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 < § 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.
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