00 S,' THE FRONTIER. PUBLISHED EVERT THURSDAY By Tin Fnomm Pkikiikq Oo. OK BILL, NEBRA8KA. OVER THE STATE. BmuL meetings of great interest •M being conducted in tbe Methodist church at Ashland. BKHJTAMiir Grissom of Fair buy has lost his ronaon, and will hare to be ‘ oonflned in the hospital. ; Farmrrs of Fremont and vicinity are about to form an organization for protection from thieves F. H. Pkavsv A Co. arc building a 15,000 bnshel grain storage bouse as an ; addition to their elevator at Wakefield. ' : Deep snow in Banner oounty caused the death of numerous jack rabbits that were caught out away from home. The first meeting of the Northeast ern Nebraska Horticultural society will be held at Schuyler February 4 and 5. Ci.ERGVMEM in various parts of the state havo been paying their respects to Col. Ingersoll since his recent lec tures in this state. ... Through an entertainment given at Beatrice by the Charity minstrels or ganization, 188.41 was tnrned over to the charitable association. >v The following shows the mortgage record for October in Cass county: Farm " property, filed, 935,100; released, 933, 010; city property filed, 913,393; re leased, 93,730. Mrs. J. I* Harmor of West Point, i the woman so badly burned by the ex . plosion of a lamp, died from her inju r riea She leares a daughter 13 months f old, and a husband. > A reduction in the working day, ; changing it to eight hours, has been carried out by the Burlington in its : shops at Harelock, Plattsmouth, Hoi : dregeand McCook. Lkmoix Youhg, a farm hand working - bear Elk Creek, claims the champion ship for corn husking. His record is i; ninety-fire bushels and thirty pounds, husked in six hours. 0 Mb. Doodt of Platte Center stood on the hub of a wagon talking to a friend, ; .The team started, he lost his balance •■d fell heavily to the ground, dis V locating a shoulder. Msa Ssnsaox, a woman who has ■; been an inmate of the Saline county 1 P°°r house for sixteen years, recently received 9989 hack pension, and an > ; : award of 99 per month as long as she lirca Valley county’s mortgage indebted ness for th* month of November is as ^Jfollows: Ten farm mortgages filed, ,--93,725; fifteen released, 95,300; city mortgages filed, six, 91,833; eighty ; eight chattel mortgages filed, 913,484; fifty-one released, 90,430. Brvxxub officers and United States Jf deputy marshals seised an illicit still on the premises of Albert Piacity, a Bohemian, in the east part of Wilber. - i "he apparatus was well constructed for whisky distilling, but had evidently r < been in use only a short time. The ap paratus was taken to Omaha and Ploc Ky was placed under arrest Deputy Uhitkd States Marshal Iadmabd of Bushrille arrested Ste £ phen MoCaulley, living near the reser vation, about ten miles north of Gor ? don, on the charge of stealing a bull C belonging to an Indian. McCaulley / wss arrested on a charge of cattle •frallng last spring, but got off with a . thirty days’ sentenee in the county jail. ' ■ 'A **•»* named Alderman, working for :# W, A. Gardner, n farmer living three miles north of Auburn, came to town I’.s With a load of bogi) cubed the check ,i received therefor and also a 95 check f y Wbkh hie employer had given him, and then tkipped for parta unknown. He leaves a wife and child and bis sndden ■ departure is supposed to be due to too much whisky. After a protracted session lasting ' midnight, the State Board of PtUio Lands and Buildings adopted » resolution removing J. IX MeKelvey ;T aa superintendent of the State Indus •rial School for Girls at Genera, and fS Appointing in his place Rev. J. W. Sea 1:% wrooke W. (X Paine of Long Pino waa : appointed to saecaed Chris Jenson, and . Mrs Bohne of Milford, matron, in the piece of Mrs J. D. McKelvy. Ter sate of Barry A Barton, who ran n livery and feed stable atWahoo, was opened and ISO taken from the v ’drawer* Nothing* waa made known to the public at the time, aa r loeal parties were suspected. The W ucrvlcee ©fa private detective were g „aecnre« The detective got one of the auapeoth to drive him to Weston, where he got him in Untested, and while re v taming the detective allcgea that he - obtained a confession from the young man, :: . commissioner* of insanity of ®*°* County examined. Robert G. ’ * former who resides near UK Tillage of Douglass, and found him to be demented. The man eome years •K turned all his property Into money n»d squandered lit by traveling atm uaaly around, making a trip to Europe nnd returning immediately, going clear amosathe country to California. He etaima now that the government owes him (00.000,000, which he will receive inn few years. Eukd H. Mklchcr, West Point, deal .er in agricultural implements, has made in assignment Melcher is city treos nrer, and was recently elected to the Dfllctof clerk of the district court on the democratic ticket by a large ma eity. Ha baa been a resident of Cuin -county for nearly thirty vears and la highly respected. His failure was OMsedliy inability to make collections, Me buajaeaa of agricultural implement *0>'*r being largely conducted oa cred it lioea. . Mns Basstn Sxxtox, one of Pierce's ► " winsome young ladieaT is «•*■»}** the parental domicil^ and likewise Ed Sheldon has decamped t: for .pans naknown. Roth these parties trees considerably infatuated, and that r, the two have eloped to become hue fg hand wife as (ho prevailing impression. MtSk Mcawrrr Hun of Bloomfield S hsotaK suddenly insane, and has since eomnfanrd in n practically demented ^ ooudittnu, . people urs signing a —eraor Hoicotcb to sentence hanging to Imprisonment for Canvassing thn Ittlt Tala The State Hoard of Canvasscn com pleted its work with the single excep tion of Furnas county, in the Four teenth t judicial district It is consid ered likely that there will by two sets of certificates returned from this coun ty, one in (aver of IVelty and the other for Norris. Then there will be a de cision by the state canvassers, followed by a contest in the supreme court The vote on supreme judge is as follows: Nerval, republican...79,I'D Maxwell, people's Independent.lO.WS A ahoner, democrat. 18,(188 Phelps, democrat.10,214 Wolfenberirer, prohibitionist. 4,844 Nerval's plurality. 8,578 Vote on regents of the Mate univers ity: Gooid. republican..81,818 Morrill, republican. .SO.lliH Amos, democrat...24.131 Ashby, democrat. 17,841 Hfacl.bdrn. democrat.10,882 Kittle, democrat. 14.8W, Kayston, people’s Independent.53,23? I’eattle, people's Independent.53.3 7 Bryant, prohibitionist.. 8.848 Woodby, prohibitionist. 0,23. With the exception of the Fourteenth judicial district, the following is the re port of the board of canvassers on the result of the judicial election: First district: Let ton, republican. .*.10,314 htull, republican.. I).7;>i Bush, people's Independent.,. 8,281 Fallon, people's Independent..... 0,838 Second: Ramsey, people's '^dependent. 4,343 Chapman, republican. 4,0.<3 Third: Cornish, republican..G.340 Hall, republican. 6,770 Holmes, republican. 5,701 Slbbetts, (lemocrar.........*.,.... 3,b».'l Hose, people’s Independent. . MSI EcNerny. people's independent. 1,771 Oelsthnrdt. democrat. 1,150 Oolllns, democrat. 8SS Mack, prohibitionist. SIB Blttenbcnder, prohibitionist...... 544 Fourth: Baker,republican. 13,333 Dickinson, republican...,.13,01* Fawcett, republican.. 18,004 Powell, republican... 12,949 Scott, republican..l:i,5K. Habaugfi, republican. 13,200 Duffle, cltlzens-dem-pop.. 12,772 Ferguson, cltlzens-dem-pop.12.61,l eopewell, cltlzens-dem-pop...12,3*5 Keysorton all tlcketsi. 20,5*1 Magncy, cltizens-dem-pop.10.B-2 Keqdlck.cltlzens-dem-pop... .ii.iss Wnkele^, cltlzens-dem-pop.12,075 Sedgwick,republican. (1,005 Kellogg, republican.. 4,*00 Bales, people's Independent. «.dtt Wheeler, people's Independent...... 4.2*9 Calgj democrut. 2,1 l Marshall', republican. 5/57 Patterson, republican. 4,207 Sullivan, democrat.. 6.141 H alien back, democrat... 4,191 Ewing, peop.e's Independent. 3,243 Seventh: • Hastings, people's Independent... ..... 7,099 bearle, republican..,... 0.S31 _ Eighth: Evans, republican. 4.517 Crawford, democrat...4,435 Bose, peoplo's Independent. 1,617 _ Mmh: Robinson, democrat. 5.3T8 Robertson, republican. 5,114 Tenth: Bead. peoplo's Independent.......... .. 7,133 McNeny. republican.. 3,416 Thompson, democrat...... 464 Stoddard, petition. 104 Eleventh: Thompson, people's Independent. ..... 5.6 7 Kendall, republican.5.445 Doyle, people's independent. 5,1*2 Pierce, republican. 4,41 J Iwelfth: Green, people's independent............ 6.333 Sinclair, republican. 4,914 'thirteenth: Grimes, republlcon. 2,flS! Neville, people's Independent.. ;,83J Fifteenth: westover. peoplo’s Independent.4.321 Bartow, republican. 4,814 Golden, people’s Independent. 4,761 Kincaid, republican... . 3,021 Following 1* the footing of the Four teenth district, minus the vote of Fur nas county: Welty....f.a.vs.?.sva..,.... borriu.a........ ..... Barngrov.r... 3,721 8.20? 326 Report of Relief Commission. . L. P. Ludden, secretary of the State Relief commission, has delivered the first installment of the bouu«l copies of the final report of the commission. The names of twenty-four employes of the commission, headed by w. E. Jones, appear in the front part of the report. From an examination of the total cash exhibit it appears that the office expenses amounted to $8,440.82. The cash donations from private sources foot, up S28.99U. 38. Of this sum 26,573.11 was spent for transportation. The cash appropriation by the state legislature was $30,000. Of this *23, 608.56, or nearly one-half, was expend ed in transportation. In addition to thia 84,337.67 was paid for freight from eastern cities Of the cash donations 8148.87 remains on hand, and 8878.53 remains of the legislative appropria tion. The cost of printing the report Is MOO, or 8524 with discount on war rant Of tBe cash donations 82,200.79 was paid for freight outside tiie state. Other printing hills figure 8675.50, and traveling expenses 2514.77. Recapitu lection: Received from state and other sources .. ...8 77,742.0) Paid for provlslou., coal and cloth Pal5 * : “ * - - * .-. ***•« fur transportation. office ca use*. printing aud traveling ox 46,46) 62 -pei pe ___ Balance In cash on hand lo make up total..,..1,527.4 The report also contains a fall dc tailed statement of the disposition o the 8200,000 appropriation for oountie by house roll No. 335. Mercer Starts Hla MUL Washington dispatch: Congresstnat Mercer has Introduced the following bills; To authorize the location of a branch home for volunteer disabled soldiers and sailors at or near the city of Blair, Neb., and for other purposes; to establish a branch mint of the United States at Omaha, in the state of Ne braska; to increase the appropriation for the purchase of a sight and the erection of a building at Omaha (this bill contemplates an increase of 52,000, 000); to establish an assay office in the city of Omaha; to amend sections 14 and 143, and repeal sections 143 and 144 of the revised statutes of the United States rolating to presidentenl elec tions; authorizing the pay of officers of customs performing duty after the ex piration of their terms; to provide for the continuance in office of custon offi cers and assistant treasurers until suc cessors shall have been appointed und qualified. A Missouri Polsonar Must 1M*. Jefferson City, Mo., Pec. 4.— In the supreme court to-day Emil David, of Osage county, who poisoned his sis ters’ intended in January, 1804, was sentenced to bo hanged January lfi, 1800. Frank Woodward, of Jackson county, who was under a , sentence of five year* in the penitentiary for rob bery, will have a new trial. flalf a Mlllt— Gsl4 tor South America New Yoke. Dec. 4.—Half a million dollars in gold were engaged to-day for export to-morrow to South America. THE SUPHEME BENCH. JUDGE PECKHAM SELECTED FOB THE SAME. i A Brother of Whe.lar H. Pcckliam, Who* Was Raj acted last Winter, and at Frem ont a Member of the New York Court of Appeala—Mlteellaneoae Washington Mattere of Interemt. Bo foe Peckhem Named. ■ * Washington, Dec. 4.—Just as had been prefigured, the President to-day sent to the Senate the nomination of Judge Bnfns W. Peckham of the court of appeals of Netv York State for the vacancy on the Supreme bench caused by the death of Justice Howell Ei Jackson of Tennessee. The new nom inee is a brother of Wheeler H. Peck ham, the eminent New York lawyer, whose nomination was rejected last winter. Judge Peckham is a resident of Albany. His name has been men tioned frequently for the office. It is believed his nomination will be satis factory to Senator Hill, whose oppo sition was successful in preventing the confirmation of Mr. Horn blower and Wheeler H. Peckham, for the place now held by Justice White of Louisiana. Senator Hill on several occasions spoke very high ly of the nominee. The nomina tion will go first to the Senate judi ciary committee, which always scrutinizes closely the records of per sons named for the Supreme court bench, but in view of the nigh reputa tion of Judge Peckham, it is believed confirmation'will follow as speedily as is consistent with the importance of the office. Judge Peckham’s turn on thei New York bench would- have ex pired December 31, 1900. The President also sent in the nom inations of Richard Olncy to be Secre tary of State and Judson Harmon to be Attorney General. VENEZUELAN ISSUE. ■» LMh(|Im> of Ocwth Freiuti ■ Res olution Rebuking England. Washington, Deo. 4.—The first, movement in Congress upon the Ven izuelan boundary dispute came to-day In the form of a resolution introduced by Representative Livingstone of Georgia, whose name has been some what identified with the question by teason of his resolution commending Arbitration, which was adopted by the last Congress, and his recent visit to Venezuela. The resolutibn recited that by a reso lution of the last Congress it was rec im mended that the boundary dispute oe submitted to arbitration and that the action was brought to the atten tion of Her Britannic Majesty's gov ernment by the President, courteously snd with kind intent, and declares that Her Majesty’s government ‘‘baa failed to. give the prompt consideration to the important -equest contained in that joint reso lution or to answer the same in sny manner, such as was due and becoming to the dignity of the United States as a great nation and to the friendly relations existing be tween the two governments. ” It also recites that after this communication, the colonial secretary also instructed the Governor of British Guiana to take forcible possession of certain ter ritory of Venezuela involved in the lispnte, “an act which has been offi cially declared to be the manifesta tion of an unfriendly disposition toward the United States.” In conclusion, the resolution pro vides for a joint committee of two senators and three members to in vestigate the facts and recommend proper action to Congress, to vindicate snd preserve the dignity and rights the United States in the premises. Territorial Court Rights Uf held. Washington, Dec. 4.—In the case of Stephen M. Folsotu, who, as president of the National Bank of New Mexico, had been found guilty by the territorial courts of New Mexico of falsifying the books of the bonk. Chief Justice Fuller of the United States Supreme court delivered the opinion of the court yesterdav, holding that the Federal courts did not possess the right to review the judgment of the territorial courts in Mich cases. Will Not Prosecute Chisholm. Lawrence, Kan., Dec. 4. — Mr. Thouvensl, father of the girl who eloped from Benton county, Missouri, with Fred Chisholm, is here, and is trying to get some one to adopt the child that was born to Chisholm and his daughter, and then to take his daughter home with him. He wants the girl, but does not want Chisholm taken back to Missouri, and will prob ably not prosecute him. K»aw Convict*. Topeka., Kan., Dec. 4.—The warden of the Kansas State penitentiary at Lansing has filed a report which shows that there are now confined in that in stitution 874 prisoners, classified as follows: Whites, 650; blacks, 337; In dians, 5; Mexicans, 3; females, 14; Ok lahoma prisoners, 103; United States military prisoners, 8; United States sivil prisoners, 8. Suicide »t a Yeung Woman. Butler, Mo., Dec. 4.—Fanny Phil lips, daughter of Judge J. C. Phillips, one of the most prominent farmers of this region, took rough on rats and died. She was 19 years of age and un usually intelligent and winsome. Her parents’ objection to her marrying the man she loved is the only cause. Infanticide la St. Joseph. St. Joseph, Mo., Dec, 4.—The corpse •fa three weeks’ old baby was found concealed in a small wdbden box at Twelfth and Faraon streets this morn ing. Evidences of murder were plain ly apparent.' Suspicion points to high ly connected personages. She left Her Segre Hasbaad. Sidaua, Mo., Dec. 4.—C. N. Thou venal, the Benton county farmer whose daughter ran away with and married Fred Chisholm, colored, re turned from Kansat this morning, bringing his daughter. Her child was given away in Kansas City. V THE SENATE AGGRESSIVE. Hr. Lodi* Bring* Vp Ike and Mr. Call Ik* Caban Troubla, • Washikotox, Dm 4.—The Senate galleries were again well filled today but there waa not the struggle for place* Incident to the opening. The Soral offering* continued to come In, Mr. Burrows’ friend* sending a great cluster ot yellow chrysanthemum* to him. After the opening routine Mr. Pruden, the President's executive clerk, presented the annual message. . The reading was listened to with marked attention* There was notice* able interest on the Republican side m the reference to the Waller case. When the Behring sea claim* were reached, Mr. Morgan, who had been conspicuous in opposing the claims, smiled at the announcement that a new treaty had been made, and leaned forward for an animated whispered conference with Mr. Gray. The treat ment of the British-Venezuela ques tion also received marked attention. The statement of the status of the Cuban conflict was specially interest ing as it gave the first official utter ance on the subject. As soon as the reading was com pleted, Mr. Lodge of Massachusetts in troduced a resolution forcibly approv ing of the Monroe doctrine, and Mr. Call of Florida a resolution directing that the insurgents of Cuba be recog nized as belligerents. Mr. Cnllom of Illinois presented a* communication from Evanston, 111., asking government action concerning the deplorable condition of affairs in Turkey, _ and Mr. Gallinger of New Hampshire offered a similar communi cation from citizens of that state. A resolution of the Idaho legislature urging the election of United States senators by popular vote was pre sented by Mr. Dubois. The senate then went into executive session and confirmed the nominations of Richard Olney as secretary of state and Jndson Harmon as atttorney gen eral and at 8 o’clock adjourned until to-morrow, shutting off debate from several senators who were primed with speeches on Cuba and Venezuela. Mr. Stewart introduced the usual free silver bill. LAX DIVORCE LAWS. England Repudiates Decree* Granted In Oklahoma Court*. Wichita, Kan., Dec. 4.— Her Ma1 eaty’a empire has taken issue with Oklahama over the divorce laws of the latter Territory, according to a dis patch from Oklahoma City. Recently Peter Neilson, a wealthy English gen tleman, came from London to Okla homa, and at the end of ninety days made application for a di vorce from his wife, Edith Neil son. The papers in the case were served on the defendant by moans of a registered letter sent to her address in London. She consulted the legal de partment of the English government on the subject, with the result that Her Majesty’s government held that the divorce laws of Oklahoma would not be respected in the Queen’s do minion. An elaborate opinion on the matter was forwarded to the judge of the trial court in Oklahoma, replete with blue ribbons and gilt seals. As a great many wealthy English people have secured divorces in Oklahoma, the position taken by the English gov ernment is important to them. - Kansas Boomers In Chicago. j Chicago, Dec. 4.—Kansas greeted Chicago last night, and the plains of the Western State blossomed like the fairest of gardens under the eloquent praise and burning words of her sons. The one disappointment of the evening was the non-appearance of Jphn J. Ingalls. He was to have been the orator of the occasion. But John J. Ingalls did not come. He telegraphed that he was snowbound somewhere in Wisconsin and that he could not pos sibly reach Chicago in time for the Kansas meeting. The Kansas meet ing was arranged by the Kansas Mil lion Club, which was organized with the sole idea of bringing a million per sons to the Sunflower State. Gov ernor E. N. Morrill was on the plat form, and he it was who led the praises of his State. Kattlefleld of Ball Run. Manassas, Va., Dec. 4.—Pursuant to a decree of the Circuit court of Prince William county, over 5,510 acres belonging to the McLean estate and lying on both sides of thn Bull Run and adjoining the Blackburn ford, were sold at. public auction yesterday. The greater portion was sold at an av •rage of something less than $6 per acre, while some went at $4 and 8V.50 per acre. This land embraced a large portiou of the historic Bull Run battlefield. 8t»t® Immigration for Gfariuany, Washington, Deo. 4. —United States Consul Monoghan at Chemnitz re ports to tho State department that .it is proposed to create State emigration agencies to re place all of the conscienceless private emigration agencies, to furnish the emigrants with all information neces sary for their guidance in ^electing their new homes and to procure this information by branches in foreign eonn tries. The Rev. Mr. Carpenter's Case Up. Nkvada, Mo., Dee. 4.— The Vernon connty grand jury began this morning the investigation of the reports circu lated regarding Uev. W. J. Carpenter of the Centenary M. E. church and a woman. Carpenter appeared fitst be fore tlie jury. Warrants have been issued for Minnie and Rosa Shouse, and a number of other witnesses will be summoned. NEWS IN BRIEF. The public debt statement shows that Uncle Sam owes a total of $1,135, 000,000 and, less cash in the treasury, $848,407,011. At the opening of the House not a negro was in the galleries Admission was by eard and no negro got one. The Kansas delegation have pre sented a request to Reed to appoint Congressman Cnrtis chairman of the Indian committee. Dr. E. H. Winn, a young physician of Sherman, Tex., committed suicide by taking prussic acid. A WAR OVER SEEDS. SECRETARY MORTON STIRS UP THE CONGRESSMEN. A Clfenltr Dcfcadlaf His Courts In Hs~ fusing to Maks Gratuitous Distribution to Constituents of Members Iusoed.— Hr. Pickier and Other Members Stirred Up Over the Matter. A Lively Contest. fftinisfiTox, Dec. 9. —Acting under sn opinion rendered last- summer by Attorney General Olney, Secretary of Agriculture Morton has practically done away with the time-honored sys tom of seed gratuities to the public through members of Congress. Ho. rejected all bids made for furnishing seeds to the public and m October last practically abolished the seed division of the department. Since them mem bers of both houses have been plan ning to take action to compel him to carry out the law according to their interpretation of it, which was made plain in the course of a long debate bv the last House. In anticipation of a Congressional request for an explanation which was initiated by Mr. Baker of New Hamp shire to-day the Secretary of Agricul ture had printed a circular explaining his course which is being distributed to members. The circular quotes the Attorney General s .opinion that the law contemplates the use of seeds rare and not common to this country, and also the Secretary's order closing the seed division. It Is not yet apparent what action, if any, will be taken by Congress to nave its intentions in making the ap propriation carried out, or whether any action is taken. Mr. Pickier of South Dakota is ODe of the members who thinks that the failure to dis tribute seeds has injured his constitu ents To-day he called on Secretary Morton to discuss the matter, but did not receive any assurances which gave him hope that his quota of seeds would be forthcoming. He speaks very strongly of the Secretary’s course, saying that the intent of the law was explicitly expressed in the debate which preceded its passage, and that the failure of the executive branch of the government to carry it out is plainly illegal. Mr. Pickier and the other members holding the same views are somewhat at a loss, however, to provide any method of coercion by which they can compel the department to furnish seeds. They say that the next appro priation bill will contain a seed clause bo ironclad that there will be no pos sible loopholes by which their allot ments can escape them, but they greatly fear that this year’s seeds are not to be secured. Secretary Morton has been very ’ plain in his statements to members. He says he believes that the seed dis tribution is an unconstitutional form of paternalism, and does not intend to be instrumental in it if he can help himself. The American Federation of Labor. hlEW Yobk, Dec. 9.—Preparations arc almost complete for the fifteenth annual convention of the American Federation of Labor, which will open next Monday and continue for per haps ten days. The session will be held in the Assembly hall of the Mad ison Square garden. About 130 regu lar delegates are expected, but the number of labor leaders and other in terested persons whowill attend with out having the right to vote will swell the number considerably, and it is expected that this convention will be larger than any previous meeting of the organization. During the last year tbe membership of the order has increased about 100,000 by the acces sion of several national trade organi zations and 130 delegates will repre sent about a00,000 members. Mayor Strong will deliver tbe ad dress of welcome. There will also be addresses on the opening day by J. W. Sullivan, author of “The Initiative and Referendum,” and Professor Felix Adler. Among the other well known ‘ persons who are expected to address the convention are Mayor Pingree of Detroit, John Swinton, James R. Buchanan and others prominent in the labor movement and otherwise. Eng land will be represented by two fra ternal delegates, J. Cowey of the Miners’ union, and James Mawdsley of tbe textile workers. The eight hour day will be the prin cipal subject of discussion at the meet ing. The question will be brought up by a set of resolutions which will be Introduced by ex-President Gompers in his capacity of delegate from the “igar Makers’ Union, and the discus sion will be chieC'y on ways and means for bringing about the desired result. Fell Headlong Into Ilia Well. Oak Gbove, Mo., Dec. 9.—Yesterday morning Richard Davis, familiarly known as "Dum" Davis, was being drawn from a well on his farm when, within three or four feet of the top, he grew dizzy and fell forty feet to the bottom. He was brought to the surface alive, but only lived three hours. He was a bachelor farmer, about 46 years old and was raised near Sni Mills. He is well known. The Goulds Not Gothamites# * New York, Dec. 9.—Justice Russell fn the special term of the Supreme^ court to-day handed down a decision which exempts from taxation the property of George J., Howard, Edwin and Helen M. Gould in this county, on the ground that they are non-resi dents. The residence bf George J. Gould is s.nted as being at Lakewood, N. J., and that of the others at Irv ington, N. jJ.___ Walter Girls Slaves. London, Dec. 9.—The way in which many London waitresses are compelled to work was shown during the week by a suit which a girl, 13 years old, brought against the proprietor of a “coffee tavern” for wrongful dis- j missal. She was discharged, it ap- ! pears, for coming down from her room at 5 o'rflock in the morning instead of at 4:30, and it was developed that the girls never retired until 1a.m. For over twenty hours of labor per day they were paid twelve shillings (S3) per month, and were glad to get it! as many hundreds were ready to take their places if vacancies occurred. BUSINESS REVIEW. Tba Market Somewhat Gorged oa Ac count of Kzeeaalra Baying. New York, Dec. 9.—B. O. Dun A Co’s weekly review of trade, says: Business is still sluggish, as if gorged by excessive indulgence of appetite for buying when prices were advancing. In nearly every branch, stocks, not yet distributed to con sumers, stand in the way of new orders and competition of a producing force, largely exceeding the present demand, puts down prices, that retard declin ing purchases yet more. After the holidays men look for a larger de mand. For the present the springs of' new business is running low, but enough is doing on old orders to keep most of the works employed in part and a good proportion fully. Financial influences have not hindered and rare ly has the opening of a session of Con gress affected business so little. Wheat has advanced about a cent, for the week, though Western re ceipts have been 7,014,911 bushels, against 3,737,788 last year, and Atlan tic exports (flour included), again ex ceed last year’s, 2,326,090, against 1,887,737 bushels. The best Western, estimates of the crop have been raised again. Corn moves from farms less freely than a year ago, and low prices hin dering, exports were 1,293,774 bushels, against 178,813 last year. Failures in the United States for the week have been 324, against 385 last year; fifty-two in Canada, against forty last year. Merrlwether Rcmarrlea. St Louis, Mo., Dec. 9.—Labor Com missioner Lee Herriwether of this state and Miss Jessie Gair of Brooklyn, N. Y., but formerly of St. Louis, were quietly married at Brooklyn last Wed nesday. The wedding took place at high noon at the residence of the bride’s parents, only her immediate relatives being present. This is not Mr. Merriwether’s first matrimonial experience. His first wife, from whom he separated about five years ago, went to Berkley, Cal., the homejpf her parents, and there secured a divorce from him. Desertion was alleged, and the case went by default Their 6-year-old daughter is with the mother. Aerial Navigation Prise, Washington, Dec. 9 —Senator Lodge of Massachusetts introduced a bill in the Senate designed to encourage ex periments in aerial navigation.” The bill provides that $100,000 shall be paid to any person, from whatever part of the world, who shall at any time prior to January i, 1901, con struct an apparatus that will, on the verified report of three members ap pointed by the secretary of war, dem onstrate, within or near the city of Washington, the practicability of safely navigating the air, at a speed of not less than thirty miles an hour, and capable of carrying passengers and freight, weighing a total of at least 400mounds. A Trolley Patent Upheld. New Haven, Conn., Dec. 9.—Judge W. K. Townsend, in the United States district court to-day, decided in the suit of the Thompson-Houston Electric company against the Win chester Avenue Street' Railway com pany, really an issue between the General Electric company and the Wrestinghouse company, for an ad judication of the Vandet pool patents, covering the under-runniug troliev, in favor of the complainant. This gives to the General Electric company the exclusive right to manufacture and sell the under-running trolley. The case will probably go-up to the Su preme court of the United states. LIVE STOCK AND PRODUCE MARKETS Quotations From New Fork, Chicago, Louli, Omaha and fclaewhere. OMAHA. 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