THE NORTHWESTERN OEO. E. 1IBN8CIIOTER, Editor* l ob. LOOP CITY, ~ NEBRASKA. NEBRASKA NEWS. C - Forty acres of land near Brctna sold the other day for 840 per acre. (1. II. Brown of Crawford owns moro bheep than any other man in the north west Cotnmcmmoration of St. John's (lay was observed by the Masonic fraternity of Decatur. The store of McMonies A Styles ol Lyons was robbed last week and goodt to the valuo of fft’OO taken. Editors of southeastern Nebraska held a profitable meeting at Auburn. The attendance was good. l.oguri county farmers drive to North Flatte, a distance of from twenty to forty miles, to market their live stock and grain. Burglars have become unusually numerous in Dusting's during the past week, and the thieves have commenced to operate upon the stores. The scheme to annex Omaha and Kouth Omaha is being revived. The South Omaha Tribune thinks the plan a good one but that the time is not ripe. Many people about Elgin are burn ing corn us fuel. In the yards of all the residences can be seen great piles of corn which is being used us fuel, as it is much cheaper than coal. In Bierce county a man named Be amier Jones froze his hands and feet bo badly that they will have to be am putated. He is an old soldier and O. A. R. men will look after liim. The board of education of Nebraska City, at a meeting held last wack, de cided to submit a proposition to the voters of the city to vote 986,000 bonds for the purpose of building u new high school. Members of the Omaha commercial club have been investigating the pro ject for the Norfolk &, Yankton rail road and report that it is only a paper line. They have no confidence in its being built. A number of the farmers ' living in the vicinity of Cook are organizing an elevator company for tho handling of the grain business. Enough have taken hold of tho enterprise to practically as •ure its consutnation. The Norfolk News affirms that John G. Lacy, the young and vigorous coun ty attorney, is a great reformer who can fchow tangible results. He lias been four years in office and he has sent sev enteen prisoners to the state peniten tiary during this time. A Greenwood couple arranged to be married on Christinas, but neglected to get a license tho day previous. On Christinas the court house was closed and the judge aud deputy both out of town. The wedding was. of necessity, postponed until the following day. J. C. Evans, who was shot at the depot at Ogalalla. died of his wounds. A coroner's jury returned a verdict to the effect that the deceased eaine to hia death by a bullet from the revol ver in the hands of Frank Yocuin, who Is under arrest and will bo held to the district court Norfolk's fire department prevented a serious loss. Fire broke out in the cellar of The Fair, a store conducted by C. E. Shurtz. The cellar was literally stuffed full of goods und it was difficult to reach the fire. It was kept under complete control, but the stock was greatly damaged by smoke and water. At Wiriside a man seen to be break ing some valuable pieces of glass in the front windows of the stores. He dis appeared and a Danish corn-husker was suspected aud arrested, lie proved his iunocence. and George Kelly-, who lives south of town, was arrested. Tho latter proved to be the right man. He was brought liefore the police judge and fined, and also made to pay tor the broken glass. Alex Stuart, a well known resident of Wyraore, was brought before the commission of insanity and adjudged insane. The first indication that there - , ~ ----"P* •• • »»»*»* UUU fVIUtfU ithfif at Lincoln last week, when he he catne violent and had to be taken in charge by the authorities. Stuart was at one time e- j inont had a narrow es ape fmm a». phy station, before going to bed Mr. I Chapman went into the collar to tu 1 the tire for the Bight. Item; called up ! atans h. eft the cellar before dos n I the furnace door, which stood wide •pen all night and from which w,, rrnitted a rest .plantp.v of r«s The ' y were nearly eeervotne the n«st ! ■Mumag A physician brought ta«tae* ' •tires and soun resustiealvd t . uaf r tea* tew Mrw t oward, one of th* teacher* u »»• femle s,h*o'.»t It ddrtge w*. 1*1*11/ *hot by h»r hu,bwnd *»• the I aleewt. white on the way to u*« | tram foe » re,mat N*u t«,i»ithei •eiher. who i, a a two *j,we*% Attar showtmg hia wife tw . e i. nard Iwreetl the rendu** him** i ,a t .,„i a hall lata fcUowu h*'*-l aUlUl the**1. tar id the fur*h*.*d t he vliit .-ally „ el* dore**iM character I..**, die hwl there **■,., tew*, th* anti Ire • t ug U«, •rw s.iitjr lew*, and the . tl ,tiM } U» A lew that st hut ant «e* i uwgi-t I Im he t epuwled. A pereiti tew* greeted hy the «uv hen*i«g h*>wrd allowing th* •ed MarehantV stale bwwh el o» *»«<#* tag" tete r*>> watery Itawwlwlwiw 't he has. ean uegeeieed Jawewrt i i*-i ew i«ai Mark • an tt p \.«. ( r* "enl, t.ogawe kthneiweb *■*■ • r he i »fch tout, ft,ga vw*h leg each Ii ' el i*ml,ty I Corn husking in Dodgo county 1* practically finished. All of the Beaver Crossing churches had Christmas trees. The federal court at Lincoln has ad journed until Jan. 4, lfct>7. The People's Independent church is the name of a religious organization at Schuyler. Churches and Sunday schools over the stnto had elaborate Christmas dec orations. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Lambrecht of West Point celebrated their golden wedding last week. The har association of Ord has been organized with A. M. Bobbins as presi dent and Herman Westover as secre tary. At Bushville the jury in the case of Plenty Bird, an Indian, for tho murder of Bed horse, returned a verdict for manslaughter. John Wright of Tildcnhad a surgical operation performed for a cancer on his jaw, in which one-half of the jaw bone was removed. At Pender Dr. (ioodtnonson was bound over to the district court on tho charge of killing his wife by adminis tering poison to her. Someone entered tho residence of Green Tracy, near \S inside, and a val uable gold watch was stolen. The thief has not been apprehended. About 40,000 bushels of corn have already been cribbed at Hickman, and the amount will probably be raised to 100,000 during the next three months. At Auburn the dwelling house owned by Mrs. L. P. Boyd of Omaha, and oc cupied by W. B. Barmen, was entirely destroyed by fire the origin of which is unknown. Most of tho Stromsburg merchants are taking car corn at 13 cents per bushel in exchange for goods, and so fat- about 50.000 bushels have been cribbed in town. Wille Schoen and James Campbell, two boys of Valley, were drowned while skating near the Schoen farm. • »»»■•*- vi- wui'ii mi: ii u broke under them. Convicts at tlio penitentiary enjoyed a treat last Sunday at the time of the regular church service. IW. Tavlor delivered ids lecture on Kussia, illus trated by stercoptican views. The Missouri Pacific has lost a num ber of rails in Nemaha county. The transgressors are known, ami they have been notified to return the prop erty or suffer the consequences. fiotlof Iluthner. aged TO, was found dead in a creek near the Lincoln hospi tal. lie had evidently stepped from the bank, and when discovered was nearly buried in quick sand. Ho was feeble-minded. Seventy-five thousand bushels of corn have been cribbed in Syracuse during the past six weeks. Fifty-five thous and bushels of new corn have been shipped out by the elevators during the past two weeks. Miles Davis and Taylor Hickman were arraigned in police’ court at Be atrice on the charge of highway rob bery. and were bound over in the sum of *300. In default of bail they were remanded to jail to await trial. J. II. Bridenbaugh. an old resident of Dakota county, died from the effects of poison which he took by mistake. He had a severe cougli und intended to take cough medicine but instead made the mistake and took the dose that proved fatal. , At Elmwood A. liickert won the suit against Yount Bros. of Brock. The suit was the result of a note given by Bickert and Blake to Yount Bros. Mr. Blake is said to have raised the note from 8s* to $T«s and Bickert refused to pay it The case has been in the courts for six years. Articles of incorporation for the Omaha. Minneapolis & Buffalo Bail road company of Nebraska weie tiled last week with the secretary of state. The incorporators are .lames L Brown, Peter K. Brown. Frederick A. Brown, Joseph C. It. Bertrand and Win. Hurt. The capital stock is $:.’4,000.000; with the indebtedness ut one time limited to 818.000,00a As a daughter of \Vm Mann al lu. a trice was passing through the liur lington yards she was assaulted by a rutlian. who carried her bodily into a freight car with the evident intention of ravishing his victim. The girl fought desperately and finally suc ceeded in frightening the villain until lie tied, but not until her clothing was nearly torn from her. Otto Neuneycr of Lincoln chi pped the hack of his head open while split ting wood. Once while his ax was de scending it caught on a clothes line and struck It ni on the hack of the heath The corner indicted a danger ous wound from which he might have blend to death hud it uot been for th> prompt action of some of the boys it holding it unlit a physician could to summoned. The farmers' institute advertised t » lv held in Nebraska t tty on .Saturday last was very poorly attended by those in ot interested the farmers, ail hough it was well advertised. An organiza tion was elTc. led by the elec tion of the following oilier*: I‘reside ut J. W. Katun, vtc* president, Iksvid ISrown; secretary lit to 'e»seti treasurer .lob t .level. I he ofl’ers were msirucled to mske arrangements for an institute at a la'er date .shortly after the Lock Island wreck near Lincoln in August. is *«. the rad row I lotupany ottered a ■ award of II t'lu for ml-wi).stion lead.ug to the afieat aed •• uvutiou »f th» w rear her iieatrge Washington iNsvts was von v.eted and Hve persons have since ton t tfht.ng f. r the teward for toe negro a .ossKt ou I he . are was derided last w*ea tie»rge mi s a farmer gelling tie Ur jest porti.i lie, | red Ions dale a farmer, l.ans lirssn a st «dee| t*e'es live Malone and M t isgkn I IA lt**|*M#l44* A 4 lined t« ♦.*«» t ••s.i. fiwt and |w re* (|Hh lMf#t | U«*h (l! IblktlAl* *;#ai'4 f 4* lib# 11 lil 4 |M#*'4l>4f l ‘ M# #»« »t, in f Mm 4tbbMb bill ilrmiHM b • 44 tMA*!^'1' 4* bw 44^6*4 1*4^ b |%# **»4 14 b*« 4«feU Ml 4?t«f |b« Ah 4*-* '*♦ Afcklr**.*«t «t| myi wllb 4 Ml bftAfrt 4*«k4««»t At bib# H«ti| AAmma4 ft* *1 ft *) *4*1 My «%«A* kt fclyf 4 yWVAinf *4* |!|yt K*«l |«j b i »A|tAy nAvA | »# ma U#-* .♦ 9 444 |l> vr A b'(|M 4#<#44i4^ b»* flM tin lt%9 |M4«4 *44 41 At* bit mutt I4f fMMMI il4 uiAy|4i*y %#%vrv«} i4t! t| b>4A 111 mi i am WRECKED ILLINOIS NA TIONAL BANK. DROWNED IN THE LAKE. Fruml liy I’lipcrn to flic I n lie Hide In KfiliMlon — Generally Held Itfnponal Ide for the Hanks Failure - Charged With Specula ling and Misuse of Funds — Oinalia Itank Closed. ( iik'Aoo, .Ian. 4. — VV. A. Hammond, tlic lute second vice president of the defunct National Hunk of Illinois, called on IVrcy Palmer, his old friend and confidential adviser, at H o'clock last evening and talked gloomily about Ids future prospects. Palmer talked encouragingly to him and about 11 o’clock he went to his home In Evan ston and about 11:110 retired for the night. Il»' and his wife had been in the habit of sleeping in udjueent rooms. Early this morning Mrs. Hammond noticed that the door connecting t he two apartments was open, looked into the room und found that her husband was not there. Ills night robe hung over the foot of the lied and Ids watch was on tiic table, but his clothes were nowhere to he found, and he had not taken his shoes and stockings. The police were notified and soon found a well-developed trail in the form of numerous scraps of paiwr, which led to the lake. A federal life ' " h * " ••v ** '■ “ ‘ 1 »» * '• the body, and at IV:.'»(> o’clock the drowned body was found at the foot of Dempster street pier and taken to the Evanston police station. ellAKOKS OF lKHKOfl.AHH IKH. Hammond was the vice president of the National liank of Illinois, and was active in its management, in fact, he is said to have been the responsible head, since President Schneider was too feeble to do much work and the large loans to the Calumet Electric company, particularly, ami to others, which re sulted in the closing of the hank, are understood to have been made by him. The first open charges against the business Integrity of Hammond were made only about ten days ago. Then lie was accused of enacting the charac ter of a "kiter.” lie was accused of deceiving the directors of the bank and the depositors and deliberately violating the national bank law. Ills alleged irregularities were said to have begun many years ago, when, it is alleged, lie began to use the money and credit of the bank in outside spec ulations. This was done in such a manner, it was generally reported, that not only were the directors de ceived, hut the hank examiners as well. Even old employes, thoroughly familiar with the inside workings, were said to have been unaware of what was going on under their eyes. When it was openly charged that he had falsified the hank accounts an in vestigation suggested that the irregu larities must have begun at least four years ago. At that time lie is said to have interested himself in the now famous Calumet Electric railway. It is now believed that the first over drafts to this railway, amounting to ill7'>,000, were made at that time, when the comptroller of the currency imme diately called for a statement from the bank and Hammond disguised the ir regularities by designating the over drafts "foreign exchange." | This alleged irregularity only came after many years of diligent service in | the institution, the wreck of which proved disastrous to many. In these years Hammond saved money, and worked early and late, and the posi tion lie came to occupy was the result of his years of frugality and merit. Some of liis savings invested legili iiiuteh in ruining schemes brought him a good profit, which he im mediately put into the stock of the bunk. \ftcr he had served as cashier and became second vice presi dent, it is -aid he begun to pcr .ouully Interest himself in many corporations which were applicants for loans and in this way, in course of time, he drifted Into unwarranted speculations. Where tliesc turned out badly he is now ac cused of sending "good money after had uud disguising his over-loans in various illegal ways Tills 11itsi »t li no:. The suicide of Hammond recalls', the uicide of Olio Wusmansdortf, the banker a few days ago. \t nsitiunv dorlT's death was the direct result of the failure of the National Hank of Illinois, the col lapse of that institution pulling down the firm of WasiuuusdorlY A llellillvlltutlll tlmaba ItaiiS t allure. tig til t. Nets, .Ian t l ie total lia bilities of tbc thualia tvttings lank, w blob closed to ,lay are *-si issi. aud the assets t t.,,, 1 this am,am* b) Synt,* last. The securities W" excel cut and ho toss will result to ikpsiiurs l lie t*a nk ha* been fcn e v isle it, s' for fifteen I years It has it** ««*tme« t.on with any | oilier I sink and wilt not cause other )r thuaba iu-tituthme any iiieotiestoeuce % I sis Was# strikes Iirlslf-Hte I'esat uhta Jan t % bl.mbug f deal sb-rnt mill the wiml biakUiy | twenty Hir wiles an hone strwelt IVrrt wt e xilwt this morning and the user t eury went down to I*4re • ItIWei • WM»w k, Isskes. I.ntisit. Jan I t he Mrtatl theater I la taring rede*orated kit the new iee [ see’ John ktee |« t 4 lartl. lit** has W' , m*ii t'befs nee tierwrsl w ish*w **t the inte ll. ary I tits 1 of tv* \«*rh as bis badMtg lad’ the , |*n,Hg plays will t# * the l’*,»ttgai lather *nd * Home ss. t Home its»• bees tv«r We k.kisbi 1 inti lit*, nkki Jaw t prs-aWnt* | fleet ttehmU 1 s trip b* t tevvland this ( utorniag was a sn< vsr ana of o« atoms, it IWdhrd Nv-iburg and other ata I littlth IH a% aH* tfc (A t tu a fv t( I I)h k*fV ti4t Ml tfit t BAG MAKERS COMPLAIN. The Wilson Tariff Held to Have Kuined the Industry In California. Washington. .Ian. 4 —When the Mouse ways and means committee re sumed its hearings to-day, William Untherford of Oakland, Cal., repre senting a company which had lieen manufacturing twine, yarn and cloth for thirty years, asked that yarns made of jute be advanced from 30 to 35 ]>er cent ad valorem; that burlaps and bags of grain made of burlaps lie trans ferred to the dutiable list at \ % cents per pound and bugs for grain made of burlaps be taxed 2 cents per pound; that gunny bags and gunny cloths, old or refuse tit only for manufacture, ho changed from the free list to cent per pound. Mo declared that the Wil son law had wrought commercial dis aster and social discontent to the Pa cific coast, but the farmers and manu facturers had in the last election voted for protection, knowing it would restore prosperity to them. The industry on the Pacific coast had heen stricken down and now there were 300 idle looms in Oakland, while in New Vork and Massachusetts, mills had al so been closed. Pnder the operation of the present law. horse blnnUets.plaids, carriage rubes, tarpaulin and print cloths were entered free of duty and came into competition with American products, particularly cotton. They were entered by virtue of the designation “other materials" in the Jute and hemp scheduli of the Wilson bill, al though the American manufacturers had protested against t ueh a construc tion of the law. Many of the goods entered free were ilyod so that tho American dyer was also robbed l»y tho WRONC MEN LYNCHED. Prosecutor Anil Ilcllcve* Ncl.on mill Winner Did Not Commit Murder*. Lkxinoto.v, Mo.. Jan. 4. Prosecuting Attorney Ault of this county said lust night in regard to the report that he had secured evidence against members of the mob that bunged Nelson and Winner that lie was thoroughly satis fied that both men were innocent of the murder of Mrs. Winner and her children, hut as to any facts connect ing members of the mob with the crime he would decline to speak, because it was a matter to be investigated by the courts first. DECLARED AN ACCIDENT. Coroner'* .lory Deride* That editor Mc C'ullsgli Did Not Take HI* I.lfe. St. Lotus, Mo., Jan. 4.—The cor oner's jury rendered a verdict to-duy that Mr. McCullugh came to his death by falling from a window while at tempting to escape from the effects of gas, the result of an accident. I’runuycr Kept HI* Word. Portland, Ore., Jan. 4.—When ex Ooverner 1’ennoyer entered upon his duties as mayor of this city last July he expressed the resolution to accept only half of the salary allowed him by law,which is 85,000 anti he con sidered it excessive. lie has subse quently proved his sincerity by offi cially turning into the citv treasury one-half of his legal salary, which he declined to accept on the ground that the duties of his offic-e are not worth it. lie has also directed Auditor Gam bell to draw a warrant for half of the other half, 81,250, to the order of Sec retary Waipole of the city board of charities to he expended for the needy. Dulml* Need* Democratic Aid. Doisk, Idaho, Jan. 4.—Senator Du bois has arrived here accompanied by Secretary Walsh of the Democratic national committee. Walsh comes for the express purpose of endeavoring to induce the Democrats to join in re electing Dubois to the Senate. Ho says it is the unanimous wish of the committee and all of the national Democratic leaders that the Senator should be sent back. Dubois will need six or seven Democrats to win. WuImt Nut Converted. Nevaim, Mo., Jan. 4. — lleorge II. Wnlscr. founder of the spiritualist town of Liberal and president of the Western Spiritual association, who. it was recently reported, joined the l’restiyteriuu church at Liucoln, Neb., denies over hi* own signature the truth of the report as a "white livered lie." lie uses harsh language in at tacking both tin- Presbyterian and Methodist churches and the author* of the story. .% Montana ONIi-lxl a Suicide. Nu.rLAKr.Cirv, Utah, .Ian 4. N. A. Nledcnltofcn, clerk of the district court of Silver How county, Montana, \t ho c.llllc here some Weeks ago for ids health, last night, when he an t some friends were preparing to start t > the theater excused hints.df, eliuilrcd hur riedly t> tin riKil of the Wcy hotel, w h , re he hud been stopping, and fell «.r threw hiluscif to the ground forty feet Ik-1,m. lie lived only a short Hill, _ ______ U»«lrd Cor < tOcago riwlhw Murder. 1‘outl vsn. Ore., Jan I Police In sp—tor I itrpntrick. of Chicago, lias telegraphed that lirurjfv licit*, abas Ittuuham, convicted here jointly with t I Moure, of san t ran. ivo.of grand larceny, has Iwii indicted !•» the t <*>k 1 iiiuiit v grand jury for the murder, at I tHe |m-i 1 s, «»f lux l oHandei NiUi utUr 1, V t*r«aery Prvjevl fur MtrMIS iti. :iin km Jan 1 Kansas illy men h ot re—HI 1 > lu.iigM several lots I iih‘( 1% Mb U111 thi' ills* k* IK** Hr%l I 1.1< t >. ,«• t IK* % r*«l i* «»| n l>M*«ry I in Mil* Mdi uf Kttib•«** I i ilb 4 bt»M In U> in » k»l IHn ir* I filtflfiMtflll* Jts««|* )4(dft 4 N*|M|MM44 litriM K *m , Jd t I Ml dwvf I lH‘Ut f«i |lk«<|W l«* »it> U4Hw4 ‘Mttfrftf u nttfilini * I lull** «»| . llur^r I ft% hit I 4 It I fh' I|*M* « mi' I 4f% ft $1 .M*M !|* I* | ftv# l|IV¥f Htf I * «*»* ah*I M4« in iIm lUtmlMivti I • m*i » v uti> 4* ft lib# M#b#V*l|| t Wfttlfff#4 [ l#«t »!*4k«4«f *4>l I*«*#* U4 *«tMd II MhI 4# 1*4m» i mh 1*4 tin l iUbf4hiM IH ‘wm* ' I IbMslWb DMntbl U f ill | I nil 4 ini vWlIm I HttfM 4 44 btlmllmi) lb* htlU I** *14* -h I 11(% a* <44 #1 I ’ » THE SUGAR INTEREST WANT HIGHER DUTIES AND SPECIFIC RATES. Importer*, Cane Cl rower*, fleet Kal*er* ami llefiner* Mitke Their Hunt* Known to the flou** Way* anil Mean* Commit tee— IntereKt lug Point* Brought Out fly Expert*. Committee Bearing*. Washington, Dec. 31.—The House wuys and means committee this morn ing took up the sugar schedule, and /our inscrests were represented the importers, cane growers, beet raisers and refiners. For the importers .lolin Farr of New York opened. Their recommendations were: On all sugar testing 75 degrees or less, a duty of 1 cent a pound, adding 3 c< nts per de gree to 100 degrees; an additional duty of about one-fourth of a cent differ ential on all sugars above sixteen Dutch standard in color to prevent re finers from entering refined sugars at the same duty as raw sugars of flic same test; an additional discriminating duty on all sugars from bounty paying countries, with authority to the 1‘resi dent to raise or lower duties as the bounties should be raised or lowered. 'This scheme, the importers estimated, would yield the government a revenue of 850,000,000 per year, the amount of sugar puying duty being about 1,500, <100 tons, tlie uv< rage polariscopc test being W. degrees. In reply to a question from Chair man Diugley, Mr. Furr declared that there was no undervaluation of sugars imported now but, owing to tin* strict interpretation of the law by the etts t» in ofliclals, the tendency was to pay more duty than the law called for. Appraisals were made on the basis of the estimated values in Trindad and other countries where there wus no market values. "What would you suy," asked Mr. Dingley, "to the statement furnished the committee by Henry A. Brown of Massachusetts Unit the invoiced value of all sugar imported in ls'.ci was an average of 3-10 rents a pound under the London valuation. Mr. Parr considered that statement untruthful and entirely theoretical. London values were not represented, as Germany had absorbed the business. London prices on cane were merely nominal. Mr. Parr asserted that only in oc casional bargains could the American Kctiniug company buy its goods cheaper than other firms. Its in fluence hud been to reduce the price of sugar throughout the world. Under the present differential rate >f three tenths of a cent the importations for last year had been (15,000,000 tons larger than ever before. A differen tial of one-fourth of a cent a pound would enable the soft white sugars to compete with the centrifugal refined. Solon Humphreys of New York, chairman of a committee appointed by the sugar trade, explained the diffi culties of on ad valorem tariff on sugar and made a plea for a specific system. The change, he said, was unanimously demanded by the trade. Ad valorem valuations were unjust and impracti cal on account of fluctuations in prices. Bounties were a disorganizing factor. The German government recently had raised the bounty to something over one-fourth of u cent a pound, which enabled Germany to dispose of all her surplus product. The system was working ruin to all the British Islands, so that they must resort to the same scheme or go out of business. Instead of one-tenth of a cent bounty on sugar Imported into this country the addi tional duty should e«iual the bounties. I*. .1. Smith, another importer, made a brief argument against ad valorem duties. Colonel J. I). Hill of New Orleans, representing the Cane Growers' asso ciation of Louisiana, argued for a restoration of the duty of the act of 1SH3. He spoke of the stimulation 1... si... I_. 9 i aim with the duty impo ed therein ou re lined sugar, and said if a similar pro viso n could tie made in the prospect ive law and its permanence guaranteed the sugar producers would prefer it, but all things considered, they iishe I for a re-enactment of the provision# in the act of 1*MX lie produced tigurcs to show the reduction of price of re fined sugHr under the operation of that act at the time when the crops were being marketed, to show the benefits to the country at large from home competition. CIVIL SERVICE EXTENSION. All lilMn-M anil Kmptayea of Kr.leral rrnllenllarle* I inter ilie Hub*. \V ASIlIXtiTO!!, Mee. SI. —The l “resi dent l.as extended tin- civil service rules so as to include all officers and employes in tin- tederal penitentiary service who are by law subject lo clu*s :lic.itIon. This prim ipally affects the fed. nil iH bitebtuiry at tort Leaven worth, k w, though it is to apply lo all such government Institutions and to all i» niu-nllarle* hereafter created i• i liiediatelv Iheir establishment. Attorney '»ru, ral Harmon is sul* jeetlug the recent eivli service sehed u e as affecting the depart in*lit of justice to • rigid scrutiny. The pn-s cut a me ml wen I is to iivi-rvesa* a defect lit tile rules proiitulp ite-1 November ! further klws-InruU on similar lines may W tiyrvinl In |l« a H..M .i*0 • ol . I'ultansit 1.1 mint. okl* . Ike, it. Murm/th# >.»«■ and Kiss pat >i». nl just elnmrd th# «, wristun was th»*d*'d with gnmlders and whisky |s,bi,ers stsi wklssl the I admit*. T»o Imliaits have died and a uauilvl are suits rmg front the v(f» • Is i,f the vder o-Uipaai i mi,| to th* m tv f i whisky trwsl 11* i*> |*4** , *, '*** tail*#. »h*i s t ity. I**wa. Ik# It Th# t ar'Uci ■* TIs*l company has got*, mb* th# ins It of a iwvbsf Th# npp** nl m* i.l was mad* >*n •(jd,c«t i.*m of it 1 ll**w*t«.ger. vie# eevsWhmk of th* . **a«i*«ut Th# itnktUttos are iin.am, ssorts,Tp W.maA s ********** I to a llaa* k**t sons. I s, I * * ti Th# t om I* ft,*| National hanh ol tht* * tv I , ,**| Hut sh»>r < t * sterns . ue-rb uy I-1 * «; d#r of th# t*s»»d of *irvet**f% TH# i If#hi# Was # Uew*> mo on th# bank * i tlmkpsilyth Kalirnari Shop* ClosPtl. Zanesville, Ohio, .Tan. 1.—The su perintendent of the Haltiinore & Ohio railroad shops at. this place has re ceived orders to close down the shops until further notice. Four hundred men nre thrown out of employment No reason is given for the order. Ileelilctl to Work for liryau. New York, Jan. 1.—The Progressive Democratic club decided to work for the nomination of William J. Hryan for President in Woo and issued invita tions to all democratic organizations in the north to attend a convention to be Held in January. •Intil es C# .McMullen Dead. fun too, Jan. 1.—James C. McMul lin, prominent in Chicago commercial and financial circles, and for a number of years vice-president of the Chicago A Alton railroad, died yesterday. He lias been an invalid for the last tht years. Ills estate suffered heavy lo ses just prior to his death, as lie was a stockholder in the Atlas National bank, and his interest in the proper ties affected by the failure of the No ton Pros, is estimated at 91 13,ooo. The Slice# *" of U. A. Hotni, When I left Mason county. Ky., in April. I"7.1,” says Mr. »!. A. ilot/e, of Indianola. lied Willow county Neb., "1 had one yoko of oncd. a wagon, plow and money enough to last mo a year. I have followed stock raising, farming and gardening. Have made at gardening from $700to 1; 1J>U0 a year. 1 own iifio acres valued at 310.000. My improvements arc worth 34.000. I have all kinds of fruit trees. I raised about .70 bushels of cherries this year, which I sold for 33..70 per bushel. If anyone wishes to write and ask questions, 1 will cheerfully answer, as I am glad to help any man with small means to get a home us 1 have done. In our ‘-N'ehiiaska Hook” (40 pages with maps and illustrations), nre doz ens of statements like thutof Mr. Thor rell. They are made by farmers who have made a success of farming. They A show that Nebraska is as good a state ns any in tne i nion. The book in which they appear is as different from the ordinary agricul tural pamphlet as day is from night. It is interesting, practical and truthful. In a straightforward, simple fashion, it tills you everything you need to know about Nebraska—its climate, people, schools, churches, railroads, markets, soil and crops. It explains why the Nebraska farmer makes mon ey in spite of low prices and hard times. W hy land is cheap. And how it is as easy for an intelligent and in dustrious man to HIJY a Nebraska farm as it is to rent one in any state cast of the Missouri river. Kvery farm renter who wants to be come a farm owner; every farm owner who is tired ot trying to make money off high-priced land; every father who wants to give his sons a start on the high road to independence, should write for a copy. Free. J. FRANCIS, Geu’l I’ass'r Agt., Hurlington Route, Omaha, Neb. (jueitlunn Mini Amman Hoisting to I’wlenlt. J. V. D., of Helmoud. low mitted questions to which as follows: 1.—The average time for getting a patent allowed is about eight weeks. —An application in this country is. by international agreement, protection for six months in most of the foreign countries that grant patents to Ameri cans. » IS.—No one outside of the U. S. patent office has a right to know anything about an application that has not been granted. ■t.—Yes. we iiave the official records of all U. S. Patents issued since 1850 to date and can generally tell when prior claims interfere with ideas or inven tions presented now. 5. — Principles and results are not patentable and the same objects and results may be obtained by inventions that differ from each other in contruc .. r ”'"-- ■ *"v’ machines for the same purpose may each be patented by dilTerent persons and used without either one being an infringement of the other’s rights. Valuable information about obtain ing, valuing and selling patents sent free to any address. Printed copies of the drawings and speeiticat -ins of any IJ. S. Patent sent upon receipt of 2.*» cents. Our practice U not confined to Iowa. Inventors in other states can have our services upon the same terras as Hawk ey es. TuomasO. a J. Uai.ph oinvio, Solicitors of Patents l es Moine*. Iowa. Dec. 10, lv.iti. I I \ i S I 04 44 A MI • UOOti I. MAKKh l l inn* Iltli-IH * mill Nou 4 llle«i;<», *yf, I Mil . 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