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The stat istician of the Department of Agri culture estimates the United States wheat crop of 1900 at 522.229.505 bush ' els, the area actually harvested being 42,495,385 acres and the average -an acre 12.39 bushels. The production ot winter wheat is estimated at 350.025, 409 bushels and;bat of spring wheat at 172.200.09G bushels, the area actu ally harvested heing 26,235.897 acre3 in the former case and 16,259,488 acres in the latter case. The w'nter wheat acreage, totally abandoned in Ohio, Michigan, Indiana and Illinois, is fin ally placed at 3,522,787 acres, and the spring wheat -acreage, totally aban doned In North Dakota and South Da kota, at 1,793,467 acres. The extraor dinary rapid rate at which the winter wheat acreage of Nebraska is gain ing .upon the spring wheat acreage of that state has necessitated a special investigation of the relative extent to which the two varieties were grown during the last year. The result of the investigation is that while no change is called for in the total wheat figures of the state, 590,575 acres have been added to the winter wheat col umn at the expense of the spring va riety. The newly-seeded area of winter wheat is estimated at 30.2S2.564 acres. While this acreage is slightly greater than that sown in the tall or 1899, as estimated at the time, it is 600,654 acres less ;han the area that was ac tually sown, the discrepancy being due to the remarkably rapid development of winter wheat growing in Nebraska with which, as. stated, the department's reports had failed to keep pace. A comparison of the newly-seeded acre age with that of the fall of 1899 shows that ot the eleven states and terri tories that sowed 1,000,000 acres or upward of winter wheat one year ago Pennsylvania. Missouri, Kansas. Cali fornia and Oklahoma report an in crease amounting to 971.701 acres, and Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Tex as and Tennessee a decrease of 1,780, 191 acre?. The average condition of the growing crop on December 1 was S7.1 .per cent or the normal. There are many complaints of the Hessian fly. The lowest condition figures re ported are from Ohio, Michigan, Ken tucky and Tennessee 86, 80 and 87 respectively. The condition in Kan sas, Oklahoma and many other states is above normal. The production of corn in 1900 is estimated at 2.105,102.516 bushels; oats, 809,125,989 bushels; barley, 58, M25.833 bushels; rye, 23,995,927 bush els; buckwheat, 9,566,966 bushels; po tatoes, 210.026.897 bushels, and hay, 50.110.906 tons. The area from which these crops were gathered was as fol lows in acres: Corn. 83,320,872; cats, 27,364.705; barley. 2.194,282; rye. 1. 191,326; buckwheat, 637.930; potatoes, 2,611.054. and hay, 39,132.890. The corn crop of 1900 was one of the four largest ever gathered, while the oat crop has been exceeded only once. On the other hand, the barley and rye crops are the smallest, with one exception, in acres since 1887. The buckwheat crcp is the smallest 6ince 1883 and the hay crop is the rirfUli;, with one exception sicce 1888. Shocked Woman's Modesty. WICHITA. Kas.. Dec 28. Mrs. Car rie Nation, president of the Barber county Woman's Christian Temper ance union, entered the Carey hotel bar room and with a stone smashed a $300 painting of Cleopatra at her bath, and a mirror valued at $100. She is under arrest but no charga has yet been entered. She appealed to Governor Stanley, who is in the city, and he refused to act in any way. She broke mirrors at Kiowa, Kas.. in two saloons some months ago. She declares there is no law under which she can be prosecuted, and she threatened to continue her violent opposition to ssloons. To Fight United State. WASHINGTON. Dec. 28. The vast industrial forces of Germany are or ganizing for a tremendous struggle with agrarian and commercial inter ests, according to a report to the state department from United States Consul Schuman, at Mafnz. He says that the manufacturing interests of Germany surely will demand the passage of a protective tariff during the present session of the reichstag. Three of the strongest industrial societies of Ger many 'recently convened to organize a national industrial council. Reveane BUI Cp Soon. WASHINGTON. D. C. Dec 23. Sen ator Allison, who is the second mem ber on the finance committee in point f senioritj-, said today that the house bill amending the war revenue law would be taken up by that committee immediately after the reconvening of congress. He also stated that no hear ings would be granted by the commit tee. Too Easy for Kidnapers. PIERRE. S. D., Dec. 28i An agita tion in favor of more stringent laws for kidnapping has already begun here, as a consequence of the Cudahy affair at Omaha. The legislature bids fair to be overwhelmed with bills providing new and severe punishment for that sort of crime. Under the statutes of the state, as they stand, kidnapping is punishable by impris onment in the penitentiary for ten years, which would mean a six-year term, with the good time allowance deducted. CotasaBla's Civil War. WASHINGTON, Dec 28. United States Charge Beaupre, at Begota, has cabled to the state department that he has been informed by the Colom bian government that the invading troops were overtaken by the govern ment forces at Rosario. and also that , ikeir leader General Uribide was de feated at Corosel in the province of Eollvar. He was retreating with a few remaining followers toward the Venezuelan line, fhe war is said to be progressing favorably for the Co JoaaMaR goTeraaMRt. CROWE IS WEAftiltt SKIRTS. mala Is Chicago aad Maria Br AttMMg-'Salooniit CHICAGO, Dec. 28-. Disguised1 as a woman, Pat Crowe, the kidnaper of Eddie Cudahy at Omaha, has been seen in Chicago within the last few days; and may still be ik hiding here, ac cording to statements made this after noon by Detective Sergeant James Stdr en, who arrested Crowe a number of times. With a view td discovering the fugitive's hiding place, a search of sev eral houses has been made by 8toren; acting on a tip that Crowe bad .been recognized. Christmas day the ser geant stumbled upon evidence which convinced him that Crowe has been in Englewood recently, and that in the guise of a woman and heavily Veiled he went abroad With impunity in streets where he is well known. The tip as to Crowe's whereabouts came from a saloonkeeper at Start and Sixty tulrd streets.' When" a tall Woman en tered the saloon by the "ladies' em trance Christmas eve and asked for beer to be served in a private room, the muffled, but masculine voice aroused the saloonkeeper's suspicion. After the visitor departed a barkeeper asserted that he had recognized the supposed woman as Pat Crowe. The following day, Christmas, the saloon keeper told Storen, In a room in Sixty-third street, claimed by the landlady to be occupied by a "young widow," Storen found a pair of men's socks, whose presence could not be explained. Other evi dence that the occupant Was Crowe himself came into Storen's possession later and he is still hoping to secure the $25,000 reward for the alleged Cud ahy kidnapers' capture. Two mysterious persons, one in skirts, arranged at the Continental National bank for the deposit of f 8,000 in gold. NO INVITATION TO BE SENT. Report Tbat President is to taVite toe Kaiser Healed. WASHINGTON, Dec. 28. Nothing is known at the White House con cerning the story cabled from London to the effect that the New York Yocht club would invite Emperor William of Germany and the Prince of Wales to witness the yacht races for the Amer ica's cup next summer and that Pres ident McKinley would write concur rently to the kaiser and prince invit ing them to visit the United States. At the White House it is stated that nothing of the sort is in contempla tion. The Prince cf Wales was a guest at the executive mansion dur ing President Buhcanan's administra tion. I.cpro y In the Philippines. WASHINGTON, Dsc. 27. An ap pended report to General MacArthur's review of the civil affairs of the Phil ippines for the past fiscal year, gives some rather startling facts regarding the introduction and . prevalence of leprosy in the islands. According to the estimates of the Franciscan fathers, says Major Guy L. Edie, the writer of the report, there are no less than 30,000 lepers in the archipelago, the major portion of these being in the Viscayas. Oar Colonial Cabinet. WASHINGTON. D. C. Dec. 28. In accordance with an order issued by the War department today, the divi sion of customs and insular affairs of the office of secretary of war, created in December, 1898, will hereafter be known as the "division of insular af fairs," and will have charge of mat ters pertaining to the civil affairs con nected with the government of Cuba and the Philippine islands, as distin guished from matters of a purely mil itary character. A Sensation Looked For. ST. JOSEPH, Doc. 28. The prose cuting attorney believes he will be able to develop all the important feat ures cf the sensational murder of the millionaire merchant, Frank Richard son -of Savannah, at the inquest to be resumed tomorrow. Mrs. Richardson will take tho stand and it is under stood she will give testimony that will clearly show the murderer to oe a very prominent resident of Savan nah. C. I. Hnntincton's Will. SAN FRANCISCO. Cal.. Dec 2S. The will cf Colis P. Huutijgton was admitted to probate tcday. The only property belonging to the estate cf the deceased in this city consisted ot a mortgage interest to real property in the value of 50,000. Aside from this there was no personal property cf any description, the mansion on California street standing in the name cf the widow. Germany U Silent. BERLIN, Dec. 28. When the atten tion of the German foreign office was called tcday to a dispatch frcm WTash ingtcn, announcing that the United States government would decline to accept responsibility for the losses of Germans in Cuba from the Spanish American war and the insurrection which led to it, the officials refused to offer any expression of opinion on the subject. Porto Ricans Go to Hawaii. .SAN JUAN. Dec. 28. The New York p.nd Porto Rico Steamship com pany's steamer Arkadia, sailed from Ponce yesterday for New Orleans, having on board 400 Porto Ricans. 65 per cent of whom were women and children, destined for Hawaii. Alleged Irregularities a Caba. WASHINGTON, Dec. 28. The sen ate committee on relations with Cuba probably will meet immediately after the expiration of the holidays for the purpose of further considering the question of irregularities under the Cuban service, as directed by the res olution of last session. The Lawshe report made to the secretary of war has not been received by tne commit tee. It is presumed that if Secretary Root concludes to send this to con gress at all he will send it direct to the senate under the terms of the Bacon resolution. Rnssta Will Take Roads. ST. PETERSBURG. Dec 28. The Novoe Vremya's Vladivcstock corre spondent stands by the story that the I Russian government is about to take over the Manchurian railroads. He says Commander Keller has left Ylad ivostock to formally deliver Ithe road3 to the government's representatives. The correspondent also says": the Chi nese caussd losses amounting to only four million roubles. The arrival of larger or smaller bqdies of soldiers is announced almost daily from southern ports. J to Holiday! Spent in Brushing Up the Api propriation Bill: COMING DAYS f ILL Of BUSINESS Ikdlaa Measnre May HaVe a Million Dol lar Faad Inserted; for Irrigating. IM Uaa Bands Other Matters to lie Con sidered. WASHINGTON; D: C.; dec27. The sub-committee on appropnat.ons hav ing in charge tne preparation of the legislative; administrative and judi cial kill; which has been sitting daily sincethe hclidayreces&of "congress,. nas pracucai.y completed its worK end probably will not meet again Un til alter the reconvening of ine sen ate. The bill will then be reported to the full committee and as soon as possible-, to the senate. It will not carry a much greater total than the bill carried as it passed the house. There have been few increases of sal ary made by the sub-committee. Increases in the clerical forces in certain branches of the war; interior and postoffice departments have been provided for. These increases have been made in response to urgent rep resentations by the heads of bureaus. The Indian appropriation bill re ceived tcday from the senate commit tee on Indian affairs, the first atten tion that has been given it by that body. A sub-committee consisting of Senators Thurston, Piatt of Connecti cut, Stewart-, Jones of Arkansas and PetUgrew, took up the bill and after examining many of the provisions, decided to consider the petition of the Pima Indians of Arizona for improved facilities for securing water for irri gation; Hydrograph'er Newell of the geological survey and others were heard as to the utility of a proposed dam for a storage reservoir on San Carlos river. It was stated that these Indians had been deprived of their water supply by the construction cf on irrigation system by white men and that where before they had been self-supporting up to that time, they were now on the verge of starvation. It was estimated that the proposed dam will cost about SI ,000,000. The committee is apparently disposed to make some provision for the unfor tunate Indians. Conger Takes a Hopefol View. LONDON, Dec. 27. "Mr. Conger takes a hopeful view of the stiuation," says the Pekin correspondent of the Morning Post, Wiring on Monday, "and thinks that a settlement will be effected, but he declares that not one of the envoys will recognize the em press dowager officially, although all are aware that she has long exercised the supreme power. He believes the crisis will arise in the initiation of re forms in China. 'Senor de Cologan, Spanish minis ter to China, fears that the joint dis cussion of the note will extend for a year or more. "It is .rumored that numerous vil lages oast of Pekin arc combining to exterminate native Christians, sev eral of whom have been burned in a local temple. "Li Hung Chang is a trifle better." Constitution for Caba. HAVANA, Dec. 27. The various sections into which the Cuban consti tutional convention was divided some weeks ago for the purpose of prepar ing 'd submitting draft constitu te Jor the consideration of the I fa a whole are gradually get- tins- .together on the basis o'! a uni tary government, with restricted suf frage. The convention leaders now hope to have this work completed by January 15. so that the results may be submitted to the United States con gress February 1. The sectional dis cussions have been bitter and pro longed and therefore there will '"Be less debate in the open sessions, the hard fights having been made in the secret sub-sessions in order to save public wrangling. Big Pay for Mileage. WASHINGTON. Dec. 27. Robert H. Wilcox, delegate in the house of rep resentatives from the Hawaiian is lands, has just been paid a claim of $1,000 for mileage. It was the largest claim of the kind ever made, but it was paid promptly by the sergeant-at-nrms of the house. Every congress man Is entitled to milage at the rate of 20 cents per mile "by the most di rect and practicable route from his home to Washington and return." The distance between Honolulu and Washington is figured at 5.000 miles. Mr. Wilcox will draw $1,000 more for his return trip. Conselenee Pricks at It. WASHINGTON, Dec. 27. The secre tary of the treasury has received from a town in the south a conscience contribution of $200. In the course of his letter the sender says he de frauded the government out of revenue taxes on tobacco to that amount in 1871, 1872 and 1873. Ko Indians Found Han tine WASHINGTON, Dec. 27. Indian Agent Myton of the Uintah and Ouray agency reports to the Indian bureau here that the search of western Colo rado by the state oftlcials for Indians hunting in the state has resulted in a failure to find one Indian. Gives of His Millions. NEW YORK. Dec. 27. It became known today through a .eport made by the Baptist churches of New York that John D. Rockefeller, jr., son of the president of the Standard Oil com pany, has subscribed $250,000 for the founding of an institution of learning for poor boys and girls. The school i3 now in course of erection in Tenth avenue, between Forty-seventh and Forty-eighth streets, and will be com pleted and ready for occupancy by March 1 next. Xexieo Tin No Fear of Tanle. MEXICO CITY, Dec. 27. The re ports telegraphed to the United States implying that Mexico is on the point of a financial panic are exaggerated. Money, It Is true, continues tight and S 5w!CE2 I are continuing to receive large or ders from the interior for merchan dise, machinery, etc. and excellent contracts in electrical lines are fce Ing made by firms in this city. Gen erally speaking, merchants here are mot overstocked and business has been CMd throughout the month. WORK ftlllfirnwnnri IVfflfflUlfiK WAR ON CHINA IEWNSj tlrst Formal Mntlay of the 6ifclsUtit , , .,. Eenreientatlvcs. , r WASHINGTON;. Dec; 27. Cable gram received" at (ce State department from United States Minister "CM1; dated at Pekin oh the 24th inst, states that the first formal meeting between the diplomatic representatives and Prince Chins took, place on the 24th. Ching. .pressnted , th'e , cVeOenttyh of himself and MHung. Chang, Mp J5 unable io ?ttt.end, owing to.illneH!,. Jto Ihe diplomatic representatives,' itttb handed to him the onlcial. note': . 5the bfEciala of the State department are unwilling td venture a guess as to the length of time that will., be co'nsumed by the Chinese government in cpnsid-f eration of the note. The last article notified the Chinese government that the occupation of Chi Li and Pikin may coptin(ife" until the Chinese., oy e'rnmenT hascpmplied .with! ,tb terms of the .note. , it .may be stated: Jiow? ever, that the United .States ill pot bound or affected by this condition, bur occupancy from a militafy point of view has terminated end there is no disposition to renew it. As for the other powers, it is ex pected that the main obstacle they will encounter in withdrawing under this condition .will he found in the difficulty of obtaining satisfactory guaranties upon the Chinesi promise to pay indemnities. PAf CROWE IN MANY plages. located la Ohio, Indiana and Missouri at the Same Time. , FINDLAY, O., Dec. 27 Pat Crowe, the man suspected of being jn& of the abductors 5f. young Edward. Ciid ahy in Omaha, is believed to be In hiding in this town or vicinity. He has a number of relatives in this neighborhood, including a sister in McComb, ten miles northwest of this point The Omaha chief of police has telegraphed here to have the oflScers keep a iwatch for Crowe. MUNCIE, Ind.. Dec. 27. The Mun cie police late tonight received tele phone calls over a farmers' privata line to come to a point near Shideler. eight miles north of Muncie to ar rest a man who fills the, newspaper description of Pat Crowe, so frequent ly mentioned in connection with the Cudahy kidnaping. Detectives Ben bow and Puckett have started for the scene. ST. JOSEPH, Mo., Dec. 27. Five more Pinkerton detectives arrived in the city tonight from Chicago to fer ret out the hiding place of Pat Crowe, the Onlaua kidnaper. Chief dt Detec tives Shea is still of the opinion that Crowe is harbored by friends in thi3 city; Chief Shea and Policeman Jack Purcell, now of Denver, armed with Winchesters, expected to captura Crowe tonight, but the house they visited did not hold the desperado. Handsome Kilt's Ilrntallty. CHAMBERLAIN, S. D .D,ec. 27. News has reached the city from the Brule Indian agency that Handsome Elk, the most dangerous and most desperate redskin of the northwest, beat his squaw in a brutal manner with a neckyoke. It is thought the squaw will die. Elk then seized an other Indian woman. Bear Bird's daughter, and scr.lped her. Then arm ing himself with his rifle and othar firearms, he went into the hills a short distance and left word that friend cr foe must not aproach hint. Ming Unrrlson Out on Bond. ELDORADO, Kan., Dec. 26. Jessie Mcrriscn was released this morning on ?5,000 bonds. The woman's fath er accompanied the sheriff to the jail and Jessie was released frem custody. The party then went quietly to tho Morrison home. Miss Morrison has not yet made known her plans for the immediate future. It is thought however, that she will spand some time visiting her old home in the east. Brr?t Goes to Alton. WASHINGTON, Dec. 27. J. F. Bar rett, general superintendent of the Southern railway, who tendered his resignation several weekes ago, will, after January 1. bo connected with the Chicago & Alton railroad. Mr. Barrett refuses to discuss his futuro course. He states that he will not serve the road as general superintend ent Frm Vnt W-nteil for Sailor. WASHINGTON. Dec. 27. A plan ot recruiting sailors for the United States navy from the farms and tho country towns is now under consider ation at the Navy department The recruiting now is carried on outside of the large cities, but it has not reached the intcricr sections remote from largs centers. Hurt ford Goes to Venezuela. WASHINGTON, Dec. 27. The Hart ford, which was ordered to vatch American interests in Venezuela and ro-operato with United States Minister Loomis in their protection, has left Curacoa for La Guira. The Navy de-r.-irtment announces that it will visit Trinidad and Barbadoes after leaving La Guira. "Didn't Know rt Ws leaded." BEATRICE, Neb., Dec. 29. Hazel Horton, the sixteen-year-old daughter of Mrs. Pearl Horton, was shot and probably fatally injured at her home. The shooting was accidental and was another case of did not know it was loadea. What tlie Turk Most Pay. WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.-Details are not obtainable here cf the placing of an order by the sultan with the Cramps for a war ship, but it is un derstood that tho statement to that effect from Constantinople is correct. From the character and size of the ship ordered it is believed thr.t the contract will involve the pavment by the Turkish government to the Cramps of about $2,500,000, which should afford an ample margin for the settlement of any proper claims against the Turkish government. Tirse of Free Entry Curtailed. YASHINGTON. Dec. 27. The war department today amended the recent J tariff circular authorizing the free en irj or ennstmas presents into tho i Philippines, Porto Rico and Cuba, so that thc ce33i the case of Cubaa ports will expire on January 15 In stead of February 7 as originally pro vided. It is stated at the department, that the privilege of free entry applies enly to goods cf the character de scribed, addressed- to officers, soldier aa strictly military employes. ' ""w IP1I Pi BUSINESS Contract, for Prating incident tor Legfc lathe Session Are tew rRICES HIGHER TtMtt Iast year Hoe and Senate Files Will Cost Eicht Coltti Pf Fe Mo Than Formerly SJaVlifo? k'epo'rtect a Ke loa4 Misceliift'eoos cbratt Matters.- LINCOLN, Neb5., Dec. 26. The Acc essary pYiming for the legislature' will cost the state approximately $8, 000. Contracts for the maicr portion of the work have been aVarfled; by the state printing-board. -Thc-largf-item of expense will be the printing of hou"3? bills and senate files, which will cost conliileisbiK more than b y years ajrd: Th'e atacessfill Wd4er for the legislative printing wefe & S&w Journal .Company and the Hnnter Woodruff company of this city and the" Omaha Printing company of Omaha. The contract price per page for printing the house and senate bills is fl.18. The same company did the work two years ago for $1.10 per page. Bill titles will be printed under contract at a cost of 16'fi cents d fluiidred. An ir rigation map of southwesiern Nebras ka will cost $t0. Contracts for printing the legisla tive bills, bill titles. 40,000 blanks, 1,800 assessment book3 and the irriga tion map were awarded to the Journal company. The Hunter-WoCdruff com pany was authorized to print. 400,000 personal assessment blanks"; jftitie $300, and 325 tax arid cash bool; The contract given the Omaha Printing company calls for 125 tax books. Smallpox at Red Cloud. LINCOLN, Netf., Dec. 26. Gov. Poynter was notified tnat Several supposed cases cf sfriali p'os had been discovered in Red Cloud an at he request of several citizens of that place he authorize Dr. A. R. Towne of Omaha to make an investigation and take whatever precautions neces sary to prevent thc disease from spreading. He also instructed (he mayor of Red CIcud to exercise as much care as possible in the treat ment of the trouble. It is not known here whether or not the cases discov ered are really smallpox. The infor mation came by telephone to the gov ernor's office and was very indefinite. Members of the State Board of Health say that people should not become alarmed at the reports concerning the outbreak of smallpox. Wins S.tr,00O at Faro. HASTINGS, Neb.. Dec. 26. News of the remarkable luck of David Allen, a former Hastings boy, has just reached this city. Three weeks ago David Al lea won $35,0C0 from -faro banks 'at Dawson, Klondike. Two of the houses at which he played turned over their boxes and two others closed their places when young Allea came around. Commencing with $2.50 Alen won. in four clays, $35,000. Of this amount he devoted $8,000 to "staking" his friends, but only one, William Cullcn. won with the money. He drew cut $4,000 for hinlself and a like amount for Allen. The latter played from Sat urday morning until Wednesday neon without sleep. He said he ate only a little and dran kjtlst enough to keep htm braced tip; For Polk County Shippers. STROMSBURG, Neb., Dae. 26. The Kansas City & Omaha railroad is to soon commence building a spur to Swedehome and another from Stroms burg straight west to the Platte river to gather up grain and stock in the western part of the county. The sur veying for both branches has been completed and the purchasing agent is to arrive soon to acquire the right cf way. Find Younc Wanderer's Parents. BEATRICE, Neb., Dec. 26. The parents , of Walter Tracy, the young lad who was rescued from a couple of tramps several days ago by thc Beatrice police, have finally been lo cated. They live in St. Joseph, where his father is a clerk in a justice of the peace office. The father has sent money to the chief of police with which to send the boy' back to St. Jo seph. What a Defective Sidewalk Cost. FREMONT, Neb., Dec. 20. At a meeting of the city council it was de cided to pay the judgment of $500 ren dered in the district court against the city in favor of Mrs. E. R. Follansby for injuries which she received on ac count of a defective sidewalk, the general opinion of the councilmen be ing that the city had got off easily. For Attempting to Bribe a Jnror. PLATTSMOUTH, Neb., Dec. 26. In district court Judge Jessen fined Sam Archer $50 and costs after he pleaded guilty to the charge of hav ing attempted to induce one of the jurymen to hang the jury in the case where Lulu Taylor succeeded in prov ing that Lawrence Stull was the fath er of her child. State Board of Agriculture. LINCOLN, Neb., Dec. 26. The state board of agriculture will meet in Lin coln during the first week in January. Presidents of the county fairs are en titled to membership on the state board and a call has been issued for all to attend the meeting. Assaalted by Highwaymen. COLUMBUS. Neb., Dec. 26. Henry Blaser, a young fanner living in Loup township, was attacked by highway men while driving to the city. Ho was about two miles from town and nearing the Louo bridge when three men sprang cut from the roadside and grabbed his horse. One of the men attempted to get into the buggy. Blaser was driving a spirited horse and when he attempted to strike at one of the men the horse broke into a lively run and thus he escaped from his assailants. Prisoner Denies Bis Name. COLUMBUS. Neb.. Dec. 26. Charles Immick, who is charged with stealing his employer's horse, was arraigned 1 in justice court for preliminary ex amination. He entered a plea of not guilty, waived examination and was bound over to the district court in the sum of $400, in default of which he was committed to jail. He denies his real name and when a3ked what his name was he didn't believe anyone could tell what it was. ! AUDITOR C0toU IS ENJOINED. Th Marylaad Caiulty COnVswa? Gets pat a Writ. lnc6Ln ffeb,, De 29. The Maf?' land Casual! easpaay, aruiL so Rid arirf SieYctt Lov Fraap fcSny it" attorneys,- filed i thr district courVa jfetitfbir for writ ot injunc tion restraining XHiditof John f . Cor nell, from, revoking Hs license to 4o ltatJA&s in: Nebraska alia fvpn pub lishing ny derogatory" report- l its condition. ' The plaintiff alid'SM. that recently (date not named) Williafi? F. Schwlnd 2&4 James C. McNerny of Mncoln 6$m tO Baltimore and under the" a thority St AliOtiAr Cornell spent two" Jys" hi a vpreteHrf4 examination of its &ttivs. for wni'ch (fcuy put in a claim, td th.c plafetifi! of $S7fl for fees. On the refusal Jf" tte plaiatff to pay thteJMff Mrced&itiwJ;A.nMcNr" Uy offered to accept $450, '"Which amo'uit Has and is unjust. unre3sn able and extortionate and which" amount the plain&fc fused to pay." It is further alleged it Auditor gornell threatens to revoke OH plain ff's Hceflse and to publish a port showing it trt be In an unsound con dition unless thd riaims of the exam iners nr? satisfied. Siien action, it is alleged ?!" work great Injury to the plaintiff, not otriy to this.- bat In oth er states. It is flirtWer alleged that the plaintiff is solvent add ?.?gle to transact business in Nebraska. The temporary injunction was grant ed by Judgd Holmes and the hearing fixed for January 2 at 10 o'clock. Need of Cu'tff r Corinlr. LINCOLN. Neb.. Dec. 9.-SVnat3r F. M. Currie of Broken Bow ?3 iii he city. Speaking of the coming ses sion of ihe legislature the senator said thai. th5 western" part of the state would have seme important matters to bring before the iaViSdkfirs, thd ffiPst urgent of which is an Smftidmcnt td the revenue law. "Custer cinfy. ' said the senator, "has enough money id fief credit in the form of delin uen taxes to pay its running ex penses for tfir'ee years end we will ask the legislature to devise a plan by which we can secure (He greater part of these funds. Under the exist ing Conditions practically all real es tate (axes have to be collected by sales the samfi is frt tho foreclosure of a mortgage. The proper's' has to be ap praised and must bring two-thirds of the appraised valuation. In the case of many wostern counties the county has to be the purchaser in order to secure its lien and to do this must, in many instances, pay to the holder of the title in the land sevora! hun dred dollars. If much property is sold to the counties under this system thev Would lind their funds exhausted. "it has been suggested that the leg islature provide that. In the case of sale of property for taxes, the valua tion be dispensed with r.nd Jet the land bring what it will at forced sale. Whether this provision would be con stitutional or not I do not know, but some scheme miisf. be' devised for the collection of taxes." Conilnrtor Lock Mortnlly Hurt. LINCOLN. Neb., Dec. 29. Conductor Edward Locke of the Missouri Pacific was seriously injured in an accident that occurred at Union. He was the conductor running on the Omaha-Kansas City train, and at Union he was assisting in coupling in thc Lincoln cars. The ground was very slippery and in attempting to get en the train after he cut out a coach he slipped and fell across the rails. One car ran over him, reducing his hft leg to a pulp and seriously mangling the oth er. A surgeon was called and it was found necessary to amputate the left leg and a part of tho fcot of the right' leg. The unfortunate man was taken to Kansas City, his homo, where he died. eH was one of the oldest con ductors on the road. Netr It nk Jt Nehraskn. LINCOLN. Neb., Dec. 29. The St-vc Banking board has approved the arti cles of incorporation of the State bank of Ruskin. Thc new bank has a paid up capital stock of $7..00. The incor porators are A. G. McGrew, M. Bolton and F. M. McGrew. It is asserted on reliable authoritv that Lincoln will have a new national bank within the next few weeks. Plans for the organization of the institution have been so far completed that it will be possible to open iii doors for business about February 1. if not soon er. The promoters of the enterprise are mostly Lincoln business men. Cnneht at n 5rde CrwmlncT. LINCOLN, Neb., Dec. 21. John Ri; ley of 1601 Francis strc?t. Belmont, was struck and almost fata'ly injured by a Missouri Pacific train. He was driving, with his son. across the tracks on North fourteenth street when a long train of freight cars backed down upon him. The son escaped injury by leaping from the vehicle. bu; Riley was caught by one of the cars and dragged along on thc ground for a distance of 300 feet His left arm and left leg were afterwards amputated. ndrip Doitli nt Oealll. OGALLALA. Neb., Dec. 29. W. A. Forsyth, head cf the firm of W. A. Forsyth & Son. grocers of tbi.- eity. was found dead in his bed. He left his place of business early in he even ing, feeling as well as usual. Mr. Forsyth came here in the palm' days and was one of Ogallala's leading busi ness men. He was seventy-six -ears old. Heart failure was the cause of death. Charted With Stealing llojr. MADISON, Neb., Dec. 29. Charles Spiece, Robert Lovelace and Will Hale of Battle Creek are confined in tiie county jail, charged with stealing a wagon load cf hog3 from F. J. Hale. The robbery was perpetrated Tuesday night and the following evening the hogs were located in Madison. Mr. Fraser. who transacted the deal, ent to Battle Creek and says Le identified Spiece. Later Lovelace was pushed and it Is alleged he confessed. One of the trio, Tale, Is only a boy. " f Santa Clan Catches Fire. UNADILLA. Neb.. Dec. 29. As San ta Claus wis distributing presents at the Hopewell church, south of town, the tree, which was decorated with cotton batting and small candles, caught fire and in an instant the flames shot c the ceiling. J. C. Wil son was acting the role of Santa Claus, his robe being also' covered with the batting, which caught fire and before It was extinguished he was badly burn ed about thc face and arms. In the scramble a lamp was tipped ever, which add 3d to the excitement, but fortunately no one else was injured. TBE TREATY RETDRNED I State Department Makes Ho Comment m the Senate Amendments. NEGOTIATIONS 60 TO NEW YEAR AttltsO ml Klearaca c,ta Iem Toward taw AaaeadaieaU W Uakaowa PftMat Tlsao Terms of SettUameat WASHINGTON, Dec. 26. The btatfj amendments to the Hcy-Paunccfote I treatv to the British riyernment through two channels, one copy be-J iBg transmitted to Lord .raanceiote. the British ambassador, and the other through Ambassador Choate at Lon dos, who will present it to the For eign office. It is the understanding that the' state department will make no representation whatever a to the changes made 1 the treaty; the sen ate amendments will be allowed to speak for themselves, and the action of tte department in certifying them to the British government will bo purely formal. As the papers leave New York on tomorrow's mail steam er they should reach London about New Year's day, so the negotiations witt certainly lapse over into the next centwy at the very earliest. It can be authoritatively stated that there has Hen no exchange whatever, either in the shape of written notes or oral communications, between the state department and the governments of Nicaragua and Costa Rica that nas dotdk'-pftd a threat on the part of thostJ governments to refuse assent to the construction of a canal in view of the action of the Uniteds States senate upon ihe Hay-Panncefoie treaty. All that Is officially known of the attitude of the two governments mentioned is that their representatives here, Sn'orrt Cora and Calvo. thorough ly approved fit the Hay-Pauaccfote treaty as the basis for the canal con struction. Whether r BOt the amend ment of that convention will afTect their attitude is not known. The im pi'esfciori prevails that . not being called tlpo to come to a decision on this point rifttK the Britisk govern ment shall have passed upon the sen ate amendments, the jprvernmeats of Nicaragua and Costa Rica will not an ticipate that action by any declaration at this stage. The British arovernment has 1764, np to this time", given the slightest i4i- ) cation as to its purpose on the amend ed Hay-Pauncefote treaty and it is understood that the subject will not be takeil up by the British cabinet until the draft of the amentia! instru ment and the advices of the British ambassador at Washington are re- J ceived. The general results have been briefly summarized in cables to the London authorities, Jmt in a matter of this magnitude they "woud not act un til they are in possession of all the data by mail. Under these circum dtatices It is evident that today's ut terances of the London press to the effect that Great Britaint will stand firmly on the Clayton-Bulver treaty, while indicating the popular and to some extent official trend of opinion, do not announce a policy whih has assumed any definite sanction tfiw lar on the part of the British govern ment. The NIcaraugua minister, Mr. Corea, was asked as to the report that he had protested in behalf of NIcaraugua against the amended form of the treaty. He said he did not care to dis cuss the matter in its present status, bnt he pointed out the unlikelihood that Nicaraugua and Costa Rica would protest while the matter was one oZ domestic policy. Later on. if it as sumed the concrete form of a propo sition to be submitted to Nicaraugua and Costa Rica, it wotdd be for them to say whether it was acceptable or not. but in thc meantime it was hardly likely that there would be any protest or other action concerning a subject still in its creative stages in this country and in Great Britain, and not yet before Nicaragua and Costa Rica. Crime at a Fnreral. BRITON, S. D., Dec. 26. A number of friends gathered at the house of John Pyplar, near Veblen, to sit up with the remains of one of his chil dren. During the evening Pypiar was found lying between the house and barn with several gashes in his skull and with his throat and neck severely injured. He was picked up for dead. Upon seeing his condition Moses La Frombois disappeared and a little later was discovered hanging from the limb of a tree near the barn. Tortured by Bnrclara. BONHAM, Tex., Dec. 26. At Godber. a few miles pouth of here. J. J. John son, a prominent farmer, was mur dered by robbers. His body was found in the yard badly bruised and the flesh burned from his breast and arms. It is supposed the bandits burned their victim in en effort to force him to tell where his monay was hidden. Two arrests hate bee.i made. Certain He is In St. .Joseph. ST. JOSEPH, Mo.. Dec. 26. Pat Crowe, the much wanted man. Is in hiding in this city and the whole police and detective force is hunting him. Crowe is a frequent visitor to this city, where he has many and in fluential friends, and it is from the latter fact that his capture is doubtful. Cattle Have Diphtheria. LEAD. S. D.. Dec. 26. Word has been received here from the ranges west of the Black Hills, in Wyoming, of a deadly disease that has broken out among cattle. In many respects, it resembles human diphtheria and it is nearly always fatal. The throat swells up and a- mucus forms in the throat which usually results in strang ulation. It Is believed by the state veterinarian that the disease was started by the warm days and cold nights. The disease is being watched carefully by the veterinarian. Bontelle's Resignation. WASHINGTON, Dec. 26. The res ignation of Captain Charles A. Bou telle of Bangor, Me., as a member of the house for the Fifty-seventh congress, will be tendered about March 4, according to an understand ing with President McKBnley. The resolution passed by congress a few days ago, through the efforts of Sen ator Hale and others of the Maine delegation, authorizing the appoint ment of Captain Boutelle to the re tired list of the army, with the rank of captain, will be effective below that time. TMBOLDMLUBLB. ColumbusStateBank Abbs) . litB Lob n Ecal Sstatt OsMessfla, Nw Trk rnAMnnp TionTra BUYS GOOD NOTES UayiAaClMH QzmsAmD, Pres't, . L HnrBT, Vice Pre, M. Bstjaaax, Caabiei-. The GoiumDiis Journal. 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