:; $ jjij ijjj The Millionaire's !j
;j $ $ $ Match Box. jj
H had pressed upon me one of his
own high-priced cigars,
"Thanks." I said. "Match?"
"Haven't you got one of your own?"
"No. Come on. Hurry."
My friend the millionaire looked per
turbed for a moment. Then his coun
tenance cleared. "Wo shall bo at Wa
terloo in twenty minutes," ho said,
"and then wo can get a light at the
refreshment room. They never mind
your taking a match or two."
"No good," I said. "I want to smoke
now. Hand over your box."
With great reluctanco ho handed mo
his gold matchbox with his monogram
on It in emeralds a pretty, unostenta
tious littlo toy. Ho shut both tho car
riage windows so that no draught
should necessitate tho uso of moro
than one match.
I opened the box and examined th
contents with care. Ho did not llko
the examination. He winced under it.
Ho grew nervous.
"Come, come," ho said, "light up and
give mo tho box back."
"lias this been going on long?" I
asked.
"Whnt do you mean?"
"You know perfectly well what I
mean. There are several different
kinds of wax matches In this box."
"Well, there's nothing in that. Some
times I buy ono kind and eomotlmes
another."
"Hut you don't buy six different
kinds at once, and then put some ot
each In your box. I am sorry to say
that you are a thief, a match-thief.
You probably are a liar also, for I
doubt If you have ever bought matches
at any rate, in recent years. I repeat
my question ha3 this been going on
lone?"
"They don't mind you taking one or
two," he said, feebly.
"But how about five or six? Thero
are five matches here ot special qual
ity, long in the shank, thicker than
usual, mado Of good whltfc wax.' Thero
will bo only four directly, becauso I
am going to light my cigar with ono
of them. Where did you got them?"
"Practically, I did buy them. I pay
my club subscription every year, and
surely I have a right "
"You have no moro right to take
avay tho club matches than you havo
to pockot tho club spoons, and you
Know It. What about this match? It
has been carried loose In a pockot nnd
Is dirty. It has a pink head. It Is
evidently n very cheap kind. I should
say it saved tho smoker S3 per cent.
Whero did you get it?"
"Look here." ho said, irritably, "I
won't submit to thoso questions. Give
mo my box back at once. He made a
grab at It, but I eluded him.
"You'll have to submit to these ques
tions and to answer them truly, unless
you want to be shown up. Ever heard
of the public prosecutor? Theft Is
n theft, and It's serious. Onco more,
whero did you got this wretched littlo
match? It looks llko some poor man's
ewo lamb."
"If you want to know, I got It. from
n railway porter." ho said sulkily.
"Ho cavo il io you on tho under
standing that you wished to uso it at
once. You deceived him and sneaked
It a poor man's solitary match. My
word, but you'vo fallen low, very
low."
"You don't know that It was his
only match."
"It's probablo, and you don't know
that It wasn't. What about this one
tho very short ono with tho mud on
it?"
"I came by It perfectly fairly. A
small boy in tho street dropped It. He
looked for It for somo time, but ho
couldn't seo where It had gone. I saw
It. I waited about, pretending to look
in a shop window until tho boy had
gone, and then I picked it up. These
small boys ought not to Bmoko cigar
ettes. It's perfectly scandalous.
It "
"So you cheat children as well, do
you? Do you know what tho law is
with regard to property found in tho
stroet? Havo you no relics of a moral
sense?"
y In my enthusiasm I had allowed my
cigar to go out. I relit It with the
railway porter's match, without paying
the least attention to tho millionaire's
protests.
"And now," I said, "what of these
three blue headed matches?"
"Thoy'ro nil right. Thoy're refresh
ment room matches. They don't mind
your taking ono or "
"How do you know they don't mind?
Do you ask them? Or do you sneak bo
hind tho bun stand and steal them
when you think nobody Is looking?
And these two with tho dark brown
heads?"
"I had to Beo my solicitors about an
Investment of mine. I was shown Into
tho senior partner's room. Tho busi
ness was a moro bagatelle a matter
of 25,000. But you know how partic
ular solicitors arc. Ho got up to refer
to somo wretched book, and In ) do
ing turned his back on me." The
matches wore on his tablo In a ribbed
glass thing. Well, that was my
chance. Any other man would bnve
dono tho 6ame."
"Any other demoralized blackguard
might havo done."
"I'm not going to sit here and lis
ten to this abuse. What business havo
you got i vlth my prlyato affalni?
What does U matter to you how I
get my matches? I gavo cti a cigar."
"I am not ungrateful, nnd for that
reason I havo decided not to give
your name nnd address when I show
you up. But none tho less I am a bo
liovcr in truth and honesty, oven in
small matters, and "
"Oh, never mind that. Give me back
my match box."
"Walt. When I seo crime I havo got
to punish It. I nm sparing you public
dlsgraco and perhaps a long Bojourn
In n felon's cell, and that Is suniclont
reward for a cigar, which Is certainly
too good to bo allowed constantly to
go out llko this."
"I relit It with tho mntch that tho
littlo boy had dropped. Tho million
aire nearly screamed with anguish, for
It was tho third match I had taken.'
Ho Bald that If I bohaved in other
matters as I did with regard to
matches I should soon bo n ruined
man. I continued:
"nut, though I spare you public dis
grace tho punishment must bo severe.
My own conscience would never bo
easy If I did not do my duty If I did
not glvo you n lesson which you would
not bo llkuly to forget. I nm sorry
for you, but it cannot bo helped."
I let the window down with a bang,
emptied tho remaining matches out
on to tho lino, shut tho box, and re
turned It to him with many thanks.
Ho said that I was mad, nnd ma.lo
a dash for tho nlarm In order to stop
the train. As I held him I pointed out
that his view ns to matches was not
the general view; and If ho stopped a
train to recover the few which I had
thrown out of the window ho would
get himself Into trouble.
Ho sank back on the cihlons si
lent, sulky and defeated. After awhllo
ho said that he wns sorry ho had ever
given mo tho cigar. I explained that
I, on tho contrary, was glad.
When no got out at Waterloo I led
him to tho uutomatlc machine, guvo
him a penny nnd told him to mako up
his mind to buy matches for himself.
With n look of diabolical cunning ho
slipped tho penny Into his pockot and
dashed off to tho refreshment room.
When I last saw him ho had Intrench
ed himself behind tho hot water ap
paratus, and was waiting with spark
ling eyes for his chance to steal a few
more matches.
Once a match thief always p. match
thief, and when a match thief Is also
a millionaire his caso Is peculiarly
hopeless. Barry Pain.
CAN MARRY 300.
And Yet Ho la Willing (o Ho Obliging
The Reporter last week published a
copy ot tho advertisement for a wlfo
which A. C. Holmes of West End In
sorted somo time ngo, cays the Walton
(N. Y.) paper of that title. The ad
vertisement got in the New York city
papers and Mr. Holmes has received
moro replies than he can ever answer
or even read, another evldenco of tho
vnluo of advertising. Ho requests the
publication of the letter bolow to stop
further answers to his advertisement
"I, A. C. Holmes of West End, Walton,
would say that I Received about three
Hundred letters from Dlftrcnt ladoys
from tho Advertisement which I Had
Published and It scams that all of
theso Ladles want to marry. It seams
that somo of them Is almost crasoy
for mo to marroy thorn, But I don't
know ns I could marry three Hundred
very well. But I Havo one that I think
will make mo a good wlfo. I must say
that tho report Published In tho mld
dlctown Paper Is a Falls Hood and tho
man that Published It is no man at all
If n man cant, speak good of anothor
dont speak anything Becauso tho Bible
says, Thou shalt not go up and down
as a Tall Barrier But I say to somo
Pcoplo sweep your own Door yard first
and seo thnt It Is clean Befor you Do
others nny Hnrm nnd you will hnvo
Plenty to Do, nnd I would say that I
thank tho Kind Ladoys Every whero
for wrlghtlng to me, nnd I would not
Havo Published this statemont for a
wife so soon But I could not live alone
It was so loansomo. A. C. HOLMES."
Harvard Mm lit Convention.
Among tho colleges Hnrvard was
probably the best represented at the re
publican national convention. Besides
Governor Roosevelt, Secretary Long,
who was also mentioned for tho vice
presidential nomination, Is a Harvard
man, having been graduated In 1857,
Senator Wolcott, the temporary chair
man, wa3 graduated from tho law school
in 1871, tho samo year in which Senn
tor Lodge, tho permanent chairman,
was graduated from tho academic .de
partment. Senator Penrose, who had
an Important part in the preparations
for the convention, took his bachclor'fl
degree In 1881.
A Conllilent Critic.
M. Urbaln Gohler, tho celebrntod au
thor, who was prosecuted for publlsn-
Ing "L'Arraco Centre la Nation," Is
living, at Monnetlor, a village three
miles from Geneva, Switzerland. Gen.
Andre, tho now French mlnlstor of
war, recently began anothor action
agalnBt tho author for Insulting tho
army. M, Gohler. however, seoms to
care nothing for this action. Ho Is one
of the be3t critics of modern military
administration. It Is likely that lis
may bo Invited to lecturo in Gouova.
1BRASKASTATI! FAIR
Managors Expect to Havo a R;oord Break
er Show This Year,
A LARGE ATTENDANCE IS EXPECTED
A Voting Ulrl In Damon County Shot unit
Instantly Killed lijr Hunter Sidney
Flouring Mills Destroyed by Fire
Miscellaneous Nebraska Matters.
LINCOLN, Neb.. Aug. 29. Secretary
Furnas of tho btato Board ot Agri
culture has opened stntc fair head
quarters at the Ltndcll hotel In this
city and for tho next soven dnys will
dovoto his entire attention to arrang
ing for whnt ho expects to bo tho big
gest fair over held In the Btnto. Tho
prospects for an unusually largo at
tendance nro promising nnd cnougn
entries havo already been recorded to
Insuro nn attractlvo exhibition. Appli
cations for space in tho agricultural
Implement department navo been so
great that tho board of nm u users has
decided to cnlargo tho building, this
being ncccssnry to accommodato all
thoso who desire to exhlbt farm ma
chinery. Tho exhibition of cnttlo will
bo especially largo and will not bo
restricted to Nebraska. Standnrd
breeds havo been entered In the fancy
stock class from Ohio, Indiana, Now
York and Missouri and It is expected
thnt other nenrby states will bo rep
resented. "With good weather wo will have
the best fair over held under tho nil
spices of the Stnto Board of Agricul
ture," said Secretary Furnas, "nnd I
mean by that thnt tho attendance will
also break nil post records. Moro In
tercut Is being displayed all over tho
Btato than ever beforo and wo feel
perfectly Bnfo in making such predic
tions. Ono of tho fenturcs of tho fair
this year will bo tho motorcyclo or nu-
tomobllo races. Prizes of ?25 have
been offered in each race and wo ex
pect to havo a number ot entries. Tho
bicycle races will also bring out qulto
a number of contestants. Tho events
will bo open to nmntcrus only and con
sequontly no ensh prizes aro offered.
'iheso races will bo run oft Mondny,
Tho flrt event will be n ono-mllo nov
ice, with three prizes,, tho first being
a ?5 silver urn, the second n 3 watch
chain and tho third a ?2 sweater.
Itlg Hun of Cuttle.
SOUTH OMAHA, Nob., Aug. 29.
Tho lnrgest run of cattlo for tho year
1UUO was Here yesterday. Tho number
received wns 7,759 nnd there wore 427
car loads of llvo stock. A mnterlal In
crease over 1899 Is being shown both
In cattle and sheep. Cnttlo lncrensq
over a like period of 1899 Is 69,292, and
sheep, 54,319. Hogs continuo to run
behind whnt they did In 1899 nnd tho
decrease thus far Is about 12.000. An
Increaso in hog shipments, however,
is expected now to 'commence nt nny
tlmo nnd experienced yard men said
thnt within a fow weeks they felt con
fident thnt tho receipts of hogs would
overshadow tho 1899 record.
Flourluir Mills Humeri.
SIDNEY. Neb.. Anir. 29. Tim Slilnov
flouring mill wns totally consumed by
nro. ri he llro department, under tho
management of Chief Miko Sanders,
quickly responded to tho nlarm, but
tho fire had gained such rapid head
way that it was imposslblo to extin
guish It and nil efforts worn directed
to neighboring buildings nnd no other
losses were sustained. Tho building
and contents were vnlued nt ?25,000
and covered b'y ?10,000 Insurance, dls
trlbutcd In tho Millers' Mutual for ?5,.
000 and tho Aetna. Klrnmnn'n Fund
Underwriters and North British tho
uulnnce.
llrldge Work man's Leg Hrolien.
GRAND ISLANn. Nnh.. Anir M
man, named Charles Morrison of tho
Union Pnclflc brldgo gang received n
broken lee While nnttlnir In n nnlvnrl
a few miles south of tho city. Tho
uunington & Missouri Is putting in
iron bridges along tho lino nnd In
holstlnc a nlcco nf tlmhnr It nllnnnd
and foil on his leg, breaking both
uoucs.
Fruit Damaged.
BEATRICE. Nnl. Anir '.0 Tlilo In
CttlltV Was Visited liv n lionvv wind
storm which played havoc with shade
anu ornnmontai trees, much fruit was
blown down from tho trees. Threo
fourths ot an inch of rain foil. This
practically makcB n very heavy cor
crop In this county n certainty.
Cuming County l'loncer Dead.
IJEHMER, Neb., Aug. 29. G.
richlecht, aged 03 years, a pioneer set
tier of Cuming county. hnvliiK located
on n homestead two miles south of
IJeemei' In 18C1, Is dead. Mr. Schlecht
was highly regarded for his upright
and honorable methods of business,
having been engaged hero for thirteen
ycara In tho Implement business.
(llrl Is Killed Iit Hunter.
LOUP CITY, Nob., Aug. 29. John
acnroii wiin a younger brother, wus
sent to a nelirhhnr'u tn trot thnm tn
help them thresh. On Btartlng they
iiiok a gun, uuiiKing they might seo
a wolf or rabbit Whilo going through
a urnw inoy saw tho weeds move In n
clumi) of iilum lntHliPfi. Thov
and thinking thoy saw a wolf, fired
Into tho weeds, whereupon a girl ran
OUt Crvllltr. Tlin vonm mnn run In
the spot nnd found thoy had shot Miss
.oiinsKy in tho breast and faco, kill
IhK her lnstnntlv. Thov tonlf line It
their wagon to her homo and camo
io town and nouiicu tho coroner an
gavo themselves up to tho sheriff
Tho young man Is about 19 nnd th
girl Is about 18 years old. both wel
known and respected. Tho young mnn
iinu parents oi uotn aro strlcKen w
vlth
grier.
Koldler Dies at Mllford Home.
MILFORD, Neb., Aug. 29. An old
soldier, named John Stnck, died nt tho
soldiers' homo. Ho had noon nn ln
mato of tho homo for nbout a year,
aim una neon in for somo tlmo with
noart trouble, 'iho rcmnlns woro ac
companled to tho depot by tho sol
dlers of tho home and taken to Liu
colu for Interment.
MAY INVALIDATE THE LAW.
DIscoTeiry of nn Omission In the Mail'
mum Hate Aot.
LINCOLN, Nob., Aug. 27. Edaon
Rich, ono ot tho attorneys represent
ing tho Union Pacific rnllway com
pany, who has been delving Into tho
maximum rato law for tho purposo ot
finding irrogulnrltlcs, was rowarded
by tho discovery thnt tho penalty
clause of tho bill and ono unimportant
section of tho bill were, not In tho
engrossed copy, though tho missing
portions are In tho enrolled bill which
wns signed by tho governor. Now tho
question Is, how did tho penalty clauso
get into tho enrolled bill, being miss
ing from the engrossed bill?
Whnt effect this discovery will havo
on the Utlgntlon now in the courts
ovor the enforcement ot tho maximum
rnto law Is not known, but Mr. Rich
Intimates that ho considers tho dis
covery ot great Importance. His road
has beonsucd for ovor C00,0O for vi
olating the Inw. He sayB the omission
wns overlooked by others who havo
examined Into tho record relating to
tho passage of tho law. The houso
journnl shows that tho penalty clauso
and other amendments wcro adoptod
but tho clause and the amendments
do not nppcar in tho engrossed bill,
nnd as the bill serves ns tho orlclnnl
copy from which tho enrolled bill is
mado, tho omission mny piny nn Im
portant part In litigation. As tho
courts do not accopt tho engrossed
bill in ovidenco, some profess to bo-
llovo thnt tho omission Is of no mport
anco whatever. Howevor, if tho omis
sion is of any moment, it is of vital
importance, occauso tho net without
tho penalty clause would bo valuolcss.
Assaulted nn tho Trnln.
OHAHA, Aug. 27. Edward E. Balch,
assistant enshior ot the Omaha Na
tional bnnk, was nssaultcd and robbed
In n Pullmun slcepor on a Northwest
ern trnln whllo coming from Chicago
to Omaha. Ho wns roughly handled,
brutally mauled about tho head and
did not regain consciousness for sov
oral hours after tho assault. limned'
intcly upon tho arrival of tho train
in Omnha, Mr. Balch was removed to
his homo, whero medical attention
wns given his wounds. Tho attending
physician docs not antlctpnto any se
rious consequences from tho Injuries.
Tho porpotrntor of tho deed escaped
with $50 in cash and two drafts of $50
each belonging to Mr. Balch.
Tho affair Is a mysterious one In
ovory particular. Not tho sllghtost
clew as to the Identity of tho robber
is nt hand nnd tho theories advanced
by thoso who nro Investigating tho
ense aro decidedly vague. Tho robber
did not nttcmpt to hold up nil ot tho
passengers In the sleeper. Ho nwoko
none of tho occupants nnd accom
plished his work with tho greatest
stealth.
Murder at Wayne.
"WAYNE, Neb., Aug. 27. A man,
supposed to bo Robert Btgham of Dun
bar, Nob., was brutally murdored hero
by another man who gavo his tiaino
ns Adolplr Wonlund of Bucklnnd, Mo.
Both men hnd been plnccd In tl"t city
Jail, Blgham for being Intoxicated nnd
Wonlund bocnuso ho had been put off
tho train here and seemed to bo men
tally unbalanced, not knowing whero
he was going.
Tho murderer gavo his reason tor
committing tho horrible crime, nc
conipllshcd by crushing tho man's
fnco with hiu hcols, that tho murdered
man was an enemy of his soul nnd
thnt God had ordored him to do tho
bloody work. The Insanity of tho
murderer Is not questioned. Blgham
was on his way to Big Spring, Nob.,
and has a son-ln-Inw living near
Wausa.
Farmer Dies Suddenly.
CLARKS, Nob., Aug. 25. Reuben
Ronkor, with his family, passed
through Clarks on their way to Ames,
Nob., where ho expected to work In
tho beet Holds. When nbout two miles
out of town ho died almost Instantly
whllo on the soat of tho wagon. Tho
corpso was brought to'Clarks and bur
led. Tho wife wns without means nmf
the citizens of this placo raised about
$35 for her and gave her nil tho ns
slstnnco possible.
A lllg Hallot.
OMAHA, Aug. 27. Whllo the ofilclnl
ballot thnt will bo used at tho election
this fall has not yot boon printed, It
In known that It will bo u huge affair.
Printers who havo made some esti
mates on tho ballot, say that It will
rcqulro a little over llvo feet In length.
Printed in nocordanco with tho law,
tho letter used must bo ono-clghth ot
nn Inch In helghth nnd n spneo threo-
sixteenths of an Inch between each
namo. Thus with tho namos of tho
presidential electors, candidates for
tho legislature nnd county and pre
cinct officers, tho bullot will bo tho
longest over presented to the electors
of this county.
Dead llahy lteacued From Fire.
WAYNE, Nob., Aug. 27. Tho resl
donco of H. Hnssford was Btruck by
lightning and tho houso and moBt of
tho contents burned. The family was
In the cyclone cavo und whon tho
house was burning, It wus remembered
.that tho corpse of tho littlo baby who
Idled tho night beforo was In dnnger
of cremutlon. Ono of tho family run
Into tho burning structure and ros
cued tho little body.
Violating tho (lamp Law.
BIXJOMFIELD, Neb., Aug. 27.
Without regard to law, tho hunters
aro numorous In this vicinity, and ero
thu first of Soptcmbcr comes, fow of
tho Immature young chickens will
havo escaped the burning motton of
tho trespassing nlmrod. Even young
quails aro now being recklessly killed
ThlH manner of works, robs tho legit
imate sportsninn and tho farmer of
plcasuro and profit, to which ho la
entitled by virtue of foed and protcc
tlon tendered tho birds. Tho law
should bo observed or repcalod.
Matters of Intorost that Ooncoms Vari
ous Portions of the Stnto.
A BOLD ROBBERY IN GORDON
'romlnent Cattlemen ot Custer County
lCftect a Temporary Organisation
Botiool Land Leases Other Matters
Here And There In Nebraska.
Cattle Owners Organise.
BROKEN BOW, Nob., Aug. 28.
rwonty-flvo of tho moat prominent
cattlemen tn this section met hero nnd
formod nn association to bo known ns
the Central Nebraska Stock Growers'
nsspclatlon. A temporary organization
wns affected by electing W. A. George
chairman and I. A. Ronenu secretary.
Hon. F. M. Currlo of Sargent, Judgo H.
M. Sullivan ot Broken Bow and
Thomas Flnlen of Tuckorvlllo wcro
appointed ns a committee on constitu
tion and by-lnws. Another meeting
wns called for September 13, nt which
nil central Nebraska cattlemen nro re
quested to bo present on that dato.
Hold Itohhery nt Chndron.
CHADRON .Nob., Aug. 28. A bold
robbery wns perpetrated at the pharm
acy of H, P. Mlakn when Bomoono with
a key to tho front door deliberately
walked In nnd blownd open tho snfo
nnd walked off with 217 In cash. Tho
snfo also contained n largo amount ot
money bolougng to tho American Ex
press company, but this It wob thought
best to leave. Thero was also consid
erable chango In the snfo which was
not taken. It 1 sthought that boiuo
employe of tho store hnd something
to do with tho robbery. A suspect wns
nrrcstcd, but after examination wns
turned loose.
Kxniulner Finds n Nhnrlage.
NIOBRARA, Neb., Aug:. 27. On tho
lGth ot this month n special postoluco
examiner went through tho records of
tho Running Wntor, S. D., poatoillco,
nnd found n shortugo In the accounts
ot $125. Tho nmount was Immediate
ly replaced by ono of tho bondsmen
for tho postmistress, Mrs. Mary Oshca,
nnd bIio wnu continued In office Tho
exnmlner returned to Running Wntor
with n warrant for tho nrrcst of Mrs.
Oshea. Sho was taken to Ynnkton, S.
D., whero tho prellmlnnry oxnmlnatlon
will bo hold beforo United States
Commissioner Whito on tho charge
of embezzlement.
Hehool I.iiiil .eases.
LINCOLN, Aug. 28. Land Commls
Bloner J. V. Wolfo will hold mictions
for leasing school lands In Holt coun
ty, September 17; Cherry, September
18; Sheridan, September 19; Sioux,
Soptomber 20; Dawes, September 21;
Box Butto, September 22; Scott'a Bluff,
Soptomber 24; Banner, Scptombor 20;
Kimball, September 27; Lincoln, Sep
tember 28; nnd Keith, September 28.
Lists of thu lands to be offered, giv
ing tho description and tho nppralscd
valuation per acre, can bo had by ad
dressing tho commissioner of public
lands and buildings, Lincoln, Neb.
Crack h 1'ostiilllrc flafe.
ALLIANCE, Neb., Aug. 28. The
snfo at tho postolllco was blown to
pieces by snfo crnckors. Tho oxploslon
occurred Just beforo dnyllght. Tho
loss in munoy Is nbout $50 nnd In
fitamps nbout $75. Tho door ot tho
safe Is In fragments. Tho registered
mnil was not disturbed. Editor Ellis
of tho Times, living In tho second
story of tho building, heard tho ro
port, but supposed It was a gun Bitot.
Entrance- was forced througa tho rear
ot tho building. No cluo to robbors.
High l'rlfln for Furiu Property.
WEST POINT, Nob., Aug. 28. Tho
plcco of land In Cuming county is
steadily advancing. Ex-County Trcaa
urcr D. W. Clancy has just sold his
farm flvo miles north of tho city to
another Cuming county fnrmor for $7,
500. Tho fnrm Is it quarter section.
This 'Is $2,000 moro than tho Bnmo
farm was held at threo years ugo.
rrepara for County Fair.
DAVID CITY, Neb., Aug. 28. The
Butler county agricultural society has
been reorganized with O. W. Derby
president nnd S. Cllngman secretary.
Tho fair will bo hold October 2 to 5.
The business men und citizens general
ly of David City aro taking hold of tho
matter In earnest and promlso ono ot
tho best fairs ever held In Butler
county.
Nebraska's Population.
LINCOLN, Nob., Aug. 25. Ex-Con
gressmnn Strodo hna flgurod out from
tho roturns, official nnd otherwise
which havo thus far been received
from various points in tho Btato, that
tho population will be about 100,000
loss according to tho 1900 census than
It was according to tho 1890 census.
Cashier Mound Over.
NEBRASKA CITY, Nob., Aug. 27.
C. E. Cotton, ex-cnshlor of tho First
National bank of Syrncuso, charged
with falsifying tho books of thnt In
stltutlon, was arraigned boforo United
Stntcs Commissioner Jackson. Ho
wnived examination nnd wus bound
over to tho federal court in tho sum
ot $7,000. Ho will havo his trial In
November.
Hululdu Hlnry Is I'laln.
NEBRASKA CITY, Neb., Aug. 28.
Tho body of Joseph Mutton wns found
on tho rnllroad track ono mllo west
of this city. It wns discovered by
two boys, ami tho man had boon dead
but a short time. Ho hnd a bullot holo
through tho ear, mado by a thirty-two
caliber. Tho pistol was still in IiIh
hand. No one saw him commit tho
net, but ho had passed tho houso
short tlmo beforo. No causo is ns
signed for the deed, save that ho has
been drinking und was Infatuated with
a woman of tho town.
THE LIVE STOCK MARKET,
Latest Unotntlnns From South Omaha
and Kansas City.
, SOUTH OMAttA.
Union fltnelr Ynrilt f 'n( I lnThnrii wna
Just nbout nn averngo run of cnttle and
na tho demand was fully cqunl to tho
supply tho market wns In good ahfipc.
Chicago came uboupt steady, but teller
held for ti &U10c advance on corn cittlo
nnd packers met their price. The, cow
market did not ndvnnco the samo ns
steers. The better grades vcre Just about
stisndy, but buyers seemed to have about
nil they wnnted this week, which mado
tho market on the medium grades and
ennners it littlo weak nnd slow. Thero
wore a gooa many feeders on sale till
morning, consldorlnir Mm nitn nt lUi. ru.
cclpts, Tho better grades wcro in good
demand nnd changed hands nt aoout
sternly prices. Western rangers Wcro
inosuy on tho rccdor order nnd pucker
found very littlo to work on. Killers
wero strong, In sympathy with the nd
vnnco on corn cattlo, Thero woro not
very muny cows here, tho better grades
selling nbout steady and tho others slow,
nnd In some cases it little weak. Feeder
were steady on the good Meshy cattlo and
slow on common nnd light.
Hogs Tho supply of hogs wns r.Uhor
limited nnd thu demand wan In rood
shnpe. Chicago cntno strong to 5c higher.
wnicn gave uio sellers a good chance t
hold their droves nt good, llrm prices.
Tho general market wns about 6ltHo
ingner mnn yesteruny and in sotnu cuscs
usHiuiy n tumo moro was pain man no
IOKS would hnvo ht-nllirht .voMtnrdiiV. Tho
bulk of thu heavy weights sold right
nround J3.00 nnd butcher wcluhts nt 15.00
Gtft.OTi und light weights at from $J.o;U
.ins.
Hhocp There wcro twenty-nino Mrs of
heel) reported, or bond, which mnkes
tho suppl yfor tho week very liberal.
1'ackero did not seem to want anything,
as they said they wero fliled up for tho
week, nnd conscnunntly did not placo
any bids. Quotations: Choice western
grass wethers, S3.u0nr3.63; fair tu good
grass wethers, J3.Vjif3.t0; cholco nrass
yearlings, UUW13.75; choicer owes, a.Wiji
3.2.i: fnlr Io iroil pwoh. 12.7M13.00: fair to
-good yearlings, S3.404i'3.G5; cholco fiprlng
m in im, ji s.vu6.io: fair to good Minn?
lambs. H.&WM.7J: fooler wethers, l J. 13 If
3.C0; feeder iambs, ll.O0U4.23.
KANSAS CITY.
Cattle -Ileceliits. 4.000s market steady:
native steers. II.ROfiR.S.": Texas steers. W.95
dfR.HC; Texas cows, $2.00ji3.00: native cowa
and heifers. J2.251f4.G0; stockera and feed-
I'M, w.mw i.io; uuiis, x.'.tutH.su; caives, re
I'lnlH. l.V); mnrkot steady: sales. W.DOW
&.K0.
llocii llecclnts. 8.000: market strong and
active; bulk of sales, $r.o;w.V20; nonvy,
i.lijji.!i.vU5.l5; pneuers. s.iunu.;:zfc; mixeu.
:..o,v,ir.,ir: light. .'..40fi5.30: Yorkers. tt.UU
0.3): pigs, n.wnfi.10.
Hiieop HeceiptH, i.ow: mnrKoi sitnuy;
ambs, 3.wy5.00; muttons, J3.U5U1.00.
GENERAL WAR IS FEARED.
UtiToruiiicnt llliturbrd by Ituuln's Attl-
ludo In Chlua.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 23. Tho cabi
net was In session today until nearly
I o'clock. At Its closo the members
wero moro rotlcont than tisunl ns to
whnt transpired. It can bo stated,
howover, thnt thin gov iruuwit lias so
far received no c iTlclul or wall nuthon-
tlcatcd Information that tho Russian
govornmont has declared war on
Chlnn, or that It Is Its Immcdlnto pur
poso to do so. Tho publlshou report
that It actually has taken tills step
13 disturbing to tho administration, In
asmuch as such action would greatly
complicate the flltuntlon nnd probably
pnralyzo tho presidents efforts to
bring about nn early peace. This
npprohcuslon Is somewhat Intensified
by the report thnt Germany may also
cantemplato a declaration of war. No
Information to that effect han reached
tho government, but is regarded ns not
nlatgothor Improbable that tho murder
of tho Gorman minister nnd tho recent
reported utterances of Flold Marshal
von Wnldorsoo Indlcato that measures
ot tho. most dnuitlc kind may bo In
contemplation. What notion this gov
ernment would tnko under those cir
cumstances Is not known, but It linn
been suggested thnt tho president mny
nt onco nsk for a conference of tho
powors with a vlow to nrrlvlng nt
nomo basis on a settlement of tho
questions Involved without resorting
to war.
Tho subject of nn extra session of
congress, It wns said, wns not men
tioned at tho meting, nnd It can bo
stated on tho authority of a mombor
of tho cabinet thnt under present con
ditions nn oxtrn session Is altogether
Improbable.
SITUATION AT SHANGHAI.
A Cablegram Urges that tho Government
Bend Troopt,
NEW YOrtK, Aug. 23. Tho oxecu
tlvo commlttco of tho Amorlcan.Asl-
atlc association has received tho fol
lowing cablegram from tho American
association of China nt Shanghai anil
havo forwarded It to tho socrotary of
state:
"Situation Yang Tso valloy Increas
ingly crltlcnl; military ostlmato 1C.000
troops needed to offoctlvoly protect
Shnnghni; urge government Immedi
ately to Bond quota."
Two Wyoming Men Killed.
CHEYENNE, Wyo,, Aug. 24. Hugh
Ferguson, n business man of Evans
ton, Wyo,, wns killed at Rawlins this
morning. Ho wns onrouto enst with
n tratnload ot horses and whllo walk
ing ovor tho train ho foil botweon tho
cars, ins houy was muuintcu in a
horrlblo mnnnor. Tho remains will bo
sont to Evanston for burial. Louis
Kcrz was instantly killed this nftor
noon by falling from tho Saratoga
stago as It was Hearing Rawlins. Kcrz
wns Intoxicated.
I'npulntlnii of Omaha.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 24. Tho popu
lation of tho city ot Omaha, according
to thu olllclal count of tho roturns ot
tho twelfth census, Is ns follows: Om
nha City, 1000, 102,555; 1890, 110,452.
Thoso Ilgnres show for tho city, as a
whole, a decreaso in population ot 37,
897, or 20.98 per cent, from 1890 to
1900. Tho population of 1880 was 30,
518, showing nn Inercnso ot 109,934, or
3G0.23 per cont from 1880 to 1890.
Oregon Will Knou He Off Dock.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25. Captain
Georgo I Wlldo, commanding tho bat
tleship Oregon, today notified tho
navy department from Kuro, Japan,
that tho vessel, which has been In
dock thoro undergoing temporary re
pairs, had been undocked nnd would
bo rendy for sea In n wook.
(Icrmnii Marine Arrlv.
RERMN, Aug. 25. An ofllclnl dis
patch from Tien Tain, dated August
21, says: Tho Gorman naval dotneh
moiit arrived at Pokln August 18 and
tho marine battalion reached IIo-SI-SVu
August 22.
