CDSTER COUffl REPUBLICAN
1) . M , ABISIIKUUT , , Vil > ll lier.
BBOKEN BOW , NEIJU ;
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
Floods nro causing widespread dam-
ngo In Southern Germany and Austria
The northerly part of Zwickau Is inun
dated.
By an unanimous vote the Kansas
City board of trade adopted resolu
tions denouncing the procedure which
resulted in the conviction of Captain
Dreyfus.
Kay D. Embrce , n sheep man from
Komoror , Wyo. , In charge of a train
of sheep , was struck by the Union
Pacific fast mall at Paplllon , Nob. , and
Instantly killed.
The latest "double" of Admiral
Dcwoy to bo discovered is Henry T.
Simmons of Bloomlngton , Ind. The
likeness Is said by friends of the ad
miral to be really remarkable.
Advices from Kallsch , Russian Po-
laua , says thirty-two women and chil
dren wore crushed to death and many
Injured In a panic In a synagogue ,
caused by the upsetting of a lamp.
Whatever may have happened to the
corn and small grain through hot
winds and not enough rain or too much
rain , the sugar beets are all right In
Nebraska , so the Elkhorn reports.
Richard Honeuk and Herman Hand-
bauson , who are charged with the
murder of their former schoolmate ,
Walter Kocllcr , wore held to the grand
Jury by a Chicago coroner's jury with
out ball.
Baron Watson , lord of appeal in
ordinary and former member of parlia
ment In the conservative interest of
the universities of Glasgow and Aber
deen , died recently , In his 71st year. '
The proposal to boycott the Paris
exhibition on account of the verdict
of the Ronnes court martial has met
with little or no support In Hungary ,
and the work of preparing the Hunga
rian exhibit will bo continued.
With the oxceptlon of n settlement
ns to the line of nmrqh for the land
parade , the preliminary arrangements
for the Dowcy reception ceremonies are
about complete In Now York City. The
line of march will be agreed upon nt
once.
The 'American Jewish Year ' Book ,
just Issued , estimates the Jewish popu
lation of the United States at 1,043,800.
Now Yorlc has 400,000 ; Illinois , 95,000 ;
Pennsylvania , 95,000 ; Ohio , 50,000 ; Cal
ifornia , 35,000 , Maryland , 35,000 ; Mis
souri , 35,000.
Imports of wheat Into Liverpool for
the week : From Atlantic ports , 83-
300 quarters ; Pacific ports , none ; other
ports , 27,000 quarters. Imports of corn
Into Liverpool from Atlantic ports
during the week were 82,200 quartern.
At the offices of the United States
commission to the Paris Exposition
it was said that there has been no evi
denced that.oillce that any exhibitor
will withdraw from the exposition In
consequence of the verdict in the Drey
fus case.
At Flskedalo , Mass. , John King and
ills wlfo , an aged couple , wore killed
by their son. Peter , who was crazed
from liquor. The murderer also at
tempted to kill his brother. Thomas ,
but only Inflicted severe wounds. Peter
was arrested , .
Captain Leary , the governor general
of the Island 01 Quasi , has reported
his arrival at his post on the steamer
Yosemlto under date of Aug. 7. The
collier Brutus and the surveying ship
Hero arrived at the same Island Aug.
13 and Sept. 7 , respectively.
Private lotteis received at the papal
delegation In Washington speak of the
excellent health the pope has been enjoying -
joying of late , his vigorous appearance
and the Interest he takes In current af
fairs. These advices from the best
posted sources within the Vatican are
regarded as offsetting the frequently
repeated reports of the pope's decline.
The new Venezuela tariff which la
about to go Into effect may call for
an exorcise of the retaliatory clause of
the Dlngloy titrnt law. The United
States minister to Venezuela , Mr.
Loomls , is to make a careful study
of the now law with n view of determ
ining If Its effect is to discriminate
unfavorably agalnsc the United States.
Fifteen hundred members or tlio
Amalgamated Journeymen House *
painters' association went on a strike
In Puiladelphia In consequence of the
failure of the master painters to sign
the agreement presented them by the
association. The union demands an
eight hour work day at 35 cents an
hour , time an a half for extra work ,
and double time for Sunday.
The measure declaring free Importa
tion of coffee from Porto Rloc to Cuba
has caused a bad impression in tht >
city and province of Santiago. The
planters hold a meeting and after 11
prolonged discussion agreed to cable
Senor Do Quesada In Washington and
request him to present a protest to
President McKinley. They declare tha/
such a regulation will kill the Cuban
coffee Industry and leave thousands
penniless.
Martin Julian , manager and business
partner of Boo Fltzslmmons , said mere
was no doubt that the red-topped Anti
podean would bo seen in the ring
again. . Julian proudly proclaims that
ho has the four signatures that will In
sure a fight between Fltzsimmous and
the winner of the mooting October 23
between Sharkoy and Jeffries. After
considerable trouble Julian has secured
the signatures of Tom O'Rourko and
Tom Sharkoy on one paper , and these
of Billy Brady and Jim Jeffries on an
other.
The Chicago House Wrecking com
pany has purchased the buildings of
the Trans-Mississippi Exposition at
Omaha , and everything that remains
on the exposition grounds after Nov.
1 , when the Greater America Exposi
tion closes. The price paid was $50-
000.
000.Tho
The remains of Hon. James B. Eus-
tls , former ambassador to France , were
laid to rest In Cave Hill. Louisville ,
Ky. , beside his wife.
The Gould lines In Texas are rapidly
arranging to test business ground
with the Huntlngton system. They
propose to do this by paralleling the
latter lines as much as possible ,
-
m mm YIELD
Refuses to Qivo Up Indopondeuco to Great
"Britain ,
REGRETS WITHDRAWAL OLD TERMS
III rlrm Int nlplonmtld Term * Ho BlioxvH
1'urci ) Now lining 1'lHjrnil by .lolin
Hull ( lliiilly AccnplH Arbitration n *
JMeinn. of Holvliitf tlin 1'roltlcinn Con
fronting Until Niitlon * .
LONDON , Sept. 18. All the dis
patches from South Africa this morn
ing talk of the Imminence of hostilities
and the preparations for them. In Jo
hannesburg it seems to bo taken for
granted that the Orange- Free State
has approved President Kruger's note
and promised active assistance in tlio
event of war.
An official telegram posted at Volks-
rust says that the Transvaal , with the
assent of the Orange Free State , repu
diates British suzerainty and adheres
to the Hovon years' franchise.
At Capetown it Is reported that Mr.
Hoffmoycr , the Afrikander leader , sent
n communication to President Stein
of tlio Orange Free State , entreating
him to do his utmost to preserve peace ,
but that ho received In answer the
words , "Too late. "
All military men agree that It is
out of the question to begin liorftllo
operations before the middle of next
month , no rain having fallen and the
veldt being still bare.
It Is supposed that the next move
contemplated by the Transvaal is an
appeal to the powers , begging them
to recommend arbitration on the lines
of the conference- The Hague.
A dispatch from Clmrlcstown says
the wildest rumors are current there
and that great alarm is felt , owing
to 1119 unprotected state of the town ,
especially as Boer signaling Is plainly
visible on the adjacent mountains.
There was a serious disturbance in
the Market Square of Johannesburg
on Saturday afternoon. A meeting
culled by a labor agitator named Bain ,
to condemn British policy and to en
roll volunteers to fight for the Boers ,
led to serious fights with the police ,
lasting a couple of hours. Many per
sons wore injured , among them the
recently notorious Dr. Matthews , who
laid a chargcagalnst a mounted police
man. An Immense crowd , singing
'Rule Brlttnnlu , " ' 'accompanied ' him to
the police oflloo. . .
MILLER PILLSDURY IS DEAD.
Overwork anil IiiHiiniulunt Kxurcbto 1'ro-
tlurci Ili-iirt I'll 11 u re. '
MINNEAPOLIS , Sept. 18. Charles
A. PUlsbury , the well known miller ,
died In this city yesterday afternoon
at 5 o'clock. On account of poor health
Mr. Plllsbury went to Europe Decem
ber 1,1898 , and returned the middle of
Juno. While abroad ho consulted with
eminent physicians in London , Paris ,
Vienna and Berlin. When ho landed
In Now York ho was or the opinion
that his health was much Improved ,
but before leaving the metropolis'ho
consulted other doctors and since re
turning ho has been a patient of Dr.
Porter of Now York and Dr. W. A.
Jones of this city. The physicians
agreed ho Avas suffering from heart
trouble , caused by an enlargement of
the stomach and Insufficient physical
exorcise.
After reaching home ho gradually
Improved and seemed to be in n rail
way to totally recover his health. A
week ago ho took a trip to southern
Minnesota , but on his return ho suf
fered from nausea. Since his return
from his European trip he has been
devoting but about two hours a day
to business. Ho remained at homo
nearly all day Saturday. During Sat
urday night he complained of great
pain and physicians were summoned.
They remained with him through the
night and today until a short time
before Mr. PUlsbury died. He was
conscious to the end and talked to his
wlfo and friends who were in the room.
RUMORS OF SPECIAL SESSION.
tlmy ruritlHtiMitly I'roH * Thoiusolvos Upon
tint rnbllu ICur ,
WASHINGTON , Sept. 18. Notwlth-
Btandlng repeated denials , rumors of
an extra session of congress are per
sistently circulated. Public men who
are close to the president declare that
he has no thought of calling congress
together before the regular time for
its assembling on the first Monday in
December.
Mr , McKlnloy hopes that by the time
congress meets in regular session he
will bo enabled to announce some sub
stantial progress In the Philippine
campaign and hold out hopes of an
early settlement of affairs in these
Islands.
As General Otis will not have a
greatly increased force at his disposal
before the latter part of October , It Is
not expected that ho will bo able to
accomplish much In the way of sub
duing the Filipinos before the middle
of November. The president hopes ,
however , that by the first of December
ho will bo able to report to congress a
marked improvement in the situation.
Algrr Ntiiys Out of Unco.
CHICAGO , 111. , Sept. 18. A dispatch
to the Times-Herald from Detroit ,
Mich. , says : That General Russell A.
Algor has decided to withdraw from
the senatorial race there Is now no
doubt. Formal announcement of his
retirement , It Is predicted , will be
made this week , probably tomorrow.
Cuttlo Combine In Troublii.
AUSTIN , Tex. , Sept. 18. It Is re
ported that Promoter Charles Loving
may have some difficulty In securing
a permit to do business In Texas for
his $25,000,000 cattle syndicate , which
is incorporated in Now Jersey. It Is
well kho\vn that the state officers are
opposed tp the plan of Incorporation
in other states to do business In Texas.
The laws of Texas permit of the in
corporation of such companies as this ,
and state officials are Inclined to force
all corporations doing business In this
state to take out their charters hero.
TOM NEED RETURNS THANKS.
ixir | 'ftt'ft HIM Oriitltuilu for Honor * Con' '
furred Upon Him.
PORTLAND , Mo. , Sept. 18. The
Press will print tomorrow morning the
following :
"To the Republicans of the First
Maine District : While I nm naturally
reluctant to obtrude myself upon pub
lic attention , oven hero at home , I am
Hiiro no one would expect mo to leave
the First Maine district after BO long
a service without some words express
ing to you my appreciation of your
friendship and my gratitude for your
generous treatment. Words nlono are
Inadequate and I must appeal to your
memories. During three and twenty
yearn of political life , not always
peaceful , you have never questioned
a single public act of mine. Other
men have had to look nftor their dis
tricts. My district has looked after
me. This , In the place where I was
born , where you know my shortcom
ings as well as I do myself , gives mo
a right to bo proud of my relations
with you.
"No honors are over quite like those
which como from homo. It would not
bo just for mo to withhold my thanks
from these democrats who have BO
often given mo their votes. This
friendship I can acknowledge with all
propriety even In n letter to republi
cans , for both they and you know that
I have never trimmed a sail to catch
the passing breeze or over flown a
doubtful flag.
"Office , as 11 'ribbon to stick In your
coat , ' is worth nobody's consideration.
Office as opportunity Is worth all con
sideration. That opportunity yod have
given mo untrammeled In the fullest
and amplest measure and I return you
stncorust , thanks. If I have deserved
any praise it belongs of right to you.
"Whatever may happen 1 am sure
that the First Maine district will al
ways be true to the principles of lib
erty , self-government and the rights
of man.
"THOMAS B. REED.
SIX NEGROES ARE KILLED.
Wlilto Minors nt Ourturvlllo , 111. , mid
Non-Union Colored M u IJuttlo.
CARTERVlLLE , 111. , Sept. 18. Car-
torvlllo was the sc.eno of a bloody riot
about noon today , in which six
negroes were instantly killed and one
wounded unto death , while two others
received slight wounds.
Trouble has been hovering over
since the militia was recalled by Gov
ernor Tanner last Monday. The whlto
miners of this place have refused to
allow the negro miners to come Into
town , always meeting them and order
ing them back. Today , however , thir
teen negroes , all armed , marched into
town , going to the Illinois Central
depot , where they exchanged a few
words with the white miners there ,
when the negroes pulled their pistols
and opened flro on the whites , who at
once returned the flro , when a running
fight was kept up.
The negroes scattered , but were
closely followed by the whites , run
ning up the main street , while the re
mainder took down the railroad track.
Here the execution was done , all who
went through town escaping.
After the fight wa.s over six dead
bodies wore picked up and another
mortally wounded. They were 'taken
to the city hall , where the wounded
man was attended to and an inquest
held over the dead ones.
Mrs. ,1. C. Illiiclcburn Dion.
VERSAILLES , Ky. , Sept. 18. Mrs.
J. C. S. Blackburn , wife of the ex-sen-
utor , died hero tonight of heart dis
ease , aged GO. Mr. Blackburn left
home a few days ago , his wife's health
showing great Improvement. He was
on his way from the cast when Mrs.
Blackburn died. At her bedside were
all of her children except one daugh
ter , the wife of Colonel William P.
Hall , U. S. A. , who is ill In Washing ,
ton.
Curr Not u Ciiiiiliilnto.
WASHINGTON , D. C. , Sept. 18.
General Clark Carr of Galesburg , 111. ,
and formerly minister to Denmark , is
In Washington , and It Is rumored that
he would bo the successor of Interstate
Commerce Commissioner Calhoun , who
Intends to practice law in Chicago.
General Carr said , In response to an
Inquiry , that ho was not a candidate
for the position and that ho had heard
nothing to lead him to believe that
his name was under consideration.
l'H Coiinln.
WASHINGTON. D. C. , Sept. 18.
Prlnco David Kawananakoa , a cousin
of ex-Queen Lllluokalani of Hawaii ,
arrived in Washington today from
Honolulu. Ilia visit to Washington Is
purely personal and has no connection
with the politics of the island. Ho
will visit the ox-queen , who Is now
a resident of Washington , and will go
on to New York to the yacht races
early in October.
_ , Will Contlnui ) Strlko.
CLEVELAND , O. , Sept. 18. At n
meeting of the striking street railroad
men last night it was decided by n
unanimous vote to continue the strike.
Four hundred strikers were present
and speeches were made , In which vic
tory was predicted. The question was
decided by a rising vote , every maq
present standing up.
I'ltiiHloiiH for WrHttirn Vntornng ,
WASHINGTON , D. C. , Sept. 18. The
following western pensions have been
granted :
Issue of September 2 :
Nebraska : Increase Joseph D. Cross ,
Plainvlow , $6 to $8.
VumlerlilltH Will Wltlulruw.
NEW YORK , Sept. 18 , The will of
Cornelius Vanderbllt will not bo pro
bated nor its contents made pubuc
until young Alfred Vanderbllt , the
second son. can reach home. Ho Is
now In the mountains of Japan. This
decision was reached ted y by the
members of the family and their law
yers , at a conference in Senator De-
ppw's olllco. A cable message was
sent to him telling the young man to
return to New York with all possible
speed. What else was decided upon
at the conference was not divulged.
JOINT DEBATE IS OFF
Mr , Bryan Will Not Moot Oochrano in
Discussion ,
LARGE AUDIENCE COME TO HEAR ,
Mr. llrjriui Dlnclulintt tlin AMurtlon thai
Ho Would Follow the Now Yorker In
DoluitoUN Talk Will Ciitiio I.utor
Mr. Cockrim Vuys Uotniilliiiunt to
tlio NobrnNkiin ,
CHICAGO , Sept. 10. The exciting
joint debate looked for last night be
tween William J. Bryan and Bourkc
Cochranc on trust did not take place ,
Central Music hall was packed with
an eager audience , but the people pres
ent had to content themselves without
the oratory of the famous Nebraskan ,
who occupied a seat on the platform.
Mr. Bryan 'reached the hall early In the
evening. Ho went to a room upstairs ,
where ho was greeted by Chairman
Franklin Head , Congressman Galne
Ralph M. Easlcy and other members
of the program committee of the Civic
Federation.
Mr. Bryan declined to speak at the
night session with W. Bourke Coch-
rano , in accordance with the program
previously arranged , Mr. Bryan ex
plained that ho did not wish to let
the impression go out that ho was to
enter Into n debate with Mr. Cochrane.
For that reason ho said ho would not
speak ut the same session with Mr.
Cochrane. Mr. Cochrane was sent for
and ho and Mr. Bryan discussed the
situation. The committee withdrew
to allow the two orators to settle the
dispute. Mr. Bryan asserted that he
never said he would follow Mr.
Cochrano with an address on tiie
same evening. If the committee got
that Impression from the conversation
he had with them by telephone he said
they misunderstood him. Mr. Coclirano
wanted to talk at the same session
with the noted Nebraskun and olfercd
to flit a coin to determine who should
have the privilege of delivering the
closing address.
Then Mr. Cochrane agreed to appear
at any time the committee desired. The
program was changed , however , to
meet Mr. Bryan's wishes.
Mr. Bryan said ho was anxious to
address the conference , and repeated
that his only reason for changing the
program was to avoid any indication
of a public discussion with Mr. Coc -
ran. Mr. Bryan will speak at tomor
row's session. Though disappointed
In falling -to see such a spectacle as
Bryan and Cochran pitted against each
other , the audience nevertheless en
joyed a rare treat , as Mr. Cochran waa
nt his best , and his speech was punc
tuated with frequent and prolonged ap
plause.
When Mr. Bryan mode his oppear-
ance nt the entrance it was tha signal
for tumultuous cheering ; which lasted
until the Nebraskan had taken his
seat on the stand. Mr. Foulke of In
diana , who was In the middle of an
address when the outburst occurred ,
put the audience in goad humor by re
marking :
"I guess you came here tonight to
hear somebody else speak. " Mr. Foulke
was followed by Hon. Edward Rosewater -
water of Omaha , whose address re
ceived close attention. The chair then
introduced Hon. W. Bourke Cochran
of New York.
At the close of his speech the New
Yorker won the hearts of his listeners
by paying Mr. Bryan a few well chosen
compliments , which the democratic
leader blushlngly acknowledged. Mr.
Cochran likened Mr. Bryan to a mo
nopoly and claimed ho was a bigger
monopoly as the leader of the demo
cratic party than any financial corpo
ration in the world. Mr. Cochran spoke
for about two hours , and when he con
cluded cries for Mr. Bryan came from
nil over the house. Finally Mr. Bryan
arose and said that for the good of the
conference all partisan feeling shoiuu
be eliminated from the gathering , and
although he agreed with Mr. Cochran
in many of his arguments , It was
necessary that his side of the contro
versy should bo given tomorrow.
DREYf US WILL BE PARDONED.
Kvcrytlilntr nt Vronont I'oltit * to Unit IIH
Solution of tint Dlflleiilty.
LONDON , Sept. 16 M. De Blowltz.
the Paris correspondent of the Times ,
says :
"I learn that Captain Dreyfus will
shortly withdraw his petition for a
revision , which will leave the ground
clear for the government to take im
mediate stops to pardon him. This
pardon will not annul the civil and
military consequences of the verdict ,
and ho will no longer belong to tlm
army.
"There is nothing , however , to pre
vent him from applying to the court cf
cassation to quash the Rennes trial
whenever the now fact required by
law Is produced. When liberated ho
will settle In the south of France , as
the members of his family do not wlr.h
to expose him to such demonstrations
of sympathy abroad as might bo uocd
against him by his adversaries at
homo. "
The Paries correspondent of tlm
Dally News says : "The premier. M.
Wnldeck Rousseau , has promised de
finitely to propose o. pardon for Droy-
rus at next Tuesday's caulnet council "
Asltd Clemnnnj- for Dnniphoflor.
WASHINGTON , D. C. , Sept. 1C.
Senator Foster of Washington yester
day received n telegram from E. C.
Bellowes nt Vancouvor.'Wash. , saying
that Corporal Damphoffor , Company
B , Sixteenth Infantry , had been sen
tenced to bo shot to death at Manila.
The dispatch stated that Damphoffcr
was a resident of Vancouver and was
only 19 years of age. Senator Foster
was asked to assist In having the sen
tence mitigated. The senator will see
President McKinley today and ask
clemency for Damphoffer.
LINCOLN HAS A BAD FIRE.
Half n lllork In tliu Center of tlio Clt/
Lnvi-lril liy tlin FliuiiiM.
LINCOLN , Sept. 1C. The building
occupied by the Western Newspaper
Union , Jacob North and the Nebraska
Independent la on flro and will bo
totally dcHtroyed. This building was
built five years ago by the printing
firm of Pace , Williams & North. It
was estimated to be worth $50,000. It
Is occupied entirely by printing firms.
The stock , which Includes printing
machinery and paper , was entirely de
stroyed , no part being saved. Fire was
discovered In the building about 1:30 : ,
and within fifteen tnlnutes the entlro
building was encompassed by names.
The building has been owned exclu
sively for years by Jacob North , the
other two members having retired
from the firm recently after It was
built. The department store of II.
Herpolsholmer & Co. . north of the
building , and St. Paul's Methodist
church , east , are in danger. The fire
men have no control over the flames.
The stock In the North building was
estimated to be worth $100,000.
3 a. m. The Masonic Temple build
ing Is now in ruins , carrying with It
the property of the Masonic lodge , tno
Lincoln public library and the plant
of the Evening Post. The buildings
In the north half of the block are not
out of danger , but they may possibly
bo saved. The damage so far is esti
mated about as follows :
North building and stock , $150,000.
Methodist church , $25,000.
Masonic temple , Including contents ,
$150,000.
Webster block , $20,000.
Elite studio , $10,000.
This makes the total loss over $300-
000. It is Impossible to estimate the
Insurance.
It is thought that one fireman was
killed when the roof of the Masonic
temple foil.
KILLED IN A WRECK.
Tliroo Trainmen Jose Tliclr MVDH In n
Smimlmp Near l > ni-ilii Clty.iJ
NEBRASKA CITY , Neb. , Sept.'lG.
The first section of train No. 124 , a fast
freight on the Missouri Pacific road
that left here at 4:10 : yesterday after
noon , was completely wrecked ten
miles south of here an hour later. The
engineer , fireman and head brakeman
w re buried in the wreck and their
bodies were consumed In the conflagra *
tion that followed. The killed :
TOM GILLIAN , engineer.
MILLER ROUSE , fireman.
WILLIAM FOSTER , brakeman.
The wreck was caused by the burn
ing of a bridge one and one-half miles
east of Paul station. Although the
framework of the bridge was entirely
burned out , the rails and ties remained
In place and the train plunged In with
out the slightest intimation to the
engineer that anything was wrong.
The train was composed of thirty-
eight cars. Eighteen empty stock cars
and twelve cars of miscellaneous mer
chandise , anthracite coal , etc. , were
ditched , and together with the engine ,
reduced to a shapeless mass of wreck
age which caught fire from the burning
embers of the bridge and were entirely
consumed. A car of anthracite coal
went In last , which made the burning
wreckage a seething furnace.
Conductor Montgomery , who was In
the way car and uninjured , ran for
ward Immediately after the wreck
occurred and heard a cry from Engin
eer Gillian , who. was burled under the
wreck , but the fire was so hot that he
could do nothing toward extricating
him. Not a vcstlgo of the three train
men has been found.
SUPPLIES CHEAP IN MANILLA.
Commlsmiry Gum-nil SIIJ-H Critics Are
Uninformed.
WASHINGTON , D. C. , Sept. 16.
Commissary General Weston says the
soldier of the Colorado regiment who
has found so much to criticise at Ma
nila evidently was misinformed about
the exorbitant prices which were being
paid for supplies in the Philippines.
Sugar s bought about 40 per cent
cheaper than in the United States ; rlco
Is 50 per cent cheaper and a consider
able reduction is found in the prices
of beef purchased In Australia and the
prevailing prices in Chicago. The gov
ernment saves transportation on flieso
articles.
As to other articles which are a part
of the commissary stores bought by
the department and sold to the officers
and men at cost price , General Weston
says there Is no possibility of loss to
the government upon them. The com
missary department does not purchase
wines , except for the hospitals. These
are bought upon the recommendation
of the surgeons and the money for
them comes out of the 40 cents a day
allowed to each soldier in the hospital.
Illi ; Cattle Dnul.
KANSAS CITY , Mo. , Sept , 16.
George B. Loving , who Is promotng a
cattle deal that he says will amount
to $23,500,000 , was in the city yester
day on his way homo to Fort Worth ,
Tex. , from New York. Mr , Loving
said the capital for n company to buy
600,000 cattle and 12,000,000 acres of
ranch land In Texas , New Mexico and
Wyoming had been pledged after elgh <
weeks' work In New York.
No MIIHN Mvtttlng In Nuw York.
NEW YORK , Sept. 1C. There will
bo no mass meeting In this city to pro
test against the condemnation of
Dreyfus , Efforts were made to ar
range such a gathering , but the men
who were asked to take a leading part
declined to do so and expressed the
opinion that the movement was a mis
take. Consequently the promoters of
the affair decided to abandon the Idea
Given n Command.
WASHINGTON , Sept. 16. Rear Ad
miral Schloy Is to bo assigned to the
command of the South Atlantic squad
ron. The navy department has order
ed htm to hold himself in readiness ,
for sea , preliminary to formal orders
assigning him to command the South
Atlantic squadron.
In deciding upon this course Secre
tary Long , It Is understood , assumes
that Admiral Schley Is desirous of sea
duty , as expressed In his application to
the department some time ngo
IN niNiiiATji
Officials In Washington regard the
Venezuelan situation as critical.
A bust of ex-Speaker Reed Is being
executed in bronze for the Maine legis
lature.
The war department has chartered ,
the steamer Dublin , which will carry
550 animals to Manila.
General Miles has accepted an Invi
tation to net as marshal of the Dewey
parade at Washington , D. C.
In the past eighteen months Presi
dent McKinley has been the victim of.
camera fiends over three thousand ,
times ,
An Insane merchant of Berlin named
Herman Bordasch has been arrested
at a hotel in Lelpslb for threatening-
to kill the king of Saxony.
Mayor Buck of Portland , Me. , a gen
tleman 75 years of age , has just com
pleted the feat of walking to the sum
mit of Mount Washington , N. H. , and
back again.
The owner of Stonehenge , the old
Druid monument on Salisbury plain , ,
threatens to sell It to the highest bid
der unless the British government will
give him $625,000 for it.
The directors of the Mergenthaler
Linotype company has declared the
regular quarterly dividend of 2 per
cent and an extra dividend of 2 per
cent payable September 20.
Edward Bulwer Lytton Dickens , sou
of the novelist , has been appointed a
rabbit Inspector by the New South.
Wales government. He was formerly )
a member of the colonial parliament.
Experiments are about to begin in
Louisiana for the manufacture of paper
from refuse sugar cane. Paper made
from sugar cano should bo in great re
quest for the correspondence of sweet
hearts.
The house in which General Sherman ,
died in New York , has been sold by the
heirs for about $35,000. It is situated1
on West Sovcnty-flrst street , nnrt was
purchased by the general a year before
his death.
A platform car recently completed
at the Boston &f Maine railroad shops.
In Salem , Mass. , 1ms a carrying capacl-
ay of 100,000 pounds , 40,000 pounds
more than any other car on the road.
It Is thirty-two feet long.
The celebratlonsof Old Homo week la
New Hampshire towns were so suc
cessful this year , the flrst of Its ob
servance , that they are likely to be
repeated annually hereafter , though
the date may be changed.
Smallpox spread in Altoona , Pa. , and
the town board of health ordered the
killing of all dogs and cats in Infected
houses , that thex might not distribute
the germs of the disease. The bojli.es
of the animals were burned.
One of Pension Commissioner Evans'
critics recently accused that official of
having a "literary bureau. " Mr. Evans
replied emphatically : "Yes , I have ,
and It consists of every reputable
newspaper In the United States. "
The wooden belfry of famous Paneuil
hall , Boston , has been replaced by one
exactly similar of Iron , anil u is hope *
that the work of altering and strength
ening the historic building will uo
completed by the middle of September.
A hearing In the action at the state
of New York to recover $1,500,000 in
penalties from Armour & Co. , of Chicago
cage , for violating the anti-oleomar-
gurine laws , was to have been held In
Albany yesterday. It was adjourned
until September 20.
Theodore Tilton , who spends his time
between Paris and London , has lost
none of his aptness for repartee. The
other day a friend asked him when It
is a man begins to feel old. He replied
at once : "I'll tell you when. It Is
when he is a sophomore In college. "
Twenty-eight head of specially fed
Aberdeen-Angus cattle , 2-year-olds ,
raised In Indiana , near Terre Haute ,
by John McFall , sold in Chicago Sep
tember G at $6.85 , the highest price
paid for cattle there since Christmas ,
1892 , and the highest in September
Blnco 1884.
The peculiar disease from which the
czar Is said to be suffering Is known as
aphasia , and in plain English is using
one word when another Is meant. If
his majesty wants his hat and cant't
remember the word "hat" he asks for
something clset and ho is unable to
recollect the meaning of words when
ho reads them.
The report reaching Texas from
York that Charles B. Loving has made
his big cattle syndicate with $40,000,000
capital stock a success awakens much ,
interest in cattle circles , Inasmuch as
there is some opposition to the pro
posed syndicate among cattle men.
Those of Indian territory and Kansas ,
it is said , will join with the Texas cat
tle men In fighting Lovlnk's syndicate ,
making probable a temporary reduc
tion in the price of meet on the hoof.
LIVE STOCK AND PRODUCE.
Oiuului , Chicago anil Now York Alurkot
Quotations.
OMAHA.
Butter Creamery separator. 17 < S > 18
Butter-Choice fancy country 16 4f 18
Eggs Fresh , per doz ft 14
Chickens..Spring , per Ib : P 10
Pigeons Live , per doz 75 ( it SO
Lemons Per box 4 75 fj > 5 50
Cranberries Jersey , per bbl. 0 25 ( if 6 50
Apples per barrel a 0 ! ) rlt 2 25
Potatoes New , per bushel. . 20 < fl > 30
Sweet potatoes Per bbl 200 © 2 25
Hay Upland , per ton 500 & C 00
SOUTH OMAHA.
Hogs Choice light 4 25 ® 4 30
Hogs Heavy weights 4 17 1 1 25
licef steers 4 40 @ C 10
Bulls 3 oo 4 3 60
Stags 310 if 3 25
Calves , 4 00 ft G 25
Westerns 4 50 J 5 25
Cows 3 50 * f 3 55
Heifers 3 R5 S 4 00
Stockers and feeders 3 M W 4 15
Sheep Lambs 475 fi > 4 90
Sheep Feeder wethers 3 65 fit 3 80
CHICAGO.
Wheat No. 2 spring 67
Corn Per bushel 31
Barley No. 2 3
Oats Per bushel 22
Ilyo No , 2 M
Timothy seed , per bu 2 20
Pork Per cwt 720
Cattle Stockers and feeders 4 20
I-iiml 517
HangM-s 4 oo
Hogs Mixed 4 20
Sheep Lambs 4 75
Sheep Native wethers 4 35
NEW YORK MARKET.
Oats No. 2. . . , 2S &
Wheat No , 2 red 74
Cornt-No. 2 red. , , sou
KANSAS CITY.
Sheep Muttons 3 y ) > 3 90
Hogs Mixed 4 25 4 37
Cuttle Stockers and feeders 3 SO 475
