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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (April 19, 1900)
«BAM GOING ON Brabant Attacked bj a Boer Force That Constantly Increases. THE FIGHT IS STILL IN PROGRESS R«porta That the Boer* Have Been Checked — Quick Firing: Gun* Play Havoc on Both Side* and Great Havoc 1* Worked — The Struggle Mot Yet Ended. ALIWAL NORTH, April 11.—An en gagement took place yesterday at Wepener. The Boers’ Vickera-Maxims did considerable damage at first, but the British guns soon got the range and did great havoc. The fighting was severe and lasted ail day. The Boers received a check. The casualties were father heavy on Doth sides. Another commando is advanc ing toward Wepener from Do Wet's dorp. The Rouxville cammaudo has also gone to Wepener. ALIWAL NORTH, April 10.— Heavy fighting was continued at Wepener this morning. The result is unknown. Three Boer commandoes were attacking the town. LONDON, April 10—The Boer at tack on General Brabant’s force at ^-Wepener was resumed again at dawn today. The enemy’s attack on two or three sides on Monday lasted until 2:30 o’clock in the afternoon, when the firing ceased, and it was believed the enemy had been beaten off, but it was announced this morning from Aliwal North that the fighting had again be gun. General Brabant’s force, numbering from 2,000 to 3,000, hold positions in p rough country. It is not known what the numerical strength of the Boers is, but whatever it may be, it Sr being rapidly augmented. A body of 2,000 Boers is marching toward Springfontein from Smithfield, be tween Wepener and Springfontein. The detonati onof heavy guns was (heard aft Maseru, on Monday. Sir Godfrey Lagden, the British resident commissioner of Basutoland, has left Maseru for the border. . The events in the southeast portion of the Free State have caused the Eighth division, which has been or dered to Fourteen Streams, to be di verted to Springfontein. Mysterious movements of troops at Bloemfontein are proceeding. The newspaper correspondents are not al-* lowed to telegraph their destinations and the presumption is that Lord Roberts is making dispositions to cut off the raiding Boer forces when they try to withdraw northward from the pursuing British columns. The reappearance of the Boers in the occupied country has caused a re vival of the warlike feeling among the Free Staters of the Fuaresmlth and Philippopolis district. The federal agents are busy getting details of the surrendered Boers, and owing to the ^British garrisons being withdrawn from these districts, the British resi dents are uneasy and sent delegates to Springfontein to ask for help. They were told tha tsteps for their defense would be immediately taken. SCHOOL BOYS TO 00M PAIL. Qrtat Demonstration In Philadelphia by the Blaine Generation. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., April 11.— One of the greatest demonstrations of sympathy in the number of partici pants and enthusiasm ever displayed in this city for any foreign nation took place last night when the Academy of Music was jammed with people for the purpose of taking part in the Philadelphia schoolboys’ pro-Boer ral ly. The primary object of the gath ering was to send a greeting to Presi dent Kruger signed by 22,000 pupils of this city. So great was the crush, most ly of the younger generation, that many thousands were unable to get near the door, and the mass of strug gling people was entertained by music while the meeting inside was in pro gress. Those who addressed the meeting were Webster Davis, W. Bourke Cock ran, B .Louter Wessels, late of Bloem fontein, Orange Free State, and Thomas J. Meek, a pupil of the High rc.hool of this city. Edwin Markham, the poet, recited his “Ode to Lincoln,” end 300 singers of the United Singing societies of Philadelphia sang the Transvaal volkslied and American pa triotic songs. 1 After the speechmaking was over, Wames P. Smith, a 16-year-old messen ger boy, was called to the stage by means of the regular call box and was given the message with instructions to proceed to Pretoria and to hand it personally to President Kruger. The messenger, accompanied by a commit tee of three High school boys, left for New York tonight and tomorrow they will be tendered a reception at the Waldorf-Astoria hotel by the students of the public schools of Greater New York. Creeks Come North. ELDORA, la., April 11.—The Creek Indians are coming north and will lo cate in Iowa, Minesota and the Da kotas. An agreement has been made whereby the Creeks will be allowed to take up 240 acres of land to a family under the Curtis act, and tor such an opportunity they are to relinquish to the government control of their schools and abolish their tribal gov ernment. Found *50,000. DANBURY, Conn., April 11.—By a strange accident Mrs. Tamor L. Bailey cl Southeast, N. Y., finds herself the prospective possessor of $50,000 estate. Miss Sarah Clason died at her home m this city two years ago. She was a cousin of Mrs. Bailey. At the auc tion of Miss Clason’s personal effects Mrs. Bailey bought an old desk, which she intended to preserve as an heir loom. While examining the desk Mrs. Bailey discovered a secret drawer and the will, which makes her the only betr. r REPORTS THE BOERS ACTIVE Lord Roberta Says Nothin* About tha Reported llrltlah Defeats. LONDON, April 12.—Lord Roberta wires to the war office from Bloem fontein, under date of Tuesday, April 10, as follows: “The enemy has been very active during the last few days. One com mando is now on the north bank of the Orange river, not frr from Aliwal North, while another Is attacking Wepener. The garrisoon there is hold ing out bravely and Inflicted serious loss on the Boers. Major Spring of the Cape Mounted Rifles was killed. No other casualties have been reported as yet. The troops are being moved up rapidly. A patrol of six men of the -Seventh Dragon Guards, under Lieu tenant Wetherly, which had been re ported missing since April 7, has re turned safely." As the foregoing dispatch does not mention the alleged British reverse on Saturday at Meerkatsfontein, the Boer telegrams are not crediteed at the war office, and they are further discredited on account of the discrepancies in the dispatches, as Meerkatsfontein in one message is located near Brandfort and in another it is located southeast of Bloemfontein, the places being 100 miles apart. General Gatacre’s return to England is accepted as being in the nature of a recall, though no reason Is given for it and it will be assoclateed in the pub lic mind with his lack of success. Lord Roberts criticised his management of the Stormberg attack, and possibly Gatacre’s having arrived an hour and a half too late to rescue the Redders burg force may have decided his re turn. General Rundle, seemingly, succeeds General Gatacre, and, according to a dispatch from Bloemfontein, the com manders of several brigades are about to be changed. The Reuter Telegram company’s cor respondent at Aliwal North, wiring at 9:30 this morning, says: “There Is no further news from Wepener. Too cloudy to heliograph. More British troops are arriving." It is learned that the Boer govern ments have formally notified Portugal that they consider the shipping of British troops and munitions of war to Rhodesia by way of Belra, Portu guese East Africa, to be tantamount to hostile action. This, however, will not stop General Sir Frederick Car rington’s force from entering Rhode sia. Whether or not the Boers will make reprisals upon Portugal remains to be seen, though the best informed opinion here Inclines to the belief that the Boers are not likely to back up their protest with action that would bring them into hostilities with still another power. CONVENTION HALL GUARANTY Minneapolis Contractors Pot lip a Forfeit Bond. KANSAS CITY, Mo., April IS.—A $60,000 bond was today given by the Gillette-Herzog Manufacturing Co. of Minneapolis to insure the erection of new convention hall in time for occupancy by the democratic conven tion in July. The company agrees, to have the ten Immense steel trusses that will support the roof In place by June 16, under a penalty of $10 a day for each day it might be delayed be yond the time limit. If it should ap pear to the architect and to the hall directors that all the trustees will not be up by June 15, they will have the privilege of having the work stopped and of calling upon the men and ma chinery of the steel company to aid in putting the building In temporary shape for the convention. A formal contract for the work was signed this afternoon by F. J. Llewellyn, vice president of the Minneapolis firm and the hall director. DEWEY’S PRIZE MONEY ' Admiral Gets S9,190 and His Men 9100 Each. WASHINGTON, April 12.—Argu ment was begun in the United States supreme court in the case of Admiral Dewey and his men. The case grows out of their claim for bounty due for the destruction of the Spanish fleet at Manila, and comes to the supremo court on an appeal from the decision of the court of claims. The court awarded the men $100 each and the admiral $9,790. The claim is double that amount in all cases on the ground that the enemy’s force was superior to the American fleet. Messrs. Wil liam D. King and Benjamin Micou and Former Secretary Herbert represent the claimants, and Assistant Attorney General Pradt the government. Frick Intend* to Bell Oat. NEW YORK, April 12—A special to the Tribune from Pittsburg says: “H. C. Frick will dispose of all his hold ings—something over $16,000,000—in the Carnegie company just as soon as he can,” says a big stockholder of the Carnegie company. “He won what he contended for and will not remain to hamper Mr. Carnegie or his partners." It is said that Mr. Frick and President Schwab are not on pleasaht termsi and this has done much toward keeping Messrs. Frick and Carnegie apart. Offi cials of the Carnegie company deny that there is any truth in the report that the company will taken In the Cramps concern. Delgnan Get* Promotion. WASHINGTON, April 12.—Osborn Deigan, who was one of the crew of the Merrimac when that vessel was sunk in the harbor of Santiago, has been appointed an acting boatswain in the navy and assigned to duty on tue gun boat Marietta. All l’rlioner* to St. Helena. SIMONSTOvvn, ~pr.i 12—Owing to the unfavorable conditions for Keeping the Boer prisoners nere, the auiuor--.es have decided to ship them all to St. Helena with the least possible delay. The sickness among the captured burghers is abating. Kitchener Hnirle* North. AI.IWAI. NORTH, Aprw 12.—Lord Kitchener arrived here today and left soon after. A Boer big gun was knocked over yesterday at Wepener. The garrison is holding its own. There has been heavy cannonading there again today. THE CALI, T# ANDREWS State University Authorities Believe the Chicago Han Will Come. EXPECT AN ANSWER IN FEW DAYS. Acting Chancellor Beetey Says » Good Word for tho New Chnnoollor In Chapel—Not Only an Educator bnt an Orator of Prominence. LINCOLN, Neb., April 1(5.—The au thorities *of the University of Nebraska are not inclined to believe the report printed In several newspapers that Dr. Andrews had declined to accept the chancellorship of the Nebraska uni versity. An official notice of the ac tion of the board of regents was mailed to Dr. Andrews and a reply is not expected before the first part of this week. It is generally believed here that Dr. Andrews will visit the Institution before announcing his decision. The fact that Regents Von Forell and Rich conferred with Dr. Andrews in Chicago prior to the election strengthens the belief that he will accept the chancellorship of the insti tution. Regent Von Forell, after the meeting of the board, announced that he was confident that Dr. Andrews would come to Nebraska. The report of Dr. Andrews’ refusal was still further denied by a private telegram received here from Andrews himself, which branded the alleged interview as a bare fabrication. The university senate, comprising all of the faculty of the institution, has appointed a committee, consisting of Profs. Fling and Davis, to carry the greeting of the faculty to Dr. Andrews. At a convocation held in the chapel of the university for the purpose of arousing interest in public speaking and debating Acting Chancellor Bessey made the following reference to Dr. Andrews: “I wish at this time to speak just a moment about our new chancellor. I feel that those of you who are inter ested in oratory and public speaking should be very enthusiastic over the calling of this man, who is known at* not only an author and educator, but as an orator. You will have, if he comes to us, and I trust that Eb may, a man who will lead you and who will encourage you in this work. Now, there i3 a rumor that he may not accept. Let us pray that this may not be so, because I am fairly con vinced, young men and women, that if we can prevail upon this great man to come to us, he will help you in such work as you are interested in at this mass meeting this morning.’’ Profs. Fling and Caldwell and Judge Reese also spoke in complimentary terms regarding Dr. Andrews and ex pressed the hope that he would accept the position tendered him by the board of regents. Rev. Julian Dead. GORDON, Neb., April 16—Rev.John W. Julian, the oldest citizen in the town and a man whom all loved and revered, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. S. V. Brewer, in this place. Father Julian was born in North Carolina and at the time of bis death was 85 years and 6 months old. He was a member of the Indiana conference for fifty-five years and for forty years was an active minister of the Methodist Episcopal church. He was chaplain of the Fifty-third regi ment Indiana volunteers, Walter Q. Gresham being his colonel and a most intimate friend. Aged Couple Injured. DONIPHAN, Neb., April 16.—While feeding his team/ “Uncle” Jake Cole, 89 years old, was kicked and two of his ribs were broken, and while wait ing on him, liis wife, who is 87 years old, went up stairs to get a quilt and in the hurry fell part way down and broke her hip. It is thought she will not be able to live through it. Mr. Cole is doing well. Activity In Co. M. ALBION, Neb., April 16.—Company M, Second Nebraska, held an election for the purpose of supplying the com pany with a captain, Captain McGan having resigned. Also to elect a first lieutenant, in the place of Lieutenant Fred Mack, who received the cap taincy. Wilbur Price was mdde first lieutenant. Killed by a Train. KEARNEY, Neb., April 16.—The special train carrying the New York Central railroad engineers struck a man named John Pester as it was passing through Gibbon, breaking his back and other bones, causing instant death. He had just got across the track when the side of the engine struck him. He was about 75 years of age and was an old settler in this county. Three Venn for Murder. HYANNIS, Neb., April 16.—The case of the state against James Robinson, which has been in progress in the district court for nearly a week, was given to the jury, and after nine hours of deliberation a verdict of manslaugh ter was reached, and Judge Thompson sentenced the prisoner to three years in the penitentiary. Robinson shot and killed his wife last February in the Carpenter hotel at Whitman, this county, and at the same time attempt ed to take his own life. County Attor ney Unkefer was assisted in the prose cution by Attorneys Noteman of Alli ance and Kirkpatrick of Broken Bow. Farmer Goes Insane. ROSELAND, Neb., April 16.—Henry Keller, a bachelor German farmer, who owns a farm adjoining Roseland, was taken suddenly insane and was taken to Hastings and turned over to the sheriff. Prominent Nebraska Woman Dead. WAYNE, Neb., April 16.—Mrs. W. H. McNeal, wife of Editor and Post master McNeal, died at her home in this city after an illness of but a few hours. She hhd been a resident of Wayne for sixteen years, was a mem ber of the Presbyterian church and a prominent club woman for a number of years. INCREASE THREE MILLIONS. Growth of Hank Deposits In Nebraska In One Year. LINCOLN, April 14.—The quarterly report of the condition of Nebraska banks issued by Secretary Hall of the state banking board does not differ materially from the former quarterly report The legal reserve on hand Is 33 per cent. The banks were then in splendid condition and the report shows that they are about at a stand still, though as compared with the re port of one year ago the deposits have increased $3,001,837.95. The deposits one year ago were $19,253,050.74, while the report of Secretary Hall Just issued shows deposits amounting to $22,254, 888.64. At present there are 409 banks and last year there wete 395. Secre tary Hall's report shows the condition of state and private banks, Including savings banks, at the close of business March 12. The following Is a sum mary: RESOURCES. Loans and discounts .$21,880,840 10 Overdrafts . 239,366 94 Stocks, securities. Judgments, claims, etc. 260,358 38 Due from national, state and private banks and bankers .. 5,257,684 13 Ranking house, furniture and fixtures . 1,191,996 57 Other real estate . 770,827 86 Current expenses and taxes paid . 314.983 17 Premiums on bonds, etc. 1,670 98 Assets not otherwise enumer ated . 139,729 57 Cush Items . 57,272 67 Cash reserve . 2,008,832 50 U. S. bonds on hand . 18,300 00 Total .$32,141,863 17 LIABILITIES. Capita! stock paid In .$ 7,185.650 00 Surplus fund . 1,003.288 90 Undivided profits . 1,050.758 05 Dividends unpaid . 1,364 02 General deposits . 22,254,888 69 Other liabilities . 1,297 18 Notes and bills rediscounted .. 233,724 75 Bills payable . 400,893 58 Total ..$32,141,863 17 Hu;nr Beet Rtlilnf. SOUTH OMAHA, April 14—Mem bers of the South Omaha Commercial club still maintain an active interest in the securing of contracts for the raising of sugar beets. J. F. Wey bright has been shown about a con siderable section of the territory im mediately surrounding South Omaha and the results have been all that was anticipated. Farmers are taking hold of the matter nicely and without doubt fully 300 acres of beets will be grown this year on the outskirts of the Magic City. It is expected that in a few days a local company for the raising of beets will be organized with a view of promoting the industry and showing the farmers that there is money in beets. Mr. Weybright is making his headquarters at the office of Secretary Watkins and all Informa tion regarding the raising of beets can be obtained there. Found Dead In HIm Bed. CRAWFORD, Neb., April 14—Frank Shirley, a prominent furniture mer chant of this place, was found dead in his bed. Death presumably resulted from heart failure. He slept in a room opening off his store and when the building was not opened as usual this morning the door was forced open and the body found. Mr. Shirley came from Maine about seven years ago and has since been a prominent figure in school and municipal affairs and in church work. He was recently re elected village councilman. He was a widower and has a son, who is a practicing physician in Massachusetts. Strange Bird Shot at Colnmbns. COLUMBUS, Neb., April 14.—Dr. A. J. Baker shot a strange bird on the Platte river. He brought the bird to town and it proves to be what is called by ornithologists as the night heron and is said to be seldom seen in this part of the country. The bird is a water fowl of the family of wadera and has a very beautiful plumage. finrlcet Renominated. LINCOLN, April 14.—At the republi can convention of the First congres sional district held in the Auditorium in this city E. J. Burket was renom inated by acclamation for congress and E. A. Tucker of Richardson coun ty and George M. Spurlock of Cass county were chosen district delegates to the national republican convention. Eight Inches of Snow. AINSWORTH, Neb., April 14.—Brown county was favored with a heavy rain illday Thursday, termtnatlng'ln snow luring the night. The heaviest snow of the winter fell. It is estimated that oight Inches fell and all has melted Slling the streams with water and put ting the ground in excellent shape for putting in crops. Victim of Shooting Recovers. VALENTINE, Neb., April 14.—Wil liam cLester, a private in troop K, First cavalry, who some time ago shot his comrade, Private Goldberg, was granted a preliminary hearing and was bound over to district court on a charge of shooting with intent to hill. At the time of the shooting, it was thought Goldberg would die, but he has fully recovered. Pupils* Aid io India. JUNIATA, Neb., April 14—The pu pils of the Juniata public school have just contributed $15.39 to the India famine relief fund. Crop Cogditlons at Schuyler. SCHUYLER, Neb., April 14.—Small grain in this locality is about all in, ind it awaited several days the late rain needed to sprout it. An unusally large acreage of spring wheat was sown, but the acreage of winter wheat is small. What there is is in good condition. Many are now plowing for corn. Taken to the Asylum. HASTINGS, April 14.—Sheriff Sim mering took Emmanuel Lapp to the i Lincoln asylum. Last year Mr. Lapp, who is a well to do farmer, with a good farm and home near the village of Holstein, changed the location of the various buildings, including the house in which the family lived, and since that time he has imagined that he is turned around and that it will be necessary to put the buildings all back in their former position in order to bring him right. He is perfectly rational on every other subject and said when leaving for the asylum that ! it was a shame to take him there. WABASH IS A WINNER The Burlington Hoad Must Accept Ship* merits at Oouncil Bluffs. THE LOCAL RATES MUST BE PAID This L«htn the Advantage With the Burlington—Tenor of tha Order leaned bjr Judge Thayer—Frank Dlnamore, the Murderer. In the Penitentiary for Safe i Keeping—Mleoellaneona Note*. OMAHA, Neb., April 12.—In the United States circuit court the order of Judge Thayer was filed In the case of the Omaha & St. Louis railroad against the Burlington & Missouri railroad. The case was heard at St. Louis upon the application of the plain tiff for mandatory injunction against the defendant road and G. W. Hoid rege, general manager, to compel the agents of the road to accept, at Coun cil Bluffs a carload of agricultural im plements, consigned from an Ohio point to a station of the Burlington & Missouri in Nebraska. The answer filed by the defendant road set up that the Burlington & Missouri operated no road and maintained no agents. The plaintiff filed a reply stating that it didn’t know whether the defendant road maintained agents and operated a road or not, but that G. W. Holdrege, as general manager of some road, had refused ta accept the freight unless it was transferred to the defendant’s cars and the full local rate paid, and in proof of that incorporated the note of the general manager in the reply. The case was heard on its merits, the affidavit of C. J. Greene showing the position of the Burlington route in the matter. This affidavit stated that the Burlington road had, at vast ex pense, secured a through route from Chicago, St. Louis and Quincy to points in Nebraska, and that it is therefore entitled to regulate the matter of its traffic arrangements so that the Bur lington route will receive the largest amount of receipts from freight traffic in the territory covered by the road; that there is no traffic arrangement with the plaintiff road and that, there fore, the general manager had a right to insist that the freight be transferred to Burlington cars, and the full local rate paid before he would accept the consignment, because if he transported the car to the Nebraska station the plantinlf road or the road owning the car could charge the Burlington road rent on the car while its own cars were standing idle. The order issued by Judge Thayer is in effect that G. W. Holdrege, as agent of the Burlington & Missouri, as agent of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, be compelled to accept the car at Coun cil Bluffs and to transport it to its destination, not, however, before the plaintiff pays or tenders payment of the full local charges. Brought to tlio Pen. OMAHA, Neb., April 12.—Frank Dinsmore, the wife murderer and slayer of Frank Laue, was brought to Lincoln from Kearney to be placed in the pen itentiary for safe keeping until his execution, or until the supreme court passes upon the appeal of his attorneys. He was brought here by Sheriff Funk of Buffalo county. It will take some time for the supreme court to act. If a decision can be secured speedily and it is against Dinsmore he will be hanged July 20. The crime was com mitted in Buffalo county near the town of Odessa, but the defendant took a change of venue and the case was tried at Lexington, Dawson county. Dinsmore has been kept at Kearney as the Jail at Lexington was consid ered insecure. Falls From a Scaffold. STANTON, Neb,, Ajiril 12.—Cyrus J. Trent, an old resident and highly re spected citizen of this place, a contrac tor and builder, met with a very pain ful accident on the farm of Paul Belz, two miles west of town, by a scaffold giving away, precipitating him to the ground and fracturing the bones of his rignt hip. It is not known at this time whethere he has sustained internal in juries. Mr. Trent has a number of contracts for the erection of dwellings here and wil lprobably be laid up dur ing the entire season. Fatality of a Well Digger. OAKLAND, Neb., April ll.L. P. An derson, a well digger, who was walling up a well, was suddenly taken with an epileptic fit, and tel ltwenty-flve feet headlong into five feet of water, and was drowned, at the farm of P. W. Swanson, here. He leaves a wife and daughter and son, grown. Write* Home From Fhillpplue*. RISING CITY, Neb., April 12.— Ward Grubb, a son of E. Grubb of this place, has written home in relation to some of his experiences In the Philip pine army, which he entered several months ago, and in which he has evi dently seen considerable hard service and received several close calls, judg mg from his letter. He also tells of his? promotion/ He is of the opinion that the war is nearing its close. Organize Hoalneaa Men'* Club. GRAND ISLAND, Neb., April 12.— At a meeting of business men, which was well attended, Mayor Platt was chosen as temporary chairman, and James F. Rourke secretary. The meet ing was held for the organization of a business men’s club, or rather a reor ganization, and as the preliminary step Mayor Platt was instructed to appoint, a committee to draft plans for an or ganization. Another meeting will soon be held. Ilrakeman Inatantly Killed. ARLINGTON, Neb., April 12.— Brakeman Frank Henion was killed instantly here while coupling cars. His head was mashed to a jelly and his leg crushed. The cause of death was ac cidental and no blame attached to the railroad company. Sale of Nebraaka Cattle. MINDEN, Neb., April 12.—A sale of thoroughbred shorthorn cattle at Min den attracted quite a large crowd of stockmen from all over the state. All ages sold on an average for about $110 per head. THE MARKtTS BY TELEGRAPH Quotations From Now York, Chicago, Mouth Omaha and Klaowhero. ~ SOUTH OMAHA I-IVE STOCK. SOUTH OMAHA. April H.—CATTLE— Only about twenty-five loads of beef steers were on sale, which, considering the size of the demand, wr.s small. The market was strong to a little higher, some sales showing quite a little advance. There were a few cattle here good enough to bring $5.15, and the market as a whole was very satisfactory to the sellers. Cows and heifers were In good de mand and the moderate offerings were soon disposed of at satisfactory prices. The trade might be summed up as a good, steady to strong market. Beef steers, $3.0005.16; steers and heifers, 14.55 @5.00; cows, $2.50*&4.60; heifers. $3.25(94.50; bulls, $2.75@4.50; calves, $6.0007.00; stags, $3.7504.00; stock cows and heifers, $2.00*9 4.50; stock calves, $3.2505.80; Stockers and feeders, $3.2505.00. HOGS—The market opened 5c higher inis morning ana lairiy active at me aa vance. Buyers were all out early and appeared to have liberal orders. The ear ly sales of mixed loads were largely at 35.377*4(5.40, as against 35.33744J5.85 yes terday. As eastern markets wore re ported considerably better a little later, and as It become apparent that the local demand was very good, the market firm ed ur> and became Wf 10c higher. SHEEP—Quotations: Choice yearlings. I6.I5Si6.26; fair to good yearlings, 36.004* 6.15; good to choice wethers. $6,004*6.25: fair to good wethers, t5.75Si'6.00; good to choice fed ewes, 25.50Si5.75; fair to good ewes. 35.00St5.40; good to choice native lambs, 37.156f7.35; good to choice western lambs, 27.154f7.35; fair to good western lambs, 36.004f7.15; feeder wethers, 34.504.4 5.00; feeder yearlings, 35.004f5.60; good to choice feeder lambs, 25.fo4i6.00. KANSAS CITY LIVE STOCK. KANSAS .CITY, April 16-CATTLE— Few good cattle displayed sold at steady prices; trashy stufT lower; heavy native steers, $4,904*5.40: lightweights, 24.40®5.15; Stockers and feeders, $3,734*5.00; butcher cows and heifers, 33.404J4.&5; canners. 22.75 4i3.40; fed westerns, $4,204*5.00; Texans, 33.90414.70. HOOS—Market very animated and 5<0> 10c higher; heavy, $5,404*5.55; mixed, 35.35 ©5.50; light, 35.1o4f'5.35; pigs, 34.504*5.15. SHEEP AND LAMBS—Market very ac tive; muttons, steady, fed lambs 10c higher; Colorado fed lambs, 37.004f7.30: muttons, $5,504*6.10; common muttona, 35.00 4*5.45; Stockers and feeders, 34.50®6.26; culls. 33.604*4.50. Cl-ilCAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET. CHICAGO, April 16.—CATTLE—Natives, best on sale today two loads steers and heifers at 35.45; good to prime steers, 35.00 4*5.90; poor to medium, 34.104J4.85; select ed feeders, 34.254j'4.90; mixed stockers, 5 4*15c lower at 33.404*3.90: cows, best, stronger; others slow at 33.004f4.50; heifers. 33.104*4.65; canners. 32.004J2.80; bulls. 32.70 4*4.25; calves, $4,504*7.25. HOGS-Active and 54fl0c hjgher; top sold at 35.70; mixed and butchers, 35.40®* 5.67*4: good to choice heavy, 35.504J5.70; rough heavy, $3.S5®5.40; light, $5,304*5.5774: bulk of sales, $5,504*5.60. SHEEP AND LAMBS—Sheep and lambs steady; good to choice wethers, 36.00® 6.60; fair to choice mixed, 35.004*6.00; wes tern sheep, 36.004*6.40; yearlings, 36.00® 6.60; native lambs, 35.504J7.50; western lambs, 36.004(7.50. CHICAGO GRAIN AND PRODUCE. CHICAGO, April 16.—The grain.markets were weak and only moderately active to day, hit by lower cablees and the favor able crop outlook. When closed %4f%c corn %4flc and oats *4@%c under yester day. Provisions were Irregular. May pork and ribs closing unchanged; May lard, 127tf*15c up. May wheat opened 74c under yesterday at 66744*6674c, depressed by the Increased Australian shipments. CORN—Receipts here were 426 cars. Country offerings were reported light. May rauged from 3974c to 38%c and closed weak T64*lc depressed at 39%®39%c. OAT8—Were weak In sympathy with wheat and corn and were generally in a sad state of neglect. Receipts were 133 cars. The cash demand was poor. May ranged from 21*4J24Hc to 24 Tic, and clos ed *,44j%c down at 2474®24%c. MAD WINDS SWEEP KANSAS Storm Approaching Tornado Proportloas Deals Death In Several Towns. KANSAS CITY, Mo.. April 16.—A Journal special from Wichita, Kan., Bays: A storm approaching a tornado in proportions is reported from near Winfield, between here and Newton, and in the vicinity west of Clearwater. Two deaths are reported and four people are said to have been injured by overturned houses. The wires are down and names and particulars are unobtainable at 10 o'clock tonight At Putnam it is reported that sev eral houses were blown down and four people seriously injured. Word was brought by passengers on the south bound Santa Fe passenger train that two persons were killed, but it is im possible to confirm this report at 10 o’clock tonight. The telephone and telegraph lines were rendered useless by the wind and all attempts to reach Putnam, Newton or affected points have proved of no avail. West of Clearwater, in the country northeast of Adams, on the Englewood branch of the Santa Fe railroad, it is report ed that a strip of country five miles long was swept by a storm. GERMANY NEEDS FOODSTUFFS Conaul Review* Result* of Present Re strictive Legislation. WASHINGTON. April 16.—Debate which has been in progress in the Ger man reichstag over the proposed meat inspection act which, If passed, would practically stop all importation of live cattle and meats into Germany, has again revived the question of what would the industrial and commercial classes of Germany do for food if the imported supply of breadstuffs and meats should be cut off. Consul General Mason at Berlin has made an interesting report on this subject to the state department under date of March 9. During the last cen tury, he says, the population of the German empire has increased from 2C.QpO.000 to 66,000,000, and a propor tionate increase would indicate near ly 100,000,000 persons in Germany at the close of the twentieth century. Farm, dairy and garden production' does not keep pace by any means with the steady in crease of population and only by diverting the capital and labor which now furthers commerce and trade in Germany to the farms and fields, can Germany’s future food supply be assured. France has more persons over 60 years of age than any other country. Ireland comes next. Xirarauga la Not Warlike. NEW YORK, April 16.—A special to the Herald from Washington says: Nicaragua has disavowed to the Unit ed States that is organized and dis patched to David the expedition which has aroused so much concern in Co lombia and Costa Rica. Senor Corea, the Nicaraguan minis ter here, understands that if any such expedition landed at Boca Chica or Boca Brava, Colombia, it was of a fiillbustering character and must have escaped the “due diligence'' observed by his government.