Nebraska Newspapers

    WEARY OF THE WOULD
'An Aged Farmsr Takes Uis Life tj
Means of a Rope.
DESPONDENT OVER LOSS Of VYIEf
Coal In raying Quantities Said to Bsri
Been Dlicottred In Seward County
Rebuilding of the YUnslde Mills MU
eellaneona Nebraska, Blatters.
GRAND ISLAND, Neb., Dec. 31.
Feeble of body and mind, aged con
siderably- beyond the allotted three
score and ten and utterly disconslate
since the death of hi3 wife, which oc
curred but three weeks ago, August
Hessel, sr., weut to the barn and
hung himself. His body was found
several hours later by his son, Aug
ust, Jr. The eld man had left the
house at about 9 o'clock in the morn
ing, presumably to go to a neighbor's,
and when the dinner hour arrived
and he wa3 not present the other
members of the family thought noth
ing of it.
The young men went to the fields
to bring in fodder for the cattle. Upon
returning, and at dinner time, they
put up their horses in another stable,
the one in which the man hung him
self being a granary and vehicle and
implement barn. In the afternoon a
neighbor named Fisher returned a j
hay rack he had borrowed and dur-1
leg a conversation a trade was sug
gested between the two over a sewing
machine and a buggy. August Hes
sel. jr., proposed to take the neighbor
into the barn to see the buggy In ques
tion, but found the door hooked on the
inside. Another door was resorted to
and this appears to have been prodded
hut. But a vigorous push opened it.
The father was found hanging to a
beam, death having evidently resulted
from strangulation. The body was in
such a position that the old man could
easily have saved himself by stepping
on an adjacent railing, from which he
evidently jumped after having fasten
ed the rope.
COAL flELDS IN NEBRASKA
Vrla of Doaky Diamonds Reported In
Faying Quantities.
LINCOLN, Dec. 31 It 13 reported
here that coal in paying quantities
has been discovered near Milford in
Seward county. According to the in
formation, the vein is seven feet wide
and is found 2C0 feet below the sur
face. "The discovery of coal is causing
considerable excitement among the
farmers near Milford," said J. D. Gage
of Seward county. "Several traces
have been found in the neighborhood
in recent years and there has always
been a strong belief that there was
paying coal somewhere beneath the
surface. The vein was found by farm
ers four miles south of Milford. They
have been drilling for several weeks
and their efforts were rewarded by
mmistakable evidence of the exist
ence of a vein at least seven feet -ide,
nd they say they haven't reached the
jottom yet."
Several weeks ago a small rein of
coal wa3 Tound near Swedeburg in
Saunders county and an application
for the state's standing reward was
promptly filed in the governor's office.
The discoverers are still at work over
their supposed treasure and hope to
establish the fact that their property
can be mined at a profit.
Panic at Cliristmas Entertainment.
GRAND ISLAND, Neb., Dec. 31. At
Hein's school house at a Christmas cel
ebration Santa Clau3' robe of cotton
batting caught Are and in the excite
ment that followed other trimmings
of the tree and building were Ignited.
The school house was crowded and
there was an immediate panic. Every,
window and door was at once a place
of egress and the room was cleared
wonderfully quick.
Shoots Top of Head Off.
WEST POINT, Neb., Dec. 31. Dartd
Elliott of West Point committed sui
cide. He was the father of James C.
Elliott, editor of the West Point Re-
publican, and stood high in the com
munity. He had lived here a year,
moving his family from Pennsylvania,
Zle was found with the top of his head
shot off. No cause is assigned for
the deed. He was well-to-do and en
Joyed pleasant family relations.
Feventy Tear Married.
SURPRISE, Neb., Dec. 31. Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Woodruff celebrated the
eeventieth .anniversary of their mar
Tied life December 23.
Horses Poisoned.
COLUMBUS. Neb.. Dec. 31. Corn
stalk poison 13 assigned as the cause
of the death of five horses belonging
to O. It. Baker on the Forrest Mer
rill farm, northwest of the city. '
Dies Very Suddenly.
GREELEY, Neb., Dec. 31. O. W.
jeffers, a brother of ex-Senator Jeffers,
died suddenly. There are allegations
that he took poison, either by mistake
or with suicidal Intent. There will
probably be an investigation.
Smallpox at Battings Asylum.
HASTINGS, Neb., Dee. 31. The
Hastings asylum has been quarantin
ed. a3 there are three severe cases of
smallpox at that institution. The .di
sease broke out in the male ward and
three patients have already been taken
to the asylum pest house. Siiperln
tendert Kern 1ft o? the opinion that
it can soon be entirely stamped out
as every possible precatution is being
taJten to km the disease and to 'keep
H from spreading. ,r ...
flEtPS tlKKORN'S EXTENSION
( respective Opaalog of Bosetead Agency
Pleases the Road.
OMAHA, Neo.. Dec 30. Offidals of
the Northwestern system Lave recent
ly learned something that causes
them to think still more highly of
their extension of the Fremont, Elk
horn Cc. Missouri Valley railroad from
Verdigris Into Boyd county and to
plan a slightly different future for this
line. Two weeks ago it leaked out
that the government would shortly
open up a portion of the Rosebud In
dian reservation, . just north of Boyd
and Keya Paha counties and across
the line in South Dakota. Inquiry was
at once made of Clem Deaver at the
O'Neill land office, through which
agency this will be done, and the an
swer was that the order was not yet
formally issued, but that it would
probably take effect soon.
This means that about 150 square
miles of the finest farm land will be
open soon for settlers and plans in
the Verdigris extension have been con
ditionally altered to allow for this.
The primary intention of the North
western officials was to reach into the
rich farm lands of Boyd county, in
which every quarter section has a set
tler and where the best corn in Ne
braska was raised last season. To
that end surveyors, under the direc
tion of General Manager Bid well of
the Fremont, Elkhorn &. Missouri Val
ley railroad, has been pushing the
line into the county lengthwise, about
directly westward. Mr. Bidwell re
turned from - the scene of the work
last Tuesday night.
"The men are now about forty miles
from the starting point. Verdigris."
said he. "and are now spreading out
!nto the country along two branching
lines. One goes on westward toward
Butter, the other reaches more to the
north. These are both merely tenta
tive feelers, the object being to choose
which is the best route for the ex
tension finally."
The Memorial Fond.
' LINCOLN. Neb.. Dec. 30. State Su
perintendent of Public Instruction
Fowler has prepared plans for the col
lection of subscriptions for the Me
Kinley monument fund among the
school children of the state. The
work will be commenced January 6.
and Mr. Fowler suggests that the lists
be closed January 28. the fifty-ninth
anniversary of the birth of the mar
tyred president. With the beginning
of the new year the state committee
will commence the active work of
gathering funds. The Worklngmen's
association will have its plans perfect
ed by that time.
Assign Terms of Court.
YORK. Neb., Dec. 30. It has been
ordered by S. H. Sornberger and B.
F. Good, judges of the district court
of the Fifth judicial district of Ne
braska, that the terms of the court to
be held in the several counties in the
district during the year 1902 be as
signed as follows: Saunders county.
March 30. June 9. December 1; But
ler. February 11, May 20. November
It; Polk. January 21,' April 29, Sep
tember 9; Seward. February 10, May
19. November 10; York. March 3.
June 9, December 1; Hamilton, Janu
ary 20. April 28, September 8.
Wolves Oct the Sheep. .
PAXTON. Neb.. Dec. 30. One of the
heavy stock losses in this vicinity dur
ing the cold wave was that in Henry
Abshire's flock of sheep. One thou
sand of them strayed away and many
of the lambs and weaker old ones
were killed and devoured by the
wolves.
Fracturing the Sunday Law.
FREMONT. Neb.. Dec. 30. Local
police authorities claim to be cogniz
ant of the fact that Sunday poker
playing and liquor selling is going on
here in violation of the city ordinances
and they declare that they intend ta
stop it.
Employes Remembered.
OMAHA. Neb., Dec. 30. From the
lowest salaried messenger to the gen
eral manager every person who has
worked for the American Express
company one year received a $ 10 gold
piece from the company as a Christ
mas present.
llreaki His Neck In Fall.
M'COOK, Neb., Dec. 30. While run
ning a wolf on horseback, John Sly,
who lived on the Robert P. Barr
ranch a few miles uouthwest of Me
Cook, was thrown off his horse. His
neck was broken and he was instantly
killed.
Wanton Killing of Stock.
NEBRASKA CITY, Neb.. Dec. 33.
Some one went late a pasture south
of the city and killed a fine two-year-old
Jersey heifer and let the carcass,
after skinning it.
Mew Bank for Teeumseh.
TECUMSEH. Neb.. Dec. 30. Mrs. B.
F. Perkins sold a frame building and
a lot on the north side of the square
to J. R. Plerson of Union and F. E.
Bodie of York.' "who will erect a bank.
Internal Revenue Collections.
OMAHA, Dec. 30. The collections
of United States internal revenue
taxes in Nebraska for the calendar
year 1901 will show up very well, con
sideling the sweeping reduction in
taxes which took effect July 1. The
total collections for - the district for
the year will be $3,157,503, estimating
the' balance of the. month of Decem
ber on a fair ba6is. The collections
for 1900 were $3,293,661, only about
$136,000 more than the present year.
AN ILLEGAL BUSINESS
liaising Wolves and Coyotes Said to Ee a
ITehraska Industry.
WHAT STATE UW AUTHORIZES
CUims Cannot Now lie Allowed Because
Appropriation is Exhausted A Defici
ency that the Next Legislature Will Be
Called I'pou to Supply.
LINCOLN, Neb.. Dec. 31- Raising
wolves and coyotes for bounty is an
industry that is thriving in several
sections of the state. Cases are known
where persons have maintained fam
ilies of sometimes as many as sixty
wclves and then presented their scalps
for the state and county bounties,
which combined amount to $4 for
each scalp. Instances have also been
brought to the attention of the au
ihorities where scalps have been re
covered after bounty was paid and
presented again under separate and
new claim.
The state law authoriezs the audi
tor of public accounts to issue a war
rant for $1 for each wolf's scalp and
the counties are authorized to pay an
additional bounty of $3. The last leg
islature appropriated $15,000 for the
payment of wolf bounties for the en
suing iuennium, but there was at that
time approximately $17,000 of unpaid
claims, which had accumulated since
the appropriation of 1899 became ex
hausted. Governor Dietrich vetoed
the appropriation, because no provi
sion was made for the payment of
the old claims. It is estimated that
the claims against the state for wolf
bounties now amount to fully $25,000.
and at tneir present rate of accumula
tion will reach $40,000 by the end of
next year.
The legislature of 1SS9 appropriated
$60,000 for the payment of bouuties
on wolves, $45,000 of which was for
old claims and $15,000 for those of
the ensuing two years. The latter
amount was soon exhausted, as was
also the former, but the claims kept
accumulating as rapidly as ever.
The state law provides that any per
son killing wolves, wildcats or coy
otes within the boundaries of the
tate and presenting the scalps of the
same with the two ears and face
down to the nose to the county clerk
of the county in which the same were
killed, with satisfactory proof upon
oath that the same were killed within
the boundaries of the state, shall be
entitled to the following bounties:
For every wolf so killed, $1; for ev
ery wildcat so killed, $1, for every
coyote so killed, $1. Certificates of
such bounties, when so allowed, shall
be issued by the county clerk to the
person entitled thereto and upon the
same being filed with the auditor of
public accounts the said auditor sha'l
draw his warrant on the treasury of
the state against the general fund for
the amount of such certificate, in fa
vor of the person 'named therein or
his assignee.
"As there is no monf-y available for
tbe payment of the bounties on wild
animals we cannot allow the claims,"
Eaid Deputy Auditor George Anthes.
"But the claims keep coming in and
they will all go to make up a de
ficiency for the next legislature to
act upon. I have been told on relia
ble authority," continued Mr. Anthes.
"that persons are making a business
cf raising wolves for the state and
county bounties. Claims come to this
office for sometimes sixty and more
at a time. I am told that in some
cases the county clerks are careless
in disposing of the scalps presented
to them and that the claimants fre
quently recover them after they ar
thrown away."
Bad Fire at Liberty.
BEATRICE, Neb.. Dec. 31. A dis
astrous fire totally destroyed four
business houses at Liberty, the gener
al merchandise stores of O. C. Aspin
wall and S. C. Norris. and Florence
Kelley's millinery, also Olmstead &
Jimmerson's barber shop. The As
pinwall block and stock and the bar
ber shop were insured, but the others
were not. The origin of the fire is
not known.
Imr a Road la the Philippines,
LINCOLN. Neb.. Dec. 31. Captain
J. H. Culver of Milford. this state, is
in the ci- en route to his home. The
captain has been east for the purpose
of interesting capitalists there in
building a railroad which will be
twenty-four miles in length on the Is
land of Luzon, the road, which will
be the second railway on the island,
will run froa Manila bay to Subig
bay.
Violations of Uame Law.
LINCOLN. Neb., Dec. 31. Chief
Game Warden Simpkins has filed a
complaint with United States Com
missioner Marlay, charging Samuel L.
Roundr, of York county with violat
ing the Lacey law. It is alleged that
Rounds, who is a commission mer
chant, attempted to ship game out
of the state. A complaint under the
Nebraska law was lodged in York
county and supplementary proceed
ings were begun in this city.
Chaplain at Penitentiary.
LINCOLN, Neb., Dec. 31. Governor
Savage has appointed Rev. William
Martin to succeed Elder Howe as
chaplain at the state penitentiary, be
ginning January 1. Rev. Martin is
presiding elder in the Methodist Epis
copal clyirch in this, city, and was
formerly pastor of the Methodist
church at North end. He served on
the two Nebraska relief commissions
and has been identified for many
years jast with charity xork.
MERGING IMIfrAl SCHOOLS
Superintendent Fewlrr Telle Why Hi
Advl-cs Consolidation.
LINCOLN," Neb., Dec. 28. In a com
munication addressed to school people,
State Superintendent Fowler discusses
the advantages of centralization of ru
ral school?. Mr. Fowler advocates the
consolidation of small schools and op
poses the organization of rural high
schools as contemplated by a law
passed by the last legislature. His
communication in part is as follows:
"Will out state school laws permit
several or all the districts in a town
ship to unite for the purpose of form
ing a central uigh school?" I answer
yes The law providing for a rural
high school is set forth in sections 9
to 19, inclusive, subdivision C, school
laws of Nebraska for 1901. This de
partment, however, is not in favor of
the rural high school as contemplated
in these sections, for the reason that
its plan is to leave the pupils of the
lower grade in these schools in their
own respective independent and. in
many cases, weak districts. The first
condition of good rural schools is suffi
ciency of funds with which to provide
and maintain them. How to provide
these funds is not an easy problem.
Many of our districts are small; the
assessed valuation is low. so is the
enumeration. With the small share
of the state apportionment and with
a tax levy that has reached the limit
of the law, and yet a want of funds
to run a good school, the question is
indeed a serious one, and the attend
ance is often such as to make the per
capita cost of maintenance unduly
large, so that often a common school
education becomes very costly. Any
plan, therefore, that tends to weaken
the already weak rural school should
meet the opposition of ail who arc
interested in the betterment of the ru
ral schools. To overcome the many
disadvantages of the present rural
school system in Nebraska, and for
the purpose of giving every farmer's
boy and girl in this whole common
wealth opportunities equal to those of
the boys and girls of the village and
city, we recommend to the careful con
sideration of every rural school board
and to the fathers and mothers of
these children in the rural districts
the consolidation of the small schools
into a central school and the trans
portation of the pupils thereto. Con
solidate or centralize the weak dis
tricts Into a common central school.
conveying the pupils from every part
of the greater district r the congres
sional township to and from school by
means of covered vans or wagons in
charge of clean, careful, capable driv
ers. Such a plan would be legal un
der our existing statutes, as house roll
223. passed by the last session of the
Nebraska legislature, removed the six
mile limit in the formation of school
districts and we already had a trans
portation law.
DIETRICH'S IRRIGATION SCHEME.
Think He Ha a l'lun Which Will Be
Satlsfartory to All Elements.
WASHINGTON. D. C, Dec. 2S.
Senator Dietrich Is remaining in Wash
ington ov:r the holidays working on
a number of irrigation schemes, which
he confidently expects will finally bo
reduced to such form as will guaran
tee favorable action during this ses
sion for an irrigation measure that
will immediately aid in reclaiming
large sections of Nebraska for agricul
tural purposes. At present he Is in
terested In bringing together those
who favor national ownership of irri
gation and those who favor state own
ership. He has a plan whereby the
national government will control and
own the reservoirs and the land own
ers control the distribution canals.
He is confident this solution of the
problem will bring the two elements
together. -
Reports of Slate Banks.
LINCOLN, Neb., Dec. 28. Reports cf
state and private banks, made in re
sponse to the recent call of Secretary
Royse, are coming in rapidly. Of the
442 banks in the jurisdiction of the de
partment, 362 have submitted their re
ports. So far as a hasty examination
shows there has been very little
change in the condition of the insti-
tions since the former report was
made. Deposits and loans are about
the same as when the other call was
issued.
Cattle Die of Blackleg:.
CALLAWAY. Neb., Dec. 23. Chris
Burhop, a farmer living near here, has
lost eight head of cattle from the ef
fects of blackleg. With this disease
and that of cornstalk disease many
stockmen have suffered heavy losses
n this vicinity of late, and there ap
pears to be no help for it.
loop City ets First Books.
LINCOLN, Neb., Dec. 28. The first
shipment of books from the Nebraska
Traveling Library association went to
lxup City. It had been announced
the first consignment would go to
Blair, but that city waived privilege.
Caught in a Cornsheller.
PAXTON. Neb.. .Dec. 28. Frank
Knight had a hand caught ia a corn
crusher, rendering necessary the ampu
tation of his fingers. -
More Carriers Needed.
FREMONT, Neb., Dec. 28. Postof
fice Inspector Albert O. Swift has com
pleted an investigation here relative
to the need for increasing the city's
force of mail carriers, and as a result
will recommend the addition of two
men. Four years ago the Fremont
postofflce employed four carriers,
while now it will have ten in the near
future. Seven will be in the city arid
three will work on rural delivery
rout 33.
DAS A MMLUffi LOOK
German Warships Can Anchors ia "Waters
Hear Venezuela.
IMMINENT DANGER OF A CLASH
latent! Condition Not lTomlstag of
ireat Results Supposed Plan of tier-p-ians
Is Blockade Object Is to Prevent
latroductiou of Foreign Supplies.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 28. The gath
ering of Ge:man warships in the vicin
ity of Venezuela and the presence Ir
the same locality of many American,
British, French and other foreign war
ships, is directing attention to the
imminence of the naval demonstration
Germany is about to make against Ven
ezuela. Thus far, the German government
has not made known the exact details
of its proposed move, the official com
munications to the United States be
ing confined to an inquiry as to the
attitude of this government on the
question of a demonstration In view
of the purpose on the part of Ger
many not to acquire any permanent
foot hold in Venezuela. The answer
of this government was entirely sat
isfactory to the German authorities,
who since have proceeded with the ex
ecution of their plans for coercing
Venezuela. It 13 said to be probable
that the first move of Germany will
be establish a blockade of Venezuelan
ports, so a3 to prevent the introduc
tion of food products into Venezuela
and thus starve the besieged into sub
mission. Venezuela, it Is said. i3 entirely de
pendent on the outside world for its
supply of corn, which is staple among
the Venezuelans.
The Germans are expected to occupy
one or more of the main ports of Ven
ezuela, probably La Guayra and Mara
caibo. In this connection most posi
tive assurances hare been given to the
United States government that the oc
cupation is to be temporary and only
for such length of time as to enable
the collection of the debt due to the
Germans, thus disposing of the report
that there is any intention of estab
lishing a German coaling station on
Venezuelan soil.
On the part of Venezuela It is semi
ofliclally stated that President Castro
lias made known that he is prepared
for any eventuality. There is com
plete silence, however, as to the de
fensive measures Venezuela is adopt
ing, but there is no indication that she
is laying mines or preparing in any
way to resist the occupation of La
Guayra or Maracalbo, which are such
opn ports and practically defense
less against the armament of Ger
many. REDUCING RATES TO COAST
Koithern Pacific and Great Northern
Prrprins New Tariff Sheet.
ST. PAUL, Dec. 28. The Northern
Pacific will announce a revision of its
principal tariffs, covering the territory
between St. Paul and the Pacific coast
and establish lower through rates.
Similar tariffs will be announced at
the same time by the Great Northern.
Northern Pacific rate clerks have
been at work on the revision for more
than two months. It Is stated semi
officially that the feature of the new
tariffs will be the removal of discrimi
nations that have gradually grown for
several years, and radical changes, es
pecially in local rates, that will ad
Just many subjects of complaint from
shippers. The new Great Northern
tariffs will be constructed on similar
lines. Both roads, it Is asserted, will
make voluntary reductions in rates
based on the increased earning ca
pacity of their lines and the growth
of revenue.
President shows Interest.
PARIS, Dec. 28. Baron Couberlin,
president of the Olympic games, has
Just received a personal letter from
rresident Roosevelt in reply to the
Invitation sent to the latter asking
him to become president of the Olym
pic games to be held in Chicago dur
ing the year 1904. President Roose
velt says he will lay the whole mat
ter before the cabinet and that, so
far as he himself is concerned, he
takes the keenest Interest in the un
dertaking. Car I'nsaes (Iter Ills Hand.
ARLINGTON, Neb., Dec. 28. While
trying to show the other boys how
easy it was to Jump on and off a freight
train. John Hullinger, aged 20 years,
son of C. A. Hullinger, slipped and
fell. His left hand was caught on the I
rail, the car wheels passed over and
crushed it.
After the Ninth Infantry.
MANILA, Dec. 2S. Captain Schoef
fel, with a detachment of eighteen men
of Company E. Ninth infantry, at
Dapday, Island of Samar, was attack
ed by a large force of bolomen. A
severe hand-to-hand fight ensued, in
which a sergeant, a corporal and five
privates were killed. Captain Schoef
fel was wounded, but not dangerously,
and one private was slightly wounded.
No property was lost. The enemy
was finally repulsed with heavy loss.
How to Wake lTp Englsnd.
LONDON, Dec. 28. As a Christmas
attraction the Daily Neds has been
endeavoring to obtain the views - of
prominent men of the best way of
"Waking Up England," in view of
American commercial competition. The
paper has consulted Sir Thomas Suth
erland, Kenrick B. Murray, secretary
of the London Chamber of Commerce,
and others, only to discover the great
est divergence in the views of the
persons questioned.
THE LIVZ STOCK MARKET
latest QoetaCfoM From South Oma4a
and Kansas City.
SOCTff OKAHA.
Cattle There was a good nverair sup
ply of cattle, and as" the- demand was also
In Rood shape the market ruled active
and steady to strong prices were paid for
all desirable grades r.f f-f rattle. Buy
ers were out early- and rode fast, so that
the ulk of the cfTerlnKs wa out cS first
fiarvi in good season. Thiere were qu!te
a. few beef steers Included In the receipts
this morning' and some of them were of
verv fair quality. Blacker nok hold In
(food shape and the- market eouM safely
lie ouoted strong: nnd active-. Even the
short-fed cattle sold without illfTlculty.
The demand for cow stuff was also of
liberal proportions and the- prices pal l
looked strong as comiured' with these in
force at the close of last week. Bulls of
(rood quality also met with ready sale at
jrood. strone- prices, and the same could
he suM of veal calves and' stan.' There
were only - few s toe Iters and laeder on
aale fim! anything at all desirable w.
picked up .it an early hour at strong
prices. The demand for the cattle hw
Jniar flesh and quality Is hireer than the
supply.
Hok-s There wa nor a- --irricularly
heavy rrji of hoes, so that sellers had a
pood opiKrtunlty to put on a little. Th?
advance, however, was very uneven, and
while some cases looked 10c higher and
Jn some cases more, other sules did not
seem to be anv more than steady. The
market, however, was active and the
bulk of the offerings was hoi.n disposed
of. The market could, perhaos. best 1m?
described by calHnsr it close to a dime!
higher. The bulk of the heavyweight
hogs sold from .."W to SS.73. Medium
weights went mostly from $!.30-tn
Sheep There was a fair run of sheep
and lambs, and although Chicago wa
reported lUilSc lower, the market at this
point was very active an 1 stronger prlcm
were paid. It was very evident that
packers were anxious for supplies, and
there did not seem to be enough on sail
to meet thtlr demands. All last w-ek
the supply was not adequate to the de
mand, so that packers are- hungry Cor
both. sheep and lambs.
KANSAS CITY".
Cattle Market W'iVc higher; choice ex
port and dressed beef steers. $'.& C. a;
fair to eood. S4.7jfr .).!; stockers and feed
ers. $3.0)tf4.."'0: western fed steers. $4.
6.O0; western range steers. $3.6.Vfr;.;
Texas and Indian steers. JiSOCra.V'W: Taxas
cows. $3.of"4.8o: native cows. $3.2.Vfi3.75;
heifers. $3.005.50; canners. $1.iMI2.M;
bulls. $2.504.25; calves. 3.2Mt"..:).
Hogs Market .ValOc higher: top. J6.90;
bulk of sales. $6. 15ft 4. 75: heavy. $:.754j-6.a);
mixed packers. J6.40xS.i; lisht, $o.50tf
6.M: pigs. $!. olS-X
Sheep Market strong: fed lambs. H.',f
5.75: fed wethers. S3.75fr4.50: yearlings. S4.)
4r4.7: ewes. S2.2."fr3.75: culls aud. feeders.
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JOSEPH BARTLEY IS LIBERATED
I'asses From Penitentiary eo Parden
llroacht From Got. Sarvrt.
LINCOLN, Neb.. Jan. 2. Ex-State
Treasurer. Joseph S. Bartley left the
state penitentiary Tuesday evening a
free man, after serving nearly five
years of a twenty years' sentence,
after conviction for embezzling state
funds. Governor Savage commuted
his sentence to take effect Tuesday
night and the governor's orders were
immediately carried into effect.
Private Secretary R. J. Clancey went
to Mr. Hartley's residence at 7 o'clock
and handed to the wife and children
a commutation of sentence and a dis
charge. Mrs. Bartley. accompanied by
her young son and her daughter, India
and Charles O. Whedon, went to the
penitentiary and returned with Mr.
Bartley. The trip was made in Mr.
Whedon's carriage.
Mr. Bartley was taken to his home
on South Seventeenth street aud
within a short time he was over
whelmed with congratulations of
friends. These expressions came in the
form of telegrams and telephone mes
sages and many persons called to
shake his hand. He spent New Year's
day with his family and partook of a
New Year's dinner at his home.
The arrest and imprisonment of Mr.
Bartley In the Douglas county jail
dates from June 24, 1837. Not until
after the supreme court had affirmed.
his sentence was he taken to the pen
itentiary. That was on July 6, 1898
Counting the time he was in jail and
the good time allowance his sentence
already served amounts to four years,
six months and seven days. He was
paroled July 13 by Governor Savage
and at the request of the republican
state convention was returned to the
penitentiary July 28.
The scene at his home when Private
Secretary Clancey presented the dis
charge was extremely affecting and
the liberation came as a complete sur
prise to the family.
Hehrlng Pea Seal DlfTereneen.
THE HAGUE, Jan. 2. M. Komaroff.
the Russian chamberlain, has handed
to Prof. Asser, one of the Dutch mem
bers of the permanent arbitration
court and arbitrator of the claims of
American sealers for the seizure of
their vessels by the Russian govern
ment about six years ago, Russia's re
nlv to the last note of the United
states on the subject of the Bering
sea seal fishing differences.
Uateh of Ilills Introduced.
ALBANY, N. Y., Jan. 2. The gen
eral assembly convened in annual ses
sion. S. Fred Nixon was re-elected
speaker of the house, and the other
republican caucus nominees of the
house, as well as those of the senate,
were elected. The annual message cf
Governor Benjamin B. Odell, jr., was
delivered to the legislature. After the
reading of the governor's message a
number of bills were Introduced, and
then the legislature adjourned.
Xtw Law for the Capital.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 2. A new code
of laws for the District of Columbia
went into effect yesterday. Thee ;ode
is not a complete body of law, for
the government of the district, the
old Maryland, the common laws and
the statutes of the United States ap
plicable to the district and acts of
congress relating to the district re
maining in force except wherein ln-
consistent . with new laws. The code
was passed at the last congress.
BRItf TElfGRAllS. t
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1 Two met were -killed and'ilree seri
ously injured in a gravel train v.reck
-vi the ElT Puo & Northwestern rail
road. The Arairvraa Sugar Refining com--panx,,
Arbuckle Bros., and B. V. How
ell, Ston & to, have advanced all
grades of refined sugar 10 points.
' A. J- Ayrs, a. young messenger of
the Union bant of Brooklyn, who
disappeared recently with J2.000' of
the bank's money, was arrested in
Montreal.
Peter A'. Hbllen&axSr. a well known
farmer, was Fhot to death at his hooi
near Greenport. Columbia county, N..
Y. Eleven shots er fired and all
took effect..
Apostle Iiilham: Young, president
of the quorum of twelve of th Mer
men church and. the eldest living son
cf the famiis president of the chinch,
is lying critically ill.
Mrs. Patrick Campbell, the EnRliah
actress, received an enthusiastic wel
come at the Grand opera house. Chi
cago, v.hero she made her American
dei;ut, presenting "Mada."
The board of. estimate adopted, in
behalt of the citizen of New York, a
resolution of thanks to Andrew Car
negie for the gift of $3,200,000 with
which to build librarifjs in that city.
Ex-Consressman William H. H.
Cowles died at his home in Willces
boro, N. C. Colonel Cowles was a
distinguished officer of the confeder
ate army and served four trms In
congress.
The petition against the sale of the
Danish West Indies without first sub
mitting the matter to a plebiscite
was presentea to. King Christian, the
cabinet and the rigsdag. It bore 8S0
signatu res.
William Kl'tismire, the wife murder
er, was brought into court at Oska
loosa. Kan., and sentenced to fifty
years in the penitentiary. Klusmire
was convicted of killing his wife la
Holton last May.
Mr. Hugh Bonner of New York has
accepted the tender of an appoint
ment as chief of the fire department
of Manila. It in proposed to reorgan
ize the Manila fire fighting service on
modern American lin?s.
Governor OdelL of New York ap
pointed Nathan L. Miller of Courtland
county as state comptroller to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation of
Erastus C. Knight, who was recently
elected mayor of Buffalo.
The world-'s bowling record of 30U
at tenpins, the best score possible,
was equalled at the Commercial .Ath
letic club in Cincinnati. The score
was made by SamueL XL Robinson,
an oil man and club member.
Emperor Francis Joseph baa ordered
the expulsion from Austria of the
principals in the baccarat game of
December 21. when at tbe Vienna
Jockey club Count Potocki lost $300.
000 during three hours' p'nying.
Several cases of smallpox have ap
peared in the state institution for
feeble minded at Lincoln. 111. Dr. J.
A. Egau. secretaray of the state board
of health, ordered the removal of the
patients to an isolated hot-pital.
General Frank Armstrong, as agent
of the war department, is at Fort
Sill matting arrangements for the re
lease of Chief Goncome and the eigh
teen Arizona Apache Indians held by
the government as nrisoners of war.
Captain Jame3 Parker of Perth Am
boy, N. J., one of Admiral Schley's
counsel, said that Admiral Schley re
gards the case as closed, but that his
friends will ask congress to vindicate
him by retiring him on full pay and
reimbursing him for expenses of hi
trial.
Colonel D. L. Cockley, who organ
ized the Shelby Tube company, the
first concern of its kind in the Uni
ted States, is dead. He was born in
1844 and was a prominent figure In
the republican party.
Dispatches from Salonica report that
W. W. Peet, treasurer of the mission
ary society in Constantinople, has es
tablished communication with the
brigands who hold Miss Ellen M.
Stone captive, ami hopes that the re
lease of Miss Stone will be accom
plished within a fortnight.
It is positively stated that Secre
tary Wilson will remain in the cab
inet. The Bulgarian cabine has resigned.
It is understood the new cabinet will
include two members of the Stambou
loft party.
. According to the Berlin correspond- " j
ent of the Ixindon Daily Mail the
Prince f Wales has accepted Emper
or William's pleasing invitation to
visit at Berlin the middle of next
month and to be invested with the
order of the Black Eagle.
The Northwestern Missouri Press
association will meet in St. Joseph on
January 24 and 25.
John J Kelly, formerly a member
of the New Jersey assembly from Bor
dentown, was found dead in bed in
Jersey City.
All news agents on the trains of
the Northern Pacific are to be dis
continued after January 1. Dally pa
pers will be kept in the dining cars
and supplied by one of the waiters.
This means that the train peddler Is
to go.
Frank H. Peavey, a noted Minneap
olis elevator man, died in Minneapo
lis. George H. Emerick, the writer of
many Irish vaudeville sketches, is
dead at the New York hospital as a
result of a fall from a street car.
The Iowa Central railroad Is plan
ning to spend a million dollars this
year.
The wireless telegraphic system of
Mr. Marconi has passed the ex perl
mental stage and Is already beir
adapted to commercial needs.