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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1S97.

The Tribune wishes its patronsa happy and prosperous New Year,

Colorado lias taken the gold curefor the free silver craze and is rap-

idly recovering". The 1897 outputof gold in the Centennial state ag-

gregated 521,500,000, leading California's output by about S3.o00.000.

"With this issue The Tribunecloses its thirteenth year, and thepublisher takes this occassion tothank its patrons for their liber-

ality during the past year, andhopes to merit a continuance of thesame during the coming year.

The condition of the winterwheat in Nebraska is pronouncedexceptionally good, and a bumpercrop for next year is confidently ex-

pected. We need a big crop nextyear in order to show visitors tothe Transmississippi expositionwhat Nebraska can produce whenthe Lord is on her side.

The year 1897 has proven a fairlyprosperous one for Western Ne-

braska, but the year which dawnsw promises to be one of

greater prosperity. If the fool-ki- ll

er will get out among the pessimists and do his duty it will tendto increase the general prosperityof the Nebraskaus who reside westot the one hundredth meridian.

It occurs to The Tribune thatthe irrigated counties ot the westpart of the state should join handsin making a generaldisplay of ir-

rigated products at the Transmis-sipp- iexposition. If Dawson, Lin-

coln, Keith and one or two othercounties were to make one grandexhibit, each bearing a proportion-ate share of the expense, it wouldbe much better than for each coun-

ty to make a separate exhibit, andwould attract much more attentionfrom visitors. This is a matterwhich should receive attention ofnot only ditch owners and farmers,but from residents of towns located?r f Vio co(t"nti 'T'ttp T"DT

,bune teeis warranted in savincrthat the people of North Platte will

sdo their share toward the further- -- anrp rrf snrli n nlan.

There are said to be, la rouudnumbersabout 950. 000, persons onthelJ. S. pension roll. Whateverconduces to the welfare of thisnearly a million. of persons is im-

mediately felt by their families andby the communities in which theylive. There is a bill under consid-

eration to provide for the issuingof negotiable bonds to the pension-ers or to pay them cash at theiroption to cover the amount theywould receive from the government

. based on life insurance expectancy.It is claimed that this method wouldenable pensioners in debt to makethe best use of their annuity inpaying mortgages, saving them fliedifferences between the lowest rateof interest in any state 6 per cent,and the interest on the proposedbonds, 2 per cent. It is claimedthat there would be a great savingto the government, doing away withthe pension ofhce machinery; nopension attorney would be needed.W. P. Rockwell of Meriden, Conn.,is the originator oi the idea, andhaving consulted with a number otpensioners, government officials,business men and others, believeshis bill will prove valuable.

A Washington dispatch saysthat it is regarded as certain thatSecretary Gage will continue inoffice. This is in reference to areport that the secretary of thetreasury had said to the presidentthat he would tender his resigna-tion if his financial views were em-

barrassing the administration.There has been an effort made tocreate a breach between Mr. Mc-Kinl- ey

and Mr. Gage because of theviews of the latter as stated to thehouse banking and currency com-

mittee. Certain silver republicanshave objected to the position of thesecretary of the treasury in favorof more thoroughly committing thecountry to the gold standard andhave threatened to break with theadministration and withdraw fromthe party if the president did not

T it i a 1 r IT -aisciaim tne aitioe or iur. viageas representing that of the admin-istration. It is understood thatMr. McKinley has informed thesecretary of the treasury that theirviews are in accord and so far asthe gold standard is concernedthere should never have been anydoubt as to their being in accord.The president is in tavor of main-

taining and strengthening the goldstandard and in this he rs in com-

plete accord with the party andwith a majority of the intelligentvoters of the country. Bee.

ON THE BRINK 0E WAS

JAPANESE FLEET OF WAR SHIPSREADY FOR ACTION.

Two of tho Finest Ships In the Navy In-

cluded lu the Group of Japanese Ve-sselsDissolution of the DIt Duo to thoElse of the AVar Spirit.

Shaxghai, Dec. 30. It is reportedhere that the admiral of the Frenchfleet has hoisted the French flap on HaiNan island. The Chinese offered noopposition.

London, Dec. 30. A dispatch to theDaily Mail from Singapore confirms thoreport of the seizure of Hai Kan islandby the French. Hai Nan island is offthe south coast of China and separatedby the Gulf of Tonquin from the Chi-

nese empire. Ifc has an estimated areaof 12,000 square miles and a populationof 1,000,000 Chinese, exclusive of wildtribes in the interior.

Japan's Dogs of War Waiting.Loxdox, Dec. SO. A special dispatch

from Shanghai dated Tuesday says : Itis reported that a Japanese fleet of war-ships is waiting near Goto island, out-

side Nagasaki, fully equipped for warand only awaiting instructions. Thisincludes the Yashima and the Fuji,twoof the finest vessels in the Japanesenavy, and the Chen Yuen, i hat wascaptured from China. The Japanesefleet, it is understood, is acting in closetouch with the British squadron, underVice Admiral Sir Alexander Bullcr,commander-in-chie- f of the China sta-

tion. Japan will certainly oppose apermanent Russian occupation of PortArthur.

The sudden dissolution of the Japan-ese diet was due to the war spirit. Itis expected that the Japanese fleet willattempt to prevent the landing of rein-forcements from Odessa for the protec-tion of the Russian Transasiatic railwayin Manchuria.

A dispatch to The Times from Kobe,Japan, says the dissolution of the diethas angered the political parties. It isprobable that the Marquis Ito, formerpremier and Count Okuma, a formerforeign minister, will form a minis trvwith a vigorous foreign policy. Themilitary party is eager for action, ex-

traordinary activity prevails at themilitary and naval depots and warshipsare assembling at Nagasaki.

British Force Landed.London, Dec. 27. A special dispatch

from Snaughai says: "It is reportedthat 17 British warships are off Che-mulpo, Corea, southwest-- of Seoul, sup-

porting the British consul's protest,really amounting to an ultimatum,against the king's practically yieldingthe government of Corea into the handsof the Russian minister. .The protestis specially directed against the dismis-sal of McLeavy Brown, British adviserto the Corean customs, in favor of theRussian nominee. The news has pro-

duced consternation at Seoul, which isheightened by the knowledge thatJapan has a fleet of 30 warships await-ing the result of the British representa-tion that Japan fully supports. Japanis irritated by the arrival jf Russiantroops in Cotea and it is believed thatshe will oppose them.

Aooordisg to a dispatch, to the DailyMail fro Shanghai, it is reported therefrom reliable sources that a Britishforce landed at Chemulpo on Saturdayand caused the reinstatement- - of Mc-

Leavy Brown. The same dispatch re-

fers to "a native rum'or that the unionjack has been hoisted on an island inthe mouth of the Yang-tse-Kian- g.

"War the Only Alternative.London, Dec. 20. A dispatch from

Pekin says: The proposed arrange-ment for a Russian guaranteed 4 percent loan of 100,000,000 taels is not yetratified. The situation 5s disastrousand the only hope is that England willrender financial help, and if otherwisewar is the only alternative.

SPAIN IS UNDULY EXCITED.

No Cause For Resentment In Woodford'slatest Note.

Washington, Dec. 28. The officialshere are somewhat surprised at the ex-

hibition of feeling at Madrid over thelatest note of Minister Woolford, de-

livered to the Spanish foreign office theday before Christmas. The most forci-ble statement in the note is based uponthefacts collected and published re-

cently by the United States treasury de-

partment, exhibiting the great expensoto which the United States had beenput by reason of its efforts to patrol anenormous coast line in tho pursuit of afew filibusters, and the remarkable suc-

cess of the government officials in stop-ping these expeditions, as contrastedwith the feeble efforts of the Spanishauthorities to maintain a patrol aroundthe island of Cuba.

Undo Sam and China.New York, Dec. 28. According to a

Washington correspondent of TheWorld Senator Morgan of Alabama, ofthe committee on foreign relations, saidlast night that it would be impossiblefor the United States to remain com-placent should the European nationsundertake the dismemberment of China.Senator Morgan said : "If partition in-

volves the abrogation of treaties thiscountry would be left to make termsagain with each European nation separ-ately in the territory to which its sov-ereignty extended. Therefore, unlessthe powers now ambitious for territor-ial extension take into account the im-portance of American commercial rela-tions with China ifc will be necessaryfor the government to intervene in selfdefense." .

Japan Will Prosecute Epps Murderer.Washington, Deo. 29. Japan has ta-

ken measures to comply with the de-

mand of the United States that themurderer of Frank Epps, an apprenticeattached to the cruiser Olympia, bepunished for his crime. A cablegramreceived at the navy department fromRear Admiral McNair states that themurderer of Epps has been lodged itjail in Nagasaki and will be prosecuted

.Response Is Gntifylng.Lincoln, 29. The governors of

Utah; Texas and Arkansas havf. repliedto the "request of Governor Holcoml:that all the states furnish part of thecontemplated arch of the states at theTransmississippi exposition. The letterwas sent onfc only a few days ago. Thethree governors named express them-selves as heartily in accord with theproject, and the governor of Arkansassays that, although his state lias no ap-propriation, he will use his most earn-est endeavors to see that Arkansas isproperly represented at the exposition.

MAY FACE CHARGE OF MURDER.

Three Distinct Folsons Fonnd In the Bodyof Zaaoli's Fonrtli Wife.

New York, Dec. 29. --Three distinctpoisons have been discovered as a re-

sult of chemical analysis in the body ofthe fourth wife of Charles Zanoli, whocollected insurance money on the livesof at least seven, persons. Zanoli willbe brought into court again this morn-ing, but owing to the absence of a defi-nite report from the chemical expert,the district attorney in all probabilitywill ask that the prisoner be again re-

manded. Assistant District AttorneyVan Wyck, who has the Zanoli case incharge, had. a long interview with theprofessor in the laboratory last night.He called there by appointment to learnif possible if enough progress had beenmade in the analysis to furnish infor-mation on which to base a more seriouscharge against; Zanoli. He did learnthat the three poisons, arsenic, mercuryand zinc, had been discovered, but un-til he had information to dispel thedoubt as to whether or not the poisonsmay have been part of the embalmingfluid used, he would not change thecharge standing against the barber,whohad collected so many life insurancepolicies. jFIRE ADDS TO GENERAL DESTRUCTION

Terrible Natural Gas Explosion nt ChicagoFire and One Seriously Hurt.

Chicago, Dec. 2f. Fire broke outshortly after 4 o'clock yesterday after-noon in the basement of the ry

building at 104 Madison street, the firstfloor and basement of which were oc-

cupied by the Tosetti Cafe and Restau-rant company, and the second floor bythe billiard parlors of Frank Mussey.

The blaze was insignificant at firstand a crowd of people gathered on thesidewalk in front of the building towatch the work of the firemen.

About i dozen policemen were busilyengaged in pushing back the throngwhen a terrific explosion of natural gastook place.

The building was badly wrecked, thewindows, window gratings, sidewalklights and manhole covers were hurledinto the air and fell among the crowd.Dozens of people were thrown fromtheir feet and 22 were injured, only oneof them being seriously hurt. r

Strengthening New Wire Trust.Cleveland, Dec. 27. There is talk

among steel men of a further extensionof the" scope of the new wire trust. Itis now said that efforts will be made toinduce all the steel billet mills in thecountry to ally themselves with thetrust, not as members, but as contribu-tors. The trust will seek to induce themanufacturers of billets to promise notto sell to wiro manufacturers that maypossibly start outside of the trust, andin return the trust will promise to takebillets from all these manufacturers asit may need them. The object of thisis to keep the billet makers in goodhumor to prevent them going into thewire business themselves. Those whoare closest to the sources of informationexpress the greatest faith in the carry-ing through of the plans of the trust,and it may be said the plans arc pro-gressing favorably.

Stricken While In His Private Car.San Antonio, Dec., 25. S. H. H.

Clarke, one of the receivers of theUnion Pacific and ona of the directorsof the Internitioaal and Qreat Nbfth-er- a

adTexas Pacific road, arrived horethis' raorniag. Before he could leavehis private car and go to his hotel,where, sp Vcinents were engaged, hewas taken ill and has not since beenable to leave tin car. Mr. Clark hasbeen in poor health for some time andhad come here in the hopes of spendinga few days and going to a ranch southof here, where he was to spend thewinter. If his condition does not im-prove within the next few days he willbe taken to his home in Omaha.

Acred Woman Beaten.Des --Moines. Dec. 28. Robbers last

night broke into the house of aged Mrs.M. S. Riniball at Mitchell ville, 10 mileseast of Des Moines. She is uncon-scious, and will probably die. The doorsand walls arc covered with blood, show-in- g

that a terrible struggle took place.It is not known whether the robbers se-

cured any booty.

WHEAT DROPS OVER THREE CENTS.

Leading Brokers of tho Bull Clique SellMay Waeat and Others Follow.

Chicago, Dec. 30. Wheat was apparentlyheld up for a time by a huyinc flurry in oats.In the last half hour the leading brokers of thebull clique in I it started to sell somo Mrand the crowf emulated and in tho end "st

their cfiorts in that direction. Decem-ber wheat was left at a decline of Sc, andMay ljc. Com declined c. Oats in the endwere left practically at yesterday's closingprices. Provisions ruled strong after a weakopening and made substantial gains in prices.Closing prices:

Wheat Dec, DGJ'c; May, 92c.Cobs Dec., 27"4c; May, 29c.OATS-D- ec, May, 23c.POBK-Ja- n., 53.S0; May, $9 009SMB&LAK-Jan.,?- 4.62: May,1.77.Bibs Jan., $4.43: May, $4.55.

Cash quotations: No. 2 red wheat,0793c;No.3 red, 90S.94c; No. 2 spring, 83&83c; No. 3spring, 8393c;No. 2 hard winter. 83c; No. 3hard winter, 82S6c; No. 1 new spring, 950Sc;No. 2 corn, 272T?ie; No. 2 oats, 23c

South Omaha Live Stock.South Ojiatia, Dec. 29. Cattle Receipts,

1,000; steady; native .beef steers, I3.70g4.80;western steers, $&6J4.30; Texas steers, 1.00

3.63; cow3 and heifers. $3.031.93; canners,$2.O02.80; stockcrs and feeders, $3.64.40; calves,

fl.00(&5.00 ;bulls,etc.',r2.503.G0. Hogs Receipts5.500; shade to 5c lower; heavyt 3.223.33;mixed, 3.253.33; light, $3.303.42K; bulk ofsales, $&25&S0. Sheep Receipts, 4,000 ;steady ;

fair to choice natives, ?3.704.50; fair to choicewesterns. $3.C04.20; common and stock sheep,J3.003.80 ; lambs, ?4.0U5.50.

Chicago Live Stock.CniCAGO. Dec 29. Hogs Receipts, 31.030;

rather slow, oc lower than yesterday morning;light, $3.303.50; mixed, ?3.353.52; heavy,3.253.50;rough,f3.253.3y. Cattle Receipts,

14,000; good steady, others weak; beeves, $3.735.30; cows and heifers, $1.904 50; Texas

steers, ?3.20ffi4.25; stockers and feeders, $3.204.25. Sheep Receipts, 17,003; best gradessteady, others weak to lower; natives, ?2.904.75; westerns, $3.604.50; lambs, ?4.255.85.

St. Louis Grain.St. Louis, Doc. 29. Whkat Lower; No.

2 red, ca3h, elevator,97c; track, 97c; Dec., 97Jfc;Jan., 95c ; May, 90c ; July, 81c ; No. 2 hard cash,KSc.

Cobs Lower; No. 2 cash, 2Cc; Dec., 25c;Jan., 25Hc; May, 27?ic; July, 28Jc

Oats Easier; No. 2 cash. 23c

Arguments In Hartley Case.Lincoln', Dec. 24. Most of the time

in the session of tho supreme courtwas occupied in oral arguments, by at-torneys for rer Bartley in aneffort to save him from a 20-ye- ar peni-tentiary sentence imposed by the dis-

trict court of Douglas county. Thestate was represented by Attorney Gen-eral Smyth and his deputy. A decisionis not expected for several weeks. Bart-ley'- s

shortage, according to the reportof the expert examiner, amounts toplightly ovpr 700,000.

W0RK0IWH1TECAPSIOWA FARWCP DIES AT THE HANDS

OF A LEE COUNTY MOB.

Ateout Thirty March to tho Homo of BalmBretkers Near West Point Met by FireFrom the House, Wlilclr. Ia ReturnedWith Fatal Results.

Ottumwa., la., Dec. 30. Whitecapshave been at work in Lee county, nearWest; Point, ami as a result one man isdead and a warlike spirit has beenaroused ia the neighborhood, that threatens trouble.

Abe Balm and his two brothers arowell-to-d- o farmers, living near. WestPoint. Not far away lived their fatherin abject poverty. When the old mandied a few clayg. ago it was claimed hehad starved to death and the allegedcruel- - treatms5f the sons was dcnounced generally.

After the father was dead the sonsrefused, to parr -- the: expenses of hisburial or even to see the body. This soenraged the neighboring farmers thatlast night a mob of about 80 citizensmarched to. tie home of the Balmbrothers and. called for Abe, the oldest.Abe stepped to tie door, and seeing thecrowd outside, retreated into the housebefore the mob eeald lay hands on him.He called to hi brothers and 'all threeopened fire oa the visitors from thedoor of the hoasd, inside of which wereAbe's.wife and children.

The mnh rettiraed the fire and afterthe smoke had had cleared away it wasfound that Abe had. been mortallywounded and he dd in a short timeThe brothers hare sworn out warrantsagainst seven neighbors, charging them.with murder. Many or tne. iarmerssay they will notoounten'ance the ar-ra- st

of their neighbors.

REJECTS MIXED WHEAT.

Letter's Inspectors Are 'Watching' Deliv-eries of Contract Grain Closely.

Chicago, Dec. ,29. Joseph Leiter hasapparently won ajrictory in his fightwith George. A. eavns, tho grain ele-

vator owner,. as.36. quality of wheatto be dGliveredbftLeiter's contracts.Leiter's commission 'inert, AlexanderGeddes& Co., sent tho steamer IronKing last week to Seaverns' elevator,the Alton, .to load with No. 2 red win-ter wheat. By the' time 8,000 bushels,of tho steamer's cargo of 75,000 bushels,had been spouted into its holdr Leiter'sprivate inspectors turned the wheatdown. They decided ft not np to thecontract. Mr. Seaverns now offers totake the wheat out of the vessel and togive a different grade. Leiter and hiscommission men' say the big fight ofthe great wheat deal is now on ; thatthey intend to get just the kind ofwheat they boughand no poorer. Theyhave a fleet of Vessels, of which theIronTCing is onlyv'ope,:ready to take allhe No. 2 red wiafe: wheat for whichthey hoW contracjS;the Alton eleva-tor, about ?70,00d''fcehels. Last nightit was understood iat the elevator peo-ple would reMsoveitkewheat already inthe boat and. tender a awlot. Excit-ing times may fofleppr. JEhe; Leiter peo-

ple look foj Jfe? sfcu800 wheat overagHin,4 ,clmiag.W; likeAlibla grafkhas been mix.jMWf t fia, and thatifcAyfeS cyjk:' Ifhk hp-pon- s.

ttef jfjuAVu PoeteBrploy edby Litiim mtiKmi iaiik m&. committee "f2r' atje; "

fee i joalkdanew, aadothe rJgbt: wik e made over

Not Popular WltktlioNewTTork Bankers.New York, Dec. 80. The postal sav-

ings banks ideayiis "not a. popularonein New York banking circles. A can-vass of presidents" of prominent institu-tions developed that fact clearly. Atthe same time, very few presidentswero willing to express opinions forpublication. All practically agreed withPresident E. S. Mason of the Bank ofNew York, in the statement that thereare already so many banks in existencethat rates for money have been cut to apoint where there is little profit inbanking. F. D. 'Tappen, president ofthe . Gallatin National band, thoughtthat possibly in thinly populated dis-

tricts postal savings banks might provebeneficial to the people, but he was con-fident that the residents of large townsand cities had all tho banking accom-modation they desired.

Old Timechraskan Dead.Beatrice, Neb.fiDec. 28. C. N.

Emery dieivt-hia-liomahe-re this morn-

ing. Tho deceased was one of the menwho had made the' early-- history of Ne-

braska and Kansas. He went to Kan-sas in 1857, and a few years later cameto Nebraska. For several years ho hadcharge of various stations on the oldOverland route, among them being thefamous Thirty-Tw- o Mile Creek 'andLiberty Farm stations, .where a num-ber of stirring scenes were enacted. In1864 he was at Liberty Farm, and inAugust of that year saw the stationburned out by the Indians and men andwomen sacrificed to their savagery.

Goddard Bcleased on BaU.Kansas City, Dec. 28. Dr. J. D.

Goddard, under sentence of lo yearsimprisonment for tho murder of F. J.Jackson, was admitted to bail of $J 3,000by Special Judge Longan this morning.He furnished it and was released.

Secretary Alger Better.Washington5, Dec. 9. Secretary Al-

ger, who has been confined to his homoby ai severe cold, is decidedly improvedand will probably bo at the departmentin a few days,

Ratcllffa Given Six Months.New YorkJ' Dec. 29. Edward J.

Rat cliffeJ&eLs.ctor "vvho was foundguilty of assault in the third defree forstriking his wife, "was today sentencedto six months in the penitentiary.

Meat For Bussian Soldier.Meleolrne, Dec. 27. The govern-

ment of New South Wales is arrangingto supply frozen meat to tho Russianauthorities nt VLa-livoatoc-

k.

"It's so seldom," said Undo Ebeu,"data man jes puhceeds along, -- tryin'er do 'is hones' duty, dat when he doesixuiio i,ui ict " ij -......V"--1

ic s playm a ungnty siy game.Washington, Star.

Ta)MZ fared...."

L z i.said Miss Sharpieign to a young ireau-ma- n

who had just stolen a kiss."Well," he asked, "why don't you

do it?""I would," she replied, "if I had a

pox larjjo enough. News.

AwardedHighest Honors World's Fair,

Gold Medal,Midwinter Fair.

DR;

CREAM

mmA Pure. Grape Cress of Tartar Powder.

40 YEARS THE STANDARD.

WALCOTT-TRAC- Y FIGHT A DRAW.

Decision of the Keferee Accepted as Eminently Pair by the Crowd.

Chicago, Dec. 28. Joe Walcott andTom Tracy met last night for six roundsin the Winter Circus building at Harmon court and. Wabash avenue Thedecision of the referee was a draw, thedecision beintr accented as eminentlyfair one by the crowd. Before the fightit was announced that if Walcott wonthe fieht he was bnen to fight for thomidrnpwfiio-lit- . fihammonshio of thoworld, "and." said Sol Tan Praag, whomade the announcement, "he has posted$1,000 with Louis Houseman of Chicagoas forfeit and he prefers Kid Mcooy.This was ereeted with ieers by thecrowd and loud cries of "Lavierne, Lavigne." O'Rourke then authorized theannouncement that Walcott wasmniWhnd to fiehfc Kid Lavierne at 137

pounds, the fight to come off Feb. 22 inSan Francisco. Walcott was the firstin the ring and was followed quicklyby Tracy. In the latfer's corner wereBillv O'Connell. Joe Choynski andBilly Stift. Behind Walcott were BobArmstrong. Billv White and TomO'Rourke. George Siler acted as referee. Walcott woisrhed very close to150, Tracy between 143 and 145.

SOCIETY" YOUNG LADY SUICIDES.

Shock, of Trasric Death of Miss HerbertLeads to the Deed.

Washington. Dec. 27. The recenttragic death of Miss Lelia Herbert, thedaughter of the ry of thenavy is given as the reason for thesuicide which occurred today of MissAnnie Virginia Wells, an accomplishedyoung society woman and daughter ofMr. Lewis S. Wells, a well known attorney. Tho voung woman shot herself through tho heart with herbrother's revolver at the residence ofher father, 1311 N. street, northwest.

Miss Wells had met Miss Herbert anumber of times and was very muchattached to her, She herself had beenconfined to the house for months byillness, and this combined with theshock caused by the death of her friendbrought on melancholia which resultedin suicide. The deed was apparentlyentirely unpremeditated, and comingimmediately after Christmas festivitiesin the house, completely nrostrated heraged mother.

Xrs. Wells was 38 years of age and'very bsajatiful. ,

" . - ,'N EW 'REMED YfOR APOPLEXY.

Hole Cst-l- Ike Head te Allow Bleed to. Escape.

- NEWrYoaK, Dec. 23. One of themost notable operations performed re-

cently, and one which may furnish aprecedent for the treatment of apoplectic cases',- - in which the pressure of a clotof blood formed on the brain can be localized. took olace at the New Yorkpost-gradu- ate hospital. When the pa-

tient was seized, his physician discov-ered that he was dying. It was decided to perform an operation as quicklyas possible. The skull was trephined,and the clot of blood, caused by thebursting of some of the smaller arterieson tho right side of the head, was al-

lowed to escaps. Some 30 seconds afterthe brain pressure, which was kill-

ing the patient, had. been removed, hispulse and respiration, which had al-

most stopped, began to approach theirnormal actions. From that time he hassteadily improved.

Cubans Are Starving:.Washington, Dec. 20. Tho most

profound distress prevails among manythousands of people in Cuba. Starva-

tion not only impends, but is an actualfact. The president has been informedof the facts from sources whose credibil-

ity cannot bo doubted. Ho h is gone tothe length of his constitutional powerin calling the state of affairs to pablicattention. The state department hasexhausted its power and the letter to

the public sent out by Scmtary Sher-man the day before Christmas pointedout tho way to further alleviate themiserable condition of the recoucen-trado- s.

Yesterday Assistant SecretaryDay received the sum of $3,00.) fromcertain charitably disposed persons,whose names aro not disclosed, and thissum will bo remitted by telegraph toConsul General Lee. It is hoped bythe state department that the Ameri-can people will come to the relief.

Gage Has Not Kesigned.Washington, Dec. 29. Secretary

Gago was seen on his return from NewYork and questioned as to the truth oithe published report th at he had ten-

dered his resignation to the presidentand that it had been firmly declinedwith many expressions of confidenceand appreciation of his ability as shownin his administration of" the treasurydepartment. Mr. Gage was not in-

clined to discuss the matter at length,but said that he had not tendered hisresignation nor had ho any reason tobelieve that he and the president werenot in substantial accord on the greatquestion now before the country. Thereport, he said, probably sprung froma remark ho had made to intimatefriends, to the effect that not for any-

thing would he embarrass tho presidentand if he saw ho was doing this hewould resign at once.

With the exception of birds, .Mien's

legs aro longer in proportion to. theirbody than those of any other .animal.The human foot is broader and strongerthan the foot of any other animal, so

that man alone can stand upon one foot.

Relatively to population no .Europeancountry can vie with New England int !specfr of manufactures.

BURT IS THE MAN.

snr.r.FPDS.CLARK AS PRESIDENT OFTHE UNION PACIFIC.

nn.hiff nr VnrtHwestera aud Miller ofUUui.. "aillwankee Aro Members of Board ofDirectors No Change la Policy of Com- -

panr Announced Place for Mink.

New York. Dec. 28. It is officiallynnneed that Horace G. Burt, third

of the Chicago andNorthwestern railway, has been selected for the presidency of the UnionPacific Railway company. Mr. .tsurcselection as president is expected to car- -

rtr into fiffecfc the iolicy determinednnon bv the reorganization committee,Whon it, was snmoosed that Mr. Clarkwould be able to continue in the management of the property, but which isitnrwwiMft owintr to Mr. Clark's illhealth. : The board is to include Winslow S. Pierce, chairman, James Stillman, Marvin Hughitt, Roswell Miller,E. M. Harriman, Louis Fitzgerald,Henry B. Hyde, John W. Doane, OttoH. Kahn, T. Jefferson Coolidge, Jr.,George J. Gould, Oliver Ames, GeorgeO. Cannon and Jacob H. Schiff . OliverW. Mink is to be vice president, incharge of the New York' office.

More than t, fortnight ago, when itwas announced that Mr. Burt would bechosen to tho presidency of the UnionPacific as reorganized, strenuous demals came from many quarters. It wasalleged that Mr. Burt was so closely allied with what are called "the Yander- -

bilt interests" that to make him president of the Union Pacific would be toplace that line practically under thesame manaeement as the New YorkCentral, the Lake Shore and the Chicago and Northwestern. It was furtherasserted that this would be a mistakenpolicy, as it would tend to take fromthe Union Pacific support which it hashitherto received from the Rock Island,the Burlington, the St. Paul and otherereat roads that center in CouncilBluffs as their principal Missouri river point. It waspointed out that all theseroads had terminals at Kansas City andcould throw a larce volume of Pacificcoast bound business that way. Theopinion in New York is that the newdirectory has been carefully made upso as te discount any of the above al-

leged objections to Mr. Burt as presi-dent. All the great roads seem to berepresented directly or indirectly in thenow directory. It will be seen that thenew board embraces so many whose in-

terests are opposed to any single ordominant control of the Union Pacificthat to call the road a part of the Yan-derbi- lt

system would not be true in factor theory.

Mr. Burt has been with the North-western road for many years. Pre-vious to 1888 he was chief engineer ofthe .road. In that year he was ap-

pointed general manager of the Fre-mont, Elkhorn and Missouri Yalley rail-road, part of the Northwestern system,and served in that capacity until a yearago, when he was elected third vicepresident of the Chicago and North-western.ENORMOUS PRICES FOR PROVISIONS.

AtJteiisoa Caadles Sell at SL30 a Bex efOae Haaftred and Ceal Oil S4 a Gallea.SkaguaY, . Alaska, vi Seattle, Wash.,

Dec. liS', John Lindsay of Seattle, whohas jnst arrived from Dawsoa, saysthere will si?rely be starvation therethis winter. He examined into thefood situation in thorough manner, hesays, and after satisfying himself thatthere would be starvation, he sold hisoutfit and in company with Frank BzJL- -

laine of Olympia, Wash., Tom Story ofVictoria, "B. C, and Bob Glynn of Seat-tle, started on foot, each man drawinga sled, each carrying about 160 poundsof provisions. Lindsay says the Daw-son people believe there is no greatamount of food at Fort Yukon, as hasbeen alleged.

Lindsay says the output of the mineswill be greatly curtailed this winterbecause of the scarcity of food andlight. Coal oil sold for 45 a gallon andcandles are as high as $lb0 a box of 100.

Even if men were able to work theirclaims they cannot get light to do so.These statements aro borne out by allreturning Klondikers, quite a numberof whom have reached here tho pastweeks. Few of them, however, take asgloomy a viow of the situation as doesMr. Lindsay.

Dr. B. L. Bradley of Roseburg, Or.,says that food is scarce, bnt he does notthink there will be actual starvation.Neither do W.B. King of Mercer, Cal.,P. J. Holland of Butte, Thomas Storyof Victoria or Robert Glynn of Seattle,all of whom reached here last weekfrom Dawson, the most of them havingleft there on Nov. 2. As an instance ofthe scarcity of food in Dawson. Lind-say relates the case of Dr. Yan Zandts,formerly of Spokane, Wash. YanZandts is an elderly man, and beingwithout provisions or money, he offered a gold watch for a sack of flour.He could not get it and remarked toLindsay : "God only knows how I amo keep body and soul together."

Celebrates His Birthday.Chicago, Dec. 28. Yesterday was

Luetgert's oSsd birthday and while histrial was in session before Judge Garyhe wore a rose in his buttonhole to cele-

brate the event. He was in a goodhumor and fren nently laughed as Mrs.Agatha Tosch told of damaging statements he hai made to her. She was onthe stand nearly all day and was fol-

lowed by C. Clark and Swan Nelson,clerks, through whom Luetgert purchased tho jpotash and the arsenic.John Bialk, the last witness of the day,told of meeting Luetgert ii Tosch'ssaloon, when Luetgert asked him whattha TK)lico wanted of his father, andalso urged the son to tell the old watch-man to come and see Luetgert. It wasthrough the son that Luetgert went tothe watchman's house on the occasionwhen Klinger was under the bed and1 card the conversation.

European Trarel.Children are taken abroad so young

that before they have reached an age toappreciate what they see Europe hasbecome a twice told tale to them. Sotrue is this that a recipe for makingyour children good Americans is tobring them up abroad. Once they petback here, it is hard to entice themaway again. With each improvementin the speed of our steamers vanishessomething of the glamour of Enrope, andthe crowds that yearly rush across seeless and appreciate less in a lifetimethan our parents did in their one. tourabroad. Exchange.

Fire Damages Light Plaat.Hastings, Neb., Dec. 25. The Hast-

ings electric light plant was damagedby fire this morning to the extentL5,000. There was not a cent of insTir- -ance on either tho building or inachia- -ery.

Nebraska Dairymen Adjourn.Lincoln, Dec. 25. The State Dairy-

men's association at its final meetingyesterday listened to a number of pa-pers and elected officers a3 follows:President, George E. Haskell. Beatrice ;vico president, C. A. Clarke, Ravenna ;secretary, F. H. Yaughan, Fremont.

Jury to Hear Moores Case.Lincoln, Dec. 2;.. The supreme

court denied the motion of Moorcs for atrial by jury and directed t ie attorneysto agree npon a referee bejfore wiuraitestimony could be taken in the caso,and whose findings, both aj to law andfacts, should be submitted to the court.

Requisition Was Honored.Lincoln, Dec. 2D. Governor Hblcomb

has honored a requisition from thegovernor of Iowa for the return to thatGtate of William Baines and John Doe,who are charged with stealing eightfat hogs from the pen of Robert Kirk-woo- d

in Pottawattamie county and sell-ing them to tho packers in SouthOmaha.

, Nebraska Teacher In Session.Lincoln, Dec. ;i0. The different

meetings of the State Teachers' associa-tion have been largely .attended, andthe greatest of interest has been mani-fested in the discussions- - The attend-ance is the largest in its history. The '

report of the education council out-lined what was considered as the re-quirement up to which institutionsshould come in order to . be recognizedas colleges and entitled to confer de-grees. This minimum requirement foradmission of students was believed tobe the completion of a high schoolcourse, and the institution should givea course of at least four years' instruc-tion in collegiate work.

SILVER WEDDING ANNIVERSARY.

Senator and Mrs. Thurston Celebrate atTheir Home In Omaha.

Ojiaiia, Dec. 27. Senator and Mrs.John M. Thursfon celebrated their sil-ver wedding anniversary Saturdaynight at their residence in Omaha.From 8 o'clock until midnight thespacious rooms of tho house werecrowded with the elite of Omaha andtho state. Many guests from the eastwere present, 3,000 invitations havingbeen sent out. It was estimated that1,500 persons called during the eveningto pay their respects.

STOCKMAN WINS PASS SUIT.

Santa Fe 3Iust Beturn Fare Collected andPay Costs.

Wichita, Kan., Dec. 24. Judge Dalin a decision against tho Santa Fe fozrefusing a return pass to L P. Camp-bell, who shipped cattle, has given theplaintiff judgment for fare, costs andan attorney fee.

OiiAHA, Dec. 2'S. Freight officials oiNebraska railroads today expressed thebelief that the decision of Judge Daleagainst the railroad would be overruledin court. They assert thatany decision compelling the railroadsto-giv- e a retara pass for the shipmentof a oar of stock will be stoatly resisted;

REMA NDEDTO THEAdditional Signatures Sead Se ret la?

validate It.Lincoln, Dec. 24. Tae supreme coart

has reversed the finding of tho districtcourt of Holt county in the case bromghtagainst the bondsmen of the late Barrett Scott, treasurer of tnat county. Thelower court held that tho bond was invalid on acconnt of tho changing of thobond after it was presented for approval.The change consists in the addition ofother sureties, the board of supervisorsinsisting that the sureties on the bondas originally presented were insufficient.The supreme court reversed this decis-ion of Judgo Chapman, who tried thecase, holding that the additional signa-tures, which decreased the liability ofthe original bondsmen, did not absolvothem from its obligations. Thosamopoint is involved in the Bartley bond.

Tho opinion is by Judge Harrison,the other two judges concurring. Adissenting opinion is given by Com-missioner Irvine, which is concurredin by Ryan and Ragun. Tho case wasagainst Scott 's bondsmen for the recov-ery of $90,C00 and during tho proceedings in the district conrt of Holt countya motion was made by the attorney forthe boudsmon to instruct tho jury tobring in a verdict for tho defense. Thiswas done and tho connty appealed tothe supreme court. It u said that thohasty instruction by tho district judgewas what intensified tho feeling thatresulted in the murder of Barrett Scoit.

A man who neglects his health is sailinghis craft, of life in dangerous seas. Hqcannot too soon awaken to the fact that he5s mneriltnf' 1it most nreeious endow.raent. All the wealth in the world, all thelpower in the world, all the pleasure in the 1

wona, an me iove ana poetry anu muiyand nobility and beauty are but dust in themouth of the man who has lost his health.

Keeping healths' means looking after thedisorders that n!nety-nfn- e men in a hmj.dred neglect. You cannot get the average,every-da- y man to bel;eve that indigestionor biliousness, or costiveness or headacheor loss of sleep or appetite, or shakiness inthe morning and dullness through the dayamount to much anyway. He will "pooh,pooh" at you, until some morning hewakes up and finds hunself sick abed.Then he will send for a doctor and find outto his surprise that all these disorders havebeen but the danger s;gnals of abigmaladythat has robbed him of his health, possiblyforever. It may be consumption or nervous prostration or malaria or rheumatismor some blood or sk'n disease. It mattersnot, they all have their inception in thesame neglected disorders. Dr. Pierce'sGolden Medical Discovery makes the ap-petite keen, the digestion perfect, the liveractive, the blood pure, the nerves steadyand gives sound and refreshing sleep. Itis the great blood-make- r and flesh-builde- r.

It cures 9S per cent, of all cases' of con-sumption. In fact bronchial, throat andlung affections generally yield to it. Med-icine stores sell it.

One or two at bedtime cure constipationDr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. They regu-

late and. invigorate the stomach, liver andbowels. By-al- l medicine dealers.