Nebraska Newspapers

    The Semi-Weekly Tribune.
I It A I DAUK, 1'roprletor.
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NEBHASKA.
BRIEF TELEGRAMS.
Kansas City's fifth annual horso
show opened most nusplcuously.
Miss Helen Gould and party paid a
brief Visit to Omaha on the 23d.
Ex-Governor Altgeld of Illinois will
make Bcvcrnl political speeches In Ne
braska. Ex-Governor Saunders Is crltcally
111 nt his homo In Omaha. He Is over
80 years of ago.
Montana volunteers testify that Gen
eral Otis is competent though over
burdened with work.
At lit. Louis Tommy Hogan knocked
out Jack O'Kcefo in the scvonth round
of what was to be a fifteenth round
bout.
United Stutcn Minister to Argentina
William I. Buchanan has resigned and
William Lord of Oregon has been com
missioned his successor.
United HtntcB Senator Mallory of
Florida, a member of the Industrial
commission Is ill, suffering from en
largcracnt of the liver.
Andrew Carnegie has offered to do
nate 50,000 to tha city of Dulutu,
Minn,, for a public library, provided
n sultablo site Ih furnished by the city.
Emporor William of Germany will
exhibit tho Frederick tho Great collec
tion of curios, literary treusurcs and
French paintings at the Purls exhibi
tion. Prof. Paul F. Rohrhockor, ono of tho
most prominent educators and musi
cians of Wostorn Pennsylvania, died
nt his homo In Sowlcklcy, aged 73
years.
VandalB havo defaced tho newly eve
nted monuments in SIcges-Allcc, Ger
many. Tho nose and bunds of seven
of tho kaiser's ancestors havo been de
molished. Tho Gorman minister, Von Mumnt,
and Mr. Eliot, tho British member of
tho Snmonnn commission, hold Inter
views separately with Secretary Hay,
touching Samoan affairs.
Among tho passengers who arrived
on tho 24th on tho Ward liner Havana
from Cuba wcro Gon. Fltzhugh Leo
and Col. E. G. Knthoono, In chargo of
tho postal system In Cuba,
At a meeting of tho board of direct
ors of Now York Central railroad nn
ordor as given for nn Incrcaso of $15,
000,000 in tho cnpltal stock, which will
mako tho total capitalization $115,
000,000. Tho premier, tho Marquis of Sails
bury, was present in London at the
private dinner given to Benjamin Har
rison and Mrs. Harrison by United
States Ambassador Choato and Mrs.
Cliouto.
Tho scarcity of seal and snblo, fur
riers In Chicago declaro, Is tho catioo
of tho big advance In tho prlco oi nil
furs. Tho $G0 sahlo of last year Is now
worth $150, and nyed furs uro up trom
20 to 7o per oonU
Tho comptroller of tho currency de
clared a third dividend of 10 per cent
In favor pf tho creditors of tho First
National bank of Noltgh, Neb., making
In nil -10 per cent in clulms proved,
amounting to $98,4GI.
Tho wind which has bean blowing
n galo for several days Is now abating,
and it, is thought tho forest tires in
Wisconsin uro under control, Boveral
thousand acres of valuablo timber
land and much cord wood woro burned.
Tho navy nepartment will not Bond
a man-of-wnr to any of tho Columolan
ports until further advised as to tho
revolutionary movement there. Tno
Murblchcad Is within u day or two of
tho cable station It sho should bo
needed,
A body of n young lady wus found
In tho Oes Moines river at Dos Moines,
and identified ns that of Mabol Scho
flold, of Mackuburg, la. Sho was 21
years old, and enmo to that city n fow
days ugo to visit at tho homo of J. W.
ThomaB.
Tho body of Lloutonnnt Colonel Mll
oy was brought homo on tho transport
Senator under escort. Ho was llonor
nl Shatter's chief nldo in Cuba and foil
a vlctom to fovor in tho Philippines.
His widow and children reside In Cal
ifornia. Frank 8pauldlng and William
Browning, who are alleged to huvo
been momoers of tho party which
robbed tho bank nt Frankfort station
on tho night of September IS, havo
been captured and aro now In Jail at
Havana, 111,
Tho Prlnco of Wnlos received Former
President Bonjamlu Harrison In audi
onco nt Marlborough house. Mr. Har
rison visited tho house, of commons,
accompanying A. J, Balfour, tho gov
ernment lender in tho Iiouso und tho
llrst lord of tho treasury.
Martin White, chief of pollco of
Omaha, died suddenly at his rooms
in tno Merchants hotel of heart fall
uro. Chief Whlto had been confined
to his rooms for threo dnyB with nn
attack of catarrh of tho blllal ductB.
Tho dtscaso was undoubtedly brought
on ny clone and continual application
to work.
Mrs. Mlchaol Aukoubrand was killed
ut Klluhon's bridge, nenr Albion, 111.,
by Mrs. A. Mcwone, neighbor, us tho
result of a quarrel. Mrs, Aukonbraud
was returning from church when tho
quarrel started. Tho two womon wcro
in front of Mrs. McKnoo's house nnd
Mrs. Aukonbraud had a child In her
arms when hor nolghbor brained hor
with a hatchet.
Twenty girls escaped from tho Stnto
industrial School for Girls ut Mltcholl
vllle, twenty miles east of Des Mulncs.
Ia, Thoy woro pursued und captured,
und thoso rcmalnlug In tho school.
ubout 100 In numbor broko out Into
vlolcnco, kicked tho windows out and
destroyed property generally.
Through Information Imparted by
ono Donald, Sheriff Lnyno, of Ogdon,
naB captured ono of tho partlos con
corned in tho holdup of tho Union Pa
cine train at Wilcox, Wyo on Juno
2, when a largo amount of money was
taken from tho express company' safe.
Donald nays thoro woro nluo men In
tho sang.
A. Report That Over 500 Bocra Wore
Killed.
WHERE DUTCH GET AMMUNITION
Thejr I'rornro It nt Vrrlmrj; -Command-
nt Schoomnii Hmllr Seize tlio Town
of Krnluidllcport Horn Threaten
Native Chirr Win) Ar Loyal In Oreiit
Hrltnln HrltUti .Meet a J'urlnu
I'uriladc.
LONDON, Oct, 28. Tho magistrate
at Vryburg Is responsible for tho re
port mado to Premier Schrelncr at
Capetown that CIS Boers were killed
at Mafcklng.
LOUUEN O MARQt'E , Oct. 28.
The following dispatch has been re
ceived hero from Pretoria, filed yester
day: "Tho government has issued a proc
lamation, declaring that no rents or
interests on bonds of martial law, nor
within n certain fixed period after tho
repeal of tho Hamo.
"The Boors at Vryburg have secured
qauntlty of ammunition. Command
Schoman has seized Krokodllcport and
slroycd the railways brldgo there.
CAPETOWN, Oct. 28. A telegram
ftom Buluwayo, Rhodesia, dated Mon
day, snys:
A Boer force Is thrcalcntni; Chief
Khnma and Chief Llnchwe, who nro
loyal to Great Britain. Tho two chiefs'
country lies nt tho extreme northwest
of tho Transvaal and Includes Bcch
uannland, It seems a gross mlstnko
for the Boers to provoke war among
tho natives, Tho probable explanation
is that tho Boer forco Intends
to destroy tho railway to Buluwayo
and thus prevent any uttcmpt of Col
onol Hummer's Rhodeslun forco to go
to tho relief of Mafcklng. Already
there havo been stories of a Rhodeslan
armored train engaging tho Boers some
dlstnnco north of Makeklng.
LONDON, Oct. 28. Tho parllamcnt-
nry byc-clectlon for tho Bow and
Bromley division of tho Tower Ham
Jots, London, hold today to replaco tho
Hon. Lionel R. Holland, conservative,
was fought on tho government's Trnns-
vaal policy and resultod In a big vic
tory for tho government, the conserv
ative candldnto. Wlllam Guthrlo, be
ing elected by 4,328 votes against 2,133
votes enst for his liberal and radical
opponont, Harry Spender. Tho eon
servatlvo mnjorlty was practically
that secured at tho election of Mr. Hol
land. LONDON, Oct. 28. Tho Daily Tele
graph has tho following from Lady
smith dated Wcdncsdny:
"Our cavalry patrom havo been fired
on this forenoon nnd chased by tho
enemy nenr tho sceno of tho Rlotfon
tcln engagement, Tho Boers show
signs of becoming aggressive. Wo
learned of tho capturo of tho Hussars
in venponso to a mllltnry wlro sent
to Commandant General Joubert."
DEATH Of GEN. HENRY.
Nun- Coiiiinundcr of tho Department of
Hut Mlnnnnrl HiU'C'iiiiiIm to l'lieiiiiiiinlii
NEW YOniC, Oct. 28. Brlgadlo"
Genoral Guy V. Hcnrry, U. S. A., Into
military governor of Porto Rico, died
a fow minutes boforo 4 o'clock this
morning at his home-, 139 Madison
nvonuo, of pneumonia, aged CO years.
Ho had been unconscious for sovcral
hours and his cud was peaceful. At
his bedsldo woro all tho mombers ot
his family oxcopL his son, Captain
Guy V. Henry, Jr., who Is In tho Phil
ippines.
When General Homy was taken ill
ten days ago Dr. Smith, a specialist In
pulmonary troubles was summoned,
and ho Inter called In consultation
two other physicians. Tho patient
commenced to sink yesterday and In
tho afternoon becamo unconscious.
Oxygen was used last night in tho
hnpo of carrying him through tho
crisis, hut it was ot no avail, Ills
wlfo, his son, Soton, nnd his daughter,
Mrs. Bonton, tho latter of whom nr
rlved from Nowcastlo, Va lato In tho
ovcnlug, woro with him when ho died.
Lloutcnant P. E. Frank of his staff
was also at his bcdBldo.
General Henry's remains will bo
taken from his homo on Sunday nnd
will bo placed on n special car" and
tho car attached to tho Washington
oxpress, which leaves at 12:55 p. in.
Arriving In Washington, tho body will
bo taken to St. John's church, whoro It
will llo in stnto with a special military
guard until 11:30 o'clock Monday
morning, at which hour tho funeral
services well ho had,
Tho body will bo escorted from tho
houso to tho train in this city by tho
national and stnto troops. Of tho lat
ter thoro will bo tho Sovonth, Sixty
ninth and Sovonty-llrst regiments.
CECIL RHODES SEES EIGHT.
Diamond ICIiik Keveli In tho Wur llo
Drought About,
CAPETOWN, Oct. 28. According to
further advices from Klmberloy, tho
Boors removed tholr killed und wound
ed In carts. No reliable estimate of
tholr losses has been mado.
Mr. Rhodes rodo out and watched
tho tight. Tho townspeople, Includ
ing tho women, mounted tho trenches,
watching eagerly for tho return of tho
troops. Mr. Rhodes is cheerful and
gives dinner parties dally, nt which
luxuries uro nhuudant.
To llo Hurled ut Arlington.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28. Tho death
of Gonornl Henry was announced to
tho war department In n dispatch
from Lloutonnnt Traubeo, ald-dc
camp on tho gcoral's stuff.
Tha interment will bo nt Arlington
Notional cemetery Sunday, Xho nn-
noiiucomcnt was recolved with heart
felt expression of regret from Secre
tary Root, Adjutant Goncral Corbln,
und other high olllclals as well as from
tho rank and file ubout tho wnr do
partment, for General Henry was a
well-known flguro Hero und universal
ly esteemed.
HONORS TO SAMPSON.
I'renentcd With n l'Uc nt the Homo of
HI Itnyhood.
t .PALMYRA, N. Y Oct. 28. Rear
Admiral W. T. Sampson enme to Pal
myra, the 'homo of his boyhood, from
Rochester today. Ho was greeted with
n noisy nnd enthusiastic demonstra
tion. A procession was formed and re
viewed by tho admiral, after which
ho and his party, Including Mrs.
Snmpson, wcro taken to the residence
of Pllnty T. Sexton, where luncheon
was served.
The exercises in the nftcrnoon were
held In the First ,'re8byterian
church. Tho building was packed to
Its utmost capacity. Tho rear admirnl
was most heartily cheered as ho en
tered. Pllnty T. Sexton, a schoolmato
of Admiral Sampson, delivered nn ad
dress of welcome.
After Admiral Sampson responded
Mr. Soxton presented him with tho
Hag which was Hying over tho capltol
nt Washington when congress adopted
tho resolution declaring for Cuban
freedom, which was virtually tho de
claration of wnr against Spain.
CORNELIUS, JR., NOr A BEGGAR.
Snyn III I'nther Had Agreed to (live Him
S10,000,000.
NEW YORK. Oct. 28. Tho World to
morrow will publish the following:
Cornelius Vnnderbllt, nt his home nt
COS Fifth nvenue, nt 10:45 last (Fri
day) night made this Important state
ment to n world representative:
"Tho agreement by which I rccolvc
$0,000,000 from my brother's portion ot
tho cstnto has been mado to appear as
a mero gift. It Is no gift, but tho re
sult of n compact entered into before
my father's decease. By this compact
I was to receive no less than $t0,000,
000. "Tho truth of tho matter Is that an
agreement or nn adjustment was mado
lronl tho beginning. Yes, I may say
from tho beginning to tho end. There
wns an understanding between us that
my share should bo no less than $10,-000,000."
WOMAN'S WORK AT MANILA
lIoKiltiil Aid Society formed With Mr.
Latrton ut tho Head.
MANILA, Oct. 28. A hospital nld
society has been organized hero by
tho ladles of mllltnry circles. Mrs.
Lawton, 'wlfo of General Lawton, has
been elected president.
Mrs. Llscomh Is to havo chargo of
tho work for tho first rcservo hospital.
Mrs. Pago for tho second resorvo hos
pltnl, and Mrs. Starr for the third re
servo hospital, each selecting a corps
of assistants from ladles In tho mili
tary circle.
Contributions from Daughters or tho
American Rovolutlon und from, the
Manila Aid society of Detroit aro to
bo distributed. It is tho intention to
supply to tho sick nnd wounded, first,
clothing, slippers and porfodlcals, and
to visit them personally.
THE RELiEF AT MANILA.
Lieut Cnrmody, Who Hoarded Ship nt
Ou nn DWuppcnrn.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Oct. 28.
Nows was received at tho war depart
ment today of tho arrival of tho hos
pital ship Relief at Manila. Sho re
ported tho disappearance at sea be
tween Guam and Manila of Lloutcn
ant Robert D. Carmody, who went to
Guam with tho marl no battalion on
tho Yosomlto when Captain Leary was
sent out as governor to take posses
sion of tho Island.
Thoro nro no details of tho occur
rence. It appears that Lleutennnt
Carmody was taken nboard at Guam,
presumably sick nnd on orders home
pr elso on a furlough. It Is thought
posslblo that ho may havo Jumped
overboard whllo delirious.
Cabinet THlk I'onltlon,
WASHINGTON, D. C, Oct. 28. The
cabinet meeting today lasted two hours
and n half, an hour longer than usual.
After tho adjournment tho members
were unusually rotlcont. Ono member
said that tho president hud cautioned
thorn against making any statement
about tho meotllng todny. It can ho
stated, however, that tho discussion
rolnted to tho Philippines and there is
reason to bellovo that it wns in refer
ence to tho mllltnry and naval plans
which nro to he plnced In operation
soon.
Fully nn hour of tho session of the
cabinet wns consumed In a discussion
ot tho political outlook, especially in
Ohio, some of tho members having re
ceived ndvlceB from their friends en
gaged In tho campaign, conveying an
accurnto statement ot existing condi
tions. Shntv llumrn Sold.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Oct. &!. An
Incident ot tho Kansas City horso
show was tho salo of n 2-year-old sad
dle horso today for $3,000. Tho horse
Is Rov Dice's, shown by John Donovan,
Jr., of St. Joseph, Mo., and tho pur
chaser was Ooorgo Bornard of Colo
rado .Springs. Another notable sale wns
that of Queensberry, an 8-year-old
chestnut gelding, shown by Georgo
Pepper of Toronto. Kirk Armour of
this city paid C00 for tho horso. In
tho high Jumping contests to night Mr.
Popper took urst and second prizes
with Quccnsborry nnd Sardonyx, by
clearing hurdles six foot two Inches
high. In tho four-in-hand cinss,
horses only counting, A. A. Busch ot
St. Louts took tho honor from his
townsman, John S. Brntton.
lllltiol Cuntrtl Kximndliiic.
CHICAGO, 111., Oct. 28. Tho Record
will say tomorrow: Before many
months havo passed It Is confidentially
said tho Illinois Central will ho n com-potltor-on-tho-Bpot
for Nashville busi
ness. In local railway circles yester
day It was persistently rumored that
tho road had practically completed ar
rangements for entering Tennessee's
capital, and tho plan would bo carried
out ns rapidly ns posslblo. It was said
that an extension ot tho lino would bo
mado from Hopklnsvlllo, Ky to Clark
vllle, Tcnn., a distance of about thirty
miles,
tTl
Tho Grand Showing Thio Great Stato is
Able to Make.
CATTLE, HORSES, HOGS AND SHEEP
A Shortage In Can Troubling llnllmiy
OfllcinM Incrt-anlng Dimlneii Keep
Kvcrybody on tho .lump Ad to No
bnulm Soldier (junta Other Matters
In This Stato.
Llvo Stock Intrrs'ftta of tho Stnto.
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County.
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Antclopo
Banner
lllnlno
lloono
Hox Uutto ....
lioyd
llrown
Huifnlo
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31,154
29,5701
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11,2801
0.3781
36,2371
41.0SSI
29,S2
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3,8351
2,078
1,500
36,762
27.0J
47,5101
52,403
12,368
92S
31,9531
1,8661
23,385
29,855
13,7601
5.0171
7,3'i5
2,2i9
805
s.iis':
4,439
tl,IM
3,022
13,059
8.129
9,052
9,352
9,521
3,059
12.777
8,400
10,130
5,773
7,208
20,55'
3,735
0,006
10.CS3
4,559
0,265
7,551
10,55:!
2,847
9,291
0.84J
9,03
13,519
11,071
1,501
5,444
1,977
4,133
8.113
8,672
7,208
3,51 H
4.771
9,110
CIS
0,191
8,817
8,520
7.231
2.422
3,G7o
2.201
9.7CS
15,916
11.147
1,4M
1.496
8,012
1.051
4,000
0,113
7,074
8,370
10,127
7,303
2,209
8,378
5.74S
9,688
7,593
7,073
9,621
2,611
10.168
4,771
12.009
4,396
10,032
9,003
5,408
6.065
4,799
8.08S
393
3.927
0,090
0,572
0,408
S,ai0
1,470
10,357
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11,1
9,77l
37,110
17,904
21,077
Cedar
4!I5
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Cherry
914
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Cimter ,
Dakota
32,bh6
C1.39l
12,999
20,0K
331
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Deuel
Dixon
Dodgo ,,
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!, 100
41,744
21,930
27.90S
13.197
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9,322
3,770
4,321
11,182
11.9281
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115
31U
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23,7031
29,7301
16,8I4
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20,901
30.689
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3,075
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4,253
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Urnnt
Oreeley
11,030
22,195:
10.HJ7
21,315
85
13,950
29,820
43,284
24,194
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Hamilton
20.305
2,1M
2(,2M
25,0371
17,2S7
9,5031
7,25
48,Ula
4.491
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Hitchcock
10,2001
7,4081
Holt
2,
290
22,883
29.090,
2S.2I8
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Hooker
Howard
l,3(jll
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JolitiHon
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20,443
17,078
15,784
24,905
13.515
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4,11:
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3,J2!I
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Kimball
0.970
45
33,3501
43.3721
19,42S
3,095
3.2231
31,158
3771
26,547
25,7331
28,Zi;il
31,2381
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28.', 20,
29.OG0
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Lincoln
G.534
3,753
20,951 1
0.5581
3.O10I
29.9701
Logan
Loup
331
ll),23.t
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Mcl'heruon ...
S.TiO,
Merrick
13.740
30,900
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C,333
BU.Wli
13,4311
22.085
31,811
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Perkins
21,193
7.700
30,052
2,959
28,472!
22,392
Phelps
Plerco
Platto
19,727
23.114
26,833,
21,638
14,751
27,531
13.474
2.47'J
U.tll
257
61ti
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Polk
Ked Willow ..
IMchurdBon ..
33.393
23,806
40,511
1.420
42,333
14,001
45,823
1,737
Hock
Hnllno
.Sarpy
5.HH
170
CCS
3.T0S,
19.3.Vi
buunderu
33.351
Hcott's Muffs,
riewurd
17,831
. 2,901
13,29i
21.044
47,375
13.750
37,869
1.3001
12,886
275
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Hhermun
Sioux
Htnnton
Thayer
Thomas
Thurston
Valley
Washington ..
Wuyno
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Wheeler
"iorK
37,700
U79
0,220
32i
25,275
21.851
25,245
17,718
12.031
'.'0,ZU'
12,027
14.731
320
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1,417
11,100
17,280
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17,905
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21.3A4
7,114
22,1521
32,399
31,33.'!
4,055
30,571
Totnl
3Sl,36iil.898,782l,929,178221,13."i
Cwr ShortaKC C'out lulled.
OMAHA, Oct. 28. Tho car shortage
Is still troubling railway olllclals and
Is likely to do so for tho balance of tho
winter. General Freight Agent Crosby
ot tho Uurllngton lias stated that tho
situation In the territory over which
he has control has been somewhat re
lieved, nnd enough enrs aro available
to fill tho most pressing demands. In
spcnklng of the situation n freight ofll
clal stated: "We think ono day that
there Is an Improvement In the situa
tion nnd that wo can see our way out.
Tho next dny it 1b different, and we
find ourselves as badly off as over."
General ofllcers of tho Northwestern
and Milwaukee lines are quoted us say
ing that thoy cannot supply half the
demands made upon them for cars, and
a fow days ago tho Burlington, taking
Its whole system, had orders booked
for 2,000 more cars than It wns ablo to
fill. Tho genornl demand for freight
cars 1b confined not alono to tho big
crops in the west, but because of tho
general freight cnrrylng business,
which has Increased enormously over
that of lost yeur.
Looking for thcMiirdortu'.
OMAHA, Oct. 28. Still hoping to nld
in tho capturo and conviction of tho
slayer of his daughter on Park avonuo
two months ngo, James McAulIffe, n
laboring man whoso residence Is in
Denver, remains In Omaha. Ueing a
poor man no has boon obliged to find
work to support himself and family
while ho Is here, and has obtained em
ployment on tno street with tho Grant
Paving company. Mr. McAullffo still
hopes tho pollco will secure Stevo Van
Whynan and mako him answer tho
charge of killing tho dofenselcss girl
with whom ho was riding on tho fatal
night. This pathetic feature, as well
as tho falluro of tho authorities to
arrest Vart Whynan, decided County
Attorney Shields to request tho gov
ernor to offer $200 reward on behalf
of tho state, whlcn tno executive is
likely to do. This woulu mnko the
total reward $400 for tho location of
tho murderer of Lizzie McAulIffe.
Vnilinr Whin HI l)mi;htrr.
T13KAMAH, Neb., Oct. 28. Tho
Hart-Mason nnueas corpus caso was
decided by Judgo Keysor In favor of
Mr. Hart, the father of tho child. Tho
caso 1b ono In which Mr. Hart, a resi
dent of Springfield, Mo., brought suit
against Mr. and Mrs. Mason, tho par
onts of his deceased wlfo, for tho pos
session of his 7-ycnr-old daughtor.
Tho child was taken by Its grandpar
onts when 2 yenrs old, upon tho death
of Its mother. Mr. Hnrt did not ques
tion the treatment ot tho child by Its
grandparents, but claimed possession
by his right as n father. "
GENEROUS LISTENERS.
Preacher Wont nt Point of Oun but
Was Welt Paid.
Writing to tho Central Christian Ad
focato, Rov. A. P. Georgo gives tho fol
lowing account of an adventure had by
himself on tho plains In the wild and
wooly days of western Kansas: "In
tho early days of Garden City district,
In southwest Kansas, I was oamped ono
night, sleeping under my buggy, In
Kearny county, Bouth of Hnrtland.
There woro flvo of us In tho party. Wo
wore all sleeping, and our campflro had
tiled down, when ono of our numbor
wa3 awakened by a cowboy, who want
td to know whoro tho big preaccr
was. I was pointed out, and awak
ened by a shako with his foot. . Ho
asked, 'Aro you a preacher?' 'I am,' I
replied. 'Well, hustle out; wo want
you to come to our camp and give us a
chapter of tho overrating.' 'I will ho
down In tho morning,' I replied. Ho
pointed his gun nt mo and said: 'You
will como now. I immediately an
iwered, 'All right.' I hurried out and
followed him nearly a mile away to a
camp, where I found his comrades
wcro waiting. 'Well, boys, what do
you want?' I asked. 'Tho best you
havo in tho shop, nnd we want U short
and sweet, nnd in old Methodist style,'
answered tho leader. 'Then sit down,'
said, 'and, as I cannot, you must sing.'
They sang with great vigor, 'Jesus,
Lover of My Soul.' When I prayed I
coupled prayer with watching, believ
ing that, under tho circumstances, tho
two should go together. I then preached
them a sermon from Rovolation Hi, 20,
Bntitlcd, 'Tho ladder to glory.' I havo
often used an hour on this sermon, but
tho boys wanted it short, I gave it to
thorn In about twolvo minutes, and
then bado them good-night and started
for tho camp. 'Hold on; como back
here.' They nil scorned to speak at
once. 'We never lot a preachor go oil
In that style; Pete, you take up a col
lection,' and Peto seemed to under
stand his work ns steward and turned
me over $11."
INTELLIGENT RATS.
Illlnd Ono Win i,ml to Drink by Two
Others.
"Ono day not long ngo," said a brick
manufacturer, "ono of my workmen
saw threo rats carrying a long straw
act oss tho brickyard. It seemed such
on unusual sort of proceeding that he
stopped his work to watch thorn. Two
of tho rats held tho straw nt tho onno-
slto ends, whllo tho third supported
tho center. They wore making straight
for tho river, which flowed by ono sldo
of tho yard. When they arrived at tho
bank they laid down tho straw and
took a long drink; then they proceeded
to tnko up tho straw again In the same
manner ns beforoind returned by tho
samo way they had come. This so In
terested tho workmnn that ho deter
mined to watch If they would como
again. And suro enough, at about tho
samo time next day, they appeared,
carrying tho straw exactly ns before.
Having provided himsolf with a gun,
ho shot nil three to seo if possibly ho
might thereby solvo the mystery. He
discovered that tho rat In tho denter
wns blind, and therefore concluded that
this was tho animals' kind method of
leading their ainicted comrade to tho
water to drink. Philadelphia Inquirer
Don't Lend Your Kvenluc Clothed.
"No, I nm not going out In tho even
ings just now to anything but strictly
Informal affairs," remarked a friend of
tho Sauntcrcr tho other day. "Why?
well, becauso Just now I nm not tho
possessor of a dress suit, and lack tho
wherewithal to purchnso another. It
happened this way: I had a friend, a
good follow, who camo to mo ono night
and asked mo If I wouldn't lend him
my swallowtail. I consented, but I
told him I wanted tho clothes back tho
next week, as I had a function to at
tend myself. Well, to mako a long
story short, tho week went by and not
a word from my friend or not a sign of
my evening duds. I had to miss my
date, and was pretty mad, but I didn't
say anything. Another week went by,
and at.ii no word. Thon I decided to
go out and hunt up my friend and find
out if ho Intended to keep my clothes
forever. I called at his boarding houso
and rang tho boll. Ills landlady camo
to tho door. When I asked If my
friend was In sho gavo a deep gasp of
ostonlshmont nnd exclnlmcd: 'Why,
didn't you know ho was dead and bur
led?' It was my turn to bo knocked
out. After I recovered my breath I
e::plalnod that I had not heard tho
news, and had merely called to take
back my tress suit. It would douht
lcs3 bo found among my friend's ef
fects, I explalnod. Tho landlady
turned pink, whlto and then pink
again. 'Why, she gasped, 'that must
havo been tho suit wo burled him In.
It was tho only good ono wo found
nmong his wardrobe' So you seo tho
reason why I say no to 'It. s. V. P.'
notc3 Just now."
Annual Uolf Expenditure.
According to statistics, golf nt tho
present moment means an annual ex
penditure ot 2,000,000, says Tlt-Uits.
Probably this Is an under-cstlmate.
There must bo somewhere about 2,000
golf clubs and club houses In tho
world. Each of these requires a staff
of servants almost comparable to that
of an average hotel. Almost every ono
has at least one "professional" or club
maker, who has to attend to tho actual
wantB of tho members In such matters
as clubs andballs, who has men In his
employ, nnd who may seo that tho
links of his club aro kept In ordor, al
though a special otllcer or greenkeepor
Is often retained for this duty, and, of
course, 1b paid a special salary. In ad
dition, each club has, partly at least,
under Its control a large and often
ragged regiment of "cnddles," of nl
most all ages, who carry clubs for play
ers at a fixed rate.
It Is Said McKinley Will Meet Them in
Forthcoming Message
PROMPT AVOWAL OF HIS POLICY.
He DenlrcR That There llo ' Temporiz
ing In the l'litll)ilno tjucntlon
Native to llo (liven to Understand
What Thrjr Aro to ICxpcct All Infor
mation In nt llund.
NEW YORK, Oct. 27. A special to
tho Herald from Washington says:
Prompt declaration by congress In
favor of asserting nnd maintaining
complete sovereignty over the Philip
pines nt whatever cost and In favor of
the most liberal kind of self-government
when the Insurrection ends 1b
whnt tho president wnnts. It Is nlso
what tho Philippine commissioners
wnnt. There Is a great deal yet for
the president to do on 1Mb message nnd
for tho pence commissioners to do on
their report, but this one Important
conclusion Is certnln.
Your correspondent hns excellent
nuthorlty for the statement that tho
president Intends to make specific rec
ommendations to congress in favor
of h61dlng tho Philippines permanent
ly nnd as to tho form of civil gov
ernment to tnko tho plnco of tho mili
tary as soon ns tho Tagalos now In
rebellion surrender. It Is nuthorl
tntlvely stated that there will bo no
half-way measures suggested for the
purpose of sidetracking tho Philip
pine question until nfter tho next
campaign. Tho president will fnco
tho Issue Buqnrcly and give congress
tho best Information from his com
missioners nnd other sources to sup
port the position ho hns assumed.
Although members of tho Philip
pine commission nro not talking for
publication, there Is no dolibt thoy
will lay great stress in their report
upon tho desirability of n prompt nnd
emphatic declaration, on tho part of
congress, which will convince those
now in rebellion that nil branches
of the government are united on tho
question of permnnent American con
trol in tho Philippines. Such nctlon,
In tho opinion of Atlmlral Dewoy and
Prof. Schurmnn, will hq nlmost ns
effective as guns In ending tho war In
the Philippines.
It is now only a question of tlio
BpcclHc kind of government tho presi
dent will recommend. Ho will bo gov
erned In his decision by tho views
of the Philippine commissioners,
whoso final decision will bo tho result
of the deliberations they nro here for
now. Tho first meeting of tho com
missioners will bo held In tho Stato
department tomorrow, but they wilt
probably not begin tho actual prep
aration of their report before next
Monday.
DEWEY RETURNS HIS THANKS.
Admiral Arkiiowledc'eii (TJlrt of Ilomo
and Kilters Into I'omieaiilon.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 27. Frank A.
Vanderllp, chairman of tho Dewoy
homo committee, has received tho fol
lowing letter from Admiral Dowoy:
"WASHINGTON, Oct. 2C Dear Sir:
I ncknowledgo the receipt this dny of
the title deed to the beautiful houso
presented to mo by my countrymen.
My heart is full of gratitude to them
for tills overwhelming expression of
their regard for me, and I request
thnt you will nlso accept nnd convey
to tho commltteo my heartfelt thanks
for your nnd their efforts. Very sin
cerely yours,
"GEORGE DEWEY."
ARMOR E0R WARSHIPS.
(iovcrnuicnt TactoVy Could Not Supply
the Maine. Ohio and Mlsaourl.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Oct. 27. The
Nuvy department has mado public tho
report of Rear Admiral O'Nell, chief
of ordnance. It Bhows a satisfactory
condition of nffalrs In nil departments
save that of armor. The question of
n government armor factory, ho says,
should have no bearing upon tho sup
ply of nrmor for tho Maine, Ohio and
Missouri, as It would bo Impracticable
to obtain nrmor from such a source In
tlmo to eompleto theso vessels.
Viuidtirhllt'H Will.
NEW YORK, Oct. 27. Senator De
pew tonght gavo out a statement of
tho terms of tho will of tho lato Cor
nelius Vnnderbllt. It shows that tho
fortuno Is estimated at $70,000,000. Al
fred Gwynn Vnnderbllt will got nbout
$50,000,000. Ho thus becomes tho hend
of the family. Tho will gives Corne
lius Vunderbllt about $1,C00,000. It
gives to each of tho remaining broth
ers and sisters nbout $7,500,000. Al
fred, of course, not Included.
Out of n spirit of affection and for
tho purplso of satlsfyng nil tho mem
bers of tho family, Alfred Gwynn
Vanderbllt gives his brothor Cornelius
enough of his Inheritauco to mako his
fortuno equal to that of tho other
members, namely, $7,500,000.
Uncle. Siiin'H I.iiikIh,
WASHINGTON, D. C, Oct. 27.
Tho annual report of Commissioner
Hermann of tho general land office,
made public today, shows a grand to
tnl of 029,308,068 acres of unappropri
ated and unreserved public lands in
the United States.
Tho disposals of public lands during
tho fiscal year show an Increase of
728,510 acres as compared with tho
nggregato of tho previous year. Tho
total cash receipts of tho service in
creased $792,142 over laBt year. Orig
inal homestead entries showed a de
crease of 28,970 acres In area Involved
and final entries nn increase of 39,132
acres in area.
Wtll Shoot American Shot.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Oct. 27. Ad
miral Watson nt Manila has Informed
tho Navy department that tho Spanish
gunboat Arayat, sunk May, 18981, In
tho Passlg river, haB been raised. Her
hull, boiler and machluery nro In fair
condition and sho will be repaired.