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ILLINOIS INSTRUCTS FOR MA
JOR M'KINLEY.
Mr. Callom Turned Down—Be Had A11
the Political Machinery and Manipula
tors With Him, But the McKinley
Boom Carried the Day With Ease—
Numerous Outbursts of Enthusiasm In
the Convention.
Illinois for McKinley.
Springfield, 111., May 2 .—William
McKinley, of Ohio, is the choice of the
Republicans of Illinois for president
of the United States. He was so de
clared at the Republican state con
vention here yesterday. He was not
only declared the choice, but the over
whelming1 choice, of the people of this
state who believe in the principles of
the Republican party.
Every effort and scheme known to
politicians was brought to bear upon
the delegates to induce them to name
another man, but all the schemes
failed. It was apparent the people
whom the delegates represented
wanted McKinley, and the delegates
could not be induced to violate the
Wishes of their constituents.
inai, me people oi tins estate were
pleased with the choice was made ev
ident by the•!<',000 spectators and vis
itors who {fathered from all parts of
...i the State to attend the convention.
As soon as the name of Major McKin
ley was mentioned in the convention,
there was an outburst of applause
that surprised even the most ardent
admirers bf Major McKinley. Nearly
every man, woman and child in the
vast throng1 arose at the mention of
the name of the Buckeye statesman
and for nearly five minutes shouted
- and yelled and cheered, flats were
thrown in the air by the more enthus
iastic, and for a time it seemed as if
the vast crowd had gone raving mad.
The contest was between the Re
publicans who believed Shelby M.
| Cullom should'^ be honored as the
standard bearer in the presidential
contest by the people of this State, ou
the one hand, and the Republicans
who favored McKinley on the other.
Arrayed on the side of Senator Cullom
was that organization known as the
Cook county “machine,” and a large
number of leading politicians and
statesmen of Illinois. With him were
veteran politicians, who, ia years
gone by, have engaged in many a”hard
fought political contest. They had to
aid them one of the most perfect po
litical organizations that has ever
been formed in this State; but all
tkeir plans went wrong.
While Senator Cullom and his back
ers met defeat, they met it gracefully,
and at the conclusion of the conven- !
tion there was not the slightest ill
feeling on their part towards the vic
tors.
' A motion was made to lay the Mc
Kinley resolutions on the table, and
wasdefeated by a vote of 503 to 832.
When the uproar following the
adoption of the McKinley resolutions
had ceased the following delegates-at
large were elected: R. W. Patterson,
editor Chicago Tribune; William Penn
Nixon, editor Inter Ocean, ex-Governor ■
r B. J. Oglesby of Elkhart, and ex-Gov
ernor J. W. Pifer.
TALK ON BATTLESHIPS.
Ur. Allen of Nebraska, Makes Some Big
Political Predictions.
Washington, May 2.—The Senate
spent another day on the naval appro
priation bill without completing it.
Mr. Gorman further opposed the item
of four battleships and expressed the
opinion that the appropriations al
ready made would consume the bal
ance in the treasury. A determina
tion of the number of battleships lias
not yet been reached. Mr. Chandler
has proposed substituting thirty large
and fast torpedo gunboats for two of
the battleships. Mr. White of Cali
fornia, spoke of the need of coast de
fense before further naval vessels
were built, and Mr. Allen of Nebraska
, made a speech of over three hours ar
raigning the two old parties
_ Mr. Allen predicted that the Repub
lican pa rty would be victorious at the
next national election, and that the
Democratic party would go out of
'power for a third of a century. Three
months hence, he said, there would be
a great holt in the Democratic ranks,
i one wing taking refuge in the Popu
list party, and. the rest becoming
“gold bugs.” Then turning to the
Republican party. Mr. Allen accused
it of “frying the fat” out of protected
industries, and said that party, too,
. would go out of power in 1000, giving
place to a party of the people. Mr.
Allen spoke until 4 o'clock, consuming
over three hours.
A Sequel to An Oklahoma Divorce.
Perkv, Okla., May 3.—Last Decem
ber the Rev. George C. Capron of
Massachusetts secured a divorce on
aggravated grounds,naming his broth
er corespondent. The divorced wife
and the brother telegraphed here to
have the decree set aside, alleging
perjury on the part, of the plaintiff.
When the matter came to a hearing
last night the charge was withdrawn.
, ■ ' To Shat Oat Convict Goods.
Washington, May 2. — Representa
tive Gardner of New Jersey has sub
mitted to the house the favorable
report of the committee on labor in the
Sonthwick bill to protect working
men from competition with the con
vict by confining the sale of convict
made goods to the State in which they
are produced. An amendment ex
empting manufactured agricultural
products was adopted.
Three Hanged at Tort Smith.
• ' Fort Smith, Ark., May 8.— Three
tiaote convicts from the Indian Terri
tory. paid the penalty for shedding
’ man’s blood upon the old gallows of
‘ . the federal court yesterday afternoon.
\\ They were John and George Pearce,
white, and Webber Isaacs, an Indian.
Mr. Gresham's last Resting Place.
Washing ton, May 2.—Arrangement!
have been made for the removal ol
the body of ex-Secretary Gresham
from its present resting place in Oak
wpods cemetery, Chicago, to Arling
ton cemetery, this city.
SHAH OF PERSIA KILLED.
London, May 2.—The shah of Persia
was assassinated by a fanatic this
afternoon just as he was about to en
ter the inner court of the shrine of
Shah Abdul Azim, six miles north of
Teheran. . j
The assassin used a revolver and
the first bullet proved the fatal one,
passing1 through the heart. The physi
cian attached to the German legation
was sent for in haste but before ho
arrived the shah was dead.
In order to prevent public excite
ment from becoming too high, the
first report sent out was that the
shah was only slightly wounded, but
an hour later it was officially an
nounced that the wound had proved
fatal almost instantly.
Immediately after the shah was shot
he was carried to hiscarriageand con
veyed to the palace in Teheran.
There he was attended by Dr. Thol
gean, his chief physician, and other
physicians were hastily sent for. But
in spite of their efforts his majesty ex
pired soon after his arrival at the
palace, or at about 4 o’clock this
afternoon.
The assassin, who was promptly ar
rested, is said to be a say id from Ker
man or from the province of that
name. It is believed the murderer
has accomplices.
The heir apparent, Muzaffer-ed-Din,
was immediately advised of the assas
sination of his father and will leave
Tabriz, where he was sojourning, for
Teheran as soon as possibly.
ma BU&U a UAUUKlf.
Shah Nusred-Din was bora in 1829
and succeeded his father, Muhammed
Shah, in 1848, being the fourth mon
arch of the dynasty of the Kajars.
He was proclaimed heir to the throne
some years prior to his accession, but
was absent at Tabriz when his father
died and had to fight for his rights. i
The late Shah's first notable act !
was the suppression of a rebellion in
Khorason and his next the extermina
tion of the sect of the Babis by sword
and fire.
In 185C England declared war
against Persia on account of the lat
Ur’s sympathy with Bussia in the Cri
mean war and also by reason of the
cap,ure of Herat a year earlier. After
a snort campaign under the conduct
of Sir James Outram on the part of
the English, the Persians were de
feated and Herat evacuated. Since
that time the relations between Eng
land and Persia have been friendly
and the shah’s disposition of the same
character, as his recent visit to Eng
land would indicate. Nasred-I>in had
*>ven previously visited Queen Victoria
i i an amicable spirit and had toured
extensively oa the continent as well.
_ In 1872 the Indo-European telegraph
line from London through Teheran
a id on into India was opened and the
same year a settlement of the frontier
difficulties between Persia and Khelat
was effected by Sir F. Goldsmid and
the Seistan mission.
Nasred-Din was successful in most
of his wars, but it is upon the record
of his civil acts that his reputation
must rest. He is universally conceded
to have been a humane and intelligent
ruler.
The new shah will be the eldest son
of the deceased, Muzafer-ed-Din. It is
interesting to note that it is within
the power of the Persian monarchs to
alter or overrule the existing law of
succession and to leave in disregard
the claims of the natural heir or any
other member of the family.
ONLY TWO BATTLESHIPS.
The Senate Agrees to Mr. Gorman’s
Amendment In Economy’s Interest
Washington-, May 2.—Mr. Sherman
secured the passage of a bill in the
Senate to-day appropriating #75,000
for the expenses of the Bering sea
commission, soon to meet at San
Francisco.
The naval appropriation bill was
then taken up, the question being on
Mr. Gorman’s amendment, reducing
the number of battleships from four,
as reported, to two. Without further
speeches a vea and nay vote was then
taken, resulting in the adoption of
the Gorman amendment—<31 to 27—as
follows.
Yeas—Republicans, Baker, Galling
cr, Nelson, Pettigrew. Pritchard, Sher
man, Warren, Wilson and Wolcott.
Democrats, Bates, Berry, Blanchard,
Chilton, George. Gorman, Hill, Jones !
of Arkansas, Mills, Mitchell of Wis- |
ccnsin, I'asco, Pugb, Roach, Turpie,
Vest, Vilas, Walthall and White; Pop
ulists, Allen, Kplc, Peffer, Butler.
Nays—Republicans, Brown, Cannon,
Carter, Clark. Davis, Frye, Hoar, Haw
ley, Lodge, McBride, McMillin, Man
tle. Mitchell of Oregon, Perkins, Platt,
Quay, Sewell, Shoup, Squire, Teller;
Democrats, Bacon, Blackburn, Daniel,
Faulkner, Gibson, Irby; Populists,
Stewart.
Mr. Allen of Nebraska followed
with an amendment striking out all
battleships w'dch was defeated—13
to 44.
■ ROF. «.
.r’FCKEN DEAD.
The Great German Authority on Inter
national Lair Accidentally Suffocated.
Munich, May 2.— Professor F. Hei
wich Geffcken is dead from suffoca
tion caused by the explosion of a
lamp.
Professor Geffcken was one of the
best authorities on international law
m the world and was the author of a
number of histo rical works including
“The Coup d’Etat of 1851,” “The Con
stitution of the German Confedera
tion,” “The Alabama Question,” “His
torical Develnmnent of the Relations
Between the State and the Church,”
“The Question of the Danube,” and
“The German Empire and the Ques
tion of the Banks.”
Major Hood to Run Again.
Topeka, Kan., May 2.—A prominent
citizen of Emporia, who was in the
city yesterday, brought the report
that on Monday night a conference
was held by the friends of Major Cal
▼in Hood in that city, at which it was
determined to present him again as a
candidate for United States Senator.
Arizona Republicans Split.
Phoenix, Ariz., May. 2.—The Re
publican territorial convention ended
in a split, and McKinley and anti
McKinley delegates were elected to
St Louis convention.
BILL TAYLOR IS DEAD.'
THROUGH THE DEATH TRAP
INTO ETERNITY.
He Ascends the Scaffold With Steady
8tep and Meets His Tate Without
Flinching:—A Letter to the l’nbllc—
The Condemned Man Declares Himself
Iunocent—Meeks* Mother Witnesses
the Execution.
Gone to Meet Meek*.
Carroli.ton, Wo., May I.—Bill
Taylor, tho murderer of the Meeks
family, whose hanging was set for 11
o’clock tins morning, was visited at 9
o’clock this morning by his attorneys,
Colonel Hale, Virgil Conklicg, Russell
Kneislcy and Ralph Lozier.' He again
thanked them for their tireless work
in his behalf. Taylor asked Mr Conk
ling if there could be no hope for a re
spite at the last moment. The lawyer !
said there could not.
“Well, if I had thirty days more I
would never be hanged,” said Bill.
“They are hanging an innocent man.”
GIVES A STATEMENT TO THE PUBI.IC.
As the lawyers took leave of Bill, he j
handed Colonel Hale a letter marked
“To tho Public.”
“That's my last and only state
ment,” he said.
It reads:
“I have only this statement to make.
I ought not to suffer as I am com
pelled to do. Prejudice and perjury
convicted me.
"By this conviction my lonely wife i
is to be left a widow, my babies are
made orphans in a cold world, my
brothers to mourn and friends to
weep. You hasten my gray haired
father and mother to their graves.
“The mobs and that element have
hounded me to the grave. I had at
least hoped to live till the good peo
ple realized the injustice done me,but
I am prepared to meet my God, and I
now wing my way to the great un
known. There I believe every one is
properly judged.
"I hope my friends will all meet me
in heaven. I believe I am going
there.
“Good bye all.—W. P. Taylor.”
GUS MEEKS’ MOTHER ADMITTED.
At 9:15 o’clock, old Mrs. Meeks,
mother of Gus Meeks, was admitted
through the cordon of militia with
her blind son, G. W. Meeks, and ap
plied to the sheriff for permission to
witness the hanging. The sheriff at
first demurred, but later took Mrs.
Meeks into the jail dining room and
told her that she might stand in the
passage leading to the stockade in
plain view of the scaffold while Bill
was hanged. The white-haired
woman seemed greatly pleased with
the opportunity she would have to
see the murder of her son and his
family avenged. She was very nerv
ous and once said: “Oh, I’m so afraid
there will be trouble.”
“Tut, tut," said the blind son,
“there won’t be any trouble only for
Bill, and I would give $50 to kick the
trap from under him. ”
CHEERS AT THE SIGHT OP THE COFFIN.
At 6:45 o’clock the metallic cofiin,
which cost #250, was carried through
the crowds and placed under the scaf
fold. A hoarse cheer burst out from
the crowd when they saw the coffin.
The cheer was mingled with screamed
jests and laughter.
By 10 o'clock the town was alive
with people converging upon the jail.
Men with tickets of admission had
waited as much as two hours in pa
tience. About 1,500 persons were
jammed in a dense throng along the
line of militia bayonets.
Governor Stone sent a telegram to
Captain Black of the militia telling
him to obey the orders of the sheriff
THE SPECTATORS ADMITTED.
At 10 o’clock the spectators were
admitted into the stockade Not over
300 men presented tickets. The inside
looked like a “bullpen.” The ground
sloped from the jail to the gallows
and formed a fine sort of hillside for
the sheriffs and on-lookers.
Tho crowd outside numbered by
10:45 o'clock some 3,000 men, women
and children. They we/e quiet and
pleasant, standing simply in the pres
ence of the shadow of death that fell
on Bill Taylor. Tlie crowd Inside was
also very pleasant.
THE CHURCH’S I.ALT RITE.
At 10:20 o’clock Father Kennedy
went into the jail followed by Dr. Tull
and a dozen men and women. Taylor
was pacing his cell when they entered.
They came this time to offer extreme
unction to the condemned man. A
morbid crowd packed itself against
the iron door. The corridor was
almost suffocating. Bill's mother had
been looked for, but she did not come.
Father Kennedy’s melodious voice
could be heard as he exhorted his
hearers to heed the example and take
the righteous course.
MKS. MS.EKS I.ISTEXB.
Old Mi's. Meeks saw the priest wh«y
he entered and she crowded her way
to the door to listen to the ministra
tion and, if possible, catch a glimpse
of the wretched face behind the iron
bara The priest closed with the
Lord’s prayer. The chanting responses
of Taylor and the women were in
deep contrast with the laughter in the
street and the boisterous talk in the
corridor. Again I he sweet strains of
S hymn were heard and Taylor stood
leaning against the bars, his body
phaking with emotion. Bis face was
ndeed wretched and pitiable as he
looked heavenward and clasped the
crucifix to his breast. The mirth of
the women in the sheriff's room was
changed to weeping as the strains of
the hymn fell upon their ears. Tay
lor was brought out of his cell at
10:40. He walked with a firm tread.
Sheriff Stanley followed the guards in
with the death warrant. The priest
continued his ministrations.
HEADING THE DEATH WARRANT.
Stanley began reading the death
warrant in the jail at 10:40. Taylor
listened unmoved, his eyes resting
upon the sheriff’s lips. Father Ken
nedy and the women listened to the
reading. Most of the women buried
their faces in their hands.
Sheriff Stanley mounted the little
gallows and made a speech. Ho said:
“Gentlemen: Please make an aisle for
the advance of the prisoner. Please
remove your hats when he comes and
remain uncovered while the body is
suspended and until nronounced dead."
“We. will,” cried the crowd
Outside in tho street a fakir sang:
Abnut na miln fr >m Browuiar,
At tho foot '[ Jenkins hill,
Took pIhoo this awful murdor.
By tli# Taylors—Uoor.O and Bill
This doggerel, sung to the tune of
"Joo Howell” and uccompanied by
banjos, mingled with the sacred
strains which the Catholio women
sang in Bill’s celt.
tub march to the gallows.
The doomed man came out of the
side door of the jail through good
Mrs. Cummings'kitchen. Taylor, car
rying a crucifix, walked between
Sheriffs Allen and Stanley. Father
Kennedy followed, chauting. Tay
lor’s step was steady. His eyes were
set straight to the front. He had told
tho sheriff just before leaving his cell
that he did not wish to say anything
to the crowd from the scaffold.
Taylor mounted the steps with
slight assistance and stood in the
middle of the trap. His face was
rigid; not a tremor shook his frame.
The women knelt at the foot of tho
steps, still praying.
J. B. Boss of Kansas City, adjusted
the straps about his ankles. Sheriff
Allen pulled the rope tight about Tay
lor’s neck. Ho never winced.
Deputy Cummings adjusted the black
cap and Sheriff Allen drew his hand
kerchief from his pocket.
Sheriff Stanley pulled the trap at
10:47, and Bill Taylor shot through
the trap to death. His neck was
broken. Not a muscle quivered.
Old Mrs. Meeks, who stood near the
scaffold, almost fainted. Her moan
ing eould be heard all over the stock
ade.
LIFE GONE IN THIRTEEN MINUTES.
Exactly. 13 minutes and 13 seconds
elapsed between Bill Taylor’s plunge
through the trap aud the last beat of
bis pulse. The body hung, turning
from side to side in the tender spring
breeze, exactly seventeen minutes, be
fore {Sheriff Allen released the roDe.
The crowd, still holding hats in hand,
pushed and struggled to see the dead
man’s face. When the blade cap and
rope were removed the face that was
disclosed awed the struggling men.
“Why, he looks as peaceful as if ho
fell to sleep, ’ were the exclamations.
Sure enough the dead man's face was
supremely peaceful. The eyes were
closed. The seam of the fatal rope
did not show. A purple tinge show
ing through the skin was the only
trace of a sudden death.
The sheriff and doctors signed the
certificates required by law across the
coffin. Still the hats remained off.
Then the pall-bearera took up their
burden and marched out into the
street in the face of a mass of people
which now seemed to number 5,000,
Captain Black called “Attention,com
pany, shoulder arms,” and a squad of
Company A fell in before and behind
the little cortege. At first the sight
was received with murmurs; then
leers and laughter and clapping ed
died through the throng. The troops
pushed their way through the jolting
mass of humanity, men, women, chil
dren and babes in arms. A vortex of
struggling men streamed behind. The
doors of the undertakers fell to and
the multitude went to dinner. Many
of the crowd which remained behind
in the stockade still had their hats in
their hands while they cut slivers
from the gallows as mementoes.
CONTEMPT DEFINED.
Senator Hill Presents n New Measure to
Cover All Possible Cases.
Washington, May l.—Senator
Bill from the committee on judiciary
to-day submitted a report upon the
bill in relation to contempts of United
States courts, presenting a new bill as
the result of the committee's deliber
ations. It defines direct contempts
to be those committed during the
sitting of a ccurt or a judge in
chambers in its or his presence, all
other contempts being indirect.
It provides for the immediate
and summary punishment of direct
contempt without written accusation.
The provision for the punishment of
contempt committed not in the court’s
presence, as in the Debs case, is as fol
lows: “That upon the return of an
officer or a process or an affidavit duly
filed showing any person guilty of in
direct contempt, a writ of attachment
or other lawful process may issue
and such person be arrested and
brought before tbe court; and
thereupon a written accusation, set
ting forth succinctly and clearly the
facts alleged to constitute such
contempt shall be filed and the ac
cused required to answer the same
by an order fixing the time and
place of hearing and the court may
on proper showing extend the time
so as to give the accused a reasonable
opportunity to purge himself of
such contempt. After the answer, or
in case of refusal to answer, the court
may proceed to hear the accusation
upon such testimony as may be pro
duced. If the accused answer, tbe
trial shall proceed upon testimony
produced as in criminal cases and he
shall be confronted with the witnesses
against him, bat such trial shall baby
the court, or in its discretion upon
application by the accused, a trial by
jury may be held as in any criminal
case. If found guilty, judgment shall
be entered accordingly, prescribing
the punishment.”
Tbe bill allows appeal to the Su
preme court.
PATTISON BOOMED.
Pmujlnnlt Indorse* Sound Money and
the Kx-Govarnoi't Candidacy.
Allentown, Pa., May 1.—Robert
Emory Pattison was yesterday unani
mously and enthusiastically indorsed
as the choice of the Democracy of
Pennsylvania for the Presidential
nomination at Chicago. The sound
money gold standard platform pro
vided for him to go before the people
upon pledges the sixty-four delegates
to earnestly support Mr. Pattisou in
convention.
National Chairman William F. Har
rity achieved a personal triumph sec
ond only to that of Mr. Pattison.
Everything he asked for be got, and
his “unit rule,” instructing the dele
gates to Chicago to abide by the will
of the majority, went through with
even less opposition than had been
expected.
BLAND BOOMERS
®* CiMpalgo Committee Annoenotfl by
Governor stone.
Jefferson City, Mo., April 30.— Gov
ernor Stone yesterday formally an*
nonneed the following as members of
the llland free silver executive com*
mittee, which was elected at the St.
Louis caucus held on last Saturday:
Lon V. Stephens. George VV. Allen,
Nicholas M. Hell, Joseph K. Rickey
and Joseph W. Mercer. Governor
Stone was added to the committee, on
motion, and made chairman. The
Governor has written the members of
this committeo suggesting that Allen
act as secretary and .Mr. Stephens as
treasurer. The Governor also nomi
nated the following as members of the
tinunce committee: J. T. Hradshaw,
Lebanon; M. U. Wetmore, St. Louis;
Louis Houck, Cape Girardeau; Scott J»
Miller, Chillicothe; James M. Wlledx
son, Carrollton; James Hughes, Rich
mond; .1. D. Showalter, Lexington;
1). D. Hums, St. Joseph; J. IV. Halli
burton. Carthage; R A, Harbour,
Springfield; John A. Knott, Hannibal.
Others will be added to this commit
tee hereafter.
MARQUETTE STATUE.
it Is Formally Accepted by the Senate
—Palmer and Mitchell Speak.
Washington, April 30.—Tho naval
bill was temporarily laid aside when
the Senate met to-day, to allow of the
acceptance of the statue of Murquette,
presented by the State of Wisconsin,
and now in statuary hall. Mr. Palmer
of Illinois presented a resolution ex
pressing- the thanks of Congress to
Wisconsin “for this statue of the re
nowned . explorer and discoverer of
the Mississippi river,” and formally ac
cepting the gift Mr. Mitchell of Wis
consin then made a speech recounting
the s?rvices of Marquette among the
Indians of the Northwest
After several other speeches the
Senate passed without opposition the
resolution accepting the Marquette
statue.
WOLCOTT WILL BE TRUE.
The Colorado Senator Declares His loy
alty to Bepabllcanlsm.
Washington, April 30.—Senator
Wolcott of Colorado has written a let
ter defining his position in regard to
the St. Louis convention. The sen
ator’s position is radically different
from the position of his colleague,
Senator Teller, as Senator Wolcott in
dicates his intention of remaining
with the Republican party, whatever
action it may take on the currency
question. _■
IOWA PATENT OFFICE REPORT.
Dks Moines, April 88.—Patents have
been issued to the Parson’s Band Cut
ter and Self-feeder Co., of Newton,
Iowa, for the attachment for threshing
machines for which they have prior
U. S. patents. They report 700 sold
last season. Their factory is one of
the most important and successful es
tablishments in Newton. Rev. J. D.
Stockman, financial agent of Drake
University, has been allowed a patent
for a humanitarian device adapted for
fastening bed clothes bo that children
cannot get exposed to cold while
sleeping. It is made of wire and readily
applied as Required for practical use.
A. J. and A. R. Wilson, of Houston,
Texas, have been allowed a patent for
a rotary engine, comprising an approx
imately spherical chamber, a rotable
shaft extended eccentrically through
said chamber, an approximately spher
ical piston set on said shaft with its
surface in contact with the chamber at
a point extending longitudinally of the
shaft, induction and exhaust porta on
opposite sides of said contact point and
a disk shaped piston of a size to nor
mally engage the inner surface of the
chamber at all times, slidingly mount
ed in a central longitudinal slot in the
shaft. J. W. Eckerd, of' Bloomfield,
Iowa, has been allowed a patent for a
water elevator and carrier, mechanisms
connected with a line of fixed poeta to
carry and direct a bucket from the
house and into a well at a distance to
be filled and returned to the house by
turning a crank to wind a rope, to
which the bucket is attached, upon a
drum. Valuable information about
obtaining, valuing and selling patents
sent free to any address. Printed
copies of the drawings and specifica
tions of any United States patent sent
upon receipt of 85 cents. Our practice
is not confined to Iowa. Inventors In
other Btates can have onr services up
on the same terms as the Hawkeyes.
Thomas O. and J. Ralph Obwio,
Solicitors of Patents.
LIVE STOCK AND PRODUCE MARKETS
Quotation* From Now York, Chicago, St.
Louis, Omaha aad Elsewhere.
OMAHA.
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Butter—Fair to good country. 10
Eggs—Fresh. 8
Poultry—Live hens,per ft. 7%(
Lemons—Choice Messina*. 2 75 '
Oranges—Per box .2 50
Honey—Fancy white, per lb... 13
Apples—Per bbl .3 80
Potatoes—various grades. 20
Beans—Navy, hand-pici ed,bu 1 40
Cranberries—Jerseys, pr.bDl... 4 5J
Huy—Upland, per ton.4 00
Onions -l'erbu... 35
lions— Mixed packing. 3 25
l.ogs—Heavy Weights.3 20
Beeves—Stockers and feeders. 2 25
Beef—Steers. 3 0)
Bulls. 2 25
Milkers and springers..20 00
Mags.2 50
Calves.. 3 00
Oxen. 1 50
Cows . 1 80
Heifers. 2 40 fit 3 23
Westerns. 3 25 a 3 35
Sheep—Lambs. 2 75 & 4 21
CHICAGO.
Wheat—No. 2, spring. 82 a C2ft
Corn—Par bu. 20 a 19k
Oats—Per bu. 19 fit 19V
Pork. 8 17 & 8 25
Lard. 4 87 Q4I0
Cattle—Feeding Steers. 3 45 fit 4 50
Hogs—Averages. 3 80 038
Sheep—Lambs... 8 80 fit 4 75
Sheep—Westerns. 3 00 & 3 SO
NEW YORK.
Wheat—No. 2, red winter.. 22 <& 7?k
< orn No. 2,. 35 & 85k
Oats—No. 2,. 25 & 25k
Pork—. •.9 U0 @10 09
Lard—. 5 05 a 5 00
ST. LOUIS.
Wheat—No. 2 red, cash. 64 a 64k
Corn—Per bu. 2614® 16k
Oats—Per bu... 17 a 17V
Hogs—Mixed packing. 3 25 a 3 50
Cattle—Native steer*....... 3 25 a 4 35
Sheep—Natives... 3 50 0 3 50
Lambs—.. 6 00 a 7 00
KANSAS CITY.
Wheat—No. 2 hard. 60
Corn—No. S.. 23
Oats—No 2. 18
Cuttle—Stockers and feeders.. 2 fO
Hogs—Mixed Packers. 2 20
Sheep—Muttoxe.3 20
POPULAR SCIENCE.
The air pressure on a person of ordi
nary else Is sixteen and a half tons.
The highest mountain In the world Is
Mount Everest, In the Himalayas—
twenty-nine thousand feet, or five and
three-fourths miles.
In the normal state a dog executes
twenty or thirty respiratory movements
a minute, but while he la excited or
running in the heat of the sun this In
creases to 300 or 350.'
It has lately been established that the
temperature of the carbon in the elec
tric arc Is about 7,500 degree F., or
about forty times the difference of tem
perature between the boiling and freez
ing water.
The camel’s foot Is a soft cushion, pe
culiarly well adapted to the stones and
gravel over which It is constantly walk
ing. During a single Journey through
the Sahara horses have worn out three
sets of shoes, while the camel’s feet ase
not even sore.
The frog deposits Its eggs In Shallow
water, where the warmth of the sun
promotes epeedy hatching. The com
mon snake often selects a bed of decom
posing vegetable matter. The croco
dile and the clumsy sea tortoise go
ashore to lay their eggs.
When the common earth worm is cut
in two to the tall there grows a head
and to the head there grows a tall, and
two animals are formed. As the wound
heals a small white button 1* formed,
which afterward develops Into rings
and a perfect extremity.
The duration of sunshine in the var
ious countries of Europe was recently
discussed at a scientific meeting In Ber- :
lin. It was shown that Spain stands
at the head of the list, having on an
average 3,000 hours of sunshine per
year, while Italy has 2,300 hours, Ger
many 1,700 hours and England 1,400
hours. Madrid has almose three times
as much sunshine as London. -
INDIGESTION.
The Dlicau Will Create the Symptoms of
Heart Dlteaee, Kidney Disease, Bte.
From the Standard-Union, Brooklyn,
N. Y.
Few women have had a more mis
erable existence and lived to tell the
tale than Mrs. Anna L. Smith of 311
Pulaski Avenue, Brooklyn. With all
the comforts that money affords, qjlth
all the happiness that many loving
friends can give, the joy of Mrs.
Smith's life was blasted for years by
the terrible ravages of sickness. The
story Is most interesting as told to a
reporter:
"I was an Invalid for years, suffering
first with one complaint and then with
another. The thing which caused me
the most discomfort and made me of
fensive to my family was the worst
case of Indigestion Imaginable. I had
the best physician we could And, and
occasionally his prescriptions relieved
me temporarily. But the pains and
misery would all soon return again.
I became desperate, and started In to
try remedies of which I read. Among
them were the Pink Pills. I took the
pills and followed out the direc
tions .to the letter, and before
many days I began to feel like a differ
ent woman. For six weeks I took the
pills regularftr. and I can truthfully
add after that I was as well any one
In the family. This change for the bet
ter In my condition has caused my
relatives and friends to take the pills.
We buy them from the drug store of
John Duryea, at the corner of DeKalb
and Sumner Avenues.
“I assure you It was Impossible for
me to oversee my household for three
years. Now I visit my kitchen every
day, do my own marketing and shop
ping; In a word, lock after everything
connected with my home and family.
"Oh. yes. I still keep taking the pills.
I take one dally after dinner. Preven
tion, you know. Is better and cheaper
than cure. I verily believe one half
of the women who are suffering from
the Ills which our sex are heir to would
be up and well If they could be In
duced to give the Pink Pills a fair trial.
I certainly recommend them heartily
and and feel grateful to the physician
who put them on the market."
Mrs. Smith Is a woman of some
means and standing In the community
and, therefore, her testimony will be
accepted without question by all
thoughtful people.
Dr. Williams' Pink Pills contain all
the elements necessary to give new life
and richness to the blood and restore
shattered nerves. They may be had
of all druggists or direct by mall from
the Dr. Williams Med. Co., Schenecta
dy, N. Y„ at SO cents per box, or six
boxes for >2.50._
Good Roads Schema
The latest scheme for good roads,
that of laying tracks of broad steel
rails along country roads and city
streets, for the wheels of vehicles to
run on, thus greatly increasing the
traction power of horses and the gen
eral comfort and convenience of driv
ing and trucking, was suggested by
liov. Wertz, of New Jersey, in his last
message. He says a horse will draw
on such a steel track twenty times as
much as on a dirt road and five times
as much as on macadam. The unani
mity with which drivers of all manner
of vehicles in the city streets take to
the car tracks clearly illustrates the
idea.
lows’* Duprou Sonsmnambnllat.
lows is the prosd possessor of s citi
zen who has dreamed s dream and
sprung' upon an admiring common
wealth a scheme for a >4,000,000 inter
national palace, to be built above
Niagara’s bank, with a mean height of
600 feet and a central tower of 1,000
feet, the building to average forty-six
stories iowa should not permit this
genius to escape. Niagara can. spare
him, but his native state cannot—New
York Mail and Express.
Woald Mot Eat the Flag.
An Englishman in Washington at
dinner declined to eat an ice frozen in
the shape and color of the , American
flag. This he did because be held it to
be bad form to absorb the national em
blem. The incident was significant as
showing the distinction and the differ
ence between the British idea of patri
otism and our own. Englishmen lift
their hats when their flag is carried
past and rise when the national an
them is played in theatres and musical
halls. No true Briton, in trade or oat/, i’
of it, would see the flag of his country v.v
for advertising purposes—Boston Ga»