Nebraska Newspapers

    THE M'COOK TEIBUN ]
F. 1H. KXniniCl.il , PublUhcr.
MoCOOK , NEI
OVER THE STATE.
NEBRASKA XEH'S AXJ ) XOTES.
THE acreage of fall wheat sown thi
fall will bo very large.
As COLD weather approaches th
coal thief begins his operations her
and there.
TIIE North Platte roller mill i
forced to run twenty-four hours a da ;
to supply it patrons ,
JAMES R , GARFIELD of Mentor , O.
son of the martyred president , was ii
Omaha a few days ago.
DUCKS , quails , chickens , rabbits an <
other kinds of game are reported plen
tiful in the Platte bottoms.
THE members of the German Luth
eran church near Lyons contomplati
building a church next spring.
W. B. EUBANKS , a prominent citizoi
of Fairbury , was found dead in a bed a
the European hotel in St. Joseph , Mo
THEKE have been moro political gath
erings and larger ones this fall thai
ever before in the history of the state
OWEN JONES , residing four and i
half miles north of Plainview , was
thrown from a buggy last week anc
seriously hurt.
BUAKEMAN CHARLIE BOND got hii
hand ea/ught / while coupling cai-s atHaj
Spring. Ho had three fingers and par
of his tihurnb amputated.
PKAIKIE fire in the Elkhorn bottoms
between Fremont and Arlington have
inflicted u heavy loss on stockmen ,
much hay having been burned.
THE Methodist Episcopal conference
meets -at Randolph December 2 , 3 anc
4 , and an interesting programme has
been prepared for the occasion.
THE militia company at Kearney is
organized and ready for drill. Thej
have elected officers and -will at once
spruce up and learn the tactics.
MK. W. NEELANDEI : , one of the rnosl
prominent farmers living near Berea ,
died a few days ago at Hot Springs and
his remains were taken east for burial.
A NUMBEU of telegraph operators
have recently been discharged at
Omaha , and on the llth of November
a ball for their benefit is to be given.
ARTICLES of incorporation haveheen
filed by the Omaha hydraulic-press
brick company. The capital stock is
$400,000 , divided into shares of § 100.
IT is estimated that 200. UOO sheep
have been shipped from Wyoming , over
the Elkhorn road alone this fall , to
feeding grounds in Nebraska ari Kan
sas.
sas.IT
IT is hoped by Kearney people that
Bishop Graves , who is now in the east.
will bring home with him good tidings
respecting the Episcopal college at that
place ,
WEAR CASSADV of Friend has sold a
half interest in his trotting stallion ,
Charley Burch. to J. W. Allsman foi
§ 2,500. The horse has a record o ]
2:311 ,
THE Lancaster Medical society in con
junction with the Lincoln board of
health has commenced a raid upon the
quacks of Lincoln and the surrounding
country.
J. H. PIEKCE. an Omaha attorney ,
is a fugitive from justice , having been
engaged in forgery. Pierce is a bright
Jellow , but a wreck in the matter of
. strong drink.
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THE farmers' elevator plan is con
stantly gaining ground at Hooper.
About three hundred shares of stock ,
amounting to § 7,500 , have already been
subscribed for.
WHAT is slyled an indignation meet
ing of business men and property own
ers was held in Nebraska City. The
occasion for this meeting was the wagon
gen bridge bonds.
THE special election held in Beatrice
to vote upon the issue of § 15,000 bonds
< or the construction of a new system of
term sewers resulted in favor of the
bonds by a fair majority.
To BACCO has been raised in Colfax
county this year , and the crop has
turned out to the satisfaction of the
raisers. Next year an additional num
ber of acres will be planted.
Miss STELLA YOUNG of Ashland has
accepted a position as bookkeeper with
the wholesale manufacturing company
of Katz & Nebens , Omaha , and will
commence work November 3.
WHILE Pierce & Co. were threshing
ior B. L. Gorhain , who lives about eight
.miles west of Pender , the crown sheet
of the boiler burst. It was caused by
low water. No oce was injured.
A HIGH official of a western road ,
-who has been in Wyoming and given
some attention to the coal famine , says
that it is largely due to the cussedness
of the railway employes in that region.
A MAN who gave his name as Goss
and came from Ogallala was arrested
in Nebraska City with four horses in
his possession , said to have been stolen.
The authorities at Ogallala were noti
fied.
fied.JOHN
JOHN KIEWIT , an old resident of
Omaha , while directing some repairs
on one of his buildings , fell from the
roof. His skull was fractured and he
received injuries which will prove
fatal.
ITEBRASKA CITY people are making
sn honest and desperate attempt to
raise a sufficient bonus to secure the
location there of one of Oxnard's beet
su ar factories , and they have hopes
of success.
THE Baptists of Nebraska number ,
8 reported last year , 10,182. They
are increasing at about the rate of
1,000 a year. The increase last year
-uras 1,495 ; 11,070 were enrolled in the
Sunday schools. The total valuation
of church property is set down at
$421,011. Last year $118.691 were
ontributed by the churches for home
-expenses , and $7,806 for missions.
Two barns near" Fifteenth and W
streets , Lincoln , were burned to the
ground last week , and with them two
valuable horses and considerable hay.
The work is thought to have been that
of an incendiary.
THE country school teacher , who so
mysteriously disappeared several weeks
ago from near Blue Hill , has at last
turned up. Ho writes to his wife from
California and tells her that he was insane -
sane when ho left home.
A PETITION is being circulated by
the members of the Lancaster county
bar that the present term of the dis
trict court bo adjourned soon , as the
time for commencing the November
term is rapidly approaching.
GEORGE J. BARRETT , proprietor of
the Star livery barn , Fremont , sus
piciously left the city the other day.
His creditors , believing that he has
gone for good , soon took charge of his
business and now have it in hand.
THE Standard street railway of Lin
coln has been granted permission to
erect poles and adopt electricity as a
motive power , Its poles are already
contracted for , and it is expected that
many of them will be set this fall.
A FAMILY of newcomers to Ashlant
have lost two children by diphtheria
They had previously lost several chil
dren from the same disease in the east
and it is supposed the germs of diph
theria were taken to Ashland with them
THE other -day the residence of ex
Warden 11. W. Hyers in Plattsmouth
was found to be on firo. The fire com
pany soon got control of the flames bu
the building was badly damaged. The
loss on the house is $800 , covered by
insurance.
ALBERT BODINUS , an employe of the
Detroit iron works on the Tenth street
viaduct in Omaha , fell from the
structure the other day and sustainei
injuries that will prove fatal. This is
the second fatality on the structure
since work began.
The Union Pacific has established
reading rooms for its employes al
Grand Island. A good sized library
has been provided as well as the lead
ing newspapers and periodicals , all 01
which , including the use of both rooms ,
is free to the men for only § 2.50 a
year.
BY a mandamus order from the su
preme court the board of supervisors
of Knoc county have taken the neces
sary steps to submit to the voters this
fall the proposition to divide the coun
ty and form the new county of Union
out of the two southern tiers of town
ships.
THE bad woman question is attract
ing considerable attention in Lincoln
on account of the brazenness with
which some of them parade the streets
and also on account of Mayor Graham's
doteilnined efforts to drive them out of
the residence and business portions of
the city.
THE Omaha & Republican Valley
railroad company last week petitioned
the board oi county commissioners of
Lancasser county to obtain a fee sim
ple title for the right of way across
certain state lands between Lincoln
and West Lincoln , over which its line
wus built in 1880.
THE farmers in the neighborhood of
South Sioux City have agreed to raise
2,000 acres of sugar beats next season ,
and the merchants have guaranteed a
bonus of § 150,000 in cash and real
estate if H. T. Oxnard will put in a
sugar factory at that place costing
§ 500,000.
CHARLES HIJILER of Decatur takes
the stale cake as a pumpkin raiser. He
raised on one vine five pumpkins and
says their weight will not very five
pounds from the largest to smallest.
He took one to town the other day and
it tipped the beam at sixty-five pounds.
He estimates the weight of the fruit of
one little seed at 305 pounds.
A CONFERENCE was had at Gering
between the citizens and the members
of the Belmont & Froid Canal com
pany and R. H. Lawrence and A.
1'olack of Omaha , representing the
Belmont construction company. The
canal , which will be nearly 300 miles
long and water 175,000 acres of land ,
will be the largest in the United
States.
M. N. PURDY of Homer had the mis
fortune to lose five head of horses the
other night during the heavy rain.
His stable was situated near a creek
and the water raised and filled the sta
ble and drowned the horses before he
was aware of the danger , only one es
caping from the terrible death. Will
Ream also lost one horse in the same
stable.
A. R. THORP , one of the oldest and
most universally respected citizens of
Nebraska City , was found dead in bed
the other day. Mr. Thorp took a short
walk in the morning , and feeling fa
tigued retired to his room to rest ,
where he was found dead a short time
afterwards. The deceased was 86 years
of age , and the cause of his .death was
heart ffilure.
CHARLES VANCE , who so brutally
assaulted Mary Bronecte at Covington ,
from the effects of which she is hover
ing between life and death , was cap
tured at homo and brought to the
Dakota City jail. A strong guard was
at once placed about the jail to pre
vent the carrying into effect of the
threats of lynching so freely made by
Covington parlies.
George and Louis Wagner , arrested
near Snyder , Dodge county , for an as
sault on John Hardee a few di.ys ago ,
were tried and convicted. They huve
given noiice of an appeal to the dis-
; rict court. Hardee is past 60 years
of age and the boys are 22 and 17 re
spectively , Against the two the old
man stood no show at all. He was bad-
y bruised and battered in the row.
Bis suit of clothes , worn at the time
of the assault , were produced in
court , all covered with blood , as evi
dence of how he was used. An alibi
was attempted by the defense but the
ury brought in a verdict of guilty.
IN HIS OWN BEHALF.
TII1S I'KESlDElfX OF THE VHIOJi PA
CIFIC JCOAD SPEAKS.
And DcfcuilBlliiiiHcirAgainst Cliargc
that | Ic Im Trying to AVorlc the Road
for Speculative Purpose * Him Kcla-
tloiiu IVltli Eastern Road TIio
KatcM tliat Arc to Take Effect Novem
ber iHt Prospect * of the liitic Opor-
atioiiN of tko Army In the Depart
ment of tlie Plutle.
Tito Union 1'aclflc Prc Idciit Ecfcnds
HilUMClf.
CHICAGO , Nov. 1. Charles Francis
Adams , against whom charges of try
ing to wreck the Union Pacific railroad
for speculative purposes have been
made , arrived here yesterday on his
way homo from a tour of inspection of
that system , of which ho is president.
Speaking of the charges and the gen
eral condition of the road , Mr. Adams
said :
"The stories about my trying to.
wreck the Union Pacific are duo solely
to the imagination of certain ex-officials
of the road who were , discharged from
its service and who are evincing more
aptitude for newspapers than they ever
showed for running a railroad. They
are too silly to deserve a denial. The
Union Pacific , for the past six weeks ,
has unquestionably been greatly over
crowded with traffic , and the local man
agement , in its desire to take care of
new business , has undertaken to do
more than the facilities at command
justified doing. Accordingly there has
been a certain amount of disturbance
in the movements of trains and a cor
responding increase in accidents and
delays. This has , however , all been
remedied , and during the last ten days
the regular movement has been re
stored , accidents and disturbances have
ceased and the whole machinery of the
road is now moving with regularity.'j {
"What of your relations with east
ern roads ? "
Under the contract between the
Union Pacific and Chicago & North
western , entered into a year ago , the
division of rates was to be rearranged
in a way that would materially ad
vance the interests of the Union Pa
cific. These revised rates are to take
effect November 1. It is a matter sim
ply between the Union Pacific and the
Chicago & Northwestern. We are ,
however , ready to serve all other
roads and exchange business with
them , having no preference to the
Northwestern. We have made every
arrangement with our eastern connec
tions to amply protect our own traffic
and the whole traffic of the business
community. Who have no apprehen
sion that other lines in the long run
will decline to participate in this traf
fic on these terms. If the existing
rates are sustained no line will have
any cause of complaint , but in any
event , no matter who accepts or re
jects the new basis , we have made am
ple provision to take care of all the
traffic which offers to or from any point
we reach. The difference about which
so much talk has been made is purely
temporary and , in our judgements , by
no means serious in fact , we are
inclined to believe that the whole
thing was intended more for Wall
street than for the freight offices of
the roads or shippers here. The only
other point which it seems to me would
interest the public is that the Union
Pacific , in common with all the other
reads of the country , has sustained a
very great loss of traffic this year and
a corresponding loss of income , from
the fact that all eastern machine shops
have been overcrowded with orders.
I have just been over the lines of the
Union Pacific. The gross earnings of
the company for the current month of
October will be probably somewhere
between $400,000 and $500,000. Had
we had the motive power and equip
ments which were ordered six months
ago , and which under ordinary circum
stances would have been delivered in
August and September , wo might just
as well earned for October rising of
500,000 instead of rising § 400,000.
The traffic has been there and we have
simply been , from no fault of ours ,
unable to move it. I do not think I
3xaggerate by saying that to-day the
traffic ready for us to handle and press
ing upon us to be hauled is SC per
jent. in excess of our capacity. This
ive greatly deplore , and , in fact , we
suffer from it more than any one else ;
3ut it is not a fact which indicates
either a lack of prosperity to the coun-
; ry or possibilities to the railroad. "
General Brooke's Report.
WASHINGTOX , Nov. 1. In his an
nual report upon the operations of the
army in the department of the Platte
Brigadier General Brooke , command
ing says : "The practice marches
made during the year were beneficial
and the mingling of the national
guard and the regular army accom
plished good results. .There has been
a falling off in trials by court-martial ,
both general ard garrison/ " General
Brooke says it Is impossible to deter
mine at this early date whether or not
this is owimj to recent activity of au
thorities in behalf of enlisted men or
normal fluctuation incident to the
service.
Population of the Country.
WAsniXGTOr. Oct. 31. The popu
lation of the United States , as shown
by the census bulletin issued to-day , is
c2,380,540. These figures are exclu
sive of whites in the Indian territory
and Indians on the reservation. In
18SO the population was 50,155,783.
Tto increase in the past ten years is
15,324,757 } , a percentage of 34.57. In
1870 the population was stated as 38-
558,371. According to these figures
the increase between 1870 and 1880
was 11,597,412 and the percentage
80.08. The bulletin says : "If the
figures were derived from correct date
such a reduction in the rate of increase
in the face of enormous immigrattot
the past ten years would argue a greal
diminution in the fecundity of the pop
ulation or the population or a corresponding
spending increase in the death rate.
These figures are , however , easily ex
plained when it is stated that the cen
sus of 1870 was grossly deficient in the
southern states , so much so as not only
to give an exaggerated rate of increase
of population between 1770 and 188C
in these states , but affect very materi
ally the rate of increase in the country
*
at large. "
The omission , the bulletin says , were
not within the control of-the census
office. The census of 1870 was taken
under a law which ; Superintendent
Walker characterized as 'clumsy , an
tiquated and barbarous. " The census
office had no power over its enumera
tors. In referring to these omissions
the superintendent of the tenth census
said in his report in relation to South
Carolina : "It follows , as the conclu
sion of the highest authority , either
thai the census of 1870 was grossly
defective in regard to the whole of the
state or some considerable parts there
of , or else that the census of 1880 was
fraudulent. " Those , therefore , who be
lieve in the accuracy and honesty oi
the tenth census and that was thor
oughly established must accept the
other alternative , namely , that the
ninth census was "grossly defective.1'
What was true of South Carolina was
also true , in a greater or less degree ,
of all the southern states. The omis
sion , in all probability , amounted tenet
not less than 1,600,000. Omitting from
consideration those states in which the
census of 1870 is known or presumed
to have been faulty , the rate of in
crease' between 1870 and 1880 in the
remaining states has been very nearly
maintained in the decade between 1880
and 1890 ,
No Federation For Them.
PITTSBUKG , Pa. , Nov. 3. There will
be no general federation of locomotive
engineers with brakemen , firemen ,
conductors and other railroad em
ployes. As stated last week , a major
ity report favoring federation' pre
sented at the brotherhood convention
in this city was defeated. Since that
vote Avas taken the convention has
spent considerable time discussing the
question , and has finally decided not
to federate with any other organiza
tion.
tion.The
The matter has been left with each
of the forty-five divisions to act as they
may deem proper. They can , if they
wish , join hands with other trainmen
when differences arise between rail
road companies and the employes.
This has long been adhered to by the
brotherhood and it is seldom the mem
bers take part in strikes inaugurated
by other organizations composed of
railro'ad employes. The brotherhood
believes in maintaining an independ-
Bnt position , hence the refusal to adopt
a resolution providing for a general
federation.
Crazed by Joy.
BALTIMORE , Md. , Nov. 3. John
lunif , a boiler maker , who was re-
luced to poverty by ill health and con
sequent inability to work , has gone
irazy through overjoy at recovering
? 8,000 back pension money and an-
auity from the gouernment. He had
jiven up hopes of ever securing his
jlaim. When the good news was re-
jeived from Washington he became
ielirious and then raving mad. Ho
imagined a conspiracy to rob him of
lis little fortune and carried pistols ,
inives and hatchets to bed with him.
four days ago he attempted suicide
vith laudanum , , but took too much.
Ee next locked himself in his room ,
Barricaded the door , nailed down the
vindows and refused to eat or drinker
or three days. When his family tried
ireak the door open he threatened to
rill himself. To-day he yielded to his
vife's entreaties and came out. Phy-
Icians think he will recover.
The Dcadxvood Saloon Cases.
DEAD-WOOD , S. D. , Oct. 30. Judge
Chomas overruled the demurrer of the
lefendants in the injunction cases
igainst the liquor dealers. Every
aloon in Deadwood was closed by in
unction proceedings instituted by the
inforcement league on September 3 ,
ince which date the matter has been
) endiug in court. The case was ably
irgued by Colonel W. R. Steele , at-
orney for the dealers , and as ably de-
ended by States Attorney W. G. Rice ,
md has attracted universal attention ,
further action of the dealers are
problematical. Each of the thirty-
eight cases thus disposed of collectively
may be taken up separately and tried
on its merits , but public opinion in
clines to the belief that the liquor
traffic is done for , for a time at least.
A su * ! > iiiatcd 111 ill * Bed.
MEMPHIS , Tenn. , Oct. 30. Lewis
Thomas , a colored man , was killed
this morning by an unknown assassin.
He was asleep with his wife while his
assailant crushed his skull with an ax.
The noise of the blow awakened his
wife , but in the darkness she was un
able to identify the assassin. The
sharp edge of the ax struck Thomas
on the left side of the head , cutting a
gash which exposed the brain. Suspi
cion points to Frank Shelton. who had
a'quarrel with Mrs. Thomas last week
and it is thought the killing grew out
of a bitter feeling engendered toward
Thomas in assisting an officer in at
tempting Shelton's arrest arrest for
assault.
There will be no general federation
of the locomotive engineers with the
brakemen , firemen , conductors and
other railway employes. As stated
heretofore , the majority report , favor
ing federation , presented at the broth
erhood convention in Pittsburg , was
defeated.
A EEVOLTJTION IOOK
ISDICATIOXS OF MORE XXOUBXE JG
SOUTH AMERICA.
Ex-Prcsldcnt Blanco Buying Up Arm
With AVhlch to Equip Ills Follow
era Tobacco Grower * and CIga
Manufacturer * Want Rcclproclt ;
AVlth Cuba A Monument to th
Memory of the Heroes AVho Died 1 ]
the Far North Nebraska Land DC
clHloii.
A Revolution Threatened.
Youir , Oct. 81. From presen
indications another South America !
revolution is promised. Private ad
vices received in this city today stat
that Guzman lilance , ex-president o
Venezuela , is in Antwerp buying arm
with which to equip his followers fo
an invasion of his native country , Se
nor Blanco has been living in Europi
for a number of years in fact eve
since it was developed by his defeat fo
re-election to the presidency that hi
power in Venezuela was at an end
An open rupture between him and th
present Venezuelan government ha
never before occurred , but it was tacit
ly understood that he could not witl
safety return to the scene of his for
mer triumphs new.
According to Senor Don Carlo ;
Perez , who arrived from Venezuoli
late on Tuesday night , this secret mis
understanding has been made publit
through an open letter published bj
President Palacios. This letter is ad
dressed to "Guzman Blanzo , formei
president of the republic , " and is i
severe arraignment of Blanco's course
while chief executive of the country ,
It states among other things that Blan
co alone is responsible for the humil
iating position which Venezuela find :
herself in relative to the territorial dis
pute with England , and condems with
out stint of words the rights grantet
by Blanco to the government of Grea
Britain. It is in response to this opei
letter , the news of which reached Se
nor Blanco some time ago , that ho i ;
supposed to have made his visit to Ant
werp foi * the purpose of preparing tc
take active measures against his ad
versaries.
In memory of Hcroe- * .
WASHINGTON , Oct. 31. Nine year :
ago to-day Lieutenant Belong , whc
was in command of the unfortunate
Jeannette expedition , died in the
frozen regions of the Lena Delta.
There are very few survivors of thai
unfortunate expedition , but two oi
them Engineer Melville , now chiel
of the bureau of steam engineers ol
the navy department , and Seaman
Linclerman. Both were at Annapolis
this afternoon when the monument
was unveiled which commemorates the
heroic death of the men who gave up
their lives in the interest of science
and for the good of the navy. The
monument is a duplicate of the cairn
and cross which Melville erected with
his own hands over the bones of De-
long and his gallant comrades out in
the regions of the frozen north before
those remains were gathered together
and brought to this country for final
interment six or eight years ago. Two
or three officers of the navy , led by
Lieutenant John II. Moore , conceived
the idea of gathering together a fund
to be used in erecting the monument
which was unveiled to-day. Lieuten
ant Moore was afterward ordered to
sea , but has been back on shore duty
for about three years. When he re
turned he resumed his efforts to
gather together sufficient funds for
the purpose of erecting this monument ,
and the success of his efforts was
demonstrated to-day when one of the
most appropriate designs of the kind
was uncovered in the presence of a
great concourse of people on the banks
of the Severn at Annapolis. The oration
tion delivered by Assistant Secretary
Soley of the navy department was one
of the prettiest things ever delivered
upon such an occasion.
They Want Reciprocity.
WASHINGTOX. Oct. 31. The depart
ment of state has received a copy of a
petition forwarded by the tobacco
jroowers and < * ! , gar manufacturers un
ion of Cuba to the Spanish government ,
urging the negotiation of a reciprocity
treaty between Cuba and the United
States. The petitioners assert that
they are confronted with a simple prob-
.em on one side ruin , stagnation ,
misery and vague hopes , on the other
ibundance , wealth and a promising
'uture. The petition says : "The United
States buy from us tobacco and sugar
; o the extent of $51,000,000 , and it islet
lot strange that the American govern-
nent should make itself strong on the
ibsolute necessity we have of that
narket so as to demand reciprocal con-
: essions , or , which is the same thing ,
jxemption for their flour , lard , ma-
jhinery , hardware and other articles in
) ur tariff so as to increase exports to
his island. In one word , they want
.o . pay us for the tobacco and' sugar
hey consume with the goods they pro-
luce. To-day they only sell us § 10.-
100.000 or § 12,000,000 and they desiree
o increase this amount to § 51,000,000.
Chis is what the McKinley bill
mounts to. "
Kicking Horse Responsible.
MINNEAPOLIS , Minn. , Oct. 30. A
Msmai'ck , N. D. , special says : Kick-
ng Horse , the Sioux prophet , seems to
10 responsible for the most of the
rouble at Standing Rock. He claims
o have visited heaven and returned to
iarth to tell the Indians what good
hings are in store for them. Major
IcLaughlin ordered him off the reser-
'ation and confined several other trou-
ilesome spirits in & house. The In-
Lians have been making day and night
hideous. If it wore spring instead of
fall there would bo danger of an uprising -
rising , but it is not believed one will
now occur. Sitting Bull is doing all
ho can to ferment a disturbance.
FOREIGN BRIEFS.
The work shops of the wood paving
company in Paris were burned. Loss-
2,000,000 francs.
The officials and citizens of Quebco-
gave the Comto do Paris a grand re
ception on his arrival there.
It is rumored that England is pre
paring to send another expedition to-
the Soudan to try to suppress tho-
Mahdi.
The Captain CVShea . divorce case.
in which Parnell is named as co-re
spondent , will bo heard in London , No
vember 17.
A Brazilian squadron has loft Rio
do Janeiro to visit the United Stales
in return for the visit of the United ,
States squadron last July.
The sultan of Vitu , East Africa , has-
refused to give redress for the recent
massacres and is preparing for war
with England and Germany.
Letters and telegrams from Dublin
published in the London papers repre
sent the Irish national league as moro
closely pressed for money than had
been suspected.
It is understood that official inqui
ries are being made in Berlin to ascer
tain whether goods which liave hith
erto 'been obtained from America can
be imported from other countries.
As : i result of the recently reported.
attempts upon the life of the czar all
of the palaces and many of the otliciaL
buildings , as well as the public squares-
ana parks of St. Petersburg , have been. .
closed to the people.
A party of Poles while attempting
to reach Russian territory with the i
tention of emigrating to Brazil
fired upon by the Russian
guard , whoso order to reti
been disdbeycd by the Poles.
two women and one child were
The parliamentary election 'in !
Eccies division of Lancashire resulted
in a victory for the Gladstonians. Mr.
Roby , the liberal candidate , { received
4. SOI votes and Jir. Egorton , conserv
ative , 4 , 690. In ' . ' 5 prweuItTalec
tion the liberal candidate received.
3.98.3 and the conservative 4.277.
Mr. Balfour , chief bccretary for Ire-
hind , has started on a tour through ,
the western counties in which it is ai
led -jed distress prevails in consequence-
of the failure of the potato crop. Mr-
Balfour's object in making the tour is
to make : i personal investigation as to
the truth of tiie statements regarding
the condition of the crop.
Tile IJnrlinmoii Mioxvlii ; ; .
CHICAGO , Oct. 'Jl The Burlington
report for the nine months ending
September 30 shows a decrease in the
earnings of § 51 , 641. 2 : . ' . For the month
the net earnings show a decrease of
$128,3 ! ) ! . In spite of this poor show
ing , a Burlington official figures that
the road will earn 5 per cent dividends-
on its 80,000,000 of stock. This
would amount to § 4,000,000. It , now
has nearly § 2 , 000 , 000 applicable to
dividends from earnings. To this will
be added about § 1,000,000 of interest
from bonds in the treasury and land
sales , and the fourth million will bo
gained by net earnings in the next
three months.
A Nebraska I.-.ui'l ci 3ni.
WASHINGTON , Oct. 31. Assistants.
Secretary Chandler to-day affirmed
Commissioner GroiT'b decis o i in can-
colling the pre-etr.p'ioa declaaatory
statement of the heir-of Laura F. Bush
for the north half of the southwest
quarter and the s-outheast quarter of
the southwest quarter of section 21 and
the northeast quarter of the northwest ,
quarter of section 28 , township 1 , range-
26 west , McCook. Neb. The entry for-
the tract in question was contested by
Francis M. Cox.
It is reported that a vessel with 700
emigrants on board has foundered off"
: he Cape of St. Vincent.
John Webb and Henry Switzer ,
iving in the same cabin on the line of
.heir adjoining claims in Oklahoma ,
vere called to their doors by persons ,
mknown and killed. It is supposed
hat the murder was committed by con-
estants to the claims.
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