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]jomsvn.t.R is in the midst of quite ■
Voiding boom.
Tux Volnnteers of A merles have, es
■ tablished barracksatColumbus.
Fremont oontalns over 300 unlicensed
dop, which the marshal proposes to
exterminate unless the license is paal.
Tmc board of supervisors of Nance
eonnty, appointed J. IV. Whitney
county treasurer, to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of Theodore lin
ker.
Nku.ir Roekkr, a young girl work
ing at the Junction notel, Norfolk, at
tempted to commit suicide by taking
laudanum. Vigorous medical treat
ment saved her.
Tint supreme court has adjourned
until June 1, end has not handed
down a decision In the case of George
W. Morgan, who was convicted in the
district court of having killed Ida lias*
MIL
Mrs. I,. F. Draw, wife of a merchant
tailor in Central City, attempted to
commit suicide by taking strychnine.
Doctors succeeded in saving her. Do
mestic troubles was the cause of the
attempt. > i
At Modole, Iowa, Sheriff Mencke in
company with Deputy Sheriff Grebe of
Douglas county, caught Fred Gordon,
who stole a horse belonging to Don C.
Callahan of Cmaha. He , formerly
worked for Callahan. '
Word has been received from Wel
lington, Kan., that M. C. Mitchell, a
well known stock buyer of Holdrege
and proprietor of the Mitchell hotel at
that place, was run over by the cars
and died after a short,time. ,
Thr bank of Johnstown has had its
doors closed by the state bank exam
iner. The bank has beeti known for
some time to be in a weak condition,
sad as a consequence Do deposits have
keen taken since Nov. 1. 1890.
Bit. Johk C. Gai.la^dbt, Who has
in charge of the St. James Episco
pal ehnreh in Fremont since last fall,
presented his resignation at the last
Sunday morning service. The an
nouncement was a surprise to the con
gregation.
A Srwabd county fanner who led
: about 1,400 head of sheep last winter
toM the editor of the Nebraska Farmer
recently, that he had realised 30 cents
per bushel for all the corn fed to them.
He has gone for more sheep for sum
, mer feeding.
j, Jour Jonas, proprietor of a hotel at
< Seri bn er, was brought to Fremont to
answer to the complaint filed by a girl
•mnloyedat his hotel, charging him
With being the father of her unborn
child. He eras bound over to the dis
trict court Jones has a family.
Axx “train and engine men running
between Sidney And Cheyenne have re
ceived personal letters from the' taper
: In tendon t prohibiting them from mak
ing purchases of butter, eggs And
■ other farm produce in Sidney and oar*
tying it with them to Cheyenne.
A mar named Hager, who lives a few
miles from Bloomington, was cleaning
his bicycle, and was trying to see how
fast hie eould make the ■ wheels go
sound. Hishandseanght in the spokes,
cutting one finger off, breaking anoth
er and badly bruising the whole hand.
At a recent council meeting in lleat
rloe, a committee of five was appointed
;^°.?0,,*er wlth the Chicago capitalist*
who are akihg for a bonus for a sugar
ease syrup factory. It is proposed to
Use what is known as the Paddock pas
ture water plant for the new enter
triae.
’ O. B. Sfricr, Charles Jones and J. D.
Beynolds, of Columbus, each, lost a val
; cable dog last Week by poison. One
dog brought a bone and fell over while
knawlng it The symptoms showed
that strychnine had been .used. 'Che
dogs were all good blooded animals,
the curs escaping.
Wn.BRUi Fishrb was arraigned in
■ the district court of Otoe county for
Mealing a team of horses from a farmer
near Nebraska City. He pleaded
guilty and was sentenced to six yean
la the penitentiary, lie is 75 yean
old, decrepit and bent with age. He
: la said to. nave served several terms in
the Kansas penitentiary for similar
At a special meeting of the board ot
supervisors of Butler county to receive
and consider bids for the refunding of
the Omaha and Republican Valley rail
mad 10 per cent, bonds issued in 1877.
the bonds of Butler county to the
amount ot 980,000, bearing 5 per cent,
•emt-annual interest, to ran fifteen
years with no option, were sold to
Bpitaer A Co., of Toledo, O., at par,
plus 9510 premium.
Thx Beatrice Chautauqua program
will be placed in the hands of the peo
ple in a few days. The program is an
cucoeptlonally good one, comprising the
beat talent in different branches the
country affords. Rev. T. DeWitt Tal-,
wage lectures on Saturday, June 10,
and preaches Sunday, the SOth. W. J.
Bryan will lecture Saturday, June M,
and Bev. Sam Small will lecture the
name evening and preach the day fol
lowing.
A utat. named Rogers, a domestle in
the family of R. N, Day, » farmer llv
Sag s mile south of Tekamah, was as
saulted and raped by a tramp between
Wand 11 o'clock the other day. Miss
Rogers and Mrs. Day were alone on the
•pla.se add the formerhad started for an
outbuilding. As she was passing
through some hushes the fellow sprang
•■it upon her and after roughly chok
ing her accomplished his purpose. The
victim is twenty years of age, and the
daughter of a farmer living near Craig,
Her assailant ia at large, but hemp
awaits him if caught. ■« „
Rxamixatioxs of applicants fdir
teachers’ life diplomas will be held
June 9 and 10 at the atate superintea*
death Offlee at the state house, and at
thobounty superintendent's office at
Sorth Platte and the high school builds
dugs at Omaha, Fremont, Hastings,
Bor-folk and Oraad Island.
, Bom the Salvationists and the Amer
ican Volunteers have established them
asfvoa at Colnmhus.
la the midst of ta storm at Table
th« millinery store Bln Maggie
" and Elva Layman was struck
filling their shop1 With
swell of brimstone. The
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EFFORTS TO REDUCE THE
TARIFF RATE LOST.
MR. JONES HEARD FROM.
The Arkannu Realtor Stir* Op a Lively
Tilt'—FroHU of tba Plata Glass '
Treat Alrsd—Senator Margin
Lata Go a Paw Sharp
Bapa at Speaker
Washington, May 31.~The Senate
resumed its work at noon to-day with
its usual calm prevailing after the
ntormy events of yesterday. The
tariff bill was taken up on motion of
Mr. Aldrich and considered from the
point reached yesterday, paragraph
100.
An agreement was reached striking
out the provision that all fluted, rolled,
ribbed or rough plate glass, when
ground or otherwise obscured, shall be
uubject to the same rate of duty as
finished cast polished plate glass un
silvered:
On the paragraph as to unallvered
cost polished plate glass, small size,
Mr. Jones of Arkansas moved to re
duce the rate from 8 cents to 5 cents
per square foot In this connection
Mr. Jones declared that the increase
of duty on all classes of plate glass
was astounding. In one case, he said,
the rate was increasad 83 per cent
above the high rate of the
McKinley act, which, he asserted,
had been repudiated by the people
because of its high rates. This was
an attempt to raise the price of mir
rors in cheap furniture for poor peo
ple, while the large sized glass bought
by people of wealth had its rates re
duced. This was the peculiarity of
the whole bill, as though the Senators
in charge of the bill had in mind the
old proverb: “To him who hath shall
be given, and to him whp hath sit
shall be taken away,” etc. -1
When Mr. Jonea referred to the
enormous dividends declared by the
plate glass trust, Mr. Platt,of Connect
tlcut stated that no dividends had
been, declared la the lapt three , years,!
Mr. Vest of Missouri ^dded (that the
entire plate glass trade, with A tew trl
flln|f®WWV0?,, w,W 8ontrolled by the
comrade which met opauaVly at Pitta
burg, to fix rates, eta Mr. Jones pre
sented a statement showing that the
plate glass combination had made pro
fits of about f3,500,000 in twenty-two
months, on a capital of *5,000,000. Mr.
Quay of Pennsylvania read a letter
front the Pittsburg Plate Glass com
pany, declaring that any statements
that it was a trust combine in restraint
of trade was untrue.
After a lengthy debate on the plate
glass schedule the motion of Senator
Jones of Arkansas to reduoe the rate
on rough plate glass from 8 to 8 cents,
was defeated—yeas 31, nays 29.
eenatortjuay made a motion in the
Senate this afternoon to adjourn over
Monday in honor of Decoration day,
The motion was discussed at some
length, a number of Republicans say
ing they thought the tariff bill should
be pressed.
The Democrats supported the mo
tion. Senator Morgan, discussing it,
said he regretted that the Republican
House of Representatives was com
pelled to meet Monday by the auto
cratic ruler of that body. He said the
House of Representatives was com
pelled to follow the dictates of one
man, and Congress was dishonoring
itself, hy being subject to one man.
NO TAX ON POLICIES.
i* Tax*
A Decision la Indiana Against
lag of Ufa Insnranoe.
Indiaxafolis. Ind., May 31.—Judge
Allen of the Marlon circuit court to
day granted the injunction asked for
hy John H. Holliday and others
against.the state board of tax com
missioners and other taxing officers,
restraining them from levying a tax
on life insurance policies. The court
holds that no law has ever been passed
hy the legislature authorizing the tax
ation of ilfe insurance policies, and
that the general latv on tuxation could
not be construed to include them. The
legislature had all taxing powers and
It could not delegate such power, even
If It chose, to do sp.
A Ttramea'a Monument. I ‘
Cbicaoo, May 31. —Next Monday the
firemen of Chicago will dedicate e
monument to the firemen end citizens
| who met death in the cold storage
building fire in the World’s ' fail
grounds Jnly to, 18»3. In that con
flagration fifteen men id oU wore
either burned to death or so injured ir
jumping that they died soon after
wards.
Hlvsr ratllag at Kl Pan*- r it?
El Paso, Texas, May 31.—The rivei
foil several Inches last night and the
water in the flooded districts has fall
en off. All tho destitute and sick hav<
' been provided for and there is no suf
fering.
Pn no ration Day at Topeka.
ToncKA, Kan., May 31.—Memoria
Day was observed in Topeka by th«
usual floral decoration of graves oi
dead soldiers in the forenoon and i
parade and speeches In the afternoon
Colonel J. H. Oilpatrick at i>nvcn
worth delivered au address,
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A Kaanas Bank lu Liquidation.
hr, May 31.—The Uanl
of Osage Mission of this city has gon«
into voluntary liquidation, and is pay
ing off the depositors in full. Thi
stringency of the late banking law h
•Aid to be the onus*
SECRETARY CAGE SPEAKS.
Address** a Hanqnat at Ctaelaaall mo
* tha Tariff aad rinaaaa.
Cinco'nati, May 21.—Tha crowning
a rent of tha visit, of . the commercial
clubs of St Louis, Chicago and Boston
was the banquet at the Clifton man
sion of Alexander McDonald, who was
host for the Cincinnati club. Lncien
Wulsin, president of the Cincinnati
club, opened the speaking with an ad
dress of welcome
Secretary of the Treasury Gage was
vociferously applauded as be rose to
speak. He said, in beginning his re
marks, that before coming he had
called on the FVbSident and askedper-i
mission to say for the administration
that there must be proper revenue
raised, and there must be a sound sys
tem of currency established. The
President said: “That is exactly what
I want yon to say.” Mr. Gage con
tinued: •
' “As to the. great fabric now before
Congress known as the tariff bill, I
have nothing to say in detail, I want
to bear testimony, however, to the
good faith of those in both houses who
have that measure in charge. They
are fully conscious of their great re
sponsibility and are working faith
fully to discharge it Nor do I think
that the opponents of these measures
are likely to oppose with willful and
unjust obstructions the course of
legislation. Protest there will be—
more or less fencing for position must
be expected, but having now
come into contact with many of the
representatives of the people in both
houses of Congress, 1 deem it my duty
to bear witness, so far as it may have
value, to the honorable and patriotic
motives that inspire the minds of the
great majority, whether upon one side
of the house or the other, and I
prophesy an early result in the na
tional councils to which this great
committee question is now committed.
"I make these remarks, not to de
fend a body for which -I hold no com
mission to speak, but to correct, in one
direction if I may say, the operation
of an injurious sentiment—a sentiment
I which is sowing its seeds in many di
rections. It is dividing classes, des
stroying unity and breeding hatred.
! The one word for that is ‘distrust’
Faith and courage lead to conquest
and victory. . Distrust paralyzes and
destroys,
i‘ “As to the' financial question, to
| which I have already referred, I must
/content iqyself with few words I am
: glad that they may be words of assnr
i ance. If any of you harbor the sus
picion that the administration but
just now installed into the responsi
bilities of high office, has forgotten,
or is likely to. forget, the mandate of
•the people whose vote in behalf of
honest money and sound finances
rang out loud and dear in No
) vember last, put that suspicion
asido. It was unjust and un
1 founded In good time and in proper
order the affirmative evidences of my
i declaration will appear. The revival
| of industry is near, and, with the es
I tablishment of a revenue law sufficient
: to bring into the treasury an amount
adequate to meet the reasonable needs
| of our government, and with the
• esta-blisement of our finances on a
| sound and enduring basis, nothing now
1 forseen can delay the recovery of past
| losses, and the Inauguration of a new
forward movement along the lines of
• material advancement and social pro
gress."
FRENCH BIMETALLISTS.
National Bimetallic League Meets at
Paris—Address by the Premier.
Paris, May 31.—There were 400 del
egates present to-day at. the, annual
meeting of the National Bimetallic
League. Deputy Fougoirol presided.
M. Threy, secretary of the League,
read the report. It set forth that the
leading event of the year was the
election of President McKinley, which
gave great satisfaction to bimetallists,
lie dwelt upon the necessity of bring
ing the movement to a definite issue
before the expiration of Mr. MbKin
ley’s term of office. The French gov
ernment had done excellent work,
which the international negotiations
would reveal. It had persevered in
seeking the co-operation of Great
Britain because the lather's participa
tion would disarm the worst opponeuts
and give international bimetallism a
permanent and solid basis. The re
port added:
"The English horizon is leas dark
than asserted. Tho presence of the
American delegates in Paris may
greatly hasten a solution of the ques
tion. Frauce and America could
easily come , to an agreement if
England was inclined to a serious ef
fort in favor of silver, and Germany
would follow- her example. It is upon
this that the question of international
bimetallism, therefore, depends for its
practical solution."
.id eiaooruto banquet was given to
ithe delegates to the National Bimetal
lic league at the Hotel Continental.
Senator II oleott, ex-Vico President
Stevenson and tieneral Paine, the
American commissioners, occupied the
scats of honor.
Premier Mellnc dwelt at some length
upon the inconvenience caused' by
Juctuations in exchange and the im
portance of solving this problem. He
isaid that Prance alone could not settle
this question. The co-Operation of
other powers was necessary, but the
United States had brought the matter
before Europe in a decisive way bv
sending commissioners whose ability
and knowledge of the subject enabled
them to speak with authority.
“Prance, under these circumstances,”
he said, in conclusion, “will support
the efforts of the United States for a
great cause/'
Before resuming his seat the premier
gave the toast, “The Union of France
; and the United States and the Health
of the Most Worthy American Repre
■ sentatives.”
M. Therey read a large number of
telegrams of congratulation from for
eign,bimetallic leagues. None of the
1 American commissioners spoke.
rm Woman Kieeted President.
•Ustto*. O., May3l T—The Women's
1 Home and Foreign Missionary society
■ of the general synod of the EvangeH
i cal Lutheran church closed its sessions
here yesterday. Mrs. A. O. Bond of
Saltan, Kan., was elected president.
RAILROAD DECISION
COMMISSIONERS’ RULES ARB
NOT. BINDING.
Iowa Boprerafl Court Hendon u Import*
oat Decision—It le Farorable for
tbo Shipper — Prospects for ■
Gnat Amount of Litigation.
Decides for tho Shipper.
The supreme court has handed down
an important railroad decision, hold
ing that the maximum rates Aged , fey.
the commissioners are not necessarily'
to be assumed as reasonable, and that
in .the event unreasonable rates are
charged, even if it be shown that they
are the commissioners rates, the ship
per who is overcharged may recover
damages in tripple the amount of the
overcharge. The case is of J. A. Harris
A Co. against the C., B. A Q. railroad.
Harris A Co. of Council Bluffs shipped
large quantities of sand to Creston
prior to July 30, 1803. On that date,
the commissioners, after a hearing, de
cided that the old rate on sand, al
though it was the commissioners! rate,
was excessive and prohibitive. A lower
rate was put in and Barris A Co. sued
to recover the difference between the
old excessive rate and the new one.1
The lower court held that the rate be
ing the commissioners’ schedule there
could be no recovery. The supreme
court reverses this. It holds that the
commissioners’ rater are only prima
facie reasonable, and that if it can be
shown by evidence that the rates are
in fact excessive and prohibitive of
traffic the shipper may recover. Barris
& Co. showed that the difference be
tween the rate they paid and the
reasonable rate established after the
hearing was 8313.38. The supreme
court declares that they are entitled to
recover in three times this sum.
The importance of the case lies in
the fact that it sustains the right of
the shipper to recover for overcharges,
even if the charges were given color
by the fact that they were within the
maximum fixed by the commissioners.
It means that in all probability an im
mense amount of litigation will be
commenced to recover for alleged over
charges. The commissioners say the
decision merely sustains the action of
the legislature in refusing to give the
commissioners power to absolutely fix
rates. The power to fix maximums
was. given, instead. . The federal su
preme court decisions sustain the view
of the Iowa court. Appeals from the
rates may be taken in epurt, independ
ent of the commissioners or their rates.
Seliool Funds Increasing.
The semi-annual state school appor
tionment will be paid to the various
counties within a few days.. State
Superintendent Jackson is -now at
work apportioning the amount be
tween counties. The total amount
available is 8363,336.03. There are
348,538 children of school age and the
rate per pupil on which the apportion
ment is made is 81.03. The total is
higher than it has been for several
years. Not since 1893 has the amount
reached 8300,000. Interest on sales
and leases on school lands are the
principal sources from which the
school 'apportionment is derived. The
increased amount available at this
time is considered tangible evidence
that people are paying what they owe
the state. Collections have been made
by the proper officers without much
trouble.
The apportionment for May, 1893,
amounted to 8356,996, and the rate per
pupil was 70 cents. In May, 1896, it
was 8360,410, the rate per pupil being
74 cents. In December, 1896, it
amounted to 8331,958, and the rate per
pupil was 66 cents.. The deccmber ap
portionment for 1896 was reduced'by
the loss of 834,000 which was in defunct
State depositories.
War at tt • s 11 • i onse.
Des Moines dispatch to tne Omaha
Bee: The biggest family war ever
turned loose in the state house is on.
It began with a demand by Attorney
General Remley for more commodious
quarters. He wanted pdrt of the
rooms of the adjutant general. That
officer announced that he had already
too little room to manage a military
campaign und protested. Then the at
torney general concluded that the
rooms of the agricultural society or
railroad commissioners would answer,
and the council ordered a hearing. All
the officers were on hand and there
was an all-day session, which develop
ed into a state of open war. The coun
cil was convinced that the state house
is not half big enough and that the
state’s business would have to stop if
any of the officers were interfered
with. The council’s power tolnterfero
with the assignment of offices was
questioned and the master was hung
up until this could be determined.
Things are so serious that one-half-of
the occupants of the capitol are not on
speaking terms with tne other half.
Kiuu nan comm n sale as.
George Chain of Nortonville, Kansas,
committed suicide at Highland inn,
Creston, by shooting himself in the
bead. He came to the hotel from At
chison. He left a short notice giving
the address of his father, N. F. Chain,
Marlborough.
Judge Getts and. a Jury at Osceola
have been having a tussle with the
case, State of Nebraska against Charles
Swan, who was charged with stealing
harness. He proved by Mrs. Curtis a
complete alibi, Mrs. Curtis swearing
that no was at her home at the time he
was charged with taking the harness,
and as a result Mr. B. F. Curtis has
filed a suit for divorce, charging
adultery against Mrs. Curtis at that
time and at divers other times and
places.
Caneht by HI* Footprints.
Mason City dispatch: The villain
who twice attempted to wreck the Il
linois Central flyer by placing obstruc
tions across the rails, each time nearly
accomplishing his purpose, has been
run down by Sheriff Barker. He gives
his name as Louis E. Hyde of Faya, In.
It was a neat piece of detective work
on the part of Parker, as his only due
was the tracks made * by the man’s
shoes, the s&les of which left - peculiar
marks in the earth. He is now in
Fiord county jail awaiting the action
of the September grand jury. He hM
confessed the crime.
NOT GUILTY.
So lajri tha Jnrj la tha Caia of HM*
majrar.
Washington, May 28. — Ther« was
again the same crowd of distinguished
persons at die Hsvemeyertrial this
morning. When court opened Dis
trict Attorney Davis entered upon bis
reply to the motion of the defense to
order an acquittal, which Mr. Have
meyer’s counsel argued yesterday.
Mr. Davis took up the six propositions
upon which the defense based the mo
tion and met them in order, though
not as laid down by the defense.
After the prosecution closed its argu
ment the.judgo sustained Idle motion'
of the defense and the t jury, in ac
cordance with the instructions of the
court, returned a verdict of not guilty.
It is understood by many that the
acquittal of Mr. llavemeyer would
cause the indictments against JobnE.
Searles, secretary of the refining com
pany, and Mr. Edwards and Mr. Shri
ver, the newspaper me'n,to be quashed.
Mr. Davis, the district attorney, how
ever, said that the verdict in this case
would not affect the case of John E.
Searles, whose trial will be proceeded
with to-morrow. Mr. Davis said that
Mr. Searles had directly refused to an
swer questions, and that his case was
in no way parallel with that of Mr.
Havemeyer’s.
INVESTORS SWINDLED.
New Corkers Caught for Much Money—■
Touched by a Promoter.
New York, May 38.—The many per
sons who were inveigled into all sorts
of schemes by Dr. G. H. Griffin, who
formerly had an office at No. 19 Broad
way, are mourning the loss of their
money and wondering what has be
come of the smooth-tongued promoter.
Dr. Griffin left town suddenly a short
time ago, and only now is the extent
of his scheming coming to l%ht. The
companies which he organized are too
numerous to mention. Among them
were the Nanaimo Coal Mining com
pany of British Columbia, the Central
lsllp Land and Improvement company
of Long Island, the Massapequa Land,
and Improvement company of Long
Island, the West ABbury Water com
pany and the Panther Mountain Coal
and Coke company of West Virginia.
In addition to these corporate con
'corns He was inferested in a Syndicate
which intended to build a railroad
threugh the coal fields of New Bruns
wick, panada. One of thefirst persons
whom lie interested in'the railroad
project was George Demetz. Mr. De
metz invested $10,000 in the railroad^
and later turned over to Dr. Griffin'
$5,000’’ in addition. The road was
never built
Hardly had this deal been begun be
fore Dr. Griffin announced him
self as the owner of large and
valuable coal properties in British
Columbia and organized a com
pany by the name of the Nan
aimo Coal Mining company, of
British Columbia, under the laws of
West Virginia. Stock was issued to the
amount of $3,000,000,and bonds amount-'’
ing to $1,500,000. Dr. Griffin was
president of the company and several
New Yorkers were interested finan
cially In the scheme. The bonds and
stocks were printed in Montreal, and
the Western Loan and Trust company
of Montreal registered the bonds of
the company and guaranteed the in
terest on them, amounting to $180,000
per year.
Dr. Griffin then went to London to
dispose of’ them, but, meanwhile, the
trust company investigated in British
Columbia and cabled to London, which
prevented his selling the bonds to in
vestors there.
As president of the Panther Moun
tain Coal and Coke company of West
Virginia Griffin received $500,000 in
bonds, which he was to dispose of in
London. He found it difficult’ to sell
the bonds and obtained a loan on them
of something like $35,000.
WHISKY-DRINKING WAGER.
Three Chicagoans Entered1 the Race—
, One Dead, Two Dying.’
Chicago, May 38. - -Yesterday after
noon in a saloon kept by Carl Schoep
for a number of men engaged in an
argument as to who could drink the
most whisky. Finally Jacob Conrad,
Joseph Bolum and Carl Eisteben be
gan the contest. The saloonkeeper
supplied the whisky in small beer
glasses! Conrad was ahead on the num
ber of glasses drank when he collapsed
and fell to the floor. He was dragged
into a room and left lying on the
floor, while the other two drank on.
1'hey became unconscious in a short
time and were left lying on the floor
beside Conrad. Word was sent to the
police, and when they reached the
place Conrad was dead, Bolum dying
. and Eisteben in a critical condition.
The .saloonkeeper was arrested,
charged with manslaughter.
Agriculture for Alaska.
. Washingtoh. May 28.— The secre
tary of agriculture has appointed a
board, of which B. Killen of Oregon
City, Ore., chairman of the hoard of
regents of the Oregon agricultural
college, and Botanist Evans of this
city, arc members, to go to Alaska to
investigate the needs of an agricultur
al experiment station in that terri
tory, and to secure data incident to
the. establish tnent of such an institu-;
tion. The party:will sail from Taco
ma June 8.
Foreign Honors for Fullnraa.
Chicago, May 28. —George M. Pull
man has received from Archduke Rai
ner two magnificent medals and a
richly wrought diploma as testimonials
of honor and merit in founding and
building the most perfect town in the
world. This distinction for the sub
urb came as the result of an exhibi
tion in the International Hygienic and
Pharmaceutical exposition in Prague,
of which tlie archduke was promotor.
Pullman woa against,the. settlements
created by Krupp, the gun man,'.
Stumm, the great, maker of steel, and
Baron von Ringhofer.
Canlt for SautoM,
8f. Petersburg, May So.—An im
portant and far-reaching law forhida.
the canning of tfhde of sea in foreign
vessels and under any but the'Rnssiuiv " S
flag between all Russian porta of the
Baltic and the Black sea and the Pa
cific cheat- .The law will not go into,
operation until 1900.' " •
Ei-lautar Call After a Job.
Wasiiikotoit, May 30.—Ex-Senator
Call of Florida has made a formal ap
plication for appointment as a mem
ber of the Dawes Indian commission,
and has the indorsement of a number
of his former colleagues in the Senate.
GIRLS ON THE BLOC^|
Auctioned to SoNfters Under'
R«»oltto|Clrcunilili«cil ’■
Havaxa, May 2ti;—« tie of Quhin.
girls has been reported at 'iP SSffHxV
town in Pinar del Rio, where there is
a garrison with 40*1 troops. The sol
diers seized a pacifico camp recently,
captoring eight men and fifteen girls.
and women. Seven of the girls, is to
20 years old, were put on the block
and sold under the most revolting cir
cumstances, and sold to the highest
bidder, the soldiers sacrificing their
arms and equipments to their more
fortunate fellow soldiers for cash to
purchase a girl. One of the sergeants
acted as auctioneer.
Two of the prettiest girls, one 15,
the other 17, were sold to one man, a
mule driver. As he had no means
some curiosity was expressed as for
whom he was acting. It was discov
ered afterward that the girls were in,
the quarters of Colonel Jesus del
Monte and Captain Arizor, the com
manding officers of the place.
UALiHUUN AT WORK.
The Havana papers have denounced,
this outrage, and say that the palace
officials should put a stop to the prac
tice!,
It is stated among the American col -
ony that United States Commissioner
Calhoun has been informed ot these '1
and similar practices, and that, 'tnuch' 1
to the worry of the Spanish officials/ u
he is collecting evidence upon this
subject. He has already been given,
sufflolent evidence to prove the exist
ence of many horrible practices oh the
part of t|ie Spanish officers as regards
their conduct toward the Cuban wo
men. The atrocities perpetrated in
Guanahacoa under Major Fondeviella.
have been verified by-; him asfnhclf iev ’>■ >,
possible.
BURNED BY GUERRILLAS.
Norma, near - Santa Clara, was. ... -
burned last week by the Spanish guer
rillas because aCuban detachment had
passed through a few days previous.
The guerrillas raided the place at.
night, roughly took the leading citi
zens out of their houses by brute ■
force, compelling the women members
to leave also, without giving them
time to dress. They assembled them,
in the square and gaye them ten min
utes to pray beforp/being shot The
houses were set on fire and the inhab
itants prevented from rescuing any of
their belongings. Afterward the com
manding officer listened to the frenzied,
pleadings of the women and children . v
and released most of the men. Four
of the principal residents were shot, '
it being alleged that they carried in
formation to the Cubans. The women
were insulted, and several of them,
were assaulted by troopers.'
Iowa Patent Office Report.
Patents have been allowed but not.
yet issued as follows:
To I. T. Evans of Clive for an im
provement to his tripple v-shaped drag
harrow covered by his prior patents.
The improvements facilitate the self- 4,
adjustment of the parts as required to
operate advantageously in passing over
uneven surfaces.
To Bessie Larson of Uuthven for an ''
attachment to pole yokes to prevent’*';)
the dangers incident to accidental sop- <;
aration of the yoke from the pole when.,,.;
the vehicle to which they are hitched. .
is advancing. An undivided half has .
been assigned to l)r. G. Baldwin of
the same place. '
To the Rhoads and Carmean Buggy
Co. of Marshalltown, assignee of A. It.
Arnold, for an improvement in four
wheeled vehicles to keep the eliptie
springs perpendicular and to prevent,
the lurching motions incident to the
body or box and persons seated there
on when the carriage is advancing on.
a rough road or over obstructions in.
the way of the wheels.
Valuable information about obtain
ing, valuing and selling patents sent
free to any address.
Printed copies of the drawings and
specifications of any United States
patent sent upon receipt of 25 cents.
Our practice is not confined to Iowa.
Inventors in other states can have our
service upon the same terms as Hawk
eyes.
Thos. G. and J. R.u.rn Orwig,
Solicitors of Patents.
Des Moines, la., May 26, 1807.
LIVE STOCK AND PRODUCE MARKET.
Quotation* From New York, Chicago.
Louis, Omalia and Elsewhere.
OMAHA.
Butter—Creamery separator... 15 ©
Butter—Choice fancy country.. 11 ©:
Eggs— Fresh... 7M©
Spring Chickens—Per ih. 18 © ■
Ileus—Per lu........... . 8 ©
Lemons—Choice Mosslnas....... 275 @3
Honey—Fancy white...V.. 13
Ouious, per bu......125 @1
Beans—Handpicked Navy—.. 100 ©1
Potatoes -.New, per bbl.. 4 50 <f« 4‘
Potatoes —old. 25 ©
Oranges, per box.2 7."> © 3
Hay—Upland. per ton... 4 25 ©4
Apples, choice per bhl. 3 00 © 3
SOUTH OMAHA STOCK MARKET.
Hogs—Light mixed . ..3 50 ^ jj
Hogs—Heavy, weights. 3 25^1
Beef Steers. .?.... 7.. 3 35 '
Bulls........ 2 fie
Wvoming Feeders..4 25
Milkers and springers.28 00
Stags. 3 .10
Cat vos. 3 50
Cows.2 00
Heifers.a SO
Stockers and Feeders.3 60
Sheep—Westerns. 3 3i
Sheep, Western—Laiubs.shorn.. 3 80
CHICAGO.
Wheat—No. a Spring. 71
Corn, per bu. 23
Oats, per bu. 17
Pork. 0 00
Lard— Per 100lbs...;.. 4 00
L'attlo—Beef steers. 4 75
Hogs-lleavy Packing.. 330
Sheep—Lambs. A..850
Sheep—Natives.,.-;. 3 73
■KANSAS-OPFY.
Wheat—No.2, liard.V... 77
Com—No. 2. 20
Oats—No. 2. 21
Cattle—Stocker*and feeders.... 3 35
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