nilBNID ITI«T TUmtDAT If T«b Fkom nan Pbuxtim* Co. FRONTIER. O'NEILL, . -> NEBRASKA. OYER THE STATE. 7)katii Is announced of Mr*. Liggett, wife of the cashier of the First Nation al bank of llumiioldt A roHTOFFK K has been established at Itokeby, Lancaster county, and William Kennedy commissioned postmaster. L. L. Nr a nows, living six miles north west of Beatrice, had a horse and bug gy stolen from a hitching post on the streets of Beatrice. Miss Fi.onx Wilcox, district super intendent of the children's home soci ety, organized a local branch at Wes ton at the close of the services at the Methodist church. Chaki.ks 8. llitowN, Union Pacific switchman in the yards at Columbus, was instantly killed the other night. He was standing on a freight truin and in some way was thrown off, it passing over his body. I)n. J. C. Junks, of Wymore died last week after a short illness, having al most reached the age of four scoro years Dr. Jones formerly lived in Illinois, but came to Wymore from Missouri about ten years ago. Jacob .Snyder and his two sons, liv ing nine miles northeast of Lyons, were arrested by a United States mar shal for selling whisky and beer with out a license. They wore taken to Da kota City and bound over in the sum of Thk other morning about .1 o’clock the house of A. lilauscr, about threo miles northwest of Diller, was discov ered to be on lire. The ,building and contents wore entirely destroyed. To tal loss, about 811,000; insurance, SI.500. The cause of tho fire is unknown. Ukohok Mitciiki.l, a Union 1’aclflc conductor on No. 7. was stricken with paralysis when within one mile of Co lumbus. He was removed to a hotol and medical aid summoned. This morning ho was taken bnck to Omaha. His condition is practically unchanged. Mitcholl is about forty-four years old and hus been in the service sixteen yeara *ouo. v> tiii.K u. \v. i>rank, of liutralo coun ty, a wealthy farmer unit stock buyer, was leading a cow the ropo became tan gled about his right arm and the cow commenced to run. before Mr. Frank could release himself he was dragged against four barb wire fences and his throat, face and body wcro terribly cut and lacerated. It is feared he will not recover. Tak hard times and the approaching cold winter have made It quite an In ducement for parties to steal coal from trains, reports a Kearney correspond ent. The plan adopted is to board a freight train at Kearney, throw off coal between that place and the next station and then be mot by a confederate with a team and wagon, who pick up the chunks on their way back. The liandsoino house on the Tom Slay farm, three miles southeast of 8cotla, was discovered to be on fire and before assistance could bo obtained was entirely consumed, together with the contents. The building was insured in the Phoenix for 81,200, but the furni ture. owned by John Carlson, who rents the farm, was uninsured, und the loss Will fall heavily on the owner. A sensation was created when it was reported that John ltoberton, book keeper at the ccreul mills in Nebraska City, was an embezzler. It is said that When confronted with the evidence of his guitt he acknowledged tho crime. Facts in the case are ditlicult to obtain. Tho amount of his defalcation is not thought to exceed f200 or 83oo and is ^Supposed to have been going on for some time. Anoi.ru Kt’iit.Man of Nebraska City, was stricken with paralysis last week, rendering him unconscious and affect ing his entire left side. A few weeks •go Mr. Kuhlmansuffered alirst stroke, which deprived him of the use of his right side, lie improved steadily, how ever, and was on tho streets, but about midnight lie suffered unother stroke. It is thought he will recover from the •econd attack. Tiik large farm dwelling, and the entire contents, of John Petty, living •bout) two miles northwest of Spring field, was destroyed by fire. Mr. Petty was awakened early in the evening by • noise in the kitchen, and, upon inves tigation. found that the chimney had fallen through the roof and the north end of the house was burning rapidly. It was soon consumed, together with •11 tho contents. Tiik residence of R. B. Dixon on North Ninth street, Beatrice, was damaged by fire to the extent of 111,000. In the run to the fire several men were more or less injured by the overturning of a wagon hauling the hose cart in turning a cor ner. Special Officer Moore was seri ously hurt and Fireman M. Esterly was •Iso badly hurt by falling in front of a hose cart and being run over. Anuthf.r wreck occurred on the Fre mont, Elkhorn and Missouri Valley, near Blair. Two engines came togeth er with such force that they were driv en one-third of their length into each other, and hung together when they were pulled on to the side track. About twenty-one head of cattle were killed •nd three cattle cars and two engines are nearly a total loss. No lives were lost, as »U hands jumped in time. A largk number of the friends of Major F. H. Trowbridge assembled in Masonic hull to celebrate the golden wedding anniversary of the major and his estimable wife. A large number of valuable presents befitting the occa sion were received, presentation speech es being made by Rev. Mr. I.uce and William Wolfe, and replied to on behalf of Mr. Trowbridge by Rev. Mr. Ellis, following which a lunch was served. H. II. Cr.ARK. a prominent citizen and capitalist of Cedar county, died of con sumption at the home of his parents in ■ Grace, la. Mr. Clark was president of the Coleridge State bank, also of the First National bank of llartington. and - had numerous other large financial in terests in Cedar and ajoining counties. At 3 o'clock in the morning fire was discovered in the?rear of the meat mark et at Scotia, and' in a few minutes the whole building was enveloped in flames The people responded quickly to the alarm and fonght the flames bravely. Although a strong northwest wind was blowing the buildings adjoining were gaved. ■' \ V; •.::: K.Y . ..... K'. J. G Hoffman, democratic nominee for representative from the Twentieth district, has withdrawn from the race. IHiuno a high wind the tarn of George Carmichael, threo miles south west of Unite, was burned with all farm machinery, huy and forty bushels of whent The lire is supposed to have caught from a stove pipe on the house. Onk of the boldest cases of horse stealing reported in that section for a long time occurred at lteatrice last week. 1,. K. Meadows, who lives six miles northwest of the city, came to town driving a bay mare attached to a top buggy. He left the outfit standing on Mila street, near the postofllce, for about a half hour and when he re turned, horse and buggy were gone, lie says .he knows the animal was se curely tied and could not have gotten away unless driven. A fihk occurred in Falrbury in the two-story frame building owned by I)r. G. Clarke and occupied by Hpeinburgh & Kemaliaslr's meat market. * The building with one adjoining, owned and occupied by A. C. Gauffer, was en tirely destroyed. Gauffer’s loss is 81,200 on building und 84,000 on stock of tailor goods, badly damaged by fire and wa ter; insurance, 8700 on building and 83,000 on stock. Clarke's loss is about $1,800, with 81,300 insurance. - This big snow shed on the Union Pa cific, near Hherman, was destroyed by fire last week. The cause was proba bly sparks from a locomotive. The sheds will not be rebuilt. When the Union Pacific was built scores of gi gantic snow sheds were erected, and during the Adamsadministration these sheds were kept up, for there was something romantic in having snow sheds, to the president. Hut under the new regime it is seen that the sheds are not necessary, and are dangerous. K. Me T,icon's general merchandise store at Hcmingford was broken into last week und the safe blown open and robbed of ubout 8150 in cash. The thief was undoubtedly an uxpeit as every thing whs done systematically. A news paper was glued to the glass on the door und the glass broken under the paper to prevent noise. A large wrench was scoured at a blacksmith shop, with whicli the knob on the safe door was twisted off. Giant powder was pluced in the hole and the safe door blown en tirely off. There is no clue to tho per petrutor of the deed. a AMiiiNTj'ion dispatch says: Sec retary Smith has directed that there be printed in the papers in which were the advertisements calling for propos als for the resurvey of Grant and Hooker counties, a notice to the effect that the opening of the bids had been postponed until Wednesday, November 7. '1 his action wus made necessary by reason of the closing of the interior de partment on Saturday last, the day set for the opening of the proposals, in or der that the building might be thor oughly fumigated to prevent the spread of smallpox, which had become aliuost epidemic. Donations for the drouth sufferers are reported by Kev. iL. P. Ludden to be coming in in liberal quantities. All the supplies that the commission has, and all that will be at its disposal until the legislature makes an appropriation, will be such as are contributed by pri vate parties, liesides tho donations from ilichmond, Ind., and Baltimore, which were reported several days ago, Mr. Ludden has a train load of wheat at Portland, Ure., which has been given by the people of that state. The char itable people of the eastern states who have been applied to have responded quickly. The railroads have given free transportation for the goods and aided in the work. Mr. Ludden has the as surance from the Burlington people that tho Oregon wheat will be hauled by that road free from Billings when the Northern Pacific turns it over at that place. Aid for Oroutlk Sufferers* The question of how to look after suf ferers, says the Lincoln Journal, from the unprecedented drouth until the next regular session of tho legislature was taken up by Governor Crounso sev eral months since, llo appointed Rev. L. 1*. Luddeu, who was secrotary of the old relief commission, to make inqui res as to the amount of assistance need ed in Nebraska and the localities where most needed. This involved a great deal of systematic research, including inquiry of country officers as to the number of calls for aid and the ability of tlie counties to provide for their own needy. This work has been done, and his excellency, the governor, appointed a relief commission to co-operate with llev. Ludden in giving relief. The com mission so appointed consists of \V. N. Nason and l)r. Joseph Duryea, Omaha; S. B. Thompson, Brolceu Bow; R. R. Greer, Kearney; A. J. Sawyer, John McClay, J. 11. Hartley and C, J. lCrncst, Lincoln. To each of these Governor Crounso has sent the following letter: "The severe drouth of tho present season has brought with it much dis tress and has occasioned the necessity for relief. The matter of looking after the needy until the next regular ses sion of the legislature has been referred to the several counties and localities thus afflicted. Still, there is a demand for help beyond tho ability of the sev eral localities to meet which calls for outside aid. In order that this aid may be furnished and met hot! given to its distribution, 1 have called to my assis tance the Rev. Luther I*. Ludden, who for some time has been engaged in making inquiry as to the amount of as sistance needed and the several locali ties where most demanded. With the view to assisting him in thisgood work and giving an opportunity to the char itably disposed to make donations, 1 have to request that you will co-oper ate with him in soliciting and distribut ing such donations us you may be able to secure. "I trust that you may find it agree able to engage at once in this labor, as the time has come when these needy people should have prompt attention. Please advise me at once whether you will kindly engage in this good work.” Mfiiiutt Ashtox, son of Dr. Ashton of Syracuse, who was arrested a few days ago on complaint of his father charged with being of unsound mind, had his hearing before the commission ers of insanity. A large number of witnesses were examined. The defense claimed that I)r. Ashton wished to have his son declared insane in order that he (the doctorl might bring suit against a liquor cure institute at Blair, where the son took a course of treatment. It was shotfrn by the evidence that young Ash ton'was all right when sober, but a dif ferent man when drunk. " He was dis charged. UNCLE SAM'3 FINANCES. Tlie Monthly Public Debt Statement. Washington, Not. 3.—The monthly treasury statement, shows that on October 31, the pnblie debt less «»-»h in the treasury, amounted to $911, 237,471, an increase for the month of $13,080,854. Following is a recapitula tion of the debt: interest bearing obligations, $635,042,800, increase for the month, $50; debt on which in terest has ceased since maturity, $1,8-3,280, decrease for the month, $41,750; debt bearing no interest, $381 700,470, increase for the month, $1, 102,080; total debt, $1,026,154,037. Certificates and treasury notes out standing offset by an equal amount in cash in the treasury, $007,480,421. The cash in the treasury is classified as follows: Gold, $125,013,895; silver, $500,018,713; paper, $100,507,154. Bonds disbursing officers' balances, etc., $10, 400,247, making a total of $754,546,011, against which there were outstanding liabilities amounting to $047,205,805, leaving a cash balance of $107,340,145, of which $01,301,820 was gold reserve, The statement also shows the total receipts during the month of October to have been $19,139,240, and the dis bursements, $32,713,039, leaving a de ficit for the month of $13,573,799, and for the four months of the present fis cal year, $14,353,859. Of the receipts for October $11,902,118 was from cus toms, $0,403,438 from internal revenue and $083,083 from miscellaneous sources. Of the expenditures $11,053, 357 was for pensions PRESIDENT'S CONDOLENCES. Mr* Cleveland and the New Caar of Knanla Exchange Mating*)*. Washington, Nov. 3. —Upon the re ceipt ot the news of the czar’s death, Mr. Adeo. second assistant secretary of state, Gresham, called upon Prince Cautacuzeue, the Russian minister, last night, and conveyed verbally to him the condolence of the president and secretary of state. The members of the diplomatic corps also all called and left their cards. The only visitor received last evening was Assistant Secretary Adee. I’rince Cautncuzeno has telegraphed to liishop Nicholas of the Greek church of Alaska to inquire whether lie can come to Washington and hold a memorial service for the czar. No reply has been received from him and it is not definitely known whether he is in San Francisco or Chicago. It is proposed to hold tho memorial service at the Russian legation as there is no Greek church in Washington. United States Minister Breckin ridge at St. Petersburg sent to Secre tary Gresham last night messages an nouncing the death of the czar, Alexander III, pnd tho accession of Czar Nicholas II. In the course of the day the follow ing \yas cabled to Minister Breckin ridge: Washington, Nov 2—The president has sent to Llvadla. In response to the telegram from Emperor Nicholas, a messaee of sincere re. ret and condolonoe You will make this known to U DeUlers, expres-lnv the sincere sympathy of tho president and people of the united states to the Russian peoDle In their deep grief. Gresham. The following personal cablegrams passed to-day directly between Em per^y Nicholas II and President Cleve Livauia, Nov. t—To the president of the Onitod Stntos of America: x nave the aorrair to impart to you the oruel lost that KflillA and I have just sustained iu the porsou ot my beloved father, Emperor Alexnnaor. deceased this day. Nicholas ■ Washington, Nov. a—To his majesty, Nicholas II. emperor of Russia, Lived la: I hasten to express my heartfelt sympathy and the sympathy of my countrymen with tho roral family and the Russian people In their affliction by reason of the death of vour hon ored father. Grover Cleveland, GUERILLA WAR IN PERU. » ■»« 11 uuiu vuuuvi j \>vviruu uj uuspar* Ate Bands of Outlaws. Lima, Nov. 3.—Business is in a par alytic state throughout the republic. The injury done already to the com mercial interests of the country is in calculable and it will be many years before Peru recovers from this war fare which seems to be as far from the end as ever. In a battle between the govern ment forces and guerillas in Rhaco, the latter were victorious, and re main in possession of the town. The loss on both sides was severe and the fighting hard. In Pimentel the government troons surprised Teodoro Seminario and his followers. A sharp fight ensued in which.the guerillas were considerably worsted, leaving behind them several dead and wounded, besides some pris oners. Teodoro Seminario himself narrowly escat^d being taken, and only succeeded in getting a nay owing to the swiftness of his horse. He succeeded in carrying off the body of his brother Alipio, who was killed. In the South, where the guerillas are weak, various small bands have been overtaken and dispersed by the government forces. In Cana' the guerillas aro said to be occupying the heights and mountain passes, while Perfect Munis is maneuvering so as to hem them in and force a decisive battle. _ NEWS IN BRIEF. Hon. Gilchrist Porter, ex-member of congress and brother-in-law of J. O.ltroadhead.minister to Switzerland, died at Hannibal, Mo., of heart dis ease, aged 77. Reports to the director of the mint show coinage for the month of Octo ber, as follows: Gold, $2,911,800; sil ver.31,217,000, of which $000,000 was staudard dollars; minor coin, $24,000 Total coinage. $4,152,700. The Democratic caucus at Atlanta, Ga., has nominated Hon. Patrick Walsh for the senate, to serve-the re mainder of the term tc which the late Senator Colquitt was elected, and A. O. llacon of Macon, for the long term," beginning March 4, 1895. Hntcblnton’a Irrigation Convention. Hitchixson, Kan., Nov. 3.—The Transmissouri association has granted a one-fare rate for the state irrigation convention to be held in this city November 23 and 24. Among the sneakers already engaged ate George Q. Cannon, president of the Mormon church of 1, t.ih; J. S. Lmery, national lecturer; William E. Smith. Elwood Meade, state engineer of Wyoming and General F. M. Clark of Fort Worth, Texas. . Yon < on disappoint the devil in one wav by weeping out or debt. NEW CIVIL SERVICE RULES EXTENSIONS OF GREAT IMPOR TANCE MADE. SEVERAL REV ORDERS JOST ISSUED Changes of Importance In the Custom* Service, the Fostofflce Deportment and Other Branches of the Gov ernment Are Ordered—Other Important Changes Are Under Consideration. Washinoton, Not. 5.—The president has signed several orders of great im portance in connection with the civil service reform movement, mak ing important extensions of the clas sified service to offices heretofore un classified and revising existing classi cations in branches of the service already classified, so as to bring within the classification many places heretofore excluded. These are as follows: First—A revision of the customs classifications so as to bring within the service all employes not serving merely as workmen or laborers, with out regard to compensation. Here tofore this service has been classified on the basis of compensation. All employes receiving a compensation of less than SHOO have been excluded from the classification, and therefore not subject to the civil service rules. This action of the president brings the classification of the customs ser vice into harmony with those of the other branches of the service. Second—An amendment to customs rule 1, extending the classification to include all customs districts in which there are as many as twenty em ployes. The present limit is fifty em ployes and under that limit eleven customs districts have been classified. The extension of the classification to include all districts in which there are as many as twenty employes will bring into the classified service cer tainly eleven additional districts and probably several more. Third—An amendment to the class ification of the department at Wash ington so as to include in the class ified service, and subject to the civil service rules in all the departments, messengers, assistant messengers and watchmen. Fourth—An amendment to the civil service rule abolishing the right of transfer, upon non-competitive exam ination, of persons appointed to ex cepted places after one year’s service in such places to classified non-ex cepted places. Hereafter persons ap pointed from the outside to excepted places in any branch of the classified service cannot be transferred at the end of one year into the places cov ered by examination. Fifth—An order extending the clas sification of the postoffice department so as to include in the classified ser vice to the department the clerks em ploye^ in the offices of the postoffice lbspeetors. Sixth—Amendments to the postal rules withdrawing from the excepted class a very large proportion of the places now excepted from examina tion. This will transfer from the excepted class in the classified post office to the non-excepted class prob ably not less than 1,500 places, the whole number of excepted places in classified postoffices now being in the neighborhood of 2,300. Hereafter it will not include more than 700 or 800. Seventh—An amendment to the de partment rules withdrawing from the excepted class in the department of agriculture the chiefs of the divisions of entomology, economic ornithology anil mammalogy and pomology and chiefs of these divisions. Eighth—An amendment to the In dian rule providing for the appoint ment as assistant teachers in the In dian school service, without civil ser vice examination of graduates of the masses at tne &aiem, ure. Santa Fe, N., M., Haskell Institute, Lawrence, Kan., Carlisle school, Car lisle, Pa., and Hampton Institute Hampton, Va., upon their certificates of graduation, but before they can be a^vanec4»s DEMOCRATS_AGAINST HILL Many Leading Ben oMvostera w ^ Issue a Stroup: Manifesto. York, Nov. 5 __Thn it Democrats of Buff iln 1°I?rG New York have lup,l “ "estera calling on all Democrats a‘i™mte*to honest politics and good ™ faV°r °f to vote against / government manifesto “reSs SeT r ?“L The eer in the state and fn tu°r Hil1’8 car‘ ?s signed by a lar“c numb S°n(ate' U inent Democrats" wh "\b °f Plom fore led in the fh,h*° • lav? hereto ernor 23 ^Ip« llarriioa it.,.*, s ~ 0 Minch:. I„d„ N" - Four limited which i ° ‘^s tbe Kig “lent Harrison'back tnT^' crossed the state line =1“^“““ t0'day it was met bv a mt- ^n,OD C,t<. population 0f th^t 3°v‘ty °f th° Mr. Harrison 1'tUe„ place, crowd at \Vinph«e* ke briefly. \ made a stop ivanted"161'® tlui train there was only timl for* tfPeech bl>t dent to bow his thanks 'J'f ».s'presi’ committee of citizens m M"ncie a Harrison and escorted 1 ”et General erected in the court b® l° a where at least n.oou enth°USe *q«are Pie assembled. ..^nthu'>iastic peo twenty minutes. sP°ke about HAD A WARM Tii Exciting teuton of tha New York, Not. i_C1), bw of the senate police i*" committee intimated at »! of to-day’s session that it missioner Sheehan show ( calcitrancy, Mr. Goff would to take him off the wit and certify the matter to",' jury. 14 Commissioner Sheehan panied into the invest^ ber by his brother, the governor. He had brought. books with him, but said- *° I have my bank books it mean that I will tell what' unless I am accused 0f ! money illegally and then f duce them.” James W. Boyle, Tamm,, a it. _ . . *aaiii of the Ninth assembly first placed on the f1 acknowledged that when 1 keeper wanted a license h* vited to join Tammany h»i! he did, an excise committ*. pointed. Commissioner Sheehan *, to the stand, and Mr. Goff ,■ terview with Commissioner published several years a»0 stress on the extract in° Sheehan was purported to l “It is also true that arras' have been made by Tammany the payment of police black' "Is that true?” asked Mr r The commissioner want*” plain. He would not answer, ly. iuu cun ue committed tempt,” exclaimed Mr. Goff ••You’d better try it," defi, torted the witness. “You’ll answer the ouesti® -counsel wants,” Chairman Lei. ‘‘I’ll answer them in my o» “You’ve done enough to, metted for contempt a score o' exclaimed Chairman Lexow for order. Later Sheehan refused to newspaper, to which the pc; refused to Ullow stands in V arid Mr. Lexow ruled that i answer, whereupon Senator spoke up quickly: “Don't p down, stenographer. Why put the question to vote.’ not the whole board.” The chairman attempted to Cantor off with his gavel, shouted: “Yon can’t drown “Come to order,” cried j[. who betrayed considerable ment. “I’ll have my say,” stop Cantor, while the spectate in the uproar. Messrs. Cantor and Leiwfe a fiery word battle, the latter a! while hammering his desim cracked his gavel. Then caused additional excitement i ing in a high pitched voice formation has reached metis room is packed with Peqnx members, who have conn through an arrangement te Senator Cantor and Sheehan plaud the commissioner. Let senator explain.” “Why, this is astonishing 5 Senator Cantor. “I accused 0! Why, It is preposterous." “X do not think the senate, do such a thing. It must be 1 said the chairman. “1 want the spectators re* demanded Mr. Goff. “There clique here. While I can't 1 Senator Cantor has passed t: they are here.” Lehigh Valley Shopmen's Wag? Hazleton, Pa,, Nov. l.-i was posted in the Lehigh shops at West Harley this n informing the men that comae to-morrow, November 1, a red: of twenty per cent in their would be made. This is the th within a year in this shop. LIVE STOCK AND PKODCCEM.lt Quotations from New York, CliifM , 3 0" 3’ Hogs—Heavy weights. $ Beeves-Prime steers.^ '* Beeves-Stockers and feeders. 1 ■> Bulls. 1 •».’ Calves. 1 Steers—Fair to good!!..\ t' Cows. I1 Heifers .. . . .V...*!!.*'!!!.'.1 * ’ Sheep—Lambs..J £ Sheep—Fair to good natives... *-J NEW YORK. Wheat. No. 2, red winter. 2 Corn—No. .. Oats—No. 2- £ Pork. 1, "u Lard..* -j "'CHICAGO. Wheat—No. 2, spring. Lorn—Per bu. Oats-, er bit.....» Pork. I1" I.ard. 8 * 4 :f. Hogs—Packers and mixed.... Cattle-Coin, steers to extra. Mieep— Lambs. ’ J. sheep—Inferior to choice. 1 KANSAS CITY. . }} heat-No. 2 hard. . J;. Oats—No. 2. • atHe—Stockers and feeders.. -4 liogs-Mixed packers. cheep—Cho ce western. 4 :• Indicted for Black™*11' New York, Nov. 1.—1The •’■’as made at police hcad<]u*ri‘! day that the grand jury had L1' dictments against Polio® '^ Stevenson and Wardm3 a L,e( Hums and Smith upon e'', brought out by the Lexo'v e tee. The specific charge, >t ■’ blackmail. ockholm, Nov. .'l.—An*4?! t*V* insane at Joe nWopen l'-as st*»*ed by fire. Fifteeii of tJ Pi. were burned to death