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A bitttoJt dairyman pays $2 a ton tor
s angtr beau to feed to the cowi
^ F. Foeixmer, Hying In Logan pre*
, * cinct, Cuming connty, has completed a
ith pond half a mile long. It is one
k Of the largest in the state
’■ Geo. IV. Collett, a prominent farmer
. of Gage conty, who was released from
- the asylum at Lincoln last September,
( filed an application in the county court,
s> , asking that Mary G Collett, his wife,
Sf be discharged as his guardian.
»*H A distressing accident occurred in
f ■ Lancaster county. Arthur H. Nichols
threw a billot at an unruly colt, but it
1\. went wide of the intended mark, hit
ting his 10-year-old daughter, killing
, : her almost instantly.
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la overt Nelsor vu brought before
the commissioners on insanity at Min
den and adjudged insane. The physi
cians ascribed the cause to tobacco,
and tlte man will be cared for a week
to see if he will recover.
Mbs. Hosts, wife of Hon. Janies E,
North, collector of internal revenue for
Nebraska, died in Omaha last week.
She had been sick for little more than
a week, having been taken with pneu
monia Interment took place at Co
lumbus.
d D. Vah Horit, a prominent farm
er and ranchman resident of North
Loup, who received severe internal in
juries by getting his vest caught on the
pommel of the saddle when thrbwn
from 4 bucking broncho at his ranch,
died from his injuriea
Ta* large stock of merchandise
owned by the defunct bank of Hemlng
ford, now in the handsof Receiver I. E
Task, was opened last week and will
be sold at retail for cash. The store
has been closed sines October 2. The
stock invoiced 10,00(1
Thb Workman lodge of Fairfield
demonstrated its principles in a practi
cal manner by sending an order for 810
to an old member, Joe Kenie of Wyom
ing, who had just lost his wife and who
had been out of employment for several
: months owing to her sickness,
Cortbst papers were filed in the
county judges office by K B. Banks, who
contests the election of John & Neel,
whom the returns show was elected
sheriff of Bed Willow county by six
voten Fraud is alleged in every pre
cinct. The trial is set for January 7.
Tin farmers around Sutton who
grew sugar beets this year, have been
permitted to ship about one-third of
their crop to the factory at Grand
Island. The remaining two-thirds
have been siloed to await the gracious
ness of that company. This course on
the part of the Oxnarda has resulted in
n great deal of loss and dissatisfaction,
•nd the prospect is that vary few beets
will be raised there another year.
"Lit me raise potatoes and I care
not who makes the laws,” said F. Y.
Bobertaon of Kearney. "On a forty
nere tract in the Platte river valley,
under irrigation, I got a yield of 8,000
bushels, .a* average of 200 bushels to
the acre. At the present low price of
30 cents the cnmJa worth 83,400. It
probably cost Oft en acre to produce 1
the crop, Which means at least a profit
•t03S an sere.”
At York the jury In the case of An
thony Yost vs. the G, B. A Q. railroad
company rendered a verdict in favor of
< the plaintiff, placing the damages at
Sits000. Yost was run down by a
switch engine at Belgium, Wya, Sep
tember 0, 1804, and badly mangled.
His right arm and the side of his body
are paralysed and he is almost help
leasf*om the effects of the accident.
He suedfor 850,000,
At Lincoln the jury in the Bock
Island wreck case brought in their
verdict, finding G. W. Davis guilty of
i murder la the second degree, with a
recommendation to the mercy of the
court . The crime with which Davis
was charged was the displacement of
. the rails on the Bock Island bridge
(over Balt creek, just south of Lincoln,
aadmanaing the wreck of the passenger
Wain on the night of August 0, 1884.
Woven persons were killed in the
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Tfaaskarivtsg Her. Henrlch retired to
Wd at hie vend hrar.ee also did hia
wtte, hat ee they did not appear about
their house bext morning and no rw>
ponae wee made to knocking at the
door a condo-lew forced open the bouse
nod found both Mr. and Mrs. Henrleh'
asphyxiated by gee eeceotog from a
MN «*1 store. Jd«v Heorich wee
ion ad dead and hie wife unconscious,
with little hope of recovery.
- W. C. FnsnaoH of Dodge ooanty ex*
■erimenUd making syrup Mom auger
■seta Be made a temporary eppare
toa at Fremont and raeeeeded in
Fradnetag a syrup which in taaU end
•ppaaranee and general properties
atMoly resembling that made from
eorghhw. From the result of hie ex
periment he estimatee that seventy gal*
moo of-eyrup eaa be made from a ton.
The expetse of making 1* is not henry,
•*dbf a market eaa be obtained for it,
M will help to dispose of the beet crop.
A Lncoui dispatch says that supple
raratal answers hare been filed by the
newel a Her of the sureties of ex-Treae
urer J. B. Hill as state treasurer In the
case of the state against Hill and his
bondsmen, now pending la the supreme
court. The, aunties who live outside
of Lincoln join with those who hen
heretofore filed supplemental answers,
setting up that the state has com*
traced an action in the federal court
agaiaet the receiver of the Capital Na
tional bank for the identical money
awed for la the state court.
Tuu residence of Otto Hnelto, Fro*
wont, wee destroyed fay fire. There
was fair insurance,
Xobpouc college is prospering be
iwudj espeetatioas lathe number en
rolled. Jure. Ellis, wife of President
BUM. Is In the eeet working in its in
!■* era of W. A. Loder, the
fine stack breeder neer Wnrerly, met
' wkh a painful aaeldrat Whila chang
ing sherd of hotees from one field to
auothwr end riding et a rapid gait
• ateug a wire fence, the herd crowded
;hle uulawl into the fence tearing and
teams ting tba calf of his leg in a hor
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Grand Anar Aananl Settles.
Department Commander C. E. Adams
ha* isaned the following order:
"The attention of each post com
mander in this department is called to
the election of post officers and dele- '
(rates to the department encampment |
to be held in Omaha the second VVednes- j
day in February, 1838. The election of
these officers and delegates must be at
the first regular meeting, in December,
on the basis of one delegate and one
alternate to every fifty members or
major fraction thereof in good stand
ing Jnne 3, 1895. I’osts with less than
fifty members will be entitled to one
delegate and one alternate Blanks are
herewith enclosed on which to make
election returns, to be forwarded to
these headquarters immediately after
the election is held. Be careful and
fill the certificate with the names of
all the representatives and alternates,
all past post commanders ig good stand
ing. Your attention is colled to the
lit eral provisions made for reinstate
ment of members dropped from the
rolls for non-payment of dues, os pub
lished in general order No. 3, national
headquartera
Tumi Lad; In Dl»srac«.
Beatrice dispatch: An unnsual case
of shoplifting was developed here to*
day. A few days ago a young lady,
Theresa Severance by name, living
with her parents at Virginia, While in
Samish's millinery store, opened her
satchel and disclosed to the view of one
of the clerics a valuable bonnet which
had been stolen from the store nearly
a year ago. The proprietor was in*
formed of the fact and in due time the
young lady was accused of the theft.
She admitted her guilt and on making
restitution, was permitted to return
home. Today Chief liershman went to
Virginia and arrested her on a charge
of having stolen valuable trimmings
from the store of Begole & Van Arsdale
about two months ago. She broke
down and confessed to the charge, was
arrested and brought here for trial.
She was arraigned before Judge Enlow
and as a plea of guilty was entered no
trial was necessary. The court assess
ed a nominal line and restitution of the
property, which was paid. MIbs Sev
erance lives with her parents at Vir
ginia and the fact of her arrest caused
a big commotion. She says she does
not know why she stole the things.
Judicial Contests.
Lincoln dispatch: This morning the
State Canvassing board met in the of
fice of the secretary of state, but, noting
in accordance with instructions from
the supreme court, adjourned until to
morrow. This plan will be pursued
from day to day until the counties in
volving the judgshipsof the Fourteenth
and Fifteenth judicial districts have
been decided. So fas as the Westover
Bartow cuse is concerned, it is practi
cally ended in favor of Westover, the
populist candidate The referee ap
pointed to take testimony reported to
the supreme court today and the case
was argued. It Was shown that VVest
over has a clear title to the office on
the face of the returns, and Bartow
eoncedea his election. The proceedings
in court, however, cut down Westover's
plurality from eleven to six.
In. the Welty-Norrls contest case the
supreme court granted the application
for a writ of mandamus to compel the
clerk of Furnas county to recanvass the
vote of Union precinct This is con
sidered a victory for Welty. A stipu
lation was filed this morning by which
the contestant, Welty, withdrew all
charges of fraud. In this case Referee
Cordeal reported and the case was ar
gued, submitted and the writ allowed
is prayed for. .
TIM Stmt* vs Bill.
A supplemental answer has beet
Bled in the aasewt tits state against
ez-Tressurer J. EL Hill, whose trial is
set for December 2. This answer is in
the format statements from the prin
cipal, Hill, and six of the bondsmen
sued for the 9336,000, alleging the fol
lowing facts, which have occured since
the previous trial of the action:
That on or about the 4th day of Sep
tember, 1803, Joseph S. Bartley, treas
urer of the state of Nebraska, acting
in his official capacity as such treasurer
and under and by direction of the state
of Nebraska, commenced against Kent
K. Hayden, receiver of the Capital Na
tional bank of Lincoln, Neb., in the
circuit court of the United States for
the district of Nebraska, an action to
recover of the said receiver as the rep
resentative of the said Capital National
bank, which had beolofore gone into
the handa of said receiver for liquida
tion, the identical money sought to be
recovered in this action, to-wit: The
sum of 9330,361.83. with interest there
on at ? per cent per annum from the
20th day of January, 1893, being the
identical moneys appearing as a credit
in aaid bank in favor of the plaintiff,
and the same money sued for in this
action.
Attached to this is a copy of the pe
tition in the action commenced in the
United States circuit court at Omaha.
Eleetton Contests HIM
Chadron dispatch: C A. Ribbins,
supreme court referee of Lincoln, was
today in the city hearing the testimony
of County Clerk O. K. Eastman, repub
licau, J. M. Robinson, democrat, and
I. Karbaugh, populist, who comprised
the Dawes county canvassing board, in
the case of Alfred Bartow, republican
candidate for judge of the Fifteenth
district, applying for a writ of manda
mus to compel the board to recunvass
Chadron precinct. His report will be
filed upon his arrival at Lincoln. The
poll books were reopened and only a
possible discrepancy of five votes could
be seen by outsiders, this being tho
First ward. This would leave, if al
lowed, W. H. IVestover of Rushville,
still six votes ahead of the district.
Fight far a Cnaatjr Seat.
Hemingford dispatch: A hot county
sent fight is on in this county, brought
about by an effort of Alliance to move 1
the county capital from this place to :
Alliance. Petitions are already in cir
culation and a large and enthusiastic
meeting was held tonight to organize
for the fight.
Hon. A L Sbsrrock, mayor of Edjrc
mont, and n representative of the In
ter-State Town Bite company, owner
of the Hemingford town site, is on the
ground, nod n determined resistance
will be made to the removal and the ex-.
pente that wonld follow, ,
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HOUSE CHAIRMANSHIPS.
WIGLET OF. MA1IE SELECTED FOB
TIE PLiCE OF HONOR. ,
WILL BE PARTY LEADER.
Fltneee and Not Seniority of Service the
Probable policy of the Neat Speaker
—Two Other Maine Hen Favored
—Iowa and Other State*
Well Cared For—Late
Washington New*.
New Yohk. Dec. 2.—A special to
the Herald from Washington says:
“Representative Dingley of Maine is
to be chairman of the committee on
ways and means and leader of tbe
House of Representatives. Mr. Reed,
who has been very secretive as to his
intentions in regard to committee ap
pointments, has allowed this informa
tion to get out finally. It is of the
highest importance as indicating that
the new speaker does not intend to be
influenced so much by seniority of
service in making up the committees
as by the fitness of men for the places
which he has to fill.
‘‘Other important chairmanships
that are understood to have been
definitely decided upon by Mr. Reed
are: Mr. Hitt, of Illinois, committee
on foreign affairs; Henderson of Iowa,
appropriations; Mr. Hepburn of Iowa,
committee on interstate and foreign
commerce; Walker of Massacdusetts,
committee on banking and currency;
Mr. Bingham of Pennsylvania, com
mittee on postoffices and postroads;
Mr. Boutelle of Maine, committee on
naval affairs; Mr. Milliken of Maine,
committee on public buildiugs and
grounds; Mr. Hermann of Oregon,
committee on rivers and harbors; Mr.
Daniels of New York, committee on
elections; Mr. Harmer of Pennsylva
nia, committee on District of Columbia.
“As Mr. Reed’s selection as speaker
was a foregone conclusion, he had am
ple opportunity during the recess to
block out the committees and decide
upon the various chairmanships,
l'he members themselves generally
wrote to him their aspirations. It u
believed that before he arrived here
almost all the important places had
been decided upon. It is understood,
though, that a few of tbe important
assignments are yet in controversy,
it was for a time proposed to make
Mr. Payne, of New York, chairman of
the ways and means committee, and
Mr. Dingley had consented to give
way in order not to embarrass Mr.
Rood. Now, however, that plan has
been changed and Mr. Dingley will
have the place of honor, with Mr.
Payne second.”
Bids for New Battleships.
Washington, Dec. 3.—When the
bids for building the two big battle
ships authorized by the lost Congress
were opened at the navy department
to-day, it was foundAhat the Newport
News, Va., Ship Building Company
had underbid ali Competitors, North
»nd West, and that Mr. Cramp had of
fered to build two battleships with
srmor for the hulls and throw in an
other ship of like type, but without
armor, if allowed to use his whole
plans, for the snm fixed upon by Con
gress as the ultimate cost of two ships.
These boats will feally be larger than
the Iowa, the largest of the present
battleships.
Preference* of the Missourian*.
Washington, Dec. • 2.—Five ot
the Missouri Congressmen have
informed Mr. Keed of their
preferences regarding committee
Assignments. The indications are
that most of them will get about
what they are asking for. These
preferences are as follows: Rivers and
harbors, Mr. Clark; invalid pensions,
Mr. Crowther; military affairs. Mr.
Tracey; immigration, Mr. Bartholdt;
judiciary, Mr. Burton.
Oklahoma Bankers Indicted.
Perry, Okla., Deo. S.—J. V. N.
Gregory of Michigan, former president
of the First State hank of Perry; Fred
W. Farrar, former cashier; Fred Gum,
former clerk, and L. M. Richardson,
Jr., son of L, M. Richardson, sr., pres
ident of the First National hank of
Oklahoma City, were indicted by the
grand jury to-day for receiving money
when the bank was in a failing condi
tion. The Richardsons sold out the
bank to Farrar and associates June 11
and the bank failed September 13.
Twins Marry Twins.
Carton. O., Dee. 2_The brides
and grooms of two weddings here
Thursday were brothers and sisters
and twins at that Harry Poorman
and Florence Slayman were the con
tracting parties in one, and Philip
Blaymanand Sadie Poorman the other.
The marriages occurred at the Slay
man home in Beach City, each couple
having separate attendants.
Mr. Smith to Sposk In Georgia.
Washington, Dec. 3. — Secretary
Smith will leave here to-morrow after
noon for Georgia. He will deliver a
a speech before the State Legislature
Tuesday afternoon, when he will re
view financial issues. He is expected
to return to Washington late in the
week.
Shooting nt a Charivari.
Nevada, Mo., Dec. 2.—Last night
at a charivari near Moundville, a shot
gun was fired into the house and a
young lady was severely wounded.
Three young men, Harris, Adams and
Rose berry were artestod on the charge
w having done the shooting.
Doethl* TenacuM Lynching.
Nashville, Tenn., Dec. At 8
o'clock last night Joe Robinson and
Oslss McOahey were taken from the
jhil at Fajrttefilie by a mob composed
of people from Lineoin and Marshall
oounties and hanged.
NEWS BREVITIES.
Count von Taafe, the Anstrien
statesman, is dead.
The police of Berlin have summarily
closed eleven Socialist clubs.
The Texas Sitylngs is to be removed
from New York City to Dallas, Texas.
The East Birmingham, (Ala.,) Smelt
ing works were burned. They will be
rebuilt.
The American School of Science at
Marash was burned by Turks on No
vember 19.
Yellowstone Park keepers are hav
i r» nr n hnrrl fimo 1/annm » nnn »!i n ro
killing1 buffalo.
New York mining stock brokers are
trying to stir up a speculative fever
over Cripple Creek properties.
The Postofllce department is prepar
ing to give a Sunday mail service to
communities which now have none.
Senator Sherman will introduce in
Congress a bill compelling sleeping
car companies to reduce their ebargea
Senor Machado has been appointed
Portuguese Minister to the United
States, vice Baron Thodim, deceased.
Emma Carroll, living near Clarks
ville, Tenn., cut her throat because
her lover was opposed by her mother.
S. C. Martin, the ossified man who
had lain on his back for seven years
unable to move a ioint, died at Bryan,
Texas.
Experiments at Perdue, Ind., uni
versity established that cattle are not
only subject to tuberculosis, but catch
it easily.
The United States gunboat Concord
went ashore on the north coast of
China. It is feared that she is serious
ly injured.
Governor Stone of Missouri was
snubbed by Congressman Tarsney at
Kansas City, who declined to shake
hands with him.
American tobacco got a black eye
on a report that money had been
guaranteed to prosecute the trust in
New York—38,000,000 shares were
sold.
L. S. Kain of Ward county, Texas,
and Mrs. Wilgus of Connecticut, were
married at Fort Worth upon their first
meeting. Their courtship was by
letter.
Captain Bailey, of the revenue ent
ter Bear, has been placed upon wait
ing orders pending the investigation
of charges that have been made
against him.
T. E. -MoFarlin’s grain elevator at
Sabetha, Kan., was burned. Just be
fore a man was seen running from the
elevator. The loss is 93,000; insur
ance 91,500.
The appointment of J. W. Coman to
be receiver of the land office at Alva,
Oklahoma, has just been revoked.
He was appointed under the impres
sion that he was his brother, J. J. Co
man.
Heavy Spanish reinforcements, ag
gregating 3,000 men, are about to land
in Cuba, according to official advices
from there. Besides these, 10,000
men have embarked already from va
rious points in Spain.
Word has been received from New
Guinea of the death by drowning of
Otto Ehlera, the explorer, who was an
intimate friend of Emperor William.
Twenty natives lost their lives with
him, and all bis diaries, etc., were lost.
P. D. Armour, the Chicago packer,
has let the contract for the erection of
three 175-foot corn cribs ip Albia,
Iowa. He announces to the farmers
that he wants to buy 400,o00 bushels
of corn. The farmers have refused to
sell on account of the low prices.
Chevalier Chappell found on the
homestead near Delhi, I1L, 97,758 in ad
old tin can that had been secreted in
the house by his father, the late Will
iam Chappell, deceased, prior to his
death. The money was turned over
to the executor of the will and will be
applied to the nayment of bequests.
A San Francisco special dispatch
says: A letter has been received from
Arizona, signed John Doe, in which
the writer says he committed the mur
der for which Garland Stemler and
Louis Mureno were lynched by a mob,
at Yreka, Cal., last August. Two
other men were lynched at the Bame
Governor Wm. C Renfrew, in hie re
port on the condition end progress of
the Territory of Oklahoma for the fis
cal year ending June 30, 1895, shows
that the taxable property in the Ter
ritory has increased from $19,947,922.
86, in 1894, to $39,375,189.21, in 1895.
He anticipates a great increase next
year in real estate, as many farmers
are making final proof on their claims.
At Moberly, Mo., William McIntosh,
a Wabash fireman, was sent to jail m
default of $1,000 bond for his appear-'
ance for preliminary trial on a charge
of betrayal and criminal malpractice.
Last fall he married a very estimable
lady, a Miss Smith. The alleged vic
tim is Miss Lena Smith, a sister-in-law
of the accused and a younger sister of
his wife
Captain S. S. Brown, the millionaire
coal operator, turfman and owner of
the iamous Monongahela house of
Pittsburg, has applied for a divorce
from his wife, Lizzie Brown, on the
grounds of desertion. The news cre
ated quite a sensation in Pittsburg,
where the Browns are famous and
Mrs. Brown is particularly well known
and respected. Captain Brown has
been married thirty-one years.
Colonel Arthur B. Hilton, head* of
the firm of Hilton, Hughes & Co., the
big dry goods concern, is having placed
upon his life an insurance of over
$1,000,000. When the negotiations are
completed the exact amount will be
$1,030,000, and he will have the dis
tinction of carrying the heaviest life
insurance of any individual in New
York and the second largest in the
United States.
At New York Miss Elsa Poggen
burg, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
George Poggenburg, was married to
Henry C. Meany, son of Charles
Meany. The bride is more than 6 feet
tall, and the bridegroom, the tallest
man in the Seventh regiment, meas
ures 6 feet otf inches. None of the
bridesmaids were less than 0 feet in
height Six feet and 2 inches was the
minimum height of the ushers.
Missionaries Slain by Horn
Loxdox. Dec. 2. — The foreign
missionary association has received a
cable message from the island of Msd
agascar saying that two of the mis
sionaries of Antananarivo have been
murdered there during a riot '
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WESTERN EXPOSITION
OMAHA THE PLACE AND' 1898
THE TIME FQR HOLDING.
■onto of the Thins* Done In the Trans*
Mississippi Congress Held In Omnhn—
A Memorial In Rehalf of tbo Nebraska
Delegation In Congres—A Proposition
Presented by Ex-Congressman Bryan
Received With Great Enthusiasm—A
Resolution Unanimously Adopted.
xne Trans*Mississippi Congress*
Omaha, Not. 30.—At the Trans-Mis*
sissippi congress held in ’ this city reso
lutions were adopted in favor of a con
gressional appropriation for defending
the harbor of San Diego by water ves
sels and fortifications, for the improve
ment of waterways and for a deep
water harbor at San Pedro. A long
resolution urging the various state
governments to take legislative action
relative to irrigation was submitted
and referred.
The committee on ways and means
recommended that the sum of $2 be as
sessed against each member of the con
gress for general expenses Adopted.
President Bryan asked unanimous
consent to introduce the following me
morial in behalf of the Nebraska dele
gation:
Whereas, We believe that an exposi
tion of all the products, industries and
civilization of the stateB west of the
Mississippi river, made at some central
gateway where the world can ^behold
the wonderful capabilities of thse great
wealth-producing states, would be of
great value, not only to the Trans-Mis
sissippi states, but to all the homeseek
ers in the world; therefore, be it
Resolved, That the United States
congress be asked to take such steps as
may be necessary to hold a Trans-Mis
sissippi exposition in Omaha in the
months of August, September and Oc
tober in the year 1898, and that repre
sentatives of such states and territo
ries in congress be requested to favor
such an appropriation as is usual in
such cases to assist in carrying odt this
enterprise.
In explanation of the motion Mr.
Bryan spoke briefly on the advantages
which such an exposition would create
for the west The people of the east
had no conception of the resources of
the west. When they visited Chicago
they thought that that was as fur west
as civilization extended. Such an ex
position as was projected would bring
thousands of these people to view the
actual possibilities of the Trans-Missis
sippi states
Colonel John Doniphan of St Louis
urged the adoption of the resolution.
He said that no more appropriate place
than Omaha could be selected at which
to give an exposition of the growth,
the products and the weather of the
western country. Omaha was in itself
a realization of the fondest dreams of
the early statesmen of this nation. He
briefly related the history of Nebraska
and the surrounding states of which
Omaha was one of the grandest tri
umphs He urged unanimous action by
the congress in favor of the resolution.
His eloquent tribute to the west was
received with hearty applause.
Mr. Cannon said that fifty years ago
he bad roamed over the hills where
Omaha now stands Then the Indians
occupied the territory undisturbed, and
now he marveled to see the structures
that had grown on the then barbarous
soil in this half century. He declared
that the city hall and the Bee building
had impressed him with the enterprise
of Omaha, and the disposition - of its
citizens to build up a great city on the
banks oi tne Missouri.
Other speakers expressed similar sen
timents, and then the resolution was
unanimously adopted by a rising’ vote,
and amidst prolonged applause.
Resolutions were adopted declaring
in favor of a strict enforcement of the
Monroe doctrine and the completion of
the Nicaragua canal under the direct
supervision and control of the govern
ment; demanding the recognition of
the Cubans as. belligerents; the admis
sion of New Mexico as a state; the ap
propriation of $300,000 by the
next national congress' for the
purpose of an irrigation survey of
the arid and semi-arid regions of
the west; declaring for the imme
diate foreclosure of government mort
gages on the Pacific roads, or else a re
organization on such lines as would
only allow the railrcais a reasonable
degree of profit W. J. Carlson of Cal
ifornia presented a minority report on
the latter resolution, in which he
pointed out the utility of tho railroads
in developing the west, and urged that
a settlement be effected on the merits
of the case. The resolution was cham
pioned by President Bryan, who had
originally introduced it.
Mr. Carlson spoke at length in favor
of the minority report, and after some
further discussion and a general ven
tilation of opinions, both reports were
referred back to the committee to see
if it could not agree on a compromise
report.
The President’s Message Long.
Washington, Nov. 2S.—The Presi
leut has practically completed the
preparation of his message, and will
tave it ready to go in on Monday. It
» said to be one of the longest Execu
tive messages on record. According
to report, the President has been en
gaged in its preparation ever since his
return from Gray Gables.
No Confession By Hayward.
Minneapolis, Minn., Nov. 88. — It
was reported here last night and tele
graphed throughout the country that
Barry Hayward had made a confession
of the murder of Dressmaker Catherine
sing, for which he is now under death
lentence. Hayward has not made »
confession._
NEWS NOTES.
Vice President Howard of the A. R.
(J. is trying to locate a colony in Ar
kansas.
A tramp was burned to death in the
destruction of a house by fire at La
fayette, lnd.
The petrified body of a man who
had been lynched was found near
Savannah, Iowa.
A benefit is being gotten up in Wash
ington for Mrs. Waller, wi,e of the
ex-consul in prison in France.
One man was killed and two prob
ably fatally injured by the explosion
1 of >n snvins at T«afavet.tj». lnd.
THE COST OP BAD ROADS*
ludndi mt MUUraa Wasted Wwmry T«r
la Aatrlo.
WA8HIK6TOH, Nov. 28.—The road in*
fiulry bureau of the Department of *
Agriculture has received returna from
about 1,200 counties, showing the aver*1
age length of haul from farms to mar
kets or shipping points to be twelve
miles, the average weight for a load
for two horses 2,003 pounds and the
average cost per ton per mile twenty
five cents. Estimating the farm pro
ducts at 219,824,227 tons in weight,,
and making estimates on other arti
cles carried over the public roads, it is
calculated that the aggregate expense
of this transportation in the United
States is $346,414,665 per annum.
Reports have been asked from the
United States consuls abroad of the
expense of hauling where the roads
are good, 60 as to render possible a
calculation which will show how much
of this vast outlay is due to bad roads.
The estimate is ventured, however,
upon information in the office, cdunt
ing the loss of time in reaching mar
kets, the enforced idleness and the
wear and tear to the live stock and
hauling machinery caused by poor
roads, that two-thirds of the cost
might be saved by improvement of the
roada
FREE SILVER DEBATE ON.
Xfc* Trans-Mississippi Congw Unable to
Avoid the Financial Inna
Omaha, Neb., Not. 2s.—The Trans*
Mississippi congress elected ex-Con
pressman W. P. Bryan president late
yesterday afternoon and listened to <
papers by Howell Jones of Topeka
and other a
The'congress consumed part of to
day’s session in a discussion of the
free silver resolution. Some hesi
tancy was exhibited about provoking
a discussion on this topic, but when
the ice was broken the delegates be
c&fne quite voluble._
Civilians After Arm? Positions.
Washington, Nov. 28. — Twenty
eight captains and fifteen lieutenants
in the regular army and fifteen civil
ian lawyers have applied for the va
cancy in the list of majors in the judge
advocate general’s department of the
army. There is also a vacancy In the
list of regimental chaplains; and as
this is also a place to which civilians
are eligible there are many applica
tions from ministers in private lif
Mntilatod by Vandals.
Washington, Nov. 28.—A wholesale
investigation throughout the execu
tive departments of stamp thefts haa
resulted in the discovery that auto
graph fiends have been at work among
the files. It has been discovered that
toores of signatures of many great
men, long since dead, especially Presi
dents of the United States, affixed to
papers in the land office have been cut
iff and carried away.
Firebug Sentenced.
Pine Bluff, Ark., Nov. 2S.—Arthur
Hardy, colored, the self-confessed fire
bug, who last Saturday night attempt
edto burn the house of Dr. Frazier in
this city, was yesterday sentenced to
three years in the penitentiary and
fined 8500.
A Boy Coaster Loses His Lire.
Atchison, Ran., Nov 28. —The 14
year-old son of Ben Hutchins, former
ly superintendent of the street rail
way here, while coasting yesterday
ran into a lamp post and received in
juries from which he died this morn
IDS'.
American missionaries in the dis
turbed provinces of Turkey hare been
taken to places of safety.
It seems to be settled that Mr. E.
P. Ripley will be the president of the
reorganized Santa Fe Company.
LIVE STOCK AND PRODUCE JHARKET9
Quotations From New York, Chicago, St.
Lonli, Omaha and Elsewhere.
OMAHA.
Butter—Creamery separator.. 19 ®
Butter—Fair to good country. 12 ®
Eggs—Fresh. 17 @
Spring chickens, live, per It ... r> @
Chickens—Dressed, per #>. 6 ®
Ducks—Per lb. 74®
Turkeys—Per ®. 74®
Prairie chickens—Per dox. 4 30 <a
Geese—Per lb. 9
Lemons—Choice Meesinas.4 09
Oranges—Per box .S 75
Apples—Per bbl.....:. 2 00
Sweet potatoes—Good, per bbl 1 75
Potatoes—Per bu. 25
Beans—Navy, hand-nlcked.bu 1 #5
Cranberries—Cape Cod, pr.bbl 7 50
Hay—Upland, per ton..-. 6 SO
Onions— Perbu. 25
20
14
15
54
#4
9
S
5 0)
® 10
@ 6 25
® 4 00
@ 3 50
@ 2 00
® 30
& 1 75
@ 8 00
® 7 00
Broom Corn—Green, per lb.. 24® 24
Hogs—Mixed packing. 3 35
Hogs—Heavy Weights.3 40
Beeves—Stockers and feeders. 2 25
Beef Steers . 3 33
Bulls. 1 75
Stags. 2 40
Calves.. 2 75
Cows . 1 50
Heifers.1 00
Westerns. 2 fO
Sheep—Lambs. 3 00
Sheep—Mixed natives.2 23
CHICAGO.
#» 3 40
@ 3 45
@ 3 25
® 4 35
@ 2 25
@ 2 75
® 5 25
@ 2 75
® 2 75
@ 2 85
@ 4 25
® 3 00
® 5 95
Oats—Per bu. if
Hogs—Mixed packing. 3 15
Cattle—Native steers. 3 00
Sheep—Natives. 3 10
Lambs—. 3 75
KANSAS CITY.
Wheat—So. 2 hard. 57
Corn—No. 2. 23
Oats—No. 2. jg
Cattle—Stockers and feeders.. 2 3|)
3 75
Hogs—MIxed Packers.
Sheep—Lambs.
Miss Gorman Married.
Washington, Nov. 28.—Mis Daisy
Gorman, third daughter of Senator T.
P. Gorman of Maryland, and Richard
Johnson, eldest son of the late El
Kurtz Johnson, a wealthy resident of
Washington, and a member or a well
known Maryland family,were married
at noon to-day at the Washington
residence of the Senator.
On Grounds of Cruelty.
Sullivan, 111., Nov. 24—R. Leland
Brown, pastor of the Christian church,
at Lovington, has been granted a di
vorce from Winifred Brown upon the,
ground of cruelty.
Wheat—No. 2, spring.. 584® S7Y
Corn—Per bu. 27?,® 2i"4
Oats—Per bu. 184® 20
Pork. 8 0J ® 8 13
Lard. 5 55- "
1 attle—Westsrn range steers. 3 09
Be ef Steers—. 3 20
Hogs—Averages.3 40
Sheep—Lambs. 4 00
Sheep—Natives-..- 2 50
NEW YORK.
Wheat—No. ?. red winter.. 384® nu
lorn No. 2,.. :» g 3,.^
Oats—No. 2,. 2*3,'® 23
Pork-.9 50 ®10 00
Lard—.. go
ST. LOUIS.
Wheat—No. 2 red, cash.
Corn—Per bu..