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T-HrNiE'M&f-TE SMWEEEY" T-BffiUNE: TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 28, 1895 V. "VOINT The North HES, : FLOUR, : EEED, GEOCEJ PEOVISIONS AND COUNTRY PRODUCE. Our Goods are Guaranteed Fresh, Our Prices are as Low as the Lowest, We Insure Prompt Delivery, We Solicit a Share of. Your Trade. NORTH LOCUST STREET. G. F. IDDINGS, LUMBER, Order by telephone from Don't pay other ! DAYIS Still Selling He Alii WALL-PAPER, PAINT AND OIL DEPOT. WINDOW GLSS, VARNISHES, GOLD LEAP, GOLD PAINTS, BRONZES, ARTISTS' COLORS AND BRUSHES, PIANO AND FURNITURE POLISHES. PREPARED HOUE AND BUGGY PAINTS, KALSOMINE MATERIAL, WINDOW SHADES. ESTABLISHED JULY 1868. .... 310 SPRUCE STREET. re jl broeker. 44 ME nt mm. Mi UnT-ETW- LIVERY PEED STABLE (QlcS. Vaa TJorau. Stalolo.) Good lwM Prices i3Li)BR & LOOK. E3?"Northwest corner of Courthouse square. JOS. R FILLION, Steam and Gas Fitting Cesspool and Sewerage a Specialty. Copper and Galvanized Iron Cor nice. Tin and Iron Roofings. Estimates furnished. Repairing of all kinds receiye prompt -attention Locust Street, Between Fifth and Sixth, .TSTortli IPlatte, Dr. N; McOABE, Prop. NORTH PLATTE PHABMACT, NORTH 3?IiA.TTIt!, WT5 AIM TO HANDLE THE BEST GRADE OF GOODS, SELL THEM AT REASONABLE PRICES, AND WARRANT EVERYTHING- AS REPRESENTED. Orders from the country and along the line of tHe TJnlbri ' Pacific Railway Solicited. Side Grocer, - v Newton's Book Store. By people's debts. Is the ONLY Hardware Man in North Platte that 1 COAL, )ok i NO ONE OWES. You will always find my price right. Yours for Business, A. L. DAYIS. DEALER IN Hardware, Tinware, Stoves, Sporting Goods, Etc. A Fine Line of Piece Goods to select from. - Eirst-class Fit. Excel lent "Workmanship. Teams, Comfortable Higs, Accommcdation- for lis hmm hh Nebraska. J. B. BUSH, Manager. lRA;ii. BARBjEDrroR'AKD Proprietor' SUBSCRIPTION BATES. One Year, caah inadrance, $1.25. Six-Months; cash In" advance 75 Cents. Entered at the North Platte (Kebrasks)postoffloe as Beoond-classmatter. Now it is stated that the Ugcn. trust, which was so omnipotent in the passage of the Wilson bill con fidently expects its product to reach six cents a pound before preserving" season the coming summer. Great is democratic tariff reform. The ability of "On Dit" as the North Platte correspondent of the Wallace Herald lies in his great skill in the use of the figure of hyperbole. His denial of the pa ternity of his production is as weak as the remainder of his epistle to the unwashed of Wallace. It is hoped that those who are not acquainted with the variety of wheels in Colonel Hill's head will judge by his-belabored article that all republicans in Lincoln county are candidates for office. The Col onel's imagination knows no bounds and occasionally gets the better of his judgment. According to- the new constitu tion which has been submitted to the people of Utah, eight citizens .will constitute a trial jury, three fourths of whom will establish the verdict. This is breaking away from precedent in a manner com mensurate with a republican form of government, and could be profit ably adopted by all the older states. o Michigan has passed an anti treating law and the Chicago Inter Ocean chronicles the fact as an ad vanced piece of temperance legisla tion. Here in Nebraska it has been upon the statute books for years, and is wholly unrecognized. If it proves as inoperative among the Michiganders as it does with the Treeplanters it had better have been left unenacted. The remains of Mrs. Ida R. Not- son, the woman who attempted to cut something of a figure in state politics a year ago, a la Mrs. Lease, were found last Thursday after noon in the muddy waters of the murky Missouri. Circumstances pointed the fact that she had murdered her two small children by attaching them to her body with ropes and a strap.and then deliber ately jumped into the river. Un doubtedly it was an insane action prompted bv the same desire of notoriety which inspired Guitean. The spoilsmen in the ranks of the free silver democrats and the populists in Nebraska are advocat ing in the party organ in Omaha a union of the two organizations. What the offspring would be is hard to determine. In any event the voting strength of the two would not be increased, for to a man the free silver demmies last fall voted for your Uncle Silas and the rest of the ticket; and the only thing that pulled the head through (although it appears to have destroyed the mother, i. e. the pop party) was the fact that his opponent had a vulner able record. -o Now it is reported that Senator Akers of Scotts Bluff county will refuse to accept the assistant sec retaryship of the State Board of Irrigation. It is to be hoped the report is well founded. It is the proper thing for Senator Akers to dbL His PTnmnlp should alcr "ho followed by every other member of the legislature who has been tend ered appointments or are already filling appointments in the gift of state executive officers. The f ram ers of our constitution did not con template that members of the legis lature should fill state appointments during the terms for which they are elected. Bee. From your uncle Silas' old; home imthe kingdom of high Custer ac cording to the Bow Republican comes the following wail: "If Gov. Holcomb's ears did not. burn last Saturday niht during the session of the Broken Bow pop club meet ing, it was not for lack of personal attacks made upon him, by leading members of his own party. The question for consideration was, 'To th?e victor belongs the spoils. Not a few of the Caster-county pops are disappointed because either they or some cf their friends, for whom th'ey have been working, and have not secured a position through the governor with a handsome salary. The advocates of the negative of the question, except Mrs. Shroat, failed to put in an appearance, ahG a motion was taken to defer the discussion of the subject, but the audience voted 'in favor of proceed ing: with, the discussion. Bein;r forced as it were into it, the speak ers made a personal matter of it, and turned their batteries to a oer- sdnal attack bnGovernor Holcomb, for appointing' democrats and a republican to positions under his control." . According to the Lincoln Journal our own and only "Cap" Akers is very wroth that he was not ap pointed state irrigation secretary, and intimated that he would not play second fiddle by accepting the nnsition of assistant. It is dimes to doughnuts that he will re-enact the role of the old maid, who in response to the supposed mterrogatory- "anyone, good Lord!'' However 1. hat he may be allowed to remain in the same e of heat, as it is verv probable tnat ne cot je knocked out of the place by quo warrant proceedings, on account of his havincr been a member of the legislature whicli passed the bill creating the position. It is indirect violation of the constitution. A funny feature of the deals made last week on the Chicago Board of Trade to which in a measure is attributed the raise in the price of wheat was the novel spectacle of a great many actual farmers present actively engaged in "bulling" the market by buying everything in sight A couple -of them at the close of business on Tuesday stood together and figured up their day's profit's at $5450. This beats irrigation all hollow, yet it is not the first time in the his tory of the Chicago Board of Trade when the lambs have come in fresh from bucolic fields, and after being allowed to accumulate a good crop j of wool for a few days.have quietly wended their way homeward shorn. The Omaha Bee serves notice upon the hysterical individuals in Douglas county that are afflicted with Rosewaterphobia 'a malady similar to me raoiesj tnat a year hence it will not wink at the nomi nation of republican incompetents for the legislature, or those who do not have the good of the city and state at heart. It gives as its rea son for silence last fall as due to the fact that a United States sena tor was to be elected in Nebraska and it would not risk the chances of sending another Allen to the national legislatue. Next year there is no such an issue, and the admonition is certainly timely. Eighty per cent of Nebraska's army of hungry and howling pops were recruited from the ranks of the republican party. The democratic contingent is small, but the ernor is a part oi ,it, and nis ap pointments show' that his heart still pulsates for the crowd that was fast to letrgo of the doctrine of state sovereignty.'and the dogma of the divine rigrht of white men to" crack the whitF-of. 'slavery over the backs of Ham's unhappy progeny, Of the men who have found favor in his sierht, those who are and were democrats outnumber the publicans more than two toone.and here are the names: Edmisten, Maret, Abbott, Hall,. Leidigh.Dahl man, Saunders, Mackay and several counties to hear from. Against this array of mossbackism Powers, Wilson and Mart Howe are in the hopless minority.. Where is Bill Dech, the great-grandfather of in dustrial reform in Nebraska? Where are Blake, Mayberry, Dun das, Anderson, Miller, Joe Edrer- ton, Marsh Elder, Sheridan, Shrader, Porter of Merrick, and a dozen other ex-republicans who have howled calamity till the chickens went to roost? They have been fed to the buzzards in job lots and Senator Allen is particeps crimims to the diaDOlical transac tion. Last tall TFwas tne peasure of W. J. Bryan to ;feed the demo cratic party to tne -pops, and now Silas Hoicomb has gone and fed tne pops to democracy, and neii is out for noon. It has turned out just as predicted,. The populist party is a democratic sideshow, ticKet to wnich admits vou to a reserved in the o-rand oavilion. . . . . , , a.nu tue circus oems lmmeaiaieiy after the lecture. Buy your tickets of the erentlemanlv hobo on the! wagon and walk right in. The side show, dear peoele, has besides that spotted cow named "Spec," a boar black pig that is the pride of two continents, and a sawed-off joss from the bowels tf Bohemia that can talk whenever it is wound up. Buy your tickets, good iriends, while there is standing room on the ground floor. More might be writ ten on this theme, but facts speak louder than words. We see in all i this the begiriniifg of the end of populism" in Nebraska. The ship leaks and there is no one to man the pumps. Bixby. Sheriff McKinney and Attornev Morrison were at North Platta the first of this week looking for parties who, wsro moviiQ away-iron this county, j ''h norfiaa tzrnrn TWMrpn ma tn thm. whereabouts end presumably went west on the north sids of th Jrlctte river in stead of crossinj at- North Platte. The boys returned home Tuesday and have- had to takd some good natured "chaff- inff" since Fred Rishor. who was arrested by the shenu or JLimcoln county last week on the chHree of horse steal ing, has been discharged, "the facts not justifying the bririirinjr of an action." The claim was made at North Platte that the lad was nou compos'inentis, but he is cot such a -fool that he don't know a good horse when be sees it, as show: by his action in picking s good one when he took one belonging to Nick Earn, uanuy I'jooeer. AT POINTJF DEATH. Unfavorable Change In the Condition of Secretary Gresham. EAS ANOTHER BAD ATTACK Gail Hmsiiltom'fl Condition Is Reported. Absat the Same General Pleasanton and Representative Hitt Are Bare ly Holding Their Own.' s Washington, May 27. Secretary Gresham had another relapse at 6 a. m. and is now in a critical condition. The pleuratio fluid has now gathered about the longs and lias materially weakened his condition. He rested uneasily throughout the night and dur ing the morn ing hours grew much worse. Pulmo n ary complications have set in and these, together with a threat- SECRETARY gresham. ened extension of the Catherine of the nleuratio fluid so as to involve both lungs, have seri ously aggravated the serious nature of the illness. Mr. Gresham is suffering much bodily pain and has become great ly weakened, a phase of the case aggra vated to some extent by loss of sleep. No improvement is looked for within the next 48 hours. Miss Dodge's condition remains about the same. General Pleasanton is no bet ter than he was last week, and Repre sentative Hitt is barely holding his own. Postal Thief Caught. St. Joseph, May 27. Samuel F. Hol liday, one of the trusted letter clerks in the St. Joseph postoffice, was arrested by Inspector deorge Sutton and charged with robbing the mails. When taken before Postmaster Atkinson he con fessed. Holiiday's plan was to steal promising-looking letters from the Grand Island mail, take out a part of the money whenever he found any and then remail the letters. He confessed that he had been stealing since January and had taken a large amount. The postoffice department has had men at work on the case for four mouths and spent $8,000 running Holliday down, Holliday stole to supnort as extrava gant wife. Extra Session In Tennessee. Nashville, May 27. The legislature has met in extra session to consider the legislation submitted by the governor, toeing tne appropriation and revenue bills, which were not reached during the regular session; the building of new state prison and providing for the care of the state's convicts after this year, tne lease system expiring Jan. i, 1896; the amendment of the registration laws relating to elections; providing by law for the examination of banks chartered by the state, and to consider the necessity of a levee system in cer tain counties in west Tennessee. The session is limited to 20 days. Chief Ferryman Seized by a Slob. Bed Fork, L T., May 27. News re ceived from Okmulgee, the capital of the Creek Nation states that Principal Chief L. C. Perryman and Sam Gray son, treasurer, were seized by a mob in a room in their hotel at Okmulgee and carried by force to the council house and held to account for some money which they were accused of pay ing out without authority. It is feared that much trouble will arise, as it is re ported that armed men from various parts of the country are gathering at the capital. make War on Chinch Bags. Fort Scott, Kan., May 27. As a re lief from chinch bugs, which are greatly damaging ihe crops in southeast Elan sas, a cnincn Dug station was esrao- lished here by the state university under charge of Professor Robert Bright. Chancellor Snow's method of inocula tion and infecting the bugs will be adopted, and it is hoped to save the corn and some of the oats. The wheat will be almost a total failure. Chase Refuses to Be O as tod. Topkka, May 27. S. W. Chase, who is suspended as warden of the Kansas penitentiary by Governor Morrill pend ing investigation, continues to perform the functions of that office. He was here on his return from Oklahoma, -where he collected $2,800 due the state. This money, he says, will be used to pay nis salary, tie aeciares ne win hold the wardenship in spite of an order from the governor to vacate. Confederates Furnish the Flowers. New Orleans, May 27. The Union veterans celebrated Decoration day by an excursion to Chalmet where the graves of the Union soldiers were deco rated. All the Confederate societies contributed flowers. Rev. A. G. Bake well, the Confederate chaplain, offered a prayer and Congressman-elect Charles F. Buck made the address. All the Confederate societies were represented. TaYor a Stats Convention. Topkka, May 27. A number of coun ty conventions have been held in Kan sas by the advocates of free silver. In Bourbon county resolutions were adopted favoring the calling of a state convention to be held in Topeka in July or August to discuss the advisability of perfecting the organization of an inde pendent silver party in tnis state. Breaks His Leg Taking Off His Boot. Cincinnati, May 27. Preston Talbot of Yalley View, Ky., aged 85 years, was killed in a peculiar manner. While re moving his .boots he broke his leg be tween the hip and knee. He died of his injury. Wage Scale Ont of the Way. Cleveland, May 27. The wage sclae has finally been disposed of by the Amalgamated association convention. "WHEATLAND, WYO. There is no finer agricultural sec tion in all this broad western coun try than can be found in the vicinity of the beautiful little town of Wheatland, Wyoming, ninety-six miles north of Cheyenne. Immense crops, never failing supply of water, rich land, and great agricultural resources. Magnificent farms to be had for little money. Reached via tne Union Pacific-System. I r B Jj. Lomax, Gen'IPasa. and Ticket Agent, OsurliEi Neb. Highest of all in Leavening Absolutely pure NEBRASKA CROP RETURNS. Many Counties Need Rain, but There Is No Drouth. Oil ah a, May 27. Specials to The Bee from every county in the state indicate that the condition of small grain is greatly below the average, though copi ous rains within the last two days have materially improved the prospect. Winter wheat, of which the acreage is not large, has been the worst sufferer. Corn is up and generally reported a good stand, though its growth has been retarded by cold weather, but not suffi ciently to cause any uneasiness. The north part of the state shows a much more favorable condition. Frosts have done very little damage except to gar den truck. Passed Counterfeit Money at Lincoln. .Lincoln, May 27. F. D. White, Lee rByers, J. D. Taylor, H. C. Hicks and J. j D. Frazier were arrested for passing counterfeit money. They started in to , flood the town with bad half dollars and quarters and succeeded in getting rid of about $30 to saloons and popcorn stands. Frazier has turned state's evi dence and given away the scheme.; Three of the parties are ex-convicts. Jio Action on Captain Beck's Bequest. Washington, May 27. So far as can be ascertained no action has yet been taken by the war department on the re quest of the secretary of the interior that troops be sent to the scene of the threatened trouble over the Winnebago nnd Omaha Indian lands in Nebraska growing out of the settlement on those lands by Flourney Real Estate and Live Stock company and others. Death of an Old Settler. St. Paul, Neb., May 27. James Mc Cracken, one of the first settlers of How ard county, died here, 78 years of age. Mr. McCrackeu came from Canada in J872 and located in Howard county, where he for many years had one of the finest residences in the county. He was also the first postmaster at Warsaw. Norfolk Gets the College. Norfolk, Neb., May 27. At a special meeting the board of trustees of Gates college at Neligh voted to accept the proposition of the Queen City Invest ment company to relocate their college at this city, and $40,000 will be expend ed on the buildings. Nebraska Postal Changes. Washington, May 27. The postoffice at Burress, Fillmore county, Neb., has been re-established, with William Wol ter as postmaster. The name of the postoffice at Phelps, Phelps county, Neb., has been changed to Denman. Senator Allen Discusses Silver. Humphrey, Neb., May 27. Senator Allen addressed the citizens of Platte county here. The only issued touched was the silver question. POSTAL CLERKS ELECT OFFICERS. Cedar Rapids Chosen For the Next Place of Meeting. Dubuque, May 27. The postal clerks of the Sixth division held their annual convention here. Iowa, Illinois, Ne braska, Wyoming and Kansas were rep resented. A bill for the classification of the postal service was indorsed and Cedar Rapids chosen for the next place of meeting. At a banquet Senator Alli son and Congressman Henderson were among the speakers. The new officers are: President, M. A. Fuller, Omaha; vice president, J. B. Joyce, Cedar Rapids; secretary and treasurer, J. C. Wallace, Burlington. Races For Sioux City. Sioux City, May 27 The manage ment of the new Tristate Fair associa tion has decided to hold a fair from Sept. 23 to Oct. 5. It has also praoticaUy decided to hold a meeting the last week in June on the fair gronnds of only run ning races. Suit to Recover Fire Losses. Dubuque, May 27. The Knapp-Stout company in the Delaware county court sued the Chicago Great Western Rail way company to recover $210,000 lost in the lumber yard fire last June The in surance companies are the real plaintiffs in interest. Receives Conscience Money. Dubuque, May 27. John T. Hancock & Sons received the following anony mous letter inclosing $200: "Here is $200 belonging to John T. Hancock & Sons. Never mind who it is from. I stole the goods and this is your pay" Two Bad Men Captured. Des Moines, May 27. Two tramps, who have been identified as the men who shot ex-Marshal Hickman and Con stable Eoyland at Chariton, nearly kill ing the latter, were arrested at Run nells. Discredit Marti's Reported Death. Tampa, Fla., May 27. The Cuban steamer brings news discrediting Marti's reported death. Passengers assert that his death is not believed in Havana either Cubans or Spanish. by Charles Armour Improving. New York, May 27. Charles W. Armour, nephew of P. D. Armour of Chicago, who is lying seriously ill at the Windsor hotel, is said to be im proving. Rot. Parker Advocates War. London, May 27. Rev. Joseph Parker, D.D., in a sermon at the temple, advocated a war for the redress of Armenian wrongs, if necessary. G. A. K. Address From McKlnley. Columbus, O., May 27. Governor McKinley will address members of the Grand Army of the Republic Ausr. 24 at Chautauqua. Germany Says No. Berlin, May 27. Germany has re fused to co-operate with Russia in forc ing Japan to withdraw her troops from Core an territory. Death of a Prominent Divine. Belfast, May 27. Professor Cham berlain, for 80 years chairman of theo logy of tho Reformed Presbyterian synod, is dead. Jelm A. Herris Dies la. Texa. Houston, May 27. John A. Morris. the New York horseman, died at Kerr- TiHe, TeM of apoplexy, Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report Baking II! Powder STOCKMENWAR IS ON Collision Between Sheepmen and Cat tlemen In Colorado. ' JNCOUNTEB WEAR W0L00TT, Foar Men Badlr Slashed. Two of Wnonr May Die More Trouble In Routt Coun ty Expected Details of the Af fair Are Meager. Red Cliff, Colo., May 27. The first open rupture in the much talked of teep and cattlemen's war in Routt unty has occurred, and four men are badly wounded, two of whom may die of their injuries. The news was brought by a messenger who came for medical assistance. Tne messenger could give but few datails of the affair. The follow ing are the casualties resulting from it: William Matna, received on forehead a long gash made with a quiet, and was out in tho ribs with a knife. Alex Win'slow, received a cut back of tho left ear ranging downward; also ono across tho neck nearly severing the artery windpipe. Tom Dirs, out on back of tho neck and badly beaten over the eyes. John "Winslow, cut several times in tho back with a heavy knife. The scene of the encounter was at a Pmt miles above Wolcotfe, on the Hheephorn. Wolcott is a station on the Denver and Rio Grande railway, and is the starting point for stages running to Steamboat Springs, 80 miles north. For several days a collision between sheep men and cattlemen has not been unex pected. The bitterness between the two factions has been growing, and the feeling is so intense that fighting is ex pected at many points. The trouble between the sheepmen and cattlemen is the same that caused so much trouble in western Colorado last year. The sheepmen, principally from Wyoming and Montana, insist on driving their herds through Routt coun ty as far south as Wolcott, where they expect to ship the sheep by rail to east ern markets. The cattlemen oppose this drive, saying it is only a ruse to get the sheep into Routt county for grazing purposes. Last week the cattlemen, 850 in number, met at Steamboat Springs and unanimously resolved to keep tho sheepmen out, if necessary, by force. CATTLE THIEVES IN THE TOILS. Operations of a. Daring and Murderous Gang Brought to a Stop. St. Louis, May 27. The thrilling story of the operations of a daring and murderous gang of cattle thieves, in-, festing Maries county, came to light at the Four Courts by the lodging in jail for the night of Louis Daniels, aged 20 years. He was brought to the city by Sheriff Doyle. Daniels' home is in Spring Creek, Maries county, and he is the soion of. & good family. He was arrested in Ship- . man on a charge of being a member" the thieving gang which terrorized-'. Maries county for months. Cattle was' their chief plunder. The gang, accord-: ing to the information the authorities of that place have, was composed of 12f men. Some of the best citizens of Maries county were involved. At night ; the gang sallied forth from the meeting; place to "roundup" aU cattle fonnd loose. They were driven to a secluded spot, where a slaughter house had been erected. The beef was quartered up and got into a condition to be shipped to St. Louis and other large cities to be sold. The disappearance of hundreds of cattle finally aroused the farmers, and they organized to hunt down the thieves. One morning a well known citizen of Maries county disappeared mysterious ly. A search for him resulted in tho finding of his body, and the condition he was in revealed that he had met with foul play. The Investigation that fol lowed led to the finding of the slaughter house in the hills, not far from where the body of the murdered man had been found. Further investigation led to the arrest of a justice of the peace of Maries county and five other men equally as prominent. Daniels is said to be the seventh member of the gang arrested- Situation at Pocahontas. Pocahontas. Va., May 27. Th Southwest company claims that their' force today is larger than before the strike. Eighty-two new men wera shipped to Croziers. The miners at that point are excited, and bent upon using all means in their power to pre vent mining. McDowell county officials are watching the situation, and they say they will protect both miners and operators in their legal rights. Few miners leic nere urns morning to attend tne Daroecue at ivimoau. Wrecked on Point Bar. Monterey, May 27. The sloop Cy clone, which left San Francisco a short time ago bound on a voyage to Japan and eventually around the globe, was wrecked at Point Sur. Accounts are meager concerning the loss of the odd little craft, but it is reported that sha drifted ashore in a dense fog that pre vailed and went to pieces. She had aboard the captain, his wife, a cabin boy and three sailors who are supposed to have reached the Point Sur light bouse in safety. Fatal Result of a Saloon Argument. Rochester, May 27. Egbert Chat field, in a saloon argument, mads the announcement that he was a member of the A. P. A. Dominick Kearns, a by stander, said: '! am glad there is one man willing to acknowledge it." Upon this Chatfield drew a revolver and shot Kearns dead. He was locked up. Moreaa Carroll a Defaulter. Iowa City, May 27. One of the most prominent business men of this city, Moreau Carroll, is now definitely knowir to be an absconder and defaulter to th extent of several thousand debars of trust funds.