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V HEMINGFOHD HERALD. TIIOS. T. O'ICKIiFFE, rnMlslier. HEMIXGFORD, NEBRASKA. A young lady At a box party one bight defined a chaperon as "ono who cot out of tho way whonover thero was chap around." Tho Washington newspapers an nounce that tho capital is seething in H kinds of wickedness. 'Congress can not bo blamed for it this time. Notwithstanding tho evident desire of both parties to handlo tho liquor question carefully, tho rush for drinks at the candidate's expense continues. It may not be Invariably truo that flno feathers mako lino birds, but in tho caso of tho parrot they certainly do mako a brilliant conversationalist. Personal investigation has assured the agricultural editor of ono of our Now York city dailies that tho story that watermolons grow on water Illy stems is a canard. An electrical type-setting machlno hna been Invented In Italy by a Domini can friar, which is said to produce words In typo faster than the llnotypo can mako them in metal. Mrs. Alva Vanderbllt, tho divorced wife of Willie K for years has not addressed a menial directly, but haB employed certain persons to take from her tho royal commands. To talk to a tradesman or to brder anything out of a shop is too much for her nerves. On ono occasion, two summers ago, sho had a list written and given to tho lodge keeper at Nowport of tho peoplo who were to bo admitted and those who were not. Tho SpanlBh authorities In Cuba con tinue to afflrm that the insurrection is practically crushed, and at tho samo time to send vehement appeals to Mad rid for more men and monoy. It is hopeless to expect anything llko ac- curato details of military movemonts In Cuba, as neither party Is scrupulous about telling tho exact truth; but measured solely by the efforts which .are mado to suppress It, tho Insurrec tion clearly Is a formidable affair. Tho now portablo Maxim gun, a small Innocent-looking affair weighing but forty-flvo pounds, bids fair to revo lutionize modern methods of war. Its 'rnuizlo can bo moved out by the bearer in all directions, and it will flro COO bullets a mlnuto, sending them through forty Inches of oak. It is estimated that an army of 10,000 men equipped with this death-dealing terror would be equal to an army of 1,000,000 men with tho present weapons. ) 1 Lady Churchill's achievements In English politics first showed tho ener gy of American women abroad. Now Miss Mory Leltor and Miss Jane Cham berlain, who were, aro going to glvo nn exhibition of their political finesse. Politics In Great Britain and tho Unit ed States are entirely different. It Is likely that the yoking wives could not no tempted to electioneer ou mo aiuci lcan plan, and at the samo tlmo tho sort of feminine Btumplng done In tho Uned States would not capture a vote In England. i ' ' A " n Professor Wiley, tho chemist of tho 'Agricultural Department, has Initiated a scries of experiments to determine tho relatlvo fertility of typical soils of tbAj -TJnited States. Tho ultlmato ob ject of tifl investigation oppeurs to bo to dotermlno tho nature of tho fertili sers necessary 'So re&torejUhe fertility of any particular boII, and th"uW8fcvo the farmers thousands of dolIarfJH"' nually spent for fertilizers whlc?10 not meet the necessities of th aR to which they aro applM. ' Two tons of pig-tron have been pur chased by the Lancashire, Pa., author ities for tho physical culture of tramps. Each convicted tourist will be com pelled to take five hours' active exer ctso by carrying this Iron from ono end of tho prison yard to tho other un der penaly of stoppage of rations. Tho method has nothing to commend It but Its utter uselessnesa as a productive factor and Its aggravation to tho tramp. Tho Infliction of misery with out Borne compensating benefit is tho most diabolical of reform measures. We aro threatened with a hotel build ing age. Architects and engineers say hat never to their knowledge was there as much projected hotel and apartment house construction as now. What is . the reason? It Is this, that electric buttons, electrlo cookery, electric travel, and electric action of all kinds, concentrates advantages, and helps to multiply opportunities for association. - -The-social side of life Is being devel oped. Peoplo want to bo more together instead of divided. Theaters, churches, clubs, associations, tours, travels, lec tures, reading of papers, books, maga zines, cable, telephones, and what not, are springing up right and left. That was a grateful surprise whluh met the Iowa school teacher who was engaged to a nobleman. For her courageous devotion to him the young woman Is rewarded by the discovery . that he Is no nobleman at all. The new law in Michigan forbidding the organization of military companies composed entirely of members of one religious creed Is a sensible one. Re ligion and arms should always be separate, though It would bo pleasanter 1f 1i.wb were not needed to keep them i&carL OVER THE STATE. Sate blowers have bcec operating at Crcighton. Thk dates college at Noligh will be removed to Norfolk. Wah is being waged In Nebraska City on unlicensed dogs. Wm. Iw.av, a pioneer of Seward county, died last week of paralysis. Thk corner stono of the Masonic tcmplo at Red Cloud will bo laid Aug. 1st. E. D. Stkwart of Fremont has been elected principal of tho public schools of Red Cloud. Timmv Cuiikak, n fl-year-old South Omaha boy, was run over and killed by the motor cars. Thk Emerson creamery Is doing a largo business, about 0,000 pounds of milk being received dally. J. O. Clayton and family left Ful lcrton the other day for the Rocky mountains In a prnlrlo schooner. Thk summer meeting of tho state horticultural socloty will bo held at Wyraore, Neb., July 33, 24 and 25. Thk opera house in Plerco Is rapidly ncaring completion. Tho grand open ing will be held about September 1. Tin: town dads of Scrlbncr have jut levied nn occupation tax upon Its lousi ness men to replenish the vUltfgc ex chequer. Tin: barber shop at Plerco was en tered by burglars and 87 worth of supplies tulton. Hut ono razor was left in tho shop. Skvkral burglaries were committed at Elmwood. Among others who suf fered was Mr. Mnyftcld, a publisher, who was touched for 310. Tin: Hoard of Public Lands and Buildings has notified .lanttor Urlnncll that owing to a lack of funds his servi ces will have to bo dispensed with. Nkwh reached Butte that Fred Bethge, living on the state line between Butte and Farfax, fell into an old well and was drowned. He was 25 years old. II. IIai.u n farmer who resides in tho southern part of Holt county, an In mate of tho county jail, 1b charged, with the crime of seducing his 14-year-old step daughter. A. T. Nichols, tho cx-cashler of the People's State bank of Litchfield, was scntonccd to a term of threo years In tho state penitentiary for recolvlng de posits after knowing tho bank was insolvent. Adoliui Stkincami and Henry Guc bol, two German farmers living south east of Louisville, quarreled, and tho result was that Stclncamn wus shot In the back und left arm with a shotgun in tho hands of Qaebel. Omaha will turn night into day dur ing state fair week. Tho plan contem plates tho lighting of twenty-six blocks by lamps placed five feet apart on each side of the street and diagonally across mm over uic intersections. E. O. Wkli.S, a prominent citizen, a member of the city council of Colum bus und cx-confederato soldier, died last week of Brlglit'u disease. Mr. Wells 1ms been a resident of the stato tnany years and was well and favora bly known there. , Thk portrait of II E. Palmer, depart ment commander of tho Grand Army of tho llepublic in 1S81, has been re ceived at thootllcc of General Gage. It is tho intention to have the portraits of all tho ex-commanders in the state at this office eventually. Thk settlers on tho reservation near Emerson who were evicted have all ro turnsd to their farms, but all uro being "chased." The Flourney Land com pany lessees all have to go. According to the assessors' reports thero are 28,10$ acres in wheatin John son county, 00,704 acres In corn, 15,377 in oats, 51,010 in meadow, 730 in barley, 050 in millet, 103 In rye, 2,155 in flax. Thk boot and shoe storo of John F. Rowell at Hastings was closed bj' cred itors. An eastern firm was pressing him lor tho payment of a bill and ho gave eleven chattel mortgages aggre gating about $2,800. A Hkmminofouo dispatch says that county Surveyor J. P. Hazard was se verely If not fatally injured by his team running away. He was thrown from tho wagon, breaking several ribs und otherwise injuring him. A sporty individual walked Into a drug store at Decatur and poured from u pitcher what he thought wns water and drank a half n glass. It proved to be turpentine. A doctor was culled and the chances are tunt lie will recover. Thk Farmers' Grain and Stock com pany's elevator at Praynu was burned. Tho Insurance of the elevator wns $1,500, and on tho grain SI, 0(0. Tho Knspar Bros. Milling company had about COO bushels of rye stored In the elevator on which thero was no insur ance. IlKxitr Tkkmkii lost his life in a shocking manner on tho farm of J. 1). Freeze near Elgin. He was bringing in horses from the pasture. Ho was riding and had his feet throueh the stirrup straps, as the stirrups were too long for him. In some way he was thrown and his feet remnined in the straps, llo was found nllve but died soon after discovery Thk Cattlemen's Protective associa tion, which was organized at Alliance last fall for protection against the rustlers In tho sand hills, has caused the arrest of Hunk Matthews and a man by the name of Tracy, bhcrilf J. W. Thompson arrested Matthews as ho wns boarding the west bound train. Tho cattlemen claim they have sulll cient evidence to convict him. Fm:i) Gn.LAitn. a widower about 40 years old nnd well known in the couu- ty, wus arrested at Big Springs for out rugiug the person of Mury Folfz, a, 15-year-old girl. The girl was injured so badly that she is in a precarious condi tion. She has always born a good rep utation. Yk shall stand up for Nebraska this year, says the Ashland Breeze, by eat ing home grown potatoes at 25 cents a bushel. A ton of Hour and barrel of rice wns shipped to Southern Lincoln county for the benefit of a few families who hadn't enough to bread them till after tho iinrvcst E. Merrill, an inmate of tho Sol- dlers' home, Grand Island, has invented a cultivator which has the prominent leumre oz enabling the rider to lilt the plow without in any way affecting the tongue, llils is said to be a new thing and the old soldier has applied for a patent Jfrarly a Million Dollar Short. The Stato Board of Equalization has completed Its laborers with tho excep tion of Boyd county. Tho assessed valuation of tho stato is, In round num bers, 8171,000,000, as against $183,000, 000 in 1804, a fnlltng off of 812,000,000. It is expected that tho amount realized from stato assessments this year will fall between 2000,000 and 81)00,000 less than the legislative appropriation of last winter, which were a total of $2, 765,000. This deficiency will, there fore, be added to the outstanding float ing indebtedness, which is now about' 5800,000. Tho school fund levy Is, maximum, Hi mills; minimum, one half of 1 mill. It is claimed that this great shortage in state valuation arises from an apparent competition between taxpayers -s to who shall make tho smallest return to the assessor in pro portion to tho amount of property ho owns. Btnte Horticulturists to Meet. Tho State Horticultural society hat icceptcd the invitation of J. M. Rus sell & Son of Wymoro to hold a sum mer meeting with them July 23, 24 and 25. Wednesday tho 24th has been des isgnatcd as peach day for Nebraska and the society members and those in terested in horticulture aro to pass tho day in tho llusscll orchards, with thou sands of bushels of peaches in slgAt nnd hundreds of bushels of early ripen ing varieties to cat Nebraska has long been known to raise the best ap- Flos, cherries and grapes in tho west, t is not as wall known that hardy va rieties of peaches aro also grown with commercial profit In the state. I'anaea to the State Fair. For several years the Stato Fnh board has been wrestling with ono feature of tho pass question which has caused It no end of trouble nnd nlso, it Is estimated, a. loss of over 810.000 per year in the matter of gato receipts. On account of the change of location of the fair this was considered a good year in which to mako n reform and a radical chunge has been mndu in the form of tliu passes. During the last few years all of the state fair associations, with three or four exceptions, have discon tinued the issuing of unlimited season passes und have adopted tho coupon or punch system. So that Nebraska in udoptlng tho coupon system this year is really somewhat behind tho times The plan of issuing two kinds of passes, a coupon pass and tho old style, was discussed, but it was decided that it would cause trouble and therefore only ono kind is used. It has at tached to it five coupons, each ono good for ono admission to tho grounds. The coupons are dated one for ench day of the fair. Under this system the board of managers hopes to break up n "com bination" which has been imposing upon it for several years. Paroled Convict Disappear. Warden Lcidlgh is looking into the question of rewards for the return of paroled convicts who have taken French leave. At least ten of tho twenty-fivo or thirty convicts out on parole aro said to have fled tho stato and the war den fears every ono will disappear in the same way. Information from tho governor's olHco is to the effect that a majority of tho missing men skipped out last summer beforo Warden I.cl digli came into ofllcial existence, but no ouu was aware of it until Warden Lcidlgh began to devise some way to get them back. Thero is a fund of 840,000 to pay otllcers' fees and sheriffs for the return of fugitives from justice, but it is a question whether such a fund could bo drawn upon to pay re wards for tho return of paroled con victs. However, if the governor issues reward proclamations, the auditor will bo obliged to pay 8200 for each convict returned. Alfalfa in Itcd Willow County. Several thousand acres wero sown to ulfalfa in Red Willow county this spring, nnd many thousand more will be sown next. There are 40,000 acres of bottom land in tho county, good alfalfa land, nnd beforo many yenrs It will bo in alfalfa. Last year was the dryebt known there, and yet alfulfa, was cut threo to four times und yielded five or six tons per acie. Tho hay found ready sale lust winter at 810 per ton. Seed runs five to eight bushels per acre, with some fields up to twelve to fourteen bushels. A 200-ncre field turned off 1,700 bushels of seed, worth 85 per bushel, 88,500i Tho hay und pasturage was worth half as much, making S12J750 for the crop on 200 ncres, which Is not bad for a dry year. These crops wero grown without Irri gation, and almost without r.iln. Some fields have already been cut twice, and tho yield was heavy. A field cut June 0 to 8 turned olf threo good loads to tho acre. Tho second crop now, July 12, is threo feet high. Some sown lust spring where land was clean has been cut once for hay und the second crop Is a foot high. CORBETT DIVORCE CASE. Marie King Continues Her Testimony In the Jllvoreo Suit. Ni:v YoiiK, July 10. There was an other hearing yesterday beforo Ref eree Jacobs in the suit for divorce brought by Mrs. Ollie Corbett against James J, Corbett. Miss Marie King, u member of tho dramatic company with which Corbett traveled, contin ued her testimony as to the rotations between Corbett and the woman known as Vera. Miss Kjng related in stances of a display of affection as the company wero traveling in railway cur. In Corning, Ohio, she hud seen upon the hotel register the entry "J. J. Corbett und wife." It was agreed between counsel thut If the referee's report should be in favor of tho plain tiff alimony should be fixed nt 8100 a week. Adjournment Until July 20 was taken In onler that testimony might be obtained from the West, A Decrease In Valuation. Sixty-six counties have reported to Auditor Moore a decrease of 88,334, 320.00 in assessed valuation, while ten other counMes report an Increase amounting to 5340,050.00. The thir teen counties which are delinquent with their abstracts of assessment are t Boyd, lirown, Dawes, Douglas. Furnas, I Gage, Hooker, Keith, Keya Paha, Lsn- caster, fiance, baur.ders and Mieridan Douglas will report a decrease of about 82.000.000, LancAster county about 8100.000, und the total reduction for nil CQUVUfi wiU be Bjoutl5,qo0400J!, THE NOVELIST'S UNPLEASANT EX PERIENCE AS A PUBLIC MAM, GIVEN ROUGH TREATMENT. Stoned and Showered With Mod by Ilrlt- Ish Klectors and Flnnlly Ilcslrged In a Hotel Police to theltescue The Wife of n Lord Knocked Down Tho Latest Election Iteturns. London, July 22. If further evi dence was needed of tho brutality of English mobs on election days lfc was furnished yesterday in tho East Nor folk district, where if. Rider Haggard, tho novelist, was the Conservative candidate. Ho made a tour of tho dis trict in a four horse drag and was re peatedly roughly treated, being pelted in some cases with mud and stones. Near Ludham Miss Harlcup, who was it member of his party, was cut on tho head by a living missile and at Stral hum the party was obliged to tuke refuge In a hotel which was besieged by a mob. Police were sent to the rescuo from North Wolshnm, North wick und Yarmouth, and Mr. Haggard and his friends were rescued at 2 o'clock this morning. The mob which besieged tho hotel numbered about 300, and fled as soon as tho police ap peared, and nnggard returned to North Wnlshnm, escorted by mounted police. Miss Hurtcup, however, wns too 111 to bo moved, and wns compelled to remain at tho hotel. At Wolshnm Haggard received an ovation and mado a speech, in which lie said that in all his travels ho had not seen such das tardly conduct. lie, however, was de feated, the voto standing as follows: R. J. l'rice, Liberal, sitting member, 1,00a; II. Hitler Haggard, Conservative, 4, 08; Liberal majority, 108, a loss of 242 votes. As Lord and Lady Mountinoro wero entering their carriage at the Mile End road, after tho declaration of tho poll, a man rushed forward calling out. "She's tho one thnt done it," and struck Lady Mountinoro In the fuce with his fist, knocking her down. So great was the force of tho blow that her ladyship remained unconscious for tome time. At 2 o'clock this afternoon tho fol lowing was tho standing of the differ ent parties: Conservatives, 203; Union ists. 17; total, 340. Liberals, 97; Mo Carthyltes, 4G; Parnellltes, 0; Labor, 2; total, 151; grand total, 191; net Union ist gain, 01. Mr.McKelwny of the Brooklyn Eagle, who has been studying tho elections and their results, declares that the tilings voted down and out huro are sumptuary theories of trade union pol I itics und social experimentations. The things postponed from present con sideration are home rule, the disestab lishment of the English church nnd tho abolition of the house of lords. The mutters brought to the front are reform in the poor laws and policy of lurgeness rather than thin, local lib erty for Ireland, vigorous colonial de velopment und eventually bimetallism the latter, however, in favor of the international uso of silver on its value In gold. Tho leaders of both parties have assured Mr. McKelway that no change need be expected In the unaf fected friendship of Great Britain to wnrd the government and the peoplo of the United States, especially as tho latter, it is added, lias ceased to be the recruiting ground for any politicul party in Great Britain. A Frlwo's ltecklcss netting. London, July 22. Prince Francis of Tcck, whose reckless plunging on tho turf has long been notorious, has finally landed him into a scrape. Al though ho and his family aro poor ho bet 10,000 pounds ($50,000) to ono pound with a bookmaker on a horse which wns generally regarded as an abso lute certainty. But the horso lost and the princo was unable to pay. A great scandal followed In clubdom and fin ally tho princo of Wales, tho duke of York and Princo Adolphus of Teck, who married the daughter of the duke of Westminster, paid tho 10,000 pounds and Princo Francis will be sent to India. Struck Dead by Electricity. Skdai.ia, Mo., July 22. Guy Cant- fax, fireman nt the Hotel Kaiser, went Into tho kitchen to start the fire early this morning and grasped the incan descent light globe to turn on the light, when a 1,000 volt current, which had In some way got into the incan descent circuit, struck him. He fell to tho floor, currying tho light with him. Ho was unublo to let go of the globe, nnd his hand wns burned off and the arm was charred to tho elbow. He was found about twenty minutes later with his ilesh still burning. Death is supposed to have been instan taneous. Souiu Cherokee Want Allotments. South McAlkstkii, Ind. Ten, July 22. At a mass meeting of Cherokees here yesterday, a petition was pre pared asking the Duwes commission to aid them In securing allotments. They claim thut part of the Cherokees have taken possession of and fenced in all the lund, depriving others of all rights. Kdnlu Gould's Mutch Works. Chicago, July 22. Edwin Gould's Continental Match company has closed a contract for a S1S0.000 plant at Ogdensburg, N. Y., and within a few months, it h said, negotiations will bo opened for establishing a plant in Chleugo and competing for north western trade. Distillery Guards Withdrawn. Pr.oniA, III,, Jul,- 22. For the first time in a number of weeks there aro no guards at the Peoria and Pekin dis tilleries, the force having been with drawn by Deputy United States Mar shal Vorls, acting under orders of the J United States court HIS WOUNDS EXPOSED. Hundred of ttulgarlans Look Upon tho Mangled Corpse of M. Stambuloff. 3ofia, July 22. A continuous stream of persons, including many soldiers, viewed tho body of M. Stambuloff at tho home yesterday. Tho bandages had been removed from tho head and the terrible wounds exposed to view. There wns ono great gash from the left cheek across the nose and over the right eye to tho right car. Thero was another from tho eyebrow to the top of the head und there were other wounds on the cheek and neck, while behind the ear the neck was literally covered with n network of gashes. At tho foot of tho bier, on a stand, was a glass jar filled with spirits, in which tho muti lated hands were displayed. Prince Ferdinand has telegraphed that in view of the attitude of Stnm bulofl's family, and being unwilling to expose his faithful servants to Insult, ho Is compelled to forbid any state of ficial from taking part in the funeral. Princo Ferdinand's decision is duo to the widow of Stambuloff having re fused tho wreaths he sent. Canada Retaliates on Lumber. Ottawa, July 22. The attention of the government being drawn to a re cent ruling of tho United States treas ury department Increasing tho rate of duty on Canadian dressed lumber, tho minister of finance has given notice of a resolution raising tho duty from 20 to 25 per cent on sawed boards, nlanks and deals, planed or dressed on one or both sides. If, however, the United States government pluces these Items on tho free list, then such lumber Im ported from tho United States into Canada will be admitted free of duty. Chinese In Formosa Fighters. Yokohama, July 22. An official dis patch received here from the island of Formosa says that tho Chlncso aro making a stubborn defense. After tho capture of Lung Taupao, on Juno 14, an attempt was made to affect a junction between two Japanese bat talions at tho river Takukas, but the attempt failed, and a squadron of Jap anese cavalry, which was suddenly at tacked by a superior force of Chinese, wos cut to pieces, only three troopers escaping. Tho junction of tho two battalions was affected on July 10. Galveston to Haxe an Kxposltlon. Galveston, Texas, July 22. Tho committeo on organization und promo tion of the Inter-Americnn exposition to be held nt Galveston in honor of the deep, water met last night and per fected a program of work for the buc sess of the Western conference to bo held in Topeku, Kan., September 17. The Topekn conference Is to be com posed of the representutlve men of the transmlssissippi country and will lurgely decide the course of the exposi tion which will follow at Galveston. Splrltuullstlo Ktldenco Worthless. LiiisitTV, Mo., July 22. The prelim inary examination of William Asher, arronteCTcm Vho CRnrgo of "murdering Daniel Stone, tho bachelor farmer, was concluded at Smithvllle last night and resulted In his being discharged. Ash er found the body and Dr. Lillard, a spiritualist, was the prosecuting wit ness, who claimed that ho obtained evidence through spirits. Prosecuting Attorney W. II. Woodson of this city represented the state. Five Outlaws Captured. Milan, Mo., July 22. A bund of five outlaws thnt has been troubling Put nam county for a long timo was cap tured and taken to Unionville yester day, where each member will answer for his crimes. A separate crime is charged against each, as follows: John Alexander, horse stealing; Grnnt Joyce, cattle stealing; Clark Spencer, colored, forgery; II. Dodd, grand larceny; John Stokes, burglary and larceny. Freight Cars Illown Oicr. Adrian, Mo., July 22. A terrible rain and wind storm set in here ubout midnight last night. Ono and one half inches of ruin fell in one hour. Trees w ere blown down. Curs on side tracks were blown onto the main track, causing a collision with the midnight freight and wrecking u number of cars. No ono was injured. There was considerable damage lo gruin in the fields and stacks. Utah Women to He Iteglstercd. Salt Lake, Utah, July 22. At a meeting of the Utah commission a resolution was passed instructing tho registers to enroll nil persons, regard less of sex, who are or may be quali fied electors under the provisions of tho enabling act and of tho constitu tion. Stacks Struck by Lightning. Nkwton, Kan., July 22. A grent rain storm occurred in tho northern part of this county last night Near Hesston lightning fired tho oat stacks of Farmer Cummlngs, destroying his crop, about 5()0 bushels. Toronto ltefuses lo Condemn lltootucrs. Toronto, Ont, July 22. Uy n vote of 13 to 0 the school board has rejected a resolution condemning feminine teachers in tho city schools who wear bloomers. lime Hall Flayers Fined. Chicago, July 1'2. Captain Anson and his Nutionul League basu ball players wero fined 83 and cost euch to duy for violation of the Sunday law. An appeal was taken. Varisians Defrauded by Americans. Paris, July 22. Two Americans named Wing and Dwight have open ur rested here on the charge of selling valueless bonds of the nock Island, Peoria and St Louis railroad. Con naught for Commander-in-Chief. London, July 22. It is regarded as a certainty that the duke of Connaught will be ihe new commander-in-chief in succession of the duko of Cambridge. Quay for Iteed or McKluIry. riTTsiiuuo, Po., July 22. Senator Matthew Stanley Quay has declared Jn favor of Reed or McKinley for president. THE PRETZEL CHILDREN Holmes Virtually Confesses that II dered Them. lorO PnrLADKLrHiA, July 18. Hcllts. Mudgett, alias II II. Holmes, tl suranco swindler in prison hcrV "n virtually confessed tho murder M'11 two Pietzel childrcn.whosobodicjoO.I found in the cellar of a Toronto! Mnnilnr. Tluvlnrr iUt t,.. . .) rf. V.U ... .iivuuiiai. view ho hna yesterday with lger- members of tho district attoi staff ho said: "I supposo I'll for this." Tho district attornev thinks this is a practical admission of Hot guilt. Notwithstanding Holmes Ma mark, his counsel savs that , r. prove an alibi in his client's easel says that Holmes was not in Tc lenr when the Pietzel children wer dered. This, ho Bays, can be low by Mrs. Howard, Holmes' thlr who Is at present living wll U mother in Franklin, Ind. Ind The authorities placo but lit tldcnco in the alibi story and ad ucu iioimcs is tne murderer. Toronto, Ontnrlo,JUry 17.-1 two Gever is dmril at wnrlr.l day he found thotoxnressman ivhrl 1 tho trunk, which had invariably, ac companied Holmes in all his journoya Into tho St. Vincent Street house, and this man had no difficulty In picking out Holmes' photograph from a number of others. SILVER REPUBLICANS. Candidate Will lie Fledged to Follow Congress, Says Got. MeConnelL Portland, Ore., July 13. Govcrnor- W. J. McConnell of Idaho. KnnnUlnn- of the policy of tho silver Republlcana noxt year, said: "Tho friends of silver will not force tho financial issue in, the national Republican convention next year further than to secure a declara tion in the platform that tho nominee of that party shall sign any mcasuro that passes congress that not only affects tho financial system of tho country, but nlso tho pensions of tho soldiers of the rebellion, the building of the Nlcaragunn canal, tho annexa tion of the Hawaiian islands and other issues of paramount interest to tho country. Tho Individual who heada the ticket is of little consequence to me as long, of course, as he is a sound protectionist. I don't caro what his views on tho financial question are aa long as ho Btands on tho platform of tho party and that platform contains tho declaration wo propose." No Redemption In Gold. Washington, July 16. For the first rtme during recent years tho mall re ports received at tho treasury j'ester day show no redemptions of united States notes in gold. All these re ports, however, do not cover tho samo day's operations. The redemptions during the last few months have aver lged about $1,000,000 a month. Tho fact has no particular significance but tho treasury officials call attention to it as a very unusual circumstance. Six mwuMiitt Dollars IlopiearJ Omaha, Neb., July 18. A package containing 50,000 has mysteriously dis ippeared from the Pacific Express company office. It came in as United States Express company business nnd was sent to tho Pacific office, where it passed through tho hands of four em ployes and then dropped out of sight. The police are thoroughly puzzled and can secure no trace of tho thief or money. Kansas Farmers Held nt Ilay. Atchison, Kan., July 18. T. F. Oa- tranger was arrested by Deputy Sheriff jjonneu tins morning lor stealing a, team of horses, wagon and fivo hogs in, tho country last night. A crowd of farmers surrounded tho prisoner and tried to tako him away from the offi cer, presumably to lynch him, but ho was finally landed safely in the county jail. LIVE STOCK AND FltODUCU MAKKETS Quotations from New York, Chicago, Louts, Omaha and Elsewhere. OMAHA IJuttcr Crenmory separator . 13 Q Hutier Fair to good country. 10 Lggs Fresh 10 4 Honey California, per tt 14 w liens Live, per lb 0V4U Spring Chickens, perdoz 2 00 w. 2 Apples per bti 1 00 urunges J'lorldas, per box,... 2 50 l'otatoes Now 33 Watcrmolons-per do7on....... 2 5J Hcans Navy.hand-plckod.bu 2 CO Hay Upland, per ton ; 00 Onions Hermuda per crato 1 60 Lheeso Neb. &la.. fullcroam 10 lemons unoice Aiessimis..... vj w " & l a, a 7i U 40 ta 300 U 2 20 W 7 K III 1 1J to 11 to 2 25 (10 4 "5 US03 it 3 M ft 4W (it 260 0 250- it s oa lot 3 25 l'lnennnles nor doz I S liocs Mixed packing 4 M lions-Heavy weights.. 6 00 Heeves Mockers and feedon 2 jo lieef ttecrs 2 iO hulls. .. 1 60 Mugs - 00 cunes 1 JKl Cons 1 00 Heifers 100 Westerns a 2 60 hhceu Lambs W) eiitcp Choice natlvoi 2 50 C1IIUAOU Wheat No.2. spring CO Corn Per bu 4 Outs l er bu i Pork 10 Lurd go Hogs Packers and mixed .... j Cuttlo-fcteors extra eo khecp Lambs ; theep Natives ' - w NKW YOUIC Wheat. No.2, red winter TO Corn No. 2 ;J Outs No.5 ; Pork ' l". r? sTl'LmiiT Wheat No Sred. cash 6ft Corn-Perbu 41 Oats Per hu .... , SI Hoirs Mixed packing t?-4 00 Cuttle Native steers ;... 4 00 been Mixed natives,... 2 00 Lambs W) KANSAS OITV. W"lieat-;No. Shard CI Corn No. 2.. 10 Oats No.Z S4 Cuttle Mockers and feeders.. 1 1-5 Hogs Mixed packers 4 75 it 2 M) U 350 Hi. 5 50 Ht 303 it KM W 43M 45 S3&4 M I'J P7tf , 5 20 i 4 45 5 tO it 260 (5 70f it 61 it ..2J miiuu & 6 57V ii Hit it SIX m 3 0 OSOO a 40& it A 21 i 4 to U. 4 IO New Line of Insurance. Tor-EKA, Kan., July Id. Tho insur ance companies have opened up n new line of business in Western Kunsas. That section is flooded with agents who aro writing policies on the growing crops, the companies insuring ugainst prairie fire, tornadoes and floods. Tho ideu of insurance companies issuing policies against the destruction of crops by flood in the western halt of Kan sas would have been considered a great joke thirty days ago, but since the great full of water and the loss pt crops along the Smoky river, the furtn- ers are giving tno insurance compapie all the business they want vk tf-i 8U 1 12t(l " Jlslfl 0fkHsssssW ssH . vV H4 i