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WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 17. 1697.
Entered at the ProtofKce, Columbus, Nebr., as
second-class mail matter.
issued EVEnr Wednesday by
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The latest name for Kansas is "the
land of the waning populist."
TnE new congressional library is
among the foremost buildings of the
world.
The state educational board has offer
ed to take 8200,000 of the Douglas
county bonds at par.
The new paper money, the denomina
tions to be printed in different colors,
will soon be in circulation.
In the current issue of the Nebraska
Editor Walt Mason devotes two columns
of space to telling us editors that long
winded editorials are out of date. Ord
Quiz.
Within the next year the Canadian
government expect to construct a tele
graph line to the Klondike by the orig
inal route originally surveyed thirty
years ago.
Canadian reciprocity with the United
States, to take the place of exclusive
preferences for Great Britain, is a possi
bility that is giving the publicists of
England considerable anxiety just now.
'This may appear slightly contrary to
the statutes," mused the gentlemanly
burglar as he pocketed a gold watch
and reached out for a fat looking puree,
"but that law is no good. Wo can't
have"reform unless we have reform."
One million gallons of olive oil are
imported annually into the United
BUites, and there is no reason why the
whole of that quantity cannot be pro
duced here. The olive growing region
of California is GOO to 700 miles long,
and t0 to 125 miles in width.
A TEitKiobE famitio is ravaging in the
province of Archangel, a government of
European Russia, in the extreme north.
Many have already died of starvation.
The starving people wander about re
duced almost to skeletons, their heads
swollen to the size of baskets. Tea is
the only means of subsistence left.
Good enough! Mrs. A. E. Paul of
Chicago is an inspector of street clean
ere in that city, having charge of twen
ty-five workmen. The superintendent
who placed her in charge says she is
worth two men inspectors, and that her
work is done without any reference to
political pulls.
It is estimated that the total cost of
the equipment for lighting and running
the Armour packing house at South
Omaha by electricity, will be somewhere
near S!0,000. The electric system in
stalled will reduce the danger by fire to
(ho minimum. As soon as the founda
tion is read, if .tho weather permits, as
many men will be put at the erection of
the walls asfcan-lind room to work.
The new ballot did not make quite as
much trouble as might have been ex
pected, perhaps, but hero it wrought
confusion iu the mind of a voter. Sev
eral tickets in the Central City ballot
. box had crosses at the heads of the
republican and populist tickets, and
others contained similar fundamental
errors, while one elector, presumably
more disgusted than mystified, marked
every sqtiaro on the whole blanket
sheet. Central Citv Democrat.
TnE Omaha Bee observes that the
stminchest advocates of the Henry
George theory of laud taxation aro to bo
found in England, where tho demand
for land is great and over 2,000,000 acres
are reserved for parks and game pre
serves, from which tho public is rigidly
excluded. In countries where there is
an abundance of land to lie had for the
asking it is hard to make headway with
a theory based on the doctrine that all
private ownership of land is wrong.
POP POUTERS PLIGHT.
If Secretary of State Porter has leen
correctly reported he is guilty of one of
the most flagrant violations of law ever
committed by a state officer in Nebraska.
Not only does he appear to have violated
the plain provisions of the statute, but
lie has gone so far as to rule upon the
law and declare it void, obsolete and of
no binding force whatever. He has
brazenly asserted that he possessed the
right to open election returns when and
where lie pleased, and, having done so,
lias gone several steps farther and sent
them buck to the counties from which
they came for correction, the contents,
apparently "not suiting his fastidious
political taste.
The law affecting the conservation of
state election returns is as follows:
Section 55 (Abstracts Preserved.)
The abstracts of votes to be canvassed
bv the board of 6tate canvassers shall lie
kept in the office of the secretary of
state, and shall only be opened in the
presence of such board at the time pro-
This appears plain enough to the or
Jinary intelligence of man. and yet this
is the very section that Secretary of State
Porter has grossly violated. This is the
law which he declares obsolete and of no
binding force or validity. In the face of
the expressed prohibition of the law the
man with the rotund voice has deliber
ately opened, perused and returned for
correction returns from Adams, Box
Butte, Buffalo, Butler, Cedar, Chase.
Clay, Colfax, Cuming, Custer, Deuel,
Gosper, Greeley, McPhereon, Merrick,
Nance, Pawnee, Pierce, Holt, Red Wil
low, Richardson and Stanton counties.
Secretary Sizer, of the republican
state central committee, has gone to the
office of the secretary of 6tate and for
mally protested against this monkey
work with the returns on the part of
Mr. Porter. Secretary Sizer should go
several steps further. He should first
lay the ground for impeachment of this
lawless pop state official, following which
he ehonld take such steps as may be
thought necessary to throw out all such
returns as, from the secretary of state's
own admission, have been tampered
frith unlawfully. Lincoln CalL
Senator Hoar spoke recently on "Love of Country" at Alls
ton, Mas?., and said that he had heard tliat'it ts better to live for
your country than to die for it, but that the world still holds the
300 who died at Thermopylae better than the one who iv-caped.
CAUGHT BY SHORT STOP.
Bill Bryan seems to have dug a grave
for Mark Hanna in Ohio sixteen feet
long by one inch deep. Lincoln Call.
Bryan spoke in Ohio, and the state
went republican. He spoke in Nebras
ka and the fusion plurality was largely
reduced. Tammany would not let him
bloviate in Greater New York, and in
consequence, the Tammany tiger dines
on the canary.
Certainly, why not call an extra ses
eion of the Nebraska legislature? There
is more boodle in sight for the pops.
The state is not utterly bankrupt yet.
Neither is Mutz's maw fully satiated,
Auditor Cornell is ready to draw war
rants and Treasurer Meserve to cash
them.
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King George of Greece can play all
kinds of tunes on hand bells and wine
glasses of different shapes, and is also
said to be a skillful performer ou the
"cymballum," but in spite of all this he
is not so passionately fond of music as
to enjoy the concert of Europe.
A kecent decision in tho district
court of Harlan county, says the St.
Paul Republican, holds the borrower of
public funds equally guilty with the
lender, the judge sentencing a man con
victed of using county money in his
private business to five years in the
penitentiary as an accessory to the
crime of embezzlement. This should
have the desirable effect of lessening the
pressure commonly brought to bear on
handlers of public moneys by trusted
tiersonul friends, under the strain of
which many a good man has gone wrong.
EXPERTS ARE AT WORK.
Bering Sea Negotiations Have
Reached the Final Stage.
REPORT NEARLY READY TO SIGN,
Diplomats May Uavo a .Mora IMfticnlt
Tank lu Agret-ins Messrs. Fottcr, Latir
ieritntl Ilavis Will Co Over KcMilts Re
ported by the Expert Canadians Will
Probably Make a Counter Proposition.
Washington', Nov. 10. The British,
Cauadian aud American delegates to
the Bering sea meeting had confidently
expected to bring their labors to a close
yesterday, but afrer two ardurous ses
sions lasting until 5 :50 la-t evening, the
experts had not been able to reconcile
all their differences. It was determined,
therefore, to coutiuue the meeting to
day. Up to the close yesterday the ex
perts had made good progress, reaching
an agreement ou all but three or four
reserved propositions. These, it is ex
pected, can be agreed upon during
today ho that the expert report cau be
signed and the meeting concluded so
far as the experts are concerned. This
will make available all the data neces
sary for considering the vital diplo
matic question of stopping pelagic seal
ing. The intention is that General
Foster, Sir Wilfrid Laurier aud Sir
Louis Davis will meet to go over tho
results reported by the experts, and if
nossible. acree upou a basis of settle-1
nieut. The outcome of this diplomatic
meeting continues to be much in doubt.
It has been iutimatcd that the Canad
ians might make a counter proposition,
not goiug as far as the Americans desire
iu the way of limiting pelagic sealiug,
but -et offering a possible grouud for
amicable adjustment.
Equally reliable sources stated that if
the issue assumed the form of pelagic
sealiug, or uo pelagic sealiug, as now
seemed likely it would be extremely
difticult to reconcile the differences.
In view of the contiuuauce of the
meeting Sir Wilfrid aud Sir Louis will
not leave until tonight or tomorrow.
German Warship Shell a Village
Victoria, Nov. 10. The German
warship Falke, which was dispatched
from Australia on receipt of the news
there of the murder of the trader, Von
Hageu, returned recently from New
Guiaua, having grimly avenged the
savagery of the natives. The Falke
steamed directly to the village iu which
the murderers of the late acting gov
ernor were known to be secreted and,
without a word of parley, opened fire
with artillery. This so terrified the na
tives that they at once carried into
Stepliausport, the German capital, the
two Solomon islaud boys wauted for
the murder and who had broken from,
imprisonment imposed for the killing
two years ago of the German explorer
Ehl&rds and his party. The Falke con
tinued to shell the village despite this
conciliatory measure, and left no build
ing standing.
Foreign Voter Must Be Able to Read,
Cheyenne, Wyo., Nov. 10. The
Wyomiug gupreuie court has rendered
a decision iu tho Carbon county election
case sustaining the contention of the
plaintiffs, who were the candidates for
ennnty attorney, treasurer aud commis
sioner on the Democratic ticket at the
last ele tion. The court decided that
foreign boru citizens must be required
to read the constitution in the English
language in order to vote. There were
115 Finns who voted the Republican
ticket, but could not read the constitu
tion iu English. Their votes were ac
cepted, as they could read it in their
own language.
Spanish Army la a Deplorable Condition.
Havana, Nov. 10. General Blanco's
investigations iuto the conditions of
Spain's army in Cuba have already re
vealed a deplorable condition of affairs.
Proof Is being obtained that of the 200,r
000 meu sent to General Weyler, only a
small percentage are now fit for actual
service. Application of the decree of
amnesty still hangs fire. General
Blanco is anxious to get the American
prisoners off his hands, "tmt is fettered
by red tape, the Competitor prisoners
being in the hands of the naval author
ities, and many formalities must 'be
gone throngh before they are released.
It is expected, however, that they will
soon be at liberty.
Asxiou For Annexation.
New York, Nov. 10. A dispatch to
The World from Honolulu says : San
ford B. Dole, president of the provis
ional republic of Hawaii, aud Chief
Justice Judd are anxious to have the
Hawaiian annexation treaty ratified as
soon as possible. Said President Dole
to The World reporter: "The people
I will never again submit to a monarchy..
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joying the confidence of the people of
the island to conduct the affairs of tho
state under a monarchy."
IN MEMORY OF HEROES.
Pennsylvania Dedicates Monu
ments at Orchard Knob.
MANY DISTINUTJISHED VI2IT0ES.
Governor Hatting Delivers the Monu
ments to the National Government.
Hon. John Tweedale Represents Secre
tary of War Alger Commissioner of
Pensions Fvans Delivers ac Address.
Chattanooga, Teim., Nov. 10. Yes
terday was a glorious day for the Penn
sylvania voters, who came here to dedi
cate their monuments to the memory of
their heroism in the great war, exem
plified in their valorous conduct on the
field of Chickamauga.Missiouary Ridge,
Orchard Knob and Lookout Mountain.
The stand was crowded with old sol
diers, their wives aud children, fully
5,000 peoplo being under the sound of
the voices of the speakers.
On the stand sat the distinguished
speakers and representatives from the
local posts of the G. A. R. and N. B.
Forrest camp of Confederate veterans.
Hon. H. Clay Evans, General John P.
Gobin, General La'tta aud other distin
guished visitors also occupied seats on
the platform. The Fifth regiment
United States band from McPherson
barracks furnished the music for the
occasion.
Brevet Brigadier General William A.
Robinson of Pittsburg, president of tho
state battleship commission, presided.
He called for prayer from Dr. Thomas
H. Robinsou, who delivered a fervent
invocation for the divine blessing on
the events of the day.
Transfer the Monuments.
At the conclusion of the prayer,
General Robinson introduced Lieuten
ant Colonel Arichibald- Blakcley of the
Seventy-eighth regiment who, repre
senting tho Pennsylvania battlefield
commission, formally transferred the
monuments erected by the state to the
governor.
Following Colonel Blakeley Governor
Hastings spoke, delivering the monu
ments to the national government. The
governor's address was frequently in
terrupted by applause.
The monuments were then formally
accepted ou the part of the national
government and transferred to tho na
tional park commissioner!) by Hon.
Johu Tweedale, chief clerk of the war
department, representing the secretary
of war.
General H. V. Boynton, for and on
behalf of the natioual park commission,
formally accepted the monuments,
At the conclusion of General Boyn
ton's address General Robinsou intro
duced Hou. H. Clay Evans, United
States commissioner of pensions.
Mr. Evaus arose amid loud upplanse
and spoke at some length. He said the
government at the breaking out of the
war had made two distinct contracts
with the people :
First That every dollar advanced
for carrying forward the war for the
uuion should be paid back in the good
hard gold of the republic.
Second That the national govern
ment would care for the destitute sur
vivors of its armies of the war and for
the widows of those who fell in battle.
Eulogize the President,
Both of these promises, he said, the
government is now carrying out faith
fully. He urged all to stand for the
honor of the republic, to preserve the
great heritages of freedom and liberty
handed down by Washington, trans
ferred by Abraham Liucoln aud splen
didly exemplified by that ruler of 70.
000,000 people, who is greater than any
monarch of Europe, William McKinleyy
Following Mr. Evans, Colonel
Thomas J. Stewart, adjutant general to
Governor Hastings, and General James
W. Latta of Pittsburg made short ad
dresses. General John P. Gobin, commander-in-chief
of tho G. A. R., was called for.
General Gobin proposed that instead of
a speech he would ask the vast audience
to sing "America," which was done
with a vim.
At the conclusion of tho song, the
audience, on motion of General Gobin,
gave Governor Hastings the Chantau
quan salute, with the waving of hand
kerchiefs, and the presiding officer de
clared the ceremonies closed.
Last night the veterans enjoyed a
campfire at the city aaditorium pre
pared by the local-G. A. R. and Confed
erate veterans. The blue aud the gray
mingled freely and ate out of the same
haversack, drank from the same can
teen and told yarns until the wee sma'
hours.
Didn't Know It Was Loaded.
Indianapolis, Nov. 10. Cecil Robin
sou, 14 years of age, shot and killed his
17-year-old sister. Mattie, last night at
the Robinson home, on Jeffer.-ou ave
nue. The shooting was accidental.
Yonug Robinsou pointed tho revolver
iu his face of his sister, not knowing
that it was loaded. When he pulled
the trigger, the weapon discharged a
bullet into the girl's bead. Youug Rob
insou was locked up, but was released
when it was established that the shoot
ing was an accident.
Suit to Collect Taxes.
Toledo, O., Nov. 10. Tax Inquisitor
McFarlandhas begun an actiou against
the Woolsou Spice company, filing a
citation with the county auditor in be
half of the county, to collect taxes ou
between tSOO.OOO aud 1900,000 in cred
its aud canh, which has not been listed
for taxation. The taxes will amount to
between $90,000 and $1. '.0,000. It i-
charged that the Woolson Spice com
pany has made returns on a 10 per cent
?.iis.
Alderman Plotko Jeered.
Chicago, Nov. 16. Alderman Plotke,
the author of the "Ordinance compelling
women to remove their hats in theaters,
introduced an ordinance in the common
council last night abolishing football in
the city limits. It was placed on file
by a vote of 57 to 5. The alderman
tried to make a fight for his measure,
but was jeered into his seat.
Recotver Clark la ew York.
New York, Nov. 16. Receiver S. H.
H. Clark of the Union Pacific arrived
from St. Louis today. Mr. Clark will
consult with the directors and reorgan
ization committee of the Union Pacific
line while he Is here. Mr. Clark de
clines to 6ay anything at this time
bot the proposed policy of the Union
tadfio.
BRIDGE CASE DECIDED.
Mr. Prouty, New Commissioner,
Casts Deciding Vote.
MINORITY OPINION BY CLEMENTS.
Decision Is Against the Gate City Super
vising; Architect Taylor Issues Instruc
tions to Have the Omaha PostoMce Com
pleted by the First or the Year News
at the National Capital.
Washington, Nov. lb. Unless some
thing entirely unexpected should in
tervene a decision in the Omaha-Council
Bluffs bridge arbitrary case will be
lianded down by the interstate com
merce commission on Thursday. The
decision is written and so far as can be
learned is against Omaha. Courtesy
demands that the entire personnel of
the commission should review the de
cision as finally prepared for promulga
tion and this cannot be done until the
return of Judge Yeomaus, who is at
Bluefield, Ya., and Mr. Clements, who
is at his home in Georf.i-i.
After the retirement of Judge Yeasey
the commission stood two to two and
nothing could be done until the com
mission was again made up, which has
been done in the selection of Mr.
Prouty of Vermont. It is his vote that
desides the case against Omaha.
There will be a minority dissenting
opinion, probably presented by Mr.
Clements, who has held with Judge
Morrison all through the case that the
arbitrary should apply equally on goods
westlKiund as well as east bound and
that the discrimination was working
disastrously agaiust the Gate City.
The United States supreme court has
so shorn the commission of its powers
that the members of that body do not
know "where they are at," and conse
quently are approaching decisions with
fear and trembling. As oue of the
members said today: "The supreme
court does uot deuy the commission tho
right to investigate any railroad com
pany for rate discrimination and says
we have a right to regulate any past
act, but when it comes to saying what a
railroad company should do, so far as
sates are concerned iu the. future, then
we transcend our power, as we are not
a judicial body, which leaves us pretty
nearly without a leg to staud upon."
Supervising Architect Tuylor issued
instructions to Superintendent Lateuser
of the Omaha postollice building, that
everything mast be douo to bring the
postoffice portion to completion and
ready for occupancy on or before Jan
uary 1.
RELIEF FOR WHALERS.
Expedition Expected tit Kearh the Ice.
bound Fleet Early Iu February.
Washinoion, Nov. 10. Secretary
Gage has requested the secretary of the
interior to instruct the Alaskan officials
to gather about 000 head of reindeer
from the government herd for the use
of the expedition for the relief of the
ice bound whalers iu the Arctic. It is
expected that the Bear, which is now
at Seattle, will be ready to sail in about
10 days, and within 0 days thereafter
it is expected that she will have reached
some point on Norton's sound, where a
large party will be engaged for the trip
overland to Point Harrow. The herd
of reindeer, which will be killed for
food if needed, will be driven overland,
and it is the confident expectation of
Capt. Shoemaker, chief of the revenue
cutter service, and Captain Harper,
who is in command of the Bering sea
patrol fleet, that the herd will reach
Point Barrow and the imprisoned
whalers before the middle of February.
The river through which the herd will
be driven is said to abouud with moss,
upon which the herd will feed, and
both agree that the scheme for the re
lief of tho whalers is perfectly feasible
and will be attended with little danger.
The eight vessels now ice lionud have
a combined complement of 205 men.
The Orca has 45, the Belvidere 45, the
Freeman, 40, the Fearless 35, the
Jeauuie 25, the Rosario 25, the Wau
derer v0 aud the Newport !i0.
Ilijf Laud Case.
Washington, Nov. 10. The solicitor
general today presented a motion iu the
United States supreme court to with
hold consideration of the Eastern Ore
gon Land company, which were re
cently submitted, until the case of the
United States against the California
and Oregon Railroad company could be
reached. The court could not pass upon
the motion. The cases involve the
title to about 70,000 acres of land.
president's Secretary Not a Candidate.
Washuiuton, Nov. 16. There is no
truth in the statemeut recently pub
lished to the effect that secretary to the
president, Johu Addison Porter, will be
a candidate for the United States senate
at next vear's election in Couuectieut.
Kv-ConjjreMiiiaii Injstoii Dead.
Wahuxuto, Nov. 16. Ex-Congress-mau
John M. Laugstou, colored, died
here last night. He was foruieily
United States minister to Hayti.
MONEY FOR BLACK HILLS MISSION.
Bishops Oppose an Appropriation For Ed
ucational I nut it ut ions.
Philaheivhia, Nov. 10. The gen
eral committee on missions of the Meth
odist Episcopal church at its session
today proceeded with the appointments
for domestic missionary work. Appro
priations for the various Indian mis
sions were made. There was a long
and homewliat spirited debate over the
amouut to be giveu the Black Hills
mission. A motion was made to give
$4,320 for the Black Hills mission and
11,000 for the snpport of the Black Hills
school. Several bishop3, in opposing
the motion claimed that the school was
a private institution aud did not belong
to the mission. If the precedent was
established of appropriating missionary
money for educational purposes, the
speakers argue that the committee
would bo involved in endless trouble.
The matter was finally disposed of by
appropriating $4,320, simply for the
general missionary work in Black HilLs.
The Dakota conference was granted
$9,600 and $1,310 was voted to Des
Moines.
When the Kansas conference was
taken up Dr. Hodgetfs of Nebraska said
he hoped there would be no reduction.
Dr. King of New York said there had
been such prosperity this year1 in
Kansas that it could stand a cut when
a reduction must be made somewhere.
Dr. Martindale spoke for Kansas and
$1,200 was voted. Minnesota received
$3,437-and Nebraska $2,150, North Da
kota $8,040, North Nebraska confer
ence $5,000, Northwestern Iowa $3,500.
SYRUP MIXERS AND THE TRUST.
They Receive Little Encouragement From
the Glucose Magnate.
Chicago, Nov. 10. Syrup mixers of
Chicago and other cities between the
Ailegbenies and the Missouri river met
here today and organised the Western
Syrup Refiners' association and to de
vise ways and means of protecting their
business from utter demoralization. A
committee was appointed to confer
with Colonel R. H. Mathiesen, presi
dent of the glucose trust, with a view
to securing a modification of terms
iipog which he iswUJJjyj to sejl the
mixers his staple product, which is the
basis of all their products.
The committee met Mr. Mathiesen
and asked for tho closing down of tho
Davenport, la., glucose refinery, which
is doing a mixing busiuess in compe
tition with members of the incipient as
sociation and for a radical alteration of
the rebate system. The glucose mag
nate received them cordially, but gave
them little encouragement.
Allow 03,000 For Husband's Aflectlea.
-New York, Nov. 16. A sheriff's
jury in Brooklyn today gave a verdict
for $65,000 to Mrs. Florence Van
Schaack against her father-in-law,
Peter Van Schaack for the alienation
of her husband's affection. Peter Van
Schaack is head of the firm of Peter
Van Schaack &Co. of Chicago. He is
said to be a millionaire. The plaintiff
lives at Bath Beach. March 20, 1883.
she was married to John Van Schaack
at Pensaoola, Fla. Since that time the
couple havo lived in New York, Chi
cago and New Orleans. In March,
1897, tha couple separated, Mr. Van
Schaack in her affidavit alleges that she
was abandoned and that her father-in-law
alienated her husband's affections.
La Gascogao Has a Stormy Voyage.
New York, Nov. 16. The French
liner La Gaacogne arrived here after a
very stormy passage. She left Havre
Nov. 6 with 404 passengers and her
usual consignment of freight and met
heavy seas the first day. The first
Thursday was a particularly stormy
day. Immense waves swept over the
vessel and carried away the captain's
bridge. None of the passengers were
injured.
Bubonic Plague Raging la Poonah.
Bombay, Nov. 16. The bubonic
plague shows no abatement in the
Poonah district. Within the last 43
hours there have been 148 new cases re
ported and 94 deaths. Six hundred and
thirty victims of the disease are now in
the hospital at Poonah. Business iu
several of the principal streets is sus
pended aud the town is being rapidly
deserted by the inhabitants.
To Investigate llribery Charges.
Jefferson City, Mo.. Nov. 16.
Judge Shackleford of the Cole county
circuit court today instructed the grand
jury to investigate the charges of cor
ruption aud bribery made by the St.
Louis Republic agaiust lobbyists who
were here during the legislature last
winter
Shot One of the Iturglars.
Marathon, la., Nov. 16. An at
tempt at robbery of the Reefe drug
btore in this towu resulted disastrously
to the burglars. Oscar Miller, who
sleeps in the store, was awakened by
the prying at the door. He waited un
til four men filed iu when he tired two
loads of shot into the bunch. One was
badly wounded and captured, but the
other three made their escape ou stolen
horses. The captured burglar, whose
arm will have to be amputated, gives
his uame as Charles Keegan of Boston.
Mineis Refuse to Arbitrate.
St. Louis, Nov. 16. The miners of
the Bellville district at a meeting held
at East St. Louis adopted the follow
ing: "We have nothing to arbitrate.
We stand by the Springfield scale of
372 cents top weight, aud as soon as
the operators agree to pay it the men
will be ordered back to work."
Interchangeable Mileage Book.
Chicago, Nov. 16. The Sebastian
interchangeable mileage ticket was
placed on sale today by the western
roads. The practical result of it
arill be to make a 2-cent rate for
everybody to travel 2,000 miles in the
course of a year. It is also expected to
reduce ticket scalping to a minimum.
Croker's Health Improved,
New York, Nov. 1. Richard Cro
ker has returned from a week's stay at
Hot Springs, Va. He was much im
proved in health.
Champion Hammer Thrower Dead.
Springfield, Mass., Nov. 16. John
Purcell, the champion heavyweight
hammer thrower, died Nov. 14, at his
home in Florence, Mass. He won the
world's championship at the world's
fair contest.
Bigamist Sentenced.
St. Joseph, Nov. 16. Albert Knee
land, the bigamist, who has 1U living
wives, was sentenced to three and oue
half years in the penitentiary. This is
his third term for this offense.
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS.
Albert Oliver Wilcox, a well known
abolitionist and advocate of woman
suffrage und temperance, died at Sara
toga, N. Y., Nov. 15, aged 87.
The lack of freight cars from which
nearly all of the western roads have
suffered recently has caused the Atchi
son to perfect arrangements for the
manufacture of nearly all of its cars
aud the greater part of its locomotives
in the fnture. The work will be done
at the shops in Topeka.
Colonel John Jamieson, general su
perintendent of the United States rail
Way mail service under President Ar
thur, is dead, at his home in Brooklyn.
Colonel Jamieson was born in Albany
In 1841. His family removed to Wis
consin in 1847 and during the civil war
he served in the First Wisconsin artil
lery. Upon leaving the army he en
tered the postal service and rose to be a
chief of the railway mail service.
GRANT IN DISGUISE.
A Reconnolssance on the Quiet Which
Took the Boys by Storm.
"One day at Chattaucoga, " says oue
of the soldier boys writing in the Chi
cago Inter Ocean, "a lot of us were
loading hard tack aud bacon into u
wagon train that was to be sent to half
starving men, and were giving more at
tention to badgering each other than to
the work in baud, wheu a lame man in
fatigue dress, walking with some difli
culty with the assistance of a cane,
passed along the high porch of tho quar
termaster's shed aud looked down at the
boys for a minute or two without a
word. Then he spoke quietly, saying:
'That is not the way to load boxes, men.
Put them in straight and carefully. Dc
your work like soldiers. '
"Old Hannibal, who was slouching a
good deal at his work, turned with im
pudent bravado toward the officer and
was just in the act of saying that he did
pot want any quartermaster's clerk to
give orders to him, when he started in
surprise, saluted aud, much to the as
tonishment of the boys, lifted his hat.
The look of impudence went from his
face like a flash, and he said, 'AH right,
general, we will do it just as you want
it done. ' Then all the men recognized
in the quiet man the commanding geiir
eral of the army.
Grant followed every look and word,
and he probably understood old Hanni
bal better than that rough old fighter
understood himself. There was a twin
kle in his eye as he said: 'Remember,
men, these provisions are going to half
starved soldiers. You ought to get as
many boxes in the wagon as possible.
When mules are so scarce and roads so
dangerous, the more boxes in the wagon
the more men you feed. ' The boys got
up in the wagon, straightened out every
box and loaded all carefully as the gen
eral directed. This was only three or
four days before the battle of Chatta
nooga, and while the fight was in prog
ress old Hannibal said ho knew that
Grant 'wasn't linipin round Chuttanoog
for nothiu.' "
The Picture Hat.
Some time ago a. noted writer an
nounced that scientific physicians had
utterly condemned the large, round hats
weighed down with excessive garni
tures, pronouncing them "a serious and
nndeniablo means of producing head
ache, wrinkles aud gray hair." Oue
would suppose this threat of a trio of ter
rible afllictions would have had the in
stantaneous good effect of banishing the
burdensome cause of them all; but uot
so. We can almost affirm that fashion's
power is more poteut than health or eveu
life itself. Gray hair- may appear, the
"picture hat headache" may become
chronic and wrinkles deepen, but while
the domiuatiug queen of style decrees it
we shall still behold the baneful and
overpowering picture hat. Exchange.
A Decided Hint.
Mother What in the world ever pos
sessed you to give Mr. Bingo a shaving
set?
Daughter He never seems to realize
how tender my face is. Detroit Free
Pre.
Tho iraioa Paritir
Passes-through the best cities and towns
of Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming and
Utah, and is the best route to Denver,
Cheyenne, Salt Lake City, San Fran
cisco, Portland and all' Puget Sound
Points.
The advantages gained by traveling
via the Union Pacific nro Quick Time,
Unequaled Service,
Magnificent Equipment,
Double Drawing Room
Pullman Palace Sleepers,
Pullman Dining Cars,
Freo Reclining Chair Cars,
Pullman Tourist Sleepers.
For time tables, pamphlets descriptive
of the country traversed, rates of fare,
sleeping enr accommodations, or any
other information, apply to
27oct5 J. R. MKAnF.u, Agt.
To Chicago and the Eat.
Passengers going east for business, will
naturally gravitate to Chicago as the
great commercial center. Passengers
re-visiting friends or relatives in the
eastern states always desire to "take in"
Chicago en route. All classes of passen
gers will find that the '-Short Line" of
he Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Rail
way, via Omaha and Council .Bluffs,
affords excellent facilities to reach their
destinations in a manner that will be
sure to give the utmost satisfaction.
A reference to the time tables will in
dicate the route to be chosen, and, by
asking any principal agent west of the
Missouri river for a ticket over the
Chicago, Couucil Bluffs & Omaha Short
Line of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St.
Paul Railway, you will be cheerfully
furnished with the proper passport via
Omaha and Chicago. Please note that
all of the ''Short Line" trains arrive in
Chicago in-nmple time to connect with
the express trainsof all the great through
car lines to the principal eastern cities.
For additional particulars, time tables,
maps, etc., please call on or address F.
A. Nash, General Agent, Omaha, Neb.
PROBATE NOTICE.
In tho county conrt of Platte county, Nebraska.
In the inattr of flic estate of Jenaine Aniier
wn, deceased. Notice of final settlement and
account.
To the creditors, heirs, lesatecR and others in
terested in the estate of Jensine Andereon, de
ceased. Take notice, that Niels Jensen has filed in
the county court n rei.rt of his doioK no ad
ministrator of the entate of .lensine Andereon.
tlecMuwd, and it is ordered that the ramctBtand
for hcatiuKon the 2rtth day of November, l&t7,
before the court ut the hour of 1 o'clock i. in.,
at which time any perkon interested may a-M-ar
and except to and coutest the same.
This notice is ordered given in Thk Columbus
Joi'IlN'M. fir two consecutive weeks prior to the
$tii .lay of N'oteinlier, lb'..
Witness in hand and the K-al of the county
court at Columbus, this 13th day of November,
1M)7.
J. N. Kir j ax.
17nnv2t County .ludKe.
LEGAL NOTICE.
In the district court of Platte county, Nebraska.
(ieriuau Insurance Company, a corporation.
I'iatntitl,
H.
Ernest C. Halm. Eugene V. Halm et al..
Defendants
Consolidated Coftee Couiiauy, Spnuni. War
ner A Company, Dean, Ariiitroni; A. Company,
Chase iV Haulxtrn, K. 1J. Crouch & Company,
Carle Cracker Coiniwiny, D.tvid landre:ith A.
Slin, It. W. Hell Mauufacturiui: Coiniktiiy and
Could V Company, defendant, will take notice
that on the HUth day or OctoU-r, l-'.l7. (ieriimn
luaurauce Company, plaiutitl herein, tiled iti
petition in the district court of I'latte county,
Nebraska, against aid defenilanb. t id., the
object and prajcr of which are to foreclose a
certain mortgage executed by Jennie Halm and
the defendant, Ernest . Halm, to the plaintiff,
upon lot sis, block ciclit. in the village of I'latte.
Centre, I'latte county, Nebraska, to secure the
IKiymeut of four promiteiory notes dated April
2, If&U, for the aKKit'Kate mim of iftC.OO with
interest at nine t cent from date, and due and
(tajable in three jcaro from dute thereof, there
s now ilue iiMn Kiid notet and niorlKUKe the
Mini of $771.72, for which Mini, with intercut
from thin date, plaiutitl prajn for a decree that
thedcfeudantH fie required to pay the name, or
that Kiid premiscM may be told to satisfy the
amouut found due.
You nre required to answer said iietition on or
before the i:!tli day of Decem!:cr, I'.7.
Dated Noemler2. lM'i.
(int.ll S iNSUHANCK Co..
8nov Plaintiff.
l'KOUATK NOTICE.
In the mailer of the onlafc of Samuel W.
W.
WilMiii, ilcceaned. Notice to creditorx.
Notice is hereby ci. en, that the creditore of
said deceased will meet the administrator of
said entitle, liefore me, county jmltfe of Platto
county, Nebraska, at my otticu in Columbus,
paid county, ou the 'Jl day of December, 1&V7, on
the I'd day of March. 1MS, and on tho 2d day of
June, th'.M, at 9 o'clock a. m. each day, for the
purMisuof presenting their claims for examina
tion, adjustment and allowance.
Six months are allowed for tho creditors to
re.cnt their claims und one jcar for the admin
istrator to settle said estate from the 2d day of
Decemlier. lSt7, nnd this notice is ordered pub
lished in Thk Columbcs Joumxai. for four con
secutive weeks, prior to the 2d ilay of Decemlier,
17.
J. N. Kilun,
lOnovl County Judge.
PROBATE NOTICE.
In the matter of the estate of Hervey Hedges,
deceased. Notice to creditors.
Notice in hereby given that the creditors of
said deceased will meet the administrator of
said estate, before me, county judge of Platte
county, Nebraska, at my office in Columbus, said
county, on the M day of December, 1897, on the
2d day of March, lt3. and on the 2d day of
June. &'.?. at U o'clock a m. each day, for the
purpose of presenting their claims for examina
tion, adjustment and allowance.
Six months are allowed for creditors to pre
sent their claims, and one year for the adminis
trator to srttle said estate, from the 2d day of
Decemlier. 1&!7. and this notice is ordered pub
lished in The ('oi.ujif.us Journal, for four con
secutive week prior to the 2d day of Decemlier,
l;i7.
J. N. Kili .
lOnovtt County Judge.
PROBATE NOTICE.
In the matter of the estate of Andy Devany,
deceased. Notice to creditors.
Notice is hereby given that the creditors of
6aid deceased will meet the executors of said
estate, before me, county judge of Platte county,
Nebraska, at my office in Columbus, said conn
ty. on the 2d day of December, 1897, on the 2d
day of March, lfcW. and on the 2d day of June.
lstfS, at 9 o'clock a. m. each day. for the pur
pose of presenting their claims for examination,
adjustment and allowance.
Hix months are allowed for the creditors to
present their claims and one year for the ex
ecutors to settle said estate from the 2d day
of December. 1:7. and this notice is ordered
published in The Commutes Journal, forfonr
consecutive weuks, prior to the 2d ilay of De
cemlier, lis?.
J N. KlLI.t.N,
lOnovl Count Judge.
PROBATE NOTICE.
In the matter of the eotateof 3!aria Grander,
deceased. Notice to creditors.
Notice is hereby given, that the creditors of
said deceased will meet the administratrix of
said estate, before me. county judge of Platte
connty, Nebraska, at my office in Colnmbna,
said county, on the 2d ilay of December, 1897,
on the 2d day of March, IK, and on the 2d day
of June. 1-4KJ, at V o'clock a. in. each day. for the
purpose of presenting their claims for examina
tion, adjustment and allowance.
Hix months aro allowed for the creditors to
present their claims and one year for the ad
ministratrix to settle said estate from the 2d
liny of December, 1897, and this notice is ordered
published in TliR Columbus Journal for four
consecutive weeks, prior to the 2d day of De
cemlier, l!V7.
, J. N. KlLIAN,
ltoov County Judge. .
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MEDHOF & CO.
Our counters and shelves are now over
flowing with the largest stock of
Dry Goods,
Carpets, Clothing,
Hats and Caps,
HVER SHOWN IN PLATTK COUNTY.
Dress Goods, Cloak Goods
Vioixis including black double width at 15c a vanl.
40-inch wide, all-wool Dress Flannel, all colors, at 25c a vard.
40-inch wide black Mohair Brocade at o5c a yard.
38-inch all-wool Fancies at 28c a yard.
Special attention is called to our'liiie of Serges at 28c, 40c,
50c, 75c, a yard.
New Silks in fancy brocades at 50 and 75c.
Roman Stripes anil Plaid Silks entirely new.
Latest novelty in Dre&s Trininiinu, ciuipri?iii headed and
silt gimps and braids, braided ami leaded etts.
Ladies' ami children's Hosiery, at 5c, 10c, 15c, and an iron
clad Hose for children at 25c a pair.
Ladies men's and children's Underwear, at 25c, ladies' and
children's ribbed vet ami drawers. Ilecce-liiicd, worth :15c.
At 50c, ladies' and children's all-wool vest and drawer-., "icat
value, wortli 75c. "
At ode, men's natural wool shirt and drawers, worth 5()i
At 50c, children's heavy ribbed Union uit, all tzc.
At 50c, men's Heece-lined hirts and drawer.-, linislud seam,
worth 75c.
We call your attention to our line of BLANKETS COM
FORTERS, etc., cheaper than ever.
Carpets !
Now is your time to buy your Carpets, to
the old prices. Our assort meiit is the nio-t
Omaha.
Clothing!
We invite vour inspection
ami Ihvs'
Clothing to lie found
the recent advance. We invite
Respectfully,
Farm Loans.
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And Insurance.
COLUMBUS,
t ARE YOU A COWARD? 3
cxc on
PROBATE NOTICE.
In the matter of the estateof Henry I'uste, de
ceased. Notice U creditors.
Notice is hereby given, that Him creditors of
said deceased will meet the administrator of
said estate, before me, county judge of I'latte
county, Nebraska, at my office in Columbus,
said county, on the 2d day of December. Is'.fi. on
the 2d day of March, l&tw, and on the 2d day of
June, 1899, at tt o'clock n. m. each day, for the
purpose of presenting their claims for examina
tion, adjustment anil allowance.
Hix months are allowed for the creditors to
present their claims and one enr for the admin
istrator to settle said estate from the 2d day of
December. lt97. and this notice is ordered pub
lished in Thk Coi.cmbch Jochnai. for four con
secutive weeks, prior to the 2d day of Decemlier,
187.
J.N. KlLMX,
lOnovl ( 'ounty J udge.
NOTICE PROBATE OF WILL.
Notice probate of will, Joachim Huenning.de
ceased. In the connty court of I'latte county,
Nebraska. The State of Nebraska to the heirs
and next of kin of said Joachim Buenning,
deceased.
Take notice, that upon filing of a written in
strument purporting to be the last will and tes
tament of Joachim Buenaing for probate and
allowance, it is ordered that said matter be set
for hearing the 26th day of November, A. D. 181T7.
before said county court, at the hour of- 1
o'clock 1. 31., at which time any person inter
ested may appear and contest the same; and due
notice of this proceeding is ordered published
three weeks successively in the Columbus Jour
nal, a weekly anil legal newspaper printed,
published and of general circulation in said
county and state.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set un
hand and official seal at Columbus this 1th day
of November. A. D. 17.
J. A. KlLUN,
10nov3 County Judge.
PROBATE NOTICE.
In the matter of the estate of Lewis M. Haley,
deceased. Notice to creditors.
Notice is hereby given, that the creditors of
said deceased will meet the administratrix of
said estate, before me. connty judge of Platto
county, Nebraska, at my offive in Columbus, said
connty. on the 2d day of December, 1&97. on the
2d day JJarch, 1S98, and on the 2d day of June.
1699, at 9 o'clock a. m. each day. for the purpose
of presenting their claims for examination, ad
justment and allowance.
Six months are allowed for the creditors to
present their claims and one year for the ad
ministratrix to settle said estate from the 2d
day of December. 18OT, and this notice is ordered
published in The Columbus Journal for four
consecutive weeks, prior to the 2d day of De
cember, 1897.
., . J. N. Kiliax.
lOnovt County Judge.
UNDERTAKING!
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Metallic Caskets at as low
prices as any one.
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IN THE COUNTRY.
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jjet the benelit of
complete west of
Clothing!
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you to inspect our stock
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himself, if his garments are ill-fitting or in a shab-.
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of elegant attire you should order your Suits
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