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The Semi-Weekly Tribune. IKA 1IA11K, Proprietor. TEUMSl 11.25 IN ADVANCE. NORTH PLATTK NEBBA8KA. nniEF TELEGRAMS. Augusta, Gn , Is plnmlng for n mag nificent $125,(00 modem hotel nnd n wlntor resort. Thomns Pcduc, o. vealthy planter, near 8parta, (Ha., 'trta hilled bj a run away Sunday night. Poof fJommlBi loner Louie H. Beck of Detroit, who recently attempted self destructlon, iz recovrlns. The Jthh transport Montozumn, which lf. New Orleans!, La., with mules io' Bouth Africa, has returned to Now Orleans for another consign ment. On driving at Southnmptnn Gonoral Robets was heartily cheered by thou winds of people. As he hoarded tin Diuottnr Cnstlo between a guard o! marines nnd bluo Jnckcts thero was ? roncwed outburst of npplause. At a meeting of tho Uii'itcd lrlsb societies in Chicago $8,000 V,ls pledged townrd paying for nn nmbulanco ser vice to bo sent to tho Boon. It is ex pected $100,000 will ultimately be re alized In Chicago nnd Vicinity. Oscnr Wilde, who has for somo time been living In Paris, may have to fight u duel. According to tho Echo tlo Paris, ho beenmo Involved In nn alter cation in a restaurant Sunday evening with M. Rlchct, tho explorer, nnd as a result cards wero exchanged. Thlrty-flvo recruits for tho Boer nrmy woro examined at Cincinnati. Thoso who passed will bo forwarded noon, It is bellovcd Dr. Lcyds, tho Europeans representative of the Trans vaal, Is furnishing tho means. Thf recruits will go from hero to Now York nnd expect thence to go via Ant werp to Dclagoa bay. A spcclnl from Vnndalla, 111., says: Arthur Pryor, aged 19, Is charged In a w'nrrnnt Issued with tho murder of hla father, Lafayctto Pryor, who was killed December 16 whllo asleep In bed. A warrant has also been drawn for tho arrest of the dead man's wid ow, Mrs. Lyda Pryor. It Is charged that sho was an accessory after the 'act. Andrew Pcrto Schultor, alias J. F Kltitchlnskl, who last Fobrunry robbed R prlvato bank of Wilno Koldy, Russia, nnd fled to Montana, where he was ar rested, was shipped to Copenhagen. He said boforo going nbonrd that ho would mako snort work of hlmsolf nt cot, nnd tho RuBsInn police would be disappointed whon tho vessel arrives nt Copenhagen, A plum pudding crazo has broken 'Ait In London. Ono Arm has sold OOO.COO pounds of pudding threo weeks beforo Chrlstmns. Surprises aro now enclosed in theso, ranging from but tons to gold spvcrolgns nnd half sov rrlgns, gold thimbles nnd diamond rings. Ono pudding ordered had in it n diamond and opal brooch worth (5C0, enclosed in a silver box. General John S. Kountz, former com-Minndcr-ln-chlcf of tho Grand Army of tho Republic, started a movement In Toledo to aid a found which Gonoral Alger lu raisins for tho relief of tho fjmlly of Gonoral Lawton. At n pub lic mooting $1,500 wob pledged nnd a fommlttco wns named to prosecute tho rvork horo In tho city of aenornl Law on'u nativity, nnd at his boyhood home, Maumce. The stato election commlttco mot nt Frankfort, Ky. Tho vnenncy cnuscd by tho resignation of Chnlrmnn Pryor will probanly bo filled lmmedlntoly by tho election of John A. Fulton. Com missioner Ellis will resign nnd Com missioners Poyntz nnd Pryor will elect n successor to Ellis. Republicans claim thnt Governor Tnylor hns tho right to mnko tneso nppolntmonts, nnd will probably undertnko to enjoin tho now commissioners from being' iiworn in. Governor Stounenbtrg nnd Ropro sontntlvo Wilson of Idaho and Repre sentative Hull of Iowa, chalrmnn of tho house commlttco on military af fairs, had a confereuco with tho pres ident ns to tho reimbursement of stnteB which had paid tho expenses of rejected volunteers for tho Spnnlsh wnr. Many volunteers Journeyed to tho rendezvous In their states and homo again nftcr being rejected for vnrlnus reasons by tho medical exam ining boards. Following IiIb custom of many years, Gonoral Russell A. Alger mndo riirlHtmas present to tho nowsboyn of Detroit. Ills gift wns $250 tn tho Newsboys' Association. At tho boys' wcokly Sunday night meeting tho gen eral mndo a patrotlc address nnd tho boyo showed enthusiastic appreciation. Rolnnd Rccd, tho uctor, Is Borloualy 111 at St. Luke's hospital, Now York city, suffering from nppondlcitls and his rond cngngomonts for tho holiday wcok havo been cancelled. Interest In tho speed contost be tween tho New Orleans nnd tho Brook lyn on tho voyago out of Manila has not yet subsldod nmong naval ofllcors. A calculation mndo nt tho nnvlgatlun bureau shows thnt, deducting tho stops mndo along tho route, tho actual steaming time of tho two vos3cla was forty-olght days for tho Now Orleans nnd forty-six for tho Brooklyn. In other words, tho Brooklyn covcrod the 10,000 miles out to Manila lu two days' Icps steaming tlmo than tho Now Or leans, Michigan line oxtonttcd tho $18C,O0C allowed by tho legislature for tho ro llof of tho SpanlBli wnr volunteers. Amlral Watson has cabled tho navy department that Investigation shows tho ofllcorH of tho Charleston nro not blnmenblo for tho wreck of that :rulser. Gcorgo Petway, a well known mnn nbout town, was shot nnd killed in Waggoner's hotel nt Nashville, Tonn,, by Constable John Irwin. A fow min utes Inter Irwin foil 'and expired al moBt instantly from a platol wound in flicted by Petway. Tlio trassCy Is tho outcome of fovcjrr txouble bctwosu tw meO' Ml! MORE ENCOURAGED Rank and Filo of tlio Army Havo Faith in Roberts and Kitchincr. EXTENT OF THE DUTCH UPRISING Ilrothcr of President of tlio I'reo Hlato Jlciidn it ruction )iioned to Wnr Anlc to Itetiirn to the I'urm .Mriniciiitt Jt'nrcc Cloudy WatrhliiK V.nvh Othrr. LONDON, Dec. 30. Dispatches from nil pnrts of South Africa emphasize tho great cnthuslnnm nmong the troops nnd public occasioned by tho appoint ment of Generals Roberta nnd Kitch ener. Tho announcement that the for mer will have supreme conimund nnd that the hitter will bo chief of staff has largely dispelled tho depression In Cape Colony cnuscd by tho recent re verses whllo tho soldiers nntlclpnto everything from tho presenco of "Bobs" from success In battle to caper beer. Advices from Capetown tinted Dn ccmber 21 sny nn Investigation shows thnt the reported disaffection among tho Dutch in tho Vlctorin West arj trlct has been overdrawn. The fnrm crs, It Is pointed oiu, arc mostly land owners nnd will not risk tho loss of their farms by rising. A dlspntch from Louronzo Mnrquoz, dated December 23, says a curious stofy Is current, omnnnting from Boer sources, thnt Mntt Stoyn, brotner oi the president of tho Orange Free Stnto and 800 Free Staters have defi nitely refused to continue tho war. Matt Styen, nctlng us spokosmnn of the pnrty, Is reportetl to havo told the president thnt ho was only niithorlzod to intervene In the Interest of peaco and that the burGhcro did not feel thut they were bound by his "unwitr rnntnblo conduct," especially as they ran the risk of confiscation of tnelr property, nnd they simply desired to bo permitted to tnrm In pence and pro posed to immedlntely return to tholi farms. Sir Charles Howard Vincent, mci bor of Pnrllnmcnt for tho contrnl di vision of Sheffield nnd colonel of the Queen's Westminister volunteers, bus boon nppulnted to command tho Infan try division of tho City of London Im perial regiment. Tho text of Colonol Baden-Powell's proclamation to tho burghers besieging Mnfcklng the gist of which has already been cabled comes from Lourenzo Mar tinez today. After asserting thnt ino republics cannot hopo for foreign In tervention, nnd pretending fo rclntc tho exact nttltudo of nil the European powers, including Emperor William, who, tho colonel said, "fully sympa thizes with Englnnd," Budcn-Powell makes tho cxtrnordlnnry statement that "tho American government has warned others of Its Intention to sldo with England should any of them in terfere." STORY. AN IMPROBABLE ONE. MlnUtry Which Disponed of Colonies Cuiild Not I.lvv for u Day. NEW YORK, Dec. 30. Luis A. M. P. A. Tnvolra, Portugueso consul gonontl, mild that he had no knowledgo of nny iigrconiont regarding tho salo of Dola gon bay, "but," added Sonor Tnvolra, "this docs not menu thnt such an agrcoment mny not hnvo boon mndo. I would not bo llkoly to hoar of It bo foro tho gonoral public. It would not bo surprising If n treaty had boon niado or Is going to bo made.' Tho Portuguoso chnrgo d'nffnlrs In tho United States, Ignnclo do Costa Duarto, Is at present In this city. Ho declared in nn lntervlow that, in his opinion, It would bo woll for Portugnl to tllsposo of Dolagoa bay and the East Africa possessions. Tnoy hud aLvnys beon u sourco of troublo nnd woro llko ly to ronmln so. But It Is not crcdl bio," said Sonor Dunrto, "that any troaty has been mndo by which Portu gal has parted with nil its colonial possessions. Any ministry thnt ngreod to such n troaty would not romaln lu power n mlnuto. If u treaty such ao described In tho Gormnn nowspnpors hnd beon consummated, thero would havo beon somo hints of it published in Portugal to prepare tlio public mind." AGENTS OF BOERS IN KANSAS CITY Dltcovoriid hy Ililtlsh Vlco Coimnl, Throucli Aerniti In Wtmhliigtmi. KANSAS CITY, Dec. 28. Tho Brit ish vlco consul hero, Mr. Burroiigh, mndo tho Htntomont today that agnnts cf tho Boors nro nt work In Kanans City Rotting recruits for tho South Af rican war under promlso of freo trims puliation, froo lnnds nnd Innornblo clllzoiiBhlp utter tho war Is ovo. The plan, ho states, Is to forward such recruits to Plilliulolphln, which ho says Is tho rendezvous of tho Brtt lMi recrultB. It U his belief, howovor, that not very ninny men hnvo been sent from horo to Philadelphia. The British consul securod tho nnnies of tho Boors' recruiting iiBonts hero by having someone writ to tho Boer agents In Washington usklu fur nnthorlty to recruit n forco In this city, with tho result thnt the uppil ennt wns put In cominunlcntlon with the Boer ngonts hero. Consul Burrough states that ficcros Mf men hnvo npplled nt his olllco for cnMi'tmont In tho British nrmy. Defense for Trench Count, PARIS, Doe. 30. Tho government will submit to tho chambor of depu ties at tho beginning of Jnnunry u bill providing for tho defense of tho French consts and colonies nnd to lu rrcaso tho strength of tho licet. This does not Involve an Increase in thu oxpondlturo. Tho coBt of tho defonso of tho coaBts nnd colonies Is estimated nt 120,000,000 frnncs, spread over two nnd a hnlt years. This sum will bo provided for by 60,000,000 francH an nually sot asldo to pay off certain bonds nnd which becomo free this year by final repayment. FLYER RUNS INTO A LOCAL. Hail Accident on the Cheyenne I.I no of t'nloti 1'iicImV. DENVER, Colo., Dec. 30. The Chcy enno flyer on tho Union Pacific rail road crashed Into the Boulder Valley train nt Drighton, Colo., at 0 o'clock thin morning. One mnn was killed and fourteen persons were Injured na far as known, as follown: Killed: WINFIELD RANDLEMAN, express messenger, Denver, body burned '.o a crisp. Passengers Injured: II. 8. Hooker, Olln, I., hend badly tut. Mrs. Mnrgaret Young, Manailold, Mo., forehead cut. S. 0. Hurst, banker, Brighton, badly nut and urulscd. E. V. Davis, traveling salesman, Danvor, head badly cut, back Injured, ribs broken. V. O. TompkhiB, traveling sidesman for Hrudloy, Aldcrson & Co., Knnsac City, head badly cut, back Injured. C. H. Payne, Laramie, Wyo., head badly cut, right hand smashed. Mrs. McCannn, Laramie, bruised. Trainmen and section men Injured: Fred Laws, brakeman, Denver, right leg cut off. Michael Regan, section foreman, Denver, head badly cut, Thomas McOoovcrn, section fore man, Denver, head badly cut. John Kennedy, Denver, badly cut and bruised. John Carrlngton, Denver, head cut. Frank Sloan, Denver, cut and bruised. .lorry Flnnnory, Donvcr, back hurt. Conductor McAllister of tho Hould er Vulley train wns crazed by tho ac cident. Ho attempted to Jump Into tho burning' wreckage and had to be forcibly restrained. Tho Houlder Vnllcy train left Den ver n little late this morning, and, as usual, stopped at Brighton, which is tho Junction for tho Iloulder Valley lino from the muln line to Cheyenne. It was here thnt Hanker Hurst of Drighton got on the train, Just boforo the collision. The Cheyenne flyer, Union Pacific train No. 3, also loft Denver Into and In coming Into Brigh ton In the early morning dusk ran Into tho rear end of tho Boulder train, tel escoping two or threo cars and derail ing the passenger locomotive. Tho section gangs froir. the Denver yards and a half dozen passongors occupied tho Boulder trnln. Two carB on the llyer were burned. Mrs. Young wns In the chair car with six children. None of tho chil dren wero hurt. Superintendent Douel went out Oil ,4 special train from Denver with Drs. Lemon nnd Taylor. They also took a lot of stretchers and other supplies. They found nil tho wounded nt the Brighton hotel, being cnre"tl for by tho citizens. Tho Brighton hoso com pany was pouring water on the blaz ing baggage cur and had discovered the remains of, tho dend baggageman. Superintendent Deuel iinyB ho can not understand why tho Bouldor train wns not on tho sidetrack. It had twenty mlmucs to cleat the Cheyenne flyer. Tho Boulder train consisted of fourteen loaded freight, cars und a heavy cnboose. Engine No. 815, tho big machine hauling the flyer, lies out on tho prairie, n total wreck, ns evi dence how hard tho crash was. Tho wounded wero brought to Den ver about noon and taken to hospitals. ABLE TO CONTROL THE PLAGUE. Honolulu Authorities Take Prompt Artlon Nut Herloinly Alarmed. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 30. Mall advices from Honolulu to tho Associ ated Prcs3 regarding tho bubonic plnguo situation say: President Dolo, while realizing tho sorlousnoss of tho situation, dnc3 not bcliovo thoro is much causo for nlarm. Tho president thinks thoro is no dnngor to thoso whoso houses, persons nnd food nro cleanly. Ho lms unbounded confldonco In tho ability of tho board of health to quickly stamp out tho disease Some physicians say that tho dlscaso Is not black plague. Public opinion is divided also. Many bollovo that If tho plaguo wero present In Honolulu tho inhabitants of Chinatown would bo carried off by tho hundreds on nc count of tho filthy condition of tho dis trict. Another Interesting phnso of tho caso Is tho fact that no Jnpaucso havo beon attacked. Thoy llvo in largo numbers in tho quarantined dis trict. Tho council of stnto mot In extra ordinary session on Docombor 12 nnd appropriated $2G,000 for lmmcdlato use of tlio board of health in combating tho plnguo. All of tho district outaldo of Hono lulu nro In a clean condition and there la Uttlo dnngor thut tho plaguo will gain u foothold In tho other Islands. Knliind lti'fil Not i:pri't'l to l.lve, NEW YOItlC, Doc. 30 Holand Heed, tho nctor, who wau oporatod on Tuos dny last at St. Luke's hospital, was reported to bo rosting qulotly last night with Uttlo chungo in Ills condi tion for better or worso. Thoro Is somo doubt ns to whethor or not ho was operated upon for enn cor, tin reported. His troublo was orlg lnully announced ns appendicitis and lator ns cancer of tlio stomach nnd it was said that half of his stomuch wns romoved. His dnughter has arrived nnd is con stantly tit his bedsldo with hor mother. Mnuy llowois nnd messages of sym pathy arrive dally, but all but a few of tho tloworu nro kept awny from tho sick room. It is fenrod thnt if tho mes sages woro read to him thoy might alarm him. Whllo ho is not expected to llvo everything possiblo is being dono for him. TrU) of the Torpedo limit. PORTLAND. Oro Doc. 30. Tho tor podo boat dostroyor Cloldsborough which tho Wolff & Zwlckor Iron works of this city havo cmnploted, wns given her llrst contractors' trial to day on tho Columbia rlvor. Hor per formance today was considered ro mnrknblo by tlio naval officers on board. Sho steamed sixty miles nt half speed without tho slightest nccl dont to hor machinery. Tho Goldsbor ough, on hor official trial, will bo re quired to mako thirty knots per hour, DRAGGED A MILE BY RUNAWAY. liiuhelor Farmer' Mangled Unity Fun nil nml Influent Held. STOCKVILLE, Neb., Dec. 30.- The mangled body of n man was found i.lno miles southwest of Euvtla. Pr E. S. Chase, tho coroner of Frontier county, was notified and lmpiiuol"d n 'jury consisting of H. A. Bennett, .1. W. Frunklln, 8. P. Connor, I. M. Adams, C. C. Stumbaugh nnd Nolcon Bnllaht. Thirteen witnesses were examined and it developed that tho man was (Iue Lenz, n German bachelor about 40 years of age, living nlono on his farm southwest of Eustls. Ho left Eustls about midnight Saturday, His body was found off tho main road uoar his house. Several bloody traM;i vore .found In the road, one wagon wheel being covered with blood. Tlio horse ovldcntly inn away, catching Lenz in tho wheel of tho cart, by which ho was .dragged three-quarters of n mile, ills 'face was badly torn, his nous broken, nppnrently by n kick of the horn i.nd his scalp torn entirely looa from the neck to the top of tho head. Tho Jury returned a vardlnt that the denth wns accidental, resulting trom injuries to tho head and neck from tho runaway. ONE RANCHMAN SHOOTS ANOTHER. Joseph Kline Indicts u .Hortiil Wound Upon (', K. Clotiuli. ALLIANCE, Nob., Dec. 30. Joseph Klmo nnd C. E. dough, two promi nent ranchmen living not far from this placo, had a quarrel and as n re sult dough lies In u precarious condi tion with n wound In his neck fired from a revolver in tho hands of Klme. Klmo bus been placed under arrest. Details of tho tragedy are difficult to obtain, but it is known thnt tho two men enmo to words over some ranch affairs and that during the altercation Klmo drew his gun and fired, tho bul let taking effect In Clough's neck, In flicting n mortal wound. Clough fell to tho ground and was taken later to his homo, where eycrythlng possiblo was dono to relievo him. Ho cannot recover. Both Klmo and Clough nro prominent in this locality and aro over 60 years of age. Capital City Notes. LINCOLN, Nob.," Dec. 30. Attorney Oencrnl Smyth is considering tho right of Auditor Cornell to the Insur ance appropriations nnd nn opinion is promised within the next few days. Governor Poynter has appointed John Keller of Omaha to the position of state inspector of grains to tnko tho place of Jnmcs Jones, resigned. Wilbur F. Bryunt submitted to Gov ernor Poynter nis report of Insurance business transacted In .accordance with tho provisions of tho Weaver act. It shows that 8G3 certificates wero issued by his department. Dur ing tho same period tho state auditor issued -131 certificates. Tho trades unions of South Omnha havo filed n protest with tho adjutant gcnernl ngalnBt the location of a mi litia company nt that place. It is urged that the Omaha Guards furnish sufficient protection. Kx-dov, 1'uriiiin Married. BROWN VI LLE, Nob., Dec. 30. Mr. Robert W. Furnns and Mrs. Susannuh E. Jameson woro united In marrlngo nt high noon Chrlstmns. Tho wedding, which wns n very quiet one, took place nt the homo of tho bride, Rev. James M. Darby of tho Methodist Episcopal church of this city officiating. Only a few relatives of tho contracting par ties wero present, nmong whom wero Pnul Jameson of Fort Worth, Tex.; John S. Furnns nnd wlfo nnd Mrs. Ed ward E. Lowman nnd husband, son and dnughter of tho groom. Tho wedding services wero short but Impressive, after which tho party drove to tho residence of tho groom, where his dnughter, Mr. Lowmun, served a his dnughter, Mrs. Lowmnn, served a N'. liniHkii it (liilf Promoter. COLUMBUS, Neb., Dec. 30. The or ganization and propnratton for tho Nebraska & unit ralroad Is progress ing rapidly. Twenty miles of right of way has boon purchased or donated and survoyors nro already at work. Stock to tho amount of $25,000 has been sold. Tho temporary officers of tho company nro: President, R. A. Bentty; vlco president, J. S. Fromnn; General mnnnger, C. J. Rundell; treas urer nnd secretary, E. B. Hutton; gen eral solicitor, J. B. Cessna. Tho di rectors nro J. B. Keedlo, T. D. Mines, J. B. Cessna, C. J, Rundell, C. W. Stewart, R. A. Beaty and H. S. Duu can. To Determine Thompson' So nil v. NEBRASKA CITY, Nob., Dec. 30. II. C. Thompsoon, tho agent of tho Missouri Pacific nt Tnlmngo, who dis appeared a fow days ago nnd lator was found In Omnha, was brought hero by Sheriff Brown. Tho railroad company biought suit In attachment against Thompson und tho Bank of Tnlmngo to recover $200. Thompson was placod lu tho county Jail and will be given n hearing before the Board of Insanity Commissioners, Piinln lit mi i:nt -r In I it iiM-n t . nERTRAND. Neb., Dec. 30 A panic occurred nt a hall Just nt the close of nn entertainment given by n medicine show, caused by tho upsetting of n lamp on tho stage. Tho hall wan packed, and men, women and children rushed for tho door. Luckily tho Annies wero quickly extinguished and no ouo was seriously Injured. (loldeii Weddlnir Anniversary. HRUNING, Nob., Dec. 30. Thero has Just occurred horo tho fiftieth nn nlversary of tho mnrrlago of Mr. and Mrs. F. J, Grono, sr., a vencrnblo and highly respected couplo of this plnco. Nearly 200 Invited guests nssemblcd at Bowmnn'a hall, anil when Mr, nnd Mrs. Grono, who had been to Hebron, re turned they wero Induced to appear thero, where muny costly presents woro made thorn and a banquet sorved lator on. Tho occasion is considered by all to havo beon a fitting testimon ial to these estimable old people. LIVE STOCK AND PRODUCE. Omli., Clilcaco and Now York Market Qcotatlons. BOt'TH O.NiAHA LIVE 8TOCK. SOt'TH OMAHA, Dec. 2S.-CATTLE Cows nnd heifer necmed to lie In pretty fair demand nnd the market on deslra hlo I'ltuls wns renoonably actlvo nnd n little Mronuer than nt the close of Inst week. Tho offerings for the most purl changed hnndu In very nhort time nftcr tin- market opened, l-'eeders of good quality wero in nctlvo demand nt very strong prices. Ueef steer., J4.WW.S0; cowb, J2.MKM.15; heirers J..2afTG.U0; hulls, J3.DyrM.0U; stockers and reedcrs, J3.005P 4.50; stock cows and heifers. JJ.O0ii3.tO; calves. Jl.25f6.75; Hlnns, J3.&U$il.(W. HOGS buyers nil net tiled anxious for Iiors nnd were out early looking for sup plies, with tho result that under the In tluenco of the very good demand and tho favorable advices from other points tho market nt thin point was O'ljlos higher. The trade wns active tit tho udvnnce not ed and tho most of tho hogs on sulo changed hands In n very snort time. The populnr rango was Jl.lO'j4.12H. HHiihl' Quotations: Qood to choice fed yearlings, J4.25j4.&0; good to choice heavy wethers, Jl.cu'nl.i'j; good to choice light wethers, JI.MVii-MU; good to cholcu fed ewes, J3.7Mil.uu; fair to good fed ewes, J3.i51t4.0u; fair to good led owes, J3.4wi3.b3; good to choice native lambs, W. ltyr 5.51; good to choice let I western lambs, J.l.lOa.i.i'j; fair to good fed west ern lambs, Jlib'uG.OU; feeder wethers, J3.7J dtVJO; feeder yearlings, ?I.OuJi4.25; good to choice feeder lambs, JI.M'im.W); fair to good feeding lambs, Jl.lO'ul.K; feeder ewos, J2.25'i3.00. CHICAGO LIVK STOCK MARKDT. CII1CAOO, Dec. 28,-CATTM--aood to choice steers and Texatis stettuy nnd oth ers slow; cow market nnd outliers loo hlghwr; good to cttolce, Jo.luiljO.io; poor to lneotilm, Jt.tfitS.fci; mixed tuockcts, J3.UJ GtJ.M); selected leeders, 1.2o'tl4.bU; good to cnolce cows, J3.bwt4.bU; netters, l.iwu-4.'io; canners, 12.i'(kUu. MOUB Active nnd mostly 10c higher; good clearance; mixed nnd mi Ichors, jt.Uj tf4-3U; good to choice heavy, J4.lbn4.aj; l ougn neavy, JI.uujH.10; llgnt, 3.yjTl.io; bulK of sales, it.Mil.S'i. HHhlOl' Activo and lOfllGc higher; na tive wethers, 5I.ZViiH.V0; iambs, jl.uwuCut); western wethers, ji.tW'tl.w; wettturn lambs, JI.25'j5.6U. KANSA8 CITY L1VK BTOC1C. KANSAS CITY, Dec. 24.-CATTLU-A11 grades of killing steers lower; butcher cows and stockvrs nnd feeders steady; heavy native steers, j.i.SW(i0.15; llgnt welgnts, J4.lu'dfi.6ti; stockers nnd feeders, J3.6ow5.0U; butchers' cows nnd heifers, J3.1U 416.W); dinners, J2. Buy 3.10; red westerns, l.Wit5.25; western feeders. J3.luTf4.3o; Tcx uns, J3.35ftl.25. HOuS i-rlces ruled filtlOc higher; heavy nnd mixed, J4.13',V4.22V45 light, J4.utiT4.rii; pigs, J3.3jtri3.o. L.lghi supply disposed of read ily tit unchanged prices; lambs, Jl.S03t5.lU; muttons, J4.U0'ii4.2a; stockers and feeders, J3.UUtj4.bU; culls, J1.5'j3.00. NEW YOItlC IMtODUCE. NEW YORK, Dec. 28. Wll EAT Tho close wns easy at ijifittc net decline, March, 744tt76c: closed ut 74ic; Mny, 71 r75 1-lUc ; closed at 74o; July, Uip V,)3-iec: closed nt 7l?ic; December, Vi'n'uf i2c; closed nt 72Hc COHN-Hpot llrm; No. 2, 4014c f. o. b. ntloat, and XHJc elevator. Options opened llrm nt Uc advance In sympathy wltu thu west nnd on u liberal decrease on passuga In fnco of favorable home weather news. It held tlrmly all dny, with light offer ings, nnd closed very steady at VWi'io net advance. May, 39't39Kc; closed at 39Vsc; December close nt 33c. OATS-Spot uulet; No. 2. 20c: No. 3, 28V4c; No. 2 white. 31c; No. 3 white, :tOAc; truck mixed western, 29'3UHc, truck white, 34',tc Options dull nna feature less. CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET. CHICAGO, Dec. 28. W 1 1 EAT No. 3 spring, filijttilc; No. 2 red. MWiWc. CORN No. 2, 31f31Uc; No. 2 yellow, 31Hc. UATS-No. 2, 22?iif?227c: No. 2 white, 24H'l'2oy4e; No. 3 wmte. 2iyi2oc. It if E No. 2. S3e. HARLEY No. 2. 3S(ff43c. SEEDS No. 1 flaxseed and northwest, J1.4Mi: prime timothy, J2.30; clover, con tract grade, JS.UO'j 10.UU. PROVISIONS Mess pork, per bb., J8.70 W10.15. Lard, per 100 lbs.. J5.1.Vfl5.2U. Short ribs sides Coose), STi.iri4i5.tu. Ury salted shoulders (boxed), J5.37i.4fifi.3u. Short clear sides (boxed), J5.45ti5.5o. REGULAR STARS FOR BRAVE. Several onirers to llo Made ItrlgadlerH In tho Stiiiidln? Army. WASHINGTON, Dec. 28. General Gllbort S. Carponter, who was recently confirmed ns brigadier general In tno regulnr nrmy, hns been plnced on tho retired list on his o.n application after thirty years' active service. His last servlco was In .command of tho Elgh tcouth Infantry In tho Philippines. Ho hns been detached from further servlco in tho field and ordered homo. His re tirement leaves two vacancies in tho Hats of brigadier generals and results in promotions In every grade of tho lino, including tho promotion of Lieu tenant Colonel J. M. J. Sunno of the Fourth infantry, to bo colonel of the Eighteenth lnfnntry. Tho two vacancies in tho list of brig ndlor generals will bo filled on tho re assembling of congrcsa by tho promo tion nnd rotlromont of sovoral officers who hnvo distinguished themselves In action In tho recent wnr. It Is popu larly supposed that Gonornls MacAr tliiiiv Wilson, Leo, Wncoler, Bates, Young, Ludlow und Whcaton, all of whom hold commands, aro to bo mndo brigadier generals In tho regular nnd nil but two of tho number linnicdlute ly retlrod. General MncArthur will un doubtedly bo retained In nctlvo sorvlco, but thoro is less certainty ns to tho Identity of tin? othor gonoral ofllcor to bo retained. Tho death of General Law ton loft n vnenncy in the list of mujor generals which will bo filled by tho pro motion of olthor Gonoral Bntes, Gon oral Young or Gonoral Whoaton, all of whom aro on duty In tho Philippines. This appointment will bo inado early next wee!:. Trench Hope for h llrrnic, NKW YORK, Dec. 28. A dispatch tc tho Herald from Paris sayB: Tho do mauds that nro boing mndo in certain quarters In Englnnd for immodtato ac tion on tho part of tho British govern ment to prevent tho transport of sup plies to the Boors by way of Delgaoa bay havo quickened French Interest in tho rumored possibility of troublo be tween tho United States and Great Britain in consequence of tho nlleged Bolzuro by British cruisorB of Ameri can Hour off Louronzo Marques. Whlto Hriul CitNiiHlly I.IM. NEW YORK, Doc. 28. A dispatch tc tho Tribune from London says: A bo lated Christmas mossngo from Lady smith was posted in tho war ofllcc Tuesdny. It was a threo days' casuulty list, with four deaths from fovor nnd dysontory, threo men wounded, ap parently from sholl flro, nnd on a Bopa rate entry ton killed nnd sixteen wounded In what looked llko n sortie or reconnolssanco last Friday, in which wero engaged tho Fifth Lancors, who fought so well nt Elangslnagte, and the romnantB of tho Golucestor leglmont mid tho Tenth mountain battel y which woro entrapped at Nicholson's Nek. DRESSING PARISIAN DOCJ3. One Hardly Knotr Whether to Feel 1'lty or Illxcuiit More. Thero seem to bo snmo G,000 or 6,000 persons in Paris who aro deter mined to mako tho can(no raco go to tho dogs ns speedily as unreasonable pampering can send them thoro. This number of so-called lovers of dogs is, according to nn article in Good Words, Inscribed on tho books of tho Parisian dog-tailors. Ono of tho tailors took tho writer of tho nrtlclo In his confidence, Eaylng: "For tho mo3t part our cli ents belong to tlio higher classes of society pooplo who can afford to pay high prices and who pay ready cash. Tho business lr, thorofore, n very piof Itablo one, because tho material used do not cost very milch, and wo soil them nt a largo profit. For Instance, 1 recently had n very remunerative order froin the daughter of a diplomat in Paris. Sho was about to bo married, nnd I made n set of gala-clothc3 for her dogs to match the liveries of tho lackeys in her fathor's housohold. As tlio brldo entered tho resldcnco after tho ceremony her threo dog3 wero nwnltlng her nt tho top of tho grand stnlrcnso dressed In theso co3tuino3 with bouquets of ornngo blossoms at tached to their collars, and hold by n silken leash by ono of tho footmen. Tho effect was marvelous! Thon, ngaln, tho daughter of a rich banker, recently married, had another Idea. I mndo to mcasuro for each of her dog3 sho had half a dozon regular brides maids' costumes of white falllo em broidered with lace and garlanded with ornngo blossoms, whllo on their feet thoy woro small slippers of whlto satin, also specially niado to measuro!" Ono does not quite know whether pity for tho dogs thus tortured or contempt for the owners whd bend tholr mlnda to such doings, Is tho predominant feeling nroused by theso facts. Tho waterproof for rainy days, tho dust cloak for Journeys, tho mnntlo for cold weather and tho gray llnon suit for seaside wear nro nil articles with which a French society dog has long become familiar. But this year, Mr. Waller tells us, tho poor creatures' owners "havo gone ono step farther In rendering tho subllmo handiwork of tho Creator ridiculous by providing their pets with sets of fine linen. No society dog which really respects itself would think of possessing less than a dozen undergarments of lawn If it bo in good health, or of silk or surah if it should bo subject to colds or norv ous complaints! Then if tho 'poor darling' should be troubled with watery eyes, a dozon embroidered cambric handkerchiefs becomo nn nbsoluto ne cessity. And this Is not nil. His deli cate little feet must bo kept dry by boots, mndo to measuro, of leather or India rubber, to suit his particular temporament." This, together with bracelets and tio pins, with perfumes nnd fancy soaps, with ivory combs and brushes and a good mnny other things, makes up n dog's toilet necessaries, and If tho Parisian pet dog could speak ho would certainly explain that his "friends" lead him tho llfo of a dog, In tho worst Interpretation of that saying. llor.io Killed by lice Stlngn. From tho Chestertown (Md.) Tran script: A lino young driving maro of Dr. J. T. Twllloy was stung to death by honey bees in Kent county. Tho animal was turned Into a lot to graze In which was a bench of eight hives of bees. Ono of tho hives was knocked over, nnd in nn instant tho mare was covered by the bees. Sho becamo en tangled In vines In such a way that sho could not extrlcato herself, and be gan to roll to free herself of tho bees, which swarmed on hor body. Tills on ly made mntters worse, and resulted in overturning tho cntlro bunch of eight hives, the bees from which com pletely covered tho helpless nnlmnl. Sho lived nbout eight hours nnd died In great agony. Hnndfuls of beestings wero combed from hor hair and pulled from nbout tho nose, mouth nnd eyes in short, thero was scarcely n squnro inch of tho animal's body which had escaped a wound from tho bcos. No Mlnundemtnndliig. Rochester Po3t-Exprcss: Soon after tho Central bank wns opened for busi ness ono morning n prominent manu facturer walked down tho steps nnd toward Exchango street, bearing a smnll satchel containing tho money with which ho wns to pay off a largo force of employes. As ho turned Into Exchango street n warm personal friend, unseen by him. rushed up from behind and pulled vigorously at tho handlo of tho satchel. With llghtning llko rapidity tho manufacturer's win was raised and desconded full In tho face of tho practical joker, sending him reeling townrd tho curb. Tho noxt in stnnt tho manufacturer recognized his friend, nnd hurrying over to him, steadied him until ho had recovered full consciousness, nnd then said: "I understand tho situation hotter than I can explain It." "I do, too," remarked tho other, as they shook hands and proceeded on their ways. Never NiitUIled. Oletlmer Why don't you get mar ried? Bachelor I'm afraid I couldn't support a wife In tho way sho would llko. Oletlmer Don't let that stop you! It would bo Just tho enmo If you were worth ten millions! Puck. I'roved. Life: Him "This ndnilnlstrntlon in as futllo and Inofl'ccllvo and useless nnd . His wife "It is, John, It Is. Why, thoro Isn't u single letter-box with a silt big enough for you to mall a bundle of papers." Jngeln? J 1 1 in Up. From Puck: Ho (musingly) "Well, man proposes, but ." Sho (mean ingly) "No, ho don't! Ho Just keeps unking ono think he is going to."