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WEDNESDAY. JAN DAB Y 5. 1898.
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Henbt Lammers, the insane farmer of
Coming county, who walked all the way
home from a private asylum at St. Louis
about a month ago, has recovered his
mental equilibrium and is able to attend
to his farm work.
The American Monthly Review of Re
views for January publishes two remark
able letters of Count Toletoi on the land
theories of Henry George. One of these
letters was addressed to a Siberian peas
ant and the other to a German disciple
of George.
George A. Afostolt. the noted French
surgeon, says that to prevent the evil
effects which usually ensue from the
application of the X-ray, he simply con
nects the machine with the ground by a
metallic circuit. Hundreds of patients
have thus felt the ray without any bad
effects.
A special, dispatch from Shanghai, to
London, published in the dailies here
Wednesday last, reported a Japanese
lieet of twelve warships waiting out at
Nagasaki, fully equipped for war. They
were understood to be acting in close
touch with the British squadron nnder
Vice Admiral Buller, commander-in-chief
of the China station.
Attornet-Gexehal. Surra on behalf
of the stale has brought suit against the
Omaha National bank and its president,
J. H. Millard, for 8201,884.0, the sum
involved in payment of the warrant upon
which Bartley was convicted for embez
zlement. The ground for the demand is
that the bank and Millard, in drawing
money on Bartley's check knowingly
received money belonging to the state,
and converted it to their own use.
Tiiebe are no dull days on the Expo
sition grounds this season. Work is
being promoted in a manner more lively
than ever before since the inception of
the undertaking. Everybody is obliged
to push with a will that counts for large
results at the end of each week. The
coming great show is rapidly assuming
its completed form, due to tho determi
nation and energy displayed, to tho end
that everything may lie in readiness
when the gates of the enchanted city
shall lie opened on June 1, 1898.
L. M. Phmiiektox of Beatrice read n
paper at the state teachers association
meeting last week which contained a
suggestion well worth heeding. lie said
that our educational system is too purely
intellectual; its tendency is aristocratic.
It teaches the pupil to despise manual
labor. Professions are crowded and
their standards lowered to trades. Oar
country today is more in danger from an
excess of smartness than an excess of
ignorance. Industrial education, sup
planting intellectual training would
remedy tho evil.
Ditnn & Co. and Bradstreet are most
encouraging in their review of trado
conditions during the past year. Fail
ures have leen smaller than in any year
since 1892. We have now had a whole
year of freedom from alarm in financial
matters, the country has paid heavy for
eign indebtedness, accumulated money
against other payments, and while the
great industries havo lieen pushing their
way into foreign markets with unprece
dented success, tho monetary situation
is no longer a matter of anxiety. More
than fiOO.OOO men in a few states, accord
ing to official reports, are employed now
who were idle a year ago, ami tho gen
eral advance in wages for those employed
has gone far to restore the rates pre
vailing lefore the panic.
A thai: ago money was a thing hard to
get in this country, in fact was appar
ently a scarce article, while Europe had
cart loads of it. Just now money is
quoted "easy" here while in Europe the
discount is being tightened. A year ago
our gold was going to Europe on almost
every large steamship and foreign goodn
were coming back to us, while now the
vessels carry wheat and other things
from here and we get the gold. That is
one of the things that goes to make up
the prosperity we republicans have been
telling abont, but the other fellows still
claim prosperity has not struck the
country yet. Perhaps not as they look
at it, but the republicans are pretty well
satisfied with the present situation, and
furthermore they expect it to become
still better. David City News.
The Mntz investigating committee
went through the accounts of John T.
Mallalieu, late superintendent of the
state industrial school at Kearney, and
reported a shortage of $5,000 in the
funds derived from sale of prodnce and
manufactures of the institution. Mr.
Mallalieu comes back at the investiga
tors with a showing that makes them the
laughing stock of the state. He says
that if he is guilty of wrongful use of
$5,000, that he is likewise guilty to the
extent of $27,000. It appears that Mr.
Mallalieu, at his own risk leased some
irrigated land and set his boys at work,
with the result that they raised crops in
the course of the years amounting to
827,000. Of this amount $12,000 worth
was consnmed by the institution, simply
lessening the-consumption of state funds
by that amount, and the other $15,000
was used for rent, seed, tools, and repairs
to buildings. It may be a great crime,
according to populist ideas, to raise crops
'at any of the stite institutions, and de
vote them to feeding the inmates, but
the people will hardly look at it in that.
light. And how comes it that the inves
tigators only found $5,000 of this terri
ble shortage, when Mr. Mallalieu so
cheerfully confesses to $27,000? The
fact is that the Mutz investigating com
mittee is a fraud of the first water, and
only exists to absorb the $10,000 appro
priation and to attempt to blacken the
character of republican ex-officials.
Seward Reporter.
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When the London Times shows ner
vousness because of the growth of the
American navy it is time to stop criticis
ing the American policy in regard to navy
buildinor. Omaha Bee.
THE STATE.
An expert has been employed to ex
amine the books of Hayes county.
The merchants of Ulysses have organ
ized a lodge of the business men's fra
ternity. The post office at Arapahoe was bur
glarized Thursday night and the robbers
obtained $50 in money.
The electric lighting plant at Hastings
was damaged to the extent of $.",000
recently and the town is now without
street lights.
At Kearney the city council made a
very appropriate Christmas gift to the
citizens. The water company rates were
reduced 25 per cent.
Blair is in the throes of a war of words.
The maid of honor contest has devel
oped into an open controversy. The
paper conducting tho contest lias been
charged with fraud.
The water system of Wayne is now
self-supporting. Tho system was built
at a cost of $20,000, and with tho im
provements that have been added is now
one of the best in the state.
Several business men of O'Neill have
received letters from Donald McLean, in
which'he assures them that he will be in
the town iu the spring and that jte will
then begin the construction of the Pa
cific Short Line.
Last summer a heavy rain washed a
large quantity of sand and earth from
a railroad embankment onto the land of
a farmer in Saunders county. Tho land
holder promptly sued the company for
damages. A jury recently decided that
the land-slide was the work of Provi
dence and that tho farmer could not
recover damages.
HUMUS MEN OUTDONE
Beaten by Opposition In the
Preliminary Organization.
HOT FIGHT ON OHIO SENAT0KSHIP.
Ilaana Manager Deny That Tliey Will
Form a Coalition Willi lirii-u for a Gold
Democrat for Senator Knther Than lie
Beaten by a Free Silver ltepublloan
Carry War Into Home of Kolter.
Columbus, O., Jan. 4. The senatorial
contest in the Ohio legislature has be
come desperate. The combine of 10
anti-Uanna Republicans with the Demo
cratic members wou at the caucusses
last Saturday night aud again yester
day in organizing loth branches of the
legislature in the combine opposition to
the re-electiou of Senator Marcus A.
Hanna.
There are two more dates for tests of
strength -the joint senatorial caucusses
next Wednesday night and the joint
balloting for senator ouo week from
Wednesday, Jan. 12. With the com
plications of the legislative organization
aud its patronage disposed of, the
Hauna men last night began a most
desperate light on the scnatorship.
The Hauna men deny that they will
form a coalition with Brica for a gold
Democrat for senator rather than be
beaten by a free silver Republican, or
that they will do anything else but
fight it out if it takes all winter. While
they are not able to give a list loug
enough to elect they claim that Hanna
is stronger than Boxwell aud the other
regular Republican candidates in the
organization of the legislature and that
the opposition has not enough votes to
elect a senator. The Hauna men con
cede that they liave lost the power of
the organization of both branches, can
name no chairman, place no member on
desirable positions ou any of the com
mittees, or dispose of any other state
patronage, but they have carried the
war into the home counties of the bolt
ing Republican members and expect the
necessary chauges before next Wednes
day night.
Hanna Managers Outdone.
The developments of last Saturday
night and yesterday have caused tho
Hanna men to admit the3 were out
done in the preliminary organization
for this contest and that they underes
timated the opposition and especially
the extent of it since the November
election. While ex-Chairman Kurtz
was thought to have been organizing
against Senator Hanna ever since tha
Republican state convention at Toledo
in June, yet the participation of Gov
ernor Bushnell and others had not beeu
fully anticipated. The Democrat is
state headquarters have been kept iu
operation by John R. McLean and
others ever since the November elec
tion, ostensibly to prepare for a grand
free silver carnival here on Jackson
day, January 8.
It now transpires that the Democratic
state headquarters were kept open 1 3
get all the Democratic members in lino
for what took place yesterday and for
the defeat of Hanna. Meantime Mr.
Kurtz was marshalling every possible
Republican in line against Hanna and
communicating with the committee on
arrangements for Jackson day.
When this fact was no longer con
cealed by the opposition, there were
many Republicans openly complaining
against Senator Hanna s managers.
Senator Hanna did not arrive here till
Friday evening aud was in Washington
till the holiday recess. He heard com
plaints about his own absence and
alxrat underestimating the opposition
iu a very good natured manner and in
sisted tliat he would yet win out.
An Army of Workers.
The superior organization of the op
position was shown in the combine se
curing nearly all of the doubtful votes.
The opposition has had an army of
workers here for a week with detach
ments kept close to each one of the
doubtful Republicans. The opposition
marched to the state house in line like
troops and worked for weeks like sold
iers under orders. They had been doing
picket duty, skirmishing and walking
guard lines and they had their trium
phal march in the most unusual man
ner because of the confidence in their
organization. The wives and daughters
of the managers of the combine secured
choice seats in advance in the legisla
tive halls, awaiting the arrival of the
anti-Hsnna hosts and the most elabor
orate floral designs were on hand for
the occasion.
The feeling of the Republican mem
bers who voted for their caucus nomi
nees is openly expressed against Gov
ernor Bushnell more than against Mr.
Kurtz or other Republicans who com-j
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bined with the Democrats. The State
Journal, 1 he Republican organ of cen
tra! Ohio, prints a large picture of the
governor with bavy black borders.
Some Republican cluls have cancelled
their engagement of quarters here for
the inauguration exeroises next Mon
day and mauy protests are being re
ceived at the state house. Colonel T.
W. Moore of Marietta, another ap
pointee of Governor Bushnell, has re
signed as trustee of the state insane
asylum at Athens.
lletenseful Spirit Shown.
The feeling of re enge was shown in
the routine legislative proceedings.
Representative Bramley of Cleveland
introduced a bill to repeal the 50-year
franchise law for street railways in
which Senator Hauna is largely inter-
ested. Brandey is a contractor who
has large contracts under the muuicipal
administration of Mayor McKisson and
other members from Cleveland, who
are now supporting Hanna, are said to
have measures ready for charges and
investigations at Cleveland that would
affect Bramley.
Representative Jones of Stark county,
RenublitMll. who is onnosinir Hauna.
has been frequently reminded that the
county couveation that nominated him
a op e I btroag resolutions instructing
him to support Hauna. Mr. Jones was
chairman of the committee on resolu
tions iu that county convention and de
clared himself then for Hanna. Mr.
Jones offered a very strong Cuban res
olution that is in coutlict with Senator
Hauna 's voie-ou the Cubau question in
the senate Representative Scott of
Fultou county who voted with tho
'comhiue" aud is opposing Senator
Hauua's re-election, va? als. instructed
by resolution at the county convention
that nominated him Some of Scott's
constituents have had tho Fulton
county conventions resolution pub
lished here iu the local paper.
Anti-Uanna Slate Goes Through.
Tho contest in the house was between
Mason, anti-Hanua man, and Boxwell,
the Hanna caudidate. The first ballot
resulted : Mason, 50 ; Boxwell, 53. Ma
son was declared elected amid great ex
citement. All were present iu the senate cham
ber, except Senator Burke of Cleveland,
the Republican, who is opposed to
Hauna. The vote stood IS to 17 in fa
vor of the Democrats, who elected all
the officers. O. D. Cassell (Detn.) was
elected chief clerk. As Senator Burke
was absent and could not be sworn iu,
T. E. Cromwell (Dcm.) was elected
president pro tern of the senate, but it
is understood that he will give way to
Senator Burke for that place as soon as
the latter arrives to take his seat.
There was also much excitement over
the election of a speaker pro tern. John
P. Griffith of Union county had been
claimed by both sides. When Griffith
cast his vote in a clear voice for Mason
for speaker there was a wild scene, and
the excitement continued till Griffith
was elected speaker pro tern, by the
same vote as that for speaker. The
regular Republican caudidate for chief
clerk was Johu R. Malloy, secretary of
the Republican state committee. Mal
loy has held the isition three terms.
His voice has been heard at natioual
conventions, and he was a favorite, but
he was defeated by Charles H. Gerrish,
a Republican, who has been Mr. Kurtz's
close lieutenant iu the organization of
the opposition to Senator Hanna. The
combine slate went through for all
minor places by the same vote of 50
to S3.
The feeling on the Republican sides
of lth houses was intense. The result
of the organization of the legislature
again revived the rumors that tho
Hauna men would combine with the
gold Democrats for the election of Cal
vin S. Brice as a gold standard man
rather than have Mayor McKisson and
Governor Bushnell elected for the long
and short terms as silver Republicans.
It is conceded that Speaker Mason
will dispose of all tho patronage of the
house in the interest of McKisson and
Bushnell and against Hanna, and with
the state executive administration also
against Senator Hanna, his defeat is
conceded unless radical changes are
made within the next week.
Both sides spent last night in close
conferences. All the changes that are
being sought are anticipated from the
representatives. It is conceded that
Senator Burke, one of the Republican
senators from Cleveland, who has not
yet appeared, will be here to vote
against Hanna. His attorney presented
his certificate of election to Lieutenant
tjovemor.lo.ues just before the senate
convened. The senate will cast 1?
votes for Hanna and 19 against him. If
Hanna is no stronger in the house than
the Eoxwell ticket was, when Boxwell
received 53 votes aud Mason 56 for
speaker, then Senator Hanna would
have ouly 70 votes on joint ballot and
73 are necessary to elect. Notwith
standing the results on the organiza
tions of both houses, both sides seem
equally confident in claiming the sen
atorship on joint ballot.
SURPLUS FOR DECEMBER.
Government 'Receipts Exceeded Expend
Unres Nearly Two Million Dollars.
Washington, Jan. 4. The monthly
statement of the government receipts
and expenditures for the month of De
cember shows the total receipts to have
been $59,64i,ti8, of which $11,660,788
was from customs, $14,342,928 from in
ternal revenue and $33,542,!80 from
miscellaneous sources. The expenditures
for the month aggregate $27,630,092.
The receipts and expenditures for De
cember include $31,715,204 received
during the month from the sale of the
Union Pacific railroad, $900,000 paid
out to secure bid on Kansas Pacific and
$517,428 interest on Pacific railroad
subsidy bonds not due until June. Net
including these items the receipts
amount to $27,931,494, and expenditures
$26,216,CG3, leaving a surplus for the
month of $1,715,831.
As compared with December, 1896,
there is shown to have been an in
crease of nearly $1 ,000,000 in the re
ceipts from customs and about $1,
145,00 increase rom internal revenue
sources.
Qnlt Doing- Business In Ka
Topeka, Kan., Jau. 4. The New
England Mutual Life Insurance com
pany has sent the following letter to
Webb McNall, superintendent of insur
ance : "We beg to advise'yon that this
company will cease to transact business
in Kansas after Jan. 1, 1898." The
letter is signed by Benjamin F. Stevens,
president of the company. The New
England Mutual has never done a very
large business in Kansas. This action
is the outgrowth of Superintendent Mc
Nail's fight on insurance comnanies
generally.
TO REMOVE ALL DOUBT
Douglas County Bonds Held
Up For a Legal Decision.
AUDITOR REFUSES TO REGISTER,
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Question of Whether the Legislators Bail '
a Bight to Authorize an Isaac of Boaoa
to Aid the Exposition Is Ceasldered
Debatable by State Ofltetals Matter
Submitted for an Opinion. !
Lincoln, Jan. 4. The recent issues
of Douglas county funding bonds to the
amount of $180,000 and Douglas county
exposition bonds to the amount of $100
000 were presented to the state auditor
for registration and that officer declined
to register them. " i
The gronud on which the auditor's
office lured its action was that there
was donbt as to whether the act of the '
legislature in the case of the exposition '
bonds was sufficient to authorize the
issue of bonds for that purpose, and as
to the funding bonds that there was a
question as to whet ber the law requires
that two-thirds of those voting at the
election or ouly two-thirds of those vot
ing on the bond proposition should be
recorded in favor thereof. To have the
const settle the matter the auditor de- :
clined to register,
j jn the matter of the funding bonds
proceedings will be commenced at once
jq the supreme court, whero a manda-
mus will be asked for to compel the
j auditor to register. It is expected that
' the exposition association will take aim-
ilar action with regard to the exposition
t bonds. County Clerk Mel H. Redfield j
nnrl (Vimrniceinnpr PfrAnherv rpnrpcAntwl
the county in the presentation of $kft
. bonds and Attorney Becket will appear,
' as attorney in the supreme court.
Both issues of tho bonds have been
practically sold, the funding bonds to ; Rfca g gg to Salvador to try to in
an eastern firm of broker and the ex-' ance President Gutierrez to aid them
position bonds to the state as an invest-; against Nicaragua. Salvador, how
ment of the pcrmaueiit school fund. I ever.f in great danger of a revolution.
The state made a bid of $0,000 above i President Gutierrez, in the present
the face value of the bonds, which it ' case. & an unknown auantitv. An out-
contracteu 10 rase. Tins woma can ior
paying out that much of the permanent 1
school fund. !
The representatives of Douglas county
were in consultation with the governor
aud attorney general over the matter
aud the conclusion reached by the state
officers was that it was proper nnder
the circumstances to have all doubt of
the legality of the issues removed be
fore further steps were taken.
Travel ing Men Banquet Bryan.
Lincoln-, Neb., Jan. 4. W. J. Bryan
will arrive in Lincoln at G o'clock this
evening, two days later than originally
scheduled. Unless the present program
is changed Mr. Bryan will almost step
from the train to the banquet hall,
the Bryau Traveling Men's clnb having
arranged a dinner in his honor. It is
believed he will utilize this occasion to
partially declare his future intentions,
more especially the rumor connecting
him with the Democratic nomination
for congress in this district next fall.
The report is generally discredited at
his home though admittedly interesting.
THIRTY PEOPLE KILLED.
Floor Gives Way Under
Crowd at Toronto, Ont.
MANY OTHERS RECEIVE INJURIES.
Heavy Safe and Steam Coil Tall With
Timbers and Crushes the Life Ont of
Victims rrightful Calamity Attending- j
a Political Meet ins Two Thousand I
People Wero in the Building.
London, Out., Jan. 4. Thirty pessons
are known to have been killed and mauy
injured iu the collapse of a floor in the
city hall last night at close of the mu
nicipal campaign and the hall was
crowded to hear the addresses of the
successful candidates.
At midnight the bodies of the follow
ing had been taken from the wrecked
buildiug and identified :
F. H eaman.
C. Beckktt.
E. Lf.itxton.
M. Caw:outht.e3.
R. X. Lfiuh.
IIakius.
L. W. BUKKE.
John Smith.
Taluot.
A. Smith.
John Tckneb. f
Bf.n Nash.
J. W. Bokland.
Hili;o::n
Fhaxk Robinsox.
W. II. Dell.
Stephen Williams.
John Fellows.
Allen Towe.
James McLean.
John Barridgb.
Oswald Bruce. ' ";
B. Jacques.
Unidentified man.
The list of injured so far as can be
Learned include the following :
Dr. Wilson, the mayor-elect, leg broken.
Alderman Can-others, slightly injured.
Edward Mopkin.
Burgess.
William Gray, leg broken.
Fleming, both arms broken.
William Jones, water commissioner
elect, badly bruised.
Joshua Darch.
John Blanch.
Alderman Xeil Cooper.
Van Wyck.
George W. Yates, city editor of the
News.
Harry Fassmore, reporter on tho Adver
tiser staff.
Those more seriously wounded were
carried to neighboring drug stores,
whence they were taken to the hos
pital or to their homes after their in
juries had been attended to.
The dead were taken to the commit;
tee rooms of Alderman Parnell, the 'de-1
feated candidate for mayor, directly
across the street. How many were in
jured will never be known, as those
who suffered but slightly at once made
for their homes and were cared for by
friends.
Rnlldlag Was Crowded.
At the close of the polls a crowd
gathered in the city hall, where it has
been the custom for years past for the
successful candidate to address the
electors. The building was crowded to
the very doors, probably 2,000 people
being jammed in a narrow space. There
was a lull in the proceedings, when the
audience called for several newly
elected aldermen at once and there was
some delay in securing a speaker to ad
dress them. Alderman Carrothers
joined the mayor in an effort to secure
quiet. In response to numerous calls
B. M. Toothe was pushed forward to
the platform on which the speakers
stood. As he reached it there was an
ominous cracking and the raised plat
form on which the mayor and newly
elected aldermen were seated seemed to
pitch forward to the floor.
Wild Rash For Tho Does.
There was a sagging of timbers and
the next moment 150 people were hurled
20 feet to the floor below. Abeam run
ning 20 feet along the center of the hall
had given away, and the crowded mass
standing above that section of the floor
was thrown in a heap to the bottom. A
large safe stood in one corner of the
hall and with a huge steam coil wehrii-1
2202 wMws55i vwweign
ing half a ton came crashing down on
the victims. Then followed a wild rush
"fbr the doors. At the aOUth dOOr.
where the majority of the crowd had
entered, there was a terrible panic.
Those in front were thrown down by
the oncoming rush, shrieking and fight
ing for the door and safety. Only one
half of the rear door, a space of prob
ably three feet, was open and in the
mad rush no one thought to open the
door in its entirety and 500 people strug-
strong bearing down the weaker.
Within a moment after the floor had
fallen in there was not less than three
persons in the hall iu that portion of
the floor who had not fallen.
An investigation discloses the fact
that a whole section of the floor had
dropped, the joists having been as
nearly cut off as though the work had
been done with a saw.
The building was an old one, having
been erected in the early '60s and of
late years additional stories had been
placed on the old walls.
In the Grand opera house, which ad
joins the wrecked building, the first act
of "The Girl from Paris" had just
been concluded when word was
whispered through the theater of the
calamity. A panic was prevented by
the actors and ushers.
Grav Outlook In Cea-al America.
Panama, Jan. 4. The trouble be
tween Costa Rica and Nicaragua has
taken a new phase. The Costa Ricau
consul at Managua has been sentenced
to five years' imprisonment and has
fled. It is supposed that he has gone
to Costa Rica and will lay the case be
fore the president. This has aroused a
new friction between the governments.
War, it is believed in many quarters,
will be the result. In the meantime,
Nicaragua i3 threatened from another
sonrce Bclievinsr that war between
that irovernment and Costa Rica is
' nrobable. Nicarairnan exiles in Costa
break in Salvador is expected daily.
Forecast Political Changes In Counecticnt.
j New Haven, Jan. 4. Connecticut
Republican leaders iu Washington look
for the resignation of Senator Orville
H. Piatt, and his acceptance of the of -
1 flee of national commissioner of insur
ance, for tho creation of which a bill is
now before congress ; the resignation of
Addison C. Porter as President McKin-
; ley's private secretary, and his accept-
' ance of the governorship of Connecti
cut ; the re-election of Samuel Fesseu-
. den, the veteran Connecticut politician,
as senator iu place of Senator Piatt.
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' Shaw to Preside at Monetary Convention.
j Indianapolis, Intl., Juu. 4. Lucius
M. Shaw, governor-elect of Iowa, will
preside over the deliberations of the
coming monetary convention to be held
in this city as permanent chairman.
Chairman Hanna has received his letter
of acceptance. Russell Seeds, repre
senting Mr. Hanna, left for Des Moines
last night bearing important papers for
Mr. Shaw.
Morrison Admitted to Practice.
Washington-, Jan. 4. Among those
admitted to practice in the supreme
court of the United States today was
Hon. William R. Morrison, who has
been for so many years chairman of
the interstate commerce commission
md who now resumes practice of law,
Ids term of office having expired.
Itlauco to Take the Field.
Havana, Jan. 4. La Discussion says
that General Blanco will take the field
ivithiu the next fortnight and
o eastern Cuba. During his
proceed
absence
'rom Havana Seuor Galvez, premier of
:he new colouial cabinet, will assume
f 'control of the government of the island.
Dawes Take Charge.
Washington, Jan. 4. Charles G.
Dawes of Illinois today took charge of
nis office as comptroller of the currency,
md Mr. N. B. Scott of West Virginia
assumed his new dnties of commis
lioner of internal revenue.
Omaha Itoad Mortgage Filed.
Quincv, 111., Jan. 4. A first mort
gaga for $14,000,000 on the Omaha,
Kansas City and Eastern roads was
filed today. Bonds at 5 per cent for 30
years are issued and the mortgage cov
ers a new million dollar bridge to be
built at Qnincy.
Land Grant Cases Reassigned.
Washington, Jan. 4. Practically all
of the cases on the United States su
preme court docket involving title to
private laud grants in the territory of
Arizona were today reassigned to be
heard on the first Monday in March.
Carter Succeeds Baker.
Chicago, Jan. 4. The annual elec
tion of the Chicago board ef trade was
held today. The regular ticket, headed
by Zina R. Carter for president, was
elected. Z. P. Brossean was the other
candidate for president. He received
rousiderable support from the elevator
interests.
Will Maintain the Statu Quo.
Buda Pest, Jan. 4. The Hungarian
government has not formally issued de
crees, but by notes to Austria has
agreed to maintain the statu quo pro
vided Austria adheres to the present
reciprocity arrangements.
A SONG.
Bring me the juice of the honey frail
The large, translucent, amber hued,
Rare grapes of southern islea, to suit
The luxury that fills my mood.
And bring me only such as Brew
Where fairest maidens tend the bowers,
And only led by ruin and dew
Which fir.-t had batliod a tcU o ovrS
They must have hung on spicy tree
In airs of far enchanted vales.
And all night heard the ecsta-iiej
Of noble throated nightingale?.
80 that tho virtues which belong
To Cowers may therein tasted se.
And that vhi-jii hath been thrilled with
song
Hay givo a thrill of song to me.
For I woald wake that string for thee
Which hath too long in silence hung.
And sweeter titan all eb-e should be
The song which in thy prsL-e is sung.
Thomas Buchanan Read.
MISS-MISS SPARED.
HE CAPTURED THE GRIZZLY JUST
THE NICK OF TIME.
IN
How the Hadsoa Ilay Tribes Dispose ef
tbe Old aud Indigent Members This
Old Warrior Songht Another Death and
Got a. New Lease In Life.
"There is but one Least that the Indi
ans are reaily afraid of," said Egertou
Young, the Baptist minister who re
cently ieturned from a loug sojourn
among the Hudson bay tribes, where
he was the pioneer missionary. "That
is the grizzly bear, the tiger of North
America. Ouly once have I heard of a
grizzly being captured alive, and iu
that case the feat saved the life of a fa
auras old warrior.
"Among many of the Hudson bay
tribes it is the custom for the ableLcd
ied to put to death the old men aud v. o
men who are no longer able to do tiitir
nit CSV A MV vltfk 1tnk flEn .nfi-) nm'M. .....
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gnnply knocked on the head without
'ceremony. The process of getting rid cf
' an old man is more elaborate. The lu-
! diaiis tin not think it well tn stain their
hands with the blood cf one who was
once a warrior. So they delegate the
task to their hereditary enemies, the
wolves, to which they render all assist
ance in their power.
"When it has been decided at a sol
emn powwow that any particular old
man is to die, instructions are given to
a number of yonng men to take meaa-
ures to get rid 01 him immediately.
Among the executioners are always the
sons of the condemned man. The day
after sentence has beeu passed these ex
ecutioners call on the veteran, attack
him with stones aud spears and drive
him into the wilderness. There they
1 leave him to bis fate. A few days later
they return and collect a few well
gnawed boues, which they bring back
with fitting ceremonies.
"Among all tho warricis belonging
to a tribe with which 1 made a long so
journ, none bad a more glorious record
1 thau Miss-Miss. But Miss-Miss was get-
. ting old. His eyes were dim, his bauds
were slow, and rarely did he bring
home a fat buck. Furthermore, food
a was scarce, and Miss-Miss returned an
excellent appetite. One morning Miss
. Miss got orders to ba prepared to
I- receive the next day a delegation of
yonng braves led by his two stalwart
sons.
"But Miss-Mifi3, though he had as
sisted in many such ceremonials in his
day, had not yet come to consider him
self old and useless. He was very angry.
Just as Miss-Miss had done reviling the
ingratitude of the young a boy rushed
in to say that a huge grizzly was feed
ing a short distance from the camp
Here was the veteran's chance. All the
braves were away at the huut. Children
and squaws and Miss-Miss were the sole
occupants of the camp. He knew that
to face a grizzly single banded was
certain death, hut it was the death of a
man. So Miss-Miss armed himself with
his spear aud tomahawk aud went forth
to seek tho bear.
"He had not far to go Within a few
hundred yards of the camp he espied
the largest and leanest Lear he had seeu
for years, making a scanty meal otf
dried roots Crawling up as close as he
could, ho hurled his spear. Tho weapon
struck the bear in the tlnnk. As he had
calculated, the wound had no furthei
effect thau to infuriate the brute and
turu its attention upon him Miss-Mi.s
took his stand v.;th his buck to a tree,
grasped his little tomahawk firmly and
awaited death.
"Now, had it beeu an ordinary little
black bear tho peril cf Miss-Miss would
have been small. A black bear would
have risen ou its bind legs when it
came to close quarters, aud leaving its
chest quite uuprutcc;etl. tried to insert
its paws between the mail aud the tree
iu order tu hug him to death All Miss-
Miss would hava hud to do would have
been to wait until it caiuo within arm's
length and plunge his hunting knife in
to its chest. Duo thrust would have
beeu sufficient. But a grizzly is differ
ent. It strikes with its mighty claws.
Miss-Miss awaited the onset. When the
bear came to close quarters, it ruse on
its hind legs and made a mighty, sweep
ing blow at his body. Setting his teeth,
Miss-Miss stiuck at its head with his
tomahawk. The weapon was dashed
from his grasp and he was hurled to
the ground, but, much to his surprise,
uninjured. Iustead of the eharp claws
in his side ho had felt a mighty buffet
as if from a huge boxing glove. Miss
Miss scrambled to bis feet The next
glance explained matters. Like himself,
the bear was a veteran. It had lost its
claws long since. Miss-Miss dodged
round and round his tree aud from one
tree to auother. The bear, whose sight
was dim with age, aimed blow after
blow, with no other effect than that of
bruising its paws against the trunks.
The fight went on, and Miss-Miss'
strength was giving way, when through
an opening in the forest he espied the
blaze of tho campfires close at band.
The bear saw it, too, and with a grunt
of disgust and disappointment turned
round and trotted back into the depths
of tho forest to resume its meal
"Miss-Miss hastened back to the
camp and called the oldest of the boys
together. 'Take your lassoes, ' he cried,
'and wo will capture a grizzly alive.'
So out they went When the party ar
rived within range, Miss-Miss whistled.
The bear raised its head aud the boys
cast their lassoes. One noose fell over
the brute's neck.
"When the braves returned in the
evening, prepared to chase Miss-Miss
into the wilderness, they found a huge.
roaring grizzly tethered in the middle
of the camp. No one of the tribe ever
bod done such a deed. They concluded
the Great Spirit had willed that Miss
Miss should live, and Miss-Miss is alive
today and in high honor with the
tribe.2 New York Sun
Autograph I'iend.
Tho anther cf "Chats With Celebri
ties," Jir. (inlul, fays cf the demand
upcu Lcnufeilov.' for hi autograph:
I re::ii.:u:ier one veiy pleasant party
at the poet's dinner table, ::t which A.r.
Monti, Professor K. N. Horsford aud
myself were present, when Air. Long
fellow related a number of amusing
anecdotes respecting applications that
were made to him for autographs. He
was very kind to autograph seekers aud
used to keep iu a little box upon his
writing table a number of slips upon
which were written, "1'oursvery truly,
Henry V. Longfellow." One of these
would he scut to the applicant by a
member of his family to whom he passed
over their requests.
But tho autograph seekers were not
always satisfied v:ith a mere signature,
and he often sent a verse from one of
his poems sigued with his name. The
most remarkable request, however, came
from a lady in Bohtcu, who, tbe poet
said, sent him by express a package of
loo biauk visiting card, with a letter
requesting that he would inscribe hia
name on each of them tbe next day, as
she was to have a grand reception at
which a number of literary people
would be present, aud she wished to
present each one of her guests with the
poet's autograph.
This was too much for even Longfel
low's good nature and would seem to be
hardly credible had I not heard it from
the poet's own lips.
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