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THE RED CLOUD CHIEF, FEIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 1897
ft.
MOB THE DEPUTIES.
OFFICERS WITH EVICTION
WARRANTS ROUTED.
Miner. I.-d by Women, HiiiirIiIj Trent
Armnl OfllHuM Itpnli-en 'llii'in for n
Tlmr mid llniilly I'orcti 'I hem tnllepnrt
ItiuiRlily lliiinlled.
TiTTsni'iio, Pa., Sept 3. When the
news that evictions from the houses
of the Pittsburg t Chicago Coal com
pany nt Orangcvllto woro to bo at
tempted, all of the strikers about
Finlcyvllle, Gastoiivlllo r.iul Orange
vlllo becntno excited und guthered at
that plnce.
About 7 o'clock Inst night twenty
deputies from Washington, Pa., lu
chargo of Chief Deputy Josoph II.
Wcthcrlll, renuhed 1-lnleyvlllo and
ero met by ft largo crowd of strikers
mid their friends. Knelt deputy was
armed with a Winchester rlllu and a
revolver, but the- strikers, headed by
100 Polish women, closed hi and the
deputies woro gradually forced back
and finally retreated to (iastonvllle,
where they wcro followed by about
,'03 men and women.
At Gastoiivlllo the deputies took ro
fugo In the oflleo of the eompapy,
where- they woro kept ull night, dur
ing which the building was bombard
ed with stones and brick and on occa
sional shot was fired.
At 7 o'clock this morning the depu
ties rushed out of their besieged quar
ters, ench ono carrying his Winches
ter In his hands and having his revol
ver exposed, but headed by tho women
the strikers rushed upon thu deputies
with stones, clubs and pick handles,
mid blows fell thick and fast. One of
tho women wrested a rifle from u dep
uty's hands and struck him on tho
head with it, inflicting u serious in
Jury. dkputiks ronenn to uktiuk.
Hy this tlmo 1,000 men, women and
children had Joined tho crowd. They
came from Vcnetln. Snnwden, Calam
ity and Finloyvillo. The deputies
slowly madu their way to Ornngovlllo
without firing a shot. They finally
took refuge in a vacant house, closely
followed by the mob, which 'illicitly
surrounded the building and threat
ened to bum it,
Finally ono of the strikers up
proaehod the houso and a conference
was held. Tho deputies wero ordered
to leavo town und ufter a short
parley decided to do so. Theyemergod
from the house a badly scared lot
of men and walking between the
opened ranks of the striker, utnrtml
for Gustouvlllc. Almost every man In
mo posso was cut and bleeding and
several woro seriously hurt. Tho
right hand of one was almost severed
by a sharp stone.
As tho defeated deputies ran the
gauntlet they wcro greeted with
hisses, curses hud ridicule. The strik
ers then closed behind them and
inarched them to the station, where
they took the train for Washington.
After their departure tho mob dis
persed and everything is qu(ot now.
The ofllclals of the company say no
further attempt will bo mado to evict
the miner? for tho present.
- Illinois' dissatisi'ikd.
llllAU)W(K)l) III., Sept 8. Secretary
.tyim, of tho Illinois miners, before
lenvlng for Columbus, to-day, snlil:
"Tho proposed settlement of tho
miners' strike has' caused considerable
excitement among the miners of mi.
nois anil particularly In tho northern
coal fields. Tho fact that tho oper
ators of Northern llltnoh havu re
fused to attend any conference look
ing toward n settlement of tho pres
ent troublo also establishes the fact
that thero can be no geocral settle
ment at tho present time. Should the
Pittsburg minors accept tho sixty-five
cent rato and resume work, history
will repent Itself and tho Illinois
miners will be loft to hold the bag.
A resumption of work In Illinois at
the reduction means thu loss to the
Pittsburg miners of tho advance in
side of sixty days. Tho striko was
inaugurated a? a national issue and
should end tho sumo wav, win or
lose."
UNIONISTS STAND TOGI.TMI-.K.
UinuixaiiAM, Knglnnd, Sept s.
When tho Ilritisli trades union con
gress resumed its sessions to-day Pres
ident Stevens delivered his annual ad
dress. Ho said that tho marine en
gineers' striko was an Instance of nuu
of tho best organized and most pow
erful combinations in tho world
being in tho throes of a great
struggle with a powerful com
bination of capital, it was certain
that tho struggle would bo prolonged
and that the engineer would have to
appeal for help to tho trade union
ists throughout tho country. That
help should bo given, for under no
circumstances could they allow the
engineers to bo defeated.
The delegates then unanimously and
cuthuslnstlcally adopted a special reso
lution pledging mornl uxu financial
aid to tho strikers. Mr. Picknrd, M.
P., president of tho Miners' Federa
tion of Great Ilrltaln, In supporting
tho motion, said that all trade union
ists should tender eight hour notices
nnd "sink or swim" with tho engln
ecrs.
MlMourl Corn Dtirosgad bjr Heat.
St. Louis, Mo , Sept. p. Tho heat
has been intense throughout different
sections of tho state during tho past
week or more, and this, combined
with tho acarclty of moisture. Is dry-
Jng up 'the corn und causing suffering
'anion? the cattle.
All tb ManehniUr Midi Itiinulng.
MANCUKSTKn, Jtf. 11., Kept. B. The
A moskeag ralHs started on full tlmo
to-day after a shutdown of one month.
Klght thousand operatives thus return
to work. All tfae big mills In the city
r bow mjilBt. , ..
IRELAND'S CROP FAILURE.
t'otulm, tlritln nml llsj- lli-ntrn-Td The
Whole Crop Itiilnrd,
London, Sept. 9. Special Inquiries
throughout Iroland fully corrobornto
tho alarming predictions cabled Satur
day of the fnlluro of tho harvest and n
consequent impending famine. Cries
of warning to tho government arc ris
ing in a crescendo scale from all parts
of Ireland. They are not confined, as
in former years of distress, to tho con
gested districts of tho western sea
bourtL From Mullingnr, ono of tho most
prosperous parts of Midlands, a cor
respondent telegraphs: "Tho crops
nro now irretrievably destroyed. It
will bo lmposslblo for the fanners to
make anything of their ccrcnls this
year, as they aro quickly rotting. If a
change does nwt come Immediately tho
crops might ns well be loft to manure
tho ground."
From County Wcsford, noted ns ono
of tho richest In tho country, tho tid
ings nro: "The green crop may bo
described as a gigantic failure In Coun
ty Wexford this year The greater
part of tho potato crop is fit only for
ruittlo feeding."
From Fermanagh, In Ulster, n cor
respondent telegraphs: "At a meeting
held hero to ask for a reduction in
rents, nil the parish priests presiding,
declared that not since black 1817
have the prospects for fanners In this
district been so bad. In several places
the potatoes have been a failure. Hun
dreds of tons of hay have been ruined
by tho heavy rains ami Hoods."
From Carlow, known as "the model
country." comes tho following dis
patch: "There Is before our farmers
an outlook as disastrous as It is pos
sible to conceive, owing to tho fright
ful weather. A great deal of tho
corn out early remains In tho stalks,
injured beyond recovery. In many
districts tho farmers liuvc been nimble
to cut their crops, which present tho
saddening spectaclo of being lcvolcd
to the earth by the persistent rains,
while a mass of second growth and
weeds has come up. Tho apprehen
sions concerning potatoes also have
been dismally rcallcd."
At n meeting of a board of guar
dians nt Mltchcllstown, County Cork,
the chairman said: "Tho potato crop
is generally a failure, while tho other
crops have been hopelessly injured by
tho unparalleled inclemency of the
season. Wo nro on tho verge of a
great agricultural crisis. The outlook
in farming affairs Is gloomy in the ex
treme, mid to aggravate tho condition
of affairs caused by the fall nro of tho
potato crop, the prices of provisions
uio considerably Increased, and before
long the people who nro supposed to
contribute to thu poor rates would bo
in the workhouse thomselves.''
These evidences of the widespread
character of the rulu wrought by tho
Inclement season are merely samples
front numerous reports received Tho
Irish government has adopted no
measures yet to cope with tho threat
ened fumiuo.
MORE LUETCERT LETTERS
Mr. I'elilt AknIii on the. WltnrM Sluiul
'I lie llcfriiitiiiit Minor.
CnifAOo. Sopt 8. When Luotgcrt,
tho alleged wife murderer, entered
Judge Tuthlll's court room this morn
ing he smiled and nodded at tho jury.
Tho translations of tho letters written
by tho defendant to Mrs. Chrlstlno
Feldt occupied mtieli time, several be
ing lengthy. Assistant Stato's Attor
ney MeUwnn, who read tho epistles,
was careful to place duo emphasis on
each endearing word or phrase, and
so fully emphasize all reference to the
fact that tho sausage-maker was
anxious for tho tlmo-to come when ho
could bo freo to wed tho object of Ills
affections.
When thoso portions of the letters
containing reference to Luetgort's
trouble In engaging an attorney were
read aloud his leading attorney, ex
Judge Vincent, smiled. Luetgcrt vis
ibly winced when tho sontenoo was
heard In which Attorney Vincent was
termed "greedy," and it was state'
that Luetgcrt Intended to re
lease Vincent, as ho did not
coi.slder him able to handlo so Im
portant a case. In another letter
Luotgcrt wrote that on tho first day
of the trial there wus to bo a greut
surprise for tho police and tho state.
An attorney of world wulo fame wns
to bo engaged, nnd when "tho dogs of
tho police" snw whom It was thoy
would quail with fear.
After the letters had all been read
Mrs. Chrlstlno Feldt was called to the
witness chair for the purpose of finish
ing her testimony for the state. Luet
gcrt twisted uneasily In his chair
and then leaned over to Attorney Vin
cent and a consultation was hold.
Meanwhllo McKwun, assistant stnto's
attorney, proceeded with tho direct
examination, which dealt largely with
tho financial relations between Luot
gcrt and Mrs. Feldt Tho latter ad
mlttcd having received funds from
Luotgcrt prior to his arrest, and said
she had withdrawn 54,000 at his do
mund from a safety deposit vault for
his use.
Nicholas Puber, employed as a fire
man in the sausage factory, said ho
had seen Mrs. Luotgcrt enter the fno
tory about 1 1 o'clock on tho night of
the murder.
The lllnckada of Tret.
Canka, Sept, 8 The admirals in
command of tho fleets of the powers in
Cretan waters have decided to, raise
tho blockade of this island on Friday
next, the cause necessitating tho
blockndo having disappeared and tho
insurgents having accepted tho an ton
oinus form of government
la Stop Sunday IIIvjdIb Hiding.
Oakland, Cal., Sept t.-The. Chris
tian Kndeavorers of Alamod,a county
have started u crusade against the rid
ing of bicycles on Sunday, and are cir
culating pledges throughout ''the
county, i "
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SULLIVAN BY
FUSION EFFECTED IN
A LENGTHY
The Three Reform Conventions Hold All Night Sessions, and
Do Not Make a Selection of Candidate Until Thursday
at Noon The Successful Man is a DemocratWas
Elected District Judge by Fusionists.
For Judge of the Supremo Court.
For llegcnts of the University. . .
J. J. Sullivan, at present dlstilct jud'jo nt Columbus,
about noon 'Ihiirsduy as the man to lead
race for tho supremo court judgeship.
agreed to unanimously by the three conventions
Delegates to the three conventions
Hocked into Lincoln Wednesday from
nil directions. Tho hotels and private
boarding houses wero taxed to their
full capacity, while lunch houses wero
liberally potroniz.ed.
The getting together of the icform
forces Thursday morning on n nominee
for supremo judge was delaved some
what by the multiplicity of candidates.
All the previous night had lu n used
up by the various conventions in efforts
to make progrct-s but without avail.
Tho conference committees appointed
by tho three conventions could reach
no agreement as to the man who
should head the reform ticket this fall.
Tho only thing they could agree on
was to report to their respective con
ventions that tho best way out of tho
dillicitlty was for each convention to
ballot for choice. When two of thu
couventlous had succeeded in agreeing
on n candidate, the other convention
wns to acquiesce in their selection, and
the candidate so named was to be the
lomlnee.
tin: roruMSTs.
The populists gathered at the Lans
ing theatre. Temporary organization
wasmadoby selecting Honest John
Powers as temporary chairman. Mr.
Powers spoke earnestly in favor of
harmony and fusion. There was some
delay in getting permanently organ
Led but it was linully accomplished by
tho choice of W. A. Poynter for chair
man nnd Simeon llloom of Douglas for
secretary. As their emblem they
adopted tho cottage home. It was sug
gested by Sprceher of Colfax county.
The populists, on Thursday morn
ing, spent their time in balloting for
Judge Neville, and awaiting reports
from the other conventions. Finally,
just at noon, when they were Infoiiued
that tho freo silver republicans ami
democrats had both nominated Judge
Sullivan, they luim'ciliately uequicseed
n tho selection made. ' ,
Tho populists, upon convening after
dinner, soon selected as their candi
date for regent of the state university,
1-3. Von Forrcll, at present chaplain at
the Kearney industrial school.
rm-ui.iHT n.ATi'oi'M.
The populist platform realh'rins the
principles of the national platform
adopted at St. Louis; stands upon ev
ery ono of the grand truths therein
enunciated und specifically reiterate
their loyalty to the freo coinage of sil
ver nt the ratio of 10 to 1; pledge the
people that thero shall be no faltering
until private corporations nro stripped
of tho privilege of issuing money; con
gratulates William J. Itrvuu, who,
tuougli defeated, is yet triumphant,
who having neither rank nor riches, is
Still tlio most DODlllar eltleo of the re- '"
public; congratulates Senator Allen on ' ''ott of Omnliii, who secured about W)
tho splendid work ho has done for Nc-1 1,'i" l',M,t of llu totes of tho delegates,
braska ond tho nation; commend the '-'be populists and democrats refused
position of tho congressional delega- '' rei'ept Judge Scott's name, Judge
lion; thanks Providence for the pros- v"'0, l ,,,,,l promised to withdraw at
perlty by tho ris-s of wheat; favors re-1 "00" if " nominated by either of the
ogiiition of Cuba; views with alarui . ,,t!l,'r Iml t't's- -H tn0 "n011 hour np
tho settled police of the present ml ' lr.iched it was evident that thu popu
ministration to retire thu irreenbaeks: ,,s,s would not ogreu to linmu Mr.
commends the striking coal miner.-, foi
their orderly and law-abiding manner;
congratulates Nebraska on her splen
did crops and the great exposition;
commends tho administration of (lov
ornor Ilolcoinb mid the state govern
ment; compares their administration
to tho profligate actions of their repub
lican predecessors; coinmi'iiils the nc
lion of the late legislature in reducing
appropriations ond for tho other wNo i"1" "' county after another fell in
acts pasRed in the Interests of the pco- 'n('- Several changes worn made in
pin; expresses regret that the nrnxi- tbu votes of the counties, in thu midst
iniiui ruto law has been held up In 'f which a delegate arose and moved
federal courts; pledges tho party to' t,,,lt Mr- Sullivan bo declared to be thu
preserve the suiireme court from nar-
tisiinshlp; denounces us un-American
tllO nllClimts of oi-iwii eil wealth In
nanisii utile men from ediicat oiui In.
suiuuons lor meir views on the money
question, ond scuds greetings to the
other conventions.
TliK IlKMOCHATN.
The doniocrutie state convention met
In Itohaiiau's hall. Chairman Dahl
man called the meet Inn- to urder A.
K. Shellenburger of Alma was selected !
as temporary chairman, and madu a
thirty miintto speech. C. J. Smyth of
Douglas county, tho present state at
torney general was nominated for per
manent shairman, and F. M. Crowe -of
Lancaster, secretary.
Hy a vote of 4:J7 to 345 tho democrats
adopted tho American gume rooster us
their emblem.
The timo waiting for the conference
SHARPS a'nDFLAT8. "
MuaketB wero first used In 1414 by tho
French army.
Clothes-line thieves are jiumerojiB in
Maine at present,
Dlrmlniham. Enetaml xnnrtn , 1..
J 400.00Q- 8tee ppnu.jveekly.. j ,'
ruro. copper wae used by tlje Orient
als nt leasr; O.OOO years ago. ,
'Wages' of school teachefs -niil Con
necticut hove, doubled in tfrlffy years'.
Engineers think that, by ,J898 Ahy.
will have succeeded in substituting, ljqv
Uld flll tnr .no I 'Vs.
uld uel for coal.
j..-
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ACCLAMATION
HIS SELECTION AFTER
STRUGGLE.
.J.
J. SULLIVAN, of Columbus
1-3. L. K13NOW1-3H, of Wlsnur
I-:. VouFOltltKLI. of Kearney
was tigread upon at
tho icform foicos this fall in tho
I'he selection of Judge Sullhnn wns
eommltteu to leportwas spent in ad
dresses by the prominent speakers
present.
Tho democrat, after thev had had
their breakfast, uvitlcntly felt in bet
ter humor, for soon utter reassembling
they unanimously selected Judge W.
II. Thompson of (it and Island to bo
their choice. This done, the delegates
uiuti urn, oi moir own acconi, lor a
breathing spoil.
HKMOt'ltATM
The democratic
tho followlnir:
rt.ATI'ORM.
platform contains
It renews the party's devotion to tho
principles of Jefferson ano Jackson, it
endorses the Chicago platform of 1H1I0;
it asserts, that tho domination of tho
syndicate stock exchanges mid other
money combinations is more imperii-
live than ever before; it denounces thu
masked uttempt of the administration
to secure the retiieinent of greenbacks;
it congratulates Nebraska democracy
on having furnished the great leader
of tho silver forces, William J. Itryan;
It commends the action of the demo
crats in the senate mid house in resist
ing thu efforts of the icpublicansto pay
buck to the trusts and combination's
through the Dingley bill their contri
bution" to the republican campaign of
last year: it expres-cs satisfaction with
me way cnutor Allen has discharged
the duties of his otliee: It congratulates
Nebraska on ousting tho republican
Blunderers, and expresses satisfaction
with (inventor lloleomband othcrstatc
otllcers; it denounces the action of any
magistrate who denies the humble-it
citizen the right of trial by jury; it ap
peals to the supreme court for mi early
decision in tho Nebraska niuxliiiuih
rate eases; it expresses deup sympathy
with the coal miners in their lawful
and peaceful efforts to' secure living
wages: It renew thu expression of svin
pathy with the people of Cuba made
in the last national platform, and it
sends words of greeting uiid good cheer
to tno bimetallic forces all over th
land. .. -
THU sll.VIIlt ItlM-UIIMC.ANy.
State riiuirmnii Puce called tho sil
ver republicans to order Wednesday
afternoon. I'oprescntutivo Loomis
was made temporary chairman and
made a happy address to Iho conven
tion. Permanent organization was ef
fected by tho selection of A. J. Weaver
of Uiehardsou county for chairman nnd
W. F. Cm nib of JelTerson and P. II.
lliiies of Fillmore as secretaries.
The convention adopted the Liberty
Hell as its emblem.
The free silver republicans woro un
til ll:r agreeing on whom they wished
for their candidate. Tho first two bal-
',)ts uu" t unanimous. Thu third
ballot was for Judge Cunningham It.
.i.'ou, nim as mo (lemoerats iiau al
ready changed from Thompson to Sul-
llytin, the case was a hopeless one for
him Ily this time tho silver republi
cans hail commenced the fourth ballot.
Hefore the roll call was finished, how
ever, a member of thu Douglas eoiintv
rln1.,i..i I ! . I, l.jl ,.,. .1,,. !... Ci-.t.V
.... ,,.. .., ,.,,., , .Miliar uriH.n
name from before the convention. This
started a stampede for Judge Sullivan,
, IIMHIIMIIWH 1 VIIHIV1 . lilt I Wllll'lll ll
, for judge of the supreme court. When
, 'lie motion was put bv Cliiilniimi
uuuniiiioiis choice oi me convention
.aver a migiiiv ononis ot ayes n
sullen
A committee was a. once an-
poiiuou to uiiorin mo omer two con
ventions of tho selection of the silver
republicans, Tho convention then ad
journed until I, 11. m.
After dinner Thursday tho fren sil
ver ronuhlieuus selected 1-3. f.t Konow-cr
as their choice for regent of the l"nl
verslty.
Llttlo Teddle I gucs sh;r Iuira
likes you pretty well, Mr. Twlddlo.
Chawhs Twiddle Indeed? Come, now.
my little man, what ninkcs you think
so? Llttlo Teddle When Sue Dollyeis
and her was talkln about you ylstndy
she Just kept callln' you 'that sweet
thing' all tho time."
POPULAR SCIENCE.
Prof. Alexander Ornnnin Bell Is now
busily engaged In perfecting an Instru
ment 'which carries words on tho rays
of light. Ho Iihb already succeeded In
telephoning hy this means for a single
mile.
A niedlcal contemporary mentions,
on the authority of Dr. Alexander, that
tho planting of oslerB dn a large scnle
Jn, northwestern India has benn ussfu'.
In stamping out malaria In a noto
riously unhealthy valley covered with
Ucnant pools,
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BRYAN TO LABOR.
The Silver leader Addrpati Ht. Lonli
WorklnRtnen on I.lvn Topic.
Sr. Louis. Mo., Sept. 8 Thcfcnturo
of tho Labor day celebration In this
city was an address by the Hon. W. .1.
llryan at Concordia park. Tho big
gest crowd ever seen in tho park
greeted tho speaker. Ills speech
throughout was enthusiastically ap
plaudcd. Previous to tho meeting,
Mr. Uryan reviewed a parade of 15,000
laboring men. Mr. llryan spoke, in
part, as follows:
"In a pnmphlot written by a dis
tlnguished New York banker I find
tho assertion that tho prosperity of
fnHtnnH naa.1 1t
.......vm mm luuurcrs depends upon
tho prosperity of the business men.
So long as ono entertains soph m I.!
ho is certain to entertain erroneous
viows upon social and political ques
tions. All of tho literary, profession
al and commercial clnssos will find
upon investigation that they rest upon
thoso whoso brain and muscle convert
me natural resources of tho
into material wealth.
country
"Not only must any reol prosperity
begin with thoso who toil, but tho
nation's progress toward higher civi
lization must bo measured by the pro
gress made by tho producing classes.
Under every form of government it
has been possible to point to n few-
persons possessed or means and
re-
uuuiueiii, out, u is me average
gross, not tho progress of tho
that must bo considered.
pro
few, "Arbitration of differences between
largo corporations and their employes
is ono of the nolitlenl reform ,nr.
needed by wage earners. Until ar
bitration is secured, tho striko is tho
only way within tho reach of labor.
Society at large is interested in tlio
application of the principle of arbitra
tion to tho differences which arise from
tlmo to timo between corporations and
their employes.
"Laboring peoplo have a special In
terest just now In securing relief from
what is aptly described as "govern
ment by Injunction. Tho extent to
which the writ of Injunction has been
abused within recent years has
aroused u hostility which Is almost
universal. It is only n question of
time when government by injunction
will be cured by legislation. The main
purpose of tho writ of injunction is to
avoid trlnl by jury. Trial bv jury is
more Important to tho American peo
ple to-day than It ever was before in
our nation's history. It wus origlnallv
' atendedas a protection against soci
ety, and it is to-day the main protec
tion tho peoplo have against plutoc
racy, which is to this country what
royalty is under u monarchical form of
government."
Mr. llryan goes from St Louis to
Kansas for a series of addresses. II,.
will speak at. llurllngamo Wednesday,
Iola Thursday and Atchison Friday.
Al.TGELD'S LABOR SPEECH.
In Kor of Government Otrnrmlilp
or
Iho lllg Corporation.
Pmr.ADKI.l'llIA, Soot. 8. Hefore n
throng of eager listeners, composed
mostly of laboring men, ex-Governor
John P. Altgeld of Illinois yesterday
delivered an address that has already
attracted wide-spread attention. His
subject was ".Municipal and Govern
ment Ownership and Government by
Injunction." He favored government
ownershlo of tho greut monopolies as
the solution of tho present problems.
Ho reviewed tho present miners' striko
and advocated government ownership
of tho mines as u remedy. Tho sub
ject of injunctions figured conspic
uously In the address. Governor Alt
gold favored radical measures being
takon with federal judges. He de
clared that tho people wero face to
face with a great crisis, that thu pub
lic was in great peril, ond that desper
ate remedies wero needed to preservo
free American institutions.
WORLD'S CROP ESTIMATE.
Tho Murk 1jho Kxprrt Figure n Vilie'
siHirtitie or 11'.', 000,001) Ilu-hnU.
Lo.miox, Sept 3. Tho Mark
Lane Lxprcss says: Correspondents
of Fngllsh business firms state that
tho Hussion wheat crop will amount
to from 2lU,0(i0,000 to 283,000,000
bushels. Thu Austria-Hungary crop
is stated to go 130,01)0,00') bushels. If
this is truo It adds greatly to Iho
gravity of tho situation. Tho Amer
ican crop is reckoned by careful judges
to be ."ils.000,000 bushels, or 86,000,0-JO
bushels Increase over last year, to off
set the dcclino of 7'-',OHO,000 bushels in
Kussia uud 46,000,000 to 80,000,00.)
bushels In France. All tho figures
point, therefore, to a deficiency In the
world's supply of llU.OlO.OOO bushels.
Should tho demand be actually as
largo as this tho store of old wheut
will bo used up and a crisis of greater
seriousness will only bo prevented by
general good prospects for the spring
of 18jS. Wo aro not, however, en
titled to argue that such prospects
will bo more than the average
India Ileholi l)lerilne.
Simla, Sept. S. A dispatch from
Jumrtid says It is reported there that
the Haddah Mullah has gouo to his
home, und that his followers havo dis
persed, owing to tho refusal of the
llolliuzni llohnmends to join tho upris
ing. Tho Swatls up to tho present,
have surrendered '.',000 guns, 1,000
swords and 70 breech loading rifles.
Will Kutar the nrltltb Varf.
IIkum.v, Sept S. The Lokal An-
tolgcrs Copenhagen correspondent
says that Prince Charles, of Denmark.
who a year ago married Princess Maud,.
tlio youngest of the prlhco of Wales',
otdaky, xsovv Houtn Wtt cs. Sent.,8.
News has been received here that the
rovernor of German New Guinea wni
killed by natives August 8L .
TT -B..l,-wiuKiii-wnii muieo una ueon hard at work onilen,--.. , - I
wishes has at last, depided to enter, oring to Interest tho eh ?&,: fey' .
the llrltlsh navy , ant to take up hit havo met with some flfffleiuV fa 'get- '' ' I
residence to England. ' ' '. .- J t tog the matter iwpeMy placed before '' J
Il.ii ii-it iiiiinriiiura uiniiiim n i . niif,.'A .. iai
STATE LAND SALES
Board of Edauttlonal Land mid rtulld
lnKi Approve Appllrullnn-.
Applications for tho pnrclinso of 48,
500 acres of state loud wcic approved
recently by tho board of educational
lands and funds. This action was tak
en when tlio matter of appraisement
of lands applied for wns brought up.
The applications were all made before
July 9, at which date all school land
In tho atato was withdrawn from sale.
The applications approved cmno from
the counties of Pawnee, Itlehurdson,
Pierce, Thayer, Otoe, Cass, Antelope,
Furnas, Ilumiltou, Phelps, Howard,
Sarpy, Hurt, Saunders, Valley, Fill
more, York, Madison, Hall, Merrick,
muier, btuuton, Wobster, Knox and
Johnson. Appraisements made in
Hoone, (Jngo and Nemaha wero laid
over by tho board. These will bo in
vestigated, llofore lands wero with
drawn from sale applications for C8,
000 acres were received bv Land Com
missioner Wolfe. The board will now
proceed to make out contracts of sale
for the 18,500 acres in tho approved
appraisement. Thu contracts will bo
made out to cover forty acres each so
that purchasers can handle it to better
advantage.
A GREAT WHITE CITY
One TlimiHiinil Tents Hiiro Hcen Aimlgiird
for the Itfimlim.
The several committees on arrange
ments for tho O. A. 11. stnte reunion
hold n meeting last Frldnv nlirht nL
the Commercial club rooms. IlcporU
oi committees were listened to. Thij
uiu wry encouraging, so mo oxecu-
commlttec feels that tho success of tho
reunion will exceed that of last jear.
Tho quartermaster reported that ho
had assigned 1,)0 tents already and
expected to have mot-o calls and L'OO
extra had been engaged for emergen
cies. Seven bands have been arranged
for, but their location was not made
known. At any rate tho rciinhm will
havo plenty of music. Tho railroads
have made n single fare for tho round
trip, so visitors may attend at small
expense. Tho privilege committee re
ported that It had taken in S1.000 for
jiierry-go-rounds nnd other rights.,
This exceeds thu sum lying snugly in.
the treasury nt this time last year by
several hundred dollurs.
PREDICTS 2,000 STUDENTS
Iimpre tor Cmhtrre FrcU Cnnlhlrnt of In
crruno.l Unht-riilty Attriidnncp.
When spoken to with reference to
tho probable attendance at tho uni
versity this year. J. W. Crabtree, in
spector of accredited schools, suid: "I
am of tho opinion that the attendance
will reach two thousand this year mid,
I shall not bo surprised If it go js above '
that. Last year thu attendance was
over sixteen hundred mid there is sureT
to bo an Increaso this year
"I baso my estimate on what I got
out of visiting towns during tho sum
mer nnd what is contained in these let
ters from tho superintendents of near
ly all the accredited high schools in
the state. It looks as if every accred
ited school will send nearly twice us
many students as last year. I think
wo aro safe hi placing tho lowest lin:
ni two iiiousand.
CLERK SHOOTS THE COOK
MldnHj- Hotel nt Kriirnry the Scenn of a
Katul Affrny.
Oscar Jones, the colored cook at the.
Midway hotel, Kearney, was shot and
probably mortally wounded by John
Gibbous, night clerk, about 0 o'clock
Friday evening.
Jones was a llttlo lato in getting
supper ready and Gibbons went to tho
kitchen toseo what tho trouble was.
Jones immediately ordered him out,
throwing dishes at him. This ho fol
lowed by grabbing a butcher knife
and starting after Gibbons who had
started for tho ofllce. Gibbons turned
and fired at Jones, purposely missing.
Jones then raised Ills elcovor and Gib
bons fired again, thu ball striking
about an inch below the heart. Tho
physician says tho wounded man can
not recover. Public opinion is in sym
pathy with Gibbons.
riiiunlnc for IrrlBMtlnnlifls.
The executive committee, for tho en-
tloiinl Irrigation congress which meets
lu Lincoln September i.'8, 81) und r.O,
held a meeting Inst I'rldny afternoon.
They went over tho estimates of tho
expense liable to bo incurred In enter
taining tho convention. It ulo ar
ranged for advertising to bo done
wherever necessary. Tho stato press
will bo asked to advertise tho gather
ing for the great good it will do tho
state. A thousand delegates nro e.
peeien iroin all over tho west and cost"
ern visitors will not bo rare.
I'urtniio Teller's 'ihcorj.
A fortune teller has been consulted
In regard to the strange disappearance
of Agent Hoy of Itlilcn. Sho says that
ho was murdered by two men, his body
put in a wagon and taken to tho Platte
river and thrown Into it. Sho hIko
says that if tlio men who were loading
stook tho night of Hoy's disappearance
had gono around to tlio other sldo of
tho depot on their wny homo they
would havo seen tho murder.
Ills Third Fire.
Tho Inrgo framo mattress factory of
Louis G. Doup at Thirteenth and Nich
olas streets, Omaha, burned at 11
o'clock Saturday night, totalling a loss
estimated at from 835,000 to 850,000.
he origin of the firo is unknown.
iiiiois tuu iiiiru nine Jn four
that Doup bus been burned out
years
TliaLhlnc Flitr.
'I'l, i,.,iuu
M . ....,..., Mwiis ni, present aro
that
u.o committee will lmv6 the 1,000
children necessary to constitute the
living ting to bo presented on r.lncoln'
day, somo'tlino this week. Tim ,nn.
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