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Hon. Neal Dow Is a living argument
for temperance. He is 91 years old.
> tnd hale and hearty.
William Betts , a well-known engineer
in Rochester , N. Y. , was treated to a
great surprise the other day , which was
no less than an invitation to his wife's
wedding. Three years ago Mrs. Betts
left home mysteriously and William
had heard nothing from her until he
bad received the invitation to go to
Santa Clara , Cal. , to see her married to
J. W. Albo. Instead of complying with
her request he went over to the court
and got a divorce.
The horse and bicycle have been running -
ning in competition , but a big building
is to be erected in Central Park , New
York , as a riding academy for both.
On the ground floor will be a ring for
horseback riding 200 feet long and 80
wide , with space for more than 2,000
spectators. On the fourth floor will be
a bicycle course 234 feet by 90 feet.
Other floors will be occupied by riding
clubs , restaurants , etc. This would be
I a great scheme for Philadelphia.
Two deputy marshals from Guthrie ,
Oh. , found themselves in a prety fix in
New York the other day. They were
taking John Bittell , a forger , to the Albany -
bany penitentiary to serve a seven-year
sentence , and instead of going direct to
Albany with their man they stopped off
at New York and went to a hotel , where
Johnny gave them the slip. They left
him in the room while they went down
to the office to smoke. John went down
the fire-escape and didn't stop to smoke.
William DicGinty indIcted at the
last session of the brand Jury at Duluth ,
Minn. , for being the leader of a gang of
box-car thieves. Just before he was indicted -
dicted he fled , and was brought back a
few days ago in a badly mangled condition -
tion , with his legs gone , having been
run over by a train in North Dakota.
The sheriff had him brought to the
jail , where he will be cared for until his
trial takes place. Many people have
been wondering what had become of the
man of mishaps , who was last heard
of when "down went McGinty to the
bottom of the sea , dressed in his best
suit of clothes. " Here he is and in the
' same hard luck.
There was a lively time at Grayson ,
Ky. , one day recently , when 1,600
armed farmers rode into town , hitched
their horses around the court-house ,
and went inside to protest against the
collection of a tax to pay certain railroad -
road bonds of forty years' standing.
They claim the road was not built according -
' cording to agreement. At the present
time it looks as if the farmers
would avoid the payment , as no
one can be found with nerve
enough to try to force it. Thus
in union there is strength. Kentucky
farmers , as a rule , don't ride horseback
with Winchesters across their shoulders
merely for their health.
The new Chicago directory discloses
the fact that the Johnsons now outnumber -
ber the Smiths. But all the old-time
favorites , Ole Olsons , Hans Hansens ,
O'Sullivans , Schmidts , O'Houlahans ,
etc. , are much in evidence. Frank
Przcowsky stands alone in his nomenclature -
clature , but there are plenty of
Szezolkowskis , Szczpoirckys , etc. From
this great book , which is about the size
of an unabridged dictionary , it is estimated -
mated that Chicago's population is now
1,700,000 , or 60,000 more than last sea-
son. If figured on the same ratio per
directory name as New York figures
(51) the present population of Chicago
lvould be placed at 2,100,000.
Ex-President Benjamin Harrison
went squirrel hunting last week with
Daniel M. Ransdell , late marshal of the
District of Columbia , to Dana , Vermillion -
lion county , Ind. In 1SS8 , just before
his election to the presidency , Mr. Harrison -
risen went to Dana to hunt quail.
An army of correspondents and
artists followed him on that trip.
Reports from Vermillion county
goods this year indicate that
squirrel are very plentiful. The report
doesn't say whether the presidential f
bee is numerous in vermillion county ,
but Mr. Harrison usually knows where
to find what he wants , and he is said to
i be fond of the buzzing of the busy
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Insect.
By a paragraph in the sundry civil
appropriation bill , which lately became
a law , Congress has provided that the
old fort and the national park on the
island of Mackinac shall be turned over
to the State of Michigan for a State
park. At a time when the government
national parks of all
is making the t
great battlegrounds of the civil war , it
has relinquished to a state one of the
most historic spots on this continent-
a place Intimately associated with the t
history' of the northwest under .
French and the English , and memorable
by reason of its capture by the British c t
in the warof 1812 , and of the repulses 0
of the Americans when they twice attempted -
tempted to recover it during that
struggle with Great Britain. o
At the annual high school commencement -
ment , which was held at Sterling , Ky. ,
July 5 , there were thirteen graduates. h
It was the , thirteenth commencement , t :
. : ance the gr aduates all attended school a
. for theteen y ears. Up to date nothing
- . serious has happened to the class. The h
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exerciseswere held on Friday during
the full of time moon.
French scientists are now arranging
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. One advantage of this
. and a balloon. P
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OVER THE STATE.
PErrr thieves have been burglarizing
a number of houses in Lyons.
RED Wirrow county claims to have
8,000 acres of alfalfa this season.
TIIURSTON county is organizing an agricultural -
ricultural society and will have a fair.
Mrs EVA HUFF , of Omaha , in a fit of
despondency , took her life by inhaling
gas.
gas.THE Scribner creamery that was sold
at auction only brought $1,000. It cost
$4,900.
EMEERSON will have a new Motho
list church , to be built of brick and to
cost 82,000.
Bun BREEZE , of. York county , was
drowned in the Blue river last week.
His parents reside at Waco.
AN Omaha man was in North Platte
the other day trying to secure 7,000 tons
of hay for shipment to New York city.
TYPHOID fever is more prevalent in
the state than it was a year ago at this
time. Bad water is generally the
cause.
ELwooD is going to have a special
election for the issuing of bonds to the
amount of $3,000 for the building of a
water plant.
G. G. IIArrEn's residence , three miles
from Winside , was entirely destroyed
by fire during the temporary absence
of the occupants.
THE directors of the Custer county
fair have decided to permit no political
speeches on the , fair grounds during
the annual show.
CHA3u'ION Slugger , Jim Corbett , mar.
reed a few days ago Jessie Taylor , who
formerly lived in Omaha and whose
parents now reside in that city.
THE wife of James _ McAllister of
Pawnee county , about 48 years of age ,
was found dead in her bed. Her demise -
mise is ascribed to heart disease.
Tun semi-annual statement of the
treasurer of Platte county shows the
county has $37,593 cash on hand and
only $11,265 in outstanding warrants.
T1IE railroad company has completed
a new sidetrack at Pender in order to
make room 'for the grain cars that will
be needed to haul out Thurston coun-
ty's crop.
JESSE ROGERS , an old soldier , died at
the Soldiers' Home at Grand Island.
ills remains were taken to Ashland
and buried under the auspices of the
Grand Army.
JOHN MAItVE of Greeley Center , an
old soldier and prosperous farmer , was
before the insanity board on the charge
of insanity , which could not be sustained -
tained , and he was released.
THE big barn of William Groetz , near
Aurora , was struck by lightning and
entirely consumed , together with
teams , wagon and harness , grain , etc.
Only $150 insurance on the building.
SPARKS from a locomotive set fire to
Joseph Graham's field of shocked oats
near North Bend , and he now has to
guess how big the yield would have
been had the grain not been destroyed.
A LIVERY'stable at Inavale was struck
by lightning. H. G. Sawyer , proprietor -
tor of a general merchandise store and
also owner of the barn , was prostrated
by the bolt and was unconscious for
some time.
TILE 3-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs.
Marshall was lost in the sand hills of
Frontier county for twenty-four hourss.
The little one woasfound nearly dead
from heat and thirst , having wandered
seven miles.
C. A. TENANT , a ranchman , was instantly -
stantly killed by lightning while on
his ranch , eighteen miles east of Gor-
don. Mr. Tenant was well known and
highly respected. IIe leaves a family
of small children.
w. T. BRINK , a well-to-do farmer ,
living near Sawyer , was badly hurt by
his horse stumbling and pitching him
head foremost out of a road cart in
which he was riding. He was unconscious -
scious when found.
B. E. Asir is the first Custer county
farmer to pay for the seed .furnished
him last spring by the Broken Bow reLief -
Lief association. He was loaned fifteen
bushels , and from the seed has raised
200 bushels of fine wheat.
JonN WILEY , living south of Pilger
met with a painful accident. A cat
jumped from the chimney casing to the
open cupboard , throwing a large Turkish -
ish platter down on his head , cutting a
gash above the eye to the skull bone
and about two inches long.
SOREN SORENSEN , a thirteen-year-old
Danish boy living near Dannebrog , was
found drowned in the river. He had
gone fishing with two neighbor boys ,
tvleo returned without him , saying that
he had wandered away from them and
they were unable to find him.
JAMES HIGGINS and Neut Ilartzel ,
both of Chadron , were arrested and
charged with robbing S. M. Wagers of
) 'Neill , a traveling salesman , of a
quantity of jewelry. The parties were
on the east bound passenger train , and
t is said the robbery occurred just before -
fore the train met the Deadwood ex-
presss.
TIIE board of supervisors of Knox
county , after a prolonged fight , sub-
nitted the Creighton petition to the
people , asking for a division of Knox
county on the township line between
30 and 31 , to be called Union. The
proposed county is twelve miles wide 1
and forty-two miles long. The indications -
tions are that it will carry on the ma-
ority vote.
TILE Knox county teachers' institute
commenced work with fully sixty
teachers in attendance. The instruc-
ors were Prof. W. A. Clark , formerly
of the Western Normal of Lincoln , but
now connected with the state normal
of Peru , and L. A. Ostien , prinnipal of
he Creighton schools
The Lyons Mirror fgures the value I
of Burt county's crop something like S
his : Wheat , $335,688 ; oats , $337,500 ;
orn , $900,000 ; hay of all kinds , $240-
00 ; potatoes , fruit , etc. , $500,000. This t
makes a total of $2,360,188 , and does f
not include hogs , cattle , poultry , eggs
r butter.
SENATOR JOiiN M. PALMER of Chicago.
pent a d ay last week in Rock county
eking after some private interests he
as there and during his stay addressed :1
e teachers of Rock county who were
t Bassett attending institute. He 1
gave them some excellent advice and
is speech was well received by a large v
udience. f
WORK at the Nebraska
City canning , s
actory is being pushed to the fullest
opacity of the plant. From thirty to a
hirty-five tons of corn are being re-
eived daily and : rom sixty to seventy
eople are emplotied from early in the
morning to late at night. The output '
from 1,000 to 15,000 cans daily. j a
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sue.
State Fair Prospects.
Chairman Dinsmore , Secretary Fur-
nas and Mr. Dunham of the state board
of agriculture met informally last
night , says an Omaha paper , and
Messrs. Bassett , Doolittle and , Vance
are expected in to attend the regular
meeting. But it is possible no meeting
will be held , for from the reports received -
ceived the fair is growing to such pro.
portions that the board of managers is
seriously thinking of taking to the
woods until after September. Not
ofL is the demand for space in all the
buildings greater than the supply , but
so many applications for building sites
are coming in that though the grounds
contain forty acres more than the old
'grounds , and all of it available , the
board is beginning to think the Omaha
people want the earth. There are
many features entirely new to a Nebraska -
braska State fair , orany other statefair
for that matter. Secretary Furncs is
still confident , however , of weathering
the storm and giving all would-be
builders and exhibitors some space.
One matter called to the attention of
the board was that several persons are
getting up guides and guide books to
the fair and soliciting advertisements
on the representation that their publications -
cations have been indorsed by the
board. The board desires it to be understood -
derstood that it has not indorsed any
guides whatever , that the only publications -
cations indorsed by it in any way are
the premium list , which was published
some time ago , and the State Fair Bulletin -
letin , which is issued monthly.
A ' , vere hail Storm.
A destructive hail storm occurred in
the vicinity of Schuyler. Hailstones
eleven inches in circumference were
found , and stones as large as eggs were
lying about , Neither screens nor shutters -
ters were protectors for the residence
windows , plate and colored glass being
shattered everywhere. Shades and
curtains were tattered. Shingle roofs
were broken through and tin roofs so
indented as to leak. Pickets were
knocked frem the fences and garden
stuff beaten into the earth. Electric
lamps were ruined , the wires being
beaten down until they could be reached -
ed and many were broken. Trees were
stripped of their leaves , twigs and
branches. Sparrows were killed by
hundreds. Fowls were killed and
stock bruised till bleeding. Much of the
goods in the stores were damage by
water through the windows , skylights
and roofs. Corn teas cut down or badly
shredded and. the ears beaten to pulp.
The damage in Schuyler isabout$5,000.
Must Report to headquarters.
The following order has been issued
from the adjutant general's office :
Circular No. 3 : Commanding officer
of companies will at once report to this
office direct the number of commissioned -
ed officers and enlisted men they will
take to the annual encampment. This
report will also be made to the brigade
commander through the headquarters
of the respective regiments. Hereafter
all communications from this office
will be addressed to commanding officers -
cers of organizations. Accordingly the
senior officer of a command on leaving
his home station for an absence that
will extend over two days , should
direct the officer next in rank to receive
and act on official letters that may be
received during such absence.
Sorghum Kills More Cows.
Within the past weelcCharlesGerger.
says a York dispatch , a farmer living
east of York , has lost four head of cattle -
tle from the supposed effects of eating
second-growth sorghum. A few days
ago he turned two cows into a patch of
sorghum to feed , and they had only
eaten a few minutes when they began
to sicken , and in less than twenty minutes -
utes they were dead. He had previously -
ously lost two animals , but was at a
loss to know the cause , and as they
had likewise fed on this sorghum , the
sudden death of the two tows convinced -
vinced him that it might be sorghum.
Thought Iris Lifo h , Danger.
William H. Collicott , says an Indian
ola dispatch , who was taken to the insane -
sane asylum at Lincoln Tuesday and
committed suicide Wednesday night ,
was 27 years old , and his mind had
been affected for about one year. He
fancied that he was pursued by enemies -
mies who tried to kill him , and constantly -
stantly begged his friends to kill him.
Ills father , J. I.Collicott , is a pioneerof
North Valley precinct , and well-to-do
financially. The family ordered the
body sent home for buriaL
Mrs. Gardner at Home.
Arcadia dispatch : Mr. and Mrs.
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E. T. Gardner and J. W. Lander arrived -
rived home tonight after the wanderings -
ings of Mrs. Gardner and the search
by Mr. Lander. Mrs. Gardner does
not recognize her husband nor children
nor her best friends here , and all pity
her for her unfortunate condition and
earnestly hope that she may soon j
recover under the care of her loving
husband and friends.
Little Things of Life. i
Why is it that vve so easily forget
that the little things in life are what
make it easy or hard ? A few pleasant
words , a warm hand-clasp , a cordial
etter are simple things , but they are
mighty in their influence on the "lives
of those about us , adding a ray of hope
to many disconsolate hearts , giving
courage to disappointed , weary ones , 1
and helping at the same time to make
our own lives sweeter. Few people s
realize how much the little attentions S
of every-day life mean to their associ-
atesin the home , society and the place
of business. It is generally a lack of
consideration that makes one forget
he tiny pleasantries ; but lack of con-
ideration is really one form of selfishness -
ness , and selfishness is not a desirable f
quality. Remember that the little v
Icings in life , either good or bad , counter
or more with those we love than we i
ever know , and we should be watchful d
pf our actions and of our words. h
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Heard by the President.
WASUINc'ToN , Aug. 16.-Mrs. hutch
of Oklahoma City , mother of Clyde
fattox , now imprisoned at Leaven-
worth and sentenced to be hanged at b
Vichita , October 11 , returned from o
Buzzard's Bay at midnight last night , c
cry certain of a commutation , hopen
ul of a pardon , and altogether enthuP
iastic upon the subject of President
Cleveland's great personal kindness
nd courtesy.
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers - $
gineers will celebrate the thirty-second s
anniversary of their organization next u
t I'ittsburd
MR. CONFIDENT ,
THE DEM 0 CR TIC NATIONAL COI
MIT THE C g9I RM AN T1 LKS ,
PARTY OUTLOOK IS GOOD
Does Not Believe Grover Would Take a
Third Term-Says Whitney Would
Make a Splendid Candidate for
President-The Democrats In
Now York Are Going to
Get Together Soon.
LONDON , Aug , 19-William i'i liar-
rity , chairman of the United States
Democratic national committee. will
soon sail for New York , after having
done England , Ireland and Paris. He
is much improved in health and takes
a sanguine view of Democratic politics.
Yesterday he said : "With the great
work the Democratic administration is
doing for sound money , good times are
returning and will continue to improve -
prove , for which the Democrats will
get credit. The next Republican house
is sure to encounter complications. I
really do not believe Mr. Cleveland
would take a third term. There is no
pronounced candidate for the presidency -
dency among the Democrats , not he-
canse the chances of his election are
not good , but because it is
too early for candidates to appear.
William C. Whitney is the most
talked of. I see he says lie is not a
candidate. Mr. Whitney is human and
lie would make a splendid candidate.
My best information is that the Democrats -
crats are going to get together and
carry New York next November. That
will encourage the Democrats of other
states. We shall therefore go into the
campaign full of enthusiasm. With
the return of good times the free coinage -
age agitation will die out and good
times mean a Democratic victory in
1896. "
PRAISED BY MORRILL.
The Kansas Governor Has a Good Word
for Every Republican Leader.
ROCiiES7'EIt , N. Y. , Aug. i9.-Gover-
nor Merrill of Kansas , who is here ,
asked who was the favorite for the
Republican Presidential nomination
in Kansas , replied : "William McKinley
is decidedly the choice of the Kansas Re-
publicans. He is a level headed and
safe man. He has personal popularity
with the people of the West. Reed ,
however , is an intellectual giant. Ile
has many admirers in Kansas and
throughout the West and he is generally -
ally regarded as one of the most brilliant -
liant men in public life. Allison is
highly respected and his nomination
would be very acceptable to Kansas ,
but I do not expect to see it. I met
Allison a short time ago and he told
me frankly that lie did not intend to
make any special push for the nomination -
ation this year as he had in previous
years. In my opinion Harrison will
not be a candidate. "
1Iarcy K. Brown Turned Down.
KANSAS CITY , Mo. , Aug. 1i.-Ali
previous meetings of the Democratic
county committee were discounted by
proceedings of the stormy session this
forenoon. Personal difficulties were
narrowly averted and finally two committee -
mittee meetings were necessary. Chairman -
man Marcy K. Brown was turned out
by a two-thirds vote and Police Coin-
missioner Shelley elected chairman of
the committee. Brown and his followers -
lowers bolted time meeting and are expected -
pected to organize another county
committee with Brown as chairman.
1'efrer on Populist Chances.
ROCHESTER , N. Y. , Aug. 19.-Senator
Peffer of Kansas ; when asked "Do you
think the Populists have any chance
of electing a president in 1896 ? " replied -
plied : ' It all depends on the free silver -
ver Democrats and Republicans. I f
theyvote the way they talk we will
elect our moan , but if they do as they
always have done-talk with us and
vote with the old parties-we shall
simply have a natural and healthy
grotvthabout double our vote over
s9 , and be in line for the next presidential -
dential contest. "
Judge Alden Nominated.
KANSAS CITY , Mo. , Aug. 19.-Judge
Henry L. Alden was nominated for reelection -
election for judge of time Twenty-ninth
udicial district of Kansas on the first
ballot in the Republican county convention -
vention in Kansas City , Kan. , at 2:14
o'clock this afternoon. Judge Alden
s grand chancellor of the Knights of
Pythias in Kansas and present judge
of the Twenty-ninth Kansas district.
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Senator Davis' Boom Set to Moving.
ST. PAUL , Minn. , Aug. 1g.-The Dis
patch this afternoon contains an interview -
view with Captain II , A. Castle , a life-
o ng friend of Senator C. K. Davis , in
which he states that friends of the
enator are convinced that there is a
trong sentiment in favor of Mr. Davis
or the Republican nomination for
president , and that they will work for
him
Stone Talks About Cleveland.
NEW Yoimic , Aug. 19.-GovernorWill-
am J. Stone of Missouri , in an inter-
few here , said : "You ask about Mr.
Cleveland and a'third term. Ihave no
lea that Mr. Cleveland will be a can-
idate. He could not be nominated if
I
e were to be nor elected if nomin-
ted. " S
William it. King's will Broken.
MARSHALL , Mo. , Aug. 19. The tv'i1l t
f the late William R. King has been
roken. The widow and the last set
f children contested anti the jury de-
ided that undue influence had been s
sed to have him make the will. The i
roperty involved is valued at $150,000.
City Securities Stolen. s
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MONTREAL , Aug , j9.-Great exciteD -
went was caused by the statement that 1
$40,000 worth of s irities have been
tolen from the safe of the city treasa
rer in the city hall. t
TO CRUSH THE REBELS.
Twenty-Five Thousand Moro Men and
Many Cruisers Will Be Sent to Cuba.
MADRID , Aug. 19.-Prime Minister
Canovas del Castillo gave the follow-
lug account of the forces to be used in
putting an end to the conflict in Cuba :
"By the end of September or the first
days of October , when the rainy season -
son is over , an additional :5,000 men
will be landed on the Island from
Spain The naval strength for the
surveillance of time Cuban coast
will comprise nineteen cruisers now
building in England , six cruisers -
ers which are now being built at
Cadiz and fifteen alreadyin service , a
total of forty cruisers. These with
the vessels already despatched to our
aid by the United States government ,
the trust will be found sufficient. In
regard to the Mora claim , the conservative -
servative government has proceeded
entirely on the responsibility created
for us by our predecessors in power.
The question of indemnity once having
been accepted by the Spanish government -
ment , no other course than that resolved -
solved upon was possible : Immediate
payment , to meet which we have
realized the funds necessary without
having recourse to parliamentary in-
tervention. "
FEUD OF DOCTORS.
Portland , Oregon , 1'hyslclans Use Ee-
volvers in an Office.
PORTLAND , Ore. , Aug. 19.-At noon
several shots in rapid succession were
heard in the office of Dr. II. R. Holmes
in the Dekum building. The tenants
rushed in and found time prostrate
bodies of Dr. Holmes and Dr. Robert
K. Ausplund , each of whom was holding -
ing a smoking pistol in his hand. There
were no other persons in time room.
Ausplund hat ] a hole in his body and
one in his head , another in his breast ,
another in his right wrist. Holmes
was wounded in two places , one ball
leaving entered an arm and time other
the body , just below time left nipple.
Ausplund was taken to the hospital
and Holmes to his residence. Ausp-
lunds wounds will undoubtedly result
fatally , while time physician thinks
Holmes will recover.
It is not known what was the cause
of the shooting , but it is thought it
was due to a criticism by Iiolmes of
Ausplund's method of treating a patient -
tient in the Portland hospital and that
Ausplund called at Holmes office to
make him retract.
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.
A government employe has resigned
his job. lie is J. W. Bennett , a former
St. Louis newspaper man.
Charges of violating army regulations -
tions have been made against Major
E. II. Crowder of the department of
the Platte.
Secretary of State IIinrichscn of Illinois -
nois , says that William R. Morrison is
not badly thought of by the silver
Democrats as a presidential candidate.
A building at Denver , Col. , collapsed ,
seriously wounding three persons.
Frank Mentor of 1 aul's Valley , Ind.
Ter. , was killed by his son-in-law , Roland -
land Vaughan.
Wm. Lewis has sued William Terre
at Bloomington , Ill. , for the price of
twelve slaves sold in 185S.
The grand jury is expected to return
an indictment against the IIearnes at
Hannibal.
A moonshine whisky spring is said to
have been found near Bandana , Ky. ,
where time red fluid flows like water.
Arkansas authorities are trying to
make the Pullman Palace Car company
and Pacific Express company pay taxes
in that state.
A bomb was exploded before time
French consulate at Acona , Italy ,
doing much damage.
The Big Four's annual report about
to be made public shows that system
to have made a gross increase of $300-
978 for the year ending June 30. (
Miss Ida Aimes is in jail at Guthrie
for selling liquor to Indians.
L. Phillips killed V. J. Breehtel at
council Bluff's in a quarrel over do- 1 1
mestic affairs. 1
At Terre Haute Father Wilson of St.
Joseph's Catholic church denounced t
the bloomer bicycle costume.
The Peck and Ater family reunion
at Cerro Gordo , Ill. , was attended by
600 relatives. I
Santa Fe railroad trains through
the Indian territory are being guarded i
by United States deputy marshals because - 1
cause of fears of train robbers. I
The New York Association for Improving - 1
proving the Condition of the Poor has m
received a subscription of $1,000 from
Joseph Pulitzer. x
Claus Spreckels , time sugar king , has
let contracts for the construction in
San Francisco of the tallest building
vest of Chicago. It will be fifteent
stories . The t
high. estimated cost is
$1,000,000
The extension of the classified civil 1
service to practically the entire force
of the agricultural department is fort
orally announced in a circular issued
by Secretary Morton.
Don Estanislao S. Zeballos , minister }
of the Argentic Republic to the c.
United States , has resigned. Dr. Gari
cia Merou , envoy extraordinary and
minister plenipotentiary to Brazilvrill t
be transferred to Washington in the
place of Zeballos.
It is stated that the brewers' agree-
went to advance prices to retailers in j
Chicago now lacks only four signatures
of comprising all the beer producers in l
Chicago. The first effects of the agree-
cent will be to drive out of business at t
east 2,000 of the present 7,000 licensed 1
aloon keepers in the city.
The Indian bureau has taken no
teps whatever looking to the prosecu-
ion of the whites of Jackson's Hole ,
Vyo. , for the killing of Bannock Indians -
dians , arrested forkilling game. It is ti
probable , however , that steps will
eon be taken to bring those engaged
n the killing to justice. h
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Louis Siegerman , who committed
ulcide in St. Louis by cutting his
hroat , has been identified as Louis
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Siegerman , formerly a restaurant
ceeper of Calwell , Kan. , who shot his
wife dead in 1894 near Pond Creek , Ok. , t
nd was later sent to the asylumn for t
he insane at Jacksonville , Ill.
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The 17hortago In the Former Not of
Great as leas Expected.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 15.-The official
returns for August show that the fruit
crop of the country , taken as a whole ,
is much larger than for several years.-
The apple crop met with no serious obstacles -
stacles to development during July.
There are , however , some very imp - +
p ortant states in which the crop
is less than half the normal
roduct. This is the case in Maine ,
ew Hampshire , Vermont , Michigam
and Wisconsin , the percentages ranging -
ing from 28 in Michigan to 49 in Ver-
mont. Massachusetts , New York , ,
Pennsylvania and Iowa show conditions -
tions between 50 and 00 , or indicated
products at or slightly above one-half
the normal. On the other hand fifteen
states , New Jersey , Maryland , Vir i
ginia , North Carolina , Arkansas , y 1 .
Tennessee , West Virginia , Kentucky ,
Indiana , Missouri , Nebraska , Colorado ; ,
and the Pacific coast states , excluding
states not commercially important , l
have a condition of 80 or over , and of q
these six , New Jersey , Kentucky , Arkansas - ,
kansas , Indiana , Missouri and Cola- , 4
rado , are above 90 , Kentucky goingto
10 ; . Ohio and Illinois have conditions
73 and 72 respectively. The crop is t
reported generally short in time north-
em n but abundant in the southern por-
tions of these states. The general l
average of condition is 71.2 against 44
last year.
' [ 'he average condition of peaches
August 1 was 53.3 , against 22.3 in 1S94.
Time prospective yield has declined i
heavily in Delaware , where shotst one-
third the normal crop is now indicated. j
New Jersey has also suffered , the percentage -
centage falling n 12 points and resting r r5 °
now at 61. Conditions are high in 1
Connecticut and Georgia , respectively 3
92 and 101. Maryland hopes for a two- J
thirds crop , Virginia something under , 1
that portion. A very short crop is indicated -
dicated for Ohio , and for Michigan lj
about half time normal product. On '
time l'acilic coast conditions approximate -
mate the general average for the
country. Much complaint of dropping
and rotting is made , the latter espec
ially in the South.
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THE GOLD RESERVE.
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heavy lVlthdrtwals for Export to Europe
Are I menedictel3 Itelaced.
WASnINGTON , Aug. 15A telegram
was received at the treasury department -
ment from Assistant United States
Treasurer Jordan at New York , stating I
that $900,000 in gold had been withdrawn -
drawn for export to Europe. This ,
was followed in a few minutes by another -
other , stating that the Morgan syndicate -
cate had deposited in gold in exchange , i
for legal tenders $1,346,000 , which
leaves the gold reserve at time close of ,
the day's business $101S33,715. The
syndicate's action is taken here as con-
elusive evidence that it proposes to
keep the reserve above the $100,000,000
point according to the spirit of its contract -
tract with the government.
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Senator Vest Ezpreses Ilitnsclf In an
Interview In Carlsbad.
C.uu.S1m.n , Aug. 15.-"The silver i i
question will never be dropped in
America until free coinage is passed , " I 1
said Senator George G. Vest of this- !
souri , here to-day , replying to ques- 1 '
Lions put to him by a representative of ,
the press. I
In retrtird to the prospects of an international - i
ternational monetary cont'erenee Senator - '
tor Vest remarked : "It is generally
ecnceclcd that the other powers are ' '
alvaiting the action of England , and -h
from all accounts England will not ti
alter the gold standard. A prominent ,
English Official was here recently , a '
gentleman who had time confidence of
the new ministry and ire had several I
long conferences on the subject with ' '
Mr. John l\'ananiakcr. lie said , 'Rest
a-sured that England b will not alter the '
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gold standard.
Senator Vest is greatly improved in
health and the doctors say he has no
serious ailment.
LIVE STOCK AN ! ) PILODUCEM.tILKETS ' ,
uotations from New York , Chicago , St.
Louis , Oil alga and Elsewhere.
OMAHA
Iutter-Creamery separator. . 14 i ? 15
butter-1 air to good country. 1. Gl : 14
ggs-Fresh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 44 10y ; '
Toney-California , per lb. , . . . . 11 15
tens-Live , per lb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G 1G 6/s
Spring Chickens , per lb. . . . . . . . 9 4 ! , 10
lemons-Choice Jlcssinas. . . . . 4 Oi Gs 6 2 i
lpples-per bbl. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 00 2-i
) ranes-Floridas , per box. . . . 3 50 4 00
otatoes-Now. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 4. 'n (
tWatermelons-per dozen , . . . . . . 2 5) ti , 3 00 I.
Beans-Navy , hand-picked , bu 2 60 4S ' 20 s
lay-Upland , per tou. . . . . . . . . . 5 00 C 6 5(1
) nions-Per bu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 U4 75
Jiecsc-Neb.&la , fullcream 10 11
'ineapples-per doz. . . . . . . . . . . . 1 75 u 2 25 1
1'amatoes-per4-baskotcrtte. 50 , r 75
logs-Mixed packing. . . . . . . . . . 4 5 i cg. 4 65
ios-lleavy weights. . . . , . , . . . 4 65 Y. 4 70
Lceves-i toclcers and feeders. 2 21 tJ 3 60
: cef . 3 65 f4 20
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (260
tags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
avcs . 2 00 V r 4 M'1
UWs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 i 49 : / 10
: eifcrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 01 C : 2 o
Ycsterns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 75
: : ecu-Lambs. . . . . . . . . . . . a 00 : . 4 : .0 ,
: , cep-Choice natives. . . . . . 2 50 't9 3'l5
CIIICAGu.
! 'heat-No.2 , spring. . . . . , , , , , , , CG y E6 ; Y
Corn-Per bu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : : g .
hatser bu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 L4 >
'ark. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 5O Vb 9 - 62/i / t ,
.ard. . . . 6 : iA 6 55 i 1
, ogc-Packers and mixed. , . . 4 t'0 c 5 10 '
attic-Native steers. . . . . . . . , . . 3 75 ' GOO
L een-1 50 . , .5 ; c
heel-Natives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 11 4 00 tI
\11V' YOlth i
] heat. Not , red winter. . . , . , . 71 Gt 71 ? ,
Corn- . 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 F6 47b I +
ats-\o.- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 ( G 2S , '
or& : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 2i 12 -
Lars. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 40 6 42s ;
ST. LOUD.
t heat--No : red , cash. . . . , . , , , 66 is ff'-
cm-Per bit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3G , 36
Oats-Per bu . . . . . . . . . . 22 r 2 "
Bogs-Mixed packing. . . . . . . . . . 4 mil L 4 t 5
attic-Heft. steers , , , , , , , , , , , , , 4 2.i 4 , 4 75
heeu-3lixed natives. . . . . . . . , . 2 30 ' 3 50
ambs. . . . . . . . . . . . Ql1 4 45O
KANSAS CIT : .
Wheat-\o 2hard.- . K.
orn-No. 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . { i
Oats-No.2 . . . . . . . . Is ° ' i i r
attic-Stockers and feeders. 2 50 arty 4 1 I
togs-3lixed packets. . . . . . . . . . 4 65 uc. 4 90
beep-3luttons. . . . . . . s0
CONDENSED DISPATCHES. e
Minister Ransom denies that he has
made reflections the
upon Mexican na-
on. 1a
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Imports from France and Germany ,
ave increased at a rapid gait for the
ast year
Comptroller Bowler says he will not
make a decision on the sugar bounty , ,
a ses until next month.
General CoPPa has telegraphed
he war department that he is moving
he troops from Jackson' I
away s Hole. .
Four persons were killed by light
in _ nei r Farmville. Va. , .
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