y'w ! THE FRONTIER. ; ' muHCD insr thdbbdat bx 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. | OUBILL, Tan Fnoaraa Paurttna OQ. NEBRASKA. OVER THE STATE. If ft. m %■ ». I 'jJ&i Itppl if Sfi-^ &.ii : f ■ ■' f: If §*#: »&*• Sf;, if! 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 if1-' - $x\. t* % .> tin W-' m-, fe,-. - m* ’fry p£4?:.& ;r mir c ^Af Phtt* Crater the night before 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 . /: \ * 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, , ' .", . jMl : 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 ' a?*.:' a 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