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HEMINGFOlfl) HERALD.
TH03. J. O'KieBMrtC, IMthr.
KEMINQFORD,
NEBRASKA.
OVEE .THE STATE.
Tkcumbku Is improving its water
x-orks yslcrn.
A svrrotf dairyman pays $2 a ton for
sugar beets to feed to the cows.
F. FoKl.i,MKn, living In Logan pro
clnct, Cuming county, has completed a
fish pond half a mile long, it Is one
of the largest In the state.
Olio. W, Collstt, o prominent farmer
of Gage couty, who was released from
lha asylum at Lincoln last September,
filed an application In the county court,
usklng that Mary a Collott, his wife,
bo discharged as his guardian.
A DIBTttkSBlxa accident occurred la
Lancaster county. Arthur II. Nichols
throw a billet at an unruly colt, hut it
went wldo of tho Intended mark, hit
ting his 10-year-old daughter, killing
her almost instantly.
Ijf ovitur Nklbon was brought before
tho commissioners on insanity at Mln
den and adjudged insane Tho physl
clans ascribed tho cause to tobacco,
and tho man will bo cared for a week
to see If ho 'Will recover.
Miip. NoHTir, wife of ITon. James E.
North, collector of internal revenuo for
Nobraska, died in Omaha last week.
She had been Blck for little moro thaa
a week, having been takdn with pneu
monia. Interment took placo at Co
lumbus. O. 1). "Van Ilonx, a prominent farm
er and ranchman resident of North
Loup, who received sevcro internal in
juries by getting his vest caught on tho
?iommel of tho saddlo when thrown
rom a bucking broncho at his ranch,
died from his injuries.
Tin: largo stock of merchandise
owned by tho defunct bank of Iteming
ford, now in tho handset Receiver I. E
Tash, was opened last week and will
be sold at retail for cash. Tho store
ban been closed since October S. Tho
fctock Invoiced SC.OOQ,
Tub Workman lodge of Fairfield
demonstrated its principles in a practi
cal manner by sending an order for 910
10 an om member, Joe Kenio oi Wyom
ing, who had just lost his wife and who
had been out of employment for several
months owing to her sickness.
Content papers wero filed in tho
county judges oMee by 11 R. Hanks, who
contests theelectlon of John 11. Neol,
whom tho returns show was elected
sheriff of Red Willow county by six
votes. Fraud is alleged in every pre
cinct. Tljo trial is Bet for January 7,
The farmers around Sutton who
grew sugar beets this year, havo beon
permitted to ship about one-third of
their crop to the factory at Grand
Island. Tho remaining - two-thirds
have been Bllocd to await the gracious
ncss of that company. This course On
tho part of the Oxnards has resulted in
a great deal of loss and dissatisfaction,
and the prospect is that very few beets
will bo railed thero another year.
J,LKTmo raise potatoes and I euro
not who makes the laws," said I Y.
Robertson of Kearney. "On a forty
acre tract In the Flatte river valley,
under Irrigation, 1 got a yield of 8,000
bushels, an average of 200. bushels to
tho acre. At tho present low price of
30 cents tho crop is worth 3,'400. It
probably cost 825 nu aero to produce
the crop, which means at least a prolit
of $3a an aero."
At York tho jury In the case of An
thony Yost vs. tho C., It. fc Q. railroad
company rendered a vordlct In favor of
tho plaintiff, placing the damages at
515,000. Yost, was run down by a
switch engino at Belgium, Wyo., Sep
tember 0, 1894, and badly mangled.
Ills right arm and tho Bide of his body
aro paralyzed and ho Is almost help
less from tho effects of tho accident.
lie sued for 50,000.
At Lincoln the jury In tho Rock
Island wreck caso brought in their
verdict, finding G. W. Davis guilty of
murder In tho second degree, with a
recommendation to tho mercy of tho
court The crime with which iDayla
wan charged was tho displacement of
the rails on the Rock Island bridgo
over Salt creek, just south of Lincoln,
andtcausing the wreck of the passenger
tram on tno mgnt at August u, ibim.
Eleven persons were killed in tho
wreck.
At riatto Center tho night before
"Thanksgiving Rev. Henrioh retired to
bed at his usual hour, as also did his
wife, but as they did not nppoar about
their house-next morning and no res
ponse was mado to knocking at tho
door n son-in-law forced open the house
and found both Mr. and Mrs. Henrich
asphyxiated by gas escaping from a
hard coal stove. Mr. Henrich was
found dead and his wlfo unconscious,
with little hope of recovery.
W. C. Peterson of Dodge county ex
perimented making syrup from sugar
beets. Ho made a temporary appara
tus at Fremont and succeeded in
producing a syrup which in taste and
appearance and general properties
closely resembling that made from
sorghum. From tho result of his ex
periment he estimates that seventy gal
lons of syrup can bo mado from a ton.
The expense of making it Is not heavy,
And If a market can be obtained for it,
it will help to dlsposo of the beet crop.
A Lixcor.x dispatch says that supple
mental answers havo been filed by the
remainder of the sureties of ex-Treasurer
J. E. litU.asstato treasurer In tho
cane of the state against Hill and his
bondsmen, now pendingin the supreme
court. Tho sureties who llvo outsldo
of LLupoln join with those who have
heretofore filed supplemental answers,
setting up that tho stato has com
menced jan action in tho federal court
against the receiver of the Capital Na
tional bank for tho identical money
fcued for in the state court,
Thk residence of Otto Huelte, Fro
TOont, was destroyed by fire. There
was fair insurance.
Norfolk college is prospering be
yond expectations in the number en
rolled. Mrs. Ellis, wife of President
Ellis. Ui in the east working in its in
terests. Iha, Lodeu, son of W. A. Lodcr, the
fine stock breeder near Waverly, met
with a painful accident While chang
ing n herd of horses from one field to
another and riding at a rapid gait
along a wire fence, the herd crowded
his animal into the fence tearing and
lacerating the calf of his kg in a hor
rible manner.
a rand Army Annual Section.
Department Commander C. E. Adams
has issued tho following' order:
"Tho attention of each post com
mander in this department is called to
the election of post officers and dele
gates to tho department encampment
to be held la Omaha tho second Wednes
day in February, 18&0. The election of
these officers and delegates must bo at
tho first regular mooting in December,
on tho basis of ono delegate and one
alternate to every fifty members or
major fraction thoreof in good stand
ing Jnno 3, 1805. Posts with less than
fitly members will bo entitled to ono
delegate and ono alternate. Blanks aro
herewith enclosed on which to make
election returns, to bo forwnrded to
these headquarters Immediately after
tho election Is held, lie careful and
fill tho certificate with tho names of
nil tho representatives and alternates
nil past postcommanuers in good stand
ing. Your attention is called to tho
liberal provisions made for reinstate
ment of members dropped from tho
rolls for non-payment of dues, ns pub
lished in general order No. 3, national
headquarters.
Yon lie I.itdjr In llKr;iro.
Beatrice dispatch! An unusual cast
of shoplifting was developed hero to
day. A few days ago a young lady,
Theresa Scvernhco by name, living
With her parents at Virglnlo, whlloin
Finnish's millinery store, opened her
satchel and disclosed to the viow of ono
ot the clerks a valuable bonnet which
had beon stolen from tho store nearly
n. vpnr iii'il Tho nrdnrletor wns In
formed ot tho fact and in duo time tho
young lady was accused of tho theft
Sho admitted her guilt and on making
restitution, was permitted to return
homo. Today Chief Hershman went to
Virginia and arrested her on n charge
of having stoleu valuable trimmings
from the store of Regolc& Van Arsdalo
about two months ago. Sho broke
down and confessed to tho charge, was
arrested and brought hero for trial.
She wns arraigned beforo Judge EnloW
and as a plea of guilty was entered no
trial was necessary. Tho court assess
ed a nominal fino and restitution of the
property, which was paid. Miss Sev
erance lives with her parents at Vir
ginia and tho fact of her urrest caused
u big commotion. She says (she docs
not know why sho stola the things.
Judicial Content.
Lincoln, dispatch: This morning tin
Stato Canvassing board mot In the of
fice of tho secretary of state, but aoting
in accordance with instructions from
the supremo court, adjourned until to
morrow. This plan will bo pursued
from day to day until tho counties In
volving tho judgshlps of tho Fourteenth
und Fifteenth judicial districts havo
boon decided. So fas as tho Wcstovor
llartow case Is concerned, it is practi
cally ended in favor of Wcstovcr, tho
populist candidate. The roforco ap
pointed to take testimony reported to
tho supremo court today and the case
was argued. It was shown that West
over has a clear tltlo to tho office on
tho face of tho returns, and llartow
concedes his election. The proceedings
in court, however, cut down Westovcr's
plurality from eleven to six.
In tho Wclty-Norrls contest caso the
supremo court granted tho application
for a writ of mandamus to compel tho
clerk of FurnaB county torccunvasstho
vote of Union precinct This is con
sidered a victory for Welty. A stipu
lation was filed this morning by which
tho contestant, Welty, withdrew all
charges ot fraud. In this case ltofcrco
Cordcal reported and tho case was ar
gued, submitted and the writ allowed
as prayed for.
Tho Stato vs Hill.
A supplemental answer has beet,
filed In the case of tho stato against
ex-Treasurer J. Ii Hill, whoso trial Is
Sot for December 2. This answer is In
tho form of statements from the prin
cipal, Hill, and six of tho bondsmen
sued for tho 8230,000, alleging the fol
lowing facts, which have occurcd since
tho previous trial of tho action:
That on or about the 4th day of Sep
tember, 1805, Joseph &. Hartley, treas
urer of tho state of Ncbrasln, acting
In his official capacity us such treasurer
und under and by direction of tho stato
of Nebraska, commenced agalust Kent
K. Hayden, receiver of the Capital Na
tional bank of Lincoln, Neb., in tho
circuit court of tho United States for
the district of Nebraska, an action to
recover of tho said receiver as the rep
resentative of the bald Capital National
bank, which had hectofore gone Into
tho hands of said receiver for liquida
tion, tho identical money bought to bo
recovered In this actiou, to-wlt: The
sum of 8230,301.83, With interest there
on lit 7 per cent per annum from tho
20th day of January, 1803, belug the
identical moneys appearing as a credit
in suid bunk in favor of the plaintiiT,
and the sumo money sued for In this
action.
Attached to this Is a copy of the pe
tition in the action commenced in the
United States circuit court at Omaha.
Election Contests Filed.
Chadron dispatch: C A. Rtbblns,
supremo court referee of Llucoln, was
today in tho city hearing the testimony
of Couuty Clerk O. Iv. Eastman, repub
llcan, J. M. Robinson, democrat, und
I. Knrbaugh, populist, who comprised
tho Dawes county canvassing board, jn
the case of Alfred llartow, republican
candidate for judge of tho 1 tftceuth
district applying for a, writ of manda
mus to compel tho board to rccauvass
Chudron precinct Ills report Will bo
filed upon his urrlval at Lincoln. Tho
poll books wero reopened and only a
possible discrepancy of live votes Could
be seen by outsiders, this being tho
First ward. This would leave, if al
lowed, W. II. Wcstoverof Rushvllle,
still six votes ahead of the district
Fight for a County Kent.
HcmSngford dispatclu A hot county
seat fight is on in this county, brought
about by an effort of Alliance to move
the county capital from this place to
Alliance. Petitions are ul ready in cir
culation and a large nnd enthusiastic
meeting was held tonight to organize
for the fight.
Hon. A. L. Sharrock, mayor of Edge
mont, and a representative of the In-ter-Stato
Town Site company, owner
of the Hemiugford town site, is on the
ground, and a determined resistance
will be made to tho removal and the ex
pense that would follow.
HOUSE CHAIRMANSHIPS.
DMLE 0MA1NEJSELECTED FOR
THrPLiCM HONOR
v,i
WILL BE PARTY LEADER.
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J'robnblq policy of the NextWpenker
Two Other Mnlno Men Fnvored
lowii unit Other States
Well Cared Iter Into
Washington New.
Nkw Yojik, Dec, 2. A special to
tho Herald from Washington says:
"Ropresontntlvo Dlnglcy of Maine is
to be chairman of the committee on
ways and means and leader of tho
House of Representatives. Mr. Reed,
Who has been very secretive ns to his
Intentions in regard to committeo ap
pointments, has allowed this informa
tion to get out finally. It is of tho
highest importance as indicating that
tho new speaker does not Intend to bo
Influenced so much bv senioritv of
service In making up tho committees
as oy tne utnessot men for tho places
which he has to fill.
'Other Important chairmanships
that arc understood to have beon
definitely decided upon by Mr. Reed
arc! Mr. llitt, of Illinois, committee
On foreign affairs; Henderson of Iowa,
appropriations; Mr. Uopburn of Iowa,
committeo on interstate and foreign
commerce; Walker of Massacdusotts,
committeo on banking nnd currency;
Mr. Bingham of Pennsylvania, com
mittee on poitoffices nnd postroads;
Mr. Boutcllo of Maine, committee on
naval affairs; Mr. Millilccn of Maine,
committee on public bulldluga nnd
grounds; Mr. Hermann of Oregon,
committeo on rivers und harbors; Mr,
Daniels of New York, committee on
elections; Mr. Harmer of Pennsylva
nia, committee on District of Columbia.
"As Mr. Reed's selection as speaker
was a forogono conclusion, he had am-
Ele opportunity during the recess to
lock out tho committees and dccldo
upon the various chairmanships.
Tho members themselves generally
wroto to hm their aspirations. It is
believed that before iio arrired hero
almost all tho important places had
been decided upon. It Is understood,
though, that a few of tho important
assignments are yet in controversy.
It was for a tlmo proposed to mako
Mr. Payne, of New York, chairman of
the ways and means committee, and
Mr. Dlngley had consented to give
way In order not to embarrass Mr.
Reed. Now, however, that plan has
been changed and Mr. Dinglcy will
havo tho placo of honor, with Mr.
t'ayno second."
IliUq for New UnUlculilpi.
Washington, Doc. 2. When tho
bids for building tho two big battle
ships authorized by tho last Congress
wero openod nt tho navy department
to-day, It was found that tho Newport
ftews, Va., Ship Building Company
had underbid all competitors, North
and West, and that Mr. Cramp had of
fered to build two battleships with
armor tor ine nuns nnu throw in an
other ship of like typo, but without
armor, if allowed to use his whole
plans, for the sum fixed upon by Con
gress as tho ultimate cost of two ships.
These boats will really bo larger than
the Iowa, tho largest of tho present
battleships.
Preference of the MUsourlaus.
Wahhixgtox, Dec. I 2. Five ot.
the Missouri Congressmen havo
informed Mr. Reed of tholr
preferences regarding committee
assignments. The indications are
that most of them will get about
what they aro asking for. These
preferences are as follows: Rivers and
harbors, Mr. Clark; invalid pensions,
Mr. Crowthcr; military affairs. Mr.
Trnroy; immigration, Mr. Bartholdt;
ludlciary, Mr. Burton.
Oklahoma Hankers Indicted.
Pkurv, Okla,, Dec 2. J. V. N.
Gregory of Michigan, former president
of tho First Slate bauk of Perry; Fred
W, Farrar, former cashier; Fred Gum,
former clerk, and L. M. Richardson,
jr., son of L. M, Richardson, sr., pres
ident of tho First National bank of
Oklahoma City, were Indicted by tho
grand jury to-day for receiving money
whon tho bank was In a failing condi
tion. The Rtchardsons Sold out the
bank to Farrur and associates June 11
and the bank failed September 13.
Twins Slurry Tirlni.
Catox. O., Deo. 2. Tho brides
and grooms of two -weddings here
Thursday were brothers and sisters
and twins at that Harry Poormau
and Florence Slnyraan wore the con
tracting parties in one, and Philip
Slaymanand Sadie Poorman the other.
Tho marriages occurred at the Slay
man home In Beach City, each couple
having separate attendants.
Mr. Smith to Speak in Georgia.
Washington, Dec. 2. Secretary
Smith will leavo here to-morrow after
noon for Georgia, Ho will deliver a
a speech bofore tho Stato Legislature
Tuesday afternoon, when he will re
view financial issues. . He Is expected
to return to Washington Into in the
week.
Shooting at a Churlvrtr).
Nevada, Mo., Dec. 'i. Last night
at a charivari near Moundvillc, a shot
gun was fired into tho house and a
young lady was severely wounded.
Three young men, Harris, Adams and
Rosebcrry were anested on tho charge
'if having done the shooting.
Doublo Tcnneee Lynchlnp.
NASUVIU.E, Tenu., Dec 2. At 8
o'clock last night Joe Robinson nud
Oztas McGahey wero taken from the
1 jail at Fayetteville by a mob composed
of peoplo from Lincoln and Marshall
counties and hanged.
NEWS BREVITIES.
Count von Tnafe, , tho Austrian
statesman, is dead.
Tho pollco of Berlin havo summarily
closed eleven Socialist clubs.' ' t
Tho Texas Slfttngs'ls to bo removed
from New York City to Dallas, Texas.
, Tho feast Birmingham. (Ala,,) Smell
ing works were burned, They will b'q
rebuilt.
Tho American School of Science at
Marash was burned by Turks on No
vember ID.
YcJlowstono.Park keepers aro hav
ing a hard tlmo kecptdg poachers from
killing buffalo. , . lX
New York mining stock brokers nro
trying to stir up u spcculatlvo fovor
over Cripple Creek propcrMoj.
Tho Postoffice department Is prepar
ing to give a Sunday mall service to
communities which now havo none.
Senator Sherman will introduce In
Congress a bill compelling sleeping
car companies to reduce their charged
Scnor Machado has been appointed
Portuguese Minister to the United
States, vlco Baron Tliodim, deceased.
Emma Carroll, living near Clnrks
villo, Tenn., cut her throat because
her lover was opposed by her mother.
S. C. Martin, the ossified man who
had lain on his back for seven years
unablb to move a joint, dlod nt Bryan,
Texas.
Experiments at Perdue, Inch, uni
versity established that cattle nro not
only Bubjcct to tuberculosis, but catch
it easily.
Tho United States gunboat Concord
went ashore on the north coast of
China. It la feared that she is serious
ly injured.
Governor Stono of Missouri was
snubbed by Congressman Tarsnoy at
Kansas City, who declined to shake
hands with him.
American tobacco got a black oye
on a report that money had been
guaranteed to prosecute tho trust in
New York 38,000,000 shares wero
sold.
L. S. Kaln of Ward county, Texas,
and Mrs. Wllgus of Connecticut, wero
married at Fort Worth upon tholr first
meeting. Tholr courtship was by
letter.
Captain Bailey, of tho revenue cut
ter Hear, has been placed upon wait
ing orders pending tho Investigation
of charges that havo been made
against him.
T. E. MoFarlin's irraln elevator nt
Sabetha, Ivan., was burned. Just be
fore a man was scon running from the
elevator. Tho loss is 3,000; insur
ance Sl.ooo.
Tho appointment of J. W. Coman to
bo receiver of tho land office at Alva,
Oklahoma, has just been revoked.
He was appointed under tho Impres
sion that he was his brother, J. J. Co
man. Heavy Spanish reinforcements, ag
gregating 3,000 men, aro about to land
in tuba, according to official advices
from there. Besides these, 10,000
men havo embarked already from va
rious points in Spain.
Word has been received from Now
Guinea of tho dentil by drowning of
Otto Ehlcrs, the explorer, who was an
Intimate friend ot Emperor William.
Twenty natives lost their lives with
him, and all his diaries, etc, were lost
P. D. Armour, the Chicago packer,
has let tho contract for tho erection of
three llu-foot corn cribs in Albia,
Iowa. He annouuees to tho farmers
that ho wants to buy 400,000 bushels
of corn. Tho farmers have refused to
bell on account of the low prices.
Chevulter Chappcll found on tho
homestead near Delhi, 111., $7,758 In an
old tin can thut had been secreted in
tho house by his father, tho late Will
iam Chappcll, deceased, prior to his
death. Tho money was turned over
to tho executor of tho will and will bo
applied to the payment of bequests.
A Sun Francisco special dispatch
saysi A letter has been received from
Arizonn, signed John Doe, in which
tho writer says ho committed the mur
der for which Garland Stemler and
Louis Mureno wero lynched by a mob,
at Yreka, Cal., last August. Two
other men were lynched at tho same
time.
Governor Wm. C. Renfrow, in his re
port on tho condition and progress of
tho Territory of Oklahoma for the fis
cal year ending Juno 30, 1895, shows
that tho taxable property In the Ter
ritory has increased from 810,047,U23.
80, in 1894, to $30,275,18I.21, in 1895.
no anticipates a great increase next
year in real estate, as many farmers
nro making final proof on their claims.
At Moberly, Mo., William Mcintosh,
a Wnbush fireman, was sent to jail m
default of 31,000 bond for his appear
ance for preliminary trial on a charge
of betrayal and criminal malpractice.
Last fall he married a very estimable
lady, a Miss Smith. Tho alleged vic
tim is Miss Lena Smith, a sistcr-ln-law
of the nccused and a younger sister of
his wife.
Captain S. S. Brown, the millionaire
coal operator, turfman and owner of
the famous Monongahela house of
Pittsburg, has applied for a divorce
from his wife, Lizzie Brown, on tho
grounds of desertion. The news cre
ated quite a sensation in Pittsburg,
whore the Browns are famous and
Mrs. Brown 13 particularly well known
and respected. Captain Brown has
been married thirty-one years.
Colonel Arthur B. Hilton, head of
the firm ot Hilton, Hughes & Co., the
big dry goods concern, is having placed
upon hli lifo an insurance of over
31,000,000. When tho negotiations aro
completed tho exact amount will bo
31,020,000, and ho will havo tho dis
tinction of carrying the heaviest life
insurance of any Individual in Now
York nnd the second largest in the
United States.
At New York Miss Elsa Poggen
burg, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
George Poggenburg, was married to
Henry C. Meauy, son of Charles
Meany, The bride is moro than 0 feet
tall, and the bridegroom, the tallest
man in tho Seventh' regiment, meas-
ures 0 feet 5? inches. None of the
bridesmaids wero less than 0 feot In
height Six feet und 2 inches was the
minimum height of the ushers.
llUtlonarle blaln by Hova.
London. Dec 2. The foreign
missionary association has received a
cable message from the island of Mad
agascar saying that two of the mis
sionaries of Antananarivo have been
murdered there during a riqt
WESTERN EXPOSITION
OMAHA-THE PLACE AND 189&
THE TIME rOR HOLDING.
Some of tho Things Done In tho Trnhs
M!lMlppl Concrete Held In Omaha
A ptcmorlnl In Ilehnlf or the Nebraska
tlelepatlon In Concren a rropoaltlnn
Presented bjr Ki-Concrcminnn Itryan
Received With Orent Kotlinslasin A
Ileiolotlon Ifuunlmonnljr Adopted.
r , The Tntns-Sttsslsdppl Con pre m. . ,
Ojiaua, Nov. 30. At the Trans-Mis-slsslppl
congress held in this city reso
lutions wero adopted in favor of a con
gressional appropriation for defending
the harbor of San Diego by wntor ves
sels and fortifications, for tho Improve
ment of waterways and for a deep
water harbor ot Kan Pedro. A iong
resolution urging tho various stato
governments to take legislative action
relatlvo to Irrigation wns submitted
and referred.
The committeo on ways and means
recommended that the bum of S3 be as
sessed against each member of the con
gress for general expenses. Adopted.
President Bryan asked unanimous
consent to mtroduco the following me
morial in behalf of tho Nebraska dele
gation: Whereas, We believe that an exposi
tion of all tho products, industries and
civilization of the states west of tho
Mississippi river, mado at some central
gateway where tho world can behold
the wonderful capabilities of thso great
wealth-producing states, would bo of
great value, not only to tfie Trans-Mississippi
states, hut to all tho homescck
ers in tho world; therefore", bo it
Resolved, That tho United States
congress bo asked to tako such steps ns
may bo necessary to hold u Trans-Mls-Blssippl
exposition in Omaha in the
mouths of August, September and Oc
tober in tho year 1808, and that repre
sentatives of such states and territo
ries in congress bo requested to favor
such an appropriation as is usual in
such cases to assist in carrying out this
enterprise.
In explanation of the motion Mr.
Bryan spoke briefly on tho advantages
which such un exposition would create
for the west Tho peoplo of tho east
had no conception of tho resources of
tho west When they visited Chicago
they thought that that was as far west
as civilization extended. Such an ex
position as was projected would bring
thousands of these people to view tho
actual possibilities of tho Trans-Mississippi
states.
Colonel John Doniphan of St Louis
urged the adoption of the resolution.
He said that no more appropriate placo
than Omaha could bo selected at which
to givo an exposition of the growth,
the products and tho weather of the
western country. Omaha was in itself
a realization of tho fondest dreams of
tho early statesmen of this nation. He
briefly related the history of Nebraska
and tho surrounding states of which
Omaha was ono of tho grandest tri
umphs. Ho urged unanimous action by
tho congress In favor of the resolution.
Ills eloquent tribute to the west was
received with hearty applause.
Mr. Cannon said that fifty years ago
he had roamed over the hljls where
Omaha now stands. Then the Indians
occupied tho territory undisturbed, and
now he marveled to seo tho structures
that had grown on tho then barbarous
soil in this half century. Ho declared
that tho city hall and tho Beo building
had impressed him with tho enterpriso
of Omaha, and the disposition of its
citizens to build up a great city on the
banks of the Missouri.
Other speakers expressed similar sen
timents, and then tho resolution was
unanimously adopted by a rising vote,
and amidst prolonged applause.
Resolutions wero adopted declaring
in favor of a strict enforcement of the
Monroo doctrino and the completion of
the Nicaragua canal under the direct
tupervision and control of tho govern
ment; demanding the recognition of
the Cubans as belligerents; the admis
sion of New Mexico as a state; tho ap
propriation of 500,000 by tho
next national congress for tho
purpose of nn irrigation survey of
the arid and semi-arid regions of
tho west; declaring for the Imme
diate foreclosure of government mort
gages on tho Pacific roads, or else a re
organization on such lines as would
only allow tho rollrcads a reasonable
degree of profit W. J. Carlson of Cal
ifornia presented a minority report on
tho latter resolution, in which he
pointed out the utility of tho railroads
in developing the west, and urged that
a settlement be effected on the merits
of tho case. The resolution was cham
pioned by President Bryan, who had
originally introduced it,
Mr. Carlson spoke at length in favor
of the minority report, and after some
further discussion and a general ven
tilation of opinions, both reports wero
referred back to tho committee to seo
if it could not agree on a compromise
report.
The President's JUcisugo Lang.
Washington, Nov. 2&. Tho Presl
leut has practical ly comploted the
preparation of his message, and will
lavo it ready to go in on Monday. It
a said to be ono of tho longest Execu
tive messages on record. According
No icport, the President has been en
paged In its preparation over since his
-eturn from Gray Gables.
Ko Con reunion- II y liny ward,
MiNNKArof.is, Minn., Nov. 28. It
was reported here last night ana tele
graphed throughout tho country that
iiarry llayward had made a confession
Df the murder ot uressmauor tatnerino
jing, for which ho is now under death
ictitcnce. llayward has not made a
tonfcsUon. ,
NEWS NOTES.
Vice President Howard of tho A. R.
U. is trying to locate a colony in Ar
kansas. A tramp was burned to death in tho
destruction of a houe by fire at La
fayette, Ind.
The petrified body of a man who
had been lyr"hed was found nuar
Savannah, Iowa.
A benefit is being gotten up in Wash
ington for Mrs. Waller.' wne of the
ex-consul in prison in France.
One man was killed and two prob
ably fatally injured by the explosion
nf nn nmrinn nt l.afavnttA. Ind.
THE COST OF BAD ROADS
tandredt of Million Wasted fire ry Tea
In America.
WAsnmoTOir, Nov. S8. Tho road In
qntry bureau of tho Department of
Agriculture has received returns from
about 1,200 counties, showing the aver
ago length of haul from farms to mar
kets or shipping points to bo twelvo
miles, the average -weight for a load,
for two horses 2,003 pounds and tho
average cost per ton per mllo twenty
five cents. Estimating tho farm pro
ducts at 210,624,327 tons in weight,
and making estimates on other arti
cles carried over the public roads, it is
calculated that tho aggregate expenso
of this transportation in the United
States Is S94t,4l4,G05 per annum.
Reports havo been asked from tho
United States consuls abroad of tho
expense of hauling whero tho roads
aro good, so as to render possible a
calculation which will show how much
of this vast outlay U duo to bad roads.
The estimate is ventured, howovor,
upon information in tho offico, count
ing tho loss of time in reaching mar
kets, tho enforced idleness and tho
wear and tear to tho llvo stock and
hauling machinery caused by poor
roads, that two-thirds of tho cost,
might bo saved by improvement of tho
roads.
FREE SILVER DEBATE ON.
The Trnns-ailsslsslppl Congress Cnable to
Avoid tho Financial Issue.
Omaha, Neb., Nov. 2s. The Trans
Mississippi congress elected ox-Congressman
W. F. Bryan president, lato
yesterday afternoon and listened to
papers by Howell Jones of Topeka
and others.
The congress consumed part of to
day's session in a discussion of the
free silver resolution. Some hesi
tancy was exhibited about provoking
a discussion on this topic, but when
the lee was broken the delegates be
camo qulto voluble
Civilians After Army Positions.
Washington, Nov. 28. Twenty-'
eight captains and fifteen lieutenants
In the regular army and fifteen civil
ian lawyers havo applied for tho va
cancy in tho list of majors in the judge
advocate general's department of tho
army. Thoro is alt? a vacancy in tho
list of regimental chaplains, and as
this is nlso a place to which civilians
are eligible there are many applica
tions from ministers in private ltf"
Mutilated by Vandal.
Washington, Nov. 28. A wholesale
investigation throughout the execu
tive departments of stamp thefts has
resulted in the discovery that auto
graph fiends havo been at work among1
tho files. It has been discovered that
icorcs of signatures of many great
men, long Bince dead, especially Presi
dents of tnc United States, affixed to
Vapors in the land offico have been cut
iff and carried away.
Firebug Sentenced.
Pine Bluff, Ark., Nov. 28. Arthur
Hardy, colored, tho self-confessed fire
bug, who last Saturday night attempt
ed to burn tho house of Dr. Frazicr in
this city, was yesterday sentenced to-
three years in tno penitentiary and.
ttned 3500. .
A II oy Coaster I.oso His Life.
Atchison-, Kan., Nov 25. The 14-ycar-old
son of lien Hutchins, former
ly superintendent of the .street rail
way here, while coasting yesterday
ran into a lamp post and received in
juries from which ho died this morn
ing. American missionaries in the dis
turbed provinces of .Turkey havo been
taken to places of safety.
It seoms to be settled that Mr. E.
P. Ripley will bo tho president of th&
reorganized Santa Fo Company.
U.VH STOCK ANI PKODUCE MAUKETS
Quotations From New York, Chicago, ht
X.oui, Omaha and hUewhoro.
OMAHA.
Ilutter Creamery separator,
llutter l'alr to good country
KRR Kresh ,
Enrlnc chickens, llvo. nor ft..
a so
& u
& 14
17
Chickens Dressed, uer B G
W oft
Ducks for lb TV4
Turkeys-l'er , v.i&
rrairiocmcKcns reruoz on
Geoso-1'er lb o
Lemons Cholco Mosslnas 4 00
Orances Per box , :i 7t
Apples-Per b&l 2 00
Hwcot potatoes Uood, perhhl 1 75
Potatoes Per bu 23
Ueans Navy, hand-plched.bu 1 a.
Cranberries Capo Cod, pr,bbl 7 00
Hnr Unland. nor ton 6 Wl
&5 0)
fe 4 00
& a so
2 10
a so
ft 8 oo
oo
Onions Pnrbu 23 iO 'JQ
JlroomCorn Oroen, porlb 2J4 2t4
Hoks Mixed packing... 3 35 u 3 40
Uogs-Ueavy WclKhtH 3 40 3 45
lieoves Stockcrs and feeders. 2 25 $ 3 25
lleotbtcers 3 35 cm J 15
Bulls in tip 2 23
Btngs 2 40 &2. 73
Calves 2 73 ft 25
Caws. , 1 &0 275
Heifers HO 2 75
Westerns ,. 2 fO 2 M
Sheep Lambs 3 03 4 25
Sheep lliicd natives 2 Si 3 to
CHICAGO.
Wheat No. 2, spring . M5,' Kii
Corn Porbu 27?, 2."'i
Oats-Perbu 18K 20
Pork 8 0 8 13
Lard 5 53 5 25
t attlo Westsrn range steers. 3 00 kt 4 15
Hoef Steer- 3 r0 i 4 Hi
Hogs Averages 3 40 3 CO
Sheep Lambs , 4 00 4 30
fchcep Natives ,..2W 3 10
NEW YORK.
Wheat-No. 2, red winter 63! feu
tornNo.2. s to 3tH
Oats-No. 2,. 22V 23
Pork , 0 50 10 HO
Lard- 0 SO 5 55
ST. LOUIS.
Wheat No. 2 rod, cash..., El
Corn Per bu y
Outs Porbu 1
lloss Mixed packing 3 11
Cattle Native steers 3 00
Sheep Natives 30
Lambs 3 73
, KANSAS CITY.
Wheat-No. 2 hurd r.7
Corn-No. 2. 21
Oats-No.2 . Id
67
23H
Mi
ratu blockers nnu reeciera.. 2 33
3 B5
- 3 (171 i
423
nocn Mixed Packers-
. 3 40
Sheep Lambs,
3 73
Mils Gorman Married.
Washington, Nov. 8S. Mis Daisy
Gorman, third daughter of Senator T.
P. Gorman of Maryland, and Richard
Johnson, eldest son of tho lato E.
Kurtz Johnson, a wealthy resident of
Washington, nnd a member or a well
known Maryland family, were married
at noon to-day at tho "Washington
residence of the Senator.
On Ground ot Cruelty.
Suiuvan, 111., Nov. 25. R. Iceland
Brown, pastor of the Christian church
at Lovington, has been granted a di
vorce from Winifred Brown upon tho
gronnd of cruelly.
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