VALENTINE DEMOCRAT.
I. M. RICE , Publisher.
VALENTINE NEBRASKA
NEBRASKA NEWS NOTES
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Carrie Nation lecture In the
: : 'S t , gave a
s- i Auditorium at Beatrice last week.
All the railroads of the state report
an unprecedented freight business.
Coach Booth has been re-engaged by
the" state university for another three
years.
The body of the late Consul Osborn
of Samoa has arrived at Blair for In
terment
Mrs. Margaret Steele , widow of the
late Hon. Joseph Steele , died at Hum-
boldt last week.
, , Dr. Q-Alexander Toung was appoint
ed pathologist at the Lincoln hos
pital for the insane last week.
' Mrs. Mary Bowser of Omaha , the ex
position sod house woman , called on
Governor Savage last week.
C. B. Heywood , charged with the
murder of John G. Gillilan at Lincoln ,
has 'been held to the district court.
William Bates of Plattsmouth , aged
19 , was arrested , charged with assault
on Miss Grace Chrisman , under the age
of 14 years.
Peter Hansen of Spencer , Boyd coun-
> ty was fatally sbot ! by his son-in-law ,
William Parker , as the result of a
. .family row.
A consignment of 50,000 trout eggs
has been received at the Louisville
hatcheries from the United States
hatcheries at Manchester , la.
State Superintendent Fowler has is
sued a call for a business meeting of
county superintendents , to be held in
Lincoln on Tuesday , December 31.
The salary case of R. E. L. Herdman
against the state has been appealed to
the supreme court and briefs on be
half of the state have been filed.
The handsome new $12,000 First Bap
tist church of Hastings has been ded
icated. .A balance of $3,600 was sub
scribed at the dedicatory service.
A rate of one fare for the'round
trip will be granted by all the rail
roads to the state teachers' meetings
In Lincoln the first week in January.
In spite of the bitterly cold weather ,
the farmers' institute at Beaver City
last week was a great success , farm
ers driving as far as fifteen miles to
attend.
The case of the Crawford company
against Hathaway , involving the con
stitutionality of the irrigation law of
the state , Is being considered by the
supreme court.
The supreme court has reversed the
"case" wherein George Van Buren was
convicted of cattle stealing in Cherry
county and sentenced to four years
In the penitentiary. l
Frank Renner. 30 years of age , who
was working In the Burlington Black1 ? .
Emith shop at Platrtsmouth , was in
stantly killed while passing between
two cars in the yard.
Some waste paper got mixed in the
wires of the burglar alarm at the Fre
mont National bank , and the result
ing hullabaloo created the sensation
of the year in that burg.
Mrs. Clara E. Murphy , wife of Hon.
G. A. Murphy of Beatrice , is suing for
a divorce on the ground of cruelty and
the failure of the defendant to treat
her as a wife should be treated.
Attorney General Prout has return
ed from Washington , where he ap
peared before the supreme court in
the case of Missouri against Nebras
ka , arising over a cut-off of the Mis
souri river.
Hon. John Sundas of Auburn is fig tib
uring with the directors of the John
son county fair at Tecumseh with a
a
view to securing the Tecumseh fair
grounds for the holding of the propos ti
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ed Tecumseh chautauqua next summer.
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The Fremont , Elkhorn & Missolri tly
Valley depot at Brainard was destroy y
ed by fire last week. The citizens
turned out and with buckets carried u ;
water to the fire , but owing to the
strong north wind nothing could be
done.
Charles Augustan was arrested at
Genoa with two prairie chickens in his
oi
possession , which he was offering for
sale. He claimed he had found them 1.1Tl
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lying near a telegraph pole and sup
posed that they Jiad been killed by fly- ' tov
ing against the wire. vnt
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Governor Savage has namedH. . S. be
White of North Platte as the fifth za
member of the commission which will oi
arrange for a state exhibit at the St. fa
Louis exposition. Mr. White was cho or
sen to represent the live stock in te
terests of the state. fn
Much excitement was occasioned in sewi
wi
Saline , Greeley , Otoe , Cass and Lan
ex
caster counties by the decision of the
ec
government that large tracts of lands
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which were supposed to have been in
the Burlington grants wou ld be return If
ed to the public domain.
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Indianapolis "
Journal : The "Holy
Ghost and Us" society , a freak relig a
ious sect of Maine , is said to be send thM
ing a large number of missionaries M
abroad. Will vi :
somebody kindly advise
them to go to Bulgaria , where there is th
a demand for missionaries with no pre of
ference for any special denomination ? Pl <
iff
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Philadelphia Press : Tom So he's en
raged to Miss Strong. ' Well , when , ra
they're married he'll find she's boss all oh
( rigftt Dick You bet ! Why she'll jay. di ;
fiierpontmorgan him body and soul , *
BOER LEADER
' ISCADOHT.
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The British Have Captured the. Boer Com
mandant , General Kritzfnger.
The Famous Invader Falls Into the
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Hands of General French at
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London. ( Special. ) A dispatch from
Lord Kitchener , dated from Belfast
( about half way between Pretoria and
the frontier of Portuguese East Africa )
announces that Commandant Kritzin-
ger , the "famous Boer commander who
has figured so prominently in connec
tion wi'th the invasion of Cape Colony ,
has "been captured , 'badly wounded , by ,
eneral French. Kritzinger was try
ing to break the blockhouse cordon at
Hanover road.
BELGIUM IS CAUTIOUS.
Brussels. ( Special. ) The chamber of
deputies has shelved the resolution pre
sented by M. Van der Velde , the so
cialist leader , to the effect that an
appeal be made on Great Britain to
"take the necessary steps to reduce
the fearful death rate in the concentra
tion camps of South Africa , " and the
ground that Belgium has no reason to
jeopardize Great Britain's friendship
by interfering In South African affairs.
The vote stood 56 against the resolu
tion to 41 in its favor.
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Berne. ( Special. ) The > . bundesrath
has declined approach Great Britain
on the subject of the concentration
camps in South Africa , , taking the
ground that it might be interpreted as
unwarrantable interference in the af
fairs of a t foreign country. ,
HISTORY OF KRITZINGER.
New York. ( Special. ) Commandant
Kritzinger has been described as a
leader of * exceptional ability/not "sec
ond even to , Christian Dewet. He has
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been * repeatedly referred to in dis-
patches from South Africa as being
hotly pursued , cornered or crushed up
against the Orange River. But he al
ways succeeds in escaping through
some gap in the uncertain British line.
At one moment he has been reported
as .having 1,000 men with him , and a
day or two later , when the British
had concentrated , his force had been
broken up into .small bands , and has
disappearedamong the mountains ,
where pursuit was useless.
IFTER SCALP OFWM , ALLEN WHITE ,
Washington , D. . ( Special. ) Sena-
Lor 1'Jatt of New ork called at the
White house this morning in quest of
Lhe scalpof William Allen White , one
if the president's warmest personal
"riends.
White , who 'is just now regarded as
; he political aWrwick of Kansas , re-
; ently printed a "character sketch" of
; he New Tork senator in McClure's ,
luring1 which he Voiced the belief
3latt was never animated by a patri
otic or kindly motive in his life , and
las been a Mephistopheles in all deal-
ngs with his fellowmen throughout his
ersonal and political career.
Platt , it is said , denounced White in
he most bitter terms to the president ,
.nd concluded by saying that if the
resident continued to number the
Cansas editor among his friends , he :
nust consider it a sign that he will
3se the regard of the senior senator
rom New York.
The president , it is said , attempted
6 pour oil upon the waters , but with
ittle success. Platt tottered out of
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he president's office in a very angry
rame of mind.
"I'll get that fellow's scalp , if it is
he last thing I ever do , " said he , just
efore entering his carriage.
"Is it a fact that you intend to enter
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suit against White and the magazine
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lat printed the article ? "
"Yes , " he replied , "I intend to see
lis through to the end. "
"What is the amount of damage that
ou will demand ? " he was asked.
"Oh , I don't know ; I have not made .1
p my mind. "
\OSE TEN PER CENT OF CATTLE ,
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Guthrie , O. T. ( Special. ) As a result a
' . the in'-'iPoe cold and storms stock- ri
in Itguiv a 10 per cent loss in cattle. tl
his is trmcovering the two terri-
iries. the loss being greater on the
Oklahoma and in the
estern ranges '
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> w coun'ry. The last two days have
; en cold , bui accompanied by no bliz-
S'a
irds. Thn has giventhe stockmen
> T > orlui ily tp provide means to care
r their cattle and to collect them a
i. thit rar.gts , where they had scat- si
red. < Mv > n by the storm in seek- si
K shelter. Plenty of provision in th
rking shelter. Plenty of provision st
ill now be made , as all anticipate an
tremely cold winter. In central an-i or
stern Oklahoma the cattle are being fo
llected at the'cotton oil mills to fat-
u quickly and ship to market. si
Chicago , 111. ( Special. ) Presidents
id executive officers met here to put
stop to the indiscriminate rate cut- ta
ig that has been going on west of the th
issouri river. It was deemed inad- er
sable to take any concerted action sc
at mightbe construed as a violation se
the anti-trust law , so each road at
edged Itself to strictly maintain tar- CO
COm
rates after January 1. Shippers m
, ve been notified that no more cut in
te contracts will be made. All the pe
peGi
1 contracts , itis believed , will be Gi
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sposed of by January . wi
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DECISION ROUSES THE MEAT PACKERS ,
Chicago. ( Special. ) Chicago packerti
have received notice from D. E. Sal
mon , chief of the bureau of animal in
dustries in Washington , to the effect
that the microscopical inspection of
meat will cease March" 1,1902. ' The an
nouncement has aroused the packers
and Nelson Morris said tonight that a
meeting will probably be called in the
near future to consider what-will'be
done. *
"Letters have been received by all
the pork packers in Chicago , " said Mr.
Morris , "and it Is my understanding
that the inspection will be abandoned
in all parts of the United States. ,
"It will work havoc with packers.
Germany will not receive a pound of
American pork unless it bears the tag
of the United States meat inspector.
It will not receive pork in pieces ttiat
weigh less than nine pounds , and this
is already a hardship to exporters of
pork. Of course we wilj be shut out
of the German market altogether if
the inspection of pork is abolished.
Other countries now admit our meat
without the inspectors' tag , but they
may ceas e to do so when the inspectioh
s done awayw ith and there is the
chance of receiving poor pbrk from
unscrupulous packers.
"I cannot see any reason why the
microscopic inspection should be abol-
shed. It does not cost very much
and is of great benefit to everyone
concerned. I am sure there wil be se
rious protests from the packers. I be-
ieve a meeting will be called to con
sider the question. The notice came
as a shock to Chicago packers , all of
whom had laughed at the previous
rumors to the effect that the examina
tion would be abolished. "
GENERAL METCALF RETURNS TO KANSAS
Lawrence.l Kan. ( Special. ) Genera
Wilder S ! Metcalf was greatly pleased
when sho'wn the Washington dispatch
saying his name would be sent to the
senate in the pension commissioner
appointment , but he would make no
comment.
General Metcalf was born at Milo ,
, Me. , in 1855. He was graduated from
Ofcerlin college in 1878 and in 1887 re
moved to Lawrencewhere he has since
engaged in the farm mortgage busi
ness. Hhe was a major of the Twenti
eth Kansas volunteers under Funston
and succeeded the latter as colonel.
Metcalf was with the regiment from
the first and was referred to in the
official reports of its works by Gen
eral MacArthur as the "strong ri ht
arm of 'Colonel Funston in all his op
erations. "
Metcalf was wounded at Bocane. He
rose to colonel when Funston was pro
moted and when he was mustered out
he was breveted brigadier general. His
appointment as pension commissioner
is considered a victory for Senator
Burton. Cy. Leland , whom he will suc-
2eed , has been the republican party
"boss" in Kansas for years.
INTRODUCE ANTIANARCHIST BILL ,
Washington , D. C. ( Special. ) Chair-
nan Ray of the house committee on
judiciary today introduced an anti-an-
irchist measure , which probably will
) e the basis of legislation on that sub-
ect in the house. The measure is
rery elaborate and brings together fea- ,
ures of the many preparations made
or dealing with the subject. It pro-
rides the death penalty for assaults on
he president or other executive offi-
ers. It is made a felony to advise
ir tach the overthrow of the govern-
nent or any interference with gov-
irnment officers. The death penalty
, lso is provided for conspiracies in this { s
ountry leading to the killing of a for- .
ign king , emperor , president or other
uler.
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PLOT TO KILL PRISON OFFICERS , c
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Leavenworth , Kan. ( Special. ) When
! onvicts Turner , Barnes and Bob
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! lark , leaders in the mutiny of No-
ember 7 , were arrested at La\vton , e
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Hark handed a letter to the sheriff ,
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equesting him to mail it. The letter 1n
ras addressed to Clark's brother at 1P
[ eok'uk * , "la. Suspectin ga plot , the P
jtter was given to Deputy Warden P
, emon. Since his return Warden Mc-
, a'
laughfy has had cipher experts
orking on the letter , which was in
ipher. Tonight the "key" was found ,
lark had requested his brother to get
confederate , board the train at Guth- n
e , overpower the officers and kill lasi
enable him to si
lem if necessary to siei
ei
lin his freedom.
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FANDARO OIL STOCK TAXES A DROP.
New York. ( Special. ) A drop of $20
share in Standard Oil stock , making Is
total decline of more than $50 per
tare i- . a week , brings the total
irinkage of $190,000,000 in value to beh
icse securities since May , when the h <
ock sold at its high record figures.
Rockefeller is credited with holding
ie-third of the stock. His loss , there- ei
re , aggrgeates more than $63,000,000. fevi
There is no apparent' reason for the vi
ump. The stock simply has had lit- of
2 support. es
Washington , D. C. ( Special. ) Secre-
ry Wilson today expressed confidence
iat congress would avert the threat- la
led suspension on March 1 of micro-
opical examination of American meat fo
nt abroad by making the appropri- io
ion for continuing that work in ac- ioTl
irdance with estimates he has sub- Tl
itted. Secretary Wilson says , that th
view of the radical effect tlie.sus- of
insion would have on our'market in to
jrmany he does not believe congress EC
111 permit any lapse in the inspection hi
ork for want of money. . . er
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MARK 'HANNA
IS CHAIRMAN.
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Obio Statesman at the Head o : Capital and
Labor Committee.
General Arbitration Commfttee Is
-Organized and Issues Statement
of Its Work.
New York. ( Special. ) The ! general
committee which was chosen by the
conference called to , consider plans for
healing the difference between the cap
italistic and labor interests of the
country organized today , elected offi
cers and issued a general statement of
its mission. Senator Marcus A. Hanna
was chosen its chairman , with Samuel
Gompers as first vice chairman. It re
tains its connection with the National
Civic Federation and becomes the in-
dustrail department of that organiza
tion.
tion.The
The sttaement which was issued ex
pressed a determination to strive for
industrial peace , to aid in establishing
rightful relations between t ose v/ho
toil and their employers , to confer and
advise with employers and employed
when in conflict , to , encoijrage agree
ments under which labor shall be per
formed and to argue disputes when
both sides to the dispute shall ask
for such mediation. A determination
, to avoid discussion of abstract indus
trial problems was avowed.
Among those of the general com
mittee in attendance were . . Oscar
Strauss , Charles M. Schwab , S. R. Cal-
laway , Charles A. Moore , Cornelius N.
Bliss , Lewis Nixon , J. J. McCook , R.
M. Easley , Samuel Gompers , John
Mitchell , Frank Sargent and James
Duncan. ItvasJ announced * that a
committee on plan and scope upon
which Senator Hanna , Archbishop Ire
land , Bishop Potter and Messrs. Gom
pers , 'Nixon , Mitchell , Callaway , Sar
gent , Bliss. Schwab and Strauss had
been named , would present a prelim
inary report during the day , but all ,
information as to the nature of the
report was withheld pending its con
sideration.
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Before the meeting was opened today
Chairman Strauss made a brief state
ment for publication : "I cannot tell
you anything about the pla for put
ting into practice the peaceful pro-
jects of this conference , " he said. "We
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are at work on it and in due time it
will be made public. I believe every
man named on the committee will
serve. All of the labor leaders have
accepted and in this epoch-making un
ion of labor and capital no man can
deny his services to a project that
means such a great good to his coun
try. The approval of the labor lead
ers means the co-opeyation of more
than 2,000,000 organized workers. As
wre progress in this work it becomes
more apparent that the chief cause of
trouble in the past has arisen from
misunderstandings. Never were truer
ivords spoken than by John Mitchell
yesterday , when he who has seen more
'p '
strikes than any man of his age in
: he country , said there never was a
strike which could not have been
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tverted if the opposing interests had
irst met and fairly considered their
espective rights. "
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LIST OF OFFICERS.
The full list of officers elected is :
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Chairman , Senator Mark Hanna ; vice
ihairmen , Samuel Gompers and Oscar
3L Strauss ; treasurer , Charles A.
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loore ; secretary , Ralph M. Easley ;
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ommlttee on by-laws , Oscar S.Strauss ,
! . R. Callaway , James H. Eckels , John thai
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. McCook , Samuel Gompers and Har-
te
y Hite.
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The committee on by-laws will re-
iort a set of by-laws to the executive -
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ommlttee at a meeting to be heldsh
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.bout thelast week in January/the
ate to be fixed by the chairman.
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Princeton , N. J. ( Special. ) Former
'resident ' Cleveland was asked wheth- '
w ]
r he had accepted membership on the
hi
ibor committee appointed in New
'ork. Mr. Cleveland said : "I have
ot yet accepted it. I am not pre-
ared to make a statement at the
resent time. "
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SAY ADMIRAL SAMPSON IS DOOMED , Ni
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Washington , D. C. ( Special. ) Admi- co :
il Sampson's condition is not mater- tin
.lly changed. His family do not con- po
der it alarming at present. The gen- poS
al belief is , however , that he will to
recover , though the end may toRI
[ > t come for weeks or months. rit
Said Dr. P. M. Rlxey , the physician
i charge of the admiral : Gr
"The condition of Admiral Sampson an
very alarming , and has been so for
week. " an
He admitted , however , there had an
no change in the past twenty-four Sei
jurs. fix
Sampson's realization of current
rents bearing so heavily on the most
citing features of his career , is but ity
eble. In fact , he knows only in a wo
igue way of the decision of the court
and takes further Inter-
inquiry , no - ue <
t in the outcome , , th-
May Sue the School Board.
Topeka , Kan. ( Special. ) J. B. Wil- egi
rd , a wealthy grain dealer , whose 10- Ne
; ar-old son was expelled from school tio
r refusing to take part in the relig- tor
us exercises , threatens to bring ac- the
an in the courts for a settlement , St
tie school board recently "ruled that sui
.e reading of the bible and repeating has
the Lord's prayer should be manda- ;
ry at the opening exercises in the bul
hools. Willard says he instructed gre
s boy not to take part in this ex the >
cise , - f- > _ , biu
POSTMASTER GENERAL LEAVES CABINET.
Washington , D. C. { Special. ) Chas ;
Emory Smith of Philadelphia has ten-
deredto the president his formal res
ignation as postmaster general , to take
effect early next month , and Henry C.
Payne of Wisconsin , vice chairmen of
the republican national committee , lias
accepted the tender of the office , to
which he will be nominated immedi
ately after the holiday recess. Mr.
Smith has agreed to remain until Jan
uary 15 , if necessary , but will return
immediately thereafter to Philadelphia'
to resume the editorship of the Phila
delphia Press.
This change in the cabinet was for-
nfally announced at a cabinet meeting.
All the members of the cabinet ex
pressed their profound regret and the
president paid a very impressive trib
ute to the services and personality of
the retiring member of his official fam
ily. He said that he had sought to
persuade Mr. Smith to alter his deter
mination and'remain in the cabinet ,
but without success , and he had finally
accepted Mr. Smith's reasons as deci
sive.
sive.Mr.
Mr. Smith first announced to the
president the latter part of last month
that he had decided to return to his
editorial duties. The president at that
time urged him to remain. Mr. Smith ,
however , had been frequently remind
ed by his business associates of the du
ties devolving upon him and was anx
ious to return to them. He had several
talks with President Roosevelt on the
subject , and finally , on Saturday after
noon last , formally tendered to the
president his resignation.
RESUME OF HAPPENINGS IN CONGRESS ,
Washington , D. C. ( Special. ) A bill
has been introduced by Senator Pen-
rose protecting the silver mining in
dustry of the country by levying a
duty of 25 per cent ad valorem upon
all importations of manufactured sil
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ver. -
Senator Nelson has introduced a bill
providing for educational facilities in
the newly acquired possessions and the
district of Columbia. For this system
51,000,000 is suggested for the District
of Columbia and $15,000,000 for Porto
Rico and the Philippines" .
Senator Nelson introduced a bill In
the senate providing for industrial
schools for the youth in every .county
> f more than 5,000 inhabitants in every
state in the union.
Representative Mercer of Nebraska
las introduced a bill appropriating $2-
HJO.OOO for the construction of a new
juilding for the department of agri-
julture.
Representative Wood of California
vill introduce a bill to establish a de-
> artment of mines and mining.
Representative Hepburn of Iowa has I *
ntroduced a bill enlarging the scope
if the marine hospital service and I t
hanging its title to the United States
tealth service.
Representatives from the American
deration of Labor appeared before
he house committee on foreign affairs
nd demanded the strictest execution
f the Chinese exclusion act.
CARRIE NATION VISITS IN BEATRICE ,
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Beatrice. ( Special. ) Previous to her
eparture for Crab Orchard , Mrs. Car
le Nation visited three of the leading
iloons of the city , under escort of
heriff Waddington , informed the bar-
; nders of their probable destination H
i the other world , and remarked that
le had smashed finer places than
lese.
She complimented the saloonkeepers
> r not displaying lewd pictures on
le walls of their places and asked b
lem to reform and quit ruining men S (
id breaking up homes. One man at- E
Edi
tmpted to address her while smok- di
diB
ig a pipe. B
"Quit making a smoke stack of your tl
.ce'if you want to talk to me , " "said
le. The man quit smoking. le
During her visit to another place fe
man entered with a can. She told ti
m that she had no use for a man
ho would rush the can and advise'd of
m to reform. fo
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NICARAGUA BILL UP ON JANY , 7 , ofVi
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Washington , D. C. ( Special. ) The
luse today agreed to take up the gc
icarague canal bill January 7. th
Hepburn , republican of Iowa , chair- lis
Em of the committee on interstate ur
urT
mmerce , reported the measure to T (
e house , briefly outlining the pur Pi :
ses. th
Section i authorizes the president co
secure from the states of Costa ur
ca ar3. Nicaragua , control of the ter-
: / needed for the canal. Section RE
i.uthomes the construction from
oytown to Brito , while sections 3
d i rwilce provisions for surveys. Ph
c guarantees to Costa Rica ho
d Nicaragua the use of the canal hoHz
d haibois on the terms agreed. Hz
cti"i : appropriates $10,000,000 and HzMi
{ s the segregate cost at $180,000,000. bil
Tart pu : pose of the bill , " says the gn
? . , r ; , "ts to concentrate the author- po
arl responsibility of this great Ch
irk in .lie hands of the president. " lar
t ugs the importance of the un-
and urges the passage of for
bill.
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Nebraska City , Neb. ( Special. ) Tel-
raphic orders have been received at
braska City ordering the
resump- Pei
n of work at the Argo starch fac-
y January 1. The order was from i
Ga
New York office of the National J
le
trch company. During the long the
nmer shutdown the entire factory
. tiv
j been thoroughly overhauled , a new
rec
ver plant installed and additional I
atfc
lldlngs have been erected. The ag- j
jgate Improvements cost 550,000 and
remodeled plant wil Iconsume 2,500 het
jhels of orji daily. -
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SCHLEY FILES
HIS OBJECTIONS.
Thirty Oie Objections fo Findings of the
Court of inquiry. '
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Says th Court SefocUd the Testim
ony of a F w Ho tl ! Witn -
s s as Its Opinion.
Washington , D. C. ( Special. ) Admi fi
ral Schley has filed with Secretary/ ti
Long his thirty-one objections to the
verdict of the court of inquiry. He
asks for a rehearing. The objections ,
after reciting that the verdict Is con
trary to the evidence , and that the
court ignored the evidence of Schley
and his witnesses , thus depriving him
of his legal rights , Include the follow
ing :
Schley was not given sufficient op
portunity to introduce evidence cover
ing the delay for which he was .cen
sured. He was censured for not open
ing communication with the Insurgents
as designated in the McCalla memo
randum , when the document specified
no place where insurgents were en
camped.
Notwithstanding that it was proved
that he maintained a close blockade of
Cienfuegos , he was censured for not
doing so. The court Ignored the fact
that the steamer Adula was permitted
to enter Cienfuegos harbor only after
the captain promised to give informa-
tion as to whether the Spanish fl et
was there.
The court failed to refer to the
Sampson dispatch , admittedly an Im
perative order to hold the fleet at
Cienfuegos , whether the enemy was
there or not. The fact that the Eagle's
captain failed to communicate the sit
uation at Cienfuegos to Schley was ig
nored. '
The report that Schley had no ln-
formation from scout ships that the *
Spanish were at Santiago , Ignores * the
fact that Captain Sigsbee did report
they were not there. The court is si
lent on the proved failure of Captains
Wise and Jewell to communicate to
Schley their knowledge of the pres- .
ence of the Spanish at Santiago.
The opinion that Schley should have
endeavored to have destroyed the Co
lon is at variance with Sampson's or-
lers , restricting his movements to
blocking the port.
The opinion with regard to the Brook
The opinion with regard to the
Brooklyn's loop Is ambiguous , not stat-
ng whether the turn was due to fear
> f applicant or a desire on his part
: o preserve his ship to try and win a
victory. The court disregards the ev-
dence that It was only possible for
he Brokolyn to have opened the en
gagement with the port battery with-
tut turning from the enemy ; and that
n turn she did not lose either distance > '
T position.
The court fails to find who was in
ommand at the battle
of Santiago , a
lecessity in order to determine the
onduct of the applicant.
The opinion shows the court selected
he testimony of a few hostile wit-
esses and based its opinion theron ,
iscarding all the other testimony.
OUSE ADOPTS THE PHlLLiPlNE TARIFF.
Washington , D. C. ( Special. ) The
'hilippine ' tariff bill has passed the
ouse by a vote of 163 to 218.
Five republicans voted against the
111. They were Terrell of Massachu-
itts , Littlefield of Maine , Heatwhole ,
ddy and Stevens of Minnesota. Three
imocrats , Robertson , Davy and
roussard of Louisiana , voted with
le republicans for the bill.
Just before the vote was taken the
ader of the minority ,
Richardson , of- ,
; red a motion to
recommit. The mo
on was lost.
The speakers were Messrs. Hepburn
: Iowa and Dalzell of Pennsylvania
T the bill , and
Henry of Texas , Wil-
ims of Missouri
, McCall , republican
Massachusetts , Green of Pennsyl-
mia , and McClellan of New York
rainst it.
The Dingley tariff is imposed upon'
> ods entering the
United States from
e Philippines and
the rates
cstab-
ihed by the Philippine commission
> on goods
entering the Philippines
mnage taxes are placed
upon
vessels
ying between the United
States and
e Philippines. The taxes and duties
llected go Into the Philippine
treas-
-
.
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ADMIRAL.
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