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1 i i- : O rzxcm oora mot vct reign in CHINA. C3BB are hi power Oeneral Chaffee la Vary Indlcnant Over Withdrawal of American Troop. Pekln. (Special.) General Chaffee has expressed his opinion to a Chicago . Becord correspondent that recalling the army at this time la simply an out rageous desertion of Immense mercan tile and missionary Interests in North China. It ia, in his mind, vitally necessary . that the army should remain during the '. winter, until the missionary work ia 'Safely re-established and the American indemnities paid. That after sixty days' endurance of a unprecedented siege, due to the : credulity of the foreign representatives, Americana should now aee their inter ests abandoned will cause the Christian world to rise to a point where it will adjure Mr. McKimey to remember 183. tlnar Fu. Shanghai. (Special.) The situation la an ore serious than ever before to those interested in the Integrity of China. The Chinese government ia in the pow er of the Boxer leaders, who are not ikely to submit to the empress" pro. positions unfavorable to themselves and friendly to viceroys of the south still loyal to the throne. Any aKKressiona in Southern ChinaJ will precipitate an armed uprising. Al ready the governor of the province of Nganhwei has addressed a memorial to the empress declaring that his signature to the viceroys' agreement with the consuls at Shanghai was forged. There Is also danger that all the vice rojrs friendly to the foreigners will be replaced. Taotal Sheng of Shanghai ' aaa been ordered north, which practi cally means his death . Russia is holding all the forts and strategical potnta from Taku to Pekln through possession of the railway. By a permanent arrangement Russia is aaking it is evident that that country Intends to swallow North China. No one acre Dcueves- 1111 nunu wtii move ont unless forced by overwhelm tug pressure. Germany's assurance that It does not desire territory in China if the latter is able to pay the Indemnity ia misleading. The Oennan demand for the punish aent of the Boxer leaders as a condi tion precedent to peace negotiations means continued war and perhaps the ' complete disruption of the Chinese gov era meat. The friendly feeling between Russia ad Japan is Increasing. France la hand ia glove with Russia. Admiral Sey mour's attempt at an Isolated British occupation of Shanghai and the patrol . of the Yangtze valley has weakened the British position,.: as well as lost the opportunity to make a definite agree ment of non-partition with Japan. The United States is consistent but pow . ericas: ' It Is unofficially announced that Lull will be the new viceroy, unless the al lies protest. The friendly viceroys are . likely to have no friends lift in China. The only method of dealing with the situation not Involving a division of territory Is through the friendly vice roys, who might gradually remove the throne from the power of the Boxers. The Americans on the spot believe that the settlement of the present ques tion will decide the fate of the enor mously - lncreasli g Amertco-Chlnese trade. nam vaiwiti kexo. Sees Trouble For United State In Near Future, . Kingston, Ont. (Special. Fred J Pope Is home after fifteen months of private Investigation In the. United States for a mining house is New Tork. He baa seen ia thirty nine states and Mexico, and traveled 21,000 miles. He ays: ' . . r , "More American capital Is going Into old Mexico than Into any' other place outside of the United States. Compa nies are getting concessions for mining, railroading and everything else of profit. I venture to prophesy that be cause of this there will eventnally be the' same trouble between Mexico and the United States as there was between the Transvaal and Great Britain. As soon as a more extravagant government gees the reins of power It will put the btuMen on the Americans, for the Mex icans are already , overtaxed. Then the Americana will appeal to 'Uncle Sam' tor protection." Only fMmfy Jlr Howard Regard- . to tbo Verdict, ' 'naaUsrt, syMnpsomi-Siat tear. t: of has fate, Jtaa Howard s ma ' Jl sreatif efeaacea. Daring his i' y tSsCarsaswt Jail, sad during i s t Alva? appeared eool and ";JL ,Xw he ia a V. l . Otfftr n the ,C Mawl ssssNssaa e2M , M the Tsrdlet ' CU sew trial, t J rZ os Cm ctXews ,r- 3r tMTSMI aH vo ". - iHrl'l II fill UUUUIIU.J The) Action of the othor Powers la Awaited In Washington. Washington, D. C (Special.) The following has been received from Gen. era! Chaffee: Taku, Sept. IS, lww. Adjutant Gen. eral. Washington, Sept. 17. Leave for Tien Tain this afternoon. Will be ab sent several daya. General Wilson re mains here. Li Hung Chang at Tien Tain. Understand starts here soon; have offered him escort; declined. Country very quiet; good order in Pe kln. CHAFFEE." The dispatch from General Chaffee has no date, ahowing that it came from Pekin, but the war department officials are aatiafleld that it waa sent from the Chinese capital. This one dispatch from General Chaf fee relative to conditions In Pekin, waa made public today. It is apparent that our government Is again In a waiting attitude. General Chaffee had not received the department'a Instructions when he sent hie message made public today, out without doubt has it now. His offer to escort Li Hung Chang was in con formity with the expected purpose of the state department to facilitate In every proper manner the Journey of the Chinese viceroy to Pekln. Still, it is now regarded as just as well that the offer was declined and the respon-, sibi'Jty fr Li's safety left with the Russians. The instruction to Minister Conger to establish relations with IJ and Prince Chlng, Is still held up here. It Is be ginning to appear that the purpose of the delay is to ascertain more clearly the plans of the powers Interested. If It shall appear that there Is a disposition on the part of any considerable portion of them to rejec-i in advance the well j meant efforts of the United States to bring about a conference and negotia tions in which they could participate on equal terms with our government, with the purpose of terminating the Chinese difficulties, then Mr. Conger's instruc. tions may require recasting. TRY TO RECAPTURE PEKII. Report That LI Has Orders to At tempt It Is ponflrmed. London. (Special.) The China ques tion Is again the phase of the discussion of the stability of the European con cert and the likelihood of Germany find, ing it convenient to modify her ag gressive attitude. According to the Yokohama correspondent of the Daily Mall, Japan aasents to the German proposal, but at the same time strongly urges that there should be no pro longed delay in the negotiations. The same authorities say the Japanese would decline to follow Germany 1 n pursuing the Imperial court into the Interior of China. From Shanghai comes the announce ment that an Imperial edict confers posthumous honors on the antl-forcign LI Ping Heng, who committed suicide after the evacuation of Tung Chow, and Duke Chung Tl, the late emperor's father-in-law, who killed himself after the emperor and. empress regent left Pekln. , Chinese papers assert that orders have been Issued for the erection of a new Imperial palace at Si Ngan Fu. They also report that Li Hung Chang has started for Pekln, eecarted by Rus sian and Japanese troops, snd that LI Cnw Li "" unootnted viceroy of Canton. 8hengs yamen confirms the rumor that U Hung Chang haa received se cret orders to attempt to recapture Pekln. Describing the disorders in the vl clnlty of Canton, the Hong Kong cor respondent of the Times says: "The American church in the sub- orbs of Canton has been destroyed and the Catholic church at To Kam Hang and the foreign cemetery there have been desecrated." ICSS&CO ASKED TO PAY J5.CC3 Amerloa Demands Money for Heirs or a muroerea man. Washington, D. C.Speclal.) Moroc co will again have to put her hand In her pocket to pay an Indemnity to the' United States. As a result of consider ation given the outrage by Assistant Secretary Cridler, Instructions have been sent by the state department to Consul General Gummere at Tangier directing him to demand of the Moor ish government the payment of t5,000 for the benefit of the heir of Marcus Azgul, who was murdered at Fes. Ax gul was a naturalized American citi zen. . At Fes his horse unintentionally Jostled a moilem, who became greatly excited and assaulted the American. The struggle between the two men at tracted a mob, who took the part of the moslem, and Azgul was seized snd put upon a bundle of straw and wood. afterward saturated with coal oil, which was fired. TO tEYiYE KEYPgl CUE. ,' Letter From Switzerland Show Vletom Still Aotlvo. Parlfc (Special.) The Preese publish. es the text of aa alleged letter from Alfred Dreyfus to M. Trardleus, the former minister of Justice, dated Oca era. Swltserlaod, September U, la which the latter says: "The moral facts of the iniquity still exist and the tal tertara hi as great as ever. sot heea done te me. the asm I pursue rimame the same aa Ul attsmH, vbv: The legal firhasa'of nt fMsm ettes tam letter as "pro. tt Ct tTpt PtSjftamjfg atj fc fc"3f rrrrrrj to err tTttsgi-j THE STRIKE.! RUMORSfTHAr OPERATORS WILL CONCEDE ADVANCE. TALK OF SETTLEMENT 'Powerful Political Force" Being Brought to Bear to End trio Trouble. Philadelphia, Pa.-(Spectal)-Tne tow tring feature of the coal strike situa tion, and one which attracted the at tention of al Interests involved, was the widely circulated report that nego tiations are pending and raplily reach Ing completion for an amlcaole settle ment of the strike. While the identity of the person oi persons who are said to be at work, ;ndeavorlng to bring about a peaceful Jdjustment- of the differences between the employe! s and employes has not been disclosed, It was openly admitted In authoritative sources that such en Jeavor was In progress. President TrueBdale of the Lacks- anna is quoted as making i-uch ad- srien, but !n what mannei. or by whom they were being conducted he Jeollned to state. President Mitchell impressed the belief that the operators aad decided to offer the mlncru an in crease of wages, but he, too, declined :o admit whether he possessed toy fur tner Information on the subject From Scranton comes a report that the opinion prevails that the persons at roik. were strong politically ami lust tne operators were obliged to offer the men at least a concession of wages. The Information upon which the opera, tors based their conclusion that the working Influfenees were political could jot be learned. Coupled with nearly alt the reports uf the probable early settlement of the trouble, U that the men would be ot tered an Increase of pay, but 'the op erators positively refuse to arbitrate the differences with President Mitchell or in any manner give recognition to the Mine Workers' union. This refusal to recognize the union would not prove a difficult obstacle to overcome. Presi dent Mitchell In his open letter to the public having expressed his willingness to accept a settlement through separ ate conferences of committees of the employes and their direct employers. If the railroad presidents and others were controlled, the miners would ac cept this proposition, he said he would waive all claim to the recognition fit the union. One condition he exacted, howevw was that these various conferences ec held the same day and In the same city. Matters were quiet throughout the strike regions today and the strikers' tnrces were Increased by the closing of i few mines. ; The Associated Press secured from President Mitchell the admission that he believes the mine operators have agreed to make the mine workera an offer of 10 per cent Increase in wages. Kmther than this Mr. Mitchell de clines to talk. He has been reticent ail day on the subject, and several times declared that he knew knothlng of the rumors of a settlement of the t rlke. " w Mr. Mitchell's sdmlsslon was made while he was holding a conference with ills lieutenants. Those at the confer nee were National Committeemen Fred Dilcher of Ohio, W, R. Fairies of Ala bama, Benjamin ,James of Pennsyl vania, President T. D. Nichols of the Wyoming-Lackawanna district, and President John Fahey of the Schuylkill region. After the meeting, which lasted to midnight. President Mitchell informed the Associated Press that the meeting was held for the purpose of holding tne men together If negotiations were on foot. Mr. Mitchell has not yet been officially notified of the operators' offer. It Is understood the offer by the presi dents does not carry with It recog nition of the union. 6EH. WOO0FOR9 MARRIED. Ex Minlnlster to Spain Marrlee His Stenographer. New York. (.Special. )Oeneral Stew irt L. Woodf.jrd, former United Btate ;nlnlter to paln, and Miss Isabel I.'an on were married at noon today in the ihapcl of the First Presbyterian church. The P.ev. Howard Dufneld officiated at the ceremony, which was very sim ple. Neither the bilde nor the groom had attendants., A dm In Ion tj the church was by In vttatlon. A wedding breakfast wat served at Sherry's. Miss Hanson was once the private secretary of Oeneral Woodford. She was with him in Mad rid at the outbreak of the Spanish American war and shared with him the perils which he endured In the Spanish capital. She was always his confidante and helped him frame his ultimatum to spaln. She is ZS; the general is to. V OUNO PEOPLE'S CONVENTION. Kansas City, Mo. (Special.)-The na tional convention of the American Tosas; People's Christian Temperance saws opest tomorrow Id Orsnd Avenue Metaodiat eh arch. Delegates from all parts of the eoantrjr will be prsesat A eherr of SW vetoes will stag rally ssasa, September M Is the aaai versa ry f UM Mfta 0t Ktay lYasssf S. WU- larf aad ths nHlsg Is Is ra&mi f the day. Taa mmi sstHs wis - veral Amorioan Outooets) At tacked By Flllplnne. Manila. (Special.) On Monday night violent Insurgent attacks were made on the United States outposts In the dis trict near Zapote bridge. Lbs Plnas, Paranaque, Bacoor and In" us, twelve miles south of Manila, the scenes of the fighting last October. It Is estimat ed that the rebels numbered 400 snd they were armed with rifles. The in habitants took refuge in the churches. The Americana have since energet ically dUpersed the enemy, killing .end wounding ftfty. A party of scouts belonging to the Eighth United States infantry landed on the island of Samar, the Inhabitants and Insurgents fleeing to the mountains. They met with but slight resistance and burned a town. Last night there was outpost fight ing at Paette, Pasasan and Santa Cruz, In Laguna province. It la reported that an American scouting party developed a party of the enemy In the province of Nueva Bclja, two skirmishes ensuing. In which twelve of the natives were killed. Similar Vbrdnhes have taken place near Indang and Slland in Cavlte prov ince and the Americans having two killed and three wounded. Advices from the Inland of Leytc say General Mojica's bands have been scattered and demoralized by Major Henry T. Allen of the Forty-third In fantry, who has vigorously pursued the Insurgents In the mountains, captur ing money, rifles, ammunition and stores. Senor Arillay, Senor Leon Pepper man, the n.recordcr; Mr. Phurman Judge Taft and Mr. Hugglns have been appointed commissioners of the Philip pine civil service. This morning the jommiesion eii&cUu a bill deiignaUnE their line of legislative procedure. The JommlBsion also at today's session, es tablished a bureau of statistics and appropriated 20,000 for expenses in curred by the war department in tb Philippines. FRANCE IS READY TO 6RAH. Will be Supported By Russia In Its Claim for Land. FRANCE READY TO GRAB. Paris. (Special.) In official centers It is said that with the refusal of both the United State's and England and the reserves made by the two other powers, the German proposition has achieved only the same negative result as Rus sia's. The American attitude still forms the principal subjact of discussion. The new socialist Journal, Le Petit Sou, printed Its first edition with a flaming headline: "Chinese Encouraged by America," and the body of the pa per contains a few lines tracing the responsibility of Tuan's appointment aa secretary to the emperor to the Amer ican Isolation. Russia's annexation of Manchuria taxes the expertness of the Paris for eign editors to Its utmost. While they frankly assert that China's Integrity has been violated, and that her dismem berment is close at hand, a Justification for Russia is found In the; urgent ne cessity under which that country la bors of insuring safety in Its colonial ventures. There Is no doubt whatsoever that France has agreed not to oppose Rus sia's annexation of the territory 1 n question, and in return Russia will support France's claim to a post In Chi LI. " " ; The Journal des Debats says that ths Washington government will not co so far as to renounce all action In China, but that it appears desirous of adopt ing a personal policy .and even, curi ously enough, of acting as mediator between China and the powers. "Perhsps,'' the paper concludes, "the United States wll lnot lose anything In this way, as It will thus be enabled. without sharing In the toll, to partlcl. pate In the honor when the other pow era have brought China to reason." WORK OF CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR. pttumwa, aa. (Special.) The 1001 convention of the Christian Endeavor society of Iowa will be held at Chero kee the last week In August. The se lection of the place and dale was made at the business of the state convention this afternoon. Over 300 delegates were In attendance. Dr. J. Wilbur Chap man of New York conducted the serv ice this morning, addressed the conven tion briefly this afternoon and delivered the principal address of the even'ng. The following slate officers were sc Itcted today for the ensuing year: President, the Rev. R. C. Hargent, Ma. ion City; general secretary, Mlns Cll.'t Lyduy, Newton; statistical secretary, Miss Zerllla Black,' Clinton; treasurer, lohn P. Roberts, I'erry. Girra contract for 17,000,000. Colorado Springs, Colo. (Special.) The contract for dredging the Ruanlan Pacific coast harbor af a cost of $1, 000,0' 0 has been let to an American, H. Collbran, according to advices re ceived here. Collbran was the builder of the Colorado Midland railroad. In lkM he left here for Korea, where he has built a railroad for the king. LIEUTENANT DANNER KILLED. Washington, D. C (Special.) A div patch from Oeneral MaeAruthr re ports the death of Second Lieutenant James D. Danner, Twenty-elghtfe United States volunteer Infantry, caus ed by accidental discharge of a pistol IRISH-AMERICANS REMOVED. Lours nso Marques. (Special.) Tb4 Irish-Americans lately serving with the Boers hare been removed from then barracks te ths Portagseae twaspori Mm, te pmsat dlMsuaaaos. IS GUILTY. HOWARD FOUND GUILTY OF MURDER OF GOEBEL. SENTENCED TO HANG There Was No Doubt Expressed In Jury Room of Proof Howard' Terrible Crime. Frankfort, Ky. (Special.) Jame B. Howard, who has been on trial for the past ten days, charged with being t principal in the assassination of Wll Ham Goebel, was found guilty by the Jury, his punishment being fixed at death. The fact that the jury had deliberated all of the afternoon without reaching verdict led to the belief that It was hopelessly divided and this fact made the verdict shocking to Howard and those who hoped for bis ultimate ac quittal. Howard, did not lose his composure when the verdict calling for the ex treme penalty of the law waa read In the crowded court room. He glanced at his attorneys, and smiled, but said nothing;. After the jury had been discharged Howard waa taken back to the jail and there for the first time, he betrayed emotion. He called for a pen and paper and wwte a long letter to his wife, during which tears coursed down his cheeks. He was Joined later by his at torneys, who spent a good part of the day in conference with him In regard to the motion for a new trial which will be filed Immediately, and other matters In connection with the case. ' W. H. Culton, who Is under Indict ment as an accessory to the (Joebel murder and who gave damaging evi dence against both Howard and Caleb Powers, was released on ball and his case continued until the January term. Ills bond was fixed at tiO.OOO and his brother-in-law, E, B. Hogg of Owsley county, and J. F. Halcomb and John Johnson of Jackson county became his sureties. Howard was represented by ex-Congressman W. C. Owens of Georgetown and Carl Little of Manchester. The prosecution was represented by Acting Commonwealth's Attorney Williams, T. C. CampbeM of Cincinnati and H. B. Golden of Barbourvllle, "Jim" Howard, as he Is commonly known In the mountains, Is a striking ly handsome man, 44 years of age, and would be the last man pointed out by a stranger as the man on trial. He had the record, however, of being the leader of the Howard-White faction In the Baker-Howard feud in Clay coun ty, in which numerous lives were taken. He had killed George Baker and was suspected of the assassination of Tom Baker, who was killed after the same fashion as the Goebel murder, and Howard's friends believe that these tacts had much to do with the making of the verdict sending him to the gal lows. The trial of Henry E. Yputaey of Newport will be caleld next, at George town, next Friday. One of the Jurors, after the jury had been discharged, stated that a number of ballots were taken, but the first ballot resulted in a Lfavor of a verdict of guilty. After that the ballots were as to the degree of punishment, and on the ballots ten members voted for the death penalty, while two voted for life Imprisonment. This was while the Jurors were In the Jury room ycEterday afternoon. The first baliot today resulted in a verdict, the two Jurors who had voted for life Imprisonment gave In to the majority and voted for the death penalty. After the verdict had been rendered Howard was remanded to Jail, where he was followed by his bosom friend, John G. White, who seemed almost paralyzed by the verdict. Howard' face looked blanched as he stood up to accompany the Jailer back to Jail. The Jury was composed of nine dem ocrats, two republicans and one anli Goebel democrat The verdict of the Jury, It Is believed, was based largely upon the destruction of Howard's alibi, upon which he de pended solely. One of the Jurors admitted that the failure of Howard to bring any of the occupants of the executive building on January 30 to textlfy that he was not there was consldfcred by the Jury as an Indication that he was there. The tes timony of Gaines as to seeing Howard run out of the grounds and A. Stubble field, who swore that Howard con fessed the killing a few days after the murder, were the principal points upon which the Jury relied. Howard's attorney will apply for a lew trial, basing the motion upon the expressions of several of the jurors made prior to the trial, which were hos tile to the defendant. It was charged that all of the suspects under arrest ought to be hung, and that he partlcu. larly specified Howsrd as one upon whom the death penalty ought to v pronounced. LOOaflS CONJECTURED MISSION. Hcranlon, Pa. (Special.) There Is no radical change In the anthracite coal strike situation In the Lackawanai re gion. The departure of Oeneral Super intendent Loom is of the Lackawanna company has given credence to rumors that he has been summoned to Mew Tork to discuss ths situation with the of the seal companies. Mr. Is saairmaa of ths Mlalaf . Booth Omaha, Neb., Sept S Receipts for the past week have bees jus tabeut the same as last, although the run of Monday waa the largest oa record at these yards. About ninety per cent of the offerings have been western cattle, and mostly ef rather oS quality, deslrabie cattle being very scarce, especially those good enough for beef. The market for corn-fed cat tle has been rather slow snd dragging all the week, until yesterday, when prices firmed up a little and the mar ket wasactlve. Today the supply of beef cattle was heavier snd buyers went back to their old tactics of ham mering prices, but were not able to do much damage. Fair to good cattle sold today at IS.1S to 13.35, common and half fat 14 40 to S4.0. Cow stuff has been In very liberal supply this week and prices have held up very well. Monday prices were about a dime lower, but yesterday and today the loss was sbout regained, with the demand active from all source. Thin stock has met with a particularly good demand the past few days, both from packers and feeder buyers. , Receipts of feeders this week have been exceedingly large, but the demand has ben sufficient to take care of ev erything In that line, and prices are Just about the same as last week. Good heavy feeders are still the most sought. But as was the case last week, buyers are taking more medium and light weight cattle and not a great deal of this kind of stuff is being carried over In the hands of speculators. Receipts of hogs" have not been as heavy the past week as the week be fore. Packers buve shown a very bear ish feeling all the week, and with large receipts and lower markets at outnlde points, were able to hammer prices down 10 to 20 cents the early part of the week, but the last two days hss witnessed a slight reaction for the bet. ter and prices are only a shade lower than last Friday and are about Wc to U higher than a year ago. The demand still continues for the light fat hogs. while the heavy, coarse and light aklp py stuff Is neglected and brings bottom prices. ROWDIES ASSAULT ROOSEYELi. Vice Presidential Candidate la Denied Free Speech, Victor, Colo. (Special.) Governor Roosevelt and party met with an unex pected reception here at the hands of a mob. The trip from the station to the hall. where the governor spoke, was without ncident beyond the Jeering,' cheering and hissing which greeted the party. Roosevelt's speech was made under difficulties, owing to frequent disturb- anecs, but the climax of rowdyism was reached when the vice presidential party attempted to leave the hall for the train, which was to bear them io Cripple Creek. A band of rough riders surrounded the governor and attempted to force a path through the almost Impenetrable throng. The Jeering of the crowd was renewed, some small boys hurled stones at the escort, shouts for Bryan were given and the trouble was on. After a brief struggle, In which Gov ernor Roosevelt received a blow in the breast from a banner pole In the hands of a hoodlum, the party reached the de pot and amidst renewed hisses, Jeer.) and cat-calsl resumed the journey. Throughout the Incident the governor r:i!" his self-possession snd wss not in the least disconcerted. Nebraska City, Neb. (Special.) Wll. Ham J. Bryan gave out the following statement last night:- "From what I know of the people of Colorado, I am not willing to believe without further evidence, that they de nied to Mr. Roosevelt or to anyone else, a fair bearing. If It proves true that he was mobbed or in any way Interfered with, I am sure that It wss not the work of any political organisation. There can be no justification for a re sort to violence In this country and those who resort to it Injure the cause which they rtpresent." STRIKE IN CI6AR FACTORY Over a Thousand Employes Quit Work at Tampa. Tampa, Fla. (Special.) A general strike was ordered today In the cigar factories of fe'anchez & Heya and Ar guellrs, Lopez & IJro., about 1,000 per sons being thrown out of work. They would not Join the union and the man agement refused to discharge them. The other factory had a non-union trim, mer, whom It alBO retained, Norwich, Conn. (Special ) Two hun dred men employed In the Page boiler works struck when Informed that an Increase of 10 per cent In wages granted lat April would no kinger be paid. Logansport, lnd. (Kpecial.) At the session of the Indiana Federation of Labor, Factory Inspector McAbee sub mitted his report dealing with the en forcement of the child labor law and the weekly wage law, While much opposition had been encountered much good had been accomplished. Resolu tions were adopted expressing sympa thy with coal strikers snd officers were elected. 8. R. Stone of Malvern, la., one of the veteran shippers to the South Omaha market, was over the other day and re ported conditions In his seclloc as very satisfactory. He says thtre are In the neighborhood of 1,000 fat cattle ready for market and lots of bogs. Feeders ere also putting In a good many cattle to be turned about the first of the year. Crops were well up to the avsrage, la some cases winter wheat threshing out forty bassets to ths sere; pastures are sod aad there will be aa abundance of test for stack isrlaff lbs wtatec '.yi '--' T;;;3,'S ''"'ws,,'- zy.'', j A' v; -