4 IRA L BARE, Editor and Propbietoi? SUBSCBIPXION BATES. One Year, cash in advance, H-25 SixMoaths, cash in advance 75 Cents Entered attheNorthPIatte(Nebraska)postofflcea8 aecond-clasematter. FRIDAY, SEPT. 24, 1897. REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET. For Judge of the Supreme Court, A. 5L POST. For University Kegents. C. V. KALEY, J. X. DRYDEN. Who received the benefit of that eijjht thousand dollars, which it is claimed Mr. Buchanan saved the county? Who has profited by the economical (?) administration of county affairs by populist officers? "What tax-payer finds his taxes lower under populist rule than un der republican administration? Don't all speak at once. Stock in the sugar trust went up two points this week, while stock in thelveliher'-Holcomb-Hault- man-Buchanan political trust went down four points. The latter com bine has began distributing- divi dends in the country precincts in hope that the stock will recover what it lost. It is understood that A. D. Orr has been placated by the promise of being continued as deputy in the treasurer's office. This will be hailed with delight by those popu lists who remember Orr's action in the campaign six years ago. But the populist trust had to recognize Orr; otherwise he would have made trouble. The value of our imports during August was $39,876,640, the small est for any month in eighteen years. The. exports during August were valued at 79,497,820. the largest of any August recorded by the bureau of statistics and an increase over those of August, S39. Here is a which broadens 1896, of $12,807. thirty day score the smile on the face of the country, and indicates what the farmer is doing with his surplus grain. The gas belt of Indiana is reap ing the first fruits of a return to protection and prosperity. On Sat urday the American wire nail works resumed operations with a force of 700 men. The L-ippincott lamp chimney works, with 400 men, and the Macbeth chimney works with a like number of men, also resumed. All of these industries have been idle for several months. Advances of wages are reported in three win dow glass factories, and two iron works are reported as having com pleted the work of enlargement of their plants, and as being about to resume operations with an increased force of men. The thick and dark clouds that have lowered over the manufacturing districts during four years of democratic ascendancy are scattering before the healthful and welcome breeze of republican policy. If, as Mr. Buchanan claims he has saved the county $S. 000 as in terest on school and precinct funds and if, as the Era claims, the pop ulist administration of county af fairs has been an economical one, why is it that the taxes this year are greater than ever before? Dur ing the past four j-ears the county has had no murder or other expen sive trials; no emergency cases which drew heavily upon the treas ury. If Buchanan has saved the county money; if the populist offic ials have saved the county money what has become ot the savings? Why was it necessary to increase the valuation property and raise taxes? Is it not fair to presume that if the populist reign has been one of economy the taxes would be lowered instead of raised? These are pertinent questions worthy of consideration by every tax payer in the county. The socialists in the east are in sympathy to a considerable extent with the pops of the west. They are holding meetings and passing resolutions denouncing "dollar wheat" as a swindle perpetrated on the "laboring man." But the 350, 000 laboring men who have found work since the passage of the Ding ley act, are not making1 much of a kick about dollar wheat. ,When wheat was 40 cents they were idle. Now they are drawing wages and can much better afford to pay an other cent or two for a loaf of bread than they could to pay anything tor it in the cheap-and-nasty days ot Wilson-Bryanism, Cyclone in Jtaly Kills Forty. Brixdist, Italy, Sept. 23. A cyclono swept over Sava, Oria and Lahano, all in the province of Lecce, yesterday evening. Forty persons were killed, "JO people were wounded, 20 houses were destroyed and telegraphic coinmauiea tiou with the scan of the disaster was cat oL YELLOW JACK'S SWAT FEVER CONTINUES TO SPREAD IN NEW ORLEANS. Steord of the Day at Louisiana 4tropo lis riijsicians Finil Much to Contend "With In Fighting; Yellow Jack Clean ing: Up Day Advocated. Hew Orleans, Sept. 23. The official record of the board of health office last night, at 6 o'clock showed a total of 12 cases since 6 o'clock Tuesday evening and two deaths. The new cases are for the most part widely scattered and sev eral of them at least do not seem to have been the outcome of local offec tion. It is apparent that the microbes brought over in baggage frcmBiloxi and Ocean Springs are still incubating and that many more cases of yellow fever are to be looked for. The system of quarantine and sanitation in vogue here is -unquestionably showing good results, and Avhatever spread there is of the sickness is confined to houses in which yellow fever already exists or in premises immediately adjoining. There were seven new cases reported at Ocean Springs and seven patients were discharged. There are still 15 un der treatment. The doctors said the sickness was extremely mild. One of the patients at the Springs, Mrs. Cabbage, is today reported as still being in a somewhat dangerous condition. AtBiloxi, Michael Levy aged 17, died this morning of the fever. At a largely attended meeting of bankers, business men, ministers and representatives of labor organizations.it was resolved to ask the board of health to consider the advisability of adoptiug next Tuesday as a general cleaning day. BLIZZARD ON CHILCOOT. One Thousand Gold Seekers Experience Winter Terrors of the Pass. Sax Fraxcisco, Sept. 22. A letter from Crater Lake, Alaska, dated Sept. 2, says : "A thousand men toiled all of yesterday in a blinding storm of snow and sleet on the summit of Chil coot pass. The blizzard lasted from daylight until dark. H. C. Willard of Butte, Mont., fell from the rocks at a point half way between the summit and Crater Lake and fractured a bono in his left forearm. A physician set the bone and Willard continued across Crater Lake toward Lake Liudermau. An Indian chief at Dyca told mo a few days ago that Chilcoot pass would probably bo blockaded by snow about the 25th. He said that miners fortu nate enough to have their supplies across the summit before that time can reach Dawson. The rivers, he claimed, will keep open until late in November, although the lakes will probably be frozen in six weeks. Ten days ago the Indians charged 32 cents a pound for packing from Dyea to Lake Liuderman. The rate is -now 40 cents. When the next steamer arrives it will probably jump to 50 or (50 cents. Favorable Week for Crops. Washington. Sept. 23. The weather bureau in its report of crop conditions for the week ended Sept, 22. says : The week has been favorable for ripening and securing crops, but in the central Mississippi and Ohio valleys, Tennessee, and over perl ions of the middle and south Atlantic states it has been too dry for fallowing and seeding of fall grain. The exceptionally warm weather of the first half of the month matured corn rapidly, and has placed nearly the whole crop beyond injury from frost. Owing to drouth conditions in some of the more important states, the grain, particularly tho late crop, did not fill well and the reports indicate that much will be chaffy. Cutting has progressed rapidly under favorable conditions and in soino of the more important corn states will be practically completed by the end of September. Cowboys Fight In Camp. Rapid City, S. D., Sept. 21. Word has been received in this city of a shoot ing affray which occurred in the Big Horn basin, across the hue in Wyom ing, between several cowboys, resulting in the death of two men. A cowboy named Lee shot and killed the cook. He went to the tent and shot, three times in the dark at a man named West, who was in bed. West made a rush for the man and shot him through the heart. The coroner's jury exonerated West. Commissioner Will File Answer. Sioux Falls, S. D., Sept. 20. The railroad commissioners have decided to file their answer to the complaint of the railroads which obtained an injunc tion against them in the United States court. The answer will be filed on Oct. 4, so that tho case will be brought to trisd as speedily as possible under the rules of the court. The earliest time at which this can be done will be at the April term of court next spring. Disastrous Fire at Creston. Creston, la., Sept. 20. Creston suf fered from a disastrous fire yesterday afternoon, which for a time tlireateued the entire business district. The fire started in the basement of Mackemer & Steam's furniture store, and was diffi cult of access. Three fine brick blocks were gutted, more than a dozen busi ness and professional firms being burned out. It is estimated that $50,000 worth of property was destroyed, with insur ance at 30,000! Lower World's Double Team Hecords. Philadelphia. Sept. 23. The pacers, John B Gently and Robert J, this af ternoon on the Belmont track, lowered the world's double team record for a mile to 2:09. The quarters were 33, 1 :03, 1 :37, 2 :09. The previous record was 2 :094, held by Mrs. E. D. Stokes, Miss Rito and Josie B. Daltiuioro Will Co to Honolulu. Vallejo, Cal., Sept. 23. Orders have been received at the navy yard to put the cruiser Baltimore in commission Oct. J. She is ordered to proceed to Honolulu, presumably to relieve the PhiLi-lelphia. Judge Kilgorc Critically III. Ardmore, I. T., Sept. 20. C. B. Kib gore, United States judge of this district and a former congrcsMiian from Texas, is critically ill here. The' attending physicians have given up all hope of his recovery, stating that he mar live a wevk, possibly a month, but tliat death is likely to occur any hour. It May lie Duke of Tctunu. Madrid, Sept. 20. The ministerial organ-asserts that the Spanish minister, the Duke of Tetuan, will soon be ga -ttcd as Spanish ambn ssadbrtb Friiico. ; CURE ;-OR TEXAS FE E3. " New Ileu;edy Xs SaiL to Bo Hoth Cheap mcd Very Effective. Denver, sept. 18. After many months of effort and repeated experi ments a cure for cattle fever has been -unci. Dr. Y. A. Wbrgaard of this city A the discoverer. The plan for dealing with the fever is primarily to extermi nate the insect known as the "tick," which abound on fever-strjoken cattle, and through means of which the dis ease is communicated. To do this tho cattle are forced to swim through a so lution in a vat. What the solutionis, it is not known at the present time, but crude petroleum is used. When tho successful experimentwas tried, 25 head of very "ticky" cattle were forced to swim through the solution, and it was noticed that while standing on the drip board there was almost a perfect rain of "ticks" falling off the cattle. They were put into a special pen and the next day a rigid examination was prosecuted and the examiners failed to find a single live "tick" in the whole herd. Not a single bad effect resulted from the dip ping. If the new remedy proves to. do all that it is claimed it can do, the cat tle market will experience somewhat ct a revolution, and about o,000 head of cattle will bo shipped north each year during the now prohibited season. A meeting of all states and territories that handle cattle has been called to meet at Fort Worth on Sept. 27, and at this meeting it is expected the new scheme of dipping cattle will bo shown, and should it prove a success there, many of the states will bo ready to so modify their laws that the cattle of the south can enter the northern markets. ARMY GOES AT SLOW STAGES. Many Obstacles Confront Ttritish Troops on the March In India. Bombay, Sept. 20. Advices from the front show that the various columns are advancing against the Mahniundis from Panjkora and Shabkadrnr. As yet they have met with no serious opposi tion, but difficulties of transportation in a mountainous and almost pathless country are immense. The most for midable obstacle in the way of rapid movement is tho lack of water. The brigade of General Jefferies has not joined in tho advance. Yesterday it left Camp Auayct with 16 companies of infantry and four guns, in order to rcattack tho enemy at the village of Daniotagoa. The enemy made a des perate resistance, but was driven out into the hills. The British demolished their towers and captured 400 innlo loads of supplies. As soon as the troops began to retire from the village the enemy appeared in force. The retirement, however, wsis effected with great precision, the native troops behaving fplendidly. Two Sikhs were killed and six wounded. NO OCCASION FOR A SCARE. Weather Too Cold For Fever to Spread at !Cansa3 City. Kansas City, Sept.. 18. Tho case at the city hospital, which was last night given out as a possible case of yellow fever, had not been fully diagnosed this morning. None of the physicians de sired to place themselves on record. "If the patient comes from where he claims lie does," said Dr. Stinley, "there is, of course, some chance of the disease proving yellow fever. However, there need be no fear of the disease spreading while the present cold weather pre vails." The patient is Claude Ander son, a 7-year-old negro boy, who came hero from Mississippi, having left that state, according to his story, in company with an unknown white man six days ago. The white man's whereabouts are unknown. Anderson has been placed in an isolated ward of the hospi tal. In the meantime, while letting the case run its course, so that a proper diagnosis may bo made, the physicians, although ignorant of the real nature of the disease, express no fear of a disas trous outcome. REBELS TAKE-A TOWN. Guatemalan Insurgents Capture a Govern incut Stronghold. Washington, Sept. li. A telegram has been received at the state depart ment confirming the press reports of the capture yesterday by insurgents of the government position at Quezaltenaugo, Guatemala. This place is about 50 miles back from the Pacific coast and was one of the most important govern ment strongholds. United States Con sul Priugle, who reports the fact to the state department, has asked for another warship, in addition to the Alert, to protect American interests in the country, but the department believes that the one already ordered there will be sufficient at present, and will await further developments before adding tc the force. Tho Alert has not yet left San Francisco, but is under orders to hasten southward. She will touch at Acapulco en ronte so as to afford the state department an opportunity to amend her orders if occasion should ar rive. Third Msage From Andree. Copenhagen, Sept. 21. A dispatch received from Hammerfest, northern most town of Europe, in Norway, say? that the whaling ship Falk has brought there the third pigeon dispatch from Professor Andree, who left the island ol Tromsoe in a balloon on July 1 1 last in an attempt to cross the polar regions. The message bronght by the Falk reads : "July 18, 13 :30 p. m., lat. 82.2 n., long. 12.5 o. Good voyage eastward. All well" Hbfda Mherift" for Trial. Wilkesba K re , Pa., Sept. 22. Sheriff Martin and his 64 deputies were given a preliminary hearing yesterday, charged with the killing of striking miners near Lattimer. Charles Gnscott, a schoolteacher of Lattimer, testified to seeing Sheriff Martin scuffling with the strikers. His testimony was much the same as the preceding witness. At the conclusion of Gascott's testi mony, the judges, after a consultation with District Attorney Fell, held all the deputies in $4,000 each until the hear ing is concluded. Joseph Sinn, trust officerof the City Safe Deposit and Safe Trust company of Philadelphia, quali-j ned as tonclsnianm the spm of $259,000. Yelasnnez Ordered f. jfe Lynchiug. City of Mexico, Sept. 23. Velas quez, ex-inspector general of pojicp, now in prison, has confessed that lie ordered the killing of Arroyo, the as sailant of President Diaz. His servant admits buying the knives with which the deed was committed. Velasquez says the man was not tortured. Tho judge has decided that Velasquez and Cabrera axe guilty znd he held -them ior trial. J ATS LAND SOLDIERS. MAY FORCIBLY RESIST HAWAIIAN ANNEXATION. r&ue&gers and Crew or City of Pricia Tell Stories or a State bf Affairs la Hawaii Which, ir True, Demands Investiga tionAttention Attracted by Japanese. San Francisco, Sept. 23. If tho stories told by the passengers and crew of the steamer City of Pekin be true, a state of affairs exist in Hawaii which partment. When tho City of Pekin ar rived at Honolulu the attention of the other passengers on board that, steamer was attracted by the remarkable sym metrical movements of 174 Japaueso steerage passengers who were disem barking. Although classed as laborers, their well drilled and military appearance was too -palpable to escape observation and occasioned considerable comment. The Japanese were apparently under the command of a veteran sergeant and divided into squads of 20 under non commissioned officers. During the'voy ago a military discipline was observed, which created comment among the other steerage passengers and steamer's crew and many conjectures were haz- zard as to the meaning of their being shipped to the islands. It was gener ally believed that they were sent to the island for tho purpose of forcibly resist ing annexation if necessary. Rumors of tho presence of tho mikado's soldiers are not new on the island, and it is said that over 1,000 well drilled men have already been landed there and about 400 veterans of the Japan-China war arc expected on the next steamer. SENATE RATIFIES TREATY. Unauimoas Action or the Upper Hooso I'.eportcd From Honolulu. San Francisco, Cal., Sept. 23. News was brought by the steamer City of Peking, which arrived last night, that the Hawaiian senate on Sept. 10 unanimously ratified the treaty for the annexation of Hawaii to the United States. Commenting upon the unprecedented haste of the upper chamber, the Iuso, newspaper orirau .of the- Portuguese residents, of Sept. 13, said : "The sen ate of the republic of Hawaii has unan imously ratified the" convention which cedes Hawaii to tho United States, not only with all mercantile property with doubtful title, but also tying up pnvi leges which about 5,000 voters of the Portuguese colony have enjoyed and which can only be recovered if the con gress of the United States from a sense of justice and equity, shall concede to us the privilege to which we have a right. The session was closed on tho 10th to be convened again next March in regular session." Despite the action of the senate, the opponents of annexation are continuing their fight, and the leaders of the move ment express the utmost confidence in their ability to defeat annexation. The steamship Australia, having on board Senator Morgan, Congressman Berry, J.G. Cannon, H.C. Loudeuslager and J. A. Tawney, arrived in Honolulu on the 13th. They were accorded a w arm welcome. ' ", Woodford' Interview With Tetuan. Madrid, Sept. 23. The correspond ent here of the Associated Press learns upon high authority that at the much discussed interview of Saturday last General Woodford reported to tho duke of Tetuan the gravity of the condition of Cuba, and requested in behalf of the United States, that Spain would find a method of speedily ending the war and giving justice to the Cubans. He of fered the good offices of the United States in effecting a settlement of the Cuban troubles, which practically gives Spain an opportunity of gracefully end ing the war. If she does not embrace it within a reasonable time notice will be given that the United States must interfere, though General Woodford has not said so yet. Staflieback House llurncd by a Mob. Galena, Ktin., Sept. 23. The notori ous Staffleback house wits burned by a mob at midnight and every vestige of the old structure, where murders and crimes of tho most diabolical nature were committed, was destroyed, After firing the place the mob withdrew and watched the old structure burn. No fire alarm was turned in until the building was nearly consumed and then no efforts were made by the fire depart ment to extinguish the flames. The search for the remains of the Stafiie backianiily victims still goes on. German Torpedo Boat Sinks. Hamburg, Sept. 23. Torpedo boat No. 26 has capsized and sunk near the first lightship off Cnxhaven. Eight of her crew, including her commander, Duke Frederick William of Mecklen-burg-Schwerin, were drowned. The duke was born in 1871, held the rank of lieutenant in tho German navy and was the brother of the grand duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. A salvage steamer has gone to the scene of the disastor. Pinks With Seventy, London, Sept. 23. A dispatch from Vienna says that 70 persons were drowned as a result of a collision yester day evening at Fiume between the steamer Ika, a local passenger vessel, and the British steamer Tiara, which was leaving that port as the Ika was entering. The latter sunk in two min utes and in full view of thousands of people, who crowded to the piers and water front when the accident became known. Alabama Miners Entombed. Birmingham, Ala., Sept. 21. Fire broke out this morning in Belle Ellen No. 2 mine, near Blockton, in Bibb count-. Many miners were rescued at first, but a number have been cut off from escape, and will certainly perish. A SECRET. Bunk deep In a sea, A sea of the dead, J4es a book that shall b Never ppened or read. Jta sjbylljnp.pages A secret inelosc tho flower of tho ages, A rose, a red rose. - That .cp pf t Jip dead " Is my ful, and the book Js ray heart, and the red Rose the Jovo you forsook Julian Hawlhorno in Lippincott'a. Awarded .Highest Honors World's Fair, Gold Medal, Midwinter Fair. iDR; POWDtR A Pure Grape Cream of Tartar Powder. 40 YEARS THE STANDARD. Dr. Spragne Succeeds l)r. Fall. .Lincoln, Sept. IB. Tho letter an nohncing tho resignation of Dr. O. P. Fall, superintendent of the Institute for the Feeble Minded at Beatrice, was re ceived by Governor Holcomb today and the resignation was accepted, to take effect Oct. 1. The governor has an nonnced the appointment of Dr. Charles G. Sprague of Omaha as superintend ent of the institute to succeed Dr. Fall Irrigation Delegate. Jefferson City, Mo., Sept. 18. Governor Stephens today selected tho following delegates-atdarge to the an nnal session of the national irrigation congress to be held at Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 28 : H. R. Whitmore of St. Louis, George W. E. Griffith and L. Lombard of Kansas City. Thomas Knight of Kansas City represents Missouri in tho congress as a member of the national executive committee. I.asl Day of the Keunfon. Lincoln, Sept. 19. The last day of the G. A. R. reunion was celebrated by one of the largest trades displays and parades Lincoln has seen for years, The crowd of visitors from outside the city was estimated at 10,000. The "liv ing flag" representation by 1,000 school children was a novel and inspiring part of the exhibition. After the parade ad dresses were made by the governor and others from tho stands. Conference Has a Uusy Scsnion. York, Neb., Sept. 22. The Methodist conference session yesterday was tho busiest of auv held. The committee on education gave its report. In it recom mendations were made for the appoint ment of Rev. F. M.Estabrookeas finan cial agent of the university and for the apportionment of $8,000 by the Nebras ka conference to this school. Chancellor Ellinwood resigned as treasurer of the institution. Rev. H. C. Harmon of Ne braska City was transferred from this conference to the Black Hills confer ence, with a charge at Lead, S. D. Ex-Auditor Moore Pleads. Lincoln, Sept. 23. Insisting that un der the statutes he had committed no crime, Eugene Moore, ex-state auditor of public accounts, today pleaded not guilty to embezzling funds to the extent of $23,20S Moore's contention is that the money .which consisted of insurance fees, should under the law have been paid to the state treasurer instead of to himself, and that he is responsible only to the insurance companies by which the moucy was paid. This action was due to an understanding between attor neys for the prosecution and the de fense and tho case will go the supreme court whatever the decision of the lower court may be. A motion for ar rest objected to on behalf of Moore will be argued Oct. 12. Transportation of Pupils In Cheaper. Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 22. The law passed by the last legislature empower ing school boards to provide transpor tation for pupils to another school in the same district whenever the distance to the school is impracticable for the pupils to attend without transportation, is being taken advantage of by several districts of the state. In Lincoln it has beeu decided to abandon one of the schools in the edge of the town and transport the pupils by street cars to one of tho other graded schools. It is esti mated that by this the expense of provid ing an education for these pupils will be reduced 45 percent. In Fremont and Nebraska City the school boards ;;re also preparing to try tho new system. In many of the western counties there are districts in which tho average at' tendance of pupils is less than five Should districts of this sort agree among themselves and transport the pupils of one district over to the school run by another district, there would le a sav ing of fully 80 per cent in the furnish ing of an education for (be pupils. ARREST ROBBERS AFTER A FIGHT. CityMaiuhal of Crawford Cnpturr Uan Lewi and Dick Austin. Crawford, Neb.. Sept. 18. City Marshal C. S. Spearui.iu yesterday re ceived word that Dan Lewis and Dick Austin, two noted safeblowcrs and post office robbers, had been located 20 miles from here. Accompanied by two depu ties the marshal started for the camp and met the desperadoes. The marshal ordered them to throw up their bauds. Lewis drew a revolver, but the mav ghal got in the first shot, which struck Lewis iu tho cheek. Lewis returned the fire without effect and received two more bullets iu return. Austin throw up his hands at tho first volley. Both men were brought to Crawford and physicians say Lewis is fatally injured. REFUSE TO TURN OVER ACCOUNTS. Gillespie Will Not Settle Until He Ilai Hnd a Chance to Examine the Book. Ojiaha,. Sept. 19. Professor Dawes. the new superintendent of the Nebraska state institute for the deaf and dumb, claims that former Superintendent Gil lespie refuses to turn over to his suc cessor the account books and certain funds belonging to the institute. Pro fessor Dawes states that his predecessor has about 400 of the industrial fund and $2C0 of the children's spending a - i i I money, intrnstea to tne superintendent by parents, which should be turned over at once. Professor Gillespie has ex perts on the books, and says he will turn flyer all accounts and moneys he piay owe the sato as sppn as hp has de: ferminefl. to whap extent he is maeoteg. The matter has been referred by the governor to the attorney general. DECLARED ILLEGAL. JUDGE FOSTER KNOCKS OUT VSTOCK EXCHANGE. LIVE Kansas City Organization Held to Be aa Unlawful Combination Court Sayn It Is Organized In Violation of the Sherman Antitrust Lavr Organization Enjoined. A Topkka, Sept. 21. United States District Judge Foster made a sweeping decision, in which he declared the or ganization known as the Kansas City Live Stock exchange illegal under the provisions of the antitrust law. The exchange is an organization of commis sion men who control the sale of live stock in Kansas City. All stock which enters the city must pass through the hands-of this organization. Judge Fos ter enjoins the exchange from doing business and declares it an unlawful combination. Some members of the exchange say the dissolutinn of the exchange will be a severe blow to the live stock interests if it stands-the test in the higher courts. Judge Foster defines tho interstate law and says : "It is indisputable that all the live stock shipped to these de fendants for salo from states other than Kansas or Missouri, after it has entered the current of commerce between the states, continue and remain subjects of such commerce until the transportation is terminated and the property becomes a part of the general property of the state. It is also well settled that while this property is the subject of interstate commerce, no state, municipality or other power but congress can impose taxes, restrictions or regulations upon it, except as far as proper in the exer cise of police regulations for the protec tion or the health, morals ana person or the citizen, ana except lor proper charges and regulations for the use of local instruments as aids or incidents to such commerce, such as docks, bridges, wharves, elevators, ferries, pilotage, etc." OPINION ON DISCRIMINATING CLAUSE Attorney General McKenna's Decision -Knocks Out Section 22. "Washington, Sept. 22. Attorney General McKenna announced his opin ion in the matter of section 22 of the new tariff law. He holds, in effect, that goods coming directly into the United States from foreign conntries through Canadian ports are not subject to the discriminating duty of 10 per cent, and also holds that foreign goods shipped froin conntries other than British pos sessions in British vessels are not sub ject to the discriminating duty. Two questions were asked the attor ney general, the first of which was, in effect, whether the (liscriminating duty of 10 per cent provided for in section 23 should be assessed against an invoice of tea from China which had arrived at Vancouver in British vessels and thenco shipped through Canada to Chicago. The second question was whether the discriminating duty should be assessed. against a cargo of manganese ore from Chile which recently arrived in a British ship at Philadelphia. Both these ques tions the attorney general answers in the negative. VICTORY FOR UNION LABOR. President of the United Mine Workers y Talks of the Strike. "Washington, Sept. 22. M. D.Ratch- ford, president of the United Mine "Workers of America, who is here to at tend a special meeting of the officers of the Federation of Labor, gave the fol lowing authorized statement to the As sociated Press today : "Today will see about 75,000 miners resume work in the bituminous coal fields of the central states. The strike srcnerally ends to day. This is the middle of the 12th week of its duration. It was broucrht to a closo at our convention at Colum bus, O., on the 8th to the 11th of the present month, the 10 days time being inven to allow miners and operators to como together in Illinois and "West "Vir ginia to meet the prices fixed 85 cents a ton in Pittsburg, 56 cents in Ohio and Indiana, the same to continue till the end of December. The mining sitna tion is not likely to become disturbed again until the beginning of next year, at which time we hope to be able to set tie wage differences amicably and with out tho necessity of a strike. It is well understood that the fight will continue from the present time in all fields and against all operators who refuse to meet the rates. Standing of the Clubs, W L P ...XOiU .717 Brooklyn... W L 61 67 65 B7 54 W P Baltimore. .445 ,451 Hoston,, . . . 87 .'M Now York,... "7 -14 Cincinnati.... 67 53 Cleveland.., .Ki Si) Wahington,.5(5 15 707PittKlmrK... .6JM Chicn ,44:1 AW Phi!iulehjhia.52 71 cntro orarhinuieiphi .421 ,510 Louisville... 51 72 .415 .ra St. Louis -7 R5 2il WE8TEJIX I.EAQITB. WL P' W L F Sidianapolis .18 117 .723) Detroit Til fi J514 olnnihuii....89 47 .1554' Minneapolis..! 05 -TU0 Milwaukee... 85 50 .C2! Kansas Citv..40 99 .287 fit. Paul 8U5I 1 - lR'pd.s.34 100 .253 ONE CEN 1 ..I WHEAT. lusian Shortage nnd Strength In the JTortlnvest Are Factors, VUW.kqo, cpr. AUthe gram and pro vision markets turned very pretty flipflops to day, starting weak and closing strong, and in tho case of whi'nt with a very substantial ad vance. The strength of tho cosh wheat situa tion in tho northwest and confirmatory reports on the Russian crop shortage were factors in a 1 cent gain in wheat, Corn advanced Jgc and oats lAc Provisions closed unchanged to 2)c higher. Whkat Sept. 8flc: Dec., 92J$'c; May, OlJgC Conx Doc., .'HVgc; May,34Jc. Oats Dec-, 20c; May, 2jjc. Pohk Sept., 8.324; Jan.. 9.37. Lard Sept , $4.00; Dec., f4 G5.''M,G7j. RIBS Sept , I5.10&5 12.4; Dec., 14.93. Cash quotations: No. 2 red wheat, tyfeOSe; No.3red.KX92c; Xo. 2 spring, 91Jc;No.S spring,87a.Wc;No.2 hard winter, 90c; No. Z hard winter, 80g8So; No. 2 corn, 29c; No. S oats, 20c. South Omaha Lire Stock. South Omaha. Sept. 22. Cattle Receipts, 6,200; steady to lower; native steers, 4.HX?5.15; western steers, 43.401 40; Texas steers, $3.15f3 3.80; cows and heifers, $3.00353.70; canners,$1.75 2.75 ; stockurs and feeders, SJ.-'S.yi4.30 ; calves, $4.00rafl.00; bulls, stags, etc , ri.00'3.70. Hogs Receipts. 10,000; lOTalSc lower; Iheavy, $3.75 3.95; mixed, W.HXM.90; light, $3.90(54.05; bulk of sales, M.brL3 90. Sheep Receipts, 1,500 steady; fair to choice natives, $3.40(33.85; fair to choice westerns, $3.203.05; common and stock sheep, f 2.75(33.50 ; lambs, $3.75fc5.25. Chicago Live Stock. Chicago, Sept. 22. Hogs Receipts, 32,000; slow and otelOc lower; light, $4.00(54.40; mixed, $3.85rtN.35; heavy, $3.754.:); rough. $3.7.va3.85. Cattle Receipts, 1700; best natives steady, others weak to 10c lower; beeves, $4 OOteS.50; cows and heifers, $i0&4.50; Texas steers, $2.80 (4.00; westerns, $3.20f4.40; atockersand feed ers, $3.25f&.L50. Sheep Receipts, 1,800; firm, lambs weak: natives, $2.504JJ5; western,$3.00 4.05; lamb. $05035.70. St. Louis Grain. St. Louis, Sept. 22. Wheat-Higher: No. 2 red, cash, elevator, 9GTW-2c; track, 0fife97c; No. 2 hard, cash, 87(g88c ; Dec., 97 ifi&hc : May, 66c. Conx Higher; No. ?, 27Jic; Dec., 28c; May, Slc LUETGERT'S DEFENSE. State Objects ta Testimony, Bat Jff Tuthlll Admits It. Chicago, Sept. 23. Thefirst witness for the defense in the Luetgert trial were called and there will be about ihree weeks of evidenco tending to prove his innocence before the attor neys in the case commence their final arguments. Attorney Yincent, for the defense, made the opening statement for Luetgert and according to him tho defense will be simple. It will consist chiefly of a general denial of all tho expert evidence submitted, by the state, proof that the caustic potash used in the vat was purchased by Luetgort for the purpose of making soap, and evid enco tending to show that Mrs. Luet gert is alive and in all probability in Germany. Concerning the rings found in the vat, Attorney Yincent said they were not those of Mrs. Luetgert and that he would prove that she had never seen them, much less wore them. Ho also declared that he wonld bring wit nesses to show that many of the bones identified by the experts for the prose cution as human bones are in reality those of the lower animals. He will also show, he said, that Mrs. Luetgert has been seen alive and well, save for her mental troubles, since May 1, tho night on which it is claimed that sho was murdered. He also asserted that Luetgert will go on the stand in his own defense. A warm legal fight arose in the courso of the opening statement of Attorney Yincent. In outlining the defense ho said that he would prove that Mrs. Luetgert, nervous and discouraged by the business reverses of her husband, had told several of the neighbors that she intended to run away from home. The state protested with much earnest ness against the admission of such evi dence and the court, after listening to tho arguments of the lawyers, said that he did not think that he could permit such testimony to go in. The defense felt this badly, as Attorney Yincent in the heat of his statement had said that without auch evidence as ho had just alluded to his client might be hung. He fought with desperate energy for the admission . of the testimony and finally Judge Tuthill said that he would permit the introduction of evidence re lating to conversation with Mrs. Luet gert held a week prior to her disappear ance, but he said that the testiinonv must be absolutely direct and unques tioned. ODD. FELLOWS IN SESSION. Sovereign Grand Lodge Convenes at Springfield, Ills. Springfield, Ills., Sept. 21. The citv is gaily decorated today in honor of the members of the sovereign grand lodge. Independent Order of Odd Fellows, which holds its annual session here this week. Delegates from every state and many from Europe, Canada, Australia and other foreign- places are presont. The opening session was held this morn ing in Representative hall, state house, ex-Adjutant General Alfred Orendorff presiding. Governor Tanner delivered an address of welcome to tho state and Mayor Loren E.Wheeler welcomed them to the city. Addresses were also mado by Hon. George C. Rankin of Mon mouth, grand master, and Mrs. May D. Stone of Yandalia, president of the Re-. bekah assembly. Grand Sire Fred E. Carleton of Austin, Tex., responded to all the welcoming addresses. "ANUfcLS UNAWARES." " A figure by my fireside staid. Plain was her garb and veiled her faee. A presence mystical she made Nor changed her attitudo nor place. Did I neglect my household ways For pleasuro wrought of pen or bookt She sighed a murmur of ctlaj. raise, At which niethought tho rafters shook. Mo young Delight did often win My patient limits to outgo. Thereafter, when I entered in, That shrouded guest did threatening 8how. The snows of life to chill mo fell Where many a gracious mate lay dead And moved my heart to break the Bpell By that ungracious phantom laid. Now, who art thou that didst not smile When I my maddest jest devised? Who art thou, stark and grim the while That men my tune and measure prized? Without her pilgrim staff she rose, Her weeds of darkness cast aside. More dazzling than Olympian snows The beauty that thoso weeds did hide. Most like a solemn symphony That lifts the heart from lowly things, The voice with which sho spoke to mo Did loose Contrition at its springs. 0 Duty, visitor divine, Take nil the wealth my house affords, But make thy holy methods minol Speak to me thy surpassing words. Neglected once nnd undiscerned, I pour my homage at thy feet. Till I thy sacred law liave learned Nor joy nor life can bo complete. Julia Ward Howe in Independent. There 1 implanted in every man a love of life strong enough to make him tremble and kneel before death when he thoroughly rec ognizes its ap. proach. The trouble, with men is that they do notrec ognize death unless it comes In some violent qot rapid form. f Pnnsnmnflna A kills more men than wars, fam ines, plagues and accidents, but its approach is insidious, and men do not realize that they are in its clutch. Whileonsumption is a eerm disease, the bacilli will not in vade sound and healthy lunars. The luntrs must first be in a diseased condition. First a man feels a little out of sorts. Probably he is overworked and has given too little time to eating, sleeping and rest ing. His appetite falls ofT. His digestion gets out of order and his blood does not receive the proper, amount of life-giving nutriment The liver becomes torpid and the blood is filled with impurities. These are rjumoed into every organ of the bodr. building up unhealthy, half-dead tissues. The most harm is done at the weakest spot, . r .t . ... . . ana most ireauenuy ma spot is in me lungs. A slight cold leads to inflamma tion, the bacilli invade the Inngs and we have a case of consumption. Ninety-eight per cent, of all cases of consumption are cured by Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Uiscovery. It is the orreat blood-maker and flesh-builder. It restores the lost appetite, makes the digestion per fect, invigorates the liver, purifies the blood, bnilds new and healthy flesh and drives out all impurities and disease germs. ii cures wcajt. lungs, &puing ux uiooa,oosu- natecouzhs and kindred ailments. Nohori- txil: Mrs. yrsula Dunham, of SistersyiHe, Tyjer. Co., W."Va., writesf I had a pain Ft ray-side llfie tlm, had but little appetite an'J grew very thm. The 'Golden Medical Discovery proeiDuy cured the twin. rcs-orai rrv nnttlts aril" in. crcsied siy weight.'