Nebraska Newspapers

    THE NORTHWESTERN
OEO. E. 1IBN8CIIOTER, Editor* l ob.
LOOP CITY, ~ NEBRASKA.
NEBRASKA NEWS.
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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
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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 <juHe well to do. being the
owner of the lllue Springs and Wy.
more horse ear line und owning other
▼al nable property.
I'*per* were filed in Hie county
clerk h oflice at Fremont incorporating
the Fremont licetNujfarcompany, with
mi until.Ti/ed eapitai of I ihki.ih-u. dl
Tided into shares of J.%0 each, Fremont
pro)ioM-s to have a factory of her own
as the farmers insist that Kiev can
make mosey growing beets provided
they ean deliver then at the primer
time. Hundred* of acres tn I lodge
county were not dug this ye*r because
they were spoiled by freezing.
" ‘ ‘ hapmaa ami family of |>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 <a a eh to • ftf at* w.i,
ta poll through.
Aesuag the deed lew* **. , ih* net
two Itcg star the* eheoe*h*r our stat
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Mil legialatere, are tne g >**■,.,
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
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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
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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
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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'
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( utorniag was a sn< vsr ana of o« atoms,
it IWdhrd Nv-iburg and other ata
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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