TIIE FRONTIER. PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY By _Tm Frowtisb PmuTiso Co. O’NEILL, NEBRASKA. John E. Russell Is to be credited with A new simile. He says he Is feeling as gay as a girl In a shirt waist Happy thought! In St Louis a woman is advertising tor a pair of lost bloomers. We have oeen a number of bloomers loose in this vicinity. Spain ought to send calomel and qui nine to Cuba as ammunition to her sol diers. Doctors are needed more than generals. Two.men with a banjo and a mando lin have accumulated $450 while cross ing the continent on their wheels.lt is evident that people have paid well to get them to move on. Six boys who played ghost In the cemetery at Carlton, Minn., were caught In the act and fined $10 each. Had they not defaced the tombstones and tam pered with the graves the "ghosts’’ would undoubtedly have been over looked. Three secret service men are now guarding Cray Cables from tramps and peddlers. They are each on duty eight hours out of the twenty-four. They don't keep dogs, but can wing tramps easily at sixty rods. So far as the most searching inquiries go, it appears that only two women wear bloomers on bicycles In Washing ton. The men who are apt to know about such things report but two women who have so far braved the eyes of the public with the bloomer costume. As a matter of fact. If women are going to discard skirts, why not adopt knicker bockers? They are more natty, and look as If the women using them were not half afraid. Emily Soldene, who will be remem bered aa an exponent of English blonde burlesque and of comic opera years •Co, has been heard from again in an Interview. She has no use for the new woman, but wants "the old-fashioned woman, who la sweet and gentle.” The bloomer she regards as the most hideous garment of the day, and how a pretty woman can destroy her charms by wearing bloomers she cannot see. Emily, It will be recalled, did not wear I much of anything, except the patience of her audiences. Statistics of circulation show de creases both for the month of June and the year ending therewith. The net decrease In June amounted to $2,047.- I 688, while for the year the decrease amounted to nearly $60,000,000. The total circulation on July 1st this year amounted to $1,604,131,968, as com pared with $1,664,061,232 on July 1st. 1894. The gold coin In circulation amounted to $480,276,057, which repre sented a decrease of nearly $17,600,000 M compared with the corresponding pe< rlod last year. The gold coin in the treasury, on the other hand, showed an Increase of a little over $12,600,000 A&W5? * ?W, ;P°' T ih/ I amount in the treasury on July 1st bd-', Ing $99,147,914. The money of all kinds In the treasury showed an In crease for the month of June amqynt- j ' . Ing to $10,662,112. Treasury experts | estimate that the population Increased from 68,397,000 on July 1st last year to •9,878,000 at the beginning of the cur rent month. On the basis of the lat ter estimate they figure out a per capita circulation amounting to $22.96 on July 1st This represents a decrease of 6 cents for the month and $1.87 as com pared'with the corresponding period et last year. The leuona of history teach us that ' the Chinese can only be brought to terms by a show of force. Their word 1s lightly given and lightly broken. They promised to Investigate the mur ders at Ku Cheng, but now the Ameri ;■ ean'nnd English consuls sent with the commission to see to It that the Inquiry was searching have been excluded. Left to the Chinese prefect and his auxiliaries, the Investigation will be as farcical as Its predecessors. A pretense Of punishing the criminals will be made sad the agents of the empire at Wash ington and the European capitals will be commissioned to deceive the offended countrymen of the victims. The course of Sir Halllday Macartney, coun cillor of the Chinese legation at Lon don, Is proof enough that only ocular demonstration is reliable In dealing with Chinese envoys or their Caucasian ' mouthpieces. The Incautiousness of the missionaries In Invading China is not • plea In abatement. They are Amer ican cltlsens, under the protection of the flag whenever and wherever found. 3? American gunboats are now cruising in Chinese waters. The appearance of one of them, cleared for action, in a Chinese port would do more to compel proper punishment of the murderers •nd relief for the frightened Americans In Canton and other towns than an other month of Juggling with diplo \ matte forms. Mr. English, the author of “Ben Bolt,’* has recently been so much en couraged by the renewed popularity of his old song that he is writing an other, entitled “Old Glory.” If the Chinese Vegetarians persist In their present reckless course, Mon. ‘V John W. Foster may possibly get In Mas for another $200,000 fee. Americans are born free.—New York < World. Well, what has that to do with ft? They go right off and get married j^dm soon as the/ are old enough. OVEB THE STATE. A new brick hotel i# to be erected at Falls City. A Masonic lodge has been organized at Hyannis. An irrigation company is to be or ganized at Springview. An epidemic of burglary seems to have struck Fremont, Peaches sell at Tekamah for SI per bushel. There is quite a building boom in augurated in the town of Hyannis. 11 on. John C. Watson paid $72,475 for a ranch of 3,800 acres in Nance county. Near Lebanon wild bay is plentiful and farmers are putting it up while the 6un shines. The authorities at Plattsmouth are making considerable efforts to stamp out the social evil. The 7-yeai-old son of John Rhone of Cozad was kicked in the mouth by an ugly horse and badly disfigured. Dixon county is having something of a real estate boom. Several farms have been purchased by home-seekers within the past few days. The mandamus proceedings against the Dodge county supervisors -to com pel them to live up to the provisions of the new township organization law are ready to be filed in the supreme court. Havelock has a new hemp factory that will this year consume the pro duct of 300 acres. Seed to plant 1,000 acres has been ordered for next year. It is claimed that a good crop of hemp will net the producer $20 per acre. Work has been commenced on the big Tzscliuck irrigation canal at liur well, sixty teams having been engaged. The canal will be thirty miles in length and will irrigate the best territory in the upper part of the North Loup val ley. A Hyannis dispatch says the game season has opened, but the outlook is not promising. Duck and snipe are plentiful, but grouse are scarce. This Is a great change from a few years ago whin the hills and valleys were almost alive with grouse. The 16-year-old son of A. L. Green, Beatrice, has disappeared, and bis par ents are anxious to know of his where abouts. He has dark brown hair, gray eyes, one of his front teeth has a corner broken off and built up with go4d, is 5 feet 6 inches in height and slightly stoop shouldered. 1 he Columbus Journal claims that beer in heps is being used to a large ex tent in Platte county as a substitute for joint debates as a vote-catching ar gument. Chaki.ey Hooper of Dodge county dug up a sugar beet from a patch of twenty-seven acres that weighed a lit tle less than ten pounds. It is the largest one so far reported from any where. Thk doctors of Custer county have entered into a compact requiring a “re tainer" from those , demanding their services who have been in the habit heretofore of beating their bills with those whose pills alleviate all earthly ills. Mrr. Robert Bublow of Willow Creek, Pierce county, has been driven from home by her husband, and with her child was forced to walk eight or ten miles to Piprce. The cause is said to be stories told by Bublow's hired man while drunk. 8. C. Brady of Cozad is engaged to teach a district school two miles west of that place. Mr. Brady put in his time faithfully for two weeks, but not a scholar appeared. This is not on ac count of anything against the teacher, but simply because there are no chil dren in the district who can go TilK guards nr? confronted with such a large crop of sugar beets in Ne braska this year that they are sending put circular? Offering *.!'.& growers ia cent! a ton to hold the beets until No vember, and a like sum to hold them further until December, in order that the mills may be able to handle them. William Wobi.and threshed on his place, one and one-half miles south of Chapman, from thirty acres, 3,010 bush els of oats, machine measure, overrun ning in weight from fifteen to twenty bushels to the hundred. This is the largest yield of oats ever harvested in that locality, and it is thought will prove to be the banner yield of the state. n hi 1 ueiouging 10 Arcnie jsorian came into Havelock the other night about 10 o'clock. Upon investigation it was found that the dead body of Borlan was in the buggy. The horse had made its way into the village from the direction of University Place, which is about a mile and a half dis tant. It was evident that Borlan had come to his death from gun shot wounds. Am accident, resulting in the death of John IV. Drake, local manager of the Standard Oil company at Norfolk, occurred last week. A sediment had gathered in the gasoline tank and it was for the purpose of removing this that Drake entered the tank from the top He was alone and was overcome by carbonic acid gas. He was removed and medical assistance summoned, but it was too late to revive him. Tuk letter carriers at the outing in Lincoln on Labor day organized a state picnic association, to be known as the Western Letter Carriers' Picnic associa tion. The oflicers are: J. R. Stine, Omaha, president; W. M. Decker, Lin coln, secretary; C. VV. Milton, Omaha, treasurer; executive committee, W. II. Robertson, E. G. Fischer, Omaha: \v! J. Mangen, South Omaha; J. H. Clark and R. C. Van Cleave, Lincoln. A stmamoe old German, aged about CO years, was drowned in tue Missouri river just below Plattsmouth. The old man applied to the ferryman for per mission to cross on the ferry from the Iowa shore, but was refused. He then attempted to wade and getting into deep water went down. The boiler on the ferryboat at De catur went to pieces last week. The explosion did no damage otherwise than badly demolishing the water tank. Orders have been placed at Sioux City for a new boiler. Bancroft has the largest school pop ulation of any town bei - -en Emerson and Tekamah, the number being 233. A corpse was fished out of the Mis- ’ souri river near Blair. It was floating down when seen by s man living on one of the islands in the river. Tiiero was a bullet wound in the breast. The coroner held an inquest The corpse was paked and several days old, so there la no telling whose it can be. Where State Boontlea Are Paid. Under the sugar beet and chicory bounty bill, passed last winter, Secre tary of State Piper has made the fol lowing appointments of officers: For (•rand Island, Albert II. Baesor, inspec tor; Captain George Cl Humphrey of Doniphan, woighmaster; S. H. Brews ter of Grand Island, assistant weigh m as ter. For Norfolk: E. M. Norton, inspector; Hon. Edward G Burns of Scribner, weighmaster; George W. Mc 1 ary of Norfolk, assistant weighmas ter; George A. McArthur of Norfolk, assistant weighmaster. There are two assistants at Norfolk of equal rank and pay. The compensation of inspectors is fixed by law not to exceed the sum of 25 cents for each package branded, nor the sum of 85 per day for any one day's service, and the inspector is required to give a bond of 82,000. The weighmas ters are allowed 85 per day and assist ants 83 for the time actually employed. A- bond of 82,000 is required of the weighmasters. Former Nebraska Woman Killed. At Denver, CoL, in jealous rage Wm. Rose, a carpenter, left his work, pur chased a revolver and repaired to the home of Mrs. Phil Kuhn, on South Thirteenth street, determined to com pel her to live with him or else die with him. In the presence of her adopted child, upon her refusal to go with him, Rose fired four times as she was attempting to escape from the room, three bullets taking effect in her back. Rose left the house, but finding that a number of people were in pursuit he turned the revolver to his throat and sent a bullet into his head. The woman was fatally injured but Rose will recover. Both remained conscious, the woman remorseful and penitent, the man defiant. The wo man has a mother and sister living at York, this state. Treated Like a Beast. . This community, says a Fullerton dis patch, is greatly excited over a case of revolting cruelty brought to light by Sheriff Snyder. > For several years it has been known that a family named Knapik, in the Polish colony, had an idiotic boy, and lately reports of-their ill treatment of the unfortunate one have been circulated. Investigation by the sheriff developed that the boy, who is also partially paralyzed, has been kept picketed out like a domestic ani mal in an out of the way place during the day and at night kept in a stable with the calves and other live stock. It was also ascertained that he was un provided with clothing of any kind during the summer months, but wasal lowed to go in a state of absolute nudi ty. The unfortunate boy was taken charge of by the authorities and his parents will be prosecuted. Antelope'i Alfalfa Crop. Among the Nebraska counties which have become interested in the raising of alfalfa is Antelope. For several years more or less of it has been raised, principally in small patches and more as an experiment than as a practical food supply for stock. The results of these experiments were so favorable that the raising of it on a more ex tensive scale has been entered upon. Last season was a most trying one on grasses and the tame meadows of the ordinary grasses either died entirely during the summer and winter or were so badly damaged that they were of very little use for hay purposes this season. Alfalfa, on the contrary, sus tained very little, if any damage, and this year has been a bountiful crop. Notable as showing the possibilities of the grass is the result obtained by Huffman & Rollins on their ranch in the Elkhorn bottoms. From land which was seeded this spring they have al ready cut one hay crop which averaged a ton, and there is another cutting ready whicl} will yj^ld fully as mud) more. Others whose lu6d was seeded in previous years have already cut two crops and will get a third before thQ season is over. Agent urtlored to uet Out. Valentine dispatch: Reports from Rosebud agency are that Major Wright, United States Indian agent, together with his white employes, has been or dered from the reservation, the condi tions being that they will be allowed twenty days in which to go without molestation. It appears that Chief Crow Dog, who killed Spotted Tail in 1881, took with him a lot of young men and left the reservation in July without asking the agent’s permission. On his return a few days ugo Major Wright had him confined. This incited the Indians and a coun cil with the agent was demanded, look ing to his release. The council was re fused and Hollow Horn Bear, speak ing for the malcontents, demanded that the agent Assured VV. B. Slosson of Houston, Texas, called on Governor Holcomb in relation to toe Galveston deep water project, und the governor stated in substance; “Nebraska is deeply interested in the western states conference to be held at Topeka October 1. and you can rely upon a full representation. 1 shall en deavor to accompany the delegation and hope that the securing of deep water at Galveston will be appropriate ly celebrated. It is the natural point of shipment for the products of Ne braska 'farmers and manufacturers. Practically half the distance from Ne braska to New York is saved, and it means more money for wheat and corn und the products of the packing houses and the mills of the stale. The people of Nebraska are fully alive to this sub ject, and it is safe to predict that it will not be long before Nebraska pro ducts will be taken southward instead of eastward to find a market. We con fidently look forward to a representa tion of Nebraskans and Nebraska's products at the In ter-American exposi tion at Galveston in 1897.” Captured by the Conductor. Hemingford dispatch: Conductor Dan Colvin, who had charge of an extra freight east bound last night, saw two ^auspicious looking men getting in a box car at Adelia. Suspecting that they might be two of the men who broke jail at Hot Springs the day before, he quickly went back end closed the car door and locked it and telegraphed Sheriff Hall at Hemingford, who took charge of them. They proved to be the right men and were taken back to Hot Springs by the sheriff. CRACK ATHLETES MEET. CRUM IS DEFEATED ET WEFERS IK HUE 100 TARD RACE. PAST TIME IN ALL EVENTS. In the Half Mile Kilpatrick of New York Won—The One Mile Walk Was Taken bjr 8. Llebffold of the Princeton Athletic Chib—The 1«0 Yard Hurdle Went to Stephen Chase—Other Events. New York, Sept. 16.—The athletic tournament to decide who will be the crack athletes of the United States to meet the ltritish athletes next Satur day was held this afternoon. The in field and track were in perfect con dition. In the 100 yards, first heat. \V. J. Wefers of New York was first, T. I Lee of New York second, W. \V. (ioodwin of Louisville third. Time 10 1-5 seconds. In the second heat, J. V. Crum of Iowa was first, I'. W. Jarvis of Pittsburg’ second, D. K. Coville of Syracuse third. Time 10 1-6 seconda Crum ran like a deer and turned his head as he finished, winning very easily. In the final, however, VVefers beat Crum from start to finish and won by three yards in 10 seconds, Lee third, Jarvis fourth. In the half mile run C. Kilpatrick of New York was first, W. S. Hippie of New Jersey second, A. M. Remington of the Suffolk Athletic club third. Time 1:56 2-5. The one mile walk was taken by S. Liebgold of the l’rinceton Athletic club, L. Liebgold of New Jersey sec ond, 1). Fox of the Princeton Athletic club third. Time 7:16 2-5. In the 120 yards hurdle Stephen Chase was first, E. H. Cady of Yale sec ond, George Hatch third. Time 15 3-5 seconds. Chase led all the way and beat Cady out by a yard. Hatch fin ished about five feet behind Cady. CONDITION OF FRUIT. What the September Government Re port Shows. Washington, Sept. 16.—The Septem ber government report on the con dition of frnit says: Both apples and peaches show slight improvement, drought has caused dropping and the ton rapid maturity of apples, but the damage has not been sufficient to alter the general average for the coun try. The average condition of apples is now 73, and of peaches 84. l. drapes range from one-half to a full crop In the Eastern and Middle States, about three-fourths of the normal product being reported from New York. Fig ures are generally high in the South. About three-fourths the usual product is indicated for Kansas and Nebraska. In the mountain and Pacific states conditions are generally high. Im provement is noted in the latter re gion except in California, where a de cline of 13 points is reported. The de partment’s California agent reported the quality of the crop fully up to the average, but the quantity in many sections from 15 to 35 per cent short. MRS. BELLAH AT IT AGAIN. rhe Notorious Womnn Defrauding Ne r* !■ > hraaka Ministers West Point, Neb., Sept. 10.—Mrs. \nn;i Rellah of Liberty, Mo., of fraud Fame, is making the rounds of the smaller towns of Nebraska, pretend ing to be in search of a brother in this stale and to have run out of cash through a delay. She claims to be preparing to meet her husband at Du buque, la., and to want just enough money to take her there. In each case she presents a check which she says her husband has signed in case she should “run out of funds.” The check is on the Mar ket Street National baric, Philadel phia, Pa., and signed “Joseph Hellah.” On arriving at a town she sends for a clergyman—Congregational if there is one—because her “husband” is a mem ber of Dr. Richards’ church in Phila delphia. lie is then asked to identity and indorse the check for her, which he usually does. Scores of these bo gus checks have been protested by the above bank and they are receiving them every day. Gains In Railroad Earnings. New York, Sept. 16. — The gross railroad earnings of 127 railroads for August aggregate #43,139,64-’. a gain of 1.6 per cent over August a year ago, when there was a gain of nearly one per cent over August 1893. Good gains are shown by the Eastern Granger and Trunk lines, in the order named. The coal roads show the only im portant decrease, although the earn ings of the Central Western, Southern and Southwestern roads show a fall ing off from August of last year. Railroad V. It. C. A>. Clifton Forge, Va., Sept. 16.—The eighth international railroad confer ence of Y. M., C. A. of the United States and Canada is in session here with 500 delegates. President Ingalls of the Rig Four railroad testified to the good resulting from the organiza tion of railroad Christian associations and said that none of the money the railroads spent brought such excellent returns in better service and greater safety. _ lira. Holt Seek* Divorce. New York, Sept. 16.—The trouble of Actor Clarence C. Holt and his wife Ade'e have culminated in a divorce suit brought by Mrs. Holt. She names two co-respondents, Clara Wilbur and Mabel Eaton of the Mabel Eaton Dramatic company. Foreign Socialists Most Leave. Rerun, Sept. 16.—The government has decided to expel all foreign So cialists from the country, lue Roer sen Zeitung predk *.s the advent of a military dictatorahip. NO SETBACKS EXPECTED. The Reduced Estimates of Crops Do Not Affect Business. New York, Sept. Id.—R. G. Dun »fc Co's trade review says: A slight set back, which may mean much or noth ing, according to the final outcome of the crops, is not unexpected at this season. If the government crop re ports were correct the situation would not be encouraging. But not much confidence is placed in the reduced estimate of corn, none at all in the estimate of wheat, and even the most enthusiastic bulls do not think it worth while to quote the government report as to cotton. The fact is that we are beginning to market not far from 2,200,000,001" bushels of corn though about 500,000, 000 bushels will be moved from the counties where it is grown; about 450,000,000 bushels of wheat, of which the farmers are very unwisely holding back a large proportion, and about 7.200,000 bales of cotton, if the latter indications are not erroneous, as they may be, to add to the stocks carried over. The wheat crop is evidently larger than the department has estimated, though nobody knows how much larger, and is coming forward with more .-encouraging rapidity, no less than 5,773.173 bushels having been re ceived at Western ports against 5,440, 001 bushels for the same week last year from a much larger crop. The farmers have undoubtedly been keep ing back wheat under an agreement among themselves. It does not seem a profitable operation for them. Ex ports from the Atlantic ports for the two weeks of September have been 2,417,872 bufheis (flour included) against 5,310,920 bushels last year. The price declined sharply, about 2 cents per bushel, with little indication of recovery. The price of corn has also yielded with a strong prospect of the largest crop ever grown, and at 38 cents at New York a large proportion of the crop will be of little profit to farmers. THE ENCAMPMENT ENDED. The 01*1 Soldiers at Louisville Complete Their Labors. Louisville, Ky., Sept. 10.—So far as the veterans are concerned, the twenty-ninth annual encampment closed last night with as many attrac tions as on any other night of the week. The ladies, however, will con tinue in session to-day. Yesterday there were over 70,000 at the old Ken tucky barbecue, and last night the campfires were largely attended, with the principal events at Music hall, Phoenix Hill garden and National park. Among the sperkers were Gen erals Gordon, Huckner, J. W. llurke, Cassius M. Clay. Senator Burrows, Colonels M. D. Wiekersham, Samuel McKee. H. C. ltussell, John H. Leath ers and others. The veterans are going to other army events further south, and to the Atlinta exposition. General Lawler and staff leave Sun day night to spend the first part of the week at the national encampment of the Sons of Veterans and the last of next week at Chattanooga and the Cliieamaugu battle-field. Independence hail will be the per manent depository of all books, records and relics of the Grand Army. Past Commander Wagner of Pennsyl vania, offered this famous old building in the name of the people of Philadel phia, at the encampment and it was accepted. Dr. J. B. Whiting of Janesville, Wis., was elected surgeon general by acclamation. Rev. E. J. Hill of New Jersey and the Rev. Thomas C. lliff of Utah were nominated for chaplain-in. chief. The vote resulted in the elec tion of lliff. Judge Stuart Resigns. South McAt.estkk, Inti. Ter., Sept. 10.—Charles 1C Stuart, judge of the United States court of the Central dis trict of the Indiau territory, sent in his resignation to the department yes terday morning. His action is a fcom plete surprise to his friends. It is be lieved he has accepted the position of general solicitor for the Choctaw, Ok lahoma and Gulf railway. Yancey Lewis of Ardmore, has announced his candidacy for the vacancy, and at a meeting of the Soutli McAlester bar he was unanimously indorsed for the position. ‘_ The Mystery Cleared. Kansas Cm, Mo., Sept. 16.—The mystery surrounding the disappear ance of William K. Cannon, the whole? sale jeweler, who left his home last Monday afternoon while delirious with fever, was solved yesterday after noon when his body was found in a shallow pool of water near the ter minus of the Ninth street, cable line. The discovery was made by some boys, who were hunting pawpaws. Whether death was accidental or suicide lias not been determined. i ire In a Trolley Car. St. Joseph, Mo., Sept 16.—The motor of a Jule street trolley, ear burned out yesterday afternoon, while the ear was climbing the steep hill between Seventeenth and Eighteenth streets. The flames burst out under tlie back seats and a number of ladies were severely burned. Many of the passengers jumped off while the car was in motioh and were more or less bruised. Muscovites Organize. Topeka. Kan., Sept. lG.—A lodge of the Kremlin Odes-a of the Imperial Order of Muscovites was instituted here lrst night by II. E. I***le of Mc Pherson. This is the third lodge of the kind in the world, the other two are in Ohio, one in Cincinnati another in Cleveland. Left Half a Million. Dubuque. Iowa, Sept. 10.—It has been discovered that the late Dr. M. U. Staples left no will. His estate, valued at S.’iOO.COO, goes to his wife and four children. Nebraska Bank Failure. Kkaiinkv. Neb., Sept. 16.—The Kear ney National bank failed to open its doors for business yesterday morning. The county loses about $5,000 and tliia city about $400. I l TAYLORS FAIL IN BRIBERY. Bold Plans to Escape From the Carrollton Jail Miscarry. Corroi.lton, Mo., Sept 12. —Soon after the jury in the second trial of the Taylor brothers rendered a ver dict of guilty of murder and Judge Rucker sentenced them to be hanged October 4. the two manifested a friendliness for Night Watchman lirown of the county jail and as soon as they felt sure that he was their friend they offered him a liberal sum. of money, to assist them in “breaking”' out of jail. lirown listened to the proposition and then gave it in detail to Sheriff .Stanley, who instructed him to en courage the Taylors and hear all their plans. lirown met the Taylor brothers the next night and assured them that he could and would fix it so that they could escape, but that as it would throw suspicion upon him and the condemned murderers to be seen conversing together, it would be advisable to conduct further negotiations in writing. They accepted the advice and as the letters were .received by Brown they were submitted by him to Sheriff Stanley, who, of course, knew what replies were sent to the Taylors Ex tra guards will now be put in the jail. Colorado Bandits Make m Miss. Grand Junction, Col., Sept: 1 .— Just after tlie engineer of passenger train No. 1, which left this city last night on the Rio Grande Western road, i reached Crevasse, about twenty-three miles west of here, he found that the engine had been run on a siding ftnd was pulling only the mail and bajp^"y gage car, the rear portion of the train having been cut off at the station. Then two robbere, each of medium size and masked, appeared, but finding that they had left the express car with the train, mounted horses that were in waiting and skipped for the mountains. ......- -7* The first news of the hold-up was a dispatch from Superintendent A. E. McKee of the Rio Grande Western railroad to Sheriff Innes: “Call on agent of Rio Grande Western at your city if you need a car to take you and your deputies to Crevasse or ether points. ” Sheriff Innes and posse started at - once on a special train for the scene of the attempted robbery. So far as known the robbers secured nothing. They Are Not “Ancient." Ct.evbt.and, Ohio, Sept. 12.—At yes terday’s session of the Foresters a long discussion ensued over the propo sition to change the name by dropping the word “Ancient,” and no decision had been reached at the adjournment. It developed during the discussion that the New York delegation, which comprises about one-fourth of the con vention, has its hands tied, as the grand court of that state instructed it against a change of name. Verdict In Captain Sumner's Case. Washington, Sept. 12.—The pro ceedings and verdict of the court martial in the case of Captain Sumner, of the Columbia, tried for negligence in docking his ship at Southampton, reached the navy department yester day afternoon. The officials of the department refuse to state the nature of the verdict in advance of its ap proval, but it is surmised that the accused lias been found guilty and sentenced to suspension for about one year with loss of numbers in his grade during that time. Chamberlain, S. E>., Sept. 12.—Cap tain Craigie, U. S. A., arrived at Val entine yesterday from the Rosebud agency. He says that Hollow Horn Hear is inciting the Indians. The hos tiles will permit no freight to be han dled until the old rate is restored. The captain looks for trouble in two weeks. _ _ LIVE STOCK AMD PRODUCE MARKETS Quotations from New York, Chicago, Louis, Omaha and Elsewhere, OMAHA Butter—Creamery separator.. 17 butter—l air to good country. 1* bggs—Fresh. 13 Honey—California, per B>. 14 Hens—Live, per lb.• 6 Spring Chickens, per lb. 8 Lemons—Choice Messinas. 7 03 Apples—per bbl. 2 00 Oranges—Floridas, per box_ 2 25 Potatoes—per bu. 25 Watermelons—per dozen. 1 75 5714 28 1**4 00 25 25 Want* Unconditional Surrender. London, Sept. 12.—A Madrid dis patch says Marshal Campos has an nounced he would not accept proposals of any kind from the rebels in Cuba except unconditionally and after they had surrendered their arms. J Government Crop Report. Washington, Sept. 13.—The Agri cultural department September crop report: Corn, 00.4; decline of C.l; wheat, harvested, both winter and ' summer included, 75.4; oats, 86; rve. e3.7; barley, 87.0.