Nebraska Newspapers

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•K PCIlLISIIF.lt EVKRY THCUSDAY By
V Tut Fhoutikh l*ttistisit Co._
O’NEILL, ~ NEBRASKA
Let the new womun dress and talk
fp Mm she will. She likes It, and she's
Just u fond of the old man as ever.
The Macedonians are In open revolt
Against Turkey, but It has been a long
time since Macedonia was anything
more than a shadow In hlBtory.
It has been suggested that the Ger
man allowance of fifty bottles of cham
pagne to each member of the press at
Kiel was prompted by a desire for full
reports.
The progress of reform In New York
Is shown by the refusal of a man to
accept a 17,500 office. Under the old
regime it would not have been offered
to a man who would refuse.
Virtue Is always at a disadvantage
In a legislature. It has no money to
spend for virtuous purposes, and It
seems wrong to bribe a man to do bis
duty however much noble patriots ex
pect such greasing.
According to a census bulletin on
churches there are only twenty-five
“altruists" In the United States, and
Judging from the general tone of mod
ern society, these twenty-five confine
themselves to faith without works.
Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri,
Ohio and Georgia farmers must prepare
for war. So says Chief Entomologist
Howard, of the Agricultural Depart
ment. The present Is the "locust year"
for these. Those of the west central
Croup will be invaded by vast armies of
the seventeen-year brood, which last
appeared in 1878, while Georgia will be
vlsted by the nineteen-year or Southern
brood, last seen In 1882.
By the merest chance the Frankfurt
er Journal has discovered the oldest
man In the world In the person of a
merchant residing at Hellbronn. This
gentleman, in a letter to the editor of
that periodical, styles himself "A sub
scriber from the first appearance of the
L paper." Such loyal devotion deserves
appropriate acknowledgment In this
fickle age, tor the Journal has now com
. pleted the 280th year of Its existence.
The special newspaper room In the
new public library building, Boston,
will contain representative newspapers
from every country In the known
world, and In every language In which
p, newspapers are prlntod. Nothing
which Is not a newspaper can be ad
mitted to this room—all magazines, re
views, etc., being prohibited. This is
■ the first distinctively newspaper read
ing room ever established in connec
tion with the educational Institutions
Of this country, and Its foundation has
been made possible through the bequest
ll- of the late J. H. Fiske, who left a per
petual endowment of $2,000 a year for
\|te maintenance.
'The announcement has been made
'* ’■* public that President Seth Low would
give to Columbia College its new li
brary, to cost about $1,000,000, and W.
C. Schermerhorn would give $300,000 to
pay for the erection of one of the build
ings on the new site. T.he New York
Evening Post says in this connection:
"President Low’s magnificent gift of
$1,000,000 to Columbia College for a
library building, makes, we believe,
nearly six millions the college has re
ceived In gifts since he succeeded to the
presidency. This may fairly be said
fi to “beat the record" among American
colleges, If we except the foundation
of the Chicago University.”
Tacoma, Wash., has a horse-canning
establishment which cans meat es
pecially (or the French market. The
Gayuse Indian horse they use is a very
different animal from the old spavined,
broken-down dray horses and plugs
used In Eastern and European locali
ties. A party ot Chicagoans were re
cently feasted on “Cayuse,” and found,
while coarse, it was tender, and rather
pleasant to the palate. The coarseness
ot the fiber makes it easily detected.
Speaking of the question, the New York
Times wants to know where we shall
look for the horse of the future. The
Cleveland Plain Dealer says: “Look
tor him in the bologna sausage.”
The last official report from Argen
tina showed that over 7,000,000 acres
bad been sown in wheat, and it was
estimated that the harvesting of this
crop cost $220,000,000 in paper money,
gold being at a premium ot 270 per
cent. Many of the farmers, it is said,
did not harvest the wheat. The total
yield of the present crop In Argentina
Is put at 1,200,000 tons, for which the
farmers would get $48,000,000, causing
a loss of $162,000,000. The average price
of wheat there is $4 for 100 kilos of 220
pounds. The export of this year’s crop
In Argentina is put at 540,000 tons. It
Argentina Is losing money on wheat,
It may be a sign that the farmers in
the United States have a chance to
make some little profit on their crop.
Canada is going to reduce her militia
force. This 1b the most sensible thing
Canada could dp under the circum
stances. She doesn’t need militia to
protect her from the United States, and
If she ever gets into a fight with Great
Britain. Brother Jonathan will protect
her with his new navy.
Winfield, Kan., had a shower of
grasshoppers the other evening, and at
Chicago it rained snakes. The dif
ference. in the effects on the mind in
a prohibition and a free whisky state
0t affairs is clearly drawn.
OVER THE STATE,
An organized outfit, of cattle thieves
le operating in Fremont.
Otoe county is endeavoring to refund
$4,000 bonds at 4 per cent.
Tntc populists of Valley county will
hold their convention in August.
The Dixon county republican con*
vention will be held August 22d.
Out near Randolph a farmer got six
ty-one bushels of barley per acre.
Lincoln county will produce more
than one thousand carloads of pota
toes.
The Dixon State bank will establish
a branch at Laurel, with E. A Gurney
in charge.
Dave Fowler of Dodge county has
already cut, baled and shipped 160
acres of hay.
A daughter of John Goodman at
Ohiowa was struck by lightning and
instantly killed.
Wm. Wilcoxen, living near Elm
wood, was seriously injured by a horse
falling on him.
A woman pensioner at Wilsonville re
ceived back pension to the amount of
SI, 183 last week.
The Nebraska City school census
gives that city 3,408 school children, a
gain of twenty-seven since last year.
The farmers are harvesting one of
the largest crops of small grain that
has ever been grown in Nance county.
• Orin I*. Clark of Lancaster county
was drowned in Salt creek a few days
ago. He fell out of a boat while fish
ing.
Countv Treasurer Frantz of Gage
county reports that there is due the
county on delinquent personal taxes,
8101,00ft
Ox the Stewart petition tor dividing
Holt county it 1b alleged names appear
ed of parties who have been dead very
many years.
oTiik home and barn of Thomas Biggs
of York was fired by incendiaries. The
barn burned, including two horses, one
double carriage and a phaeton.
Miss Emma Sutton, a young lady liv
ing in the family of Fred Clark of Al
bion, received notice a short time ago
that she was heir to $80,000 in Ohia
Tim Central labor union of Omaha
has decided to put up a labor ticket
this fall. There will be no labor day
demonstration on account of the hard
times.
Oxford Is now connected with Bea
ver City by telephone, the line having
been completed lust week. The circuit
takes in Edison and covers a distance
of twenty miles.
Charles Anderson of Papillion
offers a reward of 9100 for the convic
tion of an unknown scoundrel who en
tered his pasture and stabbed a valu
uable horse to death.
The dates for the fourth annual Cedar
county fair are September 10, 11 and 12.
The magnificent harvest insures a good
agricultural display, and the race pro
gram will be unusually good.
Frank Brown, Ralph Woodruff and
Charles E. Matthews are under arrest
In York, charged with criminal inti
macy with Alice Swanson. The girl
was mentally weak and only 16 years
old.
E. Larkin has a large cattle farm
five miles north of Ashland. During
his absence in the east some persons
have stolen several of his cattle and
butchered them. The thieves are not
yet captured.
John Wai.gmuth dropped dead in an
Omaha saloon. The deceased was a
miner of considerable property and
lived at Spokane. Wash. He had been
east for some weeks visiting at hn old
home in Springfield, 111.
Prof. R. A. IIkrataoe who has had
charge of the musical department of
the Fremont Normal school the last
year, has tendered his resignation to
President Clemmons. He goes to Salem,
Ore.
1 hr Genoa State bank paid a first
dividend to depositors a few days ago
of 10 per cent. It is the general opin
ion that about SO per cent more will
about exhaust the available resources
of that institution, so far as general
depositors are concerned.
The Sherman county fair will be
held on October 1, S and 3. The asso
ciation was late in deciding on holding
their fair, but now they are going to
join with the Sherman County Irriga
tion company, who will hold their
formal opening of the canal October 1.
Lm.Ni Garris of Fremont took his
wife and baby son out in the country.
He also took nis shotgun and quite an
accident befell the party. Garris got
out of the wagon to shoot a snipe and
cocked both barrels of the gun. He
fired at the bird with one barrel and in
meandering around in the weeds the
other barrel was discharged and the
charge hit his wife and child. Hoth
were painfully hurt.
Superintendent Mackay of the
Norfolk asylum for the insane has
written Governor Holcomb that he has
on hand a lot of clothing which, as he
expresses it in his letter, “lias been ex
posed to mice, moths and the corroding
influences of time,” which he desires to
donate to the state relief commission
for distribution. He says the clothing
is useless for hospital purposes, but
thinks it might be found available for
charity.
Fred Wii.i.is, a negro of Camden, S.
D., and Eobert Harris of Mexico broke
into a merchandise car in the Union
Pacific yards at Columbus, where they
were caught by J. C. Vizzard, a Union
Pacific detective. They were tried
and sentenced by District Judge Sulli
van to one year in the penitentiary at
hard labor.
The house of G. G. Haller, three
miles east of Winside, burned down
when no one was present. The loss
will be 81,000. Small insurance
Arthur Forbes, of Beatrice, in the
presence of 3,000 people, dived from
the top of Court street bridge, a dis
tance of 51 feet.
M. A. Lunn and a basket of big
sugar beets were prominent figures on
the streets of Lincoln the other day.
The beets were from J. V. Wolfe's
acre patch and although lacking two
months of maturity, weigh on average
almost two pounds each. Mr. Wolfe
expects to harvest about twenty tons
to the acre. Figure that at 84 a ton.
Bai.km T. Clark, Charles H. Jackson
and Lewis Stogei and three of the cat
tle thieves who were captured by vigi
lantes near Fort Handala few days ago
were sentenced to a term in the peni
tentiary by Judge Kinkaid at Bassett
last week. Clark and Jackson each
got six years and Vogel five.
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Stnto AiNHiniDt
The stato board of equalisation has
completed lta work of equalising the
•tate assessment by counties and find*
that the amount charged against the
counties is $1. 190,270.83. The amount
so charged in 1894 was $1,257,008.22 and
for 1893 it was $1,263,995.50. This year
tho total assessed valuation is $171,468,
207.48, ascompared with $183,717,498.78
for 1894 and $194,733,124.73 for 1898.
The assessed valuation, state levy and
•total assessment charged against each
county is as follows:
Adam*.
A n tot op* ...
Manner.....
Maine.......
Boone.
Mo* Butte..
Boyd.
Buffalo.
Burt..
Butler.
Oder.
Cliaae..
Cherry..
Cheyenne....,
Clay.
Coir ax.
Cuming.......
Custer.
Dakota..
Dawes..
Dawson..
Deuel..
Dixon..
Dodge..
Douglas..
Dundy...,..,,
Fillmore.
Franklin ....
Frontier..
Furnas..
Cage.
Garfield..
Gosper.
Grant.
Greeley.
Hall.
Hamilton....
Harlan..
Hayes..
Hitchcock....
Holt.
Hooker ..••••
Howard..
Jefferson....
Johnson.
Kearney......
Keith.
Keya Paha...
Kimball.
Knox.
Lancaster....
Lincoln.......
Logan........
Loup..
Madison......
McPherson...
Merrick.
Nemaha.
Nuckolls..
Otoe.
Pawnee ......
Perkins.
Phelps.
Pierce.
Platte.
Polk.
Red Willow..
Richardson...
Rock.
Saline.
S*rpy-.
Saunders....,
Hcotts Bluff..
Sherman......
Sheridan......
Sioux..
Stanton.
Thayer.
Thomas..
Thurston.
Valley.
Washington.,
Wayne.
Webster.
Wheeler.
York.
Assessed
Valuation.
' *,780,187 85
1,407,009 04
841,890 0U
204,3*) 08
1,519,655 80
005,180 00
800,810 00
sor.618 rt
a 180,88* 11
a781,051 00
8.806,981 50
4,456,169 58
8,098,746 80
651.906 00
1,404,044 74
1,4*5.795 94
8,504,087 15
1,967,568 1*
8,008.583 96
1,070,300 95
LIMITS 00
1,496.8*0 74
1,798,867 16
909,88b 68
1,567,49* 70
8,078.540 80
88,500,855 81
6*1,477 68
8,641.871 84
1,000,014 00
1,106,298 00
1,673,500 68
5.800.01 G 81
*46.148 00
744.780 00
*79.476 87
017.907 40
8,419,565 17
1,548,188 64
1,260,70* 91
6*2,408 00
988.384 95
8,554,974 40
108.781 94
1,251,989 8u
8,602,706 17
1.961.000 05
1,309.186 84
884.963 13
464,642 00
676,840 88
1,804.346 40
10.889,9u8 66
2,510.205 14
168.580 00
169,835 00
8,360,464 52
180,665 00
1.681.608 13
1,286,687 00
2,110.708 7*
2.310.000 40
4,706.744 84
*,449,248 21
8*3,707 00
1,342,914 81
1,430,73* 80
2,4u7,7l9 40
1,3*7.007 50
1,166,098 86
8.1 <9,704 45
515,158 57
2.648,894 80
*,*84.214 76
8,256,054 29
842,579 00
2,471,039 36
1,201.446 54
827.625 45
478.980 19
1.268.933 60
8,3*5,821 00
149,317 35
449,148 60
901,4*3 40
a451,043 31
1.815.165 00
1,606,021 50
262.322 00
*,178,3*7 46
Total
£ Assessment
”19.858 75
10,851 75
8.185 90
1,80* 78
10.1*7 56
a66* 48
1,880 10
a»8 o§
8*,«*8 77
17.415 19
16.000 26
98.905 04
12.906 r
<314 89
9,901 80
9,445 89
18.467 65
18,685 09
14.776 01
18,058 91
9,908 86
9,7*9 88
iai01 84
6,0*3 70
10.776 6*
K.819 42
163,1*6 86
3,961 94
16,623 83
7.167 87
7,184 43
11,014 89
87.762 68
1,569 20
4.778 48
1,781 65
6,810 Ot
17,844 32
11,381 03
8,509 78
4,045 61
6,268 76
17,*46 08
679 80
8,920 08
15.218 98
14.114 64
0,327 95
5,849 03
3.078 98
4.480 75
11,509 70
78,815 50
16,630 12
I, 201 14
1,018 !*
16,818 86
88* 95
12,402 58
0,190 22
17.778 94
17,096 95
31,005 49
15,618 96
6,W1 12
<282 78
9,478 69
17,155 02
9.448 23
8,016 54
82,299 13
S.2H4 10
19,200 34
14,457 86
24,061 82
2,226 77
18,223 9*
7.959 57
6.007 54
3,173 24
8,689 56
15,408 57
951 69
*,975 61
6,648 00
16,238 16
12,025 43
II, 041 40
1,640 09
16,028 81
Total.$171,468,207 48 .... $1,106,276
Killed bjr a Runaway.
Two men named McKenzie and
O’ Leary started from Omaha in a buggy,
intending to drive to their home at La
Platte. About six miles north of
Pluttsmouth, a heavy wagon pulled by
a large span of horses, was coming di
rectly back of their buggy and the ani
mals became frightened and dashed j
into the light buggy. The two occu- i
pants were thrown violently to the
ground and run over by the heavy
wagon. 1
Mr. McKenzie was frightfully bruised
and crushed and died in great agony
the next morning. Mr. O’Leary is
quite seriously injured, but his physi
cian thinks he will recover.
Three Girls Drowned.
A Columbus dispatch says: A most
shocking and heart rending accident
happened about 5 o’clock this after
noon. Three young girls lost their
their lives by drowning in the Platte
river, just below the wagon bridge
near Columbus.
Lizzie, aged 13, daughter of Charles
Klaus; May, aged 13, and Hulda, aged
7, daughters of Gottlieb Klaus of Co
lumbus, were bathing or wading in the
river in company with an older Klaus
girl about 15. In some way the entire
party got into the swift current and
the three younger ones were lost while
the older one by hard struggling, after
drifting half a mile, managed to escape
on a sand bar and gave the alarm.
The bodies were recovered, two of
them one-half mile and the other two
miles below the scene of the accident.
Will Have Float..
The executive committee of the Busi
ness Men's association of Omaha held a
meeting and transacted a large amount
of routine business. Word has been
received from a large number of coun
ties which will have floats in the Ne
braska parade, but still a number of
enterprising cities and counties have
not yet sent in word of any kind. The
Omaha Business Men’s association has
made arrangements with the railroads
to transport the floats free of cost, and
is anxious for every county through its
principal city to be represented in the
parade. Every effort will be made to
make the parade the oiggest advertise
ment ever given of the whole state of
Nebraska. William Lyle Dickey, sec
retary of the association, will answer
all letters on the subject addressed to
him, and the association will assist in
every was possible any city which de
sires to send a float
Promoting Irrigation.
Much attention is being attracted to
windmill irrigation in this portion of
the Lodge Pole valley, says a Dix dis
patch, .by* the remarkable discovery
made in the irrigation well of Hon.
John Clausen. This well is 18x30 feet,
and twenty-four feet deep. In the bot
tom a hole was broken through a crust
of hard pan. through which a stream
of water rises with great velocity. A
nine-inch pump running continuously
in a high wind fails to lower the sup
ply. A colony of well-to-do families is
now forming in eastern Nebraska to
come to this place in the fall and settle
on forty-acre irrigated farms
NO SETTLERS MASSACRED
INDIAN AGENT TEETER POSITIVELY
DENIES THE REPORT.
ABSOLUTELY TRUTHLESS.
The Indian Bureau at Washington So In*
formed by Telegraph—The Cause of
the Trouble Fully Explained
by Mr. Stltser In an
Official Report to the
Authorities.
Washington, July 29. —The Indian
bureau has received a dispatch from
Agent Teter saying there is absolutely
no truth in the report of"a massacre of
the Jackson’s Hole settlers
The Causes of the Trouble.
Cheyenne, Wyo., June 29.— Adjutant
General Stitzer has forwarded his re
port of the Indian trouble to the gov
ernor. It is quite a lengthy document
and covers fully the causes leading to
the trouble. It says: “In an inter
view on Sunday with four prominent
residents of Jackson’s Hole, the fol
lowing statements were given me as
grounds for the action of the settlers:
They claimed that the llannocks, Sho
shones and Lemliis have for the past
six years slaughtered game in large
numbers, mainly for their hides. In
1894, after repeated appeals from the
county authorities of Fremont and
Uintah counties, the interior depart
ment ordered that no more passes
should be given the Indians al
lowing them to leuve the reser
vation for the purpose of hunting.
It is estimated that 5,0o0 elk were
killed iu that year. This year the set
tlers of Jackson's Hole determined to
enforce the law airain&t the Indians
and whites alike. On June 24, a pro
cess was issued for the arrest of nine
Bannock Indians for violating the law
When the constable and posse at
tempted to sevre their papers, they re
sisted and threatened to kill them un
less they went back to Jackson’s Hole.
Just about this time a squaw man liv
ing at the Hole received a letter from
the Indian Bannock reservation stat
ing that the Bannocks intended to go
on the war path and kill the whites in
the Jackson Hole country. This letter
was shown to the settlers and created
a great deal of excitement.
“On July 2 eight Bannocks were ar
rested for killing game, and six of
them were fined ST.I and costs and sen
tenced to jail until the fine was paid.
They escaped from the guard and on
July 10 more of the same tribe were
arrested. They attempted to escape
after trial and were fired on by the
whites, several of them being killed.
On July 9 Captain John Smith, a miner
and prospector, was fired on from
ambush and wounded in the
right breast. He returned the fire,
killing one of the Indians. The shoot
ing of Captain Smith caused a great
deal of excitement and the settlers
believing that the letter received by
the squaw man was true, prepared to
defend themselves against the expect
ed attack.
“Besides killing large numbers of
game, all the Indians arrested had in
their possession hides taken from the
settlers’ cattle, which the Indians had
killed. It is claimed that over 3,000
head of elk have been killed this sea
son, the Indians chasing game into the
settlements and shooting indiscrimin
ately among the houses, endangering
the lives of settlers.”
Trouble In Oregon Possible*
Portland, Ore., July 29.—An Indian
war, similar to that which has broken
Jut between the Bannocks and Utes
and the settlers of Wyoming1, may en
gage the attention of the Oregon au
thorities in the near future unless the
interior department at Washington
takes immediate steps to prevent the
Indians now on the reservations in
this state from indiscriminately
slaughtering game and fish in season
and out. Ever since Fish and Game
Protector McGuire has been in office
he has had trouble with reservation
Indians. Last summer about luO In
dians from the Warm Springs reserva
tion fished out of the Clackamas river
in the vicinity of the new experimental
hatchery, a spot which has been their
favorite fishing grounds for many
years. Another fishing party is ex
pected to arrive and go into camp at
the new hatchery within the next
three weeks—just when the salmon
are .spawning—and unless some meas
ures are taken to stop them they will
surely have trouble with the hatchery
employes.
Utah Red Men Also Unhappy*
Salt Lake, Utah, July 20.—Quint
Panqueutch. an Indian known through
out U tah, was shot and killed at Pan
queutch lake in the mountains, Thurs
day, by a man named liaegelsted. The
verdict rendered was accidental death,
but the Indians in that vicinity are
anything but satisfied with the case as
it now stands. They are quite numer
ous around the lake, which is an iso
lated place, and they may make serious
trouble. __
Horse Thieves Hold Up oncers.
Perry, Ok., July 20.—South of here
yesterday deputy sheriffs in pursuit of
two cattle thieves came on them in a
swamp, but did not see them nntil the
thieves had covered them with Win
chesters. The officers were compelled
to dismount, give up their guns, mon
ey, watches, and all other valuables
and retreat on foot.
Bennett to Be Married.
New York, July 20.—A dispatch
from Berlin says that James Gordon
Bennett is to marry Mrs. Annenkow,
the divorced wife of General Annen
kow,_a Russian, who built the Trans
Caspian railroad. She is said to be
one of the richest women in Paris.
CorbetteWlIl Not Fight Divorce)
New York, July 29.—James J. Cor
bett's attorney has notified Referee
Jacobs that his client will make no de
fense to the suit of'Mrs. Ollie Corbett
for divorce.|
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PRICES FOR THIRTY YEARS
The Silver Debaters Discuss Wages and
Wheat Figures*
Chicago, July 29.—When the last de
bate, but one, of the Harvey-Horr sil
ver convention opened this afternoon,
Mr. Ilorr began with a comparison of
the wages and the cost of products
(luring the years from 1860 to 1890, as
shown in the table prepared by Statis
tician Carroll D. Wright. With
wages and prices in I860 taken as
the index, or 100, it showed that in
1890 prices were 92, wages 159, and the
purchasing power of wages 172. He
argued that at no time in the history
of the nation was the country as pros
perous as it was then, in spite of the
“crime of 1873.” He submitted that
these statistics were more applicable
to the conditions under discussion than
those of Mr Sauerbeck, quoted by
Mr. Harvey on Thursday, as Mr. Sauer
beck’s figures were made from prices
in England.
Mr. Harvey, in turn, took up the
prices of wheat for a series of years, in
reply to Mr. Horr's statement Thurs
day that the farmer received as much
for his produce in gold as he had re
ceived before silver was demonetized.
He quoted the prices from year to year
and declared that the arguments of
Mr. Horr were those which had been
used in all time to bulwark tyranny.
The Declaration of Independence was a
proper answer to such arguments. The
proper index of prices was to measure
them in articles of international use.
Tables made up by gold men even, on
these articles, showed that they were
lower than in 1850. Referring to Mr.
Horr's argument touching the measure
of value in human toil, he quoted from
an article by Mr. Horr in a New York
paper in reply to a correspondent sug
gesting the making of so much work
the equivalent of a dollar. Mr. Horr
declared the proposition absurd and
confusing.
OHIO DEMOCRATS SPLIT,
Sound Money Men and Silverltes of But
ler County Hold Separate Meetings*
Hamilton, Ohio, July 29.—When the
Democrats of Butler county met to-day
to select delegates to the state conven
tion, each of the two factions had a
large following present. The main
fight was on securing the majority
in the central committee , for
silver. The convention was called to
order in the opera house but there was
a split and the sound money men ad
journed to the court house, with ex
Governor Campbell as presiding officer,
while the free silventes remained in
the opera house with Allen Andrews as
chairman. The excitement was in
tense and for a time pandemonium
reigned. It finally became necessary
order out the police force to keep order.
The court house convention elected
James E. Campbell and Paul J. Sorg
as delegates at large to the state con
vention. The other selected H. C.
Gray, Peter Schwab, David Pierce,
John F. Nielan, Christian Benning
hoffen, E. F. Bundy of Middletown
and Alf Demoret of Ross township.
WESTERN CROPS.
Traffic Managers Declare They Will Keep,
the Roads Busy Twelve Months.
Kansas City, Mo.. July 29.—Traffic
managers of the Western roads are
busily engaged these days in estimat
ing the prospective size of the forth
coming corn crop. It is believed by
them that from information they have
a conservative estimate is to give the
states of Iowa, Nebraska and Kansas
800.000. 000 bushels. Of this amount
300.000. 000 is credited to Kansas, 225,
000,000 to Nebraska and the balance to
'Iowa. This is of corn alone, leaving
as much other cereals to be moved to
market. The amount of traffic which
is looming into sight will certainly
keep the roads busy f«r at least twelve
months.to come so traffic men figure.
Ina Donna Coolbirth Dying.
Oakland, Cal., July 29.—Ina Donna
Coolbirth, known to magazine readers
both in America and England as a
writer of short poems, is dying at her
home in .this. city. She was stricken
with peritonitis a few days ago and
the physicians say that her case is now
hopeless.
NEWS IN BRIEF.
The underground trolley system is a
success at Washing-ton.
The sted division of the agricultural
department is to be abolished.
John H. Brady, who robbed the Ore
gon express and killed Sheriff Bogard,
has been captured.
The interior department, replying to
Senators Allen and Thurston, upholds
the course of Captain Beck.
Hon. H. C. McCaoe retired from the
gubernatorial race in Mississippi. He
was an administration candidate.
Chairman Tanner is to have the Illi
nois legislature pass a new tax levy i
bill and adjourn sine die next Friday.
Tom Johnson, who assaulted Mrs.
fjartfleld and two daughters at Hat
tiesburg, Miss., was riddled with buck
shot.
reP°rts unite in pronouncing
western crop prospects better than
they have been for years. The rail
ways are preparing to handle a very
heavy traffic.
Archbishop Hennessy of Iowa will
make his last visit to Rome in Septem
ber. He is approaching his 70th year.
President Cleveland is to act as arbi
trator and settle a dispute between
Italy and Colombia as soon as he re
turns to Washington from his vacation.
Edward Bullett was recognized by
the Creek council as acting principal
chief of the nation, vice Perryman, sus
pended.
James C. Allen, a convict in the Ar
kansas penitentiary, says that he
K?.°\vs about Holmes and that the
Williams sisters are alive.
,, H- 1!ol™?*la'vyer suggests that
the Minnie Williams murdered in San
b rancisco may have been the girl who
disappeared from Chicago.
A joint debate has been arranged for
ex-Congressman Bland and Congress
man Hall of the Second Missouri dis
trict at Huntsville, Randolph county,
August 3. Hall is to speak for the
gold standard and Bland for the white
metal
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OUTRAGED and|
Horrible r.t« oT^T,^
MlnonrUo.
Jefferson City, Mo t,
formation was received i/ H
of a most horrible crimed
Calloway county, about./
Fulton. Mrs. j ^f t"
young farmer, Was **•.'
saulted and had her tW,"
b«d|t0 She Wa8l8jesrs'
had only been married'£
Her husband found hen!!1
yard when he returned ft
about noon. The alarm 1,
and a large posse headed!!
Windsor immediately
scouring the country It u*
negro tramps were seen!!?/
°wuii»^\n^
sss^srs^
strong evidence of hiT!^
lished. He was brought*!?
and at this hour is mSS.-1?
The city of Fulton is wild,*
dredsofmen are hunting (or
iff and his posse, under the bel
the former is trying to tab a
to Mexico. ItWfS^J
negro is not mobbed. The i 1
the crime are horrible l
woman had her hands tied hi
back every stitch ol cloth
from her body and her throat
ear to ear. Here is some ol
tive evidence against the net
of a suspender buckle found'
woman fitted a missing p»r
similar buckle on the negro
of the negro’s shirt had I
from him and was held by th
The negro was bloody, and i
Mrs. Cain’s hair was lound
to his clothes.
DEFENSE FOR WALLS
The Ex-Consnl's American Coqbmj^
Out a Strong Cwe.
Washington, July 25.—Mr. (j
mond Kennedy, who has bex«
principal counsel in the cast o!
Consul Waller, now serving i git
in a French jail for violation oti
trality laws between this conntni
France, called at the state departs
yesterday for the purpose of pa
inf? certain phases of the case.
Mr. Kennedy is disposed tolaya
stress on the fact that at the tin
Waller’s arrest, there was no si
state of war between France mil
agascar. He contends that M
for this reason, could not hirei
guilty of the charge on which he
tried and convicted. In conrms
with a representative of the prs
said this phase of the case had not]
been presented by this governs
and as soon as Mr. Olney shonld
turn he would present the matterl
him in this light.
PAPERS FOR FARMERS
Agricultural Department PropotatiN
lish Articles of Hack Intent
Washington, July 25.—Hereafterl
Agricultural department will call i
specialists in certain lines of agried
ural work, though not connectedri
the office, to make investigation^
importance to agricultural iotttd
and to prepare brief papers or irtij
embracing the results of the ™
These will he paid for at rates™
the department regards as reasonabk
the funds being provided for is *
congressional appropriations nj
persons well known here and in*
will be asked to contribute. Itsoj
Is to do away with labored art*
couched in technical language,®*
little interest or importance.
Wesley Davis at Home At*11
Topeka, Kan., July 25.-M
Davis of Rossville, in this county, *
lost so heavily in grain at ^*Dsa*r;
some weeks ago and afterward
peared, has returned to his home
declines to give an account oi
sence. _.
LIVE STOCK AND PRODUCE MAW
Quotations from Sew York, Chl“t*
Louis, Omaha and ElM"b,r*
OMAHA
Butter—Creamery separator
Butter—1' air to good country
hggs—Fresh...
Honey—California, per ..
Hens—Live, per lb ■.
Spring Chickens, jper lb..- —
Lemons—Choice lilessinas Jw „
Apples—per bbl.■■■■■■■ "250 8i>
Florldas, per box — #,1
13 J
10 »
10 4 „
It 8 •
6 4
12
4 o>« ;
ITS *;!
omnges
Potatoes—New—
Watermelons—per dozen.
. 2 51
,, aieruiBiou^-jj,,.—„,j hi, 2 O0 t* •
Beans—Navy, hand-picked, d 65(| jj,
Hay—Upland, per ton
-do
50 „
10
Unions—I'erbu....••• - „ ,
Cheese—Neb. & In*, full ere m («. „, 1
Pineapples—per do*
Tomatoes -per.4-baskct crate
Hogs—Mixed packing
. 1» %
S3 ®
5 UO »?
_ . _510 <t3”
hogs—Heavy weights..---- ;0O uij
beeves-Stockers and teeners <0i gt#
Beef steers.. . **2"
bulls..
Stags.190 4Jj
heifers.. 260 dj’
Westerns... 3# jSt.
sheep—Lambs.... 2 50 S'
sneep—Choice natives.-- —
CHICAGO. a #
Wheat—No. 5. spring.; 448
Corn-Per bu. 23 *
Lard.Vi^'ived „ 410 “ *
hogs—Packers and mixed... 35#
Cattle—Steers extra . ;j i'.1
theeo— Lambs,. 2$
t Beep-Natives-,
5 *•
71 ^
Wheat, No. 2, red winter....-- £ a
-;;:i2»
.13*
6 50
Corn—So. 2,
Oats—No. 2....
Pork.
..'g-H'LOl'Ii BV
Wheat—No Ired, cash.—-- 4; 4
Corn-Per bu. ... 23 »;!i
Oats—Per bu ...••••••. ... 4£> J4P*,
bogs—Mixed packing. 400 •
Cattle—Beft steers.
frheeo—Mixed natives. 3 50®
LambS.KANSAS cH'4• „ a *
Wheat—No. 2hard..
30 (>
Corn-No. ..V":":-' .5 Jl?
Cattle—-Stockers’and feeders- jSJ 8J®
hogs-Mixed packers- -—___
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Emporia Bicycle
Emporia, Kan., Juy'J'.rre5U‘d
tog bicycle riders rf icrCle >*i:sd
night tor no^nngiP^^^
crossings. Among
bers of the Hood, bskr P
ley families, »nd otoer ^ #ud «***
nent Each paid S-> inj;—^ ^
An Oklahoma (5.
Guthrie, Ok., Julyj0- waS bP^j j
postmaster at Zion, <*_• ^ st»tr*5
in and lodged in the l tiag»
to-day onja charge of
Slates oMcer in the
duty. I
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