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RETURNING EMPTY HANDED.
American Monetary Delegates will Sail
Next Thursday.

'-'''S- $3.50 -A"h~~'N'y DS'NsAtSS wan o9h
Next Thursday.
LONDON, Dec 1.-THE American
delegates to the international none
tary conference are booked to sail on
the steamer Lain from Southampton
for New York December 2l 1t is not
understood that there will be any cele-
bratiOn or dinners on or before the
occasion
The Times, referring to the confer
ference, says: THE American dele
gates must be held largely responsible
for the ignominious failure of the
conference, America called the meet
ing as if prepared with a practical
scheme and then offered Only vain
platitudes. The exuberant rhetoric
of Senator Jones would have been
more to the purpose if the Americans
themselves had not grown tired of
protecting silver"
SENATOR JONES MAKES A PLEA.
BRUSSELS, Dec. 16.-At the session
of the conference yesterday Senator
Jones, of the United States delegation
made long speech in favor of BIZ
metalism. lie said that American
bimetalists did not claim that
making the two metals legal
tender would secure stability in
prices, but asserted that free coin
age over wide area would result in
fluctuations of the value of gold and
silver being inconsiderable, They
fully admitted that the demands of
the myraid people East might. in
Of 81 /, al npflarna In
crease the demand for silver bills as
to bring silvr ~ slight premium
over gold, 9 fact that COM
petition +, whichever metal
became fra tionally cheaper would
sustain the values of the metals inter
est had not been questioned at the
conference. The monometalists of
Lombard street, when confronted
with this argument, spoke of noun
tains of silver they were told were
about to be discovered which
would swamp the market for
silver with bills sufficient, not only TO
overwhelm the monetary demand for
Europe, but also to initiate the silver
currencies of 600, 900, go of Orientals
Evidence taken before the British
commissions in regard to India showed
that the rupee to-day purchased as
much in India as it ever did.
If the Indian farmer got more
rupees for the 30 shillings
gold which his wheat realizes in Lon
don to-day than he did for 40 shillings
ten years ago, how could Europe
and America market their crops
in the face of such compe-
tition? While the collapse of silver
stimulated Indian exports at the
expense of the British farmer it
was similarly creating an enormous
compe tition, Bombay sending cottons
to China at the expense of Lancashire,
What India gained by falling ex-
change she more than lost by the Brit
ish capitalists to investin India
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Gaia S7.nOn nnmnGes.

LINCOLN. Dec. 1.-THE jury. in the
suit OF Florence Eva Dole vs. Thomas
Stratton. got through celebrating
after breakfast yesterday morning.
1t took about forty hours to come to a
conclusion. When they came into
court shortly afterwards, they an
nounced that they had found for the
plaintiff and had awarded her $1,000
damages on account of the breach
of promise to marry her, and
seduction. The verdict is $4,000
less than the previous one, and is said
to be based on an estimate that STRAIT
ton is worth from SIS, 900 to 500, 900.
Judge futile expressed himself as
pleased at the verdict.
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WASHINGTON, Dec 20 Not since the
July day of 1881, when President
James A. Garfield tossed on his bed of
pain in the west chamber in
the White house has there
been such display of inter
est in the nations capital in the con-
dition of sick man rs has manifested
itself with regard TO the condition OF
Mr.. Blaine. In the homes, the hotels,
the clubs and in the streets his critical
condition has been and is the engross-
ing topic Of conversation and follow
ing a general impulse promenaders
bend their footsteps in the direction
of Madison place,
This intense interest is due TO the
fact, acknowledged by his family and
che physicians that for several hours
yesterday Mr. B,aines life was on the
very verge Of dissolution and that for
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Indian ARIIrs.

WASHINGTON, Dec 17--In the house
yesterday the bin authorizing the Sec
rotary of the treasury to cover into
the treasury s4S, 800 of the appropria-
ton for the Choctaw and Chitkasaw
Indians was passed. Then was called
up house resolution, giving, In re-
Spouse to a request for information by
the president, in a message of Feb
rhary II, 1892, the opinion of the
house that there is no sufficient reason
for interference in the due execution
of the law for the payment 20 the
Choctaw and Chickasaw nations for
their interest in the Cheyenne and
Arapahoe reservation. After some
discussion the resolution was agreed
to. A bill was passed to ratify and
confirm an agreement with the Kiclla-
poo Indians in Oklahoma territory.
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FARMERS AND FINANCE.
Illinois and Michigan Changers Pass ResO-
lutlOns on Currency Matter.


SPRINGFIELD, Ill, Dec. II. - The
Illinois State grange adopted the
following resolutions last night:
Resolved, That this grange demands the
recall OF the American members of the
monetary conference now in session at
Brussels
Resolved, That we are in favor Of gold,
silver and paper as money; that the ma
tional government alone shall issue the
money Of the people, and that the unit
whether of gold, silver or paper, should be
a full legal tender for all debts, public and
private We are opposed to the con-
tinuance of the public debt or the is
suance of new bonds, either state or
national, bearing interest as the has of
any banking system; we believe the green
back, based on the wealth of the nation
and the faith of the government, to be
good enough for the people and good
enough for the money lenders.
Resolutions were also adopted de-
claring in favor of the free coinage OF
silver
LANSING, Mich, Dec. 16.-The
Michigan grangers, who have been
holding q convention here, adopted
resolutions last night protesting
against the free coinage of either gold
or silver
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Found Dead.

OsCEoLA, Neb., Dec. 1.-THE
friends of Mrs. Miller, an old lady liv-
ing in Osceola, were shocked this
morning to learn of her sudden death.
She lived in a little house near that OF
her son, Joseph Miller, and was quite
we'll last evening. All the children
went to church last evening, and com
ing home late did not disturb Mrs.
Miller. This morning, she not appear
ing as usual, they went to the house
and found her lying on the floor dead.
She was y years old and had lived Ia
this county since the early 7Cs,
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HER HEART VALUE FIXED.
Miss Esther Jacobs Awarded S25, 900
Damages Against Ficklo MIR. Sire.

Miss Esther Jacobs Awarded So, 900
Damages Against Ticklo Mr.. Sire.
New YORK, Dec. 20--The jury in
the Jacobs-Sire breach of promise
case brought in verdict to-day,
awarding the plaintiff $500 dam
ages.
Miss -sthcr Jacobs began suit
against Henry t. Sire some time ago
to recover $50 0UG for breach Of promise
of marriage Sire is Il rich young
business man with pcnchant for
clubs and the races and Miss Jacobs is
one of II large family of sisters has u
musical voice and is remarkably
bright and handsome young lady
The defense was that the attentions
of Sire never eliminated in an engage
ment, but that the Jacobs family
united TO force him into u marriage
with Miss Jacobs from mcrccnary mo-
tives. Miss Jacob. charged that in
November, 1887, Sire made an offer
of marriage, which was accepted,
but no exact date was set This
engagement lasted until 1890, when
it was broken off by Sire without
the assent OF Miss Jacobs. In the
meantime Sire had paid marked at
tcntion to her, taking her TO Saratoga,
giving her his winnings at the races,
presenting her with diamonds, rings
and Jewels and $500 seal skin coat,
and maintaining correspondence with
her at frequent intervals. Sire's in
come is $50 900 year
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Found Dead in Bed.

LINCOLN, Dec. 17.-JOhn c.. In
gram was found dead in bed at the st.
Charles hotel. He came in the night
before rather the worse for liquor. He
was found about o'clock today almost
dead. and before the physicians could
be summoned had expired. A quanti-
ty Of quinine capsuls were found scat
tered about the room. The coroner's
jury will hold an inquest. 1t is sup
posed to be suicide. Ingram halls
from Preston, England.
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STONE RANouErrEp,
Mayor Noonan and the st. Louis ,Pushi
Snubbed.

Snubbed.
ST. LOUIS. Mo-, Dec. l7.-Governor-
elect w. j. Stone was rendered a
banquet last night at the Mercantile
club 1t was an important and signifi-
cant event, for the reason that the en-
tertainment was given by the wing
of the party that processes SUI
perior responsibility. Mayor Noonan
was not invited, although great
pressure was brought to bear to get
his name on the list. Mr.. Stone used
his influence mildly in that direction.
The fact, however, that his wish did
not prevail and that in the teeth Of
their wishes he attended the banquet
is believed to commit him to utilization
with the element of the party which
antagonizes the local machine known
as the push" Criminal Judge R. G.
Claiborne was also omitted from the
list of invited guests.
The banquet itself was a success.
Besides the guests of the evening there
were present Governor-elect Fishbaclz
of Arkansas, Governor-elect Altgeld
of Illinois, Governor Francis of Mis-.
souri, and members of the supreme and
appellate courts.
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Trying 70 Bankrunt Him.

GREELEY, Neb., Dec. 1.-THE trial
OF Th. Hoellworth, charged with an
attempt to rape Miss Kate Merriam, a
servant girl employed in his home, 10
progressing here and 10 attracting
more than usual attention. HOell-
worth is leading business man and
has always borne an excellent reputa~
ton. His friends claim it is q black
mailing scheme and that the girl has
been induced to bring the suit by
enemies OF Hoellworth, who wish TO
break him up in business.
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State Teachers, Association, E.

LINCOLN, Dec. 17.-Arrangements
on an elaborate scale are being made
for the Nebraska state teachers asso-
citation which convenes in this city
Tuesday, December q, and closes
Thursday night. More teachers will
be brought together than ever before
and all will have the pleasure of hear
ing such distinguished speakers as John
NJ. Thurston, Prof. Carl Betz Of Kan.
sa3 City and Inspector James L.
Hughes Of Toronto. The speakers are
to appear ut the Lansing theatre.
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panhnndle Conductors.

PIrTsBURG Pa, Dec. 17.-Referring
to the Wholesale withdrawal of the
Panhandle railway conductors from
the order Of railway conductors, a
conductor said: 1T means just this:
Belong to the order and lose your job
or leave the order and keep the job.
BY next May don't expect to see
single conductor ON the road mem
Der OF the union. The company was
afraid to risk running through next
summer with men who belonged to
the order and they got the drop on
us. I've got u job and guess | know
how TO keep it. ~
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OFFICERS OF THE PANAMA
CANAL UNDER ARREST.
PARIS Wild With EXCITEMENT
The Directors Held ON the Charge OF
Swindling-A Member of the Cham
Der of Deputies Accused of
bribery Charles de Lesseps
Among THOSe Arrested
New Evidence.

PARIS, Dec. I'm. Charles Anne
Marie de Lesscps, NJ. Marius Etienne
Fontaine and NJ San Leroy were ar
rested to-day by direction Of the min
lister of justice. NJ. Bourgeois, for
their alleg ed connection with the Pan
anna canal frauds. NJ Henri Louis
Felix COttu, for whose arrest an order
was also issued. has fed to Vienna.
n-Leroy is charged with having
accepted bride as 4 member OF the
chamber of the deputies and the
charges against the officers Of the
company are that they jointly made
use of fraudulent imaginary credit;
that they dissipated capital intrusted
to them for specific purpose, and
that they swindled others out OF part
or all of their means of living on their
fortunes
These offenses come within the
reach Of seven articles of the penal
code. The penalties to which the
heads of the Panama canal company
have made themselves liable, should
the theory Of the prosecution be estab-
lished, is one to five years imprison.
mcnt, or fine of so to 5000 francs,
and he may be deprived of his vote and
the right to hold Office for from five to
ten years.
1t is noteworthy that the parties in
this case are not to DE tried for infrac-
tions of the laws regulating financial
and industrial companies but under
articles of the common law. The
theory therefore of the prosecution is
that the Panama affair was u swindle
from the beginning. The original
concessionaries are sheltered by pre-
scription.
Besides making the arrests, the au-
thorities have searched the residences
of De Lesseps, Fontaine, Cottu and
San Leroy and found mass of docu-
ments throwing new and important
light on the Panama frauds and cor
ruption.
The arrests caused the greatest ex-
element although rumor had it last
night that such action had been
determined upon. What the outcome
will be no one is able to predict, but
it can be SAL that those who have the
best interests of the republic at heart
are deeply grieved at the venality
and sel6shness that have been dis
played by men in high positions, many
of whom were sworn to preserve the
honor of France.
A member of the investigating com
mittee, who witnessed the removal of
the Reinach seals, states that enough
poisons were seized to kill whole
garrison.
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burned to Death,

ALBION Neb., Dec. 17.-Mrs. jar
Wis, lady residing ON q farm in the
country near here, was burned to
death Thursday night at her residence
by the explosion of lamp, knocked
off the table by one Of the children.
She fought the fire in order to save
her children and in putting out the
flames her clothing became ignited.
She tried in vain to reach the water
tank, but her strength gave out before
she could get there and she was burned
TO a crisp.
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THIS TIME THE MARSHAL
GOT THE DROP ON HIM,
ANOTHER DESPERATE LAID Low.
When Called Upon to Halt BY Deputy
United States Marshal Risk He An-
swers with His WInchester-Af-
ter Which a Lively Fusilade
Follows, In Which He Is
Fatally Wounded.

TAHLEQUAH, Ind. Ter, Dec 17.-on
Monday last Deputies Risk and Comp
land, accompanied by strong posse,
went into the Sand mountains and
tried to capture Sand Rowe the no.
torious desperate, wanted badly by
the United States court for the muir
der of two white men. They came
upon him unexpectedly away from
his house. lie was accompanied by
Joe Raven and Ed Downing. The
officers demanded a halt and surren-
der, and were replied to by three SEN
sational Winchesters, followed by
rapid firing.
None of the marshals were hurt, and
succeeded in capturing Joe Raven and
wounding Rowe and two horses.
Rowe will die
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Convicted After seventeen Years.

ALrENA, Mich, Dee u. 1850 August
Grossmau was this morning found
guilty of murder in the first degree in
having caused the death of Albert Mol
itor, Pressure Isle county lumberman,
seventeen years ago. The jury went
out at o'clock last night and reached
u verdict at 4 O'clock this morning.
There are twelve others charged with
the same crime, aud their trials will l
follow shortly.
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A Record For Murders.

o SHERMAN, Tex, Dec, 17,-Mrs, Z.
w. Hunt was found murdered in her
home in the suburbs of Denison yes
terday morning. Her head was split
open and bloody AK lying near was
evidently the weapon used, The
murdered woman's husband is team
ster, and it is supposed he is the muir
derer, He has disappeared, taking
with him his 9-year-old daughter. The
motive for the crime is mystery
This is the twenty third murder in
this (Grayson) county this wear
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Under Arrest.

DAKOTA CITY, Neb., Dec. IT,
Deputy Sheriff Carney Thursday ar
rested H. Z Brooks for stealing q
horse from Tom Fisher and bride and
blanket from Joe Sprey at CovingtOn
Saturday night The property is al
legged to have been sold by Brooks at
Leeds, Ia. Brooks was arrested at the
recruiting station in Sioux City while
he was trying to enlist in the United
States army. His preliminary exam
ination will be held Monday,
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The Coadjutor Chosen.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Dec. 17.-At the
council of suffragan bishops of the
Roman Catholic archdiocese of ST.
Louis yesterday, it was voted that it
was necessary that the venerable Arch
bishop Kenrick should have ooad-
tutor. The names of the three church
dignitaries selected to be sent to Rome
as candidates for the position were
kept secret but it is understood that
Bishop j. l.. Spaulding of Peoria, one
of the men named in the petition OF
the priests was one of the men named
by the council,
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MAD LOVE IN COURT.
A Chicago Girl Given Heavy Damages
in Sensational Case.

A Chicago Girl Given Heavy Damages
in u Sensational Case.
CHICAGO, Dec, IA verdict for
SIS, 900 was to-day awarded to Miss An
nette d. .Munson against George w.
Little, jr., and his brother Albert and
mother The girl and George Little,
both of whom belong to we'll known
families, had been sweethearts, but
she had tired of him. On the even
ing of March :, 1891, George and his
brother went to her house and
finding her alone sick seized
her and carried her over a mile in a
storm to her home, where their physi-
clan pronounced her insane, and she
was sent to the detention hospital and
manacled Two days later her mother
secured her release. The defense
claimed that the girl was insane with
love for George Little and tried to kill
him
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Ten Thousand N improvements.

zen 4llOtlShHAA Ah'l'AO'
SEWARD. Neb., Dec. 1.-THE b. 81
N. has expended over 100000 here
in changing its line, new buildings,
ETC.. during the past summer and fall.
1t paid out $50, 900 foc right Of way
through the city, built new lines for
both tie Nebraska railway and the A.
& NJ. A fine new steel bridge was
put in across the Blue west of town for
the Nebraska railway and new
wooden bridge for the A. & N. A new
passenger depot, Il large new freight
house and n new water tank have been
put in within two blocks of the public
square. The change is great con-
venience for Seward as well as the
railroad company. The improvements
are all OF u first class character.
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KEARNEY, Neb., Dec. II 20. E.
Hall, master OF the state grange,
found his long lost brother Albert in
Kearney THURSDAY evening. The
brothers had been separated lor twenty
four years and lost all track OF each
other. Albert Hall is a brOther-ln-
law OF Mayor Brady and has lived In
Kearney about year. Seeing his
brothers. initials in the paper he huDt-
ed him up. The meeting was an af-
fecting one.
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GIeclrocuteA In Twelve seconds.

SING SING, n. v, Dee 20 --Fredcr-
lex McGuire, who beat shot and
kicked to death Mrs Noah Gregory,
wife of his employer, near Middletown
in the summer of 1891, suffered death
by electricity this morning. The first
shock lasted 80 seconds lie was
killed by the FIRST shock in twelve
seconds, and the second current was
only turned on as n precaution AS
far as could be seen no mark or
scorching could be found when an
examination of the body was made.
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Postal Thief BaRged.

CHICAGO, Dec. 17.-Walter Gurnea, a
postotiice employe, was arrested in
the bath room OF his house last night
while opening purloined letters, His
stealings, it is expected, will run up
into the thousands. Gurnea was mar
ried secretly about three months ago
to young Kansas City girl said to
be we'll connected there, but whose
maiden name her friends will not dis
close
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Hadto KnIIt.

TABLE Rock, Neb.. Dec. 17.-Lsst
evening c. H. Barnard, with his
mother and sister drove to the resi-
dence OF Don Phillips, four or five
miles out Of town, and after the ladies
got out and went In the house, Mr..
Barnard drove the horse BY mistake
into an old unused well. The horse
had to be killed before could be extrl-
Gated. 1t was fine animal. belong
ing TO Mrs. Samuel Barnard.
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lrhn Armr nnrs prospect DARK.

BERLIN, Dec. 1.-THE committee OF
TWENTY-FIVE members eff the reichstag,
to which the army bill has been re-
ferred, consists of three Social Demo-
Gratis, three freisinnige members, eight
Clericals, two Poles, three National
Liberals, one Free Conservative and
five Right Conservatives 1t is be-
lieved that 1t will be impossible for
the bill to obtain majority in com
mittee so constituted and the OPP
DOL ents of the measure confidently ex'
pect its defeat
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Arrestcd for "A Mlsnnnrl crImn.

DEs MONIES, Iowa, Dec. 20 "A re.
QUESTION was secured here to-day for
William 5 Beard, charged with arson
in Browning, Linn county, Mo-, April
%. Beard and w. p Taylor set fire
to the Office Of Il. l. Gibson aud an in
dictment was returned against them,
when Beard fed to Davis county,
Iowa
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Indicted for Murdor.

SEDALIA, No, Dec. 1.-THE grand
jury now in session has returned true
bills of murder in the first degree
against Dick Robinson, who is held for
killing Miss Johanna Schoolman last
October, and Charles Banks, for she
murder of a fellow gambler a few
weeks prior to that
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The 9e;. Fitzslmmons Fight.

NEW York, Dec. II. The date of
the Hall Fitzsimmons fight has been
formally decided upon by Captain
Williams, the matchmaker of the
Crescent Athletic club. The affair
will take place on Wednesday night,
April 5.
Captain Williams says he expects to
secure Dick Burgess signature to fight
Jack McAuliffe the same week as the
Hall-Fitzsimmons contest. He expects
to secure the men for a $4,000 purse
Mr. Williams also said he would make
an effort to secure Corbett and Mitch
ell for the same week and will offer as
high as $50, 600 to get the men.
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Attempted 70 Klll mls VIC.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, Mo-, Dec. IL
w. c. Davis, a man about 20 years old,
while temporarily insane yesterday
attempted to kill his wife with an axe,
but was prevented by his stepdaugh-
ter. The old gentleman's mind is sup
posed to be unbalanced on account Of
financial troubles. He has been placed
under arrest
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Professor Dyche's Exhibit In Chlca


CHICAGO, Dec, l7.-Five car loads of
stuffed animals have arrived from the
Kansas state university of Lawrence,
Kan, and is said to be one of the best
collection of North American animals
in the country 1t was prepared by
Professor Dyehe. The work of INSTALL
ing the exhibit will begin at once.
The plans intended in connection with
the display of mammals includes a
panoramic feature, in which wild hunt
ing scenes will be represented.