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Columbus Journal.
WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 16. 1893.
Entered at tho Postoffice, Columbus, Nebr., as
second-class mail matter.
ISSUED EVERT WEDSESDAT BT
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Four parties of men have left Du
buque, Iowa, for the Klondike.
Luetgebt's punishment was fixed by
the jury at imprisonment for life.
H. Sheexeb of Chicago has made a
proposition to lift the massive capitol of
Ohio and place another story under it,
for the sum of $300,000.
Paul Kbcgeb has been re-elected
president of the Transvaal republic,
receiving 13,704 votes as against 3,716 for
Schalkburger, and 1,493 for Joubert.
The New York Sun gives the particu
lars of a successful surgical operation
performed upon a woman, who had been
placed under the influence of hypnotism.
It is said that private or corporate
ownership of railways, etc., will shortly
be a thing of the past in Europe, many
cities owning and operating their own
lines.
It seems that somo papers have mis
understood the position of the New York
Journal on Bryan. The Journal says
virtually that it is democratic and will
favor the democratic nominee in 1900, as
in 1890. Of course!
The proceeds of the sale of the Murray
hotel, Omaha, last week, amounted to
965,000. Attorney Mahoney contends
that the building alone cost '$150,000, and
values the ground on which it atanda at
' fcoC.UUU, wHich would make the building
worth $1,000 per front foot.
Geobqe Loud, said to bo the oldest
Mason in the United States, and prob
ably in the world, and also the oldest
Odd Fellow in this country, is dead, tho
victim of a paralytic stroke. lie was
born in New York City, June 28, 1800;
his home since 1852, has been at San
Bernardino, California.
Ox a Sunday night recently in a neigh
bor city of Nebraska a house was robbed,
and after several days the robbers were
apprehended, some jewelry having been
found with women of the town, with
whom the thieves had consorted. Two
men and three women were arrested, and,
in default of bail, all were sent to jail.
In some places in central and southern
Russia the peasantry arc worse off than
during the famine of 1891. Russian
editors have been forbidden to refer to
the matter. Private letters from the
province of Tamhoff say peasants are
feeding their half starved cattle with the
thatches of their roofs. Typhus and oth
er diseases are making rapid headway
among them.
The populist outcry before they came
into power was against free passes issued
to public officials. Bill Greene, it will
lie remembered, was one of these, and he
is now a congressman. A pocket book
was found the other day, containing $100
in money and there was no way of iden
tifying it, except by a railroad pass be
tween Washington and Chicago with
the name of Congressman Greene at
tached. Comment is useless.
President McKinley is acting on the
principle that public office is a public
trust; at least, the sharks who expected
that the government could be wheedled
out of her liens on the Pacific railroads
are findingthat the president not only
uuderstands the affairs entrusted him by
tho American people, but he purposes
doing what is right by all parties in
interest. If all who have temporarily
occupied places of public trust had
endeavored to do the right thing, public
conGdence would not have been so
severely shaken, nor business prosperity
threatened as it was before the people
mado up their minds to put the reins of
government into tho hands of William
McKinley.
The investigating committee of the
Lincoln city council are finding some
queer municipal management, the
charges being summarized in the follow
ing, which we clip from the Lincoln
Journal: "Selling places to policemen;
deliberately defying the excise laws and
attempting to block efforts to improve
the water supply." Tiie Journal further
remarks: "It has been a matter of com
mon knowledge for months that saloons
were open at all hours and that gambling
houses were closed only when the news
papers made it so uncomfortable for the
excisemen that they did not dare allow
further special privileges. Conditions in
the police department have been so
peculiar that every reporter in the town
a has felt sure that some day a lot of rot
tenness would be uncovered. When
asked about gambling the officers would
be evasive or would frankly say that they
were not running that end of the busi
ness. As to the payment of cash for
places on the police force two men of
good reputation have testified that they
made 'contributions.' The testimony
about the water department has been
even more disquieting. Altogether,
enough has been brought out to make
the committee feel that its work has been
needed, and that it will not do to pause
now nntil the cover has been taken off
the entire city administration." The
night captain of police, L. C. Otto, testi
fied that he knew it was illegal for the
gambling houses to run under the law.
He never closed the houses without
orders. He worked under orders. He
was asked whether it was enstomary to
go and ask the mayor if a criminal
should be arrested when a crime was
committed. The witness said no, but he
was acting under orders when the gam
blers were concerned. He was never
told by the mayor to let the gamblers
alone. One man testified reluctantly
that he was ordered by Mayor Graham
to plug the A street wells, when they
were in course of construction. He iri
foraaed the mayor that he was employed
to build wells not to destroy them. He
had been ordered to pump certain wells
dry te convince the public that there was
sot saSeient waterin the Antelope basin
to ran two stations. The Lincoln papers
re burdened with such matter. The
best police is daylight, and publicity is
loader daylight. J
The republican press all over the state is trying to arouse the better
element of the republican party, and that means that it will be aroused.
The populist press is subservient to the fusion ring at tho Ht&te house,
and that means that the voters at the next state convention will remain
subservient. The republican press is helping the republican party to
clean the republican house. The populist editor sniffs at the state
house gang, and turning to bis patrons says, "I don't smell anything
wrong, do you?" J. W. Johnson.
XXXXXKKXXKXXKHXXKKKOOSSSOS
THE PUBLIC LOOKING.
Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 12. 1898.
The public here at Lincoln and all
over the state are today looking at
Eugene Moore, the ex-state auditor. As
they look they see him hanging by the
last slender thread of his technical de
fense over an eight year sentence to the
penitentiary for what? For taking
money which he had no right to take.
The law provides that insurance com
panies doing business in this state shall
each pay an annual fee for the privilege.
Pay to the governor? No. To the sec
retary of state? No. To the auditor?
No.
The law says this fee money shall be
paid by these insurance companies into
the state treasury just as taxes are pay
able into the treasury, and nowhere else.
Now what did Engene Moore do? He
held out his hand to receive that money,
pretending that he was the proper per
son to receive it By this false pretense
he obtained possession of the money and
for this false pretense he is now under
sentence.
If ho should now pay these fees over
to the state treasurer, what then? Why,
the crime would remain, for the crime
was in the unlawful pretense and the
unlawful taking of the money.
If a bank cashier steals from his bank
and afterwards restores the money, the
act of restoring may lesson his punish
ment, may get him sympathy, but the
stealing remains, and the crime remains.
Eugene Moore had just as much right to
go out and collect taxes from unsuspect
ing people as he had to collect these
insurance fees.
Why did he do it? Did he not know
the law? Yes, he knew the law, for it is
plain, every school boy can understand
it; but ho wanted to handle the money
and he wanted the other advantages
which went with this method. Had
others done this? Yes, other auditors
had done this same thing, but that was
no reason why Engene Moore shonld do
it. The law is law to each official and to
each individual citizen, and it is for him
to obey regardless of what others do.
CROCNSE REASONED DIFFERENTLY.
When they offered Crounso tho unlaw
ful house rent and pointed out that
others had Liken it, he said, "Take it
away, I will not touch it. The constitu
tion is my gnide and not the precedents
of other officials." When Eugene Moore
saw the money he wanted it, and when
he saw the precedent, then he took the
money, notwithstanding at that very
moment his conscience was whispering
to him, and the oath which he had taken
was pointing its finger at the law and
commanding him not to touch it. Moore
was too weak to resist temptation and
bad precedent.
Now while we are looking at Eugene
Moore, for it is easy to criticise a con
demned and fallen man, who is that
other man whom we see following so
closely behind? Following and imitat
ing Moore step by step and track by
track?
Did Moore hold out his hand with
unlawful pretense to take the money?
Why, this other man is doing the same
thing. Did Moore take the money into
his possession as if it were his own, and
did ho deposit it in his private bank
account? This other man is doing the
same thing, following Moore, step by
step and track by track.
MOORE, CORNELL, TIIEX WHAT?
Now, at this point, tho reader will ask,
"Is it possible that tho present auditor,
John B. Cornell, is actually doing the
very identical thing which has sentenced
Moore to the penitentiary ? Well, reader,
don't take my word for it, but take the
auditor's own statement.
In his last semi-annual report to the
governor he admits to having in his
hands $7,938 of these unlawfully taken
fees on May 31. Besides this amount he
collected $454.50 in June, $550.50 in
August, $554.50 in September. He says
that June tho 4th he turned over $1,000
into the state treasury.
Why did he turn over $1,000 to the
state treasurer? If it was right for him
to have the $8,000 or $9,000, then it was
right for him to have all of it. If it was
his duty to turn over $1,000 why was it
not his duty to turn it all over? Judge
Hall, in the Moore case, declared that
the auditor had no right to handle this I
money, and that he had no right to issue
a certificate to these insurance compan
ies nntil they would bring him a receipt
from the treasurer that they had paid
the fees.
According to this decision, every cer
tificate issued by this present auditor up
to this time is void, for in every case he
has violated the law. Now we have the
spectacle of a republican official being
sent to the penitentiary, prosecuted by a
republican county attorney, sentenced
by a republican judge, condemned by a
republican state convention, denounced
by the republican press' and repudiated
and despised by all republican voters in
tbo state, while at the same time a pop
ulist auditor does exactly the same thing
without arousing the slightest censure
or sign of conscience in his party.
LOOKING AT OOVERNOB HOLCOMB.
What populist has censured Cornell?
What reform newspaper has advised its
readers of his conduct? Did the reform
governor, when he received this official
report irom tne auditor, read it over
carefully as it was his business to do,
because the report is made to him for
that purpose, did he, this reform gover
nor, when he saw that the reform auditor
was doing exactly what Eugene Moore
had done, did be, this reform governor,
with his finger on that part of the report,
go across the hall into the auditor's
office and say to that derelict official,
"What right have you to collect this
money? Don't you know they are send
ing your predecessor to the penitentiary
for doing this very thing? Don't you
know, that you have no right to take a
dollar of this money from these insurance
companies? And if you do take it you
have no right to deposit it in your Rich
ardson County Bank and keep it and use
it as your own, month after month, and
year after year? Don't you know you are
liable to impeachment and prosecution?
Don't you know that the people who
elected you expected yen to reform this
office and that this is not reform? Now,
Mr. Cornell, you mnst put every dollar
of thia fee money into the treasury where
it belongs and never touch another cent
of it, or ril make it hot for you."
WHY DIDN'T HE OPEN HIS MOUTH?
Did Governor Hoicomb say all this to
Auditor Cornell? Not a word of it.
Read your populist paper. See anything
about it there? Not a word. Read the
resolntionsof your liet state convention.
Anything about it there? Not a word.
Where is the investigating committee?
Where is the Honorable Otto Mntz
whose eagle eye can find "unauthorized
expenditures" in the old accounts of
every republican official, but cannot see
the manipulations of this auditor, nor
the houeo rent steal of the sainted Silas?
What's the matter with the state treas
urer stepping across the hall and de
manding this money from the auditor?
The fact is there is a skeleton in the
treasurer's closet. There's a skeleton in
tho governor's closet. There's a skeleton
in Mutz's closet. There are skeletons in
all their closets and not one of them dare
to censure the auditor.
Cut this letter out, mail it to Auditor
Cornell and ask him if he can deny a
word of what I have written. If yon get
no reply from the auditor, then try the
governor. If the governor is silent then
ask the treasurer.
J. W. Johnson.
The "popocrate" are in charge of the
state affairs and warrants are now at a
premium. How was the state's credit
when the republicans had full sway?
Platte County Argus.
The above item would lead one to infer
that tho popocrats are responsible for
the big crops of Nebraska for the past
year and the consequent increased influx
of taxes. Also the popocrats of Nebras
ka are responsible for the better times
experienced in every section of the
country. Yes, they are mighty. Fuller
ton News.
Students of fiuancial problems are
reading with more or less interest the
plan of currency reform recently given
to the public by ex-Governor Boies of
Iowa. He wonld not lessen our volnmo
of currency, but would call in all other
of $10 and less and put out silver in
stead, and take out of all paper every
cent of 'fiat, "that walking goblin that
frightens the money kings of the world,"
and have every dollar of paper currency
secured to its full face value by gold or
silver stored in the nation's treasury.
ALLEN'S BILL SHUT OUT
Senate Acts Adversely on Cu
ban Belligerency Measure.
HABBIS BES0LUTI0N GOES OVER.
Eaasas Seaator Want to Leant Whether
the Attorney Geaeral Has Decided to
Abaadea Hla Flaa of Redeeming- the
First Mortgage Boads of the Kaasas Ia
clflc aad Having a Receiver Appointed.
Washington, Feb. IS. During the
short open session of the Senate Mon
day two phases of tho Cuban question
were adverted to briefly. The amend
ment of Mr. Allen (Neb.) to the diplo
matic and consular appropriation bill
recognizing the belligerency of the
Cuban insurgents was reported adverse
ly by the foreign, relations committee,
not, as Mr. Morgan explained, on the
merits of the amendment, but because
the committee did not believe in tack
ing such legislation to appropriation
bills. Mr. Morgan's resolution calling
upon the president for the reports of
United States consuls in Cuba and for
Information as to whether any agent
of the autonomous government m Cuba
had been accredited to this government
and recognized by it was adopted with
out dissent. A feature of the session
was a speech in advocacy of the free
coinage of standard silver dollars by
Allen (Neb.).
At the conclusion of Mr. Allen's re
marks Harris (Kan.) introduced a reso
IntioeVwith reference to the latest phase
of theTTanaas Pacific sale. He said in
connection with the resolution that the
reason for its presentation at this time
was that the attorney general had in
formed him less than a week ago that
he proposed to redeem the first mort
gage bonds of the Kansas Pacific and
have a receiver appointed for the road.
"We were surprised yesterday," said
Mr. Harris, "to learn that the attorney
general had decided to abandon bis ex
pressed plan of redeeming the first
mortgage bonds of the Kansas Pacific
and having a receiver appointed for the
road. By this (leal, if it be true that it
has been entered into, the government
would lose 6,634,107 interest due."
The resolution, which had as a pream
ble the Associated Press dispatch from
St. Louis announcing the agreement
reached by the government with the
reorganization committee was as fol
lows: "Resolved, That the attorney general
is directed to inform the senate if he
has authorized the abandonment of his
expressed intention to redeem the first
mortgage bonds issued by the Union
Pacific Railroad company, eastern div
ision, now the Kansas Pacific division,
of the Union Pacific railway and to
ask for a postponement of the sale
inereoi ana ior tne appointment oi a
receiver therefore in the interests of
the government of the United States
and also if he has authorized an agree
ment by which said property is to be
sold for the face value of the subsidy
bonds, resulting in a loss to the govern
ment of the amount of 96.624,107 and
if the government has agreed not to be
bidder at said sale."
Mr. Chandler asked that the pre
amble be stricken ont, as it was un
usual to include such matter in a reso
lution of inquiry.
Mr. Harris declined to eliminate the
matter, as it was explanatory of the
resolution. Mr. Chandler then objected
to present consideration and the reso
lution went over.
The senate devoted almost four hours
in executive session to the consideration
of the Hawaiian treaty. The principal
speech was made by Senator Pettigrew,
tins being the third installment of his
remarks upon the subject.
Washtsgtos. Feb. 15. Considerable
was
among the members of the hoose Mon
day by the rumor, broadly circulated
before the houso convened that impor
tant action relative to Cuba was to be
taken. It turned ont to be simply a
resolution of inquiry reported by the
foreign affairs committee last week '
calling on the state department for in
formation as to the condition of the
concentrados and the progress in
Spain's proposition as to autonomy.
Another resolution was adopted calling
for the correspondence relating to tho
exclusion of our fruits, beef and horses
from Germany. The remainder of the
day was devoted to District of Colum
bia business.
Lee Has Not Resigaed.
Washington, Feb. 15. The state de
partment officially denied reports al
leging that General Fitzhugh Lee, con
sul general to Cuba, has tendered his
resignation. It can be stated also that
while details are not obtainable, -mat-
ters regarding the de Lome incident
have assumed such shape that an early
and entirely satisfactory adjustment of j
the affair between the United States;
and Spain is confidently expected by I
the state department.
Daaatleu Off F.r Caba.
Washington, Feb. 15. The officials
of the treasury department have re
ceived information, through Spanish
sources, that the suspected filibuster
Dauntless has succeeded in eluding the
vigilance of the government officials at
Savannah and passed out to sea. The
Dauntless is said to have a cargo of
arms and other supplies for the Cuban
insurgents.
PIPE TRUST HIT HARD.
Coart of Appeals Decides Agalart Cast
lroa Corabiae.
Cincinnati, Feb. 15. The Ujsjted
States circuit court of appeals todayde
cided the east iron pipe trust case. ' Jus
tice Harlan and Circuit Judges'aft and
Lurton composed the court.
The court of appeals Inld first that
the contract of tho association, even if
the prices fixed under it were reasona
ble, and its only purpose was to prevent
competition, as claimed by defendants,
was, nevertheless, void at common law,
because in restraint of trade and an at
tempted monopoly; second, that the
prices were not reasonable, and the pur
pose was an attempted monopoly;
third, that the trade restrained by the
contract of the association was the ne
gotiation and sale of pipe, to be deliv
ered across state lines from the state of
manufacture to the state of sale, and
that this was under all the decisions of
the supreme court interstate com
merce ; and fourth, as a conclusion from
these premises, that the contract of as
sociation was a restraint aud burden on
interstate commerce, and a violation of
the federal antitrust act, and should be
enjoined. The court distinguished their
case from the sugar trust ccse on the
ground that the contract sought to be
enjoined under the federal antitrust act
in that case was a contract of associa
tion for the manufacture of sugar, and
did not involve, as the contract in this
case did, the restraint of sales of mer
chandise, to be delivered across state
lines.
SHOT WHILE RUNNING AWAY.
Mea Who Were With Marchers Tell Story
of Lattimer Shooting.
Wilkesbarre, Pa., Feb. 15. The
14th day of the trial of Sheriff Martin
and his deputies, charged with the kill
ing of the strikers at Lattimer, opened
today with John Pnstion on the stand.
He testified : "I was with the strikers
when the shooting occurred at Lattimer.
When we approached the sheriff he
walked to the middle of the road and
told us to stop. Some few of the men
went forward, and I then heard two
volleys from the deputies! I was shot
in the right arm, and a3 I started to
run I was shot in the right leg.JI saw
six or seven of the deputies leave the
line, and shoot as they walked away."
Andrew Stult testified ; "I carried the
flag in the inarch of the strikers. We
were stopped at West Hazleton by tho
sheriff, who had a revolver in his hand.
A similar scene occurred at Lattimer,
where the sheriff seized one of our men,
and we pulled the man away from him.
I saw the sheriff pull the trigger of his
revolver three or four times."
Fatal Sltootlas; Affray.
Cleveland, Feb. 15. Minnie Chew,
a notorious colored woman, entered a
saloon at the corner of Noble and
Bright streets with a drawn revolver
late last night and fired a fusillade of
shots at George Leach, a colored gam
bler, who was in the place. The shots!
all went wild, and Leach quickly pulled
a revolver and fired one shot, the bullet
lodging just below the woman's heart.
She will probably die. The shooting
was the result of a quarrel. Leach is
in jail.
Searching For a Filibuster.
New London, Conn. , Feb. 1 5. Two
customs officials from Bridgeport ar
rived in this city this morning and
boarded one of Captain Scott's tugs.
Immediately afterwards the tug
steamed down the harbor and out into
the sound. It is stated that these offi
cials have been instructed to patrol and
search the eastern end of Long Island
sound for the purpose of intercepting a
suspected filibustering expedition.
Toa Der Ahe Saes For Damages,
St. Louis, Feb. 15. In answer to a
suit filed by Mark Baldwin, the base
ball pitcher, pgainst Chris Von Dei
Ahe, to secure the payment of a judg
ment rendered against Chris, asuitfoi
$50,000 damages was filed by Von Dei
Ahe last evening, based on his being
removed to Pittsburg from St. Louis
against his will. John M. Glover, Yon
DerAhe's attorney, refuses to discost
the matter.
Rash of Wheat to Sea.
Philadelphia. Feb. 15. Fifteew
steamships are now in port loading or
waiting their turn to load the grain
that is coming to this city from the
west in great quantities. Their aggre
gate carrying capacity amounts to over
3,01)0,000 bushels, and all grain ele
vators at Port Richmond, Washington
and Girard Point are kept busy in meet
ing this heavy rush upon them.
Two Sailers Drowaed.
London, Feb. 15. Mail advices re
ceived here today from Colombo, Cey
lon, say that Barnes and King, mari
ners belonging to the United States
cruiser Raleigh, on her way to China,
were drowned during the night of Jan.
24. It is supposed they started to swim
ashore on a "lark," thinking they were
able to scale the breakwater. Finding
this impossible, they shouted for help
and help, from the Raleigh went to
their assistance. When the boats ap
proached, Barnes was seen to go down.
Neeley and McCarthy of the Raleigh's
crew dived after Barnes, but failed to
grapple him. King had already disap
peared. The bodies were recovered.
Laraaala Cathedral
LiRaifnc, Wy.t Feb. 15. Fire broke
oat in St. Matthew'g Episcopal cathe.
dral which threatened the dewtroction
of the edifice which wai lately com
pleted at a coat of 960,000. Before it
was subdued the organ and woodwork
of the altar were damaged to the ex
tent of $4,000, the loss being covered by
insurance, xne are
overheated 1 arnace.
started from an I
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OE LOME'S SUCCESSOR
Senor Palo Bernabe to Repre
sent Spain at Washington.
WOODFOfiD PRESENTS
VOTE.
Demaada That Snala Should Formally
Disarew tho lasalts to Frosideat McKla
ley Ceaaalaed la Do Lome's Letter
State Uepartnaeat Delivers the Ksristle
to Seaor Caaalrjas Attoraejr.
Madrid, Feb,
15. The cabinet met
at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon and
discussed the present state of the war
in Cuba and the De Lome matter at
great length. It was decided to publish
a decree accepting the resignation of
Senor DupuyDe Lome as minister at
Washington and appointing Senor
Louis Polo Bernabe as his successor.
A decree will also be issued conven
fog the chambers before the end of this
month, so as to enable the election of
the new cortes to occur March 80. Senor
oniinn ;; f v.,i ?. in.
formed the cabinet that United States
Minister Woodford had just handed
him a note referring to Senor Dupuy
De Lome's letter and to the meaning of
several paragraphs in it.
Senor Louis Polo Bernabe, the suc
cessor of Senor DupuyDe Lome, is a
son of Vice Admiral Polo, who for
merly represented Spain in this coun
try. Senor Bernabe is now engaged in
a special department of the foreign
ministry at Madrid, dealing with com
mercial matters and consulates.
The note from Minister Woodford de
manded that Spain shonld formally dis
avow the insults to President McKinley
contained in Senor Dupuy De Lome's
letter to Senor Canalejas. The cabinet
council, it is reported, decided unani
mously to reply to Minister Woodford
that Senor Do Lome's spontaneous re
signation and the terms of the decree
accepting it were considered sufficient
satisfaction. It is understood that
Minister Woodford received this infor
mation and despatched a long telegram
to the United States.
DELIVER LETTER TO CANALEJAS.
Epistle Written by De Lome Seat to Its
Rightful Owner.
Washington, Feb. 15. Urged by a
sense of honor and strict idea of justice
the state department has taken steps to
place in the hands of Senor Canalejas,
to whom the letter was addressed, the
epistle written by Senor Dupuy De
Lome, which led to the resignation of
the minister. The action is explained
in following brief statement given out
last night by tho stato department:
"Recognizing that the legal ownership
of the De Lome letter is in Mr. Canale
jas, aud his agent and attorney, Mr.
Carlisle, having presented proper au
thority to receive the same, the letter
was delivered to him today."
As explained in this statement, Mr.
Carlisle was fully authorized to apply
for aud receive the letter, having tho
cabled authorization from Senor Can
alejas. In the view of the state de
partment the letter was a stolen docu
ment and in that like any other piece of
property it should upon -application be
delivered to its rightful owner. There
was no other course left open, for in
the United States, as in all other coun
tries, having a code of laws, a letter
becomes tho sole property of the person
to whom it is addressed immediately it
starts on its way from the sender. Even
the latter cannot obtain possession of
it without the permission of the person
owning it, the limits of his power being
to stop delivery of the paper. The
letter has, besides already completely
served all of the uses for which it
might have been applied by our gov
ernment and there are in existence fac
simile copies of the paper that are so
surely authenticated as to leave no
legal doubt of their accuracy.
There now remains only the closing
chapter of the incident to be written,
for the end is already in sight. Not
withstanding all that has been said in
the press about demands on Spain for
apologies or retractions of the disagree
able things said by Senor De Lome in
his letter, it can be positively stated
that at no time since the publication of
the letter has the state department
taken any such course ; instead it has
relied entirely on the sense of propriety
of the Spanish government to do all that
was proper and needful to wipe out the
unpleasant impression produced by these
statements, and it can be said that this
course has been fully justified and that
the Spanish cabinet now being aware
of the full text of the letter is expected
within a day or two to make such dis
claimer of the letter as is required by
the circumstances.
Last night the state department re
ceived official notice from Madrid of
the selection of Senor Polo Bernabe as
minister to succeed Minister De Lome.
MAY SOLVE BLUE CUT ROBBERY
Djlas; Coafessloa of Carter Roe, lamate mt
aa Asylana at Topeka, May Solve It.
Topeka, Kan., Feb. 15. The mys
tenons Blue Cut train robbery in 1895
Bear Kansas City, and the attempted
robbery of the bank at Elmdale may
both be solved by the death of Carter
Roe, who died on Jan. 23 in Bedwell's
asylum east of Topeka.
Carter Roe was a tough character.
For nearly three years he has been an
inmate of Bedwell's asylum, suffering
from what doctors call melancholia.
Early last fall he was taken with quick
consumption and grew rapidly worse
nntil he died, on Jan. 23. A week be
fore his death he became apparently
rational. One day he called Mr. Bed
well, the superintendent, to him and
confessed to having participated in tho
Elmdale, Kan., bank robbery on April
29, 1890, and a little later in a train rob
bery, which ex-Sheriff Wilkerson be
lieves was the Blue Cut robbery near
Kansas City. He told Superintendent
Bedwell where $1,300, his share in the
train robbery, was buried in a box near
Garfield park, North Topeka. He also
made a confidant of Edrick, who at
tended him at the asylum, and ex
pressed a wish that he get the money
for kindness shown him. Since then
Mr. Bedwell and others have been
quietly searching for the buried treas
ure. The story has leaked out and
created considerable excitement in
North Topeka, Roe did not disclose
the names of any of the men who took
part with him in the train robbery, bat
said there were six in the gang.
AFTER
CENTRAL BRANCH LINES.
Mlssearl Pacific aad Burlington Anxious
to Secure Them.
Topeka, Feb. 15. In the federal
court yesterday Judge Williams entered
a decree of foreclosure against the three
lines of railway known as the Central
Branch of the Union Pacific, naming
Hiram Dillon as special master to con
duct the sale. The properties involved,
which are separate from the Union
Pacific system proper, have been leased
for many years to the Missouri Pacific.
The suits for foreclosure were insti
tuted by Samuel Carr, as trustee for
the mortgage holders. The properties
to be sold and the amounts of the sev
eral mortgages are as follows : Cen
tral Branch nroner. 100 miles. S2.T80..
188; Atchison, Jewell County and
Western, 5S miles, 716,a0t; Atchison,
I
Colorado and Pacific, 253 miles, $5,578,
933. Tho former receivers of- the Union
Pacific system were named as receivers
to collect tho rentals from the Missouri
Pacific pending tho sale. Both the
Missouri Pacific and tho Burlington
companies are said to be anxious to se
cure the Central Branch lines.
Uniting the Silver Forces.
Washington, Feb. 15. Senator Mar
ion Butler, chairman of the Populist
national committee, and ex-Senator
Dubois have left for Minneapolis to
attend the meeting of the Minnesota
i Populists, to be held there Wednesday.
xuu purpusu ul lutur aireuuauce is to
try to induce the meeting to pronounce
in favor of unity of action by all the
silver forces in the elections of the fu
ture, regardless of the political affilia
tions of candidates. Congressman
Hartmau will go to Minneapolis tonight
on the same mission.
Throe Appoint meats.
Washington, Feb. 15. The presi
dent today sent the following nomin
ations to tho senate : To be registers of
land office : Joseph W. Johusou of Neb
raska, at Lincoln, Neb. Lee Stover of
South Dakota, at Watertown, S. D. To
be receivers of public moneys : George
W. Case of South Dakota, at Water
town, S. D.
Die Coal Shipment.
Pittsburg, Feb. 15. Fourteen tow
boats took advantage of the present
barge water stage in the Ohio and
started for the south, loaded with a
total of 79 coal boats, 1? barges and 17
flats. The rise is axpected to continue
several days and it is estimated that
over ,000,000 bushels of coal will be
shipped.
Nicaragua aad Costa ltica Near War.
New YoRK.Feb. 15. The correspond
ent of The Herald in Managua tele
graphs: "Two British warships are
now in Nicaraguan waters, and more
are expected. There is a general im
pression among American diplomats
here that Costa Rica aud Nicaragua are
very near war. "
Kxposltioa Dootuers at St. Louis.
St. Louis, Feb. 15. Sixty-three mem
bers of a special traveling delegation,
working to the interests of the Trans
niississippi exposition at Omaha, ar
rived today on a special train over the
Wabash, and are stoppiut: at the South
ern hotel. The delegation is composed
of representative busiuess men of Ne
braska and Iowa, who are visiting all
the large cities for the purpose of arous
ing interest in the exposition, which
opens next June.
Vnloa Pacidc Karalng.
Omaha, Feb. 15. The receivers of
the Union Pacific railway system have
just issued their last annual statement.
The surplus of earuiugs over expenses
for 1SW amouuted to $7,237,07-l.SH),
agaiast a surplus of ,bOO,976.W during
1893, an increase in the surplus of 1,
42G.09y.93. A SIOO.OOO Fire.
CniCAGO, Feb. 13. Fire destroyed
the plaut of the Chicago Portland Ce
ment company at Hawthorne today.
The loss amounts to $100,000; insur
ance, 30,000. The firs originated in
the drying rooms and coasumed every
thing on the premises.
Spalding; Sentence Sustained.
Spmxcfield, IU., Feb. 15. The su
preme court today sustained tho sen
tence of ex-Bauk President Charles W.
Spalding to the pen. Ho was convicted
of embezzling bonds of tho university
of Illinois.
Birth Record Is Found.
Rome, Feb. 15. A long continued
search has resulted in the discovery of
the birth record of Amerigo Vespucci in
the church of San Giovvani, in Flor
ence. The date is March 18, 1452.
Asphyxiated by Coal Gas.
Lyoxs, N. H., Feb. 15. Mrs. Abram
R. Robiusou and Edith Schaffer were
today found iu bed nearly asphyxiated
by coal gas from the parlor stove.
Neither is expected to recover.
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS.
A syndicate of western men. mostly
of San Francisco, will offer a purse of
$50,000 for a Corbett-Fitzinimons fight.
Senator Hoar has introduced a bill for
the suppression of gambling iu the ter
ritories of the United States. The bill
is broad in its intentions and provides
heavy penalties.
Representative Burton of Ohio has
introduced a bill appropriating $100,000
to construct a steel steam lighthouse
tender for use on the great lakes to be
specially fitted for steaming through
heavy ice.
Wm. II. Stickney, the oldest member
of the bar in Illinois, member of the
state legislature two terms and promi
nent in the early history of the state as
a lawyer, editor and politician, died at
Chicago Feb. 14. He was born in Bal
timore, Mil., iu November, 1809, and
came to Illinois in 1834.
Capt. Henry Booth, one of the first
settlers of Pawnee county aud ex-secretary
of the state of Kansas, died Feb.
14, at Topeka of heart disease, being
stricken v.hile at work on his farm.
He was a lender of the Republican state
organization ami was state chairman in
188(t when the Republicans rolled up a
majority of 82.00u in Kansas.
The ninth aunual national conven
tion of the National Aid association, a
fraternal beneficiary organization, met
iu Topeka this week. The membership
dnriug the year just closed has in
creased from 5,500 to 7,G0 the most
prosperous year m tne history. Tne
work of pushing the membership is be
ing carried ou mainly in Kansas, Neb
raska and Iowa, although it is getting
a strong foothold in the Dakotas, Texas,
Florida and Colorado.
CASTORIA
TIE DID T0U HAVE ALWAYS BOUGH
Xutks
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Klondike.
What does it cost to get there? When
and how should one go? What should
one take? Where are the mines? How
much have they produced? Is work
plentiful? What wages are paid? Is
living expensive? What are one's
chances of "making a strike?"
Complete and satisfactory replies to
the above questions will be found in the
Burlington Route's "Klondike Folder,"
now ready for distribution. Sixteen
pages of practical information and an
up-to-date map of Alaska and the Klon
dike, Free at Burlington Route ticket
offices, or cent on receipt of four cents
in stamps by J. Francis, general passen
ger agent, Burlington Route, Omaha,
rtebr. ISoaprJS
Hoaieseckrrs Excarsioss.
Tickets will bo sold on the first and
third Tuesdays of January, February and
March via the Union Pacific to points in
Missouri, Arkansas, Indian Territory,
Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana, Arizona
and Xew Mexico, where the minimum
round trip rate is $7.00 or over, at one
fare for the ronnd trip plus $2.00.
For exact territory and full informa-.
tion or tickets call on. or address,
lomch J. R. Meaohkb, Agent.
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pi EETING WITH DESTINY.
Wo man can tell whea it will
come along. Often it starts
ap before as in ancxpected
times and places. Even an
fteraooa stroll with a friend and a chance
introduction may shape all the course of
one's after life. To be always at your best
aad not ashamed of your destiny yen aaaat
lreaa like a tne xeatleaaaa. This can
be doae by ordering your Salts aai Otskssh of
N. BORN & CO.,
The Great CUcsgo Merckaat TaSers
Wfc are warlvalledl Maateraef
tae Tallortas; Art.
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Fit. New Stock. Latest Styles. Best Work
manship. Thrifty Prices.
A Cheery Omarantee With
WineiM
has demoBstrated ten thoasand
times that it is almost lafalliato
ran WHIM'S
PECULIAR
WEAKNESSES,
Irregularities and derangements.
It has become the leading remedy
for this class of troubles. It exerts
a wonderfully healing-, strengthen
ing and soothing influence npoa
the menstrual organs. It cures
'whites' and falling of the womb.
It stops flooding and relieves sap
pressed aad painful menstruation.
For Change of Life it is the best
medicine made. It is beneficial
during pregnancy, and helps to
bring children into homes barren
for years. It invigorates, stimu
lates, strengthens the whole sys
tem. This great remedy is otered
to all aflicted women. Why will
any woman suffer another minute
with certain relief within reach f
Wine of Cardui only costs Jl.Gu per
bottle at your drug store.
Tor airier, in cam rtquirfny rptcial dlrtc
ttont, addrttt, giving symptoms, the "LailitM'
Adrian? Department." The Chattanooga Mtd
icint Co-, Chattanooga, Tenn.
Rev. J. W. SMTH. Camera. S. C. says:
aMs need Wine of Careal at asaw
for faMnt ef woaa sad K eattreh;
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TO THE PUBLIC.
THK UNDERSIGNED BANKS of Columbus.
Nebraska, finding that it is not possi
ble .to prohtably employ so largo a capital, have
S"elS P reduce their capital atock aa follow:
The Columhas State Bank to 1M.000.1X).
The First National Bank to $50,000.00.
The Commercial Bank to S.VJ.OOO.OO.
The Columbus 8tte B xk.
By Lpander (ierrnrd. Fres't.
The Fikst Ntionl Uk.
Br A. Anibmnn I'rn'i
ThkCowbchi.Bnic.
Mob.' By C. II. Sheldon. 1'res't.
NOTICE.
Sarah E. Mullen will take notice tlwt on the
27th day of January. DJ98, Lorenzo C. Vosu com
menced an action against yon in the district
court of Platte county, Nebraska, to recover
from you the sum of one hundred anil thirty
dollars on an account for services rendered as a
physician, at your instance and request, and
that an order of attachment was issued against
you therein for said amount, which attachment
was on the ah day of February. 1W, levied upon
the following described real estate to wit:
Lots one Ml and tun f ;n i.i-v .,..... :,.
(2) Stevens addition to tho city of Coluinbua,
Platte county, Nebraska, and unless yoo appear
awl answer in said action on or before the 28th
day of March. 1898, judgment will be rendered
and said property sold to satisfy the same.
Dated February 10. 1898.
. . Lorenzo C. Voss.
By Wooslzy & 8TIRH, Att'ys. I5febl
NOTICE OP THE REDUCTION' OP
CAPITAL STOCK.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIGEN that, at the
annual meeting jof the stockholders of the
Commercial Bank of Colnmbns. Nebraska, held
on the 8th day of February. 13SH. it was ordered
by a unanimous vote of said stockholders that
the capita! steak of said Bank be reduced from
WO.000,00 to 3O,O0O.0O. said redart&n to take
"". JUULII If, AOV9,
O. H. Sheldon. President,
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THC CCNTAUN COMPANY. HtW VOMK ClT
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NEBRASKA.
IX. A. SCOTT.
LEGAL NOTICE.
;T Hip unknown hirH of Frank I'aprocki, tlt-
YOU nl rnrh of yim nn lirply notilliil Ihnt
oy tlm :t! day i.f F lirusry. IMS. Leopold
JoPKci, jilaintift" licn-in. filial hi amenrid peti
tion in tlioilihtrirt court of Plntta county. Ne
braska, against the unknown heirs of Frank
I'aprocki. dt-reiMsl, Sophi.t I'aprocki and
ThomiiB K. Ottix. tin? object and pnijer of which
are to foivclon? a certain morttrriK" Mfcuted by
the Raid Frank l'ai rocki ami Sophia I'aprocki
to the plaintitT upon tlit K-it half of tiiti Mouth,
east quarter of Swtioit fourteen, iu Township
nineteen, north of K.-itw two west, of the Sixth
principal meridian. I'l.itte county, Nelinutka, to
Mecurethe payment of certain promiotory not en.
dated N'oveinlier M. IMC amounting to $aiJA,
with istetvHt thereon. Thit there; is now due
upon Kiid notes and mortag the en in of gHW.CM
with interest thereon from th ii day of Sep
temlxT, l5'.7, for uhicli Mini plaintiff prasfortt
ihvn-e, ordering kiM premise gold and to fore
dose and hir tho defendants anil each of them
from any rijtfit or equity of redemption therein
and for Kenerajl relief.
You are required to answer wud petition on or
before the 21st day or March. ImW.
. 1.KOHOLDJAEOOI.
By WoosLtY & STiurs. Attorney.
Dated February 1th. IfeW. ttfeW
NOTICE OF THE REDUCTION OF
CAPITAL STOCK.
AT A ItEGULAU MEETING of the stock
holders of the Colnmbus Statw Bunk it
was duly ordered hyeaid htnckhohlertt that tf
paid-up capital Mock of said Bank should be
reduced from eighty-three thousand dollars t
fifty thousand dollurj. In accordance with such
order, notice is hereby Kiven that the paid-up
capital Btock of uiid Columbus Stat Rink will,
on tho sAventeeuth day or March, lU. Ie re
duced to fifty thousand dollar.
Dated, February II. IS'M.
Lenueu Gehkaho. President.
ltrel)T, M. BiitTGiiKU, Cashier.
UNDERTAKING!
We Carry Coffins, Caskets and
Metallic Caskets at as low
prices as any one.
IK) EMBALMING
HAVE THE BEST HEARSE
IN THE COUNTRY.
TKED. W. HERXICK.
W. A. McAllister.
W. M. Cornelius
fHyeAIXISTER ft CORNELIUS,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
cotrrunns,
NKBRASKa.
li.iatf
XTOOSLEY & ST1KE8,
ATTORMXTS AT LAW.
Southwest corner Eleventh aad North Streets
inly-y Colujibus. Nebraska.
WANTED!
F. E. M ATTESON & CO., Riverside, R. I.
Want allkinds of Batter, EggB, Poultry,
Raw Fare, Skins, Ginseng Seneca, c.
Full prices guaranteed. Careful selec
tion, courteous treatment, immediate
remittance.
Shipping Tags, Ropes, famished free.
Write for latest price circulars.
AGENTS WANTED. 1WecSa,
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