THE FRONTIER. rut LltKBD 1 HIT TMCRBDAT BV Tm Pbomtikb Primtixb Co. O’NEILL. NEBRASKA. OYER THE STATE. John Cramkr, an old and respected , citizen of Fremont, is dead. Thk meeting of the State Snonger bund, held in Columbus, was lurgely attended. Omaha hns paid the past two years to, 500 for disposing of the surplus dogs, and yet they do not appear to be visibly thinned out. Prksiiiknt VVaiihk.n of Oates college, Keligh, hns resigned his position and has accepted the presidency of a. col lege at Salt Lake. Iv spite of the poor crop year, the Richardson county fair at Sulcm, Sep tember 18 to 21, promises to be a eery •uccessful exhibition. Thk flouring mills at Rushrllle are running eighteen hours out of the twenty-four, undare turning out from “X sixty to seventy barrels of flour a day. Sthkict ear conductors of Lincoln are on the ragged edge because It is given out that after the state fair there will . be considerable reduction In the force. A i.oom from the Fremont woolen mills, in full operation, propelled by electricity, will be an attraction of the manufacturers' exhibit ut the next state fair Announcement is made that, com mencing Sept. 1st, Congressman Hry&n will becomo editor-in-chief of tho Omaha World-Herald. Mr. liyran's residence will continue to be Lincoln. John A. Nri.son, living near Ray mond, Lancaster county. Is out 103 chickens by thieves They wero all inicy springs, and some one, John mows, is dining sumptuously at his expense. At Kearney while Eev. I. A. Wilson and family were at ahureh some one entered their house by tearing a screen off the window und stole 915, a gold watch, four gold rings and several other articles. J. A. Kimirrton lias been appointed aecretary an J. II. Kdminston chairman of the independent state central com mittee. The headquarters will, no 1 doubt, be in Omaha, but if they are not a branch will be opened there. The whole town of Shestak, between Wilbur and Crete, except elevator and Corncribs, was destroyed by fire last week. It consisted of a building occu pied as a dwelling, store und saloon by Frank Drcdla. The loss is about 91,000; insured for 9050. A sncctAi, stock train running east on the Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley railroad was wrecked four miles east of Irwtu. Four cars were ditched. Some of the cattle were injured. None of the train crew were hurt, although •ome narrowly escaped. The Omaha Weekly Bee, (twelve Pages), the leading weekly of the west, la making a special offer of 10 cents from now to November 15th. Send 10 cents In silver or stamps to The Omaha Bee, Omaha, Neb., and receive the liee during the entire campaign Mrs. John Minard of Jefferson county was accidentally poisoned by taking a dose of a solution of mnriatle acid, which had been prepared for sol dering purposes. Her husband is a well-to-do farmer living in Steele City. Bhe is hot expected to recover. James Myers of Odell is under arrest on the charge of embezzlement for failing to account for funds in his pos session as cashier of the Farmers bank ' of Odell. It Is said that a number of farmers and business men are losers by the dishonest practices of the young man. A. R. Graham, a well known Ne braskan residing at Wisner, is about to remove from the state and make his home in New Mexico, where he has se cured a large tract of land that he will convert into a ranch. He will leave for his new home about the first of the year. y • As Mmox McCartney of Nebraska ; City was returning’ home from church, accompanied by a young lady, and had reached a point about one mile south of the city, a highwayman stepped from the side of the road, stopped the horse, and drawing a revolver, demanded that Mr. McCartney hold up his hands My . ron complied and was relieved of a gold Watch and $1.30 in cash. ! !>«. Ii. C. llistioi' of Nebraska City is lying at the point of death, the result of an accident that befel him. He had been on a protracted spree and was found lying unconscious, lie hud sus tained a severe bruise over the right eye and at first it wus thought he lmd been slugged and robbed, but all his :■ Valuables were still in his possession. He had evidently fallen from the em bankment and been rendered uncon v acious. He will hardly recover. A You NO man, son of .lolin Moler^ , living north of O'Neill sixteen miles, was accidentally shot and killed while out banting with a companion named Howe. The boys were driving in a ; cart and young Howe got out to hold ,* down a wire fence while the other drove over. Moler had a gun in the ;; cart and in some way the gun slipped • down, striking the slats in the cart, ?. mad was discharged, the load entering the boy’s side, causing almost instant death. The Western Normal college, Lin ; coin, Nebraska, has had a wonderfully prosperous year. The next term cotn > anencea Tuesday, September 4tl>, and already promises to be very largely at \ tended. The cause of the great popu larity of this school is it is one of the best in the country and its rates are in accordance with the times. This is the year to go to school, and there is no better place than the Western Normal ; college. Circulars free. Address Win. ’ ; JicCowan, president, Lincoln, Neb. James Tuckeh, a farmer residing Bear Tecnmsch, having had some : trouble of a financial nature with Kobert M. Frost, a saloonkeeper of that place, endeavored to vent his spite by giving Frost a sound horsewhipping. He wore out a good buggy whip on : Frost. Tub secretary of the state fair ad /. vises that more entries qre made to H date than for any previous year. Only one class of exhibits indicate shortage ' —homes. There is a general disposi ... lion all along the line to “stand up and •j; be counted” for Nebraska this year, and that the fair is a good place to have it dene. .a,-: Jon I'pton, a Cass county farmer living near Union, found a vein of coal while digging a well. He tested some of tlio output, and when lie found that it burned beautifully ho at once made arrangements to fccure machinery for hill llillg U shaft. Matt McNkai.net, Charles A. O’Cor niT and John A. Shannon, three rail road laborers, arrived ill ( hadron last week and cashed their checks. Mc Nealney drew the most money, about lie was found about !i o'clock next morning with his head crushed. His companions are iu juil and a good pros |xx:t for a long term in stripes or worse hangs over O’Conner. Shannon was in bed at an uptown hotel, and claims O’Uonnor struck the fatal blow. Ch^w.eii S. Ai.mno, postmaster of Sowifrd, died last week of inflamma tion of the bowels after a short illness. Very few knew tluit lie was ill until it was announced that he was dead. Mr. Ailing went to Seward sixteen years ago from Dutchess county, Now York, and settled on a farm, but has resided most of the time in Seward, where he was engaged in the loan and real es tate business. He succeeded E. A. Pol icy a few months ago as postmaster. Joseph Wackkk, who represents McCormick in the implement trudu at Uremont, while passing througli the Klkliorn freight yards, was knocked senseless, and upon his recovery felt a man's hand in his pant's pocket Ho seized a coupling pin from his assailant, and, by striking him on the head with it. escaped from him, but wus soon met by unother man, who seized his grip and started to run. After following him about two blocks Waceke lostsight of him and guve up the chase. He lost a valuable watch. Ykstkiway, says a TJlair dispatch, Cyrus Dunn and William Taylor, both ivsidents of this county, quarreled at a Sunday bail game. They afterward buried the hatchet and together at tended church. At the close of servi n'* Taylor started homeward and was followed by Dunn, who had armed himself witu a heavy club. Dunn over took Taylor and without warning struck him on the head, fracturing his skull. After dealing the blow Dunn carried his vietim to the roadside and threw him over into a cornfield, after which he tied. Taylor is dead and his murderer is not to be found. W. 11, Van Sant, says the South Omaha Journal, came in from his place on Oak creek in Saunders county, two miles east of Tonhy, and brought with him substantial evidence that there, at least, they will have good corn, although the yield will be below the average, liillie says they will have all of thirty bushels to the acre and that all up and down the creek from his place the corn is good, lie had about ten ears of early and late corn fully a foot in length und well filled, about as good corn as is over seen under any circumstances. Who will be the next to give evidence that the situation is not as bad as it has been painted. Sheriff Km of Cage and his depu ties have of late been kept busy. Frank Krwin and Henry Smith were arrested near Wymore, having in their posses sion a large lot of plunder, among which was a set of harness recently stolen from M. T. Cummings in lleat rice. They had some money and the deputies who made the arrest claim they attempted to buy their release. Two Uerman residents of Olenover were arrested for stealing wheat from the barn of Mr. Penner northwest of lleatrice. One of the sacks had a hole in it, from which a trail of wheat was left from the barn to where the arrest ed men live. The census office at Washington pub lishes statistics of farms, homes and mortgages and ownership and debt in Nebraska. In regard to farms, the conclusion is that 37.01 per cent of the farm families hire and 73.00 per cent own the farms cultivated by them; that 51.00 per cent of the farm-owning families own subject to incumbrance and 48.01 per cent own free of incum brance. Among 100 farm families twenty-seven hire their farms, thirty eight own with incumbrance and thirty-five without incumbrance. On the owned farmes there are liens amounting to 947,078,133, which is 38.30 per cent of their value, and this debt bears interest at the rate of 8.33 per cent, making the average annual inter est charges 980 to each family. Something over a year and a half ago the 13-year-old son of Henry Graves, living two miles southwest of Odell, became subject to a jerking sen sation in his left eye. Although doc tors were consulted and treatment had by oculists, the eye grew worse, until he was totally blind, and has not been able to see out of the member since last February. Last, week, so the boy says, he dreamed for three nights that if he would tire a gun off twice his eyesight would be restored. He told his parents of his dream, and hisfather told him to try it, which he did, and after tiring the second shot sight re turned to the afllictcd eye, just as he had dreamed it would. A great many people think it a miracle. No one can explain or understand the cure. When Governor Crounse went into office ho revived the old statute requir ing the superintendents of the various state instiutions to make a semi-annual report The reports for the first half of the present year have been received and make an admirable showing. In the nine institutions there are 1,800 in mates, and the compiled report shows that these have been cared for by a saving of $42,COO over that of the first h^lf of the year 1892. At the asylum for the incurable insane, located at Hastings, of tjhich G. \V. Johnson is superintendent, the report shows that for the first half of 1892 the cost per capita was $131, and the second $138; for the first half of 1843 the cost per capita was $100, and for 1893, $70.49. At the soldiers' home, at Grand Island, the cost per capita for the first half of 1892 was $168.23, and for the same time in 1894 it was $112.64. Secretary Furnas and other officers of the State Agricultural society are putting forth strenuous efforts to make the coming exhibition equal if not su perior to any former Nebraska fair. This is a dry year, but Nebraska has produced much that ought to be seen us an evidence of the versatility no less than the productiveness of the soil, and it is to get a move on these samples that the state fair management is bending its best energies Let produ cers this year make a special effort to crown with success the coming exhibit and let attendance from all over the state be such as to show an abiding faith in its agricultural possibilities. PULLMAN TESTIFIES. Thu rallies Car Magnate Before the a.riles Commlulnn. Chicago, Aujj-. 29.—George M. Pull man wu before tlie labor commission for nearly three hours yesterday afternoon. Hu dwelt at great length on the motives which actuated the company in building homes for the workingmen at Pullman, declaring that the town had been made so that the best class of mechanics would pre fer to live there than in any other pluce. In reply to queries by Chairman Wright, Mr. Pullman told of the con tracts for work undertaken by the company at a loss, in order that the men might be kept at work. Judge Worthington asked: "As to this reported declaration of yours that you had nothing to arbitruto, were you correctly reported?” “1 have already explained my views on that subject.” Judgo Worthington then brought out the fact that the company’s original capital stock of $1,000,000, in 1807, had increased to $30,000,000; that the company had paid dividends of 12 per cent during tlis first two years of its organization; 9>i per cent dur ing the next two years, and 8 per cent annually since, and at the same time had accumulated a surplus amounting to $25,000,000. iteierrlng to the stock of the com pany Mr. Pullman said it represented actual cash paid by the stockholders as the capital was needed and the capital stock was increased for the legitimate busiuess of the company. There was no water in it ana none of it represented dividends. Coming buck to the question of arbitration Mr. Pullman said ho re membered no formal attempt to get him to arbitrate with the men. He had declared his willingness to arbi trate. “Now, Mr. Pullman,” said Commis sioner Worthington, “taking the whole year through, has tho Pullman company made or lost money?’’ “It has made money,” was the answer. “You have paid your regular divi dends?” “Yes, sir; 8 per cent.” "That is something like $3,800.000 you have paid out in dividends for the year." “Yes, but that includes the latter part of the world’s fair which was ex ceptional." “Let me ask you, Mr. Pullman, whether you do not think a company that pays dividends of #3,800,000 could not afford to share the losses of its employes who have worked for it so long?” "The manufacturing business is separate from the business of the sleeping car company. I see no reason why I should take the profits of tho 4,200 stockholders in the Pull mpn Sleeping Car company and pay men a higher rate of wages than was paid in other parts of the country for the same work, or than was paid by other companies for the same work. “Because we have been careful and accumulated a surplus I do not see that it is a reason why we should take the surplus now and pay it out for ex ceptionally high wages.” “What do you see that is objectiona ble in submitting a difference like this to arbitration. "There are some matters that are proper subjects for arbitration, but I cannot arbitrate on a question where I know tho facts to be thus and so. The question as to whether our shops should continue to run at a loss is a thing that could not be arbitrated.” "Why was it impossible?” "Because it violates the principle that a man has a right to manage his own business.” Mr. Pullman was then excused and Vice President Wickes was called. He rehearsed the history of the strike and the part he played in it He said the discharge of the mem bers of the grievance committee after he had promised that they should not be molested for the part in the committee’s work was entirely with out his knowledge and was not inten tional on the part of the minor officials who had laid them off. NEW RULES NOT LIKELY. The Senate Will Work Next Session Just as It Mas Done Heretofore. Washington, Aug. 30.—The senate committee on rules will sit during the recess of congress and attempt to re vise tho rules, though efforts made during the closing days of the present session to secure senate authority failed because of the steady objection of Mr. Blanchard, who said that he did not want the rules revised so that debate might be cut off and a vote forced upon the bill repealing the sugar duty. The Louisiana senators will fight a change in rules, as will tho senators opposed to the removal of the sugar duties. Added to these are the senators who do not believe that under any circumstances should there be a change in the rules which would curtail the liberty of debate. Consequently an effort to change the rules when the session begins in De cember probably will not meet with any success. Harvest Excursions. St Paul, Minn., An?. 37th.—Harvest Excursions at largely reduced rates for the round trip to Minnesota, Dakota and Montana points are announced by the Great Northern Railway, for Sept. 11th, and 25th, and Oct 9th. The current number of Harper’s Young People contains, besides the fifth installment of Ruth McEnery Stuart s charming “Story of Rabette.” instruc tive articles on “Rows and How-shoot ing” and “Weather Hints to Young Sailors,” a thrilling tale of a general's ••Narrow Escape in Havana Harbor," and many delightful short stories uc'd poems. An important editorial article in liar J per s Weekly for August 18th treats of the history of the sugar trust The in formation conveyed in this article was obtained from "inside sources,” and I many interesting features and surpris ing figures are for the first time brought to light In the same number "Our Navy in Korea” is the title of a graphic and well-illustrated account of opera tions under Admiral Rodgers in 1871. when the Koreans were defeated with great loss, and the American success led to the openingof three treaty ports. The story is told by Captain W. 1*. bcliley, U. & N., who w*as Adjutant General of the United States forces. __:_a* '_*.-1 1a-... /*... in HU MTS. ABOUT HALF THE PEOPLE OWN THEIR HOMES. A SHOWING OF PROSPERITY. .\n Interesting; Bulletin—Kesult of at | Investigation Into Farm House Own" j ershlp—The First Ever Ala tie in This Country—It Shows Some Surprising Facts — Farm Values Average #3,444. Washington, Sept. 1.—The census office gave to the public yesterday the principal results of the investi gation of farmer home proprietor ship in all of the states and territo ries. This is the first investigation of the kind ever conducted in any coun try. Out of the 111,000,152 families in the whole country almost 48 per cent own their farms and homes, and the rest hire. Of the families owning farms and homes almost 08 per cent have incumbrances and over 72 per cent have no incumbrance. The num ber of resident owners of land in the United States is 0,000,417, to which must be added any land owners who may be living in tenant families. The farm families number 4,070,174, of which 00 per cent own their homes, and others hire. Of the owning fami lies over 28 per cent have incum brances on their farms. In 1880, 25.50 per cent of the farms were hired. In the cities that contain over 100, 000 population there are 1,048,834 home families, of which almost 23 per cent own and 77 per cent hire, while of the owning families 38 per cent own subject to incumbrance. Among the cities having 100,000 population and over New York has the highest percentage of home tenancy, nearly 03.87; lioston is next with 81.57 per cent; Brooklyn third, with 81.44 per cent; Jersey City, 81.20 per cent, and Cincinnati, 80.82 per cent. The per centage for Baltimore is 73.04; Buf falo, 60.03; Chicago, 71.27; Cleveland, 00.00; Denver, 70.80; Minneapolis. 08.86; New Orleans, 78.51; Philadel phia, 77.24; St. Louis, 70.58; St. Paul, 50.80; San Francisco, 78.46; and Wash ington, D. C., 74.80. The smallest percentage, 50, represents Iiochester, N. Y. Bringing the urban population into contrast with the non-urban popula tion, almost 44 per cent of 4,224,560 home families 1 iving outside of cities and towns of 8,000 people own their own homes, and 56 per cent hire. Of the owning families 77 per cent own without incumbrance. The value of the $1,606,890 incum bered farms and homes is $5,687,296, 060, and the incumbrances aggregate $2,162,949,563 or 37.50 per cent of the value. Of the incumbrances on farms and homes, over 22 per cent bears in terest at rates less than 6 per cent, 34 per cent at the rate of 6 per cent, 33 per cent at rates greater than 6 per cent and 11 per cent at rates greater than 8 per cent The average of value of each owned and incumbered farm in the United States is $3,444; each of incumbered home, $3,250, and the average inewn brance on each of the farms is $1,234; on each incumbered home, $1,293. The 886,957 farms subject to incum brance are worth $3,054,923,165, and the incumbrance is $1,085,995,960, or 35.55 per cent of the value. The 809, 933 homes subject to incumbrance are valued at $22,632,374,904, and the in cumbrance is $1,046,953,603, or 39.77 per cent of the value. The cities of 8,000 to 100,000 popula tion have 214,613 incumbered homes occupied by owners, worth $739,846,087 with an incumbrance amounting to $292,611,974, which is 39.55 per cent of the value. In the cities of 100,000 population and over, the value of the 168,159 incumbered homes occupied by owners is $934,191,811 and these homes are incumbered for $393,029, 833, or for 42.07 per cent of their val ue. In the country outside of cities and towns of 8,000 people and over the value of the 427,161 incumbered homes occupied by owners is $958,337, 006, and the incumbrance is $361,311, 796, or 37.70 per cent of the value. In the cities having at least 100,000 population, $5,555 represents the av erage value of each owned and in cumbered home. New York has the highest value, $19,200; San Francisco second with $7,993, Brooklyn third with $7,349, Omaha fourth with $7,179 and Washington fifth with $7,045. The annual interest charge on each owned and incumbered home in these cities is $134, the highest amount be ing $438 in New York and the lowest amounting to $33 in Louisville. Den ver has the highest average rate of interest on the incumbrance on owned and incumbered homes, namely, 7.87 per cent, and New Orleans is second, with 7.86 per cent; New York has the lowest rate, 4.95 per cent and Boston stands next with 5.14 per cent. Over 74 per cent of the incumbrance on owned farms was in curred in buying real estate and mak ing improvements and over 83 per cent of the incumbrance was for the purpose of buying and improving real estate, investing in business, etc. Over 81 percent of the incumbrance on homes was incurred to secure pur chase money and to make improve ments. THE COLD BRICK AGAIN. An Old Man Taken In by the Ancient Swindle at Topnka. Topeka, Kan., Sept. 1.—Henry frenear, an old farmer living near Holton, mortgaged his farm for $1,000 and caine to Topeka to exchange the cash for a gold brick offered to him by George Cordon, a clever swindler. Cordon's story was that he and an Indian had been mining gold in Ari zona and had concentrated their for tunes in a gold bar, weighing forty pounds and worth about $9,000. He did not like an Indian for a partner, and suggested that Trenear purchase the Indian s share, which he readily consented to do. Notwithstanding his friends told him it was a swindle, the farmer, who is 70 years old, met Gordon in Topeka and gaiie hen the money. The sheriff promptly attested Gorjlon and he is now in‘jail. T “ REVENUE FOR POSTMASTERS. Those of the Fourth C)»«» Can Now Ad minister Oaths In Tension Cases. Washington, Sept. 1.—Hereafter the fourth class postmusters will have another source of revenue to add to the many that now holds in the smaller settlements. He now can act as a notary public for pen sioners and witnesses in pension cases only and can charge the pensioner not exceeding twenty-five cents for each voucher to which he affixes the seal of his office. The new au thority and emoluments in the village postmaster sprung from an act approved on the 23d instant, which “requires, em powers and authorizes” them to “ad minister any and all oaths required to be made by pensioners and their wit nesses in the execution of their vouch ers with like eifect and force as offi cers having a seal; and such post master shall affix the stamp of his office to his signature to such vouch ers.” The law includes all manner of pension cases, in which an oath is re quired, including vouchers for the regular quarterly payments. This authority to the fourth class post masters does not mean that a notary who has been heretofore taking pen sioners' depositions can no longer do so; on the contrary it is stipulated expressly that they may do so. ri he law was passed at the in stance of congressmen representing country districts which are but sparsely settled and is to save travel on the part of pensioners. The pen sion office is anxious they should have notice of the changed conditions made by the law. SAMOAN DISTURBANCES. British anil American Warships Open I ire on the Rebels. Apia, Samoa, Aug’. 15.—The war ships of Great Britain and Germany have at last taken action with a view to ending the native disturbances which have heretofore appeared to be interminable. Two skirmishes had taken place between the warlike tribes, resulting in the killing of eight or ten natives and the wounding of many more. The natives had become short of food, not having planted or looked after their crops, and they had taken to stealing from foreigners throughout the islands. Their mode of living had produced a great deal of illness, much suffering and many deaths, so that in the interests of common humanity interference by the powers became absolutely necessary. Something had to be done to put a stop to the so-called warfare. It is now certain that unless vigor ous action is taken the position of the foreigners here will be critical. At the hour of the sailing of the Mariposa it is reported that the rebels have made complete surrender, but the ru mor lacks confirmation. BURNES’ HUSSARS VICTORS St. Joseph Dlvlaio i Wins First PrUa In the Cavalry Drill. Washington, Sept. 1. — D. D Burnes’ Hussar division K. of P. of St. Joseph, carried off the $800 prize in the cavalry drill yesterday. Sev eral teams were entered, but after seing the drill put up by the Missouri men, they declined to compete, there being no second prize. Horribly Gored by a Bull. Fort Scott, Kan., Sept. 1.—Sevet. miles northeast of here last evening a little daughter of Calvin Packer, a well-to-do farmer, was riding one of her father’s horses and thoughtlessly guided it into the corral where a here tofore tame bull and a herd of cows were inclosed. Mrs. Packer realizing that the bull might harm the child ran out to the corral and was holding the gate open for the child to go out when the animal dashed toward the mother. Ho picked her up on his horns and ripped her abdomen from side to side. Mr. Packer was work ing in a field a half mile away and the woman made her way alone to the house, holding her stomach in with -uu.,. ^ ***- liuftuaua was no tinea and shot the bull instantly. Mrs. Packer is still alive, but cannot sur vive the injury. Rejoicing lu Hi wall. Honolulu, Aug 23.-The Mariposa ; arrived here last evening from Auck | land> and brought the news of Cleve ! la"(i's recognition of the Republic in a dispatch dated \tashingten, August V-. news was received with re joicing by the aunexationists, and with a shade of doubt by the Royal ists who claim to think the dispatch a fake. Helen Bertram Married. St. Louis, Sept. |1.—Edward J. Hen ley, known familiarly to theater goers as Ted Henley, and Lulu May an actress, whose real name wks Helen Bertram, who was divorced in ISew York last Tuesday from Archille lomasi, the musical director, were marr.ed at the Southern hotel last evening. THE MARKETS, Kansas City Grain. Kansas City, Mo, Sept 1-Quotationsfo. car lots by sample on track at Kansas City were nommally as tollows: No 2 h“ rd 47® h?ra’“a48lC No *hara.45mf; re ' t a" T1 47 © © © © Bulls.. 1 25
  • e statement that they will not loan money to firms not „J*eJTClaUo?- 0ut of the 80 per t!?e r881n crop required 77X Ef.,lhf\been secui'ed. It is esti mated that the area actually control the combine begins opera-' th«M«pte,DlM!r 3 will be qotless than 84 par cen* .