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About Plattsmouth weekly journal. (Plattsmouth, Neb.) 1881-1901 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 24, 1895)
THE JOURNAL. PUBLISHED EVERY TIIUKSDAY. PLATTS MOUTH, NEBRASKA. OVER THE STATE. The potato crop of Lincoln county is considerably below the average. The death rate at the state peniten tiary has largely increased the past year. The soap fakir continues his voca tion in Nebraska and is doing a good business. The first day's delivery of beets to the Norfolk sugar factory amounted to sixty-seven tons. A LiDr arrived in Wilbur the other day with her three children, all sick with typoid fever. The large dry goods house of N. B. Falconer, Omaha, closed last week. Liabilities are $110,000. There are now seventy-five students enrolled at the State Institute for the Blind at Nebraska City. The beet harvest is now in progress in Dodge county, and is furnishing plenty of work to men and teams. While cleaning a revolver, Thomas McCeun of Johnson county was acci dentally shot, it is thought fatally. The people of Spencer think they are in the artesian water belt and are going to test the matter by sinking a deep welL Ix the district court of Jefferson county James White was sentenced to the penitentiary for eighteen months for larceny of a bicycle. John Goodex, who pleaded guilty to breaking into a house at Fremont on September 4 last, was sentenced to two years in the penitentiary. Goti.eib Merkle, the man who killed himself at Swedeburg was a member of the Ancient Order of United Work men, and had 52,000 insurance on his life. Gotleib Markkll, section foreman of the Elkhorn at Swedeburg, com mitted suicide by shooting himself in the head. It was caused by domestic trouble. The city authorities of Kearney have decided to treat charivari parties as disturbers of the peace, and such of fenders will hereafter be arrested and duly punished. The 2-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ed liell of Vesta, Johnson county, met a very tragic death. She got hold of some matches, setting her dress on fire" and burning to death. Wilding's livery barn at West Point burned, together with three horses, a hotel "bus and a hearse. Alderman's barn, just across the alley from the liv ery barn, also burned down. IIox. Robert W. Furnas and wife of Nemaha county will have been married fifty years on the 29th of the present month and they have decided to cele brate the event by a reception to their friends. Ax Indian, while returning from one of the trading stores on the reserva tion near Decatur, in an intoxicated condition fell from the wagon with her babe, and the child's skull was crushed. The little one died after several hours suffering. A requisition was issued from the governor's office upon the governor of Louisiana for the return to this state of Jerome Coulter, who is charged in Douglas county with embezzlement of the city funds while deputy city treas urer of Omaha. Oscar Brown, a man about CO years old, who has been in jail at Fremont since July awaiting trial on a charge of criminal assault on a little girl, was permitted to enter a plea of assault and battery, and was sentenced to thirty days in the county jail. There are two bunches of antelope not far from Chadron and some of the local sportsmen have been after them. They went out last week with a pack of hounds and succeeded in running down and capturing one antelope, two coyotes and nine jackrabbits. Ax old lady named Corson, who re sides in the northern part of Johnson county, has been keeping $200 in money tied up in a stocking and hid in the oven of an old unused stove. She isn't keeping it there any more. Some one unlawfully removed the wad. . The hardware store of A. Pease, Sid ney, was broken open and four revolv ers stolen. Sheriff Daugherty appre hended the thief, who proved to be James Roberts, aged 19, employed at the Pacific hotel in that city. The stolen property was recovered. While out hunting quail with a party of friends in the timber and thick brush that lines the numerous streams around Chadron, George Williams was accidentally shot in the face and arms by one of the party. Fortunately Will iams was at long range, and the shot pellets did not pierce the flesh very deep and no very serious results are anticipated. The Nebraska Association of Princi pals and Superintendents of Public Schools, in session in Lincoln, elected officers as folio ws: President, Superin tendent J. F. Saylor of Lincoln; first ice president, Alex Stephens of Sut ton; second vice president, A. II. Water house of Grand Islank; recording sec retary. Miss Clark of Fremont; corre sponding secretary and treasurer, Miss liene Hamilton of Omaha. E. A- Johxsox and wife of Brady Isl and passed through North Platte and halted for a rest at the railroad bridge east of town. They strolled out on the bridge a distance and upon looking around discovered a train coming in such close proximity as to make it im possible to retrace their steps. Mrs. Johnson became very much frightened at the position 'they were in and jumped from the bridge, sustaining se vere injuries. Joseph Bills of Alliance believes in irrigation. . From a potato patch so treated he extracted a single tuber that weighed twenty-six ounces. In other words he dug a potato that weighed ten ounces more than a pound. Edith E. Harwick has been commis sioned postmistress at Moorefield. Governor LTolcomb has granted to Albert Altendorf of Omaha a free, full and unconditional pardon. Altendorf was convicted in the district court of Douglas county of an assault with in tent to commit great bodily harm com mitted by striking William Cullen, a fellow employe in the Union Pacific shops, with a bar of iron. Settled a Boundary Dispute. The joint commission appointed in behalf of Nebraska and South Dakota to fix the title to some land in dispute between the states has made its report. The commission is composed of C. J. Srnyth, Ed A. Fry and J. W. Edgerton in behalf of Nebraska, and Andrew E. Lee, E. C. Ericson and E. IL Van Ant werp in behalf of Dakota. The com mission located the boundary as fol lows: Center of the main channel of the Missouri river between a point in the center of main channel of the river directly north of the west line of Dixon county, Nebraska, and a point in the center of the channel directly south of the east line of Clay county. South Da kota. The effect of this location is to give the island in the Missouri river, which has been in dispute to South Da kota. The report includes a recommenda tion giving to Nebraska Bon Homme island, containing 3,500 acres, and giv ing to South Dakota at the mouth of Sioux river the small strip of land that has been previously considered a part of Dakota county. Grand Lodge I. O. U. F. The grand lodge of the Odd Fellows in Nebraska met in its thirty-eighth annual session in Omaha last week, with every grand officer in his station, and about 300 delegates present, repre senting every subordinate lodge in the state. Grand Secretary Gage made his annual report, which shows a net gain of four lodges in the state for the 3-ear; and a net gain of thirty-three members for the same period. This seems small, but when the drouth and business de pression are considered it is viewed that the order did well to hold its own. The report shows that $15,737.10 was paid out for relief; the total assets of sub ordinate lodges are $3S5,527.C, and a balance is in the treasury of the grand lodge at this time of $0,785. 15. In ad dition to the relief reported above, the grand lodge paid out $1,050.22 to aid needy lodges and members iu the drouth stricken portions of the state last year. Interesting Irrigation Case. Gering dispatch: The injunction case of Mcclenahan against the Winter Creek Canal company was heard and will be decided by Judge Neville after arguments in the form of briefs have been submitted. The case bears upon the legality of the assessment of shares of capital stock in an irrigation com pany for maintenance purposes and the question as to whether the companies are entitled to sell delinquent stock upon merely advertising the same, or whether judgment must be taken and proceedings had in. that way. It is re garded as a test case by all the com panies in this section, most of them being organized under the mutual or co-operative plan, and is watched with a great deal of interest. Mosher Case Up at Lincoln. Lincoln dispatch: Judge Shiras in the federal court this morning rendered orally his decision in the motion to re mand to the state courts the case brought against C W. Mosher and the directors of the Capital National bank by depositors. He overruled the mo tion These cases were first brought in the district court to recover from the directors losses alleged to have been sustained by plaintiffs because of false statements of the bank's condition made by officers and directors. At the instance of defendants they were re moved to the federal court. Attorneys for plaintiffs had moved to have them remanded on the theory that they pre sented no federal questions. Jjidge Shiras holds that they involve questions of law arising under the constitution and laws of congress. The cases are brought by Thomas Bailey, Isaac Holt, the Jones National bank of Seward, the Bank of Staplehurst, the Bank of Utica and Henry C&rter. Hurt With the fleets. The Norfolk beet sugar factory has now been in operation over one week, says a dispatch from that place, work ing up the immense crop of sugar beets grown in the territory tributary to this factory. Each year since the erection of the factory here substantial improve ments have been made on the plant, and this year was no exception. A large warehouse, for storing the sugar, has been erected, a nd considerable new machinery put into the factory. A most important change is the substitu tion of crude petroleum for the coal formerly used in heating the boilers. Large iron tanks have been built out side the boiler house, in which the oil is stored, and from which the oil is pumped into the boiler house, heating six immense boilers. The scene around Norfolk among the farmers is one of great activity, men, women and child ren being engaged in the fields, pull ing, topping and loading sugar beets. Will Entertain. Irrigationists. Sidney dispatch- A mass meeting of the representative citizens of Sidney was held here today for the purpose of making preliminary arrangements for the annual meeting of the Nebraska Irrigation association, to be held here on December 18 and 19. Edward Mc Lernon was elected president and Charles Callahan secretary. An execu tive committee of seven was appointed who will have full power to act in con junction with the state organization, composed as follows: Joseph Ober felder, Edward 1L Breisch, James J. Mcintosh, Butler A. Jones, Lincoln C Stockton, Charles Callahan and Thomas B. Dawson. Invitations will also be sent to Wyoming and Colorado and it is expected that they will co-operate in the work. The proposed meeting is considered of great importance and it will bring here the best practical irri gationists in the United States. He Fooled the Ladies. A number of ladies of Pierce were 6old by a smooth-faced young fakir re cently. He was around selling soap and with every dollars' worth pur chased the lady was to be presented with a set of Uaviland china or a piece of furnitiue. The china or furniture would be delivered to them in a week, lie said that his firm, instead of adver tising in the newspapers, thought to advertise it among the ladies in this manner as it would be a more profita ble investment. A good while has now passed and the china or furniture that the ladies have been so anxiously ex pecting has not made its appearante. POLITICS IN HISTORY. FORTY YEARS IN THE HOUSE. SENATE AND CABINET. The Hook of John Sherman, In Which Many Political Secrets Are Revealed Grant, Garfield, Blaine, Arthur, Har rison and Other Republican Leaders Praised A Good Deal of Garfield's Nomination. Old Political Secrets. Chicago, Oct. yl. The intrigues the jealousies and the traitorous knife thrusts of the last half-century of American statecraft are revealed in the fierce light of stern criticism in "John Sherman's Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet," just published in this city. The fear that the venerable senator would reveal secrets, long kept from the public, in his forthcoming work has been to an extent realized. Grant, Garfield, Blaine, Arthur, Harrison and other Republican leaders are spoken of with unstinted praise for their high, personal, worthy statesmanship, but each is in guarded and covert language shown in the less commendable light of scheming politicians. The criti cism is almost invariably implied rather than direct, but it stands out clearly in the work as a whole. Owing to the close association of Mr. Sherman and James A. Garfield, the criticism of the nomination of the latter for president of the United States is perhaps one of the most striking features of the book. The au thor, while carefully avoiding a direct charge of treachery on the part of the ex-president, very significantly makes it plain that Mr. Garfield was nomi nated at a convention to which he had gone as the trusted leader of the Sher man forces. After showing by the publication of private letters, covering a period of years of close political and personal association, that Mr. Garfield was, in reality, his political protege, Mr. Sherman gives in detail the his tory of the national convention of 18S0. Following the account of his own struggle for the nomination, -he says: "In time, I became thoroughly ad vised of what occurred at the Chicago convention, and had become entirely reconciled to the result, though fre quently afterwards I heard incidents and details which occasioned me great pain, and which seemed to establish the want of sincerity on the part of some of the delegates, and tended to show that for some time before the meeting offithe con vention the nomi nation of General Garfield had been agreed upon." The sting felt by Garfield's defection in 1S80 is inadvertently shown bv a sentiment expressed during the discus sion of the national convention of 1892, where the senator remarks: "From later developments I became satisfied that Harrison could not be elected, that Piatt and a powerful New York influence would defeat him if nominated. I therefore preferred the nomination of a new man, such as William McKinley, but he had com mitted himself to Harrison, and, ac cording to my code of honor, could not accept a nomination even if tendered him." Again the author reverts to the Chicago convention in discussing the character of President Garfield. Of his personality and eloquence he speaks in the highest terms. His will power, he says, was not up to his per sonal magnetism. He adds that his opinion cnanged easily. In this connection he said: "When I proposed to him to be a delegate-at-large to the Chicago convention, he no doubt meant in good faith to support my nomination." Some of the political scheming that again resulted in the defeat of the Ohio statesman in the national con vention of 18SS and brought about the nomination of ex-President Harrison can easily be read between the lines in that part of the work devoted to this struggle. In discussing the re sult Mr. Sherman says he became sat isfied one delegate from New York controlled the entire delegation from that state, and between Saturday night, when the nomination seemed certain to go to Sherman, and Monday morning, when the tide turned in favor of Harrison, a corrupt bargain was made in the interests of the latter, which secured him the support of New York and gave him the nom ination. Continuing the author states in fairness to the ex-President: "But it is to the credit of General Harrison to say that if the reputed bargain was made it was without his consent at the time." On the eve of another national cam paign in which ex-President Harrison is expected to figure prominently, Mr. Sherman does not hesitate to state that in 1892 he did not consider Harri son a strong candidate. To his cold and abrupt manner, he attributes his unpopularity at that time. At the age of 72 jears, Senator Sherman recalls the affair over the at tempt to remove Chester A. Arthur from the collectorshso of the port of New York with much feeling. The correspondence bearing on the contro versy never before published is given in full, and Mr. Sherman's part as sec retary of the treasury is stated in de tail. Arthur is shown up in an un enviable light and the attitude of Roscoe Con tling toward the president is caustically commented upon. The former's nomination as vice president, Mr. Sherman says, was the whim of Conk ling to annoy President Hayes. In writing about himself Mr. Sher man is candid to the point of self crit icism. For instance, he states that at the age of 19 years he got into bad company and was on several occasions conscious of being intoxicated. In re lating the incident which influenced his whole life in this respect, he says: "On one occasion, in the fall of 1830, I went home very sick from drinking. My mother received me with much surprise and sorrow, but neither com plained nor scolded, and ' with the ut most kindness put me to bed and watched over and cared for me. I was not enough stupefied to be unconscious of my degradation and her affection, and then and there resolved never to be in such a condition again." Robbers wrecked a safe with dyna mite at Hennessey, Okla., but got little money. Dr. and Mrs. Hearne were moved from Marion county jail to Pike conn-' ty jaiL UNCLE SAM'S PLAN. And His Union Pacific Reorganization Scheme. Washington', Oct. 1 . The report of the government directors of the Union Pacific railroad company has ,beec in the hands of the secretary of th in terior for the past three days Its rec ommendations will act as a cold bath to the plan of reorganization proposed by the reorganization 'commission. The plan was to have been consum mated practically without regard to the government debt while the report of government directors proposes a plan whereby the government may be reasonably sure of payment of a large percentage, if not all, of the debt due it by not only the Union Pacific, but by the Central Pacific also. The basic proposition on which the report is made is the consolidation of the Union Pacific and Central Pacific into a single trunk line extending from Omaha to San Jose, Cal., thus connecting the Pacific coast with one of the railway centers of the Trans mississippi by the shortest line in ex istence and with ample terminal facilities at each end. Under existing conditions the various feeders of the Union Pacific will be lopped away from the parent system by foreclosure proceedings on the part of their re spective bondholders, and save for the protection which the interstate com merce and various state railroad com mission acts may afford the new trunk line would be placed at a disadvan tage in securing the advantage which would naturally come to it from the lines in question. But as a trunk line it is pointed out that it would have vast advantages over any of the other Pacific roads on account of its short ness and natural sources. It is held that the lease of the Central Pacific by tne Southern Pacific can be broken an i set aside. This done, the way will be clear for the plan of reorganization with the two roads treated as one. It is shown that even in the year of the panic the net earn ings were about $7,500,000, sufficient to pay five per cent on 8100,000,000 bonds, and leaving $2,500,000 for dis tribution among shareholders. If this showing can be made with the Central Pacific, worked solely for the the profit of the Southern Pacific, and the Union Pacific consequently starved by deprivation of its rightful sources of income.it is argued that with the two roads worked in harmony, the enor mous traffic that would immediately pass over them would at once increase their earnings to figures equal to, if not in excess of, their most prosperous days. It is pointed out that under the pro posed consolidation the interest of the Eastern trunk lines centering at Omaha will be at once gained and it is sug gested that if an open proposition were made by the government to lease or sell tne combined system to that trunk line or combination of capital ists which would pay to the govern ment the largest amount on the combined indebtedness of the two roads above a minimum fixed at, it is suggested, 575,000,000 would be strong competition to secure control. This plan, as outlined by the government directors, has been pronounced feasible by high officials of the Union Pacific. In California, especialy, has the project been strongly indorsed within the narrow circle of those to whom it could be submitted in confi dence prior to the publication of the report. A bill has already been drawn by one of the government directors to carry out the subject sought, and will be submitted to the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of the Treas ury and Attorney General for ap--proval. If favored by them, it will be introduced in the coming, session of Congress. ' HARRY GARFIELD. The Family of the Dead President Will Answer Sherman and Others Later. Cleveland, Ohio. Oct. 21. The eldest son of the late President, Harry A. Garfield, while averse to express' ing himself in regard to Senator Sher man's statements, finally said: "It has been the policy of the family not to reply to charges that are made against my father, and so we have never given any attention to such as the Roscoe Conkling matter and other things of that kind. There is in the possession of our fam ily all the letters, manuscripts diaries and such matter that was left by my iamer, ana it is our intention to an swer ail charges in the form of a bio graphy rather than as the charges are made. 1 do know one thing. I am and have been a warm admirer and friend of Senator Sherman's and I know that my father always was. Of course, Senator Sherman has a perfect right to his own opin ions, as has everybody else. The nomination in 1880 was considered by my father's friends and nearly every Doay so De tne result or a peculiar condition of affairs. What ever Senator Sherman .may think of it is his own matter, and he has a right to his own opinions. It may be that we will have something to say re garding this matter, but I will not say that we will or will not. I could only say that after a conference with the family and looking over some of the papers, it does not seem to me right or proper for anyone to make charges by inference, but they should be substan tiated by papers and documents. 1 do not care to enter into a controversy over it and prefer not to discuss the matter until I have seen the book, which I have ordered. I think what ever reply we may decide to make will likely be made in the form of a biog raphy, but at the same time it is pos sible we may : decide otherwise and make a statement regarding it. M'KINLEY IN A WRECK. Desperate, but Unsuccessful, attempt to Injure Ohio Republican Leaders. Paulina, Ohio, Oct. 21. Just after leaving Vanwert last night the special car of the Ohio Central line, in which were Governor McKinley, General Bushnell, Railway Commissioner Kirk ley, "A. B. Holcomb, Frank S. Mon nett. Urban H. Hester, Colonel Wil liam Gaitree and others, jumped the track at the switch or was thrown off by some scoundrel shifting the switch as the cars passed, but no one was hurt. A bystander says a man changed the switch just as the special car reached it and then ran away. PUGILISM IS BALKED. THE CORBETT- FITZSIMMONS AFFAIR' COMPLICATED. It la Declared Posltlvelv that the Brnis ers Will Not be Allowed to Meet The Governor of Arkansas Keeping a Close Outlook Talk of Changing the Matcb to a Soft Glove Contest Views of John L. Sullivan. Corbett and Fitzslmmons. Littlk Rock, Ark., Oct 19. Th Corbett-Fitzsimmons fight situation is even more complicated to-day than it was when Governor Clarke first de clared that he would use the full power of the law to prevent the con test. No one here now dares to say what will be the outcome, though the feeling at Hot Springs at present is that, if Fitzsimmons will agree to the chauged conditions, making the match a soft glove limited round glove fight, the men will be able to meet at that place October 31 without interference. It is said that the governor while at Ilot Springs asserted that he would tolerate no violation of the law, but was willing to refer the whole ques tion to Judge Duffie an 1, if he should conclude that no violation warranting interference was intended, the govern or would be satisfied and in any event no state interference would be inter posed unless the constituted authori ties of that county should ask for such assistance. Against this, however, is the state ment made last night by Brigadier General Taylor, after a long confer ence with the governor: 'The figtit will not occur at Ilot Springs nor in Arkansas. There is no doubt on that score." "Not even in a modified way, as now proposed?" ' "No sir." "What will be the effect of the court proceedings, if favorable to the fight, on the proposition to mass the militia at Hot Springs?' "I don't feel at liberty to discuss that phase of the question. My duty is to carry out orders, whether right or wrong, but I believe the orders the Governor may issue will be right." JOHL L. TALKS. fle Is Anxious to Have tbe Fight Come Oft Will Be a Great Battle. New Yobk, Oct. 19. Ex-Champion John L. Sullivan said of the Corbett- 1 ltzsimmons matter that the fight might come off and that it might not. Asked whether he had any choice between the two men he re plied that he had not, but thought it would be a great fight. "I wish in my heart to see it come oft," said he. "as the future of boxing depends on its final outcome. They are knocking the game out all over the country, but it will rise again as sure as you live. Fitzsimmons and Corbett are good fellows and they should be allowed to box. When I was in the game, they never objected. I sup pose that was because I was a good fellow. Who do I think wiir win? Well, as I said, I have no choice in the matter. It will be a fight for keeps, and both men will do their level best to win. Corbett is a clever man, and so is I ltz. They know how to use their nands and they are no novices at the game. Fitzsimmons is said to be a hard hitter; so is Corbett. He can hit as good as any one and I am sure I ought to know. How long do 1 think it will last? Well, to be plain, I have not the slightest idea. I should go about twenty rounds if anything. The men will fight cautiously at first, but will no doubt take things seriously as soon as tney nave sized each other up. I have no idea of returning to the ring." CORBETT ARRESTED. Charged With Threatening to Assault Bob Fitzsimmons. Hot Springs, Ark., Oct. 19. A war rant against James J. Corbett was issued from Justice Kirke's court yes terday afternoon. It charges that he has threatened, is conspiring and is about to commit an unlawful assault upon the person of one Bob Fitzsim mons. It was placed in the hands of Sheriff Houpt, who proceeded to the Arlington hotel and served it. The warrant was issued at the instance of Prosecuting Attorney C V. Teague. Corbett was brought into court by the sheriff and the prosecuting attorney asked that he be put under bonds to keep the peace. Judge Ivirke made the order as asked, placing the bond at ?1 0,000. Corbett refused to give the bond, and his attorneys, Martin and Greaves, will sue out a writ of habeas corpus asking for his release. This will bring the question up for judicial hearing as to whether a glove contest, such as is now proposed, will be a vio lation of the state statutes. Boiler . Explosion In Carroll County, Mo Cakrollton, Mo., Oct. 19. The boiler of Julius Peters' sawmill, eight miles southeast of here, exploded yes terday afternoon. The mill was en tirely destroyed. Albert meters, ine 11-year-old son of the proprietor, was blown about fifty feet and sustained lniuries from which ne wiu aie. Julius Peters will lose one eye and his face and nose were badly cut. Eb. Webb and Joe Barker were injured, but not seriously. . Bushels of Forged Paper. Memphis, Tenn., Oct. 19. A. K. Ward, secretarv. treasurer and man ager of the Memphis Barrel and Head in a- non-man v. has disappeared, leaving outstanding forged papers to the ex tent, it is said, of 8100,000. Shot by Wronged Husband. Holtojt, Kan., Oct. 19. Charles Hoover, son of ex-Postmaster Hoover of this place, was last night shot and killed by Sam Newman at the latter's home west of Holton. Newman had been away and, returning, found Hoover in the house with his wife. He surrendered himself to the officers. Mr. Harrison Quarantined. Saratoga, N. Y., Oct. 19. Master Benjamin McKee, who has scarlet fever, is doing as well as could be ex pected. He is still quarantined, as are Mrs. J. R. McKee and ex-President Harrison. LEO's stand important. High Roman Catholic Authorities Dis cuss tbe Religious Congress Matter. Washington, Oct. 19. Among high ecclesiastics here it is felt that the pope's letter to the American arch bishops urging non-participation by Catholics in "promiscuous religious congresses" opens up a question of more importance than the sectarian school question, the Cahensley move ment, or the other issues which have been presented in recent years. It is said that the Pope's opposition to the religious congresses does not affect the Catholic church alone, but has a bearing on the entire movement toward Christian unity, which began in England, and has spread through this country, the purpose of which was to harmonize all divergent sects on non-essentials, bringing them together on the one essential tenet of Chris tianity. The broader sentiment found expression in the attendance of Car dinal Gibbons at the congress of re ligions at Chicago. At that time Mgr. Satolli was in Chicago, but took no part in the congress. The Cardinal's paper and subsequent magazine arti cles, showing the common grounds on which all sects might stand, attracted much attention. The language of the pope's letter is said to leave no room for doubt as to the position of Rome on the holding of congresses, or the broader question of church unity, as the following di rect statement makes clear: "But although these promiscuous conven tions have unto this day been toler ated with prudent silence, it would, nevertheless seem more advisable that Catholics should hold their conven tions separately." It is said that this statement is so direct as not to be open to misinterpretation, and doubt is expressed as to the very liberal inter pretation placed by Archbishop Ire land on such a clear statement from the pope. It is believed also that if there is any misunderstanding or broad interpretation given to the pope's language, he will speedily issue a second letter VAN LEUVEN PARDONED. The Notorious Iowa Pension Fraud Work er Set Free by the President. Washington, Oct. 19. A pardon has been granted by the president to George M. VanLeuven, sentenced in Iowa to imprisonment for two years and 81,000 fine for violation of the. pension laws. Suicide Under a Train. Buffalo, N. Y., Oct. 19. Dr. Abbie J. Seymour, a distinguished woman physician and artist, threw herself last night in front of a fast West Shore train near the water works station. She had been compelled to use crutches since last spring, when she suffered an accident to the nerves of her hip while attending the post graduate medical college at Chicago. This affliction preyed upon her mind until she suc cumbed to melancholia. She leaves a sister in Chicago, Mrs. Morris Gynne, and a stepmother and another sister in New York. She was bom in Ba- tavia, N. Y., forty-two years ago. Insuring Consumptives. Cincinnati, Oct 21. Special. Re ports say that a leading life insurance company is accepting risks to the amount of $200,000 on lives of consump tives takipg the Amick Chemical Treat ment for lung disease. The Amick Chemical Co. of Cincinnati is actually paying the premiums on this insurance and presenting policies to their pa tients. This company claims to have the most complete statistics on con sumption in the world, and that these risks are good, providing the patients take a course of the Amick treatment. LIVE STOCK AND PRODUCE MARKETS Quotations from New York, Chicago, St. Louis, Omaha and Elsewhere. OMAHA Butter Creamery separator.. IS " 21 Butter Fair to good country. 14 16 Kggs Fresh 16 Honey California, per fi 14 & 15 Spring Chickens, per lb SVJ i 6 Ducks l er lb 6 & 654 Turkeys Per lb 7 fc& 8 Geese-per lb : 5 fc 6 .Lemons Choice Messinas w m w w Apples per bbl 1 75 (A 3 00 sweet rotatoes uooa, per ddhw x a Potatoes per bu 25 w 30 Beans Navv.handnicked.bu 1 75 2 10- Cranberries Cape Cod, pr bbl 7 50 8 00 Uay upland, per ton o w u o wi Onions Per bu 20 W Cheese Neb. & la., full cream 10 & i- Hogs Mixed packing 3 80 W3K5 Hogs Heavy weights 3 75 4 00- Beeves Mockers and feeders, 2 2 3 45 Beef bteers 3 0 W 5 lo Bulls. 1 50 W 2 GO- fctaes 2 50 & 2 .: Calves. 2 00 tt 5 v. Cows 12. 2 75 Oxen 2 50 2 tii Hellers a w -i J Westerns 2 25 0 3 15 bbeeu Lambs 3 00 4 50 theep Choice natives 2 7j 3 00 CHICAGO. - Wheat No. 2. serins MV-J 60 Corn Per bu 29 ti 2!Li Oats 1 er bu 20 d 20 Pork 8 50 ti 8 60 Lard 5 72 5 75 Hoes Packers and mixed 3 90 m 4 10 Cattle Western range steers.. 25 4 50 Prime Steers 4 00 O 4 50 theep Lambs, Jj -.4 50 fcheep Natives 3 00 3 50 NEW YOKK- Wheat. No 2. red winter 65 a 66 Corn No. 2 37 37 Oats No. 2 24 a 24!i Port i wi IU25 Lard L5 & 6 20 ST. LOUIS. Wheat No 2 red, cash.. C3 3i (.r; Corn Per bu 24 ( 247i Oats Per bu 17 & 1714 Boss Mixed pacRing a 49 in 4 (in Cattle Native steers '5 40 6 50 tbeeo Kxport natives 5 20 ? 5 40 Lambs 3 25 4 50 KANSAS CITV. Wheat No. 2 hard kq a orn No. 2 24'. . -i. Oats No. 2 15 & Cattle Mockers and feeders.. 2 50 3 m liogs .Mixed Dackers a r 011 Sheep Aluttons 2 00 2 60 FLAMES IN CREEDE. COL. Three Blocks of Business Houses De stroyed Two Newspapers lturaed Out. Denvkb, Colo., Oct. J9. Fire in Creede, Colo., last night burned over the three blocks between First and Fourth streets. Thirty-four business houses were destroyed, ineludinc the postoffice, the Tortoni hotel, and two newspaper offices, those of .the Sen tinel and the Candle. The loss is esti mated at 8500,000. This was the third big lire in that famous mining1 camtx.