle about the fire until the 'body was entinrely consumed and then quietly they took their way back to Limon. from whence they de- jHirtecl for their homes shortly after ward. Preston Porter did not fcecm to re alize the awful punishment that ln > was destined to undergo. As he had exhibited indifference to the enormity of his crime , so 'he seemed to lack an understanding of its terrible cense quences. For more than an hour while preparations for his execution were in progress he stood mute and sullen. among < the avengers. When every thing was ready ihe walked to the stake with a firm step , .pausing . as he reached the circle of broken boards' to kneel in prayer. He was allowed to take his hime. He arose and placed his back to the iron stake , and half a dozen men wound chains about his body and limbs. Kerosene oil was applied to tli3 wood , and after abrief pause Rich- Htd W. Frost , the father of little Louise Frost , whose cruelly mutil ated body was found one week ago on that very spot , applied a match. For a moment but a little flickering flame arose. Then the oil .blazed up , sparks flew into the air and the wood began to crackle. Almost instantly the ne gro's trousers caught fire. Even though the flesh must have been scorched he did not utter a sound. The flames crept slowly upward on his clothing , the sparks flew up in a oloud of , pale smoke. Porter turned his -head and a frightful expression changed his face. With a sudden con vulsive tugging he stretched his head as far from the rapidly increasing flames as possible and uttered a cry of pain. "Oh. my God , let me go. men , I've got something more to tell you Please let me go. Oh , my God , "my In terrible screeches these words the first he had uttered aloud , came from the negro. A terrible tugging at the chains , a succession of awful groans and screams , the negro's awful agony was at last breaking down his sullen composure. Not an oath es caped him , but he begged and pleaded to be shot. Suddenly tihe rope hold ing his Jiajids Inn-ned through. Then the arms , head and shoulders slipped through the chains. For an instant the body stood erect , the arms were raised in supplication while burning pieces of clothing dropped from them. Onii Tent sit Indian Head. WASHINGTON , D. C. . Nov. 17. Im portant tests of the new twelve-inch naval gun , wmch is the type of the great guns to be furnished the new battleships and armored cruisers , have been in progress yesterday and today at Indian Head proving grounds. The gun is the nrst of forty for the new hips and much interest has been show in its performanc.se It is a mod ification of the old twelve-inch gun , with an enlarged chamber , suited to the use of smokeless powder , and de signed to take much heavier charges r r and to secure a higher velocity and penetration than tne old gun. The fir ing thus far lias justified every expec tation as to the new piece. Hcv. Alfred Pinner Irud. NEW YORK , Nov. 17. The Rev. Ai- fred Pinney , uj years of age. died to day at the home of his son , near Sing Sing. Mr. Pinney entered the Baptist ministry and had charges at Syracuse. Auburn .and New York , at Cleveland and Zanesrille , Ohio. During the abolition lition agitation he was prominent as an assistant of Wendell Phillips and William Lloyd Garrison. Indians Steal Horses SIOUX FALLS , S. D. . Nov. 17. Hav- Jng become adepts in the art of cattle stealing , some of the Sioux Indians on the Rosebud reservation are now turn ing their attention to stealing horses. Two red men. John Yellow Wolf and Bad Boy , belonging at Rosebud , have ueeu arrested for this offense. I'lurallty in Kentucky. FRANKFORT. Ky. . Nov. 17. Official returns have been received at the sec retary of state's offic" from 109 out of the 119 counties of the state. Based on the vote for the first two electors on the democratic and republican tickets respectively the vote for presi dent was as follows : Bryan 1SG.- 412 , McKinley 173.422. The missing counties include Jefferson , in whie h Is situated the city of Louisville ; Kenton - ton , in which the city of Covington is situated ; Fayette , with Lexington : Warren , Bourbon , Fleming , Carter , Shelby , Mercer and Pulasl : ! . MILLIONS IN GOLD COME IN. Duut and ItullUn Takou Out from Aluika to Oregon. CHICAGO , Nov. 10. More than 20,000,000 in gold dust , and bullion came out of Alaska. British Columbia , Northwest Territory , Washington , Idaho and Oregon between January 1 and October 24 this year. H. C. Cher- rler , the Chicago agent of the Great Northern railroad , today received from R. C. Stevens , the general west ern passenger agent of frhat line , a re port of the assayer in charge of the United States assay office at Seattle. The report showed that 6,028 depos its , aggregating 1,243,163 ounces of gold dust and bullion had been han dled in the assay office between those two dates , the value of the gold being $20,1GG,687. It also showed that § 16- 374,488 worth of the yellow metal came from the Klondike region , $2- 710,421 from the Caye Nome district , $402.393 from other Alaskan districts , J493.-11G from the Atlin district in British Columbia and $125,762 from Washington , Idaho and Oregon. Mr. Stevens secured this statement to show that the reports of compara tively small yields in the gold dis tricts in the season ended October 24 were manufactured by prospectors with hard luck stories to tell when they returned to this country. Carimjjle OlvcM it Million. PITTSBURG. Pa. . Nov. 1C At a dinner given tonight by AV. N. Frew , president of the board of directors of the Carnegiflle Institute , to Andrew Carnegie , Mayor W. .T. Diehl and other prominent citizens , Mr. Carnegie maae an offer to the city of Pittsburg build a technical school , in. connec tion with the Carnegie Institute and endow it with $1,000,000. The tone of Mr. Carnegie's address would indi cate that , as in the case of the insti tute. his contribution would be in creased later to meet the needs of the proposed school. White Will Stand Trial. LANSING , Mich. , Nov. 16. General W. L. White , ex-quartermaster gen eral of the Michigan National Guard , who has been under indictment the past year for -alleged complicity In the state military frauds , appeared be fore Judge Qiest in the circuit court this afternoon. General White re turned to Michigan last night volun tarily , after an absence of almost a year. He stood mute before Judge Qiest and a plea of not guilty was ordered entered by the judge. 3Ioro Ilelny in LEXINGTON , Ky. , Nov. 16. One matter which -will delay the announce ment of the official count in Kentucky some days is 'the imprisonment of pre cinct certificates in ballot boxes in Lexington and Fayelte counties. Tha county commissioners today adjourn ed until November 29 to allow the election officials to comply with the court's order to open the boxes and produce the returns. Tender Brynii a Ketaiiier NEW YORK. Nov. 16. The Martin Eugel association , the Tammany Hall organization of the Eighth assembly district , has formally voted to offer William .7. Bryan a handsome fee to come to New York and take charge of the legal defense of the district cap tains of the Eighth assembly district , indicted for alleged violation of the elections law. Kxpedltioii to North Pole. ST. JOHNS , N. F. , Nov. 1G. Eve lyn B. Baldwin , who , as a member of the Wellman expedition spent the winter of 1898-99 in Franz Josef Land , and who was a member of the Peary expedition of 1893-94 , arrived here to day in search of steamers , men. dogs , and other requisites for his projected North Pole venture next summer , backed by the purse of William Zetg- ler. Death of a Consul. WASHINGTON. Nov. 16. The state department has been informed that R. A. Mosely. Jr. , consul general of the United States at Singapore , died yesterday at Yokohama , Japan. He was granted leave of absence by the department some weeks ago upon rep resentations 'that his health demanded a change of climate. Mr. Mosely was appointed to his post January 7 , 1899. from Alabama. Snpply Ship : * Wreck. SEATTLE Wash. , Nov. 1C. The steamer Ruby A. Cousins , which sail ed from this port several weeks ago , loaded with a general cargo of gov ernment supplies for the soldiers at Port Valdez , now lies a total wreck in the narrows at the entrance to Prince William sound. Prayers for America. ROME , Nov. 16. ( New York World Cablegram. ) Yesterday the pope granted special audience to Bishop Burke of St. Joseph. The pope again expressed hope that God would grant prayers for American prosperity. e In South Africa. CAPETOWN , Nov. 16. An out break of bubonic plague is reported among the natives of Szinyoka. near King Williamstown. Precautions ar-2 being taken to prevent the spread of the disease among the whites. Free from WASHINGTON. D. C. , Nov. 16. Sur- fe3on General Wyman of the Marine hospital service this morning received the following cablegram from Surgeon Thomas at Glasgow : "GLASGOW , Nov. In Port declar ed free from plague November 14. " Flynn Wins In Oklahoma. GUTHRIE , Old. , Nov. 16. The offi cial returns from all the counties have been received and the vote on delegate to congress stands as follows : Flynn ( rep. ) , 38,253 ; Neff ( fus. ) , 33,539 : Tucker ( socialist ) , 780 ; Allan ( mid dle-of-the-road populist ) , 780. Flynn's plurality , 4,714. Total vote polled , 73,352. Total vote in 1S9S , 45,831. This shows an Increase in the vote in two years of 27,521. The h slature stands : House , 16 republicans. 3 dem ocrats , 7 fusionists ; council , 5 repub licans , 7 democrats , 1 populist. Oem Paul Kruger Has Been Exported from the Suez Oanal. HE KEEPS HIS CABIN ON BOARD I.at I'rt-Mldent of the Itonr Kepnbllo Met by Delegate from larsclllen Veiicra- bl Leader of the South African Bur gher * Keeps Ilvulth and Splrlti. PORT SAID , Nov. 15. The Dutch cruiser Geulerland , with Mr. Kruger on board , has arrived here. Mr. Kruger remains secluded in his cabin. His health is good. A delegate of tnc Marseilles recep tion committee uoarded the Gelderland here , but the eventful destination of the war ship will oe unknown until it arrives at Port Said , where it will coal. Mr. Kruger received an ovation at the German port of Darof Dar-ed- Salaam. NEW YORK , Nov. 15. Michael Dav- Itt , M. P. , has cabled from Paris to the Journal and Advertiser in part as fol lows : "It is a unique testimony to the great individuality of President Kruger that his voyage to Europe is watched with more intense interest by the continen tal press than is the progress of tiie war in China. The daily calculations of the speed of tne Gelderland with its illustrious passenger have two main in spirations , namely , curiosity as to what the indomitable president may say for his people and against England when he lands at Marseilles and the prob able effect of this upon the attitude of the European powers and the military policy of the British in the further prosecution of the war. "All speculation agrees upon two points : There are to be great revela tions. In one well informed quarter it is asserted Mr. Chamberlain will soon have an opportunity of reading private letters found in Johannesburg that will place the active complicity of the colonial office in the Jameson raid beyond further dispute. Proof will also be adduced that Kruger purchased the ammunition for the Boer armies from Birminghom firms in which the family and friends of the colonial secretary have a large interest. " The Gelderlaud will stop at Port Said only to receive dispatches and will proceed in a few hours to Mar seilles , where it is expected to arrive on the 19th. Kruger is not likely to publish any statement until after coun seling with the members of the Boer government already in Europe , all of whom , will meet him on landing. PATRONS Of HUSBANDRY. Annual Convention of Nutlonul Grnnce N'oir in Sesidon. WASHINGTON , Nov. 15. The thir ty-fourth annual session of the Na tional Grange , Patrons of Husbandry , began here today with a good attend ance and will continue for a. week or more. The chief feature of interest today was the annual address of Wor thy Master Aaron Jones of Indiana , who said that in most of the states the order had enojyed great prosperity during the year. In a few states it had not succeeded so well. The mem bers of the grange , while affiliating with each of the political parties in the last campaign , had emerged from its battles without disturbing the fra ternal spirit actuating the order. The report of the secretary , Dr. John Trimble o Washington , showed that 11821 new granges had been , char tered during the year the order now numbering over 500,000 members. Our Troops * Movements. WASHINGTON , D. C. , ' Nov. 15. Quartermaster Ludington is informed the transport Sumner sailed from Na gasaki today for Manila with four troops of the Sixth cavalry and four batteries of the Third artillery. It is also reported that the four companies of the Flftteenth infantrty left Takue today , bound for Manila. The troops mentioned comprise the last of the United States army in China with drawn for service in the Philippines. The only troops of the United States now in China are the legation guards at Pckin , in command of General Chaf- fee. Forest Rcherre T.aiv Void. FRESNO , Cal. , Nov. 15. According to a decision today by United States District Judge Wellborn , in the case of L. E. Eblasingame. it is held that the act of June 30 , 1S9S , authorizing the secretary of the interior to make reg ulations for the protection of foiesc reserves is unconstitutional , because in effect it delegates by congress legisla tive power to an administrative office. .Smallpox in Xorth Dakota. WASHINGTON , Nov. 15. Indian Agent Getchell , in charge of the Turtle Mountain reservation in North Dakota , telegraphs from Rolla , N.D. , that tnree- more cases of small pox have developed among the Indians there. Quarantine must be established at once , he reoorts. The Fort Totten school is still receiv ing pupils from Rolla and it is urged that this be stopped immediately. The president has issued an execu tive orilcr admitting free of duty Christmas presents and souvenirs sent by soldiers in China to friends in the United States. The privilege is the same as was extended in the "Phil ippines one year ago. Those IVaro Propositions. WASHINGTON. D. C. . Nov. 15 It is said that the details of the propositions before the council of ministers at Pe- kin as set out in the London special dispatches are substantially correct. However , tney are not included in any one note so far received here officially , but are rather comprised in a series of notes and telegram that have been ex changed between the state department and Minister monger day by day as the negotiations proceeded. The state de partment has regarded several of these propositions as extremely SCENE WAS A TERRIBLE ONE an DoHOribo * the aiumicrc of Chin ese l > y KtiHkluu Soldiery. LONDON , Nov. 14. The Glebe this afternoon publishes a letter from a Belgian gentleman who has been trav eling to Pekiu via the Trans-Slbenaa railroad. He describes , under date of. September 6 , what he saw in the Amus river. His accounts surpass in horror those previously published. "The scenes I have visited during the three days since the steamer left Blagovetschcnsk , " he says , "are horri ble beyond the power of description. It is the closing tableau of a fearful human tragedy. Two thousand were deliberately drowned at Morxo , 2,000 at Rabe and S.OOO .around Blagovet- chensk , a total of 12,000 corpses en cumbering tne river , among which were thousands of women and children. Navigation was all but possible. La c week a boat had to plow its way through a tangled and mangled mass of corpses lashed together by then- long nair. 'Ihe banks were literally covered with corpses. Jn the curves 01 the stream were dark , putrid , smelling masses of human llesh and bone , surg ing and swaying 'in ' the steamer's wane. The captain vainly ordered full speed ahead. The sight and smell will b ever with us. "From BlagovetcheiiSk to Aigun , forty-five kilometers , numerous villages studded the banu , with a thriving , in dustrious population of over 100,000 That of Aigun was liO.OOO. No one will ever know the number of those who perished by shot , sword and fire. Noc a village is left. The silence of death was around us. The smoking ruins of Aigun were on the right , with br ik on down , crumbling walls and shat tered walls and shattered , roofless houses. " HOW CONGRESS WILL STAND. Correct MrrnbcrKliip of Die Next Xathiuul AHsenibly. State. RCp. Dem. Alabama . : i Arkansas . 0 I'ulifornla. . 7 Colorado . > Connecticut . 4 Delaware . 1 Klorlda . o Idaho . i Illinois . 11 11 Indiana . 9 Iowa . 11 Kansas . 7 1 Kentucky . y. < j Louisiana . 6 -Maine . 4 .Maryland . C Massachusetts . ] ( 3 Mk-hif-an . 12 .Minnesota , . 7 Missls-sipi . 7 .Missouri . 2 IS .Montana . i Nebraska . 2 4 NVvada . : . i Xew Hampshire . 2 NV\v Jersey . fi 2 Xe\v York . 2- 12 Xortli Carolina . 2 7 Xorth Dakota . 1 liio . 17 4 Oregon . IVnnsylvania . 20 \ Rhode Island . 2 iHith Carolina . 7 South Dakota . 2 I'i muviseo . 2 8 IVxas , . ic I'tah . 1 Vermont . 2 Virgrinia . 10 \Y"st Virginia . 4 Washington . 2 Wisconsin . 10 Wyoming . i Total . ifO 1-jS PEKIN TO BE AN OPEN PORT Chinu'c Inland City to Enjoy Siin Com mercial freedom : H Coast Towns. WASHINGTON , Nov. 14. In addi tion to the points said to be agreed upon at 1-eldn as a bisis for settlement with China , as announced in ca e dis patches , it is understood that several other points are likely to receive at tention when the matter is taken up with the Chinese envoys. One of these is as to making the city of Pekin an "open port , " for while it is not on me s-eacoast , the purport is to extend to it that freedom of commerce and inter course with foreigners which now ap plies o"hiy to those open ports designat ed by treaties with China. The sug gestion that this action be taken aas been made in high Chinese quarters and its advisability is urged because Pekin , as the capital of the Chinese empire , is the center of influence throughout tne country. Another point which may be pro posed is that capital punishment , by beheading or otherwise , shall not oc cur in future by imperial edict alone , but only atter a trial such as is given in civilized countries , the accused hav ing an opportunity to be heard. This does not apply to the executions made necessary by the Boxer movement. Dispatches have been received here from the viceroys of the southern provinces of China , which thus far have been more friendly to foreigners , stating that they were shocked'by the execution of the acting viceroy of Chi Li and also that they feared this \vould have a serious effect in those localities hitherto favorably disposed. Senatorial Knee in Kansas. TOPEKA , Kan. , Nov. 14. The con test for the United States senatorship to succeed Hon. Lucien Baker , whosa term expires next March , was begun here in earnest today , when the adhe rents of Baker opened headquarters. Charles L. Burton is Baker's most formidable opponent. Governor W. E. Stanley , who has jiifot been re-elected , simplified the situation somewhat when he declared positively today that he \ \ as not a candidate. Kiimors Start lUin 011 Hank. CHICAGO , Nev. 14. Three days en forced absence from his post of duty on the part of D. S. McGrath , cashier of the Calumet National bank at South ( "hicano. started false rumors as to the institution's solvency and culminated in a run on the bank today. The run lasted three hours. It began at 9 a. rn. , but by noon nearly everyone of the 300 or GOO anxious depositors who had formed in line in front of the bank Had been paid. At the close of the day's business Cashier McGrath said nearly 530,000 had been paid out , most of 1 ! going to the holder * . THE LIV STOCK MARKET. I utrst Quotation * from South Ounulio unit KIIIIMIO City * SOUTH OMAHA. Union Stock Yarda. Cuttle Therewai another littoral run of cuttle .here today uiul the market was In hardly its seed shape on anything but corn cattle. There were only about ti'ti cars of curnfcd j--t 'ers on aale today , and packers took hold hi Kood aliapo and houghl them up at ju t about steady prices. The good handy- weight cat tit ; continue to be in the bent demand , and sellers had little : trouble In diKposlnj ? of such klnilH today ut good steady prices. The ntocker and feedui trade was rather draKKJ'- The supply haa been fairly liberal so far thin week and the demand , particularly for the common kinds , has not been very heavy. Cooil hcuvy feeders or yearlings of good qual ity sold Just about steady today , but llKlit stocUers of common kinds of any weight \\ere very slow sale , and In sonu ; cubes Itvas almost Impossible to muvo them at any price Buyers shnp'.y do not want them and for that reason It Is dllll- eult to tell v.hat the market is Most of the western grass cattle henwviv on the Texas orui-r. but packers bought them up at just about the same prices they have been selling at the last few days. Western Ki'ass cows were dull and the market generally a dime lo\\er unless the quality was very tfood. Stackers and feeders were also lower unless they were just the kind that buyers were looking for. for.I I togs Sellers had things pretty much their own way. ns the sales below will Bhow. The market opened about a dime higher and closed up a bit ; 13cc higher , everything selling at , rapidly as the buy ers could set around. There wi ? not a very heavy run hero ami packers all seemed to have liberal orders. They start ed out bidding $1.7.ViH.M > . but only a few loads changed hands at tho.se prices , and , the same as yesterday , the market kept getting better as the morning advanced. After tlu Jlrst round the hoga sold most ly at $4.JsG't/1.S. > . and as high as $1.1)0 ) was paid. Sheep There was in the neighborhood of 7.IKXI heart of sheep on sale this morn ing , but ino : > t everything was on th t'ci'dor order. The tew killers that did arrive met with ready sale at good , s toady prices. That applies to both sheep and lambs , and everything good enough for packers was sold in good sca- - > on. Quotations : Choice fe < l wether * . M.OCtfM.i : : fair to good fed wotlmrs. $ : : . ' . * Y i' 4.00 ; choice grass wethers , j.sr : > SI.UOfair to good grass wethers , $ : : .r"i'ii.Sr : : , ; choice ewes , $ .1.25 } : : .50 ; fair to good ewes. $ : : .ouiu ! .J. > : choice spring lambs , jr..00fi.2 ; fai - to good spring lambs , ? 4.Tr. ri.OO : feeder ewes , $2.231i.'S.OO : feeder wethers. $ : : . . " 01D J.7. ; feeder Iambs , $ l.dlK/1.-10. KANSAS ( MTV. Cattle Receipts , f.,700 head natlxes. 2.0CO he-ad Texaiis , 1.500 head calves : export steers and Rood butcher cattle , stead.v ; ommon grade shade lower ; native steers , M.70t 5.r.Q . ; stockers and leeders , $ : i.2"4.rxj ; butcher cows and heifer , S'MtOli ! . : can- nurs , jL'.50lj.00 ; : fed westerns. $ : : . 7r.fi } .7. ( ; wintered Texans , $3.ffli ) I..V ) ; grass Ti-xans , F3.iritj3.50 : calves , $5.r.0ff.r . Hojys Receipts , H > , r 00 head ; market very active , with strong competition anil ! M/ > l.'c Higher ; heavy. $4.HX ! < / I.H7'2 : mixed. W.ST ? /4.0H ; light , $ i.kyit4. ' . > 2 ; pigs . $4.ro/a4.7r. . Sheep and Lambs Receipts. 1.100 head ; Rood general demand at steady prices ; lambs , $ l.T3ttZ. ' > ; muttons. Vl.Wul.40 : stockers and feeders- , $ : j.2rTl.iV culls , MILES ASKS fOR MORE MEN. ( ( Moral liciimnilH On - ! ? < ildi ; r for K One Thousand WASHINGTON. D. C. , Nov. 17. The feature of the annual report of Lieu tenant General Miles , commanding the army , is a chapter dealing with the need for a general reorganization of the military service. In regard to this question he says : "The events of the last two years and a half have resulted in a condition that the nation must prepare to meet. The need for an efiicient and well or ganized land force for an indefinite period is most obvious and the organ ization of such u , force cannoot be wisely avoided. There are weighty reasons why such a service as is now demanded of the array cannot be per formed by a temporary organization. " General M'Jes points out that the principal limitations of service of the volunteers to one year in the forces make this a most expensive- process , necessitating double transfer of troops and adding enormously to the cost of the organization. He also points out the need of a reserve force for the relief of the soldiers who serve in the tropics , declaring that the regiments that have PO far served more than two years at unhealthy stations should un relieved. Soldierly Conduct Is Praised. SANTIAGO DE CUBA , Nov. 17. Un der general order 131 the Department of Eastern Cuba was discontinued yes terday. Colonel Whiteside , in his final orders relinquishing the command el the department , expressed his satisfac tion at the soldierly conduct of the troops , officers and men , and their faithfulness in the performance 01 duty. He specially mentioned the fact that no officer or man had sonant or received more than the regulation pay in return for the performance of duty in the island. President " \Vints tinSouth. . WASHINGTON , D. C. , Nov. 17. The opinion is growing among public men who are in the confidence of the president that he will oppose any movement looking to a reduction of the congressional representation from the southern states , on account of charges of the disfranchisement of colored voters. The president is said to be opposed to reviving ill feeling , which -he - thinks would be the result of a bill thus touching the south's suffrage. Honolulu IH Growing Fast. WASHINGTON , Nov. 17. The ceatis bureau has issued a bulletin announc ing the population of Hawaii by islands and districts : . It shows the total pop ulation of Hawaii to be 151,001 , an in crease of 44.C > 81 , or 41.2 per cent , over JS96 , the last census there1. During the last ten year ? , : rom 1S90 to 1900 , or substantially the same interval as for the census of the United States proper there has been an increase in popula tion of 64,011 , or 11.1 per cent. Alvoril Slalces No lffen o. NEW YORK. Nov. 17. The case oC Cornelius Alvord. formerly note teller of the First National bak. was called in the United States district court to day. Jacob F. Miller , Alvord's attor ney , made a motion to dismiss the case on the ground that the prosecu tion had failed to prove that any funds had been taken from the bank , and hence he asked that the prisone" be dischrged. The judge asked hitn if he did not intend making any de fense and he replied that he did'not ; that the prosecution had proved no larcey and hence there was no crime. Good Word * for A The following reference to Hon George D. Mclklojohn from the Wash ington Post will bo read with inter est by Nobrasktuin who have watcluu ! the course of their diatlnguiHhcd cltr- zen and been pleased -vftlh the honor. * and advancement attending him .it home anil abroad : lion. George D. Meiklejohn , aa lxt- ant secretary of war , is a conspicuous example of the subordinate coadjutor * of cabinet officers of the conscientious tious and hard working "aasIstanU' who really do foiir-fiftliH of the du- partnicntul chores , and do it with In telligence and fidelity.Ve Inclne to Mr. Melklojohn. primarily because ho is a conscientious and oJIlelent laborer J and next because ho has proudly r - j frained from seeWng cheap notoriety j and cheaper adulation through th * ! 'medium ' of the newspapers. So far , i- we can seo. Mr. Mcikk'John has con tented himself with honest and en lightened activity in the dlschargo ot his official duties , and has left tins 'matter ' of his fame and celebration to contemporaneous historyWe do not recall In his case a single Instance of heart-to-heart confabulation wltn ; the correspondents.Ve cannot put : our linger upon an ebullition or even a paragraph that connects him with any conspiracy to parade Meiklejohn , as a hero , a victim , or a wonder Above all things he has been modest and self-abnegating. It seems proper , however , to refer | to Mr. Mciklejohifs useful services in ' .tho War department ; his honest an 1 courageous treatment of the canteen 'question , and his uniform courtesy to- 'ward those who have had contact with 'him in his official capacity. All our under secretaries are beset and over worked Mr. Meiklejohn is a consplr- 'iious typo. We believe that those Wno 'have knowledge of him will certify to our commendation. Hut this Is not all. Mr. Meiklejohn h.is contributed much to the success of his party In ] the campaign just now closed. A citi /en of Nebraska , which ate was sup- 'poscd on all hands to be a Brya.j .state , he nevertheless went there , some time ago. and took with him the prop 'aganda of the Philadelphia platform It is not for is to say that he alou- carried Nebraska for Mr. McKinley. hut we know that he was conspicuous in the republican fight ; that he gav weeks to the advocacy of the cause that he was prominent among the era a tors and champions of his party , ami that in the end Nebraska gave a. hair ! some -and most uncxeptccd majority for McKinley. It occurs to us. therefore , In tlw light of all thee facts , that Nebrask-i can go farther and fare worse in search of a man to represent her in the United States senate. We disclaim the impertinence of a suggestion to the Nebraska legislature. Enough for us to present our estimate of Mr. Mej- klejohn'.s services and to picture him as > ; e is regarded here in Washington. I'nt Tour ( 'illnr Itut toti in lliSap Ben Adler. a St. Louis merchant , wore a fiO diamond collar button anil a $100 diamond .stud. The last time h stopped at the Hotel Vendome in New York he hung ihe shirt containing both gems on the back of a chair. Next morning both collar button and stud were gone. The clerk in the office said he was sorry and pointed to the sign , "Not Responsible for Valuables I'n less . " After telling several people of hi. % loss. Mr. Adler finally talked to his lawyers. As a result suit was brought , but Justice McCarthy decided that the tollar button and stud should have been put in the safe. Aft r Xirly I-'oity Vir . After carrying a union bullet in his body for thirty-eight years General R N. Richbourg of Montgomery , S. C . has got rid of it. He commanded the Fourth brigade. South Carolina mili tia , and was twice wounded at the bat tle of Frazier's farm. .June 27 , 18GJ While charging the breastworks a bui let stride him full in the breast. The other day he felt a pain in his bant and that night he placed a drawing plaster on the spot where there wai inflammation. The next morning th * pain was relieved , and , taking off the plaster , he found the bullet sticking to it. Trnt-Corrreil Trer * . Orange growers in Florida now COT- er their trees with tents so arranged as to admit the sunlight on one side and keep out frosty winds on the oth er. In each tent is an oil lamp , which is lighted on cold nights to keep the trees warm. The growers are warned of the approach of unfavorable weath er in an unlfiue way. As the mail" travel slowly in some of the thinly populated districts the government re quires the engineers of express trains to blow their whistles six times in ev cry three milr-s when a "cold wave' is known to be coming. I'lif : MiHtak Pul.llc- . "The public has somehow got the idea , " says Joel Chandler Harris , "that I am too modest to be healthy , but that is a great mistake. "With the ex ception of a big apple dumpling , with a bowl of butter sauce close by , I know of nothing nicer than to sit in a large armchair and hear your frien ' 3 say kind things about you when they think you're not listening. " Hits of thf Tropir-i in ir York. New York City has a number " > r tropical plantations , growing with i the limits of the city. In both On jl and Riverside parks th re havct"i \ cultivated during the summer a I f ? " number of cotton , tobacco and ohr plants. MiM < n'irI " . Lead Comnicrci * . Dr. Horatio C. Wood , the brain -p - cialist of Philadelphia , who has ju . returned from a trip to Japan.av - "There is an antagonism existing b"- tween the Europeans in commercial life in China and thrmissicnarie - , The former , especially among th younger set. are apt to fall into a di - solute manner of living which pr" eludes any sympathy with the ideals o * the churchmen. The missionaries ar the -wedge of civilization. It is al ways the case that they lead and com merce follows. "