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--;-"-. r - - s" .- Vfcv j Jf K ffttriml. Ife- J N S:sF A-, " : . - VOLUME XXIX.-NUMBER 40. COLUMBUS. NEBRASKA. WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 11, 1899. WHOLE NUMBER M6. m Ctftemte lnm7 S." -.0 ". ". tfl?l) URE Lawmakers Convene and Both Houses Organizo. CAUCUS AGREEMENTS CARRIED OCT Two Lancaster County Men Get the Hob or IVrtalningto the Chair A. K. Tal tot Made rrctidcut of the senate I'aul Clark ClioKcn limine. Speaker of the The Nelratka Assembly. The Twenty-sixth session of the Ne braska legislature convened at the ap pointed hour on the 3rd. The organi zation of both houses was promptly effected along the lines that had been agreed upon by the various caucuses. i'aul Clark was made speaker and A. H. Talbot president of the senate, both of Lancaster eounty by a strict party vote. Scn:tlc. In the senate Lieutenant-Governor Harris presided. Senators Hoi brook of Dodgo. Steele of Jefferson, Van Dusen of Douglas, Canauy of Kearney, and Schaal of Sarpy were designated as the committee on credentials. There wore no contests. Chief Justice Har rison of the supreme court then ad ministered the oath of office. The rules of the session of 1895 were adopted temporarily until new rules cun be framed. Senator Noyes by resolution offered the list of officers chosen by the republican caucus, head vii by Seator A. JJ. Talbot of Lincoln for president pro 1cm and Alpha Mor gan of Hrokon Bow for secretary, to serve during the session, and mov;d their election. Senator Farrell of Merrick wanted a private secretary for t lie lieutenant governor, and thought the republicans had overlooked this. Officers wore then elected by adopting the resolution of Senator Noyes. Senators Taibot of lmcaster. Alex ander of Adams and Howard of Ham ilton were appointed a committee to wait on Socretary cf State Porter and . bring him to the senate for the pur pose of swearing in the officers eleci- ed. Secretary Porter administered the ' oath. The committee an standing commi'.-tc-es was tben selected as follows Talbot of Lancaster, chairman; Arends of Otoe. Barton of Johnson, Allen of Furna.3, Crow of Douglas. Steele of Jeffcson and Ilolbrook of Dodge. Senators Steele of Jefferson. Hanni bal of Howard and Currie of Custer wore named to wait upon the house and notify it that the senate was or. ga'iized and ready for business. Sen ators Noyes of Douglas, Allen of Fur nas and Farrell of Merrick were al.so selected to confer with a like commit tee from the house and wait, upon Gov ernor Holcomb to advise him that the legislature was in session and ready to receive any communication he may have; also to fix a time for receiving his message. Tho complete list of officers elected in the senate under the resolution of Senator Xoye is as follows: A. R. Talbot, Lincoln, president pro tern; Alpha Morgan. Broken Bow, secre tary; A. It. Keim. Falls City, assist ant secretary: E. E. Thompson, Grand Island, second assistant secretary; T. A. Boyd. I".caer City, bookkeeper; A. A. Cressman. Crete, chaplain; Clark Ilobinson, Fairmont. sergeant-at-arms; 11. J. Tate. Steele City, assist ant sergeant-at-arms; A. C. Wright. Elmwood, postmaster: Mrs. Frank So hus, Lincoln, assistant postmaster; G. P. Butts. Omaha, doorkeeper: Martin ICerl. West Point, assistant doorkeen er; John Howard, Hastings, doorkeep er of the gallery; W. H. Pool, Wa bash, chief engrossing clerk; N. 12. Gardner. Norden, assistant enrolling clerk: W. S. Bourne, Beatrice, clerk of the committee of the whole; Eu gen Bush. Tecumseh, custodian of the senate; Charles. Johnson, Omaha, mail carrier: H. H. Winterstein, Fre mont: and charles Cummings, Omaha. custodians of the cloak room; B. E. Powell, Cozad, bill clerk; George Mc. Cullum. Nebraska City, assistant biil clerk. It was decided at a committee meet- ingot senators inai no requisition win- . .. in I t;e mace ior newspaper io u iraiu ior bv the state. However, it was deciri oil that each senator shall be furnished with 20 cents worth of postage stamps per day. The report will recommend that em ployees thall be paid only while oi duty for the state; at other times dur sing the session of the legislature their pay will slop. Five pages and one messenger will be employed. In the senate on the 4th Senator Noyes of Douglas sent to the secre tary's desk a resolution naming the following employes agreed on at last night's caucus. Pages, Manley iiaugbton. Walter Hodges, Charles Boercher and Willie Stout; messen ger. Arnold Huenning; night watch. L heater Franklin. The resolution was unanimously adopted. Senator Alliens of Otos presented a resolution providing that senators be furnished with no newspapers at the state's expense; that each sena tor be allowed daily ten 2-cent stamp-: or their equivalent; and requested the secretary to keep the time of all em ployes, to the end that they be paid only for the time actuall spent in tne discharge of his duties. The res olution was unanimously adopted. Preliminary work of organization being now complete, Senator Talbot of lancaster moved the appointment of a committee of three to act with a like committee from the house in ar langing for a joint session to can vass the votes cast for state officers at the last general election. The chair appointed as such a committee Senators Talbot, Steele ana Canaday. Later the committee reported that rhey had conferred with the house committee, and had agreed on 11 a. m. as the time for a joint session, to be held in representative hall, for the purpose of canvassing the vote cast r lor state officers on November 8 last. At 11 a. m. a recess was accordingly '. taken and the sergeant-at-arms, by direction of the lieutenant governor, formed senators in proper line and marched them through the corridors to the hail of the house. Returning from representative hall at 11:45 the senate, on motion ot Senator Hol urook, adjourned until Tnursday morning. - In the senate on the 5th a communi cation from General Barry was read bv the secretary inviting members of the senate to attend the reception to be tendered Governor-elect Poynter in the senate chamber at night. Sf aatc file No. 1. was introduced by "Senator Proufbg Gage, bainrdlululu to amend. Lieutenant Governor Harris heldup a gavel, announcing that it bad been presented by the wards of the deaf and dumb institute at Omaha. On motion .cf Senator O'Neill of Holt, the sec retary was instructed to write to the wards of the institute a letter express- . ing the thanks of the senate: , fflttSMLEGISLAT The senate then, on motion of j Burkett, 16.9G0; Manahan, 14,466; Her Senator Steele of Jefferson, repaired man, 50. Second district: Mercer, 11, to the house for joint convention. ' 931: Hitchcock. 11.023. Third district: At 5:10 senators having returned from the joint convention, the senate was called to order by Lieutenant Governor Harris. After roll call Sen ator Talbot moved the appointment of a committee of three to conduct the lieutenant governor, just installed, to j tne senate cnamuer. me motion ue Ing agreed to. Senators Talbot, Mor gan and Canaday were named as such committee, and promptly returned with Lieutenant Governor E. A. Gil bert, who, on taking the chair, deliv ered a brief address. A telegram from Senator W. V. Allen was read, as follows : Washington, D. C, Jan. o. Hon. E. ' just before his successor was inaug Gilbert, Senate: I congratulate the ; urated. senate, and beg to express the hope that its sessions will be of profit to the state, and bencGt to its members. WILLIAM V. ALLEN. Senator Barton moved the appoint ment cf the following committee of rule to report Monday at 2 o'clock: Senators Talbot, Noyes, Crow, Steele and Holbrok. The senate adjourned until 2 p. m. Monday. Ilnnse. The house- of the twentv-sixth ses sion of the Nebraska legislature was called to order by Secretary of State Porter. Eric Johnson acted as clerk. The rol call showed all present except Wallrlng, who afterward came in. Price of Hall, when nominations for speaker were asked for, named Hush A. Myer of Douglas, and L. L. Loomls of Butler nominated J. R. Morrison of Thayer. The rol call showed fifty-two for Meyer, republican, and forty-four for Morrison, fusion. Wilcox of Lincoln moved that a com mittee of five on crcdenitals be ap pointed. This motion prevailed, aM tho speaker pro tem, named on t.ie committee. Detweiler of Douglas, Price of Hall, anscn of Douglas, Wil cox of Lincoln and Weaver of Richard son. Weaver of Richardson offered a motion that each member deposit his certificate with the credentials com mittee, and it was adopted. On motion of Pollard of Cass tho rules of the last session of the legis lature were adopted, subject to change by a majority vote. Chairman Detweiler of the commit tee on credentials reported that certif icates bad been presented and recom mending that those holding them be declared entitled to seats in the house. The report was adopted. On motion of Poliard of Cass, a committee of three was appointed to wait on the chief justice of the s?u. preme court and request him to ad minister the oath of office to the mem bers. Chief Justice Harrison being an nounced, the members stood at their desks and the chief justice, from tho clerk's stand, administered the oath, and afterward each member as his name was called went to the clerk's desk and signed the written oath. A committee from the senate au nonced that body to be organized, ai.d ready for business. On motion, the house proceeded to permanent organization. Pollard of Cass nominated for speaker Paul F. Clark of Lancaster, as the choice of j the republicans, and Grosvenor of Hamilton nominated C. F. Wheeler of Furnas, the fusion caucus nominee. The roll was called, and Clark re ceived 52 votes and Wheeler 48 vote;?. Clark was declared elected. Speaker Clark, on taking the seat, thanked the members, and said he knew the responsibilities of the office were great; that, while he would know no faction on the floor, he rejoiced that once more the legislature of Ne braska was in the hands of the repub lican party, and that the election of a United States senator in accord with the president was assured. He pledged his help to the member" toward mak ing the session an economical one. Weaver of Richardson offered a mo tion that the remainder of the list of officers of the house be selected L-v acclamation. according to the list made out by the republican caucus, 1 suspending the rules for that purpose. This was agreed to, and the following list was read by Detweiler of Douglas and elected by the house: Chief clerk. John Ware. Valle:-; first assistant clerk, A. D. Gilmore, uiOL tiootisiciiic -icin. Nemaha; second assistant clerk, -J. O Hortw rro,..n- third assistant Berkley. Brown: third assistant clerk. R. H. Langofrd, Lincoln; sergcant-at-arms. Frank Cramer, Cass; doorkeep er, Charles Carpenter, Washington: assistant doorkeeper, F. L. Miller, Jef ferson;' engrossing and enrolling clerk, William Wheeler, Wayne; chan lain, J. W. Seabrook. Nuckolls; post master, L. Cornell, Washington. Rouse, Jansen and Wheeler were ap pointed a committee to notify the sen ate that the house was ready for busr1 ness and fully organized. Pollard of CassChittenden, Olm stead of Douglas, Wilcox of Lincoln and Burns of Lancaster, republicans, were appointed a committee on em ployes to report for the guidance of the speaker. Grosvenor of Hamilton moved thrc a committee to determine the quanti ty and character of stationery Eupplies for the house be appointed, and the speaker appointed Burnam of Douglas. Nesbit of Burt and Grosvenor of Ham ilton. The house then adjourned. The house, on tne rra, was called to order by Speaker Clark. A committee from the senate an nounced that it had been appointed to confer with a like committee from the house and arrange for a joint conven tion of the two houses to canvass the vote for strte officers. On motion of Evans of Adams, a committee of three on conference on joint session was appointed. On this committee the speaker appointed Evans, Lane and Tanner. The motion of Thompson of Mer rick, providing for the committe to inform the governor that the house was ready to consider any communi cation he might wish to present, hav ing prevailed, the speaker appointed Thompson of Merrick. Haller and Grosvenor on that committee. The joint session to canvass the vote announced the folio wins result: for governor, Hayward, 92.9S2; Poyn ter, 95,703; Muir. 1,724; Aley, 24S. For lieutenant governor: Murphy, 92,150; Gilbert, 94,850; Lcomis, 1,778; Kerrigan. 254. ' For secretary of state: Duras. 92, 395; Porter, 94.408; Lawson, 1,749; Dii worth, 144; Bernine. 229. For auditor of public accounts: Matthews. 91,539; Cornell, 94,674; Cro well, 1,710; Johnson, 166; Conway, 240. For state treasurer: Mortensen, 91, 623; Meserve. 95.040; Burch. 1,699; Lath. 13S: Kissel. 239. For superintendent of public in struction: Taylor, 91,791; Jackson, 94,595; Upton, 1,615. For attorney general: Jackson, 91, C94; Smyth, 94,295; Wolfenbareer, 1, 805; Odeil. 146; Baker, 249. For commissioner of public lands and buildings: Williams. 91.471; Wolfe, 94,503; Blum, 1,651; Kelly, 143; Herman. 275. For congressman First district": Nbrris, 17,323; Robinson, 18,722. Fourth district. .Hinshaw, 18,377; Stark, 18. 904. Fifth district: Adams. 15,487; Sutherland, 16,354; Armstrong. 27. Sixth district: Brcwn, 13,401; Greeuv. 15.415. For judges of district court to fill vacancy. Sixth district: Hollenbeck, 5,922; McAllister, 5,203; Third district, Tuttle, 4.501; Frost. 5.548. The committee appointed to wait on the governor reported that his excel lency had declared his readiness to submit his annual message at any time, but that he preferred to do so ItTSt nrlnr in th fluso rtt Ma tni-m ami triucc of Hall (rep.), moved that a committee on deficiencies be added to the regular standing committee of the house. In explaining his motion, he said the object was to separate the claims for deficiencies in appropria tions for institutions and state offices from other claims that were likely to come before the house. After consid rable discussion, the motion was dropped. Adjournment followed. In the house on the 5th Thompson ! Clay, fusionist, offered a resolution I'lutjuuig ior uie appointment or a committee of three to inquire into the number, character, sufficiency and amount of all claims against the state now on file and those during the two years ending November 30, 1898, an.! to report to this house. It was laid on the table. The speaker announced the follow ing appointments of employes. Fourth assistant clerk and time-keeper, H. l.lasgow; custodian, G. W. Davenport; stenographer and typewriter to chief cierk Mrs. Hattic Fletcher; custodian of cloak room, J. Y. Colper; assistant custodian of cloak room, Theodore Smith; janitors, F. P. Culling, Frank Johnson; assistant door keeper, Jerry Wilhelming; assistant postmaster, S. J. Harris; private secretary to the speaker, G. W. Marsh; night watch men, John Licklider and F. W. Koet ter; bill clerk.Ed. Morris; assistant, S. S. Skinner; custodian of sunnlies, G. P. Porter. Speaker Clark announced the com mittee on rules as follows: Speaker, Pollard, Prince, Thompson of Merrick, Detweiler, Wheeler and Weaver. The resolution by Beverly of Doug las, providing that there be at once a sufficient number of employes of the house appointed to transact the busi ness of the body, was adopted. The motion of Jansen that, when the house adjourn it be to meet Mon. day. at 2 p. m., was agreed to. The senate was announced and the members, preceded by the lieutenant goveruot and President Pro Tem, Talbot, came in and were seated with the members cf the house, the lieuten ant governor being given the gavel by tho speaker. The roll of each house was called and on resolution presented by Sena tor Noyes, a committee of five was ap pointed to wait upon the governor and inform him that the joint convention was in session and ready to receive any communication he desired to lav before it. The committee was also directed to invite the governor-elect and state officers-elect to attend the convention. The supreme court of the state of Nebraska was announced by Sergeant-at-Arms McLcod and immediately after announced the governor and state officers. Governor Holcomb and Governor elect Poynter were conducted to places on the clerk's stand and the members of the supreme court seated beside them. Lieutenant Governor Harris introduced Governor Holcomb, who at once proceeded to read his annual message. The niesage was a lengthy one, con taining seventy-six typewritten pages. It gave a review of the past year, the war with Spain and Nebraska's part in it; the exposition; the prosperity of the state and taking up of agnd- j oned farms; the state finances; sus. pended banks and defalcations of state officials; investment of trust funds, as shown by the treasurer's report; con dition of state institutions; operation of the parole law; management of state prison and benefits of the agri cultural experimental station. Governor Holcomb made the follow ing recommendations: A reduction rate of interest on state warrants to 4 per cenL The cnlling of a constitutional con vention for revision of the constitu tion. Revision or amendmen t of state revenue laws. Passage of law for collection of an inheritance tax. Amendment of tax law which at present allows much property to go untaxed while the poor man pays a high rate In proportion to the rich man, owing to the system of the low valuation. The transfer of certain funds to the general fund as recommendeS by the state treasurer Stricter laws with regard to insur ance; foreign companies to file power of attorney; resident, agency law to be enacted. The message called atten tion to the fact that Nebraska, re ceived far less money from insurance companies than other states did, and he asked the passage of a law to rem. edy it. Appropriation for current expenses of state institutions. Enlargement of insane asylums at Lincoln and Hastings and a special building tax to provide for it The owning by the state of the home for the friendless at Lincoln. A larger appropriation for the state university. That contract labor be restricted to manufacture of those articles need ed in state institutions, especially shoes. The sale of penitentiary lands. Continuance of the bureau of labor statistics, but a better method of gath ering crop statistics, which would re quire provisions for at least one sal aried office. A law against indiscriminate voting of irrigation bonds. Amendment of live stock laws, es pecially with reference to contagious diseases. A supreme court commission to try cases until amendment of constitution increases number of judges. Careful investigation and consider ation of railroad rates and passes; moderation of maximum freight laws; an elective railroad commission. Speedy determination of litigation in South (fmaha stock yards cases. The reorganization of the Nebraska national guard. An appropriation of $50,000 for pros ecution of cases wherein the state is a partyrespecially cases for recovery of money due the state by defaulting officers or failing banks. Direct vote for senator." Erection of an executive mansion. When Governor Holcomb closed Chief Justice Harrison administered the oath to Governor-elect Poynter and the latter read his message. The oath was then administered to the other state officers by the chief justice and the joint coaveatiaa ad jOUTMdi. iranii Date ot His Arrlnl His Hot, Hoieifr, Been Decided Upai. i FUNERAL OF COL. "MABffl News from Varices Military Districts! Cabs Show that No Disturbance Intends Ceremony of Raising Flags, Major General Brooke, sa?s a Ha vana dispatch, the governor general fif Cuba, received the following telegram from Remedios January 2: i General Garrlllo directs me to in form you that General-in-Chief Gomes has just arrived at his camp at Guan guayabo, and that he does net know when he will leave for the capital. - (Signed.) RAFAEL CARRANZA. Ab the dispatch was not in answer to a query, it was not replied to. The funeral services over the re mains of Colonel W. H. Mabry of the First Texas, who died at Quemados camp, on January 4, took place yester day. The coffin, draped with the stars and stripes, rested in front of the colonel's tent. The First Texas stood at "parade rest" while the services were read by the chaplain. The body niht -ninU in .,?..'. was brought to Havana last Further particulars concc shooting cf a negro by the Unite J Wednesday nigU WeSf and Cole f SmentadarCresteCdf States patrol en show that Privates Company E, Eight regiment, arrested ( ta. -npp-rn whn hml in his nnssnssifm a ' ning air. This did not stop the negro and Weiss shot him through the heart. Weiss has been arrested, pending an inquiry into the case. The United States transport Mobile. which left Savannah on Januaiy 3, hc ,r,i i,w i,r, i.,., i tun Z,rh 3 v mI. mZ", .3; Fourth and Ninth Illinois raiments, "King .holidaya" was observed here today ju3t as though the king reigned over Cuba. The business houses were closed, but the Americans kept the ( public offices open. There was a man of war regatta this afternosn. Lieut. Richards, Genera! Brooke's adjutant general, has arrived from Porto Rico, via Santiago. He left rinfo vl(oniov Tit .,;., .ho. Cienfuegos yesterday. He said that i ra -i ." .....i. .. o:...,. ,,.. h:r","7 .il"" :e."V".' has arrived there with Dusenberry's Second Illinois battalion, which makes 1,500 Americans and 30,000 Spaaiaids camped in and about the city. The Cuban camp is near the American camp, but strict military discipline is maintained, and there have been no disturbances. Colonel Biddle, frcm Matanzas, who has just arrived here, says ttere were 15.000 Spaniards and 400 Americans there When the Ameri tan flag was raised. There are now 1,300 Americans there and everything is quiet. l;!ntain Maltlne nno t , l-,tr Krag-Jorgcnsen bayonet On his way , selve3 with Ch'in moth'od's of T to jail the man tried to escape and h.Bnpcs ,,i .:,, ,., Mix Colonel Waring's assistants, is engaged I corde(i the same right as other diplo in supervising work of cleaning the ! 21 . HlsTTrer-"est is in the hands of streets here The steamers Roumanian and (To- "wirh""250exHe.l ived bene fom ne.e n om vadonga, the latter Aianigoes, nave arriv c,i., Uf(.IU. Disbanding Armr Corps. A special from Washington says Sec- retary Alger will soon issue an order formally disbanding the seven army eral of them that only a few regiments represent a coips. The First and Sev enth corps are now in Cuba, but as the island has been subdivided into seven departments, the corps are prac tically no longer recognized as such. The Second and Fourth corps, whose headquarters are at Augusta, Ga., and Huntsville, Ala., are practically dis banded. Instructions have been given to all commanding officers oi lestments to grant discharges to such enlisted men who request and who enlisted in the provision for a detailed system of the regular army for one year. The government. "From the facts sub six regiments which are going to the mitted," says Senor Agoncillo, "it will Philippines are especially receiving ' appear that the Philippine govern- the attention of the department in this i respect and before they start the com mands will be made up of men who have enlisted for three years. The of ficials have found that the men are making money by applying for dis charges and then securing clothing and traveling allowances. Wnen dis charged and after recelnt of their al lowances they apply for re-enlistment : for three years and obtain the advan- ! tage of increased pay. Twentieth Ordered to Start. General Sumner, commanding at Omaha, has informed the war depart- ment that he has received notice that the Scandia. United States transport, will be ready to sail from San Fran cisco for Manila on January 15 and that he has accordingly ordered the Twentieth infantry -t Leavenworth, Kan., to leave on January 11 for San Francisco. The Twentieth infantry will be the first regiment to start for Manila out of the six regiments of regulars now under orders to proceed to the Phil ippines. Three of the other regiments will start from New York about Janu ary 17 and will make th trin hv mv of the Suez canal. The remainine two regiments will proceed to the Orient by i terment cf some sailors of the Rso xne racinc routs as soon as transports J lute, the comrades nut an 18x24 Ineh can be provided at San Francisco. Excitement ia Santiago. The 6th being a holiday, there were many small gatherings in the streets at Santiago, and several mass meet ings. Everywhere the popular cry growing out of the friction over the money centralization order now sus pended is ,'God created Santiago equal to Havana." There has been consider able excitement and though there was little likelihood of trouble, Colonel Beacom. in the absence of Geaeral Wood, had the United States troons ready to actat a moment's notice in case of an emergency. To Edccate Porto Rleanx. General John Eaton sailed for Por to Rico on the 6th to undertake the su nervision of education in the island As superintendent of Freedmen under enerai urant ne organized schools in several states and was for sixteen years United States commissioner of education. He was consulted in shap ing the educational systems of Japan, Egypt, Bulgaria. Brazil. Chili and oth er South American countries. A coal dealer says: "As we journey through Ufa. wamnst liv iy tne wslga." -' '-'-- AMERICA IS IHVAD1N6 CHINA. Imports from the United State lucres es at Expeate of Other Natloas. Consul General Goodnow at Snang bai writes to a correspondent fir New" York strongly recommending an American-Chinese exposition in Shanghai. He says that practically all foreign trade for the middle and north cf Chi na goes through Shanghai, and an ex position there will reach the trade of the Yangstc valley and the north. He says that the customs reports show says that the customs reports show that tho imports from the United States have increased at the expeniie of imports from other nation. We are nearer the Chinese market, freight is less and th feel in? of the Chinese is more friendly to Americans than to any other .nationality. This is the time, he says, to push the trade which is rapidly developing, and if not cap tured by the United States now wtll be lest for many years to come. He advises that a. permanent exposition be located in the American settlement in connection with the consulate gen eral; and that its nat!onalcha.ractef should be strongly emphasized, tie points out that American trade In the region has so far been pushed but half heartedly, and that the agents of riany of the American houses at tempting to do business there are Ger mans and Englishmen, i-ho have a stiong national feeling and are not in clined to push American gcods at the expense of manufacturers from their own county. He points out that m I Io-cal agent is tho Inan with whni the ChiRese merchants come in contact. . and knowing him to bo roHahlP. tW I dpeml "T th!s " cePt hi ' rfCmmen(lations nu,ch more read!,y ! ' any printed advertisements. i ie consul general says further that American firms must acquaint them as with their trade and nankin? laws Tlie colors of labels, the form in which goods are put up ar.d many other seemingly immaterial matters have a decided effect upon Oriental sales. In cotton goods, for instance, the Chi- i "" uc uciuauus iikci.ii wuuns I ? American manufacturers do net deem it worth while to sunnlv. where as. German and English firms, by sim ple attention to this demand, control a large and important market. American inventions, such as bicy cles, phonographs and camaras, are be i?i? rapidly introduced in many locali ties, ipit it is first necessary to exhib ! "i ";H;Vfn On in, ' ! 'a uPn description. Consul Gcodnow it samnies. as snph n-oruis Mnnrt io ' 'fti:a uii nn n. :ly that this is the time " American manufacturers in' every nnc to put their own men on the ground and acquaint themselves thor oughly with Oriental trade conditions, for the cast promises a vast and easily obtainable market now. which soon will be usurned by other nations If we do not push our natural advantag es there at the present time. Presents II! Credential. Senor Agoncillo, who is in Washing ton as the repi esentative of the Phil ippine government, has been asked to be recognized as such and tn ho n. j cl-iei',lJ rtaj. . Tnepnvate secretary of The private secretary of Senor ! ASoncillo visited the State department and ?resentetl the officials a letter . to secretary Hay requesting upon be- i lo secretary nay renuestins unon . I,1 f e.n...... i...:ii. ,i , "" " ovuiii ii;ujhjiuu an interview i for the purpose of arranging to present his credetiais to President McKinley and inquiring when it would meet the convenience of the president to I meet ths Philippines representative. the representatives of the Philippines as to the relations of the respective nations, each understanding to be reached in Washington or in the Phil ippines. The letter concludes with an expression of the earnest hope that the friendly relations heretofore existing between the two peoples may ever be maintained. Accompanying the letter is a mem orandum setting forth the establish ment of the Philinnine renublic and ment is now, as it has been practically ever since June 18, 1898. substantially in full possession Of the territory of the peop.c it represents." Hold Alankan Letter Ninety Days. In view of the fact that commun ication between the states and the Yu kon district is necessarily Irregular LlT!llL ??"SJf." tfSff11! letters addressed to parties in the Yu kon district held for postage where mailed shall be held at the mailing of fice for ninety days before being for warded to the dead letter office. This will give the addressees an opportunity to forward the deficient postage Th steamboat pestoffice service between Seattle, Wash., and Taiya, Alaska, a distance of 1,013 miles, heretofore temporary, has been established as a permanent route. Martjrs Graven Neglected. The graves of the Maine martyrs in Havana cGmetery are neglected. Two small sickly shrubs, one weather beaten pot with a dead plant and two blasted stalks of three slips is all there is to show that anything has been done in this burial place for the nr.tlnn'c rloatl A mnntV, nrm ..AK l calico American flag on the mound. This little faded flag is the only thing given by either army or navy. Desire Tariff Bar Removed A petition has been received by the senate from the American association of Porto Rico, asking for the estab lishment of free trade relations be tween that island and the United States and the abrogation of the tariff established by the military authorities and also or the retirement of the Porto Rican currency and the substitution of the money of the UnitedStates.The pe titioners represent that the present tariff system discriminates against the interests of American citizens. The ExprcM Hill la Kanni. The Kansas senate passed the ex press bill, which provides that the court of visitation shall have jurisdic tion and powers over the express com panies doing business in the state similar to those now conferred upon it by law over railroad companies. The bill is now ready for the governor's signature. While Cornelius Vanderbllt, Jr., waa an ordinary workman in the employ of the New York Central railroad, his lunches for six months cost him Just 15.00. ... ' MILLER ORDERED TO ACTION fh President Directs the Landing 6f Troops at lloilo. DECIDES fO FORCE THE ISSUE Aaaerlcaa Soldiers nave Been toop'ed en Traasportt far Tea Dayi and Fill-1 ptaoe llave Item Wnrneil a81c!eatly Miller One a Stroar 2 orce. Washington, Jaan. 7. President McKinley has decided to force the issue with the Filipinos. His decision may result in a battle at lloilo. The President has ordered General Miller to land his troops at lloilo. The order leaves the American commander no al ternative. He is directed to be con ciliatory toward tho natives, but at the same time he is instructed to use force, if necessary,jlo effect his land- ing and establish himself in the de sired camp. In other words. General Miller is to act on the defensive. He tvill riot fire a gun unless attacked by the Filipinos. General Miller's troops hare been cooped up in transports for nino ot ten days. De has had several parleys with the insurgents who took possession of lloilo as soon as it was evacuated by the Spaniards, and he has assured them of tho bericficieilt charactor of his mis s'on. nc has brought these consider ate negotiations to a climax by pub lishing President McKinley's message of peace and good will to the natives. The Filipinos are therefore fully ad vised of the purpose of the United States to take control of the islands, to give them a large measure of home rule and to establish a jnst, humane .wl ni:..l,on,l rnirnmoTit 'I'l.o UU U..K. .-. K -" .-.. -m. ..w Prosulpnt. hhs leen oxtrrtmelv mair- nanimons atid concilliatorv in his treatment of the insurgents, and it is held there is no warrant for them to offer forcible resistance. It is obvious that General Miller's troops cannot be recalled to Manila. Mich retreat would be ignominious. There is only one course open and the President has determined to act promptly. The Filipinos have re ceived due notice of the intention of the United States and if they precipi tate a fight they must suffer the cou s.'quenoes. Gcueral Miller has about 3,000 sol diers at Hoilo. He will also have tho support of several gunboats, for Ad miral Dewey has notified Secretary Long of the Navy department that he had sent the Concord and the Petrel to join the naval force under Colonel Dyer at lloilo. The Baltimore is already there and the armed transport Arizona ean be Used. It is not known how strong a force the insurgents have at that point. Thc War department has in j formation which seems to indicate the natives have only about 3.00J stands of arms and it is assumed that fairly rep resents their fighting power at lloilo. They have no modern artillery, while the American force is well equipped in that respect. There is no doubt of the ability of General Miller to defeat the Filipinos in pitched battle, but he has been warned not to be the aggressor. The weakening of the strength of : troops now at Manila, in view of the fact that the insurgents of the island of Luzon seem to be maintaining their attitude of opposition, is a case of so licitude at the war department. As a result, the six regiments of regulars are to be hurried to the Philippines and none of the volunteers now in ser vice will be returned to this country until it is sure that further weaken ing of the United States forces in the ls'ands will be safe. Three regiments will leave San Francisco within a week, and the three regiments of the regular army, which are to go by way of Jfew York, the Mediterranean and the Suez canal, on the Mobile and Mohawk, will em bark, it is expected, within a fort night. It is expected that a firm at titude on the part ofGcneral Otis and uencral Miner win result in a peaces ! ful solution of the question. j FROWN ON PENSION SCHEME. ..-.-. ' Jt E. Morray Camp United Confederate i Enter, a Protect. j WAsnrxorox, Jan. 7. In the Senate jresterday Mr. Berry of Arkansas pre- contAi a nvntocr fWm tha .1 f. inr"iv vxsa ww- a Sa xs?v a viii aaa v -a iiiuiiiK camp of United Confederate Veterans of Arkansas against thc adoption of the proposed amendment of Senator ltutler of North Carolina to the pen sion appropriation bill providing foi' the payment of pensions to Cbrifedei' ate soldiers. Mr. Berry said the members of the camp declared it unwise to adopt such a proposition. They say, said Mr. Berry, that they have provided for themselves and their families for more than a generation, and they regard Slick a proposition as that of Mr. Butler as "ungracious " Ho Saalty Eaaaalaatlon Needed Xow. Jtrsius, N. Y., Jan. 7. Mrs. Charles Rogers of Puebio, Col., watched Will iam Reynolds shave hi msslf yesterday. When he lay tho razor aside, she picked it up aa J, goiig to h:r room, cut her throat and died soon after. She was visiting here. Mrs. Rogers was to be examined for her sanity to-day. Prise Money for Slffibse, Wasiuxgtoic, Jan.? . Auditor Mor ris, for the navy department, has is sued certificates for prize money to f Captain Sigsbcc and all thc crew of the St. Paul engaged in thc capture of the British ship Restormcl, the cargo of which brought over Si 3,000. Cap tain Sigsbcc receives 897C.83. The next largest sums go to the paymaster and chaplain. They get i7'J each. The gunners' mate receives 910 and the sailors $4 and $3 each. ot ! Lead to Salclda, Hopkists, Mo., Jan. 7. Joseph Wir lard, a young man 22 years of age, committed suicide by hanging himself in Noble McMasters' barn near Hopi kins. He is well connected. Despond ency over losing! 130 at the Omaha ex position caused him to commit tb dead. Payater Ia Mow Osveraor. Lcroour, Neb., Jan. 7. Governor William A. Paynter was inaugurated governor of Nebraska yesterday altar with the simplest PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT. Oorerner Ooaerat OtU Jmhos as OMelal FrocIaiBatfoai &. Ma.W.X, 'Jan. 7. Major General Otis.inilitary commander of the United States forces in tfie Philippine Mauds, has issued a proclamation to the i'ili pinos based upon instructions received by cable from President McKinley. The proclamation, which cousista of only 700 words, appeared to-day in all the leading' papers simultaneously. General Otis, after reciting briefly President McKinley s instructions, ex presses the opinion that it is the in tention of the American government. while directing affairs generally, to appoint representative men, form ing the controlling clement, to civil positions. He also express? himself as convinced that the United States government intends to scck the estab lishment in the islands of a most lib eral government, in which the people will be as fully represented as tho maintenance of law and order will permttf sujccptlblccf development; -oil lines of increased representation and the bestowal of increased powers, into a government as free nnd independent as is enjoyed by the most favored pro vinces in the world. To this end he Invites tho full confidence and co-oper ation of the Filipinos. Nothing is said in the proclamation rcirardintr the disarmament of the rebels. General Otis asserts his belief that the United Mates covernment in tends, so far as is consistent, to draw upon the l'ilippino force in making the civil appointments. Although the government at Malo1 los has been reconstituted, Aguinaldo is still president of the Filipino re public. A dispatch from Malolos says that a "J" "-"i.o w l .. . . ., ,. . M "... & the party. Mabinis address to the i congress, However, was more pacmc than had been anticipated. It was chiefly a scries of meaningless phrases, outlining no definite policy. Madrid, Jan. 6. The following of ficial dispatch has been received from Manila: "The insurgents refuse to liberate the prisoners on the demand of tho Americans, claiming that this might ' be construed as an act of submission to the United States. "With regard to liberating the monks the insurgents intend to ne gotiate with the Vatican directly. General Rios has now opened direct negotiations with the insurgents con cerning tho prisoners." CLEVELAND ON EXPANSION. The Kx-Fresldent Tallin Sareutleally oa the F&lllpplae Question. Phixcetojt, N. J., Jan. 7. Ex-Presi- dent Cleveland, in reply to the request for an expression on the question of expansion, said: "The misguided inhabitants of our new territory who prefer something different from the plan for their con trol or who oppose our designs in their behalf should be slaughtered. The killing of natives has been a feature of expansion since expansion began, and our imperialistic enthusiasm should not be checked by the prospective ne- cessity of destroying a few thousand or a few hundred thousand Filipinos. This should only be regarded as one stage in a transcendently great move ment. a mere incident in its progress, Of course gome unprepared souls would then be lost before we had the oppor tunity of Christianizing them, but surely these of our clerg3'men who have done so much to encourage ex pansion could manage that difficulty." IS FOR WOMAN SUFFRAGE. Roosevelt Woald Gradually Kxtend the Voting Privilege to Women. Albanv, N. Y., Jan. 7. Albany is a center of suffrage agitation. The fe male advocates and opponents of woman suffrage are wrought up over Governor Roosevelt's message, in wli'Mi hi. nlrnrine r.i.1n ivtiniinn of thc HUffra,,c to women. Governor Roosevelt last night said that what he meant in thc message was a gradual extension of suffrage to women. IIow , . .,-.,- . . ,, far to extend it he is not curtain, lie j,,,.,,.. that the condition of a large number of women would be bettered. IIc thiks that an amelioration could be brought about by social influences and development of the mind. IIc is not sure that legislation can accom plish much, but if it can do a little he is willing to try it. ITALIANS SENT TO PANA.N Operator, D'jatlfl?d With Negroes, Im;.-t Other Men. Paka, III., Jan. 7. Eighteen Ital ians have arrived here by rail from Chicago. It is siid ten of the leading coal operators have procured the ser vicesf a labor agency to hire Italians to work in the Pana mines The oper ators are apparently dissatisfied with the negroes brought here from Ala bama, many of them proving shiftless and turbulent. The Italians on arrival were met by a committee of union miners and escorted to union head quarters. The Italians seemed to be greatly surprised on learning of the strike, and refused to work with the negroes. The miners' union and citi zens are making up a purse and will return the Italians to Chicago. Bnttle With Robbers, CniCAOo, Jan. 7. Six robbers, who were endeavoring to make their escape after having held up the dry goods store of II. C. T. Boorman. at 82 Twenty-first street, engaged in a shooting affray with Policemen Ed Wallner, and John McCauley, last evening, and both were wounded. Wallner died three hours later in the hospital. To Form aa Iroa Bad Trasft, Chicago, Jan. 7. Manufacturers of iron beds met here yesterday from a dozen Western states to effect an or ganization for the purpose of increas ing the prices and to prevent small manufacturers from selling below schedule rates. Blg-er Navy for Italy. Rome, Jan. 7. Next year's naval estimates, it is asserted, will provide for eight new battleships, two feeing ei the first class. THC OLD RELIABLE. ColumbusStateBank (OUMtluakamtawltata.) hp literal tTteDejeit! Itta Lhb a Seal Estatu Mil nam oa TTaMlTi. Ghlcas, Naw York an . all Fonlgai Cautrlea. TaUlI8BIPTI0SST& BUYS GOOD NOTES JkafiaelBslts costeattra whea they aeea keif VTIOKM AND DrREcron ItSANDn Qzbrakd, Pres't. B. H. Bznbt, Vice Pres. 1C Bruqqeb, CashUr. lonr Stavtpek, W Bucnes, The Columbus Journal. Weekly Newspaper devoted to. tho best interests of .. CoMos, The County of Plaiie, The State ot Nebraska, The United States, -AND THE- REST OF MANKIND THE UNIT OF MEASURE WITH US IS $1.50 a Year. If Paid in Advance. 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