Nebraska Newspapers

    THE 5FCOOK TRIBUNE.
F. HI. , Publisher.
McCOOK , NEB.
STATE "NEWS.
NEBRASKA MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS.
A wheel club has been organized
at Hastings.
Cedar county's new court house is
to cost $20,000.
Gage county will add to the build
ings on the poor farm.
A fire at Hardy destroyed property
to the value of $50,000.
A lawyer has been appointed
chief of police in Beatrice.
Wakefield will have a fitting cele
bration on the 4th of July.
York lias commenced preparations
for celebrating the Fourth.
Fremont pays the superintendent
of her schools $1,500 per annum.
Efforts are being made to estab
lish a medical college at Syracuse.
Rumor has it that a democratic
paper is about to start in Hastings.
Burglars have been operating at
Crete , but not with any great success.
Joseph L. Muff , one of the pion
eers of Saline county , died last week.
Valentino has placed an occupa
tion tax of $200 on each milliner shop.
The post-office at York has been
changed from a third to a second class
office.
office.Old
Old soldiers will hold a district
reunion at Creighton July 1 to 4 in
clusive.
Some of the independents in Platte
county have asked Governor Thuyer
to resign.
William Humbaum of Waco , ship
ped , a car load of hogs that averaged
450 pounds each.
Fourteen hundred dollars have
been subscribed to assist in building a
new hotel at Bassett.
Joseph L. Muff , a prominent citi
zen of Crete , died last week of in
flammation of the bowels.
Quito a hard frost occurred in the
vicinity of Liberty and is thought to
have damaged fruit prospects.
Dakota county citizens are insist
ing that the post management of coun
ty affairs shall be investigated.
The Congregationalists held a con
vention at Syracuse last week. About
forty members were in attendance.
Plattsmouth and surrounding coun
try will celebrate the entrance of the
Missouri Pacific railroad into that city.
A young son of George Hall , of
Lamar , was bitten by a rattlesnake and
died from the effects soon afterward.
Death is announced at Lincoln of
Mrs. Calvert , wife of the general
superintendent of theB. & M. railroad.
A little boy at Stockham played
mail carrier and distributed his moth
er's love letters around the neighbor-
hood.
The "singles'1 contest of the West
ern Nebraska Tennis association will
occur in Hastings the latter part of
June.
The golden wedding of Mr. and
Mrs. E. F. Smilh was celebraled at
their homo in Kearney on the fourlh
instant.
An Anti-Horse Thief association
has been formed at Chadron and the
members give it out that they mean
business.
The G. A. R. post at Wilsonville
have secured Judge Roberts of Beaver
City to deliver the oration on Decora
tion day.
It is expected that the schools of
Otoe , Nemaha and Johnson counties
will join in the Memorial day services
at Talmagc.
Twenty-seven Knights of Pythias
at West Point have ordered new uni
forms. The twenty-seven suits will
cost $1,000.
The prospects. are good for the
establishment of machine shops for the
manufacture of wind mills and corn
shellers at Sumner.
Kearney citizens think they are
pretty sure of securing a knitting mill
that will furnish permanent employ
ment for 150 men.
Rev. W. H. Lewin has resigned as
rector of St. Andrew's Episcopal
church on account of ill health , and
will go to Salt Lake City.
District court for Grant county
met and soon adjourned.There were
only five cases on the docket , and they
were disposed of in one day.
C. H. Hoimes , who has until re
cently been stenographer for the state
board of transportation , has been ap
pointed court reporter by Judge
Broady.
There was a meeting of the prin
cipals of the high schools in Dodge and
adjoining counties called for the pur
pose of mutual improvement and con
sultation.
J. H. Ellwell and Frank Cushman
of Newport and James Cooper of Bas
sett , three counterfeiters , were arrested
in Rock county and taken to Omaha
for safe keeping and trial.
A fire broke out in the drug store
of Dr. Seigel at Brunswick , and before
it could be extinguished damage to the
amount of $700 was done to the stock
and about $100 to the building.
B. Bade , proprietor of the pack
ing house at Niobrara , has received
the government contract to furnish
beef to the Yankton , Santeeand Ponca
Indians for the coming year.
Isaac Thorn , who was confined in
the York county jail , awaiting trial on
the charge of setting fire to E. Vande-
veer's elevator at McCool Junction
May 1 , committed suicide in his cell.
Stevenson , the druggist who put
up a dose of corrosive sublimate in
mistake for calomel which caused the
death of Miss Carrie Eastey , was found
guilty at Nelson. The young lady
lived at Superior.
Two weeks ago hay was selling at
$15 per ton in Shelton. and some par
ties held for $20. It is now worth $5
and will get cheaper as grass gets bet
ter.
Clerk llazclet of Holt county se-
ccivcd a telegram from Guthrie Cen
ter , la. , announcing the death of his
father who is a promin6nt citizen of
that place. The telegram staled that
ho dropped dead on the street.
T The Friend Telegraph thinks that
half the money spent in Nebraska for
irrigating purposes would give every
farmer a nice carp pond , and insure
the entire stale against hot winds ,
droughts , early and late frosls.
Sporls of Nebraska City are bet
ting that the number of divorce cases
at the Juno term of the district court
in Otoe county will exceed those on
the docket in Lancaster county. In
both counties the mills grind continu
ally.
Mayor Nims of Crete appointed
C. J. Boulby , editor of the Crete Dem
ocrat , and H. M. Wells , editor of the
State Vidette , as delegates to repre
sent Crete at the Trans-Mississippi
congress to be held in Denver.
George Hatch , a merchant of Elmwood -
wood , stepped in a hole in the side
walk and broke the ouler bono of his
ankle. Elmwood may have an oppor
tunity to pay the cost and claims of a
damage suit for a few thousand.
A circular has been issued by Vice'
President S. H. H. Clark of the Union
Pacific announcing the appoiulment of
E. Dickenson as assislant general
manager to succeed W. H. Holcomb ,
resigned. Mr. Dickenson takes hold
at oiice.
Charles Redfield , a young married
man living ten miles north of Stuart ,
was arrested on a complaint made in
the county court of Holt county , charg
ing him with having- committed a
criminal assault on the thirteen-year-
old daughter of John Meusch , a neigh
bor of his.
At the hearing of the complaint of
L. W. Cramer and James Casement
against B. F. Smith and C. W. Wilson ,
druggists of Valparaiso , charged with
selling liquor without a license , the
defendants were discharged for want
of evidence , the complaining witness
failing to appear.
Parties fishing in Wood river , near
Bear's mill , found a suit of clothes on
the river Dank and another in a satchel.
After dredging the river for several
hours without success they came to
the conclusion that the valise had been
stolen and the clothes , which were not
of much value , were abandoned then
by the thief.
Charles Williamson , living near
Hancock ; Chase county , has two sons
aged eight and twelve years. While
herding cattle they concluded to strike
out for themselves and hunt work.
They were found the next morning ,
having wandered around on the prairie
nearly all night.
Wenzel Knoba fell from a car
through a trestle at Crete and received
quite serious injuries. Ike Hodson ,
Al Brown and T. B. Spencer , who saw
the accident , assisted him to the city.
While doing so they stole his pocketbook -
book which contained $6 in cash , a
note for $450 , and a draft for $272.
They were subsequently arrested and
the pocketbook and contenls recovered.
It is stated that Henry BeeDe of
Dodge county first suggested that Boyd
was not a citizen of the United States
and upon the information given by
him the matter was investigated.
Beebe and Boyd were farmers together
many years ago in Buffalo county , and
they had some trouble over a corn deal
which resulted in bitter enmity. Since
Boyd has been removed from the gov
ernor's office Beebe considers he has
secured his revenge.
Mr. Willard J. Heacock of New
York , aged sixty-five , was married in
Weeping Water last week to Miss Clara
B. Perry of Illinois , aged forty-five.
The ceremony took place at the resi
dence of F. M. Wolcott , Rev. Hindley
officiated. ' The groom is a millionaire
and the bride is highly connected in
Weeping Water , being the sister of
Mrs. Wolcott. After a tour to Cali
fornia the couple will be at home in
Gloversville , N. Y.
The funeral of an old resident ,
Mrs. D. A. Dalbey , occurred in Falls
City last week. The deceased died of
heart disease , from which she had been
suffering during the past winter. She
was born in 1812 , and has resided in
Richardson county for the past twenty
years. Mrs. Dalbey was formerly a
Quaker , but when she married one who
was not a Friend in 1S31 , she was ex
communicated and has since been a
Methodist. She was the mother of
thirteen children , seven of whom sur
vive her.
The Grand Lodge A. O. U. W. of
Nebraska elected the following officers :
Grand master workman , J. G. Tate ,
Hastings ; grand foreman , J. M. Cole ,
McCook ; grand overseer , E. L. Malone ,
Stella ; grand recorder , L. A. Hayne ,
Grand Island ; grand receiver , E. A.
Polly , Seward ; grand guide , John
Huntsburger ; grand inside walch , J.
H. Holly , North Platie ; grand oulside
walch , R. D. Wagner ; supreme repre-
senlalives , S. R. Patten , Omaha ,
George Milburn , Minden , and J. W.
Carroll , Omaha.
The A fro-American league , in ses
sion in Lincoln , elected officers for the
ensuing year as follows : President ,
Dr. M. O. Ricketts , Omaha ; vice pres
ident , B. F. C. Alberts , Lincoln ; gen
eral secretary , A. S. Barnett , Omaha ;
corresponding secretary. J. Smith ,
Blair ; attorney Silas Robbins , Omaha ;
executive committee , Thomas Carna-
han of Lincoln , R R. Overall of Omahn ,
E. S. Rozzelle of South Omaha , J. H.
Washington of Lincoln. G. W. War
ren of Plattsmouth , W. T. Jones of
Nebraska , City ; chairman of education
committee , M. L. Wilson , Omaha.
Next year's convention will be held in
Omaha.
A DECISION FAR OFF.
THE liOYD-TUAYElt VASJi TltAXS *
FEHKED TO
Nothing Likely to Occur Ileforc the
Fall Term The Prculdciitlul Party
Kcturii to IVaHhiiiiEtoiiVlthoiif any
Demonstration Ilarrinon'M l-10th
! l ccch No New * Yet from the
Charleston or Itata The Authori
ties Aiixlounly Availing Intelligence
South Dakota's Ilusy Senator.
The Ncbrnalca. Content Case.
WASHINGTON , May 16. Associate
Justice Brewer has directed that a writ
of error should issue in the Nebraska
governorship contest , case. The mo
tion was made yesterday before Judge
Brewer by H. D. Estabrook of .Omaha.
Justice Brewer stated that the order
simply brought u transcript of the pro
ceedings had in the supreme court of
the state to the supreme court of the
United States and that it had no bear
ing whatever upon the citizenship of
Governor Boyd , the question at issue.
The supreme court will have to hear
the argument before it will or could
order a supersedeas to issue which
would have the effect of causing a stay
of proceedings. Since the supreme
court has decided to not hear any more
arguments at this session and is to ad
journ on Monday the 25th , it is believed
that nothing will occur before the fall
term to change the governorship situa
tion in Nebraska unless the supreme
court can be impressed that it is a
question of such moment as to warrant
setting aside its decision as to not hear
ing any more arguments and hear this
one on the day fixed for adjournment.
A single justice cannot make an order
or decision which will change the pres
ent situation or reinstate Governor
Boyd. _
Arrived in Washington.
WASHINGTON , May 1G. President
and Mrs. Harrison and the members of
the family who accompanied them on
their tour to the south and Pacific
slope a month ago yesterday arrived
without demonstration just before 6
o'clock last evening. There was noth
ing to mark their return from that
which follows the home coming of any
private family. It was concluded
finally by the citizens of Washington
that any demonstrations of a public
character would be inappropriate , for
the president went away in his private
capacity and would want , especially
after so long a jaunt , to return in that
way. Any kind of a , reception would
simply have kept him so much longer
away from his fireside and it was
thought that he and Mrs. Harrison
would prefer to go quietly to the exec
utive mansion with the grand children
and other members of the family who
were at the Ply moth rail road station in
that way in which thirty-one days ago
they bid them God speed on their long
journey. It was probably fortunate
that no effort whatever was made
toward a public demonstration for a
heavy cold rain began to fall before
daylight this morning , and it poured
down in the most disagreeable torrents
all day. The chill and wet went almost
through one's umbrella and clothing
like a knife , and a more disheartening
surrounding in a weather way could
not well have been imagined. Despite
the rain quite a number of the friends
of the travelers were present when the
beautiful train pulled in.
When the train was nearing the na
tional capital and the journey was al
most at an end thepresidentsummoned
to the observation car every person
who had accompanied him on the trip ,
including the ladies and all the em
ployes of the railroad and the Pullman
car company , and made them a short
address. He said he found that he had
made just 139 speeches since they left
Washington April 14 last , and he
thought this a good occasion to make
the number a round 140. He then re
ferred to the unprecedented excellence
and perfection of the railroad ser
vice throughout the entire trip and
said that the fact that they had
been able to travel over ten
thousand miles of territory in
a splendidly equipped train without an
accident or mishap of any kind and
without one minute's variation from
the prearranged schedule must al
ways be regarded as a most remarka
ble achievement. He said that Mr.
George W. Boyd of the Pennsylvania
road was entitled to great credit for
his excellent management of the trip ,
and he added that it was a superb ex
hibition of what training , energy and
intelligence resulted for a man. He
then returned his thanks individually to
the conductor , the engineer and fireman ,
the chief and his assistants , the brakemen -
men , the waiters and porters , and in fact
every person who had rendered ser
vice to the party on the trip. The
president gave all the employes a sub
stantial token of his appreciation for
their attentions. The postmaster gen
eral , the secretary of agriculture and
the other gentlemen of the party also
remembered the employes in the same
manner.
Senator Kyle's Plans.
Sioux FALLS , S. D.t May 16. Sena
tor J. H. Kyle arrived in this city last
evening on his way to Omaha. He
stopped over to visit his sister. Dr.
Francis Kyle , and was met by a news
paper correspondent. He said : "lam
just from Washington , attending to my
constantly growing mail. Why , the
other day it took me five hours to fin
ish reading the letters received in one
day from my constituency. The fact
of the matter is that a senator these
days is nothing but a department run
ner , a regular race horse. I am going
to'the Black Hills in June where I will
examine into the needs of the citizens *
of that section. I have not yet
selected my seat in tke senate and
cannot state whether I will act with
the republicans or democrats. I will
not attend the Cincinnati alliance meet
ing. I shall spend the entire summer
in South Dakota , looking up the needs
of the state in the way of national leg
islation. "
Still Waiting for New * .
WASHINGTON , May 16. The same
reply , "No news. " was made by Act
ing Secretary Ramsey yesterday to the
question as to whether he had heard
from the Charleston or the Itata. A
long cable dispatch in cipher was re
ceived this morning , presumably from
Admiral McCarr at Chili. It is known
at the department that the Chilian in
surgent cruiser Esmeralda put into
Acapulco a day or two ago. She ap
peared there late in the evening and
slipped out of the harbor and disap
peared before daylight.
It appeared later in the day when
the cable dispatch had been deciphered
that it had' been sent by Admiral
Brown from the San Francisco , which
is now at some Chilian port. In
formation as to its contents was re
fused at the department further than
it was an answer from Admiral Brown
to the questions cabled him last week.
This is an indication that even in the
event of the failure of the Charleston
to catch the Itata. the latter vessel
will not have escaped all danger and
will still have to run the gauntlet of
the vessels now on the Chilian coast.
Up to the close of business hours at
the department no advices had been
received of the Charleston or the Itata.
How to Crush t1i ITIalia.
NKW OHLKANS , La. , May 16. The
citizens' committee appointed by the
mayor last October to investigate the
matter of the existence of the Mafia
and to devise necessary means and the
most effectual and speedy measures for
the uprooting and total annihilation of
such associations and also suggest a
needful remedy to prevent the intro
duction here of criminals and paupers
from Europe , made its final report last
night.
The Qommittee gives a report of its
proceedings and the work it accom
plished. It denies responsibility for
the lynching and says that the execu
tion of the Italians was by people just
ly aroused to the point of taking the
law in their own hands. The report
details also the work of the committee.
On this point the report says : "A sub
committee called upon the Italian con
sul and assured him that the purpose
of that body was to legally rid the
community of criminals and give
greater security to life and property to
all its citizens of whatsoever national
ity. The consul stated that he was
satisfied of this and was ready to co
operate with us to this end and he
would immediately prepare and send
us a report containing all the informa
tion in his possession. He stated that
he was convinced of the existence of
the Mafia in this city and brought out
the registration papers of Magnetic
and pulled out the imprint of a seal
which he informed us was the seal of
the Mafia. He said he had strong sus
picions which led to conviction in his
mind as to who were the leads in this
society , and he furnished the commit
tee with the names. He stated that
prior to the Hennessy assassination ho
had in some way unconsciously incur
red the displeasure of a coterie com
posed principally of men who met
their death at the parish prison on
March 14 , that they invited him to
supper , and although he partook spar
ingly of oyster soup only , when he re
turned home he was taken desperately
ill , suffered intensely all night , and his
symptoms bore all the evidence of poi
soning and he was satisfied his life had
been attempted. The written informa
tion promised your committee never
came. The consul said first that he
had telegraphed to Washington for
authority to give it to us , and after
wards notified the committee that it
being 'an extra judicial body' he did
not feel warranted in giving us the
promised information. "
In conclusion the report says : "In
the resolution of appointment this
committee was requested to suggest
needful remedies. It only remains for
us , therefore , to point out the remedy
if possible. In our opinion the rem
edy is : First , regulation of immigra
tion ; second , reform in the criminal
laws and administration of criminal
justice ; third , a law recognizing the
existence of a bar association and endowing
dewing it with full power to try and
disbar any attorney whose evil prac
tices make him unworthy of being an
officer of the court. The oniy radical
remedy which suggests itself is the
entire prohibition of emigration from
Sicily and lower Italy. "
A Dead Defaulter.
NE\V YOKK , May 18. Medad W.
Stone , president of the American docks
and trust company , who died at his
lome on Good Friday , has been dis
covered to be a defaulter. The de
falcation was discovered ten days ago ,
but has just been made public. Stone's
plan of action was to issue certificates
lo his own order that he had on de
posit at the warehouses of his com
pany , certain amounts of cotton.
These certificates he took to the banks
and secured loans thereon. In this
way he is said to have secured about
,000.
Ku k's Orders.
CHEYENNE , Wyo. , May 13. A con
ference held here by Special Agent
Pickreil of the bureau of animal in
dustries and the Wyoming state veter
inarian with the governor resulted in
rescinding a clause in Secretary Rusk's
order regarding the shipment of
southern cattle , which prohibits these
cattle being in pens or driven on trails
in Wyoming that are to be occupied or
crossed by cattle going to eastern mar
cels before December 1. 1891. Agent
Pickreil was authorized by Secretary
Elusk lo make concessions satisfactory
to the stock men.
AT LINCOLN'S GRAVE.
TJIE VHESIDEST HALTS JtlllKFLi'
Standing in the Presence of the Tomb
of the martyred 1'rcf.ldent i Ir. 3lnr-
rlnoii make * u Short Addrcnn The
IIxcl'uI ItCHvoiiM Tnucht by the LKu ol
Abraham Lincoln ( Iviierul Order
No. 4 for Olmcrvancrc of memorial
Day In Nebraska.
President Harrison at the Tomb of
Lincoln.
SPKINGFIKLD , 111. , May 15. The
presidential train made an early stop
at Hannibal , Mo. , where the chief
magistrate was received with every
mark of respect. He made a short
address. Leaving Hannibal at 5:40
the party was greeted at every subse
quent station by enthusiastic crowds.
The train readied Jacksonville at 8
o'clock , where the lire department
school children and hosts of citixens
crowded around the train and made a
demonstration of welcome.
When the train reached here its ar
rival was heralded by the tiring of the
national salute and cheering by an im
mense crowd. The stay here was enl }
an hour. ( Jovernor Fifer , Mayor Law
rence , Senators Cullora and Palmer ,
Ivcpresentatives Springer and Hender
son , ox-Governor ( Jglesby and ( Jolone
Swain were among the first to greet the
visitors and bid them welcome. Nearly
every resident of the city was given an
opportunity to see the chief magistrate
and the members of his party. The
local militia and Grand Army men and
civic organizations were drawn up in
line at the station and escorted the
party to the Lincoln monument in Oak
Kidge cemetery , where the formal cer
emonies took place. Governor Fifei
delivered an eloquent address of wel
come , to which the president re
sponded.
The president subsequently visited
the state house in company with the
governor and made an address from
his carriage. He said : "The demand
for my presence in Washington is such
that I cannot protract my stay with
you this morning. "
In his speech at Lincoln's tomb , Pres
ident Harrison said : "The interest of
this journey culminates today as we
stand here for a few moments about
the tomb of Lincoln. As 1 passed
through the southern states I noticed
those great centers of busy industry
which have built since the war , as I
saw how the fires in the furnaces had
been kindled where once there was
solitude , I could not but think and say
that this hand that now lies beneath
these stones kindled and inspired all
we behold , all these fires of industry
lighted at the funeral pyre of slavery.
The proclamation of Abraham Lincoln
can be read on all those mountain
sides , where free men now lend their
energies to the development of the
Btates long under the paralysis of
human slavery. I come today to this
consecrated and sacred spot with a
heart filled with emotions of gratitude
that God , who wisely turned toward
our eastern shores a body of God-fear
ing and liberty loving men to found
this republic , did not fail to find for us
in the hour of our extremity one who
was competent to lead the hearts and
sympathies and hold up the courage of
our people in the , time of our greatest
national peril. The life of Abraham
Lincoln teaches more useful lessons
than any other character in American
history. You have here in keeping a
most precious trust. Toward this spot
the feet of reverent patriots of years
to come will wend their way , and as
the story of Lincoln's life is read there
will continually be spread through all
our country influences and hope and
inspirations to generations of children
that are yet to come. We can say
nothing here that will deepen the im
pressions of this great life. I have
studied it and been filled with wonder.
His life was an American product. Xo
other soil could produce it , and the
greatness of it has not yet been dis
covered or measured. As the inner
history of the time in which he lived
is written we find how his great mind
was turned and moved in time of peril
and delicacy the forces of our conntry
in their home and in their foreign re
lations with that marvelous tact , with
that never failing common sense which
characterized this man of the people.
"And what an impressive lesson we
have this morning as I see in the uni
form of my country standing as guards
around this tomb the sons of that race
that had been condemned to slavery
and was emancipated by his immortal
proclamation. What an appropriate
thing it is that these who were once a
despised race , whose civil rights were
curtailed even in this state , are now
affectionate guardians of the ashes and
the tomb in which they sleep. If we
will all again and again read the story
of Lincoln's life we will find our minds
and hearts enlarged , our life and char
acter deepened , and our consecrated
devotion to the constitution and the
flag of the government which he pre
served to us deepened and intensified.
[ Applanse. ] I shall go from this
tomb impressed with new thoughts as
to those who bear the responsibilities
though in less troublesome times than
the man to whose memory the soul
bows in mourning. [ Appiause. ] I
most heartily and sincerely thank you
for this cordial welcome from Illinois ,
for the interesting moments we have
spent about the tomb of that man who
would have made the fame of Illinois
imperishable and Springfield the Mecca
of patriotic zeal if no other man in
this glorious state had come to emi
nence Abraham Lincoln. [ Cheers. ]
In his life you have a treasury of in
struction for your children and a spring
of inspiration for your people that will
be lasting. "
memorial Day in ! V < > braka.
Mav 15. General order
TXo. 4 has "been issuedfrom thoNoorasKa
department headquarters , G. A. 1L. ir
as follows :
Jn accordance with the -rules and
regulations of the Grand Army of the
liepublic , and in compliance with gen
eral order No. 22 , promulgated here ,
with , Saturday , May oO. will be ob
served as Memorial day. in commem
oration of the heroic deeds ai a ser
vices of our fallen heroes.
During the past year two of our
greatest commanders on lanu and or
sea , with an appalling company oi
their comrades , who went to maice up
the grandest army on earth , have
crossed over and entered thtj silent
bivouac that awaits us all. <
Let us while living imbue the young
with patriotic impuses , that the prec
ious memory of the brave may be pre
served , and the trials and dangers , the
sulTerings and sacrifices of the war for
the preservation of the "union will not
have been in vain. And as you strew ,
anew the garlands o'er the graves of
your sleeping comrade ? , no doubt your
iniiids will revert back to the days of
toilsome marches and fearful carnage ,
when you stood shoulder to shoulder
in defense of that Hag which is me em
blem of the proudest nation on earth.
The posts in this department are
hereby directed to make such arrange
ments as will insure a proper observ
ance of the day in their several locali
ties.
Invitations should be extended to all
old soldiers , the Women's Relief Corps.
Sons of Veterans , to all patriotic and
liberty loving citixens generally , espec
ially to the children of the community
to participate in the ceremonies.
The custom of attending divine ser
vices on the Sunday preceding memo
rial day is commended and to that end
it is directed that post commanders-
arrange to have their respective posts
attend services in a body on that day
and all ministers of the gosp'/i are re
quested to deliver an appropriate ser
mon in their places of worship.
The chaplain will maice a full re
port of the exercises held by hi = post
to the department chaplain. This duty
should be performed immediately after
memorial day and should be : is com
plete as possible. 15y order of
Jo ? . TKETKK. Commander.
J. W. BcnvEN , Assistant Adjutant ,
General.
is : Ilaiim ItfftiiiM.
WASHINGTON , May 17. Green B.
Raum , jr. , has resigned his position as
chief clerk of the pension bureau and.
the same has been accepted. It is
learned upon what appears to bo trust
worthy testimony that Kaum. jr. . has
been a party to certain irregular and
unlawful proceedings in connection
with three appointments to minor positions - '
sitions in the pension burea. The tem
porary appropriation to his own i : = eof
$72 belonging to the government , is
also charged against him. Katun , jr. ,
it is stated , stoutly protested his innocence - .
cence of the charge made agauin * him ,
but the secretary thought in any event"
his usefulness in the pension oureau
was at an end. and so determined to
require his resignation.
Io\i'a Jlailrond ltcci ioii.
DES MOINES , la. , May 17. Judge
Shiras of the federal court rendered
an important decision under the in
terstate commerce law. The plain tiffs
were grain shippers of Carroll. Iowa ,
and the defendant the Chicago and
Northwestern railroad. The plaintiffs
claimed they were charged ID cents
per 100 pounds of grain shipments to
Chicago , while shipper.- Blair. Neb. ,
tiad an 11-cent rate for the san.e dis
tance. The judge ruled that the rate
was in violation of the intestates
! aw , and the plaintiffs have tno riirht ,
to recover. A large number of.mi -
ar cases are still pending an. : the
same decision will no doubt be.riven. .
Northwest' * stock o\v ! < : : .
MINNEAPOLIS , Minn. , May 1:5. : The
stock of wheat in the northwest 13 now
computed at 16,155,955 bush/jis. a de
crease of 1,204,264 bushels -is com
pared with last Monday. The North
western Miller gives the stocic in pri
vate elevators at Minneapolis at 1.053-
000 bushels , an increase of 79.000
) ushels. The total stodc in Minneap
olis and Duluth is 12. G4G. 9buauois. .
a shrinkage for the week of 1. < ' , ) . 2C4
jushels. The Market Record : ' , . : ires
the stock in country eicvator- Min
nesota and the two Dakota tit : . ' 50U-
000 bushels , a decrease of i i.UOO
bushels.
J.IVK STOCK .i.v/j riioiniCK 31 .t iti
Quotation * from .Yrir YinCitiftjt , .St.
y.tiit/s , Omttliit mid KLteiclierj.
OMAHA.
P.uttor Creamery 5 ( fj. i >
Hutter Country IJol : U to ± ?
Jle.-s Pork Perjbbl 12 > J ftfiaa
K : : : : * Frt--.li 12 ftfr K5- ;
Honey , per Ib to w SI
Chickfu- > live per do * 3 5 < < $ 1 W
Carrot & Per bn 1 Co < if. I i >
Lfmons : "i U ) ? > 50)
Ur > ets Per bu 1 J ( < S 1-5
Onion" ; Per bb C O'J ' < t > > 3)
I5exiis Navies- - fH 45 i 7J
AVool Fiue , unwashed , per 2 > . . . . \a & 15
Potatoes , new , per 2) 3 Or. 3Jj
Potatoes 1 W > St 1 10
Apple * Per bbl 5 TVJ { J > W
Hay Per ton J3 00 & .IS-a
Hops .Mixed packing 4 5 > "Si J S"
Hogs Heavy weight" 4 73 ( J S3
Beeves Choice iteer-j .r > 3i > ffi f. 60
Sheep Natives 3 OJ © 6 10
NJ\V VOIMC.
Wheat No. 2 red 1 13 ft 1 13i
Corn No.J in fc rtjj )
Oits : Mixed western 38 ( ft O'J
Pork 11 T.T fjjl-J 4"
Lard 6 S7 fc 6 S ?
CHICAGO.
Wheat Per bushel 1 Ol ii 1
Corn Per bu hel M & ;
Oats Per bushel f.l &
"
Pork 1237jai2 JO
Lard 667 & 6 ST.
Hoes Packing and shipping 4 80 ( ji 4 90
Cuttle Choice steers 6 OJ . 6 SJ
Sheep Natives 603 < & 7 00
ST. LOUIS.
Wheat Cash 1 03 fit l OT'i
Corn Per bushel 61 © 61t
O ts Per bushel 53 Q 531-
Hojs Mixed packing 4 7."i < & 4 85'
Cattle Feeders 3 10 < 4 00
KANSAS CITY.
Wheat No.2 97 © 93
Corn No.2 eo ( 60VJ
Oats No. 2 oo < & sot ;
Cattle Stockers und lecdew 2 t' ) © 4 90'
Hozs Mixed 3 50 < a 4 85