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OTTEILLi, NEBRASKA.
OVER THE STATE.
The Commercial hotel at Exeter was
|| destroyed by fire.
Dr. Reader, a pioneer of York coun
ty, died last week.
Edward Jacot has been commission
ed postmaster at Watson.
The $10,000 residence of Air. Right
mlre of Columbus burned last week.
Norfolk reports no serious damage
to the beets by the late cold weather.
A lodge of the Danish Brotherhood
of America has been organised in Fre
mont
(X A. Taylor, president of the Gen
era bank, died last week of malarial
ferer.
Dr Doolittle, formerly of Central
City, died recently in York state of
heart disease.
Gen. Thayer, who has been spend
ing the summer in Massachusetts, has
returned to Nebraska
Many flags in Nebraska City were
half-masted because of the death of
ez-Senator Van Wyck.
Dr. C. L Kerr has been appointed
examining surgeon for the pension bu
reau at Falls City, Neb.
Twenty incurable patients hare been
removed from the state Insane hospital
at Lincoln to the asylum at Hastings.
A Miss Eaton of Beatrice attempted
suicide by taking morphine. It was an
affair of the heart that made her thus
rash.
A flock of 16,000 sheejx are being
driven from the extreme western part
of the state to the Hershey ranch near
. Gibbon.
Charx.es Godel was buried beneath
a large mass of dirt while digging a
cellar in Dodge. He was badly crush
ed, but will recover.
Charley Baker, a farm hand near
Herman, has opened the season of oorn
sheller accidents. Ilis left arm was
amputated near the elbow.
State Bank Examiner E. I* Dodder
has turned over the Bank of Heming
ford to Receiver Tash, whose bond has
been approved. Dodder has had charge
of the bank for a month.
Sidney is already making elaborate
preparations for the entertainment
of the delegates to the state irrigation
convention which meets in that city
December 17, 18 and 10.
Captain Taylor, who has been a
: resident of Hastings for the last
twenty years, and who until recently
was night clerk at Lapin's hotel, was
V adjudged insane and sent to the asylum
;; at Lincoln.
Fred Smith, a Buffalo county farm
er near Ravens, raised thirty-five acres
of sugar cane and is now making sor
ghum at the rate of 100 gallons per
day. He will have 2,000 gallons, which
will net him 8800.
Worth Gbaham, who attempted to
rob the Banner County bank at Harris
burg, pleaded guilty to robbery and
was sentenced to ten years in the pen!
. tentlary by Judge Neville, lie impli
cated no one else in hiB confession.
F. H. Stkimkkr, foreman in the
might repair shops of the B. & M. at
Platts mouth, while repairing a refrig
erator car, was struck in the face by
the heavy door, rendering him uncon
scious for a while, besides breaking his
nose.
Fremont dispatch says: Indica
tions are that the freeze so far has
helped instead of damaged beets. Wore}
waa received from the Oxnard factory
that the beets were not injured, the ef
fect of the freezing being to increase
the saccharine contents.
The youngest child of Mr. and Mrs.
Spangler of Nickerson met with a pain
ful accident. The little one is IS
months old, and while sitting in a
high chair before a large heating stove,
in which there was a hot fire, it pitched
forward onto the stove and was burn
ed So a frightful manner.
T. G Cannon’s report of the condi
tion of the clerk’s office in Cedar coun
ty was filed last week, but not sworn
to. It covers a period of nine years
from January 5, 1886, to December 31,
1804. It shows a ahortage in Claus
Christensen’s books of 81,084.00; in
Frans Nelson’s books of 82,450.56, and
in John Goebel’s of 83,681.65.
A Miss Eaton of West Beatrice took
n does of morphine with suicidal in
tent. She was found lying on the side
> walk In an unconscious condition, and
it required severe treatment to resus
citate her. When she regained con
sciousness she begged that she might
be allowed to die, as her affianced, a
Sfr, Wilcox, had deserted her, and she
was heartbroken and did not care to
live longer, ,
*v ASinsGTOJT dispatch: The secre
tory of the interior today rendered de
cisions in tbe following land cases:
Nebraska—Edward L Sayre against
Joseph Losee,. Lincoln district. Case
remanded to local office for rehearing.
Albert R. Melloy against Andrew 1L
Fairtteld, Alliance district. Decision
reversed. Melloy’s contest dismissed.
Rosa Raudebusch against Lavinea
Waitman, Sidney district Decision
affirmed. Mrs. Waitman’s entry held
tor cancellation.
A. J. Leach of Oaltdale has sent to
General Passenger Agent Buchanan oi
the Fremont Elkhorn & Missouri Val
ley railroad samples of oats and barley
of this year's crop in Antelope county.
The oats were raised by John D. But
ton and yielded ninety-nine bushels to
the acre! machine measure, and tested
thirty-seven pounds per bushel, or 1 IS
heshels to the acre by weight. The
barley was raised by L. H. Suter and
.the yield was sixty-three bushels to the
j v acre, machine measure, and tested
torty-eight pounds per bushel.
It J. Arnold, now a resident of Chi
£ eago, but an Ashland raised boy, hat
‘written to his mother that he has sold
. his royalty in an electric storage bat
tery for 1100,00a Arnold has an elec
tric carriage that will go in the race
1 this month for a $3,000 prize in Chi
•Mto.
A movement is on foot In Cheyenne
county to donate to Box Butte count}
the three tiers of townships lying along
■ the north end of Cheyenne eounty.
Fremont's hemp mill lias started up
’ tor the regular season’s run. No twin*
. will be manufactured this year, but
the entire product will be worked intc
tew and shipped east
The Penitentiary Hitter.
■ A Lincoln dispatch says: It is now
claimed by various officials in the de
partments at the capitol that Contractor
A. D. Beemer will never be asked,
either by Warden Leidigh or the beard
of public lands and building's, to sup
ply maintenance for the convicts at the
penitentiary. It is quite certain that
he will not, at least, until after the
decision of the supreme court is ren
dered. The question as to whether or
not Beemer is legally appointed by the
board is the vital point upon which the
court will bo called upon to pass. This
important question is now pending.
For the board to go ahead and force
his recognition upon the warden, it is
claimed, would be disrespectful, to say
the least, to the supreme court. The
board of purchase and supplies is furn
ishing goods and provisions to the pen
itentiary and will continue to do so un
til the decision of the supreme court
This decision may be banded down
Wednesday, November 6, and it may,
possibly, be delayed for a few days.
Beet* Are Ripe.
Mr. H. T. Oxnard was in Omaha last
week on his return from New York.
He received on arrival highly favor
able news from both sugar factories at
Norfolk and Grand Island concerning
the improvement in the condition of
sugar beets during the last ten days.
The chemists at the two factories re
port that beets now offered indicate
that the ripening process has proceeded
rapidly during the last week and the
analysis now indicates that beets are
generally in an acceptable coudition
and all will be fully ripe within an
other week.
The Grand Island factory, which was
closed down temporarily because of
tho unripe condition of the beets offer
ed, will reopen this week.
Funeral of General Tan Wjrck.
Milford (Pa.) dispatch: The funeral
of ex-United States Senator Van Wyck
occurred yesterday afternoon. A short
servico was held at the Van Augen
farm house, Senator Von Wyck’s old
home, preceding the services at the
Presbyterian church. Rev. Hugh Smith
Carpenter of Brooklyn preached a most
eloquent and impressive sermon on the
life of the deceased. Rev. Thomas
Nichols assisted.
Representatives of various Grand
Army posts from this region were pres
ent to pay their last respects to their
departed comrade. The people of Mil
ford paid a high tribute of respect to
their former townsman. On the coffin
was a silk dag presented by Carroll
post of Port Jervia The remains were
interred in the family plot in Milford
cemetery.
Enormous Beet Yields,
The Lincoln Journal correspondent
has been gathering information con
cerning the sugar beet crop in Greeley
county this year and can say it is most
excellent “One farmer reports three
thirty-ton cars and seven tons over
from four acres. This the best yield
heard of yet Several have reported
fifteen tons per acre. Complaints are
loud and long now as to the refusal of
tho factory to accept the beets as har
vested, farmers generally thinking that
the factory is trying to defer shipments
until the weather is cold and thus com
pel them to care for the beets during
the cold weather. This may be such a
drawback as to cut short the future
beet crop in this section of country. If
farmers, are assured, however, that
there will be a ready market they will
only be too glad to engage in beet rais
ing. It is beyond question the most
profitable crop raised in this section of
til? gift*? if thq companies will accept
them dS agreed duPihg tho season suit
able for beet harvest It has been es
timated by men who have given it
careful attention that there is 350 net
profit on each acre actually attained if
delivered at once at the contract price.”
Nebraska Dairymen's Association.
The annual meeting of the Nebraska
Dairymen’s association will be held at
Lincoln, December 17, 18, 19, 1895.
It is desired to make this meeting of
practical benefit to the dairy industry
of the state—the private dairyman as
well as the creainerytnan. The pro
gram of the meeting is now being ar
ranged, and the undersignod would be
extremely gratified to receive sug
gestions in regard to the subjects to be
discussed, and extends a cordial invi
tation to any and all interested persons
to take part in the work of the meet
ing. Those who will prepare papers
or present topics for consideration at
this meeting are invited to at once cor
respond with the secretary.
8. C. Bassett,
Gibbon, Neb.
B»»t li|tr Making Proceed*.
The Oxnard Beet Sugar company at
Grand Island resumed operations on
the 30th, and the factory is running
full blast. The same employes who
were let out a few days ago. when it
was found necessary to stop the manu
facture of sugar on account of the un
ripe condition of the beets, are at their
various posts of duty, and there is a
good prospect for a long campaign,
without any further breaks. Manager
Farrar Btates that the recent cold
weather has greatly improved the beets.
It has stopped their growth and given
them an opportunity to gain in saccha
rine matter. About 2,000 tons are now
on hand and more are being rapidly
shipped. In the event that no further
difficulties are encountered, and none
are expected, the production of sugar
beets will this year be most satisfac
tory to producers.
Savtjei. M. Patterson, postmaster at
South Bend, was severely kicked on the
head by a vicious horse. A physician
worked with him for two hours to
bring him back to consciousnes. It re
quired twelve stitches to close the
wound.
Much concern is felt by settlers of
the Otoe Indian reservation over the
decision of the secretary of the interior,
which is said to be final, and which re
quires that the balance due on said
lands be paid on it before November
10 or the entries will be cancelled and
the land declared vacant. Unless other
influence can be brought to bear upon
the secretury and his order modified
great hardship will be felt by these set
tlers, nearly all of whom are honest,
, hardworking men, but through a par
tial failure of crops last year and al
most a total failure this season, they
| are unable to raise the necessary
I amount of cash to make final payment
WILL LEAVE ARKANSAS.
TIE PM AID MANAGERS
AGREE TO OUT TIE STATE.
PROSECUTION DROPPED.
Attorney General and Governor 'Wear Oat
the Fighters—Corbett and Fltxilm
mou May Yet Come Together at
El Faso or Some Other Plane
—Both Anxious to Have
It Ont and Bone With.
Little Rock, Ark., Not. 4.—All
prospect of holding the Corbett-Fitz
simmons, the Maher-O’Donnell or the
Ryan-Smith prize fight in this state
has been abandoned. Indeed when
the Fitzsimmons-Julian case was
called before Chancellor Martin this
morning, Attorney General Kins
worthy, in moving for a continuance
until afternoon, announced that it was
quite possible that the court proceed
ings would be dismissed, an agreement
having been reached with the pugilists
that they should leave Arkansas as
Boon as possible. This was brought
about by Governor Clarke himself.
After the adjournment the Attorney
General and Attorney Martin went to
the office of the Governor, and after
an hour’s conference, Attorney Gen
eral Kinswortliy went back to the
court and made arrangements with
Judge Martin of the Circuit court to
be in his office at noon. He was there
on time, and in a few words Attorney
Hetnmingway, for the State, asked
that the cases be dismissed, saying
that he had full confidence in the
promise of the defendants to do as
they agreed. Fitzsimmons and Julian
were not in court, but their represen
tative, Mr. South, said the prisoners
had agreed to leave as stated. The
case was at once dismissed, but the
Chancellor told them that if they
violated the injunction restraining
them from fighting they would get
not less than two years in the countv
jail.
It is possible, however, that Corbett
and Fitzsimmons will meet yet, either
across the river from El Paso, Texas,
or at Phoenix, Ariz. Brady declared
yesterday afternoon that he and Cor
bett would not bind themselves to go
to El Paso or Phoenix. Later, how
ever, he made this proposition: “I will
Belect one man for referee from the
list prepared by Julian and select the
battle ground. *If he is not willing that
I should select the fighting ground, I
will let him select one newspaper man,
I will select a second, the two to choose
a third, and let them pick out the place
for the fight. We will fight him for
810,000 a side, and for nothing less
than that. Corbett will not fight him
for nothing. I have my money right
here ard that is what talks. Now,
what more can I do7 We have agreed
to allow him his own man for referge,
will even fight on his own ground, if
he knows of a place, or let a jury of
newspaper men make it for him. Now,
let him keep quiet or fight. Corbett
and I will fool with this thing no
longer. I have the thing in my own
hands now, and no clubs will have
anything to say about it.”
Fitzsfuimous and his manager, Jul
ian, both expressed themselves to-day
as being anxious to accept either
Brady’s proposition of yesterday, or
the, Florida Athletic club's proposition
to fight at El Paso. Julian preferred
the Texas battleground, as the $->,000
forfeit offered would help to pay for
the lost time, he said, in case the fight
did not come off.
RUSSIA MASSING TROOPS.
Soldiers Being Gathered In Force on
Armenia’* Border.
Loxdox, Nov. 4.—According to re
liable information from Vienna, large
bodies of Russian troops are being
massed on the frontier of Armenia,
and there is a general feeling in East
ern Europe that this portends Russian
intervention on the slightest excuse.
The Constantinople correspondent
of tjie Daily News says: “There is no
reason to doubt the existence of a
Turkish revolutionary committee here,
Although It is difficult to ascertain
whether it receives much support, it
is certain that many decent Turks re
sent the persecutions of the Armen
ians. The aspirations of the young
Turkish party to restore a parliament
ary regime are, however, destined to
disappointment."
Official news has been received in
Constantinople of fresh disturbances
in Erzeroum, Orfah and Zeitun. Fifty
persons have been killed and wounded
at Erzeroum.
To Watch the British.
Washington. Nov. 4. —Governor
Sheakley of Alaska, iu his annual re
port to the interior department, rec
ommends the establishment of a
military post on the Yukon, which is
regarded as especially significant in
view of the action that has already
been taken by Canada to the same
effect, on its side of the line. The
Canadians have established a post and
garrisoned it with a force of mounted
police, right at the mouth of Forty
Mile creek, which is the entrance to
the gold mining region at present m
course of development. These police
are soldiers in every sense of the words'
Clerical "Errors.”
Topeka, Kan., Xov. 4.—The clerks
in the state auditor's office have figured
a total of $43,003.07 in errors in book
keeping made during the last admin
istration in that department. Invest
igations show that the errors made in
the last twenty years would go up into
the hundreds of thousands. They
were made under Republican adminis
trations tlio same as under the Popu
Farkhuret lu the Arena.
Nbw York, Nov. 4.—Dr. Parkhurst
has sent to the press a lengthy state
ment. urging the voters of New York
city to vote the fusion ticket. lie de
nounced Tammany.
THE HOLMES CASE.
Acqitttal la Predicted by Thoee Familiar
With the Facta.
Philadelphia, Pa., Nov. 4.—Seats
in the Criminal court were at a higher
premium this morning than at any
time since the trial began. Before 7
o’clock there was a pushing, surging
crowd in the corridors, all eager to
hear the address to the jury by Dis
trict Attorney Graham. For the first
time since the trial began the gallery
was opened to the surplus portion of
the public having the necessary cre
dentials to pass the police lines. Most
of *he spectators therein'were women.
The consensus of opinion seems to
be that Holmes would be acquitted.
Nine out of every ten persons ques
tioned on the subject, be they lawyers
or laymen, agreed that Holmes ought
to be hanged “on general principles,”
enough crimes having been fastened
upon him, but the murder of Pietzel
has not been.brought home to him be
yond a reasonable doubt
Proceedings opened by the argument
of District Attorney Graham.
BOTH KILLED IN A DUEL.
Two Prominent Kentucky Citizens Kill
One Another With Revolvers.
London, Ky., Nov. 4.—News of a
duel to the death between lion. Will
iam F. Bentley, one of Leslio county's
most prominent citizens, and “Bige”
Hignite, a mountain outlaw, fought in
Leslie county, two miles from Hyden,
on Forks Road, Wednesday, has
just reached this place. It seems
that Bently made enemies while a
member of the Kentucky Legislature
in 1887, and that Abija Hignite, who
has borne the reputation of an outlaw
and criminal since childhod, estab
lished himself at the head of the fac
tion opposing Bentley. The climax
of this political hatred was the duel
in which both men lost their lives.
When they met they began firing
upon each other as they advanced
with their revolvers.
A MILLIONAIRE KILLED.
Laurlu p. Hilliard of Chicago Meets In
stant Death at a Crossing.
Chicago, Nov. 4.—Laurin P. Hilliard,
one of the oldest residents of Chicago,
whose estate is valued at millions of
dollars, was driving this morning, at
tended by his groom, when his buggy
was struck by a fast passenger train
on the Panhandle road. Mr. Hilliard
was thrown to one side of the street
by the force of the collision and was
dead when the people who witnessed
the casualty reached him. The
groom’s left leg and several ribs were
broken, and it is also feared that in
ternal injuries will result in Ins death.
Uearne*a Attorneys Busy.
Springfield, Mo., Nov. 4.—Vincent
Courtney and George M. Harrison,
attorneys in the Ilearne-Stillwell mur
der case, were here yesterday gather
ing evidence. Dr. Lucy Hawkins of
this city; who lived at Hannibal when
, Millionaire Stillwell was murdered, is
expected to impeach the evidence of
one of the state’s most important wit
nesses that he saw Dr. Uearne acting
suspiciously in the alley behind the
Stillwell mansion. Miss Hawkins says
that she will swear that the witness
was in bed very sick on the night of
the murder.
After Chicago's Elevator Men*
Chicago, Nov. i.—Attorney General
Moloney this morning filed In the cir
cuit court twelve informations in
chancery against elevator companies.
The. bills pray for injunctions to re
strain , the companies from buying
grain and depositing it in their ware
houses, to restrain them from buying
inferior grain and mixing it with bet
ter grain they have in store and to re
strain them from conspiring to con
trol the market. The cases were set
down before Judge Gibbons, to come
up for hearing three weeks from
to-day.
Italian Cardinals In Control.
Rome, Nov. 4.—The next consistory
to be held will leave the Italians in a
majority of three over the foreign
cardinals in the conclave and, as there
will remain only three cardinal hats
vacant, the supremacy of the Italian
vote is assured over any possible com
bination in favor of a foreign candi
date for the pontificate.
A Runaway Boy Crushed to Death.
Nevada, Mo., Nov. 4.—George
Driscoll and John Yockey, two runa
way youths, started for St. Louis this
morning on a through freight train.
Opposite Harwood, Driscoll attempted
to climb on top of a car, but missed I
his footing and fell beneath the train.
His body was badly’mangled. He was
is years old.
Mi; Yohe Will Have to Support Him.
London, Nov. 4.—Lord Francis Hope,
the husband of May Yohe, the Ameri
can actress, made famous by her so
called “fog horn” voice, appeared in
court yesterday for examination in
connection with his bankruptcy. The
largest items of his losses are betting,
etc., $3SO,000; theater speculations,
V105.000. _
The Choctaws Will Reject It.
Hartshorns, Ind. Ter., Nov. 4.—
The Choctaw council appointed three
members of the senate and four o(
the house to meet the Dawes commis
sioners and receive their proposition in
writing. It is a foregone conclusion
that the propositions will be rejected.
Captain Klrkman Exonerated.
Fort Rii.ey, Kan., Nov. 4.—Captain
Joel T. Kirkman, who has been od
trial before a court of United'States
army officers, charged with conduct
unbecoming an officer, has been ac
quitted on every charge and specifica
tion. _
Shot HI* Own Father.
Guthrie, Okla., Nov. 4.—At Ingalls
Dr. Briggs and his sou quarreled at
the breakfast table and the boy shot
his father, inflicting a very severe
wound. He then fled and can not be
found by the officers.
Mr. Cleveland an Arbitrator.
• Washington, Nov. 4.—The Italian
Colombian arbitration is now fairly
before President Cleveland, who is the
arbitrator chosen by both countries.
FATE OF A RAVISHES.
AWFUL VENGEANCE METED
OUT TO A NEGRO.
II* I* Burned at the Stake In the Pres
ence of Thousands of People—Mr.
Bell. Husband of the Murdered Wo
man, Applies the Match—The Con
demned Man Begs for Mercy—Officer*
Poirerleas to Save the Victim.
| A Segro Roasted Alive.
Tn.Eit, Texas, Oct. 31.—Mrs. Leon*
ard lleil, the i'3-y ear-old wife of a
farmer living four miles from here,
was assaulted and murdered Monday
night by Henry Hilliard, a negro.
Mrs. Bell had been visiting her
mother and about dusk started to walk
home, a distance of half a mile.
Shortly afterward her mutilated body
was found a quarter of a mile from
her home, at the side of the public
road. There were evidences of a
terrible struggle, as the body was al
most nude. The fiend, after assault
ing her, cut her throat from ear to
ear and completely disemboweled her.
A posse was quickly organized, led
by Deputy Smith of Tyler, who with
lanterns in hand and aided by a hound,
tracked the negro to within four miles
of the spot, where, at 4 a. in., they
found him fast asleep in a cotton pen.
Soon after the officers had him hand
cuffed a mob of some 200 men, heavily
armed, arrived, on the scene and de
manded the immediate surrender of
the prisoner, which was reluctantly
given. The mob started for the scene
of the murder, where they arrived
yesterday afternoon at 3 o’clock. The
crowd continued to gather at the
scene of the horrible crime until
nearlv 2.000 citizens of Tyler and vi
cinity were there.
A few moments before the fiend was
brought to the place, a meeting was
held and a committee was appointed
to investigate his identity. Witnesses
were summoned and closely ques
tioned. The result was a thorough
identification. In a few minutes an
officer approached from over the hill,
followed by 300 determined and \vell
armed men. When near the scene the
officers were overpowered and dis
armed, and the negro, Henry Hilliard,
was brought before the committee.
He made a full confession, and wrote
a note to his wife as follows:
“1 am arrested by ‘Wig’ Smith. You
know what they will do with me. If
I don’t see you any more, good by.
“Hknrv.”
After his confession and thorough
identification a vote was taken as to
the mode of punishment It was unan
imously agreed to burn him alive, and
that lie should suffer the penalty on
the public square. The line of march
was taken up toward Tyler and at 4
o’clock the head line entered the main
street, where no less than 7,030 people !
were assembled. Large crowds of
women and children were congregated
on the awnings surrounding the pub
lic plaza. _ Wagons, carriages, trees
and buildings were converted into
|rand stands and were thronged at
A scaffold was erected in the . enter
of the square. Wagons laden vitn
kindling wood, coal oil and straw \ ere
driven to the scene and placed ir,
position. The negro was then given
an opportunity to speak, but his words
were inaudible. When be offered up
his last prayer, however, he could be
beard for several blocks. He was then
lashed to the iron rail that extended
through the platform.
Mr. liell, the husband of the mur
dered lady, applied the match and the
flames shot upward, enveloping the
brute in a sheet of fire. He begged
for mercy and it was meted out to
him in the measure he gave his vic
tim. It was determined to burn him
at once, but the fire was quenched
after the last piece of wood was
burned., In a few minntes the fire
was started again. From the time the
match was applied until his death was
exactly fifty minutes.
The I. & G. N. train was crowded
with the people from towns north.
Hundreds of negroes witnessed the ex
ecution and representative negroes
expressed their indorsement of the
punishment. The officers were power
less and the sheriff wired the Governor
but his message was too late. All bus
iness houses closed and the big Cotton
Belt shops were deserted.
HORRIBLY MALTREATED.
A Little Girl Brutally Outraged and Tied
'to a Horae, Mazeppa-LIke.
Spokane, Wash., Oct. 31.—Chief Dep
uty United States Marshal Vinson re
turned here yesterday from the Okan
agon reservation, bringing news of a
most horrible crime, perpetrated by
two Indians named Chukwaskie and
Peickelpetsy. They Btole a little 12
year-old girl, Mary, daughter of James
Poll, and, taking her out in the
mountains, repeatedly assaulted her;
then they tied her, Mazeppa-Iike,
upon a cayuse, and turned her nd’ ift
on the wild country to the North, l or
nearly two days the cayuse wandered
aimlessly about the wilderness, with
the senseless victim firmly strapped
upon its back. Thus she was found by
a party of searchers out looking for
her. The child was restored to con
sciousness with great difficulty, when
she related the story of her great suf
ferings. The entire country is being
scoured for the two fiends, and if they
are caught a terrible revenge is in
store for them.
An Ohio Hotel In Ashes.
SritixeFiEr.n, Ohio, Oct. 31.—Fire,
late last night destroyed the Lagonda
hotel, with all of the stores on the
giound floor. Several guestd were
rescued in a semi-couscious condition,
hut no lives were lost. The losses are
estimated at SlaO.OuO.
A Secretary’s Disgrace.
St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 31.—John W
Milby, Secretary of the P. L. Mctliu
r.iss Paint Company, was arrested to
day charged with stealing $3,0U0 from i
the concern. He was taken to the >
Four Courts and locked up. lie con» j
fessed his guilt to Civet DeArmond, I
saying that he had been stealing for :
three years, covering up his crime by |
false entries in his books and taking
the company's money insmall amounts |
f-8 often as a pressing need for funds ,
demanded. The money he stole, he j
says, went to the bookmakers at the '
race tracks ,
LOCHREN ON PENSIONS.
teustle Obserntloat.bj the CommUilosM
In Hie Annual Report. .1.
Washington, Oct 3L—Commissioner
William L. Lochren, of the pension of*
fice, in his annual report makes several
pointed suggestions. Under the head
of “Patriotism and Pensions,”he says:
“Those who enlisted early and
fought the battles of the war were not
moved by mercenary considerations,
and unless actually disabled did not
show the haste in applying for pen
sions manifested by those who enlisted
nearer the close of the war for largo
bounties and did little actual service,
and who are now the noisiest in clam
oring for more pensions. As compared
with this latter class the real soldiers
of the war have been modest in pre
ferring claims for pensions.”
The death of many witnesses and
the age of claimants has made it quite
difficult in many cases lately to obtain
proof sufficient for the granting of
pensions.
The report shows that the number
of pensioners June 30,1891, was 969,544,
new pensioners added during the year,
39,180; dropped pensioners restored,
4,206; deaths during the year, 29,816;
dropped for cause, 14,175, making a
net increase of pensioners during the
year of 860. Pensions claims allowed
during the year, 39,185; denied, 103,355;
cases pending, 552,210. The appropri
ation foj. the year was $160,000,000,
and there was paid during the year
$138,807,337. The estimate for pen
sions for 1897 is $140,000,000 for pen
sion payments, $800,000 for surgeons’
fees and $450,000 for clerk hire at
pension agencies, and about $200,000
for other expenses. '
The commissioner commends the
vigor of the department of justice and
of pension examiners in prosecuting
dishonest attorneys and others who
were engaged in pension frauds. Two
hundred and ninety-four persons were
convicted during the year for frauds.
Indians Want More Rights.
Perry, Ok., Oct. 31.—The Pottawat
omie Indians, in council, passed reso
lutions declaring: “IVe believe the
stringent rules of the interior de
partment regarding leases are not
conducive to our interests. It would
be better for the Indian, better for the
white man and better for the com
munity that the Indian should have
greater control over his land in the
way of leasing at least for limited
periods of say five years. Give us
more autonomy and less red tapeism.
The excessive potentialism of the gov
ernment tends to dwarf the develop
ment which is necessary to make us
self-supporting and which can be at
tained only by imposing upon the In
dian greater personal responsibility.”
A St. tool) Loan Association Falls.
Sx. Locis, Mo., Oct 31.—'The West
ern Building and Loan Association
has made an assignment of all its
holdings to the St Louis Trust Com
pany as trustee for the creditors. The
assets are estimated at $100,000.
Mr. Cleveland Moves to Woodley.
Washington, Oct. 31 — The Presi
dent and Mrs. Cleveland yesterday
removed from the White house to
Woodley, their fall home.
Insuring: Consumptives.
Cincinnati, Oct 21.—Special.—Re.
ports say that a leading life insurance
company is accepting risks to the
amount of $200,000 on lives of consump
tives taking the Amick Chemical Treat
ment . for lung disease. The Amick
Chemical Co. of Cincinnati is actually
paying the premiums on this insurance
and presenting policies to their pa
tients. This company claims to have
the most complete statistics on con
sumption in the world, and that these
risks are good, providing the patients
take a course of the Amick treatment.
LIVE STOCK. AND PRODUCE MARKETS
St.
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Quotations from New York, Chicago.
Loots. Omaha and Elsewhere.
OMAHA.
Butter—Creamery separator.. IS to
butter—Pair to good country. 14 to
Eggs—Presh. 1514to
Honey—California, per lb. 14 to
Spring Chickens, per lb. tfVito
Ducks—i er lb. UV4@
Turkeys—Per lb. 8 fit
Pigeons—Perdoz. 1 00
Geese per lb... 5
Demons—Choice Messlnas. 8 00
Apples—per bbl. 1 75
Sweet Potatoes—Good, per bbl 1 25
Potatoes—per bu. 25
Heuns—Nnvy.hand-picked. bu 1 75
Cranberries—Cape Cod, pr bbl 7 50
hay—Upland, per ton.... 6 00
Onions— lerbu. 20
Broom Corn—Green, per lb.... 2!4@
Cheese—Neb. & la,, full cream 10 to ■«
Hogs—Miked packing. 3 25 to 3 40
Hogs—Heavy weights. 3 40 to 3 45
beeves - Stockers and feeders 2(0
beef steers. 3 00
bulls.. 1 75
Stags.. 2 23
Cuives. 2 00
Cows. 1 00
Oxen ...2 50
heifers. 2 00
Westerns. 3 75
Sheep—J ambs. 2 50
sheep-Mixed natives. 2 25
CHICAGO.
Wheat—No.2, spring. 5(154
Com—Per bu. 20!t o 30
Oats—1 er bu. IS to 18tJ
Pork. 3 00 to 8 12‘4
Lard. 5 50 to 6 2.
hogs—Packers and mixed. 3 40 to 3 45
t little- Western range steers.. 3 50 u, 3 75
Prime Steers. 4 tiO
tbeep— Kami's. 3 00
theep—Natives... 1 CO
NEW YORK
to 3 35
to 3 00
46 2 85
to 2 75
to 5 50
to 3 85
@ 2 75
to 2 «0
to 3 05
to 4 00
to 3 00
to 4 80
4 50
to 3 60
Wheat, No. 2. red winter. 71
torn—No. 2. 37
Outs—No. 2. 24
lork.. 0 tj
Lard. 6 15
ST. DO CIS.
Wheat—No 2red, cash. 63
C orn—Per bu. ,2n
Oats—Per b*j,. ■ 17
hogs—Mixed backing. 3 23
4 Vttln_5" n ♦ 1 \r/i pPaam O e .
Cattle—Native steers. * 51
theen— Native.
Lambs.s—
KANSAS ClP1'.
Wheat—No. 2 bard.
Corn—No. 2.....”
Oats—No. 2.‘
Cattle—Stockers and feeaers.. . .
hogs—Mixed packers. 3 25
Sheep—Muttons.. 2'50
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.
Destructive prairie fires arj
in the Choctaw nation.
The first volume of Civil IVt
ords is soon to be issued.
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There is a hitch about the paviient
of General Schofield’s salarv. l
General Michael Kerwin lias bd
k gw ii' M 1 Y > __■ 1 . VY
the Fnsion-Eepn blican ticket i
York
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a 71
to 37"4
to 24; 4
10 00
46 6 20
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raging.
^er®‘s 8ato be danger of\a strike
on the Great Northern. ' trine
. Barnum & Bailey and Sells Brothers
circuses have consolidated. ' *
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