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Loup City Northwestern. VOL. XVII. LOUP CITY, SIIERMAN COUNTY, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1900. NUMBER 49. STRIKE WILL GO ON Terms of Scranton Convention Are Not Acceptable to Operators. NO ORDERS TO RESUME WORK. Miner* Sar Th*/ Will Walt for Olltr1*1 Advlc* from Mltrh«ll — It It Huportfd That I'reilt'wiU of Coal Carry lug Koadt Will Hold Confertuct, SHAMOKIN, Pa., Oct 15—The forme of the 8cranton convention are not acceptable to operators and repre sentatives of coal carrying companies In this place and Mount Carmel. The Reading officials do not think the slid ing scale will be abolished by the .. company, while operators are averse to signing a contract binding them to pay the 10 per cent Increase until April 1. HAZLETON, Pa., Oct. 15—The In dividual coal operators who could be eeen here today declined to discuss the action taken by the anthracite miners' convention at Scranton yes terday. Neither would they say what steps the employes would probably take. It Is evident from their reticence that the Individual mine owners are waiting to see what tho large coal carrying railroads that mine coal will do. It Is reported In the coal region to night that the presidents of these roads will hold a conference In New York tomorrow for discussion of action of the convention. There was a story afloat today that the operators will accept the conven tion's decision, hut nothing has come to the surface In this reg'on on which to base the report. The United Mine Workers' officials say they are now again waiting on the operators and they will continue to 1 close up the collieries that have been . In operation since the strike began fou. weeks ago. There are many reports In circulation that if tht strike con tinues much longer a break in the ranks of the Idle men will occur. President Mitchell and his officials, however, assert their confidence that the men, both union and nonunion, will remain away from the mines un til after the strike is declared off. There is a fear prevalent In this re gion that If some of the men do re turn to work uouble would pruoably arise through efforts of the strikers to persuade the men to remain on a strike. All the collieries that are working still remain heavily guarded. WILKESBARRE, Pa., Oct. 15.—A canvass of the operators cf the Wyo ming valley today shows that there Is considerable opposition to granting the miners any more concessions than those outlined In the original offer, namely, 10 per cent Increase without any conditions. The Individual oper ators especially are opposed to to tle ing themselves up to any agreement. One operator raid the only way the strike can Ire settled Is for the strikers to accept the 10 per cent without any provisions. Superintendent Chase of the Lehigh Coal company said: ‘‘Not much dependence can be placed «n the men when It comes to arbitra tion. This was shown n the case of Mr. Markle. He favore 1 arbitration, but at the behest of Mr. Mitchell his miners repudiated the agreement they made with their employer. The de mand of the strikers that 1he operators should agree to pay the increased wages for a fixed period Is too arbi trary and the operators will hardly agree to It.” Despite the view of the operators the Impression here Is tnat the strike will be ended this wek. DISASTERS NEAR NOVA SCOTIA. Ailtlltlonnl Iteporta Place Lonci >t Thlrt; Vassals. HALIFAX. N. S.. Oct. 15.—Addition al disaster to shipping on this roust are reported. The known list of ves sels driven ashore number thirty. Th«j loss all over the country nnd In the neighboring provinces thiough furl fill rainfalls and washouta and damages to orchards and buildings by heavy winds will t»e very' many thousands of dollars The Canadian Pacific wlrea connect ing Cape llreton with the rest of Nova Scotia are completely broken at the Straits of Canso. where the cable was fouled by a schooner dragglug her anchor In the recent gale. Heavy rain la falling again today throughout Nova Scotia ftlvera and lakes are everywhere overflowing and destroying property. There has been no Canadian Pacific train from Mon treal in four days, and a serious wreck of the Sydney express caused by x washout la report!d la Cape llreton The Ulouceater sthwouer Ml ulster y at Canso reports us* man lost at sea riagee Ulf la Peel. MnvriVIPM, Or! IS.-The Writ Ish steamer Mtghlaad Prince, few Antwerp September JO has arrived here with bubonic plague ua hoard flee deaths Including the raptnia and first «dfi>er, occurred during the »»>a*e. MelUea rteml la t»a mm Helen. WASHINUrtlN Ctrl IS- The sub marine beast llollaad was placed la comm Helen »«e tarda y It la to to sent In the naval academy at Annapolis that the cadeia may became that •ughlt familiar ntih thle medsrn nan pun af a nr far a COMPLEX SITUATION. If Power* suppress li«t>«lllon It ITU1 Hit ltox«r*' Foe*. PARIS, Oct. 15.—Letter* received la diplomatic circles here throw a light on the situation in South China, where an antl-dynastic uprising Is In prog ress. The reformist movement there is divided into two distinct parties, one led by Kang Yu Wei and ths other by Sun Yat Sen. The former is agitating for drastic reforms, while Sun Yat Sen alms at deposing the dow ager and making a clean sweep of the existing regime. Hum Yat Sen Is leading the present rebellion. The last authentic news of his whereabouts was of his presene-3 at Kokohama three months ago. But since then he Is believed to have smug gled himself Into Southern China and U> be leading the reformist rebel focres, his plan of campaign being the capture of Canton, when he calculates the whole of South China will Join them. In the event of serlofisly threat ening Canton, Great Britain and France, possibly assisted by the other powers, would be aserious situation. The powers would be acting against the rebel forces In the south which are antl-dynastic and friendly to foreign ers and at the same time engaged in suppressing the Boxer rebellion in the north, which Ib pro-dynastic and anil toreign. In the meantime Kang Yu Wei Is in active owing, It Is supposed, to the pressure brought to bear on him by Great Britain, to which country he owes his liberty, If not his life, for he escaped from the clutches of the dow ager empress on l>oard a British war sulp some time ago. At the present moment there are two armed movements in Southern China, that of the reformists, led by Sun Yat Sen, and the antl-foreign, pro dynastic uprising of tha black flags, who are marching north to assist the dowager empress. ANOTHER CHINESE DEFEAT. Kwang SI Rebels Hunt Imperial Troops — So Resigns. SHANGHAI. Oct. 15.—From Canton it is reported that the Kwang 81 rebels have defeated the Imperial troops on the borders of Kwang Tung and that General Su has resigned In conse quence of his request for reinforce ments being Ignored. Some Chinese soldiers desecrated the cemetery for foreigners at Nan Shlh Tu near Canton, and the viceroy had the offenders decapitated and dis missed their commander. The Fourth brigade from India has arrived at Taku, but owing to the gale has not yet been able to land. Sir Ernest M. Satow, who succeeds Sir Claude M. Mcllonald as British minister to China, has arrived at Tien TBln. Helmont Decline* Price*. NEW YORK, Oct. 15.—August Bel mont, owner of the Mineola, which finished second to Cornelius Vander bilt's Rainbow in each of the races won during the past season by the lat ter yacht, will decline the prizes lost to the Rainbow through her disquali fication by the New York and Atlantic Yacht clubs. When questioned to night at his country home at Hemp stead, L. I., Mr. Belmont, who has Just returned from the south, said: "1 will not accept the Rainbow prizes for Mineola under any circumstances." Dt*rn** the German Note. BERLIN, Oct. 15.—A dispatch re ceived here from Tien Tsln, dated Oc tober 12, says: "At a conference of the diplomats at Pekin October 8 the German note of October 1 was dis cussed. In regard to the first point, whether the list of ringleaders con tained in the Chinese emperor's edict was complete, the conference declared the name of the chief culprits, Tung Fuh Sian and Yu Hsin, were omitted. On point 2 It was decided lhat the pun ishment was inadequate. On point 3 it was concluded that the penalties must be carried Into effect by delegates of the legations.'’ Nffil Kirin Marhlnrrj. WASHINGTON, P. C, Oct. II.—A letter received received at the United State* department of agrl'ulture from I’enrlth college. New South Wale*. Australia, calls attention to the great need of Improved types -f agricultural machines in that colony The writer states that there are not half a dozen machine* for cutting and collecting maize In New South Wales, and a ma chine for cutting sugar cane would t>e greatly appreciated by the cane grower* In the north of that colony and !u guretndand He uiggeat* that there are great opportunities there for American manufacturers (‘aetata aaMtls Meeeaeil MANILA. Oct IV Captain Paver • zuz Shields »ho. with ifty one men of Company f'. Twenty ninth regt ment. I nlted Stairs volunteer*, wa* aptur»l by the Insurgents last month In the island at Uarlnluv*. were res cued yesterday by the A'nerteas res ue f*.n® with nit the st-tuber* of hi* *lk| Ueeee* *i Peel*. PARI*. Oct 11 King George of Grease a< vompanted hy General Rein e» h hi* tide de - amp sad Ni«h»U* fh«u iateadaat of the nvll liet ei* rived thle no-ratag to vtMt the • ipuai ■ tea High ►*rea-h wSeiale wet hi* at tha railway etaiua Him* ehtrh ha Wa* drive* to the Motel Hr Glut No la- ideal of lye lal lapsture as reread HEADY TO BREAK OCT' New Chinese Uprising Rapidly Assuming Ser o s Proportions. THE SITLATION IN WEI CHI. _____ Much Anxiety Felt In Hong Kong O.rr Black Outiook In Caniou—Heformer Suu I.at ken Infurl. the Flag—Order* to Oyjioso Allied Armies' Advance. I-ON DON, Oct. 13.—The Times her the following from Hong Kong, dal'-J yesterday: "The situation in the Wei Chou prefecture is serious. in six districts the cities are in the hands of the rebels. If an outbreak should occur in Canton Its suppresion wouli be diOlcull." The reformer, Sun Yat Sen, accord ing to dispatches from Canton, has unfurled the reform flug In the tmpoit ant town of Wei Chou, on East Kiver Tills ad has given i lse to considerable excitement in military drc.es In Can ton, as it is believed that the object of the reformers in inlslng their Mag at Wei Chou is to denude Canton troops, so tiiat they can seize the city. Dr. Morrison, wiring to the Time* from Pekin, October 11, says: The Chinese oti.dals declare tiiat stringent orders ».ave been sent to provincial officials not to oppose the udvanee oi the allied column." "It Is reported here on good author ity. says tne Shanghai correspondent of the Times, writing yesterday, "that Emperor Mutsuhito, in his reply to Emperor Kwang 3u ■ appeal, counsels an immediate return to Pekin, the ex pulsion of the reactionaries and tne ap pointment of able statesmen." The Times publishes today Dr. Mor rison’s mail account of the events that led up to the siege of Pekin. He says the boxers only became important after the Herman occupancy of Klao Chau. The Chinese were ascribing the disastrous drought and famine with other troubles to the Judgment of heaven for the usurpation of the em press dowager. 8he seized upon the Boxer movement, according to Dr. Morrison, as a means of diverting popular wrath from herself to the for eigners and appointed Yu Hsien, founder of the Boxer sect, to be gov ernor of Shang Tung in March, 18119. Thus under Imperial protection the Boxers preached the doctrine that it was the foreigners and not the em press dowager who bad aroused the wrath of the gods. ‘‘As if in answer to the Boxers caine the anti-foreign outrages," continues the correspondent, "culminating in the destruction of the railway station at Feng Aal. The long awaited rains came on May 28 and were regarded as a sign of the agreement of the higher powers with their work. "Three days later the foreign lega tion guards arrived. The Boxers be came increasingly audacious and things went from bad to worse until the le gatlons were ordered to quit Pekin and Baron von Kettler was killed. There was not a shadow of doubt that his murder was deliberately planned by the authorities and executed by an ofll cer in the uniform of the imperial troops.” NEW UPRISING IS FEARED. W»ld«riM Takes S*rlou» View of Move ment In Province*. BERLIN, Oct. 13.—A dispatch re ceived here today from Shanghai says a very serious view is taken at Field Marshal Count von Waldersee’s head quarters of the revolutionary move ment. At Canton a false alarm on October 7 caused the Chinese officials there to protest against any occupa tion of Chinese territory. The Yang Tse viceroys, the dlspatcu adds, affirm thak they oppose the advance of the Germans into Shna Tung province. Parking lloum Humor. SIOCX CITY. Ia.. Oct. 12.—It It re ported here in parking circles that the International Packing company is contemplating the discontinuance of its Chicago plant and the concentra tion of its efforts in the development of its plant in Sioux City K. K. Dm rows, general manager of Chicago, who ia here, would not dtscues the matter. Mr. Drown came here to close down the loss I plant for two weeks heck use of the extreme nigh price of hogs. "It is not good business to slaughter hogs when they are as high as they are a present." said he. The International was opened here not quite a year ago Heglns • I ons Trig. P»III.At*r,i.PM».» Oct 12—Tha new • 2ot» toa steamship Ster-a, built by sue Cramps for I he I). am. Meaiuau.p company to ply between the t*ncin< e«*a#t and Australia, sailed from the yard for Kan Pram le.o at I attack Ibis afternoon. She has coal enougtt la her bunkers tu rarry her the emirs Journey without stop aad It la espected the ship will r*a« h her declination in M tu II days. So ship has hitherto made the trip without nop Kasai aesgeee llpptti S.a.m WaMIIINUTO.N Oet u Private letiera received regardiag Natal Mur gsua Uppltl. who was ta Pekin during the tabling being the information uf bta condition They stale that early la the ighttaa he was atrw*h hy s Chinese hullet which eatwred his left thigh flattering the thigh huae The wound wan a had one laisc the let tsr staled that the wound wna heal I kg. though the keg eea Mealy U ha hhuetaned ah. et three it hee WHOLESALE PLOTS TO KILL. tnarolilil Tails of Decision to Marder King* and I’rrsldsnt. NEW YORK, Oct. 12—A dispatch to the Journal and Advertiser from Rome says: The anarchist, Hertolanl. arrested at Milan as a suspected ac complice of Bread, has made a con fession about anarchist plots. 'T have known about these plots for a long time,” he says. "It was I who sent the letter to the crown prose cutor at Naples, waning him In ad vance that Italian anarihlsta were coming from America to kill the king, but they paid no attention to my let ter, "At an anarchist meeting In Pater son, N. Y., seven men were selected to kill kings and chiefs o. states. One of them was allotted to kill McKinley or llryan during the presidential cam paign. I do not know the man who whs assigned to this work. "The Chicago plot was similar to that hatched at Paterson. I believe plots with the same object have been organized In the United States. "Anarchists have killed kings and queens, now they should kill a presi dent of a republic, to show the world that for anarchists there are neither monarchies or republics and that u king Is as cheap as a preildent." RLADY TO BUY ISLANDS. I>>,il.h Weat lutlla* I.lkaly la Coma Under Our Kul*. WASHINGTON, I), C., Oct. 12.—It was said at the state department to day that no overtures had been made recently by the United States govern ment to Denmark for the purchase of the Danish West Indies. The last ne gotiations. which occurred In the late spring, were suspended, owing to the discovery by the Danish officials of a feeling of hostility on the part of the Danish people against the proposed sale. Whatever has been accomplished since that time has been In I>enmark and It Is Inferred from the tone of the press dispatches that the popular op position to the transfer Is diminishing. If this be so. then the United States government would be reudy again to discuss the subject at the point where the negotiations were Interrupted. AMERICANS ASK FOR REDRESS. Cltlsaua Kidnapped by ItrltUh Soldier* Arrive In New York. NEW YORK, Oct. 11.- The Herald tomorrow will publish the following: Driven from the Transvaal by force of British arms, eight American citizens who recently arrived penniless In this city have petitioned the United States government to present claims for ln nfty against Great Britain. They claim that during the ncent conflict they were kidnaped from their homes, leaving wives and children behind. As prisoners of war, the men say, they were driven out of Johani.esburg. rraicrnni* In • Kow. KANSAS CITY. Oct. 12.—The Mod ern Brotherhood of Amei ica, a frater nal order whose chief stiength Is In Minnesota and Iowa, is holding Its first supreme convention In this city and a lively fight among various aspir ants for offices was narrowly averted during election of officers todav. A circular had been sent cut to the lodges of the order by the faction on posing the supreme officers. In which It was asserted that the consttutlon of the association had not been fol lowed, and that the officers had em ployed as clerks their own relatives. In his address Supreme President E. B. Hanley of Tipton, la., took occa sion to deny these charges In emphat ic language. After the convention had gone Into a committee of the whole to investigate the charges, all differences were amicably settled and some of the old officers were re-elected. Hiinar.il Sim*'* Holt. ST. PAUL, Minn., Oct. 12.—Russell Sage of New York la seeking to re cover money on some railway aid bond* by the village of Reeda, Wa basa county, which the supreme court says Is out of existence. The supreme court has decided that, as the result of tinkering with the charter, the vil lage Has no corporate existence. Honda had been Issued by the village in order to secure an extension of th> Hastings ft Dakota railway. When the bonds became due I hey were not paid, as thei. was no vllluge in exist ence responsible for the obligation*. The bondholders have commented ac tion against the township In which Heed's cltlsens live at. Andrew*' It rolhr rtinaxl RICHMOND. Vs . Oct, 12 —After the preliminary morning resalon the national assembly of the Hrcrtherhuod »f St, Andrew met today at 3 Jo p m i More than SW delegates, representing nearly every state In Ihs union were present. The report of the executive rsnncll disclosed a net dvtiewew of fourteen In the number tf chanter* The (barter* still In fore* number 1.172 Right yegrw igu the nverwge membership was fourteen, |* Is now ' The lunlor department grows steadily There are now about i AM • "*» sad youths enrwlle-l In the ill chapters • »sg*e s*W| l< SkIIhS, I* A KM Ort II -It ta semi (dietniiy .tested here that the hesrl govern ment has bees approached the eut• ! Met ef the 4iwtskstk«ll«s of Mtwi Pregident Kruger gl Maewetileg * A rare he Mold mat Rrasce to The Hague On the eogtrgry. it |a added Mr | Kruger ke ripest*) hi last directly In One Fatality Follows Clash of Unionists and Police Near Hazleton. DEAD MAN DEFENDING COLLIERY Member of Atturklng t*erty Hedly Wound ed end l ikely to llle— Minister Homer Mm Narrow Kerspe—Women Stone the Superintendent. HAZLETON, Fa., Oct. 10 —A special policeman was Instantly killed, an other wounded In the head, a striker was probably fatally shot and ten nonunion men were more or less In jured at the Oneida colliery of Coxe Bros., In a clash between the officers and 400 strikers this morning. Tho victims are: Killed: Halph Mills, aged 50, of Beaver Meadow, one of the officers conveyed In a special train early this morning from that place to Oneida, lie wus shot through the back. Wounded: George Kelnor, aged 38, of Beaver Meadow, also a special officer. He re ceived Bhot wounds in the head, but will recover. Joseph I^iskow, aged 38, of Bblpton, a striker, shot in groin and probably will die. Ten nonunion men were stoned, but only two of them were seriously In jured. They are; John Van Blurgln and James Tosh of Shopton. The for mer sustained scalp wounds and the latter had four ribs broken. The Oneida colliery having been In operation since the Inauguration of the Htrlke, the union decided early this morning to clone down the Oneida mines. They gathered In groups on the streets as early as 8 o'clock. When the nonunion men went to work they were asked by the strikers to remain at home. Some turned back, others did not. Those who went to the col liery were stoned. Von Hlargln, one of the nonunion employes, attempted to pull a revolver, but the weapon wus taken from him and In the beating ho received he had several ribs broken. This occurred Just before starting time at the mine. The strikers remained at the col liery all morning. As the mine loco motive used In hauling coal from the No. 2 and No. 3 collieries to the Oneida breaker pulled up on the road near the latter colliery a crowd of women blocked the track. The women were told by General Superintendent Kudllcb to go home. He assured them their husbands would get an Increase In wages and that their other griev ances would he properly adjusted. The woaen refused to listen and stoned the superintendent, who was wounded in the head. Then the striking men and the women rushed toward the colllwry. A force of about fifty special policemen, who had been brought down from Beaver Meadow to prevent trouble, at tempted to Intercept the mob, but they were powerless to do anything and re tired to the engine house. Just as the officers got close to shelter a shot was fired. This was followed by another, and In a few seconds many shots rang through the air. Policeman Mills was the first to fall. Then Joseph I^eskow, a striker,staggered to the ground. No one knows who shot first, hut It is be lieved both the strikers and the offi cers used their weapons. A gunshot killed Mills and small shot struck Po liceman Gelnor. l.eskow was struck by a hall from a revolver, with which all the off'cers were armed. After the shooting the strikers dispersed. ITO SAYS 10 IEAVE. Japanese 1'reniler Advisee the Allies la Withdrew from Pekin. NKW YORK. Oct. 11.—A special to the Journal and Advertiser says: Marquis Ito. premier of Japan and di rector of the Japanese policy In re spect to China, received your corre spondent by appolntmen' and. while disclaiming that ha utterances were official, talked freely on tue paramount Issue of the day. "I cannot understand,” he said, "why the powers do not convene a conference of plenipotentiary representatives anil speedily determine a concerted policy toward China. Though the armies are working harmoniously, a conflict Is sure to arise It the governments neg *ei t longer to arrive at a deflni'e un derstanding. "la my humble opinion the present dynasty must be given a chance to re turn In power and the emperor and court must return to 1‘ekln before any effectual settlement ran ho accom p! (sheet Negotiations with 1.1 Hung ('Hang and Prime ('King will he frulllena un less rnllfted and enforce ! by a re es laMtefcai government f..r ’h.*y alone no matter what they promise, cannut carry out anything "Tuan Kang Yl and Tung fuh XI sag dominate the empress and ear they will resist the foreign powers la the death If they ore ig ixre.J It Is Impossible to separate them from the empress If th# tttemp’ wsrs msds hr fores the e to sorer sad empress would undoubtedly disappear alto gether "t'shln should ho e«or isted ths em pees# and court permit! J to return nod segot 1st tons should . «me after word Ths foreign powers should withdraw to the mut sod hold thslr fbetss thsrs ponding Ana1 seittemeat me live stock market. Latest Quotation* from South Oneaha and Kansae City. SOUTH OMAHA. Union Stock Yards.—Cuttle—About thir teen car* of corn cattle were Included ,n the offering* and a* packer* were ull wanting good cattle the murket on the better grade* ruled active and iteady to atrong The lee* dealrahle cattle were not aought after and price* were not better than they h«ve been and teller* In mint cane* were culling the market on the commoner kind* rather druggy. The cow market wa* In good »hape, only almut twenty loaila being offered It wa* u fairly active market and practically ull kind* hrougut fully steady price* and In •nine cave* vale* were made that looked a little higher. fanner* *old partic ularly well again today ami *<> did the best grade*, hut even the medium kind* moved without much difficulty. The light HUpply of feeder* gave a good tone to the trade. Anything at ull dertrablw wit* picked up at ateady to Mtronger price* and It wu* not long before every thing answering to that de»crlpt!on had Changed hand*. A* u*ual, however, the commoner kind* were neglected and price* ■bowed no Improvement. There were very few western beef cattle offered and us the aeunon advance* It become* mure ulid more evident that there are going to he very few on the murket. That being the case, what few do arrive bring very satisfactory price*. The market ha* been In good *hapr all the week, hut not much change ha* been noticeable In the price* paid. flogs—There wa* rather a light run of hog*, hut In view of the fact that Chi cago came fully f>e lower, price* went off * llttio here. The market opened up Just a little «u*y a* compared with yesterday, and th* nr*t few load* -were sold at $4 ko 6 4.32‘A, and a* high u* $4.k5 was paid. After the first round the market weak ened a little and hid* were generally fruin $4 N7V» to 14.92'-*. hut (madly at 14.30. The rnnge today 1* J4 *664 k.">, or about u shade lower all around than yesterday with the exception of I he top, which I* consider ably lower today. Sheep- There wa* another good, liberal run of sheep, but In nplte of that fact I he market waa In good shape on both *heep and lamb*. There wa* a good demand for the heller grade* and the market ruled unlive and strong. Kverythlng wa* void a* last a* It could he sorted up. I.amlia also met with ready sale at goud strong prices and a* high u* Jf, 'll waa paid again today. Quotation!** fholcu western wether*, $3.7564 00; choice griiH* yearling*, $3.756 4 05; choice ewea, I3.2563.fi0; fair lo good ewea, $3.006 3 25; < nil ewes, $2.506 3.00, choice spring lamb*. $4 7565.00; fulr To good Mprlng lambs, $4.50 64.75; fei-oer wether*, $3.3563.65; feeder lambs, $4.006 4.40. KAN8AH CITY. Cattle—Receipt*. 10,WO native*, 3,500 Texan* and Ton calve*; aluiiKliterliiK cattle alow, ateiuly. to 10c lower; good atorker* und feeder* sternly, other* lower; native *t«*er*. $4.704*5.35; atocker* and feeder*. 33.OOtii4.2fi; butcher cow* nnd heifer*, 33 00 415.20; canner*. 32.404*3.00; fed we* tern*. $3 504*4.50; Texan*. $2,304*3.50; calve*, $4.00 4*5.00. Hog*—Receipt*. 10,000 head; trade act ive, price* Rteady to 2‘4c lower; heavy and mixed, $5 .004*5.1254; light, $4 30435.02'*, plg«, $4.504*4.*0. Bheep and Iaimba- Receipt*. 2.700 head; HUpply not equal to demand; price* steady to Pa- higher; lamb*. $4 f-415.00; mutton*. $3 754*4.®i; atocker* and feeder*, $3,004*4 uo; culls, $3.504i3.00. MORE ARMY OFFICERS NEEDED. 4ieneral Merrlam of llipartmrat of Mia enarl lilvaa Startling New*. WASHINKTON, Oct. 13.—Some Idea of the extent to which the military department* of the 'United State* have been redured In strength to meet for eign service Is conveyed by the re port of Brigadier General Henry C. Merrlam. commanding the Department of the Missouri. Ho few are the offi cers on duty In the department that one office of the regular line, an artil lery officer, Lieutenant Delaware Sker rett, besides being first lieutenant of the Third artillery, is an acting cap tain. an acting judge advocate, chief ordnance officer, chief signal officer and acting engineer officer of the De partment of the Missouri, making sep arate reports in these various capaci ties. General Merrlam reports a satisfac tory condition of affairs In hts de partment and says: "I am glad to note that all Indian tribes residing within this department or contiguous to It have continued to be quiet and peaceable during the last year as during the previous year, so that no calls have been made for troops In connection therewith.” ZEIGLAR WILL SEEK THE POLE. lllch New Yorker Will Send Oat ao Kips dltloa. New York. Oct. 13.—William Selgler, a well known and wealthy citizen of New York, announced today that he would purchase two vessels, fully equip and man them, and asnd them In quest of the north pole In the sum nier of 1901. The expedition Is to be In charge of Kvelyn II. Baldwin, who was a companion of Lieutenant Perry In 1893. and 1894, and also a member of Walter Wellman's expedition. It lx Mr. Betgler's Intention to have one ves sel remain In the Arctic region while the other returns for suppltea. The expedition, It Is said, will not l>e dispatched for the uorth earlier than the summer of 1901, and all the time between this date and that will be necessary for the preparation and outfit Ships may be purchased, though ves sel* more adapted fur the work may b« built. Yeats*y la H*4 Isedltle* HBoMOMTOWN. Ky , Oct It —The reports from Henry Youtseys sick room tonight are not ea< oursgiag Tka only change perceptible la that his stupor la sol quite so heavy One# or twice today ha has lifted his hands an inch or two and in a weak piping votes repeated There s as blood <»a my heads* Ilia physicians fear hraia fever which would now almost surely pruts Id's It la r« a leaded by some I bat the stupor la reused by heavy doses a# pistes hut I be —purity a# people hare ballets he la almost la a dying coaditiwa and that hta trial caaao4 ha resumed