Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, November 02, 1899, Image 2

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KITTY'S HUSBAND
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CHAPTER X.
A beautiful r/onmn , about whoso
beauty tlicro could not bo two opln-
lone if goodly 'liolght , yet BO full of
grace that film ' .van rnroly described uf )
tall with a certain- gentle HlatolliiPin
that no words can quite describe with
a bond well ijoluod , gray eyes that had
more tondcnlrsH , more passion In their
depths than any other eyes I had ever
Keen , mobllojlns , as pxprenslvc an the
eyes , a face a perfect oval , clearly , deli
cately cht , bright , bro'wfiVayy'hdlr ' ' ,
growing gracefully around a perfect
brow the moat beautiful woman I hud
over Been , over drcaint * of Madaino
Arriaud.
She had the gracious v/ays which a
beautiful woman learns by the time
nho Is thirty years of age. If thirty
years had taken the llrst soft , peach-
Ilko bloom from her complexion , that
wan but a small losii. . With her queen
ly v/ays , her slow yet radiant smile.
fiho was fur more clwrnilng than any
more girl could be. In her presence ,
oven Meg's ' prettlness scorned Inex
pressive. 1 , who bad scarcely any
claim to prcttlncss , was overwhelmed
with a sense of my own Insignificance.
Wo saw much of Madame Arnaud.
She came often , and she generally
came In the evening when John was at
home. Ostensibly , her calls were on
mo ; but , when uhb left the drawing-
room , John accompanying her npros. <
< ho IHtlo hall , she fell at once Into a
Boftor , moro familiar tone ; sometimes ,
half an hour after nhe had bidden
Boodnfglit to me , nho was still talking
In a subdued , confidential voice to
John In the hall or In bis study ; and
now and then John would go with her
the nhort distance that Jay between
our houses , and If the evening waa
quiet I could catch the sound of their
footstppa as they passed and repasscd
irp iad down the pavement , until at
I poked my lire obediently. The
merry blaze shot up and dispersed th"
Klindows. The firelight waa so prrtly
that tlio lamp , which the maid at Hint
moment brought In , was banished by
Meg to I ho piano In the corner. The
littln af let noon tea table wan wheeled
bofoio the lire , and Meg drew her chair
opposite to mine and sank back In It
with a High of luxurious content.
"One question , Kitty , " she said.
"Will John come In ? "
" 1 think not not yet. "
"Then I'm happy , " she replied ; "I
breathe frocly. Now confess , Kitty
I'll never toll a soul don't you fool n
sense of relief when John goes out ? "
"iNo , I don't. "
"Kitty , you're snappish. Your tem
per was never nice and It's getting
worne. "
I laughed and began to pour out the
tea. Meg leant back hi her chair and
looked critically at her blue cup , and
stirred her tea slowly with the quaint
llttlo apostle's spoon , then removed the
spoon to examine It ,
"I like your silver and your china.
Kitty. The i sight of your silver and
china would almost persuade me to
marry , If anyone- would marry mo. But
the night of you and John counteracts
the nish desire. "
"How do John and I look ? "
"Look at yourself In the glass , dear ;
the glass will speak for one. And John
looks worso. Lo ) you kcop him on cold
mutton chops , Kitty ? Nothing but an
unvarying diet of mutton chops could
account for bis profound gloom. "
"John's not gloomy you Imagine
that , " I declared , with a llttlo sharp
catch In my breath oven as I made the
decisive assertion.
"And you're not gloomy ? " ques
tioned Meg , stirring her tea , and put
ting out her neatly-shod little feet to
the welcome blaze. "Is bo a tyrant ,
"DID YOU NOT KNOW SHE HAD BEEN EXGACSED TO JOHN ? "
last she jvcnt Indoors , and John ro-
'
'lurned 'Htonc.- . .
. A mo th'went by a chill , gray Octo
ber , with , raw mornings arid , misty
evenings and rare glimpses of. palo
wintry sunshine. I grow more than
one- ' month older In those four long
weeks. I scarcely know what troubled
iho ; I tried to put tbo thought ot the
trouble away 1 shrank , fr.om facjng It.
John asked mo sonioflinos if I was
happy ; 'I always assured him J'Yes ; "
and parhaps the assurance was more
eager than spontaneous , for bo would
look at mo gently and turn away with
n'little sigh.
Ho was always gcntio. I wished im
patiently sometimes that ho would bo
loss palieut , loss good , loss kind. Were
ijjon so Invariably patient with wives
they wore sure they loved ? Again und
again 'his sister's Wdrds catnu back tome
mo "You loved her because you
Wished to love her. IB such lovb trust
worthy ? Will it wear a lifetime ? Hus-
bjuul it witji alj your , energy ! " The
Vyords seemed to echo in my brain ; I
could nflt. s/rjvo / as I would , nut them
sway from me.
wlt was a misty , chilly afternoon to
ward the end of October. Meg had run
m to see me. She was full of life and
Spirits } ' slie laughed at mo because I
was sitting In the twilight ; she kissed
iho and rung the bell for the lamp and
tea ; then she kissed mo again and
bade mo tell her I Was glad to'see her ,
When I assured her of my gladness slip
put her bands upon my shoulders and
onook mo a * little , because my assur
ance , she said , was too lukewarm
then , repenting , she kissed mo again
.because she bad shaken mo. - > t
"Kitty , my dear , whenever I .see you
I say to myself , 'Don't marry , ' " she
Bald , divesting herself of hor4rlm , } | t-
tlo Beulakln Jacket , and looking rount
for the most softly-cushioned chair
Poke your tire , Kitty ; lot us have a
B tt ff\
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Kitty ? Docs he smllp deceitfully be
fore the World , and 'then In private
'beat you ? ' *
"Have some moro tea , Meg , and
don't bo a goose. "
"Thank you , Kitty. Turn the handle
of the teapot this way , dear , and lot
mo help myself don't be such an ofll-
clous hostess. Do you know the first
law in the cede of a hostess' duties ?
Cultivate an air of
reposo. When your
guest , politely asks you , 'Docs your hus
band. beaC you ? ' don't dash at her jwlth
"Have , some more tea. Take another
piepo of sugar. ' Your guest will natur
ally conclude that your husband docs
beat you. "
"Sho would need to bo an Imagina
tive guest , " I returned , laughing. "I
cannot Imagine John's bplng anything
but very good to me1 ; '
"Don't ' you find it dull , dear , ? " asked
Meg , with a retlectlv'o air. "I'couldn't
possibly love a man whom-'l couldn't
imagine being anything but good to
me. Tastes differ ! Talking of tastes ,
kitty , my dear , I Hko cream , not milk ,
in my toa. Don't be economical so
early In life , It's u vice that grows , Be
hold mamma ! I think mamma grows
worse than over ; father promised to
take tickets for the Jlaymarkct next
week and we had such a fuss about It.
It seenis , Kitty , that , the expenses of
your very quiet woddlng wore quite
ruinous ; wo mustn't dream of the ex-
travuganco of the theater for a year to
como. pf coUrse , , father ylqlded ; sol
ran In to see John this "morning as I
passed the offlco ; 1 thought I might
drop a hint that you were pining for
the theater and pining to take mo with
you. So I strolled ostensibly to ask
John if I might tlb my shoelace and
If a blackspook badnot ' ) dropped upoi
my.pljvek. " : , -i
"Meg , what a cheat you are ! I shall
tell John. "
"Do , dear. Well , we're going. Mail-
nmn Arnaud had or will take a box
and she invites us all , "
C'HAI'TEIl XT.
The firelight was very bright. )
leant back In my chair to escape from
It , My heart had suddenly turned
cold ; I waited for a moment , then
asked a question very quietly.
"Was Madame Arnaud there at the
off.re , Meg ? "
Meg hesitated for n moment. Sh
put down her nip , folded her hands In
her lap.'and looked closely at me.
"Kitty , for goodness' milcc , bo a ra
tlonal being ! " she exclaimed. "If you
bad meant to be Joaloim of. Madann
Arnaud , yon should have been Jealoiu
bofoio you married John , and not have
married him. For goodness' Bake ,
don't bn Juulour at this late date. "
"I'm not Jealous , " 1 icpllcd , In a dull
yet protesting tone. "Why should 1
bo ? "
For many minutes wo sat In silence
the clock on the llttlo chlmncy-plccc
ticking audibly In the stillness of tie |
room. Then II was I who broke the
ellcnce. I spoke with sudden passion ,
yet In a low , slow , deliberate tone.
1 "I wish I had never married John , "
I said. ' "I wish It every day , Meg. 1
have spoilt his life. 1 Imvo made him
wretched. "
"Kitty ! "
Aim * \vna na Knrlnnei nn\v ns T. Khn
came round to whore I sat , and seated
herself on the elbow of my chair. 1
put my head against her shoulder and
sat In silence , looking perfectly hope
lessly before me.
"Ho loved her , " I said at last , still
speaking In a quiet tone , still looklns
before mo Into the glowing lire. "Some
one should luivo told mo ! No one told
me ; I did not know I did not know ! "
"And I did not know It until after
wards , " said Meg gently. "I had beard
of her , but I had only heard half the
story. I heard It again the other day
more fully. "
"Toll mo. "
"But John has told you. " >
"No. "
"How strange ! It's a long story ; 1
scarcely know where to begin. Ton ot
eleven yours ago Madame Arnaud she
was Lucia St. John then was an
actress , a singer but you know that. "
"I know nothing. "
"Sho sang In opera ; they said she
was the coming prlniu donna. She
sang for two seasons ; then her voice
failed her. "
"Qo on , Meg. "
"She had been engaged to John-
bow strange It Is , Kitty , that I should
know this and not you ! did you know
she had been engaged to John ? "
"No. "
"John ought to have told you , ]
think. Well , she had been making a
big Income , and the Income dwindled
down to nothing suddenly , and Jobc
was poor. Ho was very poor , you
know , in those days ; he waa only a
solicitor with a precarious sort oi
practice , with n reputation yet to be
made. Then he was struggling to pay
off his father's debt ho was poor
hopelessly. She had raado him promise
tbnt , . nfte.il JJielr marriage , she should
not give up her career she was to be
allowed to go on singing. She had
been'singing In Paris ; she was coming
homo. It was midwinter , and she and
Miss Mortlmdr ; Who was always wltli
her , dhose to remain on deck when
sensible people would have been sleep
ing in their cabins. She took cold
When she got well again her voice was
gone gone as far as her profession
was concerned. That's her story. "
"But not all. Go on. "
( To be continued. )
AVm Helmut After tlio riood.
It Is claimed for a building near St.
Albans , England , that Itla , the oldest
Inhabitatcd house in that country. A
part of it , at any. rate , is more than
l.OflO vnars rilil. This la Mm fr.n.ioti. . . .
which was built by King Offa. The
structure was originally used as a flsb-
Ing lodge by the monks of the abbey
of St. Albans. of which monastery It
formed a part. It was situated on the
bank of nn Immense fish pond near St.
Albans , belonging to the royal palace
of Klngsbury , of which llttlo but tbo
name now remains. The present build
ing resting upon these ancient founda
tions waa probably erected during tha
fifteenth century. It has possessed sev
eral names , and Is at present known 03
the "Fighting Cocks. " There Is a
wooden tablet on the front wall set
ting forth that It la "The oldest in-
( ablted house.lu England. " But this ,
though enough to satisfy any reason
able being , Is feeble when compared
With a former sign which ran : "The
Old Round House : Rebuilt after the
flood. "
Triumph of Iteullsin.
Brusbo "I suppose you have hoard
the old story of the artist who
painted grapes so natural that the
birds caino and pecked at thorn. " Penn
"That's nothing , . A friend of mine
painted a'tramp sp true to life that he
couldn't get rid of It. People wouldn't
have the'thing In their" houses. " New
York Journal.
No Cause for Worry.
Mrs. Hennossy Shure. Patsy , dar-
llnt , Its afraid 01 am that Ot'll over-
slape mcsclf In th' marnln' an' be too
late for early mass. Honneasy Don't
worry a' tall , a' tall , Mary Ann. Av
ye folnd yourself overslapln' Jos' tec ]
mo an' Ol'll wake yo ut wanst. Ohio
St to Jqiinwl. , , , „ . , ,
Hotrocre loiu , , \ .
How much o\djr \ , . ,1s. your
sister ihan yoif , Johnny ? Johnny- !
duuno. Miuul Ubctl to bo ,25 years ,
then she waa 20 , and now she ain't
only. 18. We'll soon be twins.
. ' ' > . " - ' 'l
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'vs. : I's ' 43 ! , t
GIIISWS SOFT SNAP
Eenroblight Thrown Upon Some of tbo
Oil Inspector's Uettictb ,
BUCDS BOTH PUBLIC AND STATc
Rlinvv IIoto In
< o Mo In Tliruo DlfTcrrnt
ut the H.ititQ Tltno A I'nundo
Kofoi-iiKT Who U In Hail Itomlo.
According to the olllcial records of
tbo reformers , saya a Lincoln corrcj j !
spondent of the Onmlm Bee , who have '
held otllcc In the state houuc during i
tlio past few yours one of the moat j i
startling cases of misappropriation of | !
state funds during the popocratlc od- i .
ministration was in the ollice of tbo i
state oil Inspector. This office was ac- I '
knowldogcd by the populists to be the
biggest snap in the slate house and
when It Is fully realized that In a little
over two years' time J. II. Edmlsten ,
the Holcomb appointee , was allowed
to draw from the state treasury as
expense money enough to pay bis fare
four time around the world and still
have left a balance of about ? 200 for
incidentals , their acknowledgment will
not be doubted.
Tim records In Mm nfUnn nf t.hn state
oil Inspector show that an appalling
slate of affairs existed there during the
term of J. H. Edmlsten under the Hol-
omb administration. On numerous
occasions nls monthly vouchers called
for over ? MO and for thn month of
May , 1807 , his claim amounted to $413.-
fil. All of these claims were approved
by the governor and allowed by the
auditor without Investigation. In fact ,
there aparently was no check upon
tbo "reform" oil Inspector. During Ed-
mlslcn's term of ofllce warrants wore
Iruv/n in bis name amounting to ? S-
227.05. Deducting from ibl.H amount
the salary allowed by law mid a balance -
anco of | : t , 194.93 remains for expenses.
These figures are all taken from the
record made oy Edmlsten himself and
arc still further substantiated by the
vouchers on tile in the auditor's ofilce.
The smallest amount drawn from the
treasury by Kdmlstcn for a single
month was ? 217.23 and bis salary for
the same month was 'jlGG.GG.
It Is because of these unwarranted
drafts on tl c treasury while acting
the pseudo role of a reformer that Ed
mlsten is now In bad repute with the
nore conservative and conscientious
element of the populist party. It is
enerally known that he rode on pass
es and charged the state for each trip ,
nade either in the discharge of bis
lutiea as oil inspector or in bis own
H'ivate Interests. Such methods are
approved i y a majority of the popo-
ratlc officeholders nt the state bouse ,
nit there Is nevertheless considerable
riliclsm beard from tbo few who
wanted to see the populist machinery
ilaced In the bands of _ a moro worthy
nan. As chairman o'H the populist
central committee Mr. Edmlsten has
surrounded himself by men who coun-
enanco such methods , most of whom
eceived good salaries from the state
while they are attending to the work
of the committee.
The monthly report of Edmistcn ,
filed with the state auditor , shows that
largo proportion of the trips charged
0 the state were to and from Dawson
county , where ho holds a quarter of
1 section of school land upon which
he lease money due the state has not
been paid for four or five years. There
are other Instances where Edmlsten
charged to the state expenses of a
rip to Omaha and return , going from
he state metropolis to Dawson county
nstead of inspecting oil at that place ,
la shown by his reports.
The following Is u portion of Chair
man Edmlsten's expense account lor
the month of May , 1897 , as copied
rom the statement In his own hand
writing , now on flic In the auditor's
ofllce :
May 2. Pemler and return , fare $ S.37
May 8 , Cliapiiell mid return 21 31
May ! ) . Oirmha and return ; t,30
May 12 , liciitrlco und return ; ! . !
May l.'i , Orleans ami return 18.20
Muy 17. Omaha and return 3.u
Total railroad fare $ li.1
This amount was drawn by Edmls
ten for the single month as railroad
'are ' alone and in addition to his sal
ary , which was $2,000 per year. It is
not a very large amount , but it is
noticeable by comparing the statement
with his report of oil Inspection that
be drew from the state $24.21 for rail
road fare to Chappoll and return on
May 8 , while on the same day he was
In Omaha and Beaver City inspecting
oil. He even reported the Inspection
of 205 barrels of oil at Beaver Cily
and 117 barrels In Omaha. This , of
course , Is taken from bis report , which
dees not explain how he managed to
bo in the three places on the same day.
Tbo .expense account Includes n charge
of ? S,37 for a trip to Pender and re
turn of May 2. The report of oil In
spection for 'the ' same 'month shows
that on that day he Inspected 117 bar
rels of oil at Grand Island and IIS
barrels In Lincoln. It would also bo
Interesting to know why Mr. Edmls-
taa drew railroad fare for round trips
to Pendor and Chappell and also for
Iho trips mentioned in the , following
report of oil Inspection for the same
month , the dates being given In the
order written by Mr. Edmlsten : ,
Harrcl Inspectoi
May IS Lincoln I..t ' . . ; CO !
May 22 York ' 117
Muy 10 Pawnee 132
M.iyi2lTrT euinncli ; . . . IIS
Muyari-CSruMcl Island 117
May 28 Omaha SS
Muy 26 Lincoln 117
May 27 Nebr.isku t'lty S7
Muy 27 NoltruHkii City ! . " >
May 27 Ueutrli'G Ill
May 28 Kails City SS
May -.Uuvlcl City US
May 2-ar.uul Island 117
May 2-Llncoln 118
May S Heaver City 2rtJ
Muy J5 Kails City S7
May S-Omalm , . . 117
The testimony given before the senate -
ate Investigating committee concern-
lug Edmlsten's connection with the
Infamous attempt to count In two ex
tra Judges of the supreme court Is still
fresh In the publlc'fl mind , Considering
all of these facts , U Is not surprising
that , ' .some .members of the , populist
party' refuse lp fall ( n with the ma
chine and do 'Edmlsten's b'ladln'g.
Nothing gives the successful man
more pleasure than criticising the
mothoda of another who failed.
It " HI > J
OBJECTS TO BEING SWALLOWED.
_ _
Mrinlirr of IVoplu'M 1'arly Niitlonul Com-
tnlttoo AdilriMir * I'opulUU.
As n result of the attempt of the
Nebraska democrats to swallow the
people's paity considerable dlssatlc-
factlon exists among the popullsta ,
sayn tlio Omaha Boo. The following
address from D. Clem Dcavor , member
of the national committee , has bosn
issued :
"OMAHA , Neb. , Oct. 21. To Pro-
pi" s Party Voters : An n member of
the national committee of the people's
parly I consider It my sacred duty to
keep the voters of the party informed
regarding matters that vitally concern
Its future. 1 have known tor some
tlni" that i > conspiracy bus been
hatched In this state to destroy the
independence of the people's party and
now have the absolute proofs.
"I left the republican party because
nf its odious machine methods and
helped to oiganlxc the people's Irnle-
pcndoiit party. The republican ma-
chlnc In Its palmiest days did not at
tempt to equal the democratic machine
In Nebraska -today. M. C. Harrington
is the first democratic leader to pub-
ncly admit what their more subtle
leauors have been whispering for some
time. In a letter to the chairman
of the Sixth district democratic com
mittee lur. Harrington says In part :
" 'The future of democracy depends
largely upon the number we can draw
from populist sources. There Is only
one more year to wait and itision win
be all over. There will bo but two
parties and the leaders of the demo
cratic party now will bo the recognised
leaders then. '
"With this declaration before us ,
populists must decide , each for him
self , whether they arc willing to bo
delivered and merged Into the demo
cratic party a party of corruption and
stupid opposition to what is. In the
west' , and especially in Nebraska , the
democratic party Is hanging like a
leech to tlio people's party. In the
south It spurns and suppresses our
cause. We all know that In the south
Its supremacy Is duo solely to the sup
pression of a free ballot.
One year ago the democratic Tam
many bosses Intimidated and scared
our present governor , tiicii a candidate ,
Into Joining in an unholy alliance with
them whereby be agreed to let them
name all persons , populsis as well as
democrats , who' should receive favor
from his bands. When this was told
to me one year ago. I did not believe
it , but now 1 am satisfied it is true.
Not content with selecting populist
oYllcebolders , the corrupt democratic
machine of tins state wholly and abso
lutely dictated the platform ot our last ,
state convention. I , myself , saw n
democrat in our last state convention
pass around among the delegates ,
make out the list for the plat
form committee , hand it to the chairman -
man of the convention , and tiie men
on tbo list were the men named. The
platform was rushed through by a sjs-
teni of gag rule that would have put
the old-time party machines to shame.
"I submit that this is not my idea
of an independent party , but it looks
much to me as the action of a de
pendent party. It is my opinion , and
I know it to be the opinion of many
delegates , that It should be the policy
of this government to" make the Pa
cific ocean an American lake , but not
one word wore we allowed to say on
the subject. Where arc the men who ,
with myself , helped to build this party
up und brought It to success ? Echo
answers where ? This young and great
party of ours must not bo saddled with
the odium that will bear down upon
the democratic party for the next gen
eration. It. must be freed from this
corrupting and demoralizing Influence.
"Under the Influence we have been
forced to keep a State Board of Trans
portation that costs the taxpayers
thousands of dollars annually ; a board
whicli we declared worse than useless
r promised the people to abolish.
The present state administration
elected on solemn pledges to protect
the Interests of organized labor has
violated every pledge made to union
labor ; has notoriously been a party to
beating down wages , helped to nullify
the Australian ballot law and stands
before working people today con
demned. The managements of our
state Institutions , with one exception ,
are today violating the plain provi
sions of law and our candidates are' '
forced Into the disgraceful position of
making a campaign against their hon
est opinions. The corrupt democratic
machine today is collecting money
supposedly for campaign purposes
which if disbursed as In the past will
bo used by them tor betting upon elec
tion returns after the campaign is over.
By its coalition with the democratic
party our party has been brought into
disrepute- many ways and we find
ourselves today making ti defensive
campaign , instead of an aggressive
campaign.
"It is my painful duty to sound the
alarm. The populist ship , which em
barked under most favorable auspices ,
laden wltfl a precious cargo of inde
pendent men , finds itself scuttled by
democratic pirates sailing under the
flag of retorm. These democratic buc
caneers lib longer conceal their wicked
design to loot the cargo and wreck the
ship. In this crisis It becomes the
sacred duty of every Independent who
holds principles above spoils to come
to the rescue. Respectfully ,
"D. CLEM DEAVEU ,
"Member People's Party National
Committee.
to IID Tholr Doalli.
Omaha Bee : The lion In the path of
sham reformers is general prosperity.
That Is tne factor and force most
feared by the mountebanks of the
three-ring circus , and all the specious
pleas and frantic appeals made by
them cannot offset it or Make tlio people
ple believe that it is their duty or in
terest to Ignore * .he changed conditions
and set their faces against the Indis
putable proof that republican policies
bring moro satisfactory results than
the visionary scheme of making people
rich by opening the mints to free coin-
age.
Any 1'ort In u Storm.
Washington Post : Having returned
from Kentucky , whore ho advised
against bolting the democratic ticket ,
Mr. Bryan Is now prepared to make a
tour of Nebraska with Bolter Altgeld
as his speaking mate. Mr. Bryan's
versatility Is remarkable.
IN aiNKKAij. :
Colonel Pando has boon elected proa- ,
Ident of JJra ll In succession to Senor
Alonzo.
acneral Lav/ton , In n recent interView -
View , declared himself a total ab
stain er.
The New Or.cans board of health re
ported one now case of yellow fever on
the 2Cth.
Reports of the Iloers * poor shooting *
do not agree wlt.i the long list of
officers hit.
A new steamship line between Cen
tral and South America uiid VVnshlpg-
ton is in progress.
Frank L. Henry , a well known bank
er , died suddenly at the Racquet club
of apoplexy , aged 40 ,
Dr. Nansen has settled down as a ,
Norwegian squire and sportsman and
is now a member of the great land
owning class.
Hon. Peter Mitchell , the lant of the
fathers of Canadian federation and a
former minister of marine and fisher
ies , > dlcd on the 25th.
At Jackson , Miss. , five new cases of
yellow fever arc reported by the board
of heath. There are several suspicious
cases of fever under observation.
A tabulation of the students in the
Harvard university shows that thin
year there are -l.OGT students attending
tbo branches of the university , an In
crease ct ao7 over last year.
General R. A. Alger , ex-sccrclary of
war , spent a day or two in New York
lat week. Ho is much Improved in
health , his complexion has lost Its
former pallor and Is again fresh and
ruddy.
The grave of President Tyler , In Hol
lywood cemetery , Richmond , Va , .
which has been unmarked for thirty-
seven years , is to have an appropriate
monument , the gift of the cemetery
officials.
Nineteen of tbo Insurance companies
doing business in Missouri have con
cluded to pay their flues under the
state anti-trust law. This may be
taken as an indication of the pros
perity of the Insurance business.
Interest In late heavy transactions
in United States leather stocks was In
creased , when the announcement was
made In Wall street that a block of
200,000 shares of tne common stock
bad been transferred to John D. Rocke
feller , Jr.
W. 13. Russell , a business man of
Chicnco. drownnd himself hv inmnlntr
into Lake Michigan from the steamer
City of Louisville , when it was twelve
miles out from Chicago , bound for St.
.loo , Mich. Russell had been In ill-
health for some time.
The agent of .7. D. Rockefeller in
Cleveland , Ohio , announced the gift
! I of Mr. Rockefeller to the park board
I of $225,000 to construct arches and
roadways under the Lake Shore rail
way for the purpose of connecting
Gordon park with Rockefeller park.
The duke of Connaugbt , In his ef
forts to go out to fight the Boers , an
attempt which was frowned on by Gen
eral Sir Rodvers Bullers , got as far as
j having his royai mother , Victoria , ask
that he be sent. It was supposed that
this would be effective , but the general
simply replied. "Madame , you have
many gallant officers , but only three
sons ; keep them at home , " and the
duke has not yet started.
All rates which have been affected
as tbo result of the differential warfnro
between the Memphis and Burlington
lines will bo restored to their original
basis November 3. Aside from the
restoration of the rates between Om
aha and tlio Ohio river and Memphis
respectively to 23 cents and 27 conta
per 100 pounds , rates to southwestern
and Texas points , which were lowered
by reason of a combination of locals
based on the low tariff to Memphis ,
will resume their normal position.
Cuban opinion Is against the procla
mation of the flvll governor of Ha
vana , General Riviera , prohibiting
cock lights , i lie proclamation Is also
considered as in the nature of a protest
against the failure of Governor Brooke
to prohibit cock fighting at the time
when be prohibited "bull fighting. A
man to whom General Riviera had re
fused a permit for cock lighting has
written to La Lucha to say that cock
fighting Is particularly popular among
tbo Cubans and that if General Rl-
vlera will r.oi allow it , he intends to
appeal to the governor general.
LIVE STOCK AND PRODUCE.
Umnhu , Clilcngo anil Now York JHnrkct
Oi otiitlons.
OMAHA.
Butter Creamery , bepar.itor.J 22 < Jj > 23
Uutter Choice funcy country Hi $ j > 17
KEKS Fresh , per iloz 13 ( if IS JL.
Chickens , live , per pound 7 @ 7V4 .
I'lffeoiis Live , per doz 73 6 > 80
Lemons Per box 5.UJ ifti.OJ
OrariKus -1.50 fau.03
Apples Cholco shipping stock 3.00 8/3.2.1
Criin berries Cnpe Cod li.25 < H:5.5 : < )
Honey 1'cr section ca.se 3.00 Si3.50
Onions Per bushel BO & CO
Celery-Per dor 20 6 | ) 3" >
Hcans Handplrked navy . . . . 1.2.1 , WLGO
Potatoes Per biifhel ( now ) . . 20 < ii > 3)
Sweet Potatoes Per hbl 1.73 ( if2.1X1
Hay t'pland , per Ion 0. 00
SOUTH OMAHA.
Jlosrs Choice Unlit 4. in < ? ? L20
HOKS Heavy weights I. 10 wi.13
Ueef Stet-ra I. 7.1 ( J/5.70
Hulls 2. 4(1 W3.10
titans , . ! , 0)
Calves 3. 30
atocU cows and heifers 2. 30
COWH 2 40 Sfl.23
Heifer * 2 73 T/z.ai
StooUer.s > niul feedeis U ,00 , r .oo
Westerns 3 ,2.r. , < S4.0J
Hlwep Lumbs 4 , SO @ 3.oa
Western grass wethers 3 C3 J'3.80 '
UUICACIO. C3C9
Wheat-No. 2 * prlau C9 & 71
Corn Per bushel 32 33'i
Oats Per bushel 2J ftlZlVt ,
Barley No. 2 : i9 fit 41
Kyn No. 2 , . . * 1 fil 051/4
Timothy'Sued Per bysheL. . . 2 , ,20 < tfi.2.ri
Pork IVr ewt 7 , .85 © 7.90
Lard Per 100 pounls fi , .20 4TC.22
C.ittle Western fed steers. . . . 1 . .20.y < TW.73
Cttltle fltoekers mid feeders. H , .00 4.80
Hogs Mixed 4 , ,10 rii.a-
Sheei > Hungers 4 , ,13 ( tN.zn
Sheep Western lambs 4 , W3.23
NUW YOHK MATtlvK
Whet No. 2 , led winter
Corn No. 2 . ' . . . . . ' .
Oats-No. 2
Pork 10 It 11.73
Lard 0 0 G.25
KANSAS CITY.
Wheat No. 2 HprlnK Kt
Corn-No. 2 M , .
Outs-No. 2 ; ' *
Sheep Muttons 3.or M 90
HORS Mixed 4.07 15
Cattle Stockers and feeders. , 3.25