TO ACT
Military Experts Bay He Should Believe
Ladysmith at Any Oost.
SITUATION IS DECIDEDLY CRITICAL
White Has Less Men and Ammunition
au a ItoHUlt of Saturday's Battle Not
Counterbalanced by Boer LOSBCB
Clery'n force From Chleveley Makes a
Demonstration Before Colouso.
LONDON , Jan. 8. New York World
Cablegram. The war office has no con
firmation of the report that General
Buller has succeeded in crossing the
Tugela river and is moving nearer La-
dyamith. Since his defeat , December
15 , at Colenso , and loss of artillery , he
has been reinforced and it has been un
derstood that he would make another
move shortly , but nothing official has
been learned of an advance.
The London Morning Post's military
expert , commenting on General White's
report of the Boer attempt to take La
dysmith by storm , says :
"It is with an inexpllcible sense of re
lief that the country learns that General -
oral White and his brave troops beat
"back the Boer attack Saturday.
"The situation in a material aspect is
what it was on the eve of battle. La
dysmith is Btlll invested. General
White's force still urgently needs relief
and the difficulties which confront Gen
eral Buller are as great as they were
before.
"Indeed , in two respects the situation
Is worse , for General White's force on
Saturday must have expended a large
amount of ammunition , which , until
the relief of Ladysmith , cannot be re
plenished , and must have lost a number
of officers and men , a loss not counter
balanced , so far as Ladysmith is con
cerned , by the larges losses of the
Boers , for the Boer force was much
more numerous.
"Now , therefore , while the effect of
the repulses of Saturday is fresh on
, them and before the consciousness of
failure has disappeared is the time for
General Buller to make his attack. "
General Buller has been in Natal
since November 25 planning to relieve
Ladysmith. Today his vanguard Is at
Chieveley , about twenty miles from La
dysmith. Every hill and kopje beyond
Colenso is strongly fortified and
manned , while the Boer trenches on his
front are said to extend seventeen
miles along the Tugela river.
The Mall military expert exults in
General White's defense and says :
"The British army of relief has lost
a great opportunity. Will It be allow
ed another such chance ? "
The other military experts follow the
same general line , declaring the situa
tion at Ladysmith is still critical and
urging General Buller to do something
for its relief at any cost.
At 11 o'clock today White neliograph-
ed he was heavily attacked and all his
forces engaged , whereupon Clery , with
a force from Cheiveley camp , decided
to create a diversion by making a dem
onstration before Colenso.
At 2 o'clock a division marched out
of Camp. HHyard's brigade began on
the left , Barton's on the right , with
cavalry on the flanks. The infantry ad
vanced In scattered swarms toward the
Tugela until within-3,000 yards of the
river , when fourteen British guns came
into action from a convenient ridge.
The artillery then searched the Boer
position thoroughly , working from
right to left , making excellent practice ,
in which the naval battery joined. The
shells burst in rapid succession along
the Boer trenches.
There were black clouds , lightning
and thunder intensified the effect , but
the Boers remained impassive , not fir
ing a single shot. Many were , however ,
seen galloping into the works from the
direction of Ladysmith.
At ' 5 o'clock news from General
White arrived , saving the enemy had
been repulsed at all points for the pres
ent. Therefore , as night fell , the Brit
ish troops returned quietly to camp.
FOURTEEN STILL CAPTIVES.
Three Civilians and Eleven Soldiers Who
Have Not "Set Escaped.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 9. This cable
gram has been received from General
Otis , under date of January 7 :
"Admiral Watson has cabled the
names of the rescued naval prisoners ,
one officer , eleven men. The remain
ing prisoners , fourteen in number , are :
Civilians G. W. Langford , Manila ; Da
vid Bfown , St. Paul ; J. W. O'Brien ,
London. Soldiers George T. Hachett ,
H ; Archie L. Gordon , K , Third infan
try ; William Bruce , Elmer Honny-
man , First Nevada cavalry ; Frank
Stone , Leland S. Smith , signal corps ;
Albert 0. Bishop , H Third artillery ;
Sergeant Frank McDonald. L , Twenty-
ttrst infantry ; Harry/F. Huber , hospital
corps ; Martin Brennan , James P. Cur-
ran , Sixteenth infantry.
NO ANSWER FROM ENGLAND.
Salisbury Trill Take Several Days Before
Giving Reply.
LONDON , Jan. 9. United States Am
bassador Joseph H. Choate did not re
ceive an answer today from the British
government regarding the seizure of
American flour by British cruisers in
South African waters. Lord Salisbury
has a note in preparation , but a few
days may elapse before it is delivered.
The Associated Press has good reason
to believe that the flour will be released
and possibly a ruling will be made dif-
ferentiatincr between foodstuffs for field
and domestic purposes.
HOUSE IS LOOKING FOR POLYGAMY
Passes a Resolution to Investigate Two
Utah Postmasters.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 9. Immediate
ly after the reading of the journal in
the house today Dalzell , Pennsylvania ,
from the committee on rules , reported
back the resolution introduced last
week by Lentz , Ohio , for the investiga
tion by the committee appointed to in
vestigate the case of Representative
elect Roberts of the charges that John
C. Graham , postmaster of Provo , and
Orson Smith , postmaster at Logan ,
Utah.
CUBAN CABINET MEETING.
Governor General and the People Acting ?
in Harmony.
HAVANA , Jan. 10. General Wood
held the first executive meeting of
the cabinet today behind closed doors.
After the session several of the sec
retaries declared that perfect harmony
existed between the cabinet and gov
ernor general. The secretaries are to
have full power over all officers in
their respective districts , subject only
to confirmation by General Wood , who
told the cabinet that he had noticed
Cubans in public office who seemed
to think three hours' * was a day's
work. He advised them that office
holders' hourc of work should be from
9 to 11 a. m. and from 12 to 5 p. m. ,
allowing the hour from 11 to 12 for
breakfast. The secretaries agreed to
enforce this rule , which will eventually
be applied to all insular officials.
General Wood also told the secre
taries that in giving them absolute
power for appointments and discharges
of employes in their respective depart
ments he designed also to hold each
one personally accountable to himself.
"There is a great deal of work
ahead , " he remarked , "and It can
only be done by the heartiest cooperation
tion and support. This you have prom
ised and this I feel sure you will un
grudgingly accord. "
The Society of Planters inuqired-
General Wood whether anything waste
to be gained by the society's advocacy
of the scheme according to which the
government was to be urged to furnish
the peasants with oxen and agricul
tural implements. He replied that the
society would do better to turn its at
tention to other matters , as it was
practically of no use to attempt to get
the scheme through.
The veterans of Santa Clara have
telegraphed the veterans of Havana a
strong expression of their desire for
universal suf/rage as "bcng in accord
ance with the principles of the revo
lution. "
STORY OF HORRIBLE MURDER
Iowa I'liysiclan , While Insane. Killrt a
Young Child.
HAMPTON , la.'Jan. , 10. Dr. J. W.
Appleby , for several years the leading
physician at Bristow , Butler county ,
last evening , in a fit of insanity , killed
a 10-months-old child of Henry Wear-
ly of this place , while making an ex
amination of it in Dr. Hobson's office
in this city.
The parents had taken ihe child to
Dr. Hbson's office to be treated for
some trifling ailment and before he
had time to attend to it he was called
out. Dr. Appleby , who was visiting Dr.
Hobson , was in the office and the latter
suggested that Dr. Appleby should
make the necessary examination ,
which , as soon as Dr. Hobson left the
office , he proceeded to do.
He took the child in his arms and
handled it so roughly that the parents
protested , but of no avail. He sud
denly put his thumbs under its chin
and with his fingers on top of its head ,
crushed its face in so that the blood
gushed out of its nose and month.
Then he seized the child by one foot
and began swinging it around his head ,
resisting all efforts of the terror strick
en parents to stop film , and it was
not until help was gotten tnat the child
was taken from him. It was quite
flead.
The insane commission was imme
diately convened and at midnight Dr.
Appleby was on his way to the hospital
for the insane at Independence. Three
or four hours after the occurrence he
seemed comparatively nilional and
said he knew what he was doing when
he killed the child , but could not help
it. The cause of his insanity is sup
posed to be religious insanity.
STOP WINDOW GLASS FIGHT.
Slaughter of Prices Is Over Old Rates
to Be Restored.
PITTSBURG , Pa. , Jan. 10. Wndow
glass will soon be quoted again at its
normal price. It 'is highly probable that
when the restoration has been accom
plished not another advance will fol
low.
low.The
The cut of 33 1-3 per cent made' by
the American Window Glass com
pany , the combination , is to be called
off. The slaughter of prices may be
said to be over and peace will reign
in the market. This has been accom
plished by the formation of an or-
.ganizatfion of < the Independent and
co-operative manufacturers held at the
Hotel Lincoln today. There were
about 740 out of a possible 940 pots
represented. It was decided to form
a selling agency to be. known as the
"Independent Window Glass Manu
facturers association. "
Red need to Mail Stage.
WASHINGTON , D. C. , Jan. 10. Tha
negotiations looking to the mainten
ance of the "open door" in China have
now passed to the mail stage. The
agreement having been reached in
principle through the agency of the
cable , it becomes necessary to resort
to the mail to exchange the definitive
notes in view of the importance of
avoiding anything like clerical yerror
or misunderstanding in the last
phases of this Important negotiation.
Therefore it is learned that at least
two weeks' time , or perhaps more ,
will be consumed in the winding up.
Rural Free Delivery.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 10. The leg
islative committee of the National
Grange , consisting of Messrs. Hollis.
Bachelor and Aaron Jones , called on
First Assistant Postmaster General
Heath to urge a measure which will
be presented to congress for an ap
propriation of $1,500,000 for rural free
delivery.
Was "Willing to Die.
PITTSBORG , Pa. , Jan. 30. William
Wasco , a Hungarian , was hanged in the
yard of the county court house at 10:10
o'clock this morning. Wasco met his
fate without flinching. On the scaf
fold he prayed and then said : Goodbye ,
people. I gladly give my life for my
sweetheart. I loved her. " After the
trap was sprung death resulted in a
few minutes from strangulation. The
crime for which Wasco was executed
was the murder of Annie aestek , a
Hungarian girl , who had. refused to
marry him. He shot himself at the
same time , but recovered.
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FAJl-J-J1
Ihe Claims of Soldiers Will Have to
Await Legislative Action.
PROVISION IS LIKELY TO BE MADE
Gen. Harry Tissue * Telegraphic Order for
Transportation of Lieutenant IVuda-
wortb Some Claims Put in that Can
not Ho Allowed Without Legislative
Action.
LINCOLN , Neb. , Jan. 11. Adjutant
General Barry hears occasionally ' of
a member of the First Nebraska volun
teers who did not come home with
his regiment from San Francisco and
who wants the state to reimburse him
tor the railroad fare lie has paid. The
state secured subscriptions and thus
made up a purse to pay the fare of
the entire regiment. A few members
of the regiment came before it started
and some came straggling along after
ward. These soldiers as a rule did
not make application to be carried
free when the regiment moved , and
for this reason they were left out of.
the accounts. The accounts were
closed and the remainder of the state's
fund was returned to the subscribers.
D. E. Thompson of Lincoln advanced
$20,000 for the return of the soldiers
Before the accounts were closed
provision was made for the return of
the soldiers who were unable to re
turn with the regiment on account of
wounds or sickness. General Barry
issued a telegraphic order yesterday
for the transportation for Lieutenant
Wadsworth of Beatrice , who was a
member of company B , Fullerton.
Lieutenant Wadsworth is now in the
gener.al hospital at the Presidio. He
was wounded in the leg and his in
juries were of such a serious nature
that several surgical operations had
to be performed. He6 now able to
travel and will come home.
In regard to the application of An
drew B. Currier , late private of com
pany I , First Nebraska volunteers , for
the refunding of the money expended
for transportation from San Francisco
to Nebraska , General Barry is unable
to do anything except to present the
claim to the next legislature. In re
ply to a letter from Major J. N. Killian ,
First Nebraska , in regard to the claim ,
General Barry has written as follows :
"I regret very much to inform you
that there is no appropriation that is
available for that purpose. The trans
portation fund , raised by the governor
of this state , has been closed and bal
ance on hand returned to subscribers.
You might advise Mr. Currier to for
ward his claim , with receipt attached ,
for money expended , and I shall pre
sent the same at the next session of
the legislature for reimbursement. "
Sergeant George B. Kinney , com
pany G , Second regiment , Nebraska
national guard , was discharged yes
terday by reason of non-residence , the
order to take effect yesterday.
Coal Mines Must Be Idle.
GHADRON , Neb. , Jan. 11. A fire at
the Glen Rock Coal company's mine ?
at Glen Rock , Wyo. , has laid the pow
er house and other buildings in waste
and destroyed its machinery'and tools.
Even the cable rope was wound around
the drum and was rendered useless for
future use. The fire was discovered
at an early in the morning , but the
mines were witnout a water system
and the wind was blowing a tremend
ous gale. The fire was caused from
au explosion of a boiler in the hoisting
department. The mines are closed
and hundreds of men are without
work. The company has mules draw
ing out enough coal to fill its govern
ment contracts , but orders for train
loads of coal that supplies the entire
northwest Nebraska district are un
fulfilled.
The Glen Rock company bought the
Deer Creek Coal company of a number
of Fremont , Neb.men a year ago and
had placed their coal next to Cambria ,
Wyo. , in quantity consumed in the
northwest territory. The company
cannot resume the filling of orders for
at least two weeks , but will prepare
temporary means of supplying the de
mand by that time. The Deer Creek
Coal company supplies the government
posts , and some Nebraska state insti
tutions. The property carried some
insurance , but not enough to cover
the loss. All available help is being
utilized in rebuilding the property.
The old machinery will be replaced
with better power.
Object to Payment of Costs.
NEBRASKA CITY , Neb. , Jan. 10.
The men who were- active in seeking
the disbarment of Atorney John C.
Watson , and to whom Judge Ramsey
taxed the costs of the trial , and who
afterwards appealed to the supreme
court , have served their brief on Mr.
Watson. As soon as his brief is pre
pared the case will be submitted to the
supreme court.
For a Nebraska Racing Circuit.
KEARNEY , Neb. , Jan. 10. A num
ber of prominent horsemen met here
and decided to have Kearney become
a member of the western Nebraska
racing circuit. 0. G. Smith was ap
pointed a delegate to represent Kear
ney in the meeting at Hastings Tues
day , at which time the circuit will be
arranged.
Beet Sugar Factory Start * .
AMES , Neb. , Jan. 10. The big beet
sugar factory of the Standard com
pany was started up on the 6th , and
will be in operation for three months
at least. It has a capacity of 500 tons
of beets per day.
Sunnders County Mortgage Record.
OSCEOLA , Neb. , Jan. 10. For the
month of December the records in the
county clerk's office show that mort
gages have been taken off of farmers *
and merchants' property in the sum
of $34,206.04 more than tte mortgager ;
filed. This is the showing : Farm
mortgages filed , 22 , amounting to $23-
843.95 ; released , 32 , amounting to ? ? .8.-
849.39. City mortgage.s filed , 4 ,
amounting to $2,175 : released , 4 ,
amounting to $1,496. Chattel mortga
ges filed , 78 , amounting to $23,619.93 ;
released , 233 , a'mounting ( o $53,509.03.
RAILROAD OFFICIALS CONCERNED.
Suit Afialngt Union Facino Arbuso
Freight and Legal Officials.
OMAHA , Neb. , Jan ; 13. Officials of
the freight and passenger departments
of the three railroads , having general
offices In this city the Union Pacific
the Burlington and the Blkhorn
make no attempt to conceal their con
cern relating to the suit which Attor
ney General Smythe has filed against
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the Union Pacific , alleging violation
of the law in the recent change in
charges for shipments of live stock.
According to agreement all the rail
roads operating into Omaha instituted
the changes whereby charges for ship
ments of live stock are computed at
cents per hundred instead of dollars
per car , December 1 , 1899. Freight offi
cials argue that in the long run this
basis costs the shipper no more than
formerly , but privately admit that the
change was made expressly for the
purpose of Increasing their freight
earnings.
The suit brought by the attorney
general was in a measure a surprise to
the railroads and the general attor
neys of the three roads most vitally af
fected were unprepared to make any
statement regarding the legal status
of the case. The fact that the origi
nal suit Is filed against the Union Pa-
fic furnishes but little room for com
fort on the part of the Burlington and
Elkhorn for the reason that if the Un-
,4on Pacific Is found guilty of violating
the law In the premises they are equal
ly at fault. The same is true , also ,
of the Missouri Pacific , the Rock Isl
and , the Omaha , the Milwaukee and
all roads carrying live stock to the
South Omaha markets.
John N. Baldwin , who has charge of
the legal affairs of the Union Pacific
in this state , stated : "I have been
away from my office for the last five
weeks. During my absence this cuange
in the basis of charging for shipments
of live stock came up. I am not ,
therefore , sufficiently familiar with the
matter to express any opinion. The
first intimation I had of any such suit
came from the notice contained in The
Bee. I must take the matter up from
the very beginning and investigate it
in its various phases before I will be
competent to express my views on the
subject. "
J. E. Kelby , assistant general attor
ney of the Burlington , stated : "This
suit which the attorney general has
filed against the Union Pacific road is
one fraught with very great impor
tance to the railroads of Nebraska.
An expression of legal opinion coming
from an attorney of one of the rail
roads interested in this matter would
be virtually giving publicity to the
defense which the railroads expect to
make , and that would manifestly be
unwise in view of the undisputed im
portance of the suit. "
Cornell Will \VnIt.
LINCOLN , Neb. , Jan. 13. Auditor
Cornell announces that he will wait
for a decision of the court before pro
ceeding to collect the fees due the
state from the insurance companies li
censed by former Auditor Eugene
Moore. It was erroneously reported
that the condition of the law would
withhold the licenses of these com
panies until they made good the short
age of his predecessor. It was assert
ed that such action would be taken
to save the taxpayers of the state the
expense of endless litigation. Auditor
Cornell is in favor of allowing the
courts to divide the liability among the
various companies that were licensed
by Moore. Of the fees collected by him
jibout $9,000 was paid into the treas
ury , and what companies deserve
credit for the payment , he thinks , is
a question that should be referred to
the judiciary.
lion. Jolin Peters Injured.
ALBION , Neb. , Jan. 13. Hon. John
Peters was thrown from a buggy and
sustained severe bruises and a
wrenched shoulder that wil confine
wrenched shoulder that will confine
He was returning home from Peters
burg when the accident occurred , be
ing caused by a breaking of a portion
of the buggy. He is receiving the
ccngratulations of his friends and his
physician that he escaped with as few
injuries as he did tinder the circum
stances.
Veteran Drop * Dead.
JUNIATA. Neb. , Jan. 13. William
T. Drake , an old settler of Adams
county and a veteran of the civil war ,
was found dead in his barn. He was
subject to heart disease and it is sup
posed that while doing his work he had
an attack of his old complaint and
suddenly dropped dead. He was a
member of the Grand Army here and
will be buried by the order. He leaves
a wife and five married children. He
was about 70 years of age.
"Fight Over Three millions.
FALLS CITY , Neb. , Jan. 13 Judge
Thompson of Grand Island is holding
a special term here , hearing the cele
brated Miles will case. An entire day
was taken up with arguments for a
continuance asked by the contestants.
The suit is brought to set aside the
will of the late "Colonel" Stephen D.
Miles , a pioneer Nebraskan and an old-
time government mail contractor. An
estate valued at $3,000,000 is involved.
Search for Xelson's Remains.
KEARNEY , Neb. , Jan. 13. Coroner
Bennett and a number of men out at
Nelson's farm hunting for the arm
and remainder of the head that was
missing when the body was found.
Ten small pieces of bone were found ,
all of which belonged to the skull.
Part of them were in the hog lot and
the remainder around the barn. The
search will be continued until the
whole body is found.
Theodore Xelson Held for Murder.
KEARNEY , Neb. , Jan. 13. Theo
dore Nelson Avas taken before County
Judge Yost on the charge of having
murdered his father. He waived ex
amination and was held to the district
court , whica convenes here January
29. He is in jail.
Farm Home Bnriied.
TECUMSEH , Neb.Jan.l3. The fam
ily residence of John Price , at Smart-
ville , was totally destroyed by fire , to
gether with practically all its contents
A defective flue is the supposed cause.
Insurance light
Opening of the Industry 13 Temporarily
Delayed.
ITS CAPACITY 500 TONS PER DAY
Twenty Thoutand Ton * of Beets From
Lost Summer' * Crop In Soil AWell-to-
Do Farmer 2fear Cortlnnd Mysteriously
Missing Other Mutter * Throughout
Nebraska.
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OMAHA. Neb. . Jan. 9. R. M. Allen ,
the Ames beet sugar magnate , was In
Omaha Friday , returning to his homo
in the evening to participate in the
inauguration of the new Ames beet su
gar factory. The opening of this new
factory has been delayed several
months because of the difficulty expe
rienced in getting material , as the
mills and factories from which sugar
factory machinery is obtained have
been overtaxed. The capacity of the
Ames factory is 500 tons per day and
the company has about 20,000 tons of
beets from last summer's crop in soli ,
the consumption of whicn will require
about three months' operations , as the
factory will not. start out at its full
capacity.
The Ames people are said to have in
vested about $400,000 in their factory ,
having so constructed a that with a
slight further outlay its capacity can
be increased to 1,000 tons per day.
It Is Mr. Allen who is in negotia
tion with the Commercial club to se
cure the raising of a largo quantity of
beets in Douglas county during this
year. " "
Flro nt St. Edwards.
ST. EDWARD , Jan. 9. Fire broKe
out in the store room at the corner of
Second and Beaver streets , occupied by
Abood Bros. ' general store. Before
tfee fire was checked it had destroyed
the whole of Abood's stock and the ad
joining building , occupied by N. C.
Peterson's general store , and nearly all
the household furniture of August An
derson , who lived over Peterson's
store. The latter building was new ,
having been built last season. Pe
terson saved a portion of his stock
of goods , but in damaged condition.
Both Wiildings belonged to August
Anderson. The buildings were Insured
for $1,600 or $1,700. Mr. Peterson
was insured on stock to the amount of
$1,500 , Abood Bros. , $3,000.
Mysterlons Shooting Affray.
ATKINSON , Neb. , Jan. 9. Clark
Guy , 28 years old , was brought into
Atkinson from the farm of a man
named Boetcher/ southwest of hereabout
about fifteen ndiles. He was shot sev
eral times in the head and also In the
back. He was completely covered with
blood. Guy was taken to the Mer
chants hotel , where he is being cared
Zor. It is rumored that there is a wo
man in the affair. The sheriff and
county attorney are here and Boetcher
and another man have given them
selves up. Guy is not expected to live.
Guy has no home , althc.tigh he has
lived here for several years. Thp au
thorities will not divulge the name
of the second man in custody.
Farmer and Money Missing.
CORTLAND , Neb. , Jan. 9. Hamil
ton Stafford , a well to do farmer liv
ing three miles north of this place , has
been missing since Wednesday and the
conditions surrounding his disappear
ance are indicative of foul play. He
left here by team Wednesday for Lin
coln , carrying with him $100 in gold
to pay a note , intending to return home
the same evening. Thursday evening
his wife and daughters diove to Lin
coln in search of him. They found
where he had put his team in a barn
Wednesday noon , but that he had been
seen by no one since 4 o clock of that
day. The note had not been paid.
Stafford Is 50 years old : -.nd slightly
deaf.
Allder Said to Be in Mexico.
WEST POINT. Neb. , Jan. 9 News
has been received of the whereabouts
of Charles R. Ailder , the defaulting
cashier of the defunct First National
bank of Neligh. Ailder was reared
and educated in West Point. After the
failure of the b ; nk he fled to Mexico.
On his arrival there he worked with
a construction gang , and later was
given charge of a. number of work
men employed by a contractor , who
has befriended him. He refuses to
return to this country , and under the
provisions of the extradition treaty
with Mexico cannot be compelled to do
so. His wife and family will shortly
join him.
Old Resident Drops Dead.
GERING , Neb. , Jan. 9. Fayette
Findley , a well known resident of this
place , dropped dead of heart disease.
He was helping to run a wood saw at
the time and had just placed a. log
on the carriage when he fell to the
ground and expired in a moment He
leaves a large family , sveral of the
children being quite small.
Implement Dealers Assign.
AURORA. Neb. , Jan. 9. Bishop &
Carver , probably one of the most ex
tensive implement dealers in this sec
tion of the state , made an assignment
to the sheriff. It is said ihe firm has
ample resources to cover liabilities
but have taken this course to close up
the business.
Prompt Redemption of Bonds.
GENEVA , Neb. , Jan. 9. On Janu
ary 1 , 1893 , Fillmore county issued it : ;
bonds for $50,000 for the purpose of
building a court house. The building
was erected and furnished at a cost of
$56,000. Six thousand dollars was paid
out of the funds on hand and fort ?
thousand dollars of the bonds have
been paid , Treasurer Jacob Weis
having just redeemed $ . ,000 of the
bonds , and will call in and pay the re
maining $10,000 July 1 next The
bonds weie drawn for twenty years.
Fillmore county doubts if any count ?
la the state can show a better record.
LIVE STOCK AND PRODUCE.
Chicago and New York Market
Quotations.
NEW \oUrC 1-uUDtlCK.
NEW YORK , Jan. 15. WHKAT-Hc-
colpts , 13.GOO bu. : exportH. 161,162 hu. Spot ,
steady ; No. 2 red , 75Ue. t. < > . b. , iilloat ,
prompt ; No. 1 northern Duluth. 78)Jc , f
o. b. ; lloat. prompt ; No 2 red , 73c , elt-
vator. Options opened weak , He decline ,
owing to houvy Argentine ahlpmentH uuu
disappointing.
CORN Receipts , 132.COO. ; exports. 103.-
058 bu. Spot , tlrmf No. 2UV4c. . to. o. b , .
afloat niul 40c , elevator.
OATS RocepllH , 131,300 bu. ; exports. l.
135 bu. Spot , nrm : No. 2. 20c ; No. 3 , 2
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO. Jan. 15. WHEAT No. 3
spring. 6215 &Htc : No. 2 rod. U7flG7&c.
CORN No. 2. 3l c : No. 2 yellow , 31Vtc
OATS-NO. .2. 23c : NO. 2 white , aw *
2Gc ; No. 3 white , IM-W-SVaC.
RYE-NO. 2. & 3c.
BARLEY No. 2. SS'il-tr.c.
SEEDS No. 1 llaxsucd and northwctft.
J1.50. Prime timothy. J2.0T . Clocer. con
tract grade. W.23.
PROVISIONS Men * pork , per bbl. . W.l'J
< a 10.73. Lard , per 100 Ib.i. . JTi.SOuS.WVa.
Short ribs Hiues ( loo.se ) . jri.6SflS.90. Dry
salted shoulders ( boxed ) . $5.9V& .73. Short
clear sides ( boxed ) , J3.S5fj-5.lW.
KNSAS CITY LIVE STOCK.
KANSAS CITY. Mo. . Jan. 15. CATTLE
Market strong ; native steers. $1.0Oj } >
C.10 ; Texas steers , J3.85 l.85 ; Texas cows.
J3.008J3.50 * ; native cows utul heifers. J2.2 *
1M.73 , stackers and feeders. V5.OOftG.OU.
bulls , J2.7&fM.SO.
HOGS Market active , excited and Mt
Ic higher , bulk of sales. J 1.53 4.62 .
heavy , H.5WN.67K : packers. Jl.50fiM.KV.
mixed. J4.yTi J.W ) ; light. JI.ZT/ifl.CO ; porkers.
J4.3ryg-J.CO : jigs. J4.201i-4.57 .
SHEEP Market strong ; lambs. JI.C31
C.OO ; muttons , ! .65f5.00. (
CHICAGO LIVIO STOCK.
CHICAGO. III. . Jan. 13. CATTLR Kx-
port and good heavy steers , market
stronger : others about steady ; cow mar
ket and canners strong , active ; stockerx
and feeders , tlrm : beeves. $1.0iK < ( j.50 ; cows.
$3.00f/4.GO ; lielfers , $ ! .5i > J < 'i.OO ; canners.
l2.25CfT3.00 ; stockers ami feeders , J.3004 > t.J)0
HOGS Higher , active ; mixed and
butchers , fl.ll)4 ) > l.G5 ; good to choice heavy.
$ -l.rr fi > 4.72 / : rough heavy. $ J.WfM. ) : light.
$ t..Viii.55 : ! ; bulk of sales. $ i.r > ofii.fi5
SI1KEP Market steady ; native weth
ers , $1.404 4.DO : western wethers. $ i.w : < 0
4.75 ; lambs easy ; native , Sl.riOtG.I5 ; west
ern , J5.50f GMO.
SOl'TH OMAHA.
SOUTH OMAHA. Jan. If. . Cows and
heifers were in pretty good demand and
sold at steady to strong prices. In the
middle of the wceii tfiu cow stuff sold
a little lower , but it is now selling about
where It did lats Mondany , so that for
the week there has been very little
change. Beef steers , $1.04G.25 : ! ; cows.
S2.2.Vi4.30 : heifers , JS.OOTi t.25 ; oows ami
heifers , $3.COfi 1.2.1 ; bulls , SLOOfft 1.10 ; calvea.
$1.25@5.00 ; stock cows and lieifers , J2.804/J
4.25 ; stackers and feeders , J.'J.104il.7r > .
westerners. $2KX3.25. ! [
HOGS The market has hacc an ad
vance of close to ISc for the past week
and the market is now 2.Vfi30c hlfher than
it was the lirst day of the year. It will
be noted from the table of average prices
that hogs ar now at the highest point
touched at this season of the year slnc-J
i&ni.
i&ni.SHEEP
SHEEP Quotations ; Good to cholc
fed yearllngK. $ i.GT/il.S5 ; good to clioiru
wethers. J1.50'iT-l.C5 ; good to choice fed
ewes , $4.10/r/4.3U ; fair to good fed ewes ,
$ . * ! 90 t4.10 : good to choice native lambs.
$5.7556.00 * ; good to choice fed western
lambs , I5.C5475.00 : fair to good fed western
lambs. $5.251t/j.CO : feeder wethers , y.\.1' fia
.1.90 ; feeder yearling- * , Jl.004fl.25 ; good to
choice feeder lambs. S42.Vfrl.GO : fair to
good feeding lambs. $1.lift 1.23 ; feeder
ewes , $2.25 3.00.
BRYAN EXPLAINS INTERVIEW.
What He Sayu in Regard to Kxpunslon
and Citizenship.
KANSAS CITY , Jan. 15. W. J. Bry
an passed through Kansas City for Co
lumbia , Mo. , where he was to speak.
Asked about his Minneapolis interview ,
in which he was reported as express
ing views favorable to expansion , Mr.
Bryan said :
"I have not seen the interview as
sent out by the Associated Press. I
saw it as it appeared in one of the
Minneapolis papers and it contained
some things I did not say. I have for
one year been discussing imperialism
and a. have tried to distinguish between
such an extension of the nation's limits
as would not change the character of
the government , and an expansion
which converts a homogeneous repub
lic into a heterogeneous empire. When
the annexation of any given territory
is under consideration the question is ,
first , whether the people want to come
in , and , second , whether the people are
capable of sharing in the government
and destiny of this nation. I believe
that all people are capable of gov
erning themselves and that the Filipinos
pines should be allowed to govern
themselves , but I do not think they are
sufficiently advanced to share with us
in the government of the nation. If
the Philippine Islands are annexed the
people there must either be citizens or
subjects. I am not willing to admit
them as citizens and do not believe that
a republic can have subjects , therefore
I want this nation to give them inde
pendence and then protect them from
outside interference. Each proposed
annexation must be considered on its
own merits , but in considering these
merits the condition of the people
should have more weight than geographical
graphical position or commercial ad
vantage. "
SEVERAL SMALL SKIRMISHES.
Parties of Insurgents Intrenched In the
Mountains Attacked.
MANILA , Jan. 15. Advices from
Cebu report a sharp fight on January
8 between a battalion of the Nine
teenth iniantry and a body of insur
gents occupying a strong position in
the Sudleon mountains. The enemy
was routed , the Americans capturing
a smooth-bore cannon , some rifles and
destroying the fortifications. our
Americans were wounded.
The insurgent , General Flores , hav
ing established a rendezvous with 100
men at Humingan , province of Nueva
Viscaya , Captain Benson , with two
troops of the Fourth cavalry , was sent
to dislodge him. The insurgents were
scattered , their horses captured and
the position was burned , the Amer
icans sustaining no losses.
The American forces yesterday occu
pied Magallanes , province of Cavitp.
capturing twenty insurgents , including
a colonel.
Col.Vood , Showman , Dead.
CHICAGO , Jan. 15. A special to the
Tribune from Hot Springs , Ark. , says
Colonel J. H. Wood of national repu
tation as a showman , theatrical mana
ger , museum backer and promoter ,
died here last night of cancer , compli
cated with paralysis. He came here
on December 15 from San Francisco
for bis health.
