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I'! M HEMINGFOHD HERALD. TIIOS. J. O'KKBrFB, rnbltsber. HEMINQFORD, : NEBRASKA. OVER THE STATE. turni society, oi tin lurmors- ciuos a , , . 4. c-.i ! of nil societies in any branch or dev Bills, colonel of the Second t o ngrIculturo in obtaining i nt, Nebraska Rational Guard, propr,atlo f rom tho next watu A Ciiand Ansiv post Will soon bo or ganized at Bayard. - Leffleii Stui.l, the father of Judge Stull, of Auburn, died last week. Tiik rainfall over Hall county amounted to ono and a half inches. Gus. II. St'KiCR, tho uiayor-oloct of Columbus, "got thcro" by four ma jority. Stem are being taken to organlzo n G. A. llr post at Harrison, Sioux county. Repuhlioans of tho Fifth district re nominated Congiesstnan Andrews by acclamation. W. H. llAitntfiOff, a former resident of Kearney, recently died at Longa xnont, Colorada ' The German Lutheran Teachers' As sociation of Nebraska was in session in Fremont last week with a good attend ance. Fiiemont'b now city directory con tains 4,020 names of adults, doubling which gives tho city a population of 0,240. CiiAimoN peoplo aro determined on baring n Rugar beet factory and aro encouraging farmers to cultivate tho vegotablo. Swan Olson, of Omaha, last week took his lifo by hanging. Accounts go to show that ho had boon deranged for soma time. FAiutEits of Cheyenne county not oth erwise engaged llnd plenty of work fixing up tho old irrigation ditches and digging now ones. Hon. Louan Claiik of Albion, who was thought to bo fatally injured, is now nt tho Battlo Creek, Mich., sani tarium, and said to bo slowly recov ering. C. J, rceimen has been choson brigadier general, suc ceeding Gen. Colby, who refused re nomination. Thr shipment of packing houso pro ducts and dressed beet from South Omaha during March was 107 cars more than during February and 108 more than during March, 18U5. Compthollkh Eckles has been noti fied of tho selection of Ed F. Gallagher as cashior of tho First National bank of O'Neill, and Benjamin Llndscy as president of tho First National bank of Pierce. Tiik thirty-fourth anniversary of tho battlo of Shiloh was celebrated at Mil ford by tho Shiloh veteran association in its fourth annual reunion on April 0 and 7. Tho exercises included music and recitations. Chahlev Hallev of Lincoln covered tho distance, forty-three miles, be tween Lincoln and Beatrice on his wheel In two hours and eight minutes. He says ho lost forty-tlvo minutes re pairing a puncture. 'Tun Young Married People's club, an organization of tho younger Bene dicts of North Loup and their wives, for purposes of social enjoyment, has entered upon its fourth year of un interrupted existence. N. E. Bottom, of Ong, who was clan destinely married to Alma V. Sandberg tho first part of last week, has left for parts unknown. It Is charged that ho made an unsuccessful attempt to shoot his brother-in-law, Oscar Sandberg. A YOUNO son of Ed Ackerman, living six miles northeast of Liberty, was playing with matches about the stable and set fire to it, burning stable and contents. Ackerman Is a poor man tho loss falls very heavily upon him. Tiik Commercial hotel In Ogalalla is a mass of ruins. Firo caught from a defective Hue and only by hard work was tho Delmonto hotel, adjoining, saved. A small portion of household goods wcro saved. Tho loss is 54,500. Insurance, 83,000. Tub supremo court has mado an or der suspending tho sentenco of John and James Casey, who were convicted in Richardson county of robbery and sentenced to three years each in the penitentiary. The cases have been brought up to tho supremo court for re view and tho suspension Is pending tho hearing, Omk thing that has particularly favored the Nebraska farmer this year has been the exceptionally mild weather during tho past winter. This has enabled farmers to bring their stock through lu excellent condition and at a minimum cost, which they are now selling for very fair prices and at a good profit James L. Paxton, Chief Government Live Stock Inspector Ayers and L. C Reddlngton, a prominent live stock commission man, were recently in Fre mont. The object of their trjp was to examine an improved apparatus for the inspection of diseased sheep at the South Omaha stock yards if any such should be received there. John Andkksqn, a wealthy Swedish farmer residing about five miles east of Wilcox, committed suicide by hang ing himself. The body was found in a cow shed on tho premises by member, of the family with the knees almost touching the ground and lifo extinct. No cause is assigned for the action. Ho was an old settler In the community. John O'Donnell, who lives near Goodwin, Dixon county, was badly in jured by being uttacked by a tierce bull. The bull bunted him, throwing liim about ten feet. The blow crushed ono of his shoulders, and he wus other wise considerably bruised. Assistance came to him before the infuriated mil inul had time to repeat the attack and trample upon him. Twins were lately born to Mr. and Mrs. Everhart of Grand Island, but us one wus born before midnight and the other afterward, tho same birthday can not be observed only, as Captain BillingsLey would say, by stipulation. A Fjikmont man was fined fivedol , Jars for allowing his hens to sport in a neighbor's onion patch. While Mrs. Lashbrook of Fairmont and her daughter Nellie were out talc ing a pleosure ride, a neighbor's dog ran out and frightened their horso 60 that he became unmanageable and ran sway, upsetting the buggy and throw ing both ladies to the ground. Nellie . sustained a broken leg and Mrs. Lash Last week attorneys for Gcorgo Morgan filed with tho clerk of tho supremo court a petition in error sug gestion of diminution or record and transcript in tho case of his application for a now trial. Morgan was sen tenced in December last in tho Doug las county district court to bo hanged on April 17 for tho murder of little Ida GaskllL Gen. L. W. Colhv will not bo a can dtdato for ro-olcotlon as brigadier gen eral of tho Nobraska National Guard. Company C. recently met and requested him to become a candidate, and ho re plies in a card in which ho says ho has decided to sever his connection with tho Nebraska militia at tho expiration of his term of office The old guard will miss him. Mlts. Ciiaiileb Cotkomp camo to Plerco tho othor day and proceeded to County Attorney Qulvey's office. Sho was battered and bruised and stated that sho could not live with hor hus band any longer and wanted a divorce. ir. Cutkomp, who also drove to town and told his troubles to tho county at torney, was hacked and cut He also wants a divorce. The Great Eastern canal, which was projected by II. E. Babcock, of Genoa, is already an nssured success. Tho first section of twenty-flvo miles has been surveyed, staked and locatcu anu tho right-of-way obtained for nearly tho entire distance. Thcro appear to bo fow kickers, principally thoso whoso land lays so high abovo tho ditch that no water but that which descends from tho clouds can over reach them. Wabhinoton dispatch: Acting Sec retary of tho Interior Reynolds today affirmed tho commissioner's decision against Elijah P. Stcen, applicant for a tract of land in Valentine district. Ne braska. Tho decision is affirmed, on tho ground that Y. M. Woleott, Steon'B attorney, had not been admitted to practice boforo tho department and could not therefore be recognized. The DouglaR Grovo (Custer county) Farmers' club passed tho following: That wo ask tho co-operation of tho press of tho state, of tho stato agricul tural society, oi all lurmors' ciuds anu (level an appropriation from tho next legislature for tho purpose of holding institutes throughout tho stato on tho plan so far as practicable as followed in Wiscon sin. Otto Waoneii, a farmer living about Fort Calhoun, has brought Assayer Carraway of Omaha a specimen of gold ore that assays 810 to tho ton, proving exceedingly valuable. Mr. Wagner first stated that ho dug tho ore from tho bottom of a 100 foot well that ho was excavating. Later ho hinted mys teriously that ho had dug It up In tho city. Wherever ho found It, there is evidently a small Ijonanza lying back of tho piece. A question 1b being agitated In tho threo counties of Kimball, Banner and Scotts Bluff of segregating Banner county and attaching a portion to each of tho other counties named. Kimball county has a largo amount of railroad land and railroad bed available for taxation, and Scotts Bluff county Is de veloping through irrigation a healthy assessment roll. Banner county has neither of these, although an excellent stock region, and her county organiza tion being a burdon, tho agitation is quite strong there. Tho other counties have mado no serious objection to tho plan. While Gcorgo Bartholomew of Mc Cool Junction wus assisting in unhitch ing a livery team at his barn, George Wallln rushed at him with a revolver In one hand and an oak club in the oth er, threatening to Kill nun. lsartnoio mow knocked tho revolver out of his assailant's hand, but received tho full force of tho oak club on his head. Be foro any ono could separato them Wal lln had struck Bartholomew threo times, laying his head open in threo places. Bartholomew is a white-haired old man, and, although his injuries aro severe, ho will recover. No OTHF.it industry has yielded so great a profit to all concerned in this community, says a Lyons special, as tho Lyons creamery. Tho receipts and output show thcro have been over 4,000,000 pounds of milk received and $30,000 has been paid to tho farmers the past year. Many farmers say it has been the means oi carrying mem over these hard times. Wly moro farm ers do not keep more cows is hard to understand. Over 2,000 is paid to farmers each month. Many are begin ning to realize that they receive moro profit from a few cows than from any other source on tho farm. The Veterans' Association of tho Bat tlo of Shiloh, at their gathering in Mil ford last week, passed tho following: Resolved, That tho fraternal greetings of tho Shiloh veterans assembled at Mllford, Neb., April 0, 1800, the thirty fourth anniversary of the battlo of Shi loh, aro hereby extended to our hon ored comrade, Gen. John, M. Thayer; that wo heartily unito with tho na tion's representatives in recognition of his honorable services to his country. Further, that we are gratified to learn of his improved health, and hope for a speedy recovery and bis presence with us at the next anniversary. PitELiMiNAitv arrangements for tho Arbor day celebration at tho state fuir grounds were made at a meeting of the executive committee of the Fair and Speed association in Omaha tho other day. Five hundred trees of all kinds, elm, birch, sycamore, catalpa, oak and other varieties, have been purchased from ex-Governor Furnas, and he has in addition donated 100 extra ones. These arc to be planted about the courts, boulevards and walks in a fash ion -till to bo laid out by a landscape artist, who will be employed for the oc casion. The program further provides for a series of addresses and music. In vitutions to speak have been extended to Governor Holcomb, ex-liovernor Furnas, Dr. S. Wright Butler, . J. Bryau, Chancellor MacLean, Dr. Geo. L. Miller, and others. A home talent minstrel show is being organized in Aurora to give an enter tainment for the benefit of the poor. Foil some weeks Miss Minnie Calfeo has been an inmate of St. Elizabeth's hospital at Lincoln, suffering from ab erration of the mind. The best medi cal treatment was given her without avail Tho other day she escaped from the hospital and was found southwest of Lincoln, sitting on the banks of Salt creek. Sho was taken before the board of insanity commissioners and adjudg ed insane and committed to tho asylum, hopelessly wrecked in mind. Tho lady was. a. verv brleht young woman and for years a successful school teacher in TWO BIG CUBAN FAKES, CONSUL GENERAL WILLIAMS NOT KILLED AND NO NOTE SENT. COUNTRY MUCH EXCITED. I'oalttv Troof That n Madrid story of Assassination Was Uufounded State Department Officials Deny Hint tlio President Hag Acted Yet Cleveland Consult! Sir. Whitney. Washington, April 13. Consider able excitement was created hero early this morning by tho publication of a dispatch from Now York that tho Herald had rccolvcd a cablegram from Madrid Baying: "Rumor is cur rent hero in tho cafes and streets that Consul General Williams has been murdered in Havana and his body dragged through tho streets. Excite ment prevails throughout the city in consequence of this report, but tho authorities havo no knowledge of nny such event." Inquiries from all parts of the country showed that tho story had been generally circulated. A visit was at onco paid to tho Stato department to sccuro possible confir mation or denial of the story. There it was declared that a dispatch dated to-duy hud been received this morning from the consul general, thus effect ually disposing of the rumor that ho hud been assassinated yesterday. The rcportof a great battlo in which u00 of Macco's men fell is similarly dismissed. No word of nuy such en gagement has been received at tho Spanish legation or elsewhere, al though circumstantial details of tho movements of tho troops aro con stantly forwarded. Last night a report was sent out from here, with considerable circum stantial detail, that tho president had mado to Spain a formal proposition that tho good offices of tho United States bo accepted in mediation be tween that country and Cuba aud that this proposal was made in a cablegram of instructions to United States Minister Hannis Taylor. This morning it was declared at the State department that tho story that a noto had been sent to Minister Taylor sug gesting mediation was u pure fabrica1 tion. It Is not denied that tho President, Secretary Olney and General Scbo ilcld have been considering the Cuban matter, but it is declared that no doc ument has been forwarded in any way, Ex-Secrotary Whitney was at tho White Houso yesterday, and it was reported that he camo to confer with tho President as to tho Cuban matter. He was In Eurupo when tho Alllanca was fired upon by a Spanish warship, and gave out nn Interview on the outrage which attracted much at tention by reason of tho strontr Amer icanism in its tone. It is believed tlint tho President, desiring to get all sides of this question, sent for Mr. Whitney as a representative of tho great com mercial interests of this country. Dynamite Under a lied Room. Gi.knwood SrniNOs, CaL, April i3. At I o'clock this morning giant pow der was exploded under the bedroom of tho houso of Jumcs W. Ross. Tho house was completely wrecked. Mr. and Mrs. Ross wero both asleep, but escaped death. Nothing Is known as to who perpetrated tho deed, although Agrls Anderson was placed under ar rest. It is said that he was keeping company with a young woman in the house, and threatened to take her life. "Champ" Clark for Concrete Mexico, Mo., April 13. "Champ" Clark wus renominated for Congress without opposition in a general pri mary to-day. It is thought a light vote was polled in some of the coun ties on account of Democratic dissen sion and because there was no opposi tion. Clark's Republican opponent is tho present member of Congress from this district, William Treloar, who de feated Clark in 8JJ. DON'T WANT M'KINLEY THE ATTITUDE OF THE A. P. A. TOWARD HIM. They Start a Boom for Linton of Mich lean Jndgo Stevens of the National Advisory Hoard Declares that the Order Holds the llepabllcan Balance of rower and Will Use It Kfrcctlvcly. SEEDMEN MAKE CHARGES. Chtcagonna Accuse Secretary Morton The Official Denies the Accunntlon. Washington, April 13. Tho recent closing of tho contract for furnishing seeds for general distribution by tho government has resulted lu tho filing of charges at the Department of Agri culture by Brcslan, Goodwin & Co., a Chicago seed Urm, ngalnst Secretary Morton. Tho allegations tiro that their bid, though tho lowest was re fused because tho firm hud urged the passage of tho resolution providing for tlio revival of the distribution of seeds, notwithstanding 'Sec rotary Morton's protests; thnt reports furnished by officers of tho depart ment to Secretary Morton, to Senator Proctor of Vermont, chairman of tho Senate committee of Agriculture, and to Mr. Wndsworth, chnirman of tno Houso committee, had been manipu lated in order to show thnt tho firm's seeds wero bolow the standard; that Assistant Sccrotury Dabney had In sisted on tho company, In case k re ceived the award, using the machines of tho Brown Bag Filling Machine Company, and that Mr. Dabney had decided ngalnst the company because of tho refnsal to do this; that tho sec retary and his assistants had falsely stated that tho company refused to tie nn t-nn. -- 4lin unml fin nlmt c Secretary Morton and the 'other Ptltioii building. Ho will also speak officials of tho agricultural depart- Omaha, Kansas City, Louisville and ment absolutely deny tho truth of the Say He Must Not He Nominated. St. Louis, Mo., April 0. A schema tvas sprung in this city yesterday which its promotors declaro will do feat Major William McKinley for tho nomination for President of tho United States. It was tho launching of tho boom of Congressman William S. Lln tou of Michlgun for President by Judge J. II. D. Stephens, chairman of tho National Advisory board of tho American Protective Association. Tho A. P. A. has established head quarters in St. Louis at C.3 Pino street, from whence Linton literaturo will bo sent broadcast throughout tho country. Linton hlmsolf is expected In St. Louis in four days, when his boom will formally be launched at n demonstration to bo held in tho Ex charges and say that the award of tho seed contract was based on a per centage of purity and germlnatlvo power of tho seeds tested by tho de partment last year at a time when thcro was no prospect of further dis tribution. A Probable llurclar Kilted. Holt, Mo., April 13. The stores of B. L. McGco &. Son and Grcason & Riley were broken Into last night and merchandise valued at 575 carried away. This morning tho dead body of a man was found a mile south of town under the railroad bvldgo with his brains oozing from a wound in the head. Ho is supposed to havo been one of tho burglars and from all indi cations was murdered by his compan ions, as fresh tracks were found near by, A binn.lL memorandum book found near tho body with the namo of Dick Flood, Gainesville, Ma, in it, is tho only clue to his identity. Emperor and King Meet. Venice, April 13. Tho Imporlal yacht Hohenzolle, with Emperor Wil. Ham of Germany and the Empress on board, entered the St Marie dock this afternoon. The king and queen of Italy, accompanied by Premier Rudl ni, all tho cabinet ministers and Gen eral Count Lanza dl Busca, tho Italian ambassador at Berlin, boarded the Im perial yacht as soon as she was moored. Tho meeting between tho emperor and King Humbert and be tween the emperor and Queen Marga rot was cordial. Seed rirm to Hue Morton. Washington, April li. A suit for 8100,000 for malicious libel will bo brought against Secretary of Agricul turo J. Sterling Morton, by tho firm of Northrup, Braslan, Goodwin & Co. of Chicago and Minneapolis, dcalera in seeds. Tito basis of the charge is that in rejecting the bid of this firm for furnishing seeds under tho resolu tion of Congress, tho secretary mado statements about the firm which wcro injurious to it3 reputation and stand ing. Wife and Son Stabbed to Deuth. Denver, Colo,, April 13. Whon Manager Alexander C. Miller of tho Warner ranch, twelvo miles east of here, arrived home from the city this morning, he found his stepson, aged 12, dead, and his wife unconscious and bleeding to death. The boy had been stabbed through the heart and the woman had numerous wounds. Tho house had not been robbed and the motive of the crime is a mystery. Mrs. Miller was Miller's second wife. other places and Linton clubs will bo organized in every largo city in tho union within the next ton days. The national advisory board mot in Washington about two weeks ago and sent a letter to tho managers of Mc Kinley, Reed, Morton and Allison, asking that they appear bofore tho board and state their positions in re gard to tho order. Tho managers of all tho candidates except McKinley obeyed tno summons and appeared before the committee. They argued for their candidates and mado prom ises of all kinds. Mark Ilanna, Mc Klnley's manager, did not put In an appearance A second letter was sont him, and it brought a response, not to tho liking of the board. It simply said that Mr. McKinley declined to treat with any faction, association or society within tho party. This caused the board to place a ban on McKinley 's namo and it was de cided to use every means in tho power of the organization to encompass Mc Kinley's defeat. It is claimed that at least 100 of tho delegates already chosen are A. P. A. men, and the or der figures on securing 50 moro del egates by the time the convention meets. With 150 votes they believo they can defeat McKinley and prac tically dictate who shall bo nomin ated. In an interview Judge Stevens said: "Thero are nearly 4,000,000 members of tho A. P. A. in this country, and 00 per cent of them will vote as one man. We propose to beat McKinley for President of the United States. Wo already have 100 of the delegates elected so far and wo will have moro by tho time tho full number are. elect ed. Wo can, and will, beat McKinley for tho nomination, and if by nny hook, crook or political trick he should succeed in being nominated wo will defeat him at the polls." STRICTLY NON SECRETERIAN. ARBOR DAY IN NEBRASKA. Gov. Tiolcomb Enjoins CltUens to' Con tinue tho Custom. Lincoln, April 7. Governor Hol comb has issued tho following pro clamation for tho usual observance of Arbor day in Nobraska: By legislative enactment, the 22nd day of April of each year is designated as a holiday to bo known as Arbor day. In conformity with this provision I would earnestly recommend to all citi zens of tho stato that Wednesday, April 22, 1890, bo devoted to tho plant ing of trees, shrubs and vines on tho highways, public grounds and prlvato property, to tho end that tho landscape may bo rendered moro attractive, tho climate ameliorated and tho cultiva tion of timber for tho beneficial use, comfort nnd convenience of the present and future generations encouraged. No greater service to his stato can bo at this time performed by a Nebraska citizen than by devoting at least ono day of every year to tho planting nnd cultivation of trees upon the broad prairies and fertile valley lands. The observanco of a day especially dovoted to arboriculture which had its birth in Nebraska has now grown to be national in its character and it is to bo hoped that tho commendable spirit which prompted Nebraska to tako tho initiative In this salutary movement will ever continue to characterizo tho observance of the day. By common consent, tho cultivation of a sentiment favorable to tho plant ing in our stato has been entrusted to tho public schools, and nobly havo both teachers nnd scholars performed this important duty. In tho early history of our country, pioneers settled In tho forests and cleared away the timber in order to make room for fields of grain. Tho work of devastating the forests has gone steadily on for years, until thero is now urgent need for united efforts in all sections of tho country for tho planting of trees. Itis well and fitting that this necessity for treo preserva tion to take place of tree destruction be instilled in tho minds of tho youth, and to that end I would urgo tho im portance of a continuation of tho ap propriate exercises which havo hereto fore characterized this observanco of the day in tho public schools of tho state. In testimony whereof I havo hereun to subscribed my name and caused to be affixed the great seal of tho stato of Nebraska. JJono at Lincoln, tho capital of tho stato. this eighth day of April, in tho year of our Lord, ono thousand eight hundred and ninety-six, of tho stato tho thirtieth and of tho independence of the United States tho ono hundred and twentieth. Silas Holcomb, Governor. By tho governor: J. A. Pirr.n, Secretary of State. CORBETT ARRESTED. 0. Tho Dis appropriation recommitted Kmbezzled Money Lost on Wheat. Macon, Mo., April 13. Vice Presi dent Ilayner of the First National bank has returned from Chicago with out recovering any of the money mis used by ex-Collector Harvey Gray in options on wheat. Gray stated that $3,000 was duo to him, but tho option dealers said that he had nothing to his credit, as ho had bought wheat and lost. The dealers will be sued. Waller Arrives In New York. New Yoiik, April 13. John L. Waller, late United States consul at Tamatlve, Madagascar, arrived to-day from Southampton. He stated to a reporter at quarantine that he was released from prison In Frnnco Febru ary 20, exactly eleven months from the time lie was sentenced at Mada gascar. He declined to discuss his case at length, but said that ho felt contidcnt of the of his actions.' The House Cuts Off All Private Charities. Washington, April rict of Columbia bill which was to tho committee by tlio House because of tho aid carried by it to charitable institutions was to-day considered by that committee and re modeled so far as it applied to prlvato institutions, all of the Items for pri vate and semi-private institutions which had heretofore depended large ly upon tho government for support being stricken out and a lump sum of 604,700, equal to tho total of the va rious items added for the relief and care of the poor and such charitable and reformatory work as havo hereto- lore been provided for Dy direct ap propriations, to bo expended by tho district commissioners, either under contract or by employing the public institutions of the district. Contracts are limited to June 30, 1807, and tho commissioners are required to render an account of their disbursements and iVT rho Charge Is Giving a Boxing Contest Contrary to Law. St. Louis, April 0. James J. Corbett and his sparring partner, Mike Con nolly, were arrested at Havlln's the ater nnd taken to the Four Courts, yesterday, chargcdwlth holding a box ing contest contrary to law. Before the curtain went up on tho second act Captain O'Malley called on the champion and informed him that there must bo no boxing. Jim said that he did not want to interfere with the law, but that boxing was in the show. It was decided to spar any way, and Captain O'Malley was spir ited away from the stage. Alderman Jim Cronin took him aside, aud whilo he was talking there was a skillful exhibition of the manly art on tho stage. After the show they wero arrested, but released on bonds of $200. Alder man Cronin was surety. Tho proceed ings were brought to mako a test caso of the boxing ordinance. LIVK STOCK ANU TltODCCE MARKETS strict limitations are placed upon th powers. The amendment ends with this clause: "That no part of tho money hero appropriated shall bo paid for tho purpose of maintaining or ultimate justification I ading, by payment for services or ex penses, or otherwise any ctiurcn or religious denomination, or any insti tution or society which is under sec tarian or ecclesiastic control." Against the Silk Hat. London. April 13. Lord Ronald Gower has written letters to tho nowspupors urging the Prince of Wales and the Duke of York to dis card the silk hat ns being "the ugliest and most unhealthy headgear of the ceuturv," adding that If the princes did so, our classes are Intensely snob bish, and would follow the fashion adopted bv a prince of tho blood. John I. Martin Sergeant-at-Artus. Chicago, April 13. John I. Martin of St. Louis will be sergeant-at-arms at the Democratic National conven tion. His selection was made this morning by Chairman Herrity and his committee of the Democratic Na tional committee. He Is a well known politician and very popular in St. Louis Democratic circles. SOLID FOR FREE SILVER. Far lirook a badly sprained ankle. ijhls state. Meadu Must Serve Ills Term. Toi'KKA. Kan., April 13. Tho Su preme court rendered a declsiou to day in the case of the State against Richard C. Meade, affirming the judg ment of the District court of Atchison county, which had senteuced him to a term of five years ut hard labor in tho penitentiary for embezzlement. lilt; Leather Dealers Assign. Boston, April 13. A. &. E. Lane, eather dealer, have assigned to Vico President Stearns ot the Shaw Na tional bank and C. S. Cobb, the liabil ities being estimated at 81,500,000. Every Missouri Convention Held So Has Declared for Free Coinage. Lebanon, Mo., April 9. Forty-six counties have elected delegates to tho Democratic State convention to bo held at Sednlia April 15, for the elec tion of delegates to the national con vention. Every county, so far, has elected solid silver delegations and declared in positive terms for the free coinage of stiver at the ratio of 10 to 1. More than two-thirds of the coun ties mentioned have instructed their delegates for a solid delegation of uncompromising silver men to tho Chicago convention, and instructed for Bland, Stone, Vest and Cockrell for delegates at large. IS ffl 38 14 10 8H 0 OK 7 10 (id 12 3 25 3 75 0 15 4 00 2 50 25 a i so 5(0 soo (ro su Kansas Cattlemen Win. TorKKA, Kan., April 15. The Su preme court this forenoon decided in favor of the cattlemen in the Missouri, Kansas and Texas cattle case, which involves tho act of tho Kansas legis lature for the protection of cuttle against contagious diseases. The case has beeu stubbornly fought from Its inception by railroads and cattlemen. Women Must Work on Itoads. Foirr Wohth, Texas, April 13 Tho Dallas county road law, enacted at the last session of the legislature, will shortly go Into effect. It provides "for the working of all convicts, female as well as male, on tho roads or on tho county farm. Heretofore women con victed in justices' courts havo been allowed to stay In tho county jail. Great Damage by Tire Bugs. Havana, April 13. The insurgents have burned the machinery houses of tho central plantations of Diana and Barbon, near Morallto, the approxi mate loss being 81,200,000. The insur gents have also burned 00,000 tons of cano on tho plantation of Santa Ger trades, belonging to Antonio Gonzales Mendoza. llliodc Island Is for Heed. Providence, R. I., April 13. The Republican State convention was held here yesterday for tho election ol delcgates-ut-large to the national con vention at St. Louis. Tho delegates are uninscructed, but are for Reed. A sound money platform was adopted. . .. . ,.. , A Negro Shoots Ills Wife Fatally. Bermuda Filibustered Arqultted, , ,r . T . ,, v, v . . a n , a,.. i t Linneus, Ma, April 0. Luke Alex- New Yoiik, April "--Afte being 'of Milan, followed his out eight minutes, the jury Jn the case runa!ay wffe to Brookfield yesterday against the Cubaus charged with be- nnd la!lt night, after her refusal to re ing concerned In tho Bermuda filibus-' turn with him, shot her three times, tering expedition, returned a verdict fatally wounding her, He was put in of not guilty. jail here before daylight this morning. Gt 3 25 500 (a, 3 25 3 50 3 60 3 CO 325 The Metric System for America. Washington, April 9. By a vote ot 1 19 to 117 the House to-day passed the bill to adopt the metric system of weights and measures in all depart ments of the government after July 2, 1800, and to make It the only legal eystem after January 1, 1001. Connecticut Methodists Against Women, New Haven, Conn., April 0. At yesterday's session of tho New York Eastern "conference the proposition that delegates to tho general confer ence may be men or women was lost by a vote of 36 to 140. The resnlt was greeted with applause. Quotations From New York, Chicago, St. Loult, Omnha and Elsewhere. OMAHA. Hutter Creamery separator., lluttcr Fair to good country, Kitgs Fresh Poultry Live hens, per 16 TurU'nvs l'er S Lemons Cholco Mcsslnas 2 75 Oranges IVr box SCO llonoy Fnncy white, per lb... 12 Applcs-Perbbl 3 80 bweut potatoes Good, per bbl 2 2.1 Potatoes 1'cr bu 20 lleuns Navy, hnnd-plcUed.bu 1 40 Cranberries Jcrsoys, pr.bbl... 4 5) lluy Upland, per ton 4 M) OninnH I'nrllll 35 Hroom Corn Green, per lb US 2l Hois Mixed packing 3 55 3 CO Hogs Heavy Weights 3 60 3 r5 Hooves Stockors and feeders. 2 00 3 75 Heof-Steers d ID 4 05 Hulls 2 25. 3 25 Milkers and springers 2 60 3 00 stnes 2 35 Culvcs. 2 00 oxen..... .... .... ............... t ru Cows 1 25 Heifers 2 60 Westerns.... 2 15 Sheep Lambs 2' 75 CHICAGO. Wheat-No. 2. spring ... 63 C3J4 Corn Porbu 29 30 Oats l'or bu 10 20 Pork 8 60 8 62tf Lard 4 60 4 TO Cattle Feeding Steers 3 15 3 75 Hogs Averages 3 00 3 t5 i-lieop I.ambs 25 4 75 bheep Westerns 3 60 3 fc5 NEW YOUK. Whcnb-Xo. ?, red winter TO orn No. 2. 38 OatR-No.2, 25 l'ork , ' " mbiu Lurd- 5 30 6 00 ST. LOUIS. Wheat No. 2 red, cash 69 Corn l'or bu 2? Oats Per bu 19 Hogs Mixed packing 3 52 Cattlo Nutlve steers - 3 25 Sheep Westerns ,. 3 40 Lambs. 3 T3 KANSAS CITY. Wheat No. 2 hard.. 02 Corn No. 2.. ....... ,.i... ........ 23 Outs No. 2 Ill C'uttl Mockers nnd feeders.. 2 75 Hog Mixed Packers 3 40 bheep Muttons 2 00 mi, l'7J 19. 3 70. 4 20 3 K) 4 75 G2 23!f to ley. 3 N) 3 65 3C5 Ills Moonshine Distilleries Destroyed. Little Rock, Arlc, April 0. Deputy Rovenue Collector Flavo Carpenter re turned yesterday from a raid on the moonshine distilleries of Searcy county. His posse captured two o tho largest wildcat concerns ever found in this state. Both were in full running order, one of them havlnp 600 gallons of liquor, with ample material for several hundred gallons more. The operators of both escaped. Ono of the stills was four miles from any habitation and so situated that one man could have defended it against, twenty-five men. A d i o a&jBJtgy""