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The Review of Reviews for December denounces the administration's abandon ment of American interests in Turkey, and demands that existing treaty rights be respected and enforced. A revolution may be worked in the sugar refining business. A new process has been invented that makes a very great saving in the clarifying of syrups and sugars. The Electric Rectifying and Refining company of Camden, New Jersey, the owners of the secret, have increased their capital stock from $100, 000 to $10,000,000. The editor of the Review of Reviews is convinced that the verdict against free silver pronounced on November 3 was conclusive, that Mr. Bryan's cause can " not survive defeat, that the South will never again cast so large a vote for it, and, in short, that as a proposition in practical politics free silver's prospects are utterly hopeless. Clarence Lackey and Henry Gaunt, the two men who attempted to murder the German farmer near Culbertson last Thursday were taken to Hastings Mon day morning and lodged in the Adams county jail for safe keeping. The feeling against them at Culbertson was so strong that it was considered advisable not to keep them there. Official notice has been received at Washington of a compact of the Central American union signed by the govern ments of Nicaragua, Salvador and Hon duras, each of these constituting itself a state. It is expected that the republics of Costa Rica and Guatemala will join the union, which lias been named "The Greater Republic of Central America." The Daily London Mail's Berlin cor respondent says that Grand Duke Nich olas of Russia has secured Emperor Francis Joseph's assent to a modified plan for the partition of Turkey and has arranged with the emperor of Austria for a visit to the czar in January. This correspondent adds that Germany does not share in the partition, but that Rus sia will support Germany's plans in China. It is in this connection that Emperor William is sending an envoy to Fekin with the order of the Black Eagle for the emperor of China. The Irish parliamentary leader, John K. Redmond, has arrived in this country and will make a lecture tour. Among other things he said: "Of Jones' parformance I know noth ing, and I do not believe in the exist ence of any new dynamite conspiracy here or elsowhere against England, and while I cannot but recognize that this new dynamite scare may interfere with the release,of the Irish and Irish-American prisoners still in Portland prison, I feel that when the true facts come to light, the English people will not be deterred from performing a duty of jus tice by releasing the few remaining prisoners who have already suffered greatly. The news that Gallagher and Whitehead were hopelessly insane when they arrived here was no news to me. They were both mad for many years before they were set free. Of the five men 6till in Portland prison in whom Irishmen most take an interest, Flana gan is undoubtedly insane, while Wilson and Burton are so delicate that the prison doctor has forbidden them from doing any heavy work. The other two are not in much better condition." Hilton's Trial. Monday, was taken up at Lincoln, the case brought by the state of Nebraska against ex-Oil Inspector Frank Hilton, who was an appointee of ex-Governor Lorenzo Crounse, but who, when he went out of office, refused to turn over to his successor the money be had on hand. The suit is against Hilton and his bondsmen. It asks for the recovery of $12,729.47. The original shortage was $5,622; the additional is $357, "expen ses" retained by Hilton, as vouchers fail to show an itemized expense account, neither do vouchers show that Deputy I Inspector Kilian received his $10DKpr month salary for twenty-two uMMUl which adds $200 more to the Hilton J retention fund. ,, - Hilton's defense is that the law is un constitutional, a point that was raised on demurrer, but Judge Holmes decided that a man could not take and hold an office and after having performed the duties thereof and enjoyed its emolu ments come in and jusify his refusal to turn over the books and accounts to his successor on the pretended ground that the legislature exceeded its right when it attempted to create the office he had bees holding down. Another defense of Hilton's is that he has accounted to the state for all that is due it, the other bis being money received for his per fomanee of 'duties not included in the atatmte, or in other words that be col lected ae fees money that be had no legal right to under the statute, and that he does aot have to account to the state for it. The case will be a hard fought one. Hilton is now conducting a news paper at Blair. We condense the foregoiag from the OmaaaBee. J ttS""- " THE TRUE POLICY. Tn Joubkal is glad to see that the country in general Js not in favor of, but on the contrary is very much op posed to the retirement of the green backs. They have saved in. interest to the government twelve to fifteen million dollars a year, a million to a million and a quarter a month, because they really are a loan by the people to themselves, without interest, The Journal would like an answer to the question, How could the general welfare be advanced by converting these four hundred and odd millions of a loan bearing no interest, into bonds bearing interest sold to some syndicate of bankers? The' true theory is, issue no more bonds except in a great emergency and don't create the emergency; leave the greenbacks as they are; lower the interest charges wherever possible, and, so soon as possible, pay up all bonded indebtedness. With a properly adjusted protective policy and reciprocity; and a more just (which is to say a very radical improve ment upon the present) treatment of our merchant marine, this country can prosper, and in the meantime pay off indebtedness, (sometimes at a greater rate than at others), "compel the" civilized nations to a true bimetallism, and thus further the interests of civilization throughout the earth. POSTAL SAVINGS BANKS. A Project Deserving Consideration Lawmaker. frost One of the gravest defects of our Amer ican banking system is in its failure to provide for the small wage earner. As a natural consequence there is a lack of frugality among the laboring classes of our people and the disposition to save is not as marked as it should be. The peculiar disadvantage under which the poor man labors in this country is overcome in Europe by what is known as the postal banking system. This system, which was especially devised for the poorer classes, has been successfully adopted in England, France, Belgium, Holland, Russia, Austria and Hungary; and in each of these countries has proven itself to be a fruitful source of national prosperity. In view of the experience which Europe has had with the system there is no reason why this government should hesitate to consider its advan tages. Prof. E. T. Heyn, in a recent articloon "Postal Savings Banks," published in one of the magazines, suggests the addi tion of a savings bank feature to our Postoffice department. He contends that such a provision will not only fur nish the laboring classes with a safe depository for their earnings but that it will furthermore encourage habits of industry. In the United Kingdom, to use the figures given by Prof. Heyn, de posits are received from 11,000 postoffices. Any sum from 25 cents to $250 may be deposited. If he so chooses, a depositor may have his savings invested in govern ment bonds. Still another interesting feature of the system is disclosed by the fact that 6,000 schools in the kingdom are its patrons. At stated intervals dur ing the year the different schools are visited by clerks who gather up the sav ings of the pupils; each child is thus permitted to carry a bank account, and through the machinery of the postoffice, is incouraged in habits of industry. The aggregate deposits in these vari ous postal banks in 1893 was $402,500,000. It is claimed as the result of this system that one out of every seven persons in England is a depositor. Without going into any lengthy com ment upon these figures it is sufficient to observe that they merit careful con sideration. Our lawmakers in Washing ton should investigate the system and give it the attention which its command ing importance deserves. Atlanta Con stitution. The editor of the Review of Reviews calls attention to the fact that, while New York gave McKinley a plurality of less than 275,000, an area of like popula tion in the middle West, including north ern Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, and Wis consin, gave pluralities aggregating near ly 400,000, thus showing that the alarm manifested in the East during the cam paign regarding the supposed radicalism of the Northwest was quite unwarranted. The Spaniards have resorted to tor ture of natives and half-castes of the Philippines. Over 3,000 subjects have been arrested and kept in jail in Manila subjected to hideous treatment Racks, thumbscrews and other implements of torture actually used in the Spanish in quisition, have been used. Hebrew Sabbath Union. Louisville, Dec. 1. The Hebrew Sabbath School union, an adjunct of the Union of American Congregations, began its annual session here. The members comprise nearly all the rabbis in the union. Dr. Phillipson made a plea for the establishment of mission schools in large cities for the children of the poor. Sale of Thoroughbreds. Lexington, Dec. 1. The winter sale of thoroughbreds has begun and will continue during the week. About 1 ,000 horses will be sold. A small crowd of buyers were present and the opening prices were low. The top price, $750, was for a bay colt by King Eric, dam Mary Parks, sold to Byron McClelland. Drawaed While Skating-. Cedar Rapids, Dec. 1. James Mol lay and Lewis Allison, hoys of Inde pendence, attempted to use a sail to ac celerate their speed upon the thin ice on Wapsie river. They broke through, dropped into deep water and drowned before help could reach them. Cheate a Candidate. New Yoke, Dec 1. The Press says: Joseph H. Choate is a candidate for the United States senate. His friends have made him so and he has said to them he will not repudiate any honorable efforts made in his behalf, even if success should not crown them. Suicide of a Bank Cashier. Fishkr, Minn., Dec. 1. M. Sana ker, cashier of the Bank of Fisher, shot himself dead yesterday. His father died insane, and he feared following in his footsteps. The hank's affairs are in ex cellent MISSOURI PACIFIC WINS J Supreme Court Reverses Elm wood Elevator Decision. 0PIII0I GIVEH BY JU8TI0S GRAY. Demand of Farmers' Alliance That They Be Permitted te Balld m Elevator Wae Denied by Railroad-Highest Trlbaaal Declares It Cannot Approve Veins Rail read Property for Private Parnese. Washington, Dec. 1. The supreme court in an opinion by Justice Gray re fused to grant the relief asked by the state of Nebraska in the case of that state against the Missouri Pacific Rail way company. The railway company declined to allow the erection of an ele vator, notwithstanding an order from the state board of transportation. It appeared that in this case the Farmers' Alliance of Elmwood had sought and were refused the privilege of erecting a grain elevator at the town of Elwood and that upon this refusal the board of transportation issued an order requiring the company to grant the privilege. The Nebraska supreme court, when appealed to, rendered a decision adverse to the company, which took out a writ appeal to the United States supreme court. Justice Gray, in the course of his opin ion, said the case involved no question of rates, but that carefully analyzed it appeared, as a case in which a voluntary association of persons sought to secure for themselves certain privileges from the railroad company and to compel the donation of land for elevator purposes. He dwelt upon the fact that the alliance was not a corporation, but was a volun tary association of -individuals. Under these circumstances, he said, the court was unanimously of the opinion that the proceedings was an attempt to take private property for private use without due process of law and in violation ot the fourteenth amendment to the con stitution. CONSUL JUDD FAVORS RETALIATION. Believes It Is Necessary Against European Counties For Protection. Washington. Dec. 1. Retaliation against the European countries that seek to destroy American trade is sug gested by United States Consul General M. Judd at Vienna. He says that the Austrian glucose producers, finding their trust powerless to meet the rates as asked by Amcricans,appealed to their government and the latter has increased the duty on imported glucose from 1x 8 florins per 100 kilos to take effect Dec. 1. This is aimed directly at America, as the United States is the only country competing for this trade, and will shut us out from further sale of sirup. Mr. Judd says: "It lias been this way with other articles for which Americans found a foreign market. If it was not a tariff measure, some other obstacles have crippled their efforts to maintain the trade. Would not a threatened re taliatory measure, say against porcelain and glassware, have the desired effect of possibly preventing the intended change from going into effect. Work of Life Savers. Washington, Dec. 1. The report of Mr. Kimball, the general superintendent of the life saving service, for the year ending June 30, exhibits the most satis factory results yet accomplished by that service. Altnougn tn total number ol disasters was greater than any prior year, the percentage of life and property loss was less. At the close of the year the establishment comprised 256 sta tions, of which 186 were located on the Atlantic and gulf coasts, 52 on the great lakes, 14 on the Pacific coast and one at the falls of the Ohio, Louisville, Ky. The number of disasters to documented vessels within the scope of service was 437, involving 4,608 persons, of whom but 13 were lost. Two Bank Failures Reported. Washington, Dec. 1. Mr. Coffin, the acting comptroller of the currency, has received a telegram announcing the fail ure of the Missouri National bank of Kansas City, Mo. The bank has a capi tal of $200,000 and at the date of its last report had surplus and profits amount ing to $230,000; deposits, $1,131,000; due to other banks, $294,000. Bank Exam aminer J'orman has been placed in charge. The failure of the First Na tional bank of Tyler, Tex., was also re ported. This bank had a capital of $200,000; surplus and profits, $62,000; due to other banks, $9,000; deposits, $231,000; borrowed money $224,000. Bank Examiner McDonald has been placed in charge. History of Government "Loans. Washington, Dec. 1. J. Fount Till man, the register of the treasury, in his annual report, gives a condensed history of all the loans of the United States from 1776 to June 30, 1695, never before fully published, together with an exact copy of each obligation of the govern ment from the year 1798 to the present time. The report shows that the pre miums of loans of the United States from 1789 to June 30, 1895, amount to $55,022,218. and the discounts,premiums paid, etc., on loans amounted to $123, 670,680. The commissions paid on ac count of loans from 1835 to Jnne 30, 1695, amounted to $12,343,803. Opening For American Wheat. Washington, Dec. 1. United States Consul Horton at Athens, in a report to the state department, said that in con sequence of the bad wheat harvest in Russia, which supplies nearly two-thirds of the wheat used in Greece, prices of wheat are very high there and are still rising. He is confident that there is a fine opening for the introduction of American hard wheat into Greece and offers to assist would-be 'exporters. Vale Extends Olive Branch. New Haven, Dec 1. The Yale un dergraduates enthusiastically and with few -dissenting voices, declared them selves in mass meeting in favor of re sumingvathletic relations with Harvard. MAY HAVE TO ISSUE BONDS. Iowa's FlaaBclal-TroHbles Are Becoming Shrions. Des Moines, Dfc. l. The state of Iowa has a deficit cV $500,000 in sight. By the end of the. present biennial period it is liable to reach nearer to f 1,000,000, and it seems altogether pro bable the state will have to issue bonds fnr tlio fivct tf otia tinm tlto imTMT- tfom. hers of the legislature havereoently held conferences with state officers and the result is that an earnest effort Stou be made at the special session in Janu - f ary to bring the revenue laws before the legislature for a general revision. The present system is so inequita ble that some of the counties pay twice as much tax per acre on land as others, although the market values are the same. Personal property almost en tirely escapes taxation. The treasurer stated that November warrants, which will be issued today, will almost all be left unpaid for want of funds. State institutions are seriously embarrassed and the condition getting worse con stantly. Made the Masks For the Bobbers. Kansas City, Dec. 1. Fifteen-year-old Emma Layton, an orphan, has been heldbytitepplkeasan im-artaat wit-J neas against the four men who Thanks- srivins-ni-rht '-held-nn" and attamDted to rob a car full of passengers 6a the Kansas City and Independence Electric line. To Mrs. James Townsend, who cared for the girl a year ago when she was brought here from the Council Bluffs (la.) asylum, she declared that she had made the masks for the robbers and knew of their plans, which were concocted at the home of the Ridgeway. brothers at Ccn tropolis. Eugene Ridgeway, the miss ing member of the gang, is believed to have been seen at Grayson, Bear St. Joseph, and the police are working on the clue. low Mine Operator Mleslas;. Dbs Moines, Dec. 1. Bert Caldwell, a mine operator, has disappeared and it is rumored he has met with foul play. He was manager of a large raise and on Saturday drew money to pay the men. He has not been seen since and the money has not been paid: out. He is supposed to have had from $2,000 to $6,000 on his person. He was a partner in the coal business and most of the money belonged to his associates. Isniagi of the Atchison. Chicago, Dec. 1. The net earnings of the Atchison system for the month of October were $1,086,343, an increase of $154,433 over the same month of last year. The net earnings for the four months of the fiscal year ending Oct. 31, were $3,170,065, an increase of $1,252,688 over the same period of the preceding fiscal year. During the four months operating expenses were' re dnced $688,126. Jack Barke Breaks His Wrist. Sedalia, Mo., Dec. 1. A glove con- , t.:i. i nnii,w- r iuJ 0. . I test which was pulled off here came toJ - rAA A o eho, w k thi 1 round. Jack Burke of Omaha, who had rushed his opponent, John Williams, colored, of Sedalia, to the ropes, broke his left wrist by sending in a sledge hammer blow on Williams' head, for feiting the match to the latter. Iowa Ex-OMcial Dying-. Cedak Rapids, la., Dec. 1. Hon. John McHugh of Cresco is expected to live but a very short time. He was stricken with paralysis a year ago. Mr. McHugh has for many years been one of the leading cattle breeders in the state. At one time he was national bank examiner and he has held other responsible positions. PRESIDENT DIAZ TAKES THE OATH. The Mexican iioveranient Is In n Prosper ous Condition. City or Mexico, Dec. 1. General Diaz took the oath of office today as president of the republic for the fourth 'consecutive time, making five terms in the chief magistracy. The ceremony was witnessed by u brilliant assemblage of foreign diplomats and distinguished people. He is in robust health and his program for the ensuing four years fol lows substantially his policy during this term with special emphasis to be .given popular education. He will, if he lives, show at the end of his term, which con cludes the century, several railways crossing Mexico from sea to sea, gigantic port works and hundreds of new fac tories. The government will stick to the silver standard as being, in the opinion of the administration, the one best adapted to this country and affording it at the present rate of exchange, an immense protection to home industries, while at the same time securing for its exports a gold premium which operates as a bounty to tropical planters. It is be lieved General Diaz may go around the world during the coming year, as the affairs of Mexico are in a prosperous condition. Catholic Laity Agreeable. Ottawa, Ont., Dec 1. Hon.. J. I. Tarte, minister of marine and fisheries, returned here after spending six weeks traveling through Manitoba, the north west and British Columbia. The princi pal business of the minister's visit was to finally complete the school settlement and to prepare the French citizens and Catholics of the west for the nature of the terms, seeing that separate schools were to be refused. Mr. Tarte stated the Catholic laity were all in favor of the settlement and that it was every where being well received outside of Archbishop Langevin and a few ex tremists, who were desirous of stirring up political strife in Quebec. Socialists Are Disappointed. Paris, Dec. 1. The Socialists cannot conceal their disappointment at the re ception accorded to M. Jaures, the Socialist deputy for Carmeaux at that place on Sunday. The ill feeling toward M. Jaures is mainly due to the establish ment of the workmen's co-operative glass works at Albi instead of at Car meaux, thus creating a competition in the leading industry at Carmeax. M. Jaures declares he will renew his at tempt to secure a hearing at Carmeaux. Weyler to Issae Another Order. Tampa, Fla., Dec. 1. Private advices from Havana are to the effect that Wey ler will soon issue another tobacco order, prohibiting the exportation of Reme dious tobacco from the island of Cuba. This was not included in his other order and a great deal has been exported. Havana merchants have petitioned Wey ler to close the Cuban ports on this tobacco, as northern and eastern manu facturers were buying all of it for ex portation to the United States. For New Iff en-of- War. Paris, Dec. 1. M. La Croix, ex-minister of marine, invites the budget com mittee to include in the naval estimates $40,000,000 for building new men-of-war, $10,000,000 to be expended in 1897 and the remainder to be distributed overl seven years. Scnlptor Commits Suicide., t Paris, Dec. 1. M. Maxime Avoiue, the sculptor, has committee suicide on account of grief over his dismissal from the Ecole des Arts Decoratifs, for ex pressing revolutionary views of the Car meaux troubles to his pupils. Favors Cahan Independence. Atlanta, Dec. 1. Senator A. O. Bacon of Macon lias arrived in Atlanta. He says: "Unless opinion has changed very materially, and I do not believe it has. there is an undoubted majority in the present house and senate in favor of what some might call radical action .that is, the independence of the republic Wl VUUB LTCUIg KMIguucn ttj lac aula ham congress. I am not a member of th foreign relations committee and do - jMl know whether the Republican ma iority-mll prevent action until McKin ley is nVaugurated, but I am In favor of the independence of Cuba, will so vote, and I believeVthat a majority will do likewise, if tm opportunity is pre sented." V Revolver Tn a raw sat New Tobk, Dec. 1. T-rerolveft-tooraameat for the champlorieaip of America uader the auspices of. the Knickerbocker Athletic dab was began this morning;. The score is secret antU Saturday, when the best scores will be estimated and the leaders will begia the real contest for the clnimpkauhip. The beet score so far kaowm fetemtof Dr. C. T. Aciaau, who made ? oat of a pot- ay. i QDY1N tU TIIC RPQIII T DlllHH UfJ I III. IlkwULI. Defeated Candidate Discusses Status of Surer Question. D0ESI0T BELIEVE IT IB 8ETTLBD. I That Experience Wilt Caavli y Who Have Thna Far Resisted Ar- (tents Believe His ConMeaca la Conlrmed hy the History of Recent Elections Refers to Gold Democrats. Nkw York, Dec. 1. In the December amber of the North American Review published today, Mr. Bryan has an arti cle, in which he discusses the result of the election as affecting the status of the silver question. The issue on which the ejection turned he describes as the ''greatest issue ever submitted to the American people in time of peace." The declaration of the Chicago convention ia favor of 'the free coinage of silver forced upon the people of this country, he says, a study of the money question ia general, and within the last four months more people have been simul taneously engaged in its consideration than ever before in the history of the world. The result of this study, Mr.' Bryan declares to be "Temporary defeat, bat permanent gain for the cause of bi setallism." Mr. Bryan regards it as a significant fact that the silver sentiment was strongest where the question has been longest considered, that is to say, in the west and south. In Bryan's opinion the cause of bimetallism made more rapid progress than any cause ever made in such a short time. He expresses bis assurance that the election can be OT o means regarueu as a couc - '. . - .r" .. . t-m iettlement of the question at issue. by no means regarded as a conclusive I-' n"lA 4mm Munana Bitwuwtfla a tfvtn. AUV W WMUOTMW OM . M.a OH WSA Yiuced, he says, that they are whoring in behalf of the people, not only here, but throughout the world and according to the writer, they propose to continue their contest, confident that four more years of experience will convince many who have thus far resisted arguments. This confidence, Mr. Bryan says, is con firmed by the history of recent elections. Mr. Greeley was defeated in 1872 and yet Mr. Tilden was elected in 1876. Mr. Blaine was defeated in 1884, but Mr. Harrison was elected in 1888. The Re publican victory of 1888 was followed by -the Democratic victory of 1890 and the election of President Cleveland two years later. Mr. Bryan counsels the success ful party to remember that thousands of Republicans have been held to their party this year by the pledge that it will try to secure international bimetallism. In reference to the gold standard Demo crats, Mr. Bryan feels assured they can not do as much in 1900 as they have done this year. They have declared their affection for Democratic princi ples, while they snared no effort to se cure the success of the opposing ticket. They cannot, he says, disguise them selves again. Will Operate the Road. Topeka, Dec. 1. Dwight Bramen of New York recently appointed receiver of the St. Louis, Kansas and Southwest ern railroad has made arrangements to operate the road which was abandoned six weeks ago by the 'Frisco manage ment. The line extends from Fort Scott to Anthony, 60 miles. Receiver Bramen has entered into traffic arrangements with the Missouri Pacific and Santa Fe systems and has rented two locomotives and a sufficient number of freight cars and passenger coaches from the Santa Fe and Union Pacific roads. Beginning next Thursday he will employ 100 men. In an interview Receiver Bramen de clared that the 'Frisco management took everything in sight when they aband oned the Anthony branch, "even down to hand cars and coal shovels," and he declared that under his management not one carload of freight would be turned over to the 'Frisco road. S Contest Over a $3,000,000 Contest. San Francisco, Dec. 1. A contest has been begun over the $3,000,000 estate of Jacob Z. Davis, who died re cently at Philadelphia. The contestants are Rev. Joseph P. Wilson, a Method ist minister of West Virginia and Mrs. Catherine Stead, respectively nephew and niece of Davis. The contestants state that their uncle's true name was not Davis, but Bedicker, and that he changed his name when he came to Cal ifornia in 1849 that he might conceal his identity and thereby escape from an apprenticeship. His entire estate was left to two nieces of his wife, Lizzie Muir and Bell Curtis and the contest ants claim to be the only blood relatives and heirs of Davis. They allege mental unsoundness and undue influence as grounds for the contest. Stndent Disappears. Worcester, Mass., Dec. 1. Frank Flickinger, a member of the sophomore class of the Worcester Polytechnic in stitute, aisappearea irom tms city a week ago and nothing has been seen of him since. Flickinger was one of the students who was suspended recently for participation in a bonfire on the insti tute grounds. It is thought he has either gone to Cuba to join the insurg ents or that he has gone west and joined some theatrical company. His home is in Cleveland, where his father is presi dent of the Flickinger Wheel works. Chapman Will Sarreader. New York, Dec. 1. Elverton R. Chapman, whose conviction of 90 days in jail and $100 fine for failure to testify before the senate sugar trust investiga tion committee in 1891, was affirmed by the United States supreme court, said he would proceed at once to Washington and surrender himself to the court. His counsel will at once apply for a writ of habaes corpus in order to test the con stitutionality of the law. Richard Bowe Convicted. Montezuma, la., Dec. 1. Richard Rowe, who was extradited from Mex ico, charged with complicity in looting the Poweshiek county treasury in 1893, was found guilty in the district court. Two Vessels Wrecked. Philadelphia, Dec. J During the prevalence of the snowstorm last night the schooners City of Philadelphia and Bertha Warner were dashed ashore, the former near Little Island, Va., and the latter 10 miles north or Barnegat, N J. In both instances the crews were saved, bat the vessels and cargoes, entailing a loss of upwards of $60,000 will be total wrecks. Bishop Keane la Washlagtea. Washington. Dec. 1. Bishop John J. Keaae. late rector of the Catholic uni versity has returned to the city from his -visit to California. He is the guest of Rev. Father O. Lloyd of St. Patrick's. Bishop Keaae is on his way to Rome, where he has been called by the pope to accept a position of distinction and honor. He sails for Europe Saturday. Lovell Indictment Dismissed. GancAOO, Dec. 1. The indictment against Frank E.Lovell, the Missouri tan who was charged with being implicated ia the murder of EL R. HaaterXia April, 1885, has been dis- beiag not enough evidence itotwstala to aajtaia the isdictmeat. Tiedway la Director. Sioux Cm-, Dec 1. Captain Ralph B. Tredway of the Tale 'Varsity erewaf , has secome physical director of the local Young Men's Christian atocistloa and will make his home in Skrax City. InWi Lynx. Mass., Deo. 1. Several tionsinwagesat shoe factories in this vicinity were announced at the quarters of local labor unions. Jail Delivery a Wyandotte. Kansas City, Dec I. Thirteen prisoners escaped from the Wyandotte county jail, across the line in Ten are still at liberty. Cedar Rapids Outlook: Our hope ex pressed in last week's issue that no new canes of diphtheria would develop has been disappointed. During the last week several new cases have been report ed. Two other children of Mr. Peter eon's family have it. Miss Mae Wilson has had a mild attack, and also Mr. L.P. Judd's boy. All these cases are reported mild, but two or three members of M. D. Seaton'e family are said to be sick with a more malignant form of the disease. A strict quarantine is being enforced, and every means possible will be need to prevent the further spread of this dread ed malady. Osceola Record: L. B. Beits of Platte precinct, marketed 21 head of hogs last Saturday which averaged 233) poaade. They were all spring pigs, three-quarter red duroc This is; oertainlya good weight for twenty-one pigs, the oldest of them not quite eight months. We doubt it anyone in the county can beat that for growing pigs There was considerable worry last week at Osceola in regard to diphtheria, but the cases of the genuine article were few, and these not serious with one exception. All are better and the disease is under control. The town board appointed a board of health, com posed of Dr. Shaw, J. H. Ludlow and city marshal, Sam Youman, to look after the matter of quarantine, and provide against the spread of the disease. Central City Nonpareil : Judge Brew er and wife have left for LaPorte, Texas, where they go to make their future home. They settled on the old farm near the Platte river in 1800. He was the first probate judge of Merrick county. At the time he located here there were no settlements in the county other than two or three stsge stations along the Platte river. Merrick county at that time was unorganized and was the home of the red man, who had undisputed sway and often caused' the few white settlers many annoyances. With the coming of the railway all was changed. Towns have sprung up and where lees than two gen erations the buffalo and antelope had undisputed sway, Hord, Ormsby, Miller, Frauen, Brass, Gibson and Barker are fattening thousands of cattle and sheep for the eastern markets. Surely Mr. Brewer has seen many changes since he helped to organize this county. Madison Chronicle: The infant son of George Raikes, living west of town, got a coffee bean into its windpipe Sun day morning. Drs. Long of this city and Salter of Norfolk were called, but before the surgeons reached the house, the bean had passed from the child's windpipe to the lungs. What the result will be is hard to determine, as yet The streets of Madison this morning looked as though a cyclone had passed through the town during the night It rained considerable through the night and the falling water froze to everything it touched. Trees were coated with ice an inch thick, and branches and limbs as big as a man's leg were broken off and the debris scattered over the streets. Branches of trees that did not break off were bent over nearly to the ground and it is almost impossible to get along the sidewalks. Telegraph and telephone wires are down all over the city and it mnat be as bad along the railroad. The damage to fruit and ornamental trees is very large, many of them being totally ruined. During the night the weight of ice on the whistle cord at the pump house set the whistle to tooting at a lively rate, and the fire department got out under the impression that there was a fire. It was a bad night. Real Estate Traa.rera. Becher, Ja?ggi k Co., real estate agents, report the following real estate transfers filed in the office of the county clerk for the week ending Nov. 28, 1806. Win. Wenk to C. H. McNeill, lots 10 and 11. blk 8. Platte Tenter, wit S 210 00 Henry Marten to Wo. Wenk. lot 9, blk 8, Platte Center, wd. 100 0B O. P. Maboaey to Mary J. O'Neill, lot 7 blk 5, Platte Center, wd. 85 50 Kiobis Held to Kodolph uisia, part lot T I.Ik- OK fl..Ml... .l MWI AA A. Hallan to B. A. Larson, n nK tmH 35-17-3W. wd era 00 Five transfers, total $ IMS SO To Chicago and the East. Passengers going east for business, will naturally gravitate to Chicago as the great commercial center. 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