i o
J
j
i
fe-.
IT -
olnmbns goxirual.
WEDNESDAY. DIXEMHEK 21. 1697.
Entered at the I'ostollice, Columbus, Nefor., a
tecond-class mail matter.
ISSUED KVEKY WEDSESWW BV
M. K. TURNER & CO.,
Oolimlii!-, 3Vcjlr.
TERMS or sciiscuteriox:
Oneyear. by mail, potaije prepaid.
Hix months
Three months
.fi.ro
.7 'i
. .40
It is thought that Fremont will secure
the beet sugar plant.
It is said that, mentally and physically
Prince Bismarck is rapidly declining.
Dil Nan-sen, the famous Arctic ex
plorer, is said to he get ting rich lecturing.
CoNflitEssMAX Maxwell has returned
from Washington to pass the holidays
at home.
Tiik Japanese hardly know what to
make of the evident friendliness between j
China and Russia, hngland is concern
ed, hut cautious, as usual.
It is reported that a largo Japanese
squadron sailed on the reception of the
news of Russia's occupation of Port
Arthur, and that Great Britain is light
ing mad.
Tiik Kiisso Chinese hank, which is the
agent of the Russian government, has
offered to China 110,KHI Herdan rifles,
with payment live years hence. China
has accepted the proposal.
List Thursday evening an explosion
of natural gas took place in Chicago
resulting in a loss of 12.",(HiO. Dozens
of people were thrown from their feet
and twenty-three were injured.
Institutions that receive in trust the
savings of the poor should be the safest
and soundest of all. but statistics for
1S17 show that the jiercentageor failures
among banks was the highest with the
Havings banks; this fact is another argu
ment in favor of government postal
banks.
Tin: Chinese situation was discussed
last Wednesday at a sjecial meeting of
the Russian council at St. Petersburg,
presided over by Emperor Nicholas. It
is rumored that Orand Duke Alexander
Michaelovitch advised the immediate
strengthening of the Russian souadron
in China.
A.mono the latest things from Russia
is the statement that the work of joining
the Baltic to the Black soa by a canal
a thousand miles long and an average
depth if :!.vl feet, is to be begun next
spring, to be completed by liKit, cost
S!l7,l00,loU There is much speculation
as to what this means or may mean to
Russia.
A wiiiiiix: post bill has been intro
duced into the Virginia legislature.
Under its provisions all jiersons convict
ed of ietty larceny shall be punished
with not less than ten nor more than
thirty stripes, but in cases of conviction
of females, or males under the age of
(if teen years, it shall be optional with
said female and the parent or guardian
of uaid infant, whether they shall lie
punished with stripes or according to
btatutfs now in force.
John 'J'. Mallalikp, ex-superintend
ent of the state industrial school for
loys at Kearney, has liled with Governor
Ilolcomh an exhaustive statement of his
accounts with the state. He claims that
the report of Kvpert Silver, charging him
with a shortage of over SOOt), is worth
less. Mr. Mallalieu lists .o70 debits to
himself that Silver overlooked and finds
enough credits to counterbalance this
and all the alleged shortage, but $2m.
He thinks Ik-can account for this also in
time. The cash book of the school is
missing. Mr. Mallalieu thinks it was
lost with other papers when the room it
was in was unroofed liv a storm.
-l.S TO PIJXSIOXS.
There are said to be. in round num
bers, about ICiO.IHiO persons on the V. S.
pension roll. Whatever conduces to the
welfaie of this nearly a million of per
sons is immediately felt by their families
ami by the communities in which they
live.
There is bill under consideration to
provide for the issuing or negotiable
bonds to the pensioners or to pay them
cash at their option to cover the amount
they would receive from the govern
ment, based on life insurance expec
tancy. It is claimed that this method
would enable pensioners in debt to make
the best use of their annuity in paying
orT mortgages, saving them the differ
ences ltetweeu the lowest rateof interest
in any state. " per cent, and the interest
on the proposed bonds. '21.. per cent.
It is claimed that there would be a
great saving to the government, doing
away with the pension office machinery;
no pension attorneys would be needed.
W. F. Rockwell of Meriden. Conn., is
the originator of the idea. and. having
consulted with a number of pensioners,
government officials, business men and
others, lielieres his bill will prove
valuable.
Is government citcles in London there
are rumors to the effect that the British
Foreign office is engaged in sounding
the United States with regard to its
attitude toward tho situation created on
the coast of China by Germany's seizure
of Kias-Chau Bay. followed so rapidly
by Russia's occupation of Port Arthur.
It seems that Great Britain is anxious to
form an alliance with the United States
and Japan, and probably already has an
"understanding" with Japan, with an eye
to future developments. It seems to
Tnn Jorits.u.. that it is not ood usage
for the nations of the earth to foster a
poliey of dismemberment of weak
nations and a parceling of their territory
among the stronger ones. China, if she
felt the weakness of her situation, had a
perfect right to consult with and rely
upon the strength of Russia, a friendly
power. Bnt. right here is where the
spirit of jealousy comes in with nations
as with individuals, the human passions
areevidenL Russia, has been thought
to have designs of her own on the com
merce of tho world, and has long been
suspected for entertaining ambition for
political power as well. As the situation
now appears one nation will watch
another, and if there appears an effort
to peize and divide, there is certain to be
trouble, which may involve most Euro
pean nations and probably our own
before the end.
?5 "The jtroduvtivc industries even in the seaoti usually yg
S about the dullest of the year as to new orders, meet a deji- J
J trite improvement in demand for import products, presuma- J
SC My the fruit of a prcvail'inii conviction that new business K
0 uill hciu to crowd the works after the nctr year starts." g
Cj Dunn's Ueporl.
SbsxxKKXXXxxxxwocescssooooe
PASS POlT LISTS.
Lincoln. Nr.n.. Dec. 27. litfT.
I got a letter this week from "an Abe
Lincoln republican" of Hamilton county.
He denounces me as a slanderer of good
men, says that the populists of his neigh
borhood do not read these letters, do not
believe them, are indignant that such
bold falsehoods should be published
broadcast, especially such as the last
week's letter which treated of passes;
and that because of all these wicked
slanders the republicans in his locality'
are joining the populist movement out
, , ., i ,.,.
of svmpathy for the peisecnted state
house officials.
I :mi enrrv to offend uimhI men, espe-
ciallv these Ale Lincoln republicans,
and do not understand how they can be
dlemled at what has been published if
tl.ev have not read it. but for the sake of
all such, I will now repeat the indict
...m which stands iiirninst the official
representatives or opuIism as to their
greed for free passes, and will ask each
republican reader to cut this letter out
and mail it to some indignant populist
whodiK's not read the republican papers,
that he may know just why he is imiig-
nant and may in turn mail it to the state j
house officials that they may know just
why they are indignant, may know just
what slanderous charges are being pub
lished against them and may have an
opportunity t refute these slanders by
a statement to the public.
1 want to be perfectly fair, for I do not
intend to lie unjust toward any man. I
write what I lieheve to be true. If it is
untrue let those who are aggrieved come
forward and defend themselves.
this is Tin: iniuutmknt.
1. That a year ago each newly elected
populist official within a few days after
his election hurried to the railroad head
quarters where he made arrangements
for a ye:ir"s supply of passes for himself,
his family and his friends.
That lietween the 1."th or Novem
ber and the .'.1st of December, IS'.H., these
officials and other reform leaders pro
cured and sent out over COO free passes.
:i. That on assuming their offices at
the first of this year. they demanded and
received more annual railroad passes
than were ever before issued in one year
to occupants of the state house. This
included Pullman passes and express
franks.
1. That !S of the reform members of
the last legislature held the railroads up
for passes for themselves and their fam
ilies, and that most of them have con
tinued to demand passes ever since.
". That the state officers first set the
example, that the legislative membei-s
then followed, that this bold lead by two
branches of the state government threw
off all restraint and had the effect to
inoculate the fusion party with the pass
itch from one and to the others until
there is now established a complete pass
system that reaches every county in th
state, binding the party hand and foot,
winding about it the toils of corporation
and ring rule, so that today the party
machinery is in complete control of its
let ravers, who snap their fingers with
contempt for all the platforms and
promises which the lefonu party has
made to the voters of this state.
!. That by means of this arrange
ment with the corporations and the
establishment of this free pass system
among the reform politicians, they have
procured within the last twelve mouths
and sent out to the "pass reformers" of
thisstatemore political passes than havej
been issued this year all together, to all
political parties in ail the states of Ohio.
Indiana and Iowa combined.
7. That Governor Holcomh during
his lirst two years, through his private
secretary, procured from ex-Treasurer
Hartley several hundred railroad passes
which were sent out by the private sec
retary to the governor's political organ- J
izers thioughout the state.
!
S. 1 hat Governor Ilolcomh and his
private secretary now carry more annual
passes than were issued to the hist three
republican governors and their private
secretaries all told.
'.. That Governor Holcomh has pro
cured for himself, his private secretary
and their families more free ride, free
lied, free hoard and political junkets
than any former republican executive in
this state.
10. That Governor Holcomh. for the
sake of a pleasure trip for himself, his
private secretary and their families. I
which carried with it free ride, free bed also ur8ed tue -ou to teH tl,t! ol(i watch
ami free board, allowed himself to be! to oue and see Luetgert It was
borrowed by the Gulf road and used as J ,ron l he so hat LKf" weiit to
. . " ... . . the watchman s house on the occasion
a decoy to attract the attention of .V when Klinger was under the bed aud
braska people to the red apple country j heard the conversation.
of Arkansas and the ((tiininc districts of i
southeastern Texas. KnBland KefinteH to stop Sealing.
11. That Auditor Cornell, ul.o . j
That Auditor Cornell, who is a
member of the state board of tax eouali-
zation. before he would pass on the rail- posal iu the Bering sea controversv,
road tax assessment, required the tax that Great Britain enter into an agree
agent of one of the railroads to furnish meut with the United States, Russia
him and his family a free junket to the aul Japan to stop sealing. Great Brit
Black Hills and return, by special train ' uiu declines to enter the alliance. Lord
andprivatecar.whichwas'providedwitb. Salisbury says he has communicated
n ,i ii-i- ' with Canada aud that Canada is uu-
all the ex ravaganteatmg and drinking lwim to v to
monev. arrangement as propped" by the United
V2 That. Auditor Pnmnll ..r.v..,.l
simil
from
and that he and his Nebraska relations
are now touring in the cities of the At
lantic coast on free ride and free bed
rill iinil Ban n.'vnr
' ' I'tiPwCv . !
i:i. That Secretary Porter, while the
legislature was yet in session, at the !
most critical period of his duties, junk-!
eted to the Gulf, paying for theconrtesv !
with a newspaper interview on his return
which recommended the south and start-'
1 1 x-1 1 1 -..1 .
led Nebraska people with the statement
that there are no mosquitoes in Florida.
1 1- 1 ., 1 ,: Lord Salisbury, whose interest is but
ar railroad junket to. through and I i:..i.. ,' , . .. . .
., -.-... . , ,1 s"eIU "uuiuuuiuejusnnea maccord-
tho scenic districts of Colorado, , iu to the nrolMMis. t a,,;
Tho outlook now is that these pass' amount of the first mortgage louds( nu
reformers will secure more "forage" from paid in the coupons of $l,SOi),OOo'and
the enemy next year than they have this interest ou the deferred interest pay
vear. No farmer gets a pass. The v are mentssiuL'eJily 1, 1894. all payments
only for the pass reform politicians who h1aVia8 V11 iU defanlt siuee th:lt dute'
farm the farmers and the corporations the total amount being f 14,309, l-.3.
both at the same time. Cut this out and .... , .
... ., .... toddard Released on Bail.
pass it along. If you doubt the truth of Kansas City, Dec. 28. Dr" J D
it, cut it out. send it to the state house 1 Goddard, under' sentence of i(j years
and wait for a letter of denial. These imprisonment for the murder of F. J.
pass-grabbing pass reformers cannot ! Jackson, was admitted to bail of $13,000
pass this bv. Thev must either fish or Sp" Jndge Lougau this morning,
cut bait. " J. W. Johxsox. He ""ed it and was released. t
has been he.iid about the de
mand of organized lid.fr for the estab
lishment of a postal savings bank sys
tem. Organized farmers are no less
emphatic in asking thf government to
piovidt- safe iiepo.-:!oiirs for persons of
fcinall means. Fanners are not so well
organized as the w.irkingmen of the
cities and do not come together in con
ventions and associations so frequently,
but when they do jo-tal savings banks
is generally one of the subjects dis
cussed. At the me tingof the Michigan
1 i.... .-,...t.it ;,Y. ,.t l.'..-iii.r' i Mill a fit
Lansing recent v a stiong demand was
'"'" - .'.,., . , ., . i
' ,s,a,,t' for ,m' f-Ptablishmeiit of the postal
savings bank system, to which all the
delegates piesent guVe their approval.
On the day previous the state grange had
j taken similar action. A demand which
i the woniingmen ami Tanners unite in
making is one to which congress should
give heed, thicago hecord.
GRIFFiTHS ARRESTED IN DENVER.
Charged WithStvhtillii: l'rli!rut llowle
of the Miliiug Exchange.
New Yokk, Dec. "is. According to a
dispatch received at police headquarters
bya detl.(.Uve &iTga ,rom
William It. Imfhtli-i wm arrested in
this city. Griffiths is charged with
having swindled Richard .1. Bowies,
president of the Denver mining ex
chauge. out of $14,0!f.on Nov. 40. Ihb2.
An indict meut was found against
Griffiths ou Oct. 19 of this year. The
delay was due to the difficulty iu get
ting witnesses.
Griffiths is charged with having met
Bowles in New York and with inveigl
ing him into paying 14,01i on a note
that ho claimed had been indorsed by
L. B. Coe of Leadville. Griffiths, it is
claimed, represented himself as agent
of the Colorado Mining company of
Yuma. Ariz., of which Coe was an
official.
He showed Mr. Bowles the note in
dorsed by Coe and .stated that Coe was
good for much more and the company
was in sound condition and was sure- to
he a good investment. Bowles gave
him the money. Bowles afterward
learned that the note was simply what
was known as an accommodation note.
He had made it out .simply as a favor
to Griffiths. Bowles said that Grif
fiths had stated that it was the com
pany's note aud that the company had
J 2 acres of rich miuiug laud iu oue pun
of Arizona, aud 04 acres iu another,
with irrigating canals aud all necessary
engines aud appliances for a mining
plant. He also told him, according to
Mr. Bowles, that the note had been re
ceived in a regular business way.
Bowles ar once placed t he matter be
fore the proper authorities aud au in
dictment followed. Griffiths will he
brought to New York.
WALCOTT-TRACY FIGHT A DRAW.
Veciaiou of the UelVrt-e Accepted a Km!
iieutly Fair by the Crowd.
Chicago, Dec. is. .foe Walcott and
Tom Tracy met last night for six rounds
iu the Winter Cireus buildiug at Har
mon court aud Wabash avenue. The
decision of the referee was u draw, the
decision being accepted as emiueutly a
fair one by the crowd. Before the light
it was announced I hat if Walcott won
the fight he was opeu to fight for the
middleweight championship of the
world, '-and," Haiti Sol Van Praag.who
made the announcement, "he has posted
$1,000 with Louis Houseman of Chicago
us forfeit aud he prefers Kid McCoy."
This was greeted with jeers by the
crowd aud loud cries of "Lavigne, La
vigue." O'Rourke then authorized the
announcement that Walcott was
matched to fight Kid Lavigue at KIT
pounds, the light to come off Feb. :i'i iu
Sail Francisco. Walcott was the first
iu the ring aud was followed quickly
by Tracy. Iu the hitter's corner were
Billy O'Couuell, Joe Choynski and
Billy Stift. Behind Walcott' were Boh
Annstroug, Billy White and Tom
O'Kourke. George Sik-r acted as ref
eree. Walcott weighed very close to
ir.0, Tracv between 14:'. aud 145.
Luetgert Celebrates Hit ISirthiLiy.
CitiCACO, Dec. is. Yesterday was
Luetgert 's l'l birthday aud while his
trial was in sessiou before Judge Gary
he wore a rose iu his buttouhole to cele
brate the event. He was in a good
humor and frequently laughed at Mrs. J
Agatha Tosch told of damaging state
nieuts he had made to her. She was on
the stand nearly all day and was fol
lowed by C. Clark ami Swan Nelson,
clerk?., through whom Luetgert pur
chased the p'jtash and the arsenic.
John Bialk, the last witness of the day,
told of meeting Luetgert in Tosch's
saloon, when Luetgert asked him what
tnti polite wanted of his father, and
nuon Dec. .-Lord Salisbury has
wntteu to Luited States Ambassador
Hay m response to America's latest pro
" ereiore, r.ngiaua, continues
answer emphasises the policy of Eng
land not to interfere in Canada's for
eign relations.
Riiirinlzatiaii nf Wiii.nl..:n ....
Milwaukee, Dec. 28. A step looking
toward the reorganization of the Wis-
consiu Central lines was taken yester-
a when a decree of foreclosure was
ulerea.b-v Jeukin3 of the United
l!"! v 1 V??? f Jlm A"
Stewart aud Ldwm H. Abbott as trus-
tees agaiust the Wiseon,iu Ceu
Railroad comnauv for ! 000 000 t !
Mi
1 w - - "- -...... J
BURT THE LUCKY MAN.
To Succeed Clark as President
of the Union Pacific.
MINK IS riEST VICE PBESIDENT.
Ilushltt of Northwestern and Miller of
Milwaukee Are MemUer of Ito.-tnl of
Uirerlor No Chang- In Policy or Com
pany Aauuuueed Mink Will Have
Charge of .New York Ortlcrn.
New Yokic. Dec. 2S. It is officially
aiiuonuced that Horace G. Burt, third
vice president of the Chicago aud
Northwestern railway, has been se
lected for the presidency of the Union
Pacific Railway company. Mr. Burt's
election as president is expected to car
ry into effect the poliey determined
upon by the reorganization committee,
when it was supposed that Mr. Clark
would be able to coutiuue in the man
agement of the property, but which ia
impossible owing to Mr. Clark's ill
health. The board is t. include Wins
low S. Pierce, cha" i in James Still
man, Marvin Hughitt, Rosweil Miller,
E. M. Harrimau, Louis Fitzgerald,
Henry B. Hyde, Johu W. Doaue, Otto
H. Kahn, T. Jefferson Coolidge, Jr.,
George J. Gould, Oliver Ames, George
Q. Cannon and Jacob H. Schiff. Oliver
W. Mink is to be vice president, iu
charge of the New York office.
More than a fortnight ago, when it
was announced that Mr. Burt would be
chosen to the presidency of the Union
Pacific as reorganized, strenuous de
nials came from many quarters. It was
alleged that Mr. Burr was so closely al
lied with what are called '"the Yauder
bilt interests" that to make hint presi
dent of the Union Pacific would be to
place that line practically under the
same management as the New York
Central, the Lake Shore aud the Chi
cago aud Northwestern. It was further
asserted that this would be a mistaken
policy, as it would tend to take from
the Union Pacific supjiort which it has
hitherto received from the Rock Island,
the Burlington, the St. Paul and other
great roads that center iu Council
Blnffs as their principal Mis
souri river point. It was
pointed out that all these
roads had terminals at Kansas City and
could throw a large volume of Pacific
coast liouud business that way. The
opinion in New York is that the new
directory has leeu carefully made up
so as to discount any of the alove al
leged objections to Mr. Burt as presi
dent. All the great roads seem to be
represented directly or indirectly in the
new directory. It will be seen that the
new board embraces so many whose in
terests are opposed to any single or
dominant control of the Union Pacific
that to call the road a part of the Yau
derbilt system would not be true iu fact
or theory.
Mr. Burt has been with the North
western road for many years. Pre
vious to 1KSS he was chief engineer of
the road. In that year he was ap
pointed general manager of the Fre
mout, Elkhorn and Missouri Valley rail
road, part of the Northwestern system,
and served iu that capacity until a year
ago, when he was elected third vice
president of the Chicago and North
western. Committee Eu Route to Vicksinirg.
Cincinnati, Dec. VS. General Catch
iugs, representing the Vicksburg, Miss.,
district iu congress, passed through the
city last evening, accompanying mem
bers of the house commit tee on military
affairs eu route to look at the battle
field of Vicksburg in connection with
the proposed establishment of a mili
tary park there similar to Gettysburg,
Chickamauga aud Shiloh. Representa
tives Leutz of Ohio, Grihiu of Wiscon
sin aud McDonald of Maryland were iu
the party. The ouly guests were Cap
tain Lafe Young of the Des Moines
Capital, who was accompanied by Mrs.
Yonug, they goiug with the party by
invitation of Captain John A. T. Hull,
the chairman of the committee. After
visiting the site of the proposed park
the committee will return to Washing
ton via New Orleans and Atlauta.
Cuban Midget Katully Iujured.
CniCAuo. Dec. '.&. Chiquita. the
Cuban midget, who has beeu ou exhibi
tion in the leading cities for some time,
was probably fatally iujured at the
"Zoo" last evening. She was riding a
bicycle in the ring, when she collided
with a burro, was thrown to the ground
ttud received several kicks iu the breast.
Chiquita is only 2d inches high aud
weighs I.V-4 pounds. The doctors have
little hopes of recovery.
Keiiuiaition Was Mouorrd.
LtwoLN, Dec. 28. Governor Holcomh
has honored a requisition from the
governor of Iowa for the return to that
Btate of William Baines and Johu Doe,
who are charged with stealing eight
fat hogs from the pen of Hubert Kirk
wood in Pottawattamie couutvaud sell
iug them to the packers iu South
Omaha.
Flare far 11 Newspaper .Man.
New Yokk, Dec. 28. Mayor-elect
Van Wyck has selected John W. Keller
for commissioner of the department of
charities. The place is worth $7,500
a year. Mr. Keller was the editor of
Truth at the time of the appearance of
the famous Morey letters in the Gar
field campaign.
Old Time N'ebraskan Dead.
Beatrice, Neb., Dec. 28. C. N.
Emery died at his home here this morn
ing. The deceased was one of the men
who had made the early history of Ne
braska and Kansas. He went to Kan
sas iu 1857, and a few years later came
to Nebraska. For several years he had
charge of various stations on the old
Overland route, among them being the
iamous Tinrty-Two aide Creek and
Liberty Farm stations, where a num
ber of stirring scenes were enacted. In
1804 he was at Liberty Farm, and in
August of rhaf year saw the station
burned out by the ludiaus and meu and
women sacrificed to their savagery.
Ll Hum; Cii.titg Not Negotiating.
London-, Dec. 28. The Daily Chroui
cli asserts that the negotiations with
Germany on behalf of the Chinese gov
ernment are no longer being couduTtcd
by Li Hnug Chang, but by Chang Yin
Hnuau, who represented the Chinese
empc-ror at the diamond jubilee of the
queen.
Miuiug Property Hold,
Galena, Kan., Dec. 28. The A. Cor
bin, Jr., syndicate has purchased a
three-fourths interest in the North Um
pire lease, paying $120,000 therefor.
The North Empire mine has yielded iu
21 months $763, 130 in lead aud zinc ora.
The Corbiu syndicate has invested 230,
000 iu Galena mining property within
the past 90 days.
MluUter Loom Is Heturu.
New Yokk, Dec. 28. Among the
passengers who arrived today on bo.tni
the steamer Caracas from La Guavara
tvas Francis B. Loom is, United States
minister to Venezuela.
Search For a I.ot Mluf:.
Bltte, Mou., Dec. 2S. Another ex
pedition has been formed to discover
:he "lost inin," in the Clearwater wil-ierness.
NEW REMEDY FOR APOPLEXY.
Hole Cat In the Head to Allow Itlood to
Kurape.
New York, Dec. 28. One of the
most notablo operations performed re
cently, aud one which may furnish a
precedent for the treat moat of apoplec
tic cases, in which the pressure of a clot
of blood formed on the brain can be lo
calized, took place at the New York
post-gradnat e hospital. When the pa
tient was seized, his physician discov
ered that he was dying. It was de
cided to perform au operation as quickly
as possible. The skull was trephined,
aud the clot of blood, caused by the
bursting of some of the smaller arteries
on the right side of the head, was al
lowed to escape. Some 30 seconds after
the brain pressure, which was kill
ing the pat it ut, had been removed, his
pulse aud respiration, which hud al
most stopped, iM.gan to approach their
normal actious. From that time he has
steadily improved.
New L'e For Mtarrh ltefue.
Deaowood. Dec. 28. Colonel Fred
T. Evans of this city has made arrange
ments with the Sioux City starch works
to use what is left of the corn iu the
manufacture of starch for the feeding
of a large herd of cattle. The starch
plant grinds up and treats 1,000 bushels
of corn a day, aud the substance that is
cast aside, which is the most nutritious
element of the grain, is estimated to be
sufficient to feed 1,000 head of cattle a
day. Large buildings are being erected
capable of sheltering 1 ,000 head of cat
tle. Port Arthur Kuiite Stir L'p Competitors.
Omaha, Dec. 'M. The announcement
that the Port Arthur route would on
aud after today absorb the Missouri
river bridge tolls on all shipments of
freight into Omaha and South Omaha
created something of a stir iu Omaha
railway circles yesterday. The general
opinion appeared to be that the Iowa
lines would be compiled to absorb the
bridge tolls sooner or later, for if they
should not they would lose a consider
able volume of business to tlw Port Ar
thur route.
Americau llittorlral Attsoriatioa.
Ci.i; slaxd, Dec. 2S. Distinguished
meu are begiuuiug to flock to the city
to attend the meetings of the American
Historical association, which opens here
tomorrow. It will be the first meeting
ever held west of the Allegheny mount
ains. A reception will le tendered the
delegates at the home of Harry A. Gar
field, sou of the late President Garfield.
The priucipal event on the program is
a discussion of currency reform by
Lyman J. Gage, secretary of the treas
ury. Drath of Captain Draper.
Philadelphia. Dec. 2S. Captain
Horace T. Draper died yesterday of
paralysis at his home iu Lausdowne, a
suburb of this city, aged 7:! years. Cap
tain Draper was Ijorn July 4, lb'.'u, at
Brookfield, Mass. Throughout the war
he was commander of the Hartford,
Admiral Farragut's flagship.
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS.
The Russians have occupied Kiuchan,
north of Port Arthur.
Louis A. Leon, a Cleveland clothier,
has assigned. Assets, $16.000 ; liabili
ties, $30,000.
Fred Tolsted has been shot aud killed
at his home near Steward, Ills., by E.
J. Wenker, of Watertowu, Wis.
The condition of Mrs. Ballington
Booth, at the Presbyterian hospital.
New York, is leported as unchanged.
Mrs. Mary Baruett. connected by
marriage with the family of President
McKinley, is dead, at Milwaukee, aged
79 years.
Henry L. Hayward, editor of the
Lougmout Ledger, is dead. He was 82
years of age aud was the oldest editor
in Colorado.
The Germuu warships Deutschlaud
aud Geflon, uuder command of Prince
Henry of Prussia, have arrived at
Gibraltar on their way to China.
The large wholesale grocery house of
Louis Hubbard & Co., at Charleston,
W. Va., was destroyed by fire Monday;
Loss, $120,000; insurance, $85,000.
"Kid" McCoy, the conqueror of
Creedou, has issued a challenge to Fitz
simmous for a finish light for the mid
dleweight championship of the world.
P. D. Armour, the Chicago pork pack
er, notified his Youngstowu, O., repre
sentative to subscribe $100 to the Rue
ben McMillan free library fund of that
city.
Five hundred Italians, employed by
Vf. A. Quackenbush on the canal im
provements between Little Falls and
Mohawk, N. Y., struck for au advance
iu wages from 12 to 15 cents an hour.
Dr. H. P. C. "Wilson, who was known
all over the world for his works on
gynecology died at his home in Balti
more, Dec. 27, after au illness of two
weeks. Dr. Wilson was 70 years of age.
E. W. White & Co., proprietors of
restaurants on Fourth and Fifth streets,
Cincinnati, assigned to A. W. Gold
smith. Total assets, 5,000; total lia
bilities, $31,000. The cause assigned is
heavy excuses aud dull trade.
The British cruiser Leauder, accom
panied by the torpedo destroyer Virigo,
have arrived ut Sau Diego, euroute tq
Esquimault. The two warships left
Portsmouth, Eug., last August. They
called ut the priucipal ports of South
America.
Dana P. Hortou died at his home,
Fiuluy's Lake, N. Y., Dec. 27, aged
about 00 years. Mr. Hortou was a.
member of the legislature when Frank
Hiscock was made United States sena
tor, and by leading the break from
Miller to Hiscock, made the latter's
election possible.
Represeutativ Prince of Illinois, has
extended to the president, au invitation
to attend the annual encampment of the
union veterans union to be held at Rock
Island, III., utxt August. It is expected
that the president will make a tour of
the west about that time, visiting the
Omaha exposition eu route.
Au unusual suicide was that of L. W.
Kanipel, a Cincinnati tailor, who was
found by his daughter dead on his work
bench. He had attached a rubber tube
to the gas jet, aud from it inhaled the
gas until he was overcome. He was at
oue time quite wealthy, aud had di
vided his property among his children,
whose uugratitude weighed on his
mind.
Mupplie Vov Klondike.
Washington-, Dec. '.'S. Captain D.
L. Braiuard, who is iu Chicago making
arraugemeuts to advertise for bids for
Eloudike supplies, has been ordered to
advertise immediately for a prepared
list of rations, consisting essentially ol
army rations for 1,000 people for 10C
days, a weight approximating :S0,uOr
pounds. These supplies are to be de
livered at Dyea by Feb. J .
Sew Freuch Amliatiailor,
Washington-, Dec. as. The new
French ambassador. M. Jules Caudxm,
will arrive here soou after the holi
days. His arrival is expected to give
another impetus to reciprocity negotia
tions. Kerve liauk.
Washington, Dec. 28. The Conti
nental bank of Chicago has been ap
proved as reserve agent for the First
National hank of Stuart, la.
Ryaa'a Trainer Dead.
New York, Dec. 28. James Patter
ion, well known as a trainer of pugil
ists, dogs and (tame cocks, is dead at his
borne in this city. He trained Paddy
Ryan for the world's championship
with John U Sullivan.
CUBANS ARE STARVING.
Distress Prevails Among Thou
sands of Reconccntrados.
FACTS FE0M OFFICIAL SOURCES.
Letter to the l'nblic Seat Out hy Secretary
Sherman Points Out the ty to Relieve
the Starving People Sum or fVLOUO Re
ceived by AnUstant Secretary IUy Will
lie Keiuitted to Contul Of uer.tl Lee.
Washington, Die. 28. The most
profound distress prevails among many
thousands of people iu Cuba. Starva
tion not only impends, bnt Is au actual
fact. The president has beeu informed
of the facts from sources whose credibil
ity cauuot be doubted. He has gone to
the length of his constitutional pnver
iu calling the state of aifairs to public
attention. The state depigment has
exhausted its power aud the letter to
the public sent out by S.vretary Sher
mau the day before Chrut mas pointed
out the way to further alleviate the
miserable condition of the lvconceu
trados. Yesterday Assistant Secretary
Day received the sum of $3.ooo from
certain charitably disposed persons,
whose names are not dUdosed, aud this
sum will be remitted by telegraph to
Consul General L.'e. It is hoped by
the state department that the Ameri
can people will come to the relief and
that promptly by subscriptions of
money, clothing aud supplies of vari
ous kinds. The newspapers are ex
pected to lend a generous aid iu carry
ing forward this movement. The
machinery for distribution has been
provided by the state department aud
Consul General Lee has undertaken,
with the aid of American consular
officers in Cuba, to give personal atteu
tsou to the alleviation of distress by the
distribution of gifts by Americau peo
ple. Oue line of American steamers ply
ing between New York aud Havana,
the Ward line, it Is &aid, has uuder
taken to forward any contributions ot
goods to General Lee at Havana aud it
is believed that the American railroads
will do their part by carrying the goods
to the seaboard. The Spanish author
ities have couseuted to remit all duties
ou relief supplies so forwarded. The
state department dincts that they be
sent direct to Conul General Lee,
either money by draft or check, 01
goods. Consul Geueral Lee has cabled
the state department just what is want
ing at this juncture aud his list is as
follows: Summer clothing, second
hand or otherwise, principally foi
women and children ; medicines for
fevers, including a large proportion ol
quinine ; hard bread, corn meal, bacon,
rice, lard, potatoes, lieaus, salt fish,
principally codfish ; any canned goods,
especially coudeused milk for the starv
ing children. Money will also be use
ful to secure nurses aud medeciues and
for many other necessary purposes.
SPAIN IS UNDULY EXCITED.
No Cauie For lteeut:neut lu Woodford'
Latest Note.
Washington. Dec. 28. The officials
here are somewhat surprised at the ex
hibition of feeliug at Madrid over the
latest uote of Minister Woolford, de
livered to the Spanish foreign office the
day before Christmas. The most forci
ble statement in the note is based upon
the facts collected aud published re
cently by the United States treasury de
partment, exhibiting the great, expense
to which the United States had been
put by reason of its efforts to patrol an
enormous co:tt line in the pursuit of a
few filibusters, aud the remarkable suc
cess of the government officials in stop
ping these expeditions, as contrasted
with tho feeble erlorrs of the Spanish
authorities to maintain a patrol around
the island of Cuba.
Tlie ltomuii Ffoherniau.
A trawh-r in home tlis of a citizen
who wan evidently too lazy to sit uu
the hank of the Tiber ami lish after the
manner of the culinary lisherman, hut
instead airaued his aimurutus in the
form of automatic m-t.s, which ure made
to revolve by the aid of Weights uuil
the curu'tit of the stream, fo that it is
not utetary for him to visit the spot
ofteuer than once a day. With the aid
of a pneumatic tube to shoot the lish
from the bank to his house it would
seem to be unueeessary for him to do
even this. .Nothing would be lacking
then to complete his happiness but au
electric broiler and possibly an auto
matic Lout? extractor. Buffalo Com
weicial. 4)t-iit-l Hi.- Wrn:ij; lior.
Iu u letter to one of his children
IJuiziit tells how on his first visit to
Windsor he lost his way and opened a
wronj; door and bth: Id for a moment a
h;dy having hi r hail Liushid Tlien-xt
day the qitieu (for it was she) joked
him about it, and !.e -ays: "I uidttl by
asking lirr 1-ave. it -.sr 1 wrote my
luemeii-". like .Sully or i?t Si::i. to
mention bow. at mttlutht, i opened
the door of the qutrii of Ku&laud. Shu
laughingly gave me the deirtd permit!
s:on. "
Leper huI the Ixtur.
The Normati Kuhsh l.nvs enacted
that a h-per had neither power to sue
iu any court nor to inherit property.
During his lifetime he was permitted
to enjoy tho usufruct of any property in
his pcfstrsion at the time lu? was "funntl
guilty " -:o to speak, of leprosy, but all
tights af li-position over it he lost.
The town in England best provided
with places of worship is the ancient
one of Rochdale, w here there are Ho
churches and chapels. Fifty belong to
Uie church of England and 95 to the
nonconformists. The church of Eng
land accommodates 2-1, 44!J and the non
conformists o"I,SfjU persons in sittings.
The Ti:rt For OiTirc.
Women have had municipal suffrage
in Kaiisa- for the l:iX ten yeais. Dur
ing that time, in the ll'Xl little lities"
of Kaunas, about I,."j00 men and only
15 women have served as mayors. This
does not look as if women were unduly
eager for office. Christian Regi-ter.
The fact that the greater resistance is
offered to t!.' X rays by inanimate than
by living (1 -h is now put to practical
use iu d-t' rminiu:; whether a ption is
reallv dead or :.ot.
Never decs a man portray his own
character more vividly thau iu his man
ner of portraying aunthn-. Richter.
NOTICE PROBATE OF WILL.
Notice probate of will, Carl Hchwarz, lieccaMnl.
In th Conntv Court of Plitte county. Ne
braska. The State of Nebraska to tin heiri.
ami nest of kin of said Carl Schwarz,
ile-;al:
Take notice, tliat uion filinu of a written in
strument purporting to he the last will and testa
ment of Carl Scliwarz for probate and allow
ance, it is ordered that eaid matter bo set for
hearing tlie:!Utli dav of Ueccmlr. A. !.. l-'Ji. be
fore said county court, at the hour of 1 o'clock
p. m., at which time any i-ereon interebteil may
appear and contest the tame; and .due notice
of this procewlinir i ordered published thr-
week hucciTMvely in Thk Columbus Jocrn l,
a weekly anil letjal newspaper, printed, publish
ed and of ceneral circulation in -.'id county
and Mate.
In testimony whereof. 1 have hereunto set my
hand and official seal at Colli m bus this 10th day
of December, A. D. 1;97.
J. N. Kilias,
I5dec3 County Judge.
BECRER
Farm Loans,
And Insurance..
COLUMBUS.
A or? vmi
ruc iuu i
- III ffljl
- y CAM Mf
Weekly Inter Ocean Ivy
LARGEST CIRCULATIOM OF ANY POLITICAL PAPER IN THE WEST
It is radically Republican, advocating
the cardinal doctrines of that party
with ability and eanKStnes..s.'-.,J
THE WEEKLY INTER
THE NEWSAND BEST
It Is Morally Cleaa and us a
The Literature ot its columns is
equal to that of the best maga
zlnes. It is Interesting io the ca
drenas well as the parents.
:
rHE INTER OCEAN is
and while it brings
THE WORLD and
discussions of all questions of the day, it is in full sympathy
a with the ideas and aspirations of Western people and
discusses literature and politics from the Western standpotnt.0.!
JJV $1.00 PRICE ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR $1.00 :""
THE DAILY AltD SUNDAY EDITIONS OF WE
IHTER OCEAN ARE BEST OF THEIR K1HD.
Price of Dully by ni:ill
l'ricv of Sunday by mull
ifiiiiyaiKi aiiuuuy ny mall
IStirliiigtoii Itoiite -California KxmrMoiix.
Cheap; quick; comfortable.
Leave Omaha 4J!Ti p. in.. Lincoln o'.ll)
p. m. anil Hastings 8.f0 p. in. every
Thursday in clean, modern, not crowded
tourist sleepers. No transfers; cars run
right through to Han Francisco and Los
Angeles over tho scenic route through
Denver and Halt Lake City. Cars are
carpeted; upholstered in rattan; have
spring seats and hacks.are provided with
curtains, bedding, towels, soap, etc.
Uniformed porters and experienced ex
cursion conductors accompany each ex
cursion, relieving passengers of all Ik.th-
eralMHit baggage, pointing out objects
of interest ami in many other ways help- f
ing to make the overland trip a delight- ,
fill experience. Second class tickets are
honored. Berths .".
For folder giving full information, call
at nearest Burlington Koute ticket office,
or write to J. Francis. leneral 1'assen-1
ger Agent, Omaha, Xel. to'J.uipr'S
UNDERTAKING!
We Carry Coffins, Caskets and
Metallic Caskets at as low
prices as any one.
DO EMBALMING
HAVKTIIK IIKST IIKAKSK
IN TIIK COUNTRY.
FRED. W. HERR1CK.
rvrnnHi.KV a. stikkh,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
AoiifhYCfBt comer Klewiith find North Htrct-ti j
i
4jiily-y ('oi.nMUtirt. Nfrhihka.
W. A. .McAt-MSTEH.
VV. .M.CoiiNti.ius
WcALLISTER 8c CORNELIUS,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
COMTMU1TS,
NF.KItASKA
atjitntr
WANTED!
F. E. MATTESON .v CO.. liivernide, R. I.
Want all kinds of Rutter, Eggs. Poultry,
Raw Furs, Skins, (Jinseng, Seneca, vc.
Full prices guaranteed. Careful selec
tion, courteous treatment, immediate
remittance.
Shipping Tags, Ienes, furnished free.
Write for latest price circulars.
AGENTS WANTED. i-.w:,
The - Greatest - Newspaper
in Nebraska
.TM &
Omaha Daily
WORLD-HERALD
HAS BEEN HEDl'CED TO
SJ.0II-PER -YEAR
IN ADVANCE.
Subscriptions will le received at the
Journal Oftiee, for the accommodation
of any of our subscribers, or they may be
6ent to the Publishers direct. I janftS
fcWfSPlP- t9"aaVUp-BBk"A iTBu Jr
JEI1G
I k CO,
Real Estate
NEBRASKA.
a r-AWAnnN
VAwuvir
At f t r5t stcyfit thls ,nay seera to be "
m lirdL &lgllLan impudent qucs-.
tton. We are told however, by the famous author.
Disraeli, that any nun is a cowar J, even in spite ot
himself, it his garments are ill-titting or in a stub- .
by condition. If you wish to enjoy the bravery
of elegant attire you should order your Suits'
aad Overcoat ot .w
I. BORN ft CO., ?
THE MEAT CHICAU MERCHANT TAILORS.
Who for 20 years have led all rivalry in Custom
Tailoring and atver failed Iu please in Auteriil. w
Style or Workmanship. A "BORN" suit will cot "
you less than the kind of tailoring that nukes
men cowardly. Every Feature tiuaraateetl. .
300 Fatteras to Caoos froat.
II. A. HCOTI'.
wJBut it can always be relied on
for fair and honest reports of all po- (
litical niovements.w,w't...'t..& j (
OCEAN SUPPLIES ALL
CURRENT LITERATURE
VNV
Family Paper Is Without a Peer.
r5
a WESTERN NEWSPAPER,
to the family THE NEWS OF
gives its readers the best and ablest
Ml
$4. int year
'i oo per year
fti.oo per yri
I
Now is Itie Time
-TO flKT VOUB-
fiiiHMm
.T GKL'ATLV -
We are prepared to
make the following
clubbing rates :
Chicago Inter Ocean fseiui
ttccklv; and 'oliinilnis .Jour
nal liotli for one year 8 -5 10
Chicago Inter Ocean (weekly)
and f'oliinihiis Journal liotli
one year for
Peterson V Magazine and ('-liiiului-i
Journal one year
2 2".
Omaha Weekly Ie" ami ( -
lumhii- Journal one year 2 00
Lincoln Journal f-emi-weeklvi
and foliimhtis Journal
ollr
2 I5
Subscribe Now.
' f
I.
!
t.
1
I
i
i
t
,
f