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THE WILSON SHEIICKAGE.
Senator "Warren of Wyoming,
in his speech the othej: day on the
resolution directing the committee
on agriculture to investigate the
causes of the unprecedented shrink
age in the number and value of the
farm animals in the country, as
shown in the last published report
of the department of agriculture,
gave some figures from that report
that should be a political object
lessen to the farmers of the west.
In 1893 the number of cattle
other than milch cows in the United
States was about 36,000,000; in '95,
34,300,000. Value in '93, $548,000.-
000: in '95. S483.000.000. Number
of swine in '93, 46,000,000; in '95.
44,000,000. Value in '93, $295,000,
000;in'95,$219,000.000. But in sheep
the decent is a tremendous one.
Number of sheep in '93, 47,273.553;
in '95, 42,294,064. Value of sheep
in '93, $125,909 264 value in '95,$66,-
685,767. Including horses and
milch cows, the shrinkage of the
value of farm animals in two vears
has been from $2,483,506,681 m
1893 to $1,819,446,306. Loss in two
years of democratic rule, $664,060.-
375 in the value of the live .stock of
the country. This loss of about
$10 per capita, or $50 per family if
averaged, is a tremendous tax on
the people for the delights of demo
cratic rule.
What has caused especially the
falling off in our sheep values of
almost 50 per cent is disclosed in
the figures here given: For ten
months in'94 ending October 1 the
aggregate of our imports of wool
was 83,223,230 pounds, while in the
ten months corresponding in 1895
the aggregate was 211,057,038
pounds. In '94 the amount ot shod
dy imported was 1,081,441 pounds,
and in '95, 17,824,008 pounds.
For the same ten months in '94
our imports of woolen goods were
valued at $13,981,389, while in '95
they aggregated in value$49, 899,717
It is not to be wondered at
that a democrat turns tail and flees
when he meets an American sheep.
In answer to certain vague and
Sfeneral denials of democratic sena
tors on the floor that the Wilst n
bill had decreased the price ot
American wool, the senator sub
milled the original books and ac
counts of a single western .sheep-
grower who had for years sold his
clip through the same Boston com
mission house. These books
showed that in 1892 the sheepman
sold 318,630 pounds at the average
price of 17 cents, while in 1894 he
sold 218.388 pounds at an average
price of 9 cents. His clip for 1895
is not all sold yet, 8ut the indica
tions are that it will not bring any
more that it did in '94. The condi
tions were the same. It was the
same flock reduced in number of
course by selection whereby the
price ought to have been better, be
cause of an averace increase in
quality, but he got but half a cent
over half as much for the wool in' 95
under the Wilson act as he did in
'92 under the McKinley act. State
Journal.
Senator Thurston on the Mon
roe Doctrine: "Sir, believing that
the honor of my country is involved;
that the hour calls for the highest
expression of loyalty and patriot
ism; calmly confident of the verdict
of posterity; reverently calling God
to witness the sincerity of my pur
pose; I shall vote for the resolution
reported by the committee on
foreign affairs. I shall vote for it,
not as an affront to any other nation
but to uphold the dignity of my
own. I shall vote for it in this time
of profound tranquility, convinced
that peace with honor can be pre
served. But, sir, I would vote for it
just as . surely were we already
standing in the awful shadow ot
declared war. I wonld vote for it
were the shells of British battle
ships bursting above the dome of
the nation's capitol. I would vote
for it and would maintain it, at all
hazzards and at any cost, wjth the
last dollar with the last man.
Yea, though it might pressge the
coming of a mighty conflict, whose
conclusion should leave me without
a son, as the last great contest left
me without a sire".
M. A. Daugherty, of Ogalalla,
has written a letter to G. H. Cutt
ing, chairman of the republican
congressional committee, in which
he states that he is not a candidate
for renomination. In his letter
Mr. Daugerty says he stands ready
to do any duty imposed upon him
for the cause of republicanism and
prosperity when the campaign is on.
i
Senator Allen, ot Nebraska, is
regarded as an available condidate
for.the. populist presidential nomin
ation. At best" it wili prove an
empty honor.
TOLD IN AEEW WORDS
EVENTS OCCURRING IN ALL SECTIONS
SUMMARIZED.
Happenings From Homo -"arid Abroad Re
duced Prom Columns to Lines Every
thing; but Facts Eliminated For Oar
Headers' Convenience.
.Friday, Jan. 24.
The story that Cleveland had purchased
the St, Louis base ball franchiso is de
clared a fake Callahan, the crack class
B rider of Buffalo, N. T., says ho will not
do much racing next Eeason Advices
from the City of Mexico say hull fighting
has been intordicted in the republic after
fulfillment of the contracts Tho Eagle
Paper company at Franklin, O., made an
assignment to D. B. Anderson. The total
indebtedness is $73,000 In response to an
invitation from Attorney W. "W. Footo ol
San Francisco, Cal.f President Cloveland
may spend his summer vacation at the
Pacific coast The League of American
"Wheelmen suspends O. O. Hayman of
Grand Island, .Neb., from all track rac
ing until July 1, 1886. for a false entry at
Kearney, Neb. Ferdinand -Schiehau,
tho noted shiDbuilder of Elbing, Germany,
died in that city. Ho built the first iron
ship that was constructed in Germany
LordHawko's cricked team lost its first
match in South Africa William Upton.
ex-judge of the supreme court of Oregon
and second comptroller of tho treasury
under tho Hnvea administration, died at
Washlntrton Citv Marshal Hatch of
San Antonio, Tex., was shot and killed at
"Weimar by a negro named Jim Harris
Eugene V. Debs denies that ho intends to
resign from tho presidency of the A R. U.
Auxiliary members of the Salvation
nrmv nt Now York are vigorously pro
testing against the removal of Commander
Ballinerion Booth Silver men issue a
call for a national convention at St. Louis
Julv 23 Monroe doctrine, "finance and
tho tariff all received attention in tho
senate London papers assert that Bus
Kin, mul Tnrknv have sicrned a treaty of al
liance Iowa legislature has adjourned
for 10 uavs Cincinnati commercial
Gazette, in one of is series of articles on
nrpsidontial no-'sibilities. rrescnts Ex
Senator Manderson's name Opening of
tho now Manitoba legislature nas oeen
postponed to Feb. 6 Ex-President Har
rison appeared before the supremo court to
defend tne wrignt irrigation law.
Saturday, Jan. 25.
House passed 12 private pension Jaills
Ex-President Harrison made an argu
ment before the supremo court in defense
of tho Wrichfc irrigation law Samuel
Einstein's clothing house at Bertrand,
Neb., was robbed of $750 worth of goods,
There is no clue to the burglars Henry
C. Foster, a negro, 23 years old, known as
"Black Bear." was hansred at Chicago for
the murder of Georgo W. "Wells, on Oct
5. 1895 Chadron. Neb., citizens are en
thusiastic over the prospects of locating a
beet sugar factory at that place within a
short time Excursion tickots to. tho
athletic carnival at El Paso will bo sold on
Feb. 8 onlv. and they will be good for re
turn not later than Feb. 18. One fare for
the round trip is the rate Pruitt Tur
ner, who was to have been hanged at Van
Buten, Ark., for tho murdor of Robert
Hawkins, has been respited for 33 days
The annual rendezvous of Freeport,
Ills., consistory Masons will 1)0 held for
three days, beginning Feb. 17 On ac
count of the special session of the legisla
ture the convention of representatives at
Eau Claire, "Wis., to discuss immigration
has been postponed Emma G. Boynton
of Dixon, Ills., has been awarded damages
of $5,000 against tho Blinois Central rail
road by tho death of her husband, who
was killed three years ago The Ten
nessee centennial and international expo-
tition -opens May 1, 1897 Mrs. Fannie
Williamsls the first colored member of
the Chicago "Woman's club Tho
scandal in the firo department at Des
Moines has been ended by Chief Martin
Mclander resigning April 28 is the dato
fixed foe holding tho Populist and Re
publican state conventions of Alabama at
Montgomery The Colorado state board
of pardons has refused to consider the cao
of A. "W. Van Houten, condemned for the
murder of Richard Newell, Jr., of tho
Midland Terminal railway. Van Houten
is to hang next week It is reported
Commander-in-Chief Gomez of the insur
gent forces cannot livo more than two
months Senate passed a resolution call
ing upon European powers to take de
cisive steps against Turkey.
Monday, Jan. 27.
Snow is 10 feet deep at St. John's, N. F.
Fifty-four miners were killed by an ex
plosion in a Welch miuo near Cardiff
At tho close of bu-ine-s the treasury
gold reserve stood at $19,891,961 Ex-Congressman
Bryan addressed a large audi
ence at El Paso, Tex., on bimetallism
The Eagle Paper Company at Franklin,
O., has assigned, with liabilities amount?
ingto $100,000 During aprayer meeting
at tho Methodist church at Peru, Ind.,
Fred Picnup droppad dead Senator
Thurston was among tho guests at tho
dinner of the Gridiron club in Washing-
ton President Hill of the Great North
ern is said to bo behind a schonie to gob
ble the San Francisco and Northern Pa
cific Miss Parthena Connor ofKnox-
ville, Ills., has commenced suit for breach
of promise against James A McKcnzio
for $10,000 Henry Mohl, treasurer of
the town of Dolton, Ills., left homo a few
days ago and has not been heard of. A
shortaso of about $2,000 is anticipated
Benjamin F. Reed, an old settlor
pf Eldora, la., is dead -Dr. John
V. Prjmrose, president of the Synodical
Fenialp college at Fulton, Mo.,
has tendered his resignation
Colonol R. B. "Wyckoff, former member
of the Iowa legislature, is dead at his
homo in Lyon?, aged 80 years A
Churchill, aged 86 years, died at the home
of hisstcpion, ex-Congressman L. B. Cas
well of Fort Atchinson, Wis. Maggio
"Wafford, aged 12, of Newcastle, Ky., was
smothered to death in a folding bed
Citizens of Helena, Mont., will donate a
eilvcr 'service to tho gunboat City of Hel
ena An unknown man was killed by a
train near ' Otrumwa, la. He was well
dressed'and about 35 years of age In
the United. State3 court at Pierre, S. D.f
John Finnegan was sentenced to a year
for robbing The mails. John Martin and
Paddy Shipnmn wcro fcnienced to one and
two years ic-pM .voly for counterfeiting
At xv nio-niiiij of the American For
estry nssoc.ation J. Sterling Morton was
re-elected president Tho contract; for
jLhe Pavenporc and Rock Island, bridgo
has boon let to M. S. Carlo & Co. for
"$400.000 airs. Betey Moody, mother of
Evangelist; Moody, died from an attack of
(he grip in he. 91st year, at Nprthfield,
Mass. Pierre Gus- ave Brunot, the dis
tinguished French litoraffcur, died at
Bordeaux Tho Bank of Spain has
The last annual report ol the
-Postmaster General showed that
cost of carrying" and handling-second-class
mail matter for the
past fiscal year was $21,225,000.
The government received for the
service $2,658,000 or nearly a net
loss of about $19)00,000 or nearly
double the postal deficit for the
year.
Pale, thin, bloodless people should U3e Dr, Siw
yer'sUkaUne. It J the greatest remedy n the
Trorld for making the freak strong. For roleby F.
H-Longley.
EVENING, JANUARY 31,
Highest ojfall in Leavening
Royal
Absolutely pure
vanced another 50,000,000 pczetaa to tho
C uban- treasury.
Tuesday, Jan. 29.
Henry B. Granley, sugar dealer, Phila
delphia, has assigned Billy Carroll, tho
black faced banjo specialist, died at Chel
sea, Mass. The Marseilles Manufactur
ing company, implement makers, Otta
wa, Ills., failed for $200,000 Tho fifth
ballot for United States senator in tho
Kentucky assembly resulted on no choice
Peter Donnelly, watchman on board
Valkyrie III, has been etrickon with a
paralytic stroke "W. K. Poage. & Co.,
clothiers, Springfield and "West Plains,
Mo., havo assigned. Liabilities, $20,000;
assets, $25,0C0 Ex-Congressman Jona
than H. Powell of Bloomlngton is out for
tho Republican gubernatorial nomination
in Illinois Anna Moylan of Boston
jumped from tho fifth story of St. Denis
hotel at Now York and was instantly killed
Marcus Daly, tho well known Mon
tana racing man, declares he has quit the
turf for the purposo of devoting his time
to business At "Wichita, Kan., the jury
in the case of Mrs. Leonard, charged with
being accessory to tho murder of her seo
ond husband, failed to agreo At the in
door sports of tho Ninth Regiment Athle
tic association at Boston, "Wefers made 75
yards in 0:7 3-5, equaling tho world's rec
ord Dr. Justin A Smith, editor of tho
Baptist Standard, is lying seriously ill at
his store in Chicago Hiram Lester of
McDonough. Ga., died at tho age of 128
.General Joseph H. Porter, lawyer, died
at the Grand Union hotel, New York city,
of pneumonia Tho Young Men's
Christian association at St. Louis, Mo.,
celebrated its 20th anniversary on Sun
day Rev. Howard S. Bliss of Jersey
City has been asked to accept the presi
dency of Washburn college at Topeka,
Kan. Steps havo beon taken at Wash
ington to intercopt the steamor Hawkin3,
believed to havo sailed for Cuba with
Garcia aboard The national board of
professional baseball players met in New
York Susan B. Anthony was unani
mously re-elected president of the Nation
al woman Suffragist association Lasker
was declared winner of tho international
chess tournament at St. Petersburg
Frank J. Cannon and Arthur Brown were
sworn in as Utah's new senators. '
Wednesday, Jan. 29.
Aliceton, a hamlet of 100 inhabitants
near Palmyra, Wis., hasn't a woman in
it. A Philadelphia man thrice married
writes to know if he can end his days in
peace there Boston reports that John
L. Sullivan the "pug," is going to retiro
from tho stage to become a saloonlceepcr
Governor Rich pardoned Bartholomew
Sands., one of tho oldest convicts in tho
prison at Jacksonville, Mich. He was
convicted in Oakland county of criminal
assault and sentenced Sept. 20, 18G9, to life
imprisonment Twelve hundred Repub
licans held a "love feast" at Springfield
The ?5,000 breach of promise suit of
Belle Avery of Fond du Lac, Wis., against
D. S. Evans of Marshalltown, la., was
settled before it came to trial. Miss Avery
received quite a large amount of money
to dismiss tho suit -The Chickasaw leg
islature convened and wiped out the na
tion's debt of $78,000 John W. Still
man, exrniayor of Colorado Springs, died
of pneumonia. Ho wjis 00 years old
The Marseilles Manfacturing company at
Ottawa, Ills., made an assignment with
debts of ?200,000 Tho skeletons of two
men with bullet holes in their skulls were
found in Potato Hill mountain, I. T., pre
sumed to be tho remains of hunters mur
dered by tho Indians Dan Rider a
young farmer residing south of Creston,
la., was kicked by a horse and killed
H. M Hoon, professor of the High school
in Mitchell, S. D.', was thrown f;om a
buggy and killed Adam Kelly, 83
years old, and an early settler in tho
state, vdied at Mount Vernon, Iowa
Senator Thurston made a sttoug j-peech
upholding the Monroe doctrine Hon.F.
J. Pakenhnni, British minister at Buenos
Ayres has been transferred to Stockholm
Tho Michigan State Association of
Washington celebiated the 70ch anniver
sary of tho admission of Michigan into tho
Union with a banquet Hiram Sopher,
83 years of age, an Iowa territorial
pioneer, died at his homo at Clinton, la.
A pow in Calvary Episcopal church in
New York was sold at auction, in default
of six month's rent, for $50 Ex-President
Bavier of Swiss republic is dead
Mrs. J. T. Dunlap, 80 years old, and Mrs.
Harry Anderson, 60 years old, mother and
daughter, died within a few hours of each
other inBrpokfield Hundreds of people
arc freezing and staryjngin Newfoundland
' J.K. Gowdy was re-elected chai; man qf
tho Indiana state central committee
Dr. S. Gast,awoll known surgeon and
long time-resident of Clinton, la., is dead.
Ho was 8S years old.
Thursday, Jan. 30.
Mifco Ryan shot and killed John Dalton
at Houston, Tex. Spotted fever has
made its appearance at New Birmingham,
Tox., and so far flvo deaths have resulted
Four horses affected with glanders at
Fort Wayne, Ind., were killed by state
health officers from Indianapolis Maud
Belle Bonsteel, who at one time lived at
Greighton, Neb , and who disappeared
from Kansas City in January, 1894, is re
ported to'have died as fi result of an un
successful .criminal operation in Cincin
nati The Grand Island sugar factory
has many applications frqm farmers whp
desire to contract for beets for the coming
season The Masonic Building associa
tion of Grand Island expects to pay off
every cent of indebtedness within the next
18 months The boiler in a lumber mill
at Offerman, Ga.. esplodod, killing four
people John Hines, a faimer, living
near Indianapolis, licat his wifo to death
and then hung himself The Milwaukee
street railway was sold on foreclosure pro
ceedings. It was bought in by the bond
holders The dry goods house of Fcsscn-
den & Naohour of Chicago was closed by
creditors. Liabilities, $125,000; assets.
$137,000 Miss Fay Underwood of Kan
sas City went to Sacramento to marry
Hugh Kings. Her affianced was murdered
ji fevy hours before she reached her destination-
Thomas Dwyer, aged 70, tho
wealthiest man in Washington county,
Texas, was assassinated by unknown
parties Coionel L. G. Cook pf Herring
ion, Kan., is announced as a candidate for
the gubernatorial nomination of that
Btato Sccre!a-y John Kanyon pf the
New York Republican state committee
has issued a call for a mec;ing of the com
mittee at the Fifth Avenue hotel, New
York City, Feb. 8 Viotor Robcljo wa3
sentenced at Paris to imprisonment for
life at hard labor for tho murdor of Abbe
Gabriel Segul, a rich man of Argentine
Republic, in London in October, 1891
Mayor Swift, who is at Lake Worth, Fla.,
will return to Chicago late this week. He
has b. en greatly benefited by his vacation
Gen. Alfred Baker Smith, well known
as a soldier and lawyer, dropped dead
while leading a cottage prayer meeting in
Poughkeopeio, N. Y.
1896.
Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report
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SENATE URGES DECISIVE ACTION.
Cells Upon tho Foreign Power te BriBg
Turkey to Time.
"Washington, Jan. 25. After a brief
but stirring debate, the senate Friday
agreed to the concurrent resolution
urging decisive action by the European
powers against Turkey and pledging to
the president tho support of congress in
the most vigorous action he may take
for the protection of Americans in
Turkey and the redress for injuries to
American persons and property. Mr.
Gnllom fills. ). who reported the resolu
tion, urged its adoption in a speech
which set forth the startling extent of
the massacres, tho greatest in the his
tory of the world, the senator said.
Private PensioH Bills Passed.
Washington, Jan. 25. The house
passed 12 private pension bills, among
them one to pension the widow of the
late General Cogswell of Massachusetts
at S75 per month. This bill passed the
senate.
NEW SENATORS SWORN IN.
Frank J. Cannon Draws the Xongr Term.
Hansbrongh Critlses 3Iorton.
Washington. Jan. 28. Tho Senators
Frank J. Cannon and Arthur Brown
from the new state of Utah took the
oatti of office in the senate Monday, the
former drawing the term ending March
81, 1899, and the latter the term ending
March 3, 1898. With the exception of
the contested Delaware case this estab
lishes the political division of the upper
branch of congress until March 4, 1897,
os follows; Republicans, 44; Democrats,
89; Populists, 6. Total, 89. Necessary
for a majority, 45.
Mr. Hansbrongh (N. D.) severely crit
icized the secretary of agriculture for
the alleged failure to distribute seeds in
accordance with tho law. Mr. George
(Miss.) defended Secretary Morton's ac
tion.
Hepburn Too Hash. For Hltt.
Washington, Jan. 28 The house
Monday, after an interesting 4-hour de
bate, adopted tho resolution passed by
the senate last week, calling upon the
powers signatory to the treaty of Berlin
to enforce the reforms in Turkey guar
anteed to the Christian Armenians and
pledging the support of congress to the
president, in the most vigorous action he
might take for the protection and secur
ity of Americans in Turkoy.
The house committee had prepared
some resolutions on the same subject,
but it was deemed advisable to substi
tute them- for those prepared by the
committee. Mr. Qnigg (N. Y.), who
had charge of tho bill, made an able
presentation of the case, but there was
a disposition on the part of some of the
members to go further than the reso
lutions did and Mr. Hepburn (la.) pro
posed to give the Turkish minister his
passports and seyer all diplomatic rela:
tions with Turkey.
UPHELD BY THURSTON.
Nebraska' Scpator Believes In the Monroe
Boctrinp.
Washington, Jan. 29, Foreign afr
fairs and finance occupied the attention
of the senate Tuesday. Mr. Thurston
(Neb.) vigorously upheld a strong appli
cation of the Monroe dectrine and was
at times warmly applauded for the
patriotic ring of his sentiments.
- Senator Turpie (Ind.) touched on the
Turkish atrocities iu a brief, but veiy
energetic speech, iu which he declared
that the resolution just passed by con
gress should be followed by a blow, a
shot, which should crash through the
sultan's seraglio, sweeping back Moham
medanism and advancing Christianity.
Mr. Voorhees (Ind.), who was until
recently chairman of the finance com
mittee, spoke in aavocacy of the re
monetization of silver and sharply ar
raigned those responsible for the elimi
nation of silver from the coinage.
Another effort was made by Mr. Jones
(Ark.), in charge of tho silver bond bill,
to have the vote fixed for Thursday.
Mr. Hill objected, however, and Mr.
Jones notified senators to prepare for a
test of endurance on Thursday, as he
would ask them to sit until a vote was
taken.
Hoose lipids a Bripf Sces?on.
Washington, Jan. 29.-The session
of tho house was brief Tuesday. Con?
trary to general expectation the diplo
matic and consular appropriation bill
precipitated no discussion whatever.
None of the foreign complications were
even mentioned and the bill was passed
in less than hour. The appropriations
carried by the bill are about $100,000 in
excess of those appropriated for the cur
rent fiscal year.
TWO STIRRING SENATE EVENTS.
Resolutions on Cuba and Tillman's Dra
matic Speech.
WAsmNGTpN, Jan. 80. The presenta
tion of committee reports on Cuba and
a highly draniatic and sensational
speech of Mr. Tillman, the new senator
from South Carolina, furnished fcwq
stirrjug eyents in the- senate Wednes;
day. The majority resolution on Cuba
asks the president to urge Spain to
grant belligerent rights to the insw
gents, while the minority report directs
the president to take steps toward se
curing from Spain the complete inde
pendence of Cuba. Both resolutions
went to the senate calendar.
Such a torrent of invectives has
seldom been heard in the senate as that
in the speech of Mr. Tillman. Veteran
members of the body characterized the
speech as one of the most remarkable in
the history of the upper branch of con
gress. It abounded in statements of a
sensational character, arraigning Presi
dent Cleveland, Secretary Carlisle tv$
other men in high places.
IJnosfr Forced fq Adjourn.
Washington, Jan. SO. The session of
the house was brief Wednesday. The
opposition to a bill reported from the
invalid pensions committco to amend
the act of 1890 so that in the considera
tion of widows' claims unexplained ab
sence for seven years should be consid
ered sufficient proof of death, led to the
making of the point of no quorum early
in the session, and the house was forced
to adjoura.
NEWS OF NEBRASKA.
Tate Jhtt Now Filled. .
TscrasEH, Neb.J Jan. 30.-Tho 3urj
fpd for the Tate mux-
lias utcn uui""-
"der case and the trial started.
Sefcoel Bonds Carry.
Habtington, Neb., Jan. 8';-
question of issuing $12,000 bonds for tho
Erection of a new school building at this
place carried.
Horticulturists to Meet.
Schtjylee, Neb., Jan. 24 -Tbe first
annual meeting of the rtheastem
Nebraska Horticultural society vnii oe
held in this city on Feb. 4 and 5.
Big Wolf Host.
Brainakd, Neb., Jan. 27.-Tho larg
est wolf hunt of the season
southeast of town. Sixty-four sections
were surrounded by 1,000 men. Six
wolves were killed.
Sheep Feedlns Near Silver Creefc.
o, n-c-c-xr TCpTi .Tan. 27. AbOUG
i oiijvruv uiuu, .w , . .
' on nnn. T- V.aintr fpf? in tlUS Y1CU1-
I ity this winter, which has been a good
l thing- for farmers in creating a local ae-
mand for hay ana gram.
Kills Water Foreman Hopkins.
Blaib, Neb., Jan. 28.-Orson Hop
kins, foreman of the water supply for
the Elkhorn road, was either killed by
the fall or drowned here while inspect
ing an old discarded well.
SteUc ef an English Syndicate.
Wellfleet, Neb., Jan. 24. The last
relic of the defunct English syndicate,
the big Lincoln hotel building, is fast
being torn down, and the lumber hauled
away to build sheds and fences.
County Judge Brooks Dies.
RrrcTrcTT.T.Ti;. "N"fib.. Jan. SO. It- A-.
'Brooks, who has been county judge of
this county for the past two years, aiea
at his home in this city of heart failure.
He leaves a wife and live children.
Platte Center Bank Opened.
Platte Center, Neb., Jan. 28. After
a temporary suspension of two weeks
the Farmers' and Merchants' bank of
this city again opened its doors this
morning. The bank reorganized, with
Fred Jewell as president.
Failure Kills the Cashier.
Grand Island, Neb., Jan. 24. The
saddest chapter in the recent closing of
the Bank of Commerce occurred when
Oscar J. Smith, the cashier, died from
from the result of nervous prostration,
brought about by the failure.
Salaries of Prison Employes.
Lincoln, Jan. 29. Attorney General
Churchill sent to State Auditor Moore
the opinion asked for respecting tho le
gality of payment of penitentiary help
from the $102,000 maintenance fund ap
propriated by the last legislature. . The
opinion is favorable to such payment.
Nebraslca Lands In Demand.
Inavale, Neb., Jan. 27. The deal
was consummated in which the Minnie
ranch, consisting of 800 acres of land
finely improved and well watered, lo
cated three miles east of here, was sold
to A. M. Lowthier from Illinois for $19,
000 it cash. This is one of the finest
farms in the valley of the Republican.
Irrigation In Holt County.
O'Neill, Neb., Jan. 29. Irrigation
is receiving much attention in Holt
county. The Elkhorn Irrigation and
Land company recently had filed a deed
in this county conveying to it over 4,000
acres of land under its control south of
this city and has already written con;
tracts to preak and crop over 2,80Q acres
pf it the poming season.
His Sweethearts Shot Fatal. -Decatur,
Neb., Jan. 27. Williams,
the man accidentally shot by Rose
Pettie, bis sweetheart, Wednesday
morning, has died, A coroner's inquest
will probably be held. Miss Pettie
takes his death very hard, and since the
fatal day has been a constant nurse and
watcher by his bedside. It is thought
the terrible, blow "vill turn ber mind.
Father Smith to Be a Bishop.
Omaha, Jan. 26. Father Smith, who,
according to a cablegram to Tho Watch
man, has received the appointment to
the bishopric of Wyoming, is now tho
priest of St. Patrick's church in Omaha.
He was nominated with two others for
the place by the bishops' meeting ju
Dubuque the latter part of last Novem
ber. Official confirmation of the report
has not yet been received.
Involves Valuable Property.
Nebraska City, Neb., Jan. 27. A
suit was filed here by Kansas City at
torneys on behalf of James Kennedy,
against tho Grand Pacific Hotel com
pany, involving the Grand Pacific prop
erty, tho mcst valuablo business block
n tho city. Tho property was sold for
taxes in 1886 by the county and pur
phased by tho present owners. Plaintiff
claims the sale was fraudulent.
TransmlsslssippI Exposition Incorporates.
Lincoln, Jan. 27. The articles of iu
corporation of "The Transmississippi
and International exposition" has been
filed with tho secretary of state. Tho
principal office is located at Omaha.
The capital stock is fixed at $1,000,000,
which may be increased by a two-thirds
vote of the directors, divided into $1C
shares. The enterprise can commence
business whenever $10,000 shall have
been paid in. Tho time of the corpora
tion's life is limited between Jan. 1,
1896, and Dec. 31, 1905. The officer of
the corporation consist of a president.
25 vice presidents and a secretary and
treasurer, to bo elected from among tbo
directors or other stockholders. OnQ
vice president shall be chosen from the,
sity of Omaha, the otbers from states
and territories west of the Misssissippi
river.
Tiie Kaiser's Sword.
Inscription on tho blade of Kaiser
Wilholm's sword: "Trust in God 1 Bei
courageous in battle, in order that you
may preserve your honor and your glory !,
The one who relies courageously on the
aid of God is never beaten. Your
strength belongs to the fatherland. To.
my dear son, Wilhelm, May 6, 1892.
Wilhelm, R."
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partmerit qf Philadelphia 178 met
with accident njore grTess severe.
Few regiments in the ciyil war had.
such a casualty list iuside. of twelve
months,
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tllles, I can recommend them to the public. I
have been attended by four different doctors,, bat
one and a half boxes of your medicine has done
mo more good than allot them. Yours respect-
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