Nebraska Newspapers

    DAILY Bfefec MONDAY , APRIL 18 , 18IW.
FROM THE FARTHER WEST
HERDS OF THE .PANHANDLE
Gnat Cattle Country Ikich Bappliti
Feeder * , for Northern Farms.
WHERE BIG GRAZING RANCHES ARE FOUND
KUIIonn of Aetem Over Wklch Roam
tiremt Htrtm af Branded CMtle
Illir Khlpmentm to Market *
Xorth and Enrt.
AMARILLO. Tex. , April 17. ( SpesUU
This little village ot less than 2,000 people ,
situated In the heart of the greatest cattle
raising section on earth. Is the point from
which the largest original shipments of oat-
tie ever made to the United States were
handled. The average yearly shipments ag
gregate 150,090 cattle , while the largest fig
ure ever attained in a single year was a
trifle less then 250.000. With too open'iig '
of the spring shipment It will ie nothing un
usual to see from 25,000 to 50,000 bsad in the
mammoth pasture which serves n a ship
ping yard for the ranches of the surrounding
Country.
Amarlllo under there condition * Is llvc ; >
nd prosperous. In the streets are hundreds
f horses belonging to the sovtboy * who
swarm Into the little town for their spring
supplies. Business In every lln' Is rushing
and there Is a general air of * > ustl ? anl tii-
fhuslagm. Oat In the pasture of 150CO orrrs
Inwhich the cattle for shipment are held.
Cowbojo are constantly CD the alert. Tbe
huge herds mut be kept sepirats and to
this end their guardians are necessarily
held always on the watch. Occasionally end
more especially at eight there is a stam
pede , and for several hours , some times all
through the eight , there is a wild ride to
head tbe flying leaders and item tbc rushing
tide which threatens death not only to the
participant * but oftentimes to the cowboys
ai well.
When thousands ot excited and frightened
animals take to this mad night , with heads
held fiercely down , bellowing , charging ,
rushing over the prairie with the clash of
horns keeping weird accompaniment to the
thunderous tread of myriad feet , the force l
aa resistless aa fhe spectacle la grandly dan
gerous. If in their headlong course a fleeing
herd Dtrlkes into another , the chaos is but
Inestimably Increased. If cot at once carried
unresistingly onward by the crushing Impe
tus of the .collision , there begins a mad , un-
cceelng , living rricelstrom , In which the par
ticipating animals each endeavor to move
- "toward an apparently given center , to the
bedlam of harsh , unending bellowlngs and
the clashing of horns , like unto the play of
a million sabers.
When once the animals have been gotten
under control there may be days or even a
week's tedious work separating the animals
according to their respective brands. These
brands are the only marks of Identification
that are honored In this country , and all are
E ) well known as to permit no question. In
fact , the brand IB such an Important factor
that the ranches themselves , reaching often
in extent to a million or more acres of broad
prairie , lose identity to all save the brands
employed and are known simply es the Bar ,
Shoeoell , O X. 3 , Mllllron , Mata&ore. or
whatever device may be employed. Upon
occasion of these stampedes the town Is
cleared ot the.cowboys almost In a twinkling.
They mount their horses and dash toward
the flylcf kerf like veritable Jehus. None
dare oppos'thl reckless rush , for the cow
boy under these conditions has the right of
Vay , even over the fire engine.
MANY CHIPPING POINTS.
Thcoe shipments come very largely from
th rarrcLca in this immediate vicinity. Few
cattle are driven any distance to Joad at
thle polni. All' along the Denver & Gulf
and the Port Worth & Denver railroads ,
blch penetrate this panhandle country
hipping points have been- fitted out and di
rectness Is always considered by the shipper
above all elo . Other places from wtilch
much cattle shipping la done are Wichita
Falls , QiMnoih , Clarendon , Chlldrets , Waih-
fcurn and Vernon. All of tbeao towns are In
the panhandle country and surrounded by
the endleas acres of grazing territory that
furbishes the great bulk of Texas' wonder
ful product of cattle.
Amarlllo's advantage Is no't by any means
duo entirely to preference. T 'o town In all
the panhandle country is more richly en
dewed with natural advantage ? , resources
and facilities. The village was founded
arly in 1887 , when the Port Worth & Den
ver railroad reached this point. That It boa
ince assumed the prominence of the capital
of the cattle country is due entirely to the
fact that immediately surrounding It is somtr
of the beet grazing territory In all the pan
handle. Here ere Roches that extend as
far as etxty miles without interruption
upon cltter ride of the railroad , while In
area they m unt up to aa much aa 2,000,000
acres.
In this surrounding section ara the Mata-
dore. Minima , O X. Shotoall. Moon and
numerous other smaller ranches. The Mata-
cJore owns 500.000 acres ot pasture end lesacs
1.000.000 additional. The illlllroa. contro's
omethlng more than 100.000 acreo ; the bal
ance ranging from Un to 50,000 acres. la
Children ) county the Shoenall controls addi
tionally 80.000 acres. , The Mitadore. . which
to the second largest rancb In the panhandle ,
to controlled by English and Scotch capital.
All ot the entire area.is under fence and
vpoa this cattle principality crate CO.OOO
bead of Improved animals , mostly Hereford *
and abort horns. U is otimated that 15,000
* V. calves will be branded tbUjprlng.
The tartest ranch IB the panhandle coun
try Is that of the Capitol syndicate , largely
controlled by she Farwelta ot Chicago and
comprising in all something near 3,000,000
- acres. This.tract "was aecured In part pay
ment for the erection of tbe magnificent
tat * capital at Austin and Is one of the
test equipped said moat improved ranches In
the state. It comprise * the better part ot
nine counties ot the panhandle , and counties
In Texas are not to be sniffed at even .under
beao conditions. Upon tbls ranch at tbe
outset were placed 100,000 cattle , and the
usual brandta * ; each spring reaches 30,000
calves. Scores of other ranches will this
season brand from 1,000 to 15,000 cftlvea ,
BETTER CATTLE.
* The standard of tbe Texas panhandle cattle
la constantly on the increase. Where ten
years go there was chief attention given
to the ordinary scrub stocklaten additions
hare been of tbe better grades of beet cattle'
until now oo finer product b b d anywhere
and no country la so freely drawn upon by
other cattle grazing sections. The ranch
men bave spared no expenses In this respect.
and the results are most pleasingly apparent
at all points.
Other changes bare come with the change
ct breed. The general acceptance ot thr
term Texas cowboy is that of a ruffian , whose
Chief delight k to shoot the faeeb 08 tbe
SLEEP
i\ \ FOR
: SKIN-TORTURED
And test for tited Misthen la a warm bath
? lth Cimcviu SoAr.aauaslngtaappllcatioa
of CcnctJRA ( Intment ) , tat great skia cut * .
Cimccui. Rmruiss afford instant relief ,
and point to a p * Jy cars of torturing , dls-
e nrtnf.humlliatinf.ltciilnf , burn lac , ll ed.
tor. crustad , scJUjr skia and scalp komors ,
with loss f kalr , when all rise fall * .
* i > tm * ftt tto > U. rmu. BIM * COM.
f . _ p.v. rnv * > .
CT - k > * u c n
amass * MAT.
vfeltor'o shoes In a mild pereuulcn upcn hto
tcrralcharem abilities. The cowboy of today
In the Texas panhandle has all the instincts
ot a gentleman tfcolfJti he say be lacking
woefully la the polish.
In other particulars the condKlsr. * have
changed al o > In former years the rond-j
| up * each spring , generally along about the'c
1st of May. were sl naJ of trying times
\ wrth the cowbays. Where 15.000 or 20,000
calves are to be cat out ot -mammoth herd
t and branded the work often extended over a'
; month , but under the later methods the ot-
fort Is very materially leuiened. Now , in-
lead of hiring to throw and tie rach calf
or et r In case one be found that was
, mined from the last year , the anlmils are
cut out and run apart into a separate herd.
. This herd U then driven Into an ncltaure
f where U an outlet Into another paftture
through a narrow passage aufflctent only to
permit the moving of one animal at a time.
There , oa fast as the string of eager ani
mals pass , a branding Iron la extended
through 4 e open cracks of the heavy fence
and the neceasary decoration made
up > n the flank of each oalf. The operation
in this way loses much of Its former diffi
culty and is In every respect equally effi
cient. Yet ewm with this Improvement the
round-up remains a feature ot ranch life.
Here la tic grca'.enl opportunity for the cow
boy to dltpluy that dexterity with the laaso ,
the training of the pony , and the teamllke
world ng of man and bftsl s > necessary to
succecs and dlipatch. Some ranches at the
round-up Mawa require 409 And 500 homes.
Tha riding Is always feet and furious and
seldom la an animal used more than two
nouri consecutively. The pace ia a killing
ono and rcaulta are
appreciated
by past ex *
perl en ce.
the bulk ot the cattle are shipped
north and east , < a no Inccosldev-able amount ,
especially of the younger animals , are each
season shipped north to Kanau. Nebraska ,
Wyoming , .Montana and the Dikotis , where
they are fattened for two or three years
upon buffalo grac * and then shipped to the
eastern markets. Many of the Kansas and
Nebraska cattle are corn fed. Better returns
can be had at Ibis rate than by direct sup
plying of the ( astern iemands from this '
point. This Is largely due to the freight J !
ratea. The poorest of the Texas cattle only I I
are furntohed direct to the east , consisting |
of old bulls , cows , stags and rough steew
that the northern cattle
grazera will not
buy.
BIO PANHANDLE.
Wbilla the Texas rwcbamlle is a large
expanse and covers la vast area of widely
diversified country , there .lsa teaterlal dif
ference ID the conditions over the region.
The panhandle proper la that oyjtlcn lyiag
between the Red rivsr on the couth and the
boundary line of Oklahoma on the east and
north atd Ntvw Mexico on the wc rt. It covi i
eru eighty counties comprising the Thlr- j i
tdcmb congressional district , and In 1890 1 j
bad a population of 190,080. In the extreme
southtustern section Is a flne farratag counI 1 I
try , though tfie drouth of the leat five '
years has hindered It greatly the
; remain- i
Cvr Is mainly devoted to cattle grazing. I
With euch rain u other seMlow of the | 1
United States enjoy Its equal entire as a
farming country could not ba fouad on the
continent.
The country risen gradually as you go t
westward and northward from the southc
eastern border. In Chlldress county , followu
Ing the railroad , one first strikes the plains ,
Here the country rises 900 feet In fifty-eight
miles. Clarendon being 2,800 feet above sea
level. Between Clarendon and this point an-
other rise of 800 feet 1 made , bringing the
elevation here to 3,600 feet. Westward from
here the country extends in an unbroken
plain covered entirely with buffalo grass and
wholly devoid of timber or underbrush. No
such grazing country is found anywhere else
In the state and no approach to it is found I ,
elsewhere in the country. | I
In Chlldress county , where the plains and
prairie meet , the farmer and rancher are *
found tide by side. The farmer Is modest
in his requirements , and by the cowboys are j
termed "nestera. " for the roiean that beyon-d j |
a small home and a moderate bit of ground
ho makes no pretensions. Frequently he
,
succeeds in gathering a small holding of cat-
tie that -scatter ' among thejargsr herds and
occasion the 'cowboy no small trcuble and
annoyance. Hence with the cow-punchers
the "nestera" are not exceptionally .high In
favor. Farming , however , will never reach
a point In this country that will imperil Us
unrivaled possibilities as a grazing section , i
and the future will only add to the glory 1
that bag already been attained.
SHIPPIXO OUT TBB LIVE STOCK.
Drouth i Caiiforsda Caaslnr Sa rl-
floe * ( or the Ranchmen.
SAN FRA-NCISCO , April 17. ( Spec I al. )
Cattle and sheep are leaving California in
droves. The cattle quarantine agalnat the
central and southern parts of the state has
been sufficiently modified to permit the re
moval ot fully 100,000 head of stock from the
drouth-ctrlcken sections. The value of the
imperiled itok approximates ' $2,000,000. A
much larger umr Is Involved , when thou
sands of uheep are 'taken into consideration.
Nevada has refused to harbor any of the
animals , even when properly inspected , on
the ground that ltd own feed is short ; but it
has agreed not to Interfere with Interstate
shipments to points beyond Its eastern line.
The Nebraska * Utah 'and Wyoming author
ities , it Is understood , have agreed to allow
Shipments into those states where proper in
spection against disease Is made. The over
land railroads have also consented to make
halt the ordinary rates for stock sent east
for pasturage. In consequence arrangements
are now making for the shipment of many
heavy tralnloadj.
Many cattle tad shep will be vent to the
northern part of this slat * and to .Oregon ,
but other thoncanto wll ! be pastured in
Utah and the e talcs east of there.
Oce big shlpmtot ot 18,500 sheep is on its
way east. It comprises five trains. Each
train baa thtrty-sv n cars , and In every
car there art 100 cheep. Another shipment
of 15.000 sheep is on the -way to Chicago ,
the owner * bavins ; made a favorable sale to
several big' buyers there. The railroad people
ple itfclnU 70,000 shetp will be Wpped-edM
wUMa three 'week * . Cattle "and , sheep. ) cars
are ttetat' collected" ' and hurried here from
all part * of the west.
Some 5,000 cattle have juet been- Upped
to Utah , Colorado and Nebraska.Thto o
contlpunenf of stock requires fifteen trains.
.Bach train will have about eighteen" oaro ,
and < th r tWlll be twenty head oL-atUe to
the car. TBB railroad authorities are mak
ing arrancements for sixty trains of eighteen
cars each , so aa to handle a vast quantity
of cattle within , the next two weeks. It all
of th D trains are usedit will mcen the
idlpment of 20,000 head of stock to points
east of Ttevac'a. .
Should "there be a good rainfall within a
day or two , thcr will be a decrease in the
contemplated shipments.
Colorado ! Vrwr Notes.
Crede camp shipped , during March , 700 car-
loada of ore.
Ouray has a dolly paper , the Ptalndealer ,
started to supply war news to the people.
Within two weeks an Inmate of the Sol
diers' boms out on furlough was found fracn
to death near Leadvllle.
The Colorado & Northwestern railroad
tos b 6D graded to within two miles of
Ward and1 200 men ara at work now.
Thi mills of the Idaho Spring * district
during March treated 18,500 toot ot ore of
00 average value of J8 per ton.
A fl'ght has beta on between the residents
of Colorado Sprlnas sod tue Continental
Oil company for ten years la regard to
location of the oil tanks , but it will eoon be
settled.
The new campst are making good progress.
The Whltpborn district near Sallda has
about 2.000 prospectoro t work , and some
ore has been piled upon new dumps ready
for shipment. Some of the ore runs * very
high in value.
A new telegraph and telephone Hoe will
be built In the southeastern part of Jsffer-
sca county connecting- Golden through Mor
rison. with Evergreen. which ! located
above MarrUon. up Bear CreHc canyon
about tweeny telles ,
The Rursell Quick district of Gllpln coun
ty is kswptoc up a ccod record. The Topeka
strike of iat fall feas been augtne-ntei by
another strike of rich ore made two week *
ago. SOBS * of the or * is said to stow twenty
OUBCS * of cold to tb cord. The Wautauga
mAttv. opsmtsd by Pitto&ur * ; BIB , bas torn
udar tfostofWfa * far iwe ? / * & 4 aa
ore chute haa lately btea discovered which
wilt make the property a flne producer. It
has ie-tn shipping low grade ore.
Co 1 1 lr Inlrrrwl *
P1EU1RE , 8. D. . April 17. ( Special. )
, Jemes ; Philip , better knorrn over the whale
' cattle , range as 'JScatty , " came i ] jeiterday
from Rapid City , where he had been attend-
} lt-g a meittlng ofthe Dlick Hills Stcck-
{ ' mans' association , as a de gate from the
,
.arissouri River association. He rc-porta the
] ( cattle Interests In the western portion of
.
the , state to be Just as flourlntlng as on
the iMIssounl river uoge and the st-ckmen
. all well pleased with the way their stock
j his come through the wtater. Both ranges
report the losses ruth a umaK percentage
that ; It Is not worth figuring at all. In fact
_
I practically none. Every section of the coun
try reports the largest calf crop the/ have
ever had.
Ilrlrn of HolMirl' Morrlx.
COLORADO SPRINGS , Colo. , April 17.
( Special. ) Colorado Springs Is to have two
more millionaires added to her already large
list. The fortunate ones arc F. M. Morris
of 507 Bait Klowa street co3 Mrs. T. C.
Beard of C24 Baft Boulder street. They are
tie'ts to $1,000.000 each , being cae-E-lghtleth
ot ISO.000.000 of the- estate of Robert Mcrrls
who died In Philadelphia In TOO. Robert
Morris was one of the algner * of the d .a-
ratlon of Independence and was chief finan
cier of the colonial government. The prop
erty h 3 been under lease under a ninety-
nice year term. Mr. F. M. .Morris camp here
a year ago from Iowa while Mrs. Beard has
been a resident of the city for stale time.
Arlxoim (1. A. 11. Kncnmiitnral.
PHOENJX. Arizona. April 17. ( Special. )
The annual department encampment ci the
Qrand Army of the Republic of Arizona was
held last > veek at Tucoon. The atten-lance
was large , James Fin Icy , department com-
nMinder ; J. Y. T. Smha. senior vice ; C. P.
WlUon , chaplain , were elected for tbs en-
uulng term. Dcuglcs Snider was appointed
Esoitant adjutcot general and T. A. Gray
acwIsUat quartermaster. Next meeting will
be he-Id In Phoenix. Among the resolutions
adopted of more than usual interest was
th&t which eet forth the able services to
tha government of General Fltzhugb Lee
of confederate fame as consul gene < rol at
Havaui.
Want an ( Exemption Lnw.
SPOKANE , Wash. . April 17. ( Special. )
In response to a well advertised call , about
100 citizens assembled at Miulc hall in this
city Saturday night < io llatcfl 1o speeclicn by
Dr. LogstToet of Seattle , Charlei E. CXne ,
ppoaker of the bouse , and several local
speakers , who advocutPi the calling of the
legislature In special session for "the purpose
of eruactluj and submitting to tSe people a
constitutional amendment making a rcaan-
able exeaintlon law. At the close of the
J meols : ; a resolution carried requesting
Goverror { Rcgcrs to convene the legislature
In extni sp ! on for the above purpose.
Huron' * Xew Clt > - Government.
3IU.Ra.V. . S. D. , ( April 17. ( Special. )
Mayor Cleaver and the new members of the
city council entered upon their duties Sat
urday evening. In addressing the council
Mayor Cleaver very clearly outlined his
policy , wfolch means the enforcement of
Itiw. ] no matter who Is pinched. The city Is
to be run on strict business principles and
economy will be practiced In
every way pos
sible. The following officers
were chosen
A. W. Burtt. attorney ; P. F. Bussey. mar :
shal ; Carl Peterson , street and water com
missioner ; M. S. Hurd , eight watttman.
Wnnt n TMne Court Hoime.
< POCATELLO , Ideno , April 17. ( Special. )
The ] Board
of Commissioners of Bannock
county has Issued an address to the people
asking an expression of public sentiment
In ' regard to the
ercctlcn of a
ciunty court
bouse at Pocatello at a ccat of $15,000 or
$20,000.
, The county at present rents quarter *
and the
' commissioners show by iher ) , ad-
'drcMthat
-that the county -could pay' interest on'
beads to that amount and also cave about
1 1,000 annually , as compared wltb the amount
now paid for rent.
CaaB-rr s.
SALT LAKE. Utah , April 17. ( Special. )
Eleven 1 states and seven foreign nations have
accepted Invitations 'to participate in the In
ternational Mining congress to toe held In
this city In July. The states are Montana
,
Idaho , Oregon. Colorado , Massachusetts ,
Pennsylvania , Virginia , Michigan , Kentucky
and .Alabama. The foreign nations
are Great
Britain , Germany , Japan , Mexico , 'Belgium ,
Switzerland and Guatemala.
Weir \Vromlmtc TownMtm.
RAWtLINS. Wyo. , April 17. ( Special. ) J.
D. Negus has filed with the clerk ot Carbon
county receiver * ' certificates for inree traet-i
of land on tneSweetwater river and will
file plats of townallcn In that
locality. One
of .
the. towns will be at the mouth of Sand
creek and the other '
near Devil's
gate , the
site of the
proposed government reservoir.
-few * Xotrs.
The first carload of
sugar for the new
re
finery t Port Ocsta arrived last week. It
was from Hcoolulu.
The Morning Star gravel mine , PJacer
county , gave out in March Its elghty-eeventh
dividend. It Is
a constant bullion producer.
The St. James
hotel
property at San Jose
has been purchased by the beard cf regenta
of the University of California , Judgment
creditor , for $92,110.
Liberal rains have fallen in tbe
central
part of the state , but the
crop * la the south-
era part will need It badly before the
sum
mer is well advanced.
Tbe court has -granted
a
request of Mrs.
Dr.
Emma L. Merritt to aell real estate of
the estate of her father
, Adolph Sutro , to
the value of 12,285,000.
la R-andsburg. * the Kern-Rand
has teen , formed to bring electric company
power to
the town from the south
fork of the Kern
river , thirty-six mlt ! * '
home away , wbere' a 2,000
power may be obtained.
Tb State Board ot Normal School Trustees
tra accepted the gift of Mrs. JS. P. O'Con
nor of Saa Jose of bar collection of paintIngs -
Ings , valued at 9150,000 , to bo pUced in
an art gallery at San Jose , for which the
citizens of that city , * re aaked to raise J20 ,
000.
000.There
There was a riot at the cannery at Mll-
pttos over tbe employment of Chinese. About
150 Portuguese men and womta took part
In the affair , and for a itlme it looked ea
though tbe Chinese would bo roughly
handled. Kate Sander * , an 18-year-old girl
was the leader , and is In jail.
A little boy asked for a bottle of "get up
In tbe morning as fast as you can , " the
drueclst recognized a household name for
"
'
"DeWltt's Little Early RU rs. " and give
him a bcttle of those famous little pills for
constipation , sick headache , liver and atom
acb troubles.
Cardinal Xrwwaa Circle.
The Cardinal Newman circle met at the
bom ; of Phil McMillan last Monday- even
Ing ; The -writings of the brilliant Cath
olic English woman , ( Mrs. Alloe Meynell ,
rirere the subject of tha evening's study ,
Following- was thei program : Paper , "Mr *
Alice Meynell. " DenI * O'Neill : review , Th <
Children.Mr. . O'Connor ; "The Poetry ol
Mrs. Jleyrull , " Alias Hush : readings from
The Color of Life" andj "The Rhythm of
Lite , " by tbe circle : "Easter Scenes In
Jerusalem" ( frcro Catholic World ) , by Mr ,
McMillan.
of theTararrs. .
Philip Andres is in Leadvll > > Cclo , In
attendance at the- annual meeting' of the
Rocky -Mountain Turnbeilrk. This is one
of the western bodies of German turner
which is epect < l to send a team b-ere fo
the turnfest durlne the exjxt'ltion.
The local Joint committee which has in
charge the arrangements for the turnfes
met at the rooms cf th South Side Turner ;
yesterday afternoon , but did nothingex
cqpt routine buslneaa.
M il * for ttaula.
BALTIMORE April 17-Tlw American
Steel company announurs that it has re
celved a contract ifrom the Russian , eovern
meat to make rails for the Trans-Siberian
railroad. The order will Involve an c
aenditur * of several rallllon dollar * .
the order will b hecua at one * .
\ * .
TREATS OF DANISH TRADE
an n
Acrcnlturtl Defraftfasnt to
Entjeot.
T WILL CONTAIJtc MTERESTING DATA
Over Fonr-KII/fi- the
Trnilr U Tra HW Fd * > r Mnlrr
and Ovrr WVIt of It M ith
the
WASHINGTON , c\prll 17. Secretary Wll-
see of the Agricultural department haa au-
horlzcd the publlcatlra o ! a bulletin ca
the tubject of Spain's foreign trade from
1S91 to 1835 , Inclusive , prepared by Frank
H. Hitchcock , ttie chltf of the section of
'orclgn markets. The facts brought out are
of particular Interest at the present time. :
Two genenl matters are tre-atjd In detail
in the publication , viz. : Spixr.Uii commerce
proper , cad shipping * a3 navigation.
It la atownthat of the ttal tontiage
transported to find < trom 9panUh ports during
the rears 1S9I to 1893. Inclusive , C7.75 per
cstA was carried by merchantmen * catered
atr4 cleared to the trade with the UnHeJ
K'ogdom. Fance- ranked t coad , with 12.87
per cint of the- total , red tLe Netherlands ,
-with 8.C2 per cent , stood third. The United
States , with a record' of 3.91 per cent , wca
'the fourth country In Importance ; Belgium
fifth , with 2.25 per * cent , cad Cuba next
with 2.14 oer cent.
Of the merchandise carried by vcecse-la ca
tered at S-ptnlsh porW during the yeara
1891 to 1S93 , Incluslva. 66.54 per cent U
from the United Kingdom. France fur-
DJshed 9.43 per cent , Husa'.a 6.80 per cert
acd the United Stalm 5.03 per cent. '
Of the goods carried by vessels cleared
during 1891-95. the United Kingdom was tbe I
destination of 58.2S per eent. France re
ceived. 14.43 per ce-nt , Nc-therlaac'u 11.33
per cent , the Uclted States 3.15 per cent i
rl Cuba 2.6.2 psr cent. j
Spall's commercial transactions with tbo
rest of the world amount annually to more ; I
tban $300,003,000. la 1895 the merchandise '
imports amounted to 1161,829,516 , and the '
experi3 to $155,355,759. The average value
for 1S91-95 waa J316.077.440 , as compared i
with $317,950,123 for the preceding five jeato. i
Spain's fo.-e-Ign trode Is largely maritime.
Of .the mtrchandlw Imported and exported
during 1891-95 only 15.9 per ccat wai trans
ported .by land , "while 81.1 per cent was car- i
rli > d In sea-golag veu'w s. During the i
earlier years of the -cadc 1S81895 more
than one-fcalf of Spain's maritime commerce '
was carried by foreign vessels , but nlnco i
1891 there hta besn a change and the aaI I
tloaal shipping is now In the aaocndiacy. ! l
The imports and exports made under the'
Spanish frag during 1895 amouDteJ to $140-
965.806 , and tucae- under fiago of other na-
tlona to only $115,145,676.
Of the foreign commerce of Spain during
1891-95 about 70 per cent was transacted i
with four countries , viz. : France , 31.11 per j [
cent ; the United Kingdom , 22.05 per cent ; ! |
Cuba , 10.20 per cent , oed the United States ,
6.32 per cent.
The total value ot the merchandise an
nually exchanged between Spain and1 Cuba ,
Porto Rico , the Philippines , the Canaries and
Its various minor pceftoSilons exceeded $50-
000,000. f ti
UNITED STATES IS THIRD.
The United Stated raWed third among the
sources of Spain's ) mpdrt trade during 1891-
93 , furnlghlng 10.34 " percent ot the value of
such Imports ; Cuba came next with 4.40 percent
'
cent , whlle'Pprto Rico ' japplled S.64 per cent. |
Of the merchand'lsg Jbxported from Spain
during the same time. 34.41 per cent went to
Prance. 23.33 per tent o the United King
dom , 16.53 per ceil 'to Cuba and 3.47 per
cent to Torto" Rico1.PMle the United Stateu
came eighth In the' ' list Af countries to which
Spanish exports w reconslgned. .
Tie average y'cirtyvalue ' of the goo4s
transported by Spain to * and from France in
Spanl&h veieela'-fta's' $32,653,478 ; to and from
Cuba In Spanish ships , $32,064,536 ; the Unlfed
Kingdom. $ J7,06 ; l < ; 'l1orto'Rlca'J9,499,149 ,
and the United Sta\eVf9,302,723.
Of the merchandlser6hlpped from Spain In
Spanish vessels 36.77 Ver cent went to Cuba ,
27.50 per cent to France , 7.72 per cent to
Porto Rico.
I
Ccal , which constitutes the most important
Item among Spain' * oonagricultural Imports ,
Is procured chiefly from the United King
dom , the receipts from the United States
amounting to less than 1 per cent of the
total.
During th calendar year 1895 there was en
tered and cleared at Spanish ports 36,856
merchant vessels. Ot these vessels 19,169
carried the flagot Spain and 17,637 vccasla
the flag ot other nations.
The yearly average tonnage for the five
years. 1891-95. was 24,374.939 , while that
for the preceding five years was only 22-
499,590. This increase was due to the growth
in the tonnage of the Spanish merchantmen.
On December 31 , 1895 , the latest date { or
which there ore available statistics , the mer
chant marine of Spain comprised 1.783 ves
sels , having an aggregate tonnage of 719,572.
Compared with the statistics for 1686 the
figures of 1895 show a slight increase in the
size of the fleet and a rather marked one In
its tonnage. The steam vessels Increased
from 431 In 1886 to 523 In 1895.
It is shown that for the five years Jrora
1891 to 1895 , inclusive , the Spanish shipping
was conducted somewhat more extensively
from the customs dlulrlcts along the Atlan
tic than from these on the Mediterranean
sea. The ships entered and cleared on the
Atlantic amounted annually to 19,704 , as
against 15,738 along the Medlterianean.
GETS AWAY FROM 7HOXEY VALUES.
FonaasaeatJiI Id * of he Xcrr Ivnbor
EclijinR-e Explained.
The meeting of the American Philosophical
society yesterday afternoon was given over
to the consideration . 'of the plans and pur
poses of the Labor Exchange. A. A. Perry
read aa exhaustive "paper on the defects of
the present system of wige labor and set
forth the scheme outlined to Improve the
condition of the laboring classes by means
of co-operation , that ta by having the laborer
employ himself and Betting away from the
plan of measuring labor by dollars and
cents : Mr. Perry would not measure all val
ues by gold or silver as wo doat present ,
and pecs no rc sn in the discussions coa-
ccrnlr : which ot the two metals shall pre
vail. If the products of labor wer : made the
common mediums ot exchange we would
have no trouble in regulating what should
and wb-ri should not be legal tender. The
measuring ct labor by dollars has been the
cause of much of the present unsettled
condition of laboring people ; It has forced
women Into compeUUan with men and re
duced , wages to thea ta.fvatlon point. Money
has become the god of-all classes , and haa
completely overthrown.the natural condition
cf labor and made. , jodal discontent. With
laborers co-operating * and exchanging the
products of their ) atpr ( these deplorable
evils could be overthrown.
After Mr. Perry'a > ipIfper was finished a
general discussion loleth& Labor Exchange
was had and I's altnsrand purposes brought
out more clearly. 8-fVr 300 branches , of the
Labor 'Exchange hq\e.t een established and
14.000 members enjoUfld In the work. It is
la no ser.se a labor union , aa tbs term U
commonly understood and does not approve
ot the plan which unites adopt in denying
work to men who do not belong to the or
ganization. The Labor Exchange i designed
to be extended to all nations and Is in no
sense an organization which Is to be lim
ited to the United States. Its principles arc
held to be principles which are applicable
everywhere. Dy this system checks are Is
sued to members and these checks take the
place of money and enable members to be
free from monetary systems and the manip
ulations that can be brought about by
schtmc-rg.
The farmer , the mechanic and the bicycle
rider are liable to unexpected cu'a and
torutaea. DeWltt Witch llau-1 Salve is the
bait thing to keep on hand It heals quickly
tnJ. la a well known cure for piles.
SOUTH OMAHA NEWS.
Frank Plvonka haa won his suit
'
the city and was on Saturday awarded a
Judgment amounting to $2,000 for the rent
(
of rooms In tbe Plvonka block , Twenty-sixth
j and N streets. ItYM shown at the trial
that the city hid violated Its coo tract by
'
moving without first giving ' .dc necessary'
i notice. This la the second judgment of the
kind Plvonka haa obtained. He first brought
iiuit for two month's rent and judgment was
rcudere-d , then flult for twenty-two months'
rent was brou&bt and the declaim was the
same as In the- first case.
i This suit and judgment Is one of the rcltrs
oi tbc Johnston administration , and the city '
, will now bo called upn to pay the rent far j
offices In the Plvonka block along with a j
| big bill of costs. When tbe decision of the i
court became koswn a great many of the
bualnew men expressed their Indignation and
asserted c-mphatleally that something ought
to be done to reimburse the treasury for this
unwarranted outlay. It has been < tttiges'ed
tfjat suit be commenced against the bondsmen
ot ex-Mayor Ed Johnston and the councll-
men who voted for the acceptance of tbe
Flnley proposition. The records ehow that
the members of the council 'wuo voteJ In
favor of violating the existing contract with
Plvonka were : Blancbard , Bulia. Mies , Mul-
laly , Ryca and Waltcra. Mcenra. Franek and
HylaLd voted against the resolutbn. Of the
councllmru favoring the proposition all are
yet residents of the city with the exception
ot Mr. Blanchard , who Is now located In
Kansas City. Action of same sort Is looked
lor , co Mayor Enssr has declared that tie
will do all he can to fight tbe payment of
the judgment. While iue mayor admlta that
the contract was violated , he dors not think
that the taxpayers should be made la otand
the Ices , and it is possible tbat he will so-
sst ! the movement to sue Ed Jcbnstca and
the old mcmberu of the council.
City Cnnncll OI.-etliiHT.
A meeting of the city council ! Is set for
tonight. There IB very HttJ bucss ! to te
transacted , but dt fa thought that tbe fight
on the appointment of the committees will
come up again. Mayor Enair ccstc-'o that
he ts In a rosiMon to prove by competent
leg-al authorities tlut tte mayor of a city
of th's clacs tos rlia I'tfit. to appoint com-
mitttcj. On the orher bin ! the republicans
assert that the matter la uettle-d as fr ns
they arc concerned. The motion t > confirm
the committees appointed by President Bar
rett was carried by a majority vote and Use
records thua show that the committees as
appointed stand. H IP possible that an
amicable adjustment of the difficulty msy be
arranged by ibotb sides making concccslons.
Sent to Jnll.
James Howard and Tom Montjoy have been
sent up to the county jail for thirty days
by ] Judge Babcock on account of their In
ability to givea eatljfactory account o
themselves. They were arrested for being
suspicions characters , cot only on account I
of their actions but because a eet of burglar 1
tools was found among their psesecslons.
Howard admitted that he was glvca to
crooked work , but In. ; 1st eel that he had only
reached thin locality from tbe Pacific coast
and had not bad an opportunity of trying
his skill. Judge Babcock propcees to send
a description of toe men to all of the large
cities with the expectation that they are
wanted somewhere. ,
.Vot Ycit
The statement 'to the effect that the lcses
occasioned by 45e fire In the Masonic block
have been adjusted Is an error. One cf the
Insurance companies bold ing pollcks on the
stock of the Nebraska Shoe and Clothing
company offered a ridiculously low figure In
settlement and Mr. Arnateln ihte refimd It.
A quantity of ojolllng on both "the first and
second floors wa . "thoroughly eakei and
stained anJ tie eettlemeit offered would not
pay one-third cf the ICES. The representa-
ilvo of only one company 1s holding nut and
as another meeting ! a to be held today It is
( thought that aa * amlco.ble ° agreement will b3
reached.
In Police For CM.
Ttoere is a rumor going around t } the ef
fect t&ait a few more { fringes are to be made
In the police force. It ta ccGcrted that some
of the men now cm the city pay roll have
outlived their ueefcOncss and are more ta-
clluei to devote their time 4 > personal mat
ters than , protecting the property of tax
payers. In 'this conaecUon It Is elate ! UxVt
two detectives will te added to the force la
order to put a stop tothe fleecing ct etock-
men , and others who visit the city. A num
ber of < the city officials are known to favor
this idea and U will more than likely be
carried out.
Cl r
Mrs. A. F. Stryker IB in Galena , III. , vls-
Htag friends and relatives.
Born , to Mr. and Mrs. Anton Budln ,
Eighteenth and O streets , a son.
A daughter has been born to Mr. and Mr * .
Fred Pearl. Twenty-fourth and M streets.
A son was born ye.UorJay to Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Perkins , TWMeighth < ad Sprlre
streets.
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Dworak , Twenty-
second and L streets , announce the birth of
a daughter.
The Rock Island road Is ballasting its.
track between here and Falrbury wltb
crushed stone.
The Ladles' Gymnastic society will give
a ball at Koutsky's hall. Twentieth anJ Q
streets , on the eveal.12 of May 7.
St. Martin's church will be rnovcd today
from the oM site at Twenty-third and F
streets to Twenty-fourth and J streets.
It appears that the Jewelry and money
supposed to have been stolen f.-a.-n the Cor
coran residence on Q street v < > * only mis
laid , no robbery having occuireJ.
Forty members of thM liu'.em Star rur-
prired Mr. and MM. Rl'.barJ Carey Satur
day evening at their resMo'j-o on South
Twentieth street. A pleasant even'eiK ' van
spent with various asni'senienti
Lut night the Bohemian Gymnastic so
ciety gave an amateur theatrical performittce
at Koutaky's ball. The hall was well filled
and the parta were taken by w ll known
local people. A. Horacek rnanigc-J the pro1-
ductloa of the drama , which was a success
In every way.
TO CURH COLD IX OXE DAY
Take Laxative Brome Qulalne Tablets. All
druggists refund the money It it falls to cure.
25c. The genuine baa L. B. Q. on each tablet.
' 31 Cl
If there ever \Tn l a real shoe value
for $2 It's fn r $2 box too con
gress shoes tbrep gles every one nil
leather good fen bard wear solid ns
rock and coinfortablcanother new shoe
added to our line is a box too nt the
same price $2 It's , a double extension
sole lace shoe wide round cap toe
made for comfort and wear you've had
UiLs shoe priced to you at ? 3 but our
regular price Is only - when It conies
to values you'll bave to get off this earth
to get them any better than we offer.
These are just the shoes for policemen.
mailmen or others { hat are oo their feet
a great dcaL
Drexel Shoe Co.
C -l.d te Ihoe Haas * .
ii FAK.NAX STREET.
Peace or War ?
No matter what comss all eyas are turned on Cibn. Every
one Is Intorastod tn the bravj stru lo balnjmide by the pso-
plo or that famous little island. The baal information oan
be obtained from the bast books.
Murat Halstead's
Story
of
Cuba"
is entertaining , Intersstlnrj
and instructive. Ho is a tal
ented vvt'ltor , distinguished
DS a war correspondent ,
famous as a journalist ; brilliant in his descriptions. It is a
graphic account of the struggles of Cubans for liberty.
Revised to Date. Containing a vivid account of the over-
whjlming tragady
Destruction of the Maine
New and splondld illustrations of Consul Gsnsral L73 , Cap-
tolu Slgsbes , Ex-Minister Do Lome , General Blanco ,
Battleship Maine as She Was and Is.
A splendid octavo volums ; 6ii3 pa3O3 ; Ox9 ) inches ; printed
on extra fine quality of paper ; In large , clear , perfect typo ;
magnificently illuitrated with 4O full-paga original drawIngs -
Ings and photographs , artlatlsally and uniqualy bound.
Elegant , Sllk-Flnlshcd Cloth , Emblsnutlc Ink and Gold Ds-
sign , Plain Edges , $2.0.0.
How to . rThis r liVUpun
ccntt rebate on
Get It Free
u Murat HalHtcad's
Secure two new rub rrlber * to the
Dally und Sunday lice fi-r jovtn wwk ' 'THE STORY Of CIBA. "
Mch ; cr tlif o new rutwrlbera fcr one
i month rach. nrlnir \ m 'aiVu'iuii : J * * Price $2.01) .
J thr Circulation IVjurlr snt. Omaha J S prrftj this . .
nt
\ UN , nlth 15 rcnU ( or Coupon nn.l Jl.tS at Clr-
t Butjsc.-tpUcn and jou con tct tMa > 'ltn ' Department , The li-t I'ybllih- ;
rplcndlj work free. 1 lice
s wO
.AMUSEMENTS.1 " ]
. . . .
Rain Interfered to a certain extent with the
business ot the theaters yesterday and- ]
larger audlenceo would doubtless have heard
"My Partner" * t the Crelghton If the
weather bad been moro propitious. The
piece 1 bus not teen seen here for a long
!
tlmo i and Us revival et this time by the
Woodward company to certain to be wel
come. It was produced In New York nearly
twenty years ago , with Louia Aldrlch as
Saundera , Charkd T. Parolee as the China-
man , J. W. Hague eo acraggs and many
others of note -In the cast.
The Woodward company , proceeding on Its
even way of steady Improvement , Iz doing
ample juollce to this excellent old melo
drama , which has leat none of Its powc.-
over audiences with its gain In age. It pre
sents no psychological problem for solution ,
drags no "dusty hems" acroia the stngc ,
resurrects no putrid remains ; it depicts the
primitive pussions , ruggedly at work In char
acters aa rugged as the trees and moun-
talnn about them ; and the result , If it affects
the Intellect less than the heart. Is apt to
leave a satisfied glow in the latter organ ,
which that kind of drama styled "Ibseene"
does not readily touch.
Mr. Carl Smith , who plays Saunders , fills
admirably the measure of that robust role.
Ho is so well adapted , physically and vo
cally , to the undertaking of suh parts that
hla Saunders Is easily the best thing he has
done here. Mr. Enos > , as Singleton , does the
comparatively little which falls to him like
the true artist he la and shows a most real
istic death scene In his tragic taking offin
the second act. Sir. Greene plays Scruggs
with fine discrimination and li consistently
malignant throughout. His make-up calls ;
fcr special commendation. Mr. Davis Is once
more In hU element aa the Chinaman and his
performance sored a genuine hit. Mr. Hes
ter , Mr. Noble and Mr. Long deserve praise
for conscientious work In minor parta.
The female roles in * My Partner" are de
cidedly inferior , both In number and in im
portance , to those allotted to the men. Miss
Dalgllsh , however. Is a very sweet and
womanly Mary , genuinely pathetic In her
sorrow and equally moving In her subsequent-
happiness ; Mlu Pollock bia an Ingenue part
in which ehe Is charming as ever ; and iMku *
Berkeley makes much of the eccentric char
acter of Polly.
The specialty features are likely to be gen
erally enjoyed during the week. Bert C.
Gagnon has a very agreeable tenor voice and
hi * singing of sentimental and patriotic songs
is accompanied by come excellent etereop-
tlcon pictures. He ta not unknown here , hav
ing been a member of Haverly'e and Cleve
land's mlnstrcU. The Whltneye offer a num
ber cf very acceptable musical novelties , In
cluding a curious electrical instrument , U6rd
on a dark rlnge , nhlch gives off flashes when
struck by the hammers of the performers.
They have also a very .lever colored dancer
with them. Frank nush , who needs no In
troduction anywhere , Is as amusing aa ever
- In his Hebrew specialty and shows his com
mand of other perversions of rpcrch by tell
ing diverting anecdotes In German , Irish and
negro dialects.
. Primrose & Weet , whoso minstrel troupe U
playing a short engagement at Boyd's , show
thu modesty of true grcatctsa in causing
their own name ? to be prlatel upon the pro
gram of their entertainment In type no
larger , and In acme crocs oven smaller , than
that which herald ? the names ot their fellow
minstrels. They are still the , ccntiul flsurm.
however , around which this great galaxy ot
modern minstrelsy revolve * . anJ their work
la still of the b 3t In Its clau. 12. M. Hall.
the comedian bauJoUt , U ) once moo a mem
ber of this oganlzatlon : and hl : > "hls'.ory
ot the banjo" U both amusing Cd Instruc
tive. There 13 -.apital body cf vocalists.
which Is plentifully divide ! Into solols.a.
quartets and tcxtc-tt' , one or two patriotic
songs arc very appropriately provided , th
orchestra docj Its part conscientiously and
the specialties , such an the musical black
smiths , the Wiiterburys acd the Ben Mowatt
trio of club jugglers , arc as good as ona
would wish to see. The engagement will
close with a performance tonight.
PKXSIOXS FOR WKSTKH.V VETKHAVi.
Survivor * of LuteWnr
li > - til-nrrni Covrroiui'nt.
WASHINGTON , April 17.SpeclilPen. .
slons have "oeon Issued as follows ;
Issue of April C : <
Nebraska : Original Wilson S. Kcrner ,
Falls City , S ; Henry W. Miller. Lincoln , SO.
Increase George Attl ? , Hubbell , 10 to K.
Reissue Woral C. Smith , Palrburs , J5 ; Mar
tin V. Bevard. Soldiers' home , Sevvnrd. 13.
Original , widow , etc. Special April 6 , min
ors of James Campbell , Waco. J)4 ) ; restora
tion and supplemental , special April 6 , Eltia-
beth Veltln , Waco. 12.
Iowa : Original Special April 7 , Robert B.
Waters , Ackley. $12 ; Michael Urannan.
S'nell RocV. IS ; Walter Itenjamln , Dunlap ,
12. Increase David V. Mettler. Cedar
Falls. 130 to | 72 ; Stephen Morris. Kellou ,
$4 to * 17 ; Chancey Tlbblttn. Sumner , JfiTo
* S ; William M. Cornell , Clinton. U to H :
John lialcs. Des Molnes , SG to $8 ; Jame *
DavlH. ilaquoketa. { 12 to 14 : William P.
McWIlllama. Sac City , IS to { 12. Reissue
Christopher Edn'lnson , Kast Des Molnes ,
SIC. Original , widows , etc. Nancy K.
Summy , TrlmelU , JS ; Jane K. Chapman ,
Douglass , $12.
Colorado : Original Daniel T. Re nk , . Colorado
rado Springs. $6. Restoration and reissue
WllUim B. Goodwin. Buena Vista , $8.
Wyoming Samuel Slaymaker , Heaver , H
to $ ? .
It pleases us every time you come to
our store nud look we've always soinp-
tulng now lu pictures to tsliow you no
matter If you were here yesterday come
apiiu today we are making a special N
effort this week to sell a iiumber of our
best original paintings , ctoU'uss , etc.
and will make prices BO that you can
see the advantage of buying iioour
framing department never was as com
plete as now many new mouldings just
added at our usual low prlcfw- you arc
Invited to look buy or not spm-lal clear
ance sale of mandolins all week.
A. HOSPE ,
Music end Art. 1513 Douglas
Emancipation from fevers and dis
eases , brought in by an Impure condi
tion of the blood , consists in using a good
blow ! purifier and nervine at thU sensou
of llio year. There is notulng like them
for purifying the fiyntem of all Impurities
and toning and Invigorating the nerves
and body. Now is tbc time to do It.
You need bave no fear In bringing your
doctors' prescription * to us for tilling.
Careful and painstaking prescription
clerks with a large stock of pure , fresh
drugs back of them.
TheAloe&PenfoldCo
ltr Brae *
1403 Farnam Street.
Opposite raxton UUL