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EEPUBLICAH COMMITTEE MEETING.
The members of the republican
couut' central committee are re
spectfully called to meet at the
court house, iti North Platte, on
Saturday, March 14th. 1896, at one
o'clock in the afternoon, for the
purpose of determining" the man
ner of selecting delegates to the
state convention to be held at Om
aha on April 15th, 1896, and for
the transaction of such other busi
ness as may properly come before
the meeting-. A full representa
tion is desired, as important busi
ness reaching"
through
the ca in
come be-
paig"n of '96 is liable
to
fore the committee.
G. C. McAllister, Chairman
THE SIXTH DISTRICT.
The Congressional Committee ol
the Sixth Congressional district js
hereby called to meet in the city of
Kearney on Weduesday, March 11,
at 2 o'clock p. m., for the transac
tion of such business as may prop
erly come before it.
G. H. Cutting. Chairman.
P. T. Lambert, Secretary.
They deal out honest justice in
Iowa. A saloon-keeper sold a man
two drinks of whisky, and while in
toxicated he was drowned,
wife sued the saloon-keeper
was awarded $2, COO damages.
His
and
' A. E. Cady, of St. Paul, is sev
eral laps ahead of all competitors
in the race for the republican nom
ination for congressman in this dis
trict. Republicans are confident
that his nomination will result in
his election.
The Independent says the indi
cations are that the Grand Island
sugar factory will secure as large an
acreage of beets as it desires with
out much effort. This is evidence
that the tanners are satisfied with
the results received from beet rais
ing".
Ax appropriation of a quarter of
a million dollars to aid in the suc
cess of trans-Mississippi exposi
tion to be held at Omaha will be
asked by the Nebraska delegation
in congress. "We believe the expos
ition is worthy the appropriation
asked.
M. D. Harter,
ex-congressman
of Ohio, who last September ad
dressed the sound money democratic
convention at Lincoln, suicided the
latter part of last week at his home
in Fostoria, Ohio. The Billes
Bryan fellows will probably declare
that it was his financial opinions
which led him to commit this rash
act.
The Mauderson presidential
boom does not promise to make
much headway in Nebraska. The
more the boom is dissected the more
evident it is that it is only a scheme
to get the state away from McKin
ley. But the scheme don't go.
Nebraska is a McKinlev state and
apparently has no desire to push
forward a "favorite son."
The advance in the stock rates
on the Union Pacific has been fin
ally presented to the state board of
transportation. The advance,
which was made Jan. 1. amounts to
about fifteen per cent on stock ship
ments from western Nebraska.
There is no seeming cause for this
advance, and it is hoped the board
may be able to have a reduction
made.
The bill introduced in
cougress
for the construction of fifty first
class torpedo boats and six torpedo
boat destroyers is calculated to
strengthen the navy at an import
ant point. We have now but three
torpedo boats and six building,
while Prance has 218 and sixty-two
building, and England 169 and
sixty-two building. It is a signifi
cant fact that Spain is doubling her
torpedo boat force.
A number of leading" citizens of
New York City have become inter
ested in a movement to turn the
surplus population of cities toward
the country, and at the same time
to improve rural conditions. The
work will be confined at first to
Westchester county, N. Y., where
the first agricultural university
will be opened March 4. It is as
sumed that there is need of greater
skill and knowledge on the farm,
and therefore the aim in the instruc
tion will not be so much to increase
the production as to obtain maxi
mum yields on less acreage, reduc-
ig the costs and improving the
quality. The lectures br profes
sors of agriculture will be given at
convenient points throughout the
country, and when the course is
completed another country will be
taken up. Globe Democrat. "'
Mart Howe, the discharged offi
cial of the soldiers' home at Grand
Island, has drawn up his charges
against Commandant "Wilson.
Among the charges are those of in
competencr.employing incompetent
firemen and engineers, nepot'sm,
and conduct unbecoming a com
mandant in associating with lewd
women. These charges will be in
vestigated at Grand Island on the
10th of March.
Don Cameron has just made his
maiden speech in the senate. He
has waited fifteen years, so that he
might not be sat upon as an imma
ture youth, unused to the ways of
the ponderous bod'. His speech
took five minutes and was in iavor
of free coinage. It is alleged that
Don desires to figure as a presiden
tial candidate at St. Louis, polling
the votes of the silver mining states
as a compliment. Hence ms un-
wonted oratorical exertion. Jour
nal.
The United States senate did
well in voting unanimously a pen
sion of $100 per month to Mrs.
Gresham. General Gresham's
political course may have been
erratic during the last years of his
life, but all the same he was a
great warm-hearted, patriotic man
who gave all the best years ot his
lite to his country's service. The
public care for the comfort of the
wife he so tenderly loved is a mem
orial that General Gresham, if
alive, would more keenly appreciate
than any other that could be given.
Inter Ocean.
ARE TARIFF RATES HIGH ENOUGH I
Cheap Oririit-ul tabor May Compel High
est Possible Protection.
Those wlio have expressed the opin
ion that the McKinley tariff rates of du
ties were too high, and would never bo
restored, are evidently not alive to tho
economic and industrial developments
that are now occurring in different parts
f the world, most particularly in Asia.
Instead of their being too high, we be
lieve that, within very few years, it
will be found that tho McKinley tariff
rates are far too low to afford protection
to American labor and to American iur
dnstries ineuch liues as maybe brought
into direct competition with the prod
ucts of tho iabor of India, China or Ja
pan. The United States will not stand
alouo in this respect. Goods made by
oriental labor will find their way into
every market in Europe and Australia.
They will supplant the European and
our own goods in South American mar
kets. The great hive of European in
dustry will he removed to Asia unless
soma effective international combina
tion may be brought about that can
check the movemout that has already
originated in the orient. Instead of any
tendency to lower tariffs here or in Eu-
ropo wo see before us indications of the
necessity for distinctly higher tariffs, in
some respects, than have ever yet been
enacted in this or any other country of
the civilized world.
The general tendency of the masses
of our people is not to diligent fore
thought. There are some among us,
however, who recognize the impending
industrial revolution and are preparing
for it by the establishment of factories
in the orient. While the capital there
invested will be American capital, it
will be subject to the laws of other
countries and will be utilized in fur
nishing employment for the cheapest
kind of foreign labor, not American la
bor. The product of such factories must
be kept out of tho United States unless
upon payment of such a tariff as will
mako its cost equal to that of the Amer
ican product made at home by Ameri
can labor.
Note the Averages.
The bureau of statistics of the treas
ury department enables us to show how
we have been capturing the markets of
the world. Here are our exports of
American products and manufactures
for six years, 1890 to 1895 :
KXPORT3 OF A2IEKICAJT PIlODirCTS.
Value.
1S90 $813,1)87,711
1891 1)57,333,551
18S-J 925,237,315
1S33 854.737,771
Protection average 920,324,087
1S94 807,312,110
1895 807,775,849
Free trade average 807,543,982
During the four years of McKinley
protection we captured foreign markets
worth, on an average, $920,324,087 a
year. During the two Democratic years
our captures were worth only $807,543,
982 a year. The breach in tho wall of
protection cost us $121,780,000 in each
year of 1894 and 1895. The sooner the
wall is repaired the less costly it will be
to us.
Congressman Gamble' Idea.
Eestore again the policy of the Re
publican party and reverse the balance
of trade in our favor and the effect will
be, as it always has been heretofore, to
stop the outflow of gold from our shores
and bring to us instead the yellow metal
sufficient to make good tho balance oi
trade in our favor. The real seat of the
present trouble is largely if not wholly
due to a false economic policy insisted
upon by the opposition in the face of
overwhelming facts as well as the logic
of the present unfortunate condition of
our national well being. Hon. Eobert
J. Gamble.
Free Wool and Carpets.
We hear very little about the carpet
trade nowadays from tho New York
Times. That free trade sheet used to be
continually explaining what a "good
thing" it was for our carpet manufac
turers to sell carpets in England. Since
the English manufacturers have been
selling more of their carpets in the
American market under our freo wool
policy The Times has been very silent.
The "good thing" is over on the other
side now. But why noti tell us about it?
"Education" and "Exaltation."
Undoubtedly it has been a liberal
education and a visible exaltation for
the Democrutio party to have accepted
the political guidance of Grover Cleve-
Jand for those eight years. New York
Timefi, June '24;. 1892:,' ; r . --
Highest of all in Leavening
Absolutely
TOLD IN A FEW WORDS
EVENTS OCCURRING IN ALL SECTIONS
SUMMARIZED.
Ilai.-prningF Front Homo and Abroad Ko
ducnil From Columns to Linos Every
thing but I'acts Elhuinatod For Our
Readers' Convenience.
Friday, Feb. 21.
Crcstou, la., ice dealer? liavo already
harvested 1,000 ton? ol ice A hog weigh
ing 850 pound s was marketed at Villisca
la. Burlington, la., may decline to go
Into tho Western Baseball association and
President Hickey is making preliminary
overtures to Sioux City City Treasurer
Anderson of Sioux City has stopped pay
ing city warrants. Tho outstanding war
rants against the city treasury amount to
about 1400,000 The proposition to re
duce tho college course at Harvard from
four to three years is now almost an as
sured fact Tho Beta Theta Pi fraterni
ty collego at Bellefonto, Pa., was de
stroyed by fire. Tho loss is estimated at
$12,000 During a quarrel at Baltimore,
W. H. lams, who was drummed out of
tho militia camp at the Homestead riot,
was shot and killed The expenses of
Harvard Athlctie association last year
wero 3,286.89 and receipts f 1,346.50, leav
ing a deficiency of $1,1)10.39 At present
there are 2,229 convicts in the Missouri
penitentiary, which equals the number of
its inmates last June The Canadians
proved victorious over the United State3
curlers at Albany for the Gordon medal
by the score of 43 to 26 According to
statistic? prepared for the British blue
book 25,000 Armenians havo been massa
cred by Turks during the last 12 months
Fitzsimmons kuocked out Petor Maher
in 1 round for heavyweight championship
Republicans of Indian Territory will
hold their convention to select delegates
to St. l.oui at Muskogeo April 23. Tho
Democrats will select their national dele
gates at Yiui:a Juno 9 John Parks, a
wealthy farmer of Glen Ellen, la , was
killed in a runaway accident John
Collin, t veteran of the civil war, com
mitted suicide at Humboldt, la., by swal
lowing morphine G. A. K. men of Be-
loit, Wis., gave a banquet in honor of cx
Govcrnor Hoard and Adjutant General
Talmage The Chicago, Burlington
and Quincy directors declared the regular
quarterly dividend of 1 per cent
The Wlijtnpy presidential campaign
managers for the states of Mississippi,
Arkansas, Louisiana and Alabama have
opened genet al headquarters in New Or
leans Sept. II to Y.) inclusive has been
selected for the exhibition of the Sioux
City, Ta., Fair association. Large prem
iums will be offered Mrs. Susan
Holmes, who died at the home of her
son in Cedar Rapids, la., aged 78 years,
was buried at hor old home. Palmyra. Wis.
A. R. Chamberlain, 75 years of age, a
pioueor 01 rtate L-enter, la., Killed nun? en
by ihooti.MK
while despondent on account
of illness.
Saturday, Feb. 22.
Fred Ellis, ajjed 4 year?, was burned to
death at Waco, Tex There are about
203 candidates crumbling for the vacaut
army chaplaincy The Chicago and Cot
ton States exposition will be opened Aug.
1 of this year The Southern Lumber
Manufacturers' association adjourned to
meet Aug. 12 William Payne and his
wife were found murdered at their homo
at Houston, Tex Brakcman James
Moore fell between tho cars at Williams,
la., aud was instantly killed E. Cranr
fill, aged 12, shot Charle? Cowell through
the head and killed him at Hillsboro,
Ills. Secretary Hinrichscn refused to
grant permission for the consolidation of
four Chicago gas companies Tho
twenty-sixth annual Youug Men's Chris
tiau association .state convention of Iowa
is in session at Keokuk The wife of
Vice President Stevenson has been elected
president general cf the Daughters
of tho Ameiican Revolution Rev,
Dwight Breed, D. I)., of Detroit,
has been called to the pa t orate of the
First Congregational church at Creston
Tho German steamer Kantzler remains
aground at I-mailia, blocking 26 steamers
desirous of passing through tho Suez canal
Huntington township. Indiana, has
voted an appropriation of ?55,000 to aid
construction of the Indiana Central road
A t Mexieo,Mo.,a young child of Beeley
Hughes was left alone for a few moments,
dining which it playcJ. with Are and
burned to death At Mount Pleasant,
la., polities in the municipal campaign
has been lost sight of, tho fight being
over whether the city shall buy gas works
The Illinois Car Service association in
oludes 26 roads and looks after demurrage
charges at 55 cities and towns in the state
F. Kreji, a farmer living near Well
man. Ia., was found dead in the road, the
cause of his death being unknown
Republicans of Cedar Rapids, la., have
nominated George A. Lincoln for mayor
and Thomas Devendorf for treasurer
It is rumored Santa Fe officials will
accept a 10 per cent reduction in salaries.
Monday, Feb. 24.
Trouble over a business tran.-action oc
curred at Ash Grove, Mo., which ended in
the killing of Janiei Brock, an attorney,
by James Gil more. Brock's hi't words
were: "Don't let mo die with my boots
on" Miss Virginia Fair, the California
heiress, left for Europy on the steamer
Majestic The war department has ar
ranged a system f u tagging wounded
United States soldiers on battlefields, by
which the nature of their wounds will lie
known to the ambulance eorpi in an in
stant by their color, milking and shape
The expenses at ached to the light
which Fitzsimmons won in 1 minute and
85 seconds are estimated at $104,210
Champion Zimmerman is tobebauquettcd
on his return to Xew York A delega
tion of Oklahnman i-. at Washington to
request the removal of United States
Marshal Nale Mrs. A ugusta Manthies,
aged 104. resldir.g at Greenback, Pa.,
narrowly escaped burning to death
Mrs. Mahalia Kent, aged 7--. of Robinson,
Ills., was found near her home frozen to
death Jake Schaefe the billiardist,
will play a series of exhibition game? in
New York City March 2 Frank Bate
man was charged by a fd'ad with having
murdered and robbed Henry Bellwood
near Carlyle, Ills., in 14W William H.
K. Smith, an old soldier of Greenville,
Tex., died 0:1 a train en route to the
Soldiers' home at Leavenworth. Kan.
Washington's birthday wa; celebrated at
Chadron, Neb., by a wolf hunt, which vn,
participated in by r.bout 5 0 men and 25
! trained dog:; The St. Paul hist club
defeated tho t lrca-o Wilis: club's team
at St. Paul by 12 points The daughters
of tho American Revolution have adopted j
resolutions ;;rt:nir congress to pur
chase the Chlo I;t;l: groan;!.-? of 1812
A pathmt in thj hospi al at Burlington,
la., fcariug ho w:i going to bj used on
the dissecting table, fled from the institution-in
hw night ahrrt f-A; swiudter has
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been trareling through India ia leasing
160-acre farms, requesting tho payment of
20 as good faith. The farms are all
marsh lands Judgo S. M. Weaver is a
candidate for tho Republican nomination
for supreme court justlco in Iowa to suc
ceed Justico James H.Rothrock Georgo
Kize, alias Wilson, has beon sent to prison
at Burlington,Ia.,for wholesale robbery of
boarding houses J. W. Santce of Cedar
Rapids, who sued the street railway com
pany for $15,000 damages, wa? awarded
J450 by the jury Tho fourth annual
meeting of tho National Butter and Cheese
Makers' association is being held at Cedar
Rapids.
Tneaday, Fob. 25.
Charles Johnson was knocked out in tho
second round by Jimmie Handler at Pat-
crson, N. J. A dinner was given at the
Metropolitan club in New York City in
honor of Secretary Carlisle Key West,
FJa., citizens held a monter demonstra
tion and torchlight procession in honor of
the Cuban rebellion Ex-President Har
rison states that he has not completed ar
rangements for his wedding aud has
announced no dato Rev. William H,
Boole, one of tho founders of Prohibition
park, on Statcn Island, died in New York.
City. Ho was 60 years of ago A purso
of $8,000 and 1500 each for expenses has
boon offered by tho Bolingbrook. club of
London for a fight between Corbott and
Fitzsimmons The body of Tbeodoro
Runyon wa placed in a receiving vault
at Newark, where it will remain unti
May, when it will be permanently In
terred in presence of the family A
party of prospectors has lof c St . Louis for
tho gold fields of Ycnezuela John Hayc3
shot and killed Robert, son of Judge
Green, in a dive at Pinevillp, Ky. Tho
striking weavers of tho York corporation
at Saco, Me., numbering about 1,600, who
quit 12 days ago, are expected to resume
work at once District court is in session
at Pierce, Neb., wi h a large crimina
docket to be dl-posed of A barn townod
by I. E. Doty Ht David City, Nollf was
burned, entailing a loss of $700 Mr;
John Hiudman of Ashland, Neb., while
ill was given a largo dose of carbolic acid
by her husband through a mistake.
Prompt attention saved her life Eli
Jones, a worthless character at Platts
mouth, Neb., struck little Bessie Carnos
of that city a terrible blow with a club,
The child was seriously injured. Jones
was jailed.
Wednesday, Feb. 20.
Mrs. Blythe, mother of J. E. Blythc, is
dying at Inv hymc in Ma;on City, Ia.
Coal miners of the Des Moines, Ia., dis
trict have decided to strike at once unless
the old rates of 80 and 90 cents are re
stored Ncbra ka's delegation has se
lected Congressman Mercer as the repre
sentative of thtit state on the Republican
congressional campaign comuiittee Ex
Governor Horaco Boies has written a let
ter to tho Des Moines Leader declining to
be a candidate for the Democratic nomi
nation for president The postofhee safe
at Kauapolis, Kan., was blown open by
burglars and robbed of $250 A letter
written bycx-Consul Waller's stepson at
Topeka, Knu.. states that the Washing
ton administration was hostilo to him
from tho start The dead body of Dc-
menico Perri was found lloating in a
creek below Spokane, Wash., his head
beaten to a jelly and his pockets robbed of
S5S0 Cardinal Satolli was given an
ovation by Catholic churches and societies
at San Antonio, Tex., where he is making
an uuoflicir'l visit William Brown, 22
years old. at Leavenworth is charged with
having oriminilly assaulted a 3-year-old
daughter of J. F. Floyd, an inmate of tho
Soldiers' homo Four hundred students
of the Sta'e uuiver-dty of Missouri whp
skipped cla-s and made a holiday of Feb.
14, must sign a pledge of future goqd bc-r
havicr or quit -ohool Martin V. Strait,
convicted of havincc murdered his wife
at Elmira, N. Y., has been granted a
now tiial Senator Pet tigrew indignant?
iy denk-s the charge of the Al e -deen, S.
D., News I has he made overt urcs to rail
road lobbyists for political support
The Omaha and Sioux City, O'Neill and
Western, two north wc:torn road', havo
a-ked that the arrangements for homo
seekers' excursion; be modified so that
they may run them into northwestern Ne
braska The Mysric Workers of tho
World, of Fulton. Ills., have been granted
articles of incorporation as a fraternal in-!
surance company Lolonol J?. . lilces,
millionaire aud Democrat, will deeliuo
the nomination of both Democrats and
Republicans for Mayor of Macon, Mo.
Post A, of the Travelers' Protective asso
ciation, has Iweu organized at Mason
City, Ia., the first lodge of the kind to or
gauized in the state Chicago. Milwau
kee and St. P.i d earnings for the third
week in February aggregated $317,112.
Thnrsdnr, Feb. 27.
A receiver has been r.rpointed for tho
Monarch Cicaicttc coinar.uy There is a
Drosoeet tho carnient cutters' strike in
Cincinnati will be settled The first
shipment of ore has been made from the
West Creek. Colo., district Tho mem
bers of the Reform Pre .5 association arc
making a tour tIiron"h Texas Between
300and4CO delegate? arc already in In
dianapolia to attend the prohibition state
convention The steamer St. Paul sailed
for Europe. This ithe first tripsinee the
shin was stranded The schooner Josio
R. Rent, witli a erew of eight, from Phil
adelphia to Xew Blfo d, U reported lo3t
The gold excitement at Perry, O. T.,
continues. Ore sent to Xew York is said
to assay $93 to ?-J7" a ton Bernard J.
Buedo, a Cuban bank? .".ha bem a-re?tcd
charged with comp'ici'y in seudingfilibus
ters to Cuba Mrs tto.vhla G. Wallace, n
noted W. C
gerously ill
T. U. worker, i ; lying dan-
at Cataract, Ind. It Is re-
ported a syndicate In i.lr.l bjr J. Pbrpant
Morgau has piuvh:i?cda coa'rolling inter
est in the Boston elevated railroad
Judge K. G. Colborn of Salt Lake is in
the cast booming rtiih. He made an ad
dress before the Chfcago Miiftngcxchango
The Lehigh and Wilkcsba-ro Coal
company ha? notified its employe tuat
commencing March 1 they will bo only
employed three-quarters time Spirit
ualisti are holding a ma s convention in
Madioon Square ga den, Nev Yo-k At
Mji'on City, Li., a ue.v Odd IA' lows' tem
ple, which cost $25,00), was dedicated with
iniprc sivc ceremonici- Senator Etkins
denicsv.that he has made any statements
either for hlmself-pr for West Vlrginia.re
garding McKinley's candidacy r'Gold
has Ixjepi difcoveied at Ifollensburg, 3van.,
and several fnrmpr.? arc prospecting for
gomV Blackburn, (M; Himrer, 61; scat
tering, 12, as the vote in the Kentucky
legislature Cold has boon discovered
in the city limits of Salt Lake as ays of
which arc said to boas high as $500 in gold
and $10 in silver.
Kx-Statc Treasurrr .Sued.
i Cheyenne, Feb, 27. Suit for the re-
Icovery of $44,147.1 was commenced in
the district conrt here on behalf of the
state of Wyoming against ex-State
TreasurerOfto Grainm and bondsmen.
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NEWS OP NEBRASKA.
Hunks Gets Two Year.
Lixcot,n Feb. 27. Tom Banks -was
given fwo years for killing Bob Mix.
riatte Klver Ice Gorge.
La Platte, Neb., Feb. 26. The ice
gorge in the Platte river here holds
firm, and much of the low lands on
the north are under water.
Ex-Clerk's Alleged Shortage.
LDiCOLX, Feb. 23. Elias Baker, ex
clerk of the district court of Lancaster
county, is reported to be short in his ac
counts from $6,000 to $10,000.
Victor KoaeTrater a Itegent.
Omaha, Feb. 24. Victor Eosewater,
managing editor of the Omaha Bee, was
appointed regent of the Nebraska state
university by Governor Holcomb.
Koch J amps His Bail.
Columbus, Neb., Feb. 25. Frank
Koch, who was under $1,500 bonds for
assaulting the two little girls some time
ago, jumped his bond and has left the
country.
Depot at Fairmont Robbed.
Fakuioxt, Neb., Feb. 25. Tho Kan
sas City and Omaha depot at this place
was entered by burglars last night and
the money drawer smashed. Papers
and -way bills "were scattered over the
floor;
Lincoln Cigarette Ordinance.
Lincoln, Feb. 25. The Lincoln city
council, passed "William Lawler's cigar
ette ordinance. This ordinance pro
hibits the use of cigarettes, cigars or
tobacco by persons under 18 years of
age within the city limits.
Xew Phase of an Old Cese.
North Platte, Feb. 26. W.1L Hin
man filed information with tho county
attorney and suit was begun in the disr
trict court hore against the North Platte
Land and "Water company under the
alien land ownership law.
Farmer Dies from Injuries.
Pender, Neb., Feb. 25. George
Leonard, a farmer living near Quinton,
in this county, was thrown from a
wagon Friday evemng, and died from
the injuries. He formerly lived at Oto,
Ia., and leaves a wife and six children.
Alleged Embezzler Hound Over.
Fairburt, Neb., Feb. 24. John D.
Jennings of Hanbine, the soh'citorof the
Nerr York Life Insurance company, had
his examination on the charge of em
bezzling $382 from the company, and
was bound over to the district court.
He has not secured bail.
Insurance Company Has Quit.
Omaha, Feb. 26. Judge Keysor ap
pointed Earl "W. Gannett receiver for
the Omaha Fire Insurance company
upon his filing a bond in the sum of
$90,000. The appointment was made on
the application of Emerson L. Stone, a
member of the board of directors.
"jyj.ll Be a Yery Large Acreage.
Cozad. Neb., Feb. 2ij. Farmers are
beginning work in the fields. A num
ber are sowing wheat. The irrigation
companies are at work putting their
ditches in order for operation. There
will be a very large acreage of small grain
sown this spring. "Winter wheat and
rye are looking fine.
Gas Company to Decide.
Hastings, Neb., Feb. 26. The ordi
nance granting a franchise to the gas
company at a flat rate of $2.25 per
thousand was voted down by the city
council, and tho company is now left
the alternative of either shutting down
the plant, as threatened, or accepting a
franchise with a less rate.
Vioneer 'V01nn11 Dies.
Nehawka, Neb., Feb. 24. Mrs.
Fidelia Sheldon, mother of Lawson
Sheldon of this place and A. Sheldon of
Avoca, Neb., ajid an aunt of Senatpr
Pettigrew of South Pakofa, died here.
Mrs. Sheldon was the driest lady in
Cass copntr. She would have bepn 00
years old next May. She passed away
after an illness of only a few days.
Gold Mines on Many Farm.
Pleasant Dale, Neb., Feb. 26. Tho
gold excitement at this place still con
tinues. Experiments arc being made
every week with excellent resnlts. A
farmer south of here arranged a sluice
and wasked out about fiteeu
oads of dirt and sand. The
waste was ran into Middle creek.
tYbont $22 worth of gold was obtained
as tne result 01 rnc expenmenr, aim
about one-half a bushel of black sand
was secured, which has not been tested
yet. It is thought that quite a large
amount of gold was washed over.
Oinaha Ghouls.
Omaha f Feb. 25. Two of thp men
who are supposed to have robbed the
graves in Mount Hope ceijietery arp
under arrest. One of them, Staulcy
Claycomb, is under prrest in Pes Monies
and is the man who accompanied tho
the trunks containing the dead bodies
to that city. The other party is William
Glasco. Both are members of the so
called Bruton gang, whose trials occu
pied a considerable portion of the time
of tho district court dnring tho last
term. Other members of this gang aro
supposed to be implicated in the crime,
nd every effort is being made to locate
them.
Improved Stock EreedcrV Association.
Lincoln, Feb. 23. At tho morning
ession of the Improved Stock Breeders'
association Editor Bruce McCnlloch of
the South Omaha Daily Stockman gavo
an interesting history of the growth of
tho stock yards interests at South
Omaha. A discussion followed in which
Mr. McCnlloch said that some Ameri
can packers were in the habit of placing
an English brand on American pork un
der tho mistaken imnressinn th.nl: .1
finer flavor was found in English pork.
He said the flavor of American pork is
the equal of any packed in the world.
The following oificcrs were elected":
"W. Or. Whitmore, Valley, president;
William Foster, Saltillo, secretary-treasurer;
vice presidents, A. L. Sullivan of
Lincoln, I. W. Chappell of Normal and
H. Wescott of Malcolm.
'rcacn Crisis Ended.
Paris, Feb. 23. Most of the newspa
pers regard the conflict between tno
ministry and tho chamber of deputies
on the one hand and the senate on tno
other as ended. The moderate Kepub-
ncans praise tne wisaom or tne senate
in baffling the hopes of the enemies of
the republic and the Socialists and Rad-
cals declare that the senate capitulated,
earing a revision of the constitution,
which, however, is held to be inevitable.
The Conserv; rives maintain that the
senate will' fiu ally win. -