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Iirr l.JET,!T"!3SP'- '-3ST-. - .. -r- - a-i Ss ' OMiim 2 UjE- I --5 .i-aJmVw -.53 "-.-; y .. .A f WTK &5 4 . -$ VOLUME XXX.-NUMBER 38. COLUMBUS. NEBRASKA. WED AY. DECEMBER 27, 1899. XV WHOLE NUMBER 1,546. - Cfa XaT aiSaf ah Mimal. " mHii wfcl ij S" ,-r 1 , si wood k mm Jiew Governor General of Cnba A- - .Has Duties of Ofifee. SIS KMEANOft PLEASES CHANS Member, of Brook.', ld.lu.rr thin-t , Hand in Ee-.i5n1tlon-critici.n11 Are Paed . the Pracisauiaa of the oatCoin oaui-G..nat M Broader sca:. T HAv ANA. Dec. 22. Major General 'Leonard Wood formally took charge of the governor general'- office at 9 o'clock this morning. His first act was to accept the resignation of the members of the advisory cabinet of General Brooke. These officers, after! ronirterinthe-aesri3JGJgT, wtjaf'awrlrii had decided to instst on retiring. Al- most without eirepuon thy had ren- dered themselves particularly obnox- Ions to a majority of the Cubans. One prominent Cuban general said today, "The only chance General Brooke s secretaries have, if they srisa to reha bilitate themselves in the "yes of their countrymen, is to resign, and thus for a time to bring forcetfulness. The same general discusmg Gen eral Brooke's farewell proclamation, Eaid. "The proclamation was ill-advised. Cuba is bound, in the course of time, with food and without war to arrive at a state of comparative comfort. No man has a right to regara himself as the sole cause of such improvements. As a mater of fart unier General Brooke's administration the military authorities overrode the civil and there is less civil government now than be fore. As to the courts, they are the same corrupt organizations and are virtually unchanged in any important particular All this, in my opinion most Cubans atribute to th" bad advice irivea General Brooke by his secreta- The Lucha. contrasting General Brooke with General Wood's advent, says. "General 3rooke's proclamation was unfortunate as it contained errors. General Wood, although promising nothtnz. speaks volumes by his quiet, domestic manner of taking charge of arfairs." It is believed here that the post of chief of staff will be abolished and that General Chaffee will succenied General Wilson as governor of the department of Matanzas-Santa Clara, or will re main in the department of Havana Pinar del Dio General Ludlow suc eding General Wilson It is believed no governor will be appointed for the Santiaz department but that an experiment in civil govern ment on a much broadrr scale than ever before will be initiated there Governor General Wood having super vision of the experiment from Hava na. rh "n-imn .inrf Tvmt.nti nrf Hn . ed much pleased, although he declined to comment on the experience. He was accompanied by Generals Ludlow and Chaffee. There have been no f.esb develop ments in the arres: of tbe ten cus tom house appraisers yesterday The whole matter is being thnroughlv in vestigated ONE LAWYER KILLS ANOTHER. Cocntel ou Opposite "itle of a (Tae in a Kt;il liafl ST. LOUIS. Dec 22 A special to the post-Dispatch from Dallas, Tex. says: F. iL Etheridge. one of the rnost prominent lawyers in the city. tGday shot Attornev Edwin O. Harrell, who is equally well known, four times, in a crowded elevator in the North Texas building. Harrell died later at his home. Harrell had a pistol half cocked in his hand as he fell in the lobby in tront of the elevator shaft Etheride is in custody The men were employed as counsel on opposite sides m litigation involv ing cotton mill property and quar reled concerning professional affairs. BOUTELLE IS SERIOUSLY ILL. Con;rrn:a3 From Slain- Stricken While in Boston. BOSTON Dec 22 Congressman C. A. Boutelle of Maine who is at Young's hotel ha been taken serious ly ill. The nature of his trouble is rot given out. Every endeavor was made to keep ' news of the congressman's illnes quiet. A bulletin given out this t Friday) mominz stated that the congressman was suffering from congestion of the brain, induced bv a severe attack of indisestion. It was the opinion of the physicians that the malady is onlj temporary EIUPiNOS BUY ARTILLERY. I'lace Bi- Order for Heavy (lass With a Continental Firm. LONDON. Dec. 22. An authority who is to be relied upon for the in formation he gives told me yesterday that the Filipinos have placed a large ' order with a continental firm for ar- , tillery. "But." I asked him. "where are the Filipinos getang the money"" "Oh." he said, "they have plenty of money to keep things going." I Prominent Xin uicide. . NEW YORK, Dec. 22. Winslow J Robinson, a wealthy resident of Sta- pleton. S. I., died at his home there tonight from a pistol shot wound, in flicted an hour before. The police have reported the case as one of suicide The family claim it was accidental shooting. Mr Robinson had been in poor health .for a long time Edgar G. Williams. 51 years of age formerly a manufacturer of mechani cal and iron toys, committed suicide 1 in a Brooklyn, hotel today by shooting himself through the heart, because of business and family troubles. JTxtaa Fasitive l Sarreadcred W.vSHINGTON. Dec 22. The State department has issued a warrant for the surrender to the Russian govern ment of A. P. Shulten. alias A. F. Klrichinski. who is charged with lar- I c-ort-z find falcd enlrv in 'Rn-ssia. Rp r was iHxikkeeper in tne Wilnae Nation- al bonk and is said to have stolen 12.000 rubies, besides making false en tries. He came to the United States .and settled down in Seattle, where , he was arrested and brought oefnif' Univea States Commissioner If Shields at Ne-r York, who committed ' far extraditicn. i CUNCwS fNS MS WISE, Offer te Make the City af Lia-ola t ef il larary :allatlar- WASHINGTON., ec 22. Chairman Me-cer of the public buildings aad grounds committee "today received a letter from Andrew Carnegie announc ing- that he would cItc 175,000 to the ' f rirv nf T.mcflln fnr m rnf MheoT- building, the Lincoln library bavin burned down In the disastrous fire of revera! months ago. T-t U.! j Ir ?M f cnnoiuoas sthtwihoms tais gut. Mr- Mercer believes, will be the same j 35 rose exacted from other cities, Washington, Fairfield, Ia Savannah 1 acd Pittsburg tnat -the -city must do I nate a site and guarantee a certain j yearly sum for its maintenance, which . will probably amount to $5,000. I This is th&.most jsuniftcest Cariat- - rpas gift the state ef Nebraska has - ever received and will fee,, undoafcfcedljr; i accepted by the muaiciBality f Lin- coin. Carnegie,has given in this way , upwards of MO for libraries throughout ted States. LINCOLN, 22. Member ef been corresnondiag with Andrew Car negie for several weeks with a view to srcuring a donation for the contsruc- tion of a library building, anil although he spoke enconraginglv- of the plan from the start it was not known till ' When Mrs. Lawton and her four tonight that their efforts had met with children have completed their arrange succesa. It is supposed that the gift ; ments for returning to the United is made conditional on the city of Lin- States the remains will be taken on a cola, making an annual appropriation ' transport with an escort of officers or a specified sum for maintaining tne library and purchasing new books and I periodicals, and that it shall furnish a suitable site for the building, all of which will undoubtedly be complied with by the city council. ; The Lincoln public library was de- ' stroyed by fire with the Masonic Tern- , pie building three months ago. Since j then about 3.000 volumes have been col- j lected for a new library and the avail able funds remaining in the treasury . amount to about $5,000. The annual ' levy made by the city council for the t library is 1 mill which brings in a rev enue of only 55.000 a year Unless the conditions are such that they cannot be complied with by the council, the dona tion, will, of course be accepted. SENATOR JONES FULL Of HOfE. ay the Democratic Prospect Are Brighter Than Ever. CHICAGO. Bee. 22. Senator James K. Jones, chairman of the democratic national committee, looked into party affairs at - headquarters in the Unity building today. He assured everybody that the propspects for democratic success next year are brighter than they were in 1S95. He said only W. J Bryan would be mentioned as can didate for president in the convention. The senator would not say where o: when he thought the convention should be held. He denied a story sent from Washington that he had repudiated the system of collecting money for a campaign fund and had discharged Richard S. Taylor, one of the collectors. "The system of collecting money," he continued, "was inaugurated by me. It has been a success and is worthy the support of all democrats. There are no f JM 1 . S " ..- Stone and myself and never have been. I approve all he did while I was in Europe." THE PRESID hTS CHRISTMAS. Will lie peut Ouletlj- Owing to IUnes of Mr. McKiuler. WASHINGTON. Dec. 22. Many sen ators and representatives called upon the president today to pay their re spects and extend their Christmas greetings before leaving for their homes to spend the holiday season. Among them was Representative Rich ardson, the democratic leader of the house, who was accompanied by Rep resentative McClellan. and Represent ative Stalhngs of Alabama. The pres ident is very cordial in his respones to these evidences of good will. He ap pears to be enjoying exceptionally good health. No extensive prepara tions are making for the Christmas celebration at the White House this season, owing to the state of Mrs. McKInley's health, and the day will probably be a very quiet one. Miss Grace McKinley and Miss Sarah Dun can, nieces of the president, will be guests at the White House during the holidays. Abner McKinley and his wife also will be here. Mieepiuea AaV LeeUlat!on. FORT WORTH. Tex Dec. 22. Four ' days of warm debate is promised dur ing the annual convention of the Na tional Live Stok association, which convenes here on the 16th of next month. The subjects which will cause these discussions are , The reopening of the forest reserves ' tc sheepmen; terminal charges at the Chicago markt. feeding in transit i rates on live stock shipments and the ' leasing of public lands. aiay CaU the Lziiature. j JEFFERSON CITY. Mo.. Dec. 22. ' Paul B. Moore, private secretary to j uovemor istevens. m an mterview to- day. expressed the opinion that Gov- ornnr Ntarnnc irntiin i 1 1 i 1 - cac. ernor Stevens would call an extra ses sion of the Missouri legislature some time in January, in an endeavor to se cure the enactment of a law for the taxation of franchises. Governor Ste- ' vens is out of the city. Iucrrave in Knlan Cereals. ST. PETERSBURG. Dec 22. The Central Agricultural bureau has pub lished a rencrt showins an increase of 20 per cent in winter cereals over 1 1S9S and an increase of 17 per cent upon the average of the last five years. , Troahle Brnrius in Jamaica. KINGSTON. Jamaica. Dec 11. Owing to the growinb seriousness of the South African war prospects, par ticularly the probable withdrawal of the imperial garrisons from the colon ies, coincident witn the unprecedented drafting of Frenchtroops to the West Indies, a proposal is afloat to augment the British West Indian mrlitia. under special -conscription. It is proposed to .increase Jamaica's forcer"rom one reg iment er S00 men to po&sraly twenty four regiments, as in 1S3, the exigen cies of the present situation being re garded as of -an exceptionally grave and menacing character. Bodies of limine Victim. HAVANA. Dec 22. Th? removal of the dead of the Maine was not accom panied by any ceremonies over the placed in the mortuary chapel" of tfae i-CT-ctc-n- Tfp.rt it . i , .! i Lnuc. ia. m:i camnei;. tnev were 10 o'clock las: night ten wagons form- ed a procession, carrying 151 coffins to the Marhina wharf, passing through unfrequented streets. The bodies reached the wharf at ll:?0 imdcr a strong guard from the batleship Tex as. They were placed aboard twn I steam - lighters before darliaht and vrs takSi to the warship at 5 a. in IE BODY f LAWTON It n Sroogst Tragi 8m Mateo by En 8aff tad Ite tf Canlrv. MtCfSSAlYTt TKWVEfr y Plae4 la Taalt at Cl raco Ci Wa.nia TklrtMt Ai Tbe lit 1 t ta Fraac MANILA. Dec 2L Major Genera! Lawto&'s . feody was fecowghL from San Meteo to MaaiM, this aftemoom. his staff and ft body M earalry actiag as escort it was tfeiftd meeeaamry to bridge tie rivefi The fncnl will take 9 trim Bis late rasMtrnte here, a The body has been "placed tempor- ' rily in a vault in El Paco cemetery. I ' 'where many of the American soldiers I have been interred and a guard of honor will be maintained. fnr fin! tnrormpnr ?w i thought nrnh. -""" - . .. ... w. w.w.g.. ,. ww able here in Arlintrm remorerv General Lawton's death has caused 1 ct .. - - . universal sorrow in Manila. No American officer had greater popular ity among all ranks and in his deal ings with the natives he commanded their respect and confidence to a re markable degree. The mayors whom he installed in the neighboring towns are arranging to attend the funeral in a body. I To his executive ability and personal j fornia. has a mortgage of half the pur leadership is chiefly due the brilliant chase price still outstanding and un execution of the plan of campaign in i liquidated. The undersign-d have vol- ncrth Luzon, which has scatterd the i untarily associated themselves togeth insurrectionary forces from San Isidro I er for the purpose of raising funds to ' to the Gulf of Lingayen. That section pay off the indebtedness. Contributions t of the island which had to be trav- I will be thankfully received by them erse during the very worst seson of and be devoted to the object hereinbe the year presented difficulties consid- t fore set forth. The aid of the newspa ered by all acquainted with it to be almost insurmountable, but General , Lawton thoroughly covered the pro- I gram assigned him. j When he reached Tayug and found . that the other division had not ar rived he went through to Dagupan on te own responsibility Although he imposed great hardship on his men he invariably shared their lot cheerily. Thirteen American officers, includ- t ing three officers, were wounded in the engagement at San Mateo, where Gen eral Lawton was killed. Captain Breckenridge's wound is not consid ered dangerous, although the bullet penetrated his arm and side. It is estimated that the insurgents numbered 500 and half of them were armed with rifles. The Americans numbered 1.300. but the command had been much depleted by sickness. The wagon trains found the roads impassable and was obliged to return. The insurgents retired to the north east leaving six dead. They have other forces near Taytay. This region, atlhough close to Manila, has proved the most difficult from which to dislodge the enemy. It is now reported that the insurgents in tend to concentrate at Santa Cruz. Languna province, and in the district P35T nf I mrnnn rtA War ' - " ..-. t ihe American secret service reDorts ' that Aguinaldo has joined the Mari quina force. j CONDOLENCES FROM FRESBENT. , i , ..-. uprc ""..uftr "t of Lawton. WASHINGTON. Dec 21. The pres ident today sent the following cable gram to General Otis "Executive Mansion. Dec. 21. Ma jor General Otis. Manila- I have learn- r ed tcirh inomraesihia cnrmir nt Ko. ) death of Major General Lawton and , Tfa,f f dispatches -received seem ask to share with the officers and men to sb;ow t,,B"tlsh fo " of the Eighth corps in their grief. One , standing on the defensive at all points of the most gallant officers of the army ' General Buller is ordering the troops has fallen. At the time the sad news ' now arriving at Capetown to proceed came to us his nomination as briga-1 to reinforce the Natal col dier general of the regular armv was P- Ab5en ot news from him has made for transmission to the senate, t ?? t0, a suJafths" fae If t7in to but no rank can enhance his name. cm General White by a flank move He rose from the ranks of the Ninth ' ment- every grade in the service to that of I PROMINENT MEN HELPING BOERS. major general of volunteers, and in three wars was conspicuous for brav- ery and devotion to duty. Tne coun- try mourns the 'death of this intre- p:d leader. Convey to Mrs. Lawton m heartfelt sympathy in her over shadowing afflictions. "WILLIAM McKINLET." .4ltteld Opeas Campaign ABERDEEN. S. D.. Dec 21. John t P. Altgeld of IHnois will open the fu- sion campaign for 1900 with a speech in this city January 12. He will also hold meetings elsewhere in the state. The adjourned meeting of the Re- formed Press association, originally M for January 13. will be changed to -i .-. - . .. tne itn. tnat delegates may near Mr. , .-vitsu- , Carry off sa.eoo.eoo in Gold. NEW YORK, Dec 2L The best in- formation obtainable in Wall street today was to the effect that at least ' $5,000,000 gold will be sent out on Sat- urday's steamers. Rumors credit sev- 1 eral of the leading foreign houses with 1 --""- " "i" 1-1" "" uiikj. i ranKing nouses and trusts win very ' "kely do the same. I wtriSJ?- er"' Dm,h iul.iuciu., u.. u-z. !. A let-htnn ter written uy ueutenant to:onei , . Brerton of the Thirty-third infantry. who was with Major John A. Logan when he was killed has been received by Mrs, Logan. It sets at rest the story circulated that he was killed by his own men. The letter is- dated San Fabian. November 12. and says: "Your husband died a hero, while leading in battle the command to which he had been assigned upon joining his regi ment, the Third battalion. His battal ion was the advance guard of the regi ment in attack upon the town of San Jacinto. North-Weatera Cats Farce. BOONE. Ia Dec 2L. The Chicago at Northwestern announces a reduction of 25 per cent in the force of the loira division shops here, taking effect at once. Reduction cf traffic and receipts is assigned as the cause. About seventy-five men are left vrithout work. LONDON. Dec 21. The Globe says that there are nnncrs that ths Duke cf .Ccnnaught will succeeded Gesral Roberts as csmxaander in chief cf th Iri3h forces. HMif imnm$ wmw, i 3 Ua WASHINGTON, Fairbanks today sramthaw pemsioa of $2M a the widww of General Lawto. RepreseBtatrtre Laaals imtrbdi similar bill i the reseats the IaaUaaa district, which Lawtom's Irst refimemt cruited. Laadis 4csire to secre tanaiedisata coaaideratioa for the bill and a re quest to this eaTcct wauld have beea made had not the roles immediately r--' quired that the hill irst go to the res-el ular coBB&Ittee. Morserar; a bill soaaewhat- similar tenor had been ia troduced for pensioaing the widow of: the late General Guy V. Henry, who was governor general of Porto aUeo, I and as this is pending" before the rea- atittee it was felt to be desirable' to auke ao distlhctions. A general brawr will be issued the war army, officially, and paying a proper tribute to his worth. It is the inten tion of the officials to have the remains brought to the United States for final interment, but it is not known when this can be done. General Lawton died a poor man, ai- ! though but few beyond bis circle of immediate friends knew of the small pecuniary return that had come to him I irom niS Ule-WOr in Denail 01 niS m ,.. country, inereiore, some 01 inese . inenos nave tnougnt proper now to come to the aid of his family, as is shown bv the following, issued today: "WASHINGTON, Dec 20, 1S99. Major General Henry W. Lawton. Unit ed States volunteers, whose death oc curred at San Mateo, Island of Luzon, on December 19, 1899, has left little but his good name as a legacy to his wife and children. A piece of property i nurchased bv him as a home, in Cali- pers or tne country is requester, con tributions wiu be received by any one of the following: H. C. CORBLN. Adjutant General, Washington, D. C. JOHN F. WESTON, Acting Commissary General, Wash ington. WILLLAM LUDLOW, Brigadier General. Havana. Cuba. WILLLAM R. SHAFTER, Major General, San Francisco, CaL METfcMJEN IN A TOUT rUCc. Xo Jfews Since Sunday Fear His Cob manieatioaa Are Cat Off LONDON, Dec. 21. The gravity of I the military situation is again becom ing accentuated in the public mind owing to the complete absence of news. Nothing has been heard from Dec 21.- t I ira m is feared that his communications ?,, P" id sec have been art off: irthls txr-so-his Ltiona26 and 37. so far as thy attempt position is dangerous. j em1 prance companies from A correspondent of the Daily News. I !i011- W0".,haTe . ie? telegraphing from Modder river last ' f rou WhlI dur.m t mTestl Saturday. says: f111.0- ot tfae subJ aas been our "The Boer position, already formid- ! desire. w .su.!T?m, the, -w we have able on December 11. has since been Deen irresistibly forced to the conclu- cr-MrlTr cri-or.DThar.oH ortonHinr fni- an 511 nf rarelv miles ' Ir is entrenched according to the most modern methods . i..... v . ; ll. .. mxuugiiuut uie etinie icugui, itt- ( fences having been placed before all the trenches at every point. Guns have been got into position and there is every evidence that the Boers are well supplied with ammunition. Only a rvnTrrorTiit 3TTacmi- mm rMin nniw rn powerful attacking force can hope to f"w.. 0 .-. "r w - r - . " 7 ":2 "--:r,- . i n i irn, in an anicin irum in pen of military expert laments tne dispersion ot tne aritisn iorces, quotes the maxim of Napoleon in favor of concentration and regrets that Lord Methuen did not retire to the Orange river a wee, ago. Van Wyck. Booaevelt and Others Said to " -aiaia xaeaa i CHICAGO. III., Dec 21. Peter Van Schaack. ex-president of the Holland society of Chicago, said today that he knows of forty-eight men who are going from this city to join the Boer forces in the field, and that he expects the movement to grow until there will be an exodus of Dutch sympathiers frrom New York and other ports to South Africa. He said: "Holland's people are patriotic I know of men in Chicago who are going. tn fiehr Trirh their rnrmtnrmen in the Transvaal and who wiTl their own J1 JZLTZ 50 bis mea ; r - - -- --. .. . it. such men as Mayor Van Wyck ana Robert B. Roosevelt of New York. Of course. Mayor Van Wyck is compelled to work carefullv because of his of- fiai position, but he is nevertheless active" Go-p Am s!etea. DETROIT. Dec 21. Samuel Gom- pers nas oeen unanimously re-elected president of the American Federation of Labor. Vice presidents. P. J. McGuire of Philadelphia. James Duncan of Bos- Jams nTVmnpll of TtTashinffTnn I John Mitchell uf Indianapolis. Max .- .- -. .. .....0..-. ... Morris of Denrr- and Thomas I. Kidd of Chicago. Canaot atelier Alaska a Satires. WASHINGTON. Dec 2L The secre tary of the treasury has notified the in terior department that the appropria tions relating: to Alaska, under the con trol of the treasury are so specific that they cannot be applied fcr the relief of Alaska natives on Kodiak island, who are reported to be in destitute condition. Ta Hear Hmi WASHINGTON. Dec 21. ElecUsns committee No. 1 of the house held its first meeting today aad arranged to begin the consideration, of contested erection eases.saen after the holidays. Ike case of Wffliaai JF- Babbimsfroa: the Fourth AtahaaM district. wav set for hearing Jaaaary- 8. -taejease of Walter Evaas. 'costeataat. agaisst Os csr Turaer. Kfth Keataeky district was set for JanmaTy.Il. .Later the eem Eitttee wilLJSx times .for hearing the ether contests, of which tnere are last Fenaat;- nam ra m a Osort lerexaai Becaism S His landmen Liable. CASE KMANKt EH NOV TMU a ta Xatlaaml Baak Caa Taa Xaw Law JLUo KsaeM ttat h aa Saaraaw Comrt Otar atetaawi f lata raat la 3(braka. LINCON. Dec 2i. The suprem aurt adjourned and handed down de cisions ia a number of important state , J.,i . as wuMfa ot tne uistrict court or county holding the sureties of ratrtlai-Haal- on. his officialbondrwas revorse'aaor remanded. The decision of the court of the same county in favor of the Omaha National Bank in the suit of the state to recover on the $200,000 warrant paid by that institution to Bartley was also reversed and remand ed. The decision of the court in the ' Bartley bondsmen case holds that the t suvetuur oai appruea a uuan ui a. state official and that the same does not become binding until filed with the secretary of state. The failure of an official to file a bond within the time required by law creates a vacancy in that office. Weaver Insurance Law. LINCOLN, Dec 21. Sections 3d and 37 of the Weaver insurance law, providing- for the payment of fees for li censes and levying of taxes by the in surance commissioners, were declared unconstitutional, leaving the entire act void. The decision, however, does not say that the legislature has no authority to change the insurance su pervision from the auditor's office to a commission created by a legislative act. It is held that the taxation sec tions were the inducement for the passage of the act. According to the I decision the law contravenes section 1 . of article Ix of the constitution, which provides that every person or corpora- f , tion shall pay a tax in proportion to the value of his or her property This decision of the court will, of course, knock out the new insurance depart ment, and it is not littely that the au ditor will allow the salary claims of the insurance employes. Judge Nerval, in writing the opin ion on the insurance commission case, closes as follows: "If the motive inducement which prompted the enactment of said chap ter 47 was merely a desire :o transfer the insurance department of the state from the auditor to the governor, as suggested by counsel for respondent, it is very evident that the act would most likely have been differentlv aJul- '-"'- "-C Ciiure act dUSl tail Oy reason of the unconstitutional pro sons &e contained, which have ! uicuuj uwu puiiiLeu out. ! Miniac Company Formed. ( COLUMBUS. Neb., Dec 21. The or- eanization of a larsre mininc- m-rnn. tion. to te known as the Butte Mining j and Milling company of Columbus. i Tir:ii: ..i 1 I iiii. Junius tUiupiUIJ Ol uoiumcus. - ' i,cu- "" uccu i-uuiyieicu. lue pur- ' va n.. ,.. i s r. yvar; ut tuc Luuipau; aa autLCU III IUj articles of incorporation is the buy ing, selling and leasing of mineral and other lands, and the mining and milling of all kinds of ores in the states of Nebraska. Wyoming and South Dakota." Three hundred thousand shares of non-assessable stock is the authorized capital stock. The incorporators comprise the follow ing capitalists George D. Willis, Leonard Hohl. E. G Brown. William H. Benham. Dennis M. Sullivan. Hud son I. Murdoch. Andrew Anderson. Ole T Roen. 0. C. Shannon. William A. Davies and James H. Davies. Government to Re-ln:er Bodies. LINCOLN. Neb.. Dec 21. A corps of undertakers left San Francisco Oc tober 25 for the purpose of locating. disinterring and shipping to their country the remains of all soldiers buried in the Philippines and at Hon olulu. It is intended to complete the work by the close of winter. Appli L cants to remains will be notified by telegraph from San Francisco when the bodies are received there and will be shipped to the destination request ed at the expense of the government. Unclaimed bodies will be buried at the Presidio. This information has been furnished Adjutant ireneral Bar ry by the war department- Tar aad Feathers for St. Peter. AUBURN. Neb.. Dec 21. A man who gave his name as St. Peter and who was at work on the new court house was arrested a few days ago for undue exposure of his person. After lying in jail for several days he was released, only to resume the same pleasantries. Then a body of indig nant citizens treated him to a done ot tar and feathers and notified him that if the offense was repeated he would be treated still more roughly. He has reft town. Webraska Pensloai. WASHINGTON. Dec 21. Following. Is the issue of Nebraska pensions: Original Joseph J. McPherson. sol diers' and sailors' home. Hall county, $5: James Ewing. Harbine, $;. Rich ard M. Gano. FJwood. $6. Restoration and reissue George W. Knight, dead. rnvaKd. $15. Reaewal William Zook, Harvard. Iff- Increase Sidney Land, West Lin coln. $12 to $14. Reissue and increase Llewellyn Stevens. Tekamah. $10 to $12. Original widows, special. December 5 Sarah L. Leonard. MitchelL $S. Company A to Reorganize. YORK. Nee. Dec 21. A prelimin ary saeetiag was held in the city hall by the members of company A, late of the Fighting First Nebraska, to re organize ar company for the new First regiment of the national guards. Reso lutions were adopted expressing the intention of retaining the organiz? tion of company A here, and a cenmit tee of live was appointed- to complete tie xoll and r?tort at the next meet ing- to be hld Saturday night, De center :l MVWSMY FH m. MYANT. laMrmac C aca t. Claw fa Hat LINCOLN, Neb., Dec S2. Now that fae snpresx court has- Kaaaiawusly aareed that tt Wevaver insurance law h Toid. the very iaportant question arises. Is there an approtJrlauoa for eaYrviac on the insurance business of ta state? The appropriations made" by the legislature tor this purpose ware an nude in accordance with the arrriskjns of the Weaver law aad this act having been declared void there a soane dispute as to whether the ap propriations are still in force. State Auditor Cornell, who now has" exclusive chars Oi the insurance bus iness of the state, said today that he bad not formed any definite conclusion as to whether h had any legal author ity to draw from the appropriations. He will ask Attorney General Smyth for an opinion on the subject and will be governed accordingly. In the appropriations provision was r the auditor drawing ;Mai x iron tne treasury iur wuuuv. Ing the insurance business until the time the new law went into effect. Further than that, no provision was made which gav the auditor power to spend or direct the expenditure of any money appropriated for the insurance department. After defining the duties of the deputy insurance commissioner the law expressly provided for his salary, for the salary of a clerk and a and office stenographer, for printin, expenses. Mr. Bryant announced today that he would not ask for a rehearing of the case. He will relinquish his office at the capitol as scon as he can complete the records un to date and they will then be turned over to Auditor Cor nelL Most of the blank forms that have been printed for the new insurance department will be turned over to the auditor. All the stationary but the letterheads may be used by the audi tor, consequently there will be but a slight loss of stock. A portion of the furniture purchased for the depart- i ment will probably be returned to the dealers. A rough estimate made I placed the value of the furniture and j fixtures at $122, the cost of the print- ing and stationery in the neighbor - hood of $300 and the salary claims will amount to nearly 52.000. All claims against the department will be presented to the next legislature and Auditor Cornell announced that he would do what he could to have them allowed. State nWtorical society. LINCOI-N Neb. Dec 22. Thp NV braska State Historical society will hold its annual meeting in the chapel of the main building of the State uni- versitv Januarv 9 and 10. The State Horticultural society will meet on the same days, but by special arrange- ment it will have possession of the chapel in the davtime and tfae Histor- ical society in the evenings. Both meetings promise to be unusually in- teresting and a large attendance is epec-e The Society of Nebraska Territorial Pioneers will also meet in the city dur- ing the week, probably immediately after the convention of the Historical society This organization is com posed of about 150 persons who settled : in Nebraska prior to its admission as a. suite. Jiuruu n. uo.. ils preaiucuL is Robert W. Furnas of Brownville J. Sterling Morton, as president of the Historical society, will deliver the opening address to the members of that organization. On the same even- : T r ,ti .. m r .t- r .1 111 " . nr, c f rno anr ' i:.:.i -T,,, I i., k.- ti" iitiiiiiii.il nir-i iiiiii riiiuiii trii ii Mini- ticians in Nebraska in the earlv davs t t and John Turner of Indianola will ; ! speak on the early settlement of Boone j county. David Anderson of South j f - Omaha will also deliver an address , rn cnmi riirnrTviI ciKaif it clrotn'K-. ea on the life of T. W. Tipton and , ,- e n,, n k. ,mh .. Champion S. Chase will be read, the former by Robert W. Furnas and the latter by Clement Chase of Omaha. Killed by a Baby Brother. ST. EDWARD, Neb.. Dec 22. A 4-year-old son of William Cruise, who lives west of St. udward, was shot and killed by his 3-year-old brother jfrs. Cruise had loaued the gun and placed it under the bed. Her hus- , band was absent during the night. ( The boy got up in the morning while , his mother was busy preparing break fast and pulled the gun out from under the bed and handed it to his brother. ' who was still in bed. telling him to play he was a soldier and snap it. ( which he did. The contents entered the boy's head just above the right eye. Medical aid was summoned, but , he died in a short time. ' Borjrlar" Hair Ilard Lack OAKDALE. Neb.. Dec. 22. Burglars ' entered the office of the Torpin Grain 1 company, Norwood's harness shop, Mr. Watson's drug store and Thrask's ( drug store. Nothing has been found missing except a little change that was left in the tills. Four or five dol lars will cover the total amount taken. ' .Sis Rib Broken. HILDRETH. Neb.T Dec. 22. Fred Best, one cf the old settlers of Frank lin county, was knocked down by a vicious horse and stamped upon. He had six ribs and his shoulder blade broken, one of the broken ribs punc turing his lung. His chances for re covery are fair. Goes Inane on Train. OXFORD. Neb.. Dec. 22. An aged lady was taken from train No. 3 here in an insane condition. In her pos session was found an advertising tici- et issued to Jlrs. M. M. Reeves, and , by the county in the spring of 1895. j at lucid Intervals she gave Johnstown. 1 Following the crop failure of 1S94 Pa., as her home, and Denver as her many farmers in this county found ; destination. At every station west of ' themselves in very straitened circum Lincoln she had attempted to leave ' stances and unable to buy seed. The the train, and required constant ' county advanced tfae necessary money watching. ing. She was placed in charge I of Marshall Briethaupt and the au thorities in Denver notified. She is unable to talk rationally as to her rel atives, but an effort is being made to locate them in Denver. Nebraska Legislator Dead. TOBIAS. Neb.. Dec 22. Major Jacob A. Jury, a pioneer representative from Saunders county, and well known to many in Nebraska, died at .his home here Monday and was buried from tbe "Baptists church. The deceased leaves a wife and one daughter. Miss Jessi, asssistant principal of the city schools at Wilber- Friends from Ashland. Lincoln and other points attended the services. A single grateful thsnght tc-ard" is the most complete prayer. Lessing, MISS HORLOD HOI To Apaaar is Gstrt at Hatting to le sflwBoad. THAI TAKES rUCf N JAWAW. Two Nebraska Waaaa to Be for Violation m! taa Feaaale Labor law a Seboato for the Adwrtiaaaa or w braaaa JiWeellaaeoas Xattar aarfTacrw HASTINGS. Neb.. Dec 19. Miss Vi ola Horlccker arrived Satnrtfay; ac companied by her sister. Mrs. Hayes. They were met at the depot by her biother-in-Jaw. Mr. George Hayes; and were immediately driven to the fam ily raaMence. Miss Borleeker will appear before Tn.lsi pssnlsalbj untay af-antr.-' use aisznci routi ot3.- time ha will renew her bond of fo.00v to appear at the next jury term, some time in January, the jury having been excused for this term on account ot the fact that Judge Beall's successor will be inaugurated early m January, necessarily making the time too snort to try such an important case. After the renewal ot her bond. Miss Hor locker will immediately return to ilii- ' nois and remain there until the next , term or court. Xtbmki Educational Directory. LINCOLN. Neb.. Dec 19. State Superintendent Jackson has begun the distribution of the Nebraska Edu cational directory, which contains a list of all county superintendents, the i number of schools and teachers em ployed in each county, the salary paid, average daily attendance and Onancia condition of each year. Tbe rum mary of these statistics for the school year ending July 11, is as follows; Counties Districts School houses . .- Teachers required . -Different teachers em 90 e,'o- B.678 9.60S $37.70 ployed 2" i. Average mouthy salary of i teachers , Children of school age (5-21) 3S.0S 273.91:) 173.930 Total enrollment Average dally attendance Average length of term (days) 13 Value of property $S.944,534.19 Total of teachers' wages.. 2.44933.825 Amount paid for bdoks and sjinolies 154.657.5S i Tnt.il eTnandimre 3.4l-'.0io.93 1 Cost of education per puptl ' (by enrollment Cost of education per pupil 12.9'J 20.4 i toy average attendance. j Total indebtedness . . . . , Graded schools ...... Ncmt,r, of. lcheTS tJfraded s ,c I nvate scaooiS . 3J5S.535.39 415 in x 2.590 ... 15S f ! rrow Ecap of Coaator CHADRON, Neb.. Dec 19. CoMne- , C- Bks-""2f tJJtr" ' ?minJE ne LlEf-.Sf tSlu urtauui eatyt: uuiu mc . .....-. on his last run out. ne attempted to step from one car to the otner while switching at Casper and did not notice that the cars were uncoupled until he had stepped and the cars were sorting. Unable to check himself he fell be tween the moving cars, but in falling he doubled up and when he struck the ground he was on the roll hoop tashion. and rolled from the track before the car wheels caught him. They came so near, however, that the cap en his head was caught and mashed ' on the rail, and his face wiped grease - from the boxing- He is now down at Fremont recovering from me injuries of the falL Kchcar to AdrsrtUe Nebraska. LINCOLN Neb. Dec. 19. Governor 5? -. XT uZr ficial aid to the project of to lend ot- adding a Nebraska car to an advertising train which is being arranged by John GU- ; man of Massachusetts. His plan is to J get up an enormous traveling rair, ' ccaistmg of about eight trains ot . stock and several trains of mlscellan- ' eous exhibits. This fair will be moved from place to piace and an admission ( I fee will be charged all visitors. Governor Poynter has accepted an invitation to attend a reception and ' banquet to be given at Wasnlngton. December 21. by the Washington 1 Board of Trade in honor of the Wash- izgton centennial commit.ee. He will neave Monday for the national cap- ( itsL ' Violation of the Female Labor Law. LINCOLN. Neb.. Dec. 19. Com plaints have been filed with the deputy labor commissioner charging Miss Anna Dick, a dressmaker of this city, and Mrs. A. S. Jlay. proprietress 0: the Perkins hotel in David City, with vio lation to the provisions of the law and. if necessary, commence legal proceed ings. The offense charged m both in stances Is that of keeping female em ployes at work more hours each day than allowed by iaw. Threaten to ."ue for Premium. THAYER. Neb.. Dec 19. A number jf farmers here insured their growing t rops azainst hail and are now regret "ing ir. Some of them were insured in hail companies which wrote large imounts of insurance in the west vhere hail storms were prevalent, and 'he companies suffered heavy losses . collector here for one of the compan es threatens to sue if farmers do not jay. Farmer Able to Pay Sow. COLUMBUS. Neb.. Dec 19. At tne last meeting of the Board of County superivsors a resolution was adopted instructing the county attorney to col- lect all the outsanding notes taken aI1. ho needed it. cuing- notes .or security, mere are stiti quite a num ber of the notes unpaid and the board is inclined to believe that the debtors are amply able now to pay. Jfearly Frcses After an Injury. PAXTON. Neb., Dec 19. A man giving his name as Joe Jenlck and his ' residence as Fourth street, Omaha. was found lying ntar the railroad track with hi3 left foot cut off at the instep and the right fcoc badly mashed. When found he was in a frozen con dition and barely conscious. As near ly as can be ascertained he was nding in a car of lumber and upon attempt ing to jump from the moving train to keep from frsezing was thrown under the cars. Citizen here rend ered the sufferer all the assistance pos sible and his wounds were dressed an cot amputated. He will likely die. Ufroffilw ItataiMUfc TKSRtV BUYS GOOD NOTES Omafcar), Prsa't. . M Esanr, Vka Prta. H Barsaaa, Casbiar. STaVSTZB, WaV SCi The Columbus journal. A Weakly Newspaper devoted to tha' bast Interests of CtliBsvrc VWfBajajSJfJ W I Tin CncIj of Platte, Tta Stati of Nifcrasin, Tbe United Statis, -AWD TT1- REST OF MANKIND. 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