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Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-04

NASHVILLE Jan. 3,-About o'clock
this morning fire, which originated in the
dry goods store of Lebeck Bros at II
o'clock Saturday night, was under control
Nine stores and the south end of the
city market house containing the offices
of the heads of city departments were
destroyed. The total insurance is some
what in excess of 100000. The total loss
The origin of the fire has not heen os-
certained. Several firemen were injured by
falling walls, and Captain SullIvan was
badly bruised by falling walls. Charles
Thompson, cashier. and ]. b. Carr, man
ager of the Stief Jewelry company, We're
badly injured by falling walls.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-04
Liquor uispensnr, for Kansas.

TOPEKA, Jan. at Is currently reported
that the leading prohibitonlsts and tenn
perance workera of Kansas haye decided
to ask the legislature this winter to pass
law establishing the state liquor dis
pensary In Kansas. Many assert this Is
hope 10 crush out the drug store system
Of saloons and Joints. The matter viii be
brought before the state prohibition con-
ycntion, TO be held hero january - aud
49, and Il is said Will be Officially endorsed
and a Legislative committee appointed TO
steer the bill through
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-04

Ter Is back in Havana, lie left camp at
Bayate at 6 o'clock this morning, arriving
with an escort OF cavalry at Artem4sa at l2
mediately left there on the cruiser lie Gazpi
arriving in Havana at S o'clock this evening.
lie was accompanied by Chief OF stan Ee-
cilhano and his son, Fernandez Weyler who
is one OF his aides.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-04

| considerable; much of the corn would have
| spoiled in the cribs had the weather con-
| tinued moist a week - vo longer, but Fri
| day 1t turned colder by Saturday night
| the mercury had II at least forty de-
greeS, with n stiff : blowing from the
! north which, no dol : will freeze and dry
| the greater part OF loisture out of the
| corn in cribs. Quit humber of farmers
who attempted to gel : lis market Saturday
with loads OF corn oy G rough roads have
| broken aXes and VT as a consequence.
| WATERLOO Ia, 3--(Special Tele-
| gram.)-A heavy ra eezng as 1t fell all
| last night and toda seriously impeded
| traffic and reports adjacent counties
| are to the effect elephoniC and tele-
graphic communicate re almost completely
cut Off heavy snow is falling tonight and
| the difficulties are liable to be even more
serious.
NEBRASKA CITY, Jan. 3.-(Special)--
Snow commenced falling at noon yesterday
and continued nninterruptedly until this
evening, reaching depth of about four
inches on the level. The snow is lying whore
1t fell. as there Is not sufficient wind to drift
it,
SHELTON, Ncb Jan. ESPECIAL )-Snow
began falling at O'Clock last evening and
continued with a stff northwest wind all
night, and this morning the storm had be-
come nearly blizzard. This Will again be
hard on the feeding interests About 100, 900
sheep are now being fed near Shelton. but
fortunately most of the feeders have good
use. Several cars OF sweet corn and some
squash seed were shipped to d. NJ. Ferry &
Co, Detroit, Mich, the past week. Although
this is not the first year Buffalo county farm
ers have had contracts like this IL Is by far
the most paying. Thousands of acres of
corn are still in the field and will probably
not be got at now until spring opens.
SYRACUSE, Neb,, Jan. Especial Tele-
gram )-The first snow storm this winter ac-
companied by high wind from the northwest.
set in this morning and has continu d ali day.
Twenty-seven thousand bushels of corn were
shipped from here last week. the output be-
ing small on account of bad weather.
INAVALE, Neb., Jan. Especial Tele-
gram.)-A heavy snow storm set in last
night and has ragged all day with rising
wind, until now 1t is a general blizzard. No
danger of loss of stock is feared If II
breaks away soon. The snow Is about five
inches deep at present.
CRESTON, Ia. Jan. 3.-(Specal.)--A heavy
snow and sleet storm prevailed here all day
yesterday and the greater portion of today.
The thermometer fell twenty-siX degrees
in twelve hours Saturday 1t is the severest
storm of the season. The weather had been
warm and damp, creating considerable sick
ness. The change, although sudden, is ap-
preciated.
LINCOLN, Jan. 3.-(Speclal Telegram)-
This morning n blizzard OF unusual severity
struck the town and has continued with in
creasing severity throughout the day. All
trains were delayed from one to three hours
and street car traffic paralyzCd. Only some
of the main lines were kept open with great
difficulty The wind tonight is blowing a
gale from the northwest.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-04
Miners, WAGES Reduced.

MASlLLON, o, Jan. 3.-Notices have
been posted at all the mines in the Massil-
lon district of a reduction In the price OF
pick mining from 81 cents To 81 cents per
has been agreed upon in Pennsylvania
under the long established system whereby
the OHIO rate In cents less than that OF
n'ccnt rate vyIlI he maIntaIned underr sYs s,e
isting conditions. About 1000 men are now
out. but II Is thought they will resume
January -
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-04
Fnurc TcIcgraphs the Car.

PARIS, Jan. 3.-President Faure replying
to the New Years congratulations of the
czar has telegraphed the latter as follows:
II am profoundly touched by the terms in
which your majesty addressed me his
fluctuations, and l Also thank you, as well
as the empress, for the sentiments expressed
toward France. We recall. like you, with
the utmost pleasure the memory precious
of your presence with us, and beg you to
accept the expression of our well wishes for
your majesty, the empress and the grand
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-04
Rains BENEFIT Famine Districts.

LONDON, Jan. 3.-Ofcial dispatches from
India say that the rains have benefited
nearly all the famine districts there, and
that the average price of grain is ten seers
per rupee.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-04
CountIe.s po,ocI.n n,Int,rrcd,

LONDON, jan at Is reported from
Warsaw that doctors have decided that
Countess Helena Potocko. whose body Wa
dsinterred after her burial. through a droat
that she was In Il state of catslepsy, f. dead
The body has therefore been reinforced.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-04
Hard an Vermont Investors.

MUNIFfIII.H, ' L, Jan, \ 7 ne IhlIure
OF the Farmers Trust company OF Sioux
city la, which closed ms doors this week,
viii prove hard blow TO It's Vermont In
,pstor4 According to returns since the
future, 20 per cent of the liabilities OF
slN,Oo0 Is suld TO be due the peopId Of this
state.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-04
Passed to It's second Reading.

BUENOS AYRES, Jan. 3.-The Chamber
by vote of 25 TO 10 passed the second
reading OF a measure providing for the re-
sumption of the integral service debt.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-04
DISASTROUS FLOODS IN ARKANSAS
Heavy Rains Play Considerable Havoc
In the South.

LITTLE ROCK, Jan. Accommodation
was re-established with all OF the towns
south of here on the Iron Mountain today.
Reports indicate that the greatest suffering
by last nights storm was in the town of
Benton. where half dozen small frame
houses were demolished and several freight
cars standing at the station were over
turned. Several persons were more or less
injured and many had narrow escapes and
thrilling experiences, but no fatalities oc-
Cured.
The storm was severest in the southern
,con,tnuad nm paga po,ol
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-04
Morphine Ficnd Commits Suicide.

CINCINNATI, Jan, 3.-AIss HadIey, a
daughter of an undertaken at Rochester,
N Y. committed suicide today at Belle
known as Belle Howard Morgan, and
while with Weber & Fields vaudeville
company as Belle Weber She was adj
after being out with Billy oecker all night
TIL a. m Becker Is very wealthy and
wanted to marry her, but she said she
was not III to marry him. She left letters
to her mother and others and then took
the drug She was highly educated and
ranked high Ia song and dance spcc!alties
but her appetite for morphine caused her
to lC e her engagements
NO.cmcnts of Ocenn Vessels. Jan. g.
At New York-Arriyed -Aurania, from
Liverpool.
Now York.
AT Queenstown -sailed-Lueania, for
New York.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-04

been piled up on the ground, and couse-
qucntly quite wet AS buyers were only
taking seventy pounds, the shrink will be
considerable; much of the corn would have
cpn "A In ha ri1N hal hn
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-04
Love Lends 10 suieIde.

SUTTON. Neb,. Jan. Especial Tele-
gram)-George Popp, son OF William
Popp, living about four miles south OF sut-
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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-02-13

No duty ,pon agricultural implements.
but the wiscacres at Washington pro
pose 10 impose ono whereby. they VIII
oerta inly interfere with. and may break
up. tnis mans business.
Mr.. Farauhar's remark that an employ
or Will always put his best workmen upon
tho work that pays the least proht -
certainly "A just one and II contains 'no
key 10 this whole business. III the mar
gin of profit is small a handy-andy may
spoil one piece OF the raw materlai OF
break one piece OF machinery that az
sorhs the whole profit and never make
anything 10 advantage.
II is the skilled workman that Is want
ed In every department Of business ana
the highest wages will be paid for him
that the work viii bear. This Is the
converse OF tina economic law that In
duces trusts 10 sell their products at the
lowest price consistent with a reasonable
profit The cheaper they sell, the more
they sell and profits come from large
sales at small returns r'
from small sales at large returns.
Mr.. Searles expressed the ldca 'n MS
testimony last Monday before the Lexow
Committee. Mr.. Lexow asked him:
o1s il not n fact that having destroyed
competition you have now reached the
point when YOU can put up sugar 10 'ne
point when people viii refuse 10 ouy
70 this he replied. ION the contrary tne
policv OF the American Sugar Rehneries
Company Is. and has been since us OF
ganizaton 10 furnish sugar to the con-
sumner at the least possible price. nor
FOR philanthropic reasons. but because IL
is good business
lie stated another fact which Is strong
illustration OF the truth OF what Mr..
Farquhar said
It had been proved that considerable
number of men who had been engaged in
the separate sugar reiineries had been
discharged when the consolidation took
place Mr.. Lexow asked him;
Q. HAS the rate Of wages been IN
creased since the consolidation
A. Eyes, sir, it has.
Q. by how much?'
A. "By about ten per cent"
q. In what department.
A. I'm the manufacturing department.
That is. the refneries having reduced
the number Of their employees. but turn
ing out far more refined sugar, find It 10
their interest to pay the highest wages
for the best labor. getting better results
from fewer skilled men at higher wages.
than from many more unskilled men at
lower wages. SO with houses
| built one hundred years ego you
will find joints laboriously put
together with wooden bolts. Nails will
now serve the purpose far better and they
are made at far less cost but the men
who make them are paid far higher
wages than the men who formerly made
| the clumsy wooden bolts.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-02-13
ST. VALENTINES DAY.

The origin of St. Valentines Day which
is TO be celebrated tomorrow "A day
ahead of its time date is somewhat OBJ
scure ST. Valentine Is said TO have been
bishop who was beheaded by the Emper-
or Claudius at Rome. in the year z'o' ana
was caaonized. lie is described as "a
man of most admirable parts and was
famous for his love and charity that the
custom of choosing Valentines upon his
festival took it's rise from thence
Another legend is that the custom
originated from the fact that birds are
supposed to select their mates on this
day. Still another legend Is that the
custom sprang from the practice preva-
lent in ancient Rome at the festival OF
Iunercalia during the month Of February
when among other ceremonies the names
OF Young women were placed in box
from which they we're taken out by
Young men as chance directed. This was
a pagan ceremony. which the pastors OF
tbe early churches changed in form
II was the custom with them on the eve
Of February 18th. to have the names OF
select number OF one sex put into some
vessel bv an equal number Of the other.
Then every one drew a name which Tor
tbe time being was called his or her
Valentine. Formerly a Valentine was
Gift. but this was afterwards superseded
bv the custom Of sending dainty little
cards bearing messages of love.
As formerly observed it was beautl-
ful custom full of sentiment and romance
hut Ike so many good customs 1t has
| Of recent years been most outrageously
| abused and perverted by the innovation
| y, tba co-called comic Valentine. These
| ahominable caricatures are 50 scurrhous
| that we are surprised that they have noi
heen Prohibited by law. They furnish
,he media through which cowardiy peo-
ala may vent their spite anonymously.
,r,o,. are sometimes sent In spirit OF
CO., hut whether sent in fun or in malice
| ,no,, have no doubt caused much dis
,ress 70 sensitive people. and they are
wicked travesty on the original Nai'n-
tine
we are sorry TO see also that the Gus
tom of sending such oaricatures is pre-
valent among children and while 1t Is
done in most cases innocenty. such SUN
T., worry dangerous for children TO play
| with '-a----
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-02-13

Much ado is made over the fact that
,he nroducers of sea island cotton are
,,ekinc for a tariff tax of three cents
mound TO protect it against Egyptian cot
ION II is argued by these people that
d, -. dutv Of three cents pound be placed
on Egyptian cotton, that cotton
would be practically shut out OF our
market. and The increased domestic de-
mand for sea island cotton would cause
the price to advance three cents pound.
In other words, these people contend that
tho Government ought to tax foreign cot
ton not for the purpose Of raising reve-
,ue but TO enable the few producers OF
9 certain grade OF cotton In this country
IN charge the American people three
cents apound more than that cotton is
now selling for on the market.
There we have an object lesson in pro-
lection. Does any fdir-minded man pre-
tend that such q tax can be JUSTIFIED
upon any principle of equity? Has the
Government the right TO use ;he taxing
mower 10 increase the cost OF a given
article to the consumer. that the few
interested ip its production may enhance
their prOhts2
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-02-13
SENATOR TELLER 10 THE DEftNCE
OLE lie SENAII.

Senator Teller, of Colorado. got NM
self into a fine frenzy In the Senate
dsv or co back over the way people tax
about Senators. and he let off some hre-
works of mock indignation that Vouiu
have delighted Mr.. Punchs soul Inc
particular gbe at the Senate, out OF the
many hundreds of each day that stirred
his troubled soul was the comments OF the
English newspapers unon the senate
Committee on Foreign Relations in con-
nection with its attempt TO emasculate
.be arbitration treaty between this couh-
try and Great Britain.
IL am tired of these constant nlngs al
the Senate" said Senator Teller, "and
/ would not be doing my duty If ! ala
not defend the course that we have pur-
sued. l shall endeavor to show that the
treaty is not mere husk, and l shall
also contend that the Senate is perfectly
able 70 Judge for itself what is the right
and proper thing to do without having
60 be hullicd and badgered 10y the English
press"
If MIR. Teller can show that the treaty
is more than d mere husk' with the
amendment OF the Foreign Relations
Committee providing that nothing that
concerns the foreign OF domestic reia-
tious Of either country is TO be governed
by if. he will display an amount Of log
zeal acumen of which he has never here
tofore been suspected, and it Will be OF
such a pre-eminent character as TO fortiiy
him in hoping he may also convince some
bodv. some of these times. that he can
turn nifty cents worth of silver into a
dollar by changing its form and naming
Il dollar. But even though he shoufu
sncceed IN this seemingly impossible task,
he will never convince the public that
nnv Injustice Is done the Senate of the
United States by the everyday comments
now made upon it that it does not worth
ilv occupy d hall that was once made
glor,ous by the foremost men OF this
nation. The Senate OF the United States
has stepped down from the high place II
once occupied. and instead of being com
nosed Of statesmen whose words carried
conviction 10 the minds and hearts OF
= listening world their places have beer
aued bv scheming politicians or corrupted
attorneys Of corporations which briD'
legislatures TO send their tools there tina
they may enact laws by which those cor
porations may pifer the people OF thes
United States.
There are statesmen who are honorable
exceptions in the Senate. but the Senat
as a body has unQuesiionably lost IL
prestige In the eyes OF the people o
this country.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-02-13

ASHLAND VA. Feb. Special. The
fourth popular lecture I'm the series being
given by the professors OF Randolph
Macon College was delivered last night
by Dr. \. G.. Wigh'man on bacteria.
The lecture was illustrated by photo
graphic views shown with the stereopt-
con. The doctor was assisted by some
twenty of his students. each with q micro
scope and actual specimens Of bacterial
organisms. and the audience. becoming
spectators. were hy this means given ne
opportunity 10 see for themselves not
merely the picture but the reality.
The next lecture. date and subject 10 be
announced later VIII be delivered 10y the
Vice President u the College. Dr. j. A.
Kern.
Tom Mallory and Paul Jackson col
ored boys. wanted for alleged assault
upon Ellen TaliaferrO. also colored were
arrested by Sergeant ~. Il. Elicit tins
morning. The examining trial was held
before Mayor T.. j. Peasants. which Zee
suited in the acQuittal OF Jackson ana
tho sending ON 10 the grand jury OF
Mallory.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-02-13

DR.. Mcbride Issues Circular Concerning
the Regulations.

BLACKsBrRG. VA. Feb. i2.-spe-
cial-Dr. J. VI. McBryde. secretary Of the
Board OF Control OF the Agricultural FIX
yeriment station here has issued circu-
lar giving notice that quarantine rules
concerning cattle will be I'm force from the
18th day of February 10 the lath day
OF November 1891. The quarantine Is
against splenetic or Texas cattle foyer.
The quarantine line for the state or
Virginia is as follows.
All counties I'm Virginia south OF n lire
beginning on the boundary line between
Virginia and North Carolina at point
coinciding with the summit OF the Blue
Ridge mountains. thence following the
summit or said mountains nOrtheastcrly
TO the Black Water river. thence easterly
along said river 10 the southwestern
boundary Of Bedford county. thence along
the southern and eastern boundaries OF
said county 20 tho James river thence
following the James river 90 the south
eastern corner or Charles city county.
thence northerlv md easterlv along me
western and northern boundaries OF James
CIV. Gloucester and Matthews counties
TO the Chesapeake Bay thence southef'}
alOng the western shore or said BAY lo
the northeast corner OF Elztbetn 'HF
county. thence easterly along the norm
boundary line Of said county 10 me nortl-
east boundary of Warwick county. thence
northw esterly and southerly along the
northeastern and western boundary @.
said county TO the James river. thence
along the James rivo,'tO the northwest
corner OF Norfolk county. thence souther-
lv along the western boundary OF said
county TO the North Carolina boundary
/ line
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-02-13

We find in the Progressive Farmer. a
free silver. antitrust paper. printed at
Raleigh y. c.. the following interesting
statement:
Our alliance has a membership OF about
eighty and does am extensive grocery
business. IL deals mostly with wholesale
houses. under contract with the State
Alliance. During the last quarter We have
averaged q trade of SiOO per month. with
grocery department, open only Saturday
night the evening OF meeting. We have
q purchasing agent who orders the goods
ana sets the price. enough extra only TO
pay freight and shrinksge. Tho mem
bers take turns I'm drawing the goods
from the railway station. about five miles
distant. a committee OF four members.
elected for three months without pay. Nils
orders for customers. and all is booked
by one Of this committee known as book
keeper. An inventory is taken AT the end
OF each quarter. reports made and tho
books are Inspected by finance com
mttee We deal with members only. so
have but one price 4 cash business is
done. hence there are no debts standing
on the books. The Alliance borrowed mon
ey Of members IN five and ten-doilar
shares AZ per cent. interest to pay
bills IN ten days. thus securing a discount
OF ] per cent.-H. ". Foote. Toea Co..
~ Y, I'm Farm and Home.
The Progressive Farmer calls IL "co-
operative buying" That is an right he-
cause the farmers do IL. But when such
associations are formed for the purpose
Of cooperative selling they are called
trusts, AMI are denounced as enemies to
the public interest.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-02-13

solvent. Its books unintellieible and that
officers had mLsmanagcd It's affairs were
cmphatically denied Owing TO the Illness
OF Captain Ellis. the hearing in the case
was postponed until Wednesday next.
stockholders OF the Southern Mutual
representing 2.S0j shares met az the Kim
bali House and appointed George West
moreland. W. II. Black and W j. Nal
lard. Jr.. committee TO Law before the
United States Court and the Superior
Court the following resolution.
THAT I'm the interest OF ali stockholders
the United States Court and the Superior
Court be respectfully requested TO post
ponc the hearings Of tho cases against
the Southern Mutual Building and Loan
Association I'm their respective courts un-
al after the meeting OF stockholders. call
ed by the association for February o."
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-02-13

mort mon OF intelligence and CHARACTER
for the responsible trust. lDl|cuss'o"
would lead 10 the fullest underH,a"u'"eS
OF our affairs and TO the best mothods vi
treatment.
We reply that the same thing couid De
accomplished better and more Thoroughly
by the appointment OF a commission
which shall sit during the session OF
the Legislature. The commission sha"
be composed OF the bralnest and most
patriotic citizens OF the Commonwealth
representing every class ond every interest.
and Il would be perfectly competent for
representatives from various sections OF
the State 10 appear before the commission
and give their views. as Is the practice
before the Ways and Means Committee
Of the House OF Representatives.
When the hearings had all been COM
pleted the commission could then draft,
II necessary. practically new Consttu-
ton. which would have 10 be overhauled
by the Legislature. and when completed,
advertised throughout the State. so that
an citizens might read and study It. IL
would then 90 before the next session
of the Legislature. and then be submitted
TO a vote by the people in the shape
OF separate amendments.
1t is true that this would require time.
but the State ought TO take plenty OF
time when il comes 10 a changing or
fundamental law OF the land. We believe
that that is the model way OF changing
tho Constitution. and We have yet TO see
what We regard as - substantial argu-
ment against that course