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SB S 5 -- li iH f I r 1 xs fHIS -WIDE WORLD INTELLIGENCE FROM PARTS ALL OEBEL SEEK WIN OUT KENTUCKY COURTDECIDES FOR THE DEMOCRATS Beckham Is Entitled to the Scat Jurists Hold They Have No Power to Review the Action of the Leg--- islaturo Fxankfort Ey The court of appeals Dn April 0 handed down a decision in -the governorship case in favor of the Democrats The opinion is by six judges four Democrats and two Republicans One Republican Durelle dissented The opinion holds the action of the leg islature in seating Beckham was final and thatXhe courts have no power to review it that Gov Taylor exceeded his authority in adjourning the legislature to London and that the journals of the two houses of the legislature being regular cannot be im peached The Republicans will now try to get a shearing before the United States supreme court Thirty days must elapse before i he mandate of the court of appeals in lanee with the above decision is issued CLEVELAND DENIES REPORT Declares He Has Said Nothing - ative to Deweys Candidacy Princeton N J Former President v GroverCleeland declares that he has not given an interview to any one on Admiral Deweys candidacy Referring to the pub lishedexpression of his views he dictated ithefoiiowing This statejnent is outrageous It is false from beginning to end A number of young men representing different papers called on me recently for my opinion in relation to Admiral Deweys ment of his candidacy and I invariably de clined to say anything whatever on the subject If by any possibility I should -see fit in the future to give any expression on this subject it will be done in a way ihat will leave no doubt as to its authen ticity In the meantime it is safe to cal culate in advance that any less authorita tive statement whichmay be attributed lo me will be an unjustifiable fabrication MARSH IS DECLARED GUILTY Former Inspector General of Michi gan National Guard Convicted -Lansing Mich Arthur P Marsh of Allegan late inspector general of the Michigan Rational Guard and recently chairman of the Republican state central committee was convicted of having fel oniously conspired with certain of his official -associates to defraud the state The statuatory penalty is fourteen years Imprisonment or less Marsh was indicted by the county grand jury Three other men who were connected with Marsh in his fraudulent actions are yet to be tried -Marsh appeared undisturbed at the yer cttHe was required to furnish 15000 bafpending astay of proceedings for an appeal WAR NEWS Both Boers and British Sustain -London The war office has received the following from Roberts dated - fontein April 7 Methuen telegraphs from Roshof Orange Free State a little northeast of Kimberley as follows Surrounded Gen Yillebois Mareuil - and a body of Boers today None escaped Mareuil and seven Boers were killed and eight wounded Fifty were taken pris oners London Roberts teports five companies -of British troops have been captured by the Boers at Bethany JPor Abolishment of Stamp Taxes NewTork The 2STew York Chamber of -Commerce has adopted resolutions f ing that the stamp taxes should be abolish ied as soon as the revenues of the govern ment will permit and if it is impossible to abolish them all in the beginning those on telegrams express and freight receipts proprietary articles and sales made on ex- - -changes should be abolished Death in a Michigan Fire Revenna Mich Fire has destroyed 10000 worth of business property reduc ing to ashes eight store buildings one res idence and the village hotel During the fire a soda fouutain tube filled with car bonic acid gas exploded and the flying pieces struck the hotel proprietor H M Higgins injuringhim internally so severely 4jthat he died three hours later North Dakota Pops Split Grand Forks N D The state list convention last week split on the ques tion of endorsing Bryan The fusion wing outvoted the four to one and elected delegates to the national convention at Sioux Falls The withdrew and held a con tention of their own electing delegates to the Cincinnati convention 10000 Return to Work Pittsburg Ten thousand miners about half the striking miners of the Pittsburg district have returned to work pending negotiations between the executive officers of the miners association and the mine officials for a settlement Aluminum Workers Strike 2ew Kensington Pa A general strike is on at the plant of the Pittsburg Reduc tion Company in this city which controlc the entire output of aluminum in the United States The scale they presented was not accepted by the company Th strikers number 275 Boy Will Bo Named Patrick London The son born to the Duk and Duchess of York March 31 will be christened Patrick by the desire of the queen TO RISE ON RUINS SansasCityTYill Immediately Carnegrie Company Purchase Pittsburg The Carnegie Company has purchased 10000 shares of the stock of the Pittsburg Bessemer Lake Erie Railroad from Colonel Samuel B Dick chairman of the road for a sum said to range close to 100000 and Colonel Dick today retired completely from the management of the company Cronje Sails for St Helena Capo Town Gen Cronje Col Shiel and 1000 Boer prisoners sailed for St Helena Wendnesday nignt 1 fisfiniimisiaamimmmssmaismmm build Convention Hall Kansas City Bright and early on the morning of April 5 an army of men set to work clearing away the smouldering lebrls of the convention hall preparatory to Immediate rebuilding for the Demo cratic national convention of July On svery hand is expressed a determination to arise to the occasion and not only re place the hall that helped make Kansas City famous but erect in its place a Btill grander structure Almost every promi nent business man appointed himself a committee of one and started out solicit ing funds that wiil assure a suitable struc ture for the Democratic gathering and svery energy will be bent toward fulfilling the pledg s made to the national commit tee at Washington Feb 22 WHY LEARY IS RELIEVED He is to Come Home at His Own licqucst Washington To set at rest stories that havebeen in circulation to the effect that Capt Leary is to be relieved of the naval governorship of the Island of Guam be ause of dissatisfaction of his administra tion of affairs the navy department has made public Capt Learys letter request ing to be relieved and ordered home as my presence will be needed at home for domestic reasons which establishes be yond question the fact that the captain is relieved solely at his own instance It is utated moreover that the department is more than satisfied with the manner m which Capt Leary has discharged the difficult and delicate duties confided to his care St WRECK ON WABASH ROAD Louis Cannon Ball is Derailed at Silver City Iowa Silver City Iowa Three coaches bag gage and postal cars comprising Wabash passenger train No 2 north bound were derailed two miles south of this point the engine alone remaining on the track No 3 was several minutes late and was run ning at a high rate of speed when the acci dent occurred The sleeper left the track first followed by the other cars The in jured are Mrs T S Skhill of Imogene Iowa seriously injured Mrs Thomas Keenan of Imogene Iowa seriously in jured Postal Clerk S Z Ettinger bruised Postal Clerks Cooper and Harris bruised Mr McKee of Maryville Mo baud cut and other injuries MEASURE SURE TO PASS Porto Bican Bill Program Agreed Upon by House Republicans Washington The Republican managers of the house have substantially agreed upon a program relative to the Porto Rican tariff bill The plan is to concur in the senate amendments and thus avoid delays aud problems in an attempt to amend the senate provisione The managers- advo cate the adoption of this rule allowing two days for discussion of this proposition and then bring it to a vote Prominent Republicans say theproposition will carry by a larger majority than that by which the original bill passed the house VICTORY FOR SAPHO New York Jury Holds Olga Nether sole Is Not Guilty New Tork sThe jury in the case of Olga Nethersole and others accused of main taining a nuisance in performing the play Sapho returned a verdict of not guilty Her Standing Is High Cowan Ind Mrs Emma Curren of this city charged with shoplifting pleaded guilty Because of her connections and high standing in the community the woman was given the lowest possible sen tencefive days in jail and 5 fine She was caught with articles stolen from three big stores and a search of her home re vealed a large quanty of stolen goods Plan to Nominate McKinley Washington From the highest sources it is learned that the program agreed on by Republican leaders is to make Mr Wolcottof Colorado temporary chairman andMr Lodge permanent chairman of the Republican national convention and let Mr Depew make the nominating speech for President MeFJinley Bars ProtestantGirls New Tork Word has been received in New York that the holy office at Rome has rendered a decision that is looked up on as unfavorable to Catholic academies throughout the country which accept Protestant girls as pupils It is in effect that Protestant girls are to be excluded from the institutions Member of Beichstag Dies Insane Berlin IlerrMeitel a member of the Reichstag and the Bavarian diet died April 5 after admission into an insane asylum Ilis property passes into the hands of the socialist party for 5000 marks A number of newspapers charge foul play and the courts will investigate the case y Laird Prices Double Cheyenne Wyo Wyoming real estate has doubled in value during the past twelve months Not only has the value of cattle sheep and horses increased but ranch properties are now worth from 0 to CO per cent more than a year ago Chili Becoming Alarmed Lima Peru Recent dispatches from r At J j 1 1 a unui say mas consmeraDie alarm exists in official circles there regarding the relations between Peru Bolivia and Chili and it is believed Argentina is urging on Peru and Bolivia to attack Chili f -- - TA - MORE LIKE WAR Russia and Japan Continue Prepa rations for Hostilities Shanghai The ominous preparations of the Russian and Japanese war depart ments continue The Russians are mak ing strenuous efforts to fill Port Arthur with grain even at panic prices importing quantities of wheat from north China The Japanese have called out the naval reserves for service during the ap proaching maneuvers when the etire fleet will be engaged Yokohama While the tone of the native press is etejedingly moderate and guarded it is quite evident that the think ing Japanese are impressed by the -serious character oE the situation regarding Rus sia It certainly looks now as if there was spmething serious in the persistency in which the occidental press has been in sisting on war between two countries as impending inthe near future In the last few days it has been definitely announced that the Russian method of insinuation has been applied to Korea in the usual form of court advice CRIME IS NOT YET FIXED No Arrests Made in Connection with Disappearance of Girl Chicago No arrest have as yet been made in connection with the disappearance of Melita Euehn the daughter of Otto Kuehn a Wells Street baker and inspector lleidelmier stated that until the police se cured more evidence of foulplay than they nov have no arrests would be made Ten ants of the store room adjoining Kuehns bakery complained of an unbearable stench in the sewer running from the ba kers basement A thorough examination of the sewer was ordered to be made Conflicting stories as lo their sisters disap pearance were told the police by Kuehns two sons Frank and Willie QUEEN ON IRISH SOIL First Visit to the Emerald Isle in Thirty -Nine Years Dublin Queen Victoria landed in Ire land Wednesday morning for the first time in thiry nine years Her disembarkation from the royal yacht was accomplished at 1130 The commander of the forces in Ireland the Duke of Connaught Lord Lieutenant Eirl of Codogan and their staffs greeted her majesty and ride the from Kingstown to Doublin was commenced in splendid weather and before huge good natured crowds Portugal Yields to Britain Lisbon In the Chamber of Deputies Wednesday the minister of foreign affairs Senor Veiga Beirao announced that Great Britain had demanded of Portgual consent to transport British troops through Beira in accordance Avith existing treaties Portugal has notified the Transvaal gov ernment of its decision to grant the re quest The minister asserted that the re lations between Great Britain and Portu gal were most cordiai Lynching Case Goes Over Charleston S C In the federal court Wednesday the case against the Lake City citizens charged with lynching Postmaster Baker and burning the postoffice in 1898 was carried over to the next April term on motion of the district attorney The case was tried last April resulting in a mistrial It is the opinion here that the government Will abandon the effort to convict Sunday Closing of Exposition London In the house of lords Wednes day Lord Kinnaird asked the government to support the United States in attempting to secure non exhibition displays on Sun day at the Paris exposition The premier Lord Salisbury replied that the govern ment was fully aware of the feeling in the matter and had no shadow of authority to take action Dalzell Candidate for Congress Pittsburg Hon John Dalzell was unanimously renominated for congress Wednesday by the Republicans of the Twenty second district Kaiser Does Not Regret Berlin The statement that Emperor William sent to Dr Leyds an expression of regret at the death of General Joubert is absolutely erroneous MARKET QUOTATIONS Sioux City Cattle common to prime 350450 hogs 550517K sheep 40700 wheat T3c corn 2530c oats 1921c butter dairy 1S20 creamery 2224 Chicago Cattle common to prime 300 to 000 hogs shipping grades 300 to 550j sheep fair to choice 300 to 650 wheat No 2 red GOc to OSc corn No 2 30c to 40c oats No 2 24c to 25c rye No 2 54c to 50c butter choice creamery 21ctd23c eggs fresh 10c to lie potatoes choice 30c to 40c per bushel Indianapolis Cattle shipping 300 to 000 hogs choice light 300 to 550 sheep common to prime 300 to 500 wheat No 2 71c to 72c corn No 2 white 38c to 40c oats No 2 white 2Sc to 30c St Louis Cattle 325 to 000 hogs 300 to 550 sheep 300 to 000 wheatj No 2 72c to 74c corn No 2 yellow 3Sc to 40c oats Ho 2 25c to 27c rye No 2 55c to 57c nf D Cincinnati Cattle 250 to 000 hogs 00 to 550 sheen S250 to 025 wheat No 2 izc to 73c corn No 2 mixed 41c to 42c oats No 2 mixed 20c to 27c rye No 2 59c to 01c Detroit Cattle 250 to 000 hogs 300 to 550 sheep 300 to 000 wheat No 2 71c to 73c corn No 2 yellow 40c to 41c oats No 2 white 2Sc to 29c rye 59c to 01c Toledo Wheat No 2 mixed 72c to 73c corn No 2 mired 39c to 40c oats No 2 mixed 25c to 20c rye No 2 56c to 58c clover seed new 505 to 51o Milwaukee Wheat No 2 northern G5c to 67c corn No 3 37c to 38c oats No 2 white 27c to 2Sc rye No 2 57c to 58c barley No 2 44c to 46c pork mess 1275 to 1325 Buffalo Cattle good shipping steers 300 to 000 hogs common to choice 325 to 575 sheep fair to choice 300 to 675 lambs common to extra 450 to 800 New York Cattle 325 to 600 hogs 300 to 575 sheep 300 to 675 wheat No 2 red SOcto 81c corn No 2 45c to 47c oats No 2 white 31c to 33c butter creamery 20e to 24c eggs west ern Tic to 13c - - STATE 01 NEBRASKA NEWS OF THE WEEK IN A CON DENSED FORM Various National Guard Companies Throughout tho State Organized Into Two Battalions Adjutant General Makes Assignments v Adjutant General Barry has issued the following orders To the end that the Nebraska National Guard may be thoroughly organized for service the various companies of the First Regiment are organized into battalions as follows First Battalion Company F stitioned at Madison Company 1 stationed at Wahoo Company C stationed at Beatrice Company L stationed at Omaha Cap tain Fred Gegner commanding Company F First Regiment is detailed as battalion commander Captain Gegner will detail an officer as battalion adjutant Second Battalion Company G- sta tioned at York Company B stationed at Wilber Company H stationed at Nelson Captain Julius Killian commanding Com pany K First Regiment is detaile Las jjatr talion commander will detail an officer as battalion adjutant Captain Charles L Mullins late ofthe First Nebraska Volunteers As appointed surgeon First Regiment Nebraska National Guard the same toN take eflect from the date of this order Capt George Lyon jr Company II First Regiment Nebraska National Guard having been elected captain of Company II and having held a commission in the Nebraska National Guard and passed the examination provided by law is hereby commissioned to take rank from March 21 1900 VThe following persons having been commissioned as officers in the Nebraska National Guard and mustered into the United States volunteer army on the call of the president of the United States and having been honorably discharged there from as commissioned officers of the United Stutes volunteer army are hereby commis sioned as officers in the Nebraska National Guard in compliance with section 24 chapter 5t5 compiled statutes of Nebraska to the grades designated viz William E Stockham captain Com pany L First Regiment March 281900 Fred Fisher first lieutenant Company L First Regiment March 28 1900 William K Moore first lieutenant Company II First Regiment March 21 1900 Charles L Mullins surgeon First Regiment with rank of captain March 30 1900 MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS License or No License the Issue in Recent Contests City and village elections were held throughout Nebraska April 3 with the ex ception of Omaha The main issue in most of the smaller places was license and the results are mixed the greater number of towns apparently being favorable to licensing the liquor traffic for another year South Omaha for the first time in its history elects a Republican mayor by 300 plurality The Republicans also elect treasurer all four councilmen and two out of three members of the school board Lincoln gives the largest Republican ma jority for years and makes a clean sweep on the local ticket Crete for years Demo cratic gives a Republican majority ONeill and Ashland are also Republican At Ponca the Democrats elected two officials including mayor and the Repub licans six Politics did not enter into the contest at Wayne South Sioux City cast its votes for four councilmen favorable to saloons Recapitulation of the returns gives the following results Republican South Omaha Lincoln Hastings Ashland Beatrice Fremont Wahoo McCook Crete David City les ONeill Democrat Columbus Plattsmouth License Kearney St Paul Dunbar Papillfon Stromburg Albion Ainsworth Friend Nelson Sterling OgallalaAlma Springfield Oakland Syracuse Sidney Central City South Sioux City No License Miller Tekamah Minden Lexington Tecumseh North Bend Broken Bow Elm Creek Accident in a Runaway Former County Clerk Newell Burritt was in North Platte and started to drive home When out about two miles from town his horse became frightened and ran away He was thrown from the buggy and his head struck against a post inflicting a cut about six inches long in the scalp which rendered him unconscious for several hours He was found in an un conscious condition by a man going to North Platte who took him to town Struck by a Train A German farmer named Henry Kass ens and his daughter were crossing the Burlington tracks at GrandTsland when a rain from Broken Bow struck the rear end af their wagon and w threw themabout iwenty feet and frigfiteheu ttie teamwhich ran away The mans leg was broken and tie suffered several bruises was badly cut in the face The daughter A StateBank Closed The State Bank of Cambridge has been slosed on order ofJthe state banking board and ah examiner put in charge The cap ital of the bank is 12500 and its deposits 10000 An accumulation of bad paper is given as the cause of the failure Funds for India Sufferers A mass meeting called at Cambridge for the purpose of raising funds for the relief of the India famine sufferers resulted in the sum of 130 being raised by the people of that vicinity New State Depository The State Banking Board has designated the Union State Bank of HarvarLa state depository A bond for 30000 was filed and approved by the board Boy Injured by a Jump The 10-year-old son of D E Wheeler of Tecumseh broke his leg by jumping out of a moving wagon Appeal by Gov Poynter Gov Poynter has issued an appeal to the people of Nebraska asking for contribu tions to aid the starving of India Sympa thy and duly the governor says demands that the people of the state lend them as sistance from their abundance He names G L Hosford of University Place to take charge of the relief work New Church Dedicated The Baptists of Syracuse dedicated their new church April 1 The cost of the building was nearly 4000 and was dedi cated free of debt- V fJAMES MAULIFFE DEAD Father of Murdered Girl Follows Her to the Grave A special from Denver says James McAuliffe has followed his murdered daughter to the grave without having ac complished the desire of8Ts life to run to earth the man who killed her so foully in Omaha The father died at St Josephs Hospital of blood poisoning death coming after an illness of several weeks -- Last autumn Lizzie McAuliffe livedin Omaha where she made hdrrownliVing One night she was found dead on one of the boulevards of that city To James McAuliffe poor man that he was the death of his daughter was a constant trouble All that a man in his circum stances could do was done by the injured father in his efforts to secure the avenging of his daughters death The modest home in this citv was blighted and the one aim In his life was to clear up the mystery connected with the childs murder Several months ago he visited Omaha and Lincoln lie called upon the governor of Nebraska and the authorities at Omaha Through his efforts a reward was olfered for the capture of the murderer But Mc Auliffe did not stop at this He traveled to several cities where he had heard a clue to the murderer had been discovered All of his efforts were in vaJnyJiowgyJr and threj mouths go James to Denver with the bodyq5Jiis mur dered child She was laid to rest mMount Olivet cemetery with the simple ceremo nies of moderate circumstances and there her father wilfbe laid beside her McAuliffe yftis formerly a jSebraskan living near Omaha where he was well known Bank President Released After serving two years and two months of his five year sentence in the state peni tentiary Benjamin Mills of Harlan County was released last week by Gov Poyner because of the ill health of the prisoner and his wife Mills was president of the Re publican City Bank At thattlme his cousin Jamei -Whitney was treasurer of Harlan Mills borrowed county money of his cousin for the use of the bank Whitney was tried before a jury and found guilty on the charge of embezzlement of county funds He was sentenced to a temi of three years in the penitentiary Mills was then tried on the charge of being an accessory to the embezzlement and found guilty Although the sum in which lie was involved was hundreds of than that which Whitney had embezzled the man was sentenced to five years m states prison Gasoline Explodes at Holdrege When Roy Kinner who is in the employ pLindvallSon at Holdrege went to aiiearm a barrel bxthe rear end oftthestorelasKeek he lit a match to as Iffmin now injocli vinegar there was in the -Barrel A gasoline can was over the bar relj which had be n leaking and the vapor took fire from the match and an explosion followed which threw Kinner across the room burning his hair and eyebrows and severely burning his face and hands It is feared that his eyes have sustained great injury His wounds were immediately bandaged up and he was placed in a dark room to recover Train Collides with Wagon Joseph Jacob a Bohemiarfarhier living about three miles north of Brairiard started home from town and when about three blocks out while crossing Fremont Elkhorn and Missouri Valley Railroad track was struck by a xouthbound passen ger train Mr Jacob was thrown out of the wagon and badly bruised He was picked up by the train crew and taken into town and all that medical aid could do was done His recovery is very doubtful The team was unhurt but the wagon was en tirely wrecked 3 Presbytery at Nebraska City The annual meeting of the Nebraska Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church was held at Nebraska City recently Atfout sixty ministers wejiu attendance The officers electedfortljensuingvyear were Dr W M IlinattrSof jJincoln moderator Rev H Parker oMtable Rock Rev J H Daulsberry of Gresham clerks Dr Hindniann and Rev M more F R Frazier andLS elected delegates to the Natic tery The next meeting will Auburn son ay Pr ere ial TPresby ue held in Nebraska Short Notes Ainsley Woodmen dedicated their new hall this week The McCook lodge Ancient -Order of United Workmen has a membership -of 305 which is claimed to be the largest in the state The citizens of Battle Creek have ordered a 200 monument which will be erected to the memory of Clark Hoover a Company F boy who was killed in battle in the Philippines Benjamin Leney a Phelps Cquntyfarm hand was thrown from a horse and the animal stepped on his stomach It was at first thought lie was fatally jnjuredjjmt he is now recovering One of the leadingjewelry firms of Al liance has been Jghgjkg5odsj5prtSome time past out of itS showcases 0nc day last week the cluef clerk was placed in the sweat box and finally confessed to the thefts Most of the property was re covered 4 -The classmates of Miss Maud Burnett of Geneva who captured the gold medal at Hastings- tendered her and last years vic torious contestant 3Iiss Lillian Rhubesky a reception at the Jamison Hotel in the rooms occupied by J J Burrus family Eighty four invited guests were present Jacob Y Wolfe commissioner of public lands and buildings and J F Porter sec retary of state were at Nebraska City last week to inspect the gymnasium at the In stitute for the Blind which has just been completed The cost of the building was 4400 which sum was appropriated bj the last legislature The little 2-year-old daughter of Mr and Mrs Lewis Martin of Plattsmouth was playing with a bottle containing some poisonous medicine and in somesmanner got the cork out and drankra portion of the contents The child was taken to a doc tors office and an antidote administered just in time to save its life While burning tip old weeds around the barn belonging lo Mr Sanburn two miles northeast of Rising City fire caught the barn burned a double corn crib containing SjCOXTbushels of Torn andalso 600 bushels of oats and a big quantity of hay A smailtchildroWiOuis Hutchins died at Ainsworth last week of scarlet fever The authorities are taking all precautions pos sible to prevent the disease spreading and the house has been quarantined So far no other case has been reported School has been suspended It is thought the dis ease was broucht in throncrh a letter re ceived by Mrs Hutchins from a family in lowa who had lust recovered from it PASS OXNAfiD BILL SENATORS ENACT TARIFF MEAS URE FOR PORTO RICO Vote la 40 Yeas to 31 Nayspxrce Koll Calls Are Taken on and on the Bill Itscf lichns in Opposition mWSmW The Senate at Washington passedtho Porto Rico bill Tuesday af ternodn by a vote of 40to 31 The normal Republican majority ok seventeen was reduced to a Republican majority of six to which werb added the votes of one Democrat and twe silver- men The Republican Senators who refused to vote for the bill were Davis and Nelson of Minnesota Mason of Illinois Proctor of Vermontj Siroon of Oregon and Wellington of Maryland Senator Hoardf Massachusetts wasiafc sent and paired against the bill with Seri ator IcEnerny of Louisiana the one straight Democrat who was pledged to support it Mr Beveridge of Indiana was also absent7 and though paired in favor of the Davis and amend ments for free trade his pair Was wi the bill on its final passage He was the only one of the opposing Republican-Senators whose vote was shifted on the last roll call There were three roll calls in the Sen ateon the Davis amendment creating an internal revenue district of Porto Rico on the Davis amendment for free trade and on the passage of the bill On the Davis amendment the vote stood 30 td 40 The Nelson free trade amendment was lost by a vote of 29 to 41 These were the only test votes on amendments A number of other amendments proposed by Senator Foraker were adopted and several proposed by the opponents of the bill rejected without a roll call Then came the vote on the bill The only changes were in Teller who deserted the Republicans to vote against the bill and die release of Mr Hanna by the transfer of his pair to Mr Beveridge and voting for it making the vote 40to 3L 1 1 TO INTRODUCE CORNBtfEAD KentnckianWho Will Serve This Amer ican Product in Paris The establishment of an American res taurant at the Paris exposition in which the serving of cornbread in all styles will be a- special fea ture may result in solviug a problem that baffled for ycaj the corn growers of tfie country and ultiJ mately result in replac ing the hard black bread now so much in use on the continent with the cheap and major Gitoss healthful corn pone Maj Simon Peter Gross of Lexington Ky who will have charge of the res taurant is one of the most unique char accers of the State During the Worlds Fair he conducted a restaurant and bai in the Kentucky building serving Ken tucky dishes and drinks andwasunable to accommodate the crowds who flocked to his section of the structure to be fed on Kentucky fare- At the Paris exposition he proposes to have jet black negro waiters negro cooks and to set the famous Blue Grass dinner cornbread being the principal ar ticle of diet He will take along one of the best cornbread cooks in America whose business it will be to see that every piece of this kind of bread goes on the tabel just right He will also have a noted negro chicken cook If the Europeans take to the cornbread as it is expected they will it will mean a big call for American command thus great profit will accrue stp the growers of the middle West who Saye been un able to find a ready market fortheir crops thus far V DEWEY NOVA A CANDIDATE Admiral Announces His Desire to Be come President A special to the New York World from Washington says Admiral Dewey au thorizes the World to announce to the American people that after mature re flection and in response to the- earnest entreaties from all parts of the country hi3 former decision not under any circum stances to run for the presidency is rescinded- A World correspondent saw the ad miral at his home Tuesday evening Ad miral Dewey said I realize that the time has arrived when I must definitely define my position - When I amvedt jiwthis country last September XjaidftienttSat nothing would induce metSbe a candi date for the presidency Since thenhow ever I have had the leisure and inclina tion to study the matter and have reach ed a different conclusion inasmuch as so many assurances have come to me from my countrymen that I wonld be accepta ble as a candidate for this great office If the American people want me for this high office I shall be only too willing to serve them Since studying this sub ject T am convinced that the office of President is not such a very difficult cne to fill his duties being mainly to execute the laws of Congress Admiral Dewey did not state which partys nomination he would accept 30000 ON STRIKE Miners in the Pittsburg Coal District Become Dissatisfied 1 Thirty thousand miners in the Pitts burg district struck against the new scale The strike grows put of general -dissatisfaction over the scale recently adjusted between the two coal trusts and the wage committee Both the river coal trusts theMon ongahela and the Pittsburg coal com panies are tied up by the strike Both corporations have orders far- ahead for all the coal they can mine and the min ers have theadyanfage The miners say they will insist on a revision of the scale News of Minor JNote Iive persons were injured in u wreck atOave City Ky jL numbeEof Steve LHommediena horses were injured in a wreck at Char lotte N C El Paso County Court Colorado grant ed Susie Goff a divorce in twenty min utes from the time the case was called The bubonic plague is primarily due to a specific organism or microbe of infini tesimal size so small that probably 50 000000 of them would be required to cover a square inch of surface Wt MK3C21 i 4 I i