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THE OMAHA ! DAILY BEE. . , , 189G. SINGLE oorr rtvia CENTS. 30 ESTABLISHED JUNE 10 , 1871. OMAHA WEDNESDAY 3 DECEMBER F SUGAR MILLS TO START SOON IJToyler Will Permit the Grinding of Oano in Cuba , CONCESSION TO AMERICAN INTERESTS Sl rc-HHiirc of AVi-alUiy I'lniilprn from I InI iilti-il Slnli-H SvriirpN Pr - iiilMHlon t lleiievv tin- Work of Miiimrauturc. UM , by I rcf rubllidilng Company ) HAVANA , Dec. 29. ( New York World Ca blegram Special Telegram. ) Permission to make sugar will bo given to the planters In the western provinces of Cuba. This Information mation comes to me privately from a high nlDclal who Is In a position to know. He ( tatd explicitly , however , that his statement Is not otllelal , because he has no authority to give out such news as official. The con dition of affairs now Is such as to remove the objection to allowing planters to grind cane. Powerful Interests In the United States have been disturbed , I have reason to know , by the failure to make sugar this winter. The season for grinding should begin Dc- ceirbor 20 , hut there will bo no loss through a delay of a fortnight , or even three weeks. Edward Atkins of Boston , proprietor of the ireat Solcdad plantation near Clenfucgos , 8anta Clara province , Is particularly anxious to make sugar , as nlso Is ( he manager of the estate of Welch Ilros of 41 Wall street , New York Information that grinding will bo permitted was sent to Mr. Atkins to- tiny. tiny.Henry Dclgado , formerly purser of the Ward line steamer Yiimurl , afterward Ma- CCO'B chief of artillery , and now n prisoner In the hands of the government , having been captured In an Insurgent hospital In Pinur del Rio province. Is allowed to sco nobody In response to my request , Surgeon General Lcsado , the head of the Spanish medical de partment , sends the fallowing note"The political prisoner , Enrique Dclgndo , Is III In Ban Ambrosia hospital with a tumor of the Ktotn.icli A diagnosis Is difficult. Ills con dition Is nKogethcr.gravo " Dclgado has the fame care and attention , I am Infoimed , us n Spanish officer would have. Dclgado Is related by marriage to W E. D. Stokes ot New York A story was set allott hero yesterday that Lieutenant Colonel Fossdevlola , the mili tary conVmnndor of Guanabacoa , had taken seven citizens , native Creoles , from their houses night before last and put them to death Ono version was that the victims were shot , another that they were cut to pie-cos with machetes. The story will ROte to Key West by Wednesday's steamer and ho wired fiiim there to the newspapers In a greatly exaggerated form nnd be published Thursday morning I Investigated the mat ter In Guanabacoa under circumstances that Insured accuracy , and ascertained that there Is no foundation for the report. WILLIAM SHAW 110WEN. \SSACUn Cl II \ \ XONrOMIIlT\NTS. Me nl Shot D < M\II Itiillili-sHl ) niul \\iiiiu-ii anil Clrln I.iiHliiMl. NEW YORK , Dee 29. A dispatch to the World from Key West says : A recent mas Kicro by General Melqur/os' troops In west ern Cuba Is described In n letter received hero today from an Insurgent leader. In a little hamlet , forty miles north of Plnar del lllo , dwell about seventy-five people , most of them old , nil noncombntants They lived from hand to mouth , having a few cattle and Mime small cane fields and tiuck farms Spanish guerrillas commanded by Plerronto visited the place a fuitnlght ago. All the people were assembled and searched for valuables , the women and girls being sub jected to Indignities Not finding as much as they wanted , the guerrillas shot two joting men , pretending that they were Spanish deserters. Six others weic tied to tries and horribly whipped. Two young ' omen were tle-el to trees , their backs were barm nni tlir. lash applied If they resisted the sohlicrsartTollce , . Their screams so nroiibod the anger of tht other women that thuy made n combined attack on the guer rillas with clubs The guenlllaa easily boat them off and fired Indiscriminately among them , killing fifteen or twenty r-en nnd women and two young children. The others escaped , though the Spanish murdci- ers fired at them as long ns they were In BlKht 'Iho guerrillas then fired the houses. throwIng - Ing the dead bodies Into the buildings , drove oft the cattle , destroyed the crops and tramped their horses over the potato patches , so nothing In the way of food could bo had These poor people , loft without food or shel ter , took up their nbodo In the foothills , building themselves huts of branches and glass Some have died of exposure and not more than thirty ot the seventy-five now survive. The letter told of other outrages and stated that for miles and miles where formerly were happy homes nnd nourishing fields not a Blnglo human being Is to bo seen. it TO COMIi IIOV1I3 .NOW. United StlKcN Vlee CoiiHiit ( o Culm Alioiit < < > Leave ( lie iMlaiiil. HAVANA , Dec. 29 Joseph Springer , the United States vlco contnl general , will leave for the United States on the btcamer Olivette tomorrow. Ily the steamer Santi ago there will bo sent to Chafarlnas political prisoners and to Pcrnandlno Island nine cat tle thieves. Two brothers named Fernando and Amado Pine , who are negroes and naturalized Americans , charged with being Nanugocp , and Thomas Anunala of Colom bia , have been expelled from the Island. General Arolas , with n force of 0,000 Span ish troops of all aims , baa been reconnoltcr- Ing the heights ot llnly. At the engagement which Colonel Glru- Jcda had at Cay la Roa and Its vicinity yesterday It Is stated the Insurgent colonel , Pancho Palaclo of Ilrlgndlcr General Cas tillo's staff , was killed and Castillo himself was wounded In the leg. Two French citizens , Rene and I.oul.s Re- nandean , are being tried In Morro castle by an ordinary court martial on the charge of re-bclllng against the Spanish govern ment. News has been received that the local column of troopj In Mutanzab met the Insur gent band ot Sotolongo nt the farm of Abrau , In the Jaquey Grand district. There UOH n fight , and the Insurgents wendispensed. . Another Philippine COIIHI | | iley. MADRID , Dec. 29 Advices received hero from Manila , capital ot the Philippine Islands , say that a conspiracy against the Bpanlvh government has been discovered In the province of Ilulucan. Many notable : ! have born arrested and a quantity of arms liavo been sc'lzed. In an engagement be tween Spaniards and Insurgents north ot Manila , the latter are slid to have lost 138 men. _ \ < > l Yet n Ctirillnill. HOME , Dec. 29 , The statements pub lished In New York of the possibility of the elevation ot Archbishop Corrlgau to the cardlnolato are pronounced by the Vati can authorities ( o bo pure guesswork , nnd nothing will bo known definitely on the subject until the next consistory , which takes place at Easter. \\VnHHy Wliliiu Killed III 1'urlH. PARIS , Dec. 30. A shocking double mur der has occurred cf a wealthy widow , Mme. Koycrharatt and her servant , who were found strangled to death at Vltry-Lo-Fran- iota. The t'cipetrators ' etolo 0,000 franc * . Arelililxlmii I'alire IK I ) > lnur. MONTREAL , Que. , Dec , 29. At a late hour tonight Archbishop Fabru was still ullve , although his phydlclana Day ho has only a few hours to live. HATCH or m\i\i.s riunt \ninn. . Slorli-N I'nlilUlii-il \VntlilMtttnn ami London \ri * Proitiiillj Denleil , MADRID. Dec. 29 It Is officially denied that there Is any truth In the report pub lished In n New York paper on Sunday last that the United States consulate at Car denas , province of Matanzas , Cuba , had been tvvlco attacked and the shield torn from the door In spite of the efforts of the local authorities to protect the consulate. An emphatic denial Is nlso officially given to the statement today of the London Chronicle that there was reason to believe that the French foreign office has been sounded In regard to Cuba In an antt- Amcrlcan sense. An emphatic denial Is given here to the report credited to the Washington Post that Scnor Dupuy de Lome , the Spanish minis ter at Washington , nnd Mr. Olney have concluded negotiations for the acceptance by Spain of the good offices of the United States in the settlement of the Cuban In surrection. LONDON , Dec. SO. The Dally News' Par's coiiespomlent says. "It Is quite clear that Spain Is In negotiation with Mr. Olney , but the Castlllan pride compels the government to negotiate in an underhand way. They cannot help trying to arrive at a private un derstanding with the United Statca , for the proceeds of the recent loan are nearly ex hausted , and Captain General Weyler's np- paient Inaction has cheeked the buoyancy which followed Maceo's death. " IlllSH ANTI-TA\\T7oN A CITATION' . SlroiiK Iti-NiiliilloiiN Adopted nt n Mil * * MeeUllK Held n < l.lnii-rle-U. LIMERICK , Dec. 29 Lord Dunrnvcn presided today nt a meeting hero of all classes , nt which a resolution similar to the ono agreed upon at the Mansion house , Dublin , meeting of yesterday was adopted , calling upon the government to remedy the financial Injustice done to Ireland by over taxation. Illshop O'Dvvyer , who was the chief speaker , exhorted Irishmen to stand together In the spirit of the words of Lord Cnstledown , uttered nt Cork on December 3 last , when ho denounced the obstinacy of the British treasury officials In refusing to right the grievance of the Irish In respect to taxation. Lord Castledown , upon that occasion , said that ho hoped history might not repeat Itself and the people of Cork follow the example of the people of Boston In 1773 , when they threw a cargo of tea Into the haibor as a protest against unjust taxation. John Daly , the Irish agitator , recently released from prison , said that Lord Cns- tlcdown's declaration that he would have truth and Justice on his .side or do as the people had done , sent n thrill through the country , nnd ho hoped that the meeting would declare that If Lord Castlcdown wns true to himself nml Ireland history might yet proclaim him the successor of the great and Illustrious Washington. ( Cheers ) siir.Lvus Doi'Mnu AND not ucnoisn Trench Citinineiil Ci-illiiK Itlil of Us Powerful OIIIIIII-IIM. | PARIS , Dec. 29 A chorus of radical de nunciations of Paul Doumcr , foimcrly min ister of finance , who Is accused of ilejertlng the radical cause and of allowing the gov ernment to shelve him by appointing him governor ot Indo-Chlna , Is not likely to be diminished by today's announcement thai M. Doumer has resigned hh scat In the Chamber of Deputies Instead of meicly csk- ing for leave of absence , as he signifies that ho has no intention of returning to Fninco for n long time. Rumor credits the government with an Intention to similarly shelve M Bourgeois , the former premier , by appointing him gov ernor of Algeria with Increased powers to bo arranged by a special bill In the Cham ber , M Catnbon , the present governor , being appolntol ambassador to London. Probably them Is little truth In the rumor , but It Is known that the London embassy has been ilex-lined by the Due de Montebcllo , the Mar quls de Reverpeaux do Rouvray and M. Cam- bon , French ambassador at Constantinople , who Is n brother of the governor of Al geria. The reason for the refusal Is that this post generally Mulshes a diplomatic career. _ SI' ' I/PAN IJHA.NTS Till ? DHMANDS of Primer nail Italy Mil } HiI'rcseiil tit MM/IIIII lle > 'N Trial. CONSTANTINOPLE , Dec. 29 The Porte has granted the demand of the envoys ol Franco and Italy that their diagonians be present at the trial of Maz ! > av Bey , charged with being icsponslblo for the murder ol Father Salvntore , an Italian priest , who wac killed In thn convent ot Jenldjckclo nt Ma- rabh In 1895 by Turkish tioops commanded by Mayhav Bey Italy demands the punishment of Mazhav Bey and the Turkish government has prom- Isud to put him on trial , but the icprescnta- tlve > s of the powers suspect this will be nothing moro than a farce. Snmo days ngc when It wns proposed to Include Miuhav Boy In the general amnesty , the French and Italian envoys requested their governments to send fleets to Alexandria Ini view of thla possible miscarriage of justice , which Italy and Franco are resolved at all hazards shall not hrpren. _ LIO ns AN iii.\nt OK i.irn , IIenUIi > Nun * -iierlliees ller.sclf Hint tinI'oiu * Maj lll.oiipr. . LONDON , Dec. 30. According to a Rome dispatch to the Dally News the Voce Delia Vci-lta , the Vatican organ , eays the pope In a recent speech , explained his longevity thus : A nun who had always enjoyed health visited htm two months ago saying that she had offered herself as a sacrifice to God In order to prolong the pontiff's life. God had signified his approval , and the nun has died , while he himself still flourished. Declines lo Hun fur ( Cbiiinlii-r. . PARIS , Dec. 29 The duke of Oileins has written n letter stating that , know Ing the French republic Is engaged In diplomatic negotiation ! ) of a delegate nature , ho dors not wksh to excite Internal difficulties , Utt places the seal of his family connections at the tcrvlce of French Interests abioad. This letter was written to decline an offer of a candidature for a seat In the Clumber of Deputies from Brest , made vacant bv the death M d'Hunt ! , which will now be contett ed by the royalist comtc de Blols. the -ibbc of Charmottant , nnd probably a republican cin- dldate. _ Ai | * iil to UitIiiiieilnl ( Joeminent. . OTTAWA , Out . Dec. 29. H Is reported In olllclal circles that a loprcfentatlvc ot the Lauilcr government will go to Englind soon and have a conference with the Impel lal authorities , regarding the action of hlbhops In Quebec In excommunicating the organ of the llbeial inrty. It Is considered hetc among the French citizens wiser to rcfci' the case to the English government than to appeal to Rome , whcio Archbishop Lingevln has alicady iiuanngcd to lay his case with apparently good effect on the piopaginda. CallN liiNii-eliir Melt Illin .Si > . PARIS. Dec 30 The Libre Paiole accuses the English detective. Inspector Melville of Scotland Yard , nf being nothing but a spy , who Is allowed to travel In France under the pietext of unraveling anarchist suspi cions. Ni-v foiinillnnil SeeUx lti ST. JOHNS. N F. Dec. 29. The New foundland legislature will attempt to secure icclproclty with the United States when It meets In February. The cabinet U now dis cussing thn question llnliiiiile IMiiKiitIn Inillii , BOMBAY , Dec. 29 , During the past forty- eight hours the health authorities have re corded 177 frcih CHICK of the bubonic plague , In the name period 130 deaths from that db- ease have occurred . Pern Invmleil ! > llullv IIUIM. LIMA , P iu ( Vlu GaKeaton ) , Dec 20. The lelatloiiR between Peru nnd Bolivia are strained owing to an Invanlon of the Peru vian frontlet by u Bolivian force. OPPOSED TO BOISE PESROSE Wannmakcr Takes a Hand in Pennsylvania Senatorial Contest. SPEAKS SEVERELY OF ATTEMPTED BOSSISM It DlMliiiniirs tlit < sdilo tluit One Shonlil Cliilin In Orvn > lu- Jurllj nf I.eulHliiturc llc- fore It Convener. PHILADnLPHIA , Dec. 29. John Wani- inaker , who Is opposing Uolsc I'enrcae tor the scat In the United States Bcnnte , now oc cupied by Mr. Cameron , was interviewed to night on the situation ot the campaign , which Is one of the bitterest known to Penn- slvanla polltUti. Ho began with the state ment "that It the next four ) ears do ot give goo ] times to the country , the new century wilt usher In changes that will be severely felt In the meat vcmote corner of the world. Pennsylvania's rcsponalblllty In the administration ot national artaliu is thrown upon her congressmen and tv.o sena tors. The terras ot these senators cjplrc , one at the beginning and the other during President McKlnley's admlnUtratlo-i , nnd CB the time approaches to 111 ! the next vacancy , some of thcec who labored Incessantly to de feat the nomination of McKlnley and cai- rlcd the vote of I'cnnsjlvnnla In the con vention against him , are assuming to dlu- place the federal patronage In advance ot hU Inauguiatlon , In order to Influence the votes of the inombcra of the legislature. " Mr. Wanumakcr spoke In stiong terns , paying"The old commonwealth Is dishon ored by the claim that one man owns ICO \otca out of the 200 chosen men , composing the legislature , not jet asse-mblcd , ' and add that one boss had "defiantly taken the I'ato by the thioal" and dictated hla own terms. Concerning national Icsncs , ho slid he favoiul the tariff high enough to remunerate manufacturers so they may bo able to keep employes going the full week nt good wnsea , and to exclude everything wo can grow or make In thiu country. lie advocate-d a greatly rcatrlcted Immigration law , and as serted ho | unaltciable opposition to any tam pering with the monetary svdtem. which would tend to destroy the nation's credit or depieclate the coin. io\v.vs hii.vuit roitrus isi TVSii Iliiiulreil I'tillouTM of ( liePrec ColiuiKiI'lllliifj Mod. DCS MOINKS , Doc. 29. ( Special Tele gram ) Two hundred democrats , populhts and silver republican ? met In conference today and Hsiicd an addrc s to the people of Iowa , announcing that the union of nil Bllvcr forces of the state was permanent and that they will hereafter nominate the same candidates for alPolllces The conference was larger than expected , and sentiment was unanimous In favor of the union of .forces. Tlio resolutions adopted explain that the three factions will retain their cep- arate ttate organizations , but act together. Ocneral J. 11. Weaver , chief of the popu lists , was the guiding spirit of the gatherIng - Ing , the democrats readily yielding prece dence to him. Numerous addresses were made In favor of union of forces and the early opening of a campaign ot education WPS determined on. The democratic state committee met and elected M. r. Healy of Kort Dodge , chair man. It has been planned that C. A. Walsh , national secretary , was to be chairman , hut C. S. Hanck , ex-chairman , suspected of sound money tendencies , made a vigorous protest on the ground that Walsh Is too radical nnd his election would hopelessly alienate sound money democrats. He was supported by several other members nnd Walsh had to bo dropped nnd Hcaly was elected. A committee of three each from the dem ocrats , populists nnd silver republicans was named to prepare an address to the state on bchalt of the united silver forces. A subcommittee was named by this com mittee , with General Weaver chairman , to prepare the address , which will be Issued In a few days. siVIOH in : vi , ns ( ICIAT Ni-liriiNKn I'oiiiillHl I'l IIIIIIHI-H n AVnre- IIOIIHI- for Mltcr Iliilllim. UEN'VHK , Dec. 29. Governor Mclntyre has received the following letter , to which he has not replied : "UUOKR.N UOW , Neb , Dec. 28 Governor Mclntyie. Dear Sir What do you think ol the Idea ot the legislature of Colorado making nn appropriation to construct a depcsltory for silver bullion In your state ? The bullion could be deposited and certifi cates Irsucd on the market value ot I'm bullion , which ceitlflcatcs could be used as money by the people , nnd In this way the demand for moro money could bo met. I have thought the matter over , and 'f I can get any encouragement from silver pro ducing states I will Introduce a bill In the Nebraska senate this winter to that effect. I am satisfied that the new use such n scheme would create for silver bullion would cause the price to rise and many of the benefits sought for by the free silver advo cates would bo reached and no law violated , "Please think the matter over carefully and let mo hear from you. Very truly , "f. W. IIHAL , Senator Fifteenth Nebraska District. " pi.vTT uMi'oiisr.n rim SHN .NIMV Yorlv Itepiililli--iiiH Turn Tlie-lr Ilile'liN I'IMIII . | IINI-II ( "lioiiti- . NHW YORK , Dec. 28. The Kopubllcan club of Now York last night refused to endorse the candidacy of Joseph Choato for United States senator. Hvcry follower of T C. Platt In the club was present. The meeting wns very lively and at times up roarious. The resolutions laid over last week cndorMng Choato were called up and a substitute adopted , declaring It Illadvlsed that any action ehould be taken regard ing the possible candidacy of any person , and that It Is the sense of the club that no action be taken. The Union Republican club of llrookljn and the Progress Republican club of New York tonight adopteel resolutions endorsing Thomas C. Platt for senator. I'OIIIM | | ( Nominated for KIUKSVILLi : . Mo. Dec 29. The Klrst congressional district populist convention to day nominated Joteph Miller , a farmer of Scotland county , for congress , to nil the vacancy caused by the death of Congress man-elect Giles. Mil lei Is a mlddlo-ot-thc- ioad man. _ Iiiilliinn | ' | | | ( OrKiiiilrliii7 > INDIANAPOLIS , Dec 29. The populist state committee , after being In session two days , decided tonight that the populist or ganisation should bo maintained In Indiana nnd recommended the organization of clubs throughout the slate. Hi mill * } tlu > Itenlun , LOUISVILLU. Dec. 29. The Courier- Journal says : Governor Ilraclley told a friend today thut It was his purpose to rifllgn the ofllto of governor , Kuylng the place wan killing him , and that he could not afford to htay In It until bin health nan en tirely InM. Ooveinor llradley has ftlso written Mr. McKlnley that ho would not accept any federal appointment. H HlrnUiof rural ) NN. UIM'KK 8ANDUSKV , 0. . Dec 29.JVaul cornea from Hurpstock , south of herorthat David Ilarpstock , known far and wide as the "wool king , ' unstained a stroke of rarely sU and Is In a critical condition. llu In t ! wealthiest man In this part of the slate and has been one. ot the most emenshe wool grow em In the United States. IIIC TIV IIOHV CA > TO\ , MoiiNlt > r Inntrtiiiu-ti e-il in Me- Klnlo ) l.j Mill iiri-rs , CAN'TON. O , Dec. big Un horn which attracted so ntlon In the Illinois campaign nton today , borne by the men of I ) , 111. , who set out November 1C to .the trip and carry the horn to C "The horn Is thirty feet long , nnd ' 11 nix feet In diameter and reejnlre n dozen men to blow It The men \ ! arers , two of them being carpcnte rs , nncrs and two painters It was n co ion " In their un- elertaklng that the cltlzi lecatnr would contribute n purse of In the event an ccpial sum wan rala them wlille on the march to Cantonf men have not had smooth sailing Tl ; f feclared that up to the time they reacff _ [ Ulnnapolls they had good suc-cess In sollln pictures of the horn nnd In other coimjbiJUons , but that since that time they YJSWnot made ex penses The hospltalltvffthown them has been generous with biSovery few excep tions They have been ( mey by bands and drum corps and other qrg izattons In the states through which the'yj passed The men soon after rcachlnVltho city went to the McKlnley home i > ndjpi8ented the horn to the presldcnt-elcct.My io received the visitors cordially On a/JJrfvfnt of the Inces sant rainfall , no demoiiXllon was made. General Anson McCookvQne of the "Fight- Ing McCooks" of New tart , spent the aft ernoon with Major MuKMeV. Ills call was of a social nature , and UKUnderrtood to be without political slgnltltAnec. He Is an old friend of National CluSrSlun Hanna. and has been \lsltlng at trii Inttcr's home In Clcx eland Other calltrkSdurlng the after noon were Charles W Mjiflicy of New York and ex-State Senator Hedge of Cleveland. There was a coii'-tnnJJMfrcnm of callers nt the home of the wixMcnt-elect this morning Shortly cttcra.breakfast visitors began to arrive and Ke-Mjcomlng nil day Ono of the early callerirwas Hon. Charles Allison of Kno\vllle , TCnh. Mr. Allison was quite active In thwieccnt campaign , nnd led the fight In th.-wTpart of the otnte. In an Interview Mr. Arfann said that In hla opinion. Tennessee wjjfld hardly be rep resented in Piesldent mKlnley's cabinet. "Thcro has been n Kl'at deal of talk about Mr Evans. ' snliipir. Allison , "but I do not think ho will bcfrtlected I believe that Judge Golf ot Wc'lUVIrglnta Is n fa vorite man to represenllllie south , If that section ot the country l ? tb be recognised Hon. Frank McUowpTQfof South Dakota WPS also n caller Mr McDowell Is a eloao friend of Senator 1'ottjjrccw. Among the other callers wcro nugcupIV Smallcy of St. Paul , Minn. ; D J Smltltt > f East Liverpool , O ; Colonel Caleb I ) Wtv < t ot Youngstown , O ; Hon. Nlles Hnucn oftaiylor Falls , Wls. . and Mr. Arthur J. StcvfiUt of Manchester , England. Ijr CLEVELAND. 0 , Der S9. A number of prominent visitors callr-5 at the office of Hon. M. A , Hannn to A mom ; them were lion Henry C Pay of Wisconsin of the national executive { committee , Hon. William J Osborne ot TUSPflchusctts , Sen- ntor Clark and lion Frwik "W. Mondcll of Wyoming. Judge Hobeittjui. n prominent politician of South Dakota , nnd a half dozen well-known Ohio rcputj Jans Most of those named met togctlfir at Mr Ilanna's ofllco nnd held a long conference with the national chalimen It" ifvv'as stated that Messrs Payne and Osborne came hero to confer with Mr Hannah on business con nected with the national executive com mittee General A G JifcCook. who was the guest of Mr Hanne. at Wlndcrmerc during his brief visit In [ Cleveland , left for Canton today to call ujonlthoier sldnt- clect. As n result of today , nil borts of ca circulation , but those said the slate had not completed Indeed , stands very close to Major McKlnloy and Mr Hanna said toda'ctbat he hod good reasons for believing that not to exceed one or two members of the cabinet under the Incoming administration had been de cided upon The confervmce nt Mr. Man na's ofllce today was lieldx- behind closed doors , and at Its conclufdpn Mr. Hannn es corted several of his visitors to the Union League club for lunch , i K \.VS\S MAN IMS noun. Attotniiteit Klllliiiv f f * O UnionOitt - eoiur nf lliitnc-Ntl ATWOOD. Kan , Dec. 'Jit. The story sent out from Topcka of thclassasslnatlon ot 0 W. Gllmore. a rancher jpf this county , and the arrest of a mystcrhus woman supposed to be from New York , 's not borne out by the facts. Gllmore was ; shot as he s-at at his supper table his aCeeilunt f ring through the vindow , and though his lolt eye was destroyed and his upper Jaw shattered , ho Is still nllve and may recover. A short time ago Gllmorc's wife left lllm nnd went back to a divorced hubband , .who lives In Nc- hraskn. Since that time he has had a Mrs Ballon , a married wonjun , keeping house for him , which caused ilrs Uallou and her husband to separate , The attempted assas sination Is supposed to , have been an out growth of the rancher's complicated domes tic affairs. On the night of the sliootlng an unknown man was seen In the vltlnlty of the Gllmoro house carrying a gun. < A nephew of Mrs Gllmore was arrested,1 but has been re leased. . .lominitsIN , Tium POINT. Complain AKIIMH | < \VllllllMV ( illlSH CHICAGO. Dee 29. Window glass manu facturers and Jobbers nmt at the Auditorium Annex today. The Jobbers had reballed against the manufacturers' scale and threat en e < l to place their orllcrs In Europe It a greater profit was not > given them by the American manufacturers. The teale fl\cd the price at a small margin and n rebate oystcni Tlio rebate scheme was iatlsfac- tory to the large Jobbers , but the small men protested against a scale that gave a rebaie of but 3 par cent to purchasers of less than Jjj.OOO during the year , nnd 5 per cent to larger purchasers. Tbo Jobbers presented their ultimatum In very vigorous fashion , and the manufacturers ! ' after some delibera tion , granted their demands , and a new rebate aibtem was agreevJ upon. The sys tem becured for every purchaser who buys $3.000 worth of glass In clx months , a re bate of Kper ccntrrSfT'l those btrylng < 23,000 worth In six monlhs n rebate of E per cent. No advance Jc prices was made n , \N is imrusnu co\siniitATio.v lliiHliui ClllrniH Tube a lliuiil In Stre-e-t Cur''ronlilcN. . IIOSTON. Dec. 2U. Tljo committee ap pointed nt the masE meetUig at Faneull hall last night to consider th0 West End street railway dllllculty from the citizens' point of view met today and prepared a plan of set tlement The statement ( -alls for an equita ble settlement of the vholo controversy , the Jlscontlnuanco of the employment of now men , the reinstatement of former employes , ind asks that the company receive n com mittee of Its employes : in , order to reach an igiccmcnt. The committee submitted the plan to President Little , but he refused to consider It. S KlIlN tinClrl niul IllniNi-lf. I1UHON , S L1.Dec. . S3. Edwaid Hosn , who made his home wlt'i his brother , Cule Itotw. a well ! ; noun ; ranchman , near For- CHI City , shot nnd' ( tilled his sweethenrt , MlsH Mnry lirehl , ut'ihu home of her sis ter , Mrs Btcwnrt , lir Forest Pity , todiiy. After Ullllng the girl Hosa blew out his awn braliiH , They hnd been to n ilunco on ChrlHtmas , where KOMI believed be wan not given proper attention by the gill. Doth belonged to excellent families - * Vluii anilVlfn Shot liy IliirtclnrH. KNOXVILLE. T/nn , , Dec. 29-At 11 /clock William HjfViMiiley and wife , poor iiit ieH.ecttd elU rnii of Sever ) cojnty , living ntur Sevlefsvllle , * were shot down l > y two men who bfokif Into their home. There Is no clcvv to toe guilty parties Mnny seem to think the perpt-trator < < of the iiaguly were some bf'thu crowd whom Whaliy recently hHikarqittciited before the < nmd Jury , Bhurlff MtipleH In working on DID case , / CAFFIN , RICH OR SHELDON Populists Uucortain ns to Who Will Bo Speaker This Time , SOUTH PLATTE MEN PROFESS CONFIDENCE Supporter' , of ( Julltti Let On Hint Tlit-y llnvi * 'I'lielr Mini Alreuilj niei-li-il , but < hi * Oilier * Are Still LINCOLN , Dec. 29. ( Special. ) Todiy witnessed the first skirmish among the populists preceding the battle royal for the oiganlzntlon of the leglslatuie. The trav eling men's banquet to Bryan last night nt the Lincoln hotel brought n great many populist and dcinociatlc whcclhorscs Into town , and n large majority of them re mained over. Some of them will spend the rest of the week In Lincoln working for favorite candidates for olllclal positions In house or senate. Senator W , V. Allen wns the center of attraction today nt the Lincoln , and around him revolved and buzzed the lesser lights of populism and alleged locnl lenders of "fico silver democracy. " The senator bus n kind word and n smile for all the aspir ants for the speakcrfdilp , but It Is under stood bo has so far committed himself tone no one. Ot coin so It Is said with gusto In Lin coln that J. N. Gallln of Saundcrs has the Inside track for the spcukershlp He Is a South Plattc candidate , and South 1'lattc constituents do not usually give up the fight until the last vote Is counted , and then they demand hat the Jury bo polled to sec that no mistake has been made Edson Hlch of Douglas , however , has some warm friends In this vicinity , but so far It Is evident that no very tangible combinations have been made by either Mr. lllch or Mr. Gaf- fin. It Is thought the state house clement. Including Governor Holeomb , Oil Inspector Edinlstcn. J H Edgerton nnd John Pow ers , nro favorable to Gallln If this auppoit Is united Gnllln will prove a formidable op ponent to Itlrh However. It Is claimed by friends of Hlch that Gallln's connection as umpire In the Hill Dorgan state prison deal , wherein he received $500 for ten days' woik watching the appraisers , Ilroatch and Gale\ turn $35,000 over to Dorgan for n lot of Junk and shop-worn goods , will militate against his chances to seize the speaker's gavel for the second tlmo In his political career. All this docs not reckon with the chances of A. E. Sheldon of Dawcs county , who Is coming with strong support from his section , and may bo a most formidable factor In the fight. There are thico prominent candidates for chief clerk of the house , and otheis not so prominent. The thiee are Henry C. Richmond mend of Red Cloud , Ellas IJakcr and Frank Eager of Lincoln Eager Is being assailed by friends of Hakcr with charges of busi ness laxity In drawing overdiaft checks , and Eagcr's friends retaliate by pointing to the alleged fact tint so far Daker. who was clerk of the district court for four years In Lancaster county , has not made full set tlement with his successor , Sam Low. Meanwhile , Mr Richmond , who Is n news paper man. and the edjtor ot the Nation , skirts around the edges , and cultivates the friendship of each opposing element against Ijakcr and Eager. Richmond Is a big man with a big voice , and would have no dif ficulty In making hlniscltauiatblo In the house. The cleikshlp will likely go out- sldo of Lincoln anyway , as the Capital City wants so many minor clerkships of com mittees , pages. Janitors and assistant door keepers and postmasters that It will bo obliged to bo content with what It can sc- cure of these and let the bigger game go to the country. The late private secretary of W J Bryan , however Is making a heroic fight for sec retary of the senate. His name Is Schwlnd , and It Is said he'has the best backing of any of the aspirants for legislative patron age Ho Is a quiet , but effectual worker , and has Mr. Uryan and the postoMlco con tingent at his back. Still there arc a num ber of "good western men" who are pre pared to contest the position with Mr Schwlnd and It may develop that ho Is not bo strong as he thought/lie wa-8. Congressman It D 'Sutherland of the Fifth district Is In the city Ho la said to be A..ivavux snpioitc7TirMi ) mtrVmoiid In his i ace for the chief clcikehlp of thefc < U ! e. Among others , populists and free slicr democrats who arc here attending to Icgls latlvo preliminaries are Ed P Smith , V. O Strlckler G M Hitchcock , Edson Rich and E 11 Diilllo of Omaha and O C Wces- ncr nnd Dr Ilamrcll of Hastings. So soon as the big plums have been shaken down there will be n ituh for the smaller fruit In the shape of minor clerkships. Hut so far there has been no crystallratlon of aim In this dlicctlon among the many aspir ants , but their prospects nro In n rather I'obulous condition. Those who are antici pating any great reduction In the number ot house and senate employes during the coining bcsslon seem doomed to. disappoint ment. It la announced that a caucus will beheld held Saturday night , when the first round of the speakeishlp fight will behad. . HISONS ron An in rici.irs ni\Tii , .Illrj ritnlN ii Number of C-IIIHI-N anil I/I-MM-M Otlierx fo | IIIIKIIIIIIII. NEW YORK. Dee 29 In the case of Frank Arbuckle , the wealthy politician and miner of Denver , Cole , who died under sus picious circumstances In this city on No vember 19 , a coroner's Jury returned a ver dict today that death was caused by "fatty degeneration of the heart , chronic nephritis , ccrcbrlal nnd pulmonary oedema and other CPUSCS to the Jury unknown" Arbuckle was found living In n vacant lot In the upper part of the city on the morn ing of November 19. The Jewelry ho was wearing when last eccn by friends had been tnkcn from his person nail It was for a I line believed ho had been drugged by those who lobbed him Chemical analysis , however , falle.l to establish this theory. COMI3 TO AN At.Hiri I.TI It U , COLON V Illlliil of llnllliiiN \ < lml i-il t'lliler Hie IiiiiiilKrnt'oii lim N lit Ni > u \ or ! . . ' NEW YORK , Dec. 29 Austin Corbln. sev eral months before he died , founded an agri cultural colony near Helena , Ark. Today when Inspector M J Renlck of the contract labor bureau boarded the Kaiser Wllhclin II , ho found 390 Italian men. wo-ncn and children tlckete > d to Arkansas. Ho also found that each adult had a collection of nccdc , vines , shrubs and roots , ca a'tm a ntock of agricultural Implements Ho telephoned to E11U Island , and was InNtiiictcd to land the colony over there Meanwhile word came from Washington that the colonl/.era were to bo admitted , as they were In no wl.uvio - latcts of the contract labor law. ron A citii'i'i.n CHIIK MI.NIJ .1. I ) , MeVInn < er HeluriiN from vtllh IMi-iil } of CiiNli. ROCHESTER. N Y. Dec. 29 J. D Mc- Mastcr of the Six Brothers Gold Mining com pany has Just returned from London , where ho succeeded In veiling a three-fourths liif teiriit In thn Caledonia gnld mine to a syn dicate of English Investors for KJfi.OOO. The Caledonia Is located In the Cripple. Creek mining dlstilct and has been developed nuf- riciemtly to demonstrate Its richness. Nego- llatloiu are now i > cmlli for Investment by EnglUhincn In three other principal Cripple Cieuk properties owned by the company. Too Wiirni finn U'lnltif'nrnlv nl. ST. PAUL , Doc. 29 V. J. Rothschild , rise- rotary of the Pt. Paul Winter Carnival as- tnolntlcn. announce ) ) that owing to the mild weather thu BDIIOIlatlon han been forced to ni-andon Us plans for an Ice palace this ncauon. THKY I > IFIN | ° B COIIPOUATIO.NS , T\ltli I'rt-nl- ieonoinUtf : TnliftpM'iie \ ili-iit AitnniM on ffOM ? of 111" Points. BALTIMORE , UclSwO. The American Economic npsoclatlonjJM morning took ur President Adams' aiU B , which was reail last night , nnd pcu | B early hours ells- cubing It Some H > p speakers took Issue with President H > * 'l ' > on many of the points contalncd lthe address and thought corporations v ln many respects overabusfd. The next subject taken up was the querv "Is There n Distinct Agricultural Question ? " The leader of the discussion WPS to 1mc been Prof. Bailey of Cornell university , but being unavoidably absent he formulated n thesis on the general subject nnd the debitc was pirtlclpitcd In by Prof Scott of Wlscon- sin unversltv. Prof Walker of the Massa chusetts Agricultural college nnd Dr. Lester E Wood ot Washington , D C , and others Prof Roland P Falkner of the University of Pennsylvarla , reported that n memorial asking for the establishment of a per manent census bureau had been presented to congre s The mcmorhl stated the census reports to be In many respects unsatisfactory to economists ami statisticians , owing to the lack ot continuity In the work and to the haato with which the whole census machin ery Is put In motion. Prof. David Klnley of the University ot Illinois lead a paper oiti the we of credit Instruments In retail trade. His estimate was that CO per cent of the total retail trade wns dene without the use of money , and at letst fcO per cei t of the entire busi ness of the country. Ho said thn monetary circulation of the country was not so gre-atly enlarged by this extensive i'so of credit , because much money was held In reserve - servo In the banks. Credit based upon mirh n icscrve , by setting free n certain amount of money lowers prices or keeps them from advancing A gTiera' discussion followed , Mr Thomas G Sherman of Brooklyn criticising Prof. Klnloy's statistics and asserting they would have a false Influence In the political agita tion of this country. Mr Sherman showed the nbscnc of banking facilities compelled the people of the f-onth and southwest to carry about large amounts of currency , and that tended to n coi iitant demand for cur- icncy. Ho hoped the pioper method might bo devised , v hereby relief could be had for the two great sections , so n new bcctlon- nllsm would bo avoided The convention will meet again tomorrow and conclude Its business on Thursday. .SIXTY TIKHSAM ) 1)01,1 , MIS ON IIM ) . Wotorn Coinini-re'lnl Trav ilirs'n - soelntlon In i\ce-llc-nt I onilllloii. ST. LOUIS. Dec 29 The annual meeting of tl'o Western Commercial Travelers' acso- clatlon v\as held today , with a laige number of members In attendance. The repoit of the financial committee showed that the balaiao on hand to date Is $1)9,429 , with no liabilities. The amount | aid beneficiaries timing the ycai was $99,525 and the number of death assessments twenty-two The oper ating expenses were $4'JU5. The reserve fund amounts to $52,8fi9 The olllccrs for the ensuing jcar are President , Uobert II Dula of St. Louis ; llrst vice president , Murray Carleton Pt. Louis , second vlco president , Alex Shelby , Little Hock , Aik , third vlio president , W B Massey - sey , Springfield , Mo , fourth vlco president , S. II. Shannon , Dallas , Tex , fifth vlco presi dent , John C Kllllngsworth , Illinois. sIMh vlco president , George E. Urogdon , Pueblo , Colo. A board of directors was also selected , and a treasurer nnd secretary will be elected Saturday. A resolution was adopted favoring a con venient and adequate 5,000-mllo Interchange able ticket , coed over various line * ot rail road. CHICAGO , Dec. 29 The annual meeting of the Northwestern Traveling Men's asso ciation was held toda > Tlio annual report ot Secretary D. K. Clink showed that the flcatb payments for the year amounted to $ IC0.400 and relief funds paid out to disa bled members to Jl.fiOO The association has a membership of 2,387 , a net less of 109 during the jcar. The following ofllcers wire elected for the ensuing ye-ar- Pres ident , William II. Orlbbcn ; t-ccrctary. D. K. Clink ; directors. II. A. Scovcl , J. J. McDon ald. D L Munay , O D Tracey , William Young , Emanucl Buxbaum ; vlco presidents were elected from twenty-three Elates. WI1UAT TAKKS AN III'Wllll TL'Il\ . I'l-lce AitMUK'fM Neail > Two CI-IIM iiiiil Cloxi-H hlrnnpr. CHICAGO. at 82 cents , wns being houglit for nt 83'u cents to 84 cents nt the end of the session today , an advance of almost 2 cents The failure of the Van Nortwlcks , accompanied by financial dis turbances In other parts of the country , had absolutely no effect on prices , the truth of the matter seemingly being that the stat istical situation was too Htrong to permit such Influences to control the course of the market The advance was not accompanied by heavy trading except during the last few minutes of the session. Russian repoits of a shortage of $0,000,000 bushels In the winter wheat crop , the continued foreign demand , largo clearances and a heavy de crease In the world's visible supply , con tributed to the fitrength displayed by the market from the opening. Toward the end of the scFsIon the trade grew heavier In volume , with an active demand , and the market closed strong at the top figures of the day. TWO MOHI : VICTIMS or TIM : AViinriv IIIII-M | | of .S. W. TlhhN niul AVIfi- Are round llnil ! } Ilin-ni-il In UelirlN. ST LOUIS , Dec. 29 A special to the Re public fron. Bliinlngham , Ala. , says- Two more charted corpses were found deep under the debris of Sunday's wreck of n Birming ham mlneial passenger train and brought hero today They were too badly burned for Idcrjtlficatlon , hut It Is regarded reason ably certain that they arc the bodies of S W. Tlbbs and his wife of Algcr , who are mleslng. The bodies recovered today run the list of dead up to twenty-four. A. H. Hlnton of Pratt City was hero today , searching for his 115-year-old eon , who , ho says , left homo for Gurnco on Saturday and was to have left riurneo for Blocton Sunday morning. He han not since been seem or heard from , and It Is feared that he , too , was a victim of lives lost The death of Andinvv Bryson , an Injured passenger , which is likely to occur at any liour , will swell the death list to twenty-six Thcro wore ten funerals of victims ot the wreck at Blocton today arid the business of the town we suspended for the time. niA.N'iv. roi.Ni ) t ILTor vn HDIII. .lur > Ilei-lili-H Unit Hie Prisoner { 'miNi-il Hie Denlli nf IIiNHliLlllli - . DAYTON. O. . Dec 29 The Jury In the case ot the State against Albert Frant/ , tried for the murder of Bcsslo Little , brought In a verdict of murder In the first dcgrco tonight , having been out a little over an hour. Woman Itolilieil on I'lflli Avenue , NEW YORK. Due 20 Mn- James Abcr- cromble Burden was knocked down and robbed by u tilghwnyimm at Fifth avenue nnd Heventy-Hccnml stuct this afternoon Mrs lluiduii was walking along Fifth ave nue when the robber jumped at her , put a knife to her throat and demanded that she give up lii'i money and jewelry. Hho lefused and the asxnnlt and robbery fol lowed , The hlKhwuymiin wns raptuied and the purse , which contained ,1 cluck for MO. rt-stoiul to Mrs. Burden , vVio had not been hurt. Peiiiin ) Ivanlii VllniTM on Slill.e. BHARON , I'a. , Dee 29.-Ovnr 1 M ) e-onl miners In 'Mercei county went on strike today , crippling the Illuck Diamond , Trout , nrove City , WoHtormmi and Filer \ Co mines. The Mtilke Is to infnrcu a demand Tor an Incicaso of f > emits per tun A sim ilar ralfu ban been irantcd ; In thu Plttx- liurt ; ellbtrlut. NEW LAWS FOR THE SCHOOLS State Tcncliors Association Will Not Prcaa Many Ohnugcs. CORBETT'S ' PLAN FOR LEVYING TAXES Silunicli.v Whleli nil Sln > lie Sienril niul Mori- nlnr AUe-nilnne-r nt 4"onnti- > He-boots Stliniiliitt-il. LINCOLN , Dec. 29. Special ) At tha meeting this morning of the ctluCittonM conn , ell ot the Nebraska State ToaeheivV aiModa * tlon , the report of the committee on legis lation was taken up. In presenting this to- port State Superintendent t'orbett Mid that tcaihcM fall to le.illze how little they co.int In the estimation of the solons ot the legis lature. Wlnt the teachers suggest may have but little weight , and for this icason It would be best to concentrate on one or two good things nnd > wo all honorable efforts to secure these. The report recommended that the present free high school law and free te\t book law bo let severly nlono for the present. The pressing need of more effective mums of securing attendance In the ochoola was recognized , but no clnnge In the present law was recommended It wrj the opinion , ot the conunl'teo , however , that the school law should ' so amended us (3 remedy oma of the e ismvlng . out of unequal taxation. District * with a levy full > up to the llmltii of the law were not able to maintain good schools , while others could support fair schools on a very low levj. To remedy this evil It was tccointncndcd that the law bo amended to permit county'eimmlssloncra to make a general levy of 5 tnllM for pchool purposes , one-foulth of this to bo divided among the districts eqmlly , ami thrco- foutthi to be divided In piopoitlon to the aggregate days of attendance In school It was argued that this chance would cut both vvnvs , remedy nneiinal taxation and secure ) prompt nnd regular attendance In hrhonl , the attendance to be kept up to n high standard from the si Irish motive of di.uvlng nioro money. Count lea with large populations. Ilko Douglas and Linrnater , might l > e mule et- cmpt from the operation of thli law. The plan proposes ! appeared to strike a popular chord and the report \vas adopted and the committee authoilzed to do some wotk In the direction ot securing legislation looking to this end. The name committee recommended that graduates from the department of pedagogy of the UtiUeislty of Nebiaiki he given state certificates good for three voars An amend ment , which was rcfcired to the committed on legislation , was offered by J P. I'ent/cr. It takes from the count ) d'strlcts thu > power to recommend n ootirHO of stud ) , and re- qulreo them to follow that prcpaied by the state superintendent. TllAVKLINO LlIIUAHinS DISCUSSi : ! ) . T'ie secon.l annual meeting of the Nebraska Library association was ! i"ld nt the Univer sity llbiary this af'ernoon nt 2 o'clock. The subject dlicnsscd was "Travfling Li braries" Miss IMna 1) Ilulloik , n graduate of the New York State Llluai } school pie- scntcd a paper , a snopals of which Is hero given- A trnvcllnc library N a small collection of books which tinvels hark ntul foith from FODIO ccntml point fti loralltler that need , the bookp. Thuv rcmuln from thrqo to six montlis Jn 11 vlace nnd then lotnrn totho , center from which they started. The Idea N not new. hut Itx nin t vnltinlilo form of application has lately been put Irto praetlco In Now Yoik state- The pub lic llbrnrlo * clcpirtmeiit of the rrge'iitn' work selce-tH and ptirclnixci librarlcH oC from twenty-live to UK ) books nnd lentil them for t\ months to the trusties oC any publicllbiary under visltatlin of thn re-Kent * Where no Mich library exists the olllrcrs ot n unlvcr-ltv cMe'iislon eonter. study club , ChuutiuKina clr < lei , or twenty- live resident taxpnjois ntav borrow the library. A guaranty for the .ife > retinn of 1110 books Is it-quired , and the bor- rnuer.s must pay the coat of transportation. Some of the libraries arc ot a general char acter , ami othi'io are' on up el.il Hubjects , such ns cle-ctile-lty , agrletiltnro. blblo Htudy. eto Ihe-v havp trnvele-d from i ml to eml of New York state In tbc past { flU > ' 'i' 'l' * , from the lonely villages In Vc Adlron- daeks to the "ehool ellstrj Js on I.n'io Ri n- rca. The ileinnnd lina-iVcii rnal mil very fewof tliu HWUJv fics , nll | , o fonnil ront- Inif Inliui e , , j ubrarv In Alb my It ! * ' JJJl'iiilhSloii to liolp ! ( pieiplo of Now voik to odue-ato and il VO'OD thoniRelve" , IIi.it thev mav be mme IntolllKont cltl eni * . It Is their further mlsxlon In fosior the lroutli and cxtabllxlMiicnt of puMIe II- brarlos The expirliixo of the Ktnplro state furnishes abundant proof that both of the o olijei IH arc ao < ouuilixhed hj trav eling libraries Tinwlietlon of books 11 made with a view to the mills of the lural illstilotn vvbcie books ale soano Careful slatlstlLH of the circulation of thrsp lioolm have1 been kept The i lr > .ilatlon of 1100 vol umes In Mix months VUIH 15,15S , tin aveiagn of 2iO reiulerH to each KK ) vo'nnios The eost of the llrst ten libraries Including cost of books , selection prcpaiatlon , cataloguing , book ensi" , printing of eatiilOKuex , etc. , was I O.flOO In the four > eaiH of their travels the'se 1,000 books have undoubtedly reached MI.OOO people , pcrlmpn mole. That Is making $20uO go a long ways fin then than any oticr $2 too appropilaled for edu cational purposes by thu Umpire slate prob- nbly. MICHIGAN TUICS IT TOO. The plan having been a sin-cess In New York , Michigan adopted It In IfThe leg islature appropriated an annual } > ,000 for making loam * from the iitate llbraiv and an additional U'.r.W ) for traveling UlirarleH. Thirty-one or Ihe o are- now selected ami catalogued and In clrcMlatlon rive counties oflcconsin have trav eling libraries and the tomlng h Klslnturo Is to bo aske'd to establish them through out the state. Those alroadv In operation. In Wisconsin are the resnllH of prlvatit Dhllant'iropy and of the inisi lll > < ' ) real of llbr.irl ins and teachers lion ,1 11 Stout lia'i plvon thirty-four tinvellntr llbr.irle.s to Dunn county. They elieiilite from the Mabel Talntcr memorial Iliinuy of Men- omlnee of which Mr Flout Is a trnsti o. Mr Witter of Clraml II ipldn ha sent sev enteen libraries tiavcllng In Wood c'onnty. The tcachiTH of the Steveni 1'nlnt Normal tchool will .itti-inpt to supplv 1'ortagn county , while the logging c-amps will bo looktd after by the NurthcinWtonriln l'"ree Travcllnir Library ansoc I itlon The. low aleglslature In U'li nuidi ; an annual appropriation of J2 Win for travelIng - Ing libraries 'Pie state llbrailan IH even now preparing them for clrc < ilatlon. In If'J.'i Montana made a xlmllar appro priation of * 1.000 for IS1' . ' . . $5e,0 for ISM anil f'0o ; annually thereafter The Ohio slate llbraiy bin just Inall- curatcd a system of UavoMng lllirarlrs. This Hvslom Is to be extenJed as coon as the legislature pi ices funds at the coin- in md of the librarian. Pennsylvania librarians are preparing to ntk for traveling lllirarlrs foi tint state An annual appioprlatlon of Jl.rOO would give Nebraska mi e indent system of trav eling libraries Such a system , wdl admin istered , would bo a prominent factor In Hie oducitlnnal progress of the state , and would ccrtnlnl ) le.ul to the establl > < hinc lit of public llbiarles It has been found that the various study clubs throui/iout the slate had dllllculty In getting books to purHim their studies. The I'eili'iatlon of Women'H Clubs has es tablished a small llbiary to supply thin ( lelleloncy to the auxiliary tllibx. Th inovcmint foi university extension would > u nmtfilolly strtngthenuil If Mavellng li braries could be secured for the IIHO of the Uudy centers The club nnd nub"c rlptlnn Ibrarlcs already In existence In the small : OWIIM would soon feel un Impetus and takn steps toward becomlnir free libraries , and towns now without UlirarleH would soon Tall into linn nnd makea beginning of a. library. The subject of traveling libraries for Nebraska Is commended to the attention of eveiy Ncdirarkan who Is Interestd III { lining our state In thu front rank of edu cational progress This was followed by an Interesting dln- cuBulnn on waja and means of putting Into operation a system of traveling libraries la Nebraska. Olllccrs of the Rtato Library association wcro elected for the cunning year on felons ons- President , Prof. W K , JIllHon ot Joano college ; IIrut vlto president. Mlus IMna I ) . Mullock ; second vice president , Minn Our- rlo Dcnnlu ; secretary , Mlnh Mary L. Jnnct if Lincoln ; treasurer , Mm M. 12 Abcll of lleatrlce. Priivlalcin was made foi Imvlni : iho Kioto library law nnd a lUt of the II- brurlea uf thu Htate published toi the pur-