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Y -r - -r -.tsax rvr " -' &&?&& ' " -r -, 4RWvflHMBPVMM -"--J- (( mmmmH'rmm - -: r ' ? VOLUME XXXIL XU3IBER 4o.- COLUMBUS. NEBRASKA. WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 29. 1902. WHOLE NUMBER 1.655. Immrcl fc "Jr rt . 4 0 . 4 CESSIONJREATY COMPACT OF TRANSFER OF WEST INDIES TO UNITED STATES. AWAITS THE ACTUM OF STATES Denmark Will Consult the .People of the tfiiti Before Finally Aaaent ing ta tne Transaction Begun by State Officials. WASHINGTON. Jan. 25 The trea ty of cession of the Danish "West la dies islands from Denmark to the Unl- ted States was signed at the State de t ing of live stock only; and. partasent by Secretary Hay and Con ; "Whereas. Such lands have hereto stantine Bran, the Danish minister fore yielded neither revenue to the The treaty will be submitted to the general government nor taxes to the senate for ratification immediately. - Following the invariable rule in j such cases tne State department om cials decline to- make public any of the details cf the treaty so that it is net possible to state positively the price to b paid though this is be lieved ro be in the neighborhood of J 15.000.000 ! It is learned also that Denmark has I i abandoned the position is was inclin ed to occupy toward the conservation ot the poliaral rights of the inhabi tants of the island and gives the Uni ted Stares a free hand to deal with them without pledge of American cit izenship or of free trade privileges. It is assumed that the status of the Danish. West Indian islands, politi cally and commercially should the treaty be ratified, will be similar to that of Porto Rio Having zained these points m the negcaaaons the State department officials believe that the treaty is certain to receive the approval of the United States senate The new treaty is peculiar in that it will require action not only by the senate and Danish Rigsdag. but by the United States' house of representatives a? wail, sure it will be necessary for tl-e house to supply the needed appro priation to defray the expense of pur chase. . It is retarded a? a strong point by the framers of tha treaty that the peo ple of the Danish "We?t Indian islands -ara to have 'a voice in the question of cassioc The trean- :s!f does not contain any reference to a plebiscite. ; but tha Danish government has given i notice ;at before it ratines rhe treaty i . Will SUbmit the Question Of CeSSIOn j tf the peopI of the island? ,ul a uujv.zuu u, -. aw- ; um ui y, c uu u j -tram-G that they arr not called on , to surrenaer aieir uanisn allegiance. and they may remain Danes in fact acd-name while enjoyms whatever ad vanuizs in a commercial way may result from aie u-ansfer of the islands to the United Suites. ; The plebiscite will not be in any ay cona-oIId by rh United Statue. It is stated disanctly mat the Danish government itself wil". take- st?ps to ascertain the incimauons of the peo ple of Th isiands bfT the final steps in th transfer arp taken. ' St. Thomas, the larzsr of iha is lands, is formed by a chain of hish hills running east and west It is thir teen mils lone and masnrp. thre miles at its greatest width and con tains an acreage of sv-enten square miles. Th sa surrounding this is land is fill-d with small isJts. called keys, which belong to it. MAGNATES H-E TO TESTI-Y. Warriman and Hill to Accear Ssfsre Interstate Comtr::s3!cn. CHICAGO. Jan. 23 What is expec ted to be one of th most interesting session the interstate -ommerre "om mission vr held began her toda The promised presence of J J. Hil azid E. H. Hamman. who ar- -apposed to know all about th commu nity of interests plan of uie railroads and who were expected to enlignten th commission on various poinu? con cerning, the plan, brought a crowd of curious people, chiefly anction men. i I into court. Word was received that Mr. Ham man and Mr. Hill were speeding to ward Chicago and would go on the stand during the artemoon. "; It is the expressed purpose of the commission to discover if possible, what changes, if any. have been cre ated between the general public and the railroads by reason of the "asso ciate awiayement of the latter. The commissioners desire to find out if the carrying out ot the community of in terests idea has affected the rate sit uation in a way conaury to law. or. as claimed, if it is likely to effect to sta bility and non-discriminatioc of. .and in. raise for which the commission has iona; battled. Investigates Cccper Murder. ST LOUIS. Jan. 25. Chief of Detec J aves iesmonc startea out tocay o personally investigate the mysterious murder of Alexander Dean Cooper, the wealthy business man who was killed j at the "V isa Turkish bath nouse night before last. After "sweating Stroth- er. the negro anendant at the bnth house, without result. Chief Desmond decided to rake nim to the scene ot the crime and have him re-enact his movements there on the fatal nizha St. Louis Shaken Us- ST. LOUIS. Jan. 25: Tto distinct shocks of earthquake were felt in Sr Xouis and in many of the towns in the immediate vicinity a few minutes be- tore 5 o'clock yesterdar Tnnrng The fcK shock was Hait. The second was ' Carsil- - took his departure sud man severe. It awakened persons' cenly. The farmer would nor care wao had siest taremgh the first shock aad act theaa eat of bed. The shocks accompamec by a rambling, Tjey felt through t tite dry am! csnurus. i FAVOR LAND LEASING BILL. Improved Live Stock era Indorse the Measure. LINCOLN. Neb., Jan. 25. In the closing session of the annual meeting of the Nebraska, Improved Live Stock Breeders association a spirited debate took place over a resolution introduc ed by H. F. Mcintosh of Omaha. Ike measure indorsed the proposition now before congress looking to the leasing; of the government land. Mr. Mcin tosh's resolution follows - "Whereas, There is now before the national congress a bill for leasing such public lands as are suitable, neither for agriculture, forestry nor mining, and therefore adapted to graf states in which they are located; and. "WhreaR. The proposed law con- templates a system under which ac tual users of such public lands shall be made secure in their use for a brief period of years in consideration of an anneal rental equivalent to what is now about the taxable value of sim ilar lands of private ownership in Ne braska, and. ' "Whereas. Such system will yield a J vast amount of revenue to the nation- : al government, which would lighten i als commemorating the battle of San the burden of general taxation, as well j and di3triDIlte & san.e to The as relieve agriculture in a measure from untaxed competition m produc ing live stock: therefore be it "Resolved. That the Nebraska Im proved Live Stock Growers" associa tion favors the passage of a lease law and that wa hereby request the Ne braska senators and representatives in congress to support such a meas ure." STATE FAIR DATE FIXED. Open August 25 and Continue ts Sep tember 5. LINCOLN. Neb- Jan. 25. The state board of agriculture hi decided that this year the fair will open August 23. and continue to September 5. inclu sive. This rime was fixed in accord ance with the recommendaaon of the national board of fair managers at Chicago. How to zat a large attendance at the fair was a quesaon which brought out a good deal of i-omment. One ' gentleman thought nothing would be quite so efficacious as fine live stock. and that cremium.s on that class of -Vnir shr.rrM ho m. sr Ma rnr the finest animals will b ata.cted. Re pointed out rfa Minnesota state t-ai. fo. lastaace. telling hom- iz wa3 that on Qn1 daJ atteadaac, of s-. 00" was recorded. This, he said, was J British South African authorities, was on account of the excellent exhibit of J nostponed indefinitely, as Scheepers liv stock. ' already has oen executed. 3Ir. Tell- The board reconsidered the resolu- j er made a brief but caustic speech on aon authorizing members to draw j the actions of Great Britain in the upon the general fund for their hotel Boer war. and declared that if the bills for two days, and when they met ! facts of this case were as he under at the Lindell hotel each member was stood them. "Great Britain, in putang given $4 for his expenses, excepting , Scheeoers to death. s guilty of a vile the committeemen, who had been in tov n over two days. These came in each for an exa"a $1 a day. Packing House Strike. NEBRASKA CITY. Neb.. Jan. 25. The saikers who went out at tfae Mor ton Gregson Packing company two weeks ago are still out. The union held an open meeting and a number of business men were present to dis cuss the saike and see if some com promise could not be reached so that the men could go back to work and the plant once more sairted The un ion decided" by an almost unanimous vote to still hold out. The company have about fifty men at work at their plant and ar guarding the same with deputy sheriffs day and night. Sassett Man a Sincide. BASSETT Neb.. Jan. 25. Wrthout apparent cause Ed Waters, a single man. thirty-four years of age com mrrted suicide at the residence of his b-nthers. J W "Waters, five miles so':-h of Bassett, by cutting his throat with a razor and later shooting him- sei n the forehead with a 3S-caliber revotver. Waters left nothing which woula ndicate th moave for his act. Lses Nine Heac of Horses. CALLAWAY. Neb.. Jan. 25. With in the past three days Chariesy John ston, a pr"sprous farmer residing a few miles south cf this place, has lost nine head of two and three-year-old colts ou of his bunch of twenty head. . Th horses had been run ning in the stalk field. Arm Taks-s Off at Elbow. OSCEOLA. Ne Jan. 25. The first accident that ha.- occurred m the county from a ""-n shredder was the one that happenec to John D. Harsh near Sanmsburg. The left arm had to be ampuuued. Sruner's Expedition. LINCOLN Neb.. Jan. 25. Srof. Lawrence Bruner head of the denart- ment of ornithology and entomology. will leave for Cosai Rica February 15 1 There h? intends to spend two montn I in collecang specimens o; birds and insects lor me satte univ srty muse um. He has been granted a leave a' ' t absence, and wQi spend his time in The norrinr: of .Central A-ns-ra he- I i rween the two proposed routes of the ist: i:an canal. j Workman and Money Missing. ; HUMBOLDT. Neb J.in. 25. A farm hand who has been going by the name of George Andrews, and who has "been in the employ of Charies about it were it not for the fact thr about the same time a trrny belong- fny to a son. of the family fe been broken, open '' S40 in ar - a HO revolver ahwtrazed. ADMIRAL SCHLEY THE THANKS OF CONGRESS TEN DERED TO HIM. KE WILL ALSO GET A SWOBD Testimonial to Services of Hero of Santiago Sought by Mason in the' Senate Treated in Like Manner with Admiral Dewey.' WASHINGTON. D. C Jan. 24. In the senate Mr. Mason (111.) offered the following joint resolution: "That the thanks of congress be hereby tendered to Admiral Winfield Scott Schley for his brave and able conduct while in command t th American fleet at the victorious battle I of Santiago. 'That a sword be presented to him by the secretary of the navy of the United States; and the sum of $10,000. or so much thereof as may be deemed necessary, is hereby appropriated for the purpose of this resolution out of any money in the treasury not other wise appropriated. "That the secretary of the navy shall cause to be struck bronze med- officers and men under command of Schley during said battle of Santi ago." Mr. Mason said the resolution was practically identical with that adopt ed in the case of Admiral Dewey. "I think we would better let this resolution go over." suggested Mr. Hale, chairman of the committee on naval affairs. "The matter involved is in controversy in a committee." "1 do not see that it is necessary said 3Ir. Mason, "that the resoluaon should go to a committee. It is a statement of a historical fact which has been passed upon by the Amer ican people. Under the rules it can be read a second time and passed. The chair explained that the resolu aon could not be read a second nme in the face of opposition which had been made. Mr. Hale said he had no objection to the second reading of the resolu aon. and it was read again. On moaon of Mr. Hale the resolu tion was referred to the committee on i r.aval affairs. I T ,.IrT ,-TrnA,a.1 rrr ' bv Mr. Teller nrovidine for int-veti- aon on the part of this government in , baK of the Boer commandant. 5cilpers. sentenced to death by the assassination." The department of commerce bill was under consideration the greater part of the session, but no definite progress was made. The pending amendment, that offered by Mr. Pet als iAla.t. providing that the depart ment of labor be not transferred to the proposed new deparanena Mr. Pertus made a brief argument in sup port cf his amendment. Mr. Hale offered an amendment ansfemng to th-e new denaranent the intersaite commerce commission. Pending action "upon this and other amendments which had been offered. Mr Elkins. Mr. Cockrell. Mr Money. Mr Martin. Mr. Spooner Mr. Hale. Mr Hoar. Mr. McCumber and Mr. Clay discussed various suggested amendment? and the measure gener ally. The senate, at 4:3" p. m.. went into executive session, and at 4:53 p. m. adjourned Until Monday- CATTLEMEN CAUSE TROUBLE. Rangers Kill Herd of Sneea and Peo ole Are Incensed. MOSCO. Colo.. Jan. 24. Tne people of Costilla county are much aroused over the killing of 100 sheep and the wounding and driving away of 200 more, belonging to Teofilo Trujillo. ten miles from Mosco. by fifteen cat tlemen cf that neighborhood The sheepmen were first warned to vacate the public domain. The cattlemen, it is said, also fired into the cabin of the owner about 10 o'clock on the night of January IS and very narrowly missed the occupants. Warrants have been issued for the arrest of the cattlemen said to have been connected with the outrage. , Trujillo is said to be an inoffensive old man. who has lived in this vicn ity for the past forty years. Champ Clark's Pro-Beer Bill. WASHINGTON Jan. 24. Repre sentative Cark of Missouri introduced a joint esolution expressing sym- , pathy for the two South African re- I publics and regret over the suffering ' caused by the xvar. The resolnljn " . - expresses the hope that this dsclara- non bv congress will infiuence Grea Brian to consider lavoraniv a set t tlement of the troubles. Provision is made for forwarding the resolution to the British government. Corn Blockades the Yards. KANSAS CITY. Jan. 24. A corn blockade, with the grain command ing high prices and the great south western country buying from the north and east, instead of having corn for sale, is the anomalous condition that exists in Kansas City. Grain men say there are LG00 cars of com on track here and the railroad yards sc roll that it takes many days to get com started ant of the city after it has been, ordered shipped. AS TO FRONTIER POSTS. Citizens of Northern Nea Arc Much Interested. WASHINGTON, Jan. 24. The citi zens s of northern Nebraska, are rery anxious to learn the probable actios of the military commission which is considering the question of auiate nance or discontinuance of frostier posts. They heard a rumor last week to the effect that Irons Meade, S. D- Niobrara and Robinson. Neb- had been singled out for abolition, bat careful inquiry faHedto disclose any basis for the report. The commission will meet in Washington again- Jan uary 25. Its findings cannot, of course, be forecasted positively, but in timations were thrown out by high orficials that there is no immediate cause of alarm. It is known that Senator Millard has been workiaff upon this matrer since last summer, and has had t opatgil :aUu Igwa-wtta the generals of the army in which ne presented some potent arguments fa vorable to these posts, and why they hould be imoroved. The imnression urevails in the war office here that heavy detachments of cavalry will be stationed at the durinz the year. three forts named A GUN FOR ROOSEVELT Prince Henry Selects His Presents for Americans. BERLIN. Jan. 24. Admiral Prince I neurv ul rrussia seiecieu. at iae court jeweler's, about fifty presents for Americans with whom he will come especially in contact during his visit to the United States. The pres- ents include several gold and silver ! side to cheer the respective champions boxes set with diamonds; they have I and there 3eemed to be a solid Iine the emperor's monogram, encircled I up on each side of the political affair. with diamonds, enameled on the lids; beautiful silver cups with "Hohenzel Iem" enameled on them: gold and sil ver cigarette cases, on which his ma jesty "s autograph is U"aced in small diamonds, and small compasses, en cased in gold and silver boxes, with "Hohenzollem" enameled on them. Official secrecy is maintained as to I what the emperor and Prince Henry will present to the president. Rear Ad miral Robley D Evans and Miss Al ice Roosevelt, though it is well known that his majesty will send Miss Rocae ve!t a jewelled bracelet and Prince Henry will probably offer the presi - dent a fine hunang gun. with inter- changeable shot and nfle barrels, and its accompanying equipment. OPPOSED TO FREE SUGAR. Argument Against that Feature of Cuban Reciprocity. WASHINGTON, Jan. 24. At the session, of the Cuban reciprocity hear ing Nathan L Stewart presented the case of the Michigan beet sugar in-dusa-y- He said that S7.700.00O was new invested and this indusny bad ! grown up within three years. He ar j gued that congress had induced the , invesanent and should not destroy it by granting concessions to Cuba. j C. D. Smith of the Michigan Farm ers" insaaite appeared at the request of the governor of Michigan to present the view of the farming interesu en gaged in raising beets. He spoke in opposition to Cuban concession, as did F. P. Hathaway of Michigan and Her bert Myrick of Massachusetts. While the hearing was going on a petition was circulated on the floor of the house requesting the ways and means committee to make no change in the tariff laws likely injuriously to affect the beet sugar industry- Iowa's St. Louis Exhibit. DES MOINES. Ia.. Jan. 24. If the plans of the committee are carried out. Iowa's buildings and other show ings at the St. Louis exposition will be among the best. The total of 525S.OOO is suggested. Of that amount $ inn.oon is for the main building. W0.- 000 for manufacture exhibits. 20jD00 , for the adminisaation buildings and accessories and S40.000 for music and art. A bill will be drafted by Sena- tor Berrv of Indianola for presenta- . ,. -- ru i- .... 'Fair commission. Mrs. jfcry Phelps aon to the legislature as soon as Gov- ... - , .fc 7 -.. - . , anpointed a memcer of the lacy emor Cummins report on the expo-1 . . . .. . . , . lapoomted a member cf tne ooard of siaon matter is submitted. ., : , ,r lady managers. Mrs. Montgomery is Offers Bill for Higher Pay. WASHINGTON. D. C. Jan. 'i Representative McLeary tooay intro- ,. . . .. , " ,.,, . , ,'l!sti. She received the appomanent duced a bill to increase the pay of i - , . , ., . . ,. .-,,'o"i maaau of Commissioner McBnda. riiral free delivery carriers from S.i"0 to ("" for the first yar. the second year and S770 for year. S (50 for the third Dick Introduces Militia Bill. j WASHINGTON. D. C Jan. 24. ' .... I Representauvp Dick of Ocio today in- oduCo4 rhe bill agreed unon bv the maa omcers ot rn several states ; -.- - ... . I to increase the efficiency of the- mil- iaa. Gunboat Ordered to Colon. i WASHINGTON. Jan. 24. As a re- suit of renewed activity of the liberal iQTXXS ot Colombia on the isthmus of Panama. Secretary Long has ordered" lll goiiuuaj. jianetia. u pruceeu to Colon on the gulf side, in order to j co-operate with the cruiser Philadel phia at Panama on the Pacific side, m keeping close waam on any develop- ' ments which may threaten United States interests or treaty rights and in stopping them in that event. Cam Sugar Has Hearing. WASHINGTON Jan. 24. The Cu ban reciprocity hearings before the ways and means committee were de voted chiefly to case sugar interests of Louisiana, who are opposing; the proposed concessions to Cabs, os ths ground that it will cripple the sugar production of that state. A Targe number of the planters " aancfac trers of the 3tate were present and ths allied interests o beet I tabasco were luuieaenred. A MILITARY POST TMC HOUSE PASSES THE APPRO- y PMATIQN FOR THE PURPOSE. IT mi JE MNLT AT MANILA " the OM Partisan Fire Inject 1 lata the Praceaainga Partisan Cemes from Both Sides of ASHINGTOX. D. C, Jan. 23. Saaae of tke old partisan fire was in jected into the proceedings of the kWKe today when the irem in the ur gent delciency bill appropriating SaOC'.fWO for a military post at Manila. waJck tfce- democrats have been using as a, text for speeches in apposition .fatftwejrffagxas. t" jcv ofoaadmia istratian far the last three days was read. Mr. Cannon, in charge of the bill. ' "Messed that the appropriation was ! abject to a point of order and it Weac oat- Ie Iieu thereof he offered ' aa amendment to appropriate the same sum for "shelter and protecaon ' of the officers and the enlisted men ; of the army on duty in the Philip i pines. This the chair held to be in order and it at once became the sub- Jct ol a " k. . .. . l i.4 ..! ... ? which Mr. Richardson, the minority leader Mr Williams of Mississippi and Mr. DeArmond of 3Iissouri were pitted against the chairman of the appropriations committee. Partisan applause came from each But when the vote came. Mr. Cum- mings. a New York democrat. vot"d with the republicans, aiming angrily on his political brethren as he did so and with clenched fist in their faces, crying out that he hoped he might be paralyzed when he refused to vote to protect an American soldier. The vote on the adoption of the amendment stood: Yeas. 127; nays. 100. Before the general debate closed Mr. Watson paid a beautiful tribute to the late President McKinley. MUCH FOR THE CANAL. , Success of Liberals Means Gccd Treatment cf the Enterprise. NEW YORK. Jan. 2C. General Mo desto Carces. second in command of the Colombian insurgent forces, said today with reference to the artiaide f his party on the canal question "The liberal parry in Colombia is anxious that the United States shall Wn. BMKHl aacL.coauDl the. Panama canal, and if in power will enact a new consaaitiou granting the United Sates land requisite for the canal in perpecity. It shall concede better terms than exist as to annual pay- menu? due the Colombian government on account of its previous conauct with the French canal company. If successful in esaiblishing a govem ; ment the liberal party will be in po : siaon to a-eat officially with the Uni ted States regarding all canal mat ters, i "The situation in Colombia. he continued." is this: The liberal armies located at different points throughout the interior of Colombia number ( more than 20.000 men under efficient j generals. All are volunteers, serv ' ing without pay. and have met with most encouraging success in capairing strategic pouits. When these armies are increased in sa-engrh by the re ceipt of arms and ammunition al , ready shipped to them we believe the Colombian government will be forced , so capitulate or amend its constiai I taan ta conform with the clear-cut : motSaci ideas which the liberal party ; is fighting for. and particularly relat- i me to tne ranama canai. New Member Appointed. ST. LOUIS. Mo.. Jan. 23. At a J rriAcr'Ti nf rno ferterarec worms if a daughter of John S. n. Phelps, -xio was member of congress from Mis- roH and zr.rornnr nf Hvs rire rjhonr Mabel Scofiefd a Suicide. DES MOINES. Jam 23. At th- ex clusion of the taking of testimony for the saits in the trial of Charies Thomas, accused of the murder of Jiiui iTtnuueiu iuit; uia.ii lj "jars T .. .. , , Iff-.!...-' C?.'.-a.U -I . P"' "" . 1JU . . ; rjm rs-n rhs 7-r.nirt rrnr rr n-irt nnr the ground that it had - -- Wl..fc. .. . ..l. .AUt. bsen shown that there was any mur- der committed. The court held that I" was a case cf suicide. Schwab Meets Emperor. v it..A. jan. .i. ine mayor ot j Vienna presented Charies M. Schwab, president of the United Sates Steel corporation, to Emperor Francis Jo seph at the citizens' ball tonight. The: emperor and Mr. Schwab conversed at some length on commercial mat ters. The emperor expressed his re gret at the early departure of Mr. Schwab from Vienna, as it would pre vent his majesty from receiving him again. I Must Trust tn Brigands. CONSTANTINOPLE. Jan. 23. it is tmderstcod tr the American nego tiators for the release of Miss EHen 3L. Stone and her companion. 2me Tsilka. ro whem the money subscrib ed for the captive missionari was . sent, may have to entrust the fends to the brigands for same days J-?are th latter release the captives, in ac- cerdaace with the precedent adapted j hi ths case of fonasr brieanda: Taaxd'tr iaaist ci -this point. -M-t- ffvrr A. hkf rafouMS. 4- i ii 1 1 1 1 1 : 1 1 1 : 1 1 1 : i : 1 1 n 1 1 1 Attorney General Knox advises tne committee on pub lie lands that con gress has absolute power to conrrol game preserves within the limits of a state. It is rumored that King Edward has decided to establish a permanent bodyguard of a squadron of Indian cavalry, which will be quartered in London. Captain A. K. Rice, one of the best known attorneys in Indiana, died at Lafayette of neuralgia of the heart. He served with distinction in the civ il war. Representative Stephens of Texas introduced a bill for the union of Oklahoma and Indian Territory as a state, to be known as the state of Gklaaema.- , L Three hundred men were thrown i out of emplovment and a loss of S200.- n.vk ,j u.- ,- . - .i. GOO caused by tne burning of the ,,..., , Michigan Buggy company's plant at " Five hundred custom clothing work- ers have been locked out at Chicago in rhe attempt of the manufacturers to stamp out unionism among the tradesmen. Samuel W. Heagan of die Heasan Manufacturing company, manufacair - ers of mantels, dropped dead from apoplexy in Louisville. Ky. He was 5S years old. It was ananunced from the federal office at Guthrie that in order to pre vent contest all homesteaders should be on their claims in the new country by February n. President Day of the McKinley Na- aonal Memorial associaaon nas re- 1 ceived from Joseph Jeff-rson. the ac- i tor a check for 5100. to be added to - the memorial fund. Mrs. Frederick Leure. who. as Ca- milla Urso. was famous for fifty years in Europe and America as a violinisr. died in New York. She was born in Nantes. France. June 1C. 1S42. The battleship Wisconsin has arriv ed at Valparaiso. Chile. The Iowa. ' "a uwu m Ui-' uoclt Ai iAlca- nuano. and the Wisconsin will pro- ceed north in about ten days. General Wood has appropriated S3 17.00 for rhe consuTiction of a pier and freight house at Matanzas. Bids - ... , . iui Liis uiiv ui utf uueaeu jiarcn i. A bond of S25.00u will be required. Represenaiave Wiley of Alabama ina-oduced a bill designed to prevent the holding up of trains for the pur pose of robbery. It provides a pen alty of death or life imprisonment for the guilty parries. The house committee on rules de- cided on a .change, of .the rules so as to exclude the general public from the floor when the house is not in session, except on card of admission from a member of congress. The masters and piloa? in session j at Washington were occupied mainly I in the consideration of the by-laws. It was decided to admit to member ship pilots with state licenses, in cluding the pilot commissioners and the local inspectors of the inland lakes. The Sofia correspondent of the Daily Telegraph says that the Amer ican delegates to effect the release of Miss Stone, the captive missionary, have arrived at Djumama on the Bul garian frontier where it has been as certained that Miss Stone and Mme. Tsilka are hidden. The federal telegraph admimsrra aon of Mexico is making successful experiments in wireless telegraphy. Cecil Rhodes has secured the con tract for furnishing beef to the Brit ish army in South Africa. The meat will be aansported from the colonies. Aubrey Thomas De Vere. the Irish poet, is dead. He was born in 1?14. President Quin of the American as sociaaon base ball ciub announced the signing of Catcher Shaw of the De troit team and Pitcher Altrock of the eastern league to play with the IiI waukee team. At a meeting of the members of the Chicago Athletic association reso lutions were adopted pledging the co operation of the association in pro mcang the interest of the Olympic games to be held in Chicago in 13M. William J Anderson, formerly a banker of Kansas City died in New York of consumpaon. American capiailisa; have made large purchases cf land in the saite of Vera Cruz. 3Iex.. where they will raise tobacco on a large scale. The anu-oleomargarine hearings were continued before the house com mirx3e on agriculture. Grand Master Jones of the National Grange and ex kepresenaiave Grout presenting res olutions for resaicting oleomargarine and like produca?. The navy department has aiken over the torpedo boat Goldsborough. building at Portland. Ore., by Wolff dt Zwicker. and will complete the boat at the Puget Sound naval station, de ducang the allowance from the con tract price for that purpose. The National 3uflding Trades coun cil closed its fifth annual convention at Worcester. Mass. Resolutions were adopted condemning the action of the central aades and labor unions of Sa Louis in issuing a boycott against the Louisiana Purchase exposition. The federal telegraph admnusaa.-1 aon of Mexico is making successful j experiments in wireless telegraphy. The sre-story Adams building at , - Chattanooga was destroyed by fire. The loss on the building is $40,000. insured for $15,000. Services in commemoration of the birthday of General Robert E. Lee were held throughout the south! Elaborate preparations are being made at Cincinnati for the celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the or- der of Scottish Hits Ttfasaas. r-T EXFERT AS CAsvWETJWAKEK. Minneapolis has a successful cabinet maker is. the person of Miss Hela Heisser. whose work is equal in point of excelleace to that of any of her masculine competitors. She has set up her bench in her own apartments i fashioning snma n-riaTii niaci of work ..." .. ..... out ot tne rougn ooarus wmen sne pro cures from a neighboring lumber yard- Miss Heisser is her own designer and her work not only shows excellent workmanship., but originality along lines that are soundly artistic Her work has ranged from an ordinary kitchen saelf to the finest kind of del- iuaici wruugni. ii.ue manugrinj uuio i and chests of drawers. The young cabinet-maker has had no assistance. and the ara n "formation from rough boards to the. polished and carved work is accomplish! wholly by hand, 1 iwb-Woo are bought in rough , boards ud Heisser even does her I ot veneering. The finest piece of . r M . . work aimed out last fall is a any ma- . hojnajr qJ, ,QUr -ach I t in. height and five and a half inches I ia ,dtIl Tais min?a:ure piece of fur- I j aini.re is for a man's writing aible and I intended for small articles of dress pins, saids. cuff links and collar but-1 . tons. Quite in contrast to this is a I heavy, solid dark walnut reading table 1 ith a sloping top on which to rest heavy books. A substantial bench be longs with this table A large and 1 handsome piece of work is a screen ' six feet in height in three panels. This was carved and stained green. Some of the finest carving has been done on boxes and jewel cases, but book racks also affard an opportunity for carving and work in color. Until this fall she , has been occupied chiefiy m teaching. , She took the manual training course at the central hish school and followed ' this by a course in kindergartenmg. ' , While in school she executed several ( SQd pieces of construcaon work anil ' "ood-carving. following designs made j ' by her sister. Miss Margareaie E. aeis ' ser. art teacher at the Moorfaead nor- j mal school and formerly a leader of . the Minneapolis art colony. For near- i. ly two years Miss Helen Heisser taught ' manual training at the school for the - feeble-minded at Faribault, giving up g WQrk: l:ist 3ammer.Chicago ; Chronicle. AN INCOMPARABLE SYSTEM. t I That of Transportation in tne lnit! State. One of the important factors in the strength of ourindustriaI posiaon is the unquesaaned superiority of our transportation system, says Frank A. Vanderlip in Scribner's Magazine. If ( one has fresh in mind the picmre of j our luxurious a-ains. mammoth en gines, and. mare important still, our standard fifty-ton freight cars, it "makes the Europeans seem- like -ama-4 teurs In the science of transportation when we s1 their toy cars, small la- ; camotives. and generally slow-going administration. If one looked into the matter with tne eye of an expert. studying the unit of cost, the freight charges per ton per mile, or the mil eage rate for passenger service, and ' made comparative statistics of the ton- ' nage of freight trains and the cost of i moving them, he would discover a i startling lack of efficiency, both in Great 3ritain and an the continent. Perhaps it is not quite fair to make comparisons of the average cost of freight traffic per ton per mile in America and in Europe, because the average haul is much shorter there, and terminal expenses of a haul are prac- , tically the same whatever its length. . The average charge per ton per mile on all American railroads for all class es of freight is now less man i of a cent. If wp take th suuistics of the eastern trunk lines alone, that figure . would be cut to about "- em per ton per mile. It compares with 2.4 in Grea: 3ritain. 2-2 in France. 1.5 in Germany, and 2.4 in Russia. One of the most remarkable iliustraaons of ' the failure of European managers of industries to keep pac with th times i found in a comparison of the ef ficiency of their railroads with ours. English railroads charge three un as much to move a ton of fre:zhr as it can be moved for in America. Eng lish railroad managers have failed ro grasp the economies that ar made possible by heavy tramc by the use cf engines of enormous capacity and freight cars that will carry fifty tons. But if the English railroads have failed to keep pace with ours, what can be said of the continental roads? Short trains, with pigmy freight :ars. each car holding only about eight tons, mak? clear to any layman the handi cap which high transporaition charges have laid on indusay all over Europe. Tha English of Aanrrsila- One of the gold field papers in west- ' em Australia has been bewailing the unculazred "accent" adopted by edi cated" ehiidren in the "Wesauiian , state schools. In proof of this such ; example.- are given as ""ee-yuh" for ' here." "patickler" for "paracuiar." bin." for "been."' and "seen" for ' "saw." It is pointed oat. however, i ' that in other pare of the Australian ' continent a more objectionable form of language, the us of slang, predomi- i nates. A head is a "top-piece" or a "napper." eves -lamps' or "ogles." an i ear is a "lug", or a "paddlebox, a mouth is a "kisser" or mush." a face is a "dial or a "phix. and legs are "dutches." an abbreviation of "Dutch ' pegs." London Daily Chronicle. Fraac Depopulation. 1 The official report of the French ' minister of commerce on the census . --..,. . ... . of ii-u is accompanies oy taoulated statistics of a detailed character The population ut r ranee is iijalitia. There were 255.084 marriages in 1500. J.a divorces. s2i5 oirths. and S33.- 2S5 deaths. This gives a diminution o 23.S8S on-the population. Striking an I average for births and deaths for the ten years. 1SS0-35. it appears .tere was an annual increase of 22,715. From comparisons made of cninquenn riods during the last fifty yea: has been established that during the last twenty years the excess of births over deaths ?- been much less" than dnrisg-tie prrriana rerieds. ooaC'Qia&c-acyyaacna f &OBO000OrOo-00OOOfc w o IK BJH BCBIBJC. o o o Cotarims o . o o o o State Ita.! 3 1 O OId Eask is tha Stat. O o o o o o c o Pay Interest . a O o G AND Real estate q ; l Jl J J fcSMJES SIGHT DRAFTS ON wfea, Cfeiop, New Yirfc. AaalAa. Fiisia i's aitii Sells Steamship Tickrts. fills Good Dotes, i o w o 6 a c ft 6 o lad hda its o o whea tfaey need bffip v - j j o o 6 o c -o -o c c ;ssiC3)S AID 3ISC 03 o t wairrr. vice-"s. I Q i G3TT KUU3T C O -C - C -cco a.-c o C'c-Q'-o.icOi' OOO O C -C O-O O" A Weekly Republics Newspaper Derated to the Best Interests of A A Columbus, THE County of Platte, The State of -Nebraska.- THE United States: zd the Rest of Miiki J jt je of Measure with Us is The Unit $1.50 per Year, if Paid in Adrance. it at Bt ewr Liatit of Usefulness is not Circumscribed by Dollars aad Cents. Sample Copies Sent Tree to any Address. HENRY GASS. J ...UNDERTAKER. Coffins and Metallic C Repair :; cf til rna ai Uphclsrerr Goods. Columbus, Jet. The Columbus Journal. is prepared ta Furnish Any thing Required of a A CLUBS WITH THE ! H6c? Columbus JournaJ, ' BBBHkrBTLVaaaBBBBBBBBBr Mid It 1 1 I c i umu. x m i4i ml ne- " "" oesi rapers OF THE COUNTRY. .. i -.
