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a SIOUX COUNTY JOURNAL SIMONS PATTEKMX, FaklUbers. HABKISOX. KEB. STATE NEWS. NEBRASKA MISCELLANEOUS HATTERS. The state grange will convene at Indisnola December 10. Bock Springs coal is sold at $3.50 per ton in Grand Island. A lodge of Modern Woodmen Lai been organized at Gordon. Cortland Odd Fellows will dedicate their new hall October Cist The new Odd Fellows' hall ut Cort land wat dedicated last week. A non-partisan prohibition league was recently formed at O'Xeill. The corner stone of the Y. 31. C. A. building in Lincoln was hud lust week. The schools at Callaway were closed temporarily on account of the preval ence of scarlet fever. '-' The Liuwood jail was wiped out of existence the other night by a lire started by an incendiary. Pomona Grange, of Webster town ship, Dodge county, lias organized a mutual insurance company. A large amount of Eudicott clay is being shipped to Beatrice, where it is manufactured into paving brick. The I'lainview schools are so crowded that additional room will have to be secured for the winter term. The Y. 31. C. A. of Beatrice, have concluded arrangements for a lecture course to extend through the winter. : 1 Townshiporgauization is not giviug satisfaction in Seward county, and steps will probably be takeu looking to a change. Jdensles and simple scarlatina pre vail throughout Madison, and the clos ing of the schools is talked of iu conse quence. Contractors of the new school honse St Humphrey have put ou an extra force and are rushing the work toward com pletion. Win. H. Alexander has been ap pointed collector of customs at Omaha, vice Robert E. Jordan, w hose commis sion has expired. i Miss Anna Hawkins is about to opeu a gymnasium in Beatrice for the benefit of ladies, who have persuaded her to fill this want i Gov. Thayer has issued a proclama tion offering a reward of $200 for the apprehension of the murderer of Joseph Eibbe, in Knox county. ' The Eepublican says Tecnmseh needs a large hotel, and thinks there is remunerative returns for a man who has capital to provide the want i James Brown and Frank E. Wel come were sentenced to three years in itlie penitentiary for a burglary com mitted at Herman some time ago. 1 E. B. Vaughan, of Fremont, a mem iber of the firm of M. H. Hinman & Co.. celebrated his seventieth birthday last week by retiring from active life. ' The Rivertown Enterprise says that 'AL Averhoff, a farmer living south of the river, lost five head of cattle, caused by turning them in the stalk field, j The Wiuside State bank filed arti cles of incorporation last week. Capi tal stock, $20,000. Incorporators are N. II. Gue, C. B. Fiench aud J. H. Gue. The authorities at Brownville caused (the arrest of meat peddlers from Howe Ifor violating the city ordinance in not 'taking out a license aud fined them 10 and costs. I From two to three hundred barrels are manufactured daily at Union and are filled with fine apples from the farmers' orchards, which are plentiful in that vicinity. ' The Glenrock Coal company of Bushvillo is making extensive additions to its plant and will be prepared to ship thirty cars per day when the improve ments are completed. , Mike Pavok, of Ord, and 8am Shin neyman, of Beatrice, each pleaded gnilty to selling liquor withont posting a government license. Judge Dundy fined each $35 and costs. , William Chiltick, charged with the crime of arson iu burning the Commer cial hotel iu Scotia last July, pleaded guilty to the charge and was sentenced to the penitentiary for five years. 1 It is said that one of the largest tan neries iu the world is to be built iu Omaha. A syndicate of English capi talists is at the bottom of it, and the en terprise will involve au outlay of 81,000, 000. , - Schuyler is somewhat exercised over the establishment of a $50,000 iuseed oil plant. About half of the sum lias already been subscribed aud the pros pects are fair for the entire sum being raised. , The Lincoln Gnn club has arranged for a grand tournament to bo held at the fair grounds Novemlier 28 and 29. It will be styled the first annual tourn ament, and the contests will be open to all comers. The board of public lands and banding has awarded the contract for putting in the new water supply plant at the Norfolk hospital for insane to Joseph Burns, of Lincoln, the contract price being $3,457.50. C. W. Jackson, Thomas LaBlanche, Frank Conner and Frank Whalen, Uie parties arrested and convicted of com sitting the several burglaries in Ponca on the night of October 0, were sen tenced by Jndne Korris each to two . years' bard mtor in the penitentiary. OaorM Norton, the roug man con victed of borae steeling, was also firs tvooara. A young lady liviug near Yalpariso nearly lost her life by taking a big dose of oil of tansy. She don't say why she took it, but the gossipers have got her down fine and are wagging their tongues at a tearful rate. Will Leeper, the first colored child born in Omaha, is now under arrest charged with the crime of attempting to murder a colored girl at Omaha, nnmed Eva Catliu, with whom he has been keeping company. The Congregational church build ing at lion ells was dedicated lost Sun day by Ilev. Made, of Omaha, assisted by Rev. R. M. Tiavers, the astor of the church. The congregation was large and the services excellent. L Buchau, sheriff of Logan ennnty, Col., came to Fairmont hist week and arrested C'al McMorun on the charge of murdering two men who were killed near Julesbnrg, Col., last August The prisoner was taken to Colorado. In pursuance of the request of the chemical oflice of the United States de partment of agriculture, several speci mens of sugar beets grown in Nebraska were last week forwarded to Washington by the bureau of labor aud industrial statistics. About the latest iu the way of rail way construction is the building of a line to be a brunch of the Union Pa cific from Boise, Idaho, to Grant's Pass, Oregon, theuce to Crescent City, Cal., thus connecting with the Donahue lines into San Francisco. An Omaha man was last week fined $32.50 because he refused to allow his wife to take a bath. He chopped out the Lot torn of the bath tub, and then seizing a piece oi iron, pounded nis wife over the arm and back till both were black aud blue. Omaha entertained the traveling delegates to the Auiuiicau congress in a liberal and business way. There was a (lei th of banquets aud speeches, but the visitors were shown what a western city can do iu the liue of growth and enter prise. A Miss Meadows, of Blue Springs, Kan., came near going the way of all j flesh in Lincoln lost week. She regis- j tered at the Opelt hotel, and ou retir ing blew out the gas instead of turning it off. She was discovered in an uncon scious condition. Mrs. Mary A. Cleve, of Nebraska City, sister of M. A. Murphy, whose body was found iu tho liver at Platts mouth last week, arrived there the other day and had the boily exhumed for iden tification. The sister recognized the featutes very readily. Ollie Zimmerman, a young man nineteen years old, disappeared from his home near Freeman postoffice three weeks ago and his parents have so far failed to learu anything of him. Any information concerning him will be thankfully received, as his mother is very anxious for his return. The First Baptist church of Omaha is arranging for the erection of a five story temple to cost $150,000. The church will be novel iu form. The first story will be rented for stores; the sec ond and third will be used as the audi torium, seating 1,000, and the two upper stories will be used for offices. Walter A. Leese, of Seward, brother of the attorney general, has been ap pointed clerk of the supreme court, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of the late clerk, Hon. Guy A. Brown. It is stipulated that the appointment is only temporary and to hold until fur ther ordered by the ccurt. The barn of Herbert GoiT, in the northwest part of Dodge comity, was burned, together with a double corn crib, two stacks of timothy hay, a young horse that was in the barn at the time aud a lot of farm tools. It is not known how the fire originated. The loss will reach nearly $1,000. Some boys playing near an old beer vault iu Fremont found one of the gold watches stolen from Pratt's jewelry store Oct. 14. A close watch was kept of the place aud two men were seen to go there and reach into the hiding place, bat were arrested after a long chase by the sheriff and chief of police. The whipping of Clarence Hyatt, of Lincoln, with a piece of rubber hose by his teacher, Miss Bcecher, is causiug much comment ou the part of parents whose children are students under the lady's instruction. The reports on both sides of the question are conflicting and and it is difficult to arrive at what the result will be. The chemical department of the State university is testing a collection of ears of coru grown by George May berry, of Pawnee comity, for competi tion for the American Agriculturist prize of $500 for the best acre of corn. The department is determining the amount of real ' corn in the ears. The ears are unusually heavy, averagiug one pound each. Guy A. Browd, of Lincoln, slate li brarian and clerk of the supreme court, died a few days ago of consumption. For several years jsist be has been on tho decline. Two years ago ho went to Colorado, hoping to regain bis health. But it availed him nothing, unless to postKne tho hour of dissolution. He returned home two or threo months ago, only to await the end. He leaves a wife and three children. Prof. Rieshsr, of Grand Island, last week received a viotiii from Chicago, where it has been undergoing repairs. The instrument is known to be over 200 years old a genuine Amatic, from Cremona, Italy". Mr. Riscliar found the instrument in a little town in Kan sas, where it bud descended for mauy years a an heir loom in an Italian fam ily. They were ignorant of iU great j value and sold it for a trifle. CHARGING TOO MUCH. A CIRCULAR LETTER FROM THE1STKU. UTATE CUtlMMSIOX. Tot nr PeraoM Br In: Carried Free 4 a ruaeqene 1 Uln ray arc ExeeMlvely liars-lroc-ImmiIos ol Prel4Ml aapalnl las Thaakslvlug; I))-1U Pan Amerlcaua Vl.ll the Tonib or Liu- Colli Cooler fiuifi a I nnimnllon. Chicago, Nov. 2. Chairman Abbott, of the Western States Passenger asso ciation, vesteiday sent out a circular letter to nitUiUrs of his association con taining the following from Jude Cooky, chairman of the interstate com merce commission: 'Object kssous are apt to be tho most impressive teachers, and vthat la taught thereby is most certain to be remem bered and aded upon. 1 desire to call your attention and through you the attention ol your associates to tho ques tion whether tho railroads of the coun try ure not now yiviug tho public nu object lesson which is curtain to impress the puiilic mind that regular passenger rates are altogether too liigh. In im posing such rales it is of coiuse assumed that ttie rates ale prescribed asareaaon uhle compensation for tho service uctu nliy performed lor those who are to pay Ujciii. Buthas not the public abundant reason for believing Unit considerable imiuicrs of persons are alt the wliiic being improperly carried liee, the cost of their eariiaye tending neces sarily to keep ui the usual rates charged to those who pay? This, however, is not the part of the lesson to which 1 wish most particularly to di rect attention now. The extraordinary manner iu which the privilege to give excursion rates is abused is a much greater wrong to those who pay the customary lates than is even the proper free transportation. That privilege might be exercised as tho law contem plates without wronging any one, be cause it would lend to create a business for special occasions that would not otherwise exist, aud the cost of which would be more than met by the returns. But that it is improperly exercised when the excursion rates only tend to cut the regular lates, is unquestionable. More over, you cannot tail to know that ex cursion tickets iu great quantities are issued with au understanding, expressed or implied, that tho condition of issue shall not be enforced and that they, or nt least the return part thereof, may be used instead of regular tickets, ttie con sequence being that upon the same trains there are persons at all times to be found, some of whom have paid for their passage twice or more than twice as much at others, though neither iu luw or morals is there rea son for any difference. The public sees that, as incidental to this method of conducting tho business of trausortiiig persons by rail, the carriers furnish support aud the opportunity for iar-je profits to a considerable number of per sons iu all sections of the country in a business that ought not to exist at all tho business known as that of ticket broker or scalper. Sometimes these persons are made use of directly as a means of cutting rales, more often indi rectly, whereby the gnme end is accom plished. But whether used directly or indirectly, the effect on the traveling pub ic is the same tho cost of support ing them and their business falls upon the public and their profits tend to keep rates excessive. Iu view of these facts the following questions naturally arise: " 1. When the railroad companies thus distinctly give the public to understand that their regular rates are more than a' fair remuneration for the services per formed for those who pay them, why should not the fact be stated with 'equal distinctness by the commission iu its ollicial communications? 2. If persons charged the regular rates should complain of them as ex cessive, and bring out the facts abovo stated as proof, how would the railroad companies undertake to show that com plaint to be not well taken? Very respectfully yours, Thomas M. Coor.ny, Chairman." The above remarkable letterbox called out more Comment than any vet issued by Cli airman Conleyin his official capac ity. In the main the comments are to the effect that the commission is right in stirring np the unmitigated cvifre ferred to in Judge Cooley's letter. It bus put a continued sILdit on the com mission, nnd of which Chairman Cooley has often spoken in vain. Adverse com ments ureas thick as the favorable ones, some especially savage outbursts being beard iu regard to the commission at tending to its own purposely delayed business. The letter has already cre ated a profound impression, and is more than likely, if threats are to lie believed, to lend to an outbreak which will end in a determined effort on the part of the roads to prove the unconstitutionality oi me inter-siaw) commerce act. Hie I'rraldeitt I'n.olalms Thanks- giving. Washington', D. O, Nov. 2. The following Thanksgiving proclomntion was issued by the president yesterday: "A highly favored people, mindful of their dependence oa the bounty of Di vine Providence, should seek a fitting occasion to testify their gratitude and oscribo praise to II im who is the author of their many blessings. It behooves them to look backwards with thankful hearts over the hist year and bless God for Bis iiiliniie mercy iu vouchsafing to our hind peace, our people freedom from pestilence and famine, our hus bandmen abundant harvests and to their labor the recompense of their toil, "Now, therefore, I, Benjamin JTarri son, president of the United States of America, do earnestly recommend that Thursday, the SHtli day of this present month, November, be set apart ns a day of naiioiisl thanksgiving nmi praycrand that the people of our country, ceasing from the en res nud labor of their work ing day, shall asseuihlo iu their respec tive places of worship and give thanks to God who lias prospered us on our wy and nindo our paths the paths of peace. beseeching Him to bless tho day to our present ami future good, making it truly one of thanksgiving for each reunited borne circlo as a nation at large. "In witnea thereof I have hereunto set my baud nnd caused the seal of tbo United States to lie affiled. ''Done at the city of Washingten. tlili 1st da of November, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred aud eighty-nine, aud of the indei-einl-ence of the I'mted States the one hun dred and fourteenth. By the president: BlfNJAMIS II ARRIS" f JiMia G. Bi.ai.nk, Secretary of State. At Tomb r l.lneln. ' Springfield, 111 . Nov. l.-Sprinj-Celd was reached by the delegates to the international congress soon after 11 o'clock yesterday. In waiting here wero Governor l ifer. Senator Cnllom, Representative Springe', ex-Governor Richord Oglesby and other prominent persons. Rain had been fading during the night aud the roads were iu such condition as to necessitate the abandon ment of the programme for entertain ment of the visitors during the morn ing, which included a drive about the suburbs aud a visit to the fair grounds, so the party was nt once escorted to tin hotel and given nu oppoituuity to rest and lunch quietly. Ju the afternoou thev were taken to the tombof Abraham Lincoln, heiiator Cnllom introduced ex-Uovemor Ogle-by, who made a tell ing speech, advocaimg a change of route of American sight seers from Kn rpe to .South Anieiica aud Mexico, and of the necessity of tno establishment of a universal American brotherhood, com mercially, socially, morally and politi cally. Governor Oglesby paid a touch ing tribute t the martyr president. General liolet l'eraza, who responded, is a son-in-law of General Monagus, who, while president of Venezuela, freed the slaves in that country. ieu eral l'eniza said his voice was but the echo of tlie sentiments of the eople of his country, ami that fifteen free Amer ican nations were present t-o-day to pay their respects nnd lender homage to a man respected and beloved by all alike. The tomb only contained the ashes of the great man, but his real sarcophagus was in the heait of every living Anieri rou, both north aud south. SeuorAl fonzo, of Chili, in a brief speech, said his presence was the result of the vow which be made years ago to visit the tomb of the man beloved throughout the three Americas. A Iter the speak ing concluded the visitors went to the room where relics nro kept and each signed his name iu the register. From the tomb they were driven to Lincoln's old home and thence returned to their hotel. After dinner several epecches were made. Senator Cnllom said that the three Americas together could wield a grand influence for the good of man kind. Trade follows our flag, and ho hoped it would not bo long before American ships w ill be seen daily iu the harbors of tho nations here repiesenled. Scnor Velarde, of Bolivia, paid a tribute to Lincoln, and spoke of the wonderful progress of this country. Governor Fifer spoke briefly, and was followed by Delcgato lleiideisou, who said we nro going to have reciprocity, f ree trado with America does riot, ho soid, mean free trado with Kurope and Asia. Con gressman Springer said that whatever protection had done hrrefore, the bar riers between the three Americas should now bo broken down and commerce (towns freely as tho waters themselves. Judge Greslmin hoped the congress would lie Uiiitliit of results and estah lish closer relation between the Ameri cas. This evening the visitors attended a reception nt the state house, and at midnight let t lor Indianapolis. Object lo the. Maiilee. Washington, Oct. 31. The people up in Knox county, Neb., have protested through Hon. A. L. Towle against locat ing any Santee Indians ou the old Ponca reserve. It appears that under an executive order of 1885 the lands of the old Sun-tee-Sionx reserve, not then allotted to the Santees, were thrown open to the whites ns public domain. The recent Sioux commission discovered that the Indians objected to section 7 of the Sioux bill, and the com mission, ja order to get the Indians to sign, agreed to re commend to congress to either give the Santees land elsewhere or pay them the value iu money, and whether tho recom. mendation will be adopted no one now knows. Section 7, however, gives tlio Santees not already allotted lands allot ments upon the Santee reserve. Com missioner Foster thinks this wns an er ror on the part of congress arising from a misunderstanding of the executive order of 1885. Nor would there bo enough land iu the reserve to carry out section 7 of the Sioux bill. S that this wholo matter rests wbh the commission and congress. This may account for tho claim of .Secretary Noble that congress must first ratify the net of the commis sion, ns there are said to be several other recommendations by the Sioux cominissir.n, but tho question is what power had the commission while urn. cecding on the basis of the Sioux act, if they did, to go beyond its provisions. However, this explains the difference of opinion between Congressman l'eele and ethers nnd the secretary of the interior concerning the necessity for ratilicjitim. by congress. Of course, the Nebraska delegation will protest vigorously against locating any Indians, Kanteesor others, on the Ponca reservation, ns it would be a violation of the spirit of the act annexing that to Nebraska wheu tho i onca title is closed. A Hit Hank I'allnre. BT. Mollis, Oct. 29. A special from Abilene, Kan., says the Abileuo bank, owned by Mayor Lcbold and Colonel J M. Fisher, snsiiendod this morning creating great excitement, ns it was sup poseil to lie the strongest financial con cern in central Kansas. The depositi nmoMiit In "ll mm .ri...:.ii i . Itediscontits and individual loans swell urn iiaoiui'es to IMOO.OOO. The firm elnima in mm Ortnn Ain i- . - - vv " " v"",wo worm of real estate nnd notes, and say they ..... in in. i ,4 (.-ivm iimn io realize, the depreciation which has followed the boom of I88t has steadily drugged them down, An attempt to straighten things out. by forming a loan and trust comnanv .villi Sl......i. T II .i ' J i niL-ioin iinn oiner promi nent, men as directors failed and the Imnk was compelled lo go to the wall i Mayor Liobohl j8 ow j tin pult the bank is liesicged by depositors who fleinaiid n settlement. A number of i business houses nre sufferers aud busi- ,Tmn im imivnuiiiiy pnraiyzeu. RlNraered . t tu llM.,f. CHAnLRSTOK. W. Vtt . 0L 81 ll.ll. lenntv TJnitad HjIj xr..i...i tr . 'as attending aeorn husking iu RaleiBl! iMiutyamau named Boa) shot ,i, I . " " prmiaii y foUl NOT GOING TO IUJIN. MisiKAUisa run tnsisa uicsiicmx fAUM m-Htiti turH. (.xmlul-arr Jeaalna, -t ilia We- raa Labor Bureau, Itilas- ia- l.ilra lo Shaw that ha kltuallon la Noi a. H.4 ao Palted-H-I Penalon Clrelee-Tlia Allon mu V. P. I oaablMalloM. Pari aud Pleaeea oareruiiis Paraa nerljis'i. Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 2. Commissioner John Jenkins, of the state bureau of labor and industrial statistics, who has just returned from a visit to Washing ton, D. C, was interviewed concerning the question of farm mortgages, with psi ticular reference to Nebraska. Mr. Jenkins bos devoted considerable lime to the study of this subject, and what lie has to say w ill be of great interest lo the farmers of tno state. Mr. Jenkins says: "The Bunkers' Monthly recently sai l, in coinuieuling ou en-dem mortgage in debtedness, that the farm mortgages of Kansas nmoiiu ed to ?-';!, Wl.o'Ml; of In diana, tifci.'j.lKSl.O'Ki; "f Iowa. $.r,'i'i, 000; of Michijun, 4.iU(j,0uo.00; of Wis consin, fU.jT.OUU.lwa. Why Nebraska was not made au example of, I do not know. Such assertions regaiding tho stales have been fiequently made by persons who, for some leasou or other, desire to make out that the country is going to ruin, and it is n singular fact tiiat iu nearly every instance these in jurious statements tire allowed to go un challegeil. By reference to the United Mates census repoit for lf-8) I can show you the nt tor absurdity of such figures and calcinations. 'J he census slums Unit the value of farm lamls iu 180 in the states named was us follows: K nliHiio $.1T.17S tRC lmliuiia ati.5-.il.lil looti .ni:.; ?-'7 Mieblraa n Ptf.M nlnuniln i SM.Tun.Su" "These are the same figun-s exactly. The figures representing the mortgage indebtedness of the states nre exactly the figures representing the total vain i tiou of farms. The absurdity of the mortgage figures is so manifest is to need no fm ther comment. Now as to Nebraska. Mr. Burrows, iu his mem orial to congress, stales that 'it is be coming rare to find farms m this stalo which ore not mortgaged, tenant farm ers nro rapidly increasing, and failutes of country' merchants are becoming more numerous ilny by day. A con servative estimate places the amount of farm inortgagesiu Nebraskaat 150,000,. 00'J, lie nssetts that our fai m mort gages amount to$b'0,000,O'HV Ju 1NM, according lo the official statistics com piled by the slate government, the total taxable valuation of properly iu Ne braska, including lands, property, and, iu fact, everything, is given at $170, 012,820. Thus you see that the esti mate of Nebraska farm mortgages is only 8C,012.280 iess Ihriu the total val uation of nil the property of nil kinds in tho stale. While at the United Stales census bureau in Washington I was uilormeit that under the direc tion of the government three men had been appointed to make au acu rale detailed compilation of tho mort gages iu three different comities in ns many states. Tins work Was recenl.lv completed, and from it the fact is learn ed that tite rent mortgage indebtedness is less than one sixth of the amount generally reported. This pioportion obtains ail over the stale. The variance is accounted for by the fact that the figures representing mortgages ate gen erally estimates, and, like many Usli- maies, aru ireipienny wide ol tho mark; that mortgafCK are reported which have been cancelled, and by a number of other reuses. Take Mr. Burrows' esti nuilo of $1.10,000, 000 as representing the Nebraska farm mortgages, if subjected to l he government test, would leavo I lie total amount of farm mortgages at less than $2.1,000,01)0. The total value of im proved farm lauds in this slate in lH was $40, 44 810. Nownliowing that the assessor did not assess the laud nt inoro than ono-third its value, or iu other words miilliplvingthiHiimouiit by three you have 8120,74.430. Thus our farm property is worth tl20,734.4:, while .Mr. Burrows savs our mort-a"es nmount to ?1".0,000,000. I hope "to remove the erroneous idea which cer tain persons entertain concerning this question by still more data iu the not very distant future. 1 shall take one county in the slate, and have every mortgage in that county, with the amount, etc., etc.. reported, nud with the statistics thus arranged I hope to lay the matter before the next legisla ture in such a wav that nu appropria tion will bo miide for making a com plete census of the mortgages of the state. "''hern is ono very impoi tnut consid eration iu the compilation of mort-a -e stat istics, and that is the reason for I he mortgages Ju my report of the mort gages of the county I hope to be able to show iu each case whether the mort gage on the farm was due to n failure of crops, speculation, placing of improve nienls on th.. farm, buying of rattle nud livo stock, buying more hmd etc With an accurate statement of tho total amount of farm mortgages iu the stalfl nmi the reasons for the luoitgn-es Ibis ceuJtlyt,,Can U lll6C"wcJ "Wli- ARliailon In Pen.i,,,, rri. Washington, Oct. 2(l.-Tl.o publica tion of Secretary Noble s letter to J. E. Smith, l,o was recently removed from the position of chief of the ccrlillcato division of the pens .,,, office, in which if. w".01": tl"'t 1""H not v.ce that men who were remted should Co., ,,,,,,, , nwim) t,eir inline,," ' l a t Ur7,!?n l'r",""y who tin 111 " ,,'"S"'" "nk;u f"llovc who hud the,, persions r-rated ;i,.r l ad to do villi the remlings are to be dismissed, created n piofm,nT , eiouiu pension oflleo cirel, 1 Staled in these dispntehes more tin,,, two weeks go, that all of l)wo ' .,. li-jr'"1''?''--..."! ,. mm, meir O I cm liosi. disgorge tlu, money they tlllV(lr jv(1 veitiela(r.r. tU "'"' that in nmWT 1 " """"WWMit of the olllce b":;ijT':rv-v'v' members of the board of some special examiners; the! ordinary clerks. Seveial chl aion are lu Uie list. Secretary Noble believes who would pass judgment urf case or induce a colleague not a proper person 10 real government service. I her deal of agitation among t office foree now. fublic oW mistaius the position takeu bi .oDie. Tna Allan in Ihr V. p. ci Xkw Yoke, Nov. 1. Notil ing the various denials of tli of the control of the Chicaj load by the Union Pacific col a Wall street news agency the following: "The Vanderbilt interest - the control of the Alton leen bought, aud it is sun Pacific collateral trust bond, be used to tske up nil the s: being printed." The Commercial Ad vert i. Pierpont Morgan is credit lug put the thing through serted the papeis will all be few days nud the iudepeii.i, Chicago k Alton cease. V ton withdrew from the Inter meice Bail way association : was such that it must eui light for business or lease or some other company. Tl tiunlly mnde an offer to purcl trolling interest nt 8121 a proposition was not mlisf. the negotiations fell ti.roii tho Union riicific in conte its deal with tho Xorthnest S140 per share nud the Alton ( himncey M. llenew di disposed to admit the full elb inlliienco attributed to the ti lie said "There hns been no chan: city interests in thu Alton far as I know, nor, as I am bus there been anything hl.f tion. I understand a Iridic ineut similar to that between tli western and the I'niou I'liciH agreed upon. iiie nenspai I'ecn induced to make too m matter. Arthur la I'leeleil Desveh, Oct, 2.-Th(. rug morning proceeded to the t officers. An informal ballot .viTiiur 10 iio l na nimost in: choice of the convention On the first formal ballot A reived 313 votes out of a pos Vroiunn, of North I'latle. io! 1;T. I!. Bellows, of Mi-sissipp lu the afternoon .leseph S t a n ad a, was re-elected thu gineer by acclamation. Nominations were mnde foe grand engineer, lleudiiek. of vuiiio, mid Hayes, of ('aliform the lavorites. bill after six fniii lots tbo convention adjoin in morrow. Jotin J. iinnnignu. vice gran of the I'iremeu's brotherhood, ii au interesting address hefoie I ing, iu which ho henrtily einio: federation scheme, Jioiegata AlcUormieK. oi divi 0, Boone, In., was obliged to i convention ball of tho Iocouks giueers this afternoon on ace sudden nttnek of illness, lit! H ing from diabetes nnd is inml ous condition to-night. His uifi with biui Ml. i la llr.no; lirnll St. Loris, Nov. 1. It is rep. good authority that the deal 1 tho Association Brewers of St nud the combination of enstr.ni : eiL-n capitalists denominated the lish Syndicate," is piacticall eluded. Tho association iuelud brewery in tho city except hensor-Biiscb, Lenip's and Abei terms of the sale are said to be $ share for fiS.OOO shares, which c the capital stock of the associali 8o.000.000 0 per cent lionds, un resent the mortgage on the plan iug a total for the deal of ; 12,351, The president of the biewery n tion said that tho property of ciation had not been sold losuy rate. Negotiations had been g lint a satisfactory nirreduciit r0 b reached and the matter was off. The pension rolls show 4S$ sioners.at nn nverago pension v 81S1.18, according to ex-CoiiiiuiM iauncr s report. S.IFK STOCK AM' l-MODVCK M l" fluoirt, loin torn Kne York, filing; ami til'firhi-re. OMAHA Wheat No. 2 Corn No. 2 mixed Oats Per bu liVK. - IUiu.kv ItfTTKR Creamery Edos Fresh On (i L'ti 4:1 IU Ti ("i n tut t'tt Chickens Spring. I.kmoss ClioicB, per box 6 f.u H Ohakoks Per box 4 f.O (9 Onions Per bu... ' Hkns-Navies 1 7j) Woof. Fine, ner lb 1 ,r f's l'oTATOKS New l'i HlJlKWHKAT Fl-OUH r " ,l A ppi.es. i..t bbl 1 00 Bv-pcr ton M Hoskv !' " Hons Mixed packing 3 s" Hons Heavv weiidits 3 '', IiKEVES Choirs stoer 3 HO NKW YORK. Whkat-No. 2 rsd K2V't Conn No. 2 "'.'" nT(iil wealeen '4 'i l'omt 12 '!' Lahb CHICAGO. Wiie.AT Per bushel 78 ( on Per hnehel 3 1 ' Oats l'er bushel...., ll Pons- 10 7' ' I, a 0 !tt (. Hons Pncking and ship ping 3 !' CATTi.tc-Storkers 2 (' KllKKf Natives S 00 ('J ST. LOt'lS. Wiikat N"n. 2 ri-J rush... 7 M Cons Pr bushel l'4 Oats Per bushel W Iloos-Mised oHckuui 3 70 " C'ATTI.B-Feeders 1 tu ('. 8I0UX CITY. Cat tli Stockmand fetnl- r. 1 no w Mous-Miltd c: M KANSAS CITY. Wheat Per bu 03 (" Cons-Perbu 2'i OAT-Prhii IS t CATTLE Rtor.kera and I oe. llil, will iuiA, ono 0 r iMisra , 2 25 M Hous Oood to rhoiee a 0 'I- f ' ut fV4 .14