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FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, 1897.
The farmer who does not boom
the sugar beet stands m his own
way to success. This industry,
which has passed the experimental
stage m Nebraska, will be the
means of making this one of the
most prosperous states in the
Union.
The business of farming in Spain
is so much depressed that the gov
ernment is about to devote $1,200,
000 to the relief of that industry.
It will be a decided benefit to Spain
when it ceases to rely on rich col
onies for support and learns to
make the best of its own resources.
One of the results of a Greater
New York will be the wiping out of
fifty-four postmasters, most of
which pay a good salary. Proba
bly more men will be needed to han
dle the mails m the same territory
but many towns and villages will
miss their old time political digni
tary. It is now given out that William
Neville will take his seat as a judge
ot the supreme court. The vote on
the constitutional amendment has
been referred to a committee of the
legislature and it is given out that
the committee will declare the
amendment carried, although the
vote does not indicate that such is
true. Such action on the part of the
committee will be a little "shady",
but almost anything goes with a
populist legislature.
In Georgia the trusts have seen
the hand writing on the wall and
are accepting the situation. The
legislature of that state has acted
on the suggestion in President
Cleveland's last message and passed
a law declaring unlawful and void
all combinations made to lessen
free competition or control the price
of products by the trust system.
It is announced that the Georgia
trusts in tobacco, potash, snuff
coffee, and matches have notified
JJbeir customers and agents that
the new law has ended their con
tracts, and that their prices here-
afterwill be governed by the open
market. The Georgia law was
signed by the governor December
23, and the promptness with which
the trusts have recognized the wis
dom of obeying it is a lesson that
will not be lost on other states.
Ex.
There are to-day over 300 more
manufacturing concerns in opera
ation in this country than there
were on the first dav of last Nov
ember, and the bank deposits are
many millions greater. These
improvements in the gen
eral condition of business
is evidence ot restored confidence,
and though the free silverites may
howl themselves hoarse over the
failure of some bank or concern
they cannot make the average reader
believe that the general business
of the country- is not improving.
The republicans claimed that the
election of McKinley would not only
result in a restoration of confidence,
but in a revival of business, and
though the president-elect has not
yet taken his seat, those promises
are already begining to be fulfilled.
If the republican party cannot re
store the prosperity enjoyed prior
toU.893, it will deserve defeat; but
it will not be defeated, for pros
perity is sure to return.
The defeat of the Union and Cen
tral Pacific railroads funding bill
in the house of representatives
Monday was just what was ex
pected. The territory through
which the road runs strongly op
posed the measure, and the western
states in general were against it.
Of course partisan lines were not
drawn on it. Eighty-six of the 102
votes in favor of the measure were
cast by republicans and sixteen by
democrats, while the 16S votes cast
against it came from ninety-nine
republicans, fiity-eight democrats,
five independents and six populists.
It-was the purpose of the bill to per
mit the issue of new bonds to the
amount of about $140,000,000 in be
half of the Union and Central Pacific
railroads the bonds to run eighty
years and the rate of interest to bt
about 2 per cent. In addition the
railroads were pay a sufficient sum
in annual installments to extin
guish the principal in the period
covered by the bonds. The debi
due the government by the two
roadsjs in the neighborhood of
$120,000,000, and as security the
government has a lein on both lines
which is subordinate, however, to
a prior lien on each a.mountinp !
to over S60.000.000 in the aggregate.
Congressman Mercer has filed
with the ways and means committee
the brief of the American Chicory
company of Fremont and Omaha
asking for a duty of 1 cent per pound
on raw, burnt or manufactured
chicory, and a letter of John Brady
of Kearney, representing the cer
eal mill of that place, asking that
half a cent per pound duty be placed
on oatmeal.
Boies Penrose succeeds Don
Cameron as senator from the Key
stone state. He is next to the
youngest member of the senate,
and by many jcars the oungest
senator ever elected from Pennsyl
vania. Penrose was born in Phila
delphia in 1860.
The Pacific railroads have been
allowed to run in debt to the gov
ernment over $100,000,000, and yet
it held Tom Watson's letter for 2
cents. Talk about oppression!
Pittsburg Times.
The American National Bank at
Denver and some of the suspended
banks at St. Paul, it is said, will
soon again be in full working order.
It was more a scare than a neces
sity that closed their doors.
The question as to which is the
only real simon-pure Jacksonian
democracy will be decided about
the year 1900 and there s no use
bothering about it now.
-Chicaero
Record.
It costs the taxpaTers about $200
per hour of actual session ior the
luxury of a legislature. Is.it worth
it? Not alwajs.
SALE OF THE SHORT LINE.
Chairman Carr of the Kcorgaiiizalioti
Committee the I'lirehaser.
Salt Lake, Jan. 9. The sale of the
Oregon Short Line and the Utah North
ern railway under the consolidated
mortgage of Aug. 1, 1889, was made to
day under the direction of John B.
Clelan, court commissioner appointed to
direct the sale. Zera Snow was pres
ent, representing the American Loan
and Trust company of New York. Sam
uel Carr, Walter G. Oakman and Henry
G. Nichols, representing the reorganiza
tion committee, purchased the property
for $5,547,500. The Utah Southern road
was bid in by. the same parties for 703,
000. They also purchased the Utah
Southern cxtensipn for $975,000. W.
H. Bancroft will he general manager of
the company.
A distinguished party of Union Pa
cific railroad officials, including the re
ceivers of the system, arrived on a spe
cial train, having made the run from
Omaha, 1,071 miles, in 29 A hours.
Tariff Hearings Concluded.
"Washington, Jan. 12. The formal
hearings by the ways and means com
mittee of representatives of various in
dustries who seek to have the tariff rates
changed were concluded yesterday. The
committee has held sessions for this
purpose during the past seven weeks
and in that time a large number of per
sons have appeared before it. The
varied character of the schedules under
consideration brought a large assemblage
to the rooms from all sectious. The
largest delegation was that headed by
ex-Senator Davis of West Virgiuia.who
asked for a higher duty on coal. Dur
ing the afternoon the dull current of
facts and statistics delivered by the
speakers was broken by Mr. Kraft of
New Jersey, who by his manner of de
livery was vastly amusing to the com
mittee and spectators. He explained
that a Dutchman had a right to speak
three times to make himself understood.
Itecord JireaUer For Failures.
New Yourc, Jan. 9. "With the excep
tion of reports from a dozen South At
lantic coast and gulf cities, jobbers at
nearly all distributing centers say busi
ness is dull aud without new features.
Demand has improved at Chicago and
St. Louis for hats, hardware, shoes and
dry goods, but trade in those lines is fair
only. Cold weather has stimulated pur
chases of clothing at some points. Lit
tle general recovery from holiday dull
ness is reported as yet. At most centers
salesmen are just starting out. Collec
tions are reported unsatisfactory, but in
many instances merchants express them
selves as hopeful of good spring busi
ness. The weeic's total of business failures
in the United States is 4SS, one of the
largest ever reported.
Negro Outlaw I.j-nrlied.
Sumteu, S. C, Jan. 9. Simon Cooper,
the negro outlaw who Thursday mur
dered three members of the Wilson
family and a colored servant, was
lynched near here yesterday. Cooper
was captured by the sheriff's posse and
was being taken to Sumter, when the
mob decided to hang him. The deputy
sheriff, aided by two men, resisted the
lynchers, but they were overpowered.
A rope was thrown over the limb of a
tree and as the man swung upward, the
body was pierced by more than 150 bul
lets. One bullet cut the rope and the
corpse fell to the ground, where the
coroner found it some hours later.
Fought "With Knives.
Flemingsburg, Ky., Jan. 12. "While
attending a dance in Bourbon county,
E. G. Springer and Mack Mullen got
drunk and engaged in a fight with
knives. Both men were terribly mutil
ated. Fifty-nine stitches were required
to sew up Springer. It is thought both
will die.
Equalled the Track IJecord.
San Francisco, Jan. 12, At the Oak
land track Ed Purser's gelding Bnckwa,
ridden by Ted Sloan, defeated Mt. Mc
Gregor II, who had previously been con
sidered the best horse in training on the
coast. The mile was run in the sensa
tional time of 1:39, which is the track
record.
Actor Stafford is Dead.
St. Louis, Jan. 12. "William Stafford,
known to old theater goers as the head
of the Stafford company in Shakespear
ean characters and a former associate of
Booth and Barrett, died suddenly
here. He was born in Louisville, Ky.,
in 1859.
Kills His IVifeaml Son ami Then Suicides.
Janesville, Wis., Jan. 10. Herman
Stimui shot and killed his wife and sou
lost night and then committed suicide.
Family trouble were the cause.
SIGN PEACE. TREATY.
ENGLISH - AMERICAN ARBITRATION
PROTOCOL COMPLETED.
Guarantees Stability to English Speaking
"Nations Questions of "National Honor
Aro .Excepted King Oscar "Will Act as
Final Arbitrator In Case of Tio Vote.
Washington. Jan. 12. Secretary 01-,
ney, in behalf of the United States and
Sir Julian Pauncefote, on the part of
Great Britain, yesterday affixed their
signatures to a new treaty by which,
for a term of five years, the two En
glish speaking nations agree to abide in
peace and without a resort to arms, all
possible questions of controversy being
referred to a court of arbitration, with
the single exception that neither nation
surrenders its honor or dignity to the
judgment of arbitration. Later in the
day President Cleveland sent the treaty
and a message earnestly approving it to
the senate.
The treaty consists of 12 articles and
in print would fill about one newspaper
column. One of the -last points to be
decided was that King Oscar of Sweden
and Norway is to act as the arbitrator
in case the others fail to agree on the
final member of the court. The accept
ance of the king and the final agree
ment on that detail was not cabled to
Washington until late Saturday, and
even then one small detail remained to
receive the approval of the British for
eign office. At 11:20 yesterday morn
ing a cablegram from Lord Salisbury
removed the last objection and left the
way clear for the formal execution of
the instrument.
AUSTRALIA WHEAT CROP IS SHORT.
"Reduced From Her l'osition as Sixth Ex
porting Country to About Eleventh.
Washington, Jan. 14. The wheat
crop of Australia for the coming harvest
is short. So says United States Consul
Bell at Sydney in a report to the state
department and then he supplies details
as follows: The crop year will end in
April next for wheat. The crop falls so
short of the usual crop as to reduce Aus
tralia from her position as the sixth
wheat exporting country to about the
11th place. From being an exporter of
about 12,000,000 bushels per year Aus
tralia will have to import not less than
5,000,000 bushels to supply the deficiency
froni short crops. This misfortune to
Australia will be of special benefit to
our people not only because the peoplo
of the United States will supply the
chief part of tho 5,000,000 bushels de
ficiency but because she will also supply
a large part of the world's deficiency
caused by the withholding of the 12,
000,000 bushels usually furnished by
Australia.
Monetary Conference.
Indianapolis, Jan. 13. Chairman
Hugh Hauna of the executive committee
of the monetary conference called that
body to order at Tomlinson hall yester
day afternoon at 2:40 o'clock. At that
time thero were seated in the audito
rium over 309 delegates, who represent
business interests that run up in value
into the hundreds of millions. It was a
fine looking body of men, whotc object
is to attempt to reform the government's
currency system. The meeting was
opened with a prayer by the Rov. M. T.
Haynes of the First Presbyterian
church, ex-President Harrison's place
of worship. Then Mi. Hanua delivered
a brief welcoming address and Tempor
ary Chairman Jacob W. Smith read the
call sent out by the executive commit
tee. Next came the recommendations
of the committee for the temporary or
ganization naming E. O. Stanard of St.
Louis as temporary chairman, Jacob W.
Smith, of Indianapolis . as sergeant-at-arms.
liryan In Chicago.
Chicago, Jan. 12. William J. Bryan
is in Chicago on a business trip. When
asked if he had read of the slight of
fered to Governor Altgeld by the legis
lature. He replied: 'I have just no
ticed in an evening paper that they re
fused to hear the customary address
from the retiring governor. If it is true
that the Republicans did this in order tc
show their dislike for Governor Altgeld
it will probably result, as such insults
always do, in more harm to those who
offer than to the people against whom it
was directed."
Senator I'crkins Re-elected.
Sacramento, Cal., Jan. 13. George
C. Perkins was re-elected United States
senator, receiving a majority of the
votes in both branches of the legislature.
In the senate he received 2V votes
against a scattering opposition of 13.
His vote in the assembly was 47, against
a total opposition of $2. His majority
on joint ballot was 19. The Democratic
vote was divided between Congressman
Maguire, W. W. Foote and National
Committeeniau J. J. Dwyer, The Popu
list vote went to T. Y. Cator.
Wolcott and Bayard Confer.
London, Jan. 12. Senator E. O.
Wolcott of Colorado, who is visiting
Europe in the interest of bimetallism,
called at the United States embassy and
had an hour's interview with Ambas
sador Bayard. Senator Wolcott dined
last night with Henry White, formerly
first secretary of the United States em
bassy. Tho bimetallic league has been
besieged with callers anxious to see
Senator Wolcott.
Event of the Nineteenth Century.
London, Jan. 12. The Chronicle says
in an editorial: "We announce this
morning tho event of the nineteenth
century," and follows this with the pre
amble and text of 15 articles of the gen
eral arbitration treaty signed at Wash
ington between the United States and
Great Britain.
Governor Mount Inaugurated.
Indianapolis, Jan. 12. James A.
liount and William S. S. Haggard were
inaugurated governor aud the lieuten
ant governor of Indiana at noon. Gov
ernor Matthews made a brief speech in
troducing Mr. Mount. The latter made
a long inaugural address touching only
on state affairs.
Bucklea's Arnica Salva
The best salve in the world for cu ts
cruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever
ores, teter, chapped hands, chilblains
orns, and nil skin eruptions, and posi
ively cures piles, or no pay required,
t is guaranteed to give perfect satisfac
ion or money refunded. Price 25 cents
per box.
For sale by A. F. Streitz
Maccaline will cure any case of itching
oiles. It has never failed. It affords
nstant relief, and a cure in due time.
Price 25 and 50 cents. Mde by Fos'e
Manufacturing Co. and sold by A. F.
Streitz.
NEWS OF 3SEBBA.SKA.
. Speaker's Private. Clerk.
Lincoln,. Neb., Jan. 9. Speaker
Gaffimhas appointed W. N. Silver of
Wahoo to be his private clerk.
Six-Year Old I5oy Kim Over.
Fremont, Jan. 11. Arthur East, the
6-year-old son of C. M. East, was run
over by a farmer's ricr on Mam street
and seriously injured.
Arrested For Stealing Steers.
Htannis, Neb., Jan. 12. R. M.
Fisher was arrested here for stealing
two steers in tho fall of 1895. He wil
be taken to Rushville.
Work of the IIHzzard.
Miller, Neb., Jan. 9. Reports
brought in by stockmen show that 100
head of cattle and horses and nearly 800
sheeD perished in the recent storm on
the range tributary to Miller.
Judge "Willey Is Dyin;?.
Pierce, Neb., Jan. 13. Hemorrhage
of the brain has placed Judge B. B
Willey in a very critical condition and
he is now lying at the point of death at
his home in this city.
-Buffalo Kill to Ko aStaffOmcer.
Omaha, Jan. 11. At the request of
Senator Allen, "Buffalo Bill" Cody aud
Frank Moores of Omaha have been
named to participate as staff officers at
the inaugural of McKinley. Both have
accepted.
Gulf Koad Courteous.
Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 11. The govcr
nor and state officers have been invited
to attend the.ceremonies incident to lay
ing of the last rail and driving the last
spike on the Kansas City, Pittsburg and
Gulf railroad.
Jfebraska's Vote For Mr. Kryan.
Lincoln, Jan. 12. The Bryan presi
dential electors met in the governor's
office at 12 o'clock noon, cast their votes
and elected . Fred Metz, Sr., of Omaha,
as delegate to carry the vote of the Ne
braska college to Washington.
Farmer Steals a Kicyclc.
York, Neb., Jan. 13. Joseph Zeig, a
young German farmer of this county,
stole a bicycle belonffinsr to Louis
Loomis. He was arrested and upon his
preliminary hearing pleaded guilty to
petty larceny. He was sentenced to 30
days in jail.
Kcot Sugar Factory For "Wayne.
Wayne, Neb., Jan. 9. Capitalists
from Fort Scott, Kan., have about com
pleted negotiations, throngh Senator
Bressler, for the erection of a beet sugar
factory at this place, with a capacity of
200 tons of beets per day. The factory
is to cost 150,000;
Passes Worthless Checks.
Falls City, Ncl., Jan. 14. A
stranger has been passing worthless
checks on two of our business men re
cently bearing the signature of Hank
Shaw, a farmer living north of here. F
P. Evcrsolo cashed one for $G and Pax-
ton & Cain one for 9.
Kace Meet i nps Decided.
Omaha, Jan. 10. Six meetings have
been decided on by the racing men of
the west for the early summer, the dates
being: Sioux City, June 8-11; Lincoln,
June 15-18; St. Joseph, June 22-25;
Omaha, June 30-July 3; Des Moines,
July 5-8, and Ottnmwa, July 13-16.
Opens With a Fruit Exhibit,
Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 14. The State
Horticultural society began its annual
session at the university with a recep
tion and the arrangement of the fruit
exhibit. Interesting papers were read
by Peter Youngers, jr., of Geneva; Dr.
O. E. Bessey, Prof. F. SV. Taylor and
E. T. Hartley.
Osceola Creamery SlaitsTTp Again.
Osceola, Neb., Jan. 14. Polk coun
ty's creamery, located here, is again in
full blast. It is only a little over a
month since it w.as burned to the
ground. It started up qu Monday, and
the first day turned out about 2,500
pouuds of nice golden butter that will
bring the highest price in the market.
Sheriff to Outlier Taxes.
Beatrice, Neb., Jan. 9. County
Treasurer Klein filed an objection with
the board of supervisors against the em
ploying of special tax collectors for de
linquent taxes, claiming the expense of
same resulted in a loss to the county. It
was determined that in the fiitn.ro this
work shall be done by the sheriff with
out compensation.
Provisional J tidies-Elect.
Lincoln, Jan. 9. The provisional
judges-elect, J. D. Kilpatrick and Wil
liam Neville have filed their oaths of
office with the secretary of state, before
a notary public. The recommendation
contained in the governor's message to
the legislature will be followed, it is
said, in the future proceedings to deter
mine the result of the adoption of the
constitutional amendments on which
the title of Kilpatrick and Neville to the
office rest..
Jackson Day at Omnlja.
Omaha, Jan. 9. Last niglit the mem
bers of the Jacksonian club of Omaha
met for the sixth time to celebrate the
anniversary of the great father of the
Pemocracy, whose name they'bear. The
banquet was given at the Paxton hotel
and fully 200 Nebraska Democrats con
gregated around tho artistically ar
ranged tables. William J. Bryan was
the guest of the evening and the occa
sion was somewhat in the nature of a
tribute to his leadership.
KohhersTakc Stamps and Money.
TalmAge, Neb., Jan. 10. Tho Bank
of Talmage was entered by burglars.
Several private boxes were torn open.
The safe was not molested. About 60
worth of 2-cent stamps and $10 -worth of
10-ceut stamps, belonging to the post
master, were taken, and $11 in money
and a revolver... The thieves made their
departure with a span of horses, a spring
wagon and Iiarness, which they stole
from Mr. C. Sclilitt. The team was
fouu.l about four miles south of Ne
braska City and showed signs of very
hard driving.
Just us It Should Be.
''What do you think I saw to
day?" alrede gentleman with tbe
baldwigJ?
"I do not know what you saw to
day," said-the gentleman "with .green
whiskers'. "What did you see tor
day i"..,
"A mulatto girl witty red hajr,
"And a white horse?"
' 'Haw. A white mule came along. ' '
Indianapolis Journal.
TOLDDfAEEWWOEDS
EVENTS OCCURRING IN ALLSECTIONS
SUMMARIZED.
Happenincs From Home and Abroad Re
livorv-
duced From Columns to Lines
thins Kut Facts Klimiualcd For Our
Headers' Convenience.
Friday, Jan. 8.
President and Mrs. Cleveland gave the
first state dinner of the season at the
White house Fire at Pittsburg burned
out the Eden Musec and slightly damaged
the Commercial Gazette building "Wool
manufacturers had the floor in the tariff
hearing before the ways and means com
mittee George Justice and the Broad
way Athletic club officials have been ex
onerated of all blame in connection with
Pugilist Duffy's death It is the opinion
of the house committee on Indian affairs
that the commissioner has to much to do,
and a division of work among a board of
three is suggested The Bimetallic
league of Great Britain has cabled to Bos
ton expressions of the most profound sor
row of the members of that organization
at the death of General Francis A. "Walker
Governor Llewellyn Powers of Maine
was inaugurated J. Pierpont Morgan
has been chosen commodore of the New
York Yacht club The Lake of the
Woods Milling company is shipping 300
cars of flour per month to Australia J.
H. Johnson & Co., diamond dealers, New
York, assigned. Liabilities, $21,000; assets,
$201,000 At Stephen, Minn., a Great
Northern engine was derailed and Engi
neer Duke Jewell fatally injured John
W. Daniel, a prominent citizen of Saline,
Mo., "was found by the roadside frozen to
death Tho United States court of ap
peals at Chicago ruled f:hat the leases
made by the old Whisky trust are void
The American National bank of Denver
reopened under new management, with
$000,000 cash on hand to meet liabilities
At Hamilton, Ont., Lulu Jones, aged
14, a servant, employed at the home of ex
Assistant Postmaster General E. C. Rath
hone, was burned to death Anthony
Henderson was lynched at Unadilla, Ga.,
for the assassination of old man George
Summer and attempted to assault upon
the person of Summor.s daughter
Colonel J. P. Canby, chief paymaster of
the Department of Colorado, (54 years of
age, retired from tho service after an ex
perience of nearly 33 years in the United
States army. He is succeeded by Major
C. C. Sniffln of Xcw York Harry ,T.
Stephcns.world's champion 'cross country
man and 144-hour straightaway heel and
toe walker, challenges the world for from
$500 to 2,000 for a 144-hour straightaway
heel-and-toe walking match.
Saturdny, Jan. 9.
Amos Rusie has commenced legal pro
ceedings against the New York Base Ball
club to secure his release The Ameri
can Tobacco company's plant at Danville,
Va., was totally destroyed by fire, entail
ing a loss of ?1.0,C00. The police raided a
dog fight at Patterson, X. J., and Francis
Bain, who jumped through a window, re
ceived fatal injuries Ensign A. T.
Coleman, who recently detailed for steel
inspection duty at Harrisbnrg, will be
court martialcd for neglect of duty -Owing
to numerous troubles, Owen Fer
guson, ex-county clerk at Fond du Lac,
Wis., committed suicide by shooting him
self The report in the Hawaiian papers
that Frank Butler, tho Australian mur
derer, was seen in Honolulu, is declared
incorrect E. M. Clark, supposed to havo
perished in Mojave desert, California, six
months ago has returned to Glen Falls,
Js. Y., in perfect health A man walked
into St. Joseph's Roman Catholic church
at Hoboken, X. J. and stole a valuable
gold and silver chalice, almost in sight of
Father McElvoy Patti is anxious to
secure the decoration of the Legion of
Honor Emperor William has designed
and drawn plans for the tower of the Ger
man protectant .church tit Jerusalem
Tho thrai prisoners, who .escaped from
jail In Wisconsin hiyyp been recaptured
at Fort Snelllng. 3Iinji- Con DriseolJ,
an old miner, was killed In tl Franklin
mine at Houghton, Mich., while riding
in a truck While hunting at Elk City,
Kas., J. C. Routledgc brought down a
rabbit, which had a pair of horns nearly
three inches long The Rocky Ford
Melon Growers' association at Rocky
Ford, Colo., made a contract to supply the
Western Poultry and Game company of
St. Louis with ;0 cars of canteloupes next,
season, which is the biggest melon con
tract on record John Hutchinson,
formerly city marshal of Whitten, la.,
Was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Rathhone
on pjiJM'ge of bigamy and taken to Eldora,
la. Mr;, Frpd Bceck of Two Rivers,
Wis., was drowned jji a cistern.. The jury
rendered a verdict of suicide while in a
temporary fit of Infinity,
lUonday, Jan. 11.
The Mexican Central railroad will build
a- line from Tampico to the City of Mex
ico Felix Van deVcldc shot and killed
Alfons Ycnaker, 'through jealousy, near
South Bend, Ind, Budd Ducr and Will
Harper quarreled at a dance at Dumnt, I.
T., and the former draw a pistol and shot
Harper dead John Francis, aged 10
years, was sentenced by Judge Butler at
Denver, Colo., to 11 years In the peniten
tiary for burglary Miss Mary F. Mc-
Garvcy of Brooklyn, X.Y., was so shocked
on learning of the death of her young
brother that she dropped dead If Dan
Crccdon refuses to go to South Africa to
fight Kid McCoy the National Sporting
club of London will offer $5,000 for the
bout Alex Ross and Bill Moult of
Heanor, Ala., fought over the affections" of
a young gin namea ucaumont, antt 3iomc
was fatally stabbed Ihe Centennial
popper mine at Houghton, Mich., which
Jias been idle for over lour years, will be
pumped of water and put in working shape
about the first of next month Franklin
Harvey of Lexington, Mo., dreamed that
he wa3 struck by a trajn anil six cars and
the aunu evening was run over and kjljcd
by a Missouri Pacific train Louis P.
McGuirc, a lawyer Qf Denver, has com
menced suit against the Denver and Rio
Grande road for ?2O,O0Q damages for the
loss of a foot en route from Colorado
Springs to Dcnver-Dajsy Cole, aged 10
years, of Baltimore, Md., wanted to marry
K certain young man, but her parents ob
jected, and she left home, hoarded a vessel
and married the captain, WjHiam Wyatt,
to whom he toiti nc-r story,
Tuesday, Jan. i:J,
i'he English-American arbitration pro-
rocol has lxien completed Tho last step
aside from ratification of the treaty by the
congress of Venezuela, to give effect to
the Venezuelan arbitration agreement be
tween the United States and Great Brit-
am lists been completed uy the formal
assent of King Oscar of Sweden to act a1?
final arbitrator Enrique Perez, lately
Venezuelan minister of finance, '1 be
arrested The aovernment has discovered
Believed of Terrible Pains.
R. E. Morse, Traveling Salesman,
Galveston, Texas, says Ballard's Snow
Liniment cured me "of rheumatism of
three months standing after use of two
bottles. J. S. Doan, Danville, 111., says I
have used Ballard's Snow Liniment
for years and would not be without it.
J. R. Crouch, Rio, Ills., says Ballard's
Snow Linimeot cured torriblo pains in
back pf head and neck when nothing
oIgq woujd. Every bottlp guaranteed.
Price 50 cents.
Sold by Tho North Platte Pharmacy,
J. E. Bush, Mgr. 2
'tint ho ordered coinago from Arthur
Krupp of Hamburg to the amount of 10,-
j 000,000 instead of 2,200,000 pieces of nickel,
to bo worth 1214 centimes cach--Thirteen
! desperate criminals broke iail at Hunt-
J ingtoh, W. V., they also robbed tho
j wholesale hardware house of a dozen re
j volvcrs and scvcral'gnnsandammunition.
' A Possc Js n pursuit and much trouble is
expecreu anc so-caucu couiuusa iuhk
l Ucolini. her husband and two other Ital
ians, convicted on Dec. 18 at London ot
stealing valuable lace from the West End
store of Peter Robinson, were sentenced
today to from nine to eighteen months im
prisonment with hard labor A jealous
lover took revenge on his rival at Perry,
O. T.. by shearing his horses' tail 11. M.
S. Terrible is said to haye beaten the rec
ord of every war vessel afloat in her first
trial The Woman's Christian Temper
ance union of Indiana will petition the
legislature to prohibit the sale of cigar
ettes Rev. W. J. Pope," pastor of Wes
ley's chapel in London, is soliciting sub
scriptions to complete the restoration of
Wesley's tomb The badly mangled
body of William Brice of Peru, Ind., was
found on the tracks of the Missouri Pa
cific near Scdalia, Mo. Archbishop
Martiqelli says that he has not received
Instructions from the pope to negoti
ate with the United States govern
ment regarding the Cuban question
Mrs. Catherine Hooblcr died at Harrison,
O., at the tige of 102 years Rurglars
broke into the home of W. G. Davis at
Wheatland, Pa., and tortured him until
he gave up his money Nettie, the 3-
ycar-old daughter of J. N. Culver of Te
cumseh, O. T., fell into a boiler of hot
water and was scalded to death The 2-
ycar-old child of John Moffert and a 3-year
old son of Jim Campbell were accidently
burned to death near Perry, O. T. The
old canal between Tuxpam and Tampico,
Mex., is to be cleared, dredgnd and opened
for traffic by an American syndicate.
Wednesday, Jan. 13.
A malignant form of grip killed six
people at Paducah, Ky., and many are
down with the epidemic Joseph B.
Plumb, father of the late Scnatcr Plumb
of Kansas, ditl at his home near Emporia
at tho age of So years William Brice a
peddler of Peru, Ind., was murdered at
Scdalia, Mo., and an ex-convict, "Tug"
Wilson' is suspected of the crime Moses
Banks has Ihxmi arrested at Dallas, Tex.,
on the charge of having beaten to death
Jus wife who had given birth to a child a
few days previous John McCabc. j
merchant of Rose H HI. Ark.; was foully
murdered and l.js stqrc set on fire, the
cremation of his body lx;ing prevented by
A passing policeman Martin Speilmari,
a well known thief and crook, wsis arrested
in Kansas Cily, when he confessed to havo
followed in the wako of Mr, Bryan during
the campaign "working" the crowds-
The Ramsau divorce suit, which orig
inated in Chicago society circles, ended
with the marriage of the plaintiff with S,
B. Morne of Chicago, pending tho appeal
from tho decision of tho district court at
Guthrie, O. T. Mr3. Emma Medio, a
widow, was married to George Medio, a
widower and wealthy farmer a month ago
at Franklin, Ind., both being beyond 50.
The wife has sued for a divorce and
$4,000 alimony on the ground of having
been treated like a kitchen girl
Julius Hirsch, 25 years of age, ran out of
cash in San Francisco and robbed a friend
who had loaned him money A burglar
at Lexington, Ky put Hal P. Headly, a
well known turf man to sleep with other
and plucked a SoGO diamond stud Mrs,
Kate Young of St, Joseph, Mo., is a can
didate for the office of coal oil Inspector of
her district and will probably Ik ap
pointed Mrs. August Beerman was :ir-
rested at Lawrence, Kan., charged with
the murder of her husband on complaint
of a brother of the murdered man Tho
Canadian secret service is trying to find
Gustav V. Nyman, who left Minneapolis
Nov. 10 and disappeared from the train
near Montreal Senator Lyons of Kan
sas City introduced a resolution in the
Missouri legislature, charging the police
with being in collusion with the punblers
of that city.
Thursday, Jan. 14.
The Illinois firemen's convention is in
session at East St. Louis F. M. Cook,
agudf'O, was fatally injured in a runaway
at Puna, llls.--A crazy woman in Ohio
Is advertising for her husband, who she
says is 10 feet tall General Miles is in
favor of making Jefferson barracks, Mis
souri, a first class infantry and artillery
post Corlictt has now cancelled all his
theatrical engagements until the fight
with Fitzsimmons has been decided
Lester Stevens has been arrested at St.
Louis, charged with the betrayal of Luella
Austin, a 15-year-old girl residing at Ban
croft, la. The Queen's hotel at Wallacc-
"hurg, Ont., was destroyed by fire and a
man from Cleveland is supposed to have
perished in the flames Herman Hoff
man, foreman of the St. Louis Cooperage
company, fell from a freight car and sus
tained a fatal fracture of the skull The
Ashland club of Chicago gave a ball and
there were but few gentlemen present and
some were ordered out for not lwing in
'evening dress Mrs. Augusta Ball was
struck by a Chicago and Eastern Illinois
"train at Twenty-eighth street, Chicago,
jind died almost" immediately Chnrlos
Valentine and G. Trowbridge, employes
in a shoo factory at St. Louis, engaged in
a fight in 'which Valentine was stab!e-.l in
the breast At t :e last day of the tri.jl
of Mrs. Walter Carew in Yokohama,
charged with poisoning her hus
band. Miss Mary Jacobs, a governess
appeared and confessed to the crime
The express and railroad managers of
Chicago havo offered to reward agents
who kill train robbers, and have instruc
ted them to shoot all who attempt to hold
up any railroad property Miss Belle
Hatton, the Chicago colored girl who re
cently fell heir to a large fortune, has de
cided" to go to Cuba and nurse the wound
ed Cubans and devote some of her legacy
to their aid Miss Minnie C. Whitney,
late cashier of the Planters hotel. St.
Louis, married Senor Esteban dc Cunney
of Santillo, Mex.. at Cincinnati, O., and
the couple has gone to the City of Mexico
jo live--Tho Texas university foot ball
team, wmcn wuj iwunj . im? -uj.-vmhu-i
Tigers, claim tno ocicac was jargeiy nw
to the Missouri team playing professionals
and has asked the faculty to investigate
- The Wells-Forgo Express company
jias tdosod a deal with the Chicago Great
Western railroad whereby it will, com
mencing April 1, have an exclusive fran
phise on all its lines, composing 9i0 miles.
Iliff risbt fo He at Cm son City.
CniCAOO, Jan. 13. It is reported on
excellent authority that t)p fight be
tween Corbet t and Fitzsimmons is to be
pulkdoft at Carson City, Nov. The
report ccmes from Carson City. Some
thing more than two months ago Dan
Stuart made a trip to Carson City, where
he sought out Attorney General Beatly,
who has since died, and held several
secret consultations with him.
.An Altered Case.
FatherUpon my word, I am Kim-
ply ashamed of you. How dare you
go fighting with your little mend,
Fred?
Son It was his own fault. He
said my father was baldheaded.
" Father Johnnie, I think under
the circumstances I must forgivo
you. Go and tell Jape to give you a,
Jargo piece of cake and an orange,
i London Answers,
Disease makes a man Just as helpless
as if he were tied with ropes. Weary
lassitude makes his muscles useless slug
gish circulation of impure blood fills Ins
brain with useless clogging matter. Ef
fort is distasteful and brings scant results.
The trouble usually starts with the diges
tion. Too much brain work takes needed
blood from stomach to head and retards
the stomach's work. The body is not
fed. The nerves rebel. Sleep becomes
a stranger. Loss of appetite is followed
by loss of flesh and all for the want of
the right medicine at the right time. Dr.
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery is for
the man who is losing flesh aud vitality.
It is for the man whose digestion needs
help and whose nerves and brain are
overworked. It is the greatest of all
tonics. No matter what seems to be your
trouble, the "Golden Medical Discovery"
will curet. It cures by making the
blood pure, rich and plenty, and b fur
nishing food for nerves and brain. Noth
ing has ever been found to equal it, but
dishonest druggists sometimes try to
make you believe that something more
profitable to them is " just as good." Do
not be deceived. Get what you ask for.
Constipation if neglected brings with it a train
of maladies that unfit the sufferer for either the
duties or pleasures oflife. Sick and bilious head
aches and a multitude of other ills are due to con
stipation. Dr. Tierce's Pleasant Pellets cure con
stipation promptly and permanently. Druggists
Eell thexn. Nothing else is "just the same."
yiLCOX & HALLIGAN,
ATTOItNETS-AT-TiW,
OKTH PLATTE, ... NEBRASKA
Office over North Platte National Bnnk.
D
R. N. F. DONALDSON,
Assistant Snrpeon Union Facflc Bp""""'
and Member of Pension Board,
SOUTH PLATTJ3, ... NEBRASKA.
Office over Streltz's Drag Stwrp.
E. KORTUEUP,
DENTIST,
Room No. G, Oitenstein Building,
NORTH PLATTE, NEB.
JjiRENCH & BALDWIN,
A TTOIHTE YS-AT-LA ir,
JCOIiTII PLATTE, - - NEBRASKA.
Office over N. P. Ntl. Bank.
rp C. PATTERSON,
KTTG R N B Y-KT-LHW, .
Office First National Bank Bldff,,
NORTH PLATTE, NEB.
GEO. NAUMAN'S
SIXTH STREET
MEAT MARKET.
Meats at wholesale and
tail. Fish and Game
re
in
season.
Sausage at
all
times. Cash paid for Hides.
J. F. FILLIGN,
Plumber, Tinworkcr
General Repairer.
Special attention given to
WHEELS TO RENT
i
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Mill
i ... - .
tlauilc fagaoj,
DEALER IN
Coal Oil,
Gasoline,
Gas Tar,
And Crude Petroleum.
Leave orders at office
in Broeker's tailor shop.
A Cure for Piles.
-
We can assure all who suffer with In
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iaye a positive cure. The treatment 13
unlike any tiling heretofore used and i(.a
application so perfect that every yefa
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uo useu ior an eyp omtnient, yet posesa.
gucu dealing power that when ap
plied to the diseased partH, it at once re
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continued use. All who suifcr with piles
Buffer from Constipation also and Ilem
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tho factory on receipt of price. Send to
Tiir Foster MaxVo Co. Council Bluffs,
Iowa, for testimonials and information.
SOLD BY A. F. STREITZ.
Bure, Prompt, Pcsltrra
Cure for Impottnce, Lota
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Emissions, Spermatorrhea,
Nervousness, Self Distrust,
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Boxes, SB 00.
Special Directions Mallea
with each Box. Address
Sillaxl Ssov Llslneat Co.,
SSia Lucas Aye.
8T.LOU18, - MO.
Sold by North Platto Pharmacy, J.E
Bush, Manager. ; " '