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SILVER AND TARIFF.
Both Get Set Back In the National Con-

gress.
Washington, Feb. 14.-After nearly
two weeks of almost continuous debate
the house, Thursday afternoon, IN com
mittee of the whole, by vote of 100 TO
80 recommended to the house proper,
non-concurrence in the senate free
coinage amendment to the house bill
providing additional revenue for the
government, the issue of bonds to pro-
tect and maintain the gold reserve, and
the sale of treasury certificates to meet
temporary deficiencies in revenue. As
nearly as could be Judged, about half
the democrats voted against the senate
substitute, and the republican vote in
favor of it was about 80.
In the course of the consideration of
the bill, under the five-minute rule.
which lasted from IL to 4 o'clock the
following proposed amendments were
lost by the votes stated: BY Mr.. Long
(rep., Kan.) to coin the product of the
mines of the United States only-11s to
al; by Mr.. Brumm (rep., Pal. provid-
ing that whenever the commercial
ratio of the two metals shall vary from
the coinage ratio, the seigniorage.shaI
lie retained by the governments TO
30; by Mr.. Townc rep, Mimi COM
hitting the United States to the free
coinage OF silver at the ratio of 15H to
/, whenever Germany or France open
their minis for the same purpose-146
to 81.
Washington, Feb. Is. The senate
refused by n vote of 20 to 81 to take
up the house tariff bill. with the
free coinage substitute, and that
measure continues to remain on the
vice presidents desk. The motion had
the support of more but republicans,
the democrats voting solidly against
it, together with four populists-Sena-
tors Allen (Neb.}. Butler IN. c., Jones
New and PETER CKan.), and three
epublicans-Senators Carter (Mont.)
Dubois Qdaho) and Teller (Col.).
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LINcoLn,s BIRTHDAY.
1nthusias,le Observance in Chicago Ton
at Springfield Decorated.


at Springfield Decorated.
Chicago. Feb. 13.-In this city prepa-
rations more perfect than ever before
were made for the celebration of Lin
coins birthday. An enthusiasm never
cqualed moved clubs, schools, churches,
societis. 1t was not the rich alone, but
The loyal, the nation-loving, who hon
cred the natal day of the emancipation.
The ninth annual public celebration by
Lincoln council, National union, at the
Auditorium at night was a notable
affair.
Hon. William Mckinley, of Ohio,
was the chief orator at the tenth an
nual banquet of the Marquette club
st the Auditorium hotel Wednesday.
Springfield, ILL.,, Feb. l3.-The capital
city of Illinois Wednesday celebraIcl
The S7th anniversary of the birth of
Abraham Lincoln.
All banks, state and federal building
we're closed and the day was observed
With special ceremonies in each of the
ward schools. Pictures, flags at half
mast and draperies bespoke the rever-
ence with which the martyred presi-
cent is hell here. Memorial services
we're held by all the civic and military
societies. Stephenson Post, G. A. H.,
carried out an elaborate programme OF
addresses and music. Tn tomb of lin
colin at Oak Ridge was profusely decs-
rated with flowers by the Lincoln Me-
mortal society. Hundreds of citizens
from adjacent places were here during
the day.
New York, Feb. 13.-The birthday OF
Abraham Lincoln was celebrated as 4
legal holiday in this state Wednesday
for the first time. All the public insti-
tutions, courts, schools, stores and
places of business were closed, and
many patriotic societies met to do homo:
10 the martyred president. The sun
las quiet that prevailed in The business
sections of the city showed how gerer-
ally the people were observing the lay
All the banks closed their doors, the
store shutters were down and the great
office buildings deserted. Every where
Gags were waving in honor of ex-Presi-
ient Lincoln. Many dinners were
given at night and Inany speeches made
about Lincoln. A number of mass
meetings, too, were held. The Re
publican club gave Lincoln dinner al
Eelmonico's at $3.50 o'clock. These
who responded to toasts were Chauncey
NJ. Depew, Joseph p. Foraker, Seth Low,
Dr. Emil Hirsch, of Chicago, and Rev
=. w. Park, of Gloyersville, n. Y. The
Lincoln association, of New Jersey, ons
Of the few states that as yet celebrates
the day, held big dinner at Taylor's
hotel, in Jersey City. Addresses were
delivered by Gov. Gr;ggs, of New
Jersey; Congressman Charles A. Towne,
end others.
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LATER MEMS

Another blue book on Armenia was
published in London the nth. the dis
patches covering the period between
Sept. 3. 1895 and Feb. IL, 1896. 1t con-
tains sable prepared by a committee
of delegates from the embassies of the
six powers, showing that the total
number of persons massacred, concern
ing whose fate accurate information
has been obtained, is $4,000.
1t was reported the 18th that Maceo
has succeeded increasing the military
line drawn across the island of CIba.
to prevent his escape from the province
of Pinar Del Rio; that he has passed
between Neptune and Waterloo on the
south coast and has entered the pro-
vince of Havana.
The president the 18th made the fol-
lowing nominations; w. A. Woodward
baldwin, Of New York. to be third as
sistant secretary of state; Peter Victor
Deuster, of wisconsin. TO be consul of
the United States at Crefield. Germany.
A mob of so men, at Monticello,
Wayne county, Ky, took Fount Martin
and Jim Straxtill from their cells.
Five miles in the country, they hanged
Martin. BY some means, Straxtill es-
capped and has not been caught. The
men in Jail charged with barn
burning. Neither had been indicted.
Most Truesdale. who was converted
at Waterloo Iowa, the 18th confessed
TO the murder OF William sheldon at
Leadville. Sept. 1, 1890. The Colorado
authorities have been notified and the
man detained. He gave full details of
the crime and declared his desire TO
atone for it.
Stettheimer & Co s shirt waist fac
tory at Troy, n. Y, was burned the
18th. At the alarm of fire panic en-
sued among the $50 employees, and
many jumped from the windows. Mrs.
Margaret Carroll, Mrs. Foley and Mrs.
Robert Kane were killed.
VIM. Iiese was arrested at Miller, s.
ID. the 18th for attempting to lynch j.
w. Casterline last fail.
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Day Not Guilty.

Milwaukee. Feb. 17.--Banker +. ]
Day, of the defunct Plankinton bank,
was Sunday night found not guilty of
the charge of having taken money from
depositors, although he knew the bank
to be involyent. The jury of the mum
cipal court had been out for 80 hours
and so minutes. The prosecution made
application for trial on the second
count of the original information in
which similar charge is made, with the
difference that it is claimed to have oc-
CURED at a later date, but it is almost
certain that a trial on this charge viii
not be granted. Banker Day is still
under bond. Judge Goodland will hear
arguments on the second count of the
information on next Friday.
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A LYNCHING IN ILLINOIS.
Mob Murders Grant Atterbury for an Al
legged Assault on His Sisfer-in-L Law.

Mob Murders Grant Atterbury for an Al
legged Assault on His Sister-in-Law.
Sullivan, ILL.,, Feb. 13.-Grant After
bury was taken from the Jail here al
1925 Wednesday morning, dragged to
the court house in his night robe and
hanged to tree.
At 1880 Tuesday night a mob of but
H. men collected near the big school
They were fully armed and carried
sledge hammers. Few people knew
or the meeting and none thought After.
bury would be lynched. The mob acted
quickly and marched directly from the
scboolhouse to the Jail, which was pro.
tected by the sheriff and one deputy
Here the demand for Atterbury was re-
fused, and then the door was knocked
in with sledge hammers.
The sheriff feigned resistance, APP.
parently, and fired his pistol in the air
In the meantime crowds of people be.
gan gathering about the Jail, but no at
tempt was made to help the sheriff
After the sheriff fired his revolver the
scene was exciting and lively.
At'crbury was dragged from his cell,
in the Jail, who were badly frightena /
Atterbury resisted with all his
strength, and much trouble was ex-
perienced in getting him downstairs,
lie fought Ike demon for his life
but he was finally overcome. When
The prisoner was brought out the ex.
element of the mob was fearfulIy in.
rense. Atterbury was then taken up &c
the courthouse yard, two blocks away.
There was a perfect fusillade of pistol
shots. The mob seemed frenzied and
was beyond any control, and showed
no sympathy.
This was the second attempt made by
= mob o get Atterbury for the pIr-
lose of lynching him. The evidence
against him was very strong. The
morning after the crime on Mrs. Roxy
Atterbury was committed bloodhounds
were brought to the scene, and three
different times they went directly To
the house of Grant A.terbury. Another
party was suspected, but has not yet
been found. Atterbury was brother.
in-law of Mrs. Roxy Atterbury, and it is
thought he committed the crime for
The purpose of revenge, Mrs. After
hurry having given some very damag-
ing testimony against him when he
was on trial, together WITH her hus-
band, for the murder of their father, a
little moro han wear ago
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WALLER TO BE SET FREE.
Ambassador Eustis Directed to Accep
Offer of French Government.

Ambassador Eustis Directed to Accept
Offer of French Government.
Washing ton, Feb. ~ Ambassador
Eustis has been instructed to accept
the offer of the French government to
release ex Uuited States Consul Waller
from further imprisonment and par
don his osfense on condition that the
affair be thereby terminated as between
France and the United States, and that
the latter make no claim in behalf of
the prisoner based upon his arrest, on
viction or Imprisonment. Waller may,
however, sue in the French courts Tor
damages for ill-treatment. These
facts, showing the amicable term:na-
ton OF the celebrated Waller incident,
appear in the correspondence sert to
both houses of congress Tuesday by
the president in answer to resolutions
of inquiry upon the subject.
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THE income tax which has Just been
proposed in France will t2ll on every
body whose ann ual income is $500 or
more. Between $500 and $1,000 the tax
is to be per cent; between $1,000 and
$1,000, per cent; between $1,000 and
$4,000, per cent; between 5000 and
S5.8O0. per cent; more than $1,000, )
per cent. Deductions are TO be made
from these rates varying with the num-
Der of children man has. The more
children man has the less tax he will
80,
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ASK CONGRESS FOR HELP.
Repres entatives of Live Stock Exchange
Go to Washington.

Representatives of Live Stock Exchanges
Go to Washington.
Chicago, Feb. 1i.--William Thomp-
son, president. and C. w. Baker, secre-
tary of the National live stock ex-
change, l.. B. Doud and Samuei WAL
lerton left Saturday night fol- Wash
ington to lay before the senate and
house matters affecting the live stock
business of the country. The Chicago
men will De Joined by representatives
from exchanges throughout the coun-
try. The delegates will ask congress
to repeal the national law governing
the manufacture of oleomargarine and
its sale; to enact regulations that will
remove all embargoes placed by foreign
powers on American meat products;
to enact measures that will induce for
eign powers to admit live stock from
America into all portions of their
countries under reasonable quarantine
regulations; to place the consular serv-
ice under civil service rules, and that
commercial bodies with interests at
certain points be permitted to name
some one of the consuls or attaches at
such port. They will also ask Secre-
tary Morton to take some action on the
quarantining of Texas, and will sug-
gest the line marked on. last year.
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TRADE RETARDED.
Business Held Rack by Weather, Congress
sional Inactic, and fIose Nancy

business Held Rack by Weather, Congress
sional Inaction and Close Money.
New York. Feb. 15.-R. g. Dun e. Co.,
in their weekly review of trade, say:
'The weather stri binders business, also
| continued closeness of money and pro-
| longed inactioD of congress: but confidence
| Increases. There IS a Little more demand
for some manufactured products. Exports
| Improve with yielding prices of staples. and
| for the week from New York exceed last
| years 20 per cent. while Imports have in
| creased Is per cent. Pig iron at the cast
| and at Chicago has not advanced South.
| ern competition continues at prices so low
| that several Alabama furnaces have
stopped. but Ressemer is a shade lower at
| Pittsburgh. The demand for plates. sheets
| and wire nails continues fairly good, and
| there are more orders for railroad cars and
bar iron at Chicago. but no further sales
| of rails appeared.
THE demand for boots and shoes is still
| disappointing. Some makers get good or
| ders for women's light shoes, but others
scarcely any. and Boston shipments thus
| far are n per cent. less than last year.
| Textile work shows little change, though
| the cut In print cloths and general ccnccs-
| sions in brown ard bleached staples aver
aging for the whole list quite per cont.
since January l, induced more buying,
which the known accumulation of goods
ahead of demand has hindered Many
mills are reporting great profits last year
from the rise in cotton, but the prospect ..
larger crop this year does not promise
repetition of such gains.
Failures for the first week of February
were 1903, $50. against $3.50 500 last year.
Manufacturing were s2,372. 253, against
3iS last year, and 1854 .072 in 1885, aid
trading We're 81 626, 427, against 81 1874, sol last
year, ard S. ass, 5S5 I'm 1884 Failures FOR the
week have heen 321 in the United States,
against 80 last year. and CT in Canada,
against 81 last year."
Bradstreets says:
THE general business situation through.
out the country does not meet anticipa-
tons, ard except al few citics-Balt-
more and Pittsburgh, III the east, Chicago,
St. Louis and Omaha, in the west, Calves
ton, Chattanooga and Atlanta, in the south
remains dull for the season. in most in
stances disappointingly SO Improvement
in demand and prices is confined to hides,
leather and boots and shoes, which are
conspicuous In the short list of staples
for which prices are higher Features of
the situation are those resulting from I'M
favorable weather east and In the central
west. reaction In prices of iron and steel
further complaints by wooden manufac-
machinery. q smaller total of bank clear
ings continued stiffness, maintenance of
high rates for loans Notwithstanding the
favorable differences drawn from tie heavy
oversubscription TO the government bond
issue and restricted production of pig
Iron.
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WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.

The Wisconsin State Fair association
in annual me citing at Milwaukee elected
the following officers: President, John
NJ. True, Baraboo; vice presidents. j. L.
Walker. Boscobel; George Galloway,
Menominee; secretary, ID. +. Mckinley
Cedarburg; treasurer, A. l.. Hutchinson,
Weyauwega. These with Samuel
Mitchell, of Elkhorn, J. ii. Kearney, of
Jefferson, and Kennedy Scott, of Port
age, will constitute the executive COM
mittee.
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In session at Lincoln the Nebraska
(, state prohibition convention elected
az ScIegates to the Pittsburgh national
4 convention to be held March 81.
I In Cincinnati Jacob Vogel & Sons,
4 pork packers, made an assign nent
with liabilities of 100000.
Fire destroyed Lucket & Co.'S tobac-
co factory and stemmery in GAINESVILLE.
Tenn, causing loss of 100000.
The doors o. lie Exchange bank at
Flemingsburg, KY. were closed with
liabilities of $4,000 and assets of
100000.
BY n boiler explosion in a mill near
ASHORE, y. C., three workmen were
killed and three fatally wounded.
At Brighls, Ala. T. 4. Higgins aud
his wife and son and daughter all died
with the measles within a few days of
each other.
George Jcnes shot and killed his
sweetheart, Leah Martin, her mother,
Mrs. W. }. Martin, and then put bull
lei into his own head ut Cente-yille, la.
Mrs. Martin objection 10 the young
mans attentions TO her daughter was
the cause.
The Nebraska republicans will hold
their annual state convention to select
delegates to The national convention on
April Is at Omaha.
In 81. Louis barbara isassel, pretty
German girl 10 years cid, shot and killed
John Rohlfing. her lover. and then fired
bullet into her own brain and died
instantly. Jealousy was The cause.
Republicans of the Second Illinois dis
trict renominated William Lorrinler
FOR cong -ess
IN mine at Republic, Mich. a skip
jumped the track, killing William Me-
Graw, James Dodge. Adolph Boi'el and
Matthias Tegelberg.
Near Montgomery Ala, Robert Will
liams. the negro who killed Police Offer
Suggs. was lynched by mob.
Eliza J. Nicholson. proprietress OF
the licayune, dec at New Orleans,
one week after the death o. her hus-
Band. She was born poet, and under
the name of Pearl Rivers early wrote
songs which made her famous.
Aisss May Rankin, aged 81, who hal
feen on exhibition as a fat woman
with various circuses and dime mu-
seums throughout the country. died IN
Chicago. She weighed 500 pounds.
At Linn. Mo-, Emile Davis was
hanged for the murder of Frank Hem
derson. his sisters sweetheart, whom
he poisoned.
Flames wiped out :he Buckeye glass
works of Martins Ferry, W. Va, the
loss being Sl5O.OC0
The death of John Wright occurred
at his home in Santa Rosa county, Fla.
aged rs years. lie lad been blind for
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Wichita, Kan, Feb. 17.-Rev. Mary
+. Lease began her ministerial career
in this city sunday night, receiving a
Iiattering reception. The Central
Church of Christ, one OF the largest in
the city, was crowded TO the limit OF
its capacity ana many thousands were
turned away. Ii had been expected
that Mrs. Lease would deal largely in
sensationalism, but her theme and its
exposition were far removed from any
thing of that nature. 1t i predicted
that her fame as pulpit orator will
far exceed what she has achieved as a
reformer.
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EVER since Jules Verne imagined such
a craft, inventors have been trying to
solve the problem Of constructing beat
which Will travel beneath the surface of
the water. Now il is announced That
n Frenchman has succeeded in building
a practical submarine essel which vii
be useful in time of war to explode tor
I,edoes under hostile ships. IL is claimed
that in such a boat, travelling IS feet
below the surface, seasickness would
be unknown. There may be time
coming when timid souls who re-
train from going to sea through fear of
sickness viii be able 20 enjoy the pleas
urcs Of ocean travel.
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GES. GRANT once made this predi.
ton: Though l have been trained n
Il soldier, and have participated IN
many battles, there never was : time
when, in my opinion, some way could
not have been found of preventing the
drawing of the sword. ! look forward
TO an epoch when court recognized
~ all nations will settle interna Jonal
differences. instead of keeping large
standing armies as they do in Eu-
rt.pP
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eEHEApEUr WHILE ALIVE.


oi fear1 Bryan.
Cincinnati, Feb. I3.--The coroner's
jury rendered verdict in the case OF
i'earl Bryan Wednesday afternoon. 1t
is as follow:
we. the jury of Ca:1pbsll county. Ky 4.
iird that the headless body 81 the woman
found on the pramises of Iohn Locke,
1T Fort Thomas. on the morning of Febrn-
ary !, Was Sat of Pearl Bryan. resident
of Greencastle, lid.
we further find tina. cocaine had reen
administered 10 Pearl Bryan for some rea-
son unknown.
We further find that the decapitatior
taok place While Pear. Bryan was alive.
we further find that Pe3rl Bryan was
last seen In company WITH scott Jackson
eni Alonzo Walling. Thc three got into
cab on the Plum street siie of a saloon
corner George and Plum streets, and were
last seen In the cab turning toward Plum
street"
DIR. Caruthers, who held the post.
norton, gave the opinion before tho
jury that decapitation was performed
where the body was found while there
was still lie in The body. 1t was done
with a sharp knife, or more probably
with surgeons scalpel.
Cincinnati, Feb. l4.--At ten o'clock
Thursday morning he officials on the
Ohio side CT the river received word
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New Road for Wisconsin.

A new Wisconsin railway company.
the Wisconsin Northern, has filed arti-
Giles of organization with the secretary
of state. The line is to start from 4
point OF connection with the Chicago
4 Northwestern at or near Big Suami-
co, in Brown county, northwest thro ugh
or into the counties of Brown. ShawanS,
oconto, Langlade, Florence aad Forest.
TO point on the boundary line between
Wisconsin and Michigan.
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wblnped His Cb,ld "a peath,

In the town of Richfield, Adams coun-
~, Lote Wilson, well-known charac-
ter, whipped his nine-months-oid child
with a stick of kindling-wood, infiict-
ing injuries from which it died. twas
found on examination that the skull
was crushed in in ono place, both eyes
nearly pui out and It's back beaten TO
jelly. The father fed as soon as the
child died. and his whereabouts were
not known.
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neatness Cannot ne Cured

by local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the ear. There is
only one way To cure deafness, and that is
by constitutional remedies Deafness is
caused by an inflamed condition of the mu-
cous lining of the Eustachian Tube When
this tube gets infiamed you have rumbling
sound or imperfect Tearing and when it is
entirely closed deafness is the result, and
unless the Inflammation can be taken out
and this tube restored to its normal con-
dition, hearing will he destroyed forever;
nine cases out of ten are caused by catarrh,
which is nothing but an inflamed condition
OF the mucous surfaces.
We win give One Hundred Dollars for
any case of Deafness (caused by catarrhl
that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure. Send for circulars, free.
F. J. CHENEY & Co, Toledo, D.
Sold by Druggists, Toe.
Halls Family Pills are the best
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A Teasmter Killed.

\ teamster employed in camp IL of
the Sawyer-Goodman company on the
Fence river was murdered by two half
breeds. They attempted to hold him
up on his way to camp. He was armed
and shot at one OF the men. 1t is sup
posed that he missed him. for the next
moment the other half-breed fired and
killed the teamster. Both lied and had
avoided arrest.
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JOHN i. ROBINSON, of South Africa.
was poor grocer in 1873. He and his
wife begged their way to Kimberley,
and he was lucky enough TO find a
diamond which he sold for 1920. With
that his fortune began. To-day his
wealth is set down Il $3.50, 100000. He
is among the richest men, if not the
richest. upon the globe.
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TIE Coreans are cutting off their
queues from the king down to the
peasant. The queue is the token of
subsection and was imposed on the Chit
nese by their Tartar cOnguerors two
centuries ago, and upon the Coreans
when China obtained suzcrainty there.
The cutting of of this appendage means
Severance from China.