CONGBESS
OAJLY REPORT OF WHAT IS BE
ING DONE.
rPS < > f\ More or Less Import
: uice Are Being Introduced , at the
JPro.scnt Session of the Legislature
Cist of the Business.
Tuesday , .Tan. 17.
Thp two houses of the legislature tool
1 heir fn > t ballot for United States senator
with the following result :
'
Allen . . 58
IIa\ward . " . 28
Webster * 10
Thompson . . . .1
.Laniberbou . . ' . *
Iliii-shaw
Fos
WeMoii
iMzijoiv * .
Ilaincr . :
Van Onsen. ]
. i
Conii.sh . i
la\ i . i
Little . i
Total .131
. -sjtry to a choice 60.
so crowds of people , among then
many ladic.i. were interested spectators
The iralleries ot both houses were filled ,
uiul the lobby and the portion reserved for
meniber > were filled.
in the > enate to-day Schaal of Sarpj
again introduced his resolution against the
Anglo-American alliance. It was identi
cal in language to the one introduced yes
terday , but not in the form of a joint reso
lution. He mo\ed that the rules be sus
pended and the resolution adopted. Van
On-.pi ! of Douglas moved that the resolu
tion be hud on the table , and it prevailed
by u vote of 20 to 12. New bills from
12 ! ) to Ho were introduced. Bills on
second reading from ! < 7 to 129 , in-
clu-iao. were referred to committees.
When the hour of 11 arrived Fowler ol
Fillmore moved that the senate take up the
special nulcr. The chair > aid a motion was
not necessarj. He then road that part of
the Cniled States law relating to the election -
. tion of .senator- , after which the first vote
was taken. A resolution favoring a pen
sion for den. .John M. Palmer of Illinois ,
late a candidate for president of the United
States was parsed under suspension of the
rule * , . A bill is now pending in congress
to pension ( Jen. Palmer. Upon recommen
dation of the printing committee the mo
tion Jo secure Keystone files instead of the
file.furiii.shed by the secretary of state was
rec'n > Mereil because of the exhorbitant
juice asked lor Kejstoiie files and the sen
ate ttecnlctl to retain the files first procured.
Tiie judicial committee reported on Sen
ate i''il * No. ' > and recommended that it be
pas.-iM. This i.s the first bill to be reported
upon \ty \ .senate committees. The chair
called uj the matter of appointing a mes
senger for the governor , which had been
laid on tintable. . Van Dusen of Douglas
moved that the motion of Giffertof Cuming
lO ] > ro\ide the governor with a messenger
be laid on the table indefinitely , which v as
Harris of Otoe offered a resolution in the
house providing that the institutes for thi1
deaf and dumb at Omaha , institute for the
blind at Nebraska City , feeble minded at
Beatrice and industrial schools at Geneva
and Ivcarnej be placed under the jurisdic
tion of the committee on "other asylums. " '
It also pnniiled that all business and leg
islation pertaining to these institutions
should be referred to such committee. The
resolution was adopted. Taj lor of Ouster
offered another resolution on use of passes
-and on motion of Burns of Lancaster the
resolution wan tabled by a vote of 56 to 42.
The hour of 11:30 having been reached ,
with all regular business transacted , Pol
lard of Ca.ss moved that the house now
proceed to me on United States senator.
The motion prevailed and the roll was
called. During the forenoon fifteen new
bills were introduced. Immediately after
TCCCSS Thompson of Merrick offered the
following , which was adopted : ' 'That the
committee on public printing be requested
1o in\ estimate and report to this body as
0ou a. > possible as to whether or not the
party or j < rrlic.s to whom the contract for
print ! ! ! " the bills of this house is let are able
to perform that work without delaying un-
neees-iarih the work of this house. " At
r 2:30. the regular order having been gone
ihrouult v itb. there uas a motion to adjourn
r
journ , which \\as voted down on roll call.
rj. This w ts because some of the members ex
plained that the sergeant-at-arms was
j. about to come before the bar of the house
with liis prisoner , the county judge of Fillmore -
more Count > . but the sergeant-at-arms not
appcHriii < : . a motion to adjourn was put
and carried.
"Wednesday , Tvu. 18.
The vote for senator was as follows :
Allen . 58
Hayward . 29
Seat leriiifi . -It
Tlio senate this morning had a real Ihely
dcbife ; over the bill of Senator Lambert to
comp I parlies appealing to the supreme
court lor protvedings for closing mort-
gageon property , to give a bond that they
will pay a fair rental value for the prem
ises if the higher court decide against their
contention. The bill is intended to stop
the abuse of the right of appeal , which
every one who has been the victim of a
mortiiJttre foreclosure has taken in recent
years. At present all that is necessary to
go up on is to give a bond for waste , which
means nothing. The senate recommended
the pas-ianc of the bill. A bill has been in-
troduep'l to get after stock yards men who
have been charging fanners and stockmen
higher rate- , than they think they ought to
pay. The bill passed two years ago but
was knocked out by the federal court , and
iin appeal from the opinion of Judge Mun-
ger is uotending. { . The new bill is aimed
at the comnii.ssion men only , and does not
-seek to control the charges of the stock
yard' * company. Wright of Nuckollshas
gone after the district clerks. A bill of his
was introilut d making all of the clerks of
courts i'i counties under 23.000 people turn
in all ( Ve > o\or $1. " > 00 a year.
Tin1 hou-p late in the evening , after an
imusuuHy dull day. got some excitement
out of the FiUmore County contest case ,
when an order was passed fining County
Judge Skipton $30 for refusing to deliver to
the house the poll books and ballots of the
[ November election. A number of new
"bills were introduced. In the matter of
contest of seat for
Sixty-seventh Represen
tative District , Frank Israel againstGeorge
TV. Benjamin , the committee on privileges
and elections reported in favor of Israel.
After the reading of the minority report a
motion was made to adopt the majority re-
There was a general debate and the
matter was still before the house at time of
adjournment.
Tli lira day'Jan. 19.
Vote to-day for senator was :
William V. Allen , . 56
M. L. Hayward 315
Scattering .T , 80
The Israel-Benjamin contest case , which
occupied the house yesterday afternoon
and all this forenoon , was finally settled.
Benjamin was ousted and Israel declared
entitled to his seat. The case was debated
at considerable length and it was only after
the facts were developed that there was no
controversy over that part of the report
which declared that Israel had a majority
of the votes that debate , was finally cut off
and the question brought to a vote. The
vote stood 52 to 47. Representative Israel
took the formal oath of office. The bill ap
propriating $90.000 to pay the salaries of
members and employes was passed.
Ilouse roll 121 appropriating money to
pay the incidental expenses of the session ,
was also passed. A number of bills were
introduced , and those of yesterday were
read the second time and referred to com
mittees. At 4CO p. m , the house went into
committee of the whole to consider bills on
general file , Rouse of Hall being called to
the chair. House rolllJJ , by Taylor of Cus-
ter , providing for a reduction in the fees
and salaries of county officials , was dis
cussed and recommended for indefinite
postponement. When the report came to
the house it was adopted on roll call by a
vote of 74 to 17.
Nine bills were introduced in the .senate
leaving off at 174. Bills on second reading
were referred to committee. The engross
ing committee reported that S. F. 23 had
been properly engrossed. Upon motion of
Talbot of Lancaster , the bill was then
placed upon its third reading and put on
its final passage. The bill was passed by a
strict partj vote of 21 to 18. Interpretation
of the rules as to the proper method of re
porting bills back from committees occu
pied considerable of the senate's time in
the afternoon. S. F. 33 , 81 , 28 , 27 , 2i. 16
and 11 were reported upon by the judiciary
committee and went on the general filer
Van Duscn of Douglas offered a resolution
to the effect that the secretary of state con
tinued to furnish supplies contrary to the
instructions of the senate , which station
ery and supplies were of inferior qual
ity , and it is therefore ordered by
the senate that the supplies be re
turned and payment for the same refused.
Friday , Jan. 2O.
William V. Allen 53
M. L. J lay ward ' 40
Scattering - . 31
The senate took things easy during the
morning , as there was little even of routine
business to be done. The committee on
education reported S. F. 8 and 0 for general
file , and the reports were adopted. Under
the head of first reading of bills II. 11. 113
and 121 , the two appropriation bills for sal
aries and incidental expenses were read.
Four new bills were introduced. Bills
were read the second time and referred to
committees. After recess the committee on
privileges and elections reported S. F. 32 ,
by Mr. Talbot , for indefinite postponement.
This bill is one that sought to correct a
clerical error in the election law , and
the committee decided that the error was
of little importance. Rule 21 , which
under Lieutenant Governor Gil
bert's interpretation puts all standing
committees' reports over for one day , was
suspended and the bill indefinitely post
poned. The special committee appointed
lo confer with a like committee from the
house in regard to admissions to the joint
convention submitted a report providing
for two tickets for each senator each day.
This called out considerable discussion as
to what would be done in the case of sen
ate employes , newspaper reporters and.the
multitude of friends who could not be ad
mitted on two tickets. The report was
finally adopted after being amended to in
clude Lieutenant Governor Gilbert , senate
employes and newspaper reporters.
The following reports of standing com
mittees came up in the house : II. R. 53 ,
declaring the plowing up of a public high
way to be a misdemeanor , was reported for
passage by the committee on roads.
II. R. 5 , amending the statues so that in
cases of felonies , except treason , arson and
murder , information by grand jury is nec
essary , and relating to the bonds required
in such cases , was reported for in
definite postponement. II. R. 6 ,
was reported by the judiciary
committee for passage and Xor > - 10
was reported for indefinite postponement.
On the latter bill there was some discus
sion , and the report was adopted by a vote
of 33 to 32. Ilouse roll No. 12 was also in
definitely postponed by committee report.
Prince of Hall offered a resolution provid
ing that E. W. Benjamin , the contestee
from the Sixty-seventh district , be allowed
us per diem for the time he had been in
attendance on the session , and also his
mileage. Easterling of Buffalo inquired
f it was not customary to allow attorney's
fees in cases of this kind , and the chair
leld that any charge for attorney's fees
should come in through the regular chan-
lel. and would not be in order at this
time. The resolution was then adopted.
Judge Skipton was brought before the
louse and asked why he still refused to de-
iver the ballots cast at the last election in
Fillmore County. lie said he could not
inswer this question , not being sure :
whether he was before court or not. In
inswer to a further question from the
speaker Mr. Skipton refused to deliver up
he ballots. Olmstead of Douglas moved
hat F. Skipton be adjudged guilty of con-
emptuous behavior by refusing to de-
iver the Fillmore County election ballots
u the possession and under his control ,
uid that he be punished therefor by being
confined in the county jail of Lancaster
County , Nebraska , for a period of six hours.
The resolution vas adopted without the
ormality of a roll call , the ' 'nay * ' votes be
ing weak and scattering , and the prisoner
was turned over to the sergeant-at-arms ,
pending the issuance of a mittimus. A
lumber of new bills were introduced.
An Ai-1 to Identification.
To prevent the misuse of transfer
tickets on their street cars a novel idea I
ins been adopted by the traction com- j
mnies in Reading , Pa. It is thus de
scribed by New Ideas : At the top of
the transfer slip to the right , seven
faces are enclosed in a circle. First is htl
tl
that of a yoHiig man , clean shaven.
Next is one wearing a mustache , then If
comes the portrait of one wearing side- Ifti
whiskers. Another has n full beard ,
nncl the next n short stubby one , thus
in the whole seven nearly approxima
ting the looks or style of the general
traveling public. The last two faces
being those of an old and young wo J
man. When the conductor Issues a
transfer he alzes up the recipient as
compared with the various faces on the
ticket , and punches the one with the
nearest resemblance in style , et cetera.
He is thus enabled to render at least t <
three-fourths of the transfers "not 0u
transferable" witti reasonable cer-v u
tainty.
WARSHIP TO SAMOA.
CRUISER PHILADELPHIA ORDER ;
ED TO THE ISLANDS.
Hurried Trip to Be Made lo Protect
American Interests Action of Ger
many's Consul Resented at "Washing
ton Demands Explanation.
Advices from Apia , the seat of the Sa
moan government , indicate that the Amer
ican and British representatives there
seized with force and ejected the German
consul from the seat of the Samoan gov
ernment and threw him bodily into the
street and then reinstated the chief justice
who had been arbitrarily deposed by fhe
Germans. EMiperor William's representa
tive had taken advantage of the reign * f
anarchy which existed there , and presum
ably exists yet , to declare himself dictator
of the islands , in defiance of the tripar
tite agreement made at Berlin between
Germany , Great Britain and the United
States.
The State Department at Washington
took immediate steps in the matter. Aa
inquiry as to the meaning of Germany's
conduct was cabled to Berlin. Secretary
Long telegraphed the commander of the
cruiser Philadelphia , which had arrived at
San Diego , Gal. , from Acapulco , to pro-
reed at once to Apia. The Oregon , which
will soon land at one of the Pacific sta
tions , will probably be dispatched to Apia
as soon as a message can reach her com
mander.
The situation at Apia is said to have as
sumed a serious phase. It is feared that
the German and British gunboats station
ed at Apia may clash before word can be
sent to the island. Meantime the author
ities , both at Berlin and at Washington ,
view the affair as being one that will ulti
mately lead to a quarrel and probably
war between the two powers. If the
KIXG MAl'AAFA.
reign of terror should prevail and Ger-
aiany shows further aggressiveness it is
pretty certain that President McKinley
tvill order a part of Admiral Dewey's
squadron . to proceed to the islands. The
London Times says it would not be sur
prised j | to see these islands the theater of
hostilities between Germany and the
United States.
Briefly stated , the Government under
stands that Germany has done an act so
aostih ) as to call for a heroic remedy , even
though it might ultimately be a declara
tion of war on Germany , in which Amer- i
"LESE I
FARMERS' GREATEST YEAR.
Figures Which Show that 1898 Beat
All Records
The farmers of this country made more
money in 1S9S than ever before in its his
tory. The statistical reports from the
Department of Agriculture show unprece
dented crops and unprecedented prices.
The corn crop in 1S9G amounted to 2,283.-
S75lf.5 bushels , valued at $449,270,030 ;
in 1807 it was 1,902,907,933 bushels , val
ued at $501,072,952. In 1S9S , according
t present estimates , the volume was not
enly lurjoly increased , but the farm value
of cora throughout the country averages
2.4 cents a bushel more than in 1S97.
Tke wheat crop in 1S90 , at 72 cents a
bushel , was valued at § 427,084,340 ; in
1897 , at SO.S per bushel , it was valued at
$428,547,121. The increase in 1898 was
1,411,092 acres , the largest in history , and
the crop was unprecedented in quality ,
quantity and price. The barley crop in
1897 was worth $25,142,139 at 37 cents a
bushel. The figures for 1898 are not in
yet , but the price is 41.4 cents a bushel
and the preliminary report shows a crop
slightly above the average. The same
may be said of rye , which is quoted at
40.3 cents a bushel , against 44.7 in 1897.
The farm price for oats in 1898 , accord
ing to the official figures of the Agricul
tural Department , is 25.0 cents a bushel ,
against 21.2 for 1897 and 19.5 in 1890.
The totals are not in yet , but in 1897 the
crop was valued at $147,974,719. Pota
toes are now worth 41.4 cents a bushel on
the farm , which is a large falling off from
1897 , when they sold for 54.7 cents , but
it is said that the difference will be more
than made up by the increase in the vol-
KAJESTE. '
Chicago Tribune.
UNITED STATES CRU ISER PHILADELPHIA.
: ca would be backed by England. Ger
many is charged with violating the tri
partite treaty of Berlin , which makes
my action relating to the Samoan Islands
lepending on agreement of the three pow-
jrs. She is charged with openly encourag-
ng Mataafa in his efforts to overturn the
3overnment constituted by Chief Justice
Chambers.
Germany Becomes Ajjcressive.
Germany , it will be recalled , brought
Mataafa back to Samoa on one of its
tvar vessels and practically instigated the
revolution against the constituted authori-
ies. The present anarchy has resulted.
GJermany has taken advantage of the sit
uation and presumably directed her con
sul to proclaim himself dictator. The
critical situation lies in this : England and
America must either assert their author-
ly or surrender the islands to Germany ,
i policy which was advocated by Presi-
lent Cleveland. The State Department
1T. S. CONSULATE AT APIA , SAMOA.
i as acted on information received from
lie American consul at Sydney , Australia.
Auckland is 1,800 miles distant , and this
ick of communication makes the situa-
ion more perilous than it would be other-
rise.
MISSION HOUSE IN JAPAN LOST.
Irs. Alexander Unable to Escape
from Flames.
News has been received from Hirosaki ,
apan , that the mission house of the
eneral missionary society of the Meth-
dist Episcopal Church in that city has
eeu destroyed by fire. Sirs. Alexander ,
rife of the Rev. li. P. Alexander , who
3 in charge of the mission , was burned
o death. Her husband , as well as Miss
) tto and Miss Hewitt , who are working
inder the auspices of the Woman's For-
ign Missionary Society of the Methodist
Episcopal Church , escaped.
L
time of the crop , which Is believed to bo
21 per cent greater than in 1897 , when
the total was valued at $ S9G43,039. The
hay crop of the United States in 1S97 was
valued at § 401,390,728 , with hay selling
at $ G.G2 a ton. In 1898 the crop was the
best on record , and it is selling at an aver
age of $0 a ton throughout the country.
During the calendar year ended Dec.
31 the value of the breadstuffs sold abroad
was $317,000,000 , provisions § 174,000,000
and cetton $233,000,000 , making a total
of § 724,000,000 worth of farm products
exported and sold at better prices than
were ever known before.
With beer selling at 40 cents a pint in
Havana it must take a lot of money to ac
cumulate jags enough to raise a riot.
It begins to look as if the insurgents in
the Philippines were going to settle Agui-
naldo's career without the help of willing
allies.
Ex-Queen Lil wants § 00.000.000 for the
lo&s of her crown , and in spite of her com
plexion she is not keeping dark about it ,
either.
In taking home the dust of Columbus
the Dons , impecunious as they are , have
proved that there is more than one way
to ' 'raise the dust. "
Hall Cuine says be loves America and
wants Americans to entertain a like feel-
inir toward him. And yet he purposes
writing a book about us.
The eager air with which the Spaniards
are hunting for the man who says they
Avrecked the Maine is not indicative of a
desire to find the man who wrecked the
Maine/
An Omaha judge has decided that poker
is not a gambling game. If that august
official has a sy&tein sure to win he can
add to the gayety of this nation by mak
ing it public. §
Gideon Marsh , the bank wrecking pres
ident of the Philadelphia Keystone Bank ,
has been sentenced to twelve years in the
penitentiary. There are others who ought
to join Gideon's band.
SUCCESSOR TO GEN. EAGAN.
Col. John F. Wcstou Reported to Have
Been Selected.
Whatever may be the outcome of the
Eagan court martial , it may be confident
ly said that Eagau's career as commissarj
general of the army is ended , says a
AVashington dispatch. His successor , vJol.
John F. Weston , has already been se
lected. He is ultimately to take ckarge
of the commissary general's department.
He cannot be nominated to the Senate to
succeed Gen. Eagau as commissary gen
eral until the latter has been dismissed
or relegated to the retired list.
Col. Weston is one of the best known
officers of the subsistence department. He
was the chief commissary officer during
the Santiago campaign. He has been in
the subsistence department since 1875 ,
and previously served in the line of the
army. He entered the volunteer service
as first lieutenant of the Fourth Kentucky
cavalry in 1SU1 and served throughout
the rebellion. At its close he was appoint
ed to the regular service.
WANT TO BE PRESIDENT.
Senators Cockrell and Gorman Jfavc
White House Aspirations.
In a leading editorial the Kansas City
Times , heretofore a warm supporter of
Bryan , urges the candidacy of United
States Senator Francis M. Cockrell for
the Democratic presidential nomination in
1900. Senator Cockrell is put forward
as "an old-fashioned Democrat , who stood
for what the Chicago platform contains
long before that platform was promulgat
ed , a Democrat of experience in national
affairs , whose record has stood the test
of time. " The Times asserts that "the sole
objection which could have been urged
against Cockrell , that he fought with the
South , has been answered by the action of
ex-Confederate soldiers in the war of
1898V *
Senator Gorman of Maryland is a can
didate for the Democratic presidential
nomination in 1900. He will make his
campaign on anti-expansion and oppo
sition to the ratification oC the peace
treaty.
ENGLAND TO RETALIATE.
Will Take Action Against France to
Protect Sncar Growers.
The British cabinet has decided to in
augurate a policy of trade retaliation
against France if the latter continues to
cripple the British sugar growing colonies
by her bounty system.
This will be the first time England approached
preached anything like a protective meas
ure. Germany , Austria and Holland
have consented to reduce their bounties
a certain amount yearly till the system is
wiped out. France alone has held out
against it. England's colonial sugar grow
ers have been almost ruined by competi
tion with the bounty-fed sugar of Europe.
Parrots recently from South America
are said to have introduced typhoid fever
among visitors to a bird show in Berlin. '
1t
The revenue cutter McCulloch , which t
sailed from Manila recently , will make a 1n
tour of the world before coming home. n
Smith Edwards , aged 70 years , who for
several years had lived a hermit's life at
Smithton , Mo. , was found dead in bed.
A report that a plan is being formulat-
ed to control the tobacco leaf industry
at Havana is not credited in Xew York.
It is said that army circles in Wash
ington will be a long time recovering from
the shock of Gen. Eagan's criticisms of
Gen. Miles.
It is officially stated in Washington that
no railroad company has been given per
mission to run through the 'Jhickamauga
National Park. j
The Filipino representative at Berlin ) h
declares that the natives could hold out S
in a guerrilla war against the United C
States for several years.
The utilization of grain elevator waste P
for sheep and cattle food has given rise ' *
to a new industry in the Northwest. The
waste sells for § 7 a ton.
Pennsylvania Commandery. Military u
Order of Foreign Wars , unanimouslv vot-
b.
ed to present Admiral Dewc-y with the
gold insignia of the order.
The Alaskan Commercial Company of
San Francisco has presented to the Uni
versity of California its fine collection of
mounted fossils and ethnological speci a
mens.
A New York woman caused the arrest tl
of her husband in Baltimore for deser tlC
tion , and in justification he pleaded that
she offered to sell him to a widow for
130.
Several of the smaller army posts in thi
West will probably be abandoned aftei
the withdrawal of their garrisons for service - .
vice in Cuba , Porto Rico and the Philip- a' '
pines.
WEARY OF WRANGLES
President Kcaolved to Stop tlic Bick
erings in the Army.
A Washington correspondent asserts
that the President is profoundly displeas
ed with the scandalous wranglings of ar
ray officers , which have been BO conspicu
ous in the past few mouths. While he is
most anxious to act as a peacemaker , ho
will stop these useless bickerings in the
army and put an end to the possibilities
of further scandal , even if he has to order
several more courts martial to accom
plish his purpose. The strained relations
between the general in command of the
army and the War Department proper
'
will not be eased'by the punishment of
Commissary General Eagan. It is the
general belief that Miles lias been delib
erately seeking trouble.
Considering the directness of the evi
dence which will support the charges and
specifications , it can make little differ
ence to Gen. Eagan who trios him. He
will be convicted of conduct unbecoming
an officer and a gentleman and conduct
prejudicial to good order and military dis
cipline. The sentence of the court will
be dismissal from the service of the Unit
ed States , and it will remain with the
President to approve or mitigate the find
ing. It has been the President's desire
to censure Gen. Eagan for his extraordi
nary language , and he would have done
so without a court if the precedents would
have permitted.
The President Tuesday announced at
the cabinet meeting that he had decided to
order a court martial to try Commissary
General Eagan for the abusive and violent
language he used respecting Gen. Miles
before the war investigating commission.
Prior to the cabinet session the President
held a conference with the Secretr S bf
War and Adjutant General Corbiu # It
was brief , but the action to follow Pagan's
utterances was decided and when the cab
inet met the President announced he had
reached a decision in the matter. He said
he had determined there was only one
course to adopt and that was to order a
court martial convened to try Eagan. The
decision met the approval of the members
of the cabinet. There was some discus
sion following the Prcsidi nt's announce
ment , in which the case was threshed over
to some extent , though the President him
self took little part in the discussion. The
details of the action were left to the Sec
retary of War.
CIVIL WAR RAGES IN SAMOA.
Followers of the Rival Chiefs
in Conflict.
Cfvil war is again raging in Samoa. Ad
vices say that the controversy between
the rival candidates for the throne in suc
cession to the late King Malietoa has re
sulted in armed conflicts. Chief Justice
Chambers decided that Malictoa Tanti
was elected to the throne. Mataafa and
his followers refused to accept this decis
ion and took up arms.
Much property has been destroyed and
many persons killed or wounded. The
German cruiser Falke and the British
cruiser Porpoise were endeavoring to sup
press the uprising. Several thousand of
Mataafa's followers defeated 2,000 of the
followers of Malictoa Tanu. ambushing
them and killing and wounding many.
The rebe.ls burned 400 houses and destroy
ed the town of Upohi. They have cut
down many fruit trees. No foreigners
were injured. . '
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TO STUDY PORTO RICO.
President "Will Send Commission to
That Colony.
President McKinley is arranging for the
appointment of a colonial commission for
Porto Rico somewhat similar in scope to
that appointed to go to the Philippines.
The commission will exercise the func
tions of an advisory body , and will prob
ably include as ex-otlicio members Maj.
Gen. Guy V. Henry , commanding the mil
itary department of Porto Rico , and Com
mander A. S. Snow , in charge of naval
affairs there. The commission will ad
vise the President as to the proper method
of dealing with Porto Ricnn questions.
Its report will be transmitted to Congress
when it is desired to establish a perma
nent form of government in Porto Rico.
Bandits Rnid a Town.
Four bandits rode into the town of \ ian ,
I. T. , on the K. & A. V. Railroad , and
while three of them stood guard , the
fourth broke into Allen Bros. ' general
store , dynamited the safe and secured
$150 and a number of checks. The Vian.
Trading Company's store was next visit
ed. Here the safe was also blown open
and 5200 taken. Citizens appeared in the
streets , but were driven back by the fire
from the bandits' revolvers. The robbers
then rode off.
Mob I ynchea Neir
Two negroes , George Call , alias Toney ,
and John Shaw , alias Piglit , met death
at the hands of n mob in Lynchburg ,
Tenn. There is no clew to the identity of
the lynchers. The negroes were about
18 years old. Ropes were around their
necks and it was the intention to hang
them , but the negroes showed
were shot to death. The negroes
whipped by White Caps a year ago and
run out of town , but returned.
Pleepinjr Girl Awakened. !
Eva Roch , the "sleeping girl" of Mon
treal , who has been in a state of catalepsy
for twenty-eight days , has been awakened
from her long slumber. The doctors in
attendance on the young woman succeed
ed in bringing her to by sticking red hot
needles in her spine.
Leprosy in Kentucky.
Dr. William Current of Paris , Ky. , who-
has returned from a trip through the
State , says that near Stringtown , Grant
County , he encountered three cases of
genuine Asiatic leprosy in a family of five
persons. The afflicted ones had not been
isolated.
SoJdier Sentenced to Death.
Private Buckley of the Second Louis
iana , regiment at Havana , who was tried
by court martial for the murder of a fel
low soldier , has been found guilty and
sentenced to death.
Told in a Few Linee.
Order is being preserved in Havana by
patrol of the streets by American troops.
Deaths in Santa Clara , Cuba , during
the past three years have equaled SO per
cent of the population.
Late news from Samoa is that no king
has been elected and that war is prob
able between rival claimants.
Mr , uud Mrs. yfllJani Simms of "Wes1
I.wuisviUtN Ky. . Celebrated the svxtictl
anuivcrsary of/their wedding.
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