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The state herald., 1897-04-16
BEET SUGAR MANUFACTURE.
Important Information Furnished by tht
Agricultural Department.

Washington, April i2.-1'hpre l. much
Information for those Identified with
sugar Interests In \ report lust issued
10y the agricultural department on the
sugar beet. In reference tn the ,nst
Of manufacture. II says that In ilI fitc
tories reporting In Germany. the mean
net pruiil for each factory was s.la,aIU
for the past year The price reported
paid for h"cts il usually hrtiliuus. the
beet growers owning The factory and
prrfcrring IN share In the general prof
lis rather than tn charge u high price
for the brcta Flrsi-clnss bcets rarely
sell for less Than - u ton. The Wpsi.
"rii Beet Sugar Company. of Watson
VILE, California, stated that In the sea
son nf lSSS.SD the cost uf manufncIur.
Ing sugar from the hccts amounted To
Nsn.S per ton of sugar, The depart
mont holds now that with the hest ma
chincry and most economical processes
beet sugar eau hr made In this country
al n cost Of from three Ia four cents a
pound when the price Of rich brpls
does not exceed 81 ton. From rclln
blr data II Is stated that In Europe the
cost of erecting factory with the
most modern machinery of q capacity
ni NJ least 800 tons of bccis per ,lny l.
about s@iiHn In this ruunIry. owing
Ia Increased cost NJ transportation aud
the higher price nf Labor the rnsi prob
ably would bc S2:Ol1D. The report
dlscountonanc"s cheap manufacturing
processes aud holds out nn reasonable
hope to- farmers Of establishing n home
beet sugar factory. hut predicts that
III" co-nperaiiv" factory mcihods prnc
tl""d In Europe IN which bc,s growing
farmers hold part or n majority of the
stock, viii eventually come into usr
here, of il,G12.slG metric tnns nj
h"ris srni Ia The Grrmnn factories In
iSnhihi there were 2ISii,uI grown ~
shareholders,
Seven beet sugar factories are now
shown tn he IN operation In this puuh
Try nnd four others are building ~
contemplated
The rate NJ lnrnuar In sugar con
sumption for twrniyitlirrr years hnp
been twcnlyFeyrn per cent IN the
United States, ~ In France iaD In
Gorunny III In Austria nnd ninety In
England
The state herald., 1897-04-16
MISSOURI ON 4 RAMPAGE.
Portion OF omaha Flooded and Danger o
Greater Damage

Omaha, Ncb.. April l2s-Ths Missou-
ri river has risen almost two feet at
this point In twcnly-lDur hours. aud Is
now higher than ~ any time since
1881.
~ noon the government gauge
showed li.S feet above mean low Wit
ter, and the gauge ~ the pumping sta
iion, seven miles north, whence the
channel Is confined, showed l6.S feet
On the Iowa bottoms. north of Council
BlulIs, the water is four feet deep. hut
is held back from IHr city hy LikeS
Dn the omaha Side the factories
along the river have lnkcn precautions
against overflow, A portion ol the
burlington track wH- washed ont this
afternoon, aud io-nIuhi u force Is nt
wurl, trying tu prevent wnshuuis
The hig omaha and Grant Smcltcr aud
III" Willow Springs di.illlUry are only
n Few feet ahuvc III stream tonight.
The threatened gu on ai blair has
been nvcrtcd FOR the lime nj least. The
Northwestern Officials shy the bridge
there Is safe.
This evening the river broke over
into It's old channel above Omaha
iluwlng Into Florence lake. which was
formed when the river changed lis
course nearly twenty years ago 10.
night the WINTER Is pouring down
through the lake nnd has Hooded the
bottoms In the vicinity All of the
houses In North omaha. two or three
hundred In number are surrounded.
aud the Inhabitants lave been moving
to higher ground. The Missouri Ia
ellie aud Elkllorn tracks ARE under wa.
ter, the round.holis" Uf the hitter road
being surrounded.
The river i Still rising rapidly, the
engineer NJ the pumping station at
Florence reporting that II has risen u
foot between noon nnd Ia y. N. The
water from the break Into Florence
lake Is finding nm outlet Into cut,on
lake, aud II the rise is much greater,
there Il gront danger that the river
will rc,rsinhllsh It's abandoned courS"
of twenty years ago. In this event
the property loss win h. enormous, ns
there nrc extensive railroad plants,
factories, "tc,, In III" line NJ the
threatened cutoff. II II silll raining
here ~ midnight. nni there is M
way of telling whn, damage l. hcing
done In the darkness by the mrnly
waters.
The state herald., 1897-04-16
TO ADMIT HAWAII.
Resolution Introduced In Congress That
MAY BE Acted Upon Soon.

|. Washington, u, c., April 10.-Aftcr
consultation with the President, Speak.
er Reed, members of the committee ON
foreign relations and friends of Hawai-
ian annexation in the House of Repre-
scntativcs, it has been decided To fol
low the precedent of the Texas Rcpub.
lie, which was admitted as State in
1915. While history has not exactly
repeated itself. there are some rather
striking condolences. The indcpcn.
dcnce of Texas, like the Republic OF
Hawaii. was established largely
through the assistance of citizens OF
the United States, and was recognized
by this government in March, 1887.
From that hour there was talk about
annexation. The manifest destiny and
the organization of the republic were
regarded but steppingstoncs 10 union
with the United States. In 1913 John
&. Calhoun, who was then secretary OF
state, negotiated u treaty of anneNa.
tion with commissioners from Texas.
but IL was refused by the Senate on the
Sth of June, 1Si-i, after II long and
heated discussion. In the following
December a joint resolution was intro
duced in the House of Representatives
Ii'NiilnS lbI iHutNullbll, anu on jan
uary %. 1915, II was passed by n vote
of l20 to ~. and was approved by
President Tyler on March 1st Presi
dent Jones, of Texas, Immediately
called n convention of delegates TO con
slider the question of annexation.
They accepted the resolution of Con.
grcss and framed constitution, which
was submitted to the people and rati
fled by them. This constitution was
laid before Congress at It's meeting In
December. aud on the 10Th of that
month n joint resolution was passed
approving II and declaring annexation
complete.
Representative Spalding. Of Michi
gan, has introduced In the House n
joint resolution for annexing Hawaii
TO the United States. which Is an exact
copy of that used in the Texas case
with change of names. He has sim.
ply crossed ont the word Texas and in
serted Hawaii in Its place. This rcso-
luton declares that Congress doth
consent that the territory included
within and righifully belonging TO III,
government of Hawaii be erected TO n
new State to be called the State of
Hawaii, with n republican form Of gov
ernment TO be adopted by the people,
with the consent of the existing gov.
crnmcnt. in order that the same may
he admitted as one of the States of this
The state herald., 1897-04-16
WILL SUMNER WITH COL. HAY.
President land Mis-. Mckinley to Visit Mt
"The fclls," Lake Sunapec.

President land Mis-. Mckinley to Visit Mt
"The fclls," Lake Sunapec.
Newport, n. H., April S.-President
and Mrs. Mckinley are to summer at
Lake Sunapee MS the guests of Colonel
John Hay. Colonel Hay has begun an
extensive addition to his residence,
',rhc Fells," in anticipation Of the
Presidents visit. lie Is also having
constructed n new private landing ad.
jacent TO the Newbury station, where
his launch will be anchored to await
the arrival of the chief executive.
THE Fclls" is one of the finest cs-
tates on the shores of the lake. The
grounds embrace about mile of shore
line, which is thickly wooded with
white birch and pine, and runs back
from the lake for distance of several
miles. The house directly faces Mount
Sunapee, which rises abruptly from
the shores OF the lake. The lake is
famous for fishing, Astounding with
bass, salmon and trout.
Adjacent to Colonel Hays home are
the summer villas of Edmund Burke
Professor William A. Dunning, OF Col
umbla, DR.. +. L. Mcintosh, DR.. ]. r.
Nilsen, OF Brooklyn; Professor X. H.
Campbell, General James ]. Dana,
United States army; Judge Forsythc,
OF Boston: Colonel G. Fl. Dana, Colonel
w. s. Il. Hopkins, w. NJ. Cressy and
William Young. the dramatist.
The state herald., 1897-04-16
THE SEAL QUESTION,
John W. Foster VIII Help Settle the Con.
troversy,

Washington, April S.-'rhe admins.
tration proposes to lose no time in
taking up the fur seal controversy.
At the Cabinet meeting on Tuesday II
was decided, after full discussion be,
tween the President and Secretary
Sherman, TO invite John w. Foster to
take charge of the conduct Of these
matters, under the direction OF the see.
retary of state. and that Mr.. G. $.
lIamlin retiring assistant secretary of
the treasury, who has given the lucs.
ton careful study for the past -four
years. will be asked to cooperate on
behalf of the treasury department.
II Is known that the President has
taken the livellest interest In this mat.
Ter. and there is every reason to he.
llevc that there will now he what Rus.
sia has long desired. hearty co-opora.
tion between herself and the United
States on this question and probably
united action will be taken by both ma.
lions TO stop the slaughter now going
on at sea. The high regard entertained
for Mr.. Foster In Russia and his init.
mate knowledge Of the seal question.
obtained through his conduct of the
case of the United States before the
Paris tribunal of arbitration. especial.
ly fits him for the task assigned him
by the President.
The state herald., 1897-04-16
HON. W. J. BRYAN INJURED.
Fell tromh rlaxya Mt 1T. Augustine. Florida
and Was Picked up Unconscious.

ST, Augustine, Fla. April S.-IIon.
William Jcnning. Bryan was Injured
here this afternoon 10y the cavlug In of
the piazza from which he WAS speak
Ing, Nearly 100 men and women were
prccipltatcd about twenty feet To the
ground and many of them were In.
Jurcd hut none fatally.
Mr.. Bryan was picked up uncon.
scious and removed to n physlclnn's
office. where an examination revealed
that lie had received no injuries Of "A
serious character, II was deemed best.
however. To abandon the reception
which was To have been given him thl.
evening.
Mr.. Bryan arrived here at $50 u. IN.
and was greeted AT the station by Sey.
ernl hundred people. At $50 he al.
dressed fully 3o,ooO people from the
piazza OF the san Marco hotel. At the
close Of hlS speech hundreds of people
Hooked about him. aud II was then, so
great was the strain. that one section
OF the piazza. forty feet square, fell
through.
The state herald., 1897-04-16
CRAZED BY WHISKY.
An Altman Miner Kills His Best Friend
and shoots two Others.

Denver. April IA special to the
Republican from Altman last night
said: John Cox. crazed by liquor. shot
and instantly Killed his partner. Rob
.rt DAILY. In McElroy 4 Coils saloon in
Altman AT lO:i5 o'clock this morning
After killing DAILY the murderer shot
at and missed j. G. McElroy. shot AT
and hit sam Loscly. then passed
through the door OF the saloon and shot
Harry Miner. breaking his arm; then.
seeing the town marshal. Ed O'Brlen.
coming down the street. he shot at him.
oRricn fired in return. and Cox fell
with a bullet through his lungs.
Cox killed his best friend and shot
and wounded two NJ his close compan.
Ions, He lies at the town hall In AT
man. guarded by Constable !. +. Lem
ons and attended 10y two physicians.
who express his condition as critical.
and his chances FOR recovery slight.
Cox Is an cN.cnnvict 4 few wears
ago, probably In 1881. he killed man
In coal Creek, and was captured 10y
thc officers In an abandoned coal mine.
from which he was smoked out. H.
WAS sentenced tn three years In the
Canon city penltentinry. aud after
serving his term came Ia Cripple Greek
IN lSG. Here he worked as a miner.
aud until about two weeks ago was
employed In The Garfield. Grouse mine.
lie was preparing to leave the camu
when summoned as n witness IN the
litigation with the Mineral Rock, and
was held here on that ease. Since he
lett the mine he has been drinking
heavily. l'nlil recently he boarded at
the boarding house NJ Mrs Miner, the
mother Of one Of his to.dny's victims.
anl he and Harry Miner aud Robert
Daly were the best Of friends and
steady companions.
The state herald., 1897-04-16
DEMOCRATIC GAINS IN OHIO.
Cities That Gave the State to Mckinley Go
the Other Way.

Cincinnati, Ohio, April 10.-The re-
suit of the municipal elections in Ohio
Tuesday shows Democratic gains. The
large cities which gave Mckinley such
enormous pluralities last November
have gone Democratic. Mckinley had
only 10000 in the State. and all of this
plurality came from the cities which
to-day went Democratic. Outside Of
these cities the State was carried by
Bryan last November on the free-sil-
yer issue, and the friends of John Il.
Mclean, who Is the Democratic candi-
date for senator, have made much COM
mont on this fact. They claim that
Mclean will carry the legislature, and
possibly the state ticket, next Novem-
Der on the free-sllver issue.
In Cincinnati, the home of Senator
Foraker, Republican plurality last
year of 10000 is displaced by Demo-
cratic plurality of over 1000. In Cleve-
land, the home of Senator Hanna, the
Democrats made large gains, and even
the home of President Mckinley at
Canton went Democratic. The home
of Governor Bushnell at Springfield Is
strongly Republican, and that city
elected Democratic mayor by over
400, The metropolis and the capital of
the State went Democratic, while the
result in the smaller places was still
more decisive,
The state herald., 1897-04-16
Relief steamer sunk.

Grand Forks. y. ID, April II. The
government steamer Ogcmnwa. which
started down th" river last night on a
relief expedition. lies right side up.
sunk In about twelve feet of water.
seventeen miles below here. Tho
Grand Forks members NJ the relief
party returned late to-day with the
story Of the disaster. The boat last
night was unable 10 get more than
eight miles down the river when her
side was ripped open by the rapidly
moving lee. She wns run into shallow
water, where she quickly grounded. The
crew. With Colonel Jones, remained Ia
look after The craft The Grand Forks
people, by rowing some miles In an
open boat. wadlng several more. and
using u hand ear FOR the rest NJ the dis
tnncc, finally arrived In Grand Forks.
Mnny or the farmers who were seen
nre living In the second story af their
houses, hut with onu exception Ind
plenty NJ food nnd fuel. Most NJ ihp
dcstltntlon aud distress occurs NJ a
point come miles beyond the fnrlhpsi
reached by The steamer.
The state herald., 1897-04-16
Revolt In south America,

Cape Town. April S.-A dispatch
from Nrcyburg says that In an en-.
counter with the Bccluanal aud lnsuf.
gents on Tuesday near Kurumnn, the
Cape volunteers lost five men killed
and had six men wounded.
A later dispatch from Nrcyburg says
that the volunteers have captured aud
burned the insurgents stronghold n,
Hnnssepe. Lieutenant Harris was
among the killed.
London. April s.-A dispatch to the
Times from Cape Town snys that nl.
Vices received there from Dcingon bay
announce TINT the country bordering
on and ncross the Llmpopo river form.
Ing for many miles the northwest aud
northern limit Of Trnnsyani, Il In open
revolt. II is added that the situation
Is serious, Troops are leaving Tor Del
ngon bay by the steamer Carnnnayon
A further rising Is expected IN Mnpn.
tnlnnd
The state herald., 1897-04-16
L,.srnatnr Noorhcc. ncnn.

Washington, April 10. Daniel VOL
scy voorhees,, cN.uniirl stntrs scnn
Tor from the Stat" of Indiana. died ~
. o'clock this morning, ~ his home
N ililr city, nj ioa Maryland avenue
northeast.
The senator had been In poor honill
Tor several tcnrs, aud for NJ lonst tw,
ychrs pns, had taken little pnrl In III,
proceedings Of the Senate. Ilr hnd
been n constant sufferer from rhru
mnilsn for Scnrs. The Inst reports ni
him, however were that he was show
Ing some HiFnH of improvement. nnd
his drhlh, therefore. while not oniIrrh
unexpected, came with the Hnddcunrs,
Of shock.
The state herald., 1897-04-16
Hawaii WIN Try Again.

san Francisco. April s.-rho steam.
ship Monowhi arrived this evening
from Australia via Apln nnd Honolulu,
with the following ndyiccs:
Honolulu. April i.-frcsldcnt Dole
gave out the Information to-day that
william A. Kinney, u local lawyer.
had been selected 10 20 Ia Washington
NJ nn annexation commissioner; he il
10 leave her" 0n the Ilh Inst. The
mall on The ;iOlh nit brought this gov.
crnmont some inside information on
III" annexation question. and II IL cx.
peclod tlnt the important matter win
he brought before the present session
~ Congress. At present Attorney Gpn.
rrnl Smith nnd A. \. tlnftwel are In
Washington In the interests of closer
political union; what they have accom-.
pllshod ihlH government only knows
aud lis officials decline to give out amy.
thlng,
The state herald., 1897-04-16
HooJS, D:u1. are prompt, efficient and
GENERAL GRANTS TOMB.
The Grand Memorial Dedicated to his
Memory "A Durable Monument

The April issue of the Century" is
a Grant Memorial Number" signalz-
ing the dedication of General Grants
tomb in Riverside Park. There are
number of articles and illustrations re.
lating to General Grants career, and
General Horace Porter, who was pres
ident of the association for completing
the tomb. contributes an article de-
scribng the character and progress of
the work. and the collection of the
fund for its erection. General Porter
says:
The work Is now entirely completed.
The lower portion of the tomb Is Il
square structure of the Grecian Doric
order, measuring ninety feet on side
The entrance Is on the south side. and
il protected by n portico formed of
double lines of columns, and ap-
preached by steps seventy feet wide.
The square portion is finished with II
cornlce and n parapet, at a height from
grade of seventy-two feet, and above
this is n circular supola seventy feet in
diameter. of the Ionic order. which is
surmounted with Il pyramidal top ter
minating at a height of 40 feet above
grade, or $50 feet above mean high
ior is cruciform in plan. seventy-six
feet at the greatest dimension, the four
corners being piers of masonry con.
nected at the top by coifered arches,
the crowns of which are fifty feet
from the iloor-level. on these arches
rests an open circular gallery of forty
feet inner diameter. eliminating in a
paneled dome 10J feet above the level
n "a h.t In
planes of the faces of the arches and
the circular dome form pendentivcs
which are decorated in high-relicf
sculpture, the work of J. Massey
Rhind, and emblematic of the birth.
military and civic life, and death of
General Grant.
The sarcophagi will be placed in
crypt directly beneath the center of
the dome. The approach to the crypt
Is by stairways which give access to a
passage encircling the space dedicated
10 the sarcophagi. which space is sur.
rounded by square columns supporting
paneled marble ceilings and eniabla-
lure. A circular opening in the main
floor gives an unobstructed view of the
sarcophagi from the floor and from the
gallery.
The time from the laying of the cor.
ner-stone TO the completion of the tomb
has been five years, Il shorter period
than has been consumed in the build.
Ing Of any conspicuous memorial in
history. The Bunker Hill Monument.
which cost Sl10.sD. was not complet.
ed until seventeen years after the cor.
ncr-stonc was laid. In the ease of the
Washington monument, which cost ST..
1SI.il0, the time consumed was thirty.
seven years.
The state herald., 1897-04-16

The advantages possessed by railway
travellers in this country over those on
the continent Of Europe are the sub
ject of recent report by Consul Mona
CHAN Of Chemnitz. The consul's facts
and figures are taken from the recently
published results of an investigation
made by an imperial German commits
sion. Summarized. the report shows
that compared with American roads
the German, and. indeed. all contlnen-
tai railroads lack speed and comfort,
and 1t is more expensive TO travel in
Europe than in America The German
commissioners while here Travelled n
great deal. covering over 5000 miles
As standard American road the New
York Central Is instanced with its eX-
press train TO Chicago. covering $50
kilometers 1863 miles) in twenty hours
an average OF 4Sis miles per hour, go-
Ing over one part-29.S miles-at an
average of Gi miles per GO minutes. a
special run Of $50 kilometers Qll.S
miles, is instanced which was done in
one hour. This is about the distance
from Berlin to Dresden. which takes
nearly three hours on fast German
train.
The state herald., 1897-04-16
4 whole nm N,o,inr,

East Liverpool. Ohio, April IN. A
landslide hns started near this place,
An entire hill IN moving, mud nj Three
Points, near here, the street railway
system II blocked
Two hlg dwellings NJ W-llrvillr nrc
doomed, Rnd the PENNSYLVANIA tracks
were moved by the pressure FROM the
hlll. The undermining of the hlll for
the Wcllsyiilr rnni hnH lcft no rroirr'
tion. nnd the entire fnc. NJ the hlll "
slipping from summit 10 hhse. lnrlud'
Ing n small forest nnd toms NJ rock.
The Wcllsvillr runi Inns dropped FROM
sight IN two places. and the expected
avalanche VIII bury ,h. ronnsrlrnnn
irncks aud ~" oar line nnd VIII rhs
danger the hlg arwrr pipe works,
The state herald., 1897-04-16

dar Rapids Il Northern railroad say
that the mysterious aerial craft has
been seen by every operator and sta
tion agent between West Liberty and
Cedar Rapids. They all describe 1t
about the same way. A bright glaring
headlight, revealing glistenlng steel
hull, dim winglikc projections on eli
thcr side and II kissing sound as 1t
glides through the air. Excitement cX-
lists at all the aforementioned points,
and people crowd the streets of the
towns and cities in hope of catching
sight Of the object.
The state herald., 1897-04-16

Interest in the protected information
al exposition at Paris three years hence
is beginning TO show itself at the
French capital. Inquiries from all
quarters OF the globe are pouring in.
and nations other than the United
States have manifested m intention Of
taking n conspicuous part. American
merchants and manufacturers. how
ever, are greatly interested, and for
that reason. Consul General Morss has
made an extended report on the sub
ject to the State Department. Prepara-
tIons for the exposition are oven now
well advanced. The works OF domol!.
tion and construction. for which the
period OF little more than three years
remaining will barely suffice. have be.
gun and will be vigorously prosecuted.
The exposition will open April 10, 1900.
and will close November 9. nearly sew
en- months later. The site will COM
prise the public grounds on both sides
OF the Seine from the Place de Ia Com
oorde. the great monumental square in
the very center OF the city, TO a point
beyond the Pont d'Jena, embracing the
Champ de Mars, the Trocadero Palace
and Park (sltc OF the exposition Of
1880. the Esplanado dcs Inyalldcs, the
Quai d'orsay. the Quni do la Confer.
onec. the Cour Ia Refine and large
section OF the Champs Elysecn includ-
Ing the site Of the palais de l'Industrle,
the great building erected for the In
ternationai exposition of 1855, tho first
OF the eerlcs. mo other city In the
world contains. In its very center, an
equal area available for n great cxposl,
tlon."
The state herald., 1897-04-16

Along with the prevalent talk about
the unfriendliness of the rich toward
the poor comes the statement that a
very wealthy man of New York City,
whose riches fully entitle him to be
classed among the "plutocrats, has
decided to give the city the best sys-
TEN Of cheap lodging-houses for men
in the world. The two houses to be
built Immediately are to cost more
than a million dollars. They are not
TO be for tramps, but for sober, indus
trious men, who, when they have en-
ployment will be able TO pay just
about what the accommodations re-
ceiyed will be worth.