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I O'WEILL, NEBRASKA.
NEBRASKA.
I« Old soldiers at the Milford Home re*
i: , tern thanks for furniture donated.
Delayed corn buskers are taking ad
• vantage of pleasant December days to
fill up the criba
gt . One grain dealer at Hebron has al
ready shipped twenty thousand bushels
: of corn to the eastern markets.
Mr. Reese, a farmer living a few
'& miles noth of Chapman, lost $300 worth
r of hogs recently trom cholera.
«?■ The Furnas county man who secured
a divorce from his wife because she
kissed the hired man, is now married to
another.
The recent converts at Superior made
; up a purse of $30 and presented it to
the lady evangelist, Miss Phillips, who
has been doing religious work there.
Fifty thousand head of sheep being
fed in the western and northwest part
of Hall county is making a splendid
market for corn in that neighborhood.
At Valley Christmas afternoon while
skating on the lake, Earl Campbell and
Jay Van Syoc, aged 21 and 10 years,
sons of G K. Campbell and Samuel Van
Syoc, farmers, were drowned, the ice
; breaking.
For being accused of undue intimacy
with Chaa Greiger’s wife, a young
f, farmer north of York, was pounded on
the face and head by the irate husband,
, from the effects of which he has since
been nnder the doctor's care.
Mra W. H. Webster of Hastings in
attempting to alight from a moving
train was thrown violently to the
ground and seriously injured, sustain
ing a fracture of one of the bones of
leg and severe bruises about the shoul
neiB. t v;,»„
“Nebraska is her old self again and
challenges the admiration of the world
and comparison with any state in the
union,” is the statement displayed on
m circular just issued by the North*
western to advertise the homeseekers’
excursions to points in Nebraska that
will be gived at reduced rates on the
first and third Tuesdays of January,
February, March, April and May.
A. L. Reeder, foreman at Dr. Dunn’s
hemp farm, in Lancaster county, nar
rowly escaped death recently, lie was
working about the machinery . in the
hemp mill, when his coat somehow
caught in the machinery. He was re-*
rolving with the shaft when a fellow
workman saw his predicament and
threw off the belt. He was badly
bruised and his coat torn into shreds.
The St Joseph and Grand Island
railway was sold at auction at Hastings
last week in front of the company's
depot in that city. The sale was made
by Master-in-Chancery Edward Sime
on ton of St Paul and was bid in for
$3,000,000 by W. L. Bull of Edwards,
Sweet & Co. of New York, representing
the first mortgage bondholders. The
whole transaction occupied but a few
minutea
f jujpiuvciuouiB are g-oing- on in uau
«dslo in a very satisfactory manner.
Farmers have about finished gathering
their corn, which is a mammoth crop.
The Torpin elevator company is putting
In a new engine in its elevator and
building largo corn cribs to store the
crop after it is gathered. A new bridge
Is being built over the Cedar creek at
that place, and evidences of prosperity
•botwd on all sidea
it One Scow was arrested at Genoa
charged with assaulting Miss Mabel
Shaffer near Belgrade. Scow waived
preliminary examination and was
bound over to the district court of
Boone county. He says that he is in
nocent and can account for his where
abouts all the time, and that he was
far from the place when the crime was
committed. He is a stranger in Al
bion and no one appears to know him.
James Evans, the boy who was shot
at the charivari party at Ogalalla, died
from his wounds. Mr. Evans, the
boy’s father, is commander of the
Oalalla Grand Army of the
Republic post. Mra Evans is prostrat
ed and it is feared she may lose her
mind, irank Yocum, the young man
who did the shooting, is in jail on the
charge of manslaughter. He is about
S3 years old and is said to have been
is the habit of carrying a gun.
The preliminary examination of Dr.
J- 8. Goodmanson, the young dentist
who was charged with administering
strychnine to his wife in Pender last
September, after several continuances,
was called last week before Judge Cur
ry, in the presence of a large assem
blage of eager spectators. Dr. E. L.
Ralph, the resident physician, testified
that he was called to administer to
Mrs. Goodmanson, and that 6he lived
•bout fifteen minutes after he arrived.
From this witness it was shown that
the medicine was anch as is usually
' used in cases of strychnine poisoning.
The trial of all the saloon keepers of
the village of Dodge on a complaint
Bled by Louis Schinkle, charging them
with violating the Slocumb law by
keeping open on Sunday, came up be
fore a justice of the peace in Fremont.
• The complaining witness introduced uo
evidence to establish the charges and
the cases were all dismissed and coats
taxed to him. The men were arrested
about a month ago and took a continu
ance. This is the second time the
•ame men have been arrested on that
. charge, and each time the complaining
- witness had no evidence.
| Windows of Ernest Rattman’s jewel
. ly store at Palmyra were' forced open
• t»d two gold-filled watches, two silver
i watches, a number of solid gold rings,
chains and sleeve buttons were taken,
, in all amounting in value to 330a Mr.
Battmsn was sleeping in the building,
but was not awakened by the robbers.
: , Clarence Lackey, a Hitchcock county
prisoner held in the county jail at
: Bastings, escaped a few days ago. He
had fixed np a dummy in his bunk and
- then crawled on top of the steel cage
When (Sheriff Simmering went in to
leek the prisoners up for the night
Lackey slipped down from hie perch
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D. R. McElrath. a traveling man,
suicided in Omaha last week.
There are more would-be renters in
Valley county than farms to rent.
Eight thousand cattle, 7,000 hogs and
30,000 sheep are being fed near Nebras
ka City.
James Johnson of Saline county is
one of the “old settlers.” lie was born
there thirty years ago.
Eight girls of Niobrara debated
woman suffrage with the same number
of boys and won easily.
Joseph Krafka, living near Weston,
attempted suicide by shooting himself
in the bowels with a shotgun.
Mra Libbey’s residence at Lyons was
entered by burglars and 825 in money
and other articles stolen. There is no
clue.
The story that a Boone county farm
er received a Christmas present from
his wife of five girl bableB, has not
been confirmed.
The Presbyterians of York will adopt
the tithing system the coming year,
devoting a tenth of their net income tc
sustaining the church.
Christian Ilertx, a Dane of Omaha,
grew despondent and turned on the
gas and died, lie left a request that
there be no funeral, but that his re
mains be sent to a medical college in
the interest of science.
Burglars entered the house of J. II.
Rising, while the family were attend
ing Christmas services at the church.
They secured a lady’s gold watch and
chain and some other jewelry. A gold
watch was also taken from W. F.
Downing.
Some malicious wretch threw a large
stone through the front of Chase’s gro
cery at Beatrice, breaking a plate glass
which it will cost the owner of the
building 8100 to replace. A reward
has been posted for the apprehension
of the guilty party.
A St Paul boy attended a stock sale
and in a spirit of fun bid ten cents on a
blind mule. In about two minutes the
animal was his, and an hour later he
had disposed of it for a quarter, and re
tained'the halter which was worth
more than the animal.
Mrs. James Kimes, who lived in the
southwestern portion of Fairfield, died
at her home Sunday morning' from the
effects of being badly burned. In
some unaccountable manner her dress
caught fire Sunday morning a week
ago, while she was preparing breakfast.
Corn in Burt county is not keeping
well and it is feared a large quantity
that has been cribbed will spoil. Many
ears did not ripen well and most every
field has some soft corn in it. None of
the corn dried out as it should have
done. Elevator men are paying under
the market prices, and are very careful
to get the best corn, refusing any that
is wet.
The state of Nebraska has appealed
two suits to the supreme court in which
the Chicago, St. 1'aul, Minneapolis &
Omaha Railway company is the defend
ant. The suits were commenced in
.Burt county by County Attorney W. O.
Sears, who charged the road with fail
ing to blow a locomotive whistle and
ring a bell at. several certain public
highways in Burt county which are
crossed by the line of road.
While waiting for a train at the
depot in York, H. C. Shepardson
dropped dead. Paralysis of the heart
was the cause. lie was going to Brad
shaw to meet a daughter and some
friends. As the train rolled in which
was to bear him away, he was rapidly
stiffening in death upon the floor where 1
he had fallen. Shepardson was an
old settler ip York and was well known
and highly respected.
A correspondent of the Lincoln Jour
nal would like to have the incoming
legislature so revise the banking law
as to throw safeguards around our
savings banks to make them a safe
place in which the people of moderate
means can deposit their savings and
at the same time feel that the state
banking board was interested throe™',,
its examiners in keeping the people
posted as to who are the officers ar.d
directors of the bank in which, they
had their deposits.
An unsuccessful attempt was made
by burglars to blow open the safe of
the Fremont milling company. The
knob of the safe had been broken off
with a sledge hammer, a hole drilled
in the opening and a charge of powder
exploded in it The explosion started
all of the rivets around the door and
evidently smashed the mechanism of
the lock, but left the door as securely
closed as ever. Some empty grain
sacks with large holes burned in them,
were lying in front of the safe.
York liepubllaan: If more men
planted sugar beets it is reasonable to
suppose that more sugar beets would
be raised. If there were more acres
of sugar beets planted, less acres would
be planted to corn, that is certain. If
less acres were planted to corn, less
corn would be raised. If less corn was
raised, what was raised would com
mand a higher price. So you see sugar
beet culture means not only profit from
the beets, but profit from the increased
value of other products. Caa’t you see
the point?
Scientists at Beatrice are puzzling
their brains over a peculiar unheard-of
occurrence which happened at Block
Bros.’ flouring mills. About 4 o'clock
in the morning workmen discovered
that the power was slacking and it
finally stopped entirely. Investigation
revealed the fact that the water about
the turbine wheel, eight feet below the
surface had frozen almost solid, while
the surface of the water was not frozen
at all. A small trap door which lets
the water into the wheels and which is
located three feet under the surface,
was also frozen solid.
Some months ago while the children
of Ed Dollarhtde of Sterling were go
ing home from school, one of the girls
became angry and jabbed her brother
in the bosom with a hat pin. The pin
broke in several pieces, and little was
thought of the slight wound received
by the boy. Last week he complained
of a pain under his arm, and the doctor
dug out a section of the pin in question
measuring about an inch and ahalf in
length.
Wm. Strauss and Henry W. Calhoun,
both of New York, arrived in Hastings,
to be bidders at the sale of St Joseph
& Grand Island railroad.
W. 1. IIMUKMDII SUICIDE.
WRECKED ILLINOIS NA
TIONAL BANK.
DROWNED IN THE LAKE.
Traced by Papers to the Lake Side In
Evanston—Generally Held Responsi
ble for the Bank's Failure—
Charged With Speculating'
and Misuse of Funds—
Omaha Bank Closed.
Chicago, Jan. 4.—VV. A. Hammond,
the late second vice president of the
defunct National Bank of Illinois
called on Percy Palmer, his old friend
and confidential adviser, at 8 o’clock
last evening' and talked gloomily about
his future prospects. Palmer talked
encouragingly to him and about 11
o’clock he went to his home in Evan
ston and about 11:30 retired for the
night. He and his wife had been in
the habit of sleeping in adjacent rooms.
Early this morning Mrs. Hammond
noticed that the door connecting the
two apartments was open, looked into
the room and found that her husband
was not there. His night robe hung
over the foot of the bed and his watch
was on the table, but his clothes were
nowhere to be found, and he had not
taken his shoes and stockings.
The police were notified and soon
found a well-developed trail in the
form of numerous scraps of paper,
which led to the lake. A federal life
saving crew at once began a search for
the body, and at 12:50 o'clock the
drowned body was found at the foot
of Dempster street pier and taken to
the Evanston police station.
ur lUttMJiiJiAUlllKS.
Hammond was the vice-president of
the National Bank of Illinois, and was
active in its management, in fact, he is
said to have been the responsible head,
since President Schneider was too
feeble to do much work and the large
loans to the Calumet Electric company,'
particularly, and to others, which re
sulted in the closing of the bank, are
understood to have been made by him.
The first open charges against the
business integrity of Hammond were
made only about ten days ago. Then
he was accused of enacting the charac
ter of a “kiter." He was accused of
deceiving thfe directors of the bank
and the depositors and deliberately
violating the national bank law. His
alleged irregularities were said to
have begun many years ago, when, it
is alleged, he began to use the money
and credit of the bank in outside spec
ulations. This was done in such a
manner, it was generally reported,
that not only were the directors de
ceived, but the bank examiners as
well. Even old employes, thoroughly
familiar with the inside workings,
were said to have been unaware of
what was going on under their eyes.
When it was openly charged that he
had falsified the bank accounts an in
vestigation suggested that the irregu
larities must have begun at least four
years ago. At that tunc he is said to
nave interested himself in the now
famous Calumet Electric railway. It
is now believed that the first over
drafts to this railway, amounting to
were ill.me hi mst ume, wnen
the comptroller of the currency imme
diately called for a statement from the
bank and Ilaminond disguised the ir
regularities by designating the over
drafts “foreign exchange.”
This alleged irregularity only came
after many years of diligent service in
the institution, the wreck of which
proved disastrous to many. In these
years Hammond saved money, and
worked early and late, and the posi
tion he came to occupy was the result
of his years of frugality and merit.
Some of his savings invested legiti
mately in mining schemes brought
him a good profit, which he im
mediately put into the stock of
the bank. After he had served as
cashier and became second vice presi
dent, it is said, he began to personally
interest himself in many corporations
which were applicants for loans and in
this way, in course of' time, he drifted
into unwarranted speculations. Where
these turned out badly he is now ac
cused of sending “good money after
bad” and disguising his over-loans in
various illegal ways.
the first suicide.
The suicide of Hammond recalls the
suicide of Otto Wasmansdorff, the
banker, a few days ago. Wasmans
dorff’s death was the direct result of
the failure of the National Bank of
Illinois, the collapse of that institution
pulling down the firm of Wasmansdorff
& Heinnemann._
Omaha Bank Failure.
Omaha, Neb., Jan. 4.—The total lia
bilities of the Omaha Savings bank,
which closed to-day, are 8890,000, and
the assets exceed this amount by $200,
000. The securities are excellent and
no loss will result to depositors. The
bank has been in existence for fifteen
years. It has no connection with any
other bank and will not cause other
Omaha institutions any inconvenience.
A Cold Wave Strikes Oklahoma.
Perry, Ok la,, Jan. 4.—A blinding
sleet storm with the wind blowing
twenty-five miles an hour struck Perry
at 0 o'clock this morning and the mer
cury went down 40 degrees.
Abbey's Widow lu London.
London, Jan. 4.—The Strand theater
is being redecorated for the new les
see, John Sleeper Clark, who has se
cured Florence Gerard, widow of the
late Henry F. Abbey, of New York, as
h is leading lady. The opening plays
will be “The Prodigal Father” and
‘Home, Sweet Homo.”
Ovations for Mr. McKinley.
Cleveland, Ohio, Jan. 4.—President
elect McKinley's trip to Cleveland this
morning was a succession of ovations.
At Bedford, Newburg and other sta
tions crowds of workingmen cheered
the President-elect
BAG MAKERS COMPLAIN.
The Wilson Tariff Held to Have Rained
the Industry In California.
Washington, Jan. 4 —When the
House wavs and means committee re
sumed its hearings to-day, William
Rutherford of Oakland, Cal., repre
senting a company which had been
manufacturing twine, yarn and cloth
for thirty years, asked that yarns made
of jute be advanced from 30 to 35 per
cent ad valorem; that burlaps and
bags of grain made of burlaps be trans
ferred to the dutiable list at 1% cents
per pound and bags for grain made of
burlaps be taxed 2 cents per pound;
that gunny bags and gunny cloths, old
or refuse fit only for manufacture, be
changed from the free list to )4 cent
per pound. He declared that the Wil
son law had wrought commercial dis
aster and social discontent to the Pa
cific coast, but the farmers and manu
facturers had in the last election
voted for protection, knowing it
would restore prosperity to them. The
industry on the Pacific coast had been
stricken down and now there were 300
idle looms in Oakland, while in New
York and Massachusetts, mills had al
so been closed. Under the operation of
the present law, horse blankets, plaids,
carriage robes, tarpaulin and print
eloths were entered free of duty and
came into competition with American
products,particularly cotton. They were
entered by virtue of the designation
“other materials" in the jute and
hemp schedule of the Wilson bill, al
though the American manufacturers
had protested against f ueh a construc
tion of the law. Many of the goods
entered free were dyed so that the
American dyer was also robbed by the
system.
WRONG MEN LYNCHED.
Prosecutor Aall Believes Nelson and
Wtuner Did Not Commit Murders.
Lkxington, Mo., Jan. 4.—Prosecuting
Attorney Aull of this county said last
night in regard to the report that he
had secured evidence against members
of the mob that hanged Nelson and
Winner that he was thoroughly satis
fied that both men were innocent of
the murder of Mrs. Winner and her
children, but as io any facts connect
ing members of the mob with the crime
he would decline to speak, because it
was a matter to be investigated by the
courts first.
DECLARED AN ACCIDENT,
Coroner's Jury Decides Tbnt Editor Mo
CuUagh Did Mot Take HU Life.
St. Louis, Mo., Jan. 4.—The cor
oner’s jury rendered a -verdict to-day
that Mr. McCullagh came to his death
by falling from a window while at
tempting to escape from the effects of
gas, the result of an accident.
Pennoyer Kept His Word.
Portland, Ore., Jan. 4.—When ex
Governor Pennoyer entered upon
his duties as mayor of this city last
July he expressed the resolution to
accept only half of the salary allowed
Mm by law, which is 85,000 and he con
sidered it excessive, lie has subse
quently proved his sincerity by offi
cially turning into the city treasury
one-half of his legal salary, which he
declined to accept on the ground that
the duties of his office are not worth
it. He has also directed Auditor Gam
bell to draw a warrant for half of the
other half, 81,250, to the order of Sec
retary Walpole of the city board of
charities to be expended tyy the needy.
Dnbolc Meeds Democratic Aid.
Boise, Idaho, Jan. 4.—Senator Du
bois has arrived here accompanied by
Secretary Walsh of the Democratic
national committee. Walsh comes for
the express purpose of endeavoring to
induce the Democrats to join in re
electing Dubois to the Senate. He
says it is the unanimous wish of the
committee aDd all of the national
Democratic leaders that the Senator
should be sent back. Dubois will need
six or seven Democrats to win.
Walsor Not Converted.
Nevada, Mo., Jan. 4. — George H.
Walser, founder of the spiritualist
town of Liberal and president of the
Western Spiritual association, who, it
was recently reported, joined the
Presbyterian church at Lincoln, Neb.,
denies over his own signature the
truth of the report as a “white livered
lie.” He uses harsh language in at
tacking both the Presbyterian and
Methodist churches and the authors
of the stor^_
A Montana Official a Suicide,
Sai.t Lake Citt, Utah, Jan. 4.—N.
A. Niedenhofen, clerk of the district
court of Silver Bow county, Montana,
who came here some weeks ago for his
health, last night, when he and some
friends were preparing to start to the
theater, excused himself, climbed hur
riedly to the roof of the Wey hotel,
where he had been stopping, and fell
or threw himself to the ground forty
feet below. He lived only a short
time.
Wanted For Chicago Flection Murder.
Portland, Ore., Jan. 4.—Police In
spector Fitzpatrick, of Chicago, has
telegraphed that George Betts, alias
Bingham, convicted here jointly with
C. F. Moore, of San Francisco,of grand
larceny, has been indicted by the Cook
county grand jury for the murder, at
the polls, of Gus Collander, November
7, 1894.
A Brewery Project for Wichita.
Wichita, Kan., Jan. 5.—Kansas City
men have recently bought several lots
here and it is said that this is the first
step toward the erection of a brewery
in this city. Max Shultz of Kansas
City is said to be in charge of the ar
rangements^_
Boyle Favors a Silver Republican.
Toi-eka, Kan , Jan. 4. — Attorney
General Boyle to-day named George
R. Snelling of Anthony. Harper county
as his assistant. The place pays a sal
ary of $1,600. Ho is a free silver Re
publican and was in the Republican
convention of the Seventh Congres
sional district last spring and placed
Chester I. Long before the convention
for renomination.
Alderman O'Malley Ont on Bath
Chicago, Jan. 4.—Alderman Thomas
J. O’Malley, under indictment charged
with the murder of Gus Collander in a
raid on a polling booth on election
night, was admitted to hall to-day in
the sum of $25, «y*
THE SUGAR INTEREST
WANT HIGHER DUTIES AND
SPECIFIC RATES.
Importers, Cane Growers, Beet Bailors
and Refiners Make Tbelr W«its Known
to tbe House Ways and Means Commit
tee—Interesting Points Brought Ont
By Experts.
Committee Hearings
Washington, Dec. 31.—The House
ways and means committee this morn
ing1 took up the sugar schedule, and
four inserests were represented—the
importers, cane growers, beet raisers
and refiners. For the importers John
Farr of New York opened. Their
recommendations were: On all sugar
testing 75 degrees or less, a duty of
1 cent a pound, adding 3 cents per de
gree to 100 degrees; an additional duty
of about one-fourth of a cent differ
ential on all sugars above sixteen
Dutch standard in color to prevent re
finers from entering refined sugars at
the same duty as raw sugars of the
same test; an additional discriminating
duty on all sugars from bounty paying
countries, with authority to the Presi
dent to raise or lower duties as the
bounties should be raised or lowered.
This scheme, the importers estimated,
would yield the government a revenue
of 850,000,000 per year, the amount of
sugar paying duty being about 1,500,
000 tons, the average polariscope test
being 93 degrees.
In reply to a question from Chair
man Dingley, Mr. Farr declared that
there was no undervaluation of sugars
imported now but, owing to the strict
interpretation of the law by the cus
tom officials, the tendency was to pay
more duty than the law called for.
Appraisals were made on the basis of
the estimated values in Trindad and
other countries where there was .no
market values.
“What would you say,” asked Mr.
Dingley, "to the statement furnished
the committee by Henry A. Brown of
Massachusetts tha t the invoiced value
of all sugar imported in 1893 was an
average of 3-10 cents a pound under
the London valuation.
ran euutjiucreu Liial siaiemeni
untruthful and entirely theoretical.
London values were not represented,
as Germany had absorbed the business.
London prices on cane were merely
nominal.
Mr. Farr asserted that only in oc
casional bargains could the American
Kefining company buy its goods
cheaper than other Aims. Its in
fluence had been to reduce the price of
sugar throughout the world. Under
the present differential rate of three
tenths of a cent the importations for
last year had been 65,000,000 tons
larger than ever before. A differen
tial of one-fourth of a cent a pound
would enable the soft white sugars to
compete with the centrifugal refined.
Solon Humphreys of New York,
chairman of a committee appointed by
the sugar trade, explained the diffi
culties of an ad valorem tariff on sugar
and made a plea for a specific system.
The change, he said, was unanimously
demanded by the trade. Ad valorem
valuations were unjust and impracti
cal on account of fluctuations in prices.
Bounties were a disorganizing factor.
The German government recently had
raised the bounty to something over
one-fourth of a cent a pound, which
enabled Germany to dispose of all her
surplus product. The system was
working ruin to ?11 the British Islands,
so that they must resort to the same
scheme or go out of business. Instead
of one-tenth of a cent bounty on sugar
imported into this country the addi
tional duty should equal the bounties.
P. J. Smith, another importer, made
q b{ief argument against ad valorem
duties. *»
Colonel J. D. Hill of New Orleans,
representing the Cane Growers’ asso
ciation of Louisiana, argued for a
restoration of the duty of the act of
1883. He spoke of the stimulation
produced by the bounty act of 1890,
with the duty imposed therein on re
fined sugar, and said if a similar pro
vision could be made in the prospect
ive law and its permanence guaranteed
the sugar producers would prefer it,
but all things considered, they asked
for a re-enactment of the provisions in
the act of 1683. He produced figures
to show the reduction of price of re
fined sugar under the operation of that
act at the time when the crops were
being marketed, to show the benefits
to the country at large from home
competition.
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CIVIL SERVICE EXTENSION.
All Officers and Employes of Federal
Penitentiaries Under the Rales.
Washington, Dec. 31.—The Presi
dent has extended the civil service
rules so as to include all officers and
employes in the federal penitentiary
service who are by law subject to class
ification. This principally affects the
federal penitentiary at Port Leaven
worth, Has., though it is to apply to
all such government institutions and
to all penitentiaries hereafter created
immediately upon their establishment.
Attorney General Harmon is sub
jecting the recent civil service sched
ule as affecting the department of
justice to a rigid scrutiny. The pres
ent amendment is to overcome a defect
in the rules promulgated November 2.
Further amendments on similar lines
may be expected.
Indians Robbed and Poisoned.
Guthrie, Okla., Dec. 31.—During the
Sac and Fox payment just closed the
reservation was flooded with gamblers
and whisky peddlers, who robbed the
Indians. Two Indians have died and
a number are suffering from the effects
of the vile compound sold to them for
whisky.
Trust Company Goes Under.
Sioux Citt. Iowa, Dec. 31.—The
Farmers’ Trust company has gone into
the hands of a receiver. The appoint
ment was made on application of W.
T. Housinger, vice president of the
company. The liabilities are 9135,000,
assets, 9238,000.
Succumbed to a Run.
Roanoke, Va., Dec. 31.—The Com
mercial National bank of this city
closed its doors yesterday morning by
order of the board of directors. The
trouble was a heavy run on the bank
by thedepositors.
Railroad Shops Closed.
Zanesville, Ohio, Jan. 1.—The su
perintendent of the Baltimore & Ohio
railroad shops at this place has re
ceived orders to close down the shops
until further notice. Four hundred
men are thrown out of employment.
No reason is given for the order.
Decided to Work for Bryan.
New York, Jan. 1.—The Progressive
Democratic club decided to work for
the nomination of William J. Bryan
for President in 1900 and issued invita
tions to all democratic organizations
in the north to attend a convention to
be held in January.
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James C. McMullen Dead. 1 i
Chicago, Jan. 1.—James C. McMul
lin, prominent in Chicago commercial
and financial circles, and for a number
of years vice-president of the Chicago
& Alton railroad, died yesterday. ' He
has been an invalid for the last three
years. His estate suffered heavy los
ses just prior to his death, as he was a.
stockholder in the Atlas National
bank, and his interest in the proper
ties affected by the failure of the Nor
ton Bros, is estimated at $112,000. i
The Success of O. A. HotM. VJ
“When I left Masoncounty, Ky., in
April, 1873,” says Mr. G. A. Ilotze, of
Indianola, Red Willow county. Neb.,
“I had one yoke of oxen, a wagon,
plow and money enough to last me a
year. I have followed stock raising,
farming and gardening. Have made
at gardening from $700 to $1,000 a year.
I own 360 acres valued at $10,000. My
improvements are worth $4,000. I have
all kinds of fruit trees. I raised about
60 bushels of cherries this year, which
I sold for $3.50 per bushel. If anyone
wishes to write and ask questions, 1
will cheerfully answer, as I am glad to
help any man with small means to get,
a home as I have done.
in our .Nebraska Hook” (40 pages
with mapB and illustrations), are doz
ens of statements like that of Mr. Thor
rell. They are made by farmers who
have made a success of farming. They
show that Nebraska is as good a state
as any in the Union.
The book in which they appear is as*
different from the ordinary agricul
tural pamphlet as day is from night.
It is interesting, practical and truthful.
.In a straightforward, simple fashion,
St tells you everything you need to
jknow about Nebraska—its climate,
people, schools, churches, railroads,
markets, soil and crops. It explains
why the Nebraska farmer makes mon
ey in spite of low prices and hard
times. Why land is cheap. And how
it is as easy for an intelligent and in
dustrious man to BUY a Nebraska
form as it is to rent one in any state
jeast of the Missouri river.
Every farm renter who wants to be
come a farm owner; every farm owner
•who is tired ot trying to make money
off high-priced land; every father who
'wants to give his sons a start on the
high road to independence, should write
for a copy. Free.
J. FRANCIS,
Gen’l Pass’r Agt., Burlington Route,
_ Omaha, Neb.,
Questions and Answers Relating to!
Patents.
J. V. D., of Belmond, Iowa, has sub
mitted questions to which we answer
as follows:
1. —The average time for getting a
patent allowed is about eight weeks.
2. —An application in this , country is,!
by international agreement, protection
for six months in most of the foreign
countries that grant patents to Ameri
cans. ...
3. —No one outside of the U.S. patent'
office has a right to know anything!
about an application that has not been
granted.
4. —Yes, we have the official records
of all U. 8. Patents issued since 18.10 to
date and can generally tell when prior
claims interfere with ideas or inven
tions presented now. >
5. —Principles and results are not
patentable and the same objects and
results may be obtained by inventions
that differ from each other in contrac
tion, in a patentable sense, so that two
machines for the same purpose may
each be patented by different persons
and used without either one being an
infringement of the other’s rights.
Valuable information about obtain
ing, valuing and selling patents sent
free to any address.
Printed copies of the drawings and
specifications of any U. S. Patent sent
upon receipt of 35 cents.
Our practice is not confined to Iowa.
Inventors in other states can have our
services upon the same terms as Hawk
eyes.
Thomas G. & J. Ralph Orwig,
Solicitors of Patents
Des Moines, Iowa, Dec. 19, 1896.
LIVE STOCK AMU fBOUllcli MARKETS.
Quotations From New York, Chicago, St.
Louie, Omaha and thenhere.
OMAHA.
Butter—Crenmery separator.. 18 ® 20
Butter—Choice fancy country 13 © 15
Eggs—Fresh. 16 @ 18
Prairie chickens, per doz. 6 00 © 6 25
Spring Chickens—dressed. 5 ((B g
Turkeys. 8 © 9
Geese and Ducks. 7 • • 8
Lemons—Choice Messlnas. 3 50 © 4 00
Honey—Fancy White. 14 © 13
Onions, per bu. 40 Op 50
Beans—Handpicked Aavy. 1 35 ® 1 40
Potatoes. 25 © 35
Sweet Potatoes per bbl. 1 75 © 2 00
Oranges—Per box . 3 75 © 4 00
Hay—Upland, per ton. 4 00 ® 5 50
Apple*—Per bbl. 1 50 © 3 00
SOUTH OMAHA STOCK MARKET.
Hogs—Light Mixed. 3 25 © 3 35
Hogs—Heavy Weights. 3 10 © 3 15
Beef—Steers. 30) ©450
Bulls. 2 00 © 3 40
Milkers and springers.25 00 ©3)00
Stags. 2 60 © 3 00
Calves.. 2 25 © 5 75
Stags. 2 23 © 3 10
Cows. 1 O') © 3 23
Heifers.,. 2 40 © 3 45
Stockers and Feeders. 2 85 © 4 00
Sheep—Native. 2 25 ©3 00
Sheep—Lambs. 3 20 ® 4 25
CHICAGO.
Wheat—No. 2Spring.
Corn—Per bu.
Oats—Per bu.
Pork..
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Cattle—Christmas beeves.
Stockers andfeeders..
Calves.
Hogs—Medium mixed...,.
Sheep—Lambs.
NEW YORE.
Wheat—No. 1, hard.
Corn No, 2,.
Oats—No. 2,.
Pork—.
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Wheat—No. 2 red, cash.
Corn—Per bu..,.
Oats—Per bu.
Hogs—Mixed packing.
Cattle—Native Ship’ng Steers.
KANsAs Cl L'Y.
Wheat—No. 2 hard..
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