Nebraska Newspapers

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Harvard will put in t system of
water work*
Colored people of Brownvllle cele
brated Emancipation day.
In a fire at Hastings last week two
horses were burned to death.
The late teachers’ institute in Chey
enno county was the largest and best
ever held.
There is a chaneo yet for late plant
ed corn if rain comes in the first half
of August.
Fifty men went from Lincoln to work
in the South Omaha packing houses,
taking the places of atickern
The Seventh Day Advcntisto made
many converts among the people of
Crawford and baptised forty-two.
Some time this month a banquet will
be given in Beatrice by the Manufac
turers’ and Consumers’ association of
Nebraska.
The unnuul camp meeting at Do
weeso will be held August 10 to 20.
The first throe duya will be devoted to
the Kpworih league.
L. I). Whekdon of Auburn, who
has been deaf for five years, has re
gained his hearing once more through
the means of electricity.
Thieves entered the grocery storo of
O. 11. Manning of David City by piying
open the back door and helped them
selves to what they could carry away.
Hkv. E. Smith of Washington, la.,
has accepted a call from the Second
United 1're s by tori an church at Pawnee
City, and preached his initial sermon
last Sunday.
Statistics at Nebraska City show
that of the children born in the last
three months nine out of e.’ery ten
were girls. The local doctors are un
able to account for it.
The Fremont Tribune soys there are
1.757 dogs in that town that have not
been granted certificates of heulth by
the license board. The number passed
upon is only 243.
The postoftice at Clay Center is in the
bands of a government inspector. Post
master S. K. Burnett has disappeared.
Mr. Barnett was appointed by the pres
ent administration one year ago.
Charles ICiaoo, grocer, Aurora,
failed. He gave chattle mortguges to
the Aurora State bank for $3()u and to
Hargreavo Bros., Lincoln, for 8201.
Liabilities are a little over 81,000. Aa
aeta, 81,800.
O. R. Palmer of Adams county turned
hia milch cows for an hour into a patch
of corn and five of them got the eolie
and drepped dead in a short time, after
the most severe suffering,' which could
not be relieved.
While on his way home on horse
back R. R. Stewart, a one-legged farm
er living near McCook, fell from his
horse and immediately expired. Apo
plexy ia thought to have been the
cause of hia death.
The Ulysses Dispatch aaya Matt Kel
ly has a chicken with four .legs and
William Ritchie lias one with three
legs, while William Coyle has on old
turkey gobbler that has just hutched
out three young turkeys.
The Litchfield Monitor says: The
farmer that abandons his farm and
looks for a better location because his
crop has failed will see bis folly a few
years hence. Nebraska is not alone
with poor crops this year.
’ Miss May Adams of Hastings, while
on a visit to Cleveland, Ohio, was killed
In that city by jumping from an electric
car while in motion. Her death ia
greatly lamented by a large circle of
Hastings friends and acquaintances
The relocation of the state fair for
the coming five years is interesting sev
eral cities in the state. Omaha, Be
atrice, Hastings, Long Pine, Urand
Island and Columbus are among the as
pirants, and ot course Lincoln wants
to keep it.
Two young men at Wilcox have been
holding about 20,000 bushels of corn
for over four years During this time
they have been unable to sell it so as to
eome out clear. The shortage ot the
crop this year will allow them to make
a nice profit.
Dtrino a storm last week a house he
\ ‘ ' longing to Mrs A. J. Crossley, on a
farm six miles northwest ot Keurney,
was struck by lightning and burned to
I'. the ground. It was occupied by Mr.
s Grastmier, who, with his family, bare
ly escaped with their lives.
’’■ i,’ , *The sale of the stock of C. M. Steb
; bins, whose recent failure in the dry
goods business in Fremont has been re
i\v corded, took place last week. The
if!. \ stock was purchased by Westhaver
i .' Bros, of Fairmount, Minn., at an even
85,000. The stock was invoiced at Sio,
610.
Georoe El Godfrey, a resident of
Fremont, owns a farm a few miles east
and has been holding his corn crop for
three years, waiting for the price to
reach figures to suit him, and lie has
accumulated about 40,000 bushels Lust
week he sold 10,000 bushels of it at 50
cents a bushel.
An accident caused by an unloaded
gun happened to a young man at Wau
ax. Erickson and Bjork, two friends,
were scuttling with each other when
Erickson picked up a gun which was
supposed by each to be unloaded. It
went oif, blowing part of ltjork's face
off. He can hardly survive.
Monev will never be very plenty in
Nebraska so long us people semi all their
money outside of the state for goods.
Patronize home institutions: Far
rell & Co's brand of Eyrups, jellies, pre
serves and mince meat; Morse-Coe
boots and shoes for men. women and
children: American Biscuit & Manufac
turing Co., Omaha, crackers.
Tins military museum ut the state, in
charge of Adjutant General Gage, was
swelled last week by a valuable private
; collection donated by Henry N. Hluku
of Beatrice, who served as a member
■3„ of Gilmore’s ban/1 with the Twenty
fourth regiment, Massachusetts vol
unteers.
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Two little boys in the family of Prof,
C IX Rakestraw, Lincoln, aged 0 and 4
Tears, found a revolver and opened up
Inspection at once with-the result that
a 3;-ealibre bullet soon made its ap
pearance and plowed through Loth of
Boyd's feet through one of Charley's,
Inflicting some ugly and painful, but
not dangerous, wounds.
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Houses aro being slaughtered In
Hamilton county. There la no sale for
common animals ami they cannot even
be given away. Two or.,three instan
ces were chronicled where good work
horses were killed and fed to hogs. A
farmer who has a surplus of horse
flesh cannot afford to winter them, as
feed Is very scarce.
Mrs. A. II. Joiinsom of Grand Island
is following hot upon the trail of her
husband. The latter, a confectioner,
arose bright and early the other morn
ing and left for Lincoln on the train
taking with him 8350 of his wife’s ensh.
So at least she alleges, nnd she swore
out a warrant to this effect. At this
writing Johnson has not been appre
hended.
t\ ku.fi.kkt had its first fire lost week,
sustaining the destruction of two
stores, oue belonging to A. II. Davis,
the other to R E. He bout of Aurora.
The iutter building was occupied by (i
A. Glaze with a stock of general mer
chandise, the upper floor being used by
the Ancient Order of United Workmen
lodge. Glaze's stock of probably S3,000
was a total Joss and wus covered by an
insurance of 82,010. Neither building
was insured.
i.hk htate committee of tho lounp
Men's Christian association has made
arrangements to hold a midsummer
meeting on the Fremont Chautauqua
grounds from August 13 to SO, inclu
sive. to give the young men of different
associations of the state an opportunity
(or bible study and study of the asso
ciation work, and for a general good
time in every way, including participa
tion in a series of athletic games which
wiil bo of especial interest.
A fkw years ago, while living out in
one of the western counties, a young
son of tho man who has charge of the
Standard restaurant was bitten by a
rattlesnake, says the Hastings Nebras
kan. Tho proper remedies were ap
plied and the life of the lad saved, but
since then on the yearly recurrence of
tho date lie is affected with the sick
ness afflicting him when bitten. One
day last week he was so afflicted and
was very sick, his skin becoming spotted
like that of the snake.
A J’Ktitiox for reduced “in-rates" for
several western counties was filed
with the Secretary of the state
board of transportation. Secretary
Koontz, received the petition. Which
comes from the town of Palisade and is
in behalf of the counties of Chase,
lJundy, Hayes and Hitchcock. It is
signed by tliirty-four residents, includ
ing farmers, business men, stock buyers
and others, and requests the board of
transportation to use all efforts to get
the railroad companies to reduce the
“in-rates'' on grain and goods sent into
the counties named.
Thk freaks of lightning are some
times very peculiar, says the Plainview
News. ’1 he tree which was struck by
tho bolt Tuesday was entirely stripped
of its bark for three-fourths of the way
around it trunk and for fully thirty
feet from the ground. The lightning
descended the tree to the ground and
followed a root, when it again forced
itself from the ground about six feet
from the tree and struck a fence post,
splitting itsquarely in two. The shock,
which was a very sharp one, was felt
more or less by numerous people living
in the immediate vicinity of the scene
of its operationa
Help Must Be Provided.
Numerous communications have been
received during the last two weeks,
says a Lincoln correspondent, by the
governor and other state officers from
residents of the western part of the
state relating to the damage done by
the drouth to crops. There has been
no formal petition for aid by any com
munity, but in several instances the
writers had plans for the relief of the
settlers that they think should be
adopted by the state officials and put
into operation.
R. A. Hawley of Lincoln, after a trip
through the central part of the state,
returned to this city and told the Na
tionalist club of Lincoln what he had
seen and proposed his remedy, which
is that the state build irrigating ditches
and give employment to the cropless
farmers, and at the same time provide
against the futurefuilure of crops from
want of moisture. A committee this
morning culled at the governor's office
and presented their request, which is
here given:
Lincoln, Neb, Aug. 6, 1894.—To His
Excellency the Governor of the State of
Nebraska, Lorenzo Crounse.—Hear
sir: We come to you this first opportu
nity after an extended trip by wagon
and rail through central Nebraska, to
cull your excellency's attention to and
add to the information you have al
ready gleaned from the crop failure
district of the state. Yve come as citi
zens, not partisans, at the request of
the First Nationalist club of Lincoln
after listening to a recital of the condi
tions of crops and families and live
stock bv R. A. Hawley of this city (who
is not u member of this club). It is be
lieved that thousands of families will
either starve, emigrate or have toffee
fed by charity unless the people of the
state as a whole provide employment or
otherwise provide for them. We be
lieve that the fair name of our state
can he preserved and the millions of
dollars of the loss of property saved by
prompt action. We beg leave to suggest
to your excellency that immediate steps
be taken by the state to provide for the
present and prevent the recurrence in
the future; that a special session of the
state legislature be called, and the ob
jects set forth in said call be to at once
cause surveys of all the available water
courses for irrigation purposes and
these people be employed and paid by
the state in state and county script in
such denominations as will be service
able as a medium of exchange, for con
struction of canal.
(Signed) If. S. Aley,
R. A. Hawley,
H. M. Reeves,
J. W. Jordan.
Committee,
\\ atf.r bonds to the amount of $12,
500 from t ullerton have been regis
tered by Auditor Moore. The bonds
were voted the second time because the
town council called theelection first by
resolution instead of by ordinance.
Likut. Gov. T. J. Majors is now the
acting governor of the state, owing to
the absence of Governor Crounse, who
has gone east to accompany his young
daughters as far as Chicago on their
way to New York. The governor may
conclude to go to New York and in ease
he does he will not return for some
time. All state papers requiring the
signature of the governor are now
signed by Acting Governor Majors.
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CONFERENCE SECRETS.
4+natcr Vest Thrcitcoi to Air Some of
Thrift.
WasitiSgtoh, Aug.' 11.—The Demo
cratic conferrees resumed their sitting
to-day and during the beginning' of
the conference there was an inter
change of suggestions based upon the
offer made by the senate conferrees
last evening to uecept free sugar as
provided in the house bill, tiie senate
bill on other items to be accepted by
the house. It did not take the con
ferrees long to find that they could
come to no agreement on this basis
and the first house member to make
his appearance said so.
Within half an hour after the con
ference began the senate conferrees
left the room and met Senator Gor
inun in the committee on appropria
tions. Other conservative senator*
were sent for and it was said that a
point had been reached where a de
cision one way or another mast be
reached. One of the house conferrees
said that the tension was very great
and the situation very unsettled, but
that there must be a break-up some
way as the present condition of affairs
could not last.
One of the Republican conferrees
said just afternoon that the Repub
licans had not yet been call in, but
said emphatically that a disagreement
had been decided upon by the Demo
crats.
At 12:25 p. m. Senator mil tried to
obtain recognition to offer a resolution
calling for information as to the
status of the tariff conference, bntwas
temporarily crowded out by other
business,
* While the resolution of Mr. Hill was
lying on the table and had not been
read, Mr. Gray moved an executive
session. A few more senators voted
on the viva voce vote and Mr. Hill de
manded the yeas and nays. Several
conservative senators voted against
the motion. Hill, Murphy, Pugh,Pal
mer and Gibson voted no. Gorman,
Harris and Jones did not vote. Mr,
Vest voted aye. The motion was lost,
ayes 21, nays 32.
Senator Hill’s resolution requested
the senate conferrees to report to the
senate the principal items of disagree
nient in the tariff bill and as to
whether an agreement was likely to
be reached.
■Senator Harris stated that the main
disagreement was on sugar, coal and
iron ore. Objections were mud i to
reconsideration of the resolution as it
lacked unanimous consent. Mr. Ilill
insisted that it was a proper matter
for the consideration of the senate at
this time. The vice president decided
that under the rules the resolution
must lie ov _*r for a day.
Senator Vest said1 he was heartily in
favor of the resolution. “When it
comes before the senate to-morrow,
lie said, “I shall take occasion to
make a statement before the senate
which can be done without the viola
tion of the conference. It is time, I
think, that the calcium light of truth
be shed on the work of the confer
ence; that the calumnies and false is
sues which have been heaped upon
the conference and scut broadcast
over the country be dispelled. With
this end. in view I will, when the res
olution is considered to-morrow,speak
of the infamous lies which have been
invented and circulated as to the
work of the oonferrees on the part of
the senate.”
Senator Hill suggested: ‘‘Perhaps
the se* ator would like to free his
miad now?”
"I am ready at any time now,” re
plied Mr. Vest.
Mr. Aldrich executed a flank move
ment by calling up a resolution here
tofore offered by Senator Allen. It
was an important resolution as it gave
Mr. Aldrich the floor and he claimed
that the Allen resolution was morn
ing business. He moved to strike out
all after the word “resolved” and
insert the resolution of Mr. Hill.
Fierce opposition was made to the
consideration of the resolution. Mr.
Aldrich said the opponents were “try
ing to filibuster it out of sight, when
the country wanted the information.”
Mr. Mills objected that the amend
ment was not germane to the resolu
tion, whieii was for the consideration
of the issue of the $500,000,003 of
treasury notes which led Mr. Hill to
ask: “Is not the amendment as ger
mane as for a senator to discuss the
Chinese question in a tariff speech?”
Mr. Mills insisted it would be a
| breach of the rights of the house to
direct its conferrees to return the bill.
At 2 o'clock the resolution and
everything pertaining to it went over
until to-morrow under the rules and
the senate proceeded to the considera
tion of executive business.
The unexpected turn of-the tariff
conference brought out much com
ment from members of the house and
with few exceptions it was favorable
to the move urged by Senators Hill
and Aldrich for getting the bill out of
conference. Several leading mem
bers of the house said they would
urge similar resolutions in the house
if the rules would permit. They be
lieve i, however, that unanimous con
sent would be required and this could
not be hoped for.
' One of the house conferrees said at
the close of the exciting senate de
bate that if the members were anx
ious to kill the tariff bill they had
chosen the riodit course in supporting
tiie Hill resolution. °
A discussion occurred among the
sens tors after the senate went into
executive session and the opinion
was expressed that to-morrow a dis
agreement would be reported. It
was said that the senate conferrees
left t he conference to-day feeling that
no other course but a disagreement
was possible.
CHICKASAW ELECTION.
I'almer S. Moiclr, Independent, Probab
ly Elected fioveruor.
Ardmork, Ind. Ter,, Aug. 11.—The
Chickasaw Nation elected a governor
yesterday, bat the polling places
being so remote it will probably be
several days before the definite re
sults of the election are known.
There are three candidates, viz.: E.\
Oovernor William r„ uyrd on the
pull-back ticket. Robert L. Boyd on
the allotment in severalty ticket and
Palmer S. Mosely, Independent. Re
turns from three counties, with Pon
totoc county yet to be heard from,
give Palmer S. Mosley, the indepcnd
ent candidate, the majority of votes
for the governorship. Mosely’s elec
tion is generally conceded.
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THAT’S THE WAY THE MATTEF
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DEMOCRATIC HOUSE CAUCUS CAILEI
Tito Senate Conferred* Refused to Meei
the House Conferrees—Senator Hill’s
Resolution Still I’endinff—Await
ing Action of the t'aiKiis—
Senators In an Amiable
State of Mind*
Washington-, Aug. 13.—The senate
chamber was the storm center of th<
tariff conflict to-day. Eager crowd!
thronged the lobbies leading to the
senate galleries early in the day
and struggled for points of vantage
for the expected debate on Senatoi
Hill’s resolution directing the senate
tariff conferrees to report on the sit
uation.
The spectators, as well as senators,
waited with evident impatience while
the clerk read a long veto message
from the president on a bill retiring a
naval officer. As it proceeded the
floor of the chamber rapidly filled
with members of the house of repre
sentatives. Mr. Ilurrows of Michigan
took a sert near Senator Aldrich, and
Messrs. Tarsney, Hynum anel other
Democratic members of the ways and
means committee were on the Demo
cratic siele. It was noticeable, how
ever, that none of the house con
ferrees were on the floor or in the gal
leries.
At 13:30 Senator Hill arose and
asked that his resolution of yester
day be considered. He gave way,
however, to Senator Chandler who
asked that the resolution for the in
vestigation of the alleged irregulari
ties in the recent Alabama election go
over until next Monday.
Senator Hill nresented an amend
ment requesting the senate conferrees
to report the principal items of disa
greement, returning the bill to the
secretary of the senate for further
action by the senate. He called for
the yeas and nays on the amendment.
Senator Gray asked for an explana
tion of the amendment and Mr. Hill
explained that it was to fix the par
liamentary status of the bill in case
of a disagreement.
Mr. Gray thought it would be time
enough to consider this phase when
the conferrees reported their in
ability to agree. He doubted that
the physical possession of the bill re
mained in the senate. It was a mat
ter of joint conferrees to consider. He
believed that the house might yet
deal with the bill and that the ques
tion of tariff could not deperd upon
mere manual possession.
Senator Hill replied that the senate
asked for the second conference, and
under parliamentary usage the bill
remained in its possession. “If I can
be assured,” he said, “that the bill
will remain in the senate, I will with
draw the amendment.”
Mr. Frye said he understood that
the bill was actually in the senate, to
which Mr. Cockrell replied vehement
ly that he understood that the papers
were taken to the house and were then
there.
Mr. Frye said it might be true that
the house conferrees had either prop
erly or improperly secured possession
of the bill.
“There seems to be so much doubt
as to where the bill is,” interjected
Mr. Chandler, ‘“that I suggest it may
be found in the white house.”
“I will say to the senator from New
Hampshire,” answered Mr. Faulkner,
“that although the tariff bill is not
at the White house now it will be
there very soon to receive the signa
ture of the president.
“Let me ask,” said Mr. Chandler,
“that as the bill is to go to the White
house so soon, what will be its form?”
“It will be in such form,” replied
Mr. Faulkner, “as a majority of the
Democratic congressmen agree upon.”
Senator Turpie, Democrat of Indi
ana, said he had misgivings as to the
source of the resolution. “It comes
from the senator from New York, who
has publicly informed us that he is
against this measure and has voted
against it.”
Mr. Cockrell moved an executive
session and Mr. Hill demanded the
yeas and nays. Alien voted against
the executive session and Caffery for
Mr. Harris announced that he would
vote aye if not paired. The Demo
crats generally voted aye. The mo
tion was evidently carried by one
majority, before the vote was com
pleted, but at this point Mr. Gordon
announced a transfer of his pair to
Irby.
Mr. Hriee transferred his pair to
Voorhees and voted aye. The vote
was a tie—3.1 to 31, and the vice pres
ident cast the deciding vote in favor
of Mr. Cockrell’s motion.
_ The senate went into executive ses
sion and at 3:13 adjourned until Mon
dav.
ilic decision of the senate to go into
executive session to-day, pending the
consideration of the Hi)] resolution and
subsequent adjournment was due to
the general belief on the part of the
Democrats of the senate that the house
on Monday would take action result
ing in an acceptance of the house bill
entire and without change of any
kind. This belief was strengthened
by the action of the senate in making
a motion for an executive session.
Hill was closeted in the room of the
senate committee on appropriations
with a few Democratic leaders of the
senate, and it was immediately after
the conference that Senator Cockrell
entered his executive session motion.
\\ hen the senate adjourned the
Democratic senators were, as a rule
in far better spirits than they have
been for weeks and the “conserva
tive” senators and the members of the
finance committee were in an es
pecially amicable frame of mind.
The president and bis advisers have
been m frequent, consultation on the
situation. The president and Secre
taries Uresliam and Carlisle held a
conference and the secretaries also
consulted with the interstate com
merce commissioners.
The house tariff conferee^ gathered
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promptly at 10 o’clock this morning
in the room of the senate .committee
on inter-state commerce and remained
there during the entire forenoon, but.
they waited in vain for the senate
conferrees. They sent messengers to
, the capitol for the senators, but the
search proved unavailing. None of
the senate members of the conference
were at the capitol, or if they were
they could not be found.
That the house conferrees realize
1 that the crisis has been reached is*
manifested by a call which emanated
from no less a source than Speaker
Crisp and the house conferrees. As
soon as the house conferrees returned
from the morning meeting they were
closeted with Speaker Crisp and
Messrs. Catchings and Dockery. Half
an hour after the house met Speaker
Crisp's son appeared on the floor with
a formal call for a caucus of the house
of Democrats on the tariff bill at 10
o'clock Monday morning. The names
of Speaker Crisp and Chairman Wilson
were among the first signed, and the
paper was signed by members regard
less of faction, as it was presented to
them by young Mr. Crisp.
It is recalled that in his speech
Speaker Crisp said that when the mat
ter was resolved into a choice between
the ‘‘Senate bill” or no bill, the con
feriees would call upon their col
leagues for advice.
COMPLICATED RELATIONSHIP.
Eugene Superer lirings Salt Against His
Wife Who Is Also Ills Mother-In-Law.
New York, Aug1.13.—Eugene Superer
of Westfield, Mass., is his first wife's
son-in-law, his present wife's step
father. his own scm-in-law, also his
own father-in-law, his ex-stepchil
dren’s brother-in-law and the grand
father of his own children, lie Is now
suing his first wife for $30,000 for
alienating the affections of his second
wife, who is his first wife’s daughter
and his own stepdaughter.
Mrs. Catherine Superer, the defend
ant. was deserted by her first hus
band, Philip Sonn, in 1868, leaving her
with three children and a heart
yearning for love. She met Eugene
Superer and they were married in
1876. Superer’s heart was too big to
be filled completely by love for Mrs.
Superer,. and her daughter by her first
marriage captivated him. About this
time it was a merry household, rend
ered more so by the fact that Mrs.
Superer bore three children to Mr.
Superer.
Then Mrs. Superer discovered that
her first husband was still living and,
it is alleged, brought suit to have the
marriage annuled, but it never came
to trial. Finally he ran away with
Mrs. Superer’s daughter by this first
marriage and went to Westfield, Mass.
Mrs. Superer followed and brought a
criminal action against him for his re
lations with her daughter, but he de
fended it by claiming that he had never
been really married to her,as she had a
husband living at the time. The suit
was dismissed and Superer married
the daughter Catherine. She bore him
three children, who are thus not only
the brothers and sisters but also the
cousins of the children by Mrs. Sup
erer No. 1, besides being that unfor
tunate lady’s grandchildren.
Last January Mrs. Superer, having
tired of Mr. Superer, largely, it is al
leged. because that gentleman com
bined much love with frequent chas
tening, returned to her mother, Mrs.
Superer No. 1, and now the suit fol
lows.
A BOLD ROBBER.
William Davis Would Make a Success II
the Dalton Gang.
New York, Aug. 13.—A small, dark
cotnplexioned young man walked into
Johnston & Co.’s jewelry store, Union
square, last evening with a black
traveling bag in his hand and went
behind a case containing $50,000
worth of jewelry. He opened
the case and without any
apparent hurry or fright took out a
tray of diamonds valued at $8,000, and
emptied them into the bag. He then
closed the case, picked up his bag and
started to walk out with the same
careless air that characterized his ac
tions from the beginning.
Mr. Johnston says that he saw the
man when he opened the case, but
his audacity struck him dumb for a
moment. The clerks captured the
fellow and handed him over to the
police. He gave the name of William
Davis.
AFTER PULLMAN’S CHARTER.
The Illinois Attorney General Says That
1'ullman Has Usurped Powers of a City.
Chicago, Aug. 13—The Pullman
Palace Car company’s charter is ap
parently in peril. The attorney gen
eral of Illinois at noon to-day filed a
petition asking that the charter be
declared void, on the grounds that its
provisions have been violated.
The petition declares that the com
pany has practically usurped the
powers of a municipality, owning
numerous business blocks, residences
and factory sites, controlling the
stock in other corporations and fur
nishing power to other manufactories.
Tow eg Drought lirocen.
MarshAi/row.Y. Iowa, Aug 13—The
drough which has been relieved be
fore by three light showers since May
1 was broken by a good heavy rain
last night. The storm ranged
across the state from the south and
was quite general in other directins.
It came too late. however,to material
ly help the corn crop.
Returned to tlis World.
Nkw \ork, Aug>. 13—Judge Truax
of the supreme court has signed
an order restoring Mrs. Harriet
llubbard Aver to the possession
of her property and business. She
was found in-ana last March and com
mitted to a sanitarium at llronxville.
Iter mind has been restored.
Wat It Matthew's Body?
Omaha. Xeb., Aug. 13.—The body ot
J. D. Matthews, a traveling salesman
for a coal firm jot this city, has been
identified by default in the debris of
the Itocii Island wreck near Lincoln.
It was the only body unclaimed by
others. Matthews’ family lives at
Sterl.ng, Kan.
• allors.
prince
of
Wales Visits American
Cowes, Aug. 13.—The
Wales visited the United States
cruiser Chicago to-day. He was re
ceived with a royal ‘salute and the
crew of the American warship manned
the yaras in his honor.
AGREEMENT IN 81QKT.
■•natt and Baiun Coafnrmnn ■will
Dnelda tk* Tariff Qaastlon. ^
Washihotok, Ang. 0. — Senate.
Jones and Vast of the tariff coofo
ence committee, and Senators Goran*
and Smith, aoting on behalf of th
“conservative” senators, held a meet
ing to-day previous to the meeting^
the conference, and it is understood
that it was decided that the time hid
arrived when the conference should
come to an end, either by an agres
ment or a disagreement, and that
they arranged a program for bringig.
about the result.
i lie program, as detailed, was w
have the senate conferrees do they
utmost to secure an agreement at ttJ
morning conference, and in case J
failure to urge that a disagreements
reported without further delay, ggd
failing to secure the consent of thi
house members to this plan for tU
senate conferrees to go into the seJ
ate and ask to be discharged froid
further consideration of tho tariff bi|
in conference. When Senator Jong
was asked as to the truth of this rs
port he neither confirmed nor contra
dieted it, but simply said it was iq.
possible to say what might happen.
The Republican steering committee
of the senate held a session of con.
siderable importance, in view of tin
various propositions that have beet
threatened in the senate by the
Democrats. The main point wjj
practically agreed upon. The Ifc.
publicans think that it is no time to
debate the differences that exist is
the Democratic ranks.
The proposition that has been mads
to make sugar free was also discussed
this morning and the bearing thii
item would have upon the successful
ness of the bill. The opinion was ei
pressed that by putting sugar on tin
free list the votes of the Louisiana
senators would be lost to the bill, but
that Senator Peffer might vote for it
The Republicans say that if a proposi
tion is made to put sugar on the free
list it will receive the support of
nearly the entire Republican side.
When the tariff conferrees ad
journed for their usual recess the air
was full of rumors of all kinds,
among them being statements that
an agreement would be reached at
the afternoon session. The confer
rees all declined to say anything.
Out of the many conflicting reporta
received from the conference at noon
it became evident, as was stated by
those most intimate with the confer
rees, that an agreement was very
near at hand and might be reached
to-morrow.
Representative Strauss of New York,
who is closely associated with Mr.
Wilson, gave it as his opinion that
there would be a complete agreement
by Saturday at least.
A LETTER FROM SANTO.
The Auanla of President Carnot Write
to His Mother.
Paris, Aug. 9. — The mother of
Cmsario Santo, the assassin of Presi
dent Carnot, has written to Mme.
Carnot, asking her to intercede with
President Casimlr-Perier for the life
of her son. The mother has received
a letter from Ctesario in which he
says:
Hear Mother: I write n few lines In ortw
to Inform you that I have been condemned lo
death. What must you think of me? Yoa
cannot think that 1 am an assassin sad a
malefactor. You know my good heart and un
tenderness was always shown to you.
WelL my heart is tho same to-day. 111
have committed this act. It was simply t»
cause 1 was tired of looking oa such an la
famous world.
1 thank the priest for eomln; to me, bull
do not care to confess.
I salute you, my brothers, sisters aid
others with a thousand kisses.
A Murderer Arrested.
Pittsburg, Kan., Aug. 9.— Hereford
Ratcliff was arrested at Morgan shaft,
located about seven miles north
east of this city, last evening 1?
City Marshal Mitchell and Detective
Ferrell for a murder committed it
Charleston, W. Va., about three
months ago. Ratcliff is a desperate
character and made a desperate effort
to shoot* the officers, but was over
{lowered before he could do any harm.
LIVE STOCK AMD PRODUCE MARKED
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Quotations from New York, Chicago,
Louis, Omaha and Elsewhere.
OMAHA
Butter—Creamery print. 18
Butter-Choice country. is @
Eggs-Fresh . 11 0
Honey—i er lb. 12 iui
Poultry-Old hens, per 1b. 4V4'0
Chickens—Spring, per lb. 7 ®
Cheese-Neb. & la. full cream. 9 (U*
Lemons.5 Qj n 7
Potatoes. 95 ©
Sweet potatoes-Per lb. 4'/\ii
Beans—Navy, per bu. 2 00 vi 2
Hay-Upland, per ton.10 00 ©1)
Onions—Per lb . 1‘4 i
Apples-Per bbl. 3 00 "• 3
Hogs-Mixed packing. 4 75 @4
Hogs—Heavy weights. 4 85
Beeves-Prlmo steers. 410
Beeves Stockers and feeders. 1 50
Bulls. 1 25
Calves. 1 2,
Steers—Fair to good.3 90
Cows—Fair to good. 1 0)
SheeD-Lambs. 2 31
Sheep—Fair to good natives... 2 25
NEW YORK.
Wheat, No. 2, red winter. 59
Corn—No. 2. 87
Oats—Mixed western. 39
Pork.14 60
Lard. 7 85
CHICAGO.
Wheat—No. 2, spring. 557*3
Corn—Per bu. 59 '•
Oats—, er bu... 33
J’ork.13 30
Lard . 6 90
Hogs—Packers and mixed.,... 425
Cattle - Com. steers to extra... 3 50
Sheep—Lambs.4 ;5
ST. LOUIS.
Wheat—No 2 red, cosh. 5174 1
Corn—Per bu. 57 .,<»
Oats—Per bn . 34 ©
Hogs—Mixed packing. 5 27 5
Cattle—Native steers. 3 85 0 4
KANSAS CITY.
Wheat—No. 2 red, cash.. 4714®
Corn—No. 2. 51S4 .,
Oats—No. 2. 31-4 9
Cattle—Stockers and feeders.. 2 2i *>. 3
Hogs—Mixed packers. 4 90 0 5
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A Woman Natorslliea.
Cleveland, Ohio, Aujj. 9.—An no
usual event took place in J udfr0
Hutchin’s court when a woman be
came a naturalized citizen of the
United States. The state legislature,
at its last session, passed a bill P01'
mitting women to vote at school
elections. Mrs S. Louise Pattisoo
des red to cast her vote at the nest
school election, and having been b >rB
abroad found it necessary to be nat
uralized. She came to this country
when less than 18 years old and hence
one set of papers was enough in her
ease.