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VOL.L LINCOLNTnEBRASKA SATUBDAY, JAN. 11, 1890. NO.30.
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Jackson Day Celebration.
Nashville, Tenn , Jan. 8. Jackson day
was celebrated in Nashville by a grand pro
cession this morning and the delivery of
an address and permanent organization of
the national Jackson club at ths state cap
itoL A banquet in honor of the First regi
ment. National Guards, state of Tennessee,
was given in the afternoon by Jere Baxter,
and at nieht a historic costume reception
took placs at the Maxwell house, undf r the
auspices of the ladies' hermitage asocia
tion. which c oed tne exercises. C lonel
A. K. McCiure of Pennsylvania was elected
president of the national Jackson club,
and among the viee-presidents are Dewitt
Cregier, mayor of Chicago, and Joseph 8
jennson oi Alabama.
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Passed Oft? Quietly.
Naw Obleaks, Jan. 6. A special from
Jackson says: The municipal election
passed off very quietly and without dis
turbance. General Henry, democrat, for
mayor, and all the democratic aldermen
are elected. Only about fifteen or twenty
negroes all told presented themselves and
asked the privilege of voting, but on being
told by men stationed near the polls to see
that there wan a peaceable election that
the voting might cause trouble, they
quickly withdrew, none of them insisting
on voting. Henry's total was 375, McGili's
125 . There were a great many strangers
In town, many of them coming here pur
posely to assist the democrats. It is be
lieved there presence had the desired effect
of preventing trouble.
NEBRASKA NEWS.
State School Fund Apportionment.
The Hon. George B. Lane, state
superintendent of public instruction,
lias tiled with, the auditor his semi
annual apportionment of the state
school fund. From it the following
facts are taken:
On hands with the state treasurer De
cember 23, 1889
Interest on U. d. bonds ,....$ 30 J 00
Interest on state bonds..... 13, 5 69
State tax 67,338 41
Interest ou county touo. ....... 75,472 98
Inte-rest on unpaid principal
school land sales 86 935 38
Lease school bonds 39.3"i8
Total 1283,45 21
Whole number of children of sooi age,
316,j5; amount, apportioned, $283.425. 21;
rate per pupil, $ 89147.
Tfl3 following table shows the county
apportionment:
Counties. No. of pnoils. Am'fcrtue.
Antelope 4,t33 $ 3,55 34
Adamp 5,S(i9 5 23 i 19
Banner 8t3 7i5 86
Blaine 3)3 314 69
Boore 3.H 2,79'J 545
BorButto 1,416 l.k6J34
Bufto 7,'2i 6,3 8 19
BnwT! 1,718 l.?3l 56
Burt 3.9G3 3,5 94
Butlei 5 4-1 4,863 37
CaeP 7,556 6 736 2
Onerry 1,43d 1,274 83
Cheyenne 1,62 1,428 15
Chase 1.4 2 1,49 85
Cdar 2 2 '4 1,982 65
piav 5.867 .23- 31
C ltax 4,133 3 684 49
Cumintr V22 3.585 18
CusUr 7.074 6 3(6 33
D ivis 2,612 2 85 29
Dawson 3 2 6 2,858 08
f;ikova 1.835 1,635 87
Dixon... 2 8il 2,541 61
Deuel 847 755 '8
Dodgp 6 212 5.537 87
Doutriaw 24 646 21,97 1 41
Dandy 1.16 1,0:4 12
Fillmore 5.79 i 5,163 45
Franklin 2.9 4 2.S8S 86
Frontier 2 575 2.295 56
Furnas 3 59i 33 1 3
Oagp 10,19 8V9114
Girtifld 565 503 (9
Greeley..., l,7v 1.6 vl
Gosper 1,678 1,495 9
Grant 28 24 S6
Hall 5, a 4 762 28
H-imiiLuu 5.Wt 4 511 19
HarJand 3,123 2,684 . 9
Hsyep J, 185 l,-f6 4"
Hitchcoo 1.98'i l,77ti 48
Holt 5,897 5.257 05
Howard 3.4 5 3,' 62 23
Jeffeison 5,198 4,633 91
Joiim on 4jr.6 3.633 67
Kya Paha 1,533 1.36 64
Keith 724 645 43
Keamev 3 23 2,9 8 9
Km ball b3l 295 97
Knox 3 201 2,853 63
Lancaster 16.69 14. 878 79
L ncoln 2,837 2,5 trt 96
Logap 4 l 857 48
I oap 6 9 M2 91
Madit-on 4,f2t 4,123 30
Crrick ...........tv;. 3,t79 - 2 834 01
N ine 1,566 1 396 06
Nemaha 4,6i 7 4,U7 05
Nuckoll K.673 3.274 4 '
toe 7,864 6 6t t6
Pawnee 3,7 6 3,3 3 82
Perkins 1 381 1,231 13
Phelps 3,36 2,7H5 3
Pierce 1,6 1,453 11
Platte 5,398 4.M2 21
Polk 3 733 3,327 89
Red v mow 3.071 2 737 73
Richer Ison 6,993 6.2 4 12
Rock 98 J 873 65
Saline 7.47 i . 6.661 14
Sarpv 2.215 1.974 3
Sauautsr 7.811 6 963 Si
Scocts Blbffa 46 361 9
Seward 5 678 5 061 83
3-ridan 2,551 2 274 16
Sherman 2 449 2.13 23
sioux 583 518 84
Stantou 1,575 1.4i'4 (8
Thayer 4,440 3,958 17
Thomas 131 ll7 87
Thursr,on 170 VI 55
Valley 2,578 2.S98 23
Washington 4 4 99 4, 10 77
Wavn 1 9 7 1.753 f4
Webster 4,085 3,(541 7
Wheeler 639 569 66
York 6 211 5,536 98
Another Silver Find.
Xordcn special : fcsinee tae silver
find on the Key a Paha some few days
ago various of our citizens have been
prospecting in our vicinity, The re
sult has been beyond expectations,
and the people of Norden are highly
sanguine that they have "struck it
rich." One of our citizens, Mr. David
Johnson, examined the dirt that was
excavated from his well at a depth of
sixty feet, and found silver ore in
quantities that, in the opinion of an
old California miner, wiii assay $180
to the ton. The town is wild with ex
eitement and quarter sections soar
skyward. That the genuine stuff has
been struck ia beyond the question of a
doubt.
All Over ttie State.
Fines paid in Grand Island last
month amounted to $240.
.Judge Mapes of Nebraska City, has
issued 103 marriage licenses during the
past year.
Hooker county newspapers an
nounce that homesteads can still be
had on geodl government land in that
county.
Nebraska City sets the winter style
of snake stories, two large rattlers
having been killed there a few days
since.
Four farmers living near Ansley
have disappeared during the past two
months, leaving their families in desti
tute circumstances.
Eight farmers living near Dickens
recently shipped a car load of melon
seeds and one of sweet corn to the
Emerson Seed company.
While Omaha will have nothing less
than the la grippe the town of Sargent
is plodding along with an old-fashioned
epidemic of measles.
"While investigating the mysteries of
a loaded pistol Henry Pyle of Nebras
ka City was shot in the left hand, the
ball coming out near his elbow.
A number of much needed public
roads have been surveyed by the
county surveyor of Lincoln county and
petitions presented to the commis
eioners therefor.
An extensive prairie fire burned
over a large scope of country south
west of North Platte, but as it was in
a thinly settled district no great dam
age was done.
Miss Nellie Bryson has been chosen
postmistress of Garrison. She is said
to be of the democratic household, her
father being a prominent democratic
politician
A man named Corbin was arrested
at Box Butte, on complaint of one
James for having in his possession two
loads of wheat which he could not sat
isfactorily account for.
Charley Beebe, a St. Paul boy, left
his paternal home recently in search
of a better one, but by the time he got
to Loup City he changed his mind and
returned somewhat the wiser.
Grant special : It is stated here that
an attempt is being made to move Lis
bon, the first town west of Grant, four
miles southwest along the railroad,
The project is creating much excite
ment among those interested in Lisbon
property and it is feared that trouble
will ensue.
The epidemic of diphtheria, whinh
made its appearance ia North Platte
two weeks ago, is now under control,
only two deaths having occurred, and
no fears entertained of its spreading.
The bonds of the officers elect of
Custer county were not approved at
the last meeting of the supervisors, so
the old officers will hold over and the
county will have two sets of officers to
pay from January 1 until the officers
elect take their seats.
A. J. Isaacson, his wife and ten-year-old
son, living at Oakdale, had a
narrow escape from death. The house
filled with gas from a coal stove and
when found they were all unconscious,
but after considerable work . were
broughl back to life.
The Kearney Hub has undertaken
the task of interviewing 100 farmers
who have resided in the state for sev
eral years in regard to what price corn
should bring to let the producer out
even. While some fix the price at 20
cents, others cla'm that no man can
raise corn at a profit for less than 25
cents, providing he has to pay any
thing for labor.
Gerin'g, located on land where, three
years ago there was not a stick of tim
ber, spent $40,000 in improvements
last year.
Washington special : Cougressman
Dorsey has introduced rather a novel
petition from the farmers of the Third
Nebraska district. It asks congress to
authorize the payment of a bounty of
15 cents per barrel upon each barrel of
flour exported in vessels owned and
built in the United States. Mr. Dor
sey introduced a petition from Sedge
wick post, G. A. R., of Kearney and
the soldiers and sailors of Nebraska,
asking for the passage of the Grand
Army pension bill.
Henry Koggenthen, a German farm
er living in the northern part of Saun
ders county, was in Lincoln Monday
for treatment with the madstone. On
the 2Gth of December one of his horses
was taken sick, on the 27th it severely
bit his thumb and on the 28th it died.
The attending veterinarian said it died
from hydrophobia. Mr. Roggenthen's
thumb swelled up badly and the in
flamation spread. He was treated by
a Fremont physician, but on Saturday
7ot scared and came to Lincoln to try
Dr. Garten's madstone, some of his
neighbors having read of it. The stone
was applied for two hours yesterday,
but failed to adhere, and the farmer
lef ; for home tins afternoon, convinced
that the doctor got all the poison out.
Disposal of Military Reservations.
Washington, Jan. 8 The bill introduced
yesterday in the enate by Senator Pad
dock, providing for the diepopal of the mil
itary reservations of Fort Haartstff, Fort
Sheridan and Fort McPherscn to actual
settlers under the homestead law, is in
tended to carry out the idea of Senator
Paddock which he has constantly main
tained daring his two terms in tbe senate.
The appraisal and sale at public aictlon of
public lands in the western states is not in
accord with the general policy of our land
laws, as giving undue advantage to the
speculators and land grabbers an against
the claims of the poor nettlere. Under tht,
law of 18S4 military reservations when
abandoned are turned over to the interior
department to be by tnem surveyed and
appraised and in each case to be sold at
public auctioa at a figure not less than the
appraiser valuation. In the case of the
Fort Kearney reserTation. during the sen
ator's last term he mtrocu ;ed and secured
the passage of a bid providing for the dis
posal of the reservation under tb? home
stead act. His bill yeeterday proposes to
make the same principle applicable to the
abandoned military reservations of Forts
Sheridan, Heartsu'ff and McPnerson, two
of which have been surv yed and the
third of which is under orders for survey.
A Decision Rendered.
New Yobk, Jan. 7. The suit of George
Bice against the Standard oil trust to com
pel the trustees to transfer to him five of
'the trust's certificates which he bought in
the open mark 2 1, and to allow him to ob
tain such knowledge of the trust's affairs
as a shareholder is entitled to, was decided
by Judge O'Brien In the supreme court to
c'ay. The court orders that the share." be
transferred to Mr. R'ce on the trust's books
and that he be paid the dividends thereon.
The court holds that it cannot make any
order in the present action to compel the
trust to give Mr. Bice the information
soughfe, but there is no doubt that as a
shareholder he is entitled to it. The de
fense was that Mr. Bice's oblect in acquir
ing the stock was to harass and impede
the trust, as he was doing by various suits
at law. Judge O'Brien holds otherwise and
eays the suits were apparently justified by
discriminations against Mr. Rice.
Packing House Troubles.
Chicago, Jan. 7. The employes of the
various packing fltnn at the stock yards
who took action yesterday looking to test
ing the legality of the contracts signed by
them after the great strike of 1837, are
evidently determined to push the matter.
The objectionable contracts provided that
the men must deposit with their employers
a certain amount, to be forfeited to the
employers should the men quit without
notice. ?
At Swift 4 Co.'s office today the manager
declined to discuss the matter. One of the
employes said to a reporter that the con
tract is unjust. For instance, a man who
gets $3 a day must deposit $30 in install
ment. If he gets 3 a day steadily, that
would not be so oneroup, even Respite its
injustice. But many of the men work only
two to five days a week. A man worked
four and a haif dayaslaot week and earned
$13.5. The company kept S3, and for his
week's work he recaivt d $10.5 ).
The contract is absolutely silent as to
any repayment c the money to the em
ployea," continued the workmen. "Some
times when a man is discharged his whol
deposit is given back to him. Bat coming
late to work can be construed as a . viola
tion of the terms of 'faithful pervici' and
made tho ground for, tbe retention of the
money. 8vift & Co. mnst have at least
SJ OO,()00 of their employe's wags in their
hands and on this tht y pay no interest.
To the men who have quit they refuse to
pay ttie balance of their wages and euits
will be brought to recover the amounts.
There are some fifty men on the strike and
we will be sapported by the whole work
ing force of the packing houses who are
forced to pubmit to these actions "
The packers claim on the otT hand,
that this retention of part of the 1 tloyei'
pay is the only method by which v y can
secure themselves : against fetrikt and
wholesale desertions without notice jy tbe
men. .
A Water Famine.
Kansas Cnr, Jan 7 A water famine
threatens this city. By the sudden gorg
ing of ice in the Biar Muddy above St. Jos
eph the stage f water h-r has been low
err d about two feet feelow - the record.
This unloosed for fall of water has caused
the main suction pipe at the water works
to become disarranged.
He Concluded Not to Marry.
MoNTEBAL. Que., Jan. 7. Forty guests
assembled at the archbishop's cathedral
this morning to witness the marriage of
the youngest daughter of C. Beausnleil, M.
P., a 1 retty girl of eighteen, to C Chaput,
the ricn flour merchant, seventy years ot
age. After waiting two hours the bride
groom failed to turn rp and tne marriage
was postponed. Mr. Caaput eavs he is old
enough to bo the gir.'s grandfather, and
upon second thought he rntae up his mind
not to make an old fool of himself,
Cattlemen In Session.
Kansas Citt, Jan. 8 The Journal's To
peka special say s: The cattlemen of Kan
sas met in sesslon1$&flr today; A resolution
was passed condemning the "dressed beef
oomb'ne" and demanding of congress that
laws be passed making it a conspiracy for
buj ers of cattle to agree upon a price for
their purchases and for "packers" to form
a combination to raine tbe price of dressed
meat beyond reasonable figures.
A Case of Freezing to Deatb.
Nevada, Cal., Jan. 7. Malcolm F. Mc-
Lsod, a mail carrier, was frozen to death
yesterday while he and a companion were
carrying mail and express to Washington,
eight mile distant.
Deatb Claimed Her.
New Yobk, J&uL 7. Mrs. South worth, the
murderess, died in her cell in the tombs
this morning.
Judge Brewer Sworn In.
Washington, Jan. 6. Judge David J.
Brewer was sworn in as associate justice o
the supreme court of the United States at
noon today, and immediately took his seat
upon the bencQ. Tne ceremony was per
formed in the court room in the presence
of a laTge audience immediately after the
assembling of court at noon.
Poisoned the Whole Family.
Huntogtcn, W. Ya., Jan. 7. Edward
Churcb, a seventeen-vear old boy living
with his father near this place, is charged
with poisoning the entire family by put
ting poison in the bread. One little girl is
dead and four it the family are in a c riti
cal condition. Tbe young mnrlerer con
fessed and then tied.
Blackburn Re-Elected.
Louisville, Jan. 7 Senator Blackburn
was today re-elected senator by the Ken
tucky legislature in joint session.
National Prototypes.
Washington, Jan. .The national proto
types allotted to the United States at the
ntemational convention of weights and
measures in Paris in Saptember last were
formally received and accepted by the
president this afternoon in the presence of
a distinguished company of representa
tives and scientific men. They were
brought from Paris in two boxes carefully
sealed and marked, and had been vigilantly
guarded from the moment of their manu
facture. These new standards were cn
structed by the co-tperation of the princi
pal governments of the world. Their his
tory in brief is hs follows:
In 1869 the French government invited
the otner nations to 6end delegates to
Paris for the purpose of forming an inter
national commission for the construction
of a new meter for an international stand
ard of length. Tne invitation was ac
cepted and our government appointed
Professors Henry and HUgard s del gates.
In 1S75 a treaty was signed in Paris tor the
establishment of an international bureau
of weights and measures. The bureau was
established and put under the adminif
traiive direction of the delegates f 10m the
varioue countries concerned, A large
staff of learned men was employed
to study methods for carrying out
practically the theoretical requirements
agreed upon as necessary by tbe delegates.
The difficulties encountered were all sur
mounted and the work was carried to a
successful completion. Tbe standards or
dered by the. various governments were
distributed by lot last September. One set
of standards set apart as International
prototypes fs kept in a cave at the inter
nal ionai bureau. The object of putting
them in a cave is to secure them against
accident and sudden or great changes of
temperature, as it is deemed possible that
a permanent change in the molecular
structure of the materials of the standards
may be brought about, by such fluctuations
of the temperature. No single person can
have access to the international proto
types. The cave is locked up by three dif
ferent keys in the hands of as many indi
viduals, and every conceivable precaution
has been taken.
The standards distributed to the various
governments are called national proto
types, and the same care will be taken to
preserve them unaltered as is deemed nec
essary for the International standards.
CONGRESSIONAI
The Senate.
Washington, Jan. 6. Tae senate reas
sembled at noon after a holiday recess,
the vie-president in the chair and with
less than a quorum present.
Among numerous petition presented and
referred were two from Kansas and Texas,
the former urging the selection of Chicago
and the latter St. Louis as the place for the
international exposition in 1892.
Piatt presented a copy of the constitu
tion adopted at Boise City for the proposed
state of Idaho. Referred.
Cullom (by request Authorizing the sec
retary of the treasury to loan money to
farmers at 2 per cent.
Plumb offered a resolution, which was
agreed to, directing the managers of the
national soldiers' home to consider and re
port upon the advieabMty of establishing
a hospital at Hot Springe, Ark. , to which
all disabled ex-union soldiers shall be ad
mitted under the proper recomendations.
Call offered a long preamble aad resolu
tion setting forch thst the German govern
ment is interested in assisting Spain to
perpetuate her sovereignty in Cuba; pro
testing against any such combination and
requesting the president to furnish the
senate such information as may be in the
possession of the state department in re
gard to the matter. Referred.
Washington, Jan. 7. In the senate today
Voorhees offered a resolution reciting the
newspaper reports tbat Chambers, United
States district attorney at Iadianapulis in
terfered in hi efficial capacity to prt vent
the arrest of W. W. Dudley, wfco in charged
with the violation of the election laws of
Indiana, and directing the attorney general
to report what instructions the depart
ment had issued to Chambers on the sub
ject At Toorhee's request tite resolution
went over till tomorrow.
Morgan proceeded to address the senate
on the subject of a bill heretofore intro
duced by Butler to provide for the emigra
tion of persons of color from the southern
states. He had reached the conclusion
tuat there was a natural incongruity and
an irrepressible confhes between the races
The return of the negro rac i u Africa was
the only solution of tke problem.
A message from the president in relation
to the claim of the widow of John PauI. a
German subject, arising out of his death at
Wilmington, N. C , and. recommending an
appropriation of f 5,0 .0 was presented to
toe senate. Referred.
After the executive session the. senate
ad j jurned.
The House.
Washington, Jan. 6. In the house, under
the call of states, a number of bills were
introducid and referred.
Among the bills was one requesting tbe
executive department to change the extra
dition laws with Great Britain so that per
sons charged with grand larceny,embezzle
ment and other crimes may be extradited
from Canada.
By L tne of Illinois To prevent the con
traction of the currency; also fox a gradu
ated income tax; also to tax trusts; also to
ascertain tne amount of the mortiratre in
debtedness of the. farmers of the Udited
Stacee.
Springer ot Illinois For the admission
of Arizona, Idaho, New Mexico and Wyoming-
into tne union.
Perkins of Kansas For the creation of
an office for congressional correspondence
and departmental uusiness. ..This bill pro
vides for an efflae in connection with the
house, with clerks whose dutj it shall ba
to utteud to the departmental business of
the members.
By Bland For the free coinage of silver.
Pickler of Suuth Dakota For a public
building st Aberdeen, 8. D.
The iollowing appointments were an
nounced by the speaker: Butterworth,
Dodge and Wheeler, regents of the Smith
sonian institution; Hits and H mptiiil,
members of the beard of directors of the
Columbia institute for the deaf and dumb.
Washington, Jan. 7. There was an un
usually small number of members present
when the house wa? called to order. The
prayer of the chaplain tor the divine pro
tection of the sick representatives was
listened to with unwonted interest.
McComas of Maryland offered a resolu
tion that the house resolve itself into a
committee of tha whole for the considera
tion of the District of Columbia appropria -tion
bill, the committee to be governed by
the rules of the last congress.
Breckenridge raised ttie question of con
sideration against the resolution.
The speaker ruled the question of con
sideration could not be rained against the
resolution, because the resolution was m
the nature of a motion regulating the bus
iness of the house.
After a protracted discussion the decis
ion of the chair was sustained by a vote of
yeas 135, nays 124 a party vote.
McComas toen demanded the previous
question on the adoption of his resolution
and it was ordered yeas 13 J, nays 122 No
further opposition to the resolution was
made by he democrats and it having been
adopted the house went into committee of
the whole for the consideration of the Dis
trict bill. Only the first paragraph had
been considered when the committee
arose and the house adjourned.
Elevators Sold.
Milwaukee, Jan. 5. Tbe Angus-Smith
system of elevatore. "A," "B" and "C," lo
cated on the south side, w.r3 sold yester
day to an English syndicate. The price
paid is not given, but it is understood to be
more than a million dollars. Their storing
capacity is 2,000,000 bushels. Mr. K. Shep
oard, formerly a Mil w auk ee an , who has re
cently returned from London, and who it
is said represents Eoglish capital in some
ether ventures, engineered the deal. The
syndicate is the same one that bought
breweries in Cincinnati, O., and Syracuse,
N. Y. . some time ago.
Settled at Last.
Evansvtlle, IncL,' Jan. 5. A second con
ference was held this eveniniug between
President Mackey and a committee from
the Evansville & Terre Haute, the Evans
vilie & Indianapolis, the Louisville, Evans
ville Sc St Louis and the Peoria, Decatur &
Evansville roads, comprising the Mackey
system. An agreement was reached at 10
o'clock and the men will return to work In
the morning at 7 o'clock. The detail of
the compromise are not known further
than that Master of Transportation Hurd
will be retained in his position.
Governor's Banqueted.
New Yobk, Jan. 8 The business men's
democratic club tendered a banquet at the
H ffman house tonight to Governors
elect Boise of Iowa, Campbell of Ohio, Mc
Kinney of Tirglnia, Abbett of New Jersey
and Toole of Montana. The dinner was
also in celebration of the battle of New
Orleans. Governor-elect Abbett was the
only one of those named above who found
it possible to attend. The others sent re
grets as did also Governor HU1. Among
tbope prepent were Henry Hilton, ex-Governor
Hoadley, W, E. Russell, Leon Abbett,
J. Edward Simmons, Mayor Chapin ot
Brooklyn. W. B. Grace, W. T. McManus,
John C. Shoehan and many other lights of
the party.
Large Increase in Death Kate.
New Yobk, Jan. 8. When the figures
came in at noon the doctors of the health
board acknowledged that they were alarm
ed. When Dr. Nagle scanned the death
certificates he found that two dea'hs, both
of men over forty yearn of age, were due
directly to the grip; fourteen to the grip
complicated with other complaints, one of
the victims being a child; thirty-seven to
bronchitis ; sixty-one to pneumonia, caused
or aggravated by the grip, and forty-four
to consumption. The other ninety two
deaths were due to the various complaints
welch usually figure in the daily record.
The death list from la grippe and its allies
was5)prcent greater that at any time
since the malady reached our chores. The
undertakers are worked to the ex'ent of
their facilities, and many funerals are still
delaved beyond the advertised hour be
cause of tbe demand for hearses.
The police force it ttill in a crippled con
ditiou, although many of the convalescent
officers are returning to duty. The totul
number of death in the force sinoe the
epidemic began ia fourteen. Two occurred
yts.erday. Patrolman Andrew Geddes of
the west Thirty-seventh street station
died of pneumonia at 9;15 o'clock this
moiling after a short illness . The num
ber of officers who reported themselve s un
fit for cuy today was 89), against 412 yes
terday. The drug trade hr.s sent out notices that
they have more orders lor untip3rine than
they can til In a month. The drug is
m a tie in lleeee Danntdat, Germany, by a
man named Knorr, and hn been on the
market about two years. It is a product
of coal tar and is evolved by a secret pro
cess. It is said that phenucetine, a new drug
discovered by a German chemist, is being
used by tbe medical profession in the pres
ent epidemic in rUce of antlpyrine. A
cable dieparch ha? just b?eH received from
Russia saying that phenucetine is the drug
used in the prenent epidemio there.
Telegraph Oillce Burned.
St. Loujs, Jan. 8. Shortly bjfore 7
o'clock this raornnj a fire started iu the
bat-etnent of the Western Union Telegraph
buiiding, ccrar of Oiive and Third street?.
The fire soon nscendtd through tae nlr
ehaft from the fi.st to the top fl ior. The
wiies are a total wreck. The firemen arj
greatly hindered by the mass of meet taien
wires.
Several firms occupied offiies and stores
in the building and their estimated lowers
will n 9 0,0-JO. Of 1 1)8 $35,OJ will fall on
the Western Union Telegraph company.
Tha a jj.ning buildings wtre biidiy dam
aged by the invoke aad water.
Seeking New Homes.
Charleston, S. O. , an. 5. The Atlanti
coast line during the past week ha carried
over 4,0X0 negroes to Florida. They are
almost ail ah.e-bodied workingmea and
are taken out under contract to work in
the newly discovered phosphate mines or
in the turpentine woous. R illioad people
say thiols the beginning of an-exodus and
that they will be busy for weeks moving
negroes already contracted for.
Atlama, Gi., Jan. 4. Two thousand ne
groes came ifc to ihls city yesterday carry
ing beds, furniture, pots, guns, children
anl dogs. They took tbe traia for Louisi
ana, Arkansas and Texas, w here they will
work on the cotton plantations. They
came from North CEiolina, induced to
leave their homes by agents. These agents
have issued gaudy circulars with engrav
ings showing the negro first in poverty and
second under his own vine and fig tree,
with others doing his work.
Excitement in Madrid.
London, Jan. 8 Great solicitude is re
ported at Madrid touching the exciting
rumors in connection with the illness of
the king and the political complications
likely to ensue in thn event of his death.
The beet information obtainable today was
that the royal patient had suffered a turn
for the worst. Something more thah a bui
picion exists that the receut cabinet crisis
tiad a hidden bignificar.ee. The move
ments of tho republican leaders . are being
narrowiy watched. In a word, the ques
tion agitating Madrid is, in Spain really
preparing lor a Coup d' Brazil?
A Blow at Grain Corner.
Chicago, Jan. 4. A blow at grain corners
from a new direction was made today in
the buit begun by Lamson & Co., who ask
that Bayden & Co. be compelled to disclose
all their transactions in the corner in No 2
corn in November, and to make good a loss
of $40,000 sustained by the complainants,
who were prevented by the corner from
filling a legitimate contract
The Pacific Roads.
Washington, J an. 4. Senator Frye is hard
at work preparing a report on the results
of the investigation of the fc-enate commit
tee on Pacific railroads and the affairs of
the land grant roaas. Last summer, it will
be remembered, this committee made a
trip through the entire west over each of
the land grant roada under instructions of
congress tor the purpose of Informing
themselves concerning the condition of
their several properties and their ability to
meet their obligations to the government
Mr. Frye says tfiat his personal observation
durkg the trip, which lasted some three
months, did not materially change the
opinion which he had already formed on
the subject, but only stren&tbened it, and
while he is not iu a position to say what
the committee of which he is chairman
will recommend, he is hinmelf in tavor of
refunding the Union Pacific indebtedness
into 3 per cent, fifty-year bonds as the best
plan of settlement for the road as well kh
for the government The s nator is of the
opinion that the Union Pacific r .ilroad is a
much more valuable property than is gen
erally supposed, and that it is many more
times valuable thaa the owners are dis
posed to admit The coal property belong
ing to the road will alone pay the interest
upon the debt to the government, for it is
one of the most valuable deposits In the
United States, and la practically inexhaust
able, while thero are many other resources
that are Dot included in the assets of the
company that are of almost incalculable
value. Senator Fye is not willing to haz
ard a prediction upon the probable action
ef congress on the Pacific railroad bills,
but will endeavor to get some legislation
to quiet the agitation. lie w ill prepare the
report on the Union Paotfio himself, while
Senator Davis w 11 write the report on the
Central Pacific.
Needless Taxation.
Washington, Jan. 8 Senator Harris to
day introduced for Senator Beck a bill set
ting forth statistics regarding the public
debt, surplus, etc., and declaring that the
maiitenance of taxation to provide fur
ther for the sinkirg fund under existing
circumstances is a needless and wrobgful
burden on the people, and enacts that all
laws "providing for a sinking fund for the
payment of tho principal of the bonds of
the United States be and are hereby sus
pended until further erder of congress."
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
A DAMAGING BTOkM.
London, Jan. 5. A severe storm pre
vailed firoughout Great Britain today,,
causing considerable damage at several. '
points. The gale extended some distance
wtt the coast and a number of wrecks ar
reported. The protectant church at Byrr.
Ireland, was shattered by a stroke of
lightning.
orposED TO a btbixx,
London, Jan. 5. A vote baa been tken
by the employes of Scotch railway lines on
the ten-hour questlou. The rewult show
that a majority of the men ore opposed to
a strike and in favHt of a conference with
the manager, with a view to relief from
excessively iong periods of work.
The Commercial Sitaation.
New Yoke, Jan. 4 The new year opt na
with a most confident feeling prevailing ia
all parts of the country and yet with somo
features which euggcut especial caution.
The volume of business la progress,
though a little more curtailed than usual
near the tnd of the year in wholesale and
jobbing lines, was neatly if not quite the
largest ever known in holiday goodc, and
on the whole close to the maximum. But
In several important trade profits hav
not been commensurate with the mugul
tude cf transactions and blow collections
have caused many failures, with apt rehen
sions of mcra in the near future.
Produce markets have been dull. Wheat
has risen 4 cent, with pules of 8,(M),tHX
bushels, ana oats .8 mucb, but corn ha
decllaeu three-eicrhts, with sales cf nearly
80,000,000 buhels. Oits are an eUtita
stronger, but pork ia ha f a dollar lower
atd lard declines a fchnde. CUho esti
mates of the Brazilian crop makes roflee
an eighth weaker and cotton it unchanged;
with small trading. The decline in price
for all commodities from January 1, 1S to
Januarj 1, 1889, was about AM per cent.,
and the runge is now a little lower thttu iu
any previou January for telrty year.
The average for 18M Has 4.W per cent bo
low that ot 188.
The stock market has been we akened by
momentary prenure for tbe past two
weeks, but the average of prlc s is 15 per
share higher than a yearao. The larger
earning and dividends would justify fully
that advance if the prices of lata year
were not too high, and the lecent strin
gency, with considerable selling on foreign
account, has caused but little depression In
railroad stocks The treasury has put out
only ?P O.ldKJ more tban it ha taken in the
pns't week, the large dlebursemenUi
for the year having not been
felt yet, but the surplus h
been reduoed $9,5C0.0 0 for the mouth cr
Decenber. Indicating a largn addition to
circulation. The decrease tu the net debt
to December was $3,128,193, and tbe half
year's revenue showed a guiu of S2,2) V 00,
in spite of a decrease in receipts from ous
toms. Foreign trade continues heavy, ex
ports for five weeks at New York falling
only 1.8 per cent below those ot the pre
vious year, which indicates an excess ot
$20,00V 00 or more in exports over Imports
for December.
Tb allures in If 89 numbered I0.88i in
the United States or one in every forty-five
firm". Inlb83the failures were 1 ,7'J in
the United States and 1,077 in Canada Tho
aggreeate of liabilities was $148,7H4,3-7 iu
the United States against f 12,829.973 in
188S, and $14,713,223 in Canada agairst
114,081,169. But the average of liabilities
for eacn firm failing was lower in Canada,
8,29 last year, against 18,1 in 188S, and
the increase in the United btates, if an un
favorable indication, was still not enough
to denote an unhealthy state of commer
cial credits, for th average la 18b9 wm but
13.G7i, againot $11,592 in 1888, $17,iT in
1887, and $20,62 In 1881
The business failures occurring through
out the country during the lt seven days
as rported to R. G. Dunn A Co., tho mer
cantile asrency tMay. Friday. Dy telegraph.
Y number for the United Rtates X91 t.nd for
Canada 31, or a total of 322 failures, against
288 last week and 34'3 the week previous to
the last For the corresponding week of
last year the figure were 387, representing
359 failures iu th United States ani 28 in
the Dominion of Canada
The Uecember Jlcport.
Wasetngton. Jan. 4. The December re
port of the department of cgricutture con
tains a detailed statement ot the efttlwiatco
of the principal cereals by states, Includ
ing the area, product and values. Tbe re
ported are of corn, 78,31 9,bl acres, repre
sents an increase of Per cent over the
acreage of 1888. The wheat acreage, Ji?,
123,859 acres, shows that it is 2 1-10 ier
cent greater than the aggregate for 18.
The revision of tbe acreage fixes a smaller
area In Iowa, Nebraska, Oregon and Well
ington and a larger breaith iu Kansas ani
Dakota. Dairying and meat production
have for years bevn encroaching on wheat
growing on the eastern side ot the great
spring wheat belt, as the failures ot tn
wneat crop in Kansas, Illinois and other
states occurring from year to year, are the
results of variable metcorlogical condi
tions. The acreage of oate is placed at
37,462,310 acres, an increase ot less than 2
per cent The yield pt.r acre of corn is
very nearly twenty-seven butel, or one
tenth of a buhel per acre lesB tha 1 the
product of 1879, and is the largest rate of
yield since lb8J. Tbe product as estimated
Is 2,112,8J2,000 bushels The largest yields
are west of the Mississippi, Iowa taking
first rank in the aggregate produced, and
the yield per acre of wheat Is nearly twelve
and nine-tenths bushels, or one-tenth of a
bushel greater than the November average
yield per acre. The variation from the
current expectation of the last six month
Is not over I per cent. The total product
as estimated is 49 i.5fiO.(MiO bushels. Tne
product tf oats Is 757,515,000 bushels, at,
the rate of twenty-seven and four teuth-
bushels per acre. The aggregate of all
cereals is about 3.4J0,1 iXOOJ bushels, or at
j fifty-five bushels per capita.
THE MAltKKTH.
Lincoln, Neb
CATTLE Butchers' steers.... $2 00 a 3 00
Cows 1 50 a 1 75
HOGS Fat 8 00 a 3 25
Hackers 3 00a3 25
SHEEP 3 00 a 3 05
WHEAT No. 2 spring 63 a C5
OATS N. 2 12 a IS
RYE -No. 2 25 a 27
CORN No. 2, new 17 a lh
FLAXSEED 1 10 a I 02
POTATOES 18 a tfi
APPLES Per bbl 1 7ia2 15
HAY Prairie, bulk 3 50 a 4 50
Omaha, Kr&
CATTLE $3 20 a 4 40
Cows 1 50 a 2 (O
HOOS Far to heavy 3 r,o a S 75
Mixed 3 25 a 3 50
Chicago, III.
CATTLE-Prime steers $3 SO a 4 &)
Stock ers and feeders . , 1 9 J a 3 15
nOGS Packing 1 50 a 8 75
SHEEP Natives 8 60a5 W
WHEAT 79
CORN Sl$
Kansas Crrr, Jto.
CATTLE Corn fed $3 30 a 3 00
Feeders 1 6a2 m
HOGS-Good to choice 3 05 a 3 75
Mixed S 55 a S CO
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