The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, February 21, 1900, Image 1
' V mmtai 4.eS0f e-, OMummts -J". .-.- I -..-. 1 VOLUME XXX.-NUMBER 46. COLUMBUS. NEBRASKA. WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 21, 1900. WHOLE NUMBER 1,554. Mrw ?i -t"3" g ' .-i- , v I- v: .. & . . & i : .:. -. . .. - 1 Ii:: : rN ? : .'' I Lard Bobera Cables that Gen. Precch SeacLea the Beleagnred Citj. Ml Alt: WEU W HE TOWN. t English General U Scouring the Country , "orth of the Place Beers Retreat Be- ' frKtIly-Kany Advices from Pre toria of a Victory by the Federal ! ar-JacobdaI. i I LONDON. Feb. IT. The War office ' announces thai General French, reached Kimberiey Thursday evening. f Following is Lord Roberts messag" j to the "War office: -I "JACOBSDAL. Feb. 16. 2 a. m.- French, with a. force of artillery, car ilry this evening. Thursday." The War office makes public a dis jAtcfc from Field Marshal Lord Rob erts saying- "" "I have completely dispersed the en emy from the southern side of Kem brley. from Alexandersfontein to Oli pbantsfontein. and am now going to occupy their ground. Have captured she enemy s laager and store supplies and' supplies of ammunition. Casual ty about twenty of all ranks wound ed. Kimberiey cheerful and welL' " The War office has just issued the following form Lord Roberts JAC03SDAL. Feb. 16. 7 45 p. m. Much gratlSed on arrival here to find admirable hospital arrangements made by the German ambulance corps under Drs. Kaettner and Hildebrand. who, with their staff, have shown the great est kindness to our wounded, as they iave been here since December. Some were bronzht m Yesterday." NEW YORK. ! eb. IT The Commer cial Cabl company at 2 o clock this arternoon sent out the following no tice "We are advised that telegrams can now be accented for Kimberiey. South, at sender's risk and not ex ceeding twelve words." LONDON. Feb. IT. (New York World Cablegram, i Roberts report? me Magersfontein trenches clear of Boers. French is scouring the country north of Kimberiey. A large force of Boers is retreating toward Blomfontem with Kelly-Kenny's division in pursuit. OUTSIDE JACOBSDAL. Orange Free State. Tursday. Feb. 15. Jacobsdal is now in possession of the British. Yes terday a small cavalry patrol entered the place and found it full of wounded, including -everal British from Rens turg. The place was occupied by only a small patrol .after a series of small the patrol, after a series of small skirmishes. A battery of artillery shelled the environs and drove out the last of the Boers. Early this morning a large force of Boers from Colesburg. with ten guns, attacked a convoy of 200 wagons at Che Riet river, shelling vogorously and. drmage. But strong reinforcements have been sent hence and it is hoped they will bring in the whole convoy ii safety. General French's division seized Hire? 'iirfts on the Modder river At the third drift the 3oers were fairly strongly entrenched General French bombarded them and drove them oft. Today he moved rapidly in the direc tion of Kimberiey WILL STRIKE AT POLYGAMY. Hou- Committee Want- to secure a I Constitutional Amendment. WASHINGTON. Feb. IT. The house committee on election of president , and vice president today submitted a report in favor of a joint resolution for a constitutional amendment dis- , qualifying polygamists ror election as senators or representatives in cam paigns and prohibiting polygamy and po.Iygamous. association between the j sxes. The report says this amend ment to the constitution is designed to remove all doubtful construction of rfae law and to effectually provide a means of extirpating tue evils of polyg- . amy by making it unlawful in any place. It refers to the Roberts con troversy and says that while the de- ' cision of the house establishes a prece- ' dent, it is not one of an absolutely binding force, so that a constitutional enactment is desirable ' R0SEBERY NOT AUTI0RITY. 2fot in Volition to Know Concerning En-lisn Alliance WASHINGTON Feb. IT Lord Rcse bery's statement in Parliament yester day to the effect that last December the British government made unsuc cessful overtures to the United States and Germany for an allian. e has caused the greatest surprise among the state department officials, and while they are not in a position to make an offi cial denial, they do not hesitate pri vately to assert their absolute igno rance of any overtures of the kind de scribed. Officals here intimate that from his position as an opponent of the present English government. Lord Rosebery is not la a position to speak by the card as to what Took place In matters as important as this. PhMrae C-es at Honolulu. WASHINGTON. D. C Feb. IT. Surgeon General Wyman or the marin? hospital service today received the fol lowing dispatch, dated February 9, from Surgeon CarmichaeL at Honolulu, in regard to the plague situation there. "There are four new cases reported; three deaths since Febmarv 2." Clark Case is Tftesuated. WASHINGTON. Feb. IT. The sen ate committee on privileges and elec tions did not resurre its consideration of the case of Senator Clark of Mon isna until 2 o'clock today. The first witness was Frederick J. Winston, a New Yorw lawyer, who said he was present in the office of Broker Kerr of New York some time "Hi November last when Mark Hewitt, a witness for the prosecution, had ex pressed opinions reflecting upon the state supreme court of Montana in connection with the Wellcome disbar ment case before that court. Postal Bills Besmrted Favorably. WASHINGTON, Feb. IT. The bill generally known as the Loud bill, re lating to second-class mail matter, was favorably acted on by the house committee on postoffices today. As fi aally agreed on a uniform, rate of 1 cent per pound is fixed, the proposed clause naWg the rate 2 cents in case cf extreme distance being omitted. The mailable matter of this class in cludes all newspapers and periodicals issued ax stated intervals and as fre quently as four times a year, hot pro vision is made against books and re prints purporting to be issued periodically, KEL IEF FOR KIBERL CASTELLANl'S Tilt Ti HAY. Kodaks See. the French Caats Bluff and. Raises Him the limit. PARIS. Feb, IT. (New York World Cablegram.) When, a correspondent communicated the last threats Count Boni de Castellane made as he left New York for Paris to Rodayj he said: Iu my opinion the young man's cockiness will diminish gradually each day as the ship draws near these shores. His swaggering threats and bluffing denials are quite necessary while in America or els? his position during his stay there would be abso lutely impossible. But depend upon it, Boni just now is migthy uneasy in. his mind. I predict when he gets here he will find all sorts of excellent reasons to not make good his promises to take pugilistic liberties with rie. Perhaps his counsel will advise him not to jeop ardize his success in the law suits be tween us, or his doctors may say that his wife's delicate nerves -wouldn't re sist the shock of a street r "ash betweea us. But whatever excuse is chosen h3 will not slap or cane me, much less blow out my brains. Fo- my part. I intend to stand by what m paper said moreover, I am quite read- to give Cas tellane al the duelling he wants. I fancy I will even be abl. to give him a trifle more than he would seek of his cwn accord, if lunpushei by public opinion. I have a record, with whicn everybody, including Castellane. is ac- nniintxw" nnH T rofa- rmn rr thnt "Our 4k4WiAH.a, (4.44.14. 4. Wit W4 .J 4.44C4.U. 4-114. while willing to meet him both that i way and before the courts, where th" Figaro intends to prove its assertions I shall not tolerate any ungentleman like assault. Whoever tries to pummel me is warned that he will do so at great risk." The editor of the Figaro enjoys the reputation of a cool and fearless man. He has fought a number of duels with both sword and pistol, with prominent antagonists. On the other hand, no body disputes Castellane's pluck. Two years ago he displayed, net only great courage, but immense skill in an en counter with Henri Turct- On that occasion the count wounded the jour nalist severely after one of the longest and fiercest duels of recent times. Paris is now preparing to feast on the results of the meeting, which will be inevitably sensational, between these two men. $tart on a w Campaign. MANILA, Feb. IT. Brigadier Gen eral Alfred E. Bates and Brigadier General Bell, with the Fortieth and Forty-fifth infantry. Keeler's battery and many pack mules, started today for the province of Camarines. The cruiser Baltimore and the transports Tartar and Athenian compose the fleet, while the gunboats accompanying will land at Neuva Caesares and sweep the province. It is expected that there will be much campaigning in the mountains. Whipped by the BebeU. NEW YORK. Feb. IT. The Herald's latest advices from Venezuela are that the Hernandez revolution is active and is gaining. General Ron, commanding a force of revolutionists, attacked 1 200 govern ment troops under Generals Martin and Guevara, at Guarico. Th government troops were defeated. Eight hundred rifles and a large quantity of ammuni tion fell into the hands of the revolu tionists. To Know All About McCrum WASHINGTON. Feb. IT. The State department has taken steps to make sure of the position it has assumed toward former Consul Macrum in re sponse to an inquiry from congress, by directing an investigation into every phase of the allegations contained in the officer's statement, including es pecially a thorough Investigation of the conditions under which the con sular mail and cable service was con ducted. American- Win th Medial. LONDON. Feb. IT. Henry White, secretary of the United States embassy, attended the annual meeting of the ) Royal Geological society today to re ceive, in behalf cf Mr. Grove K. Gil bert, geologist of the United States geological survey, the Wollaston medal, annually awarded for the most impor tant geological discoveries. This is the third time the honor has gone to the United States. Itjy Withdraw Troop. WASHINGTON. Feb. IT. Secretarv Root has determined to continue the I policy begun by General Leonard Wood of reducing the force of United States troops in Cuba, and during the coming spring there will be a reduction of the existing force, unless there should be some untoward i change in the present highly satisfac tory conditions there. It Shot by His Company. j ABERDEEN. S. D.. Feb. lT.Charles . B. Prewster of Bath, this county, was , fatally hurt while drilling with a mili ! tia company, of which he was captain. While in front of his men he gave the order to fire, blank cartridges having been served out. A gunwad struck him behind the ear. He never regained con , sciocsness. dying today. Call For Bank Statement. WASHINGTON. Feb. IT. The comp- tmllpr nf th rnrranr rrulnr tccriiai4 ' call for reports of condition of na tional banks at close of business Tues day. February 13, 1S00. Coal Prices to advance. 1.MJ1AJNAFOLIS. Feb. IT. The United Mine Workers" headquarters j here are receiving many reports from coal operators in America, showing that the demands from Europe, and particularly England. . win be enor mous during 1900. The shortaze in England has caused nricps tn aifnnm I until coal is selling for over JT per ton in Saxony and coal that a year ago soiw for $1 per ton on the "cars in Pittsburg and is now bringing SL25 will bring over S3 in the London mar ket. Will Kesame In Frankfort. LOUISVILLE. Ky.. Feb. IT. The democrats of the legislature will re sume their sessions. In the state cap itol at Frankfort- Both houses met at noon and after short sessions took a recess until later in the afternoon. A quorum was present in the house, but not in the senate, and the interim wilt be spent in securing one. A quorum is necessary for tfie passage of a concurrent resolution to resume ses sions at Frankfort. The committee appointed to investi gate conditions at Frankfort will make no formal report. (JNUMITEB fAIIl M "IMS." English Do aot Harbor a Doubt He Will Saceced. LONDON. Feb. 16. Intense satis faction continues dominant In conse quence of Field Marshal Lord Roberts' plan of operations in South Africa, as revealed by the dispatches published this morning. There is no further news of British auvance into the Orange Free State or of activity at the Modder river, but a feeling of quiet confidence prevails That the strong hands of "Bobs Bahdur and the hero of Kartoum are shaping matters to ward a much needed uecisive victory. As the St. James Gazette says: "Lord Roberts, with his own line well guard ed and having little reason to fear the only defense which would be deadly. viz, a counter strode attacking his long line as it swings round, will be able to force the ooers to fight under very unfavorable conditions, or aban don their heavy guns and stores." A special dispatcu to the Times from Chievely. Natal, dated Tuesday.. February 13. says: "General Lyttle ton has succeeded to the command of the Second division during the ill ness of General Clery, who is suffering from blood poisoning. Colonel North cott of the Rie brigade temporarily commands the Fourtn division." Fears regarding a Boer attack on Zaluland are somewhat allayed by a special dispatch from Durban, which says that a column of colonial scouts, after a forced march, has arrived at Eshowe, in splendid fighting form. They were pursued several times dur ing the march by the Beers, but suc ceeded in repulsing them. LIVE STOCK CENSUS TO BE TAKEN. First of the Kind in the History of tho Country. WASHINGTON, Feb. 1G. Governor Merriam. director of the census, today appointed Charles r. Martin of Den ver, ana secretary or the National Live Stock association, a special agent in charge of the taking of a classified census of live stocK for the census. Martin was sworn in today. The head quarters for this division of the work, which embraces all the range country will be established in Denver and active work will be commenced at once. This will be the first time in the his tory of the country that a classified census of live stock will have been taken. The cssociation began the agi tation of the matter a year ago and through the assistance of L. G. Powers, Senator Wolcott. Governor Merriam and others, congress made the neces sary appropriation to carry out the work. CONf E WITH THE PRESIDENT. Understood that XeKlnley Favors Free Trade With Porto Rico. WASHINGTON, Fee 16. Represent atives Paine, Grosvenor ana Dalzell. members of the ways and means com mittee of the house, today had a con ference with the president on the sub ject of the pending Porto Rican tariff. It is understood that the president as sured them that while he was rather of the opinion that there should be free trade between the island and the United States, he had no disposition to intrude his views upon congress, and if it was the opinion of the committeee and a majority of both houses tha. there should be a small or nominal customs charge on Porto Rican goods entering the United States, he would willingly accept their judgment. It is the opinion of Messrs. Payne. Gros venor and Dalzell that the bill, sub stantially as it now stands, will pass both houses and become a law. I0WAN PLACED AT THE READ. Elected President of the American Car nation society. BUFFALO, Feb. 16. The American Carnation society, composed of prom inent florists, began its annual conven tion here today. These officers were elected: President. Robert Hoiliday, Iowa; vice president. William Webe, Maryland: secretary. Albert Herr. Pennsylvania; treasurer. Dorner. In dianapolis. Baltimore was selected as the neTt place of meeting, Indianapolis being a close second. Brines a Ghastly largo. Santiago de Cuba. Feb. 16. The United States transport McPherson. left today for the United States carry ing the bodies of 200 American sold iers including sevnty-four who died of yellow fever last year. On it becom ing known that the bodies were on board, several members of families of officers who had intended to return to New York by the transport, refused to go. At Baracoa and Mayari. on the north coast of the island, the McPher son will take on additional bodies. Omana Han For B. X - ST. PAUL. Minn.. Feb. 16. The Die patch states today that General Super intendent Stuart of the Chicago. S PauL Minneapolis & Omaha read, who severed his connection with that line today, will become general superintend ent cf the Baltimore & Ohio railroad, with jurisdiction over the lines of the latter road west of the Ohio river. Mr. Stuart was asked if the rumor was true, but begged to be excused from talking at this time. The Tresnorr Condition. WASHINGTON. D. C, Feb. 16. To day's statement of the condition of the treasury shows: Available cash bal ance. S294.66T.S02: gold reserve. $221, 039.591. Plaae TLooseaia: at Honololo. WASHINGTON. Feb. 16. Major . M. Mills. Sixth artillery, commanding at Camp McKinley. Honolulu, reports to the War department under -date of February 2 that since the date of his last report. January 2, only two deaths have occurred from bubonic plague and that in the last eight days, ex cepting a doubtful case of the day before, no new cases and no suspects have occurred. He says the condi tions are most encouraging and favor able in all respects. So Extra Pay for Lqiod Service. WASHINGTON. Feeb. 15. The sen ate committee on military affairs today decided to report adversely the bill introduced by Senator Turner, giving travel pay and cemmutation of subsist ence to officers and soldiers of the volunteer army who served, in the Philippines beyond the termination of the Spanish war and afterward were transporLcJ. to the United States and mustered out in this country. The committee was informed that about ST.000,000 would be required to make the payments provided for by the bilL 11 IN JOS STA1 Likely to Be a Becard-Breaker in. Bail road Building. SOME KPOtTS ON TIE SIIJLXT Old Linen "WUI Sake ExttMtou aad Eastern Capitalists Are Beiag Inter ested la Plaas for a Swhr of Tffew Koads The Nebraska aad Gatf TUae. ATKINSON. Neb.. Feb. 13. If the prtTjint appearances are to be regarded a- any indications, it is probable that the first year of the twentieth century will be a record-breaker in the matter cf railroad building in the west, par ticularly in northwestern Nebraska. In the first place, the indications "point to the Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley railroad carying through its leng-promised extension from Casper. In fact is seems that it will be forced to do so to protect what it regards as its legitimate territory from the en croachments of the Burlington & Mis souri River Road, which is rumored to be preparing to build from Gering. in Scotts Bluffs county, west to con nect with the Cheyenne & Northern, of which it is said to have secured the control. This will take the Bur lington & Missouri into the territory cf the Fremont. Elkhorn & Missouri Valley road at Orion Junction, with facilities for further encroachments upon its territory. Another matter of interest to this section of the country is the present activity of the repre sentatives of J. J. Hill, the present owner of the Sioux City & O'Neill Short Line and the prospects of a speedy extension of that road to Alli ance. Neb. It is thought there is an understanding between the manage ments of the Great Northern and the Burlington &. Missouri roads in this matter and that this stretch of road is being constructed in the interest of each of those lines. It will be a very marked advantage to both roads and , an immense benefit to this section of Nebraska. A third enterprise that is attracting some attention is the Nebraska & Gulf, organized by Judge Cessne. Charles Dietrich. W. H. Lanning and other capitalists of Hastings. Neb. There is considerable interest being felt in this line from the fact that it will shorten the distance to the sea board by several hundred miles and ! render the cost of transportation to New York about half what it is now. The Nebraska & Gulf people now have a corps of men in Boyd county seeking an available route and trying to get options for a right of way. They are presumably seeking to reach the large cattle ranges in the White river country. But it is not at all probable that this part of their road will ever De built, for the reason that it is said by engineers familiar with the country to be an impracticable route because of the conditions which obtain in that section. In the first place the condi tion of the banks of the Niobrara river are such that it can be bridged at but two places. The only points where the conditions are favorable to bridging are at the Whiting bridge, north, of O'Neill, and at the poin. where the Atkinson & Northern cross es the Niobara. It is understood that this branch of the Nebraska & Gulf road has not got beyond the paper stage, and the probabilities are that it never wilL Nebraska Corn at Paris. OMAHA. Feb. 15. At its meeting yesterday the Commercial club execu tive committee decided to push the claims of Mrs. Harriett A. MacMurphy to a position in the corn kitchen of the national exhibit at the Paris ex position. Mrs. MacMurphy received the endorsement of the club for such a position some time ago and yester day she explained to the executive committee that the small appropriaaon $10,000 set aside for the corn kitch- ! fn has been placed in control of the quarters at Chicago, and that Iowa and Illinois have the inside track in its expenditure, so that if Nebraska se cures representation her claims will have to be vigorously pushed. It is proposed to increase the appropriation tor the exploitation of the uses of corn "nd its products. Secretary Utt was directed to take the matter up with Nebraska's sena tors and congressmen in an endeavor tr have Nebraska represented bv Mrs. ! MacMurphy. who has made a study of the work for several years. A letter from Senator Thurston confirmed what Mrs. MacMurphy said concerning the interest taken by Illinois and Iowa in the manifestation of the uses of corn and the fact that those states have the inside track in the absorption of the appropriation. Wiles Will Case Closed. FALLS CITY, Neb.. Feb. 15. Toe Miles will case closed yesterday. John L. Webster, for the plaintiff, spoke in rebuttaL bringing the case to a close in a powerful manner. Judge Thomp son has taken the case unaer advise ment. The citizens have taken great interest in this case and are now wait ing with great impatience to learn the final outcome. After the closing of this case Judge Stull took the bench and began the equity cases. Bishop Warren at Grand Islaad. GRAND ISLAND, Neb., Feb. 15. Trinity Methodist Episcopal church raised over $4,000 Sunday to liquidate an old debt and enough money to put certain repairs on the church. The bishop was greeted by one of the lar gest audiences that perhaps has ever assembled in any church in the city. He showed masterly skill in the man agement of the finances. Dr. Hodgetts preached in the evenmr. aftr -rhih Ithe bishop made a most interesting address and took an additional cnh. j scriptron for the painitng of the V.U.IUUU. Starts em a Werld Tow. GRAND ISLAND, Neb., Feb. 15. Miss Blanche Piatt started west on a trip around the world. Her rather, 3Iayor Piatt, wHI accompany her to San Francisco, -where she will embark for Manila. Her hrother, Ralph Piatt, holds an important position there under General Otis- In company, with her hrother she will visit the Orient, and frnjgft the tour at the Paris expo sition, returning home by war of New York. TAY10I TAKES WrNATNE. tea Legal. Xeasares Beefcaasa aad Ctstlaataa. Suit was filed in the circuit court at Louisville, Ky., by counsel for Gov ernor Taylor seeking to restrain J. C. W. Beckham from acting as governor aad General John B. Castleman from attempting to discharge the duties of adjutant generaL Summons were served on the defendants. The suit will be allotted to one of the circuit judges by a drawing. This drawing may not be held for several days. The suit is brought by Gov ernor Taylor for himself individually and as governor of Kentucky. At Frankfort, Ky when informed that Judge Taft had refused jurisdic tion Governor Taylor made the follow ing signed statement: "The decision of Judge Taft, holding that his court has no jurisdiction in the case of- the minor state officials, does not affect, the merits of the case, "rfe does not determine that the peti tioners had no merits in their cases, but only that his court could not take jurisdiction and right the wrong. If he had held that he had jurisdiction i would have all been over, for the outrages were so glaring that the re publicans would have wort hands down. The decision does not in the least af fect my case." The suit of Beckham against Taylor for the possession of the office of gov ernor was filed in the circuit court at Frankfort. Up to a late hour the sheriff had not succeeded in serving notice on Governor Taylor and the chances of his doing so did not seem bright, as all visitors to the office of the governor, or to the gubernatorial mansion, were compelled to run a gauntlet of guards who were on the lookout for gentlemen with suspicious papers. The petition in the suit holds that W. S. Taylor is not the governor of the state and that with an armed force he holds possession of the exec utive building. It alleges that he is drawing money without authority of law from the state treasury, pardoning convicts and doing other things that are detrimental to the welfare of the state. POSTAL SERVICE ON THE INCREASE Plan to Hare as Few American Clerks as Possible. The director general of posts of the Philippine islands has transmitted to the Postoffice department a copy of a letter written by him to General Otis, in which is outlined a plan for the ex tension of the postal service in the islands. His plan contemplates that the army shall take charge of the ser vice of points where it is impracticable to employ clerks. Offices in charge of American clerks are contemplated at all places where there is a large num ber of people and considerable trib utary territory. At points where troops are stationed the commanding officer will be asked to take charge of stamps and other postal supplies and to detail for this postal duty a soldier incapacitated for held services. It is desired to have as few American clerks as possible on account of the expense in salaries, natives being willing to work much cheaper. The revenues from the isl and of Negros for ten months have not been sufficient to pay tie salary of a superintendent for two months and since the withdrawal of the great er portion of the troops from San Fer nandino the revenues have amounted to scarcely J50 a month, about one third the salary of a superintendent. PR0TEST AGAINST THE WAR. Liberals .Meet as a London Hotel and Adopt Resolutions. Spporters of the liberal party, to the nuraDer of COO or 100, held a private meeting at the Westminster Palace hotel, London, to protest against the government's war policy. Sir Wilfred Lawson. M. P., David Lloyd-George, M. P , and Ccnwright Schreiner, the husband of Olive Schreiner. the novel ist, were among those present. The resolutions adopted denounced the war as a "crime and a blunder," commit ted at the instigation of irresponsible capitalists: demanded the publication of the full correspondence regarding the Jameson raid: protested against the increasing armaments, reaffirmed the liberals gratitude to Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman. John Morley and James Bryce. and decided to open a permanent fund to carry on a vig orous political propaganua for the prin ciples thus enunciated. KYLE IN REPIilUCAN CAUCUS. Committee to Arrange Business for Re mainder of Session. The republican caucus of the senate on the 15th authorized its chairman. Senator Allison, to appoint a commit tee to arrange the order of business for the remander of the session, but the selection was not announced. Senator Cullcm gave notice to the caucus that he would call up his bill providing a form of government for the Hawaiian islands and no disposi tion was manifested to antagonize him in this purpose. The caucus also discussed the ques tion of the division of the minor pat ronages of the senate, but adjourned before concluding this portion of its work. Senator Kyle of South Dakota at tended and participated in the pro ceedings of the caucus for the first time. QUITS TO MEET IN 0MAIA. Westers Leane -Schedule Committee, to Finish Work There. The schedule committee of the new Western League of Baseball Clubs in session at Des Moines, adjourned, to meet later on call of the chairman at Omaha, without having perfected a schedule. Several drafts of schedule were under consideration. It was vot ed to hold the next annual meeting at Denver in February, 190L Five years instead of three year franchises were made the rule of the association. Chinaman Gets Damaces. Mon Fung Young, a Chinese doctor, was awarded $S.93T bya jury in the cir cuit court at Kansas City in a verdict against the Kan wis City, St- Joseph fc Council Bluffs railroad because a ne gro porter of the railroad company would not permit him to ride in the parlor car of the train. Young sued for $20,000 damages. The total British casualty returns up to the lath are: Officers killed. 152; wounded. 380; missing. 112. Men killed.. L44T: wounded. 5.050; missing, 2.T31; other fatalities reported, 563. Grand total 10,515. AN EMBEZZLER NABBED i. Jebruk Young Km Wo Tans greKedis Orerhauled. RAVE CRAKES ARE AGAINST RIM. a Got Away With S3, Traveled Twenty Thousand Slles. bat Finally Ketnraa to Hat JXative Country. Where H WUI Have to Answer ror Bia Mis tloiac. SAN FRANCISCO. CaU Feb. 14. Frederick S. Kelley. formerly an em ploye of a prominent insurance com pany in Omaha, but who left that city about two years ago when defal cations amounting to about $3,000 were about to be discovered, was arrested by detectives in this city. The arrest was kept a secret unti' yesterday, when it was learned that Kelley left for Chicago in the custody of detectives. He was accompanied by his young wife, formerly of Oakland, Cal. Since his departure from Omaha Kelley has traveled much and held a good position in Manila, but his love for his own country got the best of him and he returned. Three months ago he married the daughter of a promi nent printer. Kelley's relatives are wealthy and prominent people of Lin coln. Neb. H. B. Coryell of the Phenix Insur ance company at Omaha, said that Kelley's supposed defalcation was discovered in April. 1S9S. For three years previous he had held the position of cashier and manager and received all the cash remittances from the country agencies of the company. He handled on an average $T5,000 per annum. The amount of his embezzlement when fi nally figured out was found to aggregate nearly $0,000. He was bonded for $5,000 with the Guar anty company of North America, whose headquarters are at Toronto, Can. After his disappearance the com pany refused to make the face of the bond good and Mr. Coryell entered suit against them in the United States court- The suit is yet pending. As with most defalcations of magni tude it was a small and a comparative ly simple thing that Kelley might have turned to one side had he kept his head that resulted in his exposure and dis grace. The management had discov ered that a country agent was appar ently some $30 behind in his accounts. He was called sharply to time and by return mail sent receipts, showing that he had paid the item in question. Mr. Keiley was asked by Mr. Coryell wheth er the money had been received or not. Kelley stammered and admitted that it had. Mr. Coryell then insisted on knowing whether there were any other accounts in such a state, and Kelley, refusing to answer, abruptly left the office, promising to return and explain everything, which he failed to do. Order for Rate Redaction. LINCOLN, Neb.. Feb. 14. The state board cf transportation, without the usual recommendation from the secre taries, issued the following orders, de termined on by the board at Norfolk in consequence of the hearing held Friday last at that place; "It is. therefore, by the Nebraska state board cf transportation consider ed, adjudged and ordered that the Chi cago, St- Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway company reduce the rate on first-class shipments of freight from South Sioux City to Norfolk to 35 cents per 100 pounds and other classes in the same proportion, and that said railway hereafter receive for shipment under the usual regulaitons of the road all freight which may be tendered to it for shipment from Omaha to Norfolk, and that said road is required to show cause on the 23rd day of February. 1900. why said orders should not be enforced. Dated at Lincoln, Neb., this 12th dav of February. 1900. -JOHN F. CORNELL. "Chairman. "W. F. PORTER. "Secretary." Union Pacific Files Answer. OMAHA. Neb., Feb. 14. The Union Pacific Railway company has filed iti answer in the suit brought by Attorney General Smyth on behalf of the state board of transportation. In the pe tition the attorney general alleged that on July IT. 1SST. T. H. Tibbies filed a complaint with the board, al leging that the company changed is rates on live stock from the car to the per pound plan. The board is alleged to have heard the complaint and on November 26. 18DT, ordered the rates restored- The attorney general charged that the order had not been complied with in any respect and asked judgment fcr $5,000 against the com pany. In answer the Union Pacific says that the petition does not state facts suf ficient to constitute a cause of action and asks that the case be dismissed at the costs of the state. Fnneral of a Soldier. MADISON. Neb.. Feb. 14. The fu neral of Private Arthur C. Sims, com pany F. First Nebraska, was held here in the Hein Opera house. Twelve hun dred people were in attendance. Tre funeral was conducted by company F Nebraska National Guard. Addresses were made by Rev. J. E. Fowler. Rev J. L. St. Clair and Rev. Lowrie. The procession to the cemetery was three quarters of a mile Iong. Rutins: in land Cases. WASHINGTON. Feb. 14. Repre sentative Sutherland of Nebraska has secured a ruling by the commissioner of the general land office affecting tne rights of county judges in taking proof In land entries. The register of the land office at McCook had refused to designate County Judge Pyle cf Fron tier county to take final proofs even when the applicant had requested to go before him. Commissioner Hermann holds that the register has erred in this action and he is instructed in fu ture to designate the court officer whom the applicant requests. Nebraska la Washington. WASHINGTON, D. C, Feb. 14. Captain H- E. Palmer of Omaha ar rived in the city today and will appear before the hotxse committee on military t affairs tomorrow in support of the bill for the establishment c a sanitarium for ex-union soldiers at Hot Springs, S.D. The comptroller of the currency has approved changes in national bank of ficials as follows: First National bank Lincoln. Frank Parks, asisstant cash ier, place W. C. Phillips; South Omaha National bank. South Omaha. Gey C Barton. president, in place of T. A. MQUEST 0VERMWFS I00Y. Oesavadeaey Causes a Teleex" Opera tor to Take Ills I. If e- LINCOLN. Neb., Feb. IT. An in quest was held here over the remains of Anderson C. Howe the young- tel egraph operator who committed sui cide in the office of the Western Union in rhi city. Not a ceuc of money was found on his person and it is supposed that hi act was induced by the de spondence resulting from the loss of his situation in Tonefca and the barren prospect of securing another in the near future. J. H. Lee an operator in the office of a local bucket shop, worked for sev eral vear with young1 Howe in To peka.'Kan. He said the youns ma was considered a steady, reliable ftllow and one of the best men in the employ of the company. Some eighteen months ago he was induced to resign his position and "hobo' to New York city. He soon tired of this life and returned within a year and was given hie old. position. Two weeks ago the company found it ntressary to reduce its operating force in Topeka and as Hawe was the last man employed he was the unfortunate one to be dropped from the pay rolL From Topeka he went to Kansas City, sold his typewriter, checked his baggage through to New York and pre pared to follow it immediately. In some manner as yet unexplained he lost all his money. He took a train and came to Lincoln. He applied for a position at the lorai office of ti.e Western Union, presenting the high est recommendations, but his assist ance was not needed. He found his former friend, Lee. who took him to breakfast- He met other friends in the city during the day. but to none of tnem did he confide his straitened financial condition. He ev en intimated that he had money, express.' ng his In tention of going to Omaha in search of employment. Farmer's Institute at Friend. FARERM5 institute at Friend .qd... FRIEND, Neb., Feb. 16. A very in teresting series of farmers institutes closed at this place, during which Pro fessor Hunter delivered an address on "Insect Pests;" E. Wnitcomb on "Fould Brood and Its Treatment:" P. J Gessard on "The Brood Sow How to Select and Care for Her Brood:' Kev. L. P. Luden on "Poultry." Dr. J. V Beghtol on "Raising the Boy:" E. F. Stephens of Crete on 'Horticulture;'" Mrs. C .A. Blanchard on "Poultry on the Farm;" J. H. Rushton on "Dairy ing", and C. A. Whitford on "How to Make the Farm Pay." Mrs. J. D. Pope, Miss Sams, Miss Farrenburg and the young ladies and young gents quar tets furnished excellent music for ail the sessions. Granted a Ch.mze of Venae. KEARNEY. Neb., Feb. IT. Judge Homer Sullivan refused the applica tion for a continuance, but granted a change of venue for Frank L. Dins more, the alleged murderer of Mns Dinsmore and Fred Laue, frcrn Buffa lo to Dawson county on the ground that the prejudice against him m thfc county is of such a nature that he could not get a fair triaL Court con venes in Dawson county 3Iarch 5. Preparing for Tournament. YORK. Neb.. Feb. IT At a meeting of the York tire department J. W. Moist. J. V. Hyder. C. N. Carpenter. Charles Rosenlof. L. R. Carey and W. u. Fisher were elected a committe to makf1 arrangements for a state fire men's tournament to be held in "Vork in July. The mayor of York has caUtit a citizens' meeting for Friday night to assist in the work of the commur-e. Saw Cuts Off Arm. PAWNEE CITY, Neb.. Feb. 15. Wesley Walker, engineer in the city feed and sawmill here, fell against a rotary saw and had his left arm sev ered at the wrist. He was assisting the sawyers with a heavy log at the sawing bench and accidentally slipped. Walker recently came here from Sa betha. Kan., and had been working at the mill but a couple of days. He nas a family. Child Fatally -xutil.i. TECUMSEH. Neb.. Feb. Ir Helen Kazda. -the 5-year-old daughter of Mr and Mrs. Martin Kazda. was scalded to death yesterda She was playmz about the kitchen stov when an older girl attempted to remove a pan of boil ing water therefrom The water was spilled, striking the child squarely in the breast. She z- terribly oumed and lived but a few hours. BursUr'i Out tit r'onuii. j AINSWORTH. Neb. Feb I A valise containing an entire burglars' outfit was found in toe attic of a school house south of this town. There j was every conceivable article necessarj for cracking a safe, drills, riles, sycks of dynamite, fuses, revolvers, cart ridges, etc. The stuff has been takn possession of by the shenn!. No uc to the owners is at hano. In-tane Man hit a GirL AXTELL. Neb.. Feb. IT. Oscar N- , son, a farm hand, insance rruci an unknown cause, discharged the con tents of a shotgun at the daughter of his employer, ran to his room and shot and killed himself. The attempt ed murder and suicide occurred four miles 3cuth of here. The girl is pain fully, though not seriously wounded . Kecorers ni stolen Tim. j BEATRICE, Neb.. Feb. IT. A man namec tvenneay ot eresco -eo. was in the city enroute home tram Kansas. j where he had gone to secure a team of horses which were recently stolen from him and which were located at ' Blue Rapids. A man named Gray was I captured in possession of the team, but he made his escape, after shoot ing a deputy sheriff and has nor. ben recaptured. It is said that Gray was a partner of the fellow named Hawkins who was killed at Clay Center, Neb Basiness 3ten Organize. KEARNEY, Neb.. Feb. IT. Nearly 100 business men of Kearney met and organized the Kearney Business Mens association. The object cf the organ ization is to promote the commercial, industrial, manufacturing and all bus iness and laboring interests of the city and to secure the active co-operation-of all classes for this purpose. The meeting was harmonious and enthus iastic and there is a fixed determina tion to make the year 1504 a prosper ous cue for Kearney. TMCOLDItCLIA Columbus State Bank tot ) hjiItefliliE KSEIQ KaLfinaMfctai 9w Trk BF BUYS GOOD NOTES iwasmUcyi DtRaCTC Lsaxdxb Orrraxo, Prea't. JL M. Emr, Tic Pra. If, BBTMa-B, Caaiir- Jn feacrra. Wjl o The Columbus Journal. 4 Weakly Newspaper devoted to tha ast interests of Colnkis, Til Coanty of Plaltt, Til State of Nebraska, Toe United State; -A5D THR- REST OF MANKIND. 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