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    THE SEW-WEEKLY TRIBUNE
IBA I HAKE, 1'roprlctor.
TEUMfl! 11.26 IN ADVANCE).
NORTH PLATTE,
NEBRASKA.
BRIEF TELEGRAMS. jf
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The French sennto adopted tho am
nesty bill.
Chicago's public debt Is shown to bo
$20,332,000.
Arbucklc Bros. .iavo reduced tho
prlco of coffco 1 cent a pound.
Tho population of Mississippi Is 1,
BB1.270, an lncroaso of 20.2 per cent.
A company for manufacturing outo
mobllea has been organized in Mos
cow. Tho population of Missouri Is 3.10C,
C6C, against 2,575,181 In 1890, an ln
creaso of 15.9 per cent.
Emporor "William has appointed
Prlnco von Lynar to rcpresoat nim
at tho funeral of Sir Arthur Sulli
van. Tho charge Is mado that tho money
sharks of Chicago pay $15,000 annu
ally to tho pollco officials for protec
tion. Tho Illinois Central has decided to
spend ?G,000,000 to eubstituto electric
ity for Btcam in its Chicago suburban
service
Emporor William, In tho name of the
Gorman emplro, will present to Parl3'
Germany's Imperial building at the' ex
position. Mclvlllo E. Stono, managor of tho
Associated Press, having lived in Chi
cago thirty yoara, moves to Now York
Dccombor 1.
Dr. J. W. Brock, a noted army sur
geon, has died at his homo at Leaven
worth, Kan. Ho norvad through tho
civil war In tho SIxty-alxth Ohio vol
unteers, Mrs, Clay Powell, widow of tho lato
Captain Leo Linn of tho Wabash, Ind.f
Courier, for many years noted oa a
democratic Journalist in northern Indi
ana, died.
A law has Just gono Into operation
In Norway permitting tho conditional
discharge of a convict for good be
havior after ho had sorved two-thirds
of his sentence.
Tho British cablnot decided to rec
ommend to Queen Victoria that Lord
Kltchonor bo mndo a lieutenant gen
oral, so as to enable htm to tako over
tho supremo command in South Africa
when Lord Roberts leaved tho coun
try. District Attornoy McAllister of Colo
rado Springs has ordered Sheriff Freo
man of Lincoln county to proceed
against tho momboro of tho mob who
burned Proaton Porter, Jr., at tho stake
last week. Governor Thomas Insists
on prosecution.
Joseph Loshor's plan to coin souve
nir dollars out of sllvor has appar
ently been abandoned, nt Victor, Colo.
It is claimed ho has been informed
hy government officials that the coin
age plan Is contrary to law and his
dies will bo selzod,
Cattlo fcodlng has boon cut short by
tho high prlco of corn, in Kansas. Tho
ecarclty of tho product has mado tho
grain worth about 10 cents a bushel
In tho local market. It hns affected
tho prlco of stock cattlo and they bring
less than in tho eastern counties,
whoro thoro Is a bettor crop for food
ing. Many feed yards aro empty for
the first tlmo in sovoral yenrs.
Colonel Edward MoMurdo, tho
Scotchman who built tho railroad from
Louronzo Marqucz to Protorla, capital
of tho lato South African republic,
failod to get his monoy for tho work
beforo ho died. Ula heirs, among
whom is hlB brother Robert, on attor
ney nt Chicago, Ill.,woro awarded
1,000,000 by tho Uonova arbitrators,
which tho Portuguese government
must .pay.
Prof. N, S. Shafor of Harvard uni
versity, a southern man who has mado
n special scientific study of tho con
dition of tho nogroos of the south,
gives no;fnvor to tho pessimistic opin
ions that como from that soctlon, He
thinks that tho moral and intellec
tual condition of tho negroes Is im
proving, and, so far as social morals
are concerned, ho regards tho negro
as, on tho whole, less dangerous than
whites of a llko social grndo,
Baron Farnham died at London. Ho
whs born March 7. 1840.
Lloutonnnt Faramond, tho French
naval attache at Washington, his bcon
adviBou that tho training shin Duguay
Kuay-Traouln. with a largo number of
French cadets on board, will visit
American waters next spring.
John Hubbard was shot and killed
by pollco ofllcors at Mlddlesboro, Ky,,
whllo resisting arrest.
General Bailor's homo nowspapor,
tho North Dovon Horald, says It is
understood tho gonoral will bo mudo n
peer when tho now yoar's honor list
Is issuod, and that ho will nssumo tho
tltlo of Lord Duller of LwArsmlth.
Tho population of Virginia Is 1,854,'
184, against l.Gnn.OSO In 1890, an In
crcaso of 198,204, or 11.9 por cent.
Tho population of Kunsns is 1,470,'
495, against 1,427,090 In 1890, an in
creaso of 3 per cent; Nuvada, 42,335,
ngalnst 45,071 in 1890, a docrpaso of
7(4 por cont.
Tho bill submitted to tho rolchstag
shows tho Imperial budget for 1901
balances at z,ziu,iH7,30i marks, an in
creaso of 174,303,289 over 1900.
No Namo, a valuablo trotting horso
owned by Louis Holm of Imraboo
Wis., was killed In a railroad wrock
at Jackson, Mich. Ho had n record of
2:13ft, and was valued at J5.000.
Bohn Laweon Johnston, tho noted
English, dletoth) export, dlod at Can
nes, France,
Trinity college, tho nowly founded
Catholic institution for tho higher od
ucatloti of women, was dedicated nt
Washington, D, C, with Imposing cor
.cmonlos.
Ten plants to manufacture common
cotton seed bulla Into papor of differ
ent grades will Boon bo erected In tho
wouth, Robert Thomas, a New York
VPr expert, says the Bchemo is being
backed by a corporation with 95,000.'
nWK) capital, and that the work of put
tins up, the plants will begin in about
. uirty days,
Ecason for Balicf That tho Porte Is
Censoring All American Dispatches,
NO WORD f nOM OUR BATTLESHIP
Therefore the Situation at the l'ort of
Hnijrrim Can Only lie (ItieMcd At Tho
l'orte Ht 111 Itofiuon lo Ihjiio Kieqimtur
to Oolecitto of United fs 1 1 ten.
LONDON. Dec. 1. Nothing In re
gard to tho United Status battleship
Kentucky Is coming direct from Smyr
na. Tho authorities there arc evident
ly consoling all tllspntchos.
CONSTANTINOI'LIS, Thursday, Nov.
29. Tho opinion is expressed In diplo
matic circles, that tho American claims
ailslng from the Armenian massacrca
may now bo regnrded no practically
settled, ns nn irntlo providing for tho
building of a crulsor In the United
States Is officially promulgated."
Tho auostlon of tho consulate at Har-
poot remains open, tho porto persist
ing in Its refusal to grant an exe
quatur to Dr. Thomas II. Norton. Tho
moral effect, nowovcr, created by tho
presenco of tho United States battle
ship Kentucky at Smyrna In support of
tho representations of- tho American
location, token in conjunction with the
settlement of the other claims, leads
tho Icgotlon to nopo for nn early ar
rangement of nil outstanding differ
ences.
LONDON. Doc. J. A Router dis
patch from Constantinople says U is
suggostod that Russia Is prompting tho
porto to roftino to grant an exequatur
to Dr, Norton. Tho dispatch adds: "It
is an open secret that they dlsllko tho
forolgn consuls In Asia Minor, cenc-
clally the Americans, whom thoy sus
pect of aiding tho American mission
work in Armenia."
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1. No propo
sition hns como to tho United States
government from Turkoy looking to
tho payment of tho missionary claims
under tho gulso of an order for a war
ship to be built in tho Unltod Stales.
Whllo it Is hardly expected that nny
formal proposition ot this kind will be
forthcoming, It la, of courso, beyond
tho power of tho attito department to
provont or Intcrfcro with nny arrange
ment with American shipbuilders and
individual claimants. Tho point is,
after all, to havo tho claims paid and
the stato department officials are not
particular aa to tho form in which tho
paymonts nro paid. Perhaps thoy nro
indifferent In this rcsncct because of
knowledge of tho fact that Uio Turk
ish government might bo terribly em
barrassed by tho proBsuro of Euro
pean creditors woro tho United States
government to Insist upon certain
forms of proenduro in this case.
There aro no developments In tho ne
gotiations respecting tho exequatur of
Dr. Norton, who would bo United
States consul at Httrpoot. Tho matter
Is otlll ono ot correspondence and tho
authorities hero are confident that tho
Turkish government will, In tho end,
yicm on uun jnoiut.
BOLOMEN TO BE HANGED.
(ienctul MoArllnir Conllrins ttoutctico
1'n unci! on Filipino.
MANILA. DftP. 1.. fSnnnrnl MnnA ir.
thill' has confirmed thn Knnlnnon nf
hanging passed upon four natives re
cently convicteu oi inurdor at Llngay
uon. Tho condemned woro mombors
of "Guardla dc Honor," a band of us
rmwlns whoso vlctimo woro kidnaped
ami bolocd. They will bo hanged on
Docomber 21.
TllD llllll.Vl Hfntntf Ol-lllani- Nnwnrtf
undor order to proceed to Qunm to
ItlVoatliriltn the r.Irritmnt
disaster to tho United States uuxll
iary crulsor Yoaomlto, has .not yet
SAllotl.
Arthur Fcmunon. finernlnrv nf thn
Plllllftnlnn rnminlnnlnn 1 mil trnnn in
Hour Kong for a short vocation to
rocrtill.lilH henUh. whleh h
been poor.
TltO United Rtntim tv.llinnnrf Tn.lt.
ana, which, us announced November 17,
went ashore on tho' cant side of tho
Ieln do Polillo, oft tho cant coast of
Luxon, .was successfully floated and nr-
rjveu ai uiuangonun sound snort of
coal. It transferrin! n Hin T frill ml
States transport Pennsylvania tho con
tingent oi uio rwemy-Eocond infantry
and tho miimllos destined for rtninr.
'and then pro-coded to Nouva Cacoras,
on tho lllola river, province of South
uninnnnos.
Cuily llmitlnc l'nrtv.
KDGEMONT. H. D.. Nn SO A in-
hunting party passed through this
cuy einoiiio to tno uig norn moun
tains. Among tho party wore: Colonel
u, uouy nnti u. ii. iiaito of Omaha
M. 'R. ItllHSnll nf nnnrlurnrwl T 11
O'lhlnu fff Buffalo. Nf. V. SI fnm,,ln'
of Shorldnn, Wyo .John Martin of
vouy, wyo ami v, n. Pearson and C
II. Momill of Lincoln, Neb..
OmtirKlK Oo n Unit Sigurd.
WASHINGTON. Doe l Tho on.,.
tract with tliu Cnrnccln
furnishing n largo quantity of armor
plate, utulor tho ngroomont recently
uunounceii, was concuuiod nnd Binned
totiay, aim u is oxpccton that tho Both
lohwn contract for nnnor will bo sign'
od tomorrow,
Trutii due Into thn Itlver.
REAVI3H. Pa., Nov. 28. UUo to-
niBltl a Cleveland & Pittsburg llyor
went, into mo unio rivor at this place
nree uiovoianu men, langlneor Couch
oou r. Flrcmun Allon and Express "Mcs
Hengcr Cusoy, wero killed, Nineteen
others are reported dead and tho. en-
uro train is said to be In tho rivor.
Culm Cmnpuny OrRiiiiUvil.
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Dec. 1. Sir
William Van Homo, with his party
loft' Santiago this evening for Clon
guoROB, from which point ho will go
to Santa Clarti and Havana. Ho ex
pects to return hero In Fobrunry. Tho
uuua company Is now rully organized
and Sir William's son will remain tn
Santiago as assistant superintendent of
construction. Sir William expressed
hliusell as greatly pierced at tho at
tltude ot'busluoss nitm hero toward
hlR projects for tho Immediate con
structlon ot tho Central railroad,
DECLARES POfE IS SERIOUSLY ILL.
Iter. Father Lncontbe Snj X.ep XIII I
Itnpldlr Approaching III Knit.
BUFFALO. N. Y.. Nov. 30. A spc-
lal from Montreal says: Tho Rev.
Father Lacombo. who returned from
Rome a short tlmo ago, Is In tho city
on his way to his mission field in tho
Canadian northwest. When told by a
reporter that alarming news had been
received from Roma regarding tho
popo's condition, father Lacombc
said:
"Yes, tho end Is very near. Tho
holy father's health was very poor
when I saw him a few weeks ago. Ho
received mo as usual and questioned
mo concerning my mission, In which
ho seemed to tako a great interest,
but I could not help observing that
u great change had taken placo since
last I saw him.
"Ho appeared thin and emaciated
nnd his volco had a hollow ring. He
was very feeble, so feeblo In fact that
ho could not movo about without as
sistance. Tho nudlcnco continued for
upwards of n quarter ot an hour and
nt Its conclusion tho holy father bless
ed mo and those whom I might bless
on my return. As no loft tho audience
chamber I felt that I had seen tho
pope for tho last tlmo."
TURKEY WILLING TO SETTLE.
Imperial Irado Inueil Ordering n Cruiser
In the United rltntri.
CONSTANTINOPLE. Nov. 30. Tho
arrival of tho Unltod Stntes battleship
Kentucky at Smyrna has uo shaken
up tho pnlaco that Indications nro ac
cumulating ot n dcslro to hasten a
settlement to tho satisfaction of tho
United States. An lrado has been Is
sued calling for tho purchase of a
crulsor at Philadelphia, tho prlco for
which Is to include tho ?90,000 Arme
nian Indemnity. This is regarded as
a aubtorfugo designed for local con
sumption, In order to savo tho face
of tho Porto. Novcrtholess It Is now
bellovod that Turkoy will llnd tho
monoy nnd order a cruiser in tho hope
of propitiating tho United States. De
spite tho dlsputo tho relations uotwecn
tho Unltd Sacs legation and tho porto
continue cordial.
Future .ookx Dnrk for China.
LONDON. Nov. 30. "Tho represen
tations of Prlnco Chlng, LI Hung
Chang nnd other to tho Chinese court,
that tho powers aro dissatisfied and
nro threatening action on tho Yang-Tso-Klang
to stop supplies," says tho
Pokln correspondent of tho Morning
Post, wiring Tuesday, "aro reported to
bo having an effect, nnd.lt is said that
tho court is likely to have measures to
moot tho powers. An Amorican corre
spondent reports from Pao-Tlng-Fu
that 3,000 Germans under General Ket-
tler nnd 2,000 French troops undor
General Balllaud concentrated there
recently for tho winter, with tho lnten-
of making frequent expeditions north
to punish lioxor villages. Prince uk-
tomskl Is In dally conferonco with LI
Hung Chang, nnd occasionally moots
Prlnco Chlng. Ho regards the outlook
ns dark, ovon If tho powers agroe, for,
says ho, China may roject the terms,
nnd then will como war, robclllon nnd
famine
Three Crushed In n Ilor Cur.
CHEYENNE, Wyo., Nov. 30. A dis
astrous wrock occurred at Castlo Rock,
n fow miles west of Evanston, on the
Union Pacific yesterday. A car In a
freight train londed with steel rails
umped tho trnck and ditched five
other cars. ;n Ogden boy named
Thomas F. W.hoolwrlght and two un-
Kiiowa tramps occupiou uio car tuai
first Jumped tho trnck. They -woro sta
tioned nt olthor end and when tho
crash came thoy woro pinned down by
tho ends of tho rails and horribly In
jured. Kit can Is Still Suspended.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 30. Officials
of tho War department deny positively
mat uommiBsnry uenornl Eagan, now
undor suspension from tho army, has
been reinstated. . It Is further said
that Gonoral Eagan has filed no formal
application to havo hl3 Bentonco set
nsldo. It Is understood that Gonoral
Eagan might bo reinstated nt any
tlmo on condition that ho would ac
cept Immediate retirement, but ho has
shown no disposition to accede to such
arrangement.
Uznr Is aitlnlnft Ground.
LIVADIA, European Russia. Nov.
29. Tho following bulletin was is-
Biiod today by tho czar'B physicians :
Tho omporor passed n good day yos-
torday.' Ho slept an hour nnd a half.
At 9 in tho evening his tcmporature
was 98.2;" pulse, 08. Ho slopt fairly
well last night. This morning hla
majesty's condition and strength nr
satisfactory. His tompornturo this
morning was UG.l; pulBe, GS.
Mrs. I.enso Wnnts Divorce.
WICHITA, Kan.. Nov. 29. Mary
Ellon Leaso, tho well known populist
orator, who supported tho republican
ticket during tho lato campaign, will
this weok institute proceedings for dl
vorco from her husband. Charles E
LonBo. Sho will charg'o incompatibility
nnd failure to provide. Tho couplo
havo not lived together for thrco years.
Mrs, Leaso Is now engaged In nowsp
por work In New York.
(Irrnuius Trnnsfrf Trmsuro.
NEW YORK. Nov. 29. It Is roportod
hero from Pokln that tho Germans
hnvo boarded a Chinese vo3sol and do
manded treasure conslgnod to nn Eng
llsh company at Tlon Tsln. As thw
boxes of troasuro had been landed, tho
Gormnns could not got them. They
then hoisted tho German flag on the
Yesosl nnd confiscated its cargo.
Kiprct Trouble Ht Tunp.-i.
TAMPA, Fla., Nov. 30. A commu
nication was handed the sheriff Blgnod
by tho leading manufacturers of tho
city saying thoy had good cnuso to
anticipate an nttompt to interfere
with their business. Thoy said that
tho city was unablo to afford them
protection and demanded protection
from tho stato authorities for thoir
nronorty and tho right to continuo
thoir business without molestation, The
state mllltla aro now ready to movo
here on a moment's notice.
MANY DROP TO DEATH1
Sovcnty-Five Porssns Crash Through tho
Roof of Glas3 Works.
TEN KILLED AND FIFTY INJURED
Ulsnbled Victims It out on Furnaces In
Sight of 1'rlcnds Itoof Gives Wny
Undor Pressure It Was Not llullt to
Withstand.
SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 30. By tho
collapso of the roof of tho San Fran
cisco and Pacific glass works nt Fif
teenth nnd Bryant streets about Blxty
persons -wero moro or less Injured,
some of them fatally. At 3:15 o'clock
tho number of doad was reported ns
ton.
Tho victims wero watching tho foot
ball gamo between the Stanford and
University of California tenms when
tho roof beneath them gavo way, pre
cipitating thom to tho floor of tho fac
tory. Some of thom fell upon tho fur
naces and ono man of unknown iden
tity was burned almost to n crisp. Tho
crash of tho falling roof was heard
a great dlstanco away and thousands
of people hurried to tho scene. Mes
sages wero sent to tho city receiving
hospital and tho morgue nnd all the
avallablo ambulnnces wero hurried to
tho spot.
At tho Central receiving hospital at
1 o'clock flvo of tho Injured had been
received. At tho time of tho accident
thoro was but ono doctor on duty at
tho hospital and ho was totally unablo
to attend tho cases at they camo In. A
summons was sent out Immediately
calling upon doctors in tho neighbor
hood to como and rondor assistance.
Owing to tho confusion existing nt
that tlmo tho namo of but ono of tho
Injured hns been learned. That one
was Al Essmann, who wna frightfully
cut about tho head and face.
The crowd was gathered upon tho
roof of a building directly over tho
furnaces of the glass works. When
tho roof collapsed ovry occupant was
precipitated upon the heated top nnd
rolled off. Fully forty wero injured,
nearly all of thom sorlously. Seven
of tho dead aro boys ranging In ngo
from ten to fifteen years. They wero
found lying In a row nnd most of
them were badly mangled.
Thoro woro at least 200 peoplo on
tho roof when It collapscd,and of these
at loast sixty went down. Thoso who
woro fortunate enough to bo on a solid
section of tho building scurried ddwri
and helped remove tho injured. Tho
heat around tho furnaces was so great,
howovor, thnt to many no assistance
could bo rendered and they Blowly
roasted to death. Not 200 yards away
woro 20,000 peoplo watching tho foot
ball gamo and when tho news became
known thero was lntonso excitement
among them. Tho ushers went through
tho crowd calling for doctors nnd
many surgeons hurriedly loft the
game. Tho living victims from tho
disaster woro taken to various hospi
tals. Tho Southern Pacific hospital,
within two blocks of tho glass works,
was soon overcrowded nnd many
wounded had to bo turned away.
Thoy woro hurried to St. Luke's, the
city revolving hospital and nearby
drugstores. So scattered nro they
among tho various institutions that it
is impossible to toll exactly how many
wero hurt or how seriously thoy wero
Injured.
Tho coroner did not havo enough
wagons to r.omovo tho dead and they
woro takon away In express wagons.
Mnny elegant prlvnto carriages woro
waiting outsldo tho foot ball grounds
and they wero pressed Into sorvlco to
tako nwny tho wounded. A high fonce
surrounds tho glnss works grounds
and thousands of peoplo attempted to
got inside Thoy woro restrained with
difficulty by a largo force of pollco.
Unltod States Further Criticized.
BERLIN, Nov. 30. Tho papers this
evening resume thoir criticism ot tho
courso of tho United States govern
ment, based upon tho latest news from
Washington. Tho Borllnor Neueste
Nnchrlchten says: "Tho United. States,
with Russia, Is China's chief defend
er." Tho Frclslnnlgo Zoltung lnfors
from Ambassador White's visit ao tho
foreign offlco nnd Dr. Von Holloben's
call upon President McKlnley nnd See
retary Hay that serious differences of
opinion exist between tho Unltod
States and Germany. Ambassador
Whlto rc-aasertcd today that in his
recent Interview with tho secretary of
foreign affairs, Bnron Von Rlchhofon,
ho did not preEent tho now Amorican
noto, but only mado Informal sugges
tions which did not require nn nnswor.
Ho doubts that Germany will give an
answer to thoso suggestions. His lu-
Bructlons from Washington, directing
him to seek tho Inervlow with tho for
eign secretnry, wero not, ho says, a
repetition of tho Congor Instructions.
CtuU Vorest I.nndB Withdrawn.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 30. Commis
sioner Hermann of tho gonoral land of
flco has ordered the withdrawal from
public entry of 250,000, acres of va
cant, unappropriated public domnln In
Utah, that constitutes tho watershed,
from which tho domestic water Bupply
of Salt Lako City is derived. Tho ac
tlon is takon with a view to reserving
land permanently for forestry pur
poses.
(lold Mluo Trust l'ormod.
LONDON, Nov. 30. The Dally Ex
press this morning publishes a rumor
that u gigantic gold mlno trust hns
boon formed, Including Messrs. John
I). Rockefollor. Cecil Rhodes, Alfred
Belt and Joseph Bonjamln Robinson.
l'unernl ot Hemitor Davis.
ST. PAUL, Nov. 30. Tho stream of
sympathetic messages and callers is
uninterrupted today at tho late homo
of Cushmnn K. Davis. All arrnngo
montfl hnvo been completed for tho fu
neral, which will bo a quiet ono nt 11
o'clock Saturday morning at tho fam
lly residence. James J. Hill, Judgo
waiter II. Sanborn, Judgo Charlos E.
Flandrau, former Governor John O,
Plllsbury, former Senator W, D. WaBh
burn, Hon. Samuel R. Thayer, Minne
apolis, E. W. Peet and District At
torney Robert G. Evans will act aa
pall bearers.
THE POPULATION OF NEBRASKA:
Itcturns by Counties tlveu Out by"tlie
' . Census Unrein.
WASHINGTON, Dec. li The popu-
latlon of Nebraska, as officially an
nounced, Is 1,009,539, against 1,058,910
hi 1890. Thi3 Is nn Increase slnco
1890 of 9,029, or 9 per cent. Tho pop
ulation In 1880 was 452,402, showing
an Increase of 000,508. or 134.0 per
cent, from 1880 to 1890. The popula
tion by counties follows:
1D05. 1SHO. 15S0.
AdnttlH 18.810 24.303 10.235
Antclopo 11,314 10,3!9 3,(03
nnnner i,nt 2,435
lllulno , cos 1.1IG .....
llootio 11.GS9 8,683 4,i;0
Hox Uutto ,...T,52 5,491
lloyd 7,332 695 ..... .
lirown , 3,470 4,353
UttlTulo 20,25 1 22,162 7,531
Hurt 13,010 11,009 C.;37
JHltlur i 15.703 15.451 9.194
Cuss 21,320 2I.0M) 1H.6S3'
Cedar 12,47 7.02S 2,t99
Chaso 2,559 4.S07 70
Cherry , C.C41 ,42S
Chcyenno 5,570 5,693 1,558
Clay 15,735 16,310 11,291
Colfax 11,211 10,45.1 0,58
Cuming 1I.5S4 12,205 5,569
Custer 19,758 111,077 2,211
JJilKOlll ,, o,zU
Dawes .'. V.21G 9,722 .....
UftWBOn , 12.214 10,129 2,909
Deuel Z.1C3 2,93
Dixon 10,635 fi.CS I 4,177
DodKo 22,298 19,200 11,263
DoilKlns 110.590 158.008 37.CI5
Dundy 2,431 '4,012 ' 37
JMlimoro 15.0S7 16,022 10,204
Franklin , 9.455 7,693 5,405
Frontier 8,781 8,497 931
Furnas 12,373 9,840 6,407
Oano SQ.051 36,344 13,161
Gnrllcld '2.127 i.r.'.n
Oosper 5"01 4,810 1,673
urnnt 763 458
Orecley 5.C91 4.S69 1,401
Hall 17,206 16,613 8,5,2
Hamilton 13,310 14,090 8.267
Harlan 9,370 8158 6,080
Hayes 2,708 3,953 119
Hitchcock jt. 1,409 ' 5,799 1,012
Holt (.,....v,.t 12,221 13,672 3.2S7
Hooker , 432 426
Howard lO.rtin 9.4:m 4.s9t
JeffCTHon 15,190 14,852 8,(00
Johnson 11.197 10.333 7,595
jvcarnoy i,hG(J 9,061 4,072
Kcltll 1,951 2,556 191
Keya 1'nlm 3,076 3,9.'0
Klmbnll 758 959
Knox 14,313 8,582 3,660
Lancaster 01,835 76,395 28,090
Lincoln ir,4to 10,411 t5,c32
Logan i..ir.r..; 960 1,378
Loup 1,305 1,;2
McPherson 617 401
Madison 16,976 13,669 5.5S9
Merrick 9,255 8,758 5,311
Nnnce 8,222 6,773 1,212
Nemaha 14,952" 12,920 10,451
Nuckolls 12,414 11,417 4,235
Otoo , 22.2S8 25,403 15.727
Pawnee .-..i 11,770 10,310 6,920
Perkins- :.; 1,702 4,361
Pliolps 10,772 9,869 2,417
Phelps , 10.772 9,869 2,447
Plntto 17.747 1S.4S7 9.511
I'olk 10,512 10,817 6,810
neu W'lllOW 9,(iU4 8,817 3,014
ItichnrdBon 19.611 17,571 15,031
Hock 2,809 3,083
Snllno 1S.252 20,097 14,191
Sarpy '., 9.0S0 0,875. 4,181
Saunders 22.085 21,577 3 5.S10
Scolts IJluff 2,553 1.8SS
Howard 15.CM Hl.140 11.147
Sheridan 0,033 S.68,-
Nhormnn r. 0,550 0,343 2,061
Sioux 2,055 2,453 099
Stanton C.959 4,619 1,813
'flmycr 14,325 12.73S 6,113
Thomas 2S 517
Thurston , 8,750 2,170 109
Valley 7,3.59 7,092 2,321
Washington 13,080 n,k69 8,031
Wayno 9,802 0,109 S13
Webster 11,519 11,210 7,104
Whoclcr 1,302 1,683 64 1
orit 18,205 .17,279 11,1. J
Nebraska' Groat Hurplua.
LINCOLN, Deo, 1. Figures com
piled by the Stnto Bureau of Statistics
show that the surplus products ex
ported from Nebraska during tho last
calendar year amounted In value to
$173,849,207. Following aro tho fig
ures: Kind: Amount. Value.
Horses and mules, hd 50,370 t 2.014,800
Cattlo, head 698,181 32,811.507
Hogs, lifod 2,213.912 27,673,900
Sheep, " head 737,357 2,580,750
Mixed stock, head 81.57S 1,713,138
Packing .,. housa pro- 1
ducts, polutds ;70i,620.165 ri2;839,462
Wheat, bushels 21,852.019 1 2.018,650
Corn, bushels 77.774. CS.1 ir,.O70.10r,
Oata. bushels 17,690 315 2.814.155
imriey, bushels 450,143 398,376
Ityo, bushels 1.2I9.S15 471,929
Hay, tons 92,905 603,882
Klnx, bushels.. 950,071 975,173
Flour, pounds j, S0,M2,753 1,737,255
Other mill proddctsft i.., 4 . ,f'
pounds .l;299,000 ' 531,712
drain, not clnssIflefl,'B
, bushels .31.778 . ,0,433
Llvo poultry, coops.... t 211,015. .1,81(1,643
Dressed poultry, lbs... 1.B98.012 137.840
Kgs, teases .."lW,-.i 467,803 1,403,409,
llUltcr, pounds ., 20,495,478 3,698,180
Cream,, pounds 4.418,850 J353,508
'Biigar-oeoiH, ,ionB...,T."w 3Z,3uy ' 1S3.4.H,
Strawberries, cases .. 3,107 7,08
Orapes, baskets ...... 9,820 - 1,669
Apples, barrels .765 J.912
Peaches, enscs , 480 432
Ulack nnd red rasp-
berries, cases , 1,011 1,561
Cherries, enses .., 4,476 . 7,833
I'-ruIt, pounds l. 2,375.033 ' 63,438
'Cooperage, pounds .... 1.750.8S0 .35.137
Onnio, pounds 225,955 22,595
Fur, pounds 12,909 4,647
Potatoes, bushels ...... 271,500 81,450
Honey, pounds ' 3,685 36S
Fleh, pounds 2,939 293
Wood, cars 290 18,140
Cold 2,S$;6,F60
Silver 4,731,98
Ice, cars 611 32.050
Ilrlclt, thousands 28.M7 214.177
Hand nnd gravel, cars j2.781 , ' i 20,7f6
Hides, pounds 28,570,833' 2.571,374
Celery , .907,183 36,287
vegetables, pounds .. - 148,793 1,487.
uroom corn, ions .... 1.Z7I 8S.970
Hrooms, dozens ,. 44,315 155,102
Stone, cars 6,305 116,612
Hcer, kega 27,343 55,086
Lime, cars 19 2,796
Straw, tons 780 3,020
Millet, tons 30
Hemp, llolfrtds .;..".rr.-?06,8S5 - .-......-jiv
Wool, pounds HO.OSTi 14,861
Feathers, pounds 1,714 857
Hread, pounds 20,791 727
Vitriol, pounds 1.785.30O fis.211
Alcohol, pounds 72.SOO 18.750
Syrup, pounds 159,300 2,800
Oil meal, pounds ...... 190,000 5,4iJ
Oil. pounds 54,000 2.100
Spirits 12,500
Iron 11.200
Miscellaneous, lbs .... 85,417,480 1,222,320
Totals , $173,810,207
Child Kuts etrychnlnf.
NORFOLK, Ncb.Dec; 1. A four-year-old
daughter of Fred Lab, living
west of town, In searching for some
thing to oat got hold of nnd nte some
strychnlno which was kept to poison
rats.
' THintor AccUl'iilnUy Hliot.
ALDION, Nob., Dec, 1, Captain
Fred J. Mack, Company M, Nebraska
National uuanis, was snot by. a-com
rndo whllo skirmishing far quail and
rabbits. Part of tho shot took effect in
his no.se, neck and hand. His inju
ries nro ncv serious, but it was a very
narrow escape. ,
Oniilmd hy Waffon WlixeU.
IIUSIIVILLE, Nob., Dec. 1. A man
named Jackson waa killed on tho road
between this placo and Pino Rldgo.
He was engaged in freighting coal to
tho agency and fell from his load,
tho wheels passing over his body, kill
ing him instantly.
ft HIE GONGU. 0R;TCXT
. 1 A
Stato Department Wishes toNKnow What
Was Agreed at Pokln.
POWERS MAY MODIfY OR REJECT
Meanwhile, tho American Consuls Aro
Collecting itatnnges for MUalont by
Lets Diplomatic, but by Moro Direct
Methods,
WASHINGTON.' NOV.; 20.:-Ihe stato
department cabled Minister Conger ti
forward ,thp ttxjt ot ' the agreement
reached' by tho ioreign ministers at
Pokln. Mcanwhilo ho will wlthhourhls
signature until the president has had
an opportunity to satisfy himself ns
to this Important document and to
make such changes as will bring it In
accord with our policy. It is safo to
predict that this particular ngroomont
will not -become effective in its pros
ent shape. It appears that upon inquiry
directed to tho powers themselves their
ministers at Pekin have not correctly
reflected their present views as to tho
basis of' the peace negotiations. This
statement ccrtainlv is tme ns to a ma
jority of tho powers.lntorcste'd, and tho
fact is regarded aa warranting the pre
diction that tho agreement must be
modified or abandoned.
It Is learned nt tho state depart
ment that whilo thoso negotiations aro
dragging nlone at Pekin somo of tho
American consuls In China aro achiev
ing gool results by Individual efforts.
Thoy aro Interesting thomsolvcs In
cases' appealing directly to tho viceroys
of tho 'great provinces, whoro American
property and missionaries havo Buffer
ed, to procuro Indomnlty and repara
tion, and in most cases thoy aro suc
ceeding very well. II Is surmised from
tho latest Chlneso advices that tho
English consuls aro doing likewise, nnd
aro collecting many claims, and. tho
money&.aro-uelng .turned over tothe
mission interests -wfiloh ' suffered. It
this movement continues Jt Is entirely
possible that nelthor the United States
norOreat Britain will bo obliged to
concern 'tiremselvcs" with tho prosecu
tion of individual claims for Indemnity
through tho slow moving agencies, at
Pokln.
TAKE ALL Of BANK'S MONEY.
Robbers lllnd Citizen and Allow lllm to
See tho .Job Donu.
EMDEN, 111., Nov. 29. Four masked
men wrecked tho Farmers' Dank of Em-
den early today. It Is stated that thoy
socured nil tha funds of tho bank, be
tween ?3,090 and $4,000.
When tho robbers discharged their
first blasts of dynamite in an effort to
open tho vault, tho explosion aroused
a citizen, John Alberts; four blocks
away. Alberts hurried to tho bank. Ono
of the robbers wna on guard in tho
street. Ho seized , AlbertB, who was
bound hand and foot nnd dragged Into
tho bank, where ho witnessed the gang
drilling Into tho vault door, making
ready a second blast, Whon tho fuso
was lighted tho robbors stopped outside
nnd loft Alberts lying in tho corner
when it went off. 'He was not seriously
Injured, however. The second blast un
hinged the doors and tho: robbers mado
off -with all tho cash. Securing a hand
car, they pulled In tho direction of tho
Delavan. There they were met by Night
Patrolman Sanford, who attempted to
nrrest them. Ono ot thq robbors fired
and Sanford fell, mortally wounded
through the body. Outsldo tho town
tho men boarded a passenger, train on
tho Chlcngo & Alton. All traces of them
woro lost. Tho engineer ot tho passen
ger train claims that he saw a man
Jump from tho first car. near Mlnler,
whllo tho train wa3 moving at a high
speed, but a search s.of tho locality
failed to show anv'traces of tho man.
' TliQ 'bank building was almost p.
complete wrecic anu tno vault wub en
tirely ruined.
H0LD1SESSI0N ON'SUGAR BEET.
Foreign Nation to Attempt Another Con
ference at HrriMeW.
PARIS, Nov. 29. The rocont confer
onco between tho powers concerned as- ,
sure the reassembling of tho sugar beet
conferonco at Brussels. Tho last con
ference came to naught on. account of
the stand taken by Russian and
France. It Is believed these difficul
ties havo been eliminated, , Tho new
conference, tho object of which is the
abolition of tho sugar bounties, is
likely to hayo deflnlto results.
Four Uoy Are Killed.
WELLSBURO, W. Va,,, Nov. 29.
Four boys woro killed and fifteen or
twenty Injured by nn explosion of nl-tro-glycorlne
today. A party of boys,
gathered to look at tho high river,
built a bonflrj of driftwood on tho
river bank. Ono of thom caught an
unopened tin can floating on tho water
and throw It into tho flro. It contained
nltro-glycorino and Its explosion killed
Herman FIndley, aged 14; Rollns
Flndley, 12( nnd William Shrlver, aged
15, and another, namo; unknown.
llittlibnnii Ii Optimistic.
HAVANA,' Nov. 29. The impression
provnlls that ex-Director of Posts
Rathbono will: not fnre badly In hla
coming trljU,.;ind ho has recently ex
pressed his, belief that ho'will bq fully
exonerated: Ho has evn intlmatod
that In such "an event ho will expect
reinstatement. Tho Spanish law, un
der which tho trial Is to bo conducted,
commands tho reinstatement of officials
charged with crlmo against whom tho
stnto falls to mako out a caso or con
viction. Ito'cri Wot Yet Conquered.
KANSAS CITY, Nov. 29, A special
to tho Star from Lawrorico, Kan., says:
John Williams of Lawrence returned
homo after a year's sorvlco In the
Boor army, -Williams went from
Lawronco with Ernest CrUs, formerly
u membor'ot the .Twentieth Kansas
regiment; They "were together, during
that time and Williams says, thoy en
Joyed tho sorvlco, which waa without
restraint ot military rule. Ho de
clares tho Boers havo plenty of mon
oy and provisions stored to last a long
time nnd does not boliove the way
will end for at least a year. t