Nebraska Newspapers

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I M'COOK TRIBUNE.
Hi F. M. IUMMKLL , Publisher.
I . McCOOK , NEBRASKA
I NEBRASKA NEWS.
M Wayne county has over 3,000 chll *
H dren of bcliool age.
H There are three esses of typhoid
m fever in one family near Eustis.
m Several sad fatalitiesjfrom diphtheria
M have lately occurred at Wisner.
H The school professor at Wakefield
H lectures on "Brains and Backbone. "
H . Johnson county will donate a car of
B I corn to the starving people of India.
H Stock in the building and loan asso-
H elation at Gcring sells at a premium.
H A lady of Lexington furnishes a daily
H record of mortgages filed and released.
B Dr. Hildebrand of Clearwater was
H successfully operated upon for appendl-
H citis.
H George .Bohmer , who moved from
H Wayne county to Montana , is moving
H ' back.
H Nebraska City contemplates putting
B up a new high school building to cost
1 925,000. ,
H The Union Pacific ice house at North
| Platte is filled from the lake at Goth-
enburg.
Andrew Harper of Cedar county lost
I considerable live stock in the recent
blizzard. * *
N. P. Ilult of Wausa lost 100 head of
H hogs in the blizzard that blew in with
H , the new year.
Hj A sure enough centipede was captured -
| * tured in the court house at Hastings
H the other day.
H Ernest Worden and Walter Bruner
M of Sidney were bound over to district
| court in the sum of $300 each for the
H -wanton murder of a mule.
H Judge Crawford of Scribner won a
$50 suit of clothes from Hon. Nick
Fritz on a wager that McKinley would
I receive a majority of the popular vote.
The school house at Bayard took fire
_ from a defective flue , and the scholars
M organized themselves into a bucket
B brigade and saved the building from
m total destruction.
M A Boone county man smoked a cigai
M -while milking the family cow , and ac-
H cidently scorched her Hank. The kick
| she gave him in the ribs was heard all
m over the neighborhood.
M An epidemic of blackleg is destroying
H young stock in the neighborhood oi
M Alliance. A local veterinary will try
fl the vaccinating system recommended
fl in the government reports.
M The Curtis gun club has offered a reM -
M ward of § 5 for the arrest and convic-
M tion of any parties killing or b living in
H their possession quail or prairie chick-
H ens during the closed season.
M Having failed to provide a sinking
fl fund to meet the payment on school
H bonds when due , Superior will btart
H the " .aw year by robbing Peter to pay
H Paul. It hopes to refund at a lower
H | rate of interest.
H Henry Brockman.who lived four miles
M -west of West Point , dropped dead in
H the kitchen at his home from heart
H disease. He was seventy-three 3ears
H old and emigrated from Germany to
H Wisconsin in 1854.
H TwentyJfive hundred acres of Ne-
H braska land near Jackson may go to
B South Dakota by changes in the Mis-
M Bourl This land is what is known a3
H the Hedges track , now in the hands of
B ' ' eastern trustees.
H . David Hazels of-Pawnee County , who
H recently passed away in his eightieth
H year , had been a resident of that
HBV county for twenty-six years. He came
H directly from Scotland to the place
B from which h ) took his departure. His
H aged wife survives , also five children.
| Robert Clifford of Emerson , a young
H man of only twenty-six years , was
H seized with a mania while at the home
H of a neighbor , and attempted to .use
BAV one of the small children to feed the
H flames in the kitchen range. He was
H restrained with difficulty and it re-
h quired two men to bind and prevent
H him from raising gell-henerally.
H Catharine Roland , wife of John Roland -
| land , of Saline county , was buried at
H Crete on Wednesday. If she had lived
H H I -until May 21 she would have been
H eighty-two years old. Her husband
H was buried dn the 22nd of March last
| year. Theywere old settlers in Saline
H county and well known. She was a
H member of the Methodist church thir ty-
HHH six years.
l Henry W. Haigwho is administrator
H of the ' estate of Robert F. JPawcus of
B Gering , expects to secure the passage
H of an appropriation through the pres-
B entlegislature to provide for the payment -
| ment for the real estate belonging to
B the estate. It has been appraised ac-
H cording to law at 56,300 , and the law ,
| which provides that alien heirs can not
H Inherit realty in this state , also pro-
VAyAV Tides that the state shall buy it at the
| appraised valuation. The claim is recognized -
| ognized as just , the estate having com-
H plied with the statute , but there being
| no funds "not otherwise appropriated"
fl it becomes necessary to either secure
fl an appropriation or sue and get judg-
H ment against the state.
PaVaVJ Membraneous croup caused the death
H of the three-year-old son of John Coul-
H ter of Randolph.
H The Gothenburg Power company offered -
| fered to furuish the city .an up-to-date
H water system for $7,500.
H Nine thousand sheep passed through
H- 8uperior in the course of two days , on
VAvAfl their way to the cornfields of Dodge
H county.
H , The county schools in valley county
H hold old-fashioned spelling contests.
| To be able to spell correctly is great
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HE WAS TIN UP BY KITES.
FIRST SUCCESSFUL AS
CENSION IN AMERICA.
LIEUT. 'WISE MAKES IT.
Hoisted Forty-Tiro Feet In the Air at
Governor's Islund by the railing of
Four Kites , Representing a
Force Estimated at 400 I-.uk.
Kites Demonstrated to
Be Useful In u Gale.
New York , Jan. 23. Lieutenant
Hugh D. Wise of the Ninth infantry ,
U. S. A. , on Governor's Island , has for
six months bee"n studying and experi
menting with kites as a means of as
sisting armies in warfare. His kites
are cellular , with rectangular frames
of spruce and cotton string and cotton
cloth in strips stretched "around the
ends of the frames , leaving both ends
of the the rectangular framework
open , and also an open strip in the
center. Thus four lifting surfaces and
four guiding surfaces are presented to
the wind. Yesterdaj' , when the breeze
freshened to a fifteen mile an hour
gait , he was hoisted forty-two feet
into the air by his kites .so 'that ' he
could see over the eaves of the officers'
quarters and down the bay. The force
represented-bx the .pulling of the four
kites is estinuitcd at 400 pounds.
"I have studied the systems of Pro
fessor Langley of the Smithsonian in
stitution , Professor Marvin of the
weather bureau and Civil Engineer
Chanute of Chicago , who are making ,
special experiments in areial locomo . -
.tion , with aeroplanes , * ' said Lieutenant
Wise. "The success of my experiment ,
demonstrates that kites are-servicea
ble in a gale which would tear a bal
loon to pieces , where it is desired to
observe the surrounding country and
inspect the maneuvers of an enemy. I
attribute my success to a close follow
ing of the methods of those who have
studied the subject rather than to my
own efforts. "
Captain T. H. Baden-Powell ascend
ed nearly 100 feet in England , but he
took a parachute with him. Lawrence
Hargrave was hoisted by kites forty
feet in Australia in 1885. These are
the only instances of aeroplane ascen
sions on record.
NO CORPORATION POLITICS
A Stringent Bill Certain to Tass the
Missouri House.
Jefeersox City , Mo. , Jan. 2:5 : , The
special committee of the House ap
pointed to investigate the efforts of
the railroads and other corporations
to influence elections has reported
through Bohart of Clinton a substitute
for the bills on that subject now pend
ing before the House. The bill pro
vides that all employes of corpora
tions shall have four hours on election
day Avithout loss of wages. No cor
poration can , through its officers or
employes , try to influence the votes of
any person or distribute campaign lit
erature of any kind. Cox'porations
acting under charters of this state are
to be punished by forfeit of their '
charter for any kind of coercion. For
eign corporations are to be punished
through their officers , who are to be
subjected to a penitentiary sentence
limited to five years for intimidation
or bribery , threats of discharge or
promises to employ. It is a misdemeanor
meaner punishable- fine for them to
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'distribute literature.
Mr. Eckels Will Not Remain.
Washington , Jan. 23. Although
Mr. Eckels' term of office will not ex
pire until after the change in admin
istration , he will not remain comp
troller of the currency. It is said
to-day that Charles Gates Dawes will
be the next comptroller of the .cur
rency , which is entirely probable , if he
wants that office , but his friends here
understand that he prefers to be treas
urer of the United States.
Shutting Out the Women.
Little Hock , Ark. , Jan. 23. The
Arkansas state senate has passed a
bill introduced by Senator Witt , pro
viding that hereafter none but quali
fied electors shall hold any position
within the gift of the Arkansas legis
lature. The army of women who be
siege the members at every session to
secure votes for clerkships is responsi
ble for the action of the Senate.
Senator Wolcolt Holds a Conference
Lontjon , Jan. 23. The Daily News
says this morning that Senator Wol-
cott of Colorado had an interview
yesterday with Sir William Henry
Houldsworth , Conservative member
of parliament for the northwestern
division of Manchester , and whw was
the British delegate at the Brussels
monetary conference in 1892. The
interview was private and informal.
A Nebraska Mayor to Bo Impeached.
Nebraska CityNeb. , Jan. 23. A pe
tition from a number of taxpayers
was presented to the council last
night , accusing Mayor C. W. Stahlbut
of corruption , general misconduct and
obstructing the council , and asking
that he be impeached. February 1 , was
set apart for the mayor to answer the
charges. _ -
To Shut Off Pass Favors. ,
Topeka , Kan. , Jan. 23. D. N. Roth-
weilcr of Rush county has a bill in the
House to prohibit the use of passes by
public officers. It provides a penalty
for giving a pass or for accepting one
and conductors who may honor a pass
in the hands of a pablic officer are lia
ble to punishment.
A Young Kansas Educator Dead.
Great Bend , , Kan. , Jan. 23. Jamis
A. Brady , principal of the St. John
schools , died at his home here this
morning of quick consumption. Ho
was considered one of the leading
young educators in the western part of
the state.
CRACKSHOTSOFTHEARMY
Keg tilts of the Last Ycar'fl Competition
With Blue and Carbine.
Washington , Jan. 23. The war de
partment has just published the results
of the rifle , carbine and revolver firing
of all the troops of the army during
the past year. The table shows that
the leading departments at the various
ranges were as follows : Two hun
dred yards , with rifles , department of
Missouri ; with carbines , department
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of the Platte ; 300 yards , rifles ,
department of Columbia ; carbines , de
partment of the Platte ; 500 yards ,
viiles , department of Columbia ; car
bines , department of Texas ; GOO yards , '
rifles , department of the Columbia ;
carbines , department of the Columbia ;
800 yards , rifles , department of the Co
lumbia ; carbines , department of the
Platte ; 1,000 yards , rifles , department
of the Platte ; carbines , department of-
the Platte. As skirmishers with rifles ,
department of the Platte ; with car
bines , department of the Platte. In
volley practice at 800 and 1,000 yards ,
the department of Texas led with the
highest percentage of hits with the
rifle and the department of the Platte
with the carbine. The latter's carbine
score was higher than the formers
rifle scorf at these long ranges.
Of all the cavalry regiments , the
Eighth stood first at every range from
200 to 1.000 j'ards , and as skirmishers.
The infantry regiments divided honors.
At 200 and 300 yards the Fourth stood
first ; at o00 yards-the Fourteenth , at
GOO yards the Sixteenth , at S00 yards
the Seventeeth , at 1,000 yards the
Seventh ; as skirmishers the Twenty-
second infantry. In revolver shooting
the Seventh cavalry took the palm.
VENEZUELA'S CASE.
Chief Justice Fuller "Will Act as the
" Republic's Representative.
Washington , Jan. 23 The only ob
jection raised by the Venezuelan gov
ernment to the treaty between the
United States and Great Britain for
the settlement of the Guiana boundary
.vas that it would have no representa
tion .upon the proposed arbitration tri
bunal , while England , the other party
to the controversy , would be repre-
rented equally with the. United States.
President Crespo declined to accept
the treaty unless Venezuela was repre
sented by at least one member of the
tribunal. Great Britain ' objected , and
insisted upon dealing entirely with the
United States. By a little diplomacy
Venezuela was pei'suaded to name
Chief Justice Fuller as its representa
tive , provided Great Britain would
withdraw its opposition to her repre
sentation on the tribuanal. The chief
justice will accept , but will stand as
the representative of Venezuela and
not of the United States.
BLINDED BY STUDENTS.
Sophomores at Illinois University Dis
figure Young Woman Freshman.
Champaign , 111. , Jan. 23. Last even
ing the freshmen of the university of
Illinois were to have had their sociable
in Busy's hall at Urbana. At 7 o'clock
the sophomores began to gather in the
street in front of the opera biiilding.
They smashed all the windows in the
dining hall , and drove out the fresh
men by the use. of foul-smelling chem
icals. Miss Delia Rodenbaugh of this
city , in company with a freshman , was
about to enter the hall when chemicals
were thrown upon them and the young
lady will lose her eyesight as a result
The sophomores were finally dispersed
by the fire department , which turned
several streams of water upon them.
OREGON IMITATES KANSAS.
Two Houses of the I.ecislature Sitting ; To
gether Mitchell Men Hopeful.
Sai.eji , Ore. , Jan. With the assist
ance of two Democrats , the Benson
men , Supporters of Senator Mitchell ,
completed the organization of the
house according to program , without a
collision with the opposition. There
were thirty-three members present ,
three more that a majority. H. L.
Benson , the permanent speakerchosen
by the Mitchell men , took his seat be
side Tempcrary Speaker Davis , who
was chosen a week ago Monday. Af
ter the appointment of a committee to
notify the governor that the house was
ready for business , the house ad
journed.
To Welcome the Clevclands to Princeton.
Princeton , N. J. , Jan. 23. It is
understood that the Cleveland family
will arrive here to live March G or 7.
A reception has been planned by the
university faculty at President Patton -
ton ' s house , another to introduce the
family to Princeton and Mercer county
society and a third for Mr. Cleveland
at the Democratic league club rooms ,
while Mr. Cleveland , soon after his ar
rival , will give a general reception.
Brcidenthal May Quit Politics.
Topeka , Kan. , Jan. 23. It is underStood -
Stood that Bank Commissioner John
W. Breidenthal will soon resign as
chairman of the Populist state central
committee. His term as bank commis
sioner will expire next month and he
then will be reappointed for a term of
four years. In case of his resignation
as chairman of the committee , he prob
ably will be succeeded by J. M. Allen
of Neosho count3T .
Failure at Kansas City.
Kansas Citt , Mo. Jan. 23. The
Campbell-Eaton Crockery company at
811 and S13 Main street-closed its doors
this morning. The assets 61 the firm
are a stock of goods valued "at $20,000 ;
accounts receivable , S12.000 and furni
ture and fixtures 83,000. The reason
for the. failure is said to be dull busi
ness caused by the general depression.
Fulton , Kan. , Merchants Fall.
Foivr Scott , Kan. , Jan. 23. Burn-
ham , Hanna , Munger & Co. of Kansas
City to-day under a chattel mortgage
of S3,771 took charge of the general
merchandise stock of M. A. Stapleton
& Co. of Fulton. There are but few
smaller creditors. It is elaimed the
firm ' s assets are more than their lia
bilities.
Passed Over the President's "Veto.
Washington , Jan. 23. In the House
to-day. tvyo-thirds having voted in the
affirmative , 144 to 58 , the Texas judi
ciary district bill was passed over the
veto-bf-thcPresident i
STATE POULTRY SH0TV
THIRTEENTH ANNUAL EX
HIBITION.
frond FottIs with Ancestry Over 1,000
JIandaoine llirds Exhibits From nil
Parts of the Stnto ltegldent of Phelps
County Charged with Crlrao Other News
The thirteenth annual show of the
Nebraska poultry association com
menced Tuesday in the building on N
street next to HerpolBheimer's , Lin
coln. The large double room is filled
with coops of chickens , over 1,500 hand
some birds occupying places therein.
The coops are arranged in classes , so
that spectators may pass along the
aisles formed and inspect them at their
leisure. There are some of the hand
somest birds ever seen at a chicken
show and the exhibitors feel a just pride
in showing them off. The exhibitors
come from all parts of the state , Mis
souri , Kansas and Iowa being also rep
resented. All varieties of chickens
from the pure White Plymouth Bocks
in front to the jet Black Langshans
midway and the pert little Bantams in
the rear are to be seen. The constant
crowing of the cocks makes music for
the poultryinen , because they find more
enjoyment in listening to the clarion
tones of their pets than they would
perhaps in a good baad.
Tuesday evening the poultrymen
held a meeting in the chemical build
ing of the state universii3 % Interest
ing papers were read pertaining to the
poultry industry.
Wednesday the poultrymen will visit
the state farm and in the evening will
listen to a lecture by Chancellor Mac-
Lean , and a paper on "Parasites , " ' by
Prof. II. B. Ward.
STATE CONFERENCE OF CHAR
ITIES.
The first annual meeting of the Ne
braska state conference of charities
and correction will be held at Lincoln ,
Neb. , instate University chapel , Wed
nesday , Feb. 10 , 1897 , beginning at
10:30 a. m. The evening session will
be held in capitol building.
Governor Silas A. Holcomb has con
sented to deliver the address of wel
come at 10:30 a. m. " Prof. Gillespie of
Omaha will respond on behalf of the
delegates. H. H. Hart , general sec
retary of the national conference of
charities and correction will deliver
the principal address in the evening.
Dr. P. W. Ayers oi Chicago , Chancellor
McLean of the state university , and
# other prominent speakers will deliver
addresses and present papers during
the day. Organized charities and child
saving work will be made prominent in
the afternoon sessions.
object.
The object of the conference is , by
meansof addresses , discussions and
reports , to obtain and diffuse informa
tion respecting the benevolent , chari
table , penal and reformatory work
done by our state , municipal , county
and private institutions , and to learn ,
if we may , how best to prosecute such
work.
MEMBERS.
All members of boards of state ,
county , and city private benevolent
and charitable , penal and reformatory
institutions and societies , and all ofii-
cials engaged in benevolent and re
formatory work throughout the state ,
county sheriffs , county attorneys ,
county commissioners and county
clerks , workers in W. C. T. U. . W. C.
A. and officers of woman ' s clubs are
members of this conference ,
rensoxs invited.
All members of the conference as
described above and any others not
connected with any charitable organi
zation or institution , who are enirafred
or interested in charitable or reforma
tory work are invited to attend the
sessions and take part in the delibera
tions. .
A. W. Cl.AKK ,
State Secretary National Conference
of Charities and Correction.
STATE HOUSE NOTES.
Ex-Governor Crounse , E. A. Benson
and Attorney J. W. West appeared be
fore the state banking board Monday
on behalf of stockholders of the Ger
man Savings bank of Omaha , who ask
leave to give a bond and take charge
of the assets of the bank , the bond con
ditioned on the payment of all claims
in full within four years. This privi
lege was extended to the Omaha Sav
ings bank.
The state printing board attempted
to get a quorum Monday. It is under
stood that the board will award the con
tract for printing sixteen state reports
to the Woodruff-Dunlay Printing com-
panp , which was the lowest bidder in
the aggregate.
llcuben Lipp of Pawnee and John F.
Coad. jr. , of Omaha have filed their
bonds as state bank examiners , each in
the sum of 525,000.
G. L. Laws , secretary of the board
of transportation , has filed a S10.00G '
bond with W. E. Hardy and G. L.
Meissner as sureties.
Keturned to the Asylum.
Officers from Hickman came -in to
Lincoln Wednesday evening , having
in charge W. Elliott , who had a few
days previously strayed away from the
hospital for the insane. He was picked j
up near Hickman where he had started j
after some boys. He was turned over |
to Sheriff Trompen who notified the ,
authorities at the asylum and they
came s d got him.
The Postmaster Shy.
Postoffice Inspector Swift has exam
ined the postoffice at Columbus and
found Postmaster D. F Davis short a '
little over SG00. nis bondsmen are in
charge temporarily awaiting the action
of the government official.
The depositors of the Citizens' Na
tional bank at Grand Island met and
passed resolutions thanking Receiver
Westervelt for his handling of the
affairs of the defunct institution.
Bonds to the amount of 5119,000 , is
sued by Butler county to aid in the
construction of the Union Pacific road ,
fall due next year and as yet there is
only § 25,000 in sight with which tc
pay them.
A farm house near Seward , belong
ing to E. A. Polley , was totally de
stroyed" by tire. There was no one at
home at the time , the tenant being
over to a neighbor 's , and it is a mystery - ,
tery how the fire originated.
• THE CZAR YIELDED.
.Lord Salisbury Ilnd His AVay In ICcrard
to KeforraH for Turkey.
London , Jan. 22. Ofllcial corres
pondence between Great Britain and
Russia , published hera to-day , shows
that the Marquis of Salisbury , October
20 , proposed that the ambassadors at
Constantinople should formulate re
forms to be enforced by the powers.
M. Shiskine , then the acting Russian
minister for foreign affairs , replied
November IS , that the czar had decided
that it was impossible to agree to
coercive measures against the sultan.
November 25 there was a further com
munication that the czar had agreed
to the Marquis of Salisbury's proposal
and would not object to advise the
Russian ambassador relative to coer
cion should the sultan prove recalci
trant and refuse to adopt the reforms
unanimously recommended by the am
bassadors.
GAY DECEIVER FREED.
ir. C. Vninmtli , Alias Howell , n Multl-
lllsriiml.st , Pardoned by Gov. I.ccdy.
Toi'EK.v , Kan. , Jan. 2L' . Governor
Leedy issuqd a pardon , yesterday , to
n. C. Wilmoth , alias * Howell , alias
Howe , alias Hobart , and several other
aliases which he used to suit the occa
sion in his career as a gay deceiver of
women and a breaker of female hearts.
Wilmoth has been confined in the Kan
sas penitentiary ten months on the
charge of bigamy. He pleaded guilty
to the charge , March 21 last , and , by
previous agreement , was sentenced by
Judge Alder of the District court to
one year ' s imprisonment. This was
only one case where he was caught ,
but the police records of a score of
cities show installments of his opera
tions with guileless women during the
last eight years.
NEW TERROR FOR BOMBAY
Three Severe I .irthquako Shocks Tho-
Destruction on Kishani IhIuihI.
Loxdon , Jan. 22. A special dispatch
received here from Bombay says that
three severe earthquake shocks have
occurred there.
A special from Teheran , capital of
Persia , says that 2,500 persons perished
as a result ef the earthquake which oc
curred on Kisham island , January il.
Kisham island is the largest in the
Persian gulf and is about fifteen miles
from its entrance. Its population is
estimated at 5,000 , mostly Arabs.
NOVEL LAND FRAUDS.
Iliroe Oklahomans Secure Divorces So
Their Wives Could Get Claims.
Perisv , Okla. . .Ian. 22. John Hulka ,
who owns 100 acres of land in old Ok
lahoma , just before the Cherokee Strip
was opened secured a divorce and his
wife secured 100 acres on Red Rock
creek. The two live together now ,
but are not remarried. Near Morri
son , Joe Dunham was divorced from
his Avife for the same purpose , and on
Black Bear creek Joe Prucha defrauded
the government in the same way.
Chicago Uoys Go to Cuba.
Chicago , Jan. 22. Henry II. Dom
ing , son of Dr. II. Doming of Hyde
Park , and Arthur Wallace , son of the
Rev. Thomas D. Wallace , pastor of the
Eighth Presbyterian church , are miss
ing and are supposed to have gone to
Cnba. Doming left home two weeks
ago and was heard from shortly after
at St. Louis , where he had enlisted in
a company which was b ing formed fox-
Cuban service. Young Wallace , who
formerly attended a Wisconsin mili
tary school , ha ' s been missing since
Thanksgiving. Descriptions of the two
boys have been sent all over the coun
try and the government at Washing
ton has been requested to have its
Cuban agents search for them.
To Tax All Franchises.
Jeffehsox Citv , Mo. , Jan. 22. A
bill taxing every kind of franchise ,
iailroad , street railwa3 * . gas , water ,
telephone , granted by state , county ,
city or other authorities has been re
ported for passage in the lower House.
It provides that the State board of
equalization shall fix the value of all
franchises and on the basis of such
valuation a tax for state purposes of
fifteen cents for every 5100 and ten
cents on every 5100 for the city and
county or school districts affected by
the franchises shall be levied.
"Willianjs Held for the Kudora Murder.
Olatiie , Kan. . Jan. 22. The prelim
inary examination of Albert B. Wil
liams , charged with complicity in the
murder of his 12-year-old child , Anna
Belle Williams , whose body was found
near Eudora. was concluded this morn
ing , and while there was no evidence
implicating him , lie was held in a 51,000
bond for his appearance at the May
term of the district court of this
county.
A Uifc St. Louis Concern Involved.
St. Louis. Mo. , Jan. 22. The Dod-
son-IIils Manufacturing company lias
filed a chattel mortgage for SS7.000 to
secure creditors and the firm is in the
hands of George W. Meyer , trustee. It >
is not thought that a general assignment - J
ment will be made. The assets of the :
company are estimated at over 5100 , -
000 , consisting of plants in Iowa and
Missouri and 550,000 in outstanding
accounts.
"An Oregon Kccordcr Short.
PExnr.r.TOX , ' Ore. . Jan. 22. George
R. Lash , city recorder for six terms , is
short in his accounts S2o23 for JS9G
and 1S97 alone , only part of his ac
counts having been examined. Lash
is sick at home , but has been placed
und r arrest.
J * or the Ex-Confcdcrato Home.
Jeffeksox Citv. Mo. , Jan. 22. Col
onel II. A. Newman , Major Banner-
man , General Kas Ilonding and other
ex-Confederate veterans met in the
office of the railway and warehouse
commissioners Tuesday afternoon to
draft a bill to present to the Legisla
ture to provide for finaccialjiid for the
support of the Confederate Home at
Higginsvillc.
Xo Sunday Games In Texas.
Austix. Texas , Jan. 22. The house
of the legislature to-day practically
settled Sunday baseball in Texas by
passing a bill prohibiting it.
An IritorcoSior for Duoitrotr. H
St. Louis , Mo. , Jan. 22. Millionaire H
Brewer Adolphus Busch has declared l l
that he believes Murderer Due.strovv to > - siF H
be insane , and to have been so at the - TV I
time of the crime , and he ( Rusch ) will / J |
intercede with Governor Stephens for fl H
Duestrow's life. H
A Farmer Dead In HH JWukoii. H
Hays Crrr , Kan. , Jan. 22. George H
King , a German farmer living ten. H
miles southwest of here , was found' H
dead in his wagon near his homo Iato j l
1 yesterday evening. Ho was out in all * H
the snow storm of Tuesday night and M
had been sick. . M
Old Civil Knglnccr Dlo-J. H
St. Louis , Mo. , Jan. 22. Colonel J. . H
of the most prominent. H
B. Moulton , one
civil engineers in the West , died here H
yesterday , aged 87 years. Tn 1330. M
Colonel Moulton constructed the Lexington - H
ington & Frankfort railroad , of which. H
Ho- H
the president
nonry Clay was
was afterwards chief engineer pf the H
Iron Mountain railroad , now a part of H
the Wabash system , besides a number H
of other roads. H
. H
Electric Uprht Works Destroyed.
ToitoNTO , Ontario , Jan. 22. Shortly | H
before 5 o'clock thus morning a spark S |
Electnb A H
from a dynamo in the Toronto
Light company 's building started a ' |
lire which resulted in the total des- f l
truction of the nlant. Business de- f M
electric will be H
pendent on power
obliged to shut down until new dyna- fl H
mos can be installed. The losi is S150- " H
000 fullv covered by insurence. H
1'cnslon for Mra. l'crJcIns. "Hu ,
Washington , Jan. 22. Senator Pcf- / | kj
fer has made a favorable report from E J
the Senate committee on pensions on Hfl
a bill for the relief of Mrs. Louise E. j M
Perkins , widow of the late Senator M
Bishop W. Perkins of Kansas. The M
report strongly recommends that the H
relief be granted and that Mrs. Perkins - < H
kins be paid S20 a month. j H
The .success of Anton IVcnzl. H
Anton Wenzl settled in Pawnee M
county , Neb. , in 1807 , he was compelled - M
polled to work out by the month to H
support his family. Today he owns M
1(510 acres of the finest farm land , H
valued at S30 per acre , together with H
stock and other property valued at H
S10.000. Every dollar of it was made H
on the farm. Mr. Wenzl is one of H
seven brothers whose aggregate land Hj
holding amounts to over 5.000 acres. K
In -'Nkkhaska Book" (40 ( pages H
with maps and illustrations ) , are do/- H
ens of statements like that of Mr. Thor- H
rell. They are made by farmers who H
have made a success of farming. They j H
show that Nebraska is as good a state H
as any in the Union. |
The book in which they appear is as H
different 10111 * the ordinary agricul- H
turai pamphlet as day is from night. H
It is interesting- , practical and truthful. |
In a straightforward , simple fashion , H
it tells you everything you need to H
know about Nebraska its climate , H
people , schools , churches , railroads , |
markets , soil and crops. It ex plains 1 H
why the Nebraska farmer makes mon- * * 4 H
ey in spite of low prices and hard H
times. Why land is cheap. And how J
it is as easy for an intelligent and industrious - . r
dustrious man to BUY a Nebraska . * • H
farm as it is to rent one in any state |
cast of the Missouri river. H
Every farm renter who wants to be- J l
come a farm owner ; every farm owner r - . . J H
who is tired ot trying to make money i |
off high-priced land ; every father who / \ H
wants to give his sons a start on the H
high road to independence , should write |
for a copy. Free. H
J. FRANCIS , M
Geu'l Pass ' r Agt , Burlington Route. |
Omaha. Neb. H
PATENT LAW PRACTICE. H
Dks Moines. Jan. 12. A corrcs- H
pendent at Laurens , Iowa , asks , "What |
liability attaches to an applicant for |
a patent who proceeds to manufacture |
the article for which the patent is applied - |
plied before the patent is granted in |
case the application should be refused - . H
fused ? " Answer : As a rule when an , |
inventor applies for a patent in good H
faith and finds he has been an- 4 H
ticipated and that his invention is subordinate - ! |
ordinate to a prior patent and then . , |
quits , that is the end of the matter. M ' M
But at the same time he would be * \ H
liable if prosecuted for infringement | |
and the general rules concerning |
damages will apply. But the fact that |
the infringer supposed himself to bo |
the first original inventor of the .sub- H
ject matter covered by a prior patent • " * |
cm be plead as a mitigating fact that j H
the courts will recognize and be Jen- H
ient as possible to the infringer. |
Valuable information about obtaining , H
valuing and selling patents sent free r. 1
to any address. H
Thojias G. and J. RAi.ru Oktvig , * J l
Solicitors of Patents. ' | |
LIVE STOCK ANJU -KOUU ii MAHICIiTS |
Quotations From 2s"evr Tor . Chicago , St. |
Louis Omaha anil rUcuIicre. H
OMAHA. ' l H
Butter Creamery separator. . CO ( & 21 I JL I
Butter Choice fancy country it < & * j3 _ ? i l
Ejrjrs Fresh 12 < & 1Z' ' 2 ' - % \ M
I rairie chickens , petdo / C 00 ( & G 2.5 ' M
Spring Chickens dressed .V-4C 0 H
Turkey : S & H
Uccse and Iuc' . I H
Lemons Choice Mcsslnas : ; 00 " 0. 4 (0 H
lioney I ancy White 11 (4c. jr P H
Onions , per l > u CO & 75 1
Beans 1 land picked .Navy 127 I 4 < j H
Potatoes 2.V © H
tweet I'otatoes per bbl I 75 fe 2 03 t |
Oranges 1' rbov 3 CO < i : i 7r * * I H
Hay .Upland , per ton 4 01) < & 3 . - , j H
Apples l'cr bid 1.7) ) ' , * : j 00 H
SOUTH OMAHA STOCK MARKET. H
Ilo 's I.ipht .Mixed 4 . * * ) < a • . ' 40 H
llojis Heavy Weishts : ; 27 ha a vsy t H
Beef steers : : 30 % -1 7 ; H
Bulls 2 0 u : ; ± . H
Milkers and springers 2.10) Qfc' .iio H
bta > 2 40 ( it : t ( w B
Calves. . * . . . * * * . . . . . . • • . . . . . • . . . . . . . 0 > j ( & , 2. . . . . . . .1
bta.es : j 10 < fc 3 2.1 M
Cows 2 10 Gj "j 31 |
Heifers 2 25 < a a 43 H
Stockers and Feeders * > 2 > S 4 10 H
Sheep Native 2 25 $5 . { 01 H
Sheep Lambs : j 7o < u 4 03 |
lllt-A O. H
Wheat No. 2Sprinjr 7 ? a .7 H
Corn Per bu 22 © 22 Jl i H
Oats Per bu 1 ; < & : -\r H
btockers andleeders. : ; 7. ; w 4 u B
Calves 4 3 QgO ) 1
Ho.rs Medium mixed : $ 30 ia 3 31 j H
Sheep Lambs 3 5j © 310 ' I H
M.W VOK1C M
Wheat No. 1 , hard 32 jj 9 , . . , I H
Corn No. 2y IS 5/ , ; sI ff H
Oats , No.2 , 2 ® 4/ T M
{ ork ; sat & 000 _ / . . . M
i.aru . . . . . . . . 4 23 ( a ioj - * - • 1 . H
ST. LOCI ; .
Wheat-No. 2 red , cash S7 @ 75 , ; h H
Corn-Perbu . j9 ' " p H
m.
Oats-Perbu , - < & \f \ * -H , H
lloss-Mixed parkins , 3 20 $346 H
Cattle-Native Ship'n-Steers. 3 C3 iaU 13 H
wbeat-No. . ' H
- 2hard 3 , a To
Corn-No.2. _ -17i g ug H
uuth stockers and feeders. . 3 25 6ft 4 u H
1 Jogs-Mixed 3 22 © 3 42 M
Sheep-Lambs 4 M ] | H
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