The Conway log cabin., 1900-11-13

Two million dollars will be ex- pended this winter in improving the White House at Washington.
 Senator's Hanna's only comment on the night following the election was, ssThey are coming easy for Me Kinley."
 The republican candidate for gov ernor of Illinois ran 20,00O votes behind Mckinley, who was given 100000 plurality.
 The customs receipts at Manila for October reached the sum of $l,- 0S8,0 an increase over the pre- vious month of $l50,000.
 A case involving the right of the United States to collect duties from Porto Rico. will be argued before the supreme court January z.
 It is reported in financial circles that the German government IS ne .gotiating for loan with America, due to the extra expense of the Chi nese trouble.
 An order has been issued admit ting free of duty presents and sou venirs sent by the American sol diers in China to friends in the United States.
 James Norton, one of the jurors who convicted Youtsey of compile ity in the Goebel assassination, was burned to death in the prison at Sa- dieville, Ky, where he had been placed on a charge of drunkenness.
 W. J. Bryan, the defeated demo- cratic candidate, retired at II o'clock on the night of the election, refusing to stay up to hear the final result. He takes his defeat philo- sophically.
 The large rice growers of Louis jana and Texas have perfected an organization with the object of pro- tecting their interests by controlling the distribution of their products.
 The Cuban constitutional conven- ton voted to send to President Me Kinley the following telegram s0The Cuban constitutional conven- ton has the honor and satisfaction to salute the president and congress of the United States, and to express sentiments of gratitude to the American people"
 A desperate battle took place in Denver election day between deputy sheriffs and policemen, in which one party was killed and two others bad lv wounded. The sheriff, with his deputies, went to voting precinct when they were ordered away by the police The trouble was the out growth of the bitter campaign con- ducted in Denver
 The United States marshal for the northern district of the Indian Ter ritory has issued an order to all dep uties to turn in all warrants fol crimes contained in chapter 45 of Mansfield's Digest of the statutes of Arkansas. This order reaches every crime less than a capital offense and deputies can now handle only persons for capital crimes.
 In his annual report Rrig.-Gen Geo. M. Randall. commanding thu department of Alaska, says thu beach gold diggings at Nome wer' practically worked out last year The tundra is believed to be rich but it will require large capital t produce results. There is a larg area of country which has not ye been prospected, where gold can ye be found, but it requires men of ex perience to develop such country
 As finally adopted, the Unite' States naval increase programm for 1901 involves the construction of thirty-two vessels of 151 500 ton displacement, or more than doubl that laid down in any preceding year. The list which congress i to be asked to authorize is: Thre 15,000-ton battleships, two 15,000 ton armored cruisers, six 2,000-tol gunboats, six S00-ton gunboats, tel 200-ton gunboats, three. 15,000-tol colliers, one 7,O00-ton repair shi] and one 8,000-ton marine transport
 A flat increase of one cent pound was put on beef, pork an' mutton last week by Chicago pack
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