Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : THURSDAY , .t.
WESTERN UNION'S ' BUSINESS
'Officers ' of the Company Testify to Ita
Extent in Nebraska.
RAILROADS SAV IT FROM ACTUAL LOSS
lAtnonni nt Commercial
Trnnnaotoil Not Hnougli to War
rant KceiiltiK "Matir of the
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Office * Open.
LINCOLN , Feb. 1C. { Special. ) The hearIng -
Ing of the telegraph case on the Fcltz com
plaint wns taken up before the secretaries
of the State Hoard of Transportation thU
Afternoon. C. I ) . Horton , arnlataat superin
tendent of the western division of the West
ern Union , wan on the stand meet ot the
time , and gave many of the details of the
buslncvo of his company In this state. Ho
nald that a great many ot the offices wcro
maintained at a loss. Of the G03 offices In
the state , only eight went above $200 per
month In gro'B earnings , The receipts of
nlno offices ranged from $100 to $200 $ per
month , eighty-two took In tens than $2 $ per
month each , whllo IOC ranged from $2 to | 5
per month. There wcro 679 men employed
by the company In the state , and If It were
not for the contracts with the railroad com
panies the entire bus I nets la the state
would be at a positive loss.
The wltncsR , In answer to a question re
garding the taxra paid by the company , said
> that taxation wan not avoided. He said that
the contracts with the railroads provided
that the telegraph lines should bo assessed
along with the railroad lines along which
-they run , and that the amount of the taxes
thud paid by the railroads was deducted
from the rentals stipulated to bo paid for
the use of the wlrec.
Mr. Dlckoy was recalled nr.d testified that
the plant of the Western Union In this state
ctvt In the neighborhood of $1,000,000 , and
that whllo It was probably ciot worth that
much at the present tlmo In cash , It was
probably worth that much to the company
when the value of the through buslnefs and
connections was taken Into consideration
Ho told something of the Increase ot busi
ness slnco 189G , and said that there had been
some Increase In the amount ot salary paid
to the cmplo > ci. %
Mr. Wolfonbargcr asked when the com
p.any commenced to Increase salaries , but
Mr Ilcko > said he could not tell exactly
when prosperity struck the company. Some
of the Increases of salary were from pro-
motlon nnd others because of the merit of
the cmplojcs.
VALUATION FOR TAXATION.
J A. Abbott , bookkeeper In the state
auditor's olllce , was called and testified is
to how the State Hoard ot Equalization had
placed the valuation of the railroads and
telegraph lines of the stnto. Ho said that
the figures for 1S97 were the same as thcwc
of 1896 , so far ao the railroads wcro con
cerned , no Increase having been made. Ttic
board had , however , ascertained that cer
tain telegraph lines had not been listed bj
the railroads for taxation In 1S9G , and It
wcin the valuation of thc.sc lines In IS'i" that
made the increase In the total valuation
which WBH credited to the railrcad lines
alone. The lines which had been missed lu
189G were along the I ) . & M. and Missouri
Pacific roadh.
This testimony hy Bookkeeper Abbott did
not ugrco wltCi the statement Just published
by the State Board of Transportation , In
which the Board ot Equalization Is given
credit for having made a large Increase In
the valuation of the railroads of the state.
, , And yet this testimony was given bnforo
the seciclaries , who cct tided to the report
nuil a largo number ot printed copies of the
report were on the table near which the
witnesses and presiding ofllcers sat. Abbott
said that his data wcro talcen from the rec
ords In ( tic ofllco ot the auditor.
It was Hhown that the valuation of tele
graph lines was at Hie rate ot $40 per mile for
lines with single wire , $50 for double wire
lines and $10 per mlle for each additional
wire
After the hearing had progressed thus far
Mr. Wolfenbarger , on behalf of Senator
Feltz , asked for a continuance of the case
until the Ibth of March , In order that he
could make a further Investigation. Mr
Wolfenbarger had only been called Into the
case yebterday and was the only attorney
appearing for Ido complainant. It has been
stipulated that the same ruling shall be
made In regard to the Pestal company as In
the ease of the Western Union , so that 1
will not bo found necessary to examine Into
the affairs of the former company.
CUBAN RELIEF ARRANGEMENTS.
The Cuban Relief commission has re
coivou a donation or 1,200 ousnels of corn
from Staplehurst and has received notice
that the citizens of Gothenburg have a car
load ready for shipment. A cash donation
of ? 2.ri was rocelved today from O. II. Beebo
of Cambrldgn on behalf of the Methodlsi
church of that place. The commission has
received nottco that whllo the railroads have
made no concerted agreement regarding the
fieo transportation ot relief supplies , each
company has agreed to take care of all the
shipments turned ever to It , BO that the
transportation is now Insured.
The damage case of John Lcfferdlnk
against A E Van Berg was decided In dis
trict court today , the Jury finding In favoi
of the defendant. Van Ilcrg. The damage
e\\\t \ \ was the result of a colllslon''botween the
two men In Hlckman , Neb , January 7 , 1807
They had had troublu before the accident
liapponcd and were not on speaking terms
The ownero of the Hlckman Enterprise bc-
came involved In a quarrel and as Lefterdlnk
wao leaving tlu > scone of the disturbance
where ho had been a spectator ho saw Van
Berg coming toward him. Neither man
ovlnccd a desire to allow the other to pass
iand as a consequence Lefferdlnk , being
much the lighter of the two , went off the
walk Into the snow. He set up that ho hat !
contracted rheumatism as a result of the
collision and that ho was unable to work.
Ills suit was for $5.000.
The Lincoln Traction company of this city
Iiaa discontinued the operation of cars on
the Bethany line. Bethany Is a suburb ol
lilncoln and the seat of Cotner university
This action was taken as an Immediate re
sult ot a controversy with the Missouri Pa
cific -road , which wants the street car com
pany to put In a better crossing where the
tracks meet.
Omaha people at thu hotels : At the Lin-
doll Frank L Gregory , 0 G. Wallace and
wife , Lou Levy , T. F Andrews , J , O. Butler
and Jaiiicti Allan. At the Lincoln J. J
Dickey , Frank Miles , C. B. Horton , E
, \Vakoluy and T , II Thorpe.
II.-lli-Mio llrlrfx.
UELLEVUIJ , Neb , Feb. 16. ( Special. )
Jlov. Charles E. Schalblo of Creston , la. ,
delivered a lecture on "Tho Yellowstone
d'ark" Tuebday evening at the Presbyterian
church , under the auspices of the Ladles'
lAld society. An Informal reception fol
lowed the address and the largo audience
availed Itself of the opportunity afforded to
examine the geological specimens and pho-
Many People
Cannot Drink
coffee nt night. It spoils their Bleep.
You cnn driuk Graiu-O when ) ou
I > lcnso ami bleep like n top. Tor
Groiu-0 docs not stimulate ; it
nourishes , chcrra and feeds. Yet it
looks and tubttshko the best coffee.
Tor ucrwis persons , joung people
nutl children Graiu-O U the perfect
drink. Made from pure grains. Get
n paoki\EO from your grocer to-day.
Try it lu placu of coffee. 15 and 25c ,
Try Grain = O !
Inil ttti tyourcrocerglre 3fouQKAlN-O
Accept no Imitation.
togrnphs : of the park the lecturer had
brought with him
The Teacher * ' Heading circle held Its reg
ulnr monthly meeting with fifteen member
present , John Ooss presiding. "Whlttlcr
the Quaker Poet , " was the mibjcct for the
meeting. There was a general dlscuwlon
of his life and writings , followed by a crlt
Icat analysis ot his "Tent on the illctich , "
Monday evening a > alcntlne social nao
given at the homo of Mr. William Wallace
The tialo of valentine j and games gave en
tcrtalnmcnt to thjse present.
COUNTY COUMISSIO.NUItS .AD.TOl'HN
Meeting nt Or nnil Inland I'rotc *
I'lrtiNnnt nnil t'rnfltntilc.
GRAND ISLAND , Neb. . Feb. 16. ( Special.
After a ehort oe&slon thin morning , the
arnual convention of the Nebraska Count }
Commlrolonem' association closed , to mcc
In adjourned meeting at Omaha early In Scp
tombcr. After the business scpslon the visit
Ing delegates were given a drl\e about the
city and to the augar factory.
Secretary Drookley reports the meeting
to have been one ot the moat profitable Ir
the history of the organization. 'Quito a
number of new members were added and
there was throughout the eeselon n lively
participation In the dlscuEelons. One ot the
Important matters considered was the revls
Ion of the lan relating to nvessmenla , I
being the unanimous opinion that there nan
n lack of equality In the present laws. The
matter nas referred to a special committee
on legislation , which consist ! : of Deckman o
Lancaster , Beckley of Sarpy , Young of Caos
Ostrom of Douglnn and Johnson of Madison
The following officers were elected for the
etisu'ng jcar : Fred Deckman of Lancaster
president ; S. I ) . Morchead of Docnclco
president ; Will Drookloy ot Adams , secre
tary ; Thomas Hector of Douglas , treasurer.
A \oN > of thanks \\RO tendered to the
bualnces men of thla city for their hospi
tality and to N. Kodrea for Informatlo *
furnished. Mr. Koilrea , a resident of this
city , was for many jears county treasury
examiner anda \ \\c\\ \ \ Informed on comity
affairs. Ho attended the meeting and uas
freely called upon for points jicrtlncnt to the
matters In discussion.
Among tho'o present \\cre the following
S H. Morchead of Uoone county , A. C John
sen , J. J. Hughes , H. W. Winter of Madison
J 1' . roller. 0. W. Young and J C. Haja o
Caas , J W. Schmidt ot Danes , K M. Stcn-
borg , Thomas Hector , Hcmj C. Ostrom am
1'otcr Hofclt ot Douglas. D. K. Prlco and
J. G. Vorhes of Hamilton , Fred Bookman
of Lancaster , Dan Ulgley , M. J. Connor , D
O. Lcary ot Sarpy W. A nickensoti and
John Dalton of Senard , H. J. Mnskcntlnc
and Charlet ) I" . Jones ot Stnnton , G. Schmidt
and W. C. Deers of Thnjer , Will Ilrookley
Frank Phillips , T. J. Cooperrlder of Adams
L. G. Ilrlan of Iloonc , M HalJcrtiesj o
Duller , F. Collins of Nuckolls , J. M. Jones
John Yohe , A. II. Olmstead , Leroy Pajne
and IJ A. Sk'nner ot Gage , C. W. HoDkcr
of Dodge , Charles E lng , Pat Hoye. Thomas
Gosncll , D M Alter , H. Ulef. C. D Wood
ward of Hall. G W Welton of , Lemarn
Uethton of Phcrman.
.1. Sriill.l\i MOHTOiPJy
Tells IIo\v IHCaiiu - to lie ClmrKi-il
Mltli IMiiKlarlMiii.
NCDHASKA CITY , Feb. 1C ( Special. )
Asked today by a represcntallve of The Hee
as to the charge of the plagiarism of the
poem. "What do Wo Plant When We Plant
the Tree , " preferred against him by Hev.
.1 D. Kenjoii of Sjracuso , N. Y. , In the dis
patches of last Saturday , ex-Secretary J.
Sterling Morton made the following state
ment :
"I never read the verses , 'What Do We
Plant When Wo Plant the Tree. ' or any
other poetry before any grange or other
association -audience , nor have I ever
published thorn over mv own name or
claimed to bo their author. I am as In
capable of versification as a perfectly deaf
man Is of hearing music or a completely
dumb man la of singing songs , nut , as the
author and founder of Arbor clay , I have
printed many thousand copies ot those
verses and als > o of th > 'Anthem for ( Arbor
Day , ' upon gllt-cd < ed cards and circulated
them among the schools of the different
stales for use at Arbor day plantings and
celebrations. Some weeks or months slnco
a friendly and facetious newspaper corre
spondent alleged that since my retirement
from the Department Agriculture I was
amusing myself by 'building theaters and
writing verpes,1 and , leaving out my Over
land Theiter , attached the verses In ques
tion as a specimen of my productions.
"Thus , no doubt , originated the charge of
plagiarism kindly and piously promulgated
from Syracuse , N. Y. , through the Associated
Press , hy Rev. Mr. Kcnyon , who Is hinibelf ,
according to the telegram , by his own ad
mission , a poet of largo local renown. The
good effect ot calling public attention to
thcso poetic Inspirations for arboriculture
even through scandalous methods will prob
ably bo perceptible at the cclebrallons and
trco plantings of Arbor day , 1S98 , in nearly
all the states of the American union , "
'M'NCOIA'S iMAYOIi.
State Capital's Municipal KxecntUc
Cllllril to Vft'oimt.
LINCOLN , Teh. 1C. ( Special Telegram )
The city council held a special meeting th's
forenoon , all but ono ot the councllmcn
being present. Charges were prefeired
against Mayor F. A. Graham and Exciseman
H. U Valll and Impeachment proceedings
will be commenced against these two ofllcla'e
The resolution to bring the proceedings was
adopted by unanimous vote of the membera
present. The mayor Is charged with allow
ing the salocrs to rerun ci open after hours
and on Sundays , allowing houses of prosti
tution lo be openly run , and gambl'ng houses
to be conducted. He la charged with selling
positions to people desiring appointments ,
extorting cud allowing to bo extorted money
from the employes of city departments , the
specifications asserting that $50 was the
ordinary prlco charged for positions.
while $525 was taken from Chief
of Police Mellck to Insure his retention In
oltlce. The articles also charge that the
mayor conspired to destroy ono of the city
wells In order that a new ono might bo put
down In another location. The date for the
hearing Is set for March 3.
Exciseman Valll Is charged with using his
position to extort money from the policemen
and tlrcmen , and with allowing the siloons
to run Illegally and to operate wlno rooms.
The date of his hearing U sot for February
28. While there was no vote against the
proposed proceedings , four out of the four
teen councllmcn , are known to bo against
the Impeachment.
YIISIII AiiJUis : TU 1,1:1-11 OM : o\sn.
Vo nerlxloii In Cnxr Ilenilercd Iiy ( In
Court.
LINCOLN , Fob. 1C ( Special Telegram )
In the supreme court this morning the
Crelghton theater and the Yelscr telephone
oases were argued In the latter Mr. Yels r
made his own argument , contending not for
a general reduction of rated , but for a re
duction In price of Individual telephones.
At noon no decision had been handed down
by the court
'I'll 1 1f \rri'Mt Ml ut Oolinul > u .
COLUMIUJS , Neb. , Feb 1C ( Special Tele
gram ) Officer nrady arrested a man at the
Meridian hotel this morning on a description
wired from the Grand Island authorities who
was wanted for larceny from tbo person.
The nun gave the name of James Hall , and
the watch and chain were found concealed In
the bed clothes. Chief of Police Meyers
canio ii | > from the Sugar City at 2 o'clock
and Identified the man and property and took
them back thin evening , The watch was
taken from a traveling man tuid vvae valued
at over ? 100.
Cat HiDoliiK Well.
MULLEN , Neb. , Feb. 1C. ( Spi > clal.-On )
the ranches west of hero In Grant and Sher
idan countlea cattle are all looking well.
Stockmen have been obliged to feed hay to
their stock nearly all winter , as the range
hag been covered with snow ever slnco the
2Cth of October until recently. At present
the ; range la entirely bare from enow and
stockmen have put their cattle on the range
aatn.
Drentur > otr ,
DBCATUn , Neb . Feb. 10. ( Special. ) The
old soldiers held a campflro at the homo
of er-Commander d. J. White last night.
Lert Coltrell , the gambler who had charge
of the little red cottage , 1 gone. The re
port got out that the Methodist people bad
lied aindavlta with the grand Jury to have
him lucllcUtLi . , ,
CURIOS FOR OMAHA'S ' SIIW
Ohadron Will Bo Bight In the Van at the
Exposition.
VERY FINE COLLFCTION OF CURIOSITIES
IlcllcN from the Ilnttlc of AVonnilcil
Knee nnil Geological Specimen *
from the Ilnil I.and * nnil
Illnck lllllN.
CIIADnONN'ob. . , Feb. 16.-(3peclai. ( )
Chadron will bo represented nt the Trans-
mlsslsslppl exposition and In a manner
which will bo bound to attract attention to
this city. The exhibit will bo In the shape
of tbo Ryan collection of Indian curios , the
largest collection of Us kind In the United
States , comprising , as It does , Indian relics
Bad Lands fossils , Black Hills rubles , wild
nest taxidermy specimens , wonderful petri
factions , beautiful minerals , mngntflcen
bcadnork , western curiosities of all kinds
and a largo collection of valuable ancient
firearms , all collected In this city and vl
clnlty by P. llyan , while n resident of Chad
ron , during which time ho has been cm-
ployed as a brakcman on tbo Fremont , Elkhorn -
horn & Missouri Valley railroad. Mr. Hyan
left with his collection for ( St. Joseph the
first of the week , where ho will remain with
It until the opening of the exposition. From
a historic and educational standpoint the
Hyan collection has no peer. It comprises
5,000 pieces of Indian manufacture , covcrliif
every article made by the Sioux tribe , am
Is an object lesson representation of Indian
life from the cradle to the grave. Mr. 'Ryan's '
collection has long been an object of Inter
est to every visitor to this city and was
dlsplajcd In ono of the largest store build
ings In the city. Ono of the articles con
tained In It which Is of more than passing
Interest Is the ghost shirt of Big Foot , the
leader of the Sioux uprising of seven jears
ago It Is soiled and stained with blood , am
was cut from lllg Foot's body by Dr. J. H
McKnlght of Long Pine , Neb , after It was
cold and stiff In death on the battlefield of
Wounded Knee. There Is the genuine In
dian tepee In which Chief lied Cloud made
his headquarters during the battle o :
Wounded Knee Thcro are war bonnets
beaded leggings , vests , sashes , squaw's
dresses ; In fact , every article of Indian man
ufacture. In the collection of historical
firearms , sabers and knives are some very
valuable specimens , Including some firearm !
about which are woven tales of daring and
deeds of bravery on many battlefields In
which the reds and the "palefaces" waged
war together.
The Hvan collection will be n conspicu
ous feature of the Tiansmlsslsslppl Exposi
tion. J. F. iBalltngcr , Elkhorn agent at
Rapid City , S. D. , Is associated with Mr.
H > an
The State Bank of Crawford , which went
down In the Grablc crash , has passed into
the hands of John II. Jones of Hushvlllc ,
a republican , who was appointed by Judge
W. II. Westovcr. Mr. Jones wan formerly
cashier of the First Nattoral Bank of Hush-
vllle and later cashier of the Riutnllle BankIng -
Ing company. Among the applicants for the
cecclverahlp were Andrew M. Morrlssey , a
Chadron attornej ; A. G. Hobsoii , former ! }
assistant cashier of the State Bank of Craw
ford and H. G. Smith , formerly cashier of
the Commercial State Bank of Crawford and
now n hardwatc merchant la Crawford.
George H. Babcock , ono of the leading
attorneys of this city , has been appointed
United States court commissioner by Judge
W. II. Munger of tCio United States court
The appointment gives universal satisfac
tion In this section , Mr. Babcock being one
of the prominent republican workers In
Dawcs county.
The Chadron Recorder Is still being Issued
under the direction of Meears. Taylor and
Kendall , despite the foreclosure proceedings
Instituted by Dr. J. S. Romlne a short time
ago. It Is the belief that the Recorder will
overcome the difficulties which It has en
countered and continue under the present
management.
The Red Cross society of this city has
elected ofllcers for the ensuing year , as fol
lows : President , Mrs. Mlnnlo Crltea ; vice
president , Mrs Olive M. Leader ; secretary ,
Mrs. Emma Leas ; treasurer , Mrs. Mary J.
Balrd ; visiting committee , Mesdames George
Brooks. William Donahue , Olive M. Leader ,
J. A. Habeggcr , Mary Smltli-Hoyward , W.
H. Markle. Mary Lutz. This society Is
meeting with considerable success finan
cially in its efforts to raise money for the
suffering Cubans. Several socials have al
ready been held , from which neat sums
were realized. Oaie of the nodal events of
the season will be given by this society Iti
uiu upuiti iiuu'su iiiuj&uuy IUKUI ui mm
week. It promises to bo largely attended
and the Red Crc s women confidently expect
a snug addition to their Cuban fund.
Trial.
GRAND ISL/AND / , Neb , Feb. 10 ( Special )
The trial of R. C. Hockenb rgcr on the
charge of embezzlement was continued to
day. The state rested at 10 o'clock this
morning and after a short consultation the
defense began the taking of testimony. The
state was able at this time to show up all
of the receipts In the treasurer's office made
by Hockenbergcr as secretary of the Bard
of Education to Hockenberger as county
tieaaurer and also the payments In the city
treasurer's office from Iiockenborger , secre
tary , to the school district treasurer. It
was shown through Witness West more con
clusively than was done at the previous
tiial that on two payments by the oecretary
of the school board to the school treasurer
the amounts were an even $1,000 less than
the amounts collected by Hokenberger s'c-
rotary from Hockenberger treasurer. This
was possible from the fact that -whereas
at the previous trial Mr. West refused to
testify he fully Identified his handwriting
at this tlmo and Miss West , his daughter
and deputy , Identified the entries made by
licr.
licr.After
After consultation attorneys fer Hcclten-
l > crgcr decided to make no defense and Im
mediately rested. Aigument was begun at
once by County Attorney Ashton , He was
followed by Thomison and north for the
defense and again argued for the close. The
C880 was submitted to the jury at 5 o'clock
this afternoon.
"Teniiirriiiiot * IIIN" | ) Itnliloil.
SPRING FIDLD. Neb , Feb. 16. ( Special. )
Sheriff Startzer was In town with war
rants for the arrest of George Schular and
II. 'C. Bancroft for selling liquor without a
Iconse. The partleu have been running
'temperancehalls" clnco the town went dry
ast spring , but It has for a long time been
generally understood that they wcro dealing
out something stronger than that usually
'on ml In temperance halls , Iho temperance
clement of the village , which elected a dry
joard , has been punching up its seem
ingly Indifferent servants and has finally
succeeded In getting them to act. There
ms been a standing offer of $50 for proof
.hat would convict the parties arrested , but
iau stood so far without any takers. The
sheriff was also armed with search warrants
'or ' both places and succeeded In digging up
n wagonload of effects , Including bottles ,
> eer kegs , jugs and beer cases , some full
and some empty. The sheriff ( ooic the stuff ,
along with the parties , to Paptlllon , before
County Judge Howard for arraignment.
r Stolen Horncx ,
GORDON , Neb. , Feb. 16. ( Special Tele-
gram. ) City Marshal George Stannard and
he sheriff from Douglas , Wyo. , went to
ho Morgan place , ten miles southeast of
lordon , today and found two stolen horses
jelonglng to parties In Lusk , which they
irought to town. Tbo horses were brought
hero a chart tlmo ago by Maston Burnett ,
a son-in-law of Mrs. Morgan Burnett went
o Lusk a few dayH ago with four horses
stolen from parties near QopJon and the
ameers at Lusk were telegraphed to arrest
ilm this morning. It Is expected that he
will be brought back to Gordon tomorrow
morning.
Clay County KnrmrrH' Jimtlliite ,
CLAY CENTER , Neb , Feb. 16. ( Special , )
The Farmers' Institute of Clay county com-
nenced Its annual meeting hero yesterday.
) , C. Williams was elected secretary. The
.rat . paper was on "Dairying. " by Hon. Wll-
lam Auhby of Spring Hanche. He dealt
principally with the proper method of feed-
Ing and most dtslmble feed. An the Author
differed with sever * ! present It was fol
lowed by fin Interesting discussion. H. F.
Stouffcr addressed the iftiXlng on the s me
subject. At the cvenlntuiisston . paper by
Prof. Sherman of FalrfTeliFon "Agriculture
as & Learned Professlcr JeM full of good
nenso and was highly apffrclitcd. He clalmcsl
that the. public schools furnished the mental
power nccetsary to mtko A successful farmer.
C. E. LewUi spoke on "Gardening" and
George F. Warren Tend H vtill written paper
on "Fruit Grow Ing. " Thoyllscusslons which
followed each subject stherMj that greet In
terest Is taken among the farmers to Im
prove In every respect possible.
Sterling Motion nn Editor.
NEBRASKA CITY , Feb. 16. { Special
Telegram. ) This city il iJp have another
dally newspaper , with / Secretary Morton
as editor. The articles , , Incorporation of
the Morton Brothers' Printing company wcro
drawn up today. In addltTdh to doing a gen
eral job printing and lithographing business
ono of the objects of the corporation Is to
conduct a dally newspaper In Nebraska City.
The capital stock of the new1 company Is
(26,000 , fully paid. J. Sterling Morton , hla
four eons Joy , Patil , Mark and Carl Don
ald Maccualg , N , A. Duff and several other
prominent business men of this city arc the
IncorporntotB. The nanio of the paper has
not yet been decided upon. The flrrt Issue
will appear about April 1 The paper will
bo a stanch advocate of the principles of
democracy , including sound -money.
HnrUnptDit Court .Notorn.
H\HTINGTON' , Neb , Feb. 16. ( Spcclil
Telegram. ) The case of the state against
Fred Meckllnberg , which has been on trial
for the last two dajs , waa concluded today
and the county judge discharged the defendant
ant- Some time ago J. X. Held had the de
fendant arrested , charged with the burning
of twenty tons of hay. About twenty-five
witnesses' wcro examined , and a great deal
of Interest centered In the trial , as the par
ties ore both prominent and old neighbors.
F. A. McCormlck , cashier of the Iowa State
National tank of Sioux City , was today
served with papers notlfjlng him that he had
been sued by James Cunningham for $150
for falling to release a chattel mortgage
which had been paid. McCormlck was In
town on business and had to remain.
Coltinililix CnllliiKH.
COLUMBUS , Neb , Feb 16. ( Speclal.- )
All of the banks of this city have reduced
their capital stock to the uniform amount
of $50,000 and say as their reason for this
move that they find It a very unprofitable
business to have so large a capital stock.
The reduction Is Just about 50 per cent.
The school meeting of lust night , which
was called for the purpose of dlscussslng
the matter of a new school house for the
city , was adjourned until ThursJny evening ,
when the nnttcr will be taken up acaln.
It Is generally believed that , a new building
will bo built , as the rooms have been In a
crowded condition for some time.
Hustle for l"nrin I.iiinlH.
TCCUMSEH , Neb. , Feb. 16 ( Special. )
The j early hustle by renters for farm landj
has commenced In Johnson county and It Is
more vigorous than ever thU jeor. Farm
property seems lobe very dcalrablc just now ,
both to bujers and renters. The prospects
are exceedingly bright for crops for this
tlmo of year. Mobture In plenty has filled
the ground , putting the same In prime con
dition for sprtig work. The wheat has ap
peared and looks vigorous and thrlftj.
Ilrlilce Ooc5 Out.
SOHUYLER , Neb , Fbb , 16. ( Speclil Tele
gram. ) Two hundred pnd forty feet of the
Platte river wagon brldgctiat this point was
taken out by a fiutldcn rlsts cajsM by ti.c
breaking up of Loup river. The pait taken
out was a portion of the lo.v brldqo built
with a view to high water1 ratolng the Ice
over without Injury to Hid same.
Mj HlcriiiiiH lllyiiiilirarnncc.
TECUMSEH , Neb , Feb. 16 ( Special. )
Charles Frohman , n > oung married man , has
disappeared from Sterling and no account
can bo given for his sudden departure. No
word vvao left to his family or friends and
he was not In debt and was of sound mind.
Friends traced him afar1 ' * as Lincoln.
Huraril's Nu > - l'o tiannter.
HARVARD , Neb , Fob. 16 ( Special. )
Griff J. Thomas , editor of the Harvard
Courier , takes possession of the postoffice
today as the newly appointed postmaster. H.
S. Freeman , the former deputy , will bo re
tained to assist Mr. Thomas In the post-
office foi the present.
CInv fount ; I'oultr > Slion.
CLAY CENTER , Neb , Feb 10 ( Special. )
The Clay County Poultry association Is
holding Its first annual exhibition here. The
entries exceed anticipations , both as to quan
tity and quality. The poultry industry has
reached largo proportions In this county and
Is very profitable.
ChaiiiluTlnln'H Cotiprli
is a medicine of great worth and merit.
Try It when you have a cough or cold and
you are certain to be pleased with the quick
relief which It affords It is pleasant to
take and can nluajh bo depended upon.
Mnrrlijte MCC-IINCN.
rrho following marriage licenses were Is
sued jesterday by the county judge :
Name and Address. Age.
Elll.iH Meyer , Ornnha . -1
Anna llloom. Omaha . 21
Charles II. Uoesle , St. Jofiepli , Mo . 21
Bessie Hill , St. Joseph , Mo . 21
John Dowliiifr , Omaha . 23
[ . .cnn Hans , Omaha . & >
Cnarles J. FosHelmmi. Wn'vcrly , In . 31
t > oilntcia Covert , Waverly , la . 31
L.udvvlK' A. L.inden , Omaha . 31
Jlulfitena Johnson , Omaha . 21
James II. Donnelly. Omaha . 31
Margaret Mnnex , Omaha . 1H I
Wells H. Scars. Omiiha . 20
Kathcrlne ! > . Havens , Omaha . 21
OF TODVi'S WlStTIIKK.
riirrntuiiliiK , Tilth Ilalii or .Sno |
Colilor n ml Variable UliulN
WASHINGTON , Feb. 10 Forecast for
Thursday :
For Nebraska Threatening1 vventher , with
Ight enow or rain In northern portion ;
colder In western portion ; vnrlali'o winds.
For South Dakota Light enow ; slightly
colder ; northwcHt to north winds.
For lava Increasing cloudlnc s and light
snow or r.iln ; aoutheisterly winds.
For Mlhsoiirl ShoAcrs , probably clearing
.Thursday afternoon ; warmer In eastern portion
tion , colder In western portion Thursday
nlfiht ; southeasterly wlndH , becoming south
west or west.
For Kaunas Light rain ; clearing Thur -
lay afternoon ; slightly cooler ; variable
wind ? , becoming northwesterly.
For Wyoming Llsht snow In the early
morning , followed by fair ; rwesterly winds ,
I.oral ICrforil.
OFFICE OF THfi WEA-THCR BUREAU.
OMAHA , Feb 1C Om On record of temper
ature nnd rainfall romparort with the cone ,
hpomllng day of the luat-three > ears ;
i < 1S9S. 1S37,1SW. ! S9i
Maximum tempernturo. , . 4S r/j 21 46
Minimum tomperaturb'1..1 27 27 10 S
Averand temperature . . . . 3S 43 IS 27
Halnfall i.iii. ) .00 .00 .00 .00
Itecord of temperatur ' ( and precipitation
at Omah.i for thh diw V and slnco March 1 ,
S97 : , ,
Normal for the day , . , . 27
: xce i for the day I..5H H
Accumulated excisn plnf" March l..l , ,0
Normal rainfall for tho. , ilny 03 Inch
Deficiency for the day V. OJ Inch
Total rainfall Hlntn Murch 1 2087 inches
) cllelency since iMarich. 1 10 K Inches
: \ce J for cor. period. 1S8C . . . 4 79 Inches
Deficiency for cor. jx > rldcT , 1&93. . 11.67 Inches
Hi-liorU from Hthdoim nt H v. m.
/ 11
Mill
BTATJON3 AND BTATEfOF 3g A
WEA.1JI1SH.
) nmhu , clear
t'orth I'lallf. clouily
Rait J-ike City , * njulnir
'hotnnc. partly cloudy
tuplit city , rnowliitf . , , ,
luron , cloudy , , .
Chicago , cltur . . . . . . . . . . .
Vllllsion , purll ) cloudy ,
St. I-ouln , clear . , , ,
It , 1'aul. cloudy ,
> avenport , clear
Menu , partly cloudy . . .
< HIM * City , clear , . . . . , ,
lavrr , mowing . , , , , , , . , , ,
U0marck , cloudy , .
2iil\faton. ruining 61
T InJIeate * trace of precipitation.
U A. W1SLS1I , Local Forecait OmdoJ.
KANSAS PACIFIC LINE SOLD
Ahin W , Kreoh Appears and Bujs in the
Property.
BRINGS FACE OF THE GOVERNMENT LIEN
Henrcsonlnllre of the Itcnrirnnlsntlon
CommlHoe of the Union
1'nclflc the Unlr
Diililer.
TOPDKA , Feb. 1C. The government lien
on the Union Pacific line In Kansas was
wiped out this rrornlng at the Union Pacific
station In this city. The Kansas Pacific road
wag bought In by Ah In W. Krcch , rcprescnt-
Ing the reorganization committee of the
Union Pacific for $6.303.000. Thcro was no
competition at the sale , Mr. Krcch was the
only bidder.
Mr. Krcch wns the only bidder. He waited
until Judge W. D. Cornish of St. Paul nn-
Ished reading the long-drawn-out decree of
foreclosure and then Quietly stepped up to
the special master and said :
"On the part of the reorganization com
mittee I bid $6,303,000 $ for the Kansas Pacific
road "
Ten feet attar the bid \vns not hoard , but
It vvus ono of the final steps In the big rail
road deal. Judge Cornish then repeated the
amount.
"I am offered $6.303,000 for this property
by Mr. Alvln \ \ \ Krech , representing the reorganization -
organization committee , " said he. "Arc
there any other bldJers ?
"Thcro being no other bidders , I declare
this properly described lu the decree sold to
Mr Alvln AV. Krech on the part of the reor
ganization committee. "
The party left Topclca this afternoon and
\vcnt to Sallna.where Friday the third
sale will take place. This will be the sale
of the middle division of the road a distance
of 254 miles , under n special mortgage. Mr
Krech will buy the property , pa > lng the up
set price of $5,300,000. Oa Saturday the entire -
tire line of the Kansas Pacific from Kansas
City to Denver will be formally sold at the
Union Pacific elation in North Topeka. This
will bo under the consolldallon morlgagc
and Iho upset prlco will be $8,000,000.
PORT AUTIUIL VMI 1IO\COTT.
Acttoin of the llonil Common toil oil li >
Local Hullronil Men.
The action of the Port Arthur route In se
curing an order from a federal courl rc-
Glralntm ; Iho Santa Fe from declaring abe
bo > cott on Uio new line \arlously com
mented on In local railway circles. The
course pursued by the Port Arthur route Is
not a great surprise , as similar action about
a. jcar ago , when the Lake Shore attempted
a bojcott on the Clover Leaf , has formed
a precedent which any railroad company
against which a bovcott may bo declared Is
not slow to take advantage of. There Is no
doubt among railroaders here that It was the
boycott against the Port Arthur route that
forced It to replace the differential of 3 cents
between Kansas City and Omaha on ship
ments from the south to the detriment of
< ho business Interests of thlo city.
It Is generally believed that the bovcott
against the Port Arthur route will be ef
fectually broken bj federal Interference so
far as the actual Interchange of business
between the Port Arthur route and the
connecting lines Is concerned , but It Is not
doubted but that the competing and con
necting lines will harass the new line as
much as possible until Its ofllcers decide to
join the freight acid trafllc associations from
which the new line has persistently held
aloof.
A prominent lallroader said to The Bee.
"Tho Memphis road Is for Kansas City flrht ,
last and nil the time and It has the power
of bilnglni ; the other lines to work against
any line that attempts to give any other
city LB favorable rates as Kansas City en-
lojs That Is the secret of the boycott
movement against the Port Arthur Route.
It Is too bad that fthe Port Arthur Houto
ever abolished the differential If It was not
; olng to bo able to make its stand gcod.
It has had to recede from Its position be
cause It was not strong enough to fight the
combined southwestern lines out of Kansas
City , which are against Omaha. There Is
: .o good reaspn why Omaha snould not en-
loy the same rates on sugar , molasses , rice
ind coffee from New Orleans and other
fouthorn points as does Kansas City. Kan
sas City gets the name rates on cattle from
Wjomlng and other western points that
Omaha docs , and enjoys just as favorable
rates from the north. Now just why Oiniiha
should not receive the same rates from the
south as docs Kansas City -something that
I cannot understand. Yet the Kansas City
lines boycott any road that attempts to
place Omaha and Kansas City on the same
basis. "
NOII'I'IIWKSTCHVS TR\CIv Cir\NGni > .
IiuiirnciiipntN Mmle ami In I'roc 'ns
.ArroNN ( he Stntc of IOTVU ,
The Northwestern has now practically
completed the work of shortening Its line
between 'Missouri ' Valley and Council Bluffo ,
taking out all unnecessary curves and
straightening the track. With this work
has been carried on the work of placing
block signal towers throughout the Iowa
division of the main line. This work has
liren steadily pushed since last fall from
cast to wb > t and the block signals now reach
aa fai as Council Bluffs. With this system
It will bo absolutely Impossible , If the oper
ators properly attend to their work , for two
trains to bo In. the same block at the same
time and a greater degree of safety will bo
reached by all classes of travel.
With other Improvements there has been
no let-up in the work of double-tracking
the Northvvestern's main line across Iowa
and the work that Is now moro than half
de/no will be completed , It Is said , by the
time set for the. opening of the exposition.
It has just been announced by Northwestern
officials at Hoone , la , that further Improve
ments than these now ; In progress will soon
bo begun. One of the flret of these Im
provements will bo double-tracking what Is
called the Linn county cut-off. This Is a
rhort flection of road running across Linn
county south of Cedar llaplda and over
which freight trains arc operated. At pres
ent It Is blamed for moro delay In the oper
ation of trains than all other causes. There
nru times when freights arc held up at ono
or the other end of the cut-off for hours ,
waiting for the glut of traffic moving In ono
direction to get over the cut-off , with Its
single track. Following this Improvement
the Clinton yards are to bo enlarged. The
yards are unable to accommodate business
coming Into them and It is not an unusual
thing to find half a dozen trains blocking
the approaches to the jards because there
Is not room In them to take care of the
cars.
cars.Tho Improvements will bo carried for
ward without Interfering with the operation
of the road In the least. The expeni-a will
lie considerable , but not nearly to much as
for the construction of an entirely new line ,
because there will bo no right of way to
procure and the old roadbed will servo In
part for the new track.
KIUhorn'H > r v I'niirr
A new and Improved form of railway ad-
vei Using has Just made Its appearance In
local railway circles. It Is a journal of
four pages of seven columns each , published
by J , It. Buchanan , general passenger agent
of the Fremont , Klknorn & Missouri Valley
railroad , and devoted to spreading the fame
and Increasing the Interests of Nebraska
farms. It Is called "North Nebraska Ite-
Bourcea , " and Is to bo published monthly
by tfco nikhorn's passenger department. The
Initial issue contain * the extended repor
of 'NcbrnskA ' crop * for 1897 compiled and
publljhed by The B , ft letter from Senator
Allen to the new fApcr on the Agriculture
Interests of the state , som < pictures of Ne
braska farms and an Illustrated Article oa
the exposition. Subucqiicnt Issues will eon-
Iftln Icttera from iMllton Doollttlp , Governor
Holcomb , Atilstunt Secretary of War Melklc-
John , ex-Governor Ftirnas and other promi
nent Nebraskans on the farming Interests
of the state , and A special article by Hon
W. A. 1'oyntcr on the dairy Interests o
Nebraska.
aUM * HOAIJ TUMIII.K' ) IHW.V UATiS
Sprlnirft n SurprlKc on the ChlcnRo-
linilcrn l.lnc on .Meat . TrnfHc.
CHICAGO , Feb. 16. The Kansas City
Plttsburg & Gulf road continues to give Its
competitors the greatest concern. To nectiro
the meat trafllc of Ohlcago It has made n
rate of 45 cents from Chicago through to
Amsterdam. Thh Is 33'i cents Iras that
the rate direct linen from Chicago to New
York have been making. It Is n rate with
which they eay they cannot competeIt
would be belter for them to go out of the
business altogether than attempt to do so
The Kai.ms City , Plttsburg t Gulf , on the
other hand , rajs It la but n question o
ability to hnndle all the traffic It can secure
at these figures.
( iumlloti of Iho Vnnt Trains.
The meeting of President Hurt of the
Union Pacific , Vice President Harris of ie
Burlington , President HugLItt of the North
western , Cable of the Hock Island and Illp-
ley of the Santa To will be held In Chicago
as soon ns President Bull gets through will
matters pertaining ( o the purchase of the
Kansas Pacific toad. At this president's
meeting It Is expected that final action wll
bo taken regarding the fast train service
among western lines. The gcnecal passenger
agent of ono of the lines has expressed his
opinion that ttie ultimate outcome of the
controversy will bo that excess faro will be
charged on the trains of the Northvvcfltcrn-
Unlon Pacific and of the Burlington because
of their superior attractions for first class
travel between Chicago and Denver
Whether this course will or will not bo pur
sued It Is known that VIce President Pan
Morton of the Santa Fo la pronounced In
his demands that thevo must be sonio dif
ferential In rates allowed his line
Itot-U Ixlnnil ClimiKPM Time.
The Chicago , Hock Island & Pacific rail
road has made an important change In the
running time of Its train , No. 3. The change
Is effective this evening. Train No. 3 has
been changed to arrlvo In Omaha at 8 r > 0
p in. . Instead of at 5 35 p in It formerly
left Des Molncs at 12 15 p. m , but now
loaves nt 330 p m. The change give the
Hock Island road a daylight train across the
stnto of Iowa , the train now leaving Hock
Island , III , at about S o'clock In the mornIng -
Ing , coming through DCS Molncs at 3 30
p m. , and arriving hero at 8 CO p m. Th"
change gl cs a person an opportunity to spenJ
three hours In DCS Molncs during the bus
iness portion of the day , by leaving here In
the morning and returning In the evening.
Train No 4 leaves hero at 720 a. in , at-
riving at lies Molncs at 12 45 p. in.
"ICatj' ' llniili * HUM n
CHICAGO , Feb. 1C < Grcss earnings of the
MVsourl , Kansas & Texas road for the
month of December were $1,181,3 $ * $ ; operat
ing expenses , $789,710 ; net earnings , $394-
C40 ; Interest on bonds and rentals , $283.506 ,
surplus , $109,083. For the six months ended
December 31 gross carn'ngs were $7,011,473 ,
operating expenses and taxes , $1,312,180 ; net
$2.732,292 ; Interest and rentals , $ l,713.fil2 ;
ftuiplus , $1,018,610
I.cllcr ( ! < ( I. o ItiitcH.
CHICAGO , Fob 16 Grain rates from Chicago
cage to the seaboard are again going to
pieces. The shipment of Lcller wheat Is the
cause It has been established to the sntls-
fnct'on of all concerned that the rate made
for the Lelter shipments Is 32'/4 cents per
100 pounds from Chicago to Liverpool. The
proportion of this to be secured by the roads
from Chicago to the seaboard Is 15 cenlf.
onliiliiK Law StniKln.
CHICAGO , Feb 1C The supreme court of
Illinois has refused to entertain a motion for
.1 rehearing of the antl-tlclict scalping law
of the state. In IS1) ) I the court rendered a
dcc'slcn ' upholding the constitutionality of
the law. The ticket brokers have since
made two attempts to ha\o that decision set
aside.
HnllivnolCH mill I'crxoimlH.
S. Bambcrger , president of the Salt Lake
& . Ogden railway , is In the city , enroute east
ward from Salt Lake City. While in the
east ho will buy new rails , new cars and
other equipment for his line.
Charles C. Madsen , who for several jcars
has been a clerk In the ofMco of D'strlct '
Superintendent Hlchardson of the Pullman
Palace Car company here , has been promoted
to the position of Pullman conductor , and
has beta given charge of a car out of
Omaha.
A paity of survejor's are at work on the
Burlington's new line tnear Scward , Neb ,
and It Is reported from there that the com
pany will soon begin work straightening the
line for about a mlle cast of the station
there. It Is said the line can bo consid
erably shortened by taking out a few of the
klnto and curves now In the track In that
vlc'nlty.
\vnsTiu > PACICIMJ mousi : OUTPUT.
IncrciiNO In Ilia Niiiiilii'r of Hi'ccliitN
( t\ > r I/axt A cur.
CINCINNATI , Feb. 16 ( Special Tele
gram. ) Price Current says : Western pickIng -
Ing , 455,000 hogs , compared with like num
ber the preceding week and 380,000 last
year. From November the total Is 7,195,000 ,
against C,19B,000 a jcar ago. Quality very
satisfactory. Prominent places compare as
follows ;
1S < S 1R97.
Chlngo . 2."m < m 20IOWO
Kansas City . l.ir.iOJO DOOOOO
Omnhl . 4SJOOO 3S20UO
St. Louis . 4SI.OUO ? ISXX ( >
Indianapolis . 3VI.WM 330 000
Milwaukee . 4CsOOo : nuo)0 )
Cincinnati . 2Ti2 < WO 2r.OOO
Cedar Ilnplili . IfiS.OX ) 191000
Ottumvva . 217010 mono
Sioux city . mono S4WO
St. Joseph . Ifi7,000 07,000
St. I'uul . lO..OOO 81,000
1MJITJI ltiCIU ( ) .
GORDON , Neb , Feb. 1C ( Special Tele-
gram. ) William Ilogue , ono of Gordon's
oldest and most respected citizens , died to
day at neon after a prolonged Illness of
thrco months , In which ho literally starved
to death. Ho was u prominent republican
and served two terms ax postmaster under
Harrison. Ho was an old soldier and a
member of the IJIghty-thlrd Pennsylvania
Infantry. Ho lost a leg at the battle of
Malvern Hill. The funeral 'will bo held
from the Methodist Episcopal church , of
which ho was a member , at 11 a. m , Fri
day.
J. n. I'nuli.
MINDCN. Neb. , Feb. 16 ( Special } Hon.
J , B , 1'ugh , a lawyer of this city , died at
the homo of J. B. Scott In Mlndcn on Sun
day morning , In the 42d year of his age ,
and was burled under the auspices of tbo
Kearney County Bar association.
\V. iAii'r > .
FAIHFIRLI ) , N ( J. , Feb , 16 ( Special Tele
gram. ) George W. Avcry , postmaster and
for many years a leading citizen and poli
tician , died iniddenly of heart dlscaao this
morning. Ho had been postmaster a few
weeks only ,
OllnDAMTCCn Tfl PIIBC kind of Cou li Cold ,
every , I.aCilppc ,
UUHnAll I tuU IU UUnt lluai enc , Influuizn , Catarrh , mill nil
lunirniidtliroiitirouhlue , bcml lor proof oMt. It ducit uot Mikcn or disagree
wttlt Iho etomach , Safe forall < . .
Dr. Kay's Lung Balm.
U'rlle ui , giving nil ymiitonn plainly and our I'liyelclan will giro
I'KKIJ ADVICE , u UH I.SKO . book ol Cold by DrucRUU or rent Iiy mail ,
reilpo * and a fKKK H/IMI'I.K. 1'rlcc , JO tent * ami 25 cent * .
Addrtu Dr. B.J.KAY MEDICAL CO. , ( We.tern Office ) Omaha , Nob.
CONVENTION OF CORN HIES
Nearly Two Hundred Delegates Assemble
at St. Louis.
DEMONSTRATE THE USES OF THE CEREAL
In Vnlnp Any Other .SlnRto
1'roiluct of the Suit Good Food
for llolh Man nnd >
Itcimt.
CHICAGO , Feb. 16. The first corn con
vention ever held In the United States began
today at the Great Northern hotel. About
150 delegates are present , nnd more nro ex
pected. Nearly nil the middle-western state *
are represented , nn well as n few of the far
western commonwealth * . Arrangements
have been made for giving a practical demon
stration of the value of corn n food , a
kitchen having been opened and breid , crack-
cm and a number of table dcllcaclra arc to
bo had for the asking.
F. U. Coburn , secretary of the Kansas
State Hoard of Agriculture , was chosen
chairman of the convention. Ho said :
The object of our coming together Is to
confer nbout the vvn > a nnd means by i\vhlch \
Anioilcn'H premier crop nnd wonderful
cereal may be better tnulpntooil nnd ap
preciated by the world at largo. Wo are
satisfied Hut scarcely one per ou In a
hundred thousand comprehends the magni
tude of UH product , Us money value. Itn
Innumerable uses and ipo-olhllltU" * , or lit
vvholesomcnoFti as a unlveisal food for ani
mal and man. The central-western states
nro the homo ml habitat of Indian corn
The government's Bt.illitltM show the aero-
ngo devoted to corn to have been In recent
> cars about 10 per cuit Kronlei than the
rtBgrepnto devoted to wheat , oils. Inrley ,
buckwheat nnd pot Uocs ; In ivio the ncrongo
was * IS per cent greater The casual noiwu-
papcr render would suppose that tho-rc wane
no other which loiiltl rlghtlv bo compared
with iwhcat , Statistics , however , nhovv that
during the last dec.ulo the alllo , ono ve4ir
with another of our corn crc | > . hit been
neatly double Pi per cent greater thnn that
of our wheit. The i/iluo of the coin cro | >
In this decade has been about the Hitno
ns the combined vnlura of wheat oatc. bir-
ley , buckwheat and potatoes produced In the
same period.
PRODUCT COMPAUKD WITH FILVEH.
In 'lie la t tlnct1 or four years wo have *
hcvml much of silver and Itn Importune ? ,
and from the attention , orntoiv and print
ers' ink devoted to It , wo might mippo o
that Iti.Mis the oiid IntPicttt before which all
others piled and tunic Into hf-lRitltlcancp.
The aveniRO annual pioduc't of American
silver nilnos however , during the threw
ve.ars ending1 with JW was less than J10-
MOOOO while the average v iluo of American
coin for each of the last ten years luis been ,
nciirlv jam.HOO000. or moro thin thirteen and
a hair times the- value of all our silver ,
which. In the minds oC so nianv , H endowed
with ' .M-lI-nlgh Qod-llko attribute' * Addlnir
to the Kllvur the output of go il. wo annually
produce ! corn \oith mote than seven tlmert
as much as both thcte precious und mncU-
covetecl mctils.
I am pi cud to come fiom a state reudeil
by many of the ticnltrhtod and unsophisti
cated is something of a desert , which , while *
being tiansfoimrti from a liuffiilo ratiKO
Into the wonderful Kardcn It Is coming to lie ,
has in twentj-IUo > tais produced corn that
In the fields had a v line of moro than JTM-
000.000 and In the last two years had nil
output of 37t" > ( WO.OOO lui hols
Iheso few wimple facts afford ample Justi
fication for 0111 ineetint ; luio to devlsovn > i
and means liV and throiiKh which coin Hliult
obtain a wider recognition and the * appre
ciation milled Its moilts should command.
The executive committee elected officers as
follows President , Colonel Chrk 13 Carr
ot Galcsbtirg , 111 : vice picsldent , John
Connie , South Amana , la. , secretary , n W.
Snow , Chicago ; treasurer. Andrew Langdon ,
Buffalo.
Plans were mapped out for extensive ex
hibits of corn products at the Omaha and.
Buffalo expositions , and at the Paris ex
position In 1900.
Thu executive committee will meet In ,
Omaha next November.
\inliiiMHi ilor i\iirenHes llrprret
LONDON Feb. 10 A representative of
the Associated Press communicated the news
of the disaster to the Maine to the Spanish
ambassador here. Count do Hascon , who vvaa
without Information en the subject. After
expressing regret at the awful occiinence.
the ambassador said that the explosion must
have luen due to an unaccountable accident.
as the visit of the Mulnc to Havana was ot
an entirely friendly nature.
SpniilHli CrulNpr n
NEW YORK , Feb 16. The Spanish ar
mored cruiser Vlrcaya , ivlth a crow of 4S1
men. Is expected to arrive In New York
liarhor at any tlmo now. The Vl/caja comes
liere on a visit of courtesy , a reciprocal com-
lor wjmc. HUH luruuu UUL lu uuiau
[ llsastrous visit of the war ship Maluo to-
Havana.
And rest for tlicd mothers In a vrann Intli
\7ltliCtTicimiSoAi-amlasliigIonjipllcatlo ) t
of Cunri'Rt ( nliitiiicnt ) , Ilio great skin euro.
CUTictritA ltn > il mm afford Instant relief ,
nnd point to nspci'dy euro of torturing , dis
figuring , hinulllatliig , Itching , burning , lilccd-
in , crnsloil , scily nUn and scalp humors ,
with loss of hilr , when all clso falls.
PnM llroiulout thf word. I'OTTKB Piuu iko CHIJ.
d Itr hi It l'ro | I . J uilott
07 * How loCuroHklu Torlurrl lliblci , " free.
SCALP ml Hfttr neinilAM br
, CUTJCUHA mui * .
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In the treatment of all
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Catarrh , oil Dlseaiei of the No.e , Throat , Clint
bloinacli , Liver , Jilood , Hkln und Kldnty DU-
eatet , Unt Manhood. Ildrocele , Verlcocele.
Oonorrhea , Oleele , UyphlUi. Htrlcture. I'llei , Kl -
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lloom I. 11714 North leth fat. . Ojnatm , Neb ,
m ! mifnrrnll 1tiitliir > ! ll
MrVJnnlcm'i BooUiIng Syrup has tern uird
for over U > > eurn ty million * of mother * lot
their children while tcethlnt ; wllli inrfect cuc-
ctti It toothc * ( lie child , oflm the garni ,
alluya all pjln cure * wind ' ollc and In the Leit
remedy ( or Diarrhoea Bold by druKKlM * In
every part of the world. lie euro and niK ( or
"Mra. Window' * Rnolhlns Byrup" and lake no
other kln U cent * a botlU
KLONDIKE ,
Outfit and start from VANCOUVKIt bernu-e
] , VANCOUVKH U tliu cankit place on c-artli
to net lo.
Z.-VANCOUVCU I * the ncaret port to Alatka.
3 VANCOUVjil kOOJi are Iho cheapen ana
bent.
i. YANCOUVI3H cowls pay nn cuMom * duty ,
belnir Canadian made , und not munuf.u'-
tared In the btater.
B. VANtOlIVUH frelKhl U hut nn board , and
therefore U lint dlnunharked , Practical
men will note till * point ,
t-VANCOUVl'.Il run * It * own ( learner * , uiiJ
ull norlh-KOinK utramera a * well
Cnll at VANCOUVKH.
Map * and Information true from
W. UOIJI-'JIKV , Jt'rfM , llonril of Trait * ,
VA.VCOUViit , II. O.