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NEBMSKA STATE NEWS.
Arbor Day,
llr legislative onnctmont April 22
linn been design tiled as arbor day in
Nebraska. In accordance with the law
Gov. Holcomb has issued a prnelnmn
lion earnestly recommending "to all
citlzons of tho Htato that Wednesday,
April 22, 18'JO, bo devoted to tho plant
ing of trees, shrubs and vinos on tho
lilghwnyn, public grounds and private
property, to tho end that the landscape
may bo rendered moro attractive, tho
climate ameliorated and tho cultiva
tion of timber for tho beneficial use,
comfort and convenience of tho pres
ent and future generations encour
aged. No greater scrvlco to his state
can bo at this time performed by a
Nebraska citizen than by devoting at
dcant 0110 day of every year to the
planting- and cultivation of trees upon
tho broad prairies and fertile valley
lands." Tho governor especially com
mends tho teachers utid pupils of tho
public schools for tholr efforts in tho
past at planting trees and shrubs, and
recommends that thoy keep up tho
good worlc.
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3tlnC0llltlll'(MIA.
V Tin: Grand Island sugar factory has
already contracted for 3,500 acres of
Biiirnt beets.
llKl'UliMCANS of tho Fourth district
Iiavo renominated lion. W. K. Andrews
Jnv congress.
Tun three-year-old child of J. II.
Twurlliig, seven miles cast of Stroma
burg, choalccd to death on a piece of
meat the othor day.
At tho recent election in South
Omaha tho democrats elected tho
mayor, treasurer, pollco judge and one
of tho four councilman. Tho ropub
llcann elected the remaining officers.
Tiik coroner's jury at Lincoln ren
dered a verdict that Moxcy Cobb, coun
ty treasurer, whoso body was found
near that city, died from natural
causes, caused by exposure. It was
generally supposod that ho had com
mitted suicide.
ft . !-.! it -. ..ftl.t..
iV I.ATI5 prauu) urn near vnimnu
burned over about 1,500 acres, destroy
ing two balors, 150 tons of hay tiud
othor property. A forco of about 150
men turned out and succeeded in sub
duing tho ilamcs and protecting tho
residences in the vicinity.
Doom: county makes a flno showing
on tho mortgage record for tho first
quarter of 1800. Tho number of chat
tel mortgages filed was 283; amount,
320,482; released, 200; amount, 854,703;
number of real estate mortgages filed,
110; amount. $10,172; released, 50;
amount, $10,100.
Iris stated that Senator Allan posi
tively dccllnos to becomo a candidate
for tho presidential nomination ou tho
populist ticket This decision was
communicated to Gov. Holcoinb ou
March 24. Tho letter was in reply ton
request from the governor for a state
ment of tho sonator'B position.
Tims Lyons creamery is reported to
bo paying tho farmers of tho vicinity
well. Tho receipts and output show
thcro have been over 4.000.0UO pounds
of millc received and 530,000 has been
paid to tho fanners the past year.
Many farmers say it has been tho
means of carrying them over tho hard
times.
A conbkuvativk ostimato of tho best
informed uimIu men'and cattlo feodoru
in and about Iloldrcdgo and through
out Pholps county places last year's
corn crop of Phelps county, including
what has already been marketed and
what is now stored in elevators, cribs
and so on wailing for a higher price,
at 800,000 bushels.
PuNHioKB lately granted Nobraskans:
Original, Edward Strawher, South
Omaha; Albert Dcnnin, West Omaha;
George M. Brooke, Kcarnoy; Jacob W.
Hmltli, HI no Springs. Supplemental,
William Iloath, Fairbury. Original
widows, etc., Buluh K. Walcott, Rey
nolds; Mary Marks, Cresco. Increase,
Albert T. bitns, Borwyn.
Tiik Northeast Teachers' association,
recently in session nt Fremont, elected
the following olllccrs: President, Su
perintendent Miller, of Fremont; vice
prcsldeut, F. W. Akors, of l'euder;
secretary, Miss Moore, of South Omaha;
treasurer, Miss Fletchor, of Wayne.
Tho association voted unanimously to
hold tho next mooting at Norfolk.
Whims Mrs. Lashbrook and hor
daughter Nellie were recently out tak
ing a pleasure " rldo at Fairmont a
neighbor's dog ran out and frightened
their horse so that ho becumo unman
ageable and run away, upsetting tho
buggy and throwing both ladies to tho
ground. Nollio sustained a broken leg
and Mm. Lush brook a badly sprained
ankle.
Tiik. annual mooting of tho Western
Nebraska Stock Growers' association
was recently held at Alliance, and thu
entire slock interests of the western
part of the clo to were enthusiastically
represented by about 100 stockman.
Tho olllccrs elected were: A. S. Rex,
president; It, Llsco, vlco president; J.
M. Van Bosklrk, secretary and treats
furor; W. II, Swan, John Rreuuuu, S.
1 Dclutour, Frank King and W. II.
Corbin, executive- committee.
Tin: statu auditor has tiled his an
snwer to tho petition of tho Farmers'
Mutual Insurance Co., of Lincoln, in
ttho supreme court. The Insurance
"company seeks to compel tho auditor
to issue to St a certificate to do busi
ness in tho state. This the auditor has
refused to do, although ho has given it
jiormlsslon to transact business during
the pendency of this suit. Thu auditor
Jiolds that the act of March !!0, 1801,
under which tho company claims to be
doing bubiucbs, is unconstitutional.
GEOnQE TAYLOR ESCAPES.
Olio of 111 .Mrol( I'ailllly Murdrtror llrenkf
Fit It nt ( u r rollton, Mo.
C.m.om.toN, Mo., April 13. Tho
Taylor brother, under sontonco to bo
hanged hero April 30 for tho murders
of tho Mceks family, escaped from tho
jail hero about 8:30 o'clock Saturday
night, and Georgo is still at large.
William was captured as ho reached
tho ground from the roof of tho build
ing, from which ho descended by
means of thohoso used in washing tho
jail. Leo Cunningham, who was also
confined in jail for murdor, was recap
tured at tho same time. Georgo Tay
lor did not go down tho rope whoro
lllll and Cunningham wero captured,
and when Hill said Georgo was still on
tho roof he told tho truth. But ho
climbed down thu smokestack of tho
furnnco and escaped on tho opposite
side of tho jail.
The expected
LI mi county
special train from
did not arrive, but a
posso Jrom
that county went to Mnrcclino
with
bloodhounds to sou if it was Georgo
Taylor who jumped from a train near
there Saturday night. The posse that
wont out. to tho homes of tho relatives
in the north part of this county came
back Sunday and reported some rather
suspicious circumstances, but nothing
material has yet developed. Other
soarching parties aro out in the coun
ty, but so far have accomplished noth
ing. Yesterday morning 15 men camo
from tho north. Thoy woro hoavlly
armed and woro prepared for business.
Suvcral parties returned from tho
search, but no ono could givu anything
dcllnlto. Tho puoplo of this town aro
not at all surprised at the escape. It
had been expected for some time. Tho
attornoy-gcnorul telegraphed hero for
an nlllduvit from Sheriff Stanley about
tho escape of Taylor. This was for
warded last night. Tho motion for a
rehearing comes up to-morrow beforo
tho supremo court, and this cscapo
will, it is believed, prevent its being
heard, and makes sure of tho execution
of 1)111 Taylor on the 30th.
OLNEY'S LETTER TO SPAIN.
No Doubt tint That Undo Sunt linn OITcrctl
JMnttliitlon In 'llin Ctitmii Troulilim.
Washington, April 13. Thcro Is no
longer much reason to doubt, notwith
standing roundabout denials, that
Sccrotury Olney in his communication
to tho Spanish government has olfcrod
tho mediation of tho presldont between
Spain and her rebellious colonists
In Cuba. This offer has been made,
according to roport, as delicately and
pleasantly us it could be convoyed in
words. Spain has been assured of tho
friendship of this government and of
tho desire of this government to main
tain tho friendliest relations with
Spain. Tho conditions in Cuba, how
ever, lmvo been called to tho attention
of the Spanish government with forco
and clearness
M'KINLEY AND THE A. P. A.
Clmtrmitn Sternum Siiyn tlio Orilor WUJ Not
Support tlm Oliioi.ii.
Cincinnati, April 13. Judgo .T. II. D.
Stevens, of St. Louis, chairman of thu
national executivo committee of tho
A. 1. A., passed through Cincinnati
last night ou his way to Boston. Re
garding tho fight tho A. P. A. is mak
ing against McKinley, Judgo Stevens
said: "It is true the A. P. A. will not
givo to McKinley its support, either
for tho nomination or for the election
should hobo nominated. His record is
such that no A. P. A. member who Is
truo to his principles, and who has not
been weaucd nwtiy from tho associa
tion by promises of an office, can sup
port, air. jMuuinioy ms never rceog
ni.eu this organization."
YOUTHFUL DEPRAVITY.
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A lS-Vur-t)lil c.lrl Ao.mod of l'otKO.iIn a
Whole l'u in I ly.
Noui-OMC, Va., April 13. Lavina
Jones, a colored domestic, 12 years of
age, is under arrest hero charged with
attempting to poison tho entire family
of F. L. Holland, of Ellwood. The
girl first tried to poison tho Ilorlaud
family by administering roujh ou rats
to her intended victims, placing a
quantity of poison in tho cofl'eo pot.
As a result ono person hns died and
four others woro mado intonscly sick.
Not killing tho person sho wanted to
tho first time, Lavina put a liberal
portion of the poison in milk which
was to bo used in tho preparation of
bread. A child who drank somo of
tho milk was mado immediately sick.
AN IOWA MAN'S CRIME.
Cruz oil ly Jealousy IIm Kills llin Father-l:i-l,ur
mill Two ItiilutlviiH.
Nr.w Hampton, la., April 13. Her
man Bouk, a stonemason of this city,
yesterday shot and killed Mlko Kurtz
and fnl ally wounded tho lattor's sou
and young daughter. Koak is a son-in-law
of Kurtz, who lives threo miles
from tho city. Koak's wlfo recently
seeurod a divorce from him. Ho laid
in wait In tho bush for them while
they wero on their way homo from
church, and discharged botli barrels
of a shotgun at them at short range.
Tho girl will die, and it is thought the
boy will.- Koak mistook tho girl for
his wife. Ho camo to tho city and
gavo hlmsolf up immediately after the
bhooting.
Six Montana Jtlliirrt lllnwn Up.
Kuttk, Mont., April 13. An explosion
of 100 pounds of giant powder by
which six men wero killed, occurred
at tho 100-foot level of Lawronco mine
early this morning. Tho names of the
killed aro: Con G. Lownoy, John
Quinlnn, Kd Shields, James Dwyor,
John McVeigh and Patriqlc O'Rourke,
NO LONGER A MYSTERY.
Sec-rot n to Farmer I.amlHjrn' Awful .11 or
Onr roll Cleared Up.
Lr.AVKNWoitTir, Kan., April 9. On
tho morning of February 19 last tho
body of J. T. Lamborn, an aged farm
er, residing near Fall Leaf, this
county, was found murdered in tho
kltohen of his own house and tho body
most brutally hacked to pieces. The
body was cut and bruised in many
placos. Tho limbs wore broken and
the chest crushed in ns if by a blow
from u trip hummer. Last Tuesday
Charles Lamborn, a son, Annio L. Lam
born, tho daughter, and Thomas Da
venport, tho lattor's sweethoart, woro
arrested, charged with tho awful crime,
and locked up In tho county jail. Last
night Annio L. Lamborn signed a state
ment in tho presenco of hor brother,
Alfred C. Lamborn, who resides In this
city, and tho dotcctivo employed on
tho case, charging Thomas Davenport,
hor swouthcart, with tho terrible crimo.
Tho nrrcst of tho two Lamborns and
Davenport was brought about by tho
young Lamuorn girl connuing te se
cret of tho murder to a woman In Law
rence, who ofton visited tho Lamborn
house, ns sho was a borrower of money
from old man Lamborn. Annio Lam
born's lovo for Dafonport, it seems,
fndod away in contemplating the aw
ful crimo to which sho had been an ac
cessory. Her horror-stricken soul
needed solace and sho confided hor
terrible secret to this woman friend,
under a protniso of secrecy, soon
after tho crimo was commit
ted. Until very recently, however,
this woman kopt her own counsel,
under tho belief that tho guilty
parties, If known, would bo hanged
for tho crime. Learning later that
thoro is no capital punishment in Kan
sas, she made a conlldanto in turn of
Mrs. Charles Shadier. Mrs. Shncffer
told her husband, and It was ho who
went to Fall Leaf, arrested tho mur
derers and placed them In jail at this
point.
TO OPPOSE M'KINLEY.
It In Sulci the A. I. A. "Will Support I.lnton
for l'rcnldent.
St. Louis, April 9. It is positively
declared hero that at tho rccont meet
ing of tho A. P. A. national advisory
board at Washington it was decided
to press tho name of Congressman Wil
liam S. Linton, of Michigan, as its
choice for president and to arraugo for
a vigorous campaign. Tho A. P. A.
has established headquarters in St.
Louis at 013 Pino street, from whenco
Linton lltoraturo will bo sent broad
cast throughout tho country. Linton
himself is expected in St. Louis in
four days, when his boom will bo for
mally launched at a demonstration to
bo held in tho Exposition building.
Ho will also speak in Omaha, Kansas
City, Louisvillo and other places and
Linton clubs will bo organized in
the union within the next ten days.
BOOM FOR PATTISON.
Chairman Ilurrlty Supports Vonnsylvaula'fl
x-(3overuor for President.
Cincinnati, April 9. Tho Com
mercial Gazette printed to-day a com
munication from Hon. W. J. Harrity,
chairman of tho democratic national
executivo committee, in support of ex
Gov. Robert K. Paulson, of Penn
sylvania, as democratic candidate for
tho presidency. Mr. Harrity says:
"Tho democratic candidate must bo a
man of broad viows, undoubted in
tegrity and with au inflexible purposo
to meet tho highest demands of tho
position. In Mr. Pattison will bo
Jt-;t:' all i qv.aHfic"t'oii9 of such a
leader. Nothi!. in his private lifo 01
ofllclal career has called for explana
tion or equivocation, though his every
act has been closely scrutinized by hos
tllo and desperate political interests in
moro than oc? exciting canvass."
A SPANISH FLEET READY.
Itn MoYcmontn Depoiul Upon President
Clcvolmul't Cou tho.
Nkw Yoiiic. April 9. A special to tho
World from Madrid says: . Adm. San
chez Ocana, commanding tho great
navy yard at Ferrol on tho extreme
northwest const, reports that ho has
completed preparations for sending to
sea a Spanish squadron composed of
14 vessels. Tho vessels carry in thoir
crows nearly 0,000 men. The Madrid
press plainly says that tho movement
of tho fleet will dopend upon tho
courso of President Cleveland after tho
voto of congress on tho balligoroncy
resolutions.
HAS SENT AGENTS TO CUBA.
I'mililiuit Clnvoliiml Sulil to Ho Inrormlnc
IllniHoir About Affair on tho Islanil.
Ni:w Yoiiic, April 9. Tho Herald's
Washington special says that it is ro
ported on apparently good authority
that President Cleveland has taken
steps to itnforin himself as to tho ex
act condition of affairs in Cuba, and
has sent secret ngonts to tho island to
ascertain whether tho claims of tho in
surgents ns to thoir establishment of a
govornmont and theU- military pro
gress aro true. It is said that tho pres
ident desires to supplement tho con
sular roport of tpjcial agents as to cer
tain phuses of the situation.
Stucii Men Killed.
Ooi)i:N, Utah, April 9. A terrific ex
plosion, entailing tho loss of so von
lives nnd tho wounding of several oth
ers, occurred shortly after six o'clock
yesterday evening in tho canyon four
miles from this city. Tho men wore
employed by tho Pioneer Power Dam
Co. and were about to prepare a blast,
when a premature explosion occurred.
MISSOURI ELECTIONS.
In Majority of titles tho Democrats Wore
I'.nny Victor.
Kansas Citt, Mo., April 8. Elec
tions were hold yestordny in many mu
nicipalities throughout Missouri. Party
linos wore not closely drawn, but in a
majority of cities where such was tho
case, tho democrats elected tho wholo
or tho greater part of their tickets. In
a number of places the result was
mixed, neither party gaining a major
ity of tho ofliccs. Local issues wero at
stako in still othor cities, nnd party
lines wero obliterated. According to
Incomplete returns received tho dem
ocrats carried Cuba, Klsmnrck, Marsh
flold. Higglnsville, Monroo City, Ne
vada, Warronsburg, Knob Noster, Con
tralla, Mexico, Howling Green, Mo
borly and La Plata. Tho result was
mixed at Wollovlllo, Golden City and
Clinton. Non-partisan tickets woro in
tho flold at Slater and Holden. In
Fayctto and Cape Girardeau citizens'
tickets were victorious. Carthago was
carried by tho republicans, who elect
ed everyone on thoir ticket except on
alderman. Jefferson City, Sedalin,
KoonTillo and Maryvllle also went re
publican. A REPUBLICAN VICTORY.
Tho Klcctlon In Kanwm Cltjr Unusually Ka
cltlnir Jonrn for Miiyor.
Kansas Crrr, Mix, April 8. The
municipal election in this city was the
most exciting for years, and rcsuted in
tho corapleto triumph of tho republic
ans. Polico Judgo Jones defeated II.
C Kumpf for mayor by about 1,500 ma
jority. Tho success of tho candidates
for tho five city offices and of tho can
didates for president of tho upper
house of tho council nnd of all tho
candidates for that houso and of
six candidates for tho lower houso
will make tho next city administration
republican in all Its departments. Tho
distinguishing characteristics of yes
terday's election woro tho enormous
voto polled and tho entiro absence of
any trouble whatever. Contrasted
with tho previous elections during tho
past ten years it was a most romarka
bio election.
PARTY LINES NOT DRAWN.
Llttlo or No Political Intorrst In Kamtii
Municipal Elections.
Topkka, Kan., April 8. Special dis
patches regarding tho elections in the
cities of the first and second-class, held
3esterday throughout tho state, show
llttlo of general political interest. Re
publican tickets wero put up goner
alh and carried, with little opposi
tion, but citizens' tickots, based sole
ly upon municipal questions, wero
ably supported and won in a dozen
cases. In Wichita the citizens'
ticket captured three wards and tho
republicans threo. In Leavenworth
tho straight democratic ticket elected
four of six councilman, still leaving
the majority republican. In Emporia
the citizens' ticket swept everything.
Thcro was only a modcrato women's
voto, except where tho "no joints"
issue was contested. In all tho lutter
cases the temporanco sentiment won.
ELECTION IN CHICAGO.
Out of Thlrty-rivo Aldorrncn tho Iiopullc
mis Iiavo Kloctcd Twenty.
CniCAao, April 8. Out of the 35
aldermen the republicans elected liO,
tho democrats 13, and two independ
ents were chosen. Tho principal fea
ture of tho election was tho effort of
tho reform element to down a number
of gang aldermen. Tho reformers
wero successful with a majority of
them, but they failed to secure three
Of four briglii parllc-ular scalps they
desired. Party lines wero not strong
in a number of wards, and tho reform
movement had much weight. Tho
fight on town officers was in all of tho
towns a straight party issue, and tho
republicans were uniformly successful,
carrying all the town ofliccs by major
ities ranging from 2,000 to 4,000.
Kopuhllctins Win In Colorado.
Dknvi:k, Col., April 8. In most of
tho cities and towns of Colorado, aside
from Denver and Puoblo, elections
wero held yesterday. Tho contests
wero cntiroly on local issues, although
tho republicans as u rule put party
tickots in tho field, and in most cases
polled tholr normal strength. In
Highlands tho republicans won by 300
or 400. In Lcadvillc, where tho popu
lists have been in control, tho result is
in doubt, tho republicans having mado
decided gains.
Autl-Noj-ro Tlcknt Won.
Gutiiuik, Ok., April 8. Tho city elec
tion resulted in tho partial triumph of
thu citizens' ticket, which was a move
ment inaugurated by wliito taxpayers
against negroes and professional white
politicians. Tho citizens' ticket in
dorsed tho republican candidates for
mayor, clerk and treasurer and they
wero elected, but about half of tho
others on tho party ticket woro de
feated. In Thlrty-Flvo IIUiioIk Towns.
Ciiicaoo, April 8. Returns from 35
towns throughout tho stnto show tho
republicans successful in 30, tho demo
crats in three, and split tickets elected
in two. The voto was entirely on city
and town olllccrs, and thoro was no
special in any part of tho stato to call
out a strict n-.li-tv vntn
l)iiiioi-riiiti Win In ArldiiiHiiH.
MnMPins, Tenn., April 8. Municipal
elections were held in Arkausas yes
terday. The democrats wero success
ful iu nil towns savo Newport and
Jonosboro, where tho republicans
elected their ticket.
REVIEW OF TRADE.
Tho Volomo of Ilnsliicfl linn Wot Inrronsed
Nor Ilnvo I'rlcrn Apprcclablr Ailvnncoil.
Nkw Yoiuc April 11. R. O. Dun &
Co.'s Weekly Review of Trade, says:
Tlio volume of business has not on tho wholo
Increased, nor havo pricos appreciably ad
vanced since April I, whoa tho ranfto for att
commodities was thp lowest over known Iu this
country. Drcudstuffs nnd Iron proIucts Iiavo
ristni .slightly, but somo other articles havo Uo
cllnod find tho root of the raattr is that do
manil for consumption !. still below ex
pectation. Tho number of hand em
ployed hiu been .slightly lossoned
ly strikes In some establishments
und bystoppwro or reduction in focce In oth
ers, but tho ehiimra daring tho hurt woolc has
no boon roliitivuly important. The weather
ha not favored antly distribution ot spring
Koods, und uncertainty an to continued omploy
montnlTccts tlcepurchnsos by handluu largo
number or estnbli hments.
Tho injury dono to winter wheat by storm
and frosts nt tho wost would uppoiuvfrom re
port of stnto oilicurs. to luivo boon consider
able. HomtirknWy low estimates- of condition
nro published by somo atato authorities, and
while this may bo tho customary exnijKeratlon,
there has ovldeatly bootii much actual loss,
wbfch tonds at present to. losson purchases of
fnrmcrs and of dealers la farming districts.
Cora roso SV cents witlli wheat lyid. on ac
count of sma stocks. Cotton, has not
changed and known commercial and mill '
stocks exceed probable consumption until
now cotton comes. Wodj1s woaker with Balos
for tho wcolc or only Saj.OO) pounds nt tho
three chlof mmkots, the smallost Tor many
years. Trices tond lower, oxcept for lino
washed llcoco, and raaaaifncturors aro rapidly
rcrtuclntf production.
Failures for tio j.wt woolt havo- been 209 la
the United States, against -J07 last yar, nnd U
In Cannda, against 27 last year.
HOLMES' MANY VICTIMS.
Tho Not oil Criminal Mim Ho l'lnnnml unci
Committal! SJ7 IMurrforx
Piur.AD5a.PHiA, April It. II. IL
Holmes, tho multi-murderer now un
der sontonco of death for tho murder
of Benjamin Pcitzol, has made a con
fession. In prefacing the confession,
which covers in full nearly threo news
paper pajres, written in Holmes' own
handwriting and detailing with a
minuteness that is at times revolting,
the arch-mutilator and author of 2?
murders, as ho admits himself to be,
states with something like pathos that
ho docs so simply that ho may obtain
money enough to educate IiIb boy.
Holmes writes of his blood
curdling atrocities with an aban
don that simply appalls ono. Not
ono grain of romorso seems to
enter into tho construction of that
document and never for a moment, ex
cept in two isolated cases ono where
ho refers touchingly to tho memory of
Minnie Williams and another time
when ho pathetically speaks of an out
rage perpetrated on his boy does tho
redeeming element, pity, figure in tho
case. Regret is never for a moment
expressed, and ho comes out boldly
and without compunction on his very
opening with tho statement: "I was
born with the very devil in me."
OUR MINERAL PRODUCTION.
StntlRtlca for Last Vonr Ktioir That Wo
I,iatl on Cold and l'lir Iron.
Nnw York, April 11. Tho total min
eral and motal production of tho
United States for 1805 amounted in
value to S02S,GS9,f05. Tho incrcaso
over 1891 was SS 1,220,503, or 15J? per
cent. Tho gold product last year was
2,205,012 fine ounces, having, a total
value of S10, 8150.200. Tho increase over
1891 was 7,008,905, and last year onco
moro put the United States in the
front rank as a producer. Tho silver
made was 40,331,1:35 ounces, and tho
commercial value was 830,251,290. This
is a decrease of 3,515,040 ounces from
1891. The pig iron production wns tho
highest on record, amounting to
D,'140,303 long tons. Hero ngajn
tho United States takes finit
position as a producer, having mado
about 1,900,000 tons moro than Great
Britain, its nearest competitor, and
about 3,000,000 tons moro than Ger
many, who stands third. Tho coal
production reached tho onormous total
of 190,313,000 short tons, putting this
country very near tho tonnage of
Great Britain, and showing a gain of
20,40S,000 tons over 1801. ,
BAD CONDITION OF WHEAT.
Only 77 Tor Cent, for tlio AVlioi.i Country
Kansas tshoiis Up Well.
Washington, April 11. The condi
tion of winter wheat, as reported by
tho statistician of tho dopartment of
agriculture, is 77.1. Last December it
was 81.4 and last April 81.4. The con
dition in tho nino leading states is us
follows: Pennsylvania, 04; Ohio, 50;
Michigan, S2; Indiana, 77; Kentucky,
70; Illinois, SS; Missouri, 75; Kansas,
88; California, 91. Tho condition of
ryo is S2.9. In Nebraska and Knnsas
thcro was less winter killing than
usual, owing to tho mild season, and
present conditions nro reported fa
vorable. Condition of horses is 97.0;
of cattle, 93; of sheop, 03. 5; of swine,
03.3; last year's figures being 90.9, 01.0,
95.5 nnd 92, from which an improve
ment is shown in every case.
OLEOMARGARINE MUST GO.
PomiHj-lvaiila Turim tlio Hotter Subatltuto
Down with a llniivy Hand.
PiTTSiiimoii, Pa., April 11. The
agents of Armour & Co. in this btato
havo been notified not to sell any oleo
margarine after April 15. If thoy
should havo any on hand nfter that
dato they aro ordered to ship it back
to Chicago. This, it is expected, will
end tho war that has boon waged
against oleomargarine for sovornl
years. Tho cost of litigation in every
county whoro It was sold was greater
than tho profits. Tlio pure food au
thorities fixed April 15 as tho last day,
and will not intorforo with the sale of
tho article until that timo
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