Nebraska Newspapers

    REPORTON THE CROPS!
::e rnraa Compiles a Complete Ee
rams for the Past Year.
THE C03N ACREAGE IS DECREASING
Et:mt'.f ma to tho Acreac r Winter
Wheat Federal and Stat Kr porta Xot
Entirely Uirmonioiit Mlacellaneoua
Uattcn la Nebraska.
LINCOLN. Jan. 13. A report has
been compiled by the State Bureau of
Labor and Industrial Statistics, giving
for the first time what are said to be
practically accurate crop statistics for
the year 1901. It is shown that 5.S33,
SJ7 acres were planted with corn,
yielding 72,143.227 bt:shel.-. as againsc
an aercsge cf 6.291,030 aad a yie!d of
HJ.530.317 br.shels the year previous.
The wheat crop last year was 3 -AM
bushels, as aKair.si -7.74S.243 bush
els in MOO. and the increase in acre
age was about SO per cent.
The figures presented by the de
partment snow that the acreage of
i-orn has been gradually decreasing
since lS3d. while the acreage cf wheat
lias been rapidly increasing- With
corn smaller acreage and smaller
y:cM in 1901 made better prices for
the farmers, so that the total value of
the crop does not fall many millions
below that cf 1900.
Taking 32 tents a bushel as the
average price for corn paid to farmers
in 19''. it is estimated that the value
f that crop of that year was $43,
j;?.I9!.14. Conceding that the aver
age price for corn in 19U1 was only 13
t ents a bushel, the value of last year's
crop may be said to be at least $32,
:'i;j0.32. Of course, all corn was not
iM during the year in which it was
raisri. so that the figures just given
are merely estimates of the value of
the crops.
It is estimated that the acreage of
winter wheat sown last fall exceeds
that of the previous year by 37 per
tcut. Reports from tlie various sec
tions of the state indicate that the
condition of wheat is about 32 per
cent hotter than at the corresponding
time the year previous.
The figures presented by the depart
ment are said to be as nearly accurate
as can be obtained. Deputy Labor
Commissioner Watson and Chief Clerk
Hodge have devoted considerable time
to the work of gathering statistics, and
for the purpose of securing the most
reMable Information possible have
conferred with grain dealers in all
communities, taking the assessors" re
turns and other grain and trop repor;s
a-a a basis upon which to make their
calculations. The federal report cred
ited Nebraska with a corn crop cf ap
proximately 100.000.000 bushels. The
state authorities have been unab'.e to
verify this c.mraato.-
'lhe figures given by the department
are not merely estimates. but era
taken from actral ' reports of various
authorities. In September a statement
was given to the public estimating a
yield of G3.0:i0.im?0 bushels of corn. The
figures therein contained have ben
revised and corrected from the original
or supplementary reports.
Following i3 a comparison of the
corn crops for the four years ending
with 1101:
A veri e
Total Xo. Bit.
.iT"a. I'er A.
Z)l.VA 2T.1
6.4::.91S 27.3
S.OTT.tta 22.3
Total
Yield. Du.
.. 72.44.".22T
..HrG5.3I7
lOnrt
I
I
iw
- Yield
..173 S16.W!
..l.-.8'W29
wheat and
of wheat and cats in the
years 1300 and 1301 was as follows:
VM. 1J0.
Wheat, bti lo.ZlT.tM 37.71t.2l."
!atJ. bu i8.2S7.7J7 33.;5.27J
ELKHORN BIIIDS BRANCH.
Will Berin Rock ITork at Ones for Ex
tension from Verdigris.
OMAHA. Jan. 13. General Manager
Bidwell of the Elkhorn returned from
Boyd county, where he investigated tho
routes surveyed there by the corps of
engineers in the field, and brought
back the blue prints of the approved
survey on through Boyd county to
Fairfax, the county seat of Gregory
county. South Dakota. From that
joint, the road will still be farther ex
tended to the reservation line, by way
of Boaesteel if farther surveys to the
west indicate that in future it will Le
a Teasibie route, if not. the extension
beyond Fairfax will strike couth of
IJonesteel.
The distances cf the coming ex
tension from Verdigris will b from
Verdigris to Niobrara, eleven miles:
from Niobrara to Fairfax, fifty-one
miles, and from Tafrfax to the reserva
tion line to the west, by way of Bone
steel, . seven and one-half miles.
Nebraska's Tireless System.
TECUM 3 EH, Neb., Jan: 13 Matt
Thurbcr. who Las beta experimenting
with wireless telegraphy for some
time, haa constructed a complete sys
tem at his home which operates with
accuracy. In one room he has the
transmitter and in another twenty-five
feet distant is the receiver. There is
no metal connection whatever between
the two .instruments, but when the
transmitter is operated the receiver
works at the game moment.
Acn the Iedly Kerosene.
CHADRON, Neb., Jan. 13. Katie
Donoghue, a laundry girl, at the Hotel
Blaine, while lighting a fire' in the
hotel range by the use of kerosene,
met with a fatal accident. She had
poured the oil into the stove aad
placed the can of oil on the floor In
fror.t of It. Upon lighting the wood
the flames pcured from the stove and
ignited the oil in the can. Her cloth
ing was burned from her body. Shs
lived about ten hours. ' '
BACK TO SOUTH OMAHA.
Return of the Hammond racking Com-
s paujr to the Maslc City.
OMAHA, Neb.. Jan. 13. There is a
very agreeable report current !n South
Omaha to the effect that ill Ham
mond Packing company, which sum
marily abandoned its -jauth Omaha
plant somcthJng over a year ago and
removed lis rr.n and its business to
Its plant at Hammond, Ind., and St.
Joseph, has tone back to South Om
aha to stay. After it pulled out of
South Omaha its plant there was al
lowed to fall into a state of desolate
rein. ;ut when the plant at Ham
mond was burned during the past
summer, it returned to South Omaha,
rehabilitated it3 old house and be
gan killing there. At that time it
was emphatically stated by Manager
A. II. Noyes that the return to South
Omaha was merely temporary, pend
ing the rebuilding of the Haaiinond
house. There appears to be no ques
tion, however, that South Omaha pos
sesses merits as a stock mart that
no packing concern can afford to ig
nore, and it is now said in South
On aha packing circles that the Ham
mond officials have experienced a
change cf heart, in consequence of
which their reoccupancy of the South
Omaha field will be permanent, while
the plant at Hammond will ba aban
doned. NEBRASKA AND CI BAN SUGAR
Senator liietrirh Opposes Fx tending Fa
vor to the Inland.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 13. Senator
Dietrich is opposed not only to free
raw sugar from Cuba, but also to a
large reduction in the duties levied
by the Diag'.cy tariff act upon raw
si gar.
I do not believe." he said, "that
any general benefit to the Cuban peo
ple would result from a reduction of
the duty on Cuban sugar, but that
t,uch benefits as would flow from such
reduction would be reaped by the Su
gar trust of this country and by a
handful of Cuban planters. I am also
opposed to a rebate to the Cuban
planters upon the sugars imported
into this country, because it would
find its way into the. hands of the
Sugar trust, which during the past
season has been trying to destroy the
beet sugar industry l.y selling sugar
in localities where that industry Is
now established at prices below the
cost of production.
I CONDEMNED EE10YS CELL.
Murderer Cahn Notified of the Supreme
Court's Orcinlon.
LINCOLN. Neb.. Jan. 1-1. Warden
Davis of the state penitentiary haj
removed William Rhea, who is sen
tenced to be hanged April 23, from
his cell, and notified him of the deci
sion handed down by the supreme
court. Rhcc looked squarely at th
warden during the recital, and. it Is
stated, that not a muscle in his face
moved. He refrained from comment
ing on the judgment. After being or
dered to take a bath and' after bis
cell was thoroughly overhauled he was
searched and placed bfhind the bars
once more, from this time on he
will be watched more closely than
ever and every avenue of escape wi!I
be closely guarded. A few hours lat
er Rhea W23 singing as joyfully as
if he had just been notified that free
dom rather than 'death stared him in
the face.
Columbus Trirst Transferred.
COLUMBUS, Neb.. Jan. 13. Rev.
Father Marcelfinus Kollmeyer, the
priest in charge of the Columbus Cath
olic church during the last six years,
and a clergyman to whom the com
municants of the church are strongly
attached, has been transferred to
Quiacy, 111.
Seriously Injured in Wreck.
WOOD RIVER. Neb., Jan. 13. D. E.
Wilcox, who until four months ago
ran a drug store at Wood River, was
seriously injured In a railroad wreck
at Colllsburg. Mont., Monday. News
from there reports his condition as
very serious. " '
Elkhorn Valley Medical Society
NORFOLK, Neb.. Jan. 13. The Elk
hern Valley 'Medical "society had a
well attended and profitable meeting
at the Oxnard: Interesting papers
were presented by a number of physi
cians. Fall Results In Death.
HARTINGTON. Neb.. Jan. 13.
Frank Stoppart, living seven miles
north of - this place, accidentally fell
from a load, crushing his skull. He
died about an hour later.
Forces Cattleman's Name.
SUPERIOR, Neb., Jan., 13. Harry
Witt, giving hi3 age as 17 and his home
as St. Louis, was arrested' near Supe
rior on a charge of forgery. .Witt ap
peared in a dry goods store with an
order for a bill of clothing and shoes.
The order bore the name of Enos Les
ter, a wealthy cattleman. The meiy
chant suspected that the order was a
forgery and stepped out of his store to
investigate. In his absence Witt fled,
but was later captured. ' . ...
Farmer's Narrow Escape. '
OSCEOLA, Neb., Jan. 13. Ole
Christenson had a narrow escape Mon
day. He had just prepared to return
from Clarks when a dog barked and
frightened his horses. - The team
dashed across the railroad tracks
right in front of the fast train. The
hind end of tie wagon was struck by
tho engine and Christenson was
thrown twenty feet. Dr. Shaw was
summoned and reports that Christsn
son's injuries vrill net prove fatal.
FIVE MILLIONS BANKED
Vest Increase in Nebraska Dcpociu Dur
ing the Past Year.
A LARGE AVERAGE LEGAL RESERVE
flow Iepoita in State and rrivate Bank
Increased Kuatern Capital Seeking In
vestment Other Matter II ere and
There Throughout Nebraska-
LINCOLN, Jan. 14. Deposits in
state and private banks in Nebraska
increased over $5,421,000 in the year
ending December 10. 1901, the day of
the last bank statement. There was
a slight decrease since the September
statement was made, but it was not as
great as expected at this season of
the year. A summary of the state
ments at the close of business on
December 10 last was issued by Sec
retary Royse of the State Banking
board, and with it is appended the
following statement:
"It is gratifying to know that while
a greater reduction in deposits might
reasonably be expected at this time
of the year, they were on December
10. 1901. but $444,011.26 less than on
September 30, 1901. the date upon
which the high water mark was reach
ed. The total deposits in state banks
on December 13. 19C0.- were $911,021.92
less than on September 20 of the same
year.
"The report of the condition of the
state banks cn December 10, -1901,
showed an average legal reserve on
hand for the protection of depositors
of 39.79 per cent, while the amount re
quired by law is only 13 per cent.
"Although millions of eastern cap
ital is constantly seeking investment
in Nebraska at low rates cf interest,
and many of our farmers wh: but a
few years ago were endeavoring ui
vain to borrow money are now loan
ing to their neighbors, the very gen
erous surplus and profits that the
banks are reporting, together with
their increased dividend payments,
are indications that the pcrmarient
conservative and legitimate financial
institutions of the state are being pro
tected and liberally patronized.
"The slight effect now produced by
local or partial crop failures as com
pared with former years is in a groat
measure due to the general improved
and stable condition cf the financial
and business interests of the country,
locally, as a result of the people of
our state educating themselves as to
the most profitable natural resources
of our soil, and by. applying their en
ergies to the pursuits of industry most
adapted to their respective localities.
The eastern portion of Nebraska is
conceded to be as good an agricultural
country as can be found in the world,
and while much of the western por
tion of tlie state was but a few years
ago considered a waste of sandy
desert and worthless plttn. it is now.
in many localities, successfully farm
ed. That portion of which theie is
now net a little, under irrigation,
yields enormous crops. The balance,
consisting of many thousand acres, i.s
covered by an abundance of rich nat
ural grasses, upon which thousands
upon thousands of fine native cattle
feed and fatten the year round, and
from where hundreds of wealthy
ranchmen hail, many of whom were a
few years ago western cowboys, com
manding but meagre wages, and
where many thriving and promising
little cities have sprung up.
"From the condition of the banks
and other business institutions of the
state it is clearly apparent that the
west is making rapid strides toward
the representation of a very liberal
share of the wealth and business of
Nebraska.
"With our resources properly em
ployed, our business interests and
ilnancial institutions conservatively
managed, Nebraska must rank as one
of the most prosperous and wealthy
states in the union."
Arrested for Stealing Cows.
AUBURN, Neb., Jan. 14 Ralph W.
Kimler was arrested by ex-Sheriff
Cole just as he was boarding a B. &
M. train at Auburn. He was charged
with selling two cows, belonging to
J. W. Lash &. Sons, to a butcher at
Auburn. He pleaded guilty.
Accidentally Killed.
ST. PAUL, Neb., Jan. 14. Dick Mes
ton, who lived a few miles south of
St. Paul, was accidentally killed
while hunting in the sandhills. The
entire charge from his shotgun en- j
tered his abdomen, and he was dead
when found.
Fatally Hurt by Cars.
YUTAN, Neb., Jan. 14. I. B. Hat
field, one of the oldest settlers of
Saunders county, is dying at Dr.
Korber's drug store in a mangled con
dition, having been struck by the en
gine of an extra freight train at Yutan.
Mr. Hatfield was standing near the
Westbrook grain elevator Jocularly
showing a dime to a bystander when
he was caught by the pilot of the
extra and before the train could bo
stopped he was carried 130 yards.
Pushing New Road.
PAWNEE, Neb., Jan. 14. Richard
Nevins, jr., was in this place Inter
viewing citizens in regard to the new
railroad, the Omaha, Kansas & Gulf.
He is at present engaged in com
pleting the work of incorporating in
Nebraska. He gives . the assurance
that the money for building the
road is provided, that the surveyors
are to be placed in the field soon, and
that by the first of May would dt able
to make a definite proposition.
A GHASTLY MIDNIGHT VISITOR.
With Throat Slashed He Finds Ills W1
Into a Farmer's Houne.
BEATRICE. Neb.. Jan. 11. The
family of W. G. Worthington, living
seven miles southwest of Liberty, was
thoroughly frieghtened the other
night when a maa covered with blood,
which flowed from a wound in his
throat, walked into their sleeping
rooms carrying a lighted lamp. The
strauger proved to be J. Smith Diller
of Diller, Neb. It appears that he
was on his way home from the east,
where he had recently gone to settle
his grandfather's estate. While at St.
Joseph he became mentally unbalanc
ed and papers in his pocket3 showed
he was in the hands of the police
while there. Apparently when arriv
ing at Armour, a station, near the
Worthington home, he left the train
and wandered to Worthington's barn,
where he attempted to commit sui
cide by cutting his throat. The house
was not locked, and entering it he
lighted a lamp aad climbed the stairs
in search of the occupants. He was
hurriedly taken to a physician. It is
thought that he will recover.
STATE SCHOOL EIND INCREASED
The Kttate of Julia Stanley, an English
man. Settled.
LINCOLN. Neb.. Jan. 11. The per
manent school fund was increased
$1,138.27, the payment of that amount
as the sum returned from the sale of
the state of John Stanley, an English
man, who died intestate in South Da
kota in 1S92. He owned considerable
property in York county, but so far
as known executed no will and had
no heirs. After a ten years' search
for heirs of the deceased the property
in York county was sold and after the
payment of necessary expenses there
was left a balance of $1,438.27. Under
the constitution of Nebraska the mon
ey belongs to the permanent school
fund. J. W. Purinton was adminis
trator of the estate and he wound up
its affairs by paying the balance into
the state treasury.
DEATH SENTENCE AfEIRMED.
Supreme Court Declares VfUlIam Rhea
Must Hans April S3.
LINCOLN. Neb.. Jan. 11. The su
preme court handed down a decision
affirming the death sentence of Will
iam Rhea for the murder of Herman
Zahn in Snyder. Neb.. January 4, 1901.
and fixing April 23 a3 the day or ex
ecution. Rhea based his claim for a
reversal on the alleged insufficiency
of evidence and the contention that
he could not be convicted of murder
in the first degree when there was
no evidence to show that the killing
was premeditated. The court refused
to sustain either claim. If the deci
sion of the cotirt stands. Rhea will be
the first man executed at the peni
tentiary under thy new law.
M.iy Get Suirxr Factory.
M'COOK. Neb.. Jan. 11. The city
has been offered an opportunity to
secure a sugar factory, similar to the
one at Norfolk. The past year has
demonstrated that sugar beets can be
profitably grown in this section of the
state and the location of a factory
hero would be a great benefit to the
farmers in this territory.
I.arse Happy Family.
JOHNSTON, Neb.. Jan. 11. Mr3. A.
G. Room and Homer Quick of this
place were married in Ainsworth by
Rev. Garner. The groom is a gentle
man of 47 years and the bride of 63
summers. The bride is the happy
mother of fourteen children, the
groom the father of seven living chil
dren, making them a happy family of
twenty-three.
Shoots Himself.
BELLWOOD, Neb.. Jan. 11. John
Lommer, a farmer who resides on the
Lloyd farm south of Bellwood, shot
himself in the forehead with a re
volver. The ball entered above the
left eye, coming out over the cheek
bone. He will probably die.
Wanted for Congressman.
GENEVA, Neb., Jan. 11. About fif
ty business men called upon Peter
Youngers requesting him to announce
himself a candidate for congress, from
the Fourth district, subject to the ap
proval of the republican congressional
convention next spring.
Many Cases of Diphtherln.
LEXINGTON. Neb.. Jan. 11. Diph
theria has been prevalent for some
time in this neighborhood, but , thus
far no deaths have occurred.
Beaver City Scorched.
BEAVER CITY. Neb., Jan. 11. For
the second time in four months the
business portion of Beaver City has
suffered severely by fire. The total
loss is about $20,000.
Nebraskan Killed.
GRAND ISLAND, Neb., Jan. 11.
Word was received here of the acci
dental death in a saw mill at Liver
more, Colo., of C. C. Richardson, son
of D. Richardson of Alda.
8poll Prisoner's Plans.
BEAVER CITY, Neb.. Jan. 11..
Sheriff Cameron arrived here in
charge of Arch Bisbee, who escaped
from the Furnas county jail Decem
ber 11. 1900. He was held on a
charge of cattle stealing. He was
captured at Stratton. Kan., where he
was engaged in business, going un
der the name of Harris. He had walk
ed all the way to Strattrm, being
across tho state of Kansas. 'He reach
ed there Christmas one year agv.
HIS POINT IS CARRIED
Ecrkett Succeeds in Having the Census
Bill Eeconmitted.
ASKS PERMANENT ORGANIZATION
Provision is Wanted In the New Men so re
that Will Properly Classify Laborers
Under the Civil Service Other WasU
Incten Matters.
- WASHINGTON, Jan. 11. The house
spent the day. considering the Hopkins
bill, to create a permanent census bu
reau. While the general sentiment
was in favor of a permanent bureau,
there wa3 strong opposition to the bill
as drawn, on the ground that it was
not well matured. There also was an
overwhelming demand for a provision
to place the present employes of the
census bureau under the protection of
the civil service law and the bill
finally was recommitted with instruc
tions to report back a bill containing
a plan for a detailed organization of
a permanent census bureau to Include
also a provision to place the present
employes under the civil service. The
fight to recommit was made under the
leadership of Mr. Burkett of Nebraska,
the new member of the appropriations
committee.
A bill was passed unanimously to
give Mrs. McKinley the free mailing
privilege during the remainder of her
life. The house then adjourned un
til Monday.
At the opening of the session Bar
ney of Wisconsin, from the commit
tee on appropriations, reported the
pension bill and gave notice that he
would call it up on Monday after the
disposal of the District of Columbia
business.
On motion of Ilppkin? cf Illinois
the house then went into committee
of the whole and took up considera
tion of the bill to create a permanent
census bureau.
Hopkins, in support of the bill, ex
plained that the subject of establish
ing a permanent bureau had been agi
tated for many years. General Fran
cis A. Walker, auperintendent of the
Ninth and Tenth census, and Porter,
superintendent of the Eleventh cep
sus, as- well as the present director,
united in strongly recommending it
on the ground that it would not only
decrease the cost, but would increase
the value of the results.
In reply to questions Hopkins said
that 3,400 clerks had been employed
in the bureau. 2.700 being still em
ployed. If the pending bill passed,
he said, the force would be reduced
this year to S00. next year to 730. in
1903 to 300, and thereafter to 200.
Grosvenor of Ohio asked if it would
not be wise to authorize the president
to extend the civil service law over
the surplus clerks. Hopkins replied
that the subject had been canvassed
by the house and senate committee
and it had been thought that such
action would not be expedient.
Burkett of Nebraska opposed the
bill, contending that it was improper
and inopportune and asserting that
the course of the debate today demon
strated that the proposed legislation
had not been well matured. He de
clared that the only persons who had
agitated the subject of a permanent
census had - been the superintendents
of past censuses and others directly
interested.
Mr. Burkett moved that the bill be
reported to the house with the recom
mendation that it be recommitted,
with instructions to report back as a
substitute a bill providing for the de
tailed organization of a permanent
census bureau, and with a provision
therein to place the present employes
of the bureau within the classified
service. The motion was carried.
ANTICIPATE PEACE OVERTURES
Negotiations for Cessation of Hostilities
Will U Started Soon.
AMSTERDAM. Jan. 11. The Boer del
egates in Holland evidently anticipate
that some kind of peace overtures
will be made shortly, though they are
reticent as to their reasons for this
belief. They maintain that the de
mand for an unconditional surrender
must be abandoned.
It is privately admitted that the
delegates will not reject what they call
"any fair offer of terms." If the ne
gotiations are started by a neutral
power the delegates will earnestly seek
to obtain a modus Vivendi, which will
reconcile. Kruger's desire for complete
Independence with the terms offered
by Great Britain.
Chancre In Postal Service.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 The post
office department has created a new
division of postofilce inspectors, to
comprise the states of Kansas, Ne
braska, Oklahoma and Indian Terri
tory. The division headquarters will
be at Kansas City, with J. R. Harri
son, of Salina, Kan inspector In
charge. Mr. Harrison formerly was
attached to the St. Louis division of
inspectors and was postmaster at Ha
vana for a time.
Extends Life of Passes.
CHICAGO, Jan. II. Notice was
given by the Wabash that its passes
for 1901 would be honored over all the
system until January Sd. This action,
it is said, may prove the beginning of
a break up of the anti-pass agreement
of the eastern lines as far as the Cen
tral Passenger association roads are
concerned. .
Officers of the big lake siteamshi?
lines have gone on strik against th
anti-pass rule
THE LTVE STOCK MARKET
latest Onotatltras From Soath Omaha
and Kansas Ultj.
SOUTH OMAHA.
Cattle i:?otirts ,U..voil :v fTrreae as
compared with tlip t-inne l;ty of last week,
lit t!ire is a Rood inon-cise u compared
with tlie same ilay ot' hist year. Tlie pro
Ixulion of corii-ffd mit-r v. rather
small and the quality o'. thotr that
arrive was far from hciitfr thule-. Buy
er took hold In koixI shape- however,
and It was not Ioiir hefotv the bulk of
tho ofTninKH was disposed of. The inur
fc.et could safely lie quoted lrouv- There
was also considerable life ami ptrensth
lo the cow trade. The belter grades
changed hands freely at Rood, strong
prices, and some sales looked: fjniite a
little higher, t'linni-r.i were a little nn
" Vfn. the same us they have beep.' late.
stil in some oases they sold at stronK
riees. Hull.3, veal calves mid sta;s
could all be quoted steady lo ptror.jr Kiid
cctive where the qoulitv was at all fatls
faclory. The supply of stockers and feed
irs was limited, while the demand was
In j;ood shape. Quite a few buyers have
cotno in from the countrv this week, so
that speculators J.ave not had much
trouble la disposing ,t what they liarti on
hand ouch day.
1 IO- There was a Hsht run of hops.
and as other markets were also rather
l lorly supplied prices Improved all
around. The ndvuneo was more active
than it has b on for some little time, and
everything was out of first hands in k'"1
seascn. The bulk of the iood weights
so'.. I from Ji;.C". to $;.:. medium wIh.rs
sold lar;tly from $t.i:, to $;.i". ami. the
lighter loads s.dd from J!.15 down.
Shfrep Tho following; quotations were
Riven: t'hoiuc llht v.r iy;ht ycarlitiK". S4.S0
fi j.I';: good to choice yearlings. M.S."!
I.T."i: choice wethers. $1..74i 4.7" : fair to
K-'i wether. $I.S."fM..V; choice owes,
r.'..:iiiX'f. fair t i Kood .w.s. J:;. .Vo
common -we-, JJ.Tj"? ::..".); choice. himU,
rUj.i: fair to Koo.1 lambs. $Ti..'i ... I'.,;.
fenlvr wet lit I S. 'l.":,rt :;.; fi-e-ier lamb: ,
ti.ji'r. 1.00.
KANSAS C1TV.
C'a!t!o Market Vn !t- hlyhcr; oUoio" ex
port and drf-yeil beef steers. $''..0 '.'.":
fair to toad. stoekers and feed
ers. S::..""1;l.!f: wsiern fed steers. t.?,l
'M'"; 7i.iis and Indian st'-crs. fi.Tj'" .".-"':
Texas cn pi.-'" 4. " native cows, Jiii'5''
I.7.V. heifers. f :..Vj': .aimers. H -T.Vlf i .Vj ;
bnlis. ii.1'i I. '.i : osilvts. U.it.yU?,..
Hos Mdikct :i;.c higher: top. V.sfl:
bulk of sal"."1. ST.. 7"' heavy. S'.i'at':H :
mixed packers, v;. "isht. T..iV.it;. IT.;
lis. JI.TiC''5.Tt
Sheep and Lamb- Market strong: fed
lambs. $i.fiti.!T.: fed wethers. H. ""' 4.7T, ;
your!!:iKS. tl.T.VH T..J".: ewe:;. J :.7Ti 4.2T.; culls
and feetrs. Pi.'i'Z.IZ.
PAYNE BfXOMf S POSTMASTER
New Postmaster General Is Snorn In by
s Chief .liiKtieu l'uller.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 10. In the
presence of the cabinet, tlie entire
Wisconsin delegation in congress,
Covernor Durbin of Indiana. Senator
Hanna and a nurjber of other friends,
Henry C. Payn? of Wisconsin was
sworn in as postmaster general at
10:05 o'clock this morning in the cab
inet room at the White House. The
oath of office was administered by
Chief Justice Fuller. The retiring
postmaster general. Charles Emory
Smith, was also present, as well as
Mrs. Roosevelt and Mrs. Payne, wife
of the new member of the president's
official family.
At the conclusion of tho ceremony
President Roosevelt advanced tov.avd
Mr. Payne and. with a smile? and
hearty handshake, addressed him as
"Mr. Postmaster Oenera!." Mr. Payne
tlirn received the congratulations of
f.Jl present, after which he engaged
in a long private conversation with
tho president.
REI0 PLEASES THE BRITISH
Een the Globe Approv His Appoint
ment a tprrit Ambsssudor.
LONDON. Jan. 16. The apiwdnt
ment of Whitelaw Reid as special am
bassador to represent the United
States at the coronation of King Ed
ward has been received with much
satisfaction in official "and unofficial
circles here. The Globe says:
"The selection is a very happy one,
is Mr. Reid has always been persona
grata in thi3 country and has done all
he could, and that has been a great
leal, to promote good relations be
iween his country and our own. The
lame of Mr. Cleveland was originally
suggested, but we are glad President
Roosevelt did net adopt the sugges
tion. We cannot quite forget the
Venezuelan message to congress."
Farmer Cieta Twenty Thousand.
WOOD RIVER. Neb.. Jan. 16. Chas.
Baugh. a farmer two miles north of
Wood River, wr called to Illinois in
response to a message that he had fal
len heir to an estate valued at $20,000,
of which he comes into immediate pos
session. '
C blame Fire on Hrltbdi.
HONG KONG, Jan. 15. The British
steamer Nanning (belonging to the
Hong Kong, Canton and Macae Steam
Coal company, limited), of Hong Kong,
has been fired on by Chinese soldiers
in the Tam Chau channel. West river.
F.irellent Oil In Colorado.
DENVER. Jan. 16. A dispatch from
Debeque, Colo., sa;-s that oil is flowing
at the rate of ten barrels a day frcm
a well there that ha3 reached a depth
of only 613 feet. The oil is illuminant.
Iowa Senator to Stay.
DES MOINS, Jan. 10. In republi
can joint caucus last night, presided
over by Speaker Eaton, Senators Wil
liam .B. Allison and Jonathan P. Dol
liver were unanimously renominated.
Foraker Nominally Elected.
COLUMBUS, O.. Jan. 13. The house
and senate of the Ohio legislature bal
loted separately for United States sen
ator. Senator Joseph B. Foraker, cau
cus nominee of the republicans, re
ceived twenty votes In the senate and
eleven for Hen. Charles Baker, demo
cratic nominee. In the house Senator
Foraker received sixty-six votes to
forty-two for Baker. He will be for
mally elected in joint session to
day, j.
1 .T;-i...j--...r"
The Eattcrn Trunk railway nut cf
London car.ries 1.000,030 passengers
in and out dally.
Tl;e Russian authorities make it a:
penal offense t speak Polish in- any'
l . : -. i - rl.
f.itu.ii. i couu III- LUldUU.
In 1909' the KUflfcl tower becoair
the property of th fty of Paris, aui
will then be uscd for Its weather bu
reau. 'fue English war 'office has issued a
call for 9,396 infantry volunteers grad
ually to replace thoe nw serving in.
South Africa.
Emigration from Hamburg and
Biemen during tho year 1901 amount
ed to 293,298 persons, as against 18!),
488 persons in 1900.
Rabbi Mo5--es, one cf the most
prominent Jews in the United States,
died. He led the refjrmod Judaism
movement with Rabbi Wi.-e of Cin
cinnati. Tho Jinta Vo mitrf.ai! l-.:i ilfcbred
I in favor of issuing passes, and will re
fuse to exchange with any eastern
road which does not gie passes over
its entire system.
The census bureau announced the
relative increase in population, which
shows a decrease for the west, a less
decided decrease for the north, and a
alight increase for th south..
Rev. P. A. Hubbard, financial secre
tary of the African Methodist Epis
copal church, died i aL Washington.
He was a native of thn south, but
lived a number of years at Pueblo,
Colo.
The foremost finaiu ial authu it3" in
Germany, the Frankfurter Zeitung.
says the great Kteel makers of the
empire are forming a combination to
include all branches of the st.rol in
dustry. Mrs. Julia W. Seiby has beon grant
ed a divorce from her husband. Nor
man Selby. alias "Kid McCoy." tho
pugilist, who is now in London. She
now resumes her maiden name, Julia
Woodruff.
By the collapse of a scaffold at the
Rial to elevator, in South Chicago.
Matthew Martin and Patrick Hanncr
han were killed and Frank Hollen
berg was ijnured. The men foil seventy-five
feet.
Governor Dnrbin of Indiana extend
ed the president an invitation to at
tend the dedication exercises of the
soldiers' monument at Indianapolis.
May 13. Mr. Roosevelt could give no
definite promise now.
Senator Proctor introduced a bill
in the senate providing for the repeal
of that portion of the act of Febru
ary 2. 19tl. relating to the army
which requires that chiefs of staff of
corps or departments shall be ap
pointed from, the officer of such
auius. 9
M. Jules Cambon, the French amy
bassador, presented to the prcsidit
two clistinguishod Fronehnjoii. M. La
.on Weilier and M. Ma-.rite Je la
Coteilerio. The former Ls a member
of the former commerce council of
France. They were received in the
library of the White House.
An army retiring board has been
apiointed to determine whether Cer
tain Matthew A. Baison. Fifteenth
cavalry, is physically capable of per
forming active military service. If
not he will be retired. He rendered
valiant service in command of a com
pany of Macabebes scouts in the Phil
ippines. Captain Jaseph B. Batchelor. jr
Twenty-fourth infantry, has been re
tired. The sub-committee of the house
foreign affairs committee reported
favorably the Adams bill to reorgan
ize the consular service.
Mrs. Mary Cabell Brecfcenridge
Warfield. one of the most brilliant
women of Kentucky. I.- dead, aged 71
years.
A bold but unsuccessful attempt at
bank robbery occurred at Cobden. 111.
Nine' men bound and gagged the
night marshal of the village and took
him Into the bank of Cobden. when
they attempted to open the safe.'
They were unable to get into the in
ner vault before dawn, when they
fled without securing any of the mon
ey. James W. Thompson and wife were
burned to death in th-Mr cabin six
miles southeast of Ramah. Colo.
Phineas Foutz, corporal of Company
K. Eighteenth infantry, has bert ex- .
routed in the Philippine islands for f
the murder of a native g rl.
Sampson's lace factory at Notting,
ham. England, was burned with a Iosj
of $300,000.
National Committeeman Schneider
of Fremont, Neb., is in Washington,
to confer with Senator Millard in re
gard to the Fremont iKistmastership.
The dowager empress of China
trends an edict to the president for the
strenuous efforts of the American
forces to protect the buildings in the
Forbidden City. The edict says thia
"was an act of friendship for which
we feel extremely grateful."
Superintendents of the various rail
roach centering in Chicago have sent
out to their employes circulars call
ing attention to the extraordinary
number of disastrous wrecks of lat.
and pointing out means by which
they might have been avoided.
James E. Burke, the oldest passen
ger engineer on the Northern Pacitlc
west oi me ivuasissippi, ciieu at .Man
clan, N. D. He had worked for the.
railroad twenty-eight years, and ran
the first passenger train across the
Missouri river.
- The Shanghai correspondent of th
London Standard cables that T.ni'O of
the body guard of the dowager em
press of China, who' joined in the at
tack on the foreign legations at Pa
kin under Prince Tuan, returned to .
Pekia with the Chines? court.
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