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FRIDAY, AUGUST 13, 1897.
Ashley Peters evidently 1m
posed on Mr. Cheyney, and the lat
ter thought he had a joke on The
Tribune. Would the nomination
-of a good populist like Peters be
galling- to Mr. Cheyney?
A woman euroute for Klondike
had fifty proposals for marriage be
tore she had got fifty miles up the
Yukon. Unmarried women in North
Platte who want to get married
get
should lose no time
Klondike.
in starting for
It looks very much as though Mr
Cheyney is not in favor of Win
Neville for supreme iudge. Neville
is a North Platte man and a good
middle-of-the-road populist, and ret
his home party organ has not had a
good word to say for him. This is
a little strange.
It is announced that Wm. Neville
has now come out as a middle-of-the-road
populist, having cut the
strings which he had attached to
the fusionists. Neville can only
secure the Lincoln county delega
tion by a public statement that he
is a middle-of-the-roader.
The Era's "reform" city admin
istration evidently needs a good
bracing tonic. The "reform" mem
bers don't seem to be strong enough
to grasp and solve the condition
into which they have brought them
selves. In the meantime people
who purchased approved claims
against the city are wondering how
and when they will get the money
due them.
The continued rise in wheat and
the rapid decline in the price of
silver seems to be a sticker for our
friends, the populists. They seem
very timid in advancing an explan
ation of the relative value of wheat
and the white metal; even Mr. Chey
nej who is generally so proline in
explanations, seems at a loss to ac
count for the prevailing prices of
the two commodities.
Within the present year large
numbers of rural telephone lines
have been contructed, each farmer
contributingpoles and work in" haul
ing and setting them. An experi
enced man places the instruments.
which cost from $10 lo S16. Farmers
are delighted with their enterprise
as they can order goods, boats or
teams for transportation without
being compelled to send a messen
ger several miles across the coun
try as was formerly necessary.
The pension roll or the United
States has almost reached the mil
lion mark. CommissionerEvanshas
just issued a statement showing
that at the beginning ot this fiscal
year the pensioners numbered just
983,528 an increase of 12,350 for the
past year. During that year 50, 101
new pensions were granted, and
3.671 persons were restored to the
rolls. Old age and disease, how
ever, is working great inroads into
the lists, for there were 31,690
deaths during the year. Other
sources of loss were 1,074 from re
marriage of widows, 1,845 orphans
attained majority, 2,783 failures to
claim pensions, and 3,560 losses
Irom unrecorded causes.
There is no question but that
the populist state officials at Lincoln
want Thompson, the Grand Island
democrat, nominated for supreme
judge this tall. They argue that
if the democrats are not appeased
with the supreme judgeship this
fall they (the democrats) will de
mand part of the state offices in the
fall ot 1898. As the present state
officials will be candidates for re
nomination, they don't want dem
ocrats hungering after the offices
which they desire. We do not
know how Brother Neville will
taue this action ot the state offi
cials, but it is likely he will say
Kansas City received on Monday
831 cars of wheat. This was 251
cars more than the total receipts in
the same day at Chicago, Minneap
olis, St. Louis and Duluth, the
principal primary wheat markets
of the countrj The heavy increase
in the business at Kansas City this
year means two things, that the
crop of wheat in Kansas and Ne
braska is a record breaker this year
and that it is going to market quite
largely by southern routes. All of
the Gulf roads have more of this
business than they can comfortably
handle. The new Kansas City,
Pittsburg and Gulf line reports
that 5,000 new cars would not en
able it to clear up the blockade of
wheat on its line. Later in the
season, when the wheat in the
Dakotas and Minnesota is threshed
the northern roads will begin to
enjoy a benefit. For the presen
the lines to the south seem to be
havinc rather more than their
share of the general revival of busi
ness. Journal.
REBUKE FOR ELLIOTT.
State Department AiiMVrs Charges
ferrccl Against John XV. Foster.
Washixgtox, Aug. 11. The state do
partmout has made formal answer to
the charges preferred against John W.
Foster by Professor Henry W. Elliott, n
his letter to Assistant Secretary Day.
The state department 6ay3: "Professor
Elliott is not now. nor has ho been for
several years, connected with the Smith
Eonian institution or any other depart
ment of the government. In iStfl) he
made a report on the seal islands as an
agent of the treasury department, but it
was eo full of inaccurate statements,
betrayed sucb.4waut of scientific knowl
edge, was so hostilo te the interests of the
United States and was written in such a
prejudiced spirit that Secretary Blaine
declined to send it to congress or allow
it to be printed. From that date Fro
fessor Elliott ceased to have any conuec
tion with the government, and the offi
cials say ho has lost no opportunity to
attack every step taken by it on the sub
ject and to abuse all persons having any
official relation to scaling matters. His
report was printed by the British gov
ernment and strongly relied upon by
the British counsel beforo the tribunal
to overthrow the position of the United
States."
SPANISH ARMY IS ROUTED.
Insui rents Win a Decisivo Victory In
Mutauzus Province.
New York, Aug. 12. A dispatch to
The Herald from Havana says: On'cial
information has reached Havana of a de
cisive battle between loyal troops and
insurgents in Matanzas. According to
this information, the Spanish troops
wero routed, with heavy losses. This
news caused a veritable sensation in
Havana, as it is generally known that
Captain General Weyler is now in
Matanzas, aud thero is a belief that the
Spanish troops directly under him were
those which suffered defeat at the hands
of tho rebels.
Cave Will Get Into the Supreme Court,
Colorado Springs, Aug. 11. Judue
Williams of the federal court, who is
sued tho order restraining the state offi
cials of Kansas from interfering with
the officials or business of the Mutual
life Insurance company in that state,
was asked today whether, in view of
the quo warranto proceedings iustituted
in tho state courts by the attorney gen
eral of Kansas, he would cito the stato
olnciais lor contempt 01 court. Me re
plied: "A quo warranto would he a
proper move by the stato officials with
out bringing tueni directly open to a
charge of contempt of court. I would
be glad to see the supreme court of Kan
sas take some actiou in the matter, and
it will then "bo known just how it
stands."
Crop Condition.
Washington, Aug. VJ. The August
report of the statistician of the doptrt-
ment of agriculture shows the following
average conditious on Aug. 1: Corn,
84.2; spring wheat, 8G.7; spring rye, SO;
barley, 87.5; buckwheat, 1)1.9; tobacco,
r.8.7; Irish potatoes, 77.9. The condi
tion of corn, 84.2, is 13 points higher
than last mouth, 11.8 lower than on
Aug. 1, 189G, aud 3 points lower than
the August average for the last 10
years.
Senator Uanhh: ourIi's Marriage.
New York, Aug. 12. H. O. Hans-
brougb, United States senator from
North Dakota, anuouueed that his mar
riage to Juiss unapman wouui taiio
place in this city next Monday at p.
m. After tho wedding tho couple will
go to the senator's home in North Da
kota and remain until the session of
congress begins.
Dnpont Kxceedit Her ContractSpecil.
Bristol, R. I., Aug. 12. The torpedo
boat Dnpont. which was given a trial to
day, exceeded her contract speed by
more lhau a knot. The average speed
was 28.G-10 kuots.
Standing of the t liibs.
RATIONAL LKAQUIJ.
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.54 19 .:oI, Louisville.... 4 1 51
.5132 .6U Brooklyn 's7 &
.45 4i .517 Washington..: 1 54
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WESTERN lKAOUK.
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Cleveland...
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Indianapolin..0i 37 .C96 Detroit -:S 43
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Milwaukee ..OJ 37 .SlSi'Grand ll'mLs.'-!! CI
St. Paul 57 37 .COG Kansas City ..r8 U7
WHEAT EXTRAORDINARILY STRONG
Advancing Kiiropemt Marketsnnd Decline
In Spring Wheat the Cause.
Chicago. Aug. 11. "Wheat was extraor
dinarily strong today and. closed at a ict ad
vance of 2J$c to Ic for September. Advang
European markets, the dec ino in spring wheat-
conditions and a heavy short interest were re
sponsible for the advance. September sold at
Sljgc. the highest quotation paid for that od-
tion in several years Corn iva-? fairly active.
closing He higher. Oats were strong on good
export demand, closing 5i5e higher. Provisions
were dull, but steady. Pork gained 2c, ;ard
closed steady, ribs 2c lower. Closing nrices :
Wheat Sept., 81 Jcj Dec. 81J4c: May. Me.
Coiix-Scpt., 274c; Pec.lSc: May. aUc.
Oats Sept., 17$e: Dec.. May, i$$c
PonK Sept.. 57.75; Dec, , 7.fc7K
Lard Sept., J4.27&: Dec. H.liyi.
Rius Soot.. 54.70; Oct., 54.72.
Cash quotations: No, 2 red wheat. S2?t8jc:
No. 3 red, ?S,.8.c: No. 2 spring. HtSi; No.
2 corn.2(Ji(&2CJ6c: No. 2 oats. 3i;4c
.South Omaha Urn Stock.
Soum Omaha. Aug. 11. Cait!e Reteiuts.
2.9UO; active, stronger, native beef steers. 4.tU
(& 4.9 : west em t-tcers, .Wgl.3J: Texas steers,
j3Ji"S4.1u: cows and heifers, 4 ui.-an-
ners. 1.7.a,2.fe5: stccken? and feeders. ?'.70
4.30: calves. M.U)0.UU: bulls, etngs. ctn., 52.0. i
R3.6). Hogs Receipts, c.CjO: ?c lower, he ivr.
f3.40:'.55 mixed, S3.45il3.50: lit lit. tSJW-.'ii:
bulk of sales. S3.4oft3.55. Sheen lis wintK
.500; strong lair to choice natives. S.Wi 9 !J:
fair to choice westerns. $.'&' d.Ui- common
and stock sheep, ?2.7.Vfl3.40; lambs, SS.a.'&i.sJ.
Chicago J.ive Stock.
Chicago. Aug. 11. Hogs Receipts. .sC:
fairly active. oMkc lower than ycsurdav:
light. $3. 70 3.92$: mixed, S-i.6KCo.87: heavy,
.45&3.Gi): rough. S3.4.V&3.53. Ca"t e -Receipts.
l.i.50"J; good cattle stronger, others
weak; beeves, S.753o.15: r vs amihfKei-s,
$1.31X34.4 1: Texas steers. $2.10 a 3.9 J; weai-rn.?,
3,404.2T: stackers and feeders, 53.2 1.30.
Sheep Receipts, 1G.U.U: steady: natives, 52. 495
U0; westerns, S3. o.S': lambs, ilt3Ka5.so.
Louis Grain.
St. Louis, Auu. 11. Wheat Hichurt- "No.?
ed. cash, elevator. ICfitMIWc: track. fCU-a
Kc: No. 2 hr.nl carii. 81Hc 'rack: Dec, Mlic
orx Htshsr: No. 2 cash. '&. Sept..
215;JIa3, ijc
Kdncato Tour Ttotrel With Cascareta.
.Candy Cathartic, cure constipation
forever, j.uc. it U. U. U. fail, druggists
refund money,
COXEYFOE GOVERNOR
FUSION REPUDIATED BY THE OHIO
POPULIST CONVENTION.
Delegates Sotze Chairs and Break Them
OverI2.ich Other's Heads Charge Ufade
That Delegates Hud Bccu Bribed by-
Senator Tilark Ilanna.
Governor
Lieutenant Governor,
Jacob Coxkt.
Morris Whitcomb.
Attorney General C A. Rkider.
Supreme Judge D. CPojieroy.
Stato Treasurer F.M. MOBRIS.
Coluhbus, O., Aug. 12. Fusion was
repudiated yesterday by the Populists
of Ohio in a manner so emphatic as to
leave no chance for controversy regard-
in tr the future no'.icv of the party. The
Populi3t state convention by an over
whelming majority covered the alliance
made a year ago with tho Democracy
on tho free silver issue and nominated a
full state ticket, headed by Jacob
Coxey of "ComniouweaF' fame as tho
nominee for governor. Turbulent scenes
marked the opening of tho convention.
The antifusionists had swept every
thing before them, capturing the tem
porary aud permanent organization and
all tho c'ommiltces, and they were on
their mettle. Nor was tho policy
adopted by tho fusionists calculated to
temper the feeling which had been
aroused among the middle-of-the road
delegate.. The threat of tho fnnouists
to explode a bomb in the convention was
like flauutiusr a red flap: and when tho
convention asssmblcd the delegates
were ready for any surprise that might
be sprung. Tho report of tho committee
on rules and order of business brought
out the promised sensation.
The report provided that no speech
should exceed five minute, regardless
of tho subject discussed. Several dele
gates immediately joined m a protest
against this provision, claiming that it
was contrary to the fundamental prin
cipal ot tlio l-'eopie's irarty, ana an
amendment was offered to strike out
the notions section. Finally Peter
Witt of Cleveland secured recognition
from Chairman Seitz and mounted a
chair, proceeded to denouuee the com
mittee making tho report aud asserted
that the convention had been bought
out by Mark Hauua. Ho claimed he
had proof that delegates had been
bribed by the Republicans and he had
the proof providing ho was given an
opportunity to produce it. Tho matter
could not be presented in fi vo minntes,
nor discussed in tnac tnno, ami lie
charged that tho'committce's report was
aimed to prevent it. As Witt waved
aloft in his hand a piece of paper, which
ho claimed was a check that had been
given one of the delegates by an agent
of Mark Hauna, ho launched into a bit
ter invective agaiusl the antifnsionists,
charging that all of them had bean cor
rupted by Hauna money.
liululgi' In a General Sluice.
A score of delegates wero on their feet
in an insnvjr, crowuiug aronna tue
chair ou which Witt stood. When ouo
of r.he delegates attempted to put Witt
off tho chair, tho latter struck at the
delegate aud a general moleo eusu id, in
which several blows woro exchauged
and chairs raised aloft in a threatening
manner. A policemau who was present-
rushed iu aui iuterruptod the hostilities
iind a few minutes later a platoon of
police reached the con veu tion hall and
the convention proceeded after quiet
had boen restored with a blue coat on
guard iu each aisle. Tho police re
mained until the convention took a fiual
adjournment. The antifasionists were
not in the least dismayed by t-ho charges
that had boeu nude and the report of
the committee on rules and order was
adopted in its origiual form by a vote of
yeas, 57.1; nays, 170; which was tho first
C3urate showing of the relative
stic-jgth of the factions.
BAILEY HEADS KENTUCKY
TICKET.
KHpiiblic.il) Statu Convention Was
Ilar-
liioiiioiK In Its Work.
Louisville, Aug. 11. James G.
Bailey of Magoffiu county was nomi
nated for clerk of the court of appeals
by the Republican state convention yes
terday. Contrary to the expectations of
many the convention, wnicn was held
in Music hall, this city, for the purpose
of nominating a clerk of the court of
appeals, was entirely harmonious in its
work. There was an idea in some
quarters that there would be a bitter
fight between the Bradley and Huuter-
Todd faction, but the generalship of the
party leaders on and off the floor of the
convention, prevented the anticipated
clagh. The state and national adminis
trations were indorsed and civil service
was opposed along tjje lines laid down
by the recent Ohm pouyeudon.
Virginians Itpulljrm Cliicno pialforin.
Roanoke, Va., Aug. J;;.-ThQ Demor
crats 1 eld their state convention hero
yesterday aud nominated I. Hogo Tyler
of Pulaski for governor and Edward
Echols of Stanton for lieutenant gover
nor. J.uc piatiorm reainrms tno Urn
cago enunciations; indorses Damocra-
cy's stand on tho four great issues
tariff, tho income tax, the regulating of
trusts and currency; deuonuces tho
Diugloybiil as nu-American and de
mands tho free and unlimited coinage
of silver at the ratio of 10 to 1 without
the aid of any other nation. The plat
form also declares for primary elections
to indicate tho popular choice for
United States senators and commits
legislative candidates to accept the re
sult cf the primaries.
llecti Succcitgor to Ilolman.
Indianapolis, Aug. 11. The clecriou
for congressman iu the Fourth Indiana
district, reseutly represented by Jndge
W. S. Holmau, whoso death ocg0"
In Washington last April, was held ygsr
tcrday. Thore were three candidates;
Marion Griffith; Democrat, Frank Leo,
Republican, H. M. Browdcr, Populist,
About a two-thirds vote was polled.
Returns have been very sjow in coming
in, but the indications aro that Mr.
Griffith has been successful by a plu
rality of from 1,000 to I. -100.
National Irrigation Conprp,
Lincoln, Aug. 5. The sixth annual
session of the Natioual Irrigation con
gress will meot at Lincoln Sept. S5S, 25
and 30.
t
I!mtrice l'oy Dro-xned.
Beatrice, Neb., Aug. 10. John Nel
son, tho 12-year-old son of J. S. Nelson,
was drowned in Indian creek within tha
city limits yesterday afternoon.
First Delegate From Nebraska..
Savannah, Mo., Aug. 6. Hon. N". B.
Giddings, aged 8) years, the first terri- The skeletons are in a fair state of prcs
torial dolegato in congress from Ne- crvation. Several years ago IM skcle
traska. died at this place yesterday. tons were found upar the same place.
DISASTKOUS CHICAGO FIRE.
Chief Swcnic's Ktcnt Foot Is Crushed.
Four Fatnlitie.
uracAOO, Aug. 7. Jjour lives were
lost in an explosion wbich took place
last evening during a lire in tho North'
western grain elevator at Cook audi
West Water streets. Three of the dead
are firemen and the body of anoiher fire
man is thought to bo buried in tho ruins
of tho elevator. Either tho bursting of
a boiler or the explosion of mill dirt
caused the awful havoc. In all 51
firemen wero injured. Tho three fire
men who were killed by the falling
walls of the elevator were:
CnAKLKS M. COXWAY.
Jacob J. Scnxun.
Jonx J. Coooax.
Jacob S. Stramer.
The injured:
Chief Dannis Swenie, right foot crushed,
lett arm wrenched and painfully burned.
Lacutcnunt Smith, both legs crushed.
Lieutenant Bartlctt, leg crushed.
The fire was most difficult to control,
as mo eievator was snrrounaea oy a
number of small frame buildings, which
were continually catchine firo. The
total loss is estimated at $300,000, which
is fully insured.
xploIon Kills Forty-Six.
Sofia, Bulgaria, Aug. 8. A disas
trous explosion occurred yesterday at
Ltho cartridge factory of Rustchuk, on
tho Danube, 139 miles northwest of
Yarna. Forty-six persons were killed
outright and very many others wero in
jured. Tho lives of 60 of tho latter are
despaired of. Prince Ferdinand of Bul
garia, on receipt of the news of the dis
aster, visited the sufferers from the ex
plosion who had been taken to the hos
pital and caused money to be distributed
to the families of tho victims.
MONETARY REFORMERS MEET,
Currency Committee Narard by the .In
dianapolis Conference Convenes.
Chicago, Aug. 11. To carry forward
its work tno sound money executive
committee, appointed at Indianapolis
last January, met in this city today and
proceeded to the tusk of creating a na
tional commission, which President
McKinley was prevented from naming
by the failure of cougross to pass tho
measure presented during the closing
hours of the extra session. The busi
ness of chief importance will be to select
11 men to devote their time to tho work
mapped out for them, to compose the
commission. To them will be entrusted
the responsibility of undertaking to de
vise somo satisfactory and acceptable
plan for revising, reforming and regu
lating the currency system.
The present outlook is that what is
known as tho "Chicago plan" will prob
ably bo adopted. The commission ap
pointed will work upon the general
scheme mapped out by the Indianapolis
convention and will havo exclusive
power, regardless of tho executive com
mittee and of the convention, in the con
struction aua presentation to congress
of a now financial system for this gov
ernment.
INDIA'S
GREAT EARTHQUAKE.
Death
List Beaches Into the Thousands
and Great Damage to Crop.
San Fkaxcisco, Aug. 12. Additional
details of the great earthquake in June,
which made all India tremble, received
in recent mail advices, confirm tho orig
inal reports of its severity. In north
ern Bengal, Assam and Cachar the
shocks continued for some time. The
mortality iu tho Cherra hills is esti
mated at from 1,000 to 0,000. At Goal-
para a tidal wave destroyed tho bazaar
and 00 lives wero lost. Tho earth is fis
sured and the country is covered with
mud and sand. Tho country is flooded.
is the carch has subsided along tho
banks of the Brahmaputra, causing
great damage to tho crop3. Similar re
ports are received from many other
places.
Steamer Wrecked In Alaskan Waters.
Victoria, B. C, Aug. V. Tho
steamer Top"ka, which arrived here last
evening, reports that tho steamer Mex
ico, on Aug, o, wniie going into Luxou
entrance from Sitki dnriug a heavy
fog, at full speed, struck We3t Devil
.rock. After two hours tho sttamor
sank iu 503 foot of water, stern first.
The captain exhibited great csoluess
and with tho officers did evervthiucr
that was possible. The passengers and
crew were x saved with their bag'
gage in small boats. After rowing till
midnight they arrived at Mattlakala
The time she struck is believed to have
been 4 o'clock in the morning. Tl
ship is a total loss. Tho passengers and
crew aro on tho Topeka.
Inflated 111 Little IJrotlier.
Pittsbuko, Aug. 11. Mrs. George
Rnthmau of Beaver Falls heard a pe
culiar noise on tho back jporch of her
residenpp. She found that her son, aged
7, had inserted the tube of a bicycle
pprnp in the mouth of her 1-y car-old
boy and was filling him full of wind as
fast as he could work, tho pnmp handle.
The infant was-nnponscious and its life
tie stcmaoh was inflated like a balloon.
The mother pulled thp tnbo from the
child's month and the air lollowed with
a sharp sound like tho exhaust of an
airbrake ou a railway train. The baby
recovered consciousness.
Anolhor CJjuIIpiico rprTrltifiR flctiri.
Pakis, .Ang. Lieutenant Boppa
the only gurviviug officer of tho Four
teenth battaliou of General Delbar-
mida's brigade of the unfortunate Ital
ian expedition acaiust. Abyssinia, has'
challenged Prince Henri of Orleans, in
consequence of tho latter's strictures
upon the conduct of Italian soldiers in
Africa. This is -tho third challenge
received by tho prince for the same
cause. Geueral Albertouo and L:cu
tenant Piua havo preccdeuce over Lieu
tenant Boppa in -tho matter.
Fatal romler Explosion.
St. Loyjs, Aug. 42. Ad rices from
Bonne Terre, Mp.f. gtaf p (bat about 300
pounds of giant powdrr pxplodcd in tho
St.. Joseph lead mmo jjnar tiat place
last night, killiug H, Madden nnd Tay
lor Dodson, f-eiionsly wounding Albert
Morris and Joseph Miller and painfully
injuring Cal Gibson aud Ed ForJico.
Typhoid ciBPft n Family.
Beatrice, Aug: 7 Miss Yera Brum,
back, daughter of X)r. N. N. Brumback,
died ioday of typhoid fever. Three-
other children and tfie father aud
mother are stricken with tho. dread dis
ease and ono is in a critical condition.
Nineteen, Hnninn Skeleton.
Valley, Neb., Aug. 9. While grad-
lUg at a point One mile Castpf tlllS place
workmen exhumed II) human skeletons.
CLOSE OF L. A. W. MEET
KISER AND LOUGHEAD CARRY
PROFESSIONAL HONORS.
OFF
Wheelmen From Jivcrytrhero Fill the
QutKir Toirn Omaha Making n Hot
u iBht For 't Venr's L. A. TV. Mce .
Stands n Good Show.
PinLADELI-illA,
eran wheelmen
An:
What vot-
unhesiJa'iuglv
pro-
nounco to bo tho most
meet over held in this
successful raco
country closed
this afternoon at Willow Grove. Thero
were no small runs scheduled for tl is
morning, the stellar attraction being
tho push to Willow Grove, which was
on the program for 8 o'clock. At that
hour tho condition on Brond street, tho
widest thoroughfare iu tho city, was al
most indescribable. As far as tho cya
could reach this asphalted boulevard
was ouo mass of humauity, mixed up
with wheels of all descriptions. To gaze
at tho crowd ono would scarcely im
agine there were any wheelmen in the
country outside of this citv. The pro
gram for today was more attractive thau
that ot 3esterday. Sovcu events were
schednlcd to bs run off. This did not
include a special race for a purse of
$500 by professionals. The first event
on today's program after the trial heats
was tho mile haudicap for professionals,
in which Cooper, Bald, Kiser, Long
head, Johnson, McFarlaud and Nat
Bntler were scratch nieu. Thero were
nearly 100 entries in this event. Then
followed the mile handicap, amateur,
with 80 entries; tho half-mile champion
ship, professional, in which all of the
racing cracks were entered; tho S-mPo
championship, professional, with all tho
long distance men among the starters;
the 2-mile championship, amateur, and
the mile open, professional.
Earl Kiser captured tho half milo pro
fessional and tho great mile open.
Tho chief topic of conversation among
the racing men this morning was the
remarkable riding of F. J. Longhead.
He started in three events, a total of six
heats, winning fivo of tho heats, includ
ing two finals, and finishing a close sec
ond to McFarland in tho final of the two
mile handicap.
The surprise of yesterday was the be
lated booms of Saratoga and New York
for the next L. A.W. meet. The Omaha
people are. putting up a great fight, and
while they are not making much noise.
there is a strong undercurrent in favor
of the hustling western city. A large
number of L. A. W. boys called at the
Omaha headquarters at tho Lafayette
hotel last night and today and pledged
their support for Omaha for 1893. They
argue that it would be a great thing for
the L. A. W. to meet in Omaha at the
same time the Transmississippi and In
ternational exposition was being held
thero.
FIND DEATH IN ALASKA.
Three Prospectors 1'urUh While Trying to
Make Their "Way Kack.
Seattle, Aug. 7. News has just
reached here of the death of Charles A.
Blackstone, George Botcher aud J. W.
Maliuque, miners who went to Alaska
iu 18'J( and were frozen to death in try
ing to make their "way back to Seattle.
They were last seen alivo March U7.
Friends from this ci?y who went to
Alaska to investigate found Black-
stone's body, but no sxaco of the other
two could bo discovered. The following
statement was found on Blackstone's
body: "Satnrday, April 4. 1897. This
is to certify that Botcher froze to death
on Tuesday night. J. W. Malinqne died
on Wednesday forenoon , being frozeu
so badly. U. A. Jlackstouo had his
ears, nose and four fingers on his right !
hand and two on his left frozen an inch
back. The storm drove us on before it,
It overtook us wit km an hour of the
summit and drove us before it. It drove
everything wo had over the cliff except
blankets and moose hido, which we all
crawled under. Supposed to have been
40 below zero. On Friday I started for
salt water. I do not know how I got
thero with outfit. Ou Saturday after
noon I gathered up everything. Havo
enough grub for 10 days, provided bad
weather docs not sot in. Sport was
blown over the cl ff. I can hear him
howl once m awhile. ' The bodies of
Malinqne and B:tcher were never found
Gold Outj-iii of the Klondike.
San Fkancisco, Aug. 7. Speaking of
tho Klondike output of gold, the chief
cletkof the mint said: "AH the gold
brought to this city from the Alaskan
mines will not exceed Sts"-0.00'Jf and all
that has been taken this year and srnt
to otln r mints of the country will not
exceed $2,000,C00. The gold from that
part of the country is generally from
700 to b'OOJinp, andsomaof itran to 000,
tho average being worth from 15 to 17
an ounce. A low nays ago 11. f. Tav
lor received word from some men whom
ho had scut to the Klondike Fcction
last spring, iu which the" inform him
that every claim within 15'J miles of
Pawsnn City has been taken up, and
they are reaching all over tho country
looking for locations. He says that
starvation and hardship stare many in
the face.
paptain Niebamn of the Alaska Com-
niercial company", who has made a care
ful study of the situation, fears there
Will be a great deal of suffering in tho
mining regions next spring. He thinks
Ihe people going aro far in excess of tho
lapplies that have been forwarded.
G'rl Kitten by n tattlc.nak.
Juniata, Neb., Aug. 10. A little girl
of Henry Kiestei-'s, while playiug
around one of the hirge crib of ror.i
here in town, was srwenT bitten above
the kneo by a, rattlesnake. Whisky
was gLven her wuntil she was quite
drunk. She is reported all right now
This is the first rattlesuake heard of in
this vicitity for several y ars.
IlyiiiS With the Glirtnb-rs.
LjNpoLN, Aug. 11. Professor A. T.
Peters has received a number of letters
frorn Antelepe and Holt counties in
Which the writers state that horses in
their yioiuity are afflicted with gl mders.
-According to tho?e letters several horse?
haye djed during the past few months.
Ono man, Homer A. Brown, who lived
pear Elgin, died with what two physi
cians pronounced glanders.
In Kehalfor Cattle Industry.
Omaha, Aug, 13. Senator William
V, Allen was in Omaha yesterday on
( his way from Madison to Washington.
no was jtnnea nc umuna oy xrainc
Manager John A-McShane of the Union
Stock Yards company, and togeiliT
they will endeavor to secure important
concessions to the cattle .industry at
South Omaha from the interior and ag
ricultural departments.
Record Tor Lonr Distance Kim.
Omatta, Aug. 7. The foreclosing par
ty completed a record breaking run on
the Union Pacific here yesterday.
Thomas Grogan, engineer of locomotive
No. 890, is the hero of a continuous run
of 955 miles in 25 hours. Tho 291 miles
from North Platto here were covered
in 279 minutes, an average of G3.49 miles
per hour. The officials of tho Union
Pacific claim the record for the longest
fast run ever mado with one locomo
tive. The best previous run witk ono
locomotive is said to bo for a distance of
500 miles. The engine was built at the
Omaha shops of tho Union Pacific, aud
is the last one built by tho company.
NEW RAILROAD INCORPORATED.
Sioux City and Omaha Will Seek a Con
nection With tho Port Arthur.
Tekajtaii, Neb., Aug. 11. The Sioux
City and Omaha Railroad, company has
been incorporated here. The incorpor
ators are J. R. Anderson and B. F. Ful
ler, Burt county capitalists, and Mitch
ell Vincent, the well known railroad
contractor of Onawa, Ia. The main
plan of the incorporators is to build a
road which will bo valuable as a con
necting link botween the north and
south. From Sioux City the road will
follow tho Eastern Nebraska and
Gulf survoy through the Winnebago
and Omaha Indian reservations, taking
in Decatur, and going on sonth to Te
kamab, and thence to Omaha, where it
is hoped to make arrangements witk
the Port Arthur people.
ANTISALOON LEAGUE ORGANIZED.
Branch of tho 'aional Association
Formed In Xebraska.
LixcoLX.Aug. 9. The Nebraska An ti- i
saloon league, which has just entered
upon its work in the state of Nebraska,
is an auxiliary to the American Anti
saloon league, which was organized in
the City of Washington two and a half
years ago, and of which Hon. Hiram
Price, formerly of Iowa, is the national
president, and Rev. A. J. Kynett, sec
retary of the board of church exten
sions of the Methodist Episcopal
church, is president of its board of
directors. Archbishop Ireland is one of
its vice presidents. The league is in
terdcnominal aud omuipartisan.
The organization is having a wonder
ful growth iu Ohio, Michigan, Penn
sylvania, Texas, California, Wisconsin,
Virginia, West Virginia and the Pis
trict of Columbia, while several other
states are organizing. Rev. O. B.
Whitmore, who is the state superinten
dent for Nebraska, has headquarters at
tho Young Men's Christian association
building in Lincoln. Tho fuuds -with
which to carry ou tho work aro provided
by voluntary gifts of the people. The
state officers are: Rev. H. O. Rowlands,
president; A. E. Hargreaves, treasurer;
J. W. Dougherty, secretary; Rov. O. B.
Whitmore, superintendent.
j:ir pt of Silver Decline.
Dexyer, Aug. 7. The effect of the
decline in silver to 554, cents per ounce
is current topic of conversation among
mining men, and while some are great
ly discouraged at tho ontlook for min
ing in Colon: do, the general opinion
seems to be that the decline of silver
will have no very serious effect upon
tht miiif-rs, because thero is compara
tively little silver now mined in tho
state except in connection with copper,
gold and lead. There is a possibility
that fomo of the Aspen and Creede
properties will shnt. down, but outside
Df these there will be little chango in
the situation.
Sam Sniull and Talmapo Talk.
Salem, Nt-b., Aug. 10. Sunday has
been a perfect one and tho crowd largo
at tno luters'ate Chautanana. Rev.
Sam Small preached in the forenoon
and evening and Rev. T. DoWitt Tal
niago in the afternoon to largo audi
ences. Cleared All Kj:pen-es.
Lincoln, Aug. 8. The encampment
of the Epwor:h league has proven to be
a far greater success thau the most san
gniiift expected. Tho receipts up to date
have been sufficient to cover the cntiro
expense, so that the monoy received dur
ing the remainder of the assembly will
bo clear m-eQ
Colonel Mosby and the Vlrsinins.
Said a Vinriuia Tjolitician rrr-p.ntlv
"Poetry may bo losing its hold on some
Virginia. A happy quotation from Byron
recently made capital for Colonel John
S. Mosby all over the state. When it
was announced that Colonel Mosby
would apply to President McKinley for
an office, some of his old opponents
opened fire on him again for going over
to the Republicans after the war and
particularly for his always cordially ex
pressed admiration for General Graut.
It was rather poor business, and for a
time Colonel Mosby paid no attention to
it, but finally, when the hope was exr
pressed that if appointed ho would nof
be credited to Virginia, the colonel pre
pared a card in reply, and it appeared in
r no upwspapprs. lie reviewed briefly his
pareer as soldier and citizen, stood by
Jiis guns aiifl reminded Ins opponents
that hp was up Ipugcr a citizen of the
state. He would abide by the record, he
paid. He had doile iis duty, prd if Vir
ginia chose to reject him let her, said
he, quoting from 'Childe Harold:'
"14ft the Jnurpj3 pn a loftier brow
Jwd bo tjiu gpprtnn epitaph on mo,
ppartn linth ninny a vrorthier son than be.
"Do you know, the colonel's grit and
his poetry caught the popular feeling,
and the attacks ou him ceased. A short
time after that came the accident to
Colonel Mosby at Charlottesville, which
cost him an eyo, aud sympathy was ex
pressed for him iu every quarter. The
VirrrininTis lilro spntimpur. nnrl fliof K?f
from Byron, grittily applied, did tho
work for Mosby's enemies." New
a ' v. V.....V
York Tribune.
No Qnail For Illm.
J.'Ruail, villain!" Ho pointed his
trusty shooting iron at the head pf the
mail "who had been, treating the beauti
ful maiden to a job, lot pf genera wickr
eduess pyer since the curtain wen(; pp.
At Jast I bavo thep. tuaiirf
But, cputrary fo the direction in act
3, sceno 2, tho villain stood his grpnpd,
"Quail. I tell thee! Why dost not
quail?"
"Can't risk it on oo pod a week-,"'
quoth thp villain, with n defiant sneer
saved oyer from the first act, 'because,
forsooth, quail Is legally out of season,
and I see a gamekeeper in the audi
ence,"
Then he kicked over an Alp, waded
through tho bay of Naples, fell into tho
thunder and only stopped lit ' his mad
flight to remark to tho manager that an
actor with a reputation must decline to
play on that stage, as thero were flies on
it Pearson's Weekly.
There is a story of
a snow-ball rolling
down a Western
mountain side until
it grew so big that
it finally took in a
miner's cabin. If
you ever rolled, a
snow-ball you know
that might have hap
pened. It would
certainly grow big
ger and bigger, until
something broke it
orstonoediL That's
iN the iwv 1itt1p svtnrw
7 a toms of disease roll
themselves bigger
r p and bigger into some
Headaches and bil
iousness, dyspepsia and constipation seem
like trifling ailments; but just as sure as
they're not stopped they grow into some
thing more serious. If you have these
troubles, the first thing to do is to get a
little bottle of Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pel
lets. There never was anything like
them to cure constipation and indiges
tion. They tone the stomach, liver and
bowels, and insure natural regularity
without violence or discomfort, They
prevent serious disease by breaking up
its beginnings. They cure completely
and permanently. Don't allow any drug
gist to persuade you into getting "some
thing else" on which he makes more
profit.
If you want to keep in -health and con
dition you ought to have Dr. Pierce's great
tree book, "ine People's
Common 'Sense Medical Ad
viser." It gives reliable pre
scriptions for- the cure of all
sorts of common diseases.
It explains the principles of
anatomy and physiology and
the origin of life. It has over
one thousand pages profuse
ly illustrated. A paper
bound copy sent free on re
ceipt of 2i cents in one-eent stamps to.pay
the cost of mailing cjj'., Address, World'3
Dispensary Medical Association, Buffalo,
N. Y. For ten cents extta a handsome cloth
bound, silver-stamps d copy will be sent.
U. P. TIME TABLE.
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No. 2 Fast Mail 8:45 n. ni.
No. i 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-Fast Mail 11:20 p. ra.
No. 23 Freight 7:35 a. m.
No. 19-Freight JLjAO p. m.
N. B. Olds. Agent.
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DEALER IN
Coal Oil,
Gasoline,
Gas Tar,
And Crude Petroleum.
Leave orders at office
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Contractor and Builder,
AND AGENT FOR
ECLIPSE and FAIRBANKS
WINDMILLS.
4-f t, 6-f t. 8-f t, 9-f t, 10-f t, 12-f t, 14-f t
and 16-ft Wheels back geared.
IDEAL STEEL 10 and 12-foot
Wheels in direct stroke.and IDEAL
STEEL TOWERS.
NORTH PLATTE, NEB.
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ICE.
We have it have plenty of it
and can furnish you any quantity
desired. Our ice is good none
better and we make prompt . de
liveries. We solicit your trade, feeling we
can please ypu
Miner Fiazier.
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SMOKERS
In search of a good cigai
will always find it at J.
F. Schmalzried's. Try
them and judge.
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Wp have been making-garments fop
North Platte citizens for over .ft'elyj
years, and if our work nnd prices were
not satisfactory we would pqt hp hpra
'o-day. We solicit your trndPt
F. J, BR0L5KBR,
MERCHANT TAILOR.
All you guoss about difficulty In sel!.
ing Stark Trees may be wrong. If yon
wish to know th truth, drop postal to
Stark Nursery, Louisiana, Mo., or Rook,
port, 111. Name references. Cash pay
to salesmen each werk the year round.
Outfit freo takos no monoy to tkv the
work. Also want ci.un makers. get
their trees free.