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The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1896-04-17
Emperor and King Meet.

VENICE, April 13.-The imperial
yacht Hohenzolle, with Emperor VIII.
liam of Germany and the Empress on
board, entered the st. Marie dock this
afternoon. The king and queen OF
Italy, accompanied by Premier Rudi.
nj, all the cabinet ministers and Gen.
eral Count LAMA di Busca, the Italian
ambassador at Berlin, boarded the inn
perial yacht as soon as she was
moored. The meeting between the
emperor and King Humbert and be-
tween the emperor and Queen Marga-
ret was cordial.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1896-04-17
Wife and Son Stabbed to Death.

DENVER, Colo,, April 13.-When
Manager Alexander C. Miller of the
Warner ranch, twelve miles east of
here, arrived home from the city this
morning, he found his stepson, aged
IL, dead, and his wife unconscious and
bleeding to death. The boy had been
stabbed through the heart and the
woman had numerous wounds. The
house had not been robbed and the
motive of the crime is a mystery.
Mrs. Miller was Miller's second wife.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1896-04-17
Waller Arrives in New York.

New YORK, April i3.-John L..
Waller, late United States consul at
Tamative, Madagascar, arrived to-day
from Southampton. He stated to a
reporter at quarantine that he was
released from prison in France Febru-
airy 90, exactly eleven months from
the time he was sentenced at NADIA
gascar. He declined to discuss his
case at length, but said that he felt
confident of the ultimate justification
of his actions.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1896-04-17
Seed Firm to Sue Morton.

WASHINGTON, April ia suit for
500, 600 for malicious libel will be
brought against Secretary of Agricul-
ture j. Sterling Morton, by the firm
of Northrup, Braslan, Goodwin & Co.
of Chicago and Minneapolis, dealers
in seeds. The basis of the charge is
that in rejecting the bid of this firm
for furnishing seeds under the resolu-
ton of Congress, the secretary made
statements about the firm which were
injurious to it's reputation and stand
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1896-04-17
Against the Silk Hat.

LONDON, April 13.-Lord Ronald
Cover has written letters to the
newspapers urging the Prince of
Wales and the Duke of York to dis
card the silk hat as being 1.-The ugliest
and most unhealthy headgear of the
century," adding that if the princes
did So, u classes are intensely snob-
bish, and would follow the fashion
adopted by a prince of the blood.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1896-04-17
Women Must Work on Roads.

FORT WORTH, Texas, April l3.-The
Dallas county road law, enacted at
the last session of the legislature, will
shortly go into effect. 1t provides for
the working of all convicts, female as
well as male, on the roads or on the
county farm. Heretofore women con-
victed in justices courts have been
allowed to stay in the county jail.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1896-04-17
SOLID FOR FREE SILVER.
Every Missouri Convention Held So Far
Has Declared for Free Coinage.

Has DecIared 1Or Free Coinage.
LEBANON, No., April 9.-Forty-six
counties have elected delegates to the
Democratic State convention to be
held at Sedalia April IS. for the cleo
ton Of delegates to the national con-
vention. Every county, so far, has
elected solid silver delegations and
declared in positive terms for the free
coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to
/. More than two-thirds of the coun-
ties mentioned have instructed their
delegates for a solid delegation Of
uncompromislng silver men to the
Chicago convention. and instructed
for Bland, Stone, Vest and Cockrell
for delegates at large.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1896-04-17

TOPEKA, Kan, April 1.-The Su-
preme court this forenoon decided in
favor of the cattlemen in the Missouri,
Kansas and Texas cattle case, which
~involves.the act of the Kansas legis-
lature for the protection of cattle
against contagious diseases. The case
has beeu stubbornly fought from it's
inception by railroads and cattlemen.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1896-04-17
Champ" Clark for Congress,

MEXICO, Mo-, April 15.-"Champ''
Clark Was renominated for Congress
without opposition in a general pri-
mary to-day. 1t is thought a light
vote was polled in some. of the coun-
ties on account of Democratic dissen-
sion and because there was no opposi-
ton. Clark's Republican opponent is
the present member of Congress from
this district, William Treloar. who de-
feated Clark IN. 1894.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1896-04-17

The House Cuts Off All Private Char
WASHINGTON, April g. The Dis
riot of Columbia appropriation
bill which was recommitted
to the committee by the
House because of the aid carried by it
to charitable institutions was to-day
considered by that committee and re-
modelled SO far as it applied to private
institutions, all of the items for pri-
vate and semi-private institutions
which had heretofore depended large
ly upon the government for support
being stricken out and a lump sum of
$94, 700, equal to the total of the va
rious items added for the relief and
care of the poor and such charita BILE
and reformatory work as have hereto
fore been provided for by direct ap-
preparations, to be expended by the
district commissioners, either Under
contract or by employing the public
institutions of the district. Contracts
are limited to June 80, 1897, and the
commissioners are required to render
an account of their disbursements and
strict limitations are placed upon th'N
powers. The amendment ends with
this clause: THAT no part of the
money here appropriated shall be paid
for the purpose of maintaining or
aiding, by payment for services or ex-
penses, or otherwise any church or
religious denomination, or any insti-
tuition or society which is under Sec
tartan or ec~clasiastic control"
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1896-04-17
Meade Must Serve His Term.

Topeka. Kan, April 13.-The Su-
preme court rendered a decision to-
day in the case of the State. against
Richard c. Meade, affirming the judg-
ment of the District court of Atchison
county, which had sentenced him to a
term of FIVE years at hard labor in the
pe%nitentiary for embezzlement.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1896-04-17
John 1. Martin sergeant-at-Arms.

CHICAGO, April 13.-John 1. Martin
of st. Louis will be sergeant-at-arms
at the Democratic National CONVEX
ton. His selection was made this
morning by Chairman Herrity and his
committee of the Democratic Ma
tional committee. He is a well known
politician and very popular IN St.
Louis Democratic circles.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1896-04-17
The Metric system for America.

WASHINGTON, April BY a vote OF
ii9 to IL the House to-day passed the
bill to adopt the metric system of
weights and measures in all depart
ments of the government after July
:, 1896, and to make it the only legal
system after January /, lGGi.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1896-04-17
Rhode Island Is for Reed.

PROVIDENCE, r. l., April 1.-The
Republican State convention was held
here yesterday for the election OF
delegates-at-large to the national con-
vention at st. Louis. The delegates
are unins1ructed. but are for Reed. A
sound money platform was adopted.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1896-04-17
A Negro Shoots His Wife Fatally.

LINNEUs, Mo-. April 9.-Luke Alex.
ander, a negro of Milan, followed his
runaway wife to Brookfeld' yesterday
and last night, after her refusal to re-
turn with him, shot her three times,
fatally w%ounding her. He was put in
Jail here before daylight this morning.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1896-04-17
Bermuda Filibusterers Acquitted.

New YORK, April 13.-After being
out eight minutes, the jury in the case
against the Cubans charged with be-
ing concerned in the Bermuda filibus-
tering expedition, returned a verdict
of not guilty.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1896-04-17
Embezzled Money Lost on Wheat.

MACON, Mo-, April 13.-Vice Presi-
dent Hayner of the First National
bank has returned from Chicago with
out recovering any of the money mis-
used by ex-Collector Harvey Gray in
options on wheat. Gray stated that
So, 600 was due to him, but the option
dealers said that he had nothing to
his credit, as he had bought wheat
and lost. The dealers will be sued.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1896-04-17
Great Damage by Fire Bugs.

HAVANA, April ia.-The insurgents
have burned the machinery houses of
the central plantations of Diana and
Barbon, near Moralito, the approx
mate loss being 81. 900, 600. The insur-
gents have also burned 80, 600 tons of
cane on the plantation of Santa Ger
trades, belonging to Antonio Gonzales
Mendoza.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1896-04-17
Big Leather Dealers Assign.

Boston. April IA. & E. Lane,
Gather dealer, have assigned to Vice
President Stearns OF the Shaw Ma
tional bank and c. $. Cobb, the liabil-
tiles being estimated at 81, 500, 600.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1896-04-17
Connecticut Against Women

New HAVEN, Conn.,, April at
yesterdays session OF the New York
Eastern conference the proposition
that delegates to the general confer
ence may be men or women was lost
by a vote of sc to lac. The result was
greeted with applause.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1896-04-17
WANT 'KINLEY
THE ATTITUDE OF THE A. p. A.
TOWARD HIM.
They Start q Boom for Linton of Mich
igan-Judge stevens of the National
Advisory Board Declares that the
Order Holds the Republican Balance of
Power and VIII Use 1t Effectively.
Say He Must Not Be Nominated.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, April "a scheme
twas sprung in this city yesterday
which its promoters declare viii de-
feat Major William Mckinley for the
nomination for President of the United
States. 1t was the launching of the
boom of Congressman William S.. Lin
ton of Michigan for President by
Judge j. III. d. Stephens, chairman of
the National Advisory board of the
American Protective Association.
The A. P. A. has esta blished head
quarters in st. Louis at 6i3 Pine
street, from whence Linton literature
will be sent broadcast throughout the
country. Linton himself is expected
in st. Louis in -four days, when his
boom will formally be launched at a
demonstration to be held in the Ex-
position building. He will also speak
ir Omaha, Kansas City, Louisville and
other places and Linton clubs will be
organized IN every large city in the
union within the next ten days.
The national advisory board met in
Washington about two weeks ago and
sent a letter to the managers of Nc
Kinley, Reed, Morton and Allison,
asking that they appear before the
board and state their positions in re-
gard to the order. The managers of
all the candidates except Mckinley
obeyed the summons and appeared
before the committee. They argued
for their candidates and made prom
Uses of all kinds. Mark Hanna, Nc
Kinley's manager, did not put in an
appearance. A second letter was sent
him, and it brought a response, not to
the liking of the board. 1t simply
said that Mr.. Mckinley declined to
treat with any faction, association or
society within the party.
This caused the board to place a ban
on McKinley's name and it was de-
cided to use every means in the power
of the organization to encompass Nc
Kinley's defeat. 1t is claimed that at
least 100 of the delegates already
chosen are A. P. A. men, and the or
der figures on securing so more del
egates by the time the convention
meets. With $50 votes they believe
they can defeat Mckinley and prac-
tically dictate who shall be nomin-
ated.
In an interview Judge Stevens said:
''Fhere are nearly 1000, 600 members
of the A. P. A. in this country, and 80
per cen of them will vote as one man.
We propose to beat Mckinley for
President of the United States. We
already have 100 of the delegates
elected SO far and we will have more
by the time the full number are elect
ed. We can, and will, beat Mckinley
for the nomination., and If by any
hook, crook or political trick he should
succeed IL being nominated we will
defeat him at the polls"
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1896-04-17

Further, that we are gratiied to learn
of his improved health, and hope for a
speedy recovery and his presence with
us at the neX anniversary.
PRELIMINARY arrangements for the
Arbor day celebration at the state fair
grounds were made at a meeting of the
executive committee of the Fair and
Speed association in Omaha the other
day. Five hundred trees of all kinds,
elm, birch. sycamore, catalpa, oak and
other varieties, have been purchased
from Ex-Governor Furnas, and he has
in addition donated 100 extra ones.
These are to be planted about the
courts. ~boulevards and walks in a fash
ion still to be laid out by a landscape
artist, who will be employed for the oc-
casion. The program further provides
for a series of addresses and music. In
virations t o speak have been extended
to Governor Holcomb. Ex-Governor
Furnas, DR.. S. Wright Butler, W. j.
Bryan, Chancellor MacLean, DIR. Geo.
L Miller. and others
"A HOME talent minstrel show is being
organized in Aurora to give an enter
tainment for the benefit of the poor.
For some weeks Miss Minnie Calfee
has been an inmate of st. EliZabeth's
hospital at Lincoln, suffering from alb
~erratlon of the mind. The best medi-
cal treatment was given her without
avail. The other day she escaped from
the hospital and was found southwest
of Lincoln. sitting o. the banks of Salt
creek. She was taken before the board
of insanity commissioners and adjudg-
ed insane and committed to the asylum.
hopelessly wrecked in mind. The lady
was q very bright young woman and
for years a successful school teacher in
this state.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-12
IMPROVEMENT PUT OFF.
Dun's Report Says That it viii Come
Next Year.

New York. Dec 12.-R. G. Dun &
Co.'S weekly review of trade says:
The approach of the holidays and
doubt about the action Of congress put
off further Improvement until the new
year While industries have gained
in working force. they are waiting for
commensurate gain in demand ana
meanwhile are trying to clear away
embarrassment which restrict them
The wheat market has weakened
with less gloomy news from othercOun-
tries and larger western receipts,
though only 1851 374 bushels, against
g. DOB 404 last year. Disappointment
about the break in prices may help to
increase receipts. Atlantic exports
were but 2.755.651 bushels. -four includ-
ed and for the two weeks have been
but 4.74S119 bushels. against 4,l1z,44o
last year. Pacific dispatches snow
that exports continue very heavy me
market has declined 144c and the de
crease in the demand for Hour, with
higher rates. has closed nearly all the
SUPERIOR Duluth and many Of the other
northwestern mills. Cotton has de-
cIined slice and in spite of all stories
that the crop has been nearly market
ed it continues to come forward stead
lily The iron output for December
was 142 279 tons weekly, against l24,ofs
November d. and 2116,797 a year ago,
and unsold stocks reported We're 51'Sv4
tons smaller than in November.
These do not include stocks of the
great steel companies the industry
is for the time demorallzed by uncef-
tainty regarding the great combina-
lions.
The textile industries are working
larger force than in October. but there
is not much evidence of larger demand
and some kinds of goods are accunu-
lating As raw cotton is lower. some
yielding of prices in staples is expect
ed, and buying is on that account more
restricted. a few qualities OF goods nav
ing slightly declined.
Print cloths are weak in tone, with
enormous stocks. Woolen goods are
not in better demand, and there is
general indispositiOn to make commit
ments ahead Sales of wool in two
weeks. a S48 900 pounds, against 1899
200 last year and 10, S52.7 700 in 1882, are
this year largely between traders, as
the mills find at present little encour-
agement to buy and London sales are
a shade weaker.
Quotations are not changed, though
more frequent concessions are reported.
Failures for the week have been $50
in the United States. against S33 last
year. and 43 in Canada against % last
year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-12
BOOM IN SHOE TRADE.
st. Louis Factories are EnjoyingM Many
Orders Which Keep Them Busy.

ST. Louis. Dec. list Louis is en-
jOying a boom in the fine shoe bust
ness just now such as has not been ex-
perienced since the panic in 1888 All
of the factories are running fun time
with increased forces of employees, and
the outlook for a continuation of the
rush is considered the very best.
Many of the factories have orders
enough ahead to keep them running for
months and several of them have work
ed off their winter orders and have be-
gun on orders for spring goods. There
has not been g time IN the history OF
the shoe manufacturing business in
this city when the factories have been
so flush with orders at this season as
they are this year.
A peculiar feature of this is that the
orders continue to come, in spite of the
fact that prices have been advancing
for several weeks, until heavy grades
of Women's wear are selling fully
cents higher. while prices on heavy
mems wear have gone UP 10 to 10 cents
The increase was caused by the heavy
demand for goods, but as it did not
check the demand and the factories are
drawing heavily on their resources,
still further advance is not to be I'M
expected.
The orders are coming ia from all
sections, with here and there a trace Of
hard times still discernible through
scarcity of orders and slack demand
for goods from the jObbers and retail
ers One of the largest. if not the
largest factory IN the city, IS now en-
plOying 900 hands, including men, WO-
men and children This is an increase
over this time last year Of fully $50
hands.
All of the other factories are run
ming in about the same proportion, the
number of employees having been in
creased in every one and the hours
having been heightened in many.
One of the leading manufacturers in
St Louis said Yesterday that large
percentage Of the Increased orders is
entirely new business, and that the
reputation made by St Louis as a shoe
manufacturing center has begun to tell
with the big jobbers all over the coun-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-12
no INCREASE THE CLERKS.
Congressman Curtis Trying to Length
en- the Pension Agency List

Congressman Charles Curtis is max
ing an effort to have the number of
clerks employed in the Topeka pension
office increased In discussing the pen
sion office expenditures, Mr.. Curtis
said:
Il offer that amendment for the fol-
lowing reasons: As the law now reads,
and as it has read for years with these
words in it, the commissioner of pen
sions has been able to pay in the city of
New York, where they have only 81. 600
pensioners on the roll $4,000 for clerk
hire, while in the state of Iowa and al
the city Of Des MOines. where they have
5000 pensioners on the roll, they only
expend $4,000 in the payment Of clerk
hire.
IN the city of Topeka where they
have 100000 on the rolls, we only eXpend
81 600 more in clerk hire than they do in
New York, where they have only one
half that number Of pensioners on the
roll.
Now, I submit that it does not and it
should not take dollar more to pay
the pensioners in New York in proper
ton to their number than it does to pay
the pensioners of Iowa or in Kansas,
and certainly there can be no reason
why it should cost as much money to
pay %, 600 pensioners in New York as it
costs to pay los, 600 at the agency in To-
peka, Kan.
IF the words that I have moved to
strike out are left in this bill, the com
missioner can continue to pay out as
much money at the agency in New
ork as he pays out in Iowa or Kansas.
although the number of pensioners
there is so much less. More than that.
the way this bill is WOrded they can
employ and they do employ in the city
of New York to pay their pensioners
ten more clerks than are employed at
the agency in Iowa, yet they have not
so many pensioners on the rolls. They
nave seven more clerks at the New
York agency than we have at the Kan
sas agency, although we have double
the number of pensioners
The efforts of Mr.. Curtis to either re
duce the appropriation for New York
and other places. or increase at Topeka
were opposed by Congressman Dick
Blue. and the record does not show that
the amendment passed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-12
HARRIS CHANCES.
Some Leavenworth Gossip About the
U. S. Senatorship.

The LeavenWoTth Times says The
friends of state Senator w. A. Harris
OF LeavenWorth county, are opposed to
his being sidetracked ins the race for
United States senator by the appoint
ment of chairman of the ways and
means committee of the state senate.
Mr.. Harris has announced to his
friends that he viii not accept the
place and they are, while working for
him for United States senator, casting
about for a suitable man upon whom
they may unite for the position which
Mr. Harris declines.
Exc Governor LeWelling wants the
place as does Senator MA. Household
err of Columbus There is a sentiment
developing. however, in favor of the
appointment of one of the former
members of the senate to that import
ant position, which at once brings Sen
ator J.. P King, Helmick and other
men into the race. At present the sit
uation is in q chaotic condition, as the
decHnation of Mr.. Harris to accept the
place comes as a surprise, it being
generally understood that he was sla-
ted for the place.
"A second effort will be made to pre-
vail upon Mr.. Harris to accept the APP
pointment. but the positive nature Of
his declination leaves little room for
the belief that he viii finally accept.
He is expected in Leavenw0rth Satur-
day to have a final consultation with
political friends.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-12
A CHILDREN's REMEDY.
Mother Gray, a New York Nurse.
Gives Topeka Mothers the Benefit
of Her Experience

There is a remedy for children's or
binary ills, known at the drug stores
as Mother Gray's Sweet Worm Pow
ders. which is very popular among To
pel1a mothers who have used this med
icine for the past five seasons. Mother
Gray, for many years a. nurse ia tho
Chldrens Home in New York the or
iginator of these powders. devoted the
best years of her life to treating the
many children's ailments which so
often came to her notice ia her ca
pacity as nurse The result of her ex-
perience she has given to The world in
her Mother Gray's Sweet Worm Pow
ders. These powders are now placed
i'll all drug stores. and mothers every
where use and praise them and tell
other mothers about them. They cure
feVerishness, diarrhoea, bad stomach.
constipation. headaches and all stom-
ach and bowel troubles They cleanse
the stomach and bowels. and if worms
exist positively destroy them, and by
cleansing the system do the child good
in any event Mothers. ask at your
drug store for q 25-cent box of Mother
Gray's Sweet Worm Powders and use
them In your family. They are pleas
art to take and harmless as milk A
trial package viii be sent free for trial
to any mother who VIII address Allen
;. Olmstead, lie Roy. n. Y.