Nebraska Newspapers

    THE FRONTIER.
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Three bottleggers are in the toil* at
Decatur.
A district fair association has been
organized at Arapahoe.
It is probable that Talmage will get
along with two saloona
Cutworms are doing some damage in
the vicinity of Hastings.
Kearney will soon commence work
on the enlargement of its canal.
The Exchange bank of Long Pine
has gone into voluntary liquidation.
Mrs. Marine, of Beatrice, fell down
the cellar steps, receivings broken leg.'
Bi.acki.eo has carried off a number
of cattle in the vicinity of Hemingford.
Cuming county is getting ready for
its fair by putting up some new build
ings.
A HAU.HMORM near Atkinson cut a
swath five miles wide and ten miles
long.
Osceola has decided not to partake
of the luxury of water works for .the
present.
Oangs of men are going out from
Lincoln to labor in tthe beet fields at
Norfolk.
The Presbyterians of Nebraska City
•re planning to build a newchurchthis
summer.
Foom.no with a revolve.- cost Gus Sul
len, a Pierce county farmer, .the fore
finger of his left hand.
All the merchants .of Nebraska City
have agreed to close at 7 o'clock each
evening, except Saturday.
Six Lincoln people emigrated to New
Zealand the other dny .and will make
their home near Auckland.
A warrant has been issued for the
arrest of Florente Bobers of Mason
City, charging her with bigamy.
A local advisory board for the Ne
braska children’s home society was or
ganized at Table Rock last week.
T. E. McMeans and Frank Hetzel,
Grand Island young men, have started
on a three months four of Europe.
Great interest is being taken in beet
culture near the little town of Pilger.
One man has a quarter section planted.
Gen. and Mrs. Van Wyck have re
turned to Nebraska, and the health of
the former was never better than now.
At Beatrice the other day a chain
gang of six made a break for liberty,
and when lost seen were headed for
Lincoln, ,
I. M. Rbymond, a wholesale grocer of ,
Lincoln, announces that he is a candi
date for the republican nomination for
governor.
The republican state central commit
tee is called to meet at the Millard ho
tel, Omaha, Tuesday, May 22, at 8
o’clock p. m.
Minnie McCaslix of Lincoln is sue
ing the Western Union Telegraph com
pany for 910,000 damages for delay in
transmission of a telegram.
Conductor Brown, who was recently
assaulted by tramps near Crowell,
while putting them off his train, hus
recovered from his injuries.
Mrs. Armstrong, of Nebraska City,
after living with her husband for a
third of a century, wants a divorce be
eause of habitual drunkenness.
Thieves entered the residence of Dr.
Nichols at Omaha and stole nearly *400.
A hired man who hus disappeared is
believed to be among the guilty.
The barn of John Slater, at North
Bend was consumed by fire while the
family were at church. Three work
horses were also burned. Loss, #500.
Pawnee City is troubled with high
waymen. Two of the bold bandits held
up a man named Eaton and at the point
of a revolver forced him to give up all
thy cash he had with him.
■•^DuRilfa a brief thunder storm at
Kearney L C. Sorenson was struck by
lightning and instantly killed. He was
Bear the barn at the time doing his
chores and had a pitchfork in his hands.
1 A young ipan named Henry Fort
OOmmitted suicide by hanging himself,
eighteen miles northwest of Beatrice.
He left a note which indicated that a
girl had failed to reciprocate his love
and he was tired of life.
. Marshal Hartman and two depu
ties succeeded, after considerable hos
tility, in.effecting the arrest of seven
trampsat Lockwood station for burning
a Union Pacific car because they were
ejected from a freight train.
Mini Vvt i iu
Omahahas entered suit a^ainstCudahay,
the packer, for S5.000 for the death of
her husband about a year ago. He
was killed while working on a building
' being erected for the packer.
R*V. Fi.ktchrr M. Sisson, from an
Illinois conference, is the successor of
Bee. George M. Brown as pastor of the
Methodist Episcopal church at Fre
mont. He is expected to assume his
duties about the middle of June.
Tiie Standard Cattle company offi
cials report that ihey had up to last
Saturday planted 300 acres of beets and
wiat the land is in excellent condition
«“■ sprouting. They hope to finish the
700 acres, by the middle of the month.
Dick Bran, the veteran cowboy of
the plains, was run over by a team
near Ogalalla and instantly killed. He
left town about 5 o'clock with a load of
lumber for the ranch, and when going
down the steep hill leading to North
river was thrown under the wagon. No
person saw the accident, but he was
sound dead in the road a short sime
afterwards He was perfectly sober
when he left town. Dick could rope
and tie down the wildest steer very
quickly, but he was a poor hand with
a team.
“ Off the Face of the Earth ” is the
title of a new book from the pen of
Lester Bodine. an Omaha newspaper
men. It is something new in litera
ture and as a result is meeting with a
great demand. It is the recital of atrip
to the gates of heaven—a pilgrimage
among souls. The author has cleverly
dodged sacrilege, but proceeds to intro
duce a volume of originalities in which
he exposes hypocrisy in politics and
society; some failings of modern Chris
tianity. etc. It is a book that sets peo
ple to thinking as well as talking; a
novel for the parlors of the rich and the
garrets of the poor. The author is a
western man and is receiving congrat
nlations over his happy hit.
At Oxford, John Schaible, a wealthy
farmer, received injuries in a runaway
which caused death in six hours. While
driving a spirited team the front end
gate of the wagon, came but and Schai
blc slipped under the horses and was
dragged two blocks. He did not regain
consciousness.
Miss Anna May Abbott, “the little
electic magnet,” recently gave an exhi
bition of her powers at Hebron that
was astonishing to beholders. She took
six or eight of the biggest men in town
and tossed them playfully about, while
they, for their part, were unable to
move her as she stood on one heel. Al
though she weighs less than a hundred
pounds nobody could lift her.
Members of the famous Crocker's
Iowa brigade living in Nebraska have
received notice of the next biennial re
union of the brigade, which will be
held at Ottumwa, la., On Wednesday
and Thursday, September 36 and 37.
All soldiers who have served in the
brigade are by the constitution entitled
to membership and are cordially in
vited and urged by the officers to at
tend.
A mass meeting in the interest of the
Gulf & Interstate Railway company
held in West Point May 4 appointed
Judge J. C. Crawford, Hon. R. R Kloke,
Conrad Paul, John Welding and Will
iam Steiren a committee to confer with
the Nebraska director. A bonus of
850,000 was guaranteed by the commit
tee. The company guarantees the road
to West Point and to be completed on
or before September 1, 1895.
A. R. Cusiing, resident manager for
the Standard Oil company at Kearney,
was found dead in the oil room a few
days ago. When found it was thought
he had been stricken with heart dis
ease, as'lie is known to have been
troubled with heart failure for some
time. There was an ugly lookingbruise
on the top of his head, but the physic
ians thought that the wound was a re
sult of the fail, as nothing upon his
person was disturbed.
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day Yellow Itird and Julian Colley,two
prominent Sioux Indians, were married.
The event was elaborately celebrated
by the Siouxs generally. The cere
mony was unique, being a blending of
the old-time Sioux and civilized cus
toms, making it very romantic and yet
impressive. The ceremony was per
formed by Rev. Snively in the Episco
palian chapel at noon, in the presence
Of a vast throng of Siouxs attired in all
conceivable manner of dress, and com
posed of all grades of civilization.
- Ex-Convict Johnson, who was arrest
ed at Grand Island the other day was
in Lincoln last Sunday. When arrest
ed he was in possession of a. large
amount of stamps and some clothing
bought from Mayor Bros, of Lincoln.
It was learned that he had bought the
clothes, paying 582 in stamps for them.
While in Lincoln he was in company
with another ex-convict, and they are
thought to be the ones who blew the
safe at the postotlice at Valparaiso
about three weeks ago and secured
$200 in stamps and $5 in silver.
The 5-year-old daughter of H. B.
Moore of Curtis fell into an open well
fifty-seven feet deep Just before
striking the water she encountered a
plank two by six, breaking it in two.
tier brother, y years old, let the garden
hose down and went to her relief. lie
seized her by the hair and kept her
frbtn drowning till the father arrived
and rescued both of the children. The
hose had stretched so that both chil
dren were nearly under water when
help arrived. The girl was in the well
over two hours and though somewhat
bruised is not seriously injured.
State Superintendent Goudy has
received the program for the round
table of superintendents at the meet
ing of the national educational associa
tion to be held at Asbury Park, N. J.,
in July. Xpropo of the discussion of
this topic at the late meeting of the
city superintendents and principals of
Nebraska it is interesting to note that
the first topic on the program is “Uni
form State .Statistics.” The other top
ics,, are “School District vs. School
Township Organization,” “The Train
ing of the Teachers, (1) The Normal
School, (2) The Summer School, (3)
The Teachers’ Institute,” and “A
Course of Study for Common Schools.”
. General order No. 4, from headquar
ters Department of Nebraska, Grand
Army of the republic, reads:
“Pursuant to the establishment of a
memorial day by the national encamp
ment to be observed by the members of
the Grand Army of the Republic, on
the 30th day of May, annually, in com
meroration of the deeds of our fallen
comrades, and as directed in general
orders No, 6 from national headquar
ters, this general order is issued.
“The department commander earn-'
estly desires that every post through
out the department shall join in the
services of this sad and sacred day, and
that they also comply with the rules
and regulations by attending divine
services in a body on the Sunday pre
ceding same.
“Then, comrades, in obedience to
this order, in the services of this hal
lowed day, mark the grave of every
union soldier, dead, with the flag of
the nation, bear them kind remem
brance, and in a true soldierly spirit,1'
strew their silent homes with the choi
cest flowers of spring, which tell the
story of loyalty and love.
“The women’s Relief corps. Sons of
Veterans, Daughters of Veterans,
Ladies of the Grand Army, public
schools, business men, traveling men,
and all patriotic organizations are
earnestly and cordially invited to join
in these memorial exercises.
"On this day all living- comrades not
physically disabled wiirbe expected to
take part in the sad duties of the hour.
By command of Chubch Howe,
Dep’t Commander. ”
Mrs. Gertrude Horr Connell, of the
Woman’s Relief corps, has also issued
a general order in which she says:
"While we strew flowers upon the
graves of our dead heroes let us not
forget to speak kindly and lovingly
to those whose soldierly bearing re
minds us of the days when under
southern 6kies they gave the last proof
of fidelity to country and flag.
“It is very desirable and fitting that
every corps in this department should
hold themselves in readiness to assist
the Grand Army of the Republic in the
observance of this, our national Memo
rial day, in such a manner as the com
rades may direct. '
“Enlist theinterestof schoolchildren
| in the noble work, thus making it -a
i day of instruction and patriotism to
them.”
WHOLE FAMILY MURDERED.
A Man, BU 'Wife and Two 'Children
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Wn.AS, Mo., May 12.—Unquestiona
bly the most terrible crime ever
known in this section of the state was
committed last night at a farm house
where Augustus Meeks of this place
was visiting, two miles east of Brown
ing, Meeks and his wife and four chil
dren being brutally murdered while
taking a walk and the bodies carried
to a straw stack, where they were
found later by the family with whom
they were-visiting.
The terrible crime was committed
shortly ufter dark but none of the
people of the house saw the tragedy
or the murderers, and the first thing
I they knew of the horrible murder was
when they started to search for the
familv at a late hour.
The bodies were all terribly muti
lated, but there must have been a se
vere struggle between Meeks and the
assassins, for the ground was badly
torn up in the vicinity of the straw
stack.
Meeks and his family left here
yesterday to visit the family living on
the place where they'were murdered,
and it is believed that the murderers
followed them and lay in hiding until
they could secure an opportunity to
carry out their terrible purpose.
Meeks was a leading witness in a
cattle stealing case here last fall and
it is believed that this .was the cause
of the tragedy.
Reports from (Browning at noon to
day are that two men have been ar
rested there on suspicion and that
farmers are gathering to wreak sum
mary vengeance on them should they
prove to be .the guilty wretches.
BOLD BANK ROBBERY.
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A Big IHanI Made.
Noei,, Mo., May 12.—At 3 o'clock
yesterday afternoon seven men armed
with Winchesters and revolvers rode
into Southwest City, Mo , and robbed
the bank, getting all the money the
bank contained, between $3,003 and
$4,000. They evidently eame from
the Territory and were experts, as
they did the job in a very business
like manner. Two of them were sta
tioned on the outside and three en
tered the bank with a suck and two
others guarded the horses.
About 100 shots were fired by the
robbers and four of the best citizens
were badly wounded. J. C. beattourn
and O. Lb Sea bourn were both shot
through the groin; Mart Pembree, leg
broken by a bullet; S. F. Melton,
United States marshal, received a
flesh wound in the leg. The robbers
were about ten minutes going
through the bank, afterward mounted
their horses and started for the na
tion at full speed.
As they were leaving the outskirts
some one fired several shots at them,
killing a horse and wounding a rob
ber, but it is not known how badly he
was hurt He immediately secured
another horse from a farmer who was
passing and followed his pals. No
resistance was offered by the citizens.
The wounded men were shot while
standing on the sidewalk. A posse j
was made up and have started in
pursuit But the robbers have a good
start and will likely get away.
SCORED THE A. P. A,
Address of National Hibernian Delegate
Wlthere at Omaha Convention.
Omaha, Keb., May 12.—The first
business before the Hibernian nation
al convention was the report of the
committee on revision of the consti
tution, after which National Delegate
Withers read his annual address. He
urged the establishment of head
quarters for the order and recom
mended that the executive officers live
near each other. The establishment
of Hibernian labor bureaus in every
city of the country is urged. On the
order’s duty to Ireland, he asked the
convention “To again renew its
pledges of loyalty to the gallaht sons
of Erin, who in the arena of an alien
parliament are making such a grand
and sublime struggle for Irish liberty
and for the principles of Irish nation
ality.”
After urging that the stars and
stripes be raised over Catholic schools,
President Withere said:
It has been my pride and honor to partici
pate on at least one hundred occa-iona in
different sections of the great republic, in
which our brethren illustrated in a practical
way their love and devotion to the free insti
tutions of our common country, and con
founded our enemies by raising the emblem of
our country's freedom—the glorloui stars and
stripes-over the Catholio scho >ls In their
several localities In the,e modern times
when the descendants of the revolutionary
lories are organizing ull over the land for tne
avowed purpose of ostracising and destroying
us in business, public and social life, our pro
tests cannot be too strong and our vindication
of the truth of history too pointed It is our
duty to ourselves, to our children and to our
children's children to stand up like manly
men and combat this modern Know-Nothlna
l»m which Is spreading over the land in the
guise of an organization called the AHA.
In my judgment, brethren. It is our duty to
fivht this un-American order and its professed
principles with every weapon with which
American freeman should fivht the battle of
right and justice as against the accursed spirit
of birolry and int iterance which should find
no place under free inatitutions. but which
unfortunately, runs riot through our country
| at the present time True men love the peo
ple who stand up in a manly wav and a-sert
their Qod given rivhts but have no con idera
tton tor those who slink and in a cowardly way
fail to size op to the doctrine of citizenship,
which Is our proudest'boast, thereby proving
themselves os unworthy to enjoy the Ame.-i
esn freeman's herlts e of equal and esact
justice and- equality with oil men before the
law The history of onr country pruvea the
fact that the Irishman and the Catholic were
the foremost and the bravest in the great
struggle tor the gainin < of liberty for ibis land,
and -luce U)*t hap ay time the name people
fought the bravest, shed Their blood most
wtlllnvly and made the greatest sacrifice to
perpetuate the tame free institutions
Croker Resigns.
New York, May 12. — Richard
Croker’s official connection with Tam
j many hall ceased yesterday when he
I handed in his resignation as the
| chairman of the finance committee.
The resignation was accepted. No
| one has yet been appointed leader in
| his place, nor will there be until after
; *he next campaign.
| Hill Refuses to Vote.
Washington, May 12.—In the senate
yesterday Mr. Allison's motion sub
stituting the McKinley duty for the
| compromise provision of 20 per cent
| ad valorem on acetic acid, was lost
by a vote of 37 to 32. Mr. Hill, who
was present, refused to vote when hi*
name was called.
II
BONANZA FOR NEELY.
GETS 916,000 IN FEES FOR
ARRESTING* COXEYITES.
“HEALERS” MORE THAN SATISFIED.
Women Make Much of Them—Button
hole Bouquets for the Army—They
Have the Liberty of Topeka and
Go and Come When They Please
—Deputy Marshals Jeered
by the People.
1 iopkka, Ivan., May 11.—General
Saunders and his comrnomvealers are
encamped along the Missouri Pacific
tracks in South Topeka in state tents
which were furnished by Governor
Le welling at the request of United
States Marshal Neely. They seem
contented in their present quarters,
as they are being well cared for and
in addition to having all they want to
eat, each member of the army is
wearing a buttonhole bouquet fur
nished by a delegation of women
interested in the welfare of the In
dustrialists.
United States Marshal Neely has not
yet decided what he will do with the
men, as he is waiting the arrival of
United States Attorney Perry from
Port Scott. .
A committee of citizens held a meet
ing this morning and organized for
the purpose of taking care of the men
in case they should be kept in Topeka
and should be discharged when their
cases come into court. Mayor T. VV.
Harrison was made chairman of the
committee. The committee is anx
ious that Marshal Neely should take
the men to Leavenworth. If they re
main in Topeka Sunday the Rev. C.
M. Sheldon will conduct the religious
services in the camp in the afternoon.
> Although the men are prisoners of
the United States they have the liber
ty of the town and go where they
please. The deputy marshals who
were last night placed as gnards
around the camp were guyed by the
townspeople so badly that they gave
up their jobs and Marshal Neely has
been unable to get guards who will
keep the men in camp. .
Sanders declared to-day that the
army now here numbers 4*30 men and
that nineteen escaped at Scott City.
The cases against the prisoners will
come up for preliminary hearing next
Tuesday. District Attorney Perry
will be here to look after the inter
ests of the government and G. C.
Clements and Frank Herald have
tendered their services as attorneys
for the commonwealers.
It is current talk here that Marshal
Neely will, under the law, get about
818,000 fees out of the arrest of the
“Coxeyites,” the largest item being
the allowance of ten cents a mile for
each prisoner from the place of arrest
to court, while Commissioner Waggen
er will get over 81,000 and, if the men
should be bound over, his fees will be
increased about 8")00.
OUT OF WASHINGTON AGAIN.
The “Commoiiwpalprii" Vlarrli tn If'
vllle, Md.—The People Inflignaut.
Washington. May 14.—Tents were
struck at Camp Tyranny by the Com
monwealers to-day and the army was
soon on the march for the new camp
near Hyattsville, Md. Carl Browne
made a Partins' speech in which he
told the men it would be impossible
for him and Coxey to accompany them
on account of their engagements in
the police court and the command was
turned over to young Jesse Coxey.
Comparatively few persons watched
the departure of the “army” through
the side streets with the bass drum
pounding and all the banners dis
played. The men were pleased at
the prospect of a change and talked
hilariously of the country fare they
expected to get.
Coxey talks enthusiastically of the
support the “army” is receiving from
the West and of the carloads of pro*
visions being shipped for it. He has
received an invitation to the dinner of
the Clover club in Philadelphia next
Thursday and says he will be there
.unless prevented by the necessity for
serving an important engagement
with the District authorities.
Hyattsville, where the “army”
camps to-day, is a small village-'
; Most of the men are engaged in busi
ness or the government departments
during the day and there is much un
easiness. _
Train Stealers Come to Grief.
ProVo, Utah, May 14.—Carter’s Salt
Lake Coxeyites numbering about 500,
who camped at Geneva last night,
marched into Provo to-day, seized a'
Union Pacific engine and a number of
Rio Grande and Western cars and
started East over the Rio Grande
Western. Before they got out of town
the train ran into an open switch and
was derailed. The sheriff of Provo
called on Governor West for asssist
ance and he left at 1 o’clock on a
special train with two companies of
militia. _
Coxevltes Hauled Voder Protest.
Boise, Idaho, May 41.—About 350
commonwealers passed East last night
on Union Pacific trains. The com
pany hauls then) undeT • protest, but
prefers not to stop freight traffic.
Shot Himself Through the Head.'
St. Josei-h, Mo„ May 14.—Louis
Martin, who until recently kept one
of the most splendid bars in' this city,
committed suicide by shooting a
bullet into his head with a pistol. Hi6
wife died a month ago, and since then
he has been despondeht.
A Torpedo Host Launched.
Duruoue, 1st, May 14.—The torpedo
boat Ericsson, the first United States
war vessel ever built on inland waters,
was launched this afternoon in the
presence of several thousand people.
Ardmore Miners Return to Work.
Macon, Mo., May 14.—The Ardmore
coal miners held a meeting yesterday
evening and by a large majority de
cided to return to work at the old
price
RICH HILL MEN ALL IDLE.
-Ever? Shaft In the District Closed by
the Strike.
Rich Him., Mol, May 14.—The strike
here is now in full force, every one of
the 1,0<M) miners being- out. Delegate
Jim Fanolio of Lexington came in last
night with twenty-seven striking
miners and John Craft and 375 miners
are expected from 1’leasant Hill this
evening.
Five hundred miners in this section
paraded the principal streets this
morning and then repaired to Pros
pect park. So far they have been or
derly, although thirteen extra police
are on duty, ten of whom are miners.
Editor McGregor of Lexington, who
was the chief agitator of the strike
here last year, came in this morning
and addressed the miners just before
noon.
When the miners come in from
south of town this evening it is ex
pected over 1,500 will be here. An
other parade and demonstration will
be made to-night at which time over
1,000 miners are expected to be in line.
SENATORS BELATED.
Only Four Present at Opening—Skirmish
ing for Absentees.
Washington, May 14.—Only four
senators were in the chamber when
the senate met at 11 o'clock this
morning and Mr. Harris, who was
temporarily in the chair, instructed
the clerk to call the roll. The bells
brought twenty-eight senators into
the chamber—fifteen less than a
quorum—and steps were immediately
taken to secure the attendance of
absentees. Search of the corridors
and committee rooms of the capitol
was made, but it was twenty-five
minutes before enough absentees
could be found to make up the quorum.
Mr. Ilolph made a motion to adjourn
but withdrew it upon the suggestion
of Mr. Chandler that such a motion
violated the agreement entered into
just before adjournment last night by
which it was decided to take up the
tariff bill at 12 o'clock each day.
Some routine business preceded the
resumption of the tariff debate.
AFTER HORSE-THIEVES.
An Armed Force of Cltlsene Pursuing a
Gang of Outlaws.
Muskogee, Ind. Ter., May 14.—An
organized band of horse-thieves took
possession a few days ago of one of
the ranches of Captain F. B. Severs,
west of here, and held it for several
days with a large herd of stolen
horses, refusing to let the men on the
ranch have access to it. This bold act
brought the people up into arms, and
about 100 citizens, under command of
a squad of deputy marshals, went out
to capture them. There were fifteen
or twenty of the horse-thieves.
When they heard they were being
sought they went to the Seminole
country, taking a herd of sixty stolen
horses with them,but the deputy mar
shals and force pursued them and
have not yet returned. The first day
out one of the thieves was arrested
and another shot.
Shot Dead by a Drunken Printer.
Strong City, Kas., May 14.—Karl
Kuhl, son of Peter Kuhl, a prominent
citizen of this county, was shot and
instantly killed while attending to
his duties as deputy postmaster at
Cottonwood Falls yesterday evening
by George Rose, a compositor on the
Chase eoupty Courant. Rose fled to
the timber followed by the sheriff and
scores of men and was soon captured.
He had been drinking hard for a week
or ten days and when found and or
dered to throw up his hands at first
refused, saying: “I shot that young
man, shoot me.” He can at present
give no reason for committing the
deed.
Engineers' AuslUlary Figures.
St. Paul, Minn., May 14.—The
biennial convention of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers will
not be really at work until next
week,when committee reports begin to
come in. The ladies' auxiliary to-day
received the report of Mrs. Harry St.
Clair of Logansport, Ind., the grand
secretary, showing a total member
ship of 5,065, and increase of 1,553. It
now has SI,671 as a nucleus for an or
phan’s home fund.
nauKer tocaraue no n.inoezzier.
Denver, Col., May 14.—The trial of
William H. Cockrane, president of the
First National bank of Del Norte, on
the charge of embezzling $24,000 of the
bank’s funds resulted in acquittal, in
accordance with the instructions of
the judge, several directors testifying
that Cockrane nsed the money with
their consent. There are five more
cases pending against Cockrane.
The Wrecked Bedalla Bank.
Sedai.ia, Mo., May 14.—Examina
tion into the affairs of the First
National bank grows more interesting
daily. Yesterday it is asserted that
Receiver Latimer will be compelled
to order an assessment of 100 per cent
on the capital stock, which means
that the stockholders will have to
raise $250,000 to pay off the depositors.
Bland Not for a fight.
Washington, May 14. — "Silver
Dick” Bland left for Kansas City to
night to attend next Tuesday’s con
vention. He' declines to give any
formal statement in advance of his
arrival on the ground, but he charac
terizes as flies’’ the report that it is
his purpose to procure the adoption of
any resolution denouncing Mr. Cleve
land. _
Mr. Wolcott Salic for Burope.
New York, May 14.—United States
Senator Wolcott of Colorado sailed
from New York to-day for Europe.
He goes away on account of ill health
and will probably be absent for sev
eral months.
SprlngBeld Shafts All Closed.
Springfiem), 111., May 14.—Coal
miners at Cantrell went out to-day
and not a mine is now open in this
district. __
Great Britain owns 31,000 square
miles in Borneo, and so great is the
confidence felt in the permanence of
the British rule that over 1,000,000
acres of land have been leased for 039
years. „_... -
__ c*pitol.
Tb* Commonweal Leader n,t~.
Boa.. Labe, Commltu.^ «>•
Washiuqtos, MaylO.—There w.
unusually large attendance
bers of the house committed «. ?e®'
at its meeting to-d^^n G Ubw
Coxey, who was early at th«G cral
In company with A V n ! capit°l
Washington, presetted
from the Commonweal .rm. ^tltl011
and Carl Browne
dress the committee on behalf of .1?'
Coxey bills for the construction ®
good roads and for the issue 0f 1°*
interest bearing “"dV o'
supplemented the reading H®
the petition with a brief ^ ,°*
ment and then answered on«c t®~
put to him by members of th» 0Bs
mittee. There were he v-,,?®
of dollars worthof* Wovem.T
throughout the country to ^
*nd %re were miUions of meTtS
make them. There was but one tMn^
standing in the way and that
money. The passage of his two* ho?
would solve the industrial depression
fnd. ®en at work. He asked
in behalf of ninety-nine per cent at
the people the aaie pri&L,
are enjoyed by the one per cfnt-thi1
national banking class, who wei^W
resented in congress.
Mr. Byan, Democrat of New Yorkj
pressed Mr. Coxey for proof of the
assertion that he represented ninety
nine per cent of the people. y.
Coxey replied, after thinking a mo.‘
mentj, "X don’t claim that." ,
This closed Coxey’s hearing and tha
‘•general” retired. *
THE ANTI-POOLING LAW.
— —,vvu4m„uu.U| it* Ln condi
tional Rep«»L
Washington, May 10-The sixth an.
nnal convention of state railroad com
missioners is in session at the rooms
of the Interstate Commerce commis
sion. The most important feature of
the proceedings was the presentation
of the majority and minority reports
of the committee appointed at the
last convention to make a report on
pooling of freights and division of
earnings. The majority report was
presented by Peter A. Dey of Iowa,
with which Mr. Chadborn concurred
and also Mr. Beddingheld of North
Carolina, with the exception of the
recommendations as to the uncondi
tional repeal of tho anti-pooling
clause. Mr. Becker submitted a
minority report.
The majority report insists that if
section S of the interstate commerce
act, which prohibits pooling, was re
pealed and freedom given to the rail
way companies to pool or otherwise
divide their earnings, compensatory
rates would more generally be main
tained at competing points; that the
labors of the commission in enforcing
the law would be lessened, and its
authority respected, because it would
enlist in its snpport a very large pro
portion of the railway service it is
now, by the force of self preservation,
compelled to antagonize both the law
and the commission.
Mouse I'roceecllngs.
Washington, May 10.—The bill for
the erection of a public printing ofiice
in Washington occupied the greater
part of the day and came to a rather
ignominious end. A number of amend
ments and substitutes were offered to
the first section providing for the pur
chase of a site, but the only thing
which finally came out of the melee,
was a a resolution of Mr. Holman to
refer the question to a commission to
consist of the committee on public
buildings and grounds, with instruc
tions to select a site on grounds now
owned by the government.
The naval appropriation bill was
called up and briefly explained in
some of its parts by Mr. Cummings,
but the house adjourned at 5:10, be
fore he had concluded his remarks.
George Decker, a well-to-do rancher
of Shasta Valley, Cal., has been placed
under arrest for the murder of his
wife and child, committed twenty
seven years ago. It is suspected also
that Decker is responsible for the re
cent death of his second wife and
grandchild.
LIVE STOCK AMD PRODUCK MARKETS
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16
6X
19
7
Quotations from Mow York, Chicago, Sfc
Louis, Omaha and Elsewhere.
OMAHA.
Butter—Creamery Drint. J?
Butter—Choice country. i-J
Eggs—Fresh. ,5
Honey—l‘er t>.
Chickens—Live, per #>■._
Chickens- Spring per doz.3 50
Potatoes—. , 5
Sweet Potatoes—Seed, per bbl.. 3 W
Pineapples—Large, per do*.... | »j>
Onions—New Southern per box a
Hogs—Mixed packing. *
<«, 4 CO
Hogs—Heavy weights.. •> W
Kl=S«»de»|| *|3
3i
@ 60
@2 10
@600
@ 3 25
310
@2 90
@ 5 93
ffi 5 10
4 »
Beeves—Biocsers aiiu “ - s » ^
Steers—Fair to good.. 3«j
Steers—Westerns. *
Sheep-Lambs. 3 ™
Sheep—Natives...... 3 79
NEW YORK.
Wheat-No. 2, red winter. 5?
Corn-No. 2
@490
@ 4 a
corn— ... i<
Oats—Mixed western.
13 79
745
@ 5NI
@ 43‘i
@ 4214
@14 (0
@750
57 ® EH
Pork
Lard.
CHICAOa
Wheat-No. 2 spring. 5
Corn—Per ..
Pork.*: _
Hogs—Packersand mixed!.... 5 F> ® 5 20
Cattle—Com. steers to extra.. 3 8 4 55
Sheep—Lambs.
@ wx
@12 4714
@ 7 45
ST. LOUIS,
Wheat—No. 2 red. cash.
Corn—Per bu....
Oats—Per bu.
USUI—1 Cl . , m
Hogs—MJxed packing. 5 uu
@ MX
@ 37 k
(A 36
535
4 00
3 90 ■ @ 4 00
Cattle—Native, steers,
Sheep Natives.
KANSAS CITY. - v,.
Wheat-No. 2red, cash.... ®» ®
Corn—No. 2. 35
Oats-No. 2.... , 3 Ho
Cattle—Stockers and feeders.. - r 5 jo
Hogs-Mixed packers.. «»J ® 4 "
Crank After Mrs. Lease.
Wichita, Kan., May 10-The chief of
police of this city has received »
ter from some crank residing at Ke
ron, Minn., in which there was S10 in
slosed to buy pure white flowers to
placed upon the body of Mrs. Lease
the day of her funeral, which he sets
me UttV 01 nur muum, thft
lown for May 20. He says that the
. ^ _ Lt_ « triuinn wiwi
Vazarene came to him in a vision '
1 cross of blood painted upon
neast and commanded bun .
llrs. Lease on the 20th inst., so tna
ler designs to subvert his kingdom on
■artb might be thwarted.