THE OMATIA DAILY BEE : SATURDAY , DECEMBER 30. ISO ! ) . TPMl PUP HTM I TMM 'P 1 I 111 TEACHtllS WILL ThST LAW Bute Association Appropriates Money to Defend Free High School Law , CALLS ON 1H ; SCHOOLS TO CO-OPERATE Governor I'ojiitrr Will tliioio | | An ; Mornicnt 1o llciniMo InnIT friini InliiKtlltitr for IVrlilc- Alhilled t otitli. LINCOLN , Dec. 29. ( Special ) The thirty-fourth annual covcntlon of the Ne- brai-ka Plato Teachers' astoclailon was biought to n close here tonight with a gen eral session at the Klrst Presbyterian chi < rch. The various sections of the associa tion met again this alternoon , but the at tendance was smaller than on previous oc casions , many of the teachers having left the city on the morning trains. At the general session this morning John Lctenser of Omaha spoke on school archi tecture , DavM II. Major of the State unl- uisltv spokn on psychology of education a id dlscusBloiiH were led byV K. Kovvlcr of Blair and A. II Watcrhoiisc of Omaha. The following resolution touching upon the frco high school attendance law was adopted by the association : Whcronv , The free high school nttrnd- nnco law lins been declared unconstitu tional by a district Judge In Lancaster county , and Whore-n * . Wo consider this law olio of tlin nu > t beneficial nloiiir educational lines Hint has been enacted In our stale In re- crnt years , therefore , IIP It Ile ol\p'l. That the educational council of Nebr.isUa hereby recommend tlmt tin * State Teachers' association appropriate JIOO. or 10 much thereof as may lie ncr-dod , to procure competent co-counsel to defend said law before tht- supreme court : and. Resolved , That we iccommcnd that all lilRh f > chool districts Interested in sustain ing this law .isislKt In a vigorous defeiw of Its validity before said court ; and further , lie It Itcsohod , That the high school districts co-operate In requesting the honorable court to advance the cnno on the calendar to an Immediate hearing Aililrexn It ) Muriit lliilsteil , The speech delivered tonight by Mural Halstcd on "Dowey , Manila and the Philip pines" was the most Interesting feature of the teachers' convention. Ho spoke from .1 nonpartlsan standpoint and from his own observation and Investigation ! . . Whllo in Manila , Mr. llnlstcd Interviewed Agulnaldo nnd ho repeated word for word the conver sation that took place between them. In the course of the address , he treated of the evolution of Aguinaldo from beggar to tyrant , and showed his real character to be fnlso and malicious. He told of the circum stances that gave him power and notoriety , and especially his treason and quarrel with the United States. "Agulnaldo's principal distinction was that he had started a superstition about himself that ho had a charm to divert bullets and the ccrrmony by which he. was recognized was that his followers would not permit him to approach n field of battle , " ho said. "After accepting , with other rebel lead ers , a bribe of $1,600,000 , and consenting to n public deportation to China , ho begged his way brvk from exile under the American flag , and In three weeks was a hostile. " Mr. Halsted will go to Omaha tomorrow mrrnlng and will pay a short visit to rel atives In Council Bluffs. roytitrr Will llnek I.nnc. Governor Poynter will vigorously oppose nay movement to remove Ilenjamln F. Lang from the ofllco of .superintendent of the In- Rtltute for Feeble Minded Youth nt Beatrice. He maintains that he alone has the appoint ing power and that so long ns Lang conducts the _ Institution In a rammer satisfactory to hTniEclf ho 's"hall not bo removed. The records of the auditor's office form the best evidence of Lang's mismanagement. Thcso records show that in one case he signed the name of an ex-employe to a state warrant and In mother case he changed the figures on a voucher so that his wife might draw J50 from the state for work that was performed by some other person. These facto were laid before the governor today , but ho refused to take any official notice of them , asserting that Lang was without doubt the best superintendent the Institution had ever had. Several of the state officials today expressed themselves as being of the opinion that Lang should bo re moved at once and it is quite probable that some concerted action will be taken within the next few days. The reports submitted to the auditor by Superintendent Lang arc another evidence of his Incompetence for the position he now holds. An attache of the governor's office lias been kept busy for several weeks check ing over his accounts and on ono or two occasions It was found necessary to send for Lang to explain entries which could not bo understood by the experts at the stale house. AViinln Wife on 1'iiyroll. The claim Is rnado by the opponents ot the superintendent thai ho has been trying for several months to get his wife on the pay roll of the Institution as matron. He failed In this and then arranged to have a voucher for $50 drawn In his wife's namo. Mis. Keating , until recently the matron of the Institution , was forced to resign , nnd to prevent the matter being brought before the public she was given a place In another itato Institution. She signed a voucher for 16G.C6 for her last month's work , but Su- EXPELLED BY Cuticiira insolvent , Greatest of Blood Purifiers and Humor Cures. That li to eay , U purl lien the Wood and clrcu. luting Quid J of IlutioiiOEiiuf amltlmircraoiri the cnute , whllo warm bull with CUTICUIU Boil * , nod goiitlo aiiolutlngivllh t'UTlcriU ( oint ment ) , grcateet of rniollkct ikln ciiren , clcjnuo the > kln ami icalp of cru > t < olid ec.ilof , allay Itching , burnlni ; , and Inflammation , ami teethe and fatal. Tluu are pct-dlly , pi'rmanrntly , and economically cured tlio nunt torturing , dlttlRur- Ing , and liumlllatlnt ; humor * of the ikln , ecnlp , nilblood , with loeauf lialrlienlhobnt } > tir > ( Iclana and all other remedies full , TETTER Of HANDS CURED I hail ticcn troubled with totter for cvrml jrear > . At limes tny LaJ ] would l > D ore nil over , aa that 1 could not ure tuem at nil , and \vero to tender that clear water , men , imurlul HLotlrn. anil It i > ri > nd orcr urmi , neck , and face , I liaij Itra treated by phytlchut , but nlthout bcnctlt , when I tofun ilm Crncuiu remedies. / fountl rtlltSIt'fure fhcul trilen lAeJIrtt bottlt. I med three or four bottlca of Cuticun * Itraoi.vcNT. ona cake of C'cmu'iu BOAT , and DEC box of CUTICUIU ( ointment ) , en4 It liai never troubled meilnco. KLI.A CUltZU.V , March 10,18S8. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Kpplnghim , III. BLOOD. POISON CURED Ono of ray children ran a rusty nail Into hli foot , which n < ยง racut pilnful. fill Mood got out of order , and tore * broke- out on hU b&uda and feet. I ijate lilin oue bottle of Cmctiiu ItiBOLvrNT mid uitil one cala of CUIICL'IU Ban- , and the child rccomed. VUrchlS.'M , Mu > J h f UHKN.lUrkbam.Fla. EVERLASTING ITCHING 1 I hare been troubled n lib an emitting Itching inj burnlni ; of tbo e ln on my fare , I wai ] > ro. railed upon to try CUTICUIU remedies The ro- aullna * ilniply uoiidcrful. Jn out irttt uller u > lng the firm uiu ton * and 1'i'Ticuiu lUrou VBNT lie ai tntlrtlurltlo/ttuud uiy kln Uluu healthy coadltlou. I ) . II. VAN UJ.AUN. 121 atocktou St. . Han Fraiiclico , Cal. RoU throughout th worU. 1011111 U. * DC.Coir. 8al fiopi , Uo to3. How la Curt t-rcry Humor , Inc. ' UiaiJi tad liii CAUC Vnilft Q'/IM i QVr lUUll wMli Cvncr * * pprlntcndrnt I.ang afterward changed the figures to read $ lf .C8 A voucher for the balance was dravvn In favor of Mrs. Lang , but when It as presented at the stale house thf auditor became suspicious and refused to allow cither claim until the change was satisfactorily explained. Lan ; was then put on the carpel by Iho governor and the voucher was subsequently changed back to Its original form. Ling's next move was to have his vvlfo appointed BUpTvlwr at a salary of J23 per month. There are no duties attached to the petition , It la charged. Another Illustration of the methods em ployed by Lang Is found In the case of Mrs Connant of Omaha , who ban a girl In the Beatrice institution. The ( superintendent tried to charge her $11 for clothing for her daughter , but Mrs fonnant Ihougbi the sum exorbitant and began an Investigation , with the mmlt thai Lang finally accepted (2 in settlement of his claim for { 11. In Iho case of Mlxs Hdltli Iloss of this city , who was recently dlflchargcd from the In'Ullullcn without cause , Lang paid the last month's salary In caeh and then forged the name of Miss Iloss to a warrant and drew the money from the Ircasury himself. Mate llriuul t'oiiiiiilnKloii. S I1. Dclatour of Lewellcn and J. H. Qulg- Icy of Valentine , members of the State lira ml and Marks commission , arrived In the city this afternoon nnd began the work ot checking over the 1,700 applications for brands M. J. nlcwctt of Harrison , Ihe third member of the commission , will come to Lincoln sotti after Iho flrsl of the year. It will probably take Ihe Ihree comml'slon- crs abotil a month to BO over all of the applications. Many requests have been re ceived for the UEO of a single brand and In all such cases all but one ot them will bo rejected In case of duplication the ap plication flrsl received will be granted. The commissioners are each allowed by law a fee ot $ . * i per day for their services , which must bo taken from Iho money received with the applications for brands. Notarial commissions were icsued today to Kllsha Klnney of Camdcn , Logan C. Mus- ser of Sheridan , Lyman Searl of Omaha nnd V. S. Uohrer ot Hastings. All the newly elected judges of the dls- Irlcl courl of Douglas counly have filed their oath ot otllco with the secretary of state. Governor I'oyntcr has been appointed one of the. vlco presidents of a mass meeting that will bo held In New York City December 31 by the National Irish-American society for the purpose of expressing sympathy with the Doers. Lyman H Kltch , a populisl of Stockvllle , has been appointed county treasurer exam iner by Auditor Cornell to take Iho place of .1. M. Ollchrlsl , who has been Iransfcrred to nn inside olllcc. The State Hoard of Transportation this afternoon appointed Patrick Ford of Omaha to the position of state wclghmastcr , to take the place of C. P. Keller , promoted to grain Inspector. The Burlington Ilallroad company thla morning compromised by Iho payment of $8,000 the tbreo sulls Instituted to recover damages for the death of James n Doyle , Luke Boyce and Klmer B. Graham , killed In a wreck at Wesl Lincoln lasl wlnler. Sccrelary G. L. Laws of Iho Slate Board of Transportation this afternoon furnlshexl thu attorney general with evidence of the violation by the railroads of the order , made In 1S97 , prohibiting the 100-pound rale on live stock shipmentH and restoring carload rates. Attorney General Smyth announced thr.1 he would examine Ihe evidence and If satisfactory would commence proceedings against the railroads lo recover Ihe fines provided by Ihe law for the violation of the order , which must not bo less than $500 nor moru than $5,000 for each offense. HAVING TROUBLE OVER POLES Tclecrniili nnil Telephone Com | < niilcn Which I o : Sot Obey City Ordl- IIUIICCH iArc liixtl ecl. NEBRASKA CITY , Neb. , Dec. 20. ( Spe cial Telegram. ) The Postal Telegraph com pany , which Is building a telegraph line to this city , using the poles of the Independent Telephone company , was stopped by the mayor today. The company was granted a franchise a short tlmo ago by the city coun cil , the ordinance to become operative after Its publication. Instead of publishing the ordinance , the company drafted another one of different condllions and asked Its passage , which the council refused. The employes of the company had wires strung to Central avenue , over a mile from the city limits , which Mayor Nelson compelled them to take down and remove outside of the city until such llmo ns the company publishes the ordinance , or a new ono Is passed. PLATTSMOUTH , Neb. , Dec 2fl , ( Special. ) The Plattsmouth city council passed an ordinance last spring requiring the Ne braska Telephone company to remove its poles and wires from Main street , or as a penalty for violation to pay the sum of $2 per month for each pole. Soon after the telephone - phone company put new poles where the others had stood. A short tlmo ago tbo general superin tendent of the company wrote to the city council to the cffecl Ibal the company de sired to comply with the ordinance nnd re quested that a committee from the council bo Instructed to assist In locating tbo poles. The council appointed the committee on streets , alleys and bridges to furnish the desired Information , but Its services were not called for. A few days ago the work of setting the polcti In the alleys was com menced , but WBS stopped by the filing of a petition signed by a number of citizens , asking that an injunction bo granted re straining tbo telephone company from net ting the poles In the alleys. Judge n. S. Ramsey granted the restraining order and sot the hearing before Judge Paul Jcsscn at Nebraska City , Jamiaiy 6. KILLS MAN AN HORSES , TOO _ I nlou I'ni-inc KiiNt .Ma 11 nt Mi IluiiN Don ii n 1'arun-r unit II In Ten in. KEARNEY. Neb. , Doc. 29. ( Special Tele gram ) The Union Pacific eastbound fact mall ran Into n team that wan crossing the track at Shelton at 11 30 o'clock this morn ing , killing William Llpplncott. the driver , and both horses Innt.unly and scattering wheat and pieces of the w.igon In every dl- rocllon. The man and horses were terribly- mangled. Llpplncott was a farmer llvlns on the Island south of Shelton. The train .loon not stop at Shelton and was running at nearly full speed. Engineer Au tln and Con ductor Dunbir were In charge. After the accident the train stopped and backed up to the station to ascertain the extent of the damage. ON i ! > nit'i..vuii ) IVS.VM : . HIIMII | | > < 'oiiiiniii > \llaclirm MIMIC ? Di-piiNlti'il li > UN llrrnllnnnit. . NKIWASKA CITY. Neb . Dec. 2 ( Spe cial Telegram ) II. C. Thompson , the agent o' the Missouri Pacific at Tnlmago , who dis appeared from homo a few- days ago ami later was discovered In Omaha , was taken bc-foro the Otoo county commissioners of In sanity bore today and adjudged Insane. Ho will probably bo sent to the asylum at Lin coln Suit against Thompson was commenced by the company to recover 1200. which It 1 nlleged is duo the Talmage station and an attachment was run on money which Thomp son deposited In a bank at Talmage. I'nxtur MIJH lie lloiiulil PLATTSMOUTH. Neb . Dec23Spe ( - cla ) ) John C Scblatrr of Manley was given a hearing before Police Judge Archer on tbo charge of Illegally Gelling liquors. Kl- dor K J Kmmons pastor of lha Christian church In Ulmwood , testified tbat he en tered Fchlatrr s pla e o' business with J. II Lynch and purchased a half pint of. whisky , and produced the bottle containing the fwmo J II Lynch of Lincoln testified that he purchased a half pint of whisky from Schlater. Schlater was bound over to the next term of the district courl. Tuo .luiliirx Am llniuinrlcil. HASTINGS. Neb . Dec. 20 ( Special ) The Adams County Bar association gave a banrjuel al Masonic temple last night lo H. r. Beall , retiring judge of the Tenth Ju dicial district , nnd Judge M. Adams , his successor. There wcro over fifty In at- tendance. At the cleev the members rcor- ganlzcd the bar association nnd discussed the correction cf abuses that have grown from "commercializing" the law business and lawyers. John M. Hasan was elected president. Injunction ( irnntril. BEATRICE , Neb , Dec. 29. ( Special Telegram - gram ) General L.V. . Colby this afternoon eecured n temporary Injunction from Judge Stutl , restraining County Treasurer Maurer from selling his law library , etc. , under dis tress warrant attachmenl until the case can be heard In the > district court , which con venes January S In his petlllon General Colby claims th.it Ihe tax osscmment was Illegal and makes the same general averment as In the case now being heard be-fore the Board of Supervisors. rimnuct In tiiitlioiilinre Klrnm. GOTHENBURG , Neb , Dec. 29. ( Special. ) The firm of Strahlo Bros , dissolved to day , Charles A. Strahlo retiring. John r. Strshle assumed the Indebtedness. After Iho first of the yrir A. L. Davis will purchase oni-half the business and the new firm will be known as Strahlo & Davis. The firm ot Schopp Bros , sold all Its Interest In the f'trnlturo stock to George W. Erb. Schopp Bros , will look up a new location. Arrrntrit. RED CLOUD. Neb . Dec. 29. ( Special. ) Wesley , Wilson , n druggist at Inavalc , Web ster county , was brought here last night , charged with selling liquor Illegally. Ho was bound over for trial January 5. ROBBERS GET WARM GREETING One of Them Shot nnil ICtllc-d 1'nn- nil Street Car .Vino Shot. SEATTLE , Wash. , Dec. 29. In an attempt to hold up a Mallard street car late last night a highwayman was shot and killed. There were eight passengers aboard when two men wealing masks boarded the car one nt the front and the other at the rear. One of the passengers mmod Plimpton opened fire on the highwayman entering the car from the rear and three shots were returned. Ono broke Plimpton's arm and the other entered his breast. A passenger on the fronl platform also took a hand In the shooting and fired on the robber at the fronl end ot Ihe car. At the first shol the robber on the front reeled from the car nnd lied to the woods. After the firing on the rear end ceased the second robber took to the woods. Bullets passed through the clothing ot two other passengers. The highwaymen secured noth ing. Shortly after midnight Ihe police found near Ihe scene ot the car hold-up Iho body of ono of the two robbers. He had been killed by a bullet from a passenger's pistol. The body is still unidentified. WINDOW GLASS WORKS OPEN Fort > -Kour Fnctorlen , Idle Since I < unt June , to IteMiimc for Six Mont IIN. HARTFORD CITY , Ind. , Dec. 20. Tonight at midnight fortyfourvlndow glass fac tories , reproEentlng 1,700 pots , capacity ot the American Window Glass company , go Into operation. These plants have been Idle since last June and will furnish employment to 15,000 glass workers In this state and atout l.COO In this city , where the largest plant In Indiana Is located , besides a smaller one. The present fire will be but six monthu and one of the shortest on record , bul the Irdicatlons are that It will be a steady and continuous one. TO BE NO FUSION IN INDIANA lco : > le'i 1'nrty State Con I nil Commit tee DeuiiluH to < ! o It Alone > ext Aenr. INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. . Dec. 29. The pee ple's party state central committee met here this afternoon with a good representation from every part of the state. The state cou- ventlon will ba held at Indianapolis Febru ary 22 , and the purpose of this meeting waste to arrange for that gathering. The committee mittee- believes It will have at least 25,000 votes at the next state election. There will bo no fusion with either of the old parties. FORECAST OF THE WEATHER Ill WoMlern , Fnlr In niiNtrrn Portion Siitiirda > , ltliurl - alile WintlH. WASHINGTON , Dec. 29. Forecast for Saturday and Sunday : Tor Nebraska Snow In western , fair in eastern portion Saturday ; Sunday probably snow ; variablii winds. For Iowa Fair , continued cold Saturday ; Sunday Increasing cloudiness , probably snow In western portion ; not so cold in eastern and central portions ; north to cam. winds. For MlKsouri Increasing cloudiness Satur day. Sunday snow ; continued cold ; variable winds. For South Dakota Generally fair Saturdiv and Sunday ; not so cold Sunday ; variable w Inds. For Kansas Cloudy Saturday ; Sundiy snow or rain ; easterly winds. For Wyoming Fair Saturday , probably enow Sunday , variable winds. Iiii-nl Ilri > r < l. OFFKM ; OF TIIK WIATIIIR : : HURIAU : , OMAHA , Dec su Omaha rccord-of torn- peraturo nml nifiMpltatlon iompar l with the cot responding- day of tbo lust threu isi3. : s"s. ) isri7. JSM Minimum tpiniior.ituro , . IB -j ) 47 50 Minimum temperature . . . I s J5 41 Aver.ige temporatnro . . . 10 2 > tl 41 ; Precipitation , 00 .01 .00 .fo Re-cord of temperature and precipitation at Omnh.i for thin day and since .Muich I , Noim.il for tlit > d.i- it , Dcllcicncy for the day jo 1 Aci umulitcil oxiesh nlmo Marcn i 37,1 Normal rainfall for tlu > day 01 Inch Delicti ncy for the day . ttljiuh Total rainfall uln-e March 1 . . . ' 5.06 inches llolU Icncy ln-o March 1 . 1.19 Inches Detlcluicy for cor pcilod , ISUs , l.bj Ini hen Deficiency for c-or period , 1S97 10 35 In-lies Iti-jiorl friini NliitluiiH nt K p , in , T Indicates trace of prc. tiniutlon H'OU'ri , \ WKLSH , . Local Forecast Olficlal HERDS ARE GROWING LESS European Consumers Making Great Inroads on American Live Stock. PRINCIPAL CAUSE OF THE HIGH PRICES I'oor People of Cirrnt Cities Clnmor for Itciltictlonn of .Mrnt l'rlec AVIilch Arc Mrnillly MonutliiE IllKhur. WASHINGTON. Dec. ID. ( Special. ) High prices of meat have reached a serious point In nil ot the Industrial centers and at the present rate of Increase will soon be come a problem which the government maybe bo called upon to solve. Kor many \secks past the general complaint of high prices among the poor of the large cities has usu ally amounted to an Incoherent outburst against the beef combine of the great pack ing centers. The re-cent movement among the 1 > utchers of New York , Philadelphia , Boston , Ualtlmorc and Pltlsburg against the trust , as It Is called , was aimed against Its exactions. The fact Is the meal-growlnc Industry In the United States Is constant ! ) declining , \\hlle the meat-consuming ca pacity of the nation and the foreign demaml arc rapidly expanding. There arc now nearly 20,000,000 more meat eaters In the United States than twelve years ago and more than 11,000.000 beef cattle less. Not only In bcel Is this tremendous shrinkage apparent , There arc 14,000,000 less hogs than In 1SOC and 11,000,000 less sheep than In 1SS3 , the greatest sheep > car In our history. There are 2,000,000 less sheep than In 1869 , thirty years ago , when our population was only 4C per cent of what It Is today. Responding tc extraordinary high prices , breeders arc sell ing not only the yearly Increase of thelt herds and flocks , but depleting their breed ing stocks as well. KlRiirrM Tell of the Slirlnknup. The extent to which this shrinkage has been going on 's well Illustrated by the fig ures of the Bureau ot Animal Industry , Hero are the cattle figures , not Including milch cows , beginning with ISS'J and down tc 1S99. the latter year being estimated- Year. Cuttle 'Inc. Dec. 18ST 3fiS4',04 ) : ! * lMfi,6ni ISOO 30,875,648 * M.02I 18-l ) S7.W1.2SO * 771.511 1&92 35I54,1 ! % l.fi)7.0JJ ! ) 1S1H 3fi.608.16S * C.W.U7 : 15,94 31,364,216 2,243 , ' r. : 1593 32.0S5.402.279.S01 ! ) 1W 30.40S.40S1,577,001 1S97 21.26US71.241,211 1M > 8 27.9.t,2i3 | 1.2CT.97 : 1&90 25,800,000 2,194,2. : ; In round numbers , beef stock has decreased - creased about 30 per cent within a decade against an approximate Increase In popula tion of 30 per cent. It IK not difficult to so : the finish unless something is done to arresl this remarkable decrease. The Australian diouth of several years ago threw the burden of uupplylng Europe with beef upon this country. The Boer war has now added tc the foreign demand for meats. The Dlngley tariff law ot 1E97 has accen tuated these conditions by absolutely shut ting off the Importation of stock cattle frorc Mexico , a country which used to furnlsl tens of thousands of stock cattle to the langes of Texas. New Mexico and Arizona , as well as small steers , which were driver from the border states and territories to the better maturing ranges of the northern states and territories of the transmlsslsslppl region. How prices have risen Is demon strated by the fact that in 1S89 the average price for beef cattle throughout the coun try was J15.21 per head , whllo at the pres ent time it Is more than $20.50. Decrcnnc In Huurn nnd SIiccp. In hogs slnco 1S91 there has been a gladual reduction as tho1 following table shows : Year. HORS. * Inc , Dec 1S-W 50.fi25.10G * 977,57 ; 1591 52,398.019 * 1.772.91. 1592 46,094.8076,303,21 : IS'C 45,206.49 ? SS8.30 : 189 < 44,165.716l.040.7g : 1805 42,842.759 1,322,95' 1396 40.600,276 2,242.44' 1M7 39.759,093 S40.2S , 1S9S 3S.651.631l.10S.3fi : ISO' ) 35,500,000 2,151,63 ; Thcso figures show that In 1890 , when oui population ' was 62,500,000 , we had over 14- OOO.o'flO hogs more than we now have wltl a population , excluding the colonies , ol 70,000,000. The decrease In sheep has beer just as pronounced. It Is estimated thai there are now In the country 38,000,00 ( sheep as compared with 50,626,000 In 1883 TOXOH had In 1883 nearly 8,000,000 sheep whereas It now has only 2,450,000. Texui likewise had on Its ranges 7,167,800 head ol beef and etock cattle against 4,100,000 beat at the present time1 Mutton docs not now enter so largely into consumption as beei and pork. The flocks furnish the domehtlc wool supply , but It may be expected thai shortly the aheep Industry will reflect the higher prices which protected wool brings. Ordinarily , the high prices of all live stock would result In an Increased produc tion , but there is no way to expand in this direction unlcrs by a removal of the dutj the herds of Mexico can be drawn upon foi breeding purposes. Many of the cattlcmer would resist this , but any number of then- want the embargo raised. It Is not unlike ! } that the present congress will look Into this question to dccldo If the p > esenl condltlor of the cattle industry will warrant any in terference with the Dlngley tariff. The beeves which are marketed now arc much better nnd heavier than ten years ago This has been caused by feeding , when long .igo the cattle were matured on th ( TO COURT-MARTIAL SHUFELD1 Captain HrftiNcn to Ohey Order of tin Wur Department HeHtilt of \ < m- Iiajmeiit of Alimony. WASHINGTON , Dec. 29. The War de partmcnt 1ms accepted the challenge of Cap Jain R. W. Shufcldl. U. S. A , retired , nni lias transmuted all the papers referring U the cube of the officer to Major General Mcr- rltt , commanding the post at New York , foi court-martial proceedings. Several days ago the adjutant general , by direction ol tbo secretary of war. ordered Captain Shu- fc-Idl to place himself within the Jurisdiction of tlio civil courts of Maryland , before whlcl that officer was the defendant In divorce proceedings. This order was based on representations of the attorneys for the wife of the offirei that ho bad fallc'l tq comply with the or ders of the court for tbo payment to tils wife of n stated amount of nllwony and that he remained outside of the jurisdiction of the stoto court to prevent process. Subsequently the officer's counsel Informed the War department that acting on his ad vice Captain Shufeldt would decline to com ply with the order to place himself within the jurisdiction of the court. The attorney fcaiil ho baeed his advice on the ( act that his client had recently he-en declared bank- lupl by the courts of Ihe District of Co lumbia and consequently was relieved from the payment of the alimony decreed by the Maryland court , amounting to date to about I COO. COO.A A compliance vUth the orders of the War department , the attorney stated , undoubt edly would lead to Captain ShufeldfB Im prisonment without proper cause. Tbo at torney furthermore declared that the pro ceeding wai > a schcuio on the part of the prosecution to put his client In prison and Bald tbat Captain Shufeldt would stand the consequences of court-martial proceeding ! rather than obey the order , which virtually meant his Incarceration without legal sup port. Captalu Snufeldt also wrote a letter t the secretary of war protesting against th < action of the military authorities and no tifying him that he must decline to obrv the order to place himself within the juris- dlcllon of the- Maryland court He told ttu secretary that he had been under mllltarj arrest for more than a year and ho consid ered the order Issued In bis case aa un reasonable , as would be ono requiring him to commit murder or any other crime. The. correspondence In the case1 has been referred to General Merrltt with Instrue. tlons to order a court-martial of Captalr Shufeldt on charges ot scandalous conduct and conduct unbecoming an officer and gen tleman. NEW YEAR'S AT WHITE HOUSE llnnrc nlVlilrli ( lie I'rrnlilrnt AVII1 the VlnllnrN of Dif ferent .station * , WASHINGTON. Dec. 19. Secretary Porter ter returned from Connecticut today anil gave out the program for the New Year's reception at the White House. It docb nol differ materially from that In former years , and Is as follows- The president will receive nt 11 n. m. the members ot the cabinet and the diplomatic corss. 11-15 a. m The chief justices and as sociate justices of the supreme court ol the United States , the judges of the United States court ot claims , the judges of the court of appeals , the judged of the supreme court of the District of Columbia , ox-cabi net members and ex-ministers of the Unltcil States. 11-25 a. m. Senators , representatives nnd delegates In congress , the commission ers and judicial officers of the District ol Columbia. 11-40 a. m. Officers of the army , officers cf the navy , officers of the marine corps , commanding general and general stntT ol militia of the District of Columbia. 12 m. The regents and secretary of the Smithsonian Institution , the commissioners of fisheries , the Civil Scrvlcn commission , the Interstate Commerce commission , the commissioners of labor , assistant secre taries of departments , assistant post master general , the eollcltor general , assistant attorneys general , the treasurei of the United States , commissioner of pensions , commissioner of patents , comptroller of the currency , the heads ol bureaus In the several departments , the president ot the Columbian Institute for the Deaf and Dumb. 12 15 p. m. The Associated Veterans ol the War of 1816-7 , the Grand Army of the Republic , the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States , the Unlor , Veteran legion , Spanish war veterans , lh ( mcmberh ot the Oldest Inhabitants' associ ation of the District of Columbia. 12:35 : p. m Reception of citizens , whlcl will terminate at 1-30 p. m. The program for the president's New Year's reception , Issued today. Is accepted as settling all questions ot precedence nl official receptions of the three branches o ! the military service , the army , the navy nnc the marine corps. According to the program the departments rank In the order named thus adhering to the custom cstabllshec many years ago of placing them In lln < according to seniority of organization. Al though the order In this year's program ii the same as It was In the programs of las year and previous years , the program differs from all Its predecessors In that It speclflei In order "officerh of the army , officers of tin navy , officers of the marine corps , " etc. whereas In all previous programs the sami order was maintained under the genera statement of "officers f t the army , navy ane marine corps. " Thereifore , Major General Miles , the heat of the army , and Admiral Dcwey , the heac of the navy , pay their respects to the presl dent as commander-ln-chlef of the armj and navy on New Year's day and will taki their place In line in the order , one at thi head ot the military branch and ono at thi head of the naval. Inasmuch as women havi no place in the line with the army , navy o marine corps , "no question will arlso or that occasion as between Mrs. Miles anc Mrs. Dewey. " FOUR THOUSAND IN ONE DAY How the In iv I oil Ilellcf 1'iillcl IN firoiv IIIK W. K. Viiiulerlillt ( ilie n Thou uiiil. WASHINGTON. Dec. -Adjutant Gen eral Corhln reports today that the contribu tlons to the Law ton relief fund to dat amount to $30,525.10 , being an increase o about $4,000 slnco the last previous repor ThuroJay. Following is a list of the sub scriptlons of $100 or more received sine * yesterday. Cash , Philadelphia , $100 ; Chicago sub scriptlous through Alex H. Ruvell , $1,122 William K. Vandcrbllt , $1,000 , John K. Par sons , New York , $100 ; 13. C. Converse , NPV York , $100 ; James McMlllen , $100 ; W. I , Elklns , Philadelphia , $500 ; daughter of Mr Einstein of the New York Press. $100 ; Mrs Eleanor Martin , New York , $100 ; Timothy 0 Woodruff , New York , $100. Previously acknowledged December iS $26,703.10. Many amaller subscriptions have been re colved. TI3ST OK KUI'PI ' * AHMOIl PL VTI > Mielln Mnde Slleht IinpreHMlon inn I'lnten Ii > Not fi-neU. WASHINGTON , Dec. 2ft. In the presence of officials of the Russian government uev cral of the United States officials and repre scntatlvcs of the Carnegie Steel company , ai 8-lnch Krupp plate , a part of a lot of ormo Intended for the Russian battleship Ret vlsan , now building at the Cramp shipyards Philadelphia , was tested today at Indlai Head proving ground. The plalo was ISO 'nches ' long , ninety Ibreo Inches wide and eight Inches thick , am curved. The gun iifced In making the te was an 8-Inch rifle , the projectiles belni armor-piercing shells , 250 pounds each li weight The required striking velocity wa' ' 1,780 feet per occond. Four shots were filei at the corners of a twenty-clglit-lnch squati drawn fn the center of the plate. The strlk Ing velocity , as measured by the throne graph , was 1,837 feet per ccond for tin first shot. 1,719 for the second , 1,815 for thi , third and 1,831 for the fomth. The pone ' tration attained by the shells ranged fron ono and n quarter to two and five-eighth ! Inches. The plato did not crack under tin 1 test and wan very little Injured The tesi was regarded by those present as cntlrcl ) .satisfactory. WII.SOV TALKS Ali IMCA TO \IIIM3T Dlni'iinxurlenUiirnl 1'onnlhllltleM More TrooiiH Are \eeileil , WASHINGTON. Dec. 20 After the cabi net meeting today seveial members salil that the meeting bad developed nothing elI I Importance. Much of tbo time was occu pied by Secretary Wilton In discussing the I agricultural possibilities of Alaska. It may be decided to Increase the numbpi of troops In the Alaska force , as the i constantly Increasing population demand ; additional protection. Reports received by the department Indicate that the rush ne\l | | year to Alaska , especially to Capo Nome , will be large and that more troops probably will be reqillrc-d. II Is likely that ono 01 moro additional posts will be established , one doubtlcs at Cape Nome , bul none ol the details have been yet worked out. "Ill for More Ami ) liiH'irclorx. WASHINGTON , Dec 29 Inspector Gen eral Ureckenrldge bus prepared the * text ol a proposed bill for the Increase of the In apector general s department to bo fur 1 nished Secretary Root The bill provides I that the number of Inspectors general Khali be Increased from 19 to 23 officers , to ranis IB The Great Catarrh Cure. ; WHliHLKK'S CIIAKGi : AT SAN JUAN HILL Major General Joseph Wheeler , commandIng - Ing the cavalry forces In front of Santiago , and the author of "Tho Santiago Campaign , " In speaking of the gteat catarrh remedy , Pe-ru-na , says : " 1 join with Senators Sul livan , Roach and Mcl.ncry In their good opinion of Pc-ru-na. It Is recommended tome mo by those who have used It ns nn excel lent tonic , and particularly effective as n cure for catarrh. " United States Senator McKncry. Hon. S. D. McHnery , United States sena tor from Louisiana , says the following In regard to Pc-ru-na- "Po-ru-na Is an excellent tonic. I have used It sufficiently to bay that 1 believe It to bo all tlfat you claim for It S. D. Me- Enory , New Orleans , Louisiana. " Leaves Omaha at 8:50 : a , m , Daily Arrives San Francisco 5:15 : p , m , Portland , 6:45 : p , m , Afternoon of Third Day , ONLY TWO NIOHTS ON THE ROAD , Cars , Menlii Served n-ln-cnrte IlulTet , Sniokliic : nnil Lilhrnry Cam irltH Ilnrlier Shop Oonhle Drinvlnc Itonni t'alni'e Sleeping Cai-n I'lntncli Uuhl Htcani Ilcnt Uronil VcNllhali-d riimienserN tnl < lne "The Overland Limited" for the I'nclllc Count cnn Blurt after brcnkfnut In the nioriilnK end reach their drxtlnntloii n * noon an tlionf ivho leave Tla other lines the dn > hofon City Ticket Telephone 316 , as follows- One as brigadier general , elg'it , us colonels , eight au lieutenant colonels and I eight as majois. ] ' ! 'IN' < r Miiili'1 fur CIIIIUI'I-NHIIHMI. WASHINGTON. Dec L"J.-John Cowdon'f ) son , James Selilon Condon of this city , has Just complete * ! a plaster model cf Lower Louisiana , showing the Hood plane and Hour plane of the MIsslfHlppI river frcni the mouth of Red River to thn Gulf of Mexico , an well an the location of the proposed I.alii ! Horgno outlet The model Is being nhown to con gressmen during thn recrKH Tun CiinilrilllK-il NIIMI ! HoiitN Sulil. WASHINGTON , Dec. 29. The HPTetary of the navy has arranged for the sale of the collier Sclplo to Ludwlg Riilielll of Philadelphia at $ IUM and for the sale of the nayal tug Rocket to James Treguriher & Son of Now York , at $1,123. The pur- chaserH in each cauo made the highest bid received for these vewelH. whhh were le ccntly condemned for naval tervlie j Nn : Hi'criiltN nl I lr eliinil , ! WASHINGTON. Dec. 2 ! ) . The Navy dc partment has decided to open a recruiting rendezvous at Cleveland , O , In ac ordan < o with ltn polity of cnllhtlng men from the Interior as far a possible Lieutenant R L Russell hax been placed In charge of the olltce at novcland , with Medlc-at InHpector M. H Simons and Acting Warrant Machln- Ut J. U King as hlt > nffiistant i I.'iiolix for AHlrlinIn ( iiiiini , I WASHINGTON , Dec 8 . In answer to UK appeal for contrlbutlonti of books and paperx for the garrison at Guam the Navy depart ment has rerelved .iiS books 3 217 initga zincs - ' 148 Hlirtiatc'l weclily papers 72 act ) of dcmlnoci 72 eels of checkers and 7i sc'B cf alphabet blorki the last 10 be used lo reach the native children i I'liitcil States Senator Sullivan. " 1 desire to say that 1 have- been taking Pe-ru-na for some time for catarrh nnd have found It an excellent medicine. Riving me more relief than anything I have ever taken. W. V Sullivan , Oxford , Miss. " United States Senator Uoacli. "Persuaded by n friend 1 have used Pp- in-na as a tonic , and nm glad to testify that It has greatly helped me In strength , vigor and appetite. 1 have been advised by friends that ll Is remarkably elllcaclous ns n cuio for the almnsl universal complaint of t-atai rh W. N. Roach , Larlmoro , North Dakota " A frco book on catarrh sent to any ad dress by the Pc-ru-na Drug M'f'g Co , Co lumbus. Ohio Ask your druggist for a frco Pe-ru-na almanac for the year 1900. Tin * from ! I-IIHC cnn lir iMirril liy u * HK MiiK'x't I'llr Killer , ( iuarnutccri. l.OII jirr liox li > iiinll. MAGNET CHEMICAL CO. , Wrutcrit Depot , Omabb , Jiettt Is what an architect nrtlnt or drauglitxman requires There la Just oue suite vacant on the uorth ildo of A very hnndf.onio suite , It li , too , bard wood floor , newly decorated -nails and U facel the grand court. You nil ) enjoy looking at them and It wjll be pleanure for us to ibovr you , R. C. PETERS S CO. Rental Agents , Ground Floor , Bee BIdg ,