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$-3 4jrWwnr '- -. .. J- - -sr .. Ctflitirt fmxwA. x ' AyneJS -,-?-,. " i ijjnA -f -c - . .- .. tal .- bfv -SST fW ? I? VOLUME XXX. NUMBER 37. COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA. WEBJKESDAY. DECEMBER 20, 1899. WHOLE NUMBER 1.545. I?pw? Tl 55sBR"j?:' ""Tw??1 ?-PwvJWyHB jSRPT "v"w5 Che PUS ft .- a f ". fee F" J- I i. r- I m BDLLER MAKES REPORT English 6zrsral Ssgreti Separcng a Senom Eeveae u Tngela Eirer. MEtS CATTlef: TW Of MS ttJNS. British Art Oaly Able t. Save ! at Taeir Artillery Pier. Eaessy KU1 Jfenrty A.1 tan Horses C Katn sifr nTeavy T Inj Attack Cat. Sreeae LONDON. Dec IS. The war office received a dispatch announcing that General Buller has set with, a serious v?ne, losing eleven guns. General Buller was attempting to cross the Tugela river. Finding it im possible to effect his object he ordered it retirement in order to avoid greater loeees. He left eleven gnu behind. The following is the text of General Boiler's dispatch announcing his re verse "CHEYELEY CAMP. Dec 15.-6:20 p m. I regret to report a serious re terse. I moved in full strength from our ramp near Cheveley at 4 this a m. There are two fordable placets in the Tugela river and it was my in tention to force a passage though one of them. Tny are about two miles apart. "My intention was to force one or the othr with one brigade, supported by a central brigade. General Hart was to attend the left drift. General Hilyard the right road and General Lyttieton was to take the center and re support either Early in the day I saw that General Hart would not be able to force a passage and I directed him to withdraw He had. however, at tacked with :rreat Kalian try and his leading battalion, the Connaught Rang ers. I fear, suffered a great deaL CoL 1. G. Brook1 was seriously wounded. "1 then ordered General Hilyard to advance, which he did. and his leading regiment, the East SuTey. occupied Co-l-nso station and the houses near the bridge. At that moment I heard that the whole artillery I had sent to sup port the attack the Fourteenth and Sixty-sixth field batteries and six naval 12-pounder quick-firers under Colonel Long had advanced close to the river, in Long's aesire to be within effective range. It proved to be full of the ene my, who suddenly opened a galling lire at close range, killing all their horses and the gunners were compelled to stand to their guns. Some of the wagon teams got shelter for troops in a donga and desperate efforts were being made to bring out the field guns. The fire however, was too severe and only two were saved by Captain Schofield and some drivers whose names I will fur nish. "Another most gallant attempt, with three teams was made by an officer whose name I will ootain. Of the etgnteen horses thirteen were killed and as several drivers were wounded I would not allow another attempt, as it seemed that they would be a shell mark, sacrificing life to a gallant at tempt to force the passage. Unsupport d by artillery, directed the troops to withdraw which they did in good or der "Throughout the day a considerable force of the eaemy was pressing on n.y right Sank, but was kept back by mounted men under Lord Dundonald and part of General Barton' brigade. "Th- dav was intensely not and most trying for the troops, whose conduct -r as excellent. We have abandoned ten guns and lost by shell fire one. The losses in General Hart's brigade are. I believe, heavy, although the proportion of severely wounded I hope is not large. The Fourteenth and Sixty sixth field batteries also suffered se vere losses. We have retired to our camp at Cheveley BCT-LER." RC0T ADVISES MERCY Would Commote Deatn sentences Paed on Soldiers. WASHINGTON Dec 15. Secretary Root has recommended commutation of the death sentence imposed by ourt-marual of Corporal Damhofer and two other oldiers of the Wash ington volunteer regiment, who were convicted c? ravishing Filipino wo men. The commutation recommended i-; to twenty years' imprisonment. In making the" recommendation Secretary Root states specifically that he is sat isied with the legality of the original sentence, although they had been called in question by military law vers. LANDS f OR SOLDIERS Irepr to Extend Homestead Law to SuanUh Vf sr Veteran. WASHINGTON Dec 16 Senator Fester of Washington todav introduced a bill extending the bounty provision of the homestead law to the soldiers who served in the war witn Spain who have served or are serving now in the Philippines. Yale Get the SioaeT-. NEW HAVEN. Conn Dec 16. The contest instituted by Robert H. Wal ters of Newburyport. Mass.. against the will of his uncle, the late Prof. Othniel C. Marsh cf Yale university has been settled. A formal decree was entered in the superior court by Judge G. W Wheeler today, approving the will by wnich the entire estate, in volving between S75.000 and 1100.000. goes to Yale university Watters" contest was voluntarily withdrawn. Kill in a Bis; Lnmher Deal. MINNEAPLOS. Dec 16. A special from Seattle. Wash., says Mcst of the propety owners of the Everett iWash.) Land company, in rluding the holdings of John Rocke feller, have been sold to a New York snd Boston syndicate whose member ship includes James J. Hill and other Great Northern factors. Frederick Weyerhnaer the lumber king of Wisconsin, who bought 1.0Q0. 000 acres of timber lanALin Washington for several million dollars is now nego tiating for immediate tracts in Sno homis and continguoos counties. Fire at the Penitentiary. LINCOLN, Dec It Fire in the tone building just south of the west end of the penitentiary cell house this afternoon was damaged and destroyed, property estimated roughly by state ameers to be worth S1S.0OO to 120.000. The fire was discorered during" the noon hour when all the convicts were in the cell house. There is yet a doubt as to whether it commenced in the state's laundry or the shoe anon, or in the work room of the Lee Broom and Duster company. - asnsfcesi aa Its W LONDON, Dec It (New Tork World. Cablegram.) British dominion la Soeth Africa has beeu stakes to its foundation. I bear that Sir Alfred Milner. Brit ish high commissioner in South Africa, and governor of Cape Colony, demands the assent of the imperial government to the proclamation of martial law throughout Cape Colony. Lord Salisbury is unwilling to grant the request, sare as the very last re sort, as such a dangerous confession of gravity of the British position would be offering a positive inducement to England's enemies to take advantage of its extremity. Sir Alfred MXlner reports that Dutch disaffection, has bow reached a paint where ordinary law is useless to stsm it. He wants the power not only of summary arrest without warrant of suspected persons and the right to de tail tkem without trial, bat also the power to snppfWBtke Dutch-newspapers throughout tne colony which in sist upon publishing accounts of Brit ish reverses and criticisms of the war. Rigorous as is the censorship of dis patches to England, it is liberal com pared with the wholesale: suppression, of unfavoraole tidings by the British authorities in Cape Colony. Th Rhodes papers concur in this policy, but the Dutch give stories that filter through from the front, though they often have had to rely more than once for news from English papers three weeks old. Milner is declared to be in a state of hysteria over the awful miscarriage of his policy and the ruinous price Eng land is paying for following his advice He sees none but members of his staff. The government of Capo Colony Is largely run by Sir Forestier "Walker, commander in chief of the Cape. TWO MUSKS WITH itlELS American Sergeant Attacks Four Hen dred Insurgents. WASHINGTON, Dec 16. The War department received a cable message today giving the latest development in the situation in the Philippines. The cablegram -MANILA, Dec 15 Batchelor. Twenty-fourth infantry battalion, reports on the 7th inst.. had an engagement at the junction of Magat and Rio Grande rivers, Isabella province, ene my leaving four dead and five mor tality wounded in trenches. Our loss was one drowned and four wounded. Says he is m need of clothing, pro ' visions and money. Will reach Tug ueargo. Cagayan province, shortly. Doubtless the navy relieved him yes terday "Four hundred and seventy-five Spanish prisoners arrived this morn ing, among them the sick at Vlgan. numbering 120. Young at Banqui, northwestern Luzon, reports that his troops are still pursuing the rem nant of the insurgents, who have twenty-three American prisoners in their possession. The country is ex ceeding rough. Our men, without shoes, are still persistently pursuing. Few Spanish prisoners now in hands ot insurgents, probably 1.000. mostly in south. Expect to effect their relief in a few days. "Negros reports Sergeant Alfred. Koerier Sixth infantry twenty sol diers and eighteen native police at tacked 400 insurgents at MadrigaL Negros. this morning. No casualties. Enemy's loss twenty-eight killed and many wounded. OTIS." MYNE ABANDONS RESOLUTION. Wisconsin Xaa Decided Not to Posk aW apportlonment flan. WASHINGTON Dec 16. The Payne resolution for the reappointment of delegates to the national republican convention on the basis of the repub lican vote cast in the states and ter ritories will not be pressed at this 1 meeting of the national committee. ' Up to tonight Mr Payne, the au thor, had fully intended to offer the resolution tomorrow and to urgp its i adoption, but after a conference with the president at the White House to- ' aivhr -it rhffn Qomi"v TVt1t ?$ Governor-elect Nash of Ohio were present, he decided to abandon the ef fort to have it acted on at this meet ing. Much opposition had developed to the proposed change and the con 1 elusion reached that it was inexpedi ent to push the matter at this time. Mr Payne will make a statement be fore the committee in the morning set ting forth the reasons which prompted him to reach the decision stated. tmiLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION Ooaker City Secures It on the Secoad Ballot. WASHINGTON. Dec 16. The repub lican national convention will be held at Philadelphia on Tuesday, June 19, next. The place and date were decided upon by the national republican com mittee today after a friendly contest for the honor of entertaining the con vention between the city selected and Chicago. St. Louis and New York. The balloting occurred in the after noon behind closed doors. Upon the first ballot Philadelphia received 13 votes. Chicago 0, New York 7. St. Lcuis 9. On the second ballot the con test narrowd to Philadelphia and Chi cago, the New York votes went to Philadelphia and the St. Louis vote was split between the City of Broth erly Love and the Windy City of the Lake. Defaulter Caag-kt In Taagier. WASHINGTON. Dec 16. United States Consul Gummere at Tangier cabled the state department tftr the Moorish authorities have just arrested Thomas J. Hunter, who is wanted in Atlanta, Ga on a charge of defrauding to. his accounts as anditor of a rail road. Hunter at first denied his iden tity and claimed to be a British sub ject, but he fitted the description of the fugitive accurately and the consul general is satisfied he has the right man. There is no extradition treaty between the United States and Mor roco. but consent was given to the surrender. Caanrmea he- the aeaate. WASHINGTON. Dec IS. The sen ate today confirmed the following nominations: C T. Stranahan of Lewiston. Idaho, agent for the Indians of the Nex Peicca agency in Idaho. Postmasters: Utah C Meighan, Ogden. Miawmri C. Drew, Appleton City; C L. rGay, CarteriUe; G. C- lnake meier. La Grange; C L. Mowser, Braymer; J. C Robertson. If onntaia I Grove; A. Blerwirta. Cane Giraraaan. X. Broy, FILIPINO'S STRONGHOLD Cavalry Ctptoxsi Place When Spain Bonerc la Last Peace. MtiCI AMMUNITION IS SEClilO. Peaate af Aperri Valley i ta- Cian SalsUars f tae I Infantry Feeble lUatetM eaaeina Tina as ty-Ferta MANILA. Dec 15. A detatchment of Colonel Hayes cavalry under Lieu tenant Arnold has captured Biaraaba to, the atouatain stronghold where the last insurrection was ended with a peace treaty. A large quantity of mu nitions of war was secured. Major Batchelors battilion of the Twenty-fonrth infantry is xaaking slow procSTh"IBeXparri valley- Tke villagers are giving the colored troops banquets and balls everywhere. WASHINGTON, Dec 15. General Otis cables: "MANILA. Dec 15. General Law ton reports Balucan province free of insurgents. Yesterday two troops of the Fourth cavalry captured the strong mountain position of Biacnabato, with food supplies, clothing, cartridge fac tory and barracks. Mar Arthur's troops occmupied Iband. a town on the south western coast of Luzon. There was slight opposition and but few light casualties. December 8 Bates reported from Zamboanga that he had garrison ed Basiian and is sending troops to Cottobato and Davao, that the condi tion of affairs is satisfactory. "Eighteen hundred Spanish prison ers have been received in Manila, over 2.000 more are en route and 1.200 were shipped to Spain. These prisoners are in much better physical condition than the Spanish troops which surrendered when Manila capitulated. AfTER if AD ANi WOl'Mf D. Ambalaes Start Oat to Gatker Up the SUIb. MODDER RIVER. Dec 13. Amtra lances started out yesterday under the nag of truce to collect the wounded and bury the dead at Magersfontein. Brigadier General Wauchope. who led the Highland brigade, was found dead near the trenches, shot through the chest and thigh. Several wounded were near the trenches. The side of the hill and the immediate neighbor hood of the Boer trenches showed dead bodies all about. One wounded f Boer informed the correspondent that their loss was terrible. The whole Scandinavian contingent was de I a stroyed. Judging from information gleaned from the Boer wounded the Boer loss must have been 700. 1-e destruction wrought by the naval guns was enormous. Word was passed along the Boer line to prepare to re treat at night fall. All confess that ti was their greatest loss during the war. the British troops have returned to Modder river owing to the tack of ' water on the position held yesterday. EVANGELIST M00IY IS WORSE. CossaUeatloas Have Arisen aad Dr. ghat tack is Called In. WEST N0RTHFD2LD. Mass.. Dec. 15. Dr. N. P. Wood, the family phy sician of Dwight L Moody, the evan- gelist, issued the following bulletin this afternoon , "Dwight L Moody has not been as well during the last few days. Com plications have arisen which have caused much anxiety. His lower ex tremities are swelling and albumin&ry has appeared, which is considered to be due to the cardiac or heart trouble. Dr. Frederick C. Shattuck of Boston, professor of clinical medicine at Har- . vard Medical school, was called in con sultation on Wednesday He endosed the diagnosis already made and is quite hopeful of ultimace recovery. Mr. , Moody is connned to his room and only his family and most intimate friends are admitted." Dr Wood declines to add anything to the bulletin or explain it m anyway ANTKITATES JANUARY INTEREST. Will Be Paid oa Presentation ef Bonds at the Treasury. WASHINGTON. Dec 15. Secretary Gage today announced that he would anticipate the interest due on January 1, 1900. on registered and coupon 4 per cent consols of 1907, without re bate. Checks to the number of 26.563 will be mailed tomorrow to holders of the registered bonds and interest on the coupons will be paid on the pre- sentation of the bonds. The amount of the former is S4.386.505 and the lat ter S67L3SL making a total of S5.057. 886. less the interest on bonds recently purchased and less the interest already anticipated by the secretary's offer of October 10, to pay interest due at any time during the present fiscal year. with a rebate of about 2.4 per cent. Applications for interest to become due under the offer of October 10 must be made before January -. Woald Contest in Kentucky. FRANKFORT. Ky.. Dec 15. Near ly all the members of the democratic campaign and state central committees arrried today. Their conference be gan at noon. Without exception they are in favor of making a contest be fore the legislature to oust the repub lican governor and lieutenant gov ernor, and say that not to contest would be a virtual indorsement of tis sue ballots and soldiers at the polls. Two More Divisions to Go. j LONDON. Dec 15. The war office this eveinna made this announcement: "The Sixth division has been mobil ized and four battalions of this divi sion will have been embarked by Sun day. The government has also ap proved of the immediate mobHixation of the Seventh division." " i Qweea Victoria Prne rated. NEW YORK. Dec 15. A dispatch to the Herald from London, says: It is stated by a person -n a position to know that the queen's mental anx iety gives the gravest alarm to the royal household. The queen insists on receiving the minutest information from the war of fice as to the state of affairs. Yet she is completely overcome when the par ticulars of each engagement are re? Iated. Jary Af tar Ptacrec LANSING, Mich., Dec 13. Governor Pingre was today served with a sub- yucoa ui aycau aa a. siwaa iwuuce i the grand jury. It is believed that the f jury wants to hear front the governor-1 as. tne sablecr of the eXDenditnrp nf the Snaaigi war fund, for which ae t reaponsiouity in a special f to the last legislature. ' I ItS KBti WASHINGTON. Dec 13. Tkw text o the treaty negotiated the United Stares,. Germany ad Britain for the adjustment of the dons between the three gove in respect to the Samoa s ialasds wm made public today. The treaty beam date at Wasaiagtoa. December 2 1899, and after recitlag its purmmsr to be to adjust amicably questioas be-; tween the three powers in respect t the sa"B group and to avoid future; misunderstanding, proceeds teetaalrjr? Article I-The general act coaxla ed and signed by the aforesaid mw-. ers at Berlin on June 14. 1JH, ami all previous treaties, coaveatio ami, agreements relating to Samoa are nulled. Article 1 Germanyre nounces. in vor of the United States of all her rights and claims over i i i --. rlu raliiiif mM TnMlJta aKj other islands of the ga,"rtn group east of longitude 1T1, degrees west ot Greenwich. Great Britain in like maa ner renounces in favor of the Uinted States of America all her rights and claims over and in respect to the isl ands of Tutuila, and all other islands of the Samoan group east of longitude 171 degrees west of Greenwich. Re ciprocally, the Uinted States of Amtr ica renounces in favor of Germany all the rights and claims over and in respect to the islands of Upolu and Sa vaii and all other islands of the Sa moan group west of longitude 171 de grees west of Greenwich. Article 3 It is understood and agreed that all of the three sigantory lowers shall enjoy in respect to their commerce and commercial vessels in all the islands of the Samoan group privileges and conditions equal to t'lose enjoyed by the sovereign power in all ports which may be open to the commerce of either of them. Article 4 The present convention shall be ratified as soon as possible and shall come in force immediately after the exchange of ratifications. In faith whereof, etc JOHN HAY, HOLLENBEN, PAUNCEFOTE. CASUALTIES Of 1HITIS1 TtOOrS The Lass at Makers foatin Placed at ElCht Hundred and Thirty-Two. LONDON. Dec 15. A revised list of the total casualties to the British troops at Magersfontein places the number at S22. The war office has received a mes- sage stating there were t50 casualties among the non-commissioned officers and men of the Highland brigade at Magersfontein. The brigade lost ten oincers killed. thirty-eight wounded and four missing, The war office has received from General Gatacre the following list of casualties furnished by a correspond ent, who was permitted to visit the Boer camp with the chaplains, and is believed to be reliable: Second Royal Irish, ten killed, thirty-two wounded; First East Lancashires, one wounded; Second Northumberlands, twelve kill ed, twenty-seven wounded. All the above wounded are prisoners. An official report gives the total number of killed, wounded and miss ing of all arms in the engagement on Sunday and Monday north of Modder river as 817. There were fifteen officers killed and four wounded, and in addition five are missing and one is known to have been made prisoner. ENOUGH FOR AN ARMY. Lars;e Quantity of Military Stores Foaad at Santiago. SANTIAGO DE CUBA. Dec 15. , For some months it has been suspected that large quantities of military stores ' were in the possession of Cubans at some point in the interior. Yesterday the mayor of Tunis, a small town in the district of Holguin, voluntarily disclosed the location and surrendered three effective field guns. 10,000 rifles and a large amount of ammunition to the Americans. The guns had been stored in an obscure place, in a rough ' country, under palm leaf blinds. It would have been almost impossible to find them unless their whereabouts had been voluntarily revealed. The Holguin district is one of the wildest in the island and has been regarded for a possible uprising. Iowan Jailed at Boston. BOSTON, Mass., Dec 15. James H. Morton of Sioux City. Iowa, who has Deen rouowea oy auerin u&veupurt ui Sioux City to Chicago, New York and Montreal, was arrested in this city today as a fugitive from justice. Mor ton is 35 years of age and is charged with forging orders on the First Na tional bank of Sioux City. When con fronted by Sheriff Davenport he said he was glad the hunt was off and he would return to Iowa without extradi tion. Banks in Our Colonies. WASHINGTON. Dec 15. Secretary Gage has called the attention of con gress to the lack of facilities in our new insular possessions and dependen cies for the safekeeping of large sums of money required for current ex penses of the army and navy. He says the disbursements will continue large. He recommends that authority be giv en him to designate one or more banks or bankers in each of these islands as depositories of public funds. A we3WtW6 WASHINGTON. Dec 1.7. In a spe cial report to the secretary of war General F. C. Ainsworth shows that the sum of 2,610.000 has been expend ed to date in the compilation and printing of the official records of the union, and confederate armies, which work was commenced in 1S74. The expenditures on this account during the last fiscal year were J7L35L leav ing a balance on hand of 122.729. near ly all of which is covered by outstand ing obligations. af Wsiao TlrTlam WA3HINGT0N. Dec 15. The navy department has given notice that any person claiming the remains of any of the victims of the Maine explosion before the Texas returns to Hampton Roads arith the bodies from Havana! which, will be in. about fifteen days, may have them sent to their late homes for burial at the expense of the department. Every man ought to give the who follows him a safe path in whkn to travel. TEXT K SAMMN TKATY. 4 ALL ABOUT MMM Tie GaUgctka tad Tabulation of Lawwt ant Data. nOMXAlY SCaOtllE rif fAKB i mt Cwrsaratioa aa4 Iasttvift- Ovalaa Dtteass r Ciwli Waatwl MWrnrt of th Dtvtai C AartsUia tk Twsiftk Cs . . A special effort will be made by the DlTialoa. of Agriculture of the Twelfth Census of the United States to collect mad tahnlate important data relating" to irrigation in the arid and semi kamid radons of the United States. preliminary schedule has been pre pared and will soon be sent out to ! the names of Corporations and BidiTidttsJs owaina- eanala sr ditckatw rTafcr ene ot the essential stemi tar securing desired information regard ing the extent and value of the canals and ditches used for irrigation, and their sources of water sujply. In the preliminary schedule a re quest is made for the names of the principal canals or ditches in their order down stream, the ditches to the right (looking down the stream) be ing arranged on the first page of the hat and those heading to the left on the last page. Request is also made for the name and postofiice address of some person who can give detailed information concerning each ditch. The principal schedule now la course ot preparation will be mailed to the addresses thus obtained calling for further data, which will be supple mented by detailed statistics gathered or- rio crisn enumerators. It should be noted by all interested ii a.iujcut mat tnese various in quiries of the census office in no way coaniet witn. or duplicate the work, with reference to irrigation which is being conducted by any other depart ment of state. The most nearly re- ' la ted inquiry is that ot the geological survey, which, like that of the census, is under the more immediate protec tion of Mr. F. H. Newell, the special agent for irrigation m the eleventh census, and hydrographer of the geo logical survey. The fact that Mr. Newell has supervision of this work in the twelfth census guarantees its efficiency and value to the arid and semi-humid regions. It will be readily apparent that the volume and value of these statistics will depend very largely upon the at tention and interest shown therein by rlinaa an im ra in Irriffnrion anH it IS ) earnestly hoped that all to whom the I schedules are addressed will appre ciate the importance of the request --d maue nromnt and careful reply. j rhfs -roy only will it be possible to make the information concerning irrigation full and complete, j in order to obtain a full understand- I ing and an intelligent appreciation ot che possible development of the arid and semi-humid regions of the west, a general knowldege of the progress act ually made is of vital importance. An accurate census of irrigation will im part such general knowledge, and will be of great benefit to all those con cerned in redeeming arid lands. The future development of this vast por tion of our domain will be greatly ad vanced by a comprehensive complcation of facts relating to its irrigation, such as contemplated by the twelfth census. ! Exaaa nation of Dlasmore. i NORTH PLATTE. Neb.. Dec. 14. t Sheriff Funk of Kearney arrived here i to take Frank H. Dinsmore to Buffalo I county for his preliminary trial for ( .M.....4.,. iia mrifn 9TtA VTaA T ana AT Odessa. Arriving at the jail. Dins more was found seated in one corner of his cell, eating his supper. He wanted to get away from the jail, as ' he was dissatisfied with the food and the associations, there being nine other prisoners incarcerated. He was very calm and manifested no evidence of fear. When asked what he thought about returning to Kearney he replied: "I am not worrying about it. I am ready to go any time and am willing to risk it. If anything is going to happen. I am helpless to prevent it All I ask is to have a square deal and I am sure of proving my innocence." When asked if he had seen Mrs. Laue's statement he answered "Yes, I have seen the newspaper account of it and it is not true. I cannot under stand why she should make such state ments, for I never did her any wrong." In Memory of 3K. I. Hayward. NERASKA CITY. Neb.. Dec 14. Exercises in memory of the late Sen ator M. L Hayward were held in the district court. The entire Otoe county bar was in attendance and many citi- zans completely filling the court room. On the wall behind the judge's bench was a large portrait of the late sen ator, draped with American Sags. Res olutions paying tribute to tue worth of the departed as a lawyer, judge and legislator, his honest record in public and private affairs, his loyalty to his friends and his nobility of character. were unanimously adopted and ordered spread upon i-u.e records of the court. Eulogies were pronounced by Judge Paul Jessen and other members of tne bar. Asks for an Opinion. LINCOLN, Dec 14. Deputy Insur ance Commissioner Bryan: has asked the legal department of the state for an opinion as to the fee that should be charged for licensing companies, to do a miscellaneous insurance business in this state. There is same difference of opinion as to whether, under the Weaver law, the fee should be $30 cr SIM. Adjutant General Barry has mustered the reorganized Madison company into the National guard service. The resignations of Charles C. Clerk. Harry D. Mitchell and Arthur B. Ryons. members of Company F of the Second regiment, were accepted by the adjutant general. Fire ae Tamer's Kaack. FREMONT. Neb., Dec 14. The big bam on Turner's ranch, a few miles west of the city was discovered to be on fire, and was completely destroyed with all its contents. The cause of the fire Is unknown. The barn con tained one horse, ten sets of harness and about 1.000 bushels of grain. The total loss is about 1800, with small lunsurance. Case Dismissed. NEBRASKA CITY, Neb Dec 14. Judge Remsey convened district court Monday. The two cases of the State against John C. Watson were first called and his attorneys. General Col by and John V. Morgan, demanded an immediate trial. County Attorney Wilson stated to the court that he had been unable to locate the pricipal wit nesses in each case. General Colby in sisted that the cases were set for this date ever his objection at the last term when, his client was anxious for trial. - TK STATE'S SCM MMCY LINCOLN, Dae 1C State Saperin- tendent Jackson has fawnd am annual statement showing the aaeor tlonment of the seheoi money far the next six months. The rate par scholar 9.7S5. while for the corresponding period last year the rate was 98.M7. This decrease is due to the falling off in the temporary school fend. The whole number of school children in the state is 372.743. while for last year the number was only 366.09. The mosey is apportioned among; the various coun ties as follows: No. of Amount Couaty. Scholars. Due. Adam 7.06 S 3.521.73 Antelope .. 4J34 Banaer ...................... 381 BUM 1C Booae 4.04 Box Butte L3C Boyd LSTt Brown . . LX Buffalo !Ui0 Bart 4JM Butiar . : ;.:ji Caaa 7S& 3JUUB uam XMs.SC 1.XU.SJ LiaVTI IXJi Cedar X3N.C TTTOl Luaat 1.M0.X 4.7S7J X5U7.5S 4.2SXM .071.47 L7S1.2S 1.742.79 XCa.37 au.9K 2.3M.&; (USXS2 3X252.32 423.29 4.4D..3J XKX2fi 2.8L32 XS4X51 S.X1.3T 306.02 X502.D7 I55.5H l.iW).93 4.79S.23 4.01IJ.74 XSCX33 751.U ijsa.92 X34X.0H 4X22 X214.40 4.42X76 3JSL4S X03U.C 3S1.11 340.73 I94.0S 4.02X24 lt!.44XS9 xos&ao 23S.S7 246.52 4.7SC.43 7X08 2J9X35 X13X31 4J(XU X5Sfi.94 5.tiK4.4u xaw.07 42&Q9 XUSXO X2SX01 5.143.79 X157.78 X724.97 XSsiUl S14.04 5.579.53 2J3SLM t..nX56 iI3.W 4.415.90 1.737.29 X075.li- 4KX4C X0S7.9S 4.122.08 UL44 L554.J1 ?)! . XC4.lt. Chase Cherry Cheyenne Clay Colfax .. tjl . L .. . .. tS4 .. 3.452 Cumisa Custer .7T7 Dakota. 2J2S7 Dawes ZJH Dawson Deuel Dixon Dodge Douglas Dundy . Fillmore Franklin Frontier Furnas ., Gage Garneld Gosper Grant Greeley Hall Hamilton Harlan Hayes Hitchcock Holt Hooker Howard Jefferson Johnson ... Kearney Keith Keya Paha Kimball Knox Lancaster Lincoln Logan . Loup Madison McPherson Merrick Nance Nemaha ... Nuckolls Otoe Pawnee Perkins Phelps Pierce Platte Polk Red Willow Richardson Rock Saline Sarpy . Saunders Seotts Bluff Seward . Sheridan Sherman .......... 8iO"3X .... .......... Stanton Thayer Thomas Thurston Valley Washington Wayne Webeter Wheeler .. Tork 4.(54 733 XSOl T-sm C32J SOI ... .. A.9., 3JK 3.387 OT 10. C M L9a IS 2.152 il(M ruis XSffl 33n 1.TT4 4.262 a 4.1 s.asi 4.04S XSjT 715 . ... L0TU 347 3.LS 20.330 23 3M 441 5.0M 32 2.0i 2.732 aJ7 7J 4.W3 oaa 2.SS5 2JI7 0.534 4.057 Xtffl 7.072 I.tCfi 7401 2.912 &2X 7XJ 3.62U 2.211 2.S41 CI 2.670 3.246 ISU UTS 2JM 4.TK 2.43E 4.308 427 S.091 Xsm.04 X38S.C0 336.52 4.7K. Totals .... . 37X745 CK.S8XS9 The certificate of the state treasurer shows that the money was derived as follows. State tax . J 77.22X72 Interest on United States bonds.. JBO.dO Interest on state bonds 4.j3a.ao Interest an county bonds Interest an school district bands. Interest an school lands sold Interest on school lands leased Interest on saline lands sold. Interest on saline lands leased Interest on state warrants Peddlers' licenses Buffalo County National bank. 7X520.C2 477 49 4a.017.08 5X354.31 L4G.0Q Lsapoo 1X5S5.5S 19.40 501.00 Total amount .S23&!!8X3b Seeeeeaar erf Jaafft Allen. LINCOLN. Neb.. Dec la. Governor Poynter has appointed Douglas Cones 1 of Plainview to succeed Senator Allen , as judge of the Ninth judicial district. , There was very little competition for ! the place and as soon as the resigna tion of Senator Allen was received the performed good service for tne fusion appointment was announced. Douglas Canes is a democrat and as such has forces in his county. Mr. Cones in the son of W. M. Cones, f a banker, and was born in Scott coun ty, Iowa, April 26, 1S65. He came to Nebraska with his parents in 1873 and located in Cuming eounty. His early education was received in the public schools of that county After gradu ating from Oberlin college he began the study of law with the firm of Sullivan k. Reedcr in Columbus and was admitted to the bar in May, 1889. He took up the practice of law at Plain view where he has since resided. In the fall of 1889 and two years later he was elected prosecuting attorney for Pierce county, which position he held until 1894. It is announced that he will name A. 0. Williams as court re porter. . . . t xaaiec ror imu saiaiers. LINCOLN. Neb.. Dec. M. Acting upon the suggestion of Major Persh ing. U. S. A. late commandant of cadets, the university board of reg ents has approved the movement to raise funds for tne erection of a me morial tablet in honor of the students of the institution who gave up their lives in the service of their country . in the late war. A subscrintion will ! be started at the university and tne various alumni associations will be asked to contribute towards defraying the expenses of erecting a tablet or monument. Major Pershing accom pained his suggestion by a subscrip tion of 130. which base been accepted by the board of regents. Xat Fay a License Fee. LINCOLN. Neb.. Dec W. Deputy Insurance Commissioner Bryant has accepted the ruling of the attorney general's office and will hereafter charge insurance companies desiring to do a "miscellaneous bustnessf in Nebras ka a license fee of $34. The Weaver law in one section provides that "every other company shau pay a fee of 1100 for depositing a copy of its charter," but makes no exception of miscellan eous companies. However, in another section the law provides that miscel laneous companies shall pav fees of 130. Bassinet f e Jan NEBBASKA CITY, Neb.. Dec li. A banquet was given to Judge B. 2. Ramsey, the retiring judge of this ju dicial district, at which Paul Jessen presided as tqastmaster. It was one of the most pleasing sseial events giv en in this city in some time. The sup per was given by the petit jurors, who have served at the last term of the court, and other admirers of the judge in this city. It was in the na ture of an tmnromncu annlr. All at tne awsrneyn on tne city and many l prominent attorneys from others minces wore present. Ml KILLS A MAN Omnia. aL larrm Saeam a 3mckaax Baai TMtI fVf I raiusco AlTlCir LAUREL, Neb.. Dec 13. Sunday night Editor Charles S. Harris of the Belden News shot and almost instantly killed J. H. Blenkiron of AtUnsen. n stockman who has large interests in this county aad well known through -oat eastern Nebraska. The trouble arose over the article which Harris ps.hTms.ed in thetawaralative ts assne trouble which Blenkiron had a few days previous with the Belden bank. When the article came out in the News Blenkiron became enraged aad went to the printing office and de manded that Harris retract. This the editor refused to da. Blenkiron is supposed to have started for Harris, who told him to stand back or he would shoot bim. The assailant told Harris to shoot. Upon his coming still closer Harris said: -Don't you come a step farther or 111 shoot you. Blenkiron said. "Shoot, I am not fraid of your gun." Tommy, the 11-year-old son of W. F. Nieland. a merchant of Belden. was in a room back of the printing office and heard the fracas. It is supposed that Blenkiron advanced toward Har ris after uttering his last sentence, because a pistol shot was heard in stantly and Blenkiron wanted out on the street- and about twenty feet and dropped dead. Mrs. Chris Larson and others saw the shot fired. They were across the street Harris went immediately to a farm ers place about a mile distant from town, borrowed a pony aad rcae to Harrington and gave himself up to the authorities. Public sentiment seems to be in favor of the editor. Later At the coroner's inquest held it. Harrington over the body of Hark Blenkiron. who was shot at Belden by Editor Harris, it was found that the shooting was done in self-defense. The real trouble which led up to the shooting occurred in the middle of the week when Blenkiron aad trou ble with the Belden Dank over an over draft aad tried to close up tue institu tion. The editor wrote up the affair in his paper and to this Blenkiron took offense and undertook to have it retracted. There was no one present when the shooting took place but Harris and Blenkiron. Harris was seen at the county jail this evening. While he was not disposed to talk very much yet he seemed cheerful and confident that the public, when acquainted with the facts, would justify the shooting on the grounds of self-defense. Xlxad the Wrong- Caessleala. HUMBOLDT, Neb.. Dec ir Mrs. II. Watts was the victim of a peculiar accident. She picked up two vials, one containing nitric acid and one carbolic acid, and thinking both were the same drug, poured the contents o! one vial into another They re fused to mix as promptly as she de sired and she placed her thumb over the mouth of the battle and shook the contents violently to assist in the oper ation. The result was an explosion and the acids were thrown into her face, almost blinding her and burning blisters all over her face. Fortunately she had on her spectacles which pro tected her eyes from the burning fluid and therefore her eyesight was unin jured. ant Down a Prisoner. CHAPPELL. Neb., Dec 13. On the night of December S burglars broke into the stores of Sudman a Fl3h com pany and A J Swanson for the third time within seven weeks and stole several pairs of shoes, pant3 and over alls. Mr Fish of the Sudman : Fish company got track of the burglar at Julesburg." Cola., next morning and followed him from there to Cczad. where he caught him with the goods, brought him back here and he had is trial, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to the penitentiary at a special term of court held by Judge Gnmes. This is rather quick work, being les than three days when he is taken to the penitentiary from the time the theft was comitted. Dies at the Age of Ninety-Five TABLE ROCK. Neb.. Dec 13. Frank Blecha. who lived four or five miles southeast of here, died at his residence a few days ago. and it is said he was ninety-five years of age. He came here with his family from Chicago nearly forty years ago and took the place from the government where he has since lived and where he died. His wife died twenty years ago. He was paralyzed over a year since and since that time has ben entirely helpless. He leaves a large family of children and grand chlldren. Wosaaa Ran Dawi by Cars. GRAND ISLAND. NeL. Dec 13. Mrs. C. A Baldwin was struck at the Lincoln avenue crossing and instantly killed by the St. Joseph & Grand Island train. Her body was thrown forty feet and horribly mutilated. She was a well known woman, the wife of an ex-county surveyor. Engineer Harry Dunn was arrested and held for in vestigation. Dewey's Snrg-eaa at Waallla. NEBRASKA GiTY. Neb.. Dec 13. Dr. Aldrieh Hammer, the physician in charge of the battleship Olympta dur ing the fight at Manila bay who has been in the city on a visit with his tister. Mrs. William Nelson, has left or Mares Island, Cal He has been in the navy for the last fifteen years, and the most of the time stationed in As iatic waters. He came home with Ac miral Dewey and has been assigned to land duty This is the first time that he has seen his sister in fifteen years, and the meeting was a very pathetic one. He was royally entertained while in this city. Betaered ky Trass p CHADRON, Neb.. Dec 12. The Chadron city authorities have consid erable complaint from the tramp nuis ances and the night watch is authority for the statement that every night a thinly clad truck rider seeks the city lockup as an escape from the chilly weather. Instead of tramp travel laxing it is growing, and small bur glaries are reported from the neigh boring towns along the line. No dam age has heam done by them in Chadron. Taw OsTenaasl Pasty Calk fa s atataa Uaa. Waiea ta Kaltar sterna M Craat SAvsc Is Vteast Fraaa aa ) Bates. Flatai Vereaet af tfca Caeaa w JT. I WwksSbletlaik fVatTfttlBstSBJasI to la .MB BUYS GOOD NOTES The GoiomDiis Journal. 4 Weakly Newspaper devoted to Ue interests of Tlv Ctatly tf Pfttti, Ts Stati if Mraska, T IMU Statu, -aars BEST OF MANKIND. m uarcr of MaUsuiB with us a $1.50 a Yiirf If Paid in Advance. is not dr- 7 andcenta. YQASS. I l0tmlllt I Cam ! f Mmmn (. p-nn combos Journal niNTINt OFFICE, PftfT PAPHIS ft, at Imr. Tin Prsafa. ems .feAYvrnn. Wnv i TJaSTDERTaSeR! Amsmsmsmsamsl mtmsmsnl wVamssBassaV Sssmam oouarraY. I