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FRIDAY, JULY 30, 1897.
Bryan no longers talks about
"the parity" between wheat and
silver. Wheat continues up and
silver down, and no amount of legis
lation could stop it.
The Yukon river of Alaska is a
noble stream 2,200 miles long-, and
thirty miles wide 600 miles from its
mouth. At Fort Yukon it is six
miles wide. People who imagine
that Alaska is a small country and
its rivers creeks, and its mountains
hills, are wide of the -mark.
It is said that the Mayor's com
munication published in the city
papers was dictated by Mr. Thom
son, written by the city attorney
and signed by Mr. Day. This re
lieves Mr. Day of the responsibility
of its authorship, and gives rise to
the question as to who is the de
facto mayor.
o
The tax-payer will receive but
little, if any, benefit from the city
taxes he pays for 1897. Of the
$3,500 received for general fund
purposes S2, 400 will be expened for
paying the salaries of city officials.
Even the lighting of the streets,
which has proven such a great con
venience, must be abolished under
"reform" administration of city af
fairs. The republican state central com
mittee met at Lincoln Monday and
selected August 26th as the date
for holding the state convention.
The basis of representation was
placed at one delegate for each 125
votes or major fraction thereof and
one delegate-at-large for each coun
ty, giving the convention 625 dele
gates. Lincoln convention county
will be entitled to ten delegates.
If this "reform" administration
is really honest in its desire to con
duct the city affairs in a close eco
nomical manner, why doesn't it pass
an ordinance reducing salaries?
The members of the Board of Edu
cation of North Platte, outside of
the secretary, do not receive a cent
for their services, and 'et they re
ceive and disburse more money and
have as great responsibilities as do
the members of the council.
There never before was such a
demand upon the treasury for small
denominations of bank bills. The
treasury department has ordered
$104,000,000 in small notes to meet
the demand. If this 'is not one of
the signs of coming prosperity and
the estimate of value the people
place in the paper currency of the
country, what is it? Paper money
and silver as good as gold, and good
alike in every state in the Union.
How, Brother Populist, could it be
better? Inter Ocean.
Four mouths and twenty days
after the administration began, its
tariff bill was enacted. This is
quicker than was ever before made
with a measure of this sort in the
United States since the tariff first
became a partisan issue. It is the
quickest time ever made by a parti
san or nonpartisan tariff, except by
the first tariff act ever passed in
the United States, the one which
President "Washington signed on
July 4th, 1780, four months after
the govenment went into operation.
On that tariff, of course, party lines
were not drawn.
The Tribune knows of one
widow wonrawin town who invested
lier little sum of savings in claims
against the city of North Platte.
Does the present city council pro
pose to provide a way for this
woman to receive the money honest
ly due her, or will she be compelled
to bring action against the mem
bers of the council who contracted
the debt, and who are liable, ac
cording to the opinion of the city
attorne, for the debt? This is a
question which certainly concerns
the ma3Tor and several members of
the present council.
Concerning the foreclosure of
the Union Pacific the following
statement" was given out to the
press yesterday afternoon by
General Solicitor Kelly of the Union
Pacific: "The testimony in the
various foreclosure suits pending
against the Union Pacific railway
company has been closed and the
report ot the master has been pre
pared and submitted to counsel
under the rules of court for the tak
ing of exceptions. It may interest
the residents ot Omaha to know
that the master has found the mort
gage covering the main line of the
Union Pacific to include the bridge
between Omaha and Council Bluffs,
subject to "a first bridge mortgage
of $392,000 and to a second bridge
mortgage of $734,000. This point
was the subject of extended discus
sion and a vast amount of testimony
was introduced to show the rights
of the parties interested in the con
troversy. The master has also
found that the equipment owned by
Union Pacific railway company, in
cluding its interest in the Pullman
cars and the dining cars, is em
braced within the mortgages. He
has also found that the amonnt due
on the government lien and that
it is, subject to the first mortgage,
a lien on the same property. When
the master's report is filed the next
step in the various proceedings will
be the normal application for the
decree of sale and these applications
will probably be made within a few
days. It is impossible to say now
what date will be fixed, but the
probabilities are that the property
will be sold during the coming
autumn." Omaha Bee.
POLITICS MAKES STIR
DISCORD IN BUILDING AND LOAN
ASSOCIATIONS' CONVENTION.
President, In Ilia Address, Inferred "Low
Tr)SW jijmI Free Trade" AWro tin Jujary
to llio Country' iliislness Did NotTnUe
Well With Democratic Delegates.
Detroit, Mich., July 2D Politics
last night cast a ripplo of discord over
tho annual convention of the United
States League of Local Building and
Loan associations. The disturbing cle
ment crept in through what was con
sidered an unjudicious refereace made
in the morning in President Brown's
address, in which the president inferred
that "low tariffs and free trade'.' were a
decided iu jury to the country's business.
Remarks of this character did not take
well with several delegates of the Dem
ocratic faith. They said nothkig about,
it duriug the day session, out shortly
after the cveuiug session had begun the
following resolution was offered by
Delegate E. L. Peek of Jacksou.
Resolved, That it is the sense of this
league that till matter.-; rela-Hun: to either
religion or politics be eliminated from
consitlom4 ion, either in debr.io or papers
which may Ih rcnil,nml that the secretary
is hercbyre itie-itol n Jt to print anything
whatever of a politte.il or sectarian na
ture as a part of the proeaodinga of this
league.
Canes ii Warm Delmto.
There was a warm debate over a mo
lion to refer tho resolution to the com
mittee on resolutions. John F. McGiu
uis of Alton, Ills., said the idea of
bringing in politics ought to bo con
deinncd by every houest man present
whether he believed in protection or
free trade, gold dollars or so-called 50
cent dollars. He protested strongly "in
the name of the great west." It was
wrong for tho highest ofliccr or lowest
momber to bring politics into tho con
vention. '
The author of the resolution said that
only yesterday President Brown had
come before the Michigan league with a
tale of woo about lack of legislatiou for
building associations. Exhibitious of
partisanship would not aid iu procuring
favorable legislation for the association.
Bis object wag, without aiming to hurt
anyoue's feelings, to have this sort of
thiug eliminated.
President Brown at this point ruled
discussiou and tho resolution out of or
der. He said that the secretary could
not properly be authorized to cut mat
ter from the papers read. He had al
lowed tho discussion to continue be
cause ho supposed that the resolution
was aimed at remarks hp himself had
made. A motion to table the resolution
then prevailed, and tho discussion
thereon was ordered expunged from the
rscord, which closed the incident.
IMm yland Democrats Meet.
Baltimore, July 2lJ. Harmony of
the old-fashioned kiud prevailed at tho
Democratic stato convention hero yes
terday and it was clearly demonstrated
that Uuitrd States Senator Gorman
Etill has his hand on the lever that con
trols the movement of the organization.
The candidates named by the conven
tion were selected by him and the reso
lutions adopted were of his inspiration.
As chairman of tho confouttco on reso
lutions he read tho platforau and road it
iu such a way as to iudlcite that he
knew it almost without looking nt it.
At his suggestion one of the candidates
for comptroller withdrew when Inn nom.
ination seemed assured, and another
was taken up by the convention, and at
request both gold and silver men waived
their couvictions for once and voted to
adopt a platform Unit declares for bi
metallism, but is silent f.s to the vital
question of ratio.
The platform denounces the Dingley
tariff law, which it declares i? a rnoro
odious measure than jthe LTcKiuley act
of 1893, and it is fissarte that it will bo
moro aignnlly coudemued in l$9hf than
was tho McKuiley act in J8D2. Ade.
maud is made that tho United States
goverumout take such nation as will
ameliorate the atrocities now being
committed in Cuba and to fully protect
every American citizen there in tho en
joyment of his life aud property.
Tho following state ticket was nomi
nated: For comptroller, Thomas A.
Smith of Carolina county; for clork of
the court of appeals, J, Frank Ford of
St. Mary's comity.
FORT CHAKDARA IS CUT OFF.
English Outpost In tjie Chitral Occupies
Isolated VnnUlop,
London, July VJ). A diapatoh from
Simla this morning says that th& gov
ernmeut is taking all stepj necessary to
copo with the emergency in the Chitral.
Although Fort Chakdara is now cut off,
occupying an isolated position, it is be
lieved that with thx ty.To companies of
tho Thirty-first Punjab fufantry and
guns the garrison can hijld jfcs own.
The road between Mardan and Maiaka
land is blocked with hostile tribesmen,
who have cut the telegragh wires. The
Simla dispatch also says that Captain
Holland of the Twenty-fourth Punjab
infantry was amoug those seriously
wounded during Monday night's attack
on Camp Malakalaud.
A dispatch from Bombay say Iang
,dhor Tilak, a native member of the
jlegislativo council, .was arrested last
vfioing on ibe .charge of inciting the
natives to disaffection. '
DIES ON MARRIAGE ANNIVERSARY.
Ex-Senator of Wisconsin Passes Away at
l'rovidcnec.
Fijoyiddkce, July 28. Ex-United
States Senator Doolittle of Wisconsin
died at 9:30 o'clock this morning at tho
homo of his daughter, at dgewood,
near this city, of Bright's disease. He
was 82 years of age.
James R. Doolittlo was born at Hamp
den, N. Y., on Jan 14, 1815. After
graduating from Geneva college at New
York, he studied and practiced law.
Previous to his removal to Wisconsin,
which was in 1851, he served several
years as district attorney of Wyoming
county, New York. In 1855 he was
elected judgo of the First judicial circuit
of Wisconsin, resigniug from the bench
in 1858, when chosen senator in succes
sion to Henry Dodge as a Democrat-Republican,
and served two terms. In his
last term as senator Judge Doolittle for
feited his standing as a Repnblicau by
contesting the impeachment of Presi
dent Johnson, other Republican sena
tors who took a liko position being
William Pitt Fcssendcn of Maine and
Lyman Trumbull of Illinois.
After retiring from the senate Judge
Doolittle made the race for governor of
Wisconsin on tho Democratic ticket,
but was defeated. Subsequently ho en
gaged in tho practice of law in Chicago..
Judge Doolittle's death occurred on the
COth anniversary of his marriage.
Mr. Doolittlo was president of the
Philadelphia National Union conven
tion of 188(5 and also of the Baltimore
national Demcjatic convention of 1872,
which nominated Horace Greeley for
tho presidency.
SALE OF THE UNION PACIFIC.
Decree In Foreclosnre Will l!o Entered at
Omaha This Week.
OiiAiiA, July 2S. Tho decrees of sale
of the Union Pacific railway iu tho fore
closure instituted by tho government
have been agreed to by all parties to the
suit, and will bo entered in the United
States court hero before Judge Walter
Sanborn some time dnring the present
week. The decrees signed by the legal
reprcaentatives of the parties interested
were received in Omaha this morning
by General Johu C. Cowin, special coun
sel of the United States in tho foreclos
ure proceedings against the Union Pa
cific railway.
General Solicitor Kelly this morning
said: "Tho evidence iu the foreclosure
suit has now been taken, and the de
crees of salo will bo entered iu the fed
eral court hero this week." He stated
that it would be a mere matter of .con
jecture to name the date on which tho
foreclosnre sale would take place, but
his best belief was that tho event would
occur sometime during the coming fall.
BUY UP GLUCOSE FACTORIES.
Prominent Xcw York and Chicago Capi
talists In thn Deal.
New York, July 27. Tho business
which called Levi Mayer and John P.
Wilson of Chicago to New York last
week aud led to numerous conferences
of several of the largest trust companies,
it is now learned was the legal shaping
of a big company which has been or
ganized and which has purchased, with
one or two exceptions, all tho glucoso
manufacturing plants iu the country.
The now corporation will have a capital
of 140,000,000 and will control with but
slight exception the whole glucose out
put of the United Statcs.whfch amounts
to 1,240,000,000 pounds. It involves tho
cousumpt ion aunually of about 8 1 ,000,000
bushels of coru. The capitalists who
have underwritten the stock of the com
pany embrace some of the biggest in
terests in Wall street. Among them are
J. Pierpont Morgan, H. O. Havemeyer
and e$-Goyernor Flower. The Chicago
contingent ipplndcs Nornian B. Beam,
Marshall Field, L, . Leitcpand Robert
T. Lincoln.
Fatal Holler Explosion.
Denton, Tex., July 27. In a boiler
explosion at Horton Bros.' thresher near
Argyle this morning an engineer was
killed and nine other persons injured,
two of whom will probably die. The
boiler was nnpld pne and had no safety
valve. The euginesr, namp unknown,
s supposed to cpme from Easjfc SN
Louis. H. Dunham, George Crubaltz,
Will Belts, Will Keith, Wil Smith aud
four others were injured. The dead
engineer had been remonstrated with
several times for nllowiug his steam to
get so high.
Nebrnsk-ms on th Committees,
Washington. July 27. Tho' standing
committees announced by Speaker Reed
have the names of five Nebraska con
gressmen, Mercer getting the chairman
ship of tfre committee on public build
ings and grpnnds. Congressman Strode
gets a place on thp nqstoffjee and post
roads committee, and Starfe on ?nilitia,
Green on immigration and naturaliza
tion, and Maxwell ou coinage, weights
and measures. Iowa Republicans se
cure many good committee?.
Tariir'I.aTr Operative Saturday.
Washington, July 27. The secretary
of the treasury holds that the new tariff
wasiu effect the beginning of the day
ou which it received the approval of the
president, and, there-fore, became opera
tive af,ter midnight of "Friday, July 23.
Assistant Secretary Howell today sent
f.hp ffjlkving telegram to' collectors of
customs? "DepartmpnJ; holds that new
tariff law povers and includes ajl cus
toms business of ,jnly 24."
Tekamah Tramps tct Put on Parole.
Omaha, July 2!. Tho last pf the
tramps arrested at Tekamah aud Oak
land for delaying the mails by jumping
on freight trams were disposed of by
tho federal authorities yesterday. The
eight remaining prisoners and Attorney
(yjllis were released on their personal
reGOffniance, tbe understanding being
that if they betyayed themselves they
would never be called in,
TrolJoys Drowned While Ilathing.
QTfEifW-k la- .Joly 2ty. Charles and
Edward, rang pf jfam.es. Anderson, a
minor, were drowned Foster jvhile
bathing.
Fire Chief Fights to Retain Office.
Lincoln, July 21. Fire Chief Malone
$yas removed by tho mayor and C. E.
fejdmaji promoted to the place. Ma
lone refused to gjye up the keys and
Bought to hold possession of .hp pfiice.
Yesterday there was a falsa alarm of
fire, and Malone attempted to drive out
with the chief's horse, but was pre
vented by the firemen. During the al
tercation Malone struck Weidman twice
yjth the whip. Last night the city
ieotuiGil confirmed, the appointment by a
vote of IJJ to i,'yh.ijj-will probably set
.tle the difficulty.
C0UGKESS ADJ0UENS.
SPECIAL SESSION PASSES THE TARIFF
BILL AND QUITS.
Sundry Civil, Agricultural, Indian and
General Deficiency Appropriations Dill
Passed Limiting Cost of Armor Plato
tho Most Important New tegislatlo
n.
Washington, July 20. The extraor
dinary session of coneress just closed
Was called by President McKinloy two
days after he took the oath of office on
the steps of tho Capitol. It met in pur
suance to his nroclamation at noon
March" 15. The special message trans
mitted bv him to both houses on the
opening day was brief. It explained
the deficiencies in the revenue, re
viewed the bond issues of the last ad
ministration and urged congress
promptly to correct the then existing
condition by passing a tariff bill that
would supply revenues -for the support
of the government and the liquidation
of tho public debt. No other subject of
legislation was mentioned in the mes
sage the tariff bill has been the all-absorbing
feature of the session.
The Republican members of the ways
and means committee of the preceding
house had been at work thereon during
the short session which ended March
4, giving hearings and preparing the
bill which was to be submitted at the
extra session. Three days after the ses
sion opened the tariff bill was reported
by the ways and means committee, and
13 days later, March 81, 1897, it passed
the house.
It went to the senate, referred to the
committeo on finance and the members
of that committee spent a month and
three days in preparing tho amendments
submitted to tho senate, and exactly two
months later, July 7, it passed the sen
ate with 872 amendments. The bill
then went to conference, where, after a
10-days struggle, on July 15, a completo
agreement was reached by which tho
senate receded from liy amendments
aud the house from 611. The other, 248
in number were compromised. Tho
conference report was adopted by the
house July 10, at the conclusion of 12
hours continuous debate. The report
was taken up in the senate July 20 and
adopted July 24. Tno tariff bill was
signed by the president the same day.
Appropriation Bills Passed.
Congress did not devote its attention
entirely to the tariff, although it did
subordinate everything else to this one
measure. The four appropriation bills
which failed on March 4. last in them
selves would have compelled President
McKinley to call congress in extra
session, oven if the necessity for a re
vision of the tariff had not existed.
Those appropriation bills were tbe
suudry civil, tho agricultural, the Indian
and the ceneral deficiency.
The bills were introduced and passed
by tho house in the identical form in
whidh they existed at the time of their
failure of enactment into law at the
preceding congress, but they were
amended in some important particulars
by the senate and when they finally be
came laws contained more pr less legis
lation of interest and importance. The
general deficiency bill carried a proyisr
ion accepting the invitation to take part
in the Paris exposition in 1900 aud up.
propriated $25,000 tc defray preliminary
expeuses and $150,000 for a new immi
grant station at New York to replace
the one destroyed by fire.
Iinportnot Xew Iegi-lation.
By far the most important piece of
new legislation in the bill, however,
was tnat limiting tne cost or armor
plate for the tbree new battleships to
$300 per ton. In cueo the secretary of
the navy should find it impossible to
make contracts for armor within tho
pricp fixe$ ho was authorized by this
proyisiop to establish a government
armor plate factory of sufflcjpnt capapity
to mane tne armor.
m tne inaian Din, alter a severe
struggle in both houses, the question of
sectarian schools was settled by the
following declaration of the policy of
the government:
"That the secretary of the interior
may make contracts with contract
sphoolg, 'appprtiqiijng 36 near as may be
jthe amounts pout racked "fpr among
scupojs oi various aepominatipni? ipr me
'ednpation pf Indian pupils during tho
fiscal yepr 1898j bnt shall pply make
such contracts at places wherp npu-seg
tarian schools cannot ho provided for
such Indian children, and to an amonnt
not exceeding 40 per cent of the amount
so used for the fiscal year 1895."
Cleveland's Order Suspended.
In the sundry civil bill the most im
portant new provisions was that sus-
lending the order of President Cleve
and spfting aside about 21,000,000
opregpf fprest respryatiqns. The law
also includes a general .scljclne of legis;
lation for tho government and pro2cr
tionoftho forest reservations of tlpa
country.
The Republican leaders of tho house
decided at the opening of the session to
pursue a policy of inaction in order to
throw tho responsibility for delaying
the tariff upon the senate.
Arbitration Trraty Rejected.
The senate, not being confined as to
ip scope of ;ts legislation, dealt with a
numbeppf important subjects both in
and 'ojit of .execjitip session. ()ne of
jthpse ;jyhich attr acted world'-jyido af tpn
jjpn was jthe gpnpral arbitration treaty
pjcgptjatpd by President" Cleveland with
great Britain. Af tpr pjchaustiye con
4deratiop, despite the great pressure
brought fog bear nppn tlie sepatp by re
ligion and commercial bodips thropgh.
out the country, the sepatp rej'epted the
treaty. Tho Hawaiian treaty pf nnncsa.
tion negotiated by President Molijuiejr
was still unacted upon when congress
adjourned.
In executive session, after much de
bate the senate passed tho Cuban belli
gerency bill, a bankruptcy bill, includ
ing both yolnutary and iuvolnutary
featurep, and tho ffee homes bill," but
none of tjiese' 'important questions re
ceived pgnsviexatfon in tjip'honag.
Pes Sfpgs, Jffly-TJjp 'Prolnbi.
tienists held their stafp egnye.ntfqn fcprp
yesterday and placed in ppmjpatfpn tjjp
following state ticket: . GoveFnoF, gr,
E. L. Eaton, Des Moines; lieutenant
governor, M. W. At wood, Estherville;
state superintendent, Mrs. M H. Dnn
hauij soprenui judge, M. T. Helyner,
Guthrie Center railroad 6QinfPisigue-,
U. A. Coate?, Perry,
Ilurnctt Defeat Itnnks.
Lincoln, July 29. F. G-. Barnett,
champion wheelman of Nebraska, de
feated Bertie Bauks of Denver in two
events last evening, both on wagers.
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SUFFERING IN KLONDYKE.
Bet urned Gold Seelters Tell or Their Ex
periences In Alaska. .
San Francisco, July 2S. Two miners
from tho north came in on the City qf
Puebla yesterday and registered at tho
Commercial hotel. They are Henry
Dore and J. E. Boucher, and 7)oth tell
tales of tho hardest kiud of experi
ences. Thirty days on flour and water
and 30 taken from the ground in eight
months is but a portion of Dore's experi
ence. Of all those who have reached
the city, his tale is oao that onght to
make those without experience think
twice bejfro plunging into unkuown
dangers. J. E. Boucher left his homo
In Wisconsin three years ago, went in
by Juneau and Chilcoot to Forty Milo
nnd had tho usual run of poor luck. Hq
went to work er 12.50 a daj-, but that
soon gave out and ho then went pros
pecting. "I had no better success at
this than at work, aud was pretty well
disgusted, when I heard of a strike at
Klondyke. I struck a good claim aud
cleaned up about $10,000. I am going
back home to enjoy myself until next
spring, when I will go back again, if I
do not sell out in the meantime." Dore
brought out nearly $30,000, but they de
clino to give the exact figures.
Tacoraa Cntchcs the Fever.
Tacoma, July 24. The Klondyko ex
citement here has reached fever heat.
People of all classes are making hurried
preparations to get to the gold fields,
and every day adds to the list of those
bound northward. The latest movo
from the city isreported as coming from
a few well known capitalists, who have
purchased the steamer Rosalie, now ply
ing on tljafcound, and are preparing to
equip tho boat with provisions sufficient
for two years for several small parties.
The scheme is a pool proposition, each
man interested paying his share of the
expenses, aud the result of the expedi
tion to bo equally divided. This is the
biggest "grub stake" proposition ever
yet undertaken.
Kllss Graco Allen Acquitted.
Gutiikie, O. T., July 29. Miss Grace
Allen, the Kansas school teacher on
trial at Chandler, has been acquitted of
the charge of poisoning Miss Phrouia
Eckes, her rival, and the latter's
mother. In the arguments it was as
serted the women were poisoned with
ague medicine which the family was
known to have used. The verdicb re
ceives tho commendation of the public.
Sherman "Wilt Invito Foreigners.
Washington, July 24. The president
has informed Senator Thurston and
other members of the Nebraska delega
tion that he would not issue any procla
mation inviting foreign countries to
participate iu tho Omaha exposition,
but the secretary of stato will issue a
circular supplemeutiug one previously
sent out, iu which foreign countries
will be asked and invited to take part
in this celebration.
IhironcsH IJlanc seeks a Divorce.
Chicago, July 27. "Baroucss Blanc,"
known iu private life as Mrs.-Elizabeth
L. Waters, has filed a bill for divorce
from Leeds Vaughau Waters, to whom
she was married Juno 13, 1890. The
."baroness" states in her petition that
hep husband ya3 extrcmel'' cruel durr
iflg their month of ilc together.
G, . h Invited, to i:ichtiqni.
Richmond, ya., July 27. The Young
Men's Business association has resolved
to invito tho Grand Army of tho Re
public to hold their onoampment here
in 1899 and appointed a committee to
invite the co-operation of other organi'
zations in the movement.
Silver Lower Than Kver Beforp.
New York, July 28. Silver was lower
today tqan ever uclorc. ine opening
quotations today were bar silver 58,
Mexican dollars 45, and closing 084
and 45. respectively. The local deal
ers can assign no other reason than lack
Of fipmanci;
Standing: of the Clubs.
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WHEAT MARKETQLQSE5 LQWEIJ.
Foreign Afjvlceg Ccinllrni Reports of I)nur
ace anil a Hrayy Shortage,
Chicago, July Whoar win nnjfo er
ratic today, bnt kept within a range of 136c
closing li4c to IJdc lower for September. For
eign markets railed to respond to the strength
in this market yesterday, but private advices
by cable confirmed reports of uamac and a
probable heavy shortage in theEaropo.in cror
Domestic news was rather lavorab c and re
ceipts at all points loday were 5 1 per cent over
last year. Corn was easy with wheat, closing
V&'to Jib. lower.' Oats were also a stride lower,
Provisions were easier, closing at declines of
-J&'tgoc: Closing pntx-3:
"'WH&VF-rSppt.. ''f0'' &Q, Tfa
Poit-July, ICSes' :"tippf.. 2fc-"
pATSTJuiy, 171p; Sept.", hW
PojtK July. $7.j7$:Sopr., S7-7B.'
Lard -July, Sept., f 4.15,
Ribs July. S4.C0; Sept . 4.00.
Cash quotations: No. 2 red. wheat, T7J4c:
No. 3 red, IXTulic: No. 2 spring, 7ic: No.
2 com, 265&.Gjfi; No. 3 oats, 17?f il8c.
Kansas City Livestock.
Kansas Citt. July 28. Cattle Receipts,
0.0.0: steady: Texa3 steers, $2.0 3.3 ; Texas
cows, t2.50463.00: native steers, KJ.4U(af.y : na
tive cows and heifers. 2.uo:a4.25: stockers
and feeders, 53.60a4.C0: buds, $2.3033.50. Ho-s
Receipts? H'.O 0: opened Si higher, closed
weak: bulk of sa"os."j3.4 .,a.3.5J: 'hebvj. 13.40
3.52J4; packers, '35a3.tH); nibceB'. ?3.4.-)(g3.55;
yorkers. 33.5 if 3.55; pjgs, t'lW&f.25. Sheep
Receipts, 2,000: weak; lambs! S3.5Ia5.lJ;' mut
fpns, jipoaf.oO. 2 'l
i hlpagp I.I ye Stpck;
Chicago, July 28. Hogi Receipts, 27,009;
steady fp stroifg, latpr weak to 5c lower; light:,
rpugh. l.4p23.o5. Cattle-Recants; 1,.-
WQ: Steady fa jig jowgr: uppfeg.
cow nud bpiteFSi, !? J.a4.2g; Texas stftipj-S-jQ
4.0J: stockori and fetiders. ? f.U)3J,i5. SJjeop
Receipts, 17,000: 10c lower: natives, $2.?3
3.10; westerns, 53.0033.85: Jambs, $3.5035.40.
St. luouU Grain.
St. Locis July 28, TVnK at Lower: No. 2
red. cash, elevator. 7Cc: track, ibj Mac. -hard.
cash. 7-Hc: Sept., 75Jc
fV)RN Easier. No. 2 cash. -iaYr-: cpi, -
gAra Dull ; N. 3 cwih. 17c , Sept., 17c
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S bjs. ' jflTyou hayij a cough or a
cold, a tigklj.ng ja $0 tfjroat, which
keeps you constantly coughing, pr jf
you are troubled with any cbest, throat
or lung trouble, whooping cough &c,
and vou use Ballard's Horehound Syrup
as direpted giving it a fair trial and no
OBneuo 1a oynaFiencu wo aumorizo or
Advertised agent to refund your money
on return of bottle. It never fails to
give satisfaction. It promptly relieves
bronchits. Price 2ii and 50 cents.
Sold by Nortu Platte Pharmacy, J. E.
Bush, Mgr. 1
END 011 CONFERENCE.
COAL OPERATORS ADOPTTRUE UNI
FORMITY AGREEMENT.
Operators Wish tho 3Iiners to Disabuse
Their Minds of Any Such Theories Fas
sage of Agreement to Adopt a Similat
System aud Fay Relative X'rlcc.
Pittsburg, Pa., July 2(J. Tho "true
uniformity" conference of coal opera
tors qf the Pittsburg district concluded
Its work last night at lhl6 o'clock after
a two days' session of close and persis
tent work. The 21 sections of the uni
formity agreement were thoroughly dis
cussed and adopted section by section.
The best of feeling prevailed through
out the meetings, the only exception be
ing the bolt of Colonel Rend at Tues
day's session. Just previous to ad
journment, however, Judge Owens an
nounced that Colonel Rood had author
ized him to state that any agreement
the conference made would receive hi3
hearty co-operation and he would sign
it if 5)5:50 or oven 20 per cent of the op
erators were sincere in tho sanction of
it. The conference appointed a com
mittee of five "W. P. De Armitt, J. B.
Zerbe, J. J. Steitler, J. B. Dyoart and
N. E. Sanford, with General Johu Lit
tle, to secure the signature of tho opera
tors to tho agreement. This committeo
will begin its work tomorrow. It will
be aided by the Ohio board of arbitra
tion. "When the requisite number of
signatures have been secured another
meeting will be held to ratify the agree
ment. The agreement, as adopted, provides
for cash payment of wages, 2,000 pounds
to the ton, check weighmeh on the
tipples, miners to bo credited with the
full quantity of coal contained iu the
mine car, abolition of company stores,
semimonthly paydays, uniform price
for pick mining in the thin and thick
vein districts and veins not exceeding
inches. It also provides that in case
of the violation of the terms of the
pgreement a penalty of 10 cents a ton
on the total output of coal mined by the
violater will be charged, which ponalty
is to be paid to a commission subject to
the right of either arbitration or appeal.
Said penalty, whu collected, is to he
distributed among tho signers of the
agreement pro rata in proportiou.to the
total tonnage or output made by them
during tbe year.
Tho commission is to be chosen an
nually and shall bo known by the namo
of tho uniformity commission. It-shall
be composed of nine members, tho thick
and thin vein operators having proper
representation. The members shall be
sworn to faithfully and impartially per
form the duties of tho offices and will
be authorized and impowered to enforce
the judgments and awards.
It shall also bo empowered to sub
poena witnesses with the same forco
and effect as a board of arbitration duly
appointed under the act of assembly of
the state of Pennsylvania relatiug to
compulsory arbitration.
The agreement shall not become ef
fective unless it has been signed by 95
per cent of tho operators on or before
Jan. 1, 1S98.
After 90 per cent havo signed the
agreenieut, if any 15 operators shall bo
pf the opinion that enough have signed
e render it effective, a meeting shall be
called ui Pittsburg to declare it in
force.
Thp operators, with a few exceptiqns,
want jt distinctly understood that tho
passage of an agreement whereby all
operators aro to adopt a similar system
aud are to pay the same relative price
for mining, has nothing to do with tho
great strike. They wish the miners to
disabuse their minds of any such theor
ies. The operators havo also shut out the
miucrs' leaders from taking any part in
tho conference that may take place
through questions arising between tho
pperntp7; and miners, by inserting a
clause in the agreement statiug the
commission shall be composed of work
men employed by the subscribers.
Heretofore the miners' officials havo
represented the miners, but now the
miucrs are to grapple witlf the questions
in dispute alone.
It was decided that present contracts
could not be made the basis for arbitra
tion. Many firms have taken contracts
or a stipulated period at a fixe 1 price
Jt is undprstoqd'that thesp shal haye
fho right p supply the profnct tq jli
these contracts at the ratp pf iuinjng on.
which the contracts are based. Hpre is
nhere .the miners and opera ors will
separate.
Appeal for Assistance.
Whecuno, TV. Va.. July 28. What
is declared to be the most important and
largest gathering of the heads of labor
organizations of America ever held is
now iu session in this city. It is tho
popfereuco pf labor leaders called last
weelf by President M. D.' "Eatahford q
fhp TJnitgd Mine Vorkers am apprpyecj.
py president (ipinpeps qt php Ampripiin.
Federation of abor, of which the mjnr
ers organisation is a part. The pur
pose of tho conference is to aul in a
snpfidv and snecessful termination of
the great coal strike. Sessions of the
conference were held dnring Tuesday
and last night, but uutil the night ses
sion was held little had been accom
plished. At tho night session of the confer
ence the report of tho special committee
$0 'devise ways hud means to aid the
miners madp ltf report", 'fne repprt ij
an appeal 'tp t)0 country t? aFt tjg
miners.
" St. Loins, July 24. Thp latpst re
ports frpm Belleville, ins., wnere l.uuu
poal miners went ont yesterday, are to
the effect that everything is quiet tncrp.
Tho roal miners? strike iu St. Clair
pomity ;s'(;qmple't, and" npi'q pif;k wag
lifted today. The four mines of tho
Illinois Central Railroad company
around Freeburg were visited after
midnight last night by a delegation
from Belleville. The men working in
tb.3m were asked to quit and they did
so without delay.
Sale u Conpljjnpjent of Hlrds.
NEuanrNeb.',' July fthe first sten
in the enfof cemeut qf po game lajr
jvasjaken yesterday. Tlje passenger
tfiiin fronj the wpst'as boarded ly thjj
sheriff and about 20G prairje phic.jfeng
found in the express car were conns:
cated. .They had been shipped from
plearwater, tus county, and frqm
Johnstown in BrQwji pounty. fnfppr
mation has been filed 3giln.5t the gout
Blgnore at Clearwater and a statement
of the facts sent to the Atkinson club
upon which to base arrests in Brown
countv.
"Don't Jump!"
In a moment of
neril -neonle often
I J "lose their heads."
sometimes at a nre
a frantic woman
jumps to her death
just as rescue is at
hand.
Women who suf
fer with some dis
ease or weakness
until it becomes un
bearable, often jump
into worse trouble and
still further endanger their
health by taking some so
called remedy prepared by
an incompetent, uneducated
person, perhaps a mere
nurse who has no knowledge of medi
cine and no experience in prescribing for
complicated diseases.
The safe and sensible course is to con
sult au educated, experienced physician.
Dr. R. V. Pierce, chief consulting physi
cian of the Invalids' Hotel aud Surgical
Institute, Buffalo, N. Y., may be con
sulted free of charge, either personally
or by letter, and will give sound profes
sional advice to any woman who writes
him. He is one of the most eminent
living specialists in women's diseases,
and his "Favorite Prescription" has
cured more troubles of this kind than
any other remedy known to medical
science.
" I truly believe that Dr. Pierce's Favorite Pre
scription saved my life," writes Mts.Maud Pea rce,
of Stotitsville, Fairfield Co., Ohio. " It is a sure
and certain cure for female troubles. I am
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all my housework. Nothing: did me any good
until I heard of you. Now I am well at last by
taking your medicines. My good health pleases
me and pleases my husband. He wants mc to
give you his good wishes. Every invalid lady
should take Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription."
For obstinate constipation, Dr. Pierce's
Pleasant Pellets are the most natural and
truly scientific laxative and curative in
the world. They regulate and invigorate
stomach, liver and bowels; cure bilious
ness, indigestion and kindred ailments.
Sold by druggists.
U. P. TIME TABLE.
GOING EAST CEIfTKiVL. TIME.
No. 2 Fast Mail a. 8:15 n. m.
No. 4 Atlantic Express 11:40 p. m.
No. 28-Freight 7:00 a. m.
GOING WEST MOUNTAIN TIME.
No. 1 Limited 3:55 p. m.
No. 3 -Past Mail 11:20 p. m.
NoJ23-Froight 7:35 a. ml
No. 19 Freight 1;40 p. m,
N. B. Olds, Ageut.
J
t SMOKERS
In search of a good cigai
will always find it at J.
F. Schmalzried's. . Try
them and judge.
D, M. HOGSETT,
Contractor and Builder,
AKD AGENT FOR
IDEAL STEEI, .
WINDMILLS,
AND I'O Will?
4-ft, 6-ft. 8-ft, 9-ft, 10-ft, 12-ft, 14-f t
and 16-ft Wheels back geared.
IDEAL STEEIv 10 and 12-foot
Wheels in direct stroke.and IDEA!
STEEL TOWERS.
NORTH PLATTE, NEB.
You Need
ICE.
We have it have plenty of it
and can furnish you any quajitity
desjrefl. pur ipe is. gggd npiie
better and yc make pFpnipt de
liveries. We solicit your trade, feeling we
can please you.
K'cIIncr 4 hmi
BR0EKER! SUITS
ALWAYS FIT,
Wo have been making garments for
North Platte citizens for over twelve
years, and if our work and prices were
not satisfactory wv would not bo horo
to-day. Wo solicit your trade.
F. JBR05KBR,
DEALER
Coal Oi!,
Gasoline, -f
Gas Tar,
And Crgde Pgtroleum.
Leave prders at office
t
f in Broeker's tailor shop.
I
Wanted A thoropghly pompetpnj;
servant girl and. housekeeper who wjl
appreciate a good home.foF small family,
dwelling with modern conveniences.
Address with references, aud wages de
sired.lo Box 5G, Gothenburg NeL,
S4
1 Claude ffeiopni I
